Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1898 — Page 2

* ■■ ■ 1 Bljegemocrflttc&ttttnel J. W. McEWEH, Publisher. RENSSELAER, • - ’ - INDIANA

TEAMS FOR A TREATY

CORRESPONDENT SAYS AN ALLI* ANCE IS OUTLINED. It His Information Is Reliable Steps Hare Already Been Taken Toward an Ancle- American Agreement-Sal-vation Army to Plant a Colony. Unite Against the World. The Washington correspondent of the London Dally Telegraph says: "I have just learned from a high authority in the State Department that important preliminary steps toward an Anglo-American alliance have already been taken. How far these negotiations, if they can be called that, have proceeded it is not easy to ascertain, for, naturally, strict secrecy is maintained, but my information is that the preliminary suggestions have been made and that the subject of such an alliance is practically before the two governments in some shape. The recent visits paid by Sir Julian Panoeefote to the State Department have not, it seems, had reference altogether to the Canadian negotiations. According to my authority, the features of the proposed alliance now being considered are these: Great Britain is to recognise the Monroe doctrine, to attempt no increase of her territorial possessions in the western hemisphere and to indorse the American construction of that doctrine. The United States is to build the Nicaragua canal and Great Britain is to have the use of it in time of war. The United States is to have all the territory taken from Spain in the present Avar, and Great Britain is to protect the United States in the possession, if this should be threatened. The United States is to stand by England in her policy in China and the East, and ail the British ports in the East are to be opened to the United States under the most favored nation clause. . The main features of an arbitration treaty are to be incorporated.” LAND FOR THE POOR. Salvation Army Secures a Tract Near Mentor, 0., for Colonists. Commander Booth-Tucker, head of the Salvation army in America, announces that the army had purchased a tract of fine farm land of 285 acres near Mentor, Ohio. The property is to be used as a colonization farm, to be divided into tracts of five acres each, which needy people, stranded in the big cities, will be given an opportunity to buy on time and become comfortably self-supporting. Workmen will be sent out to the place at once to get it in shape, and within two or three weeks some of the colonists will.be locat-, ed. “We have on our books already 1,000 names,” said the commander, “representing 5,000 people, whom we will assist in this way as soon as we have land sufficient. We are already proceeding to get an option on more land in the neighborhood of this.”

BANK ROBBERS OVERTAKEN. Utah Citizens Kill One Bandit and Arrest Another. Two men entered the Springville, Utah, bank at 10 o’clock on a recent morning and at the point of a pistol compelled the cashier to hand over $4,000. The robbers then mounted their horses and disappeared. A large posse was immediately organized and started in pursuit. It overtook the robbers in a canyon some distance from the town and called upon them to surrender. The robbers fired, wounding a man by the name of Allen. The posse returned the fire, killing one of the robbers and compelling the other to surrender. Half of the stolen money was recovered. "Chicago Road Race Winners. Joseph Ringl, of the Plzen Cycling Club, is winner of the Chicago road race of 1898. The annals of the Associated Cycling Clubs will record the story of a novice leaving experienced competitors far behind in the muddy route from Wheeling to Garfield Park and securing coveted honors in the gamest finish of the historic event Twenty-five miles In 1:13:58 from the 9:00 mark, despite discouraging conditions, is the epitome of the contest. First time award went to Orlando A. Adams, who carried the colors of the Chicago Cycling Club to victory. Adams’ time was l:08:59-r-five minutes slower than the terrific clip of Henry O’Brien a year ago, but even more creditable. National League Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati . .20 7 Chicagol7 17 Cleveland ...23 12 Philadelphia .13 17 Boston 22 13 Brooklyn .... 12 17 Baltimore ... 17 12 Louisville .... 12 24 New York... 19 14 St. Louis .... 9 22 Pittsburg ...18 17 Washington . 8 24 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis .24 7 Milwaukee ..18 17 St. Paul ... .22 13 Detroit 13 21 Columbus ... 19 13 Minneapolis .. 12 22 Kansas City. 17 16 Omaha .. Valuable Diamonds Sto’eiKFour thousand dollars’ worth of diamonds were stolen from the room of Mrs. Worthington, who is stopping with her son-in-law, George E. Pomeroy, in Toledo. No cue was heard entering the house, and the authorities believe it to have been the work of no common thief, but of an expert. Italian Cabinet Out. The Italian cabinet has resigned. King Humbert has instructed the Marquis Di Rudini to organize the new ministry. Railway Collision Kills Two. The Black Hills express on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Road, dashed into a freight train just west of Blair, Neb. The dead are: Lucien E. Cook, engineer; 'Fred Owens, fireman. The injured: Charles Gassard and James M. Mason, mail clerks. Shot Through the Heart. W. H. Coolidge went into the residence of his father-in-law at Oakesdale, Wash., lay down on a bed and shot himself through the heart. Financial reverses end family troubles were the motive. Bryan Steps Aside. At Lincoln, Neb., the election of company officers of the new militia company recruited by William J. Bryan was held. H. G. Whitmore was elected, Mr. Bryan stepping aside. Wife-Murder and Suicide. In New York, Mary Honorka was shot in the nose and left eye by her husband, a cigarmaker, who then shot himself. He died soon afterward. The woman wae fatally hurt. Bridge Jam per’s Big Dive. Kearney Speedy, the bridge jumper, dived from the merchants’ bridge at St. Louis into the Mississippi river and escaped unhurt. The distance was 128 feet. Beaten to Death. White cappers called at the home of B. A. Speere, near Quincy, Ohio, and demanded money. He refused and the masked men beat him so badly he died. Kills Wife and Pelf. At San Diego, Cal., Alfred Lamble, a Frenchman, shot and killed his wife and then committed suicide. Jealousy and drink were the causes of the crime. Fhot for Cowardice. The captain of the gunboat Callao, which was captured by Adimral Dewey’s flevvt, has been shot for not returning the

UNEXPECTED RESULTS. Experiments by Young Edison Explode a Bomb in Hi* Desk. A singular accident at the electrical exhibition at Madison Square Garden, New York, resulted in the partial demolishment of the desk of Thomas A. Edison, Jr., and a severe shock to the nerves of its owner. One of the most interesting features of the exhibition has been a demonstration of the Clarke - wireless telegraphy system, illustrating by means of a small tank of water and miniature gunboats how mines having no cable connection with a firing station on the shore may be exploded in a harbor. Mr. Edison was experimenting before the exhibition was open to the public the other day to find a method of exploding the mines one at a time. Some fifteen feet away from the tank was Mr. Edison’s desk, in a drawer of which one of the small bombs used as mines in the tank was stored. Through the divergence of the waves, as is supposed, the bomb in the desk was exploded, reducing the desk to kindling wood, and damaging a portable electric light set on it Splinters flew about Mr. Edison, but he was uninjured except for the shock of the explosion. In the desk a number of valuable papers belonging to Mr. Edison were blown to bits. STATUARY RUINED. Iconoclastic Feat of a Girl ht the Omaha Exposition. Because Miss Dorothy Mauer does not admire the nude in art, she secured an ax, climbed to a perilous height, and chopped to pieces a number of groups of Cupids which decorated the Fine Arts building of the exposition at Omaha. Incidentally the determined girl tried her weapon on several pieces of costly statuary. When she had done the work to her satisfaction the girl descended, again performing a feat Involving great danger. She was met by a big policeman and several exposition guards, who had been prancing around on the ground below begging the girl to desist in her work. Several times they attempted to reach her, but the work was too hazardous and the danger so apparent that the guardsmen waited the pleasure of the girl. Taken to the police station, Miss Mauer was composed and cool. She said she had accomplished her purpose and was satisfied. A charge of malicious destruction of property was placed against her. The groups of statuary destroyed were very valuable. MAY MEAN INDIAN OUTBREAK. One Man Killed and Another Wounded In Alaska. A special from Skaguay, Alaska, says: A tragedy that may be the forerunner of an Indian outbreak took place on McClintock river, which empties into the lower end of Lake Tagish. While poling a boat down the river two white men, Thomas Fox, formerly of Juneau, and William Meehan, an old-time Yukoner, were fired upon by Indians armed with rifles. At the first discharge Meehan toppled over with a bullet in his heart. A second bullet entered Fox’s left breast above the heart. It struck a bone, passing around his ribs, and found exit at the back. Badly wounded as he was, Fox reached the shore, making his way through the woods to the settlement by Lake Tagish. The Indians were the Hootalinqua river sticks, and Fox thinks there were about eighty in the band. Most of them appeared to be armed.

SANTA FE TRAIN HELD UP. Express Safe Blown Open by New Mexican Bandits. Information received from Belen, N. M., is that the Santa Fe train No.- 21 had been held up by bandits, wjio boarded the train at Belen and compelled the engineer to bring it to a stop about five miles south of that station. They gained entrance to the express car and threw the through safe out into a ditch, where, with the aid of dynamite, they blew it open and pocketed the contents. Just how much money they got is not known. Then the robbers escaped on horses that were in waiting. So far as is known none of the passengers was molested. Spaniards Are Suspected. Richard Heard, who was probably murdered by Spaniards in Vera Cruz, Mexico, was an employe of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St. Louis. The firm has a refinery at Vera Cruz. H. Clay Pierce, president of the company, says that the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Heard April 21 is as deep as ever. His company has offered a reward of SI,OOO for his discovery, dead or alive, and the Mexican Government has been notified of his disappearance. There is a suspicion that Heard has been murdered and his body hid, for he was an intensely loyal American and frequently at Vera Cruz condemned the Spaniards and thereby incurred the enmity of them. Mr. Pierce, however, says that he does not believe that the Spaniards had anything to do with his disappearance. On the day of his disappearance he left the refinery at 1:45.in the afternoon. He has not since been seen. A search of his room revealed his clothes, but no clew as to probable whereabouts. Railway lines and ships and every byway leading out of Vera Cruz have been searched, but not the slightest clew can be found of the missing man. Heard formerly lived in Franklin, Pa. He has relatives in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but Mr. Pierce does not know their address. He was about 23 years old and unmarried.

English Capital Interested. Reports received in New York from London announce the consolidation of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia and Vickers’ Sons & Maxim of Barrow-in-Furness, England, into one great shipbuilding concern. This alliance, if perfected—and there is little doubt of its being accomplished—will make one of the most powerful corporations of its kind on either continent. The plan of consolidation provides for an increase in the capacity of the Cramps’ shipyards by the introduction of English capital, so as to increase the capital stock of the Cramp company from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, if not more. The additional capital is to be furnished by the Vickers’ company in return for stock in the enlarged corporation. Holders of common stock in the exsting corporation will receive new stock. It is expected that a meeting of the directors of the Cramp company will be held in Philadelphia soon, when the details of th* alliance will be submitted for adoption. The matter has been under consideration for several months, the first overtures having, it is said, come from the Vickers company. Fifty-three Drowned. A Calcutta dispatch says that while the British India Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Mecca was towing her sister ship, Lindula, whose shaft was broken, the hawser parted. The two vessels came into collision and the Mecca was sunk, her captain and fifty-two others being drowned. The Mecca had 300 persons, mostly Asiatics, on board. The Lindula brought the survivors of the Mecca to port. Strike Stops Building Work. Because the United Portable HodHoisting Engineers’ Union refused to the board of walking delegates strikes were ordered in New York on seventy-five buildings, involving 5,000 or 6,000 men. Sympathetic strikes of all the other building workmen were ordered wherever non-union engineers were put to work. ' Reformer Is Warned. Charles Evans Holt, the head of the reform movement that has kept the Duluth, Minn., administration in hot water on the saloon and gambling questions for the past year, has made public a letter informing him that he had better arrange his affairs, as he is not long for this world. Many Trampled Under Foot. Four thousand people gathered at Riverside Park, San Antonio, Tex., to hear a concert and to see Col. Roosevelt’s rough riders, In whose honor the concert was given, The park adjoins the camp and nearly nil the rough riders were there, the nunberg oa the program wm

the cavalry a feature of whftffi was the firing of a volley of guns. Prof. Beck, the leader of the band, had do trouble in getting volunteers from among the cow boys to perform this part of the piece, and a dozen of them were stationed atthe edge of the pavilion waiting for the signal. When this was given the rough riders, instead of firing one volley, as the music called for, continued in plain violation of the composer’s wishes. This somewhat disconcerted the musicians and distressed the thousands of women and children,, but it was as nothing to what followed. The cowboys selected for the part continued ’to fire gleefully, then they shouted to their comrades, who flocked about the place to join in and in a second not fewer than 560 six-shooters added to the noise. Women.and children in the big pavilion, thoroughly alarmed, tried to escape. Just as they had started every light in the park went out. The cowboys, frenzied with excitement, continued to fire, women screamed and children added their wails to the din. Meantime the attempt to get out of the pavilion continued. There was a stampede, women and children were knocked down and some were trampled. The firing continued until the ammunition wae exhausted and then nothing but the shrieks of women and children were to be heard. A number of women and children were injured, but none seriously.

ARMOR TO COST $3,000,000. Bids Made by the Carnegie and Bethlehem Com pa nice. Bids for supplying 7,700 tons of armor for the battleships Illinois, Alabama and Wisconsin have been opened at the Navy Department in Washington. It marked the ending of the controversy between the Government and the armor companies over the prices for armor plate. Congress fixed the limit of the price at S3OO a ton and the companies declined to furnish armor at that rate. In the last naval appropriation bill the limit was raised to S4OO a ton. There were only two bidders. They are the Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburg and the Bethlehem steel works of Bethlehem, Pa. Neither company bid against the othes. The Bethlehem company submitted a proposal for furnishing all the armor for the Alabama, under construction at Cramps’ ship yards, and the Carnegie company for furnishing all the armor for the Wisconsin, being built at San Francisco. On the third ship, the Illinois, at Newport News, Va., the companies divided on the bids, each taking two of the four groups of armor. The companies did not go below the limit fit S4OO a ton for every ton wanted, making the contract price $3,080,000. DEADLY DUEL OVER A WOMAN. Dentist and Switchman Kill Each Other in a Quarrel. A comely young woman named Emma Walters, a stenographer for the Pullman Palace Car Company in St. Louis, was the cause of a pistol duel, which resulted in the death of Dr. John G. Ferguson, a dentist, and William M. Smith, a railway switchman. Dr. Ferguson was calling on Miss Walters in Adams street. They were sitting out in front of the house when Smith, who lived next door, came out. Ferguson immediately demanded an apology of Smith for alleged derogatory remarks made recently about Miss Walters, and both men drew revolvers and began shooting. Ferguson was shot through the heart and fell dead. Smith lived two hours. The woman has disappeared.

HANGED BY A MOB. Brakeman Responsible for a Boy’s Death Executed Without Trial. Joe Mitchell, colored, an Illinois Central brakeman, who lived at Paducah, was hanged by a mob at Rives, Tenn. The night before Mitchell had shoved a white boy tramp off a moving train at Rives and the boy fell on the track, his legs being cut off at the knees. He lived long enough to tell that Mitchell was his assailant. The murderer was arrested and while being held at the depot to be taken to jail at Union City, Tenn., a crowd gathered, and, securing him, hanged Mitchell in ten minutes. Chicago. Firm’s Big Purchase. One of the biggest transfers of packing house interests ever made in St. Louis was completed when D. L. Quirk turned over the plant and property of the East St. Louis Packing and Provision Company on the east side of the river to the Chicago Packing and Provision Company. The purchase was arranged for in Chicago, the price paid being in the neighborhood of $500,000. Political Parties Unite. A fusion of the Populist, silver Republicans. liberty, negro protective and socialist labor parties of Ohio has been practically agreed upon. Conferences looking to that end have been in progress for several days in Columbus, Ohio. Rioting and Destruction in China. There have been widespread food riots in the province of Chehkiang, in China. The yamens, or public buildings, have been destroyed at Wenchow, and many shops have been wrecked and plundered at Shamshing. Bodies Are Recovered. A force of troops has relieved the missionaries.. and others at Kwellu, Africa, whose lives were imperiled by the uprising of the natives. The bodies of the American missionaries have been recovered. Dockmen Go on Strike. The dockmen on the Duluth, Missabe and Northern ore dock at Duluth, Minn., have gone out on a strike for higher wages. They were receiving $1.35, and ask $1.50. Over 100 men went but. Beaten by Robbers. At Madera, Cal., County Treasurer Krohn was terribly beaten by robbers and the strong box of the county rifled of its contents by the robbers. Plug Tobacco Deal Fails. It i* understood that the deal for the consolidation of the plug tobacco factories in the United States has fallen through.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grides, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep; fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.65; whegt, No. 2 red, $1.66 to $1.70; com, No. 2,33 cto 34c; oats, No. 2,27 c to 28c; rye, No. 2,65 cto 66c; butter, choice creamery, 15c to 16c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 10c; potatoes, common tq choice, 60c to 70e per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.19 to $1.21; corn, No. 2 white, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 33c to 35c. St. Louis —Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.90; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2, $1.25 to $1.27; com, No. 2 yellow, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2,29 cto 30c; rye, No. 2,60 cto 61c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.29 to $1.31; com, No. 2 mixed, 37c to 38e; oats, No. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; rye, No. 2,61 cto 63c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.25 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.47 to $1.49; corn, No. 2 yellow, 39c to 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 34c to 36c; rye, 63c to 65c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.45 to $1.47; corn, No. 2 mixed, 36c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2,62 cto 64c; clover seed, $3.25 to $3.35. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.38 to $1.41; corp, No. 3,37 cto 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c; rye, No. 1,64 cto 66c; barley, No. 2,50 cto 54c; pork, mess, $11.75 to $12.25. Buffalo—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.49 to $1.51; com, No. 2 yellow, 39c to 41c; oats, No. 2 white, Bsc to 86c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.60; sheep, $3,00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.50 to $1.54; corn, No. 2,38 cto 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 83c to B4c; butter, creamery, 140 to XQoi eggs.

POLICS OF THE DAY

WISE MEN NEEDED. a In the midst of the' war’s excitement Democrats should not lose sight of the political interests of the country. Of course, this Suggestion does not Imply that the Democratic party is In any way opposed to the strictly war measures of the administration. Democrats are patriots first, last and all the time, but loyalty to party Is also a patriotic duty. One of the most Important things for the Democrats to do, undoubtedly the most Important thing, Is to it that only the best men in the party are nominated as candidates for Congress. There is a prospect that many Democratic representatives will be chosen at the next election to occupy seats in the lower house. Every one of these men should be the best man In his district. Men of clear perceptions, logical judgment and sound democracy should be named. Enthusiasts who have some special hobby should be asked to stand aside In the best Interests of the people. Wise men In Congress can make the campaign of 1900 a Democratic victory. Unwise men may cause defeat. Therefore, a wise selection of wise men Is imperative.

Low Wages and Trade. Reducing wages is the most shortsighted course of conduct that could be followed by manufacturers. This fact has been made manifest by the experiences of the cotton operators of New England. The Providence (R. I.) Journal of Qommerce in discussing the situation says: “The general reduction In wages was evidently not the remedy that the conditions demanded. In response, the price of goods fell at once, and the whole effect of the reduction was thus more than discounted. On the other hand, the domestic market was likewise paralyzed by the reduction, as the wage earners In the factory towns, who are among the best customers In the country for the products of the mills, have been compelled by the strikes and reductions to practically cease purchasing.” To take away from the consumer the power to purchase goods is the sure means of reducing the price of commodities. This is not a theory, it is a fact, and the cotton operators have found it out to their cost. This rule holds good in every branch of trade. Lowering the purchasing power decreases the demand and lowers the price. To destroy the market is not the way to build up trade. Fpain Will Pay the Bill. This government has no need to worry over the expenses of the war. In the long run Spain must pay every cent of the money which the war will cost. If Spain becomes bankrupt the Philippines and Porto Ried will be ample Indemnity for the United States. It is the fashion now to make the conquered nation pay for the privilege of being whipped. Greece is the latest example of this comparatively recent method of war-time bookkeeping. In the brave days of old the territory of an enemy was taken and held. The treasures were carried off and the people enslaved. Now the expenses of the contest are calculated and the bill presented to the vanquished. Turkey Isnow in debt to Russia $160,000,000 as a war indemnity. And Russia will give Turkey plenty of time to pay it. Germany demanded an indemnity of France to the amount of $1,000,000,000, and France paid it, much to the delight of Bismarck. If Spain had good business sense the war would end at once. But whether the war be long or short, Spain will be conquered and will have to pay the bill.—Chicago Dispatch.

The Gold Standard. The shrinkage of values In the United States since 1873 has not been less than twenty billions of dollars, or eight times the cost of the civil war, as shown by Senator Chandler and others. But even this enormous sum does not measure the whole loss. Factories have been closed and millions of men thrown out of employment whose labor would have Increased the wealth of the United States to the extent of five billions annually, as estimated by that eminent political economist, Henry Carey Baird, of Philadelphia. An amount of interest has been paid upon the national debt of the United States greater than the original principal, and also three-fifths of the debt itself, and yet the remaining two-fifths o requires more of the products of in-° dustry to capcel it than the whole debt did originally at the prices then existing. Gilded Youth with Commissions. The aristocracy of “pull,” as applied to military appointments in this war, by which the sons and relatives of great men, dead and living, are honored without the slightest reference to merit or ability to discharge the duties of the places they get, is a shameful scandal. There are dozens of rich young sbeiety men and the sons and sons-in-law of Senators and Representatives provided for. These men, as captains of the quartermaster’s and commissary departments, are to assist in the conquest of Cuba and the Philippines. Every one of the lot ought to be in the ranks, and men who have served with the regulars or militia put over them. The less Inexperience we can have among the officers of the volunteer army the better.—Springfield (Mass.) Republican. What the Nation Owes Whitney. The man to whom the nation is more indebted than to any other hundred men for its ability to maintain itself in the present war is William C. Whitney. Secretary Whitney not only laid the foundation and started the construction of our present respectable navy, but he enforced the strictest integrity throughout naval affairs from which no administration has ever dared to depart. That we have a respectable navy to-day and can meet Spain on more equal terms in open sea is due wholly to the earnest, intelligent and patriotic efforts of William C. Whitney when Secretary of the Navy.—Philadelphia Times.' . The Merritt-Alger Imbroglio. Were the President to call General Merritt and Secretary Alger into his presence and tell them frankly that there was fault on both sides, that this is no time for fighting over the controversies of the civil war, and that he would tolerate neither the neglect of an officer to gratify an old grudge nor insubordination by that officer, the public service would be Immensely benefited, perhaps in other instances than the present one—Boston Transcript. No Territorial Extension Wanted. The people are terribly In earnest. They want to see Spain thoroughly tfruM huwblea. ana a» the

sion of Cuba was the first battle cry, they would like to have something worth while done in that direction. The victory at the Philippines was a glorious one, and'the people are proud of Admiral Dewey and bis officers and men, but they do not think that should change the original policy of promptly giving substantial aid and comfort to the Cubans. The people would not have rallied to the side of the administration if they thought the declaration of war meant territorial acquisition.—Kansas City Star. Bryan's Patriotism, In spite of the fact that William J. Bryan promptly offered his services to the Government whenwar was declared, the Republican press has been bitter in its attacks because he has not entered the military service. President McKinley ignored Bryan’s offer, as might have been expected, and appointed a large number of rich nobodies to military positions. Of course, a Republican administration would naturally do all It could to discredit the Democrat who secured 6,500,000 votes at the last Presidential election. Now William J. Bryan has begun active work in recruiting a regiment of soldiers in Nebraska, which he will command, and has asked to be sent to the front, where he and Ms regiment can engage in active service. It goes without saying that Bryan’s motives will be maligned by the administration press. Doutless every effort possible will be made to keep Bryan out of the army. As long as he waited for an acceptance of his services the administration organs gibed at his delay and urged him to go to the front. Now that he Hfts become convinced that he can expect no recognition from McKinley as a patriotic citizen, and has entered upon the independent work of raising a regiment, he will be abused worse than ever.-—Chicago Dispatch.

Cheap Goods. The gold men say that a fall of prices harms no one because, if the producer has to sell more cheaply he can also buy more cheaply, and thus keep even. That sounds plausible, but in practice it doesn’t work. If everybody had the same amount of money, everything fell in the same ratio and every one occupied precisely the same position in all aspects, then the theory would hold good. But if a man’s wealth be entirely in the form of money and prices fall one-half, it makes him, in effect, Just twice as rich, and when such a change of relation takes place somebody must have sustained a loss. If one man gets more than his share others must have less. It is a singular circumstance that the gold men will persistently claim that a fall of prices will do no harm because the loses on the sales are offset by the gains on the at the same time declaring that a rise of prices is going to work dire ruin. They ought to be able to see that the rule which they invoke applies just the same to a case of rising prices as of falling. If a person sustains a loss by being compelled to pay more for what he buys It would seem as if he should be able to keep even by getting higher prices for what he sells. No Truthful Denial Possible. Mr. Wanamaker has presented documentary proofs which show conclusively that offices which are controlled by Pennsylvania politicians are literally offered for sale. So far these terrible charges of corruption have not been met. No attempt has been made- by Quay or his adherents to overcome the evidence presented by Mr. Wanamaker. They have remained silent under the accusations.—Duluth Herald. What the Bond Patriots Want, The only difference between the greenback treasury note and the United States bond is that one Is a time note which bears Interest and the other is a demand note which bears no Interest. The security is the same, but It Is the Interest which makes the difference, and It Is the Interest and the extension of the debt for which the bond patriots are fighting.—Louisville Dispatch. T"

Favoritism in the Army. The entrance of nepotism and political favoritism into the appointment of officers in our new army is worse than a blunder; it is a crime against the patriotic men who volunteer in their country’s cause. In yielding to the demands of Congressmen that their sons shall be given responsible commands, the President -himself assumes a responsibility of the gravest character.—Boston Post. Trusts Thrive in Spite of Law, For the suppression of trusts and the stoppage of their career of crime there is law'enough—perhaps too much. But aided by able lawyers whose duty as officers of the court it is to enable their clients to practice crime with impunity, the monopolies thrive and grow fat. The people have the law, but the trifets have the profits.—New York Journal. In Fpite of McKinley. Some great rulers have shaped the destinies of the nations over which they have presided, but the change in the drift of events which will make the present administration memorable for the spread of the political power of the country and probable commercial mastery has not been of the administration’s doing.—Nashville American. Sentiments Have Changed. No man ever born was too democratic. The trouble in this country now is that the sentiments of aristocracy and plutocracy have been substituted for the democracy of Jefferson and Jackson, and equality and Justice are dlsapearlng In our social and industrial life.—Columbus Press-Post. To the Third Generation. Distinction by inheritance extends even to the third generation in this glorious democracy. Not only the sons, but the grandsons of illustrious sires are falling heir to epaulettes that come by personal favor and political pull.— Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. They See It Across the Border. A clever caricature depicts Hanna frowning as he reads the news from Manila, and .exclaiming: “Dewey moved too fast!” The less Hanna, the more of a country will the United States become. He has the political evil eye.—Mexican Herald. Harvest Time for the Contractor. It Is safe to say that every contractor In the land lucky enough to get a fat job from Uncle Sam to furnish army supplies is a war patriot of the most pronounced type. Waukegan (Ill.) Democrat. About 35 per cent, of the people of Scotland are resident la toe eight clpal

TRIP OF THE OREGON.

RECORD-BREAKING CRUISE OF THE PACIFIC-BORN WARSHIP. Journey Equal to More than Half the Distance Around the Barth —Beset by Grave Dangers, but Was Always Ready for Trouble. First to Round the Horn, When the Oregon started on her unparalleled cruise of 13,000 miles and steamed through the Golden Gate, firing her salute of good-by to the flag that floats over the Presidio on March 19, Capt. Charles E. Clark and his crew

were as much Jn ignorance of her ultimate destination as the rest of the world. Captain Clark was told to make Callao his first stopping place. The big vessel, with Its tremendous load of guns and protecting turrets, ran into a heavy sea before it had got out of sight of California’s promontories. The captain’s orders did not provide for a return. The ship’s prow had been headed for the coast of Peru and the course was never changed in spite of protracted bad weather. While many tons of steel were pounding on the Pacific the men who direct the game of war and use the warships as so many pieces at chess were debating what disposition should be made of the redoubtable floating battery. • To “Fighting Bob” Evans was left the dis-

CAPT. CLARK OF THE OREGON.

position of the big ship. “Dewey, with the Olympia, can lick the entire Spanish Asiatic squadron,” was Evans’ estimate. and the destination of the Oregon was settled. Great anxiety was felt for the “pride •f the navy 4 ’ when April 1 came and She had not been sighted off the coast of Peru, as expected, but on April 8 the bold lines of the battleship were described off Callao. She had fought a long battle with the elements, but had come out victorious without a mark. The Oregon coaled at Callao and there Captain Clark received a sealed packet containing his orders. When the ship had headed about and steered into the open sea, Captain Clark communicated the story of the Maine’s report and its reception by the American people to his men, in addition to the route of ttielr excursion around Cape Horn. Officers and crew exercised the greatest precaution when war with Spain

MAP SHOWING OREGON’S LONG TRIP.

promised to become the sequel to the Maine disaster. The ship was given a coat of iron gray and her searchlight swept the horizon for. hostile sails. The progress of the vessel southward after leaving Callao was attended by great danger owing to storms, and for that reason the Oregon coaled in the Straits of Magellan instead of attempting to enter the harbor of Valparaiso. When the joint resolution of Congress declared the Cuban people should be free and that Spanish sovereignty was at an end on the Western continent, Captain Clark was only twenty-four hours behind schedule time. The Oregon was the first warship In history to round that storw-1 wept point, t

Captain Clark was warned by cable of the dangers that lay In his path and answered that he was ready to engage the entire Spanish flee, if his superiors so desired. A brief' summary of the joint resolutions were sent him for the entertainment of bls men, together with a “tip” that a declaration of war and actual hostilities would be forthcoming. When the Oregon turned Into the Atlantic Ocean she was joined by the gunboat Marietta, which had left San Diego several days after the Oregon. Together they steamed northward. Captain Clark and the commander of the Marietta learned of the events that had transpired while they were speeding from the Straits of Magellan. War had been declared April 25, and the crews of both boats set up

THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.

a mighty cheer when they received the news of the capture of Spanish vessels off the coast of Cuba. Spain’s crack torpedo boat, the Temerario, made a bluff at the Oregon, but immediately slunk away into the I}ay of Montevideo and hid behind a peninsular when she got within observation distance of. Uncle Sam’s mighty sea fighter. The least inclination of the Temerario to disrespect the friendly character of the harbor would have resulted in the sinking of the Spaniard under five tons of steel projectiles into the waters of the bay. Two days after the American vessels arrived at Rio de Janeiro the Temararlo arrived. Brazilian officials, however, were active and said they would prevent any clash between the representatives of the two governments. News of the magnificent victory of Dewey’s fleet reached the Americans in Rio de Janeiro. Within the harbor of Brazil’s capital the Oregon and Marietta were joined by the dynamite cruiser Buffalo, recently purchased from that government. Orders came from the Navy Department to proceed, and the fleet of three vessels steamed out of the harbor of Rio de Janeiro May 4. They were Instructed to stop at every cable port en route and receive Instructions. Oregon Built in the West. All the material for the construction and armament of the Oregon came from the far Western States. The Iron mines of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico supplied the crude metal which was afterward converted into steel for the hull, great strips of armor and ponderous castings for the guns. The big battleship was built by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco. On her trial trip* an average of 16.79 knots yvas maintained and 11,111 horsepower was developed, 2,111 in excess of the contract. In size the Oregon is only surpassed by one ship in the navy—the lowa. The displacement of the Pacific-born monster is 10,288 tons. The excess weight of the lowa comes from her high decks, which are supposed to make her more seaworthy. When the Oregon was constructed she was intended for coast service, her .designers never thinking of a record-breaking cruise equal to more than half the distance around the earth’s surface. The Oregon is supplied with bunkers that give her a coal capacity of 1,594 tons.

This enables her to steam 4,500 miles without recoaling. The Oregon's complement of men numbers 478. Her armor is divided as follows: Belt, Ifi inches; deck, 2% inches; barbettes, 1? inches; turrets, 15 Inches; casements, 6 inches. The main battery of the Oregon consists of four 13-lnch, eight 8inch and four slow-flre 6-inch gun* .This outfit is not surpassed by any bte tieship in the world. The supplement ary rapid-fire battery consists of twenty 6-pounders, six l-pounders, four Gatlings, two field guns and three torpedo tubes. Possibly no man is as anxious to go to m ho pre tends to toe reportor*

CONGRESS

The Senate spent most of the day Tuesday in discussion of the war revenue measure. Paragraphs relating to corporation taxes were under consideration. Speeches were made by Mr. Frye of Maine, Mr. Platt of Connecticut, and Mr. Lindsey of Kentucky. In the Senate on Wednesday Mr. Hale of Maine reported an appropriation bill to supply deficiencies in pensions and for other purposes. As reported the bill carries $8,498,405, of which $8,075,872 is for pensions and the balance for the army, navy and courts. After a brief discussion of that feature of the measure which makes possible temporary appointments of clerks without civil service examination, it was passed. Discussion of thq war revenue measure was resumed. Mr> Stewart of Nevada and Mr. Allen of Nebraska made speeches against a bond issue. Mr. Caffery of Louisiana argued against the proposed tax on corporations, and upon motion- the McEnery amendment was laid oM the table by a vote of 36 to 10. The Senate then passed bill« granting additional powers to railroad ■» created by laws of the United States an I operating lines in Indian territory and aj>pdlnting commissioners to revise the statutes relating to patents, trade and other marks and trade and commercial names.. Mr. Lacy of lowa, from the Committee on Public Lands, called up, and the House passed, the House bill granting certain lands to the territory of New Mexico for common school, college, university, charitable institutions, public buildings, irrigation and Rio Grande river improvement purposes. Pursuant to an arrangement the House then listened to eulogies upon the late Senator J. Z. George of Mississippi. \ Consideration of the war revenue bill was continued in the Senate on Thursday, speeches upon it being made by Mr. White of California and Mr. Teller of Colorado, A bill was reported by Mr. Sewell providing for the employment of retired army, officers during the present war. It was passed. Mr. Money of Mississippi, being recognized, presented the resolutions upon the death of Mr. Walthall. The eulogies were pronounced by Mr. Money, Mr. Hawley of Connecticut, Mr. Berry of Arkansas, Mr. Proctor of Vermont-, Mr. Gorman of Maryland, Mr. Cannon of Utah, Mr. Cockrell of Missouri, Mr. Bate of Tennessee, Mr. Pasco of Florida and Mr. Pettus of Alabama. The House passed a resolution directing the Secretary of War to prepare and submit plans and. estimates for the improvement of Aransas Pass channel and harbor, Texas. A’ bill providing for the sale of unallotted lands of the Pottawattamie and Kickapoo Indians in Kansas and a bill amending the law for times and places for holding terms of United States courts in Idaho and Wyoming were also passed. Mr.i Cannon of Illinois called up the pension: deficiency bill as amended and passed by the Senate, and, after discussion, the House concurred in the Senate amendments to the bill. The Senate amendments to the bill granting additional powers to railroad companies operating lines! in the Indian territory were concurred in.i A roll-call upon the amended bill to' amend internal revenue laws relating to' distilled liquors was pending when the House adjourned. Soon after the Senate convened on Friday Mr. Carter reported from the Military Affairs Committee a bill providing for a second assistant Secretary of War to be named by the President, and to receive a salary of $4,000. The bill was passed. Discussion of the war revenue measure was then resumed, and speeches were made by Messrs. Teller of Colorado, Nelson of Minnesota, Cockrell of M» n souri and Gorman of Maryland. These were passed: Donating a condemned cannon to the thirty-second national encampment, G. A. R.; providing for a survey of the harbor at Sheboygan, Wis., and extending the time for the completion of the Fort Smith and Western Railroad. In the House a yea and nay vote was taken upon the bill to amend the internal revenue law relating to bondage and outage periods of distilled spirits. The bill-passed, 132 to 65. Most of the day Saturday was spent by the Senate in discussion of the war revenue bill, several Senators being heard upon different features of the measure. A proposition was made to vote upon the amendment offered by Mr. Gorman of Maryland limiting the excise tax upon railroad, steamboat, electric light, telegraph, telephone, express and other corporations to those whose gross receipts exceed $250,000 annually and making the tax one-half of 1 per cent. Mr. Aldrich moved to lay upon the table the amendment offered by the committee for which Mt. Gorman’s amendment was intended as a substitute. This brought on the most important vote yet taken in the Senate upon the bill. The vote resulted in yeas 41, nays 27.

Directed Court Amusements.

Down to the reign of Henry VIII., and occasionally since, a “Lord of Misrule” was appointed to direct the amusements of the English court during the holidays. He presided over the festivities, prepared the games, di-' rected the sports, and saw that the court Was kept properly amused during Christmas week. The office was considered highly honorable, and the “Lord of Misrule” was generally some wealthy nobleman who was willing to spend money lavishly In promoting the gayeties of the court. It is of record that during the reign of Elizabeth, Essex, as “Lord of Misrule,” spent in one Christmas season $15,000 of his own money on the court games.

Weight of the Avenge Baby.

The average baby boy weighs seven pounds and the dear little new girl a trifle over six pounds. When they have attained the full development of manhood they should weigh twenty times as much as at birth. That will make the average voter balance 140 pounds and bls gentle sister 125 pounds. Mr. Baby, If he can be induced to stand up straight, will measure one foot eight inches, and Miss Baby one foot six Inrbrs In height on her birthday.

Great Rabbit Catc h .

A cat owned by Mrs. Henry Hastings, of Poultney, Vt., has captured 175 rabbits during its life, which have been eaten by the family. The cat carries the smaller animals home itself, but leaves the larger ones for some member of the family to go after. To prevent the overfilling of bottles an air tube Is placed Inside the filler and bent N-shaped to enter another bottle and draw off the liquid when It rises, bent U-shaped to enter another bottle being filled. Pipes and cigars may be lighted In a strong wind by using a neat little device formed of a conical hood to slip over the end of the pipe or cigar, with a slot for the insertion of a match and a striking surface on the opposite wall of the cone. H. M. Stanley is to make a book of his South African experiences. He went especially for the opening of the Buluwayo railway, and has seen the Transvaal, as well as Rhodesia, and one chapter will be devoted to a meet* to irlto Prfitowt Kruger,