Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1898 — Page 2

Bbt gemotroticStnttnel J. W. MoEWEN, Publlßher, RENSSELAER, • - - INDIANA

IN NIAGARA RAPIDS.

VENTURESOME MAN TEMPTS FATE IN A BARREL. Robert Leach, of Watertown, N. Y.» Makes a Perilous Trip-Lea pa Into the Mi**i**ippi Hirer at St. Paul and Escapes Uninjured. Goes Through Niagara Alive. Robert Leach of Watertown, N. Y., attempted to do what Carlisle D. Graham did on July 11, 1886, but only half succeeded. Leach has built a barrel on which to go over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara, and tested it by going through the rapids. It was close to 3 o'clock when he appeared in the gorge dressed in blue tights trimmed with red. His barrel and a boat were in waiting, and after a short delay Leach entered the barrel. The manhole cover was placed in position, and the boat started out from the shore toward midstream with the barrel in tow. When well out the boat threw the tow rope off and the two men In the boat pulled back to shore. Slowly the barrel drifted down stream, but it was not caught by the main current and it swung in towards shore. The boat put off and again towed the barrel out in the river. This time it was caught by the down current. The barrel rode the waves nicely. Only a few times did the crests of some of tho largor waves bury the craft out Of sight, but its reappearance was so quick as to not leave many anxious moments for the onlookers. Straight down stream it went and as it approached the whirlpool all thought that it was going right into it. However, the barrel was caught in the current of the eddy on the Canadian side just above the whirlpool, and there it floated until Leach’s friends rescued him.

FOOTPAD IB DROWNED. Desperate Battle on a Bridge Over the Missouri at St. Joseph. Joseph Holland, an engineer, was crossing a bridge over the Missouri river at St. Joseph, Mo., when he was attacked by two robbers. One of them hit him with a club and the other cut bis throat with a knife. Holland grappled with the man with the knife, and they struggled on the edge of the bridge. Blood whs gushing from Holland’s throat and it blinded the robber. With a chorus of shrieks they went over the side of the bridge together and fell into the swift current below, where the water was forty feet deep. As they fell the men loosened their grasp of each other and the robber was drowned. Holland caught hold of a floating log, and although he was badly wounded held to it until he floated ashore half a mile down the stream. The robber sank before his eyes and Holland was unable to make any effort to save him. The other robber escaped. MINERS FEAR PIRATES. Klondikers Afraid to Trust Their Gold on Unescorted Steamers. The first boat from Dawson is expected at San Francisco about July 4. But it is not likely that many miners will trust their gold on a vessel unless she is escorted by a government steamer. There is a very general impression ar'Bund Dawson that pirates have banded together to attack a gold-carrying vessel on the high seas and loot her. Mr. Stanley, of Seattle, has two sons at Dawson who have $600,000 in gold dust and they are firm in their statements that they will not trust their gold on any unescorted vessel. The pirates are supposed to be from sound country. Ship captains from sound ports have heard nothing definite regarding the existence of pirates, but they say miners nre sure of a plot and that, unless vessels are protected no gold will be brought down from Yukon. Standing of the Club*. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati ..31 14 Pittsburg ... .24 24 Cleveland ...30 16 Philadelphia .18 24 Boston 30 16 Brooklyn ....16 26 Baltimore ...25 15 St. Louis ... .16 28 New Y0rk...24 21 Washington .16 29 Chicago ....23 22 Louisville ...15 88 Following is the standing of the club* in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis .31 12 Milwaukee .. .26 20 Columbus .. .25 16 Detroit 17 29 St. Paul ....27 20 Minneapolis .15 29 Kansas City.2s 19Omaha 11 80 Reverses for Leiter. Joseph Leiter, of Chicago, whose gigantic operations in wheat have made his name famous throughout the commercial world, and whose winnings in the pit have been estimated at $5,000,000 in assured profits, has in all probability met with reverses which will fall little short of a Waterloo. Big Fire in Detroit. Fire destroyed the Case Power building, in Congress street west, Detroit, Mich., with aH its contents, and threatened and in some cases damaged some of the finest business structures in the city. The total damage will be upward of $200,000. Six firemen were severely burned nnd cut by glass. Pennsylvania Town Burns. The town of Spartansburg, fifteen miles north of Titusville, Pa., suffered a severe scorching. The business portion of the town is in ruins. New Argentine President. Gen. Ropa has been elected president of the Argentine Republic for a term of six years by the representatives of the fourteen provinces. Tornado in Texas. A tornado descended on Riddleville, Texas, and three people were killed outright. A boy’s skull was crushed and he fatally injured. Several other people were injured by the tornado, many limbs beings broken. Much damage is reported and small houses were demolished.

Kills Her Husband’s Adversary. At Perry, O. T., during a fight between William Warnholz and Fred Frank, two German farmers, the young wife of Warnholz seized a shotgun and killed her husband’s adversary. Evangelina Cisneros Married. Miss Evangelina Cisneros, whose romantic escape from a Spanish prison in Havana several months ago is recalled, was married'Xt Baltimore to Carlos F. Carbone!, who Assisted in her rescue. The ceremony took place at the Hotel Rennest at noon. Factory Fire at Springfield. Fire broke out in the factory of the Orange (Mass.) Furniture Company and the entire plant was destroyed. The loss on the furniture factory, largely owned by the manager, Fred Lord, is estimated to be fully $50,000. National Bank of Delhi, N. Y., Fails. The Comptroller of the Currency has received a telegram announcing the failure of the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, N. Y. In its last report the bank had a capital of SIOO,OOO.

Missouri Murderer to Hang. At St. Louis, Mo., George Thompson, who was condemned to die a week ago for the murder of Joseph Cunningham, has been given a respite until June 24. Yellow Fever in Mississippi. Seven cases of yellow fever have been discovered at McHenry, Miss., and the State Board of Health has placed the town under quarantine.

FARMER SHOOTS RIOTERS. Men Who Attack Harry P. Jacoba Are Greeted with Bullet*. Twenty unmasked men went to the Jome of Harry P. Jacobs, a farmer living two miles north of Washington Court House, Ohio, and ordered him out, telling him to move away immediately. He refused to comply, and kept the doors locked. They then battered down the doors. Jacobs stood Inside with a shotgun in his bands, and he fired as the men rushed in. Dean Hidy, a wealthy fanner, was shot In the abdomen, and he lies in a critical condition. Jesse Everhardt’s arm was broken and Ote Hidy was scalped. Jacobs was finally overpowered and threatened with death if he did not swear he would refuse to betray the rioters. He was brought by the mob to a hut in Washington Court House more dead than alive, and bound to a straw bed, where he was found by the sheriff. Five persons have been arrested.

CAPTURE A FREIGHT TRAIN. Men Looking for Work in Kansas Capture Fanta Fe Cars. Two hundred men, who claim they are not tramps, went through Newton, Kan., in absolute charge of a regular Santa Fe freight train. They had captured the cars east of there, and while they did not attempt to run or man the train they directed its movements. The men claimed to be seeking work in the western Kansas harvest fields. They declared they were in such a condition that they had to have work, and the only resource was to capture the train. They took it and forced the trainmen to do their bidding. The men say they are from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and were attracted by the reports in the East that there is a scarcity of harvest labor in Kansas. The crowd has a captain, W. B. Sterling of Kansas City, and H. A. Harding of the same place as lieutenant. TORNADO KILLS FOUR. DeKalb County, Missouri, Is Visited by a Destructive Storm, Reports have been received of great damage done by a tornado which tore across a section of DeKalb County, Missouri, causing the loss of four lives. The dead are the wife and three children of Calvin Smith, living eight miles northwest of Maysville. Their house was destroyed and every one of its occupants killed. In the vicinity of Maysville and Union Star the' tornado destroyed the houses of at least twenty farmers, uprooted valuable orchards and damaged growing crops. The property loss has been estimated at fully $150,000. Isaac Henry and his family of four, living near Union Star, were all painfully hurt and many others were more or less seriously injured, but no one fatally. ESCAPES FROM MEXICO. Texan Reaches the Frontier After Long Imprisonment. E. C. Congdon, at one time postmaster at Pearsall, Texas, has reached El Paso, after escaping from prison at Chihuahua, Mexico, and evading the soldiers sent in pursuit of him. Nine years ago Congdon was sentenced to be shot for killing a Mexican policeman, but on the day set for his execution the governor commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, In the filthy penitentiary he managed to win the confidence of his guards, ana was recently made a “trusty.” While so employed he found an opportunity to escape. He made his way to the northern frontier, crossed the border and arrived at El Paso completely worn out. Affairs in the Orient. The steamer Empress of Japan brings the following advices from the orient: Fifteen deaths occurred at Hong Kong from plague before the Empress left. Among the victims was a son of Mr. Lane of Lane, Crawford & Co., millionaire merchants. Coal is selling in Hong Kong at S3O (Mexican) per ton to arrive at $lB (Mexican). The secretary of the Japanese treasury, in a conversation in Yokohama, admitted that Japan’s financial condition was straitened. The Wei-Hal-Wei indemnity will be expended in increasing her armament. The Chinese Government has agreed to the French claims, that 80,000 yen be distributed among the families of murdered missionaries and that a church at Peh Hai port, Canton province, be erected. Li Ching Fong, late Chinese minister to Japan, is said to be going to Europe on a special mission to induce the powers to guarantee the independence of China. Late advices from Shashi, the scene of the recent antiforeign riots, state that ten of the rioters have been arrested. Two hundred soldiers and two Chinese warships had arrived to preserve order. The feeling against foreigners was still very bitter. The report concerning the disturbance at Shashi has thrown the Chinese Government into a state of serious consternation, and the ministers are greatly troubled to know what measures ought properly to be taken at this juncture. The Chugai hears from''certain Chinese at Yokohama that the rising of the mob at Shashi is supposed to be due to the institution of the Karokwai, a powerful secret society, which aims at overthrowing the present Chinese Government.

Senator Kenney Is Indicted. At Wilmington, Del., the grand jury in the United States Court returned indictments against United States Senator R. R. Kenney and other prominent men. They are charged with aiding and abetting the defaulting teller, William N. Boggs, to misapply funds of the National Bank of Dover. The amount charged in the indictment against Senator Kenney is $28,461.91. Klondike Steamer Lost. The new stern-wheel steamer Iskoot, belonging to the Klondike Mining, Trading and Transportation Company, has been wrecked on a rock in the West inlet, British Columbia. Her back is broken and she will be a total loss. The Iskoot was one of the finest equipped river vessels on the Pacific coast. She was insured for $20,000. Owens Is Not Guilty. J. P. Owens, indicted jointly with Mrs. Atkinson, wife of Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia, on the charge of complicity in alleged forgery, has been found not guilty at Wheeling. A demurrer was entered to the second indictment against Mrs. Atkinson and argument begun. Prison Makes Him Insane. Advices received by friends of J. H. Edwards, secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Beading, Pa., who went to Cuba last March, say that he has been arrested as a spy and has gone insane. No other details have been received. To Explore in Arizona, A party of scientists, headed by David Starr Jordan of Stanford, has left San Francisco for Flagstaff, A. T. This place will their base of supplies and trips will be taken into the surrounding country for archaelogical investigation. Rescued Five Sailors. Five American sailors in a water-laden tender were rescued off Cape Lookout by the steamer William Lawrence and taken to Baltimore. They had been afloat for twenty-four hours. Two Men Burned to Death. A building at the corner of Poydras and Franklin streets, New Orleans, was destroyed by fire, and two negroes, John Wilson and Walter Sanders, were burned to death. Harrity’s Successor Is Named. J. M. Guffey has been made the representative of the State of Pennsylvania on the national Democratic committee to succeed 'William F. Harrity. For Governor of Kansas. • W. E. Stanley of Wichita was nominated for Governor on the third ballot by the Republican State convention in Kansas. International Cootp' :aHous Possible. Suspected of l aving urnished the United Stales wit n*.n t' io’ the mining of San Juan ...:rl.r, .’< ,o IGco, Walter

Bett, secretary of the British consulate at that port, has received his passports and been banished from Porto Rico by order of Governor General Macias. .Mr. Bett was imprisoned in a dungeon for fifty-six hours, and during that time was subjected to gross maltreatment. British Consul General Crawford has made formal protest to his Government and serious international complications are imminent. The day after the bombardment of San Juan by the ships of Admiral Sampson, Gen. Macias caused an extensive system of mines to be instilled in the outer harbor, in anticipation of a return of the ships and a subsequent bombardment. Although the greatest care and secrecy was observed by the Spanish in mining the harbor, the details of the work were conveyed to Con-* sul General Hanna. . In some way Gen. Macias learned of this, and, as the British consulate has been guarding American interests in Porto Rico since the withdrawal of Mr. Hanna, he at once suspected that Englishmen had conveyed the news to the United States official. He peremptorily summoned thirty British subjects before him and put them through a searching examination, after which several of them were cast into prison for twenty-four hours. Upon Secretary Bett Gen. Macias visited most of his wrath. The British official was practically accused of having revealed the military preparations and he was dragged off to a dungeon, where he was kept fifty-six hours, in face of the protests of Cousul General Crawford. The military plans were not disclosed by British officials or subjects, but by trusted officers attached to Gen. Macias’ staff. IN FACE OF DEATH. Jersey Man Eat* Breakfast Beside the Body of Hi* Wife. The dead body of Mrs. Andrew Hunt of Jersey City was found hanging to the transon of a door by her husband. He cut the body down and placed it in bed. Then he prepared breakfast for himself and three children, and after eating the morning meal took the children to a neighbor, telling the latter that his wife had killed herself. He did not report the suicide to the police, but went to his place of employment. Subsequently he was called to police headquarters to make an explanation. It is reported that Mrs. Hunt hanged herself because of domestic unhappiness. DIRECT WIRE TO VICTORIA. New Telegraph Line Into British Co» Injnbia Is Completed. A few days ago was Celebrated the opening of direct telegraph communications from the United States with British Columbia. The occasion was the completion by the Western Union Telegraph Company of a system of wires and cables extending from Seattle via Port Townsend, cabling across Admiralty inlet, thence to Port Angelus, cabling across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and thence by land line to Victoria. This is the first extension of telegraph lines from the United States into British Columbia.

B. & O. Train Derailed. An east-bound passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio road was derailed a quarter of a mile west of Cairo, W. Va. Engineer Hanway was fatally injured, Fireman Griffith slightly and two tramps, Dan Reardon and Thomas Peters, had broken legs. No passengers were hurt. The derailment was caused by a rock being placed on the track. Big Rolling Mill Bnrned.' The entire plant, rolling mill and steel plant of the Burgess Steel and Iron Company at Portsmouth, Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire. The loss will aggregate $400,000, and the insurance is about $200,000. Eight hundred employes are thrown out of work. The plant is a complete wreck, only the stacks being left standing. Attempt to Enter a Magazine. An attempt was made by two men to enter the magazine at Fort St. Philip on the Mississippi, sixty-five miles below New Orleans. In endeavoring to apprehend the two miscreants the sentinel who challenged them was struck on the head by a bar of iron in the hands of a hidden ally and seriously injured. The men escaped. Changes in Ontario Tariff. Two important changes in the Canadian tariff have been made. The preferential tariff giving a 25 per cent reduction on the general tariff, instead of being confined to raw sugar from the West Indies, will apply now to all sugars for British possessions. On rubber belting the duty has been reduced from 30 to 25 per cent. Killed at a Pigeon Shoot. A. S. Van Wyckle, the millionaire coal operator and philanthropist of Hazleton, Pa., was accidentally killed while participating in a clay pigeon shoot. Mr. Van Wyckle leaned over his gun with the barrel pointing to his body. In some manner the trigger was touched, discharging the weapon. Bartley Must Serve His Sentence. Ex-State Treasurer Joseph Bartley of Omaha, Neb., must serve his sentence of twenty years and pay $300,000 fine. The Suprdtae Court has so decided. The embezzlement took place three years ago. Bartley spent the money in speculation and among political friends. Thorn’s Sentence Confirmed. The New York Court of Appeals confirmed the conviction of murder in the first degree in the case of Martin Thorn, whom the Queens County criminal court found guilty of the killing of William Guldensuppe, a bath rubber, in Woodside, L. 1., in July last. Chinese Capital to Be Changed. The London Globe says it learns from a reliable source that the Tsung-Li-Ya-men (Chinese foreign office) has decided to make Siun Fu (capital of the province of Shen Si) the capital of the Chinese empire in place of Pekin. Big Endowment for Trinity. President Kilgo of Trinity college, Durham, N. C., has announced the gift of SIOO,OOO to the endowment fund of the college by Walkington Duke.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, SB.OO to $5.50; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, SI.OO to $1.01; corn, No. 2,88 cto 84c; oats, No. 2,24 c to 25c; rye, No. 2,45 cto 46c; butter, choice creamery, 15c to 16c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 10c; new potatoes, choice, 85c to 95c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.50| sheep, common to choice, SB.OO to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,99 cto $1.01; corn, No. 2 white, 88c to 85c; oats, No. 2 white, 80c to 81c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, SB.OO to $4.&0; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2,96 cto 98c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 31c to 88c; oats, Nq. 2,25 cto 27c; rye, No. 2,39 cto 41c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 99c to $1.01; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 85c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 29c; rye, No. 2,44 cto 46c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $8.25 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.03 to $1.05; corn, No. 2 yellow, 84c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 80c; rye, 44c to 46c. Toledo—" Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.04 to $1.05; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 2,42 c to 44c; clover seed, $3.20 to $3.30. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.05 to $1.07; corn, No. 3,31 cto 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 26c to 29c; rye, No. 1,46 cto 48c; barley, No. 2,40 cto 46c; pork, mess, $10.25 to $10.75. Buffalo—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $5.00; . wheat, No. 2 red, $1.06 to $1.08; corn, No. 2 yellow. 37c to 38c; oats. No. 2 white, 83c to 34c. New York—Cattle. $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; shecprsSOJ to $5.00; Wheat, No. 2 rod. SI.OO to .' 1.11; corn. No2, 38e to 59c; oats. ? o. 1! white, 30c to Bic; butter, ere; to 17c; eggs, Western, 11c to 15..

UNCILSAM'S BLUE UNIFORMS

GENERAL MILES is reported to be contemplating Important changes In the uniforms now worn by the soldiers of the United States regular army. At a recent reception at the White House the General appeared In a gorgeous new tunic of bls own design, liberally adorned with gold and lace, r nd wearing a sash of alternate yellow and gold stripes. The most remarkable point about the uniform, however, was not the splendor of the facings as the prominence of the oak leaf and acorn decorations;

THE PURITAN SOLDIKR. 1776.

a curious fact, as these are supposefl to be the distinctive military emblems of the British crown. General Mlles, however, intimates that he is going to take the best features of every nation's dress regulations and Incorporate them into his new system for the clothing of the American army. In the stirring times of the Revolutionary period the dress of many of the patriot regiments was at once quaint and picturesque. Many of the troops, prominent among them the First Virginia regiment in 1775, were clothed (at their own expense) in leather hunting shirts, leggings and caps, trimmed with fur—a dress that Washington recommended to all those who were unable to obtain the regular uniform, saying that “the leather hunting shirt inspired terror in the heart of the British soldier, as the latter believed that its wearer must necessarily be a sharpshooter.” On reflection, one can hardly blame the Britisher for his timidity in approaching the fearless backwoodsmen. The Pennsylvania regiments, facetiously dubbed the “Quaker brigade,” were remarkable for the excessive plainness of their uniforms, which were modestly made of buff-colored cloth, trimmed and faced with brown. What a contrast to the gay trappings of the troopers known as Moylan’s dragoons, described as wearing "green

MINUTE MAN. 1810.

short coats turned up with red, waistcoats of red cloth, buckskin breeches and a leather cap, trimmed with bearskin, a flowing mane of horsehair hanging from a curved brass crest at the top.” In 1802 the then commander-ln-chief ir ued an order that the collars of all privates’ coats should not be less than three inches high nor more than 3%; ten years later the height was Increased “to reach as far as the tip of the ear at the side and back, and in front as high as the chin would permit .in turning the head.” These preposterous collars were afterward replaced by the equally uncomfortable stocks«biit a more rational measure brought into vogue the present low collar of soft cloth, supplemented in the case of officers by an ordinary civilian collar.

In this connection it Is interesting to recall some of the curious uniforms which the brave defenders of our great republic have from time to time adopted, either through choice or necessity. Who would ever imagine that our soldiers once wore the tall silk hat of the modern society gentlemen? Yet In 1810 an order was Issued directing that all the privates be supplied with the “chimney-pot hat” of to-day, and this extraordinary kind of military headgear continued until 1812, when It was

replaced by a more ornate covering, described in the regulations as “a leather cap, bell-crowned, adorned in front with a yellow eagle made of brasswork, embossed with the regimental number; a white pompon in front and a black cockade at the side, made of leather.” Certainly it was a more serviceable hat than its predecessor, and more suggestive of the martial spirit that inspired its wearers to their brilliant deeds of valor In the struggle of that year. But the day of the pot hat was not yet done; in 1821 the cadets at the Military Academy at West Point were requested to adopt the pattern

which had been condemned as an unsoldirtlike hat-covering but nine years before, and great was the wrath of these embryo Washingtons and Jacksons at the indignity which, they declared, had been put upon them. But their dislike soon gave way* to a feeling of respect for the uniform, and perhaps to this fact is due the enormons popularity of the tall hat among American citizens. President Monroe decided, toward the end of 1821, that the uniforms of the various regiments should all be dark blue in color, and that this was to be In future the national color; the West Point cadets to have gray coats and trousers, while the regimental musicians were to be distinguished by their red coats. Some of the uniforms of the old Continental army days were undoubtedly very picturesque and imposing; for instance, let us take the Governor of Connecticut’s regiment of foot guards, organized in 1771. There were two companies, the first of which wore scar-let-coloped coats, richly covered with gold lace and faced with black; buff casslmere waistcoats .and buff cloth breeches, high bearskin hats or “bushes,” and black leggings. The second company, however, outdid the first in magnificence by the adoption of white vests, breeches and stockings, ruffled shirts and silver buttons! In addition one must remember the long powdered cues and clean-shaven faces of the period, so as to form an adequate idea of the imposing appearance of those tall, well-built sons of Mars. But think of a soldier wearing white stockings and breeches! Washington’s own uniform as com-mander-ln-chief of the army was very simple and unpretentious as compared with General Miles’ latest “turnout.” He prescribed for himself and his successors a long blue coat with gilt buttons and epaulets, buff-colored facings, breeches and vest, and a plain, threecornered hat. To prevent mistakes of identity which were constantly arising on account of the similarity of dress among the superior officers, the great leader wore a light-blue sash or ribbon between his coat and waistcoat; major and brigadier generals wore similar distinguishing sashes of green, and aids-de-camp of pink silk.

SPANISH NEWSPAPERS.

Reason* for the Queer Things to Be Found in Their Columns. Spanish newspapers are queer things, even outside of their “news” about the United States, the Indians and what not, and their queerness is due as much to the public which they serve as to the inconceivable Ignorance or willful dishonesty, or both, of the people who make them. It is said, for Instance, that outside of the larger cities there is a large class of people who do not even know of the existence of the present crisis. To one unacquainted with Spanish customs and manners it might seem strange that Spanish newspapers did not lay the whole matter before the people, but, according to the Boston Advertiser, there are some obstacles in the way of such a general campaign of education in Spain. In the first place it must be remembered that less than one-third, and only a little more than one-fourth of the Spanish people can read or write. An educated Spaniard is not the rule, but the exception. A newspaper among a population, more than two-thirds of which can neither read nor write, is not likely to have a tremendous circulation or unlimited power. Even in the cities the circulation is not large. La Epocha, the conservative organ of Madrid, for example, has a circulation of less than 5,000 copies. Outside of Barcelona and Madrid there are per-, haps 600 papers published in Spain, and not half of these pretend to be newspapers.

Indeed, out of all the 1,200 peroldicals published in Spain the scientific journals, religious papers and fashion papers are largely in the majority, while the newspapers are in the minority. Newspaper enterprise does not have much encouragement. Foreign news Is obtained chiefly from govern-' ment officials. The whole kingdom of Spain does not receive as many foreign dispatches in a week as are sent to a single city In this country In a single day. The average Spanish editor does not see much use in paying for an interesting dispatch from abroad when the chances are about ten to one that when he gets the dispatch the press censor will not allow the paper to print it. All these facts must be borne in mind in considering the influences which go to make up public opinion in Spain. Unfortunately for the stability of the present Spanish government, clerical Influences in Spain are rather with the Carlist pretender-than with the young king. If Sagasta were able to lay before the Spanish people generally a true statement of the present condition of things and of Weyler’s brutality, spoliation and outrageous robbery in Cuba It would not lake long to settle the Cuban question with peace and honor to both sides.

The Head Claquer.

Jacob Schontag, for forty years head of the claque at the Vinena Opera House, is dead. He knew all the operas of the repertory by heart, knew the strong and weak points of all the artists, and held a rehearsal of his subordinates in the afternoon before the production of an opera, when he drilled them on the parts of a production where their" work was to be put In. He watched them during the performance from a seat that commanded a view of the whole house, but never applauded himself, save in desperate cases.

Bloodiest Battle.

The battle of Borodino is reckoned to have been the bloodiest since the use of gunpowder. It was between the French and Russians, now so mysteriously allied to each other. One authority gives the Russian loss as 30,600 killed, wounded, and prisoners, and the French as about 20,000. Another gives the numbers as 50,000 French killed, wounded, and prisoners, and 45,000 Russian. The French army numbered 133,000 men, and the Russian 132,000.

Vision of an Eagle.

The eagle Is able to look at the sun without blinking by means of a thin, semitransparent veil, which the bird can draw Instantaneously over its eye. It does not obstruct the sight. The ice cream season was invented tor spoony lovers.

POLICS OF THE DAY

THIS IS DEMOCRACY. A large number of people are asking what is the policy of the Democratic party on the Hawaiian, Philippine ahd Porto Rico annexation. It is Impossible to answer this question at this time. The Democratic party, unlike the Republican party, is-not operated by a junta. It makes its expressions known through the people in national convention assembled, every four years. What the party as a. whole believes about these questions will find expression in the platform of 1900. Until then every Individual Democrat is free to express his opinion and to endeavor to find expression for it in the next national platform. This is Democracy, free opinion, truth expressed by the majority. We are of the opinion that the great masses of Dei ocracy are favorable to the extension of the power of this republic. We want no colonies, but we do want coaling stations. We want the Nicaraguan Canal and the Democratic party will construct it We want to drive England and every foreign power out of the West Indies, and the Democratic party will do it. We do not want an alliance with England or any other foreign power. The Republican party favors an alliance with England, favors British partnership in the Nicaraguan Canal and British partnership in all our affairs—national and international. The next national convention of the Democratic party will draw the lines so plainly on these questions that every true American, whether adopted or native born, will rally to its purpose.—National Democrat.

Candidates for Congress. Democratic success in returning members to the House of Representatives this fall will go a long way toward securing Democratic victory in. the Presidential contest of 1900. But there is danger even in success. The danger will consist in sending unfit men to the lower house. If cranks and impractical enthusiasts are elected they will do the party incalculable harm. Democracy Is of the people and for the people. The party does not exist to further the ambitions of aspiring politicians. It has a prouder and more practical mission. There are plenty of wise, careful and brilliant men in the party who can do it and the people good service in Congress. Such men should be nominated and elected. Men with some one fixed idea to which all other things are secondary should not be given a place on any Democratic ticket. Wild speeches in Congress, Incendiary utterances on the part of sincere but mistaken fanatics can do no good and cannot fail to do much harm. Conditions point toward Democratic success at the polls this fall. That success should not be turned into defeat by a mistaken choice of Congressional candidates. Let the selection be made with extreme care, and the result in 1900 will fully repay the efforts of the present. Mark Hanna's Case. What is the United States Senate going to do with the bribery charges made against Mark Hanna? These charges, backed by the report of an investigation committee appointed by the Ohio State Senate, have been laid before the upper house, and now the people of this country demand that prompt action be taken thereon. Fortunately for Hanna there is a war, though he asserted there would be none, and that war has drawn attention from his disgraceful acts to matters of apparently larger moment. Apparently they are larger, but not so in reality. There can be nothing of more importance to the people of this country than in the honesty and patriotism of its lawmakers. Foes without can be met and conquered, but foes within are a constant and deadly menace to liberty. It should not be forgotten that the report of the investigating committee declares Mark Hanna, personally or through his agents, guilty of bribery. He is alleged to have bought his seat In the Uniter States Senate as he would buy a seat in the board of trade. Is the Senate going to pigeonhole this indictment against one of its members, or is it going to Investigate the charges, and if it finds them sustained by the facts, expel this man, who has corrupted man in order that he might be in a position to corrupt the laws? What is the Senate going to do, anyhow? The Dingley Fizzle. The Dingley law Is a failure. Custom receipts in May, 1897, under the Wilson law, $17,000,000; In May, 1898, under the Dingley law, $13,466,534. The new tax bill will serve to hide from general view the deficiencies of the Dingley law, but its failure is nevertheless obvious. The treasury deficit for May was $17,800,000. It arises In part, of course, from war expenditures. These aside, however, the ordinary expenditures would have been in excess of the ordinary receipts. Dingley’s lauded measure was a good thing for the monopolists whom it protected. As a revenue law it is a failure.—Chicago Chronicle. Source* of Wealth. There are two sources of wealthland and labor. Gold and silver in their natural states are land which labor reduces to element of wealth. Besides their natural adaptability as money metals, they represent the day’s works of labor in reducing them. But after all It is the open mint and government stamp that gives them currency in commerce as measures of value. Their “intrinsic value,” of which we hear so much, lies in the stroke of the government die which coins them, just the same as it does in the greenback or the government gold or silver certificate. —Fresno Watchman. Fat Places for Those with Pulls. Wanted immediately at the War Department: A few more sons, nephews and brothers-in-law of politicians with a pull, for commissaries of subsistence, quartermasters and Inspectors general of the volunteer forces of the United States. Knowledge and experience of military affairs not necessary. Officers of the regular army and veterans of the civil war need not apply. For further Information apply in person or by letter to Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War.—Phlaldelphia Recoord. Why Europe Is Uneasy. The reported uneasiness of the European nations over the prospect of the United States entering upon a career of territorial conquest is uncalled for, but perfectly natural. They have got it into their heads that Mark Hanna, Steve Elkins, Pierpont Morgan and such like scalawags are the whole thing over here, while as a matter of fact the American people are rising in their

might against the party that gives these individuals refuge. This war was started to free Cuba and to avenge the murderous deed of Feb. 15, 1898. The Philippines have fallen into our hands. Porto Rico may become ours, and we may take in Hawaii, but there it stops. God freed this nation from a land grabber and oppressor that its people might achieve a glorious destiny. Woe betide the political party that attempts to divert us from the cause which our All-wise Providence has laid before us. —National Democrat

Alger and Bryan. Secretary of War Alger has weakened on his scheme to keep William J. Bryan out of the army. Clever Secretary of War Alger. It was stupid politics and worse patriotism for him to prosecute the man who received 0,500,000 votes for President of the United States. McKinley, with a narrowness characteristic of the man, ignored Bryan’s offer for services, and when Bryan began to raise a regiment of soldiers Alger thought It would be a smart thing to prevent the acceptance of that regiment. All the antl-Democratlc papers were .filled with spiteful glee over Alger’s shrewd trick. But, It seems, a new light dawned on the Secretary of War. He has discovered that he made a monumental mistake when Missouri offered Bryan a regiment, and so he changed his plan. Now he proposes to accept Bryan’s regiment and send It to guard outlying Islands of. the Philippines. The Ladrones or Mariana Islands have been suggested. This banishment of Bryan to the other side of the world is really a brilliant idea. The only wonder is that it did not occur to Alger and McKinley sooner. How anxious Alger and Hanna and McKinley are “to be fair with the late Democratic candidate for President.”—Exchange. From an Honest Republican. It has at last come to be realized that the foreign policy of the United States could not be made a party issue, subject to abrupt changes, as it has been In the past, by whichever party happens to acquire power. It should not be a policy of aggression or of greed, or of unreasonable demands upon any other member of the family of nations, but it should be a policy always demanding that America shall be given what is her just due, that American opinions shall have just weight in all matters that concern her, and that America’s rights shall never be Ignored, trampled upon or contemptuously cast aside by any other power or combination of powers.—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.

Greenbacks. To the Editor: It seems strange to me at this day that there are found men advocating bank currency, for those that are old enough know that pext to the valor of our army and navy, the greenbacks were the means that put down the most gigantic rebellion In the world’s history. It must be that the press Is bought up by the money power, or they would not advocate a cause so detrimental to the best interests of the people. This war, if it continues long, will probably compel the government to issue some more of these same shin plasters that the bloated bondholders hate so much. May the time come soon that the only currency we have will have the stamp of the United States upon It Another Trust in Operation. The latest trust combination is that of the manufacturers of envelopes. It boasts a capital of $17,000,000, to control the business, compel uniformity of prices and break down undue competition. This Is the euphemistic way of saying that the new trust has organized to skin the public. The tariff assistance of the combination ranges from 20 to 35 per cent. Without this protective encouragement It would be a foredoomed failure.—Pittsburg Post. The Quicker the More Humane. It Is estimated that the expenses of one year of war will aggregate $379,000,000. Not only will we be called upon to make sacrifices of money, but of human life. Let the bill of costs, the expense account of blood and money, be cut down to the minimum. To strike hard and fast, to fight incessantly and remorselessly Is not only a wise national policy, but a policy of humanity for us, for Spain and the balance of the world.—Baltimore Herald. We Object. No Democrat or Pppullst voted against any bill the sole purpose of which was to provide revenues for the war. Populist and Democrats do object, however, to make the war an occasion for bleeding a patriotic people for the benefit of the Wall street gang of blood suckers, that always made the extremity and necessities of the nation their opportunity for the most outrageous swindling of the people.— Cleveland Recorder. Frownimr on Prospective Fraud. Let there be no pensions for widows, original or initiative, married subsequent to the mustering of their husbands Into the service of the United States in our war against Spain. The country has learned one very expensive lesson In this respect as the result of uncalculating liberality In benevolent patriotism. One such ought to be enough, however much the pension attorney may deprecate such stinginess. Philadelphia Press. . Room Preferable to His Company. Secretary Alger has not proven himself equal to the position he holds and the possibilities it comprehends. He should fall back upon the sickness which he was afflicted with last winter as an excuse and withdraw, allowing the President to fill his place with some one competent for the duties and who will retain the confidence of the people as has Secretary Long.—Manchester Union. Wolcott a Traitor, Wolcott of Colorado, alleged silver man and bimetallist, voted with the goldltes in the Senate Finance Committee to issue $500,000,000 of bonds. This action shows where Wolcott stands on the money question.—Silver Knight-W a tch man. Enemies of the People. The man who favors interest-bear-ing notes to pay the war expenses is no friend of the people. Bondage is slavery and he who favors bonds rather than greenbacks Is not a true, loyal citizen.— Chicago Express. Spoils System in the Army. z The. spoils system Is bad enough in the civil service, but when the military service is made a prey of the office hunting politicians It becomes a menace which ought not to be endured.—St Louis Post Dispatch.

CONGRESS

The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for the allotment in severalty of certain lands to the Indians of Indian Territory, the payment of interest claims to the Chickasaw Indians, and the ratification of the agreement effected with the Indians by the Dawes commission. Section 26, which provided for the segregation of 157,600 acres of land purchased by the Delawares from the Cherokees, 100 acres of the land to be allotted to each registered Delaware, and the remainder reserved to the descendants of deceased registered Delawares, was stricken from the bill. Consideration was resumed of the measure providing for the taking of the twelfth census. After disposing of the urgent war deficiency bill, as passed, with amendments by the Senate, the House considered the conference report upon the sundry civil bill. The report, so far as'it embodies agreements, was adopted, and the House then began voting severally upon the Senate amendments, upon which no agreement had been reached in conference. Of these there are forty-five. The House considered eight of these, acting favorably upon three and rejecting the remainder. The House adjourned pending disposition of a measure to enable volunteer soldiers to vote at congressional elections during the war. It involved constitutional questions. The Senate resolution was passed authorizing the President to waive the one-year supension from promotion and order re-examination in the army in certain corps during the existing war. A bill providing for the taking of the twelfth census was passed by the Senate on Wednesday after a debate which occupied the greater part of three days. The House disposed cjt the Senate amendments of the sundry civil bill and agreed to further conference. The conference report upon the postoffice appropriation bill was adopted without debate. A bill was passed authorizing the construction of a high bridge across Rock river on the Illinois and Mississippi Canal in Illinois, After five hours devoted to the consideration of the bill to enable volunteer soldiers to vote in congressional elections, the conference report upon the war revenue bill was presented to the House on Thursday. Consideration was interrupted by a recess to 8 o’clock in the evening, when the report was taken up again, and after three hours’ debate, involving a wide range of subjects and some sensational features, it was voted upon and adopted—--154 to 107. The Senate passed without division a bill providing American registry for the steamers Olympia, Victoria, Tacoma, Columbia, Arizona and Argyle of the Northern Pacific Steamship Company. The “omnibus claim bill,’’ carrying over $9,000,000, forty private-pension bills and several measures from the general calendar, were passed. Bills were passed as follows: Permitting Col. Anson Mills, Third United States cavalry, to accept, and exercise the office of boundary commissioner between the United States and Mexico; to amend an act establishing a court of private land claims, requiring claims to be filed before March 3, 1901; to amend an act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota.

Shortly after 4 o’clock Friday afternoon the conference report on the war revenue bill was agreed to by the Senate, after a! discussion lasting four hours. The debate' upon the measure was without special incident and was entirely'devoid of acrimonious features. It was a foregone con-, elusion that the report would be agreed to' and the only question of interest involved was how soon a vote could be reached. The report was agreed to by the decisive vote of 43 to 22. The feature'of the day’s session of the house was the securing of, an agreement to consider and vote upon the Newlands resolution to annex Hawaii; The bill to enable volunteer soldiers to, vote at Congressional elections was passed, and a number of minor measures, chiefly of a private nature, were considered. The session of the House on Saturday was devoted to debate upon the Hawaiian resolutions. The Senate amendments to the bill organizing the naval hospital corps was concurred in. In the House on Monday the annexation of Hawaii to the United States was under; discussion. Mr. Newlands (silverite, Nev.) introduced the debate with a speech in support of his resolution for annexation. For nearly two hours the Senate had under discussion the resolution of Mr. Lodge (Mass.), directing the Claims Committee to make an inquiry as to the disposition of the money appropriated by Congress to pay the claim of the book concern of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. A heated colloquy between Mr. Chandler (N. H.) and Mr. Pasco was the feature of the discussion. A bill granting to the Cripple Creek Railroad Company of Colorado a right of way through the Pike’s Peak timber land reserve was passed. An act authorizing the appointment of a nonpartisan commission to collate information and to consider and recommend legisnation to meet the problems presented by labor, agriculture and capital was passed.

Evolution of the Peach.

The peach was originally a poisoned almond. Its fruity parts were used to poison arrows, and for that purpose were Introduced into Persia. Transplantation and cultivation have not only removed its poisonous qualities, but turned It Into the delicious fruit we now enjoy.

Breaking Even.

Sally Gay—Did Jack Huggins steal a kiss from you in the conservatory tonight? Dolly Swift—Yes, but I Immediately replevlned It.—Puck.

Cod Fisheries.

The cod fisheries of Newfoundland have been followed for nearly 400 years. They greatly exceed those of any other country In the world. The average export of cod Is about 1,350,000 hundred-weight per annum.

Germ[?]n Insurance.

In Germany a man who has lost troth bands in an accident can claim the whole of hls life Insurance money, if be be Insured, on the ground that he has lost the means of maintaining himself.

Won His Bet and Died.

In a bar-room at Matawan, N J:, the other night John Barney Vanpelt made a bet that he could drink as much Jersey apple whisky as any other man in the house could drink beer. He won his wager by drinking two quarts and a pint of the whisky, and then died.

Club of Colored Britishers.

Colored Britons have formed a club In London. They come from Demerara, Trinidad, the gold coast, and Sierra Leone, and most of them are medical or law students.

Papa’s Suggestion.

Mamma—What shall we do? As soon as we try to get baby’s picture taken he goes to sleep! Papa—Carry him into the photographer’s dark room. Then the young wretch will think It’s midnight and wake up and howl!

Climatic Conditions.

“Have you a healthy climate out here, Mr. Larrlat?” “Healthy?* No man has ever died a natural death since I’ve been here, an* that’s night onto thirty years.”