Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1898 — Page 2

SdelkmocraticScnttnel J. W. MoKWEK, rublUher. RENSSELAER, - * * INDIANA

MINERS FACE FAMINE.

PROVISIONS SCARCE IN KOTZEBUE SOUND DISTRICT. Gold, Also, Fee ms Scarce, as Only $15,000 Is Reported for This Season's Work-bt. Louis Man Dives 115 Feet Into the Mississippi. .r~ Starvation Confront* Thsm. A letter received at Port Townsend, Wash., announces the arrival at Kotzebue of the steam schooner Elk, which sailed from Port Townsend with a party of prospectors for the month of the McKenzie river. The Elk made the rnn from Dutch harbor to Kotzebue sound in seven days. The letter states that there are more than 500 people on the sound, and that already provisions are scarce. The schooner had two years’ supplies for fifteen men, for which a handsome figure was offered. Parties have commenced prospecting in the mountains and along the various streams emptying into Kotzebue sound. Many who are short of supplies are making preparations to return south. The only gold reported from the vicinity of Kotzebue sound this season is abbut $15,000, which was in possession of three men who had arrived at Dutch harl>or just before the sailing of the Elk. They had exhausted their supply of provisions and came to . Dutch harbor in the hope of replenishing their stock. They refused to give the exact location of where they have l»een working. DiVINC FEAT AT ST. LOUIS. Oaring Taamitar Plunga* from tho Eads . Bridge on a Waver. As the result of a wager Miles McDonald, a teamster, dived from the top railing of Eads bridge at St. Louis into the Mississippi and came out uninjured and triumphant. McDonald was talking with several associates about the feats of Steve Brodie and made the assertion that he could dive ns successfully as has Brodie. A wager followed and he performed the feat. The distance from the railing to the water is 115 feet and the water about twenty-five feet deep. He was picked up by n skiff uone the worse for the experience. Columb a Stand* for D gilty. The legal representative of the Colombian Government called on the Secretary of State at Washington for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with the final settlement of the claim of Italy against Colombia. It is represented by the Colombian Government that when the award was made by President Cleveland as arbiter there was no provision as to the method of settlement, and the proposition of the Colombian Government is that this question be referred to the United States ns arbiter. It is the desire of Colombia that this matter be settled in a manner to preserve the dignity of the republic.

National Leagua Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs iu the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati ..08 35Pittsburg ... .50 48 Boston 05 35 Philadelphia. 45 50 Baltimore ...57 38Brooklyn ....37 00 Cleveland ...59 40Louisville ...38 02 New Y0rk...55 43Washington. 34 01 Chicago 55 40 St. Louis 29 71 Following is the standing of the clubs to the Western League: W. L. W. L. Kansas City.oo 40 Columbus ...54 42 Indianapolis. 59 41 Detroit 39 02 Milwaukee ..62 43 St. Joseph... .30 03 St. Paul 59 45 Minneapolis. 34 73 Town Wiped Out by F am**. The entire business portion of Wheatland, Cal., was destroyed by fire. Only one small grocery store was left standing, and there were 5,000, people, including transient hop-pickers, to feed. The floating population became riotous and began plundering the town, A large force of deputy sheriffs was sworn in from among the citizens to protect the property. Twsnty Tenna**eean* Pariah. Death to twenty persons and devastation to 100 farms is the story in brief of a cloudburst in Hawkins County, Tenn., along Beach creek. For several weeks east Tennessee has been flooded by heavy rainfalls, and the cloudburst was therefore a surprise. The torrent of wafer came with such force ns to sweep away everything in its path. Declar* War On Battlers.* A posse of Federal officers has gone to Woodward County, O. T., to prevent trouble between cattlemen and settlers. The cattlemen are trying to drive out the homestead settlers, have destroyed their fences and crops, burned their buildings and threatened their lives, and serious trouble is apprehended, as both sides are arming.

Acc dent to A'.rmauA Prof. Litchfield, bulloonist, may lose his life as the result of a mishap at his ascension at Clp.rendon, N. Y. After a successful ascent his parachute landed in the lake near Fluvanna and Litchfield’s head struck the rail of a rowboat. He was so badly injured that his recovery is doubtful. ' B»ven Killed In a Wreck in France. The night train on the railway to Lisieux, thirty-four miles east of Caen, was derailed near Bonvillers, France. Seven persons were killed and forty-one injured. Govern jr for Newfoundland. It is announced that Lieut. Col. Maeallum, Governor of Lagos, west Africa, will succeed Sir Herbert Murray as Governor of Newfoundland. Canadian M-ch'ne Works Burned. The works of the Jenakes Machine Company, the largest industry of the kind in Canada, were burned at Sherbrooke, Que. The fire is supposed to have originated in the foregeroom of the Rand Drill Company. The estimated loss is 1f!225,000, probably covered by insurance. Terr sic Tornado in South Dakota. A'destructive tornado about five miles west of Gary, S. D., at a place called Mortz Siding, caused the loss of eight lives and injured a number, besides doing great damage to property. i Thieve* t liy a Princess. From St. Petersburg it is reported that a band of thieves entered the residence of Princess Chunkaloff, near Simferopel, capital of the Government of Taurida, in the Crimea, foully murdered the princess and two lady companions, Strangling them in their sleep, and, after pillaging the house of valuables, decamped. Madam Demorest De.id. Mme. Demorest, vice-president of the board of Temple trustees and one of the leading W. C. T. U. women in the country, died at her home in New York City. The deceased was a personal friend of Frances E. Willard and was the founder of the Demorest medal contests. Big Qo'd Nugget Found. Advices from Kalgoorlie, West Austraiia, say thousands of people are rushing to the vicinity of Lake Gwynne, close to Kanowna, where a nugget of gold weighing ninety-five pounds was recently discovered. The excitement in the mining districts is reported to bo intense. * Negro Lynched In Mi*sl*i!pp'. Mullock Walker, a negro, was taken from the jail at Corinth, Miss., and banged by a masked mob of 250 men. He had sandbagged and robbed Charles Dazille, who is dying. The negro confessed to the crime aud implicated two others.

VANDERBILT LINES UNITE Entire Ey*t*m Wilt Ba Oomb’nod Into Two . Main Division*. At a meeting of the presidents and traffic officials of the Vanderbilt lines, held at the Grand Central depot, New .York, It has been agreed to consolidate ali the various fast freight lines operating over the different roads in the Vanderbilt into two, the one to be composed of the lines operating over the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and its connections, and the other of those running over the West Shore Railroad and its connections. The former line will embrace the present Red, White, Midland, Blue and Canada Southern lines; the latter the North Shore dispatch, West Shore line and Nickel Plate line. A clearing house will be established at Buffalo to audit all accounts and claims for both new lines. As fast aB practicable all line agencies west of Chicago and St. Lonis will Be consolidated. LIGHT ON A MURDER MYSTERY. Wife of J. T. Orr cf Tonnoisao Accuiet of Hiring Nsgross to Kill H m. J. T. Orr, a prominent hardware merchant of Clarendon, Tenn., was killed on the night of July 30 by a shot fired through the window of his home. The search for the guilty parties was unfruitful until the other day, when the sheriff heard that Airs. Orr knew something of the crime. It was charged that she hired a negro- named Dennis Record to kiil Mr. Orr. A negro named Manse Castle, however, volunteered to do the work for the same amount, so it was stated. Record, Castle and Mrs. Orr were immediately placed under arrest. loiter Castle said he had killed Orr, and charged that Mrs. Orr had hired him to do the work. Orr’s life was insured for $5,000 in the Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees. His wife is the beneficiary. RIOTS IN CHINA. Many Christian* Killed and Mia*!ona Das'royo i by Rsbala. Advices from the Orient say that ail Corea is excited by the German consul, Krin, slapping the minister of foreign affairs, Kin Whan, in the face with his unread letter and punching him in the chest. Corea demands quick vengeance. There are widespread riots in Se Chuen, and a strong anti-foreign tendency. All the English, French and American missions were attacked and many Christians were killed. A priest, Pere Freuy, was carried into captivity by the brigand, @ll Mansi}, The French mission offers 0.000 taels ransoim The Protestant and Roman Catholic missions were destroyed by rebels in the towns of Poilen and Lerschnan, BLOW AT THE PAPER TRUST. Independent Mill to Be Built by Publish*!** of Big Newspaper*. A general movement is developing among the newspapers of the country toward the building of independent paper mills to be operated directly by the newspapers. One Chicago paper has sent a map into northern Minnesota to look into paper mill possibilities in that vicinity, and other Chicago papers may be supplied from such a mill, if one is built. The Chicago Saturday Blade is also working along the same line, while the World of New York is on the point of stnrting a $2,000,000 plant in Maine. Alaskan Imm gi-atio* Restr'ct* 1. The United States Government recognizes the gravity of the situation at St. Alichael’s, Alaska, where thousands of prospectors have been landed by the transportation companies, and has taken steps to remedy it. Those men are unable to get up the river, few have supplies to last them throughout the winter and from present indications they will be fit subjects for the bounty of Uncle Sam. In this emergency Gen. Merriam has issued an order prohibiting the landing of more men at the Alaskan port unless they have food sufficient to last them a year. The order is ns follows: “Vancouver Barracks, Wash.—Notice is hereby given to all shipmasters aud other persons engaged in carrying passengers to ports in north Alaska that orders have been given by which the commanding officers at Fort St. Michael’s w r ill prevent the lauding of any passengers on the military reservation unless abundant nnd satisfactory proof is given of their ability and intention to proceed at once beyond the international boundary. By command of Maj. Gen. Merriam.” At St. Michael’s there is now a company of regular infantry under Lieut. Richardson which wUI enforce the order of Gen. Merriam. It was sent there a year ago in anticipation of just such an emergency. The order is aimed at the wild-cat and irresponsible transportation companies, of which there are about a score doing business in Alaskan waters.

A* to Haw tlian Governme-it Representative Tawney of Minnesota, who visited Hawaii last year, nnd upon bio return became an enthusiastic annexationist, favors a form of government similar to that of the District of Columbia, which is governed by three commissioners, two of whom are of different political faith, the third being an army officer. “From observations made while in Hawaii,” said Mr. Tawney, “it would not surprise me if this form of government should be recommended by the commissioners. In this way the necessity of giving the island representation in the Senate or House will be avoided. The Attorney General of the island and other public officers favor this form of government, and believe if committees wore appointed by the two branches of Congress to look after the welfare of the island a government which would be satisfactory to a large majority of the people would be the result. I hope the commission now on its way to our possession in the Pacific will take this view of the matter.”

Fast Train Btoppad b/ Robbers. The south-bound Omaha flyer on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy was held up at Dug hill, two miles north of the Francis street station, St. Joseph, Mo. No passengers wore molested, but the safe in the express car was rolled out of the door and loaded into a wagon. Later it was found near the track. There was very little money in the safe, according to the Adams Express Company. Was Murder* 1 for His Money. At Watdrtown, S. D., the body of a man was found in a box car, having a bullet wound at the base of the brain. J. V. Gallagher of Newark, Ohio, identified the body ns that of his brother, P. E. Gallagher of Gibson, Ohio. P. E. Gallagher was on a pleasure trip through the West, and is believed to have been murdered for his money by Henry Walker and Henry Elliott. Trsin ftrikss a LandslideWhile a north-bound train was coming from Norton, Va., it ran into a landslide near Pennington Gap, Kentucky, and three coaches attached rolled down a 60foot embankment. About twenty passengers were aboard, all of whom were more or less injured. Senator Vast Critically ll'. United States Senator George G. Vest of Missouri is lying critically ill in Aabury Park, N. J. Senator Vest has been ill for some time, but a rapid decline, such as, it is said, he suffered within the last few days, was unlooked for. B g F.rs a 1 Bcaguay. When the steamer Farnllon sailed from Skaguay the town was in flames, and its almost total destruction seemed inevitable. The fires caught from the surrounding forestG, which were all ablaze. Great Naphiha Workj Burned. The mine and towers of the great naphtha works at Wisehan, Russian Transcaucasia, have been destroyed by fire. Fourteen people were badly burned. Killed by an Indian. At a dance at Earlborp, Ok., Isaac Jones, a white man, was stabbed to death by Johnson Tiger, an Indftin, in a quarrel oyer'a white girl. ~ - Francs Wa it* Afr can Territsry. The Brussels correspondent of the London Daily .Telegraph says: “Prince Aront«rg, president of the French African

committee, has issued a circular letter Inviting subscriptions for the equipment of two missions to Lake Tchad, central Africa, in place of the ill-fated Oasemajon expedition. The circular refers to ’the English endeavor to seize all nnappropriated territory in west Africa,’ and to the success similar expeditions have had in forestalling these attempts, it then appeals for French support of similar work in central Africa, enjoining speed and secrecy, ‘so as not to arouse the suspicion of our foreign rivals.’ ” The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, who also refers to rumors of another expedition to central Africa and to measures to strengthen the Marehand mission, says: “The present French Government is strongly in favor o? a forward pofiby in Afrlfa, which it is prepared to carry out to the bitter end.”

KILLED IN A LAUNCH. Pacui.sr Accident Occurs to Missionaries In Yokohama Harbor. The steamer Victoria from the Orient brings news of a frightful accident in Yokohama harbor, whereby two women missionaries of the American mission board, Misses Simmons and Allen, lost their lives. The two women had a number of friends who were journeying to this side of the Pacific by the Empress of Japan, and they went ont in a launch to see them off. The good-bys being said, the two women were going ashore in the launch when a junk which was sailing into the harbor, running swiftly before the wind, collided with the launch. The junk’s bowsprit was driven against Miss Simmons with terrific force. It struck her in the abdomen and hnpdled her, killing her instantly. Her companion, Miss Allen, was struck about the shoulders and head by the unwieldy bow of the Chinese vessel and she was terribly cut and lacerated. She lingered in pain for the greater part of a day in the Yokohama hospital and died a few hours before the Victoria sailed. RICH COLD STRIKES REPORTED. Bt«mp*do frem Bennett to th* Newly Discovered Fisld-A Like of Qold The steamer City of Topeka came into port at Seattle with the news of two important gold strikes in Alaska. On board was a small party of Klondikers, with perhaps $50,000 in dust and drafts. One of the new finds is on a small creek emptying into Big Taku arm, and it is said the new town of Bennett was deserted iq an hour on hearing the news. The other strike is on Bnranof Island, and is said to be a lake of gold. Man an<J Woman Bhq\ O. W, Green of Goldfield, Colo,, went to the home of H, V, Baker at Bellevue, a suburb of Omaha, Neb,, and shot Mrs, Green, who was visiting there. Wheq neighbors arrived Green’s body was found on a rear porch. The story given the authorities was that Green bad committed suicide after murdering his wife. At the inquest the surgeons discovered two bullets in the top of the dead man’s head. The discovery excited suspicion and Baker finally confessed to having shot Green to death. Baker declared he firtd at Green after the latter had attacked Mrs. Green, his sister. The bullets were evidently fired into Green’s head while he was lying down, and much mystery surrounds the double murder. Baker is a citizen of good standing, but he refuses to say more on the subject, other than that Green came to the house, called aside his wife, with whom he had had some domestic troubles, and shot her. He says he attempted to prevent the crime by firing at Green.

China Aisent* to Ru**ia’* Co-id it o-is. The Pekin correspondent of the London Times says: “The tsung-li-yamen (Chinese foreign office) has given formal assent to all the conditions imposed by the Russian charge d’affaires, M. Pavloff, regarding the contract for the Neu-Chwang railway extension loan. These, conditions nre in direct conflict with the terms of tho signed contract and are designed to block the completion of the final contract. To Arbitrate MoQjrd’s Claim. The case of Alexander McCord, the American mining engineer imprisoned by the Peruvians during a revolution and whose claim for $50,000 damages was a subject for dispute between the United States and Peru for a number of years, has been referred to arbitration, the case being submitted to the lord chief justice of the Dominion of Canada, under the terms of the arbitration treaty. Flro Cause* $200,000 Loss. A fire started at New Orleans in Osborn’s Turkish bath establishment on Bourbon street, and while no buildings were destroyed, it penetrated into several large Canal street retail stores, doing considerable damage to stocks. The loss will approximate $200,000, well insured. Worn* i Lynch-d by a Mcb. Mrs. John T. Orr, under arrest for the murder of her husband at Clarendon, Ark., committed suicide by taking poison. Five negroes, her alleged accomplices, were taken from jail and hanged by a mob. Three of the negroes were women. Killed by Llv* Wirj. While leaning from a window of the Shamokin Valley knitting works at Shamokin, Pa., Miss Jennie Allison, aged 18 years, was electrocuted by her nose coming in contact with a telephone wire that had been crossed by a live arc light wire; Tramp* Capture a Tra n. Fifty tramps captured a Great Northern freight train three miles west of Grand Forks, N. D., and ran it to Larimore, about twenty miles, where they were captured by officers and citizens. They offered stubborn resistance. Chef Exicutivs of N*rth Dakota Exp res. Gov. F. A. Briggs of North Dakota died at Bismarck, of consumption. J. M. Devine is Lieutenant Governor. _ Pasi'ng of Ado'ph Butro. Adolph Henry Josqph Sutro, former Mnyor of San Francisco and widely known as a philanthropist, is dead.

THE MARKETS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 71e to 73c; corn, No. 2,32 cto 34c; oats, No. 2,20 c to 22c; rye, No. 2,45 cto 46c; butter, choice creamery, 18c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 13c; potatoes, choice, 40c to 55c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattie, shipping, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, GBe to 69c; corn, No. 2 white, 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 20c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.50 to $4.25; sheep, $3 50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2,74 cto 75c, corn, No. 2 ye! low, 32c to 33c; oats, No 2,24 cto 25c; rye, No. 2,43 cto 45c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,72 eto 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 23c to 25c; rye, No. 2. 49c to 51c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2,72 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to rye, 45c to 47c. 1 Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 73c to 74c; eo:n, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; rye, No. 2,45 c to 47c; clover seed, $3.10 to $3.20. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spriDg, 84c to 86c; cm N\ 3,33 cto 34c; oats. No. 2 white, 2Ge to 28<.; rye, Nc. 2,45 cto 4Gc; ba.iey, No, 2,38 cto 40c; pork, mess, $9.00 to $9.50. Buffalo—Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to SSJSO; hogs, common to choice, $3.50 to $4,50; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.50 to $5.25; lambs, common to extra, $5.00 to $7.00. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to ss.7srhogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 $o $5.00; wheat. No 2 reJ 80c to 82c;’ corn, No. 2,39 cto 40c; outs, No. 2 white, 33c to 34c; butter, creamery, 15c to 20c; eggs, Western, 14c to 15c.

POLITICS OF THE DAY

CAN’T PAY WITHOUT MONEY. When friends of free silver were urging Congress to expand the currency and furnlsb more money for business, as well as for way, we were ridiculed by the gold press, which declared that all the country needed to carry on the war was less money and more taxation. We told them tliat the issuance of bonds would furnish safe Investments and withdraw money from business, and that with the bonds issued to absorb the circulating medium the new taxes imposed by the Dingiey bill would not only be onerous, vexatious and burdensome, but that they would not produce the expected revenue. We poiffted out that while the United States was putting out $500,000,000 of Surplus revenue which was applied to the payment of public debt, that after the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act with a view of reaching the gold standard the revenue fell off and the debt Increased in four years $202,000,000. We contended that it yvas necessary In order to enable people to pay taxes, there should be money in the country for that purpose. It was contended, on the other hand, that the less money there was In circulation with which to pay taxes the easier it would be to make payment and the larger would be the revenues. The war revenue bill has gone into operation. The loose money of the country, says the Silver Knight Watchman, has been absorbed by the new bond issue, and the new taxes are so vexatious and difficult to pay that it is almost imposible to do business at all. The only activity in any line of business of the war is in war supplies. In ordinary times the business of the war would create a boom, but undey the existing clreuim stances the only boomers nre the lucky ones in trade with Government officials. However rich these lucky fel- - lows may get. the country at large will not realize much benefit from their peculiar gains. The people will have a chance in the fall elections to say whether they want more taxes and less -money to continue to be the settled policy of the country,

Fteve Fouglaa’ Fon. The announcement of Stephen A. Douglas Jr. that he considers himself a member of the Democratic party is a political event of unusual significance. Mr. Douglas has always been a Republican, a hard party worker, conspicuous In Republican conventions and popular meetings and a favorite campaign orator. The democracy of Mr. Douglas, though but recently acknowledged, comes to him by distinguished descents He is the elder son of Stephen A. Douglas, the illustrious Democratic statesman aud leader, whose name and public service are among the highest honors of the State of Illinois. On Ills dying bed he bequeathed to his sons their most valuable patrimony—his parting parental counsel: “Tell them to obey the. laws aud uphold the Constitution.” words are sculptured on the base of his monument at Chicago. They constitute the foundation principle of the Democratic party. With this admonition left as his political inheidtance the younger Douglas has remained too long out of the Democratic party. He is welcome to its ranks and will become one of its most powerful and persuasive advocates before the people. In 1890 he secretly voted for Bryan. A few days ago he made his public declaration of faith. He will take the stump for free silver, the main cause of his conversion.

Hoarded Gold. As a proof of the wonderfully beneficial effects of the gold standard, the accumulation of gold in the vaults of banks and sub-treasuries is quoted. It is alleged that upward of 500 tons of gold, which is about one-twenty-fifth of all the gold in the world, lie in the treasure vaults of New York. City. For all the good that gold is doing the people of the United States it might as well be in the frozen marshes of the Klondike. Hoarded money Is dead money, and gold Is the money which bankers, brokers and mlsei’s hoard. Especially Is this the case In times of war, and it Is made the case by the demonetization of sliver, which constitutes gold the only money of ultimate redemption. If those tons of gold could be put in circulation, if the value they represent could be Injected Into the arteries of trade, then some benefit would be conferred! Indeed, great benefit would result. But as this gold Is Bimply piled up In the treasury vaults of New York it confers no more benefit than so much brick dust. Wheat In an elevator wifi not keep people from starving. Wheat must be ground into flour, made into broad, placed within the reach of the Individual before it can relieve hunger. Gold in th? vaults Is as useless as wheat in the elevator. There is. no benefit to the people In either so long as they are hoarded. Humbug and Wheat. Why have the Republican editors fallen silent on the great question of wheat? What has become of the Dingley bill? Its vast influence In booming wheat up to and beyond the dollar mark? Wherefore are the Republican orators mute on the enormous wealth gathered by the horny handed sons of toil who worked the farms while the Dingley confidence men worked the farmers? Whence have flown the turgid pages of rhetoric about the mortgage lifting power of the advance agent of prosperity? All these queries are pertinent since the famine in India has ceased; since the crops of wheat for 1898 have been estimated; since the corner in our great cereal has been broken, and since the price of wheat has tumbled down hill faster than It ever climbed up hill. If anybody was ever fooled by the unblushing effrontery of the claim that the Republican party has anything to do witli raising the prjee of wheat, now is the time to repent, confess and receive absolution. Wheat has tumbled, though the Dingley bill Ims not been repealed, and In spite of the fact that the Republican administration at Washington still lives.

Work Inefficient. Since the days of the fighting in front of Santiago, there has been cumulative evidence of the inefficiency of the work of the War Department in the matter of transportation, supplies and medical attendance. In the haste of a campaign carried on under circumstances so unusual, a certain amount of unpreparedness and of unavoidable drawbacks was to be expected; bnt the shocking condition writer which the sick! soldiers on the Seneca and the* Concha made the'voyage to New York, together with the terrible privations

suffered In the camps, which Inspector General Breckinridge has reported, seem certainly to pass far beyond the line of excusable shortcomings.—Baltimore S’ews. Robbed bjr Trusts. Direct taxation Is not borne with equanimity by the people of the United States. But when such taxes are imposed as a means of raising revenne to on war, objections are silenced. There is a form of taxation, however, which is more heavy than any imposed by the Government, and that Is the tax levied on all consumers by the trusts. Almost every day the announcement Is made of the formation of a new trust or of the Increase in the price of articles manufactured by some trust.- Today it Is tho whisky trust. Yesterday It was the plate-glass trust. To-mor-row It will be some other trust. Every one of these trusts is protected by the Republican administration. Every one of these trusts helped to elect McKinley. If the people are tired of paying tribute to the trusts they should cease to vote for the candidates of the Republican party. So long as Mark Hanna, Steve Elkins and McKinley are kept in power, just so long will the trusts multiply aud flourish. Just so long will the people be taxed to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. In the light of every-day experience the people ought to see the result of Republican success aud should take measmeasures to destroy the party which creates the trusts.

Popular War Loan. Selling the bonds at par to the people of the United States and giving the takers of small sums the preference was a new departure In national financiering. When the.money dealers urged a bond Issue they expected to buy the bonds at par and to sell them to individual at a premium. Now, alas, for the syn j dlcates, the Individual purchasers, having bought the bonds at par, have the opportunity to sell them to the bond dealers at a premium, consequently there Is much grief in the hearts Of money dealers and much joy in the hearts of the common people. If bonds are to be Issued at all, they should be sold to the men and women who pay the taxes and do the work. They should never be offered to syndicates. Grover Cleveland made J. Pierpont Morgan and his combines of American and European bankers a present of $1,000,000 on what should be the last public loan sold by private contract. In making that gift to Morgan the President robbed the people. Similar robbery was contemplated when the war bonds were under discussion, but, thanks to Democratic efforts, the steal was defeated.

The Savage Bachelor,

The Sweet Young Thing—Oh, did you read about that woman who refused to be rescued by the firemen until her dog had been saved? The Savage Bachelor—Yes. I want to say that the devotion of the woman to the dog is one of the most beautiful traits the creature has.—Cincinnati Enquirer. **

At Home.

Mrs. Westend—Good morning, Mr. Northend. I want to run in and see your wife. Is she at home? Mr. Northend—Yes, she’ll be at home all day. When I left she was trying to make up her mind to go out and have a tooth pulled.—New York Weekly.

The Irish of It.

Money is very welcome in these days. A man who had to leave his office and was expecting a cafler to pay him some money,Weft his notice on the door: “I have gone out for half an hour. Will be back soon. Have been gone twenty minutes already.”—Tld-Bits.

He Had Been There.

Lizzie—l had my fortune told yesterday, and what do you think? George—You’re going to be married within a year and will be very rich and happy. Lizzie—Why, George, how on earth did you guess it? I haven’t told a soul.

Measuring.

The fair one—l suppose you will marry, though, when the golden opportunity offers, won’t you? The cautious one—lt will depend upon how much gold there is In the opportunity.—Boston Traveler.

Where the Thanks Came In.

Pensmitih (a callow bard)—My poem Is returned with editor’s thanks. Huh! I don’t see what he has to thank me for! Grimshaw—For what you didn’t send him, probably.—Harper’s Bazar.

Terms.

Bond—Don’t you realize that marriage broadens a man? yes; I suppose it can be put that way, but “flattens” is the word I’ve always used.—Boston Traveler.

Had Him Sure.

“Do you expect there will be any men at the seashore, Isabel?” “Of course; there was only one man there last year, but he promised me on his knees to be there again this season.” —Chicago Record.

The Way to Economize.

Mrs. Holmes—l hear that the price of cigars has gone up on account of the war. Mr. Holmes—Yes; rnd that reminds me that we must buy a cheaper grade of flour.—Boston Transcript.

Encouraging.

Mr. Porkenham —Well, do you think his lordship means business? Miss Porkenham—Yes, I am almost sure of it. He spoke, last night, of hiring an expert accountant to go over y'our books.

No Help Needed.

“If any man * wanted to kiss me I should scream for help.” “Oh, If he really wanted'to kiss you, you wouldn’t need any one to make him do it.”—Pick-Me-Up. The Man Who Intervenes. “Are you doing anything for your country?” “Doing anything? Not a day passes but I throw a lot of war poetry Into the waste basket.”

Then He Hated Her.

“Yes.” he said, “I can trace my descent back for hundreds o<f years.” “I don’t doubt it,” she replied. “Your poor old ancestors are dead and, ot course, can’t help themselves.” A Misfit. ’ “Did he say your poem was too long, or too short?” “He said it was too broad.”

LET US ALL LAUGH.

JOKES FROM THE PENS OF VARIOUS HUMORISTS. Pleasant Incidents Occnorln* the World Over Sayings that Are Cheerful to the Old or Toang—Funny Selections that Ton Will Knjoy. She Leads the Procession. "It’s no use; wo can’t keep up with Maud.” “What’s the matter now?” “She’s got engaged by cable.” No Brains at All. “Belle is disgusted with that young man at the seashore.” “What about him?” “She says he is crazy; there are fifteen pretty girls there, and he goes around raring about the lovely sunsets.” Brives to Extremes. “Did you read about that lowa preacher who was engaged to seventeen girls?” “Yes; I presume the poor man was trying to keep his choir together through the hot weather.” No Room. “There’s one good thing about flats.” “What Is It?” “People who live in them have to put their children to bed when company tomes.” Summer Hardships. “Do you suffer much In the/summer?* “I was getting along all right until) »J nephew sent me a railroad pass that I can’t get time to use.” An Awkward Corner. “I’m sorry for Hambus.” f “Why?” 1 ' “He wanted to go to war, but was' rejected because he has a weak heart and his girl keeps wanting to know

ON THE BANKS OF THE BRONX.

Rev. Thirdly—My boy, do you know if you go fishing on Sunday you will lose your immortal soul? Mugsey McGuire—Say, mister, does yer know dat if yer stan’ dere a talkin’ at me, you’ll scare away de only bite I’ve had to-day?

why he doesn’t go. Now, how is a fellow in that fix going to get out of it?” Oriein of Their Ideas. She—lt seems to.be the general belief among the Spaniards that Americans are merely a lot of'savages. He—Yes, I guess they mußt have had ■Healings with’ some of the Eastern summer hotel-keepers. They Will Say It. Mrs. Peck—Henry, when I married you Mr. Peck—There, I’m glad you’ve made up your mind to admit it at last. A moment later the neighbors saw him running down the street without his hat. Diamond Repartee.

Swipsey—Say, dat pitcher uv yours ain’t so warm. Soxsey—Dat feller is hot stuff. Why, say, he’s got a standing contract wld de Oil company. Dey use de sweat uv his brow for gasoline. An Indication. “I wonder If Pittleus has his life insured.” “I guess so. I heard his wife urging him to go on an excursion the other day.” Two Vlewa of a Sad Case. Her father—l am afraid, sir, that my daughter can never be happy with a man who can be engaged to her a month without giving her a ring. The aspirant—Sir, I am afraid I can never be happy with a girl whose engagement to me will not induce Jewelers to trust me,—The Jewelers’ Weekly. After He Had Suffered. ‘‘Pa, what’s an amateur, anyway?” ‘‘A stranger who goes around winning races from fellows who think they are swift and whose friends have lots of money.” An Evidence. ‘‘l believe he thinks more of her money. than he does of her.” ‘‘Yes. He always had such good taste.”—Detroit Free Press. All-Important. First Mendicant—What did yer give up the “Blind Man” racket fer? Second Ditto—lt didn’t give me- no chance ter stop an’ read ther war bulletins.—New York Evening Journal. A Fcarred Veteran. “MaJ. Duflick is making a great war record, isn’t he?” “I’d like to know how you make that out. He’s still here.” “I know, but he is making all the flag presentation speeches as the various companies are being sent away to the front."

Recklem Waste. “The Americans are such a wasteful people.” “Yes; coming down on the train this morning I noticed at least six wabs and a dozen roofs on which no one had painted advertising signs.” drew Gray in Hia Service. “Well, did the boss give you a rise?” “No.” “Not even when you told him you had grown gray in his service?” “No. Gave me the name of a good hair dye.”—Tld-Bits. The Wretch.

“Hal, I’m afraid you’re going from bad to worse.* “Why? Because I’ve thrown ovei Mabel Turner for you?” Fad but Glorious. Mr. Oldham—By George! I beliers that young Dunkley is a hypnotist. Mrs. Oldham—Why? Mr. Oldham—l went to see him thU morning intending to tell him that h« imust not come here to see our daugbtei

any more and before I got away he had , borrowed $lO from me. m Didn’t Expect Too Much of Him. They had a war correspondent in court in an Eastern city. He said to the Judge: “Do you want me to tell the truth about this matter?” “No,” said the Judge; “I don’t expect it Just do the best you can.”—Atlanta Constitution. Unknown Happiness, “I see that somebody down East has attached a storage battery to a lawn mower and made a success of it” “Poor fellow! I’m sorry for him.” “Why ?” “He can’t know the Joy of being th< father of a good, healthy boy.” He Meant Welt Mr. Wibbleton—lt has always been my aim In life to say nothing rather than say things that would make me seem ridiculous. Miss Sharpleigh you’re Just like a Spanish gunner. Mr. Wibbleton—l’d like to knots how you figure out the similarity. Miss Sharpleigh—You don’t seem to have much success in hitting what you aim at.

Sailors’ Queer Drill.

On American warships in connection with big gun exercise “ram drill” Is practiced, says the New York Tribune. At a signal every man drops where he stands into a posture in which his body is extended at nearly full length, but does not touch the deck, being supported upon the tips of the fingers and the tips of the toes. It Is put into practical use when the ship is about to ram 01 be rammed by another vessel. If the men did not put themselves into a position of this sort, which lessens the shock as much as possible, they would be thrown down and would be far more likely to be injured. Another point of value in the ram drill lies in the fact, as the executive officer observed, that It is one more thing done according to orders, and with a purpose. As such it strengthens the general morale. # A promiscuous tumbling, on the other hand, such as would ensue if the men tried to stand still during the collision, would certainly not have this effect. The ram drill is practiced on only a few ships of the navy.

Extinction of the Beaver.

The beaver is now almost extinct in southwest Missouri, where once the industrious and cunning animal could be found in every stream. The presence of this interesting creature, whose fur has always been so much prized throughout the world, caused the early settlers of the Ozarks to give its name to many streams that feed White river. South of Springfield the creeks were full of beavers a generation ago, and now and then a survivor of the disappearing family may still be found, but trappers have ceased to expect such a desirable catch. The otter has also about vanished from the waters of this country, and Springfield fur dealers make a special display of a hide when they secure one.—Springfield (Mo.) Leader-Democrat.

Arabian Horses.

A good Arabian horse can canter in the desert for twenty-four hours Jn summer and forty-eight hours in winter without drinking.

AGUINALDO’S DARING DEED.

Rebel Leader Collects a Prinoety Re* ward for His Own HeadL Nearly two years ago Agulnaldo and a compatriot -named Alexandra, also a lieutenant of native troops, organized a revolt in the native corps at the Philippines. Aguinaldo’s regiment one morning, while on parade, shot all the Spanish officers, except a few lieutenants, and took to the savannas—great trackless prairie, swampy, with occasional high bits of land, called “mattes.” Here Agulnaldo made his headquarters. At one time he must have had 4,000 or 5,000 men under arm# of some sort hidden In these fastnesses, raiding the rich settlements whenever they felt like it. The political governor general of the Philippines, Senor Don Basillo Augustin y Davila, offered a reward of $20,000 for the head of Agulnaldo. Within a week he received a note from the Insurgent chief, saying: “I need the sum you offer very much, and will deliver the head myself.” Ten days later the southeast typhoon was raging. The hurricane—for It was one—was tearing things to bits, and it was raining as it can only rain in the Orient, a sheet of black water flooding the earth. The two sentinels at the governor general’s gate made the usual reverent sign as a priest passed In, who asked if his excellency was In and unengaged. They answered yes to both questions. Don Basillo did not turn his head as some one entered. It was his secretary, he supposed, come to help prepare an eloquent statement upon the condition of the colonies. It was not the secretary, but the priest,' who said, "Peace be with you, my son.” The cleric locked the door, and, dropping his cloak, said: “Do you know me?” Don Basillo did not know him. It was Agulnaldo, also a twenty-inch bolo, a native knife, sharp as a razor, carried by every Malay in time of trouble. They can lop off an arm with one blow, as though It were a carrot. “I have brought the head of Agulnaldo,” the chief said, touching tha edge of his jewel-hilted bolo to ascertain its condition, “and I claim the reward! nasten, else I shall have to expedite matters myself.” Don Basillo was trapped. He had to open the desk and count out the sum in Spanish gold. Agulnaldo punctillously wrote a receipt, coolly counted the money and walked backward toward the door. He suddenly opened it and dashed out, just ahead of a pistol bullet that cut his locks on the temples. Captain General Polavleja offered him and Alexandro a free pardon and $200,000 each to quit the colony. They accepted It and got the money, only to learn that they were both to be assassinated the next night at a festa. The two men who had undertaken the job were found dead, stabbed to the heart In their own beds. On the kriss handle was a bit of paper with a line saying, “Beware of the Malay’s vengeance.” Polavleja resigned and returned to Spain, being succeeded by Gen. Augusti formerly captain general of Barcelona. ;

WATER FROM SAND DUNES.

Cnrions Source of Supply A Iona: the Feacoast of Holland, Consul Corey, of Amsterdam, in the July Consular Reports, makes the curious statementathat the water supply of that city is being obtained from the sand dunes bordering the sea in the vicinity. The dunes consist of sand blown up into ridges from the beach, having a height near Haarlem of about twenty feet and a width of about two and a half miles. The fresh water they contain is supposed to come chiefly from the rainfall. Not only is the water in the dunes fresh above sea level, but it is perfectly fresh also to a depth of sixty-six feet below the sea level. The water in the immediate neighborhood is salt. It is held by some persons that the sand in some way renders the sea water fresh, but it is more intelligible to find the source of the fresh water of the dunes in the rainfall. Be the cause what It may the dunes are a vast reservoir of fresh water, which is being collected for Amsterdam by means of stoneware pipes thirteen feet beneath the surface and by means of open canals. For Haarlem the water is collected in wells flfty-flve feet below sea level. There is some doubt, however, as to the permanency of the supply if too largely drawn upon, Wells sometimes give fresh water for a while and afterward turn salty. The occurrence of fresh water on small low islands and on sandy beaches has long been a curious problem upon which the waterworks of Amsterdam may throw some light.—Baltimore Sun.

Prophecy Fulfilled.

In fulfillment of a stranger’s prophecy, Joseph B. Young, night manager of James B. Campbell & Bros.’ restaurant, 414 West Madison street, has met his cousin, Edward Hall, G 4 Elizabeth street. Neither knew the other was on earth until recently. The mothers of the two had not heard from each other since before the war. The other night a young man entered the restaurant, and while Young was waiting on him the stranger asked Young if he had not seen him somewhere before. A conversation developed the fact that Young has an uncle, Joseph Evesfield, a hardware dealer, in Mattoon, 111., who was also an uncle of thd stranger. “What is your name?” asked Young. “Hall,” replied the young man. i “And your mother’s name?” “Lizzie Heron”’ , “Why, my mother’s name was Matilda Heron,” replied Young. “Did you ever hear of any one by the name of Young?” “Yes, yes,” answered Hall; “my mother told me before she died that I had a cousin, one Joe Young, but as she had not heard from his mother for over thirty years, she did not know whether he was dead or alive. I guess you and I are first cousins. Slmke,” and Hall extended his hand toward his newfound cousin. Then Young related an experience of three months ago that sounds like a tale from the “Arabian Nights.” Three months earlier, to the hour, a Btranger had stopped in the restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Something prompted Young to give the man a meal, which he ate with avidity. Then he astonished the restaurant man by addressing him by name and telling him stories from Young’s family history. At last he told Young that within three days, three weeks or three months he would meet a relative of whom he had never heard. Hall’s appearance fulfills the prophecy. The stranger refused to divulge his identity, and, although penniless, exhibited a Jeweled rosary and crucifix in gold and diamonds, given him, he said, by his Spanish mother, and probably worth slo,ooo.—Chicago Tribune;

Warm Enough for Anybody.

Restaurant guest—Everything you have brought me is stone cold. Polite waiter—Here is the mustart) gn’ pepper, sab.—New York Weekly,