Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 29, Plymouth, Marshall County, 30 June 1899 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY IHDEPE11DE11T. "aw. METSKER, Pub. and Prop. PLYMOUTH, - - INDIANA. im BpifK News of General Interest Told in Paragraphs.

COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happenings of Much or Little Importance from All Farts of the Civilized World Price of Farin Prodace In "Western Blarkets. ; Quebec The village of St. Raymond, thirty-five mile? from this city, was almost wiped out by a fire. Forty buildings were burned. Loss, $50,000; well Insured. Buffalo, N. Y. Daniel J. Keefe, president of the International Longshoremen's association, is endeavoring to bring about a settlement of the freight handlers strike. New York Thomas Walsh, the noted east side politician, better known as "Fatty" Walsh, died, aged C3 years. He was the father of Blanche Walsh, the actress. Berlin Germany has officially indorsed the international commercial congress to be held at Philadelnhia, End will have an official delegate present at the opening of the congress Oct. 10. Norwich, Conn. A partial examination of the books of ex-Tax-Col lector George L. Griswold, who was arrested, a self-confessed embezzler, shows a shortage of about $25,000. Towson, Md. The jury in the case of Mrs. Clementine M. Reckford, on trial for the murder of her husband, returned a verdict of manslaughter. Bartley, Neb This town and adjacent territory was visited by a destructive hail and rain storm. For miles to the northeast not a stalk of corn or spear of wheat is left standing. Farmer City, 111 Eugene Harriman, aged 15, of Atlanta. 111., attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head und is not expected to live. Shell Mound, Cal. J. E. Gorman of the Golden Gate Pistol and Rifle club tied the world's fifty-yard pistol shooting record, which has been held for a long time by E. E. Partridge of the Massachusetts Rifle association. West Bay City, Mich The deal whereby the l ig shipyard of F. W. Wheeler passed into the American ship building trust was closed. Two week3 ago the yard was appraised at $700,000. Stoughton, Wis. A. H. Joice, cashier of the defunct Dane county bank, was arrested on a warrant sworn out by a wido-, who charges hira with having taken a deposit of $300, giving in exchange his individual notes instead of the usual certificates. San Jose, Cal. Major Jose R. Pico of Oakland is taking steps to sue for the recovery of a lot of business property which he claims was sold while he was away fighting for his country. Chattanooga, Tenn. Preparations are being made for the erection of several additional handsome monuments in Chickamauga park by the state of Iowa. Tiffin, Ohio The board of regents of Heidelberg university conferred the degree of doctor of laws upon Andrew Carnegie, tne iron and steel magnate of Pittsburg Galesbur- 111 Capt. 3. F. Holcomb, a member of Gen. John A. Logan's etaff in the civil war and well known in Grand Army circles, dit of apoplexy, aged 7S years. Washington The German ambassador, Dr. von Holleben. will leave for Berlin on a summer vacation about the middle of next month. Greensboro, X. C The Benbow house was burned. The loss to B. G. Fisher, proprietor of the hotel, is $100,000, with no insurance. Toledo, Ohio Th? makers of metal wheels and childrt i's express wagons decided to advance the price $2 a dozen on account of the advance in the price of material. Rouen Archbishop Sourrieu is dead. He was born in 1S23 and was superior cf several houses of missionaries. Grape Creek. 111. Fire destroyed two depots of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroai company, one here, the other at Perrysville, Ind. San Francisco John A. Magee has filed a petition in insolvency. His failure Is ascribe! to ill-advised investments in the Klondike freighting trade and the steamer Humboldt last year. His losses are estimated at $122,500. Assets estimated at $3.000. Guthrie. O. T. Henry Lee and family of three are dead. They ate toadstools, mistak ng them for mushrooms. Whittier, Cal. The building containing the kitchen, commissary department, bakery and dining hall of the state reform school burned. Loss, $20,000; no insurance. Philadelphia, Pa. The four-story building of the Phoenix Paint and Brush company was destroyed by fire. Loss, $G0,000. Queenstown When the liner Teutonic reached here, after a stormy passage, Rudyard Kipling reported that the voyage had improved his health. Waukegan, 111 Local churches arc endeavoring to have the mayor enfoice the law prohibiting baseball playing on Sunday. Petitions to that effect have been circulated and generally signed. Janesville, Wis. Gov. Scofield ha3 appointed Benjamin F. Dunwiddie of Janesville judge of the Twelfth judicial district of Wisconsin, to fill the unexpired term of Judge John R. Bennett, deceased. San Francisco. Cal. Step3 have been taken by representative colored citizens of San Francisco toward securing for the race a national academy of music to be located at Washington. Washington United States Consul Johnson, at A?noy, reports that the plague ha.s brjken out there. New York. 1 he death is announced of Simon Fry, grand commander of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the United States. He was 4G years old. Philadelphia The Keycione paper mill was partially destroyed by fire. Loss, $70,000; partly covered by Insurance.

LATEST MARKET REPORT, CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.90 5.60 Hogs, common to prime. 1.75 3.82 Sheep and lambs 2.75 5.25 Wheat, No. 2 red 74 .75 Oats, No. 2 white 26U .25, Corn, No. 3 white 344 .35 Eggs .12U Butter 11 .IS Rye, No. 2 .62 ST. LOUIS. a Wheat, No. 2 ,76"ä Oats, No. 2 cash " .2G Corn, No. 2 .34 Cattle, all grades 1.50 j?5.50 Hogs 3.5 4.S5 Sheep and lambs 2.20 7.25 TOLEDO. Wheat, No. 2 cash .77 Corn, No. 2 mixed .34 Oats, No. 2 mixed ...... .25 Rye, No. 2 cash ' .59 Cloverseed, prime cash.. 4.05 MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No. 1 northern.. .76 .77 Oats, No. 2 whHe 27 Q .28 Barley, No. 2 .42 NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red .S3 Corn, No. 2 .41 KANSAS CITY. Oats. No. 2 white 30 .31 Cattle, all grades 2.50 5.25 Hogs, all grac!?s 3.C5 3.S5 Sheep and lambs 2.C0 6.25 PEORIA. Oats, No. 2 white 27 .27U Corn, No. 3 33U3 .33

CASUALTIES. Wenona, 111. T. H. Wheeler's large elevator at Leeds, a small flag station on the Santa Fe road, was destroyed by fire. Philadelphia, P. C. J. Matthews & Co.'s morocco factory and warehouse were destroyed by fire of an unknown origin. Loss, $100,000, covered by insurance. Oswego, N. Y. The Eagle hotel was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Rachel King, an old lady, whose home was in New Haven, lost her life by suffocation, and eight others were seriously injured. Philadelphia The drying and finishing room of Robert H. Foerderer's morocco works was destroyed by fire. Loss, $70,000. Livermore Falls, Maine An incendiary fire destroyed the business portion of this city. Loss, $100,000. Thirty families lost everything but their night clothes. Philadelphia, Pa. The Delaware Supreme court holds that Conductor James B. Cresswell, who was killed on the Wilmington and Northern railroad, lost his life through the negligence of fellow-employes, and not that of the company. CRIME. New York Mrs. Grace Ramsey cut the throat of her husband, Harvey J. Ramsey, assistant treasurer of Madison Square Garden, while he slept. It is believed Mrs. Ramsey is insar.e. Harrisburg, Pa. James Green ol Washington state, who is warned in Seattle for murder and in Walla Walla for bunkoing a farmer out of $5,000, was arrested here. Abingtcn, 111. Heman R. Saunders, 75 years old, committed suicide on account of grief at the death of his wife a few vveks ago. Scramon, Miss. A jury, passing upon the death cf a negro who had been lynched, rendered a verdict to the effect that the negro climbed a tree, ventured too far out on a limb and fell, breaking his neck. Milwaukee, Wis. Fred Gruelin, an aged man, quarreled with his young wife and shot her twice and then killed himself. The woman may recover. Benton Heights, Ohio Capt. L. B. Chapin, a veteran of the civil war and captain in the Third Ohio cavalry, a well-to-do resident, committed suicide by hanging. Pulaski, Va. John Raines and Madison Pratt, while bithing, became angry. Both left the water, ran to their clothing, secured revolvers and began firing. Both were killed. MISCELLANEOUS. London D. E. Bourgeois of New Orleans died at Chester Terrace. He was a personal friend cf Ambassador Choate, who arranged for the immediate" shipment of the body to the United States. Washington The United States cable ship Hooker, from New York, May 1, for Manila, has arrived at Singapore. London In the election for the east division of Edinburgh, Scotland, George Macrae, liberal-radical, defeated Harry G. Younger, unionist, 4,891 to 2,961. Berlin Emperor William has conferred the rank of count upon the minister of foreign affairs, Von Buelow. Normal, 111. Of the twenty-four head of dairy cattle supplying milk for the soldiers orphans' home, fifteen have been found by the tuberculin test to be diseased, and will be killed. St. Louis Abram Gould, a brother of Jay Gould, and for many years the purchasing agent of the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Mountain railroads, is dead at Salem, N. Y. Ottawa, 111.--By a vote of 9 to 4 at a special meeting of the council the ordinance prohibiting baseball on Sunday in inclosed grounds was repealed. New York John G. Moore, head of the firm of Moore & Schley, brokers, is dead. Louisville, Ky. Dr. Dudley, who went to Wichita, Kan., two weeks ago and married Miss Viva March, committed suicide by cutting his throat because his bride deserted him. Camp Meade, Pa. The Second Immune infantry regiment was mustered out. The regiment was recruited in Louisiana and Texas at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and served eleven months in Cuba. New York The North Atlantic squadron, under command of Admiral Sampson, arrived from Boston. New York A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by John W. Stevens, builder. Liabilities, $139,113; no assets. London The honorary degree of civil law ha3 been conferred by Oxford university upon Gen. Lord Kitchener and Cecil Rhodes.

nmrnjau. is m Gen. Otis Said to Have Asked for Re-enforcements.

TEN REGIMENTS TALKED OF. Latest Story Is to the Effect That Action Will lie Takeu Immediately Upon the Return of President McKinley to Washington. Gen. Otis is reported to have sent to the war department an explanatory dispatch, which may result in an early call for a large number of volunteers. It is even rumored that the department is making preparations in anticipation of such action by the president immediately on his return to Washington. It is intimated that plans are under way for the organization of ten volunteer regiments instead of three, with a View to giving Otis a considerable body of re-enforcements. Gen. Otis is said to have explained that when he asked for 30,000 troops he meant fighting men for active service in the field, and his estimate did not contemplate the establishment of garrisons of any consequence outside of Manila. Adjt.-Gen. Corbin says there will be no call on the governors and that no national guard troops will be accepted by regiments or companies. He says the volunteers will be enlisted through ths recruiting officers of the army, just like regulars, except that Instead cf enlisting for three years, they will "take on" for the period expiring June 30, 1901. Coal Miners Win Strike. The coal miners' strike in the states west of the Mississippi, which has been in progress over two months, has been settled. As a result, 22,000 of the 30,000 strikers in Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, and Arkansas are again at work. The settlement is a distinct victory for the men. Insurgents Will Not Fight. The Filipino army has taken to the swamps and hills. The Filipinos will not fight unless they can meet our troops in positions most advantageous to themselves or take our reconnoitering bodies in ambush.

THE BOER FORT WHICH COMMANDS JOHANNESBURG. IT IS SUPTLIED WITH GUNS OF THE LATEST PATTERN.

Russia Duys American Guns. The American Ordnance company of Bridgeport, Conn., is said to have received an order from Russia for one hundred field batteries of six guns each, six and twelve pounders, quickfire guns, and 1.C00 caissons and limbers, value about $6,000,000. Defied by Filipino Women. Gen. Otis recently received a letter, signed by native Philippine women, declaring that if all the men were killed the women would still keep up the fight against the Americans. Anniversary of Grant's Death. It is thirteen years since Gen.Ulysses S. Grant passed to his eternal rest. An immense number of floral wreaths were laid on his tomb in New York on the anniversary of his death. Dr. George Uoskowltz President. Dr. George W. Boskowitz, New York, was elected president of the National Eclectic Medical and Surgical association. Atlantic City was chosen for the next place of meeting. Incendiary Fires at Wichita. Incendiary fires at Wichita, Kan., destroyed the buildings and machinery of the Wichita Mill and Elevator company and the Badger lumber yard. The loss is $39,000. Would 1 Indiana's Governor. James Dodge of Elkhart county, past commander of the G. A. R., has made formal announcement of his candidacy for the republican nomination for governor of Indiana. Miners Perish from Thirst. A party of twenty miners, bound for the placers at Sierra Pintada, Cal., lost their way on the desert and wandered around for a long time, finally dying of thirst. .", M Fir a at Itoston. Fire gutted the four upper floors of the six-story building at the corner of Pearl and Purchase streets, Boston. The loss will easily reach $250,000. Mirror Manufacturers In Combine. A number of mirror manufacturers, who control the business in that lino, have formed a combine for the regulation of prices and production. Woodmen Change Their IJuarlers. Tho Modern Woodmen of America have decided to locate the headquarters of the order in Springfield, 111., removing them from East St. Louis. To Command Cuban Pont. Col. Edward Moale of the Fifteenth Infantry has been assignee! to command the department of Puerto Principe, Cuba.

WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Exports of Geld Need Cause No Alarm in This Country. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "The outgo of more gold this week, $4,000,000, makes it clear that Europe is in need. Exchange and trade balances show that this country is not called upon to pay, but the money is worth more to lenders abroad than it is here. Home finances are most satisfactory. Trade balances, in spite of exports from New York of 19 per cent less than last year's, and imports 2G per cent greater, still promise a large excess of exports for June. "Failures for the week have been 178 in the United States, against 2S5 last year, and 18 in Canada, against 11 last year."

Advance Prices of Stoves. Twenty of the leading southern stove manufacturers have agreed to advance the price of stoves on a scale of from 10 to 15 per cent. This makes an adVance of 37 to 43 per cent in the price of stoves since Jan. 1. Metal Polishers Elect President. The convention of the Metal Polishers', Buffers', Platers', and Brass Workers Union of North America reelected Edward E. Lynch of Cleveland president. The next convention will be held at London. Ont. Prof. McGifTert to Resign. Prof. McGiffert, against whom accusations of heresy have been brought, will, it is said, leave the Presbyterian church without standing a trial and will enter the Congregational denomination. Yellow Fever Is Spreading. Yellow fever is spreading rapidly in the towns of Tehuantepec and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. The health authorities are taking active steps to stop the spread of the epidemic. Increase in Finnish Immigration. There is a steady, gradual increase In the immigration of Finns to America. During the month of May 750 were passed through the barge office at New York. New York Tailors Strike. More than 2,400 members of the East Side Trousers Makers' union are on strike at New York. The men are working sixteen hours a day for $6 a week.

PREPARING FOR WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Increase in Internal Kevenue. The monthly statement of the collections of internal revenue show that the total receipts during May, 1S99, were $23.500,734. an increase over May, 1S98, of $9,402,616. Yield Will Iteach S18.000.000. A letter from Dawson, dated May 26, says the clean-up for the present season will amount to at least $18,000,000, more than twice last year's yield. Cases of Yellow Fever. Thirty-three cases of yellow .fever, with five deaths, have been officially reported at Santiago de Cuba since the beginning of the present outbreak. S.u ik Thief Soon Captured. A sneak thief entered the Metropolitan National bank at Boston and stole $10,000. He was captured in New York and the money recovered. For Fusion In Nebraska. Nebraska populists, democrats and free-silver republicans will hold stae conventions Aug. 22 at Omaha. This means that there will be fusion. Must Give Up Organization. Chairman C. S. Wilson of the state central committee of the silver republican party of Iowa says the party must give up its organization. Chicago Firms Advance Wages. Nearly all of the packing companies in the Chicago stock yards have agreed to a general advance in wages of 25 cents a day for unskilled labor. Would Abolish Tripartite Control. It is declared that all Germany's diplomatic efforts in the Samoan matter are being exerted in behalf of dissolution of the tripartite control. Are Friendly to Filipinos. Articles in Parisian newspapers are exceedingly friendly to the Filipinos and have a tendency sharply to arraign the United States. Trusts Illegal in low a. Atty.-Gen. Remley of Iowa, in an address to the county attorneys of the state, declared that trusts ure unlawful under the Iowa law. Killed by Tramp. The town marshal of Avoea, Wis., shot and killed a tramp whom lie was attempting to arrest. The officer was also sho and will die. Indlan- Y. M. C. A. Convention. At a state conference Anderson was selected as the place and Nov. 23 to 26 as the dates for the Indiana Y. M. C. A. i convention this year.

TO PERPETUATE THE G. A. R. Flan Under Ooaslderation to Admit Vetert ds of the Navy. At the next annual encampment of the Grand Amy of the Republic a resolution will be introduced to perpetuate it and take into it the veterans of the navy as well as of the army. It will be proposed to change the name to the "Grand Army and Navy of the Republic." NEGRO MINERS SHOT DOWN. Three Seriously Wounded and Four Injured at Evansville, Ind. Three were seriously wounded and four badly injured June 21 in an attempt to import negroes from Kentucky to operate the Sunnyside coal mines at Evansville, Ind. While a party were on their way to the mine they were fired upon from ambush, presumably by union miners. Ilenrv Uradley Plant Dead. Henry Bradley Plant, owner of the Plant railway system, a line of steamships, and an immense amount of real estate in the state of Florida, died at New York. Mr. Plant's fortune is estimated at $30,000,000. "Kid" McCoy's Poor Condition. There are good grounds for believing that "Kid" McCoy will never fight again. He is said to be in such poor health that a residence in the high altitude of Colorado is necessary.

Iteichetag Kills Labor Bill. The German rcichstag rejected a motion to refer the labor protection bill to a committee. This kills the measure, as the session has adjourned until Nov. 24. Killed by Discharged Kraploye. At Mound City, 111., Major Thomas E. Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the National cemetery, was killed by Michael Tobin, discharged gardener. Illinois Law Is Upheld. The constitutionality of the new law creating a board of review and fivo county assessors is upheld by a decision of the Illinois Supreme court. New Steel Company Formed. The Dominion Steel and Smelting company, with a capital stock of $20,000,000, was formed at Montreal. H. M. Whitney, Boston, is president. Members of Michigan G. A. It. The present membership of the G A. R. in Michigan is 15,531, as agains 15.S31 at the close of the preceding year, showing a net loss for the year of 300, caused almost entirely by deaths. Yellow Fever Under Control. The outbreak of yellow fever at Santiago de Cuba is confined mainly to the Fifth infantry. The doctors think that it is under control. Famine in Kussian District. The trans-Caspian region of Asiatic Russia is threatened with a faming, owing to the prolonged drought and to p. plague of locusts. Kruger Is ISuying Itiflcs. The government of the South African Republic is ordering large quantities of rifles from Italian firms for immediate shipment. AVill Soon De Completed. The organization of the American Thrasher company, with a capital stock of $75,000,000, will be completed in a few days. Spain's Army Greatly Reduced. The Spanish Official Gazette says that the effective active army for the next financial year has been fixed at 10S,000 men. Dewey to Visit Itoston. The Boston Herald says that Admiral Dewey will visit that city and be entertained there before he goes tc New York. Reported Defeat of Khalifa. It is announced that the khalifa has been defeated, with heavy loss, by the natives friendly to the British in the Soudan. Miles Favors Sending Troops. It is stated that Major-Gen. Miles is a strenuous advocate of the dispatch of large re-enforcements to Gen. Otis at Manila. Famine In Finland Threatened. Floods and cold weather have ruined the rye crops in parts of east and north Finland and a famine is threatened. Now Order of Americans. The national council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics decided to change its name to Order of Americans. Drought Kills Colorado Cattle. According to imports received, the drought ha3 destroyed almost all the cattle on the largi Colorado ranges. Automobiles for Army Use. 1 Acting on the suggestion of Gen. Miles, the availability of the automo-

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I Situation in South Africa Is Getting More Serious. EARLY OUTBREAK PROMISED. Advices from Cape Town Alarm Business Houses In London Transvaal Government Preparing" for a Stubborn l.iilstance. Interviews with the heads of several important South African houses in London show that all are agreed regarding the seriousness of the present situation in the Transvaal. The only hope now seems to attach itself to the efforts of the Hon. J. H. Hofmeyer to bring President Kruger to see reason. The Boers are in no mood to be bluffed by a mere threatening warlike demonstration on the part of Great Britain. They are preparing for a stubborn resistance, and an immense army, with an expenditure of millions of money, will be necessary to subdue them. The fear is expressed that the uitlanders and the young Boers will come to blows soon, and in that case neither of the two governments will be able to control the situation. WORK OF ELKS' GRAND LODGE. Insurance Feature Rejected II. M. Allen Grand Kxalted Ruler. The Elks' grand lodge rejected the proposed insurance feature on the grounds that it is obligatory upon subordinate lodges to assist members. Charters were granted to seventyone new lodges. Provision was made for the establishment of a home for aged, destitute and indigent members. B. M. Allen, Birmingham, Ala., was elected grand exalted ruler. Atlantic City was selected as the next place of meeting in 1900, commencing July 11. HELP FOR CYCLONF VICTIMS. Plan on Foot to Raise 8500.000 for New Richmond Sufferers. A plan is on foot to raise $500,000 to put the New Richmond people, who lost their all in the recent tornado, on their feet again. The plan is to assess a proportionate amount to each county in the state, the amounts realized to be returned through an appropriation to be made by the next legislature. Glass Combine Advances Prices. The window glass combine, known as the American Glass company, has again advanced the price of window glass from 5 to 10 per cent. New French Cabinet Formed. Senator Waldeck - Rousseau has formed a cabinet in France. The new cabinet is a strong combination, and is wholly in favor of Dreyfus. Admiral Kautz Comes Home. The United States cruiser Philadelphia arrived at San Francisco from Apia via Honolulu. Admiral Kautz i3 in command of the cruiser. Gov. Roosevelt Offers Men. Gov. Roosevelt has notified President McKinley that New York is prepared to furnish all the soldiers the government might need. Congressman Smith for Governor. Republicans in southwestern Michigan have started a boom for Congressman William Alrien Smith of Grand Rapids for governor. Ilritisb Troops for Africa. The British government has decided upon a gradual reinforcement of the troops in South Africa up to a total increase of 40,000 men. Joe Waleott Defeats Creedon. Joe Waleott, the colored welterweight boxer, defeated Dan Creedon, the Australian middle-weight, in a twenty-round bout. Reichstag- Fasse. the Treaty. The German reichstag passed the third reading of the bill providing for the prolongation of the Anglo-German commercial treaty. Gov. Mount to Retire. Gov. James A. Mount of Indiana has written to a personal friend that he will retire from politics at the close of his term of office. Miles Not Seking Command. There is absolutely no truth in tho report that Gen. Miles has made application for the command of the army In the Philippines. Yote Money for Defense. The British house of commons voted 4,000,000 to be expended upon army works, refuge harbors, barracks and coaling stations. To Control Fruit Trade. It is reported that P. D. Armour is at the head of the movement to attempt to control the fruit and vegetable trade of this country. Sells Steel to Russia. The Carnegie company has sold to the Russian government 1S0.000 tons of steel rails. Between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 isi nvolved. Texas Town Swept Away. The old town of Carrizo, county seat of Zapata county, Texas, was swept away by the Rio Grande flood. There was no loss of life. Atlantic City Gets Convention. Milwaukee and Atlantic City were the leading candidates for the next convention cf the Order of Elks, and Atlantic City won. Gates Not a Candidate. John W. Gates, president of the American Steel and Wire company, is not a candidate for United States senator from Illinois. Mails Are Not Censored. Allegations that the mails sent homeward by Nebraskans and other volunteers have been censored at Manila are denied. Dr. Talnmjje Seriously Indisposed. Rev. T. DeWitl Talmage was overcome by the intense heat in Washington. He is reported to be in a serious condition. Senator Dcpew' Son III. Senator Chauncey M. Depew was hurriedly summoned to Brussels, where his son was suddenly taken seriously ill.

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Bear Drove Horses from a Burning- Hart William Allen, who lives a few miles from Union, a Broome county village, owned a fine barn, three valuable horses and a tame bear last week. Now he has everything except the barn, thanks to the bear. The bear was 3 years old, and of the common black variety. Ho had been with Mr. Allen since he was a cub, and got gay with the horses, gamboling about them after the manner of a big dog. One day Mr. Allen went to Binghamton, and. in his absence a heavy thunder storm came up. Lightning struck tho ram and set it on fire. Mrs. Allen opened the doors and succeeded in loosening the horses, but could not get them started. "Jocko," who was about the place, waddled to the scene of trouble, and, realizing the difficulty, entered the burning barn, driving the horses out before him by means of teeth and claws. Three times he entered the blazing barn, each time coming out with a horse, and he had scarcely brought the last animal into the open when the roof fell in.

A Miniature World's Fair. Sans Souci Park, Chicago's new amusement garden which is said to be the finest in America, has the largest aggregation of high-class attractions seen in this country since the days of the World's Fair. The electrical display, trained animals, electric fountain and a dozen other things are there to recall to one's mind the beauties and novelties of the fair. Sans Souci's electric fountain, however, is twice the size of those seen at the Columbian exposition. Sans Souci park has 40 educated wild beasts, a theater where the best comic operas are given, a temple of palmistry, a colonial theater, an open air arena, a band of 35 pieces led by the celebrated composer, Yule; a burro race track, etc. Sans Souci covers 10 acres of ground, located at Sixtieth street and Cottage Grove avenue opposite the site of the Midway Plaisance. You have not seen the sights of Chicago until you have paid Sans Souci a visit. "Oom Paul" the Central Figure. The central figure of the Anglo-Boer trouble is the Boer president, Paul Kruger, affectionately known to his worshipers as "Oom Paul" or "Uncle r.aul." His is a strangely pathetic figure, standing as the representative of a foredoomed people, prepared to fight it out to the bitter last white bearded, white haired, acute, secretive, unscrupulous, undismayed and indomitable. To him is denied the consolation of ignorance. He knows well the giant force that is arrayed against him. His only hope is hope of assistance from a European power. He must not betray misgiving to his fanatic followers, who regard him as one but little lower than the Deity. He has no cabinet worthy of the name. He consults with his associates only about trifles. He carries his griefs and despairs locked within his own broad breast. He is sentenced to solitude. Poor Return for Courtesy. The London Daily News says that the Kussian man-of-war Gerzog Edinburkskij, whose officers and men were recently the recipients of Swedish courtesy at Kariskrona, reciprocated by secretly taking soundings under cover of darkness until they were discovered by the governor of the fortress. Kariskrona is the chief naval station of Sweden; its approaches are well fortified by modern naval defenses, and it has also a ship channel which is difficult of navigation. FREE. Kindly inform your renders that for the next DO days we will send a sample box of oar wonderful 5 PHOTS Salve free. which never fails Eczema and nil also old running sores. It is a Piles, nnd the to euro Piles, skin Ureases, nnd chronic specific for only one in existence which gives instant relief and cures within a few days. Its effect is wonderful when applied to Burns. Scalds, Simburn. Boils, Accesses. Scrofulous Affections. Sculp Humors. Chafing- Parts and Haw Surfaces. Prepaid by mail -." and rc perlox. Write today for a free sample of f DROPS Salve t; the Swnnson Ilheumul c Cure Co., 100-104 E. Lake St., Chicago, 11. The Dench and tho Dar. Judge; Your face is familiar. I've seen you before. Prisoner Yes, your honor, quite often. Judge Ah! vVhat was the charge the last time I saw you? Prisoner I think it was 15 cents, your honor. I mixed a cocktail for you. I believe. Catholic Standard and Times. Full of Them. " 'Contribution Box.' What a funny name for a baby!" "Yes'um! Daa nicknamed him that 'cause he swallows so many buttons that he's just full of 'em." At Ilreakfast. "The landlady says coffee still keeps up." "Well, I don't see how the coffee we get can keep up.; It's so weak I should think it would go to bed." Half Rate Kxcursion Fast. B. Y. P. U. convention, Richmond, Va., July 11th, 12th, 13th. Cheap side trips to Washington. New York and Seashore resorts. Address J. C. Tucker, G. N. A., Big Four Route. Chicago. Never doubt a girl's word when she says she can't sing. It's ten to one she is telling the truth. "Durability is Better Than Show." Tlxe wealth cf the multi-millionaires is not equal to good health. Riches tv thout health ate A curse. And yet the rich, the middle classes And the poor Alike have, in Hood' s Sarsaparilla, a valuable Assistent in getting And maintaining perfect health 3 fecdS SaUafjg i'ffa WANTED Case of Vad health that K1T-A-X S vlll not 1-cneflt. fcen.1 5 cents to Klpans Chemical Co., New York, for 10 samples and Ijax) testimonials. ""TüKtTvfHiftC all Ilse Bort Cough tiyrup. Tute Good. Use

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