Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 50, Plymouth, Marshall County, 24 November 1899 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY IHDEPEHDEHT. a W. METSKEB, Pub. nd Prop. PLYMOUTH, - INDIANA.

c j TOPICS OF THE WEEK I rtnTmi PAUNCEFOTE WEDDING. Robert Bromley, the honorary attache of the British embassy, and Lilian, third daughter of Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote, whose wedding is announced for this winter, both belongto fine families of the English aristocracy. Mr. Bromley is the '".d st f-on of Sir Henry Bromley of East Stokes, Notts, the fifth baronet vf the name. When his father dies the luture son-in-law of Lord Pauncefote wiil inherit the title and estate. He is now about 25. and is an unusually capable and promising young man. He has been in the 'diplomatic service since 1 NOT. in "v-'hich year he was graduated from Oxford. The family name of the Rromloys used to be plain Smith, but tLey were ennobled a century and a half ago. Miss Lilian, who some day wii! be Lady Rromby, is a tall, stunning girl of seif-restrained and selfcontained English type. She is Brit ish in other respects, too. Fond of all ; scrts of ahlletics. she is at home on i horseback n- vvhtvl. with the reins in j hr hand', at golf, tennis and other outdoor sports. Sh? paints good pictures, is an acvompli.-hed musician, and is skilled with the needle. The wedding will be solemnized in Washingi'jn. N ETI I E US 0 I.E'S WOM EN. Although, a" fust si,.:bt somewhat depressing, there is really no reason for apprehension of a decadence of public morals in Miss olca Nethersole's explanation that she portrays women of the Sapho. Cam üb- and Second Mrs. Tanqu. ray typ- V ( auso the people will not go to s e h-u when she essays the role of "go.od" woman. Miss Nethersole, a talented and attractive actress, has accustor.io i h?r public to seeing her in parts towhb h it now insists that she limit her repertoire of dramatic presentations. It is not so much that people prefer the delineation of sucih characters as that they prefer to see them presented by Miss Nethersole, if presented at al!. She has made the sinning and suffering woman her specialty. THE RIVER'S NEEDS. The resolutions passed by the Western Waterways association. In session this week at Memphis, cover a wide field of rt commendation to congress. That p.'rt of the association's deliverance relative to the importance and duty of congress to take control of the Mississippi river and its tributaries and deepen them in a way to render navigation easy and practicable at all times is of special interest to the people of the Mississippi valley and to the citizens of St. Louis. THE KHALIFA ON DECK. With singular discourtesy the khalifa once more emerges from his cyclone cellar and announces that he will oppose the progress of Anglo-Saxon enlightenment in northern Africa as the perverse Kröger is braving it in the south end of the continent. The perversity of these barbarians is discouraging especially at a time when tha forces of civilization already have all the contracts on hand that can conveniently be attended to. THE BEST USE FOR SURPLUS WEALTH. Houston Post: If the idle and unemployed wealth of the country is really generous let its owners devote it4to asylums for the poor, the hungry, the afflicted and unfortunate of the earth, instead of to the essentially coarse work of advertising itself In gifts of value to men who, if they are truly great, need and will accept no greater reward than the honest "well done, thou good and faithful servant" of an honest people. A PERILOUS SHOWING. Rumors of grave scandals cropping out in the British commissariat derailment in connection with the purChase of food supplies for the army in South Africa, and of a bitter controversy between the army and navy over alleged shortcomings in the transport service, Indicate that Great Britain is in for an experience similar .to that of this government in the course of the v.ar with Spain. TO ADVERTISERS. The merchant or manufacturer who makes his bid for public patronage i3 the one -who will have no regrets. Do your advertising with .system and foretl ought. Set aside a certain amount and spend it in mediums of recognized standing; then go back to your business and push it from within. The results will be forthcoming and each day it will increase in steady ratio. Regarding the Hi liny. Seldom in any age have small boys bfen fully persuaded of the beauties of "moral suasion." and it is natural that visitors to the New York headquarters of 'Our Animal Protective League" should follow the majority. We quote the Times: "What should I do," askf 1 one small boy, "if I should see a Loy v.l.o was beating a dog?" "Couldn't yju persuade him not to?" he was asked. "I mipht if he was my size," he ansvered. "but what should I do if he wr.s bigger than I am? BRIEFLY TOLD. ' Jerusalem iV? about to be cleansed, both inside and out, by a sanitary com mittc. The postoffice building at Virginia, San Diego County, Cab, is made of an old piano box. Rain has never been known to fall in that part of Egypt between the two lower falls of the Nile. The rough part of the Atlantic ocean Is between the fortieth and fiftieth parallels of north latitude.

LATEST MASKET REPORT. CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.73 G.S5 Hogs, common to prime. 2.00 4.03 Sheep and lambs 2.00 5.10 Wheat, No. 4 red .55 Rye. No. 2 cash .50V& Corn. No. 3 white 30 .31 Oats. No. 3 white 24?i .23 Eggs .18 Butter 14 .25 MILWAUKEE. Wheat. No. 1 northern.. .CT1, .G7?i Corn, No. 3 .31 Oats 24 .23U Rye. No. 1 54 .53; Barley, No. 2 44 .43 Butter 132$? .24 Eggs 17 P .18 Cattle 1.70 616.SO Hogs 2.00 (ff 4.15 Sheep and lambs 1.S3 (3.10 KANSAS CITY. Wheat. No. 2 red 71 & .72 Oats. No. 2 white 2t & .2Üi Corn. cash. No. 2 mixed .2Sa Cattle, all grades 3.00 (TTS.CO Hogs, all grades 3. (.5 (5i3.;712 Sheep and lambs 1.30 ($3.23 ST. LOUIS. Oats. No. 2 cash .23Wheat. No. 2 red .CO1.Corn. No. 2 cash .30 :2 Cattle, all grades 2.00 (i6.30 Hogs 3.S3 fi 4.03 Sheep and lambs 200 ($3.13 TOLEDO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .f.OU Corn, No. 2 mixed .33U Oats. No. 2 mixed .23 Rye, No. 2 cash .3tf Cloversced, prime cash.. 3.00 NEW YORK. Wheat. No. 2 red .73sä Corn. No. 2 .40U Oats, No. 3 white .-SVs PEORIA. Oats. No. 3 white 2312I .23 Corn, No. 2 .3 Hi

CASUALTIES. Sioux City, Iowa George Shoup, the 14-year-old son of Prof. J. S. Shoup. formerly superintendent of schools in Woodbury coun.'y. died at Merrill as the result of an accident on the football field. Lewiston. 111. Fire in Painter & Lear's drug store caused a loss of $S,000; insurance, $3,300. Sioux City, Iowa. Fire destroyed the building occupied by Selzer Bros., wholesale liquors, and the Iowa Candy company. Loss.es, $33,000; fully insured. Victoria, B. C The town of Port Essington. at the mouth of the Skeena river, was partially destroyed by fire, involving a loss of about $00,000, with Lut $20,000 insurance. CRIME. M:ddlesboro, Ky. John M. Tate, former representative of Lee county, Virginia, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Evan Bledsoe, democratic polit'tian. Trouble over politics led to the Dexter, Mo. William Huff was taken from the county jail at Bloomfield and hanged by a mob of about 100 men. Huff was charged with the murder of Andrew Melton. Wabash, Ind. Unknown persons broke into Mount Hope Methodist church, south of Waverly, smashed the windows and wrecked the interior of the building. MISCELLANEOUS. London Sir Richard Webster, the British attorney-general, has been made a baronet in recognition of his work on the Venezuelan arbitration commission. Marengo, 111. William Burke died at his home here, .-t the remarkable age of 110 years. He was a miser, and leaves property worth many thousands of dollars. Grand Forks, X. D. A project for a canal from Grand Forks to Duluth, connecting the rich wheat region of '.he Red river valley with Lake Super.'or by water, is now to be pushed. Cambridge, Mass. Prof. Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard university confirmed a report that Mrs. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. president of Hadcliffe college, had resigned. Richmond, Ind. Rev. Daniel Hill. aged 82, one of the most prominent members of the Society of Friends in the west, died here. Washington The president has appointed H. W. Hart of Alliance, Ohio, to be United States consul at Düsseldorf, Germany, to succeed Pettit, deceased. Lincoln, Neb. Col. Henry P. Dean died after a brief illness of typhoid fever, aged C2 years. Col. Dean was prominent in Illinois during the war of the rebellion, commanding the Eighteenth regiment. Sioux City, Iowa The Farmers' Loan and Trust company here ha raised a question concerning the validly cf a $100.000 county funding bund iss.ie which the company recently contracted to buy. Winnipeg, Man. The provincial government announces the general elections for Dec. 7. This will give a quick campaign of three weeks and both liberals and conservatives are preparing. Lima, Ohio Mrs. A. C. Holland died from the effects of a beating administered by her husband. He is in jail. Menominie, Wis. The will of Capt. .ndiew 'Fainter, late of this city, has been filed in the county court. The estate is estimated at about $800,000. Chicago Adarii Howell, president of the Hawkeye Insurance company of Des Moines, Iowa, died in Mercy hospital in this city. Port Said The khedive unveiled si monument here to the late Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, the engineer of the Suez canal. Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank Francis, a billiard man known the country over, and formerly of the Brunswick-Balko company, died suddenly here. Caracas, Venezuela. The United States warship Dolphin has arrived at La Guayra. Hong-Kong. Chinese students continue to be sent to Japanese schools at Tokyo, where there are now upward of 300 Chinese taking the Japanese course of study. Caracas, Venezuela. Parcdes, the revolutionary leader, will be executed for violation cf a flag of truce.

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Rebel Chief Is Now Said to Be at Urdaneta. INSURGENTS DEMORALIZED. The K.ipld Movement of American Troop IIa Spread Dismay Geo. Young's Cavalry Do liood Work Major Logan's Ilody Hurled. Aguinaldo's whereabouts Is still the all-absorbing question. No one knows whether he is now in the Dagupan valiey or whether he has escaped northward through the gap between Gen. Wheaton and Gen. Young. Two days ago what appeared to be an authentic report reached the headquarters at Manila that the rebel leader was at Urdaneta. toward which town the Americans are now converging. Gen. Young has reached Tayug and San Nicholas, which is some distance northwest of Humingan. Wheaton has made little or no advance from San Jacinto, so that there is a wide c:ap left through which Aguinaldo may slip on his return to the northern provinces. Gen. MacArthur is still at Tarlac. He has reconnoitered as far north as Genora. His progress has been retarded by terillc rainstorms. The movement cf supplies is very difficult and the cavalry is exhausted. Kantd Advance Ileuioralizes Filipino American troops are in pursuit of Aguinaldo. who is trying to escape to Bayombong; his wife's wardrobe and supplies have been captured. The Filipinos are demoralized by Gen. Young's rapid advance. Major Logan's ISody Hurled. The body of John A. Logan, who was killed at San Jacinto, was buried at Manila. The body will be sent to the United States later. Indorse the Drainage Canal. The Western Water Ways association, including C00 delegates representing sixteen states, went on record unanimously in favor of the fullest development, by the federal authority, of the Chicago drainage channel as a navigable water link connecting the great lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. Treasury Will Purchase llonds. The United States treasury has offered to buy $25.000,000 worth of bonds, with the object of relieving the alleged financial stringency in New York. The price fixed is 112,75 net for the 4 per cent bonds of 1007 and 111 net for the 5 per cents of 1904. Iowa State Dairy Convention. Storm Lake won the Iowa state dairy convention for 1900. W. K. Boardman. Nevada, was chosen president. The convention declared itself in favor of the 10-cent tax on oleomargarine. Kullng on War-Kevenue Law. The commissioner of internal revenue has decided that mutual-benefit associations are the only class of lifeinsurance concerns exempt from taxation under the war-revenue law. Yellow Fever Epidemic Ended. The yellow-fever epidemic at Key West. Port Tampa City and Miami is now so completely under control that no more official reports will be sent out by the state board of health. Prohibition Committee I Called. The prohibition national committee is called to meet in Chicago Dec. 13, when they will set the time and place for their national convention and select a chairman. llrltaln to ( nil Reserve. Great Britain is beginning to make ready for calling to arms her thousands of reserves that are scattered over the earth. Many are in the United States. Will Adopt Guerilla Warfare. The Filipinos will not make a stand against the American advance, but will harrass in small bands. Bad weather and impassable roads hinder our troops. iritlsli Casualties Are I:rge. The total British casualties in South Africa, so far as at present known, amount to 2,362. The killed are returned at 267, and the missing at 1,202. Wonld Join United State. Panama state, one of the confederation of the states of Colombia, has applied for annexation to the United States. The offer will not be accepted. Krakau Against Government Ownership. Ex-Senator Reagan of Texas told the industrial subcoramission on transportation that government ownership of railways would destroy liberty. Michigan Democrats for Itryan. The Michigan democratic state central committee announced its intention of indorsing W. J. Bryan as the next democratic presidential candidate. Panks In Good Condition. Controller Dawes reports an enormous increase in number of depositors in banks, increase in average deposits, and lower interest rates. Smallpox Found In Indiana. Indiana health officers have returned from Mayville, near the Ohio line, where three cases of smallpox were discovered. Will Ask Timn K.xt ms Ion. Railways without automatic couplers and air brakes will ask an extension of the time limit for their installation. lias Made No Demand. It Is denied that Great Britain has Insisted on the cession of Pyramid harbor as preliminary to arbitration of the Alaskan boundary. Kansas Town Fire Swept. The town of Troy, Kas., ten miles west of St. Joseph, Mo., was almost wiped out by fire. Loss estimated from $200,000 to $1.000.000. Michigan Grand Jorjr Investigation. Charges of corruption in the Michigan legislature are being investigated by the grand Jury.

WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE, JLan Reports Slight Slirinkag-e 1m Imand IlraJtt reefs. It. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "The signs of shrinkage in the new demand for iron and steel products become more clear. Shipments of loots and shes fall off, and yet are larger than in any previous J ear. Textile manufactures are doing well, although in woolens the speculation in material threatens to cause some embarrassment. Worsted goods are in good demand and have been advanced in price with some flannels. Failures for the week were 219 in the United States, again 223 last year, and 20 in Canada, against 26 last year." Bradstreet's says: "General trade and industry continue at a maximum volume for this season of the year, while prices as a whole manifest a strength unapproached in recent years. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregated 4,430,007 bushels, against 4.C50.S42 bushels last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4.C03.71S bushels, against 4,3S1,447 bushels last week."

Minnesota Loses Its Case. The state of Minnesota loses in its attempt to secure over 1,000,000 acres of land included in the grant to the Duluth & Iron Range railroad, United States Judge Lochren deciding to that i ifect. Itumor of Yanderlip Kesijritation. A report is current in New York and Chicago that Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the treasury, intends to resign his position and accept the presidency of a New York bank. Piihonie Plague in America. The British steamer J. W. Taylor, from Santos, arrived at New York with bubonic plague among the crew. The vessel is in strict quarantine, and the authorities are not alarmed. For Ilryan and Schley. James Murdock of Lafayette, Ind., says the sentiment of the Indiana democrats is favorable to the nomination of Admiral Schley as vice-president on a ticket with W. J. Bryan. Andrew Carnegie to Testify. The industrial commission has received from Andrew Carnegie a promise to appear before the commission in December and give his testimony upon the subject of trusts. Oklahoma Will Seek Admission. Action is to be taken to secure the passage at the coming session of congress of an enabling act providing for the admission of Oklahoma territory into the vnion as a state. Insane Father's Awful Deed. At Chicago.Cornelius Corcoran killed one of his children, shot and fatally wounded three others, and then ended his own life. He is believed to have been insane. Frcdlct Revolution in Spain. Carlos Yensen of Balbao, Spain, United States consular agent, now in Indianapolis, says he looks for a revolution in Spain in a few months. Fire at MagnoU, Ark. At Magnolia, Ark., fire destroyed more than a score of buildings. Conservative estimates approximate the loss at not less than $"5,000. Louhet Cnveils a Statne. President Loubet unveiled at Paris a statue symbolizing the triumph of the republic. The event passed off without serious incident. Daughters of the King. The annual convention of the Daughters of the King was held at Atlanta, Ga., with a large attendance. Many Points in Dispute. tau auvices irora me orient s mm many points of dispute between fg jjja and Russia which may cause "ar. . .estion, "wl. Frees Abolition of Tax. The state treasurer of IoWa abolition of discriminating1! Jg'aTWs'l1 foreign insurance companiVsJeven wont

Republicans Will Seat Taylorl f burfcUi

Kentucky repuhlicans say they will insist upon the seating of Taylor, by force if necessary. To fse Wireless Telegraphy. A company with $12,000.000 capital will soon be incorporated to use wireless telegraph. Fight Transports to Kail. Eight transports are expected to leave San Francisco for the Philippines within a week. Aguinaldo Kelenses Spanish Prisoners. A telegram received at Madrid from the Spanish consul at Manila says Aguinaldo has liberated S00 Spanish prisoners. Steam Tonnage Is Inereasiii?. The commissioner of navigation reports that American steam tonnage for the first time exceeded that of sailing vessels. Steamer Patri Is Sunk. The Hamburg-American liner Patria, which caught fire at sea, has been sunk in six fathoms of water. She is a total wreck. Financial Itill Will Puss. The financial bill proposed by the caucus committee will be passed within ten days after the opening of congress. To Make Few Changes. Speaker-to-be Henderson is at Washington. In an interview ho said he would make fjv changes in commute es. I.leh Jlft from Cartteglo. Andrew Carnegie has given $1,750.000 adition:.l to the Carnegie institute of Pittsburg. Smallpox Outbreak in Iowa. There are nine cases of smallpox In Storm Lake, Iowa. Dr. Com iff of Sioux City, of the state board of health, has personal supervision of the town. Ijrge Force for Census. There will be required for the census of 1900 more than 50,000 enumerators, over 2,500 clerka and over 2,000 special agents. May Unite Temperance Workers. There Is a strong movement to unite the W. T. C. U. and the Nonpartisan W. C. T. U.

British Movements Are Attended with Little Success. LADYSYIITH SIEGE CONTINUES. Probability That the Uoer Forces Tfill Control All of Lower Natal Ilefore Gen. Puller Can Oct His Forces In Position, for an Advance. Wednesday, Nov. 15, Pretoria says Boers were ltHla 1,500 yards of White's lines Thursday. General attack believed to be Impending. Fight near Belmont last Friday was more than a skirmish. Col. Falconer and many British were killed. Boer attack on Khama in Buluwayo repulsed. Reported forty Boers killed in last attack on Mafeking. Since Friday Duller has received 19,000 troops, of which S.000 have been sent to Durban. Thursday, Nov. 17. An armored train sent out from Estcourt to reconnoiter, containing 10 troops, was derailed by Boers, who captured nearly all after a hard fight. Winston Churchill is wounded and missing. Report of Gen. Joubert's death is discredited at F.stcourt. Dr. Leyds claims the Boers have taken Ladysmith. Friday, Nov. 1 7. Boers, after capturing armored train, advanced towards Kstcourt, whose garrison may withdraw. Boers may hold all lower Natal before Buller comes to relief; he has 23.000 fresh troops, but there will be much delay in moving them to front. London Times' special, dated Thursday, states Boers shell Ladysmith night ami day, and White is hard pressed. Bridge over Tugela river destroyed. Boers occupied Aliv.al North with C00 men on Tu?sday; proclaimed annexation of district to Orange Free State. Boers have sixty-two Britisn officers and 1,301 men in the Pretoria prisons. Italian government prohibited Boer meeting. Sunday, Nov. 19. British say Boers made combined elaborate attack on Ladysmith on Nov. D and were repulsed with loss of $00 men. British reconnoitering force met and defeated Boers on Colenso road on Nov. 14. Ladysmith reported "able to hold out for months." Boers suffering from disease. Boer forces besieging Kimbeiley estimated at 7,u00. Mafeking garrison has lost two officers and seventeen men killed. British are preparing for concentration on Orange river to advance to Kimberley's relief. IJoers declared annexation of Aliwal district to Orange Free State. Lieut. Churchill and other prisoners reached Pretoria Gen. Culler's headquarters are at De Aar. Cities Want Nation il Convention. Philadelphia, Cleveland. Kansas City. Chicago, St. Louis. San Francisco. Louisville, Minneapolis, Denver and Cincinnati are all making efforts to secure tue republican national convention. Huntington In Full Control. Collis P. Huntington is in full control of three-fourths of the property of the Southern Pacific company and its allied corporation, the Pacific Improvement company. Closing in on Insurgents. Gens. MacArthur and Iawton are nearing each other. Insurgents massing above Tarlac. The climate of the Philippines has ruined the health of ilf,BtllWtu'fiicers. His ri-,.j,ip,i-T7r-h Y a.n .... .A VTI.vl.fr .. ... 1 1 UK is Society for the Proven.i fibW'Br' Ccm'sutffntion is DreDarinsr for 4 wWK.'K'Th'WlVef is that the disease Isj bimJad'BJmW'from untested cattle. er !lt IS For Governor of Indiana. Jraeafß. Dodee. nast commander of

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tfis candidacy for the re-pnbjilaQ-'nömi nation for governor. B r Will Hold Samoa Forever. Emperor William, in an address to recruits of the army, declared Germany would hold Samoa forever. l'plield the Kreuch Cabinet. The French chamber of deputies, by a vote of 340 to 215, expressed confidence in the government. Another I -arge Steamer Chartered. The British admiralty has chartered the Dominion lino steamer Canada for use as a troopship. President National Municipal League. James C. Carter, New York, was elected president of the National Municipal league. Treaty Will He Approved. Tke Franco-American commercial treaty will be approved by the chamber of deputies. American Ile In Cores. C. P. Greathonse, for ten years American adviser to the king of Corca, died at Seoul. Loot a Missouri Hank. Robbers blew open the safe of the Bank of Carl Junction, ten miles north of Joplin, Mo., and secured oetweeu $3,000 and $1,000 in cash. Indiana Committeeman Is Selected. Charles Kckhart of Auburn. Ind.. has received notice of his selection as the Indiana member of the national committee of the prohibition party. Col. Davis Seriously III. Col. George IL Divis, director-general of the World's Columbian exposition, is critically ill at Chicago. lllg Fight Is Arranged. Peter Malier and ''Kid" McCoy have arranged a fight for twenty-five rounds before the Coney Island Sporting club Doc. 11 for a $20,000 purse. Italy Wants a Settlement. The Italian government is pressing the United States for a settlement of the Incident growing out of the lynching of five Italians at Tallulah, La. Fajne Denies a Report. II. C. Payne denies that he is to succeed Senator Hanna as chairman of the republican national committee.

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CUBANS SEEKING OWN RULE. Delegation Will Visit Washington to Crgo Art ion. Influential Cubans will ask congress to provide an independent government for the island, with a president, congress and judiciary elected by the "people, the United Stages to maintain 5,000 troops for preservation of order. A delegation of Cubans in Washington will urge annexation and reduction of sugar duties.

TO TEST CONSTITUTIONALITY. Illinois Manufacturers Association Will Fight Anti-Trust Law. Glucose decision of Illinois Supreme mtrt may drive trusts from the state. Illinois Manufacturers' association will test the constitutionality of the statute requiring anti-trust affidavits from corporations. Not Ofticered ly (IrrinanlThe statement that the Boer artillery is officered by Germans i. denied. It is asserted that all the Boer artillery officers were born in the Transvaal, although two were trained in Europe. MaeArtl'.ur's Movement I Successful. Gen. MacArthur's expedition so far is a complete success. Natives are assisting in the campaign against Tagals. Insurgenis uiv said to be dazed by the rapid movements of our troops. Secrdo front the Orc;iiil;;it ion. About 2.."nj members of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, an insuianee organization with headquarters at Indianapolis, have seceded fiom the organization at Chicago. Looking for A meriii Utisin s. The Prussian lire insurance companies have applied to the New York state insurance department for per-icis.-ion to resume the transaction cf business in that state. Secretary Long May Keign. Secretary cf the Navy John 1. Long admits that be might resign the n ival portfolio. "For family reasons." hj said, "I would be glad to be ieiieved of mv official duties." Oueen Victoria Health l";ii!lntr. The health of Queen Victoria is sa'd to be gradually failing and she is quire unable to conduct stare business with the keenness and energy she displayed until quite recently. Want Increase in Wages. The Rhode Island Mule Spinners' association has asked for an advance in wages of 10 per cent. About 1T.000 hands are employed in the cotton mills of Rhode Island. I.iner Iturns at Sea. The Hamburg-American liner Patria caught fire in the English channel. Russian steamer Ceres rescued 150 passengers; crew remained to try to try to save ship. fai'an lrejarinij for War. Japan is putting forth every effort to pet its military and naval establishment in condition for effective service. The war budget has been increased to $300.000,000. (iavel for Col. Henderson. Col. D. B. Henderson, as speaker of the house of representatives, will use a gavel made of wood from Admiral Montejo's flagship, sunk by Dewey in Manila bay. More Work for Itritair. Civil war has broken out In the British possession of New Guinea, eleven villages having been obliterated, with a heavy slaughter of the inhabitants. Iteiioniiiiation of Itryan Certain. Chairman Jones of the democratic national committee said the renominaticn of V. J. Bryan and the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform is certain. France and China Acree. The final act embodying the delimitation of the frontier of the Kwang Chauwan territory has been signed by representatives of France and China. Killed In Kailroad Accident. Six men were killed and four others seriously injured in an accident on the Omaha line, near Humboldt, twenty miles from Sioux Falls. South Dakota. Kcar Revolution In ISrazll. A newspaper correspondent in Rio Janeiro. Brazil, sends word that the political situation in Brazil is causing uneasiness. Revolution is feared. Itepuhlican L:i;ii to Meet. A call has been issued for a meeting of the executive committee of the National Republican league for Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1S99, at Washington. Moody Recovering; Hi- IlraUh. The Rev. Dwight L. Moody, who suffered an attack of heart trouble while engaged in evangelical work in Kansas City, is recovering. letTries a id Corbet t Matched. Champion Jeffries ind James J. Corbett are virtually matched to light twenty-five rounds for the heavyweight championship of the world. Will Meet at I'eoria. The first-class postmasters closed their second annual convention and adjourned to meet at Peoria upon a date to be fixed by the executive committee. Forecast of l'resident's Messace. Senator KIkins said the president's message will ask revision of the currency so as to leave no doubt of gold basis. Oppose Any llomutary CoiiceKion. The San Francisco chamber of commerce opposes any concession in Alaskan boundary. Demand for Increased Wa;es. It is rumored that the labor organizations of the country are planning to make early next year a general demand for increase of wages. Mr. Moody Seriously 111. The Rev. Dwight L. Moody' was taken seriously ill at Kansas City with heart trouble. He was forced to cancel engagements. Root Would He Vlco-l'resldent. Elihu Root, secretary of war, has entered re contest for tho second place ci. he republican ticket.

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No Man's a Hero to a llurglar. "No man's a hero to a burglar." said j a retired memher of that profession. in my ume j. have entered bouses in ' very town and city in England, and I never mot a man who had the cool courage t come down stairs and attack mo when lie was woke up by his wife. Times and aLiin when the brad of the houso has b -n driven to tho head of tho stairs by Iiis wife he has only come down a few steps, and then crouched still for a f. w minutes. Then he has returned to h..: b"droom. telling his wife tlx re is no on--1 there. This has been i;iy expori m .. with officers, businr ss-meti and clergymen. The scene was identical in all case ?. That's why I lauah when I n ad how a certain householder rushed downstairs, but failed to catch the bü-glar." Parcels Pom Kate. In Europe they enjoy a panels post, system to which we are strand rs. ()i,r treaty with Ccrmany. however, is eertain to be the op'-uiii- wcdi:e which will inevitably result in a domestic, parcels p)st, in spile of the opposition Df the express comp:.nbs. r.y the new arrangement with Ceinuny packages of merchandise weighing as much as eleven pounds will bo transported between any American and ("erman postOffices at twelve cents a pound. When people generally realize this, they will with good reason demand that tho present domestic limit of four pounds 'oe made equal to. if not greater than, the limit on similar foreign-bound matter, and that, instead of tho present rate of sixteen cents a pound, we pay within our own domains certainly not more than tho new rate to Cermany. "Travel Notes' for November, The International. Diamond Cutters. Antwerp correspondent Chicago Record: The diamond cutters of Antwerp are in a state bordering on panic, owing to the diamond trade crisis resulting from the war in the Transvaal. Tho Amsterdam diamond syndicate has already doubled the market price, merchants in rough diamonds have stopped buying, and soon there will be no stock on "hand for the cutters, so that tho men will have no work until the war closes. Coming on the top of the recent labor conflicts in the diamondcutting trade in both Amsterdam and Antwerp, the situation is looked upon as grave. The majority of the diamond cutters spend their money as fast as they earn it, and if the war lasts all winter there will be terrible suffering among the 1,500 or 2,000 cutters of Antwerp. I'sed His Itraius. Sometime ago a brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad used his brains and saved a passenger train fom running into two derailed cars. The Company sent him a check for $50 and posted a bulletin complimenting him for his quickness of thought. A few days later. Engineer John Hagerty was oiling his engine at Connellsville, while waiting for the passengers to alight. He beard another train coming and believed .that it was not under proper control. He sprang into his cab. opened the throttle and started his train. The other engine struck the rear car but it was not a hard blow and Hagerty's promptness saved len or a dozen lives. The Company has ordered a handsome gold watch, suitably inscribed, and a gold chain for Engineer Hagerty. as a reward for his devotion to duty and "using his brains" in time of emergency. Winter In the South. The season approaches when one's thoughts turn toward a place where the inconveniences of a Northern winter may be escaped. No section of this country offers such ideal spots as the Gulf Coast on the lino of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad between Mobile and New Orleans. It possesses a mild climate, pure air. even temperature and facilities for hunting and fishing enjoyed by no other section. Accommodations for visitors are first-class, and can be secured at moderate prices. The L. & N. R. R. is the on'.y line by which it can be reached in through cars from Northern cities. Through car schedules to 11 points in Florida by this line are also perfect. Writo for folders, etc., to J. K. Ridgely, N. W. 1 A., Chicago, 111. For Every Household. The sewing machine bargain advertised by the John M. Smyth Co. in another part of this paper should interest every housekeeper. The firm Is thoroughly reliable, having been established in Chicago over 30 years and anyone dealing with them may be assured of square treatment. Get their mammoth catalogue of everything to eat, wear or use. Physiognomy of Npeeeh. From the Chicago Tribune: Nflggus I have read your speech, llorus, and, to tell the truth, I don't like its physiognomy. Horns Its physiognomy? What do you mean? Naggus Its "Vs" are too close together. Active. Ajjents Wanted In every county sent for our Gas Lamp. Mnkes its own gns. Itctter light than electricity or Welsbach city gas. Cheaper thao kerosene. Retails $.". Big money maker. Standard Lamp Co., "Dept. A," Chicago. llelglnm's Aew Pnel. In Belgium a new fuel has been Invented called Vvesnve," made of peat and resin.