Marshall County Independent, Volume 6, Number 17, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 April 1900 — Page 2

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a W. METSKER, Pub. and Prop. PLYMOUTH, - - INDIANA. CURRENT TOPICS IKAMXIXG HALTRUIA. A medical journal calls attention to the general neglect of sanitary and l!f,i:iie methods in the management t.f sleeping-cars. There are stringent .vgulaticas about the transportation if dead bodies iri baggage-cars, but there is no adequate ami systematic provision for prtitect insj living travelers from expoaare to infection, alihouh many p.iengcrs muit leave uisr-as-nrodacing germs la the bedding cr upholstery. it is customary to cleanse the blankets and cushions of dry dust and cine'ers by subjecting thorn to powerful currents of air, driven by steam, but it is said that they are seldom so thoroughly treated as to remove the danger of infection. Unless railroad authorities take prompt measures, it seems to be the duty o state boards of health to interfere for the safety of the traveling public. This U only cne csso among many j In which "new occasions teach no a duties." Almost every invention o: advance In mo lern life creates situations which require the fresh application of old, eternal principles. It requires the strong pressure of lav? or of public opinion to secure the adoption of new and needed methods, even when health, comfort and life are at risk. Only the nimble-minded can keep up with the incessant demands for readjustment. A GREAT MIS-IOXAKV CONrilKKNCK An "Ecumenical Conference" on foreign missions la to be held in New York, beginning April 21 and continuing until May 1. "Ecumenical," or world-embracing is a large word, but its use Is justified by the? fact that the conference will include representatives of the different Protectant denominations in all parts of the world. Nearly forty missionary societies are represented in the general committee, and it Is expected that 2,00O delegates will b present. Amoaj them will be missionaries from the more important foreign fields. The chief purpose of ta? conference Is to collect farts and compare methods. The reports, addresses and papers will be a treasury of missionary information fcr a long time to come. It is expected that the conference will simulate Interest in foreign missions among th" churches and Uad to a more generous support of theci. In most of the denominations the gifts for the purpose, although large in the aggregate, am small in proportion to th3 membership. Theie are many wouldbe missionarier, waiting to go out who cannct be sent for want of money to support them. ItUVSIA'S .U(ii;i:.SSIYK activity. From Kobe, Japm, U cabled the report that Ku.-sia and Japan are again r.t odds regarding the former power's iuöistent demand for a Korean port. "me time ago Japan prevented tli3 ftssicu of such a port t: Russia. Inferring to this controversy, the dispatch says that th question has been reopened by the admiral in charge of the Russian squadron at Port Arthur. The Kobe correspondent adds: "This demand has accentuated the eiifferencss between Russia and Japan. The situation Is serious, and thero are frcqutr.t conferences between the Jap2nr.se ministry and the war olllce at Tokyo." At the some time there cone-s from Ko2a a cablegram announcing that the Hulgarir.n w.y minister has suddenly departed fr St. Petersburg. It is believed at th.- Pu'girim capita! that tha ft-jr mir.ist-r U enagi-d in "conclud- i in a treaty with Ku.--.V:a defining the terras cn which the Hulgarlan saaport, i.rt liour'as. is to b ceded to the governaicnt of the czar, and that the convention will provide for the uniou f the Bulgarian army with the Uu.iKan force." now to livk a cr.Mtr.r. "Old age depends upon heredity, common sense and a good stomach, asserts Dr. Ü. K. Pearsons, in telling how to live a century. The heredity feature, of course, Is Eometalng a man cannot acquire, so no rules can be laid down for that. Common sensn Is a gift to some people, may be acquired ty some, and is Impossible of attainment by ethers, but naturally the doctor Is not talking for the born fools. The good stomach is closely allied to the common sense, and the rules laid down may be said to apply to both, it lb common sense .to cultivate a good stomach, so far as may b? p?aslb!e, and a good stomach is conducive to common sense. Thus we lind that the stomach lies at the bottom of It all. rrclimlrarjr Tat. '"Do yen think this parcel well enough tied to trust going in tho van? ' asked a passenger for the south of a porter on the Highland line. "Wcel, I'll see," answered the porter, dropping the parcel with a bang. "She'il pet that here, an fche'll get that at the Junction" giving It another drop "an she'll get that at Perth" giving It a shake which scattered the contents over the platform. "Weel, if she bh going farther than Perth, she'll no' do whatever." Other Worlif to Conquer. "Show me the man that struck my wife," howled a man in the mob. "What will you do if you find him?" uked a bystander. "Introduce him to ay mother-in-law." was the suggastlve reply. Chicago News. A 80'rmil JfMlt. Kin Arthur was moved to tears, "S4r Gatihad," he sobbed, "Is dead." "Sejr not 30," exclaimed the csurt jMtrr. "Say. rather, he 1j enjoying a ced ka!ght'i3 rest."

CURRENT MARKET PRICES. Fpring Wheat No. 1 northern at 6Tc. Winter Wheat Dull. No. 2 red. GStfCSe: No. a, ti5&7c; No. 4 poIU 07 & öle; No. 2 hard, 65?;c; No. 3. 611i&c. Corn Active. He higher. No. 2. STHft S7;c; No. 2 yellow. 3Sc; No. 2 white at 3734c; No. 3 at 37 ',ic. closed at 37Uc; No. 3 white at 37if37s,4c; No. i yellow at 37Vi ?Tc. closed at 374fcC7'(ic; No. 4 at 37 "oats-No. 4 white. Kc; No. 3 white, CC'ic; No. 2. 2lfj2I'4c Cattle Heavy nu ivp steers. Jl.tjJfS.S'): lisht weights, $1..Wj3.03; stockers and feeders, $.).40.".LV; butchers' cows ?nd heifers. $3.r?1.5; ounnors, 2.7Wi3.Z: fed westerns. fl.Jöue-t.Y); western feeders. $U.7j Ot.73; Texan?. S-UuVj-l.TO. Hogs-5l.sya5.05: mixed, JI.M33; light, 't.ro; ri?s. 1 1.131 i.ur. liutter Kusv. Creamery extras. .'.-c; tTT-is, 2:".7:cc; .second. P'a'c; imitation -ivmorits. fresh, from unsalted butter, l7flfe: dairies, extra (O.oley'rf). 22c; rirst. l!".:yc; sc.-.);;,',. ic; ladles, 11 'it lc; packing stock. 1 7t-: roll, 17fjl4f Ciw cse-Steady. Fu'l crMni che'ldarsi. 31Vl-e per lb; twins, I'Vl-'ifC: Vmm; Americas. 12 e; S.vH. I-' ' l-'Hc; Llmbnruer, I')'!; !':;c; hi irk. 10'iilc. K'irs Kirm. St.utly fresh. per rtoz. rases returned. l-ss off. lCc; seconds. Srl.l'i (ij2A per c:.se. (ioo.se rgs. !; per dos. rotators Lower, weal:. Fair to olin'.r, ?J'-iSi; per bu in bulk. Heed potatoes, Vegetables Asparagus. 1.7V2 per do bunches. Cabbage. $" per ton. Onions. hoiu grown. 4.V.f7-c per bu. Turnips, lire per bu. Wax beans. J", per bu; string beans. $4. (VIrrv, per duz bunches.

Cucumbers. 75o r-or duz. OPEN DOOR GUARANTEED. Great Saree4 of American Diplomacy In World' Politic. On Tuesday Secretary Hay sent to congress the correspondence had with and formal pledges received from the governments of Great Britain. Germany, Russia, Franco, Italy and Japan as to the maintenance of the "open dcor" in Chin?.. The negotiations extended from Sept. r,. UM, to March 20. 1900, and cover the following points: 1. That each within its "sphere of Influence" or leased territory in China should pledge itsJf bot In any way to Interfere with any treaty port or vested right within the "sphere" or territory under lease. 2. That in all port3 within the "spheres of influence" except free ports, all merchandise landed or shipped, irrespective of nationality, shall pay the Chinese treaty tariff for the time being, and the duties shall be paid to the Chinese government. C. That in ports in the "spheres of influence" the government controlling that sphere will levy no greater harbor dues on vessels of any nationality than are levied on vessels of its or.-n nationality, and that on railroads built, controlled or operated within those "spar res" the citizens of Other nationalities shall be required to pay no higher charges for the transportation of merchandise than are paid by the citizen of the powers controlling such "spheres " NEW GERMAR NAYY BILL. Pleasure for Iuru SWIp Cnme t'p Hefr Klrlit;e; ('oiuutlllrr. The bjdet committee of the reichstag oa Wednes I ty debated the navy bill, the discussion turning chiefly on the relations between Germany and Great liritain, v.i.ich, it is supposed, was also the subject of confidential Communications t!kc!i Foreign Minister von Duelow m tde t-j the committee Tuesday. Herr Uobel. the social democratic leader, contended that the bill was chiefly aimed against Great Britain, and he argued against Germany trying to tival that country as a naval power. In the contention he had the support of Herr Uicbter, the radical leader. The conservative members, on the other hand, supported the measure, while Premier von Uuelow, while asserting the kaiser's pacific Intentions, pointed to the American policy as bl i precedent and justification. Kitencia Sum I)re.lc-Jic l'erruitt. The senate has amended the Alaska bill by providing that, subject only to such general limitations as may be necessary to exempt navigation from artificial obstruction, all land and shoal water below mean high tide on the shorts, bays and inlets of Mehring sea, within the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be subject to expiration for gold and other precious metals by citizens of the United States, or persons whej have legally declared their intentions to become such, and that all permits heretofore granted authorizing any person or persons, corporation or company, to excavate or mine under any of said waters are hereby revoked and declared null and void. tlnnle Hah l'r.eelor f Tutullan. Commander 11. II. Tilley, commaa lant of the Pago-Pgo loa'.ing station, and senior oflicer of the United States in the new Samoan possession, ha3 officially notified the personal chief of Tutuila. on which Pago-Pago harbor Is situated, of the transfer of that and adjacent smaller islands to the authority of the United States, and promising protection and assistance to the Inhabitants. m:illpot on the Incre:i4e. There were 1.-72 cases of smallpox in the United States the last week. The state showing the largest number of cases is Louisiana, with 2,015 cases; Texas comes nevt, with 517. California is the state least affected, having but three cases. New York at present has eleven cases, as against seventyfour for Illinois. Five cf these seventy-four have been discovered in ChiCS2o. IivlsIoii of tho Philippine. Secretary of War Hoot Thursday afternoon made public his order creating ; the military "division cf tho Philip pines." It is composed of the fedlowing departments: Department of Northern Luzon, Major-General Arthur MacArthur, 17. S. V., commanding; department of Southern Luzon, Mojor-Oeneral John C. Dates, U. S. V., commanding; department of the Visayas. Brig.-Gen. Robert P. Hughe3, U. S. V., and the department of Mindanoa and Jolo, Prig.-Gen. William A. Kobbe, IT. S. V. Dewey to II end tienerat Staff. The secretary of the navy announces his selection of officers to serve on the general staff, of which Admiral Dewey will be president, viz., Capts. R. D. Evans. IL C. Taylor, K. C. Clark and F. E. Chadwick, U. S. N., and Col. George C. Held, general Inspector United States marine corp3. IttHnUin Ships at bmolp& A Russian squadron has arrived at Chemulpo. Its appearance Is regarded by Japan ab presaging a demand for the concession of land at Masanpho, twenty m "e south.

British Forces Drawing Near to Transvaal Republic. BOERS READY TO MEET THEM. Prospect for a llg ttnttle Within the Next Few Days Immense Columns of I'.rltUh Soldler Preparing for Starch on Pretoria. Tuesday, March 2 7. Clements occupied Jagcrsfontein and Fauresmitli. Southern part of Free State supposed to be full of Boers. Liberal federation suggested settlement of war on lines of government of Canada. Russia refused request for intervention. Malching was under fite cn March 32. Doers reoecupied Papkiul. Wedneday, Mre'i CR. Joubert, liocr commander-in-chief. DEATH OF

The. former senator from Wisconsin passed away the other day at his Oshkosh home-. He was born in 1S1C.

died at Pretoria of a stomach complaint. Kruger will be bis nominal successor, but Louis Rötha will have actual command. Times dispatches from Loureuco Marques confirm report that Doens will destroy Rand gold nin -?. Cape Colony loyalists complain of leniency to Roer sympathizers. Roberts began his advance north. Duller is nearly ready. Roers claim to have driven Ihitlsh froni Ladybrand. Roers destroyed several Natal coal mines;. Muieking was bombarded on Monday. Thtirdy, Mreh tit. Roers concentrating near Glen, fifteen miles north of Rloemfontcln. Roberts sent 10,000 men to reinforce 10,000 already there. Kruger boasted ho would retake Rloemfontein within a week. Ley da' recall because he deceived Roers as to attitude of powers rumored. As Joubert had requested, he will be buried without military honors. I'riil:tr, Mareh 30. French's men met advance suud of Boers at Karee Siding and drove thera Lack; Rrltish lost one killed and 109 wounded. Advance in force predicted within two weeks, with largest army yet concentrated against Rurghxrs. Ruller likely to Join Roberts. Michael Davit welcomed to Pretoria by Secretary of State Reitz. Boers bombarded Maffcking Tuesday. April t-'J. Six guns and a convoy returning from Thaba Nchu to Rloemfontein were ambushed and capturetl by Boers. Colville's division sent to scene and shelled Boers. Rrltish loss at Warrenton was twice as great as originally reported. Doer retreat was orderly, despite British strength. Hudon Maxim said diminished casualties in Boer war are due to long-range fighting. Transvaal state attorney denied any Intention of Roers to destroy go'd mines. Roers raiding vicinity of Paardeberg. Boer force Dear Cronje's old laager. Common M.sy Tnke Ilarly Keeem. A. J. Ralfour, the government leader, states that if better progress with business were made the house would adjourn on April 10 over Raster. Loubet VUit III Mother. President Loubct has passed the last few days in the strictest privacy with his mother, an old lady of SO, on a little farm in tho south of Fiance. He has taken this opportunity, as the oncoming exhibition makes such a visit impossible fcr several months. Italia to LaihI Troop In Horn, A dispatch to the London Evening News from Kobe, Japan, states that Russia has demanded permission to land troops near Masampo, twenty miles south of Chemulpo, Korea. Army Tranporttlou Cost, In regard to an Inquiry the secretary of war has transmitted to the senate a statement of tho expenditures of the army transport service during and since the war with Spain, showing that the total disbursements aggregated 2,7S9,4C9. New York rolle lodlctment. The March grand Jury In New York has indicted Police Captain Thomas for not closing tenderloin tires, and has also found presentment against Chief of Police Devery and District Attor-aey Gardiner.

INSULAR FINANCE REPORT. Statement of the Tariff Schedule ti Trsnainleted to tlie Senate. Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn reports in Puerto Itico the total receipts since date of military occupancy to Jan. 31, 1900, amounted to 2.ZG,7Ü2; disbursements, $2,049,031. In Cuba the total receipts from Jan. 1, 1S99, to Jan. 31. 1900, was ?1 8,025,919; disbursements, $15,333,250. The statement also shows the receipts in Guam and the Philippines from the occupation of the islands to Dee. 21 were $C,G9G.070; the diaburemeuts, ?3,279,4S2.

TAYLOR TO BE ARRESTED. l'lan to Arrest Coventor of Kentucky l or (ioeel Kilting. There lus bten much anxiety and excitement throughout Kentucky ever a re pert, which has gained wide circulation, thr.t Gov. William S. Taj lor is to b3 arrested on his way back to Frankfort after the fantral of his sister, at Morgantown, on the charge of having been a participant in the EX-SENATOR SAWYER. plot to assassinate Mr. Goebel. It is the general belief that such a step on the part tf ihe democrats would plunge the state Into war. Detective Doe Armstrong, whose work on the case has brought about nearly all the arests made, admits that Gov. Taylor was marked .r arrest, and it was said by on? of the democrtic leaders that the governor would be taken into custody Just nft-r the gubernatorial suit has been decided. CHICAGO SPELLING BAD. School Trtintee chw! Say lie1' Hude a Ilorrowing DUeovery. School Trustee Joseph S. Schwab of Chicago has discovered that pupils in the public schools of that city are not taught spelling and he Intends to bring the matter before tho next meeting of the btjard cf education. Mr. Schwab declares that the children have an original system cf spelling, which could hardly bo called phonetic, although It is a "short-cut" system, and all words are spelled as they sound to the individual child, and declares that be is going to find out why the children arc not taught spelling and will make an effort to have the methods in this regaid changed by substituting for something eise a course in spelling. He. says it is too serious to overlook. "nicretnMii Knoeked Down. Congre?man George W. Paris and Horace C. Pugh, a well-known attorney and politician, had an exciting street fight in Terre Haute on Thursday, in which Faris was knocked down and considerably bruised and cut about the face. The encounter was the outI growth cf the congressional fight in 'that district, caused by Paris' withdrawal, as charged, In favor of James S. Rarcus, through a deal with the latter. Democrat Rfpndlite ISjiinm. The senate on Wednesday, in execu-' tlve session, spent more than an hour in a fruitless eirort to confirm the nomination of William 1). Rynum of Indiana, nominated early in the session, to be a member of the board of general appraisers of New York. When an attempt was made to take a vote the democrats engaged In filibustering tactics, refused to answer to their names and broke a quorum. lil'.U Hint MeH 11 ii ill jr. "Nice time cf night to arrest a man! Go back to your statiun and wait till morning. I want to sleep." Albert Stedger, 17 years tdd, said his when he was loused from deep slumber by policemen an hour after he had murdered William llobton at 4411 Ashland avenue, Chicago. The boy committed the (lime Monday l.ight in defense of his mother. Hobson was the star boarder at the Stedger home. He Insulted Mrs. Stedger, and her son struck Ilobson cm the head with a barrel slave. The blow was fatal, and the mau died instantly. t Michael Darllt at Detagoa. The steamship Gironde has arrived at Delagoa Bay with a large consignment of foreign mercenaries for tho Boer army. There are many Irishmen in the contingent, among them Michael Davltt, who declares that be is traveling "for his health." Colorado Treasury F.niptr. Appropriations exceeding the revenue by ?500,000 were made by ; the fusion legislature of Colorado lust year. Toe state treasury is now bankrupt antf state institutions are penniless.

ii Proceedings in Both Houses for a Week. PUERTO RICAN TARIFF STILL UP Variou Amendments Therein Introduced Senator Davis the Anthor f a Provisional Free Trade Measure Iloutlue Hatters In IIuuau and Sviiuto. Taedty, March The senate agrted io the conference report on the pension appropriation bill. Devoted the rest of the day to the t!eb;ite on the Alaskan civil sei vi-.-e code bill and the Purrto Kico puibai. In the house there was lively debate during the co:u-idention of the army appropriation bill. The charge that the Puerto Uican tari'i bill was the result of a loa! for niuing a vpubiican campaign fund v.cs ugain referred to by Mr. Pierce iTerm.), but Mr. Hull (helarcd trie anonymous author of the charge wo.sM never da;v to avow himself and be branded as a falsifier. Mr. Sulzr-r (N. Y.) raade an appeal for tlie rxic-::sion of oiiic-ial sympathy to the lioers in their struggle for independence, and Mr. Lt-ntz of Ohio delivered a tcaihing denunciation of inilitazi.-ni and tln war in the Philippines. This attack aroused Hie indignation of Mr. M.ir'-i (Hi.), who declared Mr. L( nl.'ö speech was a disgac to nuigrcss. AVetl.iet.lay, Al.irch The senate agreed to vote on the Puerto li5co bill Tuesday afternoon. April 3. l.iotened to a spenh by Mr. Davis in support of fie trade. Amended the Alaskan civil code bill by declaring void all permits heretofore given to mine for gold in tide waters under the jurisdiction of the United States and allowing all citizens of the Uritcd States to do such mining under regulations imposed by organized mining districts. Defeated the Morgan free-coinage amendment to the Puerto Uican bill by a vote of IT, yeas to 33 nays. In executive session the democrats broke a quorum and prevented confirmation of the appointment of William 1). Ilynum as a member of the board of general appraisers at New York. i lie liwu.-t; (It. U l HC Ujr 111 CUUsideraiion of the army appropriation bill. Several minor amendments weie adopted, and about half the bill was considered. Jhrirriay, Mureh 3ft. The senate agreed to the conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. H'ird an extended speech by Mr. Reveridgo in support of free trade with l'uerto Rico. By a vote of 13 yeas to :2 nays refused to strike out the committee amendment to the

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DEATH OK GENERAL PIETRUS JACOBUS JOUDERT.

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Pietius Joubert, better known a3 Piet Joubert, or "Sliem Piet" (Slim Peter), was CS years old, of an old French Huguenot family, and, like President Krug?r, was bom in Cap; Colony. When seven years old he was taken by hi3 parents to the Orange Free State. Cf ordinary schooling h-j had little. In these days the nearest homestead to his father's farm was many miles away. With the aid of the few boohs he was able to obta'n he succeeded in obtaining a fair knowledge e;f history and languages, Joubert's hatred of tbe British was by no means lessened when, as a j'oung man. he moved from his farm in conscqucnee of the acquisition of NatH by his hereditaiy fops. He decided to VI men t d P.encdottl le;l. Comte Vincent de Renedetti is de;:d. Rcnedetti, who was of Italian extraction, v.-as born in Corsica, in 1SI.", m l was educated f-?r the diplomatL- service. He held various dirdnmatic post. up to lMil, hcn he was appointed French ambassador to the Prussian court, and was the "agent provocateur" through whose machinations or maladroituess Louis Napoleon and Bismarck managed to precipitate the Fiauco-Prusslan war of 1 37 0. Want "Harum" Itojaltlei. A. K. Muzzey of Syracuse, representing the children of the late IMward Noyes Westcott, author of "David Harum," demands an accounting for royalties of the reorganization committee of the publishing firm of I. Appleton & Co., which recently failed. AMUiuluAted by Hindoo Fanatic. A dispatch from Peshawur states that District Judge A. H. Hunter, Lieut. Green of the sapper's aud a natiYi have been murdered by a mael fanatic, who has been captured.

Puerto Itico bill imposing a duty of 5 cents a pound upon coffee imported into the island. By a vote of 16 yeas to 33 nays refused to strike cut the provision for a duty of 15 per cent of the Dingley law rates on products of Puerto Rico imported into the United States. The house passed the army appropriation bill in a form only slightly modified from that in which it came from the committee. One of the amendments adopted opens the soldiers' homes to the officers and men of the volunteer and regular armies incnpacIMted by service du.dag or tince the Spanish war. An incident of the day was a elefn.-e of the war department ng.dr.Ft the charge of leckless exir.-v.5-.ince in the fitting u cf the

transport Jvi:;-.r.?r. 1. . .1 by Mr. Drig'-rs O. Mr. Parker I. ;a l.n. I txh? war dr partrid l c::i no exP.ae ring's right A M : Volk V.vr.ncsd (X. .!.) prodwerd the p?n:r fwi iii-h .1 .y ; me nc l show ther.' 1; t r.i v. 1: r V i :i : e n t to hi.--, seat from t'!e Kleve?; -.h Kentucky district was cuTi'iimcd vilu;:it oppssi.'ion. I Iii sc;,t wa conti..-ted by Mr. White, another rcpul licaa. rridtt, March r.O. The srnr.te hf.ud Mr. Prr.ctor in support of free trade with Puerto Ilico and Mr. I'ettus r,a the eoavtit'itiemal phases of the p.ohh m. Düring tho lattei's speech he cor.vui- d his colleagues with h'!:ir,;,-,js saliic? a.t t!u pfnse of Senates s 1 linger an llcvcridge. Devoted the test of the j day to can.-;iüoi ati.in o Pi:ertv liican subject. The house uVc.te.l the i'.iv to v.ar claims, takipr; no ;:vt;o:i of iinp')Man:-e t!if'V( on. Adopted ;he ctu;f-rep,e r - i jiort on the diplomatic and consular i approp-.iaticn bill. j 1 I r h a I . House pas.-ed roast defense appropriation calling for $7,000,000. Senator Fairbanks 01 Indiana addressed senate in be'ia'.f of Puerto Hieo bill. UaUe of Orleans Thrnlied. The Journal states that the report that the duke of Oilcans wa.s injured by a wild boar Is untrue, and the Aurore asserts that the duke's indisj position is really due to a sound thrashing he received from an Englishman on account of his letter of oorgratulation of M. Willette. the j artis t who caricatured the queen la , le JvilK. T I.et tr. ;llchr Go. Tbe jury called in the County court at Joliet, 111., to pass upon the question of the sanity of Mrs. John GaJlagher, the woman who killed her husband on the night of March 10 by cutting his throat with a razor, could not agree on a verdict. Five jurors were for an inanity verdict, but one, a phy sician, held out that the woman was sane. settle in the Transvaal, r.nd the "woonplaats" he founded almost joins Natal at its northernmost post. Rut R was not long after he became a burgher cf ihe South African Republie before he wr.s kn.ovvn as a useful man and a dating fighter. It was said that he could lead a body cf men more successfully against hostile natives than a:iy other man In the Transvaal, so it came about that whenever there was an ugly uprming against the burghers Joubert was called upon to lead a detachment of Boers. The natives soon learned to fear hint and the knowledge that he; wa ; at th- head of a punitive cxneditlcn usually result;! in the surrender t.f the Kafliis. Vte;ier on Party Inxuen, Gen. J. B. Weaver is quoted as saying: "The great issues of the campaign will be finance, trusts, imperialism and militarism. We will plant curselvoa squarely on tho declaration of independence, the constitution of the United Stales against taxation without representation, and the teachings and precepts cf the fathers, and the doctrines of Abraham Lincoln." Pepper for Philippine. Charles M. Pepper, now in Ponce, Puerto Kico, has been offered the position of secretary of the new Philippine commission. He Is a Chicago newspaper man, and went to the island as the representative of several American newspapers. After the war he returned to Havana, where he collected material for two books on Cuba. Ho went recently to Puerto Rico to write a book on that Island. Mr. Pepper speaks Spanish fluently, and ha3 some 1 knowledge of the Spanish civil and 1 criminal cedes.

SAWYER IS NO MORE, Former 1'iilted 8utr Senator from WUrnnsIn Kiplrrt. Usukosh. Wis., March öd. Former United States Senator l'iiiletus Sawyer died at 'J:15 o'clock at the residence cf his son, K. 1. Sawyer, In this city. Mr. Sawyer was a native of Whiting. Vt.. and was born Sept. 'S2. 18P. Wtir.n he was about a year old, his father. who was a blacksmith and farmer, took his family to i:s.-:ex county. New York, and settled there. It was anion? the mountains and the woods of the Adirondacks that Ui future senator spent his boyhood. His youth was a struggle for the educ; !i.n ln determined to win. l-;-.;t by thrift ; r. t tr:!. he succor dcd. He w:i brair.d to l n father as an r.rdd-citt-.-e. but by in!':". it-"

j industry sv-:r-d'. ni.il. wln n ) w; 17 years old. he had sued 'n.vii'.i money (sncvilkally, to buy h; time lroui bis inu-tcr. So succe.;fuiiy did he mploy himself in the next tew year:--, ti.at 111 IS 17 he was able to I v.w bis homo and come v.e.-t for a broader lic-ld of enterprise. It was thru that he came to Wisconsin with a capita! of $3,oeo. For years Mr. Sawyer v.-as identified veith the lumber trade and the liarl-f.-mar.ufaeture r,f Wi.-c:msin. Latterly he was pr sidor.t of the Sawyer-Goo 1man Company, with larg mills at Klarinette and extc-Uiive yards In Ch: cago. The pr::ic i;f. of Mr. Sawyer extends over a period of forty years and is full j of succc.-a and honor. He served in I the WiScomin state i;.:!ature in IS"; j end lv.;t :.n,t j,, js; ;,nj js;,;; w.i3 major of 0.-;hkoh. Army Triport Sr !. The house committee of the v. h.j on Wednesday resumed the consideration of the army appropriation bill. In connection with the discussion of the items for the quartermaster general's office, Mr. Driggs (dem., N Y.) vigorously criticised the policy which at present spent as much as a quarter million an the equipment of army transports, when soldiers, during tin? war with Spain, were carried to and from their destination In vessels that were a disgrace to the service. Responding to Mr. Drirg?. Mr. Hull said that when the war broke out the government had to take the best shipi it could find for transports, and thoir condition Justified seme cf the criticism regarding them. But now thf government had organized the bes. transport service in ihe world. Carnegie Company Klee tu OfiQremThe stockholders of the Carnegie company have chosen the following board of directors: Charles M. Schwab, George Lauder, Andrew M. Moreland. James Gayley, Lawrence C. Phipps. Henry Phlpp.;, William H. Singer. Thomas Morrison, Thomas Lynch, Daniel M. Clemsou. James B. Dill. The board organized by electing the foi- : lowing ouleers: President. Charles M. Schwab; first vice-president, Lawt rence C. Phipps; secretary. Andrew M. Moreland; trcasuier, William W. Blackburn; general counsel. Kr.ox Reed aud James B. Dill. II. C. Frlok. j His suit, as a matter cf fact, has uo' I vet been withdrawn. Another Arrent Power Ilel.t. H. iu. Voutsey of Newport, a stenographer in the republican auditor's office, and at one time private secretary to Gov. Bradley, was arrested Friday, charged with being accessory before the fact to the murder of Goebel. A motion to release Powers oa ball wa denied, Julge Moore saying: "I do not believe that Powers fired that sho. which killed Senator Goebel, but I do believe, from the evidence, that he wjm In the conspiracy which resulted In Senator Goobcl's death, and I therefore hold him without bail to await the action of tli3 grand jury wLu'a meets next week." Turkey ltr Amer!rn Pork. The state department has advice, from Mr. Griseom, the charge d'affaires, of the United States at Constantinople, reporting that the Turkish government ha3 issued a decree prohibiting the importation of American pork product into the sultan's possessions. This act of Turkey may serve to make the United States adopt more radical measures to secure the payment by the sultan of the $100,0)0 indemnity demanded of him for tbe outrages on American missionary interests in Armenia. Under the Dingley tarilf law the president has authority to retaliate against Turkey for Its exclusion of American products. Krueger I limud iiulltr of Mnrder. At Waukeg.111, 111., the Krueger murder trial came to an end on Wednesday morning, when the jury found him guilty and fixd his punishment at imprisonment for life. July It last Mrs. George Krueger and her mother, Mrs. Voss, were found lying dead at their home at Long Grove, each shot In the head. It was first thought Mrs. Krueger had shot her mother and then killed herself. Postmortem examination showed two bullets in each woman's head, which caused the husband to l e placed under suspicion, lie has all along maintained his Innocence. Another Nejio I Itnrned to Ieti. Sam Johnson, a negro, rushed from his house, mar Anderson. S. C, Thursday night in his underclothing, which had been saturated in kerosene oil. a mass of flames. His shrieks could be heard a mile away. He ran down the road leading from his house until exhausted, and then fell in the road and died in a few minutes. So far as known, there was no one with Johnson in the house. His wife had been taken away by her father the day before on account of maltreatment' at the hands of her husband. Filipino to Rule l'atanev Teofilo Costlllejo has been installed as tho first American governor of the Batanes group and Calayan island, tha northernmost division of the Philippines archipelago. Senor Costlile'o 1 a Filipino, who resided in Aparri. H was taken to the Ratanes and Calayas In the gunboat Princeton, by Commander Knox, who raised the 6tars and stripes at Calayan and took formal possession of the island in the name of the United States. Tbe Prlncetos then proceeded to Santo Domingo, tha capital of the Ratanes group.

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