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--- the neti ning ed wav newly ere ere teer ers 5. A de ould opi is sEd. fow th dI he Da thi nd e t re t. at K Ke mm mve M E th B E I pe e ;ho ve us B an De y .icio lo C de le na re r ol or dI bl to re n n an t o M M oo y oI w G t o NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL DES MOINES, June 23, 1900. The Union Terminal Railway Company of Sioux City, has signified its intention to incorporate with the state, costing $2,003.50 in fees. Its capital is $2,500,000. Its incorporators are: John Cadwalider, Charles C. Harrison, Sidney L. Wright, John W. Hamer, William A. Blackford, Lawrason Riggs, Edwin S. Dixon, Adam S. Still. These are all Pennsylvania men. The company provides in its articles for power to build three lines of road, all from Sioux City, one east to the limit of Woodbury county, one westerly to the Big Sioux, and one north to the Iowa state line. A few weeks ago there was a surplus in the state treasury of Iowa of about $2,00,000. This has been depleted by two months of state institution warrants and other outgo not met by the income during the summer months from tax collections, and is now about $875,000. This, it is expected, will continue to go down until September when the annual collection of taxes will mean a considerable increase. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state by the National Development company of Davenport, which represents the organized effort of that city to locate industries within its borders. It starts with a capital of $800,000, and the organizers are the leading business and financial men of the city. They include F. P. Blair, F. A. Davis, George T. Baker, Joe R. Lane and C. A. Speik. The design of the company is to give assistance in every way possible to locating industries. Sites will be provided, buildings erected and bonuses may be raised for desirable concerns, as inducements to in Daveenport. The opening day of the Midland Chautauqua assembly is July 10. The Grant club and the twenty-one women's clubs of Des Moines will unite in making this the grand rallying club day of the session. The orators of the day will be Hon. Henry D. Estabrook, of Chicago, whose subject will be "Vengeance of the Flag," and Dr. S. A. Steele, the great southern orator, who will speak on "Home Life in Dixie During the War." Other leading attractions of the assembly, which last two weeks, are: Dr. N. Dwight Hillis, the eminent clergyman; Edmund Palmer, demonstrator in liquid air; J. P. Dolliver and Champ Clark, on "Imperialism"; Maud Ballington Booth, John Finerty, Rev. Anna Shaw, Robert Stuart MacArthur, Madame Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey, prima donna soprano; Columbus Apollo Male quartette; Arion Ladies' quartette, Metropolitan Jubilee Singers and the American Vitagraph Company. The Iowa State Military Band will play at the auditorium each day during the dinner hour. For information and program address Midland Chautauqua, Des Moines. 一 The state board of control has made $7,500 within a few weeks out of the advance in wheat. The board had contracted for flour on a basis of 60,000 bushels of wheat or more if wanted for state institutions, to be delivered as wanted. The prices quoted when the contracts were made several weeks ago were very low. Iowa soldiers will return the confederate flag captured by them in 1865, from the state house in Columbia, S.C. This flag is a garrison flag and is now in the possession of the Iowa State Historical Society at Iowa City, Col. H. H. Rood, of Vinton, is a member of the trustees of this society, and is also president of the Crocker Brigade. Soldiers from this brigade captured the flag. The society has planned to turn the confederate flag over to the brigade through Colonel Rood at its meeting in Keokuk, in October. This is with the expectation that it will be returned by the brigade to the confederate veterans from whom it was captured, or to the state of South Carolina. About 1891 a confederate general came to Iowa and returned a flag that was captured from one of the Iowa regiments during the war, much to the delight of the veterans here. The return of the confederate flag will be a return compliment. Chairman Weaver, of the republican state central committee, has assured Sidney A. Foster, J. G. Rounds and I. Friedrich, of the executive committee of the Auditorium company, that the republican convention of August 1 will come to Des Moines, as agreed. Weaver attaches one condition to his promise. He spoke for the committee, and assured the local managers that if the progress on the rebuilding of the auditorium has reached such a point by July 20, as to insure the completion by August 1, no change will be made in the convention plans. If on that date the indications are that the work cannot be finished in time, the committee will take steps to take the convention to Cedar Rapids or elsewhere. Mr. Weaver himself expressed perfect confidence in the ability of Des Moines to fulfill its part of the agreement, and said he has no doubt the convention will be held here. The executive committee has determined to work at least two shifts of men on the auditorium, with the purpose of getting it done by August 1 without fail. Drive Japanese Out of Town. REDDING, Cal., June 29.—Two hundred miners and smelters, employees of Keswick and vicinity, last night drove twenty-one Japanese railroad workers out of town. The Japanese were put on a train for this place, and at this point the railroad conductor put them off. The Japanese were employed to take the place of white men. Bathbone is Out of Office. WASHINGTON, June 27.—Postmaster General Smith has issued an order removing Estes G. Rathbone from the position of director general of the posts in Cuba. Rathbone had been suspended from the duties of the office by a previous order. THE NEWS IN IOWA James Fitzalmons Dead, and Three Others Inlured. CEDAR RAPIDS, June 26.—Charles Mefford, a maniac, at 5 o'clock a. m. killed James Fitzsimmons, fatally injured John Drake, seriously and possibly fatally injured Mrs. James Fitzsimmons and then ended his own life. Mefford was 26 years old and had been insane for a number of years. Two years ago he was in the Independence asylum for a short time, but escaped and was never returned. He was not generally considered dangerous. Saturday night about ten o'clock, while clad in nothing but a shirt, he darted out of his home, a raving maniae. He was seen two or three times between then and midnight, but the police failed to find him. Shortly before 5 o'clock Reginald Andrews, the janitor at the Old Ladies' Home was awakened by crashing glass. The next moment Mefford stood before him, stark naked, swinging a neck yoke. He warned Andrews that his time had come and swung the yoke in an effort to brain him. The latter dodged and grabbed the weapon, threw Mefford on the bed and choked him until he begged for mere him. Then Andrews agreed to give him a bath, a suit of clothes and some breakfast, which apparently satisfied him. Rushing through the house, Andrews locked the twelve or fourteen old ladies in their rooms, notified the police by telephone, and then ran across the street to the home of Joseph Drake for assistance. Drake dressed, picked up a revolver, and they started out. As they did so Mefford, carrying an ax, was seen to plunge through a window in the home of James Fitzsimmons, about 150 yards away. As he entered the room Mrs. Fitzsimmons uttered a scream. Mefford swung the ax and brought it down toward her head. Her uplifted arm saved her life; the arm was broken in two places and she sustained a serious scalp wound. Mr. Fitzsimmons hurried to the aid of his wife and his skull was crushed with the ax, death resulting immediately. The maniac then rushed into the room of Miss Katie, who escaped with a few scalp wounds. Starting down stairs he was met by Drake who snapped his revolver four times at the madman, each time upon an empty shell. Mifford grabbed the revolver, ran a few blocks and killed himself with the one load the revolver contained. CAPTAIN HEPBURN IS VERY ILL. Iowa Congressman's Son is Down With the Yellow Fever. WASHINGTON, June 27.—Captain C. D. Hepburn, in the volunteer signal corps, son of Representative Hepburn of Iowa, lies at the point of death at Havana, suffering from yellow fever. He was supposed to be immune and he risked his life recently to visit a sergeant who was dying of the fever, in order to find out from the stricken man what should be done about his wife and children in event of his death. He was taken sick in a day or two, but did not consider his illness dangerous, and a week ago Sunday his wife, formerly Miss Fealy, daughter of D. M. Fealy of Washington, two children, and Mrs. Hepburn's sister, Miss Fealy, left Havana for Washington. BUSSY BUSINESS DESTROYED. Nine Buildings and Contents Fall a Prey to the Flames. OSKALOOSA, June 28.—Bussy, in Marion county, was visited by a serious conflagration, in which $30,000 worth of property was destroyed. The fire started at 1:30 a. m. and burned several hours. Nine buildings and the stocks they contained were destroyed. The methods of fighting the fire were inadequate, but the citizens worked heroically. Already the debris is being cleared away, and the store rooms will be rebuilt at once. Speaker Henderson Renominated Speaker Henderson Recommendation WATERLOO, June 29.—At the Third congressional district republican convention held yesterday Col. D. B. Henderson was unanimously and enthusiastically renominated as representative in the lower house of the national congress. The convention was largely attended and was in every respect a gala occasion. Had Much Money on His Person CLINTON, June 28.—Pat Brogan, the Northwestern section man killed near Clinton, had $480 in gold and twenty rare coins sewed in a belt and strapped around his body. The belt was found when his body was dressed for burial. He had been in Clinton but a short time and his home is unknown. Killed by Lightning. OSKALOOSA, June 28.—William and Ross Busy, aged 22 and 19 years, were killed by lightning while in a barn. The bodies were partly cremated. Shot H:s Hired Man. WATERLOO, June 28.—Gco. Besh, a farmer living near the village of Denver, and August Schmidt, his hired man, got into a quarrel, and Besh fired a shotgun, loaded with bird shot, into the face of Schmidt. The bulk of the charge entered above and around the right eye and some of the shot were imbedded so that it was dangerous to probe for them. The face presented the appearance of a piece of pounded raw beefsteak. Besh drove to Waterloo and gave himself up to the sheriff. He was afterwards released on $3,000 bonds. COUNTY TREASURER SHORT. Treasurer Cherry of Johnson Said to Be Short About $6,000. Iowa City, June 26. — Treasurer Cherry of Johnson county did not make his semi-annual report to the board of supervisors at the June session for the reason that there is an apparent discrepancy between the amount that should be on hand as shown by the treasurer's books and the amount of cash on hand. It appears that there is a shortage of about $6,000. Mr. Cherry says that the fact that there is a shortage came to him as a clap of thunder out of a clear sky, and he is unable to account for it. He has shown his willingness to be investigated, however, and has secured W. O. Waldron of Des Moines to go over the books since the beginning of his administration, nearly six years ago, and Mr. Waldron has been working steadily for the last week or more. Mr. Cherry has turned over the treasurer's office and has offered every facility within his power to Mr. Waldron, but is otherwise keeping out of the investigation. The sole object of this investigation is to find out whether there has been a mistake made in the figures or whether the shortage is real. A BOLD HOLDUP. Station Agent at Charles City Held Up and Robbed of 864. CHARLES CITY, June 29.—A hold holdup was perpetrated at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul passenger depot in this city and the night operator and agent, J. G. Kreycha, robbed of $64.83 in cash. The robbery occurred shortly after midnight. The operator was preparing to send the money away and had it in bills and silver on the table in front of him while preparing the envelope for it when he was startled by a step behind him. He turned about only to face a revolver in the hand of a masked man, and held uncomfortably close to his head. With an oath the masked robber commanded the operator to stand to one side and throw up his hands. The request was complied with and the robber while keeping the operator covered with his gun reached out onto the table and slipped all the money into his pocket. He then backed out of the depot and disappeared in the darkness. Kreycha at once ran to the telephone and informed the central office of the crime. The alarm was spread and in a short time a crowd of citizens had gathered at the depot, but they could do nothing toward detecting the thief. Sloux City Saloonkeepers Fined. Sloux City Saloonkeepers Fined. Sioux City, June 24.—The police court room of Sioux City looked much like a liquor dealers' convention when nineteen saloonkeepers were arraigned on the charge of unlawful assembly for having kept their places of business open the Sunday of the big excursion crowds. They had been arrested at the instance of the ministers of the city, and representatives of the ministers were on hand, wearing blue temperance badges. Each saloonkeeper was fined $50, and as a result of the wholesale multing the city treasury will be enriched to the extent of $50. The ministers say they have the upper hand and propose to make the saloon men observe the Sabbath. Those who refused to plead guilty will be proceeded against under the injunction statutes. One-half is Secured. DES Moines, June 28.—Over one-half the right-of-way has been secured for the new Des Moines & Northern Iowa railroad, which is to be built from Des Moines northward into Minnesota, connecting with some point on the Great Northern railway. The survey has been completed from Boone to Britt, and agents of the company are following up the survey closing contracts for the right-of-way. Death Resulted From Accident. CEDAR RAPIDS, June 28.—The coroner's jury, after investigating the death of Express Messenger William J. Finley, returned a verdict finding that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of his revolver, while in the performance of his duties. While there were some suspicious things connected with his death, at the same time no motive could be found for suicide. Body Cut in Two. BELLE PLAINE, June 28.—The body of Ben Cook, a bridge carpenter, was found in the west yards of the C. & N. W. railway, cut in two in the middle and the two parts separated about fifty feet. Up to the present time there is no knowledge as to how it happened. Mr. Cook leaves a wife and children. BREVITIES. The Seventh district republican convention a few days ago nominated Capt. John A. T. Hull for congress, to succeed himself. This is the sixth nomination accorded Captain Hull. No other candidate's name was placed before the convention, and the nomination was unanimous on the first ballot. Roy Petersmier, a boy living near Fonda, was accidentally killed a few days ago by falling on the tines of a pitchfork. He was playing with another child, sliding off a hay stack, against which a pitchfork was leaning, tines upward. Young Petersmier struck the fork in sliding from the stack, one time entering the side near the lower rib and the other under the arm. The boy managed to draw out the tines and crawled off a little distance from the stack. The cries of the other child summoned the father, who arrived just in time to see his son expire. NEWS IN GENERAL NEWS IN GENERAL PUSHING ON TO PEKING. Belleving Column Has No Best After Rescuing Seymour. LONDON, June 29.—The casualties of the international force attacking Tien Tsin were: American killed, 3; wounded, 2; British killed, 2; wounded, 1; Germans killed, 15; wounded, 27; Russians killed, 10; wounded, 37. The gun fire of the Americans and British is described as "beautiful." After the relieving force pushed on to relieve Admiral Seymour, Chinese regulars under General Nieh, says a dispatch from Shanghai, again attacked Tien Tsin fiercely and bombarded the foreign settlement with a terrific fire. Railway communication from Taku to Tien Tsin has been restored, and the force is advancing toward Peking. Fighting was in progress Wednesday in the vicinity of Tse Chulin. Large preparations are being made to support and reinforce the Peking relieving column. Twenty thousand troops of all arms, largely Japanese, have now been landed. The fate of the members of the legation is still a mystery. If they are alive and unharmed at Peking, the Chinese government deserves some credit, Shanghai correspondents think, for restraining the fanatical mob. TROOPS ORDERED TO PEKING. Gen. Adna C. Chaffee to Have Command of American Forces. WASHINGTON, June 27.—The purpose of the government to place adequate military force in China was made perfectly clear yesterday when orders were issued to Brig. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee to take command of forces in China and to proceed at once to assume his new duties. More significant, probably, than the assignment itself was the wording of the formal orders to General Chaffee, issued late in the day, Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn directing Gen. Chaffee to command troops "ordered to China," and to proceed to Peking by way of San Francisco and Taku, accompanied by his aides. It has been expected that military forces would be concentrated at Che Foo or some other convenient military base, but the direction to proceed to Peking, the capital of the Chinese empire, indicated a firm determination on the part of the government authorities to have a strong military force at the Chinese capital. WAR'S VICTIMS NEGLECTED. Exposures on Mismanagement in South Africa. Stir Irish. LONDON, June 29.—The exposures regarding the hospitals in South Africa have made a great sensation in Britain. They began with three columns of restrained language in the Times from W. A. Burdett-Courts, conservative member for parliament for Westminster. His disclosures have been widely reproduced and they are supplemented with denunciatory telegrams and interviews with survivors and army medical men. The Archbishop of Cape Town, in an address before the society of Good Hope in the Cape government house, expressed great dissatisfaction at the way in which the sick and wounded were treated. Its declared that the warm clothing that was absolutely necessary was freely offered, but was rarely if ever distributed by the army doctors, that the sick slept on the bare ground, and that even in Cape Town the way in which the hospitals were mismanaged made one's blood boil. HORRIBLE SCENES. Awful Carnage Which Occurred in Tien Tain LONDON, June 27.—A dispatch has been received at Berlin confirming Admiral Kempp's announcement of the relief of Tien Tsin on the 23d. According to the report of a Chinese refugee, who arrived at Shanghai, the conditions at Tien Tsin are horrible. Everywhere in the streets are bodies of massacred men and women of all nationalities. The Hong Kong and German banks were destroyed during the bombardment. Shanghai also reports that the American and Russian relief force was so badly ambuscaded that the forces were obliged to abandon several field guns and much ammunition. One hundred and eighty Russians and eleven Americans were killed and wounded. A German gunboat and a Russian torpedo boat were destroyed while patrolling the Pei Ho river, raking with machine guns the native villages on the river banks, which were filled with concealed "snipers" Train Robber In Nebraska OMAHA, June 29. — A masked robber started through a Pullman car on the Burlington train after leaving York, Nebraska, soon after midnight. He got two watches and $70, but took alarm, pulled the air-brake and left the train before completing his work. Saxony's King Very Ill. BERLIN, June 29.—The condition of King Albert of Saxony is very serious; his malady is, according to his physicians, cancer of the stomach. Rundle Bas Skirmish With Boers. London has sainted with Boers. LONDON, June 28.—General Rundle had a sharp artillery and rifle skirmish near Senekal, Friday, with a large force of entrenched Boers. He declined to attack them. This is the only fresh fighting reported. Big Losses at Tlen Tsin. TSING TAU, June 26.—Eight thousand and allied troops have landed at Taku, including 1,200 Germans. A French officer, who has succeeded in getting through from Tien Tsin to Taku, says that the Russians alone have lost 150 killed and 300 wounded. CONGER IS NEAR TIEN TSIN. Admiral Kempff Cables As to Their Position. WASHINGTON, June 28.—The following telegram has been received at the navy department: "CHE Foo, June 27.—The Peking force and ministers reported with Peking relief expedition are entrained eight miles from Tien Tsin. KEMPF." WASHINGTON, June 28.—Nothing has been heard from Minister Conger, notwithstanding the fact that Admiral Kempff's dispatch to the navy department reported him as being within eight miles of Tien Tsin. It was hoped that in view of his presence so near the city some word would have been received from him before this time, but this may be explained by the interruption of the telegraphic communication and the delay in sending any word from Tien Tsin to Che Foo. On all sides, however, the belief is felt that the ministers are safe. SEXMOUR IN TIGHT PLACE German Dispatch Says He is Surrounded and Desperately Situated. BERLIN, June 28.—The German consultate at Che Foo confirms the contents of the message from Admiral Seymour, which reached Tien Tsin Monday, saying he was then eight miles west of that city, terribly harrassed, and could only hold out another two days; had sixty-three men killed and over 200 wounded. The admiral asked for the dispatch of a relief column of 2,000 men. This column left Tien Tsin during the morning of June 25, under Russian command. FORCES ENTER TIEN TSIN. International Troops Enter the City, Sustaining Slight Loss. CHE Foo, June 26.—Rear Admiral Kempff reports by a Japanese torpedo boat that the combined forces entered Tien Tsin on Saturday, June 23, sustaining small loss. They started on Sunday to relieve the force which left Tien Tsin on June 10, and which is believed to be surrounded near Peking. According to Japanese reports, Admiral Seymour has been captured and the ministers have left Peking, guarded by Chinese soldiers. Their whereabouts is unknown. SEVEN HURT BY EXPLOSION. Accident in Standard Starch Factory at Kankakee, Ill. KANKAKE, Ill., June 29.—Six girls and one man, employees of the Standard Starch Company, were injured by an explosion of starch dust in the packing room of the factory. Doors were blown from their hinges and windows wrecked. Flames appeared on three floors, but were quickly put out. The flesh on the injured employees was burned so badly that it hung in shreds, and in some cases the hair was entirely burned off. WOOLLEY AND METCALE Ticket Named by National Prohibition Convention. CHICAGO. June 29.—The prohibition national convention adjourned sine die yesterday, after having placed in nomination for president John G. Woolley of Illinois, and for vice president Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island. The nominations in each instance were made on first ballot. Only two candidates for the presidential nomination were balloted for—Mr. Woolley and Rev. Samuel C. Swallow of Pennsylvania—Hale Johnson withdrawing his name at the last moment and throwing his strength to Mr. Woolley. For vice president, three candidates were balloted for—H. B. Metcalf, Thomas R. Caskardon of West Virginia and Rev. E. L. Eaton of Iowa—Mr. Metcalf receiving an overwhelming majority of the votes cast. No Crime to Kill an American. HAVANA, June 29.—A Cuban police man who recently killed an American named Welsh and against whom the evidence was apparently complete, in the opinion of army officers and others who saw the whole affair, has just been acquitted by the judges in circumstances so extraordinary that Gov. Gen. Wood will order an investigation. The Americans in Havana are very indignant over what they claim is a studied attempt to show the Cubans that it is no crime to kill an American. Della Fox's Mind Restored. NEW YORK, June 29. - Della Fox, who has been under treatment in the River Crest sanitarium for several weeks, left the institution at noon yesterday. The physician in charge says that her mind has been restored and that her physical health is excellent. It is said that Miss Fox will return to the stage in the fall. Yale Wins the Yarsity Race. NEW LONDON, June 29.—Yale won the 'varsity race yesterday by 6½ lengths. Time, 21:11. This victory makes thirteen out of the twenty-two races for Yale which have been rowed between the two big universities in the last quarter of a century. Big Chicago Strike Is Over. Chicago, June 27.—At 2:15 this morning the bricklayers' union withdrew from the building trades council. It is said this marks the practical ending of the strike that has been in progress for months, tying up building operations in Chicago and keeping many thousands of men idle. German Minister is Safe. BERLIN, June 25.—The Chinese minister here has informed the foreign of fice that the German minister at Peking, Von Kettler, who was reported killed by the Boxers, is safe and well. —American Consulate Rated. CHE Foo, June 23.—It is officially ported that the bombardment at the Tien Tsin, China, with large guns, continues incessantly. The foreign concessions are nearly all burned. The American consulate has been razed to the ground. The Russians are occupying the road station, but are hard pressed Reinforcements are urgently needed. Casualties are heavy. The railroad open half way to Taku. NEW YORK, June 23.—Secretary Leonard of the Methodist Force Missionary society has received a following cablegram: "CHE Foo, June 22.—Tien Tsin is barred. Pekin is very serious. Hiks, Brown, King said. Gunbush The three men mentioned are resionaries. Secretary Leonard in that the remaining twenty-four resionaries in Tien Tsin, among many women, have been murdered the Boxers. GERMANY EXCUSES GOVERNMENT Not Willing to Hold China Response for the Disorders. BERLIN, June 27.—It is evident that Germany has been interchanging opinions with Russia and other powers during the last twenty-four hours, that the foreign office has been receiving new instructions from Count Buelow, minister of foreign affairs who is still having hourly conference with Emperor William at Kiel. As result, Germany takes the positive outlined by a high official of the foreign office, as follows: "The German government does not yet see any cause to impute bad faith to the Chinese government and to saddle the responsibility upon Peking to the participation of Chinese troops in the Boxer excesses. At least, all liable news received here thus leaves the question of responsibility still open. This view is shared other powers. For the same reason the question of dethroning the press has not yet been discussed tween the powers." SEYMOUR IS RELIEVED Relief Column Failed to Reach Pain and in Trafficable Conditions CHE Foo, June 29.—Admiral Seymour's expedition has been rela- ting have failed to connect with Pekin. There is no news from Peking. In Russian colonel, Scheltte, commi- ning the combined forces of 10,000 is supposed to be proceeding to Pekin Admiral Seymour's expedition is turning to Tien Tsin. His force is suffered greatly. It is estimated the from 40,000 to 60,000 Chinese are now before Peking. Boxes all sections are swarming the THE RELIEF ATTEMPT Foreign Forces Blocked by Chinese W Artillery. LONDON, June 25.—The only patches from China last night are the which give further details of the pulse of Thursday's attempt to relie Tien Tsin. According to a dispar from Che Foo, hordes of Chinese, well posted artillery, block the way the American and Russian forces. T guns of the allies could make no pression, and it was found impossible to shift the enemy's position. Nothing could be done except to fall back, and this was accomplished in good order. It was ascertained that the foreigners in Tien Tsin were making gallant defense. The French concession buildings had been vigorously attacked by fire, and in all probability have been reduced to ashes. After the forces retired, an armored train tempted to reconnoiter, but was derailed. More troops are arriving in Taku, and another attempt at aided with a force of much greater strength was to have been made last Saturday night. AMERICANS ARE AMBUSHED. When Reinforced They Were Unable Distribute Energy. WASHINGTON, June 25.—The war department has the following from General MacArthur: "MANILA, June 24.—A detachment of four officers and a hundred men of the Fortieth infantry left Taga Yan on the 13th, on a reconnoissance up the Taga Yan river and were ambushed by insurgents in a strong position. Fifty men were sent to reinforce them from Taga Yan. They could not take the position and the troops withdrew to a coast post. Our casualties were seven killed, eleven wounded and one missing." FAILED TO ENDORSE HILL Resolution to that Effect Withdrawn at Little Book LITTLE Rock, Ark., June 23.-The democratic state convention adjourned at 6 p.m. yesterday. The delegation to the national convention was unanimously instructed to vote for W. J. Bryan for president. Charles J. Parker of Ouchita county withdrew his resolution instructing for David B. Hill for vice president, it being claimed by many delegates that Hill is an advocate of the gold standard. Sensational German Statement. BERLIN, June 23.—A sensation has been caused by a declaration of Herr Mertel, a member of the reichstag and editor-in-chief of the Deutsches Tages Zeitung, the agrarian organ, who in the course of a political speech at Ebernburg said: "Our next war will be naval and against England. Of this we have been quietly assured by the government, and it was because of this assurance that the agrarians voted for the naval bill." A single fict outweighs a thousand claims. Heal nat Ne ee ne ne reece eee a ee ee ee ee pica ee (aidan |, Uh inee.s. | REF FORCE KOH AT B bs tt ty aa ae — The Convention's NNominees.| : { + oe J nth V D it °. ————— the remarkable defection In New York | Kempff Reports Seymour Has S (9 a S all er i a at that tlme, In May, 1889, President corad skin: Harrlzon appointed him clvil service J€piitiah $ Vabgnter: Biog rap: hical Notes About commissioner, and he served as presi- — ————————————— ° dent of the board until May, 1896, |S eee McKinley and Roosevelt. nt of the board until May, 1896. | ALLIES NUMBER ABOUT 20, ; mission Roosevelt resigned In May, ¥ t | 1895, to become president of the New | And Wil Be 60,000 in a Month— By JULIA MAGRUDER., i} es ies York board of police commisstoners, Pokdn Force Is Said to Bo Entrenc is j R = ~ a a % On May 6, 1898, Roosevelt resigned | Eight Miles from Pekin—Nutives Sh a x ™~ his place In the cabinet, assistant sec- | “KIN (he Forelgn Devils!" Corraicuren 1000, 1901 amp 1806 ny Ropenr Bonwan's Somk *N SS y NUM | |iea at te cay, i mie ee Se Ree a D yw / Nea cavalry regiment for the Spanish war. Bt ee we 4 : . Ve y ' { AY | Lite m the west had made this a ftting | ,,y"aahinston, June 20. ne fol KARRKKRARAPKRKRARRPRRPRRPRARRS 4 NB OF Kh. ambition. As a hunter of big game] oe yy arte re eer ere ee the young man Adina, having night in ceaseless vigil also, the casement of his window, be- e earliest streak of dawn, his d throbbing to the thought was to see once more the form ‘whom his soul so greatly loved, speech and touch would be de- Im. It had been the maiden’s that she might not see him on teful morning, less that the sight unhappiness might cause her ge to give way. Still it was to her the house wherein he } and he waited with his soul , to see her make to him some parting as she passed beneath ment of his window. The blood rging to his heart as the group jdens came in sight, their mourn- ments rosied o'er by the glory rising sun, and their approach led by the wallings of the people ined the streets on either side. went deadly white, and he was clutch with both his hands at sement of the window to keep falling back, jard she move& .oward him, the that he was wont to fondle in his , sereened from his loving eyes by harsh draperles trom which the fell, as the morning breezes d about her. He was screened view behind a curtain, but the jution rushed upon him, that if she jed and looked, for even one instant rd, he would throw the curtain and look at her, that she might the mighty love-light in his face, the compassion wherewith he pit- her. Strong man as he was it was itter thing to bear that she should ward to suffering and death, and tand by, in bodily safety, and see jut Namarah looked not up, and as passed beneath his window, her jd was bent forward, and she walked realmly and as if in total uncon- pusness of the dying heart that beat near her. It seemed to him to be a el thing, untender and unthought- ; and Adina rent his clothes, and Red away from the window with groans of anguish that made one ‘the wailings of the people in the It almost seemed to him as Hh he were nothing to her—as B she loved him not, and thought Gre of him and of his love and be paced the room, with the long Uftian angry beast, and ever and it sobs, that brought with foothing tears, shook mightily ‘young breast. All the day Falone, in the anguish of his heart, fearing to go even unto fi, knowing that his presence be no comfort while that his o mastered him; but when even- ‘was come he crept from the house, eer. of any, and went silently to the den of Jephthah's house, that he ght once more be in the place that | seen him so happy in the presence his soul's love. Still and deserted 3 the garden, and the wan moon ked down to-night with the same d face that she had turned upon the different scene of last night. ina wandered here and there among trees, but ever he came back to the r spot where lately he had stood h Namarah fn his arms, The brook 1 babbled on, and the cooing of the es came ever to his ears, us if to nind him that all was the same as ore, save that Namarah was gone. CHAPTER XT. Resting his two arms against the trunk of a great tree, he laid his face upon them, shutting out the beautiful -garden-scene, in which the maiden was not, and there he rested long in ex- ceeding bitterness of spirit. Suddenly there was a sound of wings, and again ithe bird which he could recognize by its broken and injured plumage flew down, and hovering above him a mo- ment, as if in doubt, came and nestled en his shoulder. Adina took it softly in his hands, and turned his sad eyes silently toward the house where he lived alone. Even ‘yet he had not the courage to go to Jephthah, but put it off until the mor- row. As he walked along, ever smooth- ing the bird's feathers with caressing touches, he suddenly became aware of something smooth and hard fastened beneath its wing. Instantly the thought occurred to him that it might be a mes- sage from Namarah; but how, indeed, could it be so? Breathless with eager- ness, he reached his chamber, and there found lights. Carefully shutting himself In, and even drawing the curtains of the win- dows close, he severed the cord that held in place the little folded note, and opening the sheet, read: “Adina, My Beloved: I can give thee ho greeting as I pass thy window, but Ysball even then have close to m} areast the dove which is to bear this my last message to thee, The mes- sage is but this, that thou hast heard 80 often: I love thee, and I charge thee, by that love, give not thyself tc heavy grief, but ever take courage and have hope. If thou lovest me, I wonli have thee bear up with patience anaei the heavy burden and to comfort m4 father Jephthah. Pray ever for dellv: erance for us both, Sorrow not, be- loved, seeing that I ever love thee, both in this life and that which is to come, ‘Thine, NAMARAH.” And underneath she had written the word “Mizpeb.” In reading these Ines, the soul of ‘Adina was greatly comforted, so that he felt a new courage come to him, and ever thereafter, until the two months were come to an end, he bore himself patiently and submissively and mur- mured no more, Each day that dawned saw him beside the old man Jephthab, sustaining, comforting and cherishing him, though, mayhap, his own ‘heart was even at that same time sunk down with weariness, And after he had brought the white dove homo that night, it ever came to him afterward of its own accord, flying at sunset into his window and perch- ‘ing there, if he was absent, until he returned, and often he would take it in his hands and talk to {t, such words as his frozen heart refused to utter unto human ears, and ever it seemed to give him greater comfort than any human friend, As the two months of absence of the maiden Namarah began to draw to-a close, the sou! of Adina grew each hour more exceedingly sorrowful, and Jeph- thah also went heavily from morn till evening and took no comfort save in the presence and companionship of Adina, who was become to him even as his own gon. And when the eve of the return of Namarah and her maidens was come, all the people of Mizpeh were aware of it, but so great was their sorrow for the maiden, that they feared to look upon her face, and as at set of sun the children playing in the streets brought news that the maidens were returning, behold, the people gat them to their houses, they and their chil- dren, that none might look upon Na- marah in her misery and her affliction. And as Namarah and her maidens made their way along the streets of Mizpeh, behold, they made a picture sad to see, for their garments of sack- cloth were torn and stained with their sojourn in the wilderness of the moun- tains, and their fect were sore and weary, and as Namarah walked first among them, her companions uttered a low wailing of distress, But the mald- en herself was silent and made no sound, elther with her voice or with the worn-out sandals of her feet, but ever moved noiselessly as a shadow, with bent head and hands clasped wearily. No human creature did they see. ‘The streets of Mizpeh were as unin- habited as were the mountain forests they had left, and a vast and solemn silence, more awful in this place of many habitations than in the open country, brooded over everything. As they moved along in slow proces sion, suddenly above their heads there was the sound of wings, and a flock of snow-white doves came downward from high in the air, and, flying low, preceded them with slow and steady motions all up the empty streets, And as men or women here or there watched furtively from behind the drawn curtains of their windows, this most strange sight—the maidens in their mourning garments preceded by the flock of white doves—struck awe unto their hearts, And added to the sight there was a strange and awful sound, for even as the maidens crooned their low, sad wails, the doves from their flight in the air joined to the sound their plaintive cooing and com- plaining. To the other maidens it seemed as but an aceldent that the birds should meet and join themselves to the pro- cession; but Namarah believed it not. Her heart told her that her tenderly loved birds had recognized her, and be- fore she reached the door of her father’s house one of them had even separated from its companions, and circling a moment, as if in doubt, above her head, presently flew downward and alighted on her shoulder. Then did Namarah unclasp her hands and take it under her cloak and press it against the warmth of her heart; and although the feathers of its wings had grown out again, and It was even smooth and shapely and snow-white as the rest, she knew it to be the messenger be- tween Adina and herself. Howbelt, she kmew not that it had earned a stronger claim to her affection yet, in that it had been the chief companion and comfort of her lover during the long days and nights of her absence. A Now Artificial Paving Stone’ A new artificial paving stone 18 made in Germany. It is composed of coal tar, sulphur and chlorate of lime. The tar is mixed with the sulphur and warmed thoroughly, and the lime {s added to the semi-liquid mass. After cooling,this product is broken fine and is mixed with ground glass or blast furnace slag. The blocks are then sub- jected to a pressure of 3,000 pounds to tae square inch. Christianity teaches a state of ultl- mate happiness with God.—Rev. J. H. W. Blake. Tht. 4 4 ge eg OF The Convention's Nominees. — ee defection In New nae at at tl . In May, 1889, Preside Biographical Notes _About inion sinsit Sin cui mv McKinley and Roosevelt, | sr ot the voara untn May, 1896, ® Co : : ie ka: A y e. * Yi i e a x ae \/ ee EW a a ae hiss eet (\ i a ea a | <i AHH. Wiliam MGiniep. NY DheodorERgosevett ‘The Republican national convention | adjourned sine die. No nation: of 1900 was the shortest on record,| vention ever consumed less ti when hours of time that it was in ses- | hours. tion are taken into consideration. 1t| Of course the work of the ¢ was called to order at 12:31 Tuesday, | tHon “laid bofore it” so to put it nd at 2:30 p.m, took a recess to Wed-| “a8 not the slightest doubt 0 papas point except the vice presidenc uesday at noon, At 3 p. m. Wednes-|as soon as the delegates began day a recess was taken to 10:30 Thurs-| rive that doubt was dispelled. fay. At 2:30 on Thursday its work] velt was the choice of nearly was done and the convention was| delegation for second place. ere ’ ° McKinley's Biography. James McKinley, the president's au- eestor, landed in this country about 1743, and settled later in Chanceford Township, York county, Pa, where David McKinley, great-grandfather of the president, was born in May, 1755. ‘The records of the Pension Bureau show that David McKinley was a sol- dier in the revolution and participated In the capture of Paulus Hook and the engagements of Amboy and Chester Hill, He died in 1840, in Ohio, at the age of eighty-five. A son, James Me- Kinley, moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1809. At that time William, his son, born in Pine Township, Mer- cer county, Pa., was two years old. James McKinley was an iron manu- facturer or furnace man, and his son William followed the same vocation. When Wiliam was twenty-two years ola he married Nancy Allison of Can- ton, O., the couple having nine child- ren, of whom William Jr., the presi- dent, was the seventh. William Me- Kinley, Sr., died in November, 1892, having lived to witness the rise of his son from a school teacher through posts of national prominence to be governor of Ohio. ‘The president was born at Niles, ‘Trumbull county, 0., on January 29, 1843, He attended the public schools in that town until he was nine years old, at which time his father moved to Poland, Mahoning county, 0., where the future president entered Union Seminary, pursuing his studies in that Institution until he was seventeen years old, He is said to have excelled in mathematics and languages, and to have bested all his fellow-students in debating the public questions of the day. In 1860 he was sent to Allegheny col- lege, Meadville, Pa., but gave up his course after a few months on account of poor health, After a period of rest he became a teacher in the public schools of the Kerr district, near Po- land, having joined the Methodist Episcopal church in Poland. In the spring of 1861 he was a clerk in the postoffice at Poland, which position he gave up to enlist at Columbus, on June 11 of that year, in Company & of the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. ’ Gov. Roosevelt's Career. Gov. Roosevelt was born in New|ergy. The purification of politic: York city, Oct. 27, 1858, of Dutch and| official life had been for some ti Scotch-Irish ancestry. His father was | ideal with him, and with this can Theodore Roosevelt, after whom the| belief in the efficacy of the appli governor was named, and his mother, | of civil service rules to executiv whose given name was Martha, was| duct, In 1882 he was nominate the daughter of James and Martha| the State Assembly and was el Bulloch of Georgia. Young Roosevelt | He served for three years. In 18 was primarily edueated at home under| Roosevelt was nominated as an private teachers, after which he en-| pendent candidate for mayor of tered Harvard, graduating in 1880.| York, but, although indorsed b Those qualities of aggressiveness | Republicans, was defeated, which have marked his more recent| Im 1884 he was chairman of th years of public life were present with| york delegation to the nationa him in college and he was a conspicu-| publican convention. He had ous figure among his fellows. among those who did not regar It was an interesting period in the| Blaine as the most available | history of the party and the nation, | date of the party, but after the 1; and young Roosevelt entered upon the | nomination Mr. Roosevelt gav political ficld with eagerness and en- his hearty support, and in the f eer THE ROOSEVELT CHILDREN. i 8 Ee Ni HN fy ch SRS a Si cap Oy NSRP adjourned sine die. No national con- vention ever consumed less time in hours. Of course the work of the conven- tion “laid before it” so to put it. There was not the slightest doubt on any point except the vice presidency, and as soon as the delegates began to ar- rive that doubt was dispelled. Roose- yelt ‘was the choice of nearly every delegation for second place. William McKinley twice refused the nomination for president previous to the time when on the first ballot at the Republican National convention held in St, Louis in 1896 he was finally nominated and accepted. His first re- fusal was at the convention of 1888, when he supported Mr, Sherman, to whom he was pledged, forbidding the use of hig name at a time when his formal assent or negative acquiescence was all that was necessary to secure his own nomination, At the ensuing convention of 1892 he received 182 votes for the nomination, his name not having been presented, as it was well known he was an ardent support- er of Harrison and would immediately withdraw his name should it have been proposed, Being the permanent chairman of the convention, he was greatly embarrassed by the efforts of his supporters to make him the presi- dential candidate, and, leaving the chair on the announcement of the re- sult of the first ballot, made a motion to make the nomination of Mr. Harri- son unanimous, His motion was car- ried. On April 16, 1890, McKinley intro- duced into the House the general tar- iff measure which has since been known as the “McKinley bill.” For four months the measure had been un- der consideration, and every interest in the country, including manufactur- ers, laborers, merchants, farmers, im- porters, agents, free traders, and pro- tectionists, had been freely heard, the minority having been given as good an opportunity to present their views as had the majority. His speech on May 7 in support of the measure sustained his reputation as an orator and dis- passionate adyocate, and seldom has such hearty applause been accorded any leader as greeted him upon the conclusion of his address. McKinley's home life has been that of the representative American, and almost ideal. He married on January 25, Miss Ida Saxton, granddaughter of John Saxton, for sixty years editor of the Ohio Repository, still published at Canton. Two girls, Christine Ida and Kate, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Kinley, both of them dying at early ages. ergy. The purification of political and official life had been for some time an ideal with him, and with this came the belief in the efficacy of the application of civil service rules to executive con- duct. In 1882 he was nominated for the State Assembly and was elected. He served for three years. In 1886 Mr. Roosevelt was nominated as an Inde- pendent candidate for mayor of New York, but, although indorsed by the Republicans, was defeated, In 1884 he was chairman of the New York delegation to the national Re- publican convention. He had been among those who did not regard Mr, Blaine as the most available candi- date of the party, but after the latter's nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him his hearty support, and in the face of the remarkable defection In New York at that time, In May, 1889, President Harrigon appointed him clvil service commissioner, and he served as presi dent of the board until May, 1896, As president of the civil service com- mission Roosevelt resigned In May, 1895, to become president of the New York board of police commissloners, On May 6, 1898, Roosevelt resigned his place in the cabinet, assistant sec- retary of the navy, to muster in a cavalry regiment for the Spanish war, Life in the west had made this a fitting ambition. As a hunter of big game, used to the saddle and the camp, and an unerring shot with rifle and re- volver, the country recognized in him the making of a dashing cavalry lead- er. He had experienced military duty in the New York National Guard in the ’80s. Col, Wood was put in com- mand of the Rough Riders; Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel. On June 16 the regiment sailed to join General Shafter in Cuba, From the time of landing until the fall of Santiago the Rough Riders were giant figures in the campaign. Thelt work reached a climax on July 1,when Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt led the regiment in the desperate charge up San Juan hill. He had shared all the harcships of bis men, and when he broke the red tape of discipline to com- plain of General Shafter's camp and its dangers from disease the army was with him and the war department ls- tened to his judgment. On July 11 he was commissioned colonel of vol- unteers, Scarcely two months later the new military hero was nominated for gov- ernor of New York, In the convention he received 753 votes, against the 218 cast for Governor Frank 8, Black. As a writer of outing papers his -varled experiences on the trail have ‘served him well, In biography, his life of Thomas H. Benton and of Gouv- erneur Morris have been praised. Es- says and papers dealing with political Se Tab ie) faa sey / ——— Mp Werg L | LAFE YOUNG. Nominated Roosevelt. life have added to his reputation. Ot his latest work, “The Rough Riders” has been pointed to as “one of the most thrilling pieces of military bis- tory produced in recent years.” Governor Roosevelt has been twico married. His first wife was Alice Lee of Boston, who left a daughter. In 1886 he married Miss Edith Carow of New York, There are six children,two of whom are sons, His domestice lite is ideal, Whether ensconced in win- ter quarters at Albany or New York, or at the famous Roosevelt summer homo at Oyster Bay on Long Island, the lead- er of tie Rough Riders is an indulgent father and romps with bls children with as much zest as the youngest of them, The youngsters are known as the Roosevelt half dozen, and all re- flect in some manner the paternal characteristics. ‘The oldest girl fs Alice, tall, dark and serious looking, She rides her father's Cuban campaign horse with fearlessness and grace. ‘The next olive branch is Theodore, Jr., or “young Teddy,” the idol of his fath- er’s heart and a genuine chip of the old block. Young “Teddy” owns a trusty shotgun and dreams of some day shooting bigger game than his father ever saw, He also rides a pony of tis own, Alice, the oldest girl, is nearly 16, She is the only child of the first Mrs. Roosevelt. “Young Ted- aw" the present Mrs. Roosevelt's old- Li Saas. SN Sg See fe Sci ee , FADE ree ene ati a orem CRA cog arte eae at eee cacao as ROOSEVELT COTTAGE, Oyster Bay. est child, is 13. Then there are Ker- mit, 11; Ethel, 9; Archibald, 6, and Quentin, of the tender age of 3. ramped Over Canal Router. There is probably but one member of the house who enjoys the distine- tion of having tramped on foot over both the Panama and the Nicaragua canal routes. That gentleman is Rep- resentative Romeo Hoyt Freer of West Virginia. Not many years ago Judge Freer was American consul to Nica- ragua and during bis term of office he familiarized himself with the proposed canal routes. Once he traversed the distance between the two oceans with a surveying party, of which Com- mander Lull of the navy was at the head, and again he went over the route with only one companion, a New ‘York newspaper man.—Washington Post. RELIEF FORCE NOW AT BAY: he a creas in a Kempff Reports Seymour Has Suc- cored Peking wbich erribl yeome Bini ‘Anns ALLIES NUMBER ABOUT 20,000 And Wil Bo 60,000 in 9 Month—The Pekin Force Is Said to Bo Entrenched Eight Miles from Polin—Natives Shout, “KIN the Forelgn Devils!” Washington, June 29.—The follow: ing cablegram was recelyed at the navy department: “Che-Foo, June 28.—Secretary Navy, Washington: Pekin force and minis- ters reported with Pekin relief expedi~ tion entrenched eight miles from Tien~ Tsin, KEMPFF.” London, June 29.—The composite brigade of 2,300 men who ralsed the investment of Tien-Tsin is thought to ve pushing on to help Admiral Sey- mour, but no news of his succor has reached Che-Foo, the nearest wire point, ‘The last steamer arriving at Che-Foo from Taku brought this mes- sage, dated Tien-Tsin, Monday, June 25: “The Russian general in command of the relief force has decided, in view: of Saturday’s heavy fighting and) marching, that one day's rest for the troops was essential and that the ad- Yance should not be resumed until to- lay. “Meanwhile came Admiral Sey- mour's heliograph that his position was desperate and that he could hold out only two days, The relief started ‘dawn today (Monday).” Report Seymour Hus Falted. ANgecial from Shanghai, dated Tuesday evening, says that communi- cation with Admiral Seymour was opened by the Tien-Tsin relief force Sunday. Admiral Seymour was at that time said to be ten miles from Tein-Tsin, ‘Three hundred of the members of his party reported sick and wounded, but only a few had been Killed, ‘They were short of provisions and were returning without having rescued the legations. Admiral Seymour, it is asserted, sues ceeded In getting a message into Tien- ‘Tsin Monday according to which he was then eight miles westward, ter- ribly harassed, could only hold out another two days and has sixty-thres Killed and more than 200 wounded. Ha did not mention the ministers or others from Pekin. ‘The German consul at Chee-Foo in a cable to Berlin confirms the contents of this message and adds that the ad- miral asked for the dispatch of a re+ lief column of 2,000 men, A German paper at Shanghai also has an un- credited statement to the effect that Admiral Seymour {s eight miles from Tien-Tsin, with sixty-two killed and 200 wounded. Chinese Pick New Capital, ‘The latest Shanghai report says Prince Tuan (the head of the Chinese foreign office and father of the heir apparent) has sent the legations to Sian-Fu under escort, and adds that Sian-Fu will be the new capital in the event of Pekin being occupied by the international forces. A dispateh from Paris says: “The French consul general at Shanghai telegraphing announces that the allied troops have entered Tien- ‘Tsin, He states also that the foreign ministers have departed from Pekin for the north, accompanied by a Chineso escort. It is supposed -that they are headed for Shanghal-Kouan, following the course of the great wall.” All the students at the foreign hos- pitals in Canton are leaving. Women missionaries are returning from the West river ports. There was a slight disturbance at Wo-Chou ‘Tuesday while the women were embarking. The crowd shouted “Kill the foreign devils.” Protestant Misvion Burned. ‘A dispatch from Tsin-Tan, dated Thesday, says that the Protestant mis- sion at Weihsien was burned down by yebels Monday night. A dispatch from Paris says: “The French minister of marine, M. De Lanessau, has received a cablegram from Capt. Dorjere, director of the French arsenal at Foo-Chow, saying that he has sent to Hong-Kong all the women and children connected with the French mission at the arsenal, “the viceroy of Nankin and the viceroy of Teheng-Gtchetong have re- quested the French consul at Shang- hai to announce to the French govern- ment that they are protecting the in- terests of some of the missionaries and some of the foreign merchants in that region. A Yangtse telegram of the same date states that the French con- sul at Che-Foo confirms the news ot the deliverance from Tien-Tsin and the fact that the foreign ministers left Pekin under an escort.” Levee Gates Blown Up. Terre Haute, Ind., June 29.—Two thousand acres of grain along the Wa- bash river were swamped by the breaking of the gates in the levee six miles north of Clinton, Ind., and tho community §s startled by the report that the sluice was dynamited, Corn and wheat were covered with a flood twenty fect deep. Alleged Murderer Ts Shot. Stevens Point, Wis., June 20—Ga- briel Green, who shot and killed Louis Weisner last January, was shot dead here by an unknown assassin, Leo Wiesner, a brother of Green's victim, and Frank Glisczinski, Wiesner's em- ploye, Were arrested and charged with the ahooting. Green was out on bail. The Symphony Club had its usual fortnight entertainment and dance last Thursday evening. The attendance was quite large, and every one enjoyed himself. Invitations are out announcing a grand entertainment and ball, July 4th. Miss Alexander from Red Oak is visit ing in the city. Mrs. L. P. Perry made a visit to Oskaloosa last week. Mr. and Mrs. Priestly are in the city, enroute to Chicago from Oskaloosa where they were attending the funeral of their son, Thomas, who was taken to Oskaloosa for interment. Mr. and Mrs. Greaver were in Oskaloosa yesterday, attending their son-in-law's funeral, Thomas Priestly. J. L. Thompson was in our city yesterday on his annual collection trip. Miss Elena Grier and Rev. Jones have returned from Des Moines, where they were delegates to the Baptist Sunday School Association. Miss Ella Calvert is in the city entrance to Indianapolis, Indiana. While in the city she is the guest of Mersers, W. Davis and A. M. Massey. Miss Calvert is a very accomplished young lady from Atlanta, Georgia. She has been visiting friends in Mushackinock and having secured a position in Indianapolis, she will depart to the place of her employment tonight over the Rock Island. The weather has changed considerably since our last writing, and now it is to warm to be comfortable. We are never satisfied though. Miss Emma Oliphant is in Boone. Meadames W. H. Lavell and Charles Searcy have joined the list of the numerous Bystander. Subscribers, who will be next? The retail butchers and grocers of the "Rapids" will give a barbecue at the Athletic park, July 9th. We were under the impression that only Afro-Americans participated in such affairs, but we are mistaken. We learn that the Republican State convention will meet here Aug. 1, since the burning of the Day Moines auditorium. If so our little city will boom for a few days. The Ladies Industrial Circle meets this week with Mrs. S. V. Holley. Children's day was observed at the A. M. E., S. S. last Sunday, but necessary to postpone it until that date. The Industrial Circle entertained at a farewell reception at the residence of Mrs. Lowrys, last week in honor of their president, Mrs. M. A. Pierce, who is about to leave our city permanently. Light refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mestenas Persona and Kaspberry. A delightful time was had. The S. S. board will meet Thursday night, of this week, at the church. Mr. Downey of Ottumwa is in in our city on business. He is thinking of locating here providing he can find suitable employment. Mrs. Louisa Perkins and children spent last Sunday among friends in the country Misa Ella Martin anticipates a visit to Minneapolis in the near future, while there she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, formerly of this city. We envy our sister Des Moines in one respect and that is, that she is to be honored with having as her guest Bishop Grant. We wonder if we can't have him come to the "Rapids." June has almost expired and we haven't heard one wedding bell ring for our people here. Giris, what is the matter? We know this is not leap year. But we certainly did expect to have one bride this month. Sunday July 1 is quarterly meeting day at the A. M. E. church. Every member should be present. P. E. Bundy will be here Friday and remain until Monday DAVENPORT REPORT Mrs. E. J. Sanders, Miss Ella Baker and Mr. Wm. Baker returned from Des Moines, June 20, where they had been attending the Iowa Baptist S. S. Convention. Rev. M. J. Burton came home Friday, June 23rd. J. T. Mabry returned home Saturday morning from the Baptist S. S. Convention at Des Moines. While there he was the guest of Attorney and Mrs. Rush. He speaks very highly of them as well as of Des Moines. He reports a very pleasant time. On his return home, he spent three days in Ottumwa the guest of Rev. S. H. Jones, the Baptist minister there. Mr. Samuel Miller has reshingled his house on Cherry Street near High. We hope those who have not paid for the paper will please be ready to do so when the agent calls to see you again. The Convention will be held next year at Davenport. A very instructive session is looked tor. Rev. M. J. Burton stopped over in Evans the 20th and preached for Rev. D. J. Tate at the Baptist Church. Mr. George Holoway and Miss Birdie Mitchell were united in marriage last Week. The ice is broken, so wade in boys. The Masons of Rock Island had their annual sermon preached Sunday. The Masons of this city went over to turn out with them. Hiram Lodge of the Masonic Order will have their annual sermon preached at Bathiel Church, Sunday July 1st, by Rev. Thomas, pastor of the A. M. E. Church of Rock Island. Several of our leading citizens are preparing to go to the Grand Session of the Odd Fellows Lodge which convenes in Des Moines, July 16th. The Bystander is situated where no one should be ashamed to call while in Des Moines. VERY LOW RATES TO CINCINNATI OHIO, Via the North-Western Line. Excursion tickets will be sold July 10 to 12, inclusive, final return limit August 10, on account of Annual Meeting B. Y. P. U. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ey. --- Explosive Confined and Unconfined. There is a widespread misapprehension in regard to the devastating effect of high exposures. When unconfined the effect even of large charges of them upon structures is comparatively slight. At the naval ordnance proving ground, so long ago as 1834, repeated charges of dynamite, varying from five pounds to 160 pounds in weight, were detonated on the face of a vertical target consisting of eleven one-inch wrought-iron plates bolted to a twenty-inch oak backing, until 440 pounds of dynamite had been so detonated in contact with it, and yet the target remained practically uninfused, while at Braamontein the accidental explosion of fifty-five tons of blasting gelatin, which was stored in railway vans, excavated but 20,000 tons of soft earth. Thus at Fort Lee, on the Hudson, but two tons of dynamite placed in a chamber in the rock and tamped brought down 100,000 tons of the rock; at Lamberts, Wales, two tons and a half of gelatin dynamite, similarly placed, threw out 139,000 tons of rock, and at the Talcon Mawr, in Wales, seven tons of gunpowder placed in two chambers in the rock dislodged from 125,000 to 200,000 tons of rock. The Azen of Men. A great man does not always attain a ripe old age; in fact, hardly half of the greatest men of modern and ancient times have reached the limit of age set by the Bible. Among statesmen: Mirahean was 42; Pitt, 47; Caesar, 48; Ribellech, 47; Cromwell, 50; Frederick the Great, 74; Dirrell, 75; Blainzar, 63; Tallierward, 84. Of great conquerors: Alexander the Great died at 32; Napoleon at 51; Hannibal at 43; Mariborhun at 72; Blucher at 76; Wellington at 63; Xenophon at 68; Moltke at 91. The age of the decrease of philosophers was: Spinoza, 44; Descartes, 52; Aristotle, 62; Socrates, 63; Linaeus, 70; Copernica, 79; Galileo, 78; Kant, 91; Plato, 82; Newton, 84; Humboldt, 89. The longevity of great writers, poets, varies from Byron, 26, to Sophocles, 99. To painters death came at ages varying from Grapha at 27 to Titan at 99. ACUTE SENSES OF THE SAVAGE Scientific View of Their Alleged Super- servitor to Civilized Man. In his last lecture on the "Senses of Primitive Man" W. H. R. Rivers discussed the acuteness of hearing in savages. In this respect none of the Torres Stratica natives were superior to one of the Europeans composing the expedition, while the majority were inferior. No great weight, however, could be attached to the observations, because all the people were divers—an occupation that certainly damaged the ears to some extent. To investigate their range of hearing a Galton's whistle was used, and it was shown that they could near very high notes. Their sense of smell was tested by means of a series of tubes containing solutions, of varying strength, of odorous substances like valerian and camphor, and the results, while not altogether satisfactory, tended to show they had no marked superiority in this respect over the members of the expedition. With regard to taste it was very difficult to get information, as the natives, naturally enough, did not like strange objects being put into their mouths. One fact, however, was noticed, which was interesting when it was remembered that sweet and bitter were probably our most definite sensations and that was the complete absence of any word for bitter. For the sense of temperature the data were very scanty, but it was found that the natives had points on their skin specially sensitive to cold exactly as was the case with Europeans. As to touch, when tested to see how close the points of a pair of compasses must be put on the skin before they ceased to be felt as two, their sensitivity was in general better than Europeans, but there was always the doubt whether they were really able to bear pain with more fortitude. However, the conclusion that the Murray islanders were distinctly less sensitive than the Europeans in the expedition was supported not only by their subjective statements, but also by object tests depending on the conditions of the blood pressure. In the discrimination of weight it was curious that these natives, who had no abstract idea of weight and no word to express it, and who, moreover, could have had no practice, were more accurate than a practiced European. Finally Dr. Rivers, while commenting on the defective knowledge of some of the senses he had treated and on the absence of comparative data, concluded that in general the sense organs of the savage were not markedly superior to those of the normal of average European, and that the recorded instances of apparent extraordinary acuteness were to be explained by his habits of observation and specialized knowledge. --- A preparation prepared solely and distinctly to improve the condition of the hair of the negro race. Not a worthless, offensive, obnoxious, greasy mass of injurious nostrums, but a delicately perfumed unguent, beautiful to look upon; made to adorn the lady, polish the gentleman, benefit youth, and gladden old age. 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The Corinthian pastist Church-situated on 11th St., between Crocker and School Sts. Preaching; at 11 A.M.; Sunday School; at 12 o'clock Preaching; at 7 P. M. Rev. S. Bates, Pastor. St. Paul A. M. E.—Corner of Second and Center Streets. Preaching at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Epworth League at 7 p. m.; preaching at 8 p. m. F. J. Peterson, pastor. First African Baptist Church—Corner School and Fourth streeats. Rev. F. Lomack pastor, Preaching 10:30 p.m. Sunday school, p.m. Hours: 10:30 p.m. Superintendent, Young People's meeting 7 p.m., preaching 8:00 p.m. Burn's M. E.-East Second and Des Moines street.-Sunday services, preaching at 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday school. Preaching Class mornings, Wednesday 8 p.m. All are welcome. Rev. C. W. Holmes, pastor, 220 Des Moines street. Mount Nebo Baptist Church—E. Second street, between Lncust and Grand Avenue-Sunday services 12:30 p.m. Superintendent, Rose Johnson, Preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. J. H. Bell, pastor, SECRET ORDERS. 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These services will consist not only of consultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally acquainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no consideration whatever will any charges be made for any services rendered for three months, to all who call before July 28th. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough examination is made; and, if incurable you are frankly and kindly told so, also advised against spending your money for useless treatment. Male and female weakness, catarrhal deafness; also cancer without pain or cutting; all skin diseases, rupture and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by their treatment. Dr. J. Boyd, the chief consulting surgeon of the institute, is in personal charge. OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 a.m. m. to 8:00 p. m. No Sunday Hours. 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Terrel and daughter were visiting among friends Tuesday. Misses Clara and Florence Miller have been in the city visiting friends. They will return to their home in Newton this week. Mr. Sidney Carter of Davenport is in the city. Mr. Geo. Terrell was an over Sunday visitor among family and friends. Mrs. Fannie Oliver, who left the first part of the month to visit her mother in Germantown, Penn., reported that she arrived safe, and that her mother seen her five blocks off. Mrs. Oliver's mother is an aged lady, over one hundred years old. We suppose it was a grand meeting as it has been over 20 years since they met. Mrs. Oliver's daughter Essie accompained her. Grant Broodd has been sick, but is better at this writing. Mrs. Turner of Des Moines and Mrs. Henry Banks of the city were Sunday visitors at Mrs. Geo. Terrell. Quite a number of Colfax people are preparing to go to the Grand lodge of the Odd Fellows, which convenes in Des Moines July 12. 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The gray-haired sires have gathered their little flocks about them, read a chapter from the Good Book and prayed for King George and the Colony of Massachusetts. The fires have been raked up in the open hearths, the candles have been extinguished and the good people of the little village have retired for their rest. Suddenly the clatter of a horse's hoofs are heard, echoing along the road, leading from Lexington and young Dr. Prescott, who has spent the evening in that village, gallops into the town and sends up the cry: "The red-coats are coming! Awake! Awake! Awake!" The news which Dr. Prescott brings is dire news indeed. One Paul Revere and a man named Dawes have galloped from Boston to Lexington with the information that the British regulars to the number of 800 under Col. Francis Smith and Maj. Pitcairn are on the march toward Lexington and Concord. Their purpose is the capture of Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two colonial leaders whose activity and fearlessness have made them especially obnoxious to Gen. Gage and the destruction of military stores which Gage has learned are hidden in Concord. The doctor reports that he was present when Adams and Hancock were aroused from their beds at the Hancock-Clark house and induced to flee; that he and Revere and Dawes then started for Concord; that the two Boston messengers were surrounded and captured, but that he leaped his horse over a stone wall and managed to escape by riding hard across the fields. The people are thoroughly aroused by his story and messengers are sent out afoot and ahorse to alarm the people of other villages, while the local minute-men gather and parade in the darkness of the Common. As daylight comes, Col. James Barrett, commander of the militia, hurries hither and thither directing the work of removing the military stores to new hiding places, the farmers gladly tendering their huge wagons and ox teams to the service. Even the women carry away ammunition and hide it in their feather beds. While Col. Barrett is thus engaged, Maj. Buttrick leads the minute-men, to the number of fifty or more, to the top of the Old Hill burying ground, directly overlooking the Common and the road from Lexington. There are some fiery spirits among them, but the majority are sober-minded men—men who do not want war, who are still loyal subjects of his dull-brained majesty, King George, but who would die rather than yield one jot or title of what they believe to be their just rights. Moving among them with prayers and words of encouragement is their beloved minister, Rev. William Emerson, whose grandson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, is to become famous the world over, a century later. The devoted little band on the hill await they know not what. Perhaps the red coats will turn back when they see the colonists are disposed to oppose them in their work of destroying the military stores. They did so at Salem and other places. It is about 7 o'clock when the scouts whom Maj. Buttrick has sent out on the Lexington road hurry back and report that the regulars are almost on them and that they are in great force. There are 600 light infantrymen and 200 grenadiers. Maj. Buttrick's little company of minute-men has by this time been swelled to perhaps 150, for the alarm has been widely spread and minute-men are constantly arriving in twos, in dozens and in scores. Shall they retreat and take up a new position? There is a difference of opinion among them. Rev. William Emerson, grand old preacher-patriot that he is, argues against a retreat. "Let us stand our ground," he says; "if we die, let us die here!" How like is this to the command which Parker had given his minutemen on Lexington Common only a few hours previously: "Stand your ground! Don't fire unless fire on! But if they mean to have a war let it begin here!" As the minute-men march away to the north the British troops enter the village. Col. Smith immediately details a number of men to search for and destroy military stores in the center of the village. To prevent the possible arrival of companies of minute-men from other towns he sends a company to guard the South bridge, and orders Capt. Lawrence to take six companies and proceed to the North bridge, to which he learns the local minute-men have already retired. Arriving at the North bridge and seeing the minute-men grouped across the river, on the hill to the right, Capt. Lawrence leaves three companies under Capt. Laurie to guard the bridge while he sends the other three companies, under Capt. Parsons, across the bridge, not to attack the minute-men but to proceed along the road to the left and search the house of Col. James Barrett for munitions of war which are said to be stored there. While Col. Smith is thus engaged in sending out his men, Maj. Pitcairn, who seems to be somewhat of a swashbuckler, enters Wright's tavern for refreshments. As he stirs his hot loddy with his finger he turns to a A MAJOR PITCAIRN AND HIS TODDY. ["Thus will I stir the Yankee blood before night."] group of fellow officers and boastfully save: "Thus will I stir the Yankee blood before night!" Little does he realize how true a prediction he is making. Little dreams he of how the Yankee blood is to be stirred by that day's events—stirred until it refuses to quiet before the misused colonies have united and by means of a long and bloody war have won their place as a free and powerful nation. The minute-men on the hill at the northern extremity of the village see the smoke arising from the fires kindled in the center of the village and Capt. Joseph Hosmer turns indigently to Col. Barrett and demands: "Will you let them burn the town?" Col. Barrett now calls the other militia officers about him and they con- PAUL REVERE. (From a painting made in 1804, 29 years after his forsale rose.) years after his famous rude.) suit over the situation. Finally they resolve to "march into the middle of the town and protect their homes or die in the attempt." But it is understood that they are not to fire upon the British regulars unless they are fired on first. The march is immediately begun with the minute-men from the neighboring town of Acton in the lead, under command of Capt. Isaac Davis. As the minute-men approach the west end of the North bridge the British soldiers draw up at the other end and some of them begin tearing up the planks from the bridge. Maj. Buttrick calls out to the British in remonstrance and orders his men to advance at double-quick. They are within a few rods of the bridge when a shot rings out and Luther Blanchard, of Acton, and Jonas Brown, of Concord, are wounded by the same bullet. Almost instantly this single shot is followed by a volley from the British. Capt. Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer, both of Acton, fall dead and several others of the patriots drop their muskets and clutch at wounds from which the blood is gushing. The war has begun. Maj. Buttrick, now as hot for the fight as he was earnest for delay, springs to one side, fires his musket at the British and shouts out his order: "Fire, fellow soldiers! For God's sake, fire!" A volley crashes out and the first British soldiers to die in the face of the colonists drop to the ground. Three of them fall dead and a half a dozen are wounded, among the latter being three minor officers. The British immediately retreat toward the center of the town, and the Americans follow them a little way and then turn off and draw up on the hillside. The regulars carry one of their dead with them, but two are left living on the bloody ground. MAJOR PITCAIR [“Thus will I stir the Hearing the firing at North Bridge, Capt. Parsons ceases his work of destruction at Col. Barrett's and hastens with his three companies towards the scene of conflict. His progress is not interfered with, and the minute men on the hill watch him as he joins his defeated comrades. During all this time reinforcements have constantly been adding to the number of minute-men, and they are growing more and more confident. Moreover, Col. Smith sees that the people are desperately in earnest. He gathers his men together, marches, halts, countermarches, hesitates and finally, fearing that in further conflict his command may be utterly worsted, he gives the order to return and his soldiers turn their faces toward Boston. They have no premonition of the very hell of shot which shall accompany them until they sink exhausted and decimated under the protection of the warships at Charlestown. Truly, Maj. Pitcairn has stirred the Yankee blood. The Lexington road through Concord curves in almost a semicircle and while the regulars are wearily marching southward over the route by which they so bravely came in the early morning, the minute-men swarm through the fields behind the wooded hill which skirts the road, thus getting by a shorter route in advance of the regulars. At Meriam's corner the minute-men secrete themselves behind rocks, trees and stone fences, and as the British come along the road the muskets of the colonists cough out leaden death from front and side and rear. Pitcairn's horse is wounded and throws him. The swashbuckler receives a bullet in the arm; and, binding up his wound, trudges wearily on with his men. Pitcairn has learned something since he shouted "Disperse, ye rebels, disperse!" and fired his pistol in the faces of the rustics on Lexington Common. He has stirred the Yankee blood until his own is dripping through his coat sleeve. A musket ball enters Col. Smith's leg. Men drop dead and wounded from one end of the line to the other. At last the British reach Lexington, pass the Common, scene of the bloody tragedy of but a few hours before, and see down the road but a little ways what must have brought relief to their harrowed spirits-Lord Percy and a thousand troops sent out from Boston as reinforcements. Like hunted deer close pursued by LINE OF THE MARSHAL MEN APRIL 1775 STAND YOUR GROUND DON'T FIRE UNLESS FIRED UPON BUT IF THEY MEAN TO HAVE A WAR LET IT BEGIN HERE HISTORIC STONE. (This historic old bowler lies on the northeast corner of the Lexington Common and marks the position of the American minutemen when fired on by the British, April 19, 1775. On it is chiseled the command of Capt. Parker to his men.) hounds the panting British rush forward and fall exhausted within the lines made safe by Percy's cannon and musketymen. Drink and food are furnished for as many as possible from the Monroe tavern, which Percy has made his headquarters, and the wounds of such injured as have been able to keep up with the weary march are hurriedly dressed. The day is now well spent and Percy fears the consequences of re- N AND HIS TODDY. Yankee blood before night."] malning till dark. Speedily he forms the troops in order and the march toward Boston is resumed. And the colorist are then content And the colon'sts? Are they content with the disaster they have inflicted! Not so. Scarcely has the march been resumed until they are on the flanks of the retreating British again. And thus it is until Charlestown itself is reached and the red-coats, worn, dispirited, decimated, fling themselves under the protection of the guns on board the ships of war in the river. The first day of the American revolution is passed. Forty-nine coonists have been killed and thirty-six wounded. But the British loss has been far heavier—seventy-three killed, 172 wounded, and twenty-six missing. THE BELL OF LIBERTY. BY J. T. HEADLEY. The representatives of the people assembled in solemn conclave, and long and anxiously surveyed the perilous ground on which they were treading. To recede was now impossible; to go on seemed fraught with terrible consequences. The result of the long and fearful conflict that must follow was more than doubtful. For twenty days Congress was tossed on a sea of perplexity. At length Richard Henry Lee, shaking off the fetters that called his noble spirit, arose on the 7th of June, and in a clear, deliberate tone, every accent of which rang to the farthest extremity of the silent hall, proposed the following resolution: "Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and ought to be, free and independent states, and all political connection between us and the states of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." John Adams, in whose soul glowed the burning future, seconded the resolution in a speech so full of impassioned fervor, thrilling eloquence, and prophetic power, that Congress was carried away before it, as by a resistless wave. The die was cast, and every man was now compelled to meet the issue. The resolution was finally deferred till the 1st of July, to allow a committee, appointed for that purpose, to draft a Declaration of Independence. When the day arrived the Declaration was taken up and debated article by article. The discussion continued for three days, and was characterized by great excitement. At length, the various sections having been gone through with, the next day, July 4th, was appointed for action. It was soon known throughout the city; and in the morning, before Congress assembled, the streets were filled with excited men, some gathered in groups, engaged in eager discussion, and others moving towards the state house. All business was forgotten in the momentous crisis which the country had now reached. No sooner had the members taken their seats than the multitude gathered in a dense mass around the entrance. The bellman mounted to the belfry, to be ready to proclaim the joyful tidings of freedom as soon as the final vote was passed. A bright-eyed boy was stationed below to give the signal. Around the bell, brought from England, had been cast, more than twenty years before, the prophetic motto: "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF." Although its loud clang had often sounded over the city, the proclamation engraved on its iron lip has never been spoken aloud. It was expected that the final vote would be taken without delay; but hour after hour wore on, and no report came from the mysterious hall where the fate of a continent was in suspense. The multitude grew impatient; the old man leaned over the railing, straining his eye downward, till his heart misgave him and hope yielded to fear. But at length, about 2 o'clock, the door of the hall opened, and a voice exclaimed, "It has passed." The word leaped like lightning from lip to lip, followed by huzzas that shook the building. The boy sentinel turned to the belfry, clapping his hands, and shouted, "Ring, ring!" The desponding bellman, electrified into life by the joyful news, seized the iron tongue, and hurled it backward and forward with a clang that startled every heart in Philadelphia like a bugle blast. "Clang! clang!" the bell of Liberty resounded on higher and clearer and more joyous, blending in its deep and thrilling vibrations, and proclaiming in loud and long accents over all the land the motto that encircled it. Glad messengers caught the tidings as they floated out on the air, and sped off in every direction to bear them onward. When they reached New York the bells rang out the glorious news, and the excited multitude, surging hither and thither, at length gathered around the Bowling Green, and seizing the leaden statue of George III., which stood there, toore it in fragments. These were afterwards run into bullets and hurled against his majesty's troops. When the Declaration arrived in Boston, the people gathered to old Faneuil Hall to hear it read; and as the last sentence fell from the lips of the reader, a loud shout went up, and soon from every fortified height and every battery the thunder of cannon re-echoed the joy, Wales as a Jockey The Prince of Wales once rode and won a horse-race. This event took place in Ireland, nearly forty years ago. The horse's name was Ruppe, and the distance run a mile and a half. To the spectators the jockey was known as "Capt. Melville." His colors on this occasion were all white. Ruppe was the prince's own horse. He determined to ride him himself, and, if possible, to win. This he did, though there were several experienced jockeys riding against him. NATIONAL PROHIBITIONISTS. SINGLE PLATFORM IS ADOPTED $t$ Declares for Prohibition, Together with a Resolution Favoring Suffrage and Indorsing the Young Men's Prohibition League—Presidential Aspirants Chicago, June 29.—Mrs. Francis E. Beauchamp of Kentucky started a revolt in the national prohibition convention which defeated her purpose to have a suffrage plank included in the platform. In a speech advocating a suffrage clause she charged that a picture of Frances E. Willard had been purposely removed from the hall by the enemies of woman's rights. This charge was met by hisses from all sides and brought a dozen delegates to their feet protesting against the insinuation. When quiet was restored the chairman explained that the picture in question had not been removed, but had fallen down, and asked Mrs. Beauchamp to take back her statement. After considerable discussion the single platform of prohibition was adopted, together with a resolution favoring suffrage and indorsing the Young Men's Prohibition league. Army Canteen Denounced. The platform is a lengthy document and arraigns both the democratic and republican parties. Both are accused of being insincere on the trust question and of advocating methods in favor of the liquor traffic. The clause in reference to the army canteen reads as follows: "We charge upon President McKinley, who was elected to his high office by appeals to Christian sentiment and patriotism almost unprecedented and by a combination of moral influences never before seen in this country, that, by his conspicuous example as a wine drinker at public banquets and as a wine-serving host in the White House, he has done more to encourage the liquor business, to demoralize the temperance habits of young men, and to bring Christian practices and requirements into disrepute, than any other president this republic has had. We further charge upon President McKinley responsibility for the army canteen, with all its dire brood of disease, immorality, sin and death, in this country, in Cuba, in Porto Rico and the Philippines; and we insist that by his attitude concerning the canteen, and his apparent contempt for the vast number of petitions protesting against it, he has outraged and insulted the moral sentiment of this country in such a manner and to such a degree as calls for its righteous uprising and an indignant and effective rebelle. "We challenge the denial of the fact that our executive as commander in chief of the military forces of the United States, at any time prior to or since March 2, 1899, could, have closed every army saloon, called a canteen, by executive order, as President Hayes did before him, and should have closed them for the same reasons which actuated President Hayes; we assert that the act of congress, passed March 2, 1899, forbidding the sale of liquors 'in any post, exchange or canteen' by any officer or private soldier,' or by 'any other person,' 'on any premises used for military purposes by the United States,' was and is as explicit an act of prohibition as the English language can frame. We declare our solemn belief that the attorney general of the United States in his interpretation of that law, and the secretary of war 'in his acceptance of that interpretation and his refusal to enforce the law, were and are guilty of treasonable nullification thereof, and that President McKinley, through his assent to and indorsement of such interpretation and refusal on the part of the officials appointed by and responsible to him, shares responsibility in the guilt." Convention Officers Elected. The committee on permanent organization reported the following officers, who were elected: Chairman—Samuel J. Dickey, Michigan. Secretary—Coionel R. S. Chever, Tennessee. Assistant secretaries—L. W. Elliott, California; Alonzo E. Wilson, Illinois; Mrs. Francis Beauchamp, Kentucky; Herbert E. Griffith, Massachusetts, and J. A. Hartman, New York. A new national committee was also elected. Opening Session. Chicago, June 27.—When the national convention of the Prohibition party was called to order at 10:30 this morning the First Regiment armory presented a scene of brilliant color. More than a quarter of the national delegates were women, the color of their gowns on the convention floor, coupled with the hundreds of flags carried by the delegates and which were kept in almost continual motion, blending with the elaborate decorations of the hall to furnish a gay picture. Samuel J. Dickie of Dickie, one of the distinguished leaders of prohibition for many years, was named by National Chairman Stewart as temporary chairman. Mr. Stewart said in his opening address: "It affords me great pleasure, in calling this convention to order, to congratulate you on this great gathering. The Prohibition party is not dead. It is not asleep. It is wide awake and full of life. Slowly but surely has the realization come to us all that this year affords the greatest opportunity in the history of the party. I have said often that if we had the spirit of 1888 or 1892, along with the opportunity 1900 brings to us, we could poll a million votes. I have said that in the past, doubting whether or not we could succeed in raising the party to the zeal and enthusiasm of those years. This convention proves beyond doubt that the task is not an impossible one." A demonstration in favor of Rev. S. C. Swallow, presidential candidate co- JOHN G. WOOLLEY. curred as the prohibition parade entered the convention hall. One division was led by the Pennsylvania delegation. Nine lithographs of Swallow were carried. Slowly down the aisle, and delegates rose in almost every delegation and cheered. There was no tumult when Hale Johnson came in. The opening of the convention found John G. Woolley's managers more confident than ever: "I think he will be nominated" on the first ballot," said Chairman Stewart of the national committee. It was an enthusiastic convention from the start. Everybody that had no flag had a fan. Both were waved with J. B. REV. S. C. SWALLOW. little provocation. Chairman Stewart woke up the fan-wielders when in his first sentence to the convention he said: "The Prohibition party is not dead." Here most of the flags and fans went up. "It is not even sleeping," said Stewart, and the rest followed. At noon the convention adjourned until the committee on credentials reported. No contests were expected before the committee went into session. Tomorrow vening a grand mass meeting will be held by the convention delegates, when the nominees for national offices will be given a grand send-off. STORYETTES. As a man entered the picture gallery the attendant tapped him on the shoulder and, polling to a small cur that followed him, said: "Dogs are not admitted." "That's not my dog," replied the visitor. "But he follows you." So do you!" replied the old gentleman, sharply. "Twenty-five dollars for that hat, Maria? That's a frightful price for such a little thing. It's nearly all profit." "The milliner I bought from may have made a little something on it, but I took up the time of three other milliners for half a day while I was looking around town for it. There's some satisfaction in that."—Chicago Tribune. During a recent visit to Chicago Dr. Robert Collyer told how his mother had heard him preach for the first time in her life at Leeds thirty-five years ago, and walked proudly away from the church on his arm. Looking fondly up at him, she said: "I 'not my sure, lad, that I understood thy sermon this morning, and I'm not sure I would have believed it if I had, but make sure, lad, I believe in thee." In the meantime another patient had died in the barricaded home of the "healer." The law thought it was time to interfere, and sent a policeman. The healer sought to temperize. "You are attacking my faith," he protested, thrusting his head out of an upper window. "I know nothing about your faith," replied the policeman, "but I am going to capture your works." And the peeler presently pinched the healer.—Chicago Tribune. An autograph hunter, who was very anxious to obtain the signature of the campbell, adopted the familiar strategem. Having come across a line in one of his poems, the meaning of which appeared to be obscure, he wrote a short note to the author, asking him to interpret the words in question. He received the following laconic reply: "Sir: In return to your note, I send you my autograph.—Thomas Campbell." So many of the new novels have an immoral tendency that people are gossiping about them instead of their neighbors. A girl is behaving above reproach if the neighbors have never said that some one ought to "speak" to her mother about her. When the railway across Siberia is completed, it will be easy for a person to go from London to Japan in thirteen days. World to End this Year. This is the recent decision of one of the societies of the world, and while there are few people who believe this prediction, there are thousands of others who not only believe, but know that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation or liver and kidney troubles. A trial will certainly convince. In Munster, Germany, is a high school 1,100 years old. Ayer's Pills Dizzy? Then your liver isn't acting well. You suffer from biliousness, constipation. Ayer's Pills act directly on the liver. For 60 years the Standard Family Pill. Small doses cure. 25c. All druggists. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black? Then use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE for the Whiskers 50 OCT. OF DRUGGERS, OR R. P. MALL & CO. NASHUH, N. M. Cats resemble poets, they indulge in newses. It is better to be a nobody than a cascally somebody. A self-supporting stocking has been invented. In the upper part of the leg a few threads of Indian rubber are woven, and they keep the stocking from dropping. A lecturer on the cannibals of North Australia designated that country as the land of contrasts, where "women are without beauty, birds without song and where dogs do not bark." It is said by those who know Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the South African magnate, that he has like Lord Kitchener, a strong aversion to the opposite sex. While on a visit to London before the commencement of the war he dined at the house of a very wealthy lady of title, and later, when he was discussing the affair with his secretary, the latter asked: "And whom did you take to dinner?" "Oh, I don't know. Some Lady Somebody," was the reply, "But what did you call her?" "Didn't call her anything—never spoke to her." Husband. If you have a weak, nervous, debilitated wife, do not scold or become impatient with her. Give her kind treatment, loving words and Morley's liver and Kidney Cordial, to renovate, regulate and strengthen her system, and she will soon be your healthy, happy host half. Price $1. Sold by agent in every town. A woman's voice is one of the best evidences of culture. You want "good digestion to wait upon your intake" you should always chew a bar of Mrs. Peskin Tuttl Fruttl. There is a growing admiration for the woman who doesn't know the king from a two spot. INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1900. For the 4th of July the Minneapolis and St. Louis R. R. tenders excursion rates of one and one-third fare to all points within 200 miles. Tickets will be on sale July 3 and 4, good returning to July 5th. Inquire of Minneapolis & St. Louis ticket agents for particulars. Denmark claims that every one of its citizens can read and write. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago—Mrs. THOS. ROBBINS, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. Not half the people know what real work is like. Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease? It is the only cure for Swolien, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. When a boy thinks he knows more than his father it is about time for him to begin to pay board. MEDICAL BOOK FREE "Know Thyself," a book For Men Only, sent free, postpaid, sealed, to any male reader mentioning this paper; 6c for postage. The Science of Life, or Self-Preservation the Gold Medal Prize Treatie, the Book of that any man 870 pp., with engravings and prescriptions. Only 25c paper covers. Library Edition, full gilt, $1.00. Address The Peabody Medical Institute, No. 4 Bulfinch St., Boston, Mass., the oldest and best in this country. Write today for these books; keys to health and vigor. To be a woman is fully as desirable as to be a man. Wonderful Eight. Cures cholera, diarrhea, Colic, cramps, lameness, sprains, lumbago, swellings, neuralgia, rheumatism and toothache. All pain, internal or external cured quicker with Morley's Wonderful Eight than any other remedy. Ask your druggist. A bat is able to find its way without the use of its eyes. A blind bat has been known to avoid wires and other obstructions as easily as though it had perfect sight. Big Money in strawberries. A Florida farmer and his two boys have cleared $3,000 this season off a three-acre strawberry patch. A new dye is in use in a South Norwalk, Conn., hat factory. The workmen have threatened to strike because it turns their whiskers to a lavender tint. PISO'S CURE FOR GUESSES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best for all types of Use in time. Sold by drugrists. CONSUMPTION Illinois Democrats Finish Work of State Convention. Springfield, June 28.—The Democratic state convention wound up its work today. The following is the full state ticket. For governor—Samuel Alschuler of Aurora. For lieutenant governor—Elmer E. Perry of Mount Sterling. For secretary of state—James F. O'Donnell of Bloomington. For auditor—George B. Parsons of Shawneetown. For treasurer—M. F. Dunlap of Jacksonville. For attorney general—James Todd of Chicago. For university trustees—Dr. Julia Holmes Smith, Chicago; Joseph Schwartz, Warren, and Charles Bliss, Montgomery. Cook county had slated Dr. H. S. Taylor, city prosecutor of Chicago, and the leader of the Populist faction allied with the Democratic machine, for lieutenant governor, but was de- SAMUEL ALSCHULER. feated before the convention met, and Taylor's name was not presented. The Kansas City delegates were instructed to re-elect Thomas Gahan national committeeman and to vote as a unit on all propositions. Bryan, of course, was indorsed with a whoop and will get the solid support of Illinois' forty-eight delegates. The state committee met this afternoon and named Dr. Walter Watson of Mount Vernon alternate at large to succeed Adlai Stevenson, who declined to serve. The platform makes no direct mention whatever of 16 to 1. Here is the financial plank adopted: "We denounce the currency law passed by the present congress, which proposes to permanently establish the gold standard in this country in place of the bimetallic standard of the constitution, and which transfers to the national banks the entire control of the paper currency, thus laying foundation for a money trust which will have power to control the prices of all property, and to stimulate or strangle business." POWERS SECURES HIS RELEASE Court Recognizes the Pardon Issued to Him by Gov. Taylor. Harlan Courthouse, Ky., June 28.—Capt. John L. Powers of Barberville, Ky., who was arrested here yesterday on the charge of complicity in the murder of Senator Goebel, was today released. His attorneys instituted habeas corpus proceedings yesterday afternoon and after a hearing before County Judge Cornett, Powers produced a pardon signed by Gov. Taylor on March 6, 1900, offering it as a bar to prosecution and arrest. Judge Cornett honored the pardon and Powers was ordered released from custody. This is the second time Powers has been arrested on the same charge and released on Gov. Taylor's pardon in the mountain counties of Kentucky, the former trial taking place in Knox county. Capt. Powers is a brother of Secretary of State Caleb Powers, who is now being held in jail at Georgetown on the same charge. Is Found Guilty of Treason. Berlin, June 28.—The Supreme court at Leipsic has sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment Wishold Leitgeber, editor of the Gazeta Ostrowska, published at Ostrow, indicted for high treason in connection with the alleged attempt to restore the kingdom of Poland. The printer, Melerowicz, and the tailor, Kolenda, who were also indicted, have been acquitted. Testimony offered during the trial showed that a number of Polish societies in the United States are large contributors to the Polish national fund at Bapperswell, Switzerland, the object of which is to restore the Polish kingdom. No Crime to Kill an American. No Crime to kill in Havana, June 29. A Cuban policeman who recently killed an American named Welsh and against whom the evidence was apparently complete, in the opinion of army officers and others who saw the whole affair, has just been acquitted by the judges in circumstances so extraordinary that Governor General Wood will order an investigation. The Americans in Havana are very indignant over what they claim is a studied attempt to show the Cubans that it is no crime to kill an American. Price of Hard Coal Higher: New York, June 29.—All the anthracite coal roads have given notice of an advance in the price of coal, 25 cents a ton, east and west, beginning July 2. The new circular prices will be as follows: Free on board, tidewater, stove and chestnut, $4 a ton; egg. $4.75. Western prices—Grate, $4.25 a ton; stove and chestnut, $4.50 on cars at Buffalo. THE REPORT OF A MAN OF EXPERIENCE. **97 CENTS DOWN.** Cut this out, cut and send to us with 97 cents state, grade or grade 1900 Model $8.00. World Winner BICYCLE by freight O. b. subject to examination. Examine it at your freight office and if you believe it to be a genuine World Winner, pay the bargain you earn or ear or heard of and you are convinced it is worth $10.00 to you. Please send your proof of purchase to the freight agent or banker the balance, $14.80. The World Winner is covered by **BINDING CQUARANTEE.** Frame is 2x2 or 4x4, made from durable plastic. Mason arch crown, crowned black or maroon, highly nickel finished. Deli pad included. Mason arch gum, fine leather bag, complete with tools and repair kit. pneumatic tires, fine leather bag, complete with tools and repair kit. What He Found in Western Canada to Induce Him to Settle There. Bault Ste. Marle, Mich., Feb. 20th, 1900. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Feb. 20th, 1900. To Whom it May Concern:—Especially to those who are desirous of obtaining health and wealth for themselves and families, I wish to state a few facts in regard to the Canadian North-west, where I went, leaving Sault Ste. Marie on May 2nd, 1899, for the purpose of seeking a better home for my family in the future. I got a special rate ticket for Ft. McLeod, Alberta. Through Manitoba and part of Assinibola the farmers were busy employed ploughing and seeding. I found the farmers very kind and friendly, willing to talk and assist in giving me the particulars of the country. At McLeod I spent a few days looking over some ranchers' stock, which I was surprised to see looking so well; they were in better condition than any stock I ever saw in Michigan, even those that had been stabled, and most of these had never seen the inside of a shed or received any feed from the hands of man. But as I was also looking for mixed farm land I found McLeod no place for me, it is only fit for ranching purposes. Retracing my way back to Winnipeg, I stopped off at Lethbridge, where I found some of the greatest horse ranches I ever had the pleasure of looking at. It is a fine level country, and lots of water and good grazing. At Medicine Hat, which is located in a valley, there were lots of sheep, cattle and horses in the surrounding country and all looking well. On July 14th I went to Regina, there I began to see mixed farming lands in abundance, and the crops looking remarkably well, and as long as daylight lasted I saw the same all along the line and on the 15th day of July I arrived in Winnipeg, just in time for the exhibition. There I met with one of the most beautiful pictures of the world's records, for as soon as I entered the grounds my eyes met with all kinds of machinery, all in motion, and the cattle, grain and produce of the country was far beyond my expectation, in fact it was beyond any industrial exhibition or agricultural fair I ever visited and I have seen a good many. From Regina to Prince Albert, a distance of 250 miles, it is all good for mixed farming, and well settled, with some thriving little towns. In some places the grain, just coming into head, would take a man to the waist, and the wild fruit along the line was good, rich and in great quantities, from Saskatoon on the south branch of the Saskatchewan river, to Prince Albert on the north branch of the same river, is one of the best farming districts without any doubt that ever laid face to the sun, and everything to be found there, that is necessary to make life comfortable, all that is required is labor. There is lots of wood, good Men are to women an evil they could not be induced to dispense with. Don't Get Bald. Use Coke Dandruff Cure regularly and your hair will not fall out. All druggists. Courage is fully one-half the battle of life. Uncle Sam uses the best of everything. Uncle Sam uses Carter's Ink. He knows. Persons who are good listeners are usually good talkers. Ladies Can Wear Shoes. One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corn and bunions. All drugsters and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y. The dressmaker has many trying times. Faded hair recovers its youthful color and softness by the use of PARKER's HAIR BALSAM. HINDERCORN, the best cure for corns, 15cts. Fires, fights and free lunches are crowd attractive. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. The person who likes to hear himself talk should buy a phonograph. Hint to Horsekeeper To preserve shirt waists, etc., use Maple City Self Washing Soap. All grocers sell it. A bad temper is not conducive to beauty. YOU NEED A DAILY PAPER. This is important to your city. Citizens need a daily paper. The Des Moines Daily News is sent postpaid to any address for $1 a year, 75 cents for six months, 50 cents for three months. All the news condensed for the busy reader; daily news by telegraph; interesting literary matter for the family. Address The Des Moines, Iowa. A man's will is not as strong as a woman's won't. Some people use apologies, instead of money, in paying debts. Lock Jaw E. H. Hardin, China Springs, Tex. says: "One large dose of Morley's Wonderful Eight cured my mare of lock-jaw. It was a wonderful cure and saved me a $65.00 animal." Sold by agent in every town. Society's cream like that of milk, is on the surface. $18.77 ONLY 97 CENTS DO whether Indian or Grade 1900 Moc. Or if you find it a genuine bargain you ever want and freight agent or from best sample water, and abundant hay land, and the climate is excellent. Prince Albert is a flourishing little place, situated on the north Saskatchewan river, having a population of about 1,800, with good street and sidewalks and churches of nearly every denomination, three school houses, and another one to be built at once, also a brewery and a creamery. Here I stayed for about four months, working at my trade of bricklaying, and met with farmers and ranchers with whom I made it my special business to talk in regard to the prospects. I also visited several farmers for some distance out in the country while crops were in full bloom, and I may say that I never saw better crops in all my travels than I saw along the valley towards Stoney Creek and Carrot River. In the market garden there is grown currants, both red and black, and as fine a sample of roots and vegetables as ever went on a market. The soil in and around this district cannot be beaten for anything you may wish to grow, and besides the season is long, giving time for everything to mature. The cattle were looking as good as I saw anywhere, good pasture and hay land, and plenty of water wherever you go. The country is dotted all around like islands with timber fit for fuel and building purposes and within a day's walk of lumbering woods, where lumbering and tie making is carried on in winter. Both large and small game is plentiful. There are two good saw mills in this district, with a good supply of all grades of lumber all the year round and also two good brickyards with an excellent quality of brick. There is no scarcity of building material and at a reasonable price. Clothing and living are no higher than I find in Michigan, and furthermore I wish to say that there is a great demand for laboring men all the year round and good wages ranging from $1.75 to $2.00 per day, and from $25.00 to $35.00 per month with board. I wish to say that I am perfectly satisfied with the country and I intend to return to Prince Albert early in the spring of 1900. Any reasonable man can go there and in from five to ten years make a good and comfortable home for himself and family, and if any person into whose hand this letter should fall, desires more information, please write to me and I will freely give them my best opinion. I am writing this for the benefit of those who may want to make a better home for themselves and families or friends. Trusting that this statement may be useful to you in the publication of your next pamphlet and be the means of guiding at least some of those who are in search of a home, I remain The above letter was written to Mr. J. Griere, Canadian Government Agent at Saginaw, Michigan. Information as to lands, etc., can be had from him or Mr. M. V. McInnes, No. 2 Merrill Block, Detroit, Michigan. If you have a grudge against your neighbor, buy his small boy a drum. We refund 10c for every package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYE that falls to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo. Some men are born with black eyes and some have to fight for them. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, curves wind collar. Lower rents—those in the knees of the small boy's trousers. Send for Choice Heels. **Need for Chocolate Recipes** by Walter H. Reinecke, Manchester, Mass., mailed free. Mention this paper. The ice cream dispenser is now raking in the coin. Don't Spoll Your Clothes By using inferior soap. Maple City Self Washing Soap is absolutely pure and is guaranteed not to injure the finest fabrics. All grocers sell it. The child who respects his parents will respect the laws of the land. Some people are so stingy they fear to speak loud, as it might wear on their voice. FITS Permanently Curbed. Noffits or nervousness after FITS. Come at a great New Restore. Send for FREE! $24.95. Trail repair. Dk R. H. KLING. Id. 931 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa. Some girls seem to want to marry a man for that fear some other girl will Try Grain=0! Try Grain=0! Ask you Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that seal rich brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. $ \frac{1}{4} $ the price of coffee. 15 cents and 25 cents per package Sold by all grocers Insist that your procer gives you GRAIN-O Accept no imitation. SEND US YOU SEND US YOUR NAME YOU WILL FIND US THE LOWEST PRICE Compare our discounts with others and W. P. CHASE CO. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of PEN Write CA 1425 New $25,000 tories. The fishing Assoc spending to If you get grass, you can send author Pleasantly and economically is afforded by the tourist tickets on sale via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. on and after June 1st. Chautauqua Lake, Niagara Falls. are among the more important points reached. Summer edition of "Book of Trains" showing specimen tours will be of interest in arranging for your trip. Sent free on application to F. M. BYRON, G. W. A., 144 Van Buren Street, Chicago. THE NEW TWENTY-SIX HOUR BOSTON TRAIN Is now in service. Niagara Falls Strong bridge work runs right up under the Falls—electric cars no run down to the Gorge, past rapids and whirlpool at water's edge—other engineering feats make best view points accessible. No more exorbitant charges—the governments stopped them. At less cost, you can now view Niagara to better advantage than ever before. Round trips from Detroit $21.00, Chicago $21.00, St. Louis $31.30, Kansas City $39.75. Let us quote right rate from your home city. Our booklet suggests Wabash Railroad SUMMER TOUR DEPARTMENT 1901 Lincoln Trust Bldg. ST. LOUIS. SEND NO MONEY. We ask no money until you have examined the machine and confessed yourself in such a machine as was never before offered at any price. OUR OFFER, Mention No. 92 if you have any use for a sewing machine. Don't send one cent of money, but write your name proudly and in full, name of postmaster and nearest railroad station, and we will send an individually sewing machine to your railroad station, PREPARED ALL FREIGHT CHARGES ourselves; go there and examine it carefully in any way except to examine it comparatively with machines that sellers sell and if every one pronounces it in every way the equal of such machines, the most wonderful bargain you ever heard of, pay freight agent our special introductory price $16.27. If it is not perfectly satisfactory in every way, you will be under no obligation to take it $16.27, freight and collection charges paid by us to any town east of Rocky Mountains for the use. It machine in our new office. Live Drawer Drop Head Cabinet Blue Ribbons, edicts all previous attempts at Sewing Machine values. Guaranteed 20 Years. T. M. ROBERTS' SUPPLY HOUSE, Minneapolis, Minn. THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS. Prohibition, at Chicago, June 27, 28, 1900. Tickets on sale June 26, 27. Democratic, at Kansas City, July 4, 1900. Tickets on sale July 2, 4. The road to take to attend these conventions is the Chicago Great Western railway, the popular "Maple Leaf Route," with its vestibulated trains, free chair cars, satisfactory dining car service, and its unsurpassed sleeping car accommodations. Only one fare for the round trip. For further particulars apply to any agent of the Chicago Great Western, or address F. H. Lord, G. P. & T. A., 113 Adams street, Chicago. J. Pierpont Morgan and William K. Vanderbuilt are devotees of the game of solitaire. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. A doctor never cares to know his patients well. A fool praises himself, but a wise man turns the job over to a friend. A Warning. Pain or soreness in the back must never be slighted. Kidney diseases creep on us with only that one warning. Delay is folly when by the timely use of Morley's Liver and Kidney Cordial, the great System Renovator, all danger can be avoided. This remedy is a positive cure for Kidney and Urinary Troubles. Ask your druggist. A little bird on a hat is worth two that tell tales. On a post card, MENTION THIS PAPER, and we will send you ABSOLUTELY FREE any one or all of our Five Catalogues QUOTING TO YOU DIRECT our goods at WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS. BrewKood Very small and as easy to take as sugar. $10.27 The one thing that qualifies a person to give advice on any subject is experience — experience creates knowledge. No other person has so wide an experience with female Ills nor such a record of success as Mrs. Pinkham has had. Over a hundred thousand cases come before her each year. Some personally, others by mail. And this has been going on for 20 years, day after day and day after day. Twenty years of constant success — think of the knowledge thus gained! Surely women are wise in seeking advice from a woman with such an experience, especially when it is free. If you are ill get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once—then write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. OUR NAME CATALOGUES: No. 1—Cameras & Photo Goods. No. 2—Bicycles & Sundries. No. 3—Talking Machines, Records, &c. No. 4—Guns, Ammunition, Etc. No. 5—Sporting & Athletic Goods. ST PRICED HOUSE IN BUSINESS others and see for yourself. CO., 616-618-620 Locust Street, 415-417 Seventh Street, DES MOINES, IOWA. PENSIONS Get your Pension DOUBLE QUICK Write CAPT, O'PARRELL, Pension Agent, 1425 New York Avenue. WASHINGTON, D.C. $25,000 TO BE GIVEN AWAY consensus to share 1000 priz to win VISIT THE EAST by the tourist tickets on sale Roy. on and after June 1st. Lake Shore Cara Falls, White Mountains Resorts reached. Summer edition of tours will be of interest in arranging for M. M. BYRON, G. W. A., 144 Van Buren HOUR BOSTON TRAIN service. LAKE SHORE SUNSET RACE ECHOES. F. J. Loudin, organizer of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, is now a resident of London England. Dr. M. A. Majors, has been appointed superintendent of the Negro Hospital at Waco Texas. The Colored State Teachers Association will convene at Sherman, Texas, June 27. Prof. Gross is president of the organization. Clark Hampton, the wonderful young colored artist, has placed a life size picture, "The Pointers," on exhibition in the circuit court room at Cincinnati. Mrs. Nancy Washington, a colored woman of Boston, celebrated her 105th birthday recently. She has been married six times and is now a widow. --- Paul Lawrence Dunbar's new book "The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories" is highly commed by literary cities in general. William Dean Howell speaks in praiseworthy terms. --- The citizens of Washington D. O., presented Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson a purse of $250 with which to defray her expenses to Edinburg Scotland, where she goes as a delegate to the National W. C. T. U. --- Henry Tanner, has received an order from the French Government for a duplicate of his Crucifixion, which is on exhibition at the Paris Exposition, but contracted for by a citizen of Baltimore. --- The first colored school south of Mason and Dixon's line was organized May 20; 1865, in Lexington, Ky. It was estab lished in the same building over which Captain John Morgan hoisted the first Contejerate flag in Kentucky. ... If you will help support Negro papers you will gain a better idea of the progress of the race than you will dy doing otherwise; you will begin to have more confidence in each other. You will soon see the necessity of pulling together. --- Miss Mary Lynch, of Salisbury, N. C.; Mrs. Lucy Tappan Phillips. of Jackson, Tenn.; Mrs. Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee, Ala.; Mrs. T. H. Lyles, of St. Paul. Minn.; Mrs. Rosseta Lawson, of Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. Lucy Thurman, of Jackson, Mich. have been appointed delegates to the W. C. T. U. convention, which meets in Scootland in June. One of the great philanthropies instituted in behalf of colored boys is the "Hart farm," situated near Washington D. C., where idle boys, especially those addicted to crime, are taken on suspended sentences, assigned to farm work and given scientific training in agricultur. A school and reading room furnish opportunity for improvement of the mind. Dr. McDonald, who is working under the direction of the board of education in Washington D. C. has examined 20,000 children. Among other things he says: "Afro American children the perceptions grow keener and the mind brightens with age, which is the reverse among white children." A united management has been begon by the influential Negroes of Philadelphia to hold an industrial Exposition during one week hf next November to signalize the incoming twentieth century, and to show the development of their progress in handicraft sense emancipation. The projector is Miss Emme J. Whittington, of the Quaker City association. Cheap Excursion Rates to Colorado. On June 19, 20, July3, 9 & 17, and August 1, 7 & 21, tickets from Chicago and points east of Missouri River, and on June 19, 21, July 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, and August 2, 7 & 21, from Missouri River points, to Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, on return, will be sold by the GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE One Regular Fare Plus $2.00 for Round Return Limit October 31, 1900 SPECIAL TRAINS ONE NIGHT OUT TO COLORADO will leave Chicago at 4:45 p. m. for excursions of June 20, July 9, and 17, and August 1st. Tickets also good on regular trains. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO COLORADO SPRINGS AND MANITOU Take advantage of these cheap rates and spend your vacation in Colorado. Sleeping Car Reservations may be made now for any of the excursions. Write for full information and the beautiful book "COLORADO THE MAGNIFICENT"—sent free. JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago ORIGINAL NOTICE In the District Court, of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk county, September term. A. D. 1900. Huebsch Bros. vs. J. M. Mugley, also known as J. M. Muckley, A. L. Mugley, also known as A. L. Muckley, To J. M. Mugley, also known as J. M. Muckley, and A. L. Mugley, also known as A. L. Muckley: You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in its above entitled cause is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County, claiming of you the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-eight and 16-100 dollars, as money justly due from you, and interest thereon at 6 per cent from the 9th day of October, A. D. 1899, upon your one joint and several promissory note executed and delivered to the above plaintiff for the sum of $310.00, bearing date October 9th, 1899, and due together with six per cent per annum, on December 1st, 1899, plaintiffs alleging that said note is still the property of these plaintiffs, past due and unpaid except the sum of $31.84, heretofore paid and credited on said note. Also alleging that you and each of you are nonresidents of the State of Iowa, and asking for a writ of attachment issue against your lands, tenements, goods, rights, interests and credits. For further particulars see petition. And that unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the September term. A. D., 1900 of the said Court, which will commence at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 8th day of September, A. D., 1900, default will be entered against you and judgment entered theron. DUDLEY & COFFIN. Attorneys for plaintiffs HALF RATES TO KANSAS CITY, Mo Via the. Nirth-Western Line. Excursion tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip, July 2, 3, and 4, limited to July 9, with extension under certain conditions to September 30, on account of National Democratic Convention. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ry. Have you ever used If not kept by your dealer, send us his name. DAY OF MECHANICS THE IDOL OF ALL MECHANICS DAVIS MECHANICS SOAP E. M. DAVIS SOAP CO. CHICAGO. Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo Via Chicago, Union Pacific and North-Western Line, on June 19, 20, July 3, 9, 17 and August 1, 9 and 21, good returning until October 31, also very low rates on same dates to Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Deadwood and Hot Springs. Quickest time. Best service. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western R'y. Three Women Patrons of Market Shops Six women and four men, accused of patronising a bucket-shop in the Rialto building, were fined the costs by Justice Martin yesterday. One of the women, who gave her name as Maria Jones, attempted to leave the courtroom without paying the costs. Detective Wooldridge saw her and he pursued and overtook her at the door. He took her to a cell, where she was kept until she paid the necessary amount.—Chicago Tribune. Diamond Polishing Tedious Work Diamond polishing is a lengthy process. The workmen sit at long tables with their backs to the light and have in front of them small iron wheels revolving with terrible rapidity—1,500 times a minute. The rounded diamonds are dipped in oil and diamond dust, soldered to a handle and placed against the wheel. The many sides of the stone are given here and it is a tedious process. Barratry Case Is Not Pushed. When the charge of barrtry, which means the encouragement of lawsuits, made by W. Van Kirk against Attorney Robert E. Cantwell came up for hearing before Justice Severson yesterday a nonsuit was entered by the complainant. Cantwell, it is said, advertised to conduct bankruptcy cases free of charge for any city employees who were in debt to money lenders.—Chicago Journal. Bound to Join the Army. A recruit for the British army was taken to be sworn in recently by the magistrate. Everything was going swimmingly till the magistrate asked the man, "Have you ever been in prison?" At this the man looked startled, but quickly recovering himself, he blurted out, "No, sir, I have never been in jail, but I don't mind doing a few days if you think it necessary." A Kaffir Newspaper It is not generally known that the Kaffirs of south Africa, popularly supposed to be a tribe of wild savages, publish a newspaper. It is called the Imvo and has for its editors Tengo Jabalea and Mr. Makubalo. Contrary to the reports of the leanings of the Kaffirs in the present war, the Imvo strongly sympathizes with the Boers. Clothes Brashes in Cars The South Chicago Street Railway Company has introduced into its cars whiskbrooms and clothes brushes. These useful articles are placed in a small cabinet in the forward end of the car, within easy reach of the passengers, with an announcement beneath notifying travelers that the brushes are at their disposal. Nine Barrels of Stamps A dealer has purchased nine barrels full of United States stamps, but this mammoth transaction has not created a ripple on the market. There are no Brattleboro, St. Louis, New Haven—nothing but plain every-day stamps, and the dealer intends to sell them by the thousand. They will come in handy to decorate furniture. Treaty Elm. A monument now marks the place where stood the famous tree in the environs of Philadelphia, Pa., under which William Penn negotiated the treaty with the Indian chiefs, of which it has been said that it is "the only one ever made without an oath, and the only one never broken." Tolkotl's Daughters Assist. Count Leo Tolstoi is assisted in his literary work by his two daughters, Tatjana and Marcha, who have more than ordinary talent. "However great I may be or not be as a novelist," said Tolstoi recently. "I am much greater as a correspondent, because my two daughters write all my letters." Growth of Book, Publishing: During the past few years the book publishing industry has increased, like all others. In 1897 and 1898 the industry was at a low ebb, less than 3,000 new books being put on the market in either year; but in 1899 no fewer than 6,000 books were published in this country. The feeling in Germany against the wholesale slaughter of birds in Italy is getting very bitter. This year very few swallows have come from the south, and it is feared that in a few years they will be practically exterminated. Gotham Might Not Approve It is said that Commissioner Peck hesitated to offer champagne to his guests at the opening of the United States pavilion at the exposition, "as he was afraid that it would not be approved in New York." A good English authority estimates that $1,000,000,000 foreign capital is now operating in Russia in manufacturing, industrial, steamship and other enterprises. Prince of Wales Studying Law The prince of Wales still pursues his law studies most systematically. He was chosen a bencher of the middle temple a number of years ago. Great Britain's Insane. For the last ten years there has been an increase of 2,000 annually in the number of Great Britain's insane. The London Chronicle states that Queen Victoria's eyesight is becoming a matter of grave concern to those about her. Even the blue spectacles, with which Dublin and London are alike familiar, are falling of their old effect. All dispatches and all letters, except the most private, are read to her majesty, who now writes little more than her signature with her own hand. A famous foreign eye doctor has been lately consulted, but without any encouraging result. Not All Ring Devotees While the Queensberry family is generally associated with prize fighting and personal eccentricities, there are members of it who have achieved distinction in other lines. One is the Hon. John Douglas, C. M. G., who has just published in Brisbane an interesting history of Thursday Island, the sentry guarding the northern approach to Australia, where he has been government resident for the last 15 years. New Material in Paper-Making. It has been demonstrated that paper can be manufactured in the south at a handsome profit—the mill at Pensacola, Fla., which has been in successful operation for some months, proves the fact beyond question. This mill is using pitch pine for pulp-making. Recent experiments have shown the availability of wild cane, which grows in vast quantities throughout the southern states, for this purpose. A Queer Advertisement. In an English contemporary is the following advertisement of a shooting school: "Forty acres in extent. Gun fitting a specialty. Instructions in the art of shooting. Patent try guns and targets. Most realistic coverts. Practice given at driven birds, high peasants, etc. Any number of sportsmen can be accommodated. Experienced gun fitters and instructors always in attendance." Seven Pines. On May 31, 1862, a severe but indecisive battle was fought between the union and confederate forces, under the command of Gen. McClellan and Gen. Johnson respectively, in a locality a few miles from Richmond, Va., on the Williamsburg road. Seven large pines were located there, and the locality derived its name from the pines. The Siamok Described The sjambok, which is frequently mentioned in dispatches from South Africa, is a long whip, made from rhinoceros hide, and polished till it looks almost like amber. It is very tough and durable, and is used by the Boers upon animals and natives, and also for the chastisement of criminals. The crack of the sjambok sounds like a pistol shot. Selling American Frogs Abroad. One man connected with the Philadelphia zoo has crossed the Atlantic fifty times in charge of animals. He has sold many huge American frogs at $2.50 each to owners of German cestates to be used for "decorative purposes" in the ponds and lakes. The basso profundo of our bullfrogs is highly abroad. Widows Do Not Remarry. In China it is the rule of good society that widows do not remarry. They are not forbidden to do so, but they are thought more highly of if they don't. In order to encourage them the government, when they have passed the age of 50, and have not remarried, confers on them a tablet containing a eulogy of their virtues. Raising the Hat an Ancient Salutation When a knight of old entered a company of ladies he removed his helmet to indicate that he considered himself among friends, and that there was no need to protect himself. This practice has survived in the custom of raising the hat when saluting a lady.—June Ladies' Home Journal. Prince Rupert's Dislikes Prince Rupert, the heir to the throne of Bavaria, dislikes the attentions of the White Rose league of England, which, because it recognizes the claims of the Stuarts to the British throne, persists, much to his disgust, in styling him "the rightful prince of Wales." Britain's New Halfpenny Stamp. Great Britain has issued a new halfpenny stamp, green in color; a new 1s bi-colored postage and revenue stamp will also be issued about midsummer, when the stock of the present single colored green stamp will be exhausted. Bent on Revenge. Indianapolis Journal: "The Dwiggses are queer people." "What's the matter now?" "Well, somebody in the neighborhood broke their lawn mower last summer, and they are round taking up a collection to buy a new one." Suez Shipping Tolls. Receipts from shipping tolls at the Suez canal in the four first months of 1800 were $5,746,000, against $6,425,000 in the same period of 1899 and $5,705,000 in 1898. Phoenix Park. 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