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his property and goes UNPUBLISHED Is one of the
worst evidences against the state Of tho MeXi-
can Government and the Mexican people OF
to-day. lie not only Is permitted 10 retain
his immense stcalings. but he Is now Governor
Of this State Of GuanahuatO. lie rules n terri
terry as big as Massachusetts, and he has about
him some Of the richest silver regions Of the
world. This town, his Capital city, contains
more than $4,000 people, and his state is one
OF the most densely populated in Mexico.
Guanahuato is one Of the most picturesque
towns in Mexico. 1T Is so high up In the
mountains that the railroads do not get 10 IL,
and you ride 20 the little town of Mariil, and
thence are dragged up the hills through a
narrow ravine Tor several miles by four mules
on a strcet-car. There are three cars in every
train-a first-class, a second-class, and freight
car; and these 60 up hill and down grade at a
Gallop through rs wild scenery rs you viii find
in the White Mountains or the Alleganies,
aud finally bring You into one OF the Oldest
quaintest, aud pretticSt towns you will hnd m
the world. The houses, hat-roofcd and box
shaped, arc painted in gay colors, and they
seem 10 be cut out Of and pasted on 10 the
sides Of the rocky gorge through which You
20. Here and there rises before you what
appears TO be a medieval castle, aud which on
inquiry you find is the ruins or the works OF
some great hacienda or mine. Down below
YOU are mud huts, out of the doors of which
peep dark haired big-cycd women in white
waists aud red skirts; md IN the sluggish
little brook by which you go you see little
parties Of dark SIX inned men and boys throw
ing up the water with their hands against
piles Of mud, which they have shoveled of to
one side That brook carries away fortunes IN
silver every year. Ii contains the refuse from
the washings OF some Of the richest silver
mines in the world, aud these men are working
over It's mud and making money ont of ID.
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Asit is to day. the Mexican peasant has lit
tie incentive 10 labor Wages are SO low hat
hc has Iitlle chance Of getting ahead, aud his
condition has untA now been SO hopeless that
he has had q long hereditary tendency % live
from hand 20 mouth. Ia the haC.eHdas, or large
estates The dcht-sluvcry has gone on from fathcr
10 son until hope has died aud IL would be
wonder { the people were not lazy. ] hear from
old settlers and Mexican pr0prictors that they
now core only FOR the present Mr. Rose. the
selling agent Of one OF the large machinery cs-
adjustments of the United States who puts up
several hundred thousand dollar worth Of
coffee and sugar machinery Ia Mexico every
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WANTED
A Gomrade in Every Townsaip
and Pest
TO SELL THE CANNONEER

"The CannoneerD is undoubtedly the best
selling YEARBOOK now before the people. 1t
is unique in its way, heing the well-told
actual experiences of a private solJier in
much OF the very hardest fighting in the
war.
Every veteran, especially Of the AInss Of
the Potomac, wants a copy oil the book, and
also every man and woman whose father
served in that army. 1t will go like hot
cakes among them.
We want a good live comrade in every
Post and every Township in the country to
take hold of the book and push II. Good
wages can be made every day by Its sale.
Send for q Township, and specify two OF
three others that you wan. if you cannot
get your first choice. Ask for "teEms 10
agents. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Washington, ID. @.
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and q bigger debt Is contracted. The weekly
% cgnts randy cut Gown The 0ebt, and the
laHf OBJ Mexico arr such tAat The mau must com
tiHue i0 work uuti Ac Is freed, without be can
Rei HeW employer t1 assume him and bis
debit Tho result rs practically "a gvstcm ~
limited slavery, and as pood-IgOEiHE men and
as lrrul pretty women as you wI find
among ,Nr poorer classes oi fhn United States.
you mHr See here in Mexico working Is slaves.
He W0ra Indian does DOT give proper idea of
tAeaG people. They arc move Er ua Imam like
tle followers q Sitting Bull and tnu Ghost
UaureH. They arc ol d different Eacc from
thc eTauiHfds. and though iupr0gidsnt aud
eXtIaFarsnt in their ideas. tHcy have tile
germs oi lifh civilization iu Them They
aerm 90 mp % ta industrious arc rgliip an 4
they seem 20 belong % the great brotherhood
81 tar.faHdQn. lueiT gambling their con-
teHt t1 le POOR thcIf 1w grade OF intel igeucl
and rdr ati0n are largely thc results o. their
condition 90 ltuda. Mexico. For Mexico isEtill,
sitter gl, HgthHg buta fonda. country fn The
fel Republic which ma~ come iu the future
tAcsr people may work inel way as q mass i-
tic front as Ag1ieot Two greatest Presidents
JHurel and Jial. have dome Some % th,
greatest men n HcEic0 to-day have Indian
blood id them and guce take tao lhaci.les q
poverty oud debt awaE. and SOU caHupt tCl
what nil be- The eiler. on cheese people
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Such condition cannot well come however,
Unit. Mexico ls divided mp among The people,
and until e has q Government which 4 founded
upyn some Other principle than that ot 10
The slrl0.s b.iuEg tHc spo.ig not oil Office,
bu; Of The people Six thousand great land
holders have tie bulk o, the loal estate in
McEiro; and right here al GganaAuato lives
Manuel G0nzaIc- Hi0 Was the last President
Of this Mexican Republic, and who il Is said,
made between $33OJ1011 and $lJOg0bna dur
ing bis term oil four years. prominent
hCSfean told noe ttat DC aud his associate arc
supposed ~ have cleared $4,000. 900 out Of
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Frank DAILY. Of Sorrento, Cal, writes: AT
South Riverside an establishment for the pro-
ducti0n Of block tin has been started. At this
time there are put out two tons Of block tin a
dag The works will soon be in order 20 put
out 800 tons month, and IL Is expected That
before many months have passed 00O tons a
mouth viii be produced. What's the matter
with American tiny Comrades, do what you
can 10 protect ih"
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AN in a city ln the
mountains a second ST.
vercify. which rivals i'm
its productions Lacatc-
cas-. whence ! wrote last
week. "A round billion
dollars has been dug ont
of the ground below me.
Hundreds OF millions
are in ID still for the
capitulIBt and the
wealth at the Guiana
huat0 uabohs 1ftiIc past
DIS shown By the mag
nihccuU houses which
stand on the hills 20 the
upper end Of this city.
some friIpen mansions
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year tells me that tho moro wages Won pay the
Indian, the less work they do. Said he:
had an experience of this kind a few weeks
ago. j Was working 80 carpenters aud 20 ma
sons, and ] wanted 20 hurry my jon. ! offered
10 increase the waggs Of the men - per cent il
they would do more work. They promised 10
work harder, and ] tried t. Tho first week
they did fully twice as much rs under the old
wages, hut after that they dropped or and az
the end ~ the second week they were doing no
more than under tIc o q rates The third week
q number OF the men would not work 40 all.
They Ha1 been accH On.cl 10 50 much per week
aud they preferred 20 ay % untiH they ate up
tbc surplus. ihen OAarcd 10 20 bacl. 80 ihc old
wages. They objected aud discharged Tic
whole lo., and told them, as biuG, thai had
tclegrSFhCa FOR more men. They then became
humble, and ! took them back at The old
wages"
A ooHtractogon tAl Mexican Central Railroad
gave me "A similar experience which be had in
SOME railroad buildings and. from what I can
lcnrH. the heEiCgn peasant las not as yet ar
rived 40 lhc appreciation OF the possibility Of
accumulation. Hitherto such p0s- .biiity has
baen 50 Ear beyond him that ID has never
aawued Hpoa him. and gs for speculation and
iEvp lGcuf tic poor sauu0t attempt this where
wages are nothing and capital Is al. The rail-
roads arc, however. making a perceptihle
change and g4uER tho trunk lines wages have
risen. and keen Observers tell me that the poo.
pie arc rising with them. Once plant iu these
people the desire t1r lettering their condition,
SHOW them shat iACy have the facilities for
gratifying n give them the chance 10 own and
buy land, and b may lie thai q now race win
syflug out OF the O.d, and that The Mexican M
diaus % the 20tA century Will like the Next.
Gems ol the days Of tae MJutazumas, be among
the most advanced Of the people Of the Amcri-
can Continent
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work is done here by hand and such ma
chnory as is in use Is OF the rudest description.
The cross cut saw furnishes large part Of the
hoaris of the country, and the chief mill is
the mortar and Vestlc which is used in every
peasants hut FOR the pounding Of his corn
into meal 10 be used in making he torttllas or
gri die cakes, which constitutes the food Of
tho nnnnle.
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MEXICAN MOUNTAINS.
GugaahualO and It's Hundreds Of Nil
lions In Siirer Ore.

THE Indians e. Minor Thrir Wages, Thor
Hite. aud Iheir Possibilities uvuts-ifiNc
Gents 4 Bny aud BOARD Nourscif-Drbt
SLAVERY aud Prnungs The Mexican FeOn-
American Brutists and Their Profits.
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DONALD KENNEDY
Of ROxhuTy, Mass, says

kennedy's Medical Discovery cures
Horrid Old Sores, Deep Seated
Ulcers of 40 years standing, In
ward Tumors, and every disease OF
the skin, except Thunder Humor,
and Cancer that has taken root.
Price $3.50. Sold by every Drug
gist in the U. S. and Canada.
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thcir administration; ard this man, while hc
praised Pres.dcIt b.az, said that be also had
grown rich Gonzales, however. WAS an Office
holder for an there was in Il. He robbed the
poodle right aud left aud he was the Boss
Tweed oi Mexico, 10 0ue pretcnds 10 deny
That ho was corrupt aud tho fact that be holds
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Gnanahuato now produces 100000 every
year IN silver snd il has given the world in
the past. 50 It's records state. something like
S-00.010010 worth Of silver. Aud still only
a fraction Of the silver is saved. Forty per
cent j. wasted by the crude methods Of mining
aid at TINS estimate S3O0000O00 have been
lost 8t this point alone.
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cRIMEs ANp CAsuALrIEs

Tho Wcstmoreland County Home mas become
a hospital for the Hungarians of the coke
region. Pennsylvania, about 40 Of whom have
been brought there All are afflicted with a
peculiar disease The disease Affects their legs
which are marked with small yellow spots
about one-half inch in circumference, around
each of which is purple circle These cause
them great pain, almost completely paFalyZng
their legs. The doctor thinks the disease is
caused by sulphuric gas from the cOlse ovens.
The trouble Is rapidly spreading. a
careful survey Of the vicinity of Johnstown,
Pa, tho engineer appointed for that work has
recommended that S20Q.0JU be expended to
make life aud property safe ia Jamestown
The greatest point OF danger is the stone bridge
famous IN the flood, which should be rebuilt.
The Johnstown Lumber Cas- log boom should
be removed or REBUILT. Certain other changes
are urged. The work will begin ut once
Thomas III. Murray, "a leading dTygoods mer-
chant Of Topeka, Kan, died last week, leaving
100000 worth Of property, which no ono
| claims.v--At the South Akron (Ohio) water
works n boiler exploded juno Is. Two
men were killed and six men badly hurt
-Utica. ILL.,, tho brick manufacturing town,
was devastated last week by a c.cIdburst.
| The losses aggregated Sl50,O00-Tne Lu.
macy Law Reform League and Anti. i'd
mapping Union have opened a headquar.
| tiers in New York City. Concerning the wor K
| Of tie league, Mrs. Clarissa c. Lathrop, thC
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-08-26
The weather and the Crops.

The weekly weather and crop bulle-
tin of the South Carolina weather ser
vice in cooperation with the United
States Signal Service, for the past week
was issued Saturday afternoon and 1t IS
as follows, giving much information
to the farmers in the various sections
of the State:
The rainful for the week appears to
have been very unevenly distributed,
some sections reporting none, while
others report frequent showers, and
in few localities rains have been ex-
cessive.
The temperature for five days was op-
press:ve, with an average amount OF
sunshine, and was beneficial to al crops
except in those portions OF the State
where no rains have fallen, and in those
instances the extreme heat has tended
TO dry the soil and greatly hastened the
droug to the injury of the cotton crop.
The cotton crop was not injured as
much as was at first supposed by the
continued rains in the latter part OF
July, when rust was developed 10 some
localities, but in some places it has a
yellow cast and has stopped taking on
fruit.
In the northern and western portion
of the State, as general thing the con-
dition of the crop is not above seventy
five per cent, and may fall below that
figure. The early cotton seems not to
have taken the usual quantity OF fruit.
IN the southern and western portion
the seasons have been more favorable
for the full development of the plant,
and quite a full average yield may be
expected. The late cotton has grown
rapidly, and the plant is advanced to
yield anything like full crop.
The corn crop is the finest that has
been produced for years, and the farm
ers are now stripping the blades, and
large quantities have been cured in fine
condition.
The weather was uneXceptionally IA
vorable for the growth OF the tobacco
plant, and it is unusually fine both in
quantity and quality; about two-thlrds
of the crop has been harvested. One
farmer reports that the yield is about
800 pounds per acre. and that this
class of tobacco sells in the market from
fifteen to twenty cents per pound; it is
very superior for wrappers, being a
bright yellow.
The condition Of the rice is reported
good; some little complaint is being
made that the stalk does not look as
vigorous as usual. There have been no
freshets or storms to injure the crop so
far. The early rice will soon be ready
for harvesting,
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Race War In Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 16.-The RAGS
war which has been going on between
the factions in st. LadiSlas Roman
Catholic church broke out again this
morning. At 1890 o'clock the police
were notified that a crowd Of over 1UC
Hungarians had surrounded the house
Of Priest John Martvony. The police
:ound the interior OF the house in state
Of utmost confusion. The floor was
strewn with stones and bricks, and
nearly every pane of glass in the house
was broken in. The priest said that he
was awakened about midnight by a
crash. and a heavy stone fell directly On
MS bed. As soon as the first stone was
thrown the air was rent with cries OF
kill him. Murder the Slay priest" ETC.;
and during the uproar several shots
were fired.
Selgt. Griffin and a detail of officers
were sent out, and as they approached
the house, the mob dlsper5e in the
darkness and Guiet was restored.
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WILD Day in Chicago.

CHICAGO, August l5.-Whcat is in
eet-boomlne as wei! as the crops OF
this country with prospective short
age IN Europe. December, which
reached 81 0S on the regular board to-
day and sold this afternoon on the curb
at 81 10. Later on calls were quoted
at ST II, sold as high as 81 Is. OF
course these are not market figures. but
they serve to show the frame o! mind
the traders are in. II was thought bv
brokers on the board OF trade that Fri
day was busy day, but before today
was over 1t had been passed.
II was one OF the widest days ever
known on the floor. December touched
81 OS, greatly to the CONSERVATION OF
the bears. They were partly prepared
ior the great boom yesterday. but when
the bulls took hold this morning anG
sent prices up with a triyhtlul rush, the
short element was sinlply dumbtoundcd.
The bears had said that 81 must be
climbed, nov let's jump in the morniDs {,
and smash things. They did make any
number of attempts to DO this, but the
result was not very encouraging. With
all sorts Of good argument the bulls were
moi to be routed.
Such jumps in figures as were wit
messed today had not been seen since
Uutchmson's famous September corner
in 1888. 1t was only for q short time
that the prices maintained themselves
at 81 GS. The bears soon rallied and
with mighty onslaught bore the price
to 81 05!. They could not hold there
aud when tie session closed at II O'Clock
the figures stood at 81 06i.
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ANTICS CF AN EMPEROR.
A Singular Story of the German Emper-
pr's Conduct.

FAR1s, Aug. l6.-The Paris Eclair.
which is not given to sensationalism,
prints the following story as confirmed
by lnquestioned authority:
On The night following the departure
of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern from
England the crew was beaten to quar-
ters and was surprised to find the guar
irr.dcck brilliantly Illuminated. An
altar had been erected on the deck bear
inr he Oil aud New Testaments and
the Kaiser stood by wearing 4 white
ch;:suhlc with a cruZier i'll his hand and
a black and VIII te mitre on his head.
lie read the most war;ike passages from
the Testamrnts and invited The crew
t re ,pond. He then preached long
sermon on the dIty ofsovereisns to their
peGpic, the whole service lasting from
II D. m. to . q. m. The crew was then
pired below.
At 5 a. m. the Kaiser appeared on
the bridge in the uniform OF a high ad-
miral looking extremely hasgard, and
addressing the commander said: Sir.
retire to your cabin, l shall take charge" "
The commander replied: ''Sir, permit
me to observe that we are in a danger
Gus passage and that it is advisable for
Your Majestv's safety IS we'll as for that
of the crew that sailor remain IN COM
mand."
THE Emperor responded. Never
mind, God will Inspire me.'
The commander bowed and retired.
The second officer remaining, the En-
peror angrily bade him retire. The Of
tcer respectfully protesting, the En-.
peror then said: You resist, wretched
creature. You trouble the spirit Of God
W ,ich is in ME. This IS the vengeance
of God upon you," dealing the officer a
heavy blow on the cheek.
The officer turned cri uson, but re-
NAMED until the Emperor seized him
By the throat and tried to throw him
overheard. In the struggle that followed
tie Emperor fell and broke his knee
esp.
TIE sailors watched the scene par
alyzed with fear. The occurrence was
one that cannot be forgotten. The En-
peror howlea with pain. His eyes start
ed from Their sockets. He foamed at
the mouth. He swore terribly, and IN
TACT displayed all the symptoms of mad
ness.
The officers, after brisf consultation,
carried him into the cabin padded with
mattresses. Nobody was permitted to
enter except the doctor and the EN-
press. Men were necessary to help to
restrain him until his leg was bandaged
and straight-iacket was put on him.
The crisis lasted three days.
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4 Pitiful Story.

BUFFALO, Aug. 13.-A distressing
case OF destitution was revealed here
yesterday through the medium OF a
petty criminal offense. For weeks the
firm of Adom, Meldrum & Anderson
has been losing small sums OF money
sent through the mail Yesterday a
decoy letter was dropped into the post
office. A young boy named William
Hellviegel got the letter. When ar
rested he confessed be had stolen sew
eral other letters. He said himself and
mother had to support four children
and their grandmother, the latter OF
whom was lying at toe point OF death,
and that his mothsr was theniu Chica-
90 at the bedside OF dying relative.
Investigation proved the boys story
true, and the pitifnl condition of the
entire ,family has aroused the sympa-
thy of the whole community. The lad
is only Is yenrs Old. and in extenuation
OF his crime C, uld not save his family
from starvation on the pitlful sum of
four dollars a week, which was all that
himself and mother could earn.
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THE WRONG OR THE RIGHT?

As the numberless grains of silvery sand
Form the far out-stretching shore.
AS the whispering breeze which the flower
has famed
Swells out in the tempest's roar,
AS the mnrmuring brook is lost in the sea
While 1t adds its contributing mite
So the moments Of time form eternity,
Shall We make it for darkness, or light?
AS each heart-throb tells US how life flows
on,
AS the pulse-beat measures its space,
And each tick Of the clock marks moment
gone
OF our vanishing, mortal race,
AS each breath we breathe watts our bark
away
Toward the haven beyond our sight,
Shall it anchor in Joy or go down in dis.
mayo
Shall our freight be the wrong, or the
right?
As showers from glistening raindrops are
made
When they fall on the fanishing plains,
As the emerald carpets are formed blade
by blade,
And the harvest is counted in grains.
As tiny drops blending make vast oceans
power
As the waves and the billows unite,
SO our deeds make life as life fills the
hour;
Shall it be for the wrong, or the right?
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better employment here than he has in New
York. If it were not for that I should feel
as if Il must pass my last months O.. maiden
life with mother"
ooh, isn't that lovely!" cried Isabel, ''if
you can have the little mother near YOU:
she will have to adopt me, too, for long for
lost mother in her grave.
'sMother's heart is large enough for US
both" replied Lottie, smiling, land only
fear that shall have occasion to be jealous
Of you. They will come in the spring, If
all works as we expect, and as DR.. Conroy
is almost positive it will
sThen fear l am to be disappointed in
having the pleasure of making darling lit
tie wedding for you," said Isabel, shade
coming over her face. 81 had anticipated
having such quite select affair.
"Well," replied Lottie, ''you and mother
may decide that when the time comes, for
must confess that with father and mother
here, your home would seem as much like
my home as any place could"
"You darling said Isabel, relieved.
tsThen shall coax our mother until she is
obliged to consent to be rid Of me; Of course
you will go to housekeeping at once-'
Eyes, DR.. Conroy IS so thoroughly tired
of boarding, though upon what scale I am
sure ! know not; have never questioned
him.
mot pinched one, my DEAR" said 1sa-
bel, nodding her head knowingly. The doc
tor is far from being poor man"
"I am glad of that said Lottie, sweetly.
81 had feared so much that might be
hindrance to him, if he was yet poor, and
struggling for success, but if he can afford
such an expensive luxury as a weakly wife
is liable to be, shall feel better satisfied,
for Of course it would be folly for me to cx-
pect to be as strong as many are"
Yes, my little friend, YOU might as well
decide that you are never gong to bear the
world on those slender shoulders Of yours,
and save yourself some inevitable disap-
pointment; but you have mission Of
sweetness and patience, which no one but
YOU car accomplish, and which the most Of
US would fail in. So be comtorted, my dear :;
it seems to be one of the compensations Of
life that the weakness of the flesh adds
strength and grace to the spirit"
Major Darlington met the travellers at