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ENGLAND WILL GO AHEAD.
Nothing but International Inv Can
Interrupt Her Nicaraguan Course.

Nothing but international Law Can
Interrupt Her Nicaraguan Course.
The st. James Gazette, commenting up
on the latest developments in the dispute
between Great Britain and Nicaragua,
says: There is wonderful ignorance of
diplomacy upon the part of the American
journalist. Why should we want to bonn
bard Greytown? If Nicaragua has been
so foolish as to refuse to pay the indem-
nifty which, with the knowledge of the
United States, we demanded, we shall
take such steps as the American Govern
ment was perfectly aware of at the time
of asking. The Monroe doctrine has been
a doctrine for sixty-two years and has
not been acted upon yet. When Great
Britain has serious differences to settle
with South American republics it will not
be prevented from doing so by anything
but settled international law"
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HE COURTS INVESTIGATION.
Senator Morgan Talks ON the Berins
Sea C1nims.

Senator Morgan Talks ON the Bering
Sea C1aims.
Senator Morgan was asked for an ex-
preston regarding the report cabled from
London that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador, had forwarded to
his Government full statement of the
facts, in the matter of the payment OF
damages by this Government for the seiz-
ure of British vessels, and replied that he
was perfectly willing to have the question
Investigated. II have" he said, 'such
Confidence in the fairness and good judg-
ment of the British House of Commons
that nothing can be lost by its going into
the matter at length. am very conf
dent that an inquiry into the merits of
the claims, even outside of the Paris
award, will convince any one that the
claims are entirely unfounded, extor-
tionate and wrong"
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TRAGEDY AT CLEVELAND.

Alexander Turk Kills His Sweetheart,
Julia Fallon, and Himself.
At Cleveland, o., Alexander Turk, %
years of age. called ut the residence of
his sweetheart, Miss Julia Fallon, who
lived at 621 Lake street, shot her to death
and then turned the weapon upon himself.
Turk fired three shots into his victims
body. What the conversation was which
provoked the tragedy is not known. The
murder and suicide were both committed
without witnesses. Death came instantly
to each. The two were heard conversing
Just prior to the firing of the shots. Jeal-
ousy is supposed to be the cause of the
tragedy.
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NEW KIND OF RACE sULkY.
Peculiar Invention of Hartford
Conn.,, Man and His Claims for 1t.

Peculiar Invention of n Hartford,
Conn.,, Man and His Claims for 1t.
A horse lover in Hartford, Conn, has
devised a sulky that may accomplish
wonders in the development of speed
In trotting horses. In running against
time horse should have as nearly alb
solute freedom of wind and limb as
possible. besides being relieved of
draft. In other words, he should be as
nature designed him, and the inventor
Of the sulky claims that 1t more nearly
accomplishes that end than any device
yet made known. AS shown in the cut,
the drivers seat is over the horses
hips, with the wheels a .trifie In ad-
vance Of the middle Of the animals
body. The central upright, extending
from the wheel to the seat, is on n
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scale, as represented in the accompany
ing illustration.
The width Of the course Is the same
or slightly greater than the length of
the roller working within the same,
the game being played by each person
placing the steel roller across one end
OF the course and rolling or drawing it
along the course as far as possible by
the attractive influence of the magnet
so that it will escape the stops, which.
when 1t Is desired to make the game
more difficult, may be magnetized.
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family and was then purchased by a
railroad company.

family and was then purchased by a
railroad company
The Dirck Brinckerhoff homestead,
standing near Wappinger's creek, was
built early in the eighteenth century,
and with some changes remains until
to-day. 1t sheltered Washington and
John Adams, and Lafayette during a
sickness Of six weeks made it his home.
Brinckerhoff was a strong patriot and
was instrumental in raising several
companies Of militia.
Another interesting house Is that
built by James Swartwout in 1870.
During the revolutionary war he did
good service for the colonies and rose
to the rank of General. Abraham
SwartwOut, revolutionary soldier,
and his son Robert, a brigadier general
in the war of 1912. were members of
this family. Samuel, nephew of Rob-
ert, was q naval officer Of distinction.
AS commander of the Grampus, he put
down piracy in the West Indies in 1886
81, and during the civil war command
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Lack Of runds Prevente Adoption OF
Good Crop Inf0rnation Plane.
Secretary Morton and Btatistician Rob
ertson have not yet had an opportunity
to consider the recommendation made by
the various Representatives of the COM
mercial organization which recently pre-
sented plans looking to more accurate
crop reports by the Department Of Agri-
culture. While the suggestions Of the
commercial men may be taken into consid-
Grafton, and some Of them adopted, the
department has already considered plans
for improving the service and has found
that the trouble lies In the fact that there
Is not sufficient money TO carry ont any
method of reform that would greatly inn
prove the service. Statistician Robert
son says that II would not be best TO
abolish the State agents while there are
still but a limited number of reporters
In each county. He thinks 1t well to In
crease the number Of reporters, but this
is something that the department had un.
der consideration.
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Places Associated with ths Great
Drama Of the Revolution.

Flocee Associated with the 0reot
Drama Of the Revelation.
There are many historic houses in
Duchess County, New York. some OF
which are intimately connected with
the great drama of the revolutionary
war. The oldest is the Brett homestead,
which was erected In 17O9 by the SON
in-law of Francis Rombout, who with
Gulian Yer Planck purchased from the
Indians large territory lying between
Fishkill and Wappinger's Creek long
before the county Of Dutches was or
ganized. On the organization Of the
county the title OF Rombout and Yer
Planck was recognized. The first set
tier Of the county was Roger Brett,
who married daughter of Rombout
The house Brett built still stands. SEEM
ingly defying the attacks of time and
storms.
Another old homestead is the Newlin,
which was built in 174O and still stands
on its original site at the mouth of the
Fishkill. Until about twenty-five years
ago it remained in possession OF the
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CLAIMING. the Hands.

ELECTRICITY" says there is nothing
theoretically improbable in the state
ment that an Ohio convict has invent
ed battery which converts sound into
electric power by device which
makes 1t possible to operate an ordi-
nary call bell by simply clappipg th,
hands In front Of the battery
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Times.HeraId Chanpes Hauds.

The controlling interest in the Chicago
Times Herald and Evening Post was pur.
chased Saturday by III. II. Kohlsaat, who
will direct the policy of the two papers
hereafter. The new management says
the policy of the Times Herald will be
wholly independent of party ties, striving
for that which is best for the nation,
needless of the dictates of mere partisan
ship. In national affairs, while avoiding
alliance with any party, it will always
advocate the doctrine of protection to
American industry
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Willie X. Finds Single Blessed
ness UnnttractiYe.

Mrs. Willie n. Finds Single Blessed
ness Unattractive.
Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt and Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont were married
Thursday at London. Mrs. Vanderbilt
has made no secret that her ambition is
to place Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt in a
social position commensurate with the
wealth of her fathers family and in
ferior to that Of no American woman that
ever lived. 1t is little more than month
ago that Justice Barrett, of the New
York Supreme Court, handed down de-
cision granting Mrs. Vanderbilt an un-
conditional divorce from her husband,
and giving into her custody the three
children of the unhappy union-Consuelo.
William X, Jr., and Harold s. Wander
bilt.
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PRAYERS AND A PANIC.
Awful Storm Follows Earnest SuppIi-
cations for Rain.

Awful Storm Follows Earnest Suppli-
cations for Rain.
The earnest supplications for rain by
the great evangelist, Dwight Moody, had
n remarkable and disastrous answer at
Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday night, when
the terrific downpour caused part of the
roof of the tabernacle to, collapse, caus-
ing dreadful scare. Some of the victims
are: Miss Lulu Haley, cut on head; j. v.
Ingram. cut on head and chest, arm hurt,
internal injuries, will die; Mrs. Morton
Logan, wife of city treasurer, cut on
shoulder; J. w. Manchester, prominent
q. A. II. man, cut on shoulder and left
arm; Mrs. Mary Murphy, cut on head
and left arm; Will j. Parsley, left leg
crushed, back injured, seriously hurt;
Miss Scrason, of Weatherford, cut on
face and right arm. Forty others were
slightly hurt.
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down" Of overweights will be neces-
sary when his vehicle is used, as the
heavier the weight, within reason
able limit. the more easily the vehicle
will be propelled. He also says that a
horse may be more easily controlled
from the new location Of the seat than
when the driver sits back of and a tri-
file lower than his horse.
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Ingalls, for Free Silver.

In conversation with a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic, ut the State
encampment mt Macon, Mo-, the Hon.
]. j. Ingalls, declared he was not only in
favor of putting plank into the national
platform favoring the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, but that he was strong
ly in favor of nominating a candidate
who was personally in favor of that prin.
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COAL WAR CONTINUES.

Cleveland Dealer Expects Retail Price
to Go to So Per Ton.
There is not the slightest indication
that the Massillon coal war will be
brought to an end very soon. A promi-
nent Cleveland dealer said that he had
every reason to believe that some of the
coal which is now selling at $2.25 would
soon sell at So per ton at retail. Mean
time consumers are taking advantage Of
the low prices by storing away supplies
for months ahead, with the result that
the dealers are so rushed with orders
that they cannot fill them promptly. So
far there has been no move made by the
coal men looking toward bringing the war
to q close
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Me,icau Cattle Admitted.

Secretary Morton reports that there Is
q shortage of about 100000 head of cat
tie for slaughter; and to check the ten
dency to excessive prices for dressed beef,
without injuring the interests of the pro-
ducer, has ordered the free admission at
certain California and Texas ports Of
properly inspected cattle from Mexico.
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Rebel Force Put to Flight.

Late Havana, advices say: Maceo Is
captured and Cuba's last hope Is gone.
Crombet has been killed. Without these
two leaders all is chaos in the insdrgent
ranks and liberty's most ardent friends
admit that the Cuban cause Is lost. The
Spanish authorities are posting bulletins.
and the aoynlists in Havana are celebrat-
ing the ending of the revolution: With
out Crombet,apd Maceo there can be no
real war. On Saturday the Cuban army
and the Spanish soldiers met at Palma
,rito. The rebel forces numbered 1900
men and that of the Spaniards 1900. A
desperate battle followed, and, according
to official reports. lasted two hours. At
the end of that time the rebels retrea led.
were pursued by the Spanish troops and
Maceo captured. His secretary was also
taken, and all the personal and private
papers of General Maceo were confiscat-
ed. The battle was hnrd-fought one.
and the insurgents battled desperately
against odds. The Spanish soldiers re-
sisted with remarkable courage the on
slaught of the rebels. In the battle a
hand-to-hand conflict, number Of Cuban
officers, one Of whom was colonel, were
killed.
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To Aid Cuban Rebels.

A bill recognizing the belligerency Of
the Cuban revolutionists has been pre-
pared and will be introduced in Congress
when that body convenes in December
next. 1t was drafted at the suggestion
of certain Representatives and Senators
who are in sympathy with the efforts Of
the Cubans to throw off the yoke of
Spain, and these gentlemen will use their
influence to pass IT through both houses.
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GOLD GOING TO NEW YORK.
Bankers in the Interior Are Letting
Il Go of Their Hoards.

Go of Their HOards.
Aweek ago number of large New York
banks having numerous country corre-
spondents began to receive small amounts
of gold from the latter. This inflow of
the yellow metal has steadily increased.
One of the leading bank presidents, in
speaking of this matter, said: "Our coun-
try correspondents are finding it neces-
sary to increase their balances here and
are shipping gold for that purpose. Dur
ing the recent gold excitement these banks
boarded all the gold they could carry and
in some cases more than they could han
die. don't know how general this east
ward movement of gold is, but TO my
mind it indicates a little better business
condition; an opening up of industry all
over the country"
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Oruauizinu SiIver CIubs.

Gov. Mcintyre and Senator Teller ar.
leaders in movement already started
60 push the organization of non-partisan
silver clubs in the West, in. accordance
with Gen. Warmers suggestion. 49, Ill
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Frenk of a Violent storm.

A dispatch from st. Elmo, Colo, says
that after Mondays storm, everything in
the neighborhood was covered with
thick coating of red sand. 1t must have
come In the snow. no,
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Chinaman Convicted Of Murder.

At Philadelphia, Lee Gum You was
convicted of murder in the first degree.
On Nov. 26 last he killed Lee Hong
Quong, who was known as the mayor OF
Chinatown. You is said to be the first
Chinaman ever convicted of murder In
this country.
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TRAGEDY at Ida Grove, Iowa.

A. Schleiter. one of the wealthiest and
best known business men of Ida Grove,
Iowa, shot his wife and then killed him
self. Mrs. Schleiter cannot live. Indi-
cations show that he had been planning
the tragedy for several days.
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Elkins Not a Candidate.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, Of West
Virginia, father-in-law of Senator Ste
phen b. Elkins, while in New York de-
clared that his son-in-law would posi-
lively not be candidate for the Rcpub-
lican nomination for the presidency.
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SHORTAGE IN TEXAS CATTLE.
There Will BE No Grass-Fed Stock
Because of DrOuth.

Because. of DrOuth.
Georgetown, Tex, Dispatch: The last
train load Of meal-fed cattle for this sea-
son will be shipped from here Wednes-
day, and there will be no grass-fed cattle
to ship this summer on account of drouth.
The supply of stock cattle on hand to be
fed next winter on cottonseed meal is %
per cent less than last year. Prominent
cattle men do not attribute the rise in
beef to any combination, but to the sup
ply of cattle, which has fallen off greatly
during the past two years on account of
the drouth.
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Ii SIGNS THE TERMS.
Japan-China Peace Commission Con-
cluded at ShimOnoseki.

cluded at ShimOnoseki.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Shanghai says Ii Hung Changs son-in-
law telegraphs that peace convention
was signed at Shimonoseki Monday by
the plenipotentiaries of China and Japan.
Following are the terms of the conven.
ton: /. The independence of Corea; 2.
That japan retains the places she has
conquered 3. That japan shall also re-
tain the territory east of the Lao river;
4. That the Island of Formosa be ceded
permanently to Japan; 5. The payment
of an indemnity of 100000, 900; and, 6.
An offensive and defensive alliance.
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A man who has made " study OF such
things claims that country-bred cats
are. as a rule, heavier than those reared
In cities.
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William Headrick, wanted in Ohio,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky
for bigamy, was arrested on a charge of
horse stealing at Middlesboro, Ky. Seven
deserted wives are on his track.
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After a woman gets married, her
husband discovers when he talks that
she is no longer a good listener.
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Actors, draughtsmen, dentists and
mustard plasters ought to draw well
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William. Court Gully, the new speaker
of the House of Commons, is son of
James Manly Gully, M. d., and was born
In London in 1896. He was educated by
private tutors and at Trinity College,
Cambridge, being admitted to the degree
of NJ, A. In 1859. In 1865 he married
Elizabeth Anne Walford Selby. He was
called to the bar at the Inner temple In
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ed the Portsmouth in the blockade of
the lower Mississippi. The Swartwout
homestead is still standing in the viii
lage of Swartwoutville on the Fishkill.
At one time during the revolutionary
war Baron Steuben had his headquar-
favs ~,
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1S60, became queens counsel in 1871,
and was made Bencher of His Inn In
1879. He was appointed recorder of
Wigan in 1886. He unconsciously con-
tested the Whitehaven division for Par
lament in 1880 and 1886. Since 1886 he
has sat for Carlisle. In politics he Is a
liberal and supporter Of Mr.. Gladstone's
Irish policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-18

prosperity. The leading facts of his career
are well known to our readers, and will
be found elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Burleigh was all his life promi-
nent and devoted representative OF the
agricultural interests of our State. he
was himself successful farmer and stock
raiser, and did more to improve the herds
Of Maine, and advertise their good quail
ties to the world, than has ever been done
by any other man, or association OF men,
in this State. Maine will always owe him
a debt Of gratitude for his grand work in
this direction.
Mr.. Burleigh was an eminently fair
man. He never Intentionally did any
man an injustice, and although very posi-
tive in his ideas, was always open to con-
viction 1t was, however, in his home
life that he was seen to best advantage.
He was an affectionate husband and
father, and most hospitable host. The
loss of such man from the active life Of
the State, in whose affairs he has borne a
conspicuous and honorable part, will be
severely felt The members of his family
will have the sympathy OF all in their sad
bereavement
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providence who has a growing fam
lily will be looking ahead to their
future needs and if he has any land
on which there is growing timber he
will be careful to preserve it that
his childrens children may have heri
tage left to them. He would be fit sub
ject for lunatic asylum if he should
throw down his fences and invite all his
neighbors to carry off his timber at their
option asking them nothing in return.
What ridiculous farce was In vogue for
many years in holding and selling all the
wild lands at the same price per acre and
allowing any purchascr-native or for
eigner-to take his choice and pick his
land-wherever they were surveyed-at
the minimum price
This was practically the case until
within q few years and until the cream of
all the lands had been taken by specula-
tors. AS well might the owner of stock of
horses, sheep and cattle hold them all for
sale at the same price per head and allow
purchaser his pick by paying the same
for the best horse as he would for the
poorest sheep
STEPHEN MARSTON.
Eau Claire Wis.
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The Value Of Forest Preservation.
Editors of Kennebec Journal:

Editors OF kennebec journal:
Having read the journal at my home
here regularly since 1856 think l can
judge pretty well of its present merit
compared with its average past, and am
free to say that under its present manage
ment the comparison is very favorable.
AS it seems to be alive to the interests of
the whole country COMPATIBILITY Maine)
and ready to second any matter having
this object in view the writer feels war
ranted in Offering few suggestions upon
some of the subjects conceded to be of ma
tional Importance.
An article in late number of Garden
and Forest (relating to the protection of
timber lands) expresses the opinion that
the first move should be the withholding
from sale of all the national forest lands
This move ought to have been made 40
years ago, all such lands ought to be
disposed of with a view of retaining the
timber upon the soil. What a valuable
boon it would have entailed upon the
country IL lat the commencement of the
western land dcaD this policy had been
pursued wherever the timber lands were
not needed for agriculture.
The Importance of timber protection
is every year assuming bigger proportions
in the minds of thinking people. 1t out
ranks all other matters bearing upon the
future welfare of the country. The mis-
taken policy pursued by our national leg
islation in the past regarding all public
lands will be lasting sorrow to future
generations. 1t is pity that one nation
will not learn by the experience of another.
What more tangible evidence of the value
Of forests and the evil resulting from their
destruction could this nation have than
Is shown by comparing a country that has
been despoiled of its growing timber with
one that has preserved it. Drouth and
famine follow in the wake of the timber
slayer as naturally and surely as ruin
and death follow conguering army.
witness the trecless countries of the old
world where the population Of vast areas
has been on the verge of starvation for
years at a time and rainfall-the life
blood of agriculture-has been impeded
by the obstruction of the growing timber
which serves also to bold back the sur
plus water, preventing flood in the spring
and a drOuth in the summer.
In countries by whose laws the land is
entailed there is a recognitionEof the needs
OF future generations and the temporary
owners and poss SCISSORS of the land are not
allowed to waste timber during their occu-
pancy. There is in these countries mani
regard for posterity which this country
would do well to emulate The reverse
has been the rule thus far
In these European countries where for
ests nave been more or less destroyed
there Is now a systematic effort to re-
trieve the folly and grow new forests--a
reminder that an ounce of prevention is
worth pound Of cure. The value Of for
ests TO country is SO great that indiffer-
ence TO the situation by them in author
NY comes very near Il crime. Prompt
measures must be adopted and halt
called by power that can speak with au-
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EARLY CHICAGO,

In 1884 man moved to the corner OF
La Salle and Lake streets. That was ont
nf town, and he was called the prairie tai
lor.
In 1919 man bought ten acres of land
running from Twelfth to Fourteenth street
ana west of State street. in Chicago, for
81, 900.
There was one museum in Chicago in
1910 1t was in building on the north
west corner of Dearborn and Randolph
streets.
inc 1irst locomotive constructed in Chi.
cago was in 1854 by the Chicago Loco,no-
tive works for the Galena and Chicago Tn.
ion railroad
In 1888 the southern boundary was
Madison street. The business center wac
Clark and South Water streets. In 1880
inc city's southern boundary had reached
Twelfth street