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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25
REIIEEIA SIX HnIR

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
heat South American Kidney Cnre. "
'hls new remedy is a great surprise on
accolnt Of its exceeding promptness IN
relic ing pam in the Elad Ter, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
pention of water and pain in passing 1t
1lmCst imm edlately. II YOU want quick
relief and cure this is your only remedy
Sold by Z. G. Buerstatte. Druggist, Mani
towoc, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25
MISS KATHERINE GRAHAa,

Humorous and Dramatic Header. En-
gagement5 made for public and draw
ing room recitaIs Pupils in elocu-
ton and physical culture received at
residence Cor. Seventh and Columbus
: trs., Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

7, f. Anthony, Ex-PCstmaster of Prom
ise City, Iowa, says: II bought one bot
tie Of Mystic Cure, for Rheumatism and
took two doses of it did more good than
any medicine | ever took" Sold by T. G
Buerstatte, Druggist, Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

S. Aowry OF Champaign, Ill, has Ii tree
that has l59 pears on a limb Il inches
in diameter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

Ore traffic from the Lake Superior
mines this season bids fair to break the
record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

People VINO are always afraid of beng
hurt lose nearly all the elasticity there
IS n life that of taking reasonable risks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

The bore Is generally a person with
one borrowed idea with the point worn
out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25
SOUTHWARK HO!

a majority of people only see enormit'
In gambling when they lose.
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UNDERTAKING.

G. & W. Frazer have put IN complete
stock of undertaking Goods and all or
ders in that line will receive prompt at
entIon. Day and night calls attended TO
Neil IT North Eighth st
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwnter Fair. San Francisco.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-07-25

Local Anaesthetics used for
painless extraction of teeth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
Effort to Keep Ont of the Country u
Wealthy Belgian Who Wants to
Engage In Diamond Cutting.
MR.. WILLIS'S "VACATION''
OUR MINISTER TO HAWAII PREPAR-
ING TO LEAVE HONOLULU.
Gossip Concerning the Proposed Mone-
tary Conferencc-MorriIFs Telegram
to the President Missing.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Assistant Sec
rotary Hamlin, sitting with Superintendent
Stump. of the immigration Bureau, gave
hearing to-day to Francis b. James, OF Gin
cinnati on behalf of Franz Van Rect, of
Antwerp, one of the diamond cutters re-
fused landing some days ago by DIR. Sem
ner, the immigration commissioner at New
York. Mr.. Van Rect, it was reported. in
addition to being a wealthy citizen of Ant
werp, is one of the finest diamond cutters
in the world. He came to this country to
confer with Mr.. Herman Keck, of
Cincinnati, with a view to estab-
fishing, in connection with Mr..
Keck, a large diamond-cutting es-
Enlistment in Cincinnati or some other
American city. He was not under contract,
but came to the United States as capital
list in the expectation of investing his cap
ital here. For the first few days after his
arrival, it is said, Mr.. Van Rect was treat
ed a. common immigrant, but was finally
paroled and placed in the custody of the
Belgian minister, who was present at to-
days hearing.
ment the hearing was postponed until next
Tuesday, when other counsel for Mr.. Van
Rect, as well as for the government, will
be heard. The record in the case win then
have been sent on from New York. BY this
record the government expects to show that
Mr. Van Rect signed an affidavit In which
he said that he came to this country under
contract with Mr.. Keck, of Cincinnati, to
engage in the diamond-cutting business with
him, and that in lieu of salary he was to
receive certain percentage of profits of
the assistance Of Mr.. Stern, diamond deal
er in New York, that Mr.. Van Rect was
identified while on the steamer and detained
at Ellis island, although he came as first
class passenger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
LEGISLATIVE REFORM.

The Clay County Enterprise prints a
letter from the Hon. w. H. Leedy, a
member of the late Legislature, on legis-
lative reform His experience as mem
Der of the body has led Mr.. Leedy to
the conclusion that, no matter which
political party may carry the Legisla-
ture, the present term is too short for
satisfactory work OF the sixty-one
days of which it consists he says from
five to seven are passed before the body
can appoint it's committees and organize
OF these also at least eight are Sun
days. These, counting three days Of the
closing of the session, holiday or two
and more or less number of Satur-
days, leaves less than forty days to
work Even this number is generally
reduced somewhat by adjournments
from Friday to Monday, by occasional
lack of quorum and by junketing ex-
cursions or necessary visits to State
institutions. Mr.. Leedy thinks that one
of two remedies should be adopted:
First. pay Representatives and Senator's
not so much per day for so many days, but
a fixed salary per year, and permit sessions
unfinished. Or, second. have two sessions
of sixty days each, an interval of some
months intervening between the SESSIONS
At the first session bills may be introduced
considered and advanced as far as third
reading but under no circumstances
they to be passed. At the second session no
bills should be introduced except by unani-
nous consent, and even then cannot be
passed. All bills that had reached third
reading at the first session might be further
considered and passed or defeated
These two suggestions together en-
body the plan recently proposed by the
Journal, viz, annual salaries to mem
bers instead of per diem compensation
and two sessions of each General AS
sembly of limited duration, with an in
terval Of four or six months between.
The chief merit of this plan over one
unlimited session would be in the greater
elaboration it would insure and the OPP
portunity which the recess would afford
for popular discussion of pending meas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
TARIFF REFORM AS IT is.

A comparison of the imports under
the Mckinley law and the Democratic
tariff act now in force shows tariff re-
form as it is in practice. The following
comparisons are those Of the values OF
imports of merchandise from Sept. to
Feb. i, 1893-94, under the Mckinley law
and during the corresponding period of
1894-5 under the Democratic tariff:
Articles Mckinley. Democratic
Articles of food. .s91, ,4s9 $3.50, Sos
Raw materials for use
in manufacturing. 4,9l3,9S0 ~, Sol, 3C5
Manufactured articles
for use in manufac-
turing ...t.............. o,ofo,iAV e,of4,ozV
Manufactured articles
for consumption. 4,426,243 6,930,129
Articles of voluntary
use, luxuries, etc.. 89i, 6l1 3,921, 1873
The fact that raw sugar was on the
free list under the Mckinley law ac-
counts for the large excess of the inn
portations of articles of food during the
Mckinley law compared with the pres
ent. When it comes to raw materials
for manufacturing the increase during
the Democratic law has been very large
because wool and like articles which
could be and hitherto have been pro-
duced at home have been purchased in
other countries. 1t will also be seen
that the increase of the Importation of
manufactured articles or the free list
has been more than so per cent, and of
luxuries four times the value under the
Democratic law as compared with the
Mckinley act.
The practical workings of the reform
tariff are also evident in the imports
of dutiable merchandise. The following
statistics for the same period as given
above will illustrate:
Articles. Mckinley. Democratic.
Articles of food. .$16, SS7, 34S $50. 1884, COZ
Raw materials for use
in manufacturing. 10, 100 9,649,173
Manufactured articles
for use in manufac-
Manufactured articles
for consumption ..... 81, 253, SIS 1888, $50
Articles of voluntary
use, luxuries, etc.,. 2S, sol ,50S 4, Col, 2l5
The imports of articles of food paying
duties have nearly doubled because of
the duty on sugar. Imports of raw ma
terials to be used in manufacture have
fallen off because the goods are made
abroad when they were made at home
under the Mckinley law. Manufactured
goods imported have increased over 33
per cent, while the Importation of arti-
cles of voluntary use, which are not
necessaries of life, has increased 45 per
cent. An exchange summarizes the re-
suits. of the first half year of the reform
tariff as follows:
First-It has produced a constant de-
ficiency in revenue, while the Mckinley law
produced constant surplus, until the Dem
ocratic victory of lov1 unsettled the business
of the country.
Second-It has reduced by one-half the
amount of articles of food brought in free
of duty, and transferred them to the list of
articles paying tax.
Third-It has increased from 80 to 100 per
cent. the Importation of articles of the
class manufactured by our factories.
Fourth-It has increased the percentage
of duty paid on the total importations.
Fifth--While it has increased the total
importations, it mas decreased the amount
of expectations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
FREDERICK DoUGLAss's WILL.
How the Ex-SIave's Property Is Dis
tributed-An Invalid Clause.

WASHINGTON March o9.-The will of
the Frederick Douglass was filed to-day.
1t is dated Aug so, 1886, and gives TO the
widow the house and fifteen acres of land
in Anacosta, d. c., his writing, books pa
pers, pictures and paintings, except por-
trait of himself which goes to the daugh-
ter. Rosetta ID. Sprague. The widow also
gets $4,000 in United States bonds and
$40 900 in money! the latter to be derived
fnom other property not already men,
toned The daughter Rosetta Sprague,
and the three sons, Louis, Frederick ana
Charles. receive an equal share, amounting
Ia about $1,000 each in value for the re-
naming property. The will was witnessed
by only two persons. The law Oh the DIS
trfct of Columbia, ii is said, requires an
instrument of this character to be wit
messed by three persons to pass real estate,
and the will is therefore declared 10 be
invalid so far as transfer of real estate is
concerned AS to personal property, now
ever, it is said to be valid -,
The petition for probatlng the WIN sets
forth that the deceased died possessed OF
about $4,000 in personal property To-day
was set apart for hearing by the PROBATE
setta d. Sprague, for the appointment OF a
collector for the estate, IN ofder 10 preVenL
a destination and waste OF the property
This probably had the effect or hurrying
forward the production of the Will In their
answer to the daughters petition, the Wild
oI,- and son Lewis say the estate was COM
mitted to their custody by deceased, that
if has been carefully guarded and that
after the funeral it was agreed between the
members of the family not to present the
will till next month. a hearing on the ap-
plication for probate will be had next Fri
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30

passed by the recent Legislature in regard
to the enumeration of school children. They
say tnat owing to the particularly required
IN making the enumeration il Will take
longer to do So and it will therefore be
more expensive. Yes, but they forget TO
say that the new method will prevent large
cities from making false enumerations as
they have done by increasing the number
or school children by fictitious names and
thereby drawing, more school funds than
they are entitled to, and thus robbing the
rural districts of large amounts that really
belong to them. In the country districts
you cannot pad the enumeration. for the
children are usually known In the cities,
where but few are known it is an easy
matter to enter names OF persons who do
the school funds for the rural or country
sections.-Corydon Republican.
A suggestion made by the Indianapolis
Journal concerning reforms in system
of legislation is worthy of consideration.
1t is to the effect that there ought to be
two short sessions of the Legislature rather
than one long one. AT one of these ses>
sions, the first one, bills may be intro
duced and advanced to a third reading, and
no bill should be passed into law except it
receive three-fourths vote in its favor in
both houses, and at the second session no
bill should be introduced except it be shown
to be of the greatest necessity, or to have
received majority vote at the first ses-
sion. This system has numerous advan-
tages the present one. The bills in
PRODUCED and advanced to third reading
during the first session would go to the
people for consideration and discussion DUR
ing the recess. The legislators themselves
would be able to give them more mature
elaboration. They would become better
informed as to the wishes of the people
concerning any proposed legislation, and
upon their return would be better prepared
to voice the sentiments of the people, whose
interests they are supposed to serve. The
plan we believe would result not only in
more perfect legislation and fewer bungle-
some laws, but would certainly tend to
prevent the enactment of crude or vicious
laws. The same number of days spent III
actual work would give better results, and
need not be more expensive to the state
than the present system. The suggestion
is therefore, worthy of candid conS1dera~
ton. The News believes that the plan IS
not only feasible, but advisable. While we
are not disposed to favor a constitutional
convention at the present time, nor any
extensive revision of the Constitution, De.
cause, we believe, the public mind Is not
now in proper condition for such impor-
tant work still we believe that the plan
suggested is so distinctly in the interest Oh
rl,blie good that the Constitution should
be amended in the usual way, SO as to put
it into effect. 1t would certainly result III
a higher grade of legislation, ana laws
more in conformity with the wishes or the
people would be enacted-MlooietoWn
News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
Posthumous Leaflets,
BY VT W--tm-n.


Oeciphered by j. c.. o.. from a nlusty
manuscript, whose existence recalled
by the New York Suns attempted revival
of Whitmanism.)
1 am nothing commonplace. l say / am
Times matrix!
l say I have given birth to more things
than a century of cropping summers!
Thoughts-single, in twins, triplets, yea, in
broods-have quilted me by the myriad!
I say this, and yet I am robust and good
for fresh legions!
I am, moreover, some aeons older than the
world, in it's present shape.
/ say this, because l have been there, and
sat by the cooling planets.
1 listened for some cycles before the morn
ing stars struck chord.
/ heard the young earth's glaciers grinding
past, and the sound was familiar.
I anticipated Tom Carlyle and Will Shaks-
peare by the lifetime of sun,
/ know what I say: Therefore, don't stop
me; am no fool.
I am thoroughbred soul, though some
ages prematurely begotten.
The lightning would have no more effect on
me than lamps ray on case-hardened
Observation-Disclosures critics (soi distantD
still gaff me, in their weak way.
Yet, when they have all been dead some
scores of centuries, the mothers
VIII be naming their f1rst-borns Walt. q
say this for their behoof)
Meantime, in the Great Unseen, and In
gersoll and Eddie Arnold
And sundry others who caught glimpses of
me in this sphere
Will be throwing crumbs of eondescension
to certain fawning spirits that could
name,
Many in this feeble time don't fancy my
diction That makes me smfle
Rhymes, melody, rhy thin. style and per-
spicuity were invented for the nursery.
/ want no Mother Goose in mine.
But l do not scorn my critics. I'm too
magnanmous for that.
There is nothing small about me-except
my body and my modesty.
And that is why the little people can't
measure my real dimensions.
1 am talking-not for the swarming midgets
of this beastly generation
But for the full-brained intellectual Brob-
dingnags of the year 10000.
The truth is. as before limited, I was born
out of time, by some ages.
And SO, when l become loquacous it is
merely to entertain myself
And a few other choice souls-but devilsh
few, / assure you!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
OUR NEXT WAR.

If there is anything in the law of
averages or historical precedents it is
about time for the United States to
more than thirty-two years without a
war, and, if Indian wars be counted,
the average interval of peace has been
very much shorter than that. From the
conclusion of peace after the revolu-
tionary war in 1888 to the war of 1872
was twenty-nine years. From the
treaty of Client. which ended the war
of 1912 and which was concluded in f5l4.
to the beginning of the Mexican war in
1916 was thirty-two years. The Mexi-
can war ended in 1s4S. and from that
till the beginning of the civil war was
thirteen years. During this period we
had also a little brush with Barbary
in 1915 and forty or fifty Indian wars,
including several of considerable dura-
ton and very difficult to handle and
several domestic instructions. But,
counting only the three great wars in
which the country has been engaged.
the average interval of peace has been
a fraction over twenty-five years
1t has now been thirty years since
the close of the civil war and sixteen
years since we have had an Indian war
of any consequence. Never before in
our history has there been so long a
period of profound peace. SO long a
period In which the United States have
not fired a shotted gun as the one
through which we are now passing. 1t
would be Illogical to argue from this
that d war Is inevitable soon. and yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
A CONFERENCE MAY BE HELD.
Latest Gossip Regarding the Pro-
posed Monetary Congress-

posed Monetary Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-It is impossi-
BILE to secure confirmation here of the re-
port from London that the United States
has consented to enter the proposed inter-
national monetary conference but the best
information obtainable is to the effect that
in case the call is issued the President will
accept the invitation under the terms of
the law enacted during the last session and
appoint three delegates to complete the
commission on behalf of this country. Many
of his best friends express the opinion that
me- Mss not forego any opportunty that
tefnationaI agreement this question, but
add that he will, in all probability. prefer
to see the terms of the call before taking
action.
Senator Daniel. one of the delegates APP
pointed on behalf, of the Senate, was in the
city to-day, and expressed himself as
pleased to hear the report that England
was favorahly considering the question of
he had been fearful that the country would
take a position which would render the
conference, II held incapable of accom-
that while he had no information with
which the public was not in possession, he
was of the opinion that the conference
would be called and the United States
would be represented.
1t was learned tonight that the United
States has not yet given any assurance
other than that contained in the passage
of the Wolcott resolution by Congress, of
its readiness to participate in another mon
etary conference, the chief reason, perhaps
being that as yet it has not been invited to
such a gathering. There has been consid-
cradle discussion as to the attitude of the
administration IN the matter of confer
ence and assertions have been made that
the President not at all anxious to
have one held. This. there is good authori-
ty for laying, is not the position of the adj
ministration at all. On the contrary. there
is declared to be desire to have con-
ference If there is any prospect of OBJ
tanning results. 1t is probable that some
expression of fear that there was not at
present much prospect of anything being
done by a conference has been construed
to mean that the administration was not
in favor of any such gathering
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
POISONED HER FATHER.
Confession of Girl whose Mother
Is Serving n Life Sentence.

OMAHA, Neb., March 29.-Cora Smith.
formerly resident of Des Moines, but
who has lived in this city since last Sep
tember, was arrested here and taken to
Des Moines this morning. The Smith wom-
an, shortly after being taken to the po-
lice station, confessed to having assisted
in numbering her father last May. Michael
Smith was the murdered mans name and
previous to the last and successful attempt
to kill him by poisoning, an attempt was
made by shooting. The ball passed through
his head just back of the eyes and from
the effects he was blinded. 1t not
proven who fired this shot and Smith could
not be led to believe that members Of his
family were plotting to kill him, but in
sisted that 1t was an outside enemy. Not
long after the shooting incident poison in
small doses was administered, from the
effects of which he died last May.
The wife and daughter were arrested.
charged with the crime and in June the
wife was convicted of murder and SEN
penitentiary Cora was discharged when
taken before the police judge for a bear
f ng an snort ait tme she eame to Omaha Her
associates noticed that something was con-
tinually worrying her and that she could
not Sleep but were not aware or her
crime. After the. mother was sent to the
penitentiary she began writing to her and
in one Of the letters she told , her mother h,.
father and. at the same time, implicated
her aunt Mrs Ellen Leader. This letter
fell into the hands OF. the detectives, as
did also the correspondence following. In
her confession she said that the poison
used to kill her father was purchased by
her aunt, Mrs. Leader, and that Mrs: Lead
err administered several doses, but the one
which caused her fathers death and the
last one given was by her own hands. She
expressed q Willingness to return to Des
Moines without requisiton papers and said
that she would be glad to get chance
hox her mother Iibsrated. She said she
was willing to pay the penalty of her crime
and the thought that her mother was serv-
ing a lifetime sentence for something she
had not done had preyed on her. mind
until she had become almost crazed. The
object of the murder was for the purpose
of getting the insurance which Smith car
ried on his life. The amount was 5000.
but after the conviction of Mrs. Smith for
the murder the insurance companies re-
fused to pay the policies. Smith was one
of the oldest engineers on the Rock Island
road.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30
INDIANA PRESS OPINION.

1t is somewhat inconsistent to guard the
fish in our streams so zealously from the
invasions of anglers and permit them to
be poisoned by the million from the refuse
of strawboard mills.-Peru Republican.
Carroll county is hitched with Howard
for senatorial purposes, with White in judi
cial matters, and with entirely separate
and distinct neighbors congressionally
This will give Carroll county an opportuni-
ty to swap political yarns with a variety
of fellows and never meet the same faces
1t must be clear to all fair minded citi-
zens of Indiana that the congressional APP
portionment enacted by the late General
Assembly is by far the fairest that has
ever been passed by any party. From all
over the State the press and the people
generally demanded fairness, and their
wishes were respected. South Bend Trb-
une.
a few fellows are crIticising the Law