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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
WITHOUT FOOD.
Entire supply Of Provisions for the Chinese
Troops In Manchurla Captured by the

NNHHAN W TNNAAAhhh iNf Anh
Troops In Manchurla Captured by the
Japs.
NEw EoEK. March 10 a special ca
bic to the Herald from Shanghai says a
terrible disaster has befallen the Chi
nese troops in Manchuria Their en-
tire supply Of provisions for three
months has been captured near Niu-
Chwang by the japanese Japan's
third army, which is designed to carry
ON the campaign in the province of
Chill, consists Of Toxic Asaka troops,
and will probably bc under the com
mand OF Prince Kotmatsu
Ii Hung Chang's negotiations with
Japan will be hampered by the ignor-
ance that prevails Is TO the real designs
Of Russia, whose movements in the
east are being closely watched. II Is
reported that the British Mcditerra.
mean squadron is coming out to the
east The report that Prince Kotmat.
su will lead the japanese troops in the
Chill campaign is confirmed lie has
been ordered TO the front as command
cr-in-chiet of Japan's expeditionary
armies
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

NEW York, March lS.-A Herald spe-
cial cable from Laguayra, Venezuela,
says: News has been received here OF
battle between the Colombian forces
and the rebels on the road to Menda.
The rebels seized the steamer Santa
Barbara. Their forces are now massed
at Eneantados
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
The wahlberg is Released.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, March l9.-The
schooner Wahlberg, alleged to have
been engaged in carrying arms to the
royalists in the Hawaiian islands, was
again released by the customs officials
Monday morning, and sailed within
one hour and half on a guano expedi,
tion, tor which clearance papers were
taken some days ago. The efforts of
Hawaiian Consul Wood to secure her
detention until the arrival of papers
showing the real nature of her secret
trip to the islands have met with the
usual discouragement
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
Enrlana.s u!tlma.um % NlcaraEua. d

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March H.
The British government, through its
minister here, has submitted an ulti-
matum to Nicaragua. 1t demands a
cash indemnity of el5,O00 as smart
money to pay for the expulsion of Mr..
Hatch, British consular agent at Blue
fields during the troubles there last
year, and also the appointment of a
commission to adjudicate the damages
sustained by the persons and property
of British subjects who were expelled
from the Mosquito reservation about
the same time.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

LoNpoN, March Is. The Globe pub
fishes dispatch from Hiroshima,
which says that Premier Ito and Wis
count Mutsu, minister of foreign af-
fairs, have gone to Simoneski to meet
Ii Hung Chang. The prizes captured
by the Japanese at Ying-Kow include
several gunboats, two steamers, one
hundred iunks and large quantity OF
munitions OF wnr.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

SAN JOSH, Cal, March l9-The frosts
of last week have had tendency to
make the prices of dried fruit now re-
naming ON hand in the warehouses of
the valley firm. il not to advance them.
Over three million pounds of dried
prunes were shipped east in the last
five weeks, and over 1900, 900 pounds of
dried apricots went forward from this
point
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
VOLCANIC EFFECTS.
An American ship Sailing In Finds Its Way
Rarred hV n Bluff,

barred by Blum.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, March 49,
The volcanic eruption and earthquake
in Mexico had its counterpart here on
the same day. San Miguel island, the
most westerly Of the Santa Barbara
group, felt the effects of the disturb
ance in n most pronounced way.
The captain Of the sloop Liberty
started TO run the Libertyt in by the
channel, but was surprised to find q
six-foot bluff projecting some three
hundred feet beyond where he sup
posed the shore line to be. He exam
ined the coast line.
For distance Of one thousand feet
along the shore the land had risen, and
where formerly was sandy beach there
was now a towering cliff sixty feet in
height. For distance of five hundred
feet the shore line had been extended
three hundred feet into the bay.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
conductor Goodman Not Guilty

STAuNroN, Va, March ls.-The jury
in the case of the commonwealth VS..
Conductor Thomas A. Goodman, in
dicted for the murder of Col. II. c.
Parsons, saturday morning rendered a
verdict of not guilty. The case has
been on trial II days and attracted
wide attention.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

Rocurl1E Fla, March Is. The resi-
,deneo-6f Miss ssaitHHe Perry was totally
destroyed by fire Sunday morning. No
insurance. Miss Perry is the daughter
and only living child of eX-Gov. Perry,
and she was possessed of all the heir
looms, curios, portraits aud relies OF
the family for two or three genera
tinnS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

JACKsoNvnI.E, Fla, March 10, The
Cubans here held meeting Monday
night to consider the situation in Cuba
and decide what they can do to aid the
cause of the revolt there. The hopes
OF the Cuban sympathizers are rising
rapidly and their spirit is becoming
considerably higher.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

Bms1oI., Tenn, March ls,-A passen
ger train on the South Atlantic 4 Ohio
railway was ditched ON a curve Sunday
morning. near Natural Tunnel, Va
Fireman l3d Grubbs and Engineer Bar
ton were fatally injured in jumping
from the locomotive. None Of the pas
sengers were injured
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

E;RNnNonAM Ala, March i0.--At
woodlawn Tuesday night a lamp ex.
nlodcd az J. ~ Loharts residence, and
'he dress Of Mrs. I.ehArt caught fire.
NJ I,chart was burned TO death and
4'h - Mr.. Lehart's hands were tee.
tibly burned.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
A nanrlnn a, Hnwklnarlll.. na

SAVANNAH, Ga., March ls.--Wash
Strong. colored, was hanged at llaw.
kinsvilc for the murder Of johnson
Duncan In q dispute over a game Of
cardsin ncccnhcr, $500. Strong confess
cd his crime and met death without q
trelnor
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
Colony Failure.

ATLANTA, Ca, March ia SPECIAL
from MOpima, Mex, says the colony Of
1000 Negroes established there is rap
idly going to pieces The Negroes are
leaving for their old homes in Georgia
and Alabama in squads
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

MARsEuLEs, March is-W X Van
derbilts steam yacht Valiant arrived
at Marseilles with the body OF Lady
Alva Montague, twin daughter OF the
duchess of Manchester, who died in
Rome on Friday last
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
Gu, in TWO BY a saw.

MoRGANTowN, w. Va, March IA
While paying off his men Saturday
evening, John llaigh, proprietor Of a
sawmill near here, fell against re-
volving circular saw and was cut In
two in an instant
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

LoSpoN, March Is "A correspondent
in Madrid telegraphed late Sunday af-
ternoou that the whole Sagasta cab
met has resigned, and Gen. Martinez
de Campos has been appointed captain
general of Madrid. Gen, Campos will
take command OF the troops and prob
ably will be the next premier, as there
is general feeling that strong hand
in the government is an imperative
necessity Just now. The upset was
due primarily TO the Ill feeling between
the civil and military authorities by
the military raids on the newspaper
offices. The present colonial compli-
cations also added TO the difficulties.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

NEw YORK, March 10 The Lucania.
from Liverpool, brought sl,al0OOO in
gold bars 10 August belmont 4 Co.,
and La Gascognc, from llavre, brought
1905, 900 francs in gold
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

Woodward, O. T., March l9.-In
fight between cowboys and cattle
thieves Chip Baxter and Ed Bunell
were killed by the outlaws and James
Byron, a cattle man, was badly wound
ed. Fourteen men participated in tNe
FIGHT.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

DENVER, Col, March 1s.-Gov McIn-
tyre issued proclamation offering
81, 900 reward for the capture OF any or
all the men who lynched the Italians
at Walsenburg
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

vArAruso lnd Mrh 10 MIR,
Helen MI, vie" /. y Miihrr, q
well knsNnl rtT lnmltl,d snlei le
In HATS l.,y l.,he.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

WASHINGTON, March la-president
Cleveland was IS years old Monday,
There was. however, no special obser-
vance Of the day at the white house,
and the president kept closely at his
iesk as usual Several congrntulatory
lclegrams werc received and several
u his intimate friends called, while
others sent tcir congratulations
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22

WHILE blast was being made in
stone quarry at Birdsboro, Pa, 300
pound rock iell on George Reamstine,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
AppendiCitis OutMitted.

Gardeners are trying so hard to get
rid Of seeds in fruit that in a few years
a person could not have appendicitis If
ne tried Already we have seedless, or
navel oranges.
Some varieties of apples have been
praduced that have almost ro seeds.
They are abnormalities. Sometimes
they are called "bloomless" because the
blossoms have no petals, and iii some
cases lack stamens. RaisiH producers
in California are trying to obtain seed
less grapes for raisins. The famous
seedless grapes of Corinth are called
aarrants. The banana is seedless and
has been so for centuries, though no
body knows why. II is a modified
berry: cutting the middle you will
sometimes see some little brown spots
which are rudimentary seeds. The
pineapple is nearly seedless and is prop
agated from slips. The eggplant is
occasionally seedless. Horticulturists
are also endeavering to rid fruit OF
rhorns. Some oranges and lemons are
very thorny Efforts are being made
10 get rid Of the thorns on raspberry
and blackberry plants simply for con
enienca in picking. The thorns are
intended by nature to protect the plants
from animals.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
Would Contract Bank Currency.

A the treasury department it is said
tha. Sovereigns plan for boycottirg ma
tional bank notes, If carried out. would
prove more harmful than beneficial to
the interests Of the country, as 1t would
contract the currency 10 the extent Of
S2l1 0O0 00G without injuring national
banks. 1T would not hurt the national
banks at all" said O. 2. Tucker, deputy
comptroller of the currency. IF people
should refuse to receive their notes the
banks would simply present them to
the United States treasury for redemp-
ton and receive legal tender notes.
which they would continue to use II
their business. There are only szi1, ,OO0.-
oa0 of national bank notes In circula-
ton, While there are $3.50, 900, 600 of other
kinds Of money outstanding,"-Ex
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
NOVEL SAVINGS BANK.
How a Student Regulates His Expend-
itures While at College.

How 4 Student Regulates His Expend-
itures While at College.
Those whose money burns holes ia
their pockets may find useful hint in
this story. 1t is of a student in Colum-
bia College and his strikingly original
manner of regulating his personal ex-
pendftures. Like many another youth
OF salad age he finds it impossible to
refrain from squandering his money.
It simply burns hole in his pocket. So
TO get over the difficulty he has hit up
on the following plan: Upon receiving
the check for a fortnight's allowance.
intended to eovef his living expenses.
be first liquidates any Indebtedness
that may be outstanding to his lodging
house keeper and washerWOman and
converts the whole of the balance into
50-ceut silver pieces. Then going to
his room aud closing the door, he takes
the cofHs by haHdfuls and scatters
them broadcast around the floor. A
few of those which remain in plain
sight he puts into his pockets. When
they are spent he picks up few more,
and so On, as necessity requires. After
a week or so has passed he is compelled
to hnnt around pretty sharply for the
cash, and the last day of the fortnight
finds him grubbihg ander the Washtand
and bureau, peking beneath the bed
and squirting down the register in the
hope of discovering a stray half dollar
that had eluded previous search. But,
though occasionally impoverished, he
is seldom reduced to absolute penn1-
bessness.-EX.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
a JOKE IN BAD TASTE.
some Dusky Toiiers Get in Sight OF
Wealth Unlimited.

Wealth Unlimited.
Owing to the arrival of the time for
the collection of taxes, the Treasury
officials ere at present very busy.
though not so much so but what they
had anplf time Yesterday morning to
indulge in several broad smiles over
an incident which occurred at the Office
says Cincinnati Gazette. It was about
10 o'clock In the morning that, on look
Office, some of the county employees
discovered a gang of dozen or more
b0rly Africans wearing their tOgs and
Carrying on their shoulders those
badges of their craft, piek-axes. The
men were tust shifting the scenes Of
their labors and We're no doubt dis
cussing that tightness of the money
market which had limited their salaries
as trench makers TO IS cents a day,
when, on coming abreast Of one of the
grated windows of the Treasury, they
we're suddenly brought to a stand by a
shriil whistle from within. and, en-
looking up, were almost hypRotize7 by
seeing an individual (nObody OF less
distinction than Hon. Arthur Sutton
Deputy Tax Collector standing grin
Ling al them and shaking the side OF
his coat. on the lapel OF which was
pinned q brand-new $50 bill. Their eyes
opened to tne very widest eZJrGnity.
bat before they had hardly got good
look AZ the money, Sutton Jumped sud
denly backward. and picking Up huge
bundle of bills, threw them at the dusky
t0ilers with all his might. CT course
the money didn't reach them, as 1t came
in contact with the screen in the win
dow, but while it was in transit, there
never was a more eXpeCtant end as
tonished crowd. They appreciated the
joke as much as anybody, and after
spending several minutes in coyeting
.hcir neighbors' goods, they hastened
On to resume their digging.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
CHENEY AN ANGE Ell.
Biaine's Old Paper Tells an Amusing
Story for Frye.

BIaines Old Paper Tells an Amusing
Story for Frye.
That banquet given in honor OF ex-
President Cheney of Bates, Wednes-
day, was al the more felicitous for hav-
stss Senator F'rys as its toastmaster. a
report Of the proceedings includes the
following anecdotes related by Mr..
Frye: He president Cheney was al
ways beggar, and yet never seemed
to beg. II he left you with your check
fer a thousand dollars IN his pocket,
you felt as If you had been entertained
be- an angel unawares.
"Oae time hs came to Washington
and asked me to tatroduce him to Sen
stpr Stanford. I took him to that gen.
ue enaSaa1s house aud introduced him to
51a gehator aad his wife-and left him.
The next morning DR.. Cheney called
en me and ] asked him how he got
along with Senator Stanford. He said
the Senator was fine man to meet.
Did you do any begging asked
" Not much, said he. I did not say
much about the college
Did you gat aETthing"
Yes, got s1.JvO.
"At the senate / saw Stanford, and
on asking about DR.. Cheney's call he
said: No, ne cid not say much about
the college and he is a fine man
Some time after this Senator Stan
ford said to me one day: I have Just
sold a colt for SIS $50. l have sent 81 900
to a school in Iowa. and l shall keep
$500 for pocket money, and, by the way,
Senator, that DR.. Cheney is a delightful
man, wiz yoa please take my check
for $1,000 and forward it to him. -
Kennebec Journal,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
An Indignant Mother.

Look here" said lodger to his land
LADY,. ''yeur daughter has been using
nv comb and brush again.
Il beg your pardon, said the land
lady. Indignantly. Il never allow my
children to meddle with my lodgers'
belongings III any way"
But l am sure she has been using
them" said the lodger, for slere are
long black hairs on them and she is
the only person with black hair in the
house"
"Oh, now I remember. she did have
them to comb and bresh our dear old
poodle" said the landlady, but am
quite sure she did not use them for her
self-shes too honest to be guilty of
that sort Of thing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
MONKEY HAD A SPREE.
Performed Some Acts That Were No toI
the Circus Programme.


the Circus Programme.
An incident not on the bills occurred
daring Ringing Brothers circus per-
formance the other day, says Boston
Herald. During a number on the pro-
gram in which the several rings and
stages Of the show are used by a series
Of trained animal acts. troupe of
monkeys We're performing in one ring,
when a tall young Vermonter, with just
enough of mountain dew under his belt
70 make him rather numerous, threw
a half-pint bottle of liquor into the
arena. Paddy-Roosk, one of the per-
forming monkeys, no sooner saw the
bottle than he ran away from his train
er. snatched it from the ground and,
with the quick instinct of the eaters
of everything" or the "bandariog," as
RHdyard Kipling calls them, pulled the
cork and before he could be prevented
poured the fiery liquid down his throat.
The liquor took an almost immediate
effect, and Paddy-ROoski had a high
old time and performed some prank6
that were even more amusing than
those on the progrim He leered cum
ningly at his companions. tottered
about the ring and refused to take his
position among the other monkeys, at
the same time jibbering and chattering
in a way that only needed words to
make an intelligent drunk. Prof. An
dress tried every means known to the
monkey trainers art to subdue the
hilarious PaddyROOski, but to no pur-
pose From his gleeful state he soon
merged into one Of anger and proceed
ed to do up the other members of the
monkey troupe in regular pugilistic
style. One of the attendants secured
q small net, and throwing it over the
intoxicated monkey secured him and
carried him into the dressing-room. As
PaddyRoCsh vanished behind the
dressing-roOm ne let out a yell that
would have done credit to a Kansas
farmer full of bootleg whisky"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
1T WAS a CINCH.
How a Bog Got on and OFF a Train Co.
ing Seventy-Five Miles an Hour.

How a Bog Got and OFF a Train Co
ing Seventy-Five Miles an Hour.
The news butcher or an accomm0da-
ton train between Oil City and Buffalo
had jumped off at Mayyille to see his
girl, who lived near the station. The
train was pulling out before he knew
it, and he had TO make a smart run TO
catch it. Painting, he remarked to the
more aged trainman that there were
few flies on his sprinting, and less on
his ability to jump fast trains.
How fast q train, child inquired
the brakeman, languidly, do you really
think YOU could get on and ofr?"
"Oh, twenty miles, maybe" said the
youth, with an air of pride.
Huh" said his superior, contemptu-
ously
Maybe twenty-five" said the news
boy.
You don't think you could do it at
sixty miles?" asked the trainman,
polishing his shoes on the seat opposite
him.
We'll, hardly" said the boy. II
anybody got off at sixty miles an hour
he wasn't quite able to get on again,
you can bet. In pretty slick at it, but
I'm just waiting for you TO tell NE that
you did 1t at sixty"
Il never did it," said the brakeman,
but l saw 1t done. In fact. saw a
man get on and off train going at
seventy-five miles and hour"
In what liquor?" demanded the boy.
with a sniff
mo liquor at ALL smarty Twas
done on this road, and a train boy with
less CAB than you did it."
Howe" demanded the butcher, red
dentng
Twas in the first days of the Cen
trail" said the tralnman; lin fact. just
aftsr it was finished. Two fast engines,
| each carrying coach and a baggage
! car, raced 100 miles. At one point they
We're running cab and cab. at seventy
five miles. The train boy, with his
basket in one hand. jumped from the
door of one baggage car into the door
OF the other and back again. 1t was as
| easy as you are"
And the trainman, arousing himself,
picked out the best things in the butch
er's basket and walked slowly out, and
the train boy had not a word to say.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29
Highest all in Leavenfng Power.-Lae U. s. Govt Hepo1
f&!!>a! ) g! Rsx!I:s R:skdss'!
ABSOGUTEEX PURE
IN A CHIMES THEATER.
Law Against Having Women on tn
Stage Is Rigid and UnalterabIe.

Law Against Having Women on the
Stage Is Rigid and Unalterable.
We entered the building assigned to
The Ascending Luminous Dragon" by
a small side door and proceeding for
some distance along a very narrow
whitewashed passage and down flight
OF steep and narrow wooden steps we
arrived at the kitchen of the establish
ment where Celestial" cooks were
Ausny preparing sayory CD dishes for
the performing company. Our place,
however, was not there, so on we went
up ewo more flights OF equally steep,
dark and uninvftirg stairs. Through a
foor at the top we walked unceremo-
niously into the holy of holes, other
wise the green room" Here the act
ors were in various stages OF personal
adornneRt. some applying cosmetics,
others dressing, while many more,
smoking and ehattering, were rehear-
sing their peculiar parts, which to our
untutored eyes. seemed TO be composed
OF the most absurd and extravagant
antics. Here and there were scattered
Ho1''ii LaDitE, dtOHEu anu uPOh NhAtA
those OF the performers whose parts
were over listlessly reclined Habili-
mentsend garments of wonderful cut
. hung around the walls and were scat
/ tered about the floors and tables in
reckless prefusion, while huge chests
containing property" were deposited
at intervals around the room. From
there was the direct approach on to the
stage.
The artists were exclusively Chinese,
and, despite the desperate makeup, all
men, No Woasah is allowed on the
stage of a Chinese theater in any ca
pacity whatever. Strange as it may
sound, the omission is, however, hard
y noticeable, for the get-up OF the men
impersonaGng female characters is so
perfect that 1t is with difficulty oHe
can really be convinced that the un-
aIterable law on the subject has not
been infringed Nevertheless, in its
stern rigidity II is as unalterable as
/ law OF the Dfedes and Persians.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-29

A queer will, made by Nelson Con
ner July 5th' last, has beeen filed for
probate in Washington. The testator
wills to Louise Conner, his widow. the
TIVE front rooms in his house, with the
shop downstairs. and the room over
it for her lifetime. The dining, or mid
die, room down stairs and the one room
in the third story are willed 10 Mrs.
Angeiine Sands 10 have for her life
time unmolested by any one as long
as she pays her taxes. The back room
Bpstairs and the kitchen downstairs 60
to John Silas Gordon, a grandson, for
iifs. The deceased says he wants
them all to live together in peace and
harmony
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To Suit the Times.

''Tn view Of the recent changes" said
Mrs. BIoomer decidedly, there should
be some alterations in the old nursery
rhymes before they are allowed in any
modern house"
such as what, my dear?" asked her
husband
Well, was thinking of that rhyn >,
Polly. put the kettle on replied Mrs
Bloomer.
1T does sound absurd in these days"
admitted her husband
Absurd she exclaimed It's alb
solutely idiotic. 1t should be changed
to read Willie or Harry to make it
seem sensible"