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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-22

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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Postal statistics indicate that the
quarter ending with September was
probably the most prosperous in the
history Of the postal service. The re-
ceipts were over 100000 in excess Of
those for the corresponding quarter Of
1892, almost 100000 in excess Of
those for the corresponding quarter
of 1898, and over S66OOOO in excess Of
the receipts for the same period in
1894. The largest increase for any
single city is credited to Chicago,
where, though the total of receipts was
considerably smaller than in New
York, the increase over 1894 was over
$21, 900 larger. These two cities head
the list both as regards total receipts
and the amount of increase over last
year. Other cities showing large in
creases are Boston, st. Louis, PhiIa-
delphia and Brooklyn. In some Of
the smaller cities the proportionate in
crease is greater than in the cities
mentioned, though the amount is
smaller.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

sistance at the time, but they parted
bitter enemies.
when o'Brien jumped his bail in
Albany and escaped to Europe only
three men knew the ship he was booked
to sail in. One of these was Kid Wad-
dell. Before O'Brien reached the other
side men from Scotland Yard had been
informed and were waiting to arrest
him. Although he eluded them at first,
he was finally captured and sent back
to the United States.
after O'Brien's later escape from
Utica he made his way to New Orleans.
From that city he telegraphed to New
York for assistance With the men to
whom he telegraphed Waddell was init
mate. O'Brien, however, got the money
and took the steamer at New Orleans
for Havre. He had scarcely set foot in
Havre before he was seized by the
French police. Owing to his marvellous
tact, cunning and resource, he made his
escape and wired again to his New
York friends for help. Without wait
ing reply, he pawned a pair of sleeve
buttons which the French police had
left him, and started for Paris.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

mining region, more tender sentiment
will be entertained toward his beauti-
full wife and their two interesting chill
dren, Primrose and Jack.
Mrs. Barnato was born in Africa, and
she is both beautiful and charming A
devoted wife and mother, she neverthe-
less finds time for such social obliga-
tions as her position in life demands,
and to those who come within her favor.
she is most lovable woman. The
fabulous wealth Of her husband puts
within her reach every luxury that even
the feminine mind can conceive. and
she wears the distinction which such
wealth confers with an transformations
grace that makes her a queen among
women. 1t is not surprising, therefore.
that her husband escapes from the ex-
citthg turmoil of money-making when
ever the opportunity presents itself, or
that he is happiest and appears at his
best when, having cast aside the cares
Of business, he enters upon the pleas
ant enjoyment Of home life which he
shares with his wife and children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

century France has been colonizing the
southeastern portion Of Madagascar,
and the settlement of Fort Dauphin
was greatly assisted by Cardinal de
Richelieu, who was wont to call the
great African island an Oriental
France" The colony was successful,
and protected by the native tribes ad-
joining it, for the seventy-five French
adventurers had the sagacity and fore
sight Of marrying the beautiful girls Of
the country. But they lost their wis
dom when a French vessel bound to the
neighboring island of Bourbon was
wrecked on the coast near Fort Dauph-
in. That ship was conveying as passen-
gers about twenty-siX girls destined for
the Bourbon colonists. The settlers at
Madagascar discarded their native
wives and married their countrywomen.
On the night of the wedding ceremony,
which was performed for all at the same
time, the abandoned Malagassy girls
sent their relatives and their slaves,
who killed the greater part Of the
French colonists. Those who escaped
were lost at sea, and thus ended the first
attempt of French colonization in Mad
agascar.
But soon after other French adven-
turers arrived from France. Fort
Dauphin was rebuilt, and since then the
French have never lost their foothold
on the Malagassy soil They were prac-
tically recognized by the European pow
ers as being the only ones entitled to
exercise on the African island the same
rights as England exercised in India,
or Holland at Sumatra and Java. Dur
ing the wars of the revolution and the
empire France managed to keep her
aggrandized possessions in Madagascar,
despite the efforts of England to GUST
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
AMELIA RlVEs CHAMBER,

of the rich great-grandchildren of John
Jacob Astor. Then it was discovered
that the hero of 1.-THE Quick or the
Dead" bore a strong resemblance to
young Mr.. Chanler. Between the pub
LEGATION of "The Quick or the Dead"
and 1.-THE Witness Of the Sun" Mr.. and
Mrs. Chanler were married and went
abroad. Gradually the excitement about
her died out. She was very i'll, but
slowly recovered, writing during her
convalescence that very eccentric book,
According to st. John" Then came
several poems. Mr.. and Mrs. Chanler
travelled about Europe. He returned
to further scheme for sending picked
American art students abroad for
study. She did not come back until last
January. After short stay in New
York she went down to her fathers
house, where her husband joined her.
Then she travelled in search Of health
through the far west. Mr.. Chanler was
in New York last summer and two
months ago went to South Carolina,
where he has undertaken some extern
sive enterprises. He is man of great
force of character, desplser Of idlers,
nervous, highly strung, bent upon ac-
complishing much in the world. If
there is anything in the theory that a
successful marriage rests upon union
of balancing temperaments, the causes
of this divorce are easy to see. At the
last report Mrs. Chanler was at her
fathers leading quiet life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
THE CROPS OF KANSAS.
Over 2OO,OOO,OOO Bushels of Corn Har.
Vaated This Yenr.

Over 2OO,OOO,OOO Bushels or Corn liar~
vested This Year
The board of agriculture has issued
its final crop bulletin for the year, in
which Secretary Coburn says the item
of foremost interest IS, of course, that
showing the yield of corn. The total
product is POI, 457, 1895 bushels, an av-
erage yield on the entire area planted
1894. 81 acres of twenty-four bushels
per acre The average price of corn
for the year is given at twenty-three
cents per bushel and the price at
which it is being sold or contracted
(delivered) now In the principal corn
counties ranges from sixteen to TWEEN
ty-one cents and averages eighteen
cents. Thirty three per cent of the
crop is reported as likely to be dis
posed of at the latter average by the
close of the present year. The quality
is reported good, with occaso nal ex-
ception of some moulding in tn shock,
attributed by correspondents to wet
weather in August
The total yield of winter wheat
amounts to l5,512,24l bushels of the
4,O56,5 14 acres sown, or 3, l70, 008 bush
els more than estima ted at the begin
ming of harvest. OF spring wheat the
yield was 4sS, $40 bushels on 49, 57
acres sown. Only &C per cent of the
wheat is reported as strictly merchant
able for milling purposes and the
average price now ruling at the near
est milling or shipping markets is AZ
cents per bush ell, covering a range of
So to 90 cents, dependent on quality
and location.
The following table shows by coun-
ties the acres reported to assessors in
March as then likely to be planted
also the acreage reported to the board
by its correspondents June Is, after
much of the land previously sown to
wheat or oats which failed had been
replanted with corn. The yield given
is based on the entire acreage reported
planted at the latter date:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

RESIDENCE OF PRIME MINISTER.
been stubbornly resisting the French in.
vasion, is Ranavalo Ill, the Queen Of the
Hovas. She is described as a woman of
medium height and slender build, with
complexion somewhat darker than
that of the ordinary Hova; rather
prominent bones in the lower part Of
the face, and jet-black hair and soft ex-
pressive eyes. She dresses in the
European fashion. Her husband and
the Prime Minister of the kingdom is
Rainilaiarivony, who has been at the
head Of the native government Of the
Hovas for thirty years. Both he and
the Queen are Christians, and are mem
bers of the Congregational Church at
Antananarivo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The discovery Of rich gold mines was
the inspiration of Great Britain in adj
vancing its boundary line in Venezuela.
The British government claimed
enough new territory to get the mines.
The same thing, it appears, is going on
in Alaska. Valuable gold mines have
been discovered in the territory of the
United States. AS a result Great Brit
ain has advanced her boundary so as to
take in large slice Of our territory.
AT what Great Britain considers an OPP
perfume time we shall probably be
handed an "ultimatum" to give up the
territory or fight. This Is Great Brit
aims Christian way of settling dis
pute when she thinks she can win by
force.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
END OF HER ROMANCE.
AmelIe Rives Chanler Divorced from
Her Husband.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
The announcement that Amelie Rives
Chanler has secured divorce from her
husband, John Armstrong Chanler, has
caused genuine surprise. Nine years
ago Amelia Rives was the most talked
about person in this country, the presi,
dent of the United States hardly ex-
cepted. In April, 1886, Lippincott's
Magazine published "The Quick or the
Dead" When it came out that the au-
thor was a woman less than twenty
three years old, the daughter Of proud
Virginia family, brought up in a quiet
country place, there was universal
amazement. The book was q wild whirl
of passionate love, kisses, embraces
and tumultuous emotions. In reality
it was a rather crude, but fairly faith
full, at times almost stenographic, report
Of the courtship of romantic young
man and romantic young woman. A
few months after its appearance came
the announcement that Miss Rives was
to marry John Armstrong Chanler, one
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21


which occurred in the Northern
Railway station, Paris, on March
81, has never been explained by
the clever Partisan detectives. No mo-
tive for the deliberate assassination
was made known during the trial Of
O'BrieE or after his conviction. His
own lips remained sealed.
1t has been shown that some days be-
fore the murder the two men had had
an alteration at the Cafe Americana,
during which WaddelI struck 0Brien
with wine bottle. 1t has also been
shown that O'Brien murdered Waddell
at the depot deliberately, drawing the
revolver from his pocket and without
a word firing six shots into the body of
his enemy. But 1t does not appear that
the assault at the Cafe Americana was
the cause of the tragedy.
What, then, was the motive for the
killing Of Waddel? This is the secret
which the French courts have failed to
reveal. A Frenchwoman Of a certain
class soothed the dying hours Of kid"
Waddell, and Annie Grey, whose estab-
lishment on Forty-siXth street, in New
York, had made her notorious, has made
desperate and constant efforts to COM
munlcate with O'Brien, under the claim
that she is his wife, But from neither
of these women have the. celebrated Sc
cret police Of Paris been able to secure
light on the events which led up to the
tragedy.
The true story Of these events has
been communicated to the writer by the
only person conversant with the facts,
save O'Brien himself. The story is as
follows:
Some years before O'Brien. escaped
from Utica with the assistance Of the
Utica politician, Dave Dishler, a couple
Of OBriens pals were involved in bad
scrape in Illinois. O'Brien wished to
help them, but was hard up at the time.
He applied to Waddell, with whom he
had been operating for number of
years, and who, he knew, had plenty Of
money. Waddell refused. O'Brien
sought him out, slapped his face and
gave him sound kicking.
Although not sneak, Waddell was
a man who could wait years to right
wrong d""e to himself He made no re-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

her. The government of Charles x,
Louis PHILIPPE, Napoleon Ill, and the
third republic continued the traditional
policy of Richelieu, and supported the
French establishments on the island.
They had but few quarrels with the
Kings and Queens of the Hova dynasty,
which had succeeded in imposing its
Iule over the Sakalvas, the Batsibos,
and the other autochthonous tribes,
which recognized the supremacy of the
Hovas, who had arrived from Malaysia,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

"Thero, tired OF being hunted, he de-
liberately began study Of the extradl-
ton laws. He discovered that there
was but one place of refuge on earth for
him-the Argentine Republic. He
reached Buenos Ayres. At last he felt
safe. He found pleasant home and
congenial surroundings, He made
friends, and for time kept them. But
after some months he noticed change.
A friend or two passed him on the
street with a nod Then he was an
noyed by official intrusion into his prl-
vato affairs and became satisfied that he
was watched. At last, with apparently
no adequate reason, he was officially
expelled from the country.
"There is one explanation for
oBrien's arrest in England and France
and his Punishment from the Argentine
Republic--the never-resting enmity Of
the man whom he had assaulted years
before-'Kid' Waddell. Although Wad-
dell's connection with 0'Brlen's arrest
in England and France Is shown i'm
pliedly, 1t was directly exhibited in the
expulsion OF O'Brien from the Argen-
tine Republic
Last summer party Of three Amerl-
cans we're working in Carlsbad. They
were three as clever bunco-steerers as
ever went abroad. They took into their
combination an Italian Count. He was
suave, agreeable, accomplished, and he
helped them to turn many a gentle
manly trick. One day the conversation
turned on Buenos Ayres. The Count
had been there, he said-indeed, he had
lived there a number of years. Finally
one Of the party asked the Count If he
had ever happened to hear OF Tom
O'Brien.
"'OBrien! exclaimed the Count. I
know him like book. drive him out
of the Argentine Republic. Ny broth
air has great influence there, and work
through him..
And why did you drive him out Of
the only place Of refuge the man had
on earth? he was Indignantly asked.
I tell-a you! Because he insulta
my friend Waddell and strika heemP
zone of the party wrote to O'Brlen
at once to put him on his guard.
0'Brien ascertained without much trou-
BILE that Waddell was in Paris
1t was no more a question Of safety
with O'Brien-it was a question Of re-
venge. To Paris he went. He found
Waddell at the Cafe Americana, ac-
cused him of his perfidy and gave his
proofs. Waddell, driven at last to open
resistance by the unmasking of his
treachery, struck o'Brien in a frenzy of
rage
There is little doubt that OBrien
would have killed him then, had he
not been restrained. In the few days
that followed Waddell made no attempt
to defend himself against the accusa-
tons that o'Brien had brought,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

and settled In the ImeFina district upon
the healthful tableland in the interior
Of the island. However, between 1880
and 1883, the Hovas became jealous Of
French influence, and they began to
persecute French colonists and travel
ers These prosecutions caused France
to declare war against the Queen at
Antananarlvo, and to lombard Tama-
tave, her principal seaport on the east
ern coast, as well as to occupy Diego
Suarez, on the northern extremity Of the
island. Later on, Admiral Mot landed
troops to capture the Farafate fortifica-
lions, in the rear Of Tamatave, but was
repulsed, being less fortunate than
Colonel Giovanella, who is reported by
cable dispatch to have just destroyed
the same fortress. A treaty was signed
In 1885, giving France the protectorate
Of Madagascar. This treaty was recog-
nized In 1890 by England and Germany.
But the HOva government did not COM
ply with its obligations and French
men were prosecuted, and some of them
were even murdered. France sent In
1894 a special plenipotentiary, M. lie
Myre de Vilers, but he did not succeed
in his peaceful mission. The French
Chambers voted in November last q
credit of 65,OOO,00O francs, and an ex-
peditionary corps of $1,000 men landed
in April and May at Majunga.
The Queen of Madagascar, who has
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The death Of Mrs. Susan Cook at
Quincy, ILL.,, last week is full of warning
to cigarette smokers. She was In
reasonably good health until recently,
when she took to smoking cigarettes
and strong cigars, and these are sup
posed to have FASTENED her demise at
the age Of 1Q6 years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The Sublime" porte should be able to
appreciate its descent to the ridiculous:
it came down off its high horse in
mighty quick order when 1t compre-
hended the fact that the powers meant
business in their demands for reforms
for Armenia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The Boston Globe says: What Is the
good Of having a platform, anyway, II
the candidates can't stand on IT." The
platform of passenger coach is not in
tended to stand on, but to enable the
passenger to get in.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Four persons were fatally shot the
other night at New Jersey cakewalk.
The cake walk in New Jersey seems to
do the same work for the foolklller that
the country dance does for him in Ken
lucky.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The Crane Iron Company, Of Allen
town, Pa, has voluntarily raised wages
10 per cent for the second time. Rails
ing wages with crane is something
novel and as pleasing as 1t is new.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

A New York saloonkeeper was fined
for selling whisky on Sunday to be used
by veterinary surgeon in treating a
sick horse. Such draught horses are
dangerous nowadays in Gotham.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

For the benefit of several esteemed
contemporaries, we would state that the
Chicago mans novel, Forty Years
With the Damned" is not an autoblog-
Eaphy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Five million dollars was the other
day drawn from the United States treas
ury In gold bars by jewelers. who are
preparing for the holiday trade. Some
folks seem to have money yet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

An authority on cats says that blue
eyed cats are always deaf, and that pure
white ones are often afflicted in the
same manner.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

In speaking of the Venezuela ques-
ton w. 7. Stead remarks that "the
United States is afflicted with number
Of bawling journalists" True; but
most of them have been sent back to
England.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
MRS. BARNEY" BARNATo.

Wife of the Worlds Richest Man and
Her Interesting Husband.
Much as current interest now CEN
tiers in Barney Barnato, the multi-mil-
lionaire magnate Of the South African
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Mayor Swift of Chicago is Disguised
because the railroads will not elevate
their tracks. II the mayor would stop
petting and get his club he might no
tice a difference.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Bill Nye denies that he wasNotten-
egged in New Jersey. Probably the eggs
were fresh compared with some OF VIII
Hams jokes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The numbers of the different classes
of live stock in March and their values
based on their average prices for the
year is as follows
Horses, S52, 7S9 head; average value,
SIS; total value, $23,s7s,002. Mules
and asses, 95, 100 head; average value,
S34; total value, SO, 235, FAC.
Mich cows, 517,254 head; average
value SCI; total value, $l2, 414,O96.
Other cattle, l,25S, 9l0 head; average
value, $40; total value, $23, 919, 46l.
Sheep, $780, head; average value,
So. 40; total value, SS27,6i5.
Swine, 1856, 22l head; average value,
S. so; total value, SO, 1874, 2l5.50. Total
value of live stock, 12,939, 25s.5O.
There are no diseases of live stock
reported except the so-called 'chol-
era" among hogs, and this is common
in counties where they are most
numerous; the losses from this little
understood scourge have been heavy.
other Crops.
Other crops are as follows:
Rye, 1,655,7i3 bushels. on 1913
acres; worth 81 cents per bushel, or
1923, 625.l3.
Irish potatoes, 1885, 500 bushels, on
o6, 22s acres: worth SO cents per bushel,
or $2,5O6,35s
Sweet potatoes, G72, 499 bushels on
4,39l acres; worth 81 cents per bushel,
Sl37,7144l.
Oats, 81, 664, 74s bushels, on 1905, 343
acres; worth 1624 cents per bushel, or
$500, 1888.
Barley, 1890, 545 bushels, on 1885
acres; worth a6 cents per bushel, or
SAL, 40
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The little patch Of territory which
England is trying to steal from Vene-
Guela is a mere tride about twice as
large as the state of Illinois.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
IN FAR MADAGASCAR.
THE PRIZE WHICH HAS FALLEN
TO THE FRENCH.
The Capital Built on Three Hills
Eighty Thousand Population Frances
Dream of Empire Is Being Realized
Mt Last
Especial COrrespondence.l

Il was reported
from Tamatave Oct.
8 that Antanana-
rive, the Hova cap
ital Of Madagascar,
was captured by the
French Sept. q,
Ranavalo ILL.,, the
Queen of the Hovas,
with her husband,
r a n / laiarivony
Prime Minister, has