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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12
RELEASED ON PAROLE.

Freedom for the Reform Leaders Hammond Com
irg Home
The Pail Mall Gazette says il learns that a
dispatch has been received in London from
Pretoria saying that the johannesburg re-
form leaders have been released on parole.
The dispatch adds that Mr.. John Hayes
Hammond, tie American engineer sails for
southampton on board the steamship Athen-
ian. on his way TO the United States.
Finally the dispatch states that it is ru-
mored at Pretoria that the reformets will
each be fined FlO, OOJ (s5O.OOO
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12

VII -
$50 900. both Incorporated in Virginia
iantie Water Front Company, Of Nori7
capital $4,000 incorporated; In West '
cinia. Fat Top Central Electric Power 81
ply & Traction Company organlz9d' cap'
stock placed at s5OO,OOO
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12

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COW seems to hay s"ul"i gglr ii' '''~<
poice. who refused o1"s@ az 'l' TO-"
military in advance Of tH" "-'. ''''"'
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12

prO IN ,tiOn over l
the Southern II
Houston, capitaN
boats, &C., Waltz
pany, Of IIillst
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
A Doe That Meets . Train.

ut ID the little things In travelling
that makes II interesting" said Prof.
Gregory Amann. Of Portland, Ore. vt
tho ShOrcham. Prof. Amann 10 con.
uected with the State University Of Orr.
gon. and Is now starting abroad on his
annual excursion. II mean that a per-
son can get a. much enjoyment, and
possibly more instruction out Of the lit.
tie incidents he encounters en- route
than he can from the stupendous struc.
lures built by man or the magnificent
handiwork Of nature.
Il have made the trip across the con.
tinent sevenl times. 1t always hap.
pened that went through Burlington,
Iowa. The train stops for change OF
engines In q suburb west Of tho city.
The last time I went through there ono
Of the portes from the dining.car got
of and carried plate Of food to q small
yellow dog that waited out at ono side
OF the track. When I saw It I remem'
bered that this porter had done the
very same thing tho last time had
been over the route.
1.-THE engine bell rang, the porter gave
the dog a pat on the head and ran and
caught the already moving train, and
the canine wagged him farewell. 4
short time later the porter told mo
about the dog. He said about three
years before the dog had had his ley
broken by his train. The men took pity
On him and nursed him, taking him
along In the cars for few days. When
the leg began to heal no was again left
at the same station where We saw him.
1.-THE porter's car came along every
day ut that time. and each day tho dog
would be there to get the food he al.
ways saved for II. By.and.by the train
stopped there only four times week,
for It had become through train. Tho
little yellow dog soon learned of the
change. He would invariably be at tho
station whsx that particular train ar.
rived. though no ono could be found
that ever saw him there at any other
time. Another strange thing was that
he would never approach nearer the ear
tracks than the little grass plot on
which ! saw him, and that was two
rods from them. He never missed tho
train. II It was late he would wait for
Il, but no was never late himself
" ashington Times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
Appropriate signs.

"StOrekeepers' signs have always
been an interesting study to me-" said
Rev. +. II. smythe, a clergyman from
Illinois, who was a guest Of Vice Pres
ident Stevenson during the past week,
but do not think ever enjoyed them
80 much as have here. The first one
which struck my eye was that of Rich
& Co., bankers. What a wonderfully
happy combination of name and busl-
ness! saw the sign Of Mr.. Hackney,
a livery stable keeper, and there was
plenty of evidence gathered about the
place to show that he was In the hack.
ney carriage business. ran across Mr..
Garden, who. Of course, Ia In the flower
business. What else could he be IN
with such an appropriate name? The
following day ! had the pleasure Of
seeing the sign of Mr.. Plugge a TO-.
bacco dealer. and on the evening the
sign Of DR.. SOngster, who Ia a voice
and throat doctor. The entire com.
binatlOn surpasses anything In that
line I have ever seen, read of or heard
Of"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

alton, Public Loan Bureau. Employ,
ment Agencies, etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to . thorough systemisa-
ton Of the organized charities Of Chi
cag0.
5.-MORAL.
The suppression Of gambling. obscene
literature. etc.
0.-EDUCATIONAL.
Ample school facilities - improved
methods In teaching. and the develop
ment Of greater interest In the
schools by the parents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
CONTROL or THE oR,Noco
Puuta Barima 1mportant bat Not q
vital Point.

vital Point.
To comprehend fully what the con
troll Of q vast waterway treading the
richest part Of Guiana would mean to
America and American interests, one
must study carefully the map Of South
America. 0eographers divide the
southern continent into three great
basins, those Of the Amazon, the Or.
inoco, and the Plata. To dominate the
mouth Of any one Of these great ar.
teries Of commerce would be to become
the master Of one.t third Of South AMER
lea. The Orinoco Is navigable for yes.
sells Of the deepest draft to Ciudad
Bolivar, venexuela's eastern metrop-
oils. Within this distance Of four hun.
dred miles, twenty other navieable
rivers swell the mighty current Of the
Orinoco, while still farther into the In.
terror, the eastern bank receives the
waters Of ninety-one large rivers, and
the west those Of thirty. Two OF the
former are navlgable to the afllucnts
Of the Amazon, and many Of the latter
to the remote interior Of the neighbor.
Ing republics Of Venezuela and Co
lOmbia.
II she were. to gain control Of the
Orinoco. England would possess the
key to the entire eastern part Of South
America. This view has been nd.
vanced by ex.President Gusman Blan.
co In recent publication. He attaches
to the possession OF Punta Barima the
ability to dominate the OrinOco and
the entire water system which emptieS
Into Il. Punta Barima ID on the south.
eastern bank Of the Orinoco at Its juno
ture with the sea, and IL described 40
a high blur which, when properly for.
tilted, would control this entrance, the
most navigablc Of all the mouths Of
the Orinoco. It would not be under
water during the period Of inunda ton,
and with dockyard and three or four
river gunboats, its master might lock
up the Orinoco and oil that vast tribu.
tary country. On the other hand, the
counterview IL advanced, and should
be stated, that the position Of Punta
Barima would enable the English to
dominate only one pass by means Of
guns placed on Notifications on shore,
since at least two Of the other mouths
Of the Orinoco can be entered BY YES.
sells from the sea.
The best line Of communication to.
day between Trinidad and Cludad
Bolivar Ii by a slde-wheel steamer,
built In the United states, which passes
through a mouth Of the Orinoco far to
the west Of Punta Barima. on the bar
Of which there Ii at least eight feet Of
water. II therefore may be argued
that Notifications at Punta Barima
could not close the Orinoco, the con.
troll Of which would depend upon yes.
sells Of war. England's strength 40 .
Sea power, with Trinidad 40 base,
gives her all necessary control of the
river to-day. II British Guiana should
develop into a great nation. claiming
and owning one bank Of the Orinoco.
Punta Barima would become q point Of
great importance; but this 10 con.
tingency hardly to be dreaded by vene.
xuela, since, with her superb natural
advantages, she must inevitably keep
the lead.-Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

genuity they are remarkable. Both
men and women are carvcrs In ivory,
and the tiny fgures-humal as we'll as
animal--that they fashion In this ma
terial. although somewhat crude, show
no mean ability. This skill is also
to be remarked in regard to the use of
the pencil. One of them, As.scy-e.yel.
drew from memory a steamer In per.
spective. with the reflections In the
water. and that, too. In n suggestive
and artistic way.-Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
r,ocdou.s DIde., Restaurant.

Probably the Oldest resta urant In
London Is Crosby Hall. In Bisl,opgatc
street. In the city. This was built more
than 500 years ago. was once the palace
of Richard ILL.,. and aftcrward the resi-.
dence Of Sir Thomas More. It was In
this building that Shakespeare laid the
scene Of Richards plots for the murder
of the young princes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

Teaclier-WhO was the wisrst man?
TOmmy-Noah. Teachcr-Noah? Tom.
my-Yes'm. He was the only man who
knew enough to come In when It nined.
indianapolis Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
ART AMONG THE esK,Mos.
Clever Carvcrs In Ivory and Some
Who Can sketch.

NeVer NuTNcuS III hVOry anu SUMO
who Can sketch.
We did much entertaining, MS we
were continually visited by different
members Of the tribe Of two hundred or
more. They were content to sit and
share the warmth and shelter of our
house, and gaze on the curious things
It contained. They would turn the
pages Of magazine by the hour, and.
holding the book upside down, ask
questions about the pictures. What
particularly pleased them was anything
In the shape Of gun, knife, or ammuni.
ton. or eating they never tired. The
amount Of food they consumed was
astonishing, and they particularly rev.
eled in our coffee, biscuit, AMI pem'ni.
can. This love was manifested by n
little ditty that they sang quite often:
"Uh.bis-e.ken,
Uh.pem-e.kem."
The women are very clever with the
needle, and rs most Of us had adopted
the 1nnuit boo. Of sealskin. which re-.
quired frequent mending, they were
always in demand. In mechanical In.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

The only way to thoroughly enjoy
cherries, Ia to have pretty girl climb
the tree, and hand them to you.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

l.-P0LITICAL.
The selection Of honest. capable men
70 govern the city. State and municl.
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the pri.
naries.
MUNICIPAL.
Clean streets and slleys-prompt 70.
neval Of garbage - improved urban
tranac-less smoke-m0re water-hon.
cradle pollce-cheaper and better &C.
eommodations for the people Of Chica'
70 In all Observation-Disclosures Of rail-
road tracks, etc.
B.-INDUSTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of C0pcili.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
no WRIT OF ERROR
Supreme Court Dismissed the
Proceedings in the Chap
man Case.
This COmpels Him to Serve His
Sentence, Technically at
Least.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings to
Test the COnstitutionality
of the Act.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE supreme
eourt has dismissed the writ of error in
the case of Elverton B. Chapman, the
New York broker, charged with violat-
ing the statutes in refusing to answer
questions put by the senate sugar trust
investigation committee two years ago.
This makes it necessary for Chapman
to serve his sentence, at least techni-
cally. He will doubtless be promptly
surrendered by his bondsmen and the
case again carried to the supreme court
OH habeas corpus proceedings to test the
constitutionality of the act on which
the prosecution is based
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.

The House Calendar Is Well Filled.
Tariff Has the Right Of Way.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is, not
probable that the house at the coming
session of congress, which begins Mon
day next, can dispose of much of the
proposed legislation which cucumber
it's calendars. Little is usually accom-
plished at the short session beyond the
passage of the regular supply bills.
Still the house with it's instrumentali-
ties for the expedition of business can
accomplish a great deal in q brief time.
The question of legislation for addi-
tional revenues for the government
will depend ON the senate, to which
body the house sent the Dingiey bill
almost year ago. Should it be i'm
possible or be deemed inexpedient to
press that measure through the senate,
there is, of course, possibility that the
proposal
To Increase the Revenues
by an additional tax on beer or the i'm
position of q duty Oh tea, coffee, ETC.,
such legislation must originate, under
the constitution, in the lower branch of
congress.
There are on the several calendars of
the house ,465 bills reported from the
various committees, and the proportion
which will pass ut the coming session
must be, necessarily intinitesimal. The
powers lodged in the hands of the COM
mittee OH rules, which give the men,
bers of that committee control of the
house programme, will make that COM
mittee the practical arbiter of what
shall be submitted to the house for its
action. The bill which i'll many re-
spects is fraught this time with most
interest, and which will
Press Hardest for Cons dcration.
is the Pacific railroad funding bill. The
bonds guaranteed by the government
are payable early in the coming year
and either an extension or a foreclosure
stares the roads in the face.
For eight years funding bills have
occupied a good share of the attention
of congress The present bill, of which
Mr.. Powers of Virginia is the author,
was reported shortly before the close OF
the last session. Everything will be
done 10y those interested in it to secure
consideration. The friends of the
Nicaragua canal are also bending every
4 energy to secure action on the bill re.
ported by Mr.. Doolittle, which pro-
vides for guarantee by the United
States of 500, 100000 of bonds for the
construction of the canal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
MANY LOSE THEIR HOMES.

Decision by Secretary Francis Affecting
Part of juneau, Alaska.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. l.
The steamer Alki, just arrived from
Alaska, brought news Of considerable
excitement at Juneau as result of a
decision by the government that will
result in the loss Of a great many homes
and considerable property i'll the best
part of the city. The decision referred
to is one that has just been rendered by
Secretary of the Interior Francis, and it
gives to Mrs. Goldstein little over 20
acres of land in the town of Juneau,
on which her husband fled in her
name as mining claim. 1t is said
that at present prices for property in
juneau, the Goldstein claim of 20
acres is worth from $500, 900 to 81 .OOO,-
600, most of it being property held by
those who will find it to their advan.
tage to pay round sum per month
rental to their new landlord rather
than give up their places.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
JAPAN'S DESIRE
1t Does Not Lie in the Direc.
ton of Control Over
Korea.
Ambitious, However, For Com
mercial and Agricultural
Supremacy.
American Influence ct Present
Uppermost at Seoul = IrWin's
Statements.

san FRANCISCO, Dec. III. w. r.
win, who has been Ill Japan for 30
years and has represented the Hawaiian
government there, first as consul and
afterwards as minister during the
greater part of that time, arrived from
the Orient Oh the steamer DOric. He
said:
THE statement that Russia has es-
sablished suZerainty over Korea is
not correct, although the fact that the
king is housed in the Russian legation,
might lend credence to that impression.
Japan's ambition does not extend to
Korea. American influence is upper
most in the kingdom, and l am credi
bly, informed that the king is acting
under the advice of Americans. Min
lister Sill, the secretary of the Ameri-
can legation and a missionary by the
name of Underwood
s." Ambition Is Industrial.
Irwin says that Japan's whole ambi-
tion is now commercial and agricultural
advancement. The government is en-
couraging the construction, operation
and maintenance of railways and
steamship lines and manufacturing in
dustries. He declares, however, that a
false impression has been gained of the
extent and importance of the steamship
subsidies recently offered.
The subsidies offered" he said, "are
entirely inadequate for the purpose of.
maintaining powerful line of ocean
steamships. The Nippon Yusen kaia-
sha, which has undertaken to run line
of steamships to Tacoma, will think
better Of the project when two
or three years have passed, and
the company headed by S. Asano
will, i'll my honest opinion, never mate
rialize. Asano's undertaking is largely
myth.
Transsiberian Railway.
Just now the transslberian railway
is attracting considerable attention in
the Orient. l believe that in three
years the transsiberian railway will
be completed to Vladivostock, and to a
port on the Yangtse river, probably
Hankow. 1t stands to reason that the
road will tap China if it wants to get
business. Its terminus will not be an
open port i'll Corea. 1t will be port Oh
the Yangtse river. the tea market of the
world Russia will build from the Mon.
gOlian frontier to Pekin with French
capital, and China will build from
Pekin to Hankow, or some point near
by on the river with British capital.
That is the present fixed programme
and Lii Hung Chang will see it carried
out if he lives few years. He sand as
much when III England. Chinas part
of the programme can only be consun.
mated by doubling her customs duties
She is now taking steps toward the &C
complishment of that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
POWER FROM RAT PORTAGE
1t Will BE Conveyed to Winnipeg b.
Wire--Cattle Feeding Scheme.

1t Will BE Conveyed to Winnipeg by
Wire--Cattle Feeding Scheme.
WINNIPEG, Dec. IA syndicate of
Canadian capitalists has under way an
ambitious project at Rat Portage. An
immense power dam has been erected
at a point where the Lake of the Woods
enters Winnipeg river, and this is in
tended to furnish power for a number
of industries. The first move will be
to supply electric power to the mills
and factories in this city, which is 10
miles west of Rat Portage in an air line.
Another feature of the scheme is to
erect large cattle feeding stables and
slaughter houses at Rat Portage Cat
tie will be taken from the Western
ranches, fattened by refuse from the
mills, and then slaughtered and dressed
and the meat shipped to the old coun.
try markets. The Dominion govern.
ment will probably give this part of the
scheme material encouragement. The
Canadian Pacific Railway company il
also showing friendly interest in it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
FORMIDABLE REVOLUTION.
News From Buenos Ayres of the Deiea
of Troops by Rebels.

News From Buenos Ayres of the Defeat
Of Troops by Rebels.
NEW YORK, Dee. IA dispatch to
The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The revolution is assuming alarming
proportions. The federal troops nave
met with disaster at the hands of the
insurrectionists. who crossed the Bra
zllian border into Uruguay.
President Borda has received dis
patch from Cerro Largo, near the Bra
ziiian frontier. which says that Cen
eral Muniz. the Uruguayan commander
who pursued Saraiva, overlook the lat
ter and was defeated in battle which
followed. General Muniz is reported
to have been taken prisoner. His
son, who was captured on the frontier
some days ago, is dead. 1t is not knows,
whether he WAS killed by the orders OF
Saraiva, as his body was found by u
party making reconnoiSi nee near Villa:
de Cerro Largo in the ruins OF IL house
which had been burned by the rebels,
The body was charred, but it was rec-
ogniZed as that of young SegundC
MuniZ.
President Hordas' report also state:
that before General Muuiz net Saraiv,
in battle, the latter sent message Il
the Uruguayan general, saying that il
he were not pursued further toward tn,
border, General Muniz' son should b,
released, otherwise he would be killed
General Muniz replied that his duty t,
his country was above his love as
father.
Genel al Cumsrciasdo Saraiva was tn,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
FULL OF HONORS.
Will am Steinway, the Piano Manufa
turer. Dies at New York.

VIII am Steinway, the Piano Manufac-
turer. Dies at New York.
New YORK, Dec. William Stein
way, the piano manufacturer, died at
his residence in this city. Death was
due to typhoid fever. Mr.. Steinway,
who has not been in good health for a
year past, was taken iii with typhoid
fever about four weeks ago. He was
thought to be progressing toward re-
covery until Sunday morning, when he
suffered relapse.
Mr.. Steinway was born near Bruins
wick, Germany, in 1886. His father
was IA piano manufacturer and in 1850
removed to New York to engage in
mense proportions. and of which Will
lam Steinway was the head for many
years before his death.
Mr.. Steinway was an expert musician
and was a member of a large number
of societies.
In 1867, after TIE close Of the Paris
exposition, William Steinway was
unanimously elected member of the
Royal Prussian Academy Of Fine Arts
Ut DeTlln, 1erTlanV. LII the same year
the grand gold medal was bestowed
upon him by King Charles of Sweden.
He was also elected member of the
Royal Academy of Art of Stockholm
On June IL. 1892, Emperor William II
of Germany bestowed upon him the
Order of the Eagle, third class, the
highest distinction ever conferred by
that country on manufacturer. On
April 10, 1894, William Steinway was
elected honorary member of the Royal
Italian Academy of st. Cecilia, of
Rome, the oldest and most renowned
academy of the old world.
Mr.. Stelnway was always active in
public affairs. In 1871 he was an &C.
tive member of the committee of 20 ap-
pointed by the citizens of New York to
prosecute the Tweed ring. In 1883 he
was the member of the national Demo.
cratic convention which nominated Mr..
| Cleveland for the second time. Mr..
Steinway was also one Of the commit
tee appointed to secure the worlds Co
lumbar fair for New York city
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
City of Kalamazoo burned.

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Dec. 1.-The
steamer City of Kalamazoo, owned by
the H. w. Williams Transfer company.
took fire at 4 80 a. m and is almost a
total loss Robert Van Ostrander of
this place and Joseph Land of Covert,
who were OH the boat, were overcome
by smoke and burned to death Three
other men escaped without their cloth
ing. The origin of the fire is unknown.
There was good insurance on the
boat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
Fought Over an Unpaid Bill.

BosToN, Dec In the South Bos.
ton d>trict H. II. Holmes shot w. H.
Jordan, proprietor of Il store, three
times, and the latter succeeded in cut.
ting IA deep cash in Holmes throat be-
fore he fell to the floor exhausted, from
his own wounds. The trouble resulted
o.er an unpaid bill. 1t is believed both
men will die.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-01
HAD NO EVIDENCE.

Cases Against Officers OF the Leadvii!s
Miners Union Dismissed.
LEADvILLE, Coo, Dec. LIN the
district court the cases against the of.
ficers of the Miners union, charged
with being implicated i'll the murder O.
Fireman Jerry O'Keefe, who was killed
during the attack OH the Coronado mine
Sept. "a last, were dismissed on mot ion
Of the district attorney who said he ha6
no evidence agalnt them. The hearin.
in the case of Charles Bone aud William
Rowe. charged with the O'Keefe mur
der, was begun behind c,osed doors.