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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Mayor Houghton, OF North Adams, Mass,
has given his 81 900 salary to the local hos
pital.
Mr. selous, the African traveller and ex'
plorer, has some idea Of visiting the Rocky
Mountains.
Lady Jane Harriet Swinburne, mother OF
Algernon Charles Swinburne, the poet, has
Just died In England at the age OF SS.
The original manuscript OF Rosslni's fam
ous opera, "William TELL" was sold in Paris
recently by auction for flSS
A London Daily Mall representative says
the Queen has been total abstaner from
alcoholic liquors for the last three years.
Margaret Thomson, granddaughter oi
the Poet Burns and widow of David Wingate,
the miner poet, has died at Glasgow.
Mr.. Kato, the secretary OF the Japanese
Legation in Paris, has just been appointed
Commissioner General Of Japan at the expo
sition of 1900
The Queen Regent Of Spain, who will soon
have motor carriage, will be the first Euro
UeuQ SON6TclHu W ubO OlAOs ~ UAAA ~ AAN"N
as an electric victoria.
The design OF the proposed Wagner monu'
nent at Bairut has been fixed upon. 1t con-
sists Of a temple with round cupola on pill
lars, with a statue Of Wagner in the centre.
Robert Louis Stevenson's grave in the Apia
Mountains is said by writer In the Sketch
to be painfully neglected. Its almost mac
,essible site may have something TO do with
that.
Col. Fred D. Grant has been visiting the
old Grant homestead at East Windsor Hill,
Conn. A portion Of the house, which was
once occupied by an ancestor Of Colonel
Grant, is nearly two centuries old.
Senator George F. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,,
has presented an interesting relic to the First
hurch Of Plymouth, Mass. 1t Is a consider
able portion OF the original threshold OF the
church in Delft haven, Holland, in which
the pilgrims hsld their last service before
departing for America.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18
WORK AND WORKERS.

The Etna rolling mill at Cleveland, Ohio,
resumed operations, employing $50 men.
Alexander Bremor has been elected Presl-
dent OF the Musical Mutual Protective Union.
Two hundred employees OF the Pacific Roll
ing Mills, at San Francisco, are on strike
against heavy reduction in wages, ranging
from 20 to 80 per cent
Tho Hartford Carpet Company started 252
looms in the brussels department OF its fac
tory at ThompsonVille, Conn. The brusseb
department has been closed for over foul
months.
The withdrawal OF troops from Leadyillo
has been begun but all will not be recalled
until Governor Mcintyre becomes satisfied
that the officials OF Lake county can control
the strike situation.
The working time Of the shop and engine
house employees ofthe Missouri Pacific al
road, in Kansas City, Kansas, has teea in
creased from six to nine hours per day. The
order affects about 5000 employees.
ANiagara Falls despatch says that the Al
bright 4 Wilson Electro-Chemicsl Company
of Great Britain have closed a con-
tract with the Niagara Falls Power Com
pany, and will transfer their plant to that
city.
The stevedores employed on the docks OF
the Crosby Transportation Company on the
Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee
Railroad, at Muskegon, Minnesota, are on
strike on account OF cut in wages from 20
to Is cents per hour.
The joint convention OF operators and min.
ers have not yet reached an agreement on the
scale for next year. The entire session was
devoted to discussions on the Ohio thin vein
and machine and pick mining. The discus
sion at times was animated and bittor.
Fifty otthe mechanics employed by Moran
Bros, shipbuilders, Of Seattle, Wash, are on
a strike, and will leave on the next steamer
Tor San Francisco. The men have been em.
ployed on two steam steel vessels the Moran
are building for the government; a torpedo
destroyer and government tugboat.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.
GRovER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. Dec. z, lS9s-

2D DAY. The notice Of the opening OF g
Cuban discussion was about the only feature
OF interest developed at the brief session ot
the Senate, which lasted only % minutes.
Senator Cullom gave notice Of speech oD
Cuba next Thursday. The Senators had ex>
pected to start the wheels Of actual business,
but the appearance OF House resolution
relative to the death Of ex-Speaker Crisp led
to the customary adjournment as mark cj
respect. A large number Of bureau reporu
were received, including that OF the govern
ment directors Of the Pacific railways.
Sd DAY.-The Senate. by the decisive vote
of IS to 2l, adopted motion to take up the
Dingley tariff-silver bill. Immedia ely fol.
lowing 1t, Mr.. Aldrich, OF Rhode Island, one
OF the republican members OF the finance
committee, moved to recommit the bill to
that committee. and this motion was pend
ing when the morning hour expired, and the
entire matter lapsed as though no vote had
been taken. The debate was at times sharp
and personal. Three sets OF vigorous reso.
lutons for Cuban independence furnished
Rn interesting feature. They came from Mr..
Cameron, of Pennsylvania Mr.. Mills Of
Texas, and Mr. Call, Of Florida.
4rH DAY-The Senate took up the immi-
grafton bill and partly perfected It, also
hearing the first of the speeches on Cuba,
those OF Mr.. Cullom and Mr.. Call. The dis.
position to pu through the immigration bill
was shown by the defeat OF motion by Mr.
Gibson, OF Maryland, to postpone the meas.
ure until after the holidays. Only thirteen
votes, all democrats, were given in favor OF
the postponement. The proposition served
to involve Messrs. Chandler, Lodge and
Gibson In several spirited personal colo.
quieS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18

...,u ~ t..fsyatson, the fsyIs passea TOT TOT
thot n'arnose thus far have proved iIeA or at
NOT because of any lack or Poeiv hecause
femnE to enforce them, put siLnPia5 nv the
the laws themselves ga as sdifacnlty. Hen II the in
SV4oioncias of existing laws can De The
hv further leQi laton 10 5noutd Oo VII hat ali
Tsct must be recognized, hoWeEett' r,au fall
Federal legislation on aIse .nis of Inherent OBJ
Stscles and also because or the coInPioA A,Snich
ecter of our governmental sysstten .,,,nranne
while making the Federal autnoriiEy th AZ;
within its sphere, has carer illy ilinICeu ilint hc
"nSare hv metes and bounds wnlcn cannogb ST ot
trsns0ressed, The decision OF our ~ sS,'ite
cont on this precise question rehaers nd ~ mo-
doubtful whether the eyls OF trtod trud 'hron0h
TsdsraI sotion, unless they seek direcNy nr Auu
hnrnoselv to include in their ooJecS IraneptT u
ration or intercourse between ota,eS y, 49,
tween the United States and forelgn ooun-
II does not follow. however. that this is iS tnS
limit of the remedy that may De appleu;;
Even though it nay be found tnat . =. a. a.
authority is not broad enough ~ 70 ~ ~ 'nower
of the several States to act enecOlVely ~ 0.o 70
premises. and there should be no reason 10
doubt their willingness to judiciously exercise
such power.
An Appeal for Economy.
In concluding this communication, its last
words shall be ar appeal to the Congress Iog
the most rigid economy IN the expen
the money IL holds In trust for tho people.
The way to perplexng extravagancs is easy
but return to frugality is difficult. When,
however, it is considered that those VINO Dear
the burdens Of taxation have no guaranty or
honest care saye In the fidelity of their public
servants. the duty of all possible retreneh-
ment Is plainly manifest.
When our differences are forgotten, and our
contests Of political opinion are no longer re-
membered, nothing in the retrospect or our
public service will be as fortunate and Com
fortlng as the recollection OF .ofneiat auW
well performed and the memory Of constant
devotion TO the interests OK our confding fel.
low oountrymen.
GRovER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. Dec. z, ls9s-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18
Loss Of the North German
Lloyd Steamer Salier.
NEARLY 200 PERISHTD.
The Accident Occurred on the Cor
robedo Rocks, off the Desc
late Spanish Coast-Foun-
in the Recent Heavy
Gales.

The steamship salier, owned by the North
German Lloyd Company, is believed to have
peen totally lost of the Spanish coast.
She left Corunna on December 7 for Vii
lagarcIa, Spain, and is believed to have
foundered in the heavy gale which recently
prevailed off the Spanish coast.
No details OF the disaster have been OBJ
tanned. A steamship has gone in search OF
the missing vessel.
Vigo, Spain.-The statement that there
were no passengers on board the Salier is
incorrect There were 21O passengers on
board. Her crew was composed Of 65 men.
All on board, passengers and crow, per-
shed.
The saiier's passengers consisted OF 1la
Russians, S5 Galicians, 6l Spaniards and one
German.
The Salier was bound from Bremen to
Buenos Ayres, via Corunna and Villagarcia.
The passengers were mostly in the steerage.
The Corrobedo rocks, on which 1t Is believed
The Saier was lost, are situated of the south
west coast OF Corunna and should have been
given a wide berth before tho steamer
headed eastward, and then In an easterly
direction for the bay leading up to Villa
garcia.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-18
AWFUL CRUELTY OF A FATHER
His Brutal Treatment Caused the Death of HI
Daughter.

After a long preliminary examination
Rudolph Brockman, wealthy farmer, liviDi
in Usage township, Kan, has been held II
the sum OF $4,000 to answer for the murde
Of his 17-year old daughter, Mary.
Four weeks ago Brockman gave the girl
terrible beating because she did not work Il
suit him in his cornfeli. He then tied
rope around one Of her ankles, fastened th
other end OF the rope to the rear axle of hi
wagon, and drove to his farm, quarter OF
mile off, dragging the girl behind.
Arriving tnere he locked her up in the
barn without sufficient clothing and wlthou
food. The girl was found by her uncle snc
another neighbor, who carried her away
but her injs ries we're so serious thai shaiiaz
&
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
Must Use tho English Language.

The United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America, through its gov
erning body, which has just been in
session at st. Paul, has unanimously
Endorsed the work of the so-called Eng
lish conference. organized last April,
the object of which is the gradual in
PRODUCTION Of the English language in
the religious services of the church.
This is found to be absolutely neces-
sary in order to hold the young people.
One of the leaders in the movement
says that English really introduces it.
self, and in city and country, in school,
social life, business, there is no escap-
ing it. 1.-THE church that builds on
nothing but a foreign language in
America is a dying church, because the
foreign languages are dying among the
young, among those who constitute
the material of the church in the fu-
ture."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

The most unique and instructive
book yet published about gold and
other features of Cripple Creek Dis.
trict has just been issued by o. w.
Crawford, publisher, Masonic Temple,
Chicago, Ill. Every page is illustra Jed
with original pictures in three colors,
made for this work by Mr. Z. S. Rice,
the sketch genius of the Rockies 1t
Is . complete exposition of Cripple
Creek Gold, telling where it is found,
how it is found, where it is milled,
how it is treated, how it is paid for;
oil about mines, titles, camping in the
mountains and Cripple Parks wonder
full Apollinaris Springs, which the In
dams called Quleeka and of which they
said, III you drink the waters always
you will live always" In printing
and illustration it is work of high
art. We are not surprised to learn
that the second edition is in press, for
II is book from which the oldest
miner may get information and enter
tainment as we'll. Price SOC, but il
you will send five names and addresses
Of friends and 25c, stamps or silver, to
the publisher. it will be sent postage
paid.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
The Alaska Gold Fields.

J. R. Harvey, who has just returned
from the Yukon gold fields, says all
the nuggets in Alaska wouldn't tempt
him to spend another season there.
The intense cold in winter. the unset
ting sun in summer, but above all the
mosquitoes, are what make the region
one of such terror to him. Some idea
of the suffering mosquitoes cause the
Alaskan miners may be conveyed he
said, when it is said that dozens of
men have been driven crazy by them.
The bite of the Jersey 'skeeter' is lux
ury to a recently returned tourist from
Alaska. Crime was formerly rare in
that country. The thrush of needy
adventures has led to all kinds of vio-
lence. Robberies and murders take
place daily, and vigilance committees
have been organized"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
The Curse OF Greed.
A crown Of thorns.

A prosperous member of church In
Scotland, says an exchange, was often
besought by his pastor to give to the
work of evangelizing the poor in Glas-
gov, but would always reply:
INA, l need it for myself"
One night he dreamed that he was at
the gate of heaven, which was only a
few inches ajar. He tried to get In,
but could not, and was in agony at his
poor prospect. The face Of his min
lister appeared, who said:
Sandy, why stand we glowering
there? Why don't we gaze in?"
Il can't: l am too large, and my
pocket book sticks out whichever way
l turn"
Sandy, think how mean you have
been to the Lords poor, and we will
grow small enough to go through the
eye of a needle"
He awoke and began to reduce both
his pocketbook and his carnality by
giving to Christ's cause.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

A Scotchman fond of drink on awak-
ening one morning, told his wife of a
curious dream he had during the night
He dreamed, according to Frank Les
lies Weekly, that he saw big fat rat
coming towards him followed by two
lean ones. and in the rear one blind
one. He was greatly worried over it, and
declared that some great evil was about
to fall upon him. He had heard that
to dream of rats foreboded some dire
calamity. In vain did he appeal to his
wife, but she could not relieve him.
His son, who, by the way, was bright
temperance lad, hearing the dream
told, volunteered to interpret 1t, and
he did it with all the wisdom of a Jo-
seph. Said he:
1.-THE fat rat is the man who keeps
the public house where We gang sac
aften, and the two lean ones are me
and mither. and the blind one 10 yer
sell, father"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
Diamond Trust Advances Prices.

New York, July 20.-The diamond
trust has made another advance in
prices. Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnato,
Abraham Abrahams, j. p. Robinson,
Berner, Welt & Co., aud Joseph Bros,
who control the diamond trust, have
declared that prices must advance.
The New York jobbers received no.
tice few days ago. These English.
men and South Africans have absolute
control of the diamond output of the
world. The last advance which the
New York jobbers are informed that
they must pay is O2c carat. This
means an additional profit of So, 0OO,-
600 year to the trust.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
YOURS FOR HEALTH"

Expert physicians affirm that the
right climate may cure consumption
and kindred diseases.
The right climate is where Q pure,
dry air, equable temperature and con-
slant sunshine are found.
These essentials exist in the Salt
River Valley of Arizona and various
places in New Mexico.
Descriptive pamphlets, recently is
sued by Passenger Department of the
Santa Fe Route, contains such COM
plete information relative to these
regions asSipvalids need. For free
copies address q. T. Nicholson, g. P.
A., A. T. G. S. F. Rv., Chicago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

An English paper tells of the strange
recovery of a lost will which recently
occurred at Forgue, Aberdeenshire.
A bachelor farmer, one who had no
friends or heirs, died few months
ago, and his property passed to the
crown. All the goods were disposed
of except pocket Bible and few ven
cradle books, which were given to his
old and faithful housekeeper. To her
establishment she found scrap Of
paper in the Bible, which proved to be
her old masters will, by which he left
her all his possessions. The crown
will now have to refund two thousand
pounds.
A fact even more wonderful than the
above is that every reader who chooses
can find between the cover of any Bible
a treasure thousand times more valu-
able.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
THE FRUIT CROP.
Agricultural Department Announces q
Decline In ApplLs and Peaches

Agricultural Department Announces q
Decline In Appiss and Peaches
WASHINGTON, July 81. Generally
poor condition of fruit through
out the country is announced in
the agricultural department bull
letin just published. Apples declined
in condition from Il to 64.6 during
June. The prospect for excel
lent crops still continues in New
England, New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, Michigan and Iowa. Conditions
are also very fair in Nebraska and
several of the Mountain states In
other parts of the country, the con-
dition is far below the average, being
lowest in the Atlantic coast states,
where percentages are generally below
so. In the Ohio valley and certain of
the Western states. the figures are
somewhat higher, but nowhere above
CT, which is the percentage returned
for Illinois and Missouri.
The peach crop promises to be OF
medium proportions. During the
past month, fall of IT, points has
taken place, leaving the general aver
age now Sis. Good crops are expect
ed in Delaware. Maryland, Ohio, Mich
igan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Missouri and Kansas. In New Jersey
the fruit is falling badly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

A soul sped upward to the gate Of
Light.
To crave one favor there;
Il come" it said, from realms of night,
o, guardian angel, hear my prayer!
Lo, where dwell are bruised hearts
And lives by sorrow crushed;
l fain would have the wondrous pow'r,
To bid their means be hushed;
But crown me with earth's richest
store,
I'll give them Joy untold"
The angel dropped plying tear and
gave
A crown of gold.
But, by and by, the soul returned and
cried,
Sweet Spirit, yet plead,
My wish is still unsatisfied.
For 10, another crown l need;
The gift thou gavest me could ne'er
Bind up the broken heart;
/ dried at times the falling tear,
But could not ease the smart.
The poets gift fain would share;
Its sweetness woe can drown
The angel sighed and said, Soul wear
The laurel CROWN
The angel waited by the sacred gate.
The soul returned at last
And cried, 20, Spirit, though 1t is late'
Life's little span is not yet passed;
l touched my Tyre. sang my song,
Men heard but came not nigh;
o, Spirit, crown me as thou wilt.
Here at thy feet lie."
The angel smiled and gently spake,
Now speed to him who mourns."
The trembling hands vert EeiNed 10
take
A crown of thorns.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

Rev. Mrs Phoebe Hanaford, in a
recent lecture, said that if those men
who are forever Haunting in our
faces the text of ST. Paul in which he
forhids women to speak in churches
would read certain text in Kings
they would soon find out where some
of the kitchen work belongs" The
lady evidently referred to ii. Kings,
xxi, 10, in which it is said: "And
will wipe Jerusalem as man wipeth
dish, wiping it and turning it upside
down." Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
A Friends Plain Speech.


A Quaker was travelling in rail-
way carriage. After a time, observ-
ing certain movements on the part of
a fellow passenger, he accosted him as
follows:
"Sir, thee seems we'll dressed and /
dare say thee considers thyself well
bred, and would not demean thyself
by an ungentlemanly action, wouldst
thee?"
The person addressed promptly re-
piled with considerable spirit:
Certainly not, II knew it."
The Quaker continued:
"And suppose thee invited me to thy
Mouse, thee would not think of Offer
ing me thy glass to drink out of, after
thee had drank out Of it thyself,
wouldst thee?"
The Intercepted replied:
"Abominable! No! Such an offer
would be most insulting"
The Quaker continued:
still less would thee think of offer
ing me thy knife and fork to eat with
after putting them into thy mouth,
wouldst thee?"
ITO do that would be an outrage on
all decency, and would show that such
wretch was out of the pale of civil
lized society,""
"Then," said the Quaker, with
those impressions on thee, why should
thee wish me to take into my mouth
and nostrils the smoke of that cigar
which thou art preparing to smoke,
out of thy own mouth?"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
KANSAS AGITAToR. GARRETT. KANSAS.
Her Dlcyc,e was In Fault.

II was at the bottom of q hill thst
the policemansovertook her.
Madam" he said politely, but with
some 6rmness, II regret to inform
you that you have been violating the
law, and am under instructions TO
see that it is enforced"
What have done?" she asked.
Searching" he replied. you
came down that hill much faster than
the law allows"
"Well," she replied with sigh, as
she pushed her bicycle in his direction
''if you must vindicate the law, arrest
that. 1t wasn't my fault that / was
going so fast, and guess l wanted to
stop just as much as you wanted me
to-" Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
Grants Troublesome Soldier.

General Grant used to tell story of
soldier in certain regiment during
the war who was continually bother
ing him by asking him favors. Grant
one day said to him: "Look here, l
believe you are the most troublesome
man in the Union army!'
The man quickly replied: why,
that is funny, sir!"
Funny? How do you make it out
funny?"
because that is just what the enc
my says about you" Harper's Round
Table.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
DR.. Pitts. Sensational Charg es.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 2l.-Dr. Bar
ton Pitts, son-in-law of the late Dud-
ley M. Steele, is out with a letter
making sensational charges against
Judge Lazarus, of New Orleans; VIM
ton Pike, who represents Chicago
creditors, and other prominent per-
sons who are interested in the settling
of the Steele estate. Pitts alleges
over 200 has been squandered by
the lawyers, and that the heirs of the
capitalist will not get cent Pitts is
under arrest for pummelling Attorney
Pike.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

"You are a Shakesperian student,
l believe, Gaswell?"
II am Dukane. l am an ardent
admirer of that master of the English
language and interpreter Of the emo
tions of the human heart"
"Then of course you believe with
him that all the worlds stage and
all the men and women merely play
ers?'"
Certainly, don't you?"
swell would expect from the sec
ond proposition lot of professional
actors and actresses whom ! have
seen trying to play" Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
KANSAS BANKER IN JAIL
s. G. Fleming. OF Eldorado Charged
with Forgery and Embezzlement.


ELDoRADo, Kan, July 20. - This
community was startled yesterday by
the arrest of S. &. Fleming, cashier of
the Exchange National bank, of this
city. on the charge of forgery and
embezzlement. 1t is alleged that he
forged four notes on prominent people
of this county for $40, 900, and obtained
the money from the bank. The first
forgery occurred April 20, of this
year, and the last one on June 81.
Mr.. Fleming, when asked for a state
ment, said: II have no statement to
make. have not the money and do
not know where it has gone"
Nine citizens, upon solicitation of
the officials, have made an investiga-
tion of the banks condition and pub
lished a statement showing it has over
$7i, 600 in cash. The community has
confidence in it's solvency Mr.. Flem-
ing has u fine family and was leader
in church and society.