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The times., 1896-06-26
THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
Reasons Why the Russians Arc Pushing
Through the Great Work.


Siberia is Russian Canada, larger
and more populous, and, like Canada,
it has great future before it, says the
FortnightIy Review. 1t is very rich in
gold, while there are whole hills Of
graphite (black head and lapis lazu]i:
coal can be picked up on the very road
near Nerchinsk, there is silver in the
same district and there are rich mines
of iron near Nikolaefsk. Siberia, like
Canada, Is rich in fish. On the Amur
river I was told that 100000 puds OF
kita fish have been caught within few
weeks in August, when the fish ascend
the rivers, the pud (pood) being forty
pounds, that means 100000 pounds OF
fish. In the Khabarofka museum is a
stuffed kaluga fish weighing thirty
puds, or 1000 pounds, caught in the
Amur.
The Russians have been struck by the
fact "that the prosperity of Canada and
its productive activity have grown, and
continued to grow with rapidity which
appears to us Russians) miraculous,
and by us inimitable, just from the date
of the completion of the Canadian Pa
cific railway from the Pacific to the
Atlantic ocean," Il quote from an off,
cial report in Russian) In 1880 they
deputed two engineers to observe the
Canadian line and it's conditions and
results. Attention in Russia was drawn
to the facts that Canada, country then
Of 100000 people, had, by it's own re-
sources, without any pecuniary help
from outside, connected the two oceans
by an iron road 4,500 versts 5000 miles)
long, over very difficult and expensive
ground for building, in the short time
of four years; that the energetic popu-
lation of Canada, 100000 in 1871, and
only increased to 100000 in 1881,
reached 100000 year or two after the
first through train passed Winnipeg in
| 1886, that the quantity of grain carried
in Canada had increased from 303,571
tons in 1886 to 100000 tons in 1888; that
IN places without population there had
risen seven new towns, such as Van
couver, founded only in 1886, and hold
ing 5000 inhabitants in 1891. 1t was
made known to Russia that compared
with those Of the Canadian railway, the
| technical conditions of the building of a
Siberian railway were incomparably
more favorable and that the cost of the
latter should not be even 65 per cent
of the cost of the Canadian Pacific"
The times., 1896-06-26
A GENTLEMAN OF '76.
He cut a gallant figure

He cut gallant figure
In bonnie buff and blue;
A goodly sight his buckles bright
And primly powdered cue.
A more courageous quester
Ne'er served sultan not shah
Than he. my brave ancestor.
My great-great-grandpapai
And then in his elation
Did my forefather gay
Speak out the word he'd long deferred,
For fear she'd say him. "Nayl"
And when he saw how tender
Within her eyes the light.
He cried, "In your surrender
read-we win the fightl"
And when the freedom paen
Swept, surgelike, through the dells-
A mighty clang whose echoes rang
From Philadelphia BELLS
Loud from a stern old steeple
He hurled the proud hurrah,
The Joy peal to the people,
My great-great-grandpapa.
He held the brutal Briton
A ching" beneath his scorn,
A Tory he conceived to be
The basest caitiff born,
And not a neighbor wondered
He looked upon them So
Forsooth, that was one hundred
And nineteen years agol
How true the happy presagel
In faith, how leal and true
Thy whole long life of love and strife,
Thou saint in buff and blue!
Beyond all touch of travail,
With at-grandmamma,
Now flooding time, slips by in rhyme
For great-great-gran
Clinton Scollard.
The times., 1896-06-26

RINGING THE LIBERTY BELL, JULY A. 1776.
tion Of independence was publicly given
out, and that there was no expectant
crowd outside when the congress was in
session. But tradition tells more STIR
ring story. 1t is that it was late on the
afternoon Of the Fourth when the final
decision was reached. Amid profound
silence was the announcement received.
1t was first broken by Franklin, who
remarked, Gentlemen, we must now
all hang together or we shall hang sepa-
rately." At this heavy and rotund Har>
rison remarked to slender Elbridge Ger
ry that in that event Gerry would be
kicking in the air long after his own
fate would be settled. "There," said
Hancock when he had by his signature
consummated his act, "John Bull may
read my signature without spectacles 1"
Thousands of anxious citizens, con-
tinues tradition, had gathered in the
streets Of Philadelphia, for it was known
that the final vote would be taken that
day. From the hour when congress met
in the morning the old bellman had
been in the steeple. He had placed lad
at the door below to give him notice
when the announcement should be made.
AS hour succeeded hour the old man
shook his head and said: "They will
never do it! They will never do it'll"
Suddenly a loud shout came from below,
and there stood the little blue eyed boy,
clapping his hands and shouting, "Ring,
grandfather, ring" Grasping the iron
tongue Of the old bell, backward and
forward he hurled it hundred times,
, its voice proclaiming that those united
colonies were and of right ought to be
free and independent states.
The times., 1896-06-26
Dame Batherick Was a Heroine.

While the minute men at Concord
drove the soldiers Of King George back
again to Boston there was one ''lone
woman" Dame Batherick, who had
taken her own musket into the field
where she worked, but had not heard
the first sounds of battle.
1t was only when a squad Of flying
soldiers broke across her land that she
became aware of the situation. With
courage born of excitement she halted
them and actually drove them into the
hands Of their pursuers.
The times., 1896-06-26

American, though, and a boy, and he
felt that it was his duty to make noise.
The only question in his mind was how
he could make the most noise.
"How can we celebrate the Fourth,
pop?' he asked when he came in to
breakfast.
Celebrate" said Mr.. Perkins, who
was a very solemn looking man. "The
best way to celebrate is to do your chores
extra we'll, and"-
"All done, pop" said little Peter. 81
got up an hour ahead of time and''-
eyes, know you did," said Mrs.
Perkins dryly. "You made noise enough
to get everybody else up"
"Well," f" said little Peter, "today is
the day when every good American
ought to make noise. Didn't President
Adams say that we ought to fire off cam
non and ring bells and kick up all sorts
of fuss ON the Fourth, or was it Presi-
dent Madison?"
He turned to his father as he spoke,
and his father said you'd better
study your schoolbooks little more
closely, and you wouldn't have to ask
that question. But can tell you how to
celebrate. The young man who is going
to teach school in the district next fall
is in the village today, and if you get
all the boys and girls together this aft
ernoon I'll have the big barn cleared
out and get him to come over and make
a Fourth of July speech to you. And I
guess your mother will have some kind
Of little feast for you all after the
speech.
That struck little Peter as a very good
idea, and before 10 o'clock he and four
or five of his playmates were securing
the village to get all the youngsters to
promise to come down to the Perkins
farm at o'clock in the afternoon.
Then, when the time came, 10 Peters
astonishment, there was great crowd.
Not only did the children come, but
nearly all the grown people as well, and
the schoolmaster was there COO.
The old white haired preacher was
there, among the others, and he first
asked the people to sing America. Z"
Then he introduced young Mr.. Whitney,
who was going to be the schoolteacher,
uuIl WllllOlAJ Auoo VI iAOhoShoNp
began talking
"I am net going to make any set
speech, he said. "We have had ora
tions and addresses and speeches on the
Fourth of July so long and so often that
1t seems to me that we are beginning to
lose sight of what we are trying to do
in celebrating the day. All 1 shall try
is to set before the young people some Ut
the reasons why they ought to be glad
they are American citizens, and why
they should remember the people who
ON the Fourth Of July more than 100
years ago made it possible for us to live
as happily and as well as we do.
1--WE are a community of quiet farm
ers There is no excitement and no bus
tie, and no great struggle for existence
here such as there is in the great cities,
but there is just the same opportunity
here that there is anywhere else in this
great country for any one of the boys
The times., 1896-06-26
conenpsed d Testimony

Chas. B. Hood. Broker and Manufacture
er's Agent. Columbus. Ohio. certifies that
Dr Kings New Discovery has no equal as
cough remedy. j. ID. Brown. prop. st.
James hotel, TT. Wayne, Ind, testiies that
he was cured of cough Of two years stand
ing caused by la grippe, 10y DIR. Kings New
Discovery. B. II. Merrill, Baldwinsville,
Mass, says that he has used and recon-
mended 1t and never knew il to fail and
would rather have it than any doctor, be-
cause 1t always cures Mrs HemmiDg, 222
K. 25th St., Chicago. always keeps 1t at
hand and has no fear OF Group because 1t
instantly relieves. Free trial bottles at M.
A, Sprague & Co.'s drug store.
The times., 1896-06-26
A Hint to Househoiders.

Winks-I've got new way of sitting
coal at my house.
Binks with languid interest)-Have
you?
Winks-Yes. used to have the man
pick out the good pieces of coal from
the sitter and throw the rest away.
Now have him pick out the cinders
and burn the rest.
Binks-Well what difference does
that make?
Winks (proudly)-Oh, about two tons
a year."-Somervill Journal.
The times., 1896-06-26
They Come High, but We Must Have Them.

Firecrackers throw invalids into re-
lapses, babies into fits, nervous persons
into misery; parents, whose children
are firing them, into mortal terror.
They send dogs to their deaths from
fright and horses into spasms of uncon-
trollable fear which often end in acci-
dent and mortal harm. But we must
have them.
Alexandrias narpor now mas cnan-
mel 800 feet wide and 80 feet deep. The
pilotage dues have been abolished and
b tax on tonnage imposed.
The times., 1896-06-26
From Her Dearest Friend.

EYES," she said, "you may congratu-
late me. I am engdged."
II had heard of it," replied her dear
est friend, "but I wasn't quite sure
who"
ooh, it's Mr.. Wilkinson. finally &C.
cepted him after declining four other
offers"
"Four!'
II believe 1t was four, but 1t may
have been five. Does 1t surprise your"
"Why, yes" admitted the dearest
friend. II didn't know there were four
worse catches in existence. Chicago
Post
The times., 1896-06-26

Of 100 shots at sunset, each man using
his own shotgun. And the old minister
appointed committee of boys to ring
the church bell for an hour. And the
women declared that Mrs. Perkins
should not make feast for everybody,
but that they would all help. And little
Peter helped to ring the bell and was al
lowed to shoot off his fathers gun, and
went to bed happy.
DAVID A. CURTIS.
The times., 1896-06-26
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neus
ralgia radically cures in 1 to days. Its
action upon the system is remarkable and
mysterious. removes at once the cause,
and the disease Immediately disappears.
The first does greatly benefits; rs cents.
Sold by johnson 81 Henderson, druggis.
Owosso. 6, 10, '97.
The times., 1896-06-26
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25c per box.
The times., 1896-06-26
PiIes! Piles! Itching Piles!

SYMPTOMs-Molsture, intense itching and
ST .nging: most at night; worse by scratching.
lfallowed to continue tumors form, which often
bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore
SwAYNE's OINTMENT stops the itching and
bleeding heals liberation, and In most cases re-
moves the tumors. At druggists, or by mail, for
bOcents. DIR. Swayne &Son Philadelphia.
The times., 1896-06-26
nTcCov or CreedonP

The question of "Kid" McCoy's su-
periority over Dan Creedon has been the
subject of much discussion pro and con,
among sporting men recently, and sew
eral wagers have been made in anticipa-
tion Of a meeting in the near future be-
tween these two cracks. Creedon is anx-
ious for the mill, but up to date Mccoy
has made no statement in reference to a
match.
The times., 1896-06-26
Bridges of China.

That wonderful people, the Chinese
are said to have constructed bridges
from very early times, but those known
to us date from comparatively late perl.
DDS, and many of them are timber
structures Of the cantilever type.
The times., 1896-06-26
THE REPUBLICS BIRTH.
Traditions Story About the Action of the
Old Bellman.

Recorded facts tell us one thing and
tradition another regarding the closing
hours of July 4, 1776, i'll Philadelphia.
The historian says itwas not until July
that the printed form of the Declara-
The times., 1896-06-26

A fifty-foot granite shaft, the longest
piece of granite ever taken out Of q
quarry in Vermont, was quarried al
Barre a few days ago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
Convicted of Aiding the Escape OF the
Christian Brothers.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. 1O.-The Leader
says:
The jury in the case Of the territory
against John Reeves. charged with mur-
der, brought in a verdict of guilty at FL
Reno and fixed the sentence at life inn
pIisonment.
The case was flard-fought one.
Judge Green of Ell Reno and Zoll Woods
of Purcell represented Reeves. and Coun-
ty Attorney Brown prosecuted. Reeves
was one of the assistants OF the Christ
ian brothers in their escape from the
county jail at FL Reno. He passed one
of the guns into the jail himself and as
sisted in getting in the other weapons.
After the Christians escaped he joined
the Christians and was in the battle be-
tween the officers and the Christians
near Purcell. and fought by the side Of
Bob Fessenden, who was killed at that
time.
With the exception Of Jesse Findley.
Reeves is the only one OF the assistants
OF the Christians that the authorities
now possess. Jesse Findley, who has
turned states evidence and through
whom much of the information in regard
10 the jail-break was obtained, viii prob
ably never be tried.
Reeves was charged and tried for the
murder OF Chief OF Police Milf Jones.
who was shot by Casey. who escaped
with the Christians. inasmuch as Reeves
assisted az the escape and Nilt Jones
was killed directly subsequent TO the es-
cape and by the escaped prisoners.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
Te aalieha Daily gaoe Edag norung peesmber II, 1896

and the British flag torn to shreds. The
Dutch consul was wounded. Germany
has demanded satisfaction of Portugal.
Lorenzo Marquez is the principal town
OF Portuguese. South Africa
ZULUS GIVE TROUBLE.
Cape Town, Dec. 10.-Advices from
Blantyre, the chief town Of British Cen
tral Africa, dated October 25, announce
the dispatch of three British columns
against the Angeni Zulus under Chief
Chikusi, who have invaded Southwest
Nyassa and burned a British missionary
station, besides massacreing the inhabi-
fants of a number OF villages. The Por-
tuguese at Tete have invited the coop
Grafton OF the British. Cnikusi commands
10000 warriors and the British troops
number only about 500. Great anxiety
was felt at Blantyre when these advices
left that town and an attack upon it was
feared
MADAGASCAR REBELLION.
Paris, France. Dec. 10.-Advices re-
ceived from An.ananarivo, capital of the
island Of Madagascar, announce that the
insurgents, during the night Of Novem-
Der is, looted Ambohimanea. ten miles
from Antananarivo. The insurgents cap
tured forty prisoners and all the capital
The English residents had a narrow es-
cape from being massacred.
RUSSIA FORBIDS COERCION.
New York, Dec. 10.-The Evening
Posts London correspondent cables to
that paper today as follows: "The re-
ported agreement for the settlement OF
the Turkish government was decided
upon joint demand on Turkey for spe-
cific reforms on the return OF Neiidoff,
the Russian ambassador to Constanti-
nople But Russia absolutely excludes
coercive measures, so that no practica!
result is expected in reliable quarters.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
QUEEN LII LANDS IN AMERICA
Object Of Her visit is Involved In Consider
able Doubt.

San Francisco, Cali, Dec. 1o.-Among
the passengers which landed from the
steamer China from Honolulu at noon
was ex-Queen Liloukalani and her at
tendants. 1t is said that she is on her
way to Washington to make plea to
| the president and congress for her resto-
ration. Some of the passengers say that
she is merely going to England on a
pleasure trip with the consent of the Ha-
Waiian government.
The ex-queen was seen tonight but wa 8
extremely reticent To all questions as
to her intentions she replied:
Il have not yet matured my plans
She would not even say why she had left
Honolulu. The Hawaiian consul, how
ever, has received advices from his gov
eminent stating that on the morning of
her departure, Liluokalani called on Pres
ident Dole and informed him that she
was going to Boston to see relatives OF
her husanbd, the late John Dominis.
Representatives OF Hawaii in this coun-
try have been instructed to show the
ex-queen every courtesy while she is in
the United States.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 10.-The un-
expected arrival of ex-Queen Liliouka-
lani, from Honolulu, today, evoked much
interest and gave rise to no little specula-
tt:on as to the object of her trip. Her
only attendants were a man and a wo-
man servant, and even her San Fran
cisco agent, and former chamberlain,
know of the ex-queen's arrival until he
received summons from her on the ar
rival of the steamer.
LiltOukalani declines to be interview
ed and will give no information regard
ing the length of her visit, nor her fu-
ture plans. Her fel1Ow-passengers on.
the steamer gathered the idea that she
will go to Washington and cali upon
Prersident Cleveland in the hope that
the United States will take some steps
looking to the restoration of the Ha-
waiian monarchy. 1t is intimated by
Colonel MacFarlane that the ex-aueen
will represent to the president that the
Hawaiian republic has been a failure and
that the great majority of the Hawaiian
people would welcome return to the
srmer monarchial institutions Liliou-
kalani has been under the surveillance Of
the Hawaiian government ever since the
last native rising until few weeks ago,
when She was granted an unconditional
pardon.
She seems to have taken advantage Of
the first opportunity thereafter to leave
the island.
Colonel MacFarlane said:
She has not yet made me her confid-
ant, but from her conversation, I gather
that she will remain in San Francisco
a week. She will certainly visit Wash
ington and possibly London. 1t is GER
tain that her trip is made in the inter-
ests of herself and people. WHAT that
business may be do not know positive
ly. 1t certainly has nothing to do with
khe annexation proposition, which she
naturally opposes. In a few days, the
queen tells me, she will make a state
ment of her plans to the public"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
. BOILED CHIEFS HEAL.
fste of an African Potentste Whe Wa
s.. Crushed by . British Expeditioa.

Pate of an African Potentste Whe was
=. Crushed by . British Expeditios.
One of the innumerable little wars
that England carries on with savages
has just taken place on the river Niger
In West Africa. 1t concluded with the
eating of a human head by the native
allies of the British, says the New York
Journal.
A chief named Katsbella had built
himself stronghold on a tributary OF
the Niger, from which he made raid
into the territory of the neighboring
king, no was under British protection.
Easnella was of immense size and
fearful appearance. He lived life OF
utter depravity. /;
A British expedition of 80 men was
sent after him, and smashed his strong
hold. Lieut.. FestiDg. who command
ed the expedition. writes:
The robber prince, Katshella, an i'm
mense man, was killed just outside
the town, and then the brutal instinct
of the niggers came out They cut OF
his head and sent it TO the king was
helping. He, IL you please. had it
boiled. and his muntshis Cow native fol-
loweTs) ate il. The king subsequently,
sent the skull back TO me, ard IL was
handed to the doctor for disposal"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
IN EoECUTIvE SESSION
senate Extends for One Year, the Mexican
boundary Treaty.

Washington. D. c., Dec 10.-The senat.
il executive session today artifed a,
agreement between Secretary Olney and
Minister Romero. OF Mexico. extending
Tor a year the provisions OF the treaty
between the United States and Mexico
for survey and relocation OF the ir,s--
national boundary line west os the Rso
G-ande river. The treaty was called up
by Secretary Sherman and was accent
ed by the senate without debate or ex-
pianaIion beyond statement OF the fac;
that there Were some details OF the work
which had not been completed TIE orig
maj treaty was Negotiated In 1882 and i,
mas been frequently extended.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
WOLCOTT MADE CHAIRMAN
Committee to Attend to International T
metaiI;sm Is Announced.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Senator Sher-
man, as chairman OF the Republican eau
Gus. today announced the membership OF
the committee provided for under Sena-
tor Wo'cotts resolution TO prepare the
way for an international agreement on
silver Senator Wolcott was made chair
man and Senators Hoar. Chandler and
Gear were appointed as the other men,
oers- Senator Wolcott said today that
he would cali the committee together at
the first practicable moment, not later
tnan Monday next, and proceed inrne-
diately 10 frame bin with the hope of
securing legislation at the present ses-
son of congress that would enable Mr..
mckinley 10 proceed with his efforts in
behalf OF silver Immediately after his in
auguration.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
REV. FRANK HYATT SMITH
Relatives and Friends Assume Charge of
the Demented Clergy man.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Upon the pe;i-
ton Of Stanley 3. Smith Of Detroit.
Mich, a brother OF the unfortunate man.
and Henry Russell. also OF Detroit, CHEZ
Justice Bingham released the Rev.
Frank Hyatt Smith OF Cambridge.
Mass. from th, St. Elizabeth insane asy-
Iurn. where he has been confined FOR =
year or more The petitioners gave bond
OF s.es5 70 properly restrain and care fo-
nu,n Until he RECEIVERS his sanity.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11

The idea in Hamburg seems 10 b.
that dog is a nuisance anyhow. and ths
bigger the dog the bigger the nuisance,
30 The authorities tax dog according
to his size
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
Rosv.,,G. Horr become. Worse.

Fianield. NJ J., Dec le.-The condi-
ton OF ex-CongressmaD Roosevelt @.
EoT-, who is III at his home IN this citS.
took q turn for the worse this after
noon. though the doctors say there Is 10
immedia e danger.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
THE MODERN MOTHER

Has found that her little ones are I'M
proved more by the pleasant Syrup Of
Figs, when in need OF the laxative effect
OF a gentle remedy than by any other.
and that II Is more acceptable TO them.
Children enjoy il and 1t benefits them.
The true remedy, Syrup of Figs. is
manufactured BY th@ Csiiforn'a Fig
Syrup Company only.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
THIS MAKES THE THIRD WIFE
II Claimants speak Truth Mark II. Maize,
Was n Much Married Man.

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-Another claimant
Tor a share or the estate of the late Mark
N. Maher has put in an appearance.
Jessie r. Maher, who lives in Washing
ton. d. c., filed petition before the pro-
bate court today claiming that she was
the lawful wife of Naher She states
mat she was married TO him in April,
1873. She is the third petitioner to set
up this claim Maher was the SON of
Hugh Maher, prominent board OF trs5a
pohtician, and was well known through
gu. the west His estate is valued al
between sl5o,0 and S2oo. coo
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11

New Richmond. Wis. Dee III, +,
grade crossing accident Joseph X. Erie-
SCI ano his sister Lena. aged q and -
years respectively, were killed by a Wis
consln Central Passenger train today
The bodies We're thrown SIKH, fee1