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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
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SEALED In DUNGEONS.
Spain's Treatment OF Captiyes
I'm Former Cuban Wars

The desperation of the Cubans who
are fighting Spdin for the liberty or
their island excites wonder NJ times
In the American mind. and some are
inclined to think them too bloodthirsty
In their system OF warfare. IL Is true
very little quarter Is given the span.
ish soldiery in any of the conflicts
where the insurgents have the upper
hand, but there Is good, substantial
reason for this seeming heartiessness.
The soldier of the insurgent army
know that a fate blaeker than death
will be their allotment II they fail
The kingdom OF Spain has never dis
played a gentle hand TO its enemies.
Dark echoes OF the lnquisition perme-
ate Its treatment OF malefactors, for
as such the Cuban insurgents are re-
garded. The prison system OF Spain
Is more barbarous to-day than that Of
either Turkey or Russia, and that II
saying good deal.
For more than thousand years the
Spanlards have made a study OF tor
ture, and the long accumulation OF
knowledge handed from one genera.
ton to another. and elaborated upon
by each. makes their prisons the worst
on earth. There are men forgotten
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

which forms one If the Pillars % Her
ctlles, the Rock 81 Gibraltar hclng the
other. u Is almost lmpresnable. and
j. 10 spain what siberia IL 10 Russia
with the exception that II IN even
more horrible. The town was built by
the Mu1rs about bti. and II u pvnta
Die that there u NO other one place in
the world where 81 many devices ~
torture afe concentrated
fautH n a very small place. and ths
houre constructed rain % fortress,
IS around II 10 guard against ans pos
stble attack. II IL In the erllarw ~
these ancient and tietaylag fortrcsars
that the dungeons arr located Thsy
arr hewn Gut Of the solid rock and are
IN tiers To depth Of nifty or Hixty
feet. The approach To them ii made
through narrow openings In the STONE
noors OF the fortress. aud when tlyV
horrible hole Il opened the foul oder
Of NTH and decomposition IL ovprptw
cring
These dungeons arr inhabited aIutnat
solely by political prisoners. and many
Cnbans arrested during the present n.
beliinn ARE there. Some are tn solitary
confinement 0therA ARE In dungeons
holding thirty or forty men
When man Il placed In solitary
confinement hole Is cut in the n5ss
sonry large enough to admit thu t,as
sage Of his body aud he Ii dropped III
blacksmith follows aud wplds ~
the letters. Locks and keys are never
used. A heavy weight with Il chain
II welded to the ankle and an tr,,n
band II welded about the waisf. Il
chain attached 10 the latter Il wFt.tp,t
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Leagues la dimensions and has "A popu-
lation OF 1900. nearly all being con
yicts.
Deportation 10 these Tenai colonies
Is made In the most shlftiess and cruel
manner. From all parts OF spain the
prisoners who are 10 be sent 10 the
PENAL colonies are marched through
rain or snow TO the Siadero, or deten.
ton prison, at Madrid. Then they are
marched. with insufficient clothes and
with absolutely no provision for food,
to Valencia.
Here they are shipped TO the colo
niles In old. antiquated ships. which
are oyer-crowded to the verge OF posi-.
tive danger. IIerded like cattle IN
mems, beaten by ignorant and brutal
soldiers, they go To living death In
the colonies, where stripes are given
more often than food, and where bru-
tallty Is visited with the smiles Of SUI
perior officers. No wonder that suicide
IL the natural thought OF the usual
Spanish convict.
The political prisoner fares worse
than tho criminal guilty of assassilia
lion. The latter Is regarded merely -
the enemy OF the Individual. while III.
former il regarded a. the enemy 81
the king.
Nest " the political prisoners are
sent 10 Ceuta, Africa. Grsita II an old
Moorish seaport town IN Mtgpeet, 80.
posIte Gibraltar. The town II ca fif
side of the ancient mountain Ahsla
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Col. Ingersoli declares that he has al
last found church that suits him, and
he intimates that he may join 1t. The
same is the Peoples church in Kalama-
zoo. Mich. of which Rev. Caroline ].
Bartlett is pastor. 1t is conducted on
the institutional plan, with parlors for
social events, rooms for students, Ii
braries. kitchens and so on, and was
erected largely through the generosity
of Silas Hubbard, wealthy citizen.
who died recently. This all pleased the
Colonel. as did the fact that the church
is undenominational. requiring no creed
whatever. So great was the Colonefs
pleasure that in his lecture he declared
that the church was the grandest thing
In the United States. Col. Ingersoll
may yet be saved.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

help unload. We might get three or
four dozen oranges to sell or bunch
Of bananas, another suggests.
Big fire ON X street; that tall cloth
ing house and mems furnishing place:
good pickings there, boys" Is an.
nounced from another quarter, and In
pretty quick time the group is dis
persed and gone to work for the day
II got these two dozen pairs OF dam
aged kids" says boy that evening
''They are some that were saved from
the fire, and they were distributed
among those of us who worked hard
est clearing away the rubbish
"T'll sell them at 10 cents pair"
Another worker at the scene Of the
fire produces lot of suspenders and
collar buttons, and goes OF into the
big boys department to offer the
goods. The 'big boys department IL
the dormitory of boys In permanent
situations, who are able to pay .
cents instead of 9 for bed, but who
otherwise share the accommodations
Of the younger inmates.
To help clean up canal boat IL al
way desirable job. paid for In what
ever the canal boat has brought into
port. Potatoes. II may be. or some
other vegetable, maybe poultry. which
the boy can sell, and In many instanc.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

1t is an interesting question when
tender Of silver coin can be refused
by reason Of abrasion. The question
was brought before the Supreme Court
of the United States In case involving
the refusal of ten-cent piece offered
In payment Of car fare on street rail-
road In Jersey City. The conductor
refused the coin when rendered because
he thought it was not worth par, hav-
ing been worn by abrasion while in
circulation. The passenger was eject
ed from the car and brought suit for
damages. He recovered a Judgment,
which was affirmed by the Supreme
Court Of New Jersey, and this judgment
has been affirmed by the Supreme Court
Of the United States in an opinion rem
dered by the chief justice. In affirming
the Judgment Chief Justice Fuller re-
ferred to the law regulating the pas
sage of defaced and abraded coins, and
declared that there was no provision
against the passage of silver coins
which were abraded only by circulation,
and that they we're legal tender as long
as they bore semblance Of the coin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
BOY pEDDLERS.
Queer Ways OF Earning a Hum
BILE Living.

In all big cities there are scores of
boys between the axes of eight and
sixteen. who are thrown ON their own
resources and must find food. lodging
and clothing as best they may. yarl-
Gus philanthropists have recognized
this state Of things and have estab-
lished lodging houses, where u bed
for the night costs q cents, breakfast
and dinner the same. No provision is
made for lunch. The manner I'm which
many of these children earn the all
important Is cents day Is interest
ing.
Three of the most enterprising boys,
all under thirteen. have gone into the
wood business. They have rented a
cellar for $2.a month, cellar without
any floor. and unIighted save for the
opening ON the pavement above. where
a flight Of steps leads down. and here
they carry all the stray bits of wood.
odd boxes, frames, hoops. etc. which
they can find.
These they break up into spilnters.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

The supervisors Of st. Lawrence
county. ". Y, have unanimously voted
to request the legislators from That
county to help make the legal rate of
interes. five instead Of six per cent in
New York state. Advocates of the bill
argue that many of the loans on real
estate are made at five per cent now,
and there is no reason why all good
loans should not be at that rate. II is
not likely that reducing the rate to five
per cent would drive any appreciable
amount of capital from New York state.
1t is the better security which eastern
loans give that gives them the prefer
ence over the seven, eight and even ten
per cent offered by the western loan
companies. With the rate Of interest
reduced to five per cent there would be
a large demand from farmers for va
rious improvements which they cannot
afford to borrow money for at the six
per cent rate The lower rate will also
give better security. 1t will probably
net the lender as much as six per cent
when offset by the losses that the larger
rate usually involves.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

RussIA.s NAVY GROWING.
Hattie and Black Sea works Turn
ing Out warships.

The Russian navy continues to grow
apace. A few days ago the Admiral
Oushakoff. the first of a new class OF
vessels. designed especially for coast
defense. had her steam trials In the
Baltic, maintaining a speed Of fifteen
knots for twelve hours. Although OF
comparatively small displacement, she
carries a powerful armament, consist
ing Of four i0-inch breechIoading guns
placed In two arnored turrets. -four
12O-mm. caIiber new pattern quick
firing guns, twenty.four small caliber
Hotchkiss and four torpedo-launchin
tubes. A complete belt of armor and
an armor deck from stem to stern pro-
tect the vitals Of the ship, all ma
chinery, boilers. etc. being placed be-
low the protective deck.
At st. Petersburg there Is constant
activity in naval affairs. The cruiser
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Efforts to procure the appointment OF
joint commission to investigate and
report upon the Boring sea fisheries
are again under way. A bill similar
TO that reported by the last congress,
authorizing negotiations with Great
Britain, Russia and Japan to that end,
has been introduced by the leader. OF
the house of representatives Mr.. Ding
ley. The bill provides that, pending
the report Of the commission, the pres
ident Is to. conclude modus vivendi
with any or all of the governments
named, providing for new regulations
or suspending or altering the reguia-
tions established by the Paris tribunal,
the modus vivendi to expire January 3,
1897. The provisions of the act OF
April s, 1894. providing punishment for
violations of the articles of award of
the tribunal of arbitration, are made
applicable to all violations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

es he Is given the residue of the coal
bin, which 10 a perfect bonanza to
him. anything In the shape OF fuel al
ways being In demand. A supply Of
coal so gained is often supplemented
by visit to the dumping grounds at
the terminus of various railroads.
where. among the disgorged ashes and
rubbish. a quantity of half-burned GIN
ders can be gathered. The boy mikes
this last picking with the good coal
gotten from the boat and sells II to
certain customers with considerable
profit. Inquirer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
Back 20 the ola Traa.

Dime Museum Manager Ito HIS loo.
turer,-Windbaggcr. what possessca
you % pick quarrel with the living
you did? ~ 'e'oW ny
! n ,.e., III tell You. colone,
~, nsea % be In the minstrel business
alo mn uncomfortable Impu,se 49, - !,
UT line, me 70 rntile the bones once more
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
An Iasa,,lh,. -. -

A miser had died very sa,,s.. \
doctor who was called Ii d FL
death appeared TO have " M
about the case. aA
Place . 10 mark piece i. Il.
said the old housekeepsr n n |,
ceased. ''if he doesn't e,s..
may safely make out he s I'M.
burial "-Wegweissr.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Commends itself Ia ~.
Was formerly done In ths e ~.
ner ana disasreeabie as wal su sp
~. !. ~ system and break up ss ~
aehes. ana feyers wishou, 'e'as
.axatiys remedy. Syrup ~ t faai
iae.ured by California Fix ~ ~
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Some people are 20 insus.s..
alsetrie currents % the at,ne.
they can fofetssl tbs COMING i,
storm With perfect aecurs.ss
there are With nerves 20 ssnsl.isa !,
are sure Of having nsuraleis ,,s,s
snd frstfai state IL tho usr,a -
Nov Why can't the latter Is Na,,,s..
and know that an nnnes n r,a
worth pound of enre. IL ~ I,
OH promptly viii xafd "a $500
promptly cure Such rcouls -
themselves what Others a. Irs~
proEheeles. heed tho signal, 80
wFeak and disaster.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

A semi-religious paper utters this:
"The,tru test Of religion is to be always
prepared for DEATH" Not at ALL True
religion consists In living your life
honestly and well. Then you needn't
bother yourself about what is to become
OF you in the future. The man whose
to-day is all right can't have any bad
dreams about tomorrow.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

A wonderful eomhiEa;isa. i q
dous novelty. found eaiy il !
Golden Pumpkin waissnslss]
marvellous. We paid So 4
melon. You will saas il, 81
wants Il. 5 kernels loe., Is frsi
IS packages earlies, ssgsssA
Si.0o. Our new creations 10 "a
Ing z9th bn.. barley iis IA, \
100 bus. per aerss Where vii !
NJ yss Win sas this eel IL
with lie. postage 10 John A. Sad
Co. La Crosse. VIA. y0a slll I'd
package Of above salzef'a Gelsss|
kin wateFmeion seed and oar Il
seed catalogue frss. casascga
SC. for mailing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

A Missouri farmer figured it out ont
rainy day that he had walked 800 miles
in cultiyating one acre of corn. He
thereupon sold his farm and moved to
town. where he walked 600 miles to
find job.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

The Cubans seem TO be the only peo-
pie that are fighting instead of talk
ing. But even in their case it is very
difficult to find out what they are do
ing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Or perhaps 1t should be said that the
new Captain-General Weyler of Cuba is
expected to Weyl the rebels back into
the Spanish camp.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

The rumor that England is going to
buy Cuba is absurd on the face of il.
England is not in the habit of buying
things she bankers after.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
The times are hard. Paderewski is
now only able to pick up from $4,000
TO $50, 900 a week for playing the piano.

Venezuela has the modern idea OF
war. She intends to take a whaek at
]. Bulls pocketbook. That's his weak
point.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
The Bicycle. r,..,.

WhatF' exclaimed the tenderfoo,
ohiy tar and feathcrsf / thourht
sg Th a'w va hanged hoise-thiefq@
a me native sighed heavily.
The Influence OF fha n,a.a, III
SHOW he reJoincd. Detroit Trib,ra
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Gas meter manufacturers have
formed trust. II this would result in
the manufacture of meters that would
not register plain wind no one will raise
an objection.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

IN Dungeon
70 nm iron ring sunk In tho waiI ~
soiid rock. The hole In tins masanrr
~ bricked up again with the excrntia,,
81 small space few inches su,,ara
through this comes the scant air ana
the scraps OF food allowed the vicsi,n
After that the man IL left 10 i've !,
rot The filth OF these holes aanno,
De adequately described. Disease h
merciful here, for few men s,,rw,as ~. =
torture for any length Of Tina ~ VAL -.
ington Post. WISH
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

The Cold Ia society Tor n.lmsssal
% az large ~ Tsxaa
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

An air Of sscrus saFrps Il ssfJ 4
20 = giFl NJ toaE as she ~ 10 s@sst
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

II every woman dressed to please the
average man she wouldn't spend half
10 much for clothes as she does now.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-12
OPENING A sLUICE GATE

Relieves a dam Of supernbundance OF
water. The bowels are a kind Of slI.ice
gate OF the system, and serve 10 carry
on superfiuities which would otherwise
Hood and damage II. Constipation OBJ
structs this avenue Of escape. Hostel
ter's Bitters opens II and relieves the
system. This It does gently and gradu-
ally but completely, and does not, like
violent purgative. sT1pe, convulse and
drench the bowels, and leave them weak
and unfit for efficient service afterwards
On the contrary, It invlgorates and reg
ulates at the same time that It relieves
them. II also strengthens and imparts
activity TO the stomach, liver and Kid
neys, counteracts tendency to rheuma-
tism and invigorates the nervous sys-
TEN. For the relief and prevention Of
chills and fever, bilious remittant, dumb
ague and ague cake, It has no peer
among modern remedies Persons con-
valesclng or suffering from the debility
or infrmities Of age End It highly bene-
fetal.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-12
SUCCESSFUL
TEST MADE
AStOriH'S New Water system More
Than Meets All ENprc-
tatiOnS,
AuUNDRED POUNDS PRESSURE
Developed the Fact That che Steam Ere
engiusS We're HARDLY ia the Race
--Geueral Satisfaction
Expressed,
AnuNDRED POUNDS PRESSURE

The official test made Yesterday ny the
water commission and UtV drpattm nj OF
the efficiency ot Autoria'a nrw water
system was muAt satisfactory one
frOm every point ot yitW The test was
made at the custom house square amidst
largc concourac Of lntyrrstvd citiavna
Four streams from as nany dittrvnt hy.
drauts were hfst thToWn hy the natural
pressure ot the water, The result was
most gratifying, A steady stream poured
trom each noEslc iN to So feet, The pies.
SURE shown by the water guagr during
this trial was ilo,s pounds TO the square
inch, Tho steam IRE vnkines then made
comparative test and Il vas found
that only one, Engine No, l. was able IN
any manner to compete with tho natural
pressure OF the water. After the engine
test four moro hydrants we're opened.
and with eight streams playing from the
same circuit. no noticeable difference sp.
psarcd IN the distance the water was
thrown, and the pressure was only ten
pounds less, or loo's pounds 10 ths square
inch, The citizens present were unanl.
nous In their expressions os praise FOR
the water commission In having 50 sue.
ccsstully carried out this large enterprise,
and Tor Engineer Adams and his corps
OF able assistants. In so we'll pinnnlnE
and constructing the new works.
Engineer Adams Is authority for the
statement that there II probably not an.
other city In the limited States whose
water system would make as good a
showing under a similar test. and at
least there arc none which can DO any
better. ono fact seams to have been
clearly demonstrated yesterday, and In.
dulry amongst several men indicated that
II was the concensus NJ opinion OF those
who witnessed the test. that Astoria
can now largely reduce It's city ,SpNnaes
Ther would scom 70 he no further use
for steam nrc engines. with tho possible
exception % one good engine located
some where on Franklin avenue, which
would give Il easy acccss across town I'm
either direction, and from which point Il
could easily take care OF eny emergency
that might occur on the hin Volunteer
hose companies and plenty ~ good hose,
are all that arc needed In the lower part
OF town. one % the commissioners re.
marked last evening that while That body
had received great many hard knocks
from the citizens and possibly the work
accomplished was not even now fully an.
prtclatcd, yet he thought that In ten
years from now they would got their Just
dues
great many iauRhablc situations oc.
CURED while the test vas ring made.
Two lengths ot hose. ewing to tho force
OF the Watcr broke away nnd the tox-
Elemrn ai the same time, drfnchins M
lockers, Considerable humor OF "A very
damp nature was indulisd IN hv the
hrrm n. all ol whom were drcnched 10
the skin Several 'h,nlmcn underwent
a change OF clothing during tho ,,rogr, ~
of tho trial
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-12
sIlREwD RATS
uainc Every Effort to Keep Them From
tho Meat Market.


Cincinnati Enquirer,
The mAfk,tmvn arr already consider
ing problem that viii eongronl them
when the new market II opon'd and tha,
II to keep down the rats. In this con-
nsetlon a story il told OF a curious case
of rat engineering some yoass aEo In
nrus-cla. showing great ingenuity and
calculation on the part NJ the rodents
as well az thcir system u discipline, A
new meat market had been hullt on the
Place St Gerry. and. though u Wa. sur
rounded by water. .hr butchers who dld
not appreciate rats laid their plans 10
exclude the whole tribe AMI nation. and
In ease any should r"ayh their stands
they received to head on thrir marrh by
making The posts Ia ,hrir stalls unscala
blc by rats This they frrrct Il by coy.
sfing the rost with rinr. ami the butch.
err looking at .hc shining surface ur
metal chucklrd al their victory
HUT they rerknnyd without their host
Tho rau eoi tho meat A watchuHn
posted tn the market called hulrhrr.
who cumr crrlv on the SCENE, 10 VII.
mes the method On stnit hung two
quarters Of hr,t anI los ~ mul on
The ralr spitd thcm ana fou1i ID M
Gnappruaghuh!r 4 conceal call tuy the
nation az larEr was evidently sounded,
and the rats came hoeklng iu. an OLD
rat aklrE ramAmul There were CROUCH
projections and inequalities go enable
them to reach the table Of the stand;
but how To- scale the ziur-royvryd iolstH
was thf task for the engineer corps 60
decide
This plan was soon formed The rat
army moved up In solid mass. the stout
old rat In front on these climbed
smaller and smaller specimens. til a
little rat mountain rose Then some Of
the rats. who evidently belonged 60 some
rat circus or athletic society. climbed 20
the summit. and ono raised himself on
his hind legs. resting his fore legs
against the zine, then another climbed
up his back. and taking post ON hia
shoulder. assumed tho Same attitude.
rat after rat assembled the Jacobs lad.
der. tll at last one reached the cross
beam and scRmpcrcd along II. \ whole
regiment followed, and The meat was
attacked. the engineers evidently aiming
to drop down what they could for the
benefit OF the army.
The lookrrs-on. however were not dis
posed TO let them go too far. and with
all their engineering skill tho rat army
had to leave IN" field The whole opti-
alton showed remarkable degree Of cnl-
culation. system Of discipline and n
ready earring out Of plans. which seems
impossible without language as means
Of impartlng the directions and wishes
OF the commander.