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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-09
HAVE ONLY HAVANA LEFT.
spaniards Have Lost Control of the Bal
ance of Cuba.

spaniards Have Lost Control of the Bal
ance Of Cuba.
HAVANA, Jan. 6.-Havana has spent
a day of nervousness and anxiety and
has been in hourly apprehension OF an
attack by the insurgent army or part
of it. Saturday the bands commanded
by Nunez and Bermudez were seen at
Managua, village not more than IL
miles from Havana. Many hundreds
of non.com Blatant inhabitants of the
island have come to Havana to await
the passing of the storm. Still more
have sent their wives and families here
as safe refuge. This class Of the pop
ulation is in state of utter consterna-
ton and dismay and spreads an infec-
tious spirit of panic through all other
circles. The authorities no longer make
the slightest concealment of the serious
view they take Of the situation and
there are some who do not hesitate to
rail at the Spanish generals and the
troops and make bitter criticisms Of
them.
Failed to Stop Gomez.
The Spanish authorities have main
tanned Gordon of military forces run
ming from Havana to the town of Bata-
bano, on the south coast, since the
invasion of Matanzas province by the
insurgents, beyond which they hoped
to prevent the advance of the destroy
ing columns of their enemies. This
Gordon has proven no more effective
than was the line laid to keep the rebels
out of Santa Clara province. The line
was broken by the forces under Gomez
and the main body of the insurgents
has passed into the province of Pinar
del Rio and are now overrunning that
province with fire and sword. The
passage was effected near Batabano at
Pozo Redondo, and Gomez burned the
village of Gabriel on the way and par
TALLY destroyed the town of Guira
Melena and Of Alquizar. The work Of
destruction in Havana province has
been as complete as was that in Matan-
zas and the sugar lands of Pinar del
Rio are fast being put into the same
desolate condition. In effect the whole
island of Cuba outside of the city of
Havana is now
In the Hands of the Enemy.
They have not annihilated the Spanish
forces, nor have they routed the whole
army in any single pitched battle, yet
the situation is completely in their
hands, and so completely have they
outgeneraled the Spanish that, to all
appearances, Campos' army might as
well be in Spain for any check it puts
upon the movements of Maxine
Gomez's army. The latter's progress
has been accompanied with continual
accessions to his forces by volunteers
and he has captured enough horses,
rifles and artillery to add immensely to
the effective strength Of his men.
There is little doubt really felt here
that he will get as much or more sym.
pathy in Pinar del Rio than he did in
Santa Clara and Matanzas, and the
general fear here is now that, afte1
sweeping over Pinar del Rio, he viii
come upon Havana from the west, CO
operating in an attack with the forces
of the insurgents which have been eas1
of Havana for several DAYS past.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-09
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4, 1895.
HOGS-Market active and generally &c
higher
Sales ranged at $3.60@3 81 for light;
1856 80 for mixed; S. 45@3.75 for heavy
and g. 50@3.55 for rough.
CATTLE-Market quiet and steady,
prices same as Friday.
Beeves, $315@4.70; cows and heifers,
41.7O@3.S0; Texas steers, "a. 1908 TO- stock
ers and feeders, $2.50@3.7O.
SHEEP-Market firm.
Receipts: Hogs, 1900; cattle, GOO;
sheep, 5000.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4, 1896
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-January,5 size; February,5sk
May. COO.
CORN-January, 25Kc; February. a5Kc;
May, 28Nc; July, 9oKc.
OATS-January, II; May, 17kc; July
19@10ko.
Po1K-Jannasy. o oe3i; May. 0.s7k.
LARD-J6auAz5. sb.s7A, May. eh67K
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-09
THE QUESTION OF BONDS.
eenators Devote the Day to the Discus
sion of Finances.

Genat0rs Devote the Day to the Discus
sion Of Finances.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The senate
heard stirring debate during the day,
the bond question being the theme.
Mr.. Sherman's speech, which had been
anticipated with much interest for
some time, initiated the financial dis
cussion. The veteran senator was in
good voice and his speech was closely
followed. This, however, was merely
prelude to an unexpected financial
controversy, vigorous and personal in
character. Mr.. Elkins of West Vir-
ginia sought to secure an immediate
vote on his resolution directing that all
bond issues be advertised and the
bonds offered to the public. Mr.. Hill
attempted to have the resolution re-
ferred to committee, but on a roll call
the vote was overwhelming in favor of
proceeding with the question.
Only Six Negative Votes
were cast, namely, Chiffon, Gaffery,
Hill, Mitchell wis.,, Murphy and
Brice. Mr.. Hill spoke vigorously
against the resolution. He asserted
that Mr.. Sherman, when secretary Of
the treasury, had made bond contracts
with New York syndicates similar to
the one now assailed. This brought on
a sharp personal debate, in which Mr..
Hill, Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Hoar, Mr..
Teller and others participated. o
At $50 the senate agreed to adjourn,
although the motion carried by a bare
majority of one. During the day Mr..
Morrill,, from the finance committee,
reported that the tariff and bond bills
would be ready on Tuesday, to which
day the senate adjourned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-09

Monday, Jan. 6.
Two Indian boys confessed to having
butchered man near Antlers, I. T.,
because he was white.
Friends of Carter H. Harrison, Jr.,
have decided to urge the late mayors
son to run for congress.
A meeting of the senate coast defense
committee has been called to consider
Senator Squire's bill for improving har-
Dor defenses.
Fire in the plant Of the Chicago Forge
and Bolt company, did $75, 900 damage.
The plant is owned by the American
Bridge company.
Rev. Nathaniel @. Clarke, D. D., for
nearly 30 years prominently identified
with the management Of the American
Board Of Commissioners Of Foreign
Missions, il dead ct Boston.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
TIE CURFsW LAW.
BENEFITS Conceded by Every Conc
munity in Which One Is in Effect.

Edward W. Box. in the Ladies' Holnr
Journal. reviews the provisions and
operations of the curfew ordinance,
which. in y~ariously modified forms, has
been adopted by municipal Legislative
bodies in the West. He gives hearty
Endorsement to the law. and asserts
that. although it met with general OPP
position at first, there is not Il city or
town in which it has been enforced,
that would have it abolished. 'Wher-
ever the curfeW ordinance has gona
into effect" Mr.. Box contends, Its ad-
vantages have been conceded. This is
rue now of over three hundred towns
Il cities, some as large in population
as Omaha and Topeka. In each case
the excellence of the law has become
apparent. opposing parents have con
coded its wisdom. and even children are
said to be pleased with it. 1t has plac-
ed in the hands of the police a most
effective weapon for clearing he
streets of hOodlums ut night, and in
many cases where disorder reigned at
street corners Quietncss. la w and order
now prevail. So well has the ordinance
worked that reports. gathered from not
less thar forty of the towns where it is
a law. show that the fine OIL imprison-
ment penalty has not been inflicted in
a single case. The first caution has
served the purpose. These reports
show. too. thai the ordinance is not en-
forced in any oppressive manner In
the case of evening winter or summer
entertainments. which would keep the
children out later than the curfew
hour, authority is easily obtained and
readily granted by the Mayor or town
l. official for an extension of time. Its
rigid enforcement is applied most strict
ly to the hOodlum element. and with
this class the police claim they have
never been able to deal so successfully
1t will be at onc obvious to all right
minded parents. | think. that they
should give the weight of their intlu
nee to the curfew ordinance wherever
it ma be presented. y TakeT
from any and every standpoint. it 5
an excellent thing. and it ma wisely
be encouraged by parents all owe GU
land"
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tion that never can be answered, and
they never tire Of watching its surface,
gazing out upon it by the hour at a
time, Specializing upon it's changes, for
its moods outnumber those of Il wOm-
an and it's variations are more un-
certain than those of a stock market.
At the summer resort. however, there
is little thought of either art OF senti-
ment in connection with the Vastly
deep, which is regarded by the deni-
ems purely as il source OF revenue,
and by the visitors simply us a
of amusement. The hotel keeper thinks
of it solely rs a. means of drawing
trade, the nan who owns boats thinks
the world Of it, because if there were
no sea there would be no boats. and
he would ave to hunt another job;
the fisherman, who knows the habits
Of every individual fish on the coast
and where it goes to get its breakfast,
dinner and supper and to take it's eX-
ercise, and can conduct the eager anna
teur to a place where you can pull them
out as fast as you can throw in your
hook, is, in his Utmost soul, convinced
that the sea exists for no other pur-
pose than to furnish a place to fish in,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

o to give an excuse for wreck yarns,
sharks and sea serpents are always
available us material, ana even If all
these sources of sea narrative fail. moth
ing is easier than to rig up in new
toggery those that will be spun on the
smallest ~provocation by the mariners
who give instructions in rowing and
sailing.
The natives along the seashore seem
to understand the secret Of long life.
Every Il who has spent a summer at
a seaside resort has noted the remark
able number of Old men and women to
be seen on every hand, and this in spite
of the theory that lack of excitement
contributes to longevity. These things,
however. are merely comparative. HUI
man nature can accommodate itself G.
almost any surroundings, and, becoL
ing accustomed to them, regard them
however exciting they may be to others,
as everyday matters. Thus it is that
fishermen and mo~untaineers live to old
age. ven in the midst of eXcitements
and alarms. for those who spend their
lives on the ocean have as many dan
gers to confront as those who pass their
days in conflict with the ~unSDeakable
T11rk
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

her own fine mind and innate gentil-
ity. had been ample. She preferred,
however. the quiet of the delightful
place in the pretty island off Ports
mouth, the care of her roses, the pleas
ure she extracted from her piano, and
the affairs of her household, to the
gayety Of city life or even the less
severe burden of country society.
The poet and his wife We're lovers
even in their old age. Lord Ten
nyson was II when they We're mar
ried, and be had known her when she
was Il mere child. The marriage took
place on June 10, 1850. Lady Tenny-
son was a fine musician and spent
much of her time in arranging or com
posing pretty bits Of melody, some
times setting the line Of her husbands
sentimental sOnnets 70 the airs she
WOW out Of her thought.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
ANDRES MONUMENT.
Vandals Have Clipped His Memorial
in Westminste Abbey.

LII "OSNHliHetST ADoCS
Near the center of the south wall or
the nave is a monument to Major Andre
of Revolutionary note. The very long
inscription upon it begins, SACRED to
the memory of Major John Andre, who.
raised by his merit, at an early period
Of life, to the rank of .Adjutant-Gener-
al of the British forces in America.
and employed in an important but haz-
ardous enterprise, fell a sacrifice to
his zeal for his King and country, on
the ID Of October. 1880, aged 20, uni
versally beloved and esteemed by the
army in which he served and lamented
even by his foes"
About rhe base of the
which is Il panel set against the wall,
are several small figures. These pro
ject from the panel. and represent the
presentation of Major Andres letter
to General Washington on the night be-
fore his execution. The ease with
which the heads Of these figures could
be broken off has been too great "A temp
tatiOn to r~elic-hunters, and most of the
heads have been knocked off and sto-
ltI. Illdl SuCl NdlINlStllSlll Is IlOl " hui
ly modern is shown from the fact that
Charles Lamb writes Of the defacing
of this very monument in this way in
his Essays of Ella" Southey, the
poet. when a boy, was a pupil at the
Westminster School. Later in life he
was exceedingly sensitive in regard to
his political principles, and for a time
a serious quarrel existed between him
self and Lamb, because the latter,
speaking in regard to this injury to
Andres monument, described it as 'the
wanton mischief of some schOOl-boy,
fired perhaps with raw notions of trans
atlantic freedom" Then, addressing
SOuthey. he added: THE mischief was
lone about the time that you were
Il scholar there. Do you know any.
thing about the unfortunate relic:"
There is now fastened upon the wall
Of the nave, above the monument. Il
wreath of oak leaves which Dean Stan
ley. when he visited America. gather
ed near the spot on the bank Of the
Hudson River where Andre was exec
uted. Although Andre died in 1880, it
was not until 1921 that, at the request
of the Duke of York, his bones were
eXhumed and taken to England to
be buried in the Abbey. The box in
which they were placed for the voyage
il still preserved in the oratory over
ST. lslip's chapel, where the wax fig
urrS are kept.-St. Nicholas.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

able. for any ones day. but there are
often enc of thrilling interest to be
witnessed. During even a calm sum
mer there are storms. and any storm
may furnish Il sensation of mighty pro
portions. \ shipwreck, the launching
of the lifeboat at the station. the boom
ing of the minute gun, the firing of
rockets. the throwing Of the life line.
the coming ashore of the survivors.
the taking up of a collection in their
behalf, are all thrilling tens that, with
more or less eXa%ggeratiOn. furnish the
material for many a story to be told
and retold when the seashore summer
birds have fitted to their city homes.
=, man who has gone through any eX-
p%erience of an unusual character will
always have attentive listeners while
he rehearseS it. The most thrilling
ocean experience 10 pass through is a
shipwreck. but. of course. if 4 man mas
never been fortunate enough to be &c,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
THE DIVING RAFT.

day. if he enjoys rowing he may Bills
ter his hands and strain his intercostal
muscles and the right and left hypo-
chondrla and his ~hypogastrium in Il
boat of almost any size and quality,
from a paper racing shell to a craft
which. in size, is first cousin to a whale
boat, and, in i~mmobility, is brother to
a washtub. If he likes association with
those who go down to the sea in ships,
he can get it, for about such places
there are always tars Of the vintage
of 1S49, who can tell him tales of ship
wreck and cannibalism. of service
ashore and afloat. Of adventures I'M
dergone in any part of the world he
is interested in, and with equal readi-
ness and volubility will describe to
him their shipwrecks on the Barbary
coast, and how they We're made slaves
and escaped by running away with
the Sultan's favOrite wife, or how
they fought pirates off the coast of
Tonquin, and had to blow up the ship
and get away on a plank. He can
visit the ]forecastles of ships, the old
fashioned sailing variety, and hear
nautical wonders until his hair will
stand on end like quilts of the fretful
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
Bride and Groom.

Our word bride" is derived from the
AnglO-SaXon verb 'bredan." to cherish;
while groom" or "grom," is an old
Dutch word, which simply means a
young man, and is quite different from
the term applied to our equine domes-
tics, which either comes from the Per
sian ''garma" IA keeper Of horses, or
else from the AnglO-SaXon word
'guma' { q caretaker or servant, and
this word groom should really be
spelled without the letter ST. for writ
ten gone" it a rs expressive Of a
man servant, in use in England ave as
late Us the civil wars Of the seventeenth
century.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Even if he has nc higher motiEe than
that of utilizing old ocean as 4 means
of health and cleanliness. he may find
amusement in that. though the first
bucketful of cold salt water dashed on
his unprotected person by IA humorous
bystander is apt to fill his mouth with
cursiug and cover his back with goose
pimples. Even such an experience as
this. however. after it is past. has its
comic side. for he laughs as heartily
as any one at the shudder that ran
through his frame from the sudden
shock.
If not particularly fond of bathing,
he will find any quantity of amusement
in watching those who are, and there
are always among the bathers a Sutfi
cient number of feminine costumes to
give Zest to the spectacle. Whether
the ladies who disport themselves on
the beach of Il seaside resort enjoy
more the display of their bathing suits
OF h contact with the water is 4 ques-
ton about which philosophers and ex-
perts will always differ. but it is quite
probable that were a poll made Of the
female contingent at such places and
honest opinions given. the suits would
play quite as important a part in the
business as the pillows.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
ADDle

Peel and core some good apples ana
boil them with sufficient water to pre-
vent them burning; beat to a pulp and
to every pound Of pulp allow three
quarters of 4 pound of lump sugar; dip
the Jumps into water, throw them into
q pan and DOLL till the syrup is thick and
can be we'll skinned; then add 1t to the
apple pulp, with a half ~teaspoonful OF
lemon juice and stir owe a hot fire for
about twenty minutes, or until n APP
pie ceases to stick to the bottom Of the
pan. Then pour into small jelly molds.
previously dipped in water. Stand on
ice or in Il cool place and when turned
out stick over with blanched almonds.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Regarded purely as a mean of
amusement the capacity of the sea is
almost as boundless as it's extent, and
he who goes to the seaside for no other
purpose than to pass the long sum-
mer days will have no difficulty in
finding employment for every hour.
AS a summer resort the seashOre has
always been popular; those who live
near the ocean are not tempted to leave
it during the season when it is most
attractive and dwellers inland find the
sea and shore a pleasant change from
the city streets or landscapes in which
water plays a small and quite subor-
dinate part. For. after all, there is in
the sea an infinite variety of aspect.
He who conceives of the ocean as sim
ply a level stretch of water knows
nothing Of it. Even when calm it is
never twice the same, for the eXpe-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
FUN IN THE BREAKERS.

The love of the sea is healthy, and
the nerve-stimulating blow Of the brine
has in a few weeks often made of an
almost hopeless invalid quite another
man.
The unwonted exercise. the change of
scene, the cheerful society to be found
in these places, the fresh atmosphere,
ever the sight of the sea in its various
moods. all are healthful influences and
all tend to turn the channel of thought
into new directions, to divert the al
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
LADY
She Loved Her Husband and Home
and Was an Ideal Poets Wife.

Emily Selwood TennySon. widow or
the late poet laureate of England,
died recently at the beautiful residence
of the Tennyson family on the Isle
of Wight. She had lived a secluded
life, and, like her husband. was I'M
known in English society. She might
have been distinguished and even
brilliant in the best of English draw
ing rooms. as in her own. had she so
desired. Her opportunities. not only
by reason of the laureatp'S fame as
the greatest of living poets. but through
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

tually in a wreck. the mex best thing
is to see one. and if his Imagination is
sufficiently lively, he can polish up tn"
story to such an extent as to make it
quite as thrilling as though he himself
had been dashed to the mast and made
the sport of the waves for hours while
the lifeboat vainly endeavored to reach
the disabled ship. Tales of the sea are
easily manufactured, and even if no
wrecks occur at or near the summer re-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

now in the market ranging in length
from six to thirty-six inches. though
q longer one may be made by a union
Joint. Preferably. each picture should
have two hangers, which will better
secure neatness and durability. If de-
sired, more than one picture may be
hung upon one hanger, as shown by
the adjustable hook on the right OF the
cut
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
NlalaChite.

Artificial malachite which is suscepti-
bic of a fine polish is made by precipi-
tating IA solution of sulphate Of copper
in the cold by carbonate of soda or OF
potash. The precipitate. which is VOLT
minous. should be washed and dried
AMI made into a paste with plaster Of
Paris and water. Allow the compost.
ion 70 harden.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

serve with subjects, the poet with
SMILES, the preacher with symbols,
and the scientist with material so vast
in quantity thar. v now, after hun
dreds Of years of research, he is forced
to confess himself but on the thresh-
old of the knowledge that remains. He
has only. here and there. gathered a
handful Of sands: the ocean remains
almost uneXplOred.
If il visitor enjoys fishing he may EN-
ploy it as a steady a%vocation day after
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

tention of the invalid from himself
and his condition, to give him renewed
hope, which. after all, is what not a few
sick people need more than they do
medicine. Life at the seashore is any
thing but humdrum. Bathing. rowing,
yachting, fishing, ~promenading while
the band plays, furnish sufficient idle
employment, if such a term is allow
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
Chicago.

Al the p~ostoffice. in sorting Ove the
letters from various parts of the world,
one hundred and ninety-seven different
ways Of spelling Chicago" have been
found: among them were: 'Jagjago,'
''Hipaho." "Jajigo," "Schecchacho,'
''Hizago,' "ChachichO," and a scholarly
resident Of Finland INDUCES in Hi.
ZaZo."
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
Ancient Prepared PaDyrus.

The parchmcnts and papyruS used by
the ancienIs seem to have had a spe-
ciai preparation, by virtue of which
they absorbed the ink and thus caused
the writing to be almost indelib!e.-
Nashville American
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

bathing. With all these classes. the
visitor warmly sympathizes. and fur
Their concludes that the ocean exists.
perhaps not primarily. but incidentally
to the end that he may be amused DUR
ing a few weeks in the summer when
it is too hot to stay at home. and he
has not enough money to go to Europe.
So. each and all compel the ocean to
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

rienced eye will detect in it's surface
appearances changes of color here and
there, relies of Il storm that has gone
by, omenS of a storm that is to come.
To sailors and fishermen and those
who, in N way or another, make their
living on its waves, it is a problem
that V has been solved, a ques-