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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

New York, March 16.-The features
of yesterdays all-day rally of the Saliva
tion Army, held at their headquarters,
Memorial hall, brought about the con-
version of twenty persons and the ac-
cession to the army of Francis L.
Clark, president of the United Societies
of the Christian Endeavor union, who
resides in Boston.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

Paulsboro, N. j., March 14.-Mrs.
Joseph Featherer, n middle-aged wo-
man, living at Bridgeport near here,
committed suicide yesterday by burn
ing herself to death She saturated
her clothing with kerosene and then
set herself afire. Before help came the
woman was so badly burned that she
died shortly afterward. Insanity is
supposed to have been the cause.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
VIII Sue the Bondsmen.

Bridgeport, Conn, March 17.-Wal-
ter McNally, the 'grees goods" man,
arrested here last week, will sue the
New York bondsmen who caused his
detention. After his arrest it was
learned that the notorious Jimmy"
NcNally, brother of the prisoner, was
the man wanted. A bondsman of his
in New York was anxious to save
81, 500 which he had furnished.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
Lloyd Held for Manslauahter,

New Haven, Conn, March 17.--W. A.
Lloyd has been bound over to the
superior court, charged with man
slaughter in intiicting blows on the
head of Richard Stanton, which re-
suited in death on February "a. Lloyd
admits striking Stanton, but asserts
that he was first attacked by the latter
with razor
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
Fears for Safety of Fishing Fleet.

Halifax, N. s., March 14.-The her
ring cove fishing fleet, consisting of
five schooners, was caught in Thurs
days storm and have not yet made
port Fears are entertained for them.
Each schooner contained full crew
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
walcott KNOCKS out Collins.

Long Island, City, L. l., March IT.
After twenty-six minutes and fifty five
seconds of the most desperate fighting
Joe Walcott last night knocked out
Scott Collins, better known as Bright
Eyes" at the Eureka Athletic club.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

London, March 1.-THE British
steamer Scottish Prince, Capt. Nichols,
from New Orleans, Feb 2s, for Genoa,
at st. Michaels, landed the crew of the
American schooner Elisha Gibbs,
which was abandoned at sea in sink.
Ing condition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
VENEZUELAN AFFAIR
Believed That the Way Has Been
Opened for Peaceful Settlement.
HENRY NORTHCOTE TO NEGOTIATE 4?
That Diplomatist's Visit to Washington So
Interpreted GOOD Reasons for Believ-
ing That Ambassador Pauncefote
Has Received Instructions.

Washington, March 17.-While state
department officials decline to divulge
the nature of Secretary olney's latest
suggestion to Lord Salisbury in re-
gard to method of settling the
Venezuelan dispute, it is understood
that the way has been opened for nego-
tiations which are expected to result
in some plan of adjusting the boundary
claims satisfactory to all concerned
The reply Of Great Britain to Mr.. OIL
ney's proposal has not yet actually
reached the state department, but it is
on the way and there are good reasons
for believing that Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador, has with
in the past twenty-four hours received
full instructions to enter into negotia-
tions here on the subject.
Sir Henry Northcote's Visit.
The arrival in Washington just at
this juncture of Sir Henry Stafford
Northcote, NJ. p, for Exeter, and a
diplomatic and treaty negotiator of
wide experience, has been associated
with the Venezuelan affair. Sir Stat
ford Northcote, however, asserts that
his visit is purely personal. Sir Stat
ford Northcote accompanied the Mar
duis of Ripon to Washington to arrange
the Alabama claims treaty of 1871,
serving as secretary of the British
claims commission, and he was Lord
Salisburys private secretary at Con-
stantinople in 1876, during the import
ant negotiations then in progress. He
has always been considered an ex-
tremely valuable man in just such nego-
tiations as are now about to take place
in Washington.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
croker's Montnuk Backed for the Derby.

London, March 1.-THE Sportsman
in its issue to-day will say that Rich
ard Croker's horse MontaulI was backed
Friday to win the Derby, S25, 900, one
hundred times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
Towns Burned by Insurgents.
(From a Staff Correspondent.l


Havana, March 17-The Espana
battalion met 1000 insurgents under
Lacret or Zayas at Xenes, near Ell Pal
me, east of Havana, and an engage
ment took place that lasted two hours.
1t is reported that the rebels left seven
dead on the field, and carried other
dead and wounded off with them. The
troops lost three wounded. The insur-
gents have entered the town of Guara,
province of Havana, and sacked and
burned a number of stores Their
presence caused a panic There were
no losses in the rebel attack on the
town of Matabano Saturday. The in
surgents burned police Headquarters,
the town hall, church, a NUM- ber of
stores, two coffee houses, five resi-
dences and ffty-three frame buildings.
They practically reduced the town to
ashes. A gunboat in the harbor shelled
the rebels during the attack. A rebel
band has burned the buildings on La
brinto estate and a residence on In
Vega estate near Colon. Some idea of
the devastation already wrought in
NuDd may be Bledneu from the TACT
that thirty-five towns in the western
provinces have been completely de-
stroyed by the insurgents Besides
these, twenty-five other towns have
been half burned. Very little of the
destruction has been done wantonly
by either side. Most of the towns have
been destroyed to prevent their use
ms bases of operations by the enemy.
When the insurgents entered the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio and found well
come from the inhabitants, no property
was destroyed. When they were dis
lodged by the Spaniards, the inhabi-
tants burned their own towns, and now
nearly the whole province is in ashes.
The tobacco crop in this province is
also practically destroyed. Thousands
of people are destitute, and were it not
for tropical fruits and the tropical eli
mate they would starve to death.
j. FRANK CLARK
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
Work for sexsntx.flve Man.

Reading, Pa, March 17-Templs
furnace, which has been out of biast
the past eight weeks, was started uo
yesterday, giving employment to aboxt
seventy Gye men.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

Albany, March 1.-THE Lexow sen-
ate Greater New York bill was handed
down in the assembly last night and
was referred to the cities committee.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

Waterbury, Conn, March 1.-THE
twelve carriers and ex-carriers Of the
Waterbury postoffice shave received
payment of back claims amour ting to
s., 423 for extra services in 1883 to 1893
inclusive.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
Ex-Gov. Campbell Endorsed.

Columbus, o., March 17.-The demo-
cratic convention yesterday afternoon
adopted resolution endorsing ex-Gov
James E. Campbell for the presidency
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
DIR. Peters Resigns,

London, March 17.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily News tele-
graphs that DR.. Peters has resigned
the presidency of the Berlin Colonial
society.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

Boston, March Thames H. Bar
non signed Boston baseball contract
yesterday, and will accompany the
team on its southern trip. -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19

"Gen. Weyler believes that the war
will last two years more, that that
time will be necessary for the absolute
suppression Of the rebellion. Available
funds - Bank of Spain, $40, 900, OU0;
Paris, $40, 1000, 900; Cuban bonds, S2O,-
100000; Cuban securities and concos-
sions, S25, 900, 900; reserve fund, S15,-
oc0,OOOi Total, slOO, 900, OOO Fifty
million dollars having been expended,
fifty million dollars remain. While
Cuba is on war footing her finances
are on gold basis. The Cuban Gus
tom house for ten years previous to the
present trouble yielded $40, 900, 900 per
annum. The past year its receipts
were between S1l, 100000 and Sl2, ,O0O,-
600. In case of necessity, say three
year campaign, the Spanish and Cuban
credits may be relied on to furnish the
sinews of war. Up to date Spain has
not made any new loan on Cuban ac-
count While authorized to borrow
S75, 900, 900 she has not availed herself
of it. These figures show Spains re-
sources and vitality. They are the
elements on which Spaniards of all
classes rely for the suppression of the
rebellion"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-19
COST OF THE WAR
SDain's Expensive Struggle Against
the Cuban Insurgents.
S5O,OOO,OOO EXPENDED LAST YEAR
Estimated by Spanish OGcials That the
War win Last Two ears More and
Cost $500, 900. OOO-NIortallty
Among the Soldiers.

New York, March 17.-Mr. Balde-
sano, the consul general of Spain, has
received the following information
from Madrid. 1t is u summary of the
number of men sent to Cuba, the ex-
penses and the mortality for the first
year of the Cuban rebellion: "When
the rebellion commenced in Cuba in
February, 1895, Spain had 5000 men
in the island. Nine expeditions have
been sent from Spain to Cuba. They
consisted of the following officers and
men: Generals, SO; colonels, 500;
majors, captains and other officers,
4,623; sergeants, 3,257; corporals and
soldiers, 100, 369; grand total, 1l7,795
of all ranks. The mortality for all
ranks from Marci. ], 1895, to January
81, 1896, was as follows: Generals, 3;
colouels, 4; observation-disclosures, 5;
majors, II; captains, 81; first lieuten-
ants, 1Ol; second lieutenants, "a;
chaplains, 9; sergeants, so; coporals,
16l, and soldiers, 1894. Total, 3,677
Causes of death: Killed in action 2S6:
died from wounds, 49, died from yellow
fever 3,l9O; died of ordinary diseases,
2S2. Total, 3,677. The cost of the
war in round figures is given as fol-
lows: February "a, 1895, to February
"a, 1896, army in Cuba, $4,000, 900;
navy and war supplies, etc, $40 900, 900
1'otal, $50, 1000, 900. For four months
past 10000 men have been in Cuba;
after March 81, 1896, $780, 900 men will
be in the island. The increase in the
army will mean an increase in ex-
penditures. The estimate for the cur
rent year is SIS, 900, 900; the cost Tor
this year and next, $3.50, 900, 900, with
5O,ooo,ooo already disbursed, means
$500, 900, 900
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
Cost of Gold.

The annual report of the Portland
company for 1895 shows that it's gross
production of gold for the year was
81, 700,0 95, the expenses of every de-
scription $685., $40, aid the net profit
of the company $l,O14,746. One of the
great cries of the goldite used to be
the bonanza silver mines could pro-
duce the white metal at cost far be-
low 81 20 an ounce and that the silver
barons were thus making vast profits
by unloading pauper silver on the
people at the coinage price. The
bonanza gold mine under considera-
ton has been a very heavy expense
during the year for new development,
machinery, ETC., yet the cost Of pro-
ducing its gold has been only about
So an ounce and this ''pauper" gold
is greedily demanded at $40 67 per
ounce. Colorado would respectfully
suggest also that the gold will buy
much more of all commodities grown
in the East than it would when the
mints were open TO silver. We hope
that our gold bug friends will derive
whatever satisfaction they can from
the use of the gold which this state
will continue to furnish them at $50 g.
per ounce regardless of cost. Rocky
Mountain News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
In a Nut Shell.

Direct legislation provides that af-
ter bill has passed the legislative
body Congress, state legislature, city
co4hcii, etc it must be submitted to
the people for their approval or veto
when
1. The executive president, gov
ernor, mayor SO directs.
2. When one-fifth of the legislative
body so votes.
8. When one fourth of the voters
30 petition within thirty days.
This prevents the legislature from
SELLING out" to corporations.
Power of recall provides that when.
ever majority of the voters become
convinced that one of their officers
should be recalled, they can by q pc.
tition signed by a majority of the
voters in his district call an election,
wherein he shall be one of the candi-
dates, along with such others as the
people may select, thus giving the
people, IN their capacity as a public
corporation, the right that all private
corporations possess, to dismiss SER
want when convinced Of his untrust-
worthiness, even though unable to
furnish absolute proof of criminal
conduct. Brotherhood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
Definitions.

Direct Misunderstanding laws by
the votes of the people, instead of by
Legislative bodies as at present done.
Initiative-The proposal of q law by
a percentage of the voters.
Referendum-The vote at the polls
on a proposed law.
Imperative Mandate-The right re-
served by the people to displace or
recall an official at any time in their
discretion.
/ Lawmaking by the voters is termed
direct legislation to distinguish it
from lawmakins representatives,
which carries out the will of the soy.
ereign people indirectly.
The initiative is commonly exer-
cised through petition, signed by
such voters as wish the proposition
which is printed at the head of the
petition to become law. The initia
tive is not a simple petition; it is a
petition which the legislative body
addressed must obey by sending the
proposition in'question to vote al
i the polls.
The Referendum may take place or
a law passed by o legislative body
contingent on its adoption by the
voters at the polls, or it may take
place in response to the initiative
Tacoma Sun.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
The Evil Of Yielding to the Bank of
England's Dictatlon.

We have not far to go to see why
the gold journals oppose anything
which antagonizes the Bank of Eng
land. The fatal mistake, if we may
call it by SO mild term, by which
the wealth producers are being made
the vassals of the wealth-acquirers,
and the opulent republic is becoming
more and more Il debtor nation, is
found in the policy of President Cleve-
land carrying out virtually the repub-
lican financial policy, since these two
powers have become bound to Wall
street and the usurer class. This
obedience on the part of the two old
parties to the dictates of the Bank of
England and the usurer class has led
to the resorting to extreme war-lneas-
ures in issuing bonds in times of pro-
found peace in a nation marvelously
rich in real wealth. The whole bond
transaction will go down in history as
a dark spot on the pages of our times.
Whether we regarded it as an mex
cusable blunder or as u inca sure less
crime it matters little; it was the
natural sequence of the surrender of
the interests of the producing mill
ions to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by
adopting vicious and un-American
financial policy.-The Arena.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
What Bimetallists CLAIM.

Bimetallists contend that the free
coinage of silver would create an in
creased demand for the white metal,
and an increase of price would follow.
They do not contend that n silver
dollar would be worth as much as a
gold dollar is at the present time, for,
if it should be, prices would remain
just Us low as they now are, and the
producing millions would derive no
benefit from a restoration of the
coinage laws of the country as they
existed prior to 1878.
But bimetallists do claim that the
increased use of silver would lessen
the demand for gold and that fall
in its price would follow. That by
the rise in the price of one metal and
the fall in the value of the other, the
values of the two would come togeth-
er somewhere about half way between
the present bullion value of each.
Bimetallists know that there is no
such thing as the natural price OF
money; that money is pure and sim.
pie q creation of the law; that what
ever congress by legal enactment calls
a dollar is n dollar, no matter
whether it is made of 25 grains oil
gold and alloy, or 1925 grains of sill
yer and alloy, or simply 8 grains of
paper. 1t is q dollar just the same if
the law makes it dollar. But the
volume or number of these dollars in
circula tion measures the prices of the
country's products, making them
high or low by operation of the same
law which makes corn dear when the
crop has been poor and the yield
small, and cheap when the harvest
has been Observation-Disclosures
Democrat,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
LIVE STOCK RETURNS.
Value of Horses Decreased 1873 Per Cent.
Since January, 1898.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE agricul-
tural department returns for January,
1896, show the total number of horses
to be 5,124,057; mules, 2,27s,946; mich
cows, 16,137,5s6; oxen and other cattle,
as,oS5,4o9; sheep, as,2os,7sa; and swine,
4.,s42,750.
The average farm prices per head are
estimated: For horses, $33.o7; mules,
$4!.29; mich cows, $22.55; oxen and
other cattle, $3.50; sheep, $1.7o; swine,
S4.55. The aggregate values are: For
horses, $500, lac, 1s6; mules, $103, 2o4, 457;
mich cows, $685., 1855, 545; oxen and other
cattle, $5os,92s,416; sheep, $65, 167, 735;
swine, $1se,529, 745; grand total, $1,727,.
s26,os4.
In number, horses have decreased Az
per cent; mules, 2.3 per cent; milcf
cows, 2.2 per cent; oxen and other cat
tie, &C per cent; sheep, 9.4 per cent.
and swine, 30 per cent. since January
1895.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
.PoTTER's SKULL FRACTURED.
Nephew of New York Bishop Was Prob
ably Murdered iE San Francisco.

Nephew of New York Bishop Was Prob
ably Murdered IT. San Francisco.
San Francisco, Feb. 11.-Further in
,vestigation leads to the conclusion that
H. Cranston Potter, the Tacoma mer.
chant, whose body was found near the
Cliff house Monday, may have been
murdered.
In the back of his head is great
wound that cracked the skull for several
inches. The bridge of the nose is also
cut and the forehead is mass OF
bruises. Though the facial wounds
n,ay have been caused while the body
was being washed upon the sands by
the ocean waves, the frightful wound in
the head is of such. a nature that the
friends of the deceased who have
viewed the remains believe that Potter
was murdered.
Potter was brother of James Brown
Potter and nephew of Bishop Potter
OF New York
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
TRaINs COLLIDE HEAD ON.
Accident on Illinois Central in Which
Five Arc Killed.

Five ARC Allleus
Centralia, ILL.,, Feb. 11.-A disastrous
hcad-eud collision occurred Tuesday
morning at 6:45 o'clock one mile north
of Dongola, between passenger and
freight train going at full speed.
Five men were killed outright and
others injured, none severely.
The dead are William Huntington,
engineer; Gus Anderson, fireman; Fee
liz Armstrong, baggageman of passen-
ger crew; Cures Adams, fireman;
Mclean, brakeman of freight.
Ed Bales, engineer of the freight,
jumped and received only slight injur-
les on the head. None of the passen-
gers We're injured beyond receiving Il
Slight shaking up. The passenger
train had waiting order at Dongola
for the freight, but as several freights
had pulled i'll the engineer supposed
the track was clear, and left.
The collision happened on sharp
curve and the engineers could not sec
the approaching trains until close TO-
gether. The damage to the railroads
property was great, as both trains
We're going at such speed that the force
of the collision drove engines and cars
together in mass. Three men killed
were buried under the wreck and their
bodies not found for two hours.
All the men killed lived in Centralia
Huntington was one of the oldest eli.
gineers on the road. The track will
not be cleared for several hours and
through trains will be seriously de.
layed.
The Illinois Central has been doing
more business than can be easily
handled on one track and Mardi Gras
excursions have increased it consider.
ably, giving train crews a vast amount
of extra work. Considering the force
of the collision the escape of passen'
gers is remarkable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
The Howard County Institute

1t came about that the editor of the
Register was present at the annual
meeting of the Howard county Insti-
tute held last week at Cresco, and we
give Il few things connected with it
which we think will interest cur read
ers here. II may be said to start with
that Howard county farmers are lot
of bright, wideawakc men, keenly
alive to the changing conditions of
their business, and working hard to
keep in the front of the procession.
This was evidenced by the large at
tendance, not only Of the farmers, but
their wives also. The problem which
confronts our farmers here, of how
best to utilize the corn crop as whole.
is receiving the earnest attention of
friends in Howard county. The most
interesting discussion of the institute
was on this subject. All agreed that
no farmer could longer afford to let
his corn stalks 60 TO waste in the fields.
There were several present who are
warm advocates of the silo, having
used this method for years. 1t was
conceded that for the dairy this was
| the most economical method to adopt.
1t was not SO clcarNthat this was the
best method for the feeder or beef
raiser, thous h good results were re-
ported on this line. How to save the
fodder, cut with corn harvester and
shredded later, Brought out number
of valuable experiences. All said that
they had to watch it closely or it
spoiled.
The experience of MIR. James Smith
as to the value of corn fodder as a SUBJ
stitute for hay is worth giving:
He is wintcring 80 head OF cattle. II
horses, and 81 sheep on the fodder from
40 acres of corn, which was hauled to
the barn when cured, husked and
shredded. He said this fodder will
carry h stock all through until spring
and be worth to him the equivalent of
70 tons of good hay, or at least $3.50.
Cresco is a beautiful Iowa town pos
sessing all that is best in all good
things which pertain to Iowa muni-
cipalities. AS the chief center and
trading point for very rich and fer
tile section of the state, it has very
bright future before it, it is one of the
few Iowa towns which during the hard
times Of the past few years, has steadi-
ly grown, passing up to the position
of u city of the second class the past
year. We made many friends among
its good people whom we shall long
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Register.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
HARMON TAKES A HAND.
Attorney General Proposes to Enforce
Law Against Prize Eishta.

Attorney General Proposes to Enforce
Law Against Prize Fights.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Gen. Harmon
has instructed the United States dis
trict attorneys and United States MAJ
shals in New Mexico, Arizona and In
dian territories to keep sharp look
out for the proposed Maher-Fitzsilu-
mons prize fight and to use all means
in their power to prevent the law re-
Gently approved by the president pro-
hibiting prize fights in territories from
being violated. Responses have been
received stating that the United States
authorities will be on the alert to pre-
vent the violation of the law.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE commit
tee from the Ministers association, who
had IN audience with the governor OF
Ahumada Monday morning, seem sat
isfied with the assurances, but will say
nothing for publication.