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Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
WARNED
Solicitors Of Recruits for Cuba Are Liable |
to Punishment,

Solicitors Of Recruits for Cuba Are Liable
to Punishment.
St. Louis. Dec. Establishments of re-
cruits and solicitations of funds to as
sist the Cubans continue here unabated
and is carried on without attempt at
concealment. This is done in direct
violation of legal enactment, and United
States Circuit Attorney Anthony has
felt called upon to interfere. Seror
Ramon Aquabella, the active Cuban
agent here. has received note from, the
attorney calling attention to the follow
ing section of the neutrality law:
Every person who. within the terri
tory or jurisdiction of the United States be-
gins, or sets on foot. or provides or pre-
pares the means for any military expedf-
tion or enterprise. to be carried on from
them against the territories or dominions
of any foreign prince, or state, colony dis
trict or people with wnom the United States
are at peace, shall be deemed guilty of high
E1isdemeanor and shall be fined not ex-
ceeding 5000 and imprisoned for not more
than three years.
Had the work of enlistment been car
ried on with show of secrecy, as here
tofore, this note of the attorney would
not have been written. But for week
recruiting and the soliciting of funds
have been public.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

Interesting Paper Read by DR.. Chaplin. Of
Phoenix, A. T., Dec. 17.-Three thou
sand visitors are in Phoenix to attend
the fifth annual session of the national
irrigation congress. Visitors come from
25 states. The eastern men take as
much interest in irrigation as the arid
land citizens. Strawberries, oranges,
lemons, grapes and various other semi
tropical fruits were presented to the
visitors, creating surprise of the resi-
dents of the frozen east. Great interest
was manifested in the many able and
valuable papers which were read.
DR.. Chaplin, of Illinois, read scien-
tific paper on Humid America" DR..
Chaplin is a noted author, and his ad-
dress was mastery and interesting
The paper showed the number of
pounds of water necessary to produce
one pound of dry product. Figures in
this respect are surprising. For ex-
ample, the paper declares one pound OF
corn requires $50 pounds of water,
either irrigation or rain. The doctor
makes strong claims that the farms Of
Illinois, Indiana and Maine have been
greatly improved in productiveness by
the artificial application of water, anu
the products have increased fourfold.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
SHAKEN UP.
The British Isles Visited by Violent
Earthquake Shocks.

The British Isles Visited BY Violent
Earthquake Shocks.
London, Dec. ls.-Two strong shocks
of earthquake were felt Throughout,
Wales, the Midlands and the south OF
England early Thursday morning. The
first shock occurred at three o'clock
and the second at half-past five, the
waves passing from west to east.
Houses were violently shaken, beds
moved from their places, doors forced
open and furniture overturned. Tele-
grams from all quarters concur in the
statement that the first shock was Of
80 seconds duration and was followed
by loud rumbling sound and minor
tremblings of the earth. The second
shock was shorter but more severe.
Many people in Windsor, Cheltenham
and other places rushed out of their
houses. but no one was hurt
Hereford cathedral was injured.
There the dull rumbling beneath the
earth's surface was followed by two
loud crashes and a terrible lifting and
rocking. The panic at Hereford was SO
great that one woman died of fright.
People rushed wildly into the streets.
Many chimneys fell, crashing into the
thoroughfares, and all the pinnacles of
st. Nicholas church toppled over and
part of the pinnacle of the cathedral
fell to the ground.
At Liverpool the earthquake was pre-
ceded by heavy thunder and a fearful
hailstorm. In London the earthquake
was only slightly felt,
A singular phenomenon occurred at
Bridgenorth, near Shrewsbury, previ-
Gus to the disturbance. The streets
suddenly seemed to be on fire and there
was violent report, accompanied by
shaking of the earth. People who were
abroad in that vicinity say they were for
a time unable to walk owing to the vi
brations. There was very great excite.
ment among the rustics about Poole,
who thought that the end of the world
had come.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Saw He Still Lives.

Key West, Fla, Dec. Passengers
by the Olivette report great uneasiness
is felt in Havana on account of the un-
certainty of Maceo's death. II is re-
ported on good authority that Gen.
Prats, commander of Matanzas prov
ince. has notified Gen. Weyler by tele-
gram to cease all demonstrations on
account of the death of Maceo and that
Gen. Bernal, of said province, had an
engagement Tuesday week with Maceo,
who had 5000 men with him. The
6paniards report victory as usual.
Passengers state that the report Of
Maceo's death il well understood in
Havana and that it was made up by or
der Of the home government to influ-
ence the congress Of the United States.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
THE POPULAR VOTE.
Complete Official Returns from the Va
rlOus States Are Collected.

Complete Official Returns from tha Va.
riOus States Are Collected.
New York. Dec. l6.-The canvass of
the vote OF New York state Tuesday
practically completes the Official vote
by states and makes it possible for the
first time to tabulate the popular vote
for president. With the exception of
Utah and South Dakota, where the
courts have ordered the revision of the
completed returns, the final vote of all
states has been collected. In Texas the
state canvassing board declared the vote
without waiting for the returns from
six small counties. These have been es-
timated and added to the result in that
state.
The total vote cast was l3.924.653.
This was 1.s13,124 more than the total
vote of 1892. Mckinley received 7,109,-
$50 and Bryan 6,50s,6s1, plurality fox
Mckinley of 6oo,7 The vote for Bryan
and Sewell and that for Bryan and Wat
son are combined in the total vote given
for Bryan. Only IL states reported
a separate vote for Bryan and Watson.
His aggregate vote was 46,s79. The
Sound money" democratic vota for
Palmer and Buckner was 1872, 2,O56. The
prohibition vote for Levering was 1877.
ia. The national free silver prohibi.
tionists cast 1890 votes for Bentley.
Matchett, the candidate for the social
ist labor party received 33 .942.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
FATAL WRECK.
Death of Postal Clerk from a Peculia,
- Cause.


Cause.
Chillicothe, O., Dec. 19.-A fatal wreck
from very peculiar cause occurred on
the Baltimore q Ohio southwestern
railway at the east edge of Hamden,
near here,at 1888 Friday afternoon. The
fast west-bound express No. 3, Engineer
Cutter, Conductor Thomas Brown, was
entering Hamden going As miles an
hour. Just as they whistled for the
station the pilot struck COW. She was
thrown against a switch with such
force as to throw open the switch. The
engine took the switch track while the
coaches kept on the main track. The
engine jumped the track, ran into
bank and overturned the tender.
The coaches struck the tender, which
lay partially across the main track,
and jumped to another siding. where
they encountered car of shelled corr.
The baggage and postal cars also left
the track. Michael King. postal clerk
of Cincinnati, was buried in the shelled
corn and smothcred to death. O. H.
Smith, postal clerk. also of Cincinnati,
uSld1ueu AIdCtuTcu IlO duu was IN
iured internally so badly that he may
die. Postal Clerk Shannon, Of Cincin-
natl, was seriously injured. Conductor
Brown was badly bruised in the ab-
domen and narrowly escaped death. a
rail piercing the car floor at his feet
and tearing his trousers as it shot past
him to the roof. None of the passengers
was injured beyond bruises that are
not serious.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Noted Actor Dead.

Rome. Dec. l6.-Alex Salvini, the
well-known actor, and son o. the cele.
brated Italian tragedian, Tamasso Sal.
vini, died at Florence at nine o'clock
Tuesday morning. Young Salvini was
% have made tour of America this
season, opening in Cleveland, O., in Sep
tember last, in The Three Guards.
men," All his engagements were can.
celed. however. early in the season
when word of his illness was sent tc
his manager, Mr.. w. Wilkinson, of New
York city.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
News in Brief.


Redwood Falls is investigating the
question of electric lights.
The secretary of war has advertised
for bids for the So, 600, 900 continuous
appropriation contracts for the Duluth
harbor.
c. j. Leefeld, hardware dealer at
Hastings, has assigned.
A young man named Machors fell
dead while returning from party at
Norwood.
A baby pulled a lighted lamp off the
table in the home of E. A. Ramon, of
Winona. An explosion followed, which
badly burned the child and his mother.
The Office of The Farmer, at Ashley,
was destroyed by fire.
The numerous hold ups that have
prevailed for a long time in Minneapo-
lis has probably terminated by the ar
rest of May White, VIM. Mitchell and
John Quinn. All of them are under 20
years of age and two of them have
made full confession.
A tramp robbed Peter Hogan's sa-
loon at Delavan of a let of cigars and
whisky. While enjoying his stolen
goods the fellow was arrested but aft
erwards escaped.
Two highwaymen held up William
Scotch, a cattle buyer near Pelican
Rapids and took $4OO.
Fire at Chatfeld destroyed Flindt's
jewelry store, Scott's restaurant and
Gould's harness shop.
Representative Towne will make an
effort during this session to have one
of the new gunboats named after Du-
luth. He will probably be supported
by other members of the Minneso
delegation.
Alfred Nelson, living near Crookston,
applied for and was refused license
to wed 14-year old girl
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
wizard Hermann Is Dead.

Rochester. N. Y, Dec. 1S.-Prof. Alex.
ander Hermann, the magician,who :p
peared at the Lyceum theater Wednes.
Gay night, concluding an engagement
of three performances. died Thursday
morning in his private car, while on
the Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh
road. on his'way to Bradford, Pa,
where he was to open an engagement
Thursday evening. Heart disease il
supposed to be the cause Of his death.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
a STATE OF AMERICANS.
North Caro11na's Population Almost Exc
clusivsly Born in the State.

North CarOIina's Population Almost Exc
ciusively Born in the State.
North Carolina is one of the Oldest
states in respect to settlement, having
been first colonized in 1887. 1t is one of
the 13 original states, and by reason
CT its extensive sea coast and good ports
has always been easily accessible to inn
migrants. Yet in the whole United
States there is not one of the As whichj
has smaller foreign-born population
than North Carolina, and this peculiar
distinction it has retained for good
deal more than century. By the fed,
eral census of 1890 there were 1,600, 900
native-born inhabitants of North Caro-
lima and only 3,700 born out of the state
North Carolina's percentage, in fact, is
states that it appears almost insignifi-
cant. North Dakota, at the top of the
list, has 80 per cent. foreign-born popu-
lation; Minnesota, Sc; Wisconsin, A.!
Rhode Island, ~; New York, 35; Con-
necticut, 32; New Jersey, 20; Illinois,
IS; New Hampshire, 20; Ohio, IA; Mary
land, 10; Indiana, z, and Louisiana, 4.
North Cardinals percentage is one
fifth of one per cent, and it has at no
time been much higher.
This fact being undisputed, the ques-
tion naturally arises, what is the cause?
Some say that it is due to the fact that
North Carolina is a state practically
without cities, and that as the foreign
born population of every state is to be-
found chiefly in the large cities the case
is easily explained; but such an explana-
ton, unfortunately, does not cover the
case. North Carolina has one city, Will
mington, with population in excess of
10000, and Raleigh, Charlotte and Ashe-
vile have more than 10000 population
each. Moreover, it is not always large
cities that count in the United States for
foreign-born population. The state of
Iowa, for instance, with only one city
in excess of $4,000 inha abitants, contains
20 per cent. Of foreign-born population.
North Dakota, too, which was at the
head of the list of states in respect to
foreign-born population by the last cen
sus, did not at that time have city with
a population as large as 4Asheville, n. c.
Some other explanation must there
fore be found, and perhaps the most
plausible is the fact that Virginia being
the arena of the hardest fighting be-
tween the hostile armies during the
civil war, the tide of immigration which
followed strongly while it lasted was
diverted from North Carolina, which
lies Immediately south of Virginia, and
thus practically the state was cut Off
from this supply. Before the war, Of
course, when slave labor ruled the in
dustrial market, there was no large for
eign immigration into any of the south
ern states, with the exception of Louis
lana and Texas. Oddly enough, while
there are only 3,,7o0 foreign-born inhab-
itants returned by the last federal CEN
sus, there were 1,514 Indians, and it
seems strange state of affairs that in
any American commonwealth on the
Atlantic border the proportion of In
1ians to foreign-born citizens should be
SO high.-N. Y. Sun.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
SAND. SERPENTS.
The Terrible Whirling Sand Storms Of
Central Asia.

central Asia.
This name was given by an imagin-
ative traveller to the wonderful col
umns of whirling sand that are so fre-
quently seen on the great plains Of CEN
trail Asia.
Fancy what terrible country to jour
ney through! For miles and miles one
unbroken stretch of dreary sand,
nothing to break the monotony, moth
ing to rest the eyes, unless one of these
fantastic, exhibitions, which, knowing
the discomfort and the danger, a trav-
eler would rather not see, takes place.
The first signal is puff of wind, fol-
lowed by various slight disturbances in
the loose soil roundabout; then it blows
barder, and, as if a legion of evil things
had been called from the center of the
earth, tiny columns of sand lift them
selves and grow larger and rise higher
and higher, like the misty giant Sin
bad the Sailor loosed from the great
caldron he found in the sea.
These columns have the form of SER
pents, and all the waving sinuous mo-
tions of those terrible creatures. Some
times they will rise to height of SO,
60, and, if we may believe the iesti-
lnony of some writer's, over 200 feet.
They sweep over immense stretches,
sometimes singly. sometimes in groups,
gathering size and force as they go, and
then, as the wind lowers, diminish, and
dwindle into nothingness.
But for the terror of being caught
in one of these sandstorms, and being
blown and beaten about, and having
cne's sight and hearing almost de-
stroyed, the phenomenon would be al
most as grand as any in nature. One
could fancy the evil spirits of the world
at play, writhing. twisting, wrestling,
and exercising their mighty strength
on the playground of the desert-De-
troit Free Press.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
state Fair improvements.

The state agricultural society is am
bilious after an arena, and the legisla-
ture is to be asked this coming session
to appropriate the needed amount for
such structure. The primary idea
will be to afford the public chance Of
witnessing the judgement of live stock
exhibits, but while at it the directors
OF the society will endeavor to kill
more than the one bird with the am
munition on hand, and so the new
building, if secured, will be made to
include an eight-lap bicycle track
and other features. The insuhiciency
of the water supply for the fair
grounds will also be urged on the
solons, the need of new and
larger poultry-house will be point
ed out, and some additions to the
dairy buildings will be brought to the
legislative attention. Plans and speci-
fications for all these improvements
are now in course of preparation.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Ordered to Manil.

Berlin, Dec. 10. The German cruiser
Irene, which is now at Hong Kong,
has been ordered to proceed to Manila,
the capital Of the Philippine islands.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
A Curious Cave.

A curious cave has been found at La
Noble, near Winona. The cave has a
semi-circular entrance, so feet wide,
and at the highest point 20 feet. The
inner chamber is 100 feet long and
about 20 feet wide. The roof arches
to a height of nearly s5 feet. The walls
are a mass of Indian writings, partly
covered by the moss of centuries. One
figure, especially prominent, is that of
man nearly six feet long and fairly
well proportioned. One space is liter
ally covered with drawings of birds
and animals. The pictures are thought
to be historical records of the earlier
Sioux. A number of drawings of the
pictures have been made and photo
graphs have been taken, and these
will be sent to heiroglyphists for trans
lation if possible. The complex nature
of the drawings, one on another, may
make this very difficult.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Output of Iron Ore.

Official figures of the iron ore output
of the Lake Superior region for the
year show total of 1868, 339 gross
tons, of which Minnesota mines have
shipped 4,o1s,OO0 tons. Michigan and
Wisconsin mines have fallen off $50, 900
tons from 1895, while Minnesota has
increased.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Terrible Death.

Walter Dahlgren, the II months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dahlgren. of
st. Paul, was almost instantly killed
by inhaling the flames of a lamp over
turned upon him while at the break
fast table. Mrs. Dahlgren left the
child sitting at the table in a high
chair, and taking a broom went to
sweep snow from the back steps.
When the mother returned to the room
a few minutes later the child was
feebly struggling in volume of
flames. Mrs. Dahlgren threw COM
forter over the child and carried the
body to neighbor's, but the infant
had ceased to breathe.
The child had probably been attract
ed by the light of the lamp and sought
to get possession of it. In his efforts.
the babe had pulled the table cloth
and upset the lamp directly in the lap
of his dress
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
Gold.

j. c. Foley, of the Foley mine at
Seine river, arrived in Duluth recently
carrying $50 pounds of fine quartz
specimens, all showing free gold in
abundance. At Foley a railroad mile
long, from mine to mill, several sub
stantlal shaft houses, hotel. ETC., have
been completed. The mill is ready for
turning out gold, but is waiting for
mill supplies which are detained at Rat
Portage and will have to be returned
and taken in via Duluth and $50 miles
of sleigh roads. Foley says that sew
eral big sales have been made recently
and that all Canada is excited over the
Rainy lake and Seine river gold fields.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
The Writer'S Misfortune.


There said the tired author, with
2 sigh, "you'll have to economize We
can't expect any returns from my last
book now
why exclaimed his wife, what has
happened?''
THE critics have all pronounced it
a good clean, wholesome story. and, of
course, after that. nobody'll buy it:'-
Cleveland Leader.
A Cord Of Music.
Tommy, do you know what string
instrument is?''
'.Yessum; a handorgan with monkey
tied to it. ''-Roxbury Gazette.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24

Total ..7,10e, ,4so 6,5OS,6S1 1872 06 l27.174 S3.9E
Mckinley's plurality. 60O,799.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-18

OF the lghtcst for years, may yet show
the full average, II not increased shipments
over former years, The principal difficulty
at the present Is the trouble in crossing
the river there not being enough ice to allow
crossing over 1t and enough TO make 1t
troublesome to get through with a boat.
Just "a soon as the river either freezes so
as to allow crossing, or the ice clears out
and gives the boats a chance. there win be
a number OF heavy shipments rushed In.
The man who can devise some practical
scheme for marking cattle for Identification
without burning with a branding iron will
reap a fortune from his scheme. Thousands
Of dollars are lost every year by the dam
age to hides by branding irons, and all
OF this could be saved II some practical
method other than branding could be de-
vscd.
Since the election the sheep men of the
ranges are increasing their nocks, and Sc
curing blooded bucks for breeding. They
feel sure that wool will receive the necessary
protection to make its production profitable
under the administration of Mckinley, and
they are encouraged to push ahead, instead
of reducing their nocls, as many OF them
have been doing under free trade. The re-
suit of the election will certainly increase
the focks on the range and give their
owners respectable profits for their labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-18
3, n, q, ~ q, S,r.
South Omaha News I.
nMossEaMnsEaHfax.MnM1gTnxaMa1

Last night deputy sheriff came down
from Omaha and arrested Emmett and James
Peyton, on the charge of robbing Blanche
Kennedy on last Thursday night The pris-
oners were Immediately taken to Omaha
and locked up in the county Jail. Kennedy
swore to the complaint against the Peyton
boys, who are charged with robbery and
shooting with intent to kill. shortly after
the robbery, Kennedy stated that he had an
idea who the robbers were, but at that time
he refused to say whom he suspected.
The circumstances surrounding the rob-
berry showed beyond a doubt that the per-
cons who committed the crime were familiar
with Kennedys movements, and the interior
arrangement Of the fiat where Kennedy
roomed. Further 1t was considered GER
tain that some one who was in the gam
bling house at the time the game closed
tipped off the fact that Kennedy was ready
to leave, because the robbers only reached
the hallway in the Bayiss fiat a minute or
two before Kennedy made his appearance.
The prisoners are both well known here,
having been residents of South Omaha for
number of years Both are known as
tin-horn gamblers and have frequently Eeen
arrested for feecing strangers out of money
by a skin game at cards or with loaded
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-18
FIGHT In THE LEGISLATURE
Prospects of a Lively Struggle in South
Dakota,
SILVER REPUBLICANS CAUSE TROUBLE
Insist on voting for Man for United
states senator who Is Not Of
fcnsivc ON Account of
Free Trade Views.

wOONSoCKET, S. D., Nov. 17,-(Special,l
There is a good prospect for great row
between the three parties that supported
Bryan in this state. The free silver repub-
Leans are now reading Chairman C. Boyd
Barrett's letter to the county democratic
committee, in which he advised the demo
Gratis to fuse with the populists, but to see
that no free silver republicans were nom
mated to the legislative offices. But not
outstanding the efforts OF the democrats
1t is believed that enough free silver re-
publicans have been elected to give them
tho balance OF power in the joint session
on vote for United States senator. Kyle
and Pettigrew are already at loggerheads.
The free silver republicans cannot support
Kyle, because they are protectiontsts anu
do not like Kyle's free trade record, espe-
cially his vote to put wool on the free list,
and also his vote against putting sugar on
the free list. While the gold standard Me
Kinley republicans cannot elect United
States senator from their own ranks, they
have 1t in their power to unite with one
faction of the populists In the legislature
and elect man to the senate who Is a
protectionst and willing to vote Tor reVe-
nue. bill for the relief OF the treasury with
out putting on free coinage rider. The
enough populist members of the legislature
have already pledged themselves against
Kyle to insure his defeat. There has been
unusual activity among the populist as
pirants for that office during the last week.
The free silver republicans will probably
unite on Hon. f. Nj. Goodykoontz of Mitch
ell as the man most likely to receive the
support of the republicans. Pettigrew has
different scheme, however. and will try
to nip the Goodykoontz boom in the qua;
II Mr. Goodykoontz is elected from Mitchell
it will make it impossible for Sioux Falls
to get the senatorship two years hence.
Nothing would suit the republicans better
than to assist in making 1t Impossible ior
Pettigrew to succeed himself and by voting
for Goodykoontz they would get protec-
zionist and at the same time insure Petit
crews defeat Pickler will no doubt receive
the full vote of the republicans, but as 1t
will not be possible to elect any repub-
lican. after a few votes they will be free 10
unite on the least Objectionable opponent.