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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11
GILMORE & CALVIN
DOC

Buy your Furniture here.
We aim to carry such stylish,
durable stock of goods that
the most fastidious can find no
a ult with it. True, our prices
are lower than you have been
used to paying but that's be-
cause we desire to please the
public. It's only question of
which; desks, sideboards, ash
fand oak chamber suits, chiffon
niers, window shades, pictures
and oak dining chairs all style S
and prices; and, in fact, every
thing that's to be found in a
first class furniture store.
VALLETTE BLOCK,
MIDDLEBURY, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11

TO cure all old sores. to heal an indo-
lent ulcer or to speedily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve according to directions. Its mag
ic-like action will surprise you.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
CLAYTON n. NORTH, Shoreham.
b. F. HASKELL, West Cornwall.
ID. Ii. BENNETT, Bridport.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
SAYS HE CAN RUN n nMsELF.
Kruger Refuses to Allow English Dicta-
ton in His Country.

Cape Town, April 2S-The text of Presi-
dent Krueger's reply to the invitation OF
the British government, through the Sec
rotary of state of the colonies. Joseph
Chamberlain. TO visit England and discuss
matters connected with the TransVaal and
its future is voluminous document and
plainly indicates the firm attitude assumed
by the Beers statesman.
The president begins by stating that bis
visit to England has always depended up
on the settlement of a basis of discussion
and he regrets that the basis has not yet
been reached Continuing, he says
I'm a friendly spirit, but from the very
first, the government clearly saw and re-
corded its opinion that no foreign inter-
ference in the internal affairs of the re-
public could be allowed. Chamberlain
admits the justice of this position, yet he
intimates that Great Britain desires that
particular international measures be la
ken by the Transvaal The latter can not
allow to pass unnouced the expression 'dd-
mitted grievances and express regret
that having intimated its desire for re-
consideration of the London convention in
consequence of the inroad of DR.. Jameson.
the position should be assumed that in the
discussion the so-styled admitted griev-
ances' must be included as a sine qua non
in the event of the reconsideration of the
convention being agreed to-"
President Kruger adds that The South
African republic has always been pre-
pared to receive and consider in friendly
spirit the private suggestions of the i'm
perial government regarding the interests
of British subjects. although II has never
admitted the existence of the so-caled
admitted grievances" and must deny
on that account that the right exists to
create rebelious movements.
ut appears to he wiser" he says mot
to press the question of my proceeding to
England any further at present, but to
leave IL open especially in view of the
coming session of the volksraad and the
desirability of my presence during at least
a portion of the session, when important
measures are to be considered, is appar-
ent"
In regard to Chamberlains proposal TO
guarantee the Transvaal protection from
outside attack in exchange for a remedy
of the Gitlanders' grievances, President
Kruger says: Something is offered the
South African republic which is already
possessed. as the obligations and relations
of the South African republic to Great
Britain, recognized by international Jaw
precluded an attack upon the independ-
ence of the republic"
In conclusion, President Kruger says
"Under existing circumstances the South
| African republic will not at present press
a reconsideration of the London conven.
! ton, and a substitution for it of a treaty
| of amity and commerce, but will rest sat
! isfied with pecuniary compensation and
! with the assurance that no violation Of It's
! territory will be repeated"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
THE ARMoR PLATE INVESTIGATION
senate Committee Made Public the
Testimony.

Washington. April 2S.-The senate com
mittee on naval affairs today made public
the testimony taken in the armor plate in
Vestigation. This investigation was di-
rected largely with Commodore Folger.
who had accepted position with the Har-
vey company after his retirement from tho
office as chief of the bureau of ordinances
of the navy department. In his testimony
Folger said that he did not agree with tie
Harvey company to enter its employ after
he had resigned as chief of ordnance. He
had, however, received a proposition to
accept a place with the company about IS
months before he left the bureau, but he
had declined to consider il, nor was any
offer of shares of stock made to him then.
In reply to a question as TO the cost of
manufacturing armor plate and the price
paid by the government, he said he be-
lieved the cost to be from $500 to $500 per
ton. while the price paid is $3.50
Secretary Herbert explained in his testi-
mony many points under investigation,
among others the reason why Secretary
Tracy provided fund of cents per pound
on armor made by the Carnegie company,
in addition to the price. saying 1t was to
indemnify the company against a claim of
the Schneider company of Creusat,
France. for infringement of patent. He
said the money thus provided had never
been paid, and that its payment had been
resisted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
STILL suRoUDED IN MYSTERY
Strange Disappearance OF Richard
Thomas and Wife.

Boise. April 26-The disappearance OF
Richard Thomas and wife from their home
on Sinl1er creek in Owyhee county. re-
mains enshrcuded in mystery. 1t APP
pears that Thomas sold a lot of cattle late
in the fall, realizing between $4,000 and
S5OOO 1t is believed he kept most of this
money in his house. and it is thought a
robbery may have been committed.
Thomas and his wife had not lived hap
PLY together and some have been IN
clined to think the woman may have had
something to do with his disappearance,
afterward making her own escape from
the country. She had a sister living near
and it is said she got strychnine from her
some weeks ago with which to poison
squirrels The sisters We're not on very
good terms with the remaining one and
had not visited Thomas place for a long
time 1t seems as If the place had been
deserted several weeks before the discov-
cry. The dog found dead appears to
have been killed The animal was a ia
vor1te with Mrs Thomas The country
has been secured without securing any
trace of the missing people.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
A FIRE AT AINSW0RTH
THE ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION Is
DESTROYED.
The Flames Burned Until There Was
Nothing More 10 DentrGy--
Dwellings Untouched.

Ainsworth, b. c., April 27.-Fire which
broke out at this place daring the night
has destroyed every business mouse IN the
place, and only ashes mark the places
where. Saturday thriving business was
being done. The flames first started in
Keeps saloon and were well under head
way when the alarm was made general.
There is absolutely no apparatus for fight
ing FIRE, and as a brisk wind had sprung up
the flames had their way ana burned until
there was nothing more TO destroy. II IS
fortunate that the dwellings of many citi-
zens were north of the business district,
for If they had been in the line Of the fire
nothing could have saved them. AS II Is,
there is shelter for all the homeless bot
ruin stares many of the business men in
the face as the insurance was so hign
that little was carried Every store and
hotel in the town were destroyed. Follow
Ing is partial list of the losses:
Ainsworth hotel. owned by Charles Oh
sen, building and contents valued at $500.
NIcKinnon's hotel. two stories. loss on
building and contents, $500.
Hotel south Of the Mcleod building, loss
on building and contents, 5000.
Three-story building. formerly the rrop-
erty of r. Mcleod, vacant; $4,000
General merchandise store of IL. ieig-
erich. with stock $1,000
One-story building occupied by Frank
Heap as a store, house and contents val
ued at $1,000.
Saloon of Charles Olson, a two-story
structure, loss, $500
Relief will be sent from the surrounding
towns, and no one will want for The neees-
saries of life. Preparations for rebuilding
have already been begun, and the bus. ness
blocks will be much more substantial
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
ARE CLOSING IN ON BuLuwAYo
MatnbeIes Draw the Gordon Tighter
on the Town.

Cape Town. April 2S.-The DISPATCHES
which filtered through from Buluwayo
yesterday increased the feeling of anxiety
felt here regarding the fate of the be-
sieged town. According to the latest ad-
vices the circle of fierce warriors behind
the mound fortifications had again been
drawn closer to BuluwayO and at the
same time extended. The Matabeles,
when this news was sent out from the
endangered town, had been further re-
irforced and another large body of men
was leaving the Matoppohills expecting
to effect "A junction with the other bodies
of the hostile natives and completely
surround the place from all sides while
keeping south of the fortified pass which
Is the key to the situation in that direc-
ton. In addition, another strong force
Of hosties has gone in the direction of
the route being followed by the relief
corps of about 600 men and nine machine
guns, advancing from Mafeking Conse-
quently. 1t is believed that there is severe
work cut out for this force, the advance
guard OF which it was hoped would reach
Mangwa about May Z.
Earl Gray, one of the administrators of
the territory of the British Chartered
Company, is expected to arrive at Bulu-
wayo today with strong escort OF
troops.
Late this evening it was reported there
had been further severe lighting about
BUluwayo and that the Matabeles were
defeated with great loss.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
ITS OBJECT is SOLELY SILVER
Denver Meeting Not for IL New PO-
IfticaI Party.

Denver April 2S-At silver mass
meeting held here tonight l. n. Stevens
was the principal speaker. Mr.. Stevens
stated that the meeting was not to be
construed as the formation of a silver
party in Colorado, and that the organiza-
ton would have nothing to do with local
or state politics. Its object was to secure
the signature of at least 10000 Colorado
citizens to a pledge that they would sup
port no presidential nominee who was
not for silver at 1G to 1. Their pledge is
to be sent to the National Bimetallc
headquarters in Washington. The new
organization will elect 20 delegates to the
national silver convention in ST. Louis
About 2000 signatures We're secured at the
meeting tonight A letter from Senator
Teller was read encouraging the silver
men to continue their efforts for restora
ton of the white metal. and speeches We're
made by r. w. Speer, Judge Bucker and
prominent men of all parties.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
STEVENS COUNTY DELEGArIo,
Believed to He Opposed to the Cam
didacy of Henry l.. Wilson.

Colville, April 2S.-A part of the repub-
lican county central committee of Ste
vens county met here at 3 p. m. today,
pursuant to call. M. r. Peck was chair
man. The committee elected the follow
ing delegates to the state convention:
John Haney, e. A. Routhe. NJ r. Peck,
J. ]. Fuller. W. c. Gray, c. +. Mathers
and Fred Phillips.
The committee unanimously passed a
resolution requesting the delegates 10 use
every honorable means to elect delegates
to the republican national convention who
favor the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to l. The members seemed to
be anti-Wilson in sentiment, with two or
three exceptions, and 1t is the belief here
that the delegation will not vote FOR Henry
L. Wilson for delegate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
REV. KNAPP is AMONG FRIENDS
surrendered to United States Au-
thOrities Mt ConstnntinopIe.

Constantinople. April % (via Sofia, Bull
garia, April 2O.-Rev. George P. Knapp,
American missionary, expelled from Bitlis
by the Turkish authorities without trial.
on a charge OF having melted the Armeni-
ans to rebel against Turkish rule, was sur
rendered to the United States consul at
Alexandretta Saturday.
The details of the affair, which reached
here today. show that the step was not
taken until the United States warship
had been telegraphed for. Knapp will
probably by advice of United States repre-
sentatives come to this city and have his
conduct at Bitlis investigated before the
charge d'afraires.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
A LODGER BURNED TO DEATH
Fatal Fire I'm Restaurant AND
Lodging House.

Moline, ILL.,. April "A fire occurred
here this morning by which John Sage
lest his life and John West was seriously
injured.
The twO-story frame building on Second
avenue, occupied by Steve Walters as a
restaurant and lodging house, took fire.
probably from the explosion of a kerosene
lamp. The Walters family had barely
time to escape. West and Sage were
lcdgsrs.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
REFUSED TO GIVE UP HIS jon
Tacoma Man who Thinks the People
Need Him Badly.

Tacoma, April H.--The county treasurer
dismissed the chief OF the delinquent tax
department, George w. Plummer, last
Thursday, but Plummer refused to vacate.
claiming that it was for the best interests
OF the county that he keep the place. This
morning Treasurer Hedges attempted TO
remove him by force. but iid not succeed.
Then the treasurer attempted to carry eff
the books of the Office, but was prevented
by Plummer. Plummer. who is sustained
in his action by the commissioners of the
county, has locked the books in the com
missioners safe.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02

rial Of 1896 will be the triumphal arch. re-
calling in many OF its details the Arc de
Triomphe of Paris. In the interior and on
IL will be found statues Of all those great
Hungarians who by their bravery and pa
triotism made their country respected
among nations.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02

River and Hnrbor Appropriation
Safe From II Veto.

Washington Dec. 2S.-The report that
the president would veto the river and
harbor bill caused careful canvass to
be made by the republicans in both hOus-
es. and it is confidently claimed tonight
that the bill can be passed over the veto.
The house will hardly swallow the Hunt
ington-Santa Monica harbor steal and
with that eliminated it is believed the bill
can readily sustain a two-thirds vote by
the house. Some fears are expressed that
this will delay adjournment, but it is said
congress will remain in session all sum
mer if necessary to appropriate for in
ternal improvements.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
CLERKS IDENTIFIED A FORGET
Trial Do, Who Got s24, 700 From Bel
mont q Co.

Havana, April 27.-Employes Of the
banking house of August Belmont & Co.
of New York today identified Trial DO,
the principal in the forgery by which $24,-
00o was obtained from Belmont g. Co. 10y ~
man giving the name of Manuel Gonzales
Mendoza on March u last, who used the
name of Hidalgo & Co. as the signers of a
bogus letter of Introduction.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
THE NEW FRENCH MINIsTRY
NJ. sarrien Informs President Faure
That He Has Failed.

Paris. April 26-M. Sarrien. minister of
the interior in the retiring Bourgeois cab
met. who had been summoned by Presi-
dent Faure TO form ministry has in
formed the president that he finds him
self unable to form a concilliation cabi-
net.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02

Stewart, an Iowa pioneer. is dead. He
was one of the wealthiest men in the
state. He was engaged in freighting
across the plains before the opening of tie
Union Pacific railway. He was for years
a representative of the American Fur
Company in this section.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
Postmaster of PuyaIIup.

Washington, April 25-The president to-
day sent the senate the nomination OF
Charles c. Field as postmaster at Puy-
a1lup. Wash.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
Strike in Chicago.

Chicago. April PA thousand men en-
ployed by the Chicago Ship-building Com
pany, located at South Chicago, struck to-
day for an increase in wages.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12
THE ESKIMO BULLETIN.
A Yearly Newspaper Which Is Pub
lished in Alaska.


Although lightning printing
presses, typesetting machines and
swift-penciled illustrators are I'M
known there, Alaska still enjoys the
distinction of supporting the most
unique newspaper in the world; in
fact, the only yearly published in the
vast expanse of terra firma that the
sun shines upon,
When it comes to the matter Of
penny newspapers, THE Eskimo
Bulletin, > for that is the appellation
of the pioneer sheet, is an example
of due appreciation for the worth of
ready information. 1t costs one dol
lar year, which is, OF course, one
dollar per issue of one quarto sheet
of two three-column pages. The edi-
tor and publisher, w. T, Loop, of
the mission school, Cape Prince of
Wales, Alaska, modestly announces
that the publication has been sus-
pended for two years, the last issue,
just at hand, being dated June, 1898.
Notwithstanding this, The rs
kimo Bulletin" has enterprise, such
as local Judge once termed enter
prise with vengeance 1t has a
special from Golovin Bay, dated
March, 1895, announcing in scream
ing headlines the discovery of valu-
able gold mines, which, however,
cannot be worked until the spring
thaw.
The social columns of the Eskimo
Bulletin introduce novelties which
the up-to-date metropolitan dailies
have not yet brought out. A double
headed composition announces the
first Eskimo wedding in Arctic
Alaska, when ION September 80, Ne
tax-ite, one of the herders, and Ku-
gik, the kitchen girl, were married
by Rev. 7. L. Brevig, of Port Clar-
ence. The groom presented the
minister two white fox skins as
marriage fee" This starts the col
umn, in which follows the likeness OF
a bareheaded Eskimo, seated upon
a polar bear skin. He holds aloft
cup of piping hot tea. This social
scene is labeled becoming civilized"
Among the fashion notes appear
these paragraphs:
Only ladies in mourning wear
bangs" ...
Belts made of the skin of wolver-
inc feet, claws on, with suspended
buckles, sleigh-bells and door keys
dangling are all the rage"
ION May 10 Se-ga-yook, having
killed his first bird with bow and
arrow, gave a kisok (dDur paste,
sweetened with molssses party to
bis companions,
The Bulletin has an editorial col
umn, in which a plea is made for
more reindeer and better mail fscil-
tiles. Numerous casualties in the
Eskimo world, where, natives have
been carried of TO sea on ice foes,
and received wounds while hunting
walrus, are noted, as well as the in
terchange Of pleasantries and 'estab-,
lishment Of the entente cordisle be-
tween tribes hitherto hostile. -
Washington Post
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12

The old man who looks out at the
world with clear and healthy eyes
cannot help feeling great qualification
at the thought that his children have
inherited from him no weakness nor
tendency to disease. The healthy
old man is the man who has through
out his life kept his digestion good
and his blood pure. Not one in a
thousand does do it. Germs go
through the healthy body without eff
feet. Let them once find Judgment
or let them find a weak spot, they will
develop by the million and the blood
will be full of them. Instead of Civ
ing strength to the tissues, it will
force upon them innutritious matter,
and the man will lose flesh and the
more susceptible he is to disease. DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
the only medicine that absolutely and
infallibly cures all blood diseases,
and almost all diseases are blood dis
eases. 1t isn't a medicine for some
one particular 80 called disease. It
is medicine for the whole body. 1t
forces out all the germs of disease,
and replaces impurities with rich, red
blood.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12
SPOILED THE PERFORMANCE.
Misadventure That BefeIl an Actor in
a Realistic Play.

a Realistic Play.
Last winter number of literary
people INDUCED from time to time in
amateur theatricals, says London
Tid-Bits, During February they
produced comedy. One of the act
ors played the part of burglar and
had to climb up the outside of the
house in which the entertainment
was given and enter through the
window, which was at the rear of
the improvised stage. He hurried
around from the dressing rooms and
valiantly commenced to struggle up
the wall, when arpoliceman grasped
him by the neck, thinking him q
veritsble burglar He started to ex-
plain, but the minion of the law
would have none of it. The audience
was wondering in the meantime why
the play did not proceed, and the
young actors and actresses on the
stage were eagerly waiting for the
burglar to enter and give them the
cue, when they heard shrieks, yells,
oaths and threats from the garden.
Rushing out, they found the anna
teur burglar thrashing wildly about
the grass, while brawny policeman
sat on his shoulders hammering his
neck into the mud.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12
The Boer Penny.

The Transvaal penny is a note
worthy coin, and for more reasons
than one. AS specimen of coinage
it is fairly good-bctter, perhaps,
than its English equivalent. The re-
verse is ingeniously significant; the
lion stands for African savagery,
which the Boer has vanquished,
transported on his war chariot, the
trek Wagon. The diverse shows
President KruQer's head.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12
[Elizabethtown News !

The bimetallists throughout Ken
lucky are making most determined
fight against the single gold standard
and reports received at this office
from private and thoroughly reliable
sources are of the most encouraging
nature. In the last State convention
several counties in the Second dis
trict were represented by gold bugs.
In the First and Third districts the
silver men had only small majorities
while in this, the Fourth district, the
gold men had majority of three
votes. These four districts are now
practicany solid for free silver and
there vii not be ten counties in all
four of them against silver If 80 many
as that. 1t is safe to put it down
that silver will gain seventy-fve
votes in the four districts over the
vote cast in the last State convention
which is change Of $50 votes. In
the fifth district the free silver men
are organized and at work and hope
to carry one or two Legislative dis
tricts. In the Sixth country all the
counties, six in number, are for free
silver and the delegates from that
district depend upon what the city of
Covington will do. In the Seventh
and Eighth ii royal battle is going on
with prospects just now very favorable
to the bimetallists.
Meagre reports from the 9th, 10th
and 18th showsa number of counties
certain for free silver.
Asmatters now stand the State is
certain to be controlled by the silver
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-12
HOW 10 Treat a WIG.
(From Pacific Health Journal. }

hcdltll
First, get a wife; second be patient.
You may have great trials and per-
plexities in your business, but do
not therefore, carry to your home a
a cloudy or contracted brow. Your
wife may have trials, which, though
of less magnitude, may be hard for
her to bear. A kind word, a tender
look, will do wonders in chasing from
her brow all clouds of gloooms.-To
this we would add always keep bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
in the house. 1t is the best and is
sure to be needed sooner or later.
Your wife will then know that you
really care for her and wish to pro
tect her health. For sale by 4. 9
Hardwick