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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

band of Cree Indians from Montana to
the British possessions, no active opera
tons have been required of the army dur
ing the year past.
Changes in the method of administration,
the abandonment of unnecessary posts, and
the consequent concentration of troops,
and the exercise of care and vigilance by
the various officers charged with the re-
sponsibility in the expenditures of the APP
preparations, have resulted in reducing TO
a minimum the cost of maintenance of
our military establishment.
During the past year the work of con-
structing permanent infantry and cavalry
posts has been continued at places here
tofore designated. The secretary of war
repeats his recommendation that appropria-
tons for barracks and quarters should
more strictly conform to the need of the
service, as judged by the department,
rather than respond to the wishes and i'm
portunities of localities. 1t is imperative
that much of the money provided for such
construction should now be allotted to the
erection of necessary quarters for the gar
rlsohs assigned to the coast defenses, where
many men will be needed to properly care
Tor and operate modern guns. 1t is es-
sential, too that early provision be made
10 supply the necessary force of artillery
10 meet the demands of this service
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

The total production of distilled spirits.
exclusive of fruit brandies, was 81, 5S8. 70S
taxable gallons, being an increase of $685.
10S gallons over the preceding year. There
spirits produced from fruit, as compared
with the preceding year. The number of
barrels of beer produced was g, 800, $50, as
against 1883. 7S4 produced in the preceding
fiscal year, being an increase of 2.25s. 446
barrels.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

The entire army has now been eouipped
with the new magazine arms. and policy
demands that all available public and pri-
vate resources should be so employed as to
provide, within reasonable time. a suffi-
cient number to supply the state militia
with these weapons and provide an ample
reserve for any emergency.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11

The Precious Metals.
The total amount Of gold exported dur
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-26
We Don't Sell

Everything. It keeps Saving wood" to look after
the requirements of patrons in the grocery line.
We aim to please and to give good value for every
dollar received It takes good deal of produce to
get dollar that's fact. That is of the
why we furnish lot of groceries for dollar, that
many articles in store, bushe of wheat will
go far as it did when much better prices ruled.
Drop in and u.s. and compare prices and
goods ALI seasonabe Staple Groceries in STOCK and
fine selection of Fruits, Canned Goods Kennedy's
Biscuits and Fancy Cakes, Oysters, Celery, etc.
knon71i e. uc~hor
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
TIE nouNDAny LANE QUESTION:
~" secret Tint Salisbury WIZ Accept
Any Fntr Proposal.

,, washington, Jan. 2S.--trhV London
mes of January 24th contains a state
ineEt that England had abandoned the
Hh;tuhurSk line as Il limit and excluded
"hlH rom arbitration settled districts;
nat is. British districts that any propo-
Sitlon on that line made by Venez,leln
or ny The United States In her behalf
Would be fnvoihaly received That the
u"or would then he open for counter-
propositions: that 1t was no secret that
Ut a-oI" n"iisbury was anxious to receive
IN" iaN"rahly consider any fair and
'ranK PROPOSAL looking to n settlement
ron. william l.. Scruggs. ex-United
states Minister 10 Venezuela, and now
IN" legal counsel of the VpnralIclni,
government ia WashinEton. stated to-
uaa 'hai Inns Is very misleading. '"rhe
pI"l.aScu abandonment OF the Schom-
nirGh me, coupled with the reservation
ol settled districts is. I'm point OF fact,
u" more nor less he says. "ihan the
,r'SSeriion Of the SchomburgIx line as II
uhh because every available point
Wih1' thai line has been settled,
eilhef ny mining camps, police stations.
ctc' u the proposition of the Times
would exclude reccmissettlcmcnts-
made within the last fifteen years. 1t
would be Il practical restoration OF the
status tsuo of 1850. ana that is all Venc-
n'leIe mas ever asked as II preliminary
measure ln arbitration If. after proper
investigation, England's title to any Ter
fitorH east OF the Aberdeen line
'hal Is to say, between the
Morocco and Esscqutbo rivcrs-should be
l"unh defective, that. too, could be sub
mltted To arbitration. And that to all
ihteats ana purposes would be In accord
n%mce % WIN the agreement OF May IL,
iSSa, by Lord Granville. which was to
submit the whole case To arbitration but
that agreement 10y Lord Granville was
repuuiatcd by his successor. Lord Sails
bury, just two months later So that In
tht ilnScncc OF some explicit understand
tnE a" to what should be understood by
settled districts. what number of years
Is necessary 10 give them that charlc-
Ter ana whether mere police stations
and sentry boxes and mining camps
shall be considered British settlements.
In the absence Of tina understanding It
would he worse than futile To- begin ne
sot!aiions on the basis proposed by the
Times.
1t Isl hardly necessary 10 state that
Venezuela is now ready, as she has ever
been since 1874. TO submit the whole
question of boundary without considcra-
tions or reservations to impartial and
friendly arbitration"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
ro FIGHT TO v1sE nIrrEn END.
with General WcSicr i'm Coinntnnd
narbnric Warfare iE Expected.

G'rom Il Staff Correspondent of the
United Prcss.)
Havana, Ian. 25, via Tampa. Jan.
2S.-Thcrc is no talk now OF compto-
mise between Spain and the Cuban
Insurgents. II is to be n fight TO the
bitter end Martinez Campos, the paci
iicatur has failed and has been recall
ed mainly because OF his lack of Severi-
~ In the treatment of Cubans who have
taken up arms or have aided the rebels
IN other ways. CampoS was honest.
upright. earnest. active, and possessed
OF great military genius, but he was
humane. He remembered that C,rbans
are sons of Spain and thmt they are
not tightinS without some cause. He
had urged that genuine reforms be
granted them and cndeavorcd to- put
In practice the mild reforms which
were passed by the courts ono year ago
but he was blocked in every attempt
and i'm moments OF transportation he
told men in high places here In Cuba
chat they We're greater enemies of Spain
than the iohcin in the field. Campos is
on the high seas und for Spain. where
he will doubtless tell some plain truths
and make some politicians regret his
recall.
General Weyler, who is in all re-
SpeciS tho opposite of Cumpos, is ON his
way Ia assume supreme command. He
mas a reputation for severity and harsh
ness. which he may not deserve. He an
nounccS tla; he comes To meet war with
war and has nothing TO do with re-
l0lins. Such uttcrunceS coupled with
the stories i'll circulation here. as they
alleged harsh ana inhuman doinrs I'm
th1 war of lSGS-'TS. have resulted i'm n
sudden exodus Of pcaccablc Cuban resi-
dents OF This and other cities. The prac-
ices which are aScribcd to General
" rNler belong to the wars of barbnric
times. CuEanS of the better classes saw
tillt only Two courses are oDen to them
either 10 lice from the Island of CulIa
or To Join the Rebel army AS every
steamer to Key West and TAMPA since
the retirement of Campos has been
crowded the indications arc that NOR.
Will so To the United States from mi.
city than to the field
tGmcH and Macco are widely snparot
Ell not because the Spanish troops have
driven them apart. but because il was
planned that Macca extend the rebellion
INTO linar Del Rio the west.rnmoat
PROVINCE and Gomez should wait for his
return i'm the Province of Havana Ma
eco has gone as far west as towns or
linportance exist. haa Sent dctachmcnts
along The north coast. while he wcnI
along the sourh coast ami visited Inc
great tobacco region OF Vuelta Ahaio
IN no ffoHince Of Cuba have the rebel
armles beenl received as they were i'm
flhar Del Rio. Town after town wei
coined them with open arms. While
ha%s iiTttercd from house to house i'm
token of surrender and fin only n few
Instances did Spanish volunteers or
Slahish regulars oppose them.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
rIHE TARIFF HIE.I..
a rhiuG of Duty nnd ~ law For.
ever.

aShinEton. ID. c., Jan. 2S.---rhe tariff
Dlil VIII not be reported To the Seuut,
untls after the vote has been taken IN
me Senate on the free coinage ubsti-
tutc 10 the House bond hill The I'll
nance Committee did not rake the bill
up Tor cousidcra tion this morning. i'm
iact, II was not referred 10 lie fun meet :
ing, but an Understanding WAS reach
Ell before the Democratic members ar
rived at the rooms. u is apparent tha,
MI. Jones. of Ncvadn. notified his Re
publican associates that he would uivc
them the vote necessary Ia report The
Dlil until the free silver substitute of
the Senate had heen clmcbcd. lmme-
diatcly after this has been done. the
Committee on Finance will be nhI, 10
renor, the tariff bill
Much of the time OF the commi,,na
was consumed in an informal discus
SION OF the compromise suggested by
Aif. Gorinan, as II substitute To h. re-
norteu from the Committee of Con-
ference after the House bond bill. with
'hr Sohate free silver substitute gets
INTO conference. This proposition CON
templates the issuance of SaOo. 600 900 of
gold bonds with which T. retire The
governments present gold obligations"
SEfccnbacks and Treasury notes. the
declaration that all bonds now outstnnd
ing. regardless Of the provisions Of these
"niishtion*. shall be made payable In
Soih ana the opening OF the United
states mints to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver
This proposition found few friends In
the committee. Nr Vest was vigorous
in his opposition and other Dcmocra tic
Senators opposed ii because il pro-
posed the issue of gold bonds ana pro-
Niucd for the retirement of the green
backs. Republicans were nntagonistic
10 Il man. The argument wns made
that this propositinn would only work
harm TO the country ana was intended
more as political compromise than n
solution of tn" financial problem /,
was pointed out by one of the sound
money Republicans that it meant sim
ply gold basis for the bond holders OF
The country and Il silver basis for every
other class, and upon such a ground
Work. the inaacial fabric could not rest
securely. OF course. This discussion was
entirely Informal. but IL dcvclouad
enough Ia show that such u proposition
would find few friends ana many power
ful enemies in the committed of the
senate. which dominates lis financial
policy
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29

who told me he was CaliXto Garcia and
was In charge of the expedition He
was accompanied by his son Carlos,
Garcia seemed completely broken down
lie SAID that the CubunS had PLAYED one
or their strongest cards Of the rcvolu-
ton i1 sending out this expedition and
that more than S200,0n0 worth of arms
and ammunition has been lost by the
sinking Of the Hawkins"
He then related to Captain Denis the
story Of the wreck. He said:
We loaded the steamer James w
Hawkins for the expedition at Port
M-rIis All the matches were closed
and nobody ever had any suspicion
that we had thousands OF dollars worth
of arms In her hold. All the work was
done at dead of night, We sailed ON
Friday night. and went out by Long Is
land Sound We had cXccllcm; weather
until Sunday, when ii began to got
rough. Monday morning early the vcs-
sci sprung q le;sf7 The waves and
wind just opened her seams. Pumps
were manned. bat They soon chuSeu
with coal and became useless Then
the men Got buckets Nf water ana baiied
for their lives. The water gained inch
by inch, and finally the coal went over
board. and then the costly arms and
ammunition. 1t broke our hearts Ia
throw these arms away. but we had
tn Keep the vessel ailoat somehow
Gradually the vessel settled down and
at 30 O'Clock on Monday morning We
took to the life boats ana deserted the
sinking ship. Half an hour latter the
lSeebe hove in sight and took us on
board. Al the timesithc Hawkins went
down she was fofty-nvc miles south
southeast of Barncgat, and the sen
was Very wild"
Captain Denise said that the men
saved nothing but! two vaiscs filled
with United States bank notes. These.
We're In the possession of General Gar
Cia.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
a Juhgc Crcnl.s n scnsnlinn.

chicago, Jan. 2S.-Judge Payne. OF
me circuit Court created g: sensatlun 10
gay by the announccment that he had
Iuii prool mat one nf the Commission
crS OF COOK county had accepted a brihc
"i S"Oo in connection with a murder
case before the grand jury.
thicaSo, ILL.,, Jan. 2S.--Judge John Bar
ION Fayne to-day quickly accepted the
chh'ichSe OF the County Commissioners.
issued at their meeting yesterday. call
ing Tor proof of his statement made dur
inG public address at Springfield. that
Il rull with the Commissioners of
Cook meant Immunity from punishment
ni criminal offenders by corruption of
the grand jurors. selected hy the COM
nisaioncrs. The Superior Court Judge
openly accused Thomas j. McNichols. Il
prominent Republican member of the
county l'oard. of having accepted more
than 100000 for the purpose Of influcnc-
ing grand jury in II case where a man
was charged with murder and not in
rfcted. Judge Payne produced n sealed
envelope. which he said contained n
check for 5000 and endorsed by Commits
Si"ncr McNichols as the recipient Of the
money. which was paid TO him for the
above purpose. The accusation created
u sensation in the county building. and
me commissioners anxiouSly await the
reply of Mr.. McNichols. who is in
Springfield. The December grand jury
is the one which has become notorious
for the alleged solicitation and receipt
of bribcs from bucl<et-shop owners.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
Charleston Placed Under this System by Gov
Evans to Enforce the Dispsnsary Law.
HIS ACTION BITTERLY REsEA1ElD,8.
by the Bfst People Of the City-Ae.s
c.sesi of Prasfitnting His once
for Politieni Pnrposcs -Reappoints
nm Ex.Chief of Police md Personea
Foliower-City Council's Action.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 2S-Informa.
tioh was received here to-day that Cow
crnor Evans had placed Charleston un-
ucr IL metropolitan police system By
ln act OF the Legislatures passed ini
1891, the Governor Of the state waaf
empowered TO place any city undest
metropolitan police whenever It VAS
deemed necessary to the enforcement or \
me dispensary law by q State Board Of
commissioners, consisting OF himself &
the Secretary OF State and the CnmntroI
lcr-Gcncral N-t0'-Is
me people of Charleston are bitterly
opposed to the metropolitan system and
.ney neiieve that Governor Evans "a
l,roihpteu In his action simply by the
denomination to Keep Il personal fol,
lower ana friend of his In office here
In december new municipal ndmtnIs.,
ration. which Governor Evans had trieif
W., WI ue5t 10 dcIeat went into effect.
w hen the time for appointing n chipf of
police came. Mayor Smith appointed IN
graham HAZEL. Il man who had been on
posed to him politically. but one in
Whom every one had great confidence.
=. =, y. Martin. who had been chief of po-
ice under the previous administration
was a personal friend and follower of
.ioVernor Evans. and one Of the very.
iew Tlllmanitcs in Charleston His on.
poncnts claimed that he had been q.
bn bt'.cr parlisan ana that for that reason
ne was unqualified. Martin has made 3.
good police officer outside OF political
considerations, and he had strong
iriend; here. Two OF the Aldermen
elected with Mayor Smith being sick
when he appointed HAZEL his opponents
iind majority of one in Council. and
refused to confirm the appointment. @
II was after this that Governor
evans began to threaten that unless
Martin was re-aDpointed that he would
put the metropolitan bill in force This
he did to-day by appointing j. NJ. Ea-.
son, u. s. Wilbur and Edward Ander-i
son, as the Local Board of Commissions
ers This board met this a afternoon and
organized. Their only action besides the
transaction of routine business was 10
appoint ]. Elmore Martin, the man
whom Governor evans is accused of try
Ing to keep In n job marshal or chief Of
police OF the city. City Council met
again tonight and Mayor Smith again
appointed HAZEL. Chief OF Police The
appointment was at once confirmed, a
Smith Alderman having recovered from
| his Illness and one of the opponents OF
the administration voting with the
| Mayor. The hest people Of the city bit-
| tcrly resent the action taken by the
Governor and they accuse him of hav-
ing prostituted his high office for pol,o.
| tical purposes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
BURNED Az SEA.
The German BrIgantinc Maria Goe.
D0Wn-HIcr c'rc.y Rescued ta

New Orleans. Jan. 2S-The British
steamer Ravenswood, from Las Palmas.
In ballast, brought TO this place Captain
6. II. GOrtmaker. the mate and six sea-,
men. comprising the crew of the Ger
man bri@antinc Maria, of PappenbuTS,.
which hurucd al sea. Captain Newton
reports that on January 18th. ut 3 o'clock
in the morning. when In latitude 225i
North. long, i5.5 West. he saw Il bright
light and number of rockets being
fired. He altered his course and steer
ed for the light. At 6 o'clock he fell I'M
with n small boat and took from iI.
the Captain and crew of the Maria
Captain Gurtmaker says the brig sailed
from l'uenos Ayres on November 18TH
with a cargo OF bones and guano for
Falmouth, Eng. On January 1lth fire
was discovered in the cargo. supposed
to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion, as her matches were blown
off by the accommodating gases In the
hold. The stencil from the burning.
cargo was SO horrible that 1t was iIri-i
possible for man to remain at the;
wheel, and at $3.50 y. IN. January 11th.i
was forced to abandon the vessel, be-
ing then 1900 miles from land The
beat I'm which the crew sought safety,
was followed by sharks. some of them
coming alongside and under the boat.
the crew striking them with oars to.
drive them off. They drifted three days
in close proximity to the wreck Of the.
Maria, during which they suffered much,
from exposure. They lost all their per4
sonal effects and would perhaps have
perished but for the timely arrival OF,
the Ravenswood. Captain Gortmaker.
and crew speak in high terms of the kind.
treatment they received from Captain
Newton. 5!
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
A IGo,g pol.7r.cAz. FIGHT.
a Breach In Indiana !hnt Will Rc Carr
ricd Into the !;cmutOrinI StrngmIH.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 2S.-Onc OF the
hottest political fights in the history OF
the State. and one which has made n
breach that will he carried into the
Senatorial struggle, ended here to-day
when Colonel T.. IL. Nebckcr. admitted
his defeat by j. K. Gowdy. for the Chair
manship Of the Republican State Com
mittee. Up To the time that Il mystcri-
Gus early morning conference was held
at the Dcuison Hotel by Gowdys
friends. the Nchcllcr men were certain
of success Then il was that Charles
Fairbanks. Riley McKeen's opponent in
the Senatorial contest. was made use OF
and hc IL WAS. who iniluencel one of
the Nebeltcr men To- desert. All manner
Of charges are being made. that of
trcHchcry being the most prominent
Ncbckcr's friends swear that they will
make it warm for Fairhanli when the
proper time comes. Al O'clock this af-
tcrncon. GowdH's election as Chairman
of the State Committee was conceded
and II is certain that Robert Mansfield
Of Muncic, will he Secretary. The feel
ing is very bitter on all sides.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
a NEGRO HEGs'EYaDo
Hills Two Persons ans. IS Iynchcd for
His Crime.

Blueiicld. w. Va. Jan. 2S.--Alcx.
Jones. negro despcrado. of f.lkhorn.
boarded n. wcsibound passenger train
last night AT Keystone evidently for
the purpose Of having trouble. lie was
under the influence OF liquor and very
boisterous. II" abused the conductor
and refused To pay his fare. Jones then
pulled two r"Volvers and commenced
firing at random through The car. which
was crowded with people. cmrting both
weapons. After the shonting il was
discovered that w. H. Strothcr. post
master at lIlkhorn. was sho, through The
abdomen, causing death almost instant
ly Conductor Mccullough was shot in
the side. not seriously wounded, ana
Peter Rice. colorcd miner. was shot
through the right breast and will pro-
ba big die. Jones was arrested ana
placed on the . o'clock train for Hunt
ingt"n. While passing lIcmphil the
train was tagged by Il mob OF fifty men.
vino took Jones from tho train and
hanged him 10 "a tree ana shot his body
full Of lead.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
They want Permanent. Trihunni

London. Jan. 2S.--Thc Westminster
Gazette publishes the text of :; memorial
which is 10 he issued for Signatures in
the United Kingdom ana the United
States of America. The memorial CON
clndes;
Without expressing any opinion up
on pending controversies. we earnestly
press I" a prompt conclusion II treaty
whereby all disputes between Great
britain and the United States shall he
referred to Il permanent tribunal repre-
senting both nations
The committee issuing the memorial
Includes the III. Rev. =. f.. Wcstcptt.
l:ishop Of Durham; the Very Rev T.. W.
Farrar, Dean Of Canterbury: Rev. Basil
Wilberforce. Canon Of Westminster:
Rev. liugh l'iic" Hughes. Frederick
Cyiiford. Rev. II. NJ. Adler. Chief Rabbi.
and William Y. Stead. editor of the Re
view of Reviews
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
Thc sultan tssucs AnIrnd.

Constantinoplc Jan. 2S.-An trade ha.;
been ISSUED by the Sultun. which ap-
propriatcS Tor urgent State requirements
the sum OF 10000 pounds. belonging to
the official pension fund living in the
ottoman Bank. Another trade has been
issued directing the distribution To the
troops OF large quantity of Mauscr
rifles. which have been stored In the ar
moricS for years. The appropriation
of the pension fund ana tli,, distribution
of rifles are believed 10 have been re-
rardcd ns necessary i'm view Of The
Macedonian movement demanding con-
ceSSionS from Turkey