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keepinE GN Safe Grounds.

On that same Texas tri p went to see
Buck Ridgeway and his folks down in
the Hood county-Which they use to
i've in the old Pant her Creek settlement
ard went west ten or fifteen years ago.
One day me and Buck we went to
town, and, as said before. the native
air was hot with the wet or dry Ques-
ton. The election was comm eff in
about two weeks, and the people bad
got worked up by this time to that
pass where they would let and cuss
and fight about it.
Now il. the main time Buck Ridge
way is one of the most peacefullest
men have ever saw. and up to that day
he never had showed his hand in the
fight 10 any serious extent. He was
raley on the wet side. but he didn't give
out his opinions with a dinner horn
and from the houseops. as it were. You
see, Buck had already fit plum through
one war and got his horse killed at
Seven Pines. and henceforwards after
that he was for peace on earth and good
will TO tha whole entire created hurnss
race.
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1t was funny to me the way Buck
would slide over the great question OF
the day and make it around safe to the
home base every time. In town that
day long, tall, red-headed man walked
up to me and Buck and shook his fist in
Bucks face.
"Wet or dry--r hich?" says the long,
tall man.
THAT is the mainest question" says
Buck. But now, stranger, dadblame
it, you say first"
Naturally, of course, when the stran-
GER said, and then Buck he said, it come
to pass that both of them had sad the
same thing. And the white flag of peace
still waved in triumph over the broad
and fertile bosom of the land which
the Indians and the buffalo had left
tEem.
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: 'Tis the last silver dollar
Left Shinin alone:
All her sixteen companions

ARE S'IId it'l'tl anu gone,
'Remember what | say, and rnt me
off at Ardmorc, for if you don't there
Will he third-class funeral some
where's along the line of this railroad
before the sun goes down behind the
western hills Tomorrow
with the greatest of incongruitv |
will put YOU off at ArdmCre, boss, if
it brings on another war and breaks
up the plans of salvation,' says the ror-
ter, as thrt last silver dollar" ratified
down into his flank pocket.
And then. in less time than three min
utes, the gentleman from Texas and
everybody on the car but the con-
ductor and porter had went sound to
sleep. Twcnty-six miles beyond Ard
more everybody woke up all cf a sud
dint like. The gentleman from Texas
had caught tie porter and was now
maxim the native night air hot in great
streaks and patches and blue in spots
as big as a horse blanket.
You internal slou-fCotcd. bOx-ankled
tangIy-haired, black rascal.-didn't |
tell YOU to put me off at Ardmore?'
blessed Moses and de angels, Is
dat You, boss?" says the porter, and his
eyes bulged out as big as two saucerS
Fore God hoss-didn't put you off at
Ardmore? Maybe | must Of woke up
de wrong Iran, but | found him in de
next car, and bless de heavens if didn't
think it was you. He was sleep. and he
Was superhly drunk. He was from Tex
as. and he wanted to bet on de ciec-
ton. He buck"d and he kicked, and he
pitched and cussed and fit till it was
plum scandalatious. but | Put him off
at Ar(lnorc, like was told. Look at
nv clothes, E0Ss-t0re into baby dudS
and doll raoS-snd ny face so bad
scratched and bunged up till they won t
know my wife'S husband from any com
mon ni~gcr in town when | git home.
lse mighty sad and sorry. boss. and
Mil give YOU back your dollar with my
double breasted compliments. But if
I didn't put 4 white man off at Ardmore
creation has jumped q cog and the 6
GER never was set frCC.'
At the next station the gentleman
from Texas changed cars to return back
to Ardmorc, whilst the porter proceed
ed to manage the train to the best of his
ability.
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lVhy Mccormick Changed frou, a.,
Left to the Right Hand R,,a

1t has been SAID that the conyeniences =,
one age become the necessities of the na,t. =.
but no ordinarily sane man viii CONF;
that the necessities of one age should hs
come e?1 the nconven1ences Of the next. When
harvester was necessity The grain fsll W
the platform of the harvester and was m Ja IN
llvered into the receiver with its beaS.
towards the rear of the machine. The nus
stood in the receiver facing the grain. W;th WtI
the left hand machine the heads Of TN TN
grain are at the left hand of the man do;ns ;ns
the binding, so in taking out the bundlss
with the band around It; whether the man
table he kept his position toward 'ths ths
bundle itself-that is, with the heads towsrS rS
his left hand; hence, in making the tnct ~
showed the ends under the band toward ,hs he
heads. Grain is handled by the shocker Inv nv
grasping into the heads, as shown in ~
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All the Same in Texas.

The railroad men and the drummers
in Texas told me that there was three
places Cf 4 kind out there Hampstead,
lIearnc and h-n. l went to Hemp
stead and stopped at Hcarnc. To my
notions theE arc both good towns. Wit b
plenty Of good people livin there. But
the railroad men and the drummcrs
heit to it that as between the three
places it was six with one and half a
dozen with the other two.
One night | took the railroad train
1t Houston and started IN the country.
y Young man likewise also got on board,
which from general appearments had
climbed up around various and surdrv
drinks. Anybody could tell that he
would need a jug before he could take
ANY more. When the train pulled out
the young man was fast asleep. The
conductor come around presently and
'ried to wake him up. but it was all
vanity and vexation. Ey-and-bv. when
the train had run some 10 or 80 miles,
the young man responded slightly tc
the shakin and woke up in a measure.
Give me your ticket" seys the con.
ductor.
"Ain't got no ticket" says the young
man.
We'll, where do you suppose you are
going?' says the conductor
Coin to Ill.," says the young man,
only h spoke out in fall
Il hat is perfectly all right" says ths
conductor. I'VE have done passed
llemFstead, but I Will put You OF at
Hearne" RUFUS SANDERS.
The Why.
Il don't think l ever knew anothc:
husband SO devoted as Ginger"
"Presume not~-a'' the moneys he's s
Chicago Journal,
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feature of the Mccormick roller bearing is
seen in the form-Or cage as it is called
which holds the rollers from running to.
gether. and if for any cause the cage is taken
from the shaft the rollers will not fall out
and get lost. In order to avoid the McCor.
mick patent the other harvesting machine
company who claims to be the originator of
roller bearings in harvesters has cut out the
metal in the ring at the ends of the rollers.
If the cage is taken out the rollers slip out
and become filled with grit, or worse, get
lost.
The methods of the Mccormick Company
result III an annual saving of many thousands
of dollars to the farming public. New de.
vices are not embodied in their machines
until long and oft-repeated trials have
shown them to be practical. 1t has been the
same with the roller bearings as with every.
thing -McCormicIl experimenting il
done at Mccormick expense, and not at the
expense of the farmers, who are too often
duped by manufacturers who rush into
print for notoriety and bull the market with
impractical forms.
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Deafness CanPOt Be CateI

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an intiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets intiamed you have a rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an intiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Woke In the WrOD" Wan.

You could look at the gentleman from
Texas with one eve shet and see that he
was most unconstitutiorally and serene
" drunk. His eyes looked like new
money, and every side of the car was
his. He was steppin as high and avk-
ward as a blind steer calf in tall cats,
and sWeatin like a free niggcr on cleo
ton day. He called the colored inhi-
vidual which seemed to Ike managin the
passengers and the train and every
thing in sight, and went on to say:
'Ain't YOU the porter of this car?"
Oats me to a dead immortal GER
tainty, boss" says the porter.
"Wcll, You will please take due and
proper notice that am on my way to
Ardmore and as drunk as seven fools
in one bunch,' says the gentleman from
Texas.
Il reserve the general calamity Of
the surrOundins, boss, says the porter,
and with that he bowed several 50 lows
and q couple of duets for the pleasure
Of the passengers.
Put me off at Ardmorc," the Texas
man went on. II am tired now and
sleepy too. Put me off at .irdmOre.
BY that time | will he drcan,in about
the election and sleepin the sleep of
the just. But put me off at Ardmorc.
| maybe 1nOught not want. to git off,
but that don't make a continental durn
bit of difference. You put me off at
ArGmorc. Here is one dollar in clean,
cold cash
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cio,ls You could hit it with a stick or
rake it up with splinter-in them
days it come to pass that was on the
railroad train one night gOin up acrost
the Red river and into the Indian terri
tory. When the train slowed up at the
last station on the Texas SIDE of the
river a strapping big fellow got on
board
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An Interesting Item.

BY reason of its mileage and location, the
Texas & Pacific Railway is the most impor
tant of all railway lines in Texas. 1t trav
crses the Lone Star State from East tC
West, through the most progressive towns
great forests of pine, and the broad prairies
and wellkept farms, affording the most
beautiful scenery all along the line. Nc
other line affords such opportunities for the
home seeker or investor to see and enjoy
Texas. Cheap lands for all. Low rate Home
Seekers Excursion Tickets on sale at al
points in Texas and Louisiana February
10th, March End and 10th, April 9th and
Goth, May 4th and 18th.
For a handsomely illustrated book fully
describing the wonderful State of Texas
conceded to be the finest publication issue,
in recent years, send eight cents postage tc
CASTOR Meslier, Gen'l Pass'r & Tkt. Agt,
Dallas, Tex
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election was on
hand and they had
the pot bilin high
and hot hen
every man had to
picl, his flag and
line up with one
side or the other
W hen political eX-
cilcmpntW was SO tre-
mendiuS thick and
heavy till by rrn-
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Mrs. Gray-"Isn't it lovely? How much,
did YOU pay for ~" Mrs. Greene-"Two
and half yard.' Mrs. Gray-"What an
odd price. You are sure it wasn't s.. .48 or
25l:"-Boston Transcript.
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Judge" You attacked this gentleman.
ou knocked him down and robbed him of
his Wat2h.' Prisoner--"I our honor is
right. But if had not taken the initiative
who can tell that he might not have done
the same to me-
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The Neighbours Mistake. Don't YOU
think your son little fast, Mrs Sweetly?''
Far from it. He is SO slow that we can
never get him to breakfast before noon.''-
DetrC:t Free Press.
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How much attention few little old
plants receive around house in winter
And how jealous the men folks CT the fam
lily become.-Atchison Globe
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Little Mary was sent to the store one
day, to have some sirup sent up for the
table. docs your mother want refined
slrup" asked the merchant. Il think she
docs,,, answered Mary. She is very nice
LII.
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of Dr. Kline s
Great Nerve Restorcr. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch St, Phila., Pa.
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"While Miss Fitz was away, George took
her parrot 'Anythlng happen:' Il
don't know; she keeps the parrot down eel
lar now, and the engagement is off. Life
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When you see. couple Of men always
standing around talking with each other
II IS not necessarily a sign that they have
a great deal of Observation-Disclosures Dem
CCrdt.
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"Star Tobacco"

Just try l0c box of Cascarets candy ca
thartlc, finest liver and bowel regulator made
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And what do YOU regard as the creates:
triumph of modern surgery:' "Collecting
the bills" promptly responded the great
practit iOncr
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1t would not be difficult to become q
hero to the women invent dishes of wood
tl.at can be burned after every meal and
never have to be washcd-Atchison Globe.
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NVIU UV druggists, iJC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

He-"Why are you so sad, darling?" She
81 was just thinking, dearest, that this is
the last evening we can be together till to-
morrow. '-Comic Cuts.
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NSo's Cure cured me Of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov, 10, 1894.
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When man gets so mean that his wife
wont live with HIM, he says marriage is
failure.-W ashington Democrat.
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The world demands that poor wife b
lol ed by her husband as much as a goo,
one-Atchls0n Globe.
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1t is astonishing how many people ther
are who say they do things for others ben
etit-W ashington Democrat.
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Lawson-"The giraffe is dumb animal.
It cannot express itself by am sound )"
Ioots--"lt's neck is so long that its voice
probably gets tired out before it gets to it's
.outh"
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"Dcar me-" exclaimed the fond father
anxiously. 'Whatever can be the matter
with the baby 1t isn't crying.
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Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is HaIcs Honey of tiorchound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute,
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Some people give so much good advice
to others, they have none left for their own
use.-N. y. Weekly.
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Don't tell your friend of the silly things
you hear: h" hears enough Tor himself
Atchison Globe.
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Charity robs herself when she frown,
while bestoWing a gift-Ram's S Horn.
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SOME TEXAS STORIES.
The Sage Of Rocky Crock Has
Eeen About.
Wrong Man rut OF Mt Ardmore-
When the Air Was Hot In
the Wet or Dry"
Campaign.

Onct upon a time out there in
Texas, when the famous wet OF dry
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We will admit that when everything
starts wrong with Us in the morning, we
are not content until we have everything
f!sse, travelling the same road, - A,ehisoa
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We recently heard a doctor say piece OF
pie was good for a person Just before rcllr-
ing in the evening ltchison Globe.
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'Is the sail the only thing that guides r
ship?' asked the green passenger. NO,
said the mate; there are ruddcrs" In
dianapols journal.
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When bilious or cOStlVc cat tascaret,
candy cathartlc, cure guaranteed. loc, 2oc.
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=, As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
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Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripc, lOc
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Some people spend great deal more time
being mean than it would take to be cour-
teOuS.
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People always want to do things until
they find out that they can just as well al
not-WashngtOn Democrat
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Il don't think I ever knew an0thc:
husband 50 devoted as Ginger"
"Presrme not~~a'! the moneys he's
~-Chicaso Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-24
BoWDoIN THIRD.
The Maine College Did Well in the Worces-
ter Meet.

Worcester, May 22.-The 18th annual
gaines OF the New England Intercollegiate
AOhletlc association took place at Wor-
cester oval this afternoon in the presence
Oh l4oo spectators. Dartmouth won the
championship, which she has now won
three years in succession. The score of
points Is as follows: Dartmouth, 30;
Brown, 26; Bowdoin, 10; Massachus
Institute of Technology, II 10: Wesleyan,
IL; Amherst, 8; Williams, z; Trinity,
~; Tufts, s; Worcester Polytechnic, s..
The summary follows:
Intercollegiate records in the pole vault,
the hammer throw and the two-mile
run were broken, and that in the 1OO-yard
dash was tied. The events:
100-yards dash-Won by c. Billing ton,
Wesleyan; second, G. W Callahan, Will
liams; third, A. W. Grosvenor, M. I. T.
Time, 10 1-5.
Half.mile run-won by R. E. Hanson,
Brown; second, G. f .Bolsor, Dartmouth;
third, E. A. Stockwell, Brown. Time,
Pm. 2-5s.
12O-yards hurdle-Won by c. F. Ken
dali, Bowdoin; second, G. W. Lundgren,
W. P. L.; third, A. Mossman, Amherst.
Time, Is lbs.
44O-yards dash-Won by II. G. Collar,
Dartmouth; second, f. K. Taft, Brown !;
third, L. E. Elliott, Amherst. Time,
81 4-5s.
One-mile run-Won by A. L. Wright,
Brown; second, j. Bray, Williams; third,
S. B. F'urbush, Amherst. Time, Am. 33s.
Two-mile bicycle race-Won by G.. L.
Gary, Dartmouth; second, E. A. Stearns,
Bowdoin; third, r. Quincy, M. I. T..
Time, 81 AS.
22O-yards hurdle-Won by r. T. Elliott,
Amherst; second, H. n. Sears, Dart
mouth; third, r. e. Barker, Brown.
Time % 3-5s.
Two-mile run-Won by A. L. Wright,
Brown; second, E. A. Tower, Wesleyan !;
third, ii. B. Mayhem, M. I. L. Time,
ION. IS.
Pole vault-won by R. S. Wilder, Dart
mouth, II feet; second, I'll. W. Fifer, Will
lia1ns and j. L. Hurlbut, Wesleyan, tied,
10 feet, ga inches. Jump off for second
won by Hurlbut, height II feet.
Putting 16-pound shot,-w by F. r.
ond, E. Corson, Dartmouth, 5 feet, s in
ches; third, H. W. Clark, Dartmouth, IS
feet, 2 inches.
Running high jump-Won by J. K.
Baxter, Trinity, 5 feet, z IL inches; sec
ond, S. S. Lapham, Jr., Brown, 5 feet,
inches; third, E. G. Littell, Trinity,
and W. l.. Butcher, M. I. T., tied, feet,
2 ~ inches. On jump off, third won by
Littell.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Won by
r. E. Haley, Tufts, 1875 feet, 1-2 inches;
second, J. P Coombs, Brown, 113 feet,
1 1-2 inches; third, A. A. French, Bow
doin, 1O7 feet, LIZ inches.
Running broad jump-Won by A.. W..
Grosvenor, M. /. t., 81 feet, 6 IL inches; ),
second, T. W. Chase, Dartmouth, 81 feet,
1.2 inches; third, E. G.Locke, Amherst,
20 feet. z 1-2 inches.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-24
Road Race at worcester.

Worcester, Mass, May pa ten mile
bicycle road race took place in this city
this afternoon for trophy offered by a
local newspaper. The race was open to
all clubs in Worcester county. Twelve
clubs were represented with six men each
and g. of the 70 starters finished. 1t is
estimated that 10000 persons witnessed
the contest. 1t was nearly eight o'clock
this evening before the scorers and other
officials figured the winners. The team
positions and points are: Newports,
37S; Vernons, $40; Worcesters, 1928; Cen
turys, 1888; Stearns, 273; Vikings, 214;
St. Stephens, 1877; Armenians, IA; Low
ell Diamonds, 1877; Boyds, 1875; Green
woods 100; Albions, 95. The individual
winner was Fl. B. Hills, Jr, of Provi-
dence, representing the Newports, the
time being 25 minutes, Sc 1-5 seconds.
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Road Race at Taunton.

Taunton, Mass, May 22.-The 10 mile
bicycle road race this afternoon was wit
messed by crowd estimated at 10, 1000 peo-
pie. James Wade 14-year old rider, made
a remarkable record, leading the race for
two of the three laps, but was unable to
hold out and Schalze of Pawtucket Zone
minute) came in a winner in 28 minutes,
IS seconds; VIM. Cameron of Providence
Zone minute IS seconds), second in
1918 Is; J. M. Henderson of Attleboro
1.-TWO minutes), third in 2S,20. The time
prizes were won as follows: First Rob
ert Urqurhart of Dorchester, 25. rs Ernest
Lord of Weymouth, second, $40; Herman
Taylor, Boston, third, 25.47. H. A. Smell
of Brockton, one of the riders, collided
with a spectator named Rose of Dighton
and was badly injured. Rose was also
considerably bruised
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THE CONCERT OF THE POWERS.
M. Hanotaux Says They Made 1t Local
War.

Paris, May 22.-In the Cha mber of
deputies today NJ. Hanotaux speaking OF
the good results the concert OF the pow
ers had already effected, said:
I'VE have now arrived at the foreseen
moment when it has become necessary
to use moderation and reason and that
the voice of humanity should prevail.
The supreme object of the powers was to
maintain general peace Although they
were unable to prevent the war between
Turkey and Greece, they succeeding in
localizing it, and, as is the duty of the
concert, they are striving to soften the
defeat of the yanquished. The mainte
nance of general peace, the status quo in
the East, a pacific and unanimous medi-
alton in behalf of moderation and au-
tonomy for Crete are the outcome Europe
seeks to promote by pacific means. In
taking part in the work, the government
has faithfully observed its promises to
the chamber and believes it has acted in
the best interests of France and accord
ing to the sentiments of the people.
The government is accused of alter
nately being English, German and Rus
sian seriously. Does any one serious
ly think that in the conflicts of passions
agitating the East, the intervention of
any individual power would have been
practicable, judicious or effectives Who
will now venture to say that such initia-
tive would not have been the most rash
of adventurers. Who would have assumed
such responsibility?
The powers are unanimous, the Balkan
states have always yielded to advice Civ
en- on all sides and the Sultan has bark
ened to the appeal addressed to him
These induces ought to inspire confidence
in the future and we ask you to help in
the task of the government, to which the
concert is devoting it's best energies, the
work concluding peace, which is at once
so complex and delicate.''
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-24
FIGHT AT HOMESTEAD.
Two Attempts to Drive Out italian La
bOrers.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 22.-Enraged that
work which they believed should have
been given to them instead of imported
labor, half hundred idle men at Home
stead n last night laid seige to the two
large shanties in which were sleeping
an equal number of Italians, brought
here from Virginia to work on the ex-
tension of the Homestead and Highland
street railway The attacking party was
armed with sticks and stones and the
foreigners, frightened almost to death
fed precipitately from, the house. A
hand-to hand scrimmage followed, during
which number of Italians were serious
ly injured. The attacking party then
withdrew and two hours later the Ital-
ians returned. A second attack was
made on the shanties and an attempt to
burn them, but this time the foreigners
DIR owe their assailants off.