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Washington, July THE resolu-
ton providing for the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands passed the SEN
ate by a vote OF AZ to p. Secretary
Long today gave orders for the de-
parture of the Philadelphia from San
Francisco for Honolulu. She will
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His niniO

Mr.. Warbler-Why is it, John, that
so many men begin Immediately after
they are married TO wear full boards?
Mr. Warbler dunno, unless it's be
cause they become shamefaced.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
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Provided AEninat.

snow, confound Them" muttered the
burglar to himself, as he searched the
china closet again, found a concealed
drawer, n extracted therefrom a SOL
id silver set, which he transferred to his
sack, they will not be able to say in
tomorrow afternoons paper thai the
thieves in their haste overlooked about
$500 worth of costly plate!"-Chicago
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Washington, July IA message
received this morning from Gen.
Shafter announces that many Span
ish officers are deserving across the
line into the American camp. This is
regarded as highly significant of an
early surrender.
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Honolulu, July THE steamship
China of the Manila expedition ar
rived here from San Francisco the
morning of the 23d. At $3.50 the same
day the Zealandia, Bolon and Sena-
tor of the expedition started for Ma
Mia.
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Madrid, July 7.-3 p. m.-The min
listers declared at the cabinet meeting
today that In view of the destruction
of the Spanish fleet the war must be
continued. That Spain would be ac-
cused of cOwardice.
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Laying Down the Law.

McLubberty (angrily)-Moikey!
Little Mike (who mas been tumultu-
ous)-Sorr?
McLubberty-Oi how told yes twinty
tonnes ah!ready 70 stop thot noise;
now, d'yez want me 10 tell yez the
sicond toiIne?-N. Y. World.
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Washington, July 9.-The war de-
partment received the following:
Playa del Este. July s., Camp Near
Santiago. July s.-Adiutant General,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS report re-
ceived today of the loss on j uly l and
2. Killed, 90 officers, 2OS enlisted
men, wounded 81 officers, LOB enlist
ed men, missing, 10 enlisted men.
Reports giving the names of the
killed and wounded r being rapidly
prepared and it is hoped to get them
off ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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willing to Compromise,

Mamma-If you are not well enough
TO 60 to school, I'll take you to the doc
tors.
Johnny-Well, I'll go to school in the
afternoon!-Puck
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THE REMEDY.

She-Are there not moments III your
life when you are not satisfied-when
there is something lacking?
He-Yes, indeed!
She-At such times / always take ref
uge in music. And what do you do?
He-I Observation-Disclosures Welt.
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LIEUT., HOBS0N and men EXCHANGED
A Horrible State of Affairs at Santiago,
But Spaing Does Not Know Enough
to Quit.
Camara's Fleet Has Returned to Cadiz---Reina 1ercedes Sunk
Under MORO Castle by the Massachusetts.

Great Falls, July IA bulletin
was posted at 7:30 this evening that
Satiago has c~apitulated, but it is
not confirmed.
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what Led to the Quarrel.

Miss Antique-You find me much
changed in the ten years since we have
met, l dare say?
Mis- Caustique-Slightly decade-that
il all.-Chicago Tribune.
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Words

Zim-Poor fellow! His bright and
happy life marred by a few ill-chosen
words?
Zam-Ah, l see. The marriage cere-
mony again.-Up-to-Date.
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The Difference,

She-The man 1 love must command
my respect.
He-And 1?
Sheen, you only appeal for it.
Philadelphia North American.
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northwest by troops that have just
which Just now reached me-"
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Washington, July Gen. Shafter
has announced the exchange of Lieut..
HObson and his men. Lieut.. Hobson
and all his men have just been re-
ceived lately in exchange for Spanish
officers and prisoners captured by us.
All in good health except two men
convalescing on RENTING steamer.
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One marched away and won a name
Amid wars horrid throngs;
The other hacked his way to fame
BY writing battle songs.
Chicago Record.
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carry the flag OF the United States to
the Hawaiian islands and include
them in the Union.

Great Falls, July IA sale of
wool was made here today at liz
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Washington, July 1.-THE rpOrt
last evening that the bOmbardment
of Santiago had begun is found out
today to be only a preliminary ar
tillery skirmish. Only three Ameri-
cans were slightly wounded. There
was little musketry firing and the
enemy's guns were soon silenced.
General Skaters headquarters,
July 8, via Kingston, July lO.-At
ll:3O this morning General Shafter
notified General Toral, the Spanish
commander, that, by President Nc
Kinley's instructions, the Spanish
proposition to surrender if allowed
to leave Santiago with side arms
would not be accepted and that the
United States would accept no terms
but immediate and unconditional
surrender. General Toral, at 2:45
d. M, replied in a brief note that he
rejected President McKinley's propO-
.sition, and would not consent to any
other terms than those proposed by
himself. At 3:45 p. IN. General Shat
ter notified Gen. Toral that b ar
mistice would be terminated and hos-
tilities resumed at 4 O'Clock.
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Washington, July 12.-The follow
ing dispatch was received from Gen.
Shafter at $50 a. NIT has been
very quiet with but very little fight
ing. The flag of truce has been up
since 2 O'Clock. now have the town
surrounded on the north, the line is
thin but will have it strengthened in
the morning. No one killed SO far as
l can learn. There is a great deal of
suffering by those who have come
out from Santiago. Am doing my
best to relieve it but Am not entirely
successful.
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On board the Associated Press
boat Dandy" July 10, via King
ston, July 1.-THE Brooklyn, lndi-
ana and Texas under command of
Commodore Schley, began h bonn
bardment of Santiago at $40 this
afternoon, in compliance with the
request from Gen. Shafter. The war
ship lined up from east to west a
quarter of a mile from shore and fired
over the limestone cliffs that came
down and hid the city and contin-
ued it for one hour.
The following was received from
Gen. Shafter: my plans for to-
morrow are to keep up the lombard
ment on the trenches and city, and
to keep up the investment on the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13

Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get DIR. Miles
Pain Pills from druggists. "One cent a dose"
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London, July 12.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Mail telegraphs
that the current in favor of peace is
running stronger today. The gov
eminent may negotiate without the
Intervention of any foreign powers.
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Gen. Skaters Headquarters, July
IL, 4 p. M, via Kingston, July u,
1890 a. m.-The fighting continued
during the day and at this hour it is
believed that the city of Santiago
will capitulate to the American
forces within the next twenty-fOur
hours. The Americans advanced
steadily all day. In several of the
Spanish treanches our troops found
dummy wooden guns, and no
Spanish soldiers. There was weak
firing from Spanish troops and as
the American troops advanced
further evidence of the great distress
existing in Santiago was found.
London, July IA Vienna dis
patch to the Chronicle, says, it has
been semi-officially announced that
the ambassadors of the powers at
Madrid have expressed to Sagasta
that they desire that peace negOtia-
tions should be opened. The desire
for peace practically prevails among
all classes in Spain.
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the door, who quickly vanished, and
supposing there were others also beat
ing. retreat. hoped to capture them by
going around the fort. At this time
some of the Sixth Cavalry came up,
and one of Anderson's men, Private
Agnew of Company H, climbed upon
the roof and took the flag down. While
the Thirteenth men were showing the
flag to the cavalrymen two of Ander-
sons band were hit. Anderson says
this fire came from Spaniards who
were under the Red Cross flag in some
building on the outskirts of Santiago.
The Thirteenth men thought that the
captured flag was Jonah, tore it into
bits and distributed the pieces The
gallant Major Anderson was wounded
before he reached the blockhouse, and
the senior officer on the hill, Captain
Torrance was cut down at the block
house with a wound which caused his
death next day.
The Twenty fourth Regiment was led
up the hill by Captain Weigant, who
took command after Liscum fell. The
charge of this regiment of negroes is
lauded by all who witnessed it.
GEORGE L. KILMER.
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An Admirer of Women,

1 was riding along the road leading
across Hurricane Gap, in the Pine
Mountain Range, thinking Of the pc
culfar people who lived in these fast
nesses, when I was startled by voice
up the hillside calling me to come up
and give somebody a lift. I had no
idea who owned the voice. but whoever
it was was in trouble, and l responded
and found a man of 60 or more caught
by the foot, under fallen tree and
unable to get away. He wasn't hurt,
and I soon had him on his feet, and he
insisted on my stopping further down
the mountain and taking dinner with
him. He lived in a well-kept cabin
with his daughter,sand after dinner we
sat in the shade Of a tree in the yard
and he told me about himself.
"Air you married." he asked, after
he told me he was. a widower
mo, butt hope to be some day" I
answered, quite sincerely
you ought to be; every man ought to
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For the Record-JJnion)
My Carpet Bag.


I'm musing o'er my carpet bag,
This nasty, dirty filthy rag,
Not as to-day when you were new;
A change hath come to me and you.
But then T had of dimes a few,
And friends did seem, as honey dew;
Eut since we've grown, OH shabby quite,
They look askance, as though they'd bite.
And yet at you l laugh outright,
For both / see in sorry plight,
Your faded cloth with holes all through;
And still 1 know / seem as you.
Yet both shall pass for so and so;
So fortunes come and so they go;
Tonight you're filed with silver rocks,
A shirt, a book, and mining stocks.
And blue with blue for mountain sky.
I like, tbs true, Nevada's hills,
Yet better still l love her mills.
Yet neither Hill nor mill is ours;
Would that l were sandy bowers, :.
BY yon sweet lake to live, and dwell
In one poetic, posey spell.
In castle grand, as rich and rare
AS one Menotte did build of air;
And own my Queen for my Pauline,
Our &C at of arms a silver sheen"
But I digress in my unrest;
Forget my love, in whom I blest
This carpet-bag, when 1t was new.
>Rut that was on a happy day,
And it is years and years away,
Where Mississippis turbid tide.
Doth kiss the gulf, a highland bride.
You nasty-, dirty carpet bag.
You cruel, cold, unfeeling hag.
/ do detest your silent speech,
Avaunt from sight, avaunt from reach.
To call me back to long ago;
Is not enough my present woe,
But you must wound and bleed afreSh,
And tear my heart as mangled flesh?
Yet loves momentoes. you hold dear,
Some parts of that she used to wear,
One piece of silk, one ribbon blue,
wreath of hair, love knot true.
III think no more, thou black-a-moor,
If thou art key to memory's door,
I'll dash thee down this moutain chasm
Ere | from frenzy sink to spasm.
But now bring down our frying pan,
One smile from out our spirit can,
OF sterner stuff to build the man;
And hurl thy love to Astrachan,
Until mine to suit my mind,
Sometime may find when fate grows kind
p II. s.
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It's Tortures Known to
Thousands.

The aches and pains of Rheuma-
tism become constant COM
panion to all who are victims of
this disabling disease. The peo-
pie generally are not acquainted
with the cause of the disease,
though thousands know its tor
lures.
Everybody should know that
Rheumatism is peculiar acid con-.
dition of the blood, upon which all
liniments in the world can have
no effect whatever. The best
blood remedy is needed-one which
is able to go to the very seat of the
disease and force it out. Swift's
Specific Is. S. S.) is the right
remedy for Rheumatism, because
it is the only blood remedy free
from mercury, potash and other
minerals which intensity the dis
ease, causing stiffness of the joints
and aching of the bones.
S. S.. S. neutralizes the acid
condition of the blood, and forces
out every trace. of the disease. 1t
reaches even the worst cases
where the doctors have made
cripples with their prescriptions
of potash and mercury.
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low, brown and black Luxury, almost
languor, everywhere. Outside the
palms nodded and huge Persian rose
bushes thrust their glorious branches
into the windows. Listless- fellahin,
scowling Bedouins, stalwart Sudanese,
crafty Armenians and sinister Levan-
tines passed to and fro. On the corner
Tommy Atkins in scarlet coat and
with bayoneted rifle stood on guard,
making the traveller thank God for
Great Britain There was Christmas
dinner with an Eastern finish. The
turkey was stuffed with pistachio nuts
and Indian spices, the soup was null
ligatawny, the fish was red mullet, the
entree was a dainty Turkish pilau, the
coffee was the same Mocha as the
Khedive's, and one of the wines came
from the same AleXandrian vineyard
which supplied the Caesars. There was
a plum pudding imported from Eng
land, and most wonderful of all, corn
bread, New England mince pie and
canned Stewed terrapin from Philadel-'
phia, In special honor of the day we
drank from cups of which the young
est may have seen Mahmoud the Ter
rib1e and the oldest might have touched
Moses lips when he was a youth in
the royal court of the Nile One Of
the period of Caesar, humble piece
of pottery, may have refreshed Joseph
and Mary in their flight into Egypt.
Where we sat we were in touch with
1000 years of history. The very site
of the palace may have felt the feet
of Alexander, Ptolemy Cleopatra, Mark
Antony, Bishop Cyril and Napoleon.
Through an open door we could catch
a glimpse of matchless prie dieu,
and in its center a wonderful crucifix-
ion carved by a master hand looked
down upon the place"
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mere WuGn d snip -
going west an entire day is dropped
from the calendar, so that you-go to
bed Wednesday night and wake up
Friday morning In going east, you
reverse the process and repeat the day.
by extraordinary luck this happened
to me. as 1 said, on Christmas, so that
/ had two Christmas Days the same
year. The Captain of our good Pacific
Mail steamer told us that the event
had never happened before in the his
tory of the company, and to the best
of his knowledge had never happened
before to any craft. If that may be
true. the sixty passengers and loo
crew may well boast of their expert
ence.
But two consecutive Christmas
Days are not a success. The dinner of
the second day seems insipid by con-
trast with that of the first, and the
merrinent of the latter is succeeded by
WEAKNESS on the former. 1t is a curl
Gus place, that one hundred and eighth
eth degree of longitude. 1t plays havoc
with grammar and time.
According to the way you are going
you can say truthfuliy: Tomorrow
is to-day and to-day was yesterday.
To-day was yesterday and tomorrow
will be to-day. Tomorrow has no yes
terday, and yesterday has no to-mor-
row. Thoughts like these are con-
fusing to say the least"
Il can claim credit for the wettest
Christmas, cheerily voiced Walter
Hutchinson, the travelling agent of a
great Liverpool house. 1T was in the
Malay country near Singapore. The
climate there was wittily summed up.
by the great Governor, Sir Stamford
Raff1es, as consisting of two seasons,
the wet and the dry. In the latter it
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IT was at pleasant dinner party at
famous New York hotel, when the con-
versation turned to the approaching
Christmas. The guests were of various
callings, but all were qualified to Join
the Travellers Club, having visited at
least three continents.
What was the oldest Christmas you
ever spent?" asked one at pause in
the general chat
"I certainly can claim the most north
erly one said Captain Leonard Smith,
formerly of New Bedford. 1T was
when I was whaling in the Arctic seas
and my ship was icebound in the pack
about 100 miles north of Alaska. 1t
was a beautiful day, clear. quiet and
intensely cold. The stars looked like
sharp points; the moon like clean cut
silver disk and the heavens as black as
sin. Scientifically it was day, but as
matter Of fact it was pure midnight.
Our bill of fare was wonderful. we
had seething punch, tea and coffee. Our
meats were corned beef, corned pork,
and, best of all, some polar bear meat
and seal blubber. / will not recon-
mend seal blubber for these latitudes,
but in the far north, after many months
on salt horse and canned goods, it's as
delicious as boiled chicken. We had
potatoes, carrots yellow turnips and
gingerbread pudding with real raisins in
it. There wasn't dish any one here
would look at at the present moment,
but all on board vowed it was the fin
est banquet they could recall
IF did not have the most southerly
Christmas, had certainly the hottest" !"
remarked William Pender Mclean, once
editor of the Hongkong Telegraph :
but now Gothamite. 1T was at Port
Darwin, in Australia which, next to the
Mohave desert, is probably the hottest
spot on earth. December there is equiv
alent to our June, and the weather of
their Christmas is that of our Fourth
of July.
'On account of that frightful scourge,
the white ant, timber cannot be used in
house construction, SO, that the roofs
are made of iron girders and corrugated
sheet iron, galvanized This makes a
house. a veritable oven The thermorl-
eter was way over the 100 mark, ard
every one in our party was a picture Of
perspiration and discomfort. But we
were determined to celebrates Christmas
in good old fashioned style.
I'VE had a Christmas tree, wreaths
and evergreens, and some one hung up
a bunch of what he called mis1letoe.
Luckily we had an ice factory there,
and so secured small blocks of comfort
at four or five cents a pound. Every
drink, excepting the punch, was iced,
and every food, excepting the turkey
and plum pudding. was cold.
"One poetic youth shook a belt of
sleigh bells to arouse the imagination
and another read aloud Dickens immor-
tai Christmas carol. We tried TO pic
ture the nipping cold enjoyed by
Scrooge and Marley's ghost, but the eff
fort proved futile. Yet the awful heat
could not weaken the Christmas spirit,
and both dinner and day were unalloyed
delight
THE oldest Christmas of my expe-
rience," observed DR.. Edward Bedloe,
United States Consul at Canton, China.
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''woodman, Spare That Tree

Don't you think, dear" said Mrs.
Filkins, that it is time we were seeing
about. getting the Christmas tree for
the children?'
mo, my dear, / don't" said Mr.. Fir
kins, with great sternness. We've got
to stop that sort of thing"
''Why?" said Mrs. Firkins
Because I've been looking into the
matter" returned Firkins, "and I have
become impressed with the necessity for
the preservation of our forests. It's a
very grave matter, my dear: very grave
indeedi No patriotic citizen can after
this conscientiously encourage the reck-
less cutting of pine and hemlock. And
I'm not going to help ruin our forests
for any old Christmas superstition
Then he went down town and spent
s. for a box of Christmas cigars for
himself.
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y By
WILLIAM E.S. EALES.
Copyright. 1893. By til, author.

rains every fifteen minutes; in the
former all the time Christmas Eve
it was shower. shower. During the
night it poured. Christmas morning
the landscape was like a mermaid s
paradise. The road was a line of un-
broken water, the river not far away
seemed a moving deluge, the fields
were sheets Of water, broken by bushes
and trees in mathematical patterns,
and the uncultivated land was an
oyerflowed marsh.
THE air was full of warm steam,
and you could almost feel the vegeta-
ton growing The table linen and
clothing were damp. The water con-
densed on furniture and triclzled in
little streams down the walls. If a
boat had sailed into the drawing groom
it would have caused no surprise. My
host had a blazing fire in his fireplace,
a poor imitation Of the reai article, but
it cast ruddy glow in the room, and,
what was better still, made a pleasant
draft. We did not think of snow or
ice or any other form of water We
had too much of it around us every
where
MY oldest Christmas was in
Egypt" told the writer Il was the
guest of a dear friend, Dr. James F.
Love, Pasha, who was attached to the
Khedive's staff. His home was a pal
ace similar in architecture to those in
italian cities, but colored in Arab sug-
gPStiOnS Within If was fru1y Ori-
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question in arithmetic, became study
in blush color
Not girls, mister he said, slipping
down off of the fence, and drawing so
near me that he rested his hand on my
horses witfers, and there was a strange
intensity in his tone: i've been tryin'
ever since that one looked into my face
and told me her name was Lizzie Ray,
to teach her, that she ought to think as
much of me as / do of her, but I amt
been able to git her past her a, b, c's,
and. 1 reckon I amt a ever going to.
1t was easy enough for me to learn, and
why can't she do it?''
The question was too hard for me,
and as 1 looked into the tense and
strained face of the young school
master 1 thought if he could only learn
how not to learn some things so easily
how much more easily he would pass
his days until the evening of life
brought its quiet to him.-Wasningt
Star.
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be; a man that amt amt showin' right
feelin' lords what the Lords done fer
him. ther amt nothin' on the face Nv
Gods green earth that is a patchin'
to a woman, don't keer what kind
she is.''
You're hale and hearty yet" I said,
land 1 don't see why you don't take
some of your own advice"
Don't crowd the mourners. mister"
he said; waving his hand as if warding
off my attack. Don't you crowd the
mourners. I'm figgerin' on sever'l
this very minute, an l amt quite shore
yit which one to pick. I've been mar
ried four times, and every time my
notions Nv women has got so much
higher that I'll be derned eff 1 don't
kinder look forrid to losin' wife jist
fer the satisfaction Wv gittin' another
one"
The idea was so entirely new that 1
was overcome by it.-Washington
Star.