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Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
rrI.on t;nard ratnll, Stabb..l.

Canon City. Colo. Feb. 23.-Frank McPherson. d guard in the penitentisry. has been fatally stabbed with a knife by Charles Reynolds. q prisoner Serv- ing term for burela Y. Reynolds had refused to obey orders aud had been re- ported by the guard.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
auaala's Pro@pegta.

Before Oct. l next the Crows Nest and Teslin Lake railways will both be completed. and eastern Canada will be in position 10 control the supply of the richest mining regions of ths ~orld.-- Montreal Hsszid.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
Alleged Crooks Arrested.

Chicago, Feb. 29-Edward Schultz Peter Raven. Harry Wright and Will liam Prendergast. said by the police to be four of the cleverest confidence men in the country, have been arrested. charged with swindling Christian wus- ter of Dawson. Neh.. out of sa.oo0 in currency and sa, ,0a0 iu checks.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
Hoyho Companion of Lincoln Dead.

HodKenvi,le. Ky. Feb. 2j.-Austin Gollaher died yesterday, aged s3 years. Goliaher wss the boyhood companion of Abraham Lincoln. They we're born on adjoining farms and attended school together. Gollaher. at the risk of his own life. saved Lincoln from drowning.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
Chicago K umor.

"Ofiicsr," shouted an excited man to a Chicago policeman, ''those fellows in tEat salCCn just stood ne on my head and took overv cent 1 bad"
 "Thim hoys at fatsy's, " was the officers comment as he moved on. twas always great at jckes. ."-Cincinnati EnguiICT.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
aui. <, ,an.r. R.r... ,s s,,,,.

Lewiston, Me, Feb. 2s.-The mule spinners ot this city and Auburn have voted not to take any part In the gem eral strike which was recommended by the textile unions at a meeting In Bon- ton ten days ago
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
vI,rlol rhre-.r Oct. L.f. I-rrl.aam.a,.

Bridgeport. Conn, Feb. is.-owen Murphy, the Norwalk vitrioi thrower. has been found guilty of mayhem in the superior court and waa sentenced ty JudE. Elmsr e state prisen fer life.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
CANAAN CONN. THURSDAY FEBRUARY

An examination by divers may tell
 something to a court of inquiry. I. with others. had heard that Havana har- Dor was full of torpedoes but the offi-
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

loss of life. the financial loss is great. The cost of the Maine. with her arma- ment and stores. was fully s5 000. 900
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
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 Order enough of the garments to establish q POWERFUL battery.
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 They equalize the ci culation.
 The prices of Shields vary according to power. The compound double power is double the price of the regular shields, the regular shields being used for the cure of less serious forms of disease.
 Local testimony furnished as to results.
 INSOLES ALWAYS ON HAND. The following is partial list of the shields
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Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Not since the dsys Of the war of the rebellion has the capital city been so intensely stirred as it was over the news of the wreck of the battleship Maine in the harbor of Havana. nor has the excitement yet subsided. though the government offt- cisls and the public are inclined to take calmer view of the great calamity than when it was first learned that the splendid hattleship had been blown up and over 250 of her crew had lost their lives
 There have been during the week va rious rumors of trsachery on the part of Spaniards at Havana. and the belief that the disaster was the result of de- sign and not of accident is entertained in many quarters. No tangibls informa- tion as to the cause is yet obtainahle. and the findings of the naval court of inquiry. now conducting its investiga- ton at Havana. are awaited with keen est interest.
 Out of 354 the total number of the crew of the Maine. 96 were saved from the appalling disaster which overlook our hattleship. Besides the appalling
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
American. Advised to Leave Havana.

Americans Adyised to Leave Havana.
 Havana. via Key West. Feb. 2s.-The further the inquiry into the causes that led 10 the Maine disaster proceeds the more remote appear the chances that any evidence Will be discovered to show that the disaster was due 10 accident.
 Americans in Havana have been quietly notified by Consul General Lee that tt might be we'll for them to send their families to A place of safety. These precautions were taken in view of the fact that there Is strong suspicion that the volunteers. anti-American and anti autonomy. have been inspired to create trouble in case the Maine inquiry proves that the catastrophe was due to design.
 Lieutenant Commander Barnett of the survey boat Bache Is reported to have said tn a newspaper correspond ent.
 You want the facts. l can tell you there are s5 chances out of loo that the investigation win show that the for- ward magazine of the Maine did not blow up first. if it exploded at all. and that it was not the cause of the terrific consequences that followed The condi- ton of the wreck when first studied and a later careful scrutiny make this an almost absolute certainty"
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

colony and the American press ana committees from the H.r.ana eommer- cial bodies.
 Chaplain Chidwlck of the Maine has recovered considerable snn,s of money. with letters and other persdnal proper ~. from the bodies taken from the wreck. In one case the initials can be seen on the coat lining and may serve to Identify the body of the wearer. but the harbor water Is so filthy that the marks are nearly nlegible. Chaplain Chadwick is one of the hardest worked officers. and upon him devolye some of the most repulsive duties of the situa- tion. Father Power of the Jesuits ar. rived Saturday from Tampa and im- medistely visited the Maine's wounded In the hospital.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

Several Women Introduced Witnesses and Declare They Were Frightened by the striking Miners-The Line of De ren.e Outlined by Attorney Ferris.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
,,iAINE DISASTER
List of the Dead Numbers Over
 Two Hundred and Fifty.
SHIP TOTALLY WRECKED
The Most Krightfnl Calamity In Our
 COuntry's Naval History.
OF AN EYEWITNESS.

Lieut. snsnt Biandin of the Maine Gives s Graphic Account of the DIsaster-Au- thoriti-. at Washington Waiting fs- risntIy For the onieIaI investigation of the Great Marine Catastrophe - The Court of Inquiry Begins an In,estiga- tion-Commander Barrett of Coast sur N-y Steamer Bache says lt Was No Accident.
Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

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Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

an extraordinary rapid adjustment and without the slightest instability or surg
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

UAnd now Mr.. Cleveland can quiet
" mourn over "the perversion OF our
national mission. Cincinnati Com
mcrcial Tribune.
E1During tbs last fiscal year o,oo2,-
7sOstandard s.N'er dollarswere coined,
or 2.o00.0 600 more than were coined
from the establishment OF the mint
TO s72.-Indianapolis Journal.
uJIt would be just nuts for the re-
publicans for the democratic party TO
make a platform based on giving up
the Philippines or any other country
over which the American flag once
waved. The democrats could not car
ry Texas on that platform.-Pough-
keepsie Eagle.
ryThere is one man who has done
great things In this war. and yet the
people can never promote him. That
man Is William Mckinley. Dewey and
Schley, and all the rest, deserve their
honors, but Mckinley is the man whose
Judgment, firmness and statesmanshiT
made most OF our navy's perform
ances possible.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
HARD TO PLEASE.
Free-Trnde Newspapers object TO
the Reciprocity Treaty with France
Work a. Double Denent.

AS rule the free-trade newspapers
are disposed TO sneer at the reciprocity
agreement just perfected between the
United States and France. They don't
like agreements of this kind. The fact
that the reciprocity clause OF the tariff
of 1897 Is made effective in the secur-
ing OF diminished duties upon products
of the United States that are sold TO
foreign countries would seem TO dem
onstrate the practical wisdom of the
trainers OF that measure.
But ii fails TO strike the Cobdenitcs
this way. In their way Of thinking the
proper preclude 10 the negotiation OF a
commercial treaty is TO strip yourself
of any possible advantage that pro-
tective tariff secures. In that way you
have nothing TO offer in return for con
cessions.
IL does not matter in the least that in
the new deal with France we have
opened up "a larger market for many
lines Of American agricultural and man
ufacturcd products. That fact only
adds TO the free traders discomfort
since il shows SO clearly that the Amer
lean policy works n double benefit
that OF defending our home market
against injurious foreign competition,
while ut the same time enlarging the
foreign demand for our surplus prod.
ucts Some people are SO hard 70
| nlensei
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.
The Country Il Feeling Pretty Conn
Portable After One Year OF Me-
kinIey's Administration.

The first full fiscal year of President
McKinley's administration closed with
the beginning of July. The country
finds itself in the midst of war
which is being Endorsed by every polit-
ical convention, democratic as well as
republican. This is a new expert
ence for the American people. For the
first time in It's history the nation Is
unit In approving and vigorously pros
ecuting the war In which IL has be-
come involved. Always before there
has been, in time Of war. as well as in
advance of IL, peace-at-any-pric
party. Now that sentiment is con-
fined to collegiate senility. Herein
President Mckinley has behind him
the whole people asnone of his prede-
cessors ever had.
We must wait few days longer for
the statistics OF the old fiscal year.
But enough is known 10 warrant the
assertion that IL will make most en-
couraging showing, especially as COM
pared with the previous fiscal year.
| The only basis of comparison now is
| the first IL months OF last year
and the year before. Our imports
exceeded our exports in those months
| OF 1897 TO the amount of Si4,4S7,T53,
but i'm 1898 the exports exceeded the
imports, S2Os, 003.017, n difference in
i favor OF 1898 Of over 5000, 100000.
This enormous balance of trade
In our favor has had the effect OF
greatly increasing the country's stock
of gold, the imports of which during
the ii months exceeded the export:
TO the amount of $102026,9 s5, Thi,
gold has gone into the circulation Of
the country, and added that much &c
the actual currency OF the people.
The total receipts OF the treasury
for the first ten months OF the tire,
tariffs OF this decade have been pub
lished and serve rs a powerful stats
teal Endorsement of the present ad
ministration. The Dingley tariff hal
now been in operation ten months
The receipts OF the treasury for tina
time, exclusive of Pacific railroad
sales, were $265 ,55o,706. The receipt
for the first ten months of the Wilson
tariff were 1924, 1886, 43l; for the frs
ten months Of the Mckinley tariff
S312, 062, sos. The results under tn
Dingley tariff were substantially a
predicted by Mr.. Dingley in his speed
in support of the bill in its final form
The republican party does not indulg
In random guesses on matters suscep
tible of close estimates, and its calcu
lations, like its promises, can be re
lied upon.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
WE ARE COMING.


Oh, Uncle Sam. we've heard your call.
And we are promptly coming:
And when we reach tho front We'll set
The martial ball a-humming.
Uncle Sammy. here we are.
Right side up for fight. sir,
And we Will show the Spanish dons
A thing In Yankee might. sir.
We seek not glory. rank or fame,
We are not bold aggressors:
But we. as soldiers. pledge 10 free
The spoiled from the oppressors.
(Refrein.)
To stand beside our brave young land
In this her highest mission.
And fight her battles. Heaven-armed.
This is our proud ambition.
CRefrain)
The kingdoms OF the world shall know
We are defenders fearless,
And wheH we plan Ito lend "A hand"
Our lighting ways are peerless
(Refrain.)
We're coming. coming. Uncle Sam.
Our lives. when you shall need them.
Wen swing 20 reach old rudy Mars
Our noble flag OF freedom
(Refrain)
M. Phelps Dawson. in Lesiie's Weekly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
T. @ PrPP


Commenting upon section OF the
Dinghy tariff law, in which authority
Is given the president, at his discretion.
10 exclude the products Of any foreign
country which shall discriminate
against products Of the United States,
the New York correspondent Of the sgd
ney Morning Herald says:
Is Il conceivable that an English or
colonial parliament would ever give such
sweeping discretionary authority TO any
ono maa2
Probably not; for in no other country
Is the ruler or chief executive SO near TO
the people. the fountain head Of author
ity. Moreover. President Mckinley Is
IN a peculiar sense worthy OF unlimited
trust wherever American interests are
involved. and the people know IL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
Neu nelt.-

The shirt waists, and handsome odd
waists, have brought the belt into an
enyiable position of elegance. Some OF
the recently-imported models are
worthy the prices demanded. since
they are of exquisite workmanship
and OF the most artistic conception
OF form and colorings. The new
buckle is quite large. but broad rather
than high, inyisibly closing and cX-
tending well across the front OF the
girdlc. Gilt. steel and pearl are hand
somely wrought, but the newest and
most beautiful are in oxidizcd enam-
elled. copper and antique effects.
Canoes cut from lava, or the shell OF
the female cameo, are cut in high re-
lief. usually n single medallion. and
set in elaborate Moorish, byzantine.
Venetian, Egyptian or East Indian
buckles, showing cnamcls OF truly
wonderful colorings. considering that
they are not classed with jewelry
proper. These buckles are used with
silk webbing OF velvet belt straps,
from one TO two inches In width. and
OF any color shown In nature or con-
ccived by ingenious art.-Boston Her
nd.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
works We'll both ways.

The American, foreign trade, thp past
year. under the new protective tariff,
satuds out In striking contrast with the
corresponding story Of the preceding
year under the Wilson-Gorman tariff.
Not only have our purchases in Europe
declined but our sales Of manufactured
goods to Europe have increased. The
exports OF domestic manufactures from
the United States have increased during
the nine months OF the present fiscal
year at the rate Of nearly Si.00O0O0 per
month. while the imports OF manufac-
lures have fallen OFT az the rate OF over
S3,oOO,Oo0 per month.-Lewiston Jour
nal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
STAND BY THEIR COUNTRY.
The People Hasten 90 Accept Low
Rate Loan of the Gov
ernmont.

The applications for the govern
ment's war loan OF $200,000,000 aggre-
gate 7O0000000 The success OF the
popular feature OF the loan appears in
the fact that subscriptions in $500 and
less have been received 10 the amount
OF $40 OO0, 600, which is expected 10 be
largely increased from the July
withdrawal OF savings bank deposits.
This hurry TO accept low rate loan
OF n government engaged In war is one
OF the most impressive signs OF the
times. IL shows the American peoples
confidence in their own nation, in
which they are the governing power.
II shows the grandeur OF country to
which foreign war is an incident
that is not embarrassing. And 10
shows the absurdity Of the cry that
"the rich are growing richer and the
poor poorcr"-an abSurdity demon-
strated by the revelations OF the dis
tribution of wealth among the peo-
pie.
Nor should IL be forgotten that the
credit OF this nation which finds an
eager competition for its bonds re-
suits from the record OF this country
as an inAexible opponent of repudia-
ton. Those who in party platforms
and in legislative halls have refused
the enticements that lead to repudia-
ton. and have fought with great labor
the bnttle OF financial integrity, have
their works following them in n gov
ernment which can borrow at will and
find it's creditors among its own peo-
/ oie -Trov Times
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23

r1Pennsylvania democrats. through
the regular state convention. have dis
carded free silver and Bryan. The
prospect Is that similar action will bs
taken in New York.--St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
A shrcMd nnrnnIn.

To the administration belongs the
credit Of driving a shrewd bargain at a
time when France realized the neces-
sity Of making terms quickly.-Buffalo
Courier.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
THE DlNGLEY REVENUE.
II Is by s7o,ooo,ooO n Better Producer
Than Its Predecessor, the
Wilson Law.

With June 30, the fiscal year, the
government receipts which will he
charged against the Dingley bill, al
though il did not take effect until July
"a, 1897, came TO n close. The gross re-
cepts for the year, subject to revision,
were:
Customs Sl2'SV3
internal Nenue.....ss.........s.ss lbc,g9l W =
Miscellaneous .....................,, A,flVy9o
---------
Total .SlV-,9o4'SVs
Included in the miscellaneous re-
ceipts was SCI, ,223 from the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific railway sale,
reducing the total revenue from ordi-
nary sources to $33s 3,lsG, against
S347, 721 .o05 for the last year of the Will
son tariff.
As n matter OF fact more than $40,-
100000 credited 10 the last fiscal year
under the Wilson law was in the nature
OF anticipatory payments for importa-
tions and Withdrawal from bond which
in the ordinary course of business
would have been paid during the fiscal
year 1s07-1s9s and would have added
that much to the receipts under the
Dingley bin whilc reducing those under
the Wilson law by so much. With this
! lust rectification IL Is evident that the
| Dingley tariff as n revenue producer
was some 100000 better than the
/ Wilson law il superseded.
! The unrevised expenditures for the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23

cept those for Indians and interest are
higher than the expenditures for the
same account last year, But naturally
the chief increase is in the expense for
the army and navy. This amounts to
not less than S67,0O0,o coo. or $27o00,cO
more than the deficit for the whole
year. But for the war our financial
statement for the last fiscal year would
have shown gratifying surplus Chi
caro- Post.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-04-21

wv
ton of land which had been sold from
him in 1893 for taxes and was bought
in by Florence Bowers, who refused to
allow redemption. Lyons fled his pc
tition on the ground that the curative
act of the Kansas legislature legaliz-
ing tax sales under the university state
tax of 1889 was unconstitutional for
the reason that the co-state constitu-
ton says no taxes shall be levied ex-
cept by direct authority of law. which
shall state specifically the general pur-
pose of the tax, and that no tax shall
be levied for q greater period than two
years. The university levy of 1889
was continuous, but according to the
state constitution expired two years
thereafter. Assessors made the re-
turns to conform with the act of 1889
through the three years from 1891 to
1895. Judge Dale has decided that tax
deeds secured since 1891 are therefore
invalid.
Last week the Cedarvale creamery
commenced operations, and Lock Lem
ert, who must be q public spirited sort
of fellow, paid $40 for the first pound
of butter that was turned out.
For q week farm work has been re-
tarded in Montgomery county by the
wet weather. but blowing is again in
progress, though much of the soil Is
too wet yet The ground froze slight
" on April 9th. Peaches are blooming
and promise fair crop; wheat i in
fire condition and oats not seriously
dsmaged.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-04-21
The Cotton Industry.

In response to a demand for reliable
information regarding the conditions
recently prevailing in the cotton man
ufacturing industry, the American
Economist has engaged as special
commissioner to investigate and report
upon this question Mr.. E. G. Pipp, ed
itor and proprietor of the Chronicle,
Burlingame, Kan. Mr.. Pipp has given
much attention to economic questions.
and is a forcible and fluent writer. His
investigations will embrace the cOndi-
lions pertaining to the industry in New
England and in the southern states,
and his facilities for obtaining reliable
and valuable information will be such
as to attach to his reports an excep-
tional degree of importance and in
terest Mr.. Pipp came into prominence
in December, 1897, through a series OF
articles contributed by him to the To-
peka Daily Capital, as the special rep
resentative of that paper. These ar
ticles, descriptive of the iron and coal
industries Of the eastern states, attract
ed attention by reason alike OF their
matter and their manner, and stamped
the writer as man Of exceptional pow
ers of observation and description. It
is expected that Mr.. Pipp's contribu-
lions on the subject of the cotton in
dustry will begin in the Economist the
second week in April and cover a Pc
Rod of about ten weeks.