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The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
The Ger,.an pooh n,n

II don't knew that there is much use
OF my Keeping my school open more
thar a month or two each year." said
the German p~edaSogue.
why is thal?''
"Our emperor has simplifed matters
TO such an extent that when you ask
the name of the worlds greatest poet,
painter, musician, general, traveller or
monarch there is only one answer to all
the questions Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Gasoline Stove Exploded.

The farmhouse belonging to J. A.
Brown, situated about one-half mile
from Glendale, was entirely destroyed
by fire caused by the explosion Of q
gasoline stove. Mrs. Brown was badly
burned, but it is thought that she will
recover. Loss, about 81, 800; insurance,
$500.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
A Verdict Of One Dollar,

A verdict was reached at Grand
Forks in the a Of Goldson VS.. the
Great Northern Railroad company for
damsgea resulting from his election
froma Great NortherHspaasenger train.
Forthis personal damage the jury al
lowed him 81. The case was a hard
fought one.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
cARLIsTs ARE TORTURED.

spaniards Trying to Make Thorn Reveal
the Details of Plots.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The Seville CORE
spondent of The Morning Post says:
Some of the recently arrested Carlists
are being tortured, it is alleged, to COM
pei them to swear allegiance to King
Alfonso and reveal details of the Carlist
plots. Such reports are, of c curse, de-
MED officially, but they are general
throughout the country.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31

S. A. Sylvester, who formerly was
agent of the Equitable Life Insurance
company at Hillsboro, this state, has
bean arrested At Seattle on a warrant
charging him with embezzlement. Sill
vester admits owing the company $500,
nssn:y. spent u { thy 20. ee1psnse Of his
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
II WOrd
to Doctors

We have the highest regard for the
medical profession. Our preparations
are not sold for the purpose of antagon-
izing themssbut rather as an aid. We
lay it down as an established truth that
internal remedies are positively injuri-
GUS to expectant mothers. The distress
and discomforts experienced during the
months preceding childbirth can be al
leviated only by external treatment-by
applying a liniment that softens and re-
lakes the over-strained muscles. We
make and sell such a liniment, com
blnlng the ingredients in q manner
hitherto unknown, and call it
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Go South
This Winter

FOR h. present winte' season the Loui-viif
y Nashville Railroad Compan, lu m:."sa
it, already nearly perfect through service
Pullman Vestibulcl Sleeping Cars and elegant
day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville. -
Louis and Chicago, TO Mobile, New Orlean- TN.
the Gulf Coast, Thompsonville, Ga.. Pensac. IL
Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and ot!ci
points i'll Florida. Perfect connection will h
made with steamer lines for Cuba. Porto !:ice,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourists and
Home Seekers excursion tickets on sale 1T los
rates. Write C.P. Atmore, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville. n.y., for particulars.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
NOT ALL. HOPED FOR.

Thought h JOINT High Commission Will
Reach an Agreement.
,WAsH1NGroN, Dec. 29.-It is said in
official circles that indications point to
the conclusion of al agreement between
the joint high Canadian commissioners
that, while satisfactory to both the
United States and Canada, will not in
clude all that either side hoped to OBJ
tain at the beginning. The arrange.
ment is expected to be ratified within a
week after the assembling of the joint
commission, which will be on Jan. S.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
IN THE PRESIDENTS HANDS.
Treaty Of Paris Delivered by the Peace

COmmissi0nors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The members
of the Paris peace commission reached
here about 8 o'clock and visited the
president at the White House, when he
received from Chairman Day one of the
two duplicates of the Paris treaty.
Secretary Of State Hay said the treaty
would be sent to the senate immedi-
Fately upon it's reassembling after the
holidays.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31

"Bn and "Ruth Ashmore" Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Isabel
Mallon, best known by her nom de
plume of "Bab" and "Ruth Ashmore,"
is dead at her home in this city.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
!. II
ss@st
The Only Cure.

Eczema 10 more than q skin disease,
and no skin remedies can cure it. The
doctors : unable to effect cure, and
their mineral mixtures are damaging
to the most powerful constitution. The
whole Mouble5Msis in the blood, and
Swift's Specific is the only remedy
which can each!suchdeep-seate blood
diseases.
Eczema broke out on my daughter, and con-
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT

Cubans Threaten to Make Evacuation
Day = Day OF Mourning.
CHICAGO, Dec. pa special cable
to The Tribune from Havana says:
Cuban residents of Havana declare
that if General Brooke does not rescind
his his order barring representatives of
the Cuban Hinsurgent army from being
present at the evacuation ceremonies on,
New Years day they will close their
houses on that occasion, tear down their
flags and decorations and remain in
doors. 5..A.., ;a
The Cuban peace commission, after q
stormy interview with General. Brooke,
telegraphed General Gomez not to come
to Havana, ais he intended, as no cour-
tesy could be shown him. The Cubans
are greatly excited. They stood on
every corner in the city discussing the
situation in a half .frenzied manner.
eve have not fought for a change. Of
masters. We have fought for liberty
and not for a new ownership" declared
Juan FREDERICK Contellas. one of the
prominent Cubans in Havana. "Our
Army Ii Still In the Field.
They shall not lay down their arms I'M
til we find out whether we are to be
slaves or Free"
Two nights ago General Ludlow noti-
fed the commission that General Go
mez and other prominent Cuban army
leaders could be present at the cere-
monies and that the Cuban army might
enter Havana. General Brooke has
since told the commission that the Gu
ban army is not to be recognized and is
to have no part in the demonstrations
of jan. /. This action at once caused
the Cubans to declare they would stay
in their houses and the day of rejoicing
over the raising Of the Stars and Stripes
would be turned into a day of gloom
and that the city should have the ap-
pearance of a town in mourning.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Dec. 26.

The military force in the Sioux Indian
country in South Dakota is to be in
creased.
The United States will take posses
sion of Wake Island, in the Pacific
ocean for a cable station.
The Rock Island and the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy roads are likely
to be extended to the Pacific coast.
The United States troops have begun
q regular patrol of the city Of Havana in
order to guard against possible disor-
ders.
St. Patrick's Cathedral, the church of
the Bishop of Harrisburg Roman Cath.
Ole diocese, was ruined by fire Sunday
afternoon.
According to the Rome correspondent
Of the London Daily News, King Hum
bert has signed a decree granting am
nesty to minor offenders in the recent
Milan riots.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
WIN Leavo for France Jan. 3.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Paris CORE.
spondent of The Daily News, Mrs.
Emily Crawford, says she has reason to
believe that Dreyfns will leave Cayenne,
capital Of French Guiana, South Amer.
lea, for France on Jan. 3 next.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Leo Distributipr Rations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e.--The secretary
of war has received the following cable
gram from Major General Lee: Ha-
vana, December A.-Seven thousand
rations have been sent to Guines and
about 40, 900 to other points in Havana
province. Rations are also. being dis
tributed in the city Of Havana, includ-
ing 1000 cans of condensed milk, to
sick and debilitated women and chill
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Thursday, Dec. 20.

-. .- 81. 0u0yS o .
Spreading rails caused a bad wreck
on the Atchison in Colorado.
Frenchmen want America to take the
Panama canal off their hands.
An anti-anarchist international blu.
reau will be established in Berlin.
DR.. H. Seward Webb is mentioned as
successor to Senator Morril of Vermont.
Senior Sagasta, who has been suffering
from pneumonia, is much better and is
nov considered out of danger.
Congressman-elect Robert of Utah de.
tends polygamy and declares that he
will make a fight for his seat in con
gress.
The headquarters Of the present West
Indian storm warning service have been
ordered moved from Kingston to Ha-
vana.
The war departments published sum-
mary Of army stations for the first time
includes Havana al a regular port,
showing about 2 1000 troops there.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porter,
Twenty-second United States infantry,
has been found incapacitated for fur
Their service by a retiring board and
placed on the retired list.
E H
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
Saturday, Dec. ~.

Saturday, Dec. "a.
Countess Thun-Hohenstein, wife of
the Austrian premier, is dead.
Tommy Ryan of Syracuse defeated
Dick O'Brien of Boston at Hartford,
Conn.
It is said that Whitelaw Reid will be
nominated as ambassador to Russia and
Secretary Bliss to England.
The British admiralty, it is reported,
has just placed orders for four warships
with shipbuilders on the Clyde.
A new combination of some of the
leading rubber firms in the United
States is in course of organization.
The French chamber of deputies has
unanimously voted a credit of SO, 000, 900
francs to complete the new artillery.
Percy M. Jaffray, center rush of the
Harvard university football team, died
at Cambridge, Mass, of spinal menin-
gifts.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31

P R,is 1sSsd.siaes xs.e t.ten, sus witheu. r.
time the Afst bottle was finished, her head be.
gsn 70 heal; A dozen bottles cured her com.
u AoM1ixteen years old, and has magnificent
&r0wth Of hair. Not o sign Of tho dreadful
disease has ever returned. -"
HI. sHoAx,
s7oS Lucas Ave, st. Louis, No.
Don't expect local applications Of
soaps and salyes toicure Eczema, They
reaehsonly tho surface, while the d..
sease comes from within. swift's
6poeln0 49,. ta:ssAl II
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Friday, Dec. IS.

Friday, Dec. 70.
Prince George of Greece has formally
taken charge of affairs in Crete.
NJ. Jules Cambon, French ambassador
to the United States, will probably be
transferred to Berlin.
The United States cruiser New York,
from Havana, has arrived at New York.
Admiral Sampson is OF board.
Andrew Wardess, a we'll known lit
erary character of Detroit and poet and
prose writer of no mean ability, is dead.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations has concluded its revision of bills
providing for a territorial government
for Hawaii.
Ethan A.. Hitchcock of st. Louis, the
present ambassador for Russia has been
nominated to succeed MI. Bliss as secre-
tary of the interior.
Through fast mail service will be es-
tablished between New York and Seat
tie by way of st. Paul over the Great
Northern, leaving St. Paul for the west
at 8 a. m.
The Dickinson press., 1898-12-31

DR.. John B. Hamilton, former sur
geon general ofthe United States marine
hospital, is dead.
The American National Bank at Lima,
O., was robbed Of $1S, 1852, the combina-
ton Ct the safe being worked.
AT. Brookline, Mass, thirty children
were plunged into water by the break
ing of ice on a pond. Three were
drowned.
A dispatch from Madrid says Emilio
CASTELAR,, the distinguished Republican
statesman, aoratorMafd scholar, is pros
trated with d seriouspulmonary catarrh.
The Sheffield Independent announces
'on the highest authority" that the Duke
of York. will not go, to the United States
in 1899, contrary to reports thathe might
do so.
The Filipino congress which has been
in session at Malalos, has Unexpectedly
adjourned, owing to the difficulty Of
forming a constitution. Aguinaldo's
cabinet has also resigned.
Wednesday, Dec. 20. T.
4uo AoCsUuIS OdSeUd4A CAuU WILL uOt
play Sunday ball next year, +
Admiral Dewey has become senior Of
fcer of the navy by the retirement of
Admiral Bunce.
= The pope has ordered attacks upon
the ecclesiastical policy termed Gamer.
icanism" to cease.
It is reported at Pretoria that the Blu.
bonic plague has broken out in the dis
trict of Delagoa bay.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont is dead.
He was 80 years old and had been in
the house and senate 40 years.
The American Newspaper Publishers
association presents to the American
high joint commissioners an argument
in favor of free paper and pulp.
William F. Moore, convicted of rob
bling Martin Mahon, a hotelkeeper of
New York city, by the ''badger game
has been sentenced to 10 years in states
prison. I'D.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
NOT .RESPONSIBLE.

Those who have been sprinkled by
 sprinkling cart while crossing the
 street will be glad to know that the
 Supreme court of Tennessee has rem
 dered a decision holding that muni- cipal corporation is not liable for the negligent acts of the driver of a sprinkling cart in its service, since the city thereby Is engaged in the discharge of a governmental duty in promot ing the general health as distinguished from a duty purely corporate or minis terial in the performance of which only it is liable for the negligence of it's servants A Mrs. Connolly sued the city of Nashville to recover damages for a personal injury. The evidence showed that while she was sitting in her buggy, which was standing near the sidewalk of one of the streets of the city, a driver of a sprinkling cart, engaged in the service of the city, negli- gently collided with the wheels of the buggy, so that the animal attached thereto, taking fright, in his movements overturned the buggy and inflicted the injuries complained of. The demurrer to the plaintiffs declaration presented, as an issue of law, that the duty which l the city was discharging at the time of the accident was a public one, and that the negligence of the agent, in the
 course of it's performance, though re-
 sulting in injury to Mrs. Connolly, was
 not chargeable to the city. The Court, in its opinion, says: "The right or l power of the corporation of Nashville to sprinkle Its streets does not rest, as
 was argued at the bar, upon subsection of Section 1T of its charter, which authorizes the city to make appropria-
 tiess to open, alter, abolish, widen, ex-
 tend, clean, and keep in repair streets Sc, but rather upon sub-sec- i tion of Section r, which provides | that the corporate authorities may
 make regulations to secure the general health of the inhabitants and to pre-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
MUCH BUSINESS IN SIGHT.

Japan is very friendly to us in these days, and there is business as well as sentiment in the situation. Mir Shez- no Kondo, the president of the Japan American Commercial and Industrial association, with headquarters at To- kio, has come to the United States to present to the American manufactur- CTS the possibilities of trade with Jap- an. Last year the Japanese exported to this country products valued at $26,- 21S,202, and imported from the United States goods of the value of SIS, ,517 ,26S We can buy from the United States just as much or more than we export to her." says MT. Kondo. "It is only a matter of time" Formerly Japan bought all kinds of paper, except such as is used for wrapping purposes from Germany and England. Now S2 per cent of the newspaper stock and sta- tionery comes from the United States, though the trade had to be worked up by the Approximation Commercial and Industrial Association, and has been developed to it's present propor- tions within the past three years. Sev- enty-eight per cent. of the hardware imported into Japan comes from the United States, and not a wire nail is made there because the Japanese find it cheaper to buy from the United States.
 MT. Kondo gives long list of articles for which there is a demand in Japan, and all of which are manufactured in the United States. The field is an in- viting one, and offers the greatest in- ducements to American manufacturers. Japan wants to buy from us, and is only waiting the opportunity. Our business men should bestir themselves to see that she has it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20

A commercial invention of decided practical convenience in it's purpose and operation has been brought for ward by Clark Chase of Fall River, Massaohusetts-an apparatus of simple construction, designed to unload coal or grain from vessels and convey 1t into bins in yard or shed or into other yes sells. The bucket or scoop of the ma chine is worked upon a wire cable and can be moved at any angle, and among the advantages claimed for the arrange ment prominence is given to the fact that it will raise coal fifty feet in the air, carrying it five hundred feet dis tant, then lower it to the surface and dump 1t without any breakage, this be- Ing, of course, very important gain over the usual method. It will also take up the same coal and carry 1t back into the vessel when desired, or load 1t into cars or teams, carrying it In any direc- tion. It will likewise take coal from any bin in the shed and convey 1t to a hopper, where it can be screened, thus saving all hand screening in the yard; and, in addition, Is adapted for coaling ships from cargoes at sea or in harbor, and will take coal from piles at coal stations for deposit wherever desired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
AIMED.

Mamma-From what animal do we get our milk? Flossie-From the milk man.-Judge.
 Farmer-"That field there is tobacco" !" Visitor-"Is that so? What ordinary looking plants! When do they-er-be- gin to plug out ?"Puck.
 The maid servant-Professor mad am has just returned from her jour ney. rofessor-Remind me by and by to give her a kiss.--Tid-Bit
 The man-I wonder if your father would have me for son-in-law? The maid-Very likely. Papa and I always disagree.-Boston Traveller.
 Bad Airn-"Not a single book that I have written has made a hit" "H'm; you must have some Spanish blood in your s."-Detroit Free Press.
 First Citizen-''Why didn't you go to the war;" Second Citizen-"W Well, Be- tween you and me, didn't know the Spaniards were such bad shots. Truth
 A Tangled Web-Tommy-"Pa why are single women called spinsters?" Par expect it's because they are all ways spinning a web to catch man" London Fun.
 Too Extensive.-"It is most unfortu- nate" commented the father who had just been notified of the arrival of twins. This rapid extension of authority seems to give the lie to my protestations of anti-imperialism. ". Chicago Evening Post.
 A little boy had come to school for the first time The teacher, to encour- age the children to speak, asked them simple questions, such as How many feet have you?" etc. The cautious lit- tie man, however, listened without say ing anything. At last the teacher, no- ticing this, said to him: How many feet did you say you had?" Afraid of committing himself he said: Please, sir, I didna say I had ny"-Tit- Bits,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
UNRELIARLE PIGEONS

The army mule did good work during the Yanko-Spanko war, but the naval pigeon didn't come up to the mark. Much was expected of it, Just before the declaration of war the naval au- thorities made most extensive prepara- ttons for placing in operation the car Tier pigeon system, and established inn portant cotes at all the leading naval stations along the coast from Ports- mouth down to the Tortugas. During the early days of the war prompt and frequent communication was kept up between Tortugas and Key West by the pigeons, but this was not always to be depended upon, as the birds often failed to perform their duties. Each ship on the blockading fleet was pro- vided with pigeons to carry messages to the naval commander at Key West, so that the authorities in Washington might be kept informed of the move ments of the ships. Many of those sent from vessels in front of Havana flew back and delivered their messages but in some cases ships at a long distance from shore were unable to communicate by pigeons with Key West. The re- ports that have been received on the operations of the system fail to ac- count for the unsatisfactory results ob tained, unless, as they state, they have been due to climatic conditions, which are unfavorable in the South, it is be- lieved, to long flights and reliable ser vice. The pigeons in but fifty per cent of the cases returned to the cote, the others having been reported lost or un- accounted for Some experts on the system believe that the birds found other attractions than their cote, and that the wild berries and fruits of southern Florida and the north Cuban coast may have defiected them. Good results were obtained however, with the cotes at Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire, and that at Newport, although the navy had little opportunity to use them in connection with ships at sea. The California cote was success in every way, the longest flights recorded by the pigeons varying from 250 to 275 miles, the distance having been covered between San Francisco and ships of the military expeditions carrying troops to Manila.
 The work with pigeons will be kept up and it is hoped that they will do bet ter It seems somewhat inappropriate to make pretty birds do war work, but there are many things that are inappro- priate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
HEAP TALK EXPECTED.

And now the talk is that the peace negotiations will be slow. Spain has, it is announced, resolved to insist that the equalization of Manila after the signing of the protocol shall have no effect in the peace negotiations unfa- vorable to Spain. In any event the government holds that the equalization, having been signed by the commander of the town, does not entail the sur render of the whole of the Philippines. And there will be several other things to talk about.
 Well, perhaps we can beat the Span iards in talk, as we'll as in action. We have certainly got better platform to talk on than they have.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
REGENT MEDIUMIsTIC PHENoM-

Dr. Hodgson had an intimate friend whom he calls in his report by the pseudonym George Pelham" Some time before his death he had a discus sion with pr. Hodgson in which he
 denied the immortality of the soul, or
 questioned it, until at last he pledged
 himself if he died first, and survived,
 to endeavor to make the fact known
 through telepathic mediumship. MT. Pelham died in February, 1892. Dr.
 Hodgson knew of his death day or two later. He was present at several sittings with Mrs Piper soon after ward; but no allusion was made to George Pelham. Four or five weeks later, at sitting by MT. Hart (pseu- donym), a friend of Pelham, the proper precautions having been taken
 to prevent Mrs. Piper from knowing who MT. Hart was,-George Pelham
 announced himself in number of communications ; "Dr. Phinuit," the alleged personality possessing Mrs.
 Piper, acting as intermediary. It must
 be remembered in this connection that one of the strange facts about the case is that experimental successfully, no one knows-is very much facilitated by putting into the hands of the medium some object or trinket familiar to the deceased. In this instance, one of the pair of studs MT. Hart was wearing was given to Phinuit (Mrs. Piper with the question by the sitter: "Who gave them to me?" The reply was: That's
 mine. I gave you that part of it. I sent that to you.'' "When?" Before I came here. That's mine. Mother gave you that" No" Well, father l then, father and mother together. You | got those after I passed out. Mother | took them. Gave them to father and | father gave them to you. I want you | to keep them. I will them to you" MT.