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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-27
PHILIPPINES.
.114,326 miles.

ia, 326 miles.
200 islands (Luzon largest),
Volcanic origin.
Very fertile; vegetable growth
often gigantic.
November 10 March, fresh and
cool: March to June, sitting
heat.
az degrees.
July to October.
Hemp. sugar. coffee, copra, to-
bacco, indigo, teak, ebony. ce-
dar, fruits, spices.
Gold. coal. copper, iron, sulphur.
vermilion.
Agriculture. mining. grazing.
usss) SO. 900. 900.
dss6) sl2, 900. 900.
Qss5) 3O4 vessels cleared principal
ports.
72O.
20.
Manila. Cavite. uoiIo.
1855 $40. go. 40 (estimated).
Qss5) SIS, $50. 130 (estimated.)
1870. 900.
Malays, Chinese, savage tribes
comparatively few Spaniards.
Spanish and Chinese.
Roman Catholic.
lOf no Importance.
Manila, 800, 900.
Manila.
See seaports.
General August.
l6so-spanish rule Acknowledged
1879.
Very few: all small.
Mayor. Buhayan (volcanoes).
Domestic and burden animals
abundant; no wild animals.
Volcanic eruptions, typhoons,
earthquakes.
Freedom from heavy taxation,
schools. roads. harbors.
Twenty-Five days.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-27
PORTO RICO.

1900 u "a miles.
los miles.
l37 miles.
level belt on coast.
Extremely fertile.
Hot, but not unhealthy. North
ern lowlands, superabundance
from drought.
"a degrees.
September TO March.
cotton, rice, yams, plantains.
lGold, copper, coal, salt-not de-
Grazing. agriculture.
From Spain ds99 80. ZOO. 900.
40.
1877, 10 projected.
San Juan. Ponce, Mayaguez,
Maquabo.
dss4-95) 3.so5. e67 pesos.
over 900. oo0
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-27

Battertes-Honer and Bowerman, Hill
and Vaughn. Umpires-Gaffney and
Brown.
At Loulsville-The Browns lost the
game in the second inning. two errors and
four hits netting five runs. Attendance,
Loo. Score:
r. ii. z.
LOUISVILLE -...... ........ ........ D o
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
viii Gain Nothing Bv T..

General Wheeler does not believe
that the democrats will gain anything
by ~denouncis.g the administration for
Its conduct of the war. FIc thinks,
with every trained soldier engaged In
actual hostilities in the Santiago cam
paign, that the battles OF June 81, July
1 and 2 and the subsequent surrender
of the entire proviuce was = remark
able achievement secured by the valor
OF the rank and file Of American Sold
fers and by the brilliant work of the
officers who led them. He thinks, as
does every ether army officer who ia q
trained soldier. that the results &C.
complished in concluding within abum-
bred days a war with o foreign power
is not eXampled in the worlds history
whet. the fact is taken into considera-
ton that a little army Of 27,O0O men
was raised within ninety days to ten
times that number, hurried into a for
e;gn country In makcshift transports.
landed on a lee shore and pushed to the
front With travel ratiO.Xs in haversacks
on three days notice.
Everyone admits that there was sick
ness. Everyone knew they went to
Cuba in the rainy season that there
would be sickness. Ninety per cent
of the troops came back i'll because they
slept In trenches AID were daily delug-
ed with water. but with al! the sickness
in Cuba and in the camps in this conn
try statistics prepared from the records
OF the war department show that the
illness was less by proportion OF twelve
to seventeen than that recorded for the
fNs 4 n prrN 1nvr Hr@ns, s, TIN 1s.,tI sS,Ae -
Gated In camps in the United States.
There was no yellow journalism in 1861
and 1862. no c%artoonists aud no picture
papers except the wcek;ies. which gave
representations on wood block of the
various or venereal disease been priut-
ed during the civil war in the press Of
the country. had President Lincoln'sad-
ministration been held responsible for
illness in the camps where there is al
ways illness. there would have been
small basis for comparison between the
sick reports of the war Which lasted for
four years and one which IL generation
later was concluded in little more than
three months. The investigating COM
mission will adduce a large mass Of
facts which on the whole will accrue to
the advantage of the wal department.
It will be discovered that there were
d~elinquents without question. but that
these delinquencies were in no way due
to the lack Of energy by the officers in
charge, Congress for years past has In
sisted that q gorctGn war was an tmpos<
slbiltty, has consequently declined to
furnish supplies or to store up reserves
or to provide for transportation md
when congress suddenly prccipttated q.
foreign war upon the war departments
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
An ELEVATOR IS BURNED
The Eor,hwsstern Elevator It Alb,,,
Grant County Burned With
5000 Bushels Of Wheat

Milbank, Nov. l.-(srecial to the Ar.
gus-Leader)-The Northwestern Ele-
vator burned at Albee ono day last
week. with about 5000 bushels Of
wheat. The lre caught from a stoyepipe
which went up throukh a hayloft.
Hon. J. e. Kelley addressed q small
audience at tho courthouse Friday
evening. 1t raj q chilly occasion.
The City Hotel has teen sold to Mr.
j. Guthrie Of Osceola. Mr.. Diets the
present owner has bought a lot on
South Fourth street and coMenced to
build a dwelling house. Fifteen dwell.
ling houses have been built in Milbank
....s swimmer nearly all OF them costing
about 1880 each. Two or three run
up to about $4,000.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04

seven to ten millions OF people In the
Philippines. but has put them in q DO
sition 70 call q halt on all efforts to
shut out OF our share OF the Asiatie
business. We have become a vast man.
ufacturing people. The patriotic policy
of the Republican party has placed our
manufacturing interests On a solid ba-
sis. Today we are cven shipping steel
10 England itself. and we ouly need an
outlet for u manufactured goods to
become the dictator OF the worlds
markets.
Eastern South Dakota is an agricui-
tural district. II depends almost ALSO
lutely for prosperity upon the sale OF
tts farm products. These are used By.
the manufacturing communities OF tho
ecst. and U prosperity depends al
most wholly upon-thctrs. How suicidna.
b the policy witch strikes q blow 1t
the interests which consume our pro-
ducts and maintain the prices Of our
goods. Manifest destiny has given us
the opportunity to become a world pow
CIR. and put into u hands the key to
unlock vast markets in the east. bring.
Ing prosperity and good prices to all
our doors. Shall We refuse the offer
n under the leadership Of Petttgrew,
Attgeld and Coxey turn back tho hands
ON the dial plate Of destiny for fear OF
Imaginary responsibilities OF fancicd
dangers which scarcely exist except In
the disordered brains OF selfish ONCE
seekers who are willing TO sacrifice the
interest OF the whole country to their
~ personal aggrandizement. A vote
for Gamble aud Burke Is q vote for
wider markets. a vote for better prices,
a vote for greater prosperity since II is
a vote to sustain the Republican policy.
The brave soldiers and sailors who
Y won II present commanding
place In the world deserve n higher ap-
probation ond greater rewards than q
vote TO haul down flags which they have
q which they have consecrated
with their blood.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
Supplement to Hot Springs Star, Nov 4, 1898.

ders 90 much on the parrot order ~ to
hardly command attention. and you
certainly had no idea OF causing me to
believe this when you mailed the, let
ter In question. | know. and 60 do you
know the railroads have done nothing
Of the kind. Unfortunate for myself
am. not the possessor OF any railway
stock. neither do I ride on a pass as do
my friends. Judge Moore. Congressman
Knowles Governor Lee and q long list
of other Populist oficials whom I
might name, but I do believe In such .
thing az honesty. and when you pro-
claim from the houeetops that the rail-
roads OF this state have furnished
$lUV. 900 or any other sum. for that
matter, to what you designate as the
Republican machine" you state what
you know to be untrue. and do 40 for
the purpose Of attempting to deceive
the people Of the state into voting for
the candidates on your ticket. Among
the intelligent people OF this state
Tommy Ayres' Injunction to yell rail-
roads" Is not cutting much Of q figure.
They know that the present tissue 10 .
slsirmish on the part OF the Populists
Of the state to gain further control OF
affairs. The closing paragraph OF
your letter Is an insult to any ma
claiming to possess a spark Of man
hood OF q particle Of honesty. and
clearly shows you have but little regard
for either. Coming. as this does. from
the chairman Of a %partysstate campaign
committee. should OF itself set the peo-.
pie Of this state to thinking. II such
teachings al you advocate follow
ed. 1t would be but q few years when
life and property would not he safe In
any part of this country. Your much
beloved anarchy would reign supreme.
socialism in our time" would be with
you o fact instead OF q day dream as
now, and your long prayed-for rcvolu-
tion would be in sight. l am an Amer
ican, poor in purse 1t is true. hut proud
of the fact Of being an American. and
prouder still Of the achievements Of
my country. the greater part OF whv Fl
history, SO far as the history Of this
country as 1t will be written by the flu
ture historian is concerned, has been
made under the administration OF the
Republican party, and as an American
I refuse to be led into paths the trod-
DIN" Mt which endangers not only the
~ -"."~e -.otsove of this
country. Therefore, much as you may
~ {. es tu ue eAcused. \ on
will have to look elswhere for some one
to furnish the help you say you re-
quire in this vicinity, in order to ac-
complish your ends. Very respectfully
yours. II. w. Jones.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
"a. rxv.uston propoaition.

-.
The commercial nations OF the world
are today engaged In q fierce str -ec'c
for the mastery Of the worlds trade.
England. France and Germany have
become great manufacturing establish
ments and Il has become an imperative
necessity with them to secure openings
for trade to enable them to dispose Of
the vast surplus Of manufactured
goods which they are turning out every
var. Il is a deliberate puy use with
them to obtain control Of lar sections
Of Asia and Africa and by ade and
tariff restrictions to shut out III others
1t Is OF immense importance that the
Uniteh States sronid be In u caldition
to secure q fair share of the Trade OF
these nations. pcwey's victory at Ma
mia has opened the way for the man
ufacturers OF the United States. not
only to secure q valuable trade with
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
III. sehco, Rock Issue.

The last legislature passed . law
which provides for county uniformity
OF school text books. Under this law
sealed bids we're obtained from tho
varius school text book publishers In.
the United States and forty-nine coun-
ties now have five-yeaf contracts for
books to be sold at 10 per cent advance
upon wholesale cost OF books. A com-
plate change would cost about $3.50 per
pupil OF about $2a7 500. after the frst-
supp!y the average annual sale in our
state does not exceed fifty cents per
pupil. The pupils have been supplied
with, books the people are satisfied
aud not cla1aoring for another expAn-l
sive change. Gov. Lee and the fusion
lists are determined to discard the
books now in use and foist upon the!
people their scheme OF state publica-.
ton. Gov. Lee said In his first mes
sage: II am Of the opinion that tho
state can safely undertake the compi-!
lation and publication OF its own school,
text books without fear OF failure"
Populist platform Of 1898:-"Resolv-
ed, that we favor the state taking,
proper steps looking to the publication
OF all necessary school text books"
This Populist. scheme means to tho,
state an expensive printing plant; largel
appropriations for compilation, revis.]
ion and printing; prolonged litigation|
for infringement Of copyrights: e.,
pense OF state agents. dealers, etc: IN.
creased taxation for supporting q
hotio OF politicians. II means to tbs
patrons another change OF books; losal
ar hnOka now in use and In banda M
liticai monopoly, restricting the priviS
legc to buy In the open market.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
KNOWLES l. Thrifty.

congressman fireman knowles may
not be mentally equal to other mem
hers Of the national house of represen-
tattves, but there is a vein of thrift
running through his system that has
not been equalled for many years. His
young daughter in his private secretary
receiving a salary Of $1,000 per annum;
two OF his daughters arc employees OF
the state in the SIearfish normal, bu;
Freeman Is still dissatisfied with the
financial perquisites Of a congressman.
He recently appointed his son as ca
Diet at West Point. This is a position
greatly desired by the young n,en Of
our stale. No higher honor ran be be-
slowed on a young man OF twenty than
an appointment to West Point. 1t has
long been the custom for a congress-
MAJ to hold a competitive examination
10 test the mental abilities of candi
dates. Congressman Robert ]. Gamble
personally supervised such an examin>
alton at Yankton, and, although a near
relative stood lear the head. the prize
was given to an unknown 10y without
political backing because his papers
showed superior mental at%tatnnrents by
a few points. TIL record is before you.
Mr.. Gamble as congressman will repre-
sent the people as their servant. Mr..
Knowles will represent Mr.. Knowles as
his own financial and confidential
agent.
THE heroes Of Manila and Santiago
and Porto Rico have made immortal
history.
"They are worthy successors and de-
rAoaln@kc - VY~ch:~~:-n n~A N~an~4
of Paul Jones, Decatur and Hull and
of Grant, Sherman. Sheridan and Lo-
gan; OF Farragut, Porter ami Gushing.
and Of Lee, Jackson and Longstreet.
New names stand out on the honor
roll Of the nations great men. and
with them, unnamd( stand the heroes
of the trenches and forecastle. invinc,-
bic in battle and accomplishing in
death. The intelligent, loval indomita-
BILE soldier and sailor marine, regulars
and volunteers, r entitled to ennal
praise as having done their whele duty.
whether at home or under the baptism
of foreign fire.
"who will dim the splendor OF their
achievement! Who will withhold from
them their well-earncd distinction!
Who will intrude d%etraction at this
tire to belittle the manly spirit Of tht.
American youth and impair the useful,
ress OF the American navy! Who will
embarrass the government by sowing
seeds Of dissatisfaction among the
brave men who stand ready to serve
and die IL need be for their country!
Who will darken the councils OF the re-
public. in this hour requiring the unit
d wisdom OF all! Shall we deny to Dur.
selves what the rest of the world SO
freely and so Justly accords to us?
1.-THE men who endured in the short
but decisive struggle its hardshfps. ita
privations. whether in the field or
camp, on ship or in the siege and
rlanned and achieved It's victories. will
never tolerate impeachment. either d.
rect OF indirect. Of those who won a
peace whose great gain to civilization
is yet unknown and unwritten."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
}. w. Jones. Bill Clerk in
the Senate Deserts
populism
ae Writes Capt. Kidd . Letter On the
Issues efths Day Which Shows Up
the FAllaeiss Of the Alleged Cam
pajgn Argam ,nts and the Corrupt
Aims Of the Leaders

J. W. Jones Of Lead was two years a
Populist. He was editor Of the Lead
City Daily Call and did valiant work
Tor the fusionists Of the Hills. AS q
reward he was appointed bill clerk in
the last Senate. There he got a clear
insight into the machine and 1t record
for broken promises, self aggranbizle-
ment and hypocrisy. The following
correspondence shows the result:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
CLOVERDALE STOCK FARM.
All Its Many Fast Steppers to BE SOLD
at Auction Next Week.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, March 27-It was
announced to-day that. despite the effort to
prevent it, the executors sale of CloverdaIe
stock farm will take place at Colmar this
county, April 5. 6, Z and s. The farm is one
of the most famous horse-breedng estab-
hshments in the world and 1t Is said to
have cost its owner the late Andrew M.
Moore, of Philadelphia, upwards of $500 600.
Attorney Francis Skunk Brown, of counsel
for the executors of the estate said to-day
that security will be entered In court to-
morrow pending the settlement of proceed-
ings brought against A. II. Moore on Fri
day with the object of preventing the sale
and testing the ownership of the property
Mr.. Brown stated further that the exec
utors have documentary proof that the IA
nous stock farm was the property of An
drew NJ. Moore. and that his son. A. II.
Moore, acted as manager, and that all the
property claimed by the latter is in his
fathers name, and has been in possession
of the executors since the latter's death.
The principal interest in the great sale
which will be conducted by William B. Fa-
sig q Co, New York, centers around tha
stallion Director. for which animal Mr.
Moore paid $4,000. and Red Wilkes now
twenty-four years old, said to be the great
est sire in the world. In all Us horses will
be disposed Of including ninety brood
mares The lot includes Director Moore
half brother to Nancy Hanks BelIona. rec.
ord 2;ll12; Camille, 2:20A: Z. c. Hora.
2:lSls; Emulation 2:21: Ermine 2:1slG; Gipsy
Girl, 2:l4; Gretta, 2:22A; Vinette 2.0si,.
Lizzie R., 2:23h; Lizzie Mac. 2:24: Mary
Marshall. 2:12&: Margaret s.. 2:l2Is; Ollie
Wilkes, 2:l6A; Palo Alto Belle, 2:2aih: O.
Blush, 2:l9A; Position, 2:22h Mambrino
Maid, 2:l5A. Josephine Young, dam of Joe
Ratchen. and Nancy Lee. dam of Nancy
Hanks and Dictator Wilkes will also ia
sold, and included in the list of colts are
full and half-bgothers and sisters TO some
of the famous trotters on the turf to-day,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28

turned over to the fund for the support of
superannuated preachers. Rev. DR.. Hurlbut,
of New York, general secretary of the Sun
day-school Union and editor OF the Sunday
school Literature reported a surplus in his
department of $4,000, this sum also being
turned into the treasury for superannuated
preachers.
The Society of Mutual Relief Corps held
it's meeting at the Presbyterian Church this
forenoon. Mrs. Rev. George II. Hill, of
Richmond was reelected president and
Mrs Mellinger reelected secretary. All the
wives of the presiding elders were chosen
vice presidents. All gave splendid reports
on home work among the parsonages and
also reported number of deaths. All were
present but Mrs. Marble and Mrs. Lewelen,
who sent their reports,
Mrs. w. H. Daniel, of Richmond, who is
president of the foreign missionary work,
made good report Mrs. c. G. Hudson,
president of the home missionary work,
made a very encouraging report. Mrs. P.
E. Powell state superintendent of the
Junior League gave an interesting talk.
Two of the deaconesseS were present and
brought greetings to their coworkers. 1t
is pronounced one of the most profitable
meetings of preachers wives and daughters
ever held in the conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
From Sundays Second Edltion.)


HARTFORD CITY, Ind. March 26.-,rhe
North Indiana M. E. Conference decided to-
day to hold the next session of the confer
ence at Decatur, and the date was changed
to the first week in April. One of the most
important actions taken by the conference
was the adoption of the Rock River resoiu-
Sentation in the General Conference with
the ministerial element. The vote of the
conference stood l45 for and against. This
makes the sixth conference to adopt the
resolution. The vote on the question to re-
duce the ratio of representation in the Gen
erai Conference resulted in unanimous
vote in favor of the proposition.
Rev. David l.. Shoemaker, of the Christian
church, made application for membership
church VOW and was elected TO the elders
orders, David Tharp, of the Wesleyan
church, also took the VOW and was adj
vanced to the local elders order John ID.
Cosius was also made a member of the
above order Rev. Perry j. Albright was
reappointed chaplain of the Northern State
Prison. Rev. j. NJ. Stewart was elected to
the position of conference evangelist. The
call for admission on trial by districts was
as follows: Fort Wayne district VIII Sing
er and c. w. Stevens Kokomo district. +.
p. Morris; Munce district, j. X Cecil:
Richmond district Frederick +. Thornburg:
Warsaw district, Adds d. Alexander. All
were admitted except the latter
The report of IT. G. Neal, the statistical
secretary. showed some interesting figures.
a portion of which is as. follows Number
of Sunday schools 465; officers and teachers
1913; pupils, 53.015; average attendance
3I,O5S; conversions in the Sunday school
$685. raised for pastors salaries, $13S, l22;
EpWorth Leagues. 40: membership. 1872:
Junior leagues, 174 membership. 1852; local
preachers. 25T: deaths during the year 62S;
number of churches. 415; valuation, 81 .511, $50
number Of parsonageS, 49, valuation, 1923
$40: total increase in valuation of church
and parsonage property, $60.076.
Rev. Joseph F. Berry, OF Chicago. editor
of the Epworth Herald reported to the con-
ference that the Herald last year made.
over and above expenses, $4,000. which was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
FORECAST FOR MONDAY.
Both Rain and Snow Likely, with a
Cold Wave Coming.

Local forecast for the twenty-four hours
ending II p. M, March 2S-Rain or snow,
followed by decidedly colder and partly
cloudy weather on Monday.
General Conditions = The low barometric
area moved northeastward. Central over
Lake Superior, it extends southwark over
the Mississippi valley, with high barometric
pressure west of the Mississippi valley and
near the Atlantic coast. Very high tenn
perature continued east of the Mississippi,
and cold weather prevails west Of the Mis-
sissippi Freezing temperature prevails
from Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming
northward. Rain fell from the Ohio valley
northward and snow fell in the lower Mis-
souri, valley.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, March 27-Forecast for
Monday: kf
For Ohio-Rain, followed by clearing and
colder weather. with a moderate cold wave
Monday night; high winds, shifting to
northwesterly.
For Misunderstanding in the early morn
ing; Monday generally fair; colder, with
cold wave; brisk northwesterIy winds.
Z, misunderstanding and colder, witha cold
wave; high winds, shifting to northwest
erly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL
Resume of Items Chronicled in the
Edition of March ~.

Decided to paint ships of the United
States navy & dull Head color.
Gomez said to be willing to pay $500 900, 900
for the independence of Cuba.
Naval preparations in the Western Pacific
that indicate a war over China.
Spain said to be firm in her decision to
resist any interference in Cuba.
Emperor William believes the Maine was
destroyed by an internal explosion.
Spain notified that present conditions in
Cuba will not be longer tolerated by this
government.
United States has taken no action to in
tercept the Spanish fotilla on its way from
the Canaries. scf{
HanotauX, French minister of foreign af-
fairs. expresses the hope that war may be
averted between United States and Spain.
Officers of the Maine all left Havana on
the Olivette Saturday Body Of Lieutenant
Jenkins and eight others brought back by
Captain Sigsbee. - H
Ernest Roeber won the wrestling bout
with Yousouf, the terrible Turk on a
foul, Yousouf having pushed the German off
the stage and injuring him.