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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06

population of 100000 aborigines, be-
sides some Cnribs In hunting camps,
at n time when nine-tenths of the hill
country was still covered with prime
val forests. In other words, the Gull
tivated portions of the vega support
cd an average of 1900 natives per
square mile.
At present the total population does
not exceed 100000, though some 1900
tout Of 10000 square miles are under
tillage, or covered with perennial fruit
trees, holding their own against the
encroachments of weeds.
Besides the staples already mem
toned the island produces unfailing
crops of pineapples, sugar cane, yams,
cotton, lemons, vanilla, poppy, red pep
per, mulberries, figs, pomegranates,
grapes, almonds and nuts, rice, ginger,
indigo and arrowroot. Wheat has been
successfully cultivated on some of the
upper terrace lands, and some NAM
moth specimens of Italian chestnuts,
exhibited in New Orleans, came from
the neighborhood of Tollejas, some IS
miles east of San Juan.
The sheltered valleys of the south
coast might ripen dates, the only
products Of the eastern tropics
which America has thus far failed
to reproduce. Olives, too, would
thrive in the foothills, and the
proprietors Of the finest fruit planta-
tions of the western hemisphere
might make their homes in the alturas,
and reach temperate climate as easily
as the well-to-do business men of Chat
tanooga. Tenn, who pass the summer
on the summit level of Lookout noun
tain. instead of taking refuge on the
bleak shores of Nova Scotia.
Puerto Rico thus combines all the adj
vantages of the tropics with exception
from their worst plaques. "Bush-
whacker lazzaroni," as Capt. McPher-
son calls the chronic insurgents Of
Cuba, have never found congenial
habitat in the little island that prided
itself on its freedom from the nuisance
of race feuds and pRonunciamentos, at
a time when all the other Spanish
American colonies were in a state of
more or less open revolt.
Hacendados grandes, or real estate
monopolists, were always scarce, and
the owners of small coast farms treat
ed their slaves mercifully enough
TO avoid servile instructions. Beg
gNrs exist, as in all Spanish set
Elements, but the rural parishes
are not burdened with poor rates,
and famines are as unknown as
in Java, where zone working day to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06

six days of rest" is sufficient to make
the generous soil guarantee the sur
viyal of its cultivator.
Puerto Rico, indeed, bids fair to be-
come the true Pearl of the Antilles,
while the two main islands of the arch
ipelago will probably be classed with
the lost Edens of our planet. Eastern
Cuba, with its rowing herds of savage
mongrels, is as completely lost to civili-
cation as any portion of San Domingo
or Sumatra, and only the extreme west
has a chance of recovering from the
agony of the civil war. Havana will
become an American city. There is
no doubt that the best seaport of East
America will attract Yankees enough
to develop into a modern Carthage, a
queen of the summer seas, and the
merchant princes of that emporium
will find means to strangle anarchy in
their immediate neighborhood The
province of Havana itself Pinar del Rio,
and possibly Matanzas, will purge
themselves of bushwhacker guerrillas,
and line drawn north and south
through the geographical center of the
island will divide the region of social
class and mosstrooper sierras from the
region of Americanized cities and pros
porous agriculture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
ITS DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS.
A Description of the Guns Which
Find n Place on the Modern
Battleship,

A 12-inch rifle is SO feet long, with
four feet external diameter at the
breech, and weighs AS tons. Its $50
pound shot driven by 430-pound
charge of brown prismatic powder
leaves the muzzle with velocity ex-
ceeding 400 miles per hour and would
reach target at its effective range of
51s miles in "a seconds, while it would
take the report of it's discharge 81
seconds to traverse the same distance.
At range of 1h miles this shot would
perforate 10 inches of solid steel. The
250-pound projectile of the eight-inch
rifle will penetrate foot of armor at
the range of one mile. The six four
inch rapid-fire guns within the super
structure each delivers eight 40.pound
projectiles in minute, while the 60
Founders distributed over the vessel
can be relied upon to clear an enemy's
decks or to disable torpedo boats by
maintaining a terrific hail of explosive
shell capable of destroying any I'M
armored position. The final offensive
resources of the citadel, writes Rich
ard Lee Fearn, in the Chautauquan,
are the four torpedo tubes, each pre-
pared to launch automatic and dirigi-
BILE destroycrs containing $50 pounds
of gun cotton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
snrnr Reets for Cows.

Where there is no beet sugar factory
farmers who have dairy herds and no
silo will find the beets actually worth
more than the factories offer in feed
ing out to cows and young stock. Two
acres of sugar beets with a good crop
should be about right to use up for a
herd of ten or twelve cows. Perhaps
the chemist may not find a nutritive
value of five dollars ton, as compared
with alfalfa hay, but no small part Of
the actual value of the beet is its eff
feet upon the digestion of other foods.
The coarse forage seems to be more
thoroughly digested and more grain
can be led without danger of over
feeding.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
T.; !5!
FINE MILITARY ROAD.
IL Was Found In Puerto Rico ana
Was IA Genuine Surprise to
Gen. Roy stone.

Gen. Roy Stone, of Pennsylvania,
who is with the army in Puerto Rico is
the government good roads expert.
Before the war he was officially en-
gagged in advancing the interests of
the good roads movement, and was
sent away with the army with view
to bringing his expert knowledge to
bear upon the problem of preparing
the highways for the transportation
of our army supplies.
The condition of the so-called roads
in Cuba was what might have been eX-
pected under Spanish administration.
But delightful surprise awaited Gen.
Stone in Puerto Rico, He was obliged
to make a accommodating expedition
into the mountains north of Ponce,
and in carrying out that purpose he
found a splendid military road, built
by the Spaniards, running up the
mountains to height of 5000 feet,
part of the way hewn out of solid rock,
and throughout displaying the finest
engineering skill. Up this fine high
way the vehicles OF the party of of
ficers and correspondents were drawn
by native ponies who went at n gallop.
Nothing more creditable to the
Spaniards has been found in Cuba or
Puerto Rico during the war. The eN-
cursion must have been especially
gratifying to Gen. Stone, and he may
be depended upon to make the Ameri-
can public acquainted with the facts
regarding this piece of road engineer
ing when he returns.
One of the incidents which marked
this reconnaissance was the discovery
at the mountain town of Adjuntas of
a rich Englishman who had been there
over so years, whose children spoke
only Spanish and French, and who had
almost forgotten his native speech.
His delight over the coming of English
speaking visitors found expression in
a cordial invitation to the party to
dine with him, while the natives
showed their qualification over the
appearance of the Americans by hoist
ing flags and cheering the visitors.
The scenery in the mountains north
of Ponce is described as being less bold
but as beautiful as that of the Alps.
Evidently after matters have been
settled down in Puerto Rico that is
land will become a favorite resort of
American tourists.-Rochester Demo-
crat,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
FORESTS BURNING UP.
In Colorado People Were Fleeing for TbelS
Lives and Property Loss Is Great
Many Towns Entirely Destroyed.

Idaho Springs, Col, Sept 3O.--For-
est fires burning on the west side OF
the divide are beyond control and
people are said to be fleeing for their
lives How many, Il any, have per-
ished cannot be known, as there is no
way of getting direct information at
this time. A light breeze gives the
mighty sea OF fire new impetus and
onward it goes, burning everything
before it, with no chance OF saving
live stock or property. Cattle are
known to be perishing and bear and
deer and other wild animals are rum
ming to the east side of the divide.
There seems to be a settled opinion
among the ranchers that the forest
fires were started by the Ute Indians
with malicious intent. They say the
forcible election of the Indians and
their return 10 the reservation more
than year ago, because of their
slaughter OF game, made them bitter
against the whites, They are now
playing even, the settlers think, and
at the same time driving some OF the
game into Utah, where they can hunt
without being molested by game
wardens.
Towns In Wisconsin Wiped Out.
Milwaukee, Sept 80. "A special from
Chippewa Falls, Wis, says: Forest
fires are raging to an alarming extent
in this section. Hundreds of farmers
are working night and day fighting
the flames Four homes and other
buildings have been destroyed and
many persons seriously burned. Only
a heavy fall of rain will prevent seri-
GUS loss. At Cumberland fire, supposed
to have originated from forest fires,
burned half of that city yesterday,
causing a property loss estimated at
S225, 900. About % families are home
less. Five children are reported
burned to death. A large portion of
Clear Lake, town of 600 inhabitants,
is reported destroyed. Almena, a town
of 800, and Poskin, town of 200, both
on the 500 line, are said to have been
wiped out, but no loss of life has been
reported.
Rains Check South Dakota Flames
Deadwood, S. D., Sept 3O.-A heavy
rain yesterday checked the timber
fires which have been burning several
days. An area of so miles long and
six miles wide, containing the best
timber in the Black hills, has been
devastated and the loss will amount
to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
There has been no loss of life so far as
known.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
MILES ON ARMY SICKNESS.
He Denies the Charge That Volunteers
Themselves Were Largely ResponsI-
bic for Dlaenae in Campa.

Washington, Sept. 9O,-Gen, Miles,
at reception given at his home last
night to his comrades of the Medal of
Honor Legion, denounced as false the
claim that volunteer officers and sol
diers were themselves responsible for
the sickness in the camps. He said:
The volunteer troops OF the United States in
the war with Spain were as brave and as pa
trlotic body of soldiers as ever took the field
in any campaign the world has ever seen, The
battles they fought were won as CALAMITY Us any
recorded in history, And yet the peril which our
soldiers had most cause to dread was not bull
let's, but disease which swept over our camps
and destroyed hundreds where bullets killed
one Our soldiers entered into the fever
stricken camps as they went up the hill in the
face Of the enemy, with a courage and devotion
that must open to them the glorious pages Of
history. Those who say that these men sick
ened and died because they wished to; those
who blame the soldiers and officers Of our army
for the disease and death that devastated the
camps and thinned the ranks; those VINO assert
that our soldiers suffered through their own
fault, insult $50, 900 Of the bravest men that ever
carried arms under the sun.
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communities in this regard are in a
way to be slowly, if not always surely,
carried out. Massachusetts first set the
example, and to-day has in the neigh
borhood of 1900 miles of road under
supervision of the state highway COM
missioners. New York and Pennsyl-
vania have some good roads-and 9TH
ers like that described by the college
professor in his lecture, when he said:
The going got so bad that even mule
couldn't get along, so 1 went around"
The accompanying photograph shows
as fine stretch of macadam as any
one could wish for 1t is one of sew
eral such along the Susquehanna and
the blue Juniata, in the beautiful Key
stone state.-Leslie's Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
ETSEE6SS4 9 sS -6GR1-r6S-E-EaFCEL6
/ PUERTO RICO.
tits tbe Gem Of All Our New Possessions Chances for
Home Seekers.

An icy nortasso had effected the prod
igy in the small hours Of the night,
but by nine a. IN. the sun had dispelled
the clouds and before noon the peak
resumed its usual appearance. AS
seen from the heights Of the Cerro,
the midland Sierra towers blush
green, wooded to the very crest, with
granite cliff protruding barren here
and there, and single giants of the
palm tribe rising like hagstafls over
the outline Of the summit forests,
Oaks, myrtles and pines there mingle
with the harder evergreens Of the
tropics, but on the lower Cerro no APP
proach to night frost has ever been
recorded, and oranges can be win
tered in the open air even on the
north slope and in the keenest draught
of the sea wind.
In December nights the mercury
may sink to So degrees f., but an hour
after sunrise tropical butterflies are
again on the wing, and hummingbirds
dart about as on the brightest mid
summer morning Of our gulf states.
The thickets resound with the screams
Of the crested blackbirds, paroquets
shrek about the hollow stems of wild
fig trees, and in the fens the boom of
tropical herons may happen to min
gle with the distant ringing of Christ
mas bells. All in all, winter climate
so far superior to that Of southern Eu-
rope that the first Spanish explorers
fancicd themselves on the threshold
Of the terrestrial Eden.
Yet on the western half of that Ar
cadan foothill plateau land can still
be bought at four dollars per acre.
And many of the eastern villas will
soon be for sale or lease. The Span
iards are preparing to leave. With
all their protestations Of acquies-
Cence in the prospects of new po-
litical era they cannot reconcile them
selves to their loss of prestige, and
hundreds of families are on the point
of transferring their household saints
TO Spain or one Of the Spanish-Amer-
lean republics that manifested pro
nounced sympathies with the birth
land of their Caucasian colonies.
A considerable number of Spanish
creOles have already left, frightened
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
GREAT DAY AT Topeka.
CeIebrat lon, Addresses Being Made
by Noted Speakers.

Topeka, Kan, Sept SO.-It was, i'm
deed, happy thought when the man.
agement of the state reunion associa-
ton decided to make the last day a
peace day." reunion of the blue and
the gray. Yesterday was that day.
1t is estimated that at least $4,000 peo-
Pile were at Camp Dewey to celebrate
it. The union side was represented
by Maj. William Warner, of Kansas
City, and D. w. Eastman, of the Kan
sas G. A. R., while the confederacy
was represented by Col w. G. P.
Breckenridge, the silver-tongued orr
ator of Kentucky; Judge ]. B.
Stone, of Kansas City, and William T.
Mccarthy, of Emporia. Col. Breckin-
ridge was given tremendous ovation
when he arose to speak. 1t was an
ovation that he had not expected and
as he stood and bowed, tears trickled
from his ewes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
DoN'Ts FOR DAIRYMEN.

Don't keep cream after it is ripe, but
churn at Cnce.
Don't mix sour and sweet cream;
keep it separate until all is ripe.
Don't exercise your cows by send
ing the dog to bring them from pas
ture.
Don't try to work the buttermilk out
of the butter; wash it out while in the
granular stage.
Don't think that because some men
say so cow is merely machine. She
is the most nervous animal of all ami
mails.
Don't think that three or four de-
grees difference in temperature in the
cream will make no difference when
churning.
Don't think that because a COW is a
good locker she is a good COW; the re-
verse is invariably true. = Michigan
Farmer,
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yictim of Bnd Ronds.

"Smothered to death in the dust Of
the public highway" is the verdict of
the coroner's jury sitting in the case
of Lars Backyard, at Council Bluffs,
la. Backyard came to town and
started home in the heat of the day.
A mile from town he was overcome by
the heat and fell from his horse. The
dust at this particular point was ten
inches deep and very fine. Backyard
fell on his face and was unable to turn
over.
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wh,to Mem Declared Intruders.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 80. Twenty
thousand white men, who have mar
ried into the five civilized tribes of In
dams, have been ordered to leave the
Indian territory. The Dawes commits
sion, now in session in Ardmore, l. T.,
created sensation throughout the
territory by issuing orders that all i'm
termarried white men were intruders,
and would have to leave the Indian
territory. Indian Agent Wisdom will
comply with the orders of the commis-
sion. His mounted police are under
orders to eject the intruders wherever
found.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
Philinnlne Rennblln Proclaimed.

Manila, Sept. SO-The declaration Of
independence was ratified at Malolos
yesterday amid great festivities. A
review of troops was held, speeches
we're delivered and Rotations. The
feature of the ceremonies was the adj
dress of Aguinaldo. Many foreigners
attended the state ball, which was
given in the evening, but no American
officials were present.
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Gentry Won a Great Race.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept 3O-At the
state fair here in the presence of a
crowd of 10000 people, John R. Gentry
defeated Joe Patchen with ease in the
match race for purse of $4,000. The
first heat was won in 2:O44 and the
second in 2:OS15. 1t was the fastest
race of the year and also the best time
of consecutive heats ever done by Star
Pointer, Joe Patchen or Robert j.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
DELIGHTFUL ROADS.
The East Seems Now Fully Alive to
the Importance of WeII-COn-
structed Highways.

Great Britain and continental Europe
are the wheelman's paradise, because
there good highways are an established
factor of civilization, and not recent
and sudden demand, In this country
16 states have since 1892 passed laws
for the betterment of their roads, and
everywhere the good intentions of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-25
SECOND WEST VIRGINIA

Is Among the Regiments on the War De-
partment's List, Bat the Decision Is Not
Final.
Washington, August 24-The Second
West Virginia volunteers are on the
war department list of regiments to be
mustered out. but the decision is not
final
Orders have been issued for the
mastering out of the following regi-
ments:
First Vermont, First Maine, Fifty
second Iowa, Sixth Pennsylvania, Fifth
Indiana, Second New York. Second Ne
braska, One and Fifty-seventh Indiana,
all volunteer infantry, also battalion
of Ohio light artillery, First Illinois
volunteer cavalry, batteries A and B,
Georgia light artillery, Twenty-eighth
Indiana light battery and the New
York and Pennsylvania cavalry troops
now in Porto Rico Other orders to
muster out troops will be announced
as soon as definite decisions are reach
ed.
The Porto Rican cavalry mustered
out are troops A and c of New York
the Philadelphia city troop, Sheridan
troop and the governors troop Of Penn
6ylVania.
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Sc 7od54 10; mixed q GOAL 10: LIGHT s. e5@


So soGD4 10; mixed g 60a4 10; light IS coo
10; pigs, s. O0d3 80.
Sheep were not generally encoura ging:
poor to choice native sheep, s. COAT rs:
common to prime lambs, 81 ooa6 25; choice
native sheep. Sc co.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900 head; hogs. 5000
head; sheep, u,0e0 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, August 24.-Cat-
tie. steady; extra, S. s0a5 so: prime, So %
as 30; common 50 s9d4 10.
Hogs, fairly active: best mediums 81 %
IA So best Workers. "a 20d4 %: common to
fair Workers. 81 o5a4 10; pigs, s. 50d4 90;
roughs 81 50G3 70.
Sheep. slow: choice. 81 50Gi4 50; common,
So 25alt3 20: choice spring lambs, $ 506t5 10;
common to good. "a 0l05 %.
Veal calves, 81 00I1 80.
EAST BUFFALO, n. Y, August 24-No
fresh offerings; moderate demand for
good handy butchers cattle would prob
ably have sold at full strong Monday
prices. Calves in light supply with good
demand. Choice TO extra quotable at s. 80
az GO; good to choice, Sc C0d6 80.
CINCINNATI. O., August 2-Hogs,
stronger and higher at So 5G94 10
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TO TEACH SPANISH.
superintendent Andrews Wants Chicago
Youth to Have All Advantages.

Chicago, August 24.-Spanish will
be added to the list of studies taught
In the Chicago schools if DR.. E. Ben
jamin Andrews, the new superinten-
dent, has his way Chic;go's educa-
tiona, chief also favors the annexa-
ton of the Philippines.
DR.. Andrews says that When Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines come
under the control of this government
rich new fields for business enterpris-
es will be opened to the young men
of Chicago. For that reason he con-
siders it fully as essential now to
teach the Spanish language as Ger
man and French.
'tSince We are beginning to spread
out" said he, "and take in territory.
some Of our schoolboys may want 10
seek their fortunes when they Grow
up in these countries wrested from
Spanish control. 1t would be greatly
to their advantage to understand the
Spanish language, which i. spoken nv
the common people of those islands"
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Oh
WiIliam Hyde 1srribly wounded ~
I Gas Explosion lowered ! Ian.
tern Into q Drilling Well.

special to the Register
Eistersville. w. Va. August 24.-Wil-
liam Hyde, contractor and driller in
thetEk Run oil field, met with a terri
BILE accident, which will likely cost
him his life.
He was drilling on the Martha Thorn
rs well and when about one hundred
and fifty feet deep struck quick sand.
He worked with the tools a short time
then pulled them out, and run Ian
tern down the hole. Before the lam
tern reached the bottom there was a
terrible explosion, and Hyde was blown
about twenty feet out Of the derrick.
AT the time the explosion occurred, he
was looking down the hole, and he got
the full force of it in the face and
breast, and they are both badly burn
ed and are full of particles of sand and
broken glass. An examination showed
his injuries were very serious and he
is not expected to recover. and if he
does he will likely lose the sight OF
both eyes.
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THE REGENTS
Are Willing to Disarm if Assurances
Are Given That the Americans Will
Remain in Control

Manila, Philippine Islands, August
24.-At conference to-day between
the insurgents and the Americans, the
former declared emphatically that they
were willing to cooperate with the
Americans, and to surrender their
arms promptly, if assured that the is
lands would remain either an American
or British colony, or under the pro-
tectorate of the United States or
Great Britain.
Otherwise the insurgent leaders as
serted, they would not dare disarm,
but must positively refuse to do so.
They threaten a fresh rebellion within
a month if the Americans withdraw.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-25

NEW YORK, August 24.-To-day's mar
ket for metals compared with that of
the last few days was a signal disappoint-
ment. Some departments were positively
were practically without change from
those current at the close last night.
There was nothing in the news to mater
tally influence sentiment locally. At the
close the metal exchange called pig iron
warrants uncanged at Sc 20 bid and Sc 70
asked.
Lake copper, unchanged at $12 10 bid and
sl2 Is asked.
Tin, dull at SIG 10 bid and sl6 20 asked. =
Lead, unchanged at 81 10 bid and 81 1919
asked.
Spelter, unchanged at 81 20 bid and 81 50
asked.
The firm that fixes the settling price
for lead from the western miners and
smelters quotes lead at So 80.