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DELAY THE NEGOTIATIONS.
President Mckinley satisfied That the
Spanish Commissioners Are PuF-
pnsely PrOcrostinating.

Washington, Oct 25.-The presi-
dent is satisfied at last that the Span
ish commissioners are purposely de-
laying the negotiations. This is the
belief of the American commission
also. The time has now come to cut
off all false pleas and to come directly
to the main issue left open by the
protocol, namely, the disposition
of the Philippines. Up to this
point the entire time of the
commissioners has been con-
sumed in repeated efforts on the
part of the Spanish commissioners to
force the Cuban debtquestion upon the
attention of the joint commission
against the firm opposition of the
American commissioners The latter
have stated as positively as they could
that under no circumstances will they
assume sovereignty over Cuba, involv-
ing an assumption of the Cuban debt.
and the time has now come when, in
the opinion of the American commits
sioners, the Spaniards must be made
to understand that this answer
is final and conclusive. So far
the American commissioners. while
preserving firm attitude. have
treated the Spaniards with the
utmost courtesy and consideration,
allowing frequent postponements Of
the work of the joint commission to
accommodate the Spaniards, but now,
probably at to-day's meeting, without
departing from their courteous treat
ment of the Spaniards, the American
commissioners will find it incumbent
upon them to speak very plainly as to
the determination of the United States
government to regard this matter of
the Cuban debt and Cuban sovereignty
as passed over and beyond recall
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
O., contains no mercury, and is taken inter:
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
uine. It is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free. r.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Sorae farmers are holding their wheat be-
cause they think the price will 60 to 81 a
bushel. The price, however, may go down
instead of up, and thus great losses will fol-
low delay in selling. In all matters delays
are dangerous, particularly SO in sickness.
At the first sign of bliousness, dyspepsia, in
digestion or constipation cure yourself with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Don't wait for
your condition to improve itself, for it is apt
to get worse still.
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Cost of Two Wars Compared.

Washington, Oct 25.--Uncle Sans
expenses for the Spanish war sink into
insignificance when compared with the
cost of the conflict between the states.
Thus far the war with Spain has cost
$1s7. 529, 94l. or a fraction over 81. 00O, 900
per day since the beginning of HOSTILE
ties, April 81, against the enormous
sum of IS, O65, 41s. 425 during the civil
war. or an average of Sl,6s5, 156 per
dav,
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The Font of knowledge.

Mr.. De Science-The officers of the Smith
of monkeys photographed, in the hope that
in time their language may be understood,
and it may be possible to converse with
them.
Mrs. De Science-Isn't that grand? I
hope they'll ask the monkeys, the very first
thing, whether we are descended from them
or not-N. Y. Weekly.
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,ecretary wilson's Batch Of Garden Seed.

Washington, Oct. Is. = Secretary
Wilson has awarded to the New York
Market Gardeners association the con-
tract for furnishing all the seeds to
the agricultural department for the
current fiscal year. The contract
price is $40. s7s and IA. 2Ss. 1853 packages
of seed are to be furnished.
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Enough for Row.-"Pa, what are tn
dogs of war;" "Well, your mothers fin
poodle and that mongrel pup next door,
Detroit Free Press.
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Aneeiance to the united States.

San Juan, Oct 25.-The members of
the insular cabinet took the oath of
allegiance to the United States yester-
day with BETTING solemnity. They
will issue manifesto announcing their
resolution to avoid partisan politics
and end party strife.
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Cannot Exsradite Mrs. Botkin.

San Fancisco. Oct 25-The superior
court, five Judges sitting en- banc, has
decided that Mrs. Botkin, accused of
the murder of Mrs John Cunning and
her sister, Mrs Joshua Dean, of Do
yer. Del, is not a fugitive of justice
from the state of Delaware. If she is
tried for the crime it must be in Cali
fOrnia
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Not Mt All Afraid.

,"They. say" he suggested, just to see how
she would take it, that disease may be com
municated by kisses
I'm an immune" she replied, promptly.
Of course her fearlessness was rewarded.
Chicago Post.
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Little Girl Ito small boy, who is struttine
around with his handsein his pockets)S
Come over and play with me, Johnnie. -
> Small Boy-"Can't. Little Girl-"Go and
Cant ask her; she is out somewheres. look.
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Hang sword over a mans head and he j.
more likely to cut the thread than move
from under-Atchison Globe.
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Other things may happen, but the
original Electro-Chemic System cures. No
matter what ails you, write to-day to Drs.
Frain, Hyde Park, Chicago, ILL.,, for free
trial treatment
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The approval of your conscience is an ex
cellent thing, but it is not sufficient to &c
you a raise Of salary-Puck.
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Our country friends should not fail to carry
home box of DR. Mcfett's TEETH1NA Teeth
ing Po,Ude,s). 1t is the best remedy ever
used for Worms, Teething and the Bowel
Disorders of children and only costs Is cents.
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The meaner a man is the harder he trie
to lower his record.-Chicago Daily News
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Beauty is like cooking stove-no good II
the fuel gives out.-Chicago Daily News.
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Stricken with Sciatica? St. Jacobs Oil vii
strike it out and cure.
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Ever thus heirs to aches and pains. S
Jacobs Oils the doctor.
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So many people become silly in trying to
be funny.-Atchison Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-28

Damp weather brings Rheumatism. st
Jacobs Oil brings the cure, promptly
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Why suffer so with Neuralgia? St. Jacobs
Oil will drive it all away.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
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A fellow is never so anxious to work as
when he isn't able.-Washington Democrat.
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untold The helped And eight bottles
Vegetable
proud to well might have saved age
bill
m
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

ests the first ana paramount objects Of
its care, To forego no fitting opportunity
To further the progress of civilization
practically as we'll as theoretically by
timely deeds a. well as by eloquent
words
There Is such Il thing for a nation as
n splendid ISOLATION, as when for a
worthy cause, for its own Independence
and dignity or vital interests, it UNI
shrinkngly opposes itself to n hostile
world But isolation that Is nothing but
a Sinking of the responsibilities of nigh
place ana great power is simply igno-
mnious.'
It is worthy of note that eX-President
Cleveland now holds opinions quite tine
opposite to those here set forth by his
secretary of state.
While editors and divines and diplo-
mats and statesmen are weighing and
considering, the people continue to shout
as they have done all along, Remember
the Maine" ana add To- the cry the
blood poured out, the treasure sunk in
the West Indies and the Philippines. 1t
is their treasure and their blood and It
must be their treasure and blood which
shall cinch the impending conquest.
They may forget the treasure, but every
drop of American blood poured out on
Spanish soil endears that soil, in their
minds, to the flag Of liberty Besides,
the insurgents who fight for that flag
are deemed to earn thereby a right to
its protection whenever needed. With
the masses In such matters the higher
law Of conscience appeals at first with
greater force than questions of prece-
dent and eXpediency.
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The Blunderbuss Revived.

In these days, when 1t seems as If the
fate Of nations must depend upon good
craftsmanship, at least in naval war;
fare. ii Is strange indeed to see a weap-
on like the blunderbuss emerging from
the almost forgotten past to take its
place again in soldierly hands.
The English army officers on the A.
ghanistan frontier and those who are
with the Egyptian army in the Sudan
have all been arming themselves with n
newfangled pistol, which is nothing else
than n bunderbuss in a nineteenth en-
fury guise 1t is a double barrcled brute
of a weapon. IL inches long. and shoots
to ~ soft slugs of lead. which will rid
die a space as big az At square foot in a
mans body at 50 PAGES.
This clumsy weapon is preferred to
n revolver on the ground that it is sure
to hit and certain to kill, but the evi-
dent moral of the preference is that
English officers do not practice at pistol
shooting as they should do, or they
would not claim that a revolver is apt
to miss its mark. out on the plains and
in the Rockies our sheriffs and the ca
madam mounted police and others use
n sawed off musket, as easy to handle
as a pistol and as sure to kill as a dose
of prussic acid.
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modest limits Of what is variousy called
the Imperial policy" Commercial oXpan-
sion" ana colonial dSsrandia m,nt."
This momcntouS change OF policy we ar"
urged 20 enter upon largely by argun mt
drawn nom the experience of England.
frcat iiriiam has COLONIES, Is an empire,
Elk Zen a nd" p%Ws@ ME' dd W. w2" EaT We
colonial possessions. There are many ways
oi r@p'|i"s 10 this reasonn%, Perhaps as
good il way Az any is to cite what Eng
liShmcn themselves have sud of the colo
MES as III" source of hngland's power. y
private Litter, Of nisrlrli,s has Lately CON
To light in which he spoke Of the colonies
rs y milestone about Engaud's neck. Lord
Salisbury only Il few weeks ago warned
the lords that the strength Of Hngland was
already dangerously taxed by her foreign
dou'Edcnc :.
Mr. Chcaory. long editor of the LONDON
Times declared of the colonies, They are
not feeders, but suckers SO much for
crvativcs--thc inn, riaiists Of import
alistS. What John bright thought Of tnr
colonies, ana particularly Of imperial
Icuelation' may be- put in a phrase OF his
own, Hc said IN 1874 that The ideas then
ailoat on the subject were equally vision
AIRY and valuclcss," But tho great Lib
cra Statesman remains to be quoted.
Mr.. Gladstone said IN 1891. as reported
by the Hon. Lionel Tollcmacha:
- have always maintained that We are
bound by ties of honor and conscience to
our colonies. but the idea that the colo
MES add to the strength Of the mother
country appears 10 M to he as dark a
superstition as amy that existed in the
middle AGES"
- dhr!e Is q cant of patriotism, cant Of
military ana naval theory of the pompous
ncNGtion, from which we must free our
minds; Common sense about colonies, said
Joan Fright, Is worth far more than fec
bic sentiment But, AS Lord Russell once
said Of a public man who had changed his
opinions rather suddenly, there is some
and that is the rccant Of patriotism That
Is the great peril to which We are exposed
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battered down To the music of the guns
or by more peaceful means"
Dr. Lyman Abbott carly placed him
self on record by declaring that the war
was the American fashion of meeting
the query, Am | my brothers keep
err"
In reference to the question whether
this country should annex and perna-
nently hold the Philippines and other
territory conquered IN the war with
Srain the doctor recently said: Il think
this war is one for humanity and not
for conquest, and it's purpose should
not he diverted from the generous
thoughts that inspired il, II was be-
gun to llbnrate an oppressed people not
t. ada to our territory provinces and
dependencies. We may he obliged TO
retain control for a period of some of
those islands To suppress laWlessness
ana prevent barharism, but If we do it
must he done in the interests OF civiliza-
ton ana human progress and not Of
c0nCues, and arbitrary rule"
While advocating vigorous prosecu-
tiuu of the war TO the bitter end and the
establishment of prOtectorates, the Now
York World thundors daily against
what it terms land piracy and con-
quest"
1t will he seen that the above con-
nctng opinions assume as II fact that
intervention has already extended what
may he called political or diplomatic
empire, and the question row rests
largely upon adopting ir,I the body pol
lite of strange peoples or of leaving
them to their fate The necessity of
some sort of protectorate over conuuer-
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control. The fact of military occupa-
ton ana Of the overthrow OF the previ-
ously existing government did not pre-
vent the restoration to the properly
constituted authorities of all the rights
and privileges belonging TO the people.
The situation Of the United States in
the Mexican business was anomalous
so is the present one, yet there are
precedents in the old world of conquest,
military occupation ana administration
of government without territorial an
Bosnia is nOminally posses
sion Of Turkey, but is under Austria
HUNGARIAN rule. India was long under
British subsection before it was brought
into close relations With the British
crown, Egypt is ruled by Great Britain,
bat Is not British possession.
This country has in its history n small
but useful example in the District of
Columbia. Like all United States prop
erty and territory, it has remained un-
der the control of congress, as the con-
stitution provides. Since it's establish
mcnt the form of government has twice
been changed, and it Is now aLmlnls-
tered as a corporation in the hands Of a
board consisting of two civilians and an
army officer. The present system has
provCG the most effective Of all DIR. AL
bert shaw, who assumes the role of an
impartial critic, makes this comment
upon the general situation in The Re-
view Of Reviews:
There should be no haste whatever on
our part to disaVoW the intention to hold
the Philippines for all time. We are en-
Gagged in open warfare with Spain and arc
under no obligation to settle the results
OF the war with the European powers
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Camp Alger. across the river from
Washington. When the Washington cor
respondent went out to the camp, he
found his managing editor was on the
stable detail for the day and was en-
gagged in the work of a hostler. The
proprietor Of another paper has in the
army as privates his city editor, assist
ant city editor and two reporters. The
correspondent of a Boston paper went
out to camp one day recently and saw
a man with n vandyke beard and an
elegant manner dealing boiled potatoes
to mess.
Colonel" asked tho correspondent,
who is that fine looking man? His
face seems familiar"
THAT said the colonel "is Mr.. So
and-so. He was travelling in the west
when the war began. He hurried home
and came to me with a request to b.
taken. / told him had no commission
for him. He said he didn't ask for any
commission-ho would go any way-so
made him commissary sergeant"
The commissary sergeant stopped
dishing potatoes long enough to hand
the correspondent a correctly engraved
visiting card with his address in the
corner When at home. the sergeant
lives on an arstocratic street. He is a
Dlueblooded man of wealth.
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ed lands Is conceded, and that at once
involves foreign entanglements." In
the eyes of all outsiders the protector
is responsible. The logical outcome OF
this position is foreshadowed by Mr..
Richard Olney in his paper upon the
international Isolation of the United
states" While not arguing upon the
specific case in hand. his thoughts are
very applicable at this time. Mr. Olney
compares the nation in Washington's
era to pioneer settler with a roof to
build over his head and n patch Of
ground to cultivate and wife and chill
dren to provide for and secure against
savage beasts and still more savage
men. The nation of today" he says.
"is like n modern millionaire, who can
give nlnc-tcnths of all he possesses to
the poor and not miss single comfort
or luxury of life 1t behooves the ma
ton he continues, ito recognize the
changed conditions and TO realize its
great place among the powers Of the
earth. It behUoves it to accept the COM
handing position belonging to 1t. with
all it's advantages on the one hand and
all its burdens on the other. 1t is not
enough for it to vaunt its greatness and
superiority and call upon the rest of the
world TO admire and be duly impressed.
The mission of this country. IL
it has one and | verify believe that IL
has. is not merely to pose but to act,
and, while always governing itself by
the rules Of prudence and common
sense and making its own special inter-
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General Miles Roam.

If anything more impressive than the
rough riders of Roosevelt and Torrey
figures in the Cuban campaign, it will
he General Miles on his warhorse. The
major general commanding the army
has splendid presence, In his full uni
form and we'll mounted he is the ideH Of
military maGniicence. Not Hancock in
all his glory was more superb. General
lilies has always had an eye tn superior
horsenesh. For some weeks his friends
among the horsemen have been looking
for just the right thing in the charger
line
General Miles will ride a large roam
horse l7is hands high, with fine name
and a flowing tail. The right kind Of
an animal was found in Washington for
the general so far as height and color
went There was one defect, which
caused rejection. To prepare, as he
thought, the horse for good society the
breeder had locked" him. No mutt
lated, hohtailed nag will General Miles
bestride The horsemen were obliged To
look farther for steed which had not
been excessively barbered,
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In going forward in the path OF conquest
the peril that we shall have to eat all
our fine words. in favor of freedom and
sTL e9yernmG,Int The n;i American people;
Philippine islands, of Porto Rico and Of
Cuba. and these people will find in us
sNmpathy and anxiety for their welfare.
There Is the great recantation of American
patriotism. In lieu Of self governing com.
munitics of free people, we are to extend
government over 100O0,0O0 of those W HON
we must take care Of. and their views
and wishes we do not for a moment pro-
silly trust in our own luck. with a cool
waving away of consequences and with
reckless disregard of experience which to-
gethcr make up. as Mr.. Gladstone said as
dark superstition as any That existed In
the middle ages.
The New York Sun faces the diff
culties of conquest and it's sequel in
the question of the hour is not one of
future government. The present duty
of the country" it concludes, "is to put
a stop once and for all to state of af-
fairs which became intolerable long ago.
It will be time enough to consider
methods of administration under our
government when the first plain steps
have been taken. The maxim, Never
cross bridge till you come to it, is
distinctly american. It Is useless to
kick against the pricks. The things
that are being swept away were bound
to 60. They had outlved their use
fulncss. If they ever had any. 1t will be
the duty OF the United States to furnish
something which shall be safe and
lasting substitute for what has been
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New Foreign WarshipsD

Since the United States built the New
York and Brooklyn European powers
have been paying much attention to
this class of vessels. Naval experts
agree that armured cruisers are OF great
value, though each nation differs as TO
types and sizes. The French warshlp
EntrecasteauX is almost an exact copy
of the New York, except in the matter
of speed, which is less than the Ameri-
can vessel possesses.
Russia has built the Rossia and Ru-
rik. of T., 100 and 1923 tons respectively,
and is now building another ship of t.
336 tons. Great Britain, in her usual
fashion of doing nothing by halves that
relates to her navy is building four Of
u 900 tons. France has plans, shortly
to be put into execution, for one of f.
72S tons and having 1920 horsepower.
The ship is to he named the Sulfren and
will be AS feet long and have beam Of
II feet inches,
Austria is building a small vessel of
g. 100 tons and $500 horsepower, with q
speed of 20 knots,
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LConvrlght. 1851


A generous and genuine shedding Of
tears over the woes of outraged Cuba
has been followed by suggestions Of a
possible imperial destiny. This does not
necessarily mean that the people of the
United states are tickle minded. 1t may
be held To- show that they are too hon
est To assume that there is virtue in
mere sympathy, too practical to make
u sweet indulgence of grief. and are re-
solved To wipe out the prime cause of
their distress once for all. In other
words. successive shocks of emotion
bred fierce whirlwind of indignation.
Spain as the viceroy of divinity has
previously sinned. The edct has been
spokcn-Spain must go. After that,
what? Reversing the old adagc, the
nation. almost as one voice. cries The
evil cannot be endured. II must he
cured" Who shall he the doctor? BY
he action of laws as natural as those
compelling water to run down hill the
minds of many practical and conscien-
tious statesmen leap forward to the con-
Ccption that the process of cure in
wolves on our part an extension of en-
rire. political if not territorial. perhaps
both territorial and political. 1t will not
do TO say in deCrying the so called inn
pcrial movement that it's adhcrents
have just made the discovery of virtue,
hence display the eXcitabe zeal OF nov
fees. Nor can it he said that the ques-
TONERS of an imperial policy are unable
to appreciate the beauty of goodness.
Both classes are honest, the one finding
IN outlet for surcharged force in giant