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The age-herald., 1898-11-13
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
Schooner Said to Have Been Grounded
 on Island in Lake Huron.

Toledo, O., November 12.-A Cedar Point fisherman brings the report here Of the loss of a schooner and seven lives on Lake Erie. During the heavy blow of Thursday he was blown down the lake and landed on Green island. The keeper of the lighthouse there told him of wreck that occurred the day before There was heavy gale blow inc with fiurries of snow. He saw two masted schooner making heavy weather, and later her mainmast was carried over hoard. Signals of distress were flying.
 With marine glasses he was able to see seven figures on the vessel, one woman ana the rest men, The vessel was heavily loaded or water-logged, and looked as II she would go under the towering waves al every roll. Finally he saw portion or the crew try to get away from the sinking craft in a small boat. A Hurry or snow sblt off his view, and later he saw the life boat which was drifting down the lake The mainmast had been carried away and no life was to be seen on the helpless Ves- sell She was lost to view in the darkness and Is supposed to have foundered.
The age-herald., 1898-11-13
ROW AMONG SOLDIERS.
Private Jackson Killed and Corporal
 Garrett Mortally Wounded.

vate Jackson, Troop N, was instantly killed and Corporal Garrett, Troop H, nor tally wounded last night by Horse" Douglas, a negro tough of this city. Both men belonged to the Tenth cavalry. No one saw the killing. Douglas was seen with the two soldiers at 10 o'clock in the tough part of the city. Three pistol shots were heard soon after, and in the early morning Jackson was found dead and Gar rett mortally wounded, with a bullet in his head. Douglas pistol had three empty shells. He is in jail, but denies the crime.
 The rumor has been circulated all during the day that the Tenth cavalry would lynch the prisoner, but the sheriff fears no such violence.
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NO JURISDICTION.
Postof1ice Department Will Not Inter
 fere in South Carolina.

Washington, November 12-Postmaster- General Smith today had call rom the deIeeation of South Carolina republicans who are in the city to lay before the de- partment of justice the facts in the case of the recent election rioting at Phoenix in that state. They included R. R. Tolbert, the republican candidate whose brother and father were both wounded. The object of the call was simply to tai kover the matter of recommendat ations for appointments to possible vacant places and those about to become so Incidentally. the matter of the late riots was discussed, but the depart- ment officials say there is nothing for them to do, as the question is entirely in the hands of the attorney general. One feature Of the riots was the driving away of the deputy postmaster at Mccormick, which lent an additional feature of interest to the recital of the story of the delegation to the postal officials.
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NEGRO BADLY BEATEN.
Attacked and Unmercifully Whipped
 by White Men at Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. November 12.-A negro giv- ing the name of George w. Brown, who arrived here today from Wilmington, N c., via Newberne and Elizabeth City, was at tackled and badly beaten in the postofiice this afternoon by several young men, who, it is said, took him to be Manley, the negro editor who was driven out of Wilmington Thursday. A special officer went to the negro's rescue. The patrol wagon was dispatched to the scene and Brown carried to nolice headquarters for safe keeping. He claims New York as his home, and was sent there tonight. Brown says he came to Norfolk today on the same train with the assistant chief of police, justice of the peace and another white man who were compelled to leave Wilmington.
 It was stated today that Manley was in Norfolk, bu the police department found this to be untrue. He is said to be in As bury Park, N. J.
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GERMANY WILL BUY
 STAINS COLONIES Spanish Government Cautiously Approach
 ed on tho Subject.
 EMPEROR WILLIAMS VISIT To the Port of Cadiz Subject of Un-
 CeaSins Comment.
HIS TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND
Was for the Purpose of Uniting the Factions of the Protestant Church and to Re-establish His Ti-
 tie Summus Episcopus.

Berlin, November 12.-It is understood in the conclusion of treaty of peace with the United States, will try to dispose of her few remaining colonies, notably the Mariana islands, the Caroline islands and Pana island, and it is reported that the Spanish government has already been eau tiously approached by Germany for the purpose of ascertaining how much these groups would be worth to Germany. The officials of the foreign office here admit that the acquisition of those Spanish colo nies would be of considerable value to Ger many in view of their proximity to Ger many's Australasian possession, but they give no inkling to their intentions in the matter
 The announcement that Emperor William will call at Spanish ports on his way home from the holy land has given rise to all sorts of political speculation, especially in view of the statement that the queen regent of Spain has decided to send the Duke of Solamayer with an autograph let- ter to Carthagena inviting the German em- peror to visit Madrid and to rejoin the ini- perial yacht Hohenzollern later at Cadiz Such an invitation, however could only be made in, accordance with court etiquette and 1t is certain up to the present that the acceptance has not been obtained.
 Throwing Cold Water
 On the contrary while it Is evident that Spain Is keenly desirous that the emperor should visit Madrid, and in fact attempts
The age-herald., 1898-11-13
THE UNITED STATES OCCUPYING
 THE ATTENTION OF EUROPE
Entry of the Republic into Area of Eastern Colonization Has
 Attracted Widespread Attention

that the members of the house are willing to cut short their festival. They did 1t during the last administration, but 1t took much pleading and some coercion from Speaker Crisp to get them to do it even after being strongly urged to do so by the president himself.
 Even should the coming session take no holiday, it will hardly prevent the neces- sity of an extra session. There is so much that is not routine to be done. Congress will have to decide up on a form of gov ernment for Hawaii. It will be pushed to take up the Nicaragua canal question, and It will most likely do little investigation of the war on its own account. A revenue bill will have to be passed and a revision of the war tax made.
 Great pressure is already being made on Secretary Gage to recommend that the stamp tax be repealed or modified at least The law requiring stamps on checks and telegrams is especially obnoxious. One publican member in speaking of the next session said 'it will be short and hot" In all probability the Fifty-sixth will be hotter.
 North Carolina's Troubles
 The race troubles in North Carolina is absorbing more attention here than even the settlement of peace. Washington Is largely southern city and the negro finds little sympathy here. Unfortunate as the
 
 eral belief here is that the whites are right Tn the stand they have taken there. The republicans. or many of them at least, some in the highest offices, admit that the whole trouble is due to the fact that the franchise was ever given to the negro. New blacks seeing only a boomerang in it for themselves.
 The hostility to the negro in Illinois and England would be surprised and possibly mortified at sentiments one hears expressed here among republican groups. There will be very little effort made to invest gate the trouble in North Carolina Republicans are seeing the wisdom of not meddling in the race question. They will not attempt again to interfere between the whites and in other western and northern states will not admit of much criticism of the North Carolinians from the republicans. It is believed here that the trouble in North Car olina will cause some of the other southern states to adopt a qualification law for vot- ing in order to prevent such a situation as is seen in the North State at the present t'me Several of the southern states feel safe from race troubles now but there is no telling when conditions may change and similar scenes be enacted as those in North Carolina. Mississippi, by adopting an ed- ucational qualification before absolutely needed has saved much bloodshed and re- tained it's own good reputation for peace at the polls. South Carolina put off the day and was forced therefore to go through blood and evil report to attain it's present state of tranquility. North Carolina Ike wise put off the day until the disaffection among the democrats made 1t possible for such scenes to be enacted as those which have added notoriety to the little town or Wilmington.
 "An ounce of prevention, etc.
The age-herald., 1898-11-13
Concerted Action of Sugar Men

Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar association, has made a statement showing that a concerted action Is being planned by the beet sugar and tobacco producers of the United States regarding the colonial policy of the United States They will ask the president and congress to establish protective rates against the importation of goods from the Philippines and elsewhere so that the home producers will at least have the advantage of being on a par with the cheap labor, soil and climatic conditions of the newly acquired territory.
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which to do business. The administration is bent on increasing the army to one hum dred thousand more. It Is scarcely poS- sible for them to put through such bill during the coming session.
 It would not come up until late in the session, and even should there be a ma jority in favor of such an increase it would be talked to death. The next session will hardly do more than make the proper ap- propriations and pass some emergency bills for the army, and either ratify or reject the treaty of peace Every day adds to the anxiety of the republicans concerning the peace treaty and it's fate in the senate. The opposition to annexing the Philippines is growing stronger, and it is not at all un- likely that there may be enough republi- cans opposed to the Philippines to assist the democrats and popusts to reject a treaty which adds to our domain the Philippine archipelago The republicans do not fear that any of their senators will Actually vote against the treaty; not even Senator Hoar, who has recently delivered himself on that subject. and in opposition to his party. Senator Hoar has talked just as rapidly on questions in the past and voted contrary to his interviews and speeches.; to-wit: Hawaii.
 Will Not Permit Rejection
 The republicans will never allow the treaty to be rejected.
 = If there is not a two-thirds majority in favor of it they will drag out the discussion until the 4th of March and ratify it in an extra session of the Fifty-sixth congress. [ The administration does not see how 1t is to avoid an extra session. The members of the administration do not hestitate to say that the president will be forced to call the Fifty-sixth congress together early in March. It is very likely that the presi- dent will not ask for a larger standing army at the coming session save to recom- mend it in a general sort of way in his annual message in order to feel the pulse of the public. The secretary of war will ask to be allowed to increase the regiments in Cuba with Cuban soldiers and to add here and there Secretary AIger does not want to risk a bill in the senate as now composed. That body will be more safely republican in the next congress and will give the administration pretty nearly any thing it might ask for. In order to make all measures safe lot of democrats in the house will have to go, and there is in doubt about their going.
 Little wnl be Done
 Congress will be able to do little in the coming session. December is practically thrown away. It will do little more than meet, organize and begin the preparation of appropriation bills before it will adjourn for the Christmas holidays. It Is not often
The age-herald., 1898-11-13
Death off Virginia Dreher

Louisville. November 12.-A dispatch has been received by Louisville relatives telling of the death of Virginia Dreher, the we'll known actress. She died yesterday at Phoenix, Arizona, where she had gone for her health. She was member of Dalys stock company of New York for some time, where she met with substantial success. only leaving the stage after her marriage with George Postlewaite, a rich English man.
The age-herald., 1898-11-13
Little wnl be Done

Congress will be able to do little in the coming session.. December is practically thrown away. It will do little more than meet, organize and begin the preparation of appropriation bills before it will adjourn for the Christmas holidays. It Is not often
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oil and Gas Stoves at Cost.
 Ala. Gas Fixt. & Plmb Go.
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their amazement was unbounded. The
result was quite funny Such conduct, the
Porto Ricans argued, should be rewarded,
and man, woman and child turned out to
give something to smoke, eat or drink to
the buenos Americanos. Sentimental VII
lage maids fell deeply in love with these
new Yankee Cids.
Girls mature early on our new island,
and often at 10 and II are adult women.
They made love in Spanish style to the in
vaders and in many cases annoyed the
victims of their admiration with their per-
tinacity. Making love consists in smiling
upon the object of alteration through the
shutters of a easement or between the iron
grills of veranda, or else in writing fiery
letters of affection from early dawn to
dewy eve. One young man captured the
fancy of a belle here and to his surprise
became the recipient of deluge Of love
letters which were thrown at him over the
wall of a garden or pushed through hole
in the wooden gate. They came hourly,
half-hourly and sometimes every ten min
utes. After he had received two hundred
he became tired and asked his chief to
change his post.
MARGHERITA ARLINA HAMM.
Correspondent of Leslie Syndicate.
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hard cash. Other Span1ards display no
such timidity, and have taken advantage
of American ignorance to ask prices two
and three times above the market rates. !
have seen ordinary Spanish wine, worth
Is and 20 cents a bottle. sold at 81, and the
cheap native rum sold at a few cents a
glass disposed Of to Americans for ten
times its normal cost.
The favorite enterprise Is hotel. No
land is better adapted for this purpose.
Where there are beaches they are simply
ideal for bathing and swimming. Domes-
tic labor Is cheap and efhcient. Horses
and carriages cost a mere trihe compared
with American prices. The scenery Is
impressively beautiful and many of the
roads are equal to those Of Central park
or the boulevards Of Chicago. 1t Is clear
that the island is to become the great WIN
ter resort for Americans, and many hotels
will be erected by enterprising Yankees
which will make fortunes for their pro-
prietors. Foremost among these negotia-
tors are the agents of New York syndi-
cate which desires to establish Monte
Carlo in the New World. If the United
States grants home rule to the Puerto Ri
cans they will have no difficulty in obtain
ing official sanction.
The Spanish government has different
ethical code from our own, and for years,
If not centuries, has upheld the lottery as
a beneficent institution. 1t permits all
kinds of betting and gaming, from bull
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guise, and have already made the Porto
Ricans think harder than they ever
thought before. To an outsider. especially
to an American, they have afforded end
less amusement. There was for example
a supreme court judge w-o came down
simply for his health, ,ut on the steamers
deck where he fell asleep one day, famed
by the tropical breeze, it is said he talked
to himself of ice plants until all on board
knew Of his real mission 1t is said that
he secured some concessions within twen-
ty-four hours of his landing.
More successful still was a Scotch
Yankee, descended from Robert Bruce
on one side, and from ten pill
grim fathers on the other, who.
the moment he put foot on Porto Rican
soil, opened a capacious trunk and began
to sell American flags at five times their
value. With exquisite diplomacy he in
fused into the Porto Rican mind the idea
that American officials would protect only
those who had American flags. and as he
went his trail could be marked by an ever
growing line of stars and stripes, which
ran from street to street and far out into
the country roads.
Another successful worker was a brew
ory man from newark OF bTOOklyH, VINO,
on the way down, was taken for a prohibi-
ZIONIST, from the fierce manner In which
he denounced beer. 1t proved. however.
that this was only fine acting, designed to
throw other possible brewers off the scent.
The supposed temperance man has al
ready established agencies and Is now
building a brewery.
A bright piece of business was done by
New York broker, who had read care
fully the Spanish tariff and laws respect
ing imports, and found out that American
tobacco was practically unknown In this
beautiful island. He brought down Amer
lean smoking and chewing tobacco, pipes
and cigarettes and has already sold enough
to soldiers and officers to make a hand
some return for his trouble. This ingeni-
GUS gentleman kept his business concealed
much longer than any other newcomer.
He had list of every regiment and Off
Ger, and at the hotel in the morning would
announce his intention of calling upon
his dear friends of company at one camp
or company B at another Outside he had
an able-bodied porter and vehicle to car
~ his wares, and when at nightfall he re-
turned without wares, but with much
money, he would inform his hotel acquaint-
ances that his friends were very we'll and
The herald., 1898-10-02
Me-. Dooley with
. Respects to the
Presidents Cat
sssssssseseeeeeesess


"'Twas this way about DR.. Huckenloop-
en-" said Mr.. Dooley. Mac has cat that
was give him fr q Chris mas prisint be
me frind Pierpont Morgan, an tn cat was a
great favorite Nv tn White House. Twas
as quiet as tn sicrity Nv agriculture an
as affectionate as tn sicrity Nv tn three
asury TIL caS was called Cool Bonds.
because ~ tn interest he dhrew. He very
often played with tn sicrity Nv tn navy,
an ivry wan that come to tn White House
fr job loved him.
But wan day Cool Bonds begun to look
bad. He cudden't ate tn r-rich crane ont
Nv tn demonstrated saucer. He stopped
castin' an eye at tn c'nary In the cage.
Whin tn sicrity Nv tn navy whit down f'r
good an gr-reat man. Mack was Shawn
himself befure tn lookin glass an had
jist got his face pulled r-round to wan side
FIR good cash whin he herd a scream of
ag'ny behind him, an TURNED to see Cool
BONDS leap up with ms paws on MS stom-
ach an nit tn ceilin, Mack give a cry w
terror an grabbed at COOL Bonds. Away
whit Goor Bonds through tn house. TIL
sicrity " war seen him comm an called
Pussy, pussy Cool Bonds whit through
49,
ter gin'ral was settin' edith his paper.
TIL postmaster-gin'ral had jus got as far
as we opine' whin he see Cool Bonds.
an he bate tn cat to tn windy be whis-
ker.
well. Cool Bonds inded up In tn coal
cellar an they was cabinet council f'r to
see what was to be done. Sind f'r Doc
tlror Heinegagubler. says tn sicrity Nv
war. He's wan Nv tn gr-reatest surgeons
" our tonne he says, an can cure my
thing firm pips to CHAMBERS he says TIL
famous Docthor Honeycooler was sum-
moned. Sir says Mack. Cool Bonds.
tn pride of the administration. has had a
it, he says. 'Twud br-reak our hearts,
to lose our little pet he says. Co. he
says, AN take such measures as yeer
noble healing art SUGGESTS he says am
may tn prayers Nv an agonized foster par
ent 60 with ye' he says. An Docthor Hig-
locher whit down into tn coal shed an
whin he come back 1t was with Cool Bonds
in his arms. weak an pale, but with a
wan smile on his lips.
"Afther embracing Cool Bonds an tuck
m him away in bed. Mack TURNS to tn
Docthor Dock he says. 'Ye have per-
formed @ noble service. he says I ap-
pint We a majier-gin' rnl" I'm that al
ready saws tn Dock ''I've r-rich rel
atives in Philadelphia he says. But
says Mack. IT'S a shame to think Nv ye'er
noble services be'in' wasted he says I
appint ye.' he says, 'surgeon-gin' he
saws. Proceed he says, to Cuba. an
stamp out tn dhread ravages,' he says, Nv
r.ringbone an staggers,' he says.
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for saleb q
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YUACO. Porto Rico, Sept. S.-(Special
Correspondence to The Herald) Porto
Rico at the present moment may be COM
pared to an ancient kettle which is sud-
denly pressed into service as a boiler after
century Of misuse. The water Is the
population, and the fierce heat Is the first
wave of American influence and activity.
Our troops we're no sooner landed when
the missionaries of progress appeared
upon the scene In the shape of promoters,
spectators, brokers, agents and adven-
turers. They came in every guise and dis
The herald., 1898-10-02
The BOOMER IN PORTO RICO
Miss Hanm Writes of Shrewd and Wide
Awake Americans
Now the Time for the Introduction Of American Modern
Methods Of Transportation Gold Mine
for Trolley Companies

that his visit was one Of the pleasantest
he had had thus far on the island. 1t was
only when the officers came down and
wanted to know where the tobacco peddler
was that his secret became known.
Nat Goodwin could not have shown high
err talent of the comedy order than an old
time Civil war officer, who had come to
Porto Rico to drop tear upon the grave
Of two Wisconsin chums, killed at Coamo,
and to erect suitable monument over
their last resting place. He may have
dropped tear, and he may at the same
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are a combination of gambling hall, bath
ing establishment restaurant, cafe and
billiard rooms. They are handsome and
luxuriant structures and the grounds are
marked by rare cultivation and elegance.
The views in every direction are of surpas-
sing loneliness, being of rolling hills, high
mountains, noble plantations and tropical
flowers, forests and vegetation.
The omnipresent railroad man is very
much in evidence and desires to construct
The herald., 1898-10-02
China's Best Friend

England has shot her bolt. She desires
to be troublesome again: bolstering her
sem in the belief that China will remember
the occasions when England has aided her.
This, however, need not be matter of con-
Germ to us. The chief thing Is that China
knows well who her two best friends are
Russia and France.-Paris LIE NOrd.
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MISS HAMM's cA.1ERA CAUGHT PoRTERs ACT

time have put up monument, but he GER
tanly bought up the best mineral spring on
the island which burst from the earth
short distance from where the Wisconsin
braves made their last fight.
There was a shrewd money lender who
came here expressly to buy up Spanish
mortgages. These run for long terms of
years and pay very heavy rates of inter-
est, often as high as IL per cent per an
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mum. The charge is not excessive when it
is remembered that the wonderful soil of
Puerto Rico will often produce three and
four crops per year, and that good farming
land is said to bring In $35 per acre per year
over and above expenses. Many tinld
Spaniards who were afraid that American
officials are as rapacious as those of their
own nationality, were eager to dispose of
their investments In this line and sold sew
eral mortgages cheaply in order to obtain
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fights and cock fights down to games of
chance, so that if the people are not con-
stitutional and inveterate gamblers it is
through no fault of the law or the conduct
of the officials. They have already fine
establishment which 1 saw at Coamo dedi
Gated to the Goddess of Chance, where rou-
lette. rouge ct noir. faro, vingt-un, bac
carat and other games are carried on with
at times very heavy stakes. The buildings
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The Bitterest Pill

OF all the Ills man has to bear,
There's nothing quite so bitter
AS to love and be loved by a maiden fair
Whose father makes you quit 'er.
Cleveland Leader,
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House Cleaning Woes

When browns her home in suds,
Her husband feels despair:
She roots out such a lot of buds
She thinks he ought to wear.
Chicago Record.