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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-02
The convention then adjourned.
Oklahoma Fusion

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 1.-The territorial
congressional convention Of the Free Silver
Republicans today endorsed the nomination
of j. r. Eaton. the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic and Populdst conventions.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-02
Yellow Jack Cases

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 1.-Ten new cases
Of yellow fever are reported tonight from
Orwood.
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ARRIVES AT MANILA
The st. Paul in Port With All Wei.
on Board

MANILA, Sept. 1.-The United States
transport st. Paul has arrived here from
San Francisco and reports all we'll on
board.
The lighthouses in the Southern Philip
pines have been re-esta blished.
1t Is reported that the religious orders
are selling their property to Hong Kong
syndicate.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-02

The man who h
blown up BY a hidden
mine OF explosives
may have seen things
that should have
aroused his suspi.
cions, but heedlessly
put them aside - OF
, no moment. 1t 10 the
same with the sick.
ness that ends In
death. Insidious dia,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-02
Wisconsin Democrats

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 1.-The State Dem
ocratic Convention assembled to finish their
work at 10 am. George W. Peck was una n :
imously reelected chairman of the State
Central Committee. The State Central
Committee as selected by the Congress
s,onal caucuses was ratified by the con-
vention.
Judge IT. w. Sawyer of Hartford. the
nominee for Governor, made a short ad-
dress.
P. V. Buster Of Milwaukee was nominated
for Lieutenant-Governor on the first bal
lot
The Conference Committee on fusion re-
ported that the Peoples Party proposed to
lrdorse the platform CT the Democratic
party and the ticket nominated by the
Democratic party, and recommended that
the positions of Secretary of State and Su-
pertntendent Of Public Instructions upon
the Democratic ticket be filled by the
names of persons to be selected by the
Peoples Party convention.
The report was received and put on file
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-02

American citizens.
The country described has every variety
Of climate within Its confines; the fruits
Of the tropics and the cereals common 20
the extreme temperate zones are success
fully cultivated and nurtured The country
is rich in cattle, horses and sheep and other
domestic animals common to the homo and
farm. The natural grasses are very nu-
tritious, but short and scattered, the soil
producing them only requiring water 10
magnify the forage tonnage tenfold.
Much of the country is rich in minerals
Within its borders have been discovered
most of the minerals known to civilized
men. In some of these States and Terri
tories great development has been made
in gold, silver, copper, lead, coal, iror,
petroleum, soda, asbestos, gypsum and
mica mining, yet the mineralogists and ge-
oiogists tell us that commence ment has
scarcely been made.
Irrigation for the most part Is still prim-
tive. In many of the States only from
the smaller streames have waters been di-
verted, the greater streams have only been
touched For the full development and
utilization of all the waters that flow in
their beds. 1t will require immense eXpend-
lures Of labor and capital. Experiments
which have been made on the underground
sheets of water have only been sufficient
20 show that underground streams exist
and that their capacity Is sufficient to
bring about the cultiva ton of a large acre
age.
We hear Of failures; many will say that
In their endeavors they have lost their
capital and labor. This could not be other
WISE for all that has been attempted in the
way of irrigation work has not been COM
peted, nor has all that been done satisfac-
torily and successfully. In great under
takings there have always been some Bit
ter disappointments and failures. This
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
GREAT FORTUNE GONE.
! Immense LOSSES of Joseph Letter In
| dictated by Heavy Loans Made
to Meet His Debts.

Chicago, July 2.-Levi z. Letter
has completed negotiations with
the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance company for loan of
$3,000,000 for ten years at four
per cent. The securities consist of a
number of the most valuable pieces
Of business property in the city. In
completing details of the loan, Mr..
Letter informed the agents of the
Northwestern that he would probably
require further advances of about S.
100000 or $4,000,O00.
The money obtained by Mr.. Letter
will go toward the liquidation of debt
incurred by his son, Joseph Letter, in
the recent wheat speculation. The
share Of Joseph Letter in the immense
estate of his father will be nearly, if
not entirely, consumed by his specula-
ton. Mr.. Letters notice that he
would probably require between &c.
100000 and $7,000,000 in loans on his
property is taken to indicate the ex.
tent of Joseph Letters losses he is
compelled to bear, being in excess OF
the sum of losses in the deal above
Joseph Letters private fortune, which
was variously estimated at from ST..
GOO to $3,0o0,0o0 before he began his
career on the Chicago board of trade
over Il year ago.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
WARSHIP ON THE LAKES.
Agreement Made with Great Britain
in 1877 Is Recognised
as Obsolete.

"It is recognized by beth this govern
ment and that of Great Britain" said
John w. Foster, ex-secretary of state,
who is comforting with Sir Louis Da-
vies, the Canadian minister of marine,
that the agreement made by an ex-
change of diplomatic notes in 1917 per-
hitting the governments of the United
States and Great Britain to maintain
one warship upon the great lakes is
practically obsolete and should be alb
rogated. We have pledged ourselves not
to give out anything we may do until
our work is completed, but ! feel at
liberty to say that this is one Of the
questions discussed. We realize it is an
important matter to the west, and will
be among the questions submitted to
the joint commission which we are en-
deayoring to have appointed. These
are only the preliminary steps, but we
arc making satisfactory progress"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
A BLOODY DEED.
His Employer and the Int
ter's Wife.

ST. Louis, July "A special to the
ostDispatch from Jackson, Mo-, says:
James Lnil. o prosperous farmer, and
his wife, living three miles south of
here, were murdered Friday by John
Headrick, a 19-year-old farmland who
had been discharged. Headrick shot
the farmer four times, killing him. The
murdered mans wife threw herself on
his body and asked for mercy, but
Headrick cut her throat. After COM
polling the daughter of his employer
to wash the blood off his clothes Head
rick escaped. A sherif's posse is in
nurSlIit.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
FAIL TO PUBLISH.
Trouble with Stereotypers Causes
Chicago Newspapers to Miss
an Issue.
llle1lt..

Chicago, July 2.-The following bull
letin was posted at every Chicago
newspaper office Friday evening at ten
o'clock: At eight o'clock this (Fri-
day. evening the Stereotypers union
notified the newspaper publishers of
Chicago that unless their demands for
an increase Of wages from 1925 to 81
per day, reduction of the working day
from eight to seven hours, with pay
ment at the rate of Is cents per hour
for all overtime, and other concessions
were at once acceded to, they would
refuse to return to work. In conse-
quence of this action all Chicago pa
pers will not appear on Saturday.
This action Of the newspapers was in
Pursuance of an understanding recent
ly entered into, including, among
other provisions, the following agree
ment:
I'm the event Of n strike in any Of the
departments Of one or more Chicago daily
newspaper offices, the mechanical re-
sources Of all our Offices shall be pooled to
the extent and with the purpose that no
newspaper shall be published unless, and
until, all newspapers can be promptly pub
lished on same day"
Stercotypers have been averaging
from $3.50 to 500 per week on six day
evening papers, and from $24 to $27
on seven day morning papers. 1t is an
ticipated that an influx of stereotypers
from all parts Of the country will be
immediate and SO great that the in
terruption of publication will con-
tinue for but a few days.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
purSu
North Wind Damages Grain.

San Francisco, July 2. A severe
north wind has done considerabl dam
age to grain and fruit in the Sacrament
to and San Joaquin valleys. The great
est loss will fall upon the growers OF
wheat. Some conservative farmers es-
innate that 40 per cent. of the wheat
has been threshed out by the storm in
certain localities.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
committing this government to any
policy and had left Gen. Merritt free.

committing th1s government to any
policy and had left Gen. Merritt free.
Dewey Disappointed.
London, July "A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Manila, dated
Tuesday, June %, via Hong-Kong, says:
The nonarrival of the American troops
has grievously disappointed Admiral
Dewey, but the Americans still count
on celebrating the Fourth of July in
Manila. 1t is reported Admiral Won
Diederichs sent two vessels away on
learning that America regarded his
attitude as unfriendly. A wholly i'm
proved feeling now exists. The Amer
lean officers express confidence in
their ability to dispose Of any ships
Spain can now send, but in view of the
alleged strength of Admiral Camara's
squadron, the wish is expressed that
the Americans had at least one battle
shin. .-.-.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
Dewey Heard From.

Washington, July 2.The navy de-
partment received o dispatch Friday
from Admiral Dewey, dated Cavite,
june ". He made no mention of reen-
forcements and said he had avoided
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
Cuban Troops Sent Back.

Cuban troops sent Back.
Washington, July Am official dis
patch was received at the war depart
ment confirming the press report that
Gen. Shafter had sent back on trans
ports to Aserraderos whence they
came, 1000 of Garcin's Cubans. The
purpose is a double one; first, to pre-
vent reenforcements coming into San
tiago from Manzanillo on the west,
and second, to prevent the retreat in
the direction of the Spanish garrison
of the troops.
lombard ManxaniIlo.
New York, July "A correspondent
in Santiago de Cuba telegraphs to the
Journal that four United States war
ships bombarded Manzanillo, on the
Gulf of Guacanaybo, on Thursday, in
.ficting much damage to the defenses
of the place. Spanish gunboats, ac-
scording to this dispatch, opened fire
upon the American ships, which then
moved out Of range.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07
War Feeling Revived.

Madrid, July 1.-Two cabinet coun-
ellis We're held Friday. A revival of the
war feeling is noticeable. The clerical
organs publish violent articles against
the advocates of peace and the priests
are preaching a war to the bitter end.
The conservatives also declare against
the idea of peace at the present mo-
ment
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
BETTERFEELING.
Friction Between the Americans ard
Gen. Aguinaldo is Disappearing.
The Well to Do Filipinos Are All in Fa-
vor of Having the Archipelago Ee-
tanned by the United States,
and Not by Spain.

LONDON, Aug. at is learned that
the Philippine junta in London re-
ceived dispatch from Manila Monday
announcing that matters there are
rapidly quieting down and that the
friction between Aguinaldo and the
Americans are disappearing.
According to the junta's advices the
insurgents for time regarded Gen.
Merritt and Gen. Anderson as Martin.
cites and feared they would adopt
harsh methods, like the Spaniards,
toward the Fillipinos; but the insur-
gents from the first have had the
greatest confidence in Adm. Dewey,
whom they regard as a sort of father
and the most impor tant American at
Manila
Tie junta is satisfied that all fric-
ton will soon disappear and that there
will be no trOu BILE from the insurgents
if the Americans decide to retain the
Philippines.
According to a wealthy Filipino now
in London, the Filipines in Europe are
all well to do people. Hitherto they
have held alOof from the insurgents;
but they now realize that their inter-
ests demand action and they are about
to form a committee to open negotia-
tions with the junta here. They are
all in favor of having the archipelago
retained by the United States. So
strong is their conviction of the de-
STABILITY of this course that they had
contemplated approaching the British
foreign office to invite Great Britain
to intervene, and in any event to pre-
vent the islands being returned to the
control of Spain. They decided how
ever to wait American action.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
LETTER PERFECT.
An Ambitious Young Soldier Who
Thought He Was Born
to Command.

Elmer Campbell was the greenest and most
ambitious raw recruit in Col. Hartigan's reg
ment of Tigers. The young man was the
best type of the "hay-fbot, straW-foot" SOL
der in the ranks, and yet he was more anx-
Ous than anyone to become an officer. 4.
He pleaded with the colonel so long that
the latter finally told him if he would secure
book on tactics and master it he should
have the first chance to show what he could
do when there was a vacancy among the Off
GERS. Campbell bought a book on tactics
and stayed up late.a night to learn its con-
tents.
Forward, column right Tor left, as the
case may be-, march"
That was the form of the orders in the
book. Campbell learned these by heart,
parentheses and all. He even committed the
explanatory notes to memory. He was mas
ter OF that book of tactics and military life
began to take on a roseate hue in his eyes
One day the colonel called the men out for
drill and told Campbell he could try his hand
at giving orders if he wished. Campbell
wished" and Immediately took the posi-
ton opposite the head of his column, which
the book had told him was the proper thing
to do. Then he sweled his chest trihe, and
with blush of pride called OUT
Forward, column, right or left. as the
case may be, march,
The column prepared to turn right as that
word was uttered, but when cleft as the
case may be- reached the ears of the men
they stood stock still. Then, as the situation
explained itself, hearty laugh went all
along the line. The colonel Quoted the
commotiOn, walked over to the recruit, and
made few earnest remarks in Campbell's
ears.
Campbell is still private, and is content
to hide his light under a bushel.-Chicago
Journal
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
THE PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS
They Threaten a Fresh Rebellion Within
Three Months if the Americans With
draw From the Islands.
Alger.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, Aug. %.
AT a conference Wednesday 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
islands would remain either an Amer
lean or British colony, or under the
protection 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.
The natives assert that the religious
orders are. instigating opposition to
American supremacy. Many Spaniards
assert that they are eager to invest
their fortunes in new enterprises, but
that they fear ruin if the Americans
withdraw. A few mOnOpolists, fear
ing competition, are secretly intrig-
uing against the new regime.
Newspapers published in both the
English and Spanish languages have
already appeared.
The United States transports Rio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived
Wednesday, the former bearing two
battalions of South Dakota volunteer
recruits for the Utah light artillery
and detachment of the signal corps
and the latter the 1st Montana vOlun-
teers and 500 recruits for the 1st Cali
fOrnia volunteers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
THINGS COME HIS WAY AGAIN.

tunnel. A blast had been set off about
an hour before.
The men were preparing to pull
down the west wall OF the tunnel; had
fixed a rope for this purpose and were
prep airing to drill some holes in it for
blasting. Suddenly the wall fell over
on them. Every man standing at that
end of the big excavation was buried
alive
Without an instant's hesitation the
workmen at once began the work of
rescue.
Felix Mills was one of the first taken
out He was still living and was sent
to his home in Glendale. HE died there
about three hours later
The unknown colored man was the
next reached. A special train brought
him to the West Pennsylvania hospital
at once, but it was not thought he
would live. The bodies were recovered
rapidly after that
Seven of the men were taken out
dead. The others are yet unaccounted
for and are supposed to be under a
great pile of rock at the eastern end of
the tunnel
Most of the men employed on the
work are Italians. They go by num-
bers instead Of names and nothing is
known of their family relations Their
fellow workmen were too busy Tues
day morning seeking for more dead to
identify any of the bodies
Two Of the injured are George Waid,
cOlored, was taken to the West Penn
sylvania hospital and George Slack.
The hospital physician says Waids
spine is fractured and he can not re-
cCver
The tunnel is now entirely. cleared
Of the debris and no other dead or in.
jured were found.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
EVANS PENSION REPORT.
The Number ON the Roll of the Pension
Bureau is Now 1,04O, 356-The
New Pensioners.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-In the forth
coming annual report Of the commits
sioner of pensions, Mr.. H. Clay Evans,
it will be shown that on June 80,
1897, there were on the. rolls of the
pension bureau 1880 pensioners To
this must be added 6,S52 original
claims granted but not recorded and
762 reservations which were not en-
tered at the time on the books.
Commissioner Evans granted GO, GAS
original claims during the past year
and restored 4,OS9 pensioners to the
benefits of pensions. The pensioners
now aggregate 1,O4O, $50.
More pensions were granted last
year than any time from 1869 up to
1880.
There is absolutely no means of even
approXimating what the claims will
be under the recent war. The pension
office has done nothing with the claims
that have been filed up to this time.
They do not aggregate hundred, and
for the most part are claims of widows
and next of kin for the soldier boys
who fell before Santiago.
Before a claim can be perfected it
must contain the full record Of the SOL
dier's service and this information has
not yet been compiled by the war de-
partment. When this is done the
claims will be speedily taken up.
The majority of the claims will be
for wounds and sickness. the latter
leaving the soldier more or less dis
abled.
No additional legislation will be sre-
ouired to deal with the cases arising
from this war. The present laws, the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
The Instructions to Be Given to the Cuban
and Porto Rican Military Commits
siOners Under Consideration.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a The most i'm
portant subject before the cabinet
meeting Tuesday was the instructions
to be given to the Cuban and Porto
Rican military commissions A set of
instructions in each case had been pre-
pared and were read at the meeting,
but as they were found not to conform
in several particulars to the views of
the cabinet they will be recast on
somewhat different lines within
the next two or three days and
presented to the president for his
approval 1t is said that these in
structions will deal almost entirely
with matters of detail. The commits
sioners will be charged with providing
troops for the occupation of cities and
towns as rapidly as the Spanish forces
are withdrawn; the collection of
the, customs and other revenues
and the maintenance of peace;
they will receive the arms and other
public property surrendered by the
Spaniards and exercise all of the
functions Of government over the sur.
rendered territory until such time as
the president shall otherwise direct
1t is believed that the commissioners
to both Cuba and Porto Rico will be
ready to sail for their posts of duty
within the next few DAYS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
MOVEMENTS OF THE TROOPS
All the Regiments at Camp Alger. Vir-
GINA, Being Forwarded to Camp
Meade, in Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Camp Alger
in few days will be abandoned final
ly. The troops now there will be sent
to Camp Meade, Pa, which Gen. Gra-
ham prOnOunces an ideal site for
corps encampment. The second di-
vision of Gen. Graham's corps is now
en- route to Camp Meade and the gem
eral reported to Adjt. Gen. Corbin that
as soon as the second division had ar
rived he would order the first division
now at Camp Alger to proceed to
Camp Meade.
Gen. Graham's telegram to the war
department was as follows:
HEADQUARTERS CAMP MEADE, Pa. !
August "a. {
Adjutant General United States
Army, Washington: The fact that
there is a sufficiency of water here for
$4,000 men was developed to-day by
the completion of the last we'll, giving
total supply of about 1856, 900 gallons
in "a hours. This amount, it is ex-
pected, will increase under air press
ure. The camp sites are sufficient in
area for the whole corps and are ideal
in character. l believe that CORPS will
be most judiciously located here. l
will order the 1st division to move as
soon as the I'd arrives.
(Signed) GRAHAM, Major General.
Gen. Corbin said Wednesday night
that Graham's telegram sounded the
death knell of Camp Alger and that the
troops would be gotten away from
there as soon as possible.
Maj. Ger. Graham has decided to
brigade the 18th Pennsylvania, 10th
Ohio and I'd West Virginia with the
Sd battalion of the 10th Pennsylvania.
The Red Cross society will remove
from Philadelphia to the camp a field
hospital with six ambulances, six
army wagons and horses complete.
There are $50 patients in the corps
hospital at Camp Meade. The major
ity of them have malarial fever con-
tracted at Thoroughfare Gap and Camp
Alger.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-26
EIGHT MEN DEAD
Explosion in q Tunnel on the CHARTERS
Division Of the Panhandle Road.
The Men Were Drilling Holes in the Wall
for Blasting, When the Wall Fell
Cver-NIost of the Dead and
Injured Are Foreigners.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 24.-Eight
men were killed, possibly ten, and five
more injured, two fatally, at the Car
negie tunnel Oh the CHARTERS division
of the Panhandle railway early Tues
day morning. The accident was due
to the wall of the tunnel caving in on
a number of wOrkmen. The dead are:
John Jones, foreman, married and
lived at Ashton, Va.
Felix Mills, Iaborer, married, lived
at Glendale, Pa.
Six unknown. all foreigners.
Five men were in ured. One of these,
Negro, name unknown, was taken to
the West Pennsylvania hospital in a
dying condition. One of the others is
also expected to die. The men were
part of a gang of IS employed by
Casperparis, contractor from Column
bus, O.
They were engaged in tearing out
the tunnel on the CHARTERS Valley
branch of the Panhandle railroad,
just west of the town OF Carnegie.
The work is being done entirely at
night, in order not to interfere with
traffic during the day. 1t has pro-
gressed for about month without
saccident and wa nearing completion.
Monday night the gang of workmen
were engaged in loading the train
used in hauling out the Dirt from the