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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-18


he had expected or deserved? 1t was a
time of general uncertainty and peril.
Who could tell the needs, the fears, of
a girl so isolated. and in such company
as that '.outfit" at the Big Horn !?
Knowing what he knew, Darcie thought
of the mine as Circe's palace of the
wild and woolly west. with Abby Steers
for the enchantress, and his lily as the
Lady Una, beset by british types of
humanity in shapes of unblushing de-
formity. But he had plenty of magma
ton, and he was living the life of soli-
tude and repression which breeds exag-
gerated fancies. Moreover, in his
thoughts the charm of the girl, like q
strong light, blackened the adjacent
shadows.
The moon, which had fitfully lighted
their way down the trail on the night of
the storm, was too old and be.ated to
assist at this meeting. Under the
tamaracks the darkness was impene-
trable. The lone cedar whispered to
itself, and seemed to pause and listen
for responses from the ranks of stand
ing timber that mounted the gulch, file
opening way to the zenith.
The car that was to carry the dinner
guests back to Wallace stood on the
track, the engine steaming. Darcie
took his station under the cedar, and
waited in silence. The alternate whis-
pering and hushing of the forest con-
tinued; often the sound was that of feet
carefully lifted, and cautiously set
down in the rustling underbrush. Mo-
mently his errand there seemed more
and more preposterous and foolishly un-
real; he could have laughed aloud had
the place and the hour been merrier.
When he considered that at least half
an hour must have passed, and no sound
that he could distinctly interpret was
heard, he took out his watch and struck
match to look at the time. AS the
spark famed up, volley of pistol-shots
battered about him and pecked at the
tree above his head. The flashes came
from the edge of the tamaracks that
darkly environed the small cleared
space where he stood on every side, but
that next the gulch; on that side was
the trail
ne juniper DeuluO the Couar, anu
emptied his pistol in the direction of
the flashes. At the same instant three
or four shots in rapid succession
cracked from across the trail, and with
characteristic yell and bound Mike
was at his side, holding forth with his
gun from his own side of the tree. The
men could hear each others breathing,
but neither spoke till Darcie said:
load for me, Mike; my right flipper
is hit.''
'The beggars is leavin'." said Mike.
care We hit bad?"
Mixes counter-ambush had discon-
certed the executive committee, their
shots fell off, and they were dispensing
at trot through the woods, when,
with rush of light skirts across the
dark evergreens, Faith came flying,
wild with the fear that she had come too
late.
"Where are you?" she cried. ooh.
answer, somebody! Are you killed?"
Though she addressed somebody" it
was Mike who answered promptly:
"Kape quit. darlin'; he's here, and
he's hurled"
Darcie was at her side, speeches., but
nightly glad; he did not feel his
wound.
"That wretched Wan!" cried Faith.
"He wouldn't come a step to save you
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Of good faith on the part Of tho writer. Write
only on one side of the paper. Be particularly
careful In giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct
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Mrs. Mulligan-Mrs. O'Hooligan, I'm
list afther comm from TIL perlice sta-
ion. an they have your SON Moike
there. dhrunk as lord. He was artist
I'd this avening:
Mrs. O'Hooligan Moy! Movi
Dhrunk, Is he? AMI isn't a wake. Mrs
Mulligan. since he promised me he'd
fape out O. Dollyticks.-N. Y. Weeklv
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AN INJUSTICE.
He Had Done Some of the Best Wprk
of the Campaign In
Cuba.

II had a mighty Interesting time in
Cuba" said the man whose head was
| divided from the back of his neck by
thick fringe of hair.
"Were you with the army 2" inquired
a commercial traveller. who had fitted
his chair against tree just outside
the hotel.
"Of course" said the first speaker,
spreading his feet apart and swaying
backward and forward. That's what
made it exciting"
II didn't see you mentioned in any
of the reports" remarked the person
who Is always making an effort to
humble somebody's pride.
ooh, I've been mentioned in q lot
Of them" was the genial reply. "Peo-
pie who know anything about such
matters admit that some of the best
work of the campaign was done by
me. One of the best things did was
to take two Spanish officers and seven
privates."
"All by yourself?"
Certainly. I didn't have a bit of
assistance. The next day 1 went out
and took a lot of cavalrymen."
How many?" inquired the skeptic.
whose face showed traces of mingled
surprise and suspicion.
"Oh. didn't stop to count EN-"
didn't you get wounded?" asked
the man who was leaning against the
tree.
"Once or twice got little scratch.
such as q man Is always liable to when
he 10 knocking around in that way. The
next thing I did after got through
with the cavalrymen was to take
lot Of commissary wagons belonging
to the Spanish, and followed that up
by taking castle on the morning OF
the next day and a fort in the after.
noon."
Mister" said the disagreeable man
slowly. and with Indignation, "here in
Washington. we see some of the
finest specimens of almost any.
thing you can call to mind:
but I wish to state, and I may
remark incidentally that come from
Texas and fully realize the respor-
sibility 1 assume, that you are the
biggest liar that ever walked on Penn.
sylvania avenue"
The good-natured raconteur looked
very angry for q moment, but the
expression of his face gradually mel
lowed into one of gentle reproach. He
merely answered.:
II amt anything of the kind. Tn
Observation-Disclosures Star.
pontaneOus Combustion OF Red Lead
At some works in Germany caskful
of minimum or red lead had become hard.
ened. and in order to work up the mass
again commencement was made of
breaking it into pieces, the whole be-
ing left for the night covered with .
few sacks. The oxygen of the air soon
acted upon the fresh fractures, raising
te temperature of the mass. while re-
ducing and igniting the resinous sub
stances that had served to agglomerate
the red lead comment, and a fire wa.
only prevented by the fortunate ar
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HARDsH1ps OF ARMY LIFE
From the Press, Milroy. Ind.

One of the first to offer their services for the
country in the Civil War, was A. r. Seton
of Mllroy, Rush Co., Ind. He made good
record. The life of every soldier is hard
one, and Mr.. Sefton's case was no exception:
sides. Our rations were very scarce" said
he, "and we had begun to 60 on quarter
allowance, and as the rain was not enough
to replenish the wells or streams, our can
teens went empty. We were hurried on,
and the only way to quench our thirst was to
60 down on our hands and knees and drink
from the hoof tracks made by the horses.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-18

You can't always tell how much
feller's work amounts to by the dust
he raises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Even Senator Turpie wants the idea OF
free silver sent to the rear. 1t is already
farther in the rear than an army straggler
ever gets.-Corydon Republican,
You don't hear quite as much said these
days about wheat and silver going hand in
hand as during the campaign of 1896. The
market quotations have taken all the wind
out of that senseless theory.-West Lebanon
Gazette. seYsh
The question before the Democracy of In
diana is: Which is of the greatest moment
the success of the party in November or
whimsical notion?-South Bend Times
Dem.)
There is urgent demand for special ses-
sion of the Indiana Legislature. The war
has brought questions up for settlement
which, if allowed to go over until next win
ter will occupy valuable time in the regular
session. AS it is, the Legislature can be
convened do the business needing attention
and adjourn in ten days There will be no
caucuses to divide the spoils.e THE commit
tees are all appointed. Both houses are
ready to proceed directly to work.-Hen-
bricks County Republican.
The ablest ink warriors in the country are
those who never saw a ship, never heard a
hostile gun, never saw a military maneu-
yer, never saw a company. drill and never
smelt gunpowder. These brilliant strate-
gists can destroy fleets, rout armies, change
maps and conquer worlds in very few
minutes-on paper.-Warren Review.
The latest fake and swindle is certainly
an up-to-date one. The scheme is for a
pair of sharpers to go to a farmer and no.
tify him that he has been drafted to go to
the Spanish war and must put up a certain
amount or accompany them to the state
capital at once. 1t is said they have sue
ceeded in getting small amounts from sew
eral well-to-do farmers in 1ndiana.-Edin-
burg Courier.
Two years ago the Democratic county
convention passed strong free silver
resolution. This year, with wheat, wool and
other farm products worth twice as much
as they were under the Democratic admin
istration, and silver going down all the time,
they did not dare to "reSolute" about any,
thing except how to elect yourself to Office.
All their ominous predictions of last cam
paign, from the platform and by the press,
have proved so utterly unreliable and false
that the leaders did not have the courage to
declare. for anything but ofhce.-Plym0uth
Republican.
ing that William Jennings Bryan be given
the colonelcy of the Nebraska regiment that
he was largely instrumental in recruiting
1t evinces a disposition to treat Mr.. Bryan
fairly and cleVerly, and guards against crit
icism that would surely have resulted from
a contrary course At this time it is mat
ter of the utmost Importance to steer clear
of anything and everything that might lead
Mr.. Bryan ought to be afforded an oppor-
tunity of demonstrating that he can be a
tighter as well as an orator.-South Bend
Times (Dem.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
Two Important Features of the War
Revenue Bill Adopted by the
Senate Yesterday.
SPEECH BY Mr.. FAIRBANKS
UNFOLDING THE POSITION TAKEN
BY THE REPUBLICAN MINORITY.
POpulist Allen Fairly skinned by Mr.
WOlcOtt in a Brief Speech-Oth-
err Washington News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Senator Fair
banks had the attention of the Senate for
nearly an hour and half this afternoon.
His speech was a valuable contribution to
the debate on the war revenue bill. 1t was
very comprehensive standardization of the
arguments in favor of the conservative fea-
lures of the bill and against the adoption
of those provisions sought to be incorpo-
rated therein by the opposition. The SEN
ator also covered considerable new ground.
His contention against the various schemes
of currency imitation and debilitation was
particularly forcible, and commanded the
respectful consideration of all elements.
Senator Fairbanks took strong grounds
against a parsimonious policy in time of
war. There is nothing so essential in the
prosecution of war;" he said, ''as an abund-
ant treasury. The war chest should be well
filled. 1t has a reassuring effect at home
and a wholesome influence abroad" An at
tempt to raise the money necessary to the
conduct of the war by the emission of ire
deemable paper none and by the coinage
Of or the issuance silver certificates
against the seigniorage in the treasury he
held to be unusual, unworthy and not to be
tolerated Going back into history, he
proved that greenbacks when originally is
sued were to be interconvertibie with bonds.
They were to be redeemable in the bonds of
the government, and nothing was further
from mind than that they should become
an indefinite an irredeemable, floating in
debtedness. The exigency which called the
greenbacks into being does not exist to-day.
The senator went extensively into the his
tory of the greenbacks, and led down to
the situation as it stands to-day. pointing
out the folly and danger Of a supplemental
issue of treasury notes (greenbacks) at a
time when the drift is squarely against in
flation processes, by whatever name they
may seek recognition.
When the senator reached that part of his
speech relating to seigniorage he was inter-
rupted by Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and a
lively running debate ensued Decided spice
was interjected into the proceedings, which,
however, were characterized by good tenn
per throughout. In concluding his speech
Mr.. Fairbanks said: 1T seems to me that
whoever attempts to rekinde the embers of
past differences in this patriotic hour for
the purpose of making political capital is
less patriot than partisan. Whoever seeks
to gain mere party advantage or to force
upon the people unsafe policies in this criti-
cal moment is out of harmony with the
present hopes and aspirations Of the Amer
lean people,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
ARMY NOMINATIONS.
Warren Fairbanks and j. B. Mcken-
ma, of Indiana, Given Places.


WASHINGTON, June a.-The President
to-day sent these nominations to the Sen
ate, the appointments being to the vclun-
teer army:
Brigadier Generals-L. w. Colby, of Neb-
braska; Roy Stone of New York; Col. r.
p. Higes, inspector general Y. ). "A; Lieut.:
Col. John B. Babcock assistant adJutanS
general, u. s. A; Henry d. Douglass, or
Maryland.
To be assistant adjutant general, with
rank of lieutenant colonel-Capt. William y.
Richards, Sixteenth United States Infantry.
To be assistant adjutant general, with
rank of major-Capt. Hunter Liggett. Fifth
United States Infantry; First Lieutenant II.
T. Allen, Second United States Cavalry.
To be assistant adjutant general with
rank of captain-First Lieutenant G. D.
Rhodes, Sixth United States Cavalry; Will
liam G. Bates. of New York; Frederick M.
Page, of Virginia; David Elkins, of West
Virginia, now first lieutenant First West
Virginia Volunteer Infantry. =.
To be inspector general, with rank OF
major-David Vickers. OF Idaho.
To be chief quartermayter, with rank OF
majorGap George R nG Ganta agsiFtaFs
Robertson, Ninth United States Infantry
To be assistant quartermasters. with rank
Of captain-Walter Allen, of Mississippi; z;
Lieutenant Charles G.. Sawtelle, jr., Second
United States Cavalry; c.. ID. V. Hunt. or
Vermont; First Lieutenant John K. Perry
Eighth United States Infantry. and Alex
ander w. Perry, Nineteenth United States
Cavalry.
To be chief commissaries of subsistence.
with rank of major-First Lieutenant q. Ia
Bartlett, Third United States Artillery;
John D. Black of North Dakota; R. H.
Fitzhugh. of Pennsylvania; VIM. M. Grin
nell, of New York
To be commissaries of subsistence with
rank Of captain-James ii. McMillen, or
Mississippi; Joseph P. Handy, of Delaware;
William c. Daniels, Oh Colorado; Warren
Fairbanks, of Indiana.
TO be additional paymasterS-Fred M
Rix, of Arkansas; William Monaghan, OF
Ohio; M. B. Curry. of Georgia. James b.
McKenna, of Indiana; j. S. Wilkins, OF
District of Columbia; NJ f. Sheary, of New
York Second Lieutenant G. W. Moses,
Third United States Cavalry; Frederick w.
Bostwick, of New York; c. A. Smiley, of
New York nomination of G. A. Smiley of
Virginia, for same office withdrawn);
Samuel S. Harvey, of Florida, domination
of j. S. Harvey, Florida. for the same Office
wjthdrawn)
Other appointments to-day were: Major
]. c. Pope, United States marine corps, to
be lieutenant colonel; Eugene j. Grow, of
New Hampshire, to be assistant surgeon in
the navy; Charles O.. Wittimore of Utah,
to be attorney for the district of Utah;
Henry H. Ellis. of California, consul at
Turks island, West Indies.
The Senate to-day, in executive session,
confirmed the nomination of Oscar s.
Straus, of New York, to be envoy extraor-
binary and minister penipotentiary to %ur-
key.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
NOT MUCH OF AN ALLIANCE.

If the treaty of alliance between the
United States and Great Britain, which, it
is alleged, is being negotiated, shall contain
no more distinctive features than those out
lined by the Washington correspondent of
the London Telegraph, it is of comparatively
little Importance. One of the alleged pro-
visions of the treaty is a recognition of the
Monroe doctrine as interpreted by the
United States Inasmuch as Great Britain
suggested the Monroe doctrine and has re-
Gently recognized it in the Venezuelan dis
pute an open avowal of recognition in a
treaty is of comparatively little consequence
The next item of the alleged treaty Of
alliance commits the United States to the
construction of the Nicaragua canal, which
Great Britain shall have the right to use
in time of war. This implies a modification
OF the Bulwer-Clayton treaty, which the
United States has practically asked to have
annuled That treaty provides that such a
canal shall be built by both governments
which is regarded as impracticable. If
built, it must be by the United States. Per-
hitting Great Britain to use the canal in
time of war would imply that the nation
at war with Great Britain could not have
the privilege of using the canal.
Another provision affirms that Great Brit
ain will defend the United States in holding
the territory it may take from Spain as re-
suit of the present war. 1t does not seem
probable that the European powers will
seriously object to such action by this gov
eminent, as it would be an attack upon that
common law of nations that territory seized
by conquest belongs to the conqueror. If
they should object, Great Britain must sus-
tain her traditional policy by acknowledge
ing our rights.
Another provision Of this alleged treaty is
that we must stand by Great Britain in her
policy in China and the East. In return
for this backing the United States is to
be given the same rights in British ports in
the East that Great Britain has. This is
no new grant, but very naturally. in re-
turn for these commercial privileges, the
United States would stand by Great Brit
clear that it stands by Great Britain and
her Eastern policy as far as 1t affects COM
merce. To stand by Great Britain in the
event of an attack upon her power in the
East would be the same as standing by our
own interests. This would not commit us
to participation in any war which might
come about between Great Britain and Rus
STA over their boundaries in Asia.
If there is to be a treaty of alliance 1t
could not embrace less than what is COW
cred by the provisions named. Nevertheless
there seems to be disposition to consider
the subject before putting these already
recognized concessions into treaty and
calling it an alliance. There is something
unpleasant in the word.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

has been 1875 .251 bushels. The indications
are that at the end of this month the ex-
port will not be less than that Of 1892. but
more money will be received for it, The
export of corn is without precedent. During
last May 26640.O19 bushels were exported.
The nearest approach to the corn export Of
May was that of March, 1875. 352, ia BUSH
els. The export of corn and corn meal dur
ing the eleven months o. the fiscal year
which ended with May was 1872 GA BUSH
els. The value of the export of wheat and
corn during the frs, ten months of the fiscal
year was over 100000 The export of
other grains brings the total value up to
$257 600 for ten months. But for the
United States there would have been a
bread famine in Europe the past few
months
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
STUPID MENDACITY.

An exchange of the 16-to-1 variety, in an
article on the wheat market, says
Republican journals and politicians have
been telling us that Mckinley prosperity
w&sNthe cause of the rise in the price of
wheat, but what will they say If this slump
continues and July wheat sells at 60 to 70
cents per bushel as 1t is likely to do?
AS matter of fact, no responsible Re-
publican journal has declared that McKin-
ley prosperity was the cause of the rise in
the price of wheat. The fact that million
more wage earners have employment now
than in 1896 has somewhat increased the
demand for wheat, the consumption of
which fell off about one and a half bushels
per capita from 1892 to 1894. The chief
cause of the advance in the price of wheat
is the short crop of last season. Countries
which had been having about 200. 600
bushels to sell had none to spare last sea-
son. So small an amount as 900
bushels is the difference between full and
short supply and makes the price During
the past four years the surplus has been ce-
creasing, but last years short crop wiped it
out. If the crop is unusually large all over
the world this year prices will fall in obe-
dience to the law of supply and demand.
When the home consumption Of wheat rises
from four and a half to nearly six bushels
per capita it increases the demand in the
United States more than 1Oo,OOOOo0 bushels.
which must, under ordinary conditions, af-
feet the surplus and the price.
The same 16-to-1 advocate also declares
that an issue of gold bonds will enhance the
price of gold. This would be true If the gold
which the government received for the
bonds should be withdrawn from circula-
ton That is not the purpose of the issue:
on the contrary the gold thus obtained will
be put into circulation by the payment of
troops and the purchase Of food. clothing.
arms and ships. Instead of curtailing the
quantity of gold money, the bonds will take
the place of money in the banks and safety
vaults which is now idle.
The same paper asserts that ION last Sat-
urday bar gold went up about three-quar-
tiers of a cent, or the actual wheat market
went down 10 cents busheL" There is no
connection between gold and wheat. If
there were, wheat would continue to rise.
because the stock of gold in the United
States was never increasing rapidly as
now. Wheat is not measure of value. 1t
is a commodity, the price of which is at
fected exclusively by the supply and the de-
mand. If the supply is in excess of the de-
mand the price will fall, because more than
bushel will be put upon the market when
.bushel is demanded. If there appears to
be less than a bushel for sale where a
bushel is needed, nothing can prevent rise
of prices. If the supply of gold could in
crease the price of wheat irrespective Of the
size of the crops. wheat should be higher
this year than last, and higher next year
than this, for the reason that the world
stock of indestructible gold is increasing at
the rate of SOC 1900 year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
TRIBUTE TO THE RED CROSS.
Letter from Ex-President Cleveland
on the Horrors OF War.

PHILADELPHIA, June s.-Ex-President
Cleveland has written letter to the secre-
tary Of the committee appointed to collect
funds for the Red Cross Society. the funds
to be used for the relief of the soldiers dur
ing the war, expressing his regret at being
unable to attend a meeting Of the society
here. Among other things, the letter con-
tains the following:
War IS national affiiction, even when
best justified and most clearly unavoidable
Whatever PROOF it furnishes of mans adj
vance IN civilization and growth OF human
kinshlp is apt to he found in the efforts to
which II gives rise for the alienation Of
the horrors OF battle and for the relief and
comfort OF those who must suffer and die.
The Society of the Red Cross, devoted to
these humane and merciful administrations.
deserves the hearty cooperation and aid of
all good citizens who estimate at their just
value the patriotism and devotion of those
who tght In their country's cause"