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MANY LIVES LOST.
The Arkansas Out of its Banks and on a



Rampage.
Little Rock. Ark, May 6.-The Arkansas
river Is on a rampage and has left its
banks, doing incalculable damage to prop
erty and causing the loss of an unknown
number of lives. The situation is growing
worse every hour. The Verdigris and ILL.,
nois are rushing great torrents into the
Arkansas.
At Van Buren, miles of country are mum
dated. farms in some instances being
eight feet under water. Several farm
houses have been swept away above Lit
tie Rock and in one instance an entire
family was drowned.
Below the city the situation is very
alarming and many of the big cotton
plantations have already sustained heavy
damage. TIL levee opposite Grady, in Lin
coin county, has broken down and the
town is threatened with destruction. A
boat sent down the river to rescue the
people living along the river below Pint
Bluf was unable to make the return trip.
About 100 people were rescued.
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Fyve.Foot japanese Soldiers.

The minimum height in the mikado's
army is a fraction of an inch over 5
feet. that in the Italian army 5 feet / inch.
As the height Of individuals in Japan does
not often exceed 5 feet I inches for males.
II follows thai there II a wonderful uni
formity observable I'm the physique of the
Japanese army. and this fact operates
beneficially in long marches. very few
falling out of the ranks. What one can
do all can do. The emperor himself 10
much above the average stature.
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THE CARTER TRIAL.

Ose Of the Longest In the History Of the
Country.
Denver. May 6-AaJor General Otis.
commander of the department of the
Colorado, arrived from Washington to-
day. He expects that his stay In Denver
will be brief. as he In momentarfly ex-
pecting orders from Warrington -Four
months ago General Otis left Denver for
Savannah. Ga, 10 preside at the court
martial of Captain Carter. charged with
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Made a New Record.

Denver, May 6.-Twenty-four hours
and two minutes is the record made by
the new Rock Island Mountain Limited"
which was sent out of Chicago yesterday
afternoon at 2:30 by the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific road. The train pulled
into the station to-day at l:32 Denver
time. This time Ii considered unprece-
dented. railroad officials claiming that no
such record was ever made before by a
regular train between Chicago and Dem
Yer, and II was accomplished under diff
culties. Nearly two hours were lost In
Morris and Green River Ill.,, on account
of hot boxes and an accident to one of the
rear driving wheels. and the time had to
be made up between Davenport and Dem
yer. Marvellous time was made in the run
across Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. The
general average time made on the entire
trip was s2.3 miles per hour. The fastest
running time was 81 miles per hour, made
in Eastern Iowa. The railroad officials
and newspaper men accompanying the
train left tonight for Colorado Springs,
where a days entertainment has been
provided by the Rock Island road.
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Part Of samp.on,. Fleet.

New York. May "a special from
Kingston, Jamaica. says our warships
have been sighted on Porto Debanes.
Cuba. They are supposed to be part
of Simpsons fleet.
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compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank
clearings at the following cities for the
week ended May 8, with the percentage OF
increase and decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last year:
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Chinese maps represent the nowery
Kingdom as occupying nine-tenths of the
world. A few colored spots of minute pro-
portion denote the existence of England.
France. Russia. America. etc.
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Mrs. 0reymair-When I die ] want you
to engrave on my tomb. There Is Quiet
In Heaven"
Mr.. Greymair-I think. my dear. IL
would be more TO the point To make 1t
There Was Quiet In Heaven"
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Troops From, Manila.

Port Said, May 6.-The Spanish
steamer Leo Kill. with troops from
Manila, has sailed for Barcelona.
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on THE OAKLAND TRACK
Ell MIO0'S STRONG FINISH


Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco. May 6.-There were pien-
ty of good things at Oakland to-day and
long-shot players were decidedly out OF
luck who failed to rake at least one con-
nection. TIT delay at the post in the frst
race very naturally killed on the chances
Of the sprinters. Ceioso and Midas. and
the win Of Mike Rice at the tempting odds
of 20 to 1 did not come In the nature OF a
surprise. Tn finish was very close ana
Miss Ruth would have passed all the lead
ers In a few more strides. Although Rey
Hooker was clearly the form of the 2
year-old race. Master Lee was Installed
favorfte. while as good as 2 to ! could be
OBTAINED against Rey Hooker. principally
because emo had the mount. Rey Hooker
won without any great effort from Fla
marc, who was %. 20 N 3 to / straight,
place and show. Flamaro Is one of Dun
can Cameron's first time out babies, and
promises to develop into . wonder. Eek
cursion, the odds-on favorite. captured
Mtdo second and st. Kristine third. Ei
Mido finished strong and with an even
break would no doubt have won.
The fourth race at seven furlongs fur
nished n OF the biggest upssts OF the
season. The shrewd talent agreed that
tfsN AaSo wan ~ OGtWCCu I'LL
and O'Connell, while Sly n San Mateo
were allowed to have an outside chance.
San Mateo and O'Connell raced one anoth-
err to a standstill. when Mistral came
through on the rail and won com
paratively easily from Dolore. who fin
ished strong. Thirty TO one was offered
against both the first and second horse.
Bernardillo ran a most disappointing
race.
The mile race resulted in one of the
prettiest finishes seen here i'm many a
long day. There were five starters and
odds On and San Nenado were regarded
as the two most likely to fight IL out at
the finish. especially as Morellito had up a
little boy named Garrigan. 1t was on this
account that several bookmakers laid II
to / against the son of Morello. San We
nado and Twinkler cut the pace, Odds On
making his run through the stretch.
Twinkler soon had enough and the specta-
tors were watching the dual contest for
supremacy. when Morellito came like a
shot in the last hundred yards and fin
shed nose and nose with Odds On. but
the Judges decided that Morellito had won,
although it looked all the world like a
dead heat.
valencienne ruled f~avorite over st. Cal
latino in the last race at five furlongs. but
the latter flly proved an easy winner. A
false b~reakaway hurt the chances of
Valencienne. Fly got a winning start, hut
he stopped after going half a mile. Re-
suits:
Five and a half furlongs, selling-Mike
Rice won, The Dragon second, Midas
third; time. 1:091a. Four furlongs, selling
-Rey Hooker won. Flamaro second, Fac
catoso third: time, 80. -Four and a half
furlongs-Excursion won, Ell Mid Sec
ond. st. Kristine third: time. :56. Four
%furlongs. s~elling-Imp. Mistral III. won,
Dolore second. San Mateo third; time.
1:27%. Mile. selling-Morellito won, Odds
On second. San Venado third: time, l:4l%.
Five furlongs. selling-St. Cataline won,
Valenciennc second, Bellicoso third; time.
1:01h.
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Financial Review.


New York, May 6.-Bradstreet's tinan-
cial Review tomorrow will say: Last
weeks extreme dullness has given place
to an active speculation, the feature OF
which was the renewed purchasing of Sc
curities. The movement begun on Satur-
day was under professional leadership.
The market showed considerable strength
and on Monday when the news of Com
modore Dewey's victory at Manila was
received there was an influx of buying.
both for long and short accounts. The
movement was checked on Tuesday more
by the fact that the next day was a holt
day than by the absence of further in
formation from Manila or by the lack
of evidence to substantiate the belief that
Spain had accepted the lesson of her de-
feat and was willing to end the war. IL
may also be noted that professional inter-
ests which bought stocks heavily during
the recent depression. either because they
were cheap or to support their special
ties, sold considerable amounts and that
London marketed considerable holdings
on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, however. London con-
tributed to a renewal Of the rise by taking
a round amount of stocks. while local
shorts covered TO such an extent that the
borrowing demand for delivery was ma
terially reduced and commission houses in
most cases reported "A decided accession
to outside buying orders. Increased ac-
tifits WaS attOtubublta W "A 'fttf "a
vance throughout the list to-day. the
tangible reason being the growing belief
that Spain Is clearly outmatched by our
navy and the evidence that her internal
political and financial troubles render a
further struggle on her part absolutely
hopeless. The fall OF Spanish rs to below
%. the rise of the gold premium at Ma
drid from On to ia and the run on the
Bank of Spain and other institutions were
considered a Justification of this view.
Dun's Review.
New York, May 6.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade will say to-mor-
row: A state of wal was so greatly dread
ed by those who have seen nothing like AZ
for more than 20 years, that It's coming
has hurt less than its months apprehen-
sion. Especially since the victory at Ma
Mia, which indicated the superiority of
the American navy, gun for gun. expecta-
tions that the war will not last long have
Influenced all markets and stocks have
advanced. the average of prices for rail-
roads ~ per share.
One days work by the officers and men
at Manila has given many days work to
thousands of people of whom they knew
nothing and has placed all American In
dustrles and interests on a stronger foot
ing for any conceivable future. The fact
that gold IL now used almost exclusively
between the treasury and the clearing
house indicates the entire freedom from
apprehension about the currency or pub
lie credit.
The most sensational Of all changes and
the most practically Important has been
the rise In wheat-l3 cents during one
days session. 2lh cents from Tuesday to
Thursday night. and ~ cents for the
week, throwing into the shade all past
advances and all expectations, though a
reaction of Ia cents naturally followed
on Friday. Western receipts. averaging
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Al Louisville.

Louisville, May 6.-Track muddy. Re-
suits: Four furlongs. selling-Dukc of Ba-
den won, Miser Dance second, Mononga
third: time, spa. Seven furiongs-Ollie
Dixon won. Banister second, Lord Zeno
third: time. 1884. Mile and so yards, SELL
ing-Banished won, The Planter second,
Eikin third; time. l:51. -Four and a half
furlongs-Spirituelle won, Glad Hand sec
ond. Frances D.. third; time, 1:01h. Six
furlongs, selling-Fewness won. George
Krats second, Kathie May third; time,
1:20A. Six furlongs. seliing-Purity won,
Vicegerent second, Allie Belle third; time,
l:l9k.
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CONDITION Of TRADE
Evidence That the Corner Has
Been Turned.
WAR EFFECTS DISCOUNTED
American Victory 81 Manila Developed
. New Sense OF Nstionai Strength
and Ensrgy-eome Favor
able Pastures.

A.. v~- 49,. n..I.~~..
row will say; Evidences accumulate that
the corner has finally been turned I'm
TRADE c,rc,u..rc.. which have b,,herto
oee" res~roeo AZ oisauieu"s nave ki'en
way to more cheerful conditions or are
beginning IN he recornixed I'm n truer and
- 80. uysu. =. a. .,.,w..
ie""
ana perhaps with justice IN many cases.
that the changes yet noted are largely
sent,mep,a, ara u,,,e ,ha, In tangible a.
-. -
~ NC s"eo +" INC oiiec''oh u h"e
ment, IL Ii not to be forgotten that the
duilness and even depression, ruling for
some time past were likewise largely
sentimental, and II In now beginning to
DE admitted by many had even less OF "A
basis to rest upon than the present UNI
mistakable signs OF Improvement. "A new
sense OF national strength and energy
seems unquestionably to have developed
since the news OF the American victory
at Manila and the business community
generally, with few exceptions. would
appear to have come to the conclusion
that the possible effects OF the present
war have been already well discounted.
Among the most notable features of the
week have been the slightly easier tone
I'm the money market and a little more
disposition on the part of financial insti-
buttons to accommodate legitimate de-
mands of trade. Another feature has been
the very general foreign recognition OF
the critical position of wheat supplies I'm
the lowering or suspension entirely of
import wheat duties, notably In Italy,
France and Spain. and reflected In adj
vances proportionate to the import duty
reductions In those countries. Prices both
at the seaboard and the interior have
broken all records for many years past.
while the eagerness of foreign buyers To
take hold at the advances furnishes testi-
mony 10 the fact that the present wheat
corner Is not due entirely to the fear OF
interruptions in supplies, nor yet TO the
successful projection of "A wheat corner,
but, to a considerable extent, to foreign
recognition of the fact that the worlds
wheat stocks are smaller to-day than they
have been for many years past and that
some time must yet elapse before the adj
mittedly good worlds wheat crop pros
poets find expression i'm new supplies.
or considerable Importance in the direc-
finn af actually stinulating business I'm
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Tic American Navy, C0Dd DID I1dWi
Is i bound in Bue and Red Silk Goth, deliberately stamped in Silver,
ing Our National Colors, Red, White and B ue.
The Only
Pictorial Work

Giving a full and authentic
account Of the United States
Navy. The dimensions of
each vessel, horsepower Of
her engines, number and
size Of guns, speed, date Of
construction, etc, are given
in language shorn Of tech
pical expressions, so that
even a novice can compre-
bend its meaning and form
a good idea OF the execution
each vessel could do.
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Bank Ciearinga-
New York. May S-The following table.
The age-herald., 1898-12-30
GLASS WASH BOARDS

glass wash board is something new under the sun. And yet, although such, it's sale is large and rapidly increasing as eyi- denced by the shipments which the St. Louis manufacturers are making to all parts of the United States and Canada. The largest woodenware companies in the world are now ordering these wash boards at the rate of over 800 dozen a week.
 The advantages claimed for the glass wash board are several. For one thing, 1t is always perfectly clean, whereas the zinc board will, in time, become foul and cor rode. Again, the corrugatlons are not easily pricked or torn, as with zinc thus avoiding many injuries to the hands that result from the use of the latter character of board; nor will the corrugations wear out or fatten. Finally, the glass wash board is very durable affair if only hale way aken care of, as it will stand the hot test and the coldest of water.
The age-herald., 1898-12-30
FeIons and Courtesy.

While the house is considering next De- cember the Roberts case, the senate may have the Quay, the Kenney and the Hanna cases on its super-starchy hands, and no ridiculous courtesy custom will fit these cases if the jures bring in verdcts of guilty. Senator Kenney has been twice tried for misappropriating the funds of bank, and despite all his money and all his skill and all his efforts, both juries have refused to acquit him. Senator Quay is under indictment for taking prominent part in wrecking bank-the bank that he promised to shake the plum tree for if it would give up part of its holdings for Wall street purposes. He is soon to be tried; but of course the legislators of Penn sylyania may conclude they do not want as senator any longer a plum tree shaker, and then again the jury may acquit him; for it has long been held that no one on this earth can tell what petit jury will do Senator Hanna is charged with the purchase of his seat by bribery. He may avoid an actual trial, but there Is scarcely a man who has studied the case that be- lieves him innocent of the charge.
 The senate has never yet decided what it would do with felon. Conviction in any one of the three pending cases would in- volve an enforced stay in cell, but when the cell business had been completed, would
 
 ted to return to his senatorial seat? From a seat to a cell, and back again, would be picturesque to say the least, and the pic- turesque and the romantic, even in sena- torial life. should of course be cultivated. The pending cases are very interesting, and they may lead to declaration that declar- ed and convicted felons shall not set In the senate. The convicted will, of course, escape expulsion
The age-herald., 1898-12-30

will cover the cost. but as estimates are more often exceeded than undercut, 1t is safe to assume that the cost will be about s1s5, 100000.
 The work is heavy at all points, although at no point equal to the task at Culebra. on the Panama route. But in the Grey town, or Caribbean section of the canal three locks. costing s1OOO0.OOO, will be need ed and 100000 cubic yards of earth must be moved In the ocha section 10000 ,OOO yards must be excavated. and at the een- tral divide a cut through solid rock must be made. Down the St. Johns river, flow ing into the Pacific. a new channel must be formed, practically covering the entire distance. Dams connected with the water supply. and harbor expenses, and various locks and dikes will be needed-although bringing the cost, in the opinion of every unbiased and experienced engineer who has studied the route, up to $1s5 100000.
 The cost is not too great in this stage of the country's growth. prospects and actual wealth. The size of the bill, or rather of the issue of bonds, will not stand in the way; but congress should take precious good care that the canal does not become the theater of another credit Moblier scan- dal-that all things pertaining to Algerism be eliminated. Anything of this nature would at once turn public sentiment against the great enterprise, and there is nothing connected with the undertaking that should be more carefully guarded
The age-herald., 1898-12-30
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

From the Eufaula Times
 All of the big men in Alabama and good many of the little ones want to be delegates to the coming constitutional con- vention. We have only few large men, and the nearer one comes to them and the better he measures them the fewer there are. Caryles, the immortal writer, and
 Gladstones, are not plentiful in Alabama
 We are too apt to think, we simple people. that because man can speak he is great, and even orators are scarce Occasionally one crops up in Alabama whose matter and l style captivate and lead. but the man who | leads has character behind his words. No man in this day sets the rivers on fire with
 mere flow of jargon. But we return to the subject. There are few great men among
 us and they all want to go to the consti-
 tutional convention. Some of our people,
 and we speaking of Alabama, who are not great want to adorn a seat in the com- ing conyention-a very laudable ambition. The Times man has been interested in the affair. Here and there over the state we
 notice men rising to attract the attention of their fellow-citizens and proclaimfng that they are about the size to go. Some of them are and many are not.
 But, and we would say this a warning, too many men of one calling should not nave seats on the noor or that convention. The merchant, nor yet the farmer, or the lawyer, or the doctor should-in the interest of all the people-monopolze seats on the floor of an assembly which is to make an organic law for all of us to live under A division of business interestse should be heard in Montgomery at that time and a
 commingling of points of view in the final instrument which Is to be the outcome of it all. Are we right?
 Finally, there will be some small people | in the convention and some larger persons. l Let us pray that the smaller and the larger | ones will have only one purpose-the glory | of Alabama and her people.
The age-herald., 1898-12-30
ReliuiOus T0Ierati0n,

Congressman-elect Roberts of Eutah is a when he appeals to a republican majority, ruled by MT. Reed in favor of religious tol- eration. He proposes, however, to fight 1t out on that line He does not, 1t seems, propose to plead that he took three wives before Utah became state-before the Ed munds act became a fact; but he proposes to stand by "the order of marriage in his church and to fight to finish.
 The Edmunds act disfranchses polygam- ists, and its bearing upon MT. Roberts right to a seat in the house Twill involve some and if the republicans can find any ground to stand on, they will be apt to oust MT. Roberts, but they will hardly have the eff frontery to seat his republican opponent, who was thoroughly condemned at the polls.
 The ground that religious toleration really covers has never been defined, and the Rob- erts case will be apt to set precedent that wnl become historic, whether the case be decided justly or unjustly. MT. Roberts, it should be remembered, admits that he has three wives, and he has no apology to make on that account. He took three because the late Joseph Smith said he might. Jo- seph claims to have been inspired but con- gress will not be apt to take much stock" in the Smith contention. But in Mr. Rob- erts' candid and sincere belief in the Smith revelation, there is ground for hesitation. In other words, if a district should send up to Washington as its representative a sin cere follower of Mahomet should he be de- barred? The house is judge of it's own members, but if a Mohammedan be ineligi- ble, where can the line be drawn? May not then desciple of Confucius, or an agnostic, or an Israelite, or a Buddhist, or Christian Scientist be debarred?
 The entire question of religious toleration. in all its length and breadt 4 is opened up in MT. Roberts case; but as 1t Will not be taken up in the ordinary course of events until next December, we need not antici- pate Suffice it now to say that MT. Rob- erts is fighter, and that he proposes to have the question decided without equivo- cation or shufling He proposes to meet the issue instead of evading it.
The age-herald., 1898-12-30
IN POETRY, FICTION AND HISTORY
From the Mobile Register.


 In reproducing in print the judgment of that able critic, the Boston Herald, upon the importance of Mir Hannis Taylor's con- tribution to literature, the thought is sug- gested that Mobile has a longer experience in intellectual prominence than that now mentioned. In poetry we have had Father A. J. Ryan, the poet priest of the south," the finest lyric poet the south ever pro- duced, whose songs are the treasures of many a mind. We still have the gifted Augusta Evans Wilson, who is unquestion- ably the foremost novelist of the south and whose books still are the delight of thousands of readers in all lands. And we have Hannis Taylor, whose contribution to the digested knowledge of the world is praised both al home and abroad It is no sma-l feather in Mobiles cap that as re- spects the south, and in three fields of in- tellectual effort-in poetry, in fiction and in history-she has won tse highest prizes of the century.