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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
SUBMITS HIS ESTIMATES
Secretary Gage Informs Congress of
the Appropriations Required
for the Year 1000.

Washington. Dec. Elm conformity
with the requirements of law, the sec
rotary of the treasury on Monday
transmitted TO congress the estimates
of appropriations required for the
service OF the fiscal year ending June
30, 1000. as furnished by the several ex-
ecutive departments. These estimates.
Including permanent annual nppropii-
atoms, aggregate S503,ois 37s. as agairrt
Ss0s, S75. SD, the amount OF the appro-
priations, including deficiencies and
miscellaneous, for the fiscal year 1899.
and s462 .647.s the amount of the cs-
Inmates for 1890 Following is the total
recapitulation. cents omitted:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

New York. Dec. 1.-Gen. Jose Gomez
called on Stephen L. Barton at the Red
Gross headquarters IN this city to ask
his aid in sending relief to the sick and
starving women and children at Las
Villas, Sanctus Spiritus. and Trinidad.
IN Santa Clara province. The general
stated that the suffering was more In
tense there than in any other part OF
the island. and II the relief did not
reach them soon IL would be too late.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

Washington, Dec. 2.-Thc monthly
statement Of the public debt shows
that at the close Of business in Novem-
Der the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounts 10 S1.127,473,4s7. an increase
over The last month Of $i6,506,565. This
Increase Is accounted for by decrease
OF nearly Ss,o0O,0oo in the cash on hand.
and an issue OF about the same amount
of bonds which had been paid for in
preceding months.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
TRAGEDY IN IOWA.
A citizen of Fort Madison Murders
Ills wife md Then Commits
suicide.

Fort Madison, Ia, Dec. 7.-FranK
Brush murdered his wife at noon Tues
day and then committed suicide. They
had lived unhappily for several years
and had decided TO separate. Tuesday
morning they repaired TO a lawyer
office In the Lee county savings bank
building and had separation papers
drawn and then left the Office together
As they started downstairs Brush
stepped back and without warning shot
his wife back OF the right ear. She
rolled TO the bottom Of the steps and
died as those who first reached the
scene were picking her up. Lawyer
Casey left his Office upon hearing th,
pistol shot and reached Brush's side n
ne turned the weapon upon himsel,
Brush caused Casey TO keep his disiauc,
by threatening him with the pistol. anc
then deliberately placed the weapon
10 his temple and shot himself dyins
instantly. Brush was about so year.
OF age. They leave one child.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

A Splendid Opportunity to visit
Southern Points mt small Cost

On Tuesday, Dec. 9th, and Tuesday, Dec.
Goth, a popular low rate excursion Will be
run from Chicago To the South via Chicago
a Eastern Illinois Railroad. On those days,
that Company will sell both one way and
round trip first class tickets at greatly re-
duced rates. One way tickets will be for
continuous passage; on round trip tickets
stop over will be allowed on going trip at
points in the South Round trip tickets will
be good twenty-one days. The Chicago Il
Eastern Illinois Railroad has two daily
through trains which leave Dearborn. sta
ton, Chicago, for all points beyond the
Ohio River; both trains carry through first
class coaches, sleeping cars and have din
ing cars serving meals out OF Chicago. This
is the shortest route TO the South and the
time made by its trains is the quickest. For
detailed information. inquire OF any ticket
agent or address Charles l.. Stone, General
Passenger & Ticket Agent G. & Il. |. Il. r.,
Chicago
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
v warm wclcomc for reed.

Speaker Reed received warm wei
come from both sides Of the house when
he assembled the rosirum 20 call the
house to order, bus perhaps the greatest
personal ovation 10 any member was
that given Maj Gen. Wheeler, OF Ala
bama. who has not been seen by many
OF his old colleagues since he went to
the front al the head Of the cavalry di-
vision Of Gen. Skaters army.
After the chaplain had offered prayer
and the roll had been called, the com
mittee TO wait upon the president was
appointed. At about 1880 Maj Pruden,
the presidents executive clerk, app
pcarcd and announced the message Of
the president II was Immediately laid
beforp the house
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
caused los. 81 eIoo. 600.

Shnmol>in. Pa, Dec. 6.-During n
fierce snow and windstorm Sunday
night the breaker OF the Enterprise col
llery was blown down. causing 100000
damage The loss Is partly covered by
insurance. Congressman William Con-
nell and his son, cx-Mayor Cornell. OF
Scranton. are the principal stock
holders. The breaker likely viii be re-
built
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Gov. manner Indicted.

Carlinville, ILL.,, Dec. 2.--The Nitden
riot grand jury, in its formal rePoi I to
Judge II. -. Shirley, has returned an
Indictment against John IL. Tanner,
governor Of Illinois, for palpable omis-
sion OF duty and malfcasancc in Office.
His bond was fixed at $500.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
pone Kcnd, to Coopcrntc.

London, Dec. 6.--Mr William +.
Stead. editor Of the Review OF Reviews.
who has just returned from the vatican,
gives an unqualified denial Of all stories
representing that the pope Is hostile TO
the American policy regarding the Phil
ippincs. On the contrary, his holiness
IL ready 60 cooperate with the United
States in restoring order there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
MIC IN Sending Vnpor.

New York, Dec. By the explosion
of steam pipe in the engine-room OF
the steamer Alamo, lying at pier 20,
East river. Saturday night six men
,vere scalded TO death.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

Boston. Dec. 6.-The sooner Cal
vim r. RsAer. which WINS driven ashore
between Boston light aud brewster
during the storm Of the goth ult.. went
to pieces Sunday night during the gale.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
House AdIourns.

The presidents review of the causes
leading up 10 the war. the manner in
which the preparations for hostilities
were made. the succession OF victories
on land and sea and other provisions
OF the message were followed with
much interest As soon as the reading
was concluded on motion Of Mr.. Ding
ley. the message was ordered printed.
and then. at $3.50 p. M. the house adj
iourncd
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Go south TINS Winter.

For the present winter season the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad Company has
improved It's already nearly perfect through
Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincn-
natl. Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago, to
Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast,
brownsville, Ga, Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Tampa, Palm Beach and other points in
Florida. Perfect connection will be made
with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourist
and Home.Seekers excursion tickets on sale
at low rates Write G. u. Atmore, General
Passenger Agent. Louisville, Ky, for par
ticulars.
Cold quicllens rheumatism, but quickly,
Surely St Jacobs Oil cures H.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Estimates.

The statement OF expenditures ana estl-
mates presents some formidable figures
The expenditures for the fiscal var ended
June 80 last were s62,53i.7Si. and the esti-
mates for the next fiscal year, beginning
July. j. 1889. are $780, 5o,577. OF this great
estimate the sum OF S55,430.so0 Is charged to
pay OF the army. The estimate OF extraor-
binary appropriations required Tor the SIX
months ending June 30, 1899, IS SGO,l77.5SO.
and the estimate for that period, combined
with those for the next fiscal year. reaches
a total OF $3.50, i27,0l7.
At tins point the secretary includes IN
his report the reports OF Gen. Miles and all
the other generals who participated ia ac-
tive operations.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
SESSION OF HOUSE.
The Representatives Reassembie
Sncnkcr a. eds GnveI mills.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The opening
session Of the congress was spectacu-
lar occasion. animated and brilliant.
There were more than the usual mum
Der Of distinguished personages in the
thronged galleries, including many rep.
resentatiyes OF foreign governments
high officials and ladies and gentlemen
conspicuous IN social and political life.
The greetings Of the members were
most cordial and there was no outcrop-
ping Of partisan rancor TO mar the oc.
IN sion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

Chatham, Mass. Dee. -Four bodies
from the steamer Portland came ashore
during the night One OF the bodies
was that Of woman; Of the others enc
was that of colorcd man. This makes
a total OF ~ bodies thus far recovered
Five are unidentified.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10

Boston. Dec. 5.--All the bodies Of the
victims of the Portland disaster 30 far
recovered have been identified, "a in all.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
pingrc.,. PLURALITY.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 3.-ofIicial cleo
ton returns from all counties but two
show Gov. Pingree's plurality 10 be a.
sol.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
am ~ nj 1oIleWe

New York. Dec. 5-The will OF the
late Charles +. Wilder. of WELLESLEY
Hills. bequeaths 100000 to Mount
Holyoke college.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Our Dead In Cuhn.

The graves OF the soldiers at Santiago,
I'm Porto Rico and the Philippines have
been marked, and their remains VIII be
brought home ms soon as the plans are
completed.
The entire report OF the secretary or
war forms one OF the most voluminous
documents OF the kind ever issued from the
war department.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
wnnts Army OF 100000 Men

Under the head OF Increase In the perma-
nent establishment the secretary says; IN
view OF the needs OF a military force IN the
Islands occupied by tho United States, IL
Is earnestly recommended that the regu-
lar army be permanently Increased 10
100000 men and the requisite oihccrs' thAt
. norton Of this army be recruited from
the inhabitants OF those islands, 70 be mus
tered into the service OF the United states
commanded by officers OF our army dis
erection, however. TO be given TO the pres
ident TO make appointments OF officers
from the force so recruited.
Another suggestion ~ that there should
he employed in the United states service
4 eonat. buiary force Tor the cities OF cuba,
Porto Isico and the Philippines who nave
had the experience aud can speak the Ian
ruAga OF the Islands
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
A Great Achievement.

The secretary coming down I'm his hiss
tory 10 the middle OF August, when an or
der was issued and Is now In execution TO
muster out 100000 volunteers says; THUS
an army OF about 100000 volunteers ana
recruits for the regulars was called into
existence from civil life. and. including the
regular army, the total force was 2A,Hf
men II was organized, armed and
equipped (no supplies being on hand other
than those for the regulars, save Spring
field muskets). and $1,000 men Of this force
were transported 10y land and sea 10 bat
tlenclds IN the tropics 10000 miles apart,
where they won their victories without
single defeat, and all within the period OF
1i3 days from the declaration OF war 70 the
signing OF the protocol
Credit Belongs 60 No One haD.
'prhis great achievement can be credited
to no Individual; IL belongs TO the nation
Ii was accomplished through the intelli-
gence and patriotism Of all who served,
from the commander IN chief 20 the private
In the ranks II also speaks volumes Tor
the prompt. patriotic and intelligent assist
ance OF tho people who furnished, m SO
short period the supplies necessary 10
prepare this great army for the nelu. 10
the heroic men who served In distant lands
the country will ever offer a true need OF
praise, but the mighty army In camp,
ready and eager 10 take the field, should
also be given equal credit. IL was their
presence, ready at an hours notice for any
emergency that overawed the enemy ana
proved 10 him that further resistance
would be in vain.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Death Rnfc OF the Army.

''rhe deaths IN the army from May 1 TO
october /. including killed, died OF wounds
and OF disease, were 2.9lO, the smallest
death rate recorded of an army In history,
! remarkable fact when it Is considered
that over 10000 OF our troops, born aud
reared In the temperate zone, were cam
palgnlng In tropical climates, subject 10
rain and heat almost unprecedented.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
L0UIvILiF. Nv. NEW YORK. N. Y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
Surrender OF snntingo.

Touching the surrender al Santiago the
report SHOWS that Shaftor demanded the
surrender on the Cd and renewed this de-
mand on the 4th ON the morning OF tho
18th. another demand was made. on the
evening OF that day Gen. Miles arrived, and
on the 18th and lith OF July. he. with Gen.
Shafter met the Spanish commander un-
der rag OF truce 10 discuss the surren-
der On the afternoon OF the lith Gen
Niles left Gen. Skaters headquarters
and soon thereafter went aboard ship pre-
paratory TO sailing for Porto Rico Ju.y II.
Toral surrendered $4,000 men upon our
terms ana the American dag was hoisted
by order Of Cen Shafter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
TELLS OF THE WAR.
Secretary Alger Reports on the
Work of His Department.
History of the Campaign Related
without Criticism-Credit of We
tory Belongs 60 No One Man
wants Army of 100000 Men.

Washington. Dec 3.-The annual report
OF Secretary Alger is a practically complete
official history OF the Spanish American
war. The secretary has given TO the public
not only all the official dispatches that
passed directly between his own office and
commanding officers In the field and camp.
but has supplemented these with short ex-
planatory notes setting forth the reasons
for various movements. and then, 10 COM
plete the record OF events. he has included
in the body OF his report the report OF Gen.
Miles, OF all the generals who participated
in the campaign in Cuba. Porto Rico or the
Philippines and finally the reports OF all
OF the bureau officers OF the war depart
ment Nowhere Is there shown a dispose
tion 10 criticise. the official dispatches be-
irg allowed TO tell their own story, and
generally the secretary finds much to
praise and cause for sincere congratulation
in the results obtained.
Had BIG Force OF Surgeons.
The report proper begins with what may
be described as chronological history OF
the war, consisting OF number OF short
paragraphs. beginning with the decls.r'. ZION
OF war on April Il. and setting forth the
date upon which any event OF Importance
occurred, but making no comment what
ever upon the facts. The only exception to
this rule Ia In a reference TO the casualtif ,
at Santiago. Some criticism having teen
made that there was a lack OF surgeons
present. the report states that there ere
40 surgeons in attendance. and that OF
l,43l wounded only 10 died OF their wounds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-10
The IeEIsIature.

Provision is made for legislature TO
,onsist of two houses, senate TO con
sist OF Is members, as at present, aud
a house OF representatives consisting
of 30 members, double the membership
of the house under the Hawaiian re-
public The members are TO be elected
at a general election TO be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1899, and bi-annually there
after.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09
THE INCOME TAN.

The students of political economy
generally agree that an income tax is
about the fairest way of obtaining
revenue But, aside from its theoreti-
cal correctness, it may be practically
impracticable, and, therefore, unjust.
The men who advocate it here have
still to convince us, how it is to be
enforced in a community in which
there is so little stability, and where
so many persons cannot be detected
when they make false returns.
Mr.. David A. Wells, a student and
writer on subjects like this, and high
official in the Federal service-one who
can expectorate in a second more prac-
teal wisdom on the matter of income
tax than is held by the combined mem
bers of the House who favor the tax,
says in a recent number of the POpu-
lar Science Monthly:
And yet the proposition is hardly
open to dispute that a general income
tax, with such administrative features
as are essential to make it desirable
as a revenue measure, cannot be sue
cessfully administered under free and
popular form of government. On this
point the comparatively recent eX-
perience of the United States, which
few now remember, ought to be most
instructive. Thus, in 1869. under a
Federal law assessing all incomes in
excess of $1,000, and with a corps Of
trained officials to execute it, only
259, 1888 persons out of. a population in
that year of about 100000 acknowI
edged the receipt of any taxable in
come; and in 1872, when the eXemp-
ton had been raised to $4,000 and the
population had increased to over 49,
100000, the number of persons who
had an income tax ran down to 72,949
leaving a presumption that every
one of those who did not pay and was
made subject to inquisitiOn by the OIL
ciaIs in respect to his income made oath
that he was not in receipt, from wages,
salary, interest, or profits, of an in
come liable to taxation in excess of
81. 00O From an economic point of
view it would be a misnOmer to call
such a result taxation" from moral
point of view its characterization as
appalling" would not be inapprO-
Oriate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09

them back up fervently a My
Mothers Pie Association" and visit
with torture and death the authors
of any spurious pies. Let them make
it a sacred trust
Were are the great, sturdy, scream
ing American eagles? Let them be
trained to move in vast squadrOns,
through the air, carrying each one in
his beak, the best of pies from the
homes of America, over the Pacific to
the intrenchments before Manila. New
conditions demand new appliances.
The Eagle has screamed. Now put
him to work. First the eagle Then
the air-ship.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09
1T Is PIE.

Two girls, last Thursday, watching
the drill of a squad of American troops
on the dock, timidly asked the boys,
when it came to a halt: Can we get
YOU anything?" The squad shrieked,
''pie!'' The pies were brought, and
the squad after eating them, resumed
dress right and dress left, with
a holy enthusiasm.
1t is beyond doubt, that if every
soldier were a ventriloquist, and he
could speak from his stomach, the
combined cry from the $500 stomachs
on the transports, like the voice of
many waters, would have been ever
lastingly for 'pie!"
An enthusiastic man on King street,
last week, discovered this universal
love of pie, which is next to the love
of country, and after that to the love
of wives and children, with the aver
age American. and declared that If
there were not pies enough, he would
himself turn in and make pies for
the coming troops. We hope that the
elderly men, over so years of age, will
make no personal attempts to con-
str1ct patriotic and unsearchable pies
for the boys. If they do, the Red
Cross Society will be the most i'm
portant organization in town. Let
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09
THE BRITISH IN JAMAICA.

Public attention is mainly directed
towards fighting news. But a report
from the Island of Jamaica to one of
the Canadian papers presents a new
phase of the question.
| The British authorities are convert
| ing the Island into a great military
and naval store house. Troops are
being rapidly concentrated there from
Halifax, Bermuda, and the neighbor-
ing islands. Two additional battle
ships and three cruisers have arrived.
1t is said by the English on the ISL
and, though it is not officially declar-
ed, that it is done with view to the
contingencies of the war.
The naval engagement which has,
or will probably take place, may be
full Of the unexpected. A torpedo may
sink hattleship. The American fleet,
in spite of the skill of it's men, and
their admirable gunnery practice, may
be crippled. if not destroyed by these
new and untried instruments of war
fare.
Should this unexpected event occur,
it would prolong the war, and cause
Infinite mischief to the American peO-
pie while reconstructing their navy.
Tt is believed that should this unfor-
! tunate event happen, Great Britain
will at once interfere. in aid of the
United states, and declare to Spain
that she too, engages in this war for
humanity, and will see to it, that Cuba
is made independent.
1t is believed also, in Jamaica, that
if the United States prevail at once,
and destroy the Spanish fleet, that
the United States may be involved in
a long struggle with the Cuban insur-
gents, unless they are allowed to do
as they please, and establish one of
those Republics, which are supported
by bayonets, and not institutions. II
the United States must fight the
Cubans, and chase them into the
mountains, and through the swamps
and floods of the rainy season, the
British Indian and African troops, ac-
customed to tropical climates may
render the American forces great aid.
The Americans have abundance of
men, and money, but it would be
unwise and foolish warfare to sacri-
fee the noble stuff that makes up the
rank and file of the army.
This is the worst possible view Of
the case. At the same time. the
British who have a war on hand some
where, every day in the year, see that
the American Congress has had little
forethought in the preparation Of
navy or army, and is really caught
unprepared for war.
AS the United States are not en-
gagged in war for conquest, there is
no reason, why Great Britain should
not become her ally, for the cause of
humanity.
The present war may be indeed a
walk over" but the men who are
for its proper conduct, will
not act on any such theory. The dis
patch of the Monterey to Manila
shows it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09

The exercises of the Kawaiahao
Seminary, yesterday, presented several
attractive features. To a stranger
looking into the faces of the children,
the racial history of Hawaii is being
written. There were few of the purely
native faces. The mixture with foreign
interesting aspects of the school is
the part it plays in educating these
mixed races, and in fixing in them
the habits of Occidental civilization.