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Morris tribune., 1898-12-17
GOOD LEVEES
Senate Committee on Commerce
Adopts Recommendations of
b-COmmittee
Which Has Been Investigating
the Floods on the Lower
Mississippi.
Subcommittee Finds That Good
Strong Levees Are About the
Only Protection.
Could Be Constructed at an Elk
pense Of Eighteen to Twenty
4u411AOAACS

WASHINGTON, Dec, 16.-The senate
committee on commerce agreed to
the report of the subcommittee APP
pointed under the resolution of March 2,
1897, to investigate and report upon the
floods in the Mississippi river and their
causes and prevention. The subcom-
mittee consisting of Senators Nelson.
Elkins, Vest, Mcbride, Gallinger, Berry
and Gallery, have visited many points
on the Mississippi and its tributaries,
taking testimony at various points and
altogether give the subject very care
full attention. The report was prepared
and submitted by Senator Nelson as
chairman of the subcommittee.
The committe says that the greatest
and most destructive floods have come
from the Ohio rivers and were due to
excessive rains, but other tributaries
have also contributed to the volume of
water, which has so frequently in
times past submerged the bottom lands
of the Lower Mississippi.
The first important conclusion reached
is in regard to the cutting of timber at
the headwaters Of the streams. On this
point .he committe says:
Morris tribune., 1898-12-17
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VGStibllGd Trains
TIME CARD--MORRIS,
COON. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.

Pullman First-Class and Tourist Sleeping Cars
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10
Sweet-scentsd Topers.

Sweet smelling drunkards can be
found nowadays on the little islaud
of Pemba, near Zanzibar. The
principal settlement has suddenly
been changed from a dirty, disre-
putabls village into a town fragrant
with perfume. And that radical
change was brought about solely by
the prohibition OF alcohol. Since
the nativss-negroes and mixed
population-had become victims Of
alcohol to such an extent that there
were more drunken people to be
seen than sober ones, the British
resident prohibited the importation
OF alcoholic beverages to stop the
evil. But then the native merchants
begun to import eau de Cologne"
in quantities, Of course not the real
article, but liquor of the worst kind,
perfumed and packed in cologne
bottles. And now the drunkards in
Pemba get their wonted fill Of alco-
hol in this disguise and the worse
the dripker the better he SMELLS
Philadelphia Record.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10
Our Bill of Fare.

A prominent Irish newspaper
takes some interest in Hawaii evil
IDENTIFY and gives some notice to the
digestive organs of the cosmopolitan
population Of the Paradise OF the
Pacific.
The following extract from the
Cork Constitution, stating the kind
of grub obtainable here must have
made the mouths OF its readers
water. The Emerald guard will tell
their friends in Cork that we don't
get all OF the goods mentioned all
the time.
The things to eat in Honolulu de-
pend on who and what you are. A
civilised being can have conven-
tional menu, from oysters on the
half shell-brought from Baltimore
to Neapoltan ice-cream and
Nesselrode pudding. For the Ka-
naka there is abundant poi-poster's
paste five days old. Dried and
smOkeu squlu, coOkeu SedWeeu, raw
mullet, poi dog roasted in tea leaves,
and an atrocious drink made by the
fermentation Of a certain root after
it has been chewed by native women,
comprise the real delicacies OF the
Hawaiian cuisine. For the Japanese
and their cousins of the Flowery
Kingdom the island supplies rice
and sharks fms. Tons OF home pro-
ducts for the Oriental table arrive
ON every steamer fEom Yokohama
and Hongkong. From all this pro-
vender, native and foreign, domestic
aud imported, the civilised kitchens
of the city are able to make a dis
eliminating choice which gives the
bills of fare at some Honolulu enter
tainments peculiar piquancy.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10
Queen victoria's Birthday.

Tho British Residents, in cooper
alton with the British Societies, will
give a grand ball at Independence
Park on Tuesday, the Oath instant,
in honor of Queen Victoria's Birth
day for the benefit of the Fund Of
the British Benevolent Society. The
decorations of the Hall will be in
charge OF a committee of which
Geo. l.. Dali is chairman, The
tickets will be out in a day or two,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10
Price of O Mummy.

The current price for an Egyptian
mummy is f12 Is. Cd. At this figure
a Royal mummy in perfect state
Of preservation was sold recently
by Mr.. j. G. Stevens at his auction
mart, King street, Covent Garden.
Some Benin relics fetched good
prices. A bronze moulded plaque
found in Ju Ju house, "freely drench-
ed with human blood" was pur-
chased for eleven guineas while other
Ju Ju curios went for seven guineas,
f7, and similar sums. As much as
Ell It's. Cd. was given for bronze
life-size head of negress, fourteen
guineas for another, seventeen
guineas for bronze plaque, and
eleven guineas for one OF similar
design. The largest gold coin of
the reign Of Queen Anne realised
f6 l5s., and another of the reign of
George III. went for f5 los.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

We believe that Mr.. Cecil Brown,
il he is in favor OF the present re-
gime, will show his friendship to it
by fearlessly publishing a full ac-
count of the disbursement by Mr..
Dole Of the public funds. If he
does not the indignation and sus-
picions Of the public will increase,
and the government with Mr.. Dole
will be the object OF ridicule OF the
nation whose "guest" he recently
was.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

swer was given-and no vouchers
and on motion Of the Senator his
question and the answer were re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee
OF the Senate, OF which Senator
Brown is chairman and Senator
Holstein a mem Der.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

The Constitution provides that
all moneys expended under appro-
priations made by the Council Of
State shall be accounted for in detail
to the Senate and vouchers for such
moneys furnished. The Judiciary
Committee has met. The members
have discussed the question and the
answer submitted to them, and they
have been allowed to inspect the
vouchers relating to the $1,000 spent
by Mr.. Dole and party, under the
condition that the items of expendi-
lures were not to be made public or
divulged to the taxpayers, who put
up the coin.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898.
LOOKS FIsHY.

When a servant Of republic
handles public money and refuses
to give public account of the dis
bursement Of such money, he lays
himself open to suspicion, and the
officials who back him up in such a
"fshy" business are open to public
censure.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

HAVANA (via Kingston, Jamaica),
April 2S.-The shelling Of Matanzas
yesterday by the American squad
ron caused much damage to the
city. Many we're killed and wound
ed. One-quarter Of the town is said
to be ruined.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

A most peculiar proceeding in
deed; and one we hardly believe can
be tolerated by Senator Brown, who,
when we write this, has not yet
made a report from the Judiciary
Committee. The secrecy in regard
to the expenses of this junketing
trip is extremely unwise and
damaging to the reputation OF Mr..
Dole and to the honor OF his govern
ment. In seven weeks he spent
$1,000 of the taxpayers money, al
though the guest of America, and
his advisers refuse to publicly ac-
count for the money. We are very
friendly to Mr.. Dole personally but
how can we repudiate the assertions
of the gossips on the streets, that
part of that $1,000 was used in sub
sidizing certain newspaper man in
San Francisco, and another part
used to pay the travelling expenses
aud dresses OF the "frst lady of Ha-
waii," the wife of the President.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

A while ago the Council Of State
appropriated $4,000 for the pur.
pose of defraying the expenses of
President Dole and suitable suite
on an expedition to Washington,
where it was supposed his appear
ance would help the cause OF annex
alton. We do not care to reopen
the question whether the Council Of
State had the right to grant such
an appropriation or not. Let it
suffice, that it was done and that
Mr.. Dole and two Government en-
ployees started off for Washington.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

Mr.. Dole after landing in San
Francisco became the Guest Of the
Nation. We presume that means,
that the United States paid all ex-
penses connected with his trip ex-
cept furnishing him with pocket
money; and, as we believe, he does
MT play poker or even raumps or
patronizes the bars, pocket money
was no object. After an absence of
about seven weeks Mr.. Dole return
ed to Honolulu, after a short visit
to his orange ranch at Riverside,
and it was generally expected that
he would give detailed account oi
his expenditures of that $4,000
which the Council OF State donated
to him.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

No account was rendered, and at
last Mr.. Loebenstein, the Represen-
tative OF Hilo, asked for statement
Of how the moneys used were dis
bursed. The member from Hilo
was sat on by Mr.. Kaulukou and
ruled out of order, and the matter
was dropped. A few weeks later
Minister Cooper stated to the Leg
islature that Mr.. Dole had spent
about $1,000 while being the "guest
of the nation" and the balance OF
$4,000 was turned in as a Govern
ment realization. So it was.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

If it hadn't been for that foolish
Maine fund business, it is vey likely
that the matter of Dole's trip would
have been dropped. The fact that
he sent In his bill for that particu-
lar amount made even his friends
suspicious, and a wish to learn
something about the incidentals, etc,
on his bill has sprung up. Finally
Senator Holstein asked for detailed
accounting of all the expenditures
connected with Mr., Dole's trip and
for the vouchers An evasive an
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-10

The account Of the $1,000 was not
satisfactory, however, to the tax.
payers. There was no explanation
whatever as to what constituted the
expenditure of over $4,000 for travel
ling, $4,000 for incidentals, etc, etc.
The only account rendered in detail
was $500 to the Maine Relief Fund,
and that donation we all thought
came out of the private purse of
our ruler.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

The bill in congress, introduced
by Congressman Gum, changing
the time for holding the term of U. S.
court, and for the redistricting the
state, passed the House May 26,
and has gone to the President for his
signature. 1t divides the state into
three divisions. The northern divi-
sion comprises Idaho, Nez Perez,
Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone
counties. The terms of court for
the northern district will be held at
Moscow, beginning on the second
Monday of May and the fourth
Monday of October of each year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

GREAT interest was taken in the
school election held here last Mon
day. The result was as we expect
ed. We thought we could not be
mistaken as to what was the will of
a large majority of the voters Of
the district. The result was de-
cisive and there is no mistaking its
meaning. The HERALD will not
undertake to enter into discussi
of the issues that determined the
result, for the reason that the sub
ject is well understood here at home
and it is a matter that does not
concern people outside of the dis
trict. Suffice to say that both can
dihates are worthy and respected
citizens. In fact we do not believe
the out going administration could
have nominated man that could
have polled so many votes as did
Mr.. Brant, but Mr.. Bruce had the
advantage of standing as the rep
resentative of the people who are
dissatisfied with the manner in
which the affairs of the district are
being conducted, and the natural
result followed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11
Oregon Election.

THE election in Oregon this week
resulted in decided republican
victory. The victorious party won,
too, on a straight gold standard
platform. This fact will, no doubt,
give great comfort to the party of
the single standard in Idaho. But
it will avail them not. Conditions
are lastly different in Idaho from
what what they are in Oregon. The
latter state is enjoying a high state
of prosperity, temporarily, and has
lost sight of certain questions that
will get come home to them with
terrific force. AppamotoX was
not reached by the Union soldiers
until after many defeats and neither
will victory perch upon the silver
banner and hold its own with its
powerful rival, Gold, without
several reverses ike thatin Oregon,
When the influences of the war are
over and the world produces its
normal wheat crop, people will
again give greater attention to
economic questions. They will
find that the trusts and bond hold
els have INDUCED in accesses never
dreamed OF before, taking advan-
tage Of the needs of the government
in the present war crises. The con
fict is coming and the politician
that fails TO take note of it will rue
the day.
i But in Idaho there is no room
for speculation. Mining is the
chief industry of the state. The
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11
Silver Republican Resolutions

The Silver Republican state cen
trail committee at its meeting at
Boise, March 1 adopted the following
resolutions defining the position of
the party upon certain questions of
present importance:
The following resolutions were adopted:
"The silver republicans of Idaho renew
their allegiance to the principles of bi-
metallism. They appeal to the record of
the present administration as a vindica-
ton of their judgment in rejecting the
platform adopted at St. Louis. 1t has
now been demonstrated that the promise
made favorng international bimetallism,
and to which many republicans chung as
last hope, were meaningless.
"The secretary of the treasury, who is
charged with formulating and sustaining
the financial policy of the administration,
not only did not sustain the efforts of the
monetary commission while that body was
abroad, but through daily utterances,
widely published, declared that this coun-
try was firmly committed to the gold
standard, and that the object of this ad-
ministration was to so firmly establish the
single gold standard that it could not be
shaken in the future. The president i'm
proved the first conspicuous opportunity
20 sustain the utterances of his secretary
indeed, had, by his silence, always sup
ported him. This action on the part of
the administration makes the issue clear.
and no voter can consistently sustain the
present administration at the polls, and
at the same time be faithful to the cause
Of bimetallism
1--WE declare the reinstatement of BIZ
netallism to be the paramount issue in
American politics, and vital beyond all
issues, because upon its success depends
the just solution of the financial question
and the political, social and business free
dom of the people; therefore,
"Resolved, That we cordially indorse
The recommendations made by the nation
81 chairmen of the silver republican, demo
cratic and populist committees for con
certed action on the part of all true BIZ
sletallists and. be it further
Resolved That. in line with the rec
concentrations of the national chairmen
we urge a union of the voters in Idaho
who believe in bimetallism and JUS
measure of value as the vital principl,
around which inevitably cluster the ma
terial hopes of the people.
eve welcome the women of the stat
TO the ranks of eligible voters, and cal
their attention to the fact that the silve
republican party was among the first t.
pronounce in favor of extending the fran
chise. We recommend that the organiza
ton be extended throughout the severa
counties that the women of the state ma
be thoroughly represented in the organi
Eation of the party and we cordially il
Site them to affiliate with the silver reput
lican party.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse tn
proposition to secure a proper represents
ton of the state at the International an
Transmississippi exposition to be held a
Omaha from June to November of thi
year, and pledge our cordial support to tn
Idaho commissioners in their efforts to 81
ture funds for this purpose"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

IDAHO will not be allowed to
furnish any more troops under the
second call. This state was per
mitted to furnish more than her
quota under the first call, which
fact the secretary of war has used
as a reason for not allowing the
state to get in under the second cali.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

THE populists in Washington
and Canyon counties have held
meetings and taken steps towards
having the place of the state con-
vention changed from Moscow to
Boise, to meet at the latter place
at the same time as the silver re-
publicans and democrats.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

Mr.. VIM. Baillie, Of the FIT. Steele
Prospector, has been nominated by
the Opposition as their candidate
for the provincial parliament, in
the district in which FIT. Steele is
located. Col. Baker is the sitting
member.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

The Libby News takes this
hopeful view of the situation:
"The price of the main necessaries
Of life, whisky and tobocco, has not
been changed" on account of the
war.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

people are thoroughly committed
10 the double standard of gold and
silver, and the goldbug will wait
in vain for a condition Of affairs
that will again enthrone him in
power.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

Men are judged by what they
do. SO is Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
its great cures have given it a coed
name everywhere. 1t is the One
True Blood Purifier and Great
Nerve Tonic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11

Q a . II q R X a.
Bears the 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf AAzzMu
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-10-19
Long service.

A description Of the old New England
Sabbath is calculated to make restless
children of tho present day and possibly
some Of their elders thankful they were
not born two centuries ago.
Tho Sabbath began Saturday after
noon with the going down Of tho sun.
Sunday morning Il horn was loudly
blown to announce the hour of worship.
Service began at 8 o'clock and lasted
for eight hours, with an intcrmission Of
ono hour for dinner and conversation.
In the earliest days tho congregation sat
on rude benches, their seats being as
signed them at town meeting. The
service consisted Of several parts, which
arc chronicled in an ancient diary M
follows
Preliminary prayer on invocation;
chapter of Bible read and expounded;
psalm in meter read out limo by limo
by Deacon s. long prayer on various
matters, ono hour and "A half sermon
Of 100 to $50 pages; at close of service,
baptism; sinners put ON trial, confessed
before congregation. Minister @. bowed
right and left no person stirring till ho
had passed down and out Of the moet-
ing house. n-Youth's Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-10-19
THE THINNER MA RkET.
II Is Unique Affair Held ut Abcr-
deem, scotland.

deem, scotland.
On tho last Wednesday of August ov-
cry year is u fair, called the thinner
market, held in the Castle square in
Aberdeen, Scotland Some 90 or 60
years ago nothing could he bought mt it
but wooden articles from which arose
the name thinner. " Now, however, it
is the Scotch housewives last chance of
getting her berries for preserving. Ev-
cry patron of tho market knows that
after that month the only chance of
fruit is gone; hence the rush. Great and
small, rich and poor, alike turn out.
Booths set to the best advantage and
numbering perhaps 200 arc arranged i'll
rows ample room being left for the buy
ers and pleasure seekers between. Fruit
stalls, old clothes dealers, shooting
ranges, wheels of fortune--eyorythi
to make u penny-ean be found there.
Schools and colleges have no recognized
holiday on that Wednesday, yet the
average "med" is regular attendant.
Up and down he parades. blowing his
trumpet in tho face of every ono he
meets and looking tho very picture of
happiness.
BY O'Clock the "tarry rope" humps
nre litand tho fun commences. Country
"humkins' fetch their "lassos" and
buy them candy and pears or whatever
is wished for, provided that tho cost
docs not exceed sixpenee. The elite of
both sexes mix with tho crowd and
treat, the ono the other. When all il
about sold out. tho students start for
homo with a rush. upsetting the stalls
rs they go. Nothing of course is said
by the police, it being "Timmcr" day
Should any one he so absentminded as
to forget tho months and tho days there.
of ho has no doubt whatever from the
hoad splitting noiso of tho last Wednes.
day in August
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-10-19

Sunday, the day devoted to tho wor-
ship of tho sun by our forefathors. Mon
day, tho day devoted to the worship Of
this moon by our forefathors Tuesday,
tho day devoted to the worship Of 1ieu
or Tyw, the god Of war. Wednesday,
tho day devoted to the worship Of
Wodon or Odin, the god Of wind.
Thursday, the day devoted to tho wor-
ship Of Thor, the god Of thunder. Fri
day. the day devoted to the worship Of
Freya or Friga, the Venus Of tho north.
Saturday, the day devoted TO tho wor-
ship Of Saturn, tho god Of agriculture,
or Satyr, the god Of tho forest.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-10-19

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