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Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

The floating debt of Spain has in.
creased bp 70, 1876, 500 pesetas, compared
with the year 1897.
The members of the Spanish cabine t
visited the queen regent Sunday, it be-
ing her name day.
The Earl of Mimic has been ap.
pointed governor general of Canada in
succession of the Earl of Aberdeen.
Thursday was the queen of Spain s
birthday. She was born July 81, 1858.
''Owing to the nations circumstances"
the usual official receptions and ban
quets were suppressed.
A violent shock of earthquake last.
ing minute was felt at Conception,
capital of the CHILEAN province of that
name, and at Taldahuano, Qp the bay
of Conception and eight miles distant
from Conception City.
A dispatch to the London Daily
Chronicle from Shanghai says that Lilo
Hoa, the king of Korea. desires to abb
dictate and take refuge at the British
consulate at Seoul. The British con.
sui, however, declines to receive him.
The Swiss federal council has en-.
tered a protest against the advan.
tages given to France by the reciproc.
ity treaty with the United States, and
has demanded under the most favored
nation clause that the same advan-
tages be accorded to Swiss goods.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
FINE NATURAL HARBOR.
GuRnica an Easy Place TO Land Troop
Though Not Near San Juan.

Guanica an Easy Place TO Land Troops,
Though Not Near San Juan.
WASHINGTON, July 81. = Guanica,
the point of debarkation of the
Porto Rican expeditionary force, is
small town of 1000 inhabitants on
the southern coast of the island. On
rough calculation it is less than 20
miles on an air line from Ponce, and
65 miles from San Juan, against which
the assault is to be directed. Guanica
is about six miles south of Yuacoa, of
which city it forms the port, and with
which it is connected by good
road. The town is situated on bay
of the same name, which forms one of
the best ports in the whole island.
The banks to the right are steep, and
form good natural wharf. Three
vessels can lie alongside and unload by
means of gang planks. Vessels of 80
feet draught can enter the bay easily,
and proceed close inshore. The con.
spicuous advantage of this port, aside
from it's excellent harbor facilities for
the transports, is the utter absence of
Notifications or mines.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
FINANCE AND TRADE.

South Dakota and Nebraska com.
plain of scarcity of harvest help, due to
the war.
According to reports to the annual
meeting of the National Hay associa.
ton the hay crop this year promises to
be very large.
The Milwaukee Home Building and
Loan association is stated to be ruined,
the secretary treasurer's shortage being
upward of 800, 900, it is believed.
An order for half a million dollars
worth of electrical machinery has been
received from Paris by Cleveland
firm. It includes equipment for 500
electric street cars.
The Gibson House company at Gin.
cinnati, has filed deed of assignment.
Assets are placed at 100000, and liza.
bilities at $4,000. The Gibson House
is among the oldest and largest of the
leading hotels of the city.
Upon application of julius Wechsel.
berg, president of the Home Building
and Loan Association of Milwaukee, A.
W. Hard has been appointed receiver
of the Association, giving a bond of
SIC, 200, which is nearly double the
amount of the assets.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
The Star Was Lost,

The story is told of green hand
on board coasting vessel who
could not learn to steer by the
mariners compass. It was a clear,
starlight night, and the captain told
him to head the vessel toward a
particular bright star which he
pointed out.
This was done, and for a short
time all was right. But before long
she was veering wildly from her
true course and rushing rapidly be-
fore the wind.
"Ahoy there at the wheel!'' roared
the excited captain. Port your
heinz What do you mean9 Where's
the stare"
''It's awl right, captain" timildy
replied the nervous helmsman. II
lost the star, but found another
brighter and better than the one
you showed me" = London An
sWers,
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27

Hail has destroyed $4,000 acres Of
grain in Cass county, N. D.
Large areas of farm lands in South
Dakota had been devastated by hail.
The steamer Kalamazoo is reported
to have been lost in Thirty. Mile river.
Lightning killed four men and in.
jured five at Boomtown, N. ]. They
had taken refuge under tree.
At Payson, Utah, four young ladies
were drowned. One fell off a plank
and the other three tried to rescue her.
Twenty-Five salmon fishers are be.
ieved to have been drowned at the
mouth of the Frazier river in recent
storm.
The yacht Clipper of Toledo capsized
in squall near Put In Bay and WILL
lam Arbuckle and Marcus Batelle
were drowned.
The car barn of the Consolidated
Traction company at Pittsburg was
completely Quilted by fire, entailing a
loss of about $175, 900, well covered by
insurance.
Four children of Elmer Mailman, q
farmer living near Beatrice, Neb,
were burned to death during the alb.
sence Of their parents. Their ages
range from years to an infant
The Beach hotel, located on the Gulf
front at Galveston, and one Of the
leading summer and winter resorts in
the South, has burned, entailing loss
estimated at from $500, 900 to $3.50, 900.
Insurance only partial.
A party Of four young women were
drowned in the Minnesota river at
Morton, Mimi, while bathing. Two
could have escaped but gave up life to
help their companions. Those drowned
were Barbara and Rachael Gale,
Martha Lorenz and Alvina Reiz.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27

The Boston Transcript tells q
school story which enforces the les
son that preaching is of little use
without practicing. In school in
Boston not far above the primary
grade the teacher was ono day read
ing story the subject of which was
borrowing. She supplemented the
reading with some remarks of her
own, which she closed with this
parting admonition:
"Above all things, children, when
you have occasion to borrow, never
forget to return the borrowed arti-
Gle. Do not put the person who was
kind enough to accommodate you to
the trouble of sending for it.
While she was still speaking a
knock was heard at the door
"Con-e in," said the teacher as
soon as she had finished her SEN
tence. a pupil from another depart
ment entered and stood waiting.
well, what is it, pleases" said
the teacher.
Miss Blank says" the visitor
called out in a voice loud enough to
be heard all over the room, will
you be kind enough to send back
her blottlng pad which you borrow
ed the other day
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
After i i5kirm | in Which the
Bpaniards lost Four
X I'd.
No Americans INJURED Troops
Ordered to Capture IL
Raj cad
Leading to Pc &c, Only Abort
Tn lilies the East Of
Gu icas

PORT OF GUAM \, Island of Porto
Rico, July %, p. l., via the Island of
st. Thomas, D. l., July ~. The
UnlteA States NJ. tary expedition m,
der tao commar of Major Genera,
Nelson A. Nile commanding the
army of this Unite Stares, which left
Guantanamo bay Turing the evening
of Thursday last, lily al, was landed
here successfully oday, after Skin.
mish with a de chment of Spanish
troops and crew OF 80 belonging to
the launch of the United States auxll-
larry g7nboat CLIO ,ester, formerly Mr..
J. P;?rpoct MorG MS yacht Corsair.
Four Of the Spani rds were killed and
no Americans We hurt. The troops
were ordered to capture the railroad
leading to Ponce, which is only about
ten miles east Of this place.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Sunk the Saudoval.

GUANTANAMO BAY, Santiago de Cuba,
July 27.-The Prairie has arrived here
from Nipe bay and reported all quiet
The Spaniards have sunk the Spanish
gunboat Sandoval, which has been
lying near Caimanera. This is looked
npon as being a gross breach of the
terms of the surrender, which the
Spaniards then had knowledge of,
especially considering the fact that
food had been sent by the United
States navy into Caimanera.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
PEACE FEELERS.

Various Reports Going the Rounds Are
So Regarded in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July ~. The reported
statement from the Vatican of what
purports to be terms of peace accepta.
BILE to both the United States and
Spain, is set down here as only one of
the many ''feelers" that have been
thrown out within the past 10 days,
probably to test public feeling in the
United States primarily, and seconda.
Fily, to break slowly to the masses of
the Spanish people the realization Of
their complete defeat, something of
which they are not yet aware, because
of the superhuman efforts put forth by
the Spanish government to suppress or
pervert the news of actual events. It
is suspected here that the conditions
NAMED: The annexation to the United
States Of Cuba and Porto Rico and the
REIMBURSEMENT to Spain of the Philip
pines, represent what may be now
looked upon as the maximum conces.
sions that Spain is willing to make.
From this point of view, the statement
Is not discouraging, though of course,
it must be realized that the Spanish
maximum is very far below the Ameri.
can minimum. Still there must be
some starting point for negotiations
that will in the end lead up to peace,
,Rnd therefore the publication Of these
various 'feelers, is not deprecated
by our government, though so far it
can be positively asserted, they have
no basis Of fact at least on this side Of
the Atlantic. -
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
FIRED AT THE DANDY.
Spaniards Make Target of the ASCOT
ated Press Dispatch Boat.

Spaniards Make Target of the ASCOT
ated Press Dispatch Boat.
KEY WEST, Fla, July 1880 a. m.
"A squad of Spanish soldiers, three
miles west of Bahia Honda, Province
of Pinar del Rio, fired half dozen
shots at the Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy, which was passing that
port, two miles out. Flash and smoke
signals also marked the progress of the
Dandy along shore, which seemed to
be excellently watched.
The country from point west of
Bahia Honda to Havana is in a high
state of cultivation.
The red hull of the Spanish steamer
Alfonso XII, sunk near Mariel, is
conspicuous landmark.
Cape San Antonio light, at the west
ern extremity of the island of Cuba, is
burning, and Havana was brilliantly
illu minated last night.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


The president has appointed Robert
A. Friedrich of California to be United
States attorney for the district of
Alaska
The navy department. has issued an
advertisement calling for proposals for
constructing by contract four harbor
defense monitors, provided for by the
naval appropriation bill. The bids
will be opened Saturday, Oct. /.
A treasury statement shows there are
about 100000 persons to whom bonds
under the governments popular loan
will be allotted. All persons offering
to take 81, 500 or less will receive bonds.
The first shipment of the new bonds
was made Monday.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
More Vessels Chartered.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 27.-The
steamer Charles Nelson which arrived
here from st. Michaels has been char.
tered by the government for a trans
port. The government has also char.
tered the steamer Samoa. Both vessels
will leave for San Francisco within a
nay or two. 1t is understood that they
are to be used in carrying troops to
Honolulu.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
THE DEATH RECORD.

Evan McCull, the Scottish. Canadian
poet, is dead. He was the author of
many poems, both in English and in
Gaelic. He was 80 years of age.
W. P. Merrill, Milwaukee million
aire, and one of the oldest residents of
that city, died at Battle Creek, Mich,
of heart disease while on visit to his
son, D. L. Merrill. Deceased was SO
years of age.
Professor George E. Seymore, for 80
years professor in the St. Louis high
school, and author of works on mathe-
matics and bookkeeping used in the
schools of Kansas and Missouri, died at
Ann Arbor, Mich, Sunday.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
And the French Ambassador, NJ.
Cambon, and His Sec
rotary.
All Refused to Say Anything as
to the Nature of the
Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-There is rea'
son to believe that at last the initial
steps have been taken for opening ne.
gotiations for peace. It is impossible
70 learn any of the details of the pro.
feet or even to obtain official confrma-
ton.
Secretary of State Day, the French
ambassador, M. Cambon, and his first
secretary, NJ. Thiebaut, were in con-
ference with the president for an hour
during the afternoon.
The interview was arranged for be.
tween Secretary Day and Secretary
Thiebaut of the French embassy, both
of whom were present at the White
House when the conference began, at
B:30 o'clock.
The conference lasted an hour.
When the parties to it were asked if
the conference brought out peace
proposal, the question significantly was
unanswered,
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
CARLISTs FEAR ARREST,

Prstender's Followers Leaving Madrid
in Hurry.
MADRID, July 27.-The government
processes to have full information as to
all the Carlist doings and is acting &C.
cordingly. The Carlist leaders, it is
believed, left Madrid because they
feared arrest rather than with any
idea of preparing a rising. The author.
tiles insist that the agitation has been
effectively checked. Vasco, the Car.
list chief at Bilbao, has been arrested.
The exodus of Carlists from the north.
ern provinces of Spain into France is
extremely active.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS

Star Pointer made mile in 2:Ol15 al
Crosse Point track.
The members of the Hawaiian com.
mission will sail for Honolulu Aug. 10.
Wisconsin and Michigan editors are
enjoying trip to the Coast, via the
Canadian Pacific.
Word has been received that the
Arctic whaling fleet has been relieved
by the expedition sent for that purpose.
The Belgian steamer Friesland, Cap
tain NlckeIs, which broke her thrust
shaft at sea on July Ia during the voy-
age from Antwerp to New York, has
arrived safely in port with all well on
board.
I The Civic Federation of Chicago has
given out call for a national confer
ence at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, to dis
cuss our foreign policy. The call is
signed by representative men from
every state.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
The Folly of Writing Letters.

I'm more thoroughly convinced
than ever that it is foolish to write
letters.
aha! You've been getting into
a scrape, have you9 l hope it's
nothing that will prove to be seri-
Gus.
Serious! l should say it was seri-
ousI wrote to friend of mine,
asking him to lend me $50 and spell
ed his name wrongr'-Chicago
News.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

General John B. Gordon has been
again chosen communicating chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans.
Don Carlos, the pretender to the
Spanish throne, has arrived at Lu.
Cerne, Switzerland, with his wife and
aide de camp.
1t is reported that ex.Queen Liliuoka-
lani will present claim to the United
States for the value of crown lands
confiscated by Hawaii.
Miss Jessie Schley, delegate from the
Peace Society of Paris, has arrived at
Madrid with the intention, it is as.
serted, of,interviewing mem bers Of the
cabinet with humanitarian object.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
RAILROAD NEWS.

A settlement of the Pacific rate war
seems to have been reached.
The Western Passenger men have re-
ferred to the executive officers of their
roads the question Of making an open
reduction in Chi cago-St. Paul rates.
The Great Northern Express com.
pany will hereafter pay the revenue tax
on receipts issued by the company. A
circular has been issued to that effoct.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Paulson. the alleged murderer OF
Mary Seldom, at Pepin, Wis, has es
capped from Jail.
David Riddles shot and killed Dolph
Adams at Newmarket, La. The MUIR
derer was arrested and placed in Jail at
Bedford
A fight over a woman at festival at
Elko, O., mining village, resulted in
five being seriously wounded and many
slightly injured.
Four out of five prisoners who es.
capped from Jail at Black River Falls,
Wis, a few days ago have been cap.
tured near Trempleau.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Trying to Rsoreanizs the Concert.

LONDON, July 27.--The Daily Chron.
icle claims to know positively that no
peace negotiations of any sort have
occurred between the American and
Spanish governments. The Chronicle
says: "Spain has made no approach
and apparently does not mean to yet.
It is understood that the Spanish gov.
eminent is still hopeful to reorganize
European concert against the United
States" "a ~sEas4Ase "A
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
KLoND1KE NEWS.

A letter from Rampant City, in the
Little Minook district, Alaska, places
the output of nine claims for the sea-
son at $l18,00O.
The steamer Charles Nelson has ar.
rived at Seattle from st. Michaels with
l76 passengers from Dawson and gold
dust estimated all the way from ST..
0oo. 900 to 81, 500, 00O
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Willowy.

II don't say all women are alike"
remarked Mr.. Meekton, with a sigh,
"but Elizabeth hasn't changed
much. Before we were married she
was what they call a 'willowy' sort
of girl She is now a pronounced I
will-owy sort of a woman. ''-Chica-
60 Tribune
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27

Eastern roofs are generally fiat
for comfort during the summer sea-
son. The roofs of houses in the east
are often used as outdoor gardens.
The Greeks gave the roof slight
elevation in the middle. The Ro-
mans increased it to one fifth of the,
span. The high pointed roofs of mod
ern times are of German origin.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Sioux CITY Live stock,

HOGS Market sc higher Range of
prices, s .sJ@3 80.
CATTLE eeves 100 higher; others
steady.
Sales ranged at $4.s59495 for beeves;
$l.75@4.5O for COWS, bulls and mixed;
3SO04 40 for stockers and feeders; 1915
@5.50 for yearlings and calves
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
POLITICAL NEWS.

General Joe Wheeler is candidate
for reelection to congress.
The mid-road Populist national con.
vention scheduled to meet in Cincin.
natl is off.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Ermantrout Renominated.

READING, Pa, July 27-Congress-
man Ermantrout has been renominated
for congress by the Democratic con.
1erees of Berks and Lehigh counties,
which compose the Ninth congress.
Rional district
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Poultry. Butter and Eggs.

POULTRY-Market for live, firm.
Spring chickens, lO@11c; hens, SC;
ducks, 6@6kc turkeys 6@s,.
BUTTER-Firm. Creameries, 1870
171<c: diaries, 12@15c.
EGGS-Easy; fresh, lie.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of Wheat at Duluth.

WHEAT No. l hard, $50;
No. Northern, Sac; No. 2 Northern,
SOC. TO Arrive-No. hard, Soc; No.
Northern. SAC; September, $3.50;
July, $40; December, $3.50.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27

lards were killed. There were no cas-
ualties on our side. The vessels
engaged were the Wilmington, Helena,
Hornet, Hist, Wampatuck and Osceola.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27

2Ghe best burglar proof safes are
made Of alternate layers of hard and
soft metal, which are welded to-
gether. This combination will not
yield to either drill or sledge ham
mer.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Grain Prices at Minneapolis.

WHEAT-July closed at S71Sc; Sep
TENDER, 66@67Ho; December. $3.50. On
Track-No. hard S71o; No. Northern
$3.50; No. Northern S4Ac.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Live Stock Prices at St. Paul.

HOGS Market active and strong.
Range of price $3.55@390.
CATTLE-B Butcher cattle strong and
active; common dull.
Sales ranged at $4.OO 94.S5 for stoc kers;
$2.SO@3 90 for COWS; $3.10@5.00 for heif-
ers: 1910 o4 % for steers
SHEEP-Good sheep and lambs strong
Common steady.
Muttons, $I75@4.4O; lambs, $400@5. 80.
Receipts: Hogs, 100; cattle, 300; sheep.
100; calves, 25.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-27
Live Stock Prices at Chicago.

SAAASeSGS"s
HOGS - Market opened steady to
strong, turned weak
Sales ranged at $3.76@4 .o21S for light;
$S85@4.10 tor mixed: $5.S5@4.15 for
heavy; SS.s5@89O for rough.
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at $2.4O@475 for cows
and heifers; $S6o@4,75 for Texas steers;
$31504.65 for stockers and feeders; "a. 80
D5.30 for beeves.
SHEEP Mar ket steady.
Sales ranged at s3.O0@4.75 for natives;
1886 (@4.6O for westerns; $S.75@6.80 for
lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, ls,OOOi cattle, 1900;
sheep, 1900.
Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago
WHEAT - July, 40; August 1880;
September, 1880; December, 671Sc, May,
30xc.
CORN-July, 34s1c; September, s5A
096c; December, 85N@S5Hc; May, Ssc.
OATS-July, S4JSc; September, 2S16c.
PoRK-July, S0s7i September, $1,000
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SOUTH RYEGATE.

Prof. Galbraith, who teaches the high
school, spent last Monday and Tuesday
at his home in Passumpsic.-M }, J.
Hail ison the sick list Mrs. Geo. Hall is
improving. - Robert Farquharson has
taken another granite job of the Which
er estate at WOodsville, N. H.--Mrs. Chas
Oakley is visiting her friends in Danville.
Alexander Renfrew lost quite valu-
able horse last week caused by nail in
the horses jaw.-Robert Darling, who
has been in Lowell, Mass, for the past
four months,h has returned and is stopping
az home Tor the present.-The young peO-
ple'of the Reformed Presbyterian society
held social at Mrs. j. b. Nelson's last
week Thursday evening. Refreshments
were served and all report general good
time Bert HIATT our butter maker, and
his wife went to South Corinth last Sat
urday for a short visit, returning the first
OF the week.--James Morrison, who has
been very low for the past month, is not
improving any.-Mrs. j. R. McAllister
has been very sick for the past week with
neuralgia of the stomach. Frank Bigelow
who has always lived in town until re-
Gently, died at Wells River last Friday
night of typhoid fever. Interment at
Kyegate Corner on Tuesday. John
Thomas was ia town on Tuesday-Wm.
u. Darling &-Co. are taking out their old
boiler and are putting in a new one and
expect to start up their business in few
days.
a.
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NORTH HAVERHII,L.

Arthur Erwin and wife are spending
a few days at Barre.
Mrs. G. F. Southland went to Oxford
Saturday, returning Monday.
Abbie Meader from Peterboro is Wis
iting in town.
Ina Hoyt is learning dress making.
Mr.. Adams of Boston was in town
Thursday.
Joseph Harris is spending few days
in town.
A few from this place took in the
concert and dance at Newbury last
Thursday evening.
Herbert Merrill came home from
Albany, n. Y, last Wednesday.
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No less than Is bills were presented
for the reorganization of the city gov
eminent. They were so different in
their treatment of the evil to be rem
edied that one might wonder if all the
doctors reached the same diagnosis of
the case. Some of the bills were al
most freaks in the way of treatment.
One, the Bartlett bill, so called, that
at first found some favor and may vet
be approved, provides for the election
of rs aldermen by wards and for the
election by wards of SO. common coun-
cilmen. As IL aldermen have been able
20 disgust nearly the whole people, what
would % do, particularly when they are
practically elected to serve, not the city
at large but their own particular
wards, being in fact no better than
common councilmen, except in name?
If the common council was a thing of
beauty and joy forever. there would be
some reason for making it more po-
tent, but as matter of fact this branch
of the city government in Bottom has