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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
hos given new tint to large mum.
Der Of young men and women.

hos given a new tint to large mum.
ber Of young men and women.
The chief products for sustaining
life are cocoanuts and bread fruit.
They grow spontaneously everywhere.
It is said that one cocoanut tree will
feed man. A grove Of the fruit trees
to the islander is what herd Of cows
is to the Pennsylvania farmer.
Theae, with the tons of fish in the
iagoons, which are natural fish ponds,
are responsible for the profound in
dolence of the natives. They can
support life without laboring. Some
of the bread fruit trees are ten or
twelve feet in diameter. A single
tree is considered equal in life-sup-
porting capacity to two acres Of
wheat. Then there are other pro.
ducts-guava, corn, ordinary wheat,
bananas, figs and arrowroot.
The islands forming the Ladrones,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17

In one thing the people of the La
drones excel all the natives OF the
Polynesian islands-this is their
faculty for building and sailing won
derful water craft with lateen sail.
Sailors Of all nations for over 800 years
have admired their skill with these
vessels.
They aro built entirely without
metal. and the largest Of them will
carry about seven men.
The boat has an outrigger which il
carried on the lee side to prevent up.
setting. II Is said that these boats
make wonderful speed. and that they
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17

possessing 10000 inhabitants, and
now place of segregation for lepers,
with population of 800; Aguiian, of
no Importance; Rota, with 500 inhab-
itants, and Guam.
Guam, or Guaian, the southernmost
and largest of the islands, is thirty
two miles long and has a population
Of about 5000, two-thirds of whom are
in Agana, and nearly all the rest upon
the seaboard, the country inland be-
ing almost without inhabitant. Agana,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
A Sanitary Drinking Fountain.

In Rochester, N. Y, it is proposed
to introduce drinking fountain whose
water supply will be delivered as a
short, vertical jet or fountain. Tho
person using it places the mouth over
the jet and drinks without touching
anything but the water itself. This
avoids contamination from other users
Of the fountain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES,


Scale and cut off the heads; clean
and dry them with clean cloth. Sea.
son with salt and pepper. dredgo with
Hour and broil over q bed Of good
Goals. Servo with onion sauce.
Three medium sized boiled onions,
chopped fine. Boil cup milk, add ta-
blespconfnl each of butter and -four,
braided, season. When smooth and
hot pour over tho onions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
NEWS NOTES.

Friends say that President Nc Kinley
Is enjoying the best of health.
Miss Grace Parker, of Cincinnati.
took a headache antidote last Monday
and died 10 minutes after.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss hears
from Yosemite National park.
The public Is warned against Inn
posters throughout the country who
are conducting Red Cross Societies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
Celery Sandwiches with Mayonnaise.

Celery Sandwiches with Mayonnaise.
For celery sandwiches with mayon-
naise boil slowly for fifteen minutes
four eggs; remove the shells and chop
the whites very fine, or put them
through vegetable press, mixing
with them little shredded celery.
Cut the crust from the end of the
loaf Of bread, butter the loaf, cut off
slice a quarter of an inch thick, put
over it goodly layer of the white OF
egg and celery, then layer of may
onnaise, then layer of the yolk of
egg put through a sieve, and over all
another slice of bread pressing the
whole together gently. With sharp
knife cut off the crusts, leaving the
sandwich perfectly square. Cover a
meat.plate with lettuce leaves, arrange
the sandwiches on them, cover with
dampened lettuce leaves, and stand
aside for twenty minutes. Sand
wiches made in this way may be kept
fresh from early morning until even
ing, consequently are particularly
nice for picnics. Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
The Impossible.

He-"What would yon say if were
to steal kiss from you?"
|, She-''But that is impossible"
He--'1mpossible! Why so, pray?"
She-"Because you cant steal any
thing I haven't got. and no one has
ever given me kiss-see?"- Chicago
Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17

Take can of peaches or any kind
OF fruit and drain off all the syrup
and put the fruit in the pudding dish;
take a quart of milk and put it over
the fire, when it comes to boil stir
in this mixture: The yolks of two
eggs, half cup milk, one tablespoon
ful of cornstarch, a pinch of salt and
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, all thor
oughly mixed, and let boil two min
utes, stirring all the time; then add
carefully the syrup; take off the fire
Immediately and pour over the fruit;
now take the two whites of the eggs
and beat to stiff froth, adding three
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and
two drops of essence of rose; spread
over all, and brown in quick oven.
Serve cold.
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ligion, ETC., prove that the people of
the Ladrones have common origin
with the other races of Polynesia, but
they have lived SO long by themselves
that they have a distinct language.
Some writer's have argued that the
race is of American origin, while
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
Gingerbread Like Mother Used to Make.

Gingerbread Like Mother Used to Make.
An old-fashioned molasses ginger
bread. The following are the pro-
portions: One-half cupful of molas-
ses, one-half teaspoonful of ginger,
one saltspoonful of salt, one-half tea.
spoonful of soda, one tablespoonful
of clarified beef dripping Or you may
use butter, though the dripping is the
better-one fourth of a cupful of hot
water, boiling, and one cupful of flour.
The ginger, soda and salt are added
to the molasses; the softened drip
ping is then put in, and the mixture
beaten well; next the boiling water is
added, then the -four; beat again
thoroughly, pour into well-greased
shallow pan, and bake in hot oven.
1t will take about twenty minutes to
bake the loaf. .-Woman's Home Com
panion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-17
DIVING ElkS.
Trained to Perform Tricks That Seem
Almost Supernatural.

Almost Supernatural.
There seems to be no limit to the
ingenuity of man in devising sensa-
tions to please the public. Especially
is this true in the matter of training
animals to perform feats which at first
seem impossible. One of the smallest
of insects, the flea, and one of the
largest of animals, the elephant, have
been put through a course of training
which has resulted in their performing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15

Coal Dealers of Jamaica VIII Sell to
Ships of Either Fleet.


KINGSTON. Jamaica, April H-The
colonial authorities here say until specific
instructions to the contrary are received
from the home government, coal will not
be regarded as contraband of war. There
are now $500 tons of Welsh and American
steaming coal in Jamaica ports and it will
be sold to any purchaser American or
Spanish. The British government has not
yet sent special neutrality directions here.
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press is semi-officially informed that the in
crease In the force of the British fleet and
the reinforcing Of the garrison here are
measures takensto prepare for the enforce
ment of neutrality, in anticipation of war be-
tween the United States and Spain. For ex-
ample, If a Spanish and an American ship
happen to be in the harbor at the same
time one of them will not be allowed to
leave until twenty-four hours after the
other, and at least enough coal will be sup
piled to the war ships to steam to the, next
government regard the possibility of a
United States protectorate over Cuba as
likely to be hurtfu to Jamaica, as they say
it would engage capital for the former ISL
and which would otherwise be employed
here.
The British consul at Santiago de Cuba,
+. w. Ramsden, who has charge of Ameri-
can interests there. cables that all is quiet
at that port.
WASHINGTON. April Alt is said at the
Department of Justice that in case of hos
tilities the question whether coal under the
neutrality laws is contraband of war must
depend upon the circumstances of each in
Gividual case. Undoubtedly neutrals would
be permitted to supply war any other YES
sells with sufficient coal to take them to the
next friendly port, but under no circum-
stances would they have the right to make
a business of supplying coal TO war ships
Until war is actually in progress no objec-
ton, Of course, could be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Several Measures. Including One for
Indian Territory, Adopted.

WASHINGTON. April 14.-The session of
the House to-day was dull and absolutely
devoid of interest. The galleries and the
floor were almost deserted During the af-
ternoon bills were passed to authorize the
secretary of the interior to rent or lease
sites on forest reservations for hotels or
sanitariums; for the preservation and pro-
lection of public records; to settle the ac-
counts of the State of Arkansas and the
United States as to school lands; to regu-
late the jurisdiction of the United States
Courts; to confer jurisdiction upon United
States Circuit Courts over suits in equity
for the partition of lands where the United
States is tenant in common: authorizing
suits against an officer of the United States
to be continued against their successors in
office; for the prosecution of persons MAX
ing false affidavits in pension cases, and
several other unimportant measures
The most important measure passed was
the Curtis bill for the relief of residents
OF the Indian Territory. 1t provides for the
settlement of questions involving 1900 600
acres belonging to the Cherokees, Chicka-
saws. Creeks ChoctawS and Seminoles,
and now occupied by 100000 whites and co..
O00 Indians. 1t provides for the ejectment
of 1900 intruders on $4,000 acres of land.
each Indian a share, mineral lands are to
be leased by the secretary of the interior,
and citizens and towns located on lands are
to be permitted to buy titles to the hold
lngs from the Indians.
AT o'clock the House adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE British
steamer Silvia arrived to-day from Porto
Rico ports, the last of which, San Juan,
she left on April I. Captain Clark said that
at the time he left San Juan the Spanish
cruisers Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo
were still in port coaling, watering and pro-
visioning, and that entire secrecy was main
tanned anent their departure. The people
of the island showed much care in avoid
ing discussion of politics in any form. The
people do not want war with the United
States, which would destroy the trade of
the island. The young Canadian. said TO
be correspondent of New York news
paper, who was thrown into Jail on March
% on suspicion of trying to obtain plans of
the Notifications of the island it was
rumored. was to be tried by military court
martial on the Saturday or Monday follow
ing the day the Silvia left. No concern
whatever was shown for his fate COM
pletely are the people under the disci-
plinary pressure of Spanish rule.
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scenes Along the Why.

NASHVILLE Tenn, April 14.-If any
doubt existed regarding the patriotism and
warlike feeling of the residents of Illinois,
Indiana and Tennessee along the line of the
Chicago IL Eastern Illinois Railroad it
would have been swept away by the recep-
ton given the Twenty-fifth Infantry as it
passed along. In every town, on every
street crossing and on the depot platforms
men waved their arms in frantic token of
approval and in most instances seconded
their gestures by yells In the larger towns
where the train stopped for a few moments
the crowd piled so closely in upon the cars
that ii was impossible for the soldiers TO
leave the train at all.
u was among those who answered the
first call in 1861. !" said the commanding off,
GER Col. Andrew b. Burt. to-day and
these scenes along the way are very SINH
lar TO those that greeted us as we went TO
the front thirty-seyen years ago At one
small station where the train stopped for
water the colonel was standing on the steps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15
GEN. LEE DECLINES.
DiscOurages the Committee Prepar-
ing a Reception for HIM.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Gen Fitzhugh
Lee to-day declined the honor of the re-
ception rendered him when the committee
waited on him to-day to receive his final
decision. He started his speech of declna-
tion in a characteristic manner. Look
here, boys" he said in matter-of-fact
tone, Il have not done a thing that either
one of you, or any American citizen would
not have done, and don't see why there
should be any fuss made about it.
Now, j don't want you to think I'm UNI
grateful for I am not. but | have studied
over the matter, and feel satisfied that it
would be better not to have the reception.
don't want for an instant for anybody
to think that-I wish to put myself forward,
and l must decline your most kind Offer
One of General Lees most intimate
friends said that one reason for his not
wanting the reception was he recognized
the fact that he occupied an official posi-
ton and felt a hesitancy in accepting any
formal demonstration on this account.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15
THE BLACK FIGHTERS.
Some Sent to Key West and Others
at Chattanooga.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 1.-THE
Twenty-fifth Infantry arrived here this aft
ernoon and with the exception of two
companies, which left for Key West in the
early part of the evening, p is quartered in
the cars until tomorrow morning, when
they will go into camp at Chickamauga
Park. The detachment which left for Key
West is under the command of Lieut. Col.
Daggett, and consists of Company G., Capt.
Wilson, Lieutenants Cronin and Moore, and
Company A, Captain Sanborn, Lieutenants
Rush and French. 1t is expected that they
will reach Key West some time tomorrow
night.
Colonel Burt announced this afternoon
that he intended to name his camp at
Chickamauga Camp Boynton in honor of
Gen. H. V. Boynton, who is one of the
commissioners in charge of Chickamauga
are placed comfortably in camp. General
Boynton protested that the camp should be
named in honor of the late General Rose
Camp Boynton it will be.
The nearer to Key West the regiment
gets the more full of fight do the soldiers
become. A restaurant man said to a couple
of them: II don't see what they are send
ing you fellows TO Cuba for; you can't
fight, Whereupon he was promptly knocked
down and out. The warm reception given
the regiment late yesterday afternoon was
repeated at Nashville this morning and at
every place along the line especially by
the colOred people. Fully 1900 people were
crowded into the depot at Chattanooga to
welcome them and cheer after cheer was
given. The site OF the camp is to be at
Widow Glenn's house, which was the head
quarters of General Rosecrans during the
battle of Chckamauga.
Colonel Burt was all day in constant re-
ceipt of kilograms congratulating him and
commiserating Blanco on the near approach
of the Twenty-fifth TO the South One mes
sage from Gen. Arson McCook expressed
the belief that Il Bob Evans and Andrew
Burt would move on Havana together it
would be all VI, with Spain. That's
trfie overdrawn as far l am concerned"
said the colonel with laugh but we will
do our best if we get chance. and l know
the country will not be ashamed of our col
ored regiment when it comes to the supreme
moment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15
STILL AT KEY WEST.
No Change I'm Location of the Fleet
FOrtificatiOns Delayed.


FOrtificatiOns Delayed.
KEY WEST. Fla, April H-While no de-
tail of labor or expense is being spared in
rushing the navy to the greatest possible
fitness for aggressive and defensive opera
tons, there is strong feeling here that the
army branch is being neglected, so far as
this place is concerned. The army officials
at the barracks here, where two batteries
of artillery are stationed, complain bitterly
that they are being handicapped by some
body's lack of wisdom, and cite an instance
of this fact that, despite the stress of the
war situation, four ten-inch and two eight
inch guns for the Notifications here were
shipped from New York on the slow schoon-
er Daisy Farlin. Contrary winds might
easily have delayed the schooner two or
three weeks, but, fortunately, she made the
voyage in thirteen days 1t might have been
been shipped by rail to Tampa or Miami
The Daisy Farlin arrived here on Tuesday
last.
Captain Morrill, who commands the post,
being short of men for police and manual
duty, made a requisition for more and, in
consequence, two companies of the twenty
fifth infantry have been ordered here from
Fort Missoula. Mont With them will come
Lieutenant Colonel Daggett, of the infantry,
who, by virtue of rank, will supersede Cap
tain Morrill, as commander. The latter has
wired to Washington, protesting against
this as unjust.
The work of terrifying Key West is pro-
crossing without interruption. A number of
Nordenfeldt rapid fire guns, bought by the
government in Europe, and of twelve-inch
mortars are expected here daily. The car
riages for the latter have already arrived.
The situation of the fleet is marked by the
same monotony and routine as for days
past. Consul General Lees staff, who came
with him from Havana, Sunday, have or
ders to go to Washington, and will leave
by to-nights steamer.
The Ward line Seguranca, from Tampico,
with nineteen passengers and five hundred
tons of freight, arrived here to-day and re-
ceived orders from the company to proceed
to Havana, but she had not left at night
fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15
ACCUSED OF BLACKMAlL.
Serious Charges Preferred Against
the Cuban JuntO by Newspaper.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Brooklyn
Eagle yesterday printed charges of whole
sale blackmail against the Cuban Junto and
says it has carefully investigated these
charges. 1t alleges that the Cuban Junto
has established systematic method of OBJ
tanning large sums of money from Amer
leans who own great plantations, and who
have many financial interests in Cuba; that
the people, who are victimzed by what is
practically blackmail, have been inundated
by threats of the destruction of their prop
erty and of attacks upon relatives who live
in Cuba, and that they have been afraid and
are now afraid to appeal to this government
to make the facts public.
The American owner of an extensive sugar
plantation was warned by the insurgents
two years ago not to cultivate any crops on
pain of confiscation. On top of this came
a peremptory order from the Spanards to
cultivate his property. In a quandary the
planter begged the good offices of a promi-
nent New York merchant, and the latter
bribed the local Junto to grant him immuni-
ty from the insurgents order. This method,
it said, had been used In many in
stances, and it was through this means of
levying tribute and demanding silence that
the JuntO had been able to sustain the in
Surgents in their struggle.
In support of its charge, the Eagle quotes
the prominent new YORK business man re-
ferred to as saying: The facts" he said
concerning these Matchmaking schemes of
the Junto are true. There is no doubt about
it, and ii is in this way that they have been
able to keep the rebellion going so long. But
l cannot permit my name to be used in any
way with the article. It would mean the
total destruction of $3000O00 worth of prop
erty by the middle of next week should it
become known TO the insurgents in Cuba
that | had said that Matchmaking methods
had been used to support the cause; it would
be only little while before everything
would be destroyed"
He said that there were many cases of the
same kind as his friends.
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was so strong that he refused TO obey the
plain instructions of his superiors. Mr..
Turner declared. with bitter sarcasm. that
with such diplomatic agents representing
the United States, the Madrid government
might. eventually. for a suitable indemnity,
absolve this country for blocking the harbor
Of havana with the shattered hull of the
Maine.
The flashing sword of the United States
must be drawn for Cuban independence and
II would he welded by an arm stronger
than ever. Once uplifted 1t should never
be lowered until Spain was driven from the
western hemisphere. He read several tele-
grams from prominent citizens of Wash
ingion in order To indicate the drift of
sentiment in that State. One from the
Governor declared that Intervention without
recognition of independence would be utter
~ unsatisfactory. Another from the colonel
of the First Regiment Uniform Rank
knights of Pythias. which rendered to the
President its services in case of war di-
rected him to withdraw the offer as ii had
been made under the impression that they
would be called on to fight Spaniards, not
Cubans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15

speeches are made the talk will continue
indefinitely and as one speech begets an
other we may be here until next Saturday
night before conclusion is reached. |
would like TO suggest that we vote at
o'clock Saturday upon this resolution.
There were cries of NOT MOI through
out the chamber.
Mr.. Teller said: ''The senator from Mon
tana is perfectly correct. If the list is as
long as ne stated, the talk will last until
Sunday morning.
Then Mr. Carter. in a voice pitched with
excitement and echoing through the cham
Der, said: THE country requires that we
act and not talk on this matter. applause
in the Senate and galleries.) AS a matter
of fact this small demonstration in the gall
leries, contrary to the rules of the Senate,
is but an expression in a small way of the
feeling of the seventy millions of people
throughout the continent tonight"
MIR. Pettus at this point remarked: This
disorder commenced in the Senate and not
in the galleries
Mr.. Mason raised a great laugh by say
ing: Il started the applause"
Senator Davis, chairman of the foreign
relations committee then renewed his mo-
tion to adjourn until 10 O'clock tomorrow
whereupon the yeas and nays being called
by vote of 81 to %. the Senate. at 615 p,
m, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-15

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has received an interesting propo-
siton from Mrs. WalwOrth, regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. and
a committee of women, of whom Mrs. Rus
sell Sage is one Offering large fund whic.l
should be used i'm purchasing. equipping and
maintaining another ambulance ship. The
offer was received with much pleasure but
the department finds that the Soace will
probably meet all the needs of the service
I'm this respect The patriotic women were
advised of this circumstance and were told
that their fund could be expended to an
admirable purpose In behalf of the sick
and wounded and the purchase of luxuries
for those III and disabled. and fof which
delicacies there is no appropriation availa-
HE