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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-04
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WILL ANSWER SOON
SPAIN TO REPLY TO PEACE
TERMS IN A FEW HOURS.
NOTHtNG'FRoM GEN. MILES

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notwithstanding the Fact That He
Has a Direct Cable to Washing
ton lie Didht Communicate with
War Depdrttnett--Att.teees- -seec
ulation oaRSpain's Reply
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-04

William Raetzman, the well known
German editor, will soon move back
to Reedsburg from La Crosse
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05

ali their present forces in line against
Hanna, but to get them to agree upon
their man for senator. The work of
the day was devoted by "the combine"
to hold their forces and to manage
them for the senatorial contest. The
work of the Hanna men has been de-
voted to skirmishing for two or more
votes. The morning sessions of both
houses were devoted to routine business
All Sorts of Anti Corporation Bills.
Senator Burke of Cleveland has ar
rived from Chicago, and completed the
full attendance of the senators. Burke
voted with the Democrats, but took his
seat on the Republican side of the
chamber.
n the house all sorts Of bills were in
troduced against corporations. These
measures were regarded as thrusts at
Senator Hanna, whose affairs are of
varied interests. An amendment to
the Nichols law which taxes the earn
ings of express, telegraph, telephone
and other companies was introduced,
so as to include street railways, electric
light and power equipment, artificial
and natural gas, pipe line, messenger,
sleeping cars and other corporations.
There was also bill introduced to re.
peal the law for new state house
This was regarded as returning the
compliment to the Columbus people,
who have expressed their protests as to
the course of Governor Bushnell.
A Delegation From Springfield
While these measures were being
thrown in, delegation of $50 from
Springfield, the home of Governor
Bushnell, marched into the state house,
wearing Hanna badges and with ban
ners of severe inscriptions, and called
on Governor Bushnell. In response to
their protests Governor Bushnell re-
sponded in a speech in which he said
his Republicanism had never before
been questioned, and that he reserved
the right to his individual opinions and
preferences.
The Springfield delegation afterward
called on Senator Hanna, and then
Joined in the chorus of other visiting
delegations that are coming in to pro-
test against the action of Republicans,
who are combining with the Democrats
to defeat Hanna.
Still Lacks Three Votes.
The senate at noon took a recess till
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05

$3.50 without announcing any OF Its
committees. Senator Burke secured ali
he > auted IN clerkshlps and oJaer pat
1onage through the Democrats. He
was III conference with the Democrats
during the neon recess. The proceed
ings in both houses showed plainly that
everything possible was being done by
those who held the fort to beat Sen.
ator Hanna. The line was as distinctly
drawn as ever, showing the senate to
stand 19 to II against HIM, and the
house 56 to 53 against him, leaving him
three short of enough votes on JOINT
ballot tor election. During the noon
recess, the conferences and jollification
meets of the combine we're continued.
TIE announcement that the Repubh~
can joint senatorial caucus would not
be held caused as much stir as the re-
suit Of the caucuses last Saturday night
and also more than the organization of
the legislature by the combine. The
opponents of Senator Hanna insisted
that it was white flag; that. the Hanna
men were afraid to show their hands
egain, and that it was confession that
the senator did not have sufficient
votes and had ascertained that he could
not get them in joint caucus.
1t is evident that the Hanna men
will not compromise on Secretary Sher-
man, Assistant Secretary Day or any
other one, and that they will not show
either their strength or their weakness
uItil the balloting begins next week.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
so Years of Cures.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Mckinley has signed the
ti-pelagic sealing bill.
Report has it that Ambassador Hay
is to succeed Sherman as secretary OF
state.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty, it
is said, will fail in the senate by about
six votes.
Chairman Walker believes the house
committee will report banking and
currency bill.
1t is now stated there will be prac-
tically no opposition to the confrma-
tion Of McKenaa as supreme court lus-
tice.
No result is expected from the civil
service debate in the house. It will
probably merely put the members on
record.
Secretary Gage has given out an in
terview on the financial situation, say
ing the United States is already the
creditor nation Of the world.
Charles G. Dawes of Illinois took
charge of his Office as comptroller OF
the currency, Monday and Mr.. N. B.
Scott of West Virginia, assumed his
new duties of commissioner of internal
revenue.
The White House was closed Satur.
day for the first time upon the New
Years day for many years. The presi'
dent and Mrs. Mckinley went out for a
drive in the forenoon and then spent
Dhe remainder of the day in retirement.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

England will oppose special conces-
sions in China to any power.
Mexicans seized Clipperton island
and hauled down the Stars and Stripes
there
England and Russia have compro-
missed on the handling of the Corean
customs.
France is said to have seized the Hal
Nan island, containing over 100000
Chinese inhabitants.
An American vessel in Spanish port
had to hide the Stars and Stripes in
order to prevent trouble.
England's action regarding sealing
practically annuls the treaty concluded
by America, Russia and Japan.
China has demanded the evacuation
of Kiao.Chau by the Germans. Eng
land seems to be backing China.
In letter Pope Leo indorses the
present Spanish dynasty and warns
Catholics against aiding Carlists.
Violent weather prevails in the south
of France and Spain. A cloudburst
near Toulon has done much damage.
The complete consolidation of Mica
ragua, Salvador and Honduras into a
sovereign republic is progressing stead.
lily.
The representatives of the powers
have refused to permit the Turkish gov
ernment to replace 4,500 time expired
troops Of the island of Crete.
Two hundred kegs Of beer from Port
land were recently emptied into the
harbor at Honolulu by the customs au-
thorities There being no sale for it.,
nobody would pay the duty.
A sensation was caused in London by
a rumor from Plymouth that the Eng
lish admiral had fired on Russian
man-of-War in Chinese waters. The
rumor has not yet been confirmed or
denied.
The Egyptian troops have arrived at
Kassala and the Egyptian flag has been
hoisted over the fort by the side OF the
italian.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
CLAIM CONVERTS
Hanna Faction Announce They
Have Secured Promises of
Two Votes
Which Were Cast With the Com
bine at the Time of Or
ganizatiOn.
Pressure Upon Members From
Home Delegations---One Wis
it's Bushnell.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 5.-Previous to
the assembling of the legislature, there
were conferences on both sides on the
senatorial contest. The Hanna men
claimed to have secured pledges from
Representatives Griffin of Union and
Joyce of Carroll, who voted for Mason
for speaker, but with these doubtful
accessions they were still short two
votes of enough to elect. While Han.
mas friends are working here tho Re-
publican county committees, clubs and
Dther organizations at the homes of the
doubtful Republican members have
been enlisted and many delegations of
visiting statesmen are arriving, one Of
the first being from the home of Gov
ernor Bushnell, Springfield.
Haven't Decided on a Man.
The combined opposition to Senator
Hanna is still uncertain as to their can
didate. Some Democrats object to
Governor Bushnell or Mayor McKisson,
or Mr.. Kurtz, or any other Republican
that has yet been suggested. While the
opposition has informally announced
several names for senator, there has
been no fixed action on that selection
The combine opposition to Hanna
claims to have enough votes to defeat
Hanna, but they have not yet claimed
enough votes for any one senatorial
candidate mentioned by the combine 81
e-ect, Their trouble is not on.y to hol7
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05

:. ter six DAYS Of siege the dervish
poSy a, Os bri Has fallen. Many of the
aelv.shrs were killed an. the rema ;nder
of the garrison fed. Osobri is the last
impt rant pace tetween Kassala and
Knartoum.
a battalion of the Cameron High
landers has been ordered to he in readi-
ness to ascend the Nile a fortnight
hence It is rumored Menelik has or
dered Ayssinians to assist the French,
who are near Khartoum.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
Texas 1 x-Governor Dead.

Houston, Tex, Jan, 5.-Ex- Governor
Ross died at his home e. College Sta
ton, aged CO. He was celebrated
Ranger during the early days of Texas
and attained the rank of brigadier gen.
eral in the Confederate army.
Doubly Stuck.
81 sat in an electric car four hours
today. The power had given out. )"
why didn you get out and walk
down towns
Il couldn't. had paid my fare. ;"
Chicago Record.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The postal Savings bank idea is not
popular with New York bankers
New England's s abandoned farms are
to be reclaimed and reopened by men
from the cities.
The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, from New York Tor Europe,
took out 460, 900 ounces of silver.
j. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., and W. S.
M. Burns have been admitted as part
ners in the firm of J. P. Morgan &
Co.
John @. McNulta has been appointed
receiver Of the National Bank of Illi-
nois, in place of John G. McKeon, re-
signed.
According to mint estimates the gold
output of Colorado for the year is at
least $22, 900, 900, an increase of Sc, ,000,-
900 over last year.
The monthly statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures
shows a ma terial increase in the re-
CENTS from both customs and internal
revenue.
The director of the mint, from infor-
nation now at hand, says the worlds
product Of gold for the calendar year of
1897 will probably approximate, if not
exceed $240,000,000, an increase of
nearly 90 per cent over 1896,
H. H. Hanna, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Indianapolis
monetary convention, has mailed to
the boards of trade and commercial or
Sniz&tions Of the country the notice
OF the call for the reconvening of the
convention in that city Jan. 25, 1898.
POLITICAL. NEWS.
Bribery talk is alraadr rifA in con
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
The Edrar nt Honr Kone.

Hone KONG, Jan. 5.-The British
cruiser Edgar has arrived here and the
British cruiser Grafton has sailed
nos ward. The bulk of the British
a., IS reported to be at Chusan, near
N .nG Po.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05

The Van Wyck administration has
taken charge of Gneateer. New York.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05

Grandfather's hat And within it you see,
Grandfather's favorite cough remedy.
Whether twas Asthma, Bronchitis or
Group,
Or baby at night walked the house with
whoop,
With Ayers Cherry pectoral Granther
was sure
That no cold or cough would e'er fail of
cure.
In hats the styles change, but the records
will show
Coughs are cured as they were s0years ago.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has no equal as a remedy for
coughs, colds, and lung dis
eases. Where other soothing
elixirs palliate, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral heals. It is not a
cheap cough syrup, which
soothes but does not strength
en-; it is a physicians cough
RENE ly. and it cures. It is
put up in large bottles. only,
for household use. Tt was
awarded the medal at the
Worlds Fair Of ninety three.
1t has q record of
so Years of Cures.
Morris tribune., 1898-01-05
POLITICAL NEWS.

Bribery talk is already rife in con-
nection with the Ohio senatorship.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18

That there is urgent need of relief for
the victims Of Weyler's policy is clearly
shown by an article recently published
in the Diario de Ia Marina, of Havana
According to the article the population
of the province of Matanzas on Deem
Der IL, 1896, was GIG persons. The
order of concentration compelled 80, 32l
persons to abandon their homes and they
were herded in the towns witho ut any
resources. Up to November 80, 1897, 90
044 of these people had died of starvation
and II, 456 had disappeared. 1t is esti-
mated that there are at the present time
over 62,000 persons, 1900 men, 10000
women and $4,000 children, in that
province alone who are slowly dying from
inanition and famine diseases. Taking
these figures as basis, it is believed that
no less than 500, 600 deaths from starva-
ton alone are directly traceable to GEN
eral Weyler's edict of concentration.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18
THE GRANT CLAIM.
1t Grew Out of Transaction of Early
War Days.
(Kennebec journal. J

1
| A great deal of favorable comment /
heard on the street over the success OF
Hon. Herbert M, Heath in prosecuting
the war claim of VIM. Grant of Gardner,
for $77 600 before Congress. Friday the
House in committee of the whole acted
favorably upon the claim, thus indicating
that when the case comes up for final
disposition it will be ordered paid MIR.
Heath has telegraphed friends in the city
that the case comes up for decision
next Friday.
| From Mr.. Andrews of the firm of
Heath & Andrews, a journal reporter
was able to get history of this famous
claim.
| On March 5, 1860, William S. Grant
and one other person, VIII little later
withdrew, proposed to the secretary of
war to furnish all the supplies needed
until March 26. 1862, at certain posts in
Arizona, at prices IL per cent. below the
then ruling rates. Four days later an
order authorizing the supplies was issued.
Grant gave bonds and to insure prompt
| work moved to Arizona where he in
vested large sums in flour mills, etc. In
September of that year an order was is
sued to have the goods examined before
shipment Sept "a, 1860, GRANTS eastern
agents had goods to meet the acquisitions
and requested speedy inspection, as
the goods were to be sent by water to
port in Texas and thence shipped over
land in wagons. Grants trains We're at
this port waiting by Nov. TO- Owing TO
inexcusable delays and despite numerous
protests the goods were not Inspected
| until Dec. 3, and 5. They arrived 81
| Port Sayaca, Jan. Is, 1861. The wagon
train proceeded as far as possible only
about 60 miles, before the lateness Of the
SEASON prevented further progress. 1t
has been shown that this delay was not
due to any negligence on the part OF the
| contractor. April 20 the entire train
was captured by order of the Governor
of Texas, that state having seeded from
| the Union.
Application for relief was made to the
| 37th Congress, but without action by the
committee; The papers were Withdrawn
andysuit brought in the Court of Claims.
| In this suit claim was made for unearned
profits and orther things since abandoned.
| The court decided that it was not within
| it's province to determine tho equltle S
| in the case: that Congress must deter
mine that.
1t appears from the papers in the case
| that MIR. Grant who was possessed of
property valued at $l25, 200 in 1860 was
rendered penniless in 1861 through no
fault of his own. His property in Ari-
IONA was destroyed, when the troops
abandoned the post. Three times before
Mr.. Heath took hold of the case. the
claim had passed one branch of Congress
only to fall in the other. The claim now
has been cut down to $77 969.7S.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18

1t is an important fact which has been
steadily concealed by opponents of the
treaty that the production of sugar in the
Hawaiian Islands was made measurably
successful only by the employment of
forms Of Asiatlc labor which the laws of
the United States do not permit. What
ever the cost Of producing sugar on the
islands has been, it, is certain to be great
er when none but free labor can be en-
ployed therein. Even if the Asiatic
workers now on the islands remain, they
are far too shrewd to be compelled to
work at Asiatic wages after the opera
ton of United States laws enables them
to claim and get the freedom and the
wages which American civilization per
it's New York Tribune.
The cotton mills have been reducing
wages of late ON the plea that operatives
in the Southern part of this country are
working for lower wages than have been
the rule in New England. That is to
say, a great many people who have been
citizens OF this country for many years
have apparently not been shrewd enough
to claim and get the wages which Amerl-
can civilization permits, and which have
actually been paid to the majority OF per-
sons engaged in the same occupation as
themselves. This being SO, why is 1t so
clear that Asiatic labor in the Hawaiian
Islands will be so shrewd as to insist
that their wages be raised to the. point
that American civilization permits as
soon as they become citizens of this coun-
try? We have had in years past large in
f1uxes of Chinese labor in the Western
part of this country, and one of the COM
plants against it was that it worked for
less wages than the native, and SO
crowded the latter out of employment. 1t
was either not shrewd enough or too
shrewd to insist on the wages that Ameri-
can civilization permits.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18

So far as we can gather from the
various communicate ons from Deerlng
against annexation which the PRESS
has published, the objections are praotl-
eally two in number. One is that there
will not be so many offices in proportion
to the population after annexa-
ton rs there are now and con-
sequently the chances of aspirants VIII
be diminished; the other is that not SO
much of the money raised by taxation
will be spent in Deering as is now spent
there. The first objection is real and
can't be removed. Every Deeripg man
who has made up his mind to vote in the
way that that will least unfavorably
affect his chances of getting an Office will
vote against annexation. The fear in
volved in the second objection is entirely
groundless. Portland is governed by
parties. and neither of them is likely to
ALLEVIATE the support of so large body of
voters as Deering contains by refusing to
appropriate q liberal share of the taxes
to the benefit of their section. 1t is
altogether mora likely that Deering by
reason of its large proportional represen-
tation and the cohesive tendency of
voters whose material interests are iden-
tica, will get more than what fairly
belongs to it after annexation rather than
less
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18
THE COTTON MILL STRIKES.

| The impending labor troubles in New
England are to be regretted, partly on &C
count of the bad effect they are likely to
have on general business, but more espec.
tally because of the suffering and want
| they are almost certain to bring to thou
sands of persons who ara in no way re-
sponsible for them. A strike now
| means that thousands of families will be
deprived in the middle of the winter 5of
the wages on which they have been accus-
toned to live, and which in most cases
constitute their only means Of support.
1t seems to us that this unhappy condi-
tion is being precipitated by the unwise
and unjustiflable action of the operatives.
We do not mean to claim that the strike
under all circumstances is unwise or I'M
Unsuitable. 1t is about the only way
workingmen and women have OF resisting
the imposition of unjust conditions
upon them, and there are circumstances
under which we believe it is better for
them to resort to it even if there is little
chance of success, than TO tamely sub
nit. The knowledge that this weapon
exists and may be used, oftentllnes, no
doubt, restraints selfish employers from
making cut downs i'll wages, which they
otherwise would resort to to swell their
own gains. We do not believe it would
be for the advantage of laboring men to
pledge themselves never 10 go on
strike even though statistics may show
that, as q general rule, the strike results
disassrously to them.
But the strike against cut down OF
wages ought never to lie resorted to I'M
less it is very clear that the reduction is
unreasonable. A reduction simply to en-
able employers who are receiving a far
return to get more may be resisted.
But q reduction which is necessary to
save The employers from loss ought TO he
accepted without resistance, if for no
other reason because the alternative is
the closing up Of business, which means
no wages at all. The reduction of wages
lust ordered in the mills in New Eng
land is, with possibly one or two excep-
tiops. the result not of the cupidity of
employers, but of conditions over which
they nave no COuUIO43 WbANli AesEo iAoNS ~
impossible to run the mills at the exist
ing rate of wages, except at loss. The
alternative before the operative to re-
duction of wages is no wages at all. A
strike can do him no good, because 1t
will be more profitable for the employer
to shut down altogether than to pay what
the operative demands. There is, too,
no injustice to be resisted in this case,
because no injustice exists. as the en-
ployer is paying all his business can
afford. Under the existing conditions the
striker is saying practically: Because
cannot get the wages | want l will take
none at ALL This is not only foolish, but
when he has wife and children Deepen
dent upon his wages for support. it is
cruel and immoral. He ought net to ex-
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18
RODE THE MULE IN THE WATER
LIKE A CENTAUR.
Washington Post.)

can interesting incident happened
when was in Honolulu, - said Senator
Morgan yesterday. ''You know the ma
tives are magnificent swimmers. They
take to the water like ducks. One day
a, cargo of mules was being carried On
barge to steamer lying off shore
when one of the mules jumped over
board and made for the shore. When he
landed on the beach he looked around,
and seeing all the other mules still being
carried toward the steamer, he went out
into the surf again and started in the
direction of the barge. After he had gone
some distance great wave came along
and turned him over. When he righted
himself he was absolutely wild, and
blindly headed out for midocean. The
men on the barge watched him for
awhile, and the captain asked ii it was
proposed to let the animal drown. Quick
as a fash one of tho kanakas spran g
overheard. swan at tangent to
intercept the mule, and reaching the ami
NAL, climbed upon his back, and by
clever tactics directed the animal to the
steamer, riding him like centaur in
the water all the way"
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18

In common with the other postmasters
Of the cities, Postmaster SWEET has re-
ceiHed instructions from the first assistant
postmaster general to help take care of the
deficiency of $4,000 in the postal ap-
preparation by discharging two of the
present carriers on the first of February.
Sometime ago the number of carriers
was found to be insufficient to meet the
needs of our people, and two were added.
Now the government orders two dis
charged thus reducing the service to its
old state of insuffieiency At the present
time there are six deliveries daily in the
business sections and two in the residen
rial sections. 1t viii be impossible to
keep up this number if two of the car
riers are taken off, and as the deliveries
In the residential section are now about
as few as possibla it will be the business
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18
To the Holders of the Bonds of the
Kennebec Light and Heat Company.

The Kennebec Light and Heat Company, ex-
ercising the right given in the bonds issued by
said company and in the mortgage securing the
same, dated May II, A. D. 1891, hereby calls in
for redemption cancellation, and retirement.
its first mortgage six per cent bonds bearing
The principal of said bonds will be paid at
the rate of one hundred and three dollars (S103)
for each one hundred dollars (Sl00), face value
of said bonds, together with the accrued inter
est thereon.
Said bonds will be paid at the office of the
Union Safe Deposit and Trust Company at Port
land, Maine and should be presented there for
payment and redemption.
All interest on said bonds will cease on the
ninth day of April, A. d. 1898.
Kennebec Light and Heat Company.
By GEt. f. WEST, Treasurer.
Dated January 18th, 1898. jan17d3w