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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

The people of Kansas City and st.
Louis are having lively contest over
an effort to secure the removal of the
Headquarters of the new department Of
the Missouri, established recently in the
reorganization of the military depart
rnents of the Army, from Omaha, where
headquarters have for long time been
established Either one of these two
cities is claimed to be superior to Omaha,
and the Missouri delegation is endeaTor-
ing to bring about such change Is Y i'll
carry the headquarters into their Stae.
TIL, delegation, however. is divid j, aHI
the fact that Assistant Secretary O. War
Meikeljohn is from Nebraska will proc
ably result in the retaining of the head
quarters in the metropolis of the State
which the assistant Secretary represents
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

Champ Clark, of Missouri one of the
most entertaining speakers in the House,
has just returned from St. Louis, where
he went to deliver an address before the
Knights of St. Patrick on the nth OF
March 1t is needless to say that Mr..
Clark acquitted himself with honor, for
his reputation as a public speaker IS sec
ond to none with that OF any man from
the Western section of the country, and,
as a matter of fact. there are few in
in the House to-day who can compare
with him in off-hand debate and wit and
repartee Mr.. Clarke brings back with
him as a souvenir of the occasion a
heavy gold Maltese cross, upon which
is enameied the shamrock and heart
symbolical of the organization of the
true sons Of Erin. Mr.. Clarke is proud
of this testimonial and has worn It fos
several days where everybody who APP
proaches can see it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Senator Quay is very greatly disturbed
over the political situation in Pennsyiva-
MIA He has received assurances that
John Wanamaker is in the race for gov
ernor to win, if possible. and that if he
does secure the nomination and election
that they might carry with them leg
islature that will decline to return Mr.
Quay to the Senate At present Con
gresham w A Stone is the leading
Quay candidate for governor. He is
trading on Quay's name, but the boss Of
the keystone State has not publicly rec
ognized the candidacy Of Mr.. Stone. MIR.
Quay. it is said, will not come out openly
for candidate until he is first assured
that the candidate can be nominated and
elected. and he must be a man who can
obtain all the money needed for a cam
paign in Pennsylvania. and this. it Is
said Mr.. Stone can only do through
friends. Mr. Stone is now in PennsyiVa-
MIA trying to undo the work John Wanna
maker has begun, and some time within
the next two weeks il is believed Senator
Quay will name his candidate for COVER
nor. When this event takes place the con-
test until the convention is over viii be
a hard one.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

Senator Proctor does not believe in Gu
ban annexation. Senator Gallinger does.
Both are agreed that Spain must go!'
That also is the conviction of the Ameri-
can people; and they expect President
Mckinley so to charge the jury next
Monday. Spain must go, and before the
rainy season sets in, too.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

Several other well known Republicans
of the State of Texas were ignored by
this appointment. Among these may be
named Charles w. Ogden of San An
tonic. a native Texan. and a lifelong Re
publican, and one of the best lawyers
in the State, indorsed by every one of
the Supreme judges and many of the
judges of the Court of Appeals. Another
candidate was Walter Byrnes of Hous-
ton, another lifelong Republican, a
member of the present State senate and
the only Republican in that body. He
was elected In a Democratic district by
Democratic votes because of his ability
and honesty and his high standing a
man. He is indorsed absolutely by every
one of his colleges, the most OF them
being Democrats and lawyers like him
self In the face Of these recommends
lions President Mckinley has turned
down both men and assigns as a reason
the fact that they do not live in the
Dortherly district of Texas, but he is in
consistent enough to appoint a man who
does not even have a residence in the
State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

The Senate Committee on the judiciary
Will take up on I 1t Monday the nomi-
nation of E. R. Meek, nominated recent
Iy to be a district judge in the northern
district OF Texas. A bitter fight has
been made against the confirmation Of
Mr. Meek, and if he should be confirmed
it will only happen after a contest that
promises to become notorious. The
nominee is said to be not even a resident
of tho State, but went down there with
his family from Des Moines. Iowa las,
June, after Abner Mckinley, brother of
the President, had promised him he
could have the job. When Mr. Meek
landed in Fort Worth with his family he
registered as from the Iowa city and
his nomination to this important place is
looked upon as one of the most fragrant
of the violations of the home rule plank
Of the Republican party, that the Presi-
dent has yet made. AS Senator Clinton
is a member of the Judiciary Committee
the fate Of Meek may be said to be
almost in his hands, for If Mr. Chiffon
protests vigorously against his cOnfirma-
ton. tho chances are ten to one that the
nominee will be turned down by the
committee. 1t is claimed by Texans that
| if Mr.. Chiffon does not conduct an ener-
getic fight it viii raise such a storm OF
| opposition as Will seriously affect that
| gentleman's success in the next cam
| paign for the United States Senate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

Mr.. De Graffenried of Texas was smok-
ing on the floor of the House yesterday
and Speaker Reed saw him. The Speaker
directed Page Halstead to inform the
gentleman from Texas that he was yio-
lating a rule of the House.
who sent you to me?' inquired Mr. De
Graffenried.
THE Speaker" replied the boy, gave
me the order"
well" said the member from Texas
who dearly loves joke, Speaker Reed
is only member of Congress like my
self and if he gave you the order l Will
revoke it. Tell Mr.. Reed that his order
is revoked" concluded the member, slow
ly exhaling quantity of smoke in the
race of the amazed messenger, who
gasped:
But the Speaker gave the order"
You tell the Speaker that If he orders
me about | will kill him, and Mr.. De
Graffenried endeavored to make mis- be-
nign countenance look fierce and blood
thirsty.
Thoroughly alarmed, the page ian dp
to the Speaker and breathlessly declared
that Mr.. De Graffenried would kill MIN if
the Speaker gave him orders. With the
bright twinkle in his eye that always ap-
pears when the Speaker appreciates a
Joke, he bent toward the page and in a
hollow, graveyard-lke whisper he in
quired:
rs he armed?"
An hour later Speaker Reed walked
leisureIy over to the Democratic side, and
after shaking hands with Mr.. De Graf
fenried asked him what kind of a Texas
Steer he was trying to inaugurate
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

WEDNESDAY, MARCH a. 1875.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24

Senator Hanna sat in a committee room
yesterday after Senator Gallinger had
made his patriotic Cuban speech con-
versfng with some fellow-senators. He
remarked:
"Gallinger made fool of himself to-
day, and I suppose Thurston will do the
same tomorrow"
Not a single member of the committee
bv word or action encouraged Senator
Hanna TO believe that his contemplate
sentiments were approved Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

that the Duncansby Head herself had
foundered Immediately after she was
deserted
Yes: all that's ommon gossip on the
Rock. Mulready was her skipper. X.
Mulready; Id known him years
"Weel. poor deevil. its perhaps good
for him he's drowned"
Yes. | suppose 1t Is. Hes saved Il
sight of trouble. Dye know. Mac. jim
my Mulready and passed for mate the
same day and went to sea with our
bran new tickets III the same ship, him
:: mate. me as second.
The seas an awful poor profession
for all except Il shipowner that lives
ashore
lis. Yes, that's Il true word. 1t is.
And so Antonio and his mate told the
other dago that they'd seen the wreck
Not much. They kept their heads
shut. There was money in the idea IT
it could only be worked, and a Portu-
gee likes a dollar as much as Il white
man. So there YOU have the whole
yarn. except that they got to know
that the D~uncansby was on her way
home after Il long spell at tramplns
when she got into trouble, and carried
all the money she'd earned in good solid
gold in the charthousc drawer.
SotIlltlS Ilkt al SUI iIiiS \ NV
deny" said Kettle. But why should
Mr.. Antonio and his friend come to
YOU
They ran from their ship here i'll Glib
and laid low till she hau sailed. 1t was
the natural thing for them to do. But
when they began to look round them
in cold blood they found themselves a bit
on the beach. They'd no money: there's
such Il shady crowd here III Glib that
cverythiny's we'll watched. and they
couldn't steal, so there was nothing for
it but to take Il partner into the con
Germ. OF course. being dagos, they
weren't likely to trust one of their own
sort
Not much. And so they came to
YOU
The knew me- said the engineer.
And | came to you because | knew
YOU, captain. I'm no navigator myself.
though | can make shift to handle Il
sailboat; so Il navigator WAS wanted. L
said to myself the man i'll all creation
for this job is Capt. Kettle, and then
what should | do but run right up
against YOU.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

for three baking days. The two For
tuguese were first profane. then sulien,
then frightened; some saint day, IL
appeared, had been violated 10y the
start. and they began first to hint at
and then to insist on Il return. 10
which Kettle rctorted that he was GO
ing to see the matter through now If he
had to hang in the straits for the whole
Is days. and suI,Sist for the rest Of the
trip upon dew and their belts, and in
this McTodd backed hin NJ. Once
started and away from the whisky bot
tie. there was nothing very yielding
about Mr.. McTodd. Only one comprom-
i>c did Kettle offer to make. He would
stand across and drop his Portuguese
partners Oh the African shore if they.
on their part. would disclose the where
abouts of the wreck. and i'll due time.
when the dividends We're gathered. he
faithfully promised them their share.
But to this. they would not consent. In
fact. there was :; good deal of mutual
diStruSt between the two parties.
AT last. however. 4 kindly slant Of
wind took the lifeboat in charge and
hustled her wetly out into the broad At
1antic, and when they had run the shores
of Europe and Asia out of sight. and
there was nothing round them but the
blue hcaving water. with here and there
Il sail and Il steamers smoke, then
Senior Antonio saw fit to give Capt. Ket-
tie Il course.
I'VE was stcaming. froma Teneriffe to
Nader when we saw thosea rocks
with Duncansby Head asho'."
Him" said Kettle. 'Thosell be the
Salvage islands,
"Stcamah was pile up on de first.
Mother island We pass after
"That's Piton island. if | remember
Let's nave Il look at the chart" He
handed over the filler to McTodd. took Il
tattered admiralty chart from one of
the lockers. and spread it on the damp
floor gratin-S. The two Portuguese
helped with their brown paws to keep it
from futtering away. Yes. either Lit
tie Piton or Great Piton. Which side
did YOU pass it on|'
Antonio thumped Il Gunwale of the
lifeboat. I
Kept it on the port hand going north.
did you? Then that1l be Great Pitcn,
and Il sweet shop it is for reefs. accord
ing to this chart. l wish I'd Il directory.
1t will be IL regular cats dance getting
in. But, | say, young man, isn't there
Il light there"
"i4i@hta? | not understand
You savvy Observation-Disclosures
mark-light in dark
20. yes. lighta house. | got there. No
no lighta house.
We'll. there's one marked here Il
projected. and | was afraid it Nigh
have come. | forgot the Canaries were
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

"Thank you. Mac"
Blu. there's one other thing you'll
have to do, and that's buy, beg, borrow
or steal the ship to carry the expedition.
because the rest Of us can't raise a
blessed shilling amongst us. 1t needn't
he IL big outlay. That old i. & Q. life
boat which | was talking about would
carry us fine. and | think three five
pound notes would buy her.
Very WELL" said Kettle. "And now
lets get Il move on us. There's been
enough time spent in talk. and the
sooner we're on that wreck the less
chance there is Of any one else getting
there to overhaul her before us"
1t would be Improbable to follow III
detail the fitting out Of 4 Wrecking cX-
petition upon insufficient capital. and
so be it briefly stated that the Old life
boat (which had passed through many
hands since she was cast from the L. Il
.. %Service) WAS purchased by din of
tagging for an absurdly small sum
and victualed and watered for IS days.
The Portuguese. who still refused to
disclose the precise location of the
wreck. said that it might take a fort
night to reach her. and prudence would
have suggested that it was advisable
to take at least Il month provisions.
pul lne nleiSeflcSS OF tnelf cap1aI hat
~ forbade this. and they were only able
to furnish the boat with what would
spin out to Is days on an uncomfOrtably
short ration. They trusted that what
pickings they might find in the store
rooms of the wreck herself would pro-
vide them for the voyage.
With this slender equipment. then.
they sailed forth from Gibraltar bay. an
obvious party Of adventures. They
were bombarded by the questions and
the curious StareS of all the shipping in
tcrest on the Rock: they were fatty
given to understand by Il naval busy
body who had been bidder carry his
inuuisitiveneSS to the deuce) that they
/ had earned official suspicion. and would
be watched accordingly and if ever i'll
wishes could sink Il craft. that ancient
L 4 O IifebOat was full to her marks.
The voyage did not begin with pros
! perity. There is always Il strong sur
face current running in through The
straits. and just then the breezes were
light. The IifebOat was Il dull sailer.
and her people. in consequence. had the
modification of keeping CarnerO point
and the frOwning rock behind in sight
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14


reefs, and had y narrow escapes from
being smashed into slaves. 1t looked as
if nature had performed i miracle and
taken the steamer bodily in her arms
and lifted her over at least Il dozen
black walls of stone.
The tive Portuguese were already sick
to death of the whole business, but for
their feelings neither Kettle nor Nc
Todd had any concern whatever. They
were useful in the working of the boat.
and therefore they We're taken along.
and when they refused duty or did it
with too much listleneSs to please they
were cuffed into activity again. There
was 10 verbal argument about the mat
ter. WORK or suffer" was the simple
motto the two islanders went upon, and
it answered admirably. They knew the
breed of the Portuguese of old.
At last. by dint of daring and toll. the
secret of the passage through the noisy
SpOutln@ reefs was won: II was sound
ed carefully and methodically for sunk
Ell rocks. and noted in all possible WAYS:
and the old II. x @. lifeboat was hoistcd
on the DuncanSby davitS. The Portu-
gueSc were driven down into the stoke
hold to represent double watches Of Il
dozen men and make 4 requisite steam:
McTodd fingered the rlsted engines like
an artist. and Kettle took his stand
alone with the steam wheel on the upper
bridge.
They had formally signed articles.
ami apportioned themselves pay. Kettle
as master. McTodd as chief engineer
and the Portuguese as firemen. because
salvage is apportioned pro rata, and the
more pay i nan is getting the longer is
=. 4,.,. ~ I,1 I, NJ
Todd's suggestions they awarded them
selves paper stipends which they could
feel proud of. and put down the portu-
cuesc for the ordinary fireman's wages
then paid ont Of Gibraltar. neither more
nor less. For as the engineer said:
There was Il fortune to be divided up
somehow. and it would be pity for a
pair Of unclean dagoes to have more
than was absolutely necessary. seeing
that they would not know what 10 10
with it,.
Capt. Kettle felt it 10 be one Of the
supreme moments of his life when he
rang on the Duncansby's bridge telc-
graph to half speed ahead" Here was
Il bit for fortune such as very rarely
came III any ShipmasterS way: not
getting salvage. the larger part of which
an owner would finger. for mere as
SiStance: but taking 10 port Il vessel
which was derelict and deserted. the
greatest and the rarest plum that the
seas could offer. 1t was a thought that
thrilled him.
But he had not much time for Senti-
mental musings in this strain. A terri
bly, nervous bit Of pilotage lay ahead OF
him: the motive power of his steamer
was fenh nd uncertain, and it would
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

Spanish. and Madeira was Portuguese
and that these rocks which lie half way
would be 4 sort of slack cross etween
the pair Of them. Mammals the motto,
isn't it Tonic? Never do to-day what
You hope another fat will do for you to
morrow
Isl, 81. manana.' said the Portuguese.
who had not understood one word in 10
Of all this. "Manana we find rich. plen-
ty too much rich. God save queen
Those Canary fishing schooners land
on the SalvagcS sometimes. said Nc
Todd, so | heard once in Las Palmas.'
Then therc'lI be fieas on the islands.
whatever else there is" said Kettle. Il
guess we got to take our chances, Mac.
If the old wrecks been overhauled be
fore we get there, it's our bad luck: if
she hasn't been skinned clean We'll
take what there is. and | fancy we shall
be men enough to stick to it. 1t isn't as
if she was piled up on some civilized
beach. With coast guards to take pos
session. and all the rest of it. The isl
:nds are either Spanish or Portugce.
they belong to Il pack of thieves amy
way. and we've just as much right to
help ourselves as any one else has.
What we've cot to do at present is to
SioNc lll1S olu RUIN OF Il ll1etDOat along
as though she We're Il racing Yacht. At
the shortest. we've got 200 miles of blue
water ahead of u.s."
Open-boat vOyaging in the broad At
lantic may hay its pleasures. but these.
such as they We're. did not appeal to
either Kettle or his companions. They
We're th~orough-going steamer sailors:
they despiSed sails. and the SmallnesS Of
their craft gave them qualms both men
tai and physical. BY day the sun
scorched them with intolerable glare
and violence: by night the clammy sea
miSts drenched them to the bone. For a
larger vessel the weather would have
been accounted favOrable: for their
! cookie shell it was once or twice ter
rifle. In two squalls that they ran
into. breaking cOmbcrS filed the lifeboat
to the thwartS. and they had to bale for
their bare lives. They were cramped
and sore from their constrained position
and want of exercise: they got sea sores
on their wrists and Salt-grime on every
inch of their perSons:' they were grow
ing gaunt on the scanty ratiOns: and in
fact a better presentation of Il boat full
of desperate caStawayS it would be hard
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

photo there above the bel foot will he
hi wifc. Poor old Jimmy. lie got re-
lision before | did. and started hi~ ia
surancc. too. and if he's kept them both
NJ b. and hj~ widow ought 10 bc aIl
rightly Jamc~, did YOU fc.l that:
NoT"ld stared round him, "Nhat:
h. asked.
she moved"
I took it for SUR she vs~ on the
crot.ud."
80 lii /, Int she isn't. Their. you
en- feel her lift again.
Thea Went ont III irck- 1hc SIM va-
already dipping III the western ~,a. T..
hind the central hill ~ the island. and
III another few minutes il wouli be- dark.
Their" i little twilight - FAR south. ~
Hicy took cross Bearing on thc shore
ANIL watched i~ntcutly. Yc>. Their, WAS
not = doubt about ii. The puucau~by
llr.fl fuatcl and III" was moving across
the deep water lake that held hcr.
Mon. said tho engineer. c~uihu~il>
ti,alIy, we've 4 great head aud 4 great
flt''r" hof"r" y"u. 1T never have
guessed it,
Il took ii Tor granted shes beaten her
bottom out in getting here. but shes
hlandered IN through the reefs without
touching. and if shes come in IN. can
ct ont again. AMI were the fellows IL
take her"
With engine
With cn-ines, yc~. If ehc'> badly
broken down in the hardware shop.
Wc'r" done. I'll forgotten the machin-
cry. and that's i fact. Wcll fui i
lantern and III 20 down with You. Mac,
and give them an inspect
Th" two Portuguese had already sworn
themselves 10 Il StandStill. and had gone
below and found hunks. hut the men
from the little islands in the north had
more energy iii their systems. and they
expended ii tirclcSSly. NcToid over
hauled every nut, every Nearing. every
valve. every rod Of the engines with M
experts criticism. and found nothing
that would prevent active working: kct
tie rummaged the rest Of the Shin: ant
far into the morning they gathered
again i'll the charthou>e and compared
results. She had been swept. hadll
swept: everything movable on deck was
gone: cargo had shifted and then shift
ed back again till She had lost all hci
list and WAS III proper trim: the cnginc>
were still workable if carefully nurScd
and. III fact. though battered. She wa>
entirely ScaWorthy. .And while. Will
tired GuSto they We're comparing theS,
things WearincSS at last got the bette
of them. and first one and thcn the 9th
er lncontinently dropped off into the
deadest Of sleep.
That the DuncanSby Head had come in
mustered and unScathed through the
reefs. anu therefore. under steam and
control. could 90 out again. WAS on tn,
face of 1t Il very simple and Obvious
theory to make: but 10 discover :, pass
age through the rocks to make il prac
tlcablc was quite another matter. FoI
three days the old +. & O. Iifeboar
Piled up and down from outside IN,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08

j. W. Shultz. republican candidate
for treasurer, was in Miller Thurs
day shaking hands with many
friends. Mr.. S. is an ideal candidate
for the Office of county treasurer, a
good accountant, fine penmen, an
agreeable. accommodating man, fitted
by business experience and educa-
ton, speaks English and German,
and is in every way particularly well
qualified to make one of the best Of
ticers Hand county ever had. He
served one term as county commits
sioner, being elected in a populist
district, and he served one term as
state senator from this county. He
is very popular with all classes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
Rec HEIG

Fritz !nglehard went to Iowa
Tuesday to visit with relatives.
School commenced Monday with
Miss Margie Davis as teacher. She
will make her home with Mrs. Wat
kins.
The aged mother OF Mr. Ambrose
La Crosse died Friday night. she
was living with here daugeter, Mrs.
r. Louzon, and was eighty eight
years OF age,
Glen Willett returned Monday
night from his visit to Illinois. He
visited with James Jackson and
family, who are nicely located III
Chicago. Mr.. J. was one OF the pio-
neers of Rec Heights.
Our hot weather took u chill Mon
dav night, and fires are necessary
today.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
Does Baby
hrive?

If your baby is delicate
and sickly and its food does
not nourish it, put fifteen
or twenty drops of SCOTS
Emulsion in its bottle three
or four times a day and you
will see a marked change.
We have had abundant
proof that they will thrive
on this emulsion when other
food fails to nourish them.
1t is the same with larger
children that are delicate.
SCOTS Emulsion seems to be
the element lacking in their
food. Do not fail to try it If
your children do not thrive.
1t is as useful for them in
summer as in winter.
4sk jour doctor If this rs not true.
:sCQTT 4 BOVINE. Chemists. New York