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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
UNDERGROUND RAIL-
ROAD PASSENGER.


after struggle to swallow large
mouthful. from what de folks toll me
where ! was stayin' yist'day. dis we're
was de place, nigh as could make out
In de dim O. de mawnin'-dis yere was
de place"
"Well. we can't help II now. All thee
can do is to keep still till night"
Then Jim shouted warning. and I
heard him coming cautiously up the
stairs before my man was down and
covered up again. But covered he was
before Jim found me. and we rushed
pell-mell for the ''gool."
When the game was ended l went
home, hungry enough. but quite I'M
able to enjoy my dinner for fear Of the
discovery Of the runaway. I told my
father Of him at the first opportunity,
and he was as anxious as l, as his
countenance showed.
II wouldn't have neighbor Sherman
find him for anything. but thee did the
best that could be done. my son. and
there's nothing for 1t but to wait till
dark"
The commentator comforted me,
and proved myself a valuable trench
erman at supper.
After nightfall stole across the fields
to neighbOr Sherman's, and all being
quiet about the premises, I at once
made my way to the loft, where found
my man just on the point of setting
forth alone, so impatient was he of a
longer stay in the dangerous precincts.
We had crept cautiously downstairs
and around the barn, not drawing a
free breath till we got 1t between us
and the house, when we heard team
driven rapidly to the door, and voices
In low, earnest conversation. Then
some one ran rapidly up the stairs to
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15

the loft, and presently returned; where
upon the team was driven away in
greater haste than it had come.
l did not understand 1t at all, and
only felt sure that we had started none
too soon. 1t was bright starlight, so
we skulked along fences, which led us
a roundabout way, till we came near
our house, waiting among the pear
trees of the garden.
The kitchen door was open, my father
standing in 1t, in silhouette against the
candle-light, speaking in an earnest
tone to two men who stood little out
side the threshold. Other figures stood
at intervals around the house, very
steadfast and alert, except one who
seemed to be looking in our direction.
Il tell you there's no one but my own
family in my house." heard my father
say.
One of the men replied, "That's all
very well. Mr.. Thorne, but can't take
your word for 1t, when there's niger
in the case. We shall have to search
the house"
Then. with terror that seemed to
melt my leg-bones and take my heart
Ofmy body, l realized that our house
was beleaguered by slave-hunters. The
two men ut the door pushed in past my
father, while the others stood more
alert. The man who was looking our
he saw us, though the negro and |, by a
common impulse, crawled quickly be-
hind the trunks of two pear-trees a few
feet apart.
On he came unerringly, until he was
right between us, and made out dis
tinctly the TALL muscular form and red
bearded face of our neighbor Sherman.
| expected to see him pounce upon the
crouching figure of my companion like
tiger on his prey, and wondered If a
sudden attack in the rear by 12-year-
| old boy could be of any avail.
He turned neither to the right nor to
the left as he passed between us, nor
paused as he whispered with sharp dis
| tinctness, go back to my barn and lay
low till tell YEP
A few PAGES beyond us he turned
about and passed between us again, re-
peating the whispered injunction, and
going back to the house, took post there.
loudly enjOining vigilance upon the
others.
The negro crawled away in range of
his tree. on his hands and knees, as
stealthily as a cat, and l followed as
nearly as could In like manner, till we
gained the cover of fence. looking
back from which we saw the light shin
ing from successive windows as the
searching party moved from room to
room, while the figures of the besiegers
were dissolved aud blotted out In the
gloom.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
W oman's Way.

Mrs. Triggs-Oh, dear, did you ever
hear Of such luck! Mrs. Waggsley has
made me present of vase that must
have cost at least $50. But that's the
way it always goes. Bad luck comes
when you're hard up and can least af-
ford to face 1t.
Mr.. Triggs-I don't understand you.
Why should this beautiful present
make you talk about bad luck and be-
ing hard up?
Mrs. Triggs-Why, you dull thing,
don't you see that shall have to give
her something in return which will
cost at least S. more?
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
WHITE POLAR BEAR.
HABITS AND cHARACTeRisTics
OF The ANIMAL.


HE aquatic MEM
Der OF the bear
family, the Thai
a s sarctos mariti-
m u 3 Of natural
lists, Is also the
strongest, largest
and most Interest,"
ing species, writes
General A. w.
Greedy, of the
United 8 tate g
army. While Its
s h u I'd Ing gait
leaves Its roa d
trails along the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
Words.

There are now over 100000 words in
the English language, acknowledged
by the best authorities. or about 10000
more than In the German, French.
Spanish and Italian combined.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15

The American people are not buying
as many prescriptions at drug stores
as they formerly did; they are now
spending their money for patent medi.
cine1.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15

Before expressing your honest con-
victions these days, you must lock
yourself In a room and plug up the
key he lie.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

man capitalists have purchased a
tract of land adjoining the site of the
Pullman car works and are arrang-
ing to put in an immense steel plant
to manufacture steel on some pro-
cess of their own. The tariff law
forced them 10 remove from Ger
many to this country. Thus we will
have employment offered to several
thousands American workmen at
good remunerative wages and will
ship the manufactured product out
using our own raw material, instead
of having foreign raw material and
foreign labor used and the finished
product Imported to this country
to break down our own manifactur-
ing industries as under Democratic
low tariff laws.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
A ERICAN TIN.

I'VE remember several years
M back when we were in the
w hardware trade we were
paying $I2,5o to SI3, 90 per box for
imported tin plate.
The Republicans put goodly
tariff on the tin plate and the Pops
all over the country sent up fear
full cry about the duty being tax
on the builder and claiming we never
could manufacture tin in this country
and that it only showed the stupidity
and in competency of Republican
management. Soon we began to
hear reports of thousands of dollars
worth of machinery being put into
big tin plate manufactures, still our
friends were incredulous. Time
slipped away, in few monthsAmer-
lean tin was on the market.
We remember the first box we got
in, we cut off a piece and carried it
across the street to the Office of a
prominent business man of this city
who usually holds Office in one party
or the other except during short in
tervals when he don't know where
he is at, and showed him a piece of
genuine American tin. We we'll
remember the sneering remarks that
were made about the "administrat-
ions little SIX 10 tin plant erected
and run for campaign purposes. /"
What are the results in few short
years2
The statistics of the industry show
that during the last nine months
there were manufactured in this
country 3'o45, 800 boxes of tin plate,
And better quality of American
tin plate sells on the market today
at SO. 90 per box than we got of the
imported at about SIG. 90 a reduct-
ion of nearly fifty per cent. Still
they can't see that protection cheap
ems commodities. This also means
the employment of thousands of
American laborers and the support
of their families, keeping millions of
dollars at home for the support of
our own people instead of sending
it abroad to support the foreign
workmen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
NEOSHO VALLEY.

Wednesday Sept. 2!.-The rain has
made It most to wet for fall blowing.
G. T. Irwin and family spent Sun.
day at Mr.. Morises'
Rev. Brown filled his appointment
at Tony Point Sunday.
Mr.. Barnes and family and Mr..
Walser and family Sundayed at Mr.
Georges.
The Sale at NJ. Montagues was well
attended, people coming from South
west of carlton. Stock of all kind
sold we'll.
The storm did considerable damage
in this neighborhood last Friday
night, blowing grain and hay stacks
down. Mr.. T. j. Anderson had sever
al tons of hay burned by lightning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
Summons sy Publication.

State of Kansas, County Of Neosho. IS
In the District Court of tsaid county ana
state.
The New England Loan and Trust Company
Plaintiff.
T. T. Harding, Mile E. Harding, n: ]. Morri'
son and Frederick NJ. Parrott, Defenuants'
The state of Kansas TO the said defendants
H. T Morrison and Frederick Nj, Parrot,
Graatinr. You, and each OF you, are hereby
notified that you have been sued In SAID court
in an action wherein said The New England
Loan and Trust Company Ia corporatlonl Is
plaintiff and you are sd tbs snG oa july
10 1898 on or before the 25th day OF October,
1895, or said petition will be taken as true ana
Indictment rendered according as follows:
For the sum of $50 with III per cent IN,
terest from the LIST day OF FebrTar k iIs
of August, 1896, and $22.O with 10 per cent IN,
terest from the list day of February, 1881, ano
so so with 10 per cent interest from the ISL gay
Of August 1897, and $3.50 with III per cent IN,
terest from the LIST day OF FeDIuay IN & aI.
costs OF suit against l. 1 haIu'ns anu -
Z; II That You, H. t Morrison and Frederick;
Parrott, be barred and foreciosed OF an
right title lien and equity OF redemption In
ated in said county and state to wit; The east
haH ~ the northwest fractional quarter OF sec
tion four az. township twenty-seven w south
III range nineteen 30 east p m, by virtue Oh
the mortgage set out IN plalntln pS.. aant ss
nrovided in said mortgage and the proceeds OF
said sale applied TO the payment OF ue ABOVE
mentioned sums with interest ana costs OF sult
Witness my hand and seal OF .sald court this
9Th day Of September, A D. lS'9 pv,,
CIar[ District Court, Neosho County, Kansas.
: 2. Brown, plaintiffs attorney
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

The Republicans of Sedan, Chat
auqua county, have addressed the
following communication to Con-
gresham Ridgely; "Dear Sir
We have little campaign fund on
hand which we desire to use to the
best advantage. If you will come
to Sedan and repeat the speech you
made here two years ago, we will
donate $50 to the Populist campaign
fund, besides paying all the expen-
ses of the me citing"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

And when it comes to Kansas anC
Kansas laws as Republicans we may
well be proud of our party record
But we don't think we can do better
on the Kansas record than give YOU
the words Of w. E. Stanley in hi:
great speech at Lawrence.
Let us inquire what the Republi'
can party has done for the interests
of labor in Kansas.
1t commenced by giving the most
beneficial homestead exemption
laws to be found anywhere.
1t created a bureau of labor.
Itprovided for the creation OF
boards of arbitration to adjust diff
erences between employer and en-
ployes.
1t passed laws prohibiting pools
and trusts always inimical to the
laborer.
It provided for legal holidays;
prohibiting labor on Sunday and
thus secured the laboring man at
least one day in the week for rest
and recreation.
Il made railroad companies liable
for the negligence of their employ
eS.
1t requires railroad contractors to
give bond for the payment of the
laborer engaged in railroad constru-
ction.
1t gave mechanics lien on prop
erty for material furnished or labor
performed in constructing improve
ments on real estate.
1t secured tradesmen and artisans
a lien upon goods intrusted to them
for repair.
1t exempted the earnings of deb
tor when necessary for the support
of a family supported wholly or
partly by his labor.
1t furnished protection to appren-
tees
1t required employers to give
their employees time to vote
1t suspended the exemption laws
in favor of the laboring man seek
ing to obtain payment of his wages.
1t reduced the rates of interest.
1t offered protection to the coal
miners in one of the most beneficial
laws ever enacted.
1t made provision for the care of
destitute children and enacted hum
ane laws for the relief of the poor.
The Republican party has written
the laws of Kansas for more than a
generation, and almost every page
is bright with the just provision
which have been made to protect
the men of toll.
The Republican party has given
to the laboring man performances
rather than promises, and in his in
terest has shown itself to be a party
of deeds rather than of words.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
ODENSE.

Tuesday, Sept 20-The mud is dry
ing up.
Mr.. DeHart lost a nice calf last Fri
day.
John Todd went to Erie last Satur
day.
Chas. Smith has his rev barn com
pleted.
Mrs Bowman is very low at this
writing,
Grandma Smith is very low al
present.
Myrtle Smith spent last Friday with
Verna Smith.
Mrs. ]. T. Smith is visiting Mrs
L d Crapson.
Florence Gibson, of Moran, is visit
ing friends at Odense.
Mr. Dehart left this morning fol
Parsons to look for them place.
Miss Mary Chard visited Miss Mary
Dehart Saturday evening and Sunday
Jay McGuffey and wife left last
Tuesday to visit Ed Parrott and wife
in Missouri. -
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
VALLEY.

Wednesday, Sept. 21.-Farmers busy
blowing.
Mr.. Fields has new organ.
VIM Beamer is sowing wheat.
Chas McCoy's baby is quite i'll.
Ed Eckley went counting at Erie to-
day.
Val Retic is bailing his hay this
week.
Mr. Fields is making some fine mo.
iasses.
Miss Carrie Colaw is able to be
around again.
Sylvia Copley visited Fannie Wag.
goner Saturday.
Mr.. TOomey, Of Neodesha, ha:
bought the Dickson farm.
Chas Fanatia has bought the black
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
A FEW THINGS THE REPUB-
LlCAN PARTY HAS
DONE.

THE other day one of our good
Populist readers asked us if
it were not about time for us
to quite pointing out the short-com-
ings of the Pops and tell some good
the Republican party has done. The
idea struck US as good one.
1t becomes tirsome continually
kicking at dead horse anyway, SO
this week we concluded we would
try and tell few of the many good
things the Republican party has
done for this country. You will
notice in the headline of this paper
the immense balance of trade in our
favor that was secured for this
country by the wise tariff legislation
of the Republican party. A law
that has greatly decreased our i'm
ports and wonderfully increased our
exports, thereby producing the
greatest balance in our favor any
year has ever produced in the hist
DRY of our country.
You will notice in the article on
the tinplate industry what wonder
full industry has been built up in that
line which represents the employ
ment of an army of American oper-
atives at remunerative wages also
that the price of tin plate has been
reduced nearly fifty per cent to the
consumer. This is not only true of
tin but of many other manufactur-
ed articles You probably have not
iced how sheep have more than
doubled in price the last year and
that Kansas farmers are beginning to
stock up in that line, realizing that
under wise protective policy they
are another source of wealth to the
Kansas farmer. Even some of the
Populists have foresight enough
about them to realize what a duty
on wool means and are investing in
sheep.
The Republican party was formed
on the principle of freedom and
equal rights to all men. In its early
days it acted on that principle and
save freedom to four million slaves.
1t gave you your homestead law by
which many poor farmer has been
enabled to secure the land free of
charge and build thereon beautiful
home.
1t gave the pension laws which
have saved many an old soldier who
risked his life that you might have a
country from want and suffering in
his old age. In fact there is scarcely
a law on our statute books having
for its primary object the betterment
of the common people but was put
there by Republican law makers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

Speaking of the appearance in
Kansas of blackleg among cattle,
the Hutchinson News asserts that il
was brought into the state by Alger.
This may be, but in the interests Of
truth it should be added that he did
it at the command of Marc Hanna.
Topeka Capital. Not SO fast
boys, it was Mckinley made the
order, but Marc Hanna dictated
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
RUINOUS EFFECTS OF TAR
IFF.

n INDER Republican protection
II laws our export trade the las
" year increased with Great
Britain twelve per cent and our i'm
ports from that country decreased
thirty five per cent. Yet our free
trade advocates tell us that protect
ion will ruin the commerce of this
country and that we can't hope to
sell our goods where we do not buy
the goods of the other country.
Our whole trade balance for the
past fiscal year was S6I5, 900, 900,
the largest in the history of our
country and all this under Republi-
can robber tariff laws.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
BEATING THE TARIFF.

we notice the fact that large
VA New York importer of Lea
w and PERKINS, Worchester-
shire sauce, on account of the large
duty they are required to pay on
this well known table commodity
are arranging to manufacture it on a
large scale in this country, thereby
giving employment to a large force
of employees in the preparation as
well as many more in producing the
raw material
Further large syndicate Of Ger
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
Terms: $l.Oo per Year
FRIDAY, SEPT. %, 1898.
Republican State Ticket

For Governor,
w. E. STANLEY.
For Associate Justice,
w. r. SMITH.
For Lieutenant Governor,
H. E. RICHTER.
For Secretary of State,
GEO. A. CLARK.
For Sc Auditor,
GEO. f. COLE.
For State Treasurer,
FRANK L. GRIMES.
For Attorney General,
A. A. GODDARD.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction,
FRANK NELSON.
For Congressman-a Large,
w. ]. BAILEY.
For Congressman grid District
S. S. KIRKPATRICK
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

1t is said that a former Philip
pine chief, Antarctic, is advancing
on the forces of Aguinaldo with IF
teen thousand men. This is the
man who was condemned to death
by Aguinaldo but managed 10 es-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
smith shon at Shaw. Charlie is the

smith shop at Shaw. Charlie is the
boss smith.
]. w. Toomey and wife visited
friends 1T Cherryvale last Sunday.
Rev. -Four will preach at Shaw.
Sunday at II a. M, and Sunday night.
Lottie Dickson has returned to
Parsons after a short visit with her
nareptS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
County Ticket.

For Representative,
L. B. KEIFER.
For County Attorney,
C. A. BUDD.
For Distric: Clerk,
A P. ROSA.
For Probate Judge,
J. N. ROSEBERRY.
For County Superintendent.
A. M. SAILORS.
For Commissioner, sd District
]. A. ALLEMAN.
Commissioner I'd District
HENRY LODGE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
WRONGFULLY CONFISCATED.

Property of Americans and Neutrals
Seized Contrary to Proclamation.
New York, May 14.-An attorney OF
this city left yesterday for Key West,
to institute proceedings before the
and merchandise valued at about
81 600 600 and confiscated more than a
fortnight ago Marine underwriters,
London bankers, Paris merchants and
New Orleans business men are among
those interested in the undertaking
which in certain aspects differs from
anything of the sort attempted in this
country before. The vessels affected
are the Panama, captured April 25;
Miguel Jover, captured April "a; Cata-
lima, captured April "a; Pedro captur-
ed April %, and Guido, captured April
81 All are Spanish steamships having
varied cargoes. upon which bankers in
different parts of the world have ad-
vanced money.
The contention will be made that the
cases come within the spirit of the
presidents proclamation of April 26,
which, after affirming adherence to the
declaration Of Paris, allows Spanish
vesso'a until May 2l in which TO depart
unmclrted from American ports. That
the government should confscate prop
erty belonging 20 its own subjects or
neltrals because it was found in Span
ish vessels clearing at this and other
ports just before hostilities were an
nounced is thought to be contrary to
the presidents intention.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
STILL RIoTING IN ITALY.
Bloody Encounters Betwecn Soldiers
and Civilians-Awful Butchery.

BLOODY encounters BtlWccn SOldtCrS
and Civilians-Awful Butchery.
London, May IA dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Lugnac, Switzerland,
dated yesterday, says: At Potedera,
in Tuscany, the bread riots were very
serious. The commander Of the troops
ordered eight trumpet signals before
he gave the word to fire. The effect
then was of the deadliest character.
Those who were foremost in the crowd
could not move and received the charge
in full.
Then men fired who never thought of
firing before Revolvers were used in
sheer despair. one frantic woman ad-
vanced with a pistol, pushed aside the
soldiers rifles, pressed her weapon
against the breast Of a soldier and
shot him dead. His comrades ran
their bayonets through her body and
one shot through the head Among
the dead were five children under 10
days.
Rioting was renewed in Naples yes
terday. The troops fired upon the
rioters, who tried to build barricades,
and were pursued by the soldiers with
fixed bayonets toward the railway sta
tion, where four cannon were waiting
dispatch to The Daily News from
Vienna says the people who are arriv-
ing at Trieste from Italy declare the
riots have nowhere abated, but that
the government suppresses the news.