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WHEN ONE IS HIT.
If There Is Music Near You VIII Hear
1t Long After.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
ct sounded like the splash Of a bucket in
a WE'LL" observed one of the soldiers in the
arsenal hospital to a reporter, when the
Mauser bullet winged me in the right ear
just outside of Santiago, and the sound has
required every hour since, and especially
at night time. I was not looking for any
thing from the Spaniards, nor was my COM
rade, who received at the same instant a
plug in the left shoulder, so was as much
surprised for the moment as panied. l
can't say that the bullet panied me at all
when it entered my ear. though 1t was very
times since. When am home live on a
farm, and here became familiar with the
sound of a bucket falling in a well. That
was reproduced in my ear.
Immediately behind me one of my COM
rades was whistling one of the popular
ballads. AS the bucket splash passed away
the sound of the Whistling came upon my
ear. The two have alternated ever since
and the doctors tell me that as the hearing
nerves are affected this alienation Will con-
tinue until my injury has been thoroughly
some weeks yet. In talking to others who
were wounded during the engagement where
/ was j find that 1t is a general experience
with them that the first information that
got into their brain that they had been
wounded was accompanied by a sound of
thump, rather than pain. The pain ala
not as a rule come until the injured one
had been fully made aware that he mad
been struck.
II met a soldier on the transport which
brought us up north who had received an
injury in the ear like myself. he has an
advantage over me in that he is constantly
hearing q. brass band play. 1t appears that
a band was playing when he was struck
The nerves of the ear nave retained tndl
music and seem to be una bic 10 receive any
other. The constant playing OF MS lmagln-
airy brass band has nearly exhausted him.
and nv splaShing of a we'll bucket is even
pleasant as compared to his nlalady.
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health has improved wonderfully and my
nervous trouble has been cured. would
advise any one who has nervous trouble
to give Nervine a trial, for l know it will
give satisfaction. / use DIR. Miles Anti
Pain Pills in my family for headache or
any ache or pain. and they give good re-
suits at all times"
MRS. ANNIE BRANNON, Rosine, Ky.
About four years ago / was taken with
nervous prostration. The doctor was called.
and, while he got me on my feet, was very
weak, faint and altogether out of sorts.
finally got a bottle of Dr. Miles Nervine
and began to rest better and gain strength
almost from the first dose. l received great
benefit from the use of Nervine and can
recommend it highly for nervous troubles
and weak, rundown conditions"
MRS DOW HEAGLE. Sing Sing, N. Y.
All druggists are authorized to sell DR..
Miles Nervine on a guarantee the first bot
tie will benefit or money will be refunded.
Be sure and get Dr. Miles Nervine. Take
nothing else. Write us about your troubles
and ailments and we will give you, abso-
lutely free of charge, the honest advice OF
a trained specialist. Booklet on heart and
nerves sent free. Address
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO..
Elkhart, Ind
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PORTO RICAN MONEY.
Former COnsuI's Report Made Public
by State Department..

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-The State De-
partment gave out to-day an interesting
and important report on currency in Porto
Rico" from Philip c. Hanna, former United
States consul at San Juan. He says:
II am informed that in the year 1895, up
to which time Porto Rico had for it's none
tary unit the Mexican silver dollar, Spain
called in the Mexican silver dollars from
Porto Rico and issued a special coin, known
as the Porto Rcan peso, Tor the exclusive
use of the island. Bankers and merchants
here inform me that the issue of silver
amounted to between 600 and 5000. 0O0
pesos, and it is their belief that about g, O00,-
OOO silver pesos are in circulation here at
this time. Part of this issue having been
carried away and quite an amount having
been lost and destroyed, 1 am of the opin-
ion that 6,OUO0C0 is about the correct esti-
mate of the amount of silver pesos still in
circulation in Porto Rico and this group of
islands.
This coin, which is about the size of an
American silver dollar, is light of weight
and is estimated to contain 80 to 40 Ameri-
can cents worth of silver. The peso is the
monetary unit-the basis of trade in this
group Of islands. The Spanish Bank of
Porto Rico which has its headquarters at
San Juan, issues paper, which consists of
promises TO pay so many pesos There is
also bank Of issue at Ponce which issues
the same kind OF paper. The silver and the
paper money have always circulated at the
same rate, excepting during the late war,
when the people of Ponce became skeptical
concerning the soundness of the Bank of
SPAIN eNl san Nell anu I6luSSu lOr a time
the paper Of its issue. However, think the
solvency OF the Bank of Spain, of Porto
Rico. at San Juan, is now a generally ac-
cepted fact, and its paper circulates
throughout the island as usual.
THE peso of this island has always
fiuctuated like wheat on the Chicago Board
of Trade. Since l have been in this island
have seen the peso nearly at par with
American money and within ten days an
American dollar was worth $3.50 of the peso
Gold was sold here during the war as high
as $2.45, and iii some parts of the island, L
am told, as high as $40. When the United
States army landed at Ponce the rate of ex-
change at Ponce was S2.25, and in other
parts of the island it was higher; but our
people began to need change, and the bank
ers took advantage of the situation, with
the result that within two weeks United
States money dropped from s. 25 TO 81 5O',
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CREEKS NOT At WAR.
Reports of Fighting Between Full
BIOOds and Half Breeds Denied.

MUSKOGEE, /. T.. Nov. 10-Indian Agent
Wisdom says the report that the Creeks
were fighting at Okmulgee over the result
of the recent election to ratify or reject
the Dawes Creek treaty is false. Inspector
Wright went TO Okmulgee last Monday to
be present at the reconvening of the Creek
Council, and up to to-day Agent Wisdom
has not been informed of any trouble there.
He says he is confident that all is quiet.
The latest advices from Okmulgee are to
the effect that the vote on the treaty is
very close and both sides are claiming the
victory. No serious trouble is expected as
Inspector Wright has a corps of Indian
policemen with him and will be able to quell
any disturbance
WASHINGTON, Nov 10-Washington
officials have received no advices indicating
the reported serious situation in the Creek
Indian nation growing out of the ratifica-
ton of the agreement with the Dawes COM
mission, but are not altogether surprised.
The full-bloods have all along fought the
negotiations. and it is regarded as natural
that they are reluctant TO yield their posi-
ton. No recent reports from there indicat-
ing threatened trouble have been received
but the authorities are ready to take what
ever action is necessary official notifica-
ton of the situation Chief Isparhecher is
Well known here as a shrewd and popular
Indian. with considerable influence. Inc
Inspector j. George Wright, who is viri y
~ vested with the functions of a terrific
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SICKNESS 1T HONOLULU.
Many Soldiers Ill with Various ALL
ments-15 Deaths Since Aug. %.

SAN FRANCISCO Cal, Nov. 1O.-The
steamer Australia brings the following adj
vices to the Associated Press, from Homo
lulu, under date of Nov, 2:
Sickness among the soldiers in camp here
is increasing. New cases are of almost
hourly occurrence. Typhoid fever is ram
pant. The military hospital is crowded and
the nursing force is entirely inadequate to
the demands made upon it. Since Aug. rs
fifteen soldiers have succumbed to various
diseases, typhoid carrying of seven. The
death list Is as follows: William Sullivan,
typhoid, aged twenty-four July II; G. II.
Watson, typhoid, aged thirty-four, July. 90;
Isaac Strickland. typhoid, aged twenty-five
July q; Ormond Fletcher, heart disease,
aged thirty-three, Aug %; William Weus-
ter. typhoid, aged twenty-four Sept. 25;
Sept. II; Clarence H Porter, septic infec-
ton, Oct. 2; William Degrain, malarial
fever. aged twenty-eight, Oct. 2; Charles
H. Thompson, consumption. aged twenty
two, Oct 49, Thomas Beaver, peritonitis,
aged twenty-three, Oct. %; William T. Tim
berlake, typhoid, aged twenty-nine Oct. is;
julius N. Miller acute mania, aged twenty
two, Oct 20; Thomas Hanna. electric wire
accident, aged twenry-eight, Oct. 26; D. w.
Dawson, typhoid, aged, thirty. Oct "a;
six, Oct. &c; George w. Neiman, convul-
sions, Oct. 3d.; c. Carter, typhoid, aged
twenty-seven, Get 80 The bodies of Good
rich and Carter were embalmed and sent to
San Francisco.
Last evening there was no less than POS
New Workers on the sick list. Every effort
is being made to place the camp in good
sanitary condition.
The troopships Valencia and Senator
sailed yesterday, and the Arizona, which
has been delayed here on account of an ac-
cident to her water tank, will sail Sunday
for Manila. Capt. John Barnson, of the
Arizona. has resigned. First officer G. w.
Arnes succeeds him.
General King has been confined to his
room for several days suffering from the
effects of a vaccination wound. The infam-
nation is serious and there is possibility
of blood poisoning.
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straight, and tell the French il they go
there we shall take it unfriendly. Then,
when we're busy smashing up the Mahdi
they creep in by the back door and want to
keep Fashoda and this Bar-Bar-"
"Bahr- -Ghazal."
knew we'd warned EN- off, and they thought
they'd tried it on. because they thought
we'd climb down. Well; II they thi eaxoi Eng
well You don't know how we feel about It.
I'm not so young as was. but I'd be the
The cowman's view of the subject was
frankly professional. He unbent his broad
back and stood up from the milking stool
and, behold, he was a bluv-tacket bearded,
steady-eyed, stiff and elastic at the same
time-a lue-jacket who had completed his
full service irreproachably, discharged by q
among cows for the sea.
''Frogs!' he said. "Frog-eating French
les! They've been wanting thrashing
these fifty years. Beat them? Why look at
their shipsi Look at their men! must be
in it. If the missis can spare her man, my
missis can, too. If the Admiralty don't call
me pretty soon / shall have to go and re-
mind them I'm here.
In the laundry the mems wives were celes
brating their washing day. Dimly revealed
in the soapy steam the miss1s was explain
ing the economic consequences OF war.
Bread would be up, meat would be up, tea
would be up eggs would be Sd apiece, butter
would be 6s a pound-everythng would be
UP, except wages.
mo. not wages" said the missis:. "there'l
be too many thrown out of work for that.
Wages" said the blue-jacket coWman,
putting in his head on the way to the dairy
"There'll be too many man glad to take
any place for his meat"
No said the missis. relentlessly, you
and your children will have to live on just
what'l keep you alive"
The baliff's wife flicked the suds on her
arms and spoke. "And when our men were
fighting the French" she said Il should
think shame for one, to take sugar to my
tea or butter to my bread. And it's never
too soon for the boys to learn that they
must be ready to go without things for their
country"
She has only two: but even Mrs. Puttick
agreed, though, a little YEARLY: Yes,
that's right. Well all ave to do 1T: 1t I'D
be better than 'avin' the French crow over
us"
Perhaps they did not realize all that they
were taking on themselves, but they dld
know that they must suffer in a war, and
they were ready. Going indoors | stumbled
boy and the German footman, who is learn
ing the English language preparatory 10
managing hotel.
you 60 the boy was saying; "why,
you're a foreigner"
IA foreigner!" cried Johan. ZACH. hate
den-uude veil We hate. We hef more to
hate dem for dan you, We Shermans
AZ shall enlist, anyhow" said the boy
In our little corner of the world feeling
on the Fashoda question is quite unanimous.
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"SEHR GUTy BEER.
More Expert Testimony from Those
Who Imbibe.

more EApert Iest1mOny from TnOSe
Who Imbibe.
Judge Harvey, of the Superior Court, lis
tened to more evidence yesterday in the suit
of the American Brewing Company to COM
pei John E. Ferris, a West Washington
street saloon keeper, to sell exclusively the
beer made by the plaintiff. under a contract
which Ferris entered into with the owner of
the building he occupies. The testimony
yesterday was mostly of an expert charac-
ter, to show the merits of the plaintiffs
beer One Of the witnesses was Henry Lep-
per, a plasterer, living on Spring street He
is an admirer of the beer made by the
American Brewing Company. He testified
that during the summer months he con-
sumed about one key week in his home.
1t ish goot, sehr, gut remarked Mr..
Lepper in response to Attorney Smiths
question. Il tink it is yust as goot as any
utter beer. My wife she drinkt it, and if
she can stand it l tink any utter person
ought to-
Joseph Schaff, president of the American
Brewing Company, was put on the stand.
He talked about the business of the Amer
lean Brewing Company. The Maus family.
with which he is connected, owns about
nine-tenths of the stock The witness said
there are about fifty barrel houses in this
city, and nine of them use the American
Brewing Companys beer. Twenty-one use
the beer made by the Indianapolis Brewing
Company. Mr.. Schaff said that Ferris, in
addition to signing a contract that he would
handle only the beer Of the American Brew
ing Company, made verbal promise to him
that he would do this Ferris rents from
the mOther-in-law of Mr.. Schaff, and the
latter attends to all Of her business affairs.
The witness said that when Ferris was
he expected to handle only the plaintiffs
beer.
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A LINEMAN'S FATAL FALL.
George KerbOx Fell from Third story
to Pavement.

George Kerbox, lineman for the Postal
Telegraph Company, fell from the third
story of Griffiths Bros store, on South
Meridian street. yesterday morning and
struck the sidewalk below. He did not die
Immediately but when Or. Fouts, of the
City Dispensary, arrived Kerbox was near
ly gone. He was moved to the City Hos
pital, where he died without regaining con-
seriousness. He had struck the sidewalk on
his left arm, SCATTERING the bone, and his
skull was fractured. Kerbox was repairing
wires on the front of the store and was
standing on the fire escape. When he was
ready to descend he tried to open a window
by prying it up with his screw driver. The
tool slipped and the lineman lost his bal
ance He clutched wildly for support, but
his hands closed on empty air and he fell.
kerbox was thirty-five years old. He
had been an employe of the Postal Com
pany for long time. He lived in a room
over the companys office. He was unmar-
ried and his father lives at Sheridan Ind.
He was notified to come here after his sons
body.
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In the Superior Court yesterday afternoon
a suit for $4,000 damages was brought
against the Selig Dry Goods Company, of
this city. The plaintiff is Mrs. Capitola
Preivett, cloak and dressmaker who was
formerly employed by the defendant con-
cern Mrs. Preivett says that In October
last, while she was at work at the Seiig
store, a silk dress skirt was missed and she
was accused of taking 1t. She charges that
the defendants had the city detectives go to
article, which they failed to find The plain
tiff AYERS that on account of the incident
she was subjected to the greatest humilia-
ton and distress of mind. She says she is
compelled to earn her own living and has a
daughter to support. and on account of the
acts of the defendants she has been unable
to ind employment. The plaintiff AYERS that
the defendants own property valued ar
$50 coo.
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THE ENGLISH AND FAsHODA.
The Plain People Are "AEin' the
French without Quite Knowing Why.

U. w. stevens, IN 1Ondon MAIL.
me and my father always voted Tory"
middle of the road to pass a dray. But if
Lord Salisbury,s goin' to give IN to the
firmly round the barrel of the off horse-'I
wish e was dead first. Me and my father
d never vote Tory again
It's rather a complicated 9n4 question t m l
for instance, where Fashoda is?'
DO know where Fashoda is? Do read
Where is it, then"-for many have as
serted that Fashoda is generally believed to
"Well'-he fiicked the whip shade more
uncertainty round the off horse well-its
near Khartum' Near" is a comparative
term. but we were not yet near Clapham
what about Marchand? 1 asked.
'Marchin! Well, e can just. march out.
Now. look ere, sir. Suppose a bloke was to
Well, / should go for i'm.
I'm sure you would" | said.
We'll, suppose, while l was bashin i'm,
another bloke was to come and lay old of
my tea. Would It be is tea?'
Certainly not"
well then, there you are. Afternoon,
When 1 got home continued the conversa-
ton with the gardener. During the latter
part of the week he makes no pretensions
to knowledge of public affairs, much less
would he confess to any interest in them
but this was Monday, and the Sunday pa
per sun Il<tliltdlIltu a pIcGdlAOuS 1OOllHS III
his memory.
Il believe" he began, slowly. 'in Lord
Salisbury. He knows more about ii than
what we do, an l make 1t out he makes out
as the French have no right to have gone
where they have gone.
But suppose Lord Salisburys wrong?"
He looked at me doubtfully for a minute
and went on more slowly than ever. I'D
sooner believe Lord Salisbury than / would
they French"
AT that point in the inquiry there was the
rattle of a dog cart over the cobbleS of the
yard; Mr.. Hay, from Easley Court farm,
had come in to buy pigs and sell mangolds.
His vast body was quiveriug with patriotic
excitement so that he hardly deigned to re-
mark even on the benefits of the late rains.
This is a nice business about the
French" he cried. Il wasNdown to EPSON
the other day TO the blowing match and to
kear Lord Roseberys speech. There's a
man for you. now. Said he didn't know
much about farming: what / say, there S
plenty know about farming. but there's few
enough can make speeches like that. There
isn't a man in the country round won't love
him for that speech-no nor vet an En-
glshman living that won't. Just what the
country wanted. There Isn't a man. in the
country round isn't sick OF this climbing
DOWN and climbing down, and It's time Ii
was put stop to, and IL Lord Salisbury
isn't the man TO do It he'd better make
room for those that will.
But what about the rights of it?'' I asked.
why he put ii all as plain as daylight
ID to Egypt and do our best, and get 1t
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Invalid Soldier. from Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov 1O.-The
steamer Australia has arrived, seven days
from Honolulu. and is in quarantine. Among
her passengers were thirty soldiers afflicted
with malarial fever. The majority of the
sick men are members of the cavalry who
were detailed on garrison duty in the ISL
ands. The invalids are in charge of Capt.
Hardine, of the regular army, and Major
Chase. of the New York Volunteers, both
of whom are i'll. The voyage improved the
condition of most of the men, There was
considerable sickness among the troops at
Honolulu but the prevailing fever is of a
mild TYNE.
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A FROG He Would EXPLORING Go.

a fog he would exploring CO.
Whether Great Britain liked II or no
lieigh no." says John Bull.
lie wandered many a weary mile
Before he came to the River Nile
serve him right" says John Bull
But he said. TIN here and mean to stay.
So perfide Albion may go away"
say that again. says John Bull.
s'sir Rosebery may write and spout
For Froggies here and he won't get out >"
Won't he thought says John Bull.
But soon he sighed and said. I'm lost"
When Dervishes came in a mighty host
wen save poor Frog" says John Bull.
'rhei sfrdar brave TO the rescue ran.
E'aahoda was part OF his little plan.
ITS not all, Frog" says John BulIs
And when that poor little Frog was saved.
Proudly his countrys flag he waved.
$50 that's your game says John Bull.
THIS Frog. fear. has too much style
Whet cheek Of him 10 sit by the Nile
Il must see 10 this says John Bull.
Oh Froggie, RASH pray have care.
est magnlhque, but it's not ia guerre"
You cannot tackle John Bull
10 solonize Is not your forte.s
1ou know you never cared for sport,
Pray leave all that 70 John Bull
ghaSe hands and leave the Nile 10 us.
And DO not make a foolish fuss,
IL warned IN time" says jean Bun.
LONDON Fun.
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Frederick w. Bartling,s VIII.

The will OF Frederick William Bartling
was probated yesterday The testator be-
queathed his property to his wife, Caroline
PARTING.
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Walter Baker & Co.. Ltd. the well-known
cocoa and chocolate manufacturers of Dor
chester. Mass, have carried off the highest
honors at the Transmississippi Exposition
in Omaha. Two gold medals were awarded
to them-one for Breakfast Cocoa and one
for chocolate preparations, including their
Premium No. /, Vanilla, Caracas and Ger
man Sweet. They also received a silver
ms ial for Cocoa Butter.
There have been few international or local
exhibitions during the last fifty years from
which Walter Baker & Co. have not re-
ceived the first prize for their manufac-
lures.
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Judge Baker yesterday entered an order in
the Federal Court for the removal of Paul
Andrews to Muskogee, /. r., where he will
be tried for murder. Jack Douglas and Mol
lie Martin the two half breeds from the
Territory, who came to this city to identify
Andrews, were taken before him yesterday
at the county Jail and without hesitation
recognized him. He will be taken to
Muskogee to-day by one of the Indian
apoliS deputy marshals
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Cruel Atrocities Suggested by Nj.
Roche fort.
london. Spectator.

RochefOrt.
London Spectator.
We thought that the high-water mark of
vlrulenee had already been reached in the
'Dreyfu5 controversy But all previous afro
'cities have been eclipsed by NJ. Rochefort in
'his suggestions for the punishment of even
constructive Dreyfusards. ITO smear them
over with pitch. he proceeds, "and make
living torches of them. as Nero did with the
christians, would be somewhat of an am
tiquated amusement. An idea has occurred
70 me OF punishment which might give
satisfaction even TO the most exasperated.
THE msmbers of the Court or Cessation
having been previously drawn up in single
Nle, ansexecutioner duly trained to the work
should put off their eyelids, so as to leave
the eyebalis denuded. Then spiders of the
most vanomous kind should be inclosed In
nutshelis, applied 10 the eyeballs and be
properly fastened behind the cuprits' heads.
These spiders, in a famished condition. could
mot be respected to be very fastidious and
would slowly and gradually feed on the cul-
prits' eyebalis until nothing but a CHASTITY
cavity remained. This done, these hideous
blind men should be chained up TO a pillory
erected before that Palais de Justice. where
their crime has been perpetrated. and on
their chests a placard should be affixed
bearing these words: Thus does France
punish the traitors who attempt to sell her
10 the enemy. Even If are charitable
enough to suppose that this is written in
jest, what could be more revolving than the
suggestion?