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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
COMMISSION REACHES LONDON
American Peace Board Will Cross
Over to Paris on monday

LONDON, Sept 24.-The train with the
American commissioners on board arrived
at 1890 D. m. to-day. The commissioners
are staying at the Hotel Cecil, where they
will remain until Monday. On Monday
they will leave at o'clock in the morn
ing and will arrive in Paris at z o'clock
the same evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
AN ITALIAN CRUISER
COMING TO THIS PORT
From Callao the Aetna Will Steam to
San Francisco and Then
to China

Special cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1898. by James Cor
don Bennett
LIMA, Peru. Sept. A-The Italian
cruiser Aetna will leave Callao Monday
for San Francisco. She will go thence to
China, and If not detained in Eastern
waters will return to Italy by way of the
Red Sea.
In view Of the collapse of the rebellion
business is improving.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
John M. Loucv Dead.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-John NJ Loucy,
formerly general manager of the New
York Central Railroad died at his home
at Garrison-on-the-Hu late last night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
Annointed bv the President,

WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-The Presi-
dent to-day announced the following APP
pointments:
To be superintendent of the mint at
Carson, Nevada, Roswell k Colcord of
Nevada
To be captain in the United States
Navy, Commander Charles H. Davis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02
Muster Out 100000.

Washington, D. C.-Special-The pres
ident has announced his decision to
muster out of the service from Is, 900 to
100, 900 of the volunteers. Those to be
discharged will include three branches
of the service, infantry, artillery and
cavalry.
The question of the mastering out Of
volunteers has been under consideration
for several days. It was quite evident
to begin with that a considerable force
necessarily would have to be retained.
With only a part of the volunteers
to be mustered out, it becomes a deli
cate question to designate the organiza-
lions which should go. From a prom
inent official of the administration it is
understood to be the desire of the pres
ident to ascertain the wishes of the
volunteer troops themselves as to re-
naming in the service.
One or two organizations have al
ready indicated a desire to leave the
service as soon as the government can
reasonably do without them. They are
composed largely of business and work
ingmen whose private interests are
suffering by reason Of their absence
from home.
So far as the interests of the govern
ment will permit, it is believed that the
president in the mastering out of vol
unteers, will accommodate himself to
the desires of the men themselves.
Within certain obvious limitations,
those troops who want to be mustered
out, will be, and those who desire to
continue in the service will be retained
as long as they may be needed.
1t may be some time before the or
CARNATIONS to be mustered out will be
designated, but the reduction in the
volunteer force will be made as soon as
practicable.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

The hardest fighting of the day was
done at a point on the right wing,
where the guns of the fleet under Fight
ing Dewey could give no assistance.
After the fleet had raked the position
at Malate the Colorado, supported by
the Eighteenth regulars and the Utah
battery, swept it with the dealiest of
fires. The Spaniards fell back before
the charging C%olorados, who followed
them closely, giving them no rest until
the position was ours and the American
flag vas raised by the Californians,
who had been charging with the Colo
radios.
The Californians, who We're subjected
to a calling fire from Spanish sharp
shooters in houses on the right, moved
past the Colorados into the suburb of
Ermita, where the Spaniards had erect
was cleared the attack was virtually
over
About moor a white flag was flying
over the city walls. The Ca~lifornians
advanced at a double across Luneta, as
Genera Green and his staff arrived to
receive the error. BY some error, while
the troops were standing at rest, Span
iards in the walled city fired, fatally
wounding Privates Dunsoupe and La
merson Of the California volunteers.
forty wounded. The Spanish loss is
estimated at 120 to 600 killed and
wounded.
The Americans captured 1000 pris-
oners, 1000 being Spanish regulars; 20, 900
teen modern cannon and many of OBJ
solete pattern.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02
A F5astidious Thief.

Chicago police are looking for a gen
tleman. They are also looking for a
thief. The gentleman and the thief
will be n and the same person, a
man of excellent judgment and an ex-
pert in his profession.
The detective who discovers this an
omalous parsonage will be clever, far
more clever han the ordinary rim cf
MS supposedly clever class. He NAV
find a gentleman tallying with his
descrlptlon-an apparently well-hred
fellow, dressed IN a suit of gray sum
mer tweed, new and faultless tailored
a soft felt hat of pale gray, a mini
cheviot shirt, pink silk underwear ona
plalo SILK hose; a walking stick and
yellow gloves will complete the toilet
linen, again, the person called for
may be attired like a tramp. He NAV
be ragged and unkempt; he NAV be
rough; he may be a regular hobo.
Inc dlf1culties in a search of this
klnd are apparent. Still the search will
De vigorous and the burglar NAV ha
caught. If he is a gentleman at the
time OF his arrest he, will be wearinp
the pick of an extensive wardrobe he
longing to e. c. Marble of River Forest
whose house he looted on Sunday nigh+
Mr.. Marble and his family were orr
Tor the evening and the burglar had
plenty OF time for selecting his an
preparations. That he was careful and
used the very best of taste is evidenced
ny that which was left behind.
Patent leather he chose for his foot
wear, instead of calf or English mol,
a IS hat he picked from three other.
valued at $3.50.
The thief went through the house svs
tematlcally, turning the contents of
every drawer onto the floor. He even
looked for treasure under the or,o
OF the carpets and turned the pictures
lace to the wall lest there might be
something behind them.
When he had done all these tbinos
ana a eaten a bite betimes he m,da
an elaborate toilet. Then he thought-
fully lowered the gas, turned the latch
IN the front door and stepped ont az
might a king from his own palace Tn
MS vest pocket were $65, two diamond
rings valued at $3.50, a diamond brooch
worth 500 INC $10O worth of small
jewelry.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Mr.. Moses Kaufer, Of Newark, hit
upon a new plan for collecting an old
debt, but in executing it he was rough
~ handled. Mr.. Kaufer happened 70
De a member of the congregation on
FRIDAY night, when Mr.. Abraham Iss-
Ter, who was sitting up in front, lifted
up his voice in prayer and said:
"Oh, how thankful I am that I & owe no
man a dollar"
What about the So coming to me?"
asked a voice in the rear.
Who are your" asked Mr.. Issler
Moses Kaufer, the mason, and vol,
owe me So for work DONE"
The work vas badly DONE" said
Mr.. lssler, naturally irrita ced at an in
terruption in such circumstances. Then
Mr.. Issler went pack to the rear of the
room where Mr.. Kaufer' was, and after
a mixup he elected him. Mr.. Kaufer
promptly secured a warrant for Mr.
lssler's arrest, and the subsequent nro-
ceedings will be conducted in a police
court.-New York Sun.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Straw hats which have lost their
pristine freshness LAY be easily re-
stored to favor at home without the
necessity of a trip to the bleacher, Dis
solve 5 cents worth Of oxalic acid in q
pint of cold water. Law the hat ,non .
nat surface and scrub briskly with an
ola tooth or nail brush. Rinse well with
cold water to remove every bit of the
ACID, which otherwise would eat the
straw, and lay it out in the bright SUM-
light to dry, taking care to keep it in
a fiat position.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02
Had Not Heard of the War.

The Yankee clipper Susquehanna,
which arrived on Friday from San
Francisco, whence she sailed on March
rs, will go to Newport News within
two weeks to take on a cargo of coal
for Admiral Dewey's squadron at Man.
ila. Captain Sewall of the Susuue,
hanna feared when he left the Golden
Gate that war might be declared, and
was on the lookout for priyateers. In
the latter part of April he spoke a
steamship and signalled: ''War or
peace?' The steamship answered, "re-
ports of peace" and the Susquebanna
proceeded. A few weeks later q bark,
the last vessel Captain Sewall spoke on
his long trip, signalled that peace was
probable. The captain did not know
that war was on, and nearly over, until
a pilot who boarded him outside the
hook on Friday told hinq so. If he had
found while far from an American
port hat war had been declared he
would have made for an American port
and there landed and sold his large
cargo of wine, copper Gre, fish and dry
beans.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

You act as if our victories had re-
BOUNDED to your personal glory-as if
they were due in some way to your
own acts and efforts"
Il want you to understand that thew
are. 1 am not like some people that
might be mentioned. I have taken a
personal part in this affair. paid 2
cents in war taxes the other day."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

1t is a common Asiatic custom for
the bridegroom to give chase to the
bride, either on foot, on horseback or
IN a canoe. If the bridegroom catches
the fugitive he claims her for his wife,
otherwise the match is broken off.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Among the Kols of Central India a
sham fight always accompanies the
wedding ceremony. In Persia a bon
f1re always plays an important part in
the marriage ceremony, the service be-
ing read over in front of it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

London, Aug. Limited States Am
bassador Hay came to the embassy
from the country, where he has been
visiting, and after transacting some ac-
cumlated routine business, he returned
to continue his visit. To the CORE
%spondent Of the Associated Press Col
onel Hay said: II have been offered
and have accepted the post of secretary
of state. I shall leave London in about
a month";"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Tommy, aged S, had Deer sent to a
nearby store to purchase a pair of shoe
strings for his mother. How long do
you want them?'. asked the clerk. IT
don't want to borrow EN-" replied
Tommy, II want to buy 'em for keensn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Bicycle saddles are being made in
Germany with the rear under portion
formed into a leather pouch, with the
flap secured by snap buttons, to pro-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

Benny" said Mr.. Bloobumper, after
a siege of queries from that inuuisitive
boy, why do you ask questions all the
time?" "Why, papa" replied Benny, in
surprise, sis there anything else to
aSk?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02

The exhaust from steam engines is
silenced by a new muffler,, formed of a
series of curved chambers of increasing
capacity, separated by asbestos gauze
partitions.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
1T MEANS MUCH TO US
rn.,,na,na esermany.s Attitude Effsctual- iy niocka European Inter erence-''r
 many's Friaudliness Explained

NEW YORK, April 26.-A London cable to the New York Commercial Advertiser says
 Am ricans should realize that me eAol'.'ss of opinion progressing between EuFope''n e.'s inats are much more important than the war ,orns eabled from London sensational news napers These exchanges reveal. to ths grave disappofntment of Austria and rranee, the intention of the German government to follow the most friendly course toward the United States consistent with strict neutrality Germany IS aehhg ln harmony with England and the attithae or these two powers checks the plan for lnterYeh- tion after the first bloodshed, concerning "nlcn Tc,hlod laSt Thursdav. community of com mercial interest especially in China, and the recent Anglo-German approachment explains Germany's friendliness toward the Onlteu States
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Four persons were killed in cyclone near Atlanta, Tex.
 Three miners lost their lives in fire in the Londonderry mine on Ironclad hill, Cripple Creek, Col. on the 24th.
 F. A. Sessions, until recently cashier of the First national bank at Ionia, Mich, is charged with a shortage of $50, GOO.
 A. W. Giffin has been removed as postmaster of Lyons, Ok, because of a shortage of S2, 300 in the money order department of his office.
 The secretary of the navy will tenn porarily appoint Capt William T. Sampson, now in command of the North Atlantic squadron, rear ad- miral.
 The four-story building occupied by the Great Western Printing company at St Louis was gutted by fire, the loss amounting to S6O0o with $40, 900 insurance.
 A decree was gazetted by the Span ish government on the 24th announc. ing the war with the United States and maintaining the rightof Spain to have recourse to privateering if it should see fit.
 1t was reported by way of Kingston, Jamaica, that the Spanish troops ia Cuba were concentrating in the prin- cipal seacoast cities, abandoning all the interior towns and plantations and in many cases burning them.
 A Berlin dispatch stated that the German press of every class was con- demning the United States for the course taken toward Spain and imput- ing selfish and base motives to Ameri. cans.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
A Republican Ticket.

A mass meeting of republicans was held at the opera house last Saturday and the following named persons were nominated: For representative, Geo. W. Petty; for sheriff. Frank Wimberly; for county clerk, ". R. Blocksom; for surveyor, Chas- A. Carpenter; for as- sessor, Thos. J. Keys; for treasurer, J.. r. Neese. No nominations were made for county judge and coroner
 ". T. Hoblitzell, Geo. W. Petty and Dr. W. c. Vandever were selected as delegates to the state convention and F. c. Savage, 1hos. Young and Marion Taylor, alternates.
 County central committeeman were selected from each of the several town ships of the county.
 F. A. Lelly presided as chairman of the convention and J. Estes, secretary.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
MRS. CURTIS AND THE COLLEGE

10 THE CITIZENS OF MENA:
 For the past week the proposed col lege at Mt, Mena has created much dis cussion, accompanied by urgent argu. ments and appeals in favor of it's es- tablishment at Mena instead.
 The situation of Mt Mena, it's high altitude and picturesque beauty. to- gether with many other advantages. had indueed us to decide upon locating a Young Ladies Seminary on it's sum- init The precedent for such a loca- tion has been esta blished by two oy more eastern colleges, similarly situat. ed, whose entire success gives annie encouragement that such an enternrisa would yield good results. It was de- clded that we should occupy the hotel on Mt. Mena from October 1st to .J,na lst as college building Since my re. cent visit to Mena, however the nres. sure of solicitations from many c;t; zens, to transfer the college to Mann n order that they may enjoy the bene- hts accruing therefrom, has made ns hesitate Tn the work to think of wave and means by which this might be done. This transfer would necaesi- tate additional expense. over and above that already calculated unan = provide suitable college buildiro. and would practically gam nothing by do. Ing so, at present We are not danaoa ing upon local patronage at all for tbe support of the institution. and it won,d pc some years perhaps before the town would be large enough to warrant on attendance that would add mucb = the income We realize, however tha, the benefit to the town and the neo,,la would be great, as it would a,ah1o them to share the fine faculty sva s,.1' pose 70 bring to the work and rean t,,o good In more ways than one from 'ns ;ss proximity Surely it is worth the as ass
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
NUMBER FROM EACH STATE,

Under the call of the President for volunteers each state will be srequired to furnish the number designated below:
 Alabama, 2.oo0; Arkansas, 1.600; Cal ifornia. 2,590; Colorado, l.o59; Conneeti- cut, l,2s6; Delaware. 27s; Florida, coo; Georgia, 2,5so; Idaho. 1s6: Illinois. G. a49; Indiana, 3,442; Iowa, 5,o1s; Kan sas. 2,23o; Kentucky, e.726; Louisiana, 1,552; Maine, 1,oo5; Maryland, 1.554; Massachusetts. arr; Michigan, 3,495; Minnesota. s,e99; Mississippi, l.72s; Missouri, 4,aeo; Montana. 419: Nebras- ka. 1,627; Nevada, no; New Hampshire. 6o2; New Jersey, 2.370; New York, 1o,- oil; North Carolina, 2,067; North Da- kota. 369; Ohio. 5,79s; Oregon, 663; Pennsylvania, s.615; Rhode Island, 56s; South Dakota, ,40o; South Carolina
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

When the dust is on the counter and cobwebs on the shelf, and, there is no one in the store but your own disheartened self, and your stock is getting shelfworn, and everything looks stale. and bills enough are coming due to make q banker pale. Oh! then s the time a fellow is feelin' kind O blue, ard is puzzled with the thought of the proper thing to do. In such a situation but one reme- dy applies: If you want to get the customers you've got to ad- yertise. -Ex.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

In another place in this issue appears communication from Mrs. l.. F. Curtis of Kansas City, the lady who is proposing to es- tablish young woman's college either at this place or at Mt. Mena. Mrs. Curtis makes plain statement of facts and if our peo- pie would secure this very desira- blc acquisition they must come liberally forward with the aid she so courteously asks. Read what she has to say and be prepared at the proper time to act.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

s,,,, fl ct wita tne q cle,on oi epe prxme court is averted. the mrniD,'7 profess belief that if the measure ~ comes law that the supreme cour' would be brought to reverse its pfe'A' ous decision.
 she ~utlsr's Occu ation Gone,
 WASHINGTON, April 9. Tho sutler of our late war, whom every veteran win remember is thing of the past He ended with the peace or Appona,v,, .,, tox. The commissary in the field VIII l1eep all the articles that the anclen' sntler made 100 per cent. profit on' and will sell them at cost ana trans portation expenses added.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
,iavapa wnI soon Be starving.

NEW YORK, April 26.-A correspond- ept of the New York World sends the following Cuban advices by way of Kew West: Havana is completely ouf of beef, although large shipments are expected from Mexico All the neces- saries of life have gone up to prices never heard of and if something is not done soon many will perish of hunger"
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

Of one thing the people of Polk county can rest assured and that Is that they have an honest man sit ting as the County Judge to watch their interests in the county seat removal proposition. Judge Stin- nett will not permit any schemes to be worked to defraud or unduly tax the people.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27
POLITICAL RAzORBAcks.

The republican county conven- tion held in this city last Satur- day, coupled with the proposition to place state ticket in the field, calls to mind the fact pretty gen. erally known by those at all inter- ested that while there are many honest republicans in the South ern states, as there arc honest democrats in the North, who wish to vote their party tickets, yet men have come to the front in both party organizations who care no more for the success of their party locally than the traditional Arkansas razorback does for a clean bath. These men exist po- lltically for no other purpose than to control federal patronage and divide the offices and perquisits among themselves when their party is in power.
 It is we'll known that T. k. Beck, d Kansas republican, start ed the Daily News in this city about one year ago and soon af- ter associated with him one J. R. Hudson, of Locksburg, this state, who, with characteristic modesty, sought to be postmaster of Mena, but compromised by taking that office tt De Queen.
 1t is matter of record and we'll known by our people that Mir. Hudson wrote from his home to Mir. Beck that he expected to be given the publication of the land office notices and that if Mir. Ross, the democratic register of lands, did not give them to him he might 3have him removed" For this purpose an alleged Weekly News was started and in short time instead of having Mir. Ross removed, Mr. Hudson deposed Mir. Beck and since that time the Daily News has been run by dem- ocrats as a democratic paper, Mir. J. k. Hudson, postmaster at De Queen, permitting his name to stand as proprietor"
 But this is not all. The alleged Weekly News Is not a paper hay ing iboriified circulation as re- quired by law, as it has not got a dozen paid up subscribers in this county and does not pretend to have, yet homesteaders are com pelled to pay $5.00 for the publi- cation of their notices when repu- table newspaper in the same town having a bonified ciculation have only charged S2.50 for the same services.
 Of course such q policy is cal culated to cause the people of this county to break their necks, as it were, crawling over each other to help build up the republican par ty, but what dc the srazorbacksn care. The Weekly News is sim ply reprint of one of the issues of the daily with change of the headlines and without one line of republican editorial. It could not exist without the Daily as a democratic paper and the legal publications given it by q repub- lican register of lands, and the the questions the people are inter- ested in arc must the homestead CTS of Polk county be deeced for such purpose and does such policy help to build up the repub- Iican party!
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

Keep firm upper lip and a stiff backbone. There are plenty of people willing to help kick you down if they see you yielding and willing to go who would stand by you and help you if they could see determination on your part to win.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

59s; Tennessee. e,44s; Texas, 3,ss3; Utah, $40; Vermont, 5o7; Virginia g., 23o; Washington. 922; West Virginia, LII; Wisconsin, 2,6l9; Wyoming, 1855; Arizona, l45; District of Columbia, 35s; New Mexico, 272; Oklahoma, 1i4.s
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

From the way the old soldiers who once wore the blue and the gray are coming forward and of fering to go side by side and fight under the folds of "Old Glory" to whip Spain, we think it can be an nounced that the civil war is over.
The Mena star., 1898-04-27

The mayor and city council are taking hold of the water works question in a manner pleasing to the people.