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The western recorder., 1898-02-24
NEWS OF THE MAINE.
THE WRECK WI. BE RAISED
Ready TO Inve~tIx.t~-Bofh Countries VIII
Psrticipstc-Bard Work for Divers

Washington. Feb. 20.-The naval
court OF inquiry appointed TO investi-
gate the Maine disaster will begin Its
work Mt Havana tomorrow. This news
came to the Navy department this
morning from Admiral Sicnrd at Key
West. He simply telegraphed ms fol-
lows:
"The court OF inquiry sail for Havana
on Goth by lighthouse steamer Man
grove. Mark arrived to-day.
This prompt action Is undoubtedly
due to the express direction Of Secre-
tary Long sent yesterday to have The
Investigation begun mt the earliest pos
sIble moment. The telegram was dated
yesterday, so the board arrived there
before nightfall and will be rendy TO
begin Its work tomorrow morning.
The following dispatch was received
from Captain Sigsbee to-day:
Havana, Feb. 19.-Only most expert
enced wrecking divers can do effective
work on the Maine. In the upper
works l can use service divers. Did
some work today. but with little sue
cess. VIII do better tomorrow. Pnrts
of Maine, especially the supcrstructure
and connections, are one confused mass
Of metal.
Another brief telegram from Captain
Sigsbee reads.
Havana, Feb. 2O.-Bacbc." which
means that the coast survey steamer
has arrived at Havana. bringing on
board all the diving apparatus sent
from the squadron.
The statement referring to expert
enced divers Is explained Mt the Navy
department ns no reflection upon the
men now engaged In the work, they
being enlisted men belonging to the
navy. 1t is the practice on board men
of-war to assign few men, always
volunteers. on account of the hazar-
dous nature of the work, to duty as
divers. In connection with their regular
work. The scope of their work Is the
exploration OF the ships bottom gen.
orally, the disentanglement OF cables
from the propellers and shafts, and
sometimes the search for n lost torpedo
or anchor.
Such work rarely carries them deep
er than twenty-five feet In the water
and 1t is said for operations In deeper
water, such as would be involved in ex-
animation of the Names bottom, their
training has not fitted them. They are
also lacking in that kind OF skill neces-
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
Three state. Snow bound.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-The states of Wis
consin Iowa and Illinois are practic-
ally snowbound. An average snowfall
of two feet is reported from Illinois
and Iowa points, while throughout
wisconsin and northern Michigan the
fall was much heavier, in fact, the
greatest of the season. A forty-mile
gale has piled the snow into enormous
drifts, completely paralyzing street
railway traffic and seriously interfer-
ing with the operation of trains ON the
steam roads. Northern trains have
been delayed in some instances fifteen
hours, owing to the heavy drifts and
steady fall of SNOW, which makes the
use of snowplows unavalling. Rain
and snow alternated in Chicago and
vicinity. Not enough had fallen to-
night however, TO interfere with rail
way traffic.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
Miss Wizards VIII.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-By the terms of
the will of Miss Frances Il. Willard,
late president of the W. C. L. u, her
estate will pass into the temple fund
after the life interenys of her secretary,
Miss Anna Gordon, and of her sister
in-law. Mrs. Mary Il. Willard, have
expired. The property consists of
"Rest cottage at Evanston, valued at
$4,000, II small cottage in the Adiron-
dacks and $1,000 in cash. which was
presented to Miss Willard on her Both
birthday.
By the original will the estate was
to pass to the w. c. I. L., but codicil
dated after the Buffalo convention dl-
verts 1t to the temple fund. The tenn
pie trustees will probably waive their
rights and leave the estate entirely to
the direct beneficiaries.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
CHINA MAKES MANY PROMISES.
II They Are Carried Ont England VIII
Get Nearly NIL She Demands.

London, Feb. 21.-The Pekln cores
pondent OF the Times says:
"Chlna has agreed to open all her In
land waters to navigation, whether for
eign or native-owned. under reguln-
tions to he framed subsequently. If not
restricted by these regulations. the
agreement. which is TO come into oper-
alton within four months. Is saiisfac-
tory and promises n wide expansion of
foreign trade.
"China has also undertaken to open
one treaty port In the province Of HUI
Nan. within two years. and proposes
Yo-Chau. near the Yang Use Klnng.
near the border OF the province. The
Tsung Ii Yamen's reason for the de-
lay In opening is that the central
authority at present Is powerless to en-
force the immediate opening of any
port In the province of HUMAN or to
protect foreigners there.
"Chinn has given Great Britain satis-
factory assurances that she will not al
ienate TO any other power any portion
of the Yang Use valley
The Times, commenting ediiorially on
the foregoing dispatch. says;
1--WE heartily congratulate the British
minister nt Pekin upon these impor-
tant concessions"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
THE AFRlcAN MIDDLE.
France Seems Disposed to Seek Trouble
with England


Aknssn. Niger Coast Protcctorate.
West Africa, Feb. 2O.-Intelligenceh has
arrived here that two French expedi-
tions are advancing toward Sokofo,
capital OF the Sultanate of Sokoto, on
the Solxoto river. In the extreme north
of the Hnussau states, and that six
French officers. with force of 200
men, have arrived Mt Argungu (Argun-
hi and Taggn.
The former Is nm important point on
the Sokoto river. about half way from
the Sultan's capital and the River
Niger and is within the British sphere.
The Sultan of Sokoto has command
cd the French force to halt about for
ty miles from the capital. The Royal
Myers Company's representative.
Deputy Agent william Wallace, is
holding the company's force. with am
munition and stores. In readiness, and
is awaiting Instructions to asslst the
Sultan of Sokoto and to secure French
evacuation OF British territory.
London. Feb. 21.--It Is asserted on
good authority that tile Royal Niger
Company has been instructed, after
trying all pcnceablc means, to compel
the retirement of the French from
British territory by force. The sui
tannte of Sokoto is feudatory of the
company. and was recently placed un-
der British protection.
The situation Is regarded as extreme
1y grave.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
Going Into the breeding business.

r. \. Keener of Denver. who has
been heavy buyer of cattle, has come
TO the conclusion that the price of cnt-
tie has advanced to such II price that
the breeder is the man who will make
the money out of cattle from now on.
and he has gone into that business. He
has one ranch in Kansas of about 5000
acres and another in Eagle county. this
state of about 600 acres in the heart
of the range country, and on these two
farms he will carry ON his business. Al
the present time he is buying up small
lunches of cattle with which TO stock
these farms. The ranch III Eagle coun-
ty is located in basin and known us
Burns Hole and admirably adapted
for the purpose of breeding cattle. Sew
eral extensive Improvements have been
made on the farm and water was
brought into the place Mt an expense of
about $4,000. There Is Il large range
country. almost unbounded, close to the
ranch.
All the large cnttlemen of this state
are going into this business A com
pany in which Dennis Sheedy and c.
Il. Kountze are Interested is at the
present time feeding $500 head of cat
tie on It's ranch five miles this side of
Palmer Lake,
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The record of crimes and disasters
for year ought not to divert atten-
tion from the list OF gifts. personal or
-hy- -bequest. 80 religious. educational
and charitable objects. Small dona-
tions not being taken into the account,
the gifts throughout the United States
in 1897 aggregated. in round numbers.
thirty three million. six hundred and
thirteen thousand dollars. Over thir-
teen million dollars came from women.
The summary from which these figures
are obtained shows that for churches
and religious societies more than five
millions were given, while the munifi-
cent sum of ten million. two hundred
and three thousand dollars went to
colleges. Glad and discriminate CIV
ing thus made the year period to be
remembered with thanhfulness.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The women of Fitchburg. Mass. pro-
tested against the admission of Miss
Ada Gillette to practice law before the
Worcester county bar. and the applica-
ton was refused apparently for that
reason. 1t was not alleged that Miss
Gillette was incompentent or ineligible.
but that she had lived. innocently
enough perhaps. several years With a
man who had been divorced from his
wife. The public. not to say the Phila-
delphia lawyer. will find 1t difficult to
associate the fact and the application
in any legal or reasonable way. but 1t
1t not characteristic OF the logic OF the
average woman?
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
The wilkesbarre Case.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Feb. 22.-When
the fourth week OF the trial OF Sher-
IN Martin and his deputies began to-
day the prosecution had only two more
witnesses to hear before closing. Their
testimony was unimportant.
Hon. George Ferris made the intro
ductory speech.
Mr.. Ferris announced that they
would prove that a state of riot exist
ed. and that the sheriff was justified In
calling out the posse and In ordering
the shooting at Lattimer.
Several witnesses for the defense tes-
tincd, but nothing sensational was de-
veloped.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
A Corn Convention.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE first corn con
vention ever held in the United States
began to-day at the Great Northern ho-
tel. About 100 delegates are present
and more are expected. Nearly all the
Middle Western commOnwealths are
represented. as well as a few of the far
western commonwealth. Arrange.
ments have been made for giving II
practical demonstration of the value OF
corn as food, kitchen having been
opened where bread. crackers and u
number of table delicacies are TO be
had for the asking.
Mr.. +. d. Coburn. secretary of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
was chosen chairman of the eonven'
ton.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The district council of the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners is pre-
pairing to ask the Illinois LegisiatuIe e
for n new law relating to the subject
OF the collection of wages. which will
be n radical departure from any now
In existence in this country. and which
will place an employer who falls TO
pay his men in position where he
can be committed 10 ail-by a Justice
of the peace. The proposed bill will be
framed after the law now in existence
In Liverpool. where all that is nee
essary for workman to do is to COM
plain to the magistrate that his wages
have not been paid. The employer Is
summoned before the magistrate to
show cause why he should not pay the
wages and is.given a certain length OF
time in which to pay them. II the
money is not forthcoming in that time
the employer may be committed to jail.
officers of the carpenters unions say
that some law OF this character is abb
solutely necessary to protect the work
men Of Chicago against irresponsible
contractors The present lien law,
they declare, has proved wholly inade-
quate.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

In letter to the department OF state
Consul Fowler of Nlngpo. China, ex-
presses surprise that bicycle makers
have not made an effort TO extend
their market to China. Commenting
on it. he says: "A wheel made strong
and cheap. without too many Inquiries
such as pneumatic tires and easy sad
dies, that could be sold for SIS or $50.
gold. would go like wildfire over this
province. A Chinaman does not mind
the discomfort of hard saddle and
solid tires. So also might the i'm
portation OF cheap watches be in
creased Indefinitely by proper agencies
at the coast"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The price of agricultural land owned
by the state in the fertile San Luis
valley which has been leased at D.
rldiculously low figure, is to be raised
An agent of the Land Board has gone
TO Rio Grande county with instructions
from Governor Adams and Attorney
General Carr to ascertain the actual
value of the land. classify II and re-
port to the board as early as possible.
The land includes about 15.0OO acres
of sub-irrigated tracts, most of which
are within the borders of Rio Grande
county near the towns of Del Norte
and Monte Vista. 1t Is known as In
ternal Improvement land and n large
portion of 1t is at present under lease
ut n minimum rental of twenty cents
per acre per annuin. These leases are
expiring now and as in every case ap-
plications have been fled for renewals
the governor and General Carr deemed
this the proper time to act in the mat
ter. Accordingly no leases will be re-
newed or no new ones granted until
the agent makes his report and a value
much higher than the present rate is
placed upon the lands.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
The Mangrovs Ha. Sailed.

Key West. Fla, Feb. 2t.-The light
house tender Mangrove, carrying the
members of the court of inquiry into
the Maine disaster, left for Havana
this afternoon. The Mnngrove will
stop at the Tortugas to take on board
Captain Henry c. Taylor of the In
diana. She carries also air pumps,
electric lights for the divers and other
diving apparatus. The injured men Mt
the barracks and the marine hospital
continue slowly improving.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
rhe favorite actor in the matlnee had

The favorite actor in the matinee had
better behave himself. The newspa-
pers jump on him every opportunity,
nuite as If. like the lesser and meaner
critics. they were the victims OF
cheap article of jealousy. In the case
of Ratclire there was apparently a
conspiracy; and this is partially proved
by the fact that the injured lady
claimed to have dangerous injuries,
while in truth they were comparatively
trivial. In no case must man strike
a woman; but why make fiend of a
man simply because he is favorite and
good actor?
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

Every seal needs ten pounds OF flsh
day In order to live and keep Its
health. and Ii IS declared that the Alas
kan coast would become the greatest
cod fishery in the world should the
seal be exterminated in that quarter.
Better the cod than the seal. The lat
ter is source of great domestic misery
nt least once year. and is beyond the
financial reach Of the poor; while ten
pounds Of FISH day would suffice for
the largest family many times over
It Is settled. The seal must go.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
cold In pctrlIrd ,yo,d.

In the gold mines of Victoria fossil
wood, and even timber supports afe
often thoroughly permeated with partl.
cles of gold. which under the micro.
scope are seen adhering in patches Ia
crystals of iron pyrites all through tie
interior of the wood. A specimen ol
pyrites from the center of an old tree
trunk is reported to have assnyed thlr.
ty ounces Of gold per ton.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

golden age lies behind each critic
OF the present. but 1t Is pertinent to
remember that the dross has been
eaten out by time and oblivion Thir-
ty years after the Second Continental
Congress OF the. United States. Gou-
yerneur Morris and John Jay were
talking over old times. when Morris
said. jay. what a set of scoundrels we
had in that second congress" Eyes"
replied Jay. as he knocked the ashes
from his pipe. that we had"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

Tho most the individual can do Is to
conform to the customs Of the people
he is born among and do his level darn
dest to be happy and contented in the
midst OF his environment. self-im-
provcment helps society The philan-
thropy of one makes others philan-
thropic. II ycu have an idea that may
benefit the race. give It utterance. and
go on about your business
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The recent movement in favor OF
beautiful pictures and casts for school
rooms and for circulation among the
homes OF the poor makes 1t timely to
call to mind statement of George
william Curtis. that the right picture
on the wall of your little boys room
will do him more good than univer-
sIfy education"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
Ru,h,nr wora on the Puritan.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. 2i.-Workmen at
the Norfolk navy yard have been en-
gagged all day ON the repairs to the
monitors Terror and Puritan. A draft
OF men for the latter vessel arrived to-
day. Naval officers will not discuss the
rumors Of trouble,
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

That fifty men in St. Louis are draw
ing United States pensions and at the
same time receiving salaries as police
officers. suggests that either the treas
ury OF the United States or that OF the
Missouri city is not adequately equipped
with burglar alarms.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

The publication of over million and
n half OF Bibles and Testaments the
past year by the American Bible Society
witnesses that the springs OF good liter
ature are still more sought than those
sinks of reading whose office is defile-
ment and whose color is yellow.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

It Is doubtless true that the Yale
victories are celebrated by revels. as
the Voice Gays; but how much stranger
II would be IL that part OF the regular
programme were to be omitted,
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

For some time the Baltimore -.
Ohio Southwestern Railway comma.
has been experimenting with erni'
oil for kindling fires in locomotive !.
place of using cord wood. and the "a.
suits obtained have been so satIs,,,
tory that 1t will hereafter be used /,
the whole line. During the month |,
November. 1897 at the companv,
shops. which are located at wasbln,
ton, Ind. and Chillicothe. Ohio. 10,
fires were started with crude oil a,
cost of s17.32, or Ill cents Der s,s
To have started the same number 4,
fires with wood the cost would hays
been $4,000, or 24.96 cents per sre
This represents saving of s2ssss
and is very satisfactory.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
rnnntx is nlood pcep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty withoutit. Cnscnrets, Candy Cathar
tic cleans your blood and keeps IL clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving allin
purities from the body. Begin to-day 10
Danish pimples, boils, b!otches, blnckheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, - beauty for ten cents. All drug
rists. satisfaction guaranteed, lOc. 25c sc
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
$50 IkLoNpYKr rnn

Thus nays E. Walters. Le r.
Pa, who grew tsworn tor 2ss s.'il'
salzer's corn per acre. That oaaasd
200 bushels on 100 acres at aoc
el, equals 1850. That IS bs,. : aass
a prospective gold mine. s,,vsa a''
$500 in gold for best name for = an
inch corn and oats prodigy W. u
win Seed potatoes only $3.50 ~,
Send This Notice and 10 CT.
to John A. saizer Seed Co.. la caaas
Wis. and get free their seed ca,., so's
and IL new farm seed samples -'use lug,
ing above corn and oats. surely ~, NJ.
$40. to get start. so'a
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

"Don't you think, after all. that womnns
femininity touches and appeals to manf
.Grnclous. yes; my wife Is always asking
me for something"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

} men of the union for the defense Of
the country. They could be ready for
action in forty-eight hours.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

"When | got married I had an idcitrH
going to be my wifc's protector" Var
hAftcr we We're married | found out nses
ed II protector myself"
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

ssJIobbs didn't have the appendicitis after
ALL Who said soy" Ellis doctors: 1t seem.
he hadn't money enough to pay for sur
cicaI oDcrat tiOn."
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

"A great popular demonstration
against any further agitation OF the
Dreyfus case is Partisan proposition
good enough for an Irish bull.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
Wireless Teierraubv T. m,

Wireless telegraphy. now riyin,
encouraging results appears ta Il sacA
new Idea Ii has been recalled in n n
Is that on the cntting OF tile vlrps ~ y
ing the siege of that city in s ls7o W,
Bourbonze, then n tutor in pbvsls.
the University of Paris. coneeivsts
idea of communicating by elec,,,.la le
without wires. His experiments !, i'
proved successful. On the ntrh.
January 10-11. 1871, dispatch =
sent alone the Seine from the ~. W
National TO Saint Denis. dlstaneo
about twenty-five miles. the ground -
water being employed as condne,a-.
The war closed before the invertl
was perfected and the WORK =.
dropped. "e
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

Il doesn't seem right for the Elmira
Gazette 10 call Carl schurz n fiip-nop.
Nr. schurz doesn't fllp-he merely
nops.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world. because it is the hest.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

Denver seems likely to get another
big packing house in the near future.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxatiye Bromo Qulnine Tablets An
Druggisi rcfund the money fit fails 10 cure. $50
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

There is going to be quite furore
in cantaloupe growing in the Arkansas
valley this year. and 1000 acres prob
ably will be required for this crop
alone from the foothills to the state
line, n distance of nearly 200 miles.
The very best patches under the care
of experienced gardeners have yielded
rs high as 300 crates TO the acre, but
under most favorable circumstances.
2G0 crates of marketable cantaloupes
are considered a good heavy yield.
Last season. owing to Indifferent culti-
vation by few farmers the average
in Otero county was brought down to
less than eighty crates to the acre.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24

A number of Greeley potato dealers
and planters are visiting the Divide
country for their annual supply of seed
stock. and hereby hangs tale. II has
been found from years of experience
that seed grown at n higher altitude
does better when planted on lower lev
els. and In case of potatoes those grown
without irrigation seem to give best
results when transplanted in irrigated
soil This makes the Divide goods
preferable TO all Others. and the grow
ers up there ought to take II wide view
of the matter and introduce their seed
to Eastern buyers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-18
A FAKE RING MERCHANT.
Beat a Man WHO Refused to Buy
and Paid a Fine.

Abraham BUTLER, who lives in Division
street. New York. was tried this morning
in the First Criminal Court on a charge
of assault and battery, on Thomas Car
roll. of No. ga Twelfth street. The COM
plainant testified that he was accosted
on the street by the defendant, who offer
ed to sell him a ring for $3.50. which he
said was worth S.. He told him he was
a fake, and he did not wish to buy any
bogus iewelry, at which Buhler struck
him several blows in the face, and then
ran
Buhler told the following yarn, which
was not believed BY the Court, and it was
proven false by the evidence of Captain.
Kelly. Buhler said he came to this city.
bringing in his hand half a dozen initial
rings to take to Krouse, the jeweler on
Newark avenue, from the latter's brother
by whom he is employed in New York;
that he allowed the complainant to look
at one of the rings at the ferry. and he
ran away with il. He pursued him, and
when he overlook him, IN Newark ave-
nue.. struck him 10 make him give up the
ring. Captain Kelly said that he saw
Buhler striking Carroll on Erie street,
near Ninth street. and that when he ran
he pursued and captured him; that he adj
mitted to him he WAS selling rings. and
Carroll had not been near either Newark
avenue or the ferry. BUTLER was found
guilty, and fined S. and costs.