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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-23

464.0OO here. No. 2 red in elevator. 76Ac.:
No. / Northern Duluth 17Ec. over December
Z. o. b. November; No. 1 Northern New York lie.
over December Z. o. b. afioat to arrive. Tho
Northwestern receipts we're 2.1S1 cars, against
2.03o last week and 1900 last year. Chicago
received 400 cars. against. 3I7 last week, and
2l0 last year. Futures advanced &c. TO. lac,
with sales Of I, 720.0OO bush. Prioes as follows:
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CHAMBERMAID and waitress: best references:
wages SIS. Il. f., box 500 sun uptown Office.
lpb5 broadway.
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COMPETENT cook: wages $50: best references;
- willing and obliging. D.. b.. y25 Sd av.. care OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-23

EIRST-CLASS liundress; understands doing up all
Il kinds of laces, nne linens, shirts. collars, cuffs.
&c; best reterences. M. F., box 80 sun uptown
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COOK.-willing to assist with washing and ironing;
" best references. A. d., box sos Sun uptown
office, 1855 Broadway.
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New York Stock Exchange-Salss Nov. re.
UNITED sTATEs AND STATE BONDS I'm 81. 0OOsL
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

tory lay not alone in these. but In fwo
small potent articles not usually asso-
ciateds with war. 1t seems that Or. w.
Long Chapman. surgeon OF the Gaelic.
was In Hong Kong when the American
squadron was there. and he presented
to Admiral Dewey q rabbits foot and
four leaved clover. Admiral Dewey
and Captain Gridley. OF the Olympia.
tossed up for the charms. the Admiral
winning the rabbits foot. and the Cap
tain the clover, which they attached TO
their watch chains before going into
action. While no further facts are
given by DR.. Chapman. II il quite evil
dent from the result that the rabbit'a
foot was the left hind one. and that
the animal had been killed In a grave
yard In the dark OF the moon by q
dark -complexioned man afliicted with
stra bismus.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

r. Marion Crawford. the novelist.
who has lived much In Italy. and owns
property there. points to the crushing
weight Of the. taxes ~ one Of the GAUGES
Of existing discomfort among the ltai>
ian people. Taking national. provincial
and commercial taxation together. he
himself pays upon the assessed income
upon q few acres OF. land ~ per cent.
upon the assessed rent, Of his house n
per cent. and II he paid income tax in
Italy the Government would exact 13,.
per cent. more. As there II no limit OF
estate. real or personal. below which
taxation Ia not applied. he hnds II easy
to. understand the enornous emigration
which Of late years has crippled italian
agriculture by sensibly diminishing the
farming population. while leaving upon
the hands OF the Government an I'm
mense area OF farm land condscated
for overdue taxes. which no one could
be induced to take under the present
conditions even a. . gift. Such q con-
ditton Of things he regards ~ simply
an incipient form Of national bank
ruDtcy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay. july
S.-A Spanish soldier, terribly emaciated
and SO weak that he could hardly walk,
was picked up by men from the United
states gnnboat Annapolis today at a
point near the entrance to the upper bay.
according TO his story, there are MANY
spanish soldiers in Guantanamo in the
same condition of starving. He SAYS there
Is absolutely nothing to eat there. but
tnat the Spaniards are daily told that
II they surrender to the Americans thew
will be murdered.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The mistress OF certain servant Loaf
the salaried position which had been
her sppport. The servant thereupop
offered 70 accept reduced wages while
her mistress was out Of work. Who
would dare now to say to either party
70 this Golden Rule compact that the
relations Of employers and the em.
ployed- can b. stated u ful II dollars
and csntsf l0atances Of mutual help
fulnees make bright countless homes
and ofnces. Those who declare they
cannot discern such examples OF con.
alteration and cooperation are wilfully
blind.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

A reeent decision Of the Iowa So.
preme Court deserves attention as sug-
gestinG . sensible and summary meth
% Of putting stop to the widesprlad
abuse otfAe nsa ctr hea IN aefease Of
cnminah. GThiA p1es has heceUe 80 no.
torious q sSlkefflaGaAa .. lastrssort for
cheating Justice that II has long ago
met deserved public disapproval. hu.
thus far NO effective means OF abolish
Ing IT, haA heenI found. 1t has rightly
been held that It was better to let some
guilty man escape rather than estal,-
lhh 4 policy that would bar out the
Plea Of insanity when It happened to be
valid. The decision Of the Iowa court
suggests a simple solution Of the mat
ter. 1t holds that II at any time in the
course Of the trial doubt shall he rails.
ed as to the sanity of the defendant a
special trial for insanity may immetii.
ately be ordered. II . jury OF medical
experts finds that the defendant Il
really insane the criminal trial will al
once be dropped. But this shall by no
means give the defendant his liberty.
On the contrary, he shall be sent to the
ward for criminal insane Mt the peni.
Tertiary for an Indefinite time. II the
Investigation Of the experfs. on the 9TH.
er hand, develops the fact that the de.
PENDANT is sane, then the trial under
the original Indictment will be resum.
ed. and with the insanity dodge elimin.
ated from the defense.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

itself on sand bank, and w.s !.
the same manner that wild h' so up in
have been handled. 1t measurs a' Would
in length and 80 inches around ~. II feet
est portion of its body. tue thick.
Jacob Traub, who was sumo
oeen Killed !" the battle Of Anna, ~ nave
thlrty-siN years ago paid a y;s;, "''e'am,
tives in New York last week '' 70 reia.
A monument to the late He,r,. ,
erected by the contributions of "a: george.
New York, was unveiled in c "Nens CT
cemetery, New York, last SatnrS .enwool
monument is the work of R;ass s. lle
George, one Of Mr.. Georges sons T.
Ella Hudson, l4-year old o;r, o.,,,
Mo-, WAS sentenced to two ,s. A'i'an,
months and Twenty-Five days in n. y; u
dustlial school for girls at Ch;,' inc m
for obtaining goods under false nr..
There is an influx of nee,oe, r. w
haehle, Tex, caused by whitecan ~ ".sa'
ut other points. In kaufman and c oee'
counties, Tex, the whitecaps have nuns h
posting notices, and the negroes a 70 , "ee"
ing out a few at time. ' "0''
Within few days volunteer oo,
composed of Swedish residents If Kl
City will be rendered to Goverror S -.
phens. The muster roll now con.. se'
ssxty names, Of which number ,w.".''
have served in the Swedish army ''
Alfred L. Duffy, bookkeeper for 81.
lumber department of the Ana.o.a
tNont.) Mining Company, was arres,s a
TOR entertainment. and pleaded guilty ~
stealing $3.50 and was sent to the d. !"
tana penitentiary for one year within ~.
hour after his arrest. ''''
The Nashville TIM service circle ot a..
Society of Kings Daughters and Sons h.. h..
joined with the general moyem.n,,
throughout the state and is receiving .ul
scriptions for fund to be sent ON n
New York for the purpose of sunnlx;..
the United States hospital ship Relief
with electric fans.
Concerning Germany's large naval force
at Manila a dispatch from London s,v..
A letter written by Berlin diplomat of
the highest position asserts that it ia dus
to the German cabinet that Germs nv.
attitude has been thus far correct: that
the Emperor Of Germany was determined
to interject himself iato the war between
Spain and the United States, and that
he has only been restrained by the imper.
ial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and the
minister for foreign affairs, Baron Won
Buelow, from some step which the United
States would be obliged to resent.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

I'VE Chinese bind our feet and you
Americana your lungs," q royal little
lady said one day to missionary who
protested against the former cruel p. &C.
tice: 1T 10 . difference Of custom. that
II Ill. except that ours 10 the better -
Similar superiority IL felt by the ma.
tive women OF India. some OF whom
were recently horriied by sight OF the
coFsets Of an American traveller. After
examining the garment one asked II
che might touch her. and receiving. per-
mission, exclaimed. 20 child Of God
Have you really bones inside Of you !
We supposed that you must have been
made without them. since you wear
them outside"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

NeoOefS OF war news must be struck
by the number Of "Morro Castles" with
which our forces have to deal. Ha-
vana's, fort OF that name Is the hest
known building In Cuba. When Adj
miral Sampson went down to Porto
Rico to shake up the 6paniards there
the principal fertilization be had 10
deal with was smother MORO Castle.
And word Of an attack by American
warships upon q third MORO castle at
Santiago de Cuba. the most important
port In the southeastern part OF the
island. Some readers have probably
wondered how 1t happened that no
such, castles were encountered at Ma
tanxas, Cardenas. and CieufuegOs. The
explanation of this recurrence Of the
name .'Aiorro Castle" II found In ths
fact that the word MORO" means
s..promoutory." Many ofthe harbors Of
Cuba are remarkable landlocked bays.
opening to the sea through narrow
channels, usually long and deep. They
are shapel1 somewhat like Z mans
hand. with the fingers more or less
spread and the wrist reduced IN eeixe.
AT Havana. Santiago, and some other
ports, one side Of the channel connect.
Ing the inner hay with the sea ends In
bold. rocky headland. The opposite
point 10 lower and less conspicuous.
Where the higher and sleeper angle of
the shore. between the channel Of the
harbor entrance on one side. and the
open sea on the other. IL crowned by
an elaborate fort. formidable In the
times when It was erected, this fortifi-
cation IL usually and naturally named
MORO Castle. or 'sTbe Castle Oft the
Promoutosy." Al Cienfueeos there Is
no such fort. although the harbor Is
one of the typical bays Of the Cuban
coast. with a narrow entrance. One
reason 10 that the city IL comparatively
new. and II has become q place Of i'm.
portance since the era when Spain for.
tilted her American posseasioss with
the massive and picturesque stone cas-
ties which modern artillery has rem.
dered nearly useless. Besides. the
shores are much lower there than nj
Santiago. or even Havana. San Juan
the chief city OF Porto Rico. has plenty
Of room for Castle % the Promon.
tory" and It was natural that there
should be . "M0rr0 Castle" to fight a,
that port. Matansas and Cardenas are
on rather low parts Of the coast. and
the latter Il . small place. 90 they
have NO "Morro Castle" This expla.
nation 10 sufncient to show why the
name made familiar by Hayana's pic
turesQue old fort Is appearing confirm,
ally In the dispatches, and why It Il
necessary to discriminate between the
various "Morro Castles which ngurs
In the news Of the day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Prominent English statesmen have
recently declared In favor ofan alliance
between the United States and Great
Britain. Commenting on this subject
Of IN Anglo-American alliance. writer
APPLY says the real basis Of It 10 not
blood relationship but bread relation
ship. Bread Is the bond Of peace. Eng
land II dependent on foreign food sup
piles tor existence. Five-sixths OF her
food ID imported. The United States
ands England the beat market for sur
Plus food products. This inter-depend-
ence u the basis Of the alliance propos-
"a by Great Britain ~ farsiYhted
ueasurs Of self representation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The most Interesting and certainly
the most humane achievement grow
Ing out OF the war with Spain ID
. perfectly equipped floating ambu-
lance. Such'a triumph OF humanity In
modern naval warfare. when contrast.
"a with the old-time brutality Incident
% . great sea fight. ID certainly most
noteworthy and relieves the horrors Of
war Of much OF their ghastliness.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Emperor william IL credited with
sayins that Dewey's work At Manila
was ''amateurish." Dewey simply de-
stroyed the spanish neet without him
self losing . ship or . man. II that
was amateurish. what do you call pro-
lessional, kaiser1
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The Philadelphia Ledger remarks:
speaking Of Westnipster Abbey, Why
would II not be good idea to dislndge
come Of the nobodies entombed there
IN former centuries. and tins make
room for really great menf" Certain
j.. Turn the rascals out.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The Art Journal asserts that Chill
dfen under Z years OF age are discover
ed almost Invariably to prefer yellow
before all other colOrs." Perhaps this
accounts for the famous kid"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

General Corbin was farmer lad. His
father wrote him recently: dear
Henry. it's Z long wars from = hin Of
corn to adjutant general Of the United
etates." But q hill Of corn naturally
produces kernels.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

BY the end Of the war two facts will
be indisputable-that England has the
largest number Of ships on the sea and
Spain the greatest number beneath It.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

That the pen Is mightier than the
sword goes without saying. and when
II comes to giving out news Of what
the swords doing the blue pencil 10
also prominent.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

A Denver paper says that one hun
dred and two Colorado babies have
been named after Admiral Dewey.
For = State with less that half mill
ION population this 10 doing fairly well.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

There's no question that dropping
dynamite on an enemy from kites gives
this compound double claim to being
. high explosive.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Many glowing descriptions have been
written OF how and why Admiral
Dewey won the battle Of Manila. but
the real facts have just come out. OF
course, due importance must be attach
"a 10 the work Of the eight-inch guns
and the keen. quick aim Of the men
hehlnd them, but the secret Of the vic
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The umpire in the boundary dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela
has received twenty-five large printed
volumes. They sre the Arst Install.
ment Of Testimony on the British side.
There will be much more on that side,
and NO one dares guess how much ON
the other. Assuredly, international ar
bitration 10 no sinecure.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Diplomatic relations between Nppe.
Detmold and Prussia have been broken
of. The kaiser tried to force his brother.
in-law, the prince Of Schaumburg-Ippe,
as ruler over the little principally, but
the law courts decided that the sovereign
ty belonged to another branch Of the Lip
pc family.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Haipster, Idaho, July LII A.
heyms, Moscow mining expert, has
been inspecting the properties Of the
Green Creek Mining Company. If his re.
port is favorable, a mill will be erected
upon the property. W. II. V. Richards,
manager Of the mine, has disposed Of con-
siderable blocks of stock in Lewiston re.
Gently.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The British admiralty has given orders
for the sale of her majesty's ship Nelson,
which has been lying in the harbor OF
Melbourne for many years past. She has
been afat since lSl4, and was at that
time the largest English line-ofbattle
ship.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Richard Folsom Cleveland. infant son
Of Grover Cleveland, LII. D.. has been
shot. A wicked reporter took a snap
shot at him with a kodak.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Paris university has established doc.
tors degree that can be obtained by for
eigmers. 1t is given on examination and
the presentation OF thesis after resi-
dence of four selnesters. Evidence Of pre-
vious study in foreign countries will be
accepted from foreigners.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Rear Admiral Dewey Is said to be
the finest tenor singer In the American
navy. He is certainly proHcient on the
"high c."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

1t is reported from London that the
Spanish Ambassador to England recently
informed colleague that he had unque''
tionable information to the effect that
there was an iron-clad alliance between
Great Britain and the United States BE-
fore the war began"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

A favorite mode of suicide among the
African tribes who dwell near Lake NY
assa is to wade into the lake and calmly
wait for crocodile to open its mouth and
swallow him.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The city council of Great Falls, Moh.'
has accepted the offer of the Great fail'
Water Company to sell its plant for $S'''-
600.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Some women carry the emotional
business entirely too far.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Over 100 officers and 200 vessels are
now in the naval service of the Unhteo
States.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15
II the Oregon ever goes home again
the trip must be made by the Nicaragua
Canal.

The matchless exploit Of the Oregon
never will be repeated. Her homeward
trip should be 5000 miles shorter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

The princess Of Wales remains true "
the tricycle.. She rides a very pretty ..;.
chine at Sandringham. which Is qo's,
light as tricycles go. and flies a'ons
a capital speed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

1t is not generally known that one
the duke Of Flies kinsmen was az II
time a general dn the Spanish army. ...lv
was the fourth earl. and he was ~, nay hsv-
an Earl Fife. the head Of the FANNY rsv
ing been made an earl Of Fife oniy
years ago. ,...
I w. e. Henley, one of the most consp
uous journalist In London. anu a.c,sf
poet of no mean quality. has peeh s,1sn a
by Mr.. Balfour with a pension VI rarny.
year. A like sum was allotted 10 - 10
son in lS45, and the late laureate
draw 1t q times. .,,,nent
Professor Ernest Crosse. the ,ao,ures
ethnologfst. delivered a course OF , last
on art at the University OF Friepo .nsness
semester. in which he declared arce
art to be the most perfect IN eAl N,sos and
Upon the recent arrival OF rIC ouen-
Princess Christian of Denmark q. rel.
hagen the bride was given '..,s vas
come. A procession Of 4oOO cyci s"nor Of
one Of the things arranged IN w. fond
the event. as Prince Christian IS uaye-
In his will the late Sir Henri nsrs and
lock Allen bequeathed all the pay General
correspondence Of his father. and all
Havelock Of Indian mutiny 1ame Mcleod
Of his own to Major Genera ,hat the
Inness. with s1oO, on condition ,as,ator
latter write a biography OF tne s,c an ex-
especially placing before the sorced the
act account Of the events ina,
testator out Of the English
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Miss Mary Esther Villas OF Ma9 9.y.s
Wis.,, only daughter of ex-senator w"
IL engaged to be married to Luc'en osi
Hanks, son Of one Of her fathers "'''
intimate friends.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

"As it was apparent that l could no,
possibly catch the Cristobal Colon and
that the Oscgon and Brooklyn undoubt.
eddy would, and as the fast New York
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

Meanwhile the Brooklyn and the Girls
tobal Colon were exchanging compliments
in lively fashion at apparently long
range, and the Oregon. with her locomo-
tive speed. was hanging well on to the
Colon, also paying attention to the Viz.
csys. The Teresa and the Oquendo were
empty and in flames on the beach Just
70 minutes after the first shot was fred.
Fifty minutes after the first shot was
fired the Vizcaya put her helm To port
with a great burst Of fame from the after
part OF the ship and headed slowly for
the rocks ut Accrraderos, where she
found her last resting place.
Attention Turned to Drowniug,
"As it was apparent that could not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

From TIC fret 'b' boy Mlkado- 20 AZ "a'S
a. Noycn.b's 70 $50 80 Va declared h"lr az
parent q ne tEron"-sh"w'G sweet ana WIZ
nnr disposition gracious ~ manner bn' ho''
Pillar; dian strong J. - very evident that thirty
year o. experience n active government nave
prra;iy t.llrcrod and strength n'd hi' 'harao-
To- and Ill Il tat With ~hi l. every raoihe'
ana Prime Minister has now q re, kon when
III. father th, Emperor konei led November
O. 1877, MutsulitC Wa declared ms successor
or IA, mating thrOn' Il tLis very mom'h'
IA. ,.aus hosiis e. Ia" anarchy ~ inc Ihroi'
and the camp having compelled ne resigna
tor q th' Ty oou formed military 'omblna-
tor and prepared for th' co'p c"tat q Jan0-
AIRY = 1865. on MAT day th'y displaced the
pala-o euarG heI; ~ Il. Aidzu Ian, took pos
sees, OF Of The gate. and allowed none but mos"
favorable a. tle.r views % cone uear the
rmIoroY When ih' Na'ilIa:nc ko.ki, the OK
Tycoon attempted e. Renter kIoto IN force.
The new Government declared nm rebel he
was beaten il tho battlc L. Fusbimi and IN dis
guise fed 10 Yeddo on the United states war
steamer lToqucis. The two years cIvll war
ended WHEN tho iron,lad ram StoncHaD vas
handed over 10 tho Mikado', forces by tie
American Minister General Van Vakcnburg
The pivotal event ia tte history Ct Japan,
which opened the nov ira, was when after a
memorial Icy Okubo. Who caiied fer the En-
poror 10 come ont from tohinC Il sor"cn, 70 tread
the Garth and 70 move Tho capital nearer 20 the
scene Of futuf, events. the young Mhado came
in person 30 tho meetings e thc council OF the
new Government. Most appropriately out Of
Echizen Province, ~ which the old Franklin Of
The young Constitution makers YCkci litishirO,
had wrought mighty moral reforms and had
lectured on political science making liberia Use