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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22

Spangled Banner by all hands. Lieut..
Hlldreth, made'the effort of his life in a
discourse 1.-THE patriotism of our fore.
fathers which touched the hearts of
all present and was certainly a most
beautiful tribute to the beloved heroes
of our land. The colonel then made a
few remarks assuring the boys that a
good dinner awaited them, for which he
received hearty applause, and said the
ceremonies for the day would close by
all singing the Doxology.
Major White suffered severely from
seasickness but is on earth once more,
and in the estimation of the writer, and
dare say in the estimation of all who
know him, is one of the ablest officers
that Uncle Sam has in the expedition
now on it's way to MAINLAND army
officers excepted, and when the time
comes, mark the prediction, I have
made.
Our ship landed at Honolulu at 1890
a. m. and we wereNmet by the govern
ment band of Hawaii, which played all
the national airs Of our country. The
officers were invited at this late hour, to
the palace, formally occupied by Queen
Lii, for 'lunch after which the officers
returned to the boat to procure a little
sleep, when we we're informed that the
Newport, with Gen. Merritt on board
was just coming in the harbor of Homo.
lulu. The troops of the entire expedi,
ton are to be given a grand dinner by
the citizens of Honolulu in the palace
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
1.-THE LIONS WHELPS."

There are some people in this country, who
ought to know better, who declare themselves
in favor an "extension of territory or impe-
rialism, and an Anglo American alliance. For
the benefit of these good but misguided people,
we quite portion of lengthy editorial in the
London Spectator, on the destruction of Cerve-
ra's fleet:
"The battle shows that the American navy
is most efficient fighting machine. We do
not need to be told that here. We know it al
ready, and realized of what stuff THE
LIONS WHELPS are made. They, however,
did not know it on the continent, though they
apparently know it now. "
Are we "the lions whelps"? Do we want
the world to so consider us? We know there
are Anglomanacs in this country who yearn to
wear gold braid and tinsel and have titles
tackled onto their names. These people are
clamoring for an Extension of territory" i'm
perialism and an Anglo American alliance. We
wish these "lion's whelps'' could be transport
ed to the lions lair, and that true, independent
Americans might be allowed to remain here in
peace. Every American should resent the in
suit offered by the London Spectator.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
NEW LAW INVALID.
Decision Affects Many Mortgages.
conjecture.

KANSAS CITY, July I2.--The law passed by
the last Kansas Legislature providing for record
ing real estate mortgages was, Yesterday, de-
clared unconstitutional by Judge Alden, OF the
district court i'll Kansas City, Kas. The decis-
ion was in the case of David H. Moore, resi-
dent of Ohio, against c. S. Mendenhal and
others. Mr. Moore has held mortgage against
certain Kansas City, Kas., property since 1888.
Recently, he retained Judge T. p. Andrews 10
foreclose the mortgage 1t developed IN the
trial of the case that Messrs. Burt and Btidgcrs
had bought the equity of redemption in the
property, and they sought to defeat Mr.. Moore's
foreclosure under the recent act of the legisla
ture, which provided that all mortgages exc
cuted and assigned prior to the enactment of
the law should not be received in evidence un
less the assignment of the same was recorded
within six months after the law took effect. In
this case, Mr. Moore had neglected TO have his
assignment recorded within the time prescribed
by the law.
Judge Alden, in rendering his decision, held
that the law practically destroyed all mortgage
liens on property created prior to the enactment
of the law unless the assignments were record
ed within the specified time, and, i'll his opin-
ion, the legislature could not enact laws which
would render void contracts previously entered
into.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
DAMNABLE BUSINESS.

We want our readers who are anxious for
extension of territory, Anglo American alliance,
etc., to read the following, which we clip from
Yesterdays Kansas City Journal:
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The Washington
Star claims to be in position to state authorl-
tatively that all active exchange of views &C.
Cured on Monday and Tuesday between the
diplomats who are endeavoring to arrive at
peace understanding between the United States
and Spain. 1t also understands thai the Span
ish government is ready to agree to evacuate
Cuba if hel soldiers are allowed to depart IN
manner acceptable to an army which has not
been defeated, and if the United State is ready
to assume the Cuban debt. The greatest dith-
Guilty is with the question OF war indemnity
but a solution of this may, perhaps, be found
in proposal from syndicate of American and
English bankers to repay the United States its
war expenses in twenty annuties, taking IN re-
tvrn the tobacco monopoly and the railway con-
cessions in Cuba and the Philippine islands.
1t is rumored that if Spain will surrender San
tiaeo without further boodshed President Nc
Knley, in order to facilitate peace, may aban-
don the attack on Porto Rico. If the pending
peace negotiations succeed, the queen regent
will appoint Moret cabinet to s;gn the articles
of peace.
The Star adds that, at the last moment, it
learns that Spain has expressed its readiness to
cede to Germany the Vizayas islands, Samar,
Leyt, Minora and Paragua, provided Germany
will guarantee to Spain possession OF Mindanao
and the Carolines in which case Spain will
abandon Luzon to the United States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
"PATRIOTIC" CORPORATIONS.

The state officers have been in the habit OF
sending documents by express instead OF by
mail, but they won't do it any more at least,
NOT for while. One day last week, lot OF
public documents were prepared for shipment
at the state house at Topeka, but the express
companies refused to ship them until the war
revenue stamps were affixed. The officials re-
fused to affix the stamps, saying the law made
it obligatory upon the express companies to at
fix the stamps
AS result of this disagreement, the docu-
ments will be sent by mail-now and hereafter.
The supreme court has been asked to inter
pref the law in the case.
This action on the part OF the express COM
uanies is in line with the expressed determine
ton of other corporations, not to pay the war
tax. The Standard Oil Company is lighting
the tax, and other big corporations are doing
the same. Brewers and distllers are selling
less amount of their "goods" for the money.
The tobacco manufacturers are doing the same.
Depend upon it, these fellows who have been
bowling "patriotism' the loudest, and who
have been most active in sadding war debt
rnon the nation, will make every effort to dodge
the tax.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
The Third New York is

came here equipped. The Third New York is
National Guard regiment. 1t came here
equipped. These regiments are in our brigade,
and, as have said, have been ever since we
have been here. Both of these regiments are
we'll drilled, and make no complaint about the
company they are in. There are great many
good troops here who have not been sent away.
For instance, the First Rhode Island, fine
regiment, which was here several weeks before
we came. Among other regiments fine enough
to fight Spaniards or any one else, who have
not been sent away, and were here when we
came, are such troops as the Thirteenth Penn
sylvania, the Sixty-ffth New York, the First
New Jersey, the Seventh Ohio, the Third and
Fourth Missouri, the Third Tennessee, which
has in its ranks the famous Memphis zouaves,
and whose officers and men are thorough sol
diers. The Twenty-second Kansas has not
gone to the front for the same reason that these
regiments have not gone, and we suppose they
will not 60 until the secretary of war sees fit to
send them. Our men are in condition to go to
the front, and they will doubtless be sent when
the time arrives. H. A. LAMB,
First Lieutenant O. M.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
Peoples PartyState Ticket
HARRIS ON ANNEXATION.

Senator Harris has written letter to eX-Goy-
ernor St. John, in which he "explains' his at
titude relative to the annexation OF. Hawaii.
We fail to see sensible explanation OF the mat
ter in this letter, however. The whole thing
appears to us as if it had been written by NC
Kinley.
In one place, Senator Harris says: ~ think
the president, in his message of June IS, 1897,
was entirely correct when he asserted that an
nexation was a consummation of our former
policy and not change"
When was it that annexation was "our for-
mer policy?" The Senator fails to tell us.
We'd like to know.
We believe there have been times when we
talked of the annexation of Canada, but that
was long ago, and it never became the policy OF
this government to do so.
In another place in the letter, the Senator
says:
"The present war has demonstrated clearly
that the dreams of universal peace which some
sentimental people INDUCED in year ago are
utterly without foundation, and as our COM
mercial interests must necessarily expand and
GROW we must be prepared to solve the prob
lens which will result from conflicting inter-
ests."
Again, here, he voices McKinley's senti-
ments. In fact, the whole letter is tlled with
the kind of doctrines that are being advanced
nv Republican annexationists and imperiallsts.
We are very sorry to see Senator Harris take
the stand he does in this matter
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

IT seems now that the Democrats of the Tom
linson- Sheridan Watrous stripe have concluded
not to put up ticket, but, according to Sherl-
dan, will vote the Republican ticket. These
fellows have been talking about principle"
ever since the Atchison convention, and saying
"the old Democratic party must keep up its or.
ganizatibn in order to maintain the principles of
Democracy" Voting the Republican ticket
will maintain the principles of Democracy
about like the old woman who kept tav-
ern. This expressed determination of these
gold-bug Democrats proves our assertion that
their only object is to try to elect the Repub-
lican ticket
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
NEWS NOTES.

Spain's cabinet is reported to have gone to
pieces again.
Yellow fever is reported among the American
troops in Cuba.
There is a coal war in the East, and the price
has been reduced.
Ex-senator Conger, of Michigan, died. Mon
day, at Ocean City, Md.
Miami county will dedicate her new $45,-
900 court house Oh the 27th.
Oakland, Maryland a summer resort was al
most destroyed by fire, Tuesday.
w. R. Hearst, of the New York Journal, is
issuing a Cuban edition of the Journal, at Sib-
oney, Cuba.
AGUINALDo, the PHILIPPINE Insurgent leader,
has proclaimed himself president of the revo-
lutionary republic.
Latin & Rands powder mill, neal Dover,
N. was blown up by Spanish spies, Tuesday,
and ffteed men killed.
A divorce in London was caused by high
born lady getting ''mashed" on a Mexican who
belonged to Buffalo Bills Wild West show.
The pictures of Bryan and Dewey were the
only ones ia the hall at the Illinois Democratic
convention, at Springfield, Tuesday and We'd
nesday
Lieutenant Myer, of Leavenworth who was
wounded at the battle of Santiago, is Oh his
way home. Hfs wife gave birth to twins last
Sunday.
The officers and sailors who destroyed Ger
veras fleet will receive, as bounty for reward,
over 5000 900 ''head money! or 500 for each
man on the Spanish ships when destroyed.
Eleven lives were lost in a tunnel under Lake
Erie, Monday evening. The men were at work
in the big water works tunnel at Cleveland
Ohio, when there was gas explosion, killing
the men.
Ouenemo is having lively row over her
Joints 1t seems that the county attorney was
receiving "hush money" from the joints, and
was protecting them. He will probably be i'm
peached, as he should be.
Richard R. Kennedy, United States senator
from Delaware has been arraigned on CHI urge
of assisting VIM. N. Boggs to rob the first Ma
tional Bank of Dover of $io7, 900. Ken ietv
pleads not guilty, but Boggs testi6es that Ken
needy is guilty with himself The testimony OF
T. E. Ross, of Philadelphia, an expert account
ant, who examined all the banks books, is Very
damaging.
Roy Wheeler, of Topeka, and Walter Wood,
of Concordia, were the first of the Kansas VOL
unteers to land on Cuban soil They are mem
bers of General Miles staf-one as stenogra-
pher and the other as messenger. They were
members of Company B. 22d Kansas. While
they were stationed at Camp Alger, the boys OBJ
tanned permission to visit Washington, and
while there, General Miles was sofavorably i'm
pressed with them that lie offered them places
On his staff, which they accepted
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
SANTIAGO SURRENDERS.

Yesterday at p M, the Spaniards sur
rendered Santiago to Shafter. According to
the agreement, the surrender embraces the east
half OF Cuba. Uncle Sam is to take the Span
ish soldiers to Spain and our boys will return
home-"till October the dispatches say.
conjecture
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

SAMPSON is jealous of Schley's feat in de-
stroving Cervera's feet, and is saying mean
things of Schley. This proves that Sampson IS
not nearly so great man as was supposed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

FROM our old friend Captain Lloyd, of New
Rochelle, N Y, we learn that handsome
bronze bust of Thomas Paine is to be erected in
that town in the near future.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

MrrN General Blanco heard of the destruc-
ton of Cervera's fleet, he tried to commit sui
eide. but was prevented by his friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

THE merchants of Topeka have joined with
the state officials il the fight on the express
companies relative to the war tax.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

MISSOURI Populists, have Split on the
fusion question.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15

l notice an article IN the journal containing
an interview wherein the Kansas regiments and
their officers are criticised by Colonel J. w. F.
Hughes, whose notoriety was achieved by dis
obeying the orders of the governor of Kansas
while in command of the state militia. In re-
gard to the other two regiments sent out from
Kansas, we are in no position to say why they
have not gone to the front. 1t would doubtless
be proper to say that we do not know any more
about their affairs than Colonel Hughes does,
bat in regard to this regiment, we want to an
nounce that every statement the Colonel has
made is absolutely false. He says that we have
been rebrigaded twice. When we arrived at
this camp, we were btigaded with the One
Hundred and Fifty ninth Indiana and the Third
New York, and we are still brigaded with them,
no change ever having taken place in any par
ticular.
Colonel Hughes thinks that the reason we
have been changed about so Unfortunately is
because our officers are incompetent, and that
if we had sent out our National Guard, differed
by such good men as Colonel Hughes, we would
have been to the front long ago, and dancing
up and down upon the very vitals of Spain.
Now, let us proceed to disabuse the Colonels
mind in this matter. The One Hundred and
Fifty-ninth Indiana is National Guard regi-
ment, and has been so ever since the war. 1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
5IEAD'S IMPORTANT NEN MOVE

in the past Those who are sufficiently
psychic to conduct such an inquiry are
numerous, no doubt, but the sixth sense
seems to be possessed by everybody,
although in Infinitely varying degrees
of development. But those who are
developed sufficiently to observe pheno-
mena for themselves, without extrane-
Gus help, are seldom possessed of the
scientific instinct.
My chief disappointment has been the
discovery of the difficulty of harmon
iCus cooperation between the few who
DO possess the necessary intellectual
and psychic qualities. [ thought that
the transcendant Importance of the
subject, and the fact that SO few are
both competent and willing to inveS-
tigate, would have been sufficient to
have overridden minor considerations
Of personality, or of conventionality,
but as it has been in the beginning, so
it is now, and the personal equation,
with all its prejudices and antipathies
remains today, as yesterday, an insu-
perable obstacle in the way of union,
even in the most important cause.
The more we know of the mysterious
realm that surrounds us. the less ready
are we to dogmatize. SO marvellous are
the things which we know to be true,
so utterly at variance are they with
everything that is ordinarily accepted
as true by the ordinary world, that
there is hardly anything that can be
regarded as antecedently impossible.
Hence. more than ever do 1 feel it
necessary to hold the judgment in sus-
pense, and While admitting all things to
be possible, recognize that very few
things are certain, and that even those
Which seem to be most certainly true
may be proved to be mistaken by
little more light and a little more eX-
perience. Of one thing only L am more
absolutely convinced of than ever, and
that is that the ordinary limited ma
terialiStic view of man and of the world
on which he lives, are absolutely made
quate to account for what we know to
be happening all the time Whatever
else may be true, the faith in which
the majority Of people live and die,
which is based upon the assumption
that there is nothing but matter is alb
sClutely and demOnstratably false.
I cannot say that my sense of the
dangers of physic study has been deep
ened by my experience. So far as L
can speak, personally, 1 may say that
it has absolutely no preiudicial effect
on my health, nor have L experienced
any inconvenience from any of my
spiritual world. single sleepless
communications with residents in the
night, or one indigestible dish, would
cause me more inconvenience than all
the spOOkS [ have ever met At the
same time. am keenly sensitive TO the
immense dangers that may result from
needless or irrational investigation. No
one who has witnessed the phenomenon
of demOniacal possession can ever feel
other than cautious over this method
of investigation. At the same time
such cases are rare, and not more fire.
quent than those of religious mania,
which follows in the wake of every re-
viVal.
These conclusions having been ar
rived at I come to the subject Of the
letters from Julia, which were written
automatically by my hand. If these
communications emanate, as the skep-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

what feel must say to you. For there is
so much danger that if you expect too much
and forget the shadow. IL you are impa-
tent and forget the slow processes of nature
you may give it all up. And that would be
a crime. l will tell you at once that result
would not be the abolition of the old belief
in hell for that is already abolished People
don't believe in the hell OF fire any more and
they have by their recoil forgotten that there
is real hell, which will be revealed very
clearly by you.
The chief change will be to increase to a
quite considerable extent the consciousness
of the responsibility of life. You may think
1t strange that the verification Of another life
should increase the Importance of this. But
such is the fact, and you can never under
stand the Importance of your life until you
see it from this side. You are never for one
moment idle from influencing eternity You
may think this a figure of speech But It Is
not. You are, far more really than you i'm
agne. making the world of ours in that world
Of yours
yes. this manufactured article. so to
speak. You are, in the loom of time, weav-
ing the fabric of this world. You make your
next life You do it day by day. you do 1t
hour by hour. You make your next life. To
make that quite clear will be the chief result
of your retirement. You make your next life
Julia"
In subsequent letter Julia gave me
explicit directions how to gain the deep
knowledge that l sought. l was told to
retire into darkened room, and there,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

requesting that he be examined for ad-
mission. They all took the proposition
as joke, but Chief Justice Doster fred
a simple question at him, and he an
swered it so promptly and with such a
confident air that the Justices were
startled.
By degrees more profound legal sub
jects were led up to For about an
hour the boy withstood cross fire of
the most technical and perpiexing ques-
tons from all three supreme Judges
His ready and and correct answers
caused the greatest surprise. Time after
time did the justices endeavor to en-
trap the boy lawyer, but every such
effort was futile. Not only did the
questions embrace fundamental law. as
treated by Blackstone and Cooley and
as made by the general trend of de-
cisions, but they also covered the tech
nique of the law practice.
The boy was asked how he would
handle different classes of cases, being
given statements of facts. Either by
intuition or actual knowledge he SEEM
ed to readily and clearly grasp the case,
and his idea regarding the proper mode
of procedure was in every instance con-
CURED in, not only by the judges but
by the lawyers present His judgment,
as well as his knowledge Of law, seemed
infallible. By unanimous court the
boy lawyer was granted a certificate of
admission to the bar, which was duly
drawn up by the clerk of the court
In general appearance little Byron is
not unlike other boys OF his age, ex-
cept in the sharp, intelligent look of the
eye. When he begins talking however
the difference is at once apparent. His
English is correct and his words well
chosen. His mind does not dwell upon
trivial subjects common to most boys
He converses on current topics of the
day with the reckless abandon of the
politician. When he gets into legal or
philosophical subjects he became in
tensely in earnest.
Byron told the men who were present
at his examination that he was a Re
publican and a Methodist. He said he
believed in a protective tariff and BIZ
metallism. He was in favor of Cuban
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
TWO INFANT PR0DIGIES.
WILLIE GWIN. FIVE YEARS OLD,
ASEAZES PHYSICIANS BY HIS
LEARNING.

Little Willie Gwin, of Chicago, is the
proficiency in anatomy from professors
of recognized medical colleges. Though
scarcely five years of age and no tall
er than a table, this little tot is per
fectly familiar with the human skele-
ton and the work of the dissecting
room. In fact, he has witnessed nearly
every capital operation known to sur
gerry in New York, Louisville, New Or
leans and Chicago hospitals.
The yOungster is a marvel of pre-
cocity, and knows every bone in the
human body as we'll as does a medical
student at his final examination. That
is not all. He can tell you with equal
ease and accuracy everything that is to
be known about the heart structure and
its complex functions, so that, were it
rot for the sweet little face and the
fresh. childish smile that iliumnates
his bright features, and the childish
prattle that follows on the heels of his
wisdom, one might imagine him little
attenuation of anatomical wisdom.
Little Willie Gwin has been in Chi
cago about a year His father, Howell
3. Gwin, NJ. D., of No. 6202 Wentworth
avenue, is a physician. who about that
time located there. To his professional
brethren in Chicago he introduced the
tot and surprised them on several occa-
SIGNS by asking them to question the
child about the anatomy of the hui
! man body. 1t was then the little fellow
became a pronounced sensation, for he
made his wise questioners and hearers
open their eyes and marvel that so
small a head could carry and accurately
/, tell all about osteolOgy, and, in fact,