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MAGAZINE DiD N0r nxrLopn.
investiantton. II IN Said, VIII Prove
Ii Did Npf

ihNesttantton, II IL Said, VIII Prove
IL did Not.
I. Havana, February 20 Lieutenant Com
mander Barnett OF tho survey boat Bache
said to correspondent of tho Associated
Press today You want the facts. / can
tell you there arc ninety-nIne chances out
OF hundred that tho investigation viii
show that the forward magazine OF tho
Mainc did not blow up iirst, II il exploded
at all. aud that was not the cause Of tho
terrific consequences that followed rho
condition Of the wreck when tlrst studied
and later careful scrutiny make this an
almost absolute certainty"
Chaplain Chadwick Of the Maine las "a !
recovered considerable sums of money
with letters and other personal prose, "
from the bodies taken from the wrock,
chsglain Chadwick is one OF the heartias,
workers. OF the officials, and on him d.
vowed some O the most important duties
OF tho situation
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THE DREYFUS MYSTERY EXPL AIMED
Russia and Germany Were Betraying Their Respective
Allies to Each Other Ii Is Said.

London February 2fThe publishes norninr
ayzed explanation yfus myit - 90"
According to this Ruso 49,, o.
many existed before the Franco
terms Russia undertook all
Wy spies OF otherwise regarding Germany
RUSSIA IN return with Information
''"ps
Lesius discovered and
was written by MIN basis Of ,o
psrse MN inc real document a a,,,,
Whien Wona nave inied the Russian NATIVES =,
'recs' says the paiy Teigaphs wilc
men 70 deny the truth yehe.ss
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PoRrERs VIEWS.


He Relieves That II Crisis Is Very
Near mt Hand.
Philadelphia, February 2o.~-The Inquirer
will tomorrow print under Washington date
lengthy dispatch from Robert Porter, ex-
superintendent OF the census, giving what
he believes to be the policy OF the adminis-
tration regarding Cuba. Mr.. Porter thinks
that Spain will be asked to allow the Gu
bans TO purchase their liberty bv the Is
suance OF Cuban bonds. this government
10 assume the responsibility az collecting
the customs duties and thus 10 ses that
the revenues OF the government arc applied
to the payment OF interest on tho bonds,
Concerning the Maine disaster. Mr.. POr-
ter says there Is little doubt that She was
blown lip from without but IL viii be
difficult to fasten guilt upon the Spanish
authorities
He concluded that the situation Is criu-
cal aud that tho coming week may bring
about a crisis.
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AN EXPLANATION.



Washington, February 20.--Reielfiag to
Merritt, commanding the department OF the
East, TO immediately detail men aud oih-
GERS TO all coast defense points where mod
ern guns are mounted, IL WAS said Al The
war department today that while the o. der
was Issued Us reported, IL was nothing
more than following out the PLAZA al The
war department formulated several years
ago when the present system of coast de-
Tense was inaugurated. The order calls for
at least twenty men and the necessary cfii-
GERS TO take charge of such coast defense
emrlaccmcuts as have been comp,elcd aud
turned over to tho war department. These
defense points are planned and constructed
by the engineer oorps and the guns n,.n-
ished by the ordnance department, As sooh
as completed they are turned oyer TO ihs
war department and men are NJ once de-
tailed TO care for the expensive wor,Ss ard
ordnance. II IL said that detail Of twer-
~ men. 90 far from bsing an eiieetlye light
ng force, is barely sufficient to properly
care Tor the property. There have been a
number OF these coast defense works cu,,-
lieted recently and the order detailing men
10 care for them Is merely a routine nat
ter IN addition to detailing tho men q
special bard is now In session Al Nash
ington preparing plans Tor p,rintient
quarters at the various new ports and work
VIII be begun on those as aoon % prac-
ticable,
The men who are stationed at these new
points VIII be drilled IN the use OF guns
and Will form the nucleus OF a permanent
heavy artillery force, which will he aug
mented from time to time Ii is Tor this
service that the war department has askt
Of congress two additional artillery rex.-
mcnts and the officials express The ls,,,e
that this request viii be speedily compiled
Win, as there are At present not enough
men 70 excessively maintain the many new
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residence OF the brides ne,.,k
w. Hlgdon and Miss Enma 4 4
Rev. Mr.. Gordon of Dodge oiIldnia
Observation-Disclosures
February s17.-Mr. j. w. VaufI,s
Ida Williford. both prominent =;
pie of the Bardwell communitys
ried Tuesday night. Fcb-usry i. !!
sCHAEFER- LUTER--victofli
February 17.-Alr. Charles ". s.IS}3
Miss Ionic Luter We're MARIE p,
morning at the German Cathobs
Rev. Father Heck offic!atinx,
AUTRY--LoWTHER Kinl,tm,'
February. 15.--Marrled at III ~
the brides parents, Miss LouIs r
to James D. Antry, Rev. McM,11i
ing. \ 4 .7,iS' "a.
M'GOWN- STREETER-.Yostun
February 15.-On Februafy mr.
McGown and Mrs. Bette enSShi
married by Rev. H. d. Knieie
STURDEvANT- BAKER q M
Texas. February 16.-J, L. Stufi1'7
Miss Carrie Baker We're married ~
ing, Rev. Thomas Smith ofliciaan|
Notwithstanding oiumbus 1
February LIZ. Married at the MI
brides parentssat 10 O'Clock 4 ia
A. Roberts and Miss Madoaa IN
COLBERT JoHNS0N--Fort WsI(i
February ISL. A Colbert anf'Nk
johnson We're married at Mintost
teiday- They arrived here N
viii make their home at "Rivef
urb OF this city.
I'EENEY- 'NEILL--Fork Weilk Il
February 1S.-P. ii. Feeney, ~
ticket agent of the Texas and n1lt1
Unnon depot. was married LAT ~
Miss Sarah o'Neill. Rev. Fsthe 81
ficlating.
SAIiHAL-HOGG-O Orange, TeHaS ~
1S,--Ai the residence OF the pals11
groom. MIR. Louis snllial and l3l
Hogg were united In marriage N Il
Starton. pastor OF tho Baptist l<lu3
Right. 81
EUBA NK-DANIEL Wills TfsNNy
airy 19.-Last Thursday night, a. ZEN
of the brides parents, Misc MN ~
l.. II. Eubanks were married N ~
of few intimate friends.
KILGoRE-F FORD Temple Tezs! n 4
17,--Rey. Kilgcre Of Greenyille, ~
Quoting revival in this cltN ~
here Tuesday to Miss Fore o. 49, ~
Rev. j. II. Armstrong offciated y y
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. kilsore W. v !
Greenyillc.
STRAUGHAN-MAYO Colmesnit,,
February l7.-At the home q ~ y
Bryde, in Woodville, at Ivy w ~ Y.
Mr.. james p. StraEghan was man. \.
Annie Mayo. Rev. JEFF RHODES w.
PRovINE-THoNPsoN NJ cKinn y! !. !
February 16.--Dr. George II; ffos1ss q. !;
inent young physician. ana ~. .'53
Thompson We're married al b;% i WA
evening at the First Baptir epe W
was deliberately decorated wHp 49,
palms and pot flowers Tor tns -i ~
A. n. Bryant and Miss MapnH
tended the bridal pair as pss sa;ss
Mrn. S. Il. King played the M :
accompanied by three vioiinp. ,.ss III
Il. King solemnized the maIlt as. ~ ~
presence OF many invited guas "a n
various parts of the State. w ~ ~
vino left at once on ms1 syA1
will embrace u visit TO ny r.ssse m
New Orleans and Northern cs' ~
10 CURE A COLD y ~ ~
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CUBAN ADvICEs.
COngOsto Tx Alleged to HIVE BoastcN
Of SuccesAfMI bribery.

Havana, February co. via Key West
Senior Com congosto. tho secretary gem
ernl. Is eald to have assorted In n private
Interview that the government expected to
be able to buy up several members of the
New York junta," It is generally believed
however that the statement WAS made in
order to quiet discomfort here arising from
the military failure OF General Blanco and
General pando In the cast
Sonora Rubio. owner OF many tobacco
estates in the eastern part OF the island,
has been captured by the Spanish and is
now In the hospital. At the time OF the
Maceo incurson she induced half the
province to join the insurgent cause. She
brought an expedition from Key West ut
the beginning of the revolution
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wards from his home. The murderer had
selected spot in the road that was coS
nreu with water, and the persons cross
I'VE naa 10 walk single file over some poles
dorbrusa, where the assassin ma sec,,s w.
Himself, and when DR.. Blo,,nt nassed ~
almost touched him with the muzale ~
shotgun, emptying two loads Of maj,
snot into his lett side. from The effects ~
which ne died almost instantly. The ! 4
sassin could not be recognized. but he va.
s,sE 70 mount his horse near at hand and
ride on In slow walk. uua
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Chicago February 20.--Jake Schaefer,
champion billiard player OF the world, and
Napoleon" Frank C. Ives had lengthy
conference in this city today and decided to
settle the difference by 600 point game,
lS-inch balk line, for the billiard cham
pionship of the world. The game viii be
played in Central Music hall April 2.
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a PHYSICIAN AssAssINATED.


Killed In the Presence OF Wife ana
Children.
Alexandria, La, February 2o.-Dr r. N.
Blount, aged 40 years. merchant and
praeiicng physician at HolIcwsy's Prai-
RE. in this parish. was waylaid and muir.
dered last night at 1880 about 200 yards
from his house, AS he, his wife and eight
children and several other persons were
returning from : meeting OF . siuging
claas u . nslghbors hcuso. about 40
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A TurIloI
Finally II BIN
and Dlscl
Trouble Began
and Impuve
Thorough courss q
parllIa connls4sa

tUOt0uBu course ~
parisIa complssa
There is danger n
Disease and suffering H.
ing to those who ncvIec1
ing symptom. Read thE!s
.GilIia5 4
&C. I. Hood & Co., LowslI "a
"Gentlemcn; my trcul
nervous headaches, whisS
me for two or three days.s
pronounced my troubls
they could not do anytk6 "
advised a change Of locatl n
of 55 a tumor formed on "
Was Very ~; ~
but did not rise or dischsr1
thought best to cut Il out v
1t finally broke and din
deal. The doctors said f2
nothing for 1t. Then the tG
rise inwardly and dischares 7,
about cures by Hoods s
thought ! would try Ii.
finished taking one bottEi /;
relieved. Icontinued tie ~
sarsaparilla, and after tskiSs'i
was entirely cured. lam -
q good appetite and feel i =
life to Hoods Sarsaparilla = y
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No. Mckinney. Representative.

Washington, February 2o,rho pub
lished statement that Senator Proctor OF
Vermont, who is now Oh his way 10 Floy-
Ida, Is going TO the interior OF Cuba as a
special agent OF President Mckinley TO re-
port on the conditions in the island, WAS
denlod today al tho white house
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London. February 2l.--The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Standard says "rhe
government Is now convinced that tho
Maine disaster. instead Of estransing, VIII
tend 70 improve relations between Spain
and the United stutes.''
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Remember we have cilred y
and Chronic Diseases that M ri
cured al the hands OF some y M IN
lists and physicians IN ~ .1r -
Prucf OF this statement ~ ~ ~ ~
BLOOD AND SKIN pisessri r
pies. Scrofula. Blood Ta'nls r.
aris.ng from an impure stss;Hh ~ ~
completely eradlcated from 4 V Z.
KIDNEY AND ~
Weak Back. Pain In SIDE uss,ts:
In Urine, Brickdust. OF p,JiebtiS
urinrt.ng. frequency az y N ko)
all diseases Of the pta9uss polol
PRIVATE Diseases, boy. .,ilinG
yaricocele. Tenderness. ,Syr.,,Ss
Of Orrans, and Piles tsnm -
without paiu or detentien lac e.
LNIIES. IL you are suns r. E
,trresirr ailment peculiar
should call on Or. iHathaSSs 81 K
ue n.i nersons who may bs ~
consult Us at once, AZ onr osS2 4
euarnntee to every onV ''|
's Kali Treatment given BY *
tom blanks. q ~ ron
s,. ~ sisssses No. 1 for oes1!s
ADDRESS or call 70 your w *
IN. nATnAMAl.,
:sa7 81. t;hHrss
or 400 ~
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works which in development for mnlcrn
coast defense systems are being rapidly
completed and turned over TO the deoart-
up.ap -
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Nat Goodwin Marie. ...,.,

Cleveland. Ohio. February 2o.--Nat G.
Goodwin, the well known actor. and Miss
Maxine Elliott. the leading lady of his
company, Were married In this citv :,
o'clock this afternoon.
three weeks ago Goodwin received of6.
sia' notice that his former wife had Sc
cured divorce from him in New YORK r.
.he decree he was prohibited from marry
ing again during the life Of his di,orcs,,
wife. This prohibition. while Legally ona,
alive IN New York, has no effect n IN
State. ~ tnas
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10 CURE A COLD ~
Take Laxative Bromo Quln,u; 10 e
druggists refund the money ~
cure; 25c. The genuine has 4 4
each tablet.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27

"Love is not love that alters when it alteration
finds"
That is one of the sublimest lines in all
literature. 1t is the final definition of love
by the worlds greatest reader of the human
mind, Shakespeare. Nearly all women
who truly love, love in this sublime way.
Men seldom do.
Woman's most glorious endowment is
the power to awaken and hold the pure
and honest love of worthy man. When
she loses it and still loves on, no one in
the wide world can know the heart agony
she endures The woman who suffers
from weakness and arrangement of her
special womanly organism soon loses the
power to sway the heart of a man. Her
general health suffers and she loses her
good looks her attractiveness, her amia-
bility and her power and prestige as a
woman. DR.. r. V. Pierce, Of Buffalo. NY,
with the assistance of his staff of able ply
sicians, has prescribed for many thousands
scientific remedy for women's ailments. 1t
is known as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t is positive specific for all weak
nesses, diseases, disorders, disp1acements,
irregularities, and debilitating drains pc
culiar to women. 1t purifes, regulates,
strengthens and heals. Medicine dealers
sell it, and no honest dealer will advise
YOU to accept a substitute that he may
make little larger profit.
II was afflicted with kidney trouble and I
have always had torpid liver writes Mrs. E.
Crosswhite, of Duffau, Erath Co., Texas. when
1 commenced your medicine was not able to
stand on my feet. I used one bottle of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and five walls of
his Pleasant Pellets am now we'll. had
not walked in four months when commenced
the treatment; but in ten days was able to
walk everywhere"
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FROM THE TRhNSVhhL,
Mining in Africa and the English
Raid on the African
Beers.
Fred Williamson's Experience in
England's Disgrace in
africa.

Fred. Williamson of johannesburg,
South Africa, was registered at the
Commercial Hotel last Thursday and
Friday. Mr.. williamson is an old
friend of Fred. L. Jones, clerk at the
Commercial, and while going west, he
stopped off here on visit to his
friends.
10 GAZETTE reporter Mr.. William
son talked entertainingly of his exper-
fence in the Transvaal, whittier he
went many years ago in the capacity
of miner. Of late years he has been
employed on the hosting machine,
and has worked over one thousand
feet under ground, hosting gold ore
to the surface. The day consisted of
eight hours for each person employed
at the mine, for which he, as one of
the men, received little over pound
a day. Living, he said, was cheaper
there than it is here, but the living
was a disgrace to civilization, he
thought. Living as we do in Miune-
sofa, was paradise living, when COM
pared to the miner in the Transvaal.
But comparing the two countries, he
thought that the Transvaal was as far
ahead of Minnesota as Minnesota was
ahead of the old country, owing to its
beautiful climate and its productive
ness. The only thing that it lacked
was the people to make it paradise.
Mr.. Williamson gave an idea of the
mineral lay of the country. 1t is in
reefs, dipping up and down like the
waves of an ocean. In these dips the
gold is to be found in it's veins. He
could not say what led to the discov-
cry of gold there in 1882, but he was
of the opinion that there was an out
cropping discovered by some person.
The strong South African winds blow
ing against the sides of the hills,
probably blew away enough dirt to
cause the outcropping. At the time
OF the first discovery in 1882 there
we're only two log houses in Johannes
burg. To-day it is city of over
100000 population and superb build
ings.
A peculiar feature in connection
with the mining there is that the gold
bearing veins dip precisely the way
the reefs do, and at times the miners,
in following the veins, are up near the
surface, and at other times deep below
the same. He said that these veins
we're being worked altogether up to
about three years ago, when some
clever Americans appeared and told
the miners that if they would 60 few
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can locate twenty acres as a placer
claim. You must have a permit to
cut wood to burn in the stove from
the gold commissioner and also for
use in mining. 1t costs twenty-five
cents cord to get this permit to cut
the wood on a mans own claim. It
costs Sis to be allowed to cut timber
to build cabin on man. s own claim.
Write all the news you can, for it
costs a dollar for each letter in and
out, SO you see fellow gets cheated if
it is not long letter.
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New Ulm Review: Miss Mary
Treadwell and Miss Forbush OF St.
Peter spent few hours last Saturday
afternoon with friends in this city.
Albert Lea Standard: In accord
ance with the announcement, Rev.
John Sinclair. of Redwood Falls, de-
livered the winter address at Albert
Lea College yesterday, and those so
fortunate as to be present, enjoyed an
erudite, eloquent, and very enjoyable
treat. Besides the college faculty
and students there was a goodly
attendance of citizens and the occasion
was in all respects gratifying success.
We regret that the late hour prevents
our giving full report of the admir-
able lecture. Rev. Sinclair has re-
ceived a call to the pastorage of the
First Presbyterian Church of St. Paul
and his presbytery is likely to consent,
although reluctantly, to the change;
he is minister of the best attainments
and gentleman whom it is a pleasure
to know. As is known to some of our
people, he is of right a member of the
honored Scottish nobility, the earl of
Caithness, but the estates of the earl
dom have been wrongfully alienated
and thus he has become an American.
He has personal friends in Albert Lea,
among others, the Standard domestic
families, who we're glad of an oppor-
tunity to greet him yesterday, and
they only regret that his visit here
could not have been longer.
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tu0y WOulO uuO OIuOl Vo1uo' LILO Wo0
done and rich vein was struck. Then
the Americans told them that they
would find still another vein under
this. although they might nave to GO
down 5000 feet. One company Sc
cured the material and went down ex-
actly 5,OO5 feet below the second vein,
when they struck what proved to be
the richest lead on their premises.
"It is the most peculiar mining
country I ever saw" said Mr.. William
son, land | have been in the mining
regions of America and Mexico. 1t is
covered with tall grass, and looks no
more like mining country than does
your streets. Securing claims is diff
ferent there than here. AS often as
the President wants to sell the land
he announces it, and then you pay for
ticket in the drawing-or you can
buy 100 or more tickets, just as you
have the money. In case you draw a
tract of value-that is the dip vein
you will not have to go to it. There
will be agents around buying your
right in few hours"
1t was the Jameson raid into the
Transvaal that caused Mr.. Williamson
to leave there. The foreman of the
mine in which he worked told him
several days before the raid that there
was going to be trouble. On Jan. LIST,
1896, they concluded to leaye the
mine, 60 to johannesburg, and from
there pull out of the country. They
missed the stage to the nearest sta
ton, eight miles away on that day,
and on the morning of Jan. I'd they
got into johannesburg to find that the
raid was on, and every man in the city
carrying gun, already for action. It
was a case of being with the side
where you we're, or death, the jamie
son raiders killing every one that pro-
posed to fight with the Beers. and
making prisoners of non-combatants,
over 500 of which they rounded up in
their travel to the Rand to commence
the attack on johannesburg and sent
them to Praetoria. Mr.. Williamson
was at once given his choice to fight
with the Boers-or death. He stood
by the Beers against the raiders, and
on Jan. 9Th, 1896, he was placed on
picket duty.
His station to give the alarm in case
of a night attack was near the railroad
station. In the Transvaal the freight
cars are open, and the goods are mere
ly covered with native bark covering,
fastened by staples in the side of the
cars. He wanted to leave, and conse-
quently left his station, boarded one
of these cars, got in under the cover
ing, and remained there until the train
pulled out of the Transvaal into the
first station of the Orange Free State.
From there he went to the nearest
port and took passage for London,
| England, and afterwards came to the
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WICHMAN At DAWSON.
Renville County Citizens Expert
enCe and Observations.

&c. Wichman, former Renville
county citizen, is now in the Klondike
and under date of Oct. 18th, wrote a
letter to his wife on what he expert
enced on the trip, what he had seen
and discovered up to the time of writ
ing, extracts from which letter are
here given:
We were long on the road. The
boys who are with us were afraid to
travel on the lakes when it was little
windy, and when we got on the river
full of floating ice they were afraid of
that, and so they delayed us day after
day on the trip. The boys are all from
college, and so you can Judge that
they are absolutely no good to work.
1t would take them so.long to get
started in the morning. They would
have to brush their teeth Eand take a
bath every morning, and that won't
do for man going to the Yukon.
Dawson is laid out in regular town
site style and lots sell as high as $l2,-
600. There are three large stores here,
one blacksmith shop, two dentists,
four doctors, one hospital, lone dress
making establishment, two real estate
Offices, two sawmills, four dance halls.
six saloons, one opera house, three
hotels, two restaurants and lots of
cabins. Sugar is about the only thing
that can be got here, and is reason
able. You can get it for $50 a hum
dred. Flour is 500 a sack and not
for sale at that, only as some one
comes in with some in his outfit for
sale. They are offering 81 apiece for
candles. Coal oil cannot be had. We
brought in three cases with us and q
saloonkeeper offered $50 gallon for
it, but Mr.. Banks would not sell.
We have just returned from the
mines. There are lots of claims up
there that are entirely undeveloped
and it is not known whether they will
pay or not. There are stampedes here
every day, stalking some new place.
Some one will start report that there
has been new find made somewhere,
and nearly every man will grab his ak
and run. Men actually fall over one
another trying to stake the same place
at the same time, and there are many
collisions. I saw some fine gold up
there, and there are some fine claims
up in Eldorado, but so far I have seen
nothing to warrant the great headlines
and blow that you see in the Seattle
papers. They forget to say that a
person must pay 25 per cent. duty on
what stuff he wants to eat, and charge
him 500 year for the privilege of
mining here. And then they take $40
out of every 500 a man digs out of
the earth. They call that penalty and
they cut the claims down to 100 feet
square, when on American soil you