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FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.
They AIs Bsing Wade IN Cubs. issiyins
ON the United states.

on thr tuitfh STATES.
Now York. March IA special 20
The Tribune from Havana says:
Events in the United States indicate
that the tests laid down in President
McKinley's message for solving the Gu.
ban question are soon TO be applied
Testimony 20 the justice of these tests
is furnished from an important source.
II comes from the investment Of Euro
pean capital English capitalists have
shown more confidence In the certainty
Of American Intervention than have
some Of the American people. fof
months they have been making exten.
sive investments Now il i understood
that English syndicatos control most oi
the tobacco factories The consol.
idaiion Of the railroad systems is under
their guidance. Other enterprises have
their direction. Al this has been going
on during a period when the shadow Of
Spanish sovereignty over Cuba was dis
appearing.
No single circumstance would have
justified the risk OF a dollar n IL rested
on autonomy bringing peace or the hops
Of Spain bcing able 20 guarantee sta.
ble government nor bias there been
anything % encourage the belief that
peace would come in the wake q the
conquering arms of the peninsula, o.
that the insurgents would be able %
drive the Spanish from the island. The
I English investors have taken mo- wildcat
chances Of that kind They have gone
/ forward in the face Of what might have
I proved temporary period Of anarchy.
I Their business judgment has bcen based
on the deliberate conviction that either
/ the mediation or the intervention OF The
I United States was inevitable. II wa.
their belief that Spain would be unabl,
20 meet the conditions on which the
president would h. supported By the fac
tions saying that the cause OF inierycn'
tion had been removed
In a les pronounced way representa-.
tives Of the French capitalists who hay,
recently been IN Cuba have reached Oh,
same conclusion. This has been Ia Oh,
face of the French holdings Of spanisi
bonds. The German commercial inter
ests, long ago strongly intrgnched, hay,
looked forward with c0mp.aiAnce, min
glcd with impatience, % the time when
the United States should end the strug
ule.
/ Doubtless the Representatives Of th's,
European countries have reported Oh.
situation 10 their respective govern
monis. Most of them have made {
J careful study OF the economic prospects
as well as Of the political and military
! outlook Large enterprises welcom
peace or furciblo intervention as th
means Of freeing them from burdens
The government owos everybody. In th
cities the gas companies and the olcciu
light companies can collect nothing.
E they press for payment their plants or
E threatened with coud,cluon The rail
= road company receives promises ot "a
( turc payments for the transportation d
4 supplies Whom thcJ pre.s Tor compon
. sation they are met with the answc
that the government may take the road
Other important creditors are held o.
. In a similar way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15
LOOKING AFTER CRUISERS.
Only the Hest Of the Merchant Marine
wni Be Taken if Needed.

bhAN Ahf hf@N " ANf stfN'hANh
WIN Be Taken if Needed.
New York. March 1.-THE board Of
au Hillary cruisers Of the United States
navy. which has been appointed to ac-
quirc ships Of the merchant marine FOR
use In the event OF the breaking out Of
war, met for organization here. The
board will have u great amount Of work
20 do here. The new board upcrsedes
the Office Of United States inspector oi
merchant vessels, which has been held
by Lieutenant Commander J. ID. J Kel.
ley Of this city since May last year.
Commander Kelley is a member OF the
new board
A member Of the board said that the
board had power 10 precmpt any yesseI
that had been construct ed under th,
subsidy Of congress and was engaged IL
carrying mails All vessels will b. care
full examined and no worn cut hull
will be- accepted. 1--WE can secure fins
fleet ON both coasts" said this gentle
man, from ocean going tugs to fleet o
liners like the vessels OF the American
| line
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on between England and Russia at 81.
Petersburg. and also that while no ALI
ance exists between England and japan,
they have a definite understanding and
are acting In harmony.
A hign diplomatic official said:
you may say positively japan viii
hack up England against Russia, and II
England maintains a firm attitude al
immediate danger l. past unless Russia
b. resolved % fight AZ once In view Of
Eugland's great superiority az sea aud
her possession of all the available coal
IN the eastern ports Russia viii prOba'
bly, take a couciliatory tone for the prs's-
cnt
The Herald Correspondent learns that
japan has received a cable offer from
England Tor all the warships building
for her In English private yards consist
ing q three 500O.ton ships and thre'
frstclass armored cruisers Of about 20,
90 tons each The offer has been ~
I fused
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MAY sE ON THE WATCH,
bancroft aud Helena Leave simuitsns-
ou. with the spanish Torpedo Fleet.

bancroft aud Helena Leave simuiians-
ou. with the spanish Torpedo Fleet.
London, March u "A special dis
patch from Cadiz, Spain, announces the
Spanish squadron has sailed from that
port. II is understood Spanish warships
arc going to Porto Rico, where they viii
await the orders Of Captain General
Blanco. Enthusiastic crowds gathered
90 bid farewell 70 the war vessels
The departure Of the United States
warships Helena and Bancroft from Lis
bon may possibly b. connected with the
seemingly simultaneous departure Of the
Spanish squadron from Cadiz, which i.
SITUATED On the southwestern coast Of
Spain. Rumors are out that the Helena
and the Bancroft will follow the Span
In ships across the Atlantic
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HALF FOR ANNEXATION.
Natives of the Hawaiian Islands Divii
ed as Co Their Wants.

~ - y" AAfAA " HANHf
san Francisco. March ll-Beniamin
Cluf, Jr, president Of Brigham Youug's
academy az Provo, Utah, has piurned
from visit TO the Hawaiian Islands
where be went ou tine calling Of Unit
cd States Senator Cannon 70 determine
the status of annexation sentiment
among the Hawaiian Islanders lie
speaks Kanaka language nuently aIsi
made a through canvas among the nat
ives of the Island OF oahu, Maui and
Hil0 he said
ASA result Of my investigation.
would say that probably one-half Of the
intelligent natives Of tho Islands are pro
nounccd advocates uf annexation. o.
the remaining half, would say a great
majority arr, primarily, In favor OF re.
storation of monarchy and secondly
they much prefer annexation % the
United States 20 the continuation Of the
present government.
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SECURED TWO CRUISERS

Cnited states About Closed Deal Toi
ship. Buiit Dor Brazil.
Washington, March 1.-THE reported
sale 20 the United States of the two
Brazilian cruisers, Amazonins and Ad.
mird Breu, now receiving their finish.
ing touches in an English shipyari, s
confirmed here. II j. also learned that
Spain has not secured the O'Higgins and
that Chill viii not sell her to Spain II
l. said furthermore that Spain has not
and cannot purchase ships from either
Chill or Argentine.
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Washington, March il.-ln the Unit
cd States supreme court an opinion was
handed down by justice Harlan In the
case OF the Missouri Kansas aud Texas
Railroad Company vs. Charles Haber, az
hming the constitutionality and valid
it's OF the state laws Of Kansas prohib
iting transportation into tie state Of cat
tie afflicted with Texas fever, and pro
viding for civil action Tor damages ii
case OF an iufmction Of the law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15
IMPORTING GOLD.

several Tirns Have Ordered over Two
Million Doiiars Prom Europe.
New York. March l4.-It isannounccd
that j & ;. Scligman a. Co. have or.
dercd S5OO,OO gold from Eurupe. Kid.
der, Peabody u Co. Of Boston viii i'm.
port $500, 900 IN gold from England; the
National City Bank OF New York,
s36l eco; Heidelbach, lckelheimcr a.
Co., $4,000, and Kesslccr 4 Co, 500.
Wn
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THE MARKETS.


81 Louis, March li.-Cattlo-Stoady (;
Texas steers, S325@AG0; cows aud
hc,fcr, S2@3.G5.
Sheep--Stcady; unchanged.
Chicago, March l2.-Cattle Steady to
100 lower, Texas steers, S3GO@l50.
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Washington, March Senator Proc-
tor called at the war department to-
day 60 see Secretary Alger lie was
given right Of way over number of
persons who were waiting for the
secretary in the reception room, and for
nearly an houa recited 20 Secretary Al.
ger events and observations Of his Cuban
trp Later, the senator called at the
White House and held a long confer
enco with the president on the Cutau
affairs
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SOME QUEER QUESTIONS.
Member of Parliament Want. to Know
About England. Attitude.

London, March ll-ln the houfe Of
commons the parliamentary secretary
for the foreign Office, Mr.. Curzon, re-
plying 10 Michael Davitt, anu.Parnell.
ite, who asked the government whether
Great Britain had offered to lend men.
of.war TO the United States in the event
Of conflict between the United States
and a European power, said the govern.
mcnt had not made such an offer. An
swering series Of questions which Mr.,
Davitt, with a view OF eliciting whether
there had been any negotiations for an
alliance between Great Britain and th,
United States, OF whether Great Britain
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15
THE BROOKLYN ARRIVES.
Rearhe. Hampton Roads aud VIII
Await Two More Past Cruisers.

Await Two More last truiserA
Washington, March l4.--Big armored
cruiser Brooklyn has arrived at Fortress
Monroe, direct from IaGuayn, None.
zuela. She made a fine run up, and it
Is expected will await at Hampton
Roads the arrival Of the Minneapolis
aud Columbia, which have just been
fitting out at Philadelphia. This force
viii form an excellent ncuclus fora pro-
jectcd "fying squadron" IN ease the dc.
partmcnt decides to form one.
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Key West, March l4-The American
yacht Buccanoer arrived here early this
morning from Havana, and the United
States coast survey vessel Bache sailed
from here for Havana. Newspaper dis.
patch boats Dewey, Echoand Confidence,
arrived here from Havana, and shortly
afterMards returned % that port
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15

Cape Town, March i4.-Wolfe Joel.
trustee Of the estate Of the late Barney
Baruato, the South African millionaire,
was shot in his Office at johannesburg
by a former soldier.
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Middlosboro, Ky, March 1.-two
new cases OF smallpox werc found sun.
day, both coloUd. Tho total number Of
cases In the pcsthousc and house Of de.
tcution is H3.
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London. March l4-Thc Press Asso-
citation says Spain has purchased the
hatileship O'Higgins, built by Arm.
strungs for Chill, bat the Chilian charge
d'aifain does not confirm the report. He
says the Chilian crew for the vessel is
expected here next week 20 take the
O'Hiegins % Chill.
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IIeiena aud Iianrroft sail.

Lisbon, Marsh 1.-The United States
war vessels Helena and Bancroft sailed
today, going in southwesterly dlrec-
fiou
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IN Offered 10 mediate in the Cuban
crisis, Mr.. Curzon ,aid these questions
were Of such a nature that IL was inez.
Iedient 10 reply % them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15

Madrid, March ii--The Spanish tor
podo squadron sailed from Cadiz at 8
O'Clock Sunday night FOR the Canary Is
lands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-15

san Francisco, March 1.-THE battle
ship Oregon j. lying IN the stream with
sc0ws and schooners all about her. From
two sc0ws coal l. being discharged, from
another powder is being hoisted on
board aud from the fourth shells for ths
big guns The ultimate destination Of
the Oregon Is presumably the Atlantic
coast. She viii await orders at Valpa.
misn.
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FORECAST FOR TODAY

FAIR.
Temperature Yesterday Maximum "A Min.
imum G5.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

single State. 5000 places where rail.
roads intersect with highways ut grade
and where there Is no arrangement for
giving warning OF approaching trains.
Fatal accidents ut such crossings are
almost every day occurrences, and the
people of the Empire State realize that
such n condition Is disgrnceful by rea-
son of Its reckless inhumanlty. The
enormous cost Incident to this work
will he divided. 30 per cent. going to
the railroads. 25 per cent. to the State,
ana 81 per cent. to the municipality or
county. 1t Is estimated that the State
will eventually be called upon for not
less than $3.O0O,0OO. but the present
Legislature will begin with an apprO-
priatiOn of 100000 to be expended In
putting the railroads above or below
grade at the more dangerous intersec-
tions. II may be many decades before
this reform will he accomplished In all
the States, for this country has an i'm
mense total of railway mileage IN
which there are probably not less than
100000 unprotected grade crossings. 1t
would have been wiser and. in the end.
cheaper. TO have avoided such inter.
sections from the beginning of our rail
way constructions. but the mistake
having been made, 1t will have to be
corrected. Hindsight Is clearer than
foresight. although 1t Is often more
costly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

principal and interest upon che within
bond. according to It's tenor" In addi-
tiion to the guaranty Of the absorbing
company. ,.ie bonds nre first Zen upon
the Mutual Fuel plant. which last year
earned S216.OOO. o. over 3ia Per cent.
upon that amount Of securities. These
bonds were quickly taken by Eastern |,
Interests. and have not been seen in |
this market. 1t IL now anticipated that |
an issue of bVnds on the Universal Gas |
plant will be forthcoming. TI;e capital |
stock Of the Hyde rark Company was
originally pledged ns Part security for
the Consumers Gas boads Cs 1886. To
preserve that equity. when the Hyde
Park stock was Cancelled the Peoples
Company conveyed ~ the Central
Trust Company. as trustee. all the prop
'erty Of the Hyde Park Company. sub.
ject, however. 70 the $2OO.OOO first mo:c.
gage u per cent. bonds which the Hyde
Itirk Company issued in 1854. The
market for gas securities is qu!C.. hold
crs asking 1O:, for the Consumers. Chi.
cagO Gas Lights scld at 1O4. a decline
sY' one point from the last prices. In
sympathy with the weakness Of the
general market.
The candllature of Prince George OF
Greece for the gOvernorship of Crete
Is striking Illustration Of the personal
relations OF the relgnlng houses In
Europe. lie wrote letter to his cOus
In. the Emperor OF Russia. asking him
10 support his claims. The Emperor
l,t, I'm atnp
candidate. They nre not only cousins.
each being a grandson OF King Chris.
,fian IN. OF Denmark. but are also In.
t!niate friends Of nearly the same age.
They we're companions In a journey
Around the world. and Prince George
by his coolness and courage. had saved
Lis cousins life from an assassin's at.
tack In Japan. A personal appeal for
support could not be dlsregarled. The
.Sovernorshlp OF Crete has remained nm
unsettled question since the war be-
tween Turkey and Greece. The EIsO.
lcan powers. while pledged to protect
the island. and to reform Its govern.
r,ent. had been unable to agree upon n
candidate for governor. One name after
another had been proposed. only to BE-
rejected. Tho willy Sultan objected on
general principles to every candidate.
When Nicholas II. ordered his minis.
scrs 10 propose Prince Georges name.
1nc Significance of the nomination rs
the personal choice Of the sovereign
was perceived throughout Europe.
France. as Russia's closest ally. NJ once
,suppor;cl the candida,ure. Lord Sails
bury seconded /, g.ad.y. especially as
she Prince was the nephew Of the Prin-
cess of Wales. Italy acqulesced. The
attitude of the Kaiser Is not yet fully
known. Greece had plunged into war
In order 10 llberate and annex Crete.
and had been dlsastrously defeated,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

The appointment Of son Of the King
Of Greece rs governor Of Crete would
he a considerable victory for the pros.
tratc little kingdom. The Sultan re.
fused TO consent to It. and appealed
to the German Emperor. Russia ut
once applied pressure by demanding
the payment of arrears of interest on
the unpaid war Indemnity contracted
by Turkey in the campaigns of 1878.
Whenever the sultan Is obstinate. he
is forcibly reminded that Turkey owes
Russia u great deal of money. This
candila,urc which will ut once do
much to retrieve the fortunes of
Greece. and will offer a practical solu-
tiOn of troublesome question of Euro
pcan diplomacy. is the outcome of the
intimate relations of the two cousins.
who were together In the far East. In
the same way the German Emperor.
In entering upon n diplomatic and na.
val campaign in China. commissioned
his brother 10 visit Queen Victoria ut
Osborne. Prince Henry Is a favorite
among the Queens grandsons. and In
relations between England and Ger
many have been established. What
ever may be the rival policies of Rus.
sin and England In China. the family
relations of the two courts tend to pro.
mote compromise and peace. Nicholas
II. has married granddaughter of the
Queen. and Is strongly Influenced by
his mother. who is Il sister of the Prin.
cess of Wales.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

The recent destruction of the battle
ship Maine has directed public ntten-
tlon anew to The armored man-of-war
ms an engine of destruction, and NJ
though Captain Mahan has pointed out
that the chance of accident on battle
ship In time of peace Is infinitely be-
low that of iirst-class Atlantic liner
In passenger service, the modern man.
of-war Is practically an unknown guam
tlty in actual warfare. There have
been only three opportunities In recent
years to test the practical worth OF
lighting crafts. The war between Tur.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

key and Greece last year had no naval
incidents worth mentioning. In the
Chilean, the Brazilian and the Chinese
wars. however. nrmOred cruisers were
brought into action. and 1t Is slgnifl.
cant that In those wars the chief dam.
age was wrought by tOrpedOes and not
by battle ships. In the Chilean war
the Blanco Encalada. an ironclad Of
$500 tons. was struck by torpedo In
a night attack and sank In nine min.
utes, with $50 members Of Its crew.
In the Brazilian war the Aquldaban.
an ironclad Of 5.I0l tons. was render.
cd useless by two torpedOes. The first
sent the cruiser to the bottom, but, as
the engagement occurred In shallow
water. the upper battery could still be
worked. The second torpedo practic.
ally lifted the Aquidaban out Of the
water. In the Chinese war the Chen
Yuen. the most formidable vessel Of
Chinn's Insignificant navy, was wreck.
cd by torpedo and was only saved
from sinking by being beached and
abandoned to the enemy. These Incl.
dents point to the conclusion that the
effective naval fighting OF the future
will bc done not by heavy ironclads
hut by torpedo boats. These boats IRE
comparatively inexpensive. and they
can bc built and equipped In a hurry
two very important points Of superior.
ity In the event Of n war with II foreign
power. "Give me $3.O0O.OOO for the
construction Of torpedo boats" remark.
cd u naval engineer In Washington the
other day. ''and cannot only protect
the American seabOarl from attack but
also destroy $5O.OO0.OO0 OF Spanlsl,
commerce within month from the
commencement OF hOstllitles." The
Maine alone cost $3.OOO.OOO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

The State of New York Is about to
begin a great work which will cventu.
ally have to be performed In every part
of the United States at an aggregate
cost of probably more than a hundred
million dollars. We refer to the aboli.
tion of grade crossings. of which there
are 0,COO In New York. only 1000 of
which are protected by gates or flag.
men. In other words there are. In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

"I.ewls Carroll" who was great
mathematician rs well as the author
OF the delightful "Alice" books. once
published u series OF propositions"
that sounded like Euclid. The follow.
Ing was one Of them: ~ discussion
may hc raised upon any point at any
distance from that point" This con-
vcnient but Understanding principle
seems TO be In high favor In our varl'
ous Legislative bodies.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

We have had lately many proofs Of
the infiexlble nature Of British Justice.
Oscar Wilde, a sprig Of nobility, a per.
son Of much literary repute. having u
powerful family pull. was sent to pris.
on. condemned to hard labor. and he
went and he served out his time; 80
will Lord Nevill. 1t II but few months
since countess was released from
prison. where she had served her time
for criminal libel. When the Prince Of
Wales became mixed Into the Tranby
Croft haccarat scandal and got into
court as a witness no Difference was
shown him that would not be shown
any well.lressed man who bore abOu,
him the outward seeming OF gentllity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-11-24
Benton and Vicinity.

Miss Notiie Munsell has CONS
nerced a three months tern, Of school
It the Carter school house.
Miss Chattie Maple is attending
school ut Euglewood, Kansas.
Uncle Billy Marle and hi sons have
made quite an e2teui,e addition ia
their pasture.
Otto Barby is erecting a new stable
and additional sheds, preparatory foi
winter.
Mr.. BronOugh Of the Clear creek
couotry raSsed through here recently
from IiMgIewood, with material for q
dwelling house.
Tom Judy has been building new
fences and enmging his feed lots, SO
rs to be ready fer tie reception of Mr.
Blizzard.
George II IIealy has gone TO Dodge
City, Kansas, where he will probably
remain during The winter.
The first SNOW e the season amount
ing to anything came on the llth. "A
ii III, snow fell in October but soon dis
appeared.
TrD
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-11-24
GONE HOME.
Mrs. Margaret n. Brown Passes
Away in death.

Mrs. Margaret NJ Browu, an oil
resipent Of tins vicinity died on Tues
day evening November -, 1898 aflel
lingering illness of several months.
The deceased was born near Salem
in Washington county Iudiaun, Octo-
ber l., 1896. AT this place she lived
till a young woman, receiving her edu-
cation here. La 1913 she was married
to William Brown with whom she lived
till bis death little over a year ago.
To Mr.. aud Mrs. Brown were horn
seven children two Of whom live iu this
conn'y.
Mrs. BrOwo was a woman Of an ur-
usually hioJ disposition. Ii was alway S
her nature to want TO do good for others.
In disposition she was cheerful, AVID her
cheerluiucss, with her other quahtits
made her an object OF much respect
She vas a member OF the Christian
church aui was devoted TO religion.
work,
Or late y'ars, particularly since lh'
death of her husband, she has ha,
poor health, aad for a while lost entirr
control Of her mind. She alt,rward
partly rcsalned her health until tw,
moHths ago when she became worse
Saturday she was r,ricken win paraly
sis and fell into a stupor from whicI
she did not recover. She passed ava
on Tuesday eSeuing. The funora
services will take place this afternoo
ani 'he remaius wi Il lie in erred in th
Beaver cemetery.