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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-15
A MORAL QUESTION.
Our Retention u. Spanish Acquired
Territory.

of expression. Imperialism, s New
Imperialism, ""New Munroe Doctrine"
and "New National Policy" are used
to express the national expansion un-
der the new departure. The word
Imperialism is used by the opponents
of the acquisition of new territory, who
claim to see in the new disposition to
extend our borders q menace to the
public welfare. Ifthis addition of new
territory had not been going on for q
hundred years and if the new ACCESS
sions had not been the most potent
factor in the growth of national life,
the people might we'll pause before
giving their sanction to the expansion
OF sovereignty or protection over new
territory.
But the great big word Imperial
ism"-what does it mean? Webster
says, "the power, character or authority
of an emperor; the spirit of empire. ="
The term, then, as applied to US, must
mean the spirit of empire; the DISPOSE
ton to acquire, hold and rule over new
lands, to increase the importance OF
our present domain by adding new
possessions. It the critics will allow
that the war was for the purpose of
freeing Cuba, and without hope of
further territorial or any other recon-
pense we will let the criticism stand.
I like the term "New Monroe Doctrine
better, as l think it fittingly represents
the thought, purpose and inspiration
under which we shall enter the new
century.
The Fathers, notably Washington,
did avoid an alliance with old world
powers and maintained strict isola-
ton. The policy was brought be-
fore the States officially
in the neutrality proclamation
of 1894. The President and his adj
visors resolved to maintain strict neu-
trality between France and the nations
that were asssiling her. In this the
government did not escape the impu-
tation of bad faith. The United States
was deeply indebted to France for
timely and vitality important assis-
lance in our Revolutionary struggle,
which she had seeing right to expect
would be reciprocated, in her hour of
peril. 1t could not be rendered, how
eyer, without bringing on US the dis
pleasure of England. and so no doubt
the position taken by the government
was proper. In his farewell address
in 1895, Washington says, ''the great
rule Of conduct for us in regard to
foreign nations is, in extending our
commercial relations, to have with
them as little political relation as pos
sible." 1T is our true policy to steer
clear of permanent alliances with any
portion of the foreign world, so far,
mean as we are now at liberty to do it. y
The question comes up, why did the
country refuse absolutely to mix up in
any foreign controversy and adopt q
policy of strict isolation7 The answer
is not far to seek. The thirteen origi.
nal States. along the Atlantic coast
with sparse population and nc
accumulation of property or the appli.
ances or munitions of war could moi
afford,in their imperfect developement
to risk q foreign invasion.
The Monroe Doctrine, of which We
hear 80 much was q declaration by
President Monroe in his annual mes.
sage of Dec. 1923. He said in sub.
stance, that European powers mus,
not, by force, possess themselves Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-15


city, and this mas been their home ever
since. A. b Truesdell. has been q far
mer, an elevator agent, an engineer
and is now in the poultry and bee
business. Mr.. Truesdell had three
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

Broaching the question Of rusty
spokes has brought forth many tales
If the experience Of riders who have
suffered as No. 1861 did, and all
agree that there is room for improve
ment in finishing and nickeling these
important parts, even on many other
wise we'll finished machines. No, "a
$50 says that he has talked with sew
eral nickel platers on the subject, and
they agree in saying that the work can
be done so as to practically overcome
the difficulty, and No, 26,O22 suggests
that II spokes were heavily plated on
copper before they were nickeled, there
would be little danger of rusting. DIFF
ferent riders also recommend various
preparations for the prevention of rust.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
Free Delivery Depends on Roads.

To promote the business. social and
educational interests OF the people are
the objects of the road inquiry bureau
and the p%ostoffice department Of the
government. Having these things in
view, they desire to eXte"d the system
Of free rural postal delivery, and will
test 1t under all conditions. Routes
have been selected in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania over stone, gravel, clay
and dirt roads, and the results In each
ease will he carefully noted. II Is OBJ
vious that they must prove most salts
factory where the work can be done
most rapidly and regularly in all
weathers-thdt Is. on the best roads.
In considering this question. T.. G..
says, "the advantages of delivering let
tiers to factories and other Industrial
establishments, particularly where
large numbers are employed. need not
be dwelt upon. The mails left at pub
lie schools can be distributed to a
great number of families through the
pupils living remote from postofice
and carrier routes. Letters brought
to the nearest school for mailing can
be collected by the rural letter carrier
TO the nearest postofice for mailing.
Teachers can use these letters as OBJ.
ject lessons in giving suggestions and
instruction in regard to proper, plain
and neat addressing, etc. In schools re-
mote from p~ostofices, the teachers
might, with advantage. be made stamp
agents, and In this way families far
away from postofices can be supplied
with stamps. stamped envelopes and
postal cards. This will promote let
ter-writing and use OF mails. and will
insure more regular school attend
ance." The rural districts are anxious
for free postal delivery, They need II.
II will come with good roads and be a
practical advantage which they will
realize and appreciate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

surrounds his grounds With n high wall
and morass, and then beauties his
place for his WI enjoyment and benc-
1T, may I've wise If he has within him
self all he requires to satisfy his needs.
The village which has placed its streets
in perfect condition and has neglected
the highways leading thereto. has ar
ranged, like the lord of the manor, &c
live In ~scClusion.
Has the village all II requires? Does
il depend upon anything or anybody
Tor its existence. growth and prospect
ty' Is II not, in fact. most dependent?
Does not every village depend upon
the extent of the accessible area OF
which II Is the center and metropolis,
and the prosperity of that area
The village cannot shift tho burden
upon the farmer. MOI the farmer upon
his brother farmer. Each is interest
ed II the cOntiguity Of the highway
Is but an incident. Suppose the Erie
railroad were abandoned; whose loss
would be the greater. that Of the farm
or living within onc-half mile. or the
one "A mile distant?
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
Calculation IL Life,

The roads and highways Of a civil
division are as the veins and arteries of
the human system, says the Suffern
Independent, Life and health, that Is,
business and prosperity, of each part
can be had and secured only by the
freest circulation, and the cCnduits
must not be allowed to clog. While
the limb would wither If the ctrcula-
ton vas interrupted, the heart would
also suffer. Where would the proud
city OF New York be without her mag
rificent railways, and what would have
been her condition II the great blizzard
Of 1888 had continued a month?
The village with it's paved streets
and tagged walks may say, "let the
farmer build his roads; he is the party
benefited" The lord Of the manor who
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
For Cyctomctcr Adjust ncnt.

American cyclomctcrs ar" largely
used abroad. but some difficulty Is
found In adjusting them to many Eng
fish machines ON account of the very
narrow space on them between the
front fork-side and whcel-hub. A
longer bracket would raise the instru-
ment higher and give more room for
proper adjustment, or a clip by which
h CyClomctcr could be attached to
the fork-side at any point would give
the same result. Some such method Is
necessary in the case OF very close
built machines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
THE TRICYCLE..

ton Of power by most riders. and its
slightly lower gear is helpful. II Is
only when the road Is too rough to
allow the use OF a thrcc-track machine;
when high head-winds are encounter
ed. or very high speed Is desired that 1t
On the other hand, the superior stabili-
~ Of the tricycle. makes It a great con
yenience for many riders. and a vast
advantage for very heavy persons and
those who for other reasons do MOI
care to ride bicycles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
WEDDINGS IN HUNGARY.

Often when the Magyar youth goes
wooing he first sends a woman friend
to the house OF his loved one to in
quire If his suit be welcome. and IL he
receives an invitation to call. he loses
no time in accepting 1t. but is accom-
panied by a ~"speak-for" man. who is
even more gayly attired than the lover
and who glibly pays compliments to the
brides parents and urges the suit OF
his friend, delivering al Grafton .
derful in words and phrases. He begs
the parents consent to the betrothal Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

ground into these enormous chambers,
upon which he had spent over a mil
lion and a half dollars. no servant was
under any circumstance allowed 10
follow him. More extraordinary ever
than these subterrancan Oom was Il
walk or road over six miles long, all
underground. and built by the duke OF
Portland underneath his estate. This
amazing tunnel. which alone cost near
~ a million dollars was long regarded
as Il fad or amusement of his grace.
But now that II Is claimed that the
duke OF Portland was in reality leading
a double life. 1t Is seen that this under
ground passage leading from Welback
Abbey may have been in fact an in
g~eniOus device to enable him To dis
appear from the country where he was
known as the duke Of Portland, and
come UP to London as bruce. the shop
keeper. The tunnel runs completely
under the estate. and with its various
branches opens on several country
roads widely separated. All these OPP
enings. ii has now been found. are
close to railway stations. aitordtnG
easy access to London. about two hours
away. In this way it would have been
quite possible for the duke of Portland
to descend into one of the subterranc-
an chambers OF Wclbeck Abbey after
having had his breakfast there, and to
have come up to London without pass
ing over his estate. and without being
seen to leave the house. Old servants
who nave now been examined say that
it was a very frequent occurrence for
the duke of Portland thus to disappear
and stay away for twenty-four OF thir-
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
lYNCHED BY A KANSAS MOB.
J. NJ, Bcckcr Hanged In the Public Square
nj Great ugnH.

NJ sreNt bSnu.
GUENr BEND, Kan, June John
NJ. Becker, the brutal murderer OF
Myrtle HuiYmcistcr, was taken by n
crowd OF indignant citizens from the
sheriff here at \ o'clock last night.
after II bitter fight, and hanged To a
tree in the court house square. Fully
1000 people witnessed the hanging,
and "A hundred or moro took part in the
bitter fight between the sheriff and
deputies and the mob. The contest he.
tween the sheriff and the crowd. which
had determined To hang Becker, lasted
in one way or another for more than
an hour, and was one of the most ex-
citing occurrences ever witnessed in
this section of the state.
The prisoner himself assisted the
sheriff and fought with desperation
after hc recognized that his possession
by the mob meant his suspension from
n limb. Before Becker had surrcn.
dcrcd he was beaten into inscnsibility
10y n small mob, which was chcercd on
to its work Ivy hundreds of people,
who had assembled in the long drawn
nj fight. Even after the prisoner
had been hanged the mob retained
possession of the town and refused to
permit any one to cut him down until
they were sure that life was extinct.
IL was 5 o'clock when the moose was
put around Bcckcr's neck, and at s:l5
the crowd decided that life was cx-
tinct aud rapidly melted away. Pub
lie sentiment is altogether with the
mob and no convictions are likely to
follow.
On April \, in broad daylight. eight
miles southeast of here. Becker shot
down. in cold blood, Miss Myrtle Huff
mcistcr, aged Is, the daughter of n
prominent farmer, because she would
not marry him. lie was about 80 years
old and was working for her father.
After firing five shots into her body,
until satisfied she was dead, he went
tn the barn, set il on fire, and ran
away.
The father was away and only the
mother was at home. Myrtle was out
doors hitching up her favorite horse to
n buggy To go riding. At the first shot
she ran to the house and got into her
mothers arms, but Becker followta
her and the last shots fired into her
body in her mothers arms. lie was
captured four days later near ST. John
and taken up TO The Hutchinson Jail To
avoid an expected mob. He has been
in the Hutchinson Jail ever since.
He belonged TO n good family ut Ma
rion, H., and had influential friends
who were looking after his ease. They
were hopeful Of getting him OFF upon
the plea of insanity. and this the
friends Of Miss Huffmcistcr determined
they should never do.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

undertaking agreeable, ana the roaus
are worn down into some sort ot 'alr
condition. The objCct-lcssonS q
ed in the winter and spring months are
avoided. and contemplated repairs are
based upon the conditions that OBTAIN
after the frost Is out and the roads
have settled The go-as YOU please
methods that have been keeping the
roads bad for centuries will be iep"a'-
ed. and the fast and loose custom OF IN
efficient working out" of taxes ana
blowing up the roadway will be contih-
ued.
\ Farmer" in central New YORK
writes 10 a local paper protesting
against this. Given an undraih'u
clay soil" he says. in the season OF
alternate freezing and thawing. ana II
there is much travel there frequently
arises a condition we'll deserving Dan
ties line, "All hope abandon ye VINO
enter here As a farmer We welcome
anything that gives relief; that In any
way makes bad roads better.
IF bicycle paths tend that way. give
us more of them; II, as the HigDic-
Armstrong law. there is an oner OF
state and county aid, we welcome that.
Be 1t always remembered, every bad
road Is not only a hindrance and bur
den to property. but a direct ana posi-
tive damage to adjoining property. IL
don't take so remarkable a bad piece OF
road to knock off s. per acre from the
salable value Of adjacent farms.
Such roads exist as a menace and
a prescription. People will go some
distance around rather than traye ov-
er them. They east an odinm on the
community where they exist. they
are an indication of shiftlcssness, OF
lack Of enterprise, and to Il greater
or less degree Of the lack OF good
farming. To grow crops is not al
there is Of farming, Farm products
must be hauled to market. and that toe
often in the exact time OF year whcr
roads are at their worst.
This Is one point which. at the risk
OF repetition. we must emphasize: Nc
person or class has so immediate anC
vital an interest In good roads as has
the farmer. The average bicyclel
hasn't a quarter the amount involved
in good roads improvement as has thu
average farmer
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

ty-siy hours. While the duke was
commonly regarded as being crazy up
on this one particular point OF under
ground construction and existence, he
was a VIGOROUSLY good business man
in all that related to the management
of his vast properties. The Portland
revenues enormously increased under
his shrewd management. and he left
the estate in splendid condition, yield
ing a revenue of over 81 800, 900 IA year.
The other side Of the dukes life, ac-
cording to the allegations. was seen in
the Baker street bazaar, the shop
founded by Thomas Charles bruce,
now said to be the fifth duke Of Port
land. 1t Is still in existence. II Is an
extensive and valuable property. with
a well-established patronage among
the wealthy residents Of the West End.
At the present time it belongs to a
wealthy politician OF some prominence.
Since the litigation began, which now
threatens the title and estates of the
present duke of Portland, an examina-
ton has beer made of thu underground
regions of the Baker street bazaar.
This has disclosed the extraordinary
fact that the place is honeycombed
with tunnels and trap doors and mys-
terious passages. Here have been
found every means to enable a man
having control Of the premises to leave
and enter without anybody knowing
Il.
One former assistant manager at the
Baker street bazaar has told how
bruce rarely entered TIE shop during
the busy hours OF the day when fash
ionable people were likely to be pres
ent. He kept himself sccreted in a
room at the back, having double doors
with a passage leading into the cellar.
No employe Of the shop was allowed
to enter this room unless invited to do
so by bruce. Nobody In the shop could
tell whether bruce was in the room or
not. and had no means of finding out,
and would have been dismissed for
knocking at the door or disturbing
lin. These rules were vigorously en-
forced. But in order that business
matters should be settled authoritative
IL bruce would from time to time
notify his chief managers OF the hours
and days when he might be expected.
and they had to wait for him In an
outside room.
The coffin in the Highgate cemetery.
which will probably be opened in a
few weeks 10 see whether 1t contains a
roll of lead or a skeleton, Is that of
bruce. the ~shopkeeper who lived at
Mill Hill, Hendon. and died Dec, IS.
1864, as the coffin plate says, sin his
seventy-frst year" Among the proofs
which Mrs. bruce will produce in court
in order to support her claims, are
documents going to show that bruce.
when preparing for his alleged death,
turned over to himself as the duke Of
Portland a certain piece OF property
valued at $3.50, 900. 1t vas as a result
of years of labor on the part OF Mrs.
Druce TO penetrate the mystery of the
disappearance Of this property that
she discovered as she claimed that her
husbands father was the duke of Port
land.
A period OF fifteen years interviewed
betweerfthe alleged death of bruce. the
shopkeeper, and che genuine death of
the fifth duke OF Portland. During
thls time Mrs. Druce Is prepared 70
shcw that bruce. the ~shcpkaepcr, was
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
TO RETIRE SIX ADM IRAlS.
Ago VIII Make Many Changes In the
Navy In q Few Months.

Navy In q Few Months.
WAsnINGrON, June l5.-Ac.ing Ad-
miral William 4. Sampson. command
ing the naval forces operating in the
West Indies, whose actual rank in the
navy is that of captain, will become a
commodre on July 3, by the statutory
retirement Of Rear Admiral william A.
Kirkland, commandant of the Mare
Island navy yard, who is now the rank.
ing officer of the navy.
In addition to Admiral Kirkland,
five other ndmirals will retire during
the next few months by operation of
law On account OF age. They are Ad-
miral Joseph n. Miller, commanding
the Pacific station; Admiral Montgom-
cry Sicard, president of the war board;
Admiral T.. o.. Matthews, president OF
tho examining and retiring board;
Admiral +. s. Iunce, commanding the
New York navy yard, and Admiral G.
s.. Norton, commanding the Washing
ton navy yard. With the exception of
Admiral Miller, all of these officers are
likely To be retained in their present
places after their retirement during
the continuance Of the war with Spain
because Of the non-availability of of.
ficcrs on the active list to take theil
places. .. ,,,
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
Brick for Country Roads.

The use of brick for country roads
was referred to in the l.. A. w. Bull
letin last summer, and an experiment
made at Monmouth. H.. was spoken of,
The road in question was made OF a
single course of vitrifed brick set on
edge. laid on sand. seven feet vs.le
between curbs Of oak plank with bor-
dors of broken stone to a distance of
two feet on each side. II Is shown in
the accompanying picture by II. b.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
M0NT0JO TELLS HIS SIDE,
Forced to Use Homemade Torpedoes 10
the Battle of Manila.

LONDON, June -. - The London
Times this morning gives space to q
two column account Of the battle of
Manila, including Admiral Montojo's
version OF the destruction OF his fleet.
1t contains nothing beyond what has
already been cabled to the United
States except the statement of Admir-
al Montojo that be intended to fight at
Subic, but on finding that It would
take at least a month to put Subic in a
proper state Of defense, he was
obliged to return to Cavite. He blames
the Madrid government for the dis
aster, declaring that he had constantly
made acquisitions for ships and tor.
pcdoes, but nothing came. AS u mat.
ter of fact he had, he says, no tor
pedoes except such as he constructed
himself with bad material.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17

salute or even by a glance. If the duke
of Portland were walking about the
country and he met one of his tenants
or employees the latter would be in
stantly dismissed from the neighbour
hood IL he manifested any knowledge
of the presence OF the duke. Since the
opening of the trial it has been dis
covered that the premises In Bakor
street contain many of the features
which the duke OF Portland introduc-
ed into Welbeck Abbey. The duke
was chiefly known for what was called
his mama" for underground tunnels.
One or two members OF his family had
seen an enormous underground dining
room which he had built at Welbeck
Abbey, as well as a drawing room, sit
ting room, and huge art galleries, the
decoration of which, he said, occupied
nearly all his time, II has now been
discovered that the duke Of Portland
had a rule in his household to the
effect that when he disappeared under
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
Unequal Axies with Wide Tires.

Wide tires are not only good things.
but their value is much increased IL
they are used on axles of different
lengths, so that four distinct tracks are
made by the wheels instead of two. A
concern in central New York does
much heavy hauling with four.inch
front and hye-inch rear tires, and rear
aXles fifteen inches longer than the
front ones. 1t carries four and five
ton loads, and keeps the road surfao'
good and smooth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-17
To Cure Side Sin.

1t will bring joy to the hearts OF
English riders to know that "slde-slip"
IA be obviated and nasty falls pre-
vented by the use OF "A new compost
ton, which is to be fed IN the surface
OF the tire in some ingenious way as
required, something as a railway en-
gineer uses the sand-Eoxos on his To-
connective. When this peculiar ma
terial is fed on the tire, the momen-
tsry pressure of a roller attached 10
the brake Is said to roughcn the tread
and make it non-slipping as we'll ar
puncture-proof.
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their daughter and his friend, and
then the girls mother brings her in,
She wears gala dress and is neither shy
nor bold. but maintains her dignity.
The father blesses the two and they
drink from a loving cup. They have
reached the second stage OF courtship.
but they are not bound to one another
till the kissing feast" Until then
they take each other on probation, as
1t were, and may withdraw without the
least discourtesy TO n another, but
after the feast, when they publicly kiss
one another. there is no drawing back.
Before this feast thu lover sends a
friend again TO the girls house to know
il she will really marry him. Great
ceremonies attend the wedding, and
the Sunday after the wedding day, when
there is a great feast at the home OF
the bridegroom, there is similar feast
and dance at the old home OF the
bride.