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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
WOULD BUY BACK THE ISLANDS
Filipino Papers Urge That the United States be
Paid Sac, ,ooo, 200.

Paid Sac, ,ooo, 200.
The Philippine press continues to ad-
vocate independence and n reimburse
ment to the United States government
of the amount to be paid Spain for
the Philippines. The Independence
thinks this course the only just one. 1t
insists that the Filpinos have aided
the Americans solely because they be-
lieved they were fighting for inde-
pendence. The paper quotes literally
from President McKinley's last speech
In Chicago to support its contention
that the Americans are pledged to give
the Filipinos independence.
Chief Aguinaldo and his principal ad-
visers fully recognize the importance
of a strong protectorate In some FORM
One of the latter has even ventured
the assertion that IL the Fillpinos were
granted independence in accordance
with the demand OF the leaders. the
United States would be Immediately
asked TO establish Il protectorate as
otherwise the Philippines must sooner
or later become the prey of less
liberal-minded country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Executive Mansion.
WRECKED MARINERS ARRIVE,
Twenty-Five Men Went Down With Their Ship,
the Londonian.

The Johnston line steamer Vedamore
or Liverpool. Capt. Bartlett, for whose
SAFETY fears We're beginning to be felt,
as she was several days overdue, ar
rived the other morning at Baltimore
with a shipwrecked marines, whom
she had picked up at sea. Twenty-Five
others went down with their ship.
The men landed are the survivors of
the British steamship Londonian OF
London. bound from Boston for Lon
don with large general cargo and $50
cattle on deck. She left Boston No
vember %, in violent gale, her cargo
shifted and almost capsized; she final
~ rested on her beam ends with big
seas breaking over her.
Her luckelss crew We're helpless to
right her. and for two days she drifted
about at the mercy of the winds and
waves. Assistance came on the morn
ing of November %.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14

BY a fierce fire the other night in a
fiat house in Brooklyn, four persons
met death, six are missing and the fire.
men are still searching the ruins in
fear of finding more bodies. The house
was occupied by five families and n
boys club had rooms in the basement.
1t i3 supposed that I'm some way the
boys accidentally set the place on fire.
as the flames were at first discovered
coming from the basement, The dead
are: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Noblett,
Thomas Whine, unidentified woman.
supposed to be mother-in-law of JOS
eph Noblett, of BrokIyn,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14

The navy department has received
cablegram from Admiral Dewey, sum-
marizing the existing conditions at
Manila and such points in the Philip
pines as have been visited by his Of
ficers. Advices also have been received
from Gen. Otis. the commandant of the
United States military forces In the is
lands, and they both go to show a
notable improvement in conditions and
the growth of a better spirit among
those factions of the natives which
promised to give trouble
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
A Decrease AS Compared With the Previous
lYear-Many Were Debarred.

IYear--Many Were Debarred.
Two hundred and twenty-nine thous-
and immigrants arrived In the country
this year.. decrease compared with
the preceding fiscal year of 1888.
The number of immigrants debarred
from this country during the past year
was 1929.
The aggregate expense incurred in
the enforcement of the Chinese ex-
clusion laws was sS4.453.14.
The number of Chinese persons ar
rested for deportation because unlaw-
fully In the United States was 156. OF
this number 220 were deported by due
process of law, at total expense OF
$24,132.94.
About 200 immigrants were returned
TO Europe after they had been in this
country one year. having become pub
lie charges.
The number of Chinese admitted
was 7.195.
Diseased persons to the number of
a5S, and 2,261 paupers were refused ad-
mission to the United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Charged With Conspiracy.

United States Senator Richard r.
Kennsy. of Delaware, was Tuesday
placed on trial in the United States
circuit court at Wilmington for the
second time on charges growing out OF
the looting Of the First National bank
of Dover by its teller. William N.
Boggs. He was last arraigned on the
charge OF aiding and abetting BosRs
in misapplying the banks funds In
July, and after trial lasting over one
week the jury disagreed. Since then
the charge of conspiracy has been
Joined to the first charge. The evil
dence against Senator Kenney deals
tions in which he and Boggs were In
terested
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Courtesey Now Prevails.

The official visit of General Wade as
president of the Cuban evacuation
commission to Captain General Cas-
tellanos. at the palace at Havana last
Thursday was marked by display OF
official and military courtesy and
honors fully in keeping with the rank
of the visiting officer and in sharp
contrast to the system which prevailed
under the regime Of Captain General
Blanco, by whom these ceremonies
were totally disregarded. During the
latter's term Of Office visiting generals
and admirals Of the United States were
forced to elbow their way through the
groups of lounging soldiers always
abounding about the palace doors and
court yard. Their exit also had been
as unceremonious as their entrance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Shot by q Jealous Youth.

Last Thursday night In country
church two miles out from Missouri
City. Mo-, just as the worshipers were
leaving, Miss Della Clevenger was shot
and mortally wounded. and her escort,
George Allen, instantly killed, by
Ernest Clevenger. cousin to the young
woman. The tragedy occurred as the
worshipers were leaving the church,
Clevenger fled. The tragedy was due to
his insane jealousy. intensified by the
fact that the girls father had forbid
den him to come 10 tier house.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
GABLE FLASHES

william Black. the novelist. died at
London.
Emperor Williams palace is being
carefully guarded for fear Of anar-
chists.
1t is announced that a body Of SOL
diers have been ordered to escort
Dreyfus hack to Paris for trial
Spain's newspapers are thanking her
commissioners for the noble service
they have rendered their country by
negotiating for peace with the United
States,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
First Cargo From Spain.

The first cargo to reach Philadelphia
from Spanish port since the outbreak
of the war with Spain came in Thurs
day on the Norwegian steamer Kings
wood from Barcelona. The Kingswood
carried a light general cargo. Capt.
Halvenson says the Barcelonans re-
gard the United States in a friendly
light, and blame their own government
for the war, and other nations for not
helping them,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Bank President Pleads Guilty.

Gideon w. Marsh, former president
of the looted Keystone National bank
of Philadelphia, the disastrous failure
of which was publicly announced
March 20, 1891, pleaded guilty before
Judge Butler in the United States dis
trict court last Thursday to indict-
ments charging him with conspiracy
with Cashier Lawrence in misapplying
the funds of the bank and making false
reports of the banks condition to the
comptroller of the currency.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
The Monadnock's Cruise.

The navy department has just made
public a report from Captain Whiting,
who commanded the Monadnock on the
voyage from San Francisco to Manila,
in which. after telling of some of the
hardships endured during the trip, he
pays a well-deserved compliment to the
energy and ability of the officers and
crew, which made possible what was
without doubt the most remarkable
voyage ever made by an ironclad ves-
sci In an emergency.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
carclcss!y Dropped a Match.

Abraham Benjamin. proprietor or
drugstore lit the gas in his front show
windows In New York the other even
ing and dropped the burning match
among his display of drugs and sund-
ries An explosion which wrecked part
OF the building resulted and a blaze
started that did $1,000 damage Ben
jamin, who was uninjured. says he does
not know what exploded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
AN INSANE MURDERER.
A.ler Killing Three Persons He Commits
Suicide.

Suicide.
William Hitchings a few days ago
murdered his brother-in-law, John
Hunt. also his sister. Mrs. Hunt, and
Thomas Hayward. a 16-year-old youth
employed by Hunt. Hitchings then
cut his own throat. The three were
cutting wood together on Hunts farm,
two miles west of Free Soil Mich.
when Hitchings, without warming at
tackled his brother-in-law with an ak,
killing him instantly.
The insane man then chased Hay
ward until the latter slipped and fell
and Hitchings killed the PROSTATE boy
with his ak. Hitchings next proceed
ed to the farmhouse. and. after a ter
rible and desperate struggle with Mrs.
Hunt, he killed her also.
The madman's last act was to apply
the jack knife to his own throat. Hit
chings was considered to be not bright
mentally, and out Of his mind at times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Brooklyn Flooded.

For several hours Sunday an area of
20 blocks In tie Twenty-eighth ward in
Brooklyn was inundated by raging
waters which washed out the founda-
tions OF houses. tore down trolley and
teiegraphic poles. imprisoned people In
their houses and nearly drowned some
who were caught by the food.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
America Must Make Concessions.

According to a special dispatch from
Paris a telegram has been received
there from Brussels declaring that
Belgium cannot oblige the United
States in the matter of admitting
American preserved meats until the
American government shows willing
ness to reciprocate by relaxing the
heavy duties 1t imposes upon Belgium
cloth and other wares.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Should Reject the Treaty.

At q meeting of the Anti-Imperialist
league executive committee at Boston
the other day a letter was read from
John Sherman saying:
my hope is that the senate OF the
United States will reject the treaty and
leave the people of the islands free
from the shackles of Spain and the
distant domination OF the United
States. / sympathize with Aguinaldo
In his ambition to found a republic in
the China sea near the equator, and
hope he may become the Washington
Of new nation. absolutely free from
European and American influence"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Killed by a Snow Plow.

Christ Carberry. in charge of snow
plow. was killed and Giles Winkler. his
assistant. was badly injured In q
smash-up on the Western New York
and Pennsylvania railroad near Ebe-
nexer, N. y. few days ago. The
plow ran into standing freight train
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14

The house of representatives of Ala
hama passed bill which the senate
had already passed. providing for the
4of al manufactures which may be es-
tahlished in the state during the next
4 4 hsiisved this action win direct
eoptfl to~ar1 Alebeme'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
Commercial Value of Grasses.

The commercial Importance of grasses
and clovers i'll relation to the profitable
production of farm animals is very
great The figures of the division of
statistics show that in the seven middle
eastern states Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia and North Carolina)
there were on Jan. l, 1897, in round
numbers 1878, 600 horses of all ages,
valued at about $57, 5S4, 900; 217, 900
mules, valued at $l1, Alb, 900; 2,O2S, 900
milk COWS, worth SAT, 1874, 900; i,735,
600 oxen and other cattle, worth S29,-
904, 900; 2, l47, 600 sheep, worth So, 900,
600, and 4, $50, 900 swine, worth $50
Gal, 600, the total number of all farm
stock in these seven states amounting to
IL, 6S3, 600 head of all classes, valued at
$l7l,27S, 500. These II, 1888, 600 head of
farm stock require for their maintenance
upward of 30, 400, 900 tons per annum
OF all classesiof forage and feeding stutfs,
worth more than $3.50, 900, 900. The
seven states named are not great stock
growing states. They rank in the ag-
gregate of the combined values of live
stock barely 20 per cent above that Of
Iowa alone. -Farmers' Bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
HarbOr Mistress Fuller.

Miss Fuller, newspaper woman, has
lately been appointed harbor mistress of
Tacoma, Wash. 1t is said that thus far
she has done remarkably good work,
keeping all records pertaining to the
extensive shipping business of the city
in perfect shape. Last month she made
out the harbor masters report for the
year, the first report of the kind ever
made out by an American woman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
A FUNNY INCIDENT.
A FRAGMENT OF HISTORY THAT is
FULL OF HUMOR.

Colonel Horns Letter to General Logan
Explaining an Attack on Grant - shan
non, His Associate, Was an Ambitious
Fried Chicken Eater.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
THE RIGHT KIND OF OUTLET.

lHr MIND or W LEI.
water will have a decided fall and
where small piece of rough masonry
or dry stone wall can be constructed
through which the last three tiles at
least should pass, the last one projecting
out of the wall not less than three
inches.
A better and more substantial outlet
may be built by placing couple of
joints OF sewer pipe at the outer end
large enough so that the drain tile will
enter. Place underground at the bottom
of this outlet large fiat stone, and if
it can be placed two feet or more below
the surface all the better. Upon this
build dry wall of stone, fitting the
stones as close as possible. This should
be built up so that when covered with
earth it will be several inches higher
than the surface about it, except that
back along the course of the drain, all
of which should if possible be filled Il
little higher than the adjoining surface
for the purpose of keeping surface water
from encroaching Oh the outlet or posi-
bly, uncovering it altogether. Such an
outlet is shown in the first cut.
A B is the natural surface eleva-
ton, G represents the raised part after
retilling, represents the tile projecting
through the roughly constructed stone
wall. To make this outlet complete a
large stone should be placed at E for the
water to fall upon to prevent the wear
ing and washing away of the earth,
which would finally undermine the out
let and cause trouble.
The first cut represents the right way
to build an outlet, and the second illus
trates wrong way. R + G are the sur
face outlines, with an outlet at S, which
is only underground few inches has
no stone under the outlet, and from the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07

end of the tile an open furrow extends
some so feet from S to G to give the
water free passage.
l bave made this mistake so often
that call special attention to it, that
others may profit by my failures. con-
structed or rather left two outlets to
large system of underdrains in this con-
dition i'll the early spring of 1888 The
result has been that l have had to re-
open the furrow twice each year since
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
The Real Difficulty.

"The trouble with you" said Mr.
Ruffedge's wife, after warm debate,
lis that you are confirmed dyspeptic.
"No, my DEAR" was the answer
"That's not correct. The trouble with
me is that am q contradicted dyspep-
tic. Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-07
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OUTLET TO TILE DRAIN.
Good and Poor Outlet Illustrated and


A Good and a Poor Outlet Illustrated and
Described.
y poorly constructed outlet for tile
drainage or one without any construc-
ton means constant annoyance and of
ten can only result in failure of the
whole system. j. +. Hickman of the
Ohio station presents some practical
ideas and experience on outlets, with il
Illustrations, i'll The National Stockman
and Farmer as follows:
The outlet should be located at
point where if possible it will have an
abrupt ending or, in other words, the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19
\ PROPOSITION.
to do it..

A question came up in the House
yesterday, which, though small APP
parently, was really a very important
one. 4 member when called upon to
vote upon the third reading of a bill
called out "Kanalua." This must be
thoroughly understood. The Hawaii
an word quoted means, 81 am in
doubt" Now the question was wheth-
er member could be allowed under
such circumstances to say that he was
in doubt, or whether he ought to vote
either in the affirmative or the neg
alive.
This expression, "Kanalua," was us
ed in the old Legislature very fire.
quently. The users considered them
selves in doubt and waited till there
was word or signal from those who
were running the ring" That any
one in the present Legislature should
think that any one would try to do
anything wrong in this line is out of
phN IhOoliols btlt IL 10 NclN pain llldu
at some time the privilege might be
misused
As a matter of argument one may
say that there might be a difference
between two corporations whichever
wanted TO be represented or which
ever wanted to win "A certain valuable
franchise. Allow a person or rep
resentative to withhold his vote, and
you will have a man who is practical
ly selling his vote.
1t is true that a representative by
absenting himself may at the last mo,
ment east his vote, but his vote under
those circumstances is thoroughly un-
derstood. 1t is understood that he is
bought on whatever side he may have
thrown himself, or that he is a very
sick man and has come up for a last
effort
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19

during the bitter fight between Prot
estantism and Roman Catholicism in
Europe a couple of centuries ago. She
was always ready to mediate if she
saw an advantage to her state. As
matter of fact she did better than she
knew. BY her vacillating policy, by
her driblets of money to the side
which eventually she managed, or
else Burleigh managed, to bring the
state on top. But what Queen Eliza
beth or her Ministers did, mattered
very little to the actual combatants,
as what the powers and the United
States may do matters very little to
the men who are fighting in Cuba.
The Cubans are fighting Il war very
similar to that of the Dutch against
Spain. The differences are that the
Cubans are not so wealthy as the old
Dutch Burghers, nor are they so es-
sental to trade as those sturdy Hol-
landers. But the main feature is the
same. 1t r. war for liberty. a war
for freedom to do what they desire to
do with their own, and can anyone
consider an armistice under the cir
cumstances that the Cubans are fight
ing? The longer the war lasts the
more impoverished the patriots be-
come. The longer the war lasts the
more bonds can be sold for Spain,
and the more dividends can be wrung
from the impoverished peasants of the
mother country and her colonies.
Practically this is what armstce
means between Spain and her rebel
lious but patriotic subjects. If this is
what the Executive of the United
States is going to accept as the COM
mencement of an era of peace on the
Island of Cuba, it looks as if it WAS
by no means a sure thing that the
words as far as Cuba is concerned had
really been pronounced; words which
all bow to- words which all, wish for,
words which are God given
peace on earth; good will towards
men,"
But words which cannot be realized
in Cuba under Spanish rule or WHEREBY
er Spanish rule extends.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19
PEACE.

The war situation is not changed
10 any great extent. The two powers
who are facing one another are each
set in their own opinion. The real
question is what will Spain yield un-
der the pressure which is being now
brought to bear on her. 1t is not Il
question of what the United States
viii yield. or what she is going to
give way on The United States has
taken up a position in which she says
either take it or leave it, which is the
proper position for any great nation
TO take, or in fact, for small nation
to take, as any one knows Montene-
gro has taken for centuries against
the Turk.
But if we look over President Me-
Kinley's message we see how careful
he has been to avoid any unnecessary
cause of friction. He has laid down
grounds which are unassailable, but
they are in the most temperate terms.
The lawyer supersedes the soldier in
the manner in which it is handled. To
many people this view of the ques-
ton may be unpalateable, but we may
take it as an axiom that the work of
the robe is, in the long run, more
powerful than the work of the sword.
So in this instance when the hot blood
of the United States nation is boiling
with the desire for war. and is seeth-
ing and whirling in the unknown de-
light of having a shot or an axe or a
tommahawk at the enemy, the Pres
ident rises above his own war record
and says "PEACE!" if peace can be
obtained with honor.r
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19

The catastrophe in the Chilcoot
Pass is very terrible affair. In a
moment some sixty lives were swept
out of existence. But however terri
BILE this may seem. the men who have
gone up there to gather gold have put
their lives against the inevitable. OF
course it is very terrible that they
should be swept out of existence, but
the sympathy of the world cannot be
extended to them, as it was say to
the people of the Johnstown catastro-
phe, and others of the same charact-
er. That the unfortunates need every
sympathy, that the survivors may
need material help. is true. But it
must be remembered that those who
have suffered in the Chilcoot Pass.
are not the ordinary sufferers. but
those who have made cast for fort
une, in many cases, above their means.
Whatever happens, the survivors will
have ample stores and comforts sent
them from the States and probably
many will subscribe who can i'll afford
to do it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19
McEnerny's Shoe Store
FORT STREET, HONOLULU.
A Strong Testimonial.
Hamakua Plantation,
PaauilO, Hawaii, H. /.
Mr.. j. g. Spencer,
Pacific Hardware Company,
Honolulu, H. /.

DEAR SIR Tie Secretary Disc Plow I purchased
from you giving satisfaction. We using it to pow
under crop of upns They three feet high and very
thick Your pillow turns them completely under at the
time blowing the land fourteen inches deep
feel satisfied that with this pow the draft for the
quantity and depth of work is eight That is with
the old pow do the work. it takes eight good mules
with your pow takes only six and they less tired at
night.
Please send another pillow by the first schooner leav
ing for this
You at liberty to this in any way you may
fit. Yours truly,
A. LIDGATE