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peared at his tent door begging AN in
terview. She brought with her little
boy of IL or ID years. whom She wished
TO place in the regiment as drummer
boy. Her husband had been killed in
the service, and she thought that the
boy, who was eager to Join the army"
might earn something toward the sup
port Of the family.
Captain" she said, after the boy had
been accepted he won't be in much
danger, will hep"
mo, think not, replied the officer
I'VE shall be disbaDded in a few weeks,
l am confident"
The new drummer soon became a ia
vorite, and there was never feast Of
fruit or other hardly procured dainties
that Eddie" did not get his share first.
The soldiers were stirred by the child's
enthusiastic devotion, and declared that
his drumming was different from that
of all the other drummers in the army.
After the engagement al Wilson's
Creek. here the fedcrals were defeated,
Corp II. who bad been thrown from
his horse, found himself lying concealed
from view near clump of trees. As
he lay there with his ear to the ground
he heard the sound of a drum, distinct
but rather faint. In moment he rec
ognized the stroke of Eddie, the boy
drummer, and FASTENED toward the spot
whence the sound proceeded. In a
clump of bushes, propped against a
tree, he found the boy. His drum was
hanging from a shrub within reach and
his face was deadly pale.
"Ob, corporal" said he, - am 80 glad
you came Won't you give me drink Of
water, please?'
The corporal ran to a little stream
close by and brought the boy a draught.
Just at this moment there came an or
der for the retreat, aud the corporal
turned TO 80.
Don't leave me-" said the little drum
mer; 81 can't walk. See!" and he
pointed to his feet.
The corporal saw with horror that
both feet had been shot off by a cannon
ball
HE said The doctors could cure
them" continued the boy, pointing TO
the ucdu DOuN OF COuItu1ldic Suibict
who lay beside him HE was shot all
to pieces, but he craWled over here and
--tied-my legs up-so they would
wouldn't bleed sol" And Eddie closed
his eyes YEARLY.
The corporal's eyes were blinded by
a mist of tears as he looked down, The
confederate soldier. shot to death. had
managed 10 take of his suspenders and
bind the boys EGGS above the knees!
As the corporal bent down 10 raise
the child body of confederate troops
came up and he was a prisoner. With Il
sob in his voice he told the story, and
the southern officer tenderly lifted the
wounded drummer on TO his Own horse,
swinging the drum before him. When
the little cavalcade reached camp Ed
die" was dead, but The little drummer's
last call had aroused the noblest feel
ing in the heart OF one who was his foe,
one whose last act was an effort to save
and comfort the boy enemy who was
faithful to his duty.-''Women Of the
War"
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LATER NEWS.


The house of representatives. the 3lst
buried the Teller resolution declaring
the bonds of the United States payable
in silver under an adverse majority of
so votes. The republicans were solidly
arrayed in opposition with two excep-
tions, Mr.. Linney aud Mr.. White, both
of North Carolina. The de bate lasted
more than five hours and at times was
fast and heated. The vote on the res
olution was: Ayes 122, nays lS2.
The British steamer Tourmaiin, it is
officially announced, while attempting
to land arms and ammunition on the
coast of Morocco, was intercepted by
the Sheridan steamer Hassani, where
upon she opened fire The Hassani re-
ciprocated and captured one OF the
ships boats with three Englishmen.
The warship Mohican has been or
dered to Samoan waters.
The fourth blizzard of the winter
swept the state of Michigan the 31st,
completely blocking all railroad
traffic.
The surgeon general of the Cuban in
surgent army returned from Paris,
bringing Sal, 900 contributed in that
country for the Cuban cause.
Alice Nelson, the prima donna of
the Bostonians, was legally separated
from her husband by the courts of
Kansas City. The only charge was de-
sertion.
The gold production OF Mexico for
last year was over six millions, n gain
of $500, 900 over 1896.
a suit has brought in Michigan
which involves the constitutionality of
the Bland-Alisou silver act of 1875
1t was brought expressly to determine
the validity of that act, along with
some other DEGREES bearing on silver
currency,
The British Steamer Channel Queen
was totally wrecked off the Island of
Guerrsey. The chief officers, Is pas
sengers and stokers We're drowned.
Fire cut of the escape of six men
who were sleeping over the Rose res
turant Oh Farnham street Omaha,
Neb. So swiftly did the flames run
through the building that the men
were compelled to leep from the second
story windows before the fremen
could raise ladders.
Germany has demanded further con
fessions in the shape of railroads in
the ShanTung peninsula, as conpensa-
| tion for the assassination of the sailor
Schultz, who was murdered by Chin
ese mob while on sentry duty.
The public debt, less cash in the
/ treasury, showed an increase of S12,-
$50, Ill during the month of January.
/ VIM. Bailey (coloredl, released from
the West Virginia penitentiary after
three years confinement for murder,
was taken by mob ana lynched
The Alvord house at Gloversville, \.
y, the largest hotel in the city, was
burned during the early morning hours.
! II. C. Day, Bell Boy Rupert, II. c. Kim
ball, wife and daughter, persisted in
the flames. Other guests had narrow
escapes.
The Doherty organ factory at Clin-
ton, Ont, with all its contents, was
! burned Loss, $50, 900.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Hon Joseph McKenna. of California
took his seat OIL the bench of the su-
preme court Of the United States as an
associate justice.
At this session of congress statehood
legislation was killed by the house com
mittee on territories rejecting the Ari-
IONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma bills
BY vote of 8 to ).
As vet the United States senate has
not failed TO confirm any nomination
for office submitted to it by the rres-
ident since March 1.
Secretary Sherman welcomed Presi-
Cent Dole, of Hawaii. 10 Washing ton, In
behalf of The government.
The total internal revenue receipts
ior December were $1i,373,6s2, 4 gain
for the month OF Sl,107,j20.
IN the United States treasury the
gold reserve on the eth reached $163,-
$4,000, the highest point in seven years
\ farmers book on the subject OF
forestry for farmers has been issued
by the agricultural department.
\ monthly statement of the bureau
OF statistics shows that the exports of
wheat during the calendar year 1897
aggregated 100, 909.32s bushels, gain
Of more than 26,O0o000 bushels over
1896
The president touched a telegraph
key at the white house and opened the
California golden jubilee fair at San
Francisco.
On the 2qth ult. President Mckinley
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On a charge of having eight wives
David Seely was placed in jail at Kali
amazoo, Mich.
The Ohio anti-lynching law has been
declared unconstitutional by Judge C.
w. Dustin, of Dayton.
Shepard Barclay. chief justice of the
Missouri supreme court, resigned, and
Gov. Stephens appointed w, NJ. VII
liams 10 fill the vacancy.
In Chicago Judge Horton sentenced
Christopher Merry to be hanged Feb
l-uary IS for the murder of his wife
Fannie Rathbum. widow, and her
daughter Mary, aged ~, were found
murdered in their cottage At Burling
ton, Ia,
1t is said that Tom Burns viii succeed
Adrian c. Ansou as manager of the Chi
cago baseball team.
Near Joliet, H.. Alderman Christie
pher Byrne and his wife were killed by
the cars at a grade crossing
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DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FiFTYFlFTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of First Regular sessi,

Proceedings of First Regular Session,
The time in the United States senate
on the 9th was occupied in discussing
the Teller silver resolution. In the
house the Indian appropriation bill was
passed, and the political debate which
has been raging was transferred TO the
Distric; Of Columbia bill, which fol
lowed it, The features of the debate
were he speeches of Mr.. Hartman
Mont }, in denunciatiou OF the financial
policy of the administration, and Of Mr..
Deliver Oa), in reply to the general
attacks of the opposition.
The Teller resolution providing for
the payment of government bonds IN
silver was passed in the United States
senate on the 2sth by a vote of A TO 20.
4 bill was introduced TO provide an adj
litional circuit Judge in the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth circuits of the
United States. Adjourned to Monday.
In the house the bill 10 pay the book
publishing company of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South $2ss,0C0 for
damages sustained by chat corporation
during the war was passed and the free
homestead bill, giving over 20,000.O0O
acres Of public lands as free homes for
settlers. was favorably reported. At
the evening session 90 pension bills
were passed.
The Uaited States senate was not in
session on the goth ult In the house the
Notifications appropriation bill (S4,-
1892 providing forth extensive sys-
tenn Of seacoast defensea now in course
Of completion, was reported and the Tel
Ter silver resolution was received from
the senatc.
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LIKED DOG MEAT.
Football Scramble OF Federal Pris-
oncrs for Fat Poodle.

7 During the winter Of S63-i there were
! something like 10000 federal pl soncrs
I confined on Bell island. These soldiers
/ were confined in a space which ouly
measured a few acres and was sur
rounded by ditch about IL feet wide
/ and about ten feet in depth Among
/ the prisoners were a number of Phla-
/ delphians. and one of them relates the
/ following incident. which took place
/ during the month of January: "Anum-
+ Der Of the prisoners were standing
4 close to the edge of the ditch talking
seriously about the lack of food aud
I the chances of escape, when a large
poodle dog came along, trotting slowly
up TO the guard, who was on duty on
/ The far side of the ditch. There the dog
/ halted and seemed to take an obScrva-
/ ton Of the poorly-fed Yankees. At the
same time the Yankees took a few
I chances at the dog, for meat was seq rec,
and they though; dog meat would be
I better than nothing. First one aud
I then another spoke Of the chances Of
! getting a good huui; Of dog meat, aud
7 finally one of the Yankees, in a joking
/ sort of way, told the guard 10 throw
/ the dog across the ditch, adding, in
/ playful manner. that he wanted TO eat
/ the creature.
"Thc guard looked first at the dog,
/ then at us, for I was there, and then,
as though he wanted 10 see what would
/ happen, he picked up the dog and tossed
/ him over the ditch. You may talk about
/ players scrambling for fllmblcd foot
ball. but such a scene wouldn't be in
It with the scramble that was made
for that pup. ] was in the scrilnmage,
and when man yelled down ! had
one of the dogs legs in my hand, and
would not have let go had the men cut
it into the bone, and in less than ten
minutes that dog was a dead dog.
"In ten minutes more the dog was
inside number Of stomachs, and the
guard on the other side Of the ditch,
who had witnessed the whole thing,
came near fainting. He told us after
ward that he thought we were fooling,
or he would not have sent the deg over
10 us, for it had been left in his charge.
/ have tasted many varieties Of meat
in my time. but rarely does anything
taste so good as did that little piece Of
dog meat which was portioned out to
me. Philadelphia Inquirer.
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SEVERE STORMS.
Many Vessels and Lives Are Lost on thu
New England Coast.

Many Vessels and Lives Are Lost on the
New England Coast.
Gloucester, Mass, Feb. 1.-The most
violent storm known here since 1851
swept the shores of Cape Ann Monday
and yesterday, causing heavy loss of
life and about $500, 900 damage. More
than u dozen vessels are ashore near
here, at least four more are lost and
many others damaged, The water
front of Gloucester barber and along
the cape is dotted with wrecks and
wreckagc, schooners, slOops and other
vessels having been driven ashore by
the fierce gale.
About 1000 fishing and other vessels
were wrecked or damaged
Four bodies were washed ashore at
Hough's Neck. They have not been
identified At Pigeon Cove five vessels
were totally wrecked Antoine Enos,
Alpheus Pierce and Swedc named
Nelson, three of the crew of the Daniel
Webster, were drowned
The schooner Clara Z. Sewall, re.
ports the loss of Henry kHath, one OF
her crew.
1t is feared that several missing YES
have been lost together with their
crews The storm did an immense
ammount of dammage on land as we'll
as of the coast.
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THE EAST.

The rush of immigration to this
/ country has started in anticipation OF
the new immigration law going into
/ effect.
At Bcenvillc. Pa, an explosion of oil
destroyed the big cement mill, 1905
! barrels of cement and 800 tons of coal
causing Il loss of 100000.
In the United States there were 24G
business failures in the seven days
+ ended on the 2sth, against 374 the week
+ previous and 331 in The corresponding
/ period of 1897.
At the leading clearing houses in the
/ United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 2sth aggregated
+ St,2s3, 71O.195. against Sl,41G,1s1,I23 the
precious week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1891
was $50.
Rev. William Lawrence, D. d., IL. D..
of Boston, was elected president a the
annual meeting in Boston Of the Nation
al Divorce Reform league, which seeks
I uniformity in divorce laws.
/ Immigration into the United States
! in the last six months aggregated 90,
rs, falling off as compared with thC
/ last hale of 1896 of about 5000
At the age of 20 years Harris NJ. Plais
ted. veteran general Of the civil Wal
and ex-governor of Maine, died IN Ban
/ ger.
On the Maine Central road a train was
wrecked near Orono Me, and four per
sons were killed and many others were
injured.
Fridtjof hansen, the Arctic explorer
/ sailed from New York on the Campania
! for Liverpool.
I Fire destroyed the Ocean Bluff house
at Kenncbunkport. Me, the loss being
! 100000
In Pittsburgh, Pa, Elkes won in the
72-hour bicycle race, going 1922 miles
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WEST AND SOUTH.

y the age of s. years Rev. Leroy
Church, enc Of the oldest Baptist min
isters In Chicago, died at his home in
Chicago. For % years Mr.. Church was
the editor and publisher of the Chris
tian Times, now the Standard. the de-
nominational organ of the Baptists of
the west.
At Helena, Ark, three distinct shocks
Of earthquake were felt, but no dam
age was done.
AT indianapolis the monetary con
vention concluded it's work after adopt
ing resolutions entirely in favor of the
gold standard
Mrs. Lizzie King and Frank Carey,
aged -, were run down by an express
train and killed. while crossing a rail-
road trcstle near St, Louis.
On the outer bar al St. Joseph, Mich.
the steamer City OF Duluth went ashore
III a furious gale, but the passengers
and crew were saved
Fire destroyed property valued at
100000 ~ Mount Sterling, H., and Al
/ bert Pieper was killed by falling
wall Secretaries of - of the leading
fair associations in Indiana met at In
dianapolis and passed resolutions in ia.
vor of excluding from fairs all inn
moral shows.
The lroquois made the fastest trip
of the season from Philadelphia 10 San
Francisco, the time being 12S days.
Henry GelhauSen and Albert Motter
were killed and Gottlieb lIson fatally
injured by iuhaling carbonic acid gas
in a brewing vat in Milwaukee.
Fire destroyed ne Ewart building in
Chicago, causing a loss OF $250,00o 10
several business firms.
\ resolution was passed in the Ken
lucky legislature asking United States
senator Lindsay 70 resign because he
favors the gold standard.
FIwood Evans. aged 20, the oldest
practicing lawyer in the state OF Wash
ugton. dropped dead from heart dis
ease on the street.
Ii St. Louis Charles Webb has been
sentenced TO 90 years Imprisonment for
the murder of his sweetheart in 1895.
In the Chicago market January wheat
went un to s1.10 on the 2sth and closed
at S1.os
Fire destroyed the opera house. sew
ersl business buildings and the Mason
county library building, fun of rare
books and prehistoric relies, al Mays
+! Vile. Ky
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RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY.
IL Maintains the Upper Hand in China
britain Backs Down.

London, Jan. 3l.-A dispatch 70 the
Daily Mail from Shanghai says Sc
cret dispatch has been issued by the
tsung-li-yamen to certain high officials
informing them that Russia warned
China that If Kiao-Chou were granted
to Germany Russia would demand
either fallen Wan or Port Arthur. Ac-
cording to the same dispatch il is as
serted at Shanghai on good authority
that China consents TO have Russians at
the head Of her customs and rail
ways.
The Daily Mail says it learns from a
source hitherto accurate" that China
is inclined To make the best possible
bargain with Russia, whose diplomacy
appears to have triumphed at Picking,
Great Britain having resolved not TO
force 4 conflict by further opposing
Russia's claims at Port Arthur and in
the Liao-fung peninsula.
At the present moment says the
Daily Mails correspondent, there are
10000 Russian troops in fallen Wan
and Port Arthur. Russian agents have
been sent TO Tien-Tsin, the port OF Pc
king, ana to Japan to purchase coal and
food, and 10000 bags of wheat have
been bought at Tien-Tsin.
The Odessa correspo ndent of the
Times says a volunteer fleet will con-
yey in the quickest time practicable
10000 Russians to the far east. The
first cruiser, with 1000 men, will leave
within few days.
Berlin, Jan. 31.-Newspaper comment
here is all to the text of "England's in
glorious retreat" indicated by the an
nouncement of the Berliner Tageblatt
that Russia and Great Britain have ar
rived at an agreement whereby the lat
ter has consented to drop her demand
for the opening of Fallen Wan as free
port, and Russia valves further opposi-
ton to British control Of the Chinese
sea customs.
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4 Mnr TRAGEDY.

Two brothers were natives Of Phiia-
delphia, aud the younger one left home
and Joined the confederate army while
the other one came south as a union sol
der. After the battle the elder brother,
crossing a field, saw young soldier ~
ing on the ground. and turning him
over recognized him. He sought TO re-
vive him by giving him water from his
canteen, but the boy had been shot near
the heart and died in his arms. The
union soldier became insane, and was
put in a hospital, where he died. The
news Of the tragedy finally reached the
father in Philadelphia, and the shock
killed him.-Atlanta Constitution.
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Berlin, Feb. Emperor William, 1t
is reported, has pardoned Herr Trojan,
editor OF the Kladderadatsch, who was
sentenced few days ago to two
months Imprisonment in fortress for
Iese- majesty in cartooning the en-
peror. The cartoon, which appeared
ir the Kladderadatsch last December,
represented Frederick the Great, Ma
poleon, Alexander the Great aud Leon
idas reading Emperor William $
speech, delivered on November is, at
Tie ceremony of swearing in the guards
recruits, when his majesty remarked
that in order TO be a good soldieritwas
necessary to be a good Christian. The
sentence upon Herr Trojan, which was
said to have been directly due to the
emperors influence, was pronounced
atrocious even by the conservative
newSpaDeTS,
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
New nistoricaI soclet,.

An historical society, affiliated with
the State Historical society, has been
organized at Ashland. TO be known as
"Ihe North Wisconsin Historical So
ciety.' 1t embraces the counties of
Ashland, bayfield,, Iron, Sawyer and
Price. The officers chosen were: Pres
ident, DIR. Edwin Ellis, Ashland; vice
presidents, II. l.. Mccormick, Hayward;
y. 6. Ruggles, Hurley; Z. Leahy. Bay
field; 5. l.. Lathrop, Ashland; secre-
tary, Bert Williams. Ashland. The chief
purpose is the study Of the early his
tory of the northern part of the state.
and especially of the early missionary
efforts
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New York, Jan. 3I.-Historic Indian
Head. on the Palisades. opposite One
Hundred aud Fifty-ffth sweet, VIII b.
disiutcgrated by simultaneous blasts OF
rumber Of dynamite mines, contain
ing in all $4,000 pounds of the terrible
explosive. The amount of rock that
will be loosened by the explosion is
estimated at 100000 tons, which is the
biggest blast on record. Ninety feet
from the top Of Indian Head tunnel
has been constructed. running back 100
feet. Ia this, at intervals of % feet, are
four Shafts. each 25 feet deep, F0ch
shaft viii be loaded with $500 pounds
Of dynamite, and on top Of the Pail
saGes there are to be 100 machine holes,
% feet deep, in each of Which will be
40 pounds of dynamite. The entire
blast will be set Oft simultaneously by
electricity.
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Washington, Feb. /. The final esti'
mates of the tobacco production in the
United States in the year 1896 made by
the agricultural department place the
yield ut 403,oo4320 pounds, ,aIued at
S24,25S.O70. The area cultivated
amounted to j9l, 79l acres. Seven states
produced crop valued at more than
81 900. 000-viz: Kentucky, $G.032, 2o2;
North Carolina. Sj,490,334; Virginia
S3.O13.gsG; Tennessee, $2,464s16; Ohio,
81 ,o66,00o; Pennsylvania, SI,299,542;
Connecticut. 81 .325.G6S
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The Lille DRUMMER.
story of Youthful Hero and an TN
selfish Enemy.

4 pathetic story Of the civil war was
related by the corporal Of an Illinois
regiment who was captured by the con-
federates in the battle of Wilson'S
Creek:
The day before this regiment was
ordered by Gen. Lyons 10 march toward
Springfield the drummer of the com
pany fell i'll. There was no one 10 take
his place, and while the captain was
wondering how be should supply the
lack pale, sorrow-strickcn woman APP
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TransMississippi exposition met il
Milwaukee and decided that the state
shall have building at the exposition
4 number of the leading iumbermen OF
the state who were present donated
the material necessary for the building.
1t was decided to eXpend between $751;
oo0 and $4,000 in getting UP eredita-
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Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 1.-The steam
err Warimoo brings news of appalling
climatic conditions which have been
prevailing in many sections of Aus
tralia. The prostrations from heat
were so numerous that the condition of
affairs in large cities was alarming. In
great many instances work is out Of
the question and sleep impossible. The
thermometer during the heat Of the
day averages about 12I in the shade,
and in a long list of towns the lowest
figure found was 10. In the sun il is
$50, 50 it is impossible to work at mid
day. The damage from fire is very
great. News comes from a.! parts Of
Australia OF the destruction by tiames.
1t would appear from the press reports
that the total damage will amount to
millions Of pounds. In Victoria colony
100000 acres have been swept clear and
an enormous acreage of crops de-
s,royed. In other colonies houses and
barns were burned