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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

Section rs is as follows: Organizations
serving in Cuba, Porto Rico and the ISL
ards of the Pacific may, in the discretion
Of tho president be recruited in whole or
in part frcm thc inhabitants thereof. to
whom the legal restrictions upon enlist
mcnts In the army as regards term of
service, age. citizenship and educational
qualifications shall not apply, and who
shall be entitled to such pay and allow
ances not exceeding those now author
lied as the president may direct.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

The most noticeable change is that in
the medical department, in which rro-
vision is made for hospital corps Of
900 privates with the necessary non
commissioned officers, with a largely in
creased number of surgeons and assistant
surgeon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-10

All officers and men serving in the
sub-tropical countries are to have an in
crease of 25 percent in pay. Under the
immediate control Of the president. in
hlbitantS of the new countries may he
enlisted in the organizations there serv-
ing. The bill gives ii total of IA regi-
me nts of artillery, II of cavalry and 80 of
infantry.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
HAVE OCCUPIED TWO TOWNS.
Decisive Conflict with the Dusky
Foe Imminent.

Paris, Dec. 3l.-The French, it is an
nounced. have occupied Odienne and Nall
bataliga. 1t is believed this indicates
that an advance against Chief Samory is
imminent.
Chief Samory is west African chief
tain, who, for over IL years, has been the
most dangerous antagonist Europeans
have had to meet with. After 10 years of
guerilla warfare he was driven out of
the Soudan, but he made a swoop upon
the fertile region of Kong, a dependency
of the French Ivory Company.
Since then Samory has been repeatedly
heard from. In August last his forces
surprised and routed a detachment of
French troops sent to occupy the terri
tory, which, it is said, Samory had Of
fered to vacate.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
FLOOD IN CHEHALIs VALLEY.
Railroad Tracks Are Badly Washed
Out-Grain and Hay Ruined.

Tacoma, Jan. 1.-The Chehalis valley is
a dreary waste of water. That is all that
confronts the eye in every direction.
Farms and highways alike are under sew
eral feet of water and men go from one
point to another in boats. Fish Commits
sioner Little, when he left the fish hatch
cry on the Chehalis river, rowed across
farms and up the county road, now buried
under 10 feet of water. Mr. Little has
just arrived from the flooded district on
the first train that succeeded in getting
through. He says the loss will not be very
extensive, but the prospect is not at all
encouraging. Some of the farmers will
lose large part of their grain and hay
stored on the farms and others may lose
some stock.
The floods are the highest ever known
in the valley. The smaller streams, many
of them tributaries to the Chehalis, are
out of their banks, and the usually placid
creeks have become raging torrents. The
Sachet is four feet higher than it has ever
been and the Wynoochie is over the rail-
road tracks. At Oakville the branch line
was under three feet of water.
1t is not probable that much stock will
be lost if the water subsidies. The farmers
will lose heaviest on their stores of grain
and hay, which were in the granaries or
in stacks. Land slides have done the
most damage. The bridge over the Stilla-
guamish river at Arlington, on the Seattle
& International has been carried away.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
PRESIDENT OF UNION PACIFIC.
Horace G. Burt of the Chicago &
Northwestern Chosen.

New York, Dec. 29.-It is officially an
nounced that Horace G. Burt, third vice
president of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, has been selected for the presi-
dency of the Union Pacific. Burt's cleo
ton as president is expected to carry into
effect the policy determined upon by the
reorganization committee, when it was
supposed Clark would be able to continue
in the management of the property, but
which is impossible owing to Clark's ill
health. The board of directors is to in
clude Winslow s. Pierce, chairman; James
Stillman, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell Miller,
E. H. Hartman, Louis Fitzgerald, Henry
B. Hyde, John w. Doane, Otto H. Kahn,
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., George j.
Gould, Oliver Ames, George Q. Cannon
and Jacob H. Schiff. Oliver w. Mink is
to be vice president in charge of New
York office.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
NOT UNLIKE MR.. CAGES ar,r
Report of the Monetary Comm,..
Regarding Currency Refor.,

Washington, Jan. 4.-The report II ],
monetary commission, containing tba n,a
of currency reform proposed by 4 nv
gether with a full discussion Of the .'b
ject, with mass of valuable stat;st;s.
and other information, has been sent M
by the executive committee of the indian
apolis convention. The main points II N.
argument include ground covered man,
times by the commission. As to silver \
says:
eve have 1854 ,355,O3l of notes ~ n
and under, and 500, l96, 1888 Of silver Al |
lars in actual circulation, making fatal
of $4l4,55l,S $40 of current money in use
exclusive of gold, in denominations 81 A
So and S.. Our total stock Of silver dol l
lars is 52,7l3,792. This is an excessive
quantity to have at the existing discern.
ancy between their legal and actual value
But with further coinage Of them discoul
tinued and their parity assured by the
exchange of gold for them on demand, ID
is better to retain them as they are than
to attempt final solution at this time
of the problem which they present. By|
withdrawing all silver certificates over 81
and all other notes under $40, place will
be made for nearly all the silver dollars
in way which will give the country ths|
full benefit of them for current use with
out imposing upon the treasury any s|
rious burden in their maintenance
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
HANNA's BIG FIGHT.
The Senatorial Contest Already
Fairly Begun.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec 29.-For the next
three weeks and maybe more, the capital
of Buckeyedom will be the political storm
center of the United States, and toward
it will be directed the eyes of people of all
political parties interested in one of the
greatest battle for United States senator
ship that Ohio has ever experienced.
Although the legislature does not meet
until next Monday and the balloting, UNI
der the law, cannot commence until an
other week from that date, naerly every
member of both branches of the legisla-
ture is already on the ground, together
with two or three good sized regiments
of hustling politicians. Of these good
majority are the adherents of the king of
commerce, who last year astonished both
his own party and its opponents by prov
ing himself one of the most astute and
successful campaign managers that Amer
lean politics had ever known.
1t is the same irony of fate that many
great public men the world over have ex-
perienced at some period or other of their
careers that places Mark Hanna, who is
popularity designated as the imam who
made president" in a position where he
has to make the fight of his life for an
honor of minor importance than that for
which he battled for others, and which,
moreover, is to be bestowed. not by the
people of the nation, but simply by those
of his own commonwealth. There is even
more irony in the fact that his battle is
not so much against tremendous odds,
but simply for the bare handful of votes
necessary to secure his return to the SEN
ate for the full period of six years.
The senator himself is on the ground
and will probably remain here until the
issue has been decided. He has little to
say for publication, however, save that
stands as the choice of the republicans
of Ohio as declared by them in conven-
ton assembled at Toledo. and that his
candidacy has been endorsed by all ex-
cept four counties in the safe. For his
opponents he has not hard word. The
republican caucus will probably be held
toward the end of the week.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
DAN DAILY FATALLY INJURED.
Falls From an Inclined Wire In
Making n Flying Entry.

Boston, Dec. 29.-Dan Daily, the popu-
lar comedian, and one of the leading
lights in the Belle of New York company,
received probably fatal injuries at the
Park theater.
At the final of the first act, DAILY makes
a flying entry" sliding in on inclined
wire. In some way either the wire or
handle broke, DAILY falling to the stage,
striking on the shoulders and the back of
his head.
Two physicians were summoned from
the audience and worked over him half an
hour but could not bring him back to
consciousness. He was sent to the Mas
saehusetts general hospital and is still
unconscious, the physicians believing he
is suffering from conclusion of the brain.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
MEXICO SEIZED THE LAND.
GunbOat Hauled Down the Stars and
Stripes.

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 2-The steamer
Albion has arrived from months cruise
down the coast and her passengers tell of
rather high-handed proceeding on the
part of the Mexican gunboat Democratic.
being no less than the hauling down of
the Stars and Stripes by an armed force
landed for that purpose, and in spite of
the protests of the men there employed.
and the raising of the Mexican flag. The
Me?xicans claim the Americans had cody
appropriated the guano beds on an island
belonging to Mexico.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
MILLIONAIRE HAGGIN WEEDS
DeluRed with kilograms OF oe'
CALCULATIONS.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 3l.--A special
the Times from Vervailles, KY, says lnj
the most romantic wedding in Versall''
history was solemnized at 2 o'clock VI
terday afternoon, when j. B. Haggin Y
New York, the multi-millionaire ana .u]
man, led to the altar Miss Pear VOW
hees of this city, a niece OF ms ioln']
wife. Haggin is gray-bearded Ve'el']
of IA; his wife is only 2S. The marllAs|
took place at the residence of james !,
Amsden, stepfather of the bride, ana " y
very quiet, only the immediate family !,
ing present. Mr.. and Mrs. Haggln DOas
ed their private car last night en- rou1
their home in New York. Hagen ~ ~
his bride have been deluged win ", d
grams of congratulation from all over y
United States.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
ENGLAND PREPARES 70 MIX
TO MOBILIZE NAVAL RESERVES
ReinfOrcements Are to BE Hurried
Across Canada to Esquimalt-
Secret Agreement Concluded BE-
tween Great Britain and Japan.

Chicago, Jan. IA special from Min
neapolis says:
Advices from Ottawa indicate that the
British government is preparing to active
ly resist Russian occupancy of Port Ar
thur and Russian influence in Corea; also
the cooperation of the japanese feet
with that of Great Britain is a well-set
tied fact. .
Information has been received from a
reliable source that the Ottawa govern
ment, 80 days ago, notified the Canadian
Pacific officials to be in readiness for the
immediate transportation from Montreal
to Vancouver and Esquimault of $500
men, the contingent consisting of engi
neers, gunners and deck officers, and, ac-
cording to information at hand, the road
had prepared for hauling 5000 men, five
trains being held in readiness for this SER
vice. The officers included in the first
contingent are intended to reinforce me
Japanese fleet which is said to be very
short on engineering talent and deficient
in gunnery.
The dispatch adds that secret agree
ment has been concluded between Great
Britain and Japan by the terms of which
the Russian pretensions in Corea are to
be overcome and Russian aggrandizement
in Asia permanently checked.
Captain Ronald N. Rolfe, r. N, retired,
on inspection service, just returned from
the west on his way to England via New
York, says that in his opinion the force
above referred to is destined to increase
the efficiency of the forts at Esquimault
and relieve crews of the North Pacific
squadron. He declines to discuss the
probability of an embroglio with Russia,
but asserts that in case of actual hostili-
ties the British Asiatic squadron is of suf-
fieient strength to enforce any demand
Great Britain may have to make. He de-
MES there is any probability of any Anglo
Japanese alliance, remarking that Eng
lands combining with fourth-rate power
like Japan would be a confession of weak
ness that does not exist. He asserts with
positiveness that the contingent to be
sent west is not for Japanese reinforce
ment, but rather to serve on the fleets in
operation should a naval war result in the
Orient.
Naval Reserves Called.
London, Jan. IA news agency an
nounces that the British naval reserves
will be modified. According to recent
estimates, these reserve forces number
about $4,000 men. Of this number it is
calculated at least 10000 men will be re-
quired in case of war to complete the
manning of warships of Great Britain,
which are understood to require COM
plement of 10000 men, whereas only
100000 are actually in service.
The naval reserve problem has long been
discussed by British authorities and the
general opinion appears to be that the
number of men available is far short of
the number required in case of war.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
NINE. NORDICA IN NEW YORl
American Prima Donna Greeted
an Immense ThrOng.

New York, Jan. Anime. Nordica n
just made her first appearance this Il
son at the Metropolitan opera house Al
her presence resulted in the gathen1
there of as large an assembly as the hou1
could conveniently hold. Nine Nordld
sang an air from the opera "ErzebetAl
Hungarian composition, in which the ,!
tional color is applied in unmistakaO
terms.
Nine. Nordica sang it in the native hul
garian words, and with fire and eneIs
that reflected the spirit of the words y
was recalled and sang song in English
"At Parting'-by James Rogers. der =
ond appearance was devoted to songs
four American composers-Macdoweli,
Koven, Mrs. Reade and G. w. Chadsd
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07

The district has been representa- L,
republican since Mr.. Bryan retired Y e
New England farms are to be ras,a,
restocked and reoperated on ! Ia. a' y
is primarily philanthropic and secan a Ia. Ia
commercial. A corporation ~ 'alily
formed with the secretary Of II. Ssen
York stock exchange at its head & New
chase arabic land and farm buila;n,pp ar'
the States of Massachusetts, Connaas;, N
New Hampshire and Vermont and 4
sell on such terms as to attract purehs y. =
in large cities and SO relieve the con ass,s
ed centers of population. SYST
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
PUT INDIA ON A GOLD BASIS.
London Times Urges England
Hasten the Step.

London, Jan. 4.-The Times urges plr|
ing the Indian currency upon a gold NJ
sis as soon as possible, for otherwise ID
minis must be reopened. This advice
a brief comment, based on letter signal
by L. G. Probin, pointing out that dnr|
ing 1897 the margin between the melting
and the exchange values of the rupee va
higher than it had ever been since III
closing of the minis, amounting to dd|
ference of I'd in September The lsttel
adds:
This shows how independent the all|
of the rupee is of silver, of which It
composed, and emphasizes the necesIil
for an early announcement of some dei||
mite scheme for putting Indian money 4
an effective gold basis"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Robbed of His Buried TREASURE

Niles, Mich, Dec. 3l.-Lawrence Walt
ers, an aged farmer residing three miles
north of Wayland, Cass county, buried a
pail containing about $500 in green
backs, $4,000 in government bonds, notes,
mortgages, ETC., beneath the floor of his
barn some months ago, and upon just Wis.
iting the place he discovered that rob-
bers had been there, for the fortune had
disappeared. The old man is almost Graz.
ed over the loss.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
PLEA OF INSANITY.
Criminals to Stand Trial Wheh :"
leased From the Asy1ums.

San Francisco, Dec. 3l.-Authorltis' !
this city have made new departui, !
criminal procedure which is expec'eu |.
deter murderers from interposing tne 4,
of insanity. Mrs. E. Papp-W wilson w. y;
was accused of numbering her huspahu
this city on September 25, 1894, was !, :
judged insane before her trial took Pl !.
and she was sent to an asylum A w
her recovery she was taken charge u =,
the authorities of this city and VIII
brought to trial on the charge OF m'iiu
next week. District Attorney pa,s
says this plan is to be adhered to IN o''
similar cases.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07

The results of irrigation have been very
satisfactory in South Dakota during the
past season.
Oranges, lines, bananas and cocoanuts
grow wild in Costa RIGA.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Big Fire at Charleston.

Charleston, w. Va, Dec. 29-The large
wholesale grocery house of Louis Hub
bard & Co. was destroyed by fire. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The build
ing was valued at $4,000; insured for
$4,000. Goods valued at 100000; insured
for $4,000.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Gun Caused His Death.

Wallace, Idaho, Dec. 3l.-The jury in
the coroner's inquest on the body of
Frederick D. Whitney found that he came
to his death as the result of gunshot
wound inflicted on the 23d day of De-
cember, 1897, by parties unknown.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Robber. Attack an Aged woman.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 29.-Robbers
the other night broke into the house of
aged Mrs. Kimball, 10 miles east of Des
Moines. She is unconscious and will pro-
badly die. The doors and walls are COW
cred with blood, showing that terrible
struggle took place. 1t is not known
whether the robbers secured anything.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Eighteen-Year Sentence,

Colfax, Dec. 3l.-Alfred j. Symes has
been sentenced to is years in the peniten-
tiary for manslaughter by Judge Melon
aid. Symes' motion for new trial was
denied.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Death on the Edmonton Trail.

Death on the Edmonton Tran.
Winnipeg, Dec. pa dispatch ~,
Edmonton, N. w. T., records the dea'n =,
Captain Alleyne, leader of an English pa T.,
ty bound for the Klondike. Alleyns '''
eumbed to pneumonia.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07

One trouble with the world is that US,
are SO many people in it who are e0n
to drift down stream.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07

Germany is competing with France in
the wine trade.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
TOCURE NERVOUSDYSPEPS|A-
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dinnnpoiis Gentleman.

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blame and are surpriseu tnat they are not
cured by nerve medicine aud spring rene
dies; tho real SCAT of the mischief is lost
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Nervous d.spcptics often do not have any
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any OF the usual symptoms OF stomach
weakness Ne voiis dyspepsia shows Itself
not in tho stomach so much as in nearly
every Other organ, in some cases the heart
palpitates and Is Irregular. IN others the
kidneys are affected; In others the bowels
are oonstipated. with hea,iaehes, SUI
others ate troubled with loss OF flesh and
appetite. with Accommodations OF gas. sour
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shall Mich.
All druggists sell full sized packages ar
10 cents
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
HOUSTON
Gas Light Company.
j. J. McKEEvER. 7. w. HOUSE,
General Manager. President.

To Our Patrons:
Houston, Texas. December IA. 1s97.-Now
thai the long evenings have come, when
you will need an increased supply of ar
t,ficia light. we would esteem ii favor
If Won will notify us. by telephone, mail.
or otherwise, of any matter pertaining te
Your gas lighting that may be unsatisfac-
tory. out Of order or needing attention
even In the slightest particular. Upon re-
cript of such notice we will be glad -
give the matter our immediate atteE-
ton
II any OF your fixture keys work hard
or are loose, let ns know, and we Will put
them in good order.
IL Your burners are old we will furnish
ana put in new ones.
If your burners are out of order and
give out forked and irregular shaped jets.
you can easily clean them by drawing the
odgc OF card thu ough the Sits; or notify
MS and we will send you burner cleaner
made for the purpose,
It your burners blow or roar at
certain times. consult with US as to a
remedy.
j. j. McKeever General Manager ITous-
ton Gas Light Company 1913 Commerce
Avenue. Phone 10.