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The Progress., 1898-12-17

churches on the Sabbath and hear
them sing and shout and give glory to
God. Who ever heard of Carriers
vile negro abusing the white people
or complaining of oppression? They
are always happy and wear better
clothes than the poor whites at the
north, and at the sound Of the school
bell their children pour in or pour out
like bees from hive.
There is no trouble here or in the
country; no conflict, aud all the money
they make is spent at home. Cotton
picking is their annual frolic. My
barber told me his shoeblack had quit
him and gone to the cotton patch. He
earned rs cents to 81 a day backing
shoes, but he has gone to the field,
where he can pick more than hun
dred pounds of cotton and get 40 cents
for it; but out there he could talk and
laugh and carry on with the other ne.
groes and have good time. Who
ever heard of negro tramp going
around begging for something to eat?
Well, now, if they are so contented
and happy, why does anybody want to
disturb them about politics Or social
equality? But we are going to see fun
alive before long.
The negroes in the islands we have
taken will give our northern brethren
enough to do and to think about, and
maybe they will let us alone for .
while. I see that Cardinal Gibbons
has been expressing his opinion about
the negro problem, and he advises US
to have property qualification for
voters. Well, the New England states
have got that now and say it works
we'll. South Carolina and Mississippi
require an educational qualification,
but my opinion is that voter ought
10 have one or the other, either prop
erty enough to make him interested in
his government or education enough
to understand it. The greatest menace
to good government is the purchasable
votes Of illiterate vagabonds, both
white and black. Good gracious! how
fast we are all living now. A month
is longer than year used to be-.
What with these thanksgiving SER
mons with the thanks left out, what
with Spain and Cuba and the Philip
pines and the treaty and the war in
vestigation and the movement Of our
troops and the devilment of the negro
soldiers and the attitudes of the great
powers toward us and the low price Of
cotton and the Atlanta Jubilee and
the coming of Santa Claus and the aw-
full wrecks on the coast and the sui
cides and divorces and lynchings and
vendettas and devilment in general our
minds are kept strained every day and
we wonder what the next daily paper
will record. May the good Lord have
pity upon us all, is my er.-B1n1
ARP in Atlanta Constitution.
The Progress., 1898-12-17
The Architects Responsible.

DETROIT, MICH. The coronerss in.
vestigation of the cause of the col lapse
of the roof of the Wonderland theatre,
by which dozen lives were lost, re-
turned a verdict Friday to the effect
that too heavy weight was placed Oh
the roof, and placing the responsible
ity Of the disaster upon the firm OF
John Scott & Co., architects of the
building.
The Progress., 1898-12-17
SAY WAR IS INEVITABLE.
Frencllmen Are Expecting Hostile Action
by Great Britain.


by Great Britain.
PARIS. -.Slowly but steadily the con-
viction is gaining ground here that war
with England is inevitable. Paul de
Cassagnac's paper, the Autorite, even
goes so far as to declare it imminent,
and suggests the probability of an al
lance with Germany rather than to
see France share the fate of Spain.
This is no alarmist opinion. 1t is
one shared by people in diplomatic,
parliamentary, naval, military and
commercial circles alike. That there
is no recklessness in it even the fire.
eaters among French public men
realize. They recognize that war with
their trans channel neighbors means
almost certain defeat for France, yet
at the same time they ask what they
are to do. How is war to be prevent
ed? England seems determined, they
say, to force Frances back to the wall,
and the moment must come when re-
treat will be impossible. No people
can swallow affront after affront with
out sinking to the condition Of what
Lord Salisbury recently defined as a
declining nation. France, according
to public opinion here, has given way
before England only to be met after
every concession with heavier de-
mands.
The Progress., 1898-12-17
A Costly Hug.

SAVANNAH, Cain the city court
Friday Judge Thomas NJ. Norwood,
former United States senator from
Georgia, fined private J. E. Moore, of
battery A, First Maine Artillery, $500
or six months on the chain-gang for
embracing the wife of a prominent
county official on the street, while The
soldier was intoxicated. Judge Nor
wood administered a severe lecture
and characterized the conduct as that
of heather.
The Progress., 1898-12-17
Out of His Reckoning.

The surprising thing about the FOL-
lowing story, which the tribune prints,
is that Arkansas did not tell Maine to
"guess again." In one Of our South
ern camps an Arkansas guard, who
was talking to Maine sentry, said:
as near's I can see, there amt much
difference atweens we-uns an you-uns,
'cept that we-uns reckon an you-uns
guess" That's bout all, neighbor,"
replied the Maine man. with no lack
of Yankee impudence, "cept that we
can guess plaguey sight better than
you can reckon!"
The Progress., 1898-12-17
Win Reorganize the Havana Police.

New YORK. MIR. John Nc nllaugh,
formerly chief of police of this city,
lett New York for Havana Saturday, to
feorganize the police force Of that city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-11
Time NOT ripe
Question in the House of Com.
mons as to Intentions of
the Powers
In Regard to Intervention to
Secure Peace--BalfOur Made
Answer.
First Favorable Opportunity Will
Be Taken, But the Time Is
lnOpp0rtune.
Liberal Leaders Deny Hostility
to an Anglo American Un-
derstanding.

LONDON, June H. In the house OF
commons A. j. Balfour. first lord Of the
treasury and government leader, re.
plying to question as to whether, "in
view of the condition of the population
of Cuba, and the sufferings and evils
arising from the Spanish. American
war, her majesty's government or any
Of the European powers have any in.
tention Of intervening to secure a ces.
sation of hostilities by inducing one or
both belligerents to negotiate terms of
peace" said
Her majesty's government will
gladly take any favorable opportunity
for promoting cessation Of hostilities,
and negotiations for peace, but any &C.
ton upon their part for this purpose
can only be undertaken if there is rea.
sonable prospect that it will be we'll re-
ceived by both parties, and of its being
likely to lead to an agreement between
them.
UNFORTUNATELY there is not sutficien,
ground for believing this condition
exists.
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HOUSE SATISFIED.
conference Report on the War Revenue
measure Quickly Concurred In,

conference Report on the War Revenue
Measure Quickly Concurred In.
AsHINGToN, June ll,-After five
hours devoted to the consideration Of
the bill authorizing volunteer soldiers
70 vote In congressional elections. the
conference report on the war revenue
OH was presented to the house. Con.
sheraton was interrupted until 8
O'Clock in the evening, when the report
was taken up again, and after three
hours debate, covering wide range Of
SUBJECTS and some sensational features.
1t was voted upon aud adoDted, l5i
TO lO;.
The Republicans who voted against
the adoption Of the conference report
on the bill are: Brewster, Henry
Comm, Hill, Littauer, Mcintyre.
Tho Democrats who voted for tho re.
port are: Cummings, briggs. Fi,z;er.
aid. Nc Aleer, Mcclellan.
Mr.. Pierce CDem, Tenn made a
vigorous attack upon the prosecution
of the war and the alleged unwar.
ranted delay IN sending relief to the
Cubans. y sensational feature wa:
the cash between Mr.. Grosveno,
lRep., o. and Mr.. Swanson dem.
Va. }. growing cut Of the formers at
tack upon the latters speech in criti
cis,n Of the revenue bill
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FACING DISASTER.
Spanish Republican Leader Says He Sec
Nh Anra fpr lyis Couufry

Spanish Republican Leader Says He Secs
No Aope for His Country.
MADRID, June / H. The correspondent
of the Associated Press had an inter
view with Don Nicolas Salmeron y
Alonzo, the famous Republican leader,
thinker, philosopher and reformer. He
thinks Spain is heading straight to-
wards big disaster and sees no hope
for her. The voice Of the people. he
contends, is unheard, for he holds that
if elections were really free large Re.
publican majority would be now sit.
ting in the cortes. Whatever party Is
in power, Spain can always command a
majority by means too we'll known to
need particularizlng Hence, he said,
comes the apparent letharsy of the peo'
pie, who feel that they are hopeless and
HELPLESS before the bureaucratic meshes
which weigh like nightmare on the
country. But when this lethargy Is
dispelled he thinks the results may be
terrible. \ disastrous campaign, IN
his opinion, will bring this to pass.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Swedish Lutheran synod will
hold Its 1899 conference in ST. Paul.
Thirteen thousand troops will sail for
Manila on the next two expeditions.
Premier Sagasta says he has no in.
tention o: making peaceful overtures.
Han d'Or. the colt. defeated Plaudit
at Cincinnati and lowered the record
for mile and half.
Alexander NJ. Thomson, a veteran
politician and newspaper writer, Is
dead at Milwaukee, aged IS years.
Lord Wolsele, head of the British
army, is spoken Of as most likely to bo
appointed governor general OF Canada.
At the annual com mencement exer.
cises of the Western university. Pitts
burg. the degree of doctor Of laws was
conferred on Admiral Dewey.
The 20-year penitentiary sentence Of
ex.State Treasurer Joseph BARLEY of
Nebraska has been affirmed by the su.
premc court. BARLEY was convicted Of
stealing $3.50, 900 state funds.
Colored soldiers of Twenty. fourth
and Twenty fifth regiments. L. ). a,
at Tampa. are reported to have en-.
gagged in rioting of the worst character.
White troops subdued them after kill
ing several Of their number.
Imports of diamonds at the port OF
New York from Jan. l to April 80
amounted to S2.0S5, i35. as compared
with S24l,l l,5 for the same period III
1897. This enormous increase Is said
to be almost entirely due to the reduc'
ton Of the customs duty which has
operated to prevent smuggling.
A New York Herald Santiago dis
patch says it has been learned that
during tho bombardment Oh Monday
the Dolphin wrecked n railroad train
with she'll from one Of her guns. The
train was flied with Spanish troops
and it is known that many OF then
were killed.
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DENY HOSTILITY.

Liberal Leaders Not Opposed to an Anglo
American understanding.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette, commenting Oh the American
suggestion that the Liberals are hostile
to the proposed Anglo American under.
derstanding, says:
The Liberal party desires nothing
better than to draw closer the bonds
with the United States. Ii the leaders
draw attention TO points needing care.
full handling, it is because, judging
from the present conduct of foreign af.
fairs. they have grounds for fearing
that the best policy may be wrecked
by lack Of wisdom and care. If We
plead for care and caution in dealing
with the United States it is from
anxiety to save that cause from the
fckleness of the present government.
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AN OMINOUS CALMNESS.

When the Worst Is known There Will
Be Trouble ut Madrid.
MADRID. June 1.-THE press gener.
ally and the public are outspoken on
the disagreeable news from the Philip.
pines, bitterly blaming the remissness
Of the present government, without
throwing the whole responsibility upon
it. Public feeling, although aroused,
is displaying an ominous calmness,
waiting to know the worst. but when
that is known there will be develop.
ments 1t is generally believed that
important decisions were taken at the
cabinet council
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lhe new postottice at Lyttle, rough
but commodious building, is heinz
rushed through, and will probably be
complete within "a hours. It is esti.
mated that 10000 letters, besides thou.
SANDS OF packages, are handled daily at
the Lyttle office. Thirteen men now
work from a. N. to II p. m., distrib.
utlng mail, and the force will again ha
increased next week.
Nations. supplies and equipments
continue to pour III. Nearly all the
volunteers are now uniformed and the
work OF equipping them goes steadily
on. There is now no complaint about
ratons, all the men seeming satisfied.
a Chicago firm furnishes the army
with 10000 pounds OF fresh beef daily.
Major Russell Harrison OF the inspector
generals department., who spent a day
at the park, left tor Tampa, whore he
will remain some time.
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SPAIN SHOULD SUBMIT.
America viii lick Her More Quickl
Than She Anticipates.

America VIII lick Her More Quickly
Than She Anticipates.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Times says
editorially: Probably the next few
days will form as critical period as
any the Spanish government has yet
passed through. 1t is quite useless for
the Spanish to cherish pleasing illu.
sions. America can lick her good
enough for the work in hand, great
deal more quickly than seems to be
anticipated in Madrid"
The Daily News says: "Spain's best
friends can only urge her to submit
without delay. There is no armor
against fate and there is no remedy for
incapacity. international diplomacy
deals with the war Lord Salisbury Will
insist upon the just claim Of the United
States to secure the reward Of energy
and foresight in good cause
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insists Of Sixteen Ships and Will
Be Used to Protect Troop
Transports.
.keup Not Given Out, But the
Indiana Will BE at Its
Head.
oymatiOnOf the Fleet Suggested
" the Possibility OF Hostile
Ships in Wait.

WASHINGTON. June IL. - Another
t.,a!aab,e American fleet has been
j. :. bled, consisting Of IL warship- Of
Sargus classes. headed by the big bat.
)t,Mp Indiana, which for all round
tgetlyvuess stands ut the head .! the
{.yg This fleet Is assembled at Port
3a4,a. and is TO serve as a convoy for
J. troop transports from that port.
D. formation Of this formidable con.
S let is due TO reports, moro or less
J aaltc that Spanish ships were
tra.a. between Florida and Cuba.
T.. ! view Of interccpt.ng the troop
faA,ig igrts. The navy department has
J., gwen serious credit 10 these re.
r., yet they were more or less car
i,a;c,t possibility Of dash by some
l-a.-a ships aSains, the troop trans
t:t> this new fleet Of ~ warships was
t;etmlncd upon. Whether it was or.
tssl from Washington or was due to
+ irecautionary measures OF the oih
b., II command IN tho South Is
6 disclosed. 1t Is known only
e. oJmmodore Remcy, commander
,ae naval base at Key West,
q, tg ught together this powerful
tet q conveys. 1t Is strong enough,
IN N numbers Of ships, size of indl'
llaa SHIPS and armament TO cope
Ill any Spanish vessels that might
Al large in the West Indies, and II
hlte.y eliminates any possible danger
-. might attend the transporting Oh
u army Of invasion to Cuba. captain
ay.Qr, who commands the Indiana, Is
sa.au.e As commander Of this squad
VI, although it is not disclosed deiln'
ey who will be its chief. The In.
aaA4 probably will be the flagship OF
Dc convoy squadron. There probably
i. be other battleships. but 1t Is not
femed advisable for prudential reasons
s'vo the full list Of tho ships III ex.
g detail. The Indiana Is considered
ae 9. the most formidable ships aiioat,
en- regarde d by naval experts as SUI
slioT IS fighting machine to the
UP, of the Terrible class III the BRIT
u navy.
1Ae desirability Of forming this fleet
as suggested by tho information COM
v through official channels, that
pahish ships left Barcelona some days
so bound for Cuban waters. 1hls
FORMATION came to the state depart
vent 1t was to tho effect that the
4'p' included three Spanish warshipS
4a one transport. The information
rAs regarded as trustw orthy. 1t was
ahmnnicated to the navy department
w led to careful consideration.
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NELSON'S, $4,000 Challenge
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skating experts DEELAMEADS, satuary
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teriou Male
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'""rs Of Orders to Move Fly THICK
and Fast--rood Has Improved.
'hlckamauga National Military Park,
Euue ll.-Again rumors are nying
luck and fast that largo portion OF
|ue volunteer army here is to DO trans.
e"ed to Tampa or some other point
'ar tho scene Of action. The rumors
.e neither denied nor confirmed at
Eeaaquarters and it is practically I'M
kosslble to ascertain whether or not
(.ey are based on fact. Railroad men
na' ~.e positively that they have oeen
|asuucted to hold enough cars here 10
aove several thousand men. but TINS
[sy have been decided upon by army
,e'ais to meet possible emergency
1here are now about score OF pa.
% su's in the new Latter hospital ano
o. vae are being sent In hourly. Ine
''p'tal 10 complete In every way.
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Prohibits Pu hlicatiOn of News.

WASHINGTON, June ll.-General a.
w. Greely, chief signal service officer,
has issued an order prohibiting the
publication Of news regarding Amer.
lean forces General Greely said no
exceptions would be made. The pro.
hibition affects both movements Of
naval and military forces.
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% E,rs Snle" Licenses Valid.

ST. PAUL, June ll.-Municipal orc''
,opces establishing a license Zee for
lire sales" are held to 70 valid by the
srnrcme's courts denial Of the applica.
ton of II. d. Minces for writ OF
habeas corpus. He refused to pay the
liccnse fee in Winona and was arrested.
His defense under habeas corpus pro-
cooa;ncs was that the law was uncon'
stitutional
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Rejection Killed Him.

SIOUX FALLS, June ll.-Frank J..
Rich, member of Company G. First
regiment, was rejected. He brooded
over the matter until he became de.
spondent and took morphine, resulting
in death.
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S. G. p. Jones, Milesburg, Pa. writes:
Il have used DeWitt's Little Early
Risers ever since they we're introduce "a
here and must say have never used any
pills in my family during the forty years
OF house keeping that have given such
satisfactory results as laxative or
cathartic.
Cook Il ODrE.
The herald., 1898-03-31
The Panamint Trade

JOHANNESBURG, March 29.-To the
meeting of business men last evening the
representatives of the Panamint district
stated that the people of that section were
anxious to make this their trading and
milling point If shorter and better road
could be made between the two points. 1t
was decided that a representative of this
place should be sent out with representa-
tive from Panamint to find better and
shorter route. This morning Messrs. Qua
and Burson started out to look the country
over and in a few hours were fortunate
enough to find well travelled road beyond
the range of hills back of the companys
wells BY an easy grade through pass
in the mountains this road can be con-
nected with the road leading to the wells.
The building of about mile of road would
be necessary to make this connection and
when finished the two places would be con-
nected by an almosfs straight line of travel
making a saving Of from fifteen to twenty
miles over the old route, with an easier and
better grade There is also good spring
on the proposed route. A. r. Woodland,
president OF the Kramer and Randsburg
railroad, stated that the railroad would
make freight rates such as would enable
goods to be brought this way as cheaply
as IL could be freighted from other points.
II is the intention of the railroad and bust
mess men of this place to make Johannes
burg the distributing point for all outly-
ing sections. and they realize the necessity
Of good roads to these points and will use
every means in their power to further the
good roads project
The herald., 1898-03-31
One Woman's Help In Politics

Mrs. Thurston was a constant helpmeet
for her husband, the senator from Ne
braska. Mr.. Thurston has always been
somewhat diffident in manner, and his
ambitious, bustling, keen-witted wife did
much for him In the way of encourage
ment and pushing ahead. Some OF us old
fellows do not banker after women In poll
tics, but we couldn't help admiring the way
Mrs. Thurston cared for and guided the
destinies of the senator when he presided
over the Republican national convention
at St. Louis in 1885, Sitting on the platform
Immediately behind him, and partly con-
cealed from the view of the vast audience,
her sharp eyes took in every situation, ana
whatever of passing moment escaped the
senator was quickly pointed out by her.
She was thoroughly familiar with politics,
and possessed a wide knowledge of law.
which enabled her to be of great assistance
to her husband in preparing his briefs ana
speeches Had 1t not been for Mrs. Thurs
ton the fine collection of convention badges
in their Omaha home would not have been
gathered by the senator. 1t was one OF the
things he forgot, but woman's thoughts
never wandered very far from her plan OF
securing a complete list of samples. At the
critical moment, as Thurston was about to
retire, she tugged at his sleeve, got him on
his feet and made him request that each
delegation present to him badge as q
keepsake. The offering was unanimous
and liberal, the more so because everybody
knew who was the author of the request.
Politicians-in convention-are chivalrous
to the last degree. Senator Thurston long
ago announced his intention of never SEEK
ing a reelection His term expires In 1901.
Victor Smith in the New York Press.
The herald., 1898-03-31
AT RIVERSIDE. TOO
ELECTRICITY FOR RANDsBURo
Los Angeles Capital Interested-Both
Power and Light

RANDSBURG, March 29.-The rush of
capital towards Klondike has done much
to retard progress in this district, but in
spite of the Alaskan craze men of means
are quietly looking over the field with
view of investing.
About ten days ago ]. w. Eddy, repre-
sentative of Los Angeles capitalists, ar
rived in camp and began in a quiet, con-
sentative manner to interview mine own
ers and business men as to the desirability
of introducing cheap electric power for
milling, hosting, lighting and domestic
uses. The result of his labor was so salts
flying that articles of incorporation, under
the laws Of Arizona, for the Kern-Rand
company have been filed. The incorpora-
tors, we'll known Los Angeles men, are as
follows: General A. A. Mcdonnell, l.. w.
Godin, M. w. Stewart. William F. Bosby-
shell, R. J. Waters and J. w. Eddy.
The electricity necessary will be gener-
ated by water power located on the south
fork of the Kern river, where the water
leaves the canyon and enters the south
fork of the valley, a distance of only thirty
eight miles from Randsburg. At this point
the Kern-Rand company will have eighty
cubic feet of water per second at it's lowest
stage, with fall of 200 feet, insuring them
an 1900 horsepower This can be increased
to a considerable extent If circumstances
demand it.
The low cost of developing water power
and the short distance to Randsburg will
enable the Kern Rand company to furnish
electric power for milling, hosting, etc.,
much cheaper than any power avail
able at present. This will enable mine-
owners to take out ore at less cost per