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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-03-15

Cough Stopper 35c, at Binford's
drug store. Taft
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-03-15
Ordered to GalYeStOn.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March IA
Light battery K, First artillery, has
been recalled from the target range at
kerrville and ordered to Galveston.
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r..,o. WI, Occupy Lei Chau.

PEKIN, March l4.--France, it is said,
intends to occupy Lni Chau, In the
Quaug Tung peninsula, north OF Hai
Nan, as naval base.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-03-15

For RENT.-A good eight-room
house. 79tf LENT & ODEGARD.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-03-15

/, p,ul, March IA special to
GIobe from Washington says:
=, ,resident and his cabinet know,
L,s,iallv, the result of the Maine in.
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NO PROSPECT OF PEACE.
Views of DIR. &. n. Thomas. Who Has
just Returned from Cuba.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. DIR G. n.
Thomas, of Illinois, who has Just returned
from Cuba, where he has been studying the
existing conditions on the island for sew
eral months past, is now in Cleveland, and
in speaking of the war said: From. the
present indication, the war in Cuba will
continue for long time to come. The
Spanish will never grant the Cubans their
liberty as long as they can possibly help it.
The Spanfsh are not only proud, but very
patriotic people. They realize that 400 years
ago they were the greatest and most power
full nation and ruled one-tenth Of the land
on the globe. Treaty between the Cubans
and Spanish is absolutely out of the queS-
ton. The hatred between them was strong
before the war and such terrible suffering
as both sides have endured since the war
commenced has intensified this feeling The
talk of CubanS accepting home rule is SIM
ply ridiculous Equally absurd is the idea
of Spain granting CubanS home rule as we
Americans understand home rllie. The pol
icy of CQbanS is not to fight important bat
ties. They justly say yellow fever is de-
stroying the Spanish army fast enough.
Their plan is to wear out Spain financially,
and they say the Spanish nation is now so
weak financially that she finds it impossible
to raise the necessary $36 0VJ annually to
carry on the Cuban war and AN additional
$25. coo each year to pay the interest on
her great debt. The reports about awful
suffering among Cuban women and children
are to some extent, correct. In the large
cities the suffering is not near so great as
in the interior of Cuba. In some towns that
| visited the suffering is beyond description
and awful enough to make a strong mans
heart ache. and the longer the war contin-
ueS the greater is the suffering.
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METHODlSTS AT WAR.
Animosities of Abolition Days Aroused
by the Southern War Claim.

CHICAGO Feb THE Trihune's Wash
ington correspondent says: Methodists of
this country are greatly disturbed over the
action of the House of Representatives in
appropriating $2SS,O00 for a war claim of the
Methodist Church, South. 1t has stirred all
the latent animosity of abolition days and
drawn from Methodists of the North heated
denunciation of Southerners as rebels
"aiders and abettors of secession" and
''men who used their pulpits and their pray
ers to destroy the Union" These are some
of the terms coming from the highest Meth
odist authorities of the North which have
been laid before congressman within the
last few days as a protest against their
course in giving Southern Methodsts over
a quarter of Il million dollars The bill al
lowing this claim growing out of the de-
struction of Methodist property at Nash
Vile came up out of order during a lull in
the House proceedings recently, and after
a spirited debate was passed. There was no
intimation that the Method.sts of the North
opposed the measure, the discussion turning
on the merits of the claim. Many speakers
vouched for the fact that throughout the
war this church organization had kept out
of politics and remained consistently a
Christian organization loyal so far as ii
could DO TO the federal government.
Now, however, with the bill passed by the
House, Methodists of the North tell an en-
tirely different story. They assert that the
Southern church was used an agency of
the Confederate States and also that meth
DDS not usually IN vogue among Christians
have been adopted in th-- I---- 10 swell the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
WHEELMEN GATHERING.
Delegates to the National Assembly
Arriving in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. delegates to the ma
tional assembly of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen began arriving tonight, but
not in any number. Only about twenty-five
are here but the main body of. delegates
will come pouring in from all over the
country tomorrow. Second Vice President
G. Frank Kircher, of New Jersey, and his
tonight. President Isaac B. Potter and the
New York delegation will arrive early to-
morrow morning. C. c. Monaghan, chief
consul of the southern California division.
arrived tonight Wednesday is the opening
day of the assembly, which will probably
adJourn Friday noon. There are $50 votes
In the assembly but only 200 delegates are
expected. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
the national committee on highway i'm
pfoVementS Will mold preliminary meet
ing at which will be present the chair
man of the similar different state commit
tees. Otto DOrner, Of Milwaukee, national
morrow. The only meeting to be held to-
morrow Will be meeting OF the chief con-
sulS at night. The two delegations most
strongly represented will be from New
York and Pennsylvania.
Second Vice President kircher said to-
night indications point to Potters re-
election to the presidency, as there has been
no candidate openly announced to oppose
nm. however, it is nard to TELL for let
tiers have been flying back and forth for
the past three months. A caucus will be
held Wednesday and the political situa-
The Elliott faction will caucus tomorrow
night in Chicago and then come on to the
assembly" The meeting Of the assembly
VIII be held in the Southern Hotel
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METHODS OF A TRUST.
An Ohio Oil Refiner Testifies Against
the Standard Company.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. THE State Sem
ate trust investigation committee again
convened here at the Forest City House
this afternoon to examine into the Standard
Oil Company, Copperas and several other
trusts. The Standard Oil people were all
absent from the city when the committee
was in session last week and subpoenas
could not be served on them. 1t is uuder-
Stood however, that sherffs subsequently
succeeded in serving the papers on several
officials of the company. John Teagle, of
the oil refining firm of Scofeld, Shurmer
& Teagle, which for years mas been fight
ing the Standard Oil Company, proved an
interesting witness. He declared that the
Standard was constantly and systematical-
ly attempting to injure his firm. de said
the Standards agents endeavored to ascer-
tain where the statesmen Of his firm OBJ
tanned orders for oil. The agents would go
to these intending purchasers and offer to
cut the price il the Gil was bought of the
Standard, and threaten in case this was
not done, to sell TO every other dealer in
the same towns so cheaply that the dealers
refusing could not compete with them. Mr..
Teagle showed letters from customers ia
support of these statements. He then brief
" told of the suit which his firm won
against the Lake Shore Railroad in 1884 for
discriminating in freight rates on oil
against ScOteld, Shurmer X Teagle in
favor Of the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
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MUST NOT Be OFFENSIVE.
Perry S. Heath on the Political Rights
of POstoflce Employees.

CHICAGO, Feb THE political rights of
employees of the Postoffice Department I'M
der the civil-service regulations are dealt
with in an important communication re-
ceived to-day from First Assistant Post
master General Perry s. Heath by Postmas
ter Charles G.. Gordon, of Chicago. The
occasion for the assistant postmaster gen.
erals communication was letter written
by John L. Manning, president of the Chi
cago Union Veteran Club to Postmaster
Gordon in which Manning said that many
employees of the POstofflce Department be-
long to the Chicago Union Veteran Club,
and information was desired as to what ex-
tent the ciVil-service regulations governed
their political action. He asked the fol-
lowing questions;
'Ffrst-Dare such men belong to an active
political organization Of any party?
'SecOnd-Are such men allowed to attend
its public meetings, contribute to its sup
port, hold official positions, act on commit
tees take active part in political cam
paign and exercise the same rights any
other citizen can exercise under the laws
OF this government?
''Third-When is 1t deemed offensive par
tisanship for an employee of the government
20 be active I'm politics, and who is au-
thorized to decide as to the existence of
offensive craftsmanship on the part of any
citizen in such employ"
Postmaster Gordon submitted Mr.. Man
nlngs communication to the Postoffice De-
partment and to-day received the following
letter from Perry = Heath, first assistant
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Rice & Barton's temperance at the En-
pire yesterday afternoon was greeted with
a full house. which the performance fully
justified. Both the burlesques are full Of
action, the first one in particular keeping
the company busy from the rising Of the
curtain. 1t has been seen here before, but
the troubles of McDoodle seem funny as
ever at the hands Of Charles Barton, who
is a real comedian of the loud and lively
kind. Miss Hattie Mills's coon singing is
the most noticeable feature among the nu-
merOus specialites in the burlesque. The
Hill sisters dancing owes more to the fact
that it is danced with the feet to the Mid
way tune than to any especial merit OF
its own. frankie HaineS has improved coll
siderably since her last appearance here,
and her character singing and the faces
she makes are works of art. Miles and
Raymond'S comedy sketch is novel, OPEN
ing with Miss Raymond singing a lullaby
to a covered cradle from which issues a
perfect imitation of the voice of very lit
tie girl Then the cover is kicked off by a
pair of immense black feet and the infant
crawls out and sings in baritone. The Olio
also includes Swan and Bambard, in their
grotesque acrobatic act, and Barton and
Eckhoff, with musical turn. feature
of the latters work is the rendition of
1.-THE Banks of the Wabash" on the saxo-
phone and tuba. The melody fits the in
pictures is shown; carefully covered with
red netting, after the style of peaches in a
basket The performance as a whole is
Well-scened and the costumes are bright
and neW-lOOking. Four more performances
will be given, to-day and tomorrow.
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CHILDREN'S FOOD.
Study Will Not Hurt a Healthy
Child.

MANY children at school," said stu
dent of children, appear to be stupid when
they are only badly nourished. They may
have plenty to eat without a sufficient
amount of nourishment. Study will mot
hurt a healthy child. Good, hard thinking
helps the circulation of the blood"
1t might be added that the lack of nour-
ishment is owing to ill-advised selection Of
food. Fruit eggs, some meat and good
entire wheat bread with butter, all fur
nish excellent fooG for children.
Never, under any circumstances, should
they be allowed to have coffee. All mar
cotics, like cigarettes or tobacco in any
form, coffee, opium products or any of that
class of drugs, will most sadly scar tho
whole life of growing child. Those who
seek to assist the little ones to grow up
strong and healthy men and women will
look carefully after their food and drink.
IL Is unfortunately true that some parents
are careless and ignorant on this subject,
and the innocent children grow up weak in
body and brain, easily knocked over by
most any disease that comes along. Chill
dren like warm, nourishing drink for
breakfast, and almost universally like Pos
tum Food Coffee, upon which they fatten
and flourish tamously. Parents should sea
that IL Is boiled full fifteen minutes after
boiling commences. IL Is not sufficient that
Ii has stood ON the stove fifteen minutes;
II must boil that length OF time.
The long boiling is necessary TO bring out
the delicious flavor and the nutritious food
elements.
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AMUSE MENTS.


Fred Riders company opened its return
engagement in Indianapolis at the Park
Theater yesterday to two good-sized houses.
The bill is made up of string of vaude-
vile features run hing through a sort of
musical comedy called "A Hot Time" in
which a couple of wives follow their lively
husbands to a ball at the Moulin Rouge"
There are numerous favorites in the COM
pany, and their various specialties were well
received. Lucia Cuerbo and Alice Nolan as
the Blackberry sisters do a turn that is
encored. Cooper and Stewart sing parodies
on the Banks of the Wabash" and other
popular ballads. and have their sidewalk
talk which found much favor yesterday.
The BernardS are as great favoriteS as
anybody in the company, and Jack Ber-
nard is clever in his tramp speciality, with
an entirely now descriptive tramp song that
is artistcally rendered. Gordon and Lick do
their old familiar musical act of chestnuts
and tiresome talk. The Urine sisters, the
two most attractive women In the company,
Walters in their sketch, 1.-The Dark-eyed
Widow" kept the house amused. Harris
is an old favorite here, and knows the town
well enough to work in a number Of topical
hits. The costumes are handsome, and the
scenery is the same elaborate setting seen
here before. The engagement continues to-
day and tomorrow. 1t will be followed
Thursday by J. H. Walliclks melodramatic
production. "A Guilty Mother" with Hen
rietta Vaders Eleanor Merron, Carlton
Wells, II. ReeS Davis and others in the cast.
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EX-SENATOR EVARTS BLIND.
The Venerable Lawyer and Statesman
Slowly Declining.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-William Maxwell
Evarts glided gently into the ranks Of
Americas distinguished octogenarians yes
terday. His eightieth birthday was quietly
celebrated by his children and his grand
children. For the first time in years the
massive old brick home at the northwest
corner OF Fourteenth street and Second
avenue had an air of life about it-baby life
and child life. There were several very
young children among them whose faces
the venerable lawyer and statesman has
never seen. The light has been slowly fad
ing out of his eyes for nearly ten years.
Mr.. Evarts never said anything about his
railing vision until 1892, when he was forced
20 decline an invitation to speak at a
Chamber of Commerce dinner. He at that
tune attributed his affiiction to an accident
winch befell him in 1886 when he was
thrown out of his carriage, striking his
head on the stone pavement. He said the
shock affected the minute bloOdvesSelS of
the eyes, causing a thin film to slowly
spread over the retina. He was treated by
European and American specialists, but fin
ally concluded that his trouble was incur
able. For five years Mr.. EvartS has prac-
lically done no legal work For two years
Choate d Beaman, of which he is the NOM
inal head. He is constantly under the care
of DR.. Delafield, who visits him once a
week. For weeks at a time he does not
leave his bed. On pleasant days he sits in
an easy chair. Within the last year Mr.
Evarts has displayed little interest in the
momentous events of the day. and the once
splendid intellect is going gently to sleep
sherman Evarts, his wife and children
Allen w. Evarts and his family, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Beaman-the latter Mr.. Evarts' s
Maxwell Evarts and Prescott Evarts were
out of town
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Won DER AHE KIDNAPPED.
The st. Louis Ball Magnate Said TO Be
I'm Route to Pittsburg.

PETTSBURG, Pa. Feb. S.-The Pittsburg
Dispatch this morning publishes the fol-
lowing telegram from u staff correspondent,
dated st. Louis: Chris Won Der Abe, the
baseball magnate, was taken into custody
here last evening by Pittsburg detective.
The most unique character in the sporting
world was really kidnapped, and is now on
his way to the Smoky City, where his body
may be held for an indefinite period on a
Judgment given by the courts in the suit
brought by Mark E. Baldwin, the baseball
pitcher
The kidnapping Of Mr.. Won der Abe, for
1t is such, in the true meaning of the word
will no doubt create big sensation. He
was decoyed to the ST. Nicholas Hotel by
means cf strategy, where he was hustled
into the carriage, after being shown the
bail piece carried by Detective Nicholas
Bendel. The carriage was driven around
atmlessly until il was time to board train
for the East. Then he was showed into it
and is now on his way to Pittsburg, where
he will either have to make good the judg-
ment of 81 500 rendered against him in the
Baldwin case or remain in jail until such
time VIM. A. Nimick who was on his
bond when first arrested on the charge pre-
ferred by Pitcher Baldwin was made, is
satisfied The kidnapping party has been
heard from, and is We'll on its way to Pitts
burg
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Teagle. who was under oath, then testified
that the Standard had attempted, through
a middle man. to bride the bookkeeper of
his firm. The bookkeeper, he stated, was
offered $50 per month to give constant in
formation regarding the shipments, prices
and cost OF manufacturing of Scoheld.
Schurmer & Teagle. Mr.. Teagle testified
that the bookkeeper requested time In
which to consider the matter, took SIS
which the agent rendered as pay in adj
vance, and then laid the whole transaction
before the employers. The witness said
that he and his partner. Mr. Scofeld. took
the SIS and, going to the office of +. b.
Squire, the secretary of the Ohio corpora
ton of the Standard Oil Trust, laid the
money on his desk and told him that they
always stood ready TO give him any in
formation which it was proper for him to
know about the affairs of their firm. Still
under oath. Mr.. Teagle declared that Mr..
Squire acknowledged to them that he had
caused the agent TO be sent to see the
bookkeeper. The witness testified that the
Standard has about s. per cent. of the oil
business of the country.
Secretary 3. +. Squire was called as
witness, and he denied the statement Of
Mr.. Teagle with respect to the attempt to
bride bOokkeeper.
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EMILE ZOLA'S TRIAL.


ursavory story of blackmail with Major
Patl de Clam and the mysterious yelled
lady Maitre Laborie contended that Mai.
Patty de CLAIMS evidence was the key CT
the whole story, and that the jury must
make its own reflections upon the refusal
to allow him to testify. The advocate gen.
eral bit his lip but remained silent Alto
gether the decision of the court as to
whether the witnesses shall be compelled
TO attend is awaited with supreme inter-
est
M. lola, who was interviewed late to-
night, looked haggard and was hoarse but
he seemed buoyant and spoke hopefully of
tie days proceedings. He praised the mod
GRAFTON and courtesy of the president of the
court. lie said he believed he had already
produced some effect on the public mind.
adding that the days record was better
than he had Ventured 10 hope. II am con-
WINGED Z he said tnat outside feeling is
CROWNS rapidly in favor Of a full inquiry
10 is too much TO expect that all the truth
VIII come TO light at the present hearing,
but believe we shall see little. Once the
French people can be made 10 see duty
they Will do IL at whatever cost. am we'll
content with the days work. NJ. lola pur-
poses to reserve his own manifesto, If per-
mitted to offer II at all, until the close OF
the hearing.
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BEEF FOR FOREIGN TROOPS.
Britain, France, Russia and Germany
Buying American Meats.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Feb. THE
officials of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany say that within the past few days
there has been an astonishing Increase in
the shipment of food supplies to the Orient,
consequent on the gathering in Chinese wa
tiers of English and German, French and
Russian war ships. They also state that
few days ago representative of the Eng
lsh government placed an order in Kansas
City for two thousand tons of beef TO De
sent to the English fleet in China waters.
The Russian government. they also state.
has given big order to two Chicago houses
for canned goods and beef part of which
will be sent from this port to the Orient
and the remainder by way of Vancouver
or Seattle. The agent OF the Russian gov
eminent has an order for 1900 tons of beef.
This order for canned goods is intended
part of the supplies for the Russian troops
now being sent from Odessa to the Man
churlan frontier Agents of the Frcnch and
German governments have also placed
ders for meat supplies. both in omaha and
Chicago.
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Other Fires.

EXETER, N H, Feb. Fire early this
morning destroyed all the business houses
on the west side of town, with the excep-
ton Of a brick bank and one frame struc-
ture. Fourteen business houses were burned
and little Of the contents were saved. Loss,
$32 900; insurance, $12500.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. THE six-story
building at Nos. AZ and "A North Third
street, occupied by Blumenthal Bros,
wholesale clOthiers was damaged by fire
tonight. The loss is estimated at about
$40 600. covered by insurance.
MADRID, Feb. 7.--Dispatches just re-
ceived from Manila, capital of the Philip
pine islands, announce that two hundred
buildings some of them OF Importance,
have been destroyed by fire.
DAYTON. o., Feb. THE works of the
Bradley Irvine and Cordage Company were
mostly destroyed by fire this afternoon.
with a loss of $4,000. Cause unknown.
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FREED OF A CRUEL YOKE.
Spanish Countess Granted Decree of
Divorce by North Dakota Court.

FARGO. n. D.. Feb. 7.-Saturday night
States Attorney Fred Merrills secured di-
vorce for a distinguished Spanish lady.
Cruelty was the grounds on which the de-
cree was secured and there was no fight
made on the suit by her husband. The
plaintiff was Countess Marie de la Con-
cepcion de la Cantera Clark de Gobel y
Fernandez. The defendant was Juan c. Co
bel Y Fernandez. They were married at
Madrid in March, 1892. The lady belongs to
one of the oldest and wealthiest families in
Spain and owns large estates in both Cuba
and Spain. Minister Woodford, of the United
States resides in one of her houses at
Madrid, and the lady is second in rank and
wealth only to the family of the premier.
She came here several months ago, accom-
panied by maid, and seems to have had
great fear of publicity. She has scarcely left
her hotel since coming here except to go to
her attorneys Office. After her separation
from her husband two years ago, she spent
some time in Florida.