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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26

Anheim CAL, Dec. 25-The heaviest
earthquake ever known here occurred
at 425 this morning. 1t lasted fully ten
seconds and was violent from the be-
ginning. Lodging houses were emptied
and the streets were filled with shiver-
Ing people. A number of buildings were
cracked but no serious damage was
done.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH NAV.
Gift of American Express COMPANY tn
Several Thousand EmDloyes.

Cleveland, Dec. 25.-Every employe Of
the American Express company
throughout the country to-day received
a check for five dollars as a Christmas
gift from the company. A circular ac-
companying the checks states that the
gift is made for faithfulness in the per-
formance of duty. AS the company OPP
crates between Maine and Oregon there
are several thousand employees 1t is
estimated that the aggregate SUM OF
alle gift will reach $4,000 Or $4,000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26

Cape Henry, Va, Dec. 25.-The
weather bureau officials at Hatteras
furnishes the following list of those
saved from the wreck of the steamship
Ariosto: Captain Baines, Warren,
Reed, Peitonen, Anderson, Seine, Bal
sing, Petersen and Honroth. The
Merritt & Chapman Wrecking steamer
Rescue passed out of the capes last
night on her way to the Ariosto
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
WRECK OF THE ARIOSTO.
Ship Will Prove a Total Loss-Eist OF
Those Saved

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 25.-Captin Baines
of the British steamer Ariosto which
ran ashore four miles south OF the Cape
Hatteras life saving station yesterday
to-day reported to the agents here
that his ship will prove a total loss.
The tug Rescue which reached the
Ariostc has been unable to do anything
toward floating her, because Of the
rough sea off the coast. The steamer
lies broadside on and appears to be
making considerable water.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
FOR CONTRIB U11oNs HERE
Appeal to New Hnveners to increase the
Lnwtom Fund

The following Telegram was received
by Major G. E. Albee Of this city yes
terday from Washington:
Washington, D. c., Dec. 25.
Major G. y. Albee,
Winchester Arms Co., New Haven, CT.
The committee having In charge the rails
ing Of funds for the relief of the widow
and children Of the late gallant General
Lawton, direct me to request you to act for
us In your city and vicinity, and to receive
contributions for that purpose. The work
of collecting the fund will continue until
the beginning of the New Year, and pos
sibly until the return Of Mrs. Lawton to
this country. It is our purpose to provide
her with fund which, when properly in
vested will make her comfortable and en-
able her to educate the children.
Thanking you In advance for your kind
ness in the premises, | am
Sincerely,
Fl. G. Corbin,
For the committee.
The patriotic and generous people
of New Haven and vicinity will sure
ly respond to this appeal from the
committee asking funds for the sup
port of General I4awton's family and
the education Of his four little child
rem, whose father was the bravest
most competent and energetic soldier
that ] have ever known, and who for
almost forty years, on more than a
hundred fields of the Civil war, the In
dian frontier, Old Mexico, Cuba, and
the Philippines, has been too earnestly
and busily fighting your battles to
take any thought for himself Or the fu-
ture of his family. Contributions will
be thankfully received and acknow-
lodged. George E. Albee.
Major Albee has been lifelong
friend of the late General Lawton, and
as he says above, the cause lis a most
worthy one, and he trusts the people
in this vicinity will respond generously
to the appeal Major Albee was the
first person whom Gen Lawton visit
ed after his arrival in this country
from Cuba, and he also had the
honor of being the last citizen in the
United States to entertain the general,
for General Lawton and his family
went direct from Major Albee's house
to the steamer which bore him to the
Philippines. his last battlefield. While
General LaWton was at Santiago, Ma
jor Albee received a letter from him
stating that he was desirous Of maxi
ing few purchases, but owing to the
necessity of paying interest on a mort
gage on his ranch at Redlands, Cal, he
was unable to make his desired pur-
chases. This interest will be paid in
full. General Lawton was always for
his country, and it is hoped a generous
will be the result of yester-
lays telegram,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let it stand twenty-four
hours: A sediment or settling indi-
Gates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys; if it stains your linen it is evil
dence of kidney trouble; too frequent
desire to pass it or pain in the back is
also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney remedy
fulflls every wish in curing rheuma-
tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t cOrrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing it.,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled
to go often during the day, and to get
up many times during the night. The
mild and extraordinary effect of Swamp
Root is soon realized. 1t stands the
highest for its wonderful cures of the
most distressing cases. If you need a
medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists in fifty cent and one
dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle of this
Wonderful discovery and a book that
tells more about it, both sent absolute
free by mail, address DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing
mention that you read this generous
offer in the Bellefontaine Republican.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23

eThe Republican State Convention
should give attention to Ohio affairs in
its platform. 1t should declare against
trusts should take an emphatic stand
against the selection of state delegates
by county committees, and should
declare in favor of a general primary
election law under which primaries Of
all parties are held on the same day
And after the Convention has done
all that, what will it amount to? The
suggestions are all good, but their
adoption by the Convention would be
just so much hypocrisy. Two years
ago, the State Convention adopted a
resolution declaring that thereafter nc
delegates should be appointed by com
mittees, and the present State CentraI
Committee in issuing its call for the
coming convention, ruled against the
appointment of any more delegates by
Executive or Central Committees; bu
majority of the Convention when i
meets will be constituted of delegates
selected by party bosses and appointed
by committees. For such a convention
to adopt resolution condemning th'
appointing of delegates by committee
would be for it to condemn itself. TIL,
people will have to provide a remed,
by turning down all politicians VIII,
resort to such methods.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.

Isaac Inskeep, life long resident of
Zane township, who was seventy-two
years and some months old, was laid to
rest in the Middleburg cemetery, May
IA. He was brought up, always lived,
and died, within half mile of where
he was born, and by all who knew him
was highly respected. He became a
member of the Masonic order in 1854
and in every respect was model
adherent to the tenets of the order. The
funeral services were largely attended
by the brethren there being about one
hundred and fifty present being
from distance. Among them, were;
Walter Roebuck, Capt. ]. D. Inskeep,
Wesley Southland, T. ]. Hellings, Oran
Outland, G. Garwood and w. E. Sloan,
of Belleiontaine. There were also
brethren from North Lewisburg, Ray.
monds, Petersburg and other places
Rev. Webster, of East Liberty, con.
Quoted the services in very impressive
manner and as we stood by the oper
grave, with bated breath, we realized
that death is no respecter of persons.
CASUAL.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
1T IS AN OCTOPUS.
Trust Greater In Value Than
All the Farm Products
of Ohio.

In his examination before the Ma
tional Industrial Commission at Wash
ington, Tuesday, Attorney General
Monnett said that the capital of the
Standard Oil Trust was S121, 900, 900, of
which John D. Rockefeller controlled
the majority; he said the gross receipts
per year, were sl2O, 900, 900 in Ohio, a
valuation greater than that of all the
farm products of the State; that it con-
trolled from 80 to 81 per cent. of the
crude oil product of the State, and
fixed its price; and that the State
should compel railroads to stop rebates
to the Trust or forfeit their charters.
He repudiated the idea that the Stand.
ard reduced the price of oil.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
CHEAP MONEY.

/ make loans in sums of $500 to 5000 on first
mortgage at straight per cent
Loans closed in a few days after application.
Less expense for commissions and abstract
than heretofore charged by brokers.
Privilege Of making partial payments.
No. gold clause.
The most liberal terms to the borrower.
You will save money by coming to me.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23

their leader called one of the men to
his side and said:
"Ride over to Hasbrouck's. Seth. as
fast as ye can and tell the old man
that he's wanted. Tell him to fetch the
two lads along. and then take the short
cut through the woods to the Shawan-
gunk road. where yen find US awaiting
ye at the spring"
Seth listened to these instructions
intently and then dashed off upon his
errand at a furious gallop. Shortly aft
erward Luke Harding appeared upon
the road. mounted on a spirited mare
and armed to the teeth. As he took his
place in the company their leader call
ed out
''Now, my lads, forwardl'
And. digging his heals into the fanks
of his charger. he turned back along
the turnpike and led the way toward
the place Of rendezvous
1t was fortunate for Polly that the
horse Richard Smith had provided her
was possessed with great powers of en-
durance, for the pace was 30 terrific
that otherwise she must have dropped
behind her companions. For mile after
mile they never slackened speed. and
when at last they arrived at the spring
appointed as the meeting place their
horses were well nigh exhausted.
While waiting for the Hasbroucks to
come up. however. the poor beasts had
a chance to recuperate and on resum-
ing the desperate race were almost al
fresh as when they started.
Now. it chancei that Polly had OBJ
served the remains Of the Tories sup.
per in the bushes around the spring
and the hoof prints of their horses
where they had stopped to drink from
it. These telltale signs informed hel
that Claudius Smith had already passed
that way. and realizing that only speed
could avail now she dashed once more
into the lead.
"Wake up. friends. she shouted ex
citedly. "Ride for your very lives. Th'
Tories are ahead of us. and we've not (
second to spare
Her companions greeted these word
with suppressed ordinations of ap
proval. and bending low over theil
horses necks swept after her like ,
whirlwind.
Did they arrive at the Shurkers' II
timer The sequel will show.
| ITO Be Continued
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
Spanish-AmericanW War
Panorama

is one of the war books which is likely to be
In continuous demand. 1t is a panoramic rec
ord Of the triumph of Yankee Doodle. The
eagle flaps his wings on every page, and "Old
Glory" waves around and above every scene.
Prominent officers connected with the war are
here portrayed, as well as many of the 'men
behind the guns" Military life is pictured to
the eye, from recruiting to guard mount and
skirmish liae. Nor is the ludicrous omitted
The company cook receives the attention due
to his Importance; the mess is shown; cavalry
scenes are given; the hospital arrangements
are depicted; the heroines of the Red Gross
service are displayed; street scenes in Ha-
vana, Santiago and elsewhere are unrolled,
the new citizens or subjects (Which are they0
Of Uncle Sam appear and disappear as the
leaves are turned.
In a word, the gazer visits the new localities
and sees the tumultuous new life, without the
risk or expense OF a sea voyage.
The Album is 5hxS inches, weighs IL ounces,
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Sent free to any address in the United States,
Canada or Mexico, for IL cents in stamps or
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Order at once as the edition Is limited.
Address WARREN J. LYNCH, General Pas
| senger and Ticket Agent big Four Route, u
| Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mark envelope "War Album"
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
CHAPTER VIII.
PoLLY's DESPERATE RIDE.

POLLY s DESPERATE RIDE.
Shortly after the departure of the
bandits Polly put on her cloak and
bonnet and stole cautiously out of the
cavern. Two Tories were mounting
guard on the platform outside, but they
merely raised their eyes as she passed
them and made no attempt to stop her.
It was evident that so far Richard
Smith had proved as good as his word
and that he guards were acting under
his instructions.
The sun had not yet sunk behind the
mountains when she reached the clear
ing where the horse was awaiting her.
She found the animal tethered to a tree
near by and. taking it by the bride.
led it through the bushes to the trail
There she mounted and proceeded as
fast as the rugged way would allow to-
ward the valley At first the necessity
of advancing cautiously was a sore trial
to her patience.
"Oh. why can not ride faster2" she
muttered. 1.-The Tories are already on
their way to plunder the Shurkers. and
l have not second to spare if / would
bring them assistance.
Then she remembered that the band
had started off without their supper
and that it was not likely they would
| attack their victims until late in the
evening
''They will stop to eat. she mused
land will undoubtedly delay their at
tempt until late at night. At all events
I will soon reach the foot of the noun
tains and can then ride as fast as l
| like.
This reflection served to console her.
and she became reconciled to her snail
like pace. As she was skillful horse
woman the steepness of the descent.
which at timss was dangerously abrupt,
did not appal her in the least. The ami
NAL she rode was accustomed to the
rough trailsof the mountains and clam
bered down the precipitous incline with
sure and cautious strides.
Twilight was beginning to fall when
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-23
The Race Of the Age !

What a race
The train was Just pulling out of Engle-
wood, putting and painting with its mighty
efforts. As Il slowly gained speed it came
on lot of tow headed children roosting on
a fence, who shouted and waved as the
cars came up, and then, as if with COM
mon impulse, every child leaped to the
ground and began a race with the train.
The race was Of short duration. As the
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
Novel wry to Hear a sermon

President Henry Wade Rogers, of the Northwestern university, and his wife have moved into the slums of Chicago and have taken up their residence there. Mrs. Rcg- CTS is the president of the Settlement so- ciety, and Doctor Rogers has been greatly Interested In this work for many years. The doctor is a tall, impressive, eloquent man, and has entered earnestly into his new labors. But he has always been ear nest, and as boy he was something of an Investigator. too, relates an exchange. An old playmate tells the following on him:
 Their sehoolmaster was once talking to them of literature. In the course of his talk he safd There are sermons in the stones, the running brooks"
 The future doctor interrupted with:
 Well, If there are sermons in the run hing brook. should think they'd let us swim on Sundays instead of listening to the dry old stuff we have to-"
 But, then-that was years ago.
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
Tension m Money Market.

Money has been ranging from six per cent. to fifty per cent. in the great eastern markets. The extreme stringency has abated somewhat but the demand for money in the south and west is still strong. Until the domestic exchanges turn in favor of the eastern eenters money in them will command a high rate. especially in New York, where speculative movements in stocks are chiefly conducted The specu- lators who are called upon to pay interest at the rlte of fifteen to twenty per cent. do not like the situation, but they will not be apt to find many sympathizers, and they will have to outstay the spell of tight money as best they can.
 In Boston the cotton mill people do not like an increase in the discount rate from about three per cent. to six per cent. We are going to get them accustomed" said one bank president, to six per cent. again. But the mill people do not propose to be so handled. They consider the money stringency temporary condition, and until the turn comes they propose to borrow very little. And yet this Is the season of the year when their needs are the greatest, because this is the season when the stock houses are usually filled with cotton.
 A prolonged stringency might unfavora- bly affect the price of cotton, but no one anticipates any such spell Money will be plenty in the east in short time Cotton  is wanted in other lands, and the flurries in call loans in New York and other eastern cities will not materially change the course of prices of the great staple.
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
Manchester Spinners Are Kicking.

The Manchester spinner proposes to fight it out on the NeilI line. He believes the crop of cotton is very large, because he knows he wants to buy share of it at low figures, and he proposes to try conclusions over the matter. All but the Manchester spinner have been buying on the basis of cry day shows that they are actinsg wisely.
 The Manchester spinner who was born stubborn and headstrong, looks at the situ- ation in this way: weakly-held cotton, whether held at interior markets in the south or by spectators elsewhere, must be thrown upon the market. This will lead to decline, says the spinner. But he over looks two established features of the situa- tfon, namely, the unprecedented demand flor goods, and the increasing evidence of a short crop. Until these basic conditions are changed there will be plenty of men to take up any "weakly-held" cotton. It will go where it will not be weakly-held.
 No one doubts the occurrence of small re- actions from time to time. Such things go with every great rise in prices. But the general tendency win be upward just as long as the basic conditions remain as they are. Just as long as prints and white goods and all other makes of the cotton mills are in demand at strong pricesn beyond the ca- pacity of the mills. and the receipts show diminished yield just that long will the tendency of prices be at least to irmness. When the top of the rise will be reached, no one knowsn; but all know that the shak- ing out of weakly held cotton will not bring about permanent decline while conditions underlying the market remain as they are.
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
Adulteration of Flour.

It now appears that the political heelers who have secured appointments as inspect ors under the new law against the adutera- tion of flour are men who either do not in- spect or who do not know how to inspect flour. Not only are they unable to detect clay. They are an incompetent lot except in practical politics.
 The nature of the adulteration that is carried on without fear of United States statutes or United States inspectors is thus described by the New York Commercial:
 'The clay with which flour is said to be adulterated is found in North Carolina. It is claimed that by judciously using 1t as an ingredient $iOe can be saved on one car load of flour. Of course it has no nutritious properties, and, therefore, in addition to endangering health, 1t affects the quality of bread. Another adulterant is white rock which Is ground and mixed in. This is not so popular, because in long ship ments it sifts to the bottom. Then there is a by-product of glucose which is very popular with some of the mill men. It con- tains sulphuric acid and there ds In 1t so little nutriment that fifty pounds would not be any more sustaining than one good hot
 
 less injurious mixture is corn flour; that is, Indian meal ground until it is as fine as the wheaten ffour Government experts at Washington have failed to detect b per cent of this adulterant in samples set be- fore them. The Louisville Courier-Journal calls attention to a sinister feature of this adulterating habit into which the millers have fallen. The domestic consumption of wheat Is about 300 900 bushels a year. Five per cent. adulteration would dsplace 15 5,0O0, 900 bushels and 15 per cent adultera- uion, which is common, would triple the quantity"
 Congress meets in December, and it should take hold of this matter in earnest. It should ascertain what kind of inspectors have been appointed, and what the value os their services have been. This matter touches the health and well-being of mill lions of people, chiefly in the south, where adulterated flour is almost wholly sold. None of 1t is exported, and comparatively little of 1t is sold in tine north. As rule
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
Answered His Own Letter

A certain young railroad man who has charge of "a department in the auditing branch of his company's business, had oc- casion recently to dictate a letter to the head of corresponding department of another road. There was a point in dispute between the two railroads involving money and this young official had taken a stub- born ground that the other official was totally at fault and advanced what seemed to him uDanswerable arguments to prove it. A short time after he had forwarded the letter he received a proposition from headquarters of the other railroad, relates the Chicago News, which he accepted, and within a few days he became the head of the department with which he had been in dispute. The first letter which he found on file ready to be answered was his own on the point in question. There was only one thing to do. He immediately dictated an answer to his own letter, refuting and repudiating it's argument, and wound up by heated insfnuation that the writer of 1t was an unmitiga ted donkey Of course, the letter was addressed to himself and signed by himself, but in his enthusiasm for the interests of his new employer he did not mind little thing like that.
The age-herald., 1899-10-07
CORN CROP GUESSES
From the Atchison Globe.

From the Atchison Globe.
 My corn will average fifty bushels per acre. farmer said to a Globe reporter today. We asked him how he knew, and he said he walked through the field and guessed at it. A discussion of the subject developed that this particular farmer had never seen corn measured, to determine the yield per acre. You often hear farmers say that their corn averages so much per acre, but it seems they guess at it. Presumably their Suesses are accurate but nobody knows certainly anything about it. It is said that Kansas will have 30O,00OOOO bush- els of corn this year. Another guess. It Is positively known that Kansas has more corn than any other state, and that no other state ever before raised an equally large crop, but whether the yield is thres CT four hunded million bushels, nobody knows, and nobody ever will know.