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The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-04

Tue SOt0 8alQ tuBG f0toF NOVHk, OrOoU,
lis wife and three children were
burned by coal oil explosion. A boy,
six years old, and babe Of four
u.opths, were roasted to death. The
third child and the mother were fatally
burned, while the fathers injuries
were serious.
THOMAS TEAsLEY, aged SO years,
died Of convulsions in Mounds, ILL.,,
the other evening and during the
night three grandchildren, two girli,
aged eight and ten years, and q boy.
aged IL years, were taken dangerously
sick. The next day the father of the
children was stricken with severe
sickness. There was strong sus.
pieion that some one had put poison
In the food. N-a i
The National Creamery Buttermak.
era, In convention at Sioux Falls, D.
D., elected w. d. Boardman, Of Ne.
vads, president and e. ddendorf, 81
Elgin, ILL.,, secretary. The next con.
vention will be held at Lincoln, Neh
SooN after Lawrence Schrader hsd
died at New York from starvation .
check for 5000 came to him from
England. It saved him from being
buried In the potters field. lgf
THE three children Of Charles HaRsr.
msn were playing on the ice Of Wells
island, N. T., In the st. Lswrencs rivsr
when 1t broke and they fell In. The
mother rushed to their rescue and the
whole four lost their lives 3
"MYsrERloUs" Billy smith success.
fully defended his right TO . foremost
position ~ : welterweight pugilist by
knocking out Billy Edwards, OF Ans.
traiia in the fourtesnth, round at New
York the other night 'F's
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The record-union., 1899-09-01
A sPoRTsMAN's REVERE.
He Meditates on What He Would
Do in Case of Emergency.

Say, come over to the other side of
this island; look down there where the
shadows of the trees darken the wa
ter and give to it look both murky
and cavernous. What do you think is
going on down there? Under those lily
pads is the lair of a cut-throat; deep
In the Semi-gloom he lies motionless
till his prey comes carelessly by; then
there is darting gleam; blood is spill
ed; murder is done; a six-inch pickerel
has swallowed a five-inch sinner A
mud turtle is coaling down there and
filling his scuttle butts. That sedate
looking bullfrog is studying his part
and resting preparatory to singing
baritone solo in the concert at 8 d. m.
See that hole in the reeds and bushes
over there? You may think those
shrubs grow on the land, but they do
not. You might think that hole a tun-
mel in a hillside, but it is not; it's
canal; and, now, supposing you were
dwarfed to a Lillipution or to a Palmer
Cox Brownie, and taking a sardine box
for a gondola and a souvenir coffee
spoon for paddle, you move into that
maze. Do you think you would be a.
gondolier in Venice? Well, you would
not be. You would be delinquent
and suffering thing in Dante's In
ferno," and New Jerseys pride, the
mosquito, is an imp with forked tail
on the wrong end and knows all about
anti-toxine and just where to inject it
for the desired end. The water snakes
would tip you over, and if you had as
many legs as a blue bottle fly the musk
rats would pull every one of them.
Well, supposing you are just what
you are and shower should come up
While the sun was still shining and
rainbow end rested in the top of that
big pine tree on the mainland. Wouldn't
you take that boat, go over there climb
that tree. and then, supposing just as
you reached out to grab that rainbow
you lost your balance and fell down
through the branches and landed a.
straddle of darn big bear, and looking
backward like Edward Bellamy, sup
posing you should see a big snake-a
boa constrictor-come billowing toward
you with open mouth, intent upon
swallowing you and the bear too.
What do you suppose you would do?
Would you fall off or hang on and
kick that bears ribs to make him run?
/ like to sit out here and think about
these things and decide what I would
do if the chance occurred-Forest and
Stream
The record-union., 1899-09-01
Wants More Railways.

The King of Siam has long been pos
sessed by the desire to extend his sys-
tenn of railways. which is rather in
significant at this moment. With this
object he has set his British engineers
to the duty of securing specifications
and estimates of the cost of two lines,
the route of which he has himself care
fully indicated. Should he resolve to
construct those lines, it is a fair as
sumption that the material would
chiefly, probably entirely, come from
Britain, for the Kings estimate of
things and men British was never
higher than at this moment.
The record-union., 1899-09-01
Handsome
Misses
Hat

One of the most jaunty and at
tractive styles of misses or young
ladies' hats in this fine French felt {,
medium wide brim, with plaid felt
Tam O'Shanter crown, with large
black silk velvet bow on front,
finished with two quiIis and pearl
buckle; come in colors green, blue
and tan. Price, $4.75.
The record-union., 1899-09-01
IITERS FROM SPAIN

The total importation of beer for the
period we are dealing with was 597. .233
liters, valued at S120,000 pesos) and the
market just commencing. Under the
Spanish regime no great quantity of
beer was consumed, the one brewery Of
The record-union., 1899-09-01
Ruskin's Quaint Views of Cycling.

In these days of the cycling craze, the
views of John Ruskin, the Sage of
Brentwood" who is now so years of
age. appear altogether out of date. Once
he wrote to friend
II am prepared to spend all my best
bad language in reprobation of bi-,
tri- and f.. g. or 7-cycles, and every
other contrivance and invention for SUI
perseding human feet on Gods grou,
To walk, to run, to leap, and to dane,
are the virtues of the human body, and
neither to stride on stilts, wriggle ON
wheels, nor dangle on ropes. Nothing
in the training of the human mind with
the body will ever supersede the ap-
pointed Gods way of walking. ."-Phila-
delphiat Record.
The record-union., 1899-09-01
Her Comment.

II did my best to be entertaining,
said the young man in a voice of sor-
row.
did you succeed?"
I'm afraid not. | recited Hamlet S
soliloquy She looked at me reproach-
fully for several seconds. and then ex-
claimed, I don't think that's very
funnyi' Washington Star.
The record-union., 1899-09-01
Stylish
YoungLadies
Hat

Another striking and stylish cree
alton for young ladies and misses is
in golf style, with slightly rolling
medium brim, velvet bound on
edge; has soft Tam O'Shanter
crown of fancy striped velvet, with
black velvet band, terminating In
rosette with gilt buckle and two
pelican quills. Price, $3.75.
The record-union., 1899-09-01

= Since the passage of the anti-pass
law in Wisconsin policemen and firemen
cannot ride free in the street cars.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
CANAL BILL AND
CABINET CRISIS
William Displeased With
the Ministry.
Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 1.-The canal question
overshadowed everything this week and
the final outcome is more doubtful than
ever. The air is full of rumors of COM
promises, combinations, dissolution and
reconstruction Of the Ministry. The op-
ponents of the bill continue the policy
Of seeking to kill it by bringing forward
as many rival projects for compensa-
ton as possible, these now numbering
about $50. None Of them has been
made in good faith, but for the sole
purpose of gaining time to eventually
checkmate the supporters Of the canal.
Yesterday an amendment was voted
inserting 1000, 900 marks for preliminary
work on the Oder This secures the
support of the Silesian CentriSts and
clearly improves the chances of the
bill. The talk of dissolution does not
impress the Conservatives, who do not
believe the Ministers will have the cour-
age to appeal to the country, although
DR.. Miguel, the vice president of the
Council of Ministers and Minister OF
Finance, informed a member of the
committee that the failure Of the bill
would certainly be followed by disso
luton. This threat has been overlooked
as If it had not been made.
The Liberals and Centrists also doubt
that the Ministry will go to the length
of a dissolution, as it will involve a
radical change in Prussian politics.
The question of DR.. MiqueIs retire
ment from the Ministry has again come
to the front.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the Emperor has
shown plainly his dissatisfaction with
the manner in which DR.. MIGUEL has
conducted the fight when the Minister
reported the status of the bill. DR..
MIGUEL has always been considered as
particularly solid with the Emperor,
and this is the first occasion upon which
it is known that his Majesty was dis
pleased with him. This may not mean
that the Emperor is determined to dis
miss DR.. Miguel but it is recognized
that if the bill fails further attempts to
pass it with the present Ministry will
be in vain. The Minister'S position with
the various parties has also been
greatly damaged since the question
came up, and he has been sharply crit
icized on all sides. 1t seems as If all
parties are about to drop it.
DR.. Miquel's fate, whatever 1t may
be- is likely to be the fate of the entire
Ministry, as its defeat on so important
a measure will leave the Ministry with
out sufficient influence to carry on the
affairs of the state. The kind of Min
istry likely to succeed the present one
begins to engage attention.
The Munich Allgemein Zeitung be-
lieves the Emperor is contemplating
replacing the present Cabinet officers
with a Liberal Ministry. This is re-
ceived with skepticism, even the Lib
eral leaders recognizing the impossible
ity of so doing in the present state of
politics, assuming that only a Conser-
vative Ministry can follow the present
one.
The Frankfurter Zeitung discusses
the men likely to play leading roles, and
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
SHERIFF YOUNG
As A WITNESS
Tells of the Riots at
Wardner.
COULD NOT MAKE ARRESTS
SUCH AN ATTEMPT WOULD
49,. HAVE MEANT DEATH.
Denies That He Told Correspondent
That Union Men Should Have
the "Best Of It" In
Reports.
COULD NOT MAKE ARRESTS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WALLACE. Idaho, July This
morning J. NJ. Porter testified that on
April 26 he called up Sheriff Young over
the telephone, telling him Of the riot
Gus conduct of armed men, asking to be
appointed a deputy sheriff. Young de-
clined, saying he would refer the mat
ter to his deputy.
Connor Malott, correspondent of the
Spokesman Review, testified to a con-
Yersation with the Sheriff before the
riot Of April 29, when Young objected to
stories he was sending out, saying the
witness should give the strikers the
best of it, in making reports. Chris
Eyrie and four or five other deputies
serving at that time were members Of
the union.
The defense only put one witness,
Sheriff Young himself, on the stand in
the Impeachment case. He was called
for information IN addition to that
given in the case against the County
commissioners. He said in his opinion
arrests could have been made after the
mob dispersed and settled down, but
any attempt while they were still to-
gether would have meant death to the
person making the arrest.
He said ne had no chance to make
arrests afterward. as he was busy
guarding the Last Chance mill until
May 3, when he was summoned before
the Coroner's jury. He was before that
body three days and then was arrested
by the military authorities. He had
not attempted to shield the rioters or
prevent the arrest of any one accused
of crime.
Witness denied that he told Malott,
correspondent o the Spokane Spokes-
man-Review that the union men should
be given the best of it in the reports
on the situation.
Did you base your opinion that to
attempt the arrest Of members of the
mob would result in death, on what
you knew of the history and methods
Of the union?" he was asked on C"oss-
examination, but the court sustained
the objection to the question and the
witness was excused.
The defense then rested, and It was
agreed that argument in the impeach
ment case against the commissioners
and Sheriff should be made Wednesday,
each side being allowed three hours.
The court then adjourned until We'd
neSday morning.
Twenty-Five more Missouri miners
for the Standard mine arrived this
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
MIEKLEJOHN AND
ALGER At OUTS
Trouble Started Over a
~. Gun Contract.
TRUST END OF THE STORY
THE AMERICAN ORDNANCE COM
PANY FIGURES IN IT.
Alleged That Mieklejohn Followed
the syndicate's Orders Too
Closely to Suit the
Secretary.
Special Dispatch to The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELL
INGTON HOTEL. Washington, July
There are official differences be-
tween Secretary AIger and Assistant
Secretary MiekIejohn. AS Acting Sec
retary of War Mr. MiekIejohn dissolved
the tnsular commission and declined to
award the contract for guns to the
Wriggs- -Seabury Gun and Ammunition
Company, directing that advertise
ments for new bids be issued. Secre-
tary AIger several days ago revoked
the order relative to the dissolution Of
the insular commission. and to-day he
awarded the contract for guns to the
briggs -Seabury Company,
Secretary AIger's course has not been
pleasing to the Assistant Secretary. but
the latter is too loyal to the head of the
department to publicly criticize him.
His friends, however, are not so willing
to maintain silence, and they have been
speCulating all afternoon as to the con-
duct Of AIr. Nieklejohn' in the future.
It is pointed out by them that when
Secretary AIger leaves the department
and Mt. Mieklejohn remains in charge,
the latter will naturally decline to as
sumo the responsibility when his Judg-
ment may be disapprowed by his chief
Il ne result OI the dCLlOIA VI A1C h9CN4 Y
tary viii be, they say, that the business
of the department when he is away Will
be delayed and the Secretary will have
no one to blame for it but himself.
On the other hand it is pointed out
in behalf Of Secretary Alger that the
insular commission had not COM
pleted It's work, consisting Of tnvestt-
eating applications for franchises, and
that to interrupt the investigation at
this time would be to the Injury of pub
.-lic interests. Members OF the commits
sion were very much diSpleased at Mr.
NIieklejohn's action, though the As
ssistant Secretary was led to take it be-
cause Of a lack Of funds TO pay their
salaries. =.
Secretary AIger, however. IS. conf
dent that their pay can be legally con-
tinued, and he purposes to have the
commission remain IN existence. until
its work IS completed. s. So far as the
gun contracts are concerned, there are
some who SO. so far as. to say that the
Secretary's action is simply in accord
ance with his recently expressed views
regarding trusts. of which the Ameri-
can Ordnance Company, which has es-
pecially opposed the awarding of the
contract TO. the briggs -Seabury Com
pany, Is alleged to be an illustration.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
CONVEN NT|ON HAS
A ROUND TABLE
Interesting Session of
EpWorth League.

SANTA ROSA, July 1.-The second
days session Of the California State Ep-
worth League began its work early this
morning. When State President Newby
brought his gavel down and called the
assemblage to order it was o'clock. A
! knowledge of the fact that one Of the
days features was to be the election of
officers for the ensuing year may have
been responsible for the early start.
/ After a short but impressive prayer,
a ffteen-minute service of song was an
nounced. This was conducted by Miss
Verga Basham. A reading from the
Scriptures followed. after which the work
of the departmental round table began.
For the purpose all the available rooms
in the church building were utilized.
The devotional department was under
the charge Of Miss Minnie Mcknight. and
the following ladies were assigned to the
different topics: Madge Jackman, Mrs.
/ Belle Lee, Sallie Barrett, Rev William
Acton, Rev. w. p. Andrews. Rev. j. r.
sduires, Nathan Newly, Mercie 4. Tuck,
were: How Shall We Attract the Young
People to the DEVOTIONAL Meetings."
How May We Improve Our sabbath De,
Meetings" Dissemination Of Missionary
Information" The Missionary Assess
/ The department Of charity and health
was conducted by Miss Hattie Austin.
! -Four subjects were under discussion. The
| first was ttelplng the HOOr. OF the
Church. Miss Minnie Livingstone led in
the discussion Of. this topic. The other
three topics and the leaders We're: THE
Stranger Within Our Gates Miss Mae
Laughlin:. "The Good Samaritan" Mrs.
J. J. Needhan; 1.-THE benefits that ac-
crue in leagues which engage in charity
I and: help work, Mrs. w. w. Brunk.
{ The literary department was presided
| over by Horace n. Caldwell. The leaders
assigned were Miss Madge .Jackman Miss
! Lulu Shelton, Miss Grace NJ. Williams
! f. w. Lindsay, E.: w. Jefferson and Miss
Sallie Barrett. The topics under discus
sion were: "Circulation of League Litera-
ture,'1 Purchase of the Reading
! Course; study of the Reading
Course: itStudy of the Authorized Read
ings''; "Time Place and Manner of Hold
| ing Literary Meetings. THE League So
ciar Apart From the Literary Meeting or
Combined With IT.; Literary, Work
Outside the Authorized Work.; :; Relation
| of This Department to the. Other De-
partrnents" Results, to Be Obtained
from. This Wotk--to the Chapter-to the
Individual
Miss Eleanor NJ, Yeargin had charge Of
the department Of Juvenile work. num-
Der of speakers participated in. the dis
cussion, which proved interesting in the
| extreme. Five general topics were dis
cussed. They We're: How to Organize
a Junior League" 1.-THE Constitution, .
''The Duties of Superintendent" Re
| laticn of Junior and Senior Leagues" and
| 'SBooks and Other Aids Recommended"
| Other matters discussed at length hv
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
VETERANS AT SANTA CRUZ.
The Encampment Will Be Formally
Opened on the Fourth.

SANTA CRUZ. July 1.-Members Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, the Sons of
Veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps
now have the town for the next half
month.
To-day every train brought members of
this order to the city, and for the past
week they have been coming overland
The camp ground is situated in q pic
turesque spot bordering on the San
Lorenzo river near its mouth, and toward
terey Bay. 1t is tented city, and this
is an old fashioned reunion. The old
soldiers and their entire families reside in
the tents. The tents are arranged in
rows with streets between.
Through the middle of the center street
is a canvas canopy transformed, with the
aid of redwood trees and boughs, into
Veritable bower. Under this are easy
chairs 1t IS a family gathering place,
where the days of the war and reminis-
cences are talked over. Water mains
have been laid down each street and fau-
Gets placed at every little distance. Six
furnaces for cooking purposes have been
placed around the grounds. The streets
have been wired and electric lights fur
nish the light at night
From the amount of cordwood piled in
tiers it looks as if there was enough for
campf1res for months to come, but a
Grand Army enCampment without a
nightly campfire would not be one. I'M
mense logs have been hauled from the
river and these will be used for fuel.
The Wallace Reynolds Post. G. A R., of
Santa Cruz has it's headquarters tent
decorated very elaborately with ever
greens and bunting. The immense as
sembly tent has been pitched, and here
every night addresses will be given by
the most prominent men of the State
There was no regular programme to-
day, but Sunday and Monday will be de-
voted to assignment, arrangement of
quarters and getting acquainted.
Tuesday, July 4, will be the formal
opening day, commencing with a sunrise
gun. including flag salute, camp ChriSten-
ing and patriotic speaking. These cere-
monies will be supervised by the Santa
Cruz comrades, the social and patriotic
features of the day by Miss Alice New
hall, assisted by w. H. Patton and aids.
It will end with a mammoth campfire and
dancing afternoon and evening.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02

says Baron Won Koeller, the Governor
of Schleswig- Holstein, is still in great
favor with the Emperor. But as d
great friend of the Agrarians, he
would be the last to act against them.
Count Eulenburg is also mentioned
He has long been regarded as a man
with a large political future, but as he
is also a strong Agrarian he is an
other impossibility.
The discussion of possible Ministers
seems premature in country where
ministries are so little responsible to
the Legislature as in Germany.
The Diet takes a recess next week
until August, when 1t will reasSemble
and resume the discussion of the
canal bill, August 10. when the fate of
the Ministry will be settled. In the
meanwhile the correspondent Of the
Associated Press learns from an ex-
cellent source that attempts viii be
made by the Centrists and Liberals to
reach a compromise on the canal and
reformation Of municipal election
questions, so they may present a unit
ed front
The informer of the correspondent, a
person who is in close touch with the
Centrists, believes a compromise will
be effected, and also hopes the Left
and some of the Conservatives, who
are officials, will vote for the canal bill
or absent themselves in sufficient
numbers to insure the passage of the
measure.
Whatever the result of the present
crisis, 1t is certain it marks a turning
point in Prussian politics. The Agra
rians have shown such stubbornness
in opposition to the progressive classes
that the conflict must continue until
one or the other permanently gains
the supremacy. Even the moderate
Liberals are more than ever before.
incensed at the Agrartan reactionary
tendencies. 1t seems as if the conflict
could not end without leaving a per-.
manent mark on Prussian political
history
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
COPETA COPPER AND
GOLD MINE SOLD
New York Syndicate Pays Three
Millions for the Rich Mexican
Property.

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 1.-The Copeta
copper and gold mine in Sonora, Mexico.
was sold to-day to a New York syndicate
for SO 900, 600. This mine is owned by VIII
liam Melczer, a wholesale, and retail
wick, proprietor Of the Hardwick Hotel.
1t is located thirty miles from PcsGucria,
on the Sonora Railroad. Ore has been
shipped from this mine to tic smelter
which returned net profits of $2300.
Mr.. MeIczer will go to New York on
Monday to sign the papers completing the
transaction. 1t is understood here that
the owners will receive 81, 900, 90 in cash
and $1,000 900 in stock in the syndicate
which buys the property.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
OPPOSE THE COMBINE.
Growers Organize Against the New
g.. &: Canneries Trust.

SANTA ROSA, July L-.-In opposition to
the canneTye combine recently announced
a niass-meeting was held to-day at Tru-
tits Theater in Healdsburg, which was
attended by about $50 prominent fruit
growers of this county. .An organization
was perfected by the election Of Jonathan
Roberts Of this. city as. chairman and F.
w. Cooke Of sHea1dsburg secretary. a
form. of agreement was drawn up and it
was resolved 10 cooperate in the matter
of handling the fruit output: 1t was de-
cided that no peaches would be sold for
less than $25 Per ton for freestones and
$50 for clingstones. Considerable feeling
was. shown in several Of the speeches and
the growers evidently mean business,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
GETTING READY FOR
THE. AUTOMOBILE RUN
TO SAN FRANCISCO
When Sufficiently Strengthened
the Vehicle Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis Will Leave New York.

easily accessible, and I have watched
the workmen put the machine together
so that 1 think 1 can adjust anything
that gets out of order and overcome
any ordinary difficulty. OF course, If
we meet with a serious accident we will
depend upon the nearest machine shop
to fix up things"
Mr.. Davis will keep a record of the
gasoline consumed, and one of the in
terest1ng features Of the trip, If it is
accomplished, will be the cost Of run
ming an automobile across the conti-
nent.