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WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

The right to use the name of cnr-
 noration is held, in Armington rs Pal
 mer (R. I.), 43 L. R. A. 95, to Dc ifa-
 tinct from the right to use the naEhw
 Of articles manufactured by It., ana ma
 to pass with the latter on a purchasas esf.
 the plant, machinery, stock and yiE- lble property of the company
 The enforeibility of a stockholders as
 liability in jurisdiction outside nf
 that in which the corporation was cFR-
 ated is sustained in Bell vs. FarmqsRa (Ill), 42 L. R. A. S04, in case of Kan- sas corporation, on the ground taaa sAa stockholders liability under Kanasa law is not penal, but confractuaT-
 The sufficiency of presentment mna demand of payment made on receiver pendente lite of an insolvent bank, 7mH Of notice of non-payment by hina. s0 bind an fndorser of a negotiable egr- tificate of deposit issued by the baRk before it's insolvency, is denied in JaGR- son vs. McInnis (Ore.), 43 L. H. A 128.
 The right of married woman azs maintain an action in her own name srs recover damages for the alienation 0x her husbands affections is sustained ass Beach vs. Brown (Wash.), 45 l.. R. A. IA, under statutes abolishing 1fsahia- tties of married women, and 1t fs also held that procuring a divorce will rpDk preclude the action.
 The liability of lunatic on his o0r- tract is sustained in Flach ys GGae- schalk company (Md), 42 l.. R. A. THs. ii the contract Is fair and reasonable in It's terms and was made with one who did not know of the lunacy, when szaaE had not been judiciously ascertaEnaa. and where the parties cannot be re- stored to their original.sit
 The constitutional provision agafnsf ex post facto laws Is held, In Murpasy Vs. Com. eMass.), 43 l.. R. A. 15a. aD condemn statute which alters or may alter in substantial manner the poxs- ton Of those who committed offenaes before it's passage, even if in a parss1- ular case 1t might operate more henas- hciafly than the prior law would hass done. And this rule is applied where a statute changed the provision as sa sse- auctions for good conduct and perznlts to be at liberty.
 The evidence of expert witnesses as to the value of services is held, m Hnm vs. St. Louis (Mo), 42 L. R. A. 75z. sD De merely advisory, to be given by sha jury such weight as they deem fs er- titled to. or to be altogether dixregzd- cd by them, If, from all the facts Mna circumstances in evidence, they bazssss the testimony of the experts to ns un- reasonable. A full review of Tho xm- shorities on the concIussyensss of ax- pert testimony Is presented in the an- ssnssve snnotation to this case
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
California Beetle for Port,c.,

The useful beetle known as Novius cardinals, and employed in California to eat up the white, or futed scale. ," insects of the orange groves, has been exported to Portugal for the same purpose. The beetles were packed in moss with a quantity of scale insects to eat and sent by mail to Lisbon.
 Only a few reached their destination alive. but they are prolific and in a few months thousands were available for work on the scale insects which in- fest the orange groves of the Tagus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
shins and Lightning.

The reason why ships are not struck by lightning is attributed to the gen eral use which Is now made of wire rope for rigging purposes, as well as to the fact that the hulls of ships are usually constructed of iron or steel. Thus the whole ship forms means or which the electricity is led away, by an excellent and continuous conductor into the ocean before 1t has time to do any serious damage.
 Noble Youth.
 Mommer-Why did you take Adis cake? Charley-Because you told me 70 s- wayg take my brothers part
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
BLOOD CURE SENT FREE
4 Cure for Blood and sklnr Possesses Eeze. D'ma, Pimpies. scrofula, Blood Poison.
 Cancer Etc

By addressing Blood Balm Co, 900 Mitchell street Atlanta, Ga, any of our readers may opota5n sample bottle of their famous R. B
 i.. b.-Botanlc s Blood Balm. the reatest. grand cures when all else fails. pimples. nj .ers
 scfo1uia, eczema, boils. blood poison. eatinp sores ores distressing skin eruptions cancer, ea- eluded, when description of yofr tronb1e is gwen. This generous offer is worth while ac- eepd{lng. eeptd sample bottle sent all charges pre- pfiat+ Paiu af large 9o1tes. Containing nearly at at sl. per bottle, B. B. B. is away ahead of aii al, other Blood Remedies for curing Spring Blood Humors. Try B, B, B this spring, l5s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
Bow the Presldent rn Paid.

The president of the United States receives his salary in a warrant upon the treasurer at the beginning of every month, and Col. Crook, one of the perks at the white house, obtains his signature and receipt and deposits the money to his credit in one of the Washington banks The warrant is signed by the chief of the warrant division and approved by the secretary of the treasury or one of his assist antA
 soveraI DsaCn nayes m Lonoon-
 While London has a lower death rate than any other English town of oyeH 100000 inhabitants, it varies very much in the different districts, being as low as 13.s in Hampstead and sa hsxh as 27.s in Limehoasa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
Aids the Circulation.

Nine tons of pennies are taken from the London slot machines each weak. the firm which runs the 'mutoscops~ averaging s3.50o alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
THE GUILTY MEN FLEE
WHEN NO PERSON PuRsuE-u
 THEM.
A Man Guilty of Smuggling Has Very
 Miserable Triy - Thought He Was Reing shadowed-The 'shadow" Was Also Alarrosd from same Cause. a

T was never mixed up with a snug gling transaction but once in my life, :" said a New Orleans business man. whose name may as we'll be left out, and my experience was so painful that swore off then and there. I had a deal in West Texas on hand at the time and had made a short trip over the Mexican frontier, during which picked up handful of very fine opals. A wicked friend showed me how easy 1t was to carry them over the line with out paying tribute to Uncle Sam, and l was weak enough to yield to the temptation. When I got on the cars at Fl Paso, however, to come east to Dallas l was haunted by a guilty con science and had a horrible premoni- tion that some secret service officer was on my track. Presently my at tention became attracted by a man with black beard, who kept looking at me furtiyely from seat across the way. l tried to persuade myself that 1t was all imagination, but a number of things occurred during that ride that satisfied me I was really being watched. I went into the smoker. for instance, and before long caught glimpse of the black beared chan peer ing through the end of the window from the platform. It was the same in the dining car, and, to make a long story short l reached Dallas thoroughly unstrung. That evening I began to think l had shaken the fellow off my track, when l happened to stroll out of the hotel, and there he was. stand ing behind pillar Needless to say, l didn't sleep wink, and when bumped into the sleuth next morning and saw that he had shaved off his beard l gave myself up for lost. How ever, that was the last of him. and for the balance of my stay I was un@ molested and gradually regained my equanimity. That the man had been shadowing me was undeniable, but what his purpose could have been and why he dropped the game so abrupt ly were mysteries which I was forced to leave unsolved It was two years before I found out Then I ran across the man one day by accident in a St. Louis restaurant, and he owned up. It seems that he had been a public of feial in a small Texas town, and got mixed up in his accounts He swore to me that it was only bad bookkeep- ing, but the grand jury indicted him for embez ezzlement, and he skipped nn- til things ealmed down hannpnpd t0 coincide with a description he had of a detective, and all his strange moves were actuated by exactly the same mo- tive that prompted me to run-name- Iy, to see whether he was oe1ug watch ed. We were both fooled by our fears. His affairs had since been settled up and we enjoyed a good laugh and cold bottle together. But I ana a re- formed smuggler for life"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
lad Himself Arrested.

New k Tribune: A Philadelphia real es,. man, when going through a vacant house the other evening to see that all was well, heard slight noise behind him. Turning slightly, he saw the form of a man. AS the broker was not armed. he did not like the idea of meeting a burglar in combat. and, besides, he is very timid, so he rushed to the door and fumbled with the lock; all the time yelling at the top of his lungs. When he had got the door opened he looked back. and then saw that the burglar" was really his own reflection in the large drawing-room mirror. He had no sooner made this discovery than he was seized by two policemen, who were attracted by his screams, and it took nearly half hour for him to explain that he was not house breaker himself.
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NEWS BY CAMERA
4 NEW INDUSTRY HAS LATELY
 SPRUNG UP.

The Desire Of People to Sec what They Are Reading About the Cause wash ington is at Present the Head Center
 of It. Q
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
FOR A CABLE 70 HAWAII.
Senate Committee Will Rec
ommend That 100000
Be Given for 1t.
UNCLE SAM TO OWN 1T.
The Line Will Not Be Extended to
the Philippines Until Peace
Is Restored There.

secretary of the Navy Directed to Detail
ships to Make surveys aud Soundings and
to Determine Most Practicable Route
"Paciiic Cable Fund" to BE Established
BY Postmaster General.
Washington, March 1.-The Senate
Committee on Appropriations has
agreed to recommend: That Il SUBJ
marine cable be laid from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu. That it shall be
owned and operated by the United
States Government, and not by prl-
Natc company. That S3,OOOoOO be APP
propratcd for its construction and Tor
laying it. The project will be carried
in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
which win be taken up for considera-
ton in the Senate rs soon as the Army
bill is passed.
There were two propositions pend
ing before the committee on TINS sub
iect one. which was offered 10y Sem
ator Frye and endorsed by the For
eign Relations Committee, proposed
the payment of a subsidy of S1IJ,OOO
a year for twenty years to private
company to lay and maintain a cable
from California to Honolulu, Guam,
Manila, China and Japan. This, after
due consideration, was rejected by the
committee.
The other proposition, and the one
which was accepted with some amend
ments by the Appropriation Commit
tee, was offered by Senator Butler, of
North Carolina. Its principal feature
is that the cable is not only to be
built, but maintained and operated by
the United States Government as a
Government telegraph line. 1t will be
the first time the United States has
ever tried the experiment of Govern
ment ownership of the telegraph, eX-
cept in case of the Cuban and Porto
Rican lines.
The Committee decided that it was
dnadvisablc to undertake the construc-
tion of the cable further than the Ha-
wqian Islands at present until the fu-
ture of the Philippines was more def
jnitely settled
The construction and operation of
the cable is placed under the charge
of the postolice Department. The
Secretary of the Navy is directed to
detail ships to make surveys and
soundingS to determine the most prac-
ticablc route.
After the cable has been completed
commercial messages are to be accept
ed at the rate of - cents Il word from
san FrancicSo to Honolulu and press
messages at Onc-fourth that rate. A
Pacific cable fund" is TO be estab-
tShcd hy the PoStmaSter-Gencra into
which the receipts from the cable are
TO he paid, the proceeds above eX-
penses to be turned into the Treasury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The War De-
lartment officials are considering the
question of quartering United States
roops in Cuba. Many of the COM
hands are still quartered in tents, no.
ably those in Havana. The surgeons
nave advised against the occupancy of
my buildings inherited from the Span
sh since, for the most part, these
structures are fever-ridden places.
The plan suggested is to construct a
species of palm-leaf structure, said to
" capable of lasting eight years, and
% place these quarters in the most
healthy localities.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
NEW YORK MARKETS.


.-Wheat-March, S2A.
SO: May, M. 71#i. Corn-May, 40lA.
1881; July, 4lls. 413s. Oats-May, 271a,
2IM; July, 25l2, 25'A.
UTTER.-Creamery, extras, %;
irsts, 20, n; State Dairy tubs-extras,
201a, 81, Factory, Fresh, tirsts, 1917,
IA.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY cream, new
large, 1922 small, IN.
LIVE POULTRY.-Fow per 10,
II; chickens, per 1b.,1 turkeys, per
rb., 10, Il; ducks, per pair, 60, 10;
geese per pair, SLIP, $3.50; pigeons,
per pair, 20.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Turk
Western, per ~, IL, II; broilers, Phil,
20, %; fowls, State and Penn, 10, IL;
Squads, per doz., $1.75, 1915.
LIVE K.-Beeves-Steers, 11lh
612c. per ID, dressed weight; refrig-
orator beef, 71ad9c. per ID. Calves
Common to prime veals, $45O@$S. 90
per 100 lbs; dressed veal, 9t612c per
ID: mixed calves at 6@71ac. per ID.
Sheen and Lambs-Dressed mutton. 6
I0715c per ib.; dressed lambs, 7@Shc.
per IT,; lambs, $4.00@$7. 80 per 100 lbs.
Hogs. $3.S5G$4.00.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03

Havana, Feb. 2S.-General Maxine
Gomcz. the Cuban Communicating
Chief. entered Havana. escorted by
Gen. Ludlow and his staff and Troop
l., of the Seventh United States Cav
airy. He marched at the head of p
boo armed Cuban horsemen and foot
men. The population of the city was
wild with enthusiasm, throwing them
selves in front of the Generals horse.
impeding its progress and pelting him
with flowers. The General reviewed
the troops at the Palace. The festiv-
tiles in honor of the fourth anniver-
sary of the beginning of the Cuban
struggle for independence were most
spontaneous and wildly enthusiastic.
Havana has never seen anything like
It before. The entrance of General
Gomez into the city was. of course.
The principal feature. The whole town
was decorated ana the streets were
packed with crowd twice as large as
that which turned out at the Garcia
funeral
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
HUNTING IN CUBA.
THE ISLAND is AN IDEAL PLACE FOR
THE SPORTSMAN.

All Sorts of Game in Abundance-Over
Six Hundred Distinct Species of Fish
in the Wsters-Eight to Ten Deer in a
Day Common Bag For a Small Party.
Cuba is paradise for the sportsman,
wild game and fish of all kinds being
abundant.
Parties of gentlemen on horseback,
with their pack of hounds, hunt the
fleet-footed deer. 1t is common thing
for small party to kill eight or ten
deer in a day.
The wild boar is plentiful, and some
times, if cornered, dangerous, especial
ly the old master of the herd, called
"un soitario," which will tear a dog
to pieces or make a green hunter climb
tree, but Cuban easily kills him
| with machete. The island boar some
times weighs 200 or 300 pounds, and
has huge tusks, often five or six inches
in length. The meat of the female is
much relished by the natives. Wild
dogs and cats, wild cattle, horses and
jackasses abound. But the jutia, pecu-
liar only to Cuba. which looks like a
cross between squirrel with a rats tail
and a rabbit, and which lives in the
trees and feeds on nuts and leaves, is
the great delight of the Cuban.
Fowls are in great numbers. Wild
guinea hens and turkeys are found in
flocks Of from twenty-five to 100. The
whistle of the quail and the 1utter of
the pheasant and perdiZ are heard on
all sides in the rural and mountain
regions. Ducks ia abundance come
over from Florida in the winter and
return with the spring. Wild pigeons,
with their white tops and bodies of
blue, larger somewhat than C q mes
tic bird, offer, in hunting, t reates-
sport to gentlemen who viii be re-
strained within reason. In the early
mornings the pigeons generally go to
feed on the mangle berries when ripe,
and which grow by the sea or near
some swampy place. A party of three
persons have been known to kill 1,50O
of the pigeons within a few hours
Robiches, tojosas and guyuaros are
found in the thick woods.
Mocking and blue birds, orioles, tur-
pals, negritos, parrots and a thousand
kinds of sOngsters and birds of brill
liant plumage fit from tree to tree.
There are Gal distinct species of fish
in the Cuban waters. Among those
that delight the sportsman are the rec
snapper, lista, manta, gallegO, cubera
surela and garfish The sierra, which
weighs from forty to sixty pounds, is
extremely game, as is the romeo, sc
called because it snores when brought
out of the water For heavy sport
fishing for sharks, which are good fol
nothing, or the gusa, which weigh:
from 400 to 600 pounds and is excel
lent eating, offers abundant exercise
Delicious shrimps, crabs and lob
sters. CLANS and oysters abound. The
Holsters have nc claws and weigh from
two to eight pounds. They are caugh
at night in shallow places along the
sandy beach, torch harpoon and ne
being the necessary outfit. Some o.
the rivers abound in alligators, but few
I hunt them
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
The Grain Market.

WHEAT.-Weather news had a
considerable effect upon the wheat
market. Chicago predictions were for
new cold wave in the Northwest,
which would be anything but favora-
BILE for winter wheat at the present
time after having experienced a week
Dr. so of comparatively mild conditions
with freezing and thawing weather
n some sections. But few actual crop
damage reports came to hand, most
Of the Western news containing mes
sages similar to those of the last few
days, indicating that wheat thus far
was in fairly good shape In the last
six days Liverpool has received 72S,-
300 bushels of wheat, of which 7l2, 900
bushels were American. CORN
Speculation continues extremely mar
row, and prices vary but little from
lay to day, Chicago being weighted
down with stocks of 1854 900 bush
els in all positions and crop news not
particularly favorable. OATS.-The
market was quiet and uneventful. as
far as the future list was concerned,
with spot property also quiet
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03

Philadelphia, Mar. 1.-The trial of
United States Senator Matthew Stan
ey Quay and his son. X. Il. Quay, on
;hargcS of conspiracy to MISUSE the
'unds of the State and of the Peoples
Bank was postponed again when called
Up before Judge Better. This ac-
ion. which was taken at the request
If District Attorney ROthermel, Great
I'd great surprise in the court room.
or it was the general expectation that
he long awaited trial would begin at
asst. 1t was rumored after the post
)onement to April 10 was announced
that the case would drag along in
definitely.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
INDIAN SIGNAL SERVICE.
They Have Long Telephoned by the
Use OF Drums.

Travellers in I'll civilized countries
have often wondered how some savage
tribes were able to transmit news for
hundreds of miles with no apparent
facilities for doing so. An interesting
light is thrown on this subject by Jose
Bach, who tells of the means by which
the Indians on the Amazon commune
cate with each other at a distance.
The natives live in groups of 100 to
200 persons, in settlements half a mile
or mile apart. In each dwelling there
is wooden drum, which is buried for
half its height in sa nd mixed with frag-
ments of wood, bone and mica, and has
triple diaphragm of leather, wood
and rubber. When this drum is
struck with a wood en- mallet the sound
travels far, and is distinctly heard in
the other drums in the neighboring
dwellings.
1t is beyond doubt that the trans
mission of the sound takes place
through the earth, since the blows
struck ale scarcely audible outside the
houses in which the instruments are
pldteu. Hltel d IHdlOCCd, VI uNclllH5,
has been called up" by an initial blow,
conversation is carried on between the
two drums. Mr.. Bach's explanation is
that the communication is facilitated
by the nature of the ground, the drums
doubtless resting upon one and the
same stratum of rock, since transmits
sion through ordinary alluvial earth
could not be depended upon. This
method furnishes an ingenious modifi-
cation of the process employed by In
dams for perceiving distant noises
(such as the gallop Of horsel, which
consists in applying the ear to the
earth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
Cervera " ept ON Arriving at Santiago.

Madrid, Feb. 2S.-The committee of
The Senate for the Notification of Gre
1entials has examined Admiral Ger
vera, who has contended that he was
entitled to sit in the Senate inasmuch
as criminal proceedings has not been
taken against him. The Admiral de-
clared that if the loss of his squadron
were crime it must be attributed to
the Government, which sent him to
the Antilles against his will. He told
the committe that he wept on receiv-
ing congratulations upon his safe ar
rival at Santiago de Cuba, for he had
foreseen disaster.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
MOLINEAUX IDENTIFIED.
friedman 'avs lie Rented Letter FOX Un-
der the Name of II. &. Barnet.

friedman Navs lie Rented Letter FOX I'M
der the Name of II. &. barnet.
New York. March Holland Burn
ham VI incuX. has been identified at
the Poison Inquest. as not only the
lessee of the letter box hired in the
name of al. G. Barnet" at No. 251
West Forty-second street, but also as
the writer of the address on the poison
package sent to Cornish and of the
letters which requested samples of
Kutnow and various other drugs sent
To No. 1920 Broadway and 251 West
i'orty-second street
The Identification of the handwrt-
ing as that of Molneux was made by
w. J. Kinsley. handwriting expert
He declared that the writing in the
Barnet" and Cornish letters, the
poison address and the undisputed
handwriting of Molineux were by the
same hand.
Nicholas \. Hickman, who rented
the letter box to III. G. Barnet" at No
25T West Forty-second street, made an
extraordinarily dramatic scene By idcn-
flying MolineuX as the man who
rented the box. MolincuX was sitting
at the end of the lawyers table, be-
side his Counsel. Barlow S. Weeks.
MolineuX's father sat on the other side
Of Mr.. Weeks. Hickman. pointing
his finger at MolncuX. said. "Thcre
is the man who rented the letter box
from me" MolineuX turned pale and
leaped to his feet. at is a lie" he
shouted II only saw that man." he
added, pointing to Hickman, twice in
my life.
Mr.. MolineuX's lawyer, Barlow S.
Weeks, said that the arrest of Molin-
aux would not surprise him An i'm
portant city official, while forbdding
the use of his name, said positively
that MOlineuX would be arrested. The
end of the case is in sight.
Later-Roland Burnham Molineux
is in a cell in the Tombs. accused by
the verdict of the Coroncr's jury of
sending to Harry s. Cornish the pos-
On that killed Mrs. katherine Adams
IN Dec. 2S last. This verdict was the
result of sensational testimony pro-
luced on the last day of the inquest,
and practically. although not techni-
, ally, accuses MolineuX also of poison
ing II. C. Barnet, his own and his
wife's friend.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03

Santiago de Cuba. Feb. 2S.-The re-
Iult of Governor-General Brooke's linn
tation of public work in this province
shown in the gloom pervading bust
Dess and Government circles. The
Cubans throughout the province are
aow more outspOken in their antagon-
SIN to the Americans. 1t was report
I'd to Gen. Wood that a prominent Gu
pan official had said that if the Ameri-
cans do not turn over the Government
oy June the Cubans will declare war
against them. Army men, while not
lpprehensiye of immediate trouble.
feel that the attitude of the people has
changed.