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MORE FARMER Immigrants.
Commandments Annual Report Shows n
Change for tho Better in Immigration.

The Commissioner Of immigration has sub
mitted TO the Treasury Department his annual
report for the fiscal year ending July !. 1899, and
IL shows that the average number Of immigrants
arriving from foreign lands Is at the rate Of thou
sand a day Sundays and holidays excluded
or nearly $4,000 for the preceding twelve months,
an increase Of So per cent. the figures Of the
previous year immigration into the United
States fuctuatcs from year TO year. tho deter
mining factors in the totals being good or bad
times in the United States, and warlike or pacific
times abroad. The Italian immigration 81 tho
past twenty-five year, has been due in a great
measure 10 the enforcement Of CONSUMPTION in
Italy. and IL is well established rule that, when
economic conditions are unfavorablc in the United
States. the immigration falls off, TO revive when
times improve
The most noticeable feature Of the immigra-
ton during tho last fiscal year is the fact that
larger number Of agriculturalists are coming
than heretofore, and there is a corresponding
decrease in the number Of unskilled laborers
s.en TIM Of
Nearly all Of them are farmers, dissatisfied with
their political condition abroad since the Rus
ling the province The Firms are good farm
ers and they are, moreover; farmers accustomed
diuons are unfavorabc. Many Of them arc
seeking homes here in the West and Northwest.
but a lev have gone to the 1Ppsr counties o. New
From Hungary too. many are coming from the
agricultural districts and fewer IN work in mines
and factories.
The overwhelming majority Of immigrants
come of course. from Europe. nearly 800 900 "
the total Of 3l2 900. though there has been an
increase in tho number Of Immigrants from
hsia,ic countries. From Africa. australia and
South America there are practically no immigrants
II is pointed out in the report Of the Commissioner
of Immigration that a considerable number of
the newcomers do not appear in the Treasury
figures newcomers from Canada and Mexico
who residing on or near the border. come into
the United States without the formaty Of regis.
| tra,ion. sometimes expecting 10 remain for q
short time This is especially true Of French
| Canadians on tho northern New England Dor.
der and OF McNicans on the boundary line Of
| Texas and Southern California. Some Of the
| French Canadians and the largest number II
| the Mexican newcomers are either farmers NJ
| familiar with work on farms and in this par
! ticular the gain from immigration this year np'
| rvs hest interests
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
Termed or or THEIR CAFES.
The French Declared That the Inhabited
Cayerns Were Dsns of Thieves.

Oran, one Of the chief ports Of Algeria, Is most
picturcsquely situated on a curving shore oil the
Mediterranean. at the foot Of frowning height
10 the west, on whose slope the forts ono above
another grimly guard the town, and ore stand
ing menace TO any nation who should conceive
tho dca Of wrestling this African city from France
A number Of ravines diverging from the city gates
on the land side are the convenient caravan ana
wagon routes into the interior. Along the steep
side OF a rarinc that leads inland from the Santon
gate some distance from the city. arc number
Of artificial caverns that were dug. no one knows
when. in the gneous or volcanic rock known
as tuia, which no, being very hard lends itself
readily to excavation The entrances TO these
caycrns are low and narrow. but within, the rock
has been followed out into quite spacious apart
ments and In some cases has been paru'
toned into two or more rooms Twelve oi
these cavcrns ore known and, strange as II
are others whose entrances have not yet been dis
covered The largest cavern hns four rooms ana
caves 70 which tio City Fathers have recently been
giving very serious attention.
All these caves have been used as human habi.
tations and their occupants were ostonsibly limo
cent Spanish settlers md families OF Gypsics
The real fact however IL said Ia be that the sub
terrancan dwellings, have become the homes 81
thieves ,hc dark rcceSscs being used by brigands
az hiding place for their booty. u IL more than
10 serve the purposes Of outlaws and The inet seems
10 be established that Of late years they have been
restored Ia their early phase OF utility.
So the Government hos recently undertaken a
work Of eviction All these modern uogody tcs
were turned into the outer air and some Of them
who were proved guilty Of lawlcss doings. wcro
provided with other secluded quarters In the city
Jail The one thing that can bc said in thei!
favor Is tina, they had made their underground
homes quite habitatle They are really far more
| comfortable living places thnn many Of the apart
ments occupied by the poor In largo cities OF the
| most civilized lands
Nearly all the rooms are found TO he neatly
whitewashcd. The air il pure because from each
| apartment ventilating shaft leads through the
! rock above To the open air There are doors
and chimney and the largest cavern IL a two story
affair with staircase dug out Of the rock leading
| 10 the upper story. The drainage is perfect and
| every cavern is absolutely dry.
These homes In the earth nre really ingenious
| and excellent in their way and II will be pity II
| the people Of Oran do not find some use for them
Their temperature IL invariably cool. and II they
| might be transferred ~ Germany they would
probably tc used as beervaultS. II We might plant
| Them in the Palisades. some Yankee Snowman
| might turn many an honest penny by collecting
| in them few mummies and other prehistoric
relics and exhibiting the caves as the home 81 the
| only original" troglodytes
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cotton Mil Run by Negroes.

FroDi NE boston ErsuHU FrdawrI1.
CHARLOTTE. y, C.. Nov. 1.-The cotton mill.
with 1000 spindeS AMI lac looms. OF the Coie-
man Manufacturing Company OF Concord is
expected To stars M this month, Peculiar in
tcrest attaches 10 this mill because II Is largely
ownsd aud 0nc-red by negroes. Il. b. Fitz-
gerald. president ~ the concern. IL u promi-
neat cu,ured educator Of this state. and ". &.
Coleman OF Concord il probably the most
wealthy negro in the South. Mr., Coleman Is
tne rrim" mover m the enterprise lie Is very
fully urlieve, that cotton IN III can be run by
negro officers and operated by negro labor
However to begin with, colOred operatives
will not be used to the dstriment OF tho mill
Negroes Wi, be gradually taken in, II. T.
Mass Is TO superintend tho mill. which IL
tltted with the most improved cotton mill ma
hiupry
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From he Portland Daily Pres.

FTOh Nf TDTTTdNd VHTIV ITtIt'
BANGOR. Oct 81 - The largest and hand
soonest moose head brought to Bangort his
George Dewey, Washington. ID. c.. as an
ornament for his new house there. THO
head which is that OF bull weighih>
over one thousand pounds. shot on
the West Branch OF the Penobscot, is
the Kit Of Vice. President Cram and Ticket
Agent HOughton OF the Bangor and Arostook
Railroad 10 the Admiral. II was secured soon
after he Dewey crehration in, New York and
VIII Oh iHU are Very heavy and symmetrcal spread
nearly sevtnty-two inches. and the bell which
is mugnIfcen'iy formed 10 said to be the largest
ever seen IN Eangor,
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An Old Timer.
From ne hrmDhiI Seimiidr.

FROM Ne hrWDhb ceiHudT'
Acrovd OF young men were seated In ono OF
tho steamboat offices In the city the other
Afternoon while an old steam boat veteran re-
ga sd them with stories about old times on the
Mississippi and "reminiscences OF old-timo
did you know old Bill Jones?" asked one OF
the men. after the captain had finished relAt-
ing how he ran a gauntlet OF Indians with his
boat way back in the fortles.
Member Bill Jonest Well l guess I did"
replied the captain. Let's see, he died Just
after the war lie was = good old fellow. too
! knew his father before he was married to
Bil's mother"
e.. One Of the boys thought the old man was nS
his dates. asked; Cap. how long have you
been running on tho river2"
who mey Why. started on the Mississippi
when II was nuthln' but q creek"
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a POLICE STATION INCIDENT
Murder Mystery Clue Furnished by a Maj
Who Had Been Drinking.

The door Of the West Twentieth street station
opened far enough to admit voice.
Say. sergeant" II demanded. have you seen
those fellows yet"
what fellows" asked Scrgt. Gilmartn with
out looking up from his writing.
A head from which pcrspiration dripped fol-
lowed the voice. "rhose fellows who have
q machine that says things to you without any.
body talking" the head observed. and soy.
sergeant. | have a clue TO the Seventeenth street
murder mystery"
Come in and let's hear about H." said the ser
gcant
\ tall lank youth with a pair Of restless eyes
walked to the desk railing, wiping the persp.
ration from his checks he observed; Il had hard
run Of il. He chased me all the way here You
sec sergeant. it's this way. Ono Of those fellows
who has one Of those portable human
voices came 10 my house and tried 10 sell il
TO me- At arst he made IL sing songs and make
speeches. But l couldn't afford to buy it and told
him so. Then he said something to II in a low
tone Of voice and II began TO sing.
Seventeenth, seventeenth;
search the cellars aud make screech,
Is n tone
Jig, dig, dig
"Ile told ME all had to do was 10 buy it and
Of Inc Seventeenth Sire, murderer. Then
cuul take it 10 the police and il would tell Them
all about II. Bat | said no. and 40 the fellow
put pistol 10 my head and shot me dead
Well, well, well" said the sergeant
Yes, and the next night he came around with
q machine that threw pictures on tho floor one
minute and on the air next lie kept showing
me pictures Of a street lamp that had Seventeenth
street ON IT, Then house, then cellar. then n
stone and then bone But didn't want To buy.
50 he took me around the corner Of Seventeenth
street 10 l25lh street, where there was block ol
wood with an old woman on H. And mind, SCI
geani, II was a woman didn't know AT ali. lie
went up TO the woman and told me- that Id 20,
10 ask the old thing 10 sing and had never - en-
her before. But lie got kind 81 mad and shouted
out Sing, witch,
And then she began 10 sing;
'Cut II Inot, lOOse the cod,
Buy the maChiie
And get u reward
u wouldn't buy. So he shot me- dead
lie must be an ugly looking customer" saiC
the Sergeant.
-YcS, guess he IS. but haven't seen him yet =.
-, the reply, Wow ! want 10 know what
uus al 10 do about IT,"
Leave your address and we'll tend TO IT,"
The visitor did So
I'm kind o! afraid 10 20 hone alone he sale
or ne moved toward the door He chased m,
ali the way here and threw pictures on the air il
front Of me.
The door slammed
Booze" the Sergeant sad
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7 TUNI TTF NVIVETNU UTdtW VUUTN1I'
Tho news has reached the city that Uncle
Billie Pearson was q few nights ago presented
with bouncing haby boy hy his wife. VINO 10
verv much younger than Uncle Billie Mr.. Pear
son is now & years OF age, He was reared In this
last fall. when he moved To Tennessee lie
was Marie when quite young man. aId his
first wife lived with him for Ill years. When
yeag or Two hs married agatn. BY this secOAd
wife lie had two children some three years
OF time he m arried a third wife. tn time chooS:
ing sister o; his second wife. and By this third
vile two children have boen born. the last one
only q few days ago.
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Mistaken.
From The Chicago Trilun..

From The ChicdGo HituHs.
Voice from the top llatl--l ant you see the
sign in tho hal there. No psdders allowed in
this buildng'f
Answering voice lat other end Of speaking
tube. loud enough 10 no heard through the
buildingl-I ain't a peddlsr. maam. I'm the
boy from the dentists. with your new teeth.
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From URers Gr"Ns,hdN
What work does your father do, my young
oh. he doesn't have to work! He'sa police.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07
Fortune. From B.n.n...

Immense fortunes have been made
out Of the banana business Revenues
do not accrue alone from the sale Of the
fruit, for the leaves are used for pack
ing; the juice, being strong in tannin.
makes an indelible ink and shoe black
ing the wax found o.: the a.,derside Of
the leaves 10 valuable article Of oom-
merce; MANILA hemp is made from the
STEMS and of this hemp are made mats.
plated work and lace bAndkerchiefs Of
the finest texture Moreover. the banana
Is ground into banana -four. The fruit
to be sold for dessert is ripened by the
dry warmth of flaring gas jets in the
storage places in which It is kept. and
immense csre has to be taken tn prevent
softening or overripening. Tho island
Of Jamaica yields great crops of this
useful and money making fruit.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.

Ring out. we bells. your sweetest chimes:
Sing. all ye posts. dulcet rhymes:
Shout loud. ye crowds. In strongest praise
Shine out. fair sun, in softest rays.
And dance ye ripping waters.
For Freedoms sons viii sing song.
That In chorus. high and strong,
Shall sounding ring. from sea to sea.
Whose theme of harmony shall be.
Americas true daughters.
OH they are loyal brave and true,
And fair the red. and white, and blue.
That ina nation.s colors rise,
Shine In their checks. and brows, and eyes,
And glow upon their banners.
From ocean shore to mountain crest:
From north, and south. and east. and west.
From all the bright and beauteous land,
They come. blessing-laden band.
And singing sweet hossnnahs.
With cheering words from such mouth.
AS thine, oh, daughter of the southl
And love from such 1, loyal breast.
As thine. oh. daughter OF the west!
The sons never falter.
And while in north and east shall stand
The earnest, helping, sister band.
Sweet Freedoms day shall know no night,
But ever shall the flame glow bright
Upon the country's altar.
w. l. Vissscher. In Chicago Times-Hsr-
AID
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07
Nus. H.,. ,... /. so..on Man.

Here is n story" says the Kennebec
(Ms.) Journal. 'they are telling ON
trolley conductor in the employ of an
eastern Maine company. There being a
slight wait. a certain member Of the
sex which in not considered eligible for
enlistment and may therefore be sat ON
with impunity got the benefit Of his
ruling passion. Here is their oonversa
tion:
''The Woman-Are you going to the
Bangor Houses
1.-The Conductor-No, madam
"Ths WomAn-Is this car going to
the Bangor House then?
1.-The Conductor-No, madam.
1.-The Observation-Disclosures this
the car to take to go to the Bangor
House?
1.-THE Conductor-It il, madam. 1t
passes the door.
"She olsmbered in, and the villain
smiled on"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07
sum MONS.

State OF colorado-County OF Fremont-s.
In tho County Court.
Jose Losa.o. plaintiff. vs.. Nicolas Lo.aso,
defendant.
The People OF the State of Colorado, to Nicola.
Lozsso, tho defendant, allowed named
Greeting:
Yon arc hereby required to appear in an ac-
tion brought against you by. the above named
plsintif, in the county Court of Fremont Co..
State of Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein within thirty days after the service
hereof, IL servec within the State OF Colorado
or by publication; or, II served out of the State
of Colorado. within hfty days after the service
action may be regularly set for trial the same as
though such appearance had been made and
i.sns had been Joined on such complaint.
Tho said action is brought by plaintiff to OBJ
OF matrimony now existing between plaintiff
and defendant, on tbs ground that since the
marriage of plaintiff and defendant tho said
defendant has wilfuily, and without cause or
Provocntion deserted and absented himself
from plaintiff TOR the space of more than one
whole year last past, and upon the further
ground that for the space OF more than one
whole rear last past defendant has failed to
make reasonable provision for the support of
Plaintih, he, the defendant, being in good
bodily health during all OF said time aud fully
able to provide for and support plaintiff. and
to recover costs and rpr general relief, as will
more FULLY appear frou, complaint in said ac-
tion to which reference IL here m ade and ! COPY
And you are hereby notified that II you fail
70 sppesr. and to answer the said complaint
above required, the said plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief thcfein dem anded
Court, At Canon City, in said County, this sOth
day Of Dsesahsr. A. D., 1888. M
n-vs Judse sad Acting Clerk.
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licitous way. Have you lost some
thing" and she began gathering her
skirts about her feet that he might
have clearer view of the floor.
I'm customs officer, madam" he
said. very impressively, for man in his
position feels humiliated at having to
identify himself Have you anything
ol you on which duty should be paid?"
Why, my dear sir, wouldn't SNUG
gle. If did it would be when | could
get the best of the states, for I'm from
the dominion, don't you known just
as If it were not as plain as though
the union jack had been tattooed on
her forehead. 81 thought you had lost
something" The eyes were more con-
vincing even than her artless talk, and
when the official made perfunctory
examination of her valise just to hold
his job, she indulged in a contagious
laugh, telling how very odd it all
seemed.
Three blocks from the depot she was
met by man in a silk hat, box over
coat, flash suit and putting at a big
black cigar.
''WhaR luck, Kit"
''Forty-seven diamonds, two pounds
Of opium and sealskin jacket under
this cloak. I'm melted."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07

seized what they want of the ter
ritofy of China. They recognize
that she is the greatest market on
earth for their manufactured goods,
and the greatest field for industrial
enterprise. They have no interest
in dividing her up into hostile
camps, in checking production,
and paralyzing progress. The
more the Chinaman is civilized,
the greater purchaser of imported
goods he becomes. If every man
in China wore a shirt, the sale of
shirtings would keep all the mills
in the United States busy; and so
with other articles.
Nations are governed by self-in-
terest of the world to preserve the
autonomy of China. 1t is parti-
cularly to American snterest to do
SO. To carry out this view the
United States need only hold the
Philippines, which they claim as
their own by conquest, and they
do not need to take any part of
the mainland of China.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07
Al A..edo.. of tn. R..olu,Iou.

Senator Bate of Tennessee told the
following anecdote Of Colonel Tom
Sumter: Sumter WAS = great big giant
of . fellow, with = voice like a fog
horn 1t Is said his ''holler" could be
heard for miles On one occasion when
he was of on = foray the Tories came
and captured his wife, Molly, and
stripped the plantation Of everything,
When "Old Tom" came home and found
kolly gone, his rage knew no bounds
Gathering together such forces rs he
could he put after the Tories. He over
took them on tho third day and hung
about until midnight. Then he deploy
ed his forces around the camp and told
them to await his orders to fire He was
afraid of Molly being shot in the melee,
So when he got everything ready h..
opened his big mouth and let out yell
that fairly made the earth tremble;
Lay down, Molly! Lay down, Molly
and Molly. recognizing those stentorian
tones, fell prone on her face, and after
the last Lay down, Mollyp' came the
command fire and charge Molly was
recaptursd without hurt.
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A N->sA Nsvs, Duet

Hsuceforward-to use Nelson . woe6D
shout his own most desperate acctton-
there Was no maneuverinR, thers was
only downright fighting. = and great as
was Jones unquestionable merit a. .
handler Of ships il was downright fight.
ing endurance Of the most extreme and
individual character that won this bat
tie. When thus in contact. the superior
ity Of the British eighteens over the
American twelves. though less than Nt
. distance, was still great. buf far
heavier disparity lay in the fabrics of
the two enemies. The Richard was
very old ship. rotten, never meant for
naval use. The Serapis was new, on
her first commission. The fight hitherto
havisg engaged the port guns Of the
latter, the starboard lower gunports
were still closed, and from the ships
touching could not be opened They
were therefore blown of. and the fight
went on.
"a novelty in naval combats WAS
now presented 70 many witnesses but
to few admirers, quantity wrote Lieu
tenant Dale, who wns in the midst OF
the scene below decks. THE rammsrs
were run into the respective ships to
enable the men to load"-that Is, the
slaves of .s5 ,nmmers Of one ship en-
tered the ports of the other as the guns
were being loaded. 1--WE became 30
close fore and aft, reported Pearson.
THAT the muzzies of our guns touched
each others sides, = and even 50, by the
testimony Of the lieutenant on the lower
gun deck Of the Serapis, her guns could
not be fully run out owing to the near
ness Of the vessels. Mahan in
Scribner'a
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NATIONS RESPONSIBILITY

THIS war has given us as ma
ton new responsibilities, new
duties and new opportunities. The
Hawaiian group has been annexed
and our possessions are now bathed
in perpetual sunshine. A year
ago such possibility would have
been scoffed at, nor would it have
mmanded general approval But
events have come SO quickly and
with an interference seemingly
providential, that we must accept
the trust for the mutual benefit of
these consigned to our care and of
ourselves, This so-called impe-
rialistic movement is but fulfilling
what has been our manifest desti-
ny from the beginning. , The thir-
teen original states had popula-
ton less than half what Pennsyl-
vania now contains. 1t was
stretched along the seacoast.
Twenty years after the revolution
our population had swept to the
Mississippi Then our domains
were increased by one-halfthrough
the Louisiana purchase of what
was formerly Spanish territory.
In lS4s what had formerly been
Spanish California and New Mex
leo was added, and Oregon filed
the breach and made our possess
sions reach from ocean to ocean
and from Mexico to Canada.
The last years additions to our
territory are insignificant com
pared with those of former times,
and differ only in not being con
tiguous. The West Indies and
the Hawaiian Islands natur-
ally fall within our jurisdiction.
AS for the Philippines. if our rule
there does not add to the material
and intellectual welfare of the in
habitants, we will have betrayed a
trust committed to us. Where
stands the American to doubt a
successful issuep p Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07


The works of the Kilton Reduc-
tion Company at Florence, which
have been idle for some time, have
been purchased by the Colorado
and Philadelphia Reduction Co.
and will be retitted and operated
ms chlorination plant. The mill
has capacity of 100 tons per day,
and is one of six that were built
by the Kilton compeny to treat
ores by the bromide process. The
effort was not successful with the
Cripple Greek ores. The operation
of this plant by the Colorado City
company will greatly widen the
market for the low grade ores of
the Cripple Greek district. News.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07

Asan evidence of prosperity the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad
company will broadgauge its line
between Pueblo and Alamosa, via
La Veta Pass. The Rio Grande
is alert to the interests of its pat
rons and this accounts for the abili-
ty of the company to make the
proposed improvement.