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The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
BLACK JACK is NEAR CRISIS.
Physicians Consider Him Dying. But Say
To-Day Will Decide Ills Fate.

Santa Fe. N NJ, Aug. 2S.-"Black
Jack" CTom Ketchum) is not very well.
The officers, while they expect him to
die. are watching him closely, fearing
he may be trying to deceive them and
attempt an escape. The doctors say he
seems to be in a dying condition, but
that tomorrow will see the crisis in his
case.
McGinnis. the other wounded train
robber. says he feels like n fighting
cock and is trying to secure bonds,
men in order to get out Of prison. This
will be II difficult matter.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
MOSQUITOES CARRY MALARIA.
Mrs. Lotta Lewis of New York Is Suffering
From the Bites of These Insects.

In Bellevue. heapital sAs5g1 York, is
case proving that n mosqufto bite may
produce malarial fever. Mrs. Lotta
Lewis Is the victim. She went to Mid
land Beach few weeks ago with her
husband, and they lived i'll cottage
on the edge of piece of woods. The
MOSQUITOES were something awful. Ten
days of battle with them was enough.
and they returned to New York. Sew
eral days later Mrs. Lewis went out
in the evening in thin dress. On re-
turning home she was seized with Sc
we're chill, which recurred daily until
she went to the hospital.
The case was diagnosed there as the
familiar disease of malarial fever The
doctors say the mosquitoes got the
germs either in the swamp or from In
fected human or animal blood. Through
the mosquitoes stomach the malarial
germs reach the blood. When 1t bites
a human being the blood-sucking is ac-
companied by the injection of the CON
tents of the salyary gland, charged
with the malarial germs.
At the John Hopkins hospital In BAL
timore DIR. j. B. McCallum and DIR.
Eugene L. Opie are experimenting with
malarial mosquitoes. They feed
healthy insects on malarial germs and
then let them bite crows. The birds
have chills. Other healthy mosquitoes
bite the sick crows, and after an inter
val bite healthy birds. These crows
also get chills.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

The governments disposition of the
Spanish cruiser "Reina Mercedes" will
form an interesting innovation. 1t has
been decided not to sell her or to repair
her for service. as she is not worth the
expense it would involve, but to put
her sufficiently in order to prevent fur
ther injury or decay, and then keep her
permanently on public exhibition, as a
memorial of the war. Hitherto such
vessels as odd Ironsides and the
Hartford have been preserved, through
sentiment and as reminders of our ma
val achievements. but now for the nrst
time ship taken in battle is thus to be
used The circumstance will crafty
our national pride in the prowess OF
our navy, but we are sure it will not
cause exultation because of our antag-
onists' humiliation.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

The Honolulu authorities are con
sidering the advisablity of locating
cemetery in the crater of the Punch
bowl, an extinct volcano. The only
objection thus far offered is that if not
used for a cemetery it might some day
become available for an amusement re
sort and residence section, especial
ly If an adequate water supply could
be conveyed to so great height. Says
the Hawaiian Gazette: Everything
looks beautiful inside the crater. The
kiawe trees are growing well. These
and other trees were planted there by
the direction OF the late King Kala-
kaua The lantana fourishes, OF
course. The view in any and every di-
rection from Punchbowl is well known
to all for its charm. A walk from the
city to the place would not be trying
undertaking, and the road is better
than ever"
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani says the Ha-
waiian islands are Sin state of prac
tical anarchy" the government being
in the hands of an oligarchy and the
rights of the native Hawaiians not re
spected. The ex-queen is scarcely an
impartial observer. Anarchy undoubt
edly prevails in so far as her ex-high
ness is concerned, but other observers
give very different account of condi-
tions on the island. AS to her own
claims for pension, it is pleasant to
know that Liliuokalani believes in the
honorable intentions" of the United
States government, though she has
wisely concluded not to sit on the steps
of the capital at Washington until they
are carried out
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
Aztec Calendar.

The Santa Fe Route has issued
handsome six-months' calendar. July
to December. 1899. which contains six
scparte reproductions in color, ski
inches. of T.. A. Burbank's celebrated
portraits of Pueblo Indians. one for
each month.
These are the same reproductions
used in Brush and Pencil and can.
not be obtained separately for less
than S1.50. In fact. some of them al
ready command high premium. The
aztec Calendar also has an engraved
cover containing n reproduction of the
ancient Aztec Calendar stone.
Obtainable for % cents by applying
to j. p. Hall. General Agent. A.. I. Il
S. +. Ry., Denver. May be ordered by
mail.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
ANARCHY IN SAN DOMINGO.
Revolutionists Winning Victories and Gov
crnment in IIelnles, Condition.

ernment in Helpless Condition.
Cape Haytien, Hayti Aug. 26-Se-
we're fighting took place yesterday and
Wednesday in the neiehborhood of
Monte Christie, San Domingo. between
the government forces and the revolu-
lonists. The former lost heavily, while
the latter only suffered slight loss.
The revolutionists are reported TO be
continually receiving reinforcements.
Kingston, jamaica, Aug. 26.-Domi-
nican mail dispatches declare that in
stead of the revolution being inverte-
brate through lack of organization ana
activity, the government of Santo Do
mingo is really paralyzed. the revolu
tiOnary movement having developed
high organization. commanding popu-
larlty and exciting enthusiasm through
out the republic, even in the Interior
and capital. Santiago, ii is alleged. is
preparing to declare in favor of il
minez. San Domingo alone is loyal but
even there revolutionary demonstra7
tons have been forcibly repressed,
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Gen. Maxine Gomez, who is about to
leave Cuba for his native land of San
Domingo, delivered an interesting
speech to the Cubans and couched his
remarks in the tone of good sense
which seems to be the keynote to the
ancient warriors character. He says
that it is calumny to accuse the United
States of any wish to rob the Cubans
of their liberty and that the Cuban, left
poor by the war, should dream only
of work" and bend himself to his
duties in a plain and practical fashion,
Gomez appears to be a wise man,
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

There is a volume of suggestion in an
exclamation of an old woman, given
by a correspondent of the Boston
Transcript, in the following para
graph: This is the season when some
effort is made to get the less fortunate
classes out of the torrid and sordid
slums and into Gods open spaces.
Upon one of these fresh air excur-
sions was an old woman who was given
her first view of the ocean. She had
had n pretty pinched time all her life,
l guess, for as she looked over the
great expanse of water she exclaimed,
fervently, Well. thank God for some
thing there's enough Off
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
The New Torpedo.

A Swede has invented one operated
by invisible rays of light. which en-
ables it to explode at will. In like
manner Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
conquers all stomach troubles. When
a sufferer from constipation, dyspepsia
or liver complaint takes the Bitters he
is sure of cure. A private revenue
stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

William Waldorf Astor has formally
renounced all allegiance to the stars
and stripes and sworn to stand firm
forever beneath the British flag.
America will doubtless recover from
the blow in time, but the sufferings of
England deserve our earnest sympa-
thy. Benedict Arnold renounced al
legiance to this country and in favor OF
England quite a number of years ago,
so Mr.. Astor is not particularly quick
at doing good.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Kaiser Wilhelm AYERS that a collec-
ton of big nayies would be the most
effective peace conference the world
has ever seen-that each power should
have navy so large that none of the
other powers would dare to risk an at
tack upon so formidable an adversary.
Ii the plans now being carried out for
the strengthening of the American
navy go through successfully, this
country will be decided factor in the
kaisers' theory of universal peace.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
Buliardi~t Ives Dying at Havanna.

New York. Aug. 2I.-A special to the
Herald from Havana says; Frank A.
Ives. the famous billiard champion, is
lying i'll here and there is little pros
pcct of his discovery. This afternoon
he was very low and it was thought
could live but Il few hours. ~.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Among the courteous customs Of
French military law is the practice OF
the prosecutor to accuse the defendant
of lying during examination.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

The genius who invented the hug
ging bug was doubtless inspired by a
desire to give the old maids chance.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Occasionally some amateur conf
dence man tries to beat Russell Sage,
but the experts no longer waste time
on the old gentleman.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Some people were evidently born
tired and some for the purpose OF max
ing others tired.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

It's a bad thing for an employe
when he begins to think the boss
couldn't get along without him.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

The owner sometimes discovers that
the mare makes the money go.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01

Everybody in the world depends
upon somebody else.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-01
FRultIess SturCh

Is rapidly superseding the old style starch
es 1t saves labor. saves money and makes
collars and cuffs look like new. All grocers
sell it large package l0c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
CONDEMN CANNED BEEF.
More Testimony Before the Army
Beef Inquiry board Mt
Washington.

Washington, April AL but two
of the Witnesses before the army beef
inquiry court Friday were members Of
the medical staff of the army who were
in service in Cuba during the Spanish
war. The other two witnesses were
Mr.. George Ii. Giddings and Gen. j.
Hale Sypher, who had been interested
in securing contracts for supplying
beef on the hoof and on the block IT
Gen. Eagan had told them that the
secretary of war had asked him to give
the refrigerator beef trial, while MIR.
Sypher said that Gen. Eagan had Gre
ated the impression upon him that he
preferred beef on the block to rcfrigcr-
ator beef. Their testimony through
out was contradictory to Gen. Eagan's
testimony, and Mr.. Giddings said that
Congressman Hawley was present at
several of his conferences with Gen.
Pagan. A majority of the army sur
geons expressed the opinion that the
canned beef was unsatisfactory as food
for the troops, but some of them
thought it no more harmful than other
meat in the Cuban climate.
Washington, March 31.--There were
two original witnesses before the army
beef inquiry court Thursday, and two
former witnesses were recalled. Lieut..
CAMPER, who was commissary of sub
sistence at Lakeland Fla, and Maj
Creighton Webb. who was on Gen. Law
tons staff IN Cuba, testified for the first
time. ColWoodruff of the commissary
department and Mr.. Morehouse, the
Tampa agent for Armour & Co., who
superintendent the supply of fresh beef
10 the troops at Lakeland. were those
recalled. Maj, Webb's testimony dealt
almost entirely with the canned roast
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08

Stella. The crew promptly took up
their stations when the steamer struck,
served out the life belts and lowered the
boats. The scene at the moment of
the sinking of the vessel was heart
rending. Those who had succeeded in
getting into the boats had narrow es-
cape from being engulfed on account
of the suction caused by the sinking
vessel. The voice of Capt. Rocks. from
the bridge, was frequently heard, urg-
Ing the rowers to pull fortheir lives.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
TERRIBLE OCEAN DISASTER.
Iish Channel with Scores Of
Persons on board.

Southampton, April 1.-The pas
senger steamer Stella, plying between
this port and the Channel islands,
crashed upon the dreaded Casquet
rocks, near the Island of Alderney, in
n dense fog and foundered in ten min
utes, her boilers exploding with a tre-
me ndous report as she went down. In
spite of this, it is said, there was no
panic on board. The coasting steamer
Lynx, which brought the news of the
disaster here, picked up four boats and
40 persons belonging to the Stella.
Late estimates of the number of lives
lost range from 70 to 120persons.
The Stella which belonged to the
London d. Southwestern Railway COM
pany, left Southampton at noon Thurs
day conveying the first excursion of
the season to the Channel islands.
There were about 1s5 passengers on
board and the crew numbered 50 men.
The weather was foggy, but all went
we'll until the afternoon, when tho
fog became most dense.
The last thing the survivors saw was
the figure of the captain of the Stella
standing calmly on the bridge and Civ
ing his last instructions. The captain
persisted with his vessel. owing to the
suction caused by the sinking steamer
being very great indeed.
Many pathetic incidents are reported.
In several cases men lifted their wives
and children into the boats and then
persisted themselves in their presence
One wife who was thus bereaved lost
her reason. \ large number of the
survivors arrived here without any
clothing, clad only in blankets. The
passengers all agree that perfect order
and discipline prevailed on board the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Tortured by Brutal Thieves.

Columbus, o., March 31.-A special to
o.. says: Six masked burglars entered
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Croker. an aged and well-to-do couple,
and bound and gagged them. Mr..
Croker was tortured by having lighted
matches put to his feet to compel him
to reveal the hiding place of his money,
but refused. Mrs. Croker was sub
jected to barbarous indignities. The
robbers secured only $97.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
niow Mt Private Letter BOX business

New York, April 1.-Postmaster Van
Colt has issued an order in the gen
eral post office that no letters are to
be delivered to private letter boxes in
this city, but will be detained at the
post Office, and persons for whom these
letters are intended will be required to
give full particulars of themselves and
to them through private letter boxes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
naaI Winter for Wheat.

Springfield, Mass, March IS. = The
New England Homestead has compiled
a special report from information re-
ccived from correspondents in the en-
tire wheat belt of the country, which
shows that the winter has been most
severe in the whole territory usually
devoted to wheat. The feeling among
whole can now hardly recover its
normal vigor, although it is far from Il
failure as vet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Speaker Reed Returns.

Washington, April Speaker Reed
arrived here Friday from Georgia,
where he has been taking in the pleas
ures of Jekyl island. Mr.. Reed is the
picture of health. He refused TO be in
terviewed, and protested that he saw
no reason why any significance should
be attached to the simultaneous visit
of the president and himself to Jekyl
island.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
A SENSIBLE LETTER.
A Western Canadian Settler Writes
to an Illinois Friend.

In writing to Mr.. Il. Hawkyard, of
Rockford, ILL.,, Mr.. G. Simpkins, of Le-
due, Alberta, Western Canada, land to
which points especially low rates are be-
ing quoted over all lines of railway,
says:
Dear Sir-Rec'd your letter the l4th
inst. We have had no snow till after
Christmas, and the cattle have been
able to live out, and are all in good con-
dition. 1t is showing now. That is
what we want-have about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots of snow it means good crop
the coming season. 1t never drifts here.
The weather is calm and bright. We
do not have to dress any heavier than in
Illinois, and the horses never SILVER
with the cold when we take them from
the warm stable, as they do in Illinois.
1t has not frozen in the stable this
winter.
The most of the stock runs out, but
there is no need of it, for timber is plen-
tiful and there is no expense to build
good stables and houses. We have good
log houses and they are very warm.
Two men can put up house 16x24 in
two days. There are good rails for
fences. We live ten miles from the coal
district, the price being so cents up to
$500. The land is very rich, loamy soil,
from inches to several feet in depth;
the hills have the deepest 1t is roll
ing country, and excellent for stock of
lei, 10
are plenty of small lakes where the
cattle can get good water. The cattle
got out of grass last year, about the
middle of April, and run at large; I'M
less in charge of n herdsman, we have
to fence against them. Wheat goes
from 35 to 60 bushels per acre, oats so
and 90, very often hundred. AS to pots-
toes, neighbor planted bushels and
dug 226 bushels, and no bugs. Roots of
all kinds do well. There are lots of
Strawberries and lots of red raspberries,
black and red currants, and gooseber-
ries, where the fire has not burnt them.
Cattle are scarce. have been trying
to buy some for 8 months and have got
only three two-year-old, and paid $50
each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed, and cost more
for stockers. Wheat, so cents per bushel;
oats, rs cents; eggs, 80 cents a dozen;
butter Is and 20 cents; poultry was 10
and IL cents dressed. Sheep are scarce.
If you come, bring your farm tools,
but bring no seeders; we use drills.
Bring cows, but do not bring horses
unless you are an experienced hand
in shipping them, for so many of
them are hurt in shipping. There
will be plenty of work for binder.
Two good horses will break, but three
lighter IRE better. The horses you
get here can work without grain, but
are better with it. 1t will be hard to
tell what prices horses will be, for the
immigration will be very large the
coming spring. They could not be
had last spring at one time. They claim
the best time to break is June, but my
experience is to break in the spring
and work it. You can break till the
middle of July.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Ecuador Adopts Gold Bnsts.

Washington. March 30.-Consul Gen
eral De Leon, at Guayquil, reports to
the state department that the change
by the world to gold basis has final
ly driven Ecuador to adopt the same
course, congress having just enacted
law which within two years, he says,
will place the monetary system on a
gold basis.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
May Visit YeIiowstone Park.

Washington, March Ex-senator Car
ter, of Montana, was ut the white house
Thursday and urged the president to
visit the Yellowstone National park
during his summer vacation. The presi-
dent has long had this trip in view and
If the public business will permit 1t is
very probable that he will arrange to
make IL some time in July or August.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Fron baby in the High Chair

to grandma in the rocker Grain o is good for
the whole family. 1t is the longdesred SUBJ
stitute for coffee Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is food in itself Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at / the
price. 1t is a genuine and scientific article
and is come to stay. 1t makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Found Guilty.

New York, March 31.-The trial of
DR.. Samuel j. Kennedy, the Staten Is
land dentist, for the murder of Dolly"
Reynolds at the Grand hotel in this
city on the night of August Is, was con-
cluded before Judge Williams and the
jury brought in a verdict of murder in
the first degree.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
The Windsor Hotel Victims.

New York, April 1.-The total dead
of the Windsor hotel fire now number
40. OF these 80 are unidentified bodies
and portions of bodies at the morgue.
The number of the missing is Al. The
funeral Of the victims of the fire will
take place on Monday or Tuesday next
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Thought III. Victim Was Loubet.

Paris, April IA wealthy gentleman
named Tourret was shot dead yester-
day evening on the Bots de Boulogne by
a man who misto6k his victim for Presi-
den Loubet, TO whom NJ. Tourret bore
Il striking resemblance. The murderer,
whose name is Ozouf and who is SO
years old. is thought to be insane.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08

Wilmington, Del, March 3l.-In the
United States district court Thursday
afternoon former United States Sem
ator Gray was sworn in as federal judge
for the Third United States circuit,
comprising Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
sherman Much Retter.

Norfolk, Va, March 20.-The United
States cruiser Chicago, having on board
ex-Secretary John Sherman, arrived in
Hampton Roads at 1910 o'clock. Mr..
Sherman stood the trip well, and is
much better to-day than he has been
any time since his sickness began.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08

B San Francisco, April Lily Post,
who has achieved considerable success
as an opera singer, is locked up in a
padded cell in the insane ward at the
receiving hospital. 1t is hoped that
with proper 9are her mental balance
will be restored.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08

beef, which he denounced as useless as
an article of food. Lieut.. CAMPER said
that n representative of the Armours,
whom he took TO be Mr.. Morehouse, had
told him that chemicals were used to
preserve the beef. This Mr.. Morehouse,
when recalled, denied
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Died nj the Arc ofIIA.

Washington, April 1.-"Aunt" Patsy
Marshall, colored inmate of the district
workhouse, died at a hospital Friday
at the age Of ia years, according to the
workhouse records.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
You Can Get Aliens Foot Ease FREE

Write TO-DAY to Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy,
N. y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, u powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. 1t makes tight shoes easy.
Cures Corns, Bunions and lngrowing Nails.
Alldruggists and shoe stores sell It. - cents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
Music Hall Horror.

p. Arno-That baritone sings as if his
windpipe needed job of plumbing. Is it
bronchitis?
Pye Porgan-I think he's using his medi.
cine-chest tones.-Chicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
A GRAND LADY OF ILLINOIS.

Mrs. Lucinda L. Chandler, of Chicago,
is the Honorable President of the Hi
nois Woman's Press Association; Hon.
orable President of the Society for the