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Iron County register., 1899-08-17
ALGERIsM REMAINS.
The eAdministration's Record Cannot
BE Cleared of the
Black Spot.
Argus.

Two of Senator McMillan's business
partners and avowed friends made lib.
eral contributions to the fund with
which the expenses of the '.Alger well
come to Detroit were to be betrayed.
One of them accompanied his check
with a note expressing contempt for
President Mckinley and his cowardly
treatment of Gen. Alger." The donator
also hoped "the reception will be the
biggest thing on record"
Neither President Mckinley nor his
supporters need have cause to regard
this, or the numerous other manifesto
tions in Michigan, seriously. The
strange ways of Michigan politics may
be past finding out, but there is moth
ing in this particular kind of ebullition
either strange or threatening. II is
exactly of piece with the sympathy"
which Senator Mcmillan recently ex-
pressed for Alger when the latter was
forced by the pressure of public opin-
ion to retire from the cabinet.
Tactics of this sort cannot divert the
issue of Algerism in Michigan any
more than in other parts of the coun-
try. Alger is gone, but Algerism re-
mains to plague the administration, as
witness Eagan. 1t may be possible that
sufficient woe can be worked up in
Michigan to send Alger to the senate,
but that will not cleanse the admins
tration's record of Algerism.-Wash.
inpton Times
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
plrH AND POINT.

A Mrs. as good as mile az I'D bach.
elors.-Chicago Daily News.
Jealousy-"You're only one" said
the solitary figure. 'sYes, but stand
before long row of ciphers,' was the
answer.-Cleveland Leader.
Left His Name.-Lady-.A gentle
man called, you say? Did he leave any
name?" Parlor Maid-'Oh, ycs'm. He
said it was Immaterial."-Bos Tray-
eler.
Dismal Dawson-''What made yer
swipe dat bolt of callicker when yer
might jest ez easy pinched a wad of
silk?" Weary Willie-"Why, me feel
ms sorter went out ter dis stuff. 1t
don't wash, yer know" w."-Philadalphia
Record.
For Dull Appetite.-'Is that your
fathers grindstone?" "Yes, sir, he's
a grinder and sharpener." "Oh, he is,
is he? Well, can he put an edge on a
dull appetite?'' Easy, sir, if you'll
Dealer.
Yes, my mother-in-law went to have
her picture taken, but the photog,
rapherlostthej job. What happene6?"
''Why, he offended her by saying:
Please try to look pleasant, just for a
few seconds, then I'll relieve YOU -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
It's a shame" said the summer
boarder, ''for you to waste so much land
on that pig pen, when you might turn
it into a beautiful lawn NAY" re-
piled the farmer, who knew his busi-
ness, ''the pen is mightier than the
sward." - Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Biggs-'I understand Binks has
Joined the non-treating club" Boggs-
''IIe has only taken the first degree
yet" Biggs-''I don't understand"
VOW forbids him to treat
but does not prevent him from
treats. San Francisco Ex.
aminer.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
The suanish Cork Trade.

Cork-cutting is one of the few indus
tries of Spain that remains apparently
unaffected by the revolutionists, Car
list plots and her feeble financial con-
dition. The largest output is from the
province of Corona, along the upper
borders of the Pyrenees mountains.
The factories in this district employ
10000 people. \ concern in CadiZ,
which handles cork from the tree to
the consumer. m..,c 5 over 1000 peo-
pie. The value CT The Spanish cork
trade is over S1C,O00,n00 year. This
trade steadily incrtdsrs, and is meas
ure of the wine and liG nor consumed by
civilized man. As enc dollar will buy
nearly 500 corks. it il easy to realize
that more than 5000. Ofo, 900 bottles are
used each year. THIS gives us an av-
erage of about five bottles per man.
Y. y. World
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
OPINIONS AND POINTERS

If Hanna has really "given up
business" he's out of politics.-N. Y.
World.
Mckinley is hunting for general
without political aspirations to send to
the Philippines. He is afraid that the
man who subdues Aguinaldo might be-
come a dangerous candidate against
him in the next national republican
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
President Mckinley is as respon-
sible for the conduct of the war de-
partment as Mr.. Alger. He has known
how that department. was administered
and nothing has been done without his
sanction. The retirement of Alger,
therefore, will in no measure be an ex-
piation of the sins of the administra-
tion.-Baltimcre Sun.
If Mr.. Mckinley would quit play
ing at politics and attend to his job
as president of the whole people of
the United States he would loom up
more prominently as one of the inn
portant factors in our national affairs.
At present he is industrialIy playing
second fiddle TO lot of cheap political
skates of the Hanna, Platt, Quay, AL
ger and Pingree breeds.-St. Paul
Globe.
President Mckinley, according to
reports from Washington, has settled
upon the form of government which
he will recommend for Cuba in the mes
sage he sends TO congress at its meet
ing in December. His idea is he shall
appoint n civil governor and . chief
Judiciary and let the natives s.hoose
their Legislative bodies and their
municipal officers. But the governor
and the Judiciary which he appoints
are TO have veto upon the acts of tho
legislature and the municipalities. ThiA
would be home rule with vengeance
Boston Post
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
STEP BY STEP.

step by step-made dazed and weary
BY the storm Of trials sore
1nat so ceaseless beats about me.
Like the waves that wind-lashed roar
step oy step each hour advancing,
seeking not to know the end
HOLDING fast the spirit-c,aSping
Of the hand that will defend
step by step along the pathway
Ihat / hope viii lead to light.
Ever trusting, dumbIy fighting.
Inouga about me like the night
Oarkness rolls and sorrow growing
starts anew along the way,
III all breathless. blind, storm beaten
scarcely know that 1 pray.
step by step still must struggle
w nile L feel that clasping hand.
for II tells me earth's rough roadway
Is the path to Gods own land
Inat our souls, like gems, could never
BE OF fitting form or worth
II they knew not pain OF shaping
Freeing them from faults of earth
step by step thus go onward
while the wild storm beats and blows:
SOFT that clasping hand still tells me
lis Gods love beside me goes
nat though weak and worn and weary,
My whole heart must trust Him still,
FOR the storm is sent for shaping
Ny poor soul its place 10 fl.
Boston Transcript
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
Feeding Rice to a BumaIo.

A characteristic scene in our new is
lands is the feeding rice (chow-chos)
to the buffaloes. This labor is per-
formed by the Chinese, who abound in
the islands and who perform the feed
ing in a thoroughly oriental manner.
The animals have a ring run through
the nose and rope attached. The
almond-eyed driver catches hold of the
rope near the nose of the buffalo and
forces up his head, with the other hand
inserting piece of bamboo filled with
rice into the mouth of the animal and
pouring its contents down the mouth
of the beast. The huge creatures seem
to like the rice. for they quietly submit
to this rough handling, so as to obtain
what TO them must be a great delicaey.
Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
Where is this wonderful place yo.

Where is this wonderful place you
are going to?" he asked.
'-Ah. that's secret" she replied, gay
ly- j promised I'd never. never tell
''oh, well, then 1 suppose it's a crime
to even guess" And once more the ed
itor sighed as he glanced out at the
/ sparkling waters.
| But you've been so kind exclaimed
the widow, noting the sigh and imme-
| diately filled with compunction. 1T
| seems ungracious of me to keep it from,
| you who love so to fish" And then as
| she saw him give another wistful glance
| hayward she burst out, impulsiyely:
Promise not TO betray me and III tell
you-it's Patchang lake!" ''Patchangi"
cried Mr.. Snively, in surprise. why,
never heard of fish down there in my
life.'
That's the charm of it, she rejoined,
| gleefully, land the man who told me
about it (such dear, dirty, old fisher
man he was) was fearfully afraid some
| one else would find it out; so don't be-
tray me-" And she hurried away with
a parting smile that made the dusty Of
| flee seem duller than ever when he got
back to it and reluctantly commenced
setting up his editorial. for Mr. Snively
constituted the whole working force Of
the Monitor
And his task, too, seemed harder than
ever after the interruption. Thoughts
Of his pretty visitor kept intrudirg
themselves into the minds of his most
impassioned appeals to the voters of
Meloogic.
How blue her eyes were and what be-
witching little rings OF hair the wind
had blown up under the big hat.
And then the fishing.
The editor of the Monitor shook his
head. Could it be possible any man liv-
ing could have a soul so lost TO honor
as 10 play joke on a woman who locked
like that? 1t seemed impossible. and
yet Mr.. Snively was sure there wasn't
a fish within a mile of Patchang.
Perhaps even then Mrs. Tracy was
sitting in that yawl vainly waiting for
the bite he felt certain she wouldn't
get if she sat there till the United States
got an honest government. And he was
actually staying at home and dcliber-
ately abandoning a friend to such a
fatei
As this agOnizing thought occurred to
Mr.. Snively he dropped his type and
started for the door. But once there
he paused and slowly returned TO his
form. only to find it more and more i'm
possible TO keep his mind on MS work.
At last he gave up in despair.
Taking hasty survey of what he'd al
ready accomplished he found his coll
umns tolerably full. with the exception
of perhaps a single paragraph On the
local page. BY hard work the following
morning he might hope to set up his
pages and would trust TO luck for the
missing paragraph.
Like all fishermen. Mr.. Snively was u
firm believer in luck. He was also a I
man of action when he chose and with. /
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
FROM BUSINESS. -
No Likelihood of the Withdrawal of
the Rule Boss from
Money Making.

The announcements that Mark
Hanna is retiring from business" sug-
gest the inquiry, How is it possible for
a man of large fortune to retire from
business" without giving up his for
tune?
Time was when a man with all his
property in farms could intrust it to
the management of agents, and if he
had exercised sound judgment in Sc
lecting honest agents could be sure of
some sort of income. And at present
it is possible for a man of moderate
means to transact no more business
than the signing of dividend checks
and looking after an occasional change
of investment.
But nowadays the man of great for
tune, no matter how it is invested, dares
not retire. Honesty is not the only
quality essential in the agent of the
present day, although it is still and
ever will be the prime essential. He
must have capacity for delicate and
eyer-changing and ever more compli
Gated commercial affairs. Such agents
soon cease to be agents and become
millionaires. So the multi-millionaire
must be ever watchful, ever hard at
work, ever watching to root out the
germs of those wings which riches now
more than ever before tend to sprout
that they may take fight.
Hanna may be shifting the form of
his investments. But neither he nor
any other modern multi-millionaire
will ever 'retire from business" or
cease to be a mighty hard-working
man so long as he stays above ground
and stays rich.-N. Y. World.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
Mr.. Mckinley may make himself

Mr.. Mckinley may make himself
easy about Admiral Dewey! The hero
of Cavite is not such sanitarium in.
mate as to forsake the best thing an
American citizen ever had in the line
of praise or position to essay the doubt
full chances of presidential struggle
He might win it, to be sure, and find
Kohlsaats. Algers and Hannas to pay
the freight, but the influence and OPP
portunities of the chief magistracy are
nothing to a man like Dewey. More
power to the likes of ofhiml-Washington
Times.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
Gold for India.

The new demand for gold to supply
India and Japan win absorb the an
nual product of the mines for many
years, and make drain upon the
stocks of Europe and American besides.
The gold standard means falling prices
and universal bankruptcy for wealth.
producers everywhere. The bond
holders will be the only gamers. The
dollars in which their principal and in
terest must be paid viii constantly in
crease in purchasing power.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17

It would be far better for the people
of the United States to have free COM
petition with the people of Asia ON
everything else than upon gold IL that
metal is to be made the sole pricing In
strument of American products.-Na-
tional Eatchman.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
Telephones in japan.

Japan apparently favors telephones.
The imperial diet recently voted to ex-
pend S12, SOC, 900 within the next seven
years for the improvement of the gov
ernment telephone system. RiRja Ma
kayama, a young electrical engineer,
has been sent to the United States TO
investigate the latest improvements
and inventions. The government work
will all be executed by japanese elec-
tricianS
Iron County register., 1899-08-17
incidentally the laundering '

Incidentally the laundering war
department has given the whole snap
away regarding the intentions of the
administration in the affairs of Cuba.
Census Director Merriam has been in
structed to supervise the census of Gu
ba. The census act provides for taking
the census of the United States and no
other country is specified. Mr.. McKin-
ley evidently believes that Cuba is al
ready part of the United States. The
question is when did Cuba become part
and parcel of this country and where
is the congressional authority for its
annexation ?-Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican.
Iron County register., 1899-08-17

Am ..anti-Hanna republican" has
oeen nominated for Office in Green
county, Ohio. A flock of white crows
has also been seen; hens are cutting
full sets of teeth, and the democrats
expect to carry Albany Ar
gus
Iron County register., 1899-08-17

The profits of the British Psst Office
amount to sc, 100000 year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01

Scotch hoy In "The Little Minister" and smoke
her few lines well enough TO impress Do Wolf
Hopper that she could be OF use In Ell Carl
TAN She proved u voiceless whiaperer of
her singing numbers. but acted with vivacity
She Is one OF ths beat liked mcmb ers OF the
company that went with him to London.
Applause significant to tho makeup Of su m
mer audiences IL brought out nv Maud Court
nev. who T. singing still the old songs 10 the
roof gardens. When Dixie Is reached there
u always responsive Outburst, which shows
that the usual July immigration Is on.
Walter f.. Perkins has secured the dramatic
rights from Harper Brothers OF Mary i.
Wilkins's novel Of New England life. Geromo:
q Poor Man" and will produce II this season.
Charles j. hickman. who has been leading
man of Days stock company for five years,
signed contracts yesterday with Charles
Frohman for this season, Mr. Frohman will
use him ia various special productions which
he VIII make in New York in the winter.
klaw ErlanRer have engaged Marcia Van
Dresser Tor the principal COntralto Of the BOs-
tOnians next season
Dorc Davidson and Frederick w. Hendricks
are making II new dramatiZution of Monte
CrIsto which will i've in many ways different
from the old vcrson. and will also introduce
some novel scenic effects
hamilton RcV"lln has been engaged for tho
principal male part in Clyde Fitchs character
Alfred +. CarOus. the theatrical manager is
confined to his apartments with appendicitis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
SPEECH by MAJOR GARDINER.
On Freedom of the Press, on tho Philip
pines and on Doing Right.

District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner made
on address last night to the members OF the
Civic Club. a nNu-pOlitical organizations
founded Ivy Capt +. Norton Goddard. at 243
Fast Thirty-fourth street. MAJOR Gardiner
talk ed for about an hour to an audience Of 800
Young mon on the duties OF citizenship and on
the city OF New York. Among other things he
said:
we. who are in public life. are obliged con-
stantly to see in newspapers opposed to us
politically statements about us of derogatory
nature. That is the result of freedom OF the
press, yet | say we must have free press.
New York was not always the greatest city Of
the Western Hemisphere. There was a time
when Boston aud lhiladrlphin were larger and
more important places. But it was here in New
York that men first had opportunities, il was
here where men could 60 ahead irrespective
Of their politics or thcirreliginn In 1874 John
Peter Icnger: who published the I+kiN Jour
nal in Now. York. was ARRESTED for printing
Twelve OF his fellow citizens acquitted him,
and then and thcre established the freedom Of
the press for al time. That could not have
happened anywhere at that time but right
here. Wewere a cosmopolitan city then. as We
are now. or we could never have seen that in
this our safety and liberty lay
1t Is n great thing to he mn American
citizen. and there is nothing like cultiyuting a
love Of our flag In our late war with Spain
North. the South. the Fast, and the West, and
don't YOU forget that it's goi ng to float over
all the Philippines soon. Applause
felt that owed the city va ere gres debt. have
always felt that there was but one thing for mo
TO do in my office. and that was TO do right, am
in Office to-day. to adm mister it for good gov
ernment and the people, and don't you forget
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
FLIMFLAMMERS ~ THE TENDERLoIN.
Two Men Caught Who. 1t Is Said. Worked
the Old Game with Great Smccess.

Two Men Caught Who 1t Is Said. Worked
the Old Game with Great Success.
Oscar Raymond who said that he lived in
West Twenty-eghth street, and William
Daniels of 1897 West Thirty-third street were
arrested last night for fiimfamminE saloon
keepers restaurant proprietors and cigar deal
ers in the Tenderloin. Central Oflce Detec-
tive Davis. who arrested the men. said that
their way was to enter place where thore
are two cashiers. Change for a ten-dollar bill
would be obtained from one cashier. and the
man would then walk to the other and hand
ing in So ask for tendollar bill explaining
that he wanted to send 1t in n letter. and show
ing q stamped and Addressed envelope. Ap-
parently he would always put the bill in the
envelope and seal 1t hsfore the cashier counted
the money. When the latter found that the
small bills were ST short the swinder
would apologize. receive back the 81 and thon
hand the sealed envelope. which was supposed
to contain the ten dollar bill. Then he would
walk from the store before the cashier dis
covered that the envelope was empty
The POLICE say that the men secured 500
from the Hotel Empire at Sixtythrd street
and Columbu Avenue in this manner last Sat
urday night and that on the same night they
secured $40 by work ing the saloons and res
taurants from SIIty-hfth street to Fifty-ninth
street They also secured 500 from Mink's
restaurant at Thirty Nth street and sixth
avenue and SIS from John Leblanc, a cigar
dealer at 400 sixth avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
THE FEVER AT HAMPTON.
BELTEF THAT 1T VIII NOT SPREAD
IRON TIE -SOLDIERS MOME.

Forty Cases and Four Deaths in All Re-
ported Last Night-SpcciaI Train Takes
Guests from Old Point Hotels-Qunran-
tines Established-Other Precautions.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. July 3l.-Accordng to
statement made tonight there arc now forty
cases Of yellow fever in the hospital OF the
Soldiers Home at Hampton and there have
been four deaths to date. The Marine Hospital
Service officials who are now in charge at the
institution have the situation well in hand and
are confident that they can keep the fever in-
side the grounds.
Surgeon White OF the Marine sptal Service
arrived at the home this morning from Wash
ington and will assist those now in charge.
Capt. Wcrtcnbaker OF the same service arrived
from North Carolina.
Old Point Comfort is deserted The only per-
sons now on the reservation are the regular
residents. the hotel people and the soldiers at
tho fort. The Point has been qunrantincd
against phubus and the home. and the electric
cars and Chesapeake and Ohio trains are shut
out. No local passengers are allowed to 20 from
any OF the places on the Virginia peninsula to
Norfolk. Portsmouth. Baltimore or the North
by steamer There is no longer any outlet fer
the people living in Hampton Phrbus. Old
Point. Elizabeth City aud Warwick counties.
as this city to-day established a stringent
quarantine against Hampton. No cars are al
lowed To enter from that city. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad now stops and starts all
its trains here and tho only outlet for the
rennlo or tho entir. yirpini, n.ninsulo ia over
H., w., -, ~
thht I'M" 10 richmond ana the Nofth hlch-
mond has uuarantined against Hampton and
Yb,rbns hut NOT against N.wrort N,ws
,,, "0' Wv '' "s''''' ~. i''' Nv"
rms morning at " o'clock special train
bearing 400 persons. who have been stopping
ut thn pId paint botols Io,, ,vor,h. rbn.,
"' W. W" io'", n"'''s' .o'' o'e' '"e = n'9'.
Peake ana 'hlo Later ahother tram went out
loaded with Hampton people. The afternoon
trains carried out several thousand people from
TINS city and the surrounding counties
AdJt ten. COrhin, e. = A. is at Old Point
and Will ircct tho movement Of the soldiers IL
necessary
The mystery surrounding the origin OF the
yellow fever at the Home has been solved 1t
was introduced by an Old soldier who went to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
NEW YOHK's CREW BEAT BROOkLYS'S.
Match Between this Racing Cutters OF
the Cruisers in NewpOrt Hnrbor.


NEWPORT II. l.. July 81 Tho racing crews
Of the cruisers New York and Brooklyn fought
out a battle OF oars this afternoon in Newport
harbor. Everybody knows that there Is feel
ing between the crews Of the Brooklyn, IA Adj
miral SchIey's flagship at Santiago, and the
New York. as Admiral Samrson's flagship. aud
this feeling was prominent to-day. Tho people
OF the two ships have talked about little else
than the race for days and the interest gradu-
ally spread to the rest OF tho squadron. Much
money was placed on the result. not only by
the officers and men of the two cruisers in
VOWED, but by the people OF the three battle
the harbDr.
The Brooklyns boat WINS seraped and black
loaded and the New Iurk's srrapcd and var
nishcd. The race started four miles from tho
a. stakrboats anchored aust between the
BROOKLYN and New York. The starting sgnal
was given few minutes after $3.50 clock. ana
the crews of the two cutters bent to their work
with will. The New York boat took the lead
very early in the contest and held 1t to the end.
As soon as they came within plain sight OF
the ships the Brooklyn let go steam whistle.
then the New York set a-Roing her siren. and
this was followed by whistles and sirens from
the Indiana. The New York crow was by this
tine well in the lead and pulling n steady
stroke. although the RroOklyns' stroke was
generally considered tn" better on the whole.
but it didn't win the race.
For a minute at the end. II looked as II tho
New lulks might loose. for the coKswain was
steering for the wrong stAkebOat but he saw
25 seconds ahead Of the lrooklyns, finishing
at4:lO. The race was for 500 "A side. but that
is only small part o. the money that changed
hands The people Of the New York are Jnbi-
liant Tonight.