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The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
UNUSUAL CONFESSIONS.



That man on the rack with every
nerve quiveriug- with every nerve drawn
self the perpatratiou of a crime is natural
enough The prospect Of rellef from act
s--s--~s - - iriea7 oDz ~ - -1o-t
fnexpIicabIe things in human history. that
men have been induced by religious ex-
h0rtations and other means OF persuasion
10 sign their own death warrants by con-
SI5e5 IN F-ngIsnd was the case Of John
Perry. executed near Campden in 1851,
with his mother and brother. for murder
ing William Harrison. steward for Lady
CamDden The testimony against them
was chiefly the confession Of John Perry
himself but to the astonfshment of ali.
Harrison VINO had been kidnapped and car
ried of. returned two years after the exc
IN 1872 a man named Russell Colvin.
living at Manchester- VI disappeared and
Public opinion attributed his murder to
Stephen and Jesse Boorn- StiIl. as there
rest them, the excitement gradually drew
away n 1oIS, now 4eL, q ~ 6ooEL
dreamed that ne had Desn murdered oy
TWO men whom he fixed upon as his
nepaeWs, Stepnen anu Jesse ne ghos1
OF the Lnureered man even speclT1ed the
place of the murder and the old cellar
mole Wnere the Tnangied DQdy mad been
found, which were identified as belonging
to Colvfn- On this the men were arrest
/ just before the disappearance Of the latter.
and Stephen had been seen to strike him
with club and knock him down.
In a short time Jesse confessed that he
I
/ phen knocked him down. had carried him
TO the old cellar and cut his throat with
a Jack-knife- He further stated that the
next year they made away with the most
/ of the bones of their victim Stephen.
after a time, admitted the truth Of Jesse's
confession On this they were convicted
and sentenced to be hanged on the 28Ch
{ OF January. 1870 They applied for com
/ mutation Of the sentence, and as some
( believed their innocence, advertiser emeuts
were inserted in various papers for Col
vim Not long afterWard a letter appear
I ed in the New York Evening Post. signed
/ by a Mr.. Chadwick, and dated Shrews-
bury. n. J.. Dec. 8. 1873 stating that a
Z slightly deranged man named Russell Col
vim had been there five years before This
was generally looked upon as a hoax but
/ James WheIpIey of New York who knew
/ COIvin. resolved to follow up the cleW,
| and actually found COIvtn at the house of
I William POIheUus, at Dover. N J, where
/ he had been since April. 1913
Mr. WheIpley took him to New York.
| the common council gave him means to
/ proceed to Vermont. and he arrived at
! Manchester on the 22d day of Decent ber-
The whole place was in a state of Wild
excitement People gathered in from all
I the surrounding country to see the dead
l alive 4 cannon was brought out and Col
/ vim was saluted with discharge of can
non and small arms. Stephen BOOrn firing
! the first piece There was much discus
sion as 10 the motive for the confession.
! some attributing it to the effect of inn
/ priSOnmeut- A general sort of panic, ter
I ror. and others to the tnjudiciOus advice
and exhOrtattons of q clergyman.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Low &c to the East.

Your attention is directed to the ex-
caDtfonaIIy low rates in effect this com
ing season to nearly every prominent
point in the east
Never before has such an excellent
ouuortunity been afforded for a summer
vacation tour. or for visiting friends in
the east We mention below a few of
the places to which greatly reduced
rates have been made. The Union Pa
c:dc is the line that Will give you the
best service to any of these points
Detroit. Mich, July SO. Rate-One
flare. plus s. 90. for the round trip.
Richrnord, Va. July 1915 Rate-One
fare. plus s.. 90, for the round trip
indianapolis. Ind, July 20-23- Rate
One fare, plus $500, for the round trip
For full information as to dates Of
sale and limits on tickets, time of trains,
etc, call on F. A Lewis. city ticket
agent, or J. C. Fulton. depot agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Mysteries of an Old English Inn

1From the Cardiff Evening Express-)
L-1lH5 11e work OF eulargIng cle Royal
-3-4- ll-=l- hartford a 1Osrel~y dating
oaek to -le days of Wat Tyler. some in
4't5 q murder was committed AT the house.
anu the Body disappeared uysre-iousIy- " A
sAeLeLou now dug up three feet Below the
uQor-ng OF an Old cellar leads to the belief
tlaL II IS the remains of the victim of
ll= tragedy This week a secret stair
this communicates by invisible doors in
Lle walls of the cellar. with the room in
llcl the tragedy occurred. il strength
ems L1e pe--er that the body was taken
down the staircase and buried The re-
mains are uuc1 decayed. excepting the
teeth and these are IN a fairly go1d state
or preservation
A day or TWO ago a number OF death
y Ar l-I-ls bearing the signature OF Port
-Sl-, minister % George III. were found
u lne panels OF the walls within which
the murder was committed. How dOcu-
ments OF -his character got into 50 strange
q hiding place Is matter for conjecture
one dated q uDe. 1I9s. is a good sample
OF now warrants were prepared in those
days 10 reads- Whereas James O'COfg-
tey HaFlns ueen attalnced of high treason.
ana nad sentenced passed upon him to be
drawn upon a hurdle to the place Of ex-
eclICn- and to be there hanged by the
4l=cA- Dur not until he is dead but that.
oei1s alive, he shall be taken down and
l-s ooWe-s taken out and burnt before his
lace that his head be severed from his
BODY and his body divided into four parts.
ana lnar his head and body shall be- df--
posed OF as We think Mt, and whereas Z
TANK NJ TO remit that part Of the sen
renee Greeting the burning of his bO wells
1-ll dlFl1lng the body into four parts. our
Will and pleasure is that ne shall be drawn
anu hanged and have his head severed
from his body"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Short Rations In the Philippines.
~ Palmer in colIIer.s week1rI


If the corps was equal 10 making a
temporary bridge in place Of the fallen
span at Bagbag, IL was not equal to re-
pairing emDorarfIy the longer bridge
over the Rio Grande- Here the artH-
Iery and the bull carts crossed on a raft
used as a ferry We we're not yet so FAR
separated from train connection TO
make US properly humble We began
to realize tn heIplessuess Of a caribou
and a cart facing an unbridged stream
after we had taken Santa Tomas. In
leaving Apaht. Hale's brigade marched
by the highway, the supply train follow
ing them, while Wheaton, with his Cat
IiMg and HOtchkiss guns mounted on
hand cars. went down the railroad
track until both forces were within
striking distance OF the enemy, when
they deployed among the marshes A
span had been dropped from the bridge
over the only large stream between
Apalit and Santa Tomas The engi-
neers perspfred and sWOre throughout
the middle of the day under a merciless
sun. foregoing their luncheon, though
they had not eaten SnCe > a m, but
were unable to have the eating and
the HOtchkkiss over the stream in time
to support the memorable charge on
the stronghold of the enemy which Bri-
gadier General Wheaton and colonel
FunstOn made at the head of four COM
panies of the Kansas.
Every man in MacArthur's force. in
GLIDING the general, was either hungry
as a bear or else so weak that he was
nauseated. They had been fighting
and marching for fifteen hours without
food, and with scarcely enough water
to motsten their parched lips When
each one had drunk all that his con-
science would permit him 70 drink of the
sWeetish, Misunderstanding water that
tire town afforded, the army thought OF
one thing-fOod; and looked in one di
rection-that whence the bull carts
would come. But the caribou were
peacefully chewing their cuds on the
highway near the bank of the river two
miles back At dusk the news came
back to the army which could scarcely
raise its head from fatigue that the
bridge would not be completed till
morning. The men were more FORUM
ate than their officers. They still had
some hardtack and coffee in their KNAPP
sacks. DalatabIe, even if soaked in
crossing a stream. Some had can of
corned beef stuck in their pockets as
we'll Officers sent orderies back for
a handful of hardtack and a can of pork
ard beans or bacon and devised ways
arid means of bringing up ammunition
A. eight o'clock the orderlies Of the staff
came riding in and said
eve shall dine"
''Praise the Lordr' the general replied.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Excursion Rates.

This list contains a few Of the more
important points to which unusually
low rates have been made For infor-
nation about other points or occasions
as we'll as particulars regarding tram
service. sleeping car reservations ETC.
CaU on or address the undersigned
Les Angeles and return. S5Z0o daily to
and including July g
Pueblo. Colorado Springs or Denver and
return. $500; daily to and including
July II.
Detroit and return, $3.50; July ; to July
g. inclusive
Salt Lake city or Ogden, $32-00; daily to
and including July IL
GIeuw0od Springs and return, $31-o0
daily to and including July IL.
Richmond. Va. and return, S3125; July
10 to u. inclusive.
Indiapoljs. Ind and return. $3.50; July
Is TO 20. inclusive
The Santa Fe offers unusual attrac-
tI0us 70 persons VINO desire 10 travel
IN comfort and luxury and on fast
trains. The tracks are rock balIaSted
the bridges are OF steel or stone or
both grade crossings are miuimized
the cars are lighted by electricity; while
the dining rooms. dining cars and lunch
counters are under the management of
Mr.. Fred Harvey. and are not eQualled
any where Passengers on the santa
Fe md there's comfort in every turn OF
the Wheels r. l. King. Agent a T..
& ;. F. Ry., Topeka, Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Corn Kitchen at Paris Fair.


CFrOm the Indiana polls JournaL)
Great preparations are being made by
ting display at the Pari3 exposition Of the
agricultural products ot5 the United States
riaties of crops raised in this country.
with especial attention to those that are
The agricultural exhibit at the Chicago
exposition was quite Inadequate and gave
q the farming possloIdtles OF Ine country
The fault lay in the fact that the exhibits
llss1Oners having rather nazy lde4S 4ooul
the mana cement of such matters, and
SLseL.' as - IN IIl.l.aLl~t- . = - - 11
with displays that would have been no
credit TO a county 5air .,,
be in the control Of agents of the agrtcul-
for preparation and ample fund. an
impressive and satisfactory exhibit ought
American exhibit will be a corn kitchen.
where practical exposition will be made
of the various uses OF corn This is not
a new enterprise peing an imitation or
one Of the Credttabse undertakings Of the
la1s}eS employee a shl!led 5eacner or COOK
cry who. each morning during the fair.
form OF corn food CusIalIy she cooked
two dishes on each occasion; such; for in
said that she never repeated herself. the
Earlety OF mushes- breads grldd!e cakes
puutluSS, etc oelhs 50 great tA5L the
kIEchen programme differed every day
ae corn k1tcnel a--lfsicled no great at
corn starch hominy and the Ike and the
no novelty 70 Ame4 leans In Paris it
has been made in recent years to intro
but without marked success 4 series
OF ooJscC lessons sFlo wing Tow 20 prepare
them Tor the table are Lkely TO be more
effective than years OF the ordinary com
that an American corn kitchen viii be
one of the hits of the Paris fair
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Superior Indemnity.

Fire, tornado, plate glass steam
boiler. employees liability, life and ac-
cident Insurance of highest grade and
at lowest rates can be had at the
agency atCfossett & BIakeIey successors
to NJ W Van Valkenburg), Dudley's
bank, 519 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Glenwood Springs and Return,

only s31. 90 via Santa F'e Route. Tickets
on sale daily to and including July Il
Pullman palace sIeepers and free chair
cars daily For particulars call on T.
L King. agent. depot
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

What might have been'-If that little
cough hadn't bee uegrected-is the sad re-
heetion OF thousands Of consumpt ptfves- One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds Geo. W Sransfeld. W H VII
son A J. Arnold & Sen, a J. Kane & Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
The Santa Fe's N. E a Special.

to Los Angeles will leave Topeka 1880
D m July 3 Free chair cars
Pullman sIeepers through Stops en-
route at points of interest For space in
chair cars or sleepers apply to ". J.
Black, G. P. A. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
S22 80
Detroit and Return via Santa Fe
Route For Christian Eudeavorera

Tickets on sale July 3-5. inclusive.
Limited to July Is Extension of re-
turn limit to August IS viii be accorded
on payment Of fifty cents to joint agent
and deposit Of ticket with him on or be
fore July u
T. L King, agent, depot. will give you.
copy of Christian Endeavor folder if
you ask for it
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Wheslmeu-

Should never be without a box Of Beggs
German SaIve- il gives instant relief
Heals Sores Cuts. Bruises and Channg
SGuires' Pharmacy, 732 Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Laura has two sources Of profound
speculation One Is, Why did E.ustfs
Ford propose to Bertie instead of me2''
The other. I wonder Why the old man
never called to be paid for the Iace?'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Ten thousand demons gnawfng away
at ones vitals couldn't be much worse
tnan the tortures or itching piles. Yet
there's 2 cure Doan's Ointment never
falls
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Round Trip Tickets On Sac

To salt Lake and Ogden. S32-oO.
GlenwOod Springs. 81. 90
Via The Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

TsleDhone $50. Kaczynski, for char
coal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Hsinz's Ice Cream delivered at your
door. Phone s97. 212 East Eighth St
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Detroit and Return S225O.
s22.5O via the Rock Island Route See
our agents.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
Los Angeles, California

So. COO for the round trip
via. the Rock Island Scenic Route
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Seattle. Wash,
s2s.s5, via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

Yes call again said Laura
So the peddler took up his basket,
walked home, threw off his disguise.
and wrote an offer of his hand and
heart 10 Miss BERTHE Batemah, which
was accepted
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
pnYs1orAN ANp suReEoNA

L a RYDER. n D
OFFICE and residence corner Gordon ST.
and Central ave. North Topeka Phone
IA Uses the BrinkernOu system OF rectal
rreatnent a successful and painless
eatnent for piles, hstulas hshure. ui-
ceratiou, etc
DR. EVA HARDING. homeopathic. 6S
Kansas ave Tel. 4o&
6 z. SHELDON. NJ D.
S17rrerv ard diseases Of women. With
r,rfvafe hospital. Ofhce Ne. TO Kan ave-
IDA c. BARNES. NJ. d.
ONCE TS2 Kansas ave. Residence IhtE-
teeuth and Clay. office hours 9 a m to
II a. m and D. m to 5 p. 1elephona
6Ss residence and Is office
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
FLORISTS.


MRS J. R HAGUE. Florist successor .
p J. Groves. 81 Kansas ave Phone 5ol
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAW.


MILTON BROWN. lawyer. Practice IN al
state and federal courts. Suite Al. CraW-
ford bldg. Topeka, kan
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
WANTED- HELP

WANTED -Dish-washlng in private fam
uy- Call at Ingleside
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
INSURANCE

TORNADO INSURANCE at lowest rates
Household furniture insurance a spec
fatty. Jas r Griffin. Is Real Estate bldg
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
wANrKD-zEMALE HELP.

WANTED-GirI for general houseWork
Inquire Topeka Vinegar Works, Nortl
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
WANTED-AGENTs

WANTED-Good cook at once. 1243 To
peka ave
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
srA1rPs. SEALS AND STENCILS


THE :. c. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN Az
High Grade Rubber Stamps prompt work
low price Catalogue Free Phone ~
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

LAWN MOWERS sharpened. T5c; razors
and clippers Golden Rule, 514 Kan ava
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
STORAGE

-----~---------~-------
TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOU
CO. Packs and ships household goo
Tel. 1856 c. D. Skinner 123 East Sixth
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
WATCHmAKER


WATCHES cleaned. 75c- clocks soc
rnainsprinEs. 75c; crystals, 1oc- Casf
paid for old gold or silV sr- All work guar
anteed. Old jeWelry exchanged for new
If hard up. see Uncle sam. 5l2 Kan ave
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
SPECIALISTS

DR I 1T1BE.fST Berry, ss1 Ran ave
Tel 7s5. Stomach. Intestines and Rectum
DR.. c. H. GUTBOR, Diseases OF the Nose
Throat and Lungs. 7e6 Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
JEWELLERS

L. s CYCLE CO. rs E gth St National
and Union bicycles SundrIess repairs
TOPEKA CYCLE CO. 1I2 W sth St
Bicycles and suudries: bicycles and
tandems for rent. repairing Of all kinds
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04
WANTEp-HELR.

WANTED-A place to assist in house,
work 10 Lawrence st.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

------O-----~-~-~-0-@-~--
MADE IN TOPEKA-Es- abIished 1875.
Machines Of all kinds at the Capital
Iron Works, East Tth St and Santa Fe
tracks Large foundry. Improved ma
chfnarv Moderate prices Estimates
cheerful1y given H. K Brooks and G. W
Brooks, prOpl ietorS-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-04

WANTED-By young lady. place in a
good family or private boarding house
to work for board while going to business
college Address W, care Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-18

gIAzEzIkzkzAsksAakA

Is prepared to execute all orders for Job Print
ing such as Letter Heads. Bill Heads Busi
ness Cards. Wedding Cards. Envelope Cards
and in fact all kinds of Printing
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26

bean Hiaked out since Tho halloting began,
Gradually the fusi6Biats ara taking more
interest IN tho CONTEST, and today after
ne house yailsed memorial praying
congress 10 rtllfy tho pnriK petcs treaty.
10 which tho f.sl0nlst lenders protested,
the Ahhate waB aaitd by n. J, Miller,
fuEi' MIST. "a pass u memorial containing
tho following paragraph
Whereas. The present mslh0d Of elect
tng United States son0iOfs n expensive,
unsatisfactory and ruln0us 90 tho best
Interests Of The people M also conducive
10 Unnecessary delays In tho passage Of
uasfii legislntlon and IN incentive 20
United Atulfs senators Desiring 10 sue
cord themselves 60 abandon thair duties
nt ths eupilol 1T Washington. and u fur
ibo- Incentive Ia federal Uiiirc holders
20 nesa ~ ther posts Tor the purp)pe NJ
pArtrip ldnR In The senator M tfmpi'Pn
80 the slitr capitol Whit he legislature
ia IN sept ,J with Wey % rlherltg
tho interests ~ ono who. by his POSITION
~ dispenser Of frdetd patronage.
seems 20 have "a HE command any OF
all ~ the federal officers Ia tho state OF
Washington 10 sorye him In his efforts
% succeed himself etc,
Ar.sf several Uthor whffsBges. congress
was asked 40 submit II constitutional
amendment providing for the election Of
United States senator's by dirca vote
of thn people The memorial was passed.
TOdny's vote for hennior WIS ~ fol-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
Republican Caucus Nominee, N. D.
Scott Elected United
States Senator.
DEMOCRATS ARE AFTER HIN
Claim He Did Not Receive a Majority
OF All the Legislators Elected No
Choice In other States.

cIiARLERToN. W. Va, Jan, en-. B
Scott, tbs republican ciucuH nomlncr.
WAS elected United titttcH nea,hs0r on Tho
Irrd lniiut tuday. Tho vote stood scott
n. Mflfaw tdctno0rail. w.
Tonight n wiA Fiyen otn by J. Y, Nc.
draw. the democratic caucus nomincu.
that Scots elrclion would be- contested
before the United States senate During
tho tailti,ing tho domncuasA nlcd pro-
tsrin aEainsl tho vote, ~ GsiEcndannCr
and plersDn, whnm hry claim 20 be IN.
oligiblu b,-ausu thoy aro"ploi commits.
sion In tho vuluuIc'r army while holding
once aH zHnA,ofr. This they will make
tho ground 0f the contest, ABoth-r
ground will ba hccaiiae Scott resolved
only " yOssn, - majority " tho joint aH.
Hvmbly or of Ali pfezrsli, bu ioAs than q
majority of all the membors rl"utrd 10
tho lusisiat,hc A. prorrd,Sn thoy cite
tho iliaekbuFn,ilunirr case IN Kentucky.
IN NiHch Tim senate refused 20 lc, Hunter
take his scat hcsaUue hr had not rco"iyc'i
a majority nf al thu manbgy ~ the
Legislature though hn had received ma.
luriiy ~ thpso prr~gH nfd y0iins
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
NATHAN nAY Rc0n.r.

CHARLESTON ". Va, Jan. q --Nalh.
an nay Aopil. who waA elected United
States senator today. wis born In Durn-
soy county. ohio. In 1919 ilo enlisted In
tho t'nion army and was mustered out Ia
1895. ptliisd IA Wh@aing ana buamr
connected with the Central Glass Cntn-
iany with which oonocin ho rumnin-d
man ynaru ile VAS elected In lS2 az a
mcmlof 81 lhr state senate. and again
In issS. serving olghs yeNrS For nvc
years be- wus West Nlrgtnia'a member OF
tho p4ubil an national COMMITTEES. Dur
ing ti,p campaign OF .s- hc was scloc'od
by tho 3. yhijcnl 10 serve with o"irTui
r0Wrli Clayton afd Vloo-Pp-ldcnt llo-
bait In tho headquarters m New York
city, In rvcornllion Of his sorvic'u rrca-
ldcnt Mckinley appointed him commits
pioncr oi ntcrunl revenue lie orEaniEcd
the firHt navinsu bank in the state Of West
Virginia and Is g,lR prcuidcn, OF thai
h atitu,inn.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
DIED FROM EATING PORK.

FAIRBrRY. Neb.. Jan. 25-Three weeks
ago farmer named kelleTnnn bn,chefed
hog allltasd With trlcbinae, TIE fun
NY, comprising himself, his wife and
seven children, partook Of me NEST,
which was insunceutIy cooked Three
days Iattr a daughter died, and today the
mother. after frirhtful suffering. expired
The tithef>tIn live but few days. A
post pDrt'm on tbe body of Mrs Keiier-
man showed paris Of me body 10 be
fairy alive win trirhlnae
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
THROUGH TICKETS TO SAN FRAN
CISCO AND SACRAMENTO. ALL
RAIL.

The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
Company has placed on sale at both the
city and depot ticket offices through
tickets to San Francisco and Sacramento.
via its line and the Southern Pacific from
Portland, Rates from Astoria are as
follows:
Ftrst-class, including berth in Pull
man sleeper. ....-...................t27.0
Second-class. including berth in
tourist sleeper .........................si .si7.0o
At destination there win be made
refund OF IS on first-class and "a on sec
0nd-class tickets. making through net
rate sls.OO first and $l3.0o second-class
from Astoria to points named.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
JOHN sHERMANs VIEWS.

NEW YORK Jan. 25-The Evening
world today prints an interview with
John Sherman. In which the latter fore
ibly expresses himself against expansion.
The 'y-sccrctary of STATE IS quoted AZ
saying IN part:
II am decidedly opposed 20 an invasion
OF the Philippines. The idea Of our coun-
try forcing It's way Into these Islands and
forcing It's government upon 10000 or
10000 population Is monstrous II Is
subservlcnt OF the basic principle OF our
government that just powers Of govcrn-
mont are derived from the consent Of the
governed and II is violation Of the ira
ditlons OF our country"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
DEATH RATE Is NonMty.

I.AsHlSGToN. Jan. 2.-InqTrv ma4c
at the war department into reports OF a
rapid increase In the number Of small
~ cases among the American soldiers
n Manila eiicIts the assurance that the
sick reports sent out twlco week by
General Otin exhibit the full extent Of
dread diseases 20 far aH the officials
themselves know The mortality rate is
not excessive. but ot course. Il IL not
denied that :he soldiers would be safer
a. homo than they are al presen, in Ma
Mia. suffering from h0mesickness. which
always follows protrac,ed waiting with
out action
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
PARKER HOUSE.

The fashion OF wearing a whole fox
around the neck Is In fashion again.
In black, white and gray It is one OF
the seas0n's tads. and the head. the
feet and tails enough for a dozen are
all there This sort OF boa IN white fox
is worn with evening cloaks. and one
OF the new and very striking comblna-
tions Is caracuI jacket worn with a
white fox boa and mun.