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The silver star., 1899-05-19
oiassow,s Expo,lticn.

The arrangements for the big cxposi-
tion In Glasgow In 1901 are well for
ward. The plans for the industrial
and machinery section of the build
ings have just been approved. They
represent 10000 of expenditure and
they will be begun almost Immediate
~. The first sod of the works is ex-
pected to be cut by Lord Provost Sir
David Richmond on Saturday week,
but, as the committee has a strong
FEELING against lavish expenditure at
the few functions that may be neces-
sary before the grand opening of the
show, the ceremony will be avery SIM
pie one. A special effort ia to be made
to have the principal buildings finished
by the close Of the Paris exposition in
1900, so that exhibits may be taken
direct from Paris to Glasgow, and put
Into their places here without the ne
ccssity of storing them In any other
place in the interval.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
No More "ordip.rx- sl.sp.r..

Some time ago the Pullman Conn
pany, as an experimental measure. in
troduced Ordinary" sleeping car SER
vice on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road between Baltimore and Newark.
and Pittsburg and Chicago. The re-
suits to the Railroad Company were
very gratifying, but subsequently 1t
was ascertained the Pullman Company
was not in position to furnish this
class of equipment to all roads oper-
ating Pullman cars east Of Chicago
and St. Louis, and to allay any friction
that might result from this inequality
Of service, the Pullman Company re-
quested the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to resume the standard cars pre-
viously in service. which will be done
commencing April 10.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
BUFFALO STRIKE ENDED.
ar.ln shovel-r4 os. u. 1Aav.pe, Il n.

drain shovslers Get u. 0Advancs 10 Wsges
Buffalo, N. Y, May 14.-The grain
sh0velers will return to work to-mor-
row morning under the agreement
reached this morning at the confer.
ence between the Lake Carriers. ele.
vator men and grain shovelers. The
terms of the agreement were reduced
to writing and properly signed tonight
at the residence Of Bishop Quigley. It
provides that the grain shovelers shall
receive $1.S5 per 1000 bushels, that
the contractors shall not receive high
mans pay. that superintendent shall
De appointed by the bishop to guard
the interests Of the men, that a local
board Of arbitrators shall be appointed
to pass upon any grievances that may
arise In the future, and that fourteen
OF Contractor COnnOr's boss scoOpers
shall he suspended pending an inyesti-
CATION Into the charges made by the
grain shovelers that they are identified
with saloon interests and are other.
wise Objectionable.
At meeting Of the grain shovelers
held tonight the agreement reached at
the conference was approved.
There are about 100000 bushels of
grain afioat here now. 1t Is believed
that this will be cleared by the middle
of the week.
Notwithstanding the adjustment of
the grain shovelers' trouble, the labor
situation here. SO far as the CONNER
cial interests of the port are concerned,
Is threatening. Practically oil the coal
| and ore handlers. numbering about
l,5OO, are out. The freight handlers,
who struck out of sympathy with the
grain shovelers, now refuse to 20 back
to work until their wages are raised,
and the men employed in the freight
house. also on strike. likewise refuse
to return until they have secured an
advance In pay.
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aovsrnor .nd o.n.r.l cl..b.

Helena. Mont. May 14.-Governor
Smith has addressed a letter to Gen.
Merriam, commanding general Of the
military forces In the Occur d'Alenes,
while that district ia under martial
law. to the effect that no more arrests
Of persons suspected to have been i'm
plicated in the Wardner riot may be
made in Montana without proper au-
thorIty from the state.
1t has been represented to the gov.
ernor by a committee from the Butte
Labor unions, which waited upon him
four days ago, that steps were being
taken to arrest all miners In Montana
suspected OF leaving the Occur d'Al.
enes. and that II the military was per-
mitted to do no many men innocent of
any ohense would be deprived Of their
liberty without process OF law.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Dewey In no Hurry

Manila, May 13.-Admiral Dewey
will leave for the United States az
soon as he can arrange his business
here and give full instructions for the
management of the fleet to his success
or.
The United States cruiser Olympia
on which Admiral Dewey will make
the voyage home. will sail leisurely
trip. stopping at Mediterranean ports
for some time to give the admiral. the
officers of the ship and the crew an
opportunity for rest. The trip will
take about four months.
Washington. ID. c., May 14.-Admir.
al Dewey to-day cabled the navy de-
partment from Manila that he had re.
considered his plans respecting the
Boston and had concluded to allow the
cruiser to come to the United States
at once.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
WIN Hear r.nco over.ur...

Manila, May IA. p. m.-The civilian
members of the United States Philip
pine commission nre favorable to the
meeting with Filipino commission.
which was suggested yesterday. In be.
half Of Aguinaldo. by Lieutenant
Reyes OF the staff OF General Gre
Eerio Del Pillar. who came to General
Lawton under flag of truce. bearing
the proposal.
1t Is thought ty the American COM
missioners that the idea may have re-
suited from a recent meeting of the
so-called Filipino Congress ut San
Isidor. Definite information ON this
point. however, cannot be obtained.
though the local Filipino commission,
which is In close communication with
the leaders of the rebellion, is doing its
best to secure peace.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
,..... ,n War wf,h rr....,

Wnss,,ns W; W.. Va Msy itrhs an an,
to-day that the Wheeling Iron and
Steel company will mt once begin the
erection In this city Of u tin plate mill
and wrought iron and steel pipe and
tubc works.
Since the formation Of the tin plate
trust and other iron and steel combines
none Of which hns taken In this
company. tho Wheeling company finds
itself without rcatly and Htendy mar.
ket for the output OF liz three furnaces
and l,ig steel works. with the view
" securing the use for liz output, the
tin plate mill and tuln works will be
erected: The new plants are to cost
The silver star., 1899-05-19
SOME Fish.
How the MILDLY lGaaassA 70 Fool u,
0ab-Lsoutooant.

How the Aiday Managed 70 Fool tAs
sab-Lasatesaat.
The followers Of Ixaak Walton ON
board = man-of-war are won't to My
the gentle art with a line alone) from
over the ships side during the even
ing. says the Cornhill. A sub-hsutsn-
ant. who was not particularly liked
BY his Junior messmates, was one day
so engaged, when a midshipman, sss-
ing the line depending from the
chains" above. reached out Of one Of
the main deck ports and gave Il q
couple of violent tugs. In imitation Of
= fish biting. Up the line was hauled
with alacrity. but. OF course, with NO
result. Once again the Sub" esssyed
to catch this big fish that had givsn
him SO heavy . bite. This time the
middy's plan was more elaborate. Tor,
getting . companion to keep the nec-
essary strain upon the upper portion,
he hauled up the lower part q the
fishing line and attached to the hooaIs
an old shoe. an empty bottle. Q holy
stone and . sardine tin. Haying care
fully lowered these to the full extent
Of the line. he gave 1t q more power
ful pull than ever. and the expsctant
fisherman above hauled in a. fast ~
he could, hand over hand. But his
language when he discovered the ma
ture Of his catch" is too much to
ask even an unfortunate compositor
to set up In cold type.
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4 srlrr BLUFF.
Less sittias OF Mi.isg Mas.asss 1.
virginia City.

Loog sitting Of Alaing Magnatss d
virsisia City.
One night in 1856, when was play
Ing In Crittenden 4 Gentry's in vir-
ginia City. made the two greatest
bluns ever made. It was royal
game. Several very rich Orhir and
Belcher mining magnates sat at the big
round table. We had played for hours
and 1t was getting along about dawn.
grew pretty gay at my luck. for l
was some 5000 ahead at that stage OF
the game. One Of the mining kinss
looked at his watch and said he must
soon quit. Another miner proposed
that we double the jack pot We were
engaged In and that we close the game
with that. We all agreed. We doubled
the Jack pot, and with the six players
ABOUT the table we had Jack pot Of
$500. A man third from my right
opened the pot for 5000. The next two
men stayed in. was never more ner-
vous. l evidently showed my nervous
ness. A few seconds OF deliberation
and I stayed with the jack pot. Two
men ON my left dropped out. An Ophir
mining king raised $500 as quick as q
Hash. Then the active work began.
There was $2.100 in the pot at that
stage. The opener got out a stack Of
golden eagles and saw the raise. The
two men between him and me dropped
out. was all perspiration. l re-
solved to risk 1t. So dug down in my
inner pockets and stood the raise.
There we're three players left in the
game. and there was $4,000 in the pot.
We all drew cards in breathless ST.
lence. The opener on my left drew
two cards. l started to draw one, but
while bit my lips and tried to be
calm drew three cards. The dealer
dealt himself one card, and then
slowly dealt himself another. The air
grew thick and heavy. felt 1t dizzy
whirl. knew the moment was to be
memorable one in my life. l never
skinned my cards 80 anxiously as did
that night. l knew instinctively my
two opponents each believed had
drawn pair Of aces. had $3.50 in the
pot and I meant to stay by 1t until
the showdown. After deliberation
~--~s~ eSSAASN eAA oe0 sAO ORSA0A wv
$500. deliberated and called. The
dealer saw the $500 and went back
$1,000 over and above that. The open
er saw the $1,000 and went 1t $1,000
better. 1 thought again and acted art
fully. Then Just called. The dealer
saw the openers 81 900 and raised It to
$500. The opener called the $500.
They were SO excited at each others
playing that they had for a moment
forgotten all about me. sat between
them, you know. They were just going
to show up their hands when I ex-
claimed: Here. I'm playing here. too
Then called the $500 myself. You
ought to have seen the mining kings
look at me. Well, the opener had
three tens, the dealer had three jacks.
and had but pair Of kings."-New
York Sun.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Pstro,ssm In New Y.r,.

The time-worn vices Of morpho-
mania and alcoholism have been to
some degree superseded BY petrol
ism." which ID described by physicians
who have treated patients for It q
"a grim novelty. almost without paral-
lel." The taste for petroleum, Il ID
said. grows upon the tippler until Il
develops into an irresistible passion.
Physicians who devote themselves Ia
the various forms Of dipsomania have
not yet had An opportunity to study
the full effects Of petroleum, and their
views ~ TO It's cure and future ars
somewhat divergent. But the con-
sensus Of opinion ID that the victim Of
this new habit II sad and melancholy,
Tho mineral oil does not temporarily
stimulate and encourage like alcohol o.
morphine.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Chln. m.fu... Ru...... n. m,ud..

Shanghai. May 14.-The Tsung III
Yamen Chinese foreign Office has re-
piled to the Russian minister ut Pekin,
u. dc Giers. that the government IL
unable to hcrde to the Russian de-
mand. made last Wednesday. for q
new railway concession connecting
pekin with Russia's present system in
Mnnchuria.
Not since the taking Of Port Arthur
BY Russia have the Chinese been 80
egitnted ns over this demand. whether
n. De Giers named specific route IN
not yet nscertninable. some officials an
serting that only a preliminary notice
wss given by Russia, and others that
she II asking for q line direct from
Pekin to an-Hai-Kwon.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Revolver s.v.. Hin From VIVA s,ud..,.

Terre Haute. Ind. May IA. - All
through last night the uptown streets
were filed with squads OF yelling COL
le9e men from the Rose Polytechnic
institute and the Indiana State Nor
NAL school.
For sOme time there has been bad
blood between the students Of the two
institutions. resulting from a disputed
ball game. Last night 100 Of the Poly
technic men broke INTO r. J. Kimmel's
room and endenv0red to kidnap him.
Kimmel. who liz physical director In
the State Normal. Mt the point Of a
revolver. compelled the cOllegians to
retire. Later 25O Normal men acted
ns u body guard for the physical d.
rector and there were frequent clashes
between the students.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
1900 FAMILIES
RELY ON PE-Ru-NA,

VI. H B. Williams. publisher oe TAs
4rmsrs' Industrial Union. in . recent
tr TO DR.. Hartman says: II have
"a Pe-ru-na - . family medicine for
vefal ysars. find It Of especial uss
y myself. have had several tedious
>ells with systemic catarrh and before
bing Pe-ru-na I had tried several
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Ts ceeh New Psss.

Cover fresh peas with cold wassr.
season with salt and boil TIL tender.
Drain OF the water. add three or four
little pats Of butter, and let the butter
melt through the peas. Put them II 9
vegetable dish and serve very bot. II
the peas are not sweet enough sweetea
them with . very little sugar.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
ALE OF THE FRONTIER.
ute of Joe Lowe, Formerly Of Wiel
lta and Denver.

ute OF Joe Lowe, Formerly OF W10h
lta and Denver.
correspondent Of a Chicago pa-
elearsex the early scenes in
tu, Kansas, as follows:
haven't been In Wichita before
1t was the end Of the track and
lldcst and wickedest town in the
II was the center Of the cattle
In those days, the shipping point
be Texas herds; the end Of the
where thousands of steers which
been driven across the ranges Of
u territory were loaded on the
every week to be shipped to the
in markets. verything was wide
then with a vengeance, and the
bys were kings.
e night l attended an entertain
In the Palace opera house, or a
with some such name, kept by
dy JOe," Il famous character who
formerly been known as Joseph
Of In Sale, Illinois. He was q
ban before he came to this coun-
Ind had won an enviable reputa-
Is the toughest man In Kansas
Lowe kept drinking place,
Hing den and Il dance house COM
and Mrs. Lowe, who was better
n as 'R0wdy Kate was his cash.
I'D first lieutenant. Together they
a powerful team, and the attrac-
Of their place of business were
advertised between the Missouri
and the Rocky Mountains. There
nothing to beat 1t then, and there
cen nothing to beat 1t since.
the evening Of my arriyal-it
IN the spring of '74-I attended a
|eville entertainment mt this ia
place, and the great attraction
10 'seri0-comic artist of the femi-
persuasion, whose pictures were
ered on all the dead walls in
At the close of her first number,
3 waiting for the applause to sub
she leaned against the side of
|Df the stage boxes which was oc-
I'd BY a gigantic drover and q par
friends. With his long arms he
bed over the rail, grabbed her
md the waist, lifted her into his
and placed her calmly upon his
)s In less time than 1t takes to
p audience was furious mt the IA
4rities taken with its favorite, and
J was a rush for the stage. The
rover dropped the girl, and, draw.
his revolver, held the crowd at
Then bedlam broke loose, and
~ soon nearly everybody began to
u. Those who did not care to par
|ate in the battle started for the
/, and their flight was hastened by
ysterical individual, who, in leap-
from one bench to another, struck
Z kerosene lamp with his head and
It flying into the midst Of the PAN
onium.
How l got out Of the place I never
able to decide, but 'Rowdy JOe's'
ace was heap Of ashes two hours
rward, and there We're rumors Of
lerous lost lives.
Rowdy joe passed in his checks
)enver only n few weeks ago. This
q got too tame for him and he
I out to the mines. Then, after he
he'd the age Of 20, he decided to
e down and enjoy peaceful life.
Ing the last blizzard he drove into
. and left his horses hitched in the
It without blankets. A policeman
humane instincts took them to
le, and Joe expressed his views Of
interference and Of policemen in
,fal in q saloon where he had tax
efuge from the cold. An ex-mem-
Of the Denver police resented the
cisms. 'Rowdy Joe Is In the ceme-
and the ex-DOllceman IN In fail
iting trial for murder"
The silver star., 1899-05-19

H. W. II. y. WilIiamss Cotumbuss y.
bthef remedies with little or NO sue
beos. But In Ps-ru-na found prompt
md sure cure. I always keep the
tomedy which promptly relieves any
Attaek Of the same malady.
my wife also uses Pe-ru-na. She
onds Il Of especial use for severe spells,
10 which she II subject. We always
koop it In tho house ~ Q family medl-
eine. We think It an excellent remedy
Tor the various Ills to which children
ASe subject, especially climatic dis
easos. Address Or. Hartman. Colum-
bus. Ohio. for free book on family
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Whse sA,sba,s,ss" n

Alahastine 70 . durable and natural
|coeting Tor walls and ceilinss. Il ID
|entlroly Different from al "kalsomine''
|psopasatioas. Alahastins comes In
white q twelve beautiful tints. and ID
|rea1y Tor use BY adding cold watsr.
| 4 y put ~ IN dry powder form in
ave-poun6 packages. with full dirsc-
tions o. every package. Alabastins ID
|handsoDe. eleanly and permanent. II
lean b re-eoated and retintsd at slight
|expenee. PAint dealers and druggists
|eel! Alabastins and furnish card Of
tiats.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Do -FOUR Fee. Aoh. and n,rn,

Shake into your shoes. Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Patrlot.c E.pl.n.tion.

Teacher-"John. illustrate the difference
between sit and set
Bright and Patriotic Boy-"The United
States is country on which the sun
never sets and the rest of the world never
sits. s."-Detroit Journal
The silver star., 1899-05-19

NJ IOMEN assaed every by troubles peculiar
w to their Every mysterious ache or pain is .
symptom These distressing sensations will keep
On coming unless properly treated.
Tho history Of neglect Is written in the faces and
The silver star., 1899-05-19
m.r LII. w..s,

whoa ny wife buys ei6 hat she says
p .ytll last her three years"
XnAee cheap enough.
~xq9s but every season she gets y
'Wogth Of new trimmings put on L."
The silver star., 1899-05-19

know that my life was saved by Piso'i
Cure iGr ConsamPtion..John ,.as a: Aillse
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Mar lAan.

"A woman" read Mr.. Meekton from
the newspaper. may argue. but she
won't reason" Yes" answered his
wife. "And . man a. a rule dooanst
DO either. ."-.washington otas,
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Shirt Bos0ms

Should always be dried before starching.
Apply "Faultless Starch" freely to both
eides, roll up tight with bosom inside and
lay aside twenty minutes before ironing.
Algrocers sell 'Faultless Starch, /" 10c.
The silver star., 1899-05-19

wasted figures Of nine-
tenths Of our women,
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable ad-
vice of Mrs. Pinkham.
without charge, by writing
TO her at Lynn. Mass.
Miss LULA EVANS. Of
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Halrs Catsrrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price, 75c.

Aren't you afraid your golf club will
injure your bicycle business?' mot 81
al; We are going to have the links SO far
q wheel"
The silver star., 1899-05-19

That professor says that shakespeare's
women are not intellectual; OF course
woods and picking flowers when she
might have made Hamlet buy them for
The silver star., 1899-05-19
A puuss,,c auto..t

You go home late. Billy; is your wife
cleaning hOuse?"
mo; she's only cleaning clothes presses.
When she gets to cleaning house she
doesn't let me come home at ALL"
The silver star., 1899-05-19
Thrn,r,c,, Expc,, eu,

Jack used to be on the stage. and what
do you think he has done. mamma?'
what. daughter"
HE has had a trap-door cut in our par
lor. so he can escape when l have call
erg.
The silver star., 1899-05-19

terms" "How distressing" ''She went
and told Harry that ] trimmed all my
own hats before we were married"
The silver star., 1899-05-19

what are those pegs all over your
back yard?" 1--WE ordered some trees.
and ! drove those pegs down to show my
wife where didn't want them planted"
The silver star., 1899-05-19

Pauline didn't break her henrt over
',!.s Snss sMaithicss M man. after ALL. mo: fhe
SSH9mvihncea S9msv h nsrr<n tnat e she had married
The silver star., 1899-05-19

lGrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
asmmasion aiiays palm cures wind collie sc bottle
The silver star., 1899-05-19
beware Of fraud

Casoarets Candy Cnfhartic All drnsgists, roc, zSc
The silver star., 1899-05-19
WOMEN WHO
NEED Mrs.
PLMyEHAM,8 AID

Parkersburg, Iowa, writes Of her recovery folows
'DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-1 had been sufferer
for nearly three years. Had inflammation womb,
leucorha, heart trouble, bearing palms, bacache
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