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Warren sheaf., 1899-11-09
PRELIMIlEAIsY REPORT.
The PhiIipptne Comni a ION TELLS OF
Its WnrkFilipinos UnAt for
ssSeIf-GOvernment.s 81 sf3

conference at the white house. the
Philippine commission has submitted
to the president the prel limiinary report
which It had promise to prepare. The
report appears to be a compact sum-
mary Of cond itions on, the, islands as
the commission left them; Of the his
torical events which preceded the Span-
ish war and led to the 5orig Al Filipino
|insurrection: of. the exchanges between
Admiral Dewey and the other Ameri-
can commanders and the insurgents;
the breaking out and progress Of the
present insurrection and. finally, a
sta atement of the capacity of the Fill
pinosssfor self-government. "a notable
feature Of the report is a mem orandum
By Admiral Dewey Of his
relations with sAguin aldo. .ss
In this i'll is stated that IN all of
Dewey's negotiations with Agninaldo
no alliance Of Sany kind was entered
into, nor was any promise of indeDend-
Fence made to him. n
The efforts ats conciliation with
Aguinaldo and his vari ious co ommissions
are set forth, in detail. The commits
sioners were assured Of the beneficent
purposes of the United States and the
presidents readiness to grant the Fill
pino people as large measure of home
rule and as ample liberty as consistent
with the ends Of government, subject
only to the recognition of the sovereign
ty Of the United States-a point which,
being established, the commission in-S
variably refused even to discuss" The
com commission adds that nothing came Of
negotiations, as Aguinaldo's ennis
saries were without powers and mere
" came, came, and came can again, for il nnforma-
ton. Courteous reception was accord
ed to the insurgent commissions. and
earnest appeals made to stop further
bloodshed, all witnessing the spirit of
patient conciliatiOn', exhibited nv the
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~ reach dH dulcdple sduJuslHlent With
the insurgents, as well as the obduracy
of Aguinaldo.
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LIZ cnt'P P'7 ueVoteu ~ Cd paclty tsr* LOT
self-government is the result, the re-
port states, of diligent INQUIRY for sew
a,.,l =, on+bs ~ +ba oo,,rsa &c r,h;ol q. z.
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great number OF witnesses were exam
II 1lnlea' OF al al shades OF Polltlcal, thought
ana varletles OF occupation, tribe and
locality. The most striking and per-
:halps the most significant csll fact in the.
entire situation IS $. the multiplicity OF
tribes Il lnhabltllng the archipelago, the.
diversity dive OF their languages (Which are
mutually unintelligible) and the null
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All Probably Drowned.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The schooner Chui-
quila was washed ashore near Miller's
Station, Ind, during a heavy gale. It
is feared all the crew a bout eight men
have been lost. The body Of one man
was lashed to the mast, and that Of an
other has been washed up on the
beach. 2s 55t
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1 snow on Lookout Mountain.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 8. The
temperature fell rapidly here Thursday
and at night heavy snowstorm pre-
vailed on Lookout mountain, lasting
for more than an hour.
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Death of Gen. Kock.

London, Nov. len. Jan Fl. NJ. Kock,
who was second in command in the
Transvaal forces and who was wound
ed in the battle of Elanslaagte, died in
the hospital at Ladysmith on Monday
night. f.
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NEW Bi.cuif ComDany.

San Francisco, Nov. lit is stated
that the organization of the Pacific
Coast Biscuit company is an assured
fact. The syndicate is capitalized for
8 81 ,000, 900. & 33
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Judge Mallory Dead.

Milwaukee, Nov. Former Munic-
ipal Jud ge James a. Mallory of this
city, died at the age Of u years, after a
prolonged illness. Judge Mallory
served on the munici pal bench for 90
consecutive years and was well known
throughouts the sta te.
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-09
New York Editor Dead.

New York, Nov. 6. Robert C. Alex
ander, editor of the Mail and Express.
died Saturday night Of Bright's dis
ease.
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CANNOT MOVE.

The state game and fish commission
mas no authority to use any part of it's
annual appropriation of s25O0o for the
purpose of erecting new buildings for the
fish hatchery at the Itasca state park ac-
cordlng to an opinion written by Atty
Gen. Douglas. The commission had about
decided to move the hatchery from ST.
Paul to the park in question as soon as
new buildings could be put up.
Under the present agreement the state
is paying nearly the value of the pres
ent site every month in rent, and has
been doing so for over eight years. The
present buildings occupied by the hatch
cry are, mere shells. In view of the at
decision, however, the
hatchery will remain at Willow Brook
until the expiration of the present con-
tract in 1901.
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PerIshed hY Eire.

Rowan, Ia, Nov. John Ovens,
+ three small children were burned tr
death while their parents were away,
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-09
Nebraska Il PAID.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. GOV. Poynter
has received a check from the federal
government for 81 4, ,996.s5, to reimburse
the state for its expense ii mol liz ing i1,,
three regiments for the war with Spain.
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M!.Il[.NlNESOT ID NEWS.
WILL TEST THE Law,

@S Will TEST THE LAW
81 = EIe ne report comes from Duluth that the
assessors of that city will next spring be
5oIdered to place upon the county tax rolls
+ al al railroad property of whatsoever ma
ture, with view to collecting taxes
\ the. lner reon for the exclusive benefit Of ST
Louis county.
II ls explained that this course has been
suggested by reason Of a decision recent
y rendered by the supreme court of
Sii'Wa, IN which it was held that a gross
7'ifiiiii LILIES tax upon insurance compa MES
y Esslss !" % unconstitutional Inasrnuch as the
CONSTITUTION = of the state Of Iowa is en-
=.lfeiy dlfferent from that of Minnesota
E = = tiis - not not easy to conceive why the Duluth
@isoople should obtain the impression that
tHeiF proposed action would be success
rul
Inc railway gross earnings tax has
oeen een IN vogue in Minnesota many years
ana has proved highly satisfactory in the
main, and it would be rather surprising
- = supreme court could be found to
sanction s.1'e any decision declaring it uncon-
81 stilutlonal .''1" It is known, however, that:
outh spuluth is eager to abrogate the system
ana substitute some method which would
pe of benefit to itself
IN ST. Louis county there are enormous
rallfoad interests, and it would near
thousands of dollars of taxes in the
treasury of the county. In fact, any sys-
TEN Of direct taxation, under which the
taxes would be paid into the treasures
OF the different counties, would be of
great benefit to all large cities, the larger
the city. the greater the benefit
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lie i. ases Famous 7BaffIefle Id

SantiagoSde Cuba, Nov. IN Ameri-
can company has leased the San Juan
bat ttlefeld and will build an at active.
:roadhouse on the site Of thee destroyed
fort.
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WILL FIGHT THE Law.


ne supreme court having upheld the
Grlndeland law, the commission men are
preparing to continue the fight. The law
requires them to give a bond and pro-
Vldes other irksome regulations relative
TO the conduct of their business. Palmer
q Beck. the st. Paul attorneys who
fought the Redpath case in the courts,
nave been instructed to apply to the su-
preme court for a rehearing. Until the
law is knocked out or materially
amended, the commission men say they
VIII be practically out of business.
AT the present time many dealers de-
clare their intention of giving up entire
~ the commission business, as long as
the present law stands. What they handle
IN the future will be bought outright.
one prominent commission man stated
that the many so-called commission deal
ers IN the city of Minneapolis did not in
reality handle much goods on commits
sion, and he went so far as to say that
the business done on commission on the
produce exchange did not amount to Is
per cent of the volume of the business. #
There are three points in the law that
the court did not decide upon.
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BnrnedE 20 Dcntl,.

Dodg Center, Mimi, Nov. 3 ~ While.
Mrs. " ANyman was at her work her
clothes caught fire and were entirely
consumed, burning her body to a crisp.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12
The Haunting Skull.

The recent death of Sir Henry
Somerville Boynton, at Burton Agnes,
the old seat of the Boyntons, recalls
an incident of English folklore of the
most curious character. The great
mansion was built by three sisters in
tbs reign of Queen Elizabeth. Impa-
tiently, the story tells US, they watched
the structure rise, Lady Ann in par
ticular. Wandering in the park one
day she was attacked by a tramp, es-
Gaping with difficulty. The affair
threw her into a fever, of which she
died after incessently lamenting that
her eyes should never see the house
finished. She made, therefore, her
sisters promise that they would have
her head cut. off and placed in the
grand new hall. And so she expired,
Her sisters buried her without regard
to their promise. Nothing happened
till the new castle was finished, but
when they took possession of the
building terrible manifestations of
their sisters ghost made their lives a
burden. In short, after some time the
ladies caused the body to be dug up
and decapitated. The skull was
placed upon a table in the great hall
OF. Burton Agnes aud Lady AIMS
spirit was at rest,--Baltimore Sun,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

There is every reason for congratu-
lation in the victory of the first Mexi.
. Ambassador at Washington, Seno,
Aspiroz, over the foolish attempt to
infict upon him a social boycott. This
futile effort was inspired by the repre-.
sentatives Of Austria and Belgium,
with whose royal families the unfor.
tunate Maximilian was connected, and
It was directed personally against
Senior Aspiroz because, in the course
OF his duty in the Mexican Army, he
was Judge Advocate-G General Of the
court-martial that condemned Maxi.
milan to death, thus bringing to tragic
and final end the effort of Napoleon tc
establish . monarchy upon this con
iirent. The friendly relations be.
tween the United States and the neigh.
boring republic south Of tho Rio
Grande viii be strengthened BY the
effective support extended to the
Mexican Ambassador By or Depart.
mont ot ststs.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12
!. cit came from tho

father Bailey. 1T came from tho
old smelter."
Ben drew heal as possible to the
edge of the stream. "Halloo!" he
shouted again.
"He is there, sure enough; but how
ore we ever to get him across?"
"The stream is rising" said an-
other, "and it's fifty miles around"
It was, indeed, a serious problem.
In California bridges are ~infrequent,
save in the most denseIy populated
districts. During the summer the
streams are quite OR nearly dry; dur
ing the winter they are fordable be-
tween storms. But Ben could not be
left until the water subsidized without
food or clothing. Grandfather Bailey
took from his saddle a coil of small
rope. Tying q stone to n end of
il, he whirled it around his head until
the momentum was sufficient, and
then allowed it to sing through the
Dir toward the opposite bank. The
throw was a good one. Ben easily
secured the qhe end; the other was
made fast to ~ftree.
MeanwhisTa great fire had been built
sbyrECTescuers. Medicines were pre-
pared as il for o sick person, and
blankets spread and warmed.
"Tie the rope about you securely"
commanded Grandfather Bailey.
Ben tied the rope around his waist
and knotted it half a dozen times.
"Now," saidllthe old gentleman,
"don't be afraid. Jump boldly into
the water. Wen have you across in
q iify."
The water swirled and boiled and
iostled the walls of its narrow bed
most fercely as it rushed toward the
sea. It looked cold and black and
deep, and the heart of the boy failed
him.
Don't think about! It's only for 8
moment!"
It may be that the strain Of the pre-.
ceding hours had been too much fol-
Ben. He had proved himself brave
enough, suspended from the cable, and
in his perilous descent to the smelter:
but now that he was not alone, and
there was no danger, he could not dc
the thing, He had lost his nerve.
His grandfather expostulated with
him, but to no purpose; and when he
saw that the boy could not bring him
self to risk the venture, he held con.
sultation among his men. Something
had to be done.
Two minutes later Ben felt the rope
grow taut; he felt himself being drawn
irresistib]y toward the rising torrent, !!
brace himself as he Knight. The next
instant he was in midstream, fighting
madly to keep his head above water.
He knew nothing more until he found
himself before the campfire, wrapped
in a warn blanket. That was how
Grandfather Bailey did things.
The following day Ben, from his
sick-bed, told the whole story to his
grandfather, who looked very serious
when he heard it.
"Ben,' he said, as he took the
fevered hand in his, II think it has
been lesson for you"
Ben took the lesson to heart. He
became one of the most fearless and
successful engineers in the service oil
government, with o record for diff.
fcult undertakings of which any man
might be justly proud; but to this day
be never passes underneath that old
wire cable without thinking of the les
son he learned one autumn afternoon,
when the Coyote was running. high
md the sap was in the manzanita.-
Youths Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

The School Board of Columbus,
Ohio. has decided to try again during
the coming year to establish manual
training in the schools. The plan
tried several years ago of fitting up
one room in each school building for
this purpose was cumbersome and ex-
pensive. It is now intended to devote
one building entirely to manual train
ing and to send thither at assigned
periods the children from the various
schools. In this way the cost for
equipment will be reduced to e mini
mum and the time for instructors will
be filed,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

OF TIRE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,
OPELOUSAs, LA.
Vnder the Direction Of the Sisters Marisaita
Of HOLY Cross,

Of Holy Cross.
oners to young ladies every facility
Tor acquiring q thorough christian cd.
ucasion. Conetant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons are
gwen in music, painting and Other
useful arts. The sisters also hsa
charge of the boys school. The courss
o. instruction is wo-fold-preparatory
and Commercial. French is taught In
the two courses. For particulars, 3D.
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

To-day, without the slightest incon-
v%enience, n may travel from sixty
to ninety miles an hour, and even
more, and it is probable that in a com
paratively short time, by the intro
duction of electricity and the perfcc-
lion of the steel highways over which
u people will be transported, We
shall be able to travel with perfect
ease and comfort at q speed of from
125 to $50 miles an hour. and ulti-
mately considerably higher, says a
writer in the New York Independent.
This the writer believes to be not a
prophecy, but q statement of the con
viction Of the most advanced engineer
ing minds, who have given this sub
ject careful consideration.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

Admiral Dewey was naval com
mander. diplomatic agent, political
adviser to his administration and, fol
a time. local ruler, all in one. And
now he is returning home to be feast.
cd and toasted. He will probably
make some speeches, though there is
nothing in his record to warrant the
expectation of many outbursts OF ora
tory. He is q man of action rather
than Of words. There need be no fear
Of injudicious u~tterances from him un-
der the influence of the post-prandial
atmosphere, It is safe to say that
Admiral George Dewey will continue
to stand forth as the most conspicuous
figure OF the war, with q career un-
dimmed by error, scandal or reproach.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12
HINTS ON ADVERTISING.

It takes continual hammering to
make any advertising profitable.
People remember your goods be.
cause you force them to. Stop fore.
ing and they'll stop remembering.
The point of an argument is its con.
vincingness. If q man has something
to sell he should show it to be buy
able through its merit and reasonable
ness of price.
Proprietary medicine men show few.
est failures and most successes of any
line Of business in the country. And
the medicine men are the greatest of
all advertisers.
Man becomes successful only as he
is advertised by his neighbors. The
same applies to the business man. His
success is largely governed by his iu-
dicious use of advertising.
The mercantile triumphs which in
SO many instances have been attributed
to success in advertising are nothing
more or less than the outcome of COM
NOR sense practically applied.
Vary your space according to what
you have to say. Don't try to crowd
a quarter-page story into a three-inch
space, or use large space when you
have little to say. Pay for just what
you need and use to advantage all you
pay for. A line contract, to be used
as desired, is preferable to stipulated,
non-variable space.
Don't do tricks with your advertis4
ing space. Setting the type upside
down may have been a good thing
once. That is-when it attracted at
tention. That is, again-when the
up-side-down type said anything
worth saying to the attention it at
Anyway-it's played out now.
If you want your ads to make sober,
practical and sensible impressions on
minds eligible to such Impressions
don't ask them to stand on their heads
to read.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

New York City having killed all hc1
trees and being now in process Of pay
ing tho penalty, is anxious to setthem
out again. This is one Of the mos,
%bene6cent movements of the time, 50
far as the city is concerned. Trees
not only protect sidewalks and pave
ments from tho heat of the sun, but
they absorb poisonous gases and va
pors and otherwise keep the atmos-
phere pure. Trees would be a boon
in particular to persons living in the
crowded tenement districts. They
would tend to keep down the death
rate in the ~scorching days Of midsum-
mer
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

The New York Times, in discussing
the system Of retiring pensions for
college professors, says: "The men
who spend their lives in honoring and
in bringing fame to a seat Of learning
should not be forgotten. Educators,
as . class, are notoriously improvi.
dent, but very often their entire sala-
ries are expended for the benefit Of
the institution that employs them.
They become old; they are retired
with the empty title Of professor emer-
titus. Very often they pass their de-
Ginning years Is objects Of delicately
bestowed charity. Still, it is charity.
It should not be so. The German
professor, the French, and the italian
q look forward to tranquil old age
provided they don't offend their
governments. 1t should be SO with
American educators"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12
oPELoUsAs. LOUISIANA
Governor Johnston appears to have
some influence in Alabama politics.

Europe will feel more ant moro hos.
tility to US as trade rivals. That is in
evitable. We cannot keep on growing
without influencing the output and
sale of European products and manu-,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12

Wireless biography may prove en-
barrassing as we'll as helpful in time OF
war. r'arconi's message from the
Dover coast to o French dispatch
boat in the English channel shows
what spies might do in sending shore
news to a naval enemy. AS the wire
less messages can be sent by night Us
we'll as by day it might be impossible
to prevent communication between
shore and ship.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-12
WHEN THE SAP WAS
IN THE MANZANITA,
BY William J. Neidig.
REMBLING with

REMBLING with
excitement B e II
Bailey burst into
his grandfather
study. "Well?"
said the old
gentleman, lay
ing aside his
book.
&c a n d p a,
FIR a k Morris
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20

VESSELS TO SAIL TOMORROW.
Stmr. Kinau, Parker, for Kihei, 8 p
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
PLANTERS, MONTHLY.

The Hawaiian Planters Monthly for
September is an unusually interesting
ana valuable number. The current SUI
gar conditions as they are affected by
the recent developments in the fight be-
tween the sugar trust and the indie
pendent refiners, as well as by local fac
tors and the larger influences of worll's
production are very clearly and fully
treated editorially. There are some
very interesting statistics given of the
development of the sugar industry in
these Islands, The cognate subjects of
irrigation, beet sugar, fertilizers, and
technical education in It's relation to the
industry all have place in it's pages, rs
cal harbor Improvement and enlaly3e-
ment Is given a prominent place Anc
generally the news Of the montN which
comes within the scope of the magazinc
is given fully and clearly
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
A GOOD THING.

HOODS PILLS do not grippe. AL
druggists, 25 cents. Z
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
STEAMERS FOR HONOLULU.

The three steamers for the New York
HonoluluSan Francisco trade are to
be ready in May next The Californian
is building at the Union Iron Works
and the American and Hawaiian at
Roach's yards, on the Delaware. They
will be AIS feet long, 81 feet beam and
81 feet 9 inches deep. They will steam
1912 knots an hour; will have bunker
capacity of 1900 tons, and will carry
$3.50 tons dead weight. Williams,
DimOnd & Company will be the San
Francisco agents of the line.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
Good


ISN'T everything to good store
keeping; even good salesman fails
when he tries to sell cautiously,
clothing that isn't made as it should
be. In the long run only the best
clothing pays; especially when the
best clothing can be had at the
price of the next best. Our cloth
ing is so we'll sGade, so attractive
in appearance and looks so desfr-
able that it requires less energy
and breath and persuasion ON the
part of the salesman to sell it.
After %'e have sold it once, we
can sell 1T with still less effort to
the same customer. 1t is the kind
of ctoithing that brings your custom
err back again and again-the kind
with which we can build up last
ing trade. And that is what we are
doing in ali our lines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
POLICE COURT CASES,

In the police court yesterday All Fat
was fined 500 for having opium in his
possession. Hee Kui was sentenced to
pay the same sum for having a lottery
ticket.
Mil!la Lancaster was fined $50 for de-
sertion. Welau, who was charged with
assault and battery was let off with d
80 fine. c, Achai was fined $50 for bat
terry and George Milton $25 for the
same offense. For cruelty td animal
koOkOO was ordered to pay $50.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
IAN EMPTY SACK cannot STAND
UPRJfsIT"

Neither can poor, weak, thin blood
nourlsh and sustain the physical sys-
TEN. For strdfS5th Of nerves there must
be pure, rich, vigorous blood. Hoods
SarsaparillR is the standard prepara-
ton for TIE blood and it's many remark
able Gurtis and the fact that it does eV-
eryboqy good who takes it prove it is
Just What you need if you are weak and
laNtuid.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-20
MEMORANDA.

The Wilder steamer Kinau was
at Wilder's wharf taking ballast this
morning. She will make her first trip
after being repaired tomorrow, going to
Kihei and on Monday will go on her
regular Hilo route.