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WILL HOLD The PHILIPPINES.
Mckinley Outlines His Policy Regard.
ing the Ielands.


President Mckinley made an address
at the Methodist stronghold at Ocean
Grove, n. j., in which he outlined his
policy regarding Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines. The chief interest cen
tered in his remarks regarding the Phil
ippines, which he declared must after the
establishment of peace be under the con-
troll of the United States. The President
said:
Il believe that there is more love for
our country and that more people love
the flag than ever before. Wherever that
flag is raised it stands not for despotism
and oppression, but for liberty, opportu-
nifty and humanity and what that flag
has done for us we want it to do for all
people and all lands, which by the for
tunes of war have come within it's juris.
dction
THAT flag does rot stand for one thing
in the United States and another in
Porto Rico and the Philippines. There
has been some doubt in some quarters re-
specting the policy of the Government in
the Philippines. 1 see no harm in stat
ing it in this presence. Peace first, then
with charity for all establish govern
ment of law and order, protecting life
and property and occupation for the we'll
being Of the people who will participate
in it under the Stars and Stripes"
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1.Re OLD HOME.
h the Quiet shadow Of twilight

In the qIi1et Shadow OF tWlngnt
/ stand by the garden door,
And gaze on the old, old homestead,
So cherished and loved of yore.
But the ivy now is twining
Unframed DER window and wall;
And no more the voice Of the children
Is echoing through the hall.
Through years of pain and sorrow,
Since first / had to part,
Tb- thought of the dear old homestead
Has fingered around my heart,
The porch embowered with roses,
The gables dropping caves,
And the songs of the birds at twilight
Amid the orchard leaves.
And the forms of those who loved me
In the happy childhood years
Appear at the dusky windows,
Through visions dimmed with tears,
hear their voices calling
From the shadowy far away,
And I stretch my arms toward them
In the gloom of the twilight gray.
But only the night winds answer,
AS cry through the dismal air;
And only the bat comes swooping
From the darkness of its lair.
Yet still the voice Of my childhood
IL calling from far away,
And the faces of those who loved me
Smile through the shadows gray.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

John sheldon sturgcs, has Just s,,,
scribed $40, 900 for the completion and
equipment of the college gymnasium
and I want you to give him tbroo
cheers and the college yell"
There was moments hesitation ana
then the cheers and yell were given
with a royal will.
Father, father" cried John, as tho
elder Sturges pressed forward with
hands outsretched to both his son and
the blushing girl "This isn't what I
wanted at all.
But the father only chuczled.
81 told you that boycott would have
to be lifted" he laughingly answered
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
BoERS DEFY BRITAIN.
Military Is to Rule johannesburg in
the Case of Hostilities.


the Case of Hostilities.
Pretoria advices say that the volks-
raad, by vote of IS to 8, adopted the
report of the majority of the dynamite
commission continuing the monopoly.
Commandant General p. j. Joubert is.
sued circular to all field cornets eau.
tioning them against any act tending to
bring on a conflict with another power
He declares that not a single stranger
who does not volunteer is to be coerced
into bearing arms.
Commandant Viljoen has given notice
in the volksraad that he will ask the Gov
ernment if in case of war it is prepared
to contiscate the property of inhabitants
who take up arms against the Govern
mcnt. In the course Of an interview af-
ter the session Commandant Viljoen said
that if war broke out military govern
ment would be established at Johannes
burg and all British subjects would be
compelled to leave.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
Balzac Would Have Liked r.

In my search for bits of life which
are Nteratesque, to use Bagehot's
word" said Caster, gently rotating the
cherry in his glass, II seized with avid
ity on one that came to me Yesterday
in letter from relative in distant
town. 1 may say, by the way, ttat
don't approve of letters from relatives.
they have to be answered.
The town is the one I was born in.
and, set in waste of family affairs
like an oasis, the letter told about the
death of woman whom I remember.
1 never made her acquaintance. She
was widow and lived with her SPINS
ter daughter, and believe the first
man to enter their house was the doc
tor who attended her in her last illness.
They kept big and savage dog for
protection, and they rarely left the
little yard which surrounded the house
All the work on the premises they did
themselves, even to cutting the grass
in summer.
'They kept no servants, and vet they
were not poor. The postman rarely
called. 1t was isolation complete ana
apparently desired.
Il was Informed by the letter the
widow died last week, and it seems
that She left instructions for funeral.
One of the local ministers was asked to-
read the burial service, and my corre-
spondent tells me that the daughter
was the only other attendant except
the pail bearers. Had she relatives at
all or friends anywhere? 1 do not
know.
''The pail bearers were her trades
men-the butcher, the baker, the gro
Ger and the coal dealer who had sup
piled her wants.
"Her tradesmen were the pail bear
ers," repeated Caster softly, and then
asked cudously: Would not Balzac
have handled that well?"-New York
Evening Sun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
FEATs OF ARCHERY.
The Ancients We're Wonderful Mas.
ters of the Art.

ters of the Art
Everybody has heard the story Of
William Tell, who shot an apple from
the head of his son with a bow and
arrow, and of the wonderful feats of
Robin Hood who roamed the green
woods of "AIerrie England" and could.
bring down a wild goose on the wing
or split an opponents arrow with his
own.
Tsere are many other curious feats
of archery, however, that are not So
we'll known. There was a famous
William of Cloudesley, who split
hazel>wand with his shaft from a dis
tance of 200 yards
Homer tells how Penelope promised
her many suitors that he only should
be favored
Who first Ulysses wondrous bow should
bend
And through twelve ringlets the feet ar.
row send,
well knowing that only her husband
could display such power in proof Of
which, when they failed, he rewon his
wife, for, bending his elbow,
The whizzing arrow vanished from the
string,
Sang on direct and threaded every ring.
The Romans were very skillfnl bow
men, although they discarded the,
weapon in warfare, trusting to the
charge and to hand-to-hand fighting.
Many of the Roman Emperors were IA,
nous archers. 1t is said that Domitian:s
would place boys in the circus at con-
siderable distance from him. and, as
they held up their hands with the fin
gers outspread he would; send the ar
rows between them with such Dicety
and accuracy of aim that he never in
f1icted wound
The wicked Emperor Commodus-
boasted that he never missed his aim
or failed to kill the wild beast he shot
with a single arrow. He would set a
shaft IN his bow as some wild beast
was set free in the circus to deyour
living criminal condemned to die. Just
when the furious animal was spring
Ing on his prey the Emperor would
strike it dead at the mans feet. Some
times one hundred lions We're let loose
OaSCt al OiucI IilitI ue Will OuS uull>
dred arrows might kill them. With ar
rows, the heads of which were semi
circular, he would sever the neeks Of
the ostriches in full flight
The Persian archers, according to-
Charlian, practiced at mark placed
on top Of q mast twenty-six feet from
the ground Toward this the horse
man rode, with bent bow, at full speed,
and in passing the mark turned and
shot at it backward sometimes to the
right and sometimes to the left sell
dom missing. The Persian bow re-
quired pull of 500 pounds.
1t is said that the Turks were at one
time very skilled archers. An old
writer says that they practiced regu-
larly with the bow from the time uhey>
were Z or s years old to manhood.s 1t
was common feat for them to shoot
several arrows from a distance of ten
yards into mark not larger than a
die. In July 1892, Mahmoud Effendi,
| secretary to the Turkish embassy at
London, shot an arrow 415 yards partly
| against the wind. In 1898 the Sultan
of Turkey shot an arrow 972 yards
feat scarcely surpassed by those at
tributed to Robin Hood-Cincinnat
Tribune.
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the only link IL

the only link that bound the quiet place
to the noisy outside world.
But this particular train meant more
than usual. 1t brought visitors. par
ents, friends, trustees. For this was
the commencement time.
Among the arrivals was quietly
dressed man Of middle age with gray
mustache and keen blue eyes. A tall
young man pushed forward with out
stretched hand.
"Fatherv'
"John, my son!"
A moment later the two We're walk
Ing up the long main street beneath
the beautiful naples, the young man
lightly carrying the heavy travelling
bag.
"By George, my boy" cried the old
er man, as he drew a long breath and
gazed admiringly at the youth, sit
does me good to see you-and to see
you here. seem to see myself again
trudging up this very street-not quite
so tall, perhaps, but fancy much the
same build. And how are you, my lad?
L
for nearly year"
"Quite well, father, and in excellent
spirits"
"And the football knee:"
"Seems all right again. I'll prove it
to you when we do a little of that hill
climbing that you promised me-"
Eyes, yes, my boy!' cried the old
man with a merry laugh. "rll show
you where your father got in mischief
In those dear old days. And to think
that I've let all these years slip by
without revisiting the old home"
AS he spoke group of merry boys
and maidens passed by. They swept
along without glance at the tall
youth. The older man turned and look
ed after them.
Flows that. my boy?"
"What, father?"
"Why, it seemed to me that they
meant to snub you. Do you know
them?"
Eyes, father; they are all college
mates. They meant to snub me all
right. Fact is, I'm boycotted."
"Bless my soul! Boycotted?"
"Boycotted, father. It's funny
story You know I came here deter
mined to devote year to rest and spe-
cial study. had the lame knee to
get in shape, and there were certain
lines Of work wanted to pursue with
Prof. Patton. He's the only man in
the college OF in the town who knows
who John Sturges' father is. Perhaps
I wasn't very friendly at the start. The
boys wanted me to join them in sev.
eral things. They wanted me to try
for the football team
But you promised me you wouldn't
play again"
81 kept my word, though it was q
temptation"
The older man chuckled.
whats the joke, father?"
II was laughing to think Of the
greatest halfback Of '96 trying for Q
place on village team"
"Of course they didn't know, anG
they didn't like my, excuse-the knee
said l was too busy. That was the
beginning. I'm pretty sure they con
sidered me stingy, too. Perhaps yor
don't know, bat made up my mind tc
60 through this extra college year or
the same amount that you worried
through on. That. didn't leave me
much for outside trifies. When they
asked me for a contribution for the
gymnasium fund had to refuse them
"That was quixotic, my boy"
The young man looked his father
squarely in the face.
Besides, dad, there is girl in the
case"
The older man started.
"a girl in the case," be duly repeat
ed.
"Yes, father. "A charming girl
But poor, very poor. She started in a
college, but had to stop. Now she's
teaching in Kindergarten. ] think the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
A College Boycott.
N a cloud of dust

n a cloud of dust
and smoke the
train creakingly
drew up to the lit
tie station. A score
or more of passen-
G ers alighted.
ed. There were
were many young
men and young
women on hand to
note the arrivals.
The coming of
that train was
one of the daily
events in the col
lege town. 1t was
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
CONSUL BeDl-oE SUSPENDED.
United States Official at Canton,
China, Relieved.

Consul Edward Bedloe Of Pennsylva.
ala, whose post is at Canton, China, has
been suspended by the State Department
and granted permission to return to the
United States. Consul Bedloe's suspen-
sion is due, it is stated, to the fact that
he gave a certificate of American own
ership to the filibustering steamer Abby,
which was subsequently seized by the
sunboat McCulloch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
Retaliation

RCtaIIntiOn.
"Clementine is awfully matter of
fact"
"She is?'
Eyes; she quit speaking to me be-
cause she dreamed ! said a whole lot
of mean things about her."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

Some men are so lacking in hospital
ity that they won't even entertain an
idea
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
WORK OF THE HURRICANE.
Almost 1000 Persons Killed and 22,
900 Rendered Homeless.

The reports of the Board of Health uj
to last Friday give the following sta
tistics of the ruin caused by the Porto
Rico hurricane:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

God never accepts good inclination
instead of Il good action, where that ac-
tion may be done; nay, SO much tie
contrary, thar, if good inclination Ee
not seconded py a good action. the want
of that action is made so much the more
criminal and .noxcusa ble.-South.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

The Board Of Charity at San Juan is
sending out supplies by land and water
daily, but petitions keep coming in from
all over the country demanding food,
medicines and money. There are no
means of raising funds in the different
localities. At Maunabo an effort was
made to start popular subscription, but
only ten pesos was contributed.
In consequence of the putrefaction Of
bodies typhus fever has developed at
Arroyo. The captains of coastwise YES
sells complain that the bad odors at the
various ports have caused them more
suffering than the hurricane.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01
A Frequent Occurrence.

A Frequent Occurrence.
Lady-Were you ever brought up to
work for a living?
Begsar-Oh yes. De last time was
brought up" l worked ten days.
Judge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

Cities IN need Of PHYSICIANS, drugs 9
boSnit n 1S.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

Gov. Lee has appointed rs delegates to
the national irrigation congress: Edwin
Van Cise, Deadwood; Joseph B.. Moore,
Deadwood; Levi MCGEE, Rapid City; NJ.
V. Doyle, Piedmont, and S. A. Cockrane,
Brookings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

The Benedictine Sisters have given
orders for the immediate fitting up of the
building which they will use in this city
for school and hospital. The citizens
have been several years working up this
project and are much pleased at the final
success attained.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

The total acreage of school and endow-
ment lands leased by the State up to the
close of the fiscal year was 225,2l0 acres,
which was an increase of 1lS, ,932 acres over
the amount leased for 1898. The average
lease price for this year is cents per acre,
which brings in greatly increased reye-
nue. to the State over any former year
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25

Grand Junction is having a building
boom of great proportions.
The deposits in the three banks az
Independence aggregate s92S,929.66.
A disastrous wind storm swept por-
tions of Delaware county. Several lives
were lost.
The late Iowa Federation of Labor
conventionsw the largest and pest
ever held.
A meeting was held at Onawa to or
ganize a county fair association. A
committee was appointed consisting of
S. R. Fletcher, G. w. Oliver, Will
LOOMS. A. H. Fisher and John Couple
to draw up the constitution and by
laws and sell life membership certifi-
Gates. Hon. J. d. Yeomans has offered
his grounds for the fairs use for five
years, free of charge.
The semi-annual convention of the
Episcopal church, diocese of Iowa, viii
be held in Davenport May % and "A.
Andy H. Statler passed away at mis-
home in North Liberty of heart dis
ease. He had been attending to his
accustomed duties and death came
suddenly. At the beginning of the
civil war he joined the First Iowa IN
fantry as drummer boy, and later was
promoted to drum major of the Ihir-
teenth Iowa. He served through the
war and has always been a prominent
figure at the soldiers reunions in this
section of the state. He was 81 years
of age, and leaves wife and daughter.
The Governors Grays had a grand
reception recently in Dubuque.
The Harlan high school won the
joint debate with the Denison high
school at Denison. Harlan affirmed
the question. Resolved, That man
kind has suffered more from revolu,
tionists and anarchists than from ty-
rants" Harlan's debaters were James
Byers, Mary Wyland and John Hos
kins. The judges were Superintendent
MCGEE of Carroll, Superintendent Mil.
Ter of Dunlap and Mr.. Rigg of the
Woodbine normal school. The judges
voted two to one in favor of the AFR
native.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25

MANILA, Nav 23.-President Schur-
man Oh the Philippine peace commits
sion makes a statement that now that
the American arms are successfully
bringing the war to a close this is an
opportune moment to submit the
scheme of government which is au-
thorized by President Mckinley.
Schurman believes that a concilia-
tory policy is as necessary as force
at the present time, and that the
scheme of government should satisfy
all the legitimate aspirations of the
Filipino people for a participation in
their own government. The president
of the commission says that such a
plan would give the insurgents good
opportunity to lay down their arms.
He declares that they would really
possess more freedom under the Wash
ington administration than they would
enjoy under the rule of the Malolos
government under Aguinaldo, even
though the latter declares Luzon to be
an independent sovereign state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25
Otis Outlines the situation.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The War
department has received the following
cablegram from General Otis:
MANILA, May 22.-Adjutant Gener-
al, Washington: Conditions as fol-
lows: In Bulucan province troops
maintained at Quinga, Balinag, San
Miguel; Lawton proceeding down Rio
Grande river from San Isidro; has
driven enemy westward from San An
tonic, Cariao and Arayat, where he
will reach Santa Anna andCandab to-
day.
Macarthur still at San Fernando
and will occupy cities south and west
ward insurgent forces disintegrating
daily, Luna's force at Taltac much
diminished; has destroyed several
miles of railway in his front; num-
Der of officers of rank have deserted
Luna and a few have entered Manila
for protection. In Pampanga and Bull
ucaE the inhabitants are rturning to
their homes, only fear insurgent
troops. South OF Manila the insurgent
disintergration is progressing, though
a large force is still maintained. Con-
ditions are improving daily. l send
a battalion of troops and a gunboat
to Negros tomorrow to allay excite
ment in the southern portion of the
island and west coast of Cebu. Have
denied request of Aguinaldos COM
missioners for an armistice. OTIS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25
Board Will Not Acquiesce.

The board of control received let
ter from a member of the board of SUI
pervisors of one of the counties Of
Iowa, Monday, asking that an insane
man confined at Independence be re-
turned to the county poor farm because
he was good and profitable labor
er. The board has refused to return
patients on application of the super
visors because the attorney general
has held that the commissioners of
insanity and not the boards of SUI
pervisors have control Of the insane
Of the different counties. This board
will not object to the removal of in
sane persons from the state hospitals,
said a member, when the commits
sioners of insanity and the relatives
of the patient request it. Otherwise
the board will probably refuse to re-
move patients from the state hospitals
to poor farms"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25

HAVANA, May 22.-Senor Domingo
Mendez Capote, secretary of the gov
eminent, has been devoting consid-
cradle time to study of the electoral
laws OF various nations with a view
to formulating plans for their inaugu-
ration here. Universal suffrage is
considered advisable in some respects,
but it would have many obiectiona BILE
features. On the other hand, Senior
Capote thinks an educational uualifi-
cation would not prove satisfactory,
unless sufficiently comprehensive to
exclude those taught especially for
elections. He says the Cuban league
is doing much in the way of prepar-
ing the voters to exercise the cleo
toral function.
The great objection to a property
qualification is that a majority of
those citizens who formerly had prop
erty, the Spaniards in particular, and
many capable Cubans, have been to-
tally ruined during the last three
years and would not be Justly treated
were a property qualification enforced.
Senior Capote is carefully considering
the problem and will submit his views
to General Brooke about the middle
of next month, when he will ask for
the issuance of such a decree as he
will then have in readiness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25
No Money to Pay Charges.

The state of Iowa has no money to
pay express charges on packages ship
ped by it and its officials. The attor-
ney general has held that the state
cannot furnish the paper or pay the
bills for printing the weekly and the
monthly crop bulletins, reports and
statistics. Secretary Davidson, OF
the executive council. has dis
covered that there is no provi-
sion of the law authorizing the
drawing of paper and the payment of
bills for printing the extra pamphlets
and circulars gotten out by the state
officials. Each state official, the mem
bers of the executive council and the
officers of that body are busy devising
some means to avoid the snag develop
ed by the embarrassments referred to.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25

The Iowa State Federation of La
Dor closed its annual session at Of
tumwa with banquet rendered by the
local trades assembly. Officers were
elected as follows: President, O. P.
Beebe, Sioux City; vice president,
James Baxter, Hiteman; secretary
treasurer, John S. Maggie, Dubuque; ex-
ecutiye committee, j. F. Byrne of OF
tumwa. William McGovern of Sioux
City, James Fitzgerald of Des Moines,
Il. J. Grant of Muscatine. Leonard
Schuster Of Dubuque, Guy Harbacn of
Burlington. President j. F. Byrne
was offered the denomination but de-
clined, accusing a certain clique OF the
delegates OF unfair treatment, which
created an uproar in the convention
Secretary Nagle also refused renOmi-
nation, but was compelled to accept IT,
A number of resolutions were adopted,
the most important of which Were to
patroniZe home industries, supporting
a referendum principle, favOring COM
pulsory education, against the trading
stamp system. against establishing
military posts in Iowa, supporting nu-
nicipal ownership, favoring the repeal
of the polltax and asking for the abo-
lition of contract labor. Several i'm
portant changes were made in the cor
stitution, one of which taxes each
member of each union in local assem-
blies cents year for the federation.
The meeting was the most enthusiastic
and productive ever held by the fed
Grafton.