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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

"Hunters have been known to IN.
dertake the foolhardy task of hunting
peccaries on the plains of Texas"
said an old ranchman in the New
York Sun, "by killing one in a drove
and getting to safe place in tree,
when the entire drove will at once
gather about the tree and wait, with
every eye fixed upon the hunter, for
the vengeance their instinct or reason
or whatever it is tells them is inev-
liable. Well provided with ammuni-
of, one by one, every member of
drove, and then make an escape from
a tree, but it is dangerous risk for
hunter to run. Every peccary but
one in drove may fall before the
hunters bullets, but the solitary one
will remain on guard until he dies of
starvation. If the hunter has no
ammunition and one peccary is left
alive, it become a question of which
has the more endurance, the hunter
or the peccary. Plainsmen are fear
less and often reckless lot, but they
never hunt peccaries. There are too
many terrible stories as to how such
rash undertakings have terminated.
physically as we'll as morally
said Joe Parker, the peccary seems
to be an abnormal sort of creature. 1t
has the general appearance and habits
of the hog, but the hoofs and the
three stomachs of the COW. On its
back it has gland which secretes
musk, and three minutes after pee
cary is killed its flesh will be entirely
pregnated with the secretion. Just
what this composite construction of
the peccary is fora reminiscence of
the hog, the COW and the muskrat-no
one seems to have exactly found out
yet. But one thing is certain-it is
tough and absolutely without fear.
But they are harmless as doves if
you treat 'em right. You can so out
any time, over yonder in the Big VAL
ley, and sit right down on the edge of
a feeding drove of paccaries and watch
'em all day, if you want to, and they
won't touch you or notice you so long
as you don't rile 'em.'"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14
A Very Busy Preacher.

The Rev. DIR. Frank Gunsaulus,
pastor of the Central Church, Chi.
cago, is not altogether unoccupied.
In addition to his ministerial duties,
DIR. Gunsaulus finds time to act fs
President of the Armour Institute of
Technology and to lecture, write
novels. biographies and poems. In
the course of IA single day he will
prepare sermon, oversee the insti.
tute work, write chapter in n new
book, and in the evening deliver q
lecture. Ee works with refreshing
ease, and is always sready for q Joke
or story in spare moment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14
JIM CROW.


Oh, say, Jim Crow,
Why Is 1t you always go
With a gloomy coat of birnk
The year long on your back?
Why don't you change its nue.
At least for day or two,
10 red or green or blue?
And why do you always wear
Such sober, somber air,
As glum as the face of Care?
wait for your reply,
And into the peaceful pause
There comes your curious, croakinG cry
"Oh. because 'causel 'cause!"
Oh, say, Jim Grow,
Why, when the farmers SOW,
And the corn springs up In the row,
And the days that once were brief
Grow long, and laugh into leaf,
Do you play the rascally thief?
can see by the look in your eye
Wary and wis9and sly
That you know the code in vogue;
Why will you then, oh, why
Persist in the path OF the rogue?
harken for your reply,
And into the empty pause
There rings your graceless, grating cry
"Oh, becausel 'causel 'causel''
And say, Jim Crow,
With all of the lore you know
Lore of the wood and field.
Lore Of the clouds, and the clear
Depths Of the atmosphere,
To our duller ken concealed
Why is it you ever speak
With mingled squawk and a squeak
You, with your talents all,
And your knowledge of this and that,
Why must you sing like squall,
And talk like u perfect "hat?"
listen for your reply
But IN the lapse and the pause
All hear is your impudent cry
"Oh, because! cause! 'causel''
Scollard, in the Woman's Home
Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

Some interesting figures as to the
proportion of farmers boys among
college students have been gathered
by the American Agriculturist. 1t has
returns from 17S universities and col
leges, reporting an attendance of Co.
600 students, out of a total of 81, 600
in all the higher educational institu-
tions in the country. In its analysis
of the figures the Agriculturist re-
duces the number of students con-
sidered to a little under 80, 1000, for
some unexplained reason, excluding,
1T says, "a few city colleges, like
Harvard, Pratt Institute, University
of Rochester, Fisk University and
others. Out of this total of about
80, 900 it finds that nearly 81, 900 are
from the agricultural classes, or a per-
centage of 40 . from the farm. This
percentage varies largely in different
sections of the country. 1t is so. 8 in
the South, 49, in the far West, 40.
in the central West, 80. 4 in the Mid
die States, and 30. in New England.
SIN no other nation will any such
condition be found" comments the
Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14
PlTH AND POINT.

Inquiring Boy Ito his mother)-
"Ma, what did the moths eat before
Adam and Eve wore clothes?"
per's Bazaar.
Askington-"Is young Lanks, the
poet, generally read?" Teller-"No;
he is generally blue because he is not
read. Puck.
She-"No. I wouldn't marry the
best man living" He-"Well, I'm
not asking you to. columbus (Ohio)
State Journal.
The prison brass hand plays very
well. Yes; you see, the musicians
all have a good idea of time. "-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
She--'T don't think mother likes to
have me sit alone with YOU" "Why
not?" "Well, she is afraid you might
try to kiss me. Life.
Bates-'Is your wife good COOKE"
Yates-"Not exactly that, perhaps,
but she is good woman. She never
tries to cook. Boston Transcript.
He wasn't superstitious,
Meier read between the lines;
But as first-class letterer,
He had great faith in signs.
Philadelphia North American.
"Clementine, what did you do with
that curtain goods you bought last
week?" "Well, it was entirely too
loud for curtains, so made shirt
waist of it. Chicago Record.
She-"Indeed, it's not an easy
thing for a girl to get husband" He
why, a pretty girl can make her
choice of four out of every five men
she meets" She-"But it's the fifth
that she wants. Harlem Life.
Mamie" said her father, 81 can't
tolerate that young mans presence in
the house after II O'clock" "Why.
you oughtn't to mind so much, pa"
she answered; "I have to entertain
him. ."-Philadelphia North American.
Bill-'T met that fellow Boggs yes
terday." Jill-"Did he borrow any
thing from you?" "Not on your lifei
Before he had chance I asked him
to loan me dollar" ''I see; you
struck him in self-defense. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
Client-"That little house you sent
me to see is in most scandalous con-
dition. 1t is so damp that moss posi-
lively grows on the wallis" House
Agent-"Well, isn't moss good enough
for you? What do You expect at the
rent-orchids?" pitt Bits.
Fuddy-"That was an odd predica-
ment that Ben Thayer and Addie
Moore found themselves in" Duddy
-"They are deaf mutes, aren't thoy?"
Fuddy-"Yes. They clasped each
others hands at the critical moment,
you know, so that he couldn't ask her
to marry him and she was unable to
reply if he had. boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

The new wolf scalp bounty law OF
Kansas is giving the clerks of the va
rious counties considerable trouble on
account of its ambiguity. The new
law offers bounty of 81 for all wolf
scalps, except those of the ''lobo"
species, the scalps of which are worth
S. each. The county clerks don't
know what ''lobo" is, and have been
unable to obtain any information which
would enable them to distinguish the
So scalps from those of the ordinary
wolf.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

Mrs. Emmons Blaine's model school
will be erected in Chicago during the
coming year in the vicinity of Hull
house. While the two institutions
will have the common purpose in view
of elevating mankind, they will be
different in that the model school will
endeavor to occupy the same relation
toward the children of the crowded
district that Hull house has taken
toward their parents. One hundred
thousand dollars will be devoted by
Mrs. Blaine to the founding of this
school as sort of adjunct to the col
iege for teachers which her philan-
thropy has assured for Chicago in the
near future.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

The government has been fully re-
imbursed for the outlay made to aid
in the construction of the Union Pa.
citic railroad. I he government is
sued what are commonly referred to
as subsidy bonds. which the railroad
company disposed of to provide funds
for the construction of the line. The
last installment of these bonds fell
due Jan. of this year. In antici-
patton of the Union Pacific defaulting
in repayment the government took
steps to dispose of its property at
public auction, but settlement was fl
nally arranged, and the principal of
the loan amounting to S27, 226, 512,
was refunded to the government with
$31, ,211, ,711.75 which represented
the interest in full. The total indebt-
edness has been repaid and the gov
ernment did not lose a dollar by the
transaction. OF the total amount of
Union Pacific bonds issued all have
been redeemed by the government
except. S38, 900, which are still out
standing and have never been present
ed for payment. As soon as they are
presented they will be cancelled and
destroyed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

The fact that one can travel hum
dreds of miles by trolley cars without
n break is an interesting thing to con-
template, but it is not likely that the
trolley system, at least as it is now
known, will ever become popular for
long g-distance travelling. AS a means
of transporting light freight, how
ever, there seems to be vast field
open to it. Still, it would be rash to
predict definite future for the trolley
system. The latter is still in its in
fancy, and no one can say what i'm
provements in it may be in store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

Two Burmans, one of whom is a lad
OF seventeen. were sentenced to six
months and four months rigorous i'm
prisonment each by the Myook of
Hmawza for attempting to kiss q
young Burmese girl. .-Amrita Bazaar
Patrika.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

A hymn-book once used by General
Gordon has been sold for $3.50 for
the benefit Of General Kitchener
college fund.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

An uncommon disease caused the
death of Mrs. Rose Funk, resident Of
Bloomington, Ill. Portions of heI
flesh had become as dry and hard as
bona.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

HE town must
be burnin' up;
1 wisht now
that 1 had staid
a little longer.
IT. s d r 9 flu !,
though-dr r e f.
full to think on.
Mother, I'm 60
ing up to the
hill field to get
a better sight. I"
The glory of
the September
sunset, which
Squire Dumeld
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14

The last mule-car has disappeared
from New Orleans.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14
In Praise of the Still Tongue.

Coils p. Huntington laid the
foundation of his fortune of $50, ,00O,- :
900 by peddling hardware in Cali.
fornia during the feverish days Of
1847. His business maxims are:
l. Don't talk too much during busis
ness hours.
q Listen attentively; answer eau
tionsly; decide quickly.
3. Do what you think is right and
stand by your own judgment.
4. Teach others, by your conduct,
to trust you implicitly.
5. Never let your competitors know
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

who has had more or less connection
with the case.
Mr. McCune told us the story of hi.
interview. He said that as he cam,
out Of the drug store, after leaving
Law, he saw Law talking to a mar
who had been standing near the dool
| when he went into the store. AS he
went across the street Law caught VI
with him and said that Mr. McCunC
ought not to be hard on him. as the
papers were full of rumors that haC
led him to take the course he had. The
( two shook hands and Mr.. McCune said
/ that he noticed Law only give him two
! fingers and his thumb"
AN ELECTION SURE.
How many votes did you expect to
receive last Saturday" asked Senator
Howell.
"Thirty-one without the vote of Mr.
Peery, who was ILL., but thirtv-one
! would have elected that day"
Fisher Harris was recalled for one
question. He said that Mr.. McCune
was very much wrought up when he
heard that Law had brought charges
against him and when he learned that
Law had said McCune had given him
money in shaking hands. Mr.. McCune
said: That's what the internal scoun-
drel meant by shaking hands with me
that way"
Waldemar Van Cott started to relate
how he had telephoned the news of
the Law charge TO McCune headquar-
ters. but Mr.. Evans objected and the OBJ
lection was sustained. Not without
some demur on the part of Represent
ative Cummings, however. Mr.. Cum
mings said that there was doubt in
his mind as to who had sent the mes
sage to McCune headquarters and
what was sent. II asked Abel John
Evans only the other day if he had sent
that message, and he said he had not"
Are you in the habit, Mr.. Cum
mings," asked Evans, of seeking testi-
mony in this case outside the commit
tee room"
Mr.. Cummings said he was not.
L. w. Wilson told of the WINS -Har-
ris conversation in McCune's headQuar-
ters Monday night, and said that WINS
had said that MIR. Harris had used the
words expense" and carriage" to-
gether when asking him to get the
Jackson vote.
Noble Warrum related a conversation
at The Herald Office Monday night in
which f. G Wins had characterized the
allegation that Harris had used him to
bribe Jackson as "a damned lie" A
n: Mckay and A. c. Reese corroborated
this testimony.
Fisher Harris told of the appoint
ment made with c. M. Jackson, which
the latter failed 10 keep.
Soren Y. Christensen described his
with Jackson on the day
Of the appointment. 81 told him." said
Christensen, that II was reported that
he had accused Fisher Harris of at
tempting to bribe him. He replied,
It's a damned lie He afterwards
avoided the meeting which had been
Did you ever warn Mr.. Jackson
against attending that meeting, on the
ground that he might be put in the
hole?" was asked.
Il never did"
This ended the committees work for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
TO-DAY.

FORECAST for Salt Lake Today is:
Fair, Stationary Temperature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

Didn't Soren Y. Christensen meet
you that day and tell you that he had
heard you had stated that Harris had
( tried TO bribe you and did you not re-
ply, It's a damned He?' asked Mr.
Van Cott
That was not the conversation, y
! Jackson answered. Christensen ad-
vised me not TO keep that engagement
at McCune's for they were going To
something like that. had learned that
Aquila Nebeker could not be there, so
decided not to go"
Mr. Van Cott asked if r. w. Sloan
did not hear this conversation with
Christensen, but Jackson insisted that
the conversation was private and could
not have been overheard.
MIR. Christensen is a supporter of A.
W. McCune, is he not?" asked Judge
Dickson.
Il believe So
"And Notwithstanding that he warned
you against going to Mr.. McCune's?''
He did,
Had you done or said anything, Mr..
Jackson" asked Representative S0ren-
son, that would have embarrassed
ycr?"
NO; but had no idea what the con-
versation would be about"
Didn't you know that they were go
ing TO confront you with the statement
that you had accused Harris of trying
TO bribe you?"
Il did not I had consulted with
President Nebeker, and, finding he
could not be at the meeting. decided
not TO co.
Mr.. jackson was excused with this,
and Joseph Monson was recalled. You
invited Law to dine with you once or
twice, did you not?" asked Evans.
YES"
who paid for it?
"I did -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
LAW FED HIMELF.

You fed him, then, yourself?"
mo: he fed himself, but ut my ex-
Dense," and the coTnmittee had a
chance to smile.
Mr.. Evans here had n violent attack
of curiosity. and he looked all through
Mr.. Monson's checkbook to see if he
could not find something suspicious in
it. He ascertained, after wasting ten
minutes of the committees valuable
TIME, that Monson's expenses had been
sl2O during the campaign. Then he
again got back to business, and after n
time ascertained from Monson that he
had obtained from Law. on the Monday
evening when they dined together, a
promise 10 vote for Mr.. McCune on the
Wednesday of the week following tFeb.
22). in case an election was not reached
before then.
What was the telegram which has
been mentioned once or twice about
which Law came to see Sloan?" asked
Evans.
1T related to a letter which George
Q. Cannon was said to have written TO
man in Cache county. Law had said
that he would never again vote for
Frank J. Cannon If he found that
church influence had been used in
Caelte"
E. c. WINS was recalled by the de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

Tense. He told of a conversation al
Inc herald office in the presence OF
A. N Mckay, Noble Warrum ard A
C. Reese. in which ne n Id character
ized the specification alleging that he
had gone from Fisher Harris to bribe
G. NJ. jackson as a damned lie.
AS you think of the incident now,
Mr.. WINS" said Van CJtt, do you con-
slder that Harris meant you to bribe
laci-son?"
4 had no such thought when I let
Mr.. Harris"
But what do you :link now?:'
Mr.. Evans objected, and the ques-
tion was not answered.
DUNBAR ADDED LIGHT.
D. c. Dunbar described the state of
feeling in the McCune headquarters on
Saturday morning, and told of report
brought in by Soren y. Christensen
that Lester Taylor intended to vote for
McCune-
Il told him." said Dunbar, "to tell
Mr.. Taylor not to vote for McCune on
the rollcall, as we mad enough Demo-
cratic votes to elect
Mr.. Evans objected just here TO what
Dunbar had said to Taylor, and the
objection was sustained. He then re-
lated the substance OF FIR. WINS state
ment at McCune's headquarters last
Monday evening, saying that WINS ad-
mitted that Harris had used the word
carriage" in connection with The word
expense" when telling him to go and
get Jackson's vote.
Were you at headquarters when Mr..
McCune returned from mis- little talk
with Law?" asked Representative
Stewart.
No: 1 was at Henry Peery's room.
but l was there when McCune learned
of the Law charges, and he said it was
a id lie; that Law had offered to vote
for him for $4,000, and ne had refused
the Offer
"A short time before that had asked
him the outcome of his conversation
with Law and he had replied: He's a
dirty, low-lived fellow, but I'll tell you
about that later"
In this connection Mr.. Dunbar let
drop a statement that may prove inter
esting as bearing on one Robert Fryer,
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Continued on Page %
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
The Senatorial Investigation.
Mr.. johnson Attacks Mckinley.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Condition of TrG3e.
Another Busy Day In the House.
In Railway Circles.
Eagan On the Beef.
PAGE SEVEN.
New Army Bill.
PAGE EIGHT.
The Vote For Senator Yesterday.
PAGE NINE.
Nicaragua Canal Bill Passed.
Dewey Wants a Warship.
PAGE TEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE ELEVEN.
The Cats Came Back.
PAGE TWELVE.
Another Gold Find.
Jones Must Go to Trial.
Fish and Lake Forest Reserve.
The Senate Deluged With Bills.
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the rear room which adjoined. From
where he sat through the open folding
doors he saw Law seat himself on the
east side of the table while Mr.. McCute
turned about Immediately, came to the
door and said to Mr.. Sloan, Come in
here, Bob" Mr.. Sloan went in and the
door was closed, but a moment later.
Monson said he also was called in. He
went within and Joined in the confer
ence.
Just here Representative Jackson was
called to answer a few questions for
the defense. His attention was called
70 an engagement he made with Fisher
Harris to meet Senators Rideout and
Aquila Nebeker and others at McCune
headquarters week ago Saturday af
ternoon, an engagement which he did
not Keep. He explained that the ses-
sion OF the legislature had lasted so
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JACKSON'S DENIAL

long that he was unable to keep the
engagement.
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SILVER AND LEAD.

900
Bar silver, 5915 cents. 4
Lead, brokers', S4.2o.
topper, casting, 161s cents.
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Continued on Page ID
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
/ BANQUET FOR COL. BRYAN.
VIII Make q speech Before the Chi-
cage Flatforn Democracy and
Expects t. Ne Joined There by
Altgele, Jeaes snA Gov. Ptngree.

NEW YORK. March 2.-The Jefferson
banquet OF the Chicago platform Democrats
Of this city will take place on the night OF
April u Col William j. Ryan has given
positive assurance that he viii bs present
II is expected he viii make notable
speech. stating the stand which he believes
the Democratic party should take in the
national campaign Of next year 1T IS
planned TO have the labor unions take q
very prominent part in the dinner.
Eugene v. Brewster, who Is managing
the Bryan dinner. said tonight:
Some confusion has arisen over the
names OF the dinner. Ii was decided first
not To call Il q dinner of Chicago platform
Democrats because of Gov. Pfngree and
others, who are Republicans. We arrang-
ed that matter in the committee all right.
however. and sent the invitation in the
name Of the Chicago platform people.
Because Of the confusion no invitations
were sent to anybody but Mr.. Bryan. We
have learned, however. from Gov. Pingree.
Mr.. Aitge.d and Chairman Jones, that they
would come any day after April l5.'
Richard Croker said tonight.
II don't care to SAY anything about Mr..
Bryan's letter of deciinatson. i am sorry
he cannot understand difference Of opin-
Ion. As to the fact that he will go to the
one dollar dinner-well. hope he will help
the cause Of Democracy. The more big
dinners there are In New York. the better
for the working people"
The promoters of the Bryan dinner take
It for granted that Gov. Psngree will be
one Of their guests. Ex-senator German.
II Is understood. viii attend the Croker
banquet.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
SHERMAN Is IMPROVING.
VIII Go Aboard the ChlcagO-Ex-
PLANTATION Of False
RepOrt.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Mrs. Mccall
lum, daughter OF ex-Secretary Sherman
received cablegram today from Mr.. WI
berg. who Ii accompanying the former
secretary OF state on tour Of the West
Indies. announcing MIR. Sherman's con-
t.nued Improvement The Chicago will
probably arrive at Santiago tonight.
IL now turns out. respecting the report
OF Mr.. Sherman's death, that the an
nouncement was made by the French
cable company and the signal corps with
in ten minutes of each other. When Capt
Leigh, chief signal officer. ascertained that
the report was erroneous. he Immediately
communicated with the Guantanamo sta
ton TO ascertain the cause of blunder
The man In charge OF the station reported
that. having received message OF In
quiYy as to Mr.. Sherman's health. and
not having any information himself, he
visited the manager OF the French cable
company who assured him that the re-
port Of the death was well founded. There
upon he telsgraphed a confirmation OF the
ramor. having no reaaon TO doubt the
assurances given him. The French cable
eompany's officials here claim TO know
nothing regarding the matter
Mr. Sherman's condition this evening
continues about the same. He rested COM
fartahly throughout the day. and IL any,
thing is somewhat better. He expects 10
60 on beard the cruiser Chicago tomorrow.