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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Lisbon, Jan. king Charles opened
the Legislature yesterday. In the course
Of his speech from the throne. the king
said that during the war between the
United States and Spain, two friendly
nations. Portugal proclaimed and, as
was her duty, maintained strict and alb
solute neutrality He greatly sympa-
thized with the czar's disarmament
proposals. and made a reference to the
colonies which apparently disposes of
the rumors Of the sale of Delagoa bay
He said: 1T is not sufficient to pre-
serve our colonial domains in their com
plete integrity as the sacred heritage
of the nation, but they must be de-
veloped as the solid basis Of our econom-
ic regeneration"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Such a transfer was the best thiny that
could have happened to the Cuoans.
For their own sakes it is to be hoped
THAT their political education WIFI be
rapid and complete, since it is certain
that the Americans will not tolerate
the impatience of law which a long and
demoralizing struggle has engendared.
Regarding the nom payment of the po-
lice, The Times says: A bankrupt gen
orally manages to pay his servants
wages. The completeness Of the Span
ish downfall is more fully brought home
to us by those squalid domestic trag-
edies than by the. greater events of the
war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

knowing Mr. Hayne to be man of
scientific attainments. | requested the
secretary of war to detail him to make
thorough examination Of the agricultural
resources of the Philippine islands. He
has organized a force of 40 or 80 men to
aid him in the researches, among these
gentlemen, who are all in the volunteer
army. being eight or 10 graduates Of
| agricultural colleges.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Washington, Jan. 3-Notbing more
has been heard at the war department
from General Otis at Manila. The
situation is irritating in the fact that.
according to the experience of the last
few days. it is not to be expected that
anything more can be heard from Ilolo
for day or two at least, except in the
very improbable event that she Ameri-
can force has been repulse in the eff
forts to make a landing AMI has been
obliged to return straight to Manila.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Huntsville Ala, Jan. 3.-Private Starr
Dare, company /, First infantry, whose
home is in San Francisco, died at the
hospital yesterday from a gunshot
wound received Christmas night. Mack
Lightfoot, Dare's murderer, has been
committed to jail without bond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

London, Jan. 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says that
General Rios, on his arrival at Manila.
had a conference with Major General
Otis, United States military governor of
the Philippines.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

London. Jan. 3.-The Times prints a
letter this morning from "distin-
guished American naval Officer" CIV
ing an interesting account of the Ii.-
uation in Havana, and expressing SIN
cere pity for the many gallant Span
ish officers" He describes the 'fat,N
istic resignation of the Spaniards ana
the riots resulting from the dismissG |
of the Spanish police without pag.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Commenting editorially upon Tie fore
going letter its correspondents opinion
and the transfer of sovereignty in Cuba
from Spain to the United States, Tha
Times says:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

London. Jan. &-The Havana CORE
spOndent of The Times, referring to the
refusal of General MaXimo Gomez to sur
render his arms until an independent
government is granted. says: ! believe
that the influences of General Gomez
with the rebels is completely ended.
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these boasts. when it sees blue books
issued consisting Of documents drawn
up by these revolutionary members of
the, South African league, and of lying
articles and reports from newspapers
which are organs of the league. If the
real character of the league could be
known 1t would soon lose its influence
and the tension between the two gov
ernments would speedily disappear"
The reply concludes as follows:
THE Afrikanders would then no
longer fear that the interests of the
British empire necessarily implied the
destruction of the two republics and the
enslavement of the Afrikander popula-
ton and the white races in South
Africa would return to the brotherly
harmony that had set in until a treach-
erous plot at the end of 1895 revived
passion on both sides"
This dispatch was handed to
Conyngham Greene on Sept. 26.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
PRESIDENT M'NNLEY THE GUEST
OF THE CHICAGO MARQUETTE CLUB
Distinguished Republicans Wax Eloquent After the Ban.
quet- Archbishop Irelands Glowing Tribute to the
Republic and Its ideals Enemy Of Ii
cense- Secretary Root Calls Agui-
naldo Military Dictator

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Thirty-five hundred
great banquet hall Of the Auditorium
tonight at the annual banquet at the
Marquette club. This banquet is a
regular event, and although coming at
the same time as the fall festivities,
is not distinctively part of it, The
festival banquet, under the auspices
of the banquet committee, will be held
Monday night.
The guest of honor was President
Mckinley, who sat at a raised table
on the east side of the hall. On the
right of the president sat Archbishop
Ireland of st. Paul. Others at the ia
bic were Secretary Gage Attorney
General Griggs, Postmaster General
Smith, Secretary Hay, other members
of the presidents party and officers
OF the Marquette club. There were no
special decorations at the banquet, a
president being the only display 1t
was beyond the appointed time when
President Wickersham, after the rem
nants of the banquet had been remov-
ed, called the gathering to order and
introduced Addison Ballard, an old
SSttlSi VI IIiCSSO, WHO gave q lurlOf-
Gus description Of Chicago in its early
days, in speaking to the sentiment of
'old Chicago" He was followed by
Archbishop Ireland, who rose to speak
OF The American Republic" The
archbishop was given an ovation as he
rose. and his speech was an eloquent
tribute to American manhood and to
the republic. which he declared to be
The best form of organized democ-
racy revealed in humanitys history"
The American Spirit.
The archbishop's closing words were:
And whatever we do; whatever plans
we form; whatever line of action we
adopt, let us be mindful of one thing
the American spirit is the enemy of
all those of humanity who, by turning
liberty into license, endanger democ-
racy, or who. in striving to repress
license. bring in measures that are in
compatible with a free government.
Whatever might be the apparent and
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'"The ruling in Fish having since been
modified by departmental decision in
the case of the California & Oregon
railway, wherein it was held, under au-
thorlty of the recent ruling of the Su-
preme court in the case of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company VS.. De Lacey.
that an expired presumption filing, Of
record at the date when a railroad
grant became effective, is not an exist
ing claim, that serves to defeat the ope
ration of the grant, and inasmuch as
it appeared that said filing of Paul had
expired at the date of definite location
of the companys road, on July g. 1SS2,
through failure of the pre-emptor to
make proof and payment within the
statutory period. the matter was sub
mitted to the department Sept I, 1899,
for instructions. In reply the depart
ment on Sept. IA, 1899, instructed this
to take such action in the matter as is
right and proper upon the record as
presented, in view of the recent decision
of the court referred to, without re-
gard to the decision of this department
Of January s, 1897. which is hereby re-
called and vacated In view of the
foregoing and in the light of said decis-
ion of the supreme court IN the DE
Lacey case, it would appear that said
pre-emption filing of Paul was INSULT
cient to except the land from the rail-
road grant and that the land, being
otherwise clear and free from adverse
claims Of record on July :, 1882, the
date the grant became effective, inures
to the grant and is, therefore, not sub
ject to purchase. under the act of
March 3, 1887. The said cash entry Of
Paul is therefore held for cancellation
as Illegal. and you will so advise him.
allowing the usual privilege of appeal
if desired by Paul, under the circum-
stances
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temporary gain--the harm done is un-
speakable; liberty would be driven
from the country.
The American republic-she lives and
liberty lives with her. The flag OF the
American republic means liberty
Wherever it goes liberty goes with it.
With anxious eye and throbbing heart
We watch to-day the journeying of the
flag of America toward distant isles
we pray for its safety and it's honor;
We proclaim that in Asia, as in Ameri-
ca, it means liberty and all liberty
brings with it. Some say it means in
Asia the repression of liberty. God for
bid: 1t means in Asia the institution of
civil order so that America. to whom
the fates of war have brought the un-
sought duty of maintaining order in
those islands, may see and know who
are the people of the Philippines. who
there have the right to speak for the
people, what the people desire and for
what the people are fitted. The Ameri-
can republic-she will live and with her
liberty will live
AS soon as the applause which greet
ed the archbishop as he took his seat
had subsidized, President Wickershan
introduced Secretary Root. The secre-
tary of war spoke of the need of i'm
provement in the lighting machinery of
the United States army and expressed
the hope that the lessons of the recent
conflict would not be lost upon con-
greSS.
Our Title.
After dwelling upon the efforts to es-
ia blish formidable force in the Phil
ippines the secretary stated that by
Nov 15 10000 American soldiers would
be there. He added:
Nov what are these men fighting
for? Are they lighting a Filipino ma
inv, SC ~;
are 60 different tribes. speaking 60 diff
ferent languages. and of these all but
one wish to come under the control of
the United States
Are we fighting all of this one
tribe-the Tagalos? No, we are fighting
less than one-half of this nation We
are fighting against the selfish ambition
of military dictator who has been per-
mitted to gather all the men in the ISL
and discontented with Spanish rule and
Continued on Page Two)
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rs A REVERSAL
OF REGULATIONS
A Ruling OF the General Land ONCE in
Relation to Presumption
Filings.
specisl Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Oct. The Helena land
Office has received a ruling from the
commissioner of the general land office
that is of interest to parties owning pre-
emption filings on lands located in the
grant of the Northern Pacific as it is
a reversal of the regulations that here
tofore have prevailed. 1t is the out
growth of the decision of the supreme
court of the United States in the case
of the Northern Pacific VS.. De Lacey,
in which it was held that an expired
presumption filing, of record when the
railroad grant became effective is not
an existing claim against the land; in
other words, the land is not lost to the
company. Prior to that decision the
land department had been guided by
the ruling laid down by the secretary
OF the interior in the case of Fish Vs.
the Northern Pacific. This decision was
Just the reverse. being that an uncan-
celed pre-emption filing that was a mat
ter of record when the grant became
effective excepted the land from the
grant. The Helena land Office learned
of the change in the departments rul-
ing by the decision just rendered in the
case of John f. Paul VS.. the Northern
Pacific, involving some land in Jeffer-
son county, near Whitehall. Paul filed
on the land in 1871 and when the land
grant became effective, in 1882, ne had
not made proof and the necessary pay
naent within the statutory time, so that
the filing expired. He recently desired
to make proof and payment for The
land Under the ruling in the Fisk
case he could have done this. but undar
the De Lacey decision he could not.
The case got before the commissioner.
and he decides the filing is Cancelled In
the course of his decision he saws:
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this move by lufIing also. This sent
both boats off almost at right angles
to the course. straight in to the Jersey
coast and straight for the mob of 500
vessels gathered to the right of the
line for the run down. The torpedo
boats charged down upon them like
squad of flying cavalry to clear the way
tor the yachts. Never was there such
scampering of ships. Bells,in the en-
gine rooms jingled full speed ahead
and full speed astern, as some fed and
others tried to back out Of the tanglc
Several serious collisions were narrowly
averted. But the fleet was scattered
like flock of wild ducks after the dis
charge Of gun.
The Shamrock got the best of the
lufi1ng match blanketing her rival and
getting to the windward of her. Then.
when both had squared off in their
course and let go their spinnakers
thousands waited and watched. SLOW
ly, very slow at first, inch by inch, the
defender of the cup drew away despite
the ShamrockS repeated and tireless
efforts to blanket her. Once clear, the
white beauty forged ahead rapidly, her
three great balloons drawing the wind.
cRroling from mainsail to spinnaker and
from spinnaker to balloon jib. She had
established a comfortable lead when the
breeze lightened and hauled more to
trickle down the sides Of the white
yachts balloons and several times all
three sails collapsed.
The Shamrock, as on the two former
days, proflted by the light air and be-
gan to crawl up. But she did more.
Captain Hogarth took in the spinnaker
and trimmed down the balloon jlb top
sail with great rapidity and, with ev
erything working splendidly, before the
American knew he was luffing up to-
ward the Columbia. Captain Barr, on
the Columbia, then followed suit, but
the Shamrock had passed him well to
the windward. Captain Hogarth then
set his spinnaker to port and increased
the lead. Captain Barr seemed unwiii-
ing at first to follow the lead of the
Englishman and waited almost Is min
utes, while the Shamrock Overhauled
and passed him before he followed suit.
The Shamrock was a hundred yards
ahead before he got his sails trimmed
to the new conditions. The patriots did
Barr's obstnacy.
Soon afterward the wind hauled
around still further, making it broad
reach to the mark. Both took in their
spinnakers and eased their sheets.
Then the white flyer gained steadily.
The yachts We're now about mile and
half from the outer mark. Steamers,
tugs and yachts hurried across the
course and lined up to leeward. waiting
with eager interest to see which would
round first. Calamity the American
came on. 1t was astonishing how fast
she glided through the water. She ate
up the distance between her and the
green boat until, when the mark was a
quarter of a mile away, less than
hundred yards separated them Hope
rose. The Shamrock was to windward.
They were coming like horses down the
stretch. A hundred feet away and the
Columbia had closed up the gap. Her
slender prov just Tapped the stern OF
the green hull. Under the rules they
must pass the float with the red ball
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tempted to leave the truck they were
driven back with blows.
Every trainload of refugees brings
narrowing accounts of the barbarites
of the Beers of the Orange Free State.
A train arrived to-day that had been
nearly six hours en- route. The suffer
ings of the women were dreadful. Sew
eral births occurred on the way, one in
an open cattle truck containing 20
men,"
The dispatches say Pretoria presents
a most deserted appearance. The gov
ernment has ordered all the saloons
closed there. General Crojens' forces,
near Mafeling, moved closer to the
border yesterday.
Her majesty in privy council at Bal
moral this morning assented to the
calling of parliament. the mobilization
Of the reserves and the continuance in
the army Of all soldiers now serving
who in ordinary circumstances would
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
BARBAR|C EXCESSES Of THE BOERS
AROUSED A THRILL Of HORROR

be entitled to discharge or transfer to
the reserve.
A green book, issued yesterday, con-
tains President Krugers reply to Mr..
Chamberlain's dispatch referring to the
petition of the outlanders to the queen.
The Transvaal objects to Great Britain
interfering in its international affairs.
1t also alleges that those complaints
emanated wholly from small body Of
British who are breeding race hatred
and a revolutionary movement. The
reply adds:
THE Transvaal is bound to credit
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London, Oct. 1.-The Evening News
publishes the following dispatch from
Cape Town:
"The reports of the barbaric excesses
committed by the Beers on refugees
have caused thrill of horror here. In
one instance 70 women and children
We're packed in a cattle truck so tight
ly that they We're unable to sit and
were thus kept sidetracked for 80 hours
without food or water When they at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
Divided the Season.

San Francisco, Oct. THE trouble be-
tween the rival associations whose trs as
are in the vicinity of this city was Sc '=
to-day. A tive-yeurs' contract was oii
giving Oakland one-half of the r..ur. --
season, the other half 10 be divide ha
tween Ingieside and the Tanfaran L Is
on this side of the bay If the Tart -
course g not ready for racing by NV .
races scheduled for that date Will b gurs
at Ingleside. This agreement inst .
racing season free from conflicting
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FIVE MILES
TO THE FINISH.
Third Attempt of the Single
Stickers Proves Fizzle
Like the Others.
A LIGHT WEATHER ! DUEL
No Two Yachts Were Ever More
Evenly Matched. 49,.
TEST IS YET TO COME
No Two Yachts Were Ever More
Evenly Matched. 4..
TEST is YET TO COME

\ Brilliant and Daring Piece OF Sea-
manship by Captain Barr Was One Of
the Features OF the Day-The Sham
rock Showed Superiority at Several
Critical Points Of the Race-Did Better
Work to Windward - The Columbia
Showed Herself Better Boat in Foot
ing-Got the Best o. the start-The
Day Began With Excellent Promise OF
Fine Wsather-Thousands OF Excur-
sionists Were Disappointed-Qualit
of the Two Boats Cannot Be Deter
mined Until There Is Wholesail
Breezs.
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Continued on Page Two.)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
SUBMARINE BOAT LAUNCHED.
Atlantic In the Altered and
Improved Argonaut.

The submarine boat Argonaut, built
at Baltimore, and which was success
fully tested in waters near that city
some months ago, and which has re-
Gently been enlarged and altered at the
Erie basin, was launched again the
other day.
The Argonaut has been considerably
improved, in the opinion of Simon Lake,
her inventor and owner. The interior
alterations will be completed in about
a fortnight and a number Of trials of the
craft will be made in the vicinity of
Atlantic highlands. Mr.. Lake claims
that his vessel can now stay under wa
ter, with surface connection, for prac-
tically indefinite period. Without sur
face connection the Argonaut can re-
main submerged for about As hours,
the length of time in which her supply
of compressed air is available.
When the Argonaut arrived from Bal
timore her shape, when afioat, appeared
like that of a torpedo. When seen the
other day in the Erie basin she had
the lines of a yacht and there was no
difference discernible between the sub
marine boat and a newly launched
pleasure craft.
Mr.. Lake intends to attempt to cross
the Atlantic in the Argonaut and to
exhibit the boat on the other side. The
primary purpose for which the craft has
been built is for searching for valuables
in wrecks and for sponge and pearl
fishing. She will carry crew of nine.
Mr.. Lake says that his boat can run
over any obstruction less than 12 feet
in height and across dredged channel
of any depth by running down one side
and up the other. There are three
wheels, one on each side amidships and
the third at the stern.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
TAKE FLAG HIGH IN AIR.
Unique Feature of Kite Flying Ex-
periments by the BRyOnne Kite
Corps at New York.

With brilliant displays of bunting
floating high in the air beneath vari-
colored aeroplanes, the expert kite fly
ers of Bayonne afforded diversion to
thousands of interested spectators dur
ing the experimental kite fights the
other day. In the forenoon the Bayonne
kite corps, operating at the corner of
Humphreys avenue and West Fourth
street, Bergen Point, New York, sent
to a height of 1,0O1 feet an American
flag measuring 6x10 feet and also
raised to that altitude self-recording
thermometer.
When the thermometer left the earth
1t registered 81 degrees. Aloft it fell to
81 degrees. In the afternoon the
southeast wind freshened TO a velocity
of 20 miles an hour, and the corps con-
trived to excel the record of the metro
politan district kite flyers for the alti-
tude reached by meteorological instru-
ments sent aloft. The self-recording
thermometer, which noted tempera-
ture of 90 degrees at the earth and so
degrees aloft, was shown by triangula-
tion to have attained height of 2,400
feet with seven kites, having an aggre-
gate surface of 141 square feet, soaring
at the end of 1000 feet of steel piano
wire
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-28
TELEPHONE BACILLI.
The Danger from the instruments
Being Agitated in Chicago
From scrapings froiu the Mouth
pieces In Daily Use DIR. Emanuel
Friend Found Germs of Infec-
tious Diseases.

BY tests made in the laboratory of the
Michael Reese hospital, Chicago, during
the last two weeks, and of which his
report has just been made, DIR. Emanuel
Friend has discovered germs infec-
tious diseases in scrapings from the
mouthpieces of telephones in daily use
in Chicago. The results of his investi-
cation, DIR. Friend asserts, refute the
claim made by DR.. Hill, of Boston, and
printed recently in Philadelphia med
ical publication, to the effect that there
is no danger of diseases being spread
by careless use of the telephone.
For the purposes of his investiga-
tions DIR. Friend chose ten instruments
in use in several downtown business
houses and offices. Culture media with
which the scrapings from the mouth
pieces of these instruments were en-
bodied developed eight varieties of
bacilli more or less dangerous, some Of
them being pus-forming microbes.
After finishing his tests DR.. Friend
expressed the opinion that the city
council should pass an ordinance, or the
health department adopt a regulation
requiring the disinfection of all tele.
phone mouthpieces daily. He advo.
Gates the use Of simple solution oi
bichloride Of mercury, or five per cent
solution of carbolic acid.
although have not found the ba
cilli of consumption In these mouth
pieces" said DR.. Friend, ''it is probable
that they are present in some. At tleast
hundred mouthpieces ought to be ex
amined, and should this be done 1 hav,
no doubt that the tubercular bacillus
would be found.
"The tests are made by Koch's isola
ton method. The scrapings from sep
arate instruments were placed in sep
arate cultures, and in nine of the tel
disease germs were found, some of then
highly infectious. 1 shall continue in
vestigations along the same line"