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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-11

The Office boy said: 'Feller named
Glffcrd Wells wants to see yon."
This boy is always afraid that | may
not know what 10 do about visitors.
and so he auGounces them in 4 way
TO give me the benefit of his advice.
Aoung womens cards are brought TO
me with great Difference: eiGerly wem-
ems with cold respect. Men with army
hats are always heroes Of san Juan:
and prize fighters The boy brings right
In. But "a feiler named So-anG- So" is
on the lowest round of the socia. adder
in Eddie's opinion; he may even be a
collector
like 10 take the conceit out Of Eddie.
and that fact probably insures his hold
ing the position for life. because | can
never take it all out. On this occasion
however. | saw chance to GroL him
more than the customary distance
Clifford Wells. the klondike million
aireo" said |. Dust off that chair, Ed
die. and show the gentleman in
\ deep flush mounted Eddie'> cheek
rs that feller from the klcEGlke?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-11

But" said l. I'll would seem 10 me
a if your actual experiences were good
enough
'.Sure. sure" he replied. promptly.
NO man could improve on EN-. Yes.
| certainly had some great experiences.
D;t! you hear about my finding he mug
get on yellow creek? No: Well. that
Was mighty interesting. There il was.
sticking ri.h, up ont OF the ground
d lump of pure gold hall as big as hat
desk AHG | all a,o:e with no tools
of any kind 10 work with. All had
Mas a can of blasting powder. and not
eten drill TO make a hole in The mug
get"
'-What did you want TO make hole
in il for2" | inquired.
Why. what else could do: said he.
''rhe thing weighed tons. ! couldn't
lift it any more than | could carry off
this house And or course didn't dare
TO leave it. Some party better equipped
might have come along and got away
with it,"
well. what did you do:"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-11

.First." said he. Il sat down and did
some thinking. It's brain work that
carries a man through up there on the
Yukon. 1 figured that the gold in thar
lump was worth s1Go. .00O.''
'Oh, come off" said l. You're fool
ing"
Rather more than less" he replied,
calmly: ''and at that time | needed
the money. You see -four. for instance.
was S1l a spoonful already. and other
things in proportion. so that a fellow
had to make some kind of a strike every
day Ard that reminds me that fel-
low up there happened to have cook
book in his outfit. and he made for
tune out of it,
Il suppose seme of the men were
willing TO pay for point or two on
cooking" said l.
1T wasn't that" he replied. That
book was the nearest thing to food in
our camp during the month of March.
ard the man that owned il sold il n
page at Il time. Fellows used TO read
j recipe or two for breakfast when
they didn', have anything else. That
may sound like lie TO you"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-11

he stammcred. Say, on the dead level,
Is he?''
lie is called the Yukon Prince :
said l.
Then I'm lobster" groaned the
boy. II might a-known he was frcm up
there or he'd a-had an overcoat CT, this
thunderin' cold day"
was glad Wells had called upon me.
He ard Mere boys together. ! think
he licked" me once a month on an ay-
erage for about seven years. and i.e haG
beaten me again in the fight for
wealth; but lore no malice. II be had
brought any of that Klondike gold dust
with h;m. | was willing TO borrow IT,.
without thought of our past differ
ences.
He came in wearing light suit of
clothes and with nose as biue as a
whrtstone.
.'ror heavens sake. man. | cried,
"why do you 60 around that way iE
such weather."
Habit. my boy. habit" said he. go
live in place where il is so coll! that
you don't dare TO pick up lump of
gold off the ground for fear it viii stick
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Incompatible.


a lecturer was invited 10 speak at s
ioca! gathering. and. beiug nobody in
particular. he was placed last ou the
list of speakers. The chairman also
introduced several speakers whose
names were no, on the lis.. and ,he au-
oience was tired on, when he said. in
Producing the lecturer:
"Mr. Bones will now give Us his ad.
dress
my sLtfess." sax. Mr.. Zones. rig
ing. ":s Isl Park vi:las. 8. " ans ]
Nish you oil COED hight, ,';-{n- ni.s
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c,.,x Wcrnf.r Eroouence.

Mrs. Bacon-Your husband uses ter
rible language 10 that parrot!
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-- nothing;
sou ought TO hear h..a addressing his
alarm eiech.-yoRksaS Giataswa&
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Gen. Garcia was amazed when Shaftcr
refused to give him reenforcen.eEts to
carry out his well laid plans. Shaf;.r
said that he wanted all the SlaLards il.
III. province to get into Santiago so that
Re nigh: capture them all at cuce. Tha;
was before the assault of July !, when
Shafier suffered 4 serious repuise. Then
Re directed Gen. Garcia to prev Mt fur.
ther Spanish accessions, bu; il WAS too
late. Skaters principal biurdcr ut
Santiago was his first blunder. in chang
lug Garcia's plans and taking the hard
est possible route for his soldiers
Although Gen. Garcia communicated
his views with dignity. ard received l e.
Dukes and contumely with suavi,y. he
knew that he WAS right, and thst
Shafter was wrong; but he obeyed or
ders just the same. and fought with his
men by night and by day until the city
was captured by the brute courage of
the so.ciers themselves. without orders
from The sick general who accompanied
the Fifth corps. and who telcgraphtd Il
his defeat on Sunday. July 3. Al that
very time. Gen. Garcia and Gen. Wheel
er were on the firing line. declaring
that they would succeed. ten. Garcia
and Gen. Wheeler were thG real heroes
there in active command
Until Tie close of the campaign Gen.
Garcia continued In advance until his
right rested upon the bay. and he also
sent out strong detachmenis 10 cover
I~r.
Spanish garrisons 10 Santiago. Upon
the surrender Of the city of Santiago.
Gen. Garcia. commanding the Cuban
forces, was debarred from entrance
Into the city. and from any pariicipa-
tion in the enjoyment of the honors
or fruits of the victory.
Thcreupon Gen. Garcia withdrew
from association with Shafter. because
his own services and the services of the
men under his command were. as he
thought, rewarded with lack of appre-
citation. Being courtly gentleman
himself. lie could not brook dis
courtesy. neither would he quarrel
with Il soldier who represented the
American people. SMITH d. FRY.
IncOElpa tible.
Mrs. Htzkipton-i saw your friend
Morgley last evening. There was a
lady with linn. They had 50 much to
say TO each other that | didn't get
chance to boy, 10 him.
Mr.. Fitzkipton-There. Maria. don't
gossip.
Mrs. Fiixkipton-Don't gossip?
What 60 you mean: The woman was
his wife. 1 suppose.
Mr.. Fitzkipion-lou suppose moth
iIg of the kind. Maria. Didn't you say
they had let 20 say to each oilier?-
Boston Transcript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-17

Gov NcLaurin OF Mississippi Is crit
ically in Of pneumonia AT the executive
mansion in Jackson. The disease has
settled heavily on his lungs. aud in
his feeble condition the physicians IN
attendance greatly fear that he can
not stand continued onsla ught.
Capt ID. W. Glenn has received a
telegram. AT Washington. announcing
that Lieut.. Cashier, a. ;. A., and two
enlisted men. who disappeared in the
frozen wilderness OF the klondike last
August. have arrived safely at Ncare.
a station at the mouth of the Tanana
river.
Mrs Ethan Allen. lady Of high SO
cal station in New York city. and con,
nected with distinguished families in
the south. died in the Metropolitan
opera house. New YORK. on the night
OF the sth. during performance of
''Lohengrin." which she had attended
with Ter adopted daughter, Miss Alice
Reid.
The queen regent of Spain has signed
the decree con,oking the cortes on
February 20. and rc-establishing the
cons iiutional guarantees.
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SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Treaty Of Peace with Spain signed I.
the Presenc. of = select Company
or Invited Guests.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE or ri4
copy Of the peace treaty Will VA.
hearing the signatures ~ the Spanish
and American commissioners. which
WAS ratified 10y the senate last Mon.
day. a~ certified by Nirr-Prcs.ien,
Hobart. was signed hy tine r..oeu.
and Secretary Hay ~ 2:35 O'Clock yos-
ierdav afternoon. in the library of ihs
executive mansion.
There was little formalitv observed.
although number Of persons wer
present by invitation Of the president
While signing the document fhe
president and the secretary % state
sat az the round table. in the center "a
the library. The pen was an ordiiar
gold one. which the president fr,-
quentlv uses in his official work. The
ceremony occupied only few minute
and NJ It's conclusion Secretary Ill
replaced the document in its crimson
velvet case. and took il 10 the state m.
pariment for transmission 10 Maard
Beside the president there wcre
present Mrs. Mckinley. Secretary iIay
and daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. = "a
Brooks. and Mr.. and Mrs Spencer
Borden. who are guests al the Nlii',
House. Mr.. Abner Mckinley and Lierf-
Col. y. !. Montgomery. United State
volunteers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-17
THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.
A New Phase and One Likely to Bring
About Adjustment on Entirely
New Grounds.

Washington. Feb. H.. The Samoan
trouble is assuming a somewhat new
phase. according 10 the view Of leading
diplomatic authorities. and one likely
TO bring about adjustment on lines
not heretofore contemplated. This Il
in part oreshadowcd in the official
statement of the parliamentary secre
tary in the house % commons Thurs
day to the effect that further informa.
tion would he awaited before consider.
ing the recognition Of Mataafa as king
of Samoa. Mataafa is not the claim.
ant who has thus far received the sup
port Of the British and American au.
thorities, as they have upheld Malietoa
Tanus. who had been declared BY Chief
Justice Chambers. an American. rs
rightfully entitled 10 the throne.
While the announcement in the house
Of commons is open TO various inter
prctations. yet il seems 10 imply quite
clearly that the rrcongiiion of Mataafa.
who was upheld by tho Germans. may
be taken into consideration.
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NOT A CASE OF wHITEWASH
All D~finquen~ies Honestly Criticised
Idle Charges K~futed and Gen.
Miles Censursd.

Washington. Feb. l1.-McmbcrS ~
the cabinet declared the report Of ihs
war commission TO be in no sense &
whtcwashing report. On the contrary.
II Is stated. the commission has not
failed 10 point out where there was tr-
ror or fault. For instance. il has MOI
passed without criticism the arrange
ments made for transportation ~ the
troops. and il also has found som
things 70 have been amiss in the SUD
ply Of medical stores and assistance 70
the troops, though il has set ont th-
naliating circumstances. such a. ne
state Of unprcparedness of the coun-
Try. and the difficulty Of suddcnlf
training green men to discharge heavy
duties.
Touching the discussed Gurf.
tion a. 10 the character Of the Infai
furnished 10 the army the commission
declares that fhc food generally was
of good quality. and ccnsures Gen
Miles for his alleged failure Ia ac'
quaint the war department with The
faults said by him 10 have been dis
covered az Porto Rico
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OUR DEAD HEROES.
Bodies To he brought from Cubs ana
Porto Rico for Burisi by Friend.
Native soil.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE war d'
partmcnt. after long and care M
work. has mace what il believes ~ II,
full and complete list 81 the dcau "
the Cuban and Porto Hican campa iEhs'
who are siill inferred in Cuba. ND ap'
preparation has been made TO navy
these bodies removed to the lniifu
States. and the Roumanian. with
large force Of nndertakcrs. has siaFien
for Porto Rico 20 begin this vorh
The war department. 50 far. has IT.
ccived applications from friends any
relatives Of about 800 dead who wlsh
to take charge personally Of the hooi''
for private burial. The quarffrii'"f
ter generals Office would like ~ III
cciyc the names and addresses ci A'F
Other persons who are authorize N
take charge Of bodies on their aFri'"
I'm the United States. Where -i, M
quests are received the bodies. I"
their arrival IN New York. WIT
shipped direct 10 the address indisAN,
and turned over to friends. iir W.
expense Of the transportation u'''s
borne by the go,ernment
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Latest Happenings Within the Bor-
ders of Our Own State.
Gnr surpI, FaiIs.

Muncie, Ind. Feb. TO-. The Indiana
gas belt has never suffered from cold
weather 80 severely as now. there be-
ing intense suffering reported from all
parts OF the district The gas pressure
is low. because the service has never
been built for such conditions. and
thousands OF people have remained in
bed 70 keep warm. with the thermome-
ter registering from 3 10 - below zero.
Relying wholly upon gas. but few fami-
lies have stoves that will burn coal or
wood. and this kind 81 fuel is not on
sale here except al one wood yard. An
dersou. Elwood Hartford City. Marion,
Alexandria Daleyille. Albany, Eaton,
and dozen other towns are similarly
situated In the poorer districts Of
Muncie half dozen families are hud-
died together combining their bed
clothing and With beds taxed to full
capacity praNiu for the cold spell to
break Miss Kate Morris fell from cx-
haustion ia the cold while going to
work. aud when found was so badly
frozen that She died.
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THE LATEST FROM MANILA.
Gen. Otis Report Filipino Ponies Trust
In. Everything 10 Gen. OTIS No
News from Iloiio.

Washington. Feb. Up To the
close OF Office hours yesterday Gen.
Otis sent no news 10 The war depart.
ment indicating any further conflicts
with the natives. lie had a few casual
ties to report, these in answer TO in
quirieS from anxious friends Of ind
vidual soldiers. and he gave notice TO
the department that he had been
obliged 10 buy large number ~
horses 10 supply the transportation
needed. owing 10 the lengthening of
the American line. These horses. So
called. are really the little native
ponies. which. il is said at he war de
partment. have been found 10 bc the
best animals for pack and draugh'
purposes that can be secured. Some big
American horses have been taken tothc
islands by the troops. nut they have
taken sick and died. aud altogethcr
have proven 10 be wholly unfit for the
climate. On the other hand, Gen. Otis
reported that he has mounted several
troops Of cavalry on the little native
ponies with good results
good. with respect to the instruction
Of Gen. Otis. Secretary Alger said yes
tcrday afternoon that he had not sent
any instructions since the beginning
Of hostilities and would send none.
He fully expects that Otis will make no
terms with Aguinaldo, while the lat.
ter Is armed. and that condition pre-
cedent TO dealing with him AT all IS
the return IF the insurgents TO their
homes and the surrender OF their arms
Certainly Gen. Otis is not expected 10
take any action that will amount Ia
the recognition Of the insurgents AZ .
foe 10 be treated with on the basis OF
an independent nation.
There was also an absence of news
from Iloilo
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THE MILES INQUIRY.
s"'h an" General aud tho comu,...,,
Department Preparing 10 Pre-
sent Their Caser.

Washington. Feb. ii.-NeVi 10 n.,,.
from the Philippines interest \. IA,
war department centers on The I'D. \,
February. when the court ~ ino,,i..
10 investigate Gen. Miles 'omhal..,
beef charges will convene An
formation. evenas to the court r0iii.n.
is indiciously guarded, and officer r.,
frain from expressing anA opinion nj,
making any forecasts in the ease ife
we'll understood. however. thai +l
Gen Miles and the commissary .aa.r.
ais department are preparing mis-,
Of evidence " hich viii be- Submits. y.
the court. the one tending io . NJ,
Gen. Miles statements us 10 tle a'a-
acter OF the meat Furnished 49, arms
aud the other diSconniine ans ,lr.
cism OF the material bought. la
upon and ISSUED BY the comm ~
departing
Both The testimony Of Gen Miles ant
Of the commissary departmcai eN
consist in the main of official rDi rs
and will be Noluminous.
GEN. Eagan Is still AT tho Var g
partment denying himself TO ali r..
itors except personal friends. Die
now relieved OF the routine wur ~
his office, which is being TRANSACTED
10y his assistants. and is free To ,ir,ti.
himself TO correlating all OF tho N.
formation i'm his possession for ar-
sentation To the court.
Col. Weston. who was appointed act.
ing commissary general when Gen.
Eagan was called 10 answer rs III,
charges preferred against him h.fofs
the court-marfial. is still in New lors.
The last news Of him received at ihe
depart ment was that he had recos ar,d
from a severe spell of illness thar r..
suited from his exposure during the
Cuban campaign. but was now on
cruichcs, with a return OF a severe al.
tack of sciatica. contracted in urfite
service long ago in the west
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CALOOCAN IS Captured.
Gen. Otis is Gradually Disintegrat-
ing the Filipino Army Gathered
Around Manila.
THE MOaADAOCx USED her BIG GUNS.
After the Isombardnent the American
Troops Moved Forward Calamity,
Sweeping the Enemy BEFORE Them aud
Occupying Ibeir Positions la tho Works
aud Trenches at Ssioocan.

Manila, Feb. 10. 7:4O p. m.-Th'
American forces al $40 this afternoon
made a combined attack upon Calico
can. and reduced il in short order.
81 signal from the tower o. DE IA
Iona church. the United States doa-
blc-turretcd monitor Monadnocll
opened fire from the bay, with the big
guns Of her fore iurret on the earth
works with great effect.
Soon after the Utah battery BON.
parded the place from the land side
The EilipinoS reserved their fire I'M
ill the bombardmcnt ceascd.whcn they
fired vollcys of muskctry rs the Mon
tana regiment advanced on the jungle
The Kansas regiment, on the cN
IRENE left. with the Third artillery de-
ploycd to the right. charged across the
cIen. and carried the earthworks,
cheering under heavy fire.
Supported by the artillery ~ the
church. the troops further advanced
driving the enemy. lighting every foot
right into the town line. and penctrat-
ed the Presidential. and lowered tie
Filipino flag at 80 p. IN.
The enemy's sharpshooters. in the
Jungle on the right. fired at long range
on the Pennsylvania rcgiment,but they
were soon silenced by shrapnct
shells. and the PennsylNanianS re-
NAMED in the trenches.
IS the Americans advanced they
burned the native huts.
grass. but the American loss was
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Acquitted.

New Alhany. Ind. Feb. TO- Wade
and Martin Mccoy were acquitted in
the circuit court OF a charge OF ac-
Rhetts at New Washington last July.
Wade Mccoy is the father Of Martin.
Another son. William. is serving a
sentence Of two years in the Indiana
reformatory for the killing.
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N WIS in BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIFTY-FiFTH CONGRESS.



In the senate on the ith. Mr. Allen
I (Nrbl offered a resolution constrnlns the
Z treaty OF peace aS holding the Phiunplnv
islands and Porto tticoas occnpNin- eNAct-
~ the same relation % the United states.
as a result OF the war. as that occupied ~
I Cuba, and gave notice that he would adj
dress the senate upon u on the 9th, The
omen session was devoted 20 the tnrlAer
discussion OF the Paris treaty. Al sl5 p.
IA tho senate went into executive session.
and ut a.25 adiourned....-I In the house me
military academy bill carrying Sy'ANi'.
was taken up ana passed
In the senate on the 9Th IN executive
session. the Paris treaty OF peace with
Spain was ratified 10y vote Of 81 70 -.
amid great excitement and enthusiasm on
the part OF the majority After the doors
were opened the McEnery declaratory
resolutions were taken up. In the house.
IL being suspension day quite number
OF bills were passed, some or them I'M
portant. Among Others. the census BIZ
was passed by vote OF l47 10 A..
In the senate. on the 7th. the resolution
declaratory OF policy Of this government
IN the Philippines was under discussion
for two hours. but no vote was reached.
and the res solution finally Went 10 the cali
endar The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up, but had not been completed
when the senate adJourned......I In the
house 80 public building bills, carrying
or authorizing appropriations aggregating
Sli 1854 900. were considered and laid aside
with favorable recommendations.
In the senate on the Sth. the session
was confined largely 70 the transa elton OF
routine business The Indian appropril--
ton bill was completed and passed. and
the legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was taken up. and "A pages
Of II disposed Of \ few bills OF minor i'm
portance were passed. In the house. IL
being the second day allotted To the con-
sheraton ot public building bills. ~ such
bills We're fAvorabiy acted upon But one
OF the bills so favored was passed. how
ever. business being blocked by filibuster-
ing ON the part ~ those whose bills had
NOT l.ln lnfAn lnnn
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Wabash. Ind. Feb. l0.-.\t the Baker
ice hosise "Logansport" Ed Pattmeyer.
at work near the roof of the house.
slipped and fell - feet landing on
Fred Vance who was employed below.
Vance was crushed 10 earth 10y the
shock but miraculously escaped fatal
injury. Pattmeycr had several ribs
broken and otherwise was so injured
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Illinois Enters >otre Dame Meet.

South Bend. Ind Feb lo.-Thc man
arer Of the Illinois track team here
sent an acceptance Of the imitation TO
bring team 10 the Notre Dame meet.
DR.. shell will have charge Of the team.
AL the universities invited have -igni-
fled their intention Of sending teams.
Preliminary trials were made and the
number of track men reduced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-17

Muncic, Ind. Feb 10. Mrs. Katie
Lux attempted to Kill herself in this
city with laudanum. The woman and
her cight-year-old hoy claim to have
ford City some time ago. She came
10 Muncie and gave rs reason for the
rash act the fact that her boy is in
corrigible since the Departure OF his
father and that she has nothing TO live
for. She will recover.
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Dispatches received in Washington,
on the 5th. contained the startling an
nouncement that Aguinaldo had made
an attack in force upon the American
lines at Manila. Later dispatches as
serted that the fighting was kept up
nt intervals all night and renewed
vigorously on the morning OF the 9th.
The insurgents were driven back NJ
NIL points. and Gen. Otis reported that
he was master Of the situation. Dur
Ing the engagement Admiral Dewey
effectively bombarded the in.rcnch-
ments Of the insurgents.
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United States Consul General Wild
nan. at Hong Kong. says Aguinaldo is
acting under the influence Of English.
ndventurers who reside in Hong Kong.
but who are at present in Shanghai.
out Of danger. Mr. Wildman has in
formation TO the effect that Japan has
recently sold large quantities OF mod
ern arms and ammunition TO Aguin-
aldo.
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Northern Indiana Deanery.

Laporte. Ind. Feb l0.-The convoca-
ton Of the northern Episcopal deauery
Of Indiana has closed its labors bishop
White presided and gave an address on
THE Outlook Of the Church in In
diana" The convocaiion adjourned to
meet al Michigan City April rs and &C.
al which time the new mort hern diocese
will be Organized