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Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
Tallest Mon Of our Armv and NAVY I

Tallest Mon OF Our Army and Navy
New York Herald: Captain james
NJ. Forsyth and Surgeon j. E. Gardner
are the tallest officers in the United
States navy, and both Of them closely
approach the six foot five inch mark.
Captain Forsyth comes of tall fam
lily. father was six feet five inches, one
of his brothers was six feet seven
inches, another six feet five inches,
and his own son, who is 90 years old
and a non-commissioned officer in the
Pennsylvania boys brigade, is six
feet six inches. A fine specimen of an
army officer is Colonel Helm, First cav
airy, who is commandant of cadets at
West Point, and who is six feet two
and half inches. Colonel "Dan"
Appleton, of the Seventh New York
regiment, needs no mention beyond
the fact that he belongs to family
of tall men. The colonel is six feet
two inches and his father, the late
John A. Appleton, was the same
height. Another tall officer is General
Lawton, his height being six feet four
inches. Richard Wand Green yelling
is decidedly long name, but it fits
the tall gentleman who carries it, for
: he is six feet three and q half inches
without his boots. The United States
volunteers have also some tall and
distinguished officers. John Jacob
Astor, who was among the earliest to
answer the presidents first appeal for
men and money, is over six feet three
and half inches. The rough rid
ers," celebrated in many other ways,
had also very tall man among them,
in the person of William Taylor de
Zychlinsk, who is a triAe over six
feet three inches.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
A COMBINATION 1RRBs1sr1BLE.
How Matinee Girls Revel in Maude
Adams, Hacl1ett and Faversham.

New York Evening Sun: Who says
that women don't know how to throw?
Certainly no one who has attended
Maude Adams "Romeo and Juliet"
matinee and seen the sweet young
things that make up those unique au-
diences pitch their flowers upon the
stage straight from the shoulder, and
hitting the bulls-eye every time. Most
of the flowers have evidently not been
brought with the idea OF Staging"
them. They range all the way from
breast knots of violets and fistfuls of
carnations to full-hedged corsage
bouquets of roses and lilacs. Their
being flung to the footlights is just
the result of sheer enthusiasm. The
actors are kept busy picking the flow
ers up. \ curtain call at the Empire
of am afternoon just now means harv-
csting upon your Bonded knees n per-
feet floral shower. 1t twould be unfeel-
ing to say that some of the flowers
aren't worth STOPPING for but it would
be the truth. New York never knew
Just such matinee audiences as Maude
ADAMS is responsible for just now.
Two adored matinee idols and am ac-
tress who has an unusual attraction
for young girls make a we'll nigh ir-
resistible combination. That the play
is Shakespeare lends an intellectual
glamor over the whole. highly approv-
ed by parents and teachers. Whole
sections of the thcater are taken up
by delegations from the fashionable
boarding schools, carefully shepherd
ed, of course, by some elderly teacher.
But these teachers are about the only
elderly women in the house. The mat
inces are made up of ardent young
things to whom the opportunity of
seeing a new" Juliet is nothing be-
side the chance of comparing llackett
and Faversham side by side i'm the
same play. Ah! what it is TO be
young and enthusiastic and to know
or care so little about Shakespeare
that when the girl next you, between
caramels, says, "You know HaclSetts
killed in this next act" you reply:
ooh. dear; ! don't want him to be
| killed one bit. Why can't they kill
Faversham off instead. ] shouldn't
mind his dying one bit When Ro-
meo leaned over ,Inliet's bier, Just
prior to poisoning himself, yesterday
afternoon, the pretticst girl in the au-
| dience whispered: "Oh, if she'd just
wake up now. don't see why she
couldn't, I'm sure 1t would make it
ever so much nicer There is good
bit of rivalry at these matnccs among
the admirers of Mr.. Hackctt and of
Mr.. Favcrsham. The actors them
selves seem to realize this. In the
course of the inevitable curtain call
after Mercutio's death, the two appear
first together and then separately,
| turn about, for three or four times,
after which they make a double entry
again. The wild applause greeting
each is easily located as coming direct
from the two camps into which the
house is divided. The Lyccum at its
livelicst never knew anything like the
Empire this fortnight. What makes
Il more noisy audience than a matinee
| idol? Two matinee idols.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
|CUBANS BEGIN TO
GO AFTER THE Cash
Three Hundred Ragged Privates
Arrive in Havana and Apply
for Payment.
DEFEAT FOR THE MALcoNTENTs
Fhe Indications Arc That There
Will BE General Stampede
For the Coin From This
Time On.

Havana, May 81. 31.-Yesterday's events
Cuban troops entitled TO apply here
for IL share of the American erat,ity
have elfectualy killed off the opposi-
tion TO the receipt of the bounty by
prvatcs. In American military circles
il is considered that Il fine start has
been made and that the opposition is
defeated.
Three hundred privates arrived dur
ing the day to apply for payment. but
though Lieutenant Colonel Randall,
the commissioner superintcndine the
distribution here, kept his office open
from 10 Il. I'M. to p. M, only LIZ could
be paid during hat interval, as each
man took up several minutes. Many
who brought arms were not on the
rolls AT all. Nincty-nine rifles We're
surrendered. most OF the applicants
declining to take amy chances i'm turn
ing the weapons over 10 the mayor of
Havana, evidently believing it would
be better To give them direct 10 the
Americans.
All day ii was practically impossible
to get through the front door of the
office unless t he sentry cleared the way.
The Cuban officers who on the first day
tried to discourage amy who were dis
posed to apply, finding now that the
tide of feeling has turned. are offer
ing all the assistance possible to Col
onel Randall
AT the conclusion of the days work
there were more than 200 who had not
been heard. These will have 10 wait
until after thc return of the pay car
on June -, and there will probably be
extra days assigned for Havana.
This morning the pay car will leave,
carrying the money. Colonel Randall,
his escort, u physician and the pay
masters. One thousand posters were
sent yesterday into illc province of
Pnar del Rio 10 announce the places
and dates of payment.
General Pedro del Gado, command
ing the Cuban forces around Glianajay
called his men together, told them
they were disbanded and ordered hem
10 take their arms and 90 home. OF
the 200 some thirty. who were mount
ed on ponies. said they would ride to
Havana and get their money. There
upon Del Gado. Who WAS formerly Il
notorious bandit. called upon the rest
to draw up in line and 10 shoot any
man who toollthc road 10 Havana. The
thirty mounted men goomily dis
persed. They will have an opportunity
to receive their shares later.
lit is said that most of the Cuhans
who, though having arms. did not fig
IRE in the muster rolls when they APP
piled for payment. were furnished
with the Weapons by friends ut Guiana
bacoa, where many arms had been
stored With keepers of grocery shops
by people who had purchased them
from the Spanish gucrillas and volun-
teers. They were given out to enable
the holders to secure shares in the
American gratuity.
The disbandng of the troops contin-
nes. Twelve hundred men, under the
command of General Jacinto Herman
dcz. who were cncamped at San Jose
dc Las Vegas. about twcnty-one miles
from Havana. have been mustered out.
They We're given certificates OF service
redeemablo under the first Cuban gov
| eminent.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
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SWINDLiNG SOLDIERS.
Dishonest Practices in Which a
Western Senator Eigures.

Dishonest Practices in Which n
Western Senator Figures.
Washington letter: There are evil
denccs that some one has been de-
frauding the private soldiers who are
tanning money from them by promis-
ing to secure their discharges. Ii can
not be learned who is the guilty per-
son, but it is Believed instances of this
kind are numerous. a western sena-
tor received IL letter from a soldier in
the regular army, who asserted that
some one in the army had promised to
secure his discharge for $50 This
money was paid over, but before many
days $500 was demanded, and the de-
mand came in such Il way as to lead
the soldier to believe the United States
senator WAS Il party to the scheme.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of the war department, and
1T n is found any one connected with
the army has been guilty of such dis
honest practices a courtmartial will
be ordered. The soldier in question
gave all the money he h;ld $50, think
ing he would soon be able to return
home to his parents who were i'll.
WheE the additional $500 was demand
ed hp wrote to the senator. 1t is an
easy Hilatter for a soldier TO purchase
his discharge He must make appli-
cation through his commanding otli-
Ger, but must have enough money to
his credit to pay for it. After serving
one year discharge can be purchased
for.$l2O, which is reduced So for every
month served more than u year.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
Favoritc story ofJoseph Jefrerson's

Favoritc Story ofJoseph jefferson S
Chicago Record: There is a story of
Joseph Jefferson, which, although it is
not entirely new the actor himself is
fond of repeating. lie was asked,
some ten years ago, TO spend week
with Scotch peer Among the guests
was naughty and brilliant lady, who
was the daughter of an earl.
II suppose said Mr.. Jefferson,
there must have been a homcspull
flavor in my American manner that
amused her, for she made dead set at
quizzing me. / did not detect it at
first, and answered some of her absurd
questions about America quite inno-
Gently.
She kept her countcnance so we'll
that | might never have discovered
WIS being made game of were it not
for the idiotic grin on the smooth face
of one OF her boyish admirers. And
then ] felt, for the honor of my coun-
try, that il she ever made another
thrust at me / would parry it il i
could. / had not long to wait, for, en-
boldcned by her success, she turned
upon me and said:
:" BY the by, have you met the queen
lately%
"'No, madam ] replied with perfect
seriousness, Il was out when her ma
jesty called upon me-
"Shc colorcd slightly, and then
turned away and never spoke to me
again. But l. was revengcd."
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
WESTERN CROP OUTLOOK.
Large Part of Winter Wheat Re
planted in Corn.

Chicago, May 31.-The Farmers Re-
view will print this week reports from
correspondents throughout Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. Minnesota
and the Dakotas with reference to the
acreage of spring wheat sown and the
crop prospects. n very small acreage
is reported in Illinois, but its condition
is said to be fine. In the other states
the majority OF the correspondents
agree that the spring wheat is about
the same as usual, or about the same
as last year.. with the condition and
prospects good. a Minnesota CORE
spondent considers the prospects he
best in seventeen years.
Reports from many OF HE winter
wheat states indicate that a large part
of the wheat area plowcd under has
been planted in corn. An increased
corn acreage is noticed in Illinois. h3-
diana, Michigan. Missouri. Kansas.
Iowa and Nebraska. In Ohio, Ken
lucky, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
South Dakota the corn areas Will be
about the same as last wear No corn
has been planted in North Dakota.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
A Critical Little Model.

New York Times: He was small
ncwsboy who had served as a model
for no less a person than the president
of the National Academy of Design.
The picture was about done and the
little model was taking it in with crit
ical eyes.
WAS me shirt as white as that?" he
asked finally after examining the pic
ture from all points of view, pointing
to one sleeve which presented a
snowy appearance quite suggestive of
laundry, where there is no part of a
newsboy's wardrobe usually which
has any tendency to make cold white
spots on the landscape.
"The boy had found a blemish in
the picture" says the artist, as he tells
the story. That sleeve was too white,
and / hadn't noticed it, and perhaps
shouldn't. i gave it more natural
shade, and it was greatly improved"
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
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MUST PAY TAXES.

New York. May 81. BY the decision
OF the board of tax commissioners
three of New York s citizens Who hav,
taken up their residence abroad, vii
have TO pay their taxes just the same
as the persons living in this country.
William Waldorf Astor must pay his
personal taxes on an assessment o.
S2,oooooo worth of personal property
The BradIey-Martins must pay taXe.
on S2,eo0,00o worth of personal prop
erty Mrs. Isaac II. Sherman notlaci
of Mrs. Bradley Martin, must pay tax
es on $2,5oo,ooo worth Of personal prop
erty.
Mr.. Astor's taxes will amount IL
about $4,000; the Bradley Martin!
about the same. and Mrs. Sherman
will be taxed about st. 900
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
PEsSIMISTlC DIPLOMATS VIEW.
Believes the Result OF the Peace
Conference Will Re War

WASHINGTON, Nav 31.-.s!t is laugh
able but true, said a pessinistic diplo.
mat, .tbat the European nations have
gonc to the peace conference 10 mala,
war, Russia. who ORIGINATED the idea,
looks to make a conanest Of China aI
an early date. and all This hy mean,
of the peace conference. The Drcyf,,
question VIII make more ba,l blood beD
tween Germany and France. Two na.
tions which .,rn .n,,tbino ,,Ir fond "A
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
BAPTIST MISSION WORK.

San Francisco. Cal, May 3o.At the
session of the American Baptist Mis-
sion union today reports regarding the
work of the Woman's Foreign Mission.
aly society were presented, a paper
on foreign mission work was read and
addresses We're made by number OF
foreign missionaries.
The American Baptist Home mission
meeting was opened by an address by
President Stephen Greene. The sec
retary read the report of the execu-
tive board. Committees were ap.
pointed.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
SAVERS WANTS TO BE SENATOR
Texas Governor will Eater the Race
Auuinst iSniIeN.

Washington, May 81. information
has been received here to the effect
that Governor Joseph ID. SaYers. OF
Texas. will be Il candidate Tor the
United States senate in opposition to
Representative Bailey. Representative
Bailey, who has been the minority
leader of the house, made many mis-
takes during the war congress. accord-
ing to leading democrats. He am
nounced hat he was a candidate for
the senate to succeed Senator Horace
Chiffon several months ago. Leading
politicians of the state asserted hat
Mr.. Bailey would have no difficulty in
defeating Chiffon. but with Governor
Sayers in the race his chances of cleo.
tion are said to be decidedly Slim.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
BOGUS SILVER DOLLARS.

San Francisco, Cal, May 81. The
Call asserts that large quantities of
bogus dollars are in circulation here
and that the work OF the counterfeit
ers has been so we'll done as 10 almost
defy detection. The coins are said to
be made of Mexican silver and to have
the true weight and ring.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

Burris A. Jenkins, a professor in
Butler college, indianapolis. has been
chosen as the first president of the
University of Indianapolis, which has
been constituted by union of Butler
college, the Medical College of lndi-
ana. the Indiana Law school and the
Indiana Dental college. Mr.. Jenkins
was educated at Yale and Harvard
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
Around the World in a Dav-

This globe of ours is pretty good.
sized sphere, but we are told the Deering
Harvester Company of Chicago can pro.
duce in single day enough Bindet
Irvine to encircle it, with $500 miles to
days output! A reliable publication re.
Gently proved by correspondence WITH.
dealers In all parts of America that 80
per cent. of the twine used in 1898 was
Deering Twine.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

The popular rating of the war he
roes, as shown in the naming of new
postotfies, now stands as follows:
Dewey, IS; Schley, S; Shafter and
sigsbcc, 4 each, and Sampson, 3.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
"Say Aye NO and Yell Ne'er Be Mar
ried." Don't Refuse All Our
Advice to Use
SAP Pol 10

Chris Magcc, the we'll known Pitts
burg politician, recently narrowly es-
capped death i'm a railroad wreck. The
sleeper in which he was riding was
telcscoped, and hole had to be
chopped in the car before Mr.. Magec
could be rescued.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

The marquis of Anglesey OCCASION
ally parades around London with a
scented poodle dog, around whose
neck it golden collar studded With
emeralds and diamonds.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
SIXTY Mile. an Hour.

A steam motor car, for use on the
railroads, recently made a trial trip,
going at the rate of sixty miles AN
hour. This probably be as much of a
record bcater as Ilostettcr's Stomach
Biitcrs. 1T cures Indigestion, consti-
patton, nervousness, liver and kidney
trouble.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

senatorelect McCumber, of North
Dakota, is one of the bittcrcst fighters
i'm the state. Personally he is regard
ed as Chilly" but he is a ready de-
batter and an eloquent speaker.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

In the suit of the Carson, New, band
against Senator W. M. Stewart for pay
ment for electioneering services a yer;
dict of $40 and costs in favoc Of the
plaintiff was rendered.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

hdence reposed in her has never been
violated. Over million women have
been helped by her advice and medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham in attending to her vast
correspondence is assisted by women
only. If you are i'll, don't delay. Her
reply will cost you nothing and it will be
practical help as it was to Miss ELLA r
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

General Arthur Macarthur was one
of the boy heroes of the civil war, was
decorated with a medal at IS and
year later was in command of a fight
ing regiment.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

Ex-Governor sprague of Rhode Is
land, when recently in Washington,
met his two daughters for the first
time in eighteen years, during which
time they have lived abroad and in tho
1yect
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

know that my life was saved by
Piso's Cure for Consumption John
A. Miller, An Sable, Mich, April 81,
1895.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

Verdi wears Il long, loose. double
breasted sack coat and baggy trousers.
so that at first sight it seems as if the
great maestro We're clad in pajamas
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

WANTED Case of bad health that r1r.A.Ns will
New York. for 10 samples and l.ooo testimoniais
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price rs cents
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

TNHERE everywhere who suffer almost con.
stantly because they cannot bring themselves tell
all about their ills to physician.
Such women surely explain their symptoms and their
suffering by letter Pnkham Lynn, Mass
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

Manuel Garcia, who at 81 claims TO
be tlc oldest singing master in the
world, is a cousin Of the Cuban gen
-cral
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

urs. Windows soorn1xo srnur for children
tecehing. softsns the gums. reduces Inflammation.
slays pain, cures viAA collie. $50 Q bottle.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01
a NON4AN
HELPS
vYOMEW

BRENNER East Rochester. Ohio, who says: "
the ordeal of examination by physician yet knew
have troubles backache
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

SIOUX CITY P'TG CO., 775-22, 1899
Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-01

LADIES! The Periodical Monthly ReeuIato or
ever fails; sealed box by mall S.. 90 NEW YORK
shEMlCAL CO., Boz 40, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04
The Y. NJ. O. A.

The Y. M. @. A. last evening held
its annual meeting and elected forty
new members bringing the member
ship up to $50. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Walter G. Weldon;
Vive- President, T. Give Davies;
Recording Secretary, B. F. Boards
lee; Treasurer, G. "a. Atherton;
Directors: @. Fl. Cooke, T. Give
Davies and A. B. Wood.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04
at the Orpheum.

Mr.. Charles S. Desky has taken
personal charge of the Orpheum
and will bring his theatre up to a
first class standing The musical
exhibition of Professor Ordway last
night was simply immense, and with
out being indiscreet we would like
Antonio van Gofre to tell us where
his "bones" are. He and they are
"out OF sight"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04
institution of our Island territory,

institution of our Island territory,
let us go one patriotic step further
Little by little, even if it takes five
years, out of the plentitude OF the
wealth of the Islands, let us
purchase a little armed cruiser
OF our own, call her by Hawai-
ian name and present her to the
Home Government with the un-
derstanding that she be permit
ted to be, at least nominally, our
own. If annexation be appreciated,
let gratitude be attested by a little
self-sacrifice by postponing that
pleasure trip to Europe or Japan
for twelve months.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04

A meeting is called for "Orgarized
Charities" by prominent citizen on
Thursday afternoon, We hope that
the matter of home for incurables
will be brought up and acted upon
and that charities" will be organ
lied for once here without any ref
erence to creed or religion.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04

1t is healthy sign for commu-
nifty when Government Investments
are regarded as t.edged by the
founders of fortunes, aud Hawaii is
doubly blessed in these conditions.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04

For nearly fifteen years the writ
er has believed that the land. cover
ed-with. water extending from the
channel toward Waikiki would
make On excellent harbor, while
the, at present useless, salt marsh
lands could be profitably converted
into valuable sites for warehouses.
The coral excavated to make the
docks would aid in the building Of
the walls and road ways surround
ing them. AS we have understood
it the main objection to the pro-
position is that of expense, but that
would be bagatelle in proportion
to the advantage to be derived from,
among other things, dry and gray
ing docks for war vessels.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1899.
A HOME FOR INcURABLEs.

In the present mad rush for stocks
and shares it is probably useless to
remind the good people of Homo
lulu that something should be done
at once to house the poor deluded
people who come here suffering from
incurable diseases, believing that in
this Paradise of the Pacific fig
leaf, palm tree and a bread fruit,
are all what is needed for whole
some aud comfortable existence.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04
The Waverley Club.

1t is not generally enough known
that the billiard and pool tables at
the Waverley Club are free to mem.
bers, and that there is free lending
library in connection with the club.
The dues are only one dollar a
month and new members are being
added each week. Only those who
will pay their small dues punctually
or in advance are desired as mem
beers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04


But hospital for incurables has
become a necessity, and something
must be done at once il Hawaii ex-
poets to be classed among civilized
countries. We cannot afford to have
people dying in our streets from
hunger and lack of attendance. We
must provide for them somewhere
and somehow even when "Kihei" is
going down. A short while ago
everything was arranged for Home
for incurables above the Asylum.
Stocks went up and the matter
dropped. Now while "stocks" are
dropping, couldn't the Home go
up?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-04

In the sweet mahope Pearl City
and its inlet will be busy locality
with military aud commercial har.
bors and a luxuriant back country
to draw from when our industries
are more diversified.