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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
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Chicago. March 12.-Judge Gibbons
yesterday declared that the act of III,
Legislature OF Illinois passed in 1897.
giving veterans OF the Civil war pre-
ferment over other candidates In civ
service examinations. Is void, becaus
1t gives special or exclusive privilege
and because II Is inconsistent with the
basic principles underlying the nature
OF our institutions.
John Mnloney. candidate for the
office of superintendent of water me-
ters mechanical department. brought
suit to review the acts Of the civil ser
vice hoard In giving the place to Aaron
l.. Brown. n vet, ran of the Seventy
first New York. whose examination
average was thirteen points below that
of Maloney. An appeal was allowed
to secure a final adjudication in the
Supreme Court.
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K,pl,ns n.,..r Af.er a Hard Nlrh,.

New York. March 12.-Rudyard Kip
ling passed restless night. suffering n
good deal of pain. To-day. however, he
was much better. As yet no one out.
side his attendants and his family have
been permitted to see him.
This evening Mr.. Doubleday reported
Kipling's condition as satisfactory in
the extreme. the physical suffering Of
the patient being due to the resolution
going on in the lungs. His temperature
is little above the normal and he is
able to take considerable amount Of
solid food.
To-day Mr.. Kipling saw his two
children for short time. His little girl
Elsie is sufficiently recovered to run
about but she has not been outside Of
the hotel. The physIsians have decid-
ed that within two weeks their patient
will be well enough to remove TO some
pleasant spot. not yet decided upon, to
convalesce.
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cERvERA GOES TO JAIL.
spanish Government wants 10 Ransom
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Chicago. March ia special dis
patch to the Record from Madrid says:
The courts to-day added two more
names TO the military and naval rolls
OF dishonor by ordering tile imprison-
ment OF Captain General Augusti. LATE
governor general of the Philippines.
and Admiral Cervera. whose senatori-
nj Immunity came too late to save
him.
The new minister of war, General
Polavieja. takes hold of his office with
determination to secure the release
OF the Spanish prisoners In the Philip-
pines. He has telegraphed Captain
.ienerai Rios and the archbishop of
Manila authorizing them to offer Agui-
iihiuo an immense ransom for the CAP
ives l am unable to ascertain the
eNact amount TO be offered, but there
IL no doubt that 1t will run into the
hhiiiions of pesetas. 1t Is argued thar
every day that the prisoners remain in
the hands of the Insurgents their lives
iire placed In needless peril. for II is
reared that the problem of feeding
.neir prisoners may prove too much for
'ne fiiipinos. and that starvation. II
nor even assassination. may await the
Spaninrds held.
General Polavieja also Is taking
Steps 10 secure the immediate payment
oi the repntriated soldiers from Cuba.
whose angry discomfort is menace TO
public order ms real MS II is eas,iv ra'
movable.
me queen regent has dissolved the
s, pr'es, The new chamber will be
e,ecteu next month and recouyene
ABOUT the middle Of May. II is ex
pe'eu thnt the coming elections will be
ios' executing. the socialists contribur
'ne 10 thc Interest by presenting a
m.se number OF candidates. who arr
certain to poll heavy vote. "
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
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Savannah. Ga. March 13.-The sol
dIers of the Sixth immunes, recently
from Porto Rico, which will be mus
tered out next week. have decided that
they do not want to go to the Philip
pines or elsewhere in the regular
army.
Upon inquiry among them to-day II
was developed that not half dozen of
them will re-enlist in the regular army.
The members Of the Third Connect
cut feel about the same way. The
Connecticut regiment Is making an ef-
fort to be mustered out here instead of
being sent home.
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Narr W r.c,pn for Passenger.

Chicago. March 1O.-Fifty people
narrowly escaped death tonight in an
accident to Halstead street electric
car Mt North Halstead street bridge.
Approaching the bridge at rapid
rate of speed the inotorman OF the car
failed TO notice that the bridge was
open. When within a few feet of the
river he suddenly discovered the dan
ger and put on the brakes, at the same
time endeavoring to reverse the elec-
srIc current. In spite OF his efforts the
front part of the car ran down upon
the nbutments OF the bridge and hung
there
One foot further and II would have
plunged into the river. thirty feet be-
low, and as II was jammed with pas
sengers, the loss of life must have
been frightful.
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I,,,k tl,s.d 10 stop a Run.

San Luis obispo, Cal, March 49,
The closing OF the County bank was
followed to-day by the suspension OF
the Commercial bank of this place.
The liabilities of the County bank
amount to about S43S, 900. and the as
sets are placed at $G50,000.
The Commercial bank paid out $10,-
600 in less than ten minutes after
opening to-day. and these certain in
dications of run on the concern
caused It to close Its dors. The Com.
mercial bank is well connected with
other banking concerns. and II Is pre-
sumed that its suspension will be only
OF a temporary nature.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Fifty girl students have this year en-.
tered upon full scientific course ol
farming at the Agricultural College II
Minneapolis. Heretofore the oppor
tunities afforded girls for study wers
confined to the few weeks of summer
vacation allotted to the male students
but this year, as In others to come
one may assume they are to enjoy full
privileges with the men. 1t is suppos
ed. II the experiment proves success
full, that other states may be induced
To follow the example set by Mime
sofa, and that henceforth farm If
may present such unwonted attrac
tions to farmer lads as to induce thep
to stay at home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

A telegram from Princeton. N. J.
says Mr.. Cleveland will be candidate
for the democratic nomination In 1900
fs It possible that the eminent gentle
man is SO thoroughly convinced of his
mission ms savior OF the nation and
Of the peoples recognition Of him as
such that he thinks they Will break
away from their old-established third
term ruler II is almost certain. Il
this is the case. that he overestimatei
the general fear Of danger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
Amer.e.a c.nl ..er. to Earnrr.

Hartlepool. England. March PA
large steamship owner has received
overturcs from American agents to car
ry American coal in Europe at from
II shlllings to, ~ shlllings freight per
ton.
North OF England coal merchants are
alarmed nt the steady growth of Ameri-
can coal trade to European ports that
formely took English coal
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wreck eatn~ I4uriington.

Lincoln, Ncb.. March ia binding
storm of snow and rain was the cause
of a bad collision on the Burlington
road two miles east of Lincoln, result
Ing in the death of three trainmen and
injuring four others. The dead are:
Luke Boyce, engineer; Elmer Graham,
firemap; John Doyle. engineer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

The Daughters Of the Revolution re-
ject with scorn the offers of amalga-
nation which We're rendered by the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
at their recent meeting In Washington.
The membership Is limited to about
1000, while the Daughters of the
American Revolution number over 27,-
900, but they are proud, exclusive and
uncompromising. and say that at their
annual meeting, which will be held in
Philadelphia in April. the olive branch
viii be refused by unanimous vote.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

An Alton (Ill) woman whose hus.
band was in jail deliberately allowed
herself to be caught in the act Of com.
mitting theft. SO that she could be sem
to prison and thus be with her matrI.
monial partner. Wifely devotion is Q
beautiful thing. but the Alton woman
seems TO have established the fact thai
Il can be overdone.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Alger went to Boston with Presi,
dent Mckinley and was hissed. II
takes 4 good deal to make the Hubitei
forget their manners. but ignoring
baked beans as army rations is nc
slight provocation.
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Washington, d. c., March e.-Rev.
Or. T. Dewitt Talmage. who, for near
ly -four years has been pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church OF this city.
today sent n letter to the session Of
that church rendering his resignation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Brfdgemakers are forming a trust
with . capital of 5o.ooo.ooo. It is not
belisved. however. that the object Of
the proposed combination Is to put the
ps1cee oe bridges within reach Of al
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
Hun r,as klllra In a Hurricane.

Brisbane, Queensland. March 12.-It
is now known that no fewer than $50
lives were lost in the recent hurricane
that swept the northwest coast.
Only few white peopls We're among
the victims.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

The report that Ambassador Choate
is negotiating for the Curzon mansion
In London looks as II he proposed to
dispense some choice hospitality when
he gets located over there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

There Is no truth in the rumor that
Mr.. p. d. Armour is to be made pres
ideilt Of the Pure Food Association.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Young senator-elect Bevcridge OF In
diana has several OF the qualifications
which may some time make him a
president. He began his career by
driving a log team.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

The pnlmist who has discovered that
Gen. Miles will become president some
day ia not the one who figured Grover
Cleveland to be three-time winner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

After cervera is convicted and serves
out his term. the best thing he can
do viii be 70 come to the United States
and live among his friends.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

statesmanship is probably needed in
the Philippines. as Dewey said. but
Just at present II is hard to see how
any Ia to be spared from Washing
Inn
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

what this country needs is few
Converted heathen to do a little mis-.
siohsry work IN our large cities.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

chIesso hospital doctors are merely
ward heaters.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

A Pennsylvania mine-owner says
there Will be no anthracite coal after
2o6s. After that what will the trust
dof
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

h begins to hook as II the destruc-
lion OF Cervcra's fleet also supplied
enough trouble to go around.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

What great opportunity the bands
missed IN neglecting to assemble out
side OF Manila while II was burning
and play the well-known national ali
that used to be SO frequently alluded
To In shafter's reports.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

II is nearly time for some enterpris-
ing reporter to interview Mr.. Roberts
OF Utah. regarding his white mans
burden
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Botk the Willy iiveryman and the
bi63tsd bondhoIder use cutters In the
s1cunulation Of wealth.
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Out Of Sight
Out of MAJ.

In other months u,
tie harsh qvinds of s.s| !0's|
Bat they have Mei, s,'N ~.
some say. to blow o.. !
1ad g.1. ar aecumulated III
Winter storms and cs|
hasus. There is IA, p|
important aeeumalation \
badness in the veins and Il
fe'ies Of humanity, ws;s|
needs Hoods Sarsau,sns. Tsa
This great Spring Medicin.
the blood as nothing else e c.a ca.
scrofula, kidney disease, liver M ass
rheumatism and kindred ailms.aa0 a0rss
it gives perfect health, strens.h she ~
petite for months to come N aad y
Kidneys =" My kidney. ,
and on advice took Hood, tsoaakt y
which gave prompt relief, be,,s, s,pril
Ny sleep is refreshing. II S.,, ~. tpl<ss
also MICHAEL BorLr, s475 Denu,.a, Den n, n
Dyspepsia :" Complicated ,e.
anu kiuney trouble, | suffered h, ~
with dyspepsia, with severe p,In.% % IA
arsaParina made me strong and 80
j. b. ENkHros, Main Street. Aubur,n u ns,'l'' Nv
Hip Disease" Five rur,,.
my hip caused me to use s cru,s.,s ON 4
confined to bed every winter. NJ, =
saparilla saved my life. as Il curaS ~ y
iectly. Am strong and velis A ,
hobrHr' 10 Fourth St, Fall River M N
6ottJ Saasabox|
CaZaz2EEEys,m
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Gen. Gomez was liberal enough TO
make . s57.oco.oco discount for cash
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

when it ia necessary for ships TO
navigate the Chicago river then comes
the tug.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

An persons are born happy but IN
order to continue so to the end tney
must die young.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

The amount of public land subject to
entry in the western states is still very
considerable In Colorado there are
4.ls4.846 acres; Minnesota, 2.473.s28;
Montana. b4.674.779; North Dakota, g.
6l.3Sb. and South Dakota, 2.0s5.542
But large portion OF this land is unfit
for cultivation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Tho retaliation clause In the agri'
cultural bill before congress provides
that 'the secretary OF agriculture
whenever he has reason to believe thai
articles dangerous to the health OF the
people OF the United States are beinf
imported from foreign countries. shall
make request upon the secretary o:
the treasury for samples from tht
original packages Of such articles fol
inspection and analysis. and the sec
retary OF the treasury is authorized
to open such packages and deliver sam.
pIes to the secretary Of agriculture fol
the purpose mentioned, giving notics
70 the owner or consignee. who may
be present and have the right to intro
dues testimony. The secretary Of the
treasury. with the approval of the pres.
idsnt. may refuse to deliver to the
consignse any goods which the secre.
tary of agriculture finds to be adul.
terated or otherwise dangerous tc
health. and shall proceed against such
goods under the law"
Lord Cromer. who has made so nota-
BILE a success OF the British admins
tration in Egypt. says one of the fun
damentAi principles Of his policy has
been to employ as few Europeans and
as many natives as possible in the civil
service, and to choose every one, in
high place or low. with the utmost
care and with sole reference to merit
That is q golden rule of colonial ad
ministration which may well b.
adopted as the cornerstone of our owr
policy in dealing with the alien land
that have come. or are likely to come
under the eagles wing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

Hood. Pm. cure liver iH., the non I,,i,,,...
The only cath.Isle to take with Hood. s.,,.:.. :
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

man-Americans. members of at least
800 German societies in NIL sections.
was given TO him.
Speaker Reed left Washington with
out bidding the President good-by. He
has not been to the White House dur
ing the present session. He has called
upon President Mckinley only twice,
and then by special invltation-once
shortly after the Inauguration and the
second time at the beginning of the
session of Congress In December, 1897.
to discuss matters OF legislation. He
has met the President socially on sew
eral occasions. but has moi been in
vited to any of the Cabinet dinners or
other social functions given in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley. Nor IL Mr..
Reed in sympathy with the Presid nt's
policy. He discusses II freely with his
intimate friends with good deal of
sarcasm. but has utti red no public crit
icisms.
Some person of a malicious disposi-
tion has set afioat the report that 1000
persons are TO be Immediately an.
pointed by the director of the census
and selected pro rata from the states
lpon the recommendation of the con-
greSsuten. anu fOaU more an
pointmeuts upon Congressional and
Senatorial recommendations will fol
low during the early spring and sum
mer. As n natural consequence Wash
ington is rapidly filling up with candi-
dates, and the Congressional mails are
loaded with applications. There Will
probably he as many Ms 10000 to 55.-
900 employed at one time or nm
other In taking the census. the greater
portion of them for only few weeks
next year. A few experts will soon he
selected to organize the bureau and
prepare n plan. but 1t will be months
| before ordinary clerks or other EN-
ployes will be needed
One of the good points In the bill for
the reorganization Of the army is n
provision authorizing the President IN
call out retired officers for active duty
| other than the command of troops
When they are so employed they shall
receive the full pay and allowance of
their rank. This means that experi-
| enced officers who have been retired
from active service because of wounds
or other disabilities which prevent
them from enduring the hardships and
performing the duties ~ an active
| campaign can be util d for quar- err
masters. comn'Issnries. insp- ctors ard
in other pos tions where txpe ience is
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enough for them. More than that, he
believes the estimates of the finance
committee We're about $15O,OOO short
of his own personal estimate.
The $150.OO0 loan from the general
treasury to. the State Board of Capitol
Managers has been under discussion
again as the result of the recommends
ton Of the state auditing committee
made several weeks ago. Mr. Wheeler
urged 1t would be OF doubtful pro
priety to take the money from the gen
eral fund TO make 1t good. The report
urged that State Treasurer Carlile be
prosecuted for the deal. Senator Stew.
art took the floor In defense OF that gen.
tleman and asserted that he had moth
ing to do with the matter. The report
ns 10 the correctness of the accounts
was adopted. but the recommendations
of the committee were not considered.
The House on Wednesday pissed
four bills, which were mp for third read.
ing. There was little opposition to any
of them. The measures are DIR. Barry's
bill to require the consent Of both hus
band and wife for the mortgagIng oil
sale of property exempt by law; Mrs
Wright's bill, relating to the expenses
of county boards of visitors: Mr.. Brs-
GOES bill to provide for the establish.
ment and support OF high schools In
counties OF the fourth and fifth classes
and Mr.. Elliott's bill. relating to the
construction OF bridges In cities.
The Senate on Thursday concurred
in the House Teller county amend.
ment. changing the new county from
the Eleventh 10 the Fourth judicial
district. The bill will be signed by
Lieutenant Governor Carney and
Speaker Smith without any question
and will then go to the governor. Gov
eraor Thomas will not commit himself
on the measure He says the bill has
not yet officially reached him and he
has had no opportunity to examine its
| provisions In detail, The Senate spent
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iary industries for furnishing supplies
OF special labor to the jewelry factories
number more than seventy-hve. Many
Of the jewelry shops are small. employ
ing only ten or a dozen hands, while
some employ as high as three hundred,
and In one case 1.4O0. BY the state
census Of 1895 the capital invested In
this industry in Providence is 81, 2,OOO,-
900; average number Of hands employ
cd. 900. annual wages paid. $500, 900;
value Of material used, $500. 900; value
OF annual products, $14OOO,OOO. Had
these figures been taken in 1895 they
would have at least been 80 per cent
more In almost every case the shops
have been started by poor men with
small capital, and as a result OF sue
cess there has arisen a large class OF
well-to-do people. neither rich nor poor,
but prosperous and contented.
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RoTHscHILD AMONG KINGS.

Among the anecdotes related by John
Blgelow in the Century, In series Of
extracts from his conversations with
Won Bunsen, is this about the famous
banker, ROthschlld:
During the famous congress OF Vlen-
M, already referred to, each OF the sew
eral monarchs present was the guest
Of some nObleman. On one festive oc-
caslon Baron Rothschlld was invited
par exception. He modestly went to
take his place, not among the more ex-
alted guests. When they discovered
Rothschild, however. they all rose, one
after the other and saluted him, except
the king Of Prussia. Some one asked
the king why he lid not salute the great
European banker. Did I not?" he
replied Well, I suppose 1t was be-
cause l was the only one who did not
owe him anything" This reminds one
Of line lnAone Of Pope's saures:
I rever answered; was not in debt.
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400 Commercial Street.

p ace the mounted rifles and infantry
! exist only in name, and 165 men pro-
+ vide for the garrisons Of the forts The
| field force, composed Of mounted rifles
artillery and infantry, has a total
strength in time of peace Of 1900 men.
Western Australia has a permanent
artillery force which was enrolled in
1898, three years after the colony had
attained the dignity Of responsible
government, and a volunteer force. The
volunteer force is paid. and the total
strength Of both forces combined reach
es In time Of peace 500 men.
In Tasmania there are fixed defenses
and a volunteer force. The total
strength Of the volunteer corps is 1,779
officers and men.
In New Zealand. where a resolution 70
offer fully equipped force Of mounted
rifles for services in South Africa was
carried almost unanimously through
the legislative assembly, a similar d.
vision Of the forces is observed. A
permanent force of artillery and en-
glneers is maintained, numbering 250
men, ana there are also local volunteers
to the number Of 4,117.
The combined forces Of Australia, in
Guiding the volunteers. reach total Of
a little more than $4,000 men, and Of this
number only about one-half are paid or
partially paid. If we take the forces as
a whole the relative strength Of the
various arms is as follows: STAFF and
all arms not enumerated, 91s; artillery,
Abb, engineers, $50; cavalry, 1,O6O;
mounted rifles. 2,Sl6; infantry, 1885
1t is from this body that the contingent
to he sent by New leland and the com
bined colonies Of Australia will be
drawn.
The strength Of the contingent offered
and accepted is not, however, supremely
important. Colonial assistance will be
specially valued for the assurance
which it carries Of imperial unity Of
sentiment.
Thai the sympathy and support Of
Canada should be offered by the oppo-
sition to a ministry relying largely upon
the French Canadian vote Is in itself a
speaking commentary upon the situa-
tion.--san Francisco Examiner.