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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Opium eating is increasing in Eng.
land.
China's first sawmill has just been
built.
Melodramas are returning to fashion
In London.
A writer in an English magazine de-
clares that the real average English
man is workingman earning Sc a
week.
Toronto trains are 10 be forbidden
to whistle within the city limits on
Sunday. as they disturb the worship
ers at church.
France loses every year by infectious
and contagious diseases 100000 lives.
or nearly double the number of lives
lost In the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.
Among the Vosges peasants children
born at the new moon are supposed to
have better hung tongues than others,
and those born at the last quarter 10
have keener reasoning powers.
A British act of parliament requires
that habitual feminine drunkards shall
be sent to homes for inebriates, but
there were 200 such women arrested
last year and the homes can accommo-
date only 2s.
Forest lands in Sweden comprise
40.65 per cent. of its entire area. With
the exception of Servia, this is the larg.
est proportion of forest land in any
country, and yet Sweden has been an
important lumber producer for more
than a century.
A scientist recently made some ex.
periments on Lake Geneva to demon-
strate the power of sound to travel a
long way in water. A clock was made
TO strike under the water, and was
heard TO n distance of IL miles. In o
second experiment the striking of a
clock was heard to a distance OF 27
miles.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
HOW THEY RUN GOVERNMENT.
Striking Illustration of Methods In
Vogue I'm Guatemala Described
by Former Resident.

"a quaint little experience | once had
in the interior of Guatemala" said n
former resident of that republic, "fur.
nishes n tiptop illustration of the way
they run governments in Central Amer
lea. / had occasion TO visit small gar
rison town in the coffee belt on some
business and found the commandant in
state bordering on distraction. We
took dinner together and he told me
his tale of woe between courses. His
soldiers, il seemed, had been without
pay for over three months, and as the
government made no effort TO provide
them with rations, they had subsisted
on beans, tortillas and coffee furnished
on credit by the old women of the viii
lage. Naturally, the credit had worn
itself out, and two days before | arrived
all tho old women went on a strike,
since which time the garrison had been
practically without food. Needless to
say, the soldiers were desperate and
they had determined to desert en- bloc
and go back 10 their homes.
~ advised the commandant to tele-
graph the facts Immediately to tina
president, and at last he screwed up
enough courage TO send the message.
AS soon as il was received the president
sent word 10 a wealthy planter re.
questing' him to dispatch some cash
instanter to the commandant. The
planter gave the messenger a 500 bill
and rushed him Oft on horseback for the
village, which he reached at daybreak
the next morning. When the poor com
lnandant saw the remittance he nearly
swooned away, for under the circum-
stances 500 was about as much use to
him as 100 brass elephants. Nobody in
the whole department could change il,
and he was in the depths OF despair un-
ill L suddenly appeared in the role OF
good fairy. happened TO have 100 one
dollar notes in my saddlebags, and
handed over the bundle in return for
the bill brought by the courier. The
commandant grabbed the package and
kissed me violently on both cheeks
Glory hallelujah! The country was
savedl Each soldier got dollar, which
he paid on account, and the credit OF
the government was restored. The gar
rison howled with joy, and the old
women shed happy tears in the coffee
which they AT once proceeded to boil
II was touching scene. If ever | 60
back 10 that place again / will be treat
ed like n prince. ~. o. Times-Demo.
crat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

'EIe ar, sah," replied the elder, as h,
woke up and stood upon his feet.
Elder Pcnstock, you used to drive q
'spress wagin, believe?"
"Yes, sah."
And you made about $12 week 2"
"Yes, sab"
Zone day you got n call. What was
dat call, elder?"
1T was n call to preach de gospil
sab, and IL come so powerful dat had
TO heed IT,"
quit drivin' dat 'spress wagin fur $12 a
week and went lookin fur place 10
preach de gospil. 1t was five vars ago,
and you am loolSin' yit. You look and
look, while your good wife works from
mawnin' till night to keep de house
gwine. You am suah dat call was
meant fur you?"
"Sartn OF il, sah."
Couldn't hev bin meant fur nobody
else 2"
mo, sab. Nobody heard IL but me-"
wall, mebbe IL was So" continued
the president, "but on de two occa.
shuns when heard you preach de Cos
pill l hev felt suah dat de call was
meant fur somebody else. Ar you
gwine to keep right on lookin' fur
place to preach?"
Reckon so, sah."
II 'spectcd you was, and don't want
10 say nuthin' TO hurt your feelin's
You am as good as men go, but it's too
bad dat you mistook de yell OF man
fur de call OF de Lawd. You amt de
fust one, howeber; de woods am full
of 'em and mo- comm cherry day, but
dey don't do no speshul harm. Some
day when you make up your mind dat
you has had call to go back TO WORK
come around an see me.
"And dar's Pickles Smith, who wants
20 be an actor" said the president, as
he cast his eyes over the hall-"and
Elder Toots, who signs 20 enter the lee
ture field and become n Cicero. Some
other time | shall hev n few words 10
say TO 'em, and TO several others wild
en- II de Lawd puts brains into
mans head dat man ginerally gifts
along, but II his head am filled wild
cheese or sawdust de rest OF de people
crter sympathize wild him. think we
had better put out de fab, set de bar
traps agin burglars and go home. ASS
club, we don't seem to be fcelin' pow.
erful well dis eavening'l"
In the past7o years over 40o. 900 miles
OF railway has been cotnnlefcd In The
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

In our land one of the geatest charms
woman or girl can possess is low,
sweet voice. Consequently, as soon as
IL becomes apparent that n little girl
has an unusually good voice, her pa.
rents begin TO make preparations for
the cultivation Of this gift, IL they can
possibly afford IL, says the Chicago
Record. This is so, indeed, In most Eu.
ropean countries; but there are excep.
tions. In Greece, for instance, IL a
woman wishes TO sing she has TO steal
TO some out of the way place to do IL;
for were people TO hear her she would
be publicly disgraced. IL must seem
very strange for women to be going
about their houses and their gardens,
doing their work and attending their
children, with never snatch OF song
10 cnliven the tedium Of their labor. A
lasd where women did not sing about
their homes would seem dreary one
TO us, no matter how beautiful IL might
be naturally, and we hope the Greeks
will learn 20 appreciate instead Of a.
spise women who sing-Detroit Free
Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
Nobody Want. II.

There rNw remains only one people
and one little valley south OF the
equator whose sovereignty has not
been claimed by some European power.
II is the valley of Barotse, 80 or 60 miles
wide, nor tn OF Lialui, in South Africa
N. Y. Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

rstient--You should have gone into
the army, doctor.
Doctor-Why SO?
acknowledging by the way you
charge your friends you would be able
to completely annihilate an enemy.--
Chicago daily News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

A girl Is never really satisfied with
n new hat unless Il looks like an angels
wing or else like cabbage. = n. Y.
Press
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

In the past7o years over 400 600 miles
OF railway has been completed ia the
British empire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
WANTS VOTES RESTRICTED.
SHOULD BELONG TO THE STATES
VIRTUE AND INTELLIGENCE.

That Is What Gov. Gambler Believes
and VIII Recommend in His Mes
sage-Mass of the Ignorant Negro
Vote should he Eliminated-Crimc
and Mob Violence TO BE Treated
Of-Other Matters He VIII Touch
Upon.
Atlanta, Oct 19.-In his forthcoming
message TO the Legislature, which meets
next week, Gov Gambler will recommend
such an amendment to the constitution as
win restrict the ballot to the virtue and
intelligence of the state The steps taken
by sister states toward restriction of the
ballot are referred to, and while there is
no suggestion of any particular plan for
securing the desired end, the Governors
idea that the mass of the ignorant negro
vote should be eliminated is made clear.
He is specific in his declaration that the
distinction should not be of race or color,
and that it should not be based on a prop
erty qualification that would eliminate a
man for lack of this worlds goods.
Crime and mob violence will be dwet on
at some length. The Governor points out
the expense of the administration of the
criminal laws in the state, showing that
the cost is more than half a million dol
lars for meeting out justice TO the negroes
alone. He urges the necessity of sustain
ing this important branch of the state
government, and recommends that the pay
of the officers be reduced somewhat and
that each private soldier be paid 81 a day
when in actual service. As it is the pri-
Yates get but 4S cents a day each.
The Governor in dealing with the ballot,
will point out the evils that have grown
up as the result of traffic in the ballot and
will lay it down as a self-evident PROPOSE
ton that the man who would sell has bal
lot is not entitled to ii.
1t is understood that several bills look
ing to such an amendment to the consti-
tuition have been prepared by members of
the Legislature and that this franchise
matter promises to become one of para
mount interest before the general assem-
bly,.
The Governor, in referring to mob vio-
lence, will point out the injustice of charg-
ing the acts of the criminal class against
the race and tells of the many leading ne
groes who are as law-abiding as the
whites and who join them in condemna-
ton not only of mob violence, but of the
terrible crimes that have melted such
violence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
WANTS TO LEAVE 1T BETTER.
Bryan Says Children should Find the
Government Improved.

Defiance, O., oct. 19-The Bryan party
closed the first day of the Ohio tour in
this city tonight before a large ard in
teresting audience In the opera house. A
street parade preceded the meeting. Ex-
Congressman w. d. Hin presided.
Hon. John J. Lentz, who was speaking
when the Bryan party arrived, gave way
to John r. Mclean, the candidate for
Governor, who briefly addressed the meet
ing in introducing Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
said in reference to the introduction' as
the next President:
Il only have one ambition, shared by
every citizen, and that is TO leave this
government to my children better than I
found it, l want you 10 believe me when
l tell you that if the victory won by the
Republican in '96 inures to the good of
the people / shall rejoice with every Re-
publican. / expect to be here for many
years I say this for the benefit Of those
Republicans who heap criticism upon
me-"
Mr.. Bryan then discussed silver. "They
have been burying this question for
years" he declared, "and they are buryins
It again. but 1 don't think they bury IL
well. And why? Because no tomb is
strong enough to hold a righteous cause.
(Applause) They would rather bury the
question than discuss 1t. / know these
Republicans. know how careful they are
Of public money. / know when they ap-
proprated $4,000 to defray the expenses
OF the monetary conference In Europe to
get rid of the gold standard, it must be
a bad thing
He concluded by denouncing the admin
istration's Philippine policy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
TRIED BY COURTMARTIAL.
Members of the FOrty-sfxth Impris-
oned for Drunkenness.

Cincinnati, Oct. 19.-The Forty-sixth
Regiment of Volunteers, en- route from
Massachusetts to Manila, was delayed here
by an enforced drumhead courtmartial, on
account of an epidemic of drunkenness.
The first section arrived yesterday over
the Chesapeake and Ohio and held high
carnival. They had whisky secreted on
the train. Col. Hegler Immediately called
a drumhead courtmartial, which sent thir-
ty of the worst offenders TO the Columbus
barracks.
AS the other sections arrived during the
day it was found that there was plenty
of whisky aboard them also, and the sup
ply was greatly increased here, so that the
four sections were all sidetracked west of
this city al Valley Junction for more trials
by drumhead courtmartial, and additional
installments were to-day sentenced to the
Columbus barracks guardhouse awaiting
further action.
Everything has been kept in readiness
by the Big Four Railroad since yesterday
noon to carry the regiment to st. Louis,
but the trains this afternoon are still held
at Valley Junction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
DISPLAY WHITE FLAGS.
Beers Seem to Show Them to In
VeigIe British Into Traps.

NelBie
Orange River. Oct. 1S.-Delayed In
transmission) afternoon.-The Beers suf-
fered a reverse on Sunday at Sprultfon-
tein, ten miles south of Kimberley. An
armored train went out to bring in a train
reported to have been captured by the
Beers near the Spruitfonten siding.
A party of Beers who were encamped
near by lowered the railway signal and
displayed a white flag, apparently with
the idea of inducing the train to proceed.
The driver suspected that the Beers were
in possession, and stopped the train,
whereupon the Beers issued in large force
and opened fire but without any effect.
The soldiers replied from the train and
about half a dozen Beers were killed. The
British were unsCTatched.
Seven hundred Beers surprised a party
of thirteen Cape Colony police, who were
guarding the railway at Riverton road
eighteen miles north of Kimberley, on Sun
day morning. The police retired. A ter
rife explosion was heard later, and it is
believed that the Beers blew up the sta
ton.
relief party of twenty-five police sent
from Kimberley met the Beers near River
ton The enemy displayed a white flag to
induce The troops 10 fail into their trap,
but the police were ordered to retire. Then
the Beers opened a heavy fire upon them,
dscharging about 400 round. A bullet
struck the horse of Surgeon Major Suli-
van, who. with trooper, whose horse had
stumbled and dsmounted him, was cap
tured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
BACK IN WASHINGTON.
President and His Party Returns TO
the Capital.

Washington. Oct. 19--President McKin-
ley and party reached Washington at 1928
p. M, nearly an hour behind schedule,
owing to delay on the grade in the Balti-
more tunnel.
The party consisted of President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary Long, Secretary
and Mrs. Hitchcock, Attorney General
Griggs, Assistant Secretary Cortelyou and
Mr. Finney. private secretary to the Sec
retary of the Navy. members of the press
and the White House attendants. All but
the three cabinet officers mentioned had
left the party at various points on the
road.
The train was met at the station by
Secretary Root, Adjutant General Corbin,
District Marshal Palmer and John Addt-
son Porter, secretary TO the President.
Some anxiety was caused a frs by the
announcement that the train was delayed
three-quarters of an hour near Baltimore,
but il was afterward learned that the
only trouble lay n the combina tlon of
sharp curve. heavy grade and wet rails
in the tunnel, which necessitated backing
out to get another engine.
Mrs. Mckinley was looking stronger
than on her return from her last trip
West and it was agreed by the members
of the party that she had improved in
health on the journey.
Leaving Washington Oct 4, the train
Travelled a distance Of 5009 miles and pass
ed over the tracks OF eighteen railway
systems. Arrangements for the trip were
made by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, which furnished the entire equip
ment. The itinerary having been arrang-
ed by the White House OIL
cials, Mr.. George w. Boyd, as
sstant general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania system, put himself in
communication with the general passenger
agents of the various railways over which
it was the wish of the party TO pass, and
a schedule was quickly made up.
Mr.. d. N. Bell, tourist agent of the
Pennsylvania Railway System, was placed
in charge of the train with corps Of men
from his own road.
In order that the immense amount Of
telegraph correspondence originating on
the train might he expeditiously handled,
the Western Union Telegraph Company
sent with the President as its representa-
tive Mr.. William H. Young. night mana
ger of its office at Washington. He had
directly in charge all Of the official tee-
graph correspondence Of the President and
members of the cabinet, besides dispatches
of the representatives, Of the press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
DISCUSSED MONEY QUESTION.
Believes the Claims of Democrats
Have Dcen Vindicnted.

heeH
Van Vert. oct. 19.-Mr. Bryan arrived
at Van Vert at O'clock The visiting
party were escorted in carriages TO the
Court House through streets thronged
with cheering mass Of humanity. Mr.
Bryan, in his address, said:
II do not feel discouraged by the de-
feat of 1896 for 1 felt when the Republl-
cans went into power responsibility went
with them. l felt if we were wrong in
our position in 1896 we deserved to be de-
feated and if we were right our position
would be vindlcated by experience. l be-
Fieve the last three years has vindlcated
the position taken in 1896" (Applause)
1--WE then said the gold standard was
bad and the Republicans made the special
declaration that the gold standard was all
right that il was the standard of civiliza-
tion, and yet the first thing Republican
President did was to send commission
to Europe TO get rid OF the gold standard
Six months after election the Republi-
cans could find nothing TO justify the gold
standard. They rejoiced at the discovery
of gold In the Klondike. And why? Be
cause It meant more money and better
times, Just as we told you in 1895, and as
Mckinley knew in 1891. IL gold from the
Klondke would give us more money and
better times, why not open our own mintsY
The experiences OF the past three years
on the money question puts the Republi-
can party in the attitude Of the fellow
travelling in the mountains, who often met
himself coming back"
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address by de-
nouncing trusts and the Presidents Phil
ippine policy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
MOVEMENTS or THE FORCES.
Projected Operations of the Ameri-
cans in the Philippines.

Manila, Oct. 10. 1910 p. m.--Gen. Law
ton and Gen. Young are at Arayat with
a force of nearly 5000 men. The gunboats
Florida and Oeste are preparing to move
along the river to San Isidro, which will
be held as a base for operations to the
north.
Extensive preparations have been in
progress several days, and an expedition,
whose objective is Tarlac, is expected to
start to-day. The supplies will be taken
on cascoes.
Gen. Lawtons force consists OF eight
companies of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
under Col. Keller; eight companies of the
Twenty-second Infantry, under Maj. Bald
win; nine troops of the Fourth Cavalry
mounted, under Col. Hays, and a mixed
regiment, consisting of one company of the
Thrty-seventh Infantry, six guns, COM
manded by Capt. Scott; one company OF
cavalry and Capt. Batson's Macabebe
scouts
The Third Cavalry is equipping at San
Fernando to join the expedition Heavy
rains, the first IN weeks, began last night
and have continued steadily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
because they wanted to 'wallop the mig

gers
John Dillon cried: THAT Is not true"
Regarding supremacy, Mr.. Chamberlain
said; The whole object of the Beers has
been to oust the Queen from her position
as suzerain. Now they have thrown off
the mask and declared themselves a SOW
ereign, independent state. Her Majesty's
government has had suspicion amount
ing to knowledge that the mission of Dr.
Leyds has been one continual series of ne
gotiatlons with foreign powers against the
British. loud cheers)
The Transvaal and the Free State have
an ideal which is dangerous to Great Brit
ain, and by the continuous accretions of
arms, the Transvaal had become by far
the most powerful military state in Africa
That was a danger, and we have escaped
one of the greatest dangers we were ever
subjected to in Africa. The whole point
OF difference between the opposition and
government is to the detail of negotia-
tions"
Justifying his conduct of affairs, Mr.
Chamberlain said: Il am much more
afraid of the charge of being too moderat te
than of the charge of being excessive.
After Mr.. Chamberlain had resumed his
seat an exceedingly warm debate was in
dulged in, after which division was TAX
Ell upon MIR. Stanhope's amendment to the
address, disappearing the conduct of the
negotiations with the Transvaal, and the
amendment was rejected by vote of 36l
to 1S5. The address was then unanimously
adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
ALL WELL AT KIMBERLEY.
Reports of BOer CrueIties to BasutOs
and ZuIus.

ana AuIuHs
Cape Town, Oct ia dispatch from
Kimberley, dated Oct. II, says:
Gan is wen here. Co. Hore engaged
the Beers at Mafeking on Oct IA with
great success Mafeking was stiIi safe on
oct. Is. special dispatch to the Cape
Argus re,terates the statement that in the
fighting at Mafekng Col. Hore repulsed
the Beers, infiicting a loss OF 900 men.
complaints of Boer outrages upon the
natives continue 10 arrive These serve
further to inname the Basuos and Zulus.
Yesterday $50 Basutos from Johannesburg
arrived at BuI ghersdorp, Cape Colony.
and alleged that the Beers bad robbed
them wholes ale and 1ogged them with
black snakes The party, which lncud-
ed a sen OF Chief Lerothodi, was supplied
with provisions, and the Basutos then
started homeward, cheering for the Queen
and chanting war songs"
The Cape Times publishes the following
dispatch from Kimberley Reliable infor-
nation from Mafexing says that an arm
ored train, while reconnotering north of
the town last Saturday, engaged $50 Boers,
who suffered heavily.
"Col. Fitzclarences column foned the
Roers. .nfiictlng severe loss. The British
casualties were two killed and fourteen
wounded, two severely"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
WITH GREAT Loss TO THE BOERs.
Rumors of Feint That Wrought
Destruction to Them.

Destruction to Them.
London, Oct. 20.-The Daily News Cape
Town correspondent says:
1T is rumored here that news has reach
ed Deaax Junction that the Beers attack
ed Mafeking in force, but were repulsed
The defenders, seeing the enemy retreat
ing, pursued them for some distance. Then
a feint was made, and they commenced TO
retire on the town, allowing themselves
to be driven in by the Beers, who, eager
to retrieve their position. again advanced
to the attack and were drawn over Lyd-
dite mines laid for the defense of the town.
ii is reported that $50 Beers were killed
by the explosion.
1T is reported from Delagoa bay that
the Swat King, Bunu, is collecting his
forces with the object, presumably, of at
tacking The Beers. 1t is said that the
Portuguese forces at Delagoa bay wiR be
raised to war strength
at is announced from Pretoria that an
eccentric person, known as Baron De-
ginsburg, has been courtmartialed ard
shot as q spy. Plans of the local forts
were found in his possession.