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ABSOLUTELY PURE

men had peen invited to take timber
leases IN that province, with the priyi-
!esc OF cutting logs and exporting them
to the United States.
Strange lnConsistencies.
The provincial government. after
taking their leases and placing their
money i'll the treasury, passed law
prohibiting the expectation Of logs.
with the result of causing some bank
ruptcies in Michigan. During the ses
sions of the commission the same pecu-
liar idea of international justice was
exhibited in another province, that of
British Columbia. This time it was the
mining interests that were involved.
The authorities Of that province took
the money Of the American miners who
had made the discoveries Of gold; al.
lowed them to spend thousands of dol.
lars In constructing a roadway to the
scene OF their interests, and then pro-
ceeded to change their laws to confine
all such mining privileges to British
subjects and British corporations.
Another such instance Of this kind
Of practice was worked out to American
nurserymen. They had taken con.
tracts TO supply stocks to the Canadians
when, under the pretense Of fear of San
Jose scale. the Canadian authorities
prohibited any further importation of
nursery stock. At the same time the
Canadian courts held the Americans
liable for violation of the contracts
which their own laws had caused to he
| vacated.
The Dominion government also
seems to share these peculiar principles
Of international intercourse in respec,
70 the boundary Of Alaska. They pro
tested indignantly against any conces
SONS saving the existing rights o.
| Americans I, the country to be arbi
| trat"d. Years before ih" commission
met United States citizens. without an,
question or protest against their righ
10 do so, had occupied the headwater
Of the Lynn canal ana established
canals and settlements there.
| u ud.r these circumstances tn
| United State. commissioners thought !
right 10 withhold such tidewater settle
| mcnts from the arbitrators decision
and il was against this proposition tina
| the Canadian commissioners SO veht
mently protested. Now they protes
with equal vehemence against arbitra
ton unless the United States shall agre
10 give them. III any case, the pvraml
harbor region, to which they never, be
fore the meeting of the commission. as
serted any rights. which they had neve
occupied with flag or constable, or
Canadian subject. or even canoe.
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SEVERAL BADLY INJURED.
Severe Wind Storm Passes Over Buffalo
and Vicinity.

Severe Wind Storm Passes Over Buffalo
and Vicinity.
BUFFALO. \. V. May 3l.-A severe
wind and rain storm passed over But
falo and vicinity during the afternoon.
causing damage to property and injury
to a number of people. In this city the
9O-foot smoke stack at the works of the
Buffalo Cast Iron Pipe company was
blown over. In falling it crashed into
the wall of the foundry building
Andrew Reidle and Valentine Hahn
workmen in the foundry, We're probabl.
fatally injured and ~ others wer.
slightly hurt.
At LocSport the grand stand of the
Lake avenue grounds was wrecked
Daniel Toothill. IA years old. was ia
tally injured and two other boys named
Albert Mccoy and Sharkey PAINFUL,
injured.
Reports from Tonawanda. James
town and other places tell OF muci
damage.
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JUST PLAIN WAR.
Admin nistrAtion Now Recognizes DiIlo.
macy With Filipinos Is of No TIE.

Administration Now Recognizes Dirlo-
macy With Filipinos Is of No TIE.
New YORK. May 3l.--A special to
T.le Herald from Washington says:
The situation in the Philippine isl
ands as described in recent dispatches
is such as 10 make almost necessary 10
raise at least part Of the provisional
army authorized. by the last of June. ii
the United States expects to secure
complete control of the archipelago.
The administration has been brought
to realize that it is no longer war and
diplomacy in dealing with the insur.
gents. but plain war. Diplomacy and
the peace commission must take back
seats until the enemy has been com.
pletely whipped and forced to sur.
render.
General Otis has not sufficient mum
Der Of men to accomplish this end. II
is believed he has so Informed the wal
department, but the officials will no,
admit it. They do admit, however
that the outlook for an early peace i:
very gloomy. and that more troops az,
badly needed in the Philippines.
Just how to meet this situation is {
question which confronts them and re
Quires prompt decision.
1t is expected that the president vii
discuss all phases Of the situation will
the cabinet Tuesday and reach an earl,
| decision.
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TROOPS TO DECIDE.
viii 8e Mustered Out at Their Homes o'
at San Francisco ~ They Elect.

viii lie Mustered Out ut Their Homes or
At San Francisco ~ They Elect.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-lt has been
determined to allow the volunteers
serving in the Philippines to decide
whether they shall be mustered out at
San Francisco or return to their respec-
tive states as organizations and be mus
tered out there. Secretary Alger Is
preparing report to General Otis CIV,
ing in detail the allowances for travel
pay and rations to the respective states,
and the information will be submitted
to the regiments by him in order that
they can decide with all the facts be.
fore them whether they prefer to be
mustered out at San Francisco or 60 te
their homes as organizations. In either
event each soldier will be entitled t.
two months extra pay on muster out.
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THE SECRET OUT.
'o'ht High Commissions Failure to agree
Due to Cnnada'e Sclhshness.

''ht Iigh Com mIsslon's Failure TO agree
Due to Canada's selhshuess.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-FeeliLg mas
made II necessary. at this stage III the
Achanges between the United States
no treat Britain respecting the Cana
ian boundary commission. that the ex.
status Of the commissioners should
Known. that the people, not only OF
Ie United States, but Of Great Britain,
mould have an opportunity to judge for
.emselves Of the comparative rectitnde
y The actions Of tho United States ana
aaada. respectively. The following
a'ement has been obtained from Q
fominent person:
canada continues to be q land OF
ny |~rrprlses. The friendly protocol OF
,'a" ,"'aa"shington was signed on May w.
|:.sc' tor the adjustment Of all differ,
|suces between the United States and
|sahada, in q most amicable spirit. The
:. - OF that protocol was only wei! dry
"Ien the province Of Ontario discov'
%eo chance to exhibit her idea OF IN
~'hational equity. American lunRer
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CHANGE OF FRONT.
Cuban Soldiers Now Anxious for Share
In Anerica's % OOO, 900.


In America's - OOO, 900.
HAVANA, May 3l.-TLe days events
in connection with the payment of the
Cuban troops entitled to apply here for
. share in the American gratuity have
edectually killed off the opposition to
the receipt of the bounty by privates.
In American military circles 1t is con-
sidered that fine start has been made
and that the opposition is defeated.
Three hundred privates arrived during
the day to apply for payment, but
though Colonel Randall, the commits
sioner experimenting the distribution
here, kept his Office open from 1U a. m.
to p. IN. only 10 could be paid during
that interval as each man took up sew
eral minutes. Many who brought arms
were not on the rolls at all. Ninety.nine
Rifles Were Surrendered.
most Of the applicants declining to take
any chances in turning the weapons
over TO the mayor Of Havana. evidently
believing it would be better to give
them direct to the Americans. All day
it was virtually impossible to get
| tLIOu- IL TIE iIOui uOOI VI tAe OliICe uii-
less the sentry cleared the way. The
Cuban officers. who on the the first day
tried TO discourage any who We're dis
posed TO apply. finding now that the
tide Of feeling had turned, are Offering
all the assistance possible TO Colonel
| Randall At the conclusion of the days
, Work there We're more than 200 who had
| not been heard. These will have to
Wait until after the return of the pay
car on June 1j. when there will prob
ably be extra days assigned to Havana
Troops Continue to Disband.
The disbanding of the troops contin
ues. Twelve hundred men under th'
command of General Jacinto Herman
dez. who were encamped at San Jose d.
las Lajas, about 2l miles from Havana
have been mustered out. They Were
given certificates Of service redeemabl
under the first Cuban government.
! General Pedro Delgado, commandin!
the Cuban forces around Guanajay
called his men together. told them the.
were disbanded and ordered them t
take their arms and go home. Of tn
200 some 80. who were mounted o.
ponies. said they would ride to Havan
and get their money. Thereupon Del
gado called upon the rest to draw up i
line and to shoot any man who took tn
road to Havana. The 80 mounted me
gloomily dispersed.
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|out There to Stop the Encroach.
men,s of Canadian Mounted
Police.
n,horitative Statement of the
Boundary Question From
Washington.
Inadians Now Insist on Terri
tory Which They Have Never
Before Claimed.

cur,oo, May 3l.-Cnder directions
N the war department. Brigadiel
[n.ral I. NJ. Anderson. commanding
|. D.par,ment Of the Lakes. has or
|r.i Company E. Seventh United
a.. infantry. to Alaska. The com.
I,y j, stationed at Fort Sheridan.
k,.a;n c. 5. Farnsworth is in COM
lsgd The soldiers are To do garrison
k,y IN place Of a company Of the Four.
kr,h infantry which has been with.
lawn and sent to Manila. Company
will .eav. for san Francisco AT once,
n which place it will be transported
water To Skaguay or Taya.
|,,.neral Thomas NJ. Anderson is in
-,,',i from a military standpoint il
\, ,,,lc.lcn; Of the Alaska hounlav,
r.. Il. He is the American army
t.c,r who about a year age went I,
l,a>aa with "A force Of soldiers and
yr ~, Il the territory the Domin!oi
..c tia, had rendezyouscd there, i
j., supposed. for the purpose of takin2
,,r,,. u Of valuable lands belonging
Ii, United States.
Iar .~,t.e- III the controversy were
,a,iect of discussion by the genera
Ii, ll.te in the Pullman building
J. d.ew emphatic conclusions of ,h'
IT,, / the United States IN the mat
\. General Anderson. in describln:
w.ia last year. said:
When reached the disputed tern
k-y with United States troops | foun'
E4' ,Ar Dominion troops had takei
,>e>>lon Of skaguay and established
military Office there. Maps iliustra,
T. tn boundary between Alaska AM
Yukon district, as fixed by the Dc
f.1,on government. had been circu
t,el BROADCAST. Ten days later ful
RlMlany Of uniformed Dominion pole
an NJ to trengthen the advantas
(l'ealy gained at Skaguay by takin
>,e,sion of Taiya, but i'll the mean
In rad established two garrisons
(saeaay. two in Taiya and one !
PAM, Mission. which is the beglnnin
? TIE Dawson trail.
This gave me the advantage OF po'
(sslon, and when the Dominion polio
fAa.ly appeared. l notified the officer J
Fommand that he would have TO TAX
fls men across the border ilnmediatel,
|hat my directions were to rid Amer
Fsa territory Of Canadian police. Wei
Fe police retired and we have held th
Pound ever SINCE"
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the sovereignty of the United States.
The chief justice is Caytuna Arrelano.
The associates of the civil branch are
Manuel Avanila, Colonel Crowder and
dregorio Aralita. The oath prescribed
begins II recognize and accept the su-
preme authority of the United States of
America etc.
The Filipino members are all promi-
nent lawyers. Arrelano is the leader of
his profession in the islands. In the
early stages Of the Filipino movement
pc was Aguinaldo's principal adviser.
Avanlla was a member Of Aguinaldo's
first cabinet. Spanish will be the Off.
cial language of the courts
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OLYMPIA Repairs Completed.

New YORK. May 3l.-A dispatch to
The World from Hong Kong says Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship, the cruiser
Olympia, came out of drydock Monday,
the needed repairs being finished and
her war paint removed. She is now
ready for her leisurely trip to New
York. The admiral is regaining his
health rapidly, but he is kept indoors at
his hotel in the Peak district by the
heavy rains.
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PHILIPPINE COURTS.

Pre.p,.snt Filipinss Are Appointed -
Judgos.
MANILA, May 31.-An order has been
iasued re-establishing the Philippine
courts which have been closed since the
American occupation. 1t revives all
the Spanish system not condictinz with
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P,r IRON Famine Threatened.

CLEVELAND. May 31.-A famine OF
pig iron is threatened and the manufac'
turers may feel the effects Of 1t within
a few days. The cause is abnormal m
crease in the consumption, which is S5
per cent greater than year ago.
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schley Party Mt Ogden.

OGDEN, Utah. May 3l.-Rear Admiral
lchley and party arrived here during
tho afternoon. At the depot they were
met by $500 persons, including pupils
Of the high school. and conducted 70 .he
residence Of Hon. D. NJ. Perry. Inc
rortv left for the East later.
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r,.nsport Logan Arrives.

New YORK, May 3l.-The United
States transport Logan has arrived
from Gibara, Cuba. with IS officers and
S66 men of the Second United States
volunteers known as Hoods immunes.
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Million. Dollar Aa.o%"o"' =, o.,,s..
So,,ru BEND, Ind, May Sl.-Stude.
baker Bros Manufacturing company ol
.h;s city has closed contracts for the
obstruction Of automobiles aggregss'
mo in the neighborhood OF l,oW'UW.
Nav York and Boston capitalists sse
.ha H. n.r,;es interested in the deal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01

of the most interesting charac-
te $ i Martha's Vineyard, Mass, is
Mrs. Harriet Re- coca Stafford, or
Mother Stafford, now so years old.
In her cottage is room devoted to
atriotic relics and antiques. But the
pride of her museum-the ensign of
the Bon Homme Richard lis there no
more for she has presented the pre-
cons flag to the United States govern
ment.
One of her heirlooms is gold we'd
ding ring worn by her grandmother
lis years ago Harriet Rebec wore
this ring herself in 1855, when she
became MIS-. John Barnum Ames, and
the ring is of such potent virtue that
she couldn't resist wearing it again
when James Stafford proposed to her.
James Stafford was the son of Lieu
teuant Stafford, who rescued the flag
from the British in the fight between
the Bon Honme Richard and the Ser
apis. when the intrepid Jones told the
British captain to sink him if he could,
adding by way of emphasis; "If
must go to the devil had rather strike
to him than to you.
1t was through the marriage with
VI. Stafford that this genial old lady
came into possession of the flag,
Boston Globe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01

When the Spanish Armada was
wrecked off the coasts of Glare and
Galway counties, many survivors of
the disaster who reached the shores
were kindly earel for by the Irish
people and considerable numbers Of
these unfortunates remained in the
families of their kind-heal ted res .u-
els.
Spanish Point on the coast of Glare
reminds OF the disaster to the great
Spanish fleet. In the counties of
Clare and Galway there is to be found
at the present day, people differing
essentially from any OF the distinc-
tive races existing on irish soil. This
people are the descendants of the
SIauish officers, sailors and soldiers
who had been cast ashore during the
fearful storm which destroyed the
Spanish fleet.
Tie race marks of this people are
well defined. Crossed as it has been
with the Milesian stock, its Spanish
features Offer most interesting study
for they remain prominent. The men
are tall, muscular, dark featured, with
black eyes, and black hair. The
women have decided Spanish traits in
their physique; they are usually tall;
brunettes in some cases and fair in
others; with large, expressive back
eyes and an abundance of black hair.
Their beauty reminds of the women
of the Basque provinces while among
them are to be found the perfection
OF the female form in all Ireland. -
Ame lean Quarterly Review.
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A DAWSON BILL OF FARE.


Are Samples of Prices.
The Regina is a two-story, 2O-room
log hotel and is one Of the leading
houses Of Dawson and is something
over year old. In noting the prices
of this bill of fare, it may be explained
that five oysters are given for 81 and
that two small Goldfish cakes for $3.50;
a $3.50 porterhouse steak is about the
size of the palm of the hand and half
an inch thick; $3.50 mutton chop is
about the size of a Hoffman house
chop at one-third the price; two
boiled eggs without trimmings go for
81, and they are brought in in salt and
have no age limit; coffee at % cents is
black and cream condensed milk
costs 25 cents more; nothing goes free
with an order of any kind, not even
bread and butter, which is so cents
extra; all cream is of the condensed
milk variety and all vegetables and
fruit are from cans; lettuce is the
only home-produced article in the bill
and its price is 81 and not much of it
from "granulated" eggs; table linen
very good; napkins, but no finger
bowls; chairs, ordinary wooden bot
toms; walters, white men; dining
room will accommodate from so to 50
people, and is usually full; no wine
list is on the bill, but beer is plentiful
at SIPS pint. Rooms are from 81 a
day upward. The owner is live west
ern Yankee. His name is Smith and
he is not in Dawson for his health,
altogether-Ne York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01

Among the gems of general knowl-
edge which sometimes serve to illu-
mine the dull routine Of elementary
education the following Essay on St.
Stephen" copy of which reaches US
from the vicinity OF Church OF Eng
land school ip Surrey, is worthy of
place. The author appears to have de-
rived his misinformation from both lay
and ecclesiastical sources, and he
writes: Eve have heard that st.
Stephen was the first one to find out
how to make the steam engin. He
first made the n-Billy and many
others, and he went on maxim EN-, and
some he made better than all the 9TH
ers. and these be the ones you see in
the stashuns." This is pretty good, but
our admiration is boundless when.
with infinite gravity and brevity, our
youthful essayist concludes: Lay
not this thing to my charge, said he,
when he was a-dyin OF bein stoned. =
Literature.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01

In his presidential address before the
Society for the Promotion of Engineer
ing Education. DR.. Mendenhall advo-
Gated the adoption OF the metric sys-
tenn OF weights and measures. He said
that there is certain class of object
ors who see something sacred in the
yard and the pound becaiise they are
relics OF antiquity and something in
herently wicked in the meter and the
,kllogram because they originated with
the French during the revolution at
the close of the last century. He quot
ed the words OF Charles Sumner in the
senate. uttered more than thirty years
ago: "a system of weights and meas
ures born of philosophy rather than
chance is what we now seek. TO this
end old systems must be abandoned"
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Sick Women Advised to Seek
Advice Of Mrs. Pinkham.

LETTER TO MIS-. PiNKHAM NO. o4,6oJl
~ had Inflammation and falling
of the womb, and inflammation of
ovaries, and was in great pain. took
medicine prescribed by physician,
but it did me no good. At last heard
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and after using 1t faithfully l
am thankful to say am a well women.
would advise all suffering women to
seek advice of Mrs. Pinkham. -MRs.
G. II. CHAPPELL, GRANT PARK, ILL.
"For several years my health was
miserable. / suffered the most dread
full pains, and was almost on the verge
of insanity. l consulted one of the
best physicians in New York, and he
pronounced my disease a fibroid tumor,
advising an operation without delay,
saying that it was my only chance for
life. Other doctors prescribed strong
and violent medicine, and one said /
was incurable, another told me my
only salvation was galvanic batteries,
which l tried, but nothing relieved me.
One day friend called and begged me
to try Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. began its use and took
several bottles. From the very first
bottle there was wonderful change
for the better. The tumor has disap-
peared entirely and my old spirits have
returned. heartily recommend your
medicine to all suffering women. =
Mrs. VAN CLEFT, 4l6 SAUNDERS AVE,
JEnsEY CITY HEIeHrs, N. j.
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ANDY sHANKs' llssaALITy.


Husband lie shot.
An Cd pioneer gold hunter was
speaking of his early day California
acquaintance.
Nov tina" wuz old Andy Shanks,"
he said "Knowed old Andy better
than | knowed my grandmother, an
| reckon thar never wuz fairer
squarer, an more honorable man
than he war. An conscientiousl Why,
Andy wuz SO skeered of intrudin' on
other people that he'd ruther give
away foot Of his own rights than to
chance sloppin' over inch on some.
body e!se's. Wouldn't wrong nobody
out O. nothin' for nothin' on earth ii
he knOwed 1t.
Member one time somebody stole
a gold nugget from Andy. Don't
recollect Just how it wuz, but in some
way it 'peared powerful plain that old
Sam Woods war the thief. Andy was
so plumb shore of it that he Jest took
his gun an went out an shot old Sam
down. That thar wuz all right an
proper enough, and didn't nobody
think nothin' of it.
Bout week later, though, it
come out that old Sam want the
thief. an that it war one O. them dog
goned onery Digger Injuns what stole
the nugget. When Andy found out
bout this he war plumb sorry that
he'd killed old Sam, an took it to
heart dreadful.
Boys he says to us, 4 never
wuz so cut up bout nothing in all my
life as am bout shootin' OF Sam.
Why. I'd actually "a ruther lost twice
that much gold than to "a killed Sam
an him innocent. / would, shore.
I'VE tried to chirk Andy up, telin'
him it war all Jest mistake, but he
didn't seem to feel satisfied bout it,
He mout "A took a more cheerful view
OF the matter if it hadn't been that
Sam had wife in the camp. Andy
seemed to kind of pity her, an he
wuz so doggoned cons ientious that
he felt like he owed heg somethin'
for deprlvin' her of husband Sam
war no good, an we didn't feel that
his wife had lost no great shakes ju
losiu him, an' we told Andy so, but
he wouldn't look at it in that vay. He
lowed even ii Sam want no count
his wife valued him up right smart,
an he war bound to value him ut her
fggers.
WAL, Andy studied the matter
over for n while, then one day he
went down 10 see the wider bout it.
Mrs. Woods, he said, Tn plumb
downright sorry bout the way l done
Sam, but of co'seyou understand that
1t war all material mistake that any
body was liable to make, an thar amt
no use, so fer as kin see, in grievin'
over spilled milk. Sans gone, an
thar amt no bringin' him back, SO
thar amt no use foolin' bout him no
more. l want 10 repair the wrong 1
done you as fer as 1 kin, an I'm goin'
to act white with you. I'm willin' to
do the fair thing by you under the cir
Gums ances.
60 What are you willin' to do?' the
wider asked.
Thar amt but one thing kin
do. l reckon, Andy replied. You
lost your husband through my kerr
les,ness, an it's my duty to make that
loss good. I'll jest marry you my
self
Couldn't nobody offer fairer than
that, for Andy war woi til dozen of
Sam. Rut, strange to say. that thar
wider wouldn't nigh have it that way
Seems like women can't sometimes ap-
pres ale the liberality of men, nohow,
Thomas ?. Montfort, in Harper's
Bazaar.