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La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
while they are engaged in shooting

while they are engaged In shooting
down their rescuers.
"I'he future of the Philippine islands
is now In the hands of the American
people. Until the treaty was ratified
or rejected the Executive Department
OF this government could only preserve
the peace and protect life and prop
erty. That treaty now commits the
free and enfranchised Filipinos TO the
guiding hand and the liberalizing In
fiuences. the generous sympathies, the
uplifting education, not of their Amer
lean masters. but OF their American
emancipators. No one can tell to-day
what is best for them or for us. I
know no one mt this hour who is wise
enough or sufficiently Informed TO de
termine what form Of government
Will best subserve their interests and
our interests. their and our well-being.
III we knew everything by Intuition
and l sometimes think there are
those who believe that II we do not
they dove should not need informa-
tfon. but unfortunately most of us are
not in that happy state. The whole
subject Is now with Congress, and
Congress is the voice, the conscience
and the judgmen. of the American peo-
pie. Upon their Judgment and con-
S't'hNe wv iibt IVY H'HtNt III
them. trust them. l know of no bet
Ter or safer human tribunal than the
people.
mo imperial designs lurk in the
American mind. They are alien 10
American sentiment. thought and pur-
pose. Our priceless principles undergo
10 change under a tropical sun They
go with the fiat:
Why read We not the changeless truth.
''If we can benefit these remote peo-
pies who will object: II in the years
of the future they are established in
government under law and liberty. who
will regret our periis and sacrifices ::
who will not rejoice in our heroism and
humanity? Always perils and always
after them safety: always darkness
and clouds, but always shining through
them the light and the sunshine: always
cost and sacrifice. but always after
them the fruirion of liberty, education
and civilization.
Il have no light or knowledge not
common to my countrymen. | do not
proph"sy. The present Is all absorb
ing to me. but l cannot bound my Wis
ion by the blood-stained trenches
around Manila. where every red drop,
whether from the veins OF an American
| soldiers or misguided Filipino. is an
guish TO my heart. but by the broad
range OF future years. when that group
of islands. under the impulse of the
year just past, shall have become the
gems and glories OF those tropical seas.
land Of plenty and OF Increasing possi-
bilities. Il people redeemed from saw
age incidence and habits, devoted to the
arts of peace. in touch with the com.
merce and trade of all nations. enjoy
ing the blessings of freedom. of civil
| and religious liberty. of education and
of homes, and whose children and
children's children shall for ages hence
bless the American republic because 1t
emancipated and redeemed their faith
erland and set them In the pathway Of
the worlds hest civilization"
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
Fiudlng Gomez.

AS the sun dropped behind fringe
OF trees We saw a man in the distance,
says Leslie's Popular Magazine. He
shouted challenge across the savanna
and we answered back "Cuba" and
rode on through more bushes. thence
by an empty cowyard, roofless ranch
and a gatsless post with an armed
youth leaning against it, posing as a
sentry. In the pasture beyond we were
Joined by n horsemen, who led US
through grove OF royal palms. on the
other side OF which cleaned many lit
tie camp fires, lighting up with circles
Horses tethered by long lariats were
grazing and around the fires were
groups of tattered and torn men.
They were the insureent army. An
officer. conspicuous in long boots,
gazed at me and my mule curiously.
Following my guides to the further
end OF the field. l dismounted, and be-
ing directed to tree beneath which a
piece OF canvas was stretched on
stakes, l peeped under. but not think
ing that there was anything of conse-
quence there. l was about to pass on.
A sudden jerk at my elbow detained
me and locked down at little old
man seated in a hammock.
His face was turned toward the
ground and saw d very conspicuous
head OF white hair bobbinG back and
forth, apparently looking for some
thing. / heard a deep-down voice say.
Take these candles" and then the
head went back and a face about the
color OF coffee with little milk In 1t
turned up to mine. ! was aware that
a little pair OF eyes. opening and shut
ting rapidly, were looking me over.
Then l knew that was in the pres
ence of Gomez, the man who had made
his name famous on three continents.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
soudan@se warfare.

The barbarous usage OF killing the
wounded has become traditional in
Soudanese warfare. and in some cases
it must be looked upon as painful
necessity. The wounded dervishes-as
I saw them with my own eyes, and on
one occasion nearly felt with my own
body-sometimes raised themselves
and fred one last round at our ad-
vancing line. On one occasion a
wounded Baggara suddenly rose up
from little heap of bodies and
stabbed no less than seven Egyptian
cavalry troopers before he was finally
despatched. Still, whhen all has been
said in defense OF this practice, 1t Is
certain that in many cases wounded
dervishes. unarmed and helpless, were
butchered from sheer wantonness and
lust Of blood. The whole formed a
hideous picture. not easy to forget
e. N. Benefits '"The Downfall OF the
Dervishes."
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
Washingtons Old Headquarters to he
Removed by CApitaiistic vAn.iAis-IIas
Occupied Its Present Site for One
Huudred and Forty Years.
The Mo- tern buccaneers

Ger rolling deep. where wild winds
sweep, where tempest kings hold
sway.
From lands of snow. where north winds
blow, We smite our living way.
Our booty dying nations. our guerdon
peoples tears.
War lords IN fight by right of might. the
modern buccaneers
Rich spols of east call to the feast. old
China's dying. too:
Like vikings bold in days of old. we'll
loot the yellow crew:
Shall grasping German eagle, shall covet-
Gus Muscovte
Bag all the game. ye saxons? Shame!
Lord lingo. it's not right.
One truth we teach. one creed we preach.
the sacred right of pelf.
Let the under wight 4 the sorry fight get
up and save himself;
Our gospel flaming cannon with scream
ing shrapnel orammed.
Our creed IL shori-the world our sport,
the weaker blokes be damned!
We once heard tell of one--ah, hell! Jew
of lowly birth.
Who dying taught. but all for naught,
that the meek should hold the earth.
Forgive our scornful laughter. Lord.
sooner bIgh-caste Jew
From thy footstoors face sees swept a
race. than lose bond that's due.
'Tis plain that he of Galilce knew not
these latter days.
Their up-to-date new creed OF hate. their
fin-dc-siecle ways;
knew not our blessed doctrine-the ft
alone survive,
The strong In fight have alone the right
10 hold Gods earth alive.
Shall men forego we'd like TO know. the
blessings manifold
OF modern lie SO free from strife. so fuil
Of Joys untold.
The thrill OF murderous battle when un-
der tropic suns
We thin their ranks and NOV their TANKS
with wondrous Calling guns?
Poor Dampier Drake: n paltry stake you
played for. when from Spain
You flung on board the Ealleons hoard.
sacked in the Spanish main;
Hail TO the modern corsairs brave. who
worldwide navics steer.
And rob III might a peoples right. while
mobs look on and cheer.
So here's a health to lust Of wealth.
here's to the world. our prey:
From sunset west, from Isles o. the
Blest we smite our living way.
rabbles cheers
War lords In fight by right of might. the
modern buccaneers.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
steamer Re. NOR. Lo., In hurricane.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE tank steam
err Rotterdam. from Rotterdam. which
arrived to-day. reports that on Feb
ruary 9th. In latitude 4O.33, longitude
1926, she sighted the British steamer
Rossmore, from Liverpool for Balti-
more. in sinking condition.
The Rotterdam took off all on board
the RossmOre. forty-two in all. includ-
Ing eight cattlemen. The Rotterdam
stayed by the Rossmore for sixty
hours. Captain Duncanson Of the
RossmOre reported that five members
of his crew had been taken on by the
steamer Trojan before the Rotterdam
came up.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
Ho, s,ruxs,. for Presidency.

Paris. Feb. 17.-The Cabinet will
meet this morning Fridny) after the
embalming of the remains. which will
take place at 9 o'clock, to fix the date
for conveniDg the national assembly
at Versailles to elect NJ. Faure's sue
cessor.
The national assembly, consisting OF
the Senate and Chamber OF Deputies,
united in Congress, will probably
meet tomorrow Saturday. Emile
LOubet. as president of the Senate. be-
comes president of the congress.
1t is expected that the struggle for
the presidency will he keen. NJ. Du-
puy. the premier. is supposed to have
the best chance and the contest is re-
garled as lying between him. N. Henri
Brisson and NJ. I.oubet.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
FLEET WILL SAIL TO MANILA.
-Four Ships Are to Carry Men, Mules and
Supplies.

Four shlpa Are to Carry Men, Mules and
Supplies.
San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-A fleet of
four vessels will leave San Francisco
for Manila within two weeks. Five
thousand five hundred tons of freight
OF all descriptions will he taken.
The Connemaugh will carry exclu.
sively 300 mules and $500 tons of
freight. consisting entirely of forage.
She will be fitted up Immediately with
every facility for transporting the
mules in safety. She will be ready to
sail In about week or ten days.
The Valencia has been rechartered
and will carry LOO tons of freight
and 12S first-class passengers. She
will be ready to sail in about ten or
twelve days.
The Portland has alsosbeen secured.
She will carry 1.300 tons of freight
and 100 first-class passengers.
The Roanoke. which is also to he
chartered. will carry about $500 tons
of freight. Both the Portland and
Roanoke will be ready to go in about
week. About 200 casuals. chiefly re-
cruits for the regiments of regular
troops In the Philippines. now at the
Preside, will go to Manila on these
transports.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
sunuery a. Omdurrnan.

A controversy. says the London cor
respondent OF the Manchester Guard
ian is now going on in official circles
as to the extent to which the artillery
firing shrapnel contributed to the re-
suit OF the day, and as to the part
played by Maxim and rife. 1t seems
that the rifle fire of the British infan-
try was comparatively small. The Lin
coins had certainly hot time OF 1t,
but the bulk OF the firing was done by
Macdonald's Soudanese. The esti-
mate does not set down the rounds ex-
pended by the tight British regiments
at more than 10000, but there is as
yet no reliable information as to the
ammunition used by the Egyptian
army. AS regards the artillery, each
field battery fired over 800 rounds-one
nearly double that number. There
were in all Eve batteries. and these,
with the Egyptian Horse Battery.
probably got through $500 rounds, an
expenditure OF shot which recalls the
flercest days OF Plevna. Making all al
lowance and taking the bullets per
shot at the lowest rate. deiuge OF no
fewer than 100000 shrapnel bullets
must have descended on the dervishes
during that battle. Truly. the claim
that 1t was gunners' day is not with
out warrant. In the fact OF such a
tempest of bullets at range up to
$500 yards. 1t is little wonder that the
force OF the dervish onrush was
broken. The work alike Of rifles and
Maxims was to large extent antici-
pated.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
Central P.cifsr D-b. AaIn....,.

Washington. Feb. 16.-A definite
agreement for the adjustment of the
debt of the Central Pacific railroad to
the government has been arranged be-
tween the government commission and
the bankers representing the railroad.
Mr.. Speyer. the bankers. ana Secre-
tary Bliss and Attorney General Griggs
were at the White House to-day IN con-
ference with the President. Ii is ex-
pected that the papers closing the set
Element win be signed ut almost any
time. 1t Is understood that the plan con-
templates the payment Of $59.OOO.OOO
to the government in semi-annual three
per cent. notes, the last expiring ten
years from date. These notes will be
secured by a deposit OF Central Pacific
four per cent. bonds.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
Improvement, In Our Army.

Within the past few years the per-
sonnel and the morale OF the United
States army have improved to a re-
mafkabie degree. says the Forum.
Compared with the conditions which
existed twenty-five years ago the
change Is almost marvellous. One need
only to go back to the '80s, for In
stance. to recall the laxity which at
tended enlistments. The recruit who
easily entered through the front door
made his exit from the army with
equal smoothness; the result being
that, for time, the desertions out
numbered the enlistments and became
a national disgrace. The necessity for
reform was evident and this reform
very properly began with closer scru-
tiny Of the men who offered them
selves for military service. AS the
years have gone by the gantlet which
the applicants have been forced to run
has been made more and more severe
until last year only about three men
were accepted to every ten rejected;
or, to be exact, while 29.521 recruits
we're obtained, 9S.277 applicants we're
rejected as lacking In legal, mental.
moral or physical requirements.
In the first place, 1t is worth while
to emphasize the fact that the army
of the United States is American in
every sense of the word. It is legal
requirement that the accepted soldier
shall be citizen Of the United States,
or shall have declared his intention to
become a citizen. So well is this fact
known. that although nearly 100000
men presented themselves to the re-
cruiting officers last year, about 5000
only were aliens. and these were, OF
course, promptly rejected. or the 29.521
accepted applicants, 24.490 were ma
tive-born and 5.03l Of foreign birth.
These figures afford pleasing evidence
OF the fact that the American youth
does not regard the army with aver
sion. So long as this percentage of
native blood is annually injected into
the army there will be no lack OF en-
thusiastic and noble devotion to the
country's flag or OF heroic defense OF
the national honor, whenever the lat
ter is assailed.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
Orl.nnl.t. wan. to r Ign.

Paris. Feb. 1s.--Telegrams from
Turin. where the the Due d'Orleans is
staying. aud from Brussels. the head-
quarters OF Prince Victor Napoleon, re-
port considerable activity on the part
or the ndherents of the pretenders.
This. however. is not likely to develop
anything beyond mnnIfestos; and alto.
getlier the Indications are against any
abnormal developments in the situa-
ton.
The Duo d'Orleans, addressing the
Royallsts at Turin. to-day. delivered a
violent speech. expressing his hope to
be allie to reAastablish the monarchy. :.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25

this lends extra activity TO the cloth
ing industries. But, all things coa-
sidered. shipbuilding undoubtedly Is
the industry most benefited by a war.
Even when the war is over long time
elapses before the shipbuilding trade
assumes its normal level OF activity
Cincinnati Enquirer
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
send. ror Ar,-r steamer.

Lopdon, Feb. 15.--The Cunard line
this afternoon dispatched a powerful
tug to the Azores islands in search of
the Pav0nia.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Feb. 15.-The
British steamer Kooriistan, Captain
Simpson, from Cavannah, January 20,
for Bremen, passed here to-day, and
signalled that she spoke the disabled
Bulgaria, in longitude 43 west She
did not mention the date the steamer
was signalled.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25
T,ek-. sc.,p.r.' Ae. 1. Declared Void.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Judge Gibbons to-
day ordered the release of Brokers
Bennett d. Marks and William Nye,
who were indicted nearly year ago,
the court holding that the ticket scalp
ers' act under which the indictments
were returned is void. 1t Is held that
when ticket is purchased It becomes
personal properly and may be resold.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-25

Those people who eat trustingly Of
packages sent them by unknown per.
SONS through the mails appear to hayo
been overlooked by the fool killer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
Two Out of Three.

1t has always been claimed that if
harness racing were conducted on the
same plan as running races, says the
New York Telegram, there would be
plenty of interest in the sport in the
metropolitan district. One mile dashes,
races for one mile and half, two mile
events and dashes for distances shorter
than one mile, it has been asserted,
would develop more enthusiasm than
the present system of best three in five
heats. This year the plan is to be tried
by the Empire City Track association,
and there will be ample opportunity to
see whether it will amount to as much
as has been claimed for it, Harness rae
ing enthusiasts have been brought up
for years to admire the sport as conduct
ed on certain lines, and perhaps no
lovers of any kind of sport take inno-
vations with less grace than the men
who draw the reins over the backs of
trotters and PAGERS. For more than a
decade an effort has been made to in
troduce the best two out of three heat
system, as opposed to the three out of
five heat plan that has been the favorite
of old time racing men, and it has never
met with any degree of success.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Tidbit For Convalescents = Fancies In
Decoration-Sofa and Chest
Combined.

Cooked ''scraped beef" being a very
strong point in an upward" diet, and
even afterward, it may be well to give
very explicit directions regarding it.
Buy steak from the round an inch or
an inch and one-half thick, cut at the
point where the surface is one solid
piece of lean meat, not divided into
forms or sections with fat. There will
be three forms in the solid piece, long
one and two smaller ones, but they are
compact and will scrape easily Draw
the spoon firmly and easily across the
surface not digging in or bearing on
hard enough to get off little chunks.
The rejected parts remaining may be
utilized for soupmaking. Make little
cake of the scraped pulp and "pan
boil'' it-that is heat small spider,
put bit of butter in it, and when
melted pour off all that does not adhere
to the pan. Now put in the meat cake,
cover and cook slowly enough to secure
delicate pink in the middle without
browning the outside Then add lit
tie boiling water by way of gravy, boil
up once and serve on hot plate La
ter, when such great care is not neces-
sary, cook these cakes more quickly,
browning the outside. and the result
will be more savory, though not quite
SO easily digested. Ella Morris
Kretschmar in Woman's Home Com
panion,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

One of the Detroiters who took q
course in military school still keeps
up some of the acquaintance made
there and never allows summer to pass
without visit from some Of his old
chums. Last summer he entertained an
army engineer, a handsome man in mid
die life and with all the polish accred-
tied to the SO called Four Hundred of
the army. He has made several inven-
tions of great use to the government,
and at the time of his visit to the city
he was busy with very knotty prob
lem in mathematics. He is naturally
-absentminded, and this constant wrestle
added to his abstraction.
The Detroiter has sister who is
fascinating widow. Naturally the officer
paid her considerable attention, and the
two spent good deal of the time in en-
joying the pleasant drives about Detroit.
One morning they were going to Mount
Clemens, put in part of the day there
and drive back in the cool of the even.
ing. The team was brought to the front
OF the house, the officer got into the
buggy, oramped the wheel and settled
down to wait for his fair companion,
who of course was not quite ready.
His mind went to work on the puz-
cling problem. He seemed to have
new idea that promised the desired So
luton. The horse started off on spirit.
ed trot. His concentrated faculties were
working out the new theory and he was
oblivious to everything else. Eight
miles out in the country he had master
ed the difficulty and turned beaming
face to the empty seat beside him. Then
he had chill and groaned and mutter-
ed things. He drove back like mad,
hunted up his old college friend and
begged Of him to make explanation to
the widow. With the way smoothed the
officer would offer his humblest apollo
gies Both did their part like men, But
the widow was too busy to see much of
the officer during the rest of his stay
Detroit Free Press
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
Fancies In pecoration.

Lamp shades present almost a severity
of outline in comparison with the fluffy
befrilled and flowed decked parasol
shaped shades Of year ago, says The
Art Interchange in its decorative notes,
from which those here given are CLEAN
ed One of the prettiest of the new
shades is made Of salmon pink japanese
gauze stretched smoothly over a frame
work covered with thin silk of deeper
toned salmon pink. Around the lower
edge is a scrollwork border of very fine
embroidery silk, and one or two rows of
drawn-work permit the light to CLEAN
through the interstices. A fringe six
inches deep of twisted embroidery silk
is knotted into the hem. The silk is cut
into lengths and drawn through the
thin silk by means of a crochet hook
Empire lamp and candle shades dis
play one or two new features AS scat
tered or detached flowers and figures are
not as pleasing to the eye as a continu-
GUS design most of the shades have bor-
ders varying in depth and more or less
elaborate Parchment paper or ordinary
water color paper cut to the required
shape and fastened with small brass fas-
Jennings used to hold manuscript sheets
together is the best material for these
shades. For the decoration the aniline
colors only give blotchy and untidy eff
fects, and aniline colors can be diluted to
the faintest possible tint
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
SHERIFF,S SALE.
In CHANoERY OF NEW JERsF

In CHANoERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Catharine A. Mclaughlin, executrix
of James Mclaughlin. complainant, and
9 19hn alpau aug defendant FL FL for sale
term, A. D., 1899
j. H, NEIGHBOUR. Solicitor
DY VIRTUE of the above stated writ of
ID Fieri Facias in my hands. / shall expose
for sale at Public Vendue at the Court House
in Morristown, N. j., on
Monday, the 18th day of June
next, A. D., 1889, between the hours 12 NJ. and
o'clock P. M, that is to say at 0 clock
in the afternoon of said day, all that tract or
parcel of land and premises hereinafter par
ticularly described. situate. lying and being in
the Township of Roxbury in the County of
Morris and State of New Jersey, and being the
same premises which were conveyed to the
said Joseph P. Young by George r. Brown BY
deed, dated April Is, 1887, and butted and
bounded as follows:
Beginning at the most northwesterly corner
of lands formerly owned by George G: Eyland
and runs thence as the needle now points
south sixty five degrees east five chains to q
maple tree for a corner; thence south twenty
five degrees east seventy-one chains and fifty
IL, ks, more or less, TO q maple tree on the bank
of the Black River (passing over the centre of
a cherry tree stump and through the centre of
large chestnut tree marked with blaze and
notch above and notch below) thence along
the said river by its various courses and dis
tances to the southeasterly corner of the afore-
said lands of George G. Eyland; thence along
the reverse bearing north twenty degrees and
five minutes east, and the needle pointed in
1875 to the place of beginning; containing sixty
I'VE acres OF land, be the same more or less,
to the said George K. Brown by George @. Ey
land and wife, by deed dated March l6, 1887
EDGAR L. DURLING, Sheriff.
Dated May 10. 1899.
Chronicle and Era. Pr. $500