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, 1900-05-10

Chicago, May livery allusion to
al alliance between England and the
United States and every expression of
hope for English victory over the Beers
made by Bishop j. C. Hartsell Of Afri-
ca in the Auditorium last night, was
enthusiastically applauded by 1900
Methodist ministers. When Bishop
Hartsell said the Christian people
would pray for an English victory
there was a chorus of 'amens'' fol-
lowed by more applause.
He varied his address with stories
OF the Beers and dwelt some minutes
on the logging of natives by the Dutch
and of II specific case of hogging or
dered by General Cronje. These were
Missed. When dwelling on the cruel
ties of the Beers to natives and the
treatment of outlanders, the bishops
voice rang II like a trumpet and
aroused the audience to tremendous
enthusiasm.
, 1900-05-10

The Chinese way of telling tjun
the oldest of all. Some traveller y
China asked a farm lad whom an
met on the road II it was vet mo-!
He looked up ut the sky to see WI.
progress the sun had made, but tbsat
were clouds in the way. Then he ~
to the farm and zoe returned WITH
surprised looking cat in his am
Pushing up her eyelids, he said tSa.
the morning was not yet ended.
This was n great puzzle to tho
strangers, who could see no conn.,
ton between II eats eyes and the Tin.
of day, and, going on the farm. tba.
asked the inmates to explain the ma;
ter.
The Cinnamon thought their yisitor,
woefully ignorant, but they oblipinS,n
hunted up all the cats in the naiet
borhood, and, having caught three =
four, showed hat the pupils of tbo,.
eyes narrowed by degrees until 10
o'clock, when they became merely =
hair line extending perpendicular,r
across the eye. The noon mark ono
crossed, they as slowly dilated again
While not disputing the facts of tho
case, the travellers decided that az
you had first 90 catch your cat. and
then examine its eyes against its will
this method took a great deal of tina
to find out what o'clock 1t was.
, 1900-05-10
~METHoDISTS IN SESSION..
Several Questions Produce Hot Discus
sIons.

hIonhs
Chicago, May 5.-At to-day's session
of the Methodist conference, the hours
We're lightened by some vivacious as
well as vigorous debate. DIR. Henry
Brown brought the amusement Ques-
ton to the front early in the day by
Offering a resolution which in sub
lance was that he conference, by
proper action, show the world that the
church had not changed front on the
amusement question. He asked, to
forestall action by those in favor of
greater liberality in this matter, that
Rule 24S of the book of discipline for
the next quadrennium be left substan-
TALLY unchanged.
A sharp debate on. parliamentary
technicalities followed, resulting in the
resolutions being referred to the com.
mittee on the state of the church.
DR.. William G.. Wilson of Iowa in
troduced a resolution which caused the
most active and vigorous debate of the
session.
The resolution, after being amended,
is as follows:
Resolved, that no bishop or general
conference officer shall receive any
thing above actual expenses for SER
vices in the dedication and r%e-opening
of churches, attending commandments
or for any similar services which he
might render the church,"
The in~sinuation in the resolutions
that the bishops had asked more than
actual expenses in instances was re-
ceived with indignant looks by the
bishops themselves, and caused half a
dozen gentlemen to clamor to the chair
for recognition.
DIR. Buckley opposed the first part of
the resolution as introduced which call
ed for liberal support of bishops and
general conference officers and 1t was
later stricken out, II declared in IA
vOr of the remainder of the salaries.
He spoke for a scale of salaries In
keeping with the duties of the officers.
William j. WEIGH, a layman of the
Wyoming conference, supported the
resolution as amended and declared
that the standing of the church was
impaired by the practice of the bishops
of demanding fees for officiating at
~dedicatory and kindred exercises. DR..
j. IL. Potts, editor of the Michigan
Christian Advocate, also supported the
amended resolution, DIR. Hardin and
DIR. Ralleron of Newark opposed the
resolution in lively speeches.
The reports of the various commit
tee for the past "quadrennium were
made.
The report of the treasurer of the
Episcopal fund showed that the expen-
ditures of the fund were in excess of
the receipts in all but one year of the
quadrennium. The total receipts for
the quadrennium We're S347, 527 and the
total expenditures S369,SS5. The sur
plus at the beginning of the quadren-
mum was S23,S24 and the total expen-
ditures $369,SS5. The surplus at the
beginning of the quadrennium was
$23.S24 and this fund was reduced to
S1,466.
, 1900-05-10

fusion with the lawless element, and
because he feared they might wrong
fully expend the county's money and
do other things antagonistic to the
state. He assumed from the attitude
of these county officials, who, instead
of assisting in the apprehension and
prosecution of those who had been
guilty of conspiracy resulting In the
destruction of the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan Mills and the murder of two
men, that they favored the miners.
and obstructed the process of justice.
He believed that the interest of the
community demanded that they should
be prevented from interfering with
the execution of the law, and from
comforting the lawless element, and
he accordingly placed them under ar
rest. For that. he said. he was
answerable to the people of Idaho,
and that the military officers were not
to be held responsible in any degree.
, 1900-05-10
MOVING TOWARDS PRETORIA.
A Genera, Advance Ali Along tho Line

A General Advance All Along tho Line
London, May 5.-The war Office this
evening issued the following from
Lord Roberts, dated Brandfort, Friday,
May 4th:
''The mounted infantry have gone
on TO the Vet river. The rest of the
force will march there tomorrow. The
railway has been repaired to Brand
fort.
Hunter reports very satisfactory
news-that the passage of the Vaal
has been carried at Windsorton with
out opposition"
News of the occupation of Brandfort
was issued by the war office at III
o'clock this morning. This is con-
sidered the most important communi-
cation received from the front since
the capture of General Cronje and the
relief of Ladysmith. The fact that the
position gives the key to II of the
main roads leading to the Drakens-
berg passes, which possibly may be
the mean of cooperation with Butler
later on, provides an advance base OF
supplies, etc, and at the same time
menaces the Beers. now southeast OF
Bloemfontein, is obviously the reason
for the Importance attached by all
VI W liz lhNtiiEthNts
The Boer army, which was at Brand
fort, commanded by General Delarey,
is presumably retiring on Winburg,
which will possibly be the next i'm
mediate objective of the British. AT
Brandfort, ~thirty-five miles nearer the
T~ransvaal capital, is Lord Roberts
headquarters.
What particularly gratifies the Brit
ish public is the evidence that the
army of Lord Roberts in the Free
State has recovered its mobility and
is again capable of undertaking the
general advance, so long retarded. 1t
is hardly expected the Beers will
make much of "A stand south of
Kroonstadt, and possibly not there, if
Lord Roberts succeeds in capturing
Winburg, thus intrrposing between the
main federal army and the Boer forces
in the neighborhoOd of Thaba Nchu
and Hout mex, in which case the lat
ter would be forced to move farther
to the eastward, in which direction
their mobility would probably enable
them to reach the Bethlehem and Har-
rismith line of safety. The only oppo-
sition which the British encountered
seems to have come from h Irish
American commando.
The central British army is nov in
harmony with the extreme left at
Boschof under Lord Methuen, and the
extreme right at Elandslaagte under
General Butler. so that movements of
these wings in cooperation with the
main army may shortly be expected.
, 1900-05-10
Western Prosperity.

One of the oldest transportation Of
ficials in indianapolis said the other
day that during the last six months
every car and locomotive had been
kept in constant service there.
Usually" he added. there is, in
winter months especially. a week and
sometimes Il month when there are
empty cars In considerable numbers
standing IN sidetracks and dead en-
gines in the houses. but in the last
six months-yes. twelve months-our
business has been limited to ears and
The power to haul them. and there is
as yet no sign Of n decrease"
Shipments Of grain and provisions
for export have considerably increased.
and the e%ast-bound movement of live
stock and dressed meats was the heav-
lest ever known in April. West-bound
, 1900-05-10

1t is not long since Geneva first noe
sessed a public labor office. This insti.
tuition is a great benefit to the working
classes. From 400 to 800 people call NJ
the office for work every month. Az
many come seeking workmen or ser.
wants. Two hundred working people
are provided with situations every
month, and it is expected that the mum.
BIER will increase when the office and
its work are better known. The priv.
ate labor agencies, with few exceptions
exist only for the exploitation of the
poor people, especially servant girls ar.
irving from the country. Their wages
are practically confiscated by the pri,
vate labor agencies. There is a move.
ment on foot to have these agencies
suppressed.
, 1900-05-10
ELI PERKINS DOWN SOUTH.
Gets stranG Admissions from a Dyed
In-the-WooI Democrnt.

in-the-Wool Democrat
The other day, says the Louisville
Commercial, Eli Perkins was intro
duced to Judge Scott, an old dyed-in-
the-wool Kentucky Democrat. The
Judge is well known in the Blue Grass
region and the grand old Kentuckian
has always been looked up to as a
High Priest of "befo'-the-wah Democ-
racy."
Perkins was introduced by an old
Democrat and Judge Scott supposed
that Eli was a Democrat too and he
became confidential with him at once.
How are we Democrats getting
along. Judge?" asked Eli in a conf
Dental tone.
The Judge looked at Eli a moment
to see II he really wanted information
about the party, and slowly remarked:
We'll, sir, we are getting on very
well financially, but politically we are
running behind,-Yes. I'm afraid we
are running behind"
What causes this?" asked Ell.
We'll, SIR" said the Judge, sadly.
II am afraid our party has not been
altogether right. We have erred in
some things"
Where have we erred. Judge?"
We'll, sir, l hate to admit 1t, but our
Grover Cleveland policy hurt us Ken
tuckians. | wouldn't say 1t to a black
Republican, but We Democrats all ad-
NIT 1t among ourselves. You see,
said the Judge, we used to get 80
cents for wool, and n big price for
hemp and tobacco before Grover came
in, but that Wilson bill hurt us. 1t
knocked wool down to IL cents. Free
jute, put in to help the cotton fellows.
ruined our hemp and 1t rotted in the
ground. Then we lowered the tariff
on tobacco and our tobacco went down
on us. We didn't complain, but we
Democrats did n good deal of think
ing. Cattle and hogs got lower n
lower and when Grover went out we
were pretty poor-yes, dog-on hard up.
sIr!"
Are they still bad-the times?"
asked Eli.
mo, honestly the times are good.
Wool and hemp and tobacco have dou-
bled in price and are still going up.
Cattle and hogs are high and our blue
| grass ldTlltTS are SellluS llSu.
We'll, what is the matter them"
why these good times AVE
knocked out our dear old Democratic
party. Our Democratic farmers say
they will never vote for free trade or
low tariff again"
We'll, what can we Democrats do?"
asked Eli.
Il hate to admit it," said the Judge,
sadly, 'but If we Democrats want to
win in Kentucky again we've got to
keep the tariff right where 1t is. That
old Wilson bill and Bryan's free silver
will be a scarecrow to every farmer
In Kentucky and Tennessee. We've
tried low tariff and we l:now-I'm
ashamed to say so-but we know it
hGrt us! No, sir, the people are pros
porous. but our Democratic party is
doing poorly. l wouldn't say it to a
black Republican but that. is the way
we Democrats talk among ourselves"
AS the Judge got of the train at
Lexington, he remarked: Yes. and
there was another mistake we Dem
ocrats made. Grover Cleveland want
ed to sink the Republic of Hawaii and
put a Niger on the throne. We Dem
ocrats didn't complain. but 1t made us
sick, for. between you and me. We
Democrats amt putin niggers on
thrones. McKinley's white governor
over n republic suits old Kentucky and
the South"
, 1900-05-10

The state of Massachusetts has a
holiday which. although it is but seven
years old. has attained great popular
success. 1t is called Patriots day, and
is celebrated on April 18th, in com
memoration of the battles of Concord
and Lexington. In Massachusetts this
holiday has a special reason for its ex-
i%stence, aside from the fact tina Con-
cord and Lexington are within the
limits of the state. 1t takes the place
of the old Fast day, which fell by
custom on the first Thursday in April.
The transformation of Fast day into
a day for baseball, fishing and merry
making vas a perversion of what was
intended to be "a day of humiliation,
fasting and prayer" The people were
no willing to give up the vernal holi-
day. and the celebration of the ami
Versary of Concord fight gave an OPP
portunity for retaining it. A bill has
been introduced in Congress to make
April 18th a national holiday.
, 1900-05-10

Constantinople, May 5.-The stu.
alton regarding the American indem.
nifty claim is unchanged.
AS n result of representations by
Lloyd G. Griscom, American charge
d'affaires, two Armenians who had
been prevented from embarking al
AleXandretta, as suspects, have been
allowed 20 leave, and the incident is
closed.
The statement that the United States
vice consul at Alexandretta was NAL
ueated by the police there is untrue.
, 1900-05-10
TO MARCH.


During the Republican administra-
ton of President Harrison. with the
Mckinley protective tariff in opera
ton. there were on an average 1926
failures in the United States in the
first three months of 1S91-93, with liza
bilities averaging less than $4,000
900 a month.
But the Democratic president. the
Democratic administration, the Dem
ocratic congress and the Democrtic
free trade tariff of "perfidy and dis
honor changed this moderate record.
They made a new record for the coun-
try, n Democratic record of failures.
and brought the monthly average
number up to 4,0S4-an increase of S5S
q month-and the average liabilities
up to $50, 625 1856 a month. an increase
of s12,747 .76O. This was a great Dem
ocratic record of failures. 1t was I'M
paralleled. Nearly everything went
smash.
But a Republican president, William
Mckinley. a Republican administra-
ton, a Republican congress and a Re
publican protective tariff began to
build up the country again, inc the
three months records of 1S9S-1900
show only an average of 1887 failures
LOST a month less than the Demo-
cratic average, and only 1872, 1872, 442 of
liabilities, or AN AVERAGE OF $2O,-
500, 900 LESS OF LIABILITIES EACH
MONTH THAN THE DEMOCRATIC
RECORD OF BUSINESS BREAKING.
The figures are from Bradstreets.
, 1900-05-10

The horrors of war in South Africa
have been softened by many acts of
magnanimity on both sides. and fierce
foes in combat have forgotten animos-
ity when moved by the appeal of hui
man needs. Before the relief of Lady
smith a message went from the camp
of the Beers to that of the British.
requesting, for the relief of men in
hospitals. a certain kind of medicine,
which the Beers medical department
lacked. The request was instantly
granted, The Beers confidence in the
humanity Of their foe was as touching
as it was creditable to the British who
inspired 1t.
, 1900-05-10
MILITARY NOT GUILTY.
Idaho's state omciais Alone Responsible
In Mining Riot Acts.

Bartlett Sinclair, who was the active
representative of Governor S%teuenen-
berg in the Idaho mining riots, has
been giving his testimony before the
committee on military affairs of the
house OF representatives. He declared
tina the military authorities. who had
been called into that district by the
labor troubles, never went beyond
their bounds In a single instance. AS
II is the acts of the military which
are made the subject OF this inyestiga-
ton 1t matters not SO far as congress
is concerned. what may have been
done by the state authorities of Idaho
in suppressing the riots and maintain
Ing order. II there was any miscon-
duct on the part of those officials they
must answer to the people, or the
authorities Of the state.
In reply TO the questions of MIR
Robertson as to why the sheriff and
county commissioners Of ]Shoshono
county had been suspended from of
fee and martial law declared witness
Sinclair said that his actions were in
accordance with the instructions Of
Governor ~Steueneberg. and were in the
interest Of Law and order. He sus-
pended the county commissioner be-
caused he believed they were in col
, 1900-05-10

Arrangements are in progress for
the assembly at the City of Mexico
next year of a general congress OF all
the Independent governments on the
American continent. The gathering
will be similar to the "Pan-American
conference" which met at Washington
in 1889. One result of that conference
was the formation of an international
Union of American Republics, with a
bureau of general information. The
bureau, which includes in its member
ship all Of the republics, is taking up
the preliminary work of the proposed
congress. The replies which Secretary
Hay has received to his letter suggest
ing the new conference indicate tina
all the American republics will be rep
resented. The conference will have no
political aims. 1t will consider ques-
lions Of trade, facilities for transporta-
ton by rail n sea, banking systems
and customs methods, and perhaps it
will discuss the feasibility of a per-
II tribunal of arbitration to set
lie disputes among the republics with
out recourse to war.
, 1900-05-10

Thrift can almost live on what ex-
~travagance throws away. The dust
from blast furnaces is apparently
worthless material, but in France sue
cessful experiments have been made
with it for fertilizing purposes. The
and responded satisfactorily. The dust
contains ingredients which the earth
finds to be stimulating. After all, there
lis little on this world of ours thai is
without value.
, 1900-05-10

the tonnage of both high and low
class freights continued heavy. Agri-
cultural and harvest implements are
being carried by train loads. and in
heavy groceries, hardware, glass.
paints. oils, etc, the shipments are
also unusually large.
, 1900-05-10
Few College Students Die.

The death rate in colleges is extreme.
ly low. The strict attention to the
physique is given as the reason. 9th.
ers, as well. may have health and
strength. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is recommended most highly for the
blood, nerves and stomach disorders.
and it cures constipation. indigestion.
dyspepsia, sluggish liver or weak kid.
neys.
, 1900-05-10

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
, 1900-05-10

That the much int common
sense of the American people has an
other side is forcibly illustrated by
recent sales Of a good luck box. This
precious humbug is n little wooden
case containing a worthless three
starred ring. worth In all about five
cents. But within the past three
months many thousands of persons
have paid ninety-nine cents apiece for
1t, expecting it to bring good luck. In
this and similar instances the notice
might appropriately read: "Ridicu-
Ious! We are giving ourselves away
for n%othing!"
, 1900-05-10

Ambitious Politician-I don't believe
my career will amount to a row of
pins. Friend-Why SO discouraged
Ambitious Politician-I've been an.
nounced for three days and no one has
made fun of me yet.
, 1900-05-10
SOME TRADE FAILURES.


Business failures during the first
three months of this year were even
less in number and liabilities than in
the early months of 1899, notwith-
standing the fact that there are a
larger number of business concerns in
the country. Less than 900 business
failures in each of the three months
of this year is a fact that stands out
prominently as n record of business
prosperity. But the value of this
years record can be better appreciated
by the following tabulated compari-
son:
FAILURES-JANUARY TO MARCH.
, 1900-05-10

The reassembling of the Pan-Amerl-
congress is only the natural result
of the increasing prominence of the
United States as a commercial power.
South and Central American republics
are not so slow that they cannot see
the advantages Of American supremacy
accTuing to themselves.
, 1900-05-10

discussions of the war and the
twentieth century" reads a notice on
the wall of a hotel in Glasgow. Scot
land, will not be allowed until the
close of both" So far as this gener-
alton is concerned that seems to be a
prohibition until the day after never"
, 1900-05-10

Sum men are proud ov the fact that
thay v dun anything too be proud
ov, vile other2e are proud ov doom
things that any descent man wud be
ashamed ov.-Grit.
, 1900-05-10

Uncle Sans latest fashion for dress
ing 16-inch guns is a lose fitting steel
jacket with a pressure of five tons 20
the square inch.
, 1900-05-10

Hope is a fatterer, hut the most mp
right of all parasites. for she f~requents
the poor mans hut, as well as the pal
ace of his superiors.
, 1900-05-10

The Transvaal government has U.s.
oo0,0 600 of bullion in Pretoria, and is
said to be coming 80. 900 sovereigns per
month.
, 1900-05-10

Both the Republican and Democratic
parties are looking for vice presiden-
tial candidates. The denominations of
Mckinley and Bryan are certain. The
selection OF their running mates win
largely be determined by geography.
, 1900-05-10

PA. when you were in the war did you
fight every minute, night and day?" mo,
George; we and the enemy had to stop
every now and then to borrow tobacco
of each other"
, 1900-05-10

What did the oculist say about Tom.
my?' II says he has baseball eye"
Baseball ever" Yes: 1t seems he has
strained one eve badly looking through
knotholes in the fence"
, 1900-05-10

Our country is in a bad way: all the
buffaloes are in geological gardens
Yes. and the only wild west We have
Is with a travelling circus"
, 1900-05-10

A CRATE many men never pay wot
thay W too tharself. let alone the
Diet thay owe too otherze.-Grit.
, 1900-05-10

"How are your Dewey pictures sell
ing?' "Oh, they are going off like
strawberry shortcake."
, 1900-05-10

A woman has to be a lightning
thinker If she thinks before she
speaks.
, 1900-05-10
PORTO C SUGAR.
SPANISH, ENGLISH AND GER
MAN LAND OWNERS.

Department of Agriculture OmciaI Says
They Would lie the Only Gainers by
An Absolute Free Trade Tarin with
the United states.
, 1900-05-10

The source CT many a large river is
but a small spring.
, 1900-05-10

It's foolish to worry about the
things you can help or the things you
can't.
, 1900-05-10

Many causes induce gray hair. but PAHKKR's Han
BALskn brings back the youthful color.
HIsDKRcoRss, the best cure for corns. l5cts.
, 1900-05-10

One mans faults may be another
mans virtues.
, 1900-05-10

full view of the troubles of other peo-
pie.
, 1900-05-10

"Eustacia wouldn't come to our church
luncheon" Wasn't she asked?' Yes.
i invited her: but she said she thought
invited her"
, 1900-05-10

Aguinaldo has not yet presented his
credentials as delegate-at-large to the
Kansas City convention.
, 1900-05-10
Cures Talk
Great Fame Of a Great Medicine
Won by Actual Merit.

The fame OF Hoods Sarsaparilla has been
won by the good 1t has lone to those WHO
were suffering from disease. Its cures have
excited wonder and admiration. 1t has
caused thousands to rejoice in the enjoy
ment OF good health, and II will do you the
same good 1t has done others. 1t will eI-
pei from your blood all impurities; will
give you a good appetite and make you
strong and vigorous. II is Just the medi-
cine to help you now, when your system Is
In need OF Il tonic and invigorator.
Scrofula-" had scrofula sores all over
my back and face. 1 ook Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. used Hoods Medicated Soap and
Hoods Olive Ointment, and was cured
OHIO b. MOORE, Mount Hope, Wis.
H00d'S ~SaFSapas.iWa
La Amerlca,s Groatnat Madeline