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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

The earnings statements issued during
the past week-monthly statements of net
earnings and the weekly showing of gross
earnings-hsve been excellent almost with
out exception. As has been said heretofore,
there is every promise in these statements
that the railways and industrial companies
will continue TO pile up profits in the mar
velous fashion OF last year. and even TO ex-
coed last years figures in most cases. The
record of sixty-five lines in all parts of
the country shows gross earnings for the
fourth week Of January OF sl2. 1861 Of
all these lines there were only FIVE that
showed a decrease in earnings. Sixty of
the lines showed increases Of s., 169, $50,
and the FIVE decreases amounted 10 only
SIC. $50, SO that the total increase for ti,e
sixty-fve railways for the week was So,
1872 .s94. or 2062 per cent. When gross earn
ings are increasing all over the country
more than a FIFTH in year. and that over
such prosperous year as last, there is no
room for pessimism. The advance in
freight rates and the promise Of a much
more satisfactory rate situation during the
coming months lead conservative people to
believe that the earnings of the railways
VIII increase steadily.
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Langston MoDotype came out in several
good-sized blocks at concession in price
during the week. Yesterday 800 shares
sold for il Ia and 100 shares at IA Is.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

The recent decline in the Graphaphone
stocks is supposed to be due TO the fact
that bond issue of 100000 is contem-
plated. At present the prices are between
IL and 10 for both preferred and common.
and there is little disposition shown 10 ad-
vance them. Friends of the company, how
ever assert that The bond issue should not
be considered bear argument The mo. ey
realized is TO be used largely on the ex-
hibit Of the company at Paris this year,
and Il is believed that the advertising OBJ
tanned at the exposition will be immensely
valuable in spreading the market for the
instruments. director of the company
said yesterday that he considers its outlook
brighter than ever before.
Discussion is still rife over the signih-
canoe Of the recent annual election of the
Washington Gaslight Company. One story
that has been circulated with some. per-
sistence is IN the effect that L, z leiter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

FOR sALE,-Man's bighg grade 1899 bicycle; ex-
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fel0-3t,em
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A Simple Home

Treatment for pains in the back, seslling. put
iness and all symptoms Of Kidney disease i.
Warmers safe Cure.
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Chicaso Grain md Proxt.,nn MARKET.

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
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1919 + Street.
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MONEY $4,000 MONEY

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The best information now obtainabie re-
garding the Subsidy bill is that il will not
become law this session. One theory is
that il will pass The Senate and be held
up in the House. Many believe. however.
that ii will not even get through the Sen
ate. The street has been informed OF the
opposition to the bill and the probability
that the Pacific Mail Company may not re-
ceive its subsidy this year. and the result
has been steady decline in the price OF
the stock for several days. The state
ment of the company shows an excellent
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.

f-fJa0, "I1-year funding" gold. -. 80.
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81 + Reg. 2-lJ'S. iSiflgll - 80.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

Nails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO COR
TEE, and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans.
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1000
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for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ, and GuATE-
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
STORY FROM GREEN BAY.

Reported Accident in Which Eight Men
Were Killed.
MILWAUKEE, June 9.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Green Bay,
Wis, says: A terrible accident &C.
CURED near Stockbridge, on the Oneida
Indian reservation, which resulted in
the killing of eight men and one child.
According to the story, as brought in
from the reservation, woman went
out into the yard where several little
children were playing, caughta chicken
with which she wished to prepare
meal, got a Ratchet and chopped off its
head, leaving the Ratchet lying on the
ground. Immediately on her returning
to the house one of the children sug
gested that they play chicken, and pro-
ceeded to carry out the suggestion. AS
the story goes, one of the small chill
dren was selected to act the part Of a
chicken. The child was seized and its
head placed on block and hacked off.
A number of men were engaged on
derrick in the yard raising heavy tim
bers in the erection of barn. AS soon
as the men above noticed the child being
beheaded they became panic stricken
and in the confusion the heavy timbers
that were being raised fell with an
awful crash, killing eight men. No
further particulars of the awful acct
dent have thus far been learned.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
DOWN WITH A PARACHUTE,
A Circus Balloon Man Says It's Gem
tie and Not Hazardous.

A Circus Balloon Man Says It's Gem
tie and Not Hazardous.
Coming down from the clouds in a
parachute is like a dream" said cir
Gus balloon artist. Ever dream Of
falling from high place? You come
down, alight quietly and awake, and
you're not hurt. Well, that's the para
chute drop oveg again. No; there is no
danger. A parachute can be guided
readily on the down trip, but you can't
steer balloon. To guide parachute
out Of harms way a practiced hand
can tilt it one way or the other, spill
out air and thus work it to where you
want to land or to avoid water, trees,
chimneys or church spires. Circus as
tensions are generally LIade in the
evening. When the sun goes down, the
wind goes down. The balloon then
shoots into the air, and the parachute
drops back on the circus lot or not far
away. A balloon is made of per cent
muslin and weighs about 500 pounds.
A parachute is made of s cent muslin
There is much more danger is COM
ing down in balloon. When it strikes
the earth, it's like big ball and
bounds up again, taking you with it.
Not long ago in McKeesport, Pa, |
came down in a balloon because the
parachute would not let go. | nearly
came down in a big stack of blast
furnace, but the hot air drove the bal
loon away. After that never intrust-
ed the parachute arrangement to any
oneAbut attended to it myself.K
THE rope that secures the parachute
is cut with a knife. The aero1a.:
drops fully 100 feet before the para
chute begins to fill. 1t must fill If
you're Up high enough. There are seE,-
eras hundred parachute men III I
business and ta6>accilenss a.c i,'SS Z
.->tio than railroad casualties. i II;
cant shake out a parachute if it dGl
open A man in the air is simply paH
erless Invariably the fail is head first
When the parachute begins to I'LL. th'
descent is less rapid. and finally VIE
the parachute has gradually flied u
bulges out with a pop. Then the aero
maui climbs Oh to his trapeZe and
guides the parachute to safe landing.
In seven cases out Of ten you can land
back on the lot where you started from
The first performers must have had
nerve to make the drop Now it is a
regular business. not considered haz-
ardous at all. The hardest work is to
bring back the balloon with a wagon.
Sometimes it tears in the trees or
wherever it may land when not in the
open. New York Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09

made in repeating pistols by Colone
Samuel Colt was patented in the daJ
Of our grandfathers is seldom recalled
1t was Colonel Colt, then of New York
to whom was granted the patent, Feb
%. 1885, The original petition in the
case was destroyed by the fire in De
cember following. The letters paten1
were returned when application was
made for the reissue, Sept. 1, lS49. The
original letters are signed by Andrew
Jackson, president: John Forsyth, sec
rotary Of state, and Benjamin F. But
Ter, attorney general.
After describing his invention Colo
mel Colt claims as new 1.-The application
Of caps at the end of the cylinder. the
application of partition between the
caps, the application of a shoulder over
the caps as a security against moisture
and the action of smoke upon the
works Of the locks. the principle of the
connectil.2 rctf between the hammer
and the trigger. the application Of the
shackle to connect the cylinder with
the ratchet" etc.
There had been Il revolver patented
about 20 years before by one Collin
but until Colts invention little head,
way was made. Indeed it was not I'M
til Colts invention had been given a
trial by Major Sam Walker and his
Texas rangers that it gained popular.
ity and was regarded as a success.
About the time Colonel Colt was ap
plying for reissue. in 1S49. Mr.. Yves
son had fled an application for a re-
peating frearm. by which the Smith & !
Wesson pistol of today is represented
washington Star.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
One Reason Why England Does
Mt Take the Initiative
in the Far East.
salisbury's Reply to a Sugges.
tion Shows the Difficulty
of Her Position.
Situation Is Admittedly Serious
Yet the Foreign Office Re-
mains Apathetic.

LONDON, June SIT is understood
here that if the United States expects
Great Britain to take independent or
initiative action in China, as might be
gathered from special cable dispatch
quoting Congressman Hit, it is de-
pending upon contingency which az
pears very remote indeed. From ever
continental capital comes evidence {
how keenly the powers appreciate the
far eastern crisis, yet the British for
eign Office retains the apathetic attitude
which for years has distinguished its
Chinese policy. Though the Boxers
outbreak ha doubled in virulence and
International complications have since
cropped up, the Marquis of Salisbury
appears to have taken no new steps to
meet the emergency. A Representative
of the Associated Press was informed
officially that the British minister at
Pekin, Sir Claude M. Macdonald, and
his assistants are still in complete charge
of the situation, and are relied upon to
meet any circumstance which may
arise, armed as they are with authority
to call upon the British China squadron
for more troops if they are needed. The
government understands that the diplo-
matte and naval authorities on the spot
Are Cooperating HarmoDiousIy
and so long as this state of affairs con-
tinues Lord Salisbury sees no imme-
date necessity for taking steps over the
British minister's head. In short, the
feeling prevails in British government
circles that the Boxers outbreak is not
likely to result more seriously than
many former uprisings in that quarter
Of the globe. Moreover, Lord SALISBURY.
perhaps more than any other man II
public life in England, realizes how
great are the difficulties with which
Great Britain is hedgel in at Che pres
ent moment. Replying to private let-
Ter the other day, which suggested that
Great Britain should show her teeth
more, Lord Salisbury, it is learned by
the Associated Press. replied that fun
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
BROKE ALL RECORDS.

Lake Superior Traffic for May Was A,O92,-
400 Tons.
DULUTH, June 8.-The report Of traf.
fc Of Lake Superior for May shows the
month to have exceeded any in the his
tory of the lake. This is very remarka-
ble, for the food Of traffic is not usual
till the months Of July and August.
In May this year there were shipped
into and out of the lake 4,O92, 400 tons
of freight, against preceding high
record of 4,025, 900 tons made last July.
The month compares with May Of the
two preceding years as follows: 1889,
2,908, 900 tons; 1898, 100000.
The traffic of. the Sault canal, the
outlet Of Lake Superior, for the five
weeks of navigation this year, has been
almost exactly half the total traffic of
the Suez canal for all of the year 1899.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
YOUTHFUL DEGENERATE.

Duluth BOY Confesses to Lighting Incen-
diary Fires.
DULUTH, June 8.-Caught in the act
Of setting fire to barn Rander Abra-
hanson, aged 30, was arrested by de-
tectives. Not only was he caught in
the act, but in the presence of large
number Of people at police headquarters,
he confessed to starting IA incendiary
fires in the last three weeks, including
a fire in barn in which one man and
five horses were burned to death.
The incendiary, who has endangered
property worth $4,000, is a youthful
degenerate chat simply enjoyed seeing
the fire department. make runs.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
GROWS STEADILY WORSE.
Situation in China Considered MOs
Critical. ~

Critical. vs.
PEKIN, June 8.-The situation is
growing steadily worse. Events move
with such rapidity and affairs, owing to
the excitement Of the natives, are SO
critical that the foreign ministers held
frequent meetings. They feel the need
of strong hand for energetic action
without perpetual reference to tt }
home governments. Sir Claude Nc
Donald, the British minister, is wiring
for Is more marines. Native employees
who have returned from Feng Tai say
they left the Boxers openly drilling in
the adjacent village
A strong imperial edict issued during
the evening censures the ''cowardliness
of the imperial troops and orders the
viceroy of Pc Chi Ii and General Jung
Lu Immediately to suppress the Boxers.
The foreign ministers at the days
meeting discussed the idea of speci;
audience to the empress dowager, but
no decision was reached.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09

fortunately England's teeth were now
in South Africa
The Westminster Gazette maintains
thai, Great Britain's choice is either to
wait for collision between Russia and
Japan, in the meanwhile combining he
efforts to police work and landing par
ties, or to organize joint European in
tervention in which all the parties
will bind themselves to keep the peace
and respect the independence of Pekin
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Eclipse Photographs Very Fine.

WILLIAMS BAY, Wis, June 8.-The
work of Developing the eclipse photo
graphs taken at Wadesboro, N. c., by
the astronomers Of the Yerkes observa-
tory was begun during the day., Some
of the smaller photographs obtained by
Professor Barnard have been develope>.
and are found to be very fine. The
photographs taken with the big te1-
escope cannot be developed until the
special apparatus is constructed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
The Omnipresent Rose.

Every continent on the globe, with
che exception of Australia. produces
wild roses. There can be little doubt that
the rose is one of the Oldest flowers in the
world and, perhaps, grown from the
wind blown seeds in Paradise.
In Egypt it is depicted on numbers of
early bas-reliefs, dating from 5000 to
$500 B. G. Rosewater, or the essence of
roses, is mentioned by Homer in the
"Iliad, and the flower is spoken of in
the Proverbs of Solomon.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Barker and Donnel1y at Omaha.

OMAHA, June s.. Wharton Barker
and Ignatius Donnelly, Populist candi-
dates for president and vice president,
will speak at the banquet at the Co..
scum Monday evening, June IS, under
the auspices Of the Peter Cooper club.
The affair will be dollar dinner.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Yamagata Ministry Resigns.

LONDON, June 8.-Advices received
from Japan say the cabinet presided
over by Marquis Yamagata has re-
signed and the emperor invited the
minister of finance, Count Matsukaff
Masayoshi, to form a new cabinet, but
he declined and Marquis Ito is now en-
deavoring to form coalition ministry.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
ARE LEAVING PEKIN.

Families of the Foreign Representatives
Seek Places of Safety.
LONDON, June s. "A special from
Shanghai, dated June 6, says the mem
bers of the majority of the legations at
Pekin, including the members of the
British legation, are sending their
families away It is also said that sew
eral prominent Chinese residents are
leaving the city. There is an uncon-
frmed report that two European mer-
chants have been murdered at Tu Flu
Chow.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Lamh1ilxe Resignation.

Charles Lamb, when reminded by his
sisters of the days when they were poor
and capable of enjoying the smallest
treat with the keenest relish, so differ
emit from the days when they were rich
and surfeited. said, "Well. Mary, since
we are in easy circumstances we must
endeavcr to put up with it. =
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
u1 Course.

Miles-I want to purchase thor,
oughbred COW, but don't know how
to look up the pedigree.
Giles Why don't you look in q cat
lie Chicago News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09

ATLANTA, Ga. June 8.-Advices have
been received here from DR.. w. j. Will
bingham, Sc rotary Of the Baptist for
eign mission board at Nashville, and
DR.. w. r. Lambuth of the Methodist
foreign mission board at the same place,
to the effect that no missionaries 4
China under the direction Of the boarus
are in any danger from the present
Boxer movement in that country.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Am Iowa double Tragedy.

SIOUX CRY, Ia, June 8.-The town
of Odebolt, in Sac county, was the
scene of double tragedy. D. Rein
hart, owner of the Reinhart flats in
Sioux City and wealthy land owner,
shot and killed his wife and then put
two bullets into his lungs. He.will not
survive
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Armstrongs Get Damages.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-Damages in
the sum of 81, 500 has been awarded to
the Sir w. G. Armstrong Whiteworth
Gun company of England iii the suit
brought by it against the United States
through three of its naval officers for
infringement Of q patent for gun bear
ings. An appeal will be taken.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
uuIre NaIuraI.

Little Johnny Mamma, let's play l
am your mother and you are my little
boy.
Mamma Very well, dear. How shall
we play it?
Little Johnny I'll tell you. You start
% do something, and I'll tell you
lot to.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
TOWN WIPED OUT
Virginia, Num-, Totally Destroyed
by Fire the Second Time
in Its History.
Entire Business Portion, Com
prising Eight Blocks, Said
to Be in Ruins.
Strange Story Of an Accident
Costing Nine Lives From
Green Bay, Wis.

DULUTH, June 8.-Virginia. the lar.
gest town on the Messaba Iron range,
has been totally destroyed by fire for
the second time in it's history. Tele-
graph Offices burned and details are
lacking, but it is known that eight
blocks, comprising all the business por-
ton of the town, have been wiped out
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
COLTS INVENTION.
The First Great Improvement Made
In Repeating Pistols.

In this day of improved firearms the
fact that the first great improvement
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
OLD HICKORY WAGONS

Wide tire, none better. Best ironed.
Best material and best painted of any
wagon on the market.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
BUGGIES.

Open and top buggies, and Road
wagons in all styles and prices,
A full line of CULTIVATORo, both
riding and walking.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
Mowers and Binders.

Buckeye mowers Milwaukee mowers,
Buckeye and Milwaukee binders at right
prices.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
TOWN SUPERVISORS: Sto,

using wood sulverts and small bridges.
Put in Sewerpipe culverts and make your
roads once for all. Costs less in the long
run and once completed makes perfect
road always.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-09
The Old Reliable
John Deere Flows.

Guaranteed to scour in any soil. Walk
ing, Sulky and Gangs, in all sizes.
USE the De Laval Cream
Separator, and save all your butter
and give your sweet warm skinned milk
to your calves and pigs and save hours
of work cleaning cans and pans.