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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
Al The iIpjsppjL

Tpoadny, May III '--A " Whips,
Butte Bob Hid, Two DOtj VIM Work
man, Morinol Tlos, MoGlpl, HuDllny
W u Rigon oilyj " Witi0bw, Pelik
AIal0D, Basins Mnokoy, GpOrpO "
Town HidgwI j W Slklos, Gbiopgo
MIS- i " GlnwA0U, Miss Adp Lpupbnly,
H%oekynlel Mrs NeOrdop, LDprloI Mrs.
W Lobpkipd, Mrs OF BDSSOtU, sileain
Miss IioSsie Baldwin LnpWlj GoOreO
Thompson, Oityg W u story, pOpk
Oily j Callahan, Butte n somIos aud
wife, LakpOold, Minnj Tom Dorian, y
dooebeRnn, LiyingptODI AIoA 81 Robin,
son, Lopigylllo y Donovan u W
koDDotl, OliopRn
Wednesday,, Mny ~, --'Tlm Hwifzep,
l5Dnia y NJ ynnoil, LNwNt0wnJ A u
GOpoy, Mrs II N Kennedy, W u Chi,
hopn, oily John stNnloy, NpbOl II u
Loyoll, Kane, Wye II A TbomptoD,
salt Lnkoi y II Morris, aObOi Gins y
Robinson, Omaha
Thursday, Mny nl,--W u Ovaoy md
Wits, Stamford j Morton, Butte, Ales
OnsArio, Nav York Thoe MaNlirl
Hpntloy Vim bAIellny, 81 " Hunter
HridgovI WIN Hawk, HnllpntlDo
Jnmoa v Murphy, spoMDppa, Moi JoIln
v Cleveland, knnaas Gifyl j W Hns'
soll' tiolonAi Gins " Gould, Milor
Oily,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
BLUE POINTS,
sOMethInH AhOni These AvlHOppgIs
NJ The UIyHl,a Family,

\ noWb0m oyster IN u tiny npoG M
fTnnllS HlllAtllnnl not lllinll flignl
tlln lle polnl 0f \ Mn In ndynnl IN
countless numbers from the middle M
IulS 10 The middle of August IN IN Tho
0NHlnrmnn 0f CONNECTICUT where nre
located prohNhls Tho lnpRoAl ann1 oyster
nlnInlH IN tho world, IN event NJ lhO
utmost lnlOrnAl Lang IHlnnd Anlln1
hns Soma pnnnllnpIty NJ mo wAtnr wIlnl,
r0ndora especially favorable Tor Tho
mlsIng NJ tho nlloloesl aud most WILDLY
sought oysters, Not 0nly Nr0 Ilnro In
nNlon thousands NJ oyster plantations,
hll nlHo Immense nnInFnl oyster npda,
Ana llopn mud lllOm only IN raised tho
famous niue I'0lnI oyster, tho mast
noNnnlnlN nnpnrnd NJ Nv Kind md In DO
Wnnl iln world 0Ypr,
Tho Grnal AOnlh hay, on tho outside
NJ lMna IAlnnd, fnNlng tho Moan mud
extending \ distance NJ IN Miles fpnm
mo towns NJ South my and hneOnll IN
Ihp headquarters NJ tho entire m0dnnl
lion ~ Iln genuine llNN Point oysters,
Ilo Nninn ~ derived from n nOlnt M
lNnl which illlA NlI Into thn Inv hern,
called liluN pnInL
A N0mhlnntl0n NJ percentage NJ aalt
" llN Walnr, lnmMrnnlrN dNplllr onn
Nlll0n NJ lnllnln together With annln
lNnnNnNhln 0nnllls n0sanaand ny lllp
inter which IN different Tram my
nlhnVr gives IN llnm their nnynri which
hNH never Rnt hMnn n0nalnd ny nnk NJ
llN vNrlnuA Kinds NJ oysters mlAnl In
AWnvlnnr AMI Iln oyster lndnanR IA ny
fAr llr mnAI iNnmHnnl nnhInH Industry
IN lhG NnllNd hlnlpsr Vhn nlNW l'alnln
gyr ,slNnR llnnaplnNlml k0rWnlk md
hrllgWmTl Annd 0iHlnpHr which nfe INV
~ fVanl nialer lndH and pnl lnln lin
hlNa I'nlnI hnnA IN TREAT knnlll lNRf
who're lllE nllnlR, maturity nnllI I'm
nnal, Nsnllnd nnd nNlnnt n0ndlNnnal
Wllnh AIpnnntn llnm 0yAtAT %nIlAlnnThlal
WIN lnnulnIl0nA Ipndg mAdnl pnaanHH..
lhR mo hlalaAL ngalHr @ynlnnllnn nld
hnNRll lnr ~ 0NlTnp liNlnlah IN nfnIF
nlVIllHNd mud HnNfAW WlmnAf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01

"Atl sorts Of ffpDk devices bnyp been
submitted 10 he gopvpniHpDi recent.
~" saId M officer lDiply Oh depart
ment duty al Washington, "but tbn
qhoeresl 81 iln loi Mns undoubtedly
the 'mnehnnienl hooinr' The lloOlnr IN
the invention OF M Iowa Ullll nDI con
RlHts of n wooden iUDp about Tho SIZE
Of "a four Inch section OF a bologna
M usage, Stretched DprDss the aperture
IN a piece Of perforated lpwDtIe, and
when blown Into II eDljis u strange
and blood chilling howl. something NIB
s0lUt0ly Understandable IN words, u sOri
Of cross between The slpiek of u buzz
saw when II strikes n mil and lllp
lower register ~ m adult sinnm nnlll
Ope, II IN The s0pi or DOisp inIHglin
y biDp0poinmUs might mako during I'D
nitnek Of memDrnDDDB Group
But tho selIpmp OF The Inventor WIS
reDIly not NJ DnJ, III pointed on IN
bin letter tbai The yell played u prom
IDeDi pnrt IN MI military operations
The doM0rDltzjDg ptJpoi VI lbp 'rplW)
yell WAS freely admitted by nll nDpill
orD generals during Tho 1lyID wDI, md
history Inns lppentpJ Itself IN The ~
cent campaigns II WIS ibp yell of ltp
rough riders III ilDay went lp Nm
JD0B bill tint ,HoDppJ lbp spDDiDuIs
ODt VI their trenches, DDj The kDDsns
yell bns aDrpDd more terror DjDDDa
tho FjlipiDos linn III Ibo DDlIlDg guns
pm together From these tnpts lp mr.
gnod lDginDlly IhDi u m|nplDDboDl
bODlnp, %nnampDljna WDRDlfSlna NH
sD%pploMpDijDg ihp DDiUDDJ yojnl, wDillJ
gppDljy lDproDso ibp n|DjplDpDpy ~ or
troops" =ihipDRD ilpODjolD
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
HOTEL AhKIyALs,


Tuesday. Mny ~, n Is Orwell
4 Price, NJ Louis; " A Hongb. Min
nnDpplisi 4 ID Robertson. NJ Louis; M
Il O'B,ieD, Glendiyej j II tiny. A
JDsleo, Bntioi n y Mcdonald, i
Hughes. Brjdgafi A J Rhodes, Kun.
FMS Cityi W q Forsyth, Butte W L
q UDgar. laurel q MnnieD, knDsns
CITY, j u Sturgeon, oityi w II Miller
mud wife, Washington J W yates, X.
Simon, Helena y Is Boyle, Gebo;
Tb0s, Cfnse, Helena } u Graham, y
LayeIIet, Columbusj N X Vessel, HsI.
emf Mamie Ungsr, Lnnrel; Mrs y 4
Hurley, KANSAS City, Bee Benedict,
Part City y X DeyorilI, A NJ Her.
man, Laurel q o Ambs, w Louis II
y Bacon, Dendwo VIZ Welper, Isnae
Grab, gbiengGi y j Mckinney, w
LOniSi NJ Il TrDdoDibal, UbieDg0, u
W Miller, IDj q q Let's, Ubioagoi u
v Wright, Omnhni l. MoDlniD, New
York,
"Wednesday, May 30 "a X IRWIN,
BDttei W d stODer, HDloDaj Mny Day
kes, Parry " i BouvdmnD, city h A
NDttiDR mud VITA, Lnurelj il u Nil.
lor, OmnlD, v NJ Geob, Rod Lodgej
NJ tieb0 Rod lodge II A Noyos,
LaHIeII Il N k0ss, Milwaukee, Mrs
Susie O'Copnop, city II W VI John,
New York u W Dnfjpl, Baltimore,
AllDn W Bush, w Paul WnIier Gooper,
BOSomnDj j Honrey, Nv bODisi W u
AbnrD, aplDmbDs} u n Fly, M
LOUIS u II kpnt, New York u y
|snDtbwmtj II y Dent knDsnp Gilyi J
u Borg, Gbieogoj j " Edwards, Grow
Agency " ynD IIOpHoD, Npbj q, Dor
don, suU FiapptsoDi " Roek, ~ Paul
A j Ppnsor WIS., NJ j. O'Brton
Glepdiyoi y W kIomDu, OmDbn
TbuTsduy, Muy i'm W Woods,
LiDeolni " i BonvdmDM city u "
Hnnmiobs, Mos Al NDsh, Wishing
tonj VIM WOLF, kDDsuSj u W Ken
Uott CbieDppl " q A WDlnp Buttnfi u.
v Philips j l. DDiIWl Livingston
II NJ k0ss Milwaukee, JOp sims and
wife, LnyiDni u j DoUobop oityi u A
JOfrevy DulpiDi j A johnson PIP Chs
sidy, Goboj y q Leppnli j j Donnt,
sDD NnDNisroi A Taylor Minneapolis
Y y Cpsny, Cbinpgoi II u Miller
Omnbnl y Uotlep MilwnvkoV u a
Jon0s, HaleDh
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01

stato because Of bis detection four year,
ago, but Mantle Will Try to oyetpome
this opposition
or course II IN DOT known nsfDiteIy
NJ this time where Mr.. Mantle pro.
poses to land Ia the state mmpnipD.
His newspaper, the Butte Inter MonD'
tain. hns been showing its tooth lntoly
toward the republican, organization Of
the state md unless the IDter Mountain
changes its course II viii De tnkeD for
granted TINT Mr., Mantle Will Dot bDye
his name presented for the governor.
ship nt the republican stats eoDyen,
tioD, The way the Inter Mountain
objected 10 the resolutions 0f the late
Butte convention iDdieatod pretty
clearly ut tho time that Mr., Mantle
wHa not fully IN accord with the views
Of Tbs republican pnrty, But be may
bnye Experienced u ebaDse Of henft
AiDoo his resignation IN \ member Of
tho industrial commission, aud we may
possibly witness from now on \ change
ID the editorial tone Ut tbs Inter
u reformation That would be
with delight by tbe republicans
Of tba siHte,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
MAAILE MnU AUAIA,

While IN MNnlNAa n4rannnlmr Mnntlp
Inns mn hmm rewarded NJ \ plrnns nossir
hlllN fm tIn republican Rnhpuarmial
AamlnnIlonl hiA f%osiennIiNn M \ mpmr
OaT m lhp federal industrial pnmmiFr
alanl hAa however NAnand a0nsidarAhla
aasAln NJ washington pho Minnpr
aRallH dnHFnnl under \ washington
data Fhnp FpaAkA N fhe Nv sannlnrr
hae MnntIe'a reeignAFlan NJ mamhpI
M tbR lnanHHlnT communication hpa
QNH1ad gaAlldaFAhln sAsaiR In WNuhiUe
ten, la \ llaaaa " \ Vqgsan, laf Sums
Nm tlllh Qlllanl nfngA!ln ~ pFlYAle hnsl
NAepI bnf II anid. N NdpaIat miDel
pAllF In eattlng HACK inl0 Vim l1pNhl
Ann neIif WIN n .ylew NJ Anklns nv
WA ,l0lnlpa(lM fM knvaInnE NV tlln
NNIntnR alNia NNvyahtlanl. VllavA IN
s 'i'iif i' n I'M ial1SlSi i%s'ips6laSVais n Via
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01

According ~ tho ApW YORK sUl, u
novel innovation IN JtsolDyplDg h0pbHJ
obligations bDs boon l|nlpOJD0oi ~ Nov
fOpl "As lefi ltn DODsn Dfiny Din
nor ne OIllnp pIgbl," sDys DO wpllor
'tbp DnD WIN no bDD1pJ 10 lbo bDl
lpv nv tp woDI on y yJAjlJDg oDpI 10
Rollor Wild u ID ppDl ptppo, WIS
surprised ~ lllp proceeding which WIZ
gUltp unfamiliar ~ lDp, ma DsBpj bIIU
VIM II WpnDl lIp nsplQlDnj lbat llp
butler would dplIvpp blB wDpd 10 tho
hOsl0as some 1D5 WlpD she pplDpDp1 10
lbp house VIII The Information tlDi ~
ovlglDnJ OwDpv md wIlpd IN I'M
why bis s6oIDl obligations Following
tho dinner were d~lpobDvgpJ wllb0Dl
even ne trouble ~ going ~ The house.
~ BDpw perfectly wpll I'M Ibn We
man who entertained blU WIS busy
VIVID B0olDI dulles md ilOt u yisIl wHs
not particularly desired by her Tley
were ~ ilp Hulup spl IN Hpw ipvh
oIIN mel pnolI other fppgnnDlly DnJ
nnppd nothing nhDDl lbp yOpWlllig 0f y
emil ~ he combination NJ u M 0eDl
pIoPo, y visiting pnrd ma IDp bDllpp
soeDpd 10 BIN 10 supply M Emporium
e0GIDl need had lpDrd IhDi His RDll
~ tblng WINS done IN Lop1oD md iDDL
lDlo0l, most NJ The ylsjlB lheW Dpp
pRl1 by Ihe bullnps IN uIs fashion bul
hive never dpIpI 10 wv u IN Nov
fOpk Since snw u Insl wonb hDpe
spoken 10 b1lf \ dozen man who bDyp
bnon d|iselNIglDg lbelr obligations In
thnt WAY during lhe pDsl yenp"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
Nlhvnnnr nna WnrnhInn,

There hnye InlpIy been some Iplpr,
oallng ia9llGs NJ Gibraltar bot wppn lhH
Dpst oInss Wulsnr w. George nDI DO
second GLASS cruiser JuD0, beth bploDR
Inv ~ thn particular service squadron
ami Tho guns ~ lhe r01h The TWO
cruisers, lhnn which there are nonp
smarter IN The British Dnyy, DppponpIl
vi Tho l0Gk, slpHmlng ~ Wpl0uE
speeds, precisely ~ Iley would hnse
done llnd llley boon Innlly epEngpd IN
H~Onp1hlnR OH llp most vulnerable
points ~ Tho Fortress Tlpn Ihp DnRlp4
NJ thp garrison AODnleI ~ arms Wnpb
mo ships ware within u mnAp NJ D,DDy
yards nnd nYnry available Wpppon wlh
dlHoNnpHni ~ ono or olNW NJ lllp
cruisers ~ long ~ sIlp rAnnlned Win
IN range, ~ f0urAe using hlnnk enlf
WIda0a only The military authorities
ware Immensely Interested, mixing
0np0ful observations n0l only M how
many shots 0ould IN loOBnd fr0m u guH
In u given Umn, bnl Mise what pllunop
u couple NJ lllnnhing SUNS w0nld lngn
Thla WnH M amlnanlly nn0llmN o.
pnvlm0nL and, though lhe results NJ
0p0 Of course n an0rel, Looked In OH
alnl bVoaalh HE faGl NJ Nv lRylna Dpon
Made ~ NIL AhaWa that tho powers tlDl
IN aF0 Raylng serious attention W thp
d0fpNsOa NJ Gibraltar IN nm asp0rls
mont wllnh Wonln well benr mponllOn
In 0thor localities, L0ndon 0lobh
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01

Thp WAY IN which tho Nav York
democracy hAn fallen into linN Tor
hryNn's nomination polnH worry oloNlly
W Ihn fnpl thAt Nm NohvNnhMnu' ldoN
~ thN irAnoH VIII WoyNil NJ Tim kNnAA4
piIS MnymnlOn " w \ paao NJ thO
mil wngginp llp don,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01

Tho people ~ billings should bo
Wompt IN cooperating with thp oonana
onpmorat0r who bnglne his dulles TO-
dry, The work ~ Tho fodoral census
nnummnlm IL mdpona md OF the most
%oSNollns kind, md M TIM returns mnat
ho mndO within thirty days 10 Tho M
noryiHor thn pooplo ahould mako \
pOint w ND thu onnmernl0p m mnoh IN
possible IN order Tint u complete ponauH
~ Ihn Oily mny bo OblAlnnd, While
many mny hnyo somo hOHiMnoy In ans
worlna promptly thu 0noAtonH sub
mitlnd IN thN oODapA aohpdnlo, thO
Inv, however, makes " mandatory lhat
thu questions nhNll bo answered prompt
" md H|nllnfNNlmlly an thu 0thor
hnnd Tin oDnmnINlOrn drn ew0ln 10 so'
nrNoy and my Information NJ \ private
ohAlpplm lhAt lhpy might dlyn|an makes
Tho Commentators Hnhloot W Il heavy nom
MY Hnlp Tho census ennmnrnt0I NJ
mnM Tho nonena ~ tho town and conn
~ nomplNIn and by dOlng M yOn Will DO
AldlnR him W Ohtnln \ o0rraot l,at NJ
lhN people within tho olly and county
limits,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
I'M llnDlTnlI IN I'M,

VIII M \ nnnlrnOI tNI Tim gnltiUe
yllq alhnAlnA IN RhNnl 70O lnla MI INV
uhll m nv AddF0aA
-. plNH MplilEL
NV HnnIIasl Manlr
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
Auuvnsud,

,%,hNNnlIna Elm NHI I'm g0U IInk 0f
nlA, Man MI I'm UmW
,VlrAn TWnnNnn llnk lNpla MI
nlKll u ahnI h nl0fiiTp M hlm NnNHlt
AMI nv IN nnnn WIS lNnn aHinHt H.
HhlpARn TImna HmnId
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
UsyiyaI After AspbysiW,

Iloppnl ObsNryallnn NY N, Lnborde on
N cases NJ restoration W Nfe Wy myth
milo lra0linn NJ tho tongue slOWH lllnl
wv hours M lrnnlmnnl may hP TOO
short IN same nnaps nnd lhnt WOlll
hp lpllNp, IN \ mllp, nOl N give ~ IN
dNhpnlp i0r NJ lpnsl lhlnR hours, Alnnp
mo yllnl fnrnnA nnn w inlnnl fOr lhnl
nprl0d An lmnarinDl rnm brought
Onl IN llat with Tho OldNr pp0oeHaas NJ
WANHpllnIlOn ono Q0nld nol lp'palahlatl
NO respiratory mnpnnnnnlA Wlpn lhp
@AhpbgalN hnd lnalnd Tor mare lhnn nHe
nr' Mn minutes lli WIN llW0tlnn M lllp
lngIN pnranns VIVA nave hNNn under
winter r0r IN ar M mlnnlna can M ~
stared N llln NJ IMhnl1n HlnfnA Tram
AnIunl nhrnplmlnn lhnl INC llnnd ~
N@aphAylnlNn nnlmnla IN plGN IN mlhnnln
nnIh anu mar In 0Akg0nl I'M N nal
p0nsnlnlMl and kpnna n pnrlnln lfnlNpr
AllrOl Nnd ihai mo llrnrll Ihangl M
FehlHdl ah0Wh nnnnFA nln resumes I'M
Rgll0n Whfn lhp hIaAlhlng haA heHll
started Asnlnl 2 hand0n dl0hR
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-06-01
conservative viNnxevA

VW WTINNVTH W HNHIN WlNHVEHN HIN
nm IN arms aRninhl lln nl0nNHnd nAlnhl
lahmAnl M line M meter vellaleal
dealennd N Nm aNM VIM lha ladlaua
lW0 hOnlaf drive ftlM lhe llafHal lA
WIZ alnllln IN lln ullnW Vlnp Hnk Il
VIII 0elmM tram fiN dfr0ll0ual NIL
Ildp WhlNl NH flaIl0ru N llO MaHl0nl
anlnl nlH allillnHnl M naAUlM dtuMll
flnm lhali alAH Tim AInnnMNH Mas
aAlnn M IN lmlinl m lnlmfnW Nth
I'm nylhMllli m I'M plllnWN AlnaH dflll
VI Anh MlW nlFlu lfllHaW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
II WAS McDONALD'S BODY,
Sensational story That a Mistake
Had Been Made,

The War Department has been at some
pains to investigate a sensational story to
the effect that the corpse buried at Water
bury. n. Y, under the name of Private
Frederick ]. Mcdonald, Company II, 10Th
Infantry, is not actually the remains of
that man.
The story was predicated on a letter pur-
porting to come from VIM. p Noonan pri-
vate in the 10th Infantry. and dated Ma
Mia, December last, saying that Frederick
Mcdonald was at that time alive and well
ard fighting with the 47th Volunteer In
fantry in the Philippines. According to Col
Patten OF the quartermasters department
who investigated the matter. the records Of
the department show that no mistake was
made, and that the remains buried in 81
Joseph cemetery, Waterbury, Conn, Octo-
Der ~ last were actually those of Private
Mcdonald of Waterbury, who died of ty-
ph0id fever on board the transport Tartar
in Manila bay August - last. The state
ment made by Private NoCnan is disproved
by the fact that Mcdonald never served in
the 4Ith Volunteer Infantry. and by the
further fact that that regiment with which
Noonan said Mcdonald was fighting De-
cember 3. did not reach Manila from the
United States until December r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Argument in Its Favor in Bids Re-
Gently Opened.


One of the strongest arguments in favor
of rural free delivery has just been brought
to light through the bids recently opened
for carrying the mail in South Carolina
Second Assistant Postmaster General Shall
lenberger, appreciating the Importance of
the new system of carrying the mails, in
serted In the bids two propositions; one
was for carrying the mails according to
the old star route method, the other the
application of the rural free delivery serv-
ice. A number Of contractors submitted
bids and the officials were agreeably sur
prlsed to find upon an examination of them
that the cost of rural free delivery was but
$4,000 more per year than by the old meth
cd. This is regarded by the officials at the
Post ONCE Department as a vigorous arsu-
ment in favor of the rural free delivery
and its application throughout the United
States.
Work comes from every section where the
system has been inaugurated compliment
ing the department upon its work 1t is
especially pleasing to farmers to have their
mail delivered to them and collected right
at their Very doors, without having to re-
sort TO the old-fashioned plan of driving to
town. Continued increase in postal rev
enueS point to the entire feasibility of the
system. and it is predicted before the next
year comes around Congress will have leg
iSlated sufficient funds to extend the sys-
TEN upon more liberal lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18

ton be established in Porto Rico, and the
publication of the Department of AericuI-
ture be made available to the planters in
their own language; also. that the terri
tory share in the departments distribution
of seeds.
Charming Country.
Throughout his report Mr. Carroll speaks
of Porto Rico as a most charming coun-
try and describes it's people as lovable ,amia-
BILE and law-abiding. The coast. mountain
and valley country is rich and cultivatable
The soil has not been exhausted. The
greatest length of the island is 115 miles
and its greatest width thirty-six miles
The temperature is not extreme The
thermometer rarely rises to 100 degrees
and the average is about eighty degrees.
The highest monthly average ever known
was eighty-siX degrees.
Inc death rate is moderate Yellow fever
is not INDIGENOUS. Smallpox is sometimes
epidemic. The prevailing diseases are con-
sumption and malaria! fevers
According to the last Spanish census
December. 1897, the populate was $50. $40
an increase for ten years of twelve per
cent The colored population is decreasing
each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18

A fifteen-inch plate made by the BethIe-
hem Company was attacked by a projec-
tile from an eight-inch gun at the naval
proving grounds, Indian Head, Md, today
in order to determine its qualities of re-
sistance. The plate represents a large
group of turret armor for the battle shin
Alabama, building at Cramps, and is the
last heavy armor trial that will be held of
plates for that ship.
Three shots will be fired at varying We
locities, the highest, however not to ex-
ceed 1,S56 feet per second, and if the plate
stands the repeated shocks the entire groun
of armor will be accepted.
The next armor tests will be of plates
for the Illinois and Wisconsin, sister ships
of the Alabama, but several months be-
hind her toward completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
MASS MEETING OF MINISTER'S
All denominations at Frankfort Nv
condemn Conditions There

Special Dispatch {" The Evening Star
FRANKFORT, January 1s.-The minis
irIS "f Frankfort Protestant and Catholic
WiII hold meeting this week to pass reso-
iu;l"ns c"ndemning the conditions exist
-he mere The resolutions will cypress a
mop that hlo0dshed Is at an end; that law
and order Will prevail and the strife now
imminent Will be averted. No faction or
party Will be named in the spe.ches or
resolutions. il IS said but il is under
stood IN" resolutions Will be so strong as
10 snow how thoroughly the church and
I'"pic are aroused over the most unusual
SITUATION III Vie history of the state or its
C.piiaL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
IN THE COMMITTEES.
Work Preliminary to Action in On,

Work Preliminary to Action in Con.
Rress.
Chairman Tayler of the Roberts commit
tee and Representative LittlefieId of Maine
are busy preparing the majority and mi
rority reports, respectively, in the Roberts
case. They will be filed together on Sat
urday. Ii is not expected that the case will
be called up in the House until Tuesday or
Wednesday OF next week The debate is
expected to occupy two or three davs. Mr..
Roberts will be given an opportunity to he
heard upon the floor in his own defense
Mr.. Littletield and Mr. DeArmond of Mis-
souri,, who will sign the minority report
are hopeful that the mode of nrocedure
which they favor-to allow Mr. Roberts to
be sworn in and then expel hm-will be
followed. The ma jority of the committee
on the other hand, are confident that their
report will be adopted and that Mr. Rob
erts will be excluded without being sworn
in
The subcommittee Of the ways and means
committee appointed to investigate the
question as to the meaning of the provision
OF the Constitution requiring uniformity of
custom and revenue laws in the United
States in connection with our new posses
slonS held another protracted meeting to-
day, at which precedcntS were presented
and discussed. No conclusion however,
was reached, and the subcommittee ad-
journed until next Monday
Inc House committee on foreign affairs
today entered upon the consideration of the
Dill for the reformation of the consular
service, for the promotion and continuous
service for consular officers. Mr. Adams of
pennsylvania IS the author of the bill. 1t
is identical with the bill favorably reported
by the foreign affairs committee in the last
congress. Next Thursday the committee
VIII near the representatives of the Bust
ness Men $ League of Chicago the Mer-
chants Association of New York and yari
Gus other commercial bodies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
TO RESTRICT GROUNDS OF DIVORCE.
Provisions of Local Bill just Intro
duced in the House.

"A hin to rastric- grounds of iii,.o,ce .r,d
-. "'
4iAPi INC PROCEDURE III 'ile l'is'ilc' ol
Columbia and the territories, and for other
PURPOSES has been introduced in the
House ny Mr. Raw of Now York 7, nro
,-fdes that sectfo, -2e of the po,.isai, CO.,
'eH t 'i'.' " VI '4e i''Ni9eu 7'a'-
ules OF the Dlstflct OF C"lumbla be amend
ed so as to read: In the District Of Co
lurnbia and the territories a divorce fron,
~ I,,,,,, ,f r,o,rri,,o -. -, -, s,,I,-
-'' " 'i'eu 'ii''
"hefe one OF the pdrues mas committed
adultery during the marriage: Provided,