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New-York tribune., 1900-10-25

General Merritt arrived in the Philippines
July %. 1888, and a dispatch from Admiral
Dewey 70 the Government at Washington said:
Merritt arrived yesterday Situation IS most
critical at Manila. The Spanish may surrender
at any moment Merritt's most difficult problem
will be how to deal with the insurgents under
Aguinaldo, who have become aggressive. and
even threatening toward our army" Here is
revealed the spirit Of the insurgents as early as
July, 1898, before the protocol was signed while
we were stil engaged in active with Spain
Even then the insurgents were threatening our
Army
On August 13 Manila was captured and or
this and subsequent events the Philippine Com
mission says:
When the city OF Manila taken on August
13. the Filipinos took no part in the attack, put
came following in, with a View to looting l%ne the
city and were only prevented from doing so py
our forces preventing them from entering
Agunaldo claimed that he had the right 70 oc-
cupy the city; he demanded Of General Merritt
the Palace OF Malacanan for himself and the
cession OF all the churches of Manila; also tnat
a part OF the money taken from the Spanlards
an that he should be given the arms OF the
Spanish prisoners All these demands were Ee-
fused
NO ALLIANCE WITH INSURGENIS-
Generals Merritt, Greene and Anderson VINO
were in command at the beginning Of our oceu-
New-York tribune., 1900-10-25
Look at this table


From 1855 to 1892. during Republican admins
traton this country increased its exports $S.
5O5 reaching the then gratifying figure OF SLol5,-
732Oi1
From 1892 to 1896 during a Democratic admin
istration exports decreased by H525Sl,52i falling
from 81 0I5. .782 Oh 20 Ss6S. .2oe.ts7.
From 1896 down 70 June So 1900. with two months
es+ir7atsd during NcKirIey's Administration.
exports have gone up from $500 81 in 1885 10
81 OOO gaining Ss7 100000, nearly doubling
and of this vast export OF 81 90 ooo more than
$4O00o0OOO are manufactured goods. and would re-
ouire in their production than million Ann~r-
ican mechanics
INCREASE OF WAGES IN 1887 AND 1889 AS RE-
PORTED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
New-York tribune., 1900-10-25
EMPLOYMENT FOR LABOR.
CONTRAST THE RESULTS OF REPUBLI-
CAN AND DEMOCRATIC POLICIES.

A comparative study OF American exports during
the last twelve years eSss1s00 reveals again the
difference in the effect upon business and employ
nent OF labor OF the policies Of the two great
parties
In studying the figures. remember that from 1919
10 1888 the National Administration was Republican;
from 1898 10 1885, Democratic and from 1887 It
has been Republican
New-York tribune., 1900-10-25

The Commission is confident that "a Judi
clous customs law, reasonable land tax anc
proper corporation franchise tax imposition. O.
no greater rate than that in average American
States. will give less annoyance, and with peac
will produce revenues sufficient to pay expense
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
HIS THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.

1t was on a steam railroad going from
Washington to Philadelphia that 1
overheard the following conversation
between a little boy, just at the inter-
esting age, anxious to know, and his
aunt, whose patience was severely test
ed by little willies questions. The first
to attract his attention was a buzzard
flying high in the air.
"Oh, auntie," he exclaimed. look at
that chicken way up there"
That's no chicken. Willie: that's a
buzzard."
But, auntie. / don't hear him buzz.
''Auntie. look at the man pumping the
COW: is she punctured?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

him and during all my association with
him. never In my hearing. spoke an un-
kind word Of any human being"
TESTIMONY OF SOLDIERS.
A number of officers and private sol
ldiers. being placed on the witness stand
testified 20 the strict temperance and
the universal popularity of Bennett.
Ralph ~. Jones. steward OF the dis
lpensary. stated that Bennett had never.
To- hts knowledge been inside the door
of the dispensary and had never applied
for drugs there. Also that II would
have been impossible for the small
quantity OF morphine In stock To have
been appropriated by any one without
. his knowledge.
4 Corporal @. III. Scott knew Bennett
and had frequently seen him with Mrs.
Ottmann and other ladies. but usually
with Mrs. Ottmann. They often sat on
the stone wall In front OF Ottmann' 5
place In the evenings. He had seen
Bennett down town walking with diff
ferent ladies that he did not know.
Particularly he had noticed him with
"A blonde lady OF 25 or rs. who had with
her a little girl OF . or 4. Mrs. Ottmann.
n Miss Fricke and some other ladies
had occasionally driven into the camp
10 see Bennett
Sergeant NJ. q. Cramer knew Ben
nett quite we'll Often went with him
} et Bennett's invitation. to the Orpheum
! theater. Never saw him drink. One
! time In passing Ottmann's place he re-
J marked 20 Bennett that Ottmann must
be doing well to make so many i'm
provements. Bennett said u was his
, money that the improvements were
, made with. Cramer said II must have
cost n good deal. and Bennett said M
, had loaned Ottmann $500.
once he and another soldier had met
! Bennett In Ottmann's late at night
, They played cards but Bennett would
not Join them. They had drink o.
, beer and Bennett refused to drink will
! them. The second time they drank h
took n glass but only touched u TO hi'
: llps. The last time ne saw Bennett was
. the night before they said he killed him
seif-Thursday night.
. He came along In the afternoon. anS
, asked Cramer " he could get on tina
I night, and he told him no: he was OF
guard. Bennett went away and he di'
: not see him again.
. Corporal Bruce Hartman had beer
Intimately acquainted with Bennett
r since last March. Bennett was not
2 drinking man and was always I'm hi
? quarters early. as n rule. One morninl
: about 2 o'clock ne had met him In OFT
: mans He was talking TO Mrs. OFT
mann and there were two shasta waite
; bottles on the table. Mrs. Ottmann ha.
? made lemonade and they had all dranl
, them. lie knew Mrs. Ottmann wa
very friendly with Mr.. Bennett. He di'
not think Mr.. Bennett was In love witt
Mrs Ottmann but had reason 10 know
Z that Mrs. Ottmann was In love wit
= pennett Had often seen her comin
10 see him. and on one occasion whe'
: no was IN the park he had seen Mr.
. Bennett leave the Ottmann place. walk
= ing slowly up the road through IN
4 mark A few moments later Mrs. OFT
mann drove hurriediy out OF the gat
!, and followed him. When she overtoo
:. him they both were very much excite
: and ne made gestures for her to &
" hack Hartman could not hear. but n
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
He is milking the COW. Willie. Do

He is milking the COW, Willie. Do
be still for a WHILE re
After a short pause he espied sew
eral pumpkins in field and asked:
'Auntie, is pun'kin grown up or
anger
Auntie kept quiet in hopes of bring
ing him to a stop.
Next to meet his gaze was man
walking through the car.
"Auntie is that man drunk"
Hush, Willie; it is the motion of the
car that makes him walk so crooked.
But, auntie, papa walks that way on
the street when he leaves the club.
"will you be quiet for while, il you
please?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

lowers desired to place the simple in
scription, Napoleon with the date
and place OF his birth and death. Sir
Hudson refused to sanction this unless
"Bonaparte" were added But the
emperor's suite felt themselves una
BILE to agree to the style winch their
master had declined to accept. So
there was no name on the coffin. 1t
seems incredible, but 1t is true.
In France Napoleon used to be
known not as general, or consul, or
emperor, but as The Man Q'Hom-
mel. In his conversation he never
forgets his greatness, or allows others
to forget II. Had / died at Moscow,
I should have left behind me a repu-
tation as a conqueror without paral-
lei In history. A ball ought to have
put an end to me there. To
die at Borodino would have been to die
like Alexander; to be killed at Water
loo would have been a good death;
perhaps Dresden would have been bet
ter: but, no, better at Waterloo"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
THE CORSlCAN IN EXILE.
From Lord Rosebery's Napoleon

Europe buckled itself to the un-
precedented task OF gagging and par
aiyzing an intelligence and a force
that were too gigantic for the welfare
and security Of the world. That Is the
strange. unique. hideous problem
which makes the records OF st. Helena
so profoundly painful and fascinating.
He fascinated Maitland. who took
him TO England. as he had fascinated
USHER. who had conducted him TO Ell
ba. Maitland caused inquiries to be
made after Napoleon had left the Bel
lerophon. as to the feelings of the
crew, and received as the result:
well. they may abuse that man as
much as they please. but n the peo-
pie Of England knew him as well as
we DO. they would not touch hair OF
his head When he left the North
cumberland the crew were much o.
the same opinion: He is a fine fell
low. who does not deserve his fate"
On the emperor's coffin plate his fol-
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

saw Bennett pointing back and he
seemed excited, which was an unusual
thing for one of his quiet manner.
Bennett had never told him about be-
ing in love with any woman. He was
not that kind of a man. If he had been
he would not have told 1t. and Bennett
was not the kind Of man one would ask
about his private affairs. Bennett told
as much as he chose, and then quit.
That was his way.
He had often heard Bennett tele-
phoning. and knew that Clara Schnei-
der called him up nearly every day for
a long time before her death. He rec
ognized her voice because he had seen
her at WAIKIKI. He frequently took
messages over the telephone from her
TO Bennett, for the most part asking
him to come to see her. She did not
say where. After getting the messages
Bennett would go out through the Off
GERS gate, and he didn't see where he
went.
/ Privates Shupp and Snyder were call
ed but told nothing of interest. Snyder
had hunted for coral in front of the
Neumann house on Wednesday, and
with two others had been there on
Thursday for the same purpose.
oTTMANN ON THE STAND.
] w. j. c. Ottmann swore he had never
borrowed money from Frank Bennett.
He had once asked him when he was
compelled to 1--WE a bond for 81. 900 when
arrested. to go his bail, but Bennett
said ne had not that much money. He
had built the addition to his place on
his own hook and had never gotten a
cent from Bennett. AS to Bennett put
ting up money for Ottmann's wife's
Expenses in the Queens Hospital. 1t
was not so. He had seen Bennett but
once since his wife was sent to the hos
Ipital.
Ottmann repeated his statements that
Bennett had drunk liquor with him at
several saloons and named the saloons
and the bartenders who served them
with drinks. Ottmann said Bennett
had treated him coolly since the day
before election, November 5. when he
had reproved Bennett for trying TO
commit suicide In his resort at Waikiki.
Ottmann denied using morphine when
lasked by Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth
lif he had not done so to deaden the
lpair, Of headaches. He had given
times. Bennett kept a box of them at
Ottmann had told on Tuesday of Ben
nett attempting to take poison at his
place on November 5 and when Chill
liingworth asked him II he had given
Bennett headache powders that night
he denied it, He said that far from
borrowing money from Bennett to build
his addition he still owed for part OF
the work and had paid the builder In
ldriblets
Chemist shorey said he had searched
! Bennett's room at Camp Mckinley yes
lterday and had found nothing suspi-
cious in the way Of drugs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

"Auntie, look at the moon. Where
did all the stars come from?"
II don't know, Willie. Don't ask so
many questions
Did the moon lay 'em, auntie?'
And as darkness drew on little Willie
began to nod and auntie gave a sigh
of relief.-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

do you believe in the power of mind
lover natter" asked the mystical man.
mo" answered the patient friend. 'T
believe in the power of matter over
mind. have known a dull, insensate
tack hammer, by one swift rap on the
thumb, to make a man say things that
he had not thought of for years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
SOMETHING WRONG.

Dealer-Don't your shoes fit. madam?
Madam-Oh. yes. they fit me perfect
ly. but they hurt awfully when try to
walk.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20


Doll
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20

him and during all my association with
him. never In my hearing. spoke an un-
kind word Of any human being"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
Death of Judge Green.

Chief Justin Henry Green died at
Atlantic city Thursday, August 1G,
after a brief illness of uraemic poi
sOning. He had served continuous
ly on the Supreme Bench since 1879.
He was one of the founders of the Re-
publican party and sat as a delagate
in its first national convention. He
was born in Warren county, n. j.,
Aug. 30, 1928, attended school in
Easton, graduated at Lafayette col
lege in 1916 and was admitted to the
bar in 1913. Some two years after
he entered the Office of Andrew j..
Reeder and when he became Govern
or of Kansas took charge of his pac-
tice. He maintained a large and sue
cessful practice until 1879 when he
was appointed Justice by Governor
HOyt, was elected in 1880 and com
missiOned Chief Justice last Decem-
ber. He will be succeeded by JUS
tice j. Brewster McCollum. The va
cancy will be filled by Governor
Stone and the appointee will serve
until Jan. 1902. Judge Green is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
A Rug Peddle-.

a gent giving his name as J..
Jackson, of New York, or Philadel-
phia, undertook to peddle rugs in
this town without a license. Our
wide awake chief of police got on to
him and took him before Chief Bur
CESS Wolf who imposed a fine of sew
en- dollars, and one dollar extra for
the privilege Of peddling.
No sympathy should be extended
to this person who was lucky to get
away without something worse,
which he would have gotten if a Ger
tain man and his wife had returned
a few minutes sooner, which would
have taught him not TO insult a young
lady when the was alone, barring the
dog! II.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
catharine do MedicIs in iull oourt

Catharine de Medicis in full court
costume.
The daughters of Louis XIVth
surprised by the Grand Dauphiu
when they were smoking pipes.
The Queen receiving court visitors
while sh3 was in bed
Epoch of Louis XVIII.
The Empress Josephine showing
off costume of velvet embroidered
in gold-Napoleon.i is all attention.
Ladies' of the court about to be
married
The one arrives at long yallery
in which beautiful young French
women are promenading dressed in
NJ Felix latest inventions of cos
TUNES.
wish to give you one more glance
at Color ial life in India before drop
ping the curtain on the Exposition
which you are seeing through my
eyes.
Among the types of many nations
broutht together in the great Expo
sition of 1900, there are three uni
que characters in the East Indian
section. Tue personages are Sindur
Chaud, the senior, Kunji Lall, his
nephew, and their specimen printer
Ganesh L1li. They represent the
house Of Sumner Chaud and Sham
, Lall, OF Farukhabad, N. w. p In
dia Ganesh sits crosslegged all day
printing cloths with movable pict-
ured blocks All this work is done
by baud. These men are manufact-
urers of Chuddah shawls, some OF
which can be drawn through a fling.
er ring also of curtains, table COW
ers aud draperies, printed in fast
culors in designs characteristic OF
their country. These men belong to
the peculiar religious sects of the
Sadhs They believe that they
should not bow or iucliue the bead
to any one except God. They do not
eat meat of any kind. They do not
smoke tobacco, nor do they drink
any Intoxicating beverage. Their
food consists of vegetables aud GER
eals, and is daily prepared near the
Trocadero by servent of the same
caste, whom they have Brought with
them from lndia foe that special
purpose. Their costume is unique
and their courteous manners attract
many people to theic booth.
With kind greeting to all my NIL
ford friends, supposiug that they are
all wise enough to take the PIKE
COUNTY Press.
l am sincerely your old friend,
MAXWELL SOMAIERvILLE.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
ARare Find.

Professor Hilprecht, Of the U. p,
who has been exploring ancient ruins
in Babylon, has unearthed a temple
at Nippur, the Calneh, OF Genesis, in
which he has found an extensive Ii
brary containing inscriptions which
date back 5000 years. The city has
been tradition and has lain buried
in the sands Of Mesopotamia for
thousands Of years. The messages
and inscriptions which had been un-
earth dated 5000 years before Christ
and the latest find probably $4,000
tablets carries history back thousands
of years before Abraham.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
A Great picture of Birds.

1t would seem impossible, in view
of the NANNY successes scored by
"The Philadelphia Sunday Press" to
excel in the free distribution of art
souvenirs, yet that will be the fact.
The subject to be given free to every
reader of next Sundays "Press' is a
beautiful "Bird Panel" and will sur
pass anything ever given away. 1t
portrays variety of birds faithfully
and delicately reproduced in their
natural colOrs, presenting an uncom
mon beauty, which will make for the
picture a permanent place in our
homes. The work is by the great
French painter, NJ. Giacomelli, whose
paintings Of birds, insects and small
animals are famous the world over,
and nearly every private gallery, as
well as every public one, contains one
or more specimens Of this great ar
lists work.
To make sure of getting this great
souvenir you should order next Sun
days "Press" from your newsdealer
at once.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
Mr.. Lynn not Satisfied.

1t is reported that the late Mr..
Lynn is not satisfied with the result
of his canvass, and feels that there has
been a breach OF faith on The part OF
those who promised him their sup
port. Entertaining this view he
threatens to run as an Independent
candidate. There is a far better way
than that to show his resentment Of
unfair treatment, and that is to aban-
don a party not worthy Of his conf
dence and one which treats him with
such deception and contumacy. Leave
that crowd Mr.. Lynn. such action will
you show are independent and dare
resent a wrong inflicted and rubbed
in by those you supposed yourfl'iends.
They will never give you any better
support, and will only try to use you
as a tool to accomplish their ownper-
sonal ends. Are you willing to re-
main with them their dupe and clinge
when they crack the party whip
around your heels?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
Real Estate Transfers.

Geo. L. Waltz and wife to Sophia
L. Waltz ct. al, 236 acres Greene,
consideration $4,000
LeviSchiffer to Philip Rose, 2 acres
Greene, consideration $6S.
Maria Andrews to Robert w.
Reid, lot 6Ox2Oo, ON lower Hartford
street, Milford borough, con. l 800.
Mary G. Mccormick to Martha J..
Johnston, lots 81 and so, Matamor-
as, consideration 81
John c. Westbrook and wife to
Commonwealth, Daniel Beekley,
Lackawaxen, 424 acres, con. 1924, 50.
Momm Jeus Hanson ct. ux. to
Walter e. Giles and Philip o. Hess,
227 acres, Lackawaxen, Con- $4,000.
The Commonwealth has recorded
deeds for lands in Blooming Grove,
Greene, Dingman, Porter and Lack
AWAKEN aRgregating nearly 5000
acres.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
Careless Assessing.

An inspection of the last assess-
ments made by the several assessors
in the county reveals a want of care
in the performance of their duties,
which in view of the explicit in
structions they receive and the
amounts paid them for their work
is rather surprising In Lehman
township 27 properties with an ag.
gregate valuation of Sc, sos. iuclud
ing such items as the Geo Nyce
Est 50, 479. are omitted In Bloom
ing Grove properties formerly as
sessed at 1892, in Delaware
amounting to s1SS., in Dingman
with a total of s l55 in Greene with
a valuation of S13l. and in Laoka-
waxen formerly rated Mt 1915.
making q total of IS, valuation
left off. This does not include many
reductions in valuations made by
the assessors without any reasons
given therefor. 1t would seem from
the above that many of the assessors
not only do not visit the subjects tc
beassessed but also fail omake copies
of the former assessments, copies of
which are furnished them by the
commissioners. Slight omissions
or inaccuracies might be condoned
but when an assessor leaves off en-.
tirely large farms and property ag-
gregating nearly seven thousand
dollars it would seem that those who
pay taxes would better leave him of
the Democratic ticket. Fault i,
sometimes found with the county
commissioners for spending so muel
time in their office. hut if they ar,
obliged 10 put in days corrcctinl
such palpable errors in assessment
are not the people primarily al faul
when they elect incompetent men a
assessors and so necessitate a care
full and pains taking revision.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
PICKED UP BY THE RAMBLER.

Struble has Just received a carload
of -four.
George is out of sight when he
wears that new suit.
The latest: Taking a bottle of
whislSey without paying for it!
Dick mourns the loss of his young
bantam chicks. A stray dog did the
biz.
Let your light shine-our street
lamps are polished up in shape this
summer.
Hon. Fred Kessler, of Matamoras,
wheeled down the river road Sunday
afternoon.
DIR. Frazier a guest at the Bluff
House, captured 6 pound bass last
Thursday.
Water and muskmelons, peaches
and plums are taking the place of
berries now.
The PRESS must be in demand as
it is impossible to get an extra to
send to a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everitt and
family, of East Orange, are up here
on their annual visit.
Most every thing in the shape of a
horse was in use last Sunday. 1t was
an ideal day for driving.
Opinions differ what is civilizing.
The Bible or the shotgun. 1t seems
it is necessary to use both.
a number ofour young people took
in the Union picnic, of Montague, at
Raymondskill last Thursday.
| sometimes feel sorry for our
obliging p. NJ. to note the lot of need
less questions he has to answer.
The Gypsy lady located near the
Grand View for the past week made
small fortune telling fortunes to the
believers.
Several young men, from the other
side of the river, are regular evening
visitors over here. Wonder what is
the attraction?
Miss Mamie Van Tassel started
Monday morning for Newark, N,
j., where she will spend several
weeks with friends.
If the supervisor having charge of
the river road will kindly dump a
few loads of gravel on the hill near
the Metz farm, he will earn the graf
itude of the travelling public.
Montague never had so many city
people in it as now. The Riverside
is full to over flowing, Wielands cot
tage is filled up, Reinhardt Bros.
have a number of visitors and The
Bellevue has its quota.
A committee of the Milford Water
company consisting of j. c. Wallace,
Milton Armstrong and Charles p.
Mott have taken measurements on
Hartford, Mott and Water streets
with the view of extending the water
mains.
"A number of near by towns which
have volunteer fire departments set
apart one day for inspection. Whats
the matter of our fire laddies show
ing themselves some pleasant after
noon? Our citizen could give the
boys a supper afterward.
The great hubub about ministers,
cousuls, ETC., being killed over in
China has ended in a chestnut il
late dispatches are to be believed.
None of the great powers is at wal
with China, none having been declar-
ed yet the rushing of troops seems &c
continue. If John Chinaman should
get ugly and drive the allies into the
sea we wont blame him much, he
stays home and minds his business
foreigners go there not so much tC
civilize the heather, as after the
almighty dollar.