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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31
1T is M'KINLEYIsM.
Corruption In ONCE OF AdminIAtra-
ton Apprentices In the Cuban
Postal Department.

One Of the chief grounds Of com
plant against Spanish colonial rule
was the corruption which permitted
men Nike Weyler TO assume Office in
comparative poverty, and retire with
large wealth. Indeed, the Spaniards
treated their colonies as Klondikes, to
be worked for the benefit OF the officials
fortunate enough 10 be appointed TO
the posts Of authority In those places.
This fact was well known In New York,
where exporters OF articles needed In
Cuba had TO take into account the PEE
culiar methods OF the Spanish custom
house authorities.
II was hoped that when the island OF
Cuba fell under American control, TO
be fitted for Independence by American
precept ind example the meThods OF ad-
ministration would be such IL TO prove
10 the Cubans the superiority OF the
United States over Spain In all the at
tributes OF free government, and epe-
cially In honest dealing with the funds
which Of right belong to the Cuban
people, and are supposed to be collected
and expended for their benefit. Every
patriotic American, irrespective Of
party, desired that americans intrust-
ed with authority in Cuba would make
an honorable record for themselves and
their country,
and now II appears that under the
Mckinley plan Of appointing men to Of
fee, without regard to character, pro
ylded thay have the backing Of the po'
litIcNl ring which holds ,he president
IN trust, thefts have been pcrp2tr0te0
in the postal department ~ Cuba which
amount to many thousands and may
amount 40 half a million dollars, presi'
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31
AsrHoSOmEHs vrNw EoLlF.~
President ana Party View the Phe'
nomena from No. Monroe

Washington, May 2s,--Advlces re
ceiveA at the naval observatory from
Its agents at various points in he
South show that favorable weather
prevailed for observing the suns
eclipse to-day, that the contact oc
CURED very close to the schedule tim,
and that the program arranged wal
carried out without hitch, Three
parties were sent out from the obser'
ntory, viz: one 10 Plnehurst, N. "a
In charge OF Prof a, n. Skinner; one
TO GAINESVILLE, Ca, in chNrge of Prof
Milton Updegraff, and one 10 Griffin,
Ca, in charge of Prof, y, j, Brown.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31
PULLMAN CAR ROBBED.


Omaha, May 2s.-One pullman car
on the Missouri Pacific express from
st. Louis and Kansas City due here at
6:15 o'clock this morning was robbed
this morning by one man between
Stella and Nerdon about 3 o'cock this
morning. The robber forced the con.
ductor to go through the car ahead OF
him and to draw back the curtain OF
each berth. A travelling man from
Kansas City, A. j. Frederick, resisted
and the robber shot at him, the bullet
grazing Fredricks head and imbeded
itself in the window frame. Then
Frederick gave up his money and a
gold watch.
James w. Orr, neral attorney foI
the Missouri Pacific railway at Atch-
ison, gave the robber SO and eX-
planned that his pass book was OF TO
use to anyone except himself,
In addition to The passes it con-
tanned $50 in currency Il fact which
Mr.. Orr forgot to tell the highway.
man. A. $, Spraguc, travelling auditor
Of the Missouri Pacific, was not so
fortunate, as the robhcr took his
pocketbook, containing the passes and
about so in cash. \ Union Pacific
right of way agent, Mr. AVER, and his
wife We're in the ear, but Mrs. Aver
hid the money while the robber
searched her hu lnds clothes, in
that manner She saved a portion OF
their money.
Five miles south Of Nerdon Mt u
railway crossing where Engineer Di-
NETT came to stop, the robber hast
lily made his way out of the car and
leaped to the ground.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31

may we suppose the people who use
lead and wooden clothing-and most
people do use them directly or indi-
rectly--think about it2
II they are not such fools as the
republican bosses take them TO be
they will understand that II the re-
publican party puts prices up it forces
them to pay more for the things they
need or go without.-Chicago Chron-
icle,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31

Private Elliott Hook was cooking a
beef-steak at Cnloocnn when n Mauser
bullet hit the pan in which the steak
was sizzling, knocked II about rod
and sprinkled Hook with bot grease.
The disappointed soldier Immediately
loaded his rife and watched all day
long for n chance TO get shot at the
rebels, saying to his comrades; III
went into this war at the call OF my
country, but since that fellow
spilled my meat It has become per.
sona natter And so he regarded
It until he sailed away from Manila.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31
The Truth Concealed.

The administration has notbeen dis
playing much anxiety 10 furnish in
formation concerning IT'S tariff doings
in the crown colonies. On January rs
the senate by resolution called on the
secretary OF war for "full and exact
copies OF all proclamations issued or
made respecting the collection Of
customs, internal and other revenues"
in Cuba and the American island ter
ritories, together with the rates and
amounts and total amount OF such
revenues, and list Of persons with
their compensation engaged in the
services named. No information in
reply to that resolution has been fur
nished. Why? Ia the department
afraid to expose even the shell of the
colonial system?-Wnshington Times,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31

Over $4,000 men are said TO have
been thrown ont Of work by the new
departure Of The steel and wire trust
The tobacco and sugar trusts have also
dispensed with good deal Of assist
ance. When the presidential cam
pnign opens there will be n good deal Of
nnaly2aiion Of the claim that the trust
system assures continuous employment
for all who want to work at high wages.
The truth Is that the success Of the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31

Fort Monroe, Va, May 2s,-The SUI
was totally ecllpsed nj $3.50 o'clock lr
a cloudless sky Thousands of peo
pie crowded the piers, verandas and
ramparts to watch the phenomenon
and ut the moment the sun was sud.
denly shifted out an involuntary
cheer arose and every vessel in the
roads whistled an accompaniment
The period of totulity was about
thirty seconds, during which time 6
tiny star hung just below the corona
which glowed around the inky disk
Twilight settled on land and water,
and the skies took on wonderful after
sunset tnts, Then, as though by mag
ic, stnr Of fire bluzed out on The
southern boundary OF the disc and
the eclipse was over. The president
and party watched the phenomenon on
the Dolphin near Lnmherts Point, and
Secretary Gage and party watched It
from the lighthouse tender Holly The
Dolphin came over from Norfolk at
1855 and, after salute from the Kear.
sarge, pissed on up the bay for Wash
ington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
Waited for One Cent Change.

q never felt so cheap in all my life, 7 said Short, "as I did one day in de- partment store. I bought book for 9g cents and while l was waiting for 1t a young woman, whose good opinion valued, came up and we began to talk
 The book was wrapped up and handed to me by the girl at the counter and after short while the young woman asked: Are you waiting for your changer l replied that l was, but, in fact, hadn't been thinking of 1t. wanted to talk to her and made that an excuse for staying. After the usua. delay, when it had passed entirely out of my mind, the girl at the book coun- ter stepped up and said: Here's your change. sir And she held bright new cent in her open hand so that the other girl saw it. I felt chill at once and just because it appeared to the young woman that had been waiting all that tune for q cent I got a reputation for closefstedness that is stiH sticking to me e-Pittsburg News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
,lhiaf,s- ,s-tIev..rnesa

We do not remember to have seen for long time more curious case Of a thief's cleverness than that which was recorded at Glerkenwell. Solomon Buffer, who. with companion, was convicted of burglary Tn a jewellers shop, managed to conceal two diamond rings in spite of the most thorough search by the police, and contrived to pass one of them away to his wife when he was in the cells, putting it into her mouth by means of his tongue when kissing her." The other he kept under his tongue all the time he was ander arrest. and It would probably never have been found at all if his companion had not exposed him in court, and so induced the judge to order a careful inspection of his mouth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
Sure Footed Boer Horses.

The horses which the Boers ride are Fery much like the Welsh or Scotch ponies, being very sure-footed, and fiti a power of leaping from rock to lock that is phenomenal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
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The Irish Ear.

Just now there is good deal of ex- cftement amongst the legal element in Dublin as to filling up the vacant jndgeships. The majority of the judges on the Irish bench are Protestants. and the Roman Catholics are anxious that one efatkeir persuasion gets the billet. From all unofficial census of the Irish bar, which has lately been taken, it appears that there are 399 praetieing barristers in Ireland Of these 253 belong to the various Prot estant communions. 150 are Roman Catholics. and 1 is Jew. Out of 56 Queens Counsel, 16 are Roman Catho- lies. It is held that if the proportion of each creed in the profession were maintained in the judiciary. ' judge ships out of the Is should be filled by Roman Catholics, whereas at present there are only three Catholic judges on the bench.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
GENIUS IS ECCENTRIC.
AS Is Proved by Some Recent Doing,
 of Actors.

AS Is Proved by Some Recent DoinKs
 of Actors.
 The ancient wearers of the sock and buskin had many draw backs to con tend against. ghe stroilers who sol emnly performed their parts on the insecure boards of cart must have lett at times that they were leaving altogether too much to the imagina- ton of the open-mouthed auditors. Yet we nave no reason to believe that they ever cut short tragedy because of these unpleasant restrictions, nor that they rudely drove away in the midst of a mutilated comedy. It re- mains for the later-day actor, with his wealth Of realistic surroundings, to flare up over trifes and bare his quivering nerves before a presumably sympathetic audience. Miss Julia Arthur stops her performance and de- nounees the murmur of chattering box party. Actor Richard Mansfield throws up his hands in disgust and rings down the curtain because of a sputtering steam pipe. Perhaps he felt at the moment very much as the oldtime actor did when greatly an noyed by the crying of an infant child Breaking off abruptly, he advanced to the feotlights and gravely observed: Unless the play stops, the child can not go on." MT. Mansfield, however, said nothing-at least, nothing audi ble to the audience. He tacitly con fessed his unwillingness to match the ordinary vocal pipes against the va pory sort, and rang down the curtain Genius has always borne a reputation for eccentri.ity, but only in later years has it burst through the en- vironments of time, and place, and professional obligation, and domi- mated it's chosen field. The musical genius warbles or thrums at viii; the actor treads the boards at will. Per- haps this independence of action will mark the other professions in time. Genius has become, in measure, a petty autocrat and as long as there are serFile neeks for it to pirouette upon, it may be expected to show stil. further proofs of unpleasant eccen trieity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
r.a4lx ehmrof,ilIa Wit.

Lady Randolph Churchill has inher- tied the wit of her father, Uncle Lar ry" Jerome, as she demonstrated upon one occasion to an eminent British politician. He was somewhat annoyed at the campaign she had made, and said: "I really don't understand, ma dam, why or how it is that American ladies refuse to enter political life in their own country. but oyerwhelm us here in England. That is because you never travelled in the states. The men there are so intelligent and patriotic that they do not require the services of our sex as an educating force. The Argonaut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
Shoe Poiishinx Device.

Shoes can be readily polished by a |new device. having foot rest attached |to the upper side of box. with paral- Del rods set on either side of the rest |Rnd adapted to guide long strip of eloth, the latter running under the Fails and over the shoe, to be operated
 N the hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
Lew Wallace on the Sultan.

Gen. Lew Wallace, tho author of Ben Hur.e and former United States minister of Turkey, said of the sul- tan; T think I am better acquainted with the sultan of Turkey than pos sibly any other American, and l know that he is an honest man and I never knew him to break a promise. Not a Christian church is burned or mis- 5 on destroyed but the sultan is the first man to subscribe to rebuilding. l know this to be so. Abdul Hamid is a distinguished scholar and a diplomat. if it were not so the Ottoman empire would have been wiped out long ago, for the hand of every ruler in Europe is against him. He prevents them from acting together and thus pre- serves his throne"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
HUNTING FOR PEARls.
Two stars In This PeriIous Line oi
 Work.

Two Stars In This Perilous Line of
 Work.
 Two famous pearl divers recently visited San Francisco to buy a large quantity of air pumps, diving suits and like paraphernalia of the sea. Opu and Taipu are their names, and they are generally regarded as stars in their perilods line of work. They were born on one of the islands of the Dan gerous archipelago group. They speak good English, however and both are thoroughly familiar with the eiviliza- tion of West Australia, where they have spent most of their lives as pearl hunters, says the New York Telegraph. Taipu is the principal native pearl merchant of the many hundreds who have embarked in the trade since the natives of the Paumotu islands first dabbled in that form of commerce. He owns a pearling dredger and ship; both are engaged in the trade in south western waters. His ship, however, is a mere hulk that travels less than ninety miles along the coast. They depend principally upon pearl shells for income, since to stake earnings on the pearls alone would be to invite loss Valuable pearls are not frequent enough to make it pay, but the com mereiaI mother-of-pearl is made from sie shells that they deal in. When 1t comes to hunting for the real pearl there is not any kind of a scoop or tredger than can take the place of mens eyes; diving and treadfng the deep is the only way to find valuable pearls AS q rule, these are some dis tance apart, scattered over the rocky bed of the ocean. Sometimes man will pick up fortune Ill a few weeks and sometimes he will hardly make expenses in a season. Pearling is still profitable, for the crude shells are solo at from $500 to $750 ton. and there is always chance that diver may make enough in one day to quit for life. We do not dive farther than sixty to 100 feet" said opu, flor the pressure is too great. Even at these dopths men cannot remain down over i've or ten minutes and the average life of the deep diver is short.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
| New nu,,et-proof sn,.,s.

The firm of Cammell & O., the well. known stee'makers of ST effeld, h ve made a bullet proof shield wrch weighs no more than seven pounds, and affords complete protection to the soldier against the service rifle at % yards range. The shield Is attached to the rife by special band It can be detached as quickly as unfixirg bayonet 1t is hoped by t. e inventors that by the use of this shield, trench ing operations will be largely avoided. and the often vexatious delays of pick and shovel work will be often rend red unnecessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
The Remains of Paul Jones.

The remains of Paul Jones, the American sailor of the revolutionary war, having been located in an ob- scure Paris cemetery, which has long since been built over, a desire has been to have the remains, if they can be located, removed to the United States. But the American colony in Paris has another plan. If Washing ton consents, it intends to buy the ground, remove the encumbering houses, and create public square Over the grave of Paul Jones it would erect a monumental symbol of the old of the two republics. In view of the object the cost would be insignificant. The Paris authorities have intimated that they will gladly second the project. Long ago they named streets after Washington. Franklin and other American heroes. Paul Jones Square" would be worthy addition to the list.
 Iasiguifcaut Wounds
 A Bersin physician has written an article on the dangers resulting from what are considered insignificant wounds. For instance, in thirteen wounds on the thumb, permanent disa- bility followed in 60 per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
Hussars as Exhibits.

An interesting and odd exhibit in the Paris exposition will be a hall de- voted to the hussars of the world. Paintings showing the great deeds of men of this arm of the service will form large part of the exhibit. Ger many and Austria-Hungary will be represented particularly well, for the simple reason that the hussars of these two armies always have been men who did really wonderful acts of bravery and daring. Spain will have an inter- esting group. showing her famous Praicesa Hussars, and Italy will show her Neapoli Bourbons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
urookedest River sn America.

From its four heads in the Boston mountains to Batesyille, where it leaves the Ozarks and enters the Ar kansas lowlands, White river is a sue eession of astonishing curves. No other river on the continent so often and so nearly doubles upon itself From the source to the flat country is q distance on straight line of per haps 150 miles White river between these points has course of oger 600 miles; some estimates make it 1,000 miles
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
It is Impossible
 to Get Away

from the fact that in 1900 While other butchers changed their
 shops, And the name of other meat firms
 fiops. Pedd.ers haul their stuff thro' mud
 and slop. Still tie people know That to the old reliable They ve always got to eo, fO get the meat that ie dpsira ble
 CITY MEAT MARKET
 2l0 West Second, R. P. Holmes, Prop.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
PRINCETON CYCLISTS
WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia May 31.-The intercol-
legiate championship cycling contest at
the Woodside Park track yesterday was
won by Princeton with 22 points. Yale
was sedond with q points; Columbia
third, points, Pennsylvania fourth,
points, and Swarthmore last, failing
to score a point. Princeton and Yale
carried everything before them and
Pennsylvania and Columbia struggled
for third place. Bert Riley practically
won the championship for Princeton,
his sensational sprinting In the mile
and half mile races bringing victory
10 the orange and black. Penn's
chances of winning the place were
spoiled by a collision which resulted
in Captain Hopkins being compelled
to retire.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
DREAD CHOLERA RACES
In BOMBAY PROVINCE

Bombay, May 31.-An unprecedent-
edly severe epidemic of cholera has
broken. out in the northern districts of
Bombany presidency, especially in the
famine camps. The deaths have in
creased 40 per cent within three days.
In the Kaira district there have been
1880 deaths in seven days. In Palan-
pur state. on the first day, there was
one death. on the second there were "a
and on the third there were upward OF
400. The government has made q
special grant Of $1,000 to cremate the
dead Immediately.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
BOY TERRIBLY MANGLED
By VICIOUS ST. BERNARD

Lancaster. Pa, May 81. - Peter
Kirsch, a 12-year-old boy, was watch
ing the decoration of the soldiers
graves In the cemetery connected with
St. Joseph's Catholic church yesterday
when he was attacked by a large St.
Bernard dog belonging to Father
Christ, the rector. The animal first
seized both his hands and threw him
to the ground, when he grabbed him
by the thigh and shook him like a rat.
A number Of people ran to the boys
assistance and dubbed and beat the
dog, which refused to relax his hold
until exhausted by his own exertions
and the clubbing. The boy was un-
conscious and horribly mangled about
the groin, but the physicians hope for
his recovery. The animal was shot.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
NIntnnI Life Pnlicies

The Mutual Life Insurance Company,
OF which Herbert n. Fell is the local
agent, has just paid to F. II. Peavey, of
Minneapolis. S1,O0O.OOO. The annual
premium of this policy was S4S, $3.50
which is the largest premium ever re-
eeived by any insurance company in
the world. The Mutual Life two years
ago issued a policy for S1,0OO,OOO upon
the life Of one of the Vanderbilts.
These monied men are careful finan-
ciers, and placed their insurance risk
where it would be the safest invest
ment.
The financial management of the Mu.
tual Life has made it what II is, the
strongest company in the world. Th'
policies issued by this company pa,
dividends that are always satisfactory
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
PRETORIA FALLS BE-
FORE ROBERTS; KRUGER
SEEKS SAFETY IN FLIGHT
Continued From First Page.)
dated "Wednesday. SAYS:

dated Wednesday, says:
"Commandant Kraus has surrender
cd johannesburg to Lord Roberts. By
tonights train from Pretoria arrived
q few Greeks. who say they were told
to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They af-
firm that she train in which they left
was shelled by the British. and that
half of the train was cut Off, the re-
mainder steaming away This incl
dent probably occurred at Elandsfon-
tein Junction. Passengers from Pre-
toria assert that the town is utterly
demoralized. There is a mad rush for
the coast. Five train Loads of fugi-
tives are expected here tonight"
The Times says this morning: "The
war is practically over. By this time
the British flag is flying in Pretoria.
Mr.. Kruger has fed and is ere this
half way to Delagoa Bay. Mr.. Hay
son Of the United States secretary OF
state, who holds the Office of American
consul at Pretoria. and who, in that
capacity, took charge of our interests
thoughtfully insisted on a special steI
for safeguarding the large number OF
British prisoners"
Evening journal., 1900-05-31

Children's Boys from three
to eight years.
Clothing Ves!ee suits in
blue serges mix
ed cheviots aud flannels.
some with double breasted
fancy vests, very cute look
ing at prices from 81. so to
SO. Blouse suits ages three
to ten years in blue serges,
mixed and blue cheviots at
s.. so to SO. Boys two piece
suits ages from eight to six
teen in blue surges, mixed
worsteds and cheviots at 81
to So. Boys three piece suits
twelve to sixteen years, blue
surges, mixed worsted and
blue cheviots at S.. to $40.
Also a full line of wash suits
in plain white pique, white
duck, linen, crash and all
the nobby colors in the latest
designs at so cents to So.
Open Tuesday and Satur-
day evenings.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Hcnrst rnr Vlce.nresident

Atlanta. May 31.-The Evening Jour
nal, in its leading editorial, says: For
second place on the presidential ticket
that will be named at Kansas City the
Journal wishes TO present the name OF
William r. Hearst, of New York. Mr..
Hearst Is a firm Democrat, and has so
strongly stamped his individuality on
the community in which he now lives
that we believe he would greatly aid
the ticket We think he could carry
The state Of New York"