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Amador ledger., 1900-10-05
MORE THAN ONE ISSUE.

The voter should not lose sight Of the
fact that the so-ealled paramount" is
sue to which Mr.. Bryan clings with SC
much tenacity is not the same as the
only issue.
Suppose, for the sake of illustration,
that all this talk Of imperialism and
militarism does make you just bit
nervous as to what may follow q con-
tinuance of the Republican policy Of
holding fast to the Philippines until we
can make some honorable disposition of
them, what are you going to do about
the other things that Mr.. Bryan's party
Is pledged to do and to undo?
For instance, there is the tariff. Dc
you want that overturned and all the
industries of the country put awry by
a new dispensation, just as business has
adapted itself to it?
The country is now nicely sailing
under a prudent monetary system and
the industrial and commercial worlds
are at ease in knowing what to expect
Do you want this feeling of certainty
and security to be supplanted by a feel
ing Of uncertainty and loss of con.
f1dence?
The system of national banks, under
strict governmental supervision, has re-
Gently been extended, affording needed
banking facilities to small interior
towns throughout the country. Dc
you want to vote to abolish that system
and substitute for it an untried banking
experiment?
The paramount" consideration OF
every voter should be the maintenance
Of the present wise and progressive do
mestic policy of the Republican party
Times are good and the voter should
want to keep them good and make them
better.
This the vociferous Bryanites do not
even promise to do, and yet this should
be the "paramountest' of all para
mount considerations to every Ameri
can worker or producer, dealer or in
vestor.
Our foreign policy, whatever may be-
tide, can hardly be drop in the bucket
compared to our home policy, which the
forces of Bryan have pledged them
selves to revolutionize if they can gel
the opportunity. Do you want them tc
do it2
Amador ledger., 1900-10-05

A little girl Of 4 years, having writ
ten a letter consisting simply of way
ing lines, asked her father to post it.
What did you say?' asked papa.
81 don't KNOW" said Rosamond.
''Why, you wrote it"' exclaimed papa.
Yes, but l did not read it," was the
innocent reply.-EXcharge
The women have a great deal to say
about the necessity of young married
woman "beginning right with her hus
band" as if she ought to go at him like
a horse trainer goes at young COLT
Atcbison Globe. ~~7~-4s.,,.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

produced a change for the worse. The
disease probably was contracted either
while on shipboard or soon after, he
landed in New York. after his Euro
pean visit.
Roger Wolcott was born in Boston July
13, 1S47. the son of J. Huntington and Cor
nelia Frothingham- Wolcott: He is g de-
scendant Of the Roger Woscott who was
second in command Of the expedition of Sir
William Pepperell against Cape sEreton in
l745 which resulted In the capture of Louis
burg. Another ancestor was Oliver Wol-
colt. one of the signers of of:thedecIaration
of independence. Both Of these Wolcotts
were governors Of Connecticut: Gov. Vol
colts public career began in 1877 as MEM
Der of the Boston common council, In which
he served three years. Then he was elected
to the lower house Of the legislature. taking
a position among the lea aders and winning
distinction as a hard and trustworthy
worker He was elected lieutenant gov
ernor in 1893. "a and '95, and upon the death
of Gov. Greenhalge became:acting governor
in 1896. In the fall of 1896 he was elected
governor and in 1897 and 1898 he was re-
elected. Mr.. Wolcott was always a repub-
lican, but in the campaign Of 1884 he op-
posed his party.s candidate for the presi-
dency and voted for Grover Cleveland. His
wife and five children survive him.l
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
lent United Mine
BOY KIDNAPPED.
Son Of Millionaire Cudahy, Of Omaha,
Abducted But II Later
Released.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 20.-Edward Cud-
ahy, Jr., the 15-year-old son of Edward
A. Cudahy, the millionaire pork pack
er, who was abducted on Tuesday
evening, was brought home at 1880
this CThursday) morning. For 36
hours every policeman and hundreds
of citizens of Omaha had been search
ing for the boy.
The boy disappeared at eight clock
Tuesday evening. Early Wednesday
morning horseman rode rapidly past
the Cudahy residence and threw a
note on the lawn, in which state
ment was made that for $4,000 the
boy would be returned to his parents.
Later in the day another note was
received, declaring that if the money
was not paid Immediately the boys
eyes would be burned out with vitriol.
Mr.. Cudahy, fearing that his son
might suffer the fate of Charley Ross,
decided to pay the ransom. The police
knew nothing of what he did. They
were unsuccessful in their search, and
the first intimation they received OF
the success of Mr.. Cudahy was at 1:3c
this morning. when the chief of police
was notified by telephone that the boy
was home and had not been injured.
The house in which the boy was held
captive has been located. It stands on
lonely hill about four miles south.
west of the city. No trace of the alb.
ductors has been discovered az yet.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
RETIRE BEFORE BOERS]
Cape Rifles and Brabant's Force
Driven Back with Loss Near
Aliwal North. .

Cape Town, Dec. 19.-The Beers who
crossed the Orange river into Cape
Colony, west of Aliwal North, on Sat-
urday, encountered the Cape rifles
and Brabant's force, who retired with
loss.
London, Dec. 19.-"The Beers have
raided Cape Colony at two separate
points, 100 miles distant" says the
Cape Town correspondent of the Daily
Mail. Zone commando advanced upon
Philipstown, between Colesberg and
Kimberley. The other, supposed to be
Herzog's commando, crossed the
Orange river between Odendaalstroom
and Bethulie, northwest of Burghers-
dorp, its objective point apparently
being Cradock. Gen. Macdonald is en-
gaging the invaders, who have no
guns, 20 miles west Of Burghersdorp.
The latest news is that they are being
slowly forced back to the Orange
river, where a warm reception is be-
ing prepared for them"
London, Dec. 2c.-It is reported that
Gen. Knox has been forced to aban-
don the pursuit of Gen. De Wet. ow-
ing to the situation created in Cape
Colony by the Beers crossing the
Orange river. It is said that 5000 re-
publicans have entered Cape Colony.
and a similar number have reached
Philipstown.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
FOREIGN lNTHLLIGENCE.


In . speech in London Lord Sails
bury took gloomy view Of the situs-
ton in South Africa. 80
A dispatch says Gen. Knox has aban-
doned his pursuit of Gen. De Wet and
was seeking to stem the Boer inva-
sion of Cape Colony and Natal.
A warning was issued by Gen. Mac
Arthur to Filipinos that the laws Of
war win be strictly observed.
D.. The ENJOYS Of all the powers met
in Peking and agreed on every point
in the China terms.
In central Turkey Moslems killed
200 Christians.
American troops have traversed all
the trails in many northern ,Luzon
provinces, driving out the insurgents.
Boer invaders in the north of Cape
Colony are reported. to have occupied
Colesburg.
Cagayan island and other islands of
tho Philippine group are offered for
sale to the United States by Spain.
Fire swept away the Knechtel furni-
ture factory at Hanover, Ont, the loss
being $5oo,ooo. j..
A dispatch says Germans shot go
Chinese soldiers and took 200 prison
ers in Lung Ching.
The death of Carl Becker, a famous
German historical painter, occurred
in Berlin, aged so years.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
ADOPTS A SUBSTITUTE. n
Senate Makes Important Changes in
Army Reorganization Bill
Passed by House.

Washington. Dec. 20.-The subcom-
mittee of the senate committee on
military affairs has completed its
work upon the army reorganization
bill.
The subcommittee reports a COM
plete substitute for the house bill,
and while much of the language is
the same as that of the house meas
ure there are numerous changes.
Probably the most important
change is in the provision regarding
the artillery arm of the service. The
subcommittee recommends the re-
tention of the present regimental or.
:ganization of the artillery and does
not give it's assent to the corps or
ganization proposed by Secretary
Root and accepted by the house. In
the matter of the appointment of
staff officers the bill follows largely
the lines of the recommendations made
by Secretary Root.
The house canteen provision was
amended so as to permit the sale of
beer at the canteens. This exception
was made by emitting the word
"beer'' from the prohibited articles.
The maximum Strength of the army
Is to be 0,000 men.
tary affairs has adopted the army reor-
ganization bill reported by its subcom-
mittee.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
A||NBEK'S' 5 HISTORY
- T - 90 - - 80
The Important J & Happ penings Of a
s Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
AL the Latest News Of Interest from
. Washington, From the East, the
- West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

FlFTY.9IXTH CONGRESS-.
Again on the 18th the United States
senate had the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
under discussion in: executive session.
No business Of consequence was trans-
acted in open session. The house de-
voted the day to District Of Columbia
business.
Seventy-one private pension bills
were passed in the United States sen.
ate on the 18th, including two giving
pensions of $50 a month to the Wild
ows of Gen. John A. McClernand and
Gen. John NJ. Palmer. The urgent de-
ficiency bill was also passed without
debate. A house resolution was passed
authorizing President Mckinley to ap-
point Congressman Boutelle (Me.) cap
tain on the retired list of the navy.
In the house the time was occupied
with district of Columbia matters.
The United States senate on the goth,
by vote of IS to 1S, ratified the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. It makes the Unit
ed States independent Of all powers ex-
cept Great Britain in maintaining neu-
trality of the isthmian canal. In the
house the Indian and the military acad-
emy appropriation bills were passed.
The former carried $9,O36, ,526 and the
latter $7O0,151. A bill was introduced
increasing the vice presidents salary to
$4,000 and cabinet members to ST.. 900.
Mr.. Hopkins presented the report Of
the census committee on reapportion-
ment, providing for 357 members.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
TRADE. REVIEW,
Circles No Complaint
from Any Quarter.

New York, Dec. 22.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade says: 'Better
weather conditions on the Atlantic sea-
board and pronounced activity in distribu-
tion of all staple lines of merchandise at
southern cities have impaired a slightly
more aggressive tone to general business.
Distinctive holiday business, which at this
period of the season means retail distribu-
ton. has shown further Improvement, and
no complaint Is heard from any quarter.
while the jewelry trade is much more &C.
tive than for several years past. Un-
changed conditions in the leading manufac-
turing industry during the last week be-
fore the holidays mean much. At this time
in ordinary years furnaces close down in
large numbers and dullness is general at
mills and shops where iron and steel are
handled. Instead of reduction of working
force or concessions in price, this year.
however, reports from the principal cities
indicate the existence Of contracts that
will take months to fill, and new sales are
made at the former level, despite much
talk Of cheaper ore next year.
Failures for the week were 29s in the
United States. against 220 last year. and 10
in Canada. against Is last year,
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
FAvORS CANCELLATION.
Arbitration Conference ut Chicago
Adopts Measures Looking To-
wards Industrial Peace.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-With the adop-
tion of a memorial "to the American
people," the industrial arbitration and
conciliation conference, held under the
auspices of the National Civic Fedora
tion in Steinway hall, came to an end
Tuesday night. The resolutions and
plan of action proposed for the i'm.
provement of the relations between La.
Dor and capital, employer and employe,
include the following chief recon.
mendations:
!. Annual or semi-annual trade agree.
ments.
2 Boards of Cancellation for the variou.
industries.
J. A committee of II (six of the employing
class and six Of the employes) to formulate
plan for national system of conciliation.
Chairman Franklin MacVeagh, after
the adoption of the report of the com.
mittee appointed as "the committee to
formulate general plan of concilia-
tion," those who had drawn up the ap-
peal to the American people, as follows:
A. c. Bartlett. vice president Hibbard.
Spencer, Bartlett g. Co., Wholesale hard.
ware, Chicago.
AACAAJ "" 11OvI, pTeS1ueuC NAI1OHaI
Founders association.
Herman Justi, commissioner Illinois Coal
Operators association.
q. Watson French, vice president Repub-
lie Iron and Steel company.
r. D. Kenna, vice president Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway system.
Chauncey H. Castle, president Stove
Founders National Defense association.
Samuel Gompers. president American
Federation Of Labor.
John Mitchell, president United Mine
Workers Of America.
Martin Fox, president Ironmolders'
Union of America.
Frank P. Sargent. grand master Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen.
Henry White, general secretary United
Garment Workers Of America.
James M. Lynch, president International
Typographical union.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Mischievous persons visited tho
dairy farm Of John Anchutz, Stowe
township, Pennsylvania, farmer, and
adjusted pair of red spectacles over
the eyes of his cross white bull, Dex.
ter. When this animal saw the whole
world done in crimson he made q
Wild charge to annihilate it. The
side '~of the barn was knocked in,
several lengths of fence prostrated
and r. milkmaid barely escaped with
her Ate.s The bull is now laid up for
repairs and Mr.. Anschutz is Offering
o reward Of S. for the arrest Of the
guilty parties w ,t5
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
STRIKE IS OFF.
The Santa Fe Telegraphers Omciall1
NotiAed That 1t, L. Dis
continued.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 22.-President
Dolphin, of the Order Of Railway Tel
egraphers, has declared the strike of
the operators on the Santa Fe off.
All of the striking operators here re-
ceived orders Friday night from Pres
ident Dolphin that the strike would
continue no longer. The operators are
beginning to speculate as to whether
they will be reinstated in the employ
OF the company. They now have the
permission OF the organization to work
if they can secure work. General
Manager Nudge would not express an
opinion as to whether the men would
be reemployed or not. He said, how
ever, that the Order Of Railway Teleg-
raphers would not be recognized un-
der the present management. LET
the operators get new officers" he
said, "and then we wl44-talk to them"
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
A LIVELY SCRIMMAGE.
Aamiral Remey Reports Fisht Of
Landing Party with Filipino "
Insurgents.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The follow
ing cablegram from Admiral Remey,
giving an account of o sharp brush
with Filipino insurgents, was received
Thursday at the navy department:
4 ''Cavite, Dec. 2o.-Bureau of Navigation,
Washington. Fifteen troopers, Fourth
cavalry. and five Of the crew were landed
from the gunboat Basco yesterday at Lin.
gents, sharp skirmish half hour; Is insur-
gents killed: IL rides captured large amount
stores destroyed; one soldier; wounded.
(Signedl 4 .'REMNY."
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.


Warrington, Dec. 21.-- The house.
seommittee on rivers and harbors COM
lpleted ito bill and it will be given
70 the public to-day. The decision to.
make II public for the holiday recess
was due to the fact that the various
items Of the bill had leaked out. The.
bill was vigorously pruned at the last
moment. The total appropriations car.
ried by it Wednesday, including con-
tinuing contracts, amounted to about
$50, ,oo0, 900. A subcommittee pared the.
bill down Wednesday night to about
$50, ,ooo,o The large items, as rule,
suffered most in the pruning.
.Indfana-Michigan City, outer -harbor,
Illinois -waukesan, 100000: cash; con-
.1sds &schfxs%%char,<vo,1, ass $4,000; Frankfort.
1545oo: Grand Haven. SO, 900: Grand Marais.
,harbor of refuge, $4,000; Manistee, $4,000:
Holland, Black Lake. $4,000; Muskegon,
$4,000; Ontonagon, 5000; Pentwater, $O.-
00Q;; Portage Lake srefuge, $SS,S00; Sand
Beach, refuge, $500: st. Joseph, lo:uo;
s&9th Hayen aoe o. White d;neton haKa nare3l:
GO; Petos<ey, $4,000; sausatuck. 31e.O 600:
Aepeminee harbor. Michigan and Wiscon-
Sin. $500; Cheboygan harbor. 5000; Mon
roe, 5000.
. WISCONSIN -Ahnapee, $4,000: Green Bay,
10000: Kenosha, s, 800: Kewaunee, $1.00O;
Milwaukee, hafbor. Of refuge, Sis, 900; NIL
waukee harbor, $1,000; Port Washington.
Sheboygan, new project, $4S, 100; Ashland.
$4,000; Two Rivers harbor, 10000; Sturgeon
Bay canal, harbor of refuge, 81, 900; Oconto.
5000: Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
ship canal, $73, 500; Manitowoc, 5000; Mani
towoc breakwater. $4,000; Port Wing,
N.Ooo.
1flinois-Calumet river, Illinois and In
diana, SIS 600; Illinois river, $4,000; survey
deep waterway, 100000.
Indiana-Wabash river, below Vincennes,
H6.QN -.
Michigan-saginaw river. $4,000; Black
river at the mouth, ST. 500; Rouge river, S.
100; st. Joseph's river, 500; Grand river.
l15,0O0: Detroit river, $500, 600; ST. Clair Flats
canal, $3.50, 900: West Neebish, $500,000.
+ Wiscons n-Fox river $4,000; st. Croix
river, $1,000; Menomtnee river, $500.
Minnesota-Red River of the North. $10.-
900.
The house passed the Indian and the
military academy appropriation bills.
The former carried $9.036, ,526 and The
latter $700,151. Neither provoked much
discussion. A few minor amendments
were placed upon the former.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

About 5000 women and girls in New
York are employed in making arti-
ficial flowers. All grades are made,
from exact limitations of the most
exquisite French productions to the
cheapest violets. The branching and
other difficult parts of the work and
some of the finer grades of flowers
are done in factories, but fully two
thirds of the flower makers are "out-
side workers." Most of these home
workers are italian women and chill.
dren,
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Lightning is visible at a distance
of $50 miles. Opinions differ as to
how far away thunder can be heard.
A French astronomer who has made
observations declares that thunder
can not be heard at greater dis
tance than 10 miles. An English me-
tcorologist has counted up to 100
seconds between the flash and the
thunder, which would give distance
of q miles from the place where tho
lightning occurred.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Contestants of the will of Mellen
Chamberlain in Boston have executed
a release to the trustees of the Boston
public library of any interest which
they may have in the "Alellen Cham
berlain collection" which was be-
queathed to the library. This collec-
ton, which is valued at 100000, is
composed Of autographs, portraits,
photographs, genealogical, historical
and literary property.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
MARKETS.

~ {. Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 2s.
Wheat-No. l northern. 79c; No. 2
northern, 70c; May, 747sc. e. -,e.-. =
Oats-No. 8, white csc.
Corn-No. 8, 33c. A.. ~, - !
.Cattle-Steers. %. 25@4.5o; cows, g. 90
@s75. Is .s<S., sS. !
sheep-Muttons. $500; lambs, $500.
sHogs-34.8 .-.. j. s..s,
Butter-C Creamery, extras. 23@24c;
creamery. frsts. a22@ssc; dairy. fancy,
Poultry-Turkey& 7@shc, spring
chickens e@e1{c,
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
Mrs. Frye Dead.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Mrs. William
P. Frye, wife of the president pro
TEN. of the senate, died suddenly at
the Hamilton hotel Friday morning
at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs. Frye on Tuesday
last suffered an acute attack Of in
digestion and had since been ill.
When she arose Friday morning she
was apparently much improved and
partook of breakfast. Shortly after
leaving the table the end came with
out the slightest warning, heart fail
ure causing death. i
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

A dispatch to London newspaper
from Rome says that the pope has Or
dered that about fifteen thousand old
swords. halberds, spears and battle
axes in the vatican armory be melted
and the iron sold. A furnace for the
purpose has been erected in the vat
lean gardens. The weapons are use-
less except as curios, and cost a great
deal to keep them polished.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Cremation is becoming increasingly
popular in Paris, and the crematori-
um erected at the cemetery of Pere
Lachaise has already been found to
be too small. Additions are being
made, and third furnace, large
hall and columbarium will soon be
ready for use. The latter somewhat
resembles the Campo Santo of Genoa,
and will contain 10000 receptacles for
ashes. These inches are closed with
slabs of marble, on which inscriptions
NAV he cnt
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

It Is now known that Joe Rolla, one
Of the colored men lynched at Boone
vile, Ind, was innocent Of the crime
charged.
The Omaha packer, Edward A.
Cudahy, who paid $25, 900 for ransom
Of his 15-year-old son, has offered $685.
900 reward for the apprehension Of
the abductors. ..s. !.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

The celebrated Marble Arch, one of
London's most notable landmarks, is
shortly to be demolished. This in
teresting object was built by George
w., at cost of 100000, as an en-
trance to Buckingham palace, where
it did duty in that capacity for many
years. But as the gateway to the
palace the arch was failure. 1t had
the effect of dwarting the royal resi-
dence, and visitors WHO went to view
the royal house from the exterior
saw plenty of gate" to quote an old
description, ''and q very little pal.
ace.'
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Ex-Gov. Pillsbury, Of Minnesota,
has given 1000 acres to the state
forestry board for the purpose of
encouraging state forestry reserves
in Minnesota and giving the state
board a chance to experiment with
cut-over timber tracts, with a view
to determining the extent to which
the growth of timber can be renewed.
MIR. PMlsbury specifies that two-thirds
of the revenues which may be derived
from the gift must go to the state
university at Minneapolis.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
Gets Big Fee.

Caracas. Venezuela, Dec. 2O.-For-
mer President Benjamin Harrison has
received his fee for his services in con-
nection with the arbitration of the
boundary dispute between British
Guiana and this republic. The settle
ment was made Tuesday. In addition
the government has paid the Ameri-
can mixed claims and the interest on
the foreign debt. 1T has been stated
officially before that Mr.. Harrison's
fee was TO be 100000. .-:
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria two
years ago ordered crown designed
by prominent artist at Munich. At
that time the prince hoped to be pro-
NOTED to kingly rank, but since his
ambition has been disappointed he
refuses to pay for the design, and
the artist has been compelled to sue.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
ROGER WOLcoTT DEAD
Close Of the Life Of the llassasAu,
: setts Ex.Govefnor-AS Sketch
OF His sCareee. s ss7s

Boston, Dec. q. Former Coy. Roger.
wolcott died at his residence in thial
city Friday. y He became i'll With t..
,phoid fever several weeks ago, ,but re-
ports from his bedside indicated noth-
ing alarming until the latter part Of
last week, when new complications
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

The best collection of Chinese coins
given to the archaeological museum
of the University of Pennsylvania by
Rev. i. w. living, a Honolulu mis-
sionary. The collection goes back to
time over $500 years ago and i'm
cludes those odd, early Chinese coins
which were made in the form of
spades, razors, keys, shirts and tools.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
A Terrible Death.

Medelia, Mimi, Dec. 2o.-Andrew r.
Henderson, of Christensen & Hender-
son, millers, was instantly killed in the
engine-room of the, plant Wednesday
afternoon. His garments caught in !
shaft and he was whir]ed around until
life was extinct. Bones were brokea
and the body frightfully mutilated,