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The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
GUN CARRIAGE CONTROVERSY.
consenaion Betweez Gems. niies, nut
nnefon and wIlson Referred to
Board of Ordnance.

The controversy ON disappearing
gun. carriages which was waged SO
fiercely between Gen. Miles and Gen,
Burlington chief of ordnance, and
Gen. Wilson, army chief of engineers.
has been carried 20 the board or ord
nance and Notifications. Gen. Miles
In communication to the secretary
of war last October called attention
To what he believed was q fatal and
costly error Of this government In
building so many expensive disappear
Ing gun carriages as mounts for the
big guns OF our coast defense He
called attention to the practice of
foreign governments who maintain
similar fortifieations. The disappear
ing gun carriage system was prac-
ticaIly abandoned abroad, and he be-
lieyed that this government is build
ing too many such types of mounts
His position in the matter was COM
bated by Gen. Burlington and Gen.
Wilson. and q good dea4 OF volumin-
Gus and somewhat spicy Official cor
respondence was exchanged. The
fight came out In q hearing before Q
senate subcommittee on appropria-
tiohs. which had charge OF the an
uual Notifications bill and there was
threatened open rupture between
headquarters Of the army and the
army ordnance Office of the chief of
engineers. The conflict was averted
by Secretary Root, who sent for the
officers and insisted that the contro-
versy should be conducted on strictly
technical lines.
The question raised by. Gen. Miles
has now been referred to the board OF
ordnance and Notifications. of which
Gen. Miles is president and Gems VIII
son and Burlington are members. The
impression prevails that the two lat
ter will agree with the main points
named by Gen. Miles and that the
board will sustain his original POI
sition.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
HORSE BREAKS INTO pARLoR.
The Frightened Animal Dashes Into
Room In y wa1htngton
H@fel.

The proveFblal 'bull in the china
shop" was emulated about 4:3o o'clock
the other morning when n runaway
horse dashed into the ladies' parlor
of the Ebbltt house. Washington. de-
stroying plate glass. chandeliers, fur
niture and brie-a-brac to the estimated
value of s400. That more serious
damage did not result was due TO the
fact that the horse was promptly got
under control.
The horse was one of a pair at
tached to the "hurry~up," or repair,
wagon of local street railway COM
pany, which had been called out to
repair the line. The team was fright
ened by frecrackers and ran away.
The one which did the damage be-
came separated from its mate and
dashed into the ladies' entrance and
parlor of the hotel, where II became
maddened by its confinement
The frightened hotel employees and
guests en- dishabille subdued the an
inal and led him into the street. The
railway company promptly agreed 10
pay for the damages. Fortunately the
hour was extremely early and nobody
was hurt.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
The Catholic Truth society in Eng
nd has restored the tomb of Cardinal

The Catholic Truth society in Eng
land has restored the tomb of Cardinal
Pole.
A Benedictinc priest al Maria Stein,
Switzerland, was recently elected .
| deputy TO the grand council of the
canton OF Soieure. 1t Is the first time
monk became member of that a.
sembly.
The United States commissioner OF
education says that the percentage OF
iiliteraey among the colored people of
ten years of age and over in 1870 was
~. In 1850 Ii was 10. and in 1890 IL
was &C.
The fine private collection of In
sects belonging 10 the late state en-
tofnologist, DR.. J. Albert Lintner, Ia TO
be given to Cornell university by his
widow as memorial of her distin-
guished husband.
President 4. A. Alderman. of the
University Of North Carolina. who has
Just been elected to the same post at
Tulane university, New Orleans, Is one
of the youngest college presidents in
the world. being but 3s years old.
In Algiers one can drop a nickel in
the slot and get prayers blessed by
the haji. But beware of playing
tricks. Over the machine is placed a
notice. In Arabic. 70 the effect that
any miscreant who dares TO cheat the
prophet by annsxing prayer in re-
turn for a disk OF lead or a spurious
coin will be consigned to eternal pun
ishment.
The church of souyorov. in the vii
lage Of kotchansk. near Novgorod. has
just been transported bodily 20 81, Pc
tersburg, The Celebrated Preobras-
jensk regiment wished to possess the
church, which contained many SOU
venirs Of the famous Marshal Sou
vorov II was accordingly removed
from its foundations and carried to
the nearest railway station by means
of $50 wagons.
AT recent meeting Of the trustees
OF Amhurst college. II was voted
that students who are prepared in
one ancient language and In stud
les equivalent To the second an
cient language, In addition to 9TH
err studies required may be candi-
dates for the degree OF bachelor of
arts. This signifies that either Latin
or Greek is required, but that both
languages are not required.
The Boston Transcript tells of an
Episcopal church that is being sued
because 1t Is not sufficiently "High
church" IL appears that a certain
person left money to the church. with
the provision that the services should
came up to certain standard of
churchmanship. The minister has
failed, II Is claimed, 70 get as much
ritualism into the service and the re-
sponscs Of his flock as the money calls
for.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
GIRLS AS MESSENGER BOYS.
Experiment BeinE Tried In Lon den
Meets with Success In
Many DLAtFIeea.

The messenger service of London
has been carried On the last two
months with the aid OF girls. and girl
messengers have now come TO star.
They have been introduced because
OF the dearth Of boys. the greater DIFF
ncuhy experienced In keeping boys
In order. and thu superior reliability
OF girla Their hours are from nine
a. m, 20 Ave p. m. and their pay IL
$50 a week. The change has an
swered satisfactorily and will doubt
less be gradually extended.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
MY oARpen.

NY garden all a simmer OF leaves.
All glowing glory of light
Flowers, golden and blue and rkd.
Growdfng together In my sight.
Mighty pillows of softast air
Blowing In the trees oerhead;
/ am sitting alone. and think
Thus viii IL be when / am dead,
Thus will the soft wind blow and thus
The flowers will bloom and the sun will
shine;
And others, know not who. will sit.
As | do now, In this garden Of mine.
And / shall be gone from here-but where?
Dead. and lying within the ground -.
Or living and glad amid scenes more fair.
With flowers, stiii brighter than these.
around
IT. p. Johnston. in Chambers Journal.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
BATTLES WITH LION IN CAGE.
Trainer at Philadelphia shoots an
EnraSed Beast Before
Large Crowd.

bpr1nging suddenly upon Ricardo, his
trainer. Wallace. the lion of the
"Anglo-American School of Zoology"
at Woodside park, Philadelphia, caught
the man by the left arm and would
have killed him but for the prompt ac-
ton on the part of Ricardo and the at
tendants.
No exhibition had been given with
the lion since the show had come from
Chester several days ago. The heat
had irritated the big animal and had
made his ugly temper even worse than
1t Is ordinarily. He was FESTIVE and
hard to control. No one except Ricardo
would go near the brute.
Every afternoon the trainer en-
tered the cage to give Wallace his daily
exercise. Ricardo went into the cage
about four o'clock in the afternoon for
o drill with the lion. He had scarcely
entered when Wallace sprang at him
and caught him by the left arm below
the elbow. The lion bit him a second
time in the lower part Of the arm.
As he did so Ricardo shot at him with
the revolver which he was carrying in
his right hand. He missed. but the shot
scared the Hon and he released the
trainer. Attendants of the show, run
ming up. kept the big brute In one cor
ner of the cage while others dragged
Ricardo out through the door.
His left arm was Iacerated and the
flesh torn from the bones. The arm
began to swell at once. and Ricardo
was taken in a hurry to the Presby-
terrain hospital. After having the
wounds treated and dressed the trainer
returned to the show. Hundreds ofe
cited people witnessed the attacks
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

A man, being About to die, summoned
hisfour Sons TO bis side, and said: My sons,
/ will leave to John one-third Of my estate,
to Alex one-ifth, TO James one-haH, and to
Thomas one-fourth, and thus you viii all
Share Equally John and James and
Thomas took Paper and Pencil and began
figuring, but Alex took his Hat and started
ont.."Where are you goings' the other
Three asked.3"Do you not Intend figuring
ont the ProbIem?'' pc Not much, ;" said Alex.
'T am Going for Lawyer to break the
WILL Morai-Sometimes the Lawyer can
Relieve the Heirs Of Much Of the Figuring
Baltimore American.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
wAsn rmhrellns Are saaa.

According 20 the superintendent of
large department store sudden
shower means boom 10 the umbrella
trade. He says that while there Is a
constant steady sale FOR rain ShedderS,
II takes an unexpected downpoar to
bring on a large sale. lie figures Il out
that II a shower lasted an hour. his
store would sell not less than s.oo0 am-
hrellaS, and that somewhere near %.
eoo umbrellas would be seld by the
large downtown stores.-Chieago Rec
ord.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
re Trrt prnhIsr,.

To thoughtful mind, the trust prohism
IL one Of serious import. IL must be firmly
grappged with, for it creeps upon society be-
fore you are aware OF its existence, in this
respect much resembling the various disor-
ders which attack the stomach, such as con-
stipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious
ness, liver and kidney troubles Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the one reliable remedy
for all such ailments. Be sure to give it .
trial
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
Rest for the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. G.
gtamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
A Heavy Case.

Mack O'Rsll-Hard times have broaght
about a change with Brighter. remember
when he always had case Of champagne in
the cedar; now he has only case Of beer.
Luke Warme-Wet, zen know. S.slrcum.
stances alter cases. Chicago Evening
News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
THE OLD, BoYIsH FEELINGS.
How the sight OF UFchins bathing In
Fountain Affected stnid Men
of Business.

II saw something yesterday that
made me envious," said an elderly cot
ton broker, signing deeply, relates the
New Orleans Times.Demoerat. You
know there is fountain directly back
OF the Hennen building. az the Com
mon street end of Cotton Exchange
alley. IL has n perfectly plain ~oyal
basin and no attempt Mt ornament be-
yond languid little jet In the mid
die; but, set down there in the very
heart and center OF the business
tumult, II Is grateful and pleasant
spectacle. | never pass IL without feel
ing refreshed, and the mere sight of
its clean, living water Is somehow
soothing To the eyes.
II came down the alley during a hull
In trade, and rs drew near the foun.
tain | became aware OF a commotiOn
OF some sort. A lot of ragged street
urchins were clustered about the
basin aud others lodged In and out
the corners of nearby buildings. APP
parently keeping watch against inter
ruptlon, One of the sentries eyed me
pretty sharply and then sang out:
Hes all right, fellers. | blacks his
shocst Al that there was tremen-
dous splash. and four small naked
bodies suddenly bobbed up from be-
hind the rim of the fountain,
"rhen | understood They were TAX
Ing n surreptitious public bath the
most public that could possibly be inn
agined. Two of the boys wore tat.
tered pantaloons. rolled up TO the hips
but that Was the total wardrobe. and
they splashed around as happy as a
school of young porpolses, looked
on aud grinned, aud my mind gal
loped back to the good old days when
! used to play hockey from school and
go swimming In the branch. and the
more | thought about Il the more
wanted 10 pun up my trousers and
jump into the fountain.
at the door OF the Hcnnen build
Ing was a solemn old banker OF my
acquaintance. smiling quietly to him
| self Like to go inT | called, You
het,' he replied. just then one of
the sentinels came tearing down the
alley. Cheese IL. felleFsi' he yelled;
'dcre's cop a-comin'' The effect was
magical. The four boys jumped out
% the water, dragged on ragged shirts
and pantaloans. stuck their caps on
the backs of their heads and seized
| four bundles OF newspapers. There
| was an air Of exaggerated Innocence
| about the crowd that clearly pro-
claimed some recent mischief, and the
policeman smiled suspieiously as he
| passed What have you kids been
/ doin'9 he demanded. 'Nothin'.' re-
piled the biggest; have we. mister p
Not athlng. said the banker. prompt
ly think the recording angel
handled that hb very gently"
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot. Ease,
a powder for the feet II makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
Archaeology.

"These pictures" the archaeologist Of the
distant future is explaining, represents the
cake walk of the ancients. The cake walk
consisted of a number of movements evil
IDENTIFY designed to assist the digestion of
cake. Hence the name."-Detroit Journal.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

One Of the battling mysteries of nature is
the pie that melts in the mouth but feels
solder than brick in the stomach.-De-
troit Journal.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

20, Franlein. l love you. Listen TO
my suit. as | kneei here In the dust be.
fore you."
Excuse me. sir, bat cur carpets are
not dussyi"-Fiiegende nlaetter.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

"The other side" observed the candidate,
in much apprehension, care putting some
damaging reports in circulation"
"But no money to speak Of, rejoined the
chairman of the campaign committee, COM
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Journal.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

A monument now marks the place
where stood the famous tree in tho en-.
yirons Of Philadelphia. Pa. under
which William peun negotiated the
treaty with the IndlAa ,hlefs. OF which
II has eeea said that il Is ~the oniy one
ever made without an cath, and the
euly one never broken.s--Detruit
Free press.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
Easy and Delleaou. De..ers..

Barnham's Hasty Jellyeon makes delicious
desserts. f0a have nothing to do but dis
solve u IA hot water and set Il away to coal:
i makes 4 delicious transparent and delight.
sni Jelly dessert. Flavors. orange, lemon.
and unaavored %calfsfootn Tor makinr
vine and soifse ieilies. Get q package "a.
day ~ your grueerG
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
AKea of Man.

"At g." remarked the amateur philoso-
pher, "a man is eager to reform the world.
At so he is about ready to be reformed him
sell. o-Philadelphia North American.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Servant Of Society Swell Thunderl
How avn | going 10 light the fire this
marniugp There's not single bill ia
the MALL -Fiiegenae Blaetter
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

A Desperate Man.-Merchant- you
speak German?" Needy Applicant-"I
never have, but, gracious, I'll tackle it if
you give me a job. indianapolis Journal
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Happiness cannot be bought, but one of
the great hindrances to its attainment can
be removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

The saying that a bird on the hat is worth
two in the bush Is no joke; that is, sup.
posing bird on the hat to be worth any
thing near what it costs.-Detroit Journal
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

A practical joke should be hap3,s, :.
cautiously as q double barreied guu.- gum =
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Eacn PACKAGE OF PUTNAM FApgr IA, n
eolors either Silk Wool or Cotton perf.,,,1aa
Sold by all druggists. N''ses'g.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

A boy in the family always comes in handy
when the pie left over ism 't-enough to save.
--Atchison Globe.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Jack-How long were you in Paris?
Bill wasn't long; was short.-Syracuse
Herald.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as cough cure.-J. w. OBrien, 800 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

When you meet an obstacle use il fo-,
stepping stone.-Chieago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

Hail.. Cntarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

The dinner table is certainly table at il
terest.-Chicago Daily News. u
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

The plea of consistency eftsn raeAas
cowardice.-Rasns Horn.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
To Cure n Cold In One D.x

Take Laxative Brorno ouinina Tablet. -,
druggists efund money ii it fails 10 cur. q.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21
OLD SORES CURED

Aliens Uleerine Save Chrons Ulcers, Rome T.r
serofsisus Ulcers, VaFeose UiesrA,
Ulcers, Waite swelling, MIA Leg kesema, Salt Rhsum
sores. all cid Positively fuFs. bus
stAadinE. Bg @4i. Csc. }. p. ALLEN. ST. PAUL aISH
1000
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-01-27
a Ly.e..ns In Kansas.

Fort Scott, Kan, Jan. 22.-George
Sllgee and Ed. Meeks, hnlf-brothers
who were convicted Of murder here
earlier in the week, were lynched by n
mob in the county Jail yard tonight.
At late hour their bodies were
dangling from two trees in the yard.
the authorities having been so com
pletely surprised that no effort had
been made to remove the CHASTITY evil
dences Of the mob's work.
The two men, who hailed from Kan
sas City, had been convicted of murder
in the first degree their victim being a
young German farmer named Leopold
Edllnger, whose murder occurred near
this city In October last. The murder
ers disposed OF Edlinger's pair of mules
one horse and wagon in Bates coun-
ty. Amos Phillips, an accomplice of
the two brothers In the crime, was con-
victed yesterday of murder in the first
degree. The evidence showed that the
three men belonged to gang of thieves
who had been regularly disposing Of
their plumber In Bates county.
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rr..ch to Us. Our Locomotives.

Philadelphia, Ian. 22.-The Baldwin
Locomotive Works obtained another
large order for engines from France.
The order, which Ia for thirty large ten
wheeled passenger engines, Is from the
Paris & Orleans railway, and Is the
first order for locomotives ever placed
by the company with an American
firm.
In design and manner of construction
these engines will differ but little from
the ten-wheeled passenger engines built
By the Baldwin works for American
railways. They will be heavier than
any at present in use on the Paris 4
Orleans railway. showing that French
railway officials are awakening to the
importance Of heavier motive power
and heavier equipment. The engines
are to be shipped by August LIST.
The Baldwin works have Just ship
ned I'VE locomotives to the Great Cen
trail railway Of England and five to the
Great Northern.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-01-27

Manila, Jan. 21.-Mail advices from
Negroes bring particulars Of the upris-
Ing last month In the southern part Of
the island In which Lieutenant A. @.
Iedyard, Sixth Infantry, was killed !.
Instead of being IN unimportant revolt
Of native police, us it was ut first re-
ported, 1t appears to have been an at
tempt to overthrow American author
ity. The movement was started by
the chief officials of the autonomous
government, the men who were elected
and innugurated with SO much cere-
mOny last November.
Eleven Of these officials, including
the president and several councillors,
were lodged In Jail on charge of plot
ting treason. Several secured their re-
lease upon heavy bonds, but others re-
main In prison.
General Smith found evidence that
the revolving police were following the
orders OF the autonomous government,
which designed to use the forces under
Its control to overpower the Americans.
The plot failed through being started
prematurely, but Negroes was In a
state of unenslness for week. Two
companies Of infantry were hurried
from Iloilo to reinforce the garrison at
Bac0aOl0.
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or.a. Jo.r.., for On. week

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 22.-The Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of In His
Steps," Ii to be given an opportunity
to edit q daily newspaper us he thinks
Christian daily should be edited. For
the week beginning March 18th he will
have absolute control Of every depart
aaent OF the Topeka Capital, news. edi-
torial ana advertising. At the Detroit
convention OF the Christian Endeavor
Society Mr.. Sheldon asked what
1philanthropic gentleman in this age
Of munificent endowments to etlucn-
tionai institutions would give 81 600 for
the creation of great Christian daily"
The philnnthropic gentleman has not
appeared with the money. but In re-
Spouse to the appeals OF leading citi-
Gems of Topeka, Mr.. Sheldon's home
town. Dell Keyser. president of the
Topeka Capital Company, offered TO
give the paper to Mr.. Sheldon for one
week, and the offer has been accepted.
It is understood that able writers are
to assist Mr.. Sheldon, and that states
men, prominent divines and editors Of
some of the dallies Of New York. Chi
cago and st. Louis will help him by
suggestions. Mr.. Sheldon has not yet
given any intimation Of his plans.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-01-27

A plan liz under consideration In Chi
cago to attach buffet cars as trnilers to
ordinary street cars. The cars will
seat twenty persons and the fare will
be 5 cents extra for ordinary trips. The
crew will consist of conductor and
the porter, who Is also to have Charge
of the Kitchen" 10 called. but which
will consist OF the small rnnge and
urns as In railroad buffets. Under the
system q man may take his friends and
customers to luncheon and show them
the city at the same time, or he may
take his breakfast while riding to the
ONCE.