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The evening times., 1900-04-04
RETIRES FROM THE RACE.
Candidate for Representative
Wifhdraws His Name

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April much
surprise was expressed here by the pub
LEGATION OF a card by Frank Clark. State
Senator from this county Withdrawing
from his race for the Second Congress
ional district nomination in opposition TO
Davis. the present incumbent Clark en-
tered the race some weeks ago and chal-
lenged Davis to a joint debate Dayi.
lodged the issue and refused to discuss
IN his card Clark says that leading poll
ticians who assured him of their support,
are falling from him and he denounced
them for their ''ingratitude. He charges
also that the Congressional Committee are
partisans CT Davis. He then declares:
Florida is absolutely in the hands of
corporate interests and il is useless for a
man without money and without corLor-
ate alignment to aspire to public position.
All the corporate interests. so far as |
can see. are supporting Mr.. Davis. and |
am not willing. single handed and alone.
TO fight them. The Times Union and
Citizen, which openly advocates trusts.
supports him; the Plant System supports
him; the East Coast Railway System ap-
pears 10 support him, and subsidized
newspapers wherever you find them. sup
port him. With all these interests at
work for the peoples friend Original
silver man and inveterate Zoe 10 the ag-
gressions of corporate powers-I confess
that, with hurried convention, and
denial TO the people cf the right to dis
cuss and consider the issues involved in
the campaign. there cannot be much
doubt regarding the result"
Mr. Clark is leading lawyer here
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Cleaning Up the Western Isles.
(From The Chieapo Record

u
The French Foreign Office formally announces
that it will not assert certain rights which it
possesses to object to the acquisition OF the Dam
ish West Indies by the United States. Not long
ago the French newspapers were heatedly COM
planning that this country trying 10 create
a revolution in the French West Indian possess
sion Of Martinique. with a view TO opening the
way for American intervention on behalf OF the
insurgent population. Apparently some occult
Diplomatic influences have been at work to mol
lily the French.
1t has been limited that with the acquisition OF
the Danish West Indies by the United States the
purchase OF the Dutch possession would soon fol-
low Great Britain ard france then would be
the only Governments on the Eastern Hemi-
sphere still holding territory in the West In
dies Possibly in the interest of harmony the
possessions of France, and ultimately these Of
England. might be acquired by the United
states by trade or other peaceful procedure.
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Opposed to Progress.
Trom Casson Magazine.l }

The Chinese have, no doubt begun TO realize
the fact that foreigners determined 10
plot their couatry, and also that they are too
weak successfully to resist this action, and they
are therefore, reduced TO putting distractions in
everybody's way. In doing this most Of them are
honestly convinced that they doing their eoua-
Try service and il they cannot keep out foreign
civilization, they should at least delay its entry
~ long possible
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The Sage of HawviII-.
r.. 49, Indiannnolis SUM-

5fFrom the indianapolis SUM-
saws TO Ez Barker: az" I says, you're the
honestest man I ever saw
eyes y saws Ez al want to be honest an stay
more SOS feliers'li stand aroun' after I'm gone
an sav: Pore liz, he never accomplished
nuthE. "
There's no better way to prove to a lOwbred
feller that he raley is low-bred to keep up yer
good manners when you have to be with him.
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report is current in New York to the
effect that Mr.. Henry o. Havemeyer is
soon to resign the presidency of the Sugar
Trust. owing to objections to bis manage
ment by the Standard Oil Company, which
is now said to control a majority of stock
in the concern. Mr.. Havemeyer is a ma
tional figure of prominence. though not
perhaps of great popularity. Should he
disappear from the public gaze, he will be
chiefly remembered for his famous and
truthful declaration, before committee of
Congress, that 1.-The protective tariff is the
mother of trustsi"
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If All Depends.

(Frcm the Chicago News.)
Mrs. Geyer-Men have different ways Of making
home happy.
Mrs. Meyer-How so?
MIS-. Geyer-some do it by staying at home and
sonic hy going aYay
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r. His HOPES Materiniizc.

(From the PhiIadeIphia Ffass.l
"Euraka!" cried the poet. Tive got material
fer . long poem that's bound to make hit.
..Trn :, glad. dear" cried his wife. Then i
may ret material for spring gown, mlynt IT,
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Alvnys m la Mode.

(From the Chicago Record)
''some people just naturally can't help from be-
ing stylish"
That's so; there's Belinda; if she got bitten
by dog it would he to be dachshund.
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There is little doubt that. if il is not
now in progress. a cons siderable battle will
be fought within day or two east of
Bloemfontein. The Beers are in force in
that direction as well as to the north and
northwest. At latest accounts they still
held the city water works and Korn
Spruit. where Broadwood's disaster oc-
CURED. 1t is rather a suggestive COM
mentary on Guards tactics that when the
convoy went through the Spruit not
trooper rode ahead of it to see that the
ground was clear. The whole escort trot-
ted comfortably in the rear. Military con-
ceptions of that sort. if often INDUCED in,
may be safely counted upon TO lengthen
the war and render it unnecessarily san
culinary for the British, to boot
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Exposition time is near and France is
excusably desirous of cultivating friendship
with the whole world. The speech of NJ
Delcasse in the French Parliament yester-
Gay. is an excellent illustration OF the
statement He declared that a very little
mutual confidence between England and
his own country would lead to the most
happy results. while a quarrel would not
inure to the benefit of the victor. but to 4
third party who would be able to step in
after the fact and help itself. The French
Foreign Minister doubtless sounds the key
note OF his Government for the year of the
fair 1t is much better politics TO lure the
perhdious Briton to Paris and there go
through him. than il is to abuse him az
long range, and thereby keep him and his
golden guineas from coming to the show.
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CURRENT HUMoR.
The Aftermath.

(From the Syracuse Eerald.)
The Girl-Did you wait long for a husband?
The Natron-No; but do now.
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Leaving 1t to Him.
(Frem Harper's Bazar.l

The Great MAXWELL what you going to
have me say in tomorrow's paper?
Yellow Journal Reporter-oh, ! don't know
What would you FatbJ not have said2
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Th0Ne Names.

(From the Baltimore American.)
Jollnnie-What's an iguana. pswy
Mr.. Nise-Must be a sleeping-car.
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Milwaukee Sentinel: THE Porto Rican
Tariff bill, passed by the Senate. is better
for Porto Rico than the Dingley tariff be-
tween the two countries. II is better for
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Chicago Intar-Ocean: "In defiance OF
science of the great Republican party.
thirty-seven Republican Senator'S voted
yesterday to impose tariff on Porto Rico.
Their excuses for so doing have been laid
before the public during the last few days.
These excuses have to do almost exclu-
sively with constitutional law, and. de-
spite the fact that they all were drawn
from a brief prepared in the War Depart
ment, they would merit fair consideration
were it not for these conspicuous facts"
Minneapolis Times: Again the Repub-
lican drivers cracked the fealty whip, this
time over the slow coach Senate, and
again a majority, like driven cattle
they affrightedly obeyed their masters;
and, hoping the vast majority of voters
could be convinced before election that
they do not understand voted to break
the nations pledges and impose a revenue
on the pains of Porto Rico, said revenue
great or small, returned or unreturned.
being in the last analysis tribute to the
great god, protection. The Times believes
that the Senators who ran counter to the
peoples wishes will in due time find their
wishes enforced to the deep political dam
nation and the official taking off of some of
their number. We are thankful for the
saving grace displayed in the votes of six
of the Senator's, and doubly grateful That
of the six. three-Davis, Nelson, and ST.
mon-are from the Northwest
Milwaukee Sentinel: THE Porto Rican
Tariff hill naSSed nv the Senata lie battor
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Philadelphia Inquirer: AT last the
Senate has disposed Of the Porto Rico bill.
and il has done wisely 10 ADOPT il. There
is practically little difference. so far as
the people OF Porto Rico are co1eerDed.
between this tariff bill and actual free
trade So the island is not sacrificed as
the Democratic orators pat t. in sny man
ner whatever"
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Philadelphia Record: The passage Of
this bill is not so important in It's effect
upon the fortunes of the people Of Porto
Rico as il the issue involved to the
right of Congress to disregard the cOnsti-
tutional provision requiring uniformity OF
taxation in all parts of the United States.
On this question the Republican party is
seriously divided The bill also provides
aside from the constitutional issue, a
breach of good faith on the part of the
Administration which admits Of neither
dispute nor justification"
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three from the Senate FIVE from the Deputies. with
five 10 be selected by the minister OF commerce.
The duties Of this new body are to advise with the
government on industrial matters. such a. strike-
wages hours Of labor. etc. and to aid IN mhnene-
ing better understanding in all labor matters.
Thirty-hye years ago the Confederate lines
around Petersburg were broken. and the retreat Os
the Confederate Army to Appomattox began. Vol
un,e q Of the Southern Historical Society Pa
per.'' gives graphic description Of the fighting
around Petersburg. which eliminated in the re-
treat Of General Lees army. and the death ot
Gen A. z. Hill, who was shot by Corporal John
W Nauk Of the One Hundred and Thirty eighth
Pennsylvania Infantry.
OF the total population Of Porto Rico, says the
Forum" not more than 1212 per cent can read
and write the spanish language and less than
tenth Of ! per cent can read and write the Eng
Isb language. Prior 10 the cession Of Porto Rico
10 the Vpited States not single building was ever
constrI1rted * a scncolh0use. Under the Spanish
rple thev were in rented buildings and the schools
we're conducted in such manner that made them
Of little benefit 70 the people
Charcoal is almost the only fuel used in Havana.
xbicb Is a city of $4,000 inhabitants. and as The
masses live from hand to mouth and buy only the
-,,auest passible amounts at a time there
L,,vdreds of great. unwieldly charcoal carts con-
fantly traversing the streets Charcoal has an ad-
vantage as fuel which shows in HIyand's ceanli-
mess or freedom from coal SCOT or ashes. Fc'v
houses have cbimneys. over the large stone and
file ranges of the kitchens there is an expanded
canopy terminating above in a square or OblouS
funnel leading to a iue which ends flush with ghe
roof
Some interesting experiments are being con-
Quoted in several Southern States 10 cultivate
there the popular Bermuda lily. 50 much used here
for decorative purposes. Ii l. thought that the
HIv will bear transplantiHg to these States. An
experiment in South Carolina was attended WIN
the most satisfactory results and il i hoped that
the same results viii follow the experiinsHts else
where II so the home markets will b. supplied
with the native-gTown product. Though the supply
has 80 degenerated a. to cause general complain
in this county
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-27

a position. He therefore exchanged
his Boer prisoner for her, and she re-
turned to her husband and the garri-
son Of Mafeking. Lady Sarah is now
living In underground quarters in Ma
feking to escape the Boer shells. Re-
Gently her husband was wounded in
a sortie, and SO she has him to nurse
in addition to her other occupations.
Lady Sarah Wilson Is the tenth child
Of 4 former Duke of Marlborough, and
is about the same age as her nephew,
the present duke. She is the youngest
sister of the late duke-who married
Mrs. Hammersley, of New York-and
OF the late Lord Randolph Churchill.
Ii 1891 she married Capt. Gordon
Chesney, an Australian millionaire.
She is a tall, handsome woman with
an Unsuitable fondness for outdoor
sports and for foreign travel and ad.
venture.
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their good fortune, they were sudden
ly confronted by six Mexican dragons.
They turned aside into the chaparral,
and although the Mexicans sent
shower Of bullets after them they sue
ceeded in getting out of sight of their
pursuers, and after hard ride of soma
hours reached the Rio Grande. Here
of rurals, and after exchanging shotg
with them they boldly plunged into the
river, preferring to take the risk Of
drowning rather than to be carried
back to a Mexican dungeon. The SOL
diers rained bullets about them, and
several dragons continued the pursuit
IN the water. The lovers would have
easily escaped, but ball struck Ran
dals horse and disabled him. The
young man was forced to abandon his
animal, and in doing so he lost his
pistol. His devoted and brave little
sweetheart had no thought of abandon
ing the man for whom she had already
braved SO many dangers. Drawing her
revolver, she turned her pony towards
Randall, and as she called to him to
seize the animals tail she fired at the
nearest Mexican. Then turning her
horses head toward the Texas shore,
she threw herself over on his back
and deliberately sent one bullet after
another in rapid succession into the
faces Of her pursuers. What the re-
suit of these shots were she does not
know, but the lovers reached the Texas
side in safety. A few days after reach
ing her home in Blanco county she
was married to the man she had res
cued.
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Military Salute.

You've undoubtedly noticed during a
military review the officers salute
while passing the reviewing stand by
bringing the hilts of their swords to
their faces. 1t is a custom which dates
back to the time of the Crusaders.
When the Crusaders were on the
march to the Holy City, the knights
were in the daily habit of planting
their long, two-handled swords upright
in the ground, thereby forming a
cross, and before this they performed
their morning devotions. On all mill
tary occasions they kissed the hilts
of their swords in token Of devotion to
the cross. The method of saluting by
bringing the hand to horizontal po-
sition over the eyebrows dates back
to the tournaments of the middle ages.
when after the Queen of Beauty was
enthroned, the knights, who were to
take the part in the sports of the day,
marched past the dias on which she
sat, and as they passed, shielded their
eyes from the rays Of her beauty by
placing their hands horizontally to
their foreheads.
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AT THE CONCERT.

"It has been a mistake" said Nathan
Taussig. 1T has been a bitter mis-
take. l cannot see how either of us
ever made it. But the sooner we re-
treve H., the better. Perhaps, after
all, I have not quite ruined your life,
though you seem to think that have.
AS for myself. l defy you to ruin my
life. No woman shall do that, nor
man, either"
ooh, no." interposed his wife scorn-
fully, mo one could ruin your life.
You are too Independent and too sell
fish. One could lavish ones best love
on you and you would never know it.
One could hate you and you would not
care. l have been angry and out OF
sympathy with you for weeks at a
time, and you did not even suspect it.
I'm tired to the soul Of living with a
galvanized mummy"
"Of course" responded Taussig,
smilingly, you naturally would be.
Therefore, let us separate without
further delay. A divorce is not neces-
sary. / shall have no further use for
matrimony, and, as for you, l know
your scruples much too we'll to think
that you would ever be the wife of an
other man during my lifetime. Now.
have proposition to make"
Yes"
"Let one OF us take the child and
the other the home. You are to chose.
If you take Claribel, then leave me the
books and pictures and the other
things we have cared for. If you
choose the home l will take our
daughter and go. The offer Is not,
perhaps, a generous one. 1t is not
chivalrous. l ought to offer you the
home and the child. But see no
reason for being more than just.
have been as unfortunate as you, and
see no reason of despoilng myself OF
everything"
Mary Taussig looked about her at
the familiar, beautiful room. The fire
danced in the great fireplace; the pic
lures she and her husband had select
ed together looked at her from the
walls; her chair stood in its accus-
tomed place by the reading table. Be-
yond, in the dining room, she caught
the gleam Of the china and crystal she
had enthusiastically selected in hap
pier days. The beauty and the asso-
citation of these material things called
to her with a thousand tempting
voices. Her face grew white.
II will take the child" she said. Il
choose Claribel."
The next morning, leading her s.
year-old daughter by the hand, she
opened the door of her house for the
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Cheerful Girla.

Good and healthy girls are almost
always cheerful. No novelist would
consider his youthful heroine complete
if ringing laugh" were omitted from
the list of her charms; and in real
life the girls who do not laugh now
and then are seldom liked by their
companions, Even beauty will not
save them. A belle who fails to un-
derstand the jest of her admirers and
smiles in amiable beWilderment whilo
other people are laughing is soon left
with no consolation save to wonder
what anybody can see in her riva!-a
girl with "tip-tilted" nose, perhaps,
and a large mouth, and freckles, but
the happy possessor of a pair Of merry
eyes and cheerful mind. The gift Of
gayety is, indeed, of great value; but
it must be gayety which originates in
a kind and CHEEKY heart, not that which
is born of mere excitement u gratifed
vanity.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-27
Especial Letter.

English society is disposed to regard
Lady Sarah Wilson, the handsome and
adventurous daughter of the house of
Marlborough, as modern Joan Of Arc,
The adventures through which she IS
passing in the Boer war are more ex-
traordinary than have fallen to the lot
of any woman OF rank in the present
century, and place her alongside those
women of the middle ages who defend
ed cities and endured the horrors OF
war
She was first besieged, then escaped;
was caught after many thrilling ad-
ventures; acted as a spy: was ordered
to be confined in certain town and es-
capped from it, and finally was eX-
changed for a Boer officer and returned
to the besieged place from which she
started. At the beginning Of the war
Lady Sarah was with her husband,
Capt. Wordon Wilson, in Matekjng, the
chief town in British Bechuanaland,
which lies northwest OF the Transvaal
1t was held by Col. Baden-Powell, with
the Fifth Dragons, about 900 strong.
Capt. Wilson is an officer Of the Horse
Guards, but was out in South Africa
On special service, and had attached
himself to Col Baden-PoWell for the
sake Of adventure Lord Edward
Cecil a son Of the British prime min
lister, the Marquis OF Salisbury, was
there for the same reasons. The re-
doubtable Gen. Cronje, who captured
l. +, d
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EXTERN ATiNG WILD HORSES
Great Bands of the Northwest Are
RApLd!y Yielding to Civilization

>AAS's' A'@HNS oi tGS NOrthWeSt Arc
Rapidly Yielding to Civilization.
The wild horse Of the west seems
destined to share the fate of the buf-
falo. Slowly, but surely, the great
herds OF these beautiful animals which
roam the plains Of Washington, Idaho
and Montana are being decimated. In
the last two years at least $4,000 head
OF horses have been removed from the
ranges of eastern Washington alone.
Their disposition has been approxi-
mately as follows: Shipped to Chicago
and other eastern markets 10000, sent
to Alaska during Klondil1e rush 5000,
canned into horse meat at Linton Ore,
for shipment to France 5000, driven
to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colo.
RADIO and Utah, largely for pack and
saddle horses 10000, broken for use oy
new settlers in Washington 10000, died
in the last two winters 5000. This loEs
has been double the natural increase.
reducing the number of wild horses in
that state from about 125 600 to $4,000
Or 10000. At this rate Of decrease they
would last for some years, but the ia 4
is that the horses are being confined td
a smaller area each successive year,
thereby increasing their chances of de-
struction. At least 5000 horses died
OF starvation last winter in the dis
tricts north and south of the Snake
river.--New York Journal.
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latter was the most appalling danger
she ran. She may almost consider her
self fortunate that she was captured
by the Beers.
One morning at Setlagoh, small
station in British territory, she was
aroused by the report of heavy firing.
Riding to the scene Of the trouble she
found that British armored train had
been wrecked by the Beers. The train
was commanded by Capt. Nesbitt, Of
the Mashonaland mounted police, who
was trying to run through to Mafe-
king with ammunition. He and all his
men were killed or captured
Lady Sarah was seen by the Beers
and taken prisoner. She was placed
in charge Of a Boer and sent to Mo-
chudi, a Boer center near Mafekng
While there she established a regular
spy system, by means of which she
supplied Col. Baden-Powell with infor-
nation of the utmost value concerning
the Boer plans BY informing him
that the Beers on the southern side
of Mafeking were being drawn away
to the siege Of Kimberley she enabled
him to make a sortie, in which he
killed thirty Beers and captured $500
rounds of ammunition.
Lady Sarah secured the services of
native runner, who became so devot-
ed to her that he would have rished
death in any form to do her errands
She used to meet him late at night on
the outskirts of her Boer hosts farm,
and there give him messages for the
besieged garrison of Mafeking. He
hid these in his luxuriaDt crop Of wool
which was bound up with a copper ring
on the top Of his head. Ultimately
the Boer commandant, ,5nyman, learned
that she had been sending dispatches
into Mafeking. Up to that time he
had been in some doubt as to how to
treat her. Now he had no more doubt.
He held her strictly a prisoner, locked
her up and put all armed guard over
her. Then Col. Baden-Powell demand
ed Lady Sarah's release as a non-com-
batant Commander Snyman replied
that she was a spy, aud that he was
behaving with leniency when he con-
sented to exchange her for an import
ant Boer officer held by the British. He
intimated that he had a perfect right
to shoot Lady Sarah as a spy. The
gallant Col. Baden-PoWell could not
bear the thought of leaving a woman.
and SUCH wnman--in so distressing