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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Trusts Growing In Austria.

Washington, ID. c., May S.-The pre-
vailing tendency in Austria at present
is to form trusts in every branch Of
industry, according to report to the
state department from Consul Hugh
Donzelmann at Prague. The advance
in the price of raw material and the
increasing competition are given as
reasons for the formation of the
trusts. The judiciary department OF
the government, aided by the minister
of commerce, is reported to be work
ing on general law governing the
formation and conduct of trusts.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
BRITISH OFFICERS MECHANICS
AS Funny as Those of "a Lot of School
boys.


1t is curious to note how many of the
men who are now at the war are bet
ter known by their nicknames than by
the names to which they were born,
says the London Mail All the world
over Lord Roberts is well known as
"Bobs," chiefly so through Rudyard
Kipling; while Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum is seldom among his in
Inmates known as anything but TX. of
K" Col. Baden-Powell, who has been
as "old Bathing Towel" Col. Byron,
who is A. ID. G. to Lord Roberts, is
known as 'the Strong MAN." Maj. Orr
Ewing, who commands the Warwick
shire Yeomanry, and who married a
sister Of the Duke of Rosburg, is called
the Weasel" Capt Peel is known as
Monkey" Capt. Milligan, one of the
smartest young men, as the Canary"
Capt. Seymour Fortescue as "the Com
modore;" while Mr.. Schomberg Nc
Donnell, who was Lord Salisbury's sec
rotary, but gave up the position on go
ing to the war, is known to every one
as Pom" Mr. Hugo de Battle is best
known as Sugar" Capt. Lawson and
Capt. Bagot Chester, who are often to-
gether, are known as Bubble and
Squeak" and Sir Cloud de Crespigny
is known as Creepy" Even the Duke
of Marlborough, great man as he is,
is called Sonny" by those who know
him well, and the Duke of Westminster
is known as Ben dor" Last, but
not least. the Duke of Cambridge, who
was at one time head of the war Office,
on account of his connection with the
public parks, is known as George
Ranger"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
GLAD THAT FUSION FAILED.
"Middle of the Road" Popuiists Are
JubIIant Over Outlook.

Cincinnati, o., May THE leaders
of the middle of the road" men at
the national headquarters at the Den
nison are jubilant over the prospects
Of the Populist national convention,
which meets in this city next Wednes-
day. Secretary j. A. Parker said:
While | knew that the people in
the party were opposed to fusion and
would not support it again, did not
expect at the time of the separation of
the factions in the national commit
tee to have the action which we took
at Lincoln SO unanimously Endorsed.
I'VE knew we were right, but we
feared the power OF the political ma
chinery in the hands of Senator Butler
and the fusionists. They laughingly
declared at Lincoln that they would
throw us over the transom,' and in do
ing so they have thrown the party
with us.
up to this time the regular party
organization in states having nearly
zoo delegates out of a total of 975 have
instructed delegations for Cincinnati,
and in nearly all the other states the
Independent organizations are receiv-
ing general support from Populists.
Every southern state except North
Carolina, which is Senator Buffers
home, instructed delegates to Cincin-
natl"
Secretary Parker was especially
happy over the action of the Texas
Populists at Fort Worth.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

It seems quite likely that the Pres
byterian church. North, will be called,
upon again to consider a revision Of
the Westminster confession Of faith.
From various parts of the country
come statements made by Presbyter-
ian clergymen advocating revision or
a new creed. The venerable DR.. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler of New York, who has
been considered a conservative, is one
of the latest to declare that there are
certain parts of the confession in
which he does not believe. Notable
among the overtures from presby-
teries asking for revision is a petit
tion from the presbytery of Nassau,
N. Y, praying the general assembly
to formulate a short and simple creed
which would unite and not divide"
and which would be acceptable to the
church"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Gen. s. NJ. bailey Dead.

Uniontown, Pa, May Seen. Silas
NJ. Bailey, one of the 3O6 of the famous
"old guard" which stood by Gen.
Grant in the convention of 1880, died
at his home here, aged Ga years, of
brain trouble, which resulted from a
bullet wound received during the
war. After the war President Johnson
brevetted him major-general of vol
unteers for gallant service. He was
elected state treasurer by the repub
licans of Pennsylvania in 1881.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Furnace Men Go on Strike.

La Sale, ILL.,, May S.-The Matthie-
sen & Hegeler Zinc works in this city
have shut down, throwing more than
500 men and boys out Of employment.
The shutdown was caused by 200 fur
mace men who recently joined the
American Federation of Labor asking
for an increase in their wages. This
request was denied by the company
and the men went on a strike, forcing
the other departments to suspend op-
eratiOns
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
THE MAN AT MAFEKING.
Col. Baden-Poweu Comes from "a Dis
tIngulshed Family.


Col. Baden-Powell, who, at the out
break of the Transvaal war, asked TO
be placed in "a warm corner" has
now held his little corner" long
enough to break all British siege rec
ords, including that of Lucknow, says
Golfers Weekly. The place he has so
long held, by the way, is pronounced
Mahf-king, not Mafe-king. In regard
to the colonel himself, DR.. Haig
Brown, his former headmaster at
Charter house, has this to say II no
tice that the name is invariably mis-
pronounced" said the doctor. 1.-THE
"a is 'ah,' but it should have the usual
sound Of "a, as in Bathing Towel,
which was his nickname among the
boys at school. The boy was esHn-
TALLY the father of the man; he was
very active, lively, full of fun and
amusement, and exceedingly popular
with his school fellows" The colonel's
father was the late Professor Baden
Powell, and he is descended on his
mothers side from a family which
achieved distinction in the naval SER
vice. He was educated at Charter
house, and at the age of nineteen he
jsined the Thirteenth hussars, serving
as adjutant with his regiment in India,
Afghanistan. and South Africa. Thus
he made the acquaintance of the Cape
very early in his career, an acquaint-
ance to be resumed on more than one
memorable occasion afterward.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

Heavy feeders on animal food are
predisposed to all kinds of in1amma-
tory disorders, and when any such
person finds himself getting out Of
condition he may safely hedge in the
matter of flesh food, cutting down the
amount of such food or emitting it
altogether with perfect safety. A
strict vegetarian diet, even, cannot be
called an experiment, since we know
that millions of people thrive on it,
and no one could ever starve on it.
With fruit, nuts. milk and eggs added,
no lack of variety need be felt. The
Japanese are a healthy, handsome
race. They are plump and hearty, but
little beyond simple vegetarian diet is
the rule there. The rikisha men walk
and trot forty miles a day with a
seated passenger and seem proof
against fatigue and they thrive on a
diet chiefly of rice.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
FrIgRte Birds.

The frigate bird far surpasses all
others in its powers of flight, mas
much as, except at the breeding season,
Il seldom visits the land. and is never
seen to swim or rest on the waters.
An American naturalist, Mr.. Lancas-
ter, who spent several years in study
ing the habits of this and other birds
states that the frigate bird can live
in the air for a week at a time, night
and day, without once perching or
resting. He found these birds able
with ease, to go 100 miles an hour.
The alabatross has followed the course
OF ship for several days without be-
ing known to take a rest. The swift
is another bird which is almost con-
tinually on the wing, and never set-
Ties on the ground or on trees.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
BOOM IN IRON AND STEEL.
Expected to BE the Result of the Bosr
War,

The Beers in South Africa seem now
to be acting as if they were somehow
in league with the iron manufacturers.
says the Manufacturer. Wherever they
retreat they blow up a bridge or de-
stroy a bit of railroad There is the
fear that they may also do much real
damage to the mines on the rand,
wrecking costly equipment and valu-
able machinery. In any case there is
likely to be an industrial boom" of
much consequence in South Africa
once peace is re-established. There
will be large demands Immediately for
bridges, machinery and material to re-
place what has been destroyed. That
is a certain thing, and that the iron
and steel manufacturers of England
are fully alive to the Importance of
this market there is abundant evil
dence. American manufacturers should
also keep this field in view, as there
will be opportunities to carry on ex-
tensive trade with this part of the
world once the work of recuperation
actually begins. More than this, it is
reasonable to expect that new work of
development will be undertaken in all
parts of the country. Africa will have
got general advertisement as the result
of the war. Capital which had been in
vested there in large amounts before
will be attracted thither in still great
er volume. The railroads will be
heightened and improved, the mineral
wealth will be further explored under
the guaranty Of a liberal and stable
government, and. OF course, in a short
while there will be communication be-
tween Egypt and Cape Town by Cecil
Rhodes all-rail line. This will bring
Europe very close to South Africa and
will insure its rapid economic upbuild-
ing.-Chicago News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Smoked While Being Whipped.

Dover, Del, May S.-Robert Thigh
man believes in the novel, even though
he be an offender against larceny laws.
For fracturing the state rules of cor
rect living Robert underwent a whip
ping. That was not unusual, to be
sure, but the 800 persons who watched
the fioggings were dumbstruck when
Tilghman deliberately lighted cigar
cite and pulled contentedly while the
lashes were being delivered.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Starved Herself to Deatb.

Philadelphia, Pa, May San inves-
tigation into the death recently of
Mrs Hermina Meyer, 80 years of age,
has shown that she was a victim of
starvation following her attempt at
fasting treatment for disease. G. f.
Meyer, her husband, accepts the death
of his wife as due to heart failure.
He said that Mrs. Meyer had been suf-
fering with chronic rheumatism for a
year, and that the family physicians
efforts to relieve her had been without
avail. In despair she turned to the
fasting treatment. She consulted
Henry Ritter, said to be the chief ad-
wiser of the fasting cult. Mrs. Meyer
is said to have abstained absolutely
from food for thirty-five days.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Oscar Displays HI. sympathy.

Stockholm. May SKIING Oscars
visit to England and the fact that he
has spent the most of his time there
in the society of the queen, the prince
OF Wales and the marquis of Salisbury,
the British prime minister, are taken
to indicate that he desired to tender
to Great Britain the sympathy OF
Sweden and Norway in the difficult
task IL has undertaken in South Africa
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

While it would have been crafty
ing to many friends of Senator Quay,
to have him seated by the senate,
they have what satisfaction is to be
gained from the bare refusal of the
senate to seat him. The question in
volved in his case deserved an ex-
preston of the senate. and a more
decisive one would have been prefer
able. A difference of two votes is too
small to give emphasis such as ought
to be given in deciding one way or
another.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
nrazIr. Congress. 1. Opened.

Buenos Ayres, May S.-The Brazilian
congress has been reopened. The
presidents message refers to the
friendly international relations and
comments on the coming visit of Presi-
dent Roca of the Argentine Republic
as fostering American solidarity. The
government has invited Rear-Admiral
schley and his staff to a banquet at
Bahia.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

San Antonio, Texas, May S.-A ter
rife storm struck San Antonio at
o'clock this morning. doing great dam
age The San Antonio Loan and Trust
company's building was demolished
The loss is estimated at $4,000. No
loss of life so far as known.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
Paws PepaItv on t,alIovs.

st. Louis, May S.-James Nettles,
colored, who had twice been respited
was hanged today in the Jail yard at
the Four Courts. He died bravely.
Nettles was convicted of the murder
of Samuel w. Mann. a conductor Of
the Suburban street car line.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
TOWNE TO RUN WITH BRYAN.
PopuIIsts and Silver Republicans Agree
Jon Him.


Chicago, May S.-ExCongressman
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, was
practically fixed upon as the most
suitable running mate for Bryan in
the coming campaign at a conference
of Democratic, Populistic and Silver Re-
publican leaders in the Sherman house.
The Populists in the conference were
Senator Butler of South Carolina,
Gen. j. b. Weaver of Iowa, and Con-
gresham George Shiblev of Virginia.
Senator Pettigrew of nth Dakota,
and ex-senator Dubois of Idaho rep
resented the Silver Republicans. Vice
Chairman ]. G. Johnson of the ma
tional committee, Daniel Campau Of
Detroit, and Willis j. Abbott were the
Democratic representatives. William
J. Bryan was also present, but took
no part in the deliberations. There was
no discussion as to who shall be the
nominee for president, it being an
accepted fact that Bryan will head the
ticket. 1t seemed to be the opinion of
the leaders that Towne would be ac-
ceptable as vice president to Demo-
Gratis, Populists and Silver Republicans
and that his nomination would unite
all three. None of the big politicians
would declare outright that Towne
had been settled upon, but neither
would they deny that he had been. The
ex-congressman himself said that
while he was not seeking the nomina
tion he understood that he would suit
all parties, and If it was offered him
he would accept.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

Success is the result of perseverance.
Many a boy who began by turning n
grindstone grew up and became an or
gan grinder.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

In Paris it has been customary for
cyclists to go to the nearest restau-
rant and to initiate their tires with the
help Of carbonic acid apparatus. which
is used to give head to the beer. but
It is found that pneumatic tire infiat-
cd with carbonic gas soon loses its re-
siliency, and the gas escapes with re-
markable rapidity.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

If the British would only look for
the Beers where they don't expect to
find them they would doubtless come
upon them with greater frequency.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

A seat in the New York stock ex-
change has just sold for $4l,50O. II
the increase continues, they will soon
be as high as seats in the United
ftates senate.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

The American Steel and Wire COM
pany is not arranging for an edition
of Gates Ajar.'
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

Not the least alarming phase of the
situation in South Africa is the fact
that the black natives out-number the
whites in the proportion of twelve to
one. In the case of a prolonged con-
fiict between the Beers and the Eng
lish the attitude of the natives is al
together uncertain. In Cape Colony
there are 100000 white residents and
four times that number of blacks. The
white population of the Transvaal is
estimated at 100000, as compared with
$4,000 natives. In Natal the total
number of whites is not more than
so 600, while the blacks number $780,
OO0 In the Orange Free States the
blacks outnumber the whites in the
proportion If nearly three to one. In
Rhodesia there are 100000 natives
and a white population which rela-
lively amounts to nothing In British
Central Africa $4,000 blacks are OPP
posed to a tiny band of not more than
500 English soldiers. In fact. all
through South Africa the negro prob
lem is likely to grow in importance
during the continuance of hostilities.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

Down East a man stole set Of har-
ness and the detectives were helpless
because he left no trace behind.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

The indolent man knows nothing OF
the enjoyment resulting from honest
labor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

A woman never thinks of anything
special she wants to say until some
other woman is talking
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

They will never be able to convince
Butler that Bobs is a great military
chieftain.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

The helm is but little thing, yet
it governs the course of the ship.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

The jolly barber is always ready to
scrape an acquaintance.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

New York may yet become known
as Prizefghtersville.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

The more you think of some men
the less you think of them.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

When everything else fails a beau
tiful bonnet will turn a woman's head.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11

A complete History of each of
the Ships IN fbe American
Napy, by Edgar Stanton Mac
law, Historian u. s. Macy.
Evening star., 1900-08-18
on THE POTOMAC.

HOTEL. SwASN'S. PINEY POINT MD-THE
place TO spend ycur vacation: has few eqnals and
scarcely any super.ors the salt water: music,
dancing. sailing free: rates. IS 20 Sd per week.
J. T. SWAMI,
LaI3-s'.T Pfney Point Md
Evening star., 1900-08-18
m the Cleveland Plaindealer.


That fellow Bixby is tn derndest chap
ever see fer gittin hold o new tangled no.
tions. He come over tother mornin' with
his newspapers in his hand. an sezee. 1t
looks like them Germans was goin' to keep
a tight hold on Keeahoo-Chahoo.'
'Gesundheit. seq my daughter Liza
beth She's been takin a term in German
at tn high school, an they always
'gesundheit when a feller sneeZes, jest fer
politeness.
81 said TIL Germans wuz goin' to hold
on to Keeahoo-Chahoo, sez Bixby again.
""rhese dern summer colds amt
joke sez l. An then his face got red, an
he stiffened up.
Decentralization he sez once more.
at seems a little early for hay fever.
seq I;
with a sneertn snin.
mo, l don't sez I. 'Thet may be tn
Latin fer It, I seq. but I stick to hay
fever every time.
"T amt sneezin',' said Bixby. lookin'
blacker'n thunder.
"'Wot WIZ you doin'?' sez L.
~ was givin' you tn correct pernuncia-
ton OF "Keeachoo-Chahoo,"' he snorts.
There you go again. 1 sez.
My. but he wuz mad clean through.
I'm givin you tn strfckly correck per-
nunciation of-of thst Chineses word right
there. he sez. an showed his paper up
against my nose
II looked at tn name he wuz pintin' out.
an It wuz 'Kiau-Chau.
".Well,' l seq. kind o. sarcastic like. tn
mex time you come over here talkin' Chi
nese you better hang out a nag with a
| dragon or suthin' on Il. TIL fact is. st1 l.,
bright enufr over here TO tell Chinese from
catarrhr"
Evening star., 1900-08-18

the last moment an understanding with
Japan set the tottering throne erect, warn
ed predatory powers on. but reused Russia
to fresh demands. And then came the dra-
matte stroke when that new world power.
the United States, appeared as the great
and good friend Of TsZe Hsi An in securing
written assurances that the harpy powers
would maintain the "open door In trade
and therefore the integrity of China
Kwanesu, the Puppet Emperor.
Whereupon Tsze Hsi An felt herself saved
again from the breakup and safe in an
nouncing in an edict signed by Kwangsu
signed January "a, 1900, the abdication Of
Kwangsu and the choice of Pu Chun as
heir to the throne-son of Prince Tuan and
grandson of the dowager's own deceased
consort, the Emperor Hienfung-a boy
of nine. whose father and tutors have been
rabid anti-foreign conservatives of the most
vfrulent, unenlfghtened kind. leaders Of the
secret societies opposed to foreigners and
western progress.
Then the storm arose and Tsze Hsi An
quickly produced the passive Kwangsu
and permitted him to assume the role of
emperor during the brief New Year audi
ence with the foreign ENJOYS. In all topsy-
turvydem surely nothing approaches this
petticoat tyranny and bullying of poor
Kwangsu, the one man in palaces full OF
women and eunuchs. yet unable to free or
assert himself; mannfkin majesty. who is
put of and on the throne at short notice;
SET up ana u1ted DOWN ike mar1Onette OF
a piece Of furniture without as much as
''by your leave" pitiful paper tiger" of
an emperor.
Kang Yu Wei at Singapore. surrounded
by a bodyguard of defenders and by CO.
lenial police, In a city full of spies and
hired assassins. continued to illuminate
against 'the false one" the usurper,'' the
concubne relict" and the Infamous Ii Luen-
yen. her sham eunuch, to whom he ascribed
all power and all evil. Wang Yu Wei even
threatened to head a rebel army. which
madness would probably precipitate the in
evitabie Russian garrisonng of Pekin and
the certain Russo-IapanesA WAR.