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The silver star., 1900-08-03
R.thbone Under Arrest.

Havana, July 3O.-Estes G. Ratt
bone, recently director-general Of pod
in Cuba, was arrested to-day on fou
charges. These allege the unlawfd
drawing OF two orders for 300 each
paying his private coachman and 81.
dener from the postal funds, anddrav.
ing s. per diem allowance when not
entitled to do so. RafhbOne's bond
was fixed at $4,000.
Rathbone remained In the cour.
room all day awaiting the decision d
the Judge in the matter Of acceptanct
Of Francisco Gambia. one OF tbe
richest Spanish merchants Of Havana
as bondsman for $4,000. Raihboai
was Obliged to 90 to the guard hos
tonight. and because the Judge ruIe1
that Gambia could not go on the bosl
without the consent OF his bushes
partner.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

A fat citizen of the seacoast town
Of Lubec. Me. went down ladder at
the side Of schooner to get hammer
that he had dropped overheard. He
inserted his body between the rungs
down and get the hammer som the
shoal water. and became stuck there.
The tide was rising and he was rescued
three hours afterward. just In time to
save him from drowning. the water
having reached within two inches OF
his mouth.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
nis Force Ar.,n., IN, M.y,.,

Onxacn. Mexico. July 2s.-A large
force or government troops has beer
sent up the HondO river on small gun
n0an. and will make an effort to mnrcl
tnrough the Maya Indian country II
Iucatan and Join the main forces OF
GENERAL Bravo near Chan. Santn Cruz
which is the principal stronghold OF
tho rebels. skirinishes between the
rebels ANA the government troops oc
cur daily and the casualties on eact
SIDE since the hostIlities opened mum
Der several hundred.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
VIII Hunt Outlaws.

Phoenix. Ariz., July 2s.-The author
tiles In southern Arizona are complet-
ing plans for big raid on parties Of
bandits rendezvousing In that part Of
the territory. 1t is known that mur-
derous band OF Mexicnns are hidden
In the Eagle creek country. and n band
Of equally desperate Americans has its
headquarters on Black river, while 9TH
er parties are scattered through the
higher mountain ranges. his believed
that various crimes committed of late
are generally traceable to the bandits;
and determined efforts will be made to
stop the Outlnwry.
Sheriff Clark of Graham county has
gone to Globe To get assistance from
ella county officials. ana sherIfY's
posse will scOur the country. Other
counties will he called on for aid, and
Indians will be used to trail the fugl-
tives.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
steamer Meet. ,ao.n..ln Of Ice.

New York. July 3O.-T'hc steamer Co
lumbln. which arrived to-tlay frcn
Liverpool, reports cnc0untering
dense fog crossing the hanks Of New'
foundland and that July ~ large iee
berg was seen. The lerg appeared Y g
be about 800 feet high and an eiens.
Of mile In length. ON the water Iins'
At the time Of passing the temper
ture Of the mir was forty eight desrees
and the water forty. Ave degrees.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
Cyclone Does Damage.

Hillsboro. n. d.. July 3O.-A severs
tornado passed through Trail counsy
yesterday afternoon. and across 10.
river into Minnesota, where II spill
Into two parts. The path Of the storm
In Traill county was thirty-seven mlIes
long and four miles Wide.
Three miles north Of Caledonia tbe
house of Thomas Everson was deiiios
lshed and his seven-yenr-Old son wa
killed.
At Caledonia the city hall and Prte
byterlnn church were wrecked am
nenrly every building In town was 10
Jured. So far M known the Eversoa
boy was the only one killed.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

There are important distinctions be-
tween India rubber and gutta percha
and in the majority Of purposes for
which they are employed. one can no,
replace the other. While the trees
yielding India rubber are well distrib-
uted over the tropical parts OF the
world and may be cultivated with more
or less facility. the tree which fur
nishes gutta percha is TO be found only
in Borneo. Sumatra and the Malay ar
ohipelago generally,
The silver star., 1900-08-03

Consul-General John Goodnow. the
United States representative at Shang-
hal, whose dispatches TO the govern
ment concerning the situation at Pek-
ing have been printed in the news
papers Of the country. is a Minneapolis
man. He used TO own the Minneapolis
Baseball club. and at the time of his
appointment to his present post by
President Mckinley ne was engaged
in the coal business in Minneapolis.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

The Instinct OF animals In the mat
ter OF self-preservation Is curiously
illustrated by the fact that several
dozen cats found refuge during the
Ottawa nre in wooden house which
although the buildings on each side
we're burned down. refused to catch
fire, and remained Intact. Cats have a
peculiar gift In this direction. since.
In addition to their reputed nine lives.
there Is popular superstition that
they will only eat what is good for
them. This may or may not be q fall
lacy; but the instinct OF self-preserva-
tion, which Is common to all animals.
except perhaps horses twho, being
very bags Of nerves, will during a fre
behave with suicidal obstinancy). has
been proved time and again.
Piutarch set praiseworthy exam
pie In making dates subservient TO
Incident. Nevertheless. an accurate
knowledge Of historical periods Is In
separable from sound scholarship, and
frequently brings substantial triumphs.
The late DR.. Richard 8. storrs. after
a historical address In which equal
attention wns given to facts and to tho
time OF their occurrence, received a
hundred-pound box OF magnificent
Turkish dates. "Your own supply
ran the accompanying note, must be
exhausted" when was q pun served
noss daintly7
The silver star., 1900-08-03

Besides being the seat of the Trans
vaal government Pretoria IL the most
beautiful town in South Africa. II
nestlss in valley Nowhere else in
South Africa is there such a blending
Of new and old or are there so many
contrasts in the way Of architecture
There are quaint. low Dutch roofs,
sturdy English architecture and the
big government buildings completed
ten years ago at cost Of 81 .o0o. 900.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

The Delaware & Raritan Canal Com
pany is said 10 be mastering its mules
out Of service. and Harvesting up the
automobile to do their work on the
tow-path- If this sort OF thing Is al
lowed to go on till the beasts OF bur
den and OF draft are let on from their
present tasks. the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty TO Animals will be
tempted to relax its vigilance.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
Peepl. rlsh, l,anh Ro,,l,.r.,

Richmond, Kans.. July 27.-CitIxcns
nt midnight last night engaged In n
street fight with gang OF robbers wbo
had attempted to rob the bank of
Richmond. Several shots were ex.
changed and II is thought one robimr
was wounded. Bloodhounds have hpn
put on their trail. The roblmrs lind
blown the snfe door Into the street, nmd
tie noise Of the explosion brought n
crowd TO the scene. No money was ".
The silver star., 1900-08-03
kaiser w.nts chimes. oor,.

Berlin, July 27.-The Emperor, in
addressing the troops mt Bremen Hay.
en-, to-day. before they sailed for Chi.
m, said:
"The task before you liz n great one
That q people like the Chinese should
cast TO the winds International rights n
thousand yenrs old, aud treat with
acorn the snnctity Of an Ambassador
and the rights Of hospitality In Q man.
uef no horrible. In unprecedented in the
history Of the world. Every civilisetion
not founded on Christianity n eufe n
b. brought TO nnught.
II you close with the enemy, ~.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
ls.R.is lsiii's Train wr.ch..,.

Detroit. July W.-ScctIon one Of the
Bunalo Bill Wild West show trnin
suffered . severe collision near Milwa n.
kee Junction, Just before daylight 10.
day. resulting In the smashing OF 4
.n0w employer sleeping cnr contain.
lne !orty sleeping inmates. One of the
employees II dead nnd nine others srs NJ,
y Detroit hospltnIn suffering from
neeo - ~ serious injuries.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
syndicate b.y. lA.A. P..s Lass.

Aarinette. Wis. July S0.-0overnSs
bcofeld and the men associated WIZ
him, known NJ the Bc0field syndicats;
have closed q deal for the purchase .
10000 acres Of pine land In Idasee
With the exception Of less than 2O
It ID all In one tract along the CIec,,,,
water river. The entire purchase w
scale 200,000,000 feet. The price -"
II not known.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
WheeIman'. BODY Pound In shark.

Honolulu. July 2s.-The body Of
Emil Uhlbrecht OF Los Angeles. Cali.
fornia, well known American bicycle
rider. who was drowned last Sunday.
was discovered yesterday in the stom.
ach Of shark caught In the harbor
Those who opened the body found some
bare hip bones. right femur with ne
flesh on, and right foot, the latter In
most remarkable state of preservn.
ton.
The sharks teeth had bitten II Off M
the ankle as clean ms a blow from 9
guillotlne might. and. being swallowed
whole, It had remained with only u
few scratches. The condition OF the
other bones showed that number Of
other sharks had attacked the body nj
once and had fought over II. rendinp
It limb from limb. One Of the toes Of
the foot had peculiar malformatlon
and from this fnct. Mrs Uhlbrecht and
other friends identified the remains.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

The employment Of women IN the
postal service is not an American .dea-
It was by no means uncommon In .he
old days, when postmAsters kept POS.
houses and were persons OF some con-
sequence In 154s, Leonard. o. Ta1is.
appointed a woman postmaster a,
Braine-le-Comte. an important point in
France"
The silver star., 1900-08-03

Mummies manufactured in France
are now being shipped all over the
world. Prudent sntiquarians. purchas-
Ing wisely. examine the mummy with
the X-rays, for thus the spurious a.ti-
Gle Is readily detected.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

Recent studies Of the ocean bottom
near the coast line Of continents have
shown that rivers Of considerable size
sometimes enter the sea beneath the
surface.
The silver star., 1900-08-03
Ysllsw rsvss sssun Curlag.

City Of Mexico. July S0.-Advics.
from Vera Crns show that. Df. Belns
saghls' experiments with yellow tevS. ~
patients continue to show romerkac..S M
resu1tA All new patient. treeied W. ~
blaek vemit has bes6 slep1e1.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

member this: Spare nobody. make nc
prisoners. Use your weapons so that
for a thousand years hence no China
man will dare look askance at any Ger
man. Open the way for civilization
once for ALL
Other reports deny that the Kaiser
made such radical statements.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

OF eourse. those enthusiastically pa
triotic citizens who are mobbing Chi
nese laundrymen would hail with de
light an opportunity to go to China
The silver star., 1900-08-03
SILVER STAR
QubaiaAsl Wsskiyl
yoD L DD WITT, udtsse ~ ~
oOIO00 OOLODA0o.
T9ns: 10 - yuas.

1t is quite evident that the good
Boxer very closely resembles the gooc
Indian.
The silver star., 1900-08-03

mas Deen INFORMED that the entire sum
appropriated will be available for the
purpose. nv the money for road build
Ing In In the Internal Improvement FUND
which cannot he touched for any other
purpose. even though the state treas.
ury be entirely empty. 40 far ~ the
other funds are concerned. State En-
gIneer McCune has Just returned 10
Denver from trip over the proposed
route Of the rond. starting mt Glenwood
and going through the canon of the
Grand river. lie spent some time In
0lenwood Springs with Senator Ed.
word 7. Taylor. who was the author Of
the bill which wns passed by the last
Legislature and provides for an appro.
priAtl0n Of &35 600 for the commence
ment Of the work. II was decided by
the state engineer. after he had thor.
Oughly discussed the matter with Zen
at0r Taylor that work be commenced
~ soon M possible mt Gienwoofi
Springs. the course being from thnt
point TO D0tser0 through the canon OF
the Grand river, covering n distance OF
twenty-five miles. This will require
about the heaviest work which must
be done ON the road. 80 that most Of
the further work will he much less ex.
peneive. The work Of surveying the
route through the canon will take n
month or perhaps six weeks, and nc.
tual work will begin m soon ~ posi-.
bic thereafter. II In estimated that II
viii require about &17,OOO for this
twenty .five-mllc stretch. Most Of the
remainder Of the 435. 100. after the Sit.
600 road from 0lenwOsM to D0tsero
has been spent. will he used In road
Building on the east side Of the Coatt
nonfn1 Nlv1dN.
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Laghtning Telegrnp,,.

1t is not in show performances that
one finds the greatest achievements of
the telegraph, but In the speed with
which ordinary business is transacted
Thus the Stock and Produce Ex-
changes of New York anu Chicago
lave the closest possible connection
There Is vast amount of coinmunica-
tfon between the exchanges Of the two
cities every day. and the telegraph
companies have their offices on the
floors Of the exchanges. 1t is on rec
ord that messages have been sent from
the New York Produce Exchange 20
the Chicago Produce Exchange and an
swers received in 45 seconds. When
one reflects that these were ordinary
messages, for which NO special prep
aration was made, and that the op-
Grafton involved the writing out Of the
messages ut each end Of the line and
their delivery to the persons to whom
they were addressed, the result seems
marvellous Magazine:
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He WASN'T N Peddler

They tell story in Chicago about
an advance agent for the Thomas or
chestra who went to New Orleans to
book dates for concerts. He was told,
however. that 1t would be we'll for him
first to talk the matter over with q
wealthy woman who Is leader In the
musical circles Of the city. So he call
ed at her residence, great, old fash
ioned brick mansion surrounded by n
high brick wall. The gate was locked,
and a ring brought out an old negro,
who took the callers card, on which
was printed the legend, Representing
the Thomas Orchestra"
Presently q young woman cane to
the door, holding the card in her hand.
She did not seem to understand the OBJ
ject Of the call. The agent attempted
te explain, but was cut short By the
young woman, who said, 81 don't thinl.
We want any music today"
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The Future.

The news item Of the future will
probably read something like this: "As
Farmer Smith was delivering bale OF
hay at the treasury building, and while
waiting to have the government stamp
affixed, his horses took fright at the
limited express on the Washington and
San Francisco airship line. They DASH
ed down the avenue, and, turning the
corner at the up town station of the
Chicago Pneumatic Tube Rapid Tran
sit company. brought up with dull
thud against the celluoid window Of
the Potomac Artificial Egg company.
In the crash and general confusion
Farmer Smiths head and two of his
limbs were severed from the body, but
he was promptly removed to the Edi-
son hospital, and after the electrical
bone welding operation was perform
ed he was able to drive home and
keep his appointment. with the man
who holds the mortgage OH his farm"
kansas City Independent.
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One Thing Thet won,t stop.

Maria Mitchell, who has been called
the "Mother OF the Stars" when pro-
fessor OF. astronomy and director OF
the observatory at vassar was an in
spring teacher, and, in spite Of her
brusque manner and severity, was
adored by her pupils. Every spring
just before the commencement she
gave dome party" to the girls.
Small tables were placed around the
large telescope in the observatory, and
roses from Miss Aiitchelrs own garden
frightened the atmosphere. Nonsense
poems We're feature of these break-
fasts. and the astronomer was proud
OF her skill In writing them. She was
not without keen sense OF fun, in
spite Of her constant and absorbing
duties. as was shown by her dryly con-
soiing observation to On awestricken
student whom she was leaving one day
In charge Of the instruments of the
observatory. Looking back ut the wor-
ried face Of the girl, Miss Mitchell
said:
"And, remember, If the chronometer
stops, the universe won't stop."-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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GOOD Temper of Americans.

:. have never seen an American lose
his temper, not even under the most
trying and provoking circumstances.
II in a. railway station you were to lose
your temper with the baggage man,
for instance, you would get the crowd
to gather around you and have q good
time. Once, ut Cincinnati, a baggage
man threw q yal!se cs miufs TN the
platform with such force that It broke
open and spread my belongings about.
I gave that man piece Of my mind.
but was sorry had not set more
value on my time than that. A crowd
Of baggage men and passersby gather
ed to bet whether was going to be
able to put all my things together or
not Ifelt was giving free chow:
I quickly collected my goods and chat
tells. disappeared quickly and v ent to
buy . new, trunk. Max O'Rell II New
York Journal.
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Won AIoltke and Aaaryvits,


Daheim, q German magazine, tells
the following anecdote Of Won Moltke,
the greatest OF Prussinn generals, who
was as famous for his stern reticence
as for his skill in the art of war.
On one occasion when q purity Of MIL
itarJ men had been discussing his vic
torious campaigns in his presence one
OF them turned to bim and said:
General. what was the supreme 100
ment Of your life-the one that left the
deepest impression on you? Can you
tell us2''
Won Moltke laughed. Easily, gen.
tlemen. There was one moment SO ter
rible that 1t was like no other. I,was
q young, beardless officer, and I was
sent with a message to General von
Marwitg. went with trepidation. He
received me with kindly nod and
said. Lay aside your cloak, sir.'
/" sEa,' I. thought, he meets me as an
equal! I unbuttoned my cloak and
dropped 1T on chair. He looked ut it
and then at me.
!" In the anteroom, lieutenant, in the
anteroom,' he said gently.
"The horror and shame OF that re-
buke come upon me at night sometimes
now like death itself. No succesn
have. ever had has repaid me for that
modification
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WhnP4 Cnto

"Cats are not given credit for half
the intelligence they deserve" said a
boss stevedore the other day. .'If you
don't believe me, come down along
the river front and watch the wharf
cats. They are as wild as can be, but
you can't fool them. Neither could
you drive them away from the wherfs.
They live down among the pilings and
subsist on rats or whatever refuse
they can find. They are mostly seafar-
ing cats that have lived on shipboard
and that have been left behind when
their vessels have sailed.
They go ashore to stretch their legs,
so to speak. and their ship goes of
without them. From that moment
you can't drive them away from the
pier on which they were left. They
always seem to be looking for their
ship to come back, and sometimes it
doee. and then the cat is almost fran
tic with delight. OF course they might
Jnmp aboard any vessel and would
probably be welcomed, but they rarely
do that. They want to get back to
their own homes. s."-Philadelphia Rec
ord,
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jean Bart the Pirate.

One of the most conspicuous in
stances OF setting thief to catch a
thie1' is that OF Jean Bart, the popu-
lar naval hero Of France. Born and
bred O pirate, he became the, boldest
and most succesc full buccaneer on
European waters. What he did not
know about that business was not
worth Knowing. Recognizing the mans
prowess and anxious to increase the
prestige Of the French navy. then e. q
low ebb. Colbert, tie minister of Louis
XIV, won Bart over to loyalty to his
country, gave him q commission and
found his choice and his hopes Justified
in series Of brilliantly successful nav
nj exploits directed by Bart against
piratical rovers In general and the enc
mics Of Wrench commerce In particus
lar. He secured enormops prizes in
shina and bullion, ard ~ inteecepting
a rnarauding feet carrying or some
French wheat ships he once In sen
son OF bad crops STAYED OF famine and
captured the would be robbers, bring
ing his spoils into port amid a storm Of
enthusiastic acclamatioR
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hTr. Ganthonx,n Quiet Eun.

Robert Ganthony asked Weldon
Grossmith to read q play which Gan
thony had written. Mr. Grossmith took
the comedy. but lost it on his way
home.
might after night" he says, 81
would meet Ganthony, and he would
ask me how I liked his play. 1t was
awful. The perspiration used to come
out on my forehead as I'd say some
times, Il haven't had time to look at It
yet! or. again, The first act was good,
but can't stop to explain, etc.; must
catch train That play was the bane
Of my existence and haunted me even
In my dreams"
Some months passed, and Ganthony,
who Is a merry wag, still pursued him
without mercy. At last 1t occurred to
Mr. Grossmith that he might have left
the comedy in the cab on the night it
was given him. He went down to Scot
land Yard and inquired.
"Oh, yes" vas the reply. "Play
marked with Mr.. Ganthony's name;
sent back to owner four months ago,
as soon as found."-London Telegraph.
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stranger Thnn Fiction.

The London Chronicle relates the fol-
lowing, which goes to show that truth
Is stranger than felton,"
A Polish Jewess who married Pol
ish Jew was subsequently divorced In
accordance with the communal law.
Coming to England, she represented
herself as q widow and was then WOO
ed and won by "Cohen." Now. q
"Cohen," as one of the tribe of Aaron,
must not marry n divorced woman.
On discovering the renl Facts this man
not only ceased to live with her, but
lie refused to maintain her. The mag
istrates. however, before whom he was
brought, refused 10 recognize tine COM
muna1 law and several times sent him
to prison for uonmaintenance. The
man has now been advised to apply to
the divorce court for a decree Of nulli-
ty Of marriage. VIII the divorce court
recognize the communal action? The
case reproduces curlously a problem
set by. Mr.. Zangwill In Children Of the
Ghetto"
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An Eye For Buriness oaix.

"a West Philadelphia woman" says
the Philadelphia Record, "tells Of IN
incident which she witnessed, illustra.
tive Of the ignorance Of many immi.
grants and the lack Of interest which
they take In their surroundings.
"1There Is an italian who sells flow.
ers in Market street, near the city hall,
she says. ITO my own knowledge he
has been there for five years, perhaps
longer. was looking into a shop
window the other day. when noticed
a couple Of women, who were evident.
ly strangers in the city, stop and speak
to the Italian.
"'"What Is that large building?"
asked one, pointing to the city hall.
"The Italian shook his head.
"'"Me no know" he said. sMe sell
da flower, 10 centa de bunch"
"'At this j;;ncture stepped up and
volunteered the desired information.
But that fellow made me mad. There
he lad been standing, day in ard day
out, for years, right under the sna low
Of the city hail.. arc. actually didn't
know what building 1t was.'"