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, 1900-08-09

One of the favorite claims put forth
by American free traders who oppose
legislation for the upbuilding of our
shipping in the foreign trade is the
one which pretends that h subsidies
paid by Great Britain is merely for the
carriage of mails, and they endeayor
to create the impression that 1t Is a
purely business transaction. having no
regard for the interests of the British
ships thus subsidized. But the fallacy
of this claim is apparent when we find
an eminent Briton, a member of Par
lament, and famous for his agitation
in favor of reduced charges for mail
transportation-J. Henniker Heaton-
make the following quotation in a let
ter to the British Postmaster Gen
eral a few years ago. Said Mr.. Heat
on:
when, however, l introduced a
resolution on the subject on March 80
last, Mr.. H. H. Fowler, then Secretary
to the Treasury, stated that already,
even at the present high charges, there
is a loss of e365. 900 a year. or f1,0OO
a day, on the foreign and colonial SER
vice of the British postofice."
The difference between h subsidy
paying British nation and our own is
that the former loses about So, 00O, 0OC
on the transaction, while the United
States, on the other hand, earns
about So, 600, 900 a year net, over ex.
penses, for the carriage of its foreign
mails. The passage of the ship sub,
sidy bill now pending in Congress
however, will effect a needed reform
in the carriage of American mails, and
at the same time build up our ship.
ping trade to its old-time pre-emi,
nence.
, 1900-08-09
THE WAR WITH A
Its beginning and Ending from Our
Diplomatic Standpoint.

Its beginning and Ending from Our
Diplomatic Standpoint.
The instructions given to Minister
Woodford for his guidance at Madrid
directed him to impress upon the gov
eminent of Spain the sincere wish Of
the United States to lend Its aid in Sc
curing a peace honorable alike to Spain
and the people of Cuba. A new admin
istration In the Spanish government
encouraged the hope that a change on
policy might be adopted which would
result in the pacification of Cuba, but
this hope was doomed to disappoint-
ment. After long and patient negotia-
ton in the interest Of peace, to the
evils which had so long pressed upon
this country in consequence of the in
surrection, was added a series of incl
dents that rendered necessary. on
April 81, 1898, an armed Intervention
to terminate the humiliation imposed
by the condition of affairs. The brief
and brilliant period of war with Spain
was followed by preliminaries of peace.
signed on August IL, providing for the
REIMBURSEMENT of sovereignty over
Cuba. the cession OF Porto Rico and
other islands belonging to Spain in the
West Indies, together with an island
in the Ladrones, to be selected by the
United States. and the occupation of
territory in the city and vicinity Of
Manila, pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace which should deter
mine the control, disposition, n gov
eminent of the Philippines.
When the commissioners of the
United States. sent to Paris to nego-
tiate a treaty Of peace with the repre-
%sentatives of Spain. confronted the
problem of settlement, it became evil
lent that the interests of the popula-
ton of the Philippine Islands, the peace
of the world, and the consistent com
pletion of the task of the pacification
undertaken by the government alike
demanded a cession of the entire Phil
ippine archipelago to the United States.
At the same time justice to a foreign
foe and the magnanimous spirit of the
American people seemed to require a
recognition of the actual expenditures
of Spain In the internal improvement
of the islands, and the sum of $40, 000,-
900 was agreed upon as a suitable COM
pensation for the transfer of this
great archipelago. whose extensive
public lands, estimated at one-half the
whole area of the islands, rich in min
eral wealth and forests of valuable
timber, will prove ~abundantly sufficient
to justify this expenditure and to pro-
vide resources for a future govern
ment.
, 1900-08-09
AN EXTENSIVE ADDITION
Being Made to the Indiana Mineral
Springs Ondiana) Hotel
AT AN OUTLAY Of 100000.
Growth Of Enterprise Representing Ex.
ponditurc OF sa5o.oOo-success-
full Management of
II. L. kramer.

Ten years ago the ground where the
magnificent hotel property OF the Indi-
n Mineral Springs Company is locat-
ted at Indiana Mineral Springs. In
diana was wholly unimproved and al
most a wilderness. Now, owing to the
discovery of the valuable medicinal
qualities of the springs and the heal
ing virtue of the soil itself. together
with the enterprise of Major H. l..
Kramer, there is located there one of
the finest sanitariums in the United
States. The natural picturesque sur
roundings have been made more at
tractive and the hotel is a mode of
comfort and elegance.
For the greater accommodation of
guests who come in constantly increas-
ing numbers from every section of the
United States, arrangements have now
been made for the enlargement of the
hotel buildings. The contract a let
yesterday by Major Kramer for addi-
tons that will cause an outlay of over
$3.50. 900. The improvements will consist
of a new bath house and an addition
to the hotel. The addition will be two
stories in height and will occupy a
ground space S0x160 feet. 1t provides
forty additional guest chambers. The
entire addition will be Handsomely
and elegantly furnished. The bath
house, when complct I'd. will be the
finest in the United States.
Besides the bath house and the
guest chambers there will be on the
first floor a dining hall, a music room,
a billiard hall, physicians offices and
a barber shop. In connection with the
bath house there will be ladies and
gentlemen's dressing room and cool
ing rooms. The dressing aud cooling
rooms will be deliberately decorated
and the floors will be laid in white
tile. In both cooling rooms will be
built large ornamental fire places
which will be used Tor heating pur-
poses in addition to the regular steam
heating. The work will be entirely
completed in 80 days.
The Improvement and the entire ar
rangements of the hotel and grounds
= are made, keeping in view the artistic
effect of the whole. and when the i'm
provements arranged for are complet-
ed the hotel and surroundings will be
much more attractive than before.
Major Kramer states hat a still fur
Their addition to the hotel is contem-
plated, and that plans are now being
prepared for an additional structure
to contain $50 rooms for guests.
Already a quarter of a million dol
lars has been expended on the In
diana Mineral Springs enterprise and
under the present management greater
growth and development in the future
is naturalization Daily Ledger.
, 1900-08-09
Their Commercial and Financial Relation
to Mother Countries.

An oficial publication of the bureau
of statistics, issued some months ago,
shows hat the colonies. protectorates,
and dependencies of the world number
1876. They occupy two-fifths of the land
surface of the globe. and their popula-
ton is o%ne-third of the entire people
of the earth. Their total imports av-
erage 81. SOC. 900 900 worth of goods an
nually, and of this vast sum more than
40 per cent is purchased from the
mother country. OF their exports,
which considerably exceed imports, 40
per cent go to the mother country.
Large sums are annually expended in
the construction of roads, canals, rail-
ways, ~telegraphs. postal service,
schools, ETC.. but In most cases the
present annual expenditures are pro-
duced by local revenues or are repre-
scented by local obligations.
The revenues of the British colonies
in 1897 were $755 900. 900, and their ex-
penditures s745. 900 900. While the pub
lie debt in the more important and ac-
tive of these communities aggregates
a large sum, it is represented by can
ais, railways, public highways, har-
pOTS, lIIlSdliOut anu obhC Pubiih d"
provements intended to stimulate COM
MERGE and production. the railroads in
operation in the British colonies alone
~aggregating $1,000 miles. and is in no
instance assumed by or a charge upon
the mother country.
OF the 126 colonies, protectorates, de-
Tendencies and spheres of influence
which make up the total list, two-fifths
belong to Great Britain, their area
Including the native feudatcry states
of India) being considerably more than
one-half the grand total of colonial
population. France is ext in order in
number, area and population of col
onies. though the area controlled by
France is about one-third that of Great
Britain, and the population of her col
onies less than one-sixth of those OF
Great Britain. Commerce between the
successful colonies and their mother
countriea is in nearly all cases placed
on practically the same basis as that
with other countries, goods from home
, 1900-08-09

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form the finest and most complete watch
plant in the world. The twin factories
producing both watch movements and
watch cases are devoted exclusively to
the manufacture of high-grade watch
movements and watch cases. Every re-
in the single direction of making watch
movements and watch cases as nearly
perfect as lies within human power. All
common watches are pendant set, and
Consequently dangerous and unreliable.
me Hampton II Jewel watch is Lever
set and pronounced by all experts as the
most reliable and accurate watch on
the market. In buying a watch, get the
cheapest in the end and give the great
est satisfaction. Railroad men. in the
nature of their employment, are neces-
sarily good Judges of a timekeeper. They
the Special Railway % Jewel manu-
featured by the Hampden Watch Co.
Canton. Ohio. Thousands of these
watches are the standard in train SER
and reliability under all conditions have
earned for them the enviable reputation
OF SURPRISING all others in the world.
The latest production of the Dueber,
watch made In America. The name of
this unique production is The -Four
Hundred" Any lady who is the proud
preseason of one of these gems has a
by anything that money can purchase.
The mechanical equipment of the Due
ber-Hampden Watch factories is Of tho
finest quality. and Its experienced work
men stand without peers in the watch
industry. To-day the Dueber-Hampden
watch Is supreme; and the Dueber-Hamp-
den works the greatest watch plant In
the world, All hrst-class Jewellers keep
den watches and accept no substitute
Irish World, July It'll, 1900.
, 1900-08-09

ity of cases no advantages over those
from other countries in import duties.
and other exactions OF this character.
We have given to Porto Rico and
Hawaii vastly better treatment than Is
usual with colonies since we make the
ratio of duty on between
Porto Rico and the United States but
10 per cent of that with other coun-
tries, and even that but temporary;
while In the case of Hawaii. which
voluntarily asked admission, We have
continued and enlarged the freedom of
interchange which already existed un-
der reciprocity,
, 1900-08-09
Facts About China,

b. c. 55O-Time of Confucius.
b. C.. 211-Chinese great wall com
pleted.
Tile important vents in Chinese his
tory in the Christian era were:
1O-Buddhism enters the empire.
12GO-Pekin became the capital.
15I5-Jesuits admitted to the country.
16GO-First shipments of tea to Eng
land.
1s34-Crusade against opium COM
menced.
1s40-England fights China for opium
trade.
1S51-First Tai-Ping rebellion against
Manchu dynasty.
1S1o-Distinct revolt against presence
Of foreigners.
1SI6-Ftrst railroad opened.
1S91-Renewed an~ti-foreign riots.
Here are some Of the things not gen.
orally known of China:
The surface area of h Chinese EN-
pire is eighteen times greater thar that
of Great Britain.
The coast line Of the empire exceeds
$500 miles, and the land frontier 400
miles.
The total area of China is 4,21s,4O1
square miles.
The two great mountain ranges are
the Thsinling, or Blue mountains, and
the Nanling chain.
The area drained by the great Yang
~tse-kiang river is 100000 square miles.
The city Of Pekin consumes nearly
100000 tons of rice annually.
Printing was invented by the Chinese
about the beginning of the tenth CEN
fury.
The penal code of the empire is at
least 1000 years old, and under its pro-
visions about 1900 persons are annu-
ally executed.
The edible dog of China is a small
one of greyhoundlike form. The skin
is almost destitute of hair.
The pureSt Chinese is spoken mt Nan
king and is called the language OF the
mandarins."
There is no distinction of parts Of
speech in the Chinese language, and no
recognition of the principle of inflec-
ton.
The relation of words are ascertained
by their position in n sentence. Hence
Chinese grammar is wholly syntax.
, 1900-08-09
FISHING FOR TUNA
PAsTImE ON THE PACIFIC COAST
An Exclusive Club at Avalon of which
Only rlso"torlal Experts Can become

In order to hear really big fish stories
one should visit Avalon. the pictur-
esque summer resort ON Catalina is
hhd on the southern coast of Cnllfor-
MIA. The excitements of life here are
divided between playing golf and
catching tuna.
II is difficult to tell which is the more
laborious occupation. The golf links
are said to be the best and therefore
the most difficult. and the tuna Is hard
TO catch. 1t is very gamcy deep-wa-
ter fish which attalns great size, and to
catch II Is n great honor, usually well
earned. They are good to Fat. and en-
thuslnstic fishermen enjoy catching
them, but the chief incentive lies in
the fact that Il tuna caught in accord
ance with the rules is the only creden-
tials that admit a manor woman-to
coveted membership in the Tuna
Club. The fish must he caught with
the rod and reel after the approved
fashion, n at the end of each season
a prize Is given to the member who
has taken the largest one. The club
winds up the season with n big ban
quet and has a great jubilatiOn over
the seasons sport.
The largest tuna ever caught weighed
2Go pounds. and the smallest weighed
forty pounds.
The usual method employed is to EN-
ploy two men with II launch and n
skiff. After the fish has beer hooked
the fisherman jumps into the skiff with
an oarsman whose business it Is to fol
low the fish in his mad PUSHES in or
der to prevent the breaking of the line.
which is not of large size. The task
of firing out such a big fish is n long
one. and the record of the club shows
that it has required In one case four
teen hours. a Colorado fisherman
who has played a mountain trout can
perhaps imagine the amount of endur-
ance and pluck needed by the fisher
man who hooks n tuna. OF course II
big fish often gets away after being
played for several hours. The fact
that the cost of the two men with their
boats is 81 per day is an indication Of
the eNpensiveness of this sport.
Wealthy men do not, however, appear
to mind this. One gentleman reported
that his 2OO-pOund una finally cost
him $40 II pound. or 5000. 1t took this
gentleman three years to catch his fish
and he came across the United States
each year until he succeeded.
These are some of Aavalon's fish
stories, and there are others"
, 1900-08-09
Iniuue HORTICULTURE.

George Febrey, residing near the
College of ST. James, Washington
county, has a plum tree on which he
expects to grow, besides plums.
peaches. almonds, apricots and necta-
rines. He sawed the top off h plum
tree and grated on an almond branch,
or which he has now budded peaches,
apricots and nectarines. Some time
ago he bored a hole through an elm
tree and inserted a growing Concord
grapevine, which, when it had grown
So ii filled the dole, was cut off at one
md. The vine continued to grow. be-
ing fed from the elm tree. and bore
luscious grapes-Baltimore Sun.
, 1900-08-09

Mr.. William F. Ritter, n of the
Democratic Aldermen of the Seventh
Ward of Jersey City, has publicly de-
clined the Democratic nomination for
the Assembly. 81 cannot accept 1t.
he said, because can not support the
nominees and platform put forward at
Kansas City. l am against 16 to 1.
| am in favor of maintaining our pres
ent standard of values. l am in favor
of holding the Philippine Islands. If,
after what has taken place in China,
we abandon those Americans who may
still be living, the whole world will
condemn u.s. Mr.. Ritter has evident
ly not been the least bit shocked by
the Emperor" scarecrow.
, 1900-08-09
For Freedom Ever.

President Mckinley, as the consti-
tuted representative of a great Repub-
lie. has lifted the yoke of oppressive
Imperialism from the shoulders of
$40. 600 Porto Ricans, from 1,5OO, 900
Cubans. and 10000, 900 Filippinos. He
has freed more subject colonists from
the tyranny of Spain than Washington
delivered from the oppression of Great
Britain, yet in view of these facts of
history Bryan would have the country
believe that it must choose between
him and an emperor.
, 1900-08-09

The Union Pacific Land Company will
give prizes for the best answer to the
above question. First prize will be $50
cash. second and third prizes will he
iirst-clRss round trip tickets between
Denver and Omaha, Kansas city or Og-
Byers of the Chamber OF Commerce
President J, w. Springer of the National
Live Stock Association, and Hon. Elwood
ments. Z. S, Department OF Agriculture,
Articles must be signed by an ssume
name, with correct name and address OF
writer placed In a sealed envelope. and
the whole enclosed and mailed not later
than September 10. 1900. to w. N. Byers,
President Chamber of Commerce. Denver,
Colorado.
Pamphlets and statistical information
viii be furnished upon application to g.
II. Wantland, Special Agent L.. =. Land
Company. 1925 seventeenth street, Dem
yer. Colorado.
, 1900-08-09

Much comparison has been made be
tween the endurance of the Chinese
and the American working a Those
with authority say that II average
working man of America is as supe-
rior to the Chinese as Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is to any other dyspepsia
cure. The Bitters also cures consti-
patton, indigestion and prevents mala-
ria
, 1900-08-09
About Nebraska's Hogs.

Nebraska hogs sold in Omaha, May
31st, at $3.50 per head more than on
the same date four years ago, yet the
World-Herald, Mr.. Bryan's personal
organ, which is published in Omaha,
asserted very vigorously during the
1896 campaign that the prices of no
farm products could advance without
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer.
, 1900-08-09

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample tent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. 0lmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
, 1900-08-09

No matter what ails you. headache
to a cancer. you will never get we'll
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature. cure you
without a grippe oil pain. produce easy
natural movements, ost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has C. C. C. stamped on 1t. Be-
ware of limitations.
, 1900-08-09

The imports and exports of Porto
Rico for the month of May, 1900, were
each about 100 per cent greater than
for the corresponding month of the
year 1893. This is the poverty and dis
tress 10 which the Democratic plat
form said the Republicans had doomed
the island.
, 1900-08-09

A West Virginia girl writes to n friend
about her hero. who is a soldier In the
philippines She says - got a letter
from - He is getting along splendid,
He has been assigned to the guardhouse
for ttve days, Says 1t is a pretty hot
shrlnks from duty. Ma and / are nntur,
ally proud to hear Of his promotion" -
Wheeling CIV. Nu.) Int e~lligCncer.
, 1900-08-09

So far as the gold standard is con-
eerned the Democratic party didn't
even pledge itself to keen the peace.
The 16 to / plank of the Kansas City
platform is an open menace to tie
credit of the country.
, 1900-08-09

I'VE had "A lovely meeting of our club
over at kitty's this morning. 'What
were the feutures2' Pineapple Ice ana
"A pnper by Dora Dobhs on How to Keep
the Trolley Party out of Politics.
, 1900-08-09

First Delegate-That was a fine prayer
with which the convention opened.
Second Delegate don't know. 1t
struck me the statistics were not pre-
sented in a way to give the Lord a clear
idea of the political situation.-Detroit
Journal.
, 1900-08-09

One size smaller after usingAllen's Foot
\ Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corus and
bunions. All dru ggists and shoe stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen 5 Olmsted. lie Roy. NY.
, 1900-08-09

Sammy, gran'mH wants YOU to be q
preacher when YOU grow up We'll
gran'ma, mebhe IN he "A preacher. but
tell you now | won't be n mish'nnry.'
, 1900-08-09
Swfpi-V,

The Democratic editors insist that
covernor Roosevelt is a vulnerable
candidate. Then they devote their en-
ereies to attacks IN his teeth.
, 1900-08-09

"Oi k,iEh Ord niver learned ty use ty-
backy." said Mr.. DOlan.
Fur what rayson?' asked Mr.. Raner-
ty.
break of the habit now."-Washington
, 1900-08-09
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do MOI
stain the hands or spot the kettle.

She tslyIy)-How it it-er-George. that
you have never thought seriously Of get
ting married? George tdreamilyJ-l have
always thought seriously of it-that'H
why I'm a bachelor.
, 1900-08-09

You seem to be very much Interested
in that couple in the middle of the iloor.'
Yes: you look at them and see If you
car figure out which 1t is that can't
dance"
, 1900-08-09

"l wonder how so practical a people as
the Scotch happened to originate golf. q"
on, that was cnsy for them; they al
ready had the plaids.'
, 1900-08-09

The state of South Dakota Is max
ing arrangements to un-Pettigrew itself
in November.
, 1900-08-09

Coin to New York, Silas? You ought
to run ever to Paris" Il might If ! IN
derstood French Wei; not nnsero
buuro Pm
, 1900-08-09

II you wish to have beautiful. clear
white clothes. use Russ Bleaching Blue.
the famous bag blue.
, 1900-08-09

When the hair is thin and gray. PARKER's HAIR
BALsAM renews the growth and color.
HISpERCoRNs, the best cure for cOrns. l5cts.
, 1900-08-09

Ma, what days this?' Its Thurs
day Why, ma, seems as II II was
Yesterday
, 1900-08-09

Her Husband (annoyedl-You buy so
many things you don't want. Mrs. Bar
(sweetlyb-Not at all! In
deed. 1 doubt If there is any such thing -
Puck.
, 1900-08-09

PrimIey's California Fruit Gum contain
the most delicious qualities of western
fruits.
, 1900-08-09

The Burlington will on June 18th and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago, st. Louis. Peoria ana all Mis-
souri, river points at rate of one fare plus
81 for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 3lst.. This rate open
to everybody. G. w.
General Agent.
, 1900-08-09

Take advantage of Union Pacifc's ex-
cursion rates. Only one fare plus 81 for
the round trip to Chicago. St Louis, st.
Paul. Minneapolis. Duluth, Milwaukee.
Kansas City. Omaha and intermediate
and many other points. Tickets on sale
July ETH. 10th and August 4th. Final
limit October 31st. Ticket Office. 81 18th
street
, 1900-08-09

Jones-Smith Is the most honest man |
ever saw. ~Brown-Why2 Jones-He can
pass a man selling extras without trying
to read the headlines,
, 1900-08-09

is so good and so cheap that no family can
AFFORD to be without 1t. Is yours Carter'sf
, 1900-08-09

Ladies' who take pride in beautiful.
clear white clothes should use Russ
Bleaching Blue. the modern bag blue.
, 1900-08-09

what are our sins of omission" THE
pose
, 1900-08-09

use "Faultless Starch because it gives the
best results-at all grocers, lOc.