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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

The annual report Of Paymaster Gen
eral Kenny, of the navy, deals in large
figures. He shows that last year he
spent $10,659, 900 on account of con-
struction and purchase of ships, $685.
600 for repairs to ships $11,715,000 to
keep ships in commission, including
pay; $1,5S9 600 for the marine corps
and $56,9S4 for the naval militia.
The paymaster general says that the
naval storehouse at Cavite has proved
of great value as a supply base, and
the bureau intends to meet the de-
mands of the fleet for SUPPLIES for pur-
chasing on the station as far as pos
sible. The refrigerator hip have been
employed with the most satisfactory
results, and have been a veritable boon
to the men. The paymaster general
makes an urgent plea for the creation
of an inspection division in his Office
to look after the various yards and
stations. He also asks for an increase
of the pay corps and for recognition of
the paymasters clerks, including re-
tirement
In conclusion the report suggests
that the department be authorized to
accept certified checks in lieu of bonds
from contractors and sets out the need
for additional storehouse buildings at
Portsmouth, N. H; Boston, League
Island Norfolk, Key West and Mare
Island.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Railroads Agree.

Chicago, Nov. lS.-The Evening Post
says
An agreement between the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific railways has
been reached regarding the construction
of terminals in Seattle and the relations
between the two roads are now of the
most harmonious character. This agree
ment was the moving cause of the action
OF the directors of the Northern Pacific
in declaring a dividend of per cent the
common stock, which action was taken
last week in New York.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
WASHINGTON.

Kalama is to have a new sewerage
system.
There are "a buildings now in course
of construction in Republic.
Heavy rains have caused the Column
bia to rise four feet at Chelan Falls.
The Prosser school district has de-
cided to employ an additional teacher.
A fund Of $4,000 has already been
guaranteed for the Elk's carnival next
year at Tacoma.
Private Kreuder of the Sixth Cavalry
AT Spokane was badly injured by be-
ing thrown from his horse
The state land commissioner has ad-
-Vertised several lots and tracts in the
township of Zillah and vicinity for
lease.
Emil Brandt, who was sandbagged at
sSnohomish recently, has regained con-
seriousness and there is hope of his re-
covery.
The residence of Colonel w. S. Nc
Kee, at Seattle, was robbed of 81 500
worth of articles recently, while the
family was absent
do resulted in the death of three mine
employees. The accident was caused
by the giving way Of one of the large
supporting beams.
There were 119 cars of wheat ship
ped from Harrington to West Superior,
Wis. and IS cars of -four to the coast
for export during October.
David Speigle was shot last week
near Wilbur by William Phoenix
Two years ago Speegle shot Bob PhOe-
nix, and a vendetta was sworn.
Harry Miller, arrested at La Grande
Ore, for the murder of W. w. Scott at
Prosser. has been identified by Brown
ing and Frost, two men sent from XII
,Ona TO see the man.
The sorghum mills at North Yakima
sare in operation. ]. d. Simon will
make about 500 gallons and S. Bergev
zen 200 gallons of the syrup. They are
selling it for 40 cents per gallon.
In 20 of the principal buildings
erected by Spokane people this year
there has been spent over 100000
This includes the cost of buildings fol
IOusiness and public purposes only.
Leonard Maier, an employee of The
;Bayview brewery, was killed last weel
lOyaa fellow workman named Franz
Rager, in the fireroom of the brewery
He was struck over the head with {
brick. The tragedy was the result o.
"a quarrel
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Boston Nov 1.-THE three-masted
schooner Myra B. Weaver was wrecked in
Vineyard sound early today and six lives
were lost. The names Of the dead: Cap
tain Vannam, Philadelphia; Steward
William Peterson, New Orleans; Charles
Magnusen, Bergen, Norway; John Hege-
man, Finland Miss Mary Emerson, aged
%, Mobile; Miss LA Deboe, aged Is. also
of Mobile. Miss Emerson was a sister-in-
law of the captain.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
our Rurn1 Mnn pe1iHer,..

Washington, Nov. l2-The Appropri-
alton for rural service which the post
master general viii ask for the next fiscal
year probably win be upward of $2,50OOO0,
as it is proposed to extend the service to all
parts of the country. The estimates which
will be submitted to congress for the reg
ular free delivery service, it is understood,
will be $l7 10000, an increase of s.s per
cent over the appropriation for last year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Football Games.

New Haven, Nov. Ito the surprise
Of the most ardent of her admirers, Yale
Saturday afternoon rolled up score of
30 points against the Carlisle Indians in
the annual football contest between the
teams Of the two institutions, while the
Indians failed to get nearer Yale's goal
than the 2Q-yard line
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Idaho for Bryan.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. about four-fifths
of the vote of Idaho has been reported.
Bryan has a plurality of 1900; Glenn,
fusion, for congress, has S02, and Hunt,
fusionist, for governor, l44l. The fusion
lists have AZ members of the legislature,
the republicans 25, with three unreported.
This will retire George L. Shoup from the
United States senate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Suicide mt Spokane.

Wearied and worn with life's battles
forsaken by friends, turned from home
by relatives and failing in business. An
thony Schall, an old man. shot himself
through the Heart in a small room in the
rear of his store at Sl62 Post street.
Death occurred instantly. He was from
Elwood, Md.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Harvard Won.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. Dl-Harvard
defeated Brown at football on Soldiers
field by score of IL to .. The very poor
showing of Harvard was due to the absence
of Captain DAILY and the wretched playing
OF the substitute backs and ends. The
eleven seemed completely demoralized at
fitnae
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Pennsy IL, Lafayette ..

Philadelphia, Nov. ll.-Lafayette went
down before the Pennsylvania by a score
of u to ) in stubbornly contested game
OF football, in which both teams adopted
as their main point of attack the famous
guards back of Pennsylvania.
Chicago, Nov. Northwestern de-
feated the University OF Chicago Saturday
by score of ) to O.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Stafford, Kan. Nov. IA fire burned
out two sides of business square. doing
damage estimated at 100000. Twelve diff
ferent establishments are a total loss The
fire burned itself out, as there was no adj
equate means at hand fc- fighting the
flames
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

The tailors strike recently inaugu-
rated in Los Angeles has been termin-
ated by the agreement of all the tailor
ing establishments involved to increase
the wages of their men from $3.50 to
$3.50 per suit.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

At Oklahoma City a women's union
label league is being organized.
The number of new books printed in
France last year was 1922.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

One of the finest pipe tobaccos is
Sun Cured. 1t is not made by trust.
Try package.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
WILL NOT PUNISH BOXERS
CHINESE EMPEROR DECLINES.
VIII Danish Nu Hsien-OffciaIs Are
Doing Their Utmost to stop Re-
form ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dipio-
mats Meet.

Pekin, Nov, 0, via Shanghai, Nov H.
Ii Hung Chang has received note from
Emperor kwang Hsu declining to aecede
to the demands for the punishm mt of Tung
Flu Slang and consenting only to the ban
ishment of Yu Hsien. The note has not
yet been formally communicated to the
minister.
Hong Kong, Nov. 1.-THE Canton pa
pers report the execution of Chu, promi-
nent leader OF the Iriads, and the arrest
of Young Heung Pc, a prominent reform
to stamp or the reform movement.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Tientsin, Nov ll.-As a result of the
British representation to the st. Pete. sburg
government Russia is oinclaily handing
over the railroad 10 sPekln to Count Won
" aldelsee, " no will give it up to the Bnt-
ism owners. Belgium also mas annexed
land for foreign settlement.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Indemnify Was Not Discussed.

Pekin, Nov. 1.-THE foreign
diplomats nave held niece
ing. Although the ministers Affirm tnat
their meeting vas perfectly harmonious,
they practically agreeing upon all The ques-
tons considered, they nave not yet pro-
ceeded beyond most elementary SUBJECTS.
The question OF indemnity, Tor instance,
was not even discussed. 1t Is of such mag
nitude that they seemingly are desnous Of
putting oil It's consideration as long a. pos
sible, and the negotiations are likely 10 be
greatly protncled before anything VIII
be ready to present to the Chinese pIen-
lpotenuuies Inc present desire oI &C
ministers Is, first, to contract plenary
treaty acknowledging few principles,
such as indemnity and security for the
future OF lives and property OF foreign
ers, leaving the other questions TO be
negotiated separately by each power
1nere is every probability that the nego-
tiauons will last for years. The best IN
formed persons u rot believe the Chi
nese court will ret ann to the capital while
any foreign troops remain in Pekin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Serious noxer Movement.

Paris, Nov. ll.-Generdl Balloud, COM
handing the french forces in emma, an
nounces IN dispatch tonight that a
serious Boxer movement is reported south
OF Pao-tin gfo. he report Is that the rencA
troops attacked an entrenched village on
October 30 and drove out the Boxers, de-
spite the latters artillery. Three trencn-
lien were Killed anu several wounded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Local Preachers Camp-rleeting
Association.

The stockholders of the Local
Preachers and Exhorters' Camp
Meeting Association, of Leslie,
have elected the following officers
for tie ensuing year: President,
Rev. John r. White, of Washing
ton, D. c.; vice-president, Harry
G. Wildsmith, North East; secre-
tary, John L. Moore, North East;
treasurer, Samuel Scotch, Fifth
district; executive committee, Rev.
John r. White, Washington; Rev.
Saml. Sherwood. Brooklyn; Saml.
Scotch, John L. Moore, Rev. VIM.
T. Hammond, John Wesley Falls,
Harry Wildsmith and Theodore
Abrams, North East. The stock
holders decided to hold the next
annual camp for two weeks, be-
ginning on July IL, 1901. 1t was
also decided to charge an admission
of five cents to the grounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
viii Probated.

The will of the late Andrew M !.
Cameron was admitted to probate
at the Office of Register of Wills r..
E. lamar last week. The testator
devises to his widow, Rachel M.
Cameron, the house and lot where
upon he resided at the time of his
death, together with the household
furniture, during her life; also
$500 annually. To Walter and
Ralph Clifford, sons of Dir. David
L. Clifford, he bequeaths 800 each.
The M. E. church of Zion is be-
queathed $500, in trust, the interest
of which is to go towards the sal
airy of the pastor. His gold watch
and chain and eight day clock is
devised to his nephew, William A.
Cameron, who is also named as
executor. The residue of the estate
is devised to nine nephews, the
children of his brother. The estate
is valued at about $4,000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Miss Rhoda v. Wilson is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.

Miss RhOda ". Wilson is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk
are the guests of Philadelphia
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, of
Lancaster, spent several days this
week with their parents.
Mrs. w. G. Rooms, of Bridge
vile, DEL, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. J. Wilson.
The Young Ladies' Home Mis-
sion was entertained by Miss
Mary Ryan on Friday evening last.
Mrs. Amanda G. Reynolds is
spending a few days with her
brother, Samuel Carter, of Chris
tiana, Pa.
Mrs. Norwood Pratt and Miss
Marietta Mearns, of Zion, were the
guests Of Mr.. Thos. J. Wilson and
family this week.
J. A. Burton, of Urbanna, Va,
is installed as clerk in Rising Sun
Pharmacy. His predecessor, Mark
Founders, left for Southern Pines,
N. O., last Tuesday.
A passenger train on the p,
w. & B. railroad on Monday made
the run from Perryville to Will
mington, distance of thirty-three
miles, in thirty-three minutes.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Bertha Estelle
Jarlnan, of Chesterville, to Mr..
Andrew Woodall Wilson, of Cecil
ton, on Thursday, November 10.
A concert will be given in the
American Mechanics hall, Bay
View, Nov. 10, by Miss Maude
Bernice Leedom and her pupils,
assisted by Miss Lois Estelle Hall,
elocutionist, graduate of the Balti-
more School of Oratory. Admis-
sion, 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Closed Up.

The Executive Committee of the
Agricultural Society of this county
met last week and closed up the
affairs of the Society.
After paying all claims and dis
charging all obligations, there re
manned in the hands of the treas
urer the sum of $929.39, which the
committee ordered to be distributed
among the 602 shares of stock
shown by the books of the Society
to be extant, making a dividend of
$1.54 per share.
The agricultural fair f1ourished
half a century ago. 1t outlived IFS
usefulness and attraction for the
farmer, degenerated to a horse
racing institution in which the
horse trot and gambling was the
main attraction, and then died
ignobly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Oldest Voter.

George Harris, a colored man
who lives at Rowlandville, where
he has resided for 10! these many
years, and who claims to have
reached the mature age of 106
years, voted at Rising Sun on Tues
day last. His authority for this
claim of antiquity is based on a
transcript from the Bible of his
mothers old mistress, who lived in
Hartford county, and which the old
man carries in a pocket book. The
record says:
Milla narris Georges mother)
was born in IT'S. She was Is
years old when her son George was
born, which makes George now 1O6
years old. Milla Harris died in
September 1899, making her 121
year old. Milla's mother was born
in 1851, died in 1876, giving her a
lease of life of 115 years.
The family were Hartford county
people. We regret that we ne
elected to get the name of the fam
lily to whom the Harris belonged.
George was in Havre de Grace
when the British set the town on
fire, and when the great guns be-
gan to roar he ran for his home five
miles away.
We questioned the old man about
the people living in the neighbor-
hood away back in the early days
of the century and he knew all
about them. He lived for many
years with GORDON Cooley. He
knew the writer very well when he
was a school boy attending school
at Rowlandville, and gave such a
clear, intelligent account of persons
and incidents of the time and long
previous to that as confirmed his
claim to antiquity to be true. He
remembered when West Noting
ham cemetery had but three graves
in it.
The old man is bright and
mentally clear as a man of so and
quite supple on his feet. His eye
sight is perfect he could
thread a needle without glasses.
He bids fair to live as long as his
mother or his grandmother.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Wedding Reception.

Mr.. and Mrs. III. j. Sheppard
rendered a wedding reception on
last "Wednesday evening to their
son, John R. Sheppard and bride.
About fifty guests were present to
offer their congratulations. The
rooms were handsomely decorated
with garlands of evergreen and
flowers and in the parlor was sns-
pended beautiful floral bell.
After the guests had assembled
Miss Marion Sheppard, sister of
the groom, entered the parlor, es-
&C rted by her cousin, Mr.. Albert
Sheppard of Baltimore, and was
seated at the piano. AS the strains
of the Wedding March were being
played the bride and groom entered
the room, preceded by Master
Harold Sheppard, a nephew of the
groom, and took their position be-
meath the floral bell. Congratula-
tons were then rendered, after
which the party and guests repair
ed to the dining room and partook
of refreshments. About $50 the
Rising Sun Band assembled and
played several selections in front OF
the residence and were then con-
Quoted to the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard left the
following morning for New York
where they will reside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
nore Than Golden.

On Nov. End the relatives and
near neighbors of Joseph and Car
oline Sellers met at their home,
about two miles east of Rising Sun,
to celebrate a very extraordinary
event, it being the fifty fifth ami
versary Of their marriage. Their
friends spared no pains to make
the occasion pleasant one, and
while the friends chatted with the
aged couple who gave them many
"reminiscences of their early lives,
the younger members of the COM
pany prepared a sumptuous repast,
which was enjoyed by all present.
Dinner being over and a social
time enjoyed a hymn was sung,
prayer offered, and we bade the
aged couple farewell, conscious of
the fact that they would see very
few returns of their marriage an
niyersary.
These venerable octogenarians
were born, married and lived in
England, having a very vivid rec
objection of the browning of Queen
Victoria and of the jubilance that
filed the English realm at that
time. In the year 1875 they came
to America and have lived in this
community ever since, leading
sober, Industrious aud honest lives,
holding the respect and esteem OF
all their neighbors and friends.
By ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
The Ducking Interest,

The ducking season on the Sus.
lquehanna flats opened last Friday
and shooting ducks will be lawful
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
days till January LIST, when Satur,
fday also comes in legal shooting
day. A license is required for the
privilege of slaughtering the ducks
and the following have been issued
by the Clerk of this county;
Sink boxes, license 500. Charles
town-Elmer E. Murphy, George
Fl. Murphy, Joseph M. Heisler, G.
Washington Barnes, G. P. Cooper,
VIM. Y. Heveron.
North East-Chas. w. Shippers,
Frank Johnson.
Elk Neck-Charles G. Ulary,
Clinton W. Purner.
Principio-W. Scott Jackson,
John A. Wright.
Zion-England J. Clifford.
Earleyille-J. E. Rolph.
Hayre de Grace-William Dye.
Perryville-John Burroughs,
Harry White, M. E. Cole, John
Crate.
Aiken-Edward W. jackson.
Sneak boats, license $780,
Charlestown-George II. Murphy,
Isaac Heisler, William B. Duling,
Valentine B. Algard, Perry Barnes;
r. l.. Barnes, Charles and Jesse
Howell, Samuel T. Murphy, Joseph
Murphy, Gibson & Barnes, George
w. Minker, VIM. T. Murphy.
North East-C. e. Norman.
Theodore Jackson, John T. Harris,
S. r. White. Herbert Fl. White,
George L. Wingate, Robert G.
Reeder, William j. Clark, E. c.
Yeamans, George w. Stewart.
Bay View. T. Armour.
Elk Neck-A. Wilmer McKin
ney, Thomas Crouch, Charles G.
Ulary, Samuel and David F. Reed,
John Lutly, Jr., Edward G. Will
son, Richard Hammond (col.,1
Jacob Dixon, William T. Johnson,
Harry E. Moore, j. w. Gainor,
Harry e. Cole, Alfred Bouchelle.
Principio-Albert M, McNamee,
Eli G. jackson.
Elkton-Charles L. Carter.
Perryville-Alexander Hoffman,
George N. Stump, Stewart Smith,
Charles Kelsey, III. w. Davis,
John Boulder.
Aiken-Clinton Jackson.
Zion-England N. Clifford,
Rising Sun-H. Linn Worthing
ton.
Frenchtown-W. H. Beck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
The Returns.

The latest returns show that
Mckinley has been reelected by
an increased majority over his
electoral vote of 1896.
The banner district of the county
is the old Sixth, which gave Bryan
a plurality of 81, an inceease of 80
over that of four years ago.
McKinley's. plurality in the State
is about IA, 900.
Blakeney, Republican candidate
for congress, is elected by a close
majority.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

The impoverished governments
of Europe are coming to the United
States to borrow money from our
multimillionaires, like the penni-
less scions of the impecunioas
nobility are coming over here for
the millionaires' daughters, swap
ping their barren titles for the
stolen doweries, to support them
in theiridleness and profligate lives.
This money which is going to
Europe 10 bolster up royalty is all
drawn from the wealth producers
of this. country. Not dollar of it
is honestly earned by the Wall
street millionaires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

A comparison of the returns of
election in Maryland last year and
the returns the present year shows
SO plainly the conspiracy of the old
State machine that he who runs
may read, and needs no comment.
Do these Office hunting machine
conspirators believe they can coax
or hoodwink honest voters to put
them in office next fall? You can't
fool all of the people all of the time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
A Great 1edicine.

81 have.used Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and find it to
be great medicine" says Mr.. E. S.
Phipps, of Poteau, Ark. ''It cured me Of
bloody flnx. cannot speak too highly of
it." This remedy always wins the good
opinion, if not praise. ofthose who use it.
The quick cures which it effects even in
the most severe.cases makes it a faYofite
everywhere. For sale by z. T. Reynolds,
druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Miss rlarx couIson.

Miss Mary Coulson died Wednes,
day, November z, aged "a years.
Her funeral will be held Saturday
Nov. 10, from the residence of heI
brother, VIM. p. Coulson, at West
Nottingham. Services at the house
at L p. m; interment at West Not.
tingham Friends burying ground,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
chamberIain's Cough Remedy in
Chicago.

Hisgen Bros, the popular South Side
druggists, corner 69th street aud Went
worth avenue, says 1--WE sell a great
deal of Chamberlain Cough Remedy,
and find that it gives the most satisfactory
results, especially among children for
severe colds and Group" For sale by r.
T. Reynolds, druggist. q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Fell Dead While Husking Corn.

VIM. A. Hardness, of Hopewell
borough, Pa, was found dead by
his brother Monday evening in the
cornfield. He had been husking
corn and dropped dead while at
work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

There were to socialist votes cast
at Rising Sun last Tuesday, one
for the Social Labor ticket and one
for the Social Democratic ticket.
We would for special reasons like
to have the names of the voters,
not to be mode public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

The Thanksgiving number of the
Saturday Evening Post is dated
Nov. 10. The opening article is
The Leaders in American Diplo-
macy, by Hon. John w. Foster,
formerly Secy. of State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

When you feel that life is hardly worth
the candle take a dose of Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will
cleanse your stomach, tone up your liver
and regulate your bowels making you
feel like new man. For sale by E. T.
Reynolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
Lewis l.. rlccIintock.

Lewis L. McClintock died of
consumption at his home at Calvert
on Tuesday. Oct. 80, aged "a years.
A widow and one son survive him.
The funeral was held ON Saturday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

The aristocracy Of England is
rejoicing greatly over the election
of Mckinley. What does that
mean?