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, 1900-05-15
CHICAGO
Scheme by Which the City Has Lost
$500, 0O0.

Chicago, May IA scheme by
which the city of Chicago has been de-
frauded out of sums a~ggregating $780,
900, according I Chief of Detectives
COlleran, has been u~nea-.hcd. Clarence
NJ. Wolfe and George W. Piggott, en-
ployes of the water office in the city
hall, are under arrest. charged with
participating in the conspiracy, which.
1t is said. has been going on for over
five years. 1t is alleged that Wolfe
and Piggott were caught in the act of
changing the dial of a water meter in
the Rainier hotel. So conclusive is the
showing against the men arrested that
they have confessed their guilt.
The conspirators' scheme was to
break the cap Of a water meter wher-
ever they chose and change the hands
on the dial so as to cut down the record
of water used. In thousands Of in
stances this has been done. according
to Chief Detective Colleran. Superin-
tendent Nourse Of the water office
places the city's loss at 500, 900 for the
past five years. while Captain Colleran
doubles it.
The alleged fraud was reported to
the authorities by James G. Rayuor,
who said he was approached by a man
who said he had Fixed the meter Of
the Rainer hotel, of which Raynor
was manager, and wanted money. He
told Raynor that a number of build
ings were getting three times as much
water as they were paying for.
Wolfe and Piggott admitted they had
been practicing the fraud for two years.
Other arrests are expected.
, 1900-05-15
SENATE AND HOUSE
ARMOR PLATE AMENDMENT TO
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
BILL ADOPTED.
1t Provides for Payment of $545 Per
Ton for Three Ships and $445 for
0thers-Senate Committee Orders
Favorable Report on Nicaragua
Canal Bill.

Washington, May 14.-In the senate
today the armor plate amendment was
agreed to. 1t authorizes the secretary
of the navy to procure armor for ships
cost of not more han $445 per long
ton; il he is unable to obtain 1t at that
price he is authorized to procure 1t for
the ~battleships Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri,. now awaiting armor, and to pay
therefor not to exceed $545 per ton. If
armor of the best quality cannot be
purchased from private manufacturers
for $445 per ton, the secretary is di-
rected to purchase a suitable site and
erect an armor plate factory at a cost
not to exceed $4,000, O0O-S2, 900 900 of
which is made available.
At the opening session Mr.. Hanna OF
Ohio reported f~avorably a concurrent
resolution directing the secretary to
make a survey of the harbor at Cleve-
land with a view to its further improve
ment. 1t was agreed to.
The senate committee on interocean-
ic canals ordered a favorable report on
the Nicaragua bill as it passed the
house. .Hr.
There were only five members OF the
committee present at today's meeting.
A motion was made to report the bill
and without debate the vote was taken.
Senators Morgan, Mcbride, Harris and
Turner voting in the affirmative and
Senator Hanna in the negative.
Washington, May 14.-When the
house met today Mr.. Cannon OF 1lli-
nois reported the general deficiency bill
and Mr.. Hull OF Iowa reported the
military academy appropriation. Mr..
Cannon moved that the house go into
committee OF the whole to consider the
former bill. General debate was limit
ed to one hour on a side.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill carries 1888, o21.
, 1900-05-15
A DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
0ansossa's Defense Was One Of the
Most Stubborn In History.

0angossa's Dsfsass was One Of the
Most Stubborn In History.
When Napoleon left Spain in 1908.
leaving his brother Joseph in posses
sion OF Madrid, he seemed justified In
thinking Spain was his. Yet but =
few weeks after Joseph Bonaparte
found that the town Of SaraEossa still
dened the French. The French army
invested 1t, and on January 20 success
real fighting began. Every street was
bsrricaded. every house a fortress, and
the French had to tight the Spaniards
who were but peasants led by peas
ants, from street to street. from house
to house. For Twenty-Five days this
went on, the little garrison surren-
dering on February 20. after 10000 OF
the inhabitants had persisted. Sebas-
topol was besiegsd by the French and
English armies for eleven months.
commencing October IT, 1854. to Sep
TENDER 9, 1855, but the hardships were
endured by the besiegers, not the be-
sieged, who had houses to live In and
plenty of food. Three Of the worst
sieges of modern times were Of very
short duration when compared with
Kimberley's gallant stand Of four
months. During the Indian mutiny.
Cawnpore surrendered to Mana Sahib
on June rs. 1857. after a stand OF only
three weeks. But the surrender was
not made by the British but the ma
tive garrison, and so the latter were
let go free by Mana sahib. while but
three of four Europeans managed to
escape the butchers Of Mana Sahio. Al
though that prince had given his word
Of honor that the whole garrison
should be allowed to depart. Luck
now during the same war held out Tor
eighty-six days from July 1 to septem-
Der z5, when It was relieved BY Cen
eral Havelock. while the French gar
rison of Badajoz. during the Peninsu-
lar a withstood the British nds
Wellington from March 1s to April ..
1812.-London Daily Mail.
, 1900-05-15
GERMANY'S ACTIONS
WILL CONTINUE COLONIZATION
TO GET A PREPONDERANT
GERMAN INFLUENCE.
Belief in Washington That Germany
Will Heed Warnings of Root and
Lodge and Will Lie Low Until in
a Better Position to Defy United
States.

Washington, May l4.-It Is the be-
lief Of well-intormed officials here that
Germany will heed the warnings Civ
en- her by Secretary Root and Senator
Lodge by more strongly urging the
passage OF the bill providing for the
increase of the navy desired by the
German emperor.
1t is thoroughly appreciated that
Germany is not ready to take any ac-
ton which will involve her in war with
the United States, and the administra-
ton does not expect trouble before the
German fleet has been largely increas-
ed. 1t is understood hat the admin
istration expects Germany to try to
block automatically every plan which
may strengthen the position of the Uni
ted States, as in the case of the Danish
West Indies. but it is not supposed for
a moment hat she will go the extent
of hostilities. 1t is thought to be her
policy to continue the colonization OF
Central and South America to get a
prepOnderant German influence in
those states, so that, in case of wal
with the United States, those German
communities must have an important
bearing upon the degree Of neutrality
the Southern republics would enforce.
The German embassy, in line with
the policy of the state department, is
minimizing the report that Germany
|contemplates taking any action in vio-
lation of the Monroe doctrine. The
German ambassador declined today to
discuss Senator Lodges speech, but it
is known he is very much concerned
about the senator's declarations follow
ing those made by Secretary Root.
Embassy officials say there are too
many Germans in the Fatherland; that
they must emigrate somewhere, and
that they have selected Central and
South America and Asia Minor because
they are u~ndeveloped places in which
the emigrant may live without restric-
tions.
AS an indication that Germans in
Brazil are not pressing their trade with
the Fatherland, attention is called to
an article published by a Hamburg
journal regarding the outlook Of Ham
burg's export trade to Brazil. From
Ill 900 600 marks in 1895, the exports
declined to IS, 0Oo, 900 in 1898, INT it is
estimated that the officials statistics
will show a further decline in 1899. ,
While Germany is not increasing her
trade with Brazil she is undoubtedly
that with Central America.
Germany comes first in the Guatema-
trade and the United States second.
Germany's place in this commerce is
due on the one hand to a regular
steamship line connecting Hamburg
with Guatemalan ports, and on the 9TH
er to the enormous sums which have
been invested by German capitalists.
, 1900-05-15

ut is with a good deal Of pleasure
and satisfaction that l recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and d.
arrhoea Remedy" says Druggist A. w.
sawtelle, Of Hartford, Conn. "A lady
customer, seeing the remedy exposed
for sale on my show case. said to me:
4 really believe that medicine saved
my life the past summer while at the
shore and she became SO enthusiastic
over its merits that 1 at once made up
my mind to recommend 1t in the fu-
ture. Recently q gentleman came into
my store 80 overcome with collie pains
that he sank at once to the floor. l
gave him a dose of this remedy which
helped him. I repeated the dose and
in fifteen minutes he left my store
smilingly informing me that he felt as
we'll as ever" Sold by F. H.. Eggles-
ton.
, 1900-05-15
TAX is
United States Supreme Court Passes
on Inheritance Tax Law.

Washington, May 1.-THE United
States supreme court today sustained
the constitutionality and validity of the
war revenue tax on inheritances in the
e. J. Knowlton case, New York. JUS
tice White read the opinion of the
court. Suit was brought to recover the
tax paid. The decision declares the
tau is not repugnant to the constitu-
ton. The contention hat congress has
no right to impose a tax was also held
to be unsound. Neither is the unifor-
nifty clause of the constitution violat-
ed, declared the court. The claim that
the imposition of a progressive rate is
subversiye of the fundamental concep-
ton of free government is held to be
untenable.
, 1900-05-15

1t is just as easy 10 drift into danger
as to drive into it. The progress is slower
but the end is equally sure. II is the
gradual progress OF drifting which blinds
to the danger. Men and women drift into
l!l-health in such a way. There is a
little feeling Of oppression after eating.
Alter a time it passes away. Some day
II returns and brings another symptom
headache, perhaps. Something IS done
to relieve the headache, but nothing to
relieve the cause. So one more victim
goes drifting on to the rocks of disease.
Young women who are teaching or
studying are very apt to become victims
OF disease OF the stomach. They eat in
1udlclously, in some cases, and in gen.
eral the brain is too occupied to allow
the stomach the blood necessary to carry
on its functions. Hence in time the
organs of digestion and nutrition are
totally ~deranged, and the young gradu-
ate goes home a chronic invalid.
The timely use of DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery will avert such a CON
dltion the faithful use of it in chronic
cases will effect a complete cure.
was troubled with very frequent headaches.
often accompanied by severe vomiting, I" writes
Miss Mary Belle Sunmerton, ofSan Diego, Duval
Co. Texas. Bowels were irregular and nv
stomach and liver seemed continually out of
order Often | could eat almost nothing. and
sometimes absolutely nothing, for twenty four
hours at a time. ! was entirely unfit for work.
and my whole system seemed so run down that
! feared a severe sick spell and was very much
discouraged was advised to try DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. and before finishing
the third bottle ! was able to undertake the du-
ties of public school life, and contracted to do so"
DR.. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the complexion and sweeten the breath.
, 1900-05-15
SECURING YOUR SCALP.
Will Remove the Loose Dandruff Scales
But 1t Won't Cure Dandruff.

If your hair is brittle and thinning.
you have dandruff. The merely scour-
ing of the scalp of the loose scales,
won't cure dandruf; because dandruff
is nothing but scales of scalp being
thrown up by a pestiferous little germ
in burrowing its way to the root Of the
hair where it saps the vitality, causing
falling hair and, in time. badness. Now
you cant stop dandruff, nor falling
hair, nor prevent badness unless you
destroy that germ; and the only prepar-
alton that can do it is the new scientific
discovery, Newbro's Herpicide. In fact
no other hair preparation claims to kill
the dandruff germ-all Of them will
clean the scalp; soap and water will do
that. but only Newbro's Herpicide
gets at the root Of the trouble and kills
the dandruff germ.
, 1900-05-15
LEGAL NOTICE.
THE STATE OF WYOMING,
County of Albany, SIS.

County of AlDany SIS.
In the District Court.
Second Judicial District.
John Whitaker, Jr., Plaintiff,
VS..
Richard James Graham, Defendant.
To said Richard James Graham, De-
fendant:
You are heheby notified that the said
plaintiff has filed his petition against
you in said court, alleging hat he is
the owner in fee of all Of sections num-
bered twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty
seven, thirty-fve and the east half OF
section thirty-fOur, township twenty,
north of range seyenty-four west; also
all sections two, twelve, fourteen, east
half of ten, east half of twenty-five,
all Of section one; east half of section
three; all of sections eleven and thir-
teen; east half Of fifteen; all OF section
twenty-three; north half of section
twenty-five and the north half of sec
ton twenty-seven, in township nine
teen, north Of range seventy-four west.
together with all improvements there
on, said land being in the county Of AL
bany, State of Wyoming; and that he
is now and for a long time hitherto
has been in and is entitled to be in
possession of said described premises;
and that you claim an estate or inter-
est therein adverse to said plaintiff;
that your said claim is without any
right whatsoever, and that you have
no estate, right, title or interest what
soever in said land or premises, nor
any part thereof. The object and
prayer OF said petition is that you may
be required to set forth the nature OF
your claim and that your adverse claim
may be determined by a decree Of said
court; that by said decree 1t be declar-
ed and adjudged that you have no es-
tate or interest whatsoever in or to
said land and premises and that the
title OF plaintiff is valid and good and
that you be forever enioined and debar-
red from asserting any claim whatever
in or to said land and premises adverse
to plaintiff; and for such other and fur
Their relief as to the court shall seem
meet. Furthermore, the affidavit for
service by publication shows that your
last known address Is Netherby Hall,
|Longtown, England.
You are further notified that you are
required to answer or otherwise plead
herein on or before the 7th day Of July,
IA. D. 1900, otherwise said petition will
be taken as true and a decree rendered
accordingly.
JAMES McGIBBON,
| (Seal.) Clerk Of Court.
''tu7t-te5
, 1900-05-15

J. Q. Hood, Justice OF the peace.
Crosby, Miss, makes the following
statement: II can certify that One
Minute Cough Cure will do all that is
claimed for it. My wife could not get
her breath and the first dose of 1t re-
lieved her. 1t has also benefited my
whole family" 1t acts Immediately
and cures coughs, colds, Group, grippe.
bronchitis, asthma and all throat and
lung troubles.-A. H. Cordiner, Drug
lgist.
, 1900-05-15

Washington, May 1.-THE case Of
Plummer VS.. Coler-From New York,
involving the collateral inheritance tax
United States supreme court today. 1t
held that an estate consisting wholly
or in part of United States bonds may
the law in question.
In another case the United States su-
preme court held today that the inner
itance tax Of congress in 1898 is valid
as applied to tax levied by the United
States OF an estate composed wholly
or in part Of United States bonds.
, 1900-05-15
DREYFUS IN PARIS.
His Presence Causes the Government
Much Worriment.

New York, May 14.-Captain Alfred
Dreyfus left Geneva last evening and
arrived with his wife in Paris this
morning, says a Paris dispatch to the
Herald. The government is much wor-
ried by this journey, which was quite
unlocked for, and will take measures to
have him leave as 1901 as possible, ow-
ing to its fear of demonstrations.
, 1900-05-15
OUR

The Republican II now offering . dns
Rand Mentally doubb map (ths world
on one side and the United States on
the other) as,s'prenium for each year
" subscription to the Daily Repub-
lican which Il paid in advance; and =
COPY of the Standard War Atlas for six
month"; Sub1uittjoo.
These valuable works may be seen
at our ONCE; and to those who do not
carr to nay . year or six months in a.
vancs, 10 will sell the map for 81, OF
the atlas for 80 osatA
, 1900-05-15
LAY NOT RETURN.
Governor Taylor May Not Go Back to
Kentucky if Defeated.

Indianapolis, May 14.-Hon. ". S.
Taylor. republican governor of Ken
lucky, arrived here today.
viii you go back to Kentucky if
the decision of the United States court
is against you?" he was asked.
Il hardly think it would be the
proper thing for me to do replied
Taylor; yet now | cannot tell what |
will do. My mind is not fully made
up to the question:"
Governor Taylor said he believed
that Youtsey and others, now accused.
would finally be set at liberty.
, 1900-05-15

New York, May l4.-In a letter from
Pretoria from a special correspondent,
giving Boer news dated March 25, he
says:
81 have the highest authority for the
statement that rather than see their
country conquered by England the b.
er peace commissioners who are now
iue here are empowered to ask the Uni
ted States to assume a p~rotectorate
over both republics, this protectorate
TO tend, if desired, toward eventual an
nexation."
, 1900-05-15
HOW rs YOUR wIFE7

Has she lost her beauty? II SO. con-
stlpatIon. Indigestion, sick headache
are the principal causes. karl's Glover
Root Tea has cured these Ills for half
d century. Price Is cents and 6o'cents.
Money refunded II results are not satis-
factory. Frank H. Eggleston. druggist.
, 1900-05-15

All armies are liable to night scares.
which 1T times almost amount to a
Panic. On one occasion a British regi-
msnt In Iadia. marching over the
Ghauts on IL return from mansuvsra
at ChiAchwud, vas thrown iato tenn
porary confusion By the boiling of .
couple of pack oxen laden with cook
Ing pots.
, 1900-05-15
ON EVERY BOTTLE

or Shiloh's Consumption Cure is tails
guarantee: "A1l We ask Of you Is to
use two-thirds of the contents Of this
bottle faithfully, then II you can say
you are not benefited return the bottle
to, your druggist and he may refund the
price paid" Price Is cent?, 50 cents and
3l.00. F. H. Eggiesten. druggist
, 1900-05-15

He-Would you scream II l were to
take you in my arms and kiss you? She
What good would that do? Papa
and mamma are away. and the walls
and floors and ceilings Of this IA are
deadened.-Chicago Times Herald.
, 1900-05-15

Washington, May 1.-THE supreme
today adjourned for a week with
announcing a decision on the Ken
lucky governorship case.
, 1900-05-15
IN NATAL
GENERAL BUTLER CREDITED
WITH AN IMPORTANT VIC
TORY IN THE NORTH.

1t is Said that the Beers Have Been
Dislodged From the Biggarsberg
Range-Opposition in Free. State
Has Almost Ceased to Count
Against the British.
, 1900-05-15

cannon have begun to speak in earnest
in north Natal. News reached London
yesterday that General Butler had NOV
ed u in force from L~adysmith and
won an important victory by driving
the Beers from the strong positions in
the rugged mountains of the Biggars-
berg range
The enthusiasm which was displayed
here at the tidings of the Natal COM
mander's success clearly showed the
popularity of the general and that the
sentiment of the country had been
aroused in his favor by the recent dis
cussion of the Spion kop dispatches.
Unofficial reports of his advance seem
ed to be hailed everywhere with almost
as much satisfaction as was the news
of the occupation Of Kroonstad by
Lord Roberts.
Now that the enemy have been dis
lodged from the Biggarsberg they will
have no choice but to fall back through
New Castle on the enormously strong
natural Businesses of Laing's Mex and
the Ingono river region, which is DOM
mated by Majaba hill. No one believes,
however, that an attempt will be made
to attack the Beers at Laing's Mex by
any other than a turning movement.
1t remains to be seen whether Sir
Redvers will cross the Buffalo river
by Landmarks drift and attack Vry-
berg on the way. or will advance by
way of New Castle and Utrecht.
Opposition in the Orange Free state
has almost ceased to count. 1t is re-
ported at Cape Town that a proclama-
ton annexing Steyn's republic to the
British empire will be issued in the
Of the present week.
London, May 15.-The last hours of
the siege Of Mafeking are likely to be
e%nlivened by some exciting events. Sen
s~ational advices are contained in mes
sages received from the Mails CORE
spondent at Lourenzo Marquee. One
dated Monday says that the news from
Pretoria is scanty and misleading. The
Beers are reported, however, to have
attacked Mafeking On Saturday and
managed with the aid of artillery to
set the Kafir location or fire. Fur
Their fighting followed. The CORE
spondent says that the relief column
is clearly making progress. If the Bo-
ers had succeeded in seriously affect
ing its movements, plenty Of details
would be at hand, whereas next to none
have been received.
Information given in the Standard
and Diggers News Of Saturday seems
to indicate that the Beers from Four
Streams have been outstripped by
the relief column. One dispatch from
Christiana, dated Wednesday. say the
British were still advancing along the
railway and were also busily repairing
the bridge at Fourteen Streams. When
the burghers arrived north Of Taunga
the British had already left the town,
but were driven back by the burghers.
Up to the present the dispatch says the
enemy had made no advance to Chris
tiana.
Obviously the Beers are under the
delusion that General Hunters force is
advancing northward in conjunction
with the Mafeking relief column. They
do not seem to realize that General
Hunters force forms an integral part
OF the extreme left of the main army
under Lord Roberts,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-12-27
ALFONSO KARR

--Si--diiO Paulina--le he visto; esta muy
bien.
Maurioio Sc mordi0 los labios Sc habia des
cuidado EN- ir q casa de su sastre, su frac no
podia estar hasta Ell dia siguiente por Guy.
razon SO habia puesto aquella noehe corbata
blanca, frac color de cafe, chaleco morado
pantal6n negro. En- otro eualquiera le habna
parecido ridiculo este traje.
Pocos momentos despu6s SO acerc6 a q el
cahallero que habia llamado Ia atenc6n de las
dos j6venes, que no era otro, 81 no 10 ha adj
Tinado el lector que Ricardo. Mauricio 10 CO.
gio por ell brazo y 10 llev6 una ventana.
-iMaldito Ricardo, me has robado mi vesti
do
HE querido tributar un homemade tu
buen gusto-eontesto Ricardo --aPor que n,
has traido el tuyo9
Mauricio no quiso insistir mas para que
Ricardo no creyera que daba q aquella cir.
cunstancia tanto valor como roalmente le daba
y respondid:
~-El mio no ha pcdido estar para hoy.
al POGO ratio olvid 8 Mauricio aouel inc
dente, y sentado con Ricardo en- un diyan, 81
puso 4 examiner ell bale.
-SNo has Observable, Ricardo---diio que des.
nudas vienen las mujeres al bailei Pase por las
senoras casadas ya que asi place sus sefores
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-12-27
ELENA 8 UNA HoRA DEseUEs


maridos, puesto que no parece sino que desde
ell momento en- que SO oasan las mujeres per-
teneeen todos; pero q 10 menos, las madres
deberan pensar que no tienen derecho presen-
'ando eseotadas de ese modo sus hijas par"
prostitnirlas las miradas, darlas en- segnida
manchadas por los ojos y los deseos de todos
los dansantes, un marido que las cree virgo
nes, por que no Sc han aband onado nade
I'm imbecil que no cree que una mfrada man.
cha una mujer; ~ mego 81 escotadas estu-
Vi>ian mas hermosas! Pero todo contrario;
81 no mira q esa joven con su Uestido dc viroe..
que no deja YER mas que el cuello, 10 desta.
ca tan graciosamente. lQue bonita estaI lY
como la embelleee mueho mas su modestial
--Creo- dijo Ricardo--que no harias esa
confianza las dos senoritas que has acompa-
nado, porque aun cuando no estan escotadas,
10 estan mas que esa.
-SY por que no hahia de decircelof-diio
Mauricio-Todo el mundo SO deshasc on cum.
plimientos para agradar los muieres Nadis
ataca d la plaza sino por un lado, siendo asf
lue hay una ventsja muy grande en- presentar
Sc por el lado que no es atacado, y que por
consecuencia, no esta defendido. Por otra
parte, las mujeres ante todas las cosas quieren
agradar, NADIA tienen que hacer con los Que
las eneuentran adorablesy ponderan eada uno
de sus gastos cada una de sus palabrasi per0