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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03
MILITARY AID TO SCIENCE.
British and German Officers Send
Home Specimens of Flora.

London Mail: Lieutenant Boyd
Alexander, Rifle brigade, who is we'll
konwn at South Remington museum
for his studies OF birds in Africa, has
just returned from the WtGt coast with
what is believed to be the finest collec-
ton ever obtained on active service.
Over thousand specimens Of West
African birds, killed by himself and
his native collector during the cam
paign in Ashanti, were brought back
by Lieutenant Alexander last week.
This is the biggest collection Of
birds ever brought out Of Africa at one
time" he said to a Daily Mail repre-
sentative the other afternoon. Il have
been collecting in Africa now for nine
or ten years. One has to be specialist
nowadays.
The collection is at present at South
where am busy comparing the speci-
mems ! have obtained with the nearest
prototypes there.
1T is a pity that the government does
not insist on officers in ont -of-the-way
parts OF the world collecting birds and
other things. The German officers do
50 already. ne COiOnldi once DIT Der
lin oblges all its officers to collect nat
ural historical specimens whether they
like 1t or not, and though their work In
many cases is rough and ready, it is
better than nothing,
We know very little about the birds
In the great bend of the Niger and
Hausaland, and absolutely nothing of
those in the region around lake Chad
and Darfwr. There Is no doubt that
when these great areas come under in
vestigation, it will he found that one
great geographical region exists from
Northeastern Africa right across to the
west coast. When | have finished eX-
aiming my collection of birds, they
may throw considerable light on the
subject.
Marching with the relief force TO
Kumasi | left my native collector at
Prahsu, where he formed the nucleus
OF the collection. AS the country be-
came more settled. he gradually worked
his way up to Kumasi, making collec-
tons at each station on the lines OF
communication.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

men by this one man would be newt
able The policy of the unions would
be shaped by the genius. aggressive
ness, foresight Of such men as this. So
that. despite all that can be done to
get workmen by either, there still re-
mains indvidualsm to be reckoned
with-or. rather, in the new order OF
things, there will be developed a form
of ndividualism, of immensely greater
Importance than when workmen fell
over one another TO beat down the
price of days work.
The conclusion is imperative. neither
a capital trust nor labor trust is pos
sible without the protection OF the
most rigid laws. The element Of sell
fishncss can not be e.!clinated. and
must therefore be held in check by a
power outside Of the trust. Appealing
to the element of selfishness. this out
side power promises security. that no
shareholder, however dominant anu ag-
srcssivc. shall get more than his share.
The scliishness OF the weak is, perhaps.
on the whole. rather kccner than the
selhshness Of the strong,
In some snch way as this, we think,
the first steps leading up to state
communism or collectivism would be
taken in the coming evolution OF So
ciety. These speculations are based
upon the theory and follow ont the
wcid-point, that in the social evolution
the trend is towards placement OF the
individual as factor, and towards the
erection OF the Moloch organization as
the relentless crusher ont OF all dis
tinctive personal traits in the human
atom.
There Is however. quite a reverse
side to all this We have seen for in
stance that a new indiyidualism takes
the place of the one supposed to have
been merged into an organic total. so
that neither collrctiyism nor commun-
lsm-taking away all individual rights.
as the trust does partially now-and no
complaint made-is able to neutraliZe
or hold in check or modify that most
Tremendous of all forms of individual
ism, namely, the distinctive features of
one great corporation "a contrasted
with. opposed to, and crushing out, by
the way, in which the personal individ-
uallam has NO rights whatever. The
great trust OF combine Is, in point of
fact, made MP of individual unity, sink
ing their acquired or property rights, TO
the level Of a legal fiction, and these
taking their chances with other human
unity doing the same thing. A cor
poration. however. does not run itself
1t is managed ly men of ies h and blood.
There never was a more accurate desig-
patton than that OF legal fiction APP
piled 10 the view that a corporation
has no personality. individuality or
soul 1t Is intensely humau-iu all but
the legal fcuous that surround it,
A still more important and sugges-
tive consideration is, that the individ-
ual has handled and will always strive
TO handle. all the corporations he can
lay his hand on If mother nature
continues 20 produce Napoleons Of
finance and other Napoleons, even
though they would sway only 90 years
ut time the reign of communism or
colcctiyiSm would seem 10 be q long
way of lndivdualism. in a word
seems rooted in nature. corporations
and other forms OF collectivism or COM
muntsm are dependent upon legal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03
His Pun Shocked Him.

Oscar Hammerstein can be found al
most any night sitting on chair out
side his theater on Seventh avenue.
He was enjoying cigar there the other
evening when he was approached by an
actor who had been employed by him,
but who had been on long debauch.
and who. in the parlance OF the pro-
fession, looked every bit the part
too"
Hesitatingly he asked Mr. Hammer
stein if he would lend him S. promis-
ing he would use it to sober up and
get himself back TO his old self MIR.
Hammerstein gave him the requested
amount and after profuse expressions
of gratitude the actor remarked.
"Mr Hammerstein, this Is the most
lucid moment | have had in d month
II guess this is a lose It moment
for me, too replied Mr. Hammersteiu.
Then he looked guiItily around but he
had been heard New York Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03
THE LIVING TEMPLE

Not in the world of light alone.
Where God has built his blazing throne
Nor yet alone In earth below,
With belted seas that come and go
And endless isles Of sunlit green
Is all thy Makers glory seen:
Look in upon thy woRdrous frame
Etefna. wisdom still the same.
The smooth, soft air with rtkse.lfIxa
waves
Flows murmuring through its hidden
caves.
Whose streams OF Frightening purnls
rush,
Fired with a new and livelier blush, /;
While all their burden of decay
The ebbing current steals away
And red with natures flame they star,
From the warm fountains of the heart
No rest that throbblng slave may ask !,
Forever quivering Ger his task
While far and wide a crimson Jet
Leaps forth to fiji the woven net
Which in unnumbered crossing tides
The flood of burning life divides.
Then, kindling each decaying part,
Creeps back TO find the throbbing heart
But warmed with that unchanging flame.
Behold the outward moving frame
It's living marbles Jointed strong
With glistening band and silvery thong
And linked to reasons guiding reins
BY myriad rings in trembling chains,
Each craven with the threaded zone
Which claims it as the Masters own,
See how yon beam of seeming white
Is braided out of seven-hued light,
Yet In those lucid globes no ray
BY any chance shall break astray
Hark. how the rolling surge of sound,
Arches and spirals circlng round
Wakes the hushed spirit through thine
ear
With music il Is heaven to hear.
Then mark the coven sphere that holds
All thought in it's mysterious folds
That feels sensations faintest thrill
Aud flashes forth the sovereign Will,
Think on the stormy world that dwells
Locked In its dim and clustered cells
The lightning CLEANS of power it sheds
Along its hollow grassy threads,
Father grant they love divine
To make these mystic temples thine
When wasting age and wearyng strife
Have Slapped the leaning walls of life
When darkness gathers over all ,
And the last lettering pillars fall
Take the poor dust thy mercy warns,
And mold ii into heavenly FORMS
oliver Wendell Holmes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03
omens of Fatetul Things.

Washington Star: The shooting of
President Mckinley recalls to supersti-
tious minds the shadows that have APP
reared In recent years on the large col
umas of the north or main porch Of the
white house. During the winter months
these shadows are more distinct than
in other months and appear near the
top OF the columns around the midday
hours. 1t is recalled now that last fall
a shadow appeared that had never been
seen on the column before. 1t required
no effort OF the imagination to recog-
nize it as a human forearm and hand,
with bent finger upheld in the attitude
of warning. Ii appeared and disap-
peared each day for fortnight or
more. Some time after this, when the
suns position had changed, shadow
of nondescript form appeared on the
great pillar at the extreme northwest
, corner of the portico, 1t soon took on
definite shape and at l o'clock In the
afternoon represented the face and
shoulders of President Mckinley IN
profile The silhouette was so striking
/ as to attract the attention of many peo-
pie, who remarked that more perfec,
profile drawing could hardly be made
| hy an artist. The likeness was not q
correct one for more than few min
lutes and then II changed with the alter
| ing position of the sun. and ten minutes
! later had assumed remarkably perfect
/ likeness OF the late Queen Victoria
even 10 an object on the head resem'
/ bling crown. Sometimes the shadow
present the bent form of an old woman
with one hand resting on an object re
sembling spinning wheel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

President Mckinley was one OF ths
trustees of the Peabody education tuhu'
and his death is the third when ma
occurred in the board since It's iss'
meeting The other two were the fon'
William Writ Henry OF virginia. Who
died Dec. 3 1900, and the Hon. Wiinan'
NJ. Evarts of New York, who died feo'
2S. 1901.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

Seventyseven tribes are represented
by the ,007 pupils ia the Indian Train
ing School at Carlisle. the Sonecas hav-
lug the largest number That the work
of the students has been profitable is
shown by the earnings, which reached
the aggregate OF s2S.7 us during the past
twelve months. The deaths in the
school during the year We're only four
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

Baltimore American: 1t is observed
that these laxative anarchists are
very quick to hustle for the protection
of the laws they seek to overthrow
There is nothing so inconsistent as a
man with an itch for notoriety.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

New York Evening Post: IT cannot
be assumed that President Roosevelt
has no iniative of his own since his
whole career has brlstled with it, In
deed, the apprehension which assaied
the public mind moment arily, when Mr.
Mckinley was struck down, was that
the vice president had too much I'M
tiatiVe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

The assessed valuation OF the state OF
Idaho has increased s4.s4s $50 in a
single year. and the total now is s52-
1875, 1856.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-03

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is
spoken Of as likely to be made chair
man Of the committee of foreign af-
fairs il the United States senate.
He viii also, says gossip, represent
the president in the senate.
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
DYNAMITE FAST
 EXPRESS TRAIN
TRAIN ON NORTHERN CENTRAL
 WRECKED, BUT PASSENGERS Es- CAPE INJURY-RoBBERY SUP POSED TO HAVE BEEN OBJECT.

York. Pa, November 16. - The south western express on the Northern Central Railway, due in this city at 10:4O p. m., was wrecked last night by a charge of dynamite placed under the tracks near Brackridge, short distance north or York. Passengers on the train were se- verely shocked but all escaped injury.
 A piece of rail 21A feet long was blown out of the track and three coaches were derailed and drawn over the ties dis tance of 200 yards before the train was brought to a stop. Four Pullman cars. day coach. combination car and an ex- press car composed the train. The place where the wreck occurred is surrounded by high hills on one side and the Codorus creek on the other, and Is one of the loneliest places between Harrisburg and Baltimore. It Is believed the object of the perpetrators was robbery.
 A hole was blown in the roadbed large
 enough to bury a man. Where the rails
 were broken they were cut off as if done
 by shears. The passengers say that they
 were terribly shocked, many throwing
 themselves on the floor of the car until
 the train stopped. A panic prevailed among the passengers until they were as- sured that the danger was over.
 Philadelphia, November 16.-Reports of | the attempt to wreck the Southwestern | Express on the Northern Central branch l of the Pennsylvania were received at the | office of the company this morning and | steps were at once taken to locate the
 miscreants if possible. Detectives were ordered to begin operations from York | and men were also sent from this city | and Harrisburg. There is little hope here that the dynamiters will be cap- 1 tured, as 1t Is thought they undoubtedly
 made their way to one of the large cities | before daylight.
 The wrecked train Is the Southern Ex- | press, which left Washington at S45 last
 night and is due in Pittsburg this morn l ing. The train had left York and was l en route to Harrisburg when the ex- | plosion occurred
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
TREATY SATISFIES ENGLAND.
Agreement About IsthmIan Canal Is
 Ready to Be Signed.

London. November 16-So far as the British government is concerned, all that remains to be done in connection with the Isthmian Canal is for Lord Paun- cefote and Secretary of State Hay to affix their signatures to the treaty. Such minor suggestions as ensued after the British Ambassadors arrival at Wash ington have been disposed of and the foreign office awaits news of the signing of the convention, though 1t has not re- ceived any intimation as to when this is likely to occur. No draft of the treaty has been called for the good reason that the document is safely locked away in the foreign office files, where 1t has been since prior to Lord Pauncefote's depart ure from this country. The ambassador was empowered to sign on behalf of Great Britain the first day he arrived in the United States, if such course seemed to him advisable. He is acting with full power and the officials pre- stunned that he is only awaiting the con- venience of the State Department at Washington
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
562,S68 Persons of Foreign Birth Landed This Year
 in United States
INCREASE OF NINE PER CENT
Italy Furnished Greatest Number, the Increase From That Country Being Three Times Increase
 From All Europe.

Washington, November 1e.-The annual of the immigration bureau shows the to- tai stoerage arrivals in the United States during the year to have been 487 91s. an increase over the preceding year of 39- 346 or approximately g per cent.
 Of this increase 2020 came through Ca- nadian ports ard the remainder through ports of this country. There were also H,s5o other alien passengers who came in the cabin. making total for the year of 562,S6S.
 The ratio of increase of Italian immi- grants compared with those from the, same country last year is approximately S6 per cent more than threefold the ratio of increase from all Europe, and the increases numerically from all other countries of Europe aggregate scarcely one-fourth of that of Italy.
 The total steerage immigration was distributed as to sex between SS1, ,055 males and 156,s6S females: as to age. between and 156,S63 females; as to age. 62, 562 un- der 14 years. 3s6,516 from 14 to 45 years and 2s,s4o of 45 years and over.
 It is shown that 117,5S7 were unable to read or write SO5s could read but not write; 294.S60 brought each less than $3o and 56,312 had more than $50 each During the year sss were returned to their respective countries, having become public charges Within one year after | landing.
 1 The number refused a landing was | 305l, as against 4246 last year.
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
TO PROHIBIT MEMBERSHIP.
Resolution to Keep Divorced Persons
 Out of Methodist Church.

Newport News, Wa. November 16-A memoria, was offered in the Virginia Methodist Episcopal conference today by Rev. James Cannon. Ja.. and Rev. J. o. Moss as follows:
 "Whereas, There is great evil abroad in the land, which evil is destroying the sanctity of the marriage relation, thus sarping the foundation of home life among us; and
 Whereas, In some states marriage and divorces stand in the appalling distressing proportion and the time has come for the church of Christ to take a clear and decided position on the question: there fore,
 Resolved. That we hereby memorial ize the general conference to enact such legislation as will prevent persons di- vorced for other than scriptural grounds from holding membership in our church. .
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
APPEALS TO GRocERs.
Tea Duty Association Wants Tax on
 Tea Repealed.

New York, November 16.-The Tea Duty Repeal Association has just issued an appeal to the wholesale grocers. jobbers anu importers of the United States, urg- ing them to cooperate in movement to secure. If possible, the repeal of the war revenue tax on tea. In part this appeal says:
 ''The Tea Duty Repeal Association has been formed for the purpose of giving or ganized expression to the strong senti- ment throughout the United States in favor of the repeal of the tax of ten cents pound on tea. The tax was inn posed as a Spanish-American war meas ure. so that there Is absolutely no reason for the continuance Of this onerous and grossly unjust burden. It is a matter of common knowledge that the present tax, which amounts to 75 or 80 per cent on the average, has proven unreasonably burdensome to merchant and consumer alike.''
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
BOBBY WALTHoUR WINS.
f'skes 137 Miles 10 Laps in Six.Day
 one-Hour Match.

Memphis, November 16.-Bobby Wal thous won the six-day -hour-daily race in this city. with a total score of 137 miles and ten laps. Walthour gained the victory by only foot from Bowler and George Leander was twenty yards behind with flat tire
 Jimmy Hunter, the plucky young rider who had ridden all the week while suf- fering from malaria fever, had to stop to- night in the eleventh mile, owing to a bad attack of coughing. Hunter was bet ter after a rest. Leander started the sprint, and Walthour gained his rear wheel and the victory by so doing, for Bowler was unable to get by Walthour when that rider went by Leander The three men abreast nearly came to grief when Leander swerved owing to his tire.> Leander gained the special prize tonight by leadirg in the sprints closing the diff ferent miles
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
BRAVE GUARD DIES
 FROM HIS WOUNDS
DEATH OF J. B. WALDRUPE, A LEAvENWoRfH PRISON GUARD, RENDERS 2e MUTINEERs LIABLE TO CHARGE OF MURDER.

Leavenworth, November 16-J. B. Waldrupe, a guard at the Fort Leaven- worth military prison, who was shot dur ing the mutiny at that institution on Mo- vember [, died today of his wounds. Twenty-six mutineers are now liable to charge of murder. 1t Is generally sup posed that Frank Thompson, the negro who led the revolt, fired the shot that caused Waldrupe's death. Thom pson is one of the seventeen convicts who have been captured since the outbreak.
 Waldrupe was born in -Greenback. Tenn, in 1876. He served in Cuba during the Spanish war in the United States volunteer signal corps, later becoming guard at the prison. During the mu- tiny Waldrupe was stationed in tower on the stockade In a fight that ensued he was shot in the hip. He fell to the floor but raised himself and fired into the crowd, killing Quinn Fort, one of the ringleaders. A moment later Waldrupe while in the act of firing again was struck between the eyes with a pistol bullet Then several convicts ran up the tower to secure weapons. Waldrupe, al- though mortally wounded. clubbed the first man down with his rife. but was too weak to further defend himself and was rescued by other guards.
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
DlCKERING OYER
 THE STONE RANSOM
5RIGANDs AGREE TO REDUCE THEIR PRICE TO 10000 POUNDS
 TURKISH AND THEY MIGHT Ac. cEPT 15,ooo POUNDS STERLING.

Sofia, Bulgaria, November 16.-The bri- gands who captured Miss Ellen M Stone and Mime. Tsilka have reduced the amount of ransom they demand to 10000 pounds Turkish.
 Coincident with this intelligence is the information that the leaders of the band, convinced that this is more than Mir. Dickinson will give. would accept s150OO pounds sterling. Therefore. unless the captors of the missionary further abate thelr demands, there is no hope of an immediate settlement
 An agent who is in touch with the bril- gands reports that they recognize they made a mistake in Kidnapping Miss Stone. They would, however, consider 1t worse than a blunder to return her without an adequate ransom.
 There Is no longer any fear regarding the brigands' intentions towards the cap- lives. They declare themselves to be not robbers, but patriots performing an ob- noxious task In the interests of a holy cause. The majority of the kidnapers are peasants and farmers. directed by a se- cret committee to execute it's decisions.
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
HEARSTS MEN ARE
 PLACED IN JAIL
ANDREW M. LAWRENCE GIVEN FORTY DAYS FOR CONTEMPT AND H. S. CANFlELD THIRTY. BOTH MEN IN CELL 500.

Chicago. November 16.-Judge Hanecy today passed sentence on Andrew M. Lawrence managing editor, and H. s. Garfield. reporter of w. R. Hearsts Chicago American for contempt of court and committed them to forty and thirty days Imprisonment respectively in the county jail
 An effort was made by the attorneys of the defendants to secure a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Dunne before the men were actually lodged in jail but without success Both men were taken into custody by Jailor Whitman, searched and locked up in cell 300.
 Later on a petition drawn up in behalf of Lawrence and Garfield Judge Dunne issued a habeas corpus order command ing the sheriff to bring them before his court.
The age-herald., 1901-11-17
WILL FORM A NEW
 STEEL COMPANY
THE NEW CORPORATION WILL BE MODELLED ON THE PLAN OF THE BIG STEEL TRUST, BUT WILL BE SMALLER.

New York, November 16.-Concerning today to take steps towards forming new steel corporation smaller, but mod eled on the lines of the United States Corporation, the Tribune says:
 Like the United States Steel Corpora tion, the new company will absorb three classes of plants. These comprise blast furnaces and steel works, iron mines and coal and coke properties. thus providing for every line of material utilized in steel manufacture. The plants to be ab- sorbed, it was said, would be of the best of the outside interests, concerns with large earning capacity and ready market for their output. The territory covered by the plants of the new con cern will include Pennsylvania and Ohio. Some of the plants are situated in the Mahoning Valley. while some of the iron ore will be mined in the Duluth region.
 ''The new corporation said a member of the law firm of Blymer, Hobbs & Stover, the attorneys having the legal details in hand" will not enter the field to fight the United States Steel Corpora tion. Any statement to that effect which may HdSS dPpcdicu ID inCoiTcCts He,Sc entering the new concern are doing so simply as a matter of protection; they are. so to speak. getting out of the wet while it is yet time to do so.
 We hold that there is ample room in our markets for this combine. and those already in the field. In England where process of consolidation has been going on In the steel industry. similar to the one here. there are four concerns controlling the steel output There should be room for at least as many here
 All information in regard to the plants which are to be absorbed or as to the capitalists interested in the new combination was refused"