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. BIT of deserved retrihu.

A BIT of deserved retribution was
promptly administered to Douglas H.
Pratt, the Recording Secretary of the
Painters and Decorators Union, who sue
ceeded in having William Potter expelled
from the Union for being a member of the
National Guard, which assisted in presery-
ing order during the recent strike. Potter
is young American, % years old, who
served creditably during the Spanish.
American War, and afterward entered the
National Guard Of New York. He obeyed
the orders to his company for duty at the
strike, was expelled from the Union, and
lost his job of work. This Immediately
turned attention to Mr.. Douglas III. Pratt,
who pretended to be a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and as such
had employment on the Capitol at Albany.
He claimed to have been a member of Co.
NJ, 9Th n. Y. Cav, but investigation
showed that he never served in any New
York organization, and a circular was is
sued of this fact by the Commander of the
Department of New York, whereupon Mr.
Pratt lost his job.
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FROM the Quartermas ter Generals Of
fee comes the information that there is to
be very decided change in the uniforms
furnished to the Filipino scouts and con-
stabulary. For a time after the Bureau
began furnishing these uniforms they had
to be drawn on the lines represented by
the simile of the shirt sleeve over q bean
pole. While these coffee-colored allies of
ours were filled with a spirit of loyalty and
love for American institutions, their torsos
and limbs were of the rat-tail order of
architecture, and required only minimum
of cloth to cover them. Now under the
benignant influences Of Uncle Sans full
ratiens, regular hours, and a sufficiency
of outdoor exercise, the Filipino militia
ere rounding out into volnptuous curves of
leg and body, which require that their uni
forms shall be built on much more gener-
Gus lines, and the specifications sent out
from the Quartermaster Generals Office
recognize and accept this pleasant fact. So
Americanism is filing up the Filipino in
more ways than one.
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WHAT change is this which has come
over the Sunny South like q Summer
dream? First in South Carolina, long
In fact so long that the memory of man
rUnneth not to the contrary-the chosen
home of the fre-eater, the code duellO, and
hair-trigger-public men began unpacking
their hearts of curses like drab at one
another, without one of them being killed
for his insults. While we are still marvel
Ing at this, in comes Arkansas, where the
revolver and the bowie knife have been
always at hand to settle differences of
opinion among gentlemen. Last week the
Attorney General of Arkansas, in official
session, holly criticised to his face no less
a person than the Governor of Arkansas
ms liar, with some profane adjectives, and
the Governor meekly remarked that he
had not been, addressing the gentleman.
AS soon as we can recover from the strain
OF these events, we shall be prepared to
hear that the State CapitoIs Of South
Carolina and Arkansas have become Quak-
er meeting houses.
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NEW ORLEANS wants Jim Crow law
for street cars and other public convey
ances, and wants it very badly. The
trouble is as to its enforcement. In that
city there has been carried to greater
extent than in any other in this country
what Petroleum V. Nasty used to call
"mellering down the cuss of CAIN" The
French and Spanish founders Of the city
had great deal less Of the antipathy to
mingling their blood with the blacks than
the Anglo-S Saxon has, and consequently OBJ
servers have differentiated and named as
many as 80 different crosses between the
races. Very many men who are quite dark
have not q strain of negro blood in them,
and it is as much as a conductors life is
worth for him to order them into the negro
compartments. Yet it is the conductors
duty to place every man who has the
smallest admixture of African blood in the
jim Crow department. A New Orleans
Judge has therefore declared the law un-
constitutional, because it is obviously un-
just to require conductors to make dis
ordinations which would puzzle experts.
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TIE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION.

The matter of the succession to the
throne of Austro-Hungary has been of
grave importance to the peace of Europe
for many years. The Empire is a patch
work affair, made up of number of dis
cordant and jarring races and peoples.
They have utterly refused to assimilate
during the centuries they have been to-
sether, and, today, their feeling against
one another seems even more bitter than
ever. They are broadly classed as Ger
mans, Magyars and Slavs, though each
OF these comprises several of what was
formerly little kingdom or dukedom, hav-
ing separate national existence, and each
is embittered with centuries of antipathies
and wars against the others. For exam
pie; the Poles and BOhemians are both
Slavs, but they have generally been
enemies. And SO it is with the Croatians,
Slavonians, niyrians, Bosnians, Transyl-
vanians, Styrians, etc.
1t is said that an officer in the Imperial
Army ought to know ID different Ian
guages. The Emperor of Austro- Hungary
has this accomplishment, and can speak
to each division of his peoples in their own
tongue. The Hungarians are of the same
blood as the Turks, and are still further
separated from the others by tendency
towards Professionalism, while the rest are
Roman Catholics. The German element is
the best educated, most intelligent, and
most enterprising. 1t has had control, not
only of the politics of the Empire, but of
much the greater part of the wealth, COM
merce, and business. The Germans re-
gard the SIavs with very much the feel
ing that our Southerners do the negroes,
and bitterly resent the idea of their hay-
ing any sort of control. The SIavs, who
are akin to the Russians, are numerically
much the stronger, and have for years
been getting together with view to WELD
ing an influence proportionate to their
numbers. On the other hand, Hungary is
ruled by the Magyars, a brilliant, turbu.
lent, war-like race, who hate the Germans,
and despise the Slavs. They have sue.
ceeded in making Hungary all but indie
pendent of the rest of the Empire, and
carried States Rights" to an extreme
that would have delighted the soul of Cal
houn. Hungary has her own laws, GUS
tom houses, railroads, and other public
functions, and simply unites with the En-
pire for common defense, contributing her
share of the army, and a certain proper
ton Of public expenses, called the
"Ausgleich." The renewal of the agree
ment for this has been the occasion Of the
recent bitter wrangling which caused the
dissolution of Parliament. The SIav
countries. led by Bohemia, have demanded
that they should be given the same degree
of independence as Hungary. The EN-
pire is only held together BY the person
OF the Emperor, or, ms it is called, ''The
Crown of st. Stephen" He is now q very
old man, and his heir committed suicide
some years ago on account Of m intrigue. |
1t has looked a. if the dissolution of the |
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II was all done so quickly that the men
still at the bridge did not realize what was
going en-. and could not have reached their
comrades if they had tried. 81 rushed
down from the hill, and started the men
at the bridge forward.
The rebels rode forward to the edge of
the town, saw the infantry pouring over
the hills, and the foragers rushing across
the bridge, and turning. galloped back
through and ont of the town.
Gaining the head of the men from the
bridge, 81 met two Union soldiers who had
been sent back early in the fight, with a
squad of prisoners. and so had escaped the
defeat of their comrades.
You Yanks sartintly did wake up a
hornets nest thar in town that yo'uns
warnt 'spectin'," chuckled one Of the
prisoners. as 81 stopped them for brief
interrogatory as to the situation.
flows that?" inquired ST.
"Old Wade Hampton an a passed. Of
his officers was in that tavern at dinner"
answered the prisoner, when yo'uns philos-
ticated into town and begun raising q
ruction. 1t was old Hampton hisself that
come rushin' out thar, an knocked that
man often his boss with his sword. Old
Wade is jes' lightnin' with sword, I tell
you. He's killed more'n 20 Yanks hisself,
with his own hand"
Wonder where he's gone? I'd like to
meet him." said the mud-bedraggled
Shorty. looking after the retreating rebels
"fankee-kilers of that style are my par
ticular meat"
Where is your army?" 81 inquired.
Done gone answered the prisoner
Done scOoted out last night. Nobody left
but us critter'backs, to watch yo'uns. In
fantry and artillery all marchin' for Colds
borO now"
81 pushed forward, and found the for
nfy ,nt0 A. l.
road, closely followed by the infantry. Ev-
erybOdy was making all haste for the
bridge across Cape Fear River, but before
they could get there Wade Hampton had
crossed and set it on fire.
And this is the Cape Fear River" said
81, looking down at the broad stream.
This is to bring us news from home"
"Only II o'clock" remarked Shorty, as
the big clock in the arsenal tower tolled
forth noon. well, l must say that its
been a tolerably busy forenoon"
Go be continued.)
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youths. who were leading the retreat. as
they approached the foot of the ridge.
We'll so down and help the Oshkoshers
out"
They galloped through the woods 70 the
other road, and down it to the branch,
where. springing from their horses, they
opened such a terrific FIRE at short range
upon the rebels, that the latter were stun
ned, and began rushing bac.;- for the shell
ter of the ridge near the bridge, while the
Oshkosh boys pulled themselves and their
horses out of the slough.
Looking fur over to the right, 81 saw the
Chief of Scouts still pushing the fight for
ward vigorously against the forces con-
tinually gathering against him. He was
drawing in squads as he advanced. but the
rebels were getting together more men
than he, apd had the advantage of the
ground.
Shorty" said 81. taking hasty council
with his partner as they refilled the maya
zines of their carbines. Il believe that if
we skirt around there to the west, we can
find the head of this branch. and come in
to the bridge in the rear of these whelps."
ut LOOKS like it." answered Shorty, clos
ing his magazine with n snap, and hastily
taking in the lay of the land. There's no
Use of our going down there where the
others are. They're not able to get cross
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A RECENT PENSION DECISION

Oct. 10, 1899, Eli Change, private, Co.
Il, 142d n. Y, filed a claim for increase
OF pension. Claimant was pensioned at
SIT per month for gunshot wound of back.
right thigh, and right hand. He claimed in
crease for resulting nervous arrangement,
dizziness Of head, and heart trouble. The
application was rejected June 6, 1900. on
the ground that 'his present rate is fully
commensurate with the degree of disabili.
ty shown from the causes for which he
is pensioned." Medical Referee, Raub,
gave it as his opinion that the present
condition of the pensiOner is due in part
to rheumatism and disease of the heart
and nervous system, which are not results
of the pensioned disabilities" Commits.
sioner Evans Endorsed this.
Claimant filed an appeal June IA, 1900.
The decision upon the appeal rendered by
Assistant Secretary Campbell is, in part.
as follows:
THE weight of evidence appears to sus-
tain the claimants contention, and from n
lay point of view it seems highly probable
that man who has had portion of his
spinal column shot away by a mimic bali,
shot through the thigh, and a finger
taken off by the bursting of shell, all in
one battle, might be affected with some
nervous trouble as result. After care
full review of the case it is the conclusion
of the Department that the recommends
ton Of the Board of Examining Surgeons
should have been adopted, and the claim
ant given a rating of $50 per month. The
action of the Bureau is, therefore, reversed
and the case returned for adjudication in
conformity with the opinion herein express
ed"
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THINK of such firm nerved men as the
New York Police, "the finest force in the
world" and a Captain at that. being sha-
ken up by ghost stories. 1t seems that
wearing silver shield over the breast will
not Danish silly superstition. Some time
ago the Captain of one of the stations
had a patrolman dismissed for allowing a
one-legged prisoner to escape. The patrol
man had plenty of friends. and they start
ed in to make it interesting for the Cap
tain, beginning by circulating stories
about the nightly wanderings of the Cap
tain's predecessor, gentleman who had
blown his brains out on account of the
course of municipal reform not running
smoothly. Possibly he felt that the way
he was being squeezed by his superiors
precinct left no room for hard work to
reap its rewards, and life became dreary
grind. At all events, he stopped it all
with the ready revolver. After the pO-
iicemen had got his successors nerves in
the proper state of shakiness by their
stories. they loosened pane of glass in
his window, and when the Captain at
tempted to close it at night the pane fell
out with a crash. Just why this occur
renee should have been attributed to
ghosts shows the eccentricities of the New
York p0liceman's method of thinking. The
next night some one smashed bottle on
the Captains window, and again his mind
could only assign this to some ghostly
cause. On the third night all his prevl-
Gus suspicious were confirmed by a nail
being swung from q string in such way
that it kept up. continual tapping
against his window. This could be moth
ing else than his dead predecessor trying
to communicate some awful message. On
the fourth night he founu a goat in his
room; then assurance became certainty,
though the connection between goats and
ghosts is even more difficult to the ordi-
nary mind than any Of the previous hap
,enings. Anyway, Capt. O'Toole gave
vail Of mortal terror, and is now confined
20 his bed with nervous prostrati0n, that
rery convenient term for anything from
/ next mornings Katzenjammer. to the
repression following the consumption OF
90 much mince pie.
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Kramer will look out for you until we
come back"
20. l know shall never see any of yoll
again., she walled after them. Just hear
those dreadful cannon. You poor little
boys. How your dear mothers will feel
wien they hear of your DEATH
81 gallOped down tie road to the first
cross-road leading eastward, and turned
into it. in search of the rebel line, which
it was his business to find, and which he
knew he must soon strike. At once he saw
their outlying scouts on the hill-tops a lit
tie way in the distance. These fired long
taw shots to give the alarm in the rear,
and fell back as 81 advanced. He saw
that this meant the quick gathering of n
strong force in his front. He glanced
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THE idea of arbitration receives a rude
shock in King Oscars decision of all the
points in the Samoan question against
Great Britain and us, and in favor of Ger
many. King Oscar is too near the mailed
hand of Kaiser Wilhelm. :
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once. sss Pcnn.ylvan,. Avenue n. W.

How soon We are forgotten! Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland killed so ducks on his re-
cent expedition, but every reporter and
camera fiend in the country was down in
the Mississippi swamps with Roosevelt.
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THERE does not seem to be much politics
about the trusts. President Baer, of the
anthracite combination, Ostentatiously
voted the straight Democratic ticket at the
last election, as has been his custom since
he became of age.
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THE rapid and excessive fluctua lions in
the price of silver are forcing even Mexico
to gold basis Last week the price of
gold exchange went up to III, the highest
ever known. and the business men find it
impossible to continue without a more
stable basis.
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The Memphis Scimitar's editorial had
influence enough to prevent the Memphis
militia companies turning out in honor of
President Roosevelt. ''T is true, t is true,
t is pity; and pity t is t is true!''
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

High meat prices in Germany may
compel repeal Of the laws against i'm.
portations.
Marconi says he has solved the prob
lem Of sending wireless messages over
a distance Of more than 800 miles.
Exorbitant coal freights charged by
eastern railroads are likely to be in
vestigated by the interstate commerce
commits sion.
Government ownership Of coal mines
and railroads was demanded at a New
York mass meeting attended by
10000 persons.
Discomfort among burghers in South
Africa is said TO be growing owing 70
lack Of methodIin work Of reconstruc-
ton by the British.
Cuba is over s1,O00c00 richer than
the new republic was supposed TO be
when Gen. Wood turned over the reins
Of government to President Palma.
The London Daily Chronicle gives
currency to a rumor that a movement
IS on foot to make President Roose velt
The American Christian convention.
the national meeting Of the Christian
church, inaugurated in 1919 and held
annually since. will take place at Nor
folk, Va, this year
Jealousies between European pow
ers prevent action on Hays note, and
Roumania will not institute pcrma-
nent reforms unless the nations unite
in armed Intervention.
A patent has been secured in Lon
don covering a novel engine for marine
propulsion which John Wills. the in
ventor, asserts will reduce the cross
ing of the Atlantic to three days
journey.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, i'm an address at a settlement
house opening blamed labor unions for
keeping nonunion men from work.
Capital. IL aroused, he declared, will
crush labor.
Attorney General Sheets. Of Ohio,
has begun proceedings to prevent the
American Farm company from doing
Uus1iess IN that STATE on the ground
that IT. intends to monopolize the agri-
cultural interests of the state.
Election s-sturns show that the sup
Elemental Indian treaty has been rati-
fed by the Chickasaw nation. in In
DIAN Territory by substantial ma
5ority. The purpose Of the treaty 10
to terminate I've tribal government.
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WITHIN OUR LIMITS


South Bend. Ind. Sept. ga petit
ton has been filed by Alonzo &. kinna-
maa for the annulment Of his marriage
10 Lucy Kinnaman. who was Lucy
Fleck, of ST. Louis. Mo. kinnaman was
married to Mrs. Fleck % years ago. lie
has discovered that Anna kinnaman,
who was Anna Mead. the woman he
married In 1876 and afterward believed
dead. is alive. He has welded two wom-
en-, both widows. Each is older than
he. the second Mrs. Kinnaman being 20
years his senior. lie married Lucy Kin
naman afterhe had been told that Anna
Kinnaman was dead. Anna Kinnaman
married man named Fisher in South
Bend after she had been informed that
Kinnaman had died in St. Louis. For
years Kinnaman and Anna Kinnaman,
or Mrs. Fisher, have lived within few
hundred miles of each other, each be-
lieving that the other was dead. After
% years the death of Kinnaman's ia
Their at Flora. H.. led to the discovery
that both Kinnaman and Mrs. Kinna-
man were alive and well and that each
had contracted second marriage.
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DANES AT THE WORLDS FAIR
Have Denmark Properly Repre-
scented mt 50. Louis show.

Copenhagen, Sept. 30.--An import
mt meeting )f representatives Of
commercial concerns took place mere
Monday in connection with thc st.
Louis exposition. Admiral Riclelicu,
head of the Danish steamship lines
and other enterprises, has TAX % the
initiative in waking up the Scandi-
nayians to the Importance Of bsing
properly represented. The meeting
was attended ~ United States Minis
ter Swensen, the presidents Of the
manufacturers associations. the pres
idcnts of the banks, Commissioners
Wennerstrum. II ST. Louis, and many
other influential persons. II was de-
cided TO convene public meeting Mt
which a committee will be app; inted
70 urge on the Danish government
the necessity Of making an arpropria-
ton to provide for Denmark's official
representation.
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THE MAcIU EXPEDITION.
VIII He Overawed by the Fcrmid-
able Force sent Against Them.

Manila, Sept. 30--Brig.-G Samuel
s. Sumner. in reporting to Gen. Chat
fee the departure of the second Maciu
expedition, telegraphs that he nopes
tie strength Of Capt. Pe,shing's col
;nnn will show tie Maciu sui'ans the
folly of fur-h-r opposition. Gen.
Sumner sent the sultans letter by
Capt. Pershing, warning them against
shcotiIg Americans an1 advising
them 10 ne friendly The general alsr
direct,d Capt. rershing no. TO attack
tie Ia iiyes or destroy property unless
the slltans insist on being hostile.
Gen. Gunner ravs IL is wr ,ny &c cali
,i,ss operations war, as there is M
gene raj uprising ana there is not like
ly TO lie one.
The sultan of Marapin. whom Gen.
Sumner describes as the most intel.
gent Moro leader he knows. visite1
Camp Wears Saturday, promised 10
remain peaceful, and volunteered TO
visit the Moros north Of the lake and
tell them of the futility Of fighting
against so many men and guns.
The sultan of Ari has fed 10 thu
Butig mountains. Gen. Sumner ex-
poets TO capture this sultan.
Gen. Chaffee has now decided TO
leave here for San Francisco October
2, on the United States transport
Sumner. lie will be accompanied bv
Nice-Gov. Wright.
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Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. ecu
lalia Anthony, a l5-year-old school girl,
eloped with Carl Baxter. 10 years old.
and they were married at Paris, Ill.
The girl is the daughter Of George
Anthony, coal operator at Jessup,
Parke county. The parents of both
had been aware of the purpose Of the
young people to be married, and
when they were seen going west
from Rosedale in buggy telephone
communication was established with
several county seats in Indiana to
prevent the issuing of marriage
license. The couple drove 25 miles
TO Paris and afterward took n train
for Indianapolis. A week ago Bax-
ter was in Paris to apply for mar
riage license, but il was refused be-
cause he would not make affidavit
that the girl was of age. 1t is not
explained how he managed TO OBJ
tain one.
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asss % the French Cable Coz
The Cable Cot.

Port Of Spain. Island of Trinidad,
Sept. 30.-News has been received here
from Venezuela that Gen. Velutini,
acting as special delegate of the
Caracas government, has caused tho
arrest Of the manager Of the office Of
the French Cable Co.. at Carupano.
AZ well as the company's clerks at
that point. 1t In said in Carupano
that Gen. Velutini had no right to take
the action he did. The French con-
sular agent at Carupano. who inter
vened in behalf Of the manager and
clerks of the cable company, was also
placed under arrest. The cable Of
flee at Carupeno is closed and coast
wise cable communication has been
interrupted for the last five days.
The Venezuelan cruiser Restaurda'
dor is suspected of having cut the
French cable in order to prevent the
revolutionists from using ii.
The managers of the Offices of the
cable company at Caracas and In
Guira have protested against what
they term the arbitrary action Of
the government" NJ. Quievreu.
French consul at Caracas. has also
protested against the arrests OF the
cable employees at Carupano and the
cutting of the cable without notice.
The French cruiser Tage is expected
shortly to reach Carupano. The Ger
man cruiser viieta is expected at La
Guira to replace the German cruiser
Fake, which is going to Hayti.