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the bad feeling then engenGered, piracy
on the Riff coast has increased. 1t may
be of interest to readers to glance at
few words from an article written for
an English magazine by Mr. Perdicaris
on Piracy in Morocco" the author
doubtless not dreaming at the time OF
writing that some day he himself was to
fall a victim to this very piracy Riff
fan mOuntaineers, men of a race which
has, alone, succeeded alike in the past
and present, in maintaining their indie,
pendence; men who were neither utter.
ly Quelled in bygone times by Carthage
Rome nor Goth. and who, to-day, defy
the sultan of Morocco as they do the
greatest of the European states, not one
of whose subjects has penetrated that
territory except as slaves or captives
held as ransom, although the Bocoys
country is situated in the very sight OF
| Gibraltar"
The strife between the sultan of Mo
| rocco and the pretender continues
/ When the excitement was at its height
| last year, the London Times CORE
/ spondent, Mr.. Harris, spent three week,
of captivity with the mountain rebels
| of whom Raisuli is the leader, in the
region about Tangier. RaisuH has laic
to his account highway robbery, black
| mail and murder, and it may be some
| of the cruelty of which he has beer
| guilty has been dealt out in payment fol
| the years he spent in one OF the worst
! of Morocco's VIGOROUSLY bad prisons
Mr.. Harris describes the brigand, Rails
uli, as still young, quite handsome, with
| no appearance of the ferocity of which
he has proved himself capable Mr..
Harris says his captors Indignantly re-
| fused all offers of ransom for his re-
lease, declaring their motive in holding
him being not robbery, but their idea
that the retention of a foreigner
might get Gem from the government
certain much-desired concessions, one
of these concessions the liberation of
imprisoned brigands Mr. Harris free
dom was finally purchased by means of
a 16 to one ratio, 16 men from the Tan
gier prison being exchanged for the
British subject. The Englishman said
the liberated prisoners were in deplor-
able condition, Morocco's prison meth
DDS being the most inhuman, while he
himself came from under the brigands'
hands in the fine state of health.
As to preSent-6ay piracy in the land
Mr.. Per6icaris writes that the Bocoyas
of Morocco weaken the boosted security
of Gibraltar by waylaying the smaller
sailing vessels that are unluckily driven
their way; shoot down those on board
that resist, and carry OF captive officers
and men remaining. Italian. Portu-
guese, French, Spanish, all have had t.
make acquaintance with the tendel
I mercy of the up-to-date Moorish pi
rate.
KATHERINE POPE
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Gossip of Fashions from Paris

made for the most part in white. ant
tied with ribbon OF the same shade a.
the frock
Among gowns for morning YEA,
there are small checks in red anC
white, blue and white, and black anc
white, which are still holding theil
own despite the fact that they have be
come rather ordinary Still, they are
essentially delightful toilettes for the
Bots in the morning, especially wher
the skirt is very full (and trim me6
with three or five enormous fiat tucks
and little insertions of white washing
beading), and the simple bodice has 3
yoke piece of embroidery and a few
tiny fiat tucks, poucning over a wide
band CIR SASH and rather neat sleeves
with turned-back cuffs of embroidery
worn with a Breton sailor hat
For the toilette de reception and the
more elaborate afternoon frocks, again
do white mousseline de sole and white
muslin reign supreme. These seem tC
consist of endless numbers of ruchings
gaugings, pipings and insertions OF
valenciennes lace, indescribably elab.
crate and yet maintaining a certain
chic simplicity. White muslin always
/ sounds simple, however intricate il
may be in reality.
! Our leading ateliers are making q
speciality of mousseline de sole in blue
or zinc white shades. mixed with the
coarsest white silk guipures or dentelle
| lrlandaise; these are in contemplation
| for Ascot. And once more are they
using linens de sole in very vivid
! shade OF pink-so vivid that it becomes
almost grange in finland these mixed
with dull oriental embroideries or hea.
yer. shaded guipure laces, are extreme.
ly effective. Most of these smartAfrock:
are cut with the long shoulder, thu
deep. pointed ceinture, and a great dea
of fulness on the hips. truly showing
| the popularity of the Marie Antoinett,
styles
Then for very notable women. som,
of our couturieres are making whit,
taffeta frocks with silk frills. edged
with fringe after the manner in vogu,
during the early Victorian era, an,
most attractive little pelerine effect
fastening with beautiful Louis XIV
paste buttons.
Black chanitlly over white taffet:
promises TO become a favorite frocl
with the matron. softened by man,
plisse chiffon .frills.
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Cecil Rhodes said:
Every one supposes that the railway
is being built with the only object that
human being may be able to get in at
Cairo and get out at Cape Town. This is,
Of course, ridiculous. The object is to
cut Africa through the center, and the
railway will pick up trade all along the
route. The functions to the east and
west coasts which will occur in the flu
ture will be outlets of the line as it passes
through the center of Africa. AT any
rate, up to Buluwayo, where am now, it
has been a payable undertaking, and l
still think it will continue to be so as we
advance into the far interior. We pro-
pose now to go On and cross the Zambesi
Just below the Victoria falls. | should
like to have the spray OF the water over
he carriages
If Cecil Rhodes were still alive he
would soon see this last wish realised,
for the railway from the south has been
carried from Buluwayo through the
'aluable coal region known as the Wan
kie coalfields right up to the edge of
those wonderful falls which are twice the
aeight and more than double the width
Df the falls of Niagara, while a bridge
consisting of single span of 500 feet is
now being constructed over the gorge
below the falls, and will be completed
by the end of the year.
Starting from the south, therefore, the
railway is now completed from Cape
own to Victoria falls, total distance
Of 1885 miles, and further stretch of
$50 miles in a northeasterly direction to
Broken Hill mine, 100 miles beyond the
| Kafue river, will be commenced at an
| early date, the contract having already
| been let. This section, which is to be
completed by the end of March, 1905,
will tap a district extraordinarily rich
| n copper, lead and zinc deposits, beyond
| which is a region with vast supplies of
| rubber There will then remain only a
section of 450 miles to complete the con-
nection with Kituta at the southern end
Of Lake Tanganyika, where the Char
| tered company's sway terminates. Sur
vey work here is now in progress, and
there is no doubt that within the next
| few years this link will be made From
| this point onward, however, Rhodes
scheme has had to be modified as the ma
ture Of the country around the chain of
lakes stretching from the Zambesi to the
Nile came to be known. AS Grogan
pointed out, on the one hand Lake Tan
ganyika is hemmed in by steep noun
tains offering well-nigh insurmountable
difficulties to railway construction,
while, on the other hand, the lake itself
t~lp 49, g. k1<,
miles on the direct line between the Cape
and Cairo. It may be taken as granted,
therefore. that this part Of the journey
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Will De maze Dy water, and tnat paSSon-
gers will be carried by steamboat from
Kituta to Usambara, at the north end or
the lake. From here to Lake Kiyu is a
distance of 80 miles, offering no serious
obstacle to a railway beyond a rise in
level of 1000 feet. Lake Kivu is 60 miles
in length, and this sheet of water also is
surrounded by high and precipitous
mountains, so that another break in the
line will have to be made and the water
way utilised.
From Lake Kivu to the Albert Edward
lake is another 60 miles, with a further
rise of 1000 feet to the highest point on
the whole route The country to the east
of Albert Edward lake is so fiat that Mr..
Grogan thinks it unnecessary to use this
fine stretch of water (75 miles long,, and
suggests carrying railway from Lake
Kivu, through rich, healthy and dense
ly populated country, past the Albert
Edward lake and down the Semliki VAL
ley to the southern shore of the Albert
Lake-a distance of about 220 miles.
The Semliki valley is in Congo territory.
but he maintains that this is the obvious
route for the railway, with no engineer
|
| fore reaching the level of the Albert lake,
while the alternative route through
British territory would involve climb
of 1000 feet, and a sudden descent OF
5000 feet Once the Albert lake is reached
| there is navigable waterway right
/ away to the Mediterranean by way OF
| the White Nile save for stretch be-
tween Dufile and Rejaf, where the river
is broken by about 100 miles of rapids,
which would have to be spanned by an
other length of railway. An alterna-
tive route via Abyssinia offers itself,
| the emperor of AbySSinia, under the
| frontier agreement of May 1902, having
agreed to allow the construction of q
railway through Abyssinian territory
from the Soudan to Uganda. However.
now that the dense tangled mass of vege-
tation known as "sudd," which obstruct-
ed the river between Fashoda and Lake
Albert, has been broken up, the Nile
route will probably be preferred to any
other. Since the commencement of this
year a regular service of steamers is
plying between Rejaf and Khartum, a
distance of 900 miles, and Khartum is
now connected with Cairo by railway,
except for the short stretch of the Nile
between Wady Halfa and Assuan.
Thus, as Mr.. Grogan points out, when
once the railway reaches the southern
end of Tanganyika, a further construc-
ton of 410 miles of railway is all that
will be necessary to render steam COM
munication by combined rail and water
way between the Cape and Cairo an ac-
complished fact, and, be it noted, the
whole route will lie through territory
belonging to Great Britain or under Brit
!, ish influence, save for the short stretch
through the Congo Free State. When
these 410 miles of railway are construct
: ed Rhodes dream will have been realised
If not in it's entirety, at least as far as
the object which he had in view, for it is
: evident from what he wrote to Mr. Grog-
/ an, that it was not as through line"
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the Cape to Cairo railway appealed to his
imagination, but as a feeder line to
branch railways running east and west,
SO that the breaking bulk necessitated
by the changes from land to water car
riage is no drawback to the general
utility of the scheme. Two such branch
lines are already in existence-from
Beira to Buluwayo via Salisbury, and
from Mombasa to the Victoria Nyanza,
and others are projected both on the east
side in German East Africa and on the
west side in the Congo Free State A
line about 243 miles in length is also in
course of construction between the
southern end Of Lake Nyasa and
M'Tombi on the Shire river, whence
there is steamer service to the sea via
the Zambesi.
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Attractive toilette of supple taffetas
trimmed with lace; chemisette of mousse
line de sole and corselet of satin, finished
with little buttons.
linen. made up as they are nowadays
without Innings. and worn over pretty
silk slips or petticoats, are character
istic of the successful simplicity of
French dressing. Most charming are
those made with very full skirt and
pouching blouse-like bodice. Some
times they have a little inner vest and
high collar decorated with rows of
transparent stitching. Many of these
are very pretty, and are worn with soft
white taifeta bands, but consider that
those of kid and suede are more in
keeping.
With these linens are worn hats OF
the very simplest description. For
very hot weather like those com
posed of two frills of pleated muslin
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young girl and the matron of advanc-
ing years. Most of the demoiselles are
wearing rose-pink or pure white linen,
embroidered with white and worn with
white suede or kid Wristbands. These
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

NWA,Nl days taught us little of the
SE+ history of the Barbary states,
~ brought to us thrilling tales
of enslaved American voyagers, of gal
liant liberating Decatur; but, ia our ig-
norance, we had thought Moorish piracy
q thing of the past, not in existence in
these modern days Of telegraph and rail-
way. However, we are to learn the
Moorish pirate and Drigand is still a
creature of vitality, seemingly as un-
conuuerable as the Berber race itself.
At present. news is flashing round the
world concerning the captivity of an
American citizen, Mr.. Ion Perdicaris, in
a mountain stronghold in Morocco, and
the danger threatening our citizen l. the
demanded ransom is not forthcoming,
the demanded stipulations observed.
It is not improbable that America may
again take up arms against Barbary
state; at least we have begun making
show of disapproval, our war vessels
now lowering about that bold and
treacherous African coast.
The story of the capture of Mr. Perdi-
carts and his stepsOn, Mr.. Cromwell
Marley, reads like romance, and we
may be pardoned for reviewing it.
About half past eight in the evening Mr..
Perdicaris was at home with his family
in q villa about three miles from Tan
gier, the diplomatic capital of Mo-
rocco, when suddenly the house was
surrounded by body of armed Arabs,
who, acting under order of their lead
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simple and becoming, but the materials
n which they are carried out are end
ess in their variety, and so charming
n color and design, that nothing more
s needed beyond a simple skirt in
role or linen, and a wide rimmed hat.
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ARIS.-You will not be sur
prised to hear that the en-
briodered linen frock finds
a place in every French
woman's wardrobe at the
nnnent inclnGinU b @
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and pretty in the way of a Sunday bes
summer frock. The frock for Sunday
best, or for smart occasions generally
of which we give an illustration, nigh
either be carried out in white sof;
washing silk, or in silk voile, in som.
delicate shade of lavender grey, pale
green or turquoise blue
ELLEN OSMONDE
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RRITING in 1900 to Mr.. Ewart
S. Grogan, the plucky young
traveller who had then just
completed his unique and adj
venturous journey from the
Cape to Cairo, the late Mr..
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Enormous.

The mail Order business of Chicago
amounts to more than s50. 900 900 ayear-
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Passports Cause ANNOYANCE.


The passport system in Russia often
causes much annoyance. An American
wished TO change from one hotel in st.
Petersburg to a smaller one around the
corner. He came down with his bag
packed ready to go. Sorry" said the
manager, "but you cannot leave this
hotel, or register at another hotel, until
we get your passport from the police,
and that will take day and a night.
You must go through exactly the same
procedure as If you were leaving the
country"
A Cry from Fashiondom.
Doesn't man have more than one
yermiform appendix, doctor?"
Isn't that enough %
But it's getting SO common to have
just one removed. Town Topics
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T WOULD be impossible to
imagine anything daintier
and prettier than the new
summer fashions in blouses
for young girls. Not only
are all the new STYLES s0
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.
lllllll

A. W. Bingham visited Minneapolis
on business Monday.
A boy was born Thursday to John
Gareis and wife of Milford.
Capt. John Buschers trans acted bust
hess in Sleepy Eye Monday.
Albert Durbahn of Sleepy Eye, called
upon relatives here Monday.
Miss Helen Sonday of Gibbon, is
visiting with relatives in New Ulm.
Attorney Albert Mueller of Wabas-
so, spent Sunday with relatives in the
city.
Martin Walser of Mankato, visited
with relatives here a few days last
week.
The Misses Lucy Mueller and Bertha
Grebe departed Saturday for Mil
waukee, Wis.
W. G. Little departed Saturday for
Marshall, where he has since been Wis
iting relatives.
Mrs. Helen Crone of Minneapolis,
was here several days last week the
guest of relatives.
Miss Lillian Klossner was home from
the Mankato Normal from Friday until
Monday evening.
Mrs. Fl. L. Beecher spent the latter
part Of the week as the guest of her
parents at ST. Peter.
Mrs. George Haag of Buffalo Lake,
is a guest at the home of her parents,
Joseph Flor and wife.
The Milford home of Otto Radke and
wife was made happy Thursday by the
arrival Of a daughter.
Employees of the local banks we're
given a holiday Monday, it being
Washington's birthday.
Miss Hilda Koch, now teaching in
the public schools at Redwood Falls,
visited here over Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Brown of Chicago, en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. S. D.
Peterson Thursday evening.
Pork has advanced in price during
the past week On the local market
Monday Chas. Stuebe paid 1896.
Arrangements are being made by
the Turner Hall orchestra to give an
other series of four club dances.
Mrs s. Pfefferle and Miss Flora
Pfefferle left Friday for Chicago to
select their spring millinery goods.
Frank Weber and Adolph Nellie
returned home Saturday night from a
stay of several days in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Julius, mother of Sheriff VIM.
J. Julius, left yesterday for Maquoketa,
iowa, where she will visit daughter.
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CRONE BROS. SPECIALS.

Don't forget what we said in our ad.
about our new line of skirts. You
may want one and you'll find it's. for
your own good to buy it of US.
New spring and summer shirt-Waists
are all in and the assortment is beauti-
full according to the comments of those
who have seen the waists. Some of
them are suitable for spring wear as
the material is Of good weight
We have received new assortment
of stock collars in various colors.
Come see them.
New dress trimmings and en-
broideries are arriving daily and
when our assortment is complete it
will pay you to look them over. Rock
bottom prices.
' The Mckay waists for children are
conceded to be the best thing, in that
line, that ever happened. Those who
have used them could not get along
without them. Give them trial.
Regular price SOC now &c.
Our line of Suitings has been COM
pleted by the arrival of a number of
new pieces, and we've ready to show
an assortment second to none west of
the Twin Cities. Don't buy suitings
before you see ours Or you may regret
it. Come see them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-24
Low RATES TO CALIFORNIA.

Commencing March 1st and continu-
ing daily until April Both, the Mime
apolis & St. Louis r. r. will place on
sale special one way colonist excur-
sion tickets to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, etc. at a reduction of-S15. 90.
Only 1920 from Twin Cities; s31. so
from Waterville; s31. 35 from Waseca:
S31.05 from Albert Lea: 1920 from
WatertoWn and correspondingly low
rates from other points.
Two Pullman Tourist Cars are oper-
ated through to the Coast each week:
on Wednesdays via Kansas City and
the popular Santa Fe System through
New Mexico and Arizona: and Thurs
days via Omaha, Denver, sScenic
Route" through Colorado and South
ern Pacific. Rate for double lower
berth through is 1918.
For full information as to rates and
berth reservations, apply to agents or
A. B. Cults, G. p. & T. A., Minneap-
oils, MINI. s-lO
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Wanted.

Special Representative in this county
and adjoining territories, to represent
and advertise an old established bus
mess house of solid financial stand
ing. Salary s2l weekly, with Expenses
paid each Monday by check direct
from headquarters. Expenses ad-
Eanced; position permanent. We fur
nish everything.
Address, The Columbia, $50, Monon
Bldg. Chicago, I'll. S-13
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-24

WANTED Or women local rep
resentatives for a high class maya
zine. Large commissions. Cash priz-
es. Write j. N. Trainer, so East
Washington Square, New York, NY.
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before you see ours or you may regret
it. Come see them.
\ We guarantee that our ''Veribest'
Brand of Sugar-cured Hams and Ba-
con are first in quality and flavor.
Stuebe's Model Meat Market. 5-tf
There is a probability that Frank
Nenno will take charge of the saloon
on Front street now conducted by John
The deal has not been COM
pleted but if it is made Mr. Nenno will
go in on April 18th.
Monday was Mrs. Sophia Epple's
sixtyfourth birthday and she cele-
brated the event quietly. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Epple of Clements, and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Ochs of Springfield, spent
the day as her guests.
For the benefit of farmers and others
interested in the condition of the mar
kets, we would say that the Review
prints market report each week. It
is corrected every Tuesday and may
be found upon the third page.
A very pleasing Washington's birth
day program was given in the Con-
gregational church parlors Monday
evening by the members ofthe Christian
Endeavor society. 1t consisted ofreci-
tations and musical numbers and the
attendance was unusually large.
For the first time in it's history the
New Ulm Turnverein failed to observe
Washington's birthday. Their pro-
grams have always been interesting
and it is to be hoped that in coming
years the custom will be revived.
PIPES! PIPES! PIPES!
Don't throw away your good old
pipe, but have it repaired at the
''Corner."
George P. Forster, the Springfield
furniture dealer, visited here last week
upon his return from the Funeral
Directors convention in Minneapolis
At the meeting he was elected as 8
member of the executive committee o.
the association.
II The new fire gong for the Lutheran
parochial school has been ordered
and will be put in place this week
The bell will be installed in the hal
and electrical connections made sc
that an alarm may be turned in from
any room in the building.
Arrangements for the band tourna
ment to be given in this city on June
18th and 10Th by the Second Regiment
band are going on steadily. A guar
antee fund of 5000 has been secured
and thus far six bands have announced
that they will enter the contest.
Philip Liesch and A. P. Brooks
represented the local editorial fraterni
ty at the annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Editorial association, held il
Minneapolis last week. G.. F. Nc
| Donald of the ST. Cloud Times, was
elected president of the association.
County Attorney Einar Hoidale ane
Sheriff VIM. j. Julius were in Sleepy
Eye Thursday, the former to prosecute
Mrs. Maggie Raschcke, charged witt
having used abuse language, and thu
latter to testify in the case. The WON
an was found guilty and fined SIS ant
costs.
At the convention of the Retail Groc
ers' and General Merchants associa
ton in Crookston last week F.. H
Behnke, of this city, was reelected a
a member of the board of director
from the Second district. It was vot
ed to hold the next annual meeting il
Minneapolis.
1t will cost you nothing if it. doe
you no good. The Frisco Cough Cur
guaranteed. w. G. Alwin's Dru.
Store.