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WANTED-YOU TO KNOW THAT
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furniture and stoves LAAhlNS
& DOBSON, 2509 Jefferson avenue.
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WANTED-HOUSE REPAIR WORK,
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attention. c. p. EAGLE, Heath's,
2619 Wash. Ave. Bell Phone II. 8.
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mis- vaults: and he would not be a human
being if he did not.
Il am now going to say something that
is unpopular in my section of the coun-
try. If / were an offieeseeker, / might
be tempted TO do wrong, but ] always
did say before my people what / thought
was right. l think that Mr.. Rockefeller
is good man, and l am going to think
so Until somebody shows me that he has
done wrong. I see his employees very
often. and l never saw one OF them who
did not speak well of him. I am told that
he never had strike among his en-
plOyes. 1 am told another thing, that he
has given more millions-I do not think
much or him for that. because he had
more than he had any use for: but he
has given more Of them-to the poor, to
charity to the churches. 10 education, and
to build hospitals ali over the country
where they are needed for mis- employees,
where they can go when they are sick and
be cared for, than has any other man.
If anybody in the United States does not
like that let them put il in their pipes
and smoke it, / have said IT,
Praise for Rockefeller.
IF my friend from Arkansas is op-
posed to what call prosperity, / would
like for Mr. Rockefeller 10 come down
and run his pipes through Mississippi He
can so all over my land. We shall be
glad to have him. used to pay 20 cents
a gallon for oil to be burnt in my lamps
We are little better off now; we are In
dependent, because We have got electric
lights. but We paid 20 cents a gallon for
oil. and now We can get IT for 10 cents a
gallon 1 do not know whether Mr.
Rockefeller is the cause of the price
coming down TO 10 cents but I think II
viii be that way in Arkansas IL they get
the conveniences that this pipe business
proposes TO give them. and I intend to
vote for the pipes. That is all she,e is
to It.
We'll. 1 want you TO understand that 1
am a plain. blunt, old Confederate SOL
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She never told me s-nZy in her life. and
so I knew it would come true. In all my
life, Senators, that thing has stuck 10 me.
and every time I wanted to do wrong. I
saw one of those passions on that board,
and that board has stood before my eyes
from that day until to-day, though l have
never made it public until now. l thought
this was the place to DO it.
Now. I wish to talk to you about our
affairs in Mississippi. and so forth. am
d peculiar sort of q genius-not much
OF a genius. either-but l have got about
a thimbleful of common sense that I use
occasionally, and want 10 use it now TO
the best advantage.
Il have had a varied life. ] was born
a muItimillionaire. very unhappily. too.
for never saw one of them that was
happy yet, and never was happy myself
until I got rid Of my millions. The larg-
est portion of them went TO feed large
number of slaves that l unfortunately in
herited, and the rest I spent on my
friends, like a gentleman should, and got
rid of the ineumbranee.
tat
81 have been listening TO speeches here
very carefully, and the more I heard OF
the speeches the sorrier I felt for the
mnlionaires. Thank God. I am not one
any more
Il heard the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Davis the other day make a speech
in which he abused Rockefeller. If there
is man in the United States that I am
sorry for. it is Rockefeller. I can not
help sympathizing with a fellow that
everybody is 'eussing, and 1 never could
see what they 'cussed' him for unless
because he had more money than any
body else. I do not think that is fault.
but it is a misfortune. 1 am sorry for q
man in his condition, when he can not
go out on the street and have even his
little grandchildren walk in sight of him
without threats that they viii kill his lit
tie babes. know the old fellow loves
those children better than all the gold In
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WHERE HAGUE TRIBUNAL FAILS
Knoy International Problems Must Now Be Settled by Special Inter
national Conferences.

which some governments are ready to
reIlnquish. while others will not hear of
any such concession.
There is that troublesome controversy
about the open door" in China, espe-
ciaIly in Manchuria: and last, but not
least. comes the question of the naviga-
ton of the inlands waters OF Europe.
which has been brought on the taps
quite recently. through the attempts of
Prussia TO increase her declining reve-
nues by imposing heavy shipping dues
on the navigation of her stretches on
the Rhine, the Elbe, and the vistula.
That Prussia's attempt to replenish her
depleted treasury. and to check her
steadily growing annual deficit, by tax
ing navigation on her inland waters,
should develOpe into an international
controversy. requires an explanation. The
fact of the matter is, that Prussias move
affects not only most of the other SOW
ereign states of the German confedera-
ton. but also a number OF foreign coun-
tries. notably Holland through whose
territory the Rhine finds way into the
sea; Austria, which is strongly opposed
to anything calculated to hamper the
navigation of the Elbe, that plays a
very important role in connection with
her Bohemian industries; France. whose
territory is watered by the Moselle, con-
stituting valuable channel to her trade;
Great Britain, who has old-estabIished
rights of navigation of the Elbe, dating
from the time when the kingdoms of
Hanover and of England were united
under one crown; Russia, who has rights
of navigation on the vistuIa; and even
Switzerland and. Belgium. Moreover, the
raising of this question by Prussia,
about navigation, on rivers traversing
her territory. has had the effect of bring
ing again to the fore the intricate and
difficult issue concerning the regulation
Of the Danube.
Prussia proposes to impose navigation
duties, to the extent of Is per cent ad
valorem Of the freight. on all shipping
en- the rivers traversing her territory
This pretentIon has excited a storm of
indignation among the other states OF
the German confederation. and they I
call attention to article 81 of the con-
stitution of the Empire. which expressly
stipulates that only such dues may be
levied as are required for the mainte-
nance of the natural and artificial water
courses in ordinary repair.
The dues in existence are already suf-
iciently high to cover these expenses,
and the additional tax which Prussia
Is endeavoring to impose. is over and
above these rates, and for the exclusive
benefit of her own treasury.
But while the new impost will fall in
part upon purely Prussian shipping, it
will weigh TO a far greater degree upon
nOn-Prussian states, particularly upon
the kingdom of Saxony. the Grandduch-
les of Baden and of Hesse, and In a
measure upon the kingdom of wGrttem-
berg 1t win have the effect of virtually
putting a stop TO the trade OF these non
Prussian states upon the rivers which
are now used TO bring cheapIy the raw
materials to the eenters of Industry. and
to carry the manufactured product TO the
outlets lf commerce.
The projected dues would. in one word.
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| have the result of transferring the car
roads, thereby vastly increasing the cost
price of the merchandise with the in
evitabIe consequence of the loss of val
liable markets now available.
The Prussian government has been
forced to admit that her project is con-
trary to the spirit and TO the letter OF
the constitution of the empire; practi-
cally acknowledging that the dues which
she proposes TO extort are over and
above those which she already i'm
poses and receives, in the shape OF pilot
age, wharfage. and navigation rates. for
the current expenses of maintenance of
the inland waterways in navigable con-
dition.
But availing herself OF the fact that
through the control of the votes Of some
Of the small nOnripauan states in the
bundesrath, or federal council. she can
command majority-a very narrow one.
it is true-in that body, she secured from
Ii last month it's consent to a revision
of that clause of the constitution OF the
empire which provides for freedom OF
navigation of the natural waterways OF
Germany.
Amendments Of the constitution OF the
empire can only be made by legislative
enactment, and they even cannot be sub
mitted TO the Reichstag. unless vote
in favor of the measure has been pre-
viously obtained from the federal coun-
already been secured.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Reichstag will permit itself to be jock
eyed or bulldozed into q surrender 10 the
demands of the Prussian treasury; de-
mands to which not only most of the nom
Prussian German states, but likewise the
bulk of Prussian industry and trade, are
bitterly opposed. In fact, the Prussian
press. notable the leading newspapers OF
Frankfort, have been even still more out
spoken in their hostility to the project,
than the organs of public opinion in
Saxony. Baden. Besse. &c.
Should even the German Reichstag give
it's consent 10 q revision OF the constItu-
ton in the sense indicated, the approval
of the foreign powers concerned, and
enumerated above. would have to be OBJ
tanned before the projected dues could be
imposed. unless the empire went to the
length of violating existing treaties and
agreements.
The free navigation OF German rivers
has never been considered in the light
of an exclusive Teuton question. The
congress of Vienna. which was intrusted
with the duty of recognizing Europe,
after the chaos into which everything
had been thrown by the Napoieonie wars,
decreed in article 100 Of the treaty EN-
bodying its decisions. that the Rhine. TIA
Main. the Mosele, the Neckar. tba
Mouse. and Scheidt, should be thrsvrn
open to the commerce of all nafions
from the points where they beeemk nav
isable. to the sea; and thar nc duas
should be imposed. excepting these need
ed to defray the ordinary cost Of the
maintenance of the rivers IN navfxah,a
condition
That is to say. the imposition Of dues
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clothing, red necktie. and blue scarf
pin. II his father started him in life with
a code of rules to regulate his conduct
''oh, yes" he answered. and they
have stood the test of time and expert
ence. He said I should always be frank
with every one; that ! should answer
foolish questions in seriousness and with
politeness; that l should give informa-
ton, whenever possible, 10 customers and
Others, because It would be profitable in
the long run, and that l should guard
the capital of the bank first and think
OF the rate Of interest afterward. A high
rate OF interest, he declared, was one Of
the temptations to be resisted by men
engaged in the banking business
Your father remarked, is a very
wealthy man and was one of the builders
of the Chicago and Alton RailroadY'
But he was a poor boy and lived on
a hill farm in Guernsey County, Ohio.
When he and his brother were young
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BY Ex-ATTAcHE.

At the time OF the organization OF the
international court at The Hague, for
which Andrew Carnegie is providing a
palatiaI home, it was hoped and ex-
pected that the new institution would
not only serve as a tribunal of arbi-
tration on issues pending between rival
states. but would also constitute a species
Of permanent congress for the negotia-
ton and settlement of questions sffec-
ting the majority. if not all, of the
powers.
Indeed. sanguine expectations were en-
tertained that the cumbersome process
OF summOning a special conference for
the consideration of every problem OF
an international character that cropped
up would be obviated. These expectations
have not been realized. The international
court at The Hague has proved a great
disappointment. and any doubt on the
subject would be set at rest by the cir
cumstance that at tbs present moment
when there are an extraordinary large
number Of important questions requiring
common understanding between the
various nations of the world, nobody
dreams of going 20 The Hague about the
matter.
Special international congresses are ex-
tremely unsatisfactory. Their methods
are slow. their organization difficult, their
conclusions frequently disappointing. For
there is nearly always a minority which
refuses to abide by the decision of the
majority. or else there's some govern
ment which at the last moment insists
upon withdrawing from the considera-
ton of the congress some important, and
even vital point under the threat of hold
ing aIoof altogether from the palaver
Yet, to-day, owing to the failure of the
international court of The Hague 10 live
up to its early promise. these special con-
ferences remain the only alternative by
means of which conflicts between the
various powers can be prevented from
degenerating into war, and through
which it is possible to maintain the
peace of the world.
There are just now at least a score
Of issues. each calling for an interna-
tionaI congress of its own. One of them
concerns the regulation Of aviation, and
the establishment OF some such laws for
the navigation OF the air, as have been
adopted by the union of civilized states
for the navigation of the sea-
Another question is that which has
arisen regarding the ownership OF terri
tory in the arctic and antarctic regions.
A third relates TO the continuation dur
ing another hundred years Of the pres
ent ownership and management of the
Sues Canal; an affair in which ali mar
thine nations. notably the United States.
are much interested.
Then. there is the urgent necessity OF
reorganizing the rules established more
that fifty years ago for the control of
the Straits of the DardanelIes.
The troublesome question of Crete.
which has been a fostering sore OF Eu-
rope ever since the days when St Paul.
In his anger. denounced all Cretans as
liars. calls aloud for solution. Every
Christian nation is interested in the per-
sistent demand Of Turkey for the aboli-
ton Of the capitulations; prerogatvs
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ASKS COLLATERAL, NOT NAMES
Chicago Bank Nth s86OO0OOO Deposits Money Only On Gilt
edged, Bona Eide Security
By JANrEs B. MORROW.

Chicago Mar 5-The Mitchells are more
than multi-millionaires. BY instinct and
profession, they are financiers. For two
generations they have been builders Of
big business in the great Central West.
The father, William H. Mitchell, now
a very aged man, but stin keeping watch
full eyes on his own affairs, was one of
the projectors of the railroad to st. Louis
by way of Alton-the same railroad that
L. H. Hartman, through the arts of his
magic and genius. once turned into a
deplorabls ruin.
Also. the father was a merchant at
Suffers sawmin. in California, immedi-
ately after Jim" MarshalPs discovery of
gold in the low waters Of the tail race
He was a witness, therefore. of the most
thrilling and picturesque stampede in the
story Of the American nation. But he
stuck to his business OF merchandising
and let other men pan the sands and
speculate. Sticking TO their business Is
one OF the unamended and unviolated
Jaws of the Mitchells.
The son, John J. Mitchell, is president
OF the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank.
His shareholders are paid an annual divi-
dend of 20 per cent. He took the bank
a feeble and dwindling concern, threat
ened with liGuidation-when he was TWEEN
ty-six Young though he was, he estab-
lished laws to govern the lending OF
money that are followed yet
Made a Large Fortune.
At the age OF ffty-fve-a solid. old
fashioned man in the stormy press OF
twentieth century boomers and plungers-
he points without comment to a capital,
paid in, Of S5000,0O0; to surplus Of 81, =
600, TO undivided profits Of 100000, and
10 deposits aggregating $s6OO0.O00, on
which he pays interest at the rate of 8
per cent In the northumberland
years from first to last-he has made
a large fortune for himself.
An aneedote Of the Mitchelis. told by
John ]. 70 his intimate friends. with
quiet pride in the narrative. explains the
mystery Of their success, if ANYTHING
more is needed than knowledge Of the
sagaeity and steadiness OF William II.
while men mad with the lust of discov-
cry and acquisition we're unearthing
nuggets at Suffers sawmin worth from
90 cents apiece to matter OF 81 900.
The son and banker goes to California
regularly for a part of the winter sea-
son, Several years ago he wrote and
asked man in the bank TO INQUIRE about
q team OF horses which he desired to
buy for his farm among the lakes OF
Wisconsin. Tell john" the father re-
marked, when he heard of the letter.
that 1 have a team l might sell him"
Uses E'AIfght," Not 'WiII.s
Might" put the message on a sound
trading basis and opened the way to ne
gotiation. "Will" would have Indicated
a desire. II not an eagerness. to close a
bargain. The transaction was completed
after considerable correspondence. It was
agreed that William H. was to keep the
horses until May /, by which time John
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Senator Gordon Wins
applause for His At
titude against
SectionaliSnl.

Senator James Gordon. Of Mississippi,
made the folio wing address in the limited
States Senate on Wednesday, February
%. 1870
''Mr. President. l am Informed that the
Senatorial deadlock in Mississippi has
been broken and that We shall soon have
Mr.. Leroy Percy to take my place in the
Senate. AS I am about 20 retire from the
Senate. I wish to express my feelings and
sentiments in regard 70 my brief expert
enee here. 1 did not expect to-day to
make a speech. Notwithstanding I found
after I got into the Senate chamber that
some of the newspapers had stated
would do so. I wish you to understand
that I am not making a set speech, and !
have not written any such poetry as that
aseribed 10 me by the newspapers this
morning.
II am guilty of one little act Of poetry.
I published little book, which 1 have
got hid away in the desk here, and which
] am going to give to the President of
the Senate when I get through here. and
probably he will have a worse opinion Of
me than he had before,
L a
United States Senator I started when 1
was I'VE years old. II took me a long
while TO get here. and I found 1t very
rugged road to travel: but did get here.
When I was a little chap about five years
of age-I will tell you a story, and you
may tell your children. and you old fell
lows may tell your grandchildren re-
ceived as present something like a map
on pasteboard, II had this great Capitol
as picture az the top Of it and squares
with numbers on them. Those numbers
represented all the passions that had es-
capped from Pandora's box That map had
marked on it all the temptations that
would befall youth growing up. It had
a little teetoten. as it was called. iii oc-
tagon shape. and it had numbers on it up
TO s, on which 10 spin Ny mother used
TO take me to her side
Attained His Ambition.
IF you should spin the teetotem and it
went over the mark and got on a bad
place in the square. that would be one of
the bad passions: but if it escaped all
those. and the teetOtem got on the great
Capitol of the United States. you would
be in the United States Senate. I saw a
great big fellow sitting up there in that
stand. I wanted TO know of ma II
would get there; and, God helping me.
got there yesterday. She told me that
if I would lead a clean life and form no
bad habits I would be sure 10 get there.
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J. planned to be home from California.
A check was sent and a receipt given.
1t was May Is. however, before the son
reached Chicago. The next day he asked
his father to deliver the horses in Wis
consin, being particular to say that lie
would pay the expenses, if any, or the
hired man who drove them. Inside OF a
week William ]. sent him a bill for feed
ing the team fifteen days over the time
stipulated, and also for the wages OF the
hired man, computed 20 the cent and
hour from-his leaving the stable In Chi
cago until his return from Johns farm,
about seventy-hve miles distant. John ].
Is rich. but in the course OF nature he
will be a great deal richer. Nevertheless.
50 long as William H. is alive he Will de-
mand every cent that belongs 10 him or
Is rightfully due him.
/ asked the son. an unaffected. cordial
man Of medium stature. with brown eyes
and huge chin. and wearing gray
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'Brotherly Love" Doc
trine Expounded in
Mastery Manner by
MisSissippian.

der. / wore the gray and I fought and
bled. but | did not die. though 1 skedad-
died frequently. You understand that
word skedaddled These old soldiers win
understand 1t.
II had the honor during my service 20
capture some very prominent men in the
Northern army; among them was Gen.
Coburn, OF Indianapolis, Ind / captured
one great. big man. who afterward be-
came Gen. Shafter He was then a major
in the Nineteenth Michigan. He was a
very poor shot, for / advanced on him
with my saber, and he shot at me Ave
times and never touched me.
Never Fired "A shot.
Now. l will tell another story. Tha
fellow Shafter gave me an awful scaie
When l approached him he handed me his
pistol and said:
You are welcome to il. but it viii do you no
good. as have shot all the cartridges away: but
over at the stockade, Franklin. Tenn, / have
Talse that has got thousand cartridges in IT, and
yon welcome to those II you win go after them.
81 said:
Thank you for the pistol: win go AFTER the
cartridges
"A few weeks later, with Forest,
went TO Brentwood Station. captured the
fort. and got the cartridges. put never
used them. never fired a shot durlrg
about enough to do to look after the men
that had engaged. That IS the kind Of
a soldier 1 was. told the othe.- frl,Ows
to do the fighting A great many OF them
stayed at home. and II / had been as
smart as they were, I might have done
the same.
when the Confederate sol.lier and the
Union soldier-we called them 'Yanks' in
that day. and they called us Johnnies'
met they We're always friendly Gen.
coburn asked permission OF Gen. Cheat
ham and Gen. Polk TO present me his
sword for kndnesses extended 10 aim
when he was a prisoner OF war. car
rled him from near Franklin to TulIa-
homa. Tenn. and that sword was pre-
scented to me at Tullahoma. I sent it
home with the petition that I had, with
the signatures OF Gen. Cheatham and
Gen. Polk, and have it yet; when Grier-
son made his raid through my country
and went to my fathers house. my wife
presented that order TO his adjutant. and
they gave us guard and protected the
house
Another time gentleman, who is Nv
ing yet. by the name Of Capt. Brown, Of
the Seventh Illinois. and / had a little
engagement. That Seventh Illinois was