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PORTO RICO SCHOOLS.
Victor H. (Murk, Ntili-Mlrertnr of ICilunitlnn,
ItopnrtA Tluit Tlie.v Am In 11 Viiry
Crude (,'oiillllf)ii.
Wniihington, April 22. In u report to
Hie Hccrctury of war, Dr. Victor H.
Clark, sub-director of public instruction
In Porto Itico, hii.vh Hint only &ri0 a
month can bo offered to American
teachers, with transportation to the is
land from New York. The rhiglish
ripcalciiiff supervisors are men, and
through them It Is hoped to weed out
abuses and develop home system of con
trol. Ah understood in this country
there is no system of higher education
in I'orto Rico. No school on the is
land all'ords adequate preparation for
American college work. There Is no
co-education of the sexes. No school
houses exist on the island, the schools
usually being held at the residences
of the teachers. Only a part of the
pupils have text-books. About fiJi-fl
schools are reported in the island and
u little over SilOO.uOO iH annually paid
for their support. A great desire is
manifested to learn I'higllsh. New
text-books are being published In this
country to replace the Spanish books
now In use. A pedagogical museum
and American library have been estal)
lished in San .hum.
DIVIDED UP WITH CROKER.
Tiimnmny Clileftuln'H Friend, Mr. I'reeil-
iiiiiii, (IUi-hIIhi Aluet luv'Htl;aMni;
Committee u Hit of Hvlilenee.
New York, April 22. Andrew Freed
man, a close associate of Richard
Croker, testified before the Muzot in
vestigating commission that he was in
the habit of giving to Croker a part of
Ills salary as an officer of the United
States Fidelity Sr, (humility company,
which docs an immense business in
making bonds for municipal employes.
When Mr. Croker was on the stand ho
testified that he had received dividends
from the surety company, while to-day
it developed that the company had not
paid dividends. Mr. Krcedman ex
plained on the stand, in reply to a se
ries of questions, that Mr. Croker is a
stockholder in the company, and is in
terested in the business success of the
metropolitan district; that he, the wit
ness, received a salary of 815,000 a year
as manager for this territory and com
missions, and that he divided money
with Mr. Croker. Mr. Krcedman, how
over, refused to name the sum that ho
paid to Croker and said further that ho
thought Mr. Croker might bounder the
impression that the money paid him
was in the way of a dividend.
Will Slop Anywhere for l'nHeii);erM.
Atchison, Kan., April 22. There is n
movement on foot to secure for Atchi
son the Winner electric line which is
now being built from Leavenworth to
Kansas City. Mr. Winner's idea is to
cross the river at Atchison and build
on to St. Joseph. It is argued that tho
electric line will not compete with the
railroads for Kansas City passenger
Imsiness, but will reduce tho prico of
hauling coal one-half. The proposed
electric lino will also bo an advantage
1n bringing farmers to town, as stops
-will bo made anywhere for passengers.
Terrible Crime llneiirtlieil nt Pnnn.
Puna, 111., April 22. The mutilated
"body of Miss ,Iane Hrunot, a wealthy
woman of Dannn, Ind., was found
buried In an abandoned well of her
sister-in-law near here. Mrs. Anna
Hrunot, her son, Henry Hrunot, and
Frederick Sibley are under arrest
charged with murder. The chief of
police says tho three persons under ar
rest decoyed Miss Rrunot to the garret
of the farm house, shot her through
the head and buried tho body in au
abandoned well.
IIIk 1.hh to (MiIcuko 1'IorlntR.
Chicago, April 22. Florists and gar
deners in the vicinity of Chicago who
have been waiting for weeks for some
nign of growth from the bulbs from
which they expected to supply early
blossoms have awakened to a realiza
tion of tho fact that the severe cold
weather of last winter destroyed a
large share of the bulbs. It is esti
mated the loss from the freezing of
the bulbs will be over 1,000,000 within
a radius of 10 miles of Chicago.
How the Semite Will Ktniiil.
Washington, April 22. -As the result
of Pennsylvania's failure to elect a sen
ator, the republican strength of the
senate when congress meets will be 51.
The l'Morlda election has given Mrt to
the democrats. Nine will act inde
pendently of the main organizations,
giving the republicans a clear majority
of 10 votes on strict party issues, but
leaving them seven votes short of two
thirds. To I'IkM llio Tnlmt'i'o TniHt.
St. Louis, April 22. A large anti
trust tobacco factory Is to be started
in St. Louis as soon as arrangements
nun be made. The propo.Md factory
promises to be one of the largest In the
country. According to the reports
whloh are circulated In financial circles,
M. C, Wotinoru will be president ami
gonurui manager of the new company.
The Detroit In Support Our UcimeM.
Washington, April W. Tho cruiser
Detroit arrived at (Iroytowu, Nicar
agua, yesterday, and will proceed up
tho const to llluoflf Ids where it u II)
hiipporl .Minister Merry in a IJustlng
the iftiu UMwtuni thuKutluirltle under
(lull, TniTUH and Hut Ainorttmu uttir
(ihimtti, gruwtiijr out of tho ttijltmtlou
of doiiultt tii.YUUuii.
SPEAKER REED TO RETIRE.
Aritioiincemnnt Tliut llo Will Itrilgn III
Sent In Concron mill Itntnr n New
York I.ttrr Firm.
Now York, April 20. It is announced
hero that .Speaker Thomas It. Heed
has accepted tho offer to becomo a
member of tho law firm of Simpson,
Thatcher & Jlarmnn, In this city. It
is understood tiiat Mr. Heed will ro-
sign his seat in congress and remove
to New York. Tho statement has
been made that Mr. Heed Is guaran
teed a yearly income of 550,000. He
foro settling down hero Mr. Heed will
make a protracted visit to Europe.
Mr. Itanium, of the firm, said Mr.
Hood had virtually entered the firm,
but would not enter into active prac
tice until his return from Europe.
NO SUCCESSOR TO QUAY.
I'iMiiiftylviuilii I.ORlnliituro Adjourn With
out Klectlni: ii Senator ICIot In the Hun
ate During thn drifting llonri.
IlarrlsburB-, Pa., April 20. Tho leg
islature adjourned sine die without
having choRcn a successor to Senator
Quay. Tho closing ballot of tho sena
torial deadlock resulted as follows:
Quay, 03; Jenks, S5; Jones, 09. Total,
247; necessary to choice, 124.
Tho Nyco resolution calling upon tho
attorney general to prosecute all those,
including ox-Senator Quay, who had
been charged with receiving interest
on stato money, almost precipitated a
riot in the senate. It was a bitter fight
between two factious and finally tho
resolution was laid on tho table by a
vote of 3!) to 0.
Novel Inmiritnen Hohomc.
San Francisco, April 20. A novel
idea in insurance, conceived by Ocorgo
C. Piatt, of this city, is about to bo
put to a practical test. Tho proposed
insuranco is against unavoidable loss
of employment, tho polioy holder be
ing paid three-quarters of tho amount
of his salary for six months, should
that timo b'o required in which to find
a new position. In case tho premium
holder, having lost his place, should
bo offered one on trial at a less amount
than his former salary, tho difference
will bo made up by tho company.
Kx-Confoilnriite Were There.
Nashville, Tumi., April 20. The re
mains of Col. W. 0. Smith, who died
of apoplexy at tho head of his regi
ment, tho First Tennessee, in tho first
battle with tho Filipinos boforo Ma
nila, wore laid to rest hero yesterday.
A vast concourse of people packed tho
tabernacle whore tho funeral services
were hold and attended tho burial,
which was conducted with military
honors. Two companies of ox-confed-crates
in uniform and bearing arms
took part in thu ceremonies.
Intlteit to the l'eitee .lithtlrr.
Topeka, Kan., April 20, Gov. Stan
ley and his military stall" received an
invitation to attend the peace jublluo
at Washington on May 211.25. Resides
celebrating thu victories of tho recent
war, the promoters of the jubiieu want
to got ilm governors of all thu states
thero for tho purpose of Irvlutr to con
vince tlieiu of tliu necessity of having
ouch statu ereut a state building at
thu national capital.
Chit't ir All futile.
.South MoAlostur, I. T., April So.
Thu Chootaw eonuoll 1ms Just passed
an net prohibiting tho Introduotlou
into tho Chootaw nation of any eatllu
from any state or Miirroiiudlng nation
at any Hum uxuopllog during thu
mouth of Novumbur mid Dtniuiulmr,
anil thuu only to h lft in jmiis and
not turned Uiomi iiii tho publlu rung.
Thu flue Impoiutl for vloluUn U go per
houil,
tiiomah it. iti:i:i).
i:x-si:natou m. k. juav.
OTIS WILL HAVE THE MEN.
Fourteen Tliouniuul Regular Army Troopa
"Will lie OUputrliid lit Once to .M1111II14
to Tithe the I'lueo of Volunteers,
Washington, April 21. Fourteen
thousand regulars an; to be sent to re
inforce (Jen. Otis at Manila as soon as
the necessary marine transportation
can be provided. It is not expected
that the bulk of the large body of rein
forcements can reach Manila until tho
end of the rainy season which lias just
begun, but they will closely follow tho
departure from the Philippines of tho
volunteers. With the regular troops
already ordered and on their way to
Manila, (Jen. Otis will have an effect
ive force of 21,728 men in addition to
the recruits being sent every few
days for the regiments already in
the Philippines. This force is to bo
raised to !!5,000 men by the tinio
the aggressive operations can bo
pressed in tho early autumn. Tho vol
unteers to be returned to this country
from Manila number barely 12,000,
many of whom are greatly debilitated,
so the determination to send 14,000
able-bodied regulars to take their
places is calculated to show the rebel
leaders that the Putted States Is terri
bly in earnest about meeting its re
sponsibilities for preserving rder and
commanding respect throughout tho
archipelago. Jt is announced that the
army in the Philippines will be in
creased to JI5.000 men, whether tho
rebels abandon the field or not.
BIG DAMAGE SUITS.
Attorney (Senernl of ArhmiHiiH .Heehx to Ko-
eoier form One InHunincit Company
f 180,000.
Little Hock, Ark., April 21. Attorney
General Davis yesterday instituted in
the Pulaski circuit court 80 suits for
85,000 cacli against the Connecticut Fire
Insurance company, charging it with
being a member of the pool, trust,
agreement, combination or understand
ing with other corporations engaged in
similar business to regulate or fix tho
price or premium to be paid for insur
ing property. The suits cover each day
since .March tf, when the new anti-trust
law became effective. The aggregate
against the company is S1S0,000.
A fire occurred in this city in which
the Little Hock Oil and Delinting com
pany and thu Aurora Manufacturing
company suffered losses to the extent
of S100.000, of which 500,000 was cov
ered with insurance. Adjusters for
foreign insurance companies are now
holding up payment on the policies on
the ground that under the anti-trust
law they are liable to criminal prosecu
tion if they settle tho losses.
l'uy ltolN Were I'aildeil.
Kansas City, Kan., April 21. Tho
discharge of a number of machinists
and other workmen from the Missouri
Pacific shops here was not caused by a
necessary reduction in tho force as has
been stated. It was the result of an in
vestigation madu by detectives under
the direction of the company's olllcials
at St. Louis. It is alleged that men
discharged were paying a portion of
their wages to certain individuals for
the privilege of working. A number
of foremen are implicated.
The Oovernment for I'orto llleo.
Washington, April 21. I'orto Hico is
to have a government modeled after
that of the District of Columbia. That
was the answer given the I'orto Hican
commissioners who presented their de
mands to tho president yesterday.
President MoKinloy informed the com
missioners that while congress had
final jurisdiction over tho form of gov
ernment that should be established in
Porto Rico, he, personally, was willing
to give the residents of the islands all
the liberty that was possible.
lluptlKt Women MIhhIoii Worker.
Grand Rapids, Mich., April 21. After
a three-days' session the Woman's
liaptist Foreign Missionary society of
the west adjourned after electing tho
following otllcers: President, Mrs. J. K.
Scott, Chicago; vice president, Mrs. J.
II. Randall, St. Paul; secretary, Mrs.
A. M. Itncon, Chicago; treasurer, Mrs.
M. K. Kline, Chicago; Mrs. C. T. True
blood, of St. Louis, was chosen stato
vice president for .Missouri.
They Are ell-Kinmii "Soonem."
Wichita, Kan.. April 21. S. Webster,
of Yukon, Ok., with It comrades passed
through Wichita en route to the I'to
reservation in Colorado, which will
open for settlement in a few days.
The band is made up of well-known
"sooners" who invaded Oklahoma and
the Cherokee strip before their open
ing and who for 15 years have got in
their work at every opening of public
land.
A Hundred .'Million to Churlty.
Vienna. Aj ril 21. The estate left by
the late Man muss Maurice de llirseh
tie Gcriith. who dlud April 1. lias been
valued at $125.1100,000, of which 8100,
OUO.OOl) will be expended in carrying on
the various eliaritios founded "or f .,
turetl by the ImroiieM and baron. Tho
lllrwh foundation in New York re
ceived il.'JOO.tMHi. and the Institution at
Montreal nnr-ti nth of that amount.
I'lllplno J unlit Members lllsogree.
London. April -Jl. It hbcMi learned
by a reprew native of the Aowm-ImU d
pre HiHt n avi'louM upllt liH occurred
oiumg the incmbiHW of tin Filipino
Junta, h niHjrlt, of whom arc In favm
of lilnvt iiiuftreneuttU the fcovrttury
, tf hUte nt Wmhlnrteu, Cui. John liny,
wim un view or unitftiig nuout u
ntofl ulutltNt of the ItiMlpiitui
quofttftfil.
A StroiiK Mitn'n Secret.
The dtronKcst mnn on cnrtli says the m
crct of his wonderful power is perfect di
Kestlon. Hostette's Stomach Hitters makes
digestion easy, and cures nil complaints
arising from weak stomach, such ns indi
gestion, biliousness and nil liver and kid
n cy ailments, As a blood purifier nnd
nerve tonic it is inni-velou. It is recom
mended by all physicians, and is sold by
every druggist in the country. Everybody
needs it at this time of the year.
ItieoiiAlNtc nt with Arithmetic.
Love nnd marriage have no regaid for the
rules of arithmetic. First, one is won by
one nnd then one and one nre one. Phila
delphia Hullctm.
AiUTour Jlcitler for Allrn' Koot-Kine,
A powder to shako into your shoes. It rests
tho foot. Cures Coriis,lJunloiis,Swollcn,Soro,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating foot and In
growing Nails. Allen's Foot-Laso makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FHL.E.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Lo Uoy, N. Y.
Soakington "I think I am a good judge
of whisky." Hoozington "Oh, no, you are
not a judge; you are an advocate at the bar."
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What your kidneys need is a gentle, healing-, tonic influence,
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tho ideal Kidney Restorative.
It used to bo considered that only urinary troubles were to bo
traced to tho kidneys, but now modern science proves that near
ly all constitutional diseases have their beginning in tho disorder
of these useful organs.
"What more natural ?
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When they don't your whole body
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If you nre sick, doctor your kidneys,
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The mild and extraordinary efl'oct of
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Certain manufacturing institutions have
in recent years inaugurated a new system
of disposing of their products which is un
qualifiedly to the advantage of the con
sumer. Among the pioneers in this new
method cf doing business was the Elkhart
Carriage and Harness Manufacturing com
pany of Elkhart, Ind. These people began
this plan 20 years ago and have adhered to
it strictly ever since. The icsult has been
so entirely successful that they are to-dny
the largest manufacturers of carriages and
harness in the world soiling to the con
sumer exclusively.
The advantages to tho consumer are al
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better and larger selections, and lie buysnta
much lower price. There Is no risk, as this
firm ship vehicles or hnrness everywhere for
examination, nnd gunrantce every article
they manufacture nnd sell. The Elkhart Car
riage and Harness Manufacturing company
publish n large illustrated catalogue, which
they will cheerfully mail toalhvhorequcstit.
A Protest.
"I move," said the legislator, "that we
now take up tin. "
"Mr. Chairman," interrupted n senator,
hasn t that white man's bunion poetry
been worked about enough?" Philadelphia
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for twenty-four hours, forms a sedi--nient
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pearance, it is evidence that your kid
neys and bladder need immediate atten
tion. The great discovery, Swamp-Hoot,
lias been tested in so many ways, in
hospital work, in private practice,
among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief, and has proved so suc
cessful in every case, that a special
arrangement has been made, by which
all the readers of this paper who have
not already tried it, may have a sample
bottle sent absolutely free by mail.
Also a book telling more about Swamp
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