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It is ii foregone conclusion that
Lord Kitchener will huvo .no regret
to report when Lu hears about tho
big bunch of money handed tp him
b' parliament.
Members of tho Ctiban congress
have voted IIiciiihcIvuh a salary of
$3,000 a year. This Is a modest sti
pend for politicians who have had
a long wait for pie.
and cost tho llrltlsh 1,702 lulled in ac
tion and 13,250 victims of disease, a
total of 21,012. If tho Poors .lost half
ns many tho conflict was one of tho
biggest little wars In history.
American exports to South Africa
during tho ten months ended with
April were $28,950,000, an incrcaso
of nearly 100 per cent, in two years.
As a customer of the United States
Africa is now ahead of South Amer
tea.
Tho housu of representatives to
bo elected this year will bo chosen
under tho new apportionment mado
ulnco tho federal census of 1000.
l'hero aro 20 additional districts,
bringing up tho total membership
'vf tho next house to 3SG.
Tho Hock Island has leased two
railroads for 900 years. Thero was
Bomo dispute as to whether this
would bo long enough, but it was
thought that If business wero hur
ried up somewhat it might not bo
necessary to renew tho lease at tho
end of that time.
The town of South Elgin, 111., has
ft fire chief only 10 years old Edward
Tracey, by name. Two years ago ho
caved the lives of two persons who
' wero caught In a burning building
Mid Mayor Doxcy has Just appointed
dim chief in recognition of his
bravery and efficiency at that time.
Germany is undoubtedly tho best
educated nation of Europe, yet its
teachers In many parts of tho coun
try aro very poorly paid. Ucccntly
Bcveral men teachers in Frankfurt
applied for situations as policemen
owing to their remuneration being
smaller than that of the average po
lice oflleer.
Tho following prize story of British
markmanshlp .is attributed by the
New York Times to a small boy, prob
ably a Boer: "One day tho British tied
ten billy goats to try tho eil'eets of
some new shells; he fired about 20
shots at them and then went up to
bcc how many were left and ho found
thero wero 11 ono had been born."
Although tha Cubans aro reported
by correspondents to have shown
great capacity for celebration, it Is
declared that they do not know how
to cheer in Anglo-Saxon stylo. A!
fall school of cheering opens with tho
football season. Pupils from tho new
republic will bo welcome. Tho de
gree of Master of Yells is easily
earned.
Thirty years ago Miss Rachael
Dickson and Peter Barclay, of Middle
town, N. Y., were lovers. A qunrrel
separated them and he went to King
old county, la., where ho married.
His wife and two children died, and
lately he followed them. In his will
ho left all his estate, valued at $30,
000, to his old sweetheart, who re
mained single.
Tho death of President. Boosevelt's
mint, who was born in Tipperary, and
whose maiden name was O'Shea, is a
reminder of tho fact that there's a
good deal of Irish blood in tho Roo.se
velt family, and that there's a strain
of it in tlio president's veins. He
has a lively appreciation of that fact,
and he's n shining light in the Amor-ican-li'ish
Historical society.
Stress of business and dearth of
time will lead to a change In Presi
dent Boosevelt's signature, says a
Washington letter. Ho has always
been accustomed to write out his
first name In full; but ho finds that
It will save him 60 per cont of time and
troublo to make it simply: T. Itoose
velt. Where a man has to sign his
name about 1,000 times a day it makes
big difference.
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IS IT ANNEXATION?
Discouraging Reports In Regard to
Cuba's Financiul Condition.
Homo of tlin Mont Important Itnfnrtn ln
HURCiratod by tlin Unltud Htnt- In tho
IhIuiuI Ilulrie OfTHt for Wnnt
of J'umln.
Washington, Aug. 5. The persist
ent and discouraging reportH that
reach Washington concerning finan
cial and business conditions in Cuba
are tending to strengthen the feel
ing referred to in dispatches imme
diately after the return of Oon. Wood
that the now republic cannot long
bo maintained and tho people of tho
island will seek annexation within
a year. Official figures received show
that the customs receipts of Ha
vana, which amounted to an average
of more than $10,000 a day during
the American occupation, have
dropped to less than ."510,000 a day,
and have occasionally been as low as
$5,000.
The reduction of the revenues has
compelled the Cuban government to
curtail its expenditures. In doing
that it is offsetting some of the most
Important reforms inaugurated by
the United States while in control.
It Is neglecting the sanitary meas
ures inaugurated by Gen. Wood In
Havana and Santiago. Already there
has been fear of an outbreak of yel
low fever in those cities. Should such
a danger appear it would be incum
bent on this government to inqtdro
why the sanifary measures had been.
abandoned afUr the. Cuban consti
tutional convention had adopted the
Plutt amendment. That amendment
provided that Cuba should exocuto
plans to be mutually agreed on for
tho sanitation of the island to pre
vent tho recurrence of epidemics and
infeutious diseases. Without any de
sire to embarrass tho Cuban govern
ment, the United States government
must insist on the continuance of
these plans of sanitation as a means
of protecting the country from yel
low fever. Tho surgeon generals of
the army and navy are watching tho
situation with concern. The wholo
situation is said to be most embar
rassing to President 1'alma In this
experiment of piloting Cuba as an in
dependent government with expen
sive governmental machinery and a
reduced income. The whole Cuban
people may be driven to seek annex
ation before congress meets in De
cember, unless relief comes from
some quarter.
Tho stato department has received
n cablegram from Minister Squires
that the house has passed a bill au
thorizing a loan of $35,000,000. Un
der the I'latt anmedment the United
States Is bound to take cogniznnca
of every action of the Cuban govern
ment relating to loans.
The Cuban senate has also ap
proved In part the raising of a loan
of $1,000,000 for tho benefit of the
sugar cano growers.
HE NEARLY CAPTURED GRANT.
Cnnimndoro iIoRnnli K, Mimtconiory, Con-
fudnriifn Nuvitl OMIcnr During Civil
IViir, In UtUKl nt Chlttiigo.
Chicago, Aug. 4. Commodore Jo
seph E. Montgomery, tho confeder
ate naval oflleer, who nearly cap
tured Gen. Grant during the civil war,
died here Monday at the home of his
son, Dr. .lames Montgomery. Com
modore Montgomery was born In
Carrollton, Ky., in 1817, and from his
youth until tho war broke out was
engaged in river traffic. At tho bat
tle of Mobile Bay he played a conspic
uous part. He also was In the en
gagements at Port Pillow and New
Orleans, and at Memphis he lost his
fleet. He was an Intimate friend of
Jelferson Davis. He lost hi eyesight
12 years ago and since that time had
lied In this city.
Mora Injnuotlunit Over July Out.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Judge Chetlain
yesterday issued 20 more injunctions
as a result of the legal battle that is
being waged over the recent corner
In July oats. At the request of
Walte, Thorburn & Co., the complain
ants In the former injunction suits,
10 bills were issued against the Bank
of Montreal, restraining its officers
from paying over margins to ns many
board of trade firms to whom the
complainants had mado short sales
of July oats.
Mayor .lobniton (lettt Low Karen.
Cleveland, 0., Aug. 5. The circuit
court to-day dissolved the injunction
recently Issued by Judge Caldwell,
restraining the eity council from
granting publis service franchises,
and especially those giving tho low
fare street railway company tho right
to use tho streets. Mayor Johnson
fought the injunction suit and as a
result of his victory to-day, the low
fare' lines will probably be construct
ed as soon as possible.
ICooHuvelt to Visit NobniNkii In September.
Omaha, Nob., Aug. 5. Senator Mil
lard's private secretary last night
announced that arrangements liavo
been made whoreby President Boose
velt will visit Nebruska September
20 and !17.
JAMES F. LEGATE DIES.
The Vote run l'olltlolnn of Knimnn 8no
rumh to I'lirnlynl In III Hoventjr-
Fourtli Your.
Leavenworth, ICu., Aug. 5. James
R Legate, a veteran politician of
Knnsas, died at his home hero last
night of paralysis. He was 74 years
of age. Mr. Legate was born in
Leominster, Mass., in 1828 and
studied law in that city in the of
fice of Ben Butler, fie was promi
nent in tho early days of Kansas,
coming hero in 1854. Ho was ap
pointed governor of Washington ter
ritory in 1872 by President Grant,
but owing to the political collapse
of Senator Pomcroy was never con
firmed. In the early days ho was su
perintendent of the mail service In
Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado and
Kansas.
KANSAS CORN ASSURED.
Otvlne to tlio Good Hturt tho Crop Ob
tained tlio Hut Wimthur Is Not IjIIio
ly to Hurt It Much.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 5. All heat
records for this year were broken
yesterday afternoon when tho gov
ernment thermometer registered 100
degrees. Other thermometers regis
tered as much as 108. A hot wind
was blowing all day, but corn was
not injured on account of tlio good
start it obtained before tho hot
weather set in. Reports of small
rains arc received from tho western
and northern portions of tho state,
but the precipitation has kept down
to the minimum. It is understood
that the corn is practically assured
now, even should the weather be un
favorable from this time on.
OUTBREAK IN HAYTI OVER.
Cnitt. MciOren, of tlio Ounbnnt MnoblaN,
Shjth No Farther Diiiigor of HorlmiH
Ulsturbitnrn Is Fult.
Washington, Aug. 5. Capt. McCrca,
of the gunboat Maehias, to-day cabled
the navy department that tho out
break in Hayti is practically over.
The cablegram which is dated Cape
Haytien, Aug. 4, is as follows: "After
Interviewing authorities aspect of af
fairs appears more satisfactory.
Nationals aro well armed. Rebels
have been driven from critical po
sitions. Littlo enthusiasm. No fur
ther danger of serious disturbances."
Capt. McCrca requested permission to
go to San Juan, Porto Rico, for coal.
This was granted and tho Maehias
will probably come north unless there
is another outbreak in Hayti.
STRIKE SETTLED.
The Cnintlnn Street Itnllwuy Trouble Is
Hniootlietl Over by u Conference Hie
Men's Union I.ecoeulzed.
fronton, ()., Aug. 5. Tho street
railway strike was amicably settled
at one o'clock yesterday morning
after a conference between Secretary
Joseph Bishop, of the stato board of
arbitration, General Attorney Vinson
and local Attorney Johnson, of the
Camden company, and a committee
of five strikers. An agreement was
effected by the recognition of the
union and the reinstatement of the
discharged union men who arc con
sidered honest nnd efficient.
EARTHQUAKE IN MONTANA.
Severe Shock Felt it Clinton Several
Itullillup; Kunnrtod to lluvu Colliiimud
l.tiatud About Two (second.
Helena, Mont., Aug. 5. An earth
quake visited Missoula county Sunday
evening, causing slight damage. It
lasted about two seconds, vibrations
being quick and short. At Bonner
one of the largo dynamos at tho
electrical plant was shaken from its
adjustment. At Clinton tho shock
was qulto severe, tho operator re
porting that several old buildings
collapsed.
Keuntor llnnnii rrcxontml with a Citne.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 5. The 700 or
800 employes of the Cleveland City
Hallway company, of which Senator
M. A. Banna is president, met in a
downtown hall last night and pre
sented Senator Hanna with a valu
able cane. In accknowledging tho
gift Senator Hanna expressed his sin
cere thanks to his employes for their
gift and incidentally spoke on tho
relations that he hopes soon to seo
existing between capital and labor.
Cnltlerheml Out foi Senator.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 5. Congress
man W. A. Calderhend, of the Fifth
Kansas district, has announced that
ho will be a candidate to succeed
W. A. Harris for tho United States
senate. Mr. Calderhend Is a repub
lican, living nt Marysvllle. There are
three other announced candidates
Congressman Long, Congressman
Curtis and Gov. Stanley.
American Itnnlc Compiiny Get n Charter.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 5. Tho state
charter board last night granted a
charter to tho American Book com
pany to do business in this state.
Tho company made application for
tho charter in accordance with an or
der made by tho supreme court. A
fight was mado before tho board to
prevent tlio irrnntlng of tho charter.
OUlt RESPONSIBILITY
President Schurman Presents Phil
ippine Policy in a New Phase.
riie Question In llnlsod m to the 1'nlltlcnl
Stntuii of tho InhithltiintH or tha
Inland mid Our Duty To-
"ward The in.
Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 4. Presi
dent Schurman of the Cornell univer
sity Saturday delivered an address on
'The Philippine Problem," before the
Chautauqua usaombly. He said in
part:
Tho Philippine question has passed In
to a new stage, though the public seem
to be unaware of II, and the newspapers
have not noticed ft. Certain matters of
great Interest In the past have now been
definitely eliminated. It Is kilo now to
JIscush tho wisdom or thu unwisdom of
our acceptance of Spain's cession of
sovereignty over the archipelago. Tho
fact of our sovereignty l Indisputably
established both by tho force of treaty
and tho force of arms. 1 was one of
those who advocated leaving tho archi
pelago in tho enfeebled grasp of Spain;
but the American pcoplo who mado war
on Spain for tho emancipation of Cuba
would not consent, so President McKln
Icy felt, to leavo tho Filipinos as tho
closo of the war, victims of the same
oppression. Whether by will or not tho
Philippines aro ours; tho destiny of tho
Filipinos Is In our hands, and great as
our responsibility may bo to humanity
Mid to Providence, our sovereignty Itself
Is absolutely unimpeachable. So, too,
vo have no further concern with tho
government set up by Agulnaldo, nor
with Agulnaldo himself. Both aro Issues
of tho past. Men may dispute whether
that government represented tho Inhab
itants of tho Philippines or not. It cer
tainly did not represent tho Moros and
heathen of tho "southern Islands, and as
far as I could make out In 1S09 It did not
represent the majority of tho Christian
Inhabitants of Luzon and tho Vlsayas.
Tho Christian Filipinos have undoubt
edly been drawn together by three years
of fighting against tho white man. But
that fighting has gone on Independently
of Agulnaldo's Philippine republic,
whose brief existence was entirely em
braced within the year 1S99. And, at that
period, as I have paid, It appeared to bo
less a national than a local organization.
Let the dead past bury Its dead. Tho
Philippine problem Is no longer a ques
tion of tho conduct of the army, or of a
few men In tho army; It Is no longer a
question of the character of Agulnaldo;
It Is no longer a question of tho Juris
diction of the Philippine republic of
1899; It Is no longer a question of tho
validity of American sovereignty over
tho archipelago or of the wisdom of tho
policy of assuming It. These aro all Is
sues of the past. The pacification of tho
archipelago, the official announcement of
term, .atloa of hostilities, tho proclama
tion of amnesty, and the substitution of
civil for military control, all bring us In
sight of war problems. At the heart of
them all I think you will find this ques
tion: What Is to be the political status
of tho Inhabitants of the Philippine Is
lands? Or, moro particularly, what Is
to bo the political status of the 6,500,000
civilized and Christianized Filipinos of
Luzon and the Vlsayas?
There Is another Issue also which now
happily belongs to the past. During tho
spring and early summer tho newspapers
abounded in reported atrocities commit
ted by American officers and soldiers In
tho Philippines. History shows thnt
whenever the white race, and especially
tho Anglo-Saxon branch of It, come Jnto
conflict with a colored race, Its bearing
Is apt to be arrogant and contemptuous,
nnd It seldom falls to repay tho barbar
ities practiced by the enemy with fero
cious cruelty. This tendency Inherent
In the blood was fostered by tho hard
ships of the Philippine campaign, tlio
Intolerable climate, tho elusive tactics
and the atrocious practices of some of the
Insurgents. Tlio American army as a
wholo clung to Its nnclent discipline nnd
maintained Its untarnished honor; but
hero and thero an officer or a private suc
cumbed. The natural and proper eourso
for oil good citizens under the circum
stances was to Insist that the guilty bo
punished and the good iinniu of tho army
and of tho nation vindicated thereby.
President Roosevelt, as commander-in-chief
of tho nrmy, decided that all tho
facts should bo forwarded to him, with
no attempt to conceal anything or to
spare anybody, and, after an exhaustlvo
and judicial Investigation, he has exe
cuted tho moral Indignation of tho na
tion by tho condign punishment of the
pilnclpal offenders.
I certainly am satisfied with the ac
tion of the president and congress In re
gard to Philippine affairs. Everything
T asked for the Filipinos In my Boston
speech of January last, which was se
verely criticised by Imperialists, hns been
granted to them, with tho exceptoln of
gradually Increasing home rule, culminat
ing In independence, when the Filipinos
desired and were fit for Independence,
which, by the very terms of the proposi
tion, shows Itself a matter, not for tho
present, but for tho future.
THREE BOYS DROWNED.
They Were Ilathlim In the Allegheny
Klver anil (lot Iteyouil
Their Depth.
Pittsburg, Po., Aug. 4. Three boy
bathers were drowned yesterday in
the Allegheny river at the foot of
Thirty-sixth street. Their names
arc William J. Carroll, aged 14; Amiel
Kologenski, aged 12, and an unknown
boy, aged about 12. None of tho
boys could swim nnd in wading about
two of them got beyond their depth
in a hole made by a dredge boat.
The Carroll boy hist his life in at
tempting to save his companions.
Tlio JUIlltla Stoned
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 4.- The en
tire Kighth regiment was called to
arms during Saturday night as a re
sult of three attacks made by a band
of men in ambush who threw stones
at the troops now in enmp on tho
plateau outside tho town. One of
the nttacklng party, a Lithuanian
named William Stoponitz, is under
arrest and is confined in the guard
tent, and the provost marshal is on
the trail of others.
Conrtcny Hevrnnleil,
No, many months ago $1,000 was willed'
to a conductor of The Chicago & Alton Rail
way for being attentive and courteous. A
somewhat similar circumstance has rcoc
currcd. Mr. II. J. Titus, a steward on one
nf the "Alton's" dining-cars, recently had
for a guest a gentleman to whom he uncon
sciously gave such polite attention as to at
tract his patron's notice. Upon arrival of
the train in Chicago, this passenger, who
was a high official of the Mobile & Ohio
Railway, repaired to the general offices of
The Chicago & Alton Railway, and being
issiired of Mr. Titus's ability, promptly ap
pointed the latter Superintendent Commis
sary of the Mobile & Ohio Railway. Mr.
Titus assumes his new duties August ICth,
with headquarters in Jackson, Tcnn. Ho
will be the youngest railway superintendent
pf dining-cars in the United States, his age
being but twenty-four.
WordleBd ThoiigrhtN,
"Remember, my mm," said the old man
to his offspring, who was going forth into
the world to do for himself and to do oth
ers, "that thcie are tunes when it is best,
to saw wood and say nothing."
"That's right, dad," replied the wise in
nocent. "If a fellow was to eny what ho
thinks while tawing wood it might atlcct.
hu standing in the church." Chicago Daily
News. - '
Not Dependent on a Nlnirlo Train.
Tho Now York Contrnl Linos liavo wholo
flying batteries of trains connecting the
centers of population and tho gateways of
commorco.
An Exchange. Mother (who has been
out for the day) "Tommy, did you taka
that medicine that I told you to, when I was
away?" Tommy "No, ma. Willie Jones
came in, and he liked it so. I exchanged it
with him for a sour apple. '-The King.
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOME.
A desk clock which serves the pur
pose of a paper-weight is a novt-lty
for desk furniture.
One of the modish bookcases of
the day is the colonial, made in nia
hoguny with leaded glass doors.
A paperweight small and oblong in
shape Is covered with pigskin and
decorated with a hunting scene iu
colors.
Inexpensive vases of gruen Spanish
faience make admirable flower hold
ers for the summer table. Thcso
vases come in decidedly artistic
shapes, too.
Among the lovely cushions aro
those of Japanese design, made of
white silk and embroidered in gold
thread in the quaint and charming
designs so typical of the flowery
kingdom.
PHYSICIANS PUZZLED
St. Aubert, Mo., Aug. 4th. Mr. E. R.
Laugendoefcr of this place suffered
very severely with a peculiar cate of
Kidney Trouble which completely baf
fled the skill of the local physicians
and instead of getting any better he
was gradually growing worse. He
says: "A friend advised me to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and after I had
used two boxes I was entirely cured
and have not since had the slightest
symptom of the return of my trouble.
"I had tried all the surrounding phy
sicians, but they did me no good, and
instead of getting better I grew worse
till I used Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"I can sincerely say to everyone
suffering with Kidney Trouble that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure them, for
they cured me satisfactorily and com
pletely when all the doctors had failed"
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HEKESPSBSS
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Cooked Jnat Uiactly Right, then put up In ker. 4
onouiuK uan. You get them nt four fcocer'a A
juh ai mex jciitb uk UHlntT. dolleloim anil
reailTtonerve. ou will nerer keep houe whh
out l.inm'B Foods when on oiioa ttj theui.
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rard's Big Bargain Book
arus on nigii prices, uy
holosallng goods to all.
mftEiCT
orth a dollar.
Ill savo you many dollars.
It contains over l.COOpncos ovtotlnc whol.
sate prices on 70,000 dtfforont nrtlclos 1T.O00
illustrations nre used to help you undor
Dtiintl whnt tho Roods look llko. Send 15
rents forcatnloquo and loam how to tualto
four dollars do tlio worlc of Ave.
CHICAGO
The houso that tells tho truth.
PRIESTS OF P LlfiS
Will take pluce In Kansas City night
of October 7. An electrical displaj
entirely new to the west.
Reduced Rates on All Railroads.
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