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ised iii Mexico than in Franco.
In Hwedno brick ar? laid In zero
weather hy boating the sand for the
mortar.
Telegrams r"'l -ecI by London com
merrl.il houses regard war between
HnHlti and Japan an certain.
William 1-1 Lcrk. the historian and
critic nt political and social events
and customs. Is il ad In Indon.
Read Admiral Uradford. in a report,
ays the heavy turret guns on United
states battleships arc useless in a
heavy Ma.
Urn. I. Q. Lamar, wife of a former
Juntir- of the nu'ircm! court of the J
United States, died at her hotnu at
Macon, I in.
Life In Servia is very chean. Tbo
highest i urn paid to any of the as
na.ssiriH of King Alexander and Queen
Drnga whs only f lo.ooo.
Vt-3ioy Hu;ris. a nero, was convict
ed before Special Judge A. C. Hawkins
at Uvansville. In. I., for taking part
in the riot there last July.
Since, 1ST.2 more than 26O0 con
vi tn have been sent to French Gui
ana, of whom M'& per cent died of
disease, hardship and insulQcient
food.
P.ritish educators on the Mosely
commission are surprised to find the
president's son in a public school,
touching elbows with all sorts of chil
dren. The Interior department estimates
for the next fir.cal year are found to
bo $:.ioo.n(iO less than the appropri
ation, lue to a falling off in pension
ers and termination of Indian treaties.
William K. Curt I writes of the
wealth of the British people?, statistics
nhowlng a per capita of $21'. the
United states being the only country
that will Lear comparison. I
Fire st Velvet. o:i tln Son, in
Henry eo'inty. North Dakota, de
stroyed the Kirk wrcol hotel. First
Sfato bank and several other build
ings. The commissioner in Relglum. of
the St. Iouis exposition, says he has
great hopes that Kin?; Leopold will bo
able officially to attend the fair. Ills
dclng so Is apparently only a question
of his health.
John Puoy, champion wrestler and
noted athlete, was fatally shot yester
day at Cincinnati by two men. who
escaped. It is thought that the as
sassins were hunting another man
and shot Duey by mistake.
Hobart S. Utrd. editor of the San
Juan New, went to jail to begin a
sentence of two month3 imprison
ment for having libelled Judge Ramos.
He will make an a luteal for a writ of
habeas corpus.
It Is reported that the differences
between Colombia and Nicaragua,
growing out of the aid the revolu
tionists of both countries received
during the recent rebellion, will be
arbitrated by President Diaz of Mex
ico. The preliminary hearing In the case
rf Leopold J. Stern of Baltimore, in
dicted for complicity in postal frauds,
xvas concluded in police court at
Washington and Stern was held in
$5,000 bail to await the action of the
gram! jury, which was furnished, and
he was released.
Keokuk, the oldest Indian in the
Sac and Fox tribe, died at his home
at the Sac and Fox agency, twelve
miles north of Prague, Okla., aged 85
years. He was an unusually intelli
gent Indian and very religious, being
a member of the Baptist church. Keo
kuk. Ia.. was named for his father
as was also Keokuk Falls, O. T.
The program for the winter naval
maneuvers determined apon by the
navy department contemplates the
consolidation of the North Atlantic
squadron off Guantanamo, early in
J3ecember, so That the vessels may be
present at the transfer of fhe coaling
station at that point by Cuba to the
United States.
To facilitate the shipment or sheep
from Wyoming, in view of the impo
sition of restrictions to eradicate
sheep Bcab. Acting Secretary Moore,
cf the department of agriculture,
wrote to Governor Chatterton that
the department inspectors will be in
structed to use discretion in, eases
where sheep owners dipped their
sheep and eradicated the scab from
their flocks.
Third Assistant Secretary of State
H. I). Pierce has returned to the
United States after an extended tour
through Europe for the purpose of
Inspecting the American consulates.
He will shortly submit his report ta
Secretary Shaw.
Commissioner Sargent of the bu
reau of immigration says the steerage
Immigration for the fiscal year shows
an increase of 32 per cent, and he
recommends rigid laws and inspec
tion to raise the quality of the Incom
ing swarms of aliens.
Contractor Pierce, in charge of the
Interior finish of the Chicago posf
aOce, Is given to understand that if
he rushes the work it may save him
the penalties for delay on the exterioj
work. A large force will be em
ployed at once.
Lord Cranfcorne, now the Marquis
of Salisbury, 13 42 years old. He has
been in Parliament, with the excep
tion of one j ear. since he was 24. He
married an Irish wife, daughter of
the Earl of Arran. end hai two sons
aad two daughters.
j ygfF OF STATES
DARNE3 FOR SUPREME JUDCE,
WINS IN NEBRASKA.
THE RESULTSJNOTKER STATES
Republicans Ccrry Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and Ohio. Ceo. B.
McClellan, Son of the Civil War
General, Elected Mayer cf New
York.
NEBRASKA.
The Omaha Herald says:
Returns from 45 precincts In Ne
braska outside of Douglas county, re
ceived up to o'clock this morn
ing, indicate the election of Jvidge
Karnes to the office of supreme judge
by a plurality of alul 8,000.
These precincts gave Barnes 31.028
and Sullivan 2X,";::. The same pre
cincts two years ago gave Sedgwick
::i..'.Kl and Hollenbtck 27.7l5. This
net gain of 74:: for Sullivan, repre-
senting a little over one-third the
vote of the s'ate outside of Douglas KENTUCKY,
county, if maintained ove- the rest of LOUISVILLE With th" close of
the stae would bring Barnes to j an election characterized by an un
Douglax county without about 2.000 j usually heavy vote numerous disor
iess than !'.! lt that Sedgwick came de;s and evidences of many gross ir-
iti with ' i : . ; i . - -
in with
LINCOLN
The republican
state
commit te; at Lincoln had returns
from nearly 2u0 precincts which
showed only a small lo:v for Barnes
as e impard with Sedgwick two
years ago. but the later returns were
showing improved figures for Barnes.
R. E. Hehrman, whose place as
clerk of th? supreme court depends
on Sullivan's re-election, admitted de
feat early in the evening.
IOWA.
DES MOINES Return:? received rip
to midnight indicate the re-election of
Governor Cummins by a plurality of
(,MM) and some of his associates on
the republican ticket by substantial
pluralities. At democratic headquar
ters so large a plurality is not admit
ted. The legislative returns, although
not complete, indicate little change
from two years ago. when the house
contained eighty-two republicans and
eighteen democrats, and the senate
forty republicans ami ten democrats.
The democrats may gain two or three j
inembers of the house.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK After a remarkable
campaign, in which there was united
against him nearly all the newspa
pers and practically every minister of
religion in this city, George B. McClel
lan. son of the civil war general, was
Tuesday elected third mayor of the
greater New York over Seth Low, fu
sionist. the present mayor, by a plu
rality of about 70,000. Edward M.
Grout was elected comptroller and
Charles V. Fornes president of the
board of aldermen. These two men
were originally on the fusion ticket
and were indorsed by Tammany.
Returns from the assembly districts,
up state, indicate a few gains by the
republicans, the returns up to lip. m.
showing four republican assemblymen
in districts formerly reported by dem
ocrats. OHIO.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON. Jonn L. Bates was re
elected .governor of Massachusetts by
a plurality of about 37.K) over Col
onel William A. Gaston, the demo
cratic candidate. With a dozen cities
and town3 to hear from Bates had a
lead of C2.315, but as the missing
towns are all strongly republican,
there was every indication at a late
hour tonight that the plurality of
the republican candidate would be
practically the same as that of last
year, although the total vote may run
higher.
COLUMBUS The republicans
broke their record in Ohio Tuesday in
pluralities for governor by electing
Colonel Myron T. Herric, rep., over
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, dem., by con
siderably over 100.000. The plurality
on joint ballot of over 100 in the leg
islature for the re-election of Senator
Hanna more than triples any previous
record. Senator Foraker had a record-breaking
majority of thirty-five on
joint ballot for his re-election two
years ago and that for Hanna this
year. is three times that majority.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIAThe polls closed in
Pennsylvania at 7 p. m. Information
received from various parts of the
state indicate that whiie ideal elec
tion weather prevailed the vote was
unusually light, owing to the lack of
interest in the contest. The repub
lican state ticket was elected by a
majority exceeding 150.u0. Reuben
Moon, rep., was elected to congress
from the Fourth district, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Rob
ert II Foerderer, rep. Mr. Moon's op
ponent was Raff. ind. dem.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE. At midnight the
returns indicate the re-election of
Governor Garvin, democrat, by a
greatly reduced plurality. The vote
is very close, however, and the re
sult probably will be in doubt until
the last district is heard from. The
republican state central committee
claimed that later returns would over
come Garvin's lead at midnight over
Colonel Colt, republican.
In Providence Mayor Miller, dem..
was re-elected. Owing ta tha isolated
situation of many towns and the fact
that the polls did not close until 7
p. m. complete returns will not be
received before tomorrow.
CONNECTICUT.
NEW HAVEN. Mayor Charters,
l he labor candidate, is re-elected In
j Ansonia by 4o votes. Indications
i point t the re-election of Dennis Mul-
vilnll. the "i'toker" mayor, dem., at
IJi Idgcport.
BRIDGEPORT Mayor Dennis Mul-
lihill. known as the 'stoker" mavor.
was carried in a triumphal proces
sion tonight during the celebration of
his re-election toduy. With him prac
tically the entire democratic ticket
was carried" into office. Mulvihill de
feated George E. Hill, the republican
I candidate, by 2.142 votes by the great
est poll in the city's history.
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND Va The elections in
Virginia for assembly have resulted
In a democratic sweep of the state.
There were few contests, the fields as
a rule being left open to the demo
crats. At 11:30 the outcome at the
hardest fought points was still unde
cided. Surprises, however, appear in
the defeat of the democratic nominees
j jn Botecourt and Fredericksburg.
regularities, the re-election ot Gov-
i
rnor Morris B. Belknap, republican.
by a majority of fully 15,ooo, seems
assured. The republicans concede
the election of Governor Beckham.
COLORADO.
DENVER With nearly full returns
from the election in this city, and
scattering returns from various parts
of the state, there seems little doubt
of the election of John Campbell, rep.,
for member of the supreme court. No
other office was filled by this year's
election.
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON. The republicans in
New Jersey elected four of the six
state senators and enough of the as
sembly to claim both houses.
Accuses Woman of Perjury.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. Prosecuting At
torney Stoll Tuesday caused the ar
rest of Mirs Glendolene Kimmel on a
charge of perjury. Last Saturday she
made ailidavit that Victor Miller con-
fessed to her that he killed Willie
Nickel, the crime for which Horn is
sentenced to be hanged November 20,
and the prosecuting attorney declares
she swore falsely. Miss Kimmel was
teacher of a public school near the
scene of the murder.
Destitution in Lebrador.
ST. JOHNS, N. F. Extreme des
titution is reported from many parts
of Labrador, owing to the shortage of
the fishery catch. Unless relief be
provided by the government it is be
lieved that many of the people will
perish. One vessel already dispatch
ed with provisions has not yet been
rejorted as arrived, and the supplies
which were carried by the ship will
have to be duplicated and sent by an
other ship.
New Counterfeit Five.
WASHINGTON, D. C The secret
service has announced the discovery
of a new counterfeit $5 silver certifi
cate, series of 1899; check letter, A;
late number, 161; Lyons, register;
Roberts, treasurer. The most notice
able defect in this counterfeit is in
the coarse, blotchy appearance of the
Indian head. The paper is of
good quality and has red ink lines
to imitate the silk threads of the
genuine.
Union Men Must Pay Fires.
KANSAS CITY James Hill and
John T. Linsley, drivers for a depart
ment store, and Ernest H. Trekell, a
driver for the United States Express
company, union men, were fined $100
each in police court here Tuesday for
stoning a wagon driven by a non
union man, a strike breaker. Notice
of appeal was given. The men were
sent to jail, while their friends hur
ried around to raise enough money to
pay their fines.
African Natives .n Revolt.
CAPETOWN The German consul
here confirms the rumor of native re
bellion in Damaraland, a country of
southwest Africa, forming a part of
the German possessions. A German
non-commissioned officer commanding
at Warmbad has been killed and the
chief of the rebels has been shot.
Other rumors that a commanding
officer and other bodies of troops
have been killed indicates a greater
disaster.
Report on Deepening River.
ST. LOUIS The report of the joint
committee from the Merchants' ex
change and the Business Men's league
appointed to secure data for a report
on the commercial features involved
in the deepening of the channel of
the river frm St. Louis to Cairo, III.,
was forwarded to Washington The
report consists mainly of answers to
questions furnished by the depart
ment of commerce and labor, accom
penied by special maps.
Iron Dealers Fail.
CHICAGO The business
Perkins & Co., dealers in
of J. L.
iron and
tin. has passed into the hands of the
Royal Trust company as receiver.
The assets are said to be less than
5200,000, with liabilities of S210.000.
China Sees Peace Ahead.
PEKING The Chinese minister at
St. Petersburg telegraphs that while
the war party has been dominant for
a long time, he believes a peace sen
timent is beginning to grevail.
CUBAN CONGRESS
THE REGULAR SESSION OPENS IN
DUE FORM.
WHAT THE CUBANS HOPE FOR
President Palma Believes That the
Coming Extra Session of Congress
Will Adopt Treaty Hie Message
and the Subjects Dealt With.
HAVANA. The regular session of
congress opened Monday afternoon.
The recommendations in the message
of President Palma were chiefly of a
general character. The much dis
cussed loan taxes are not gone into at
length, and no amendment to the loan
law is suggested. The president
promises a special message with ref
erence to the negotiations of the loan
commissioners who went to New
York, who, the message says, are cer
tain that the loan can be obtained
in the United States
Continuing, the message assures
congress of the president's zeal in
carrying out the payment ot ihe revo
lutionary army and Senor Palma de
nies all assertions to the contrary
made by persons w hom he terms "cer
tain turbulent spirits."
Referring to the relations between
Cuba and the United States, the mess
age says:
Our political relations with the
United States have been definitely set'
tied by treaties founded on terms of
the constitutional appendix and the
latter could not be eliminated from
the constitution by the mere reading
of these treaties.
Congress can appreciate that with
in the precise terms of the Piatt
amendment Cuba has obtained no few
advantages. Of the two forma of ces
sion of naval coaling stations by sale
or by lease the one least harmful to
Cuban sentiment was adopted and the
smallest limit as to the number of
stations granted was made, the regula
tions in the cases contain otiier limi
tations favorable to Cuba. The gov
ernment is acquiring territory within
the stations and wiii soon formally de
liver the areas marked out
The honorable President Roosevelt,
to whom the people of Cuban feel
such profound gratitude, has been
faithful to his word and has convened
the American congress in special ses
sion for the purpose of taking action
on the pending reciprocity treaty,
from which we hope to receive such
great benefits.
Trustworthy information has been
received by the executive whicn war
rants the belief that this treaty will
be ratified.
The president congratulates the
Cuban people on their love of order,
evidenced by the cry cf "indignation
which resounded from one end of the
island to the other when a few men
sought to create disturbances." He
says instances such as these have
shown the capacity of the Cuban peo
ple for self-government. President
Palma condemned the leaders of this
movement, whom he said were too
cowardly to make themselves known.
PROF. MOMMSEN IS NO MORE.
Celebrated German Historian Dies at
Charlottenberg.
BERLIN Prof. Mommsen, the his
torian, died at Charlottenberg at 8:45
Saturday morning. He passed away
without regaining consciousness. The
change from life to death was ob
served only by his physician, who
watched all night with his family.
United States Ambassador Tower
and other ambassadors here, as well
as a number of cabinet ministers, call
ed at the Mommsen residence Sunday
morning to inquire about the sick
man and were informed that he wa3
dead. Emperor William and various
of the lesser German sovereigns have
sent their condolences to the Momm
sen residence. Prof. Mommsen was
born in 1S17.
Mashen Trial November 23.
WASHINGTON The cases of A. W.
Maehen Diller B. and Samuel A. Groff
and George E. and Martha Lorenz, in
dicted on charges of conspiracy in con
nection with the sale of letter box
fasteners to the postoffice department,
were Monday set for trial on Novem
ber 23.
Millionaire Hcar-lanc: Dead.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. George T. Hoag
land, pioneer and millionaire philan
thropist, is dead at his heme in this
city. Mr. Hoagland was 90 years old
and gave liberally tc local charities
and to Methodise educational institu
tions. .John Mitchell Resumes Trip.
SCRANTON. PA President John
Mitchell, despite his severe intestinal
affection, proposes to continue cn his
eastern trip previously arranged. Sun
day night he left for New York to
spend a week and on Sunday next he
will go to Boston to attend the meet
ing of the American Federation o
Labor executive council prior to the
assembling of the annual convention
of the Federation, which will meet
in Boston November 5
Taft May Buy Friar Land.
MANILA Monsignor Guidi, the Ro
man prelate sent to Manila as apos
tolic delegate to conduct negotiations
between the Vatican and the United
States government regarding sale of
land held by the friars, is urging set
tlement of the matter before Governor
Taft leaves for America. The govern
or says he hope3 the negotiations will
be concluded before his departure,
from the fact that the friars ba?3 re
duced their price considerably.
IN MONOPOLY'S (HUP
TRU3TS BECOMING BOLDER
THEIR AGGRESSIONS.
IN
Meanwhile the Plain Provisions of tho
Anti-Trust Law Go Unheeded by the
Executive Arm of the Government
Republican Journal Protects.
The anthracite monopoly has a firm
hold of the country and has gradually
advanced prices until the increase I
over one dollar a ton above the rate
charged before the great coal strike
was inaugurated. That a complete
monopoly exists in the supply of an
thracite coal is apparent, for the trust
not only controls the vast majority of
the mines but also the railroads that
carry the coal to market. The trust
makes the price of coal, at the mines
comparatively low and charges enor
mous freight rates. In this way it
Keeps tho independent mine owners at
its mercy. The soft coal trust is
equally exacting and has increased the
price even more in proportion than
the anthracite has been raised. The
Hocking Valley Coal combine, in which
Senator Hanna is interested, has push
ed up the price oi coal, until the de
mand has fallen off and the mines are
being run on half time and some have
closed down.
In the western states another coal
combine has the people at its mercy,
so that even that ardent advocate of
protective tariff and monopoly, the
St. Louis GIobe-Demoe:at, says:
"Is the public of St. I.ouis helpless
in dealing with the existing corner in
coal, a situation that has existed for
two years and take:; an aggravated
form again as soon as there is a hint
of cold weather.' Reforms were
promised last year as a result of the
strike commission, but conditions in
Sc. Louis have not been improved in
"WAITING FOR
the slightest degree. A monopoly
here has absolute control. It could
place the price at fifty cents a bushel,
and would do it but for fear of the
wrath of the people. It will charge all
that it dares, and it is by no means
lacking in audacity. Can the people
do nothing to defend themselves
against the rapacious and dangerous
combine? Coal must be had, cost
what it will. The many are trampled
upon shamefully in this matter. If
they are defenseless, the legislature
should be called in extra session to
provide relief."
Thus this Republican newspaper
calls for relief from the legislature
waen it well knows that these coal
monopolies are inter-state corporations
and can soon be broken up if President
Roosevelt will order his attorney gen
eral to prosecute the trust magnates
under the criminal section of the anti
trust laws. The example of one mon
opolist in jail would have more effect
in suppressing the extortion of the coal
and other trusts than all the proceed
ings under the civil law than can be
forced through the courts until dooms
day. The two actions against the
trusts which the administration relies
on for popular approval are the rail
road merger suit and the injunction
proceedings against the beef combine.
Bq,th of these cases are now in the
supreme court and may be decided at
the fall term, but is any one innocent
enough to imagine that the decision in
those cases will curb the rapacity of
the railroads or the beef combine.
These two suits are not intended to
stop the rapacity of those trusts or to
stop other trusts from preying upon
the people, but to lull the voters into
believing that the Republicans are op
posed to trusts and are trying to do
everything possible to stop their exac
tions. No trust has reduced the price
or profit on their products since these
trust suits have been commenced,
neither has the merger of competing
lines of railroads been stopped, for
new combinations are constantly being
reported and freight rates have been
advanced on a majority of the ra..
roads during the past year. It is
plain, therefore, that the railroads
understand that these suits are harm
less. That the beef combine is still doinc
business on the old scale and with in-
. . 1 , . 1 I
creasea proms is snown oy me mar
ket reports from Omaha and other cat
tle centers. The New York World,
Oct. 15, says:
"For beef steers the trust pays the
producers 25 per cent less than last
rear, while charging 10 per cent more
to its customers. Profit to the trust
increased by 35 per cent.
For pork the packers pay 40 per
cent less than last year and charge 15
per cent more. Increased profit. 55 per
cent."
Tho farmers and stock growers are
obliged to send cattle and hogs to
market when ready, if fed beyond that
point there i3 no extra profit. The
beef and hog combine fixes the prica
to be paid at thr? stockyards and is
practically the only buyer. The farm
ers and tie conswrcrj are both
r.quecy.od by this i?red!iterv combhio
and all the people are robbed for the
benefit of a few men who are piling up
millions.
Iti Ihe meantime th executive arm
of the fovermiierif see in w par.ilyeil
(i ml unnerved by the hypnotic inliu
once of the t rn: t. with the plain pro
vision of the nul i t ru:-1 l.iw o!!r,'intiy
before them, the l;iw olbetrx of the
government stand bile, the toiirth :.ec
t foit of the law says:
"It shall be the duty cf the leveral
district attorneys ot the I'nlied States
in their respective districts under the
direction of tin attorney general t,, j.
stitute proceedings, etc. And section
2 provides that:
"Every person w ho shall monopolize
or attempt to manopolie, or comblno
or conspire with any other pernon or
persons, to monopolize any part of the
trade or commerce among the feveral
states, or with foreign nations, Khali
be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor,
and. on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars oV by imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or by both sal. I
punishments, in the discretion of tho
cjurt."
That is the law, and if Attorney Gen
oral Knox does not enforce it, the
president can at once order him to do
so. or if he eannot find a lb-publican
lawyer sulliciently learned in the law,
who is not. tree from the trust virus,
the Democracy can lend him several
who will enforce the law to the let
ter." CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
A Great Field, But Only a Partisan
Whitewash Is Expected.
Til.; Republican leaders have decid
ed that there must be a Republican
investigation by Congress of the Post
office department "to spoil a lot of
Democratic thunder. ' That means, of
course, a whitewash and a majority
THE DOOR TO OPEN.
report, that all the scandals have been
investigated and all the thieves indict
ed. One great trouble with this kind
of an investigation is that it is par
tisan and intended to cover up graft
and give a clean bid of health to tho
greater rascals. Who ever heard of a
partisan committee reporting unfavor
ably to its own part.' ? Who will com
pose the committee of investigation
that tho speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives will name? The great
majority will be the most extreme par
tisan Republicans that can bo found
williiiJ, to apply the whitewash with
libera' hand. The investigation by
the department officials has by order
of President Roosevelt not extended
to those who are accused of malfeas
ance in office three years ago, as the
statute of limitatio.is in the District
of Col imbia runs after that time. Yet
it is more important that the people of
the United States should know all
those that have conspired to defraud
the government than that a few minor
officials should be indicted.
The only way the voter can bo pro
tected from a ropetioion of similar
frauds is to know all who have been
guilty of them so that they can re
member them for popular disapproval
if they appear as candidates for public
office. No congressional investigation
that does not cover all the postofticcs
frauds will satisfy the voters.
Then there are other departments
of the government that would seem to
require investigation quite as much
as tha postoffice. The Interior depart
ment stands charged with rottenness
in both the Indian bureau and General
Land office, and specific charges of
malfeasance in office are on file jn tho
courts against the Dawes com mis
sion. Perhaps the lack of energy
shown in the land frauds investigation
is to allow another set of grafters to
cover their tracks by the convenient
loute of the statute of limitations.
Our Unprotected Infant Industry.
Ml!V sugar forms the basis of
all baby food. The trust charges us
14 2 cents and foreigners ft'-; cent?
per pound. This is one cause o: race
f uicide.
G. O. P. "Great prosperity, sir;
you never saw sue1! prosperity before.
Cit'zen "I never did, nor do I w ish
to se it again. I'm nearly exhausted
paying for prospity for the trusts."
"Let well enough alone," says Sen
ator Hanna, who declines to a.sk tho
protected trusts to take their hands
out of your pockets.
"By the aid of the tariff, manufac
turers can fix exorbitant prices in the
domeatic market." J. W. Babcock.
lf.01.
Tariff food is great for the trustr.
but new do you like trust prices and
hish cost of living?
It -osts $12 per ton to make t--cI
r3i":.' here and SK" in Erpland. Wry
'.be tariff duty of 1 a ton?
HE BOUGHT THE DOG.
Pr,ibly He W.is Ple.urd With Ihe
( Anim.-il'n Saqitity.
I t .,j ,,(11,,. holder deeidd It
buy a ;.g. In reply to , ii.J" i
man called at hi ollle., with an r
lelljr-ont looKIni' animal, that be Jtn
mediately took a fancy Ut, thoucli b
deoin-d it nd b'fible to llrrt liniili
Into KoiuethjliK of Its c li a I'lict II lie.
"What call he do?" he lislted.
"Oh. sir. he ( an do a ti t h . t
you've lost Hliythllie, r, hell -
dili-el to the place where you Jo;,t It
He'll "
' My
glove.
the
Do
way, I Ju
.Voil x'pose
t lllll'HCd
he Could
til
III,.
it'."
"Certainly, sir.
Ju:-.t let him Milf
at your hand."
The office holder held his hand t
the doK's no: e. and the ailllil.ll ll'ottei
serenely off. Presently he relumed
and with a Joyous va.-c.liiK of Ihe lal
deposited his offering at the oflict
holder's feet.
At the same mo'iient the click ot
the typewriter In the nent room ocas
d. A Klill.di form appeared in tie
doorway.
"My hash ribbon." cried a hii-I
sweet voice, "tn ! Hsh llbbon! Tin
dog has my rath ribbon!"
Tile office holder's face tlillii'l f
dull red. He cat a furtive : lance ai
the mail, dived into l.is poe.l, ;i'k.
hauled out ii bill.
"I glle.SH the do;H do." he fa1!
quietly.
WHERE THE JOKE CAME IN.
Iceman's Mistake Excited the Netjro'
Risibilities.
While Frank Daniels, the comedian
was taking a stroll about llinln 1 li t
h came across an old in't-iu who. iif
he watched mi iceman tllne I.-'
through an opeajru; in the a- -phall
laughed uproarioii' I .v.
"Observe bow easily amu;-ed he ,
and yet then- is nothing to laugh ;.!.'
commented Mr. Daniels to hi friend..-.
"Still, they tell us the colored o"
have a keen ; en: e of the I hlicil lotj ' ;
You'll notice that most of the u-
cesses in the miin-lrel bil: incus Hit
White men, however." 'I I. en. "I ley
uncle!" he t-hoiitcd. "Do you Hunk
it's funny to watch a man f-lide in.
down into the cellar of a stiloon?"
The old man Hraigtboncd up
scratched his nose thoughtfully f,. .,
moment, and then replied:
"Why. b.i:s. I 'low flat perforiiiance
do ticlrle dis id' mail':; ri hi 1 1 ' i It
Mittenly does, boss. You Sah
he's jt new iceman, an' Mead o" f-lidin'
ice down in do basemen', he's jes'
i-lidin' it inf' ilc wwer. Yah, hi hi!"
New York Times.
IGNORANCE WAS NOT 3 LI OS.
In This Case It Cost Its Potr.eeoor
Some Money.
There are men who are never satis
fied unless they are gambling. One of
them met another man of the same
disposition a few days ago. Then
didn't happen to be any cards or nice
about, or any of tho other apparatus
made for the accommodation of sport
ing blood, and so tho gentlemen con
cluded to match pennies. This grew
tiresome after a while, and one of
the men produced a roll of bills and
offered to bet his companion that he
couldn't guess whether tho last figure
on the number of each biil wa:; odd or
even ff;r a dollar a clip.
"I'll do it if you'll tell me t!io s.erie:
of each bill," was tho reply.
This was agreed to, and in n very
short time tho man who mail" tho
pr.jpo.'-'ftion had lost all his money. A
private investigation made by him
shortly after revealed the fact thai
IiH acquaintance had outwitted him,
for ho discovered that the last, fig irc
of the number of series A and C wa
odd and that t.f 15 and D v.-;.s ov n.
Hush-sh-sh I
Mr. Theodore Hawkins is a
; lain man. His son fliinki-; lie
good, and his daughter thinks
good,
iS tlO
he
too plain. Mo was holding
few days ago on the iniquitie
forth a
of ear-
rings.
"I dislike to see a woman with ring;
in her ears," ho said. "Had it been
intended for woman to wear earring,
there is no doubt but. that she would
have been born with holes in her
ears."
"Well, my Oar," said Mrs. Theo
dore Hawkins, mildly, "most of fh m
are, aren't they' else they couldn't
hear."
Theodore glared at his v.'f. If
there had been a quiver in tf. cor
ner of her lip there would hav b-a
another dissertation on frivolir; lut
all was peace
otiy grunted.
end so the. olij ma;;
Saul's Address.
Wiirri-.r '-Mil! h'.;;.J I hi-
Tie- fW'T'l
I'ien )i- wii ii i' .i'Jing ti. .
' Ih
lyr':,
t 'l j.r.t the ri.r t;.i ijgh a kin
I'.i'ir j'." l u .
IJury juur hi- ! ir. t! - !...-, m of
''.J wtio :ut b'-.uing rr.y t . ' hi' r
SflOUk'i th- S'.l rj ! rS' Of H.iJll !.!'. :
Tr,in tl.- fc-.
S'l'eKii :n.- thiit ;r."jn-::f KN.'xi t
Hit.t ' the ,l.,.,nt which t h y ; .:-cJ
t riii.itl
T'.i ri-wi !l t. i.tb'-ry;
lli-ir t" mv T'iyn'.y.
lili-ht ti..- i;;:.:.-rri.
or kit. fly t:"- i.-aiii
j.y :
lr:t ru
' r
w ' ! M
m-;i r ' :
it.y
t! -w.-.
i:. ii- l
ltj.it.
All That Was Needed.
"It wouldn't take rnurh to make n,e
tell him what I think of him," said
the angry man.
"How much?"
Thereupon the
second wind and
anpry man got his
with it cardie a k-c-
ond thought.
"A little more muscle and a few
boxing lessons," he said.
All He Wanted.
"Did your college confer any de
gree on you?"
"No; but they gave me the third
degree In my secret society, and you
bet that's all I want. I'm aching
from it yet."
Ought to Have It.
"I think I am entitled to a medal,"
he said.
"For what?"
"Why. I'm sure I can write poetry,
but 1 never tried, and I'm not goins
to."