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April 12, 1900. xE NEBRASKA niDEPEITDENT. 5 DEFENDS THE BOERS Wekctor Darls Who Keslgned HI Office - - to be Free to Talk Addressed an - , , ' 'Immense Audience An immense audience gathered at the Grand opera house Sunday even ing to listen-to an address on "The War In Stfuth Africa" from' Hon. TVeb--Bter Davja, rex-assistant secretary of the interior, who has just returned to the United States from that country. Every available bit of standing room in 'the opera house, the largest audi torium in Washington, was filled with auditors," who paid ''close attention" to every word uttered by the' speaker and manifested their appreciation of his telling points with frequent and gen erous applause.' Simple decorations of the United States flag and the red, white and black bars with the field of green, the emblem of the Boers , were suspended over the stage. :VA .j&core' or' more' of public men, mainly senators "and representatives, oecupied seats on the stage and in the audience, among whom " were the fol lowing; Senators Clay, Daniel, .Teller, Bacon, Allen, and Mason, and Repre sentatives Talbert, Jett, Littlefleld, -idgeley, Robinson, of Indiana, Burke o Texas, Ball, Gilbert, Latimer, Cox of Tennessee Cowherd,. Clark of Missouri, Bartholdt. and Shafroth. Davis was introduced by P. T. Moran, the chairman of the executive commit tee, who made a few introductory re marks. Davis delivered his remarks in an offhand, easy style, referred to his notes only occasionally and mainly When it -was necessary to read an ex tract from some document or speech. He spoke for about two hours and at its close was warmly congratulated. "The Boers -of South' Africa,"' said Mr.? Davis, "are among the pioneers of freedom--heroes of civil and religious liberty. -They were the torch-bearers who blazed the pathway for civiliza tion through the primeval forests f t the southern part of that great 'dr.k continent which has been the maryel of the ages." . "Years ago," Mr. Davis continued, "the Boers planted the seed of . liberty in the fertile valleys of the Cape of Good Hope, where a-strong national spirit developed as early as 1806, when the colony passed Into the hands of England. Soon thereafter-ill-feelings arose between Briton and Boer." Mr. Davis entered upon an exhaus tive review .of . the' relations between the Boers and the British government from that time to the present. He described the "great trek" northward after the emancipation of their slaves, the foundation of the republic of Na tal and its absorption by England and the rise of the South African republic. England's: acquisition of the diamond fields at Kimberley Mr. Davis charac terized as a transaction without a par allel "for cupidity, dishonor and in justice." - . . , "But finally this period of peace and rest was broken by the discovery of gold in the Transvaal.-. Then it was that the .British government deter-j rained to seek -a pretext for obtaining control of the richest gold fields in the world, as it had before secured the richest diamond fields." Referring to the Jameson raid and certain incidents connected with it, Mr. Davis asked: "How long would the people of "our republic stand it if foreigners from any country in the world were to come here after getting rich in our " gold mines would undertake to control our government and failing to do so, would endeavor to destroy it?" "As citizens of the greatest republic in the world, with which side should we sympathize? I say our sympathies should go out to that brave little band of patriots who are struggling to keep alive forever the fires of liberty upon the altars of those .two' young republics. "We" have seen many charges made by British officers and British news paper correspondents that the ' Boers have frequently outraged the white flag and- the- red cross flag. Upon in vestigation, not only among the Boers themselves; but "among the '4,000 Brit ish prisoners; including the officers, who were' at Pretoria when we were there, we? learned"' that these charges were absolutely unfounded. On the contrary we did learn that this was a set up job to deceive not only the peo ple of Great Britain at home, but to deceive the peoples of other civilized countries:" The truth is, I defy con tradiction that the British soldiers themselves are the parties who violated many of the rules of civilized warfare, and frequently ignored the white flag and also the red cross flag." General Burgers, the Boer com mander, had made repeated attempts to Becure cessation of artillery fire that , tite dead might be buried, but for sev ' eral days without success. Finally General Buller accepted the Boer pro posal to bury the British dead and offered to "ay the bill. "General Burgers regarded this reply .as an insult," Mr. Davis asserted, "but, nevertheless, concluded to bury the British dead. Then I visited the top of Spion's Kop and saw there the most horrible "Sight that-could be Imagined. Upon every hand were helmets, belts, canteens, bayonets, and wearing ap parel scattered about " covered with clotted blood. " "We saw feet and hands protruding through the" ground, all swollen and skin burst asunder, while the rest of the body, was covered with a. thin coating of earth. The explana tion was that these poor British sol dlers had" been " buried by their com rades under -onlya few inches of dirt. In other places we saw scores of dead British soldiers .lying on the top of -the ground justwhere they had fallen, no attemptihavJng been made to bury them. . . "as we aescende' .irom tne mil we met the -Boers going up . to bury the British dead," who" had been so sadly neglected jby? their own comrades and commanders, who amused themselves by calling uie Boers savages. "These men have" the same spirit that prompted the farmers to face death for liberty at Lexington green; . that nerved the arms of Americans at Saratoga; Bunker Hill, and Brandy wine; that warmed the hearts of Washington and his shivering patriots at Valley Forge; and at New Orleans. Awhere Jackson and his men taught old vs.ngiana inat easier were it to hurl e rooted mountain f rom its.base than to force the yoke of .slavery upon, men determined to be free. ' ;.- "Then why should we not sympa thize with them? Why should not the greatest republic in the world- assist the smallest of republics? Is the word 'liberty' to become obsolete in pur . na tional lexicon? Must . this greatest re public of the world's history chain its destiny to the chariot wheels of the British empire in her mad' race for land and gold? Shall the fair name of this great" republic, whose prowess on land and sea has been the marvel' of the century, be used in Europe, by Brit ish press as a menace1 to other Euro pean powers who are anxious to asist the Boers in their brave struggle for freedom and independence? K ' ',. "Let us not drift away from the prin-, ciples and doctrines of our fathers. Let us listen to the cry for help from all who struggle for liberty and justice. Let it not be said by future historians that thi3 great republic-arose in splen dor and grandeur that made the' world stare, but it hated justice and liberty; it . halted on its bright and shining march ; it fell, and as it was going down the despotism of earth, grinning from the ' tops ; of . bloody thrones, shouted, We told you so, we tod you so.' Oh, may the eighty millions of American freemen see to it that ' the world may know that their sympathies are not with Great Britain, but ; with the struggling " Boers, and let it be known that they believe the cruel war waged in South Africa' should stop and stop at once." . . .: . . . . . At the conclusion of Mr. Davis ad dress P. Louter Weasels, special com missioner from the South African Re publics, made a brief address and res olutions of sympathy for the Boers were passed. Special Offer The People's Party had its origin and growth through the Alliance organiza tions among the farmers. It is essen tially a party of education a party of progress. All of the principles which it originally put forth have steadily, grown in favor. Many of them have been rec-, ognfzed and made a part of the plat forms of one or both of the old political parties. ' The Peoples Party Jias grown and - prospered greatest in the states where it has pursued ,a policy of educa tion where it has taught the people in principles of government. There is no class of people so. thoroughly acquainted with political affairs as the members of the People's Party in Nebraska. With pride it points to its leaders as the bright est intellects in the United States the leaders to whom oppressed, people in all other states are turning for relief..-It was the People's Party in Nebraska that first championed the principles and put forth the men - who are destined to'bring relief to the common people. In Ne braska the People's Party has prospered and not the least of the factors in its suc cess is the Independent. Published at Lincoln the capital for eleven years it has continued to educate the people of the state. It has pounded -along the same lines from the same stand. It is the old reliable. Nebraska populists ap preciate what it has done for them. For the patronage they have given, it is thank ful. It has labored faithfully in good times and in bad. In Iowa the People s Party paper found it more-profitable to give; up the fight for the party : and to become a strictly Agricultural paper. In Kan sas the Topeka Advocate, once a feariess champion of the people has changed its policy and is now only an "agricultural or family paper." 4 The populists of In diana are without a paper, and in all of those states the party of gold, trusts and imperialism is in power. In Nebraska where the state paper of the party has been educational and has been loyal, courageous and energetic at all times the People's Party has ..prospered as no where else. The greatest battle is yet to be fought. Presidential electors, state officers, congressmen, the legisla ture and two United States senators de pend on the result of the contest. Edu cation has been the most effective weapon in the past and it should not be neglected now. The Nebraska Inde pendent has been the most successful educator in the past, is now, and will continue to be. It is always a leader in the struggle for "equal rights to all and special privi leges to none." The trust ..has doubled the price of white paper but that is only a reason why the fight will be the harder. The special rates announced . for new campaign subscriptions are. proportion ately lower than any that have ever been announced in the past. Hundreds have taken ad vantage of the special offer and have sent in clubs of five. Many loyal populists have paid these subscrip tions from their own pockets. They realize that it is the surest way to get results at the election this fall. To en courage this plan of campaign the Inde pendent proposes to make a rate that is at this time Below Actual Cost with the hope that the 'circulation may : be sufficiently increased to bring the aver age cost- per copy down to the special rate announced. It costs less per copy to print SO.OOOpapers than it does 'to print 40,000. To meet the rate we have announced we must add 6,000 new sub scribers. Will you help? Will you do your part? Will you get five or . ten of your neighbors to subscribe? If you do not care to take the time or if you can not get them. to subscribe will you pay for it and send it to them anyhow? We have met you more' than half way. Here Is the offer: The Independent every week from now until after the election, seven months To one new subscriber 35c, to three new subscribers $1, to five new subscribers $1.50. . For single subscriptions at ' 35 cents, and for clubs of five for $1.50 (30 cents each) we do not give any premium. For a club ot vz tauen, at -oo cents each (a total of 4.20) we send a PREMIUM WATCH a perfect time keeper, durable, guaran teed one year, more fully des6nbed in the article "Watches for Everybody" on page 7.- . - . . . No other reform -paper in the United States has made aby 'such an offer as this. The Independent has the best facilities in the state for printing papers in large . numbers. It is printed .upon the largest and fastest Press west of Philadelphia, a quadruple Hoe perfect ing machine with a capacity of 48,000 eight page papers printed and folded in one nour.i VV hen you are in Lincoln you are invited to call and see it in the Press building 13th and N streets. With all these facilities the Independent has an nounced the lowest rate passible, even allowing for the increased circulation It's up to you now will you do your parti . , ... Independent Publishing Col 13th and N Stbxets Liiccxjiiy , Nkb. THE LAW III THE CASE The Famous Letter of Senator Edmondi '': That Senator proctor Had Bead In . , ' ' " ' the Senate Ex-Senator Edmunds has been held up to the public by every republican paper In the land as one of the great est lawyers. that this country has pro duced. When Senator Proctor r was making his speech in the senate against; the Porto Rican tariff' bill he had the . clerk read and inserted as part of, his remarks a letter from ex Senator Edmunds giving the . law .in th.e case., It was as. follows: . . ; . Philadelphia, Pa., March 21, 1900. My Dear Sir: I have yours of the 20th instant, and, both as. an American cit izen and an original and constant re publican, am very glad to learn that you are opposed to legislation having the effect of imposing on the people of Porto Rico .(whether we call them cit izens or subjects of the United. States) any kind of revenue burden or benefit that is not common to the whole peo ple of the -United States. Any such measure,' if enacted, will, I believe, be unique in our whole history. It will imitate and parallel the acts of the British Parliament which forced our fathers to just resistance and revolu tion, and led them to establish a con stitution which In studied and ex plicit terms'. forbade and such discrim inations I know there are many gentlemen L engaged in public affairs whose intelli gence and .patriotism are above ques tion who believe that our constitution does not embrace the territories, and that as to them the president and con gress possess the same omnipotent powers that the British crown and parliament have always possessed over their possessions. While I think that position -is untenable as a matter of law, I believe the proposed action is. still less defensible viewed in the light of those principles of liberty, justice, and equality of: rights. we all profess to believe in, and which, whether we believe in and practice or not,- are still - living and will live and ' bear fruits more and more among men, in spite of all the tyrants well-meaning or otherwise -in the world. I need not weary you by referring, to the often stated arguments on the gen eral subject, but' I will mention one aspect of it which, so far as I have noticed, has not been particularly ad verted to.-: Congress is the creature of the constitution and not the reverse. A law passed by congress Is its crea tion, a mere expression of its will, which it may repeal or change" at pleasure. If, therefore (assuming that the constitution does not exist in Porto Rico) congress were to enact a statute declaring -that the present constitution gets its only force there by the virtue of the statute. It is a statutory con stitution ana nothing else, and a re peal of - the statute .would extinguish it. But the constitution as such, I sup-1 pose all admit, is not 'subject to the control of xongress, either to enlarge or diminish, to expand or contract, or to ,be applied. . to, orc withdrawn from any people or place. It is not a mov- j able thing, like the Ark of the Cove nant ot the Israelites, to be set up and moved, here or there, as the tribes might wander. It is the actual event and condition and not the legislative or executive will that must in the na ture of things determine the status of a man or a country under it. The Instances in which congress has declared in. statutes organizing terri tories that the constitution and laws should, be in force there are no evi dence that they were not already there. for-congress and all legislative bodies have often made enactments that in effect merely declared existing law. In such cases they declare a preexist ing truth to ease the doubts of casuists. Porto Rico and its people came under the sovereignty . of the United States by force of the treaty with Spain, and I. think all will agree that if any part of the people of the Island levied war against the United States or adhered to our enemies, etc., they would be guilty of treason. But treason is an exclusively defined constitutional crime, and it cannot exist on the island j unless the constitution that defines it is in force there. Apart, however, from considerations of fundamental equal law for all who owe allegiance to our flag of liberty and justice, there are, it seems to me. other very weighty and commanding reasons why .we snould treat the peo ple of Porto Rico on the basis of ab solute civil equality of right and cir cumstances with citizens of our states and home territories, and in doing so, if as is contended, the constitution is not in force there, we make no pre- - ' 1 jl M ' 'iL . A .'1 T ,. ceaeui tor me territories on tne otner side of the globe; for, like all meas ures within the discretion of congress, each , subject must, of course, be dealt with when It arises under its own pe culiar circumstances ' and conditions. These people gladly yielded to our domain- on assurances, never disowned or withdrawn, of our commanders and other officers that they would become free and equal citizens of the republic with - all the rights implied by that term. .The. geographical position of the isl and makes it, to my mind, especially important tnat its people should be come' and remain' completely and earnestly-loyal, and Intimately acquainted and. interested, with the people here and, bound to us by ties of business and ' friendship common to all. If we do not abandon or Impair or imperil our supremely important and exclu sive, .interests common - between our country, and the Central American Re publics and oiner "American states in relation to the Nicaragua, .canal, Porto -Rico will in times of stress be the .key. of .the situation. It -was for this reason that, before . peace with Spain was attained, I was earnestly In' favorof'holding the island, although I was-opposed to taking dominion over the .Philippines, excepting Guam. .Pardon this too lengthy note, and believe me, Faithfully, yours, GEO F. EDMUNDS. ' Hoxf REdfield Proctor, United States Senate , Wash., D. C. Procrastination is the thief of time." Is your subscription past due? If soy- wellyou know the rest. i Patronize our advertisers . . 'v. - Mh Tobaeee Burned. ' ! . ,( The large leaf tobacco factory of W. G. Dunnington & Co. , at Petersburg, Va. j containing Over one million pounds of fine tobacco, purchased recently for the Austrian government, ''has "been, with its contents,' totally destroyed by fire. Loss, 41 00,000. :. I'i. .-. : ., ' . Queen IiprttiM Delight. Queen. Victoria, .thrd'urh tjie author ities, has informed the citizens of Dublin of her delight at the reception accorded her. Her majesty took her customary drive in Tier, chair ;in the vice regal grounds Wednesday. T -C ' LOSS OF LIFE FULLY FIFTY Full Effect of the Floods la Texas Bains; ,.V. ' ' Realized. . ; Ah Austin, Texas, dispatch says:. The flood . situation here is improving! somewhat, but the reports from points below indicate that vthe full effect of the immense volume of water is being felt in Wharton and Lafayette ' coun ties, everything . being inundated and much loss of property and live stock being reported. In Bastrop county the flood has caused much damage to prop erty interests and., something like fifty washouts and losses of ' bridges are re ported by the railways. Advices from the area surrounding , the countyseat of Bastrop county are to the effect that there has been some loss of life among the farming class, as their homes were inundated without warning by the tidal wave, but outside of an uncon firmed report that eight lives were lost nothing can be learned. ' In the south ern part of this county several people are missing, the number representing a family of six. Italians and two negro families; BURNS IN THE NIGHT Blevater at York Katlrely Destroyed hy Fire. The elevator at York was entirely destroyed by fire. The fire occurred during a heavy rain, which; was ac companied by considerable lighting and many are of the opinion that that the building . was struck : and set on fire by lightning. The elevator was owned by G. P. Chessman' and is a to tal loss, as he carried -no , insurance. McCloud and Miller, who operate the east elevator, had about 813,000 worth of grain, principally ;Wheat and rye in the elevator destroyed,', which was cov ered by 96,000 insurance.' Their loss is quite heavy. The ran which was fall ing during the fire saved other build ings from being destroyed, as a strong wind-prevailed. Examine the date with the address on your paper, or on ihe wrapper, and if de linquent please pay. Remember, ''Nbw's the accepted time." ThereisHooey IN THEM THIS SPRING we have the best , Shoes for the money ever sold. Our $1.50 $3.00 and $2.50 Men's and Women's Shoes have as much wear and style as $3.00 and $4.00 shoes. Our Boys' CfinfC and Girls' SllWp- Have No Equal Every Pair is Guar teed to give Perfect Satisfaction. With each pair we give " FREE a good two blade Knife. . . Come in and see what we have. We don't : ask you to buy if you don't find just what you want. " . LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. PUERTO RICAN BILL PASSES Haas Concurs la Seaate Amendments .'Tate let' to' 153. ' , ? . , The Puerto Rican tariff bill passed the house Wednesday, the vote being 161 for and 153 against. Upon the final vote nine republicans .voted against the bin, while two or three democrats voted for it. . . . ; " HARDLY WORTH HER DEBTS Newspaper of , HTDa . Declares ska Island Bankrupt. r i r The Nuevo Pais, a Havana, Cuba, newspaper, says of " Cuba : , "Taking $31,800,000 as the annual assessed in come of urban and rural properties of the' island, according to the assessment of 1807, and capitalizing it at 10 per cent, 9318,000,000 would be obtained as the total value of the properties of the islands. , Subtracting 9248,000,000, the amount of the existing mortgages 011 said property, ' about $70,000,005, the value of the unincumbered property, would' remain. This, however, does not take into- account the properties destroyed during' the war, which far exceed, that amount.; It would there fore ; appear that .the actual value of th.e properties does not equal the amount of the mortgages existing on them." MUST REMAIN OPEN SUNDAY French to Haw Their Own Way at 1 Paris Exposition. The French authorities have decided that all exhibits at the exposition are to be open to the public on Sundays, and the v United States exhibits are, naturaUy, ' . within this regulation.' These exhibits are under cover in build ings erected by the French government, over which the United Stages authori ties have no control," therefore they must abide ' by the rules established. The United States pavilion is not within this category .and the question of its being opened or closed on Sunday the French officials have left entirely to ; Commissioner Peck's, desire. He will probably announce his final decis ion in the matter soon.' Attempt to Wrecks Train. An attempt was made " to wreck an International',& Great Northern pass enger 'train -near Taylor,. Tex. An extra freight train was ditched in stead. Fireman Lyons was killed and Engineer Ackerman . and Brakeman Jacobs each had a. leg broken. Baden-Powell Reported Dead. A dispatch from Pretoria, dated Tuesday.April,10, says: .It is reported herethat Colonel Baden-Powell, the British commander - at Maf eking, is dead. Copyright. 1899. Thk Sticis-Si.och Co. O o o o o o VI , o For the benefit of those who might not be well posted, we will make a o o ' o o o Sack. Suits sack Suits o Sack Suits o o o Are This and next week we will pflTer . some great bar- o .: gains, in Men's, Boys' and children's Suits. 500 Men's 500 " IOOO IOOO 1000 IOOO ' (Ptstsi'Dsin,' j ' The bank of Reinhard 4k Co. V at; Col umbus, O., founded in 1868, has aw pended buftij-u. Ifte.hank was closed at noohaymVnieHame time John 6. and Henry 4-XnL ' filed ' deeds of assignment. to. Thomas J. ' Aberna thy, who qualified 'wy giving bonds ag gregating $325,000. Jria G.;cRelnhroVi cashier of the bank, niade the fc&ewJiB statement: ''Th susrnsion Was caused by per sistent rumors which have been afloat for about four weeks reflecting, on the financial condition of the bank and . its owners. In one month's time our: de posits have dwindled down from $350, 000 to $98,000, and there were scarcely any new deposits. ' Depositors will ;be paid dollar for dollar.? i, Aged Farmer Fails Dead. V Carl Hofer, a" well known and well to do f krrrier, living a few. miles " east of Creighion, Neb., ' fell dead from heart trouble, He ate . a hearty dinner and went out to the fild to' work and had only driven a few reds frop where he had hitched on to a disk when 'he fell over dead. He "was an old soldier, about sixty-five years of ' age, - and leaves a wife and. children. He was buried by the "Masons Thursday. - . Honse Is Built of Steel. - A complete house, built of steel, is a portion of the cargo of the Dutch ship VYilhelmina, which has - just sailed from Philadelphia for . Japan and Russia.' The structure' is in sections and when erected wiU be two stories in height. It - is consigned ' to Prince Yoshibito of Tokio,' who ' believes a steel residence will better withstand the earthquakes which are ' character istic of the district in which he lives, than one of native construction. The steel house was built at Pittsburg at a cost of $21,481. Feeding Value mt tSoryham The Nebraska Experiment Station has just issued Bulletin ' No. 2. This treats of the feeding value of the sorghum plant both' for summer pas ture t and winter feed. It shows the best stage f growth at which to pas ture sorghum and the best time to cut it for fodder. The bulletin may be obtained free of cost by writing to the Agricultural Experiment Station, Lin coln, Nebraska ( Found Dead hy the "Cake. The body of Truman D. Harker, president of the First National iBank of Storm Lake, la., was found in aboilt ten inches of water on the lake shore near that city. After thp bank dassd he took his gun and started duck hunt ing. There were no marks of any kind on his person and 'the gun by his side had not been discharged... His accounts are in excellent shape.. This is the season when all people possessing pride and ability are contemplating a change of wardrobe, and the question with them is, what is the proper style ? Few Suggestions. in striped worsteds, in check worsteds in blue serge, the leading styles Casimeres and Worsteds at " ; , . ' ' : M V 1 -; 1 ' I f you want to sec the Largest, and Best : Stock of Men's, Boys' and Child- i , ren's Clolnlng in Nebraska. i Call on tHe..... ; PI nTMIMP'TffiF' 115 ULU U nlllU -4iyiai LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (RIISIIIHG DEfEAT British Badly Whipped in Bat" tic at Brandfort. KniPH- CM TAKFM PDKflNFD Third Tletery mt Boer General DeWet ' Three Reports Received In Londo n v Cenllrnalns; DUaster "Bobs" . ' In Serious Straits. . 'A London, April 11th special says a dispatch to the Dally Mail from Brand ford, dated Sunday' says: ' "Yesterday General De Wet inflicted the third defeat of the -British within a week at Meerkatsfontein, killing and wounding 600. He captured 900 with twelve wagons, losing five Boers killed ud nine 'wounded. ,r ' Tbe Daily News has the following from Pretoria, dated 'Monday, by way t Delagoa bay: , "It is officially "announced that a bat tle has been fought south of Brand fort, in which 600 British troops were killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoners. ' " '- ' A "Lord Robe ts is declared to be in great difficulty, owing to . scarcity of water." ' r ' i ;'":V y; ' VThe Daily Mail publishes the follow ing,: dated April 10, ,from Lorenzo Marques:. ; ; ' "The Netherlands Railway company professes to have received a telegram reporting a Boer victory near Kroon- stadt, the Boers capturing 900 British." Commenting upon : this, the Daily Mail remarks: ""There is a Meerkaafontein about five . and - a . half miles ' Southeast of Kroonstad, but if the report be true. this can hardly be the place','. A Pretoria, Aprii 9, dispatch says; The British casualties in the fight at De Wet's dorp were ; 100 killed and wounded and 459 captured. The Trans vaal volksraad has been summoned to meet in o-dinary session on May 10. Heavy cannonading is reported at Fourteen Streams. The British are using a naval gun. Lord Methuen is moving in the direction ofHoopstad. Pat Hint Out of Misery. ' Bud LeCompte, a young man living near 1 Frankfort, Ky., walked into the home of ' his brother-in-law,. Hi ram Stafford, and fired three bullets into the latter, who had been sick in bed a month past, killing him .instantly. The Beighbors believe LeCompte crazy. He said to Stafford when he walked in to the room, i"You are go'ing to die, anyway; I will just put you out of your misery." . , Copyright, 1899. Tax Stkih-Bloch Co. o o o- o o o and casimeres, x ...... v this spring. 5.95 8.00 10.00 12.50 13.50 15.00 o o o T o i ) a - i A TP