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A Satirical Novel on War
By ERNEST CROSBY
With as Irresistible Drawings by
DAN BEARD.
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is a merciless satire on war and
militarism in which the parallel be
tween savagery and soldiery is unerring
ly drawti. It is a biting burlesque on
the various forms of cheap hero worship.
It holds up to witliering scorn every im
portant feature of militarism. It is
striking fire everywhere. Authors, artists,
public me,i, the press all greet it with
enthusiasm or rage, according to their
points of view.
army with a new riflo and 'la welling
the old rifles to China.
TuII of wit, sarcasm,
and fundamental truths
Tins PnmADKi.vniA Icvknxno TKLEaitAPn-"iruU
ol good things and overflowing with sharj) stings.'
Wm. Lloyd Gajirison "It la a kocn and Just
8atlro on oar military loollshnoaa and crime. It
paints tho picturo to Wo."
Hodkkt Tiieat Paine "Perhaps Buch books as
this, written with witty pen and full of popper and
salt, can do as' much (rood as a thousand sermons,
and reach oven a larger number of thoughtful
minds."
Make Twain says of Dan Board's Illustrations
"I can not tell you how much I Uko tho pictures;
I think Dan Beard has not mado bettor nor blttorer
ones, nor any that were reddor with tho bloody
truth."
Tub Springfield ItxpnnLtnAv. Rnrinn-flnld.
Mass. "Tho deep fooling, tho oarnest thought of
inqawaor, aronotioDopassod Ughtiy by. In a
tlmo whpn mensupposed to have character, Bucf
oumb and conform to tho commercialism rampant
in. our politics and policies, a voice, like Mr.
Crosby's Is to b6 welcomed, as & si cm that tho
prophets havo not died out from Israel."
Tms Christian Guardian, Toronto "It will
startlo and awaken tho conscience, and do much
good."
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A report from Mexico City, under
date of August 1, says: A concession
has heon grafted A. 12. Stillwell to es
tablish a steamship service involving
ocean and coasting transportation bo
tween Mexican ports on the Gull ol
California and on the Pacific north
ward with American ports and south
ward with South American ports and
across the ocean to the far east Tho
vessels will connect with the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient road at the jport
of Topolobompo, tho Pacific terminus
of the road, and the concession gives
special authorization to connect wltli
the Isthmus of Tebauntepec National
railway at tho port of Saliaa, Cruz, on
the Pacific side.
a statement declaring that tho reports
of tho riot had been greatly exagger
ated, and declaring that it could have
been averted, and a committco of tho
miners' union has sent a petition to
the governor asking that tho troops be 1
recalled.
It is reported that all eastern ports
o Venezuela, including Barcelona,
have beoa abandoned by President
Castro, and the situation of tho gov
ernment continues to bo critical, re
gardless of tho fact that the revolution
seems lacking In decision. On account
of tho recent disasters, tho president
has lost somo of his prestige, but it is
said that a singlo decisive victory
would restore it.
To Democratic Readers.
It was the Trust Workers that
defeated lis In 1900, They Wanted (0 Vet for
Mr. Bryan, but wattM Mat vote themselves eat
of their jobs.
But if we make the Refers
the Paramount Issue, by which to settle the
Important questions, we wilt have all the Unhrn
Later of the Country, and 2,f0,0 RepwbHcafS
to help us get it
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A dispatch from Washington, Aug
ust 1, says: An order was issued by
the navy department today for the
trial by court-martial of Passed As
sistant Paymaster Charles W. Penrose,
attached to tho Michigan. The officer
is charged with rendering false and
fraudulent returns of balances to his
credit, embezzlement, scandalous con
duct, absence from station and duty
and negligence in obeying orders. The
shortage in balances is said to amount
to about $300. The court will meet on
the 7th Inst at Erie, Pa. Commander
Perry Garst is its president
The London Times announced on
August. 1 that a combination is being
formed between some of the largest
oil producers and refiners in Baku,
Russia, to open distributing agencies
in England and elsewhere for the saie
to retailers and others of Russian oil
at a price considerably below that now
ruling.
On July 30 Generals Botha, Dowet,
and Delaroy sailed for England, ac
cording to a cablegram from Cape
town. It is said that they received a
marked ovation wherever they warn.
A special dispatch to the Omaha
World-Herald from Boston, dated July
30, says .that there has just been or
ganized in that city a big banldng or
ganization, which is to bo known as
tho united States Bankers' corpora
tion, with a capital of $6,000,000. It
Is planned to establish a huge chain
of trust companies in all large cities.,
Including Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleve
land, Chicago, Omaha, Kansas Qlty, St
Louis, New Orleans, and extending
eventually to the coast John C. Car
lisle, ex-secretary of the treasury, is a
director and tho general counsel for
tho concern.
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The News of the Week.
(Continued from Page 13.)
maneuvers off tho eastern end of Long
Island will be robbed of their spec
tacular features, so far as the navy is
concerned by tho decision which has
been reached to use sub-caliber tubes
in the large guns. These tubes .ire
only an inch in diameter. It has also
been decided to use smokeless powder.
The firing of smokeless powder creates
practically no report and of course If
not appreciable to the slgbt. Some
question has arisen as to the ability of
the umpires ashore to determine the
points of the war game if they are un
able to see the smoke frbm the guns
or to hear the sound of their explo
sion. The army, on the other hand,
will employ the old-fashioned black
powder from the fortifications and
there will be plenty of din and smoke
when they get into action.
The disturbances in Colombia and
Venezuela are having a most disas-
trous effect upon commerce in sections
near tne noraer line, accoramg to a re
port from Mr. Beanpre, secretary of le
gation at Bogota. Venezuela has closed
some ports to Colombian articles of ex-,
port and will not pass imports for
Colombia without tho payment of
Venezuelan Import duties.
Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard, "wlfo
of Richard Henry Stoddard, tho writer
and poet, died in New York August T,
at the age of 80 years. Mrs. Stoddard
was herself a writer of some promi
nence. Tlio TnrnMir nfofamanf n? 4-Vtn -nn
Clonal debt shows that at the close of
business July 31, 1902, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted lo
$973,910,367, which Is an increase as
compared with July 1, of $4,453,125.
Governor Cummins of Iowa an
nounced on August 1 that he will ln
Testigate the right of tho Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad to In
corporate under the laws of the stale
of Iowa, and if he finds that the law
is being violated he will order the at
torney general to bring an action to
Invalidate the Incorporation papers
filed on July 31.
A Washington dispatch dated July
30 says: The first tests of the wire
less telegraph apparatus brought from
Europe by lieutenant Hudgins are to
be mado between the Washington navy
yard and the naval academy at Annap
olis. Mr. Hudgins brougbt with him
two sets of apparatus for four differ
ent systems, not including, however,
that of Senor Marconi, owing to his
inability to make satisfactory arrange
ments with the Marconi company. Tho
board which Is to investigate the whole
subject will be appointed shortly at tho
request of Admiral Bradford of the
bureau of equipment.
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San Francisco August 1 from Manila.
Ho declined to say anything for pub
lication in regard to the recent court
martial proceedings. Hi3 order of re
tirement was delivered to him befoie
he left the ship, and he has been or
dered to report to the adjutant general
at Washington.
It is Bald that the pope has uncon
ditionally approved the policy of Car
dinal Rampolla, the paper secretary
of state, in not" interfering in the dis
turbances in France caused by the
closing of unauthorized Catholic
schools. '
Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Daily Mail has reported l?j
his paper that Japan is rearming' her
Former Secretary of the Navy John
D. Long has accepted the-invitation of
the republican state committee to pre
side at the Massachusetts state con
vention in October.
A dispatch from San Luis Obigpo,
Cal., dated July 31, reports that a strip
of country fifteen miles long by lour
miles wide is rent with gaping fissures
and dotted with hills and knolls that
sprung up during the night, a village
in ruins, and hundreds of people flee
ing for their lives is the result of. an
earthquake in the valley of Los Ala
mos, in the southern part of California.
A large area of the stato is affected.
It -Is reported that Mayor A. A
Ames of Minneapolis, Minn., has de
cided to resign his office, the resigna
tion to take effect September G. A
dispatch from Minneapolis says: This
is the climax of the police corruption
scandals which have agitated the com
munity and occupied the grand Jury
and the courts for two months. Mayor
Ames is in failing health and may
not return to Minneapolis at all, unless
forced to do so by the courts.
On July 30 trouble broke out in
Shenandoah, Pa., between the strikers
and the police authorities of tho city.
Governor Stone sent troops to cop?
with the situation and 1,200 state
troops are encamped about the town.
On July 31 President Mitchell issued
A special dispatch to the Omaha
World-Herald from Harlan, la., under
date of July 31, says: Webb & Neal's
force of men excavating a deep cut
for the Great Western railway in front
of the Dew & Sanhow elevator In th
east part of town, unearthed parts of
a mastadon tusk this morning. Tho
largest piece is over five feet in
length and nearly twenty inches in
circumference, weight about seventy
five pounds. The surface of the ground
before work began Is twenty feet abova
the place where the 'tusks were found.
A smaller piece Se on exhibition at the
Tribune office. A conservative esti
mate of tho full length of the tusk
puts it at ten feet
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