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The Hemingford Herald. ft N .- i j , VOLUME IV. HEMINGFOKD, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1898. NUMBER 15. rv '4 - F v T Vh & 1 k. ,:t ii-' k ,f THE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S FRIEND Tho Largest Scini-Annual School Apportionment ever Made Nearly a Half Million Dollars. THE OLD AND NEW ADMINISTRATIONS ARE COMPARED. The Way the Public School Great Benefit and Lincoln, Mny 24. The June semi-annual apportionment of the school fund has reached the unprecedented sum of $430,095.98. Ever since the new state administration has been in power the public school finances have been grow ing1 better and better. GROWTH OF THE SCHOOL. FUND. It is interesting to note how this pub lic school fund has "prospered" since a change has taken place In the state ad ministration. The last year's appor tionments under the republican olllclals were: lMiG, June. $260,410.12. 1SKC. December, $231,958.30. The first year's apportionments under the new state officials were: 1897, June, $362,226.03. , 1897, December, $377,365.90. And the present June apportionment tops the mark at $430,695.98. But this is not all. In future appor tionments of school funds the Interest on over a half million dollars county and municipal bonds and state var iants will be placed to the credit which heretofore has not existed, viz: BONDS. Douglas county exposition... $100,000. 00 "Douglas county refunding.... 180.000.00 Butler county ; 33,000.00 STATE WARRANTS. On general fund 30S.C47.07 Present total .$621,045.07 It will be remembered that Governor Holcomb did everything In his power to get the old republican olllclals to invest this permanent school fund so that the interest would not only be kept here In Nebraska, but It would be placed to the credit of the school chil dren of the state. The old time repub licans bad to walk out of their party and cast their ballots with another crowd before this could be done. UNCLE JAKE WOLFE AT HELM. Another big factor In swelling this school fund apportionment is the man ner In which Land Commissioner Wolfe has handled the school lands. As an Illustration: For the last three appor tionments under the republican admin istration, the "Interest derived on school lands leased" was: 1895. December, $18,510.33. 1896, June, $20,017.70. 1S96, December, $22,232.70. Under the new administration the revenue from this source has been: 197 June. $43,390.14. 18S7, December. $71,SS7.S9. 1898, June, $200,903.39. CHANGE UNDER POPULIST RULE. The average semi-annual apportion ment of the school fund under the re publicans from 1890 to 1890, Inclusive, was $280,102.64, while the average appor tionment under the new administra tion has been $390,095.97. This is a clear gain to the school children of Nebraska I of $109,993.33 every six months. or $219,986.00 each year. This handsomr sum of nearly a quarter of a mlllioi of school children's money which thi present Ptate olllclals are now adding to the school apportionments represents the amount the republicans made it their business to squander. PROMPT WORK. Within less than twenty-four hours after Treasurer Meserve had announced the apportionment (which was on the dot), Superintendent Jackson and Audi tor Cornell had placed In the postolllce their olllclal communications to the county superintendents. Each were al lowed twenty days by law to do this work, but they took less than twenty hours. The cool $430,695.98 cash Is In the state treasury waiting for the coun. ty treasurers and superintendents to Fend In and get It. to apportion It among the school districts and finally to the school teachers. THE HAPPY SUPERINTENDENT. When the reporter for this paper call, ed on Superintendent Jackson he found him busy as a bee, and smiling like a big sunflower. "Why," he said, "this Is grand. So many districts are enabled by reason of building up" this public school fund to Increase the number of their school montus from one to three more than they have heretofore had. You see," said Prof. Jackson, "the way out country districts reap the greatest benefits from these big apportionments which we are now enjoying. One-fourth t.f the amount Is divided equally be tween the districts, the little district way out In the country receiving Just as much as the big wealthy one In the city. The other three-fourths Is ap portioned according to the number of school children." The handling of these public school funds Is another sample of how the preserit state administration differ from that of the "HI republican politicians. BREAKS THE RECORD. The June Semi-Annual School Ap portionment Biggest Ever Made. Lincoln. Neb., May 20. 1S0S. Score another or the reform forces of Ne braska! Another semi-annual appor tionment of the tempornry school fund has been closed, with the magnificent sum of $40,605. 9S to be paid out In the Interests of the school children of the state. This far exceeds any apportion, went heretofore made, being $CS.40e.95 larger than the May apportionment of last year, and $63,M0.0S in excess of the Funds are now Handled is of Interest to Children. apportionment made In December, 1897. Comparison with results obtained by republican officials, places State Treas urer Meserve and the board of edu cational lands and fundsin a truly en viable light. In June, 1890, under re publican control, $260,410.12 was appor tioned among the various counties, which, divided by 352,101, the total num ber of children of school age in the Btnte, gave a per capital of $.739. This year there are 2,828 more children of school age than In 1896, yet the per capita Is $1,213, or nearly 48 cents more to each child to be used In Us educa tion. The average semi-annual apportion ment of. the temporary school fund from 1890 to 1S96, Inclusive, was $280, 102. C4, while the average apportionment under populist regime so far has been $390,095.97, or $109,993.33 more on each apportionment. When the large apportionment of $362,226.03 was made In May, 1897, every little 2x4 republican sheet In the coun try, under Joe Johnson's promptings, howled that it was due to ex-Land Commissioner Russell's excellent man agement of school land leases. Then when the December, 1S97, apportion ment loomed up some $15,139.87 lurger than that In Muy, they howled that Me. serve "Juggled the figures." And now this apportionment, so much In excess of anything before, ought to silence their mud batteries. Ex-Land Com missioner Russell had nothing to do with school land leases this time. Treasurer Meserve may have "Jug gled" the figures, but he bus evidently not Juggled the money, like some who need not be mentioned here, and his jugglery is surely appreciated by ev. ery loyal citizen of Nebraska who is not blinded by partisanship. Perhaps good crops and "MeKlnley prosperity" may have caused it? Well let us look at former years: 1891 and 1892 were heavy crop years, and the people were In condition to pay their taxes as well then as now; yet the June 1893, apportionment was only $352,181.07 the largest one ever made by repub Means, and $78,5J1.91 less than the pres ent one. Well may the people of Nebraska be proud of the record made by her pres ent state olllcers. For honesty, econo my and efficiency they have never been surpassed. ( q. DE FRANCE. Lincoln. Neb., May 24. Prof. Jack son, the state superintendent of public schools, celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday by issuing the following let ter to the county superintendents of public Instruction: Dear Superintendent: It will, no doubt, be very gratifying to you and to all the people of your county who are Interested in the welinre of the public schools, to learn of the greatly Increased semi-annual apportionment of school funds, a statement of which 1 herewith hand you. This is the lurgest apportionment ever made, even exceeding that of last December (which was the largest up to that time), by $53,330.08. I trust you will lose no time in mak ing the distribution to the districts of your county, some of which may Btand ,""',,",,', m "fmu X"e " ""' J1"5" LM le money to pay teachers, enable the school hniinla to make the estimate for the novi school year. With the Increased resources, and a consequent lessening In taxation, the burden which has rested upon so many of our school districts for several years past will be considerably lightened. The large apportionment will, no doubt, en. able many districts to hold more months of school. Trusting that this magnificent appor tionment may be Instrumental In a measure In maintaining the high stand ard of the schools of Nebraska, I am. your co-worker, W. R. JACKSON. State Supt In proportion to the population there are more Smiths in Scotland than in England, for In Scotland one person In every seventv is named Smith, while In England only one person In every seventy-two Is a Smith. The Smiths are well up in Iielond, beating such favoi. Ites as the O'Briens, the Ryans, the Connors, 'he O'Neills, the Relllys, the McCarthys and the Dohens, the foui leaders of the Smiths in Ireland being Murphys, Kellys, Sulllvans and Walshs. It Is stated that the French preacher has this pulpit custom In the churches. First comes the exordium, after which he takes his seat for the communion and then preaches head number one Then he takes his seat for rest and preaches number two. Then another pause for his final effort. This method Is said to be very effective. Si. Th mios West lndlts. May 25. Freeman Halstt-ad. the newspaper cor tespoudent, who hns ben s-enter.ced t one year's imprisonment for taking photogrnpns of the fortifications of Sat, Juan de Porto Rico, has been con v-yed to a ci.r.vlct camp to undergo sentence. Waahinston, D. cTT-Mtty 26. -At the state department an emphatic denial was mnde to the ruport that Italy or any other nation has made a protest against the bit ckade. Paris. May 25. According to a dis patch received here today from Rome, Italy has protested against tb block ade of Cub'i. claiming It l ineffective. The deer fonat of Klnloch, in Suther landshlre. which comprises altout 40,. 000, has been IK by the duke of Sufh- rland to Aithur J. Balfour, the rent being $5.000 for the season. Chlcngo's police forae Inst year cost $8.457,COR. Th.. officer miul fca.OM) ar rests, recovered stolon property vultieo at $8i0.SSS and flne were IultlcteJ amounting to $216,284. PAT FORD, JR.. IS PARDONED. Now Not Only n Froomnn But Also an Heroic Seaman. . The governor Saturday grart $ nn unconditional pardon to Patrick Ford, Jr., and at the expiration of his term of service In tho United States navy young Ford may safely come home. The pardon was granted on the showing made by Patrick Ford, sr., who pre sented proofs of his son's service In tho navy, and also presented numerously signed petitions asking for the pardon. Among the signatures were those of eight of the Jurymen who sat In the trial that resulted in young Ford's con viction. Patrick Ford, Jr., was a "fugitive from Justice" It Is true. He was convicted before Judge Cunningham It. Scott dur ing the exciting rage of A. P. Aism of having participated In a drunken ca tousabaud robbery of a wild and woolly cowboy, fresh from the west. The cowboy claimed to have lost $20 during the sprte and Pat Ford was sentenced by Judge Scott to fifteen yeors nt hard labor In the Nebraska penitentiary. Young Ford escaped from the Douglas county Jail and Joined the United States navy. He was a irqmber of the crew of the Ill-fated Maine and was slightly Injured. As soon as he was allowed to leave the hospital he re-entered the service and the next heard of him he was a gun ner on the United States gunboat Mar blehead. The Mnrblehead was In the terrible battle a few days ago at Cardenas. A letter from one of the officers of the revenue cutter Hudson, which towed the torpedo bent W Inslow out of dan ger, says: "We tried hard for a gunboat, but busted. We did the best we could and all we could; fired 135 rounds In thirty three minutes, and It was a hot place. Barring a few scratches, we were not touched, and they simply churned the water around us. Whoever said 'war Is hell' knew what ho wns talking about. That Is a truthful description; no better could be given. Every man and boy on board acted 'out of sight,' cool, and planked each shot Just right until the time when trying to gel the WInslow In tow, and a shell killed five of them. Then there was hell. They cried, cussed, yelled and the way the shells flew Into that gun was awful. It Is a wonder the shell man's hands were not cut off, the way No. 2 threw that breech block In and out. The gun was so hot that It was almost red and could not be touched. Cartridges began to Jam, but were slammed In by main strength, and were exploded by the heat of the gun. We had to stop soon, nnd got a line to lur after a lot of trouble. The batteries had our exact ange, and the nlr simply screeched us we were getting hei out. She would not tow straight, and the line parted, and we had a hard time getting another to her, but we got her safe and all right. We did the best wo could. We leave tonight or tomorrow morning, nnd go back for another bite of the fun. I don't get much chance to write, as I am on duty all day and have my watch at night nnd nm dead tired. And, between you nnd me, we will be glnd when the war Is over not only myself, but all hands." HO, FOR THE FAR PHILIPPINES! Cruiser Charleston Gone Five Stoamers Chartered. San Francisco, Cal., May 24. The cruiser Charleston left Mare Island on her way to Manila. She will stop at Red Rock to confirm the adjustment of her compasses and then proceed on her journej. Arrangements have been made fci the chartering of the steamer Zeulnndlti, due here from Honolulu to duy, and negotiations for the chartu Ing of the steamer China, due here fiorn the orient on May 28, are nearing con summation. This makes five steam-J.-s chartetcd as transports to the Philip pines. More than 3,000 volunteers arrived thL- looming from eastern states. All nfg.it Ion;? truius bearing troops were rushed Into Oakland, the last section arriving about 5 o clock this morning. Then are more than 11.000 of Uncle Sam's men now quartered In this city, and about 5,000 mere are scheduled to arrive next week. It has bt-tn nnnounced at the quar ters ot the First Infnntry nt the Pre sidio that the regiment Is scheduled U break camp tomorrow atemoon or evening am' make Its quarters on boird the City of Pekln. The plan Is to have th troops leave on the Pekln some time !! Tuesday. The olllcers of the Fourteenth nnd the Fourth cavalry of the regular service have received orders to have their com mands In readiness to leave the Presldk on short notice. This Is considered to Indicate that the organizations or a portion of them will accompany the First regiment of volunteers to Manila. Four Prize Ships Ordered Sold. Key West. Fin.. May 24. The day ha? been Intolerably dull. The newspapet men and naval olllcers gathered at the hotel and tried to keep cool nnd specu lated as to possible naval movementp Key West Is not a news center, but a hot coral streak out In the ocean. Th prizes Mnthilde. Cadldaho, Sofia and Argonnuta. against which "pro ean- ft-sso" was entered, nobody appearing to clnlm them, were formally con demned and ordered sold. The day ol the sale was not set. The lilies and ammunition found lr a secret chamber on the Argonautn an valued at $5,600. They also were con demned and ordered sold. U. S. Deserter a Spanish Spy. New York. May 24. A man said t . bo a Spanish spy and a deserter from the First Jnlted States artillery is re ported to be a prisoner on Governor's island. According to the story, the man was arteited t-c ret service officers on Bioadway. V hlle being transferred to Governor's Island on beard the General Hancock th- prisoner la allegeel to have flung a packet of papeis Into the bay, but the boat j ut back and the papers, which. It s at-fctrted. comprised details of the harbar defenses of New York. ad. diessed to the Spanish consul at Mon treal, were icicovered. The Jesuit order Is said to number 11.861 mrmbeis; JOWc.f theae are priest who read maaa. and 4,400 are student or novitiates. Of the twenty-two prov. Inces Germany (a the ttroageat and Spain next. SOLDIERS IN A DAD WRECK FLAGMAN DID NOT GO BACK FAR ENOUGH. Passongor Train Crashes Into tho Cars Loaded with Missouri Volun toors Down in GoorKla-- Ono Killed and n Number Wounded. Chlcknmauga National Park, (la., May 21. A passenger train on the Chattanooga, Rome & Southern ran Into the third section of the military lialn conveying the First Missouri vol unteers, Saturday, killing Private George G. Walker, company D, nnd painfully Injuring A. Maynard Lane, company M; Hownrd Rroluskl, company D, and slightly Injuring several other oceupunts of both trains. It appears that the passenger train had orders to run through to Rossvllle and the second section of the military train, with a portion of the First Mis souri, which was expected to run through to Rossvllle, was delayed at a switch about a mile from Rossvllle, on account of the congested condition of the tracks, Just beyond a wooded curve. The conductor of the military train sent back a llagmau to warn the pas senger train, but the Hagman did not go far enough nnd the passenger train came around the curve at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. The en gineer did not see the danger signal un til within a short distance fiom the military train. He reversed his engine nnd put on breaks, but did not have time to stop his train, which crashed Into the renr of the military train. ,The rear car was a palace horse car, In which Walker was riding, and was completely demolished. Three of the horses were also killed. Next was a baggage car. In which Brolaskl and Lane were stationed This car was badly torn up, but none of the occupants were seriously hurt. The wreck was cleared by 1 o'clock and trains were resumed. BALTIMOR'S ROYAL RECEPTION Show Southern Hospitality to Sixth Massachusetts. Baltimore, Md., May 21. Baltimore honored the historic Sixth Massachus etts regiment In a manner that will be remembered by members of the com pany. The hostile murmurs of sullen crowds, nnd the Jeers of an Impending mob, with which the old Sixth was re ceived thirty-five years ago, were turned today Into warm handclasps and shouts of welcome, us the regiment formed on the stntlon platform, and murched throuch the tiliizn. front ltu Mtislc hall. Here the reception committees had assembled, Including tho citizens' le ceptlon committee, comprising 500 of Baltimore's representative citizens, umong whom were many who fought on the side of the confederacy; the con federate veterans, several posts of the Grand Army of Republic, the fire de partment arm a platoon of policemen. Mayor Malster advanced, and taking Colonel Charles F. Woodward of the Sixth by the hand, welcomed him and his command to the city, and presented to him, on behnlf or the citizens of the city and state, a huge basket ot flowers In the form of a shield. The line was formed, nnd proceded by the Fourth regiment band, the visitors were escorted through the city to the city hall, where they were reviewed and proceeded to Camden station. Here they were served with hot luncheon and coffee. It Is estimated that fully 200,000 per sons saw and cheered the regiment either at the railroad station or at points upon the line of march. Never Make an English Alliance. Hamburg, May 24. Prince Bismarck has fairly recovered his amiable spir its. He took a long drive on this sum merllke day. He Is looking somewhat fresher than was expected after his se. elusion, only somewhat slender. Sit ting comfortably In his gown In the li brary enjoying his long pipe, he re ceived his old rrlend, Dr. Hoffman of Stockholm, who wns returning from Italy. In an hour's Interview Bismarck said: "We are accustomed to have Ameri cans and British always recollect that the Teutonlans are German cousins whenever the Deutscher Mlchenl's pow. erful lists are useful, but they are very much mlstuken, both In Birmingham and London, about the German policy, which will never offer Pomerrunlan sol dlers' bones to further British purposes. "British policy is treacherous. En glish arrogance Is proverbial. Great Britain's alliances are worthless, be cause she may at any time sacrifice a minister. Nor does modesty abound In America, which proclaims the Mon roe doctrine not only In the Atlantic and Pacific, but everywhere, without asking the opinion or Europe. The consequence will be a future Increase In the American army and navy, which hns hitherto been absorbed. "The sugur trust's preponderance In American politics may decline If Ger many abolishes the premium. "The Americans are-too piactlcal a nation for a British alliance-. "Spain deserves her rate like Portu gal and Denmark." Morritt Has Goneto Frisco. Washington, D. C, May 24. -Major General Wesley Merritt conclude! hi business m the war department and at once began his Journey to San Fian clsco, whoie he will take charge of th expedition to the Philippines. Tho following named i tilcera of th? medical lepnrtment have been ordered to San Ftanclsco. and will report to General Merritt foi duty with the xie dltlpn: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lip. plncott. deputy surgeon general; Cap tain William O. Owen, assistant surgeon and Firat Lieutenant Henry Page, as sistant surgeon. New York, May 21. The company of Wall street bickers and other rich mn of this ity. ho announced lth a great flourish they had organized a company and were going; to fight against Swiu. have suddenly aband oned their puntose. Their excuse is they felt aggrieved liecause their com mlseloii paiiers were not sent tjiem promptly from Washington. Others say they gave up becnut'e of cowardice. WAR SHOTS. The latest thing Is a Dewey shirt waist. Of course it Is killing. The country hankers and hungers for the whole bill of fare of Dewey's fa mous breakfast. The boasted chivalry of Spain Is a thing of the past. Witness their re fusal to receive "aussle." A common toast In Havana Is "To the patriot who blew up the Maine." Have patience. He will be toasted In due time. There are said lo be eight Madrlds In the United States, but they are not making much noise about their an cestry Just now. "Nellie Grant" hns a boy old enough to serve on the staff or General Lee. Gieat Caesar, how the years roll 'round. Admiral Ccrveut Is a thoroughgoing Spaniard. Having reached a harbor without getting a dubbing he Issued a characteristic mnnlfcsto. Tho mustering of volunteois Is pro gresslng at the rate of 5.000 a day. Fully 100.000 have been mustered In. We are getting there, slowly but surely. The governor general of Porto Rico construes the American bombardment of San Juan as a Spanish victory. Cause why the shots never touched him. The New York swells who Joined Roosevelt's mounted regiment nre accu mulating experience and liory flsts.They are doing stable duty Just like those "to the manner born," The commnnder or the Spanish ar mada entertains some doubts or the strength of the opposing American ileet This Is natural. He has not met It yet, and the suspicion Is widespread that ho Is In no particular hurry for a meeting. It Is no breach of confidence to assure Ccrvera that Admiral Sampson or Com. modore Schley will be happy to show him at any time how their guns work, either at close quarters or long range Another Powder Mill Cono Up. Hammond, Ind.. May 24. Three thou sand pounds of powder nt the plant of the Economical Smokeless Powder com pany, about four nnd a hair miles rrom here, blew up, killing one man, Injuring three others nnd demolishing the build ing In which were located the mixing looms. The explosion occurred about 1 o'clock. The plant has been running only three days, nnd was about to be gin work on a government order for 35.000.000 cnrtik'ges. The olllcers of the government have been unable to deter mine the cause of the explosion. No Strategy Board For Capt. Clark Chicago, III., May 24. When Captain Clarke, with the battleship Oregon, ar rived at Rio Janeiro he read long In structlons fiom the naval board telling him of the danger that he might be intei copied by the Spanish fleet nnd how to avoid meeting them. Clnrke wired In reply: "Please don't tangle me up with In structions. 1 nm not afraid of the whole Spanish fleet." Now that the volunteers have all left the state, the Webster Zouaves of Omaha are the only fully armed, uni formed and equipped military company In Nebraska. The Zouaves have their nenuqunrtcrs on Twentieth street, be tween Harney and Fnrnnm, and are perfecting themselves In some very rancy gun movements. Ccrporal An. thony Invented a clever gun movement In coming to nn order rrom shoulder arms. In which the gun makes two complete revolutions. Sergeant Shell hart hns also contrived a rancy move ment In loading. The men are thor oughly enthused and aro working hard to familiarize themselves with the In tricate zouave manunl. Several new uniforms are still unasslgned. While the compnny offered Its services to the state some time In March, It Is still unasslgned, and as Colonel Bryan's reg iment hns been filled It will have to await a chance to Join the Nebraska Fourth. . ii. i The greatest electric searchlight In the world, now being erected nt Fort Monroe to gunrd the entrance to the Chespeake, has a beam or light nine feet In diameter. It will lllumlnnte an object 100 miles off and can be seen on the clouds at even a greater distance. The light Is gathered Into nine-foot beam, which has an estimated intensity or 90,000,000 candles. The llgnt revolves six times a minute. It wab manurac tured In France, but American generat ing apparatus has been substituted ror thnt built abroad, and the dynamos, engine's nnd boilers are to be duplicated In case of accident. The benm of light from the lamp will Illuminate a news paper at a distance of 100 miles. i i -i p. . ... , , Agnlnst the effect of a torpedo, ir It gets to the hull, there Is no saieguard. The heaviest battleship Is Just as vul nerable ns the lightest gunboat. Tho best that can be hoped is thnt the de struction will be limited to a rew com partments, so that those remaining In tact will be sufficient to keep the ship afloat. As the vessel becomes water logged her speed rails off and her ma neuvering capacity Is reduced, so that the enemy may then pick his nosltlon of advantage and shatter her with his guns or administer n coup de grace wmi anoiner torpedo. i The candy and cracker manufactur ers of Atlanta have been working night and day for a week, to fill an emergency order for hnrd tack to reed the soldiers who nre to Invade Cuba. The bakeries have In-en given large orders ror bread and every available piece of machinery for making the Ftaff of life will be pressed into service today to manufacture wheat Into ration that can be easily nnd convenieutlv car. ried by the soldiers upon theii long marcnes. A cloudburst occurred over Bellwoml and for about half an hour the rain came down In torrents. It was accom panted by thunder and lightning. The lightning struck a small building In the rear or the Gazette office and the Gaaette "devil," who was running the preea, received a severe shock. F. Sel ler's coal house was also struck. When the storm abated the town presented the apnearame of a small lake. Many limb were broken from the trees. oe can sftak by telephone from Berlin with any par toi Germany for ree minutes for 2 cents; for a con versation with any place outside of Ger many the fee. range between W cents (Prague) and $1 (Budapest.) A ennver. ant Ion between Berlin and its nearest suburbs, costs 0 cents. EDWARD BELLAMY NO MORE PEACEFULLY PASSES INTO THE UNKNOWN BEYOND. Colorado Cllmnte Could Not Save Him His Last Energies bpenton "Equality"- Skotoh of the Apostlo of Nationalism. Springfield, Mass., May 24.-Edward Bellamy, author and humanitarian, died early Sunday morning at his homo In Chlcopee Falls In the forty-ninth yenr of his nge. Mr. Bellamy has been In feeble health ever since he finished his "Equality," some eight months ago. Indeed, long beforu It wns completed, he had the most slgnlllcunt warnings that his vital energies were being un dermined, although It was not till Au gust that his physicians told him thnt one or his lungs was affected. At the earnest solicitations of his physlclnns and family he repolved to try the effect of the Colorado cllmnte nnd early In September Inst removed with his family to Denver. Colo., where he wnB welcon ed by n host of friends. He received, however, little or no bene fit from the change and since January has been rapidly falling. When ho recognized that recovery was Impossi ble he became anxious to get back to his old family homestead at Chlcopee Falls, Mnss., where he wns born and where he has lived IUb entire lite. 11 Is brothers went to Denver to help him realize this wish nnd on April 26, Just a month ago, brought him back, very weak but very peaceful, to his old home. Ho wns born ut Chlcopee Falls on March 26, 1850, and wns th third son of Rev. R. K. Bellamy, for thirty-five yeurs the pnstor of the Bnptlst church at Chlcopee Falls. After finishing a course at Union col lege, he completed his education by a year of European travel "ind study. By the Btudy of law he wns, nt 21 years of age, admitted to the bar of Hampden. From the legnl profession ho went Into Journalism, and for several years was nsslstunt editor of the Springfield Union; from there he went to New York City to accept n position ns editonnl writer on the New York Evening Post, where he wnB cngnged fcr about one year, vhn he returned to Springfield, and In co-pnrtrershlp with his brother. e. J. Bellamy, started the Springfield Dally News. Meanwhile he published "Six to One, a Nnntucket Idyl," "Dr. Heldenhoffs Pro. cess," "Miss Ludlngton's Sister" nnd other books. It wns In 1888 that his fa mous book, "Looking Bnckward," was published, the sale of which up to the present time Is over 500,000 copies In Amerlcn, and probably over 500,000 copies have been sold In England and other foreign countries. HIS BOOK A HIT. "Looking Backward" has been trans lated Into German, French, Russian, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian and several other Inngunges. It is stated that Em peror William purchased 10,000 copies of "Looking Bnckward." which he distrib uted among the students and working classes of Germany. His reason for so doing. If this Is really true. Is apparent to those conversant with German pol itics. On December 4, 1891, Mr. Bellamy being convinced that It was his duty to supplement his efforts In ."Looking Bnckward" by educating the people to ward reform In government. Issued tho first number of "The New Nation," a pnper destined to become the most quoted and Influential political or evo lutionary Journal In the world. An Idea of Its Influence may be Judged from the fact that since the New Nation wns started over 350 pa. tiers devoted to nationalism have been launched In the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and thousands of papers through the direct Inspiration of the New Nation have started departments devoted to political reform, which are conducted and edited from the writings of Mr. Bellnmy In the New Nation nnd "Looking Bnckward." He leaves a widow and two children, besides two brothers, Charles J. Bel lnmy, editor or the Springfield Dnlly News, and Frederick Bellamy of Brook, lyn. N. Y. The funeral will take place at his home In Chlcopee Falls, nnd by his special request will be of the simplest possible character. FRANCEWANTSTO BEFRIENDLY Foreign Minister Honotaux Alms to Correct Wrong impressions. Paris, Muy 24, Clenr evidence Is now being afforded of the French govern, meat's desire to remove the bad Im pression created In the United States by the offensive spirit of certain Paris Journnls before the war began. France's foreign minister, M. Hano taux, is resolved to maintain a rigid neutrality. He will participate in no movement for Intervention without first ascertaining whether the condi tions proposed would be acceptable at Washington. Further testimony to the French offi cial feeling Is furnished by an editorial In the Temps, emphntlcnlly protesting against the alleged misunderstanding between France and America, attribut ing the hostility shown here to a few boulevard Journals. Sympathy for Spain, because she Is deemed the weaker party, Is felt, p. i doubt, but Frenchmen would be gla 1 to see Cuba free, and the French gov ernment has done and will do every thing possible to maintain its eordial relations with the great lepublic over i lie sea. "France-American friendship.' he Temps suys. "dates rrom the never-to-bo-rorgjtten days of W&shington and Lafayette, nnd the historic past of both countries. In a measuie. l-ui-mines th?ir Jelatlons in the futuu.'" Miss Rosella Pitman, whose death has occured at the age of 82, was a sister of the late Sir Isaac Pitman, and was throughout her life nn -n thuslastic stenographer, evmuibuttng regulntiy to n private shoithand utts iwper which for forty years uu-ulat-1 in the Pitman family, sas t'.e 1'jll Mall Gazette. The dec-asrd ' , !v v h tor in last nrteen years l.a 1 i.e. gieai suiierer, was one or member cf Mr. Samuc' Pi- lly who became tenc' .RTe si schools, and she V ' dflfun's am- slon for over fort .lEr In Puhll JeitW- Pro"- jeaffi A V.