LOST A'STORYOFTHE '
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By 11. B. Mackenzie
*
CHAPTER Vl. ( ConllmieU
At last they stopped. Some one
canio up to Bluebell , and , to her Im
mense relief , she felt the horrid cloth
being untied. The JiQXt moment 'it
was drawn from her head , and then
light , blcHBcd light , jillinlt it- was only
H faint gray dawn as yet , flooded her
oyes. Bluebell uttered a half-sobbing
cry and looked around at her compan
ions' , thcli at herself.
Thoyv/cr , In , the midst of , a , great
'
'
Btretc'h of arid' "karoo" nothing but
rod eatid , unrelieved by bush , gra'dH or
sign of svater , stretched , about them.
Around , however , -ose great black
craggy rocks , with what seemed llko
a sandy ravine between , but the light
wao BO dim Bluebell could not ha uitre.
She was sure ofiono- things iTlmt.sho
had never bicnl thcrJ. b6fdro/ji lie
could only fences that they \vcre about
to outer a PUBS In the mountain which
Boparqjgfl , ftytql vfron the Transvaal
und t\\Q \ Orange Free State.
She looked at-her ( lofnYwnlons. A
native "boy,1ahorlBtiituied and at-
tlied almost In rags , wJth a villainous
expression , walked beside her. On the
cither side , mounted on a largo bay
horeo , his dark , ovll face turned to
wards her , was Gerald Moore.
Thqn her eyc came . ! , ! < , to .hqrHelf.
She had on the dark gown which she
had thrown on when she lintl been
aroused -by the' approach of" the com- *
in and o ; a heavy tweed cloak covered
It down to her feet. On the latter she
had only the house slippers she had
put on _ when she left her room. A llt-
tlo tweed cap covered her disheveled
hair. That and the cloak , she con
cluded , had been supplied by Moore.
She turned to him , her face like that
of-ono 'who * had .paase.d , through n
frightful vigil , and como out of It pale
and worn , hollow-eyed and heart
broken. A momentary Hash of her old
courage came to her'as she saw the
ovll look In ' ' '
Moora's eycH. >
"Where arp you taking meito'f she
exclaimed. . "Aro.vou _ a man at , nil ,
that you can drag"me from my homo
at such a tlmo ils 'tills , when inV
father lies dead or 'dying , killed by
your treachery ? " , ln
"I took you for your own safety , " he
replied with a cold smile. "Oh , you
are qnlto safe with me , Miss Bluebell ;
don't h afraid. Wo are within a day
and a night's Journey of oun destlna-l ,
tlon. Once we arc safely on Dutch soil
yon shall become my wife , aiuf tllen
we shall crosa'ovw ' lo England .
as'may . - .
r"Vo ro .UJD i worst , man .thatiQod'i
has left upon earth ! " said the girl de
liberately. "But do you , ( hlnki-you
will frighten mo 'into what 'You Wirih ,
Gerald Moore. I am not afraid to die ,
and I will die rather than marry you ,
You have done your worst when you
tempted and betrayed my poor father ;
you cannot do mo any harm now. God
wllUhelp mouagalnsfyou.1" > * > ' i
Ho laughed lusilltlngly.l a
"If it pleases you to' think so , my
dear lady , I have no objections. As for
dying well , wo shall see 'hVput that.
There arc different of
ways dying.J1 i
Al the mdrnln'g ' -
[ 'hoilj-s thqy Jolttid ,
stumbled and bumpd their way over
the rutty and uneven plain. The full
dawn broke , and the sun rose In all the
glorious majesty of day. ' "
Then , as they entered the pass be
tween the rocky hills , the full boat at
the sun began to beat down upon them.
It beat on Bluebell's unsheltered , l\pad \
and gave her a racking headache. SOOID
she bdcamo Intensely thjrsjyf Tnii , no1
water was to bo seen ; but the pain and
weariness of her body wag as nothing
compared to the anxiety , the fear , the
anguish that racked her mind.
'f'-od , God , help mo ! "There is none
but Thou ! " she prayed again and
again. Then there came to her mind
the remembrance of Adair ' . .Hollies'1 ,
quiet , pray < 5 , strong face , .and , htir heart
bounded. Oh , If ho only know what
had happened , would Jio not try to
save her from this awful fate ?
About midday Moore called a halt.
Ho came forward to help Bluebell oft
her horsQi but shqi scornfully . .waved
him 'aside1 ' and -slipped off' herself' .
"vou can easily catch n\ot \ (1 i at
tempt to run'awayBho enidi Even
as the words passed her lps | her heart ,
beat. high.
Run away ! Why should she not
make a bold attempt ? They could not
bo very far distant from some tdwn ,
wUen Moore had spoken of a day ami
a night's Journey. , And oven If'-BhB
lost herself on that terrible trackless
platn.1ampnglthqBe rocky , mountains ,
better that fate than tha one with
which she was threatened.
Her .chance ? was to come sooner than
she'expected. . '
CHAPTER VII. ,
"It is Impossible ! 1 cannot believe
It1' ! exclaimed Aqalr Rothes. "Mr.
Leslie's house burned to the ground ,
and he hlmse..shqt bv h commando !
It Ip too terrible for belief ! "
Ttye nows'Tiad Just'l/oeu related to
'
him 'by a 'messenger ; who had managed
lo maie bis way into. LaUyfltulth ; for
by thjla ttrae the , warhail commenced ,
and the battle 'off Glehcoe bedn fought
and'woff. . ' ' ' ' "
Doctor Rbthea had not as yetilott the
towpv whew be .had l > epn , yey busy ,
alone with on'o or two others , In at-
'tendlug to the VQUndcfl nd-dy'lrig ' who
hadbeen1 brougW Ino. | > tlfp. town , and
conveyed to the house-which , had been
converted into a hospital. No newa of
the ntilahle world , nave of the army
that hud ventured out to do battle with
the ( ) neniy'hail reached the little town
until now.
The messenger , n young Dutch farm
er , who had como to ask If ho could
bo ourollnd in the British army , wns
'
'bin ' prided and frightened when ho saw
'the ' look of alarm and horror which
ovoiHproud the young man's face.
"It la wlrt I have boon told , Heir
Doctor , " Bald the young 'Dutchman
otolldly , "and I ran tell you no more ;
but It Is certain Hcrr I.c3le ( la dead ,
for ho IH to be burled today. "
Hotlio.H. was jtlmost itupsllod by the
htiddcnncss of the blow , .
"If the commando has done ' this
without provocation wo ahull not let
the matter rest there , " ho said. "And
what of Miss Leslie and Miss Eliza
beth , lil.s daughter and sister ? "
The young man shook his head. He
hud given all Ills Information.
Rothes could not rest until ho hoard
more. He arranged with the other
medical men , ' and , escaping from the
town , though under a heavy lire from
the enemy , ho rode at us mud u pucu
'as ' he had ever Indulged In , towards
New Kclso.
It was late In the afternoon when
ho tcached it , and , long ere ho did BO ,
ho saw u muss ot black ruins through
( hi ) gum trees , which continued the.
story he had heard.
He drew his breath In sharply , n
feeling of almost overwhelming fear
and foreboding seized upon him. Then
ho rode up the avenue towards the
black ruins that hud once boon so llrm
und sweet u hqmo , and that hud hold
the dearest thing to him on eurth
Bluebell , Bluebell ! Where was she
now ?
The outhousa In which the natlvo
servants had 'slept was , strangely
pnoiigh , tinlou'i'hbu by llro. Rot hen
iodo up towards It , his heart heating
with dull hammor-llko throbs. As
he nearcd It a figure emerged from thu
low , mud' doorway. 'The building was
mcioly a mud house daubed over with
clay. The figure was that of Miss
Elizabeth. Shu came quickly forward )
and Rothes saw how shockingly
changed she was.
Her hair seemed to have grown
grey , her face was like that of a very
woman"drawli and wrinkled ; her
cheeks and eyes hollow and sunken ,
and the latter looked as If all the tors'
had been wrung out of them.
But they had not. A dry sob burst
from her as she rccognlzqd Rothes ,
and , as ho clasped her hand , the tears
rushed forth. "Thank Gad ! Oh , thank
God ! It Is a wonder to myself I have
not gone mad during these long days !
Never a white face that 1 knew to ap
peal to. But now1Oh , you will , fdr'
charity's dear sake , for the sake of
the kind Lord above , you will seek for
my lost child. Doctor -Rothos ? " - ,
Ho paled suddenly , holding the thin ,
hard-working hand In an unconscious
ly painful grusn.
( > | < 8 ( (
"Lost ! What do' you mean , Miss
Elizabeth ? Is it Bluebell who Is lost ? "
"Yes , my bairn , nty little Bluebell ! "
She burst Into the painful , hitter tears
of old age. " .Now jny brother Is gene
-and God alone knows whether the
awful charge they brought against him
was true or not 1 can think of noth
ing , of no one but my lost darling.
Where Is slid ? Is she still ullve ? Has
death overtaken her , or' something
worse ? Oh , If I but knew Mho t'ruth ,
oven if It wore death , it would not -be
f.o awful ! . But. this uncertainty the
Almighty , ubovei.Unows how I bear It
and still keep sane ! " , j.
"Explain nil to mo , Miss Elizabeth , "
Rothes led her to an iron garden seat
that the lire hud been compelled lo
spare , and -sat down besfita her , Ills
own face palo and set. "Tell mo the
whole affair as-briefly as possible , and
then I shall know'what ' to-do. "
She did BOI with wonderful- brevity
and exactness. When she mentioned
the name ot Gerald Moore , Rothes
started from his seat , his eyes blazing ;
men , with a gesture , asked her to goi
on. j
"I"dld n\t \ see wh'era Bluebell'1 was' '
for'n lone time. "The-loader'of the
Boors examined mji 'In-other ton him- .
self. 'Ho is dead ; thereis no doubt of
It , It wtifj an apoplectic stroke , ' ho
said. Then ho said he must take my
brother's body with him. His orders
were to bring him dead or nllve. I
prayed. 1 besought. Then suddenly
the servants came running to say the
houtio wa oil Tire. Tt hhd been set fire
to by some ot the Boers , misunder
standing < un order of their leader at
least , so they said. It was then I
learned Bluebell was gone. Sam told
me < ho lu\d seen , Baus Moore carrying
her off , with a cloth over her head ;
aud when Sam had run after him ,
Moore covered him with a pistol. "
"You 'moan , " 'said Kotuca hoarsely ,
Interrupting her , 'a look'ln his face
that terrified the poor wuumn , "that
It is that villain In whpsa hands she
is now ? " , ,
"I tell you all I , know , " said Miss
Elizabeth , sobbing. "Doctor Rothea ,
do you knqw anything ? But let mo
finish flr'stv When the Boers saw the
terrible conflagration they 'consulted
hastily ambng themselves , and finally
made off , leaving hie with my dead
and half-crazei ! 'servants. Well , we
carried my brother's body outside and
without trying to save anything , J. sent
Sanvnnd Mg ti , In search of Bluebell
They did not return till night' , ' and
then without having found any trace
of her. That all happened three days
igo. We had to bury my brother our
selves. " Mian Elizabeth's v.elce chok
ed. "The boys managed a kind of
wootlnn shell to lay him In , and they
hurled him under tlfo kopje nearest the
river. What else could we do ? " MlflS
Elizabeth wrung her hands. "Doctor
Rolhofl , th ( < ro WHS no minister to say'
a prayer ; i had to do it myself. 'OH ,
my poor hi other ! " '
Tile tone of anguish In the poor
lady's voice would have touched a far
more callous hoait than Adalr Rothes1.
His whole mind was tnkon up with
Hlnchcll'B fa to , and ho had far moro
K.'iixon than Miss KIlzabKh lo mlfttrust
Moore. Yd he laid his hand for a mo
ment consolingly on that If the poor
worn tin.
"Miss Kllzuhnth , you arc n ChristIan -
Ian , and you .know and bolltwo that
God's hand guides all the , events of our
11 veil. Your biothcr Is In Ills hands ,
and \so know that they aic hands of
infinite wisdom and mercy. Wo have
the living to think of .now. Toll me ,
have you done anything more to find
your ulecc ? "
"I have sent S.un again , ln searc.li of
her. Ho knew the country better than
anyone else , and he lias taken Kaiser ,
my brother's horse. He went away
ycslerdny morning , and 1 gave him
food and drink enough to last , bevcrai
lays. "
"Which direction did ho take ? "
Rothes' nskod.
He had gone'south wards' , ' toward the
I'l'igcla river , she said.
"Then 1 shall take the other direc
tion , " said Rothes , standing up. "I am
col tain If Gerald Moore , as ho calls
ilnifielf , has carried' ' her off , ' he has
tnkon her beyond British territory. I
( now that man , Miss Elizabeth. He is
i scoundrel of the deepest dye ! "
"What do you know of him ? " sho'
gasped , seizing his arm. "Oh , God for-
> Id that my darling Hhould bo In the
hands of such a man , If he Is what you
say ! "
"I knew him In Marlt/burg , " said
RothcH briefly. "I learned by chance
what he was , and ho knew it , and
hates me for it. He robbed n dead man
at Klmberley. That Is how he obtain
ed his wealth.
"And , almost worse than that , ne
lias been a vile spy In the pay of the
Boers. The Boers despise him ; but ho
has been of use to them. Now I must
wait no longer , Miss Elizabeth. I intist
nirry back to Ladysmlth. 1 cannot
leave my duties there without warning.
But tonlgh't I shall be on Moore's
track , and , please God , I shall Und him
yet. "
She clasped his hand , weeping.
"Yojt are going to geek for my dar
ing ? Oh , may God bless you and give
you success ! It is Ho who has put It
nto your heart to help mo ! "
Ho looked at her for a moment.
Words seemed trembling on his lips ;
but he checked them and wrung her
land instead.
"Good-by , Mlsa Elizabeth , Take
care of yourself , and make yourself as
comfortable as you can. 1 can't ask
you to go to a place where you would
) e safer than here , for I wish to flnd
you when I come back. And I shall
lot como back until I have found her ,
with God's help. Good-by , good-by ! "
He was gone , and Mlas Elizabeth
was-left alone with her fear and anx-
oty , and only her native servants as
companions.
It was late that night when Rothes
wan able to , set out. Ho struck across
ountry from Ladysmlth , following the
1'ugehi for some time , then skirting
the mountains. He had brought with
ilm' his native 'boy , a lithe and hardy
Idle Zulu , who was as clover at fol-
owlng1 \ < Jspoor" as it r nl Indian. His
own horse was a hardy and sure-footed
uilmul ; the Kulu rode an equally
sturdy though snnller beast , barc-
meked.
( To bo continued. )
CATS THAT * SAIL OCEAN.
All riidHt'iiRor Strumcm Carry n ( iondlj
Number of Tollncs.
Every large ocean liner carrying
passengers always has on board from
six to ten cats , these being apportioned
to various parts of the ship , as well as
appearing on the vessel's books as re
gards the rations they draw. And , oven
jcyond this , on most of the great lines
particular employes are instructed to
food dally as a part of their duties cer
tain cuts in their part of the ship.
And there Is promotion for pussy as
well , for any cat that Is particularly
amiable , clover and interesting is per
mitted to enjoy the run ot first or second
end or third class saloons , according
to the popular vote. In this way cer
tain of the flrst-class saloon pussies
have become celebrated , especially on
the long voyage boats that go to India
und Australia , and the stewards of the
various classes are quite commonly
eager to push tholr own favorite cat
Into first place. Of course , there are
amazing favorites with the staff of the
ship , that are fine hunters , and do not
sock "society. " When the ship Is in
port a certain man has the duty of
feeding the cats at regular hours and
ot entering the rations In a book , but
every cat on the ship that has been
long there scorns to wait 'with eager
ness for and to recognize at once the
professional rat catcher who always
goes to work In the hold of every pas
senger liner when it comes to dock ,
and who lives by ridding ships of rats.
The "ataff cats , " as the stewards call
thorn , never leave the rat man till ha
has llnlshcd his dutlos. Large sums
have been offered for ono saloon cat
on a great line and the stuff have to
guard it strictly from acquisitive ad-
mlrors , in whoso luggage it has sev
eral times been found. New York
Herald.
' It Is the mind that maketh good 01
ill , that maketh wretchedness pr
plnesa , rich or poor. Sponsor.
AMAZING JFKIURES
PROPORTION OF OUR IMPORTS
AND EXPORTS
From mill To Iliiropp t'nrrli > il In Aincrl-
ail .Shljii rnrHgii AI tuck Onlercit
On Only Aiiicrlmu l.lno In That
Trade ,
"
j i *
In nn open letter addressed1 to Gen.
Charles II. Urusvcnor , Chairman ot the
Housu Merchant Marino und Fisheries
Committee , Alexander H. Smith ot
Now York , u former member of the
New York Commerce Commission ,
answers an attack on the Shin Subsidy
Hillwhich has boon "favorably reported'
to each branch of Congress. Mr. Smith
openly charges that the foreign ship
ping interests aided by the free traders ,
and other enemies of American ship-
Plug , .arc striving \vth ) might and )
main to destroy the one American line
now engaging In our trade with Eu-
In his letter , Mr. Smith says In part :
"Mr. Poabody's assertion that 'the
cream of the subUu'y Is designed to fall
to those vessels of the International ,
Steamship Company , ' Is not only er
roneous. , but scorns purposely designed
to prejudice the public against that
line the only line , by the way , en
gaged In our trade with Europe under
the American flag. This line has been
singled out for the most virulent , ma
lignant and frequent attacks over since
the 'shipping bill has 'been1 b6f6re the
public. It has been asserted , but with
out a word of truth , that It Is con
trolled by the Standard Oil1 rind the
Pennsylvania Railroad companies.
"That line has befri pictured as part
of a monopolistic trust , wliorcas 'It is
battling , single handed and alone ,
against the most powerful steamship
lines In the world. These other lines
all under foreign flags are backed
up wllh'unlihilted wealth and the sup
port of their several governments to
whatever extent may bo necessary to
enable' tliom to successfully compete
for the transatlantic trade.
"The American line In question Is
struggling at considerable pecuniary
loss to succeed and to still further In
crease its tonnage under the Stars and
Stripes In the face of this concentrated
and united opposition. In doing so it
has been subjected to the unbridled
abuse of every free trader , every free
trade newspaper , every enemy of
American shipping , and every defender
of foreign shipping , in the United
States.
"If the stockholders of this line are
ready to invest still further In Ameri
can ships , in the hope of ultimately
earning a profit , and are ready to sub
ject , themselves to the fiercest and
most concentrated competition of the
most wealthy and powerful ships In all
the world under foreign flags , the
American people will applaud and
commend them.
"Tho deadly purpose of this opposi
tion Is manifest , when we study the
statistics of the United States for the
last fiscal year. Of the total foreign
trade ot the United ! States , 67.07 per
coal Is with Europe "more than two-
thirds of our total foreign trade is with
Europe. Of our Imports from Europe ,
Vdled at $353.884,534 , only 515.430,242 ,
ur 4.35 per cent , was carried in Amcrl-
; un vessels. Of this , the ships of the
American line carried imports valued
At $14,813,033. Of our exports to Eu
rope , valued at $930 , C02.093 , but $27-
58,076 , or 1.30 per cent , was carried In
American vessels , the ships of the
American line carryl ; g exports to Eu
rope valued nt $25,077,749.
"Tho value of the Imports and ex
ports carried in the snips of this line
was $39S90,7S2 , out of n total of $160-
012.206 carried in all of the American'
ships engaging In our entire foreign
trade. The ships of this American line
carried within a fraction of 25 per cent
of all of the Imports and exports of
the United States that were carried in
American ships. If , therefore , the
four steamships of the American line
which rendered such exceptional and. .
invaluable auxiliary naval service to
our government during the war with
Spain can be driven out of our trade
with Europe , the proportion of our
carrying under the American flag In
our trade with Europe will drop from
the present 2.15 per coin of the total
to but 0.2 ( two tenths of one ) per cent.
That Is to say , the foreign ships now
monopolize 97.85 per cent of our carry
ing with Europe , and uro striving'
with all the power and influence at
their command to Increase their pro
portion of our carrying to 99.8 , leaving
for the stray American vessel that will
dare to venture Into that trade , the
carrying of 0.2 of our imports and ex
ports ! By driving- these ships out of
our foreign trade , the proportion ot
the entire foreign trade of the United
States carried In American vessels ,
would bo reduced from 8.9 to Just 7
per cent , leaving for foreign ships thb
carrying of 93 per cent of our Imports
and exports , and the estimated $200-
000,000 In freight earnings that arc
taken from the United States each
year.
"No wonder , " concluded Mr. Smith
in discussing this portion of his re
ply , "the foreign steamship lines , and
all other friends ot foreign shipping ,
and every enemy of American ship
ping , concentrates hU opposition an
the American line the slnglo heroic
carrier of the American fine tu our
transatlantic trade. "
iVucr 1'urlo Itlcmi Tuxe * .
Under the American administration
of Porto Rico the old Spanish tnxos
are being gradually abolished. The
consumption tax , landing and trans
portation charges are now done away
with on petroleum , charcoal , firewood ,
fresh beef , veal , pork , ' and mutton ,
fowls and eggs , frnlts , vegotables.flouf ,
'oornmeAl ; bread , rice beans , salt pork ,
ham , bacon , fteah flsh. cqdttoh , her-
rlug , soup paste , dried beef , aJgar , m&-
laasea and ciiffeo. The'Portd Hlcana
will now ho able to take a bite with
out being taxed for it , and they will
soon he able to enjoy the privilege ot
a fiee square meal , paying less In
taxes and having more money for
food.
CUBAN TARIFF CHANGES.
lUtc for ICiillroiiil IMiilcrlul If
Imported Within H Yrnr.
The War Department has again re
vised the schedules of the Cuban tariff ,
to go Into effect June ICth. It Is hoped
that this will Increase the Imports
from the United States , as we now
have less than half the trade of the
island ,
A previous reduction of the duty on
food stuffa and live stock has not les
sened the cost of food by the consum
er , so that no changes are made In the
revision In the food duties except to
reduce the iluty on .Hour . from $1.JO :
to a dollar a barrel , and on salt cod
and stock flsh from $2 to $1.
In view of the necessity for tlve con
struction and reconstiutclon of rail
roads * In Cuba , and upon the assurance
plven by the various companies that
If material for the construction and
equipment could be Imported at a re
duced rate they will at once begin to
Import largo quantities , "a special pro
vision has been Inserted in the tariff
which allows railroad companies to
Import these supplies into the Island
for a period of twelve months from the
date of promulgation at a rate of 10
per cent ad valorem.
Some few changes have , been made
in the free list , one or two fresh addi
tions being made and one or two ar
ticles being taken out and put on the
dutiable list.
Crude petroleum Is taken from the
free list and the original duty of $1.40
per 100 pounds restored. Petroleum
and other mineral oils , rectified or re
fined , 'intended ' for illumination or
lubrication , per 100 pounds , $2.80.
Iluilnoss Good III cry u here.
Business continues to be good all
over the western and southern sections
of the country , as shown by Brad-
street's returns of bank clearings :
Four Months.
Section. 1900. 1899.
Western . . . . $98.5,023,011 $867,116,591
Northwest
ern 2,781,986.862 2,615,938,607
Southwest
ern 883,289,239 796.782.9R3
Southern 951,741,330 900,408,426
Far West
ern 565,959.613 486,436,337
In every one of these sections the
bank clearings have been larger this
year , up to the end of April , than In
the corresponding months of .1899 ,
when the volume of business transact
ed In the country broke all previous
records. Prosperity is still with us.
Farm rroiluuU Higher.
Comparing prices on May 1 , 1900 ,
with May 1 , 1S99 , there has been an
Increase in the following products of
the farm :
Corn , sheep , hogs , prime , horses ,
hogs , carcasses , muttons , carcasses ,
milk , beef , pork , bacon , hams , lard ,
butter , coffee , beans , lemons , raisins ,
hides , cotton , wool , hemp , jute , flax ,
tobacco , hay , cottonseed.
COM hey * for IMcKlnli-y.
Geo. B. Hcndricks , of the San Angelo -
gelo country , Texas , says that the cat
tlemen in his section are almost a
unit for the re-election of President
McKlnley. He says the cowmen are
satisfied with their present prosperity
and do not care to see the existing
confidence among the people disturbed
by the election of any other man as
president.
Tarty of Uwtrurlliiii.
One Southern editor has made so
bold as to suggest that David B. Hill
would add strength to the Kansas City
ticket as a vice presidential candidate.
The Kansas City ticket will bo made
by the subtraction system rather than
by the process of addition. The poll-
ry of the present Democratic leaders
Is to tear down , not to build up.
Parked anil IMoilgi'il.
The Declaration of Independence
was signed on the Fourth of July ,
1776 , but the chances are that the
Democratic party will not have the
courage to sign a Declaration oC Inde
pendence on the Fourth of July , 1900 ,
as the convention is already packed
and pledged to by-gone issues.
at Mnnl'n ,
Manila's customs receipts last March
amounted to $515,575as compared with
$243,468 In March. 1899. Under Span
ish rule the largest March receipts
were $299,442. In 1807 ; so that their
record has been beaten by $216,000 for
that month under American adminis
tration.
A Mlx-U | .
It Is quite likely that the Slonx Falls
convention named a stalking horse
for the Vice Presidency. The second
place on the Kansas City ticket will
eventually go to a Democrat , thus giv
ing that party representation.
Which Wn Which ?
If the present Popocratlc party were
to undeigo an operation for appendi
citis , it would take a skilled political
anatomist to tell after the operation
which was the appendix and which
was the , the , corpus delicti.1
Our lineiuliu nail Their Allli-i.
All of the forlegn onemlpa of the
United States are hoping "for Demo
cratic success In November. The
Democratic party always was unfor
tunate In 'Its ' 'avVay-from-homc sym
pathy.
COLORADO SHEEP.
Bonator Wolcott T ll of Their U rente *
Viiluo.
Washington. "Colorado haa Just
been through a remarkable experience
In regard to Its flocks , of sheep and its
wool , " said United States Senator Ed
ward 0. Wolcott of that state today ,
when discussing the general prosperity
of the country.
"Farmers out there have had tholr
object lesson , and a very strong one ,
on the evil effects of free trade and
the achnntnges of protection. I have
prepared some Hguros on the subject
which are Interesting.
Vnluc. hPiul.
$1,306,555
4,263,67.1 2.U
3,103,803 2.5't
2,390,295 1.S5
1.984,053 1.6 !
2.251.SS1 1.71
2.4S6.290 1.76
3,809.415 2.3 *
4,486,513 2.71
1900 2,185,327 0,250.030 2.81
"You will see from this table that
the value of sheep In Colorado on the
1st of January , 1891 { uid 1892r > waa
nearly $4,300,000 each year. At the
end of 1892 , just as soon as it was
known that there would bo a complete
Democratic administration during the
next four years'the fatnTers began to
sell their sheep , the total number of
the flocks decreasing bynearly 500,000
within a year. The value of each sheep
also decreasing by $1 a head between
the years 1893 and 1895.
"Immediately after the election In
the fall of ' 96 , when Republican con
trol of the Government was assured ,
the farmers began to Increase thelf
flocks , knowing that protection would
again be given to wool. They had
suflcrcd under the disastrous effects of
free trade in wool , and immediately
set about to recover their losses. Be
tween the first day of January , 1897 ,
and the first day of the present year ,
the sheep flocks of Colorado have In
creased by 774,000 and their value by
upwards of $3,750,000 , each sheep in
the state being worth $1.10 more this
year than it was Just before President
McKInley's inauguration.
"But the value of the sheep alone
does not tell all the story. Look at
this next statement giving the prices
per pound of Colorado wool as sold
in that state.
PER POUND IN CENTS.
Med.
Year. Fine. Clothins. Mexican. Uneasy.
1S31. 1C 14 15
ib 2. 15V4 13V 11
Ii93. 10 9 10 001
1891. 8 7 8 49 i
1S95. 7 7a 7G 7 3 < 8 > {
1S96. 6 a 7 3 ® 4
1SU7. 8 7 9 D ® T
1S9S. 10 7y lO' com
1S99. 12 10 12 7@ 9
1900. 14 15
"You will see that all grades of wool
began to drop in ' 93. Between the
time of President Harrison's adminis
tration when wool was protected under
the McKlnley tariff , and the free trade-
period of President Cleveland , there
was a. difference of 10 cents per pound
to the farmer on the beat wool that he
had to sell. His loss per pound on me
dium wool was 9 cents , on Mexican
wool 8 cents , and on greasy wool 3
to 4 cents per pound.
"Wool values began to increase
again just as soon as protection was
assured by the election of President
McKinley and a Republican Congress.
Prices had already advanced early in
' 97 , and they have kept on advancing
ever since.
"Now , I have taken the quantity of
wool produced In Colorado In the
years 1891 to 1895 and 1900 , with the
average value per pound at which it
was sold , and it shows the following
result :
Year. Pounds. Value.
1891 11,827,193 { 1,655,803
1S95 8.48S.S78 509,333
1900 11,201,625 1,633,532
Besides a loss of $2,320 in the value
of their sheep between ' 91 and ' 95 , the
farmers of Colorado lost $1,150,000
through the smaller prices at which
they sold their wool. For one year
their experience with free trade cost
them almost $3.500.000 ,
"Comparing this year wItU , 1895 ,
there has been an improvement of $4-
266,000 In the value ot Colorado sheep ,
and of $1,124,000 in the value ot the )
wool grown in that state , making u ]
benefit to the farmers under protec
tion , in one year almost $5,400.000. ,
Put this against the loss of $3,470,000. ;
and we have a total of $8,860,000 aa
the gross difference to sheep farmer ; !
In Colorado between free trade an < 4
protection In one single year. " ,
Not Jerry * Work.
Jerry Simpson is suspected of thej
authorship of the Sioux Falls plat- ,
form. Jerry has had 301110 newspapeij
experience and , had he been entrusted
with the composition of the document
1
would undoubtedly have provided It
with a "Going Backward" scare head. '
This lack of editing ought to enable
Jerry to prove an alibi.
Kxperleneo wllh .Jonei.
The Cincinnati Enquirer wants the
Ohio Democrats that they cannot sot -
t ro the votes of the men who sup
ported the Hon. Sam Jones for govern
or last year. The owner of the En
quirer had one experience with
Jones and knows what ho la talking
about.
A Hhln Show.
"What soit c * a show will the Demo
cratic party ha > e this year , " Inquires
an esteemed contemporary. According
to the proceed' * : ? * at Sioux Falls and
Cincinnati we altuuld say a side show
would be about I'.s size.
Must . * - ! "I"
The gallant Cvlonol who was going
around the coo.i try a short tlmo ago
looking for ( Mineral Prosperity will
'have 'to hide' trimi that enemy to hU
"mbitioui placu.