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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1898)
ft h n v hv -- fj 4K n ri rr 3 Jt - r Vcj WESTERN NEWS DEMOCRAT A rsrears Farm ana stocR Journal VOLUME xni ELECTRIC FLASHES NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD WAR WITH REDSKINS FIERCE FIGHTING TAKES PLACE AT LEECH LAKE A Major Six Privates and One In dian Policeman Slain Thirty Reds Mad to Bite the Dust by Oar Soldiers Other Items Fighting at Lieech Lake Minneapolis Oct 6 503 p m A Walker special says Maj Wilkinson six iprivatcs and one Indian policeman are -dead Col Sheehan was slightly wounded Thirty Indians are dead A dispatch boat Jias just returned from the battleground There was desperate fighting all morning The dispatch boat brought out Deputy Marshal Talman and Capt Sheehan who is not badly wounded While the boat was transferrin ir the wounded she was -fired upon from ambush This was the signal for reopening hostilities The troops opened on the Iudians and soon as ifieice a fight was in progress as that of yesterday We landed provisions and medicines The firing became so hot we were compelled to weigh anchor and -and steam out into the lake The Indians appear to be in force Bacons command is too small to take the aggressive The detachment is en trenched in a good position and can hold out as long as the ammunition lasts Wil kinson was shot while walking up and -down admonishing his men to keep their heads low No braver or better officer ever lived His men are crazed with rage When reinforcements arrive they will wreak vengeance on the pillagers in their - own way The fight is not half over yet the biggest battle remains to be fought Wilkinson was first shot through the leg had it dresseil took the field again and was shortly afterwards shot through the uly Lying in a pool of blood he raised himself on his elbow and shouted to Gen Bacon L Give them hell general nevermind -about me These were his last words BOSTON GOES TO CHINA Sails for Manila with the Gunboat Petrel Emperor Not Dead The United States cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel accompanied by the oilier Nero hava left Manila Bay for China The Chinese legation in Paris publishes an official communication form--ally denying all reports of the death of the emperor of China The German warship Kaiserin Augusta lias left Kiro Chou for Taku at the en trance of the Pei Ho River with thirty marines who were sent to Pekin to act as a guard for the German legation there Prince Henry of Prussia will command the squadron in China PRAYS FOR A RECEIVER Mismanagement Charged in the Na tional Linseed Oil Co A second bill praying for a receiver for the National Linseed Oil Compauy has been filed in the United States court in -Chicago by John It Evans of Indiana Mr Evans avers that he owns 1150000 worth of the companys stock and repeats the charges of mismanagement made in the first bill It is declared inthe bill that appointment of a receiver is imperative in order to secure the interests of the stock holders Shuts Out Minor Parties The minor political parties in Ohio under a decision rendered by the supreme court will have to comply with the Pugh amendment to the Australian ballot law which requires that thesigners to petitions to get these party tickets on the ballot must pledge themselves to vote the ticket they ask to be given a place on the ballot This will practically exclude most of the minor parties as their total vote in the state does not reach the number of signa tures required by law to the petitions Murderer in California Chief of PoliceLees of San Francisco has been requested h3 the Denver police to ar rest BC Becker supposed to be hiding in that city Becker is charged with the -murder t Otto Goctte a sheep herder who disappeared from his ranch forty miles from Denver two weeks ago It is supposed that the murder was committed lor the purpose of robbery as his sheep were sold for 3200 by a man supposed to e Becker Little Girl Commits Suicide A special from Dallas Tex says Jen nie the 14-year-old daughter of J H Stephens who lives in Gonzales tried to -commit suicide by eating the heads of 212 parlor matches She dieda day later After eating the matches Jennie regretted ner act and tried to save herself by eating bacon and lard Instead of being an anti dote for the phosphorus poison the lard and bacon hastened her death Granulated Sugar Reduced The American Sugar Refining Company of New York has made another reduction in its prices All domestic grades were reduced 14 of a cent bringing granulated sugar down to 5 cents It is reported that Howell Co representing the Na tional and Mollenhauer opposition re MORE NEGROES REACH PANA Blacks March to Mines Without Clashing with the Strikers Wednesday evening a trainload of negroes arrived at Pana 111 from Bir mingham Ala who are to supplant miners in the Pana mine the only one not yet in operation A large force of deputies was in the Illinois Central yards to protect the blacks and Capt Craig had a detachment of military near the yards to interfere in case of an outbreak On the special train which brought the negroes were ten Pink erton detectives armed with Winchesters the officials fearing a holdup Soon after their arrival the negroes marched in single file through the business streets to the Penwell mine A portion of them will be put to work at the Pennsylvania Coal Companys mine and part at the Penwell mine The arrival of the negroes does not discourage but rather encourages the miners They seem jubilant and converse willingly in regard to the matter but re fuse to state their future plans CORBETT WILL NOT FIGHT Backs Down from Articles of Agree ment with McCoy James J Corbelt has definitely an nounced that he would not meet Kid McCoy October 15 When closely ques tioned on the subject further he declared that he had nothing at all to say and turned to a table where he entered into conversation with some friends He ex pressed it as his intention to quit the east and make a trip to San Francisco where he would get fair play I In addition to Corbetts statement that he would not meet McCoy he volunteered to advise the public that it had better not patronize the advertised contest for it would be disappointed ne said that those who attended the affair would not see a fight PLEAD FOR MORE TIME Dons Declare It Impossible to Eval uate Cuba Immediately The United States and Spanish commis sioners held a joint session in Havana the other day The street opposite the palace and the entrance to the building were carefully guarded by members of Iho Order Publico The conference lasted two hours no one being allowed to approach within a blocks distance According to report the Spanish evacuation commis sioners at the joint session declared it im possible for them to evacuate the island immediately The American commission ers insisted that their instructions called for immedae evacuation No definite agreement on the subject was reached prior to the adjournment RUMOR OF A MASSACRE Bear Indians Reported to Have Slaughtered Gen Bacon An unconfirmed minor reached St Paul Wednesday night that the soldiers and Gen Bacon had been massacred by the Indians at Leech Lake A Brainerd operator says this reported massacre is true Orders were issued late at night for ad ditional troops to go to Leech Lake and 200 soldiers were to leave for there early Thursday morning reaching the scene of the trouble early in the afternoon LYNCHING IN MARYLAND Body of Wright Smith Colored Rid dled with Bullets by a Mob Wright Smith colored who attempted to assault Mrs Morrison wife of Capt James Morrison of the Third district re siding near Jones Md was taken from jail early Wednesday morning and shot A lynching party took the prisoner to the vicinity of the city cemetery and riddled his body with bullets Smith begged for mercy and cried murder as he was be ing removed from jail To Replace Minister Cambon A Paris newspaper states that Count dAubigny now French charge daffaires at Munich will replace M Cambon and that the minister to the United States M Cambon will go to Madrid These changes the paper says were decided upon at Mondays cabinet council Earns 100000 Endowment George A Plimpton treasurer of Ber nard College New York announces that that the entire indebtedness of thecollr 121000 has been discharged and that un conditional endowment of 100000 offered a few days ago by a friend of the collego would now be available One Hundred People Drowned A special from Bombay says that a ferry boat capsized while crossing the Indas at Mittun Kote a town of the Punjab on the west bank of the river and 100 of the passengers were drowned Three Buried in a Sandbank Lloyd and Joseph Henderson and Frank Dorst farmers near Rockport Mo were buried in a sand bank in which they were digging and were dead when taken out an hour later Revision Assured lt It is semi officially asserted in Franco thatM Manau the procurator general has sent a report to the court of cassation which insures a revision of the Dreyfus case First Snow in Minnesota Specials from Hallock and Stephen m extreme northwestern Minnesota report the first snow storm of the season Wed nesday To Maintain Spains War Tax The Spanish cabinet has decided to fineries are quoting granulated sugar at J maintain the war tax but to abolish thf 5c i tn on exports VALENTINE NEBRASKA OCTOBER 6 1898 NEW YORK BANKCLOSES Tradesmens National a Century Old Institution Suspends The Tradesmens National Bank of 260 Broadway New York did not clear in clearing house of which it is a member Tuesday This fact led to an investiga tion and it developed that the bank is in serious trouble The clearing house com mittee found its capital impaired and ad vised an early liquidation The bank was organized in the early part of this century and while never a leader among the banks of the city was always regarded as very sound and con servative in its business dealings The capital of the bank is 750000 In the banking district the opinion is expressed that the troubles of the -wool exchange are indirectly responsible for the Tradesmens Nationals trouble Vice President Holmes Bates promised the clamoring depositors that the bank would pay its patrons a hundred cents on the dollar He said further that the bank would resume as soon as all its claims were liquidated GERMANY AND AMERICAN PORK Large Importations Have Been Made Without Certificates A most important revelation regarding American pork was made by the German governments announcement in the semi official press that it has received informa tion showing that American pork has entered Germany without a certificate Inquiry made at the United States em bassy in Berlin confirms the report that the discovery has been made Thousands of tons of American pork have been im ported through a number of custom houses for several years past without certificates The German government was ignorant of the fact and denied its accuracy until overwhelming evidence was obtained and submitted by the embasseys attache a Mr Smith The embassy has requested the foreign office to instruct the customs houses to insist in every case upon a cer tificate PENNSYLVANIA SENSATION Warrants Issued for Arrest of Quay and Other Politicians The issuing of warrants in Philadelphia for the arrest of United States Senator Matthew Stanley Quay his son Richard R Quay ex State Treasurer Benjamin J Haywood and Charles H McKie of Pitts burg law partner of Lieut Gov Lyon has caused a big sensation They are ac sused of conspiracy with John S Hop kins formerly cashier of the Peoples Bank to use moneys for their own use Hopkins killed himself last March shortly before the banks failure Steamer Runs Into a Lptr Raft The steamer South Coast I Jund from Ventura for San Francisco ran into one of the derelict log rafts near Pigeon Point The vessel was severely jarred but sheered off in time to escape serious injury Secre tary of the Treasury Gage has been re quested to take steps tostopthedangeious practice of lowing tafts at sea Caught by One Foot J C Davis a prominent cattleman and city marshal of Wellington Kan was sitting in the window of his room in the thiid story of the Carey Hotel at Wichita ho fell backward and his foot caught in the shutte He hung suspended for se minutes and was finally rescued by a hotel clerk Boy Defends His Mother Francis P OConnor 17 years old a moulders apprentice of Mobile Ala stabbed John Kitchen to the heart in de fense of his mothers honor OConnor surrendered to the police after the slab bing Feeling is on his side and it is not expected that the law will bold him MAKKFT QUOTATIONS Chicago Cattle common to prime 300 to 600 hogs shipping grades 300 to 400 sheep fair to choice 250 to 475 wheat No 2 red 64c to 66c corn No 2 29c to 30c oats No 2 21c to 22c rye No 2 45c to 47c butter choice creamery 18c to 20c eggs fresh 13c to 15c potatoes choice 27c to 35e per bushel Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to 550 hogs choice light 300 to 400 sheep common to choice 300 to 450 wheat No 2 red 65c to 67c corn No white 29c to 31c oats No 2 white 2 4c o 25c St Louis Cattle 300 to 550 hogs 350 to 400 sheep 350 to 450 wheat No 2 66c to 68c corn No 2 yellow 29c to 30c oats No 2 22c to 24c rye No 2 46c to 48c Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 525 hogs 300 to 425 sheep 250 to 425 wheat No 2 67c to 69c corn No J mixed 30c to 32c oats No 2 mixed 23c to 25c rye No 2 47c to 49e Detroit Cattle 250 to 550 hogs 325 to 400 sheep 250 to 425 wheat No 2 67c to 69c corn No 2 yellow 30c to 31c oats No 2 white 25c to 26c rye 49e to 50c Toledo Wheat No 2 mixed 07c to 69e corn No 2 mixed 29c to 31c oats No 2 white 21c to 22c rye No 2 4Sc to 49c clover seed 375 to 385 Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 03c to 64c corn No 3 29c to 31c oats No 2 white 23c to 25c rye No 1 46c to 47c barley No 2 43c to 45c pork mess 775 to 825 Buffalo Cattle good shipping steers 300 to 5 75 hogs common to choice 350 to 425 sheep fair to choice weth ers 350 to 500 lambs common to extra 500 to 575 New York Cattle 300 to 575 hogs 300 to 450 sheep 300 to 475 wheat No 2 red 73c to 75c corn No 2 35c to 36c oats No 2 25c to 27c butter creamery 15e prn 16c to ISc to 22c egss West - STATE OP NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM liist of Ministerial Appointments Made by the Methodist Episcopal Conference at Its Recent Annual Session Held at Fairbnry Ministerial Appointments The following appointments were made by the Methodist Episcopal conference in session at Fairbury Lincoln District H T Davis Presid ing Elder Alva W H Shoof Ashland W M Worley Bennett L Jean Cedar Bluffs R A Barnes Crete R Pearson Oresco J W Warfield Davey T C Priestley Dorchester JN Royse Eagle E R Advance Elmwood W H veil Friend T L F Harmon Thica A M Church II E H Worley Greenwood Havelock E L Burch Perry Lincoln Asbury Bromwell Bechel C n Dalrymple Emanuel J W Embree p worth A B Grossman Grace L T Gueld North Lincoln C E Rush St Paul F L Wharton Trinity R L Clip perfield Normal A P Hull Mead I W Kenegy Raymond AH Foreman Rosa ti F Smith Prairie Home I B New burn Sharon R E Howard University Place B W Marsh Valparaiso A S Bull Victoria C D Metcalf Wahoo J W Swan Waverly G L Hosford Wes ton N C Lawyer Beatrice district G WIsham presiding alder Beatrice Centenarv Church C S Dudley La Salle Street D C Phillips Belvidere F H Winer Blue Springs EJ Randall Burchard George Wash Chested U G Brown Crab Orchard L Parser Daykin H B Seymour De- witt J R Getlys Diller T M Ransom Dubois II Zennecker Ellis G M An drews Fairbury J A Barker Filley C E Rovre Hebron II G Wilcox Ilolmes ille J E Reppelve Hubbell and Rey nold W M Cowley Liberty W II Btaley Odell F Deal Ohiowa P C Johnson Pawnee City J W Stewart Plato W W Hull Steele City F E Smith Strang J P Badgeley Swan ton L D Willard Tobias W N Simpson Vesta M C Smith Western T L Lowe Wilber O T Stowe Wyraore J R Woodcock Nebraska City District P Van Fleet Presidi Elder Adam D Storm Au burn JKjallagher Brock and Talmage J G SCannard Brownville and Nemaha C H Gilmore Cook D S Davis Doug las A V Wilson Elk Creek W Van Buren Falls City J S W Dean Hum boldt W B Warren Highland C N Alden Johnson S Goldsmith Louisville J Culvert Nebraska City CM Shephed NehawkaDFelse Palmyra H W Cobb Platlsmouth F A Campbell Rnlo J Barron Salem H Curtis Smartville and TrinitvOf Eaton Stella and Howe G Sherniftjfterling McK DeMotte South Bend C L Myers Syracuse D li luice Table Rock G M Gales Tecumseh A B Wheelman Union A L Folder Weeping Water J K Maxfield JIastings District W BAlexander Pre siding Elder A yer W C Swartz Blue Hill G W Hummel Bromfield A G nollingsworth Carleton C P Metcalf Hay Center F W Beaan Cowley J D Day Davenport II Mills Doniphan C L Hamilton Edgar W J Scott Exeter T S Fowler Faiifield R N Orville Fairmont C B Linguist Geneva F A Colonv Grafton N H Davis Guide Rock E J Bird- Hardy E F S Darby Harvard A W Shamrael Hastings G W Abbott Juniata E L Waiff Kenesaw IL A Wimberly Lawereuce E S Burr Nelson J W Seabrook Oak J G Wal ker Ong C W Wills Red Cloud J M Darbv Red Cloud circuit A G Black well Roseland A E Chadwick Superior Asa Lee Sutton P II Smith York District A C Crossthwaite Pre siding Elder Circleville D T Hawkins Aurora M H Moulton Beaver Crossing J A Capin Bradshaw H G Claycombe Brainard J A Nichols David City G J Wright Garrison F Mills Gresham ST Walker Linwood S Kiser Marquette mdMcCool MRCrisp Milford C E Daniels Osceola L F Smith Philips H U Paine Platte Valley J A Larkin Pleasantdale A J Marsh Rising City 3 M Jones Seward J Kemper Shelbj E D Gideon Stockham WK Williams Stromsburg J H Prisson Surprise D P Kline Ulysses G M Morey Utica L Morrison Waco R E Neal York O W Fifer York circuit C L Smith DNE LUNATIC KILLS ANOTHER Inmate of the Asylum for Insane Commits Murder Hugh Carroll an inmate of the asylum or the chronic insane at Hastings killed Jharles L Davis also an inmate of the same institution by hitting liim on the aead with a heavy piece of cast iron Uarroll succeeded in cutting his restrain ng strap and before anybody could get to aim he siezed an it on bar which was lying jearby and struck Davis square on the head with such force as to cause his death within m hours time It is reported that Carroll rilled one of the inmates of this asylum ibont two years ago Carroll conies from Lancaster County and Davisfrom Pawnee bounty Ann Broken in an Affray George Mull gan a prominent farmer of iWira Creek came into North Loup to ad just an old grain deal with one of the local buyers During the progress of the set lUnient a dispute arose during which the farmer used language which the dealer considered uncomplimentary and he Dideied hi in out of his office Mulligan refused to go and the dealer picked up the Dflice chair and struck him with it break ing his left arm above the wrist Flouring Mill Will Open Again The flouring mill of Wells Niemen at Hchuyler has again been put into opera tion after having been shut down for over i month to undergo extensive repairs and he installation of the universal system The firm has numerous large orders to fill tud will be obliged to ruu night and day rr some time V Jf Children Come in Swarms School children were everywhere In evidence about the railroad stations In Omaha September 80 Every incoming train brought its quota of small boys and girls to participate in the pleasure of chil drens day at the exposition and the cars that carried them were labeled wi h myriads of handkerchiefs that fluttered from the windows whenever a train drew into the station The delegations from Hastings and Holdridge were first to ar rive They came in three coaches followed shortly after by parties of children from Beatrice and Wymore who filled four cars The boys and girls attending the schools of Blair turned out in greatest numbers There were 900 of them They had their own band a military band of twenty members who wore striking uniforms and played patriotic airs whenever a station was passed and they had a special train oi twelve coaches through which they romped and played and had a good tima until the exposition grounds were reached They were in charge of their superintend ent W K Fowler Farringtons Sensational Case Quite a sensational case was brought be fore County Judge Hannibal at St Pam one day last week It appears that some time ago an indictment for embezzlemen was found in Potfawattamie County Iowa against one W M Farrington of Councl Bluffs who fled An extradition warran was granted by Gov Holcomb of tub state and Sheriff John S Morgan of Pot tawattamie County Iowa captured lib man in Scotia this state On the arriva oEthe train in St Paul the sheriff was stopped by a writ of habeas corpus issuec by County Judge Hannibal ordering hin to bring his prisoner before his court in stead of proceeding to Council Bluffs The hearing was to have taken place befon Judge Hannibal who however grantee defendant a continuance of thirty days blocking the whole judicial machinery fo that length of time In addition the de fendant Harrington now sues Sherifl Morgan for 200 damages Court Martial a Nebraskan Sergeant Gallagher of Company M Third Nebraska regiment was tried bi court martial at Jacksonville Fla on th charge of circulating slanderous reports concerning Camp Cuba Libre It b claimed that Gallagher wrote to his fathei that at the time of the corps parade heir August 81 seven men had died as the di rect result of the parade and 100 had beer physically ruined for life The letter was sent by Gallaghers father to the secretary of war the latter sending it to Jackson ville and Gallaghers arrest and trial fol lowed The result has not been made known It Was Loaded A distressing accident occurred at the home of E S Rand in Wahoo a few days since Mr Rands son H O of Colon and his daughter Mrs J M Barnes ol Ulysses were present with their families One of the little ones fished a loaded re volver from behind a bookcase and in some manner the weapon was discharged The ball passed through a little boys linger entered a little girls arm and lodged somewhere in her shoulder and cannot yet be located The wound is painful though not necessarily dangerous Ellenwood Found Guilty The committee of the Methodist Episco pal conference after three days investi gation at Fairbury against C W Ellen wood late chancellor of Wesleyan Uni versity at Lincoln reported sustaining all charges against Prof Ellenwood and recommended that he be expelled from the ministry and church The report was accepted by the conference The com mittee found that Ellenwood had failed to account for 39000 of university funds and while the diocese set up a counter claim for 18000 the committee would not admit it Beatrice Raids the Bicyclists Several days ago Beatrices city authori ties decided to prosecute all violators of the bicycle ordinance Several arrests were made for using the sidewalks and now the police will arrest those found without bells and lights on their wheels About ten have been taken in including one woman In a little while after a num ber of riders appeared on the streets car rying barn lanterns Japanese lanterns and every conceivable kind of light con trivance Soldier Loses a Limb As Company B Twenty fourth infantry colored was passing through Kearney M J Mabrey a private stepped off tho train to take a walk on the platform Just as the train started up Mabrey attempted to get on but slipped and fell under the wheels He was immediately taken to the Womens Christian Temperance Union Hospital and the company physician sum moned One of his legs was taken off above the knee and he is now doing well Wreck on the Burlington While train No 41 of the Burlington route was standing in front of the Burling ton station at Omaha the other day ready to pull out for the west the Rook Island express from Denver to Chicago train No 6 plunged into it The Rock Island train was a heavy one drawn by two loco motives Its two engines were badly dam aged while the Burlington locomotive came out of the collision somewhat worse for the blow No one was injured Held for Horse Stealing nenry Holland a resident of Wisner was bound over in the county court by Judge Drake on a charge of stealing a horse buggy and harness the property of Enoch Black who was visiting in Wis ner at the time Sheriff Philips pursued the thief and captured him and the stolen outfit atHernian where the accused ha a brother-in-law Lost a Leg Stealing a Hide Robert Shannon a former employe of the Union Pacific gravel gang lost a por tion of one of his legs just east of Lex ington He was riding between two cars beating his way from Kearney to 2rtb Platte on freight train No 21 when he slipped fell and was run over He had been put off the train once but boarded it again NUMBER B7 3 And now the dons are alarmed over the report that Vesuvius is throwing out red white and blue fire Pittsburg Post And so it 3eems that it was the move ment to cut off the pigtails that occasion ed the latest squealing in China Boston Herald Admiral Schley has enabled AdmiraJ Sampson to reach Havana without thef loss of a single man Memphis Commer4 cial AppeaL For some soldiers to bring home smal pigs as trophies is no evidence they were living on the fat of the land while away Philadelphia Times The Sultan is such an artful dodger that it may become necessary for Uncle Samj to send one of our admirals over to sit oq his doorstep Cleveland Plain Dealer The rough riders are to have a tourna ment in New York At least such a pro ject is like the riders themselves afoot Cleveland Plain Dealer Before we get around to discussing tha location of the Schaumberg line again lei us ascertain it England is wid us on the Turkey question St Paul Dispatch Tornado reports indicate that our West India acquisitions can at least competa with Kansas and Nebraska in ability ta raise the wind Philadelphia Ledger The idea that Admiral Sampson did no damage in the recent war will have to ba abandoned Didnt he destroy the Cristo bal Colon Memphis Commercial Appeal Two Connecticut farmers went to New York and bunkoed a lot of green goods men No wonder the papers of that city are demanding more facilities for educa tion Philadelphia Times After he has had a few more meetingi with Dewey and Otis we shall not be sur prised to hear of Aguinnldo as candidate for the position of delegate to the Czars universal peace conference Milwaukee Sentinel Thomas F Bayard The late Thomas F Bayard is not to bt ranked among the greatest of American statesmen but he was a man of great abil ity whose public service was clean and honorable Omaha Bee Thomas F Bayard deserved well of th republic and Americans of every shads of political opinion will breathe over his grave a heartfelt requiescat in pace New Orleans Times Democrat In brief it may be said that Mr Bay ard deserved well of his country in his public capacity and that those who knew him in his personal capacity had every reason to esteem him a gentleman a man of upright life and courteous disposition Boston Transcript His influence with his own party was of the best He was consistently true to his Dwn beliefs and to his political and social inheritance For thirty years he had filled some of the highest posts in the na tion to the satisfaction of the great party which elected and supported bim Boston Journal Mr Bayard was the personification of dignity courage and courtesy combined He was truly a chevalier without fear and without reproach There have been great er public men in the history of the coun try thi Thomas Francis Bayard but hone more worthy of official trust and pub lic honor Springfield HI Register Mr Bayard held high place in various forms during nearly forty years and he was always competent for the most exact ing requirements of his position Wheth er as Senator as Secretary of State or as ambassador to England he dignified the office rather than drew dignity from it Boston Herald The public life of Thomas F Bayard was clean strong and consistent Like his chivalrous namesake slain generations ago on the soil of France in the Battle of the Spurs he was without reproach and this immunity applies both to his pri vate conduct and his conceptions of pub lic duty St Louis Republic The country knew Mr Bayard as Sena tor presidential aspirant Secretary of ptate and ambassador He possessed ex cellent though not the highest gifts and n impressive presence His personal in tegrity was far above thejslhrhtest ques Jion His claim to rememtr e will rest jpon his record as Senator Washington Gtar His remarkable career furnishes a noblq xample to the young men of the land anJ s worthy of all emulation by the risiny ftatesmen of all parties in this country lor whatever else may be said of this fami us man all will agree that his life worlj tvas shaped by the dictates of conscienc tnd the promptings of the highest charao er Atlanta Journal The Cretan Trouble The Sultan is said to be somewhat tron bled and impressed by the fact that Great Britain has dispensed with the assistanci of the other three powers in Crete am shows a disposition to play a solo when Abdul had hoped to hear the soothini strains of the European concert Chi cago News One of the remarkable truths of th day is the fact that GOO Christian men women and children should be eithei burned alive or massacred in the rioting which occurred at Candia on the Island of Crete right under the shadow of Eu ropean civilization and under the protee torate of the powers It is a disgracefc episode Columbus O Journal The Breyfns Case Esterhazy says he knows the secret o the Dreyfus case As the only man whq knows anything whatever about it ha should occupy a museum Chicago Jour nal In trying to prevent a revision of the Dreyfus case the French military ia adopting the foolish policy of the man that sat on th esafety valve Indianapolis News