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ISpRfJHONGRESS Killing of a Negro Postmaster To Bo Investigated. RESOLUTION REPORTED TO SENATE ,nt CouimltU of Tlr Senator and ib Sme Numbir of BipWsihUtlvas to look luto the AmarThityVrroo. jg. la th tlonia'ligiUkurW-.SpUl CouimltU Meeting To Me DevoUd to the UswslUn Question. Washington, i'larch 3.The senate committee onpostfofllces And post Yoads guthorUed a' favorable Report on Sena tor Mafia's joint resolution for an In ves'tisatlon of the 'recent killing of the colored postmaster at Lke City, S. C. The resolution was amended and as re ported la as follows: "W'hereas, It Is asserted that the United States postmaster at Lake City. S G, has been murdered and his wife nd children shot, his home burned and the United States mall and property therein destroyed, therefore, 'Resolved, That a Joint committee consisting of six members of congress, three from the senate and three from the house, be appointed to investigate the alleged crime and report the facts to congress, together with their recom mendations and that they have author ity to administer oaths, to send for per sons and papers and to employ a sten ographer, to be paid out of the contin gent funds of the two houses of con gress, and the power to act through a sub-committee." NATIONAL LEGISLATURE. Conference Report ou tho Pension Appro priation 11111 Agreed To. Washington, March 3. In the senate the conference report on the pension appropriation bill presented by Perkins was agreed to. Mason, of the commit tee on postofflces and post roads, pre sented a concurrent resolution from the commmittee Investigating the Lake City, S. C, postofflce murder, and on objection by Allen the resolution waa laid over for a day. A resolution was adopted by the house asking the president to transmit to the house a copy of the proceedings of the international commission on the subject of the equitable distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande river, required of said commission by the pro tocol of May 6, 1896; also the protest of Mr. Horcasltas representing cltisens of Mexico against the construction of dams by the Rio Grande Dam and Irri gation company, and the action there on. A bill was passed creating Knox ville, Tenn., a port of entry. The house then resumed consideration of the Loud bill relating to second-class mall mat ter. Bell, Populist cf Colorado, Simpson, Populist of Kansas, and Clark, Demo crat of Missouri, opposed the bill, main ly on the ground that it was inimical to the Interests of the country editor. Hawaiian Annexation. Washington, March 3. At a meeting of the senate committee on foreign re lations it was decied that a special meeting of the committee should be held next Saturday for the purpose of con sidering the best course to be pursued In the future with relation to the an nexation of Hawaii. The decision to hold the special meeting grew out of a suggestion that the treaty of annexa tion should be abandoned and the ques tion taken up in the senate on the basis of a bill providing for the same end. All members of the committee were not present at the meeting, and it was agreed that the question should be con sidered by a meeting to be devoted ' wholly to this question. WelKtr Flanagan' Nomination. Washington, March 3. In the execu tive session of the senate Hale moved to consider the vote Wy which the nomi nation of Webster Flanagan, to be col lector of Internal revenue for the Third district of Texas was confirmed. In entering the motion Hale said that he had received letters saying that Mr. Flanagan should not be confirmed and that he merely asked reconsideration In order to permit an investigation. Mills and Chilton of Texas opposed the motion, saying that while they did not agree politically with Flanagan they thought his confirmation should stand. The motion was not acted upon. MET DEATH IN FLAMES. Five Children 1'erlsh Miserably In Sight of Their Tarenta. Birmingham, Ala., March 3. Jule and Johanna Bonner, who reside on the Plantation of W. S. Gulley, near Liv ingston, went to prayer meeting, leav ing five children ranging in age from 2 to 9 years at home alone. For safe keeping, as they thought, they locked the chldlren in and left a blazing log fire to keep them warm. Returning home about 9 o'clock they 'aw the distance their house in flames. They ran to It breathlessly and reached It Just a moment before the roof fell in and could hear the pit eous cries of the little ones as they beat against the door and cried for help. In another moment the roof fell in and be fore the flames were subdued the Ave children were charred corpses. Chicago Police Investigation. Chicago, March 3. The Chicago police department Is promised an investiga tion by the grand Jury. The inquiry will be based upon the written report f the Berry senatorial committee and jyill continue during the remainder of the session of the present body. John M. Glenn, former secretary of the civil jervice commission; John II. Hamllne, and E. Raymond Bliss have been turn jnoned to appear before the grand Jury jor the purpose of enlightening its members upon the doings of Chief Klp 'ey s men. Cold-Dlooded Murder. Spartansburg, S. C, March 8. T. J. Trimmler, a well-known merchant and respected cltlsen, waa shot and killed jy Dr. 8. J. BIrlngs, a prominent den tist. Blrlngs entered the decedent's Lui? WUh a plsto1 ,n each "nd without warning shot Trimmler thres "mes. One ball entered ths heart and caused instant death. TrlmmlerV son v.Ulg Wdnfully wounded In the toft Ths caoas ofths muteir'li i mritery, as the men bad beta doM JOLIET STIRRED UP. Bribery Caaee ExolU ths Psopl. ef the FenlUntlary Town. Joliet, Ills., March 3. This city Is still stirred from center to circumference over the developments of the past twenty-four hours and the consequent citing before the court, under charges of attempted bribery, of four of Jollet's leading citizens. Opinion Is, of course, divided,' and not a few assert that the charges are put in such vague and shad owy language as to indicate that there is nothing behind them. City Attorney McNaughton, acting for the defendants, accuses the drainage trustees of playing a bluff game. He, however, adds that aa the characters of four well-known and reputable citizens' have been as sailed in the most cowardly manner, there is nothing left but to fight. "You may rest assured," he says, "that these men who have thus been at tacked will not rest until their good names have been cleared of suspicion." On the other hand Attorney Hayes, for the drainage board, says that its action, taken Tuesday, is the first step toward breaking up one of the most gigantic conspiracies in the history of western litigation. He also asserts that the sanitary district has been system atically robbed of millions by Just such schemes and that the board proposes to put a stop to them. Excitement over the matter still runs high and all sorts of rumors are in the air to the effect that wholesale indictments and arrests will follow. "With the eyes of Joliet upon him, John P. King, the lumberman, filed be fore Judge HUscher a formal answer to the charge that he attempted to influ ence the Jurors who were to determine the value of the property condemned by the sanitary district. Item by item he denied the grave accusations made against him. He was Innocent, he claimed, and asked the court and his fellow-citizens to believe him. THE LATTIMER TRAGEDY. Sheriff Martin and His Chief Deputy on the Witness Stand. Wllkesbarre, Pa., March 3. When court opened for the continuation of the trial of Sheriff Martin and his dep uties for the shooting of the strikers at Lattlmer, Sheriff Martin's cross-examination waa resumed by counsel for the prosecution. The main point estab lished was that the witness denied mak ing the remark after the shooting that he had merely taken a hand "in the matter as plain Martin, and not as the sheriff of Luzerne county." The defense endeavored to have the sheriff testify that he' was unable to suppress the riot and disorder that ex isted in the Hazelton region, and that the civil authorities were unable to cope with it and had telegraphed to the gov ernor of Pennsylvania for aid, and that consequently the governor ordered out the state militia on the night of Sept. 10. The commonwealth objected to this line of testimony and Judge Woodward sustained the objection. Samuel Price, a contractor and com mission merchant of Hazleton, testified that he was Sheriff Martin's chief dep uty at the time of the shooting. He told that the sheriff gave all the depu ties explicit orders to keep cool, protect all property and maintain the peace. He also told them they were not to shoot unless for self-protection. On Trial for Embezzlement. Cincinnati March 3. The trial of Thomas B. Youtzey, late cashier of the defunct First National bank of New port, Ky., was begun before Judge Taft and a Jury on Indictments which charge the defendant with the embezzling of over $58,000 of the bank's money, and with making false entries and false re turns to the comptroller. A motion for a continuance on account of the defend ant's health was overruled by the court. Refuses to Pay Its Taxes. Oshkosh, Wis., March 3. The Water works company has refused to pay its taxes and invites the legal collection thereof. They amount to $5,225. The city will make no attempt to collect It, but will simply make the usual return delinquent. The company Is not hard up, but the move Is supposed to pos sess some strategic purpose with refer ence to the proposed purchase of the waterworks. Fatal Wreck on the Kail. Chicago, March 3. In a wreck which occurred on the Wisconsin Central railroad at Franklin Park at 3 o'clock in the morning a brakeman was killed and a fireman seriously Injured. Fif teen freight cars were splintered into kindling wood and the engine totally destroyed and thrown from the track into a ditch. The engineer of the train escaped Injury by Jumping from his engine. Inter Ocean vs. Associated Press. Chicago, March 3. The application of The Inter-Ocean for an injunction to restrain the Associated Press from cut ting off Its news service to that paper was denied by Judge Waterman. The court finds that the contract be tween the complainant and defendant is illegal, because of some of its terms re stricting the complainant as to how it shall take and give its news. Eaterhasy Challenges Plequart. Paris, March 3. It is rumored that Major Comte Ferdinand Walsin Ester hazy has challenged Colonel Plequart to a duel as a result of the latter'a evidence in the recent trial of M. Zola and his repeated attempts to convict Comte Esterhazy of the crime for which Dreyfus is now undergoing imprison ment. Flour Mill Destroyed by Fire. LaCrossc, Wis., March 3. Fire de stroyed the large flour mill of Carglll & Fall at Houston, Minn. The capacity of the mill was 750 barrels dally and a large quantity of wheat, flour and other mill stuffs were destroyed. Several Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul cart on the track were burned. Crown Princess Very 111. Vienna, March 3. The condition of the Crown Princess Stephanie grows worse. She is suffering from Inflamma tion of the. lungs, a result of an attack of influenia, and it is spreading to an extent whloh makes her oondltlon crit ical. - Combine In Ingrain Carpets. Philadelphia, March '.-Thomas BromUy, of tha Bromley Bros. Carpet company, has confirmed the statements contained In a" dispatch from Boston regarding tha schema to com bint all tha terrain oar pat manufacturer WITH AMERICAN GIS The Cuban Army Wins Another Splendid Victory. SPANIARDS LOSE ABOUT 1,000 MEX. Fighting Continued Desperately : for Fire Days, at the Knd of Which Tim General Llnaree' Army, Thoroughly Beaten and Discouraged Was Withdrawn Tho Hat tie Occurred nt Ilolguln, In tho Frovlno of Santiago do Cuba. . New York, March 3. Reports of the recent battle at Holguin, province of Santiago de Cuba, have been received In New York. Instead of the battle be ing a Spanish victory, aa represented from Havana, it was a disastrous de feat, followed by a retreat on the part of the Spanish forces. This informa tion comes through Cuban sources and is the cause for a great amount of re joicing in Cuban circles, because the guns and ammunition shipped from Long island less than a month ago were used in the fight Major Miranda, who landed the expedition, reports the victory without many details, but from other letters which come out by the same mall the story is told. The Spanish forces were commanded by General Linares, who for some time has been at Holguin making prepara tions to march to the city of Santiago de Cuba. Ills army included cavalry and artillery. Flower of the Spanish Army. . Previous to his starting to march he boasted that he would make the coast a distance of sixty miles in a direct line In four days. By the road to bo followed the distance was twenty miles more, owing to the condition of the country. His troops were the most val uable In the Spanish army, many of them having been on the island for three jrears. - A week before the start ing of the march the Long Island ex pedition had been -landed. To protect the expedition a force under General Garcia had been sent to the southern coast. In case a demonstration was made, Colonel Manuel Rodriguez was left with a vanguard of 900 men to worry Linares if he should try to leave Holguin. While the expedition, one of the largest ever landed there, was be ing protected from attack, the Spanish general marched out from Holguin. Ten miles from Holguin the roads become hilly and the rocks afford protection equal to any modern fortification. A Regular Death-Trap, Colonel Rodriguez men took their stand in this natural fortification near the town of San Francisco. Owing to the character of the country less than 2.000 of the Spanish troops could be brought Into action when the Cubans opened fire. The road, a winding one, was a regular death-trap. Linares used his artillery as much as possible, but the Cuban force of less than a thou sand men could not be dislodged. Fall ing to make progress Linares marched a portion of his command five miles east to move by the road which runs to Jiguana, expecting to follow the rail road leading to Santiago de Cuba. This command was Intercepted by a portion of the Cubans and harassed so that It was unable to teach the Cauto river. For two days it was held In check un til General Garcia and his command could reach the place. Ilurlal of the Spanish Dead. Every day Spanish dead were burled and the wounded sent back to Holguin. General Garcla's command did not reach Its full strength until the fifth day after the fighting began. On this day the Spanish columns retreated in confusion, carrying the wounded to Holguin and leaving 200 dead on the field. The Cubans' loss In the Ave days' fighting was less than fifty killed. The real Spanish loss will never be known, as the dead and wounded were taken from the field at night. It is estimated that nearly 1,000 were killed and wound ed. From word received from Holguin it was learned that there were several companies almost annihilated by the Cuban fire. Other letters from the Cu ban army report it in good condition, and one from ex-President Clsneros stated that the whole eastern portion of the island is safe in control of the Cuban civil government. TITLE TO 27,000 ACRES. Settlers Fighting the Michigan Land and Iron Company at Marquette. Marquette, Mich., March 3. The case of the settlers and the Michigan Land and Iron company, over the title of the company to the lands which it pur chased from the M. H. and O. railroad, secured by that company as a govern ment grant to aid In construction, has come to a close. The hearing was held before Register Scadden and Receiver Halsey In tire local land office. It was probably the hardest fought case ever tried before that tribunal. The amount of land involved is 27.000 acres, which Includes valuable pine and mineral lands. For convenience in the hearing the land was divided into three classes and testimony was taken regarding each class separately. There have been sev eral hearings, but in all seven days were occupied.' As the points are sub stantially the same in al three cases the attorneys .made the arguments for the three in one. The arguments occupied two days. Receiver Halsey refused to give an opinion as to how long it would take himself and Mr. Scadden to reach a decision. The opinion is expressed elsewhere that the time required will be from three weeks to a month. Which ever way the case is decided an appeal is a practical certainty, still both sides are anxious to win In the initial fight. Daby Fro ten to Death. Chicago, March 3. When Mrs. Mar garet Organ of 31 Better street opened the front door of her house and stepped out on the porch at 7 o'clock in the morning she found a basket containing tha body of a baby girl. 10 days old, frozen stiff, and with the tube of a nursing bottle between her lips. The police believe tha baby waa alive when abandoned. Mike Dwyor Not Dying. New York, March I. M. F. Dwyer's supposed fatal Illness, which was re ported, la said to hava been only a sever bllioua attack. At any rata, ha -was out superintending the training of his horse at Grata sand. THE NEWS IK B3IEF. Frank James, brother of Jesse, Is 111 with pneumonia at St. Louis. The sheriff took possession of the Jewelry store of William R. Abbott St Co. at Decatur, Ills., on claims amount ing to $3,600. It is one of the oldest Jewelry firms in central Illinois, with a stock worth 110,000. Ed Ebersole and William Van Deven der, infirmary inmates at Huntington, In!., fought with clubs and an iron pekcr. Ebersole may not recover. The Maule Coal company at Prince ton, Ind., closed its mines. Seventy five miners are out. Section foremen along the main line of the Wabash railroad have been noti fied to report at once the names of all men under .em who cannot write. The Brazil (Ind.) Pottery and Clay Manufacturing company's plant was de stroyed by fire. While at work in the woods Steve Rodenbaugh of Auburn, Ind., was fa tally Injured by a tree falling on him, crushing his body. Miss Anne L. Edwards was found dead in her bed at Jamison, Pa., hav ing been murdered by some one who had later robbed the house. Charles M. Lowe of New Orleans, finding his wife out walking with a young man, killed her and then com mitted suicide. Mayor Oscar F. Price of Jamestown, N. Y., has made a general assignment. An overload of real estate brought about the crash. The national debt is now 13.41 for each individual. In 1867 it was (69.26. It is reported the Argentine govern ment has obtained a loan of 10,000,000 in London, secured by the alcohol and tobacco revenues. The Chinese government has offered 375,000 for the steamer Britannia, now at Buenos Ayres, with a view of using her as an armed transport in case of trouble. Moritz Heller, a wholesale notion dealer of Baltimore, has made an as signment. Assets, $25,000; liabilities, undetermined. Drillers struck oil in the New Haven well six miles east of Fort Wayne, Ind. It was not a gusher, but experts say that the well can be pumped for twenty barrels a day. Raymond Stay, traveling salesman from New Albany, Ind., was run over by a train and killed at Bird's Eye, Ind. A 7-year-old boy named Georgle Mc Callum of Spring Valley, Ills., was sent to school but went to No. 2 shaft In stead to play and was dlsembowled by a steam shovel. Secretary Illinois Farmers' Institute. Springfield, Ills., March 3. Colonel Charles F. Mills of Springfield has been elected secretary and superintendent by the executive committee of the State Farmers' Institute. This does away with one office, that of superintendent. An executive committee was chosen as follows: Charles H. Dolton, Chicago; G. A. Wllmarth. Noble King, Cham paign; L. A. Beal, Mount Vernon; president, A. F. Moore. British Cruiser's Narrow Kscape. Portsmouth, March 3. The British first-class armored cruiser Australia, twelve guns, 5,600 tons, coast guardshlp m Southampton water, had a narrow es-' cape. Two seamen were playing with a fuse In the shell room when they set fire to some stores. The flames were extinguished by the prompt flooding of the apartment. THE MARKETS. Chicago Or I ii nnd Prodnre. Chicago, March 2. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat May, opened $1.05, closed $1.06; July, opened 91c, closed 91c; September, opened and closed 78c. Corn May, opened 30c, closed S0c July, opened 31c, closed Zlc, September, opened 33c, closed 32c. Oats May, opened 26l5Bc, closed 26c; July, opened and closed 24c. Pork May, opened $10.60, closed $10.45; July, opened $10.57, closed $10.50. Lard May, opened $5.22, closed $5.20; July, opened and closed $5.27. Produce: Butter Extra creamery, 20c per lb; extra dairy, 18c; fresh packing stock, 1010c. Eggs Fresh stock, 12c per doz. Dressed Poultry Turkeys, 9llc per lb; chickens, 7 8c; ducks, 6(3 8c. Potatoes Common to choice, 52(762 per bu. Sweet Pota toes Illinois, $2.2503.00 per bbl. Chicago Lire Stock. Chicago, March 2. Hogs Estimated receipts for the day, 30.000; quality good; market active and feeling firmer; prices higer; sales ranged at $3.1504.00 for pigs. $3.854.C0 for light. $3.9003.95 for rough packing, $3.9004.12 for mixed, and $4.0004.15 for heavy packing and shipping lots. Cat tleEstimated receipts for the day, 14. 000; quality fair; market active; feel ing strong; prices unchanged; quota tions ranged at $5.2005.85 choice to ex tra steers, $4.6005.15 good to choice do., $4.20 04.80 fair tog ood, $3.9004.35 com mon to medium do., $3.8004.20 butchers' steers, $3.30 0 4.10 stockers. $3.9004.45 feeders, $2.1003.90 cows, $2.(5004.10 heif ers, $2.6004.25 bulls, oxen and stags, $3.6004.30 Texas steers, and $4.0007.00 veal calves. Sheep and Lambs Esti mated receipts for the day, 22,000; qual ity fairly good; market only moderately active: feeling weak; quotations ranged at $3.50 0 4.55 Vesterns, $3.6004.65 na tives, and $4.4006.65. East IIuflTalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., March 2. Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle Receipts, 3 cars; market steady to strong; 1,170 to 1,200 steers, $4.6504.75; veals firm. Hogs Receipts, 20 cars; market strong; bulk salt-s good grades, $4.2004.25; pigs dull, $3.8504.40;. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 30 cars; market slow and low er; best lambs, $5.7505.85; others, $4.75 05.60; Fheep, tops. $4.404.60; others, $3.2504.25; wethers, $4.6504.85; heavy lambs, $5.4505.55. St. Loots Grain. St. Louis, March 2. Wheat Irregular: No. 2 cash red ele vator, 99c; track, 9S0$1.OO; aMrch, 99c; May, $1.01: July, 84?i85c; No. 2 hard cash, 92094c. Corn No. 2 cash, 27Vic; March, 27c: May. 27027c; July, 2S7c Oats No. 2 cash, 26c; track, 27c; March, 26c; May, 27c asked; July, 24c; No. 2 white, 29c. Rye Better; 49049Kc. Milwaukee Orain. Milwaukee, March 2. Wheat Firm; No. 1 northern, $1.01 1.02; No. 2 spring, 94 0 96c; May, $1.03. Rye Firm; No. 1, 60c. Barley Dull; No. 2, 41042c; sample, S7K041C Detroit Grain. Detroit, March 1. 4 Wheat Cash white, 96e; cash red, r7c; May, 7c; July, 88c Corn Cash, 82c. Oats Cash white, 30C. Rye o bid. Judgment of Best Naval and Military Authorities. SPAIN IS NEARLY BANKRUPT. Her Bondholders Will Speedily Call a Halt. Wo Ought to Win In Sixty Days The General 81 term aa Statue Preparing For tho Paris Exposition. WAfiHjuroTOX. March lA Special. -It will be a short war. If war comes between Spain and tha United States, It will not last long. This is the judgment of our best naval and military authorities. X have been making Inquiries on this soore, and almost without exoeption the men whose Judgment is worthy of respect say they think the trouble will bo over in two or three months. The chief reason which they give for this conclusion it based upon Spain's financial situation. Tbey point out that Spain is already well nigh bank rupt. Her crodit Is so low that it is only with the greatest difficulty she Is able to replenish her treasury sufficiently to carry on the ordinary operations of the govern ment and the war In Cuba. The moment Spain goes to war with the United States her credit will fall still lower. Her securi ties will suffer frightful depreciation. No matter what the result of the first opera tions of her navy, In less than 30 days the holders of her bonds will call a halt. Tbey will demand peace, and the government will be compelled to listen. I am assured by men who have made a careful study of this matter that Spain's great debt is at once her danger and her safety. This apparently paradoxical state ment is explained in this way: If she goes to war with a superior power, her bond holders will have to aid her to money with which to carry. on her operations. They will be forced to do this in self protection, for if the war is to fall at the outset, dis astrously and humillatlngly, revolution will bo pretty sure to stare the government in the face. Something will have to bo achieved in the field with which to satisfy the populace, something that the masses can boast of and feel good about. Having once won their applause, the government may then proceed to do what is best for the national safety. At the Knd of Two Months. Here the bondholders will step In and demand pcaco. Tho great capitalists of Europe are able to reaoh every throne. They are powerful in the councils of ev ery cabinet. Thoy have their representa tives in every ministry. It will not be necessary for Spain as a government to bow tho suppliant knee to the United Statos and ask for the mediation of some foreign power. The bondholders, anxious to save the throne of Spain and their own pTecious money, will attend to that. With in 60 d. fter tho beginning of war some foreign )..,. or will doubtless intercede for Spain. By that time the Unltod States should bo master of the situation and be able to treat for peace without danger of losing any of tho fruits of victory. By that time Cuba should be in our posses sion and forever lost to Spain. If peace is to bo negotiated then, one of its conditions nocossarily will be that Spain gives up Cuba and pays tho United States a great war Indemnity besides. Of courso, ull this speculation is based upon tho contingency of wnr a contin gency which has not yet arisen. But if war comes it is pretty obvious to our mil itary strategists that Cuba will fall into our hands rather easily. For the same reason they believe the Spanish naval fleets will concentrato their attention upon some Atlantic 6eoport, probably New York. They will hopo to destroy this city of their own choice before the American fleet can come to the rescue. They would aim by such a victory to fire tho heart of Spain. As soon as tho news of the bom bardment of New York or Boston by a Spanish fleet was received in Spain tho people of that country would go wild with delight. Tho government at Madrid would be stronger in their affections than ever before. Reverses might then come without serious danger to the rule of the royal fam ily. Bentiuiont In Spain. The pcoplo of Spain, tho masses, have an abiding faith in their ability to whip the United States. Of courso they aro ig norant peoplo. They know llttlo of the great world or of tho resources of nations. But the public men at Madrid and the educated, ruling classes throughout tho peninsula do not think so. They know better. They fully realize that in the end the United States must triumph, that Spain's causo is hopeless. For this reason they will bo the more eager to plan a cam paign which promises to givo them the prostigo of a victory at tho outset. They know their own paoplo and their own dan Ker. While tho country is talking of war fa mous artist, Cnrl Kohl Smith of Chicago, is hard at work in his studio near tho treas ury building in this city fashioning a statue of ono of tho greatest heroes of the rebellion, General William Tecumseh Sher man. Mr. Smith is, I am glad to 6ay, though not a native American himself, thoroughly American in his art ideals. Most of tho models submitted in competi tion for tho Sherman statue were from sculptors who work with tho ideals of tho French renalssanco uppermost in their mind. The Sherman they chiseled was a Frenchman. He was anything but an American. But tho committoo of old sol diers who had tho choice to ma ko for the Army of the Cumberland knew only ono Sherman tho Sherman they had seen in tho field, tho Sherman of the march to tho sen, the actual, living Sherman. No French faco or figure could bo worked off on them. Paris Exposition. Congress is legislating for tho American display to bo made at the Paris interna tional exposition in 1900. In the appropri ation bill I do not see nny provision for banquets to bo given by tbo American commissioners, but it is a fact that ban quets form ono of the largest items of ex pense at a world's fair. I nni told on com petent authority that at tho Chicago fair tha official banquets cost nAt less than tl, 000,000. Tho Russians gave ono which co6t $60,000 aad tho Japaneso ono which cost about f 4.1,000. Tbo cost of tho ban quets which the government will hare to give at Paris in 1U00 is estimated at 1250, 000. There must bo a banquet to the com missioner general of France and his aides. Tbero must be another to the commission ers of tho various nations. A third will have to bo given to various International officials. Minor banquets will be necessary to anothor grade of French authorities. All this is in accordance with the traditions. 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There are three little things which do more work than any other three little things created they are the ant, the bee and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the last being the famous little pills for stomach and liver troobles. BODEBGREN & SODEBGBEIf. lAtte Idndaa stno. Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m., 10 a. m., 1 and 4 p. m. Stage leaves McQure's livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m 10 a. m., and 1 and 4. p. m. Thomas Pxabcs, James McClcrx, . Proprietors. We are anxious to do a little seed this world and can think of nopleasanter or better way to do it than by recom mending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumonia, consumption and other serious lung troubles that fol low neglected colds, SODERGREN &, BoDERQBIK. Calumet Carrlajro Works. Manufacturer and dealer of carriages, wagons, cutters and sleighs. Repainting and repairing of all kinds on short no tice. First-class work guaranteed and prices reasonable. Give me a call. Joseph Hkbebt, Corner Heel a and Lake Linden Avenue, Lanrium. Rev. E. Edwards, pastor of the English Baptist church at Minersville, Pa., when suffering with rheumatism, was adyised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says: "A few applications of this lini ment proved of great service to me. It subdued the inflammation and relieved the pain. Should any sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm a trial it will please me," Forsile by Sodergren & Soder gren, Druggists. Tbe Lanrlnm Fair. Our twelfth annual sale will be in great bargains 455 pieces of men's fleeced lined underwear worth fl.25 each, at this sale only 38 cents; 350 pairs of men's kid gloves worsh f 1.50 per pair at this sale only 48 cents; COO par of children's rubbers, from No. G to 12 and from 12 to No. 2, worth 35 cents per pair, at this sale 10 cents. Call at once as it is to your interest. The Laurium Fair, next to the postofflce, I. Feinberg & Co., pro prietors. I bave been afflicted with rheumatism for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give any relief. I was able to be around all tbe time, but constantly Buffeting. I bad tried everything I could hear of and at last, was told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which 1 did, and was immed iately relieved and in a short time cured. I am happy to say that it has not since teturned. Josn Edsar, Germantown, Cal, For sale by Sodergren & Sodergren, Druggists. Tie rialanaars' Mutual Fire Insurance company ol Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or ganized in 1890 according to the laws o the State of Michigan, will insure proper tv ot Its members. Have paid fire losses over 4,000 and dividends nearly f 6,000 during the last seven years to members of five years' standing. On the first day of July tbe company had 541 mem bers, f 4 60,943 worth of property In sured and f 11.121.13 In treasury. For further particulars apply to the under signed. Johx Blomqvibt, President. Alxx Lxnroxxif, Secretary. Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs dBs Jacket. Chamberlain's) Cough Kemedy. This remedy is Intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become famous for its cures of these diseaws, over a large part of the civilized world. The most flattering testimonials have been rcg ceiyed, giving accounts of these good works; of tbe aggravating and persistent coughs it has cured; of severe colds that have yielded promptly to its soothing ef fects, and of the dangerous attacks ot croup it has cured, often saving tbe life cf the child. The extensive use of It for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous consequen ces. It is liked especially by mothers for their children, as it never fails to effect a speedy cure, and because they bave found that there is not the least danger in giv ing it, even to babies, as It eontans noth ing Injurious. 8old by Sodergren k Sodergren, Druggists.