Try Gr-tn-O! Try Grain-Of
Ask your Grocer to-day to ahow you a
packngeof GHAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chil
dren may drink it without injury as well
*® 'he adult. All who try it, like it.
GKAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains,, and the most delicate stomach re
ceives it without distress. V 4 the price of
coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold
by all grocers.
Don t tell children liow very good you
•were when young. They may doubt
your veracity.
Consistency—A jewel that the pawn
broker refuses to recognize.
Both tlio method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
co istipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action aDd truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
LOUIBVILU. Kf. NEW YORK, N.Y.
ICOuch]
■ don t delay!
I fAK£; I
IkeMFsl
I BALSAM I
L'visfkJ
It Cures Colds. Coughs, Bore Throat* Croup. Influ
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption in first stages,
and a sure relief in advanced stages. U?e at once.
You will see the excellent effect after taking tht
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere.
25c and 60c Per Bottle
jWjj fp
POBVBMEL
SLICKER
a' Kef ps both rider and sil
£ feoly dry In the hardest storms.
Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for
k 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker— a 7 ew
lidujff, it is entirely new. If not for sale In fLtef'S?
3 WtEb your town, write for catalogue to I'm?!®
iH
HTFor information oh to Low Railway Ratos, Maps,
PumphlotH, etc., address the Department of the Inleri*
or, Ottawa, Canada, or C. J. BROUGHTON, l'JZi Mo
mid nock Build n, Chicago, II!.; W. V. BKNNE'XT, 119
New York Life Building, Omaha, Neb.
4Q FOR 14 CERTS
/Vrf&L m Wr wish to gain 150,000 new cuj
, nSriWsS’ tomers, and hence offer
1 Pkg. 13 Day Radish, 10?
MSMWa 1 Pkg. Early Spring Turnip, ICj
1 " Karliest Rea Beet, 10^
imUviMlßyJgg l " Bismarck Cucumber, 10c
flfimttnMTrg l '* Uusen Victoria Lettuce, 16c
IBSSf 1 tflonriyke Melon, 16c
Ff4\i\WsA 1 " Jumbo Giant Onion, 16c
Worth SI.OO, for 14 cents.
, % pftj Above 10 pkgs. worth SI.OO, we will
■V HH i 1 you free, together with our
Ba great Plant anti Seed Catalogue
H upon receipt of this notice and l4c.
p * Fm postage. We invite your trade and
Ml M know when you once try Salrer’s
M> H will never get slung with-
BR out them. Potatoes at Jw 1.50
a Hbl.Catnlog.lun.se. No.CN.
XmT .J Sum s**i> to.. I* cbossx, ws.
| ■■ _ A powerful wean
Sample Free
.. v , Bicycle Enamel.
Silver, Wood Work. Kitchen Ware. Kut on
nickel or bright metal, any kind. A mere touch
will do it. The new wonder is < I.K \> VI.L
We want to semi you a sample free. Write for
it. \> e want Agents. Full size box. Vo cents.
riIVI.FAVt NOVKf/n 4 0.,
I*. 41. Box 603, - - 4 bit ugis 111.
fTnuji riQIJO For Sale on crop payment. V per I
AIUnK iMiimO balance‘i crop ycarlvj
for J MuibalL Waukegan. 11l
AM OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
v/E ARF. ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO TIL.
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,”
“PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE mark.
I DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of CASTORIA,” the same
that has borne and does now syf on every
bear the facsimile signature of wrapper.
This is the original “ PITCHER'S CASTORIA," u-hich has been
used in the homes of the mothers of America fur over thirty
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
the hind yon have always bought SJ? on the
and "has the signature wrap
per. Mo one has authority from me to use my name except
The Centaur Company of which Chas. 11. bletcher is
's, 1807:
Do Not Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute
which some druggist may oiler you (because he makes a few.more pennies
on it;, the ingredients of which even he docs not know.
“The Kind You Have Always Bought”
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
Insist on Having
The Kind That Never Failed You.
TNC CC4TAUN COMPANY. TT MUN AAV STIUKT. NSW YORK CITY.
WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OF THINGS, USE
SAPOLIO
A PERFECT HOME SECURED AT
LITTLE COS f,
“ '" Ivan Miff
.>s T h <; otlore
IS"~'Sl S "~'S S 1 riovski *
r°* m
, 5. gan, l>u.t
now living
in Alame
da. Western Canada, before taking up
their home there visited the country as
delegates. They reported to the Gov
! eminent of tiie Dominion of Canada
i the result of their observations, and
j from this report extracts have been
| taken, which are published below:
“We have visited a number of most
I desirable locations, and are highly
pleased with the country as a whole,
j It being beyond our highest expecta
tions. We tind here a prosperous and
well-contented lot of people. They
have comfortable homes, and their vast
Helds of wheat and other crops in addi
tion to their herds of choice cattle, iii
dicate prosperity in the full sense of
the word. In conversation with the
farmers throughout our trip we learned
j that the majority of them came here
| with very limbed means, and some with
no more than enough to bring them
! here, and they are no v well-to-do. They
till claim that this is the only country
for a poor man. or one with little
moans, to get a start and make a home
for himself and family As you are
aware, wo were a little shaky and un
decided before leaving Detroit, but
have determined since that we, with
our friends, will make this country our
future home. It is far from being the
; wilderness we had pictured it to be; it
is, instead, a land having all the facili
| ties required liy modern civilization,
| such as railroads, markets stores,
i churches, schools, etc., in fact, an ideal
! home for those having tin* future wel
! fai“ of themselves and families at
| heart.”
The Messrs. Striovski selected the
| Alameda district, but what they say
! of it applies in a general way to most
I other districts in that vast country.
| They speak of the fuel, which is to lie
I had In great quantities, of the water
j that can be hud by digging from ten to
! twenty feet, and of the good grazing
i land to be liad almost everywhere,
j There is plenty of wood for building
| timber and for fuel, while coal is eon
j venient, and sells at low prices at the
j mines. In driving through the country
they passed many fine patches of wild
raspberries, and say they can speak
highly of their flavor, as they could not
resist the temptation to stop and eat.
Having already transgressed on your
valuable space, I shall defer further
reference to Western Canada for an
other issue. An illustrated pamphlet
recently issued by the Department of
the Interior, Ottawa, Canada, giving a
complete description of the country,
will be forwarded free to all who write
for it. Yours,
W ESTE It N CA N A DA.
Map Puzzle Educator,
Sent out by the Chicago Great Western
Railway, is a dissected map of the Uni
ted States, printed on heavy cardboard,
and the puzzle consists in putting the
pieces together so as to form the com
-1 plete map.
It will be found interesting and instruct
ive to old and young.
Send 10 cents to I’u. /.le Department,
Chicago Great Western Railway, Quincy
Building, Chicago, 111.
| Don't judge the cigars a man smokes
; by those lie gives away.
What Do the Children Drink?
Don’t give them tea or coffee. Have
! you tried the new food drink called
UIIAIN-O? It is delicious and nourish
! ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee, but costs
about %as much. All grocers sell it. 15c.
and 25c. _
My party, may she always be right;
but, right or wrong, my party.
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for
Children,
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children’s Home in New York,
cure Feverishness, Had Stomach, Teeth
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10,000
testimonials. They never fail. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
There are more dialects spoken in
China than in all Europe.
Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
1 a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan-
I gerons.
Can This He True?
Parson- Wlmt do you gather from
tin* lesson of the five wise and the live
; foolish virgins?
Student—That at least one-half the
| women are foolish.
Lane's Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price 25 and 50c.
There are more than 10,000 Euro
peans and Americans resident in China.
Of these 4,000 are English.
Klondike via Portland, Tacoma or Se
attle. Only personally conducted excur
! sions to Portland leave Chicago Thurs
days. Write J NO. SEBASTIAN, G. P.
A., Chicago.
We learn something even by our fail
u res.
Thorough purity of the cuticlo is attained by the use
of (iU-im'a Sulphur Soap.
MU’* Hair and vv lilskor Dye, black or brown, 50c.
If it is true that poetry runs in the
blood it must lie in the poetical vein.
My doctor said I would die, but Piso’s
Cure for Consumption cured me.—Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, 111., Nov. 25, *95.
FITS Permanenily cured. No fit* or nervouanea*
alter first day’s we of Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve He
• orer. Send fur Fit EE *4.00 trial buttle and treatise,
Du. It H. KI.iNK. Ltd., yai Arch St. Philadelphia, Pfc
ODD MEN IN CONG HESS
SOME ARE MADE CONSPICUOUS
BY PECULIARITIES.
Among the Members of the Two Mouses
Sprague Is the Richest, ltecd the Big
gest, Sulloway the Tallest, Cockrell
the Homeliest, Penrose Handsomest.
Extremes in Congrc-*.
Washington correspondence:
AT N the present House
I o f Representatives
F are probably more
rich members than in
-feb-* any of its predecess
fg/sfTTly&gfgfj ors f rom the begin-
Xs/Mlili ll > n S of die Govern
ed/?., k.fLA.I A meiit. Pennsylvania,
L New York, and par-
TOlMMfe ticularly Massnchu
setts, are sending
wealthy men t.> Con
l^'nrrr^P^ 8 nownduyJ; the
"111 M ® po r men come from
"Lthe South and West.
f - s * ,ruKue
11111 t|\T o f Massachusetts
llS’fffteiir”''lP'jI 11 [‘heads the list of plu-
UMnrlr rat (1 i*' tocrutg. He married
a Miss Weld of Boston, who brought him
about $15,000,000. Some sav it was only
$10,000,000, but even the latter sum may
he considered a fairly decent dower. Mr.
Sprague is anew man in Congress, and is
only 40 years old. Another very rieh man
from Massachusetts is William C. Lov
ering, who is likewise serving his first
term in Congress. He made his money
in the manufacture of cotton goods. J.
J. IJelden of New
York is worth four
or five millions, in- (
vested in hotels l'3S5 ■at |1
and all sorts of en- J |3)
terprises. Hitt of I J
Illinois is probably
as rich as Bolden; ' .3*
he got his money
with his wife. * p
Over at the Sen- [ / J
ate end of the Cap- \I / . '
itol is to lie found r
quite a hurch of ELKINS,
millionaires, of course. Turner, t.Te new
Senator from Washington, is appraised at
about $4,000,000, invested in gold mines.
Wetmore of Rhode Island, now serving
his first term, inherited $5,000,000. El
kins of West Virginia may be put down
conservatively at $3,000,000; he owns coal
mines and vast tracts of land in that
State. Eugene Hale of Maine, who mar
ried tlie daughter of Each Chandler, is
vggßffWfefr supposed to possess
$5,000,000 or $6,-
jr 000,000. Proctor
f iftlg of Vermont Las
JMWreSEa In marble quarries.
J 5/ JkEw and Smith of New
I a rfery lersey is credited
With $2,000,000,
earned by the inan-
Sg j ufacture of patent
\t The oldest inem
38%.her of the House
f j of Representatives
PROCTOJt. Grow of Pennsyl
vania. He has passed his 75th birthday.
Harmer, also of Pennsylvania, has seen
the longest service, having been elected
to thirteen Congresses. The fattest and
heaviest mend or is Tom Reed, the Speak
er. The tallest is G.v Snlloway of New
Hampshire. He measures four inches
over six feet in his socks, and his beard
and hair are long and black. It is not
certain who is the shortest representa
tive t>ut George It. Me-
Cleilan seems to have a Af 'v
fair claim to that dis- Mi. \
tinction. The baldest BHP
is Cooper Wisconsin, Y*j
unquestionably. Over . ,^Ol
on the Senate side Gal- 'T rffltssM
linger of New Hump- A
shire boasts the least
hair. The Santa Ciaus-jjflHfcgA—_p*
.f Congress now, as for |\z^'V
many years past, is V /
Stewart of Colorado, oallinger.
With his silvery hair and beard he is the
very picture of Kriss Kritigle. There has
never been any dispute as to the identity
of the homeliest man in Congress since
Cockrell of Missouri was elected to the
Senate. There is no malice in saying this,
for he himself takes pride in the fact.
Even Pcttus, the new Senator from Ala
bama, makes no attempt to dispute Cock
rell for the d’stinetiou. Except for Cuek
rt’ll, however, Pettus
would be an easy win
/ ner > u 'his regard.
The homeliest man in
7 W'M the lower house is E<l
- jfr/TW dy of Minnesota, and,
like Cockrell, he
Uprides himself on it.
ff lcsst ‘ s like a
farmer, in a gray nen-
Y ’ descript cost uin e,
which looks so soiled
Giiow. that it does not show
dirt. His mustache is always just about
four days old, and his whiskers hnva a
growth of two days. How he keeps ' em
so is a mystery, but he has nevet been
seen clean-shaved. Withal, he is a quaint
humorist, at.d a man of considerable
ability.
Better to Look Upon.
The handsomest member of the House,
in his own judgment, is Barrett of Mas
sachusetts. He wears a neat Van Dyke
beard and gold-bowed glasses, and he is
alwnys very well
dressed. Every- AlyffSk
body else thinks Ki
that Bailey of J _ l . _ fa
Texas easily bears
off the palm for (rO J lfJ\i
good looks in that tJpi.
legislative body.
The ladies are all x’pWMr //
of that opinion, YVW tdr
and they ought to Ar
know. Bailey is /ws
a liig man, smooth ' 7t\ *
shaved and with a
strong face, full lodge.
red lips and a youthful look. His attire
is spick and span, and his broad-brimmed
slouch hut gives him a look that is not of
the effete East.
The handsomest man in the Senate to
day is Penrose of Pennsylvania. He is
only 37 years old, and, though much ad
mired by women, he remains obstinately
a bachelor. He is very tall and broad, but
he carries himself badly, being somewhat
hunched about the shoulders. Henry Ca
bot Lodge of Xahant, Mass., is the swell
est looking man in the upper house.
Though now 47 years of age, he has re
tained the youthful look of earlier Jays to
a remarkable degree. Allison of lowa is
the most distinguished looking Senator,
ami a handsome man at that.
The dude of the Senate, par excellence,
is Edward Oliver Wolcott, who is raid
to possess seventy-five suits of clothes;
and he never wears a pair of trousers
more than three times. IPs clothes are
always of the most fashionable cut, and
it is even alleged that he ehatiges his cos
tume two or three times during a long
day’s session at the Capitol, keeping a
small wardrobe in his committee room for
that purpose. Allison, McMillan, Gorntnn
and Wetmore are all well-dressed men.
Cockrell is the worst Pressed Senator; it
has lieen said of him that tiis trousers bag
at the ankles.
Well-Dressed Representatives.
The best-dressed man in the House is,
beyond question, Harry Bingham, who
carries the Republican ifirty of Philadel
phia in the palm of his hand. Though
57 years old, and with a record of service
in ton Congresses, he has all the ivii and
activity of a youthful biau. Ilis earnest
rival is a Cincinnati member —Jacob 11.
Rronnvcll. It may be declared, without
any reserve, that the worst-dressed man
in the House is Romulus Z. Linney of
North Carolina. For some reason he ap
pisrs in a very much dressed up condi
tion on rare occasions, but the phenome
non is purely spasmodic, and immediately
he relapses into his accustomed disord?r
lv asjM’Ct. Customarily he looks ns if he
had on his wedding suit of >0 years ear
lier shiny and buttoned awry. Neverthe
less, he is a brilliant orator, in the old-time
florid style, impetuous aud earnest.
Speaking of oratory, it is surprising to
find that there nre no great orators in the
House of Representatives to-day—no mei-.
to take the place o? Crisp and Bourke
Cock ran. Such orators as there are sit
among the Republicans, and the only
three of any note as such are all of them
lowa men, oddly enough. There is Hen
derson of lowa, fervid and impressive;
Dolliver of lowa, smooth and mellifluous,
and Cousins of lowa, who has a fine voice
and prepures his speeches carefully. All
three are eloquent men and Dolliver is
a wit of the first water.
On the Democratic side no man it to be
considered seriously as an orator, unless
Bailey be so termed. The Republicans
have a rising man in Moody, from the old
Essex district of Massachusetts; but
among the leaders of the House at pres
ent then.- .s remarkably little oratorical
ability.
At the Senate end of the Capitol, Frye
and Wolcott are the best orators. Wol
cott is the wittiest man in the upper
house, and is always sure of atten* an
when he talks. Aldich of Rhode 1.,.'- :d
is the most expert debater. Stewart, of
the silver longue and silver hair, talks
the most.
MILLIONS TO PAY OLD CLAIMS.
Bills Reported to the Senate for Ap
propriation of $9,705,253.
S'mator Teller, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Claims, introduced two
bills ia the Senate embodying the results
of the committee's investigation under the
provision of the general deficiency act of
last session authorizing that committee
to investigate and report upon meritorious
claims against the Government which nre
before the committee.
One o' the bills refers nun ■ rous claims
to the Court of Claims, atm the other
is an oumihus measure providing appro
priations under general heads, as fol
lows:
Court of claims cases (mostly under
the Bowman net) $1,840,963
French spoliation claims 1,043,117
Under naval contract? 7U2.500
On account of churches ami
schools 305,974
Claims of state 4,093,128
Miscellaneous claims 897,204
For adjustment aud settlement (in
POft) 130,359
Total $9,765,253
All but about $2,000 of the claims of
States allowed nre for the refunding of
moneys advanced for raising troops dur
ing the war of the rebellion by California,
Oregon and Nevada. Provision is made
for tiie investigation by competent tribu
nals of the claims of Florida and Tennes
see against the United States and the
counter claims of the general Government
against those States. Both these conten
tious are of long standing.
Provision is also made for the adjust
ment of claims of fifteen other States
amounting in the aggregate to $195,200,
which are the results of expenditures
made by the various States in equipping
troops during the war of the rebellion.
GEORGE E. ROBERTS.
The New Director of the Mint la an
lowa Newspaper Man.
George E. Roberts, nominated to be di
rector of the mint, lives at Fort Dodge,
lawn, is a noted writer on economic top-
OKORGIC K. ROBERTS.
ics and a warm advocate of the gold
standard. Mr. Roberts began his career
as a printer in the office of the Fort Dodge
Messenger, ana before he had arrived at
his majority he was part owner of the
plant, and a few years afterward its sole
owner. Mr. Roberts won a reputation
during the last presidential campaign by
his reply to Harvey’s “Coin’s Financial
School,” and more than 150,(XX) copies of
his book were bought by the people. He
lias occupied prominent public positions in
lowa aid lias been n political leader for
several years.
GAIN FOR TREASURY.
Revenues for Last Seven Month In
creased $03,009,000.
The January treasury statement of re
ceipts and disbursements shows the total
revenues of the Government (exclusive
of the Postoffiee Department) for the first
seven months of t.ie fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1897, to have been $245,094,000,
against $181,42- ,510 f >r the correspond
ing period of 1890-7, an increase of $03,-
009,000.
Customs receipts for seven months foot
up $77,084,573, against $59,098,500 for
the corresponding period last year; inter
nal revenue receipts, $92,941,403, against
$88,853,581; miscellaneous receipts, $70,-
058,245, against $13,972,405. The expen
ditures for the seven months aggregate
$24-4.000,000 In round figures, Against
$225,079,000 for the corresponding period
of the preceding twelve months. The in
creased outlay is charged against the sev
eral accounts ns follows (approximately):
Civii and miscellaneous, $10,500,000; war,
$5,500,000; navy, $4,000,000; pension,
$8,500,000. January customs receipts ag
gregate $14,239,490; internal revenue,
$12,443,200; miscellaneous, $10,640,947.
News of Minor Note.
Anew surety company, backed by the
Deutsche bank of Berlin, is to tie *tarted
in New York.
Abraham Tebbits, the Boston leather
merchant accused of embezzlement, has
been arrested at Regina, Assinaboia
County, Northwest Territory.
President Burt of the Union Pacific
lias secured an option on forty ceres of
laud in Omaha, which is to lie laid out
in railroad yards for the use of the com
puuy.
Orders have been given by Secretary
Long to h.ive the big armored cruiser
Brooklyn make a winter cruise through
the West Indies, and especially atoong the
Windward Islands.
The General Passenger Agents' Asso
ciation has ratified the finding of the
ra*te clerks in which it was recommended
that the excursion rates of last summer
be maintained this year.
The Canal Boat Owners’ Association
of New York has drafted two Sills for
the protection of the commerce of the
State and of the canals and thf/ will be
introduced in the Legislature.
President Potter of the L. A„ IV. re
quests that wheelmen everywhere send
him the name of any transportation com
pany that imposes unjust chargee for car
rying cyclists, or in other ways is oppres
sive to riders.
At Bethlehem. Pa., Rt. llev. JBthelbert
Talbott, I). I)., LL. D., former mission
ary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho, woo
enthroned ns bishop of the CentiSl Penn
sylvania diocese of the Protestant Epis
copal church.
Henry Goottel, a young Germtn baker,
after making a confession to th? Sheriff
at St. Augustine to the effect that Her
man Broetz and himself wrecked a pus
senger train near Rivera on the Florida
East coast, committed suicide by hang
ing himself with a towel in the Jail.
Alphabet Fngraved on a Pinhead.
Frank J. Molh nhauer is perhaps the
most expert engraver In New York, if
not in the world. In delicacy of touch
and skill In ,handling deHcata instru
ments Ills work Is something marvel
ous. His latest achievqmert was to
engrave the twenty-six letter of the
alphabet on the head of a P‘L Under
a magnifying glass the letter? t.re clear
and distinct, and each is as ferfect as
any ever engraved for a visittug card
or wedding Invitation. But with the
naked eye the minute letters .v?e mere
ly scratches which have no dtw ernibie
form. Molleuhauer\s work was the re
sult of an attempt to beat the work of
a man who had engraved Lord’s
prayer on a three-cent New
York Journal.
Mrs. Browning's Age.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s care
fully concealed age Is exposxl to the
world on a tablet in Kelloo Parish
Church, near which she w*.\ born,
March 6, 1806. She was. therefore, 6
years older than her husband.
Wolverine trimming, made to Imitate
sable tails, costs to cut and sew $7.50
per yard, one inch wide, material not
Included.
DE LOME 18 RECALLED
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY
SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
Impertinent Spaniard No Longer Min
ister at Washington—Confesses tliut
He Wrote the t unalcjus Note—Peace
able Relations Are Not Affected.
Message Comes from Madrid.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome is no longer
the Spanish minister to this Government.
His recall was demanded by this Govern
ment when it was discovered he had writ
ten a letter in which he spoke of the Pres
ident of the United States as a “low poli
tician, weak aud catering to the rabble.”
Such a letter, purporting to have lieen
written by him in December last to S >aor
Canalejas, was published throughout (h
country Wed’ic.’hiy morning, having lieen
given to the press by the Cuban junta in
New li ck, who had received it by the
hands of a special messenger from Ha
vana, where it hud been stolen from Cu
nalejas.
The following is the substance of the
cablegram sent to Minister Woodford in
Madrid by the State Department: “There
has appeared in the public prints a letter
SENCR DE LOME.
addressed to Scnor Canalejas. The Span
ish minister admits writing it. It con
tains expressions reflecting upon the Pres
ident of the United States of such a char
acter as to end the minister’s usefulness
here. Gen. Woodford has been instruct
ed to inform the Spanish Government that
the immediate recall of Minister de Lome
is expected.”
At a meeting of tiie Spanish cabinet,
held Thursday under the presidency of
the queen regent, the minister for foreign
affairs, Senor Gallon, read a dispatch
from Senor Dupuy de Lome, tiie Spanish
minister at Washington, saying that the
published letter to Senor Canalejas was
written by him, and that his position, con
sequently, had become untenable, and lie
begged the Government to accept his res
ignation. The cabinet decided to accept
the resignation of Senor Dupuy de Lome,
and the ministers subsequently nn-t and
decided to telegraph to Senor de Lome
accepting his resignation and intrusting
the first secretary with the conduct of the
current affairs of the legation.
Senor de Lome sought to cover his re
treat in an adroit manner by voluntarily
tendering his resignation in advance of
tb. President’s demand for his recall. It
is nmv admitted that he cabled his resig
nation as early as 10 o’clock Tuesday
night. At 9 o’clock he learned a fac sim
ile copy of the letter was in the hands of
the newspapers, and an hour later in* had
resigned. This step was taken to pre
serve De Lome’s status in the diplomatic
service at home. He hoped thereby to
forestall action by this Government which
would have made him ineligible for reap
pointment in the diplomatic service again.
The President determined not to give the
minister tiie benefit of this ruse and made
the demand for the recall, with a view of
forever terminating St nor de Lome’s
usefulness as a diplomat.
The feeling of indignation in the admin
istration against the Spanish minister is
illustrated by the President’s act heap
ing humiliation upon the diplomat. Wed
nesday morning De Lome positively re
peated his charge made the night before
that the letter was a forgery, even after
he had stealthily cabled his resignation
on account of it. His purpose was to
keep the President in the dark long
enough to get his resignation before the
home government in time to avert a recall.
The feeling Wednesday morning at the
\\ bite House and the State Department
was one of charity for De Lome. Nobody
doubted the letter was a forgery and
State Department officials showed their
sympathy for the diplomat to the extent
of calling attention to the Federal statute
protecting foreign diplomats from libel.
While ail this anxiety was being shown
for the Spanish minister he was crown
ing his diplomatic career by misleading
the President and State Department in
order to gain a personal advantage. This
net of De Lome’s was the prime cause for
the President insisting upon registering at
Madrid a demand for his recall. It is not
believed by officials of the administration
that the incident will lead to any friction
whatever between the two governments.
kSC®^.
Tin)© W€W|>
A Georgia postmaster who objected to
the criticism of his management of the
office got his gun aud winged his critic.
Detroit lias a bigamist with eight wives,
and the authorities are actually consid
ering the infliction of further punishment.
A Washington special says: “Cables
from Havana declare that the city is as
quiet as Philadelphia.” Perhaps they’re
all dead.
Of course the three Scminoles who were
engaged in that latest “uprising” quit just
as soon as they learned that Congress was
likely to pass an anti-sealping bill.
The New York police department asks
for a round appropriation of $13,000,000
for the coming year. That's an unlucky
number—for the taxpayers.
For that Klondike feeling: Take a shov
el and dean off the sidewalk before break
fast, repeating the dose as often as the
sidewalk seems to require it.
llev. Hugh Johnson, the “President’s
preacher,” who made such sensational
“breaks,” is going to resign. Another
case of “Too Much Johnson.”
A Boston contemporary says “straw
berries arc again in our midst at $2.50 a
box.” They will not lie in our midst until
they are much cheaper.
As Mary E. Lease has become an in
surance agent, people may conclude they
can insure their lease of life by securing
au insurance on their fife of Lease.
Poor John Chinaman is holdtig his
queue with both hands and vainly trying
to decide whether Russia, England or
Japan is the real "Jack the Clipper.”
8. D, Nicknni of Indiana claims to have
invented a light that will hern forever
without costing a cent, lie’s the only
mun on eaitli prepared to fight the Stand
ard Oil Company.
A 16-year old girl has lieen expelled
from the St. Louis public schools because
she is married. This is a mistake; any
16-year-otd wife clearly needs to know
more than she does.
The press censorship in Havana is now
so strict that American war correspond
ents who hope to keep up with the game
are compelled to cable the details of riot
ous outbreaks before they occur.
The visit of the battleship Maine to
Havana was merely the movement of a
pawn on the international chess hoard,
but it may cause Spain to sacrifice a cas
tle to prevent the checkmate of a king.
President Dole's Hawaiian whiskers
are of considerable length, but they are
not as long as Senator Morgan's Hawa
iian speeches —nor as heavy.
The Atlanta Constitution says: “Wil
liam Goat is the name of anew Arkan
sas bard.” This must be the pen name
of “Billy the Kid.”
The Maine has gone to Havana on a
friendly* call. Due regard for personal
appearance doubtless prompted her to put
on plenty of powder.
Billy Patterson is mixed up in the cot
ton spinners’ trouble down East. Is this
the same man who had something to do
w'Ji a famous strike?
THE HUSH FOR GOLD.
MIDDLE WEST TO SEND 25,C00
MEN TO ALASKA.
Argonauts in Illinois, lowa, Indiana,
Wisconsin and Michigan Soon to
Start —Have Spent the Winter in
Preparation and Are Well Equipped.
Exodus for the Klondike.
Ci 7/*r t *' e ra r' n *> epidemic
yVjjf/t in the Middle West
hj 'XmT cm States. It is bg
\jlt’oiated ou an abso
lately accurate basis
nAi''’ that at least 25,000
men in Illinois, Wis
consin, lowa, Indiana and Michigan are
planning to go to the Yukon this spring.
The estimate is built upon reports that
2,114 have actually bought tickets and
secured their implements and outfits. This
company of argonauts is ready to start be
fore the month is up.
The ostium'-d rush to the Northwest
for the whole spjbix is based upon actual
figures of the movement of the next fif
teen days. It makes allowance for the
vast number of prospectors and gold hunt
ers who have not left their names or pre
fer to make the trial without notoriety.
It shows that there has never been such a
rampant spirit of adventure in the coun
try since the memorable days which took
the endless caravans across the plains to
the gold fields of California.
lowa leads the list. Information conies
from Des Moinc that fully 10,000 men in
the State hare declared their Klondike
intentions. The exodus from lowa during
the coming few days will be 285 at the
lowest figure. Illinois cities have report
ed that 704 will leave he fore ten days
are up, excluding the big delegation from
Chicago. Indiana will start 204, Michi
gan 277, and Wisconsin COO.
There is nothing of uncertainty in
these figures. The messages which
brought them also give the names and
addresses of the explorers. The tabic
of delegations to start north at the first
sign of good weather is this:
Illinois 704
Wisconsin 000
lowa 255
Indiana 2* >4
Michigan 321
It appears from data and statistics
which have been gathered l.y the Chicago
Times-Herald that the men are going
fully equipped and well prepared for the
hardships. The brave-hearted adventur
ers will be provided with ample means,
adequate provisions and suitable imple
ments. They have spent the winter in
perfecting arrangements. They are con
fident that they will have the advantage
9ver companies, corporations and indi
viduals who dashed into the region with
out tools, food or study ol' the country.
They figure that it has paid them to make
haste slowly. They will get to the creeks,
mountains and hills in better state of body
and health than the crowd which has
been ice-locked during a frightful winter.
Illinois has hardly a town in which
there is not an association of Klondike in
terests, or at least a little hand of met
PORTABLE KLONDIKE OUTFIT.
who think they have the courage and the
strength to enter this race for gold. It
has caught the men of professions, busi
ness men, and men who work for wages.
The permanency of the undertakings
prove that they are not mushroom in char
acter or the result of any passing mania.
In many instances the parties will start
with new inventions it the line of cloth
ing, strange tools against cold, mosqui
toes, and hunger, foods prepared in new
ways—all the efforts of the patentee be
ing directed to get as much as possible in
the smallest possible space.
lowa seems to be entirely under the in
fluence of the rage. It is reported by cor
respondents that 285 men have given
their names as bona-fide Ivlondikers—to
start during the month. It is calculated
that this is only a fraction Oi the total
number to leave, and figures sent from
Dos Moines show that fully 10,000 farm
ers, professional men, mechanics and la
borers will risk their savings and lives
along the Yukon this fall and coming win
ter. There has already started a pilgrim
age like that of the ’49crs. The stories
of fabulous wealth have caught the rich
and the poor alike, and even politicians
are planning to take the risks.
Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the
Democratic National Committee, has re
signed his place and is alrea y on the
way north. W. M. McFarland, former
Secretary of State and a California cam
paigner, is about .ady to start. James
Callahan, a capitalist at Des Moines, has
organized a grub-staking company and is
sending . delegation to the Yukon. There
is an almost daily exod ,s from Des
Moines, and railroad men there are busy
night and day with ticket buyers and
seekers of information.
Michigan has 521 men who have already
bought tickets and will leave shortly.
There is hardly a town of any size in
Michigan that is not talking Klondike or
showing interest in companies about to
have for the Yukon. .
Wisconsin is still more nthusiastic.
Milwaukee reports more than 100 men
who are looking about for supplies and
equipment and getting tickets to the
Northwest, and from every hamlet over
the State comes the word that one man
or two men have started for the Yukon,
or are getting ready to start.
Indiana’s total from correspondents is
204. This is far from the entire number
of argonauts. Indianapolis has been the
center of a great Klondike movement.
The companies there expect that 100
men will leave during the nevt ten days.
It is the same all over Indiana—in big
towns, the little ones and in the country.
The amazing interest the West is now
showing ir> the Klondike has not been
equaled since ’4!) and is thought to he as
wild is it was in that year.
Notes of Current Kvents.
Standard Oil certificates arc quoted at
4<>3, being the highest mark yet reached.
The opening of the new steamship ser
vice between Tampa, Fla., and Central
America is inaugurated.
The grape growers of the South lake
shore have decided to form an organiza
tion for the coming season.
The Canton (Mass.) postofllce was
broken into. Blowing open the safe, the
robbers carried off over 52.000 worth of
stamps. There is no clue to the burglars.
Juau Orosco is under arrest at Los An
geles, Cal., charged with the murder of
his bride of seventeen days, who was
found dead in bed with a bullet in her
heart.
Nicholas Backus, keeper of the water
works crib at Cleveland, started to walk
ashore on the ice, when the wind shifted
and the ice began moving out into the
lake. Backus .vas or. a cake about twelve
feet squer" Two fishermen finally saw
him ard he was rescued when about a
mile and a half from shore.
Daniel Meyer has commenced suit
against the city of Sacramento, Cal., to
recover the value of 103 bonds of 1859,
due Feb. 1. 1892, and amounting to $84,-
200.
Bishop John H. Vincent, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, appearing before
the State Temperance Union, appealed
to his hearers to take up the chewing
gum habit, and to persevere until it was
“crusaded” out of Kansas.
A sensation has been caused at Con
stantinople by the demand of the Bul
garian agent that hideous outrages on
Bulgarian subjects in the vilayet of Us
kub be stopped. Dismissal of a number
of Turkish officials is demanded.
PRES. M’KTNLKY VS. FREE STIVER.
A battle of giants Is going to take
place this summer on 30,000 farms In
America, not in talk or votes, but in
yields. Sal*°r’s two new potato mar
vels are named as above, and he of
fers a price for the biggest potato yield,
also S4OO in gold for suitable names for
his eorn (17 inches long) and oat pro
digies. Only seedsmen in America
growing grasses, clovers and farm
seeds and selling potatoes at $1.50 a
barrel. The editor urges yon to try
Salzer’s Northern Grown Seeds, and to
Send This Notice with lOCts. in Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Cos., La Crosse,
Wis., for 11 new farm seed samples,
worth $lO, to get a start, and their
big catalogue. c.n.
Wasteful.
“Fwat'a this 1 hear about you soak
in’ a Chlnyman wid a brick?" asked
Mr. Hogan. "I did,” admitted young
Ilogau. “Niver let me hear av th’ like
again. Always hr Teak a brick In two
and soak your man twice. You young
Americans are much too wasteful."—
Indianapolis Journal.
Hong Kong is the capital of foreign
industry in the far East. More than
3,000 vessels touch there annually.
When men try to get more good
than comes from well doing, they al
ways get less.
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Some pc pie are never content with
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kuow someone is there ahead of them.
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Poor Tommy !
Even so sacred a thing as maternal
affection may sometimes provoke a
smile.
"W by, Mrs. Jainesby!" exclaimed a
neighbor across the back-yard fence.
“Ifo you beat your own carpets?”
“Tes." replied Mrs. Jainesby. "I
don't mind it. Its good exercise.”
"I should think you'd have Tommy do
It.”
"Poor Tommy!” rejoined the good
woman, resuming her exorcise. "He
belongs (whack!) to a gymnastic class
downtown, and (whack!) lie's so tired
when lie comes home in the afternoon
(whack!) that I haven’t the heart to
ask him (whack!) to take It >f any
work like this.” (Whack! whack!)—
Youth’s Companion.
Usually the Case.
Lady—Now that you have had some
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Tramp—l’m sorry, madam, but real
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Lady—What is the nature of your
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Tramp—l’m indisposed to split the
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: TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
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By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
Demand for More Battleship*,
The Secretary of the Navy hag demanded
mere battleships, and there can be no doubt
that Congress will consider his recommen
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supply this. Deft use against all disorders of
a malarial type is. however, adequately
afforded by Ilostotter’s .Ifomach Hitters, ait
efficient remedy, also, for constipation, bil
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Jtist Like a Woman.
Manic Why have you . continually
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for the last half hour?
Helen Oh, 1 was merely watching
their actions. They were only mar
ried yesterday.
Mattie—That's just like you. You
never miss an opportunity to contem
plate matrimony.
A Regular Contributor.
Caller—Are you acquainted with
Drivell, the poet ?
Editor—Oh. yes. There Isn't a week
passes Unit lie doesn’t contribute some
thing to my waste-basket.
Dearness Cannot Its Cured
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diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
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