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* .-,u.uuion mat prohibits might be
termed a glass stopper.
It is strange that in all this talk of
annexation nobody thinks of New Jer-
W,
Once more the man who saw the
whole fire and escaped alive will make
his neighbors regret It.
The Bible tells us that Naomi was
680 years old when she married. Surely
that ought to be some consolation to
tha old maids.
The finding of a uniform case marked
“Gordon Pasha" on board one of the
boats recently captured at Berber, re
calls vividly the tragedy of the Nile
that led to the fall of Khartoum.
▲n English Tory army officer who
died lately left directions that his body
ahould be cremated and the ashes bur
led in a garden by the side of his fa
vorite dog. The dog was a Scotch col
lie that had been taught to bark and
growl whenever M-. Gladstone’s name
was mentioned. After it died Its mas
ter used to decorate the grave with
primroses on Lord Beaconsfield’s birth
day.
The lynching of two Italians in St.
Charles parish, near New Orleans, two
years ago, for the murder of an old
man cost the general government sev
eral thousand dollars by way of indem
nity to Italy; and now an old negro
confesses and proves that he was the
murderer and the Italians had nothing
to do with the crime. The doctrine
of an eye for an eye would make it
necessary to hang the lynchers; but
perhaps the matter may be compro
mised by bringing the innocent Italians
to life.
It is a common maxim that history
repeats Itself; it is quite as true but
less understood, that life repeats itself
from generation to generation. The
meanness that has been forgotten, the
He that was too small to be remember
ed, the Impurity, the hatred, the skep
ticism that we think are hidden deep
ly in our hearts, only lie fallow, pos
sibly to bear fruit in our sons and
daughters. “Whatever we sow, we
reap." This makes life a problem of
tremendous Importance. But the' fact
that what we sow others may reap,
complicates our responsibilities, and
makes us not only the arbiter of our
own destinies, but the prophets, for
weal or for woe, of those who come
after us. The science qt life should be
taught in our public schools.
The Turkifh authorities have the
suspiciousness of a pursued criminal.
In every novelty they see a device to
make the government less secure. They
look not for peace, but for plots, and
naturally a conspiracy is easily imag
ined when none exists. A bowling out
fit reached Jaffa. The suspicious of
ficers opened the box, asked what those
dangerous looking balls contained, and
finally cut one of them open. Finding
nothing within, they confiscated the
articles. Ultimately the balls were sent
to the arsenal at Damascus, and the
Minister of Wan ordered the authori
ties at Jaffa and the commander at
Jerusalem to be vigilant. A government
which rests on suspicion Is sure to
makv Itself ridiculous, as well as to
ahow itself revengeful. In England a
Hke condition of affairs exists. Royalty
Is on a keg of dynamite.
Bstimates of population of cities and
towns In the United States having one
thousand or more inhabitants, accord
ing to the census of 1890, have been
received at Washington in response to
a circular sent by Dr. Wyman, of the
Marine Hospital Service, to the health
officials of those localities. The esti
mates were asked for as a part of de
sired data bearing on the statistics of
mortality and morbidity in the coun
try, but it Is needless to say that they
have an Interest for people outside of
the class of sanitarians and patholo
gists. This is particularly true as re
gards the larger cities. The figures
compiled, which are for the. year 1896,
seem to Indicate that Chicago has made
the largest Increase in population in
the interval since the last national
census. Its population is given as
1,619,226 in 1896, as compared with
1,009,860 in 1890. New York seems to
have made the next greatest • gain
among the large cities, its population
being put at 1,996,000, as against 1,616,-
801 in 1890. Brooklyn comes next, hav
ing Increased its population from 806,-
848 to 1.100,100. Philadelphia shows an
advance from 1,046,964 to 1,188,798. St
Louis shows a gain from 461,770 to
670,000, Boston from 448,477 to 616,806
add Baltimore from 434,439 to 606,378.
These represent the cities having a
population in excess of 600,000. Note
worthy gains are shown by some of the
cities Tailing below that figure, in cer
tain instances more notable proportion
ately than those shown by some of the
It appears that the freight rates on
the Great Lakes are not the cheapest
in the world, as we recently asserted
them to be. Our attention is called to
the fact that two dollars will pay for
the transportation of a ton of flour
from the Pacific coast to Hong Kong,
a distance of between seven and eight
thousand miles. The two dollars can
he bought for aboot ninety cents in
gold. Accordingly the Pacific freight
rats. is ahont one-eighth of a mill, or
nas-eightieth of a cent, per ton per
mile, reckoned by the English mone
tary standard.
SALISBURY’S REPLY.
OPPOBB6 A MONETARY CONFER
ANCE.
warn Aaavar to WoiooU Is Diplomatic bat
topfestte-Mot moody to Re-Open the
loSUo Mlsb.
London, Oct. 20.—Lord Sadtebury to
dght sent to Ambtamutor Huy the re
ply of the Brttbdi government to the
prrgwsmh» of the American bfctnetaJfic
special oonunMon. bended by Senator
Woftoutt, a dfeptotntttileaily worded note.
Hh ltortbdtfp emyvt tihe* government of
Great Rrttnto it* not able to reopen tihe
India mtavte at precast. He regrets
tt*e Inability to accede to die propr*ttJa
of die American oommMoneoe, Great
Britain having mm great an Interest as
the United ttnns and France in occur
tog & etable par of exchange for gold
and silver and mi enlarged ispe of sil
ver.
In 4hecK> eavunwttanoa*. ootVtitoueH
I>ord ftamsbury. the Rrittati govern
ment docn molt wee the deefcrahility of
an totermutfonaJ monetary conference,
lu«t wtll be pdeaepd to comAder any
otfier iruattxul MtggfwCkmn from the
United Stales
Ixird Sahel>itry inclosed wit* the
note a dopy of the statement of Sir
•T. WecrtSamd. bend of tihe flxstnoinl do
■jMij'tment of India, whicti was under
dhsctHHrion at. tihe meertSmg of the cnl>J
net council last. Saturday, and which
takes strong grmnwb* against the re
opening of the India. nVintj*.
Senator Wotodtt to not. to Txeirton
this eventing. Ambamndor Andrew
White came from Bertta last Saturday.
He h!n« avoided pribltcfty, but Iras had
several conferences with Senator WoL
onttt. In tihe course of an interview
wft* ttie eorreupoiwlient of the Associ
ated Press. Mr. White said that Ger
many’s action as to bimetal Main will
depend upon England. Discussing the
possibility of a tariff war. Mr. WhJte
mid:
“I do not believe that Germany will
hYaugnrnte a tariff war with the Unit
ed States. The German press and
many German statesmen have been
very hitter against the Dingley law,
hut I tbfnk they are now beginning to
realize that an increased prosperity
will enable the United States to buy
.ns much as under tihe lower tariff.”
The chancellor of the exchequer. Sir
MiChOrt Hteles-Beach, replying to the
memorial of tihe hankers and mer
chanltH of tihe city of London, says pa
pers will soon be published fully cx
pkatntng the• proposals made and tihe
position taken up by the govern meant
NO ROCKING CHAIRS.
An American Luxury That the Freneh
Should Appreciate.
Washington. Oct. 19.—Acting Consul
Preaaly alt Marseilles. France, in a re
port to the State Department, says that
the importation of American cotton
seed oH has greatly increased at that
port ia the pari two years. Oil manu
facturers have protested against the
low duties, but so far nothing has been
done by the government.
Mr. Preasly also refers to the jdvort
age of the wlinat crop to France and
the Increase In the price of bread as a
result. Popular demonstrations have
been mode demanding the suppression
of the duty on wheat. Steamers are
leaving weekly In ballast to return
with American wheat.
In another part of the report. Mr.
Pressly says that he doubts whether
there are 100 rocking chairs in France
outside of Paris, and he suggests that
furniture dealers of America might try
to introduce them.
American bicycles are increasing in
numbers in France. last year the
French government received $551,000
from the tax on wheels.
Committee of Wrights and Measures.
Chdeago, Oct. 20.—Professor A. A.
Michetooo. head professor of physio*
at rite UnJrvemity of Chicago, has tieen
mode a member of the international
committee of weights ami measures,
This -committee to composed of ocie
member from c—cfa of the following na
tions:
France. Germany. England Russia.
United States. Italy. Austria. Sweden.
Switzerland. Spain. Portugal. Rouman
ia and Norway.
The membership of this body to for
life, and the elections occur only when
death or resignatioo causes a vacancy.
The vacant seat, to which Professor
M-ichelson Ins been elected was caused
by the death of Dr. Benjamin P. Gould,
who represented the United State*
sLikoe it was founded.
Tlie purpose of the commission to to
propose and cause the adoption of n
uniform system of weights and meas
ures for the world.
An Advance in Silver.
New York, Oct. 20.—The price of bar
silver in Ixmdon rose 3-16 of a penny
to-dtey, to 27% pence, and in New York
tlie price nsse % owut to 59% cents.
’Phis carries the price above the ratty
of September 20th. when It went to
27% pence fen London and 59% cents in
New York. To-day’s price of silver
hats not been equaled since July 21st,
when it was 27 7-16 pence to London
nod 59% cents to New York. The
present Strength of Sliver is attributed
to various causes. There to at present
a good mintage demand in Ixmdon and
there to niso some covering of specu
lative Short sales. This to coupled with
a present scarcity of supply. The In
dian demand for silver also continues
good.
A Big Cut of Lumber.
Marinette. Wie., OcL 20.—The total
out of the seventeen mills on the river
lids year will he over 327.000.000. The
Marinette mills will continue running
until it freezes, as all the companies
a iv to saw as much as possible this sea
son. Marinette and Menominee mills
have manufactured more lumber this
year than any other district in the
world. A record the companies have
had for several years.- The value of
this season’s product to round num
!>em is $4,000,000. Most of the lumber
Ims been sold and will be shipped be
fore navigation closes.
Major Handy Gave a Dinner.
Paris, Oct. 19.—Major Moses P. Han
dy, United States special commissioner
to the Paris International Exposition
of 1900. gave a dinner this evening to
General Horace Porter, the United
SUtaa ambassador; Henry Vignaud,
secretary of the t inted States legation;
Consul General John K. Gowdy, Mr.
Getty of Chicago, Mr. Selignian anti M.
Launey Delville. director general of the
Department of Exploitation of the Ex
position.
TO THE KIND HEARTED.
The Colorado Humane Society Desire*
Agent* in Every Community to Protect
Abused Animal*.
Denver, (VAo., Oct 21. —The Colorado
Hum-nine Society’ desires to appodnt
agents In every community throughout
the State. Following are some of the
provisions of the law under which its
agents act:
“Sec. 0. Any officer or any agent of
the Oddojuuk) Humane Society may
law fully Interfere to prevent the perpe
trate-m of any act of cruelty upon any
animal in his ]yreeeiioe, aim I every per
son who shall interfere with or ob
struct or resist any such officer or
ugenK tin the dliNdl large of his duty,
sliaiU. upon conviction, be fined not
lees than $5 nor more than $f>0, or im
prisoned in the county jail not more
tUitam thirty days.
"Sec. 8. Any officer or agent of the
said Him none Society may lawfuMy
take charge of any animal found aban
doned. negle<*ted or cruelly treated,
and shall thereupon give notice there
of to the owner, if known, ami may
care and provide for such animal until
tine owner Shall take Hliarge of the
name, and the expenses of such care
and provision shall la* a charge against
the owner <rf such animal, and collecti
ble from Hindi owner by said Humane
Society in an action therefor.
‘ See. 9. When said Humane Society
Shall provide neglect**! and abamlnned
animals wlitfli proper food, shelter and
dare, it may detain such animals until
the expense of ouch food, shelter and
care is paid, and sMnfll have a lien upon
«u<h animals therefor.
“Sec*. 10. Any*agent or officer of the
said Hums is ie Society may lawfully de
stroy or cause to lx* destroyed! any an
imal iin his charge when, in the judg
ment of such agent or officer, and by
the written certificate of two reputa
ble cSMzens called tin view the same in
Ivis presence, one of whom may be «e
lectad by the owner of said animal if
lie Shall «o request, and who shall give
t'heir written certitfhmte that such ani
mal appear* bo lie injured, disabled,
discus**! past recovery, or unfit, for
any useful purpose.
“Sec. 13. Amy memlier of the C<Vlom
dlo Humane Society may require t'ho
Sheriff of any county, the constable of
any pre-eimot, or the,marshal or any
IHim-emau of any town or city, or any
agent, of the wild society auttlmriised by
tlh® Sheriff to make am*sts for the vHrv
lation of tfliis act, to arrest any person
found v totaling any of the provisions
of fids a**t. and to -take p<«.-**»«*«om of
any n.Pimal cruelly -treated in tthrfr re
spective counties. critics or towns, and
deliver the same to the proper officers
of said society, and for such service
and for ail services rendered in car
rying out the provisions of this aett,
such officer* and t he officers and agents
of mid society slsill lie allowed and
I mid such fees as are allowed for like
services in other coses. which Shan be
clwirged as costs, and reimbursed to
the *ocie*ty by the person convicted."'
It will be seen from the foregoing
sections of the law that the society’s
ngenftM ore given extraordinary low
its in dealing with neglected, aban
doned or abused animals. Many
Ironies and <attie will lie allowed to
starve and be otherwise abused by
their owners this winter unless pre
vented by agents of the Humane So
ciety.
Acvordirngly the society desires to ap
poinit. only persons of good reputation
and sound judgment. The jyosttion of
ngonit is one of grea; jiower. to be
used eonwoh-ntiohsly and carefully.
Such pensrsiN the society stands ready
and willing to commission ns Ms
agent* In Ixhalf of dumb and helpless
creatures. Anyone fcnter<‘Sted- should
preserve this article on account of the
extract* from the kiw’ contained fa> It
Address all Idtrew to the Cotorndo Hu
mane Society. 6 Jacobson building.
Denver. Colorado.
TURNING SILVER INTO GOLD.
Profeanor Emmen* Tell* How He Make*
the Proee** Pay.
Prdfeasor Stephen ll.Einniens. who
professes to have discovered a method
of eonverting pure silver into a sub
stance which he called gold, has recent
ly written a number of letters to emi
nent scientists in which lie maintains
his posti ion that both gold and silver
are composed of molecules, by chang
ing the arrangement of which he can
clunigc tlie character of the metal, and
that In ids exjierimciits in this line he
lias discovered a new chemical element
which he terms argenturuni. as it par
takes of the nature of both gold and sil
ver. Professor Etnmens is now con
structing a force engine, which will
give the tremendous pressure of 500
tons to the square inch, and claims that
when his engine is completed the prob
lem of manufacturing commercial gold
will have been solved. Tlie eugine w’aa
recently tested and is said to have
worked satisfactorily. A friend in New
York sends the Denver Republican cop
ies of some of these letters from which
the following extracts are taken: In a
letter to Professor William Crookes, dis
coverer of the X-rays, he says under
date of May 21, 1897:
“Our gold process has l>ecoine modi
fied since the announcement made last
September tin the New Y'ork Journal!.
When w ork on a microscopical scale ad
vanced to commercial dimensions it
was found possible to dispense with the
tedious and costly preparation of so
called ‘allotropic’ silver as raw mater
ial. We now use Mexican dollars. • *
Wm Caught in a Cog Wheel.
Rlberi, Ook>.. Oct. 20.—Another fatal
accident occurred yesterday afternoon.
This time eight miles west of Elbert.
John McGinnis, foreman of a steam
thresher, become entangled to the small
oog wheels of the machine and the
nvusetes of his right arm, between the
elbow anti the shoulder, were torn off.
A hole as large as a man’s' fist was
left. Medical aid was n.t once sum
moned, but the loss of blood and nerv
ous shock was too great, and he ex
pired at 9 o’clock last night.
Mr. McGinnis came from BthMl
Goto., ten days ago. where he was well
known. He was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and insured In that
order for $3,000. Pour children, the
oftlest 15, are lef t orphans by his death,
'[lie nttuatoe go to Brush this evening
for tnirtal
THE JURY DISAGREE.
luetgert still has a chance
xna* far ConT let ion and Three for Aoqvlt
tal—Luetgert Make* Affidavit That He
Did Not Kill Hl* Wife.
Chicago, Oct. 21—The famous Luet
gert trial came to an end this morning
when the jury reported itself unable to
agree and was discharged. It stood nine
for conviction and three for acquittal.
The state’s attorney says he will pre
pare for another trial of the case.
Luetgert, through his attorneys, will
to-morrow apply for release on ball.
When the order of Judge Tuthill dis
charging the jury was made, Luetgert
stood up with a smile on his face and
nodded to the jurors. He was cool and
collected. The action of the Jury had
verified the oft-repeated prediction of
the prisoner in the past twenty-four
hours. William Charles, Arnold Luet
gert, Luetgert’s counsel and friends of
the giant sausage maker crowded
around him and shook his extended
hands. Leutgert’s eyes but
be did not say much. A great weight
of anxiety had been lifted from his
mind and the sudden reaction from
ipubt to certainty as to the Jury’s po
rtion filled the broad breast of the
sausage maker with emotion.
After being dismissed tin* jury signed
& resolution of thanks to the court of
3cers. concluding with the statement
that while they had disagreed they be
lieved that tlie police hail been Justi
6ed hi prosecuting Luetgert.
“Yes. sir. we will try him again,”
said State's Attorney Deneen. when
isked as to tlie probability of Luetgert
being brought before the court a sec
ond time. “When we will get at it,
however, is something I cannot tell yon
uow. We have iiad nine w r eeks of this,
and I must have n couple of weeks of
rest. After that we will look the ground
aver and get our evidence together. The
wise stands now with us as though
there had never b<*en a trial. Second
trial has no bearing whatever on the
rase Just closed.”
The Associated Press to-night ob
tained the one great feature missing in
the famous Luetgert trial—the sworn
testimony of the defendant himself--
Adolph L. Luetgert.
The affidavit explicitly declares Luet
sert’s Innocence, The document, in full,
is as follows
“To the Public—The result of my
trial, ending to-day, is a victory for me,
because of the disagreement of the
Jury, but I am very much disappointed
ami very much surprised that tlie jury
did not bring in a verdict of not guilty.
“I did not kill my wife, and do not
know where she is. but lam sure that
it is only a question of time until she
cornea home.
“I did not go on the witness stand
because my lawyer. Judge Vincent,
was bitterly opposed to my doing so.
and because he advised me it was not
necessary.
“1 am grateful for the tremendous
change in public sentiment in my fav
or. and time will demonstrate that I am
not only an Innocent but a very griev
ous! v wronged man.
(Signed) “ADOLPH L. LUETGERT.
“Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st dav of October. A. D. 1897.
(Signed) ‘ “M. F. SULLIVAN.
“Notary Public.”
CONDUCTORS DISCHARGED.
Old Employe* of the Santa Fe Company
Carried PaMMengertf Free.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 21.—Seven San
ta Fe passenger conductors, soune of
whom have been with rhe company for
more than 20 years, were discharged
to-night.
Three more conductors, whom* names
the company will not yet divulge, will
also bo discharged within the next 72
hours. The wholesale disclwiirge of so
many old and trusted employes is due
to the discovery by the <*bmpany’s de
tectives of the wholesale carrying of
persons without proper transportation.
Ferguson is the only one who was
not let out for that cause. He was dis
charged on account of the Ling wreck.
A short time ago a report reached the
management of the Santa Fe that cer
tain men had been doing a great deal
of riding over the company’s line with
out any profit to the company. Detec
tives were placed at work on the case
and it did not take long to develop it.
It was ascertained that Guy Bievert, a
passenger conductor on the road for
more than 20 years, was the arch con
spirator. SJevert wax given a severe
sweating and finally confessed. After
Sievert’» confession notices were sent
to each of the conductors suspected to
go to the general superintendent’s of
fice at Topeka to-day. They did so. A
conference was held with the officials,
at which each conductor admitted car
rying people free. Orders for tlieir dis
charge were then promulgated. Some
of the men broke down and wept.
They said that they had not received
a cent from the people, and that they
had carried them simply because Siev
ert had pleaded with them to do so.
Rut tears cut no figure. They were dis
charged. Their places will be filled by
the promotion of freight conductors,
and this will, be followed by a whole
sale promotion of freight brakemen to
freight conductors.
A WARNING TO WEYLER.
He Mn«t Allow no Demonstration on Hl*
Departure.
Havana, Oct. 20. —A special dispatch
to El Dlario de la Marina, from Ma
drid says that the government has ca
bled to General Weyler strictly prohib
iting any demonstration on the day of
his departure for Spain, and intimating
that if these instructions are not com
plied with by him. he will be held
strictly accountable.
Many army officers who consider that
Sagasta’s policy of autonomy for Cuba
is dangerous to Spanish sovereignty
have applied for leave to return to
Spain. Lieutenant General Weyler has
invariably refused these applications.
The word “treason” has been heard
of late in several quarters. It is be
lieved the government intends to deliv
er the public offices into the hands of
the insurgents, which, in the opinion
of the critics of Spain’s course, will be
equivalent to granting independence.
General Weyler has cabled the gov
ernment that although he has fixed up
on the 13tli as the day of his leaving,
he may embark a day or two earlier.
Britain’s Foes Are Strong.
London. Oct. 21.—The staunch resist
ance of the insurgent tribesmen when
tite British forces stormed the Dargal
ridgp, of tlie Slmana range, yesterday
afternoon, and the apparently haary
losses of the British In that engagement
are facts viewed with serious misgiv
ings in Ixmdon to-day. The insurgent*
were evidently in great force, for, in
addition to being able to make a stub
born stand against the British am
vance, they had a contingent of 7.OUJ
men to spare for a flanking movement.
Not any of the stories of the fierce en
gagement suggest any demoralization
of the enemy, who retired in good or
der and proceeded to construct fresn
defensive work on the adjacent hills,
showing that Afridiland will probably
have to he conquered yard by yard.
COMMISSION GOES TO FRANCE.
Aabaiudor Hay Think* the Decision "f
the Hrltlffh Cabinet I* Final.
London, Oct. 21.—Colonel John Hay,
the United States ambassador, and the
officials of the British foreign office de
cline to furnish the press with the text
of Great Britain’s reply to the sugges
tions of the United States Monetary
commissioners, though the foreign of
fice people say it is in substance identi
cal with the Associated Press dis
patches of Saturday last, giving the re
sult of the meeting of the British Calu
inet, and that the communication sent
yesterday evening to the commissioners
‘and to the United States ambassador
was practically a reiteration of the
statements on the subject already
made.
A similar reply lias been sent to the
French embassy.
Tlie United States commissioners rec
ognize that their mission has been un
successful, thougii they not admit
it, as the answer of Great Britain says
that country will be glad to receive oth
er propositions, and the commissioner*
have decided, as a matter of form, ti
return to France and consult tht
French government as to whether fresh
proposals are desirable. But it is not
expected that anything will result from
their visit to France.
The Marquis of Salisbury, in his note
to the United Stabs* ambassador and
to the Frencli ambassador. Baron De
Courcel, says that by far the most im
portant proposal submitted is that con
cerning the reopening of the Indian
mints. He adds: “The government of
India points out that they can hardly
lie expected to give up a policy which,
for four years, they have been endeav
oring to make effective, in the absence
of substantial security that the system
to be substituted for it is practically
certain to be stable. If, owing to the
relative smallness of the nre'a over
which the bimetallic system is to be es
tablished, to the great divergence be
tween the proposed ratio and the pres
ent gold price of silver, or to any other
cause, the legal ratio of silver were not
maintained, the position of silver might
be much worse than before, and the
financial embarrassments of the gov
ernment of India greater than any
with which they have as yet had to
contend.”
The reply then adds that even if
these reasons are not strong enough,
the Indian government could not be ex
pected to reverse a poliey which has on
ly been on trial four years, and con
cludes: “Her majesty’s government is
therefore desirous to ascertain how far
the view’s of the French and American
governments have been modified by
the decision arrived at. and whether
they desire to proceed further with the
negotiations at the present moment. It
is impossible that the time which has
lapsed since the proposals were put for
ward in July last may enable the rep
resentatives of the two governmens
concerned to form a more accurate es
timate than then practicable of the
amount of assistance they say they ex
pect from other powers, and of the suc
cess their scheme is likely to attain.
The government will then lie placed
in a position to consider the subject
with fuller knowledge than they now
|H>ssess of many circumstances mater
ially affecting the proposals before
them.”
CREEKS REJECT THE TREATY.
Chief Isparheeher I* Elated Over the De
feat of the Measure.
Muskogee, I. T.. Oct. 20.—The treaty
between the Dawes and Creek Com
missions. which was concluded at this
place last month, was rejected by the
Creek Council in session at Okmulgee,
Indian Territory, last night. The vote
in tlie House of Warriors, which is .the
lower house of the Creek Council, was
unanimously against the treaty, and
only eight of the House of Kings voted
in favor of it. Chief Isparheeher is
elated over his victory over the half
breed and non-citizen element. He has
never l>oen in favor of allotment and
the abolition of tribal government.
The principal charge against the
treaty is that it does not give tlie
Creeks their share of all the lands of
the Creek nation, and leaves too much
room for money sharks and speculators.
A warm legal war is expected to be
waged between the United States and
the Cfeek nation, as the act of Congress
which takes effect January 1, 1898,
abolishes the Creek courts, places the
Indians under the jurisdiction of the
United States and makes their acts of
council ineffective unless approved by
the President of the United States.
Union Pacific Cut-Off.
Laramie, Wyo.. OcL 21.—General
Manager Dickinson and Chief Engineer
Pegram of the Union Pacific are to-day
making examination of the line of the
proposed cut-off between Percy and
Lookout Stations, by which it is ex-
I>eoted that almost twenty males will
be saved between this city and Raw
lins. The general car was
stopped at Carbon last night, and this
morning the party took wagons and
drove to Lookout station, accompanied
by Superintendent Malloy of the moun
tain division. To-morrow the party will
take private conveyances and ‘drive
over the route to Percy, two stations
west of Carbon. If the plan is carried
out. and it doubtless wfll be. the towns
of Rock Creek. Medicine Bow and Car
bon will be left high and dry, with
probably a branch connecting Carbon
with the mein line.
The Yerkes Telescope.
Williams Bay, Wis.. Oct. 21
Charles T. Yerkes’ splendid gift is now
in the possession of the University of
Chicago. Shortly after noon to-day Mr
Yerkes formally presented to President
William R. Harper the keys to the ob
servatory which contains the Yerkes
telescope. The ceremonies covered two
hours, and the greatest refracting tele
scope In the world, having a forty-inch
lease, is dedicated and ready to be used
bv astronomers from every part of tbs
globfe
DO NOT USE TOO MUCH SALT.
It 1* » Tax on the System to DlapoM of **
Excess of the Condiment.
The use of salt as a condiment is so
general and so universally believed in
as accessary that we rarely hear a
word against its excessive use, but
there are a. multitude of persons who
eat far too much salt—eat It on every
thing. on meat. fish, potatoes, melons,
in butter, on tomatoes, turnips end
squash, in bread and on a host of
foodß too numerous to mention. To so
great an extent is it used thait no food
is relished which has not a salty
taste, and this hides more or less -the
real taste, which is often very delicate.
Now, tlie amount of salt required to
the system is comparatively small,
and if tlie diet has been rightly com
pounded very little is necessary. Some
go so far as to discard its use altogeth
er, but whether this is wise or not we
will not here consider. What are some
of the evils of the excessive use of
salt? They are to paralyze the nerves
of taiste. or to pervert them so they
cannot enjoy anything winch has not a
s«ilty flavor, and in addition there is a
direct tax on both the skin and the kid
neys in removing It from the blood.
Whether the skin is harmed by thin
tax we do not know. Possibly it is
not greatly injured, yet we know that
few people possess a healthy skin, but
it is now pretty well settled that an
excessive use of salt does overtax the
kidneys in its removal, and that tihe
great number of cases of derangement
and disease of these organs is due to
its use. It takes only a little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds of food
without salt, and we advise our read
ers and others to look into this matter
and to try and diminish the use of this
condiment ns possible. We be
lieve they wfll l>e better for it.—New
Y'ork Journal of Hygiene.
How to Rest.
“I have learned how to rest,” said a
delicate woman. “I find the five min
utes I now take in a trying part of the
day. lying flat on my back, with relaxed
muscles and closed eyes, does me more
g«Kxl than fifteen minutes would sit
ting in the most com fort able chair my
house affords. If 1 can spare fifteen
minutes, though. I now divide it in.
halves—tlie first half for the recumbent
position, then I push a large pillow be
hind my Imck, so that I can read with
out injuring my eyes and at the same
time give the lower half of my body
the rest it seems to require. I resume
my work with a refreshened mind,
which I consider an excellent prevent
ative of a weary body.”
Another had found how uselessly she
liad tired herself in carrying her baby
or parrels or lifting heavy articles, by
exerting too much will power or by di
recting it through improper channels.
L-idies sometimes hokl theta* prayer
isioks with such rigid muscles that one
could but imagine the beautiful vol
umes must weigh as much as a Web
ster's International.
This unnecessary waste of strength
by people who so frequently complain
that they have not enough to do half
they wish can be remedied by such a
course of physical culture as will make
them understand how to use their bod
ies.
All bending exorcises from the waist
line can be most advantageously prac
ticed as one is doing housework, and if
one attempts to do this she will be
greatly benefited by the dress it will
compel her to wear. Indeed, house
keepers may be congratulated on the
opportunities they possess for phyMcal
self-improvement, compared with those
whose enjoyment encompasses them
with witnesses.
$100 Given Away.
Think of it! One thousand dollars
in gold coin offered free by the Sterling
Remedy Company, to the friends and
endorsers of Cascarets Candy Cathar
tic. The Sterling is honest and re
liable, its offer is liberal and attrac
tive and Cascarets are the best medi
cine preparation ever discovered. Don’t
miss your share of the gold, for you
can easily get it by reading and an
swering the big ad in this issue.
Easily Prevented.
Very few people are wholly at ease
during a violent thunderstorm. Light
ning generally strikes somewhere, and
no one feel?* absolutely safe from it.
There is a simple way of insuring one’s
self against danger, however. If you
put on a pair of rubbers when the light
ning liegins to flash and the thunder to
roar, and stand on the fl«>or so that you
touch nothing els**, you will lie as safe
as if you were sealed In a glass case.
Rubber is a non-conductor of electricity,
and if the lightning has to go through a
piece of rubber to get at you it will
leave you alone and take something
else. In other words, when you have on
a pair of rubbers and are not in con
tact. with anything’ you are perfectly
insulated. This is not a theory merely.
It is a fact proved by innumerable ex
istences. A pair of rubbers lias saved
many a life in a thunderstorm. But
they must be sound and whole. Do not
don an old pair with a crack in the toe,
because electricity will get out of a
very small hole when it is cornered,
and a pair of defective rubbers will do
you no good.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure, wc
Deep Coal Mines in Germany.
The shaft of the Freie Vogel colll«ry. at
Hoerde. which has attained a depth of 2,000
feet, lias hitherto been the deepest in tn«
Westphalian coalfield. This depth will,
however, shortly be exceeded by two shafts
at Gelsenkirchen, where, at the RhelnaiD*
colliery, a new shaft is being “i”
tention lteing to carry it down to 3.300 re«t.
The adjoining Dahlbusch colliery is also
sinking a new shaft to 2.000 feet. In both
cases it is intended to work the coal seam*
at the deepest portion of the basin.
PAINFUL AFFLICTION
A Son Write. ■ Letter Tolling How HI.
Father Waa Troubled.
WINAMOE, IND.—My fatbar waa
troubled with boils and carbuncles. After
suffering for some time, he beard of a
similar case cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
He began taking this medicine and coo
tinned its use until fie was cored. Iff
mother ia taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla for
rheumatism and it ia helping her.” GUT
E. Newkirk, Box 184.
Hood’s Pills take, easytooperate. Me.