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MOUNT VERNON HAWK-EYE.
MT. VERNON HAWK-E'tE.
Mr. VERNON, t t IOWA.
SEPTEMBER--1898.
iSU.I Mon, Toe, Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat.
A WEEK'S HISTORY
The ImportantHappenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
[ 2 All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington From the East, the
4 6 7 8 9 West and the South.
J 12 14 |6 THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
[18 79 20 21 g )A WAR =,vs.
I-~ r~- -~- "~ ~- 3-0 ~~ On the part of the government there
is no intention to diminish the fight-
~"~" -- ing strength of the North Atlantic
~t'i~ ~Si m!i!~ii s- declared.Squadr nuntil peace has actually been
tian era began over 4,000,000,000 human The Comal sailed from Tampa for
beingahave perished in war. ~Havana with 1,000,000 rations for dis-
tribution to the starving people of
The battleship Texas, now command- Cuba.
ed by Capt. Sigsbee, has (]one its fu~l
duty in helping the Spaniards to re-
member the~Maine.
The Spanish newspapers made the
mistake of overlooking the bristles
when they commented a few months
ago so flippantly upon the American
pig
' The Hawaiian alphabet has but 12
]etter~ and now we've got to go to
work and teach them 14 more. That's
ome of the drawbacks we encounter by
.taking them in
~ I,J
' "Another sad bnt glorious day for
~ain," remarked the Spanish soldier
he picked himself up on the next
Mock after attempting tb force the
American army mule to carry his bag-
gage to th'e transport.
' Canada,
g
tbo earl of Minto, has had a great deal
of military experience, He served with
Turkish army in 1877, took part tn
Ebe Atghan war of 1879 and was in tho
~Tptian eampafgn of 1882.
L ~
A number of new post ofltdes are now
struggling to live up to the reputation
of the great names they bear. Since
, tilde 20th o~ fflJly ~liere hasbeen a post
e~iee named Hobson, another Sigsbee,
, another Sampson and
#
ious to tackle
American fleet, It ts an undertak-
big
; IQ 1854,
Schley and Philip (Of
was not
In one
~ session in Indianapolis the sxz-
preme !~dge, Knig%ts of Pythias, elect-
ed Thomas G. Sample, of Allegheny,
Pa supreme chancellor.
The following edl~gre ss[onal nomina-
tions were made: Alabama, Fourth
district, G. A. Robins (dem.). Indiana,
Third district, Rev. George T. Muvfield
(pop.); Fifth, W. E. Carpenter (pro.).
Ohio,' Sevent een,th dts~triet, Fran!~ Taft-
g art (rep.).
California silver republicans have in-
dorsed the nomination of James Ms-
AT CAMP WIKOFF.
Secretary Alger Returns from His
Toar of Inspection nnd Reports
to the President.
Washington, Aug. 29.--.~eer#. ary Al-
ger returned from Camp Wihoff, Mon-
tank Point, L. ] Saturday morning,
snd at once drove to the white house
to have a short conference with Presi-
dent McKinley before the latter start-
ed for Somerset. Pa for a short vaca-
CUBANS WILL OBEY.
Gen. Castillo Says Titat ltostillty
Towards Americans Is Rapidly
Passing Away.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 29. Gen. Cas-
tillo, who has been in consultation
with Gen. Law~on, expresses the opin-
ion that the disbandment of the Cu-
bans can be eff.~ct'ed without trouble.
Ite says the i~ostility of the Cubans,
growing out of the refusal of the
MATTHEWS IS DEAD.
Indiana's Former Go~-ernor a Victim
of Paralysis--Passes Aw'ny Sur-
rounded by His Family.
Lafayette, Ind Aug. 20. Ex-G~v.
Claude Matthews had a second strok~
of paral'ysis on Saturday afternoon
and expired at 6:30 Sunday morning.
lie was conscious from Friday morn-
ing until the second stroke occurred
and recognized his family and friends,
guire (fusionist) for governor, tion. It was ar:anged that the presi- Americans to i,ermit joint military but was speechless, Short funera!
On September 0 the National Aasoci- dent shouhl go to Camp Wikoff next occupation of ti:e eonqueredterritory, services will be held at Isaac Meharry's
ation of Naval Veterans of the United Saturday to pay his respects to thewith the Cubaa tlag floating over resider.ce, Meharry's grove, conducted
States o America will hold their thir- heroes of Sant!ago, and Secretary Al- the palace bes!d~e the stars and stripes, by Rev. Nave, of Crawfdrdsville, after
teenth reunion in C~neinnati. ger will meet him there, tie assured is disappearing, and under the ate'ice which the body will be taken overland
The fusionists in the Seeond Nebras- th: president that the camp is in het- of cool heads the schemo of makingto Wingate, where a special train will
ka d~strict nolninat~d Gilbert M. te condition than has been reported, an armed demand for their alleged convey his remains to his home at
Hitcheoek, publisher of theOmaha and that the sick are being well cared rights has been abandoned. Clinton. 15 miles from Terre Haute.
World-Herald, for congress, for in the hospitals, while the con-Gen. Lawton has instructed Gen. The funeral wil4 take place on Wednes-
In Cleveland, O Harry S. Stevens, a valescents have the best of wholesome Wood to formnlate a plan of civil gov- day afternoon.
well-known broker, committed suicide food, which wilt, in the salubrious eli- ernment, based upon the old regime,Mrs. Matthews received hunt]reds of
by shooting himself.Business trou-mate of Mont~tuk, build up the menbut with modifications. He thinks it lelegrams and messages of condolence
bles were the cause, and put them i~ condition to go home advisable that *.he number of officers Sunday. Gov. Mount expressed the sor-
Two soldiers of the Sixty-ninth New in comfort, necessary to the government of therow of the state at the sudden death
York olunteers were killed, another The secretary declined to discuss for city should be fixed immediately. Gen. of the ex-governor and requested that
was fatally injured, and four werepublication the criticisms of the war Wood will arrange the salaries andthe remains be brought to Indianapolis
slighlly, hurt in a railway wreck near department, bat he said that ffhe pos- make the nominations, which will be to lie iu state at the capitol In thls he
Birmingham, Ala. sibilties and ahnost certainties of ter- submitted to Gen. Lawton for his ap- was jclned by Mayor Taggart and
Gem Miles was ordered to send homeAt the age of 53 years ex-Gov. Claude rible ravages from the fevers had been proval.
from ;Puerto Rico all troops not Matthews, of Clinton, Ind die(] at Me- fully discnssed l)y the war officials and Native officers will be appointed as
actually needed, for service there, harry's grove from a second stroke of by the press before the army went to far as possible, as they undersi~d the
Spanish transports left Santiago de paralysis. Cuba, and the government had bold language and temper of the people
Cuba for ~ain with 4,468 Spaniards. In Idaho the sil,ver republicans and back agaSnst sending a great army to better than the Americans do. The
Wdth ~is staff Gem Shatter lef.t San- democrats nominated a fnsion ticket Cuba when the same agitators who police force is to be reorganized. The
tlago on ~he United States transport headed by Frank Steunenber~ (dem.)now complain that men have died were force will be increased and the senti-
:M~xico for America. for governor. . demanding that an army of 100,000 be nels, whose presence in the city
Jo~an P, Philip, of the battleship sent to Cuba. He was thankful that so arouses discontent, will be withdrawu
Texas, has been assigned to the corn- I~'OREIGN INTELLIGENCE. few men had died frcm disease in Cuba and called into service only upon spe-
mand 0f the Nurth Atlantic squadron. By the flooding of a mine at Nienee, and that so many of the sick who had cial request to guard life and property.
Admiral Sampson ~as been assigned Silesia, 300 miners were drowned, returned were s,~ffering from no worse Gen. Shafter'r~ regulation requiring
to duty as a member of the militaryAn international conference, to se- eomplications than malarial fever, vessels to remain unloaded in the har-
commission to at'tend to the ewcua-cure universa~ good feeling is urged bor until all of the duties npon their
tlon of Cuba by the Spaniards, by the czar of Russia, OFF FOR MANILA, cargoes have been paid has been abol-
~.n the vicinlty of Arecibo, Puert9 ished, and the pubhc warehouses and
Rico, Spanish volunteers were terror- LATER Nl~*V$, ~]he S~andto Sails froni San Franetseo wharves have been thrown open to
tztng the people. They b~rned a large Admiral Dewey has informed the with Troops anti Money for commerce. One of the wharves has
number of buildings near Ad~untas navy department that he has an abun- Gen. Merrltt. been reserved for public use.
and tried t~ drive the plan~ers from dance of SUl)plies for the present l~eeds - Gen. Lawton has ordered that the
their homes. . of his squadron. San Francisco, Aug. 29.--The trans- stars am] strioes be displayed upon
Presiden~t McKinley has selected The Chinese emperor has issued an port Scandia has sailed for Honolulu public buildings from sunrise to sun-
pea~e commissioners as follows: Sec- edict warning officials that there must
]etary of State Day, Senator C. E. be no more anti-missionary riots.
l
Davis, of Minnesota; SenatorWilH,am John Gibson, cashier at |he pool- ~,O~G ]~/~/V0,~
P. Frye, of Maine; Whitelaw Reid, of room privilege at the I~igby race track
~ew York, and Justice W'hite, of the near Portland, Me was reported as
supreme court, missing with $15,000. ~ 0~O
The insurgent leade~ in t~h~ Philip- The season's gold output in the Yu-
pines, Gen. Aguin.aldo, says he is Pon district of Alaska is estimated at
anxious to support, the au.t~orJty of $11,000,000.
the United States in the ~slands, and' ]'he leading commercial men in Ma- o~
that he has persuaded'the other rebel vila have urged Lord Salisbury to use
leaders to accept his vie~vs, his influence to prevent the Spaniards
A line Of steamers to run be,tween from gaining supremacy in the Philip-
New York and Cuban ports to carry
mail and supplies has been establis.hed
by the government.
From San Francisco the transport
Scandia sailed "for Honoltfiu and Ma-
nila, carrying troops, supplies and, $1,-
000,000 for Gen. Merrltt's ar, my, and
also the balance of the New York regi-
ment for the Hawaiia~ islands.
Ge-n. Castillo expresses the opinion~
that the disbandment of the Cuban in-
surgents can be effected without trou-
'
The Puerto Rico troops were being
~oncentrated at Ponce preparatory to
the homeward moveme at,
'In Havana and Matanza~ the feel-
6f annexation to the
is gro.wtng rapidly.
]~itOM WASHINGTON.
e number of
was 22;775,-
given a
t.~e people
where ~e went to co~-
presddent on Cu'b~ af-
fairs,
Th.roughout the country the volume
of bu~tness is 20.4 per Cent: larger
tehan last y~er sad 26.8 percent, larger
ban ~iB 1892, hea~etofore t]~e :~mr of
~he ~trgesf b~iness and h4g~hest pros-
~rfty ever knowm
Chief Wiikie, ~f the Secret service, in
his r~por~ s*n0Ws that, in the past fiscal
3~r 705 arrests were made and the
val~e of counterfeit notes recovered
was $1 7,243.
respected THE EAST.
bee~ be- At ~e leading clearing houses in
but the best edu- tile Un|ted State~ the exchanges dur-
traveled tng the~week ended on ~he 26th ag-
gregated $1,249,607,012, aga.inst $1,221,-
a new
in the pa-
h@ call
play such a m~m-
r willbeof i zble to their
world coming
a man had made 8, suggestion
Of tlr~ sort to an old-fashioned moth-
er of 25 F~ars ago he would have had
*o hreal~]~leW6~d'~redord on running
to keep out of the Way of a dog.
The interiors of many oPthe Philip-
pine tslande ~re filled with ~boriglnal
Leard of it and know nothing of this
turmoil of white races on the edges
of their archipelago. The island, of
1Hlndanao has never as a whole been
m~der Spanish rule, and aithongh the
port town ~has for a ~umber of years
been held by the Spanish, the large
~oportion of the fine,spirited Moros
of t~iindafiao are as independent of all
tlh~gianee to the whites as I~ing Philip
~'as.
~e naval parade at l~ek York was
in peaceful naval reviews, but never
before an equal number so recently en-
gaged in n great naval engagement and
wi;.h :he marks of battle still upon
them. The procession, consisting of
Admiral Sampson's flagship Ne~. York,
the eruiser Brooklyn and the battle-
hipsOregon. Iowa, Indiana and Massa-
ehusetts, moved up the river as far as
Grant's tomb. where they saluted and
turned. The pageant Was one long to
be remembered.
The sultan of efurkey as a despot is.
of course, most fabulously rich. His
annual expenses arc said to amount to
$,30,000,000. A million and a half of tl~Is
goes for the eloti~ing of his harem,
$400,000 for his own wardrobe. $7,500,-
000 for presents, $5.~00,000 for pocket
money, and another $5,000,000 for his
table, it certainly seems incredible
that cue man can spend ~o much
money in one year, but when itis re-
membered that 1,500 people live with-
in the palace walls, live luxuriously
and dress expensively at the cost of the
civil list, P. is more comprehensible.
927,527 the previou's week. The i~-
crease compared with the eorresoond-
|ng week in 1897 was 6.4.
In the United' States there were 179
business failures in the seven days
ended~ ~)n the 26th, against 196 the week
previous and 223 in the corresponding
~aeriod of 1897.
I~ Buffalo, N. Y John Carrigan,
about 60 years of age, was brutally
murdered by his son Frank, aged 33
~ears, while he slept.
The soctalis~ labor party has nom-
inated Benjamin Hanford, of New
York city, for governor.
The wife and child' of Rev, George
Je~feres, of Philadelphia. died in Ship*
pensburg, Pa from the effects of eat-
ing toadstools.
The president and Mrs, McKinley ar-
rived at Somerset, Pa on a visit to his
brother. IIe will be absent.from Wash-
Ington one week.
In the National league the percent-
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 28th were: Cincinnati,
,637; Boston, .633; B~ltimore, .632;
Cleveland 591'. Chicago, .563; New
York, .560; Pittsburgh, .496; Philade~]-
phia, .472; Louisville 389; Brooklyn,
.387; Washington 364: St. Louis, .283.
At Whiting Crossing, Mass George
Whiting, his wife and t.wo d~ughters
and the crossing boy were killed in-
.stantly by the cars.
q,'VEST AND SOUTH.
The republicans of Oklahoma noml.
nated Ex-Delegate Denmis Flynn for
territorial delegate to congress.
The republicans nominated Smith
MePherson for congress in the Ninth
Iowa district.
IIenry H. Holt, once lieutenant-gov-
ernor of Michigan, died at his home In
Muskegon after a short illness.
The committee to report on a~form
of government for the territory of Ha.
wuii commenced its work in Honolulu.
At YpsilanH. Mich, Dr. I. P. Fryer
and son Terrice were drop-ned in
Huron river. The boy was taken with
cramps whdle swimming, and in en-
deavoring to save him the father also
was dory'ned.
At. the closing session of the Ameri-
can Bankers'-association in Denver
Col George H. Russell, of Detroit
Mich was elected presidet~t.
In con ention at Oshkosh W;sconsin
prohibitionists nominated a ticket
headed by E. W, Chaffiu for governor.
On the way to Alaska tl~e ~teamer
~ttckeeu Chief was lo~t and 43 pe,r~o~
were drowned.
pines.
Eighteen or 20 persons were lnjured
in a collision between a work train
and a passenger train near Alva, O. T.
Judge Horace Taylor, of Rockford,
Ill died suddenly at the sanitarium in
Kenosha. Wis. aged 76. IIe was the
oldest jurist in Illinois. and was mas-
ter in chancery for the last 30 years.
Famine in Russia is rapidly on the
increase.
Secretary Alger declares that he
will not investigate the charges of mis-
management against the war depart-
ment.
Judge Valltant, of the St. Louis cir-
cuit e:ourt, rendered a decision de-
e~,aring boycotts legal.
Gen. William Booth, of the Salvation
Army, and Pope Leo praise the czar of
Russia for his stand in favor of univer-
,sal peace "
Ac~ing Secretary Allen has decided
to adopt the policy of mustering:out
the naval militia in bodies instead of
individually as heretofore.
Ma]ietoa Lacupepa, king of Samoa,
died of typhoid fever
Spanish officers who have returned
to Madrid from Santiago are unani-
mous in their praise of the treatment
which they received from the Ameri-
cans after the surrender.
Dr. John Hopldnson, an English
electrical engineer, an~ his son and
two daughters were killed while as-
centring a mountain in Switzerland.
Germany and England are trying to
formulate a common policy to coun-
teract Russia in China.
Spain has announced as peace com-
missioners Leon y Casti]lo. Spanish
ambassador at Paris; Urrutia. Spanish
minister at Brussels; the duke of
Najeur. governor of Cadiz: Mr. Mar-
eoartu and Mr. Abarzuza~
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
The banking department of Low's
exchange in London has suspended.
A jury in Mexico consists of nine
men. A majority makes the verdict.
If the nine are nnanimous there is no
appeal.
The cost of site and building for New
York's new Christian Science tem~ple
will aggregate $250.000, and Will be
the finest one extant.
Great Britain has intimated to China
that any failure by the Peking govern-
ment to observe the wishes of Great
Britain will be accepted as a casus
be]li.
M. R. Todd, cashier of the wrecked
bank at Preston, Minn was lodged in
jail afte~ a mob had gathered to lynch
him. His defalcations art now said to
amount to $115,000.
The electric locomotive headlight in-
vented by L. ,L Wooley, of Springfield,
Ill has proved a success and is now in
use on the Big Four, New York Central,
and other railroads,
Lyman Curtis, who died in Utah, was
one of the men who planted the first
crops in that state and was one of Brig-
ham Young's most valuable assistants
in the constructive work of the pio-
neers.
Miss Alice Serber, the first Rnssian
trl to be admitted to the practice of
law in this country, was sworn in re-
cently before Justice Van Brunt, in the
appellate division of the'~l~ew York su-
preme court.
A contract has been slgne8 by'he
Italian Colonizing society and the gov-
ernment of Venezuela, under the terms
of which the company will send 3,000
families of agriculturists to Venezula
in three years.
Mrs. Harriet Scott, of Muncie. Ind
sued for a divorce from James Seott.
demanding $3,[}00 alimony. The couple
have bee.~ married three times and di-
vorced twice, Mrs. Scott securing big
Himony both times.
The world's record for high kite
flight was broken at Blue Hill, Mass
one of a tandem of ]cites reaching an al-
tihlde of ]2,124 feet above tho sea level
a height 277 feet greater than any kite
has reached heretofore.
President McKinley has received a
letter from the Thirteenth club. of New
York. congratulating him on the fact
that he signed the peace protocol on a
Friday nud proclaimed it to the world
on the 13th of the month.
PLAN OFCAMP WlKOFF, MONTAUK POINT, LONG ISLAND.
(Circles surmounted by flags show the signal stations scattered thrOughout th~
mtmp. These ~,re connected by telegraph and telephone line~ The block of tents Just
to the east o the small body o[ water. Oyster pond, Is the camp of the engineers.)
znd Manila, carrying troops, supplies
and $1,000,000 for Gen. Merritt's army,
and also the balance of the New York
regiment for the Hawaiian islands.
Three hundred officers and men of
the First New York will be left at Hon-
olulu. Companies A, B and D, which
make up the detachment of New York-
ers, are in command of Lieut. Col.
H. P. Stackpol~ With them are Maj.
Walter Scott, of the Second battalion,
and Maj. Robert T. Emmett, of the
Third battalion. The Scandia also car-
ried ]50 men of the hospital corps, who
are to work among the wounded and
sick at Manila, and 25 men of the First
battalion of California heavy artillery,
who will act as guards of the $1,000,000,
which is to be ,~sed in paying off the
navy and troops.
THE TIME FIXED.
k3eparture of Comznisslons to Control
Evaenation of Cuba and Puerto
Rleo Near at Hand.
Washingt(>n, Aug. 29. -- Arrange-
ments have been made for the speedy
departure of the commission charged
with the supervision of the evacuation
cf the Spanish forces from Cuba and
Puerto Rico. The Cuban commission,
consisting of Gem Wade, Admiral
Sampson and Gem Butler, will sail on
the 3d of September on the auxiliary
cruiser Resolute.
The Puerto Rican commission con-
sists of Gem Brooke, Admiral Schley
and Gen. Gordon. The army transport
ship Seneca will take the members of
the commission now in this country
to Puerto Rico. leaving New York on
Wednesday.
The departure of Rear Admiral
Sampson for Cuba will make no change
in his command, as reported. He wl]I
still command the North Atlantic
station. Coinmodore Philip will be in
charge of the repairing of the ships at
New York,
SDaniards Going to Yucatan.
Merid~a. Mex,eo, Aug. 29.---Many
Spaniards, residents now in Havana
and other Cuban ports, are preparing
to come to Yucatan and settle, be-
lieving they can improve their for-
tunes. On the other hand Cuba land
proprietors among the refugees here
are refusing to s~ll their lands and will
soon return.
EIlghteen Peaeanie Killed.
Feggia, Italy, Aug. 29. -- During a
heavy thunderstorm Frtdey 20 peas-
ants sought shelter in an old house in
the suburbs of ~.he city. The building
collapsed and 1~ were killed.
VVar Seems Near in-China.
London, Aug. 29.--Authoritative ad-
vices from Peking say that relations
between the Chinese foreign office and
the British minister are strained to th~
point of breaking. Sir Cl~nde Mac-
donald has intimated that Grea~ Brit-
aln will regard as a cause of war any
!allure on the part of China to ob-
serve h~r wishes.
PoDe Worth T'wemty Millions.
Rome, Au~. 29.--It is estimated that
during his Pouttfleate Leo XIII, has
tmassed $20,000,0#g), including pres-
ents of preetous stones, gold and sil-
ver, to the value 0f'$10,000,000.
set. Carrying arms by troops, except
when on duty, is prohibited, and sen-
tries will not be allowed to load their
guns except upon the order of an offi-
cer.
The death rate among the citizens
and troops is increasing. The deaths
in the city daily number about 80, The
mortality among the soldiers is small,
however. Patients who are now con-
valescent after an attack of dysentery
and. yellow fever galn strength slowly,
owing to the enervating effect of the
climate. Two hundred immunes are
now in the hospital.
PUERTO RICO TROOPS.
They Are Coneentrating at Ponce Pre-
Paratory to MoVement for the
United States.
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug. 29.--Con-
centration of the troops here prepara-
tory to the homeward movement has
begun.
Six light batteries, five troops of cav-
alry, the Fourth Pennsylvania, the
Sixth Illinois and the Second Wiscon-
sin infantry, all volunteers, about 5,000
in all, will leave. This will leave about
20,000 United States troups on the i~-
land.
Gem Miles wiil leave In about three
days, as will also Gen. V/ilson. This
will leave Gem Henry in command.
Being Worked Too Hard.
New York, Aug. 28. -- Some of the
nurses in the general hospital at Camp
Wikoff are suffering front dysentery,
and orders have. been issued that they
be given more time to themselves in
which to exercise.bathe and rest. More
nurses have arrived and, ten will reach
camp ready to take the places of.those
overworked until all that are needed
are here. Therc are three mate and
tbree female nurses in each ward dur-
ing the day time and two on duty at
night.
ADpeal by Agulaaido,
Mantra, Aug. 29.---Aguinaldo has de-
cided to send delegates to Paris to
present the cau ~e o~ the insurgents to
the members of the peace commission.
They will also make known to Europe
and America the nature of the rebel-
lion against Spanish auth ority and the
claims of the insurgents for recogni-
tion in the futare government of the
Philippines.
SPanieh sold]ere at Home.
Corunna. Spaln, Ang. ~9.---The steam-
er Montserrat, v,'ith 640 Spanish troops
from Matauzas, Cuba, has arrived
here.
Feared n Coart-Martlal,
New York, Aug. ~9.~Private Harry
Duval, of troop A of the rough riders,
killed himself by shooting himself in
the ~emple at Camp Wikoff, Montauk
Point. Hehad been absefft from camp
for 13 days wHhout leave of absence
and feared to ?ace the court-martial.
He enlisted from Arizona.
To Be Mastered Oot.
Washington, Aug. 29.--Gov. Tanner,
o~ IlItnois, was at the war department
and as a result of a talk with him
Adjt. Gem Corbln issued orders to
muster out the Pirst. Fifth and See-
ent,h Illinois.
Feed Your
Upon rich, pure, nourishing
ing Hood's Sarsaparilla, and
free from those spells of d~
sleepless nights and anxious
gloomy, deathlike feelings,
starts at mere nothings, t]
symptoms and blindin
Hood's Sarsaparilla has
many others~it will cure
Is America's Greatest Medicine.
Hood'e PIIle cnr~
The Fighting Sevent
Out in Salt Lake City, w'hen t
~fOi~he lfiegthhteZ~ gt h~eventy'first
t w e item refers
meat now in SanLiago or some
matrimonial venture.:-Yoakers
Wheat 40 Cents a Bni
How to grow wheat with big
cents and samples of Sa]zer's R~
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat
Clovers, etc with Farm S~ (
4 cents postage. JOHN A. L
CO La Crosse, Wis.
G. A. R. Encampment
other prominent citizens. To the gov- Queen & Crescent Route,
ernor and mayor Mrs Matthews re- tanooga and return. W.(:
plied that Mr. Mattheys l~ad often said Pass'r Agt C!n'ti, O2
to his family that when he died he A bargain is some[hing
wanted no pomp nor parade and wouldbought, with money you
~ot like to have his body lie in state, spend,than it~ecause you think:~o
~once other and more unostentatiouscost.--Tit-BL
Write W. C. Rinearson, G.
& Crescent Route, Cincinnati
books and maps, $5.00 Cincinm
nooga Exeursiofl, Sep;. 8-]0.
To Cure a Col4 |m~m
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
druggists refund money if it fails I
Tha :Maidservant -- "Profes~
has just returned from her jou',
fessor--"Remind me by and by
I a kiss."--Tit-Bits. ,-------
We think Piso's Cure for Coz
the only medicine for Coug]~
Pinckard, Springfield, Ill Oct, i
Some people are forever pu
feetingsunder other people's fe
eryipgzbecause they are hurt.--t
Hall's Catarrh Cm
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
EX-GOV. MATTHEWB. Ball bearings are--*-about to
arrangements had already been made the rowlocks of boats.--L.
for the fnneral. Gov. Mount and staff G.A.R.
will attend the funeral at Clinton and einnati to
a special train will leave Indianapolie
Wednesday morning to carry state offi-
cials and others.
IGor. Matthews was born In Bath county,
Ky December 14, 1845. He left Kentucky
in 186~ and settled in Vermillion county,
Ind where he had a farm of 2,000 acres.
He organized the Indiana Sh~rt Horn
Breeders' association, nnd was one of the
founders of the National Assoclatlon of
Short Horn Cattle Breeder~ of the United
States and Canada.
Although always having a strong predi-
lection for politics, Mr. Matthews rarely
sought office. He served a term in the le~
islature In, 1876. In 1~90 he was nominated
~n~t~elected secretary Of-state, and tn~l~2
he was cl~osen governor.
Gov. Matthews was relate~, through his
mother, to some of the best families of
Virginia and Kentucky. He was the son
of Thomas A. Matthews and Eliza A.
Fletcher. His ma4;er/~tt ~+ ~reat-grand-
father, Gen. ThOma~ Jel~n "~letcher,
! was~m officer in the United Statez armyof
|1812. After his term as governor expired,
[~ lred to his home in Ver-
I'~l~~ ~ "
In 1896 the frienda Matthews re-
zolved to make can-
didate for the
nomination. The state
thu~iasMcalPy in fa~r:-~$ his
by the national democratic convention
which met In ~hl~4~o l~ July, 1896.
Mr. Matthe~ ~1 the action of the
Irrational denlocracy~ and im~nedisAely be-
gan a most brilliant campaign for Msssre.
Bryan and Sewall. He never taltere~ tot
an instant, hut continued active!Y at
unfit the polls were closed in, November 0~
that year.',' ~ / ~,~ ~.
On January 7, 1868, he married Martha
It, Whitcomb, daughter of the late James
Whiteomb, who was governor of Indiana
from 1543 to 1849, and was afterward United
States senator from this state.]
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Wagon Coatalnlng a Ploasure-fleelr~
inl~ Party Is. Struc~ by a BostOn
Maine Road Train.
~are, Mass Aug. 29.~ve persons
were killed at Whiting'a Creasing, on
the Boston & Maine railroad, by a col-
lision between a train and a wagon
c~ntatning a pleasure party ofl:tper-
sons. Thedead are:
George Whiting, aged ~0; Mrz. G~ar~e]
Whiting, Jessie Whiting, ased 18; Ba~'t~ ]
Whiting, aged 20; unknown "boy, ~hb l,
flagged the crossing.
The pleasure party waz made up of
the W'hiting family and ~me of their
immediate friends of Bondville, and
they were going to Forest Lake i~ a
covered wagon drawn by four horses.
As the wagon came over the crest
of the hill and started down toward
the railroad track the flag boy at the
foot of the hill was seen to come out of
his station to flag an approaching train.
The momentum of the vehicle on |he
s t~eep grade was so great, however,
tBat it went by the flag troy and out
npon the tracks just as the Northamp-
ton and Ware accommodation train
came along.
Died Penniless nnd Alone.
~'ew York, Aug. 29.---A beautiful 18-
year-old girl, who died of heart dis-
ease in a fiat in this city was identified
by Baron P. De Lang~ an Austrian
banker, as Wanda yon Speno Boden-
back, baroness and viscounte~ of
Splevenbergh of Austria, and heiress
to $4,000,000. She had eloped from
home with a young man who robbed
her of her jewelry and money and
then ~teserted her.
Honor for Valor.
Washington, Aug. 29.--Pre s[dent Mc-
Kinley has rewarded a large number of
the army officers who took pa~t in th~
storming and capture of Manila. As
result of the valor of the Amerlean sol-
diers the army has three new major
generals and three new brigadier gen-
erals, while many officers are reward-
ed for t~eir gallantry with brevet
titles.
Fusion In Idaho.
Boise, Idaho. Aug. 29.---The silver
republicans and demoerats have nom-
inated a fusion ~icket headed by Frank
Steunenberg (dem.) for governor.
Miles Saves a Life.
Ponce, Aug. 29.- Gem Miles waa re-
ee~tly informed of the arrest of the
mayo.r of Aguado iyy the Spaniards.
The mayor was taken to San Juan and
was sentenced to be shot on the charge
of deserting to the Americans. Gem
Miles immed|at~,ly telegraphed Gov-
ernor General Macias forbidding any
execution of prisoners.
ConVieta ae (~onnterfeiters.
' Leavenworth, Kan Aug. ~9.--A gang
of convict eount rfeiters has been d~s-
covered manufacturing spurious eotn
at the Kansas state penitentiary. The
work was ~erformed in the coal min~
better to
tO
twlll ald the action
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