The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 11, 1898, Page 8

7 REPLY TO PEAGE TERMS. The Spanish Answer Received by French Ambassador, but Its Con- ; tents Not Yet Made Known. THE WITHDRAWAL OF SPANISH TROOPS. | | mentary terms of Capt. Clark and his Spain May Seek to Be Assured That Her Forces Will Depart with Their Equtp- ments, Arms and Flags—The Question of the Caban Debt May Raise a Serious Issue. Washington, Aug. 9.—Spain’s reply to the American peace conditions was not delivered to the government prior tothe meeting of the cabinet to-day. The last of it did not reach here until @ late hour last night and although the cipher experts worked until long after midnight there was still some deciphering to be done to-day. More- over, the early assembling of the cab- inet at il o’clock made it inexpedient to hold a conference before that hour, which might be protracted by the importance of the questions considered. In the meantime, the gov- ernment had been informed that the reply had been received by the French ambassador, but the contents of the reply or its general nature was not made known to Secretary Day or any official of the government. The plan was to present the communication later in the day and no doubt existed that by evening the government would be in full possession of Spain’s posi- tion. So far as the reply itself is concerned, even the best informed government officials had no information and there was little but conjecture as to its con- tents. But there were several points apparently established beyond ques- tion. First of these was that the re- ply was so framed as to be considered by those who drafted it an acceptance of all the conditions laid down by the United States Second, it was estab- lished that this acceptance was a gen- eral characterization of the document as a whole, and that in making the ac- ceptance Spain had presented elabo- rate views on each point involved and on questions which would naturally arise when the American conditions were carried into execution. This raised a question as to whether the reply would be acceptable as com- pletely responsive to the American terms, or as an indirect opening of negotiations on subordinate points. A determination on this matter cannot be reached until the administration has the full text of the reply, and is able to measure the seriousness of the incidental points raised. Ifthe points are purely incidental and formal, strong hope is entertained that peace will be realized as a result of the pres- ent negotiations, but if Spain seeks to impose important conditions there isa prospect of delay and possibly a refusal to accept the reply as respon- sive. The latter condition is hardly expected, however, in any quarter. Some of the Madrid advices have suggested that the reply might bring a crisis on at least one point involved, and lead to a sharp and immediate an- swer from this government. From the best information obtainable here there is nothing to warrant the view that the reply contains any great surprise, or any far-reaching conditions outside of those which have been the subject of general comment. It is probable that the circumstances under which the Spanish army will be withdrawn from Cuba will be one of the inci- dental points raised by Spain’s an- swer, just as it was when Gen. Toral surrendered his forces at Santiago. The Spanish general, while conceding the vital point of surrender, was tenacious that there should be no un- due humiliation of his forces, and he pleaded for the retention of arms and ammunition. In the general evacuation of Cuba practically the same conditions arise on a larger scale. The American terms demanded simply the evacution of Cuba, without specifying, so far as can be learned, how the Spanish forces would be treated when they evacu- ated, whether as prisoners of war without arms, or with their arms and ammunition. It is probable that Spain seeks to be assured that her forces will depart with their equipment, arms aud flags. Having yielded the main point of evacuating, it is possible that the officials here may look upon it as rea- sonable that Spain should know what will become of her troops and their equipments. In this connection it is pointed out that a voluntary retire- ment from acountry might naturally entitle the retiring forces to more con- sideration than those who retired af- ter battle by surrender or otherwise. It is said that the usual military cus- tom, on voluntary retirement from a country, is for the retiring party to carry their arms and flags, and specific instances of this are cited in recent years. The question of the Cuban debt, it was thought, might raise a serious is- sue, but while this is still possible, the present indications are that this mat- ter has not reached a direct,-contro- versial issue, although it involves ele- ments making an issue possible at a laterstage. There are said to be prece- dents of international law by which the debt of an evacuated country con- tinues as acharge upon the country. There is no present indication of an extra cabinet meeting to consider the Spanish reply. It will be in the hands of the president and Secretary Day by to-night and they doubtless will go over the subject before calling it to the attention of the cabinet. Up to midday no arrangement had been made for a call of a conference be- tween the president and Ambassador Cambon. It may be that no formal conference will be held, and that the Spanish reply will be delivered by the ambassador to Secretary Day for it is _ complete in itselfand at present has Bot reached the stage of argument * M'INTYRE’S OPINION. | | Whe Chapiain of the Oregon Gives That Battleship Credit for Annibilatiag the Spanish Fleet. Denver, Col., Aug. 9.—Chaplain J. P. McIntyre, of the battleship Oregon, | delivered a lecture here in which he described the remarkable trip of the Oregon from San Francisco to join Sampson's fleet and the part this bat- tleship took in the destruction of Cer- vera’s fleet. He spoke in most compli- fighting seamen. Chaplain Mcintyre gives the Oregon the bulk of the credit for the annihilation of the Spanish fleet on July 4. He said: Sampson wrote a report of the battle and re- ported himself within four miles of the Cristo- bal Colon when she pulled down her flag. He did that to get his share in the prize money, for aship must be within four miles to share in the prize money. So Sampson will get €10,- 000 of prize money and Capt Clark, who fought the Oregon as never man fought ship before, will get only 8500; and you, who had just ex- actly as much to do with the battle as Samp- son did, will not get a cent. Chaplain McIntyre said that when the Spanish ships ran out of the har- bor the Iowa was within two miles of them and the Oregon about three miles. The Oregon, he said, tore up to the front like a shot and met the Iowa moving to the rear where, he added, Capt. Evans kept her through- out the battle. WARM CONTEST PROMISED. Indications Point to a Lively Time at the Missour! Democratic Convention at Springfield. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 9.—All indi- cations point to the democratic state convention, which meets here Wednes- day, being one of the liveliest held by the party in several years. The great fight will be between Valliant and Marshall for the nomination for su- preme judge for the long term of ten years. Valliantis backed by ex-Gov. Stone and Marshall has the support of the Stephens administration. The threatened big fight in the convention over the platform may not materi- alize. The leaders are anxious to avert anything that might leave sores and are getting together. It seems now probable that the platform will declare for the seizure of Porto Rico, taking of Cuba when the people of the island declare for it and coal- ing stations in the Ladrones, Philip- pines and Carolines. Ex-Gov. Stone, leader of the fight for the ex- pansion declaration, is said to have de- cided to ask for nothing further. FRANCIS S. KEY HONORED. A Handsome Monument to the Memory of the Author of “The Star Spangled Manner” Unveiled at Frederick. Frederick, Md., Aug. 9.—Francis Scott Key, author of ‘‘The Star Span- gied Banner,” was honored fo-day in this, his native city, by the dedication of ahandsome monument erected to his memory. The preliminary cere- monies included a parade in which military and civic organizations from all parts of the state took part and which was witnessed by thousands of residents and visitors. At the foot of the monument the order of exercises ineluded an oration by Hon. Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, an address by Mrs. Donald McLean, of New York, and an ode by Folger McKinsey, of Baltimore. The cord which released the drapery uncovering the monument was then drawn by Miss Julia Mc- Henry Howard, granddaughter of Francis Scott Key. HAS ENOUGH TROOPS. Miles Does Net Need Any More Men in Porto Rico and No More Will Be Sent Him. Washington, Aug. 9.—The secretary of war has stopped the dispatch of further reinforcements to Porto Rico. Gen. Miles reported by cable this morning that the force at his com- mand was ample for the purpose of completing the conquest of the is- land. This leaves all of Gen. Wade's provisional corps of 18 regiments still in the United States. It is believed that all of Gen. Wilson’s division, ex- cept the Third Kentucky and Fifth Il- linois, have already sailed and they will be allowed to proceed. With Chaffee as Commander. New York, Aug. 9.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington, says: President McKinley has decided to es- tablish a military department in Cuba For the present the territory embraced within this command will be that ter- ritory wrested from Toral’s forces. The command will be known as the Military Department of Santiago, and it is the intention of the war depart- ment to detail as commanding general, Gen. A. R. Chaffee. National Bicycle Meet. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 9.—The na- tional meet of the League of American Wheelmen began in this city to-day. Bicyclists have been coming in for several days, but the arrivals imcrease in numbers as the time for the start of the more active part of the meet ap- proaches. The first of the races will take place to- morrow. Ordnance Captured at Santiago. - Washington, Aug. 9.—Col. Borup, of the ordnance department, has reported to the chief of ordnance of the army that he has received of the captured arms at Santiago 7,000 Spanish Mauv- sers and 2,000 Argentina Mausers. It/ is estimated that there are 10,000,000 | rounds of ammunition. | | A Child's Neck Broken. i Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 9.—Tommie Doran, four-year-old son of James Do- ran, @ grocer at 1501 West Twenty-/| fourth street, fell from a wagon at the! city market this morning and broke} his neck. He died a few seconds later in his father’s arms. j The Father of the Greenbackers Dead. La Salle, Ill, Aug. 9.—Ex-Congress- | man Alexander Campbell, known as the father of the greenbackers, is dead. | treated. LS K SARAH AT WANA The Spaniards Attack the American Forces Under Gen. Green Dur- ing a Raging Typhoon. THE ENEMY IS FORCED TO RETIRE. Gen. Green Commends the Courage Shown by Our Troops—Cablegram from Gen. Merritt—I'wo Accounts of the Battle— The Monterey and Three Transports Arrive at Cavite. New York, Aug. 9.—A copyrighted eablegram from Manila bay August 4, via Hong Kong August 9,to the Evening World gives the following particulars of the fighting near Malate on the night of July 31: Gen. Green’s force, numbering 4,000 men, had been ad- vancing and entrenching. The arrival of the third expedition filled the Span- iards with rage and they determined to give battle before \Camp Dewey could be reinforced. The trenches ex- tended from the beach 300 yards to the left flank of the insurgents. Sunday was the insurgent feast day“and their left flank withdrew, leaving the Amer- ican right flank exposed. Companies Aand E, of the Tenth Pennsylvania and Utah battery were ordered to re- inforee the right flank. In the midst of a raging typhoon with a tremendous downpour of rain, the enemy’s force, estimated at 3,000 men, attempted tosurprise the camp. Our pickets were driven in and the trenches assaulted. The brave Penn- sylvania men never flinched, but stood their ground under a withering fire. The alarm spread and the First Cali- fornia regiment, with two companies of the Third artillery, who fight with rifles, were sent up to reinforce the Pennsylvanians. The enemy were on top of the trenches when these re- inforcements arrived and never was the discipline of the regulars better demon- strated than by the work of the Third artillery under Capt. O'Hara Noth- ing could be seen but flashes of Mauser rifles. Men ran right up to the at- tacking Spaniards and mowed them down with regular volleys. The Utah battery, under Capt. Young, covered itself with glory. The men pulled their guns through mud axle deep. Two guns were sent around in flank and poured in a destructive enfilading fire. The enemy was repulsed and re- treated in disorder. Our infantry had exhausted its ammunition and did not follow the enemy. Not an ineh of ground was lost, but the scenes in the trenches was one never to be forgotten. During flashes of lightning the dead and wounded could be seen lying in blood-red water, but neither the ele- ments of heaven nor the destructive power of man could wring a ery of protest from the wounded. They en- couraged their comrades to fight and handed over their cartridge belts. During the night the Spanish scouts were seen carrying off the dead and wounded of the enemy. The Ameri- can dead were buried next day in the convent of Maracaban. On the night of August 1 the fighting was renewed, but the enemy had been taught a les- son and made the attack at long range with heavy artillery. The Utah bat- tery replied and the artillery duel lasted an hour. Gen. Green has since issued an address to the troops, com- mending the courage shown by them. Cablegram from Merritt. Washington, Aug. 9.—The war de- partment to-day received the follow- ing eablegram from Hong Kong: Adjutant General, Washington: MacArthur's troops arrived 3!st. No epidemic sickness Five deaths Lieut Kerr, engineers, died of spinal meningitis Landing at camp delayed on account of high surf. To gain approach to city Green's outposts were advanced to con- tinue line on the Camino real to beach on Sun- day night’ Spanish attacked sharply. Artil- lery outposts behaved well; held position Necessary to call out brigade. Spanish loss rumored heavy. Our loss, killed: Tenth Penn- sylvania, John Brady, Walter Brown; infantry, William F. Brinton, Jacob Hull, Jesse Noss, William Stillwagon; First California, Maurice Just; Third artillery, Eli Dawson; First, Colo- rado, Fred Springstead. Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsylvania, Sergt Alva Walter, Privates Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, C. S. Carter, Arthur Johnson; First California, Capt. R Richter, Private C. J. Edwards; Third artillery, Privates Charles Winfield, J. A. McElroth. Thirty-eight slight- ly wounded. —Merritt Another Account of the Battie. San Francisco, Aug. 9.—A special to the Call from Cavite August6, via Hong Kong August 9, says: The American forces engaged the enemy before Ma- late on last Sunday night and com- pelled them to retreat with heavy losses. Our troops lost 18 killed and 47 wounded. It has been impossible to ascertain the exact losses of the Spanish. The fighting lasted four hours. The American troops engaged were part of the Tenth Pennsylvanis, First California and the Third regular artillery. The Spanish ledin the at- tack attempting to dislodge our troops by a flanking movement from the strong position they have been hold- ing near the enemy’s lines’ The posi- tion is still held by our troops. Spaniards Attack the Americans. London, Aug. 9.—A dispatch from Hong Kong says: The German steamer Petrareh left Manila August 6 and has arrived here She reports that the Spanish soldiers at Manila attacked the American camp on the night of July 3i. The Span- ish forces were over 3,000 strong. They charged the American line several times The American fire broke the Spanish center and they re- Later they made a second assault, but shortly retreated to the | bushes, keeping up an incessant fire. Eleven Americans were killed and 37 wounded. During the fighting the rebels remained neutral. The Spanish loss was 200 killed and 300 wounded. The Monterey and Transports Arrived. San Francisco, Aug. 9.—A special to the Call from Cavite dated August 6 says: The three transports which sailed from San Francisco with Gen Merritt, but which were delayed at Honolulu, arrived to-day. The monitor | Monterey also arrived. County Court Proceedings. Oraig Crouch, clean’gvault $ 7.50 CO D Garrins, sup Dickey 18.00 M C Hall supt inmate pr frm 234.82 Vantrees Bros, wk on chain 2.75 W M Finley assess'g Mound township 22 57 Geo Almer, bal brdgabutm’t 26167 CA Lane, assessing Prairie township 26.15 W M Crawford extend’g tax 383.10 Geo White, supt White 10 00 H Stotts selfand mother 40.00 T Hoover, supt Waddell 20 00 M L Orr, temp supt 15.00 C W Porter, supt Lee 6.00 Mary Elledge supt son 20 00 Pierce Hackett sup paup 15 00 O Story, temp supt 15.00 M Buoy temp supt 10.00 G W Bacon supt Chris Mille 800 Cynthia Wright, supt children 10.00 Jobn Kiersey, temp supt 15.00 J P Reavis, supt b. other 6 00 Mrs McFetere, supt 10 00 Jobo Dunn, supt 10 0 W Norris expeuse burial Juo Jackson 3 30 G T Wolfe, assess’g Eknart 2530 RG Bradley, * Osage 18740 G B Hickma: evffia for paup 6 00 O C Catterlin, «il for jail 1.20 W A eMcCacts sprinkling ste 5.00 G W Ellis repair’g clock at recorder’s offica 1.00 O D Austin, printing 400 RJ Hurley lum Colum for jail 1.60 Deacon Bros & Co, mdse 19 55 forth their views, and I told them to do so. Meanwhile I wrote my tele- gram, and later it was handed ia. and forwarded with the letter of the surgeons and the letter of these of ficers. after that that I learned this letter New had been given to the press. It was a foolish, improper thing to do, and a I regret very much that it occurred. | ing Roosevelt's letter I know nothiog of It was not until some time | phady KINDNESS TO ANIMALS Theorists Sometimes Radely Shockea im Sudden Emergencies, Apropos of the question of cruelty to imals, a correspondent sends this stor Two men were w alking along a path in the woods of northern Hampshire recently. One of the men owned a beautiful dog, and the an. advance of re and look- » into the branches of lined the way, The . men were conversing. Mr. Hotchk or what he said, and I have been) was talking about his love for all pict very careful about giving the press ms ure. His companion agreed apy information and I will continue) “'* ees eee eadhyege ede 4 i ame t ill or abuse helpless animals to do so. W R. Ssarter, of any description. The barking of the Major General. | dog interrupted them. Mr. Hotchkiss oe spoke in a vexed and angry tone, and, RUMOKS DENIED BY STONE. | striding forward, he seized a piece of cead wood lying near. “See that dog | worrying that poor squirrel!" said be, Has Held no Couterence With Croker | “1t makes me so mad I could kill the | ” god Doesa’t Want Jones’ Piace. j 208. | This somehow reminds the Listene; ‘t ti g —e | % P c Nevada, Mo., Aug. 8.—Ex Govern | .¢ speculation into which he was once or Stoue, on his way to th: demo-! plunged by the conduct of a favorite crat convention at Springfield, atop | ped cff at bis old home today to visit relatives. He was asked what there was iu th» reports of his being the Tammany cindidate for chair man of the national democratic com mittee to succeed Senator Jorcs, of Arkanaas. Mr. Stone replied: “I have not forwd a with Richard C:oker or anybo'ly else and I am nota candidate fur chair man of the democratic vational com mittee or anything else. I kaow no more sbout the report than yeu do cos 1n0D The cat, which was a superb black wore about his neck a collar, to which the children had attached alittle tinkling bell. One day in the garden the Listener saw the cat creeping up on a bird ina bush. To prevent the tinkling of the bell from warning the bird the cat was creeping with such a slow and steady movement that the bell was not shaken a bit and was perfectly silent, It was an admirable performance, The bird must have seen the cat, but acted as if charmed. Then the Listener won- dered: “Is it my duty as a humane per- son to make a noise and scare away that bird, so that it shall not be caught and eaten?” It occurred to him that it might be inhumane to the cat, after all the pains and skill involved in keeping AIT kuow is what I saw ipo the] that bell still, to interfere with his per- I have not been to New JN Sparks, steel brdg Etk- papers. hart township 299 00} York. I have not sent anybody to W M Dalton, blauks 200| New York, nor bave I wriiten te S Dodsworth Book Co, books New York. and sta 1222| Asked regarding tie settl-ment of EA Porter, assess’g Grand peace terms with Spain, be said: River twp 23 25 “I am in favor of suvexing Porto Jno Fry, temp eupt 10 00| Rico and evextually annexing Cuba O Branoock, cleau’g vault 22 50} and retaining a coaling s'ation anda B F Gloyer, :euew'g school safe harbor in the Philippines.” loan 709.50} Asked if he thought the demo- AV Crawford, tchoul loan 1200.00 DD McCann, trim trees in court yd G L Smitb, team for cout 5.50 2.50 30.00 37 50 inmates Industrial Home, supt inmate cratic platform at Spr.nyfield would favor expansion along the lines he had suggested. be eaii: “I am sure I can not tell what the formance. It might be a #hock to the whole physical and moral system to seare away the bird at that moment. One should beware of interfering with the established economy of nature. And yet it could not be said that the eat needed the bird. He had abundance of food given him every day at the His attack on the bird was mere house. wanton destruction—a killing for the fun of it, no more justifiable than men’s hunting. It would be right to warn the bird. And yet who could blame the cat for obeying his most es- sential instinct? He had no moral re- sponsibility; his right to kill the bird was derived from the organic law of nature. This was true as to the cat; but did his natural right relieve the hu- man observer from the obligation of democracy of Missouri will do, but I} humanity? Clearly he was bound— party set forih its privciples and fight for them. be no divsiou on this expansion} Mere Often Mold ET Kirkpatrick, echoul loan 300.00 Dutidt sk . : ‘4 juncture the cat sprang B F Howe assese’g W Point 39 25| believe that such a platform should! .viteyy through the air, the bind ut L Journey, temp supt 10 00] be adopted. I belieye in a party] tered, too late! The cat had it in his Reform sch! {or boys supt with principles and I want to see a sate ts oe eae I hope there will| WOMEN NOT IN MEN'S PLACES u's Former W F Rosser, cauceier fortreas 1.25 fit Sateen . a t ” City treasurer of Butler for 5 ri | Oaee a “From tables based on the United putting sidewalk in frovot Dawson Huugry. States eee 1870, 1880 and seo ae. < says Carroll D. Wright, “it is found that Newsom property 35 00 Vancouver, B C., Aug. 6 —Capt.| tne proportion of women laborers, all O D Hoff, school joan 1200.00| Charles Cais claims to bring the| the occupations of the country being A Hartshorn, renewal school latest news from Dawson to the ef- soured is npeseara! madera ¢ A to an alarming extent, but yet steadily, loan 330.00] fect that u famine is threatened and the gain being a little less than three DE Wykoff, renew ech loan 850.00/a stawpede will shortly take place| per cent. The census of 1870 recorded ME Jobnseon “ = 400.08} to get out of the laud of gold and oe one wastage x J eg — aes ee oe of this country, while 22 were found in J D Allen & Co, printing 21.00} cold, exceediug in Proportion 00) abe. | These sass ab ene among NA Wade - 32.25} rush forthe Klondike in ite most] the chemists, assayers and metallur- MH Fox, ice circuit ort 6 90 | acute stage, gists in 1870, while the enumerations Stewart Atcheson, board of Prices are climbing skyward, and | '" 1690 found 46 engaged in these oc- x ’ e - 7 cupations, There were 67 clergywom- prison’s by EC Mudd 232 26 | provisions sre so scarce that single| en in 1570 and 1,235 ip 1890. Dentistry L B Allison, renew’! sch luau $00.00 J B March, repairing ap proaches to wire brdg 140.00 J D Allen & Co, printing 3.00 G W Ludwick, school loan 450 00 W M Orawford clk fees and extending school tux 31.565 Settlement of cuunty trea-urer A B Owen, was approved. Poor farm leased to Mary C Hall on same terms as last year. Warrant drawn in favor of WT Johnson, trustee, for $1,000 to be used an road in Osage twp—$700 to be used on road leading east ot Rich Hill and $300 on road running north of Rich Hill J W Lewis et al, trustee for Bep tist churoh at Amsterdam, school loan, $300. SHAFTER REPRIMANDED. Says the Press Got the Santiago “Round Robin'’ Before He Did, and Roosevelt's Letter Mever Reached Him, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6 —The secretary of war received ihe follow- ing telegram from General Shafter in reply to the sesretary’s telegram of Thursday, reprimsnding him for giviog to the press General Kent's report and the fetter of Col. Roos velt and the brigade . division . com- manders, asking that the army be withdrawo from Santiago: Santiago, Aug. 4, via Hayti, 11:42 p- m.: To the Hon, R A Alger, Sec retary of War. Wushiogton, D. C — The report (probably meguing Gen. Kent's) was given out, as I have learned einer, before it reached me. I called the general officers together to tell them my views and ask them to give me theirs. I found we all felt alike Some one proposed that they write me a letter settin, z meals are again ut $4. Rente are so has also attracted women, and while high that for one shack of offices the there were but 24 in this occupation in proprietors are getting a rate of $2, 1870, there were 337 in 1890, “The fact is absolutely demonstrated 50U « mouth from lawyers, doctore|that the proportion of women in all and commission agents. Tudignation meetings are held twice or thice times a week to pro occupations followed is gradually in- creasing, a study of all the facts show- ing that they are more generally tak- ing places of children than of men. test against the high handed con- In 1570 the percentage of children of duct of Uanadian officials. They are the whole number of persons employed in manufacturing was 5.58, while in 1890 all getting rich and securing the|the percentage was only 2.68. There choice claims prominent lawyers in Daweon stated leave Daweou a rich man. The bank is giving $14 an cutce for dust, when it should give $16 Sayers by Acciamation. Galves:en, Tex, Aug. 4—The State Demccratic Convention nomi- ers for Governor by acclamation. Mr. Sayers in bis speech cf accept ance said that he “approved every plang in the Chicago jla:furm an recognized that platform as th- ouly democratic autbority unt] replaced by another through tue properly constituted party authority.” There was unmistakable evideuce of disappointment by the free silver delegates at Lis fuilure tosay that he | ‘indoree1’ instvad of ‘approved’ the | Chicago platform ayers bes been | Suspected of anti free cilver eympa- | thies. | J. N. Brownivg the rowinze for | Lieutenant Governor, was a pro- ;pounced gold standsri democrat juntil the Chicago plitform was adopted. He voted fur Bryan in order to be “regular” in bis party | loyalty. Nineteen bundred Spanish so'd- | iers were loaded on the steamer At- j lantic, Monday at Santiago to be re- y tnened to Spain. d pensation shows that there is One of the most{ "ted not be any alarm, therefore, as to the encroachment of women upon the occupations held by men, for, on batevery Goverument official would } the whole, the encroachment is slight. Many reasons are given by employers for their employment of women in place of men, the most common being theér greater adaptability for the partiew lar work for which they are employed. Some alee eensider them more reliable, more easily controlled, cheaper, more temperate, more easily procured, neat- er, more rapid, more industrious, more nated Congressman Jozeph D. Say- | cereful, more polite, less liable to strike, and more easy to learn, Gf course, Inany employers give # combination of two or mere of these reasons. “The facts relative to woman's com- prog- ress in her favor, although the statis- ties bring out a great economic injustice in this respect. In one investigation it was shown that in 781 instances in which men and women worked at the same occupation, and performed their work with the same degree of efficiency, men received greater pay in 595 cases and women greater pay in only 129, while in oply 5% instances out of the whele pumber did they receive the same pay, for the same work, which on! per cent. of the cases noted. “Wyoming and Utah have laws ac- cording to men and women equal wages for equal work.”—N. Y. Tribune. His Destiny, Doting Mother—] do not know what we are going to make of little Rodney. He declared to-day that when he grows up he is going te be @ robber and de- spoil honest people of their hard-earned gcid. Shrewd Father—H'm! I'll take the little rascal down tov-n in the morning end apprentice him to Skinner, the real- estate dealer. Y. World. —Civil actions speak louder than words; « judgment is worse than @ dun.—Chicago Daily News. ‘ rr aN o =