Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 17, 1900, Page 7

= 2 2s 2& CONGRESS RESUME OF THE ie WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS. a © 2. 2 tte The Senate. Washington, March 8. — The senate seldom accords to any of its members a greater compliment than it gave yesterday to Mr. Lodge of Massachu- setts. The announcement that he would deliver a speech on the Philippine question drew to the senate every member now in the city and to the gal- leries an unusually large number of auditors. Throughout the delivery of the speech, despite the fact that it con- sumed three hours, the Massachusetts senator was given close attention. Keen interest was aroused in the utter- ance not only because of the oratorical ability of Mr. Ledge, but also because, as chairman of the Philippine commit- tee of the senate and a preminent mem- ber of the foreign relations committee, as studied the Philippine ques- haustively, he was expected to present a noted addition to the litera- ture on the problem which now con- fronts congress and the American peo- ple. Neither his colleagues in the sen- ate nor bis other auditors were disap- pointed in his address. When he had concluded he was overwhelmed with congratulations from both sides of the chamber. Soon after Mr. Lodge con- cluded the senate adjourned out of re- spect to the memory of the late Rep- resentative Harmer of Pennsylvania. The House. The death of Representative Harmer ef Pennsylvania, the “father of the house,” cast a deep gloom over the proceedings yesterday. Although he Was known to be in feeble health his death came as a_ shock to his col- leagues, by whom he was universally beloved. He was the oldest member of the house both in length of service and in continuous service. Mr. Harm- er’s desk was draped in black and coy- th flow The blind chaplain is invocation referred feelingly to the loss the house and the country had ned. Upon the request of Mr. of Tllinois, in charge of the Ald- tobbins contested election case, m., the vote was postponed y to allow the house to ad- The Senate. Washington, March 9.—Formal dis- cussion of the Porto Rican tariff and civil government bill began in the sen- terday and continued uninter- for fovr hours and a_half. The principal speakers were Mr. Fora- ker (Rep., Ohio), in charge of the measure, and Mr. Pettus (Dem., Ala.), but at various times during the debate lively colloquies occurred, in which several senators were participants. After Mr. Mason (Ill) had entered his motion to discharge the committee on foreign relations from further consid- eration of his resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers and it had gone over until to-day under the rules. Mr. Pettus delivered a carefully pre- pared speech in opposition to the pend- ing bill. He argued that it was uncon- stitutional and in opposition to the principles of this government as laid down by the fathers of the Constitu- tion, Mr. Foraker occupied the floor during the remainder of the session. jlained the measure in detail ye the reasons why the commit- d determined upon the levying of upon Porto Rican tra In ion it was impossible for a < to be levied upon the people »port a local government because destitute condition, This fact used the idea of imposing a small tariff to raise a sum sutticient with the internal enues to give the people not only local self-government, but to build roads and erect schools. Then, too, it w: necessary that the question of extension of the Constitu- tion over our insular possessions should be determined by the supreme court and by the very provisions of the bill it would be inevitable that the supreme court should pass upon that question. Porto Rico and the Philippines, he said, were on the same basis so that the court’s decision would determine our right to levy a tariff on products of the Eastern archipelago. The House. The house umseated Gaston Robbins, a Democrat from the Forrth Alabama district, and seated in his stead William F. Aldrich, a Republican, who has been three times a contestant from the same district on the ground of fraud and who is now given his seat for the third time by a Republican house. The vote was a strict party one. This case out of the way, a new rule was brought in to set aside the day sessions on the second and fourth Fridays of each month for pension legislation. During the debate on the rule there was quite a lively row between Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Tal- bert of South Carolina. Before ad- fourning the house took up the con- tested election case of Wise vs. Young from the Second Virginia district, Mr. Weeks (Mich.) giving notice that he would ask 4 vote on it at 2 o'clock to- day. The Senate. Washington, March 10.—Discussion of Mr. Mason’s resolution expressing sympathy .for the Boers was -conduct- ed in the senate yesterday behind closed doors. Mr. Davis, chairman of the foreign relations committee, de- manded that the session be executive. He said that public discussion of the subject in the senate might result in disturbing existing relations between the United States and a friendly pow- er. He thought, therefore, that any- thing of the kind would much better be avcided. The feature of the open session was a speech by Mr. Lindsay of Ken- tucky on the Porto Rican tariff and government measure. He opposed the tariff provision of the bill and some parts of the Porto Rican government. He maintained that under the treaty of Paris, which provided that the civil government and political status of the natives of the islands acquired by the United States from Spain should be fixed by congress. Congress had au- thority to deal with Porto Rico and the Philippines as it saw fit—giving free trade to one and levying a tariff en the products of the other. He op- posed the doctrine that the constitu- tion extended ex proprio vigore over the territory acquired by this govern- ment, The House. ; The first day pension session of the house provided for under the new rule proved a great success. There was comparatively little friction and nine- ty-seven bills were favorably acted upon in committee of the whole and subsequently passed the house. The only incident of the session was a brisk exchange between Mr. Loud of California and Mr. Sulloway of New Hampshire upon the general policy of pension legislation, in which the forner attacked and the latter de- fended the system. The House. Washington, March 12. — While the senate had the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill under consideration Saturday a lively debate was precipi- tated by an amendment proposed by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, proposing to give Former Queen Lilioukalani of Hawaii $20,000 and an annuity of $10,- 000. The amendment was tabled final- ly withcut division. The pending bill was passed with a few minor amend- ments. The remainder of the session was devoted to the eulogies of the late Monroe L. Hayward. The House. The house agreed to take up the bill providing a government for Hawaii on April 8, the final vote to be taken April 5at4 p.m. Consideration of the Wise- Young election contest was resumed and occupied the remainder of the ses- sion. Speeches were made by Mr. Weeks of Michigan, Mr. Burke of Tex- as, Mr. Hull of Iowa and Mr. Lynney of North Carolina. The Senate. Washington, March 13.—During al- most the entire session of the senate yesterday Mr. Rawlins (Utah) occu- pied the floor in a discussion of the Philippine question. He went deeply into the constitutional phase of the question. His argument was largely legal and technical. He is opposed to the holding of the Philippines. Eighty- six private pension bills were passed. The House. Yesterday, for the second time with- in a week, a Democrat was unseated by the house and a Republican seated in his place. R. A. Wise was given the seat hitherto occupied by W. Young from the Second Virginia district. Pre- vious to taking the yote John S. Wise of New York, who was formerly a member of the house from Virginia, and who is a brother of R. A. Wise and his attorney in the case, was excluded from the hall by Speaker Henderson on the protest of the Democrats that he was abusing the privilege of the floor, to which he was entitled by the rules of the house, by interfering with the debate upon the case. The votes were exceedingly close. While none of the Republicans voted with the Demo- erats, enough were absent and un- paired to reduce the Republican major- ity upon the final vote from 16, the nor- mal majority, to 7. The urgency de- ficiency bill, carrying $1,439,380, was passed. WARS OF THE TONGS. Efforts to Restore Peace Among the Hostile Chinese in San Francisco. San Francisco, March 14. — The Chrouicle says: It is probable that the warring Chinese Tongs will be brought together for the purpose of effecting a peaceable settlement of the difficulties which caused the death of three prom- inent Chinese within the last two weeks. The Wah Ting and Sin Suey Ying Tongs have been arrayed against the Suey Sing Tongs, and while the former organizations started the shooting, the latter retaliated in a ter- rible way a keek ago, when two prom- inent members of the first named Tong were shot down in their places of busi- ness. ‘Through the influence of the consul general, Dong Hung, the head of the Sin Suey Ying Tong will come to the city and meet the leaders of the organizations and try to effect a peace treaty. OMAHA’S FIRE LOSS. Stock of a Rubber Company Dam- aged—Building Gutted. Omaha, March 14.—Fire entirely con- sured the stock of the Omaha Tent and Rubber company, valued at $30,- 000, and gutted the building in which it was located. The loss on the build- ing will be in the neighborhood of $75,- 000, and is fairly well covered by in- surance, The insurance on the tent and rubber company stock is $20,000. The stock of Schmoeler & Mueller, dealers in pianos, is badly damaged by smcke and water, as is also the stock of the Nebraska Seed company, which were located in adjoining buildings. Both stocks are very valuable, but the loss is fully covered by insurance. SHOT HIS MOTHER. Carelessness of a Boy With a Re- volver Which His Father Had Just Given Him. Chicago, March 14. — While playing with a revolver Richard Essig, seven years old, shot his mother in the abdo- men. Mrs. Essig is at the Lakeside hospital, where it is feared the wound will prove fatal. The child’s father, Charles T. Essig, who is secretary of the Fort Dearborn Athletic club, is well known in sporting circles and manager of Joe Choynski. When the boy expressed a desire for a revolver his father took home a 22-caliber re- volver. A box of cartridges accompa- nied the gift, and the son was cau- tioned to be careful in handling the weapon. PROTEST BY REDMOND. Irish Leader Objects to Dublin Pre- senting an Address of Welcome to the Queen. Dublin, March 14. — William Red- mond, M. P., has written to the clerk of the corporation, protesting against the proposed address of welcome to Queen Victoria, and expressing his in- tention to resign his seat in the council if the address is presented. Smallpox Not Epidemic. Asheville, N. C., March 14.—The re- port that there is an epidemic of small- pox in the vicinity of this city is incor- rect. There were a few cases of the disease, but all the patients have re covered, and there is not a single case now within or without the corporate limits, | Pews of the Rorthwest CLAIMS SHARE IN HER ESTATE. Husband, Ignored in Will, Asserts a Dower Right in Property Left by His Wife. St. Paul, Minn., March 13.—Patrick H. Kelly, prominent in business and Democratic politics, has filed a petition in the probate court demanding his dower rights in his wife’s estate. Mr. Kelly is not mentioned in the will. All the property goes to her father, Mi- chael Morley of Montreal, and her daughters. The estate amounts to $45,000. Mr. Kelly’s petition simply states that he is the surviving husband and, under ‘the law, is entitled to an undivided one-third interest in the es- tate. Found Guilty of Larceny. Brainerd, Minn., March 13.—In the district court William C. Wicks was found guilty of grand larceny and sen- tenced to four years at hard labor in Stillwater penitentiary. Frank Roens was indicted for robbery in the first de- gree but was permitted to plead guilty to robbery in the second degree, and was sentenced to Stillwater: for two years. The indictment against John Ryan for robbery in the first degree was dismissed on motion of the county attorney. Purchases Malting Plant. Red Wing, Minn., March 13.—A Chi- cago syndicate, with A. H. Bullen at the head, has purchased the Minneha- ha Malting company’s plant here. The syndicate will complete the plant and then double its capacity, making it the largest malting house in the country. Bullen formerly operated a malting plant in Chicago, but sold out to the American Malting company, a trust. Buildings Burned at Hitchcock. Huron, 8. D., March 183—The Wilson building at Hitchcock, occupied by the South Dakota Land company and the Bank of Hitchcock, was destroyed by fire. The loss was $5,000, mostly cov- ered by insurance. Webb’s stock of general merchandise and the building were badly damaged. The fire orig- inated from a defective fiue. Girl Accused of $15,000 Theft. Janesville, Wis., March 13. — Jennie Hemstock, a domestic employed in the family of J. M. Bostwick, has been ar- rested on the charge of having stolen a tin box from the Bostwicks contain- ing cash and securities worth $15,000. A portion of the money was found sewed in a dress worn by the girl. To Succeed Mgr. Hennessy. Sioux City, Iowa, March 13. — News from what is considered a reliable source reaches Sioux City that Arch- bishop Keane is to be Archbishop Hen- nessy’s successor. It is also stated that there are to be two new Catholic sees in lowa, with Sioux City and Des Moines as see cities. Horses Die of Cholera. Helena, Mont., March 13. — Fifty horses out of a shipment of 275 loaded at Connell, Wash., and consigned to Cook & Milligan at South St. Paul, Mirn., died in the Northern Pacific stock yards here of cholera contracted from drinking slimy water in the yards. Sucked Under the Ice. Chamberlain, S. D., Maren 13—Henry Bock, an old resident, while attempt- ing to cross the Missouri river on the ice south of town, broke through and was drowned. He clung to the ice fully an hour and a half, but finally became exhausted and passed under the ice. Landslide Does Damaze. Sandon, B. C., March 13.—A landslide occurred here, demolishing six houses. William McLeod is missing and is sup- posed to be under the ruins. Mrs. Har- ry Nash, Mrs. W. Fogg and Mr. Livatt are seriously injured. Several others were slightly injured. Fire in an Iowa Town. Redfield, Iowa, March 13—Fire wiped out all the business houses on the south side of Main street. The loss is esti- mated at about $20,000, only partially covered by insurance. Killed by the Cars. Spring Valley, Wis., March 13.—Stoop Harrington was killed at the smelter by falling from a car and being run over. .He had worked only two days here. Ice Gorge Causes Damage. Redfield, Iowa, March 13.—Saturday afternoon an ice gorge in the Raccoon river gave way, damaging the flouring mill to the extent of about $500. Charged With Assault. Diskinson, N. D., March 13.—W. B. Sidmore, a railway employe here, was arrested on the charge of assault. The girl is young and motherless. Hotel Man Dead. Oakes, N. D., March 13.—A. G. Hem- enway, proprietor of the Argyle hotel, died yesterday morning, aged seventy- five years. He had been sick since Christmas. He came to Oakes from Iowa ten years ago. 4 Killed While Loading Logs. St, Croix Falls, Wis., March 13.—Axel Carlson, while loading logs for F. E. Lemma, three miles north of here, was instantly killed. He fell from the load <i log fell off, striking him on the head. Killed His Brother-in-Law. Sioux City, Iowa, March 13.—Christ Bauer was killed by Ernest Meyers, his brother-in-law, thirty miles east of here. Both are farmers. Bauer was defending his mother, with whom Meyers had picked a quarrel. Meyers had been drinking. To Modify Blue Laws. Baltimore—A bill is before the Mary- land legislature asking that the rigor- ous provisions of tke Sunday law be modified in its relations to Baltimore. Want rn Island Trade. Berlin—Schleswig-Holsteiners oppose Denmark’s selling its possessions in the Antilles, hoping that Germany will trade North Schleswig for them. If a woman is a fine singer she has a right to have a voice in public affairs. CLEMENTS CONVICTED. Jury Finds His Guilty of Wrecking a Preston Bank. Caledonia, Minn., March 9.—The jury in the Clements case brought in a verdict of grand larceny in the first de- gree, as charged. In August, 1898, the Filmore County Bank at Preston closed its doors with an indebtedness to depositors amount- ing to over $100,000. President Clem- ents was arrested on the charge of wrecking the bank, and after several delays he was brought to trial on March 1. M..R. Todd, who was inter- ested in the benk at the time of the failure, was the principal witness for the prosecution. He testified, among other things, that erasures had been made in the books by a chemical pro- cess furnished by Clements. THOUGHT HIS WIFE UNFAITHFUL, So He Shot He Shot Her and Then Killed Himself. Omaha, March 9.—Frank Steele shot and mortally wounded his wife and then shot himself at 3238 Case street at 7 o’clock last night. Steele and his wife were calling on Rey. Nelson, when Steele suddenly pulled a revolver and fired a shot at his wife, chasing her into another room and firing two bul- lets into her. He then shot himself twice and fell dead. Mrs. Steele was taken to the Clarkson hospital. She is in a critical condition and is likely to die. Steele was formerly an employe of a South Omaha packing house and has been out of work some time. He thought his wife was unfaithful. NORTHFIELD FREE. Smallpox Seare Baseless and the Quanantine Has Been Rais«d. Northfield, Minn., March 9—The Dusi- ness men of Northfield held a nass meeting and passed a strong reso?:*ion requesting the board of health to raise the quarantine at once. The board de- cided to comply with the request. It has been proven that the cases which were supposed to have been smallpox were not that disease at all, and there is no smallpox in town. The) qua tine has been rigidly enforced during the danger period, and much trade that is naturally tributary to Nerthfield has been diverted to other towns, HEAVY IMMIGRATION. Will Reach Enormous This Year. St. Paul, March 9.—General Passen- ger Agent Calloway, of the Soo, who was in the city yesterday, says that the immigrants to the Northwest dur- ing the present year will exceed that of any year in the past decade. He would not be surprised if 100,000 set- tlers located in the Northwestern states during the season, a majority of them coming from the Eastern and Southern states. Foreign immigration also promises to break all records. Mr. Cal- Joway said the Soo was not represent- ed at the meeting held yesterday in New York. Proportions FIRE AT ASYLUM. The St. Peter Insane Hospital Re- ceives a Scorching. St. Peter, Minn., March 9.—The state insane hospital at St. Peter received a severe scorching yesterday morning. The fire broke out early in the drying room of the laundry, and the entire laundry, electric light plant and an ad- joining building, occupied by about thirty-five employes, were soon in flames. Some of the employes barely escaped in their nightclothes. The loss is $12,000 to $15,000, partially cov- ered by insurance. DOG CAUSES A FIRE. Knocked Over a Lamp a lia Mrs. O’Leary’s Caw. Stevens Point, Wis., March 9.—Cros- by H. Grant’s retail furniture depart- ment was destroyed by fire. The fire originated in a dog overturning a Roch- ester lamp. The water hydrants were frozen, aud when water was secured the building and stock had been ruined. Loss, $3,500; insurance, $2,500. Duluth Invites Dewey. Duluth, Minn., March 9. — The Du- luth chamber of commerce held a meet- ing yesterday to adopt a resolution in- viting Admiral Dewey to visit this city when he makes his proposed visit to the West next summer. A formal invitation has also been extended by the city. Invitations were written by Mayor Hugo and ex-Mayor Truelson. The letters were sent together in care of Congressman Morris. Big Irrigation Canal Planned. Cheyenne, Wyo., March 9.—Nat Salis- bury, the English showman who is in- terested with Buffalo Bill in the show business, and his partner, Col. Cody, haye arranged to build a big irrigation canal in the Big Horn basin, this state. Water will be taken from the Shoshone river and 75,000 acres will be placed under irrigation. Work will soon be begun. Voted for School Bonds. Renville, Minn., March 9.—On Satur- day evening, at the special school meeting held for the purpose of voting $7,500 bonds to build an addition to our school building, the bonds carried by a vote of 92 to 18. Work will be com- menced as soon as the weather will permit. Hanged Himself. Moorhead, Minn., March 6.—Charles Stengle, a brickmason — sixty-three years of age, committed suicide by hanging at Georgetown. Deceased was a sufferer from rheumatism, and it is thought that the act was -committed while Stengle was temporarily insane. Not Guilty of Murder. Muscatine, Iowa, March 6.—The jury in the case of W. John, who was charged with the murder of Walter Boot at West Liberty last October, re- turned a verdict of not’ guilty. | stroyed by fire Friday night, BANK SAFE ROBBED. Eleven Thousand Dollars Gone From a South Dakota Bank. Huron, 8. D., March 14—The safe of the Bank of Hitchcock, which was de- was opened yesterday, and to the surprise of bank officers and others, but little money was found. Cashier Wilson Says about $11,000 in cash was in the safe when the bank closed business Friday evening, and it is now believed the safe was rifled and the building fired by thieves. Parties connected with the banke were in the building as late as 7:30, and the fire occurred soon after 8 o’clock. Money has been sent for and the depositors will be paid in full as soon as it arrives. BISHOP EDSON NAMED. He Will Fil Bishop Gilbert's Place Temporarily. St. Paul, March 14. — The standing committee of the Episcopal diocese of Minnesota has appointed Bishop Sam- uel C. Edson of North Dakota as act- ing bishop coadjutor pending a perma- nent appointment of bishop coadjutor which is not likely to take place until the regular meeting of the council in June. Bishop Edson will perform only such duties as belong personally to a bishop, as, for instance, confirma- tion. Matters of government and executive management will remain with the standing committee until the return of Bishop Whipple. GILLMAN ACQUITTED. Claimed Self-Defense — Spirited Out = of Town. Butte, Mont., March 14.—Edwin H. Gillman, charged with the unusually cold-blooded murder of a young miner named Dan Sullivan last Christmas, was acquitted by a jury on his own and unsupported testimony, that he killed the man in self-defense. AS soon as discharged he was spirited to the depot by his lawyers and sent out of town, as there had been threats made to kill him if acquitted. One Year for Godfrey. Deadwood, S. D., March 14.—Judge Moore, in circuit court, sentenced George H. Godfrey to one year in the state penitentiary at hard labor for an assault upon G. P. Donnell, with in- tent to do bodily harm. The case of Herbert D. Caddy of this city for at- tempted robbery of the Russell & Hig- by saloon, has been set for March 23. Caddy is the man who was acquitted for the hold-up of Russell in the lat- ter's saloon in this city. Double Murder and Suicide. Little Rock, Ark., March 14—News of a double murder and suicide reached here yesterday from Scott county. Zeb Leonard, a farmer, took his wife and four-year-old son to a secluded spot and shot and killed both of them. He buried the bodies and, returning home, purned the house. Leonard then went into the woods and shot himself. Leonard was sixty years of age and his wife twenty-seven. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. Grief Turned His Mind. Antigo, Wis., March 14.—While Bern- hard Wendorf and his fifteen-year-old son Otto were loading logs at Neva, near Antigo, the graphook flew back, striking the boy on the head, killing him instantly. The frantic father car- ried the boy’s body home, a distance of two miles. He seemed to blame him- self for his boy’s death, and his mind giving way under the strain, he took paris green and died yesterday. Beats Cape Nome. Seattle, Wash., March 14.—Two ar- rivals at Dawson City from Cape Nome, who left the latter place eight days ago, tell wonderful stories of what is claimed to be the richest field in the North. The new field is 100 miles from Nome, and stories of its fabulous wealth were being passed: from mouth to mouth at Nome when the latest arrivals left there on Dec. 18. Decides Against Unions. Butte, Mont., March 14. — Judge Knowles, of the United States court, handed down a decision in the noted Chinese boycott case, which has been pending for several years. He made permanent the injunction against the labor unions and labor leaders, who for years had prosecuted a boycott against Chinese and all employes of Chinese. Selling State Lands. Pierre, S. D., March 14.—The force of the land commissioner's office started out to offer state lands for sale. The offerings this year will be greater than for any year since the organization of the stae. All unleased lands in twenty- five counties will be offered, and it is estimated that the school fund will pass $3,000,000 with the sales of this year. Rebuilding at Lead. Lead, 8. D., March 14.—Plans have been drawn by the Lead and Dead- wood architects for four new stone and brick blocks, to be erected to take the place of some burned buildings. A new hotel is also being planned for. It will either be erected on the old site of the Miners’ Union hall, on Bleeker street, or on Mill street near the Home- stake company’s offices. Democratic City Nominations. Milwaukee, March 14. — The Demo- cratic city convention yesterday nom- inated the following ticket, the present incumbents being honored with a re- nomination: Mayor, David S. Rose; treasurer, William Bollow; controller, John R. Wolf. The Democratic county convention named ex-Congressman P. J. Somers for county judge. Poisoned by Bologna. Arcadia, Neb., March 14.—A family of five named Madden, living near Comstock, were poisoned Friday even- ing by eating bologna sausage. They were not discovered until twenty-four hours later, when one child was dead and the rest unconscious. Their con- dition is critical. Earliest Seeding. Miller, S. D., March 14.—A number of farmers in this county began seed- ing operations yesterday, the ground being in excellent condition. AMERICAN TRANSVAAL FUND.) To Aid Widows and Orphans of the Boers. A pathetic appeal of the committee of Africander and Bond members of parliament was issued at Cape Town, Oct. 10, 1899, signed by Messrs. N. F. DeWaal, Joseph N. Hoffman, J. H. Hofmeyr, Thomas P. Theron and D. J. A. Van Zyl, which says among other things: “What may, what can, we colonial Africanders do in this sorrowful time? Join in the work of warfare with the weapons? The law and our duty as British subjects forbid this, even should other circumstances not oppose such a course of action. “But what neither the law nor the duty of the subject forbids, and what, moreover, agrees in every respect with all principles of religion and human- ity, is the offering of help to the wounded, to the widows and the orphans.” In the name of the Africander bond, on behalf of the citizens of the South African republic and their noble ally, the Orange Free State, I appeal to all Americans to show their sympathy with the brave people who are now, in the words of John Hancock, liter- ally offering all that they have, all that they are, and all that they hope to be, upon the altar of their country, fighting to the death the arrogance and imposition of the great British empire, in order to remain free and independent, as did our American forefathers in 1776 and 1812. THERB WILL BE NO BOER WOUNDED ON THE BRITISH-AMERICAN HOSPI- TAL SHIP. Send to me your subscriptions, small and large, and I will send the amount to Mr. C. C. de Villiers, Cape Town, the honorable treasurer of the committee of the Africander bond, to be expended under that appeal. I sent - $2,000 on Feb. 23, 1900. GEORGE W. VAN SICLEN, American Treasurer. No. 141 Broadway, New York City. Feb. 24, 1900. BEVERIDGE AT NAGASAKI. The Consul Would Take no Chances on Being Taken In—Once Was Enough. During his recent trip to the Phil- ippines Albert J. Beveridge, United States senator from Indiana, stopped at the Japanese port of Nagasaki. Mr. Beveridge is only thirty-five years old, and so youthful looking that he might easily pass for a collegian of twenty-five. He went ashore at Naga- saki for a few hours. Nobody in the place knew him, not even the few Americans there, as his coming had not been heralded. He walked about the town at his leisure and then dropred in to pay a visit te the United States consul. That official had been victimized a few weeks before by a young Amertl- can visitor, who claimed to be the son of Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsyl- vania, and borrowed $20. The consul had just learned that Senator Penrose has no son. “Good morning, consul,” exclaimed Mr. Beveridge, handing out his card. “I am Senator Beveridge of Indiana and I have just dropped in—” “Look here, young man,” interrupted the consul, “I am up to your little game, and you can’t get a cent here; do you understand?’ The senator, first astonished and then indignant, began to protest, but the ludicrous side of the matter ap- pealed to him so strongly that he picked up his hat and went away laughing. “Ha!” exclaimed the consul, “they can’t fool me more than once. I sup- pose the next thing will be some round- faced beggar trying to palm himself on me as President McKinley.” ¢ At the foot of the stairs, as luck would have it, an American officer ree- ognized Mr. Beveridge. When the situ- ation was explained, the officer took the senator back’ to the consulate and everything was made right a few hours later over an elaborate dinner, 6,434 Letters a Day. The John A. Salzer Seed Company, LaCrosse, Wis., received 6,434 orders last Monday, which is a monster day, but they expect to double this number by the middle of March. The firm is having a great trade in its specialties— Potatoes, speltz, Bromus Inermis, rape, Big Four oats, Three-Eared corm and earliest vegetables. There is @ wonderful demand for onions, cab- Dage, peas and bean seed this year. Barly Bird radish and Lightning cab- bage, the earliest of this kind in the wide, wide world, are having a tre mendous sale. How Natal Got Its Name. South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese, who were searching for an ocean road to India. Bartholomew Diaz was the commander of the two little ships that formed the expedt- tion in 1486. Bleven years later Da Gama took another Portuguese fleet south. 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