Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 19, 1900, Page 3

BULLER HEARD FROM TURNS BOER POSITION BY A BOLD MOVEMENT. He Is Expected to Pash On, Employ- ing His Full Strength — Baller’s Success Has 2 Political as Weil as Military Importance — Boers Sur- render to Roberts and Take the Oath of ANegiance—Nothing Defi- nite Heard of Expected Relief of, Mateking—Stories of Boer Disin- tegration Come From All Sources. Lordon, May 16. — Gen. Buller’s turning of the Biggarsberg position effected by a bolt movement. ie Boers had evacuated Helpmaak- ar, but were making a stand Mon- yvening at Blekoplaagte, seven om Dundee. The corps on the spur regarded it as a rear guard action intended to cover the retreat of the ma At the same time Gen. Hildyard took Indob: is reported the Boers withdrew in dls: order. Gen. Buller, employing his full strength pected to push on. His first marcel were forty-five miles in He is thus breaking into tory which has been ad- for six months by the though it were part , they holding courts His success, there- s well as milita imports » Lord Roberts’ infantry were entering WKroonstad, where they will rest a day or two, his horsemen have penetrated eigh- teen miles northward. Two hundred » had hidden in the river near Kroonstad have sur- cred to the British and took the Oxth of Allegiance. ispatch from Bennett aily Telegraph, dated May 10, Paul Botha 1, membe; of the and, demanded that the should eall for a meeting to of s further resistance sue for was su nd proposed to make Presic prisoner. s been heard about the expected relief of Mafeking. ape Town spondent wires relief is imminent, fixing Tues- or Wednes the probable Inquire: war office are ief will be made pub soon as received. The latest tion about Gen. Hunter is that Dp ibly he is marching up the north bank of the Vaal with a force suf- icient in co-operation with Lord Rob- Boer defense further A i ch from n. Rundle lvancing toward Ladybrand. His ops and those of Gen. Brabant are Nothin date. told that the 1 stretched over distance of thirty miles The Boers are described as quite disorganized and as retreating northwa President Steyn’s lieu- tenants are trying to rally them. ‘The same Storics of Disintegration come m nearly every point where the Ef 1 correspondents are. Mr, Hollowe formerly a correspondent at Mafeking, who was put over the Transvaal border, telegraphing from Lourenzo Marques, Sunday, s: : “Jucging from talks I have had ith the Boers the end of the war will come in a month or six weeks. Mr. Steinkamp, chairman of the raad, who traveled with me, said that if the burghers were pressed from Pre- . they would retire to the district f Lydenburg mountains, which had been prep: He ded that the burghers would stand firm, but he feared they were too broken in spirit. I gathered from him that lable force of the aal Ww now in the field. the commandering having taken place last Thursday, and only the personal =m of Kruger kept his burghers together. At the British hospitals in Bloem- fontein the deaths from enteric fever average eight to ten da More Than He Su Londen, M 1b. from Kreon i among the cavalry during the fig ing t the Zand river May 10 were more nunercus than he supposed. —Roberts rej at the casu BOERS ATTACK MAFEKING. According to a War Bulletin Issued at Pr-toria, May 16. — A war bulletin sued here ar.pouncing that h are advancing against the at Helpma r and Tonder’s Nek. The burghers Saturday after- noon attacked Mafeking. The tele- graphist at Maloopa says that a heavy rifle and cannon fire was heard be- fore 6 o'ch to-day and that the “TSaffir lacation” was in flames within an hour and totally destroyed. At 10 o'clock, he add, everything was quiet. At a meeting of 350 Afrikander wo- men held yesterday it was resolved to ask the government for arms and am- munition, and suggest that they do the work of the men officials in the town, who, they declared, “ought to be figuting at the front.’ The reso- Jution was adopted unanimously, The Volkstem asserts that the British pris- ners in the hands of the Boers will first feel the effects of the embargo placed on tinned, meats and clothing destined for the Transvaal, at Dela- goa Bay Pretoria has bee the Brit federa Prostrated by Heat. Chicago, May 16—One death and four prostratious were caused by the heat yesterday. The maximum tem- perature was 86. This was the weather office record, but thermom- eters on the street level were three or four degrees higher. Potted One Firebug. Manila, May 16. — An attempt was made by insurgents to burn a large consignment of hay on the water front. Soldiers fired cn the incen- diaries and killed one. The fire was extinguished without damage. Fire at Faribault. Faribault, Minn., May 13. — A’ fire burned the house owned by Dr. Mat- tocks of St. Paul. A family named Disee occupied the house. A small child narrowly escaped being burned. The loss is several hundred dollars. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain;and Live Stock Ceaters. St. Paul, May 16. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 65 3-4@G6 1-4c; No. 2 North- ern, 64 3-4@65 1-4e. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 88 1-2c: No. 8, *. Oats—No. 3 white, 24 1-2 0. 3, 23@24) Barley and Rye—Feed barley, 34@3 ing grade, 38@41c; No. 2 rye, No. 3 rye. 52e, Minneapolis, May 16. — Wheat — July opened at 65@35 1-Se and closed at G4l4e. On track — No. 1 hard, 66 1-4¢; No. 1 Northern, 64 —Yellow, 34 3-4¢, Outs—White, 22 5-4c. Duluth, May 16. — Wheat — July opened at 67 1-2c and closed at 66 1-2c; No, 1 hard, 67 3-4¢ bid; No. 1 Northern, 66e Di No. 2 Northern, 641-4¢ bid; Northern, 603-4¢ bid; No. 1 hard, to arrive, 673-4c; No. 1 Northern, to (Ge bid. Corn—Cash, 343-8e. h, $1.80 bid; to arrive, $1.80 ‘ $1.80 bid; September, $1.23 bid: October, $1.17 3-4. Chicago, M 2 red, TO@71c 2 hard winter, 3 hard win. r, GIG@E5e; No. 1 hern spring, 66 N orthern spring, 65@66c; ring. 61@64 1-2c. Corn—No, 2, No. 3, 88 1-2c. No, 3, 23c. Milwaukee. W: May 16.—Flour is steady. Wheat steady; No. 1 Northern, 66 1-20@67c; No, 2 Northern, 65 1-2c. G7@57 1-2c. Barley No. 2, 43@44c; sample, 37@42c. . 2 white, 26 1-4c. y, Iowa, May 16.—Cattle— 5 cows, bulls and tockers and feeders, nd yearlings, $4@ 20; bulk, $5.10@ 0, May 16. — Cattle—Good to « 89; poor to me- ; stockers and feeders, and heifers, $3 @ 5; fed steers, $4 @ 5.25. Hogs — ixed and butchers, $5.03 @ 5.37 1-2; good to choice heavy, $5.25 @ 5A rongh heavy §.27:1-23 Sheep, $5@5 0. Oats—No. Rye dull; No. dull; T0@4.40; cal 490. Hozs, $5G South St. Paul, May 16. — Cattle — | ee butcher cows and heifers, $3.75 fair to good, $3@3.60; thin cows $2.25@2.75; choice butcher ey Y to good, $4.25@ $3.40 @ 3.85; bologna ; veal calves, $4.50@ stock cows and heifers, fair to good, $ 50; com. and tailings, $2.5 3; heifer $4 and feed- . $1G@4.40; fair to good, $3.50@3.85; common and tailings, $2.25@3; steer S4@5; stock and feeding bulls, 5; stags and oxen, $2.75@4: milkers and springers, $25@45. Hogs — Mixed and good to prime heavy, $5.05 @ Sheep — Fat sheep, $4.51 stock sheep, $3.25@4; feeders, $3.40@ $6.50 @ 6.85; yearlings, stock and feeding lambs, buck lambs, $8@4.50; bucks, $ 425: spring lambs, $7@8. Shorn sheep and lambs sell at 50c@$1 a hun- dred less than these quotations. UNION RECOGNIZED. Strike on One of the St. Louis Lines Is Settled. St. Louis, May 16.—There were im- portant developments in the street situation yesterday. At sce held between the officials of the iburban Railway company, the only sys in St. Louis not con- trolled by the St. Louis Transit com- pa and on which a strike was in- prior to that de- he Tr: it system, and the nd employes of that road, nn an‘cable adjustment was effected and the men will return to work in the morning. On just what basis the © was settled could not be ned. but it ean be positively the union received full In many quarters it is i that the settlement of the e on the Suburban presages an ment cf the difficulties between sit company and its 3,600 oyes in the near future. a confer, s of the transit company of the employes’ griev- nd some of the mem- ns’ committee mat- . ng themselves nice- {tlement of the difficulties mber of the citizens’ com- » injected into the proceedings osition of such a character that ussion was brought to a close with matters no nearer a settlement than had hitherto existed.. It is thought, hoyvever, that a future meet- ing of the same parties will result in establishing a basis for the settlement of the strike. The Suburban company had no difficulty in maintaining a thorough runuing schedule yesterday and no serious demonstrations on that line occurred. On the Transit company’s system there were a num- ber of demonstrations, more noisy than otherwise. FIREBUGS AT WORK. Two Attempts on the Mining Town of Sumpter. Or. Tacema, Wash., May 16. — Twice Saturday incendiaries set fire to Sumpter Or., a new mining town in the Baker City district. Seven build- ings were burned, the losses being. Bellevue lodging house, $1,500; saloon, $3,000: Smith’s department _ store, $10,000; Adler's Palace saloon, $3,000; Hammond & Chance, law office, $500; two lodging houses, $3,000. The losses are mostly covered by insurance, Receives Doctor's Degree. Cambridge, Eng., May 16. — Cam- pridge university conferred the hon- orary degree of LL. D. onthe king of Sweden. The ceremony was im- pressive and the students cheered King Oscar incessantly. FOUGHT TO A FINISH. Danville. Il, May 16. — Mary E. Smith, white, and a colored woman known as Lucy, were arrested for fighting on the street. The police placed them in the woman's depart- ment of the station, and as soon as the doors were locked hostilities were renewed. Mrs. Smith was thrown down and the colored woman was kicking and biting her when Mrs. Smith drew a penknife from her pocket and stabbed the negro woman, instantly killing her. Rews of the Dorthwest | BRAN-WWNL” BIG FIRE AT ST. PAUL. $150,000 Worth of Property De- stroyed by the Flames. St. Paul, May 16.—Vire destroyed three floors of the building at 381 Jackson street early this morning, causing a damage that has been esti- mated at $150,000. The building was owned by the Mayall estate, and the floors burned were occupied by Wey- mott. Howard ,& Oo., wholesale crockery. ‘The loss was coveréd by insurance. The electrical supplies of the St. Paul Gas company on the first and second stories were seriously damaged, the building being practical- ly destroyed. The fire originated on the third floor of the stix-story build- ing. FIVE NEW TOWNS. Two on the Vermillion and Three on the Mesaba. Duluth. Minn., May 16.—Two new villages will be started on the Ver- million range and three on the Mesaba in this county during the next few months, all on account of the iron mining development. All of them will be at underground mines and thus permanent settlements. Four new mines on the Mesaba range, the Spruce, Clark, Stevenson and Me- Gregor, will mine this year about 500,000 tons of ore. Six months ago the sites of all but one were forests, while that one was covered by a vil- lage. All have been removed. STEVENS RENO! ‘ATED. Fourth District Congressman Has No Opposition. Cambridge, Mipn., May 16, — The Fourth district congressional conven- tion was held here yesterday. I. C. Stevens was renominated for congress by acclamation. He appeared before the convention and made a speech of thanks. The delegate convention was held later in the day and F. €. Schiff. man of St. Paul and H. F. Barker of Isanti county were selected as the del- egates to the national convention from the Fourth district. FIRE LOSSES. Farm Property and Live Stock De- stroyed. Plainview, Minn., May 16. — The barn of Frank Liebnow, three miles rest of Elgin, burned, together with six horses. a cow, and entire contents of tie barn. Loss estimated at $1,- 500; partly insured. Tire of incen- diary origin. Osceola, Wis.—The farm residence of Fred Mardaus, East Farmington, five miles south of here, was de- stroyed by fire with contents. Loss abcut $800. COOK COUNTY’S SALE. Thirty Thousand Acres Sold and $15,000 Realized by County. Duluth. Minn., May 16.—At the for- feited tax sale in Cook county some $15,000 was realized from bidders, or more money than the county has seen in years. In all 30,000 acres of land were sold, a third of which was to a Duluth pool $11,000 LIVERY BARN FIRE. Nearly Forty Head of Horses Are Burned at Madison, S. D. Madison, S. D., May 16. — Fire de- stroyed the large, livery establish- ment of C. M. Klotsbach, entailing a loss of $11,000, with insurance of $1,- 500. Over thirty head of horses, in- cluding a team worth $500, was burred. HOTEL WINONA SOLD. / A $100,000 Structure and Plant Is Knocked Down ut Forced Sale. Winona, Minn., May 16.—Hotel Wi- nona, valued at over $100,000, was sold at auction to satisfy a trust deed of $40,000. E. K. Tarbell, lessee of the hotel. who now owns most of the company stock, bid it in at $50,025. HOME DEMOLISHED. A Lightning Stroke at Mason City Does Great Havoc. Mason City, Iowa, May 16.—Light- ning practically demolished the home of Mrs. Joseph Newbowers. Eleven people in the house narrowly escaped without injury. Arrested on Suspicion. Pierre. S. Ds, May 16. — Two men were arrested on suspicion of burglary at Miller, and on being searched a full set of burglar tools as well as a part of the stolen property was found on them. ‘They refuse to give their names. Killed by a Fall. Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.—Dan- iel Livingsgood, sixty years of age, fell from a load of hay yesterday at his farm. five miles from Osnabrock, and was instantly killed. Railroad Surveyors at Faribault. Faribault, Minn., May 16.—The sur- veying corps of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern is now at work in this vicinity running a line north. Travis Gets Three Years. Faribault, Minn., May 16.—George Travis. who was tried upon the charge of forgery and found guilty, has re- ceived a sentence of three years. ‘Killed by Lightning. Dubuque, Iowa, May 16. — Frank Besler and a team of horses were in- stantly killed by lightning during a thunder storm near Dyersville. A companion named Kerr was severely shocked, but recovered. ‘ Seven Horses Cremated. Argyle, Minn., May 16.—The barn of John Gooler, a farmer near town, was burned with all its contents, includ- ing seven horses. The origin of the fire is not known. There was no in- surance. Struck by a Train. Mason City, Iowa, May 16.—David Beck, while attempting to cross the Milwaukee track at Hutchins last evening, was struck by a passenger train and instantly killed, — TOWN NOW IN RUINS. Fire Wipes Out a Small Michigan Town, Marinette. Wis., May 16.—Fire start- ed in the big lumber and cedar yards of C. H. Worcester & Co., at Fisher. Mich., twenty-eight miles west of here at ncon yesterday, and last night the town was in ruins. A high west- erly wind prevailed. The loss will be over $200,000, partially insured. The C. H. Worcester Company of Chicago, which owned almost every- thing in the place, is the heaviest loser. The fire started in the lumber yard, and in a short time the big sawmill, planing will) school house, forty dwellings, hospital, two lumber yards and a number of other buildings were in ashes. Two hundred people are homeless. _Mayor Utke, in response to a telegram for assistance, sent 2 fire engine, bose cart and a brigade of fire fighters to help the stricken town! The major portion of the town, which lies on the east side of the rail- way track, is completely destroyed. Everything in the town was burned except two dwellings, the company’s store and the depot. Fanned by 4 high wind, the fire burned furiously and was 1ot extinguished until late last night. The plant of the C. H. Worcester company will be rebuilt as the company owns a large amount of timber land in that vicinity. Many persons are reported to have been more or less burned, though none of the cases are believed to be fatal. HAIL AND RAIN. Much Damage to Vegetation and Greenhouses. La Cresse, Wis., May 16.—Rain be- gan at 5 o'clock and fell in torrents for an hour, with a strong wind, and half the time accompanied by hail so ‘heavy that lawns and tsreets were littered with leaves. Some glass was broken and damage done to gardens and fruit trees. At one point on Main street the water was so deep as to stop cars and a dog following a wagon had to swim fifty feet. The hail was rematkable for the length of time it lasted and the occasional enormous chunks of ice. The three principal greenhouses lost. about a thousand panes of glass each. Hastings, Minn.—The stock barn of Mrs. Ann Murray in Ravenna was blown down by the hurricane of Sun-, day evening, ten horses being more or less injured. Frank Blake of this town also lost a machinery shed, and William Morgan of Ninipger a barn. Plainview. Minn.—The first rain of any consequence this spring passed over here last night. Crops have been suffering for want of moisture. KILLED BY A TRAIN. Chicago Man Meets Death While Riding on a Freight. Clinton, Iowa, May 16. — Horace Williamson, while riding on a freight train, was killed four miles west of this city. He lay on the tracks for an hour when the officials of the road were notified here and a special train Was sent out after the remains. He only lived long enough to ask for a drink of water and tell his pame. Miners on a Strike. Houghton, Mich., May 16.—Six hun- dred miners at, the Arcadian mine struck yesterday for an advance of 15 per cent in wages. The surface employes of Quincy mine joitied in the strike. demanding 10 ‘per cent in- crease, same as promised the miners, The miners were prevented from go- ing under ground by the trammers, who insist on original demand for 15 per cent advance. A threatened strike at Wolveriue mine was pre- yented by the superintendent advanc- ing wages. Suicide of an Educator. Viroqua, Wis., May 16. — Hartwell Allen, a former superintendent of schools of Vernon county, a man of broad learning and a citizen here for forty-six years, committed suicide by hanging in his room at the hotel where he boarded. He was sixty- seven years old. Poor health and re- duced circumstances are the probable causes of the ceed. An Iowa Tragedy. Dunlap, lowa, May 15.—Tom Taylor, a well known lawyer, stood upon the steps of the postoffice and as School Director Barrett passed by fired half a dozen shots at him. At the last mecting of the school board Taylor’s daughter failed of re-election and Tay- lor is supposed to have harbored the idea that Barrett was accountable. Taylor is in jail. Barrett may die. Forest Fires Raging. Duluth. Minn., May 16. — Reports from Two Harbors say serious forest fires raged a short distance north of that place yesterday afternoon and destroyed the telegraph station of the Duluth & Iron Range railroad at York. Scott & Graff's lumber camp was threatened but escaped. The fire continves but seems to be dying out Boy Drowned at Winona. Winona. Minn., May 16.—Stanislaus Szundera, an eight-year-old boy, was drowned in the Mississippi river. He had been playing in a skiff with some companions when it came unfastened and drifted from shore. The boy be- came frightened and jumped into the water and soon drowned. Rural Free Delivery. Faribault. Minn., May 16, — Rural free delivery will be established from this city next month. The route is in the eastern part of the county and. is about twenty miles in length. J. W. Parshall of this city has received the appointment as carrier. Killed in a Runaway. Downing, Wis. May 15. — James Chase, aged sixty-eight, an old resi- dent of this county, was runaway horse hed to a cart, five miles east of here. _ by a BLAZONED ON THE VICTORIOUS ® SIOUX FALLS ALLIANCE BANNER. The Call to Minnesota's Well-Loved Son. The Convention’s Work in Summary. Work and Character cf Minnesota’s Delegation—Mr. Towne's Attitude—Oth- er National and State Comment of the Week. : Reform Press Bureau, St. Paul, May 14, 1900. The current news reports have cov- ered with considerable fullness, and with a somewhat unusual accurary and fairness, the proceedings and incidents attending the Sioux Falls Populist con- vention, and the work of launching that branch of the allied forces, with the matchless leaders, Bryan and Towne, at their head. It remains but to re- cord some fair degree of credit to the work performed by the Minnesota dele- gation, which can the more reliably be done, since under the personal observa- tion of the writer. The delegation proved staunch, conr- ageous and of great combined sagacity. During the trying circumstances of and at times fierce contention, in the dis- cussion of the policy of full nomina- tions. With all the interests of their “favorite son’’ at stake, there was never a blunder nor a misstep. Chairman Meighen, the Filmore county political veteran, was ever the alert, cool, calcu- lating commander, holding his forces in line for any juncture, and quick to dis- cover every opening that might be seized to advantage. Not that the suc- cess of a Minnesota candidate was the chief object. When the delegation reached Sioux Falls it was not even de- cided on the wisdom of a nomination being made for vice president. When having learned the situation it was satisfied that nominations were neces- sary, in order to keep the Peoples party intact, it so decided, and having unani- mously chosen Bryan and Towne, it never deviated an inch from that course, nor made a slip in its wise pursuit. When the victory was won congratula- tions on all these points were showered upon the delegation. The state body which the delegation represented, as well as the other allies of the state, have reason to feel proud of the body of dele- gates and alternates which, stood for Minnesota at Sioux Falls. Six dele- gations were larger, but none abler and none so successful. The convention itself was remarka- ble for the intelligence, high character and lofty patriotism of its members. The extreme intractables that have often cast discredit upon the Peoples party were not there, and are gone for- ever. Gone with them is the ridicule of the press, and the opportunity for invidious comment and comparisons. ‘The only semblance of controversy was over the policy of completing a full ticket, which was debated thoroughly, and properly so. Such decision was the refined wisdom of all. Mr. Towne’s nomination with Bryan was then first, as the choice of a wise statesman, and a leader worthy of the high companion- ship given him, and second, as a repre- sentative from one of the allied forces whose selection would disarm objection that might be felt by another ally. . The organization perfected since the convention is admirable with Senator ‘Butler of North Carolina chairman, Edmiston of Nebraska vice chairman, while General Weaver of , Iowa heads the executive committee, with Minne- sota represented thereon by Major J. M. Bowler. A sincere disappointment was the ab- sence of Hon. S. M. Owen, on account of the death of his brother Horatio Owen, of Farm, Stockand Home. The latter’s death wasa sad blow to thou- sands of friends, and in it the people lost a champion and defender of great ability and unwavering steadfastness. The state’s national representation is wisely made upin selection of Thomas J. Meighen of Forestville, Springer Odell of Marshall, and Z. H. Austin, St. Paul. Mr. Towne resisted every appeal of warm partisans to come to Sioux Falls to further his own candidacy, maintain- ing to the last the lofty view that he could only be a candidate except in re- sponse toacall toduty. That it came unanimously and irresistably, appeals all the stronger to the people in their rallying cries of the campaign. There was one universal sentiment as tothe absence of the Mid-Roaders. It was hail and goodby—not au revoir! Reports are conflicting as to how the second campaign for McKinley will be conducted, whether McKinley the One, will again stay in Canton, or make great swings around the circle. We incline to expect that it will be Canton again, with subsidized newspapers to lie about the crowds of pilgrims, as they did in 1896. The truth probably is that no greater humbug was ever perpetrated on the American people,.than by the papers and Associated Press which in °96 had control of the reports from Can- ton. We were given the facts from |’ confidential sources, not long after the campaign, but nothing could be said about it, because some of our own friends who ought to have been in bet- the thonsand on employers’ time, thus hired to go. These in scores and hun- dreds skulked from the “‘procession,’” and otherwise showed their disgust, all of which was carefully suppressed by! the feted, dined, wined and otherwise corrupted writers. We have this from’ unimpeachable authority. It will be a far different front-porch campaign this trip, Mr. Hanna. Some things the Flag stands for: In America, for the good old constitu- tion and for the Declaration of Inde- pendence, which declare for liberty for men, of all races, of all climes: In the islands of the sea, under ‘‘Criminal Ag- gression,”’ the Flag stands for the de- struction of human freedom, and the subjugation of a feeble though liberty- loving people. In America, for freedom to white and black men alike. In the Philippines, it stands for conquest of people whose skins are brown and whose stature is small. In America the Flag stands for the American home, with one wife and one _ mother for the family. In Sulu it stands for polygamy, with as many wives as the Sulu chief can support om his McKinley salary. The prison binder twine plant at Stillwater is being run overtime by the management, to meet as far as possible the increased orders of farmers for twine. * Speaking of “prosperity,” how many people in Minnesota know that Phila- delphia, where the great ratification meeting of the ‘Advance Agent’’ is soon to be held, isin the throes of a strike by over 4,000 carpenters, striving to secure a moiety of increase of wages necessary to merely live, on account of the prevailing high trust prices of all- that they must have to live on? Per- haps few except those who read the Philadelphia local papers. Such is the case, and that nearly every large city in the country, and numberless small ones, have such ‘‘prosperity.”” The press dis- patches, however, very carefully sup- press the reports, asa rale. St. Louis’ street car strike of 3,500 men has, how- ever, filtered through the censorship. The once great Republican party. whose administration has stricken down the Filipino republic and spread death and destruction throughout the Philip- pine archipelago, only 28 years ago— 1872—declared as follows in its national platform: “The national government should seek to maintain honorable peace with all na- tions, protecting its citizens everywhere and sympathizing with all people who strive for greater liberty.”’ That was while the memory of the sainted Lincoln still hovered over his party, and before the advent of Hanna- McKinleyism. And so Montana Republicans will prove their ‘prosperity’? by a_ special Pullman train to the Philadelphia con- | vention, conducted without money and without price. As the said gold be- decked specials speed through the 50- cent wheat regions, they will make votes by the thousand—against the gold standard oligarchy. See if they don’t. Kind Reader—If yon and I, hoping to reap some of the much talked of advan- tages in Porto Rico, remove there, the following are some of the tariff duties the Minnesota citizen of the United States will have to pay, after he be- comes a Porto Rican citizen of the same, under the McKinley ‘Plain Duty” taxes, both export or import, and on wholesale prices: Corn, 214 cents per bushel; cornmeal, 8 cents per bushel; oatmeal, 9 cents per bushel; oats, 2!4 cents per bushel; whisk brooms, per dozen, 7 1-5 cents; candles, 144 mill per pound; coal, 10 cents per ton; cotton cloth, 3 to 6 mills per yard, accordirg to value; shirting, 6 mills per pard; wire, 22 cents per 100 pounds; nails, 9 cents per 100 pounds; wire nails, 5 cents per 100 pounds; steel bars, $18 per ton; boots and shoes, 3-7 mills on each $1; India rubber boots and shoes, 244 cents on each 50 cents; cotton thread, 1 3-10 cents on each dozen spools worth 20 cents; clocks, 6 cents on each $1; car- pets, 2 6-10 cents per yard valued at 35 cents; dried herring, 1 mill per pound; writing paper, $1.36. per 100 pounds; lard, 6 cents per 100 pounds; butter, 3 cents per 100 pounds; beans, 6 7-10 cents per bushel; household furniture, 5 2-5 cents each $1. harness and sad- dlery, 6 7-10 centseach $1; earthenware, 37-10 cents on each $1; white china ware, 8 1-5 cents on each $1; glassware, 6 7-10 cents on each $1. How we would enjoy this new ‘‘lib- erty’? under the American flag for which we ourselves fought, or, per- haps, to make Porto Rico free, and to save the Union to which we have now attached Porto Rico! G. 8. C. THE IDEAL CITY. What makes a city great and strong? Not architecture’s graceful strength, Not factories’ extended length, But men who see the civic wrong, And give their lives to make it right, And turn its darkness into light. What makes a city full of power? Not wealth’s display nor titled fame, Not fashion’s loudly boasted claim, But women, rich in virtue’s dower, Whose homes, though humble, still are great Because of service to the State. What makes a city men can love? Not things that charm the outward sense, Not gross display of opulence, But right, that wrong can not remove, And fruth, that faces civic fraud, And smites it in the name of God. This is a city that shall stand, A light upon a nation’s hill, A voice that evil cannot still, A source of blessing to’ the land; Its strength not brick, nor stone, nor