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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 380, 1900. 3 'VETERANS DISCUSS ROUTINE BUSINESS, Committee on Legislation Protests Against Apparent Ingratitude to Men Who Offered Their Lives for the Repubilic. administration adopted by him for the jon of other veterans in their rights produced good results for our people in r directions inteer service in the grmy and na: ie of war not alone deserves pra abored at its work in to numerous committees. ld soldiers went to the parks e at rides on the %ake, and those | ose who survive and are homorably v not blood enough in betme worthy and capable, pre- ) € accepted an invitation appo promotion and re- n in the public service in times of peace hich we ought 10 stand com- forever. nti a principle itted now and the stockyards, packers to visit : than eld more s . nE; :he ;- B: Reports Discussed. s and the Th ton | When the convention met in the after- . ton | son the first thing taken up was the re- 1:30 o'clock, and from the start OO0 ¢ s A i " port of the pension committee. 2s pushed with energ: The Would contaln, it was generally thought, session was entirely of a soclal some warm statements, but there was ne There was not in the report a spe cific declaration or recommendation upon any subject. The committee at the out- set went at length into the history of the T an executive acter, and was open to t meeting was of Address of Welcome. work done by G. A. R. committees in 217; G ] Sha a taining from the last Congress increasel D N In cetiain classes of pensions. It then & SRy S apansh with SiRyae i differences of opinion exist- ce rose and re- Pension Office and those The n oe 1 uring the prayer. Mayor | me Grand Army who hold front the th - old soldiers have not the sol- | received sufficler onsideration. The re- gued at length against the state- have b made by the Pen- reply to the ori al criti- members of the Grand red no suggestions as to policy to be pursued. The eport ordered_printed and will be the s r of busin s 1O-MOTTOW ock, to which hour the ned. committee had pre- Iver services were ant General Stewart f reports su er Johnson by their and the v t organizatic committee had taken the annual Chief Shaw reported ap- with the ex- to the change Al day from May 30 to May. On this the adversely and its re- the convention. Next Meeting Place. the work of the en- by ur of Commande in relating “omm Holcomb committee o Inspe 1 is expecte nt to-morrow acted de n committee wsidered probe loped to Ju his ¢ ler in Ignored. the committee on public s in service chief, and that he will be elected There has been very egarding the place of the next Denver and solut aw insu e ends of t ‘the close ‘of ‘hos- mentioned. - lischarged—a reason- the programme to. ; Jn business meeting, tle in Washington et ents of local mili- ss nh acrifice life it ne doled ppi ram fleet brigade elect- Owens of Charleston, N. Y nnual convention of the Association of ex- H mmander At t m 1th Ations W Pris of War. Mre. Charles F. Sherif ity. Pa.. was elected pres Alice P. Linhart of Pitts burg was elected secretary. OFFICERS ELECTED BY NAVAL VETERANS CHICAGO. Aug. t the meeting of the Naval Veterans' Assoclation the fol- lowing officers were elected: Commodore commanding, Frederick E. Brooklyn. 29— : officers—Captain, J. A. Miller, : . Ohio; commander, J. O. Shaw, i Me. ; lieutenant commander, A. H polis: lieutenant, J - Ii.; master, P. 'W. Hager, N.Y.: ensign, J. H. Butler, 1 surgeon, W. E. Atwell, paymaster, I. D. Baker, ., Ohio in, A. 8. McWilllams, De- cha in cede to the shores of the American continent me herself a 2. cancel herself *in civilizing and com- S portant as the Sus m is Orient, an event svery of America not the paramount of cannot be made so. The ad- stion as to the Philippines after rebellion against thori: of the United ates The paramount issuee th and economic. Shall of the > 1 be put in principies by the enor- ive influence in case Mr. win the first engage- nt in a campalgn, the next battle of which il be for the control of both houses of Con- issue The question for the plain people is, do they sh, with the Instructi f a bitter experi- h and deep In their memories, to ige or submit to the change of that abound. rity which came with the election McKinley osperity which no tform or speaker denies, nor or even allude to. Aguin- until the n_people take ¥ annihilating, own domestic in- ination which s at ¢ and the aider and Discusses the Philippines | Question Before the Hamilton Club. e — wait prese the polit time_their Bays Imperialism Is Not the Para- mount Issue of the Campaign and Cannot Made So. Be Government af to in its sovereignty gainst it. What rs and limitations are which will governing anacities of their D intervened in. the Florida or the territory which we rom Mexico, Congress legislated at ession in regard to the government of e pariculars entirely unwar- stitution, If the disabling con- it by our opponents is prevent those islands a No such dif- Hamtlton dministration of tion and politics we ssion. was never more han f\ Aug. 20.—This was for the judge, jury and executioner concerning the | f the Republ ¢ ‘men when reductions of force are i - atebotty- i le mecessary for any cause permit it. i YO8 fey ihe year the chalrman of your com L& By me taembers mittee has many times had oceasion to g0 t with the respo to our comrade, William McKinley, President es att tion of a United States, in the interest of other e e Zonlrgase jes who needed help or protection, and | " y he Grand Army it went in vain. Numerous restorations | was a Ing and everything o service of veterans wronged gave ss. From morning until night | neeced help, and some sweeping reforms in . { to_the interrogatories. BRESCI IS SENTENCED - TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT Anarchist Who Assassinated King Humbert De- fiant in Court and Convicted in Short Order. | { | | | | | ASSASSIN OF KING IMPRISONM ETANO BRESCI, THE HUMBERT, CON- DEMNED TO LIFE i NT. @ | —The trial of Brescl, | The roval groom. Lupi. deposed that he | who on July 29 shot | Seized Bresci by the throat. i A 3 . <s named Ramelia, who lodged M and killed King Humbert of Italy | s frivnd thise Bauk Teior at Monza while his Majesty was d the prisoner was al- returning from a gvmnastic exhibition, | alm. The remainder of opened here to-day. The assassin was id not throw any further | found guilty and sentenced to imprison- ment for life. An immense crowd of peo- ple gathered about the court from e morning. & admission to the courtroom, where only a few places were reserved for the ticket-holding public. JLAN, Aug. the anarchist ways pe the witnes light on the tr: i The public prosécutor made a speech, | during the of which he eulogized | ing Humbert and recapit- | the assassination, | . demonstrated that 1sible for his acts stos The hearing began at § o'clock. Bresci Uh e AT sat in the dock Im and almost indif- | cri vh’ ad necomiices. - Riter ¢ ferent. His counsel, Signor Martellf, head 'PRURGRE thE SPHEEAN TS crimes | of the Milan bar, and the anarchist writer public prosecutor denied that (Signor Merlin) made requests on varic had as_an__excuse. ounds for adjo ent, which wen asserti e was nof| grounds for an adjournmer which wer = o % fanatic, refused. It is sald that Bresci wrote to cvnical and_obstinate the Judges declaring he would not reply eymea - & 1t his aim was infamous. In public prosecutor asked for | guilty without extenuating <aid he only wished to do | defended anarchy on the 1 inspired the crime. All arties, he declared. had their regicides, commencing with Judit He asked that those in whose hands the prisoner's fate ay would not act in a spirit of vengeance but of just He claimed extenuating circumstances for the accused man. Signor Martelli asked that the verdict be tempered with indulgence toward an irresponsibie man condemned of a crime | ymmitted in a_state of exaltation. He spoke of Bres previous good conduct | and implore dflil for the guilty man. 1 wa®™given an opportunity to id: “Sentence me. I am in. | walt the next revolution.” who were to deliberate on | hen retired, but soon decided | iit of the prisoner, and sen- | imposed. saped with life imprisonment, ty is the most severe which osed under the laws of Italy . on which charge the anarch- tried. It was at first believed would be tried on the charge of in which case the penalty would While the long, was being re ently unmoved, and scarned the f; the audience without any signs of fear or effrontery. The indictment showed that | the assassin indulged in incessant target practice and that he prepared builets so as to make them more dangerous The witnesses were then introduced— eleven for the prosecution and five for the defense—and the examination of Bresci foilowed. He declared that he decided to kill King Humbert after the events of Milan and Sicily, “‘to avenge the misery of the people and my own.” He added: “1 acted without advice or accomplic The prisoner admitted the target p e and the preparation of bullets. He oke in a low, firm voice and said he fired three shots at three yards with his | revolver. Two wooden targets were here placed on the iable before ige. Two hours’ suspension of the court ensted and then the witnesses were heard A brigadier of ge S capitulated the stor: of the King. He = he save Bresci from the crowd, who nearly Iynched the indictment, which was very d, Brescl was appar- circums and duty, charge that it ac- f el |assassin. Bresci, when rescued, was cov- b death, ered with blood l g g . . Aug. 20.—The news that C er IYA\‘uxuzlrn des Contes di Quinto, had lf\fln ntenced to life the King's aide-de-camp. who was with ment for killing King Humbert his Majesty when the latter was killed, h was carried to Mrs. Bresci at her recounted how the King was shot, saying home in Union Hill, N. J. When told of | that the King tried to reply to a question | the sentence she wept bitterly. When of the witness after the crime. His Ma- | imed_down she said: My poor jesty started to_speak, saying: I trul He has been tried, convicted think—"" The King topped in the middle | ntenced in_ore day. That was a of the sentence, said "Y and then | great injustice. T would rather see him sired. The testimony of Witnesses Galimbert and Clivers did not adduce any new facts. dead than have him go to prison for life. | 1 know he will not be able to stand long the life he will have to lead in prison.” | e B4r44 4209+ 4444944+98 | stump Tllinols, Tndiana, Ohlo, W Michigan, Minnesota, New York. I, Maryland and West Virginia. | 3 | This ‘change of his plan_ was announced | 3 ’ | to-day by Senator J. K. Jones, chairman | 4 2 au s ead | of the Democratic National Committec, | 4 and Mr. Bryan's {tinerary is now being | ¢ ii worked out by J. G. McConvilile, ch: of the speakers' bureau. Mr. Bryan will leave Lincoin Friday night. On Saturday he will speak at some points in Iilinois on his_way to Chicago. He will reach Chicago Monday, and on Labor-day speech to Milwaukee for | nic September 8. | TMAN | B4 0044460+ 44044440349 iecutenant Commander Shearman. VASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Lieutenant | Commander John A. Shearman, U. S. N. died to-night at the Chelsea Naval Hos- | pital, Bosten. He entered the semecj June 12, 1871 N i Probably the most distinguished event | of Shearman’s career in, the navy was his | that day will make his He will then go D here. the big Democratic | He will be at Fort Wayne September 13 | and the following day will be heard at | Columbus, Ohio. These are all the dates that have been definitely decided upon. | heroie conduct during the Samoan hur- | h\nqi‘v 1s T;;"l:«:xllh:l' }\;(Kr.m};r;angwlll 54 | ricane, on March 16, 1889, which resulted to St. Louls n vee ore going to | e ¥ i Milwaukee. A trip to West Virginia "; e “;f ‘,;.'","" ot ”\’.r‘”’ Hosrical geniy comes_early on the programme. From ©f-war, the Trenton, andalia and Nipsie, | West Virginia it is expected he will swing | and three German men-of-war, the Ulga. around the circuit into Maryland, New | Adier and Eber, and the loss of 146 lives. Jersey and New York, and then he will | At the time of that disaster : turn westward once ‘'more and devote fhsssman was a lieutenant and ¢he senior watcn | officer of the Nipsic, Commander D. W. Mullan. At the helght of the storm the Nipsic was beached in front of the Amer- | ican consulate at Apia and was in great | some time in Ohio and other Middle West- ern States. SENATOR DEPEW WILL . r elaborately deco The gon A 4 3 | danger of being pounded to pieces by the | p: nd garlands of flow prolonged cheers as he rose to r | the assistance of the natives a nawscr | . e < o the toast, ~“Pro#perity ang re | was made fast between the forecastle of - und on every table and the auses.” NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Senator Depew | the Nipsic and a tree on shore and by | oughout were of a patri- | _The new 5'"3{“‘; from Towa was given, | called to see Senator Hanna at Repub- | M t5 of !htls"hawsel,ll-, with !hle mlrllu.ri s o c? o | 2t the cl of his speech. an_ovation | Jic: arters to-day. It i < ance of the natives, ncarly all the 1 Among the | which surpacsed the reception that mMet | hemm Hemaior D wil spoale in Cei. | gflicers and crew of the vessel were saved. | er Henderson, Senator Dol- siler of the Currency Chief Shaw of the Republic, Gene Louis Wagner, Gen- Judge Leo Rals him before he began to speak. | w DECLINES TO TALK ON ' | herai | POLITICAL SITUATION —A few days ago | the 1»*',{?":!“; NEW YORK, Aug. S er Hender. | Dr. Hepworth, representing the New York | The address was | Herald, wrote to former President Cleve- and Speaker Hen- land asking for an expression of opinion as he re- on the political was received in | ituation. The following | eply 1 am by « »avis replied in | :1\_1 “05“_ Tes- | My Dear Dr. Heoworth—Your letter is re- ceived. I am quite sure you wrongly estimate | value of any expression I might make con- | emocr form, no Democratic ing the volitical situation. | | any satistaction with our r with the abounding pros- or with our international 1 they rejoice in a pros- prediction _the: the approval « every claim that the: 1 their political restora s. no means free from the nerslexity which now afflicts thousands of | those who love the principles of true Democ- | o circumstances I am not | others as to their present po- litical duty. A crisis has arisen when each | | man’s conscience and patriotic sense should be | his guide. Inasmuch, therefore, as neither cer- | tainty of my ability to rightly advise, nor any | call of obligation prompts ge to discuss politi- | | cal conditions, 1 think I ought to be permitted, | in my retirement, to avoid the irritation and | | abuse which my interference at this time would | | inevitably invite. Yours very truly, our years ago. | GROVER CLEVELAND. was silent respecting s a because to declare | t which the American | with contempt and | n has kept the faith vested it with every to which 1t fulfilled every expecta- from sudden events SR s p- ke e 3 FIELD IN THE EAST tant > v k, would annihilate at cven. the lind when 1910 ‘an per- AGO, Aug. 2%.—Willam J. B thet el nooy hes ©| CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Willlam J. Bryan L ipation wnd . it that the ®ti- | il lead the fight of the Democrats him- States In the Philnpines are at this [ self in the Central and Esstern States. = Pl e s of eivilization | He will take command next week in Chi- “indicate the wisdom 5t holding those | &S0 8nd then begin an inyasion of Re pomsessions, unless the United States is to re- publican territory, for he has decided to Shearman was the last man to leave ths Nipsic. Commander Mullan insisted upon | | being the last, but as Mullan could not S gisotion. He' expecin’ i apend two | swim Shearman insisted upon placing nis ud t commander in a ship's cask and nelpin; ;;;:s at a time In New York and Chi- | ;{m down the dangerous passage In thi way. When he had accomplished this | Shearman climbed down the rope by his | hands. During the remainder of the day Shearman did more than any other officcr ashore to rescue the drowning men who were washed overboard from the sunken Vandalla, giving directions to Americaa | sailors and natives who were doing every- thing possible to save the men in the water. Rear Admiral Kimberley, in his official | report of the disaster, specially com- mended Shearman’s gallant conduct dur- ing the storm. fornia before he does in New York State. | Senator Hanna gave out to-day the pro- gramme for his movements between now e O GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK IN KANSAS TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 20.—Chalrman Albaugh of the Republican State Commit- tee to-day announced that Governor ! Roosevelt will be in Kansas September | 28 and 29. He will cater Kansas from Colorado on_ the Rock Island and will | speak from the rear platform of a spe- | cial train. PA IN A SMALL CORNER. “Say, pa!” | “What is it?” | “It says in the paper that when the Boers went away from Pretoria they left their wives behind.” | “V\'!l:y did they do that, pa?’ have been because i Professor Henry Sigwick. LONDON, Aug. 2).—Professor Henry Sigwiclk. professor of moral philosophy at Cambridge University since 1883, is dead. He was born in 1838, | s Mrs. Mary E. Reese. | LANCASTER, Ohlo,. Aug 29— Mrs. | Mary E. Reese, sister of General W, T. Bherman and ex-Senator John Sherman, died to-day from the effects of a fall downstairs, which happened a week ago. Her husband, William T. Reese, djed | some years ago. Rev. Francis S. McCabe. TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 20.—Thé Rev. Lr. Francis 8, McCabe died here at 10 o’clock to-night, aged 77 years. He ci pek:‘ trom: Peru. Ind; 1n fmm::;dto;:; pastor of the First Presbyterian Church until 1882 where he resided. He was prom- inently identified with the &m'oh throughout the West. 5 y i “Well, it mlgilt was the first chance they ever had to— hello, ma! When did you come in? I don’t'know why they left them. Perhaps there was no way the ladies could get their trunks taken to the depot. Now, don’t bother me any more. I want to read about the war In China.”—Chicago | Times-Herald. | \ UTILIZED AT LAST. Fuddy—Women are mwt%whz"?:ry_ have now t to 1! chiete tn thelr pocketbooks. drfi well % might 3 wnl_l gy Squething o ¥ | cavalry on the left. | wheeled right | Lodge of James R. Carnahan of Indianap- uniform rank. MACHADODOR? | Burghers Retire Northward, i | day as far as Elandsfonteln, from which | the flowers will expand and look ANNUAL INSPECTION OF PYTHIAN KNIGHTS An Army of Nine Thousand Men Marches Over to Belle Isie and Is Reviewed by General Carnahan. DETROIT, Mich.,, Aug. 20.—Belle Isle was invaded to-day by the Pythian army in full force. The Knights, 9000 strong, His salary is $4500 per year. | | It now appears to be conceded that Vice | ‘Supremeb(‘ lnCE(I||0I‘ “'e(her: of ?l\'iscon i | sin will be elected supreme chancellor, ac- left thelr encampment on the East Boulc- | Covding to previous custom, istead of the | vard at 10 o'clock, marched across the | re_election of Supreme Chancellor Sampie long bridge leading to the island park and | being brought about. | to the play ground commons on the east- | Twenty-four past srand chiefs of the erly side of the island, where the bienniai | Rathbone Sisters were to-day admitied to i i £ th if. | the sessions of the supreme y nspection and review of the uniform | woman's order, but without the right to rank was held. The long line marched in | vote. a column of fours down the boulevard, | The repor across the bridge and through the drive- | ferred. | vy of ikl s Bl |_’The Pytiian Sisterhood Supreme Lodge g | spent most of to-day's session discussing | After a deal of galloping about of the | PCommendations adopted In the officers | staff, brigade and regimental officers, the | reports. inspection formation was completed, two | The ‘grand electrical and fireworks pa- | long lines of troops stretching from end | rade” of the Knights of Khorassan to- | | night, which was announced as the spec- to end of the great field, with the brigade | TIENE WhISh was, sunounteC 25 tRE TRES and regimental officers grouped to the || . {in a vast deal of confusion. The police | fore TniShAl I, | had made no arrangements for clearing | | the streets along the line of march. The picturesquely clad Khorassans were | obliged to make their way around street | cars and_through narrow lanes opened through the crowd, and many of the elab- | orately prepared humorous features were | llost to a great majority of the specta- | tors. | |, Some 2500 of the Knights, a rollicking commander. ts of officers were read and re- the artiliery andi The inspection then proceeded, the major general and staff moving down and up the long lines, and appropriate salutes by officers, knights and the numerous bands of music. | General Carnahan then tock his staticn | in the center of the fleld, and his army into company front and marched in review in that formation. As the head of each brigade passed tne com- | pranch of the order, took part in the | mander the brigadier generals and their | spectacle. A great many marchers car- staffs fell out and joined the staff of the | ried varicolored torches, others swords | major general. | The sessions of the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias were resumed to-day and some of the reports of the comm tees were heard. Supreme Chancellor Sample will to-mor- row announce the election by the Supreme and scimitars of antique Oriental pat- | terns. All wore turbans or other quaint | headg and clothes of Arabian, Persian | { or_Turkish cut. The high potentates rode in canopied floats, preceded by a representation of the mythical temple of the order. There were several elaborate electrically illuminated | floats and many funny features. To-morrow's_principal features will be | | the election of supreme officers and the | prize drills. olis as major general commanding the General Carnahan found- | the uniform rank more than twent and has ever since been it vears ago, quets and bouquets. If they consist of buds or short-stalked blossoms mounted on wire the only thing to do is to water or syringe them “‘overhead™ and put them for an hour under a bell glass. But if they are mounted on morsels of cane or bam- boo they may be simply untied and put in water. Capil attraction then comes into play, the cane takes up the moisture and transmits it to the staiks of the flow- | ers, keeping them damp enou | for' some time, though, as actually touch the water, decay does not set in for several days. A capital method of warding off the | corruption that makes mignonette, asters, | stocks and some other flowers very speed- | ily unpleasant is to mix with the water in which they are placed a little sal am- moniac, four grains to the quart being sufiicient. Another mode is to hold the cut flowers | in the steam of hot water directly they are unpacked, and then to put the ends of the stalks in boiling water for two or three minutes, cut off the parboiled ends and place them in a vase with tepid vater in the ordinary w; The latter part of the treatment is also available for flowers that are beginning to wither a little, though the evil day of fading can- not be long postponed.—Boston Globe. —_————————— Curious Warning. Students of the occult sciences will find 15 OCCUPIED BY BULLER'S TROOPS Closely Followed by Dundonald Czar Holds a Brief Conference With | Dr. Leyds and Urges That the Boers Make Feace at Once. S IEERE LONDON, Aug. 29.—Lord Roberts, under | an interesting occurrence in incidents date of Belfast, August 29, telegraphs: which happened in the household of “Buller's advence occupied Machado- | George Jennings on Temple street, Mt Washington, last Saturday night just as | James Snee lost his life on. the railroad crossing at Washington street. | The 15-year-old daughter of Mr. Jen- | nings has been serfously ill for some time. requiring constant care from her parents | and the attending physiclan. Saturday | evening shortly before 10 o'clock while the young girl was resting in her room under | the care of her mother, she appeared to lose consciousness to such an extent as to cause alarm and the sending for the physician, Dr. George E. Goodwin. Suddenly she seemed to be arous her unconsciousness and cried out do not cross the tracks. You will be killed.” She repeated the warning cries in va- dorp this afternoon. The enemy made a poor stand and retired northward, fol- lowed by Dundonald’s mounted troops, who could not proceed beyond Helvetia on account of the difficult nature of the country and the enemy taking up a posi- tion too strong to be dislodged by the mounted troops. It appears that Buller's casualties were very few. “French continued the movement to- he turned the enemy out with no diffi- culty. The latter retired, leaving quan- tities of good cooked food behind.” General Buller's casualties Aug were: Killed—One officer and thirteen wounded—Seven officers and fifty- from Papa, One is enough! Seven men. rious forms several times and then be- Dr. Le interview with Emperor [ came quiet. Her attendants were alarmed Nichola: vs a dispatch to the Daily [ by her speech and actions and anxiously awaited the coming of the physician. Mr. Jennings was away at the time, but returned a few minutes later, and when | he was told of the occurrence offered an | explanation which in part solved the mystery. He had just come through ‘the | street and was at the railroad crossing | when James Snee attempted to cross the tracks and was killed. At the time he was about fo attempt the crossing also, but somehow he was restrained. He was say Mail from St. Petersburg, lasted barely five minutes. The Czar said he was sori he could do nothing for the Transvaal except to urge it to make peace, as he | hated all war. BERLIN, Aug. 20.—The delegation of Germans, who recently arrived here from the Transvaal to lodge a complaint with the German Foreign Office regarding the treatment of Germans there by the Brit- ish, has already been received by the For- 1 Office. = After investigating the |a witness of the terrible accident.—Haver- Grounds of the complaint the Foreign | hill (Ma: ial to Boston Journal. Office will bring the matter to the atten- e o o g e tlon of Great Britain. AN EASY GAME. Jack—T held lovely hands last night, as pretty a pair as you ever saw. Tom—A pair never amounts to anything, Jack—Oh, these were not that kind of | a game; they were Ethel's, and as hers are the only pair in Millionaire Thomp- son’s deck, I'll not have to do any more shuffling pretty soon. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. WINNTPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 29.—The Cana- dian Pacific strike is practicaily settled. The mechanics' and boiler-makers’ schedules have been fully agreed upon. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The Census Bureau snnounces the census of Wilmington, Del., at \508, against 61431 In 1890. This is an’ in- crease of 15,077, or 2454 per cent. Also of Paterson, N. J. 105,171, as agalnst 78,347 This is an increase of 26,824, or 34.24 per cent. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug 20.—The national headquarters of the Middle-of-the-Road Popu- lists was opened to-day at 341 Fifth street, with Chairman J. A. Parker in charge. It is the intention of the National Populist party to make a_particularly hard fight in Kentucky, the leaders say. LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 2.—Richard Combs, known as ‘‘Tallow Dick,” charged with com- plicity in the assassination of Goebel, and who gave bonds Saturday, was arrested ‘to-day on fn indlctment returned in 1893 in Clark Counts Charging him with the illegal sale of whisky He was taken to Clark County. GLASGOW, Aug. 20.—Two girls and a boy, members of isolated families, have fallen vic- Thms of the bubonic plague. though the medical authorities assert that the attacks are less Virulent than in the cases which have already proved fatal. In the event of a further spread of the disease Glasgow shipping will be quar- antined. B LONDON, Aug. 29.—The Duke of Manchester to-day was adjudicated a bankrupt, entailing his resignation from all his clubs. The peti- tions to the bankruptcy court included one of the young nobleman himself, whose acceptances Gre 8o widely_ distributed in unknown nands that his friends for some time have strongly urged this radical course. MO, province of Santiago de Cuba, A\?gA. A% Manzamillo vesterday General Bar: ‘tolone Maso declined the nomination for a dele- gate to the convention In spite of the great Pressure brought to bear on him, claiming that it would identify him with a political party and that his acceptance would defeat his am- bition for the Presidentlal nomination, to which he aspires. A DISCREET CHOICE. “William, a poor man came along and asked for a hat “What dld you do?” “] gave him your Sunday hat.” ‘What on earth did you do that for?" “Well, I knew you would need your old one to wear whén you go fishing.”—Chi- cago Record, ADVERTISEMENTS. WAYS TO REVIVE FLOWERS. How to Freshen Them With Moss, Tepid Water and Morsel of Charcoal. ! There are several methods of reviving flowers known to experts. One of the chief reasons why they fade is because the stalks are bruised when they are cut or gathered. \ The way to remed There is canse for anxiety when a h hangs on for a year and can’t be shaken off. The quickest way to relieve that anxiety is to in at once the use | of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov- ery. Itis a cough remedy, but it is also a great deal more. In far advanced | stages of disease, when hemorr! have been frequent, and there have been emaciation and weakness, “Golden Med- this is to take a d of wire and insert it at the end | ; i » e e o Bushing it & little way up, | ical Discovery” has P’od“‘-l‘d . ect | *fhen bind round the stalk a little pad of | cure. It increases the y of the life | damp cotton or moss, arrange the flowers | fluid—blood. It cleanses the blood from in tepid water with a morsel of stick char- coal in each vase and a few sprays of greenery if possible, and in a half-hour s if they impurities, and sends a current of rich, new blood to build up the weak places | in the body with new life. = The " Discovery” is strictly a temper- ance medicine, non-alcoholic and non- had only just been gathered. In order to preserve their beauty as long as possible, every evening place the vase on a stone floor, or on a large old tray | marcotic. that cannot be injured by damp, and | epor one year I was troubled with a o either syringe with lukewarm water or | writes Mr. H. E. Curtis, of Sumner, "‘n“! 2 pour it over them from a small can with a fine nose. In the morning cut about a uarter of an inch from each stalk and Co., Towa. "As I continued to cough during the summer, my wife became anxious, and wrote to Dr. R. V. Pierce for medical advice. It seemed DR. KILMER'S SWAMP ROOT. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable, Almost everybody who reads the news- papers is sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. Itis the firnt medi- caltriumph of the nine- teenth century; dis- |} covered after years of ,u% scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi- nent kidney and blad- der specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lamey back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou- bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp=Root is not rec- ommended for everything but if you have kid- ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy youneed. It has been tested | inso many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the heipless too poor to pur- chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address togs Dr. Kilmer & Co.,Bing- hamton, N. Y. The refular fifty cent and dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. TO THE PUBLIC! INOLE, JUNE 2, 16%.—1 TAKE THIS means of expressing my thanks to Dr. Wong v Him. 115-117 Mason st.. 8. F., for having cured me of kidney., wombd trouble and cancer of stomach. I was a great sufferer for 15 years, and found no permanent re- lief until I tried Dr Wong Him, aad in six months’ time he has cured me. Any person Wishing me to certify this can find me. MRS. GEORGE BETZ. Pinole, Contra Costa County, Cal. SAN FRANCISCO (Cal). Oct. 15, 1i%.—To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that Dr. Wong Him of 115-117 Mason street, m Francisco, has cured me entirely of Bright's disease of the kidneys and consumption of the bowels of long standing, and 1 am only too Pappy to make this statement for the bemefit of all troubled in any way by diseases. You will find the doctor a gentleman in every way. Very respectfully, MISS M. J. SHINE, $61 Fulton street. San Francisco. S. F., Dec. 4, 1899 —Dr. Wong Him. 115-17 Mason st., 8. F., Cal.—Dear Sir: For the bene- fit of others I wish to make a statement of my case, which was heart trouble. After treating with six eminent physicians, my case was pro- nounced Incurable. Hearing of Dr. Wong Him and his wonderful_cures. I decided to try his herb treatment. He did all he clatmed ard after treating six months I am now well and strong. Your respectfully, MRS. BARLOW, 1027 Mission st.. 8. F. DR. 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