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AS FORECASTED. Court of Inquiry Says Maine. wai Wrecked by Outside Agency. stive Kvldeaee That Sabmarlne Haeea the Port Rid or the (hip Caaietf the Awful Dlsastr-Bspiul blllty Notslxed. WAsniHOTOX.

March SO. Tha fol lowing I the full text of the report of we conn or inquiry: United States Khlp Iowa First Hale. Key West Fla lion lv. March liwi-Aftor full and mature consideration of all thi testimony before It, the court tin In ai follow: That the United State battleship Main Hired In the harbo of Havana, Cuba, upon the itn day of January. IHBi.

and wa taken to euby Ma 4, In from hi to six fathom of water, bj the regular government n.lot ITio Unitnd Suites ointul irenerel at Havana had not I tied the uuthnrliloi at that place the previous evening of the Intended arrival of the Afaina. The atate of on boarj the Main waa excellent; and all order and regulation to regard to the care and safely of the ship were sincuy cirriej out, Allamniuultlun was towl awny In nee with Instruction, and pr.ipor care wa taken whonvvur ummunltlm was handled. Nothing was mowed In any one of the uisira- xinei or shell rooms wlili'h wan not permitted to be Htowed The muiMilnos and ihell roouiK wore always locked after hav-lee been opened: and after tho destruction ot the Maine the key wcd found In their proper place In the captain' cahln, having been reported secure that evenlnii at eight o'clock. The temperature of tho muiraxluc nd ahell rooms were taken dally and reported. Theonly niuimxlni' which ba.1 an undue amount of boat wax the after ti-u-liicb.

macnxlne and that did not explode at the time the Maine wa destroyed. The torpedo war-head were all atowed In the aftor part of tho ihlp. undor the ward room and nollhor caused nor participated in the dcxtructlon of the Maine. The dry eun cotton prlmcnt and di-tonatnr wore towed in tho cabin aft and remote from tho acene ot tte explosion. The waite waa carefully looked utter on board the Maine to obviate daairer.

Simclal order In retard to thlx bad been given by the commanding-ofllcer. Varnishes, drycri, alcohol and other combustible of tbi nniure were stowed oa board the main deck and could not have bad anything to do with the destruction of the Maine. The medlcul (lore wero atowed aft, under tho ward room ana remote from the ecene of the explosion. No dangerous itoree of any kind were stored ImIow in any of the other storerooms. The coal hunkors were Inspected.

Of those bunker adjoining ihef.irwunl mugaxine and ahell rooms four were empty, namely: III Hi BS, Wl Alt had been In use I mil dny and Alt wa full of New Hirer eoal. 'J alscoul had been carefully Insp-ctml before Iton board. The bunker In wbleh It wa stc wed was acccssl ble on three sides at all time, and the fourth aide at thlx time, on neonunt cf bunker lit and Bo being empty. This hunker. Aid, had been inspected that day by the enirineer officer on duty.

The lire u'nrms in the were In working onler and there had never been a cast of spontaneous combustion nf coul on board the Maine. The two after-boilers of the ship were in uss at me time or the disaster, but for auxiliary purpose only, with a comparatively low pre aure of steam and being tended by a reliublo watch. Thcso boilers could not havo cuused the explosion of the ship. The four forward boiler have since been found by the diver, and are in a fnlr condition. On tho night of the destruction of tho Malno everything hail been reported secure for the night, ut eight clock, by reliable persona, through tho proper authorities, to the commanding officer.

At tho tlmo tho Malno wa destroyed, tho ship wa quiet and. therefore least liable to accident caused by movement from th jsc on bourX The destruction ut tho Maine oc-urrel at p. of tho IVh dav nf February. Mi, the harbor of Havana. Cuba, being at the llulo moored to the same buoy to which she bail been taken upon her arrival.

There were twoexploslons of adlstlnctly dlf ferent character, with a vary short but distinct Interval between them, and tho forward part of the ship was lifted to a marked d-grec at the time of tin first explosion. The first ex plosion was morj In thi nature of a report, like thai of a gun. whllo ihi Nirond explosion was more open, prolonged and of greater vol ume. This seconJ explosion was. In the opln ion ot the court, raus si the partial oxplo- alon of two or mora of the forward magazine of the Maine.

4 The evidence b-arlnn on this, being principally obtained from diver, did not enable the court to form a definite conclusion as to the condition of the wreck, although wa established that the after part of the ship was prac tically Intact and sank in that condition a vory lew minute after the forward part. Tho following fuct In regard to the forward part of tho ship arc. however, establishes! by the testimony; That portion of the port slile nf tbe protective dock which extends from about frame 3D to about i nine 41 was blown up aft and over to port '1 be main deck from almut frame to to about frami 41 was blown up aft and lightly over to starboard, folding tho forward pert of the mlddl superstructure over and oa top of the after part This was. In tho opinion ot the eourt. caused by the partial explosion of two or more of the forward magazine of the Maine.

a. At frame 17 th) outer shell of tbe shin. from a point 1 1 V4 feet from tbe middle line of the ship and six feet above the keel when in It normal position, has been forced up no as to be now about four feet abnvo tbeiurface nf the water; therefore about feet above where It would be had thn ship sunk uninjured. The outside bottom plating I bent Into a reversed the after wlag of which, about I) feet broad and IS feet In length (from frame 17 to frumn 2.M, it doubled hack upon Itself gainst the continuation nf tho same plating extending forward. At frame IS thi vertical keel Is broken in two and tho flat keul bent Into an angle si ml' iar to tbe angle formed by the outside bottom putting.

Thi break Is now about tlx foet bo- low the surface of the water and about JO feet above ita normal position. In the opinion of tbe eourt this effect could nave been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under tbe bottom of the ship at bout frame 18. 4 Tbe court Had that the lose of tbe Maine. oa the occasion named, wa not In any respect due to fault or negligence on the part of any of tbe officer or member of the crow of aald ves sel. 7.

In tbe opinion of tbe eourt tbe Maine wa destroyed by tbe explosion of aubmarlne alne, wbleh caused tbe partial explosion of two or more of her forward mogaxlnea. 4 The court has en unable to obtain ev. denee fixing the responsibility for the destruc tion of the Maine upon any person or persons. W. T.

Sampson, captain V. S. president. A. Maris, lieutenant eommander, U.

8. ft. lodge advocate. The testimony taken before the court of Inquiry and sent with the re port make pamphlrtof 100,000 word nd covered 18 days. Ever wltnex who waa known to hare any Information that could throw any light upon the great disaster wa called to give bia testimony.

HEAVY LOSS FROM FLOOD. ONLY RECITES FACTS. I W0MEW AND THE WHEEL. Devastation of Property la Portion at la dlaaa Will Bo oreat Several Live B'portad Lost. pRUtciTON, March SO.

Iliirh water la doing great damage to farm property and to highways and bridges. The loss will reach over $300,000. Tbe Louisville, Evatisville A St Louis rail road is moving ho traina west of this city, while the Evansville Terre Haute railroad only reaches local points between Evansville and Vin- cennet. Tbi city Is almost 'shut off from the outside world. The I'ateka and White rivers are still rising and possibly will lor tho nekt So hours.

jIkahdrtowx, HL, March 80. The waters of the Illinois river are flood ing over the levee protecting the thou sands of acres of farming land in the Coal Creek drainage district The breaking of the levee will cause great loss. GitERNsm-nn, March 30. The President licKitilej'i Message1 to Congress 4m Maine Disaster. paid Informed of the Court of Inquiry's tlndlBg-Tbe President Asks to No Action and Make Mo Beon soeadationai Washington, March 2a the presi dent yesterday sent the following mes sage to congress: To the Congress of tbe United States: For ome time prior to the visit of the Maine lb Havana harbor our consular representative twlnted out the advantage to How from tbe visit of national ships to the Cuban water.

in ao-tustomlng the people to the presence of our da a the armbol of good will and of our snips in tne fulfillment of the mission of protection to American Interest, even though no Immediate heed therefor might eSbn. Accordingly on the S4th ot January last, after conferring With the Bponlsh minister, in which tbe renewal of Visits froth th Oasette, Delaware, Ohio, tbe health Ineat bf bicycle riding1 for women la ami a aunutsa nuearion nettreen mineht bfaviician aim health reformer. II i i 1 1 i uaeo to moderation it surely create IDT Women a means of out-door exerciser tbe benefit of which all physician concede. Used tb fcxeess, like any other pastime, its Ufa it likely to bfc danjerou. The experience of Alia liertha Reed tbi eevenieen year-oiq daughter Of Air.

J. it. lk tit, Reed, S3 VAi We Del wtrfe: Ooiof idit K-we wwer mow wf wva saa vuivi alii oint i moral for parento who, like Mr. and by delegates to report for their who are fond bf inf. ItttheWllof ridden ret deal, began to fail in an tinlnt me tin.

iteedi bate experienced on concern Canada to their friend's ill wheel- at which hundreds Of Reports of Delegates Who Hm Vislttd Western Canada. The fol lowing let- ttrs have beta se lected from a large number ot those sent on Western Michigan, GRANT'S DYING WISH. Itefore III Death He Wrote a Letter lo the I'rralilent Asking a Cadeuhlp tor Ills Urandson. kw Ioiik, March 30. Col.

Fred Grant left for Washlncton vestcrdav to deliver to 1'resldent McKinley a let ter written 13 years ago by (Jen. his father. Ihc letter bears the in dorseraent of (Sen. Mierninn. It it addressed not to Mr.

McKinley by name, but to "I ho i 'resident of the United (States." It prefers a request that Uly3c S. Cirunt, grandson of the late general, be appointed tc a cadutahip in the West Toint military academy. lyases b. (irant, now a sturdy youth of 10, was still, wearing petticoats when this letter was writ ten. It is the expression of Ocn.

Grant's anxious and oft-repeated wish that his little grandson and namesake should become a holdicr. Col. Fred Grant and the other members of the family accepted the general's decision without question. Gen. Grant dictated nnd signed the" letter at his home on a day when the doctors told him he had few hours to live.

of our war vessels to Swinish water wa di- damage and loss from the flood lntht cussed and accepted, the peninsular authorities countv will aurnnaa Aral patlmaU.s. I Madrid ana Havana wero aoviseo ot tne pur- t. i. I pose of this government to resume friendly resenw un aavi vlalu at Cuban port and that. In that warn, ii.c lumuticB ore larger innn i vicr, the Maine would forthwith call at tne at first reported.

Three member port of Havana. Thi announcement wa re-of the Walter family. In the government with oppre-Tanners' creek l-ottoma. are missing. and a farm hand, Albert Phillips, was roiurn tho courtesy by sending Spanish ship victim of tho cloudburst at Moscow, I to the principal port of the United state.

Thpro wit onlv nnn fntltt Moanwlillo. the Maine entered tho port of r-i wi I January, her arrival being port, the drowning of Claude Shone. wllh no lhe Lint reports indicate loss of lifo OD exchange of customary salute and ceremonial tint kock ueiow at l'aul at the jane- visit. tion of Conn' ermik. whpnitnn m.m.

I The Mulno continued in the harbor of Ha- bera of one familw nnrlnlipd Vanaduring tho three week following her er rors ot one ismuy perished. attended her stay; on the contrary, a feeling of relief ana confidence followed the resumption of tbe long Interrupted friendly Intercourse. So noticeable wa tbi Immediate effect of Iter visit that the consul general strongly urged that the presence ot our ships In Cuban water should be kept bp by retaining Ihem at Havana or. in the event of her recall, by sending nnoUier vessel that to take ber place. At 9:40 In tho evening of tte 1Mb of February the Maine was destroyed by an explosion, by which forward part of the ship was Utterly wreckej.

In thi cntastrapho two onr ccrs and tttt of her crew pnrlshed. those who wore ant killed outright by her explosion being penned between deck by the tangle of wreck. ago nnd drowned by the Immediate linking ot the hull. Prompt aslstanre was rendered by the neighboring vessel anchored In the harbor, aid being esprrtally given by the boat of the Spanish cruiser Alpbonso X1L and tbe Ward line steamer City of Washington which lay not far distant. The wounded were gener ously cared for by tbe authorities of Havana.

the bo'pltuN being freely opened to them, while the earliest recovered bodies of tbe dead were Interred by the municipality In a publlo cemetery In theelty. Trlbutesof grief and sympathy were offered from all official quarter of the Island. Tbe appalling calamity fell upon tbe people of our country with crushing force and for a brief time an Intense excitement prevailed. wh'cb In a community less lust and self-con trolled than ours, might havo led to hasty acts of blind renntment. This spirit, however.

soon gave way to the calmer processes of reason and to the resolve to Investigate the fact and await tbe material proof before forming judgment as to the cause, the responsibility, und, If the fact warranted, tho remedy due. This course ncccssnrlly recommended itself from tho outset to the executive, for only In the light nf a dispassionately ascertained certainty could it determine the nature and measure of Its full duty In tbe matter. Tbe usual procedure was followed, a la all raxes of cusuulty or disaster to natlonul vessel of any maritime state A naval court of Inquiry wus at once organixed. composed of of ficers well nuulltled by rank and practical ex perlcn-e lo dlschurge tbe onerous duty Imposed upon them. Aided liy a strong force of wreck' ers und divers thn court proceeded to make a thorough Investigation on the snot, employing overy available means for tbe Impartial and exact determination of tho coues of the explo sion.

Tbe finding of tho court of Inquiry wo reached utter SS days of continuous labor, on the "1st of March. Instant, and having been approved on tbe by the commander-in-chief of the Called State naval force on the north Atlantic station, was transmitted to tbe exec It I. herewith laid before the congress to-day with the voluminous testimony taken before tbe court. It purport is, hi brief, follows: Wben the Mulno arrived at Havana she was conducted by the regular government pilot to buoy No. 4, to wbleh she wai moored In from 64 to six fathoms of water.

Tbe state of dls clpllne on board nnd the condition of her maga- tines, boiler, eonl bunker and storage com- purtment are passed In review, with the eon elusion that excellent order prevailed and that no Indication nf any cause 'or an Internal ex plosion existed In any quarter. At eight clock In the evening of February 15 overt-thing bad been reported secure and all wo quiet. At 40 minutes past nine o'clock tb vessel was suddenly destroyed. There were two distinct explosions, with a brief Interval between them. The first lifted the forward part of the ship very perceptibly; tbe second, which wa more prolonged, i attributed by the court to the partial explosion of two or more of the forward magazines.

The evidence of the diver establishes that the after part of the ship was practically Intact nd sank In that condition a very few minutes after the explosion. The forward 9art wa com pletely d'molished. Upon the evldonco of concurrent external cause tbe finding of the eourt 1 at follow At frame 17 the outer shell of the ship, from a point 114 feet from the middle line of the ship and six foot alwvo the keel wben In Its normal position, has been forced up so a to be now uIkiui four above tbe surface of the water: therefore, about foot above where II would be bad tbe ship aunk uninjured. At frame I tho vertical keel is broken In two and tht keel bent Into an anglo similar to the angle formed for tbe outside plate. Tbi break I about alx feet below tbe surface of the water and about SO feet above it normal post lion.

In thi opinion of the court thi effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom of the ahlp at about frame 18 and somewhat on the port side of the ship Tbe conclusions ottheeouit are: That the Ion of the Maine was not In any respect due to fault or negligence on the part of any of the officers or members of hnr crew; that the ship wo destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mmc, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of ber forward maxaxlnea; an I that no evidence has been obtainable fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons. 1 have directed that the finding of tbe eourt of Inquiry and tbe view of tbi government thereon be communicated to the government of her majesty, the queen, and I do not permit myself to doubt thai the sense of Justice of tbe Spanish nation will dictate eoursa of actios suggested by -honor and the friendly relation of the two government William McKutLar. 1 A I V- cj AT A TEXAS FAMILY MURDERED. Father, Mother and Two Children Hatch- ered with an Ax on a Kanch Near Paint Kork. Sax Asgki.o, March SO.

The whole Lee family, consisting of father, mother and two small children, were murdered on a ranch near Taint Rock last night A man who gave the ularin states that in the early part of the evening two men called at the Lee house and usked to be allowed to stay during the night They were denied accommodations, He further stated that during the night he awoke to find two men in the house and as he ran he was fired upon by them. An a was the weapon used for murdering the victims. The country is being scoured by oflioers in an attempt to catch the suspected party. Rev. G.

IC Morrison Arrested. TorKKA, March 30. Rev. G. E.

Morrison, said to have been captured in Kan Francisco, was In Topcka sev eral times last fall, coining from Panhandle, where his wife died under suspicious circumstances, indi cating he had poisoned her. Morrison, while here, it is said, became betrothed to an old acboolmate, but the marriage waa later declared, off. Morrison wa a regularly-ordained minister and carried a linlf-furj railroad permit He had charge of a church when arrested. who had tn alarm ing manner. 6h a-raw ateadilv naler and thinner, and it appeared (he going into consumption.

Beat and quiet did her abso lutely no good. A rlhvsTel.n loan per fl ptiltiM-e 1 TerT hiHn rate- Thinking thi 11 may have been due to temporary nervous. tin whetl Bht Bldm tt'ttf. examined her, be watched bet closely, but her pulse continued at that rate for two week. He waa ntiaiiMi then, from hurhiirti mils and ateadilv wiitinr condition that was auiTering rom anaemia or a bloodleat condition of tne body, bh became extremely weak, and could not itand the leait not or excitement.

In thn condition of anain they were recommended by an old friend to jtet some of that famous blood tnedieln I)r. William' Pink Pills for Psle People. They did so, and lmot from th fint dose Bertha began to improve. She continued to take the Dill and was bv mean oi those Dill made entirely well, and mora grateful people than her parent cannot found in the whole State of Ohio. Dr.

imams' I'ink Fill bava proved a boon to womankind. Acting directlv on the blood and nerve, they restore the requisite vitality to all part of the body; creating functional regularity ana perfect harmony throughout the nervous lyitem. The pallor of the cheek i changed to the delicate Dluxn ot hesltn: tbe eve brighten: the mu- cle grow elastic, ambition ia created and good health returns. Della-htfolly Femlalae. fotheT dnn't understanfl von all xou are constantly nraisine Ansa i nir now.

and von used to insist that vnn muM. near uer. Daughter But I didn know then. mam. oia.

mat sne was leniou ot me. it is mat 1 Y-v T. hw sweet ut ucr. xseiroii ree i rest. Ueware of Olatxaeata for Catarrh That Contain Mercwry, mercury will lurely destroy the ene of unell ana completely ucrange tne wuoie system when entering it through the mucou urfnees.

Such article ihould never lie used except on prescription from reputable physician, as the damage they will do i cften ten fold to tbe good you can possibly derive from them. Hall' Catarrh Cure. manufactured by contain no mercury, and i taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucou lurface of the iritem. In buying Hall Catarrh Cure be sure you get tbe genuine. It i taken internally, nnd made in Toledo.

Umo. by r. J. Cheney Co. iesti- monial free.

Sold bv Druggist, price jc per bottle. Hall' Family l'ill are the best. peopla expect to leave thia spring for the Free Until Mda oi western can- Winning. Sent. 10.

1807. Mr. M. V. Mclnnes, Chief Colonization Agent Detroit, Mich.

Sir: We are pleased to state to yon that we hare found the country tn vi cinity of Alameda iiillr bp what via and Air. Keller had represented It to. be. It i in fact an ideal location for mixed farming. Tbe soil ia the best we ever saw, and a the farmer were all busy at threshing, we had an excellent cbanc to aee it Btive quality, which cannot be atir-anywhere.

Tbe cattle could not be ter condition. We aaw two-re. -old teen equal to three-year-old raited in moat plnees, and these, a all other re bout Alameda, were fed on native hsv in winter and herded in aummer. As we had ravioli to thi visited the Northwestern tate in behalf of a large number of farm er, to locate suitable land for mixed farm ing, we are now in a position to aay that the Alameda district of Western Canada urpastes them all. The country is equal to that about ihuringen in Uermany.

we were rather ekentic before starting, and oar intention was to settle in spring, if we were suited, but we hsve now decided to move st once that is, aa enrlv this fall as we possibly ran. We left Mr. Riedel at Alameda, and take back his report, and we will take hi family and effect with when kti. our incerpiy, jiiL 1M WVILI jj- wn is a good thing to be rid of. because bad blood is the breeding place of disfiguring and dangerous diseases.

Is TOUft blood bad? You can have good blood, which is pure blood, if you want it. You can be rid of pimples, boils, blotches, sores and ulcers. How? By the use of Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is the radical remedy for all diseases originating in the blood.

Dr. Ayeri Samparlua waa recommeDded to me by my physician as a blood purifier. When I began taking it I had bolls all over my body. One bottl curd ma." BONNia CoATr, Weston, Mia. Jeep's (Signed) ALBERT MAI, FRED GOTTOWSKI.

Alameda. N. W. Auir 51. 11KT7.

Dear Friend of Saginaw: Those desiring to secure a good and sure borne will do well to take our advice and examine the land in the neighborhood of Alameda, aa we know that everyone who see thi Innd will be agreeably surprised. Before aeeine thia Innd vs wen. nnrtlv in doubt a to moving here, but after looking ii uicr wb at unn ucrmea to muKe our home here, nnd we bee those nf our friends who are desirous of securing farm not to in mi run nee inp oy, a the soil isot the beat and the water cannot be excelled. Th finest wheat we ever saw is also raised here. We shall return home in hnstc, straighten out our affair and mnt-n hpr nf nnn.

Yours truly, (Signed) WITJ.TAM COTT0WSKI, Kot nia-oied. Jenkins I thought vou were a remtari. an, hut I hear you eat mutton. Oibba I am not a bigoted vegetarian. I only eat the meat nf such animal as lire on vegetable food.

lit Hits. Shako lato Voar Shoes Allen's Font-Kase. a nowder for the feet. It cure painful, swollen, nervous, smarting feet and instantly take the iting out of corn and bunion. It the greatest comfort discovery of the age.

Allen' Foot-Ease maket tight or new shoe feel easy, it is a certain cure for sweeting, pal ou and hot. tired, ach ing feet Try ft fe-oViv. Bold by all drug-gists and shoe stores, sac. Trial package kke. Address Allen 6.

Olmsted, Le Roy, X. Y. aleard' Retirement Not Voluntary. Kkv WitsT, March 30. Rear Ad miral Slcard'a appearance before the board of retirement, It has leaked out, waa ordered by tbe navy department.

It was by no means in accordance with his personal wishes, nor, as was gen erally understood at the time, the result of liia own application. In fact, the navy department ordered him point blank to appear before the board of retirement Conaressmen Ready to Knllst. Wahhinotos, March oO. Illinois and Louisiana will furnish the first con gressmen to resign and raise regiments for war. Representative James R.

Campbell, of McLeansboro, of the Twentieth Illinois district, and Repre sentative Robert F. lironssard, of New Iberia, of the Third Louisiana dis trict, announced that thev would at once resign and go home to prepare lor war. Give Spala a Way to Kaeapo. LoKlmS, March SX The Fall Mall Gazette this afternoon voices the gen eral tone of the afternoon newspa per of thia city in aaying that Freai dent McKinley' message to congress 'gives bpain a broad way to escape. adding: "It does not contain a word which need ruffle a feather ot Caatil-lian punctilio.

Events are evidently moving toward a peaceful settlement" Modem Science, "Steam has rendered man inestimable service, remarked the observer of men and thing, "and woman also, line it has en. nbled her to open her husband' letter without bis ever knowing Detroit Jour nal. Haay People Caawot Drink coffee at night. It (noils their aleen. Yon ran drink Grain-0 when you pleaae and deep like a top.

For Grain-0 doe not stimulate; it nourishes, cheer and feed. Yet it look and taste like the best coffee. For nervous person, young people and children Grain-0 ia the perfect drink. Msde from pure grains, oet a package from your grocer to day, i ry it in place ol cotlee. Jo and 23c.

The Right Thia Do. Ilrowne Mv business ia all run down." Smyth Why don't you wind up your af. fair? Upto-Date. An Atchison boy has uch a wonderful memory in relating every old ioke that he ever heard that hi family i thinking of molting a public lecturer of Atchison uioue. A nostnt card addressed to Dr.

TTave. liunaio. i bearing vonr name and ad- ire, will bring you the latest informa tion a to the permanent cure of Aathma. Lot of men have college diplomaa hang ing in tlirir partnra and weed growing in meir garuena. vtaauinglon Democrat.

ALUERT MAI. WILLIAM RIEDEL. (of Saginaw.) Ludington, Nov. 1, 1807. M.

V. Mclnnes. Colonization Agent. Detroit, Mich. Dear bin Wa hare lust returned from the est, and were exceedingly well nl eased with the country.

We are going back to take up our homeetende in early spring. We received 933.00 per month and board, working for farmer, and the board waa the bet we ever had the beef and mutton especially were excellent. The fine flavor i owing to the fine grasse which the cattle and flheen feed linnn. The nennl ar vnrv hospitable and treat their hired help with much kindness. The groin i much heavier than here.

wheat being 63 llj. to the bushel, oat 48 lb, and barley often S3 lb. Any man with a good team and money enough to buy nrovinion and seed for six month ran become rich there in five year. Many people who arrived there five year ago with lit tie or nothing are well off now. One mnn I met held hi wheat from list year and wa offered $16,000 for thi year' crop ana wnnt ne naa neiu over irom last venr, and i holding it at 1.00 per bushel.

We are going back in the apring to work for thi same farmer until seeding, sfter which we will homestead between seeding and harvest. We think we will settle on the Msnitoba ft Northwestern R. R. i nu enn refer anyone to tta for thi nart of the country while we are here and we will cheerfully answer any question which anyone mny wish to ask. Your tnily.

(Signed t'HAN. tlANLfcl, lie Dlda't Want th Roate. "Senator Sullowav. of New Hamnahire. tell a good one when he get warmed on the civil ccrvice question," aid one of the statesmen who came tn help the Michigan rluD celebrate Washington liirthdav.

'Somewhere in the south a bright colored boy appeared before the commission to be examined lor the position ol let ter carrier. now mr is it from tne earth to the moon: was tho first Question asked bv I those who were to determine the young mnn nines tor tne pincc ne sought. now tan am it from ae curt to tie moon echoed the annhrflnr. 'Mv I jiwH loss, jf you's gwine to put me on dat route I don't want de ith that the voung man grabbed his hat and left a though be were chased." iietroit ree ii-es. The further a country woman ia com pelled to bring egga the more she want for them when ahe arrives in town.

Atchison Globe. The easiest kind of advice to follow is the kind we had intended to follow anyway. Washington Democrat. A woman with a wart on her neck tnnk better with high-necked gowns. ashing.

ton Democrat. Fita stopped free and permanently cured. No tits after first dav'a use of Dr. Kline'a Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle ft treatise.

Dr. Kline, 933 Arch Pa. A man without money is a bow without an arrow. Time count, health gains. A quick, sure Cure St.

Jacobs Oil for sprain. A profitable religion never wanted prose lyte. nui. Don't snsn in two. Limber no.

St Ja cobs Oil will cure lumbago sure. Senator Vest la III. Washijiotos, March SO. Senator Vest, of Missouri, la ill, and it la un derstood tinder tbe advice of bia pby- IcUn will soon leave Washington for an indefinite period. It is necessary for him to have absolute rest and to anspend work entirely.

Sola to Laetare la Amsrion. New Yobk, March 80. Emlle Zola aa agreed, to come to the United State give a series of 15 lectures. Tbe subjecta of the lectures are not yet known, bat the ease of Cast Dreyfus and the anti-8emltle agitation probv bly will be leading theme. Mr.

OIdtnn Caasmt Un Lohdos, March SO. Tbe Westminster Gasette, discussing the health of Mr. Gladstone, says: "It la no news, we fear to aay. that Mr. Gladstone' Illness muat necessarily be fatal in a comparatively short tirr.

Gladstone is fully informed aa to his own oonditloa He asked the doctor to tell htm tbe truth and be waa thankful wben informed that be had no chanoa of icovery;" Contract Kail aad VoM. St. Louis. March SO. In a decision banded down by tbe United Status court of appeals, tb provisional conditions of tbe railroad pass, such aa the holder hereby agrees in case of nnldvnt not to hold the eotnnanv ra sponsible," are practically rendered nsU and void.

Beblar Tatias Una I feeow HUl. Fox Mono Msreh ML -Moral yAAHTTUJ, March SO. Aa aa tunal nthtislaam waa dUplayad plosion oocorred at tha Byoamora tbe effloera and men of that portion powder mill, 18 miles from thia alty, tbe American flying equadron 1- -bia morning, by whlchsevaral persona -rr; be wben sereroly in 'tired. "The waa c'4-. tskas lar Are UWnL Washixgtox, March 80.

Senor Toto, the Hpanlah minister, received a tele gram aaying mat at a meeting or i opaniaraa, resident in Jaexieo, aa subscribed for tbe relief of tho A moneyless man goes fast through the market. A pebble and a diamond are alike toa blind TEE GENERAL MARKETS. Kashas Citt, Ma. March aft Chicago Mlnlstar for Intervention- CniCAOO, Marc'u The Methodiat and Congregational minUter of Chi cago went on record at their regular weekly meeting in regard to the trouble between tbe United Stateband Spain. In eaeb case resolutions were adopted favoring immediate interven tion in behalf of tbe starving Cubana and favoring tbe nse of force, if nec essary, supplying tnem witn food.

A otoe, I aatdl la Dead. Nkw.Yohk, March 29. Anton L. Seidl, the celebrated musical director, died suddenly in this city last night of poisoning, probably resulting from eating tun. The VaMna a Da It.

WABrtiaoTox, March 89. There ia no truth in the report that Secretary Gage has resigned or has any intention of realcnln-. in tha eonraa or mn- versa tion tha secretary said that there CATTLE Beit beeves I 4 Ct t) 4 8 lockers IS) 4)4 10 Native cows IU am HOOS-Cbolce to hoavy IB OI SHEEP Fair to choice I 71 4 80 WUalAT-Na red ft it i No. Shard HK CORN No. mixed.

Bit OATS No. 3 mixed 9 is DM RYE No. 41 tt FLOUk-Patent. per 4 7 1 00 raner 4 1) 41 HAY-Cbolee timothy 11)0111 Cnbaa reconeentrkdoa and it waa confidently boped the fund would reaeh 11,000,000 daring tb week. waa perfect unity in tbe Cuban question.

the cabinet on rails rieiaam Hi right. Naw Orlxaji a. Msreh 39. Jack Bon ner, of Philadelphia, a-d Eld MoCoy, of Indlanapolla, who Taro to box 10 rounds ber last night for a 13,000 putae, 11.500 to tha wlnier. and 1500 to th loser, were prevented frga meob- tl T'." Faaey BRAN I sacked) BUTTE Choice creamery CREESE -Full ereaa.

EOOS Cholee POTATOES ST. CATTLE Native aad shipping Texaaa HOOS Heavy SHEEP Fair to choice FLOUR-Cholce WHEAT No. nd CORN Na mixed OATS No. mixed RYE-Ka 1 BUTTER Creamery- LARD Westers moss POKK-v. CHICAOO.

CATTLE Common to HOGS Pseklne sad SHEEP Fau- to choice. FLOUR Winter wheat WHEAT Nat redX CORN Na OATS No. t. RYE BUTTER Creamery. LARD POUJt.

KXW YOUK. CATTI Native steer HOOS Good taahola WHEAT No. CORN Nat OATS Na 1-' Creamery too trt a KM 10HO II TMi 10 TO 409 O440 III 4 I (0 OHI SM O4I0 410 SIN 4 WK at Kit una tan 4 48), a 0M It 49 440 I 45 4 II Ol I 4) 41 a SO Ita sioi 4 4H II 11)4 4 rttH 4 04 4 TO osa 40) 101 ttlOtlf orn3 SKTOTO Both the method and renal ta when Syrup of Figs ia taken; it ia pleasant and ref reshber to the taste, and acta Ently yet promptly on tbe Kidneys, ver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cure habitual constipation. Syrnp of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro anooa, pieasing to wo taste ana acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial tn ita effects, prepared only from the most Deal Lay and agrocablo suhetanoes, its many exoallent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrnp of Fifrs is for sale in 0 cent bottles bv all lcadinff drug gists.

Any reliable druggist who' may not bare it on band will procure it promptly for any osa who Qelto Matarat, Mr. AfcFeegan Shure, Moike, yea black Mr. McFeemn-An' why wwln't It! Oi (ot it from an Oirisbmon on Saint Pat rick day. Judge. Vou ihould know that for yean the tand-ard of quality, style, color and finish in black and white or mourning goods line been Simpson' Print, and that their colored goods are all of the same high tandard.

Always ask for Simpson's and you will get the right thing. A good many members of the "rising generation' would nerve their country well by sitting down. Rural New Yorker. Pio'i Cure for Consumption ha no eqnal aa a Cough medicine. F.

M. Abbott. 383 Seneca Buffalo, N. May 9, 1894. Let a biff fish hn off hit mnminrhm anit all the little tub follow suit.

Wellington Democrat. Cmtchea and cruel pains from Sciatica. From St. Jacob Oil the cure of it. THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS To Portland, for Fagot Soaad 1 via Darlington Boat.

WgDKEsnAT from Bt Louis, TacatnATI from Kansas City via Denver, acenie Coir orado, lealt Lake a great restore rcaso 4LtT coxDfcrsi). Tbnccof tbesouos, for general northwest travel. Wrlu L. Wakslsi, U. P.

St. Louis, Ato. Married women think every unmarried woman must have a history. Washington Democrat. Gentle treatment.

St. Jacobs Oil soothe Neuralgia and cures it. It fades away. Erldeaee. Phe 'Wasn't John Calvin a married mant He He must have been.

Didn't be re Ject the doctrine of free will! Puck. To Car Cold la Oaa Das-Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AB druggist refund money if it faila to cure. SSe. Talking of weather (igna, it I fair to tup pote that, when allspice is adulterated witl mcoamit hell, the season will be mildv Sural New Yorker.

Better time come to all cured of achef And pains by St. Jacob Oil. "A word to the wis i sufficient!" Poa ibly but the man must le mighty wise in1 the word mighty (harp. Itural KewYorkea How to cure Rheumatism! Uae St. Jacob Oil.

It subdues. It cures. Hopeful Words to Childless Women. The darkest daye of husband and wife are when they come to look forward to a childless and desolate old agre. Many a wife has found herself incapable of motherhood owing1 to some (treat lack of strength in the organs of generation.

Such a condition ia nearly always due to long continued neglect of the plainest warnings. Frequent backache and distressing pains accompanied by offensive discharges and generally by irregular and scanty menstruation, indicate a nerve degeneration of the womb and sur-rounding organs, that unless speedily checked will result in barrenness. Bead Mrs. Wilson's letter: DeaaMrs. Pctkham: Kooneconld have suffered from female troubles more than I bad tumors on the womb, my ovaries were diseased, and for fifteen years I waa a burden to myself.

I waa operated npon three different times, with only temporary relief; also tried many doctors. Ly dla E. Pink-ham's Vegetable Compound waa recommended to me by a lady friend, and after taking four bottles I waa like a new wo man. I bad been married nine years, and bad no children. I now have a beautiful little girl, and we feel assured she is the result of my taking I Compound.

Mat B. Wilsos, 323 6assafraa St, Millville, N. J. Modern science and past experience have produced nothing so effective Id treating diseases of the female organs as Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com pound and Sanative Wash used according to special directions.

If you know any woman who is suffering and who ia finable to secure relief, or who ia sorrowful because ahe believes herself barren, tell ber to write to) Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, and ask her advice. Tbe tbousanda of Mrs. Pinkham'a cures are all recorded for quick reference, and a reply will be. promptly aent wholly without charge, that will direct ber what to do.

Mrs. B. Blotm, 4940 San Francisco St. Louis, writes: "It has been my great desire to have a babe. Since taking your medicine my wish ia fulfilled." IjaiaE-Ptofcham'svczetaoleCo Hard facts for women who wash.

No work you do is so unhealthlul as your work over a washtub. This hard, perspiring work in the midst of soiled clothes and tainted steam will make trouble for you. The less of it you do, the better. Wash with Pearline, and there's little or none of it. Nothing but rinsing the clothes, after soaking and boiling them.

Consider your health. aa MmMWMK' --M I I I I I WS gf the 7 I Xfof CANDY CATHARTIC -n-a asT 'v; ALL DRUGGISTS "GOOD WIVES CROW FAIR IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR WORSC8." ESPECIALLY IF THEY USE tabetitnte. a lllrlllt MnlcularasviilFlilCE. M. I 111 4 ll -til Slnlnmnntwa JJ vVtf0UJir.aLU.ninu.ia.Ca.

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