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a a a a I a THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1898. 3 TO SUBSCRIBERS THEY WILL DECIDE THE QUESTION OF ANOTHER P. 0. P. PARADE.

Karnival Krewe to Give Its Pageant Next Year at Night-Directors of Both Parades Well Pleased With Their Displays. A continuation of the Priests of Pallas Association depends entirely on the merchants of Kansas City, or at least upon those who are subscribers to the Priests of Pallas fund. This was the determination reached at a meeting of the directory last night called for the purpose of deciding on plans for the future. The character of the next entertainment, if it is decided to give another, will also rest with the merchants. Twelve of the fifteen directors were present and after transacting such business as remained unsettled from the last parade the matter of future action was taken up and discussed i for two hours.

While the present directory can do nothing until the subscribers make known their wishes, various plans were gone over in an informal way so that in case they should be called on to take action in the future there would be a general understanding. The outcome of the discussion was a determination to let the subscribers settle it and a letter will be addressed to each merchant who has regularly furnished money to the association, asking him to inform the directory whether or not he is in favor of a continuation of the entertainments and if so whether or not he thinks better results would be obtained by changing their character. These letters will be sent out within a few days that in case a majority of the subscribers are in favor of going on with the work a new directory may be elected and no time lost in preparing, for next year. The terms of the president and directors expire the first week in November, the new directory being elected by the subscribers. Another meeting will be held next week to receive a report of what action the subscribers desire taken for the future.

Karnival Parade at Night. The Karnival Krewe Association will not go out of existence and the splendid entertainment given Thursday will be followed by another next year that will be its equal in every respect. The only changes will be that the parade will take place at night instead of in the daytime and will be of an entirely different character from the one given this year. This was the first year the present directory has had charge of the work, and their complete success has greatly encouraged them, but they feel that to make it a popular success next year. there must be a radical change in the form of entertainment.

Plans are already being considered which if carried out will make Carnival week for 1899 a more enjoyable one for visitors than even 1898 was. John F. Eaton, president of the association, said yesterday that the directory had never considered the question of disbanding and that every one could rest assured that if a parade was given in 1899 it would be on very different lines from that of Thursday and would be a credit to the association. "We will hold a special meeting in a week or ten days," said Mr. Eaton, "and at chat meeting plans for next year will be discussed.

At present we are doing nothing but winding up the business of the last parade, anl that is plenty of work in itself. I cannot say just what our plans are, for nothing has been formally discussed yet, but if we remain in existence, and I do not know why we should not, we will try and eclipse our present effort. The Flower parade is, of course, an auxiliary of the Karnival Krewe, and its continuance depends on the continued existence of the krewe. If we have one entertainment we will have both." W. M.

Federmann, who is a member of the light committee of the Krewe, stated that while the directory found plenty of hard work to do in getting up a parade it was willing to try it again. "There is one thing I feel certain of, though," said Mr. Federmann, "and that is next year there will be but one association in Kansas City. One of our greatest troubles in securing funds for the parade arose from the fact that merchants were asked to contribute to two associations. A soliciting committee that represented the whole thing would not only get as much money as two committees, but would find it easjer work getting it.

There is a growing feeling that one association is enough and that will be the outcome by the time we are ready to go to work again. This association will decide on the form of entertainment to be given and will make it not only different from former exhibitions. but of a character that will draw the largest crowds." Directors Are Enthusiastic. W. S.

Webb, a member of the Krewe finance committee, said: has been no thought of the abandonment of the Karnival Krewe Association. The directors are ready to go right Cit with their work and make each year's entertainment a better one than the former. Of course, it depends entirely on what the merchants desire. We act simply as their agents and if they do not care to have an annual entertainment, then it will be dropped, but if it is left to the Karnival Krewe directors, we will most assuredly have another entertainment next year. Only it will be at night, instead of in the daytime.

"We had considered the idea of having our parade at night this year, but were a little afraid to risk it because there has always been a disturbance Carnival night. This year there was perfect order, the city never saw a better behaved crowd and hereafter we will not hesitate to amuse the people at night instead of in the daytime. What work we do we do for nothing -we are simply working for the good of the city-and while frequently are refused assistance by merchants who profit most by our labors, we are satisfied if our labor is successful, and I think it was this year from the praise I hear on all sides of the parade." The committee which had charge of the Flower parade, Dr. Theodore Stanley, W. A.

Rule, Holden Hurt and Harry M. Beekman, acted under the directions of the Karnival Krewe, and as a istence as soon as the parade was over and all accounts settled up, but at least two of the committee are ready to assist in the work next year and do all they can to make the Flower parade a success. In speaking of the matter Mr. Beekman said: are not members of the Karnival Krewe directory and of course I am not In a position to state what the committee intends to do, but for my part I am ready to take hold again and do all I can to make another Flower parade a success." Dr. Stanley made the same statement and added that his services were at the disposal of the Krewe Association at any time.

PASSING OF THE VISITORS. All Day Long the Carnival Sightseers Filled the Trains at the Union Depot. "It has been the best natured crowd I ever saw in my life." said Depot Master Hanthorne yesterday afternoon. "They were also the most sensible and easiest to handle of any crowd we have had for a long, long time. Yes, they have been going home all day, but not in great crowds.

They come down In good time, fill the trains and go away. There is little crowding and there have been no accidents at all during the week at the depot. It was a good idea to give them the eight days' return limit on the excursion tickets. It spread our work out more, permitting us to take better care of the people and let them have better time. Now in going home they do not have to crowd the trains and are comfortable and happy.

"During the entire week the loss of a single article in the waiting rooms has not been reported to me." PRAISE FOR THE CARNIVAL. Many People Impressed With the Abolition of Former Objectionable Features. "I like the way the Carnival crowds were handled." said a prominent Kansas man at the Union depot yesterday. "Everybody seemed to have good a time as usual but there was none of that throwing of four and lampblack and those other unpleasant things wihch made it so uncomfortable for we fellows who came in from A distance and only brought our baggage in our pocket last year. think you will find that the people who visited Kansas City yesterday from Kansas and Misouri will show their appreciation of the way they were treated on the streets yesterday in future years by coming back and bringing their friends with them.

I know of several people who would not come at all this year because of the roughness with which they were handled on the streets during the Ki parade and afterwards, last year. Several of my friends went home on Thursday morning so as not to here. Kansas City hit the right gait this year and it is appreciated." TO ATTEND THE CONCLAVE. Kansas City Knights Templar Leave for Pittsburg in a Special Train. One hundred members of Oriental commandery No.

35, Knights Templar, left Kansas City last evening over the Alton road for the pilgrimage to Pittsburg to attend the twenty-seventh triennial conclave that begins there October 10. The journey will be made in a special train the entire trip, and the sir knights and ladies of the party expect to have a very delightful time. The commandery was joined at Marshall last evening by Past Right Eminent Commander Leslie Orear, and at Mexico Right Eminent Sir. Morris i Fred Bell, grand commander of state, and his staff will be thee Parthia commander's escort on joined Oriental commandery the trip. Ascalon commandery, of St.

Louis, will join the Kansas City party this afternoon at 2 o'clock when the special leaves that city. The party will reach Pittsburg Sunday morning about 8 o'clock. The officers of Oriental commandery as follows: Ethelbert Allen, eminent commander; Arnold Shanklin, generalissimo; Frank B. Dolsen, captain general; William Harvey, prelate: James F. Wood, senior warden: Smith, junior warden; C.

H. V. Lewis, treasurer; J. E. Vincil, recorder: Charles P.

Baldwin, standard bearer: Henry Weis, sword bearer; W. F. Fairbanks, warder: Eli H. Gregg. captain of guard; Anton Shide, organist; P.

E. Burrough, first guard: D. P. Lewis, second guard; H. H.

third guard. Mr. E. F. Allen, the commander, was unable to leave with the others last evening, but expects to leave this evening and reach Pittsburg a day later.

Kansas City commandery 10 expects to leave this evening for Pittsburg. The Kansas commanderies will pass through Kansas City this evening, escorting the grand commander and staff. They will go over the Santa Fe, by way of Chicago. WHY THEY HOLD LOWE. Authorities Will Be Asked in Court to Show Reasons for Holding Robber Suspect.

Chief and Railroad Detectives Decalled to show cause why Long. Harbaugh, and Furlong will be W. W. Lowe, Missouri Pacific train robto ber suspect, is deprived of his liberty. Lowe has been in durance for neariv two weeks and has been "sifted" and "sifted" by the police in the hope that he could be made to give information which would lead to the arrest of the simon pure holdups.

But one arrest has been made since Lowe was taken into custody-Harry Milton, a Maple Leaf switchman. He is a brother of Tom Milton, a Crackerneck farmer, and he knows Jack Kennedy. He also clerked for. a few days for Jesse James. at cigar stand in the county building, and, as a natural sequence, fell under the ban of police suspicion.

To-day an application for a writ of habeas corpus will be filed in the circuit itv to explain the mysterious manner in court and the sleuths given: an opportunwhich they have handled Lowe. An application in the interest of Milton will be filed later. TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. Decision in the Maintenance Snit of Ella Dayton Against Her Husband Reserved. The suit of Mrs.

Ella Dayton against Charles Dayton, her husband, for maintenance, was tried in the circuit court at Independence yesterday. Charles F. Dayton, the defendant in the case, is now a resident of St. Louis. He was formerly engaged in the commission business in Kansas City.

The wife alleges that he deserted her a year ago, announcing that he was going East, but changed his mind and located in St. Louis. The petition cites valuable property which belonged to plaintiff and defendant in common for the usages of a home and this property the wife wishes to dispose of. Mr. Dayton aileged that he changed his location to better his business interests and that he wrote for his wife to live with him in St.

Louis. The couple were married in 1872 at Olathe, and have grown children, who were present in the courtroom at the trial. Judge Siover took the case under advisement. DUE TO POLICE PATROL. The Small Number of Street Railway Accidents During the Week Commented Upon.

The comparative freedom from street railway accidents of any sort during Carnival week has been unusual and officials of all three companies express much satisfaction at this improvement in the city's success in handling a crowd. "I think it truly marvelous." said Manager Holmes, of the Metropolitan company esterdayine street, "considering that so the few crowded peopie were conhurt, and I attribute it largely to the increased number and efficiency of the special police. When people will walk upon the track in front of moving trains, no vigilence of the crews can insure them against disaster, but the excellent patrol which the city provided to aid us in watching the crossings and points of greatest congestion kept the more thoughtless of the sightseers from loss of life or limb in spite of themselves." CASKEY APOLOGIZES. The Police Officer Who Arrested the Young Son of Attorney Adams Regrets His Act. Police Sergeant J.

M. Caskey, who slapped John Adams, the young son of Attorney Wash Adams, and then sent him the patrol wagon to Central station, yesterday signed a written apology for his act. The father and mother of the boy feel that Otto make amends act and will pursue ficer Caskey has done, everything possible the case no further. The apology is as follows: "During the Flower parade by a serious mistake I arrested John Adams, son of Mr. Wash Adams.

I know I have made a mistake and I am very sorry for it and publicly acknowledge the same. This is an apology due the young man and dictated by his father, which I desire published in the newspapers Kansas City. "SERGEANT J. M. CASKEY." THEY ARE NOW AT PEACE.

Differences Between Tinners' Union and Slaters' Union Amicably Adjusted. The trouble which was threatened several weeks ago between the Tinners' union and the newly organized Slaters' union has been amicably adjusted. The delegates to the Building Trades' council from the Slaters' union have been initiated and the officers of the central body acted as a board difficulty between the two unions. The trouble arose because a number of roofing tinners agreed to put on several thousand square feet of slate roof after they were notified that the slaters had organized and were attempting to affiliate themselves with the central labor bodies. By the terms of the settlement the tinners are to do the work now under contract but are not to accept any more work that rightfully belongs to the slaters.

CITY NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. The regular monthly meeting of the teachers of the city schools will be held this morning at 9 o'clock, at the Central high school. The Republican congressional committee will hold a meeting this morning at 905 Baltimore avenue. John Welborn, the congressional candidate, will be present. Master Builders' exchange new There will be a formal opening, of the quarters, the Postal Telegraph building.

at Eigath and Delaware street, at 8 o'clock on Tuesday, October 11. The Old Men's Association will hold its next regular meeting at the Y. M. C. A.

building, 801 Wyandotte, at 2 p. next Monday. There will be an address by Chaplin Coleman, of the Fifth Missouri, and some special music by the Old Men's quartette. The quartette also sings at the old people's service at the Dundee M. E.

church to-morrow morning. VIOLATE LAW TO MARRY COUSINS UNITED IN WEDLOCK AND ARE ARRESTED. Bride Makes False Affidavit as to Her Age-Says Her Father Abused Her -Spend the Night at Central Police Station. Cupid occasionally selects the wrong target for his archery, but his aim is nevertheless unerring. Among his latest victims are John M.

Jackson, a signwriter, and Maude Doyle, who by occupation is a milliner. They are fullblood cousins. Jackson's mother is Doyle's mother's sister. They have "keeping company" Miss. for months and on last Monday concludea to get married.

Miss Doyle will be 16 years old next May, but when applying for the license she swore she was 18, while Jackson gave his age as 22. The marriage ceremony was performed by Justice Walls without the knowledge of the parents of either of the young people. After he had pronounced them man and wife and given them his blessing, the bride returned to her home in Graystone Heights, Kansas City, and Jackson devoted his time to his paintpot and brush. Last Tuesday morning Albert Doyle, the bride's father, who is a foreman in the Milwaukee repair shops, read in The Journal the announcement that his daughter and Jackson had secured a marriage license and ation. he immediately demanded an explanIt was given him and he flew into a passion.

The girl says he choked her and kicked her. She tried to pacify she says, and was finally driven from her him, home. She went to her husband and until yesterday afternoon occupied a room in a row of flats on East Thirteenth street between Cherry and Holmes. Yesterday morning Mrs. Doyle returned from a visit to the Omaha exposition, and when told of the marriage of her daughter and nephew immediately proceeded to Justice Krueger's court and had warrants issued for their arrest on the charge of having entered into an illegal marriage.

The couple were found basking in the sunshine of their honeymoon and taken to police headquarters. Jackson was consigned to the holdover and the weeping bride found an asylum with Police Matron Moore. "They say we are cousins." said Mrs. Jackson. to a reporter for The Journal.

"and I have always believed so. but I did not know that when we got married we were doing "You swore you were 18 years old when you applied for the marriage license, did you not?" "Yes. I did. They say I am 16, but from appearances I am 18. and I look that age." "Did your parents have any knowledge that you and Jackson contemplated matrimony?" "No.

did not, but they knew we were 'keeping Mrs. Jackson then related how she was treated by her father when he learned the truth and, in answer to a question, said that she was not sure that Mrs. Doyle was her mother. Jackson was interviewed in his cell. He said that he had always been given to understand that he and his wife were cousins.

"But I don't believe we are." said he. "She is Mr. Doyle's daughter, I believe, by a former wife. I do not think the present Mrs. Doyle is her mother.

According to my way of thinking my wife and I are not cousins nor in any way related. My wife swore that she was 18 vears old when we got the license, but I understand they claim she is not yet The unhappy will be given a hearing in Justice Krueger's court this morning. WILL WRIGHT BROUGHT BACK. Alleged Confederate of Scob Childers, Diamond Thief, Is Now Locked Up. Will Wright, the alleged confederate of "Scob" Childers, who carried away $200 worth of diamonds from the counter in Cady Olmstead's in his mouth, was brought back from Des Moines, yesterday.

Wright was arrested with Childers at the time the latter was made to disgorge his stolen treasure from its concealment in his spacious maw by the clutching fingers of Turnkey Snavely, but succeeded in persuading his attorney. I. B. Kimbrell, to put up bond for him. He was no sooner released than he "skipped." and since that time Mr.

Kimbrell hag given his attention to the task of getting him back. His efforts in this direction were successful, and ended yesterday with the arrival of Wright in charge of Deputy County Marshal Cass Welch. Childers and Wright, who are both negroes, will have their preliminary hearing before Justice Spitz next Tuesday. POOR EYE OR BAD TASTE. An Assortment of Jewelry of Little Value Found by the Police on Suspect.

F. L. Speake was arrested yesterday by Detectives Ennis and Boyle and when searched about $20 worth of jewelry was found in his pockets. There were two fine link gold chains of some value and a pretty ring with a pearl setting. The remainder of the jewelry consisted chiefly of rings with glass settings and glass diamond studs.

Some of the studs had been pinched from shirt fronts with nippers. They looked hardly worth the trouble. Speake is being held for investigation. INSUFFICIENT STAIR RAILING. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury on the Case of the Centropolis Elevator Victim.

A coroner's jury rendered a verdict yesterday to the effect that the death cf Williams, the little colored girl who was killed by the elevator in Centropolis flats, Wednesday, was due to insufficient stair railing. The stairs wind about the elevator, and at the point where the girl was killed there was no wire netting to prevent people from leaning over into the shafting. Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday. Name. Age.

John Mattius, Kansas City, Louise Broid. Kansas ..22 Jennie Welch, Kansas ..21 Frank E. Wilkson, Kansas City. John White, Kansas City, Lillie Wilson, Kansas City, A. N.

Grover, Kansas Olive Esenmon, Kansas Alvin T. Rogers, Protective, ..48 Adele S. Sweetland, Kansas ..33 Births Reported. Sullivan, Tim and Bridget; 1313 Summit; October boy. Wolfrom.

Arthur S. and Jessie 648 Park: October 6: girl. Ridenour, Edward M. and Kezia; 2925 Forest: October 3: girl. Wright, Harry J.

and Annie; 1823 Terrace: October 5: girl. Scott Walter T. and Alice; Anderson and Colorado; October boy. Deaths Reported. Born, Alfred; 913 Charlotte: October age 22 years; gun shot wound, suicide; Lafayette, Ind.

Johnston, Albert Lee: Versailles, October age 34 years; bled to death; Union. Funeral of Adam Baker To-day. The funeral of Adam Baker. who died on Wednesday at the German hospital from an injury to the back received while lifting a buggy more than a month ago, will be held from St. Peter and Pt.

Paul's Catholic church, corner of Ninth and McGee streets. at 9 o'clock this morning. The burial will be at Mount St. Mary's cemetery. Missouri Day at Omaha, October 10th.

Only $4.00 for the round trip, October via Burlington Route, tickets on sale 9th, good returning to and Including the 12th. This will give you a chance to take in McKinley day on the 12th. Ticket office, 823 Main street. Small Fires Yesterday. 10:20 p.

m. -Call to 800 East street, which occupied by cause, explosion of a gasoline alley; no loss. CORONATION OATHS. Solemn Promises Made by Rulers of Different Lands on Ascending the Throne. From the London Mail.

On September 6 the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland occurred, when she took the following oath: "I swear to the people of the Netherlands to always maintain and observe the constitution of the kingdom. I swear to defend and preserve with all my power the independence and integrity of the territory of the kingdom, to protect the public and private liberty and the rights of all my subjects, and to employ for the maintenance and progress of public and private prosperity all the means which the laws may place at my disposal, as good queen ought to do. So help me God." Before the king of Belgium takes possession of the throne he swears in the presence of the united chambers observe the constitution and the laws of the Belgian people, to maintain the national independence and the integrity of the The king Denmark, in the presence of the council of state, swears to observe inviolably the constitution of the kingdom. And the king of Italy, before the assembled chambers, swears to observe loyally the present constitution. In Portugal the sovereign's is: "I swear to be faithful to the Catholic, apostolic and Roman religion; to preserve the integrity of the kingdom; to observe, and cause to be observed, the political constitution of the Portuguese nation, the other laws of the nation, and to provide for the general good of the kingdom, to the best of my ability." "I promise and swear to govern the kingdom of Norway in conformity with the constitution and the laws.

So help me God and His holy Word." This is, the, oath which the king of Norway makes before the storthing. The president of the United States. he enters upon office, takes the before oath or affirmation: do solemnly swear following (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States." Finally, royal to quote but one other example of oath-taking, there is the oath which our most gracious sovereign took at the time of her coronation. This ran as follows: Archbishop: "Madam. is your majesty willing to take the oath?" Queen: "I am Archbishop: "Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dominions thereto belonging according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the respective laws and customs of the same?" Queen: "I solemnly promise so to do." Archbishop: "Will you to your power cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your judgments?" Queen: will." Archbishop: "Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel and the Protestant reformed religion established by law? And will you maintain and preserve inviolably the settlement of the United Church of England and Ireland.

and the doctrine, worship, discipline and government thereof, as by law established within England and Ireland and the territories thereto belonging? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of England and Ireland, and to the churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law, do, and shall, appertain to them. or any of them?" Queen: "All this I promise to do. The things which I have herebefore promised I will perform and keep. So help me God." Last Year's Trade With Mexico. From Modern Mexico.

Wool exports decreased from $238,316 to $140,609. Orange importations grew from $212,913 to $258,340. Exports of fruit to Mexico decreased from $78,497 to $72.654. Importations of sisal grass increased from $3,339,180 to $3,809,415. from Exports $546.948 of to builders' $622.188.

is, hardware increased Exports of leather goods show a falling off from $24.014 to $16,456. Exports of cars and carriages to Mexico decreased from $687,425 to $615,468. Exports agricultural implements to Mexico increased from $119,838 to $130.825. Exports of household furniture, woodenware, decreased from $383,394 to 689. Importations of spices from Mexico more than doubled-going from $14.119 to $30.133.

Importations of india rubber Mexico feil from $41,482 in 1896 to $32,675 this year. Mexico bought $11,046 worth of copper from the United States, as compared with $18.670 in 1896. Mexican lead, valued at $1,456,320, came into the States, an increase of $100,000 over the previous year. The importations of logwood from Mexico were worth $32,684, as compared with $12.754 the previous year. United States hops are finding their way into Mexican breweries.

This year's exports, last year's, $8.289. Only $3,737 worth of Mexican jewelry and precious stones were imported this year, as against $29,785 in 1896. Hides and skins worth $1,827.615 were imported from Aztecland. as compared with $1.518.892 the year before. United States exporters sold Mexico 619 worth of sugar this year, as compared with $29.459 the previous year.

American sewing machines find a good market in Mexico, though the exports this year (199,016) show a falling off from last Mexico sold the United States less of her fine mahogany than in 1896. The values were $414,817 that year, and $321,800 the year just closed. Exports of bicycles to Mexico were three times as great as in 1896 -the values being $73,117 for this year, and $24,278 for its predecessor. Cattie exports to Mexico show a decrease from $39.509 to $29.186: hogs, an increase from $206,807 to sheep, an increase from $9,693 to $11,877. An increase of 50 per cent is shown in the exports of books, maps, engravings, to Mexico.

Last year their value was $107.384: this year, $161,343. The bituminous coal imported from Mexico was valued at $218.456, against $146,813 the previous year. The coal exported to Mexico from the States was valued at $613,715, against $377.469 the year before. Americans showed their appreciation of Mexican tobacco by importing $297.262 this year. Last year the imports of Mexican tobacco were but $28.025.

Machinery of various kinds to the value of $2.874,283 was manufactured in the United States last year for use in Mexico. Exports the previous year, $2,455,400. Mexico expended but $109,152 for United States unmanufactured tobacco this year and but $13,235 for manufactured. Last year the figures were $160,685 and $14,856. Mexico is herself consuming most of the sugar raised below the Rio Grande.

The importations to the United States amounted to only $19,111 this year, as against 458 in 1896. Exports of crude mineral oil decreased from $392,510 to $349.021. Refined mineral oil exports increased from $142,761 to 107. Cottonseed oil decreased from $337,892 to $320,496. Exports of raw cotton to Mexico decreased from $1.643.183 to $1.236,447.

Cotton cloth shows a decrease also--from 365 to $366,753. Other manufactures of cotton an increase from £322.729 to $346.139. Mexico invested $266,681 in timber and manufactured wood from the United States this year, as against $146.105 last year. Lumber (M feet) exports increased from $742.482 to $1,158.754, and shingles, staves, headings, fom $339,496 to 574. The importation of coffee from Mexico shows a large increase this year-from 22.572.836 pounds, worth $3,794.540, to 358 pounds, worth $4,573,865.

The importations from Brazil and Central America both show a falling off compared with 1896. The imports of gold from Mexico this year were $3.570,000, as against $3.196.464 last year. Silver imports show a falling off from $10.785,330 to $8,632.794. Exports of gold to Mexico this year, last year, $76.169. Silver exports to Mexico this year $109.187: last year, $215,391.

Owing to the fact that the duty on corn was removed during a portion of the year, exports of that commodity to Mexico show wonderful increase-from $672.839 to $3.233,781. Exports of wheat were but $32 as compared with $727 the previous year. Flour fell off from $166.953 to $96.762. Meat and dairy products about held their own during the year. Canned beef decreased from $16,611 to salted beef from $476 to $250; tallow.

from $77.050 to $36.561: hams, from $29,487 to $28.976: oleomargarine, from $1,312 to $701. Exports of bacon increased from $8,626 to lard. from $209,727 to $332.236: butter, from $33.169 to cheese, from $12,762 to $15,519. Not Quite Great. From the Detroit Free Press.

"Mortimer is an immense success, isn't he?" "I don't know: people who are really at the top generally quit blowing their own horns." Via Chicago Alton railroad. Short of Breath; Have Dizzy Spells; Your Heart Palpitates From the Slightest Exertion; If You Are Weak, Listless, Tired and Morbid, Take DR. MILES' NEW HEART CURE, The Great Heart and Blood Tonic. Don't put it off! Don't neglect yourself until it is too late! Don't delay until you fall at your work! Don't wait until your doctor says your time on earth is short -that you must not be left alone- -that you may die of heart failure at any moment! One-fourth of the people have weak hearts. They run in families like weak eyes or weak lungs.

They may be caused by overwork, impoverished blood or debilitating sickness. Nervous affections are a prolific cause. Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure strengthens and regulates the action of the heart while it stimulates the stomach and digestive' organs to make rich, red, vitalizing blood, which adds strength to brain, TOOK IN J. J.

HILL. How a Halfbreed Fooled the President of the Great Northern Railroad. From the Minneapolis Journal. It will be a long time before some residents of Minnesota forget the coal excitement that, swallowed up their dollars three years but to this day very few of them know how big a fish was caught in the net of the expert who did the salting. About three years ago there began to sift out through Duluth stories of discoveries of coal in Northwestern Minnesota, upin the wilderness that is included in the vast territory known as the Rainy Lake country.

In the heart of this country, a hundred miles beyond the jumping off place, veins of coal were said to have been found. The reports reached Duluth and St. Paul and investigations were set on foot. After some time it was learned that the coal had been found by a French halfbreed named Bob Lyons, a man whose skill as a woodsman and ability as a worker of all tenderfeet and sportsmen who came his way was acknowledged in all that country. Lyons was finally induced to pack a sackful of his coal to Duluth for inspection.

It was analyzed and reported excellent, as fine as any in the Illinois region, it was stated. President James J. Hill of the Great Northern road wanted to be in on any discovery of such a valuable material as coal, and he immediately made overtures to Lyons, who was sent on to St. Paul. riding via a pass, and in as considerabie state as Mr.

Hill could force upon him, as Lyons was by nature a retiring gentleman, who, though an Indian, was astute enough to try to keep from his right hand what his left hand was occupied with. Late in the autumn Lyons convoyed a party of explorers and woodsmen to the lake where his coal was located. He was sharp enough to lead them such a roundabout course that they traveled several hundred miles in reaching the place, and the lake was frozen over when they got there. In the meantime Lyons had bargained for a payment of $500, which Mr. Hill had advanced on the strength of the assays, and had also demanded and received food for his large family for several months A hole was cut in the ice and the vein was dredged into just where Lyons said it was, and a considerable quantity of fine coal was brought up and packed on men's backs to Duluth.

On the strength of this confirmation Lyons was able to get more food and he drew in the end nearly $1,000 in cash and provisions for more than two years before it was finally discovered that he had, with the aid of some other Indians. packed in the coal the year before and planted it in the lake bed, strewing it across in such a way as to simulate a vein. President Hill and his companions were for a while very enthusiastic over their coal finds, but they haven't said anything about them for some little time. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this story is not that Mr. Hill was fooled, though that is remarkable enough, but that it was done by an Indian, and that the Indian had perseverance enough to plan the scheme and carry it out to the end.

doing the work necessary to make it a success, and so letting out his secret that he was able for two years to hoodwink the most astute business man in the Northwest. It Makes a Difference. From the Youth's Companion. A New York surgeon connected with one of the postgraduate medical schools of that city was one day on the point of lancing a felon for one of the students, a young Southern physician. The patient paled at sight of the knife.

"It won't observed the surgeon, with a sympathetic smile. "I sometimes he added. "that it is well for a surgeon to feel the point of the knife at least once in his life. "I saw my first hospital service in this city with Dr. he went on, "and no better surgeon was then to be found in America.

He had a large dispensary clinic and rarely a day passed that one or more cases of felon did not appear. 'It won't was always his comforting assurance to the patient. old doctor was very irritable if a patient made any outcry or bother over the lancing of a felon. 'Put your finger down indicating the edge of the table, 'and keep it he commanded; and truth to tell, patients, as a rule, made little fuss. "Time passed on, and in the mutations of life Dr.

S. had a felon on his left forefinger. and it was a bad one. He poulticed it and fussed with it for about a week, and walked the floor with pain at night. At last it became unendurable, and he went to his assistant surgeon and said, nervously: say, doctor, will you take a look at my "The assistant surgeon looked, and remarked.

gravely. 'That ought to have been lanced before 'Possibly-but-' said Dr. and then, with a long breath, 'Perhaps you'd better lance it said assistant surgeon. 'Put your finger on the "Dr. S.

complied, and. with a face as white as paper, watched the knife. 'Be he cautioned, 'that's an awful sore 'It won't remarked the assistant surgeon, and the sharp steel descended. "There was a howl of agony from Dr. and with his finger in his other hand he danced about the room crying, 'Oh! oh! remarked the assistant surgeon, 'I have heard you tell patients hundreds of times that it didn't hurt to lance a 'No doubt, no doubt you groaned Dr.

S. 'But that depends on which end of the knife a man is Has Twenty-nine Sons and Daughters From the Milwaukee Sentinel. Captain John B. Strack, residing at 657 Twelfth street, evidently believes in the Biblical command to "multiply and replenish the Though but 56 years of age he the father of twenty-nine children, fifteen of whom are still 1s 38 living. years The of oldest child, John A.

Strack, age and resides in Germantown. while the youngest, Gustav Otto Strack, is 7 years old. Captain Stark was born in Germany, but to Milwaukee when a boy. Thirtynine came years ago he was married to Margretha Mathias, who bore him fourteen children, five of whom are now living and married. His first wife died in March, 1875.

and later in the same year he was married to Louisa Hienke. There were fifteen children born of this marriage, ten of whom are still living. Captain Strack is an old soldier, the enlisting in the civil war in 1861, on first call for three months men. He was mustered out a captain at the close of the war in 1866. He has resided in Milwaukee for fifty-five years, and was president of the Old Settler's Club of the Northwest.

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I purchased a bottle of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, and after using half of it I felt greatly improved. I continued using the medicine for several weeks. My appetite returned to me and I gradually regained my and strength. I have had no return heart health, trouble since using Dr.

Miles' New Heart Cure, and I take pleasure in recommending it to all my friends." From a lady Lancaster, Ohio, comes the following letter: "For four years I suffered from heart trouble and then was stricken with paralysis of the left side. which greatly increased the pain in HISTORY OF THE WAR. Value of Newspaper Clippings as Merchandise--High Price Paid for a War Scrapbook. The most notable as well as the most trustworthy history of the war with Spain will be the day-by-day record of the daily newspapers. That was not so true of the civil war, because the newspapers of thirty-five years ago did not have the telegraph facilities or the great number of correspondents that have helped the newspapers gather each day's facts for the next day's paper in the three months' conflict just closed.

But, limited as were the opportunities of the press during the civil war, the value of its records was recognized in a very remarkable way when Columbia college paid $40,000 some years ago for a scrapbook history of that war, known as the Townsend collection. At that time scrap-collecting was not a business. To day's press clippings are merchandise, and in scrapbook form they supply a valuable feature of a great many libraries. There have been some curious developments of the scrapbook enterprise. during the war with Spain.

Lieutenant Hobson's exploit was celebrated in a hundred thousand ways, ranging from the jest of a paragrapher to the ponderous editorial in a London journal. The collection is so great that the modest income of a naval constructor would hide its head at the value of these clippings. But no doubt some of the lieutenant's admirers will make him a present of the books. Admiral Dewey's achievement is recorded in many thousands of clippings, all carefully mounted. Admiral Sampson may have a complete collection of the editorials of praise and criticism on his bombardment of San Juan and his report of the destruction of Cervera's fleet.

Roosevelt's rough riders in several books. Some of this work. as has been said, has been done on speculation, but much of it is order work. The veterans of the Seventy first New York volunteers ordered at the beginning of the war a full set of clippings about that regiment. A New York paper, which has undertaken to replace the library of the United States ship, Texas, thrown overboard at Santiago, ordered a scrapbook history of the vessel to form a feature of the new library.

A big merchant of New York city has ordered a scrapbook of each of the ten New York city regiments at the front. intending to present them to the regiments on their return. The family of Ensign Worth Bagley are to have a collection of the beautiful tributes to his heroism from the newspaper press. The collection of scraps about the war is going right on, and the files of all the newspapers in the United States will be dissected until there is not a war subject in them left unclassified. Verdi's Romantic Youth.

From the Youth's Companion. It was by a devious path, some steps of which were painful, that Verdi became a musician. When he was 7 years old his mild and somewhat melancholy temperament attracted the attention of the parish priest, and he received the appointment of acolyte at the village church Le Roncole. One day priest was celebrating mass, with Verdi as his assistant, when the boy became so carried away by the music that his duties were entirely forgotten. "Water!" whispered the priest, but Verdi did not respond.

thinking his request had not been the celebrant repeated, Still there was no reply, and turning round, wonder the and priest found the server gazing in delight at the organ. demanded the priest, for the third time. accompanying the order with such a well-directed movement of the foot that the little Verdi was pitched headlong down the altar steps. In falling he struck his head, and was carried to the vestry quite unconscious. Perhaps the it child's was this incident.

together with unbounded delight in the organ music he heard in the street, that to induced add a his father, who was an innkeeper, spinet, or pianoforte, to his worldly possessions. his But it was several years after this that vocation was temporarily decided for him, though fate afterwards stepped in and undid the decision. "Why do you want to be a musician?" asked his confessor. You have a gift for Latin, and must priest." in Meanwhile, Barezzi's the wholesale lad an office boy grocery store, and for a little over $7 a year played the gan in the church at Roncole: but one day orit happened that Father Seletti. who had decided that the boy should be a monk.

was officiating at mass while Verdi played the the organ. unusual The beauty priest of was struck with the music, and at the close of the service expressed a desire and to the see priest the recognized organist. Verdi appeared. he him as the pupil whom had sought to turn from music to theology. "Whose music were you playing?" asked Seletti.

"It was beautiful." Verdi said shyly, he had brought no music with him day, and had been that improvising. "So I played as I felt," said he. wrongly. "Ah!" exclaimed Seletti, "I advised you You must be no priest, but a musician." After that the way was easier. The a priestly door him.

influence on side opened many his to Convincing. From the Detroit Free Press. There is a veritable miser in Detroit who Is exceptional in his class because he can be companionable, has ready wit and recognizes his own weakness, though no prac. tical attempt on his part to overcome it has ever been discovered. He has been assailed from every possible point of attack by church members, charitable institutions and enterprising citizens who were interested carrying on some public movement for the benefit of the entire community.

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Ind. SOME OF LIGHTNING'S FREAKS. Woman Who Was Struck in the Mouth, but Not Seriogsly Injured. From the Lewiston Journal. William B.

Remick, who was one of Union river's heaviest lumber operators a few years ago and is now a resident of Mariaville, witnessed a startling natural phenomenon a short time ago while re. turning from the head of Flooda pond to the settlement. He saw a thunder storm gather in a clear sky and watched it roll on ahead of him with ever increasing force and destructiveness until it swept nearly all of Hancock county and left it score of fires in its wake. Some of the freaks of the lightning were marvelous. At Hanscome's, in Mariaville, two families occupied the house.

In the front part was an aged gentleman seated in an armchair, reading the Bible. A ball of fire rolled lazily in the winnow. danced along the window ledge a second or two and then rolled into the old gentleman's lap and across the open Bible in his hands. He experienced no shock whatever except a blinding sensation, but the metal clasps of the book were melted and ran to the floor, while across the pages of the book was stamped indelibly a miniature photograph of a large apple tree that stood in the dooryard close by the window. Some minutes after it had passed the old man made an effort to rise, but was firmly held to his chair by some mysterious force.

After an hour or more of effort on the part of members of the household, with liberal bathing of vinegar and other remedies. the chair finally loosened its hold and he was able to rise. There was no ill effect felt by him. The ball of fire after dropping from the book had struck the floor and bounded to the ceiling, passing through the cracks in the top of the partition into the apartments of the Hanscomes, where young Mrs. Hanscome was seated with her baby in her arms.

It came toward her from the ceiling swaying ball, rocking back and forth until it struck her full in the face and disappeared. Eight of Mrs. Hanscome's front teeth disappeared with it and were never found. Her chair was tipped forward. with her in it, and she was found unconscious, her head and feet resting on floor, still retaining her position in the chair as if it were upright instead of resting upon her.

The baby was clasped closely to her bosom. uninjured and crowing as if greatly delighted by the event. It was several hours before Mrs. Hanscome's arms could be made to unfold and release the baby and before the chair could be removed from her. When she recovered consciousness she vomited a large quantity of black matter, like charcoal.

which gave out a strong odor of sulphur, and it was a long time before she fully recovered from the shock. On the wall where the electric mass passed from one apartment to the other were streaks of sooty blackness. as if blown through by a strong blast. The marks could not be washed off. and still work through the coat of whitewash put on to cover them.

The lightning struck the barn of Thomas Farnsworth, near Beddington, and passed diagonally through the building. through partitions and stored crops. leaving a hole large enough to pass a barrel through. It entered the north end of the ell basement and laid the underpinning flat for fifty feet along the entire house. The people in the house felt no shock whatever, and were astonished after the storm to discover the damage that had been done.

One of the strangest freaks was the striking of a hennery and the killing of several hens. Some of the hens rested on the roosts as if asleep. Others were standing upon the ground in an attitude of listening. Previous to this a hen was supposed to be lightning proof. her feathers forming the protective armor.

An Incident of Serfdom. Prince Kropotkin, in the October Atlantic. Father will not be appeased. He calls in Makar, the piano-tuner and sub-hutler, and reminds him of his recent sins. He was drunk last week, and must have been drunk yesterday, for he broke half a dozen plates.

In fact. the breaking of these plates was the real cause of all the disturbance. Stepmother had reported the fact to father in the morning, and that was why Uliana was received with more scolding than was usually the case, why the verification of the hay was undertaken and why father continued to shout that "this progeny of Ham" deserved all the punishments on earth. All of a sudden there is a lull in the storm. My father has taken his seat at the table and writes a note to the police station.

"Take Makar with this note to the police station. and let a hundred lashes with the birch rod be given him." Terror and absolute muteness reign in the house. The clock strikes 4, and we all gO down to dinner: but no one has any appetite, and the soup remains in the plates untouched, We are ten at table, and behind each one of us a violinist or a trombone-player stands, with a clean plate. in his left hand; but Makar is not among them. "Where is Makar?" stepmother asks.

"Call him in." Makar does not appear and the order is repeated. He enters at last. pale, with a distorted face. ashamed. his eyes cast down.

Father looks into his plate, while stepmother, seeing that no one has touched the soup, tries to encourage us. "Don't you find. children," she says, "that soup is delicious?" Tears suffocate me, and immediately after dinner Is over I run out, catch Makar in a dark passage, and try to kiss his hand: but he tears it away, and says. either as a reproach or as a question, "Let me alone; and you, too, when you are grown up, will be just the same?" "No. no, never!" Yet father was not the worst of landowners.

On the contrary, the servants and the peasants considered him to be one of the best. What we saw in our house was going on everywhere, often in much more cruel forms, The flogging of the serfs was a regular part of the duties of the police. "Do you court an investigation?" inquired the interviewer. said Senator Sorghum, slowly, "I don't exactly like the phrase. I'm willin' to meet an investigation if circumstances make it necessary.

But I ain't makin' love to it." ton Star. it sickening the way Misg Up-to-Date tries to put on mannish airs?" Pretended to lose her collar button this morning when she knew all the time where it was." -Harper's Bazar. Fourteenth John Layard; tank in the.