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The Job department of the Pitssfl is complete and affords facilities for doint the best class of Work. Pahiiculak attention paidto Law Fmntino. No paper will be discontinued ntll arrear ages are paid, except at the option of the pub lisher Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor In advance It is estimated that $(10,000,000 will he expended on new railroads in the United States in 1898, the largest show ing since 1893. Among the cities of the United -States Honolulu will be one of the firs) favorites as both a winter and a sum mer resort. The thermometer there Is noted for its moderate range am! uniformity. Judging from the results of the pres ent war, the safest place in battle is on board an American warship. It is ten to one that the vessel will not be hit. and if hit it is one hundred to one that no damage will be done. Exports of corn and corn meal last year went up to the unprecedented fig ure of $75,200,067, an increase of $20,- 000,000 over any preceding year. The corn exported exceeded in value more than a third of the exports of wheat and flour. Natural gas has been flowing for nges in several sections of the Cau casian provinces bordering the Cas pian sea. Many of these gas wells have constantly emitted flames for a period beyond the memory of living men, and are superstitiously spoken of as the "eternal fires." Before the war Commodore Schley remarked that according to his ob servation the gunners of the United States navy are unequaled in marks manship and general service of their pieces. The great sea fights at Manila and Santiago thoroughly prove the justice of the opinion. One of the gratifying and unexpect ed developments of the war has been the friendly attitude of Japan. So far as the formal limitations of neutrality permit the Japanese government has on every occasion shown its good will for the United' States, while the senti ment of the people themselves is un mistakably friendly. Trof. C. C. Georgeson has gone to Alaska as a representative of the gov ernment to ascertain the agricultural resources of that country and to con duct a series of experiments with the coils there. A resolution passed by congress a month ago placed SIO,OOO in his hands for the purpose of carrying on the investigation. This administration, the closing one of the nineteenth century, will be a historic one. It will have witnessed the beginning and ending of the Span ish war, the recognition of the United States as a world-power, the annexa tion of Hawaii, the liberation of Cuba, and probably the acquisition of Puerto Jlico and the establishment of a new government in the Philippines. The railway from the Congo river's mouth to Stanley pool, 24U miles in length, has finally been completed, after eight years' work, and avast ..rea of the interior of Africa has thus been opened to modern methods of trade and commerce. There are 10.000 miles of navigable waterways above Stanley pool, and 20,000,000 people inhabit the territory which may thus be reached. On Sunday, May 1, Commodore Dewey attacked! and destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila bay. On Sun day, July 3, the squadron of Admiral Cervera was destroyed by the Ameri can fleet in front of Santiago. On Sunday, July 17, the Spanish army at Santiago formally surrendered to (Jen. Shafter, and the American flag was raised over the first capital of Cuba. These three Sundays are red-letter days in American history. Statistics published by the treasury bureau show that the foreign trade of the United States for the year ended June 30 was the greatest in its his tory. The exports amounted to $1,231,311,868, an increase over those of the previous year of $180,318,312. The imports free and dutiable were $616,052,844, less by $148,677,568 than those of the previous year. Of gold,in coin, bullion and ore, there were ex ported $15,405,391 and imported $120,- 391.674. Of slver the exports were $55,- 105.239 and imports $30,924,581. What is described as the first Amer ican tramp steamship built in the United States has just been launched at Bath, Me., for a New York firm. She is 302 feet long, with 42 feet beam and a depth of 25 feet. She can carry 3,800 tons and will seek for cargoes. Ameri cansoughttowelcomethissliip. It isthe sort of tramp we like to see. We have had too many of the other kind in re cent years, trailing along mir railways and through our farming districts in endless, heartrending procession. The coming of the new tramp may help the going of the old. ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS. Still Indrr tli«* l)rln>inn That llrjan isiu I n ihr Only True IJoctriue. Mes'f*. Altgeld, Harrison, and a number of other free silver democrats of less prominence, held a state con \ention at Springfield the other day and adopted a platform, so that the rank and file of the party inay know what they are to believe for the next two years. According to the platform loyalty to the party during that peri od will consist in adherence to the doc trine that congress ought to change the money standard, so that tlie dol lar may have a purchasing power of only about 44 cents instead of 100 cents, and that by retroactive legislation eon press should compel those to whom 100- eent dollars are owing to take 41-eent dollars as equivalent. This is the doctrine preached by- Bryan two years ago, and the Illinois democrats are notified that they must be faithful to if or be denounced as traitors. Hut while those democrats will be expected to obey the orders of the convention and hurrah for free coinage, the platform fails to set forth any reason why they should indorse a policy which, if put into effect, would injure every one of them. If they are wage-workers 1 he purchasing power of their wages would be reduced. If they are savings bank depositors those de posits would be sealed down nearly 60 per cent. If they are old soldiers their pensions would be cut down that much. Honest platform writers would tell the plain, simple-minded, ignorant democrats that and then proceed to explain to them why they and their fellow citizens who do not belong l to the democratic party, ought to be sub jected to such grievous loss. But as frankness and honesty are not the dis tinguishing traits of the men who drafted the platform adopted at this convention, no effort was made to en lighten the democratic masses ns to the disastrous consequences of free coinage, and to argue with them and show why in spite of those conse quences they should vote for demo cratic candidates. Nor will one of those candidates or one of the party stumpers or papers reveal to the voters the "true inwardness" of free coinage, and give some reason why. notwithstanding its immorality and destructiveness, it is entitled to pop ular support. It is not remarkable that the free-silver democrats should have recognized Bryan as the leading exponent of this heresy and pro claimed him as their leader in the cam paign of 1900. The platform denounces '"govern ment by injunction." Illinois dem ocratic conventions will keep on de nouncing the righteous decision of the supreme court in the Debs case as long as Altgeld runs conventions in this state. The action of the supreme court, participated in by better demo crats than Altgeld ever was or will be. has been indorsed by the people of Illinois. Delis, the "martyr" of 1894, has become an innocuous creature, to the great relief of the public, and yet Altgeld, through his convention, keeps on groaning about "government by injunction" and thrusting a dead issue upon the voters. The platform further denounces the state civil service law and recommends that the question of its repeal be sub mitted to a vote of the people at the next general election. This was to have been expected from a convention made up of spoilsmen. As in the mat ter of free coinage, it would have been dealing more honestly with the dem ocratic voters if the platform-makers had told them why the law should be repealed and explained that it was necessary in order to enable the spoils politicians to divide up the offices among their retainers and that this was the only reason. Tint, if ever the question of its repeal should be made an issue the majority for retaining the law would' be the bigcest ever polled in Illinois. —Chicago Tribune. STAND BY THEIR COUNTRY. The Ccople llnxteii ton IJefleit 40,001,795 All the items in the above table ex cept those for Indians and interest are higher than the expenditures for the same account last year. But naturally the chief increase is in the expense for the army and navy. This amounts to not less than $67,000,000. or $27,000,000 more than the deficit for the whole year. But for the war our financial statement for flic last fiscal year would have shown a gratifying surplus.—Chi cago Post. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. ffTAnd now Mr. Cleveland can quiet-, lv mourn over "the perversion of our national mission."—Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune. BtT'During the last fiscal year 10,602,- 780standard silver d'ollarswere coined, or 2,000,000 more than were coined from the establishment of the mint to IS72.—lndianapolis Journal. CTt would be just nuts for the re publicans for the democratic party to make a platform based on giving up the Philippines or any other country over which the American flag once waved. The democrats could not car ry Texas on that platform. — Pough keepsie Kagle. CTThere is one man who has done great things in this war, and yet the people can never promote him. That man is William McKinley. Dewey and Schley, and all the rest, deserve their honors, but McKinley is the man whose judgment, firmness and statesmanship made most of our navy's perform ances possible. —Cincinnati C'ommcr cial Tribune. Spain's Seacoast, Showing Towns Which Watson May Attack. G^TVOSWAJPUERTO RICO JX7 \ x (WA*I8B) "*,, V - < i » - a THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. About to be Invaded by 30,000 American Soldiers Under Gens. Miles and Brooke. AN INFUSION OF NEW LIFE. Commerce In Santiago Revive* Since the Occupation of the City by American RoliiierH. Santiago de Cuba, July 21. —San- tiago presents a bright and cheerful picture to what it did a few days ago. Over 30 steamers flying the stars and stripes lie in or near the harbor. Small boats are plying briskly to and fro on the water. Several large steam ers, the State of Texas, Leona and Aranzas are alongside the wharves, busily engaged in unloading large cargos of supplies and provisions. Everything denotes bustle and ac tivity. Tt the graveyard appearance of the city recently has succeeded a scene of life and energy, traffic and general activity. The immense sheds along the water front are already packed with merchandise and the large stores rented along Marina street are busy receiving goods which are being steadily unloaded. Every where there are signs of a revival of commercial activity and prosperity. The change in the appearance of the city is kaleidoscopic and a couple of days, when further shipments arrive, will suffice for the normal business to revive. The business houses opened their doors for the first time on Tues day, cleared their warehouses and made ready for the receipt of goods. The electric light plant is working. The pawnshops are doing a rushing business, their counters being crowded by people of all sorts of color and condition, pawning heirlooms, clothes, dresses arid furniture. Officers tender their medals, spurs and swords, and civil employes offer their tortoise shell, gold-lieaded canes of office for a mere song, which are in turn bought at fancy prices by American soldiers, officers or newspaper correspondents as relics of the war. There have been more machetes sold to our men as souvenirs than were laid down on the morning of the surrender, and crosses, service stripes and orders are cheer fully parted with for American cash. There is no ready made clothing in the city except blue and white striped linen uniforms, and many of mir men are dressed in these Spanish uni forms. Many of the Spanish soldiers are anxious to become American citizens. A number of the officers of high rank in the Spanish army condemn their government's policy in dividing its forces in Cuba, Porto Uico and the Philippines, instead of concentrating them and possibly saving one colony. The cutting of the fleet is also strong ly censured and the Spanish naval officers all argue that it is impossible under the present crippled condition of Spain to make a successful resist ance anywhere. The usable ammuni tion of the Spanish troops here was enhausted before the surrender, as the 2,000,000 cartridges found in the maga zines of Santiago do not tit the Mauser rifles. The Spaniards say that on July 1 our troops could have walked into the city without having a shot fired at them, as there were no soldiers left within the walls at that time. Hundreds of American and Spanish soldiers who but a few days ago were shooting at each other, crowd the streets of Santiago to-day, meeting and mixing on the most friendly terms. A general feeling of good fel lowship is evinced everywhere, victors and vanquished apparently being equally glad that the strife, is over. About 4,000 Spanish troops still re main in the city, but the majority of them will be removed so soon as a camping ground beyond the rifle pits can be arranged. Reunion of Confederate Veteran*. Atlanta, Ga., July 21.—Ten thou sand Confederate veterans and their friends filled the vast auditorium at Piedmont park yesterday and cheered to the echo speeches which eulo gized the Confederacy, extolled "one nation" and cast glowing tributes upon the records of the soldiers of the south in the war with Spain. Gen. Gordon delivered a splendid speech, which thrilled the hearts of his audit ors and set the rebel yell echoing into the rafters. The oration of the day was delivered by Gen. Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi. OFF TO PORTO RICO. G«n. WilHon'ft Division, 4,0U0 Strong:, Dc intrlH from CharleMton on Three Steam ors-Au 10 nt tiu Hi an tic Farewell. Charleston, S. t\, July 21.—With b»ads playing and 30,000 people eheer )?»<>. the first expedition to follow Ge?i. Miles to Porto Rico got away froai here at 7 o'clock last evening. The expedition is under command of Maj. Gen. J. H. Wilson and will, when com plete, consist of the Second and Third Wisconsin, the Sixteenth Pennsyl vania and two companies of the Sixth Illinois. The first two regiments are on the transports Grand Duchess and No. 30 respectively and they are at •tea. No. 21, carrying the Sixteenth Pennsylvania and the Illinois men is !n the stream and will sail this morn ing. Each of the ships carries a large qantity of supplies, and on the No. 21 there are 1,000 head of mules and the wagon train of Gen. Wilson's division. The scene which accompanied the departure of the vessels from their docks was one of indescribable en thusiasm. The entire population of the city was in evidence. As the ves sels left the stream the Viands on shipboard and ashore played national airs and the people cheered like mad. The expedition will sail directly for Porto Rico. Washington. July 21.—Secretary Alger said last night that he expected Gen. Miles, one brigade of infantry and some artillery would leave Cuba immediately under convoy of a strong naval squadron for fhe invasion of Porto Ivico. He expressed the hope that the troops were already en route to Porto Pico. Most of them had been oil board the transports for several days and the situation was becoming trying for them. Orders were sent yesterday to Admiral Sampson to start at once with his fleet for the landing place in Porto Kico which has been determined upon by the war au thorities. SEALED UP THE CABLE. UlancnV to Madrid are Now In Cuitoilj of Amrrloin Oflicem. Washington. July 21.—Two days ago Chief Signal Officer Greeley cabled instructions to his officers in Santiago to seal up and place a guard over the three cable lines connecting Santiago with Cienfuegos. whence by a land line communication is established with Havana. Yesterday Mr. Greeley was informed that his orders had been carried into effect. The closing of the Cienfuegos cables absolutely isolates Havana and Gen. Blanco from Madrid. Blanco's only means of communica tion with Madrid now is by the Key West cable, which is under the strict est censorship by our government. As a result of the sealing of the San tiago-Cienfuegos cables several cipher dispatches passing between Blanco and the Spanish government drifted into this country yesterday. It is sort reel y necessary to say they did not reach their destination. Klfchty €"HH<-R of Typhoid Ht Fort Myrr. Washington, July 21.—Interest at Camp Alger was divided yesterday among the subjects of moving camp, typhoid fever and a possible order to move southward. Nothing has been heard to indicate that any of the Sec ond corps has been selected togo to Porto Rico, and it is believed that the transfer of troops to Dunn boring in dicates that the regiments there will remain some time. There are 80 cases of typhoid fever at Fort Myer. Most of them are not of a serious nature. Four new cases were reported yester day, all from the Sixth New York. Howell Puts Hp the lljirs. Washington, July SI. —Assistant Secretary Howell, of the treasury de partment. has made a ruling in regard to the admission into the United Staes of Chinese persons which is more com prehensive in its restrictions than any hitherto made since tne passage of the Chinese exclusion act. Ht' says: "Ap plications for admission from persons described as salesmen, clerks, buyers, bookkeepers, accountants, managers, storekeepers, apprentices, agents, cashiers, physicians, proprietors o/ restaurants, etc., should 1)8 rejected by collectors of customs." THE DIGNIFIED WOMAN. She Uhr a Little Severe on tlie Carl* ciun Woman, Hut She Uuh l'ro\Dked. She is a dignified woman, and sometimea she is overpowering. The unwary do not perceive this quickly, however. The dig nified woman lias been spending some time in one of the hospitals of this city. She went there for rest and quiet. Since she has recovered her health she tells some amusing stories of her experiences. Here is one: The dignified woman was walking down the hall one day when she was accosted by the curious woman. The curious woman had been wondering about the dignified woman, and she said: "1 beg your pardon, madam, but I would like to know what you have been operated on for?" "What?" exclaimed the dignified woman. "Well, explained the curious woman, "my friend in the next room and I have been wondering about you. You walk about the hall with such a light and springy step that we wonder about what kind of an operation you have undergone." The curious woman held her ground. She was determined to know what was the mat ter with the dignified woman. The dignified woman replied: 'I have not been operated upon yet." "Oh!" said the curious woman, sympa thetically. "No, I am not familiar with operations," said the dignified woman. The curious woman interrupted: "They are very successful here. Don't be wor ried." "I am wondering about an operation on the brain," said the dignified woman, in a very dignified and distant manner. "I won der if they could operate upon the brain in such a way as to enable people to attend to their own affairs." The curious woman snorted and walked away in high dudgeon. The dignified woman was severe, it is true, but she was provoked to it. —St. Louis Re public. JACOB WAS WILLING. He Knrw What \Vn» \\ anted. Hut lie Didn't Know Exactly Itow to ExprenN It. Of course it was because Jacob Nnzen schmidt had never attended a meeting of the Hamilton common council that he made the break that is credited to him. Nearly every one laughed when he was elected alderman, but the day after the new council's first meeting they laughed harder. Jacob had a seat up toward the front. He was fat and the desks were further apart there, that's why he was given the position. At the beginning of the meeting a resolu tion was offered advocating the paving of Sibley street. , , "Is there anyone to second this? asked the president of the council, for that's the way they do things in Hamilton. "Vhat dos dot meaned? Dot seckonting? asked Jacob of his neighbor. He Mas in formed. . Thereupon he rose to his feet, and, tap ping his breast three times, he exclaimed: "Dot ees seckonedc-d by me, aindt it." "What is it you second?" asked the chair, having forgotten the original resolution in the time that it had remained unsupported. And Jacob replied: "I seckoneded dot dot Sinlev strasse be mit cetar plocks galeo mined." —Detroit Free Press. A Cuban Taliantan. A touching' feature of the hopeful and prayerful Cuban character is de scribed by Grover Flint where it came under his notice. It was a lit tle emblem, consisting of a scolloped strip of white flannel, embroidered in silk floss, with a crimson heart, a green cross and a scroll of leaves, and the motto in Spanish: "Cheer up; the heart of Jesus is with me." It is worn pinned to the shirt, and is a talisman so far as danger is con cerned. as well as a passport among the insurgents in Santa Clara and Santiago. It is made by the wives and daughters of ihe Cubans, and is worn to-day wherever a native is struggling for liberty and independ ence. —Philadelphia Press. Sure KIIOIIKII! Mrs. Hoon —Why isn't this war prosecuted more rapidly? Hoon—Why, you see, my dear, we can't liek the Spaniards any faster than we can catch them!— Puck. Safe. Mrs. O'Flannigan—Ain't yez afraid yer bye Dinnv will git kilt in the war? Mrs. O Flaherty—Not a bit of it. Sure, he's on wan of thim proticted cruisers.—N. Y. Journal. An Open Letter to Mothers, We are asserting in the courts our right to the exclusive use of the word "Castoria," and "Pitcher's Castoria," asourTradeMark I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massa chusetts, was the originator of "Pitcher's Castoria," the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-simile signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on every wrapper. This is the Original "Pitcher's Castoria" which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. Look carefully at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, and has the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the Wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company, of which Chas> H. Fletcher is president.. SAMUEL PITCHER, M. D. March 8, 1897. Colored I'liiloMophy. "You kin git yo' daily bread by prayin'," says Uncle Alose, "but de nightly chicken has to be hustled fo'."—lndianapolis Jour nal. Try Allen'* Poot-r.aie, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet fee! swollen, nervous -.nd hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen'a Foot-Ease. It cools the feet and makes walk ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relievescornsand bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25e. Trial package FREE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. Future*. "Some young men," remarked the ob server of men and things, "have such daz zling futures that they can't see where they are stepping."—Detroit Journal. Nothing pleases us more than to get two inveterate bores to boring each other You Will Stand the Heat Much more easily and comfortably by putting and keeping your body in trim condition by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. It makes good blood, promotes proper circulation and keeps every organic operation free from friction. HOOCFs S pa B rma Is/ Imerica'B Greatest Medicine. Hnn.i'c, Pillc are mile} effec -1 ,wu rlilS tiye. All druggists. *6o,