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" •• • v• ' . - .. Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe. mysterious woman In many rers the description of Mrs- She arrived here lasjt Mon- ig--how and whence no oa% VOL. 23. •• M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEB LilJARY 23, 1898. PUBLISHED EVBBY WEDNESDAY BY - J . V A N 8 L Y K E , - EDITOB AND PBOPBIETOB. " X. O F F I C E I N T H E N I C H O L S B L O C K Two Doora North Owen & Ohapell's Store, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: RATES OF ADVERTISING: We announce liberal rates for advertising In the PLAINDBALKB, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un- derstood. They are as follows: r llnoh one year - "J™ 2 Inches one year - * * ™nn 3 Inches one year - * * «n m X Column one yean - . -* • - V Column one year °J» w 1 Column one year - - - - - AWW One inon means the measurement of one inch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at theaoove rates, nave the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without extra oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notioes at the rate of 5 cents perline caoh week. All others will be charged 10 eents per linfc the first week, and B cents per :ne for eaeh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at~the rate of 10 cents per line, (.nqnparell type, same as this is set in) the flrstissue.and 5 oents per line for subsequent issues. 1 hue, ah inoh advertisement will oost *^00 for« week, 11.50 for two weeks, $3.00 for three weeks, and BO on. «, L'n© PLAIKDBALBB will be liberal in giving editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for peouniary gain. US' All Foreign Advertising payable quarterly, in advance, These terms will bo strictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARPS, O. H. GILLMORE, ATTORNEY, Probate work a specialty. Oflice in Kendal block, Woodstock, 111. KNIGHT & BROWN, A TTORNEYS ATi LAW, 100 Washington JHL Street, •, CHICAGO, ILL. FRANK L. SHEPARD, C OUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 80--13-2 Clark St.. Chicago.- C. P. BARNES, A TTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, A. Oollectlonsia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLIHOLI FRANK R. JACRMAN, ATTORNEY AND COUN8ELOB AT LAW. Prompt ani careful attention to all mat­ ters left in my liaEds, Money to loan, Office in Hoy Block, Woodstock, 111. Telephone-- office, 55, residence, 59. 35yl O. H. FEGERS, M, D- IAN AND SURGE Ills. Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MeHenry " JOS, L. ABT, M, D, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST, Office in Nichols Block, over Plamdealer Office. MeHenry Telephone No 4 United States War Claim Apcj W. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Prosecutes all classes and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-soldiers, their wives, dependent relatives, or heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and re­ jected claims, All communications promptly answered It postage stamps are enclosed for repl7 ' WM. H? COWLIN, Office at residence Madison St., Woodstock. Telephone No. 23. DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door weit of A. P. Baer's store, West MeHenry, III. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at- tended to JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stook of Olooke, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention Ivtn to repairing fine watches. Give me 0ft11, JOHN P- WITH. W. A. CRISTY, Justice ot the Peace. WEST MCHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD* Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, Including Accident and Life Insurance. \ WES' WEST MOHENBY, III. Dr. Walter C. Besley, DENTIST WEST McHENRY, Office at Geo. W. Beeley's Drug Store, MILO 3 . L. HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN ) Mcir- v Tuner & Repairer. ) --- All Orders Promptly Attended to, DR. BAECHLER. DENTIST. Plate Work, and everything per­ taining to Dentistry. Parties from a distance ahonld drop a oard a day or two before coming. . Office. MeHenry. C. F. BOLEY, Purielor of Melenrj Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on Band with the Best Beer. If, PEBBY & 0WE1I, Bankers. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance. NUNDA, III. • A. IM. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an i Chronometers. 49T A Full Assortment of Goods in his line West Side Livery, x FEED AND SALE STABLES. E* J. HANLT , Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or'without drivers, •furn'shed at reasonable rates- Parties taken to and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, and promptconnection made with all trains. Our Rigs will be kept in first class shape, W1 we sha 11 spare no pains to please our CUB omera at all times, Give us a call, E. J. HANLY, W6»t MeHenry, 111M Aug. 15, McHENRY, - - {ILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex- change, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon te:ms entirely satisfactory to our customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and • ther first class security. Special attention given to co- lections, CTTJ El In lirst. Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Rewectful'y , PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public SMOKERS! When in Want of a Good Cipr CALL AT THE OLD RELIABLE Cigrar and Tobacco Dealers. OUR SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram, 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The best cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY Call and see me. I have a very fine stock of Light and Heavy SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the fame, goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to. And in a Workmanlike Manner. Yours Respectfully, CU8 CARLSON. MeHenry, II!., Feb. 1, 1898. Sole Agency tor the Celebrated POLAR STAR Fancy Flour! Manufactured at New Prague, Minn., ' ' .. Mills, are located in the finest hard wheat country. Are supplied with most modern machinery. RINGWOOD. Will Doclge Wednesday. was a Chicago visitor NEW MUSIC STORE! The Fancy" is fully warranted and guaranteed The choicest in the market. Bought in car lots only and sold on lowest pos­ sible terms by SimH ST0FFEL, WEST,McHENRY, ILL. " » L Always in stock at Yolo, 111., by E. RICHARDSON, JOHN ROSING JOHN RICHARDSON, Money M is Money Eanefl. J.D.LODTZJr. Merchant Tailor. Has just received his fall samples, direct from the manufacturers, and can Save you from $2.50 to $4.00 On every suit. In short will save you the profit' usually paid to middlemen. Every suit he turns out is first class and a fit warranted. Suits, $ 16.00 and upwards, Pants, from $3.50 to $4. Strictly hand made and guaranteed in every particular. Gents' Furnishing Goods.' Am now offering my entire stock of Gents' Furnishing Goods, consisting of Neckties, Collars, Cuffs, and Shirts of the very latest styles. At from 10 to 40 per cent below cost, a1 I wish to close them out. Come and inspect my goods. ] can save you dollars and cents. Yery Respectfully, J. D. LODTZ, Jr. Barbian Bro.'s Block, MeHenry. C. W. Harrison was at Pingree on busi- ess Thursday. Rev. Clark was calling on friends Friday. L. C. Andrews was here on business the first of the week. M. V. B. Spaulding- attended to busi- at Wauconda on Thursday . EdwinJohonnotV of Chicago, spent aturddy and Sunday with friends here; A pleasant dance was given by the Club last Friday eVening. H. F. Allen has moved on to £he G. A; Stevens farm. v ,* • George Vogel, of Solon, was here Thurso ay. . ' v . P. K. Allen and Miss Pylvia Allen of Chicago spent Monday with friends and relatives here. . • , " , ' Mrs Rich went to Elgin Thursday to visit friends and purchase her spring stock of millinery. John Evansou of MeHenry bought the butter which was sold at the Constables sale here Thursday for, loc a pound. J. W. Cristy and Mrs. Eleanor Irish were married last Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1898, at Chicago. Remember the Klondike social to be given next Friday evening Feh. 25, at J. S. Brown's. - The Ladies Aid Society spent a pleas­ ant afternoon with Mrs. W. Coates the 18th. The Young people will hold their next meeting on March 8th, at the home of N. D. Stevens. Programme next week. I. HEIMER'8 BLOCK- Opposite J. A. Story's Drug Store. McHENRY. ILLINOIS MILO L. HOWE, Having leased the East Store in Stoffel's Block, WEST McHENRY, Ml.. Has opened therein a first class Music Store, where at all times can be found PIANOS, ORGANS, VIOLINS, Mandolins Cultars. Banjos. Zithers, Autoharps, Music Boxes, And in short all kinds of mus­ ical instrumaents, Sheet Music, etc. Our Pianos and Organs are the best made, and will be sold as, low as any lirst-class Instrument can be bought anywhere. The public are cordially invited to call and look oyer my stock whether they want to purchase or not. Fianos and Organs Tuned, On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. MILO L» HOWE. The undersigned, having leased the store at the alx>ve locition has opened therein a FIRST-CLASS BAKERY Where he will keep* on hand at all times fresh baked fteat, Graham and Bye Breafl. CAKES, PIES, ETC. With a practical experience in the business I am confident i can please all who will favor me with their patrouage. Weiii Cafes, Cream Poffs, Etc. M A D E T O O R D E R . The patronage of the publio is respectfully solicitec?. JOHN HAUPRISCH, HcHenrFob. 15, 1893. AUCTIONEER! Having bad several years experience sell­ ing farm and other sales, I now call attention to the fact that 1 feel just like getting a GREAT "HUMP" On myself and sell vour farm sales in MeHenry as well as Lake county, with a grsat DETERMINATION Ne> es?»ry to obtain good results these olosc times. 1 am satisfied that it requires the same _. „ VIGOR AND PUSH To sell Farm Sales and be successful as it does to chop wood or sell you a farm In Ar­ kansas, either of which I am willing to do when called. Most of you will know that I have tiad and still have much ezperience sell ihgjtiftrsiich goods and stock as you Will offer at Public Auction thl3 spring. Therefore I shoul i know their value and just how to get at sel'i^ g the same for the most money, drop­ ping the article with the one that sometimes pays his own nute. I &m quite a good bidder myself and am always looking for bargains in mine or your lines I believe I can do more for you than can the others for the same or If 1 did'not feel sure of the above and was not In dead esrnest and willing to try, on short notice, I would not be sowll equipped. An alarm turned in by pottaicard may reveal unexpected results. Try Us a Couple of Times: Your obedient and Unsystematic friend, T.V. SLOOI M. Wauconda, lilt G R E E N W O O n . > Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat- jerit business conducted for MODERATE FEES. {OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U.S . PATENT OFFICE fand we can secure patent in less tittle than those 'remote from Washington. > Send model, drawing or photo., with •descrip- 'titon. We advise, if patentable or not, free of icharge. Our fee not due tillpatent is secured. 'A PAMPHLET " How to Obtain Patents," with Icost of same 'in the U.S. and foreign countries i sent free. Address, IC.A.SNOW&CO. OP P. PATCNT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. C. Ben Toles is numbered with the siak. Lee Andrus was a caller at Ringwood on Wednesday last. LouieLumley was a Ringwood visitor one day last week. Jas. Carr is moving onto his farm re­ cently purchased of Mr. Brier. Geo. Mentzer visited friends in Elgin the latter part of last week. A number of QJir TQang people attended the dance at Ringwood last Friday even­ ing. l)on,t forget the social at Mrs. Hoag'p this week Thursday night. If you come you are sure to enjoy yourself. Mrs. Geo. Lumley, is a little better at this writing, but she is still a very sick wohian. ~'t\ • /-.i <i< -.-1. : 3 U l ' LIUUB.'OIEPUVURTTQP Ringwood, were seen on our streets one day last week. ' Warren Goddard, Oscar Soderbergand Willie Stratton attended the Minstrel show at Woodstock last Friday night. Lee Andrus and wife were house hunt­ ing in Woodstock, last week, where Lee has seenred a position in the grocery store of Herb Towne. The Klondike Social at, the home of Mrs. Geo. Eckert last Friday night was quite largely attended and the gold hunters discovered some very curious nuggets. The Cinque C!lub met last Saturday evening with Mrs. E. G. Westerman. Owing to the storm the members were not. all present, but enough were there to run five tables and some of the best scores of the season were made. NUNDA. Miss Florence Baldwin is visiting Henry Baldwin's family in the city. Mr. Ivinir and wife, of Cary, spent Sun­ day with Nunda friends. Miss Eva Uallou spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Frank Jones, in Chicago. J. B. Covalt spent Sunday with his people. v^in. Butler, of Huntley, was transact­ ing business in Nunda last Saturday. Clark Jacobs was a Woodstock visitor last Saturday. It is said there is to be a new hotel built here in the near future. Frank Beardsley expects to move to Nunda the 1st. of March, aud will build this Summer. Dr. Watson is improving fast. Was able to meet with the Board of Pension Examiners last Wednesday. Miss Sadie Beardsley, of Chicago, visited her friend, Grace Covalt, over Sunday. S O. Wilson, of Chicago, was a INundn caller Monday. Coming from Chicago Via West Chicago, on account of the blockade on Wip. Division. C. W. Seeley and Will MeWhorter havp taken the contract of frescoing and deco­ rating the Methodist Church at Palatiue, which it is said, will be a very fine piece of work. The Milk train on the Fox River branch oftbeC. &N. W. R'y got stalled in a snow drift between Crystal Lake a.nd Algonquin, Sunday morning and did not arrive at Algonquin until nearly three o'clock P. M.. Miss Baldwin, teacher at MeHenry, and Miss St. ("lair,teacher at Ringwood, did not get to their Schools uutil late Mon­ day on account of the big storm, as the train did not go north Sunday night until hear 11 o'clock P. ^1. F. G. Thompson, of Okarche, Oklaho­ ma Territory is visiting with friends here and vicinity. Mr Thompson is a brother of G. W. Thompson and Anson Thomp­ son, of Crystal Lake and Mrs. W'. P. St Clair, of*this city. He has spent the past four years in Oklahoma and speaks very highly of the country and climate. The worst storm of the season set in here early Saturday morning and con­ tinued until Monday morning, blockad­ ing the Rail Road tracks and delaying the trains. The early morning passenger train from Chicago, due here a few minutes after four o'clock A. M did not get to Ridgefield 3 miles west of Crystal Lake, uutil fi:30 o'clock A. M , The Lake Geneva fast train due here at 8:40 o'clock A. M. got stuck in the snow a few rods south of the station and had to be pulled out with another engine. No trains went south on the Wis. Div. until after noon Monday. Most of the trains on tbe Wis. Div. were abandoned LA GRIPPE. Since La Grippe has, been prevalent in this country, there has been found but one Specific, Dr. Humphreys' "77". For Sale by all druggists, 25 cents. Political Tracts at 'Public Expense. The abuse of the franking privileges by our national legislators, who annually flood the mails with a vast amount of political literature under the guise of "public documents," is one of the chief causes of a deficiency is our postal revenues. If Congressman Loud is sin­ cere in his desire to make the Depart­ ment'self-sustaining, why not restrict this vast aud useless volume of post-free mail matter instead of placing a tax on the people's reading matter asprosposed in his bill now pending, in Congress? And whilo pursuing this subject, would it not be well to ascertain how much of tho Government's money Is expended in and preparing these alleged documenta. Perhaps a saying might be made in other departments on the same line. JST" A San Fransciso doctor performed a successful operation for a rich woman, and when asked for his bill presented one for §50. The lady smiled and said. "Do you consider that a reasonable charge considering my circumstances?" The doctor replied, "That is my charge for that operation; your circumstances have nothing to do with it." The lady drew a check for §500 and presented it to hiui. He handed it back, saying, "I cannot accept this. My charge for that operation is §50." "Very well," the lady replied. "Keep the check, and put the balance to my credit." Some mouths after, she received a lengthy itemized bill, Upon which were entered charges for treatmeut of various kinds, rendered to all sorts of odds and ends of humanity, male and female, black and white, who had been mended at her ex­ pense. She was so delighted at it; that she immediately placed another check for §500 to her credit OH the same terms, and it is now being earned in the same way. Chamberlain's "Colic, Cholera and Diar. rhoea Remedy always affords prompt re­ lief, For sale by J. A. Story. Heal Estate Transfers. For the two weelis ending Feb,21,1S9S, • Jane Richmond etal to J 'K Jackman It 3 in Nunda. $1200 00 W II Lee to II Baldwin It 1 Mead's 2d adn Hebron 150 CO !v Hurd per ex to R Brown 68a in nw & sec 12 Dorr and pc in soo 11 Dorr. 1500 00 J M Scully et al tS" Mathew Slavin It In liartland Cemetery 40 00 John Uarpenter and w to L Winne swk nwJi see 11, pt sjtf nw& nwjf sue. 17, all noX nw& sec 12 > oi R U all in Ohemuug 2500 00 B F McDonald and w to Mrs L J Sears It 1 l>lk 'i Kowland sub £div It 66 blk seo35 Marengo... 1050 CO P Madden to Robt Nihaw nei£ ne.J£ seo ~12 and w pt soM nwM soo 31 and nw X.nwjtf 33 Alden 4275 00 Robt Nihaw and w to P Madden anil w It 3 blk ifi Harvard 1500 00 Susan McDonald ot al per master to E I. Hanalord >s'a in sac 9 Dorr and )*a in neJa eecf8 Dorr ... 1525 00 Gertrude Schaeffer to Annie Justen pt svvJi'sw % see 14, nw>& iiwM sec 23, t>b seM and ewJi lirjf sec 15 Mo- Menry SOO 00 Alary Stewart et al, per mas. to J D Rogers wA< ncM sec 34, and e33.i of nwjtf sec 34 Hebron $5050 00 GertrudeSchaeferel alto JosSchaefer ejti uwX eoc 20 and swii nwy sec 26 and seM nejtf sec 27, MoHenry... 9000 CO Mary Flannery et al, per mas, to Mary Flannery, It 2 nejf see 6, Ma­ rengo : . 1510 95 Same te same lt2in nw& socOMarengo 2958 90 Same to same vr% It 1 nej£ secii Maregno 1400 Ot) Harry Hills to Oren Poppleton pc in ne cor It 3 blk 1, Fuller & Wheat's adn Woodstock i 350 00 M H Fitzsimmons to Mercia Adrianco 79 4-lua in mv^ sw>j sec 35 Nunda.. 5000 00 Harvard Oem Ass'n to Anna BUtl It 3 tilk 4 Harvard Cemetery 150 00 Ulanch Purdy to G H Purdy It 1 lteed- er'sadn Kichnioiid... 200 00 R Paddock to Kate Vosberg It 4 blk 2 Paddock'o adn Crystal Lake 250 00 F E Cox to C Tackier, same 3300 00 / I A N u g e n t a n d w t o E E R i c h a r d s 5 0 f t oft w end It 4 blk 21 liart's 3d adn to Harvard( •• 16Q 00 E E Richards to R A Nugent e66ft off It blk 21 Hart's 3d adn to Harvard 100 CO Marriage Licenses. John Walsh. Fox Lake Joanna Frisby MeHenry s'rank Smith t Harvard Annie Tody Harvard Gardnor Knapp Seneca Marian Barrows .. Dunham Probate Business Estate Wm Reading. Petition to pay taxes and erect monument. Estate Wm Beading Followiug claims al­ lowed; John Sutton, Wm Nyquist $10.05 M 1) Reading $125JS R Ward E Wray $60,Andrew Neish 832,02. Estate Wm Olbrich. Claims allowed : BF Lanardon $1H7, C Faust $5, Logtie & Saunders $6, Wmlvoch $7 Adam'lvoch $8 75, Anna Bell $35, CHammerstadt $54.25, F Krieg $1.30, W rtochschila $00, D Quigley $1.50, S Callender $117.80. Estate R Hurd. Report sale real estate. Estate Louisa Brown, Petition to probate will. Estate Hannah Morrick. Petition for letters. Ectate W Foster. Petition to probate will. Estate O Christensen, Petition to probate will. K6tate Anna Wicker. Claim of I A Austin of $17.50 allowed. Estate Thos Smith. Claim of John McLean of $88,50 dismissed. Estate John Earl. ;Pctition to' probate will Estate Carolino Phelps. Inventory filed. Estate Wm Reading, Petition to pay taxes and erect monument. List of Patents, Granted to Illinois inventors the past week. Reported by C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. C.: H. L. Ferris, Harvard, Feed-box, J. H. Gilinan, Ottawa, Belt-tightner. F. E. H. Goodenow, Rockford, Shoe-lace fastener. L. Holford, Nebo, Wrench. C E. Huxley. Aurora, Valve remodeling device. I. G. Kerst, Springfield, Cutlery scourer. J. F. Lindvall, Moline, Watch dial fastener. 0. T. Meneley, Greenfield. Plow disk. E. F. Minter, Bloomington, Lunch box. E. E. Murray, Literberry, Fence post. U. S. Parish, Carmi, Curtain holder. H. H. Perkins, Kewanee, Husking pin. G. L. Phelps, West Pullman, Coin con­ trolled letter box. C. E. Roberts, Oak Park, Ball bearing axle, ' For copy of the above patents sepd 10c in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow & Co., Washington, D. C. AND HAMS No Money in the Treasury to Im­ prove Them. £0:XGRFESSMEN ARE PETITIONED Skirts A. 1*. and Wrap- Baer's, the People from Illinois, Iowa and Missouri Are Urging Their Representatives to Pass a Liberal Appropriation Hill for Klver /. and Harbor Improvements, but It Will Do No Good--Senator Mason's Flour •> Mixture BH1--Othor News. •Washington, Feb. ' 22.--The senators, end. representatives frcm. Illinois are receiving, numerous an<l voluminous pe­ titions iri favor of a liberal river and harbor appropriation bill. There is nb doubt that, the levee' system needs prompt attention, but the people need not expect such appropriations as ne­ cessities require. Not only the Illinois men, but also the Iow^a and Missouri congressmen are requested to urge lib­ eral appropriations for the Mississippi river. But Speaker Reed has decreed that there shall be no river and harbor appropriation bill. He says that there is no money in the treasury for the pur­ pose, and he dominates affairs. Never­ theless, it is believed that a separate bill for the Mississippi and Missouri riv­ ers m iy be considered and passed. This would undoubtedly be done, but for the fact that the congressmen from the lake region and from the gulf states and from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts iemand consideration for their people, and assert that there shall be no appropriations whatever which do not make provision for their sections, and they claim the right to ample pro­ vision, too. Consequently, it seems most likely that nothing will be done. It is a shame ,^'id a disgrace that a people of upwAls of 70,000,000 toilers and intelligent workers should be so circumstanced. Who is to blame for the condition of the treasury? Ask the politicians. Mason's Flour Mixture Rill. . Srnator Mason's flour mixture bill Is becoming popular everywhere except In Chicago and other points where flour is adulterated. The committee on man­ ufactures has heard arguments for and against the bill from gentlemen cf prominence. The country millers have resorted to fraud for self-preservation. What the people need seems to be a law which will compel the branding of flour and flour mixtures so that peop:e will know what they are getting. If it is starch, or corn, or pure flour, or a flour mixture the government brand should be upon it. That is the opinion of a majority of the committee, and that opinion seems to be sustained by the people, who'simply call for a fair deal in the matter. Politicians are not the only spoilsmen. Everybody who can get a hand into the treasury does so by hook or crook, and usually it is by crook. Secretary Gage has heard arguments from lead­ ing business men and congresmen from Chicago, all of them urging him to let the new public building at Chicago be built by a number of contractors in­ stead of one contractor. This would give a chance to a score of fellows, and they won't do a thing to that appropri­ ation but get fat on It. Andy Hunter's Prediction. Congresman Andy Hunter, who repre­ sents Illinois on the Democratic con­ gressional committee, says: "The He- publicans will get licked out of their boots next November, and the Demo­ crats will certainly elect a majority of the next congress. All of the silver forces are well fused, and we are bound to win." And he seems to be dead in earnest. W h e n informed of this claim and pre­ diction Congressman Hltt said: "There is nothing in the recent past, nothing in the present, and there is -,io portent of the future to wnrrftnt Democratic claims. Judge Hunter evidently thinks that talk of that kind wl.'l make Dem­ ocratic votes. It will not. The Popu­ lists and free silver Republicans can not march obediently under Democrat­ ic banners, and they will not do so." Congressman Joe Cannon admits that the Republicans will be handicapped by McKinley's orders preventing re­ movals from the civil service, except for cause. Instead of letting down the bars so that at least a few Republicans might get into office, McKinley issued an order which shuts out even the old soldiers. Mr. Cannon says: "I have been a personal friend of McKinley for many years, and admire his adminis­ tration, but I don't like too much civil service." Congressmen to Visit Chicago. The house committee on rivers and harbors, having decided to visit 'Chi­ cago at the expense of the city, the Chi­ cago congressmen prepared ample plans for the entertainment of the committee on the way, and while in Chicago. This is all well and good, but Tom Reed will not permit a river and harbor ap­ propriation bill, so what good does it do for Chicago to entertain statesmen on a junket of that kind. All that Chicago can do is to shout and hurrah "for the old flag and an appropriation." Congressman Belknap is very proud of the resolutions oflheLeiter-Carriers' association, and upon his table at the Portland the bound "and engrossed copy occupies a conspicuous position. He says: "I merely did my duty by the letter-carriers, and had no idea that they would express such marks of ap­ preciation as I have received." Mr Belknap is a modest statesman and a good .worker. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Vanderlip of Chicago made a speech at Williamsport, Pa., recently before the Young Men's Republican club and it is said that his audience did not go wild with enthusiasm, but were rather in­ clined to go to sleep instead. Mr. Van­ derlip is a good fellow, but he is not an orator. There are lotg of good fel­ lows who are not orators. Moreover, there are lots of Orators who are not good" fellcws. Trouble at Fort Sheridan. The administration of affairs at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, causes consid­ erable annoyance in Washington, be­ cause there is constant trouble of' some sort there. An army officer was today discussing the situation with the writer, when the suggestion was made to Mr. shoulders traps: "Probably if the offi­ cers at Fort Sheridan wer,e to treat the private soldiers as human beihgs there would be less tropble there." And that's a fact, too. Mayor Harrison of Chicago is a can- dldat* tor the presidency. He Is today the fortmost candidate of the Whitney- Hill-Harrity-Gorman Democratic lead­ ers. This fact is not generally known, but it is a fact. It don't take a column of space to tell the truth, even If it be of national interest. The long-time Democratic leaders are determined to knock out Bryan, who came up like a meteor and swept all of the veterans aside. .• * j: Congressman Campbell has Intro- \ duced six new pension bills, four pri­ vate claims, and two bills to remove the charge cf des'ertion' frorn the records of soldiers who want to apply for ; No Private Bills jrhis Session Speaker'Reed is determined that no private bills sha'l be passed by the house of representatives if ha can pre­ vent it. Under the rules of the Souse every Friday is. set apart for the con­ sideration of private bills, and every member on the floor of the house is in­ terested in some one bill,' or may, be in half 0 a dozen bills, for the passage of which constituents are urgent- But Speaker Reed has some followers . who will consume time in debate on Frida5rs in order to- waste the day, and thereby prevent the passage of private bills. Each bill usually carries some appropriation, and Speaker Reed is de­ termined to save the treasury from as­ sault of this character. Consequently, inasmuch as there are about 5,000 pri­ vate bills, each possessing more or less meu'it, the speaker has determined that not one shall pass if he can help it, no matter what may be the circumstances. Inasmuch as many representatives will insist that Friday shall be used for private bills alone the speaker has de­ termined that there shall be no sessions ' of the house on Fridays hereafter. Mr. Dingley will, • therefore, on Thursday afternoons move that the house adjourn over until Saturday or Monday for the purpose of getting rid of private bill day. , Time for Debate. This programme would have been car­ ried out last week, as it was the week before, but for the fact that it was necessary that time should be given for the debate on the bankruptcy bill. The government is not hone'st, partly because it is poor. It cannot pay its honest debts without issuing bonds and going into debt to heavy money lenders. If the honest debts of the government were paid it would take at least $100,- 000,000 to pay the small creditors, peo­ ple to whom the government owes sums ranging from $100 to $250,000 each. Nearly every claimant has a Separate bill, and upon all just bills favorable reports have been made by committees of the senate and house of representa­ tives. But those bills will not be passed, for there is no money in the treasury with which to pay them. Senator Mason, of Illinois is making a persistent effort to secure the passage of a bill setting apart a sufficient amount of the money appropriated for the American exhibit in the Paris expo­ sition to pay for a display of the ath­ letic sports of this country. He is particularly anxious that there shall be daily exhibitions of our national game of base ball by two good teams. He also wants' exhibitions given by our best oarsmen, to show our methods and our workmanship in racing boat-mak­ ing. A Popular Ruling. First Assistant Postmaster General Heath has made a ruling which seems to be very popular throughout the country, judging from communications which are constantly being received. General Heath was for a long time a Washington correspondent, and a good one, too. Then he was part proprietor and manager of the Cincinnati Com­ mercial-Gazette. He is a thorough newspaper man. He says that there ia no reason why editors who are appoint­ ed as postmasters should give up their editorial work. He also says: "There will be no objection to employes of the department asserting their political rights." This is as it should be. Grover Cleveland first deprived postmasters of their inherent rights by declaring that no editor should continue to edit his paper so long as he held a commission as postmaster. If Cleveland had ever edited a paper, or had known anything about practical newspaper work, he would not have made such an unfair order. Newspaper men are the great educators of the day. They are all stu­ dents, all men of education, and all of them are patriotically interested in the affairs of the government. It makes no difference to what political party a man belongs, so long as he runs a good, clean newspaper; he is a public bene- . factor. ( ; Might Learn Points. The preachers are the only people in our communities who go about doing more good than the editors, and some of them might learn a few good points in the sanctum of country editors^ First Assistant Postmaster General Heath is a broad guaged man, a gen­ tleman with whom the writer has long been personally acquainted, and he. has always been a model of courtesy and fair dealing. Twenty-seven states are to choose new governors in the next November elections. Moreover, there will bei elected 356 congressmen. Thirty states will elect legislatures whieh wlll elect United States senators. This ought to be a good year for spell-binders. The Democratic and Republican con­ gressional campaign committees are or­ ganizing, and very soon we will have a great, big "brand r^ew" campaign education. The mails will be filled with tons upon tons of documents containing speeches delivered by congressmen, all of them going over the country under franks, and the federal government have to pay the expenses. Hawaii has not yet been annexed, but the annexationists here are very busy. There are in Hawaii 7,000 white people, 33,000 Kanakas, and 71,000 Chinese and Japs. The question before congress is: Do we need this neW population in our business? DUNBAR. Believe They Have Local police circles a cie, Ind., are excited over ing of a woman in this city supposed to be the wife Luetgert, the sausagemaker Who was recently prisonmeht for after two trials, tt&d involving great sfides. The ways answers day knows. - ' v - • • ' / • 1 ' r.' • *:l •-