t '" 2 .!. ai a ri 'mum '
illtllll
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His Sentence Commuted
Lata Last Night'
A MENTAL IMBECILE
The Principal Season for GoTernor
- Geer Sarin the Murderer's life, .
Hlitpri. of the Crime.
(From Dally, May 26th.)
Aat :15 o'clock. last evening. Governor
fX. T. Geer commuted to life imprison
mnent the death sentence pronounced.
n April 1st, upon rank Lawrence trle4 Jn e revll court of Jack
Smith, convicted of the murder of Peter ttt Xprlx, (1898) ierm
-
Jacksonville, Jackson , county, at 10
o'clock, this morning. . .
The following telegram, waq last night
sent -oj lae governor j sum f
ander Orme. at Jacksonville; v You
are hereby notified that I have this day
commuted the sentence of death stand-
Ing against Frank Lawrence Smith, in
Jackson county, and who is now .n-
jour charge, to be hanged on the 26th,
of this month, to a life sentence .n
state's prison and you aire hereby dlr-j
ected to wlth-hold the execution f
jiaia aeaxn seoience. xou w
f acknowledge the receipt of this mes-
sage at once y wire. r r i .. tence of Frank Lawrence . Smith, tlw
Governor Geer was influenced, tn or- convicted i murderer of Peter NeUon.
dering the commutation of Smith's It j generally considered a Justifiable
sentence, by the receipt of , numerous mcU Thi r-eople of J ackwn coiinty
letters and petitions from Jackson Were practlceJly ia. unit, in ryiuesting
county residents, represenUng' that the a ommvinltion of the death sentence,
accused Is a mental Imbecile and: re- . Among) the numerous tommunUa
commending that the death sentence tlcns received at lhe exeeutie ofice
be commuted. Governor Geer received and which, probably., influenced Gov
lebters from C. B. Watson, district at- ernor Gee.- in crdering the commuta
torney for Jackson county; Hon. V. uon, f.f smith's rente net-, were letters
Carter. Win. Colvlg, A. E. Reames, ,f three prominent phytictans res! Hug
Charles Nickel, and many others In be- m Jacksonville. , The letters were all
half of ihfi young man. Numerous ! addrssct to Governor Geer.
signed petitions from prominent busl- Tj rrTm. n nar f..iiow-
nes men ht Jacksonville ! and leading
physlclana were also received telling
of smitns meiuaj conoiuon. ujmmuu.
Icatlona we re also received at the ex-
eeuUve office, from authorities in New
Jersey, stating that Smith was consid- Jn this case, 'to that of life imprii-on-ered
a weak-minded "boy before leav- mM Frank ljiwrmce Smith is a
ered a weak-minded "boy before leav
lng .that state. ;
The following letter written by Rev.
Teliow, director of the Sit. Franois' In
dustrial school, at Addington, Pennsyl
vania, and addressed to Rev. L. P.
Besmaris, of Jacksonville. Oregon, is
a fair sample of the numerous letters
received by Governor Geer, In Smith's
behalf: " This Is to certify that Frank
Dena.lt . Mills is iu term unu.
Lawrence Smith, now a prisoner, in the
. 1.11 n Tnilr.nvtllo rtrpin O El rl
U LI I l J J I J L tK4SUTllV am vuiia.M " ' r
under sentence. of death fdr the. mur- cf Frank! Lawrence Snrlth to life im
der of one Peter Nelson, was ani in- , prlsonmcnt. 1 : beHeve there Is no
matte of St. Francis Industrial School. 1 doubt of his guilt and If I thought he
at Bddlngton, Pennsylvania, from July was other than an Irresponsible, weik
17. 1888, to July 3, 1892. The aforesaid ! minded frrak, would oppese any at
Frank Lawrence 8 mth -whilst In .the tempt to ; fret aside the sentenced lm
InstHution proved to .be a yery weak- potx-d. I attended him professionally
minded -boy. In fact one bordering on at the Jail and had an opportunity to
crazlnees, and was dismissed on the 3d Judge of his moral and mt ntafr Quali
of July, and landed over to hi mother, ties and I truly, believe It would not
as not being a proper and safe subject be serving the ends of Justi.-e to Inflict
for the Institution. I suppose this the death penalty upon such a being.'
same idiocy has brought nim where he Dr. J. W. Rotinson sent lheToOow
stands today" ,n communication:- "I write r you a
ioH.r. fe-ar lines In behalf cf Frank Lawrence
rwitiona. renresenting Smith's pit-
lable condition mentally. Governor Geer
" . .a
tkA-' decided to save the mans lire, noioing
that' his execution In his present con.
7 tiition would be an exhibition of brutality.
A review or me nisiorj vi nc -"
nnd the trial end sentence of Smith ,'s
On Sunday morning, February 13, Wou!l be tight nd Jutt to have his
1S9, thefe arrived In Ashland, Or., on MDl(-nce enmmuted to imprisonment
the north bound freight train of the . for ufe. Trusting- you -"will Rive his
Southern Pacific Company, one Peter ' cafle the attention, needed. I am." etc
Nelson, a Swede, aged 37 years, boiid j The-nw that h's sentence h.id been
for Portland, having tramped and beat- commuted, was conveyed to Smith at
en his way on the railroad from the the Jackson county Jail, about 2,0'elock
Sacramento valley, where he had been yesterday morning by Sheriff tiexan
working as a farm hand. He had. In dtr Orme. Th prisoner was elatel
. 11 fruntc cin. i A itanrAl.AVinuC his Cell With Oellt.nl,
giis )asession a ajiian, " -
alnlng clothes and underwear, a pair
vi uiauikciB curvi. ixvrvs-
ft-. Tia MminM In Ajriiland
I . . V OVH. h. . 1 -m..-
... ... . ,.! ..utno a
few acquaintances In the rldnlty of
'the denot. to whom he conveyed the
Information that he was going to Port
land o sek work and would hunt up
a counWyman of his there, named
' Erickson. whom he thought would
-slst him In: obtaining nploymnt in
ae city.
He had evidently been traveling In
company . with other tramps before
reaching Ashland, for while here he
was accosted by an Italian who was
onn aw w r
before, but desired to have nothing to
do with. nih left town on Monday
do i .xr.tM tart town on Monday
" - - . ,
nights freight train. . eomtwuc.o MJo tn the earae war -"" "
tween Med ford rand Central Point he ..d(rf. Rre contractions of "do on"
fell off the moving train and was bad- , ,.do oru- The word Is used in
ly stunned. but was able to walk to a .Bakespeare- (Hamlet, Act L ; Scene
nearby residence, where he appeared ... r '
fcbout 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, Feb- ' One dram of base
ruaryf 15th. and awoke the family, who J - . . ncble substance dout.
fnnnrl Valum with titm abull fearfully! va . ln mmmon US in
- - - ... .
tractttred and the scalp torn and bleed -
Ing. The man talked rather Incoher-j
Intir rJ et twtna- tnkn to Med-
j t - - 0 -
lard for medical j treatment, died moon
- avMojnAA tiflt the
'"C " 1 - -
Bwede had been assaulted and robbed
T his companions and then thrown off
th moving train., for dead. His valtae
wx personal effects were cut, open
contents scattered along the Tall-
road track and quantities of blood were
found on soot of the clothing which
had been" rolled ' up and placed In
sack. -Hi pocket book had been cut
open and was found empty.' The car
in which the assault, robbery and mur
der took place grave evidence- of 'a
bloody atrurrle.- '
The Italian, Joe LaaaUe, alias
"Blackey," was suspected and there
waa evidence that several had been
Implicated ' in the affair. The efforts
of Che officers--to riLartfVwr ti( rimfnl
was rewarded soon bf the arrest at
itoeeourgr , or frank Lawrence smith
and another man. who was afterwards
discharged. "Blacker, however, who
bad always been suspected as . the In
stigator of the erf me, nod 1 thus
rOiarrcul hr $JmltVi -mrmm ivav. a rm a
headed. There has been a suspicion
that after Kelson had been beaten to
death with the iron coupling: -pin, which
was iuea m a weapon, tnai emun
made away with "Blackey," but this
tneory is not generally credited.
Smith, who was 20 years ef age on
the 21st of this month, and who is a
native of. Pennsylvania, though his
and according to his own ; statements.
KaoA renute. s themselves
ana was convicted or muraer in tne
flP8t degree. Smith was sentenced by
Judge Hanna to be hung, the date
flxed for Jime 10tn. A atar or
execuUon was secured and the case
WM to ihe p, cottrt, where
hwfr court's ruUng were sfflrmel
Qn ttie flrgt y of the Aprllf (1899 )
term cf .court Smith was again brought
ton Judge Hanna who again passed
mence upon him. fixing the date for
hfs execution for lilay 26th.
i
No one nas nresumed in anv wav to
censure Governor Geer for commuting
to ,lfe iropriscnment. the .lealh sen-
, . Pl -nk Lawn-nee Smith, now In the
jackson. county Jail. Is sentenced -to-be
hMfd .m the 6lh Inst. As a loyal
cttiren of; old JackMn "county, 1 ask
you to c,nmute the sentence of Smith,
moral, and nearly, an intellectual Im
becile; H is a degenerate destitute
of gratitude, and incapable of renters:
i" a l-eggar for notoriety even of his
own nnd Of his family's shape. Please
spare usi the humiliation r f hanging
such a pitiful sppcimen of humanity."
The letter written by Charles Hines.
jvi. XJ., til n.s iuniwa. jl a.t.
' tecntly atkd to sign a retition re-
n i -. A 1 4 n . Ammttta Mnn tt i it alfltfa
M. .. wax as follows: "I hare been
'Smith, who was convict. of murder
a nt ontenced to be hanged May 2t
JS99, nt thia place. I lave s-.-en S-.nith.
and know he is a wc-ak-wiinded, boy.
not rcsponrible to any great degree f"r
rny ats he may do. I understand his
defense In court was not what 11 would
kova hn hnt h had anv friends or
j money to neip mm. je nau .-
no money, and very little InttlJigcnce
I honestly bMieve it
money to help him. He had no friends
- . .
although he declared that W
a.4sj rn ttt utat 1 on or
Yiim ntencw Bmit w
ni .1 td ftio atate
jnitentlaiy this
morning, or, possibly not until Sunday
morning. j s , s
A CUniOt'S, WORD SURVIVAL.
. r the survival of old
words in country districts came under
tMlder 1( the urban council for
VgtxttaTig ttie contractor quoted
for .qiehtnlr.g and doutingf the
wold -d.uf is regarded
by etymciogieis as uw."vi.., - re(j ornoe i rui
' ln'edden times used In the etowbicl shall be filled by the appoint
K -.no - - contradiction f c , , . m-er' of the regular arm;
. vtntradiction
o nuencn. w - . tr"
tb word is , -I
; of r: Bu. klrghamsrJre j
" ' i.iwine
classos. but rt,
, anions ttA it treed in .con
-tir ununuai vv f : , .
tun 1th a business transaction of
a public lody. London News.
, .
; v - over 60 years
There fXcehTn n any , other
of age TJJan lrcUnd 'comes
v--- -w ( ,. f
next. ,; . ' 1 , :
President McKinley Is-
-- sued a Special Order.
OFFICES AEE CREATED
1 1 '
A UHltary GOTernor Will Hare Full
Control Until Coorress Pro-
Tides Other Means.
WASHINGTON, May Z6. President
McKinley nas issued an execut47e or-
der, not heretofore published, for: the
government of the islands which came
under the control of the United States
. . ...,t tUm war with
Spain, j . j , Islderable lots of the older growths
The order directs that during, theirs and 4s are here and In the' in-
maintenance of the miUtary govern- tericr. A summary of tne reports r ram
ment by the United States on the Is-tbe ht-p rrowlng secf.onii of this cun
Und of Cuba and all islands In the .try would seem to Indicate an un-
West Indies, oot or tne ieveniyioyrio
degree west longitude, evacuated by j
Spain, there shall be created and main- i
talned offices of the auditor of island, t
GRANDPA " a T.
;tFKm. DallyjMavy 27th.) ..v.-'a
Eben Taylor Albert Sr known by alljbel, are: John 1L AlWt, president of
as ' Grandpa .Albert, died at his home the Capital National bank. Salem,
in this city,- comer of Winter and Mill s George W. Albert. ; La t. ting. Iowa;
ttreets. at 1:30 o'clock tHs .Saturday! ? Eben T. Albert Jr Ctlumbus.
mornlnjr. aged 82 years, 8 months and Chlo: Thomas G. Albert, Salem; Mrs
12 dnys. , General paralysis was the
caaae of his. death. .
"Grandna- Albert was in
grneral
good health, until Mrs. Albert was
taken sick about a year ago, ana tne
care and worry, incldtnt thereto, u
mere than he crnid stana ana jn
coinber, when Mrs. Albert had recov
ere d from her protracted sickners, he
collansed physically. V On Decen-.ber
9th. last, he suffered a stroke of par-
aiyxiv nu tu-. .-
strength gradually failed him- Mrs-
Albert Is considerably Improve!
in health and la continually growing
stronger.
The deceased was born at Winches -
ter Virginia. September 15. 1 anl
when a young man he went west, re-
w nen a youtiR n
, Virginia, w here, on No W
with eight of the ten children that
blerUd their union, snrtlvs him. The
SudreV l hut to of wnom reside In
lenVd were present at the tWth
the accounts of the depanmem 01
offices who shall De appoiaeea j
. 0 tim ta also creat-
secrcM-ary v - ... .
ed the office of freasury of the Island
ment of an oncer oi
.,. TTnlted States, in treasurer
ihe inlands shall receive and keep an
monevs Arriving from the revenue or
SandT Similar orders were issued
as to Porto Rico nd the Philippines,
Vepirtment decided that the
islands snail be kept autonomous
that all affairs shall be under the dir-
action and control of the governor-
eeneral. The government
T-raL The government oi -
f" . , aiwt AfflCerS. WlU
lands, their ?7J, !Tf the mil-
be wholly under the "Vs
Mary roveimor until congress an
r
'''
: LOEWPS REPORT.
..'." : :,: t . -.'" -.?;
. The New Tork Price-Current, of the
IMh Inst., says: !
, . . Bales
Receinta far week- . ... 789
'Receipt from Sept. 1 143.C94
Exports to Europe for week.... 2.031
Exports from Sept., 1 103,370
uiporu ror wees:.... au
Imports from Sept. 1 2.793
Willi th mnvtmMt l attll fin a vrv
limited scale there has seemed to be a
little more brewers' trade this w-k,
and deWlers have been picking up some
lots that appeared to have good .value.
Enough of this sort' of business has
hifn mnw Am to kri ths tor fatrlv
'steady, especially on the best grade of
heps. Present stocks of choice Pacifies
are so light that holdess believe that
lhv it - worth alt that la aaked tar
them, say lCj 17c; bids Of 13o have been
refused for certain growl ha, and an
ogcuhhw raw is repwc
Ws see nclhing in the ordering .of
states good enough tc exceed 15c-and
but few of that grade : 11 G 13c Is the
apparent value of most ff the holdings
jwith some poor lots to be had for less,
J Of f7 hops, either state or Pacific
Mtit thr irf but few left. llUt IOI1-
uhwi v...v..i..- v - -
that wintered well are coming along
finely but in certain Iccsjhties many
weak yjrds are reported. The remain-
ALBERT IS DEAD."
Ellsalth iJoiton, airs. aran . onm-
ioil Mm. Emm RockwelL and Airs
Anna Iurdy. all of Salem, ;
1Tf,' afterwards removed to Ohio.
witre he reside at a number of place!
fo -s.veraj years.- when he went to
Iowa, Pt-atlng at LanMng, where be
lived for iwenty-one years., Ths fam
ily subsequently resided for six yisars
at Keokuk in the same state and came
to Oregon In . 1881, settling in Salem,
WDorft tlly have rnsll'sl continnoualy
i , i ne aeceasea uniiea sc an cany u&v
with the lTeshytei lan church. In which
dcnornmation he has held the otlice of
ed,,r for fifty-two ona-urlve years,
being at the time-of his death senior
' elder of the First Preabterian church
vf.this city, lie was always activ.; In
church wcrk until his health Lecame
imnalred. obliging hiro to abandon, to
Funeral sen Ices will be rondticteJ
afternoon. . by Rev. H. A. Ketchjim of
the First Presbyterian hurcn- The
remains will be give, burial in ths
family lot to Rural cemetery.
t..
A -DEWET STATUE.
ean Francisco. May 28. Subscrlp-
' . '';:' "I n
uon doou were '
lributione tohe status It 1 proposed
to erect In Golden Gate Park In honor
ot Admiral Dewey. The subscriptions
today aggregato-l JISOOmslnK
" "
, , .
j - ? ,
j rxultry. Putin
- - - . brooders.
- - --"-j. . . -. TUver-
KLIVIV UKruuwm
sify your crops, and then lata spring
wiU not bother you. or any other
weAtner. ...
t ,
-. fn . n.ll. Ma ?. . . Sj, - . ,
A
IE ' Hi
' 1 : . 1 " . - i.' f ri-
Remark to
Makers'
a
Portland- 'Petective
CAUSED A SURPRISE
The
Statement Went to the Jury
Unq nes t ioned Progress
of tne Trial. r
DALLAS. Or, May 2 The hearing
of the Magt-rs murder trial, remmed
at the ofnlng of court at a. m. today,-created
unusual interest, by rea
son of the Important testimony Intro
duced by the state. Among the wit
nzses appearing cn the stand were
Detectives Ford. Cordano and Berry.
and Chief of Police McLouchlin. of
Portland, and their testimony was or
the graest character. I
letectlve Ford, formerly sheriff of
Washington county. tolJ the. story of
the err est of Magers at the Depot hotel
in Portland; of the actions of the de
fend. int. the ptesence of the two glria.
who have figured in the case, ext-n-tively,
i . "'. .,v-:.
Detective Berty srrung-.a genuine
senratlon when he told of his conven
tion with the prisoner while on the
way from the hotel the place whre
the arrest was made) to the police ata-
Uori. Th; witness test fled to having
made the following statement to the
defendant. When you k'lled that
man near Salem, and tied h i hands
nnd weighted him down, before throw
ing him into the river, you did not do
a r"od jvb. To this the defendant
replied: "Whv, has Ihe body come uir
JJid it raise?- The detective told his
stcrj in a strali htfoi ward manner,
nnd. while most cf the witness s had
been ubl-cted to a critical cross-examination
by the defense. Detective
Berry was not a-ked a question, arter
the direct examlrsiion ww conclu-lel
and his testimony went to the Jury un
questioned. ,
A warm fight was precipitated by
counsel for the defense when Chief of
Police Mclvouchlin. of Pcrtland. began
giving his testimony regarding the In
terview he had Ir Us oince. arter Ma
gers had b-jen arrested and biourl't
in ' Mr, Holmes, for defendant, ob
jected "to the- testimony tm the ground
that witness had refreshed his memory
from stenographic notes. The testi
mony waft admitUft, however, nnd the
defne to-.-k an exception.
Among the other witnesses was Wm.
Sparr. the wocdhauler, who teal tried to
ceeiug Mngers and Sink In Polk county
near the bridge on the fateful evening.
Tho defense cross-examined the wit
n!Fs closely, but the repeated assanlts
of counsel did not shake the testimony
a particle. , ; v .
Walter Williams. of Dallas, a former
deputy sheriff, stated that Magers had
raid. Immediately after the preliminary
hearing,, while walking from the eurt
room In Independence to the hotel:
"They hold me, but Won't try to catch
the other fellow." f
Th mtm h..M . It. -4l
ani the defense called John Scott, cf
Salem, who testified to meeting the
defendant,-and conversing with him
on the evening; when the homicide t
said to have occurred, at a time when
Megers wa alleged to have been seen
lsewhere,
Frank Magers. a bartender, was the
rn-xt witness; he had met the defend
ant about the time the homicide was
committed, but could not give the day
snd date. . ,' -
Expert testimony, on the question of
ascertaining the , identity of human
blood.. was given by J. B. T. Tuth.il!,. of
the Salem Gas Company. His testi
mony w-asclaer nnd to the point, but
benefitted the defense llttl".
Dr. W, 11 Byrd, of Salem, was the
next witness, fcelng called to give ex
pert testimony on the HM?st!on of the
identification cf evidences .of human
blood. His . statements corrc-bornted
these of tne rredlcal experts In tho
main. , ... " ( . '."'-: "
Guy M. Powers, of Salem, , was ex
amined as to the currents of the river
and the passage cf steamboats. A
map, prepared by I. B. Ilerrlck,' the
Marion crunty surveyor, show Ing the
currents of the river and the location
of the gravel bar, was Introduced in
evidence, snd the witness adjudged It
to be about correct. Upon c'roas-ex-a
ml nation, after a close Inspection, he
did not consider the map as showing
the location of the ; bar quite correct,
the- witness stating that he believed
the north end of the bar to b nearer
th Polk county shore, than shown in
the drawing. ; -r . ;s i , . . .. ..;"-..''.
-BL It. Herrickf was called and testified
to the correctness of the map as having
been mads from measurements taken
above th la-l-ige.but be was not ree
ta'n of ths current telow that point.
This map was apparently intended to
convey the Idea . that the body had
been thrown Into the. liver from the
Marion, county rbor and had drifted
to 'he pt'Int where found. . -.
The remainder of the testimony for
the defense was considered weak, 'me
young; man swore- to having seen Ma
gers at Manning's hop yard, near Ger
vais, at midnight cn the n't ht of Sep
tember 13. HGK and other witmrses t-t-terapted
u prove an earlier return of
.r.it.t,i tit hl rlallt-a hAriie.
I .v. . .nn.i.t.n -a.ith th tat'a
case. One witness also took the stand that a sudden shock, such as a loud
I to show the whereabouts of Magers on , thunder-clap, : will - kill a wnole .boat
Jthe eight of Septembar 20, th day load.
Ray Sink's-body was found.) Testi
mony was Jo Introduced to show
that Magers had a considerable amount
of money before i?ink dlapieared; thl-
was done to account for his possession
cf money after the homicide, 'v
The final witness for the defense was
the mother of the defendant. .She told
the story of tho arrival of Ray Sink at
the- Manning home, his departure' with,
her son. for Salem. n the fatcTu- Fep-'
temter 13th. and the early net urn of
her son on that evening. This witness
was not subjected tOra cros-exmina-ly
the state's ! attorneys. Judge Bur
nett then Instructt-d the Ju'-y as to th
time the sun set on September 13th, it
being ft minutes snd 15 1-3 seconds af
ter C o'clock, standard time.'
A recets was t-ken at 8:10 o'cKx-k
to 7 I- m.. when the pecial coursl.
Jihn If. Halt, besran the argument to
the jury, which will be continued In
the morning. As the attorneys had no
time limit -placed on their tff ci s at
this stags of the trial, tt Is expecttfd
that the rase will not go to the Jury
b' fi re tomorrrow aftem on.
Speftatora generally," who followed
the progress of both trials of the ease,
make the assertion, thlsevening. that
the state presented a much stronger
case at this time than was done In De
cember lat. and that the dtfense was
much weaker than at lhe former hear
ing, and an early verdict, affirming the
decision cf the former Jury, la ronJU
der.tly fx pec ted by all except the de
fendant's Immediate friends." ; -
AT WARDNER.
OVKR
THREE HUSDllED OF THE
RIOTERS IN PRISON. .
Some Startling Matters yilscoverel
Kelatlvs to th Unions I (lack
Lists Mines Start.. 1
WARDNI'.R. May 25. There ni new
55 prisoners in the new prison." The
sanitary regulations are good and new
uath Jul are now b-tng put in. Th
inqaist will last about a week longer;
30 witnesses have leen examlnl tint
tome very damaging evidence, it Is
said, has leen secured against the rict
trs. An evamlnatloh of the reconls
of the unions, which were seized by
the military nuthlntbs. it Is said, oho
the military authorities. It is said, shvw
the criminal methods Of the union.
Black lists of men to be run out of the
country were freely circulated. Only a
brief examination of the records haa
to far been made.
General Merriam left today for Den
ver, leaving Major Srrith in command.
Four hundred snd seventy permits for'
employment have been issued In Ward
ner. Th l-at Chancratarted. up with
a small force tbia morning. Nonj of
the mines abover Wallace have started,
but many men arw coming In and they
will son start. All saloons In ; Mui
lan. Gem, and Burke, wire closed to-
The publication of the Mullan Mir
ror has be-n stopped ard Its editor
arretted. t 1 - -
' FROM QUEEN VIC.
Washington, May 25. President Me-
Klnlcy. this everting, received, the fol
lowing cablegram from Queen Vlcteila.
In response to his message f congrat
ulation: "I nm deeply touched by ths
wcrds of your telegtam of conaiatu-
Jbation From my heart I thank you
I snd ths American people forvths n-n
1 1 1mtnli cf- affectlcn ind JtOOd Will
iher(-!n exprersed. teigned V. R. L.'
GAVE UP AH ISLANp. (
Madrid, iMay 28. Tha minister of
war. General Polavle-Ja. has received
a d Hi patch annouoncing the evaoua4loi
of Zamboanga, on the Islan of Min
danao. by the Spanish garrison. The
dfapatch further says that as the Span-
lards had declined to assent to tne ru
ipinejs demands, that the arms and
munitions of war should be surrender
ed with the city, fighting ensued, th
Spaniards suffering some loss.
RECRUITS TO MANILA.
Washington. May 28. The secretary
of war has the ordered 2,000 recruits
now at San Francisco for the regular
regiments in he Philippines to sail r,n
the transport Sheridan, on Juns 7th for
Manila. This ship will be utilized lo
bring noma the volunteers now In the
Philippines.
i EGOS ARE CASH.
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Eggs are always cash. The farmer
does not. have to Walt for his money
from sal of eggs. They are In de
mand at all times, and when one cus
tomer has not the cash the next Is
teady to secure them. Perhaps noth
ing raised on the- farm Is so free from
the credit system as eggs, snd the ear
basket has helped all classes, from the
ewne.r of a large farm to the widow
with a small patch to tide over the
long period when waiting for the mat
crop. When tho wheat seed tc planted
the returns do not corns In until the
next harvest, ncsrly a yesr Interven
ing, but the bens take that which the
farmers do not sell st all and dally
Aiinfilvln him with a. Tirrwlilft that has
a ready cash value. Many luxuries
on the table are procured from these
cash rales, and make the hens Indls
rensabts on the farm. They only de
mand a fair proportion of the farmer's
time snd are canabls of ar-sitting
tbematlvea more that, any Other it"ck.
OYSTERS ARE NERVOUS.
I Ovstei a ara such nervous creatures