PEACE TREATY HERE.
GIVEN OVER TO
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
Commission Formally Presents the
1'aris Compact to the President Ke-
port from the Klondike Indicates
Great Increase in the Gold Output.
The American peace commissioners ar
rived in Washington from New York
shortly after 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon. They were driven in carriages to
the White House , and at 4:40 o'clock were
received by President McKinley in the
blue parlor , together with all the attaches
of the commission. All the commission
ers were , present : William II. Day , Sen
ator Cushinarn Davis , Senator William P.
Frye , Senator George Gray and White-
law Reid. Accompanying them , besides
the attaches were Mrs. Day , Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. Fryc.
' The peace treaty was brought in a sep
arate carriage by John Bassett Moore ,
Secretary of the commission , and Mr.
iMii-hael , ' chief clerk of the State Depart
ment , who met the party at the Pennsyl
vania railroad station. Few persons were
at the White House when the commission
ers and other members of the party arriv
ed , except a number of newspaper corre-
Epitndcnts , who stood on the porch of the
executive mansion when the party drove
up. The commissioners stopped to shake
bands 'A 5th the newspaper men , and re
mained in conversation with them for
several minutes while one of the guards at
the door- announced to the President the
arrival of the commission.
There wa no formality in the reception
by thf President. The commissioners re
mained half an hour , President Day of
the commission presenting the treaty ,
which was brought in a good-sized satchel.
President McKinley congratulated the
commission on the result of their mission
in Paris , and for each one had a special
word of commendation for the successful
manner in which the delicate negotiations
leading to the peace settlement were con
ducted.
GIRLS DYING OF LEPROSY.
J > read Scourge Claims Two Victims in
Ohio , Near Columbus.
Two Ohio girls , Ilattie Garry , 32 years
pld , and her sister , 12 years of age , are
Blowly dying of leprosy in a remote part
of the Perry County hills. Dr. Charles
O. Probst , secretary of the State Board of
Health , has investigated these cases. He
found the girls to be genuine lepers. Hat-
LABOR-SAVING SUGGESTION TO HOBSON.
tie , the elder , has the disease in an ad
vanced stage. Her right hand has been
eaten a vay bone by bone and joint by
Joint , until now nothing is left of it. Her
toes also have begun to slough away.
Not until long after the red marks had
become -white , scaly patches , did the moth
er suspect what the trouble was. Then
she secreted Hattie , and later little Han
nah also developed the same symptoms ,
and she , too , was kept a close prisoner at
jthe Garry cottage. With the utmost care
the mother hid the children from suspl-
jpious eyes and concealed the disease from
lithe public.
Mrs. Garry , with all the rest of her
.trouble , had to struggle to make a triple
giving. Finally she could not contend
against her straitened circumstances long
er. She told her story to the county au-
jthorities. New Lexington became a panic-
ptricken town. Then came doubts of the
\ disease really being leprosy. But experts
Tvere summoned and it was found to be
) only too true. Then the case was report
ed to the State Board of Health. The
i mother , in going with her children to the
refuge , agrees not to leave the lines set
iabout the place or to mingle with the out
side world. The township authorities will
keep her supplied with the necessaries of
life , delivering them near the house.
Mrs. Garry is a soldier's widow , and
, the leprosy in the children is hereditary ,
the father having contracted it in the
South while a soldier in the civil war.
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
fobn Henry Collins Said by a Jury to
Have Killed His Father.
John Henry Collins was found guilty
of the murder of his father in Topeka ,
3Kan. , May 13 , 1S98. Every juryman said
guilty. The vote was unanimous for mur
der in the first degree. When the verdict
, tvas read John Collins showed no signs
of surprise. He was perfectly cool and
pmiledyhen one of his attorneys approached
preached him. Attorney Godard immedi
ately filed a motion for a new trial.
The crime for which Collins was con-
ivicted is pu jishable by death , but the law
requires that the Governor shall sign the
death warrant. This was never before
done by any Governor , and persons sen
tenced to death spent a lifetime in the
penitentiary. The Collins trial lasted just
four weeks and was full of interest and
sensation from the start.
COST OF NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Commission in Its Report Estimates It
at $133,000,000.
The preliminary report of the Nicara-
cuan canal commission , consisting of Gen.
iSames , Admiral Walker and Prof.
( Haupt , has been com The report
gives as a conservative of the
jentire cost of the canal $13 ,000 , thus
pearly agreeing with Gen.
report of 1S9G. It is estimated the
excavations necessary will be 125 , LOOO
cubic yards , exclusive of all dams and
i > ankments.
V.
BANK'S VAULT IS LOOTED ,
IJurarlaro at .Lima , Oho , Carry Off
$18,1 G8 , Gold and Paper.
At Lima , Ohio , the American National
Bank was robbed Sunday night of $18-
1G8. The bank is located at Main and
High streets and was considered fire and
burglar proof. When the janitor went to
the bank Monu.Ty morning he discovered
the outside door of the vault standing
open. The officers were notified and an
investigation was made , which disclosed
that the other doors were locked , but that
the vault had been entered and all the
currency and gold coin taken , while sev
eral hundred dollars in silver was not mo
lested. There were two doors to tke
vault , the outer one being operated by a
time lock , .while the inner door was se
cured with a combination lock. The inner
door was opened.
A large rack containing $1,000 in silver
coin was found on a chair , where it had
been left. Sacks containing several hun
dred dollars more in silver were found in
tact on top of the bank safe , while.n pri
vate safe was also found not to have been
molested. Saturday night about $10,000
in paper money and gold was deposited in
the vault , but it. as well as about $2,000
in paper money , which had been thrown
on top of the safe after it had been lock
ed , was missing Monday morning.
The directors of the bank held a meet
ing , at which an assessment was levied to
meet the deficiency. Other banks of the
city offered whatever assistance might be
needed to help the bank open business.
The robbery is shrouded in profound mys
tery.
RIOTOUS TIME IN PANA.
Nonunion Mincra Undertake to Ter
rorise the Town.
Monday was terrorizing day in Pana ,
111. It was observed by both union min
ers and non-union miners. The mines
did not work , and the non-union miners ,
principally negroes , becoming intoxicated
paraded the streets. AK a result of the
Saturday night riot David McGavie , union
miner , is in a dangerous condition , antl
two negroes who were badly cut with
knives are expected to die.
Negroes arrive daily in companies of
six and ten and openly defy the whites ,
but the presence of the militia serves to
prevent trouble. The provost guard ar
rested twenty persons. Chief Kiely ar
rested two negroes armed with hatchets.
Two negroes fought a duel with knives in
West Plains Sunday evening , both being
carried from the field of battle. James
Meyers , non-union minor , was aspaultcc
by unknown persons. His injuries are
reported fatal. A negro miner uaniec
Snyder attempted to shoot his wife. A
-Detroit Journal.
bystander turned the gun , and the charge
entered Snydcr's right breast , making a
fatal wound.
AN INDIANA LYNCHING.
Murderer Token from His Cell and
Hanged to a Tree.
George Tyler was taken from the Scott
County jail at Scottsburg , Ind. , about
2:30 o'clock in the morning by an armed
mob and hanged to a large tree in the jail
yard. On Nov. 2o Tyler shot his wife and
afterward attempted to end his own life
by putting a bullet through his brain. His
attempted suicide was checked , however ,
and he was arrested and placed in the
Scott County jail , where he has been con
fined since. The attempted murder of his
wife was considered by the citizens of the
county to be the very height of brutality.
The mob broke down the jail doors and
forced the sheriff to hand over the key to
Tyler's cell. Tyler was draiged from the
jail and a long rope , which had already
been drawn over the limb of a large tree ,
was slipped over his neck. Tyler soon
breathed his last and the mob , which was
composed of about 100 men , quickly de
parted.
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCE LAWS
More Stringent J-cxislution to Sid
State of Matrimonial Uligfits.
Among the measures which will come
before the North Dakota Legislature dur
ing its session will be one providing for a
more stringent divorce law. A large ele
ment of the people are ashamed of the
record gained by the State on account of
the laxity of the present law on this sub
ject , and are anxious lo shut off the ex
cursions thither of matrimonial misfits.
Prefers Garrison Duty , i
At Atlanta. Ga. . Captain J. K. Camp
bell of the Ninth Illinois volunteers , who
is a member of Congress from the Twenti
eth Illinois district , declared he would ac
company his regiment to Cuba regardless
of the effect of his action would have as
to his position in Congress.
Plaiu for Home Inle.
John Dillon , the Irish leader , announces
that a new measure of land agitation will
shortly be engineered through the United
Irish League conference. Uo says the
prospects of unity among the factions in
the conference are bright and declares
that home rule is eventually assured.
Against Chicago JJauk.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota the
second time handed down an adverse de
cision in the suit of the Fort Dearborn
National Bank of Chicago against the
Bank of Minnesota for ? G,000 , claimed as
i balance due the Chicago concern on ac
count.
For Scientific Research.
The Jenner Institute of Great Britain
las been notified of a gift of 250,000 by
Lord Ivcagh , who will expend a like
imount improving sanitation in the Bull
| lley district in Dublin.
WAE WAS EXPECTED.
ORDEHS NOW MADE PUBLIC
PROVE THIS TO BE TRUE.
Preparations Begun 12arly In January
for the Conflict Which Seemed Prob
able if Not Inevitable An Unusually
Disastrous Season on the Lakes.
Despite the vigorous denials made at
the time , it is now a matter of public rec
ord that the United States Government
became convinced at least as long ago as
the lirst day of January , 1S9S. that war
with Spain was probable , if not inevita
ble. During all the period from the meet
ing of Congress in December until the
actual declaration of war the President
and his advisers , in spite of their reiterat
ed belief in a peaceful solution of the diffi
culty , were steadily preparing for actual
hostilities , and this , too , long before the
Maine was blown up. Official dispatches
have been made public which establish
this fact completely. In January Ad
miral Selfridge was in command of the
European station , and on Jan. 11 , 1898 ,
he was instructed to retain his sailors in
spite of the expiration of enlistment. Five
days later the gunboat Helena , at Fun-
shal , Madeira , which had been ordered to
the Asiatic station , received orders mark-
td ' 'secret and confidential , ' ' to delay its
departure , and the next day it was or
dered to Lisbon. At the same time Cap
tain Chester , in command of the South
Atlantic squadron , received a confidential
dispatch directing him to announce unoffi
cially that the cruisers Cincinnati and
Dastine would go to the northern bound
ary of his station for drill and exercise ,
then proceed to Para , Brax.il. "without
causing comment. " The same day , which
ivas Jan. 17 , the Wilmington , at Guadc-
loup , received instructions canceling its
ardors to go to South America , and re
taining it in the Windward Islands with
out touching at Spanish ports. Commo
dore Dewey , at Yokohama , as early aa
Ian. 27 was instructed to disregard en-
'dstuients ' and keep his sailors. The Maine
was blown up Feb. 15 ; ten days later
Theodore Roosevelt sent to Dewey the
first warlike dispatch , which read :
"Secret and confidential : Order the
iquadron , except Monocacy , to Hong
Kong. Keep full of coal. In the event
of declaration of war with Spain your
3uty will be to see that the Spanish squad
ron does not leave the Asiatic coast , and
then begin offensive operations in the
Philippine Islands. Keep Olympia until
further orders. " '
The Monocacy was practically useless
and the Olympia was under orders to re-
lurn home. At this time Secretary Long
vas giving out interviews daily affirming
that the Maine was destroyed by accident
ind that there was no danger of war. Yet
Uie day after Roosevelt's stirring dispatch
to Dewey Secretary Long sent dispatches
to Chester in the Barbadoes , Miller at
Honolulu , Howell at Lisbon , Dewey at
Hong Kong and Sicard at Key West , all
of which read significantly : "Keep full of
real the best that can be had. " March
r , six weeks before the declaration of war ,
In ordering the Brooklyn to Hampton
Roads to leave the flying squadron. Secre
tary Long used the unusual expression :
"The situation is getting worse. " April
T , a little over two weeks before the dec
laration of war , Commodore Dewey was
cabled : "Land all woodwork , stores , etc. ,
It is not considered necessary to have for
operation' ' an order which , of course ,
contemplated nothing less than an attack
on the Philippines. Three days before
; hat Admiral Sampson at Key West had
been instructed to be ready at any time
to take possession of the Key West cable
office , and assigned an officer to stop the
transmission to Cuba of any telegram re
lating to the action of the President or
Congress. The destruction of the Maine
hurried things along , but the United
States , it appears , was preparing for a
ivar without exciting comment long before
that terrible catastrophe.
HEAVY MARINE LOSSES.
A-n Unusually Disastrous Season foi
Fresh "Water Navigation.
Marine losses during IS'JS were mate
rially greater than during . r.y previous
season on the lakes. Up to the middle of
July insurance men were congratulating
themselves that they were doing well.
The losses had been few , and there was a
large margin of premiums to cover the
latter half of the season. Along in Sep
tember the trouble began , and it did not
cease until the last boat was in port at the
close of the season.
The trouble was not confined to any one
cause. Fire contributed an unusual num
ber of big losses , but straiuliugs were pre
eminent. The collision item was much
smaller than in previous years. As to the
grand total of losses from all causes , no
two underwriters make estimates within
a half of a million dollars of one another.
A general average of statements made by
people who are in touch with the business
places the aggregate loss at about $2-
000,000. Vesselmeu , who are fearful of
high rates next season , protest that these
figures are too high.
In a list of 5G9 losses the causes assign
ed were as follows : Ashore , 123 ; aground
in protected channels , 120 ; fire , 40 ; col
lisions , 00 ; ice , 1C ; storm-beaten , 9J ( ; foun
dered , 8 ; miscellaneous causes , 116.
News of Minor Note.
Owing to protracted drouth , many people
ple in Monterey County , Cal. , are on the
verge of starvation.
There are over 200 creameries in South
Dakota , the annual output amounting to
nearly $3,000,000.
The United States Government will
probably arrange for the raising of the
Cristobal Colon and the Maine.
A man snored so soundly in court at
Govington , Ky. , the other day that the
judge gave him thirty days for contempt
of court.
The best managed dairies in Minnesota
have reduced the cost of manufacturing
a pound of butter to 1.2Sc. The prevail
ing price in other States is about 3c.
The terra cotta monument marking the
spot where Lafayette was wounded on
the Brandywine battlefield , was blown
down by the recent high winds and badly
broken.
Dwight L. Clough accidentally received
a 900-volt shock from a dynamo at Lock-
port , N. Y. , and survived. He says that
the electricity so paralyzed him that he
felt no pain.
It is said that Mrs. McKiuley will em
ploy -colored woman known as "Aunt
Martha" in the White House kitchen for
her kindness during Mrs. McKinley's re
cent visit to Atlanta. -
There is no mistaking the fact that sen
timent is growing in Congress against the
Morgan proposition to buy the conces
sions now held by the Maritime Canal
Company and build a ship canal across
Nicaragua according to the conditions in
such concession. A great many sincere
friends of the canal cannot bring them
selves to b ieve that it would be the best
thing for the Government to go ahead un
der this particular concession. They con
tend that to do so would be to commie
this Government to the expenditure of
anywhere from $40,000,000 to $75,000-
000 over and above the actual cost of the
canal proper , and they do not see the ne
cessity of assuming any such responsibil
ity. They honestly believe that it will not
be fatal to the canal project to allow the
concession to the American company to
expire and begin negotiations direct with
the Government of Nicaragua for the
right to construct a water way across that ,
country.
The American peace commissioners and
their assistants have been obliged to pay
all their personal expenses out of the com
pensation allowed them by the President.
The expense which the Government de
frayed included office rent , stationery and
general expense. The hotel bills of the
commissioners were not defrayed by the
Government. As the personal expenses
of the commissioners were very high , a
comparatively small amount was left to
each commissioner and each officer of the
commission out of the President's allot
ment of salaries. Each commissioner will
receive about $17,000 for his services , and
out of this he must pay all personal ex
penses contracted on his trip abroad. Sec
retary Moore will receive half the amount
paid to each commissioner , and as his
personal expenses were as heavy as those
of the members of the commission he will
fare worse than his superiors.
Of the 1,700 letters which President
McKiuley received one clay last week one
of the most interesting was from a Chicago
cage man named Dougherty. He offered
this suggestion : "The United States went
to war to set Cuba free. Now we have it
in our power to liberate another country
of far greater importance and interest
without going to war. That is Ireland.
We have on our hands the Philippine Isl
ands , which we may offer to England as
a compensation as well as to relieve our
selves of what may turn out to be a white
elephant. McKinley's ancestors were
Irish and his great-granduncle , Francis
McKinley , was shot down by the British
soldiers as an Irish rebel after a farcical
court martial about 100 years ago. "
Under the provisions of the bill for the
increase of the army the regular force will
consist of 3,942 commissioned officers and
90,815 enlisted men , making a total of
100,757 men in all. There will be one
lieutenant general , six major generals ,
twenty-four brigadier generals , 114 colonels
nels , 156 lieutenant colonels , 447 majors ,
1,053 captains , 1,401 first lieutenants and
740 second lieutenants. The total enlisted
strength of each arm will be : Infantry ,
53,220 men ; light field coast artillery , 20- ,
598 men ; cavalry , 15.840 men ; medical de
partments , 8,750 ; signal corps , 630 ; ord
nance department , 605 ; engineers , 1,862 ;
Subsistence department , 160 , and tb.6
quartermaster's department , 150 men.
The President says the idea of placing
the graves of Confederate soldiers undei !
the care of the Government first occurred
to him twelve years ago , when he visited
the city of Frcdericksburg , Va. He found
the Confederate cemetery in a deplorable
condition , while under the care of the
quartermaster's department the graves of
the Federal dead were nicely trimmed and
kept In perfect order. He resolved then
that he would take the first opportunity
to bring this matter before the attention
of the country , and he thinks the time has
now come when the dead of both armies
should be looked after by the Government.
The Canadian high joint commission
will soon reconvene in Washington. It is
not true , as widely stated , that the con
ference is a failure and that indications
point to a non-agreement upon a treaty
between the United States and Canada.
Directly contrary is the case. The Cana
dian and American commissioners are
gradually getting together upon the Impor
tant points of difference , and there Is lit
tle doubt of an ultimate agreement.
_ *
Before the end of January 50,000 volun
teers will be mustered out of the service ,
the preliminary orders for this having al
ready been drafted. Present plans are
that the troops which have seen foreign
service will be let out first , but the con
dition of some of the Southern camps Is
such as to cause apprehension of an out
break of typhoid fever , and before the
mustering out program is finally arrang
ed it may be deemed necessary to break
up those camps.
All of the soldiers in the Cuban army
will be taken care of. If they want wages
they will be given employment upon the
public works. If they prefer to remain In
the army they will be organized into rural
police , the intention being to keep them
together and prevent them from scatter
ing idly like tramps throughout the coun
try.
Champions of an extra session of the
Fifty-sixth Congress for the enactment
of monetary legislation do not hesitate to
Admit that they are having a hard time
converting weak members to their way of
thinking. Still , they are keeping ever
lastingly at it.
Robert P. Porter says the customs col
lections at the port of Santiago are al
ready twice as much as they used to be
under Spanish control , and that when the
internal revenue system is adopted there
will be plenty of money to support the
Government and construct much-needed
public works.
Secretary Wilson has already begun
planning for agricultural schools In the
Philippines , and advocates such institu
tions as Booker T. Wr.shington has founded - ;
ed at Tuskegee.
MEN OF THE NAVY.
Arduous Study and Drill a Necessary
Preliminary to Good Service.
The average person , after reading of
The recent glorious aehtevenieii.ts of out
navy , is iitrllnetl to take it as a mattei
of < wn i that AVC should have won , and ,
perfhanre. does not realize ol'whal
sicrlin ? : stuff our naval heroes are
nade. nor how many lonir ami tiresome
lays imt t have been spaut at study and
ilrill before mou can be rounded out
into u tfood , fighting naval force.
At the same time , it is not to bf won
dered at tli.'it the averagt- person knows
very linie of thf difference in rank of
ottii-er < . of their duties , of their mode
of appo'ntinent. of their rigid training ,
: url of tiiMiurd < hip ol" the service be-
foiv the world evi > r knows of their mod-
{ - - i rflwts in the performance of the
p u-il monotonous daily routine of duty.
TIH.I' arc also many interrtinir de-
.a'V and poinrs of interest in connection
.vhlt the life of the members that con-
the more numerous part of the
of the ship's crew , viz. : the
tile of the navy.
The commissioned officers who con
stitute i-he braios and the directing
power of the ship being for the present
Unregarded , the rest of the crew cou-
> i < t , mainly of seamen , marines , machinists -
chinists carpenters and landsifen.
The ia < t named includes all nurses ,
messengers , and all boys or men who
are employed at duties that can be per
formed by men without previous train
ing on seagoing vessels. These men are
enli-teu for a term of years , and re
ceive usually the smallest pay of all on
board.
The duties of carpenters and machin
ists need no explanation , and these men
aNo go an under enlistment , after hav
ing passed a searching examination
covering all details in the departments
in which they wish to serve.
The marines are what might be called
the "infantry of the navy , " and act as
guards on board ship. "Laey are usual
ly not more than lift ; , of them on any
ship in regular service. They wear a
uniform very much similar to that
worn by the men of the artillery branch
iruards on board ship. There arc usual-
of the ship's crew lo make a landing , in
case men are needed ashore from the
ship. Popular Monthly.
The Smallest Boole in the "World.
The smallest book in the'world is pre
cisely five-eighths of an inch long , sev
en-sixteenths of an inch wide and
three-eighths of an inch thick , says the
New York Journal. It contains two
hundred and live pages of the very fin
est type imaginable.
The point of a pin would cover a let
ter , and a magnifying glass is neces
sary for anything like reading. Charles
Seribuer's Sons have a copy of this
wonderful little volume , which is kept
in an envelope in the safe to Insure its
safe keeping. It was printed In Padua ,
Italy , in 1896 , and is a reprint of an
Italian article on Galileo , printed orig
inally in 1659. It is only a curiosity , but
as sucli it outdoes all previous attempts
at making small books , "thumb books"
as they are called , for they are no long
er than your thumb.
This little book has nine lines printed
on each page , with from fifteen to
twenty letters on a line , that is , one ,
two , or at most , three words. Yet it is
so carefully devised Avith margins that
the letters do not seem unduly small ,
and you rub your eyes , wondering w by
you can't read it. Unless you see the
book you can hardly form an idea of
its size.
It is so very smallthat it will not cov
er a dime. When placed upon a copper
cent it leaves much of the cent uncov
ered. Two such books placed on a sil
ver quarter will not quite cover it , and
three of > them seem to make a curious
triangle on a half dollar. You could cut-
three leaves for this book out of a two-
cent stamp. All of the paper in the
two hundred and five pages could be
cut out of about one-third of a square
foot of paper.
When Ice Will Burn.
Most people are aware that a piece of
ice roughly hewn into the shape of a
double convex lens will , if placed in
the drect sunshine , concentrate the
rays of the sun io such an extent as to
light an object placed at some distauco
behind it ; but the fact is not generally
known that it is able to produce materi
als for supporting the fire tints pro
duced. Ice taken from marshes , and
other localities where vegetation or
animal matter is undergoing decompo
sition , often contains bubbles of olefi-
ant gas. Some of these cavities in the
ice are of considerable dimensions , and
if pierced the gas escapes with great
force and may be lighted , burning for
a few seconds with a bluish-white
ilame.
Novelist with Four Million Readers.
The most popular novelists are those
who are least known to literary people.
Who lias beard of Emma Jane Wor-
boise. or of the late Sir. Smith , of Fam
ily Herald fame ? And among French
midlists. Zola , and Daudet , and Ohnet
v.-c know , says the London News , but
v.'ry few have beard of Itichebourg ,
\-hos ? deatb was announced recently.
Yer Kichebourg "the king of feuille
tonists. " as be was called bad prob-
: iMy more readers than any novelist
. .ilhjor dead , and made as much mon
ey by < .ne novel as any other novelist
> / two. He bad. it was calculated ,
fi r million readers for every story he
y.-p > rf\ and be received $20,000 for the
- . ! ! : > I risrhts alone.
Liike 11 is Papa.
T. ! visitor ( viewing the new baby )
! > o vou think he is going to resemble
liis father ?
'I li mother I shouldn't be surprised ,
H keeps me up every night
! -aid'thut the whisper of a beau-
Iu 1 v/yinan can be beard farther tb.au
ih' _ > iondefet yell of duty. ,
Chicago seems to be getting very hot jS
under the collar over the doings of her al-
flermen , despite the cold weather. Boston
Globe.
Admiral Sampson says he is neither a
Republican nor a Democrat. Possibly he ,
considers himself a stand-off. Washing-
Ion Post.
If the stock of American heiresses holds
out the alliance between this country and
England will be a condition , not a theory.
Pittsburg Post.
The Chicago aldermen are getting into
the doubtful list , preparatory to Mr.
Yerkes' next hot dash for philanthropy.
Washington Post.
A Chicago man was sent tre jail for" "
stealing tombstones. Gracious , is a body
safe any way in that wicked town ?
Philadelphia Times.
Bob Fitzsimmons , as becomes the cham
pion of the world , announces his willing
ness to fight Chauncey M. Depew. Mem
phis Commercial-Appeal.
One of the reforms that is not tobe
looked for at this session of Congress is
the abolition of the ' 'leave to print" nui
sance. Philadelphia Ledger.
Among other important improvements
already secured in Havana is the chang
ing of the name of a street from Weylen
to Obisko. Milwaukee Sentinel. - * * . .
Now that the treaty of peace has been
signed , it is time for Don Carlos to rush
across the stage with his wax impression' '
of a resolution. Pittsburg Pobt. '
It is a wonder it never occurred to Paul
flu Chaillu to explore the fastnesses ol
South Clark street , Chicago , if he is really
in search of excitement. St. Paul Dis
patch.
It is hoped that Gen. Shatter is noti
anxious to be classed by posterity among !
those warriors who do their principaq
fighting with their mouths. Philadelphia
Ledger. i
An Ohio man had a surgical operation
performed upon his mouth with a view to ?
making it larger. It is safe to say he wiJB
have no feminine imitators. Cleveland !
Plain Dealer.
England has seized the opportunity that
offered to assure Turkey of her friendly !
feelings toward her. There it is again. '
England is always seizing something.
Boston Herald.
Mr. Croker must really feel envious
when he learns how Gen. Wood elected
his mayoralty candidate in Santiago. The
general's was the only vote cast. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Now that Spain yields everything we
shall soon have some iutimatiou of what
Europe proposes to do about it. The best
thing to be done is to make for the "open
door. " Boston Globe.
The reports of Senator Quay's indict
ment and arrest have thus far failed to
show that John Wanamaker rushed in
and affixed his name to the bail bond.
Kansas City Journal.
In thinking of pistols and ropes for
those alleged boodle aldermen , Chicago
gives the world an apparent intimation
that she has outgrown the use of the
sandbag. Philadelphia Times.
If the French editors will permit them
selves to think over the peace terms which
France accepted from Germany , our re
quirements of Spain may not seem so
harsh to them. Milwaukee Sentinel.
It would seem that it took the United
States minister to Turkey to succeed
where the ministers of the other powers
had failed , in bottling the crusty old
Porte. Wire the cork securely. Boston
Herald.
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The French newspapers would have
Great Britain believe that we will swal
low her next , and that Europe would enjoy - '
joy the performance. John Bull is not to
be scared by that sort of talk. Washing
ton Post.
Kisses Sivamp a Hero.
Fie , fie , Hobson ! The country will losa
Its good opinion of you. Boston Globe.
As far as Hobson is concerned , mistle
toe is a mere mockery. Cleveland Leader.
Hobson wears a rose in his buttonhole ,
but tulips are his favorite flowers. Peoria -
oria Herald.
Hobson sunk the Merrimac , but a lot of
foolish , sentimental women have come
well nigh sinking Hobson. Bloomington
Pantagraph.
Hobson is now a shattered idol with the
great majority of the American people ,
his foolish fondness for indiscriminate os
culation having hurled him from the ped
estal on which the public had placed him.
Peoria Transcript.
Lieut. Hobson has thoroughly disgusted
the people in his efforts to make a record
as the champion kisser. On every occa
sion he has slobbered over shallow-pated
women , and so conducted himself as to
leave the impression that he is the cheap
est kind of a snob. Galesburg Mall.
The Chicago Fight. r
Mr. Yerkes' pet theory ascribes vast
quantities of ulterior motive to the Ohi-
cajo editors. Washington Post.
So far as could be learned at the hour of
going to press , Chicago's Board of Alder
men was still unhanged. Kansas City
Journal.
The Chicago aldermen can put in the
long winter evenings by discussing the
venality of the public prints. Washing
ton Post.
Those Chicago councibnen , with their
$100,000 votes , are likely to raise the prica
of "concessions" in Philadelphia. Phila
delphia Ledger.
If the dander of Chicago keeps on ris
ing the only safe place for an alderman
will be in the penitentiary. Memphis
Commercial-Appeal.
If Chicago should turn in and lynch a
few aldermen , public condemnation would
Doubtless be indefinitely suspended.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The disappointed Chicago aldermen
will never forgive those men who h'ave
tarnished the fair name of the city and
incidentally killed a real good thing.
Washington Post.
The people of the country at larg
should rejoice that this result has been
reached without the Chicago public be
ing provoked t that pitch of public re
sentment which might have ended in vie
lence. As the matter now stands , the
people have triumphed ovec the boodlers
by the ordinary and legitimate processes
of municipal legislation. St. Loa'm Re
public ,
