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CAPTAIN DIIEYEUS SAVED PROM LONGER EXILE BY THE ROTHSCHILDS. o Mutter How llio Holrlnl Trrmlnntr Ho Will Ili'inulii Popular Aiihuil- tno Vitro Itrpulitlciins llellcf Tlmt Con tagions Wcro l'nld rr. After nearly live yearn of exllo spent in prison on Devil's Island, Just oft ttoo coast of French Guinea, It begins to look as If Droyfua was destined to bo vindicated of tho foul chargo of treason which retted upon him. He 1ms Jukt returned In honor to France. His enemies have been powerful, but lila friends have nlso been powerful, and through tho persistent efforts of tho latter the tide of public sentiment In Franco has been turned In his favor, while Count Estorhazy has been driven to confess I1I3 guilt of forging tho doc ument upon which DreyfuB was con- CAPTAIN DREYFUS. demned to exile. One of tile stnnchcat of tho friends of Dreyfus Is Lieutenant Georgo Plcquart, who ran the gamut of tho genernl staff to establish tho In nocence of tho Hobrow officer, and who Is now languishing In prison. Godo froy Cavalgnac!, minister of war, Is another. Ho stood firmly by Colonel Plcquart, and when ho discovered tho perfidy of tho army, resigned at once. Then there Is M. Zola, whoso mag nificent espousal of tho cause of Drey fus ha3 filled tho entire world with wonder, .and whoso triumph over tho enemies of Dreyfus Is now complete. Other friends of tho Hobrow officer who havo been conspicuous of lato aro Ballot do Boaupro, vice president of tho civil section of the Supremo Court, and Monsloure Domange and Laborle. Then, as n whole, tho Judges of tho Court of Cassation havo tried to give Dreyfus his deserts, so much so that Qucsnay do Bcnurepalre resigned his judicial office on tho plea that tho court was prejudiced in Dreyfus fa vor. Lastly may bo mentioned tho eminent Schurer-Kastnor, vice presi dent of tho senate, who two years ago made a desperate attempt to force a ro trlal of the cxllo on Devil's Island. All theso men and their highly courageous work for Dreyfus should bo balanced, In Justice to tho French natlon.against tho alleged infamy of the army. These considerations will nullify whatever bitterness tho Jewish peoplo may feol against France in view of the Dreyfus persecution. Tho banking house of Rothschilds has furnished all the money for Drey fus' defense. No matter how tho re trial ends there will always be a largo section who believe that the Hobrow was guilty of treason to tho French nation, and that tho "confessions" aro paid for with money. THE WESTERN BARBARIAN. IIIh lluil Milliner IIiivo llurrml lllia tho h'eliuiillk. For once in a way his imperial maj esty tho sultan has causo to complain of an atrocity not of his own manu facture or of that of his subjects, saya tho London Telegraph. The tourist has been too much for hlra. As every body familiar with Constantinople knows, tho Selamllk tho weekly visit of tho sultan to tho littlo mosque out side tho Ylldlz, where he performs what might bo called tho statutory de votions affords a very attractlvo spec tacle. The sdto Itself Is ono of raro beauty, commanding as It does a superb view over tho city and tho golden horn right away to Mount Olympus. Thousands of troops, in their picturesquo costumes, lino tho sides of tho squaro In which tho mosquo is situated. His majesty is driven down In a stato coach, accom panied by his officers of state, and hav ing said his prayers, usually drives himself back In a victoria, followed by panting pashas on foot, who have to keep paco with tho carriage. Facing tho mosquo is a small pavilion re served for members of tho diplomatic body and their friends, who are tho guests of tho sultan, received In per son by tho aids-de-camp, nnd enter tained by tho simplo oriental refresh ments of coffee and cigarettes. In tho oldon days, when tho tripper rarely took his walks abroad, thoso who as sisted as tho French would say at tho Selamllk wero either persons of distinction or friends of tho different ambassadors. Recently, however, It has been tho custom of tourists of all nationalities to obtain a card from tho embassies granted as a matter of course and to present themselves at tho pavilion. Tho results, as our Con stantinople correspondent points o'it, havo hardly been edifying. "Fow of tho tourists," ho writes, "appear to reallzo that such a ceremony (as tho Selamllk) In tholr own country would he ono at which they would behave as well as possible. But hero they do not even take tho troublo to dross in a ityle becoming tho guests of a sover eign. Somo arrive in traveling suits, some In HcyclO aults, straw hati. knlckortockcra, anything that comes Imndy. Thero thoy talk and laugh and make remarks tlmt aro understood hy any ono standing near. Somo call for cigarettes or coffee, as If they wero In a restaurant, and generally go on in a wny thoy would bo ashamed of at home." Tho not unnatural conse quence Is that tho sultan has, as It wore, suspended tho frco list and has asked tho ambassadors to restrict their Introductions to peoplo of dls Unction or to their personal fr' vds. THE BIGGEST BATH YET. Adulpb Sulro's Splendid Olft to Sau I'riinclM-o. Tho finest public bath In tho world Is no, not In New York. It is tho Sutro Bath of SanFranclsoo, a monu ment to tho momory of a publlc-splrlt-cd muyor of tho city. The Sutro Bath Is almost as big ns Madison Squaro Garden. It Is GOO fect long and 251 feet wide; 100,000 squaro fect of glass disposed In its roof admit tho light of day to Its lntorior. A great swlmmlng tank stretches nearly tho wholo length of the building, 350 feet long and 150 feet wide. It Is amply long enough for spirited swimming races. Numerous smnllcr tanks aro stowed about; alto gether, they hold nearly two million gallons of water. The great houso Is built on a solid rock foundation, hol lowed out to sea level. Puro salt wa ter is admitted In vast quantities, pjr mltted to "smlo" In settling reser voirs, and tnen passed through tho tanks. Thero aro 517 private dress ing rooms and clubrooms, with ca pacity for nlno bathers each. Nearly two thousand lockers aro provided. Above tho fpnka are seven toboggan slides, ntoi spring boards, three tra pezes, ono high dive nnd thirty swlng-Ing-rings. For non-bather3 thero aro seats provided at ono end, nnd a mu seum to whllo away their tlmo in. Tho seats will accommodate 7,400 spectators and tho restaurant will feed 1,000 peo plo at once. From any placo In tho building you can hear tho wnvea of tho open sea breaking upon two mas sive tono rip-rap breakwaters outside, which contnln 750.000 cubic feet of rock. Tho engines which pump the water In and out aro of enormous slzo. They supply G.000 gnllons every min ute, fresh, clean and of tho true sv temperature, at low tide. At lite vide tho tankn aro flooded without pumping. HIS IDEA OF LUXURY. It Wan to Ham All of llio Caniioil food Ilo Wanted. A story Is told of nn old Arizona prospector who, nftor 30 years of hard luck, hardship, and privation, finally struck It rich a few woeks ago In tho vicinity of Flagstaff and sold a half interest In his prospect holo for $12,- 000 cash. When the money was paid over to him at tho bank tho cashier, who had known him for a long tlmo, remnrked casually: "Woll, Bill, what are you goln' to do to make yourself comfortable and enjoy life, now you've got plenty of money?" Bill thought a mlnuto in silence, nnd then, ns a pleased expression brightened up his rugged face, ho answered: "I reckon 1 won't eat nothln' but canned stuff hereafter." That was his Idea of lux ury. He had lived so long on salt pork and heavy biscuits of his own manu facture that canned corn beef nnd to mntocs nnd salmon represented to him tho highest luxuries that llfo could af ford. New York Tribune. HEAD OF IOWA UNIVERSITY. Georgo Edwin MncLean, tho newly chosen president of tho Iowa Stato University, Is himself a graduate of Williams College, with tho class of 1S71, from which he won the highest honors. Ho then took up theology, and after ho secured his bachelorship ho was called to tho pulpit of Union Church, at Lebanon, N. Y. In 1881 Dr. MacLean wont abroad, and before his return ho had successfully tried for the degrees of Ph. D. and A. M., nnd enlarged his store of knowledge by study In tho big universities of Eng land, Lclpslc and Berlin. In 1884 ho assumed tho duties of professor of English at tho University of Minne sota, but left thero In 1894 for a year's study In tho British Museum and In tho library of Oxford University. Or GEORGE EDWIN MACLEAN. his return Prof. MacLean was called to his post of chancellor of tho university of Nebraska. His prlvato fortune hns enabled him to pursuo his profession. He Is a natlvo of Connecticut and if 49 years old. llcjond Him. "It passes my comprehension," ho said, "why men should want to kid nap babies." "Why?" Eho responded, Inquiringly. "For Instance, who'd wnnt to carry off that kid of ours, which has such marked ability for crying?" Philadelphia North Amerl nn. Miss Anna Murphy, a Topeka school teacher, 1b to becomo a Congregational preacher. LIKE ALL GREAT MEN PHILANTHROPIST FINDS HIM SELF IN NEED OF MONEY. C.nvo Awny n Million Dollnrn, All lluil, for tho llenellt of 111 fellow Men mill I Nuiv In Alijeo Want III Homo Sold for 8117,000. Oakwood, tho beautiful Probasco homo In Clifton, near Cincinnati, on which over $500,000 was expended, was recently knocked down nt auction to Louis B. Roaklrt for $07,000. and thus passes from his possession the last as "set of Henry Probasco, art connoisseur, bibliophile and philanthropist, who re tired from business over a quarter of a century ago, worth easily $1,000,000. HENRY PROBASCO. He gave Cincinnati tho beautiful Tyler-Davidson fountain, an art treas ure which has addod to the famo of tho Queen City tho wide world over; ho made public and prlvato donations to every kind of causo until It la estimat ed that hla gifts and benefactions ag gregated over $700,000 and now, In his old ago ho finds himself a hopeless bankrupt, homeless and practically penniless In tho city which ho so last ingly enriched by his munificence. Ho Is credited with having beon n remark ably good business man and every transaction down to tho present tlmo exhibits tho mnn of most careful and methodical habits, for his accounts aro models of bookkeeping, nccuracy and precision, but giving grow to bo n passion with him, nnd ho literally gave his all away. CACTUS PRICKS A PROPOSAL. Vouiiff Mnn Struggled Iepurutcl.r Acalunt rule, but lluil to Olvo Up. From tho Washington Post: Tho man in tho caso has been studying law here, but on Saturday ho went to Omaha to share tho practice of a kins man. Tho girl lives hero, nnd tho man thinks tho climate of Nebraska would agree with her wonderfully. Ho has been meaning to tell her so for a long time, but ho has put tho matter off again and again, nwnltlng n favorablo opportunity, till last week, tho sum mons to Omaha coming unexpectedly, ho determined to risk all at once. Thero was a party to Great Falls, a party so properly chaperoned that most of tho day passed beforo ho had a chanco to speak to tho girl alone. Then, by connlvnnco of tho chaperon, ho had her off to look for wild flowers. They climbed tho rocks, and thero thoy found cactus, or, at least, something that looked exactly like cactus of the western plains. It was so curious nnd o enticing that tho girl picked a groat bunch of It. Little whlto hnlr-llko ob jects which grew In patches on tho leaves stuck to her fingers. Thoy looked Innocent enough, but when tho young man undertook to squeeze her hand sho Jlscovcred, and lie, as well, that tho Bellamy Storer, the new minister to Spain, who was lost sight of for a week or two. Is n boh of tho lato Judge Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati, nnd a personal friend of President McKlnloy. Ho la a second edition of his father, and In tho opinion of many who know the elder Storer and also know tho son ho Is even moro brilliant than his slro. Ho camo out of Harvard In 18C7, nnd two years later was assistant United fitatea district attorney for southern Ohio. In 1890 Mr. Storer was elected to congress and was returned for a MINISTER BELLAMY STORER. tiny white hairs were so many almost Invisible needles. They sat themselves down on a rock, and ho went to work, i gently, with his hnndkerchlof, to rid her dainty hands of the torturing whlto "stlckors." You can't urgo tho ad vantage! of tho Omaha cllmnto on a girl who sny "Ouch!" every tlmo you take hor hand, you know. Tho young man bided hla tlmo, nnd when tho lit tlo hands wero frco of needles, ho took his handkerchief and quite nlwontly blew his nose. If you have ever blown your nose on a handkerchief loaded with cactus pplnes you know what hap pened. An overdose of snuff nnd an acute attack of lmy fever aro mero bagatelles compnrcd with what hap pened to hint. Ho was gasping and sneezing and cursing his luck when tho chaperon camo In search of tho two of them, nnd ho hadn't said n word about tho Omaha cllnnto. You can't say things like that between sneezes to a girl who Is giggling, you know. Mourn fully ho left for the west on Saturday. He mny bo foolish nnd bring up tho cllmnto matter In a letter to her. Ho may bo wise and wait to tell It to her In porson when he comes to Washing ton again next winter. If ho Is fool ish, she may reject him. If ho wlsoly waits, somebody else may enrry her off. Either way you look at It, It Is a mel ancholy stnto of affairs, and ho blame It all on the cactus. STALKING A PEACOCK IN INDIA "Tho gods mado nine gems, but only ono peacock," says a proverb of India, tho natlvo ancient homo of tho beau tiful bird. Tho proverb, however, Is not strictly in keeping with facta. Thero aro two peacocks tho bird of India and Ceylon, nnd a second species, tho peacock of tho Far East, of Java. Burmah and Slam. It Is a legend of tho Indian Jungles that leopards and tigers can fascinate peacocks, and ti writer In tho Ixmdon Spectator refers to the experience of Col. Tytlor to show how strong Is tho faith of tho natives In tho story. Col. Tytler, whllo stalking a pea cock, was surprised to seo how near It allowed him to approach. Tho bird paid no nttcntlon to him, but was gaz ing Intently, ns If fascinated, at a little patch of Jungle Just In front. Looking In tho same direction, ho saw a leopard stenltng on Its belly to ward tho bird. Ho wa3 surprised, but his astonishment was greater when, on raising his gun, ono barrel of which was loaded with ball, and covering the nnlmal, the leopard throw up Its paws, and shrieked In n voice hoarso with terror, "No, Sahib, no, don't fire!" Col. Tytlor for n moment thought ho must be going mud. Tho next moment ho saw a mnn disguised In a leopard-Bkin, with a well-stuffed head and a bow nnd arrow In ono paw, standing beforo him. Tho man so dressed was a pro fessional fowler, who said that In that dlsgtilso he could nlways approach nenr enough to shoot the birds, nnd somo times catch them In his hnnd. Now Kind of Mntrhx. Tho French match factories aro riow turning out friction matches which will Ignlto on any urface, but which aro frco from tho objoctlons raised against whlto sulphur. No smoke or odor Is perceptlblo In the factories. Tho luflammablo Ingredients of tho paste arc scsqulsulphldo of phosphorus nnd chlorato of potash. film Wild roiliiiiiilo. Mrs. Gadabout That Mrs. Hardhead next door doesn't seeni to havo many friends. Hostess (wearily) N-no. I wonder how eho manages it. Now York Weekly. second term. Tho head of tho Spanish mission Is admirably fitted for tho del icate and Important post which ho will soon assume. A profoundly read Jurist, ho 13 well Informed on Interna tional law. Then, too, ho Is nn Amer ican clear through. Tho Storera wero among tho earliest settlers of the stato of Maine. His mother was Elizabeth Drinker of Philadelphia, nnd bIio her self was descended directly from tho coploncors of William Penn. Mr. Storer Is n suavo. polished, keon, fnr Bcclng man, nnd can bo firm aa Iron when occasion calls him. STORY OE STRAUSSJ rWE GREAT COMPOSER WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. Ilo Him! llrcn Cut Out for a ltmtr.rn Cnrrer, but Miuiuged to I.riirn Mimic In Seerot How Ho Woo llio Admira tion of tho Mtitc:il World. Johnnu Strauss, the famous Aus Hian composer, whoso death has ro cently been announced, was born In Vienna, October 25, 1825. Ho was the eldost and most distinguished of three sons, who followed moro or leas suc cessfully In their father's footstep. Jolnn, tho younger, was destined for a business career. Ho was, however, enabled to study music secretly by tho aid of his mother. When only six years old ho composed his first waltz ("First Thought"). Carefully Instruct ed In hnrmony nnd thorough bass, ho was, oven as a youngster, a clever vio linist. But until ho was IS the secret wan kept from hla father. Thero was a THE LATE JOHANN STRAUSS. curious vein of artistic Jealousy In Jo hann, tho older. As a father ho loved his heir apparent, but nfl a musician he would tolcrato no rlvnl and no suc cessor. When, on October 15, 1SII, young Johann threw asldo all conceal ment and boldly accepted tho position of conductor at Dommayer's, at Hvlst slng, nenr VIennn, the storm broke. Tho old gentleman left his homo nnd refused for a whllo to havo anything further to do with his rccnlcltrant fam ily. But tho nlnoteon-ycnr-old conduc tor sprang Into Immedlnto success. Vienna admired Hla audacity. Tho young heir npparcnt had a party as enthusiastic as his royal father. Ho showed his appreciation of tho latter by conducting his famous "Lorelei" waltzes and followed thoso by n num ber of his own compositions. Johnnn I died in 1849. Then Johann II Joined togcthor his father's orchestra nnd his own and mado a successful tour In Austria, Poland and Germany. For ton years ho undertook tho direction of tho summer concerts In tho Potropaulow skl park at 8t. Petersburg. Mean while, In 1853, ho had been the first to lntroduco fragments of "Lohen grin" In Vienna, nnd later It was ho who first played portions of tho "Mels teralngcr" In tho same city. Whllo thus showing nppreclntlon and fore sight, ho did not neglect his own orig inal talents. Ho wroto In all somo flvo hundred waltzes, of which "Tho Beau tiful Blue Danube," tho "Thousand and One Nights," tho "Roses from tho South" nnd "Wlno, Woman nnd Song" wcro among tho most successful. Ilo also produced a number of light oper ettas. Tho best known aro "Indigo" and "Tho Forty Thieves" (1871), "Tho Carnival In Rome" (1873), "Dlo Fled crmnus (1874), "Cngllostro," "Prlnco Mothusalah,"- "Tho Merry War," nnd "Tho Queen's U-ico Handkerchief." Ills slnglo effort In tho lino of regular op era, "Rltter Pazmann," achieved only a success d'estlme, when produced at tho lmporlul opera house, In Vienna, In 1893. From 1SC3 to 1870 Johann had held tho much coveted position of court ball musical director to tho ompcror of Austria. This ho resigned In tho lat ter year to his brother, Eduard, In or der to devote himself to composition. Ho hnd also mudo public appearances in Iondon nnd In Parla. During tho groat Gllmoro Jublleo ho camo to tho United Stntea, but without his orches tra, which waa first hoard In this coun try In 1893, under tho direction of his brother Eduard. In Octobor, 189 i, tho corporation nnd citizens of Vienna Joined In n monster celebration of tho golden Jubilee of her most popular musical composer. A now operetta by Strauss himself, entitled "Tho Applo Fcnst," waa produced for tho first tlmo In tho Vienna theater, and during tho week which marked tho duration of tho festival every theater and opera house In Vienna performed selections from his danco music or produced some ono of his operettas. Tho occa sion wound up with a grand banquot, congratulations nnd presentations of addresses and floral tributes. Straus3 was thrlco married, but ho loaves no children of his own. True Tlmt Mvo nil llirda. jn the outlying spurs of tho Sierra Madro mountains In Mexico a tree was recently discovered which catches and rata birds. Tho tree wna long, slen der llmba, which dorop like tho faml llar weeping willow, but tho momont a bird alights on tho treos tho branches curl upward and silently enclrclo tho bird and crush It to death. A botanist who (Uncovered this ro markablo treo touched ono of tho llmba with his hands, Tho branch closed upon hla fingers s. firmly that It toro the mi when h wronched It away. A Montclnlr (N. J.) tlorgyman pub licly gavo a boy a whipping In church, tho other day, for cutting his initials on tho back of a pow, NOT IN HIS LINE. Ilnw Uetirp Wnril llrerher Trlod to Drive n Four- n-ll:ind. "Henry Ward Deochor onco tola rat this good ono on himself," continued tho doctor. "Ho was going up among thn Whlto mountnlns on a stngo coach drawn by four horses. Aftor a whllo It stopped bbforo nn Inn. Tho driver, a italwart fellow, throw tho reins to Mr. Beechcr nnd asked him to hold tho horses while bo wont Into tho Inn for n fow moments. Mr. Bcocher felt very proud when he hold tho four-ii-hand. It Is n dnngoroua thing, yon know, for a minister to take tho rolns In his hnnda. Ho Is llablo then to wnnt to havo everything his own way. Mr. Hcoehcr wna no exception to the rule. Ho drow tho rolna very tight. 'What a bright Idea,' ho thought, 'to tako a upln around tho Inn In tho nbsonco of the driver and show his friends on tho piazza what ho could do with a four-in-hand.' Ho popped tho whip nnd tho horses started. Ho pulled on tho rolns, wrong, of course, nnd tho horses went zigzag, the leaders trying to turn around nnd conio back, whllo tho wheel horses forged forward. In somo un accountable way tho horses mannged to fall over ngnlnst each other and wig gled around tho building. Tho wheels of tho coach barked a big tree. Tho horses whirled right on, turning In all tho time, tho hind wheel cut off n slice of tho back yard fonco, tho conch went right up on tho sldo wheels, but fortunately settled bnck as tho horses pranced gnyly In mixed-up fashion to the front of tho lun, nnd tho front wheel toro away the post of tho vornn da, and nt last tho team drow up In tho front yard with the heads of tho whool horses facing tho south nnd thoso of tho leaders poked Into tho parlor win dow. 'Rcof In tho snll of tho off horso!' shouted tho driver from tho attic win dow, but Mr. Btechcr sat In that box as Ignorant of whnt to do next ns nn Egyptian mummy. Things wcro not straightened out until tho drlvor rushed down, mounted tho sent and took hold of tho reins. That drlvor wau tho king. Ho did In a trlco what Mr. Beechcr could not do with nil his learning, wisdom, nnd cloquonco. Tho driver had 'noticed' how to manngo horses, but Mr. Beechcr know no moro about them than nn unborn babe. It was not his lino, you bcc." Atlanta Journal. YOU WALK VERY FAST. . 8(5,030 Mile nn Hour About Youi Oinnl Unit. Havo you ovor thought of tho dis tance you travel whllo you aro out for an hour's stroll? Possibly you walk three miles an hour, but thnt does not represent the distance you travel. Tho earth turnB on Us axis every twenty four hours. In round figures call tho earth's clrcumfcrcnco 24,000 miles, and you must havo traveled during your hour's stroll a thousand mllca In tho axial turn of tho earth. But this la not all. Tho earth makes a Journoy round tho sun every year. Put tho distance of our planet from tho sun at 92,000,000 miles. Tho dlamctor Is theroforo 181,000.000 miles, nnd tho clrcumfcrcnco described by tho earth 578,000,000 miles. In other words, tho enrth travels around tho sun.cach day 1.5S 1,000 miles, nnd every hour for In stance, tho hour during which you took your walk tho earth moved through 00,000 miles. So, adding your threo miles of leg travel to tho hour's axial movement of thn earth, this to tho earth's orbital Journey and that again to tho earth's excursion with tho sun, and you will find you hnvo travolod within tho hour 85,930 miles. , PRESIDENT DR. W. W. KEEN. ' Dr. W. W. Keen, tho now president of tho American Medical Association, Is known from one end of tho country to tho other, among his confroroB, as ono of tho finest surgeons nllvo. Hla reputation oven extends to Europo, where ho numbera mnny cmlnont mon of his lino ns his friends. In Philadel phia, tho city of mcdlclno nnd surgery par excellence, Or. Keen wields a tremendous Influcnco In tho profession. Ho occupies tho chnlr of surgery In Jefferson Mcdlcnl Collogo, and Is, of course, nn expert with tho knlfo. Ho wna appointed hy tho president a mem ber of tho war Inquiry commission, and ho has hold numerous Important of fices of trust in his own city. Ho haa been lecturer In Jefferson Medical Col lege, professor of surgery In tho Wom an's Medical College, and professor of artistic anatomy In tho Pennsylvania Academy of Fluo Arts. Ho is a mem ber of Bovernl American Bclcntlflo so cieties nnd n corresponding mombor ol tho Soclcto do Chlruglo of Paris. Hf DR.' W. W. KEEN. published a work on the sequels of ty phoid fever and his books on surgory aro standard. 'A Warm l'litrloG "Excuao mo, but I thought you wero ono of thoso fellows who is for hla country whether It bo right or wrong," "I would ho, If sho over could be wrong." Indlanapolla Journal.