asthe WORLD
REVOLVES
j Election in Chile.
Presidential elections, with accom
panying rumors or wars, rovolutbns,
and royalist plots, aro coining thick
nnd fast In tho many repuollcs of
South America. Tho next of tho grcat-riprt-rcpulillca
to chooso Its chief execu
tive will bo Chllo, whoro tho election
will bo hold on Juno 25. Two candi
dates aro In tho Hold. Jcrman Rlcsco,
JOROE MONTT.
tho cllolco of tho Liberal party, and
Podrp Montt, nu Independent candl
dnte, who comeii of n fnmlly which has
already furnished one president to tho
republic In tho person of Admr.il
torgo Montt, who retired from olllco
ila 1895. Tho presidential term In Chile
lis flvo years, and n retiring president
1 not eligible to succeed himself. Tho
method of voting for president Is also
peculiar. Tho people voto directly for
.kdolcgntcs, who meet In convention nnd
soloct a president by ballot. Tho to
tal salary and nllowances of tho presi
dent of Chllo amount to between $10,
000 and $11,000 n year.
Has 200 "Descendants.
Mrs. Anna DouglnsB of Frankfort,
Ind., celebrated her ono hundredth
birthday tho other
day, with a public
reception and n
family reunion, at
which nil her liv
ing children, six
In number, woro
present. It Is
claimed for Mrs.
Douglass that sho
has moro living
descendants than
any resident In In-
Anna Douglass, dlnnn It not of tho
United States. Sho Is grandmothor to
forty-Bovon children, great-grandmoth
er to 12C children, and grcat-grcat-grundmothor
to forty children. Sho
(Was born In Virginia, hor fathor hav
ing boon a prlvnto soldier In tho revo
lutionary war, and waB married In
1810 to Samuel Douglnss, with whom
ho removed to Frankfort moro than
Bovonty yearB ago. With tho excep
tion of partial deafness, Mrs. Douglnss
in In full .possession of nil her facul
ties. Hor eyesight Is especially good
and flho eponds much time In sowing
and fancy work. I lor Into husband
was a soldlor In tho Mexican war, and
Mrs. Douglass draws a smalt pension
from tho nntlunal government. Her
health In good and alio bids fair to
llvo for many years.
'RearrA.dmiral "D. J. Cromtucll.
Who Succcodn Admiral Schloy In Com
maud of tho South Atlantic Squad
ron .
Siam's First "Railtuay Opened.
In Slum nil tho people of the capital,
Jiang It ole, have Just been taking part
In the coromoules attendant upon tho
opening of Slam's ilrst railways. This
railway Is 140 miles long, nnd has
lalton eight yearn to build. It Is ro
nponnlblo, In tho course of Its construe
lion, for tho death of flvo Europeans
and 7,000 icoolUm. Tho lino runs from
Bangkok to Ayiithlu and thunco to
JCohat, toward the conter of tho king
dom. This road opens up n largo tract
of country to commcrco nnd civiliza
tion, and will afford nu opportunity for
tho development of tho great natural
resources of tho soctlon. Tho cost of
'iho railway was $10,000,000. It wua
StulU by a Scottish (lrm.
.2,200 His "Day's Wades.
i&a .president of tho United 8tato3
alcal (Oorporntlou, Charles M, Schwah
will, lit Is eald on good authority, ro
-colvo a (salary of $800,000. Ills dally
ilucoino will bo approximately $2,200
Tho corporation at whoso head Mr,
iHchwali will bo Is capitalized at $1,
jlQO.OW.QQO.
ENCE mts
Improved "Boat Propulsion.
In the system of steam propulsion
Illustrated In tho accompanying draw-
iir tho Inventor has utilized an end
less chain device to support tho blades
forming tho propeller, nnd the claim Is
mado that It has a number of advan
tages over other types. An Inventor
of Washington, D. C, has been grant
ed a patent on tho appnratus and ho
states that the Improvements nro tho
Increased traction on tho water and
tho decreased resistance offered by tho
blades In entering nnd lnvlng tho wa
ter. Unch hlado Is mounted on a hori
zontal rod, which has a pair of lovers
at tho ends sot at right angles to tho
surface of the blado. On tho I0030
ends of theso levers aro small revolv
ing wheels, which fit loosoly In a
groovo running parallel nnd lovol
with tho lower section of tho endless
chnln. It will thus bo aeon that when
tho propeller blade reaches tho low
est portion of Its circuit the wheels on-
tor tho groovos, which prevents tho
blado from tilting backward and losing
Its forco ngalnst the water. When ris
ing clenr of tho wator tho blades main
tain n vertical position by their own
weight nnd hang thus whllo the chain
traverses tho upper portion of Its cir
cuit. To run the atenmer In tho oppo-
CHAIN PROPELLER FOR SHIPS.
alto direction It Is only necessary to
reverse the engine, tho blades being ao
arranged ns to net on tho wator when
moving In either direction.
"Double-Do som Shirt.
A commercial traveler residing nt
Glasgow, Scotland, has recently patcnt-
(1 the doublo-bosom shirt pictured In
tho accompanying cut, probably in
tending It for tho uso of drummers
md othor travelers, who thus huvo
i chnngo of front at hand for almost
Instant use when the llrst bosom be
nnies soiled. In carrying out tho ldoa
the Inventor provides two bosoms of
my desired colors, which nro nttachod
ono each to opposite sides of tho body
of tho shirt. Provision Is also mado
for fastening tho looso ends of tho
bosoms at the opposite aldo after they
are folded Into place. It will bo no
ticed that thoro Is nu opening In t.ho
CLEAN WITHOUT REMOVING,
front of the shirt, fastened by a but
ton. This is provided in order that
the bosoms may be changed moro
readily, tho ahlrt being unbuttonod In
front whllo tho change Is being made.
Tho neckbands of tho two fronts fold
together nnd tho collar buttons enn bo
slipped through both holes or only
through tho outer one, ns desired.
Stature's "Parks in Africa.
In central Africa nro found districts
which Impress tho bohnldor with tho
belief tliut tho laud of man has shaped
their features, although thoro Is now
no population capable of producing
such effects. Thcao districts, noar
Lnko Tanganyika, nro called "park
lands," nnd tholr origin was recently
explained before tho Llnnonn Socluty
In London by Mr. Mooro, as being duo
tq tho flprend of vegetntlon over a
light surface soil gradually deposited
abovo tho salt etoppes loft by former
lakes. In sonic places these districts
aro covered with nntural plantntlons
that havo a "qulto homelike look."
-A "Busy Briton.
Sir Arthur Oolitic, tho director gen
eral of tho British goologlcnl survey,
who will rotlto at tho end of this
month, will bo surcocdod by J. J. Har
ris Teall, presldont of tho geological
Bocloty and a lnombor of tho council of
tho Royal society. Ho was educated nt
St. John'B collogo, Cambridge, obtain
ing n llrst class In nntural science In
1872 and nftorward tho Sedgwick prize
essay, Elected a follow of bin college
In 1875, ho was tor some years a uni
versity locturor.
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SAYINGS and DOINGS
Speaker Gully of England.
William Court dully, the speakor of
tho houso of commons, who provoked
tho wrath of the nationalist members
by calling them tho "Irish mob," hnB
occupied his present position alnco
1895, when ho was elected speaker by .
tho liberals In succession to Lord Peel. 1
Ab soon ns the conservative govern
ment went Into power, In August of
tho samo year, Mr. dully was re-elected.
Tho position of speaker In tho
SPEAKER CULLY.
llrltlsh house has no bearing on pnrty
politics. Lord Peel hod continued
through various changes and had giv
en satisfaction to all. Mr. Gully was
llrst elected to parliament In 188C as
liberal for Carlisle, Ho has been pre
viously n queen's counsel of somo note,
but was not specially conspicuous for
his brilliance as n statesman during
tho nlno years of his service on tho
floor.
Uhc Tolitical Surprises of 1854-
Tho Rev. Mark L. Trafton, wno (lieu
last week nt Boston at tho ago of 90,
wdh tho last to co of that solid delega
tion of eleven which the Know Noth
ing party of Massachusetts sent to tho
Houso of Representatives In 1854. That
half forgotten party novor mado so
lean a sween anywhere ns It uiu in
Massachusetts that year. To the utter
umazement of tho politicians who were
not In tho secret, Henry J. Garunor,
its enndldato for governor, got 81,000
votes, whllo tho total voto oi wing.
Democratic nnd Freo Soil candidates
was only nbout 47,000. Nearly all tho
nimnhorH of tho leclalaturo woro Know
Nothings, Tho old parties vanished
from sight. Of tho eleven representa
tives elected by tho Know isotnings
only two becamo conspicuous. They
woro N. P. Banks aud Anson Buriin-
imme. Tho narty to which they owed
their llrst ndvaneement did not thrive
In tho West, although Chicago did havo
nnn Know Nothing mnyor. Its creed
of hostility to citizens of foreign
birth mot with no favor hero, nor did
It make much headway in tho South,
but In tho majority of tho Now Eng
land states It worked a great, though
short lived, nolltlcnt revolution. It
Btlrred up Eastern Stntes as nt a later
day Populism did somo of tho Western
states.
Man Hurt n Initiation XXSins.
In tho case of Joseph Burke vs. Mod
ern Woodmen of America and threo
members of Charlotto (la.) camp tho
jury aftor four days' trial nwnrdod
Burke $1,000 damages ngalnst tho or
der alone, tho threo men being ex
empted from liability. Tho suit was
brought for Injuries nlleged to havo
been Indicted on Burko whllo being
lnltintcd Into tho order nt Charlotto,
Dec. 21, 1898. Burko sued for $10,000,
alleging permnnent Injuries. It Is un
derstood that tho defense will raovo
for a now trial,
Minister McCormick.
Robert S. .McCormick, who hns been
appointed United States minister to
Austria-Hungary, has mado a largo
clrclo of acquaintances during his stay
in Wnshlugton this wlntor. His many
friends havo been impressed by I1I3
courtesy nnd broad culture, nnd recog
nize his peculiar fitness for tho diplo
matic service. Ho has traveled exton-
ROBERT S. M'CORMICK.
slvely nnd Is nut oiuy a cioso stu
dent of men but of books also. His
M;lll and learning as u blbllophllo nro
noted, nnd he Is tho possoessor of a
collection of books not unknown to
scholars abroad. This tasto his amplo
fortuno hns enabled him to gratify. Tho
now minister will go ubroad with tho
best wishes of a largo company of ac
quaintances hero who havo enjoyed tho
'ollnod nnd goncrous hospitality of Uls
hearth.
mm
THE GIUBERT ISLAJVVS
According to the latest advices from
Apamama, there Is moro trouble in
the Gilbert Islands. This group Is lo
cated on the Pacific commcrclul high
way, latitude 0, longitude 175. Tho
Islands belong to Great Britain, having
been annexed in 1892. Tho British oc
cupation has been confined to an ofll-
HaisIMI THE BRITISH FLAG
IN 1892.
rial rcsldont governor and staff, who
collected tho revenues and Import
tariff. Tho natlvc3 continually pro
tested against this Intcrfcronco and
when recently tho warship left tho Is
lands tho people suggested that tho de
parture of all British olllclala would
bo welcome. In this they wcro second
ed by American, French and German
llrms doing business nt tho capital of
the Islands.
Tho natives of tho Gilbert Islands are
probably of Japanese origin. They are
Intelligent nnd havo a representative
council to advise tho king. All seemed
penco beforo tho British occupation In
1892. Tho Illustrated Amerlcun of Oct.
8, that year, tells of how tho Islands
camo Into British possession. It said:
"Tho Englishmen scorn to havo ndopt-
KING PAUL,
cd a paraphraso of tho motto that
hangfl over tho dlnlng-tnblo of rudo
Inns of tho west, In tho conduct of their
schemes of acquisition. "If you don't
Has Sued an
Juiwu luugiu, the American nct
ress who has sued the duko of Man
chester for breach of promise, wns born
In Salem, Ore., and Is n daughter of
Col. N. B. Knight, a Inwyor, well
known thcro for many yeurs, hut now
n rcsldont of Baker City. Gen. John
F. Mlllor, who died nt Salem n short
timo ago, Is hor grandfather. Miss
ivnignt visited In Salem In Juno, two j
years ago, leaving for London by way
of aow York In the early part of July ,
following. In her girlhood days she 1
displayed considerable talent ns an olo-'
cutlonlst and devolopcd a strong do
Biro to enter "stage" life. Sho was I
educated at tho Academy of tho Sac-!
red Heart at Salem, as was also hor '
mothor, who died when Miss Knight
wns Just entering hor 'teens. She stud
ied elocution In San Francisco and
Now York. Sho was last in Salom a
year ago and when she left It wns re
ported alio hnd an engagement with
Frohmnn to play In London, Sho owns
considerable proporty In this country.
Sho played ono soasqn with Frcdorlck
Ward no leading lady, another season
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sco what you want, ask for It," Is tho
injunction to sojourners In those
rough-nnd-rcady hostolrlcs. "If you
sec what you want, take it," Is tho
dictum of her mnjesty's officials. The
seizure la generally regarded In diplo
matic circles ns a consequence of
Butarltnrl's recent visit to San Fran-
ROYAL PALACE
Cisco, undertaken, it was presumed,
by tho rapacious Engllahmon, to In
duce tho United States to extend a
protectorate over tho Gilbert Islands.
Whllo In San Francisco the king talked
of going to Washington, but ho ro
celved no encouragement, and 111
hcalth forced him to return home. Ac
cording to tho latest correspondence
from tho Islands, tho manner of tho
"nnnexntlon" by tho English waB
brutal in the extreme. About tho mld
dlo of Juno, tho British man-of-war
Royalist suddenly nppeared in tho har
bor. Her captain, accompanied by
several offlcers, nil of whom were con
siderably tho worse for liquor, swag
gered Into tho presence of tho king and
Informed the astonished ruler that her
majesty, tho queen of tho United King
dom, etc., etc., had assumed a pro
tectorate over tho Gilbert Islands. To
the protests of tho king, who Insisted
that his subjects woro happy and con
tented, and that tho foreigners resi
dent In tho Islnnds hnd rvorv protec-
English DuKe.
With E. H. Sothdl'ti In a small pa'J't,
and a third with tho Kendall-Weston
Stock company.
Uolstoi Ejtcommuntcatcd.
Tho Greek church has carried out Its
threat to excommunicato Count Leo
Tolstoi. Tho organ of tho Holy Synod
has published tho otllclal notlco plac
ing on record tho novelist's npostnsy
nnd casting him into outer darkness
so far as tho orthodox church Is con
cerned. Tho sentenco of (Spiritual
death thus pronounced upon him Is
not likely to troublo Count Tolstoi to
nny great extent. As tho circular of
excommunication says, ho has "by
speech and writing unceasingly striv
en to aoparato himself from all com
munication with tho orthodox church."
Ills whole Intellectual llfo has beon
lived outside tho forms and creed of
that church, ao ho will not feel tho
excommunication as others might.
Happily tho physical and mntorlal suf
ferings that once accompanied tho
dlBplcnsuro of u church can no longer
tlon for life and property, tho English
captain responded with a volley of
oaths, and a violent uproar that
brought a crowd running to tho royal
abode, whoro tho lntorvlow waB hold
ing. Among those who hastened to
the king's assistance were A. Rick, tho
American commercial agent; tho
agents for Wlghtman Bros., nnd A.
Crawford of San Francisco, tho repre
sentative of a German company. They
demanded to know by what right tho
cockney captain dared to Insult n
harmless sovereign in his own palnco:
but tho only answer that tho com
mander of tho Royalist vouchsafed
them was to hurry an order to his
gunners to flro a salute. Then, turning
to the king, ho ordered him to haul
down his ling that It might be replaced
by tho English colors. Tho aged sov
ereign, with n splendid show of sav
ngo dignity, refused to oboy tho En
glishman's curse-laden command, nnd
AT APAMAMA.
he further hinted that if his Hag woro
touched, ho would not bo responsible
for tho consequences.
"Tho commander of tho Royaliat.
after a parley with his drunken col
leagues, decided that It would answer
every purposo to raise the English flag
on somo other lslnnd than that presid
ed over by tho king of Butarltarl; so
re-entering their launch they steamed
to tho Island of Apamama, which la
governed by a 10-year-old boy named
Paul. Here, where tho population nil
told la only 700 persons, tho invndors
met with no terrifying threats of pun
ishment, nnd In short order had erected
a pole from whose top flew tho flag
of Great Britain. During the ceremony
the youthful monarch appeared qulto
at hia ease, except aa regardB his Bhoes,
which ho preferred to carry In his
hands, In aplto of the remonstrances
of somo thirty or forty aunts who
Htood nbout him. Paul Is now almost
a full-grown man, nnd Is said to be
at tho head of the present revolt."
be Inflicted In Russia or elsewhere.
Tho social ostracism that onco follow
ed tho victim of such a decreo hardly
exists, and It Is not likely that Count
Tolstoi will bo Boverely shunnod by
tho peasants to whom ho haa dovotcd
so much of his llfo and his rnonoy. For
tho favors of tho society world ho
cares nothing. So long as an excom
munication does not carry with It any
torturo or Imprisonment, n man Ilk
Tolstoi can afford to smllo nt It. In
tho eyes of tho world ho Is a larger
flguro than all tho members of the
Greek hierarchy combined. 1
Mud as a Life Sa-Jcr.
In London It was noticed that when
the streets were muddy there was a
marked diminution of diseases that
wore prevalent when dust la blowing..
Bowel troubles nro plentiful when peo
ple aro compelled to Inhnlo dust. Con
sumption, too, often gets Its stnrt from
tho dust. Other Illnesses almost equal
ly grnvo follow from tho breathing
of flying particles oi filth. Add sulll
clent water to transform tho dust Into
mud, nnd tho power for harm la gone,
for mud Is not inhaled. The germs
that Infest dry dust become Inert In
mud, because these germs, vicious ns
they nro, aro too Vazy to go nnywhoro
unless thoy aro carried, Moreover, mud
Is very likely to got ultlmatoly In o tho
dram pipe, and tho gorma aro carried
off where they can do no harm. Even
when mud dries on the clothing nnd 13
brushed off tho oust that arises there
from does not nppear to bo as dan
gerous as that which has not been re
cently wot. ;
Headless and Tailcss Fish.
Near Goshen, N. Y n few dnys ago
a quantity of a hish exploslvo was set
off at tho bottom of a 250-foot driven
well, and n column of water eight
Inches In dlnmcter was thrown to a
height of 300 feet. Many curious thlngi
camo up from the bottom of tho woll,
Including threo curious fish, Thoy
were about eight Inches long, nnd had
nothcr head nor tall, both ends being
alike. They could swim as easily
backward as forward and wero not pro
vlded with Wen or mouth. Thcro woro
eoveral sma?l orlllcee at cacn end of
theso curious lah, When they came
down with a sh.ower of stones from
the top of tho column of wator thoy
bounded repeatedly mmty feet In tho
air. Ono was captured by Polanderv
who. curious to seo Its Interim, struck:
It with a dull hatchet, but mado" Ao Im
pression whatever upon tho fish, al
though ho killed It. Ono 1b still aUrn
In cuptlvity.
The Castle of "Bute.
Tho young marquis of Bute, by ar
rangement with his father's trustees
hub icHumeu uie restoration of Rotho
say castlo. Ho Intends to havo tho
banquet hall ready against tno cole
bration In tho snmmor of tho fifth con
tenary of tho "erection" of Rothesay
I luto a royal burgh.-
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