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ADOPTS AMENDMENT.
Cuban Constitutional Convention
Votes to Accept Congress' Terms.
Voto filooil 1(1 to II unit It Win Tutcmi
WlUlOIlt DUoIMkIoII -IJnllod NtlllCA .Mil
Kiioiuit Hid IhIiiihI HiiiiioTlnio
Till') Niiiiimnr.
Havana, J unu 13. The Cuban con
Htltntionol convention accepted tlio
1'lott luiioiiriinont by u vote of 10 to 11.
The resolution to accent was carried
without iIIhcuhsIoii.
WiiMilliU'lnn Olllrliiln I'lcii-od.
WtiHliinjrloii, Juno 13. The newn of
the adoption of 1 lie Plott amendment
by tlio Cubnn coiiKlltiition conven
tion ycHtenlny wiih received with gen
uine gratification here. The adminlH
tratlon nlllclitlB nil along havo felt
confident that itn ratification would
be accomplished when Ihe Cubans
realised that thlH government was
ilrm in Itn attitude regnrdlng tho
junendment and that Itn acccptnucu
would be necessary before this United
StntcH would council t to withdraw
lis Hupervlwlon from the IhIiiihI. Now
that the Cubantt havo demonstrated
fholr good faith in tho United Stolen
it 1b expected that a fairly wpcedy
evacuation of tlio IhIiiihI will follow,
contingent only upon the establish
ijibul of u stable government in tho
island.
Ono cabinet officer, Hpeahlng of the
matter last nlghl, expressed the opln-
ion that if tho olher re(iilreincnta
n ro met our withdrawal might bo
accomplished during tho summer and
that Cuban Independence might he a
reality by next autumn.
COMMISSARY FRAUDS
ICeporlH That Undo Sum Hit MiiHbilnml
I.ohscn Through Homo cif II n Army
Ollluor nt Him lrrtwiclnco. ,
Him Frnnclsco, Juno 13. Gen. Shof
lor and Col. Maun, inspector general
of tho department of California, and
tho federal grand jury nro investigat
ing tho ninny reports of fraud com
mitted In tlio commissary branch pf
tho army service In this city. That
the report h seem to bo based on some
thing more substantial than Idle rn
ilior is evidenced by tlio diacloHurca
following the arrest of Louis Abrnm
.und son, dealers In second hand cloth
.ihg. Tho extent of tho alleged frauds
dins not been determined, and there
.is n diversity of opinion on the sub
ject. POSTMASTERS1 SALARIES.
"idto Annual Itciuijimlmmit .limt (Jnmnlntml
Tho KlioMlntr Till Year tlio llont
Hlnco JHHII.
Washington, Juno in. The annual
readjustment, of postmasters' salaries
has just been completed In the olllee
tif tho first assistant postniaster gen-
-cral, tho result being that, on tho
1st of July, 1,770 postmasters will re
ceive increased pay and 220 will re-
celvo reduced compensation. Tho to
tal reduction is $2S,t00 and the ng-
grcgato inerease $215,000, making n
mot Increase of $187,200.
With the exception of 1000 tho
Showing mode this year in better
hou that for nny other year since
1883, the first year in which postmas
tor8 salnrlea were adjusted on the
present basis.
TMiiur It(;u1iir Want to Itinimlu,
vWnshington, Jui)o 13. Adjt. (Icn.
tCorbin lias received the following
cablegram from Gen. MnoArthnr at
Mnliila: "A large number of men In
rogular regiments ordered to the
'United States wish to remain here.
Authority is requested to trannfer
those desirable to regiments remain
ing." Gen. Corbln ltns cabled a i
ply to Gen. MneArthnr granting him
.tho authority requested.
Aiuilout lnlir or United Workmen.
'PuiTalo, N. Y., June 13. At yester
day's session of the supremo lodge of
the Ancient Order of United Work
irton the report of the finance commit
tee was read. It showed receipts for
the year ended May 31, 11)01, of $1)1,
431 and disbursements of $77,171. Tho
total surplus of assets over liabilities
was shown to be $107,297. A report
by the supremo master showed 420,
000 mouthers in the order.
Ah to IMr. llrynn'H Hlreucth.
New York, Juno 13. The New York
Herald has polled htate opinions as to
tho futuru of Mr. Pryan. Many of tho
repia-H imiiciuu nun me iMJuriinivmi ai. America wns represented Dy tteie
wlll not again be n candidate, although rai,.s from California nnd Mnssuchu
Iho mny retain inlluenee with the par- setts, while most of the universities
ity. A kindly spirit pervades the re
mionses. l'orllied In n l'lre.
Oskaloosn, la., Juno 13. Frank
Gunu, Kon of u prominent merchant,
nerlshed yesterday in a tiro that de
utroyed John Keiinell's grain elevator.
The property loss was about $1Q,000.
Illinois on ller Trlul Trip.
Itohton, Juno 13. Tlio now battle
ship Illinois ntndo hor trial trip for
Bpet'd Wednesday. Her average speed
wua 17.4 knots per hour.
MODERN WOODMEN.
Tlin Proportion to Tukn Into tho Orilat
Alitu from tlio Hit; CI Urn Vt.teil
Don n.
St. I'nul, Minn., June 13. Election
of officers and a protracted contest
over the admission of cities of over
200,000 to tho Jurisdiction of tho or
der filled the business day for tho
Modern Woodmen of America yester
day. The proposition to take city
members into the order came up on
tho report from the law committee.
An amendment was proposed to this
report to dispense with the present
limit, which keeps cities of over 200,
000 from Joining the order, Chicago,
St. Louis, Milwaukee, IJnlfulo, De
troit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Cin
cinnati, rhlladclphlii and Pittsburg
being named In several motioiiB nnd
being then taken up one at. a time
and voted on. On Chicago tho vote
was 200 to 328 and the others were
more quickly disposed of, nil being
voted down. This lenu's pnrngraph -1
of tho law committee's report wijh
the single recommendation that Utah
bo admitted to tho jurisdiction of
the order, and this amendment will
doubtless be carried on Friday. The
action taken yesterdny afternoon Is
considered as settling for sotno years
to come the membership limitations
of the Modern Woodmen.
W. A. Norlhcott, of Illinois, was re
elected head consul nnd 11. 15. Smith,
of TJrookfleld, Mo., was chosen bend
banker.
HAS UNIQUE RECORD.
MitmhorM of (ho Thirty-PI rut Volunteer,
litHt Itiiuktfrom MiuiIIii, Did Not
II ro n Hhot In lluttlo.
San Francisco. June 13. The Thirty-first
regiment of volunteers, which
arrived on the transport llnncnclc, was
landed at tho presidio. Jn the two
years of campaigning in tlio Philip
pines not a shot was fired in battle
by any member of tho regiment. Not
one man In the command was killed
or wounded by bullets, and of all the
regiments to come back from the Phil
ippines it lias the smallest denth rec
ord. Only 30 of the members died dur
ing the two years it was In service.
Three of th'esc were drowned nnd an
other was attacked by a band of hos
tile Moros nnd stabbed to death. The
others died from diseases. On the
vessel were 1,011 men and the officers
of the command.
FOR NATIVE PRIESTHOOD.
I'ojio Would Itiivn Uutliollc tJInrny " Amor
Icun Ifilnmlrt I'ren from tho Tra
dition of Hi!ln.
Pome, June 13. Tlio pope, in pri
vate audience with Cardinal Gibbons,
discussing tlio question of the reli
gious orders in Cuba nnd the Philip
pines, referred to regularizing the po
sition 6t the friars and creating n nn
tivo priesthood who would not bo
slavish adherents of Spanish tradi
tions. Tho pope and Cardinal (il
bons do not. deceive themselves regard
ing tho difficulties of the problem
they havo before thorn.
RAILROADS IN CUBA.
A Total of 1!M on the Ixliiml, of Which
17 Am l'ublle-Kitriied 8'J,10,0
I.uiU Year.
iravnnn, June 13. William IT. Carl
son, special commissioner of rnjlroads,
has published a report which says
that there arc 124 railroads In Cuba,
representing a cost of $08, 171,107. Sev
enteen of these are public roads, rep
resenting a cost of $.17,101,715, and 107
are private, costing $11,309,092. Tlio
earnings of the public roads last year
were $0,212,1-13, and the operating ex
penses $1,107,310, leaving a profit of
$2,120,002.
CAILLES IS OBDURATE.
Fuiiinit Inn urgent Lender Will Not Sur
render rxet-nt Upon Sniili Term u
Ho Huh l'rcftcrlhoil.
Manila, June 13. Gen. Sumner has
received a notification from Cullies,
the notorious Insurgent lender in La
guna province, that unless the general
agrees to the Filipino terms, which
include the granting of amnesty to
the Insurgents, Cnillcs will not surren
der and the negotiations on tho sub
ject nro to bo considered at an end.
nii:ow UnUorHlty -inn Veurt Old.
Glasgow, Juno 12. The week's cel
ebration of the -ISOth anniversary of
the foundation of Glasgow university
commenced Wednesday with a reli-
irjoua service at the cathedral.
Thc
gathering was strikingly internation-
of the continent were represented.
Two Itoer l'rlHoner Shot lit l'rntorln.
Pretoria, June 13. Two lloers havo
been court-martialed and hliot for
trying to esenpo from Pretoria nnd
to rejoin their commnndoes after
having taken the oath of neutrality.
Mrx. MeKlnley Able to Kit Up.
Washington, Juno 13. Mrs. McKin-
ley's physicians report that she con-
tinuctt to show improvements
aud
Wednesday she spent part of tlio day
j in her rolling chair.
FORGOT HIS LINES.
Thr Aiiliitour Ciiiiu-illnn Spoiled tlio
Kttrvi of IIIh Utile Mpcfch
of Aiiiiri-clullon.
"I'll never forget one of my carli-cs-t
appearances on the stage," said a
solenin-faeed comedian who now en
joys a solid reputation as a panacea
distributer for the blues, relates the
Detroit Free Pres. "It was In nn
amateur performance in n ninll town
where 1 had lived for some time nnd
was well known, and where the popti
lace Is sometimes inclined to treat
the crude efforts of aspiring Thespi
ans with 'considerable levity. I was
to do a specialty between nets- a
sort of 'Face on the Itarroom Floor'
recitation, with plenty of 'cracked
lee' music nnd all that fcort of thing
nnd I had rehearsed that thing so
thoroughly that I believed I was n
second liooth.
"The afternoon before the perform
ance the stage manager, who was a
professional, quietly informed me of
n little plot on the part of some of
my unnppreelntive friends. Although
it mis the wrong season for cabbages,
they had hunted high and low for
one of those one-time popular tokens
of approval, and finnlly they went so
far as to have one shipped from a
neighboring town.
"Now," said the stage manager, con
fidentially, "I'll tell you how to get
back at 'cm in a nice way. When the
garden truck has been passed over
the footlights; just smile pleasantly,
ns though it were the finest bouquet
ever presented to a prima donna, and
sny:
"'Ladies nnd gentlemen: I thank
you very much lor this kind evidence
of your appreciation, and my only re
gret is that you didn't also send the
corned beef.'
"Well, the eventful night enme, and
r.ure enough, when 1 had finished my
recitation n fine big enbbage hend,
most elaborately trimmed with flow
ers and ribbons, was passed up to
me. 1 accepted it gracefully, and
then mndc my little set speech, but
this is the way T said it:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: I thank
you very much for this evidence of
your appreciation, and my only re
gret Is that you didn't also send the
cabbage." '
This was of cour.se received by the
audience with a most solemn silence,
but there wns a crash of glass back
of the scenes. The stage nmnnger,
who had been waiting near the wings
to note the result of the little re
tort on the audience, had fallen down
stairs." FACTS ABOUT COUNTIES.
friio Sliortt-Mt Nil ill o, the I.nrKoxt nnd
Some That Have lloi-n LoM
Trni-k Of.
Some peculiar facts arc being
brought out by the twelfth census
concerning the counties. For in
stance, the shortest nnme of a coun
ty is J, in Oklahoma, while the long
est Is St. John the Uaptist, a parish
in Louisiana, soys the New York Sun.
Nebraska had a county named
TEau qui Court, but the people had
it changed to plain Knov in 1873,
since which time it has grown from
78 to 11.313. Vernon county, Wis.,
was formerly known as Pod Ax.
Minnesota once named a county
Toombs, then changed it to Andy
Johnson and now it appears aa Wil
lclns. North Dakota boasted a coun
ty called Gin Grass, but It was
changed to Wells.
Montana has tho county with the
largest area, Custer, which covers 21,
490 square miles; the second largest
Is San Pnrnnrdino county, Cnl., with
10,917 squnre miles. Poth counties
are larger than either Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Lonneciieut, ueinware,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode
Island or Vermont.
The smallest county is Prist ol, P.
L, vthich has only 25 squnre miles,
and Alexander county, . ., is next,
with 32 square miles. Texas has 215
counties, the lnrgest number. Dela
ware has three counties and Phode
Island, five. Wyoming and Arizona
have the unlucky number of 13 each.
There are several counties lost,
strayed or stolen. Nothing has been
heard from Mnnknnta county, Minn.,
since 1P50, when it had a population
of 158. Wahuata county, In the same
state, disappeared about the same
tinuf with a population of two more
thnn the other. Carson county, Nov.,
has been missing since 1800. Among
the other counties which have disap
peared are one of the Dawson coun
ties in Texas; Cednr county, Utah,
nnd Lyons county, Neb.
Too Muoli.
The Young Man I suppose, sir,
that when I become formally engnged
to your daughter you will admit mo
as a member of the firm.
Tho Father Well, 1 don't know. I
don't feel as if I could nft'ord tho ex
pense of both of theso things just
now. Detroit Free Press.
A riilloNonhlo View.
Whooph I'm glad my salary isn't a
million a year.
Gooph Why?
Whooph -Oh, I'd lose too much every
time I took a day off. Baltimore
American.
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mM REWARD I
WtffSwW -Jv 0winfT (? th ,&ct t,mt I
OTWINsCrIwSwA jih HfarSK. noma skopticalpeoplo havo I
PiMiWiRwLt y-&S'?9&Bl2ES. rom t'mo l'm0 1U03" I
SsfirjS BwSfc&X MfsFJrv2fiSv ? tionedUioconuineraoftho I
SlTraimm'Tirrl &&$YVPV JJ5nI testimonial letters wo nro
MR iBmMak Pti ws2?i constantly publishing, wo I
Ei JS'wSS&ll &$rartv i1?M'lreEkv - JwfTyL navo Jppositod with tho I
WSm'SMM'JlWiiMf National City Dank, of
WsgPtya Sfflkiy MJdMjJJSmy Lynn, Mns.,?C,000 which
KBwfchrl rrMf KiifStP''Wfl iB& yfr &y will bo paid to nny person
mfiallwAgYyr ? following testimonials nro I
Lffy Hcffi&lffjft ifrttt'' fW i nj-'tt IDH. no' Ronuino, or were pub- I
tf -Lv "l 4f4E&6Ev! SUC1 before obtaining I
fin rfrfP -Jsii GSffSM thowritera'Bticcinlner- I
TkfjrjM M VarcOlTi i iXw&yj mi38'011, Lyma B. H
nf J a rSTlrri7iyrirr iMmmSSMrr Pinkiiau Medicine Co.
How shall a mother who is weak and sick with somo
female trouble bear healthy children P
How anxious women ought to be to give their children
tho blessing of a good constitution 1
Many w(omen long for a child to bless their home, hut be
caune of somo debility or displacement of the female organs,
they are barren.
Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by
Lydia E. Piiikham'3 Vegetable Compound more suc
cessfully than by any other medicine, because it gives tone
and strength to the parts, curing all displacements and in
flammation. Actual sterility in women is very rare. If any woman
thinks she is sterile, let her write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass., whoso advice is given free toall expectant or would
be mothers. x
Mrs. A. D. Jarret, Belmont, Ohio, writes:
"DearMro. Pinkham : I must writo and toll you what your Vege
tablo Compound haa dono for mo. Before taking your medicine I was uuablo
to carry babo to maturity, having lost two ono at six months and ono at
seven Tho doctor Bald next timo I would die, but thanks to Ijydia E.
Piukhnm's "Vegetable Compound, I did not dio. but am the proud
mothor of a bjx months old girl baby. She weighs nineteen pounds and
haa never seen a aiok day in her life. She is tho delight of our homo."
Mrs. Whitney's Gratitude.
"Drar Mrs. Pineham : From tho time I was sixteen years old till I
wao twonty-threo I was troubled with weakness of the kidneys and terrible
pains when my monthly periods came on. 1 mado up my mind to try your
vjm IT Jiifffr A -- v..m - vm n'i-uuit tuUttHUV liUUi J1UUJU
Wv!x$&frffSL 1 BJ?y Spy length of timo Praise God for
MRS. LZ.WrlfTNEY. BABY
coss in the future as in tho past, and may many homes bo brightened aa
mine has beou."-MRS. L. Z. Whitney, 4 Flint St., Sonrorvillo, Mass."
The medicine that cures the ills of women is
Lysii Em P$Mkhm!'&
Dnnirer In Old .SfiyliiK".
"What (i fine head your boy has," said an
admiring friend.
"Yes, replied the fond father, "he's a
chin of the old block ain't you, nivhoy?"
,fYcs, fntlier: tenehcr said yesterday that
I was a young blockhead."- Stray Stories.
ImpreHHc-il Upon llln Notice,
The various features for which the Lacka
wanna Railroad has become noted arc in
voluntarily impressed upon the notice of
the passenger, who realizes tho luxury of
hotel or club appointment in the electric
lights; the smooth-running journals of the
wheels; the extraordinary cleanliness made
possible by the use of anthracite coal, avoid
ing nil duBt and nauseating smoke; the
consciousness of being always on time
which comforts force an case of mind and
body most favorable to the enjoyment of
the unsurpassed scenery through which its
lines pass. It is hut the natural sequence
that the Lackawanna is prosperous in like
degree to its excellence of service, and its
warm friends are equal in number to its
wholo list of patrons, for once to test its
service means an ardent admirer and friend
earned for tho road. Van Etten Brcese.
A Ilronrt Hint.
Mr. Staylate Aw Miss Dimples, yon
have such dreamy eyes, donclicr know.
Miss Dimples No, I'm just sleepy; that'i
all. Ohio State Journal.
Do Your Feet Ache and Ilurnr
Shake into your nhoes, Allen's Foot-Ease
a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy, Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore-and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoo
Stores hell it, 2oc. Sample sent FREE. Ad
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Tho uses of adversity may be sweet, but
tho river is still called Salt river. Detroit
Journal.
mi i m -
Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli
ble medicine for coughs and colds. N. W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1000.
When a mad dog gets after you it'a fly.
time. Chicago DaiTjj New.
vegeuiDio ijompouna, ana was soon relieved.
The doctor said I never would bo able to go my
full time and havo a living child, as I was con
stitutionally weak. I had lost a baby at soven
months and half. Tlio next timo I continued
to take your Compound : and I said then, if I
went my full time and my baby lived to bo
three months old, I should send a letter to you.
My baby is now seven months old and is as
healthy and hearty ns any ono could wish. I
cannot express my gratituto to you. I was so
rVln f nflf T Airl isf rlnvn 4-j-t w nr l t.nK.A
pouiul; and may others who are suffering
do OS I did nrul finil i-nlinf 17lct,tnn. ...
No Eye fop Homo Comfort.
Mrs. Muggins My husband is the most
unreasonable man alive.
Mrs. Muggins What haR he done now?
"I vc been at him for six months to buy
some new furniture for the parlor, and lie
has just paid 10,000 for an old peat in tho
stock exchange." Philadelphia Record.
Ylelileil llenillly for Illm.
First Puysician Did old Coupon's case
yield to your treatment?
Second Physician It did. I treated it
m "iJ?10"8 n3d H viel(led something
like $f00. Stray Stories.
"You're a likely-looking girl," s.iid Mrs.
Hiram OUen. who was questioning a green
horn girl. "Now. how were you tiained
ac.w the water J" " 'Tis jokm' ye aie,
mum. lliero does he no trains. I waa
shipped across." Philadelphia Press.
MoepQn
Saayer's SShkers
Pajyy.or'B "Expflftlor Iti-nnd" BoIU
end Slickers aro tlio bohl wMuriiroorutir.
ninntu In tho world. Woilwih?ut S&
f iK'5n.-wri,''J'': ff?l9t.rnri Wad.
do not havo them, hi to lur ontM?..,
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