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as KIN LEY MAY APPOINT ONE
TO SETTLE CHINESE TROUBLE.
OY THINS FEASIBLE
Th Matter of Indemnity ts One)
That Is Causing Much Worry
to the Administration.
. Washington, D. C, Nov. 23. Mr. Mc
aUnley only awaits coolirmation of the
e ported disagreein-nt among the min
isters at Pekin to propose to the pow
ers a plan for taking the negotiation
aut of the hands of the envoys aod
intrusting it to the commissioners who
will meet in some European capital.
The president has no oflicial Informa
tion of a reported hitch at Pek'n. All
that is known, however, indicates that
ftis a serious difficulty, fchould the dif
ferences be settled, the commission plan,
at course, will not be broached, but the
utate department haa no expectation
that this will be the case.
The plan is to have three commis
rtoners from each country. Thin is not
new Idea of the president; it is the
plan which was favored at Washington
from the first. The other powers
thought differently, and the president
fielded for the sake of harmony. The
plan of the other powers has been tried,
.pparently proved a failure and on re
ceipt of the first definite information
proving this failure the president will
revive and press his original scheme.
The attitude of the state department
hi favor of a moderate indemnity to be
paid by China for recent outrages is
governed oy the belier that a prompt
settlement upon such a basts wiu pre-
eni quarrel among the powers, lead
ing up, perhaps, to the partition of Chi
ea or armed conflict? between those
saving me strongest military forces.
One of the propositions which It Is
(eared may gain headway In case a
large indemnity ia insisted upon is the
remanent occupation of Chinese ports
J foreign troops by way of guarantee
ing the Interest on the Indemnity.
This would amount to a new exten
sion of "spheres of Influence" and the
determination of what troops should
Occupy particular porta and how they
should be administered after occupation
wight prove an apple of discord among
the powers.
The Chinese revenues are not well
organised, except the customs under Sir
Robert Hart, and the meeting of an ex
cessive indemnity would require reor
ganisation. If this cannot be escaped
the United States will not be the suffer
ers in the long run, for their citizens
are likely to play an important part
to reorganization. If the other powers
eoatinue to insist upon an Indemnity
which is obviously beyond the power of
China to pay In principal, the United
Rates may find It advisable to support
a plan of fiscal reorganization In China
at once. It is felt that it might be bet
ter In some contingencies to provide
In advance for an international board of
seal control, rather than leave the
Batter to future conflicts amon; the
powers.
C3IDEKSED JEWS.
tfarl Braefcett. a boy U yearst of ase
sf Lincoln, III., accidentally shot and
killed Leona Mathein, aged 11.
Mr. Andrew D. White, the United
States ambassador lectured on Tolstoi
before the Berlin Woman's club.
The British and American colony of
Berlin will take part in a concert and
tall at the hotel de Rome.
Experts of gold and silver from New
Tork to all countries for the last week
aggregate Tt.rm.iss tn stiver bars and
join and 123,560 In gold.
' The Window Glass Flalteners' assn
sfation has decided by a large vote to
imalgamate with thp blowers-, gntrerers
tad cutters" unions.
The government cloth works at Herr
feld are at work day and night manu
facturing gray uniforms feir the Ger
snan troops In China, In lieu of the
present khaki.
The body of Will McNall. a young
man, was found lying In a lonely spot
near Coldwater, Mich., with the throat
eut from ear to ear. The man had been
lead for some time.
William Knoth, the concierge at tlie
American embassy, Berlin, has received
frvW'JEcnperor William a silver medal
wt fcosjor for a quarter of a century's
faithful service at the embassy.
Marry Farress. foreman of the John
Sanger company's sash, door and blind
factory. Chicago, was shot and instant
ly killed on the street by one of two
believed by the police to be strlk-
Mrs. Terry McGovern, the wife of the
pugilist, made her formal debut as an
actress on the stage of the Criterion
theater, Chicago. Saturday night. She
appeared In the same play in which her
husband enscts the role of a heroic boy
or toe streets.
With active Interference of the Rus
sian minister of worship, Dr. Studt. the
Rsr. Mr. Dickie, paptor of the Ameri
can church at Berlin, had finally over
, essat all the obstacles placed by the
CftsrtaUeaberg authorities In the way
Sf the erection of a new American
trcJi hre.
AM Interesting-Instance of profit mak
ttg It Btlltdng a by product is thedls
fMMiflon made of apricot pits by the
sjUMrs la California. Time was. not
tarns ago, when the pit was not only
WIS Uss, but a nuisance. Later It be
saass worth U a ton to he used as fuel.
XW ths uses to which It Is put are
, ajr, aad the demand U running ahead
sf tM supply. It Is mads to yield up
Is soatents -of marketable poison-'
fraM arid; It gives a Terr dettrabkr
' f r At of "almond oil;" it enters large-
r tW manufacture of candy in
.tsa Oertnany for Instance.
,' ITT twasjthtth eeatury will have
f las years, ths greatest
f vsjsUhlo. mtorday will have
y thrsa Umea. lfM, IMS, and
' .y.t hsrtlsst pasbie cats on wbch
ssluW March 11. Ths htsl
r sw that date was 111.
,'f' M that Baatsr can sec or
. 1 1 w3 sassjr hut mm tints m
Vwarr'M that sate iMt
esatary wfll
ijm win as
SC3TH 03CAXA KASKET HErtJT.
South Omaha, Neb., Nov. 14
Live stock report furnished by Uu
Flato Commission company, of Bout
Omaha, Neb.:
The cattle market at this point ha
ben very dull this week, caused prtft
cipally by the bad conditions prevailtnj
at the Chicago market. The receipts a
that point have been the heaviest a
any week since 'M. and the market haj
declined anywhere from 15 to 50 centa
ReceiptB at our market have not beet
excessive and in most cases dealer!
were able to dispose of consignment
without a great deal of peddling. Th
light weight well finished cattle hav
been in excellent demand and wert
readiiy disposed of at prices which d
not show a decline of more than 10 to
U cents for th'e week. The coarse,
heavy and unfinished cattle have been
neglected to some extent, at least until
the best were picked up, and prices for
uch kinds rtiow- a decline from last
week's figures of 15 to 25 cents.
This has been a very unsatisfactory
week for cows anil heifers, the market
being very lifeless and seeming to get
worse every day. The principal reason
for this seems to be the approach of
the holidays, when poultry Is used In
preference to all except the most choice
cuts of beef. Oood cows and heifers
show only a slight reduction, but the
common and medium kinds are fui:y a
quarter lower than last week and pros
pects for the future very unfavorable.
Every one who had feeders with
weight and quality had very easy work
to find a buyer at strong prices, but
those having common and light weight
stuff have found It very hard going and
were glad to diajjose of their holdings
at mowt any price. The eood trades
have been in active demand and prices
show a slight advance over last week,
but the common ones have been neg
lected and are not bringing as much as
they did last week.
The hog market has been very active,
this week, showing a very decided
change each morning, one day higher
and the net day lower, and with all the
change the average for each day does
not anuw an auvauce or a un-iilie or
over 5 cents, and the week closes with
prices only a shade higher than on last
Saturday.
BRYAN'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
Late Presidential Candidate Inter
viewed While In Chicago.
Chicago, III., Nov. 27. William J. Bry
an arirved in Chicago Saturday morn
ing from Lincoln. He drove to the
Auditorium Annex, where he did not
register, but was at once shown to the
room occupied by Charles A. Tbwne of
Minnesota. There he remained In con
sultation with Mr. Towne and Former
Penator Dubois of Idaho until night
when he returned tn fjincoln.
Mr. Bryan refused to sav what aa
discussed during the meeting, hut did
not deny that the future policy of the
democratic party was one of the topic
discuesed.
"I expect to remain In politics as long
as 1 live," said Mr. Bryan. "I sha3
continue to advocate and work fur the
principles for which I have foupht ro
long, i shall continue to reside in Lin
coln, Neb."
To the question of what he th mght
of the proposed reorganization of the
democratic party, he said;
"I have nothing to say on that sub
ject at this time. When the opportune
time comes for me to express myself I
shall be heard. 1 shall write my views
out carefully in order that my position
may not be misunderstood. I have nei
their the inclination nor time to do so
now.
,-I have received innumerable offers
for my services, comprising opportuni
ties in nearly all the vocations of life,
but 1 am not looking for a position
not now." and he lolned Mr. Tnwno in
a henrty laugh. "I am In the best, of
health and expect to be exceedlnelv
bufy for seme time to come. I have
not teen any of the local politicians.
I came here to consult with Mr Towns j
ana one or two other men in regard in
matters which I do not care to tall.'
about.
Mr. Eryan appeared tn the b-t of
spirits and had none of the marks of
a man crushed politically. As comparer!
to nis appearance on the evening of
election, when he plainly bore the signs
of the ftraln under which he was labor,
ing, he locked like a new man.
Kruger will Tell Truth.
Brussels. Nov. 2S. The Solr this even
Ing says Mr, Kruger on his arrival si
The Hague will ask for mediation and
if unsuccessful will make public ail thf
documents of state in his possesion,
showing the secrets of the war. Thf
paper adds that Mr. Kruger believe"
that when Kurope knows the truth it
will produce such an outburst of public
opinion that Great Britain will be com
pelled to be less harsh. The Solr add
that failing in this. Mr. Kruger wl;l
teturn to the Transvaal.
NO HOPK FOR KRUGR IN FRANCE
Paris, Nov. 28. Everything connect
ed with the arrival of President Kruger
In Paris has passed off In an orderly
manner. The people have cheered, the
president has bowed, and now th qu
il.jn arises, what has been gained? One
is compelled to answer, nothing.
Even the most hair-brained resll):?
that demonstration can merely be pln
tonlc. This even was manifest in the
attitude of the crowd. Hordes of stre-it
venders were offering Kruger buttons,
Transvaal flags and other souvenirs f'Jr
sale, but only a very few among the
cheering h.;sta dutpluyeu these badges
In their sympathy with the president
of the South African republic.
The fact is that the arrival of Krug.'r
revived memories of IS70, when M.
Thiers went on his sorrowful trip thro'
Kurope appealing for help for France.
It is felt that there Is analogy between
that Incident of the Franco-German
war snd this visit to Kurope of Kruger,
who Is also clamoring for help and In
tervention. As far as an tangible re
sule Is concerned, however, it Is the
opinion of many. In fact, of most, that
the aged Boer leader has been Ill-advised
In coming. No Intervention I prob
able. He cast the die when he Issued
his ultimatum and Invaded the enemy'
territory. He had to abide by the Issue.
Sisters will Nurse Lepers.
Washington, D. C, Nov. M. A num
ber of Franciscan sisters will leave toll
country nest week to establish an In
dustrial school In the leper settlement
at Molokal, In the Hawsllan Islands.
They intend to devote their future lire
In behalf of the lepers, and probably
will never return to their homes In the
U noted Bute. The leader of this band
Is Mother Ann M. Schilling, a native of
Syracuse, N. T. She and her compan
ions wtil start from Baa Francisco di
rect for Hawaii, beartng with them, li
to Malt thy pajejaj leasing; of Um pops.
HARD FIGHT
AMERICANS ASSAULT STRONG
FORTRESS AND IT FALLS.
FILIPINOS ARE ROUTED
3eronlmos Castle Could Not With
stand Fierce Onslaught of
U. S. Troops,
Manila, Nov. 27. The fortress of the
Insurgent chief, Geronimo, at Plnauran,
wnich the insurgents boasleu was Im
pregnable, was taken and destroyed
Thrusday afternoon by a picked force
of the Forty-second and Twenty-sev-
entn lnrantnes and troop G of the
Fourth cavalry, under Colonel Thomp
son. Geronimo and moet of the rebels
escaped,
The leader had long harassed the
Twenty-seventh Infantry, operating in
the vicinity of Kan Mateo, Munlalban
and Novailches. He was finally located
at Tlnauran, thirty-five miles north of
Manila. His poplticn was considered the
strongest In Luzon. It was a stone fort
ress surmounting a steep hill surround
ed by canons. The Spanish forces IoM
heavily in attempting to take It.
Colonel Thompson mobilized 1.000 men
st Montalban. The attack was made
upon four sides the main body under
Major Carey of the Forty-second, ad
vancing from the south; Captain Atkin
son of the Twenty-seven I h. from the
east; Captain Castool of the Twenty
seventh from the west, and Captain
Sloan of the Twenty-seventh, from the
north.
The ascents were steep and the men
climbed them by grasping the shrub
bery. It l.-nnnir'h'c - u-
column to reach the summit, but the
others arrived after three hours' climb
ing, under fire from the fortress and th
hillside intrenchments.
The enemy's force, numbering several
hundred, fled before the attackers had
reached the top. The Americans de
stroyed 1.000 Insurgents uniforms, and
scores of buildings and large quantities
or suppie and seized a barrel full of
Bocuments.
Private Hart of the Twenty-seventh
na Private Koripr.er of the Forty-sec
ond and two native scouts were killed
nd twelve of the attacking f-.rc were
wounded.
Ueutenant Frederick W. AlMaetter ol
the Lnlted ht;Ues Engineering Corps,
who was recently released 'ry the insur.
sents. arrived in Manila this evening
He had been in captivity at Bubalto
since August I. General Funston sur
rendered the rebel major. Vantuge, on
the release of Lieutenant AistaetU'r.
The latter ts well and says he receive.)
fair treatment. He escaped on S-'eptern-
Der zi, nut was recaptured.
It Is unofficially reported that Gcner.ti
Torres, the insurgent commander at
Bulacan, has been captured by General
Oram's scouts. General Grant wired
General Wheaton that the entire garrt
ton at San Jise had been captured, but
General Torres was not among them.
KRUGER'S RECEPTION 1.1 PARIS.
French Capitol Ablaze with En
thusiasm For Lion of South Africa
Paris, Nov. 27. The city cf Tai ls wel
comed Mr. Kruger in a whole-hearted
manner, according him a sincere recep
tion at the railroad station and showing
by the cheering of the crowds all along
the route that he was cordially welcome
and had the sympathy of the populace.
STORT OF THE DAT.
All of the enthuplasm and strength
which the French people have shown In
hir rreotines to Paul Kruccr. former
president of the South African republic,
since the hour of his landing at Mar
seilles, have been repeated on his trip
to the capital, from Dijon, where he
rested at night, concluding with a
grand triumphal entry, made so by the
people themselves. Into Paris.
Mr. Kruger and party entered the
train at Dijon at 6:30 a. m., the saloon
cars there being attached to the train
de luxe from the Riviera ten Paris. From
that time thousands cheered him at ev
ery station, at last, as Paris was ap
proached, crowding to the tops of the
trains, roofs of coal sheds and every
conceivable point of vantage along the
tracks.
This, however, was merely a foretaste
of the spectacle which greeted Mr. Kru
gers eyes when the train steamed into
the station Itself. Notwithstanding the
stringent precautions to admit only
ticket holders Into the statlun, a Urn6
assemblage filled the building, while
through the open doors could be seen a
huge concourse of people gathered In
the courtyard outside. The mayor and
municipal councillors, a number f sen
ators, deputies, army officers and re
porters were mustered on the platform,
where the mayor welcomed him.
KROGEB'S RPEKCH.
Replying to the address of the Paris
Boer committee at the railroad, station,
Mr. Kruger said:
"I am deeply touched by the sympa
thy the populations of all the French
towns I have passed through have dis
played toward me by such striking dem
onstrations. I have seen gathering on
my soil thousands of Frenchmen and I
thereby realise that all Frenchmen,
like myself, are convinced of the Justice
of oar cause.
"We are seeking to maintain our In
dependence, feeling that the Independ
ence of the people in Itself guarantees
pace. It Is to obtain this peace, found
ed on liberty snd Justice, that we art
Struggling on the soli of the two re
public, and that I. myself, have come
to Europe. Never will I dream of solic
iting the least favor of an unjust char
acter. I hsve clearly proved this by
never ceasing to ask for arbitration snd
that Is whst I still demand.
"In order to accomplish this work I
rely on the good offices of the people,
and especially on the sympathy of ths
French people."
Mr. Kruger at his hotel received In
rapid succession a number of delega
tions, Including one from the nstlonsl
tot deputies, headeo by MM. Mine vole
ad La aces. II afterward received the
r refect of police. M. Lepine, and M- de
(Hotels Mareull. a brother of the fa
sjmM French colonel, who was killed hi
mtk AMa while, (tenting with the
THE CROPS Gf EUROPE.
A General Resume of ths Condltlor
of All Growths Abroad.
Washington. D. C. Nov. 28 Europe
an reports to the department of fcgrl
culture show that the conditions of fal
sown wheal, spelt and rye In Germany,
i officially reported by theGt-rmr n s a.
tlstical office, is considerably above me
dium. The preliminary oflicial cr p s-
timate of French cereal crops for ll'Oi
shows the production of 43.6J2.4JS bush
els of barley and 252,S77,!1S bushels !
oats. The final estimate for the li'Jf
crops is for 43,306,122 bushels of barij
and 27o.i3,5. bushels of oat? Until
grains were a little llghier in yleli
than In 1MO, besides returning a small' t
yield per acre in measured bunhels.
Ct)ir,porlon of the wheat, niacin, r -
barley and oats production in France
for ten years shows that each of thes
crop Is below the decennial average
as well as below the crop of though
the deficit an com pu red with the decen
nial average is small in tlie cane i.f (h
more Important cereais.
The Unal general memorandum of th.
Inoian government on the- sugar lanf
crop for the season l'ft-lit'iO shows tn it
in both Northern and Southern India
the season began well for this crop am)
the area planted was larger than in
1:!H, being approximately equal to tl.5
average. Failures of rain, however,
later seriously Injured the crop. In
Punjab dlfctrlct at least one-third of (he
crop was lost, and the crop of tb!
northwe.'t provinces was estimated fil
only 62 per cent, but In Bengal an 1
Madras provinces from itl to S7 per cent
of an average crop was realized.
The area under rice in the IWi-W-O
sermon is estimated at approximately
&2.OU0.0UO acres, somewhat smaller than
In IS'jS, but more than the average. The
yield was estimated at somewhat over
21i.31f,.Oo tons, belnsr. like the area, small,
er than that of l ist year. This reduc
tion Is in Madras and Bengal provinces.
German government advice from CliHi
reports that for the firyt six months of
this year the weather has been favor
able to the whpat newly sown for the
crop of lltOO-01, and that for the s.im
period the Chilian exports of wheal
r very Kimair due to the short crop
of 1S!)9-19(H). The Roumanian govern
ment reports (tlve 3.S-S.M1 acres o(
whe:it in 190. with a production
462.W3 bushels.
THE TERRIBLE TURK.
Sultan Does Not Seem Much Im
pressed by Uncle Sam's Talk.
Washington. I. C. Nov. 2S. Th
Turkish authorities having refused U
grant an exequatur to Dr. Thimas II,
Norton to act as United States consu'
at Harpoot. the indications point t(
some retaliatory meaaurps on the pari
of our government In the near future
The Turkish contention now is tha
they permitted a I'nlled States conul
ate to be established at Krzeroum un
der an implied understanding that th
United States would abandon Its clalrr
to a consulate at Harpoot. That therr
was some shadow of foundation for thii
undertaking it is admitted, but It Is still
the purpose of the United States to es
tablish this consulate because tht
British govern-nent has since been ir-
milted to locate a consul at HaMoot,
and. under the favored nation clause ol
our treaty with Turkey, the United
States glvernment claims the samd
commercial privilege as Great Britain.
The last adverse decision of the Tur
kish government In this matter has nol
modified the orders to the big battle
ship Kentucky to proceed from Naplct
to tvnyrna.
A'Farmer's Luck,
Binghampton, N. T., Nov. 28. Frank
I in B. Ainsworth has fallen heir to ISC,-
000.
Ainsworth Is a farmer at Afton and
has had all he could do to keep bodj
and soul together.
While Ainsworth wts driving alonr
he saw a man struggling In the wuter.
He went to the drowning man's rescue
and finally succeeded In bringing him
to the shore.
The man arked Ainsworth his name
and said that he. would hear from him
sometime. Ainsworth did not learn th
man's name, but afterward heard that
he was spending the summer In a camp
near the river.
Last week he received a letter from a
lawyer in Philadelphia, stating that a
man had died tn that city who had lefr
his money to Ainsworth because he had
once saved his life.
Industrial Convention.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 28. The pre
liminary work for the approaching
southern industrial convention has been
about completed, and now the local
committees are actively engaged In ar
ranging for the comfort and pleasure
of the delegates and visitors who may
be in attendance on the same.
Tlie local Ccunc.ll of Women, an or
ganization with a membership of some,
thing over 500, have tendered their ser
vices to the committee on arrange
ments for such aid as they can render
In making the gathering a credit to
Nw Orleans. These ladlps will look
after the comfort and pleasure of any
lady visitor who may come to the con
vention, and will likewise lend to Itf
different sepalons the encouragement of
their presence. The place for holding
the convention Is Tulane Hall.
Irrlgatlonlsts Conclude,
Chicago, 111.. Nov. ?. The Ninth Na
tlonal Irrigation congress decided to
hold two congresses next year, the flr.i.
at Colorado Springs either Just before
or Just after the trans-Mlsslsslppl con
gress, and the second at Buffalo In Oc
torxr. during the Pan-American exposi
tion In that city. Thomas F. Walsh of
Colorado, the new president of the con
gress, made an address. In which be
urged that the size of farms be reduced
and that the worklngmen be given op.
port unity to obtain homes.
W I to her aft In Praotlco.
Cshto, Cal., Nov. 21. That the prac
tice of witchcraft has not been aban
doned by some of the remsinlng Indlar
tribes In California is shown by newt
from Kablsallah of the poisoning of a
little Indian girl by an aged medlcln;
man named Locklan.
It was declared by ths medicine mar
that the child must die in oiJtr lo r
store her elder sister to heal'h. A (ta
days later tht youaft; rrirl Jled by
poison and Locklsn is accused of bet
murder. Kablsallah Is a small oesit
town on tha sits of an abandoned lo
diaa rtservttioa.
STEAMER 60ES DOWI WITH ALL
Twenty-Six People Find a Grave
In the Lower St. Lawrence.
Quebec. Nov. 2s News Is received
here that the steamer ft. Olaf. which
had been coasting between this port
snd Point Aus Esquimaux In the lower
St. Lawrence for the last two years,
has become a total wreck off Seven
Islands, and that her cn-w was entirely
lost. Captain Lrfmaistre, in command
of the steamer, and several of the offi
cers and his crew belonged to this city.
The tirst dispatch from Seven Islands
brought but very meager news and it
was only late In the afternoon that
Messrs. Frailer & Co., owner of the
steamer, were informed of the extent
of the dlHHM.r. Besides the nlnet-en
men of Inn steamer's crew. It wus learn
ed I hat Heven passengers had also per
ished. The St. Olaf left here on Hunday
m..mtn 1nUl .... t..,.. '. .-tn ft LV.ttl- I
,..,r,i t-Vim..n.'W.uii
passengers and a large cargo. All ap- , leaders here anticipate a full attend
parently went w ll on the way down : ance In both the senate and house.
and the steamer left Immediately on
her return irip to tills port. The last
n. wg h-4.nl of the Bt. olaf was that she
had left Pheldrake on Wednesday and
shortly after thl (he signal station dis
patches reported rough weather wilh
g;rli s of wind and snow, and It Is cup- j
posed that during one of the.e gales ;
the tit. Olaf ran ashore on one of the '
rocks at the entrance of the Seven Isl- j
amis, as the diHpatch states that she
wast wrecked on Heven Inlands. Her
master was well and favorably known !
is a careful and skillful navigator and
has been a resident of this city fur
mirif year.
ON A BAD HUSBAND'S TRAIL.
Nebraska Woman Creates a Scene
In New York Police Court.
New York, Nov. 27. With a 3-yrar-oli
child in her arms, money and a pis
tol In her pocket, and a thirst for ven
geance in her heart, a well dressed, de
lermined looking woman stood before
Magistrate Kramer In the liee avenue
police court, In Williamsburg, charged
with vagrancy.
"I am Mrs. Claudia Staples, 27 years
aid," she said. "I have traveled from
Nebraska with my Ixtby in my arms to
find my husband. I will shoot him on
fight. My father Is a ranchman near
Omaha. Neb., and owns considerable
property. Eleven years ago Edwin Sta
ples came to the ranch with a hrd
luck Mory, and my father, taking pity
on him, gave him employment. He
worked on the farm for two years.
Then he asked me to marry him. and I
consented. About eighteen months ego
my husband began to be mixed up In
questionable horse dealings. One morn
ing he was missing. 1 heard that hf
had gone to Minnesota, and taking my
child. I started out to Ond him. He left
the town the day before my arrival. 1
learned later that he was In Chicago.
I was a day late there. I remained in
Chicago until fonr weeks ago. Know
ing that my husband had relatives liv
ing In Twenty-third street. New York.
I came here. I have not yet been able
lo find my husband's relatives."
Mrs. Staples was found with her child
at 3 o'cloc k in the morning sleeping in
the hallway of a dwelling at Manhat
tan avenue and Box street, Williams
burg, by a poilceman.
After hearing the woman's story.Mag
Istrate Kramer dismissed the charge
against her snd the wronged wife went
tiut Into the street again to look for hat
husband,
t'he had considerable money.
D0IN6S AND SAYIN6S.
The "skceter" snd the skater.
"She has a natural manner." "That's
where her manner differs from her hair
and teeth."
The vice president of the freshman
class at Badi lirfe Is Helen Keller, who
Is deaf and dumb and blind.
English "auto" Ounoers rnnirropnw
a uniform advance of about 20 per cent
In the price dt their vehicles.
There Is a flourishing kindergarten
school In Chlcaao for colored children.
They take kindly to the process.
The royal army clothing factory of
CJreat Britain has only two commls
sloncd officers, a director and a doctor.
It Is Inf rred that the St. Louis man
who committed suicide In Chicago
iidn't want to be found dead In SL
Louis.
New Orleans seems to be a queer
V)rt of place for William Dean Howelsi
lo go to obtain material for a realistic
novel.
Pleasant news comes from Washing
ton that the war taxes are to be r
Jticed. Very properly, the stamp taxes
will go first.
Illinois is so used to electing Cullom
lenalor that he has on his side all the
sdvantage which comes from the power
of hablL
A Billvllle dispatch says: "Every
thing quiet, Only one republican
lynched and we hud a grudge against
him long 'fore the election."
North Carolina Is an old state full
f early and later American history,
but It never had a Stat Historical as
sociation until a few davs ago.
Within less than a year from Its
erection the motor vehicle stable if
Harvard university, Cambridge, hit
open Increused to twice Its original
KlZO. ,
Austrian automobile manufactured
are not able to compete with forell
builders and have asked the govern'
ment to Impose heavy duties on Imi
ported venlcl-s
"Do you like your new cook V "Oh,
yes; I haven't turn my silk cspe bui
once since she came, but gracious, I'm
not going to bother about a little thin
like that."
During the recent maneuvers of thi
P.ritlsh fleet at Smyrna communica
tion between the ships was made at a
distance of sixty miles by means of
wireless telegraph.
WlK-n captured. Alvord, the default
ing New Tork bank teller, expressed
a desire lo take his medicine snd get
It over with. The authorities are dis
posed to respect his wishes.
There Is a good deal of resemblance
between the way the big. ranged
chrysanthemums wear their leavfs and
the style In which fashionable younx
women dress their hslr.
A wise and upright Virginia Judgt
leddes that woman Is the hesd of tht
Jr.2?' '? th foot- '""is the
tht most ancient times.
A Norwegian carriage builder Is ex
pcrlmentlng with Norway peat for fue
for self-propelled steam vehicles. Com-
iTSm4 U! brt. " thai
Hjrlll glvt even better servto tail
CONGRESS
ADVANCE GUARD GATHERING
AT WASHINGTON.
Interesting Gossip From the Na.
tlonal Capital Incident to
the Opening of Congress.
Washington, D. S., Nov. 24. Notwlth-
j rtanding the fact that congress will re
j assemble within a very few days, In-
vcstlgatlon proves that at this writing
! not more than one-half of the mem
bers have arrived In the capital city.
When congreF. meets.
however, the
j wh he cf,ngre((f!m,.n art. omewhat
! , ....
i dilatory in arriving, it can be stated as
a fact that the members of the "third
lios.se" have been on the ground for
several days. It Is pretty generally un
derstood that the third house means the
usual lobby which Is assembled at thn
national capital when congress con
venes;. The lobby Is on the ground
early this full for the reason that Its
members anticipate that a good deal nf
money wilt be distributed among them,
through legislation In which they are
interested, at the coming session. With
out doubt, the three monlhs In which
congress will deal with legislative mat
ters this winter, the third houxe will
gather in more money than within any
like period In recent congresses.
This lobby made a good deal of money
out of the Montana senatorial contest
last winter. Just how much was turned
into the pockets of the smooth gentle
men, who make Washington their head
quarters, of course cannot be estimat
ed. It Is generally understood, how
ever, that It ran Into the hundreds of
thousands. The Montana senatorial
contest, however, did not furnish all' th
funds for the lobby last winter. A good
deal of money was spent In furthering
the Interests of the national shipping
subsidy bill, which senator Hanna so
Industriously "worked" to get through
not only the senate, but the house as
well, Mr. Hanna failed to Induce both
houses to push through I he measure
which had bec-n drafted and fathered
y him.
The bill was so amended in the house
that the Ohio senator could not have
mistaken it for his own when some of
the shrewd westerners got through
w ith It Mr. Hanna also had trouble In
forcing the subsidy bill he favored last
winter because of the opposition of
former Senator Quay of Pennsylvania
and his friends both In and out of con
Brers. Mr. Hanna. who Is pretty well
known In Washington, but not outside,
"played even" with the Pennsylvania
politician by preventing him from se
curing his scat In the I.?nlted States
senate by grace of the appointment of
Oovcrnor Stone. These two politicians.
It is now understood, have burled the
hatchet and therefore the new subsidy
bill, which. It Is thought here, will be
perfectly satisfactory to all Interested,
may become a law, though it Is still
believed that It will be necessary to giv,
the third house a chance at some of tht
money that will be In circulation. In
order to bring shout such a result.
The senate this winter will have an
.iT r.,viu,c ir-foir H which wiii snvt
the dignified men In this branch ol
congress some trouble to dispose of In
the event that they are unable to
mother It In committee. The measure
referred to is the bill providing for the
election of members to the Unlld
States s.-imit- by the direct vote or the
people. In the session last winter. !l
will tHt recalled that It was prevented
rrom coming before the senate by th
committee to which It was Intrusted.
.No report was made upon It by the
committee and, as Is well known. It
could not be forced to make a report of
the pros and cons of this measure It
Is not unlikely that the bill will ' b
smothered ugaln at this coming session.
This, of course, Indicates that the mem
oers of the senate are not disposed to
a low such a measure to become a law
Furthor than this, slates often go half
represented In view of the fact that
legislatures are In deadlock, and often
these deadlocks are brought about by
the unlawful use of money. Political
reformers know this to be a fact, and
If the people had the power to elect
'heir renalors, the same us they do their
national representatives snd state offi
cers, these scandals which have been
before the United States for the Inst
ten years could be avoided and a better
class of men chosen to represent these
states In their representative hall.
While this bill may not become a law
t this session, the political reformers
anticipate favorable action upon a
measure of this kind within s very few
years.
It Is history that a good many of the
new states have been crippled by Ihs
failure of their legislatures to elect sen
ators, and these failures are due lo th
fact that money has often been Illegally
used to bring about an election. In
addition to the trouble this has given
Ihe slates, the United States congress
has been forced to listen to the airing
of soiled linen between the contestant
In stairs where there were senatorial
deadlocks snd the air tn the national
capital has been anything but purified
by the stories told in these senatorial
conflicts. The end of these contests,
by the way. Is not yet in sight. The
prospect at pres;nt seem to foreshad
ow a failure to elect two senators by
Ihe Nebraska legislature which will as
semble on January I, next. The repub
lican majority on Joint ballot Is so ei
ceedlngly small, and In view of the
fact Ihst there are two big prizes In
tore and perhaps s score of contestanli
for them, that s deadlock Is predicted
by both republlrans, demo. rats and
populists now In this city. These con
tests will go on until the law providing
for the election of Untied States sena
tors Is so changed that the people will
choose their own representatives In tht
upper branch of the national eongresf
fL..1.1 M ,b "btrt of tht ttett
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