UNGLE BILL
1 01 Q$jt0 7
rsiC ha charms ter soothe
the savage breast anil make
the pensive one savage." re
marked Uncle Bill, as he
threw a book of instructions on the
rr;an'!f.lin. upon the editor desk and
8K!r!. "1 tiat'ti a relic, as fur as I'm eon-
cerrcri."
"What have you been doing with this
book?' atkfd the editor. as he picked
It up a iv; examined the contents.
"er k.n always put it . down as a
fact, rt.at a durn fool'U do some fool
ish things, an- I ain't no exception ter
the rtaie." replied 1'ncie Bill. "I went
an' Jined the Mandolin school. A fel
ler cAd.f o;it to Shake Rag an' pot up
a club where all a feller had ter pay
was $18.00 with a $12.00 mandolin
thrown in. Say, gee whizz, that wa
the snap I d been lookin' fur, 'cause
I've been a musicker all my life."
"Yes. music is heavenly," said the
editor, and "I suppose you have taken
to it on mat account.
"Rome on 'em when they sing an'
play roll up their eyes an' gaze up
ward an' at one time I thought that it
was sublimity, caused from the music
in their win Is, but I've changed my
mind an' now think it was caused from
water on the brain, instead uv eny
heavenly effect what the music had on
'em. while they was singin," said Un
cle Bi'l."
"I do not quite understand yon,"
Raid the editor. "What makes you be
lieve that it was water on the brain?"
"It' plain ter be seen that music
Is a stranger ter yer." interrupted Un
cie Bill, '"cause a feller what's had
eny music in him. hag had the prob
lem solved when he was serenadin' his
girl, while the ole man would dash a
bucket full uv water down on bis
brain. That's why they always look up
when they are a singin' or playin. It's
out ut force uv habit, from gittin' wa
ter on the brain, but I must return ter
the mandolin question. Now if there's
eny kind uv music that a person '11 go
deify over, it's the chills an' fever mu
sic uv the mandolin."
"I do not care for It. unless accom
panied by some other Instrument," re
marked the editor.
"Wall, there wag 'bout 50 uv us old
'geeaere' jined the school an' paid our
118 00."
"Did you pay in advancer asked the
editor.
"We paid when we took the first
lesson." mid Uncle Bill. "He started
In by teachin' on us the 'scale.' .We
started in with Do. ra, an" so on up
ter do agin, an then we went down
ter do. an' then the teacher said we'd
better 'dough up' ter him. so we all
paid our money an' had that off uv our
minds, an' tried ter git the music on.
Instead, but somehow or other every
note I d strike sounded like plunk, an'
Cry Wj
.'J.
Sounded Like Piunk.
I couldn't furgit the $18.00 I'd paid,
so there I was a pound in' away, eight
een plunks, eighteen plunks, on til I
got dizzy a hearin' uv it. but I was
bound ter learn the durn thing, if I
broke a leg a doin' uv It Helen said
Fhe could throw dishes acros the room
at the dish pan and make better music,
hut I didn't care fur that, I wanted ter
git fo'st I could stir the mush clear
from the bottom, like the professor did,
when he was finishin' a piece, but 1
aw like a buckln' brortcho, I had ter
be broke far It first an' so I went out
side uv the hrme an' played an' sung
ontil Helen broke cross Iota fur Wid
der Baxters, an' the dog give me a sort
uv a pitiful look an' scooted out the
gate with his tail between his legs, an'
the hop come up ter the fence a
sqnealin'. It put me in mind ur 'Boy
hood's Happy Home Down on the
Farm.' when every one waa a trrap
pin. I was Jest m'l.ln' things Jingle
when my fale teeth fell out an' inter
the hole uv the mandolin, an' that
seemed ter bite off all uv the music
there was In my soul fur the time beln',
'cause I couldn't rattle the durn teeth
not spite nv all I could do. I waa
thakln' away at It as Helen come bark.
She give me a sympathetic look, an'
aid: 'Play with that awhile an' I will
ami John np town after a rattlebox
vtth a whistle on It' "
A kill to make voting at elections
eompalaory. which It to be iatrodaced
Into the Preach ekambar by ML Georges
Larry, provides Oust car parson ab
raiaing from rottac at eltctloms shall
h kits masse displayed oa the door
ti ta tova kali, pay a tea of from I
ti M Arms, tad be dtafraacklaed aad
r J fttM for aay pabUe of-
':t-
f ewtmta Mat 2t
u r:-ra3 tsa-
; wft-n
J K-X l JO t few
saw-
i f i S u
2 I
"That tu a hard nib." remarked the
editor. "How did you get your teeth
out?"
"Busted the top off a the durn box,
an' since that I bin usin' uv it fur a
swill dipper. It's a good thing ter fee
!l W iSTSJJf :
! W 4
3 v e r s
Good Thing Ter Feed Hogs With.
hogs with. ' I got my teeth an' I ain't
goin' ter bite on eny skin game with
'em agin, 'cause I've learned that a
feller can git a mandolin like that fur
a dollar-an'-a-half, an' it's high even
at that, for I can git a Jewsharp fur
two cents an' make more music on our
uv them than I ever could on a manda
lln, besides. Helen says, an alarm clssj
has the right kind uv git up an' g"
music fur us, an' 1 guess she's 'DOi
right; at least I'm goin' ter tie ter V
clock an' jewsharp fur a few years
yet"
TESTING A DIAMOND.
How to Ditingtiieh a Good Specimen
of the Gem.
Philadelphia Record: "No," said the
dealer, "you don't need to he an expert
in-order to be able to tell a good dia
mond from a poor one, Tou nd only
to have common sense and good eyes
and a magnifying glass. First you ex
amine the diamond's table. The tmble
Is the surface, and it should be per
fectly octagonal. Then examine the
circumference, and if that is round the
gem is. at least, you may be sure, well
cut. v ,
"Now. for flaws, you look Into the
diamond, using the glass here, for tk
reason that a flaw imperceptible to tk
naked eye will often lower a gem's vara
50 or 60 per cent. Flaws in diamond n
semble those little feather marks In k
that we so often see, though scratrk
on the surface are lso flaws. If none
are to be found you study next the col
or, remembering that the steel blue, be
cause It is the most brilliant, is the
most desirable and costly hue. and that
the white comes next. Yellowish or
off-color stoneg are practically worth
less, but a perfect violet or amber, or
rose diamond brings a fancy price.
"Study finally the depth and weight,
and if the depth Is good you won't be
cheated If you pay $150 or $160 a carat
for your stone. Before the South Afri
can war you'd only have to pay $100.
but $150, thanks to this war. and to the
diamond trust, and to the heavier cus
toms duty, is now the market price."
Right Side Wears Most.
Kansas City Journal: "The Journals
in street ear trucks always wear out
on the right side first." said an expert
In traction mechanics, the other day.
"That's because the majority of people
are right-handed. This sounds funny,
but it's a fact'. Right-handed people
involuntarily choose a seat on the
right-hand side of the car. and most
people standing tip reach for a sf
cn the right side.
"Any conductor will tell you that 1 te
right-hand seats always fill up beft t
the seats on the left, and if you ma :
it a point to count the number of pr
sons occupying seats in a crowded car
you'll almost invariably find that there
re more people squeezed into the
right-hand seats than In the left This,
with the majority of standing passen
gers holding on to the right-hand
straps, throws most of the weight on
the right wheels, and the extra friction
grinds the right side Journals down be
fore those on the left are much worn."
Breeding: Cavalry Horses.
Dr. Ieonard Pearson, the state veter
inarian and dean of the veterinary
school of the University of Pennsylvan
ia, in his report from the Committee on
Animal Husbandry to the annual meet
ing of (he P&inaylvania State Veterin
? rv society, spoke very favorably of the
bill pending before Congress which pro
poses a system of breeding horses for
cavalry under government Inspection,
the hope being that this would lead to a
more general scientific breeding of
horns. The bill proposes a govern
ment inspection and certificate for stal
lions favorable for the breeding of cav
alry horses. In tbls way It Is hoped tz
educate the general public up to the Im
portance of the subject In forelgr
countries it Is found that this com
has rapidly Increased the value of ttr
horse stock of the nation. Dr. Pearswu
intimated that if this method were
adopted, "mere horses" would no long
er be found In the markets, but horses
bred and specially fitted for a purpose.
The matter was referred to a committee
with a suggestion that they favor the
bill In Its broadest scope.
William J. Bryan has given to West
Virginia university at Morgantoww, W.
Vs.. 1260, the Income of which la to be
awarded annually to tb student of the
on! r entity who arisen ta the beat orig
inal essay oa "The Science of Govern
ment." . Oaa of taa baaks of the town
has takes the money and sroortaed to
say tar esat tatertat oa It , .
C'BMf'l Uoyd Wbeatoa la my aop
mLjt x Vkm soldiers la ma Phlllp
atect, t.l r-naft of aim among tatm
sstva u J Cat" ft m a Csvertto
t dt ta $z:t suar, awasm h
PAKir row xovrmm.
Polemics Over Statues to Balzac and
General XcXahon.
Paris Correspondence Pall Mall Ga
leae: After 5o years, Balzac Is to have
his statute set up in the streets of Par
is. The announcement has been mad'?
many times before, but now there
reems "no possible probable doubt"
The difficulty, all along, has been the
site. Naturally, the proper one was at
the corner of the rue Balzac and the
avenue Friedland, the spot nearest
where his bouse was, but the town of
Paris would not hear of It But the
prefect of the Seine has interposed and
has gives, hia -authority ,ao that . the
work of erecting this presentment in
ftone of the author of the "Coinedie
Humaine" may begin at once. The
statue should be in its place on the
birthday anniversary of Balzac, in Au
gust. There are people who find that
the selected work of the Immortal por
trayer of human sentiment and hu
man phases is extremely ugly. Indeed,
it was much criticised when exhibited
in the Salon three years ago.. It repre-f-enui
Balzac sitting down, and in its
massiveness and lack of expression con
trasts, say the critics, with the living
beauty of the marble of Rodin, whose
work was passed by the official adjudi
cators. There is always the qnestlon of a
statue to agitate artistic opinion in
Paris and to excite polemics in the
newspapers. For instance, Victor Hu
go's Is still wandering In the wilder
ness siteless though a month hence
they will be celebrating the centenary
of his birth by an Imposing fete to
which the government has lent Its
countenance.
Meanwhile, the bimt of another fa
mous man has come to enrich the Army
museum. It is that of MacMahon. giv
en by his son. It Is presently to be
followed by the marshal's portrait by
Horace Vernet These gifts have serv
ed as a happy pretext for reviving the
story of that celebrated mot, "J y suis.
J'y reste." said to have been uttered by
the French general at Sebastopol. Did
he really say It. or has It no better
foundation than that other utterance of
Cambronne. which he never could re
member having said? Unfortunately.
MacMahon recollection with regard to
bis raying was equally, at sea. Howev
er he did say it; it is established with
out Ionbt by Sir Michael BIddiilph. the
black rod of the English house of lords.
M. Germain Bapst. who is a well-known
authority on military history, and lec
tured with much acceptance during the
exhibition, wrote to Slr Michael, who
was on the English commander's staff
at Sebastopol. to establish the facts.
1 his leter, which is a long and Interest
ing one, is now published for the flrt.'t
time. It was in the hottest part of
the battle; MacMahon had launched his
division against iialakoff. The Eng
lish had advanced from their trenches
to the assault of a redoubt, but It look
ed, from the fierce resistance of the
Russians, and from their being no shel
ter from the fire, .that they would be
forced to retire. The writer of the let
ter tefls us that he ran 'round in the
trenches to see what was passing on'
the French side. He penetrated to the
outer trenches, and there, where the
balls rained hottest, sat MacMahon on
a cross-bench directing the resistance.
It was a hand-to-hand fight. Biddulph
suggested to MacMahon that he should
be allowed to warn the English gener-al-in-chlef
of his situation. The gen
eral, who remained superbly calm, said:
"Vous pouvez dire au generale. An
glalse que J'y suls et que J'y reste." It
is comforting. Indeed, to have one of
our traditions so well supported.
FALSE ANTIQUES.
More Fraudulent than Genuine Spec
imens Sold in Paris.
Century; In the way of carved fur
niture, I am afraid that there are more
fraudulent antiques than genuine In the
Paris shops today. There Is one deal
er In particular who, when closely
questioned as to the origin of certain
LouIb XV. sideboards and tables he has
for sale, will tell you they come from
the chateau of Chenonceaux, the fa
mous little palace where the fair Diane
4e Poitiers once lived and loved; and
in proof of It he will show you a bill
of sale, duly stamped and authenticat
ed, of a certain lot of furniture sold
to htm in 1863 from the chateau. Hun
dreds of persons, doubtless many
Americans among them, have bought
those Chenonceaux tables and buffets,
and have seen that precious document,
which, no doubt, is good as far as It
goes. Unfortunately, according to a
rival dealer, that bill of sale covered
only two sideboards and three tables
from Chenonceaux. notwithstanding
which. Chenonceaux tables and chairs
have been pouring forth from the little
shop In a steady stream for the iast
20 years enough to freight an ocean
steamship. The widow's cruse of oil
wi nothing to It I do not doubt that
if I were to order 50 Chenonceaux ta
bles tomorrow the proprietor of the
shop would agree, with a twinkle of In
telligence, to fill the order within a
reasonable time.
Some time ago the neighbors of a
certain petty furniture dealer In In
don romplalnea of the constant pistol
shooting In the tradesman's back yard.
Hauled before a magistrate the man tes
tified that he was a reputable manufac
turer of "antique" oak chests, and that
It was necessary to fire bird shot at his
new chests In order to give them a
worm-eaten appearance; which anec
dote recalls to me that I once saw In
the window of a brlc-a-brae shop In
Ptraaburg this announcement: "The
Newest Things In Antiquities."
Xa Mew York.
Father What ar your prospects?
Suitor I have suits pending against
the tunnel, subwsy and hotel managers
and four automobile owners.
Father Take her, my boy, and be
happy.
Alexander H. Rice baa been appoint
ed to tahs charge of taa Latla depart
ment of the OoHagc of Arts. Bostoa.
Ha Is at araatat Js Soma, Italy, where
as has fessa stadylac dartag Us last
yaw at the iannasa icasel for
DRAMATIC INCIDENT
IX TBS POLITICAL AFFAIRS OP
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
President of Paraguay Compelled to
Reiigu at Point of Revolver
and Then Locked Up.
Asuncion letter: The little republic
of Paraguay has been recently engaged
in a revolution of a very surreptitious
character In which the press has been
the principal sufferer, the reporters of
each of the local papers having fallrn
In tbe fusillade of bullets, which fol
lowed the attempt to depos- Pretident
Aceval.
The-coup d'etat wsH-brought bct
in a somewhat remarkable manner,
strongly savoring of the tricks of the
Venetian politicians of the Middle
Ages.
A number of the political opponents
of Dr. Aceval. the president, formed
a secret plot to depose him. Intending
to smuggle him out of the country be
fore his supporters could rally to the
rescue. These enemies, by means of
a fale decoy letter, obtained posses
sion of the president, whom they took
In a closed carriage to the home of one
of the revolutionists. A paper con
taining hix voluntary resignation was
then lain before him and he tras per
suaded to sign it before his brains were
blown out for causing delay in the mat
ter. He was finally promised his free
dom and sufficient caah for his imme
diate wants upon his arrival In a for
eign country if be would sign the doc
ument and go without trouble aboard
the first ship for Europe leaving Asun
sion. which place he would leave prac
tically as a prisoner.
The signature to the document was
secured from him. but an attempt to
get him aboard the vessel or to induce
him to carry out his promise to the ex
tent of formally resigning proved fu
tile anu it was found necessary to con
fine him In the barracks.
This was followed by a lively scno
In the house of congress. Upon hear
ing of the forced resignation of the
president a number of his partisans op
poped the action about to be taken by
congress, declaring that if the govern
ment or people were dissatisfied with
the president the proper course was to
summon him before the bar of the
hoiiFe and Impeach him openly.
During the heated discussion that
followed' the members of the revolu
tionary party became very aggressive
and were on the point of putting the
matter to a vote when a young lad who
It is said was related to Aceval, dis
charged his revolver.
Weapons were promptly produced
and dodging behind desks the members
commenced attempting to pot one an
other. When the military arrived a
stop was put to the scene of confusion.
General Cahallero threatening to blow
the place to pieces by means of ma
chine guns unless the fusillade ceased.
The general himself was wounded
and with Dr. Insfran, a member of Aoe
val's government, and the two report
ers, were the only persons seriously
Injured and killed.
Many of the members and persons In
the house were found to be wounded
slightly, including a number of citizens
who had unwittingly got mixed up in
the fracas.
Dr. Aceval was elected In 1808 for a
term of six years, and therefore had
only two years more to serve. The new
constitution, under which tbe present
congress acts, was passed In 1S70. It
is modeled on that of the Argentine
confederation, the legislative authori
ty being vested In a congress of two
houses, and the executive in a presi
dent elected for six years. Paraguay
was. until 1S76, virtually a province of
Brazil, being occupied by 'Brazilian
troops.
The United States interests here are
comparatively small. The central de
partment, in which the capital. Asun
cion, is 8ituat1, contains nearly one
third of the whole Inhabitant. The
capital Itself contains about 30,000 and
the entire country 600.000, or about half
thj number there before the war with
Argentine, Brazil and Uruguay. The
exports of the country were !n 1S00,
$21 m.m and imports $20,977,419.
Tbe last president Gonzales, was
surreptioiisly deposed a few years ago
and deported on an outgoing steamer
In the same manner that It was In
tended to dispose of President Aceval
BERNARDO SA VILLA.
AFTER HUGO, 8ILEHCX.
The Great French Author's Immense
Appreciation of Himself.
Boston Herald: It was a quarter of
a century ago that the writer of this
paragraph first saw Victor Hugo, the
centenary of whose birth was recently
celebrated. It was at a congress of
European authors, assembled In Paris
to discuss the question of International
copyright. Nearly all the distinguished
authors then living were present at
this Cxingitf. -- !;;go presided. Cn
his right was . M. Leon, then French
Minister of public Instruction, and on
his I'-ft was Turgenleff, the great Rus
sian novelist It was the opening day
of the congress, and Hugo delivered an
address of welcome to the delegates.
At the conclusion of hjs address, a
delegate arose and began to discuss tbe
question before the congress. He had
not spoken a dozen words when the
presiding officer rapped him to order,
"p'llence:" said the president, "nobody
tlnl after Hugo. Tbe congress is
adjourned until tomorrow;" There
wss no dissent from this ruling of Pres
ident Hugo, and the delegates dis
persed. It was an Impressive demonstration
of Hugo's tremendous appreciation of
himself, as well as of the profound re
spect In which he was held by bis liter
ary contemporaries.
Grateful.
Clerk I would Ilka to get off early,
sir, as my wife wants me to do some
odd Jobs around the house while It la
light enough.
Manager Can't possibly do It
Clerk Thank yon, air. You are very
kind. Puck.
"You aay O'Haansgjui leaves the or
phans' horns a 'large legacy r "Bed ad.
It's purty large." "How much?"
"Twelve child ran, as' a goat, bsgorra."
Tit Bits.
Religion is taa bast armor la the
nr 14. bat tfcs worm
THE "HEALTH" OF IMDIA.
It is Large in Aggregate, but In
dividuals Are Poor.
Txndon Times: At a meeting of the
Roval Statistical society Dr. Cinsburg
read a paper by Mr. F. J. Atkinson,
giving "a statistical review of the iii
come and wealth of British India." Af
ter referring to a remark made by
Lord Cmzon. in a speech on the Indian
budget for 1901-02. to the effect that
there had been an Increase in the mean
income of the Inhabitants of India be
tween 18&0 and 1&98 of no less than 11
per cent, and to a statement made by
Mr. W. Digby. who criticised Lord Cur
zon's flenres and argued tnat there had
been a diminution of average income
of no less than 30 per cent between the
years 1S90 tad IftOOMr. Atkinwn dis
cussed the question with the view of
Inding out the true facts. He sain
that this could not he done with any
great exactitude, because there were
no statistics of cultivation In some
pu-ts of India before 1892-93. and there
were difficulties In regard to the esti
mated yields. He divided the popula
tion into three classes agricultural,
nonagricultural and those of sufficient
or ample means. Having examined
the position of the various sections In
cluded In the first class, Mr. Atklncon
came to the conclusion that the agri
cultural Income of Brltisn India in
creased from 2C.4 rupees per heed In
1875 to 25.9 rupees per head In 1895,
this being an Increase of 39.8 per cent.
A similar inquiry, the results of which
were set forth in great detail, convinced
htm that the nonagricultural income
went up from 28. 8 rupees per head In
1S75 to 34.1 rupees in 1895, or an In
crease of 18.4 per cent. As these two
clawes of persons comprised 97.6 per
cent of the entire population, it mignt
he taken that the average annual in
come of this great mass of people rose
from 17.3 rupees in 1875 to 35.2 rupees
in l9ri. an increase of 28.9 per cent.
In exnmlnlr.g the incomes of the
third section, Mr. Atkinson gave rea
sons for dnnhtlng the triwt worthiness
of the Income tax returns, which he
was unable to acrept as a full olwlosure
ol the pof-ltlnn of the people, and he
made his calculations on a more ex
tenced lais. In the result he put the
Inrome of this claps n a whole at 74
foie of rnrees In 1875 and fit 113 1-3
crores In l.95. Summarizing the three
sections, he arrived at the conclusion
f!'a during the 20 years under review
the average income rose 2.5 per cent
thhl Is to say, from SO. 5 rupees per
head to 39.5 rupees per head. Alluding
Ji the wealth of Brit'h India, he riis
ci.'fed the monetary situation and the
amount of hoards md ornaments
which the people had put by and gave
an interesting historical survey for the
purpose of forming an estimate of the
stock of precious metals which the va
rious conquerors h.tfi left In the coun
try after surfKsfve raids and of the
amount which from time to time had
been imported and allowed to remain
In tbe hands of the people. He reck
oned that the amount of the totals of
the two stores were, in currency. In
1876. 116 crores or rtipres, rising to 223
crores In lftilO, and under the second
head (hoards and ornaments 6 crores
in 1&75. increasing to 8 1-4 crores In
18'"i. In one of the numerous tables
avppIeTientttr? 10 the paper there was
set out. a balance sheet of India which
fP"m"i to show that the actual capital
vralth. a distinguished from income,
per head of the population. Increased
from 703.8 rupees in 1875 to 9S6.6 ru
pees In 18S."i, or no less than 40.2 per
rent. In conclusion, he gave figures
to chow the great rise In capital In
viUmcntB of recent years. In 1875 the
amount was 201.370.000 rupees, in 1R94
530.C51.000 rupees and in iS9 7G2.2';9.
OGtl rupees. Mr. Atkinson described
this increase as a eatiKfactory Indica
tion that the rise in the exchange value
of the rupe had stimulated the supply
of the capital, the greatest porion of
which came from England.
A FELINE ROMANCE.
Did This Cat Perpetrate Suicide Be
cause of Jealousy.
New York Times: We have no such
affection for stories about cats as for
those about dogs, but a cat story that
reaches us from Brooklyn is at leant
as interesting as a third or fourth rate
flog story, and Is therefore worth print
ing. The Brooklyn cat In question had
received a large amount of attention
and affection from the members of the
family with whom she lived they
might better have given both to a dog.
but it's a Brooklyn story, remember
snd the creature had come to regard
herself as of much Importance an ab
surd mistake, of course, but never
mind that, either.
The other day an amiable child vis
ited the cat's family, and received
much petting. This the rat observed 1
with a Jealous and angry eye. and man
ifested displeasure in several sulky fe
line ways. Later the hosts and the lit
tle guest betook themselvm to a sort
of roof garden with which the house Is
equipped. The, cat followed, watched
for a while the' continuance of the con
duct to which she objected, and then
disappeared. An hour or two later she
was found on the ground close to the
house, and her owners declare that she
committed suicide out of grief over the
n"i!le"t n which she bad been sublcct
ed. Nobo ly saw the animal Jump from
the roof, po It may have been an ac
cidental fall. The chances that a cat
would fall from a roof are minute, but
so are the chances that she would com
mit suicide, lust what bapnened will
never be known. The problem is not
very Important If it had been a dog,
now, the matter would have been
worth earnest and laborious Investiga
tion. Colonel Jere Baxter, president of the
Tennessee Central railhosd, Is trying
to carry out the plan of a reproduction
of the Tennessee state rapttol In sawed
block coal at the St. Iul fair.
Prescience.
Tlck I say, Hsrry, Suppose you
haven't a dollar you want to lend me?
Harry By Oeorge, you've guessed
right! Dick, with your a.dllty to see
Into the future, yon ought to be worth
yotir weight In money. Boston Trans
cript The volcano Vesuvius rises on the
mainland, about 15 miles from tbe
roast It Is encircled by a railway at
the base and tin to the hit i ui
Z i. ... i , inn
feat Is covered with cities, villages
farmhouses and vineyards. At least I
10.000 people live la ths midst of con
tlaaal danger, to which they aasm an
tt lv indifferent. .
PEACE TERL1S
ARE ACCEPTED.
i Biii Miii ciiisHtt Kin Aircsnn tor
--I -
Mikiag til AiHiuxtit.
British Offer Altsroatlva of Aooap
in Conditions Laid Down or
Bisaking off Nsgotlations.
London. (?peclal -The Iily Mall
ciiln.s tn have authority to announce
that the basis of peace has been prac
tically agreed upon at Pretoria, but
says that some little time will elapse
before the details of the plan can be
perfected.
The paper adds that upon finding
that the Hiilish government refused on
Wednesday to modify Its terms with
renird to amnesty, banishment and a
rrrponslble government, the Boer drle
gftt'es met attain on ThursdHy.
The Hiltlsh dec ision, practically leav
ing them the alternative of accepting
th Urilish trms or breaking up the
ronf renre was then communicated to
them and the delegates proved moro
reeonable. When Lord Milner. the
British hiKh commissioner In Houth
Africa, promised the delegates one or
two seats In the executive council, sub
ject to the approval of the govern
ment and pending the restoration of ft
responsible government, they practical
ly agreed to accept the liritlsh terms.
Koioe d tails, continues the Dally
Mail, which are not likely to create
dlfllcully, Mill remain to be settled.
Lord Milner has summoned from Jo
hannesburg an Australian expert, who
is to assist in estimating the cost of re
building and resto kirn ib Hoer farm".
The debates, conclude the paper,
have ni fa- acted ot)ite independent of
their representative in Holland.
Hans Saner, a loyalist Afrikander,
speaking at Bradford, was not optim
istic concerning the peace negotiations.
He said he thought It quite probable
that the Boers Houltl ask t!reat Brit
ain for IWi.ijot'.'iflO or HjfMMti.WiO and In
turn aRree to clear out of South Africa
altogether. '
Herlous differences, it Is said, hsVfc
arisen between the Transvaal and Free
Ftate delegates who are discussing
peace terms at Pretoria. General Bo
tha and Acting President Schalkburger
it Is reported have given the Free
State representatives until April 12 to
come to a dh tsion. threatening that
thereafter the Transvaal delegation
will continue the peace negotiations In
dependently of the Free Stale deli
gates. It Is further declared that Botha and
Schalkburger had practically agreed
upon terms for surrender prior to their
visit to Klerksd'irp, but that out of
loyalty to their allies they insisted on
a conference, though with slight hopes
that their views should be shared by
General rvwet and the other Frea
State leadets.
FILES A BOND FOR MR. RATHBOKE.
Havana. (Special.) A Fidelity com
pany has filed a bond for K3.(HK) with ,
lhe court s hull for the Hoiearan(&.
of K. G. Jiathlione, the former director
of posts, on his apiical. This company's
bond was refuser) when offered for the
appearance of Mr. Bathbone when lie
was first arrested, but his lawyers now
insist that, according to In and in the
Interests of justice, ball should be ac
cepted. The company has rlks amount
ing to W.ooo.iwu in t'lilm, mostly on ac
count of government employes.
The president of the court has con
sulted Governor Wood, concerning the
matter of accepting the bond, but no
decision on the subject has been
reached.
The court has not yet decided to ac
cept the bond of the Fidelity company
for the appearance of Ituthbone. If
this bond Is not accepted, counsel for
Itathbone probably will apply for a
writ of hubeo corpus.
SHORT TELE6RAPHIC NEWS NOTES.
Th Anaconda Mining company ha
declared a dividend of 50 cents pej
share. The iast dividend was $1.25.
The Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Scoviiie,
assistant pastor of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, is dead in Philadelphia.
Superintendent William A. Bassctt ol
the Arkansas City Land and Improve
ment company killed himself by hang
ing. At Wallln. Mich., Mrs. Walace E.
King and her two young children wer
burned to death In a fira that destroy
ed their borne.
Father M. O'Carroll, one of the best
known priests In Jowa, and for twenty
five years stationed at Oskaloosjt, died
In that city last week,
Henry Lord Moody, father of Con
gressman Moody, recently named as
secretary of the navy, u dead at till
home in Haverhill, Mass.
Booker T. Washington has been en
gaged by the trustees of the University
of Iowa to deliver an address at ths
coming June commencement.
Andrew Carnegie has offered t3O,0O4
4 . 1 1 I . 1 1 , . t . m .
city will provide a suitable site and
raise $3,000 per year for its mainten
ance. Kalph Clark, William Beacon and
Joseph Wblte, the latter colored, wero
killed by tbe Koyai Blue flyer on th
Philadelphia A Heeding tracks neat
Itilladelpbla.
t R. Moore, a retired capitalist of
Kansas City, was stricken with heart
disease on a, train at Hprlngfleld, Mo.
He waa on his way borne from Florida,
where he spent the winter.
Fire caused by sparks from a pass
ing engine caused I25.0UO damage to th-j
Adams Express company warehouse In
Chicago. Tbe building used as the
freight office ot the Pennsylvania Unea
was also damaged, many express and
freight bills being consumed.
Miss Lrydla Mans, aged M, waa shot
and killed by her uncle, W. H. Hans,
aged M, In the house where they lived
together at Henrietta, I. T. The unck
was infatuated with the girl. No one
know of the murder until Mans sur
rendered himself.
War la Ovsv.
St Iuls, Mo. Special. ) 'The real
war In the Philippines is over," awys
Oovernor Taft, speaking In connection
with the surrender of afalvar. "Thlrtr
of ths provinces are now under civil
rule, and In only three la there any
trouble. Civil government la a sao
cess. Among the most difficult qaes
tlons to come up for settlement Ur taa
Islands Is that of ths aomplete sever
ance of the church and ths stats. Ther
were closely allied during the gaaalifc
regime,"
TlMBsrOs of truth Its ataf to ta fc
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