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uncle: bill W-" f "ft t'SIC hi charm ter "soothe the savage breast and make the pensive one savage." re marked Uncle Bill, as he threw a book of instructions on the rraricnl'n. upon the editor' dpsk and said. "That's a relic, as fur as I'm con cerned." "What have you been doing with this book?" aked the editor, as be picked it up arrd examined the contents. "Yer kin always put it down as a fact, that a durn fool'll do some fool ish things, an' I ain't no exception ter the rule," replied Uncle Bill. "I went an' Jined the Mandolin school. A fel ler came out to Shake Rag an' got up a club where all a feller had ter pay was $18.00 with a $12.00 mandolin thrown in. Say, gee whizx. that was the snap I'd been lookln' fur. 'cause I've been a mualcker all my life." "Yet, music is heavenly," said the editor, and "I suppose you have taken to it on tnat account 'Some 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 souls, 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 Bill." "I do not quite understand yon." said the editor. "What makes you be lieve that it was water on the brain?" "It's plain ter be seen that music is a stranger teryyer," interrupted Un cle Bill. - ""caus a feller what's had eny music in him, has 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 tbey always look tip 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 daffy 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 was 'bout 50 uv us old 'geeaers' jined the school an' paid our $18.00." "Did you pay in advance?" asked the editor. "We paid when we took the first leaeon." said 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 eft uv our minds, an' tried ter git the music on, instead, but somehow or other every note I'd strike sounded like plunk, an' 7 V lev t : - ' it j :w s ram m wl Sounded Like Piunfc. I couldn't furglt the $18.00 I'd paid, so there I was a poundin' away, eight eon plunks, eighteen plunks, on til I got dizzy a hearin' nv it, but 1 was bound tfr learn the dorn thing, if I broke a leg a doin' uv it. Helen said she could throw dishes across the room at the dish pan and make better music, but I didn't care fur that, I wanted ter git so'st I could stir the mush clear fmm h hnttom like the nrofewinr dirt. when he was finishln' a piece, but I aw like a bnckln' broncho, I had ter be broke fur it first, an' so I went out side nv the house an' played an' sung ontil Helen broke cross lots fur Wld-d-r Baxters, an' the dog give me a sort nv a pitiful look an' scooted out the gate with his tall between his legs, an' the bog come up ter the fence squealin'. It put me in mind uv 'Boy hood's Happy Home Down on the Farm.' when every one was a scrap pin, I was jest makln' things Jingle when my falsi teeth fell out an' inter the hole uv the mandolin, an' that teemed ter bit off all uv the music there was In my soul fur the time beln', 'pause I couldn't rattle the durn teeth out spite ur all 1 could do. I was , fcakln' away at it aa Helen come bark. She give me a sympathetic look, an' aid: 'Play with that awhile an' I will MBd John up town after a rattlebox vtta a whistle oo It' " A Mil to make voting at elections eottnulsory, whk-t it to be Introduced Hto the PYaMk chamber by M. Ooorges tarry, ptosis that aay person ab atalsisf from vottag at staetloM shall Ut ail a(M Caelaroa oa tao door f t town kali pay a lae of from S ti 1 frasMS. aai fc sHifrnaeataed and rzztft MfiM far aay paUM of- 'ci tirri a awttrMt tatvaia aa ta ' t r 1 Vm fmmm fwat raJ . njfm-t.-ta4U-J if "rrr-l t V m t?9 , . , ' 4-' . 3 ' AND JL fX : "Thai via a hard rub," remarked the editor. "Haw did you get your teeth out?" "Busted the top off uv the durn box, aa' since that I bin usin' uv It fur a swill dipper. It's a good thing ter feeH I S. kCTT Yh J 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 dol!ar-an'-a-half, an' it's high even at that, for I can git a jewsbarp fur two cents an' make more music on on uv them than I ever could on a mania lin, beside. Helen says, an alarm cleo) has the right kind uv git up an' g' music fur us, an' 1 guess she's "boi right: at least I'm goin' ter tie ter t' clock an' jewsharp fur a few years TESTING A DIAMOND. How to Ditinguish a Good Specimen of the Gem. Philadelphia Record: "No," said the dealer, "you don't need to be an expert in order to be able to tell a good dia mond from a poor one. You need only to have common sense and good eyes and a magnifying glass. First you ex amine, the diamond's table. The Uble is the surface, and it should be per fectly octagonal. Then examine the circumference, and If that i9 round the gem Is, at least, you may be sure, well cut. "Now. for flaws, you look into the diamond, nslng the glass here, for ta reason that a flaw imperceptible to tfc naked eye will often lower a gem's vain 00 or 60 per cent. Flaws in diamond! r semble those little feather marks in k that we so often see, though scratch., 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 stones 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 I 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 car trucks always' wear out on the right Ride first," said an expert in traction mechanics, the other day. "That's because the majority of people ere right-handed. This sounds funny, but its a fact. Right-handed people involuntarily choose a seat on the right-hand side of the car, and most people standing up reach for a st: 4) . on the right side. "Any conductor will tell you thati 'le right-hand seats always fill up befi re the seats on the left, and if you ma it a point to count the number of p. -' sons occupying seats in a crowded car ' you'll almost invariably find that there 1 are 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. Leonard Pearson, the state veter inarian and dean of the veterinary school of the University of Pennsylvan ia, In his report from the Cammittee on Animal Husbandry to the annual meet ing of the Pennsylvania State Veterin ary 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 horn. The bill proposes a govern ment inspection and certificate for stal lions favorable for the breeding of car airy horses. In this way It Is hoped tc educate the general public up to the tasv portanre of the subject. In foreigi countries It Is found that this coon has rapidly Increased the value of tV horse stor k of the nation. Dr. Pears. Intimated that if this method were adopted, "mere horses" would no long er be found In the markets, hut horses bred and specially fitted for a purpose. The matter was referred to a committee with a suggestion that' they favor th Mil In Its broadest scops. William J. Bryan baa given to West Vlrglala university at Morgan town. W. Va. ISM, the Income of which ta to be awaroee aanaafly Co the ttnt of the aahreratty who neswiw t&a beat orig inal essay oa "The Xee of Oovem ment" Oae of U tzxs of the town has take money and promised to pay for atst isitereat oa It Geaeral Ltoyd Wheaton Is very pop- wrth aw soldiers la tt rnuip- praea, who ab of him among taem eatrea at "CU DmL" It la a Uvorlte that to aaoie ao ataS, toeaaaa to (1 male ktoawer toari fcatf mt f.ma.rK3 Vrrl , .,, yet." PAWS' HEW MOHUlkEMTS. Polemics Over Statues to Balzac and General KcXahon, Paris Correspondence Pall Mall Ga zette: After 5o years, Balzac is to have bis statute set up in the streets of Par is. The announcement has been made many times before, but now there seems "no possible probable doubt" The difficulty, all along, has been the site. Naturally, the proper ope was at the corner of the rue Balzac and the avenue Friedland, the spot nearest where bis house was. but the town of Paris would not hear of It. But the prefect of the Seine ban interposed and has given his authority, so that the work of erecting this presentment in stone of the author of the "Cotnedie 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 sents Balzac sitting down, and in its massiveness and lark of expression con trasts, say the critics, with the living beauty of the marble of Rodin, whose work waa pasted by the official adjudi cators. There is always the question of a statue to agitate artistic opinion in Paris and to excite polemics in the newspapers. For instance, Victor Hu go's is still wandeVing in the wilder ness sitelep 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 bu.t 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 rf ste." said to have been uttered by the French general at Sebastopol. lid 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, Mac.Mahon's recollection with regard to his saying was equally at sea. Howev er, he did say it: it is established with out doubt by Sir Michael Biddulph. the black rod of the English house of lords. M. Germain Bap?t who is a well-known authority on military history, and lec tured with much acceptance during the exhibition, wrote to Sir Michael, who was on the English commander's staff at Sebastopol. to establish the facts. 1 hfs leter, which Is a long and Interest ing one. is now published for the first time. It was in the hottest part of the battle; MacMahon had launched his df vision against Malakoff. 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 tells 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-chief of his situation. The gen eral, who remained superbly calm, said: "Voua pouvex dire au generale. An glalse que J'y suis 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 Louis 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 de 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 bim 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 ssle 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 last 20 years enough to freight an ocean steamship. The widow's cruse of oil was 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 neighbor of s certain petty furniture dealer In Ion don complalneo of the constant plutol shootlng In the tradesman's back yard. Hauled before a magistrate the man tes tified that be was a reputable manufac turer of "antique" oak chests, and that It was necessary to Are bird-shot at bis new chests in order to give them a worm-eaten appearance; which anec dote recalls to, me that I onee saw in the window of a bric-a-brac shop In Strssburg this announcement: "The Newest Things In Antiquities." la Jffew York. Father What are your prospect? Suitor I have suite pending against the tunnel, subway and hotel managers and four automobile owners, Father Take her, my boy, and be happy. , Alexander H. Rice hat been appoint ed to take charge of the Latin depart ment of the College of Arts, Bostoa. He li at present la Rome, Italy, where ha has beea studying daring the last year at the Amerlcaa Ichool for Okat leal ataOa. DBAMATIC INCIDENT IK THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC. President of Paraguay Compelled ta Resign 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 presw has been the principal sufferer, the reporters of each of the local papers having fallen in the fusillade of bullets, which fol lowed the attempt to depose President AcjfVal. The coup d'etat was brought about 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 falfe decoy letter, obtained pcses slon of the president, whom they took In a closed carriage to the home of one of the revolutionists. A paper con taining hiK voluntary resignation was then lain before him and he was 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 canh for his Imme diate wants upon his arrival in a for eign country if he would sign the doc ument and go without trouble aboard the first ship for Europe leaving Asun cion, 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 inriuce 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 sene in the house of congress. Upon hear ing of the forced resignation of the president a number of his partisans op posed the action about to be taken by congress, declaring that if the govern ment or people were dlneatisfied with the president the proper course was to summon him before the bar of the house and lmpah him opnly. During the heated discission 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 ind 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 Caballero 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 Ace 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 nurriber of citizens who had unwittingly got mixed up in the fracas. Dr. Aceval was elected In 1S98 for a term of six years, and therefore had only two years more to serve. The new constitution, under which the present congress acts, was passed in 1870. 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 1876, 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. i sltuaUl, contains nearly one third of the whole Inhabitant. The capital itself contains about 30,000 and the entire country 600.000, or about half the number there before the war with Argentine. Brazil and Uruguay. The exports of the country were In 1900, $21.3S2,S95 and Imports $20,977,419. The last president Gonzales, was surreptlously 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, SILENCE. The Great French Author's Immense Appreciation of Himself. Boston Hersld: 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 congress. Hugo presided. ' On hrs right was M. Leon, then French Minister of public Instruction, and on his l.-ft was Turgenieff. 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 his address, a delegate arose and began to discuss the question before the congress. He had not spoken a dozen words when the presiding officer rapped him to order. "Ellence!" said the president, "nobody speaks after Hugo. The congress Is adjourned until tomorrow!" There was 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 waa held by bis liter ary contemporaries. Orateful. Clerk I would like to get off early, Ir, as my wife wants me to do some odd Jobs s round the house while It Is light enough. Manager Can't possibly do It Clerk Thank you, sir. You are very klnd.-Puck. "You say O'Hannagan leaves the or phans' home large legacy?" "Bedsd, lte piirty large." "How much?" "Twelve children, aa' a goat begorra." -Tit Bite. Religion la the beat armor la the Mia. hat the wont eloalL Raayaa. THE ".STEALTH" OF INWA. It is Large in Aggregate, but In dividuals Are Poor. London Times: At a meeting of the Royal Statistical society Dr. Glnsburg read a paper by Mr. F. J. Atkinson, giving 'a statistical review of the in come and wealth of British India." Af ter referring to a remark made by Lord Curson. in a speech on the Indian buiiget for 1901-02, to the effect that there had been an Increase in the mean Income of the Inhabitants of India be tween 1880 and ISMS of no less than 11 per cent, and to a statement made by Mr. W. Digby, who criticised Iord Cur zon's figures and argued tnat there had been a diminution of average income of no less than 30 per cent between the years 10 and 1.HS0. Mr, Atk4non dis cussed the question with the view of Inding out the true facts. He said that this could not be done with any great exactitude, because there were no statistics of cultivation in some purts 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. Atkinson came to the conclusion that the agri cultural Income of British India in creased from 26.4 rupees per head in 187") to 35.9 rupees per head In 18S5, this being an Increase of 39.8 per cent. A similar inquiry, the results of which were set forth In great detail, convinced him that the nonagricultural income went tin from 28.8 rupees per head in 1875 to' 34.1 rupees in 1895, or an in crease of 18.4 per cent. As tbese two clasfea of persons comprised 97.6 per cent of the entire population, It might be taken that the average annual In come of this great mass of people rese from 27.3 rupees in 1875 to 35.2 rupees in 1S95. an increase of 28.9 per cent. In examining the Incomes of the third section. Mr. Atkinson gave rea sons for doubting the trustworthiness of the income tax returns, which he was unable to accept as a full oUelosure of the position of the people, and he made his calculations on a more ex tenced ha?is. In the result he put the Income of this class as a whole at 74 cotes of rupee In 1875 and at 113 1-3 core? In immarizing the three sections, he arrived at the conclusion tl,at during the 20 years under review the average ineone rose per cent thai Is to say. from 30.5 rupees per head to 39 f. rurces per head. Alluding to the wealth of Br!t'"h India, he dis ci.FFed the monetary situation and the amount of hoarrls end ornaments which the people had put by and gave an Interesting historical survey for the purpose of forming atx estimate of the stork of precious metals which the va rious conquerors had left In the coun try after Biicesive raids and of the amount which from time to time had been Imported and allowed to remain In the hands of the people. He reck oned that the amount of the totals of the two stores were, In currency, in 1876. 116 crorcs or rupees, rising to 223 crores in 1900, and under the second head (hoards and ornaments 6 crores in 1875. increasing to 8 1-4 crores in 180r.). In one of the numerous tables utpplomrntnry to the paper there was set out a balance sheet of India which ?e?meY to show that the actual capital vcaHh. as distinguished from income, per heid of the population. Increased from 703.8 rupees in 1875 to 986.6 ru pees in 18!,"i, or no less than 40.2 per cent. In conclusion, he gave figures to show the great rise in capital In vestments of recent years. In 1875 the amount wa3 201.370.000 rupees. In nH 530.651.000 rupees and in a99 762,269. 000 rupees. Mr, Atkinson described this incrense as a gatiEfaetory Indica tion that the rise in the exchange value of the' rupee had stimulated the supply of the capital, the greatest porion of which came from England. , A FLLIKE 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 least a Interesting as a third or fourth rate dog 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 and 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 cat observed with a Jealous and angry eye, and man ifested displeasure in several sulky fe line ways, talerthe hosts and the lit tle guest betook themselves 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 tire house, and her owners declare that she committed suicide out of grief over the neijleef to which she had been sublett ed. Nobody saw the animal Jump from the roof, so It may have been an ac cidental fall. The chances that a cat would fall from a roof are minute", but so ere the chances that she would com mit suicide. Just what happened will never 'be known. The problem Is not very Important If It had been a dog. now. the matter would have bHn worth earnest and laborious Investiga tion. Colonel Jere Baxter, president of the Tennessee Central rallhoad, Is frying to carry Out the plan of a reproduction I of the Tennessee state capiiol In sawed block coal at the St. !ou!s fair. Prescience. , Dirk I say. Harry. Suppose you haven't a dollar you want to lend me? Harry By George, you're guessed right! Dkk, with your ability to sec Into the future, you ought to be worth your weight In money Boston Trans cript. The rolrano Vesuvius rises on the mainland, about 15 miles from the coast. It Is encircled by a railway at the base and up to the height of 1.900 feet le covered with cities, villages farmhouses and vineyards. At least 0.000 people live la the midst of con tinual ganger, to which ther teem aa usaelv IndlCertat PEACE TERUS ARE ACCEPTED. Dilljf Mill Cliln ti Kin Aiterttf for Mikiig til AnoiiCKtit. British Offer Alternative of Aoooot ing Conditions Laid Down or B.eahing off Negotletlone. London. (Special.) The Dally Mall -ciinie-4o. 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 raP'-r adds ,that upon finding that the Htillsh government refused on YSednesday to modify its terms with rt-fc-urd to amnesty, banishment and a ret-ponslble government, the Boer dele gates met asaln on Thursday. , The Irtish derision, practically leav ing them the alternative of accepting the liritlsh terms or breaking up the conference was then communicated to them and the delegates proved more reasonable. When Lord Mllner, the British hifth commissioner In South 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 a responsible government, they practical ly agreed to accept the Hrltlsh terms. Some details, continues the Dally Mai!, which are not likely to create dillliultv. still remain to he settled. A)tA Mllner has summoned from JO hMiinesburg an Australian expert who is to assist In estimating the tost of re building and resto king the Boer farm. The delegates, ii.inluden the paper, have so fa' acted quite Independent of their representatives In Holland. Hans Sauer. a loyalist Afrikander, speaking at Bradford, was not optim istic concerning the peace negotiations. He said he thoufcht It quite probabla that the Boers would ask Great Brit ain for I'.'iiO.OiXl.OOO or fCft.'iW.OW and In turn agree to clear out of South Africa altogether. Serious differences. It Is said, havt arisen between the Transvaal and Fre Ktate delegates who are discussing peace terms at Pretoria. General Bo tha and Acting President Bthalkburger It Is reported have given the Free Plate representatives until April 12 to come to a diilslon. threatening thnt thereafter the Transvaal delegation will continue the peace negotiations In dependently of the Free State dcla gates. ft is further declared that Botha and Schatkburger had practically agreed upon lerms for surrender prior to their visit to Klerksdorp. but that out of loyalty to their allies they insisted on a conference, though wllh slight hope that their- views should be shared by General Dewet and the other Frea State leaders. -, FILES A BOND FOR MR, RATHBOKE. Havana, (Special.) A Fidelity com pany has filed a bond for $100,000 wtlit the court as ball for the appearance of E. !. Hiithbone, 'the former director of posts, , oiiliis'ttppeal. This company's bond was refused when offered for Ilia appearance of Sir. Itathbone when he was first arrested, but his lawyers now insist thai, according to la w and In the interests of Justice . bail should be ac cepted. The company has riks amount ing to 82,(HjO,ihi in Cuba, mostly on ac count of government employes. The president of the court has con sulted Governor Wood, concerning the matter of accepting lue bond, but no decision 'on thy subject has been reached. The court has not yet decided to ac cept the bond of the Fidelity company for the appearance of itathbone. If this bond Is not accepted, counsel for Kathbone probably will apply for writ of habeas corpus. SHORT TELE6RAPHIC NEWS NOTES. Th Anaconda Mining company has declared a dividend of 50 cents per share, The last dividend was $1.25. The Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Scovllle, assistant pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, is dead In Philadelphia. Superintendent William A. Basse tt ol the Arkansas City Land and Improve ment company killed himself by hang ing. At Wallin. Mich., Mrs. Walace K. King and her two young children wer burned to death In a fire that destroy, ed their home. Father M. O'Carroll, one of the best known priests In Iowa, and for twenty five years stationed at Oskaloosa, died in that city last week. , Henry Lord Moody, father of Con gressman Moody, recently named ai secretary of the navy, is dead at bis borne in Haverhill, Mans. , , Hooker T. Washington has been en gaged by the trustees of the University of Iowa to deliver an address at the coming June commencement. Andrew Carnegie has offered tJO.OOD for a library at Waterloo, Ia If thi city 'will provide a suitable site and raise t:i,00u per year for Us mainten ance. Ralph Clark, William Beacon and Joseph White, the latter colored, werti killed by the Royal Hlue flyer on tb Philadelphia A Reading tracks near Philadelphia. 1 L R. Moore, a retired capitalist of Kansas City, was stricken with heart disease on a train at (Springfield, Mo. lie was on his way home from Florida, where he spent the winter. Fire caused by sparks from a pass ing engine oauned $25,000 damage to tin; Adams Express company warehouse In Chicago. The building used as the freight office of the Pennsylvania lines W'aa also damaged, many eiprees and freight bills being consumed. Miss Lydla Mans, aged 30, was shot and killed by her uncle, W. H. Mans, aged 60, In the house where they lived together at Henrietta, I. T. The uncle was Infatuated with tbe girl. No one know of the murder until Mans sur rendered himself. War la Over. Bt, Louis, Mo. tMpecial.) "The real war in the Philippines Is over," says Oovernor Text, speaking In connection with the surrender of Malvar. "Thlrtr of the provinces are now under civil rule, and In only three Is there.any trouble. Civil government Is a suc cess. Among the most difficult ques tions to come up for settlement In the Islands is that of the complete sever an 01 of the church and the state. They were closely allied during the aWakm regime." . ... 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