PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE 6REAT ASSASSIN ,
MADE PICTURES OF THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
I IT WAS with excellent reason that
Hovhannes Murgurditch Cheenee
geozian, a young Armenian, living
at 48 Butler avenue. Irvington, fled
the domains of the great assassin, Abdul
Hamid, the sultan of Turkey, says a
writer In the Indianapolis Sentinel. .
Hovhannes Murgurditch Cheeneege
ozian, or John the Baptist, as his name
is translated into- English, has -had an
eventful life. He was born and raised
at Marseovan, Turkey, in Asia.
His family were all photographers
many years before his time, and when
he became old enough to perform a ser
vice he was taught the art of pho
tography. He studied in several univer
sities in his own country, and became
so proficient in his art that he was se
lected by Abdul Hamid. the sultan of
Turkey, as the official court pho
tographer. This position .he occupied
In 1896, when the great Armenian mas
sacre occurred.
The young Armenian witnessed the
assassination of 800 of his countrymen
and narrowly escaped with his own life
through the friendship of an aged Turk,
who was an assistant in the gallery.
On the old man's advice the young Ar
menian disguised himself as a Turk
and continued to serve in his official ca
pacity. He remained in the service of
the sultan for over three years, or until
lata in 1896, when he became converted
and, deeming it advisable to leave his
position and the country for the re
tention of bis religious faith and to
save his life, he decided to come to the
United States.
The young Oriental is preparing him
self for missionary work among his
countrymen that he may return in safe
ty to Turkey. He declarer that as soon
as he obtains bis naturalization papers
he will return to his native land.
"John the Baptist" is very intellec
tual and cultured. He speaks Greek.
Turkish, Armenian and English, the
latter tongue very fluently and accu
rately, and with a soft, charming Ori
ental accent. He spends his time lec
turing and preaching about the horrible
atrocities of the sultan, and he declares
that the reports of the outrages are not
half so bad as the actual facts. He tells
his own story.
His Own Story.
About 43 years ago an Armenian gen
tleman went to Paris to learn the art
of photography and drawing. After
completing his studies he returned to
Constantinople. At that time Sultan
Abdul Aziz, who was assassinated by
his prime minister, Hussaen Ovnee
Pasha, called all the artists of the city
together, and ordered them to make a
picture of him, seeing him but once.
Among the contestants was this young
artist from Paris, Abdullah Vencan,
whose fame had spread over the city.
Sultan Aziz was so pleased with the
likeness made of him by Vencan that
he presented the young artist with a
medal and appointed him court pho
tographer. After the assassination of Sultan
Aziz, Sultan Maurau V ascended the
throne, but after three months he was
declared insane in order to depose him
and place his brother, Abdul Haraid,
the present sultan, on the throne. When
the new sultan chose his officers he re
tained Abdullah Vencan as court pho
tographer. At this time, in 1892. I was in Con
stantinople Beeklug as Gpesing is busi
ness. Just at this time Vencan's
brother, who was his partner, died. I
thought this was my opportunity and
sought the presence of the court pho
tographer. On Investing a certain
amount of capital in the business he
agreed to take me in as partner1. I ac
cepted his proposition. It was while
working in this capacity that I came in
contact with the representative men of
other nations of Europe,
In my capacity as photographer to
the sultan I have been cailed many
times to his different palaces to make
the pictures his royal hignesa desired.
Among tbe sultan's most noted palaces
is the Yildiz palace, the Dolmabagjab
palace and the palace of the barems.
At the Yildiz palace I have taken pic
tures of the departments of the palace,
snd cf the officers of the sultan.
Photographs of the Harem.
I have been called to the harem many
times on the order of the sultan to
make pictures of its different depart
ments and of the ladies of the palace.
It is only by special permission of the
sultan that the ladies of the harem
may have their pictures taken.' The
women keep their faces veiled constant
ly in the presence of men, for to ex
pose the features to a man is deemed a
disgrace.
The palace of the harem Is an Im
mense building, having a great court
filled with lakes, trees, flower beds and
otherwise beautiful by nature. All the
business of the palace, is conducted by
300 colored eunuchs, at the head of
which a Turk, who Is known as the
"cuzlar agasi." Tbe 300 eunuchs are
dialed into small companies, and over
eUCn c-f these is a captain. These dif
ferent tympanies have tbelr own spe
cial duties.
The nltan has In bis harem 60 wives,
"saralys," or palace girls, as they are
The Russian arctic explorer, Dr. Al
exander von Bunge, declares In a re
cent magazine article that Andree was
a victim of international rivalry, the
success of the Norwegian Kansen hav
ing led him impetuously to undertake
his perilous trip In the hope of surpass
ing him and thus putting Sweden in the
lead. The newspapers, be adds, had a
good deal to do with the execution of
the wild scheme by urging on tbe bal
loonist. Another writer states that
financial complications resulting from
the trip compelled Andree to attempt It.
By order of the Russian minister of
nance the Technical High School of
KMf ts sending 72 students to Man
eearia for the rammer, to be employed
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known. Their life one of luxury and
monotony, the daily progdam being re
peated day after day without change.
In fact, their fate is sometimes pitable,
as in many cases they are no more
than prisoners. Tbe palace girl rise
at 8 o'clock, has breakfast at 10, dinner
at 1 atid supper at 8. The time be
tween meals is spent In conversation,
dancing walking about the courtyard,
dressing luxuriously and smoking cig
arettes. It is part of the duties of tbe
eunichs to provide entertainment for
the saralys, such as boat riding on the
Fmall artificial lakes within the palace
court yard and indoor sports.
Every two saralys are permitted to
have a carriage, two drivers and four
horses. Permission to go outside of
the palace can be obtained only from
the sultan. A palace girl wishing to
go for a drive makes known her desire
to the sub-eunucb chief, who reports it
to the chief eunuch, who in turn sends
the request to the sultan. If he is in a
good humor when it is received the re
quest is granted; If not, it is curtly re
fused. Whenever the sultan wishes to see
one of his wives he sends words to the
chief eunuch, and then, surrounded by
royal officers, the favored one is driven
to Yildiz, the private palace.
Beautiful Circassian Girls.
These wives of the sultan are beauti
ful Circassian girls, and vary in age
from 18 to 23. Each year tbe sultan
perids an agent to Circassia, the land of
beautiful girls, who travels over the
country and selects, or takes by force,
if necessary, 600 of the most beautiful
(iris he can find. These are taken to
Constantinople, and from this number
the sultan selects 60 girls to become sar
alys in his harem.
Whenever the sultan summons one of
bis saralys, and as soon as the fart be
comes known among the other palace
girls, their jealousy is aroused and in
the absence from the harem of the fav
ored one, plots are laid for revenge. It
has even been known for these jealous
saralys to subject to the most cruel
and inhuman torture the favored one,
or make away with her by murder, or
burial alive.
Who knows even how much blood
and. how many tears have already flow
ed behind tbe Impenetrable barrier of
tbe harem's double walls, and how
many innocent victims have been im
molated in silence to the fierce distrust
of Abdul Hamid? It is notorious that
at the slightest suspicion regarding a
woman he sees red. and does not hesi
tate to strike on the spot.
Act of a Field.
One day the sultan, having to leave
his study for a moment, forgot on his
desk one of the miniature revolvers
which he is never long without. Re
turning soon after to the room he
found a little girl 12 years old. a little
slave in the harem, who had wafidered
by accident into the room, handling cu
riously the little weapon, thinking
doubtless that it was some pretty toy.
Abdul Hamid's morbid fancy at once
made him think some attempt against
his life was intended. Seeing his terri
fied expression, the child burst into
tears, and her emotion convinced the
despot that it was "a confession of
guilt. He had her seized and "ques
tioned." which at the Yildiz means tor
tured in the most abominable manner.
Though they thrust red hot blades un
der the poor child's finger sails, they
got nothing from her but screams and
sobs, and the investigation finally prov
ed that she had nothing to confess.
Then only ceased the punishment of
the little martyr, whose pitiful story is
probably forgotten already in the impe
rial harem.
It is the duty of the eunuchs to keep
order among the palace girls; but their
plots against each other are often car
ried on with. such secrecy that they are
not discovered in time. These things
are immediately reported to the sultan,
and woe betide the unfortunate palace
girl upon whom the monster's suspicion
may fall. One form of torture to com
pel a saraly who is under suspicion to
make a confession is to heat a Turkish
sword blade to a white heat and hold it
before her eyes until the heat has caus
ed them to literally shrivel up, destroy
ing the sight and rendering her an ob
ject of hideousness and contempt. Many
of theearalys in desperation over their
fate are driven to suicide.
The Harem a Royal Hell.
In truth, the sultan's harem Is noth
ing but a royal hell. S
Many Interesting stories might be
told of how inmates of the harem have
attempted to escape, or how officers of
the sultan, whose head were turned
while on some mission to the harem
by catching but a glimpse of the dark
eyed and languorous beauties reposing
on Eilken couches.
Hobar Pasha, the head of the-CoiT-htantinople
fire department, successful
ly escaped with one of the sultan's
wives. It was during the course of a
fire at the palace of the harem one day
that tbe handsome officer saw some of
the beautiful "bareeras,"' and was smit
ten by the beauty of one. He resolved
then and there to flee to a foreign coun
try and make the girl his wife. Avail
ing himself of his high position, Hobar
A fluid capable of anaestetlzitig a
plant when injected into the tissues
thereof near the roots baa been discov
ered by a German chemist Tbe plant
to treated stops growing, but maintains
Its fresh, green appearance as long as
the effects of the Injection last
In Lisbon, Portugal, a peculiar fea
tnre of an ordinance regarding spitting
In public conveyances Is that the line
Is to be Imposed on the conductor, who
Is held responsible unless he can prove
that he has Informed the police of tbe
Infraction of the rule.
OBOSS DECEPTION.
This I an age of dire deceit;
In sorrow I declare It;
Rome shattered dream each day we meet
Until we scarce can bear It.
A hair upon the butter lay;
Nay, reader, do not quarrel '
And tow the topic brings dismay,
It Is to point a moral.
Observe bow subterfuge and guile,
Wnere'sr ws turn, o'ertake as.
fjntfl we wear tbs cynic's smile
And bead and trust forsake us!
rr tMs Is way
Is freoght
tbe theme
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la ashlar, a, iatlea
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Pasha made the acquaintance of the
chief eunuch.
On tbe pretext of inspecting tbe ruin
ed portion of the palace he visited t tic
harem the day after the Ore to de
clare his love to the beautiful prisoner
and unfold his plana for her escape. Af
be entered the court yard he saw the
saralys walking about. He mingled
among them and Boon recognized the
object of bis affectloni?, Ths girl in
stantly recognized the officer and was
pleased at his attentions. Divining
that he wished to speak to her, she
moved apart from the others and stood
behind a clump of small bushes, where
he joined her a moment later.
Plana for Escape.
As Hobar Pasha declared his love for
Aleia Hanum, for that was her name,
and unfolded bis plans for her escape,
she felt herself thrilled with a new hope
and promised the officer to follow his
plans and become his wife.' She Fa id
that she was torn from her happy Cir
cassian home two years before, and
that he was the first man she had seen
since being made a prisoner of the
harem.
Hobar Pasha's plan was to come on
horseback that night at 1 o'clock to a
certain position along the north wall
of the palace. Aleia Hanum was to he
at a certain spot within that hour. He
was to be provided with a rope ladder,
a length of strong rope and a ball of
twine. After casting the ball of twine
over the wall to the girl she was to
draw over the rope, to which would be
tied the rope-ladder. After securing the
end of the ladder to the trunk f a
small ire wnicn grew near me wan ai
that spot, she was to mount the lad
der and get over the wall Into her lover's
arms, tbe other end of the ladder being
held by the officer. Once outside the
walls the girl was to don her disgjlse,
and. accompanied by Hobar Pasha, has
ten to the harbor and board a ship about
to sail for Marseilles. The officer fear
ed no Interference, as he was permitted
to go anywhere in the city at night be
cause of his position. The harem has
no guards except the eunuchs, and at
that hour nothing was to be feared from
them. Had the escape been from the
Yildiz, the sultan's private palace, it
would have been a difficult matter, as
the building is surrounded day and
night by a guard of 40.000 soldiers.
Suffice it to say that the officer and
his sweetheart made their escape as
planned and without interference. On
arrival at Paris they were married.
The next morning the greatest ex
citement ensued at the harem when it
was learned that Aleia Hanum had es
caped. When the sultan heard of how
one of his wives had been stolen he
flew into a rage and made a decree that
no man under any circumstances
fhould be permitted to enter the harem
under pain of death.
Hobar Pasha boasted of his feat when
In Paris and it was published in the
Parisian papers, copies of which fell in
to the hands of the sultan. He went in
to another rage and declared that any
found having copies of those papers in
his possession would be put to death.
Another Attempt.
The very fact that the sultan had
decreed that no man should ever again
enter the harem seemed to fire Apig
Effendl, the chief zoologist of the em
pire, to do so. Influenced, no doubt by
the success of his friend, Hobar Pasha,
and he himself being a handsome and
attractive man. and thinking that he
could readily find favor among the sul
tan's wives, resoulved to make his way
into the harem in the disguise of a wo
man. Accordingly, the next day, dressed as
a Turkish woman of high degree, and
in a luxurious cadriage, Apig Effendi,
closely veiled, was driven to the barem.
He was readily admitted on inquiring
for Hatuja Hanum, one of the saralys
whose name he had learned previously.
No one, not even the eunuchs, dared lift
his veil to scan his features. On enter
ing the palace he found all the palace
girls walking about with faces unveiled,
as no man was supposed to be present.
Seeking the presence of Hatuja Hanum,
he revealed bis identity. The girl was
greatly encouraged, and received the
officer kindly, thinking no doubt of the
escape cf Aleia Hanum, and that sh
had found a like friend. Apig Effendl
then explained his purpose In entering
the harem, and his desire to thwart the
decree of the sultan.
It is customary for twe saralys to oc
cupy one private apartment When
Apig Effendl dinguisd as a woman was
discovered In the apartment of Hatuja
Hanum by her room-mate the latter be
came insanely jealous and threatened
to tell of the officer's presence. On
threats of murdering him the saralys
detained Apig Effendl at the harem.
Finally, he was taken ill. and on his
promise to return In his disguise when
he recovered they let him go.
A few days after the officer left the se
cret of his presence within the walls of
the harem leaked out and was reported
to the sultan. Without waiting for fur
ther Investigation Abdul Hamid order
ed Apig Effendl seized and to be ban
ished for life to a penal Island. The
guilty saralys were in all probability
cruelly tortured, murdered or forced to
commit suicide.
One of the chief promoters of techni
cal and industrial art In Austria has
passed away In Joseph Rltter von
Htorck, the former director of the
Kunstgewerbeschule of the Oestrel
chlsche Museum, whose death is an
nounced In his 72d year. He was by
profession an architect, but there were
few branches of art In which he was
not an expert, and as a designer he
showed remarkable originality and ver
satility. The revival of the Austrian
lace Industry was entirely his work, and
he was indefatigable In bis search for
old designs and forgotten stitches.
"In the city of Hot Springs. Ark.,
running Is a misdemeanor," says Vic
tor Smith, In the New York Press.
"Any person going faster than a walk la
arrested and fined. This law Is In the
Interest of Invalids who throng the
streets and suffer relapses from the ex
citement caused by the nndne haste of
a stranger. One who runs Is supposed
to be a thief, murderer or escaped
lunatic."
Hetty Green now has a police permit
to carry k a revolver In New York.
Th teres Who attack her now will do
ao at the peril of everybody la the
Tletaity,
BRIDGING ATLANTIC.
MOKOAJT
8TEAMIB.
COMBINE
MAT DO THIS.
Wireless Telegraphy te Beep the
Chain of Ships in Touch With
the land and Each Other.
New ork letter: Whether the Mor
gan Steamship Line Syndicate will bp
come an actuality or not the subject is
a fascinating one.
The opponents of the trust Idea on
broad principles, declare thst such
property as railways or ocean steam
ship lines can never become an abso
lutely private interest; It Is too Inti
mately connected with public rights
and privileges.
A steamship man of prominence from
the continent, put a very pertinent
question to the writer. He asked why,
If none of the foreign companies Eng
lish. French and German are surren
dering any of their rights or abating a
Jot of their independence in joining the
Morgan combine, do we hear all this Ju
bilation about the future complete dom
ination of the seas by America and the
disappearance of the British flag as tbe
emblem of the world's greatest mercan
tile marine. If these German, French
and English lines, as they themselves
say, are merely entering Into an agree
ment whereby, while they continue to
be absolutely Individual organizations,
they Just work together for profit, why
should we hesr on all sides the cry that
the Morgan combine has simply achiev
ed a colossal victory. If they are vic
tors in the case, there must be losers
somewhere. In fact, who are the con
quered? Such was the very logical view of tbe
matter taken by this experienced
American steamship man. He said, fur
ther, that so far as the question of na
tional pride Is concerned, that is all
very well. "We may." he said, "as
Americans, feel a pride In the consum
mation of such a tremendous absorp
tion by the United States of practical
ly all the world's great shipping lines,
but we have to consider very gravely
whether we are not paying too high a
price for our glory. In fact, when all
competition is killed, may it not end
in the iran who ships goods north,
south, east and west, and all over the
seven seas, finding himself just paying
more money for rates of transportation
than he Is paying now. When a man
canot change his shipping agent be
cause there is only one In the business,
he is liable to have to take what rates
he is offered."
To look on the other Ride of the pic
ture, one finds here much enthusiasm
and anticipation of pood things to fol
low in the wake of the great Morgan
steamship combine. The people who
eupport the principle of the giant deal
and there are many such to be found
in New York look forward to rates
for freight and passage certainly not
higher than the present ones and.
they claim, steadier than those of the
past.
But what attracts the optimists most
is the amazing promise of the new
trust that after a certain time tnere will
be daily sailings from New York a
steamer a day to Europe. This opens
up some extraordinary possibilities in
the way of ocean travel. The steamboat
trust will give us the daily ocean steam
er and wireless telegraphy will do the
rest. It will be quite easy, by beginning
the telegraphic flash from the land to
the ship which is closest to shore, to
pass on news from one ship to another
so th the printing office aboard each
ocean liner can print the news of the
day in successive bulletins just as if
done in any big city ashore. The whole
world's news will be received on every
ship. .
The wonaer can come to pass In this
way. Every day a steamer leaves Liv
erpool for New York,, and every day a
steamer sails from New York for Liv
erpool. I 'nder the conditions the steam
ers eastwardbound cannot at any given
time of day, be separated from each
otjier by a greater distance than 250
miles. Tbe same will be true or the
ships traveling westward. But suppose
that the genius back of the daily steam
er service should make it possible for
each westbound ship never to be fur
ther distant from each east bound ship
than 125 miles at any given time. Then
the ships would resolve themselves Into
noaiiug news exchanges, ana it would
be impossible for any vessel in distress
to be without relief from some other
shin for more than a few hours.
These are some of the marvelous
things the great ship-combine has In
store for us. But here again. In ac
cordance with this policy of the writer
to give all sides and views of the mo
mentous question Imparlallty, we must
IlBten to what the anti-trust steamship
man, who has been already quoted,
says on this point
"There U such a thing as Improving
ourselves off the face of the earth, and
this idea of maintaining a bridge of
ships across the Atlantic along which
we might almost step, so to speak, from
hemisphere to hemisphere, certainly
strikes me as being of the H. G. Wells,
Jules Verne order of prophecy. And
what is to become of our one unfailing
resource for getting away absolutely
from the cares of business the ocean
trip. Why, no over-worked business
man but knows how delightful it was
to cut himself adrift from business
worries and find, on board an ocean
liner, a perfect emancipation from all
tne exacting, petty tyrannies of his
workday life. Worries simply can't get
at a man who Is safe at sea. But Imag
ine the nightmare of your dally-steam-er-dotted
Atlantic, where wireless te
legraphy won't let a man stop thinking.
Sioux City Journal: Those TVs
Moines bloodhounds were placed on the
trail of a chicken thief, and ran down a
Methodist church sexton, whose integ
rity Is above suspicion. As a conse
quence bloodhound stock Is quoted
sway below p&r In Des Moines.
The official returns of the local-option
vote In Connecticut towns show
thst no-license In that state is almost
wholly limited to the smaller places.
Tbe only considerable towns in which
It prevails are Stonlngton, with a popu
lation of 8.640; Oroton, with S.Ott, and
Plalnfield, with 4.S21. The no-license
towns preponderate, there being 4 of
them, as compared with 74 license
towns.
Colonol Mott Hooton, who haa been
made a brigadier general, la a native of
Pennsylvania. Hla great-grandfather
was a eaptaia ia the revolutionary
ray.
TOT DBATH HX TiMM.
Minneapolis Man Tslls How It Feels
to Gire up one s wis
New York Herald: Probably no man
ever lived who has not at one time or
another asked himself the question.
How does It feel to die?
In Minneapolis there lives a man
who is able to answer It This man,
whose experience baffles comparison, is
William J. Rohr. Since he was a boy
going to school he has traveled six dif
ferent routes attempting to cross iue
River Stuyx. but each time, as he ex
presses It. "St. Peter turned away and
announced a false alarm."
Rohr is confident that the slender
thread that holds his life possesses
marvelous strength, for he has passed
through the following ordeals, each of
which brought him near death:
Fell through a hole in the Ice while
skating on a mlllpond; unconscious
when taken from the water.
Fell Into a river while protecting a
bridge against an Ice floe; unconscious
when found.
Smothered In an airtight trunk while
hiding in a game of "hide and seek;"
unconscious when found.
Fell over a precipice in St. Paul to
the ground below, a distance of 195
feet; unconscious when picked up.
Stricken with consumption and given
up to die, but refused to allow physi
cians to have their way.
Attempted suicide by shooting him
self twice In the breast with a revolver;
unconscious when picked up, but not
dead.
What is rather unusual In Mr. Rohr
is that he has experienced the novelty
of writing about his own death sensa
tions.
"When I slid under the ice of the
millDound that was the beginning of a
series of accidents that have followed
me to this day," he says. "As my slide
carried me to the edge of the thin ice
and Into the water thoughts began to
flash through my brain.
"What would father and mother say
when my lifeless body had been recov
ered? -If ever.
"With the shouts of my playmates
ringing In my ears. I passed through
and made a supreme effort to drink all
the water under the ice. It came into
my nose and mouth and I began to
feel that I bad all I could hold.
"The passage of such large quantities
of water through ray nostrils gave me
a strangling, suffocating sensation,
which. In turn, gave way to one that
reemed to be a desire to flyto wave
the arms and then a bump, and it
faintly dawned on my drowning mind
that it was the ice which covered the
pond.
"The last sensation was as If float
ing away on the crest of fleecy clouds,
as they swept through the sky on a
summer's day, and then unconscious
ness. "When I came to there was a dis
agreeable sensation of some one try
ing to 'use ray arms for pump handles.
A pressing down on the chest, and then
at last, a voice. 'He lives.' "
Describing the sensation of suffocat
ing in the airtight trunk he says:
"The fear of suffocating finally gave
way to one of pleasure, and I felt as
though music were floating around with
the melodies rising and falling as I
drew near or receded In the distance.
Hours afterward I heard voices
strangely familiar."
Describing his attempt at suicide
Rohr says:
"Advancing before a mirror, so as to
better see what I was doing, I grasped
the handle and pressed the muzzle to
my breast and pulled the trigger.
"A flash, a report and I felt some
thing like a sudden prick of a pin In
my side. Well, what was the trouble?
"I guessed that the muzzle had de
flected In the effort required to pull the
trigger.
"There was a numbness coming over
me and I realized that If I were to end
it all I must forthwith Insert another
bullet nearer In.
"Frantic with rage and frenzied with
the unsuccessful first effort, I again
placed the weapon to a place where I
thought the heart must be, and as the
realization came over me that this was
to be the end of all my sleeplessness
find the heat, I seemed to gloat over
the fact that they could be cheated so
easily. Nervously and hastily I again
pulled the trigger.
"When consciousness returned, for,
strange 16 relate, I had not succeeded
In my design, I found the room filled
with strangers and a physician kneel
ing by my side a I lay on the floor."
Retort Courteous.
"How did she get here?" At a fa
mous dancing assembly this was the
quite audible comment made by several
married belles when a beutlful young
matron, as yet on the outskirts of the
exclusive set, entered the room. The
n wcomer, whose first apearance It was,
proved herself quite equal to the oc
casion.' She had a nodding acquaint
ance with nearly every woman in the
room. Some of them even went to her
luncheon parties. Calmly turning to
the most supercilious critic In the room,
she echoed, as though In reply:
"How did I get here? I drove here,
my dear Mrs. Crossbeam. Did you
walk?" May LIpplncott's Magazine.
He Remembered.
"Do -you remember," said Mrs.
Crumps, "when you asked me to
marry you:"
"Yen," said Mr. Onimps.
"And I said 'Yes?' "
"I remember It. We both always
did talk too much." Washington
Post.
"She says she'll have to have a new
bonnet before she can sing In the
choir."
"Well?"
"Well, he says that she'll have to
sing In the choir to get the money for
a new bonnet." Chicago Post
A Bapld Else.
"I," says the self-made man with
some pride, "began life ss a corn doc
tor, but after working a year at that
profession Invented a dandruff cure that
has made me Independently rich."
This shows us that If we begin at the
foot It doesn't take long to reach the
bead, or something to thst effect. Bal
timore American.
Between Friends.
Helen Young Roftlelgh proposed to
me last night He ought to hare known
beforehand that I should refuse him.
Mettle fat sure he did, dear, Lon-
I ooa ni-viw.
EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
Virf LHtlt Hipi of Push? tfci C&a
Tiriff Bill TW$ Sesfjpi.
President 'hide That Opposition to
Administration Reciprocity la
too Strong.
Washington, D, C The question ol
Cuban reciprocity Is now up to the sen
ate. The bill providing for the civil
government of the Philippines after
long weeks of debate came to a vote
and was passed by that body and the
next measure of national Importance
which will come before the senate Is
the bill providing for reciprocal trade
relations with Cuba.
It will be remembered that this is
the measure which caused such a vig
orous fight in the house some weeks
ago. Thirty-five republican members
of the house refused to abide by the re
port of the ways and means committee
and Joined with the democrats In strik
ing out the differential on refined su
gar. President Roosevelt expressed him
self a few weeks ago as determined to
call congress together In special ses
sion should they adjourn without en
acting legislation on this subject. It Is
known that many republican senators
are opposed to the policy of the ad
ministration on this question and wltht
the view of finding out how many there
were among the senators who would
stand out on this question Senator El
kins called a meeting In his committee
rooms of all senators who were op
posed to Cuban reciprocity on sugar,
Klghteen republican senators responded
to this call. Among them were the two
senators from Nebraska. These eigh
teen senators, should they continue
their opposition to the measure, would
only leave thirty republican senators
supporting It, and In order to put the
measure through It would require ths
assistance of nine democratic senators.
As there is scant prospect of getting
this number of senators from the dem
ocratic side to support this policy there
Is not much chance of the measure be
coming a law during the present ses
sion, unless some of the eighteen re
publicans now announced as opposed to
it change their views and get In har
mony with the administration and Its
policy, and should this measure be
brought up at the present session of
the senate the country can look for a
long and bitter tight In that body.
THE PRESIDENT IS FEELING HIS WAY,
Washington, u. C The president
talked with Hon. Carroll D. Wright,
the United States commissioner of la
bor, for some time regarding the situ
ation In the anthracite region. Mr.
Wright came to Washington at the re
quest of the president to get his views
on the question and to discuss what
might be done under the law giving
tne commissioner of lu'oOi the right t
Investigate affairs of this kind and to
collect information relating to them,
which may be reported to the president
or to congress. The president stands
ready at any time to be of any service
possible to aid In effecting a settlement
cf the differences existing between the
operators and the miners If this be
possible.
I'nder the act creating the depart
ment of labor the commissioner ts ap
pointed to Investigate the cause of la
bor trouble that tend to Interfere with,
the welfare of the people of the dif
ferent HtattH and report the same to
congress or to the president. Persons
famlllitr with the law question and Its
utility, saying ample Information Is al
ready public property through state
ments which have been partly prlntt-i
In the newspapers, and that no one has
authority under the luw to take any
action on the Information which may
be obtained.
BOERS ARE 6LAD WAR IS OVER.
London. (Special.) The war office
has lecelved the following rnessago
from Lord Kitchener:
"The disarmament of the Boers is
proceeding satisfactorily and good spir
it Is displayed everywhere. Yesterday
4,342 rifles hud been surrendered up to
date."
Dispatches received from Pretoria
confirm the statements made In Lord
Kitchener's communication to the war
office and say that the whole staff of
the late Transvaiil government, with a
bodyguard of fifty men, hove surren
dered. The following formalities are ob
served when General Botha, General
DcWet or any of the Boer command
ants accompany the British who hove
been detailed to receive surrenders:
The Boer leader goes out to meet a
commandant and returns at its head.
The Boer who come In are generally
dressed In dilapidated clothing, but
have a smart and soldierly bearing.
Those who are to surrender are then
assembled and the Hoer leader delivers
an address to his min, urging them to
listen to the British officer who has
been detailed on this work.
lot Causes Slaty Arreete.
London, In a letter from Pretoria,
dated May 18, the correspondent of the
Dally Mall states that the previous
Thursday slaty arrests were made
there as the result of the discovery of
an estenslve plot to blow up the gov
ernment buildings and Lord Kitchen
er's residence and to spike the guns In
the artillery barracks. The parties
concerned In this plot, according to tbe
correspondent were lawyers, chemists
and Boer and Dutch prtaoaert en parole.
