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Cock fighting is to bo prohibited In
Havana after Juno 1.
A commercial school will be Institut
ed In connection with the University
of Restock , Germany.
The census examining board will
leave Washington March 17 , for Chicago
cage , wlierd the examinations will ha
held from March 21 to 27 , Inclusive.
In honor of Washington's birthday ,
the stars and stripes floated above the
American legation and consulate , and
over many stores and residences at
Lima , Peru.
The Massachusetts house had Its an
nual debate on woman suffrage , re
sulting In the defeat of the proposition.
124 to 32 , a larger majority than for
many years.
The receipts of the American board
of foreign missions for the first llvo
months of the fiscal year show an In
crease of donations of $25,261 ; of lega
cies , $20,203.
The German press continues to dis
cuss ways and means of paying for the
increase of the licet. The Krcw.
Zeltung recommends higher ( axes on
beer and tobacco.
Representative Mondoll of Wyoming
has Introduced a bill giving to schools
of mining $15,000 each per year , the
amount to ho Increased $1,000 until the
annual payment IH $23,000.
The Gennan foreign ofllce confirms
the report that Germany Intends to la/
a cable to l\lao-Chou and later extend
this to the Carolines and to connect
the German cable with the American
Philippines cable.
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The Cubano , at Havana , addresses
nn cdltoHal 'to the autonomist * , wlioiu
it calls "vicious , " and says "arc un
worthy of being trcittcU with neutrality
because of the policy they have fol
lowed since the war.1
The Industrial commission has decid
ed to continue its Investigation of
U usts and Industrial combinations and
to delay Its recommendations for legis
lation for their , control until additional
testimony has bqen taken.
Dr. L. J. Abbott , who was an old
settler of Nebraska , having como to
the slate In ' 01 , and who was four
years superintendent of the 'state in
sane asylum at Lincoln , Neb. , died at
his home at South Omaha.
The German foreign oiI16o lids' information
mation that the situation between
Chile and Peru , Bolivia and Argentina
is less serious than hay , been reported
by the cabled reports. It Is not ex
pected that there will be a rupture.
News was received at Aapen , Colo. ,
that Harry Wysc , Ed Robinson and
Tom McDormltt , miners ! * 'working at
the Enterprise group In the Taylor
river country , wore btirled In a riiiow-
filldc. Their bodies were iccovered.
Three hundred former parishioners
of Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke , retiring
pastor of the IJrlclc Presbyterian
church , Now York , have given about
$30,000 to bo used by him to buy a
homo at Princeton , or for any other
purpose he may elect.
Governor Shaw of Iowa sent to the
senate the n'amo of Glffoul S. Robin
son of Sioux City to bo member of the
board of control , to succeed ex-Gov
ernor Larrabce. Mr. Robinson retired
after twelve years on the state supreme
bench two months ago.
Three hundred former parishioners
of Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke , retiring
pastor of the Urlck Presbyterian
church , New York , have given about
$30,000 to bo used by him to buy a
homo at Princeton or for any other
purpose ho may elect
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate : War vol
unteers Drlgndlcr General Harrison
Gray Otis , to bo major general by
brevet. Colonels to bo brigadier gen
erals by brevet : Owen Summers' ,
Harry C. Kcssler , Wilder S. Metcalf.
In the house of lords , replying to a
question on the subject , the premier.
Lord Salisbury , declared that the gov
ernment had no engagement whatever
with any power In respect to the course
to be taken In the ultimate settlement
with the Boer republics. No power ,
he added , had asked or suggested the
entering into of any arrangement.
The New York World publishes a
poll of the state senate showing that
thirty senators favor repeal of the
Horton prize fighting law , and twenty
oppose It. The opposition to the law
throughout the state la astonishingly
general , and it Is growing. Petitions
for Jts repeal , with thousands of sign
ers. are still coming In from all purls
of the state.
The house committee on Indian af
fairs ordered favorable reports on the
following bills : Authorizing the ad
justment of rights of Bottlers on the
Navajo Indian reservation , Arizona ;
to raltfy an agreement wth | Indians
of the Fort Hall reservation , Idaho ,
and to put In force In the Indian ter
ritory certain provisions of the laws
of Arkansas relating to corporations.
Representative Wheeler Kentucky
Introduced a resolution Instructing the
committee on foreign affairs to Inves
tigate the truth or falsity of "the
charges jnado by Charles 13. Macrumf
late consul pf U\o United States , ( at
Pretoria , , thai his official or personal
mail was opened , rqad , suppressed or
rtetrined by the censer of the British
government at Durban , or that a telegram -
gram sent by 'him to the 'department
of state wasidelayed by a British censor
ser for several weeks.
The house adopted the senate resos
lution authorizing the- president to ap
point one woman commissioner to re
present the United States and the Na
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution , at the unveiling
of the ritatuto of Lafayette at the Paris
exposition.
After Investigation of the facts con
nected with the killing of tne young
American , Pears , in Honduras , about
a year ago the State department has
come to the conclusion thqt the case
is one warranting a formal request for
indemnity from the Honduranian gov
ernment aiid Minister Hunt will be In
structed accordingly.
Oronjo ami His Army Holding Out
Against Largo Odds ,
THE CORDONS GROWING TIGHTER
liolicrU Iti'porlM tln'it lln ( 'onllmirn In
I'ri-in th liner * llnrilor Wninrn mid
Children With lliirjrliorn--Uronjo ICn-
flinen HrltUli Cnmnmndiir'fl Offer to
TnItu Them to it I'liiei ! of Hufetv.
LONDON , Fob. 20. The war office
publishes the following dispatches
from Lord Rohvt.t :
PAARDEHHRG , Feb. 21 12:20 : p. m.
Parties of Boers , recently arrived
from Natal , attacked our outposts In
force again yesterday. Thuy lost a good
many kill rd and wounded and nearly
100 prisoners , including a commandant
and three fluid cornets.
Our casualties wore tour ofllccru
wounded , nine men killed , twenty-
three men wounded and two mon miss-
Ing. On the 21st and 22d , one.otllcer
and thirteen men were wo'imdcd.
Six men were wounded yesterday by
hollow-nosed Mauser 1 > tilcts.fho |
nickel case Is silt with four silts , mak
ing the projectile of the moat expansive
and explosive nature possible. A
w6unded Boer brought to our hospital
yesterday had sixty of thb'&b bullets
In his pockets.
During the advance to r.nd at Klm-
berlcy the casualties wc-e : OfllccrH ,
two killed , thlrten wounded ; mcnj four
killed , seventy-eight wounded. ( The
ofllccrs" casualties had previously been
reported. )
Methuen reports that Berkley West
vwnn occupied by our troops on Feb
ruary 22. The loyal Inhabitants dis
played great enthusiasm.
The country west of the railway
from Capetown to Kluibciloy Is grad
ually settling down. A detachment
has started from Do Aar f jr Brltstown ,
and , Douglas and Prlcska will shortly
bo visited by our troops.
Mothuen'ti account ot the admirable
manner In which the Klmberley hos
pital In managed made one desire to
send some of our sick and wounded
there.
PAARDI3BIORG. Orang Free State ,
Fob. 20. The British took eighty pris
oners as the result of ycsterdrty't ; en
gagement.
A balloon ascended and discovered
several new works , which the British
guns shelled today.
Gin. Wynne was slightly Wounded.
The Boer positions are not consid
ered strong , jvlth the exception , of
Kroblorskloof. The hills eastward are
not so high and cannot bo intrenched
BO well as the mountains which the
Brltjsh have taken.
Tlio Somersets were the first across
the pontoons on Wednesday. They
were subjected to a heavy fire for .five.
hours In an isolated position. It 'was
the first time they bad been under lire
and they behaved excellently.
Early on Friday a severe rifle It re-
was resumed on the right and front
from the positions hold over night by
both sides. The British naval guns ,
howitzers , mountain and field batcrles
shelled the Uoer trenches incessantly.
The Boors replied with two heavy
guns , some of their iilnljs bursting
over the hospital. As a result the Brit
ish wounded were removed.
During the afternoon the Fifth brig
ade , the Innlskllllngs and Dubllns lead
ing , began to advance up the hills. In
splto of the constant shelling the Boers
stood up In their trenches , aiming de
liberately doAvn the hills.
The Infantry advance was further
covered by parties on the right and
loft , firing volleys. It was slow , the
British taking advantage of every bit
of natural cover. The Boers on the
crests of the hills , as well as from the
trenches part of the way down , poured
lead along the advancing line.
At dark the British infantry had
reached within a few hundred yards of
the llrst , line of Boer trenches.
STILL HAS PAITII liVMJOBS. "
UrltUli 1'iilille Anxious , but
DctnilH With 1'iiilciHMi.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Perhaps never
before In the course of the present
campaign have such crowds visited the
War olllco an went there yesterday.
An the Times remarks today , "The
dearth of news Is somewhat trying at
a time when a considerable success
was generally regarded as Imminent. "
No diminution of confidence in Lord
Roberts Is felt , however , and the pub
lic is ready to bolluve that ho has
good reasons for not , mentioning General
oral Cronjo in the otllclal dispatches.
Probably he is in no hurry to end a
situation which is dally bringing Into
his grasp small parties of Boors In a
vain endeavor to reinforce General
Crouje. These ho can deal with In de
tail.
tail.Lord
Lord Roberts has already captured
over 500 Hoers , and at this rate ho will
soon have quite a respectable array
of prisoners to hold as hostages for
the Jl.OOO British already in Pretoria.
General Cronjo's refusal to accept
the offer of Lord Roberts regarding
the women and children Indicates eith
er that the position is loss desperate
than has been supposed or that he
has been able to dig an absolutely wife
place for them.
Everything goon tq show that Gen-
eial Bullcr's advance. Is most s ub-
bornly contested aiid most cautiously
carried out. It Is hoped that he will
BOOH bo in a position whore General
White will bo able to assist him ma
terially.
ririns Suffer.
CHICAGO , III. , FcbV2C.-ElghrnTnTs
Were burned out today in a fire , which
destroyed a four-story brick building
at 51-55 Jefferson street. The loss on
the building was $30,000 and on the
contents ? 33,000. The following firms
Buffered : Lammert & Mann , machin
ery ; William W. Vernon , gas machin
ery ; James Barry & Co. , pattern mak
ers ; Hartry Electric company , George
H .Nyo , pump manufacturer ; A. J.
Bodkin Crlcular Addressing company ,
W. A. Jones company , foundrymen
( offices only ) . The building and moet
of the contents were burned.
AIDER SAYS JT ftNOT VVAfT
Only Term to lln Applied In Hilllpl Inn
Troulilii IN Itiiliclllmi.
DETROIT , Midi. , Fob. 20. Concern
ing n recent .statement from Washlng-
ton with regard to a dilllcul\y wlilch
confronts Secretary Hoot In deciding
whether the United States Is In a
mate of war , former Secretary Algcr
today unid :
"I should say most emphatically that
( ho United States Is not In a state of
war. The treaty of peace signed at
Paris ended the war with Spain. The
only terms than can piopcrly be ap
plied to the present trouble In the Phil
ippines are rebellion and insurrection.
' 'An to the immediate question be
fore the department , whether enlisted
soldiers can purchase their discharges
In times of peace , I do not feel compe-
tnnt to utter a decided opinion. It la
n matter whereon the advice of the at
torney general will undoubtedly bo
asked It Is my private belief , though ,
that when soldiers are badly needed ,
even if a state of war does not exist ,
they shuoldpot be allowed to take
advantage of that privilege. "
"I would distinguish between a tech
nical war and Insurrection. Insofar as
the conditions affect our soldiers in the
Hold , and with reference to the priv
ileges that belong to thorn in times
of peace , we are at war. Hut technic
ally and actually we are not In a state
of war and the campaign should not
be spoken of as war. "
CODY HAS TWO BIG SCHEMES.
Oitld mid Copiiei- Company
With JS < , ( ) ( ) ( ) , ( ) ( .
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Fob. 20. A gold
and copper company , at the head of
which Is Colonel W. F. Cody ( Buffalo
Hill ) , will incqrporatp in Wyoming In
a few days. A short time ago two
shafts were sunk to a depth of sixty
feet In a property owned by Colonel
Cody and situated about forty
miles from Cody City , and paying ore
was struck. The company will have
a capital stock of $1,000,000. With
Cody arc associated J. M. Schwood ,
George T. Hock , George Chamberlain ,
John Davis , 13. Marks , G. Shlrtlclf and
Edward Gillette , all of Wyoming.
Cody , who Is here , says that a pe
tition will be sent to congress asking
for the establishment of a road from
Cody to the Yellowstone park. With
the completion of a line to Cody by
the Uurlington , this wagon road would
be the most direct route to the won
derland. It would also enable resi
dents of northern Wyoming to go di
rect to the park , instead of going east
and around by way of Montana.
firings llnck Dciul Solillcrf.
SAN FRANCISCO , Fob. 20. The
United States army transport Hancock
arrived today , twenty-six days from
Manila , via Nagasaki. It had on board
llvo army olllcers , Including Brigadier
General Gilbert S. Carpenter , retired ,
formerly colonel of the Eighteenth In
fantry on the Island of Panay , also
about 100 discharged soldiers.
Two deaths occurred on the Hancock
between Nagasaki and San Francisco.
Lieutenant Charles H. Mimton of the
Twelfth Infantry died from the effects
of typhoid fever and sunstroke , an-1
Sergeant Godwin F. Lane of the Twen
ty-first infantry died of typhoid fever.
The bodies of both were embalmed and
brought here.
IMnri ) to He Idle In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. It Is probable
that several thousand more men will
bo thrown out of work during the
viH'k an 1 the tioup of the building
industry of the city will bo further
complicated by the action taken at the
meeting of the Building Material
Trades' council today. Its decision
that the delivery of brick from all
yards in tills country to buildings un
der construction by the United Con
tractors where nonunion were em
ployed bo stopped will make idle 1,000
iirlckmakcrs and the order extending
the strike of the machinists to other
trades will call out at least 3,000 oth
ers.
Itiol at a ICentuekjDunce. .
LOUISVILL13 , Ky. , Fob 20 A spe
cial to the Comomrclal from Whites-
burg tells of a free light near Pond
Gap , In which one pcrso-i wan killed
and several Injured. The trouble oc
curred during a dance at the home of
Hill Mullens , a Virginia moonshiner.
Pistols and knives were used In the
scrimmage which lasted until the place
had been cleared of all bu * the wound
ed. John Newbcrry was shot and died
within two hours. Ed Nowberry , his
brother , wns fatally wounded.
Tritium HIIH Not AHkeil.
'WASHINGTON. D. C. , Feb. 20. The
Associated Press Is authorized to state
that no communication whatever ha3
been made by the French authorities
to the state department ro'atlvo to the
Hay-Pauncefoto treaty and Hie Panama
canal. This statement \\as made In
reply to a question put in otlicl.il quar
ters regarding the publication that iKo
French ambassador has had a conver
sation with the secretary sta'e rela
tive to the treaty.
renco Demonstration lit Vienna.
VIENNA. Feb. 2(5. ( A peace demon
stration organized by the peace associ
ations of the world was held hero to
day and was largely attended.
Meanwhile a rather disorderly so
cialist demonstration was In progress
against a reactionary measure recently
passed by one of the provincial diets.
Crowds of workmen raised 'Insulting
Hhouts against Dr. Lueger , the burgo
master of Vienna. The police made
forty arrests.
fOR BIMETALLIC CONVENTION.
Leaders Confer on Holding a Meeting lit
KaiiMiiH ( 'lly July .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Judge A.
W. Rucker of Denver , Colo. , president
of the United States Monetary league ,
has been in Washington for several
days , conferring with the leading bl-
metalllsts throughout the country ,
with the view of geting their opinion
concerning the propriety of holding a
national convention of blmetalllsts at
some tlino In the future. It is uow
definitely determined that such con
vention will bo held at Kansas City
on the Fourth of July.
II FOR LMlTII
Pcisistcnt Rumora in London that the
Town Has Been Relieved ,
RUMOR'S Or CRONJE'S SURRENDER
Ilocr Oi-iicriil Salil to lluvo CupUiiliitcil
with KlKlit TliniiNiiinl Men Lord
Kitchener In UcporliMl AVoiinilcd
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Kitrllur Advice * Sliito Unit ( Jrotijc mid
1IU Men Still Until Out.
LONDON , Feb. 24. ( New York
World Cablegram. ) Strong rumors
that Ladysmlth has been relieved have
just come In.
DURBAN , Feb. 24. The rumor gains
credence that Ladysmlth has been re
lieved. It Is also reported that Gen
eral Cronje has surrendered 8,000 men
and that General Kitchener has been
slightly wounded in the left arm.
Crowds throng the streets , shouting
and cheering because of supposed vic
tories. Seventeen hundred Boors have
been killed or wounded , the latter , It id
reported , Including General Cronjo.
LONDON , Feb. 21. ( New York-
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
It Is believed hero by war experts
who do not print views or criticisms
that Cronjo is playing a desperate
game on slim tactics. So far no report
contains any mention of the capture of
the Boers' big guns. Of all the artil
lery about Magersfonteln and Klmbor-
ley only one disabled twelve-pounder
was found when the British occupied
the ground. It Is said Cronje started
all his guns from the place with orders
to get across the Caal as soon as ho
learned that Roberts was In command
at Modder river with reinforcements ,
and that hu moved himself with all the
mounted Boers aa soon as he learned
of French's movement to the rear. Ob
servers hero think he went as far as
ho could , then picked his position and
determined to sit tight until assured
that the artillery had escaped. The re
inforcements Roberts reports having
scattered do easily are said to have
been the rear guard of the artillery
train , which was covering the move
ment north and east. No reports of
any artillery appear in response to the
British attack atKoodoosrand. Cronjc's
plan appears to be to hold all the Brit
ish possible about his camp till certain
the artillery's retreat Is assured. The
proposed armistice would have gained
twenty-four hours for the retreat of the
guns , while the agreement would only
have covered the fighting force en
gaged at that point. Boer sympathizers
think Cronje wll | hold fast until the
last moment , then the order will be
given , "Every man for himself , " with
instructions to rally at a point north ,
where the artillery is safe in a now
position. It is insisted that the same
plan is being followed about Lady-
amlth , the guns being slowly and safely
removed to defend thoTransvaal passes
while the mobile force is left in the
trenches to .prevent a sudden attack
by the British.
BRYAN ON GROSVLNOR'S TALK.
lie i\pliilns Why Ho Favored Kutlllcii-
tlnn of tli Turin Treaty.
ATLANTA. Ga. , Feb. 24. W. J.
Bryan addressed a crowd which tested
the capacity of the hall of the house
of representatives tonight. About 1,500
people were turned away. lie was
asked tonight if he had seen Congress
man Grosvcnor'a statement yesterday
to the effect that ho ( Bryan ) waa
equally responsible with the democrats
who voted for ratification of the treaty
and was estopped from opposing any
of Its legitimate effects.
"It is true that I favored the ratifi
cation of the treaty , " said Mr. Bryan ,
"but I stated in my interview , publish
ed by the Associated Press on Decem
ber 14 , four days after the treaty was
signed , or nearly two months before It
was ratified , that in my Judgment we
should not only ratify the treaty , but
that wo should declare the nation's
purpose to give the Filipinos inde
pendence upon the same terms that
independence was promise' ! to the Cu
bans. Tills opinion was reiterated
lime and again.
"The Bacon resolution made the
promise of Independence. It was in
troduced more than a month before
hostilities began and there was a tie
vote in the senate until the vice presi
dent cast the deciding vote and de
feated it. If that icsolution had been
passed at the time Senator Bacon in
troduced * it there would not have been
any war in the Philippine1 ! .
Mr. Bryan said the location of the
national convention would have but
little effect on the attendance.
Arthur Sewall of Maine , Mr. Bryan's
running mate on the ticket four years
ago , left for New York at noon to
day.Mr.
Mr. Bryan denied that their conver
sation , which took place In a private
car , chartered for the purpose , had any
political significance.
Kxtru Troiimiry Furor.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 24. Be
ginning tomorrow , the Issue division
of the treasury department will put on
a double force to Increase the supply
of notes of small denominations of
ones , two , lives and tens. About 3.-
4SO.OOO sheets of four notes each will
be turned out each day. This action
is taken In view to meeting promptly
the Increased demand for small notes ,
which has been much greater this year
than over before In the history of
the country.
Ccimis Supervisor * Meet.
DKS MOINES , la. , Feb. 21. The
census supervisors of Iowa , with those
from South Dakota , Eastern Nebraska
and Southern Minnesota , met here to
day with Assistant Director Frederick
H. Wines to receive Instructions in
their work. There were present elev
en from Iowa , two from Minnesota ,
two from South Dakota and one from
North Dakota , Mr. Wines explained
the blank which will be used and in
structed them in the detail of duties
of enumerators. He says that in this
group of states the enuemrutors will
be given about l.GOO of population each.
. 'CONVENTION AT KANSAS CITY.
Mlhriiukrr linden In tlin Content fur tint
Nulloiml DvtuiK-ratlu ( Jutlicrlnir.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The next
national democratic convention will
be held at Kansas City , Mo. , July 4.
This was the decision of the demo
cratic national committee which met
at the Hotel Rolelgh today to fix the
time and place of holding the conven
tion. Milwaukee was the only city
which competed for the honor of en
tertaining the convention and the
poor showing It made when the vote
was taken ( the result , Kansas City
40 , Milwaukee 9) ) , caused general sur
prise.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodations , railroad and
telegraphic facilities were presented in
open session by representatives of each
city , and subsequently in executive
session. Former Governor W. .1. Stone
on behalf of Kansas City and Nation
al Commltteeman E. C. Wall , on behalf
of Milwaukee , explained the financial
Inducements which the city he repre
sented was willing to make.
Each offered the committee $30,000
but in addition , Kansas City was will
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee
and the hall , with decorations and
music free. Milwaukee's strongest
argument was the political effect which
the holding of the convention in that
city would have upon German-Amer
ican voters , who were represented to
the committee as wavering in their al
legiance to the republican party.
it seemed to be taken for granted
by at least two speakers that Bryan
would be nominated and that the Chicago
cage platform in substance would be
reafllrmed. Opposition to trusts , ex
pansion and "imperialism , " together
with every mention of Bryan and the
Chicago platform aroused enthusiasm ,
but during the open session there was
no allusion to the Issue of free silver.
Three dates for holding the con
vention were proposed , May 9 , by
Townscnd of Oregon ; June 11 , by Sen
ator Tillmau of South Carolina , and
July 4. by McGraw of West Virginia.
A speech of ex-Senator Gorman In
favor of holding to precedent and
naming a date later than that for the
convention of the party in power bad
considerable influence in causing In
dependence day to be chosen.
MAY BE TWO POLYGAMY REPORTS.
Probably a Disagreement by House. Com-
mlltei ) on Ctitli Charges ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. There arts
likely to be two reports on the inves
tigation of charges that certain federal
appointees in Utah are polygamists.
The house committee on postolllccs
and postroads took the testimony ami
Messrs. McPhcrson and Brownlow have
drawn a report. But the democratic
members of the committee are not dis
posed to accept this report on the
ground that it goes too far in dismissIng -
Ing the charges and at a meeting to
day it was decided to ask that the re
port be divided. In case this is not
done a minority report will probably
be submitted.
FAMOUS CIRCUS CLOWN DEAD.
D.III Uleu Full * a _ Victim to
NEW YORK , Feb. 24. Dan Rice , the
veteran circus clown , died at Long
Branch , N. . ! . , last night , after a linge"-
ing illness , aged 77 years , Mr. Rice
had been lu ill health for several
months. lie suffered from Bright' *
disease , but was able to go out driving
until a week ago , when ho took to his
bed. Ills real name was Daniel Mc
Laren. Ho was born In New York.
Ills father nicknamed the boy Dan
Illce , after a famous clowr in Ireland.
Dan Rice made three Independent for
tunes. He died , bowever , a compara
tively poor man. With his own shows
he traveled over the whole United
States , and also abroad. Rice leaves
a widow in Texas. During his last
illness he was writing a book on his
lifo , and had about completed the clos
ing chapter when he was stricken.
Increasing the Small Notes.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Beginning
tomorrow the issue division of the
Treasury department will put on a
double force to increase the supply of
notes of small denominations of oned ,
twos , fives and tem ? . About $ -180,000
In sheets of four notes each will bo
turned out each day. This action la
taken with a view to mooting promptly
the Increased demand for small notes ,
which has been much greater this year
than ever before in the history of the
country.
ratal rire In I'lilliuMphlii.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Feb. 21. A
fire , which broke out at 7 o'clock last
night , in the straw goods manufactory
of S. May , 721 Arch street resulted in
the loss of a woman employe's life ,
the injury of several girls who Jumped
from windows and the destruction of
property valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. ' 1 he fire extended to
the adjoining buildings and about
twenty firms were burned out.
HOIIHU Agrees on CoimiilMlnn.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. The house
committee on commerce today acted
favorably on the bill providing for a
committee of llvo members to bo ap
pointed by the president to visit China ,
Japan and other Oriental countries to
investigate their commercial resources
and the opportunities for the exten
sion of American trade. The bill was
changed so as to conform to a like
bill in the senate , one of the changes
being a llmltlation of the salaries of
the commissioners to $5,000 annually.
t
After the Armed Men ,
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 24. The
Frankfort city council tonight passed a
resolution authorizing the mayor to
appoint a committee to investigate the
alleged presence in the city of armed
mountaineers charged with having
threatened the lives of judges of the
court of appeals. The resolution di
rects the committee to call on Gov
ernor Taylor and demand of him the
names of all persons , cither citizens or
Boldlers , who are quartered in the state
buildings , and the reason therefor ;
also to Investigate all suspicious char
acters found In any part of the city.
Especially interesting are the fats
furnished by the nut specialists. There
ju no product that requires so little cul
tivation as the nut , and none Is more
wholesome as a food staple. An orch
ard of 2,000 trees In California yield *
o\cr 21,000 pounds of hulled nuts.
President Gompers , of the American
Federation of Labor , has gone to Cuba
to study Industrial matters there , with
a view of forming unions.
Scotch divorces are rapidly Increas
ing in number.
You cannot go to heaven looking
backward.
"A Friend in Need
Is a Friend Indeed. "
Your blood is poor and
therefore you suffer from
eruptions , pains and general
debility and " that tired feel-
Ing. " The blood is the teal source of Alt
health. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the shcp'
herd of health. Why ? Because it
purifies the blood as nsthing else can ,
Tired Feeling " / had that tired
feeling and headaches. Was more tired
in the morning than tuhcn I < wcnt to bed
and my back paitiea me. Hood's Sarsa
parilla and Hood's Pills cured me and"
I feet ten years younger , " B. Scheblcin ,
274 Bush'wtck Place , Brooklyn , N. Y.
Be sure to get Hood's because
good's PHIsjMfre liver 11M ; llm nnii-lrrlutlng and
oiily eiitlmrlU ! t nTak u wit Ij _ _ If oqcl ' 8 S.
Going wrong begins in short steps.
Nearly 100 persons lost their lives.
on the great lakes during the past sea
son.
The best servants of his satanical
majesty are those who attend church
for the purpose of making a show.
Of the fifty richest persons In the--
L'nlted States only five owe their for
tunes to copper , silver or gold mines.
Jerome K. Jerome declares the be
ginning of his good fortune was when
the inundation of his father's mines-
at Cannon Chase , England , sent him
out into the world in search of work.
One of the oldest hostelrles in Eng
land is the New inn at Gloucester ,
but in spite of the centuries which
hr.ve rolled by since it was built its
once appropriate description still clings )
to it.
LABASTINB In the original
and only durable wall coating ,
entirely different from all ual-
somlnes. Kcudy for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
tints by adding cold water.
'ABIES naturally prefer ALA'-
BASTINB for walls and cell-
Ings , because H Is pure , clean ,
durable. Put up in dry pow
dered farm , In five-pound pack
ages , with full directions ,
1/L Italsomlnea are cheap , tem
porary preparations made from
whiting1 , chalks , clays , etc. ,
and stuck on walla with de
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
TINJO is not a kalsomlne.
EWARK of the dealer -who
says ho can sell you the "same
thing" as AL.ABASTINE or
"something Just as good. " ire-
Is cither not posted or la tryIng -
Ing to deceive you.
ND IN OFFERING something
he has bougnt cheap and tries
to sell on AUABASTINE'S de
mands , ho may not realize the
damp.go you will suffer by a
kalsomlno on your walls.
BNSIBLE dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk ono by
oelllnE and consumers by uslnff
Infringement. Alabastino Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure , dur
able AL.A1JASTINE. It safe
guards health. Hundreds of
tons used yearly for this \vork.
N BUYING ALABASTINE ,
customers should avoid prct-
tlnff cheap ksMsomlncs under
different names. Insist on
havliiK our goods In packages
and properly labeled.
U1SANCE- wall pacer 13 oti-
Viated by ALABASTINE. It
can be used on plastered walls ,
wood ceilings , brick or can
vas. A child can brush It on.
It does not rub or scale off.
STABLTSIIED In favor. Shun
all imitations. Ask paint deal
er or druRwist for tint card.
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