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55$ zaz'e’ NAMES DORE POSTMASTERS €65? W. '33? mason m .7515 Ethan. Washington. Doc. 17” : result of negotiation tint have lien in men: between W of am. my um Hr. Brun.theDunhhninider.thoi-uob- uncles at nub-tales to the preparation '0: the m.“ whereby, the Uni- ted Stun become ma of the mm: Wat In“ inland: have been removed. It is said tint the points of difimnco have been adjusted in a man- nor to cum-o acceptance 0! tho-treaty by the United Sate: mate, and it is easier the "9001'!th oftho treat! on satisfactory lines, it in aid. -â€"3 America lamb -- -w v. the’bud bold“; It. 361:; captive uo Enigma. It is rumored that 3m. Stone is h m London. Dec. lc.-Tno correspondent of the Telocnph at Sofia an m: Boone Wuhbun. president of Robert college .2 munopk. has nous mudMEI-mooobnot novln Bulnrla. and tho on: (WP: n.- I.--) a.-Iu__ ”1AA, .- MOWotohmhu-otnuhh Wathdutlddtobo CLEAR PATH Fo'n TREATY. Pmidont or Amman can” '1. mm Confident That Ibo ‘ Vic-nu, Doe. 16.141» women of On- eow and Gum no taking part in the Pond: mutton. A meeting attended by over 1,000 woman named n resolu- tion to and n manifesto to the women of Amado. Ind mono describing the cornea! to which the Polish children on rubioctod to In Prank. It m 1100 ruched to bx’yoouhe Pros-Inn shops, German och ls, German gonna-es and German new. «peck!!! fashion and unsafe periodicals. . MISS STONE AGAIN LOCATED. BM Deer 16.~'me ’ Janette". N. Y.. Dec. 17.â€"Henry C. :Pqu has been visiting his sister. Mrs. W. s. Caner-ll, in this city (or lev- Lani dun. In a hunk. tonight to- mted can the position In: tendered him um in WWW” last week. H. m 36mm; to mate pubnc teard- In: his plan: for the future. they John in Agitation to lotto! ' W ”Don-h Poop). . ta Gunny. WOMEN NOW TAKE A‘ HAND. minute-e, WI... Doc. 11'. -Henry G ac. who moaned: Chltles Emory Rh :- War-merit. hu bécn mu» 0! lilwnnkco for many you: and has been ruminant in political ctr. in Wm for our 25 years. For sword years hp ha been Republi- can antic-ml mmMeeman from Wu. cousin. Ind during the last two nations] campaigns ho wu‘ viceâ€"chairman of the (lanai committee. He was pontmnuor of Milwaukee under Grant, Hayes Arthur. and wu one a! the receiver. 0 (Ile- Northern Pncinc whon lhnt pr ‘my was in the courts. Later he :3 ‘camo connected with various large in- toresu including the Milwaukee 5 Northern Railroad companyâ€"now part. of the Chic-co. Milwaukeb a: St. Paul systemâ€"the Wisconsin Telephone com- pay and street nilwny propertln. QnoCanlathaOthorfM ' oufllo'iro. Mow roam-tut - Omen! n 3 Mat in Whom-in Pom! cal and Business Afldn. JEFORE THE PUBLIC EYE. I’m. on In Appointment. ion. and lung Leopold has l speck! Mace (or Dr. for the mm 0! Inspect- ls aid that the instrument .;.1 A. ,7 Headway, Chm ‘9’: Chump. palm J William L 3“. Watson Wuuha; M0; Eva 7. Role, ,v. Km: John Too- L. Z_olllnger, 0'. a; I. w. "miss; 3‘0“: llamas; A. Device by Which 19%?!“th Independ- !or I!- Princess skating gown .made of a scarlet blanket. The'hlae ranged as a trimming. It in aha used as a high crush girdle in the gown. Eli's cap made of the same materlaL ' ‘gooaaly belt ,,_.___._ _-. .â€" .â€".... unduly: Juul ore. often ,st'nrmod by improptu mld- in her teens is bull: or n winter house parties that enjoy a brief hair' Cloth. It is n gl ) little skating seasonâ€"for-skadng seaâ€" fair with a habit back. :1) mare most. generally brief here. The. habit back but one that-r couturlers after some stunning skating 1 point a few inches be gowns this winter. The majority of Down the front it has them are fur trimmed, an item that revere o: unborn Persia - enhances tenfold the value of a cloth tends from the right 5 vi gown. Cloth with a rough, camel’s 'bottom or the gown a The chlc poster announcing the apenl’ng of the Palais de Glace ls hailed with delight by the younger co- terle of fashionablesr It is one of the wlnter’s greatest attractions; thls well appointed rink where prices are so steep that-the ordinary element ls debaned. The real fun for the enthu- siastic skater‘comes when the lake ln the Bols is frozen over and the journals announce that the ice holds. The cha- teaux that boast a lake on thei;~ grounds { l the great plate glue windows at the cue and Views the passer by through on atmosphere heavy with smoke. The little iron chairs that line the walks and drives oi the 8013 are piled‘ high in stacks and' have had their first coating of snow. “Move on" is the pass word now. There is still an sppreclative audience that greets the carriage procession on the Champs Eiysaes when the weather is clear and crisp, but it is a standing audience, a, moving audience. ' There is nothing particular in the .home comforts ‘for winter here to allure one within doors. The diminutive grates are so inade- quate and coal so precious that it, is dealt out ginger-1y. The vary mention of outdoor sports; is thrilling. To be out and of! and on the double quick move is the sorest way to enjoy the winter here. ' Ptris latter: Real winter In with us now. All Paris is housed. The boulevardter has accepted the lneyitâ€" able and now takes his apemtif behind HER BLANKET GOWN. ,. t at“-.. :; emgis n1- #1 ant e'possl- i9," een skirt With the Eton mode 'ways present that; uno bility of a separation , , and corsage when‘ovgr th ht ‘: ter ways. The unQisputed grace ,‘cja p‘lncess gown is alone enough .5 '«eco mend it. Unless the princes . gnowa {a contrasting trimmln- ran ed in long unbroken Hues It 10. '3; gre t deal of its charm. ;A skating “n d lgned for a tall. slender you 5! "cm sun inner teens Is built of .v let , elia’ hair‘tloth. It is a 31-) 1 fit 3!- fair with a habit back, :1) is flat evere habit back but one that ”r I point a few inches be Down the from it has .- grad sting revere o: unborn Persia Jul) t at ex- ‘ tends from the right 8 upder o the ; bottom of the gown a S- It Re to , Princess dresses seem adapted to the skater-’5 first place they‘are com less resistance to the 'w long coated gowns do w coat tails go flapping l } The skirt has a yoke a green cloth is cut in ton that are rounded in and appliquod flat onto tween each panel tber narrow line of the sea nearly to the bottom of border of sea} applique embroidery gives a flnls ‘ 0! each panel. ' A gown of golf Eden“ flagged with a broad‘fihort yo): I; back end (pant. At the midd 333‘.th front the yoke merges‘into _ is nhrrow Vest. A rich border w . j't. or up- pliques o! the seal an . . ‘nz' cord gives a finish to the clot 419 range ‘ where it borders on the '{I‘h 'cloth sleeves a Icapped by g . ’ t e fur that hav the enact of ‘5‘ con- tinuation of the yoke. .' ; are; close fitting as far as the 2th ere they are ornamented with a d , garmg cult. of the seal. Below this t 1:. _ fdth (forms a put! that is trimmed ' . gap lanes of the fur and bronze exg . fide- . mLh .1 Golf green is anoth‘er v1 cred color. ‘ While’ skating'gowna j dashes or dark fur are m One of the very swell a glove fitting princess , sign-lamb. [Us trimmed :0! chuneur blue amen 7 describes a fantastic so ‘. tunic. The close fitting 'a cloth and are finished it of fur. Brilliant colors at, in evidence among the m‘ for skating. Red is a. pa} red in its most vivid sh hair finish 43 most fave] up_ these gowns. Rather 'more is being. said about Preddent Roosevelt's luncheons than about his predecessors' dinners. l The taxpayers of Syracuse, N. Y.. are complaining ‘ because the municipal lodging-house supplies trumps wlth meals which cost the city 40 cents each. It» is pointed out that the av- erage well-to-do business Inn of Syn- cuse spends only 25 cent: (or lunch‘ while van-nuts are 60 per cent better fed at the public expense. Three contracts have been let for the construction of the fencing which will inclose the site or the world's fair at St. Louis in 1903. The length is about ' five miles. inclaelng nearly two square miles of land. One mile at the fence is to be an open barrier,- with steel pickets eight feet high. separating the site from the remainder of Forest park; three mileeere to be of boards eight feet high; topped with barbed wire. and the remaining mile will be of ornameno ~tal slabs made of cement, strengthened with woven wire. The, work 13 to be completed, within 60 days. -..‘. v“ xvi,- Several minutes inter a member of the church of which Uncle [sham is sexton came by, and. noticing him in ?his retreat, remarked that he thought the station-house a strange place for a man of faith to seek shelter in a norm. when a house of worship was nenr: "Dat's so; but whut's a man swipe ter do when do Lord begins to (tour bricks at in)?" £13.]?th Wu Sink‘en. Memphis Scimitar: A religious old darky ‘had his faith badly shaken not long ago. He is sexton for 5 white church in a Fayette county town. and one afternoon. as. he was in front sweeping the. pavement. a strong wind ‘aroae. tearing a piece of the cornice on‘ and taking a few brick: out of the wall. Realizing that a good run was better than a bad stand, the old man sought shelter in the station-house on i the opposite aid» 0! the street. _- __ .v. mun... So' attractive are the "Svelt" aka- tlng gowns made with glove fitting jackets 0t suede that match exactly the cloth or the skirt. Often the jackets rs- embroidered closely in steel t reads, with applique. of Persian lamb introduced at intervals. An elf: cap with its drooping peak; ending in a black tassel is made of the 1 same material as the gown. There is f an element of the picturesque about this entire costume that is no very attrac- tive and its undisputed warmth and case will be bound to appeal to any enthu- siastic skater. who goes in for comfort. 7*V_- .. -..., .vanu or a. Breton hood. Above this there Is a high fluted Medleis collar made of the border. It is belted In 1003er with a high crush girdle of the same. The sleeves are be" shaped 1nd hue a border finish. . a sort crimson blanket of rare nullity and the black border is managed admir- ably as n trimming. It Is a princess mm fastening down the frontwbvre the black border: form an unbroken line. The border is repeated on the upper part of the garment in the form Short skating ppm of violet doth. Plastron or astrakun. Strum on Jacket and skirt of astrakm. V7~ ~-I-. s- wnusr' 0d‘_ with a broad band of the Pentax lamb. Elsbornte frogs 0! black silk cox-dead the fur trim the upper put of the gown as tar as the waist line. - The frogs ere repeated in the form or s bor- der‘on the lower put of the gown. The hat that completes this toilette is a. low three cornered sifsir msde of the red cloth. A facing 01' black vei- vet covers the rolled him. The crown is trimmed round with row‘s of block siik cord thst teminste in tennis tint droop over the’brim st the left side ‘ or the heck. ‘ A Canedisn girl who will spend her winter at the Swiss lakes in having her skating gown made At one of the English tailors here. it is rearded as quite an innovation here. but in Cen- uda, I am told. it is quite the usual thing. The gown is made entirely of the 1st: or the front. The also". are slightly mu In the lower part, ”a uc gathered Into a cgl‘gufi tput in border- nd‘ ”In. _ L477 , A SMART CREATION. in an opinion handed down by the niirond md warehouse comminio: claim: to have the, right in control tho crossing- at uni electric roman. The opinion is in the cue of the Chicago. minute. a 8!. Paul nil. Fold ln‘ut the MM PIA-H- _An Not 1 death in 22 month among 211 children In the record of the Chicago orphan uylum, as stated by In J. A. Edward. In her report as the president of the board 011mm" at the 52d tn~ nual In fig. In the number med l9 and Ida wome npreunted “d lsirellglm President Rooneveit’e message he! been selected a n mMel by the clue in literature of the Knnlulgee high school. And is also being Itudied by the civic cine. in addition 500 word. have have been Ielected from the name for pmctice in spelling. . in ties! In: consummated at Hen-in. burg whereby the Burbburx end Ohi- Irago Coal company became the pnt-‘ dinner of 840 acres of had m Vvith the famou- eizht-foot vein of and known he the Big Muddy vein. paying ssgooo (or the tract. Wllllun lam-on, I Chi-hféounty plo- neer, dled near Vlrglnla, 111.. and 70 years. Dnnlel wumum. aged 66 years. died at Jacksonville, Ill. He served in the Nineteenth llllnoh lnhntry under Col.‘ one! John B. Tux-chin during the civil - W. G. Patten, “out for u camp telephone comm, died In a hotel a quun, 0. from I done of morphine taken at {he bar. no MIDI! I It ha been announced that M!- ‘ Mary E. McDonald. caahler and book. keeper for the Illinoi- Car Service na- eoclauqn alnce Jta Inception aeveral years ago, was a definite: for neural hundred dollara. Ashley J. Elliott. manager of the aaaoclatlon, cannot state mat the amount until reports have been reeelved from all the rail“ road; membera of the aaaoclation. Illa- McDonald haa refunded about ”00 of the amount, and no legal action ha been taken. She realdea at Wanting- ton. She says that the baa been ate-al- um for more than a year. and Intan- nn mun-n On. a.-- -4“,, ‘9'"! the Miélm nu: Among the pardon: denied hrs ap- plication. from Thomas Moon!!! 1nd Charles Knth or Cook county. who on the night of Nov. 15. 1898. killed June. Prom: and his ton while mbhlnx'the Prouty residence. Commuter! by Yates. Governor. Ystes has command the nuance of four‘ person" now serving turns in the stunt: penitentiary. His action was upon recommendation of the board of pardons. The commuta- tions were as toilets: John Maura. sentenced in Grundy county in 1894 to 23 year- (or killing nn Imiinn named Memo, commuted. to 13 yous; John T. Council, sentenced in Williamson counr ty, in 1895 10,30 mm for murder, oom- muted to 18 yenrs; Cnri Rolnn‘der, sen- tenced in Bureau county in ms to is yearn for rape. commuted to cum years: Christopher Stacy. sentenced in Madison county in 1898 to eight years (or manslaughter. commuted to In years. ' The abutment. and pier: of the gl- xnntic ltructure will be of concrete, and they will be manned by Iteel truss brldm'l‘he total length from there to shore will be 1,350 f:- t. the plea being 156 feet apart. . It i estimated that the hotel cost or the structure will be $88,015.28. and the work will be commenced tome time durlng the coming Inner. By nuns or this invention the river will be in!!!“ by s series of ntea lowered on s solid sill in the bed otethc . river. This will result in casting a lake s mile wide and reaching nssrly All the wey from Sterling to Dixon, The gates will rslso the water newen and one-hall loot from the sill. snd there will he s new of six inches over the dam. The dun will wonsict oi‘ eight mm. in esch or which there will be 87 gate spaces. and each whee will have four gates, making s mm at 1,184 gates. The gates in «en space will he hung one nbove the other, the first. or bottom gste. being three feet high. the secnnd three feet. the third one foot sad the fourth or top gnti- six inches. This will make I gste opening of eeyen ieet six inches. By menus oi ' these gates. it is claimed. the water may be raised or IOWI‘TCd to any depth. figuring even to a fraction of an inch. 'i‘hroe une- o¢ two men each will be able to remove or change the dam in a few minutes. When not in use the gates will be drawn up and swung un- der the bridge iloor in a horizontal po- sition. entirely out or contact from floating ice or other mattcr in the river. Wow Cashier a Dotnult'or. L. Wheeler, engineer ln charge of con- ttmcuoa of the Hennepln anal. to l build a Immune steel dun acron- Rock river at mung. Thu dun will be diluent in denim from y lhnt he. ever been built or enplo tor a [lie purpose. It will be I dun only during the portion or the yet: when n greet gummy of water wll be requlned. A! ice and flood times the (rent 1cm:~ \ tut-e wlll be folded up, u l! . and toe stream be allowed to kow unol» ltructed. The war department ti Washington has appmv'ed the plus 0! Cam L. Gad-u Envy-ah;- Throughout ch. W; qu Warm mum?“ ' by 3113’ Won. up... . ALI. .03!" 01‘ mos GAUGE! NEWS OF ILLINOIS. 11111101: 1!: Brion for her aide: lW lervlm: Dr. See; bf (50' ”I‘M m NW Mary. Hts Observatory In mums. 0.0.. {an Matter: of Just concluded I. monument ot the commuta- planet Mercury with the hue n Maura, of that Institution. an the WIN“- in 1894 to -ton Star. It: dtuneter in f to to an nuned 2.668 miles. r has seen um talked withflnopns-Jnt: an Curtis. They mad film a on. or the nudism-nah of the India- tn coastal. the manufemin (hi max-iii: can. w their [ammo with moist cloths. and never car in who urn-131m ‘ldust Imh blooms. Represenuun‘ Charla Garth at Kan-u. who ll than "tuned by his constituents. an India Mood In his veins and 1: ward of It. No India who mm thozgrest later It the white home fen}! mm unlm ho A French hrdpnc Journnl states that In Tunis the mm, min tumu- Iosla I: 11.8 per 1,000 men; the Arabs. und 0.75 per 1.000 among the Jen. who lead pretty {much the lune Illa u I M. “insulin Berthelot. a distinguishâ€" ed French chain. “(a alum-inc the Inerluu 1nd dun-flu of the cm at captm annulment now In W Dm- nounceu In ("or of carbon dumxldo. u as used (or flu destrucuan of am,- don. Be an am It quiet cud ulna Ion death and 0.13 m: does not flock the aluminum. . Mr. 1nd In. Robert Shut o! Chla- ,go luVe 1m and (or couches-n Bu- roue. where they'wm can upon non extensive mmmobllo trip on; undu- uken. Including 1 Journey uncut northern Aida. ll 1 new Into-ob". now belu- constructed for than 1- Pull. The tour will cover more dun 8.000 mm; Former Consul-nun William Lori- mor ha begun um In the circuit court of Chicago for 8100.000 nuns! the Boo- OI‘d-Hel‘lld Pubmhm company a! Hex-nun H. Kohl-nu. of M city. (0! waged libel damned In I meant ed- torial III the Record-Hernia. in which Mr. Lot-Inc we called 8 Median The Rev. Dr. ucla E. Ola-k. pru- ldent ot the War 1 Christina nude“- or, will all for Europe In January. to give himpemn‘al elom'm mm the today more firmly on the conti- nent. especially In cents-n! ‘ Involve. Scandlnnvll. 8min, luly, Holland. Boa hemln and Duluth. The “mun government bu uno- uoned the pin to erect l monument a: Winn! In memory at the celebrat- ed Polish composer. Name Chopin. The emulator: of the project late“ Inviting deal!“ for the m (to. Drum: And tordzn MIDW- The cable neuter find” but lu- I-hed lulu n able between the Alan (slend- 1nd Ireland for the Gonna-ch! Cable company. completing the tom-Q line of cable or that company between the United sum end England. » Governor Mind A. Oten of New Mexico In thou! to move in the dlrec~ tlon «flopping the and”: who I". been dlmntllu the homes of the ,clll' dwellers. monuments of e dnfluuon older than we pyrumu. George Gouid bu converted Ill um spot on the ground: of his ”no“ (N. J.) hone Into a beautiful gunk.- gu-den. u I. Oriana! In Mn and «M to be the.only maker: murder: in Amer- mu Dorothea Kiumpke. who to" number o! yea:- ha been :- am at the Plriu Observatory. in coins to ‘ Lei-ad Stanford, Jr“, Univenity. u chief uni-uni to Prof. lmc ma. Her special work will be um! photo- mphy. The Chicago board at «nation In unnounoed u not of condition undo! which high school indent- in that city may play loothdi. They Ire hosed on high scholarship. written consent of parent: and physician’s cor-uncut: of good physical condition. The crown will probtbly he find tor Queen Alemofl'u the boronatloa In: year I: am made for Mary or lode-n. the wife or the second Juan. It in 2,673 wlme diamonds and 2! Nil... besides may amulet swung. . Experiences In witch-l ‘mtobomdebetwmwtinounu .ommended by the Iain and filled. committee of the St. Louis as chief of that department. 'Dr. In. is a well known authority on the lab- 1ect‘ of fisheries. In. John Rich“ Orton. VII-CHI! bu historian. l- lulu-lull! am his blomphr m «a which II. m In vmoupoubooh, Wm In: n Mental-y dun III! can too um whlcp Illustrate u- postdoc. Dr. Lnbordl hu communluud :0 th French Auden” blot-mutton about a : new wrmn: instrument tor the bun. which wll emblo than to road corm- me purpose of working the coal ulna of Jan and Borneo. The cod aboun- ea In to he held tor the supply at noon steamers. ‘ ‘ my: dime. It win cantal- an cm In mum; to the m m flu. In aloeonry. The number of ehfldm m in tho Mode. of Germany may b no more nun onoâ€"thlnd of that R In ms. but the hw- um um 'm «Mod. ; ’ mu 1qu llama. of in m. In. Just commend hr ml. at a. BauxAmJthnduduht: woman who ha been mam flu- tblt famous Institution. _ Mn. John New Gmn, cm. A! on. [ouo OF EVENTS. I TEE-"Ewan In none