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HIDDEN TOTURE ' ' „•;'-«> "^rv"£ ^; ;.a ;•? y *n t\ .V '^?V£' ,t * "•.$ V *? Ir. .'^ii^' Cv^-'C Jl *.,<. tP, ' * + : .. ,t... ados Hunter Signaling! To whom I* the I'At ijK ' i:? &#-*/• RECOGNIZED United States Will Deal With % m De Facto Government #fv &•> Panama FORBIDS FORCE BY COLOMBIA m. Will Permit the Bogota Authorities to Regain Control by Peaceable Meth­ ods if They Can, but Will Not Allow War on isthmus. , v ~ < . ; ^ * -^'Washington diaplffi^f * i>y<i&Ment Roosevelt has recognized the de fac­ to government of Panama and served notice on Colombia that "the peace­ able traffic of the world across the Isthmus shall no longer be disturbed by a constant succession of unneces­ sary and wasteful civil wars." This action Is regarded as an epoch- making step, quite as important as that taken by 1 President McKinley when he gave notice o$ intervention Iq Cuba. It means that the isthmian canal is to be constructed, and at . Panama, and that the new republic will continue and be under the protec­ tion of the United States, as Cuba is. Th(e administration policy is in har- ' aaony with precedents and in keeping with the Monroe Doctrine. The recog­ nition of the de facto government is not a formal recognition of the re­ public of Panama. It is only a neces­ sary act for the protection of Ameri­ can citizens and property. The pro- •isional government is the only gov­ ernment there and the American con- ail} will deal with it. Colombian officials and troops have withdrawn and Colombia has no pow­ er on the Isthmus. The recognition , 16 only of necessity and counts noth- , log for the recognition of the new re­ public. Instructions to Ministers. The message sent to Minister Beau- fire at Bogota is more significant. Co­ lombia's sovereignty on the isthmus will be again recognized when its rule has been re-established by peaceable methods but not by war. In his mes­ sage to Minister Beaupre, Secretary Hay has paraphrased President Mc- Kinley's message to congress iil re­ gard to Cuba: "In the name of hu­ manity, in the name of civilization, In behalf of endangered American in­ terests, which give us the right and the duty to speak out and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." v...v ^Secretary Hay instructed Minister Be&upre to say to Colombia that the president "holds that he is bound, not merely by treaty obligations, but by the interests of civilization, to see that the peaceable traffic of the world across the isthmus of Panama shall no longer be disturbed by a constant succession of unnecessary and waste­ ful civil wars." Colombia will not be allowed to make war to regain possession of the isthmus. If it can secure possession by peaceable means it may do so, but the United States warships will not permit an attack on the new govern* ment. Monroe Doctrine Is Basis. ^he administration's couAe is re- flgu*ded by some as an almost radical step in the American policy toward the small republics of the South, but by those who have advised the President it is considered a necessary one in as­ serting the Monroe Doctrine as de­ fended by Mr. Blaine in his circular letter inviting the South American re- * Turkey Must Accept Plan. Constantinople cable: The Porte been informed that England. Ger­ many, France and Italy will support the Austro-RusBian plan for reform. The plan is anything but satisfactory to the Turkish officials. 8ell More Cards Than Bible*. l r.St. Louis special: Local church dr- ' cles are disturbed over the revelation by stationers that the higher classes buy three packs of cards to one Bi- , Mi. • crusade ha» been set afoot^ , / 1 . Tr': , I f& ' Departure In Railroading.' r--'v Chicago dispatch: The Rock Island Mtifiroad is the first of the Western roads to be operated from New York, which is the meaning of the transfer to that city of First Vice President $£, Warren and others.** • r, x • i ' •a Two Die In Ohio Collision. . 4janal Dover, O., special: In a head* «tf>collision between freight trains on the Cleveland & Pittsburg road, at Reed's Run, two trainmen were killed u4 a third badlr ininmL 1 • ' i •. « i 1 - . " • publics to attend the Pan-American congress. "The position of the United States as the leading power of the new world," said the letter, "might well give to its government a claim to authoritative utterance for the pur­ pose of quieting discord among its neighbors, with all of whom the most friendly relations exist." While it is true that the recogni­ tion of the provisional government is only conditioned on Its ability to main­ tain itself, little doubt is felt here that the new republic will be of a perma­ nent character. / The new government will continue for about four months,, when the is­ thmian congress, yet fS be formed, will be called upon to form.a govern­ ment. It will then be in order for Ministers to be appointed between the United biates and Panama, \fhich will constl- tue full political recognition of the lat­ ter state. A treaty will be made with it, and under that treaty a new con­ cession for the canal will ue secured. - May Follow Cuban Precedent. It is admitted that there may be necessarily some limitations on the independence of the new republic, be­ cause of its Intimate relations with this government, the same as were fixed in the Cuban constitution by the Piatt amendment. The necessity will be greater because of the necessity for the United States to have coqjtrol of the canal and the enttances to" it,'in­ cluding the cities of Colon and Pan­ ama. That Colombia will protest at the earliest opportunity is expected. The United States attitude, however, has been perfectly regular. No aid has been given to the revolutionists, and only a war on the isthmus prohibited. It is regarded as entirely probable that Colombia will also appeal to European powers, and particularly -to Germany, because of the reports that the Ger­ man government is trying to secure a concession for the canal. There is no fear, however, that Germany will interfere, as that government hag given the most positive recognition of the Monroe doctrine. NINE DIE IN A BURNING MINE Fatal Blase in the Kearaarge Gold Shaft at Virginia City, Mont. Virginia City, IWont., dispatch: Fire in the Kearsarge mine, six miles from Virginia City, killed nine men. The damage to surface buildings is slight. Among the dead is Supt. R. B. Tuner of Butte, one of the best known min­ ing men in the Northwest Four bodies have been recovered. The dead are as follows: George Allen, sta­ tionary engineer; Robert Donnelly, miner; William Fleming, miner; Ed ward Lahredy, miner; James Powers, miner; R. B. Turner, superintendent of the mine; John Tobin, miner; two un known miners. All the dead were from Butte and were single. The Kearsarge is one of the principal gold mines of the state, and is considered very valuable. NEW SCALE GIVE8 60,000 WORK Glassworkers Enable Manufacturers to Shut Out Foreign Product Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch: As a result of the general conference of window glass interests in Philadelphia 10,000 skilled glass workers who have been idle for over six months will be back at work soon. Before Dec. 1 140,000 workmen dependent upon them will have employment. The glass work­ ers will receive 2% per cent increase in wages, but in the new scale is a concession made by the workers which will enable the manufacturers to shut out 800,000 or 900 000 boxes of foreign window glass imported an­ nually from Belgium and France. To Repair Disabled Boat. Manitowoc, Wis., dispatch: The schooner Elgin, struck by lightning and stripped of her fore and mizzen masts, reached Manitowoc in tow of the tug Wheeler. The boat will be taken to Milwaukee for repairs. Fatal Freight Wreck. Marion, O., special: A Big Four yard engine and a cut of freight cars were wrecked east of Caledonia, and Engi­ neer Lee Smith and Henry Meischler, br&keman, both of Gallon, were Sheldon Bank Fails. Sheldon. Iowa, special: The Sheldon State bank, of which Edward Brown, state railroad commissioner, is presi­ dent, failed to open its doors, and a receiver will be appointed. The frank bad a capital of $50,000, i ̂ Convict Suffocates. Columbus, O., special: William Joy, a Cleveland burglar, was suffocated to death at the penitentiary. Joy crawled under the gas house to dad a leak and was overcook ^ S j " • i-.' J t'i. L IN O 1 S N E ©QH^PmUTIONS FROM SPECIAL CORR$^ONBSNX8 r 1 | f THROUGHOUT THE STATE! ALLEGE SECRETARY IS SHORT. Building Association Official Denies Any Intent to Defraud* A sensation, was sprung at Moline by the announcement by the Moline building, savings and loan association that its secretary, J. W. Warr. is short in his accounts about $27,000. It is learned that olher alleged shortages amount to perhaps $20,000 more. The alleged shortage was discovered sev­ eral weeks ago by the state auditor. present Warr is prostrated at his home, although he declares he is^n- nocent of any wrong inteh£ and/fchat if permitted he will repay o»H^sw for dollar. His' business, hoine ami life insurance have been turned over to the association, but there are still said to be large amounts unaccounted for. WOMAN PHILANTHROPIST. " •{ Mrs, Jane MeAHster. widow of John McAltster and 'benefactor of many northern Illinois institutions, died at her home near Waukegan after a short illness.' It is believed that her death was hastened through disappointment at not being able to witness the laying of the corner stone of the new $20,000 hospital which she donated to the city of ^Waukegan. The stone was laid without consulting her and when she heard of it she ,sald it was the dis­ appointment of her life, as she feared at her advanced age she would not live to see the hospital dedicated. That was six weeks ago, and ana be- GIRL CLAIMS FATHER IS CRUEL. Says Parent Kept Her Chained and Fed Her on Bread Crusts. A 17-year-old Chicago girl declared to the police of the West Chicago ave­ nue station that for three weeks her father had kept her chained to the floor in his house, bad fed her only on bread crusts aud continually beaten her. Her cries aroused the neighbors, who caused the arrest of George Krumm. The tortured girl was Mary Krumm. She was given into the cus­ tody of Humane Officer J. E. Phelan, who took her to the Harrison street police station annex. The father was held without ball at the West Side station. Krumm asserts his inno­ cence and says he punished the young woman for disobedience. . BALL PLAYER SAVES SINNERS William A. Sunday Receives $2,100 for Converting 530 Persons. Evangelist William A. Sunday has closed a month's union revival meet­ ing in Carthage with 530 converts. A deep interest was created. The churches of the town were united in the movement, and the moral and spiritual awakening felt by saint and sinner alike is unparalleled in the his­ tory of the county. A free-will offer­ ing of $2,100 was given Mr. Sunday by the people of Carthage and vicinity, the largest offering of the kind he has received. Sunday fcoes to Carrollton for a month's revival. MINISTER CHANGES HIS FAITH. Arrest Alleged Forger. Eugene Elkin. former secretary of the Pleasant Plains Coal Company, for whom the officers have been looking for the past seven years for forgery, was arrested in Chicago, and has been itaken to Springfield. He is charged with having forged checks on Post­ master Wheeler. B. A. Lange and George Babcock. Since he left Springs field he served In the Spanish-Ameri- can war, and was one of Dewey's wen in the battle of Manila. a /gps:\fdM-/fyx-isTZP * N. eltns ill two weeks later, on her 86th birthday Anniversary.' She contributed liberally ty the Presbyterian church in Waukegan and bought & manse for the pastor, following extensive do­ nations two years ago she was be­ sieged with requests for aid for per­ sons and institutions all over the coun­ try and had to employ a secretary to attend to her. correspondence. Her donation of the $20,000 hospital for Waukegan last summer was the larg­ est bequest to ttte public ever made In Lake county. Mrs. McAlister was very wealthy and her fortune was amassed by hard efforts of herself and hus­ band, she having worked for thirty years at his side In the .field on their farm near Millburn, Lake county. ( Pearls Near Murphysboro. Felo* Gullon of Murphysboro la a young man who has profited by read­ ing the newspapers. Recently he read of rich pearl finds in the Wabash river, and came to the conclusion that the clams in the Big Muddy ought to yield pearls as well as those of the Wabash Accordingly, he began hunting in the river near Murphysboro. and In two weeks found about $300 worth pearl's and slugs in clam shells taken from the Big Muddy. Long-Lived Family, v Henry Price, formerly of Decatur, who died at Logans pott. Ind.. was a member of a remarkably long-lived family. Ages oi those living: H. W. Price, 81; Mrs. Ann Neyhard. Deca­ tur, 77; B. F. Price, Decatur, 75; Mrs. M. P. Foster, Decatur. 72; J. R. Price. Decatur. 69; W. H. Price, 6$; Mrs. N M. Baker, Decatur, 62; Mrs, A. P. Hop- Hin§, Decatur. 59; a total of 561, or an. average of over 70 years. Suit for Damages. Jonathan McConnell baa com­ menced proceedings in the Christian county circuit court for $5,000 dam­ ages against W. D. Coffman of May township. The suit is based on an accident which befell McConnell'«i 14- year-old son through the negligence of an employe of the defendant. The boy's right leg was cut off by a mow­ ing machine. Farmers' Institute Election. ^The Jackson County Farmers' instl tute in session in Murphysboro etectr ed the following officers for the en suing year: President, John W. Jones of Ava; vice president, Edward Worthen, Murphysboro; secretary, Ed Allen, Murphysboro; treasurer, A. J. Cross Campbell Hill. t' Gifts to Shurtleff. Shurtleff college, in Upper Alton, through liberal gifts made to the In­ stitution by friends, has been enabled to make extensive improvements in its buildings,^which are now being completed. Among new enterprises will be the furnishing of a larger li­ brary and a complete laborar * Cut Rates for Light. There is a light war on at present between the Quincy Gas and Electric Light company and the independent light and power company. The former announces tfcat it has cut its rates to the extent of 60 per cent. ^ To Improve Terminate. " A corps of engineers is running lev­ els and making surveys for the Wa­ bash Railroad company, which will spend a large amount of money for improving its terminal facilities at Quincy . Weld for Killing Dog. ~ Patrick McManus was tried before Squire J. G. Erwin at Jerseyville and was bound over to the grand jury In the sum of $100. McManus was charged with killing a dog owned by Mrs. Susan Klrchner of Otter. Gr?ek township. Family Reunion. The Cire family of Arenzvilla held their annual reunion at the home of Julius Cire. Representatives were present from points in Iowa, Nebraska. Missouri and Illinois. Addition to Centralla^J^ ' : W. A. Omelveny has surveyed and platted an addition to Centralia. which contains seventy-two building lots and practically joins Centralia and Cen­ tral City corporate lines. The pro­ posed electric railway jp&^seg through the tract, ; v Rai l road Cla im Agent.' ' M. B. Rothrock of Mattoon has been appointed claim agent of the St. Louis division of the Illinois Central, and will immediately remove to Carbon- dale to '»!••» un hi« new work. . . .. C'alls From Horse. orseback riding at Green­ ville Miss Ava Causey fell from her saddle. She was dragged some dis­ tance. her foot catchiug in the stir­ rup, and was picked up for dead Aft­ er a while she recovered conscious­ ness and was taken to ber home, where she ife now said to be in a seri­ ous condition. ,v Compromise Slander StUt. "'TOe slander suit against ex-Mayor Rohl of Central, brought in the cir­ cuit court by ex-City Marshal James A. Jackson, has been settled by com­ promise and the matter taken from the records to the satisfaction of both parties. To Build Reservoir. The Illinois Southern has bought a twenty-acre tract of land adjoining Salem and the southwest and will build an extensive reservoir thereon. Work will begin immediately. 8teel Plant Reopens. The plant of the American steel foundry at Granite City has started up in nearly all its departments. It is stated that the men will jdi return, to work. > Woman Is Knocked Down. Mrs. Mathilda Corbin of North Ven Ice was struck and knocked down by a buggy while she was crossing the street, being painfully injured in the Apple Growers to Meet. The Mississippi Valley Apple Grow­ ers' association will hold' a meeting In *he chamber of commerce rooms in Quincy on Thursday, Nor. 1$, New Town Haft. # Ground has been broken for a new town hall at Warrensburg. The struc­ ture will cost $2,500. Hits Wife Instead t* Rat. Mrs. Mary Teele of Waverly, was accidentally shot and , fatally'injured. She and her husband were at the corn crib bunting rats, and a discharge from the shotgun struck her full in the breast. Methodist Clergyman Takes Orders In the Episcopal Church. The venerable Bishop Seymour of Springfield, assisted by many clergy­ men of the Springfield diocese, offici­ ated at a notable ceremonial at St. Matthew's Episcopal church at Bloom- Ington. Among others confirmed was Rev. John Fairburn, late pastor of the Methodist church of Toluca and one of the best known ministers of that faith in central Illinois. He re­ signed from his charge, surprising his congregation by announcing that he had experienced a change of faith and had decided to join the Episcopal church. His home is In Chillicothe, III., and for eight years he has been occupying various Methodist charges of the state. He was a man of more than ordinary eloquence and scholarly attainments. Since retiring from the Methodist church he has been taking a course of study In his new faith under the tutelage of Rev. Wemysa Smith ̂ pf"Bloomington and Rev. Wyo» koff of Lincoln. Following the con* firmation services, when he was re* baptised, he will officiate as curate at Lincoln aiid will be formally inducted into holy orders by the synod of Springfield sometime in December. It is somewhat surprising that two other clergymen of this vicinity experienced a similar clihnge of faith--Rev. Will­ iams- of Lexington, also a Methodist, and Rev. DeWitt Pelton, a Presbyte­ rian minister of Bloomlngton--both of whom are now divines in the Epis­ copalian faith. HONOR FOR MASON. William B. Carlock of Bloomlngton, at the fifty-third annual convocation of the Illinois Grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons, was elected master of the first veil, and thus put in the line of promotion to the chief office of the organization. Mr. Carlock Is a suc­ cessful lawyer and a well-known Ma­ sonic worker. In 1901 he was grand master of the Illinois Grand Council \J of Cryptic Masons, and is now on his way (o a similar distinction In the Illinois governing body, of the most numerous branch of higher-degree Masonry Robert E. McKinlay of Paris, deputy grand high priest last year, succeeded Alfred A. Whipple of Quincy as grand high priest, and the remaining offices down to master of the first veil were filled by successive promotlona. Ferryman Buy's a Launch. Brocks Bean, who for more than twenty-seven years has been ferrying people across the river at Alton and has traveled many thousands of miles tn making bis trips in his skiff, has decided to abandou the use of muscle as a motive power He has bought a gasoline launch, 22 feet long by 7 feet beam, which he will use for transfer­ ring passengers Advanced years have told so heavily on tbe strength of the old ferryman that be has decide^ to employ modern Inventions. PROF. MOMMSEN, FOREMOST GERMAN JVR1ST AND HISTORIAN. DEAD i- Grants Right of Way. The Auburn city council, which had refused to grant right of way to the Springfield and St. Louis Interurban railway, has finally granted th|e same by unanimous vofe. The road Is near­ ly completed from Springfield to a point just north of Auburn. The 200- foot steel bridge over Lick creek is ueairtir completed. Jury Acquita Negro. The jury at Springfield In the case of Lewis Hubbard the negro who was charged with the murder of Consta­ ble Peter Heck of Ridgely May 1. re­ turned a verdict of not guilty without leaving their seats. Badges for Odd FeNewifc The Upper Alton lodge of Odd Fel­ lows presented gold badges to James Moore andc Charles Ferguson, two members who have been most faith­ ful in their twenty-five years of mem­ bership. Glassworkers Seek New Field. Seven glassblowers, who have been employed at the Busch glass works in West Belleville, have left with their families for Kaasas City. Mo. There seems to be little prospect of tlie Busch plant resuming work this son. v.. . Fights Sunday Saloona. Bothalto, east of Alton, is in the midst of a crusade against tbe Sun­ day saloon. Arrests have betfh made every Monday morning for several weeks on complaint of a well-known resident- ... . . Work on Electric Road. ' Work will be commenced in a few jays on the extension on the Grantte City and St. Louis electric road from Horseshoe lake to EdwardsviHe. It :s believed that the road win be in operation long before the 0J?fJ?t0y , 0f spring. • A-^ Plclr ̂ Shot From "' A number of shot were picked from tbe back o( A. M. Mead a St Louis hunter, at Granite City Mead was sho' by a friend accidentally while both ,were hunting .Q^ Hprs.eahog lakp, T Revival Meetings. Rev. Herbert E. Frost, an evangel­ ist. assisted by s band of city mission workers, is conducting a series of meet­ ings at the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Salem. y Work on University Library The masonry work on the new Ify urary building of the state university -it Carbondale is practically complet­ ed, and the work of putting on the roof is being rapidly pushed The building is expected to te re$dy for occupancy by* Jan 30. 7EBEODQ& SXV2?ZS5Y Prof. Theodor Mommsen, who died at Berlin Nov. 1, was the foremost jurist and historian of Germany. Prof. Mommsen was nearly 86 years old. He was born at Garding, formerly Dan­ ish Schleswlg, Nov. 30, 1817, and was professor of law at the age of 30 in the University of Leipzic. In 1852 he occupied the same position at Zurich, going thence successively to Breslau, Berlin, Leipzic, and again to Berlin, where he was tried in 1882 on • charge of having slandered Bismarck* but he was acquitted. His works eo»* sist chiefly of historical studies of Italy, and his history of Rome is a masterpiece. Prof. Mommsen favored the Boers during the South African war, and at the time uttered serstv strictures on Britain's policy. ONE OF GERMANY'8 GREATEST. Prof. Mommsen's Death Breaka Link in History. With the passing of Prof. Theodor Mommsen, Germany has lost the last link between the present generation of thinkers and scholars and those Who like Helmholtz and Virchow lent the luster of their works to the past four decades of German history. The old historian frequently received cor­ respondents in his home in Chariot- tenburg, one of Berlin's suburbs, and made each interview the occasion of affairs, of which he was a keen stu- an animated discussion of American dent Mommsen was fond of dwelling on trro ideas, any report of which he re­ quested should not be published until after his death. When asked once what was the motive underlying the kaiser's anxiety to possess a powerful nayy he replied: "Because he dreams of a German Trafalgar at the ex­ pense of either Great Britain or the United States. He would prefer the United States, because he has no grandmother burled there." Another favorite idea the old his­ torian had was the peaceful creation of a German state within the United States where Germans might reside under some form of German self-gov­ ernment and live out their German ideals untrammeled by the modern political tendencies of the fatherland, which he insisted were reactionary. Surrounded by his large family Mommsen spent his declining years arranging his valuable collection of manuscripts. Occasionally he would Issue a manifesto on some burning public topic. His most recent utter­ ances consisted of appeals for Ger­ man university freedom, for an al­ liance of the liberal and socialist parties and for a better Anglo-Ger­ man understanding. Many of Momm­ sen's countrymen refused to take him seriously, declaring that he had failed to keep step with the march of mod­ ern events, but still thought in the spirit of forty years ago. Germany, however, mourns in him the loss, of one of her greatest soqs. LUXURY FOR NEW YORKER*: Are Up-to-Date Apartment Houaaa' Veritable Palaces. New Yorkers who live m apartment houses will find new features in some up-to-date buildings which are now in course of erection there. Among these features is a supply of fresh filtered air to the interior of every suite of apartments, the drawing out of all impure air from the rooms through vents by means of electric suction fans on the roof and an dec* trie closet in every private kitchen, to which an electric range may b* connected, extra servants' rooms on the top floors, a long-distance tele­ phone in each apartment and elevators operated by hydrostatic pressure. In one of the finest of these new struc­ tures there are bachelor apartments of one room for $600 a year or $50 per month, two rooms and bath for $800 and upward and housekeeping suites of from five rooms and bath to fourteen rooms, with three baths and. four toilets, ranging from $1,500 • to $6,000 a year. Non-housekeeping apartments may be had with or with* out chambermaid service. Next Senatorial Bridegroom. Senator Gibson of Montana, 73 years old and a widower, is being suggested as the next of the elderly solons to take unto himself a wife. Chauncey Depew declares that Cupid is running riot in the "upper house" aftd it may be that Mr. Gibson may be driven into matrimony. His colleague, Mr. Clark, 64 years old, is a widower also, as is Millard of Nebraska, 67; Daniel of Virginia, 61; Dillingham of Vermont, 60, and Warren of Wyoming, 59. Bishop Scott's 8eml-Centennial* Rt. Rev. Thomas Fielding Scott, the first bishop of the Episcopal church in Oregon, was elected to that office Oct. 22, 1853. The semi-centennial of his consecration will occur in Portland Jan. 8 next. Bishop Scott was former­ ly a resident of Illinois, and before go­ ing to his new field he secured a do­ nation of $1,000 from William Aspin- wall toward building a new church in Oregon. A Witty Rejoinder. There is a remarkably small church in Langdale, England, and a story is told that when Sir George Rose was dining on one occasion with the late Lord Langdale, patron of the living, mention was made of the building. "It is not bigger," said Lord Langdale, "than this dining room." "No," re­ turned Sir George, "and the living is not half so good." Women on the 8tage. Women appeared on the stage' lit H' | Italy and France early in the six- teenth century. A contract is still ex- ^ v tant of the first known French actress u- dated 1545. Her name was Marie ^ fcalreL She engaged herself for a year to play "ancient pieces from VHj Rome, or other stories, farces or soubresaults (acrobatics) before the ^ public wherever it may please L'Esperonniere" (the manager). In compensation she was to have board and lodging, besides 12 francs a year. Any extra present she might receive from an admiring audience she waa bound by the contract to share with the manager's wife. m •Mi - < Interest In German Embassy. It is expected that during the ing season in Washington the German embassy will be a scene of much so­ cial interest, as Baroness Von Stern- •burg, wife of the ambassador, is a most charming hostess. The embassy under his direction, has been embal* lished in admirable fashion, much of the decoration having been done vn> der the immediate supervision of Miss Violet Langham, sistej of t*e baroness and an artist of ability. younger sister, Miss Ivy Langham. will probably be a member of the am- bassador*3 family during the winter. ; - Eminent Author's Biography. >AV ^ #'"$4 James M. Barrie, the novelist, hua - no patience with reporters who try / to pry into his private affairs. On one ' occasion he was asked to pen a short . • , autobiography. At first he refused and then, when the reporter began to • coax him. he stopoed him. took up bts pen and wrote as follows: "On ar­ rival In Ixmdon it was Mr. Barrie'a first object to make a collection of choice cigars. Though the author of 'My Lady Nicotine' does not himself smoke, his grocer's message boy does. Mr. Barrie's pet animal is the wh^ta^ He feeda it on ripe chestnuts*** "• Boilermakers Sign Cotffract. The boilermakers at the Sprlrfefield boiler works. 200 in number, who re­ cently returned to work after a three months' strike, have signed an agree- a^nijfor another year. Inventor of Golf Ball. Rev. Robert A. Patterson of Pitts­ burg was the inventor of the gutta percha ball now used almost exclu­ sively in the game of golf. Mr. Patter­ son is now 72 years old and still loves to see a game on the links, occasion­ ally taking a stick himself. > Electric Steel. Microscopic experiments have shown that the electrically made steel is not different in any way from crucible ateel. > ' r-\v.v 8chley Writing His Memoirs. Rear Admiral Sphh 'y, retired. Is writing his memoirs and has reached that period of the Chilian rebellion, when he and his ship were ordered to the scene of trouble. The ad­ miral's story of the fight off Santi> ago will be a straightforward carrft» tive, backed up with references to o#» flcial documents to bear out assertions he may make regarding controverted points. There will be no bitterneds about it, so his enemies will not hare an opportunity to court-martial hi a, as would be the case woe he to in controversial vein. Home of-Musical Lake Batticaloa, Ceylon, fiiaa the probable unique distinction of being {by hpmq of musical fish, & African Prince in American School King Lewanica, ruler of Basutolanj^ is educating several of his many sottf' in England and Australia, and has just Bent one to be placed in a school aft* Winlield, Kas. The boy will boarA with a colored man and will be |)» lowed $500 a year for expenses. Pointer From Atchison Globe. * * ; To the old girls--Get out of a buggy forward as long as you can; to get oat backward is a sign of aga.--Atchison* Globe.