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AWHEEL IN SIBERIA. r-w»i MAJCTR IT was the proud boast of Mrs. Malt-worth, widow of the late Captain Robert Maltworth, of the th Cavalry, proprietress of the Esmeralda Hotel. Seabreeze, that In each of the twelve years during wh£ch she had •wned and managed the establishment an the shore at Seabreeze she had sue •essfuily brought two young people tato relations with one another that fead resulted in matrimony. To tell the tratb, Mrs. Maltworth was a born matchmaker, as marry a young lieuten­ ant could hare witnessed. Mrs. Maltworth was one of those rare Individuals who can sink thfeir own dis­ comforts and smile on the pleasures of •thers. It was largely due to this fact that the Esmeralda had prospered, and Staring the season its rooms were flood­ ed with young people bubbling over With holiday spirits, who joked and laughed together as if the office and the counter were nothing more than mere Imaginings which would not reappear at the expiration of a brief fortnight. But Mrs. Maltworth and her two daughters were growing desperate. The season was rapidly growing to a close, and as yet no two young people had teen attracted to each other. To be sure, there had been one or two mild flirtations which had excited consider­ able expectation, but they had not "de­ veloped" and had expired before the ^participants left Seabreeze. "Here's a letter from a Major Rum- •ey. my dears," said the widow one morning. "He wants to come next Monday with his son and daughter^to •lay--why, he doesn't say how long he Will stay?' "Who is he?" inquired the elder of tbe Misses Maltworth. a prim young lady of 25. whose living interest was centered and circumferenced in the cut­ ting down of expenses at the Esmer­ alda. .The widow passed the letter to her. "He writes from Shoreham. you see. and that is very select. We shall have to put him and tbe sou in the second floor front and his girl in the room oppo­ site ours." Theyoungerdanghter nodded approv- *1. She was a pretty girl, who had all her mother's amiability and tenderness, mixed with her father's soldierly pride. Major Rumsey duly arrived with his •on and daughter. He was a middle- aged gentleman whose hair was gener­ ously sprinkled with gray, labeled mili­ tary from head to foot, and possessed of a bluff, hearty voice that instantly won the widow's heart "I always feel thoroughly at home with army gentlemen," she confessed to him ere he had been in the house half a dozen hours. "You see, I'm a soldier's daughter and married a man who car­ ried a commission. "Madam," replied the Major, "you •nrprise and honor me." "Yes, my poor husband. Captain Malt­ worth, of the th Cavalry " "What!" roared the Major, springing from his chair. "Your husband--old Bob MaltWorthof the th?" ^jChe same, sir." "^My dear Mrs. Maltworth, this is la­ ded a pleasure. I and old Bob--er-- Captain Maltworth, were mates togeth­ er before Have.you never heard him speak of his old friend Rumsey? "Bless my soul, my dear lady," con­ tinued the excited Major, walking to the window. "Fancy coming across the widow of my old friend. The world is, after all, quite a little place; now, isn't itr Tbe opening of the door and the en­ trance of Mabel caused him to turn bound. "Mabel, my dear, this is Major Rum- •ey--and--and he is an old friend of four poor papa's." The Major bowed to the fair young girl before him, while she blushed and murmured, "How d'y' do" in so pretty • manner that the Major was on the in­ stant charmed and captivated. That evening there was a merry par- . ty in the widow's little drawing-room, which excited considerable curiosity among the other boarders. There was much laughter and just a few tears on Hie part of the hostess, and that night young Harold Rumsey dreamed of a blushing blue-eyed girl who had called kirn "Mr. Rumsey" no end of times, al­ though he would have given anything to have been called Harold. The visit of Major Rumsey. Mr. Har- •ld Rumsey and Miss Eleanor Rumsey (to Quote the Seabreeze News) was de­ cidedly a time of unqualified enjoy­ ment The happiness of the three suf­ fused through the whole of the Esmer­ alda Hotel, and tbe proprietress was feeard to remark that never In all her life had she seen so jolly a company as her boarders at this period. The visit -lengthened from a fortnight to three • Weeks, then to a month, and still the #appy trio said nothing of leaving. "It does my heart good to see these young people living so happily," said ;Mrs. Maltworth. "It makes me feel groung myself. I confess. The Major was standing at the case­ ment. looking away over the sea. Out- aide the promenade was almost desert­ ed. for the days were growing cold and •unless, but at the end of the thin line of beach, where it was cut off by the iditt that jutted out he could see a woman and a man seated. Her hand was clasped in both of his. and as tbe •Id soldier watched he saw her head droop lower--lower. Mrs. Maltworth." he said, scarcely "•hove a whisper, "come here. You see iibose two young people away there? iTbey are our young people." . • Together they watched the two, who. /AH unconscious that they were observ- - ad. were telling one another the sweet '<£ Ast story in the world. H % The widow was the first to speak. "I felt sure it would come." she cried. I . "Fancy, this is the thirteenth year with-1 . out a break!' jfr" "The thirteenth year!" thundered tbe Major. "Do you mean to tell me that )f. )t- the girl has for thirteen years " '>f.V "Major Rumsey!" interrupted the lit- r " lie woman. And then she explained, if-1" and explained so well, that her listener \ liecanse as enthusiastic as herself, and U, . awore wltk a characteristic military ¥s^%0atb that he could have desired uo bet- L- { f ,, -iter mate for his lad. r S u d d e n l y t h e w i d o w s t a r t e d a & . ;•- .'f " r, ' , \ *,1{ £ "O, dear#' she crMd la dismay. "It mustn't be. 1 was forgetting it's the 13th, and'that would be unlucky. It was ori the 13th that tny poor Rob­ ert *' •" • "Nonsense, mydearmadam," growl­ ed her listener. "Surely you don't be­ lieve in that old woman's tale!" "But Robert---on the 13th ** " tto*»art.'* the Major thundered, and immediately apologized. "I forgot myself. What I wanted to say Is this: Why should we risk the happiness of our boy and girl?" "Why, indeed?" murmured the lady. "Suppose, for instance, two other peo­ ple found they could join forces with advantage and advance on the enemy's line better together than singly. Sup­ pose, I say--Mrs. Maltworth--Helen-- what do yon say to taking me?"--and here the Major flopped down on his knees in most urimilitary style--"me­ an old half-pay officer without a friend in the world. Now, what shall we'say?" And like tbe soldier's daughter and Iv 'TOU surprise axd honor me, TH* MAJOR. SAID the soldier's widow that she was, the blushing proprietress of the Esmeralda answered "Yes" with precision. This is how it is that the Esmeralda is "under entirely new management,' and the young people who congregate there in the summer speak regretfully of the oild days--the days that are no more.--Buffalo News. OFFICER WORSTED FOR PNCE. Policeman Failed to Arrest Two I>rtinken M» and a Bis Dog. {Ever since be joined the force Police­ man Andy Murray has made a special­ ty of t!iie arrest of "drunks," a line of duty for which he seems to be peculiar­ ly fitted, and in the exercise of which he takes great delight. It was because of bis reputation for always landing his man at the nearest patrol box unassist­ ed tbathe undertook to arrest two in­ toxicated individuals single-handed on Monday night, and thereby came to grief. Andy was standing at 22d and Diamond streets shortly after dark when he saw an oddly assorted pair leaning up against tbe gate of the Odd Fellows' cemetery, both evidently un­ der the Influence of liquor. One was a man attired in full dress, wearing a high silk hat, who was holding a big Newfoundland dog by a chain. The other was a bicyclist who was appar­ ently too far gone to ride, but who still held on to his wheel; Patrolman Mwrray grabbed each by the shoulder and started for the patrol box, but the prisoners wanted to argue. The trio came to a Halt; the dog ran around them a couple of times, winding up the ehaln, and then suddenly, espy­ ing a cat made a wild dash for the oth­ er side of the street The unsteady prisoners fcJl over like tenpins, drag­ ging their captor with them. In his fall Murray jammed one foot through the spokes of tbe bicycle's front wheel and, unable to extricate himself, he lay at the bottom of the beap until a broth­ er officer came to bis assistance. He now acknowledges that be bit off more than he could "chew."--Philadelphia Record. Ylw Village Bnjr* Had Nmr Before Been a Bicycle, Durinf a bicycle journey through Si­ beria one summer I had occasion to travel several hundred miles along what Is called the Great Siberian High­ way. You will see by glancing at the map that this road connects the Sibe­ rian capital, Irkutsk, with European Russia. The distance is some three thousand miles, and along its course have been built nearly all the towns, and villages of old Siberia. Through these towns and tillages I made my dailj runs, and usually with a clamoring'amUItuae'of*shouting boys and yelping dogs as my escort; lor a bicycle was as yet a novelty In that part of the world, and in some of the more remote districts even a thing un­ known. I remember, on entering a certain village just at dusk, when the streets were quite deserted, I came suddenly upon two village boys walk­ ing in the street. They did not see me until I flashed abruptly past them. They threw up their hands in bewilder­ ment and shrieked out, "Cbort eediottf' (Tbe devil's coming!) and fled in terror to their homes. I rode on to the regu­ lar post station, ordered a frugal sup­ per and prepared to pass tbe night in the "travelers' room." In the meantime, the news of the "devil's" arrival had spread like wild­ fire through the village, and the post yard was soon swarming With village boys, pestering the station master to let them have a peep at the marvelous devil's carriage." With the "devil's" permission, the carriage was finally taken out to exhibit to the wondering crowd. When I had finished my meal I stole out unnoticed to observe the group of eager urchins gathered round the object of their curiosity. One of tnelr number, more presumptuous than the rest, bad taken bold of the wheel, and was endeavoring to enlighten his young congregation on bicycle philos­ ophy in general, and this wheel in par­ ticular. The handle bars, he knew, were to catch hold of. and the seat was to sit on, but he did not exactly know how It was propelled. An Inquisitive chap raised the ques­ tion of balancing--how the bicycle could stand up without being held. This question was immediately seconded by the rest of the assembly, and put the self-elected teacher on his mettle. He aserted at once that that feat was easy enough to perform; but the more he tried to show them how, the more be realized its difficulty, until finally the bicycle got tangled up with his legs, and both went sprawling on the ground. This was the signal for a shout of deri­ sive laughter from the crowd; but the little fellow was not to be defeated so Ignominiously. He picked himself up. rubbed his bead for a moment and med­ itated. Finally a happy thought' struck him. "Oh, I know how It is!" he ex­ claimed, as be picked up the bicycle*. You see, when it falls over this way he puts down the prop" (pointing to the right pedal), "and when It falls that way he puts down the other." Then the self-appointed lecturer upon bicycles looked proudly around for approval. Why, of course," they all murmur­ ed, and In a tone of self-reproof that they had not thought of it before. And so the little village wiseacre at once maintained his reputation and Im­ pressed upon his associates how stupid they were not to have solved the prob­ lem for themselves.--St Nicholas. % The Wealtfiiest Beggars. The wealthiest known living profes­ sional beggar, Simon Oppasich, an Austrian, was born without feet or hands, and sympathy for his Infirmi­ ties brought him a large fortune in the shape of alms. In 1880, when he was 47 years old, he had saved £12,000, and in 1888 he had increased his fortune by speculation to £25,000 in cash and about £40,000 in Trieste and Parenzo estates. Since then he has quadrupled his wealth by speculation on the bourse. When Tori, a well-known Italian beg­ gar, died last year, bank books, securi­ ties, gold and silver, and other articles, to the Value of upward of £80,000, were found In his rooms. His heirs were two nephews, who had been existing in a state of miserable poverty for years. A beggar who died,*™ in Auxerre, France, in 1895, was found to have bonds to the value of 1,000.000 francs in an old trunk and 400 bottles of wine of the vintage of 1790. The French seem to be a generous nation, for tn the same year an old woman, who lived la a wretched garret In the Rue de Sevres, Paris, died, leav­ ing Government securities representing an annual income of £210, all made by begging. A beggar named Gustave Marcel in, of Avignon, died in November, 1892, and left £20,000 in French Government bonds, to be divided equally between the city and the Bureau de Blenfais ance.the great French charity society. --London Mail. A War-Time Hiding Place. J. H. Gore writes au article for St. Nicholas describing some peculiar Hiding Places in War Times." Ihose he tells about were all In one bousfe in Virginia, near a town which changed hands, under fire, eighty-two times dur­ ing the war. Mr. Gore say§: With fall came the "fattening time" for the hogs. They were then, brought in from the distant fields, where they had passed the summer, and put in a pen by the side of the road. And although within ten f&et of the soldiers as they march­ ed by, they were never seen, for the pen was completely covered by the winter's wood-pile, except at the back, where there was a board fence through whose cracks the eorn was thrown In. Whenever the passing ad­ vance guard told us that an army was approaching, the hogs were hurriedly fed, so that the army might go 'oy while they were taking their after-dinner nap and thus not reveal their presence by an escaped grunt or squeal. Fortunate­ ly, the bouse was situated in a narrow valley, where the opportunities for bushwhacking were so great that the soldiers did not tarry long enough to search unsuspected wood-piles. On one occasion we thought the hogs were doomed. A wagon broke down near the house, and the soldier went to the wood-pile for a pole to be used in mend­ ing the break. Luckily, he found a stick to his liking without tearing the pile to pieces. This suggested that some nice straight pieces be always left conveni­ ently near for such an emergency, in case it should occur again. the* know nothing about the disgrace of exile, and regard Siberia only with genuine pride as the land of thsir na­ tivity. THE FOODS WE EAT. Various Kind* and What They Are Severally Good For. Nature supplies us with two com­ plete foods, milk and eggs, which con­ tain in the proper proportions all the necessary elements for the sustenance ,_dur bodies. As these are the only Complete foods, it is necessary in the absence $o hav$ mixed foods, and It Is in the mixing that mistakes occur, be- cause the fat forming, muscle forming, and other parts are taken In wrong proportions, some in excess and others the reverse. Left to his own taste primitive man invariably selects the best food. This instinct, however, is defective at the present day. For chll dren, food rich in bone forming sub­ stances is necessary. Among t;uscle forming foods the tollowing are the best and most common; Oatmeal por­ ridge, with rich milk and wholemeal bread buttered; meat 1$ a highly Con­ densed food of this class. To men of sedentary occupation a free use of meat Is Injurious. For men engaged at bard manual labor' a generous meat diet is admirable. Vegetables contain bat little nourish­ ment but are useful as blood purifiers, and also supply bulk to the food which is necessary to give the consumer sat­ isfaction. Milk should never be taken with meat, because they are both rich In one substance. Tea should not be taken with meat, either, because it renders the meat tougn nnd indigesti­ ble. Beef ranks first as a muscle form­ er, and mutton next. Pork makes a very digestible dish, and fowl and ba­ con are a very useful and palatable dish. Cereals enter largely into our diet, and are of much value, because they supply food or starch as well as riscle food. Potatoes provide little triment, but with plenty of milk, which supplies the precise:ingredients they lack, a good diet is f6i?med. Sugar is well worthy of notice, and the child's love of It is a perfectly healthy instinct, and should alwqys be gratified in reason. Fruits are good blood purifiers, and should be consid­ ered as essentials rather than luxuries. Beef tea contains scarcely any nutri­ ment whatever, and is almost purely a stimulant A dog fed on beef tea starved to death, while another fed on refuse meat throve. Tea, Injurious if taken In excess, provides, if taken in moderation, a most refreshing drink. Many scientists recommend its use about two hours before our principal meal, and without food. Coffee Is a stimulant, unlike all others, In fact that it Is followed by no reaction. It stimu­ lates the brain, and is called an Intel­ lectual drink. Cocoa deserves to be classed as a food.--Pittsburg Dispatch. CUBA AT LAST IS F&EE mo STRIP?? OVER HAVANA. Spanish Authority la Relinquished in the Island and the United States AMU me* Control--Captain General Weeps--Cuban* Frantic with Joy. Tried as a Venture. Owls have a mission to perform In Chicago. One sent to a commission merchant proved so successful in rid­ ding the warehouse of rats and mice- having been freed at night with the idea of making an experiment in this direction--that other commission men began to look for owls, and from the commission firms the idea gradually spread to the grocers, butchers and market keepers generally of the city. Now a large percentage of these men keep an owl down In the cellar during the daylight and bring it up to the store when darkness falls. It is said that the expense and care of maintaining owls are more than repaid by their services in vanquishing tbe rats and mice. The owners and janitors of the large apart­ ment houses in tbe city are also begin­ ning to realize the value of possessing afi o#l when rats, mice, cockroaches and vermin generally are to be exter­ minated. a notice from the public authority . ne Is fined so many francs; the A Serlou Matter. Truant scholars do not abound in Switzerland. If a child does not attend school on a particular day, tbe parent gets that second day the fine is increased; and by tbfe third day tbe amount becomes a serious one. In case of sickness, the pupil ift excused, but if there be any suspicion of shamming, a doctor is sent If the suspicion proves to be well found­ ed, tbe parent is required to pay the cost 9C the doctor's visit. At million Thanksgiving dinner ta­ bles a million housekeepers said when the guests got around to pie: "I expect that pie la scorched a little on tbe bot­ tom.' Siberian and Russian. Thomas G. Allen, Jr., writes_an arti­ cle on '"The Boys of Siberia" for St. Nicholas. Mr. Allen says: To begin with, the Siberian boy is not a Russian. 1 Insist upon that distinc­ tion, because I know he would be sure to make it if be were here to speak for himself. "No, sir; 1 am not a Russian, one has often said to me. in polite cor­ rection; "I'm a Siberian." And he speaks in a way that leaves no room to doubt the sincerity of bis pride. The reader may, perhaps, think this a dis­ tinction without a difference; but, from my personal observation, 1 should say that there Is justification of intermix­ ture of native blood with the Siberian- Russian. Generally speaking, the Si­ berian boy, as compared with the boy of European Russia, is by far the qulcker-wltted, more energetic, and more self-respecting. He has many more of tbe qualities that In the hour of his country's need go to make up the hero or patriotic soldier. They say It takes a smart man to make a rascal. Whether this be true or not, certain it is that the class of men who have been sent as exiles to Siberia, especially the political prisoners, have generally been taken from tbe more in­ tellectual classes of European Russia. The descendants of these exiles, on the other hand, being born and raised in Siberia, away from the harmful influ­ ences of a crowded population, have in­ herited natural intelligence without the incentives to misuse It. Furthermore, Insertions Speculation. The German mania for collecting pic­ torial postal cards has just been the means of putting a small fortune into the pocket of a clever speculator named Joseph Arminius. formerly of Cologne, but now of Jerusalem. Herr Arminius advertised in the German papers offer­ ing In return for a remittance of 2 marks to send five of these picture cards, posted respectively at Venice, Constantinople, Jaffa. Jerusalem and Cairo on the day of the Kaiser Wll- helm's visit. The ingenious advertiser received no fewer than 100,000 sub­ scriptions for which he had to dispatch 800.000 cards, and after paying all ex­ penses he has pocketed 190,000 marks, or £9,500, by this rapid speculation. The writing of the post cards was done at a school in Jerusalem, taking the form of a lesson in dictation to the children. A^alk of 205,920 Miles. A Mr. Roberts, for thirty-three years a postman of Pllling.^ln the Fylde, North Lancashire, has just retired. For twenty-two years he walked from Pilling to Fleetwood and back twice a day, not to mention many perilous trips in crossing the river Wyre during peri­ ods of storm. A calculation of five miles each way, four times a day (in addition to his round at the village), six days In the week, for twenty-two years, shows that he walked 137,280 miles between Pilling and Fleetwood in tbe fulfillment of his duty. During this time he must have crossed the river W/re (a by no means pleasant task in the winter time) 27,457 times. His duties were consid­ erably lightened when eleven years ago the Government decided to bring the mails to Pilling by another route.--Lon­ don Mail. A Cheerful Convalescent. Frayed Feetiy--Wot's Sauntering Sweeny doln' dls winter,? Happy Hoskins--Takln' de "rest cure." "Wot ferr , "Dat tired feelln'."--New York Jour­ nal. Spain's rule in the new world is ended. On the first day of the new year the Stars and Stripes went up over Morro prison, over the Fortress of Cabanas, and over the palace, which has represented Span­ ish royalty in this new world. Spanish transports loaded with Spanish soldiers and a steamer carrying the captain gen­ eral and his staff dropped-down Havana harbor and stood out to sea while the Sev­ enth army corps was marching along the Prado in the heart of the Cuban capital. From the one tall mast that protrudes from the tangled wreck of the Maine the American flag was flying. Captain Sigs- bee, who had commanded the ship when treachery destroyed it, himself rigged up a flag and flew it from the wreck to show that America had "remembered the Maine." The event so long and eagerly looked for has occurred and Spanish sovereignty in the island of Cuba is forever ended. At noon a detachment of American troops occupied the Plaza de Armas, the square in front of the palace, and stood silent and immovable as the ceremony of the transfer of sovereignty took place. The American commissioners rode in on horse­ back from La Vedado and proceeded di­ rect to the palace. Captain General Cas- tellanos, whose official life was rapidly drawing to a close, receiwd the commis­ sioners in the main hall of the palace, surrounded by the members of his staff, all of whom were attired in gorgeous uniforms. After a brief exchange of salu­ tations Gen. Castellanos said: "According to the protocol of peace, signed Aug. 12, I, Obeying the orders of the Government of her Catholic majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain, in the name of her son, his ma­ jesty, the King, deliver the island of Cuba to the Government of the United States, represented by your commission." Gen. Wade made a brief reply, and im­ mediately turned the island over to Gen. Brooke, the military governor. Just at this moment the Spanish flag, which had floated over Cuba for 400 years, was low- eoed from the palace, the Cabanas fort­ ress, Morro Castle and all the public buildings. As the red and yellow emblems sank from their staffs Senor Castellanos was profoundly moved. He turned pale and said, with tears in his eyes: "Gentle­ men, I have been in many battles. I have seen death near me several times, but I never felt such profound emotion as I feel now." With that he turned and went to bis room. Shortly afterward he appeared carrying a small satchel. He was follow­ ed by his son and his staff. Gen. Brooke took him by the arm and said a few kind woifls to htm, walking with him to the door of the palace. As he entered the Plaza de Armas from under the porch of the palace the American soldiers, in re­ sponse to a. quick word of command, pre­ sented arms and the officers saluted with their swords. As the ex-captain general walked toward the water front from across the plaza an American military band played the royal Spanish march. Gen. Clous accompanied Gen. Castellanos to the Muelle de Cavalleria, where a boat was waiting to convey him to the steamer Rabbat. American Flag Raised. As the Spanish flag was lowered it was replaced by the Stars and Stripes, and as the latter floated to the bteeze it was sa­ luted with twenty-one guns. Tears choked the utterances of Gen. Castellanos as he heard the deep-voiced guns roaring a wel­ come to the flag of the conqueror. After a while he controlled himself and said: This is the most bitter moment of my life. I Wish that no one of you will ever suffer what I am suffering now." Gen. Clous embraced him and shouted "Viva Espana!" Gen. Castellanos, with a trem­ bling voice, answered: "Thanks, you are too kind." Then he jumped into the boat, which immediately started for the steam­ er. The Cuban gcwaerals, Mayla Rodriguez, Mario Menocal and Rafael de Cardenas, who had been invited by Gen. Brooke, Were present at the palace during the cere­ mony of surrender. Gen. Castellanos saw them there and asked that he be intro­ duced to them. The British consul intro­ duced them, whereupon Gen. Castellanos said: "I am sorry, gentlemen, that we have been enemies, having the same blood." "Sir," answered Gen. Menocal, "we fought for Cuba. Now that she is free we are no longer enemies." Gen. Cas­ tellanos shook hands with the three Cuban leaders, and all animosity seemed to have been forgotten. After the American flag had been hoist­ ed the bands played the American na­ tional hymn, and this was greeted with tremendous cheering by the erowd that had assembled in Obispo and O'Reilly streets, near the palace, and in the Plaza de Armas itself. Along the Prado and the other main streets a hundred thou­ sand persons frantically cheered the Americans" and the United States. AH the houses occupied by Cubans were deco­ rated, the flags, etc., that had been taken down after Gen. Ludlow's order forbid­ ding demonstrations having been replaced. The Cubans, who at last saw the realiza­ tion of their dreams of many years, were frantic with enthusiasm. After all the formalities had been com­ plied with and receipts had been exchang­ ed for the forts and other properties that had belonged to the crown, and after the flag had been raised at Cabanas by Lieut Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., and at the Morro by Lieut. Wade, Gens. Brooke and Ludlow and the members of the commission pro­ ceeded to the Central Park and the Hotel de Inglaterra, where the troops under Gens. Keifer, Williston, Hasbrouck and Col. Armfield were reviewed by Gen. Lee, the military governor of the city. When Gen. Brooke bade the Cuban generals good-by he* complimented them on their courage in the war, and satd he was glad to be their friend. ^They replied that they were grateful to^the United States for what she had done to free Cuba from Spanish rule, and offered to co-oper­ ate with Gen. Brooke and President Mc- Kinley in bringing peace and prosperity to the island. A Veteran. "Why should Blakesley boast about his bravery? He has never been a sol­ dier, has he?" "No, but he was a member of a church choir for several years." It Is surprising bow many men bave sloucby, careless business methods. The writer of this is one of them; tbe reader Is probably another. The canal-boat mule would never get along If he didn't have a pull. The wise man gets a lot of ffBe In­ struction from fools. Spaniards Torture Carlists. London papers publish dispatches from Spain containing information that some of the recently arrested Carlists are being tortured to induce them to swear alle­ giance to King Alfonso and to reveal de­ tails regarding the Carlist organizations. Such reports are, of course, denied offi­ cially, but they are believed throughout the country. Detailed stories tend to show that torture is quite common la Spanish prisons. Motocycles for Pari*. Electro automobiles of Chicago manu­ facture are to be used in Paris. Five thousand of these vehicles have been or­ dered. Count de Jotemps, president Of the American Motor General Agency of Paris, has signed the contract with Chicago company, and 5,000 vehicles are to be delivered in the next year. The cash to be paid to the Chicago firm for the car­ riages will ajttount to nearly $5,000,000- jv.vAv.̂ v.*.-.-«cr-T.r.v.v.vAV".v/̂ v.v.v.v.v THE STATE LEGISLATURES. 0 ^ " Tuesday. In North Dakota Gov. Fancher and other State officers were Inaugurated. California senatorial candidates bnslef themselves securing pledges of votes. Minnesota Legislature organized an# Republicans elected A. N. Dare Speaker. Nevada Democrats decided to hold ne caucus for choice of United States Sen­ ator. In Delaware Addicks faction and regu­ lar Republicans disagreed and delayed or­ ganization of House. Nebraska Republicans patched up truce in caucus and chose Paul Clark Speaker and A. R. Talbot President of the Sen- < ate. South Dakota's Governor was inaugu­ rated and the Legislature organized. Con­ test on Governor's title to office com­ menced. William B. Bate was renominated for his third term as United States Senator by the Tennessee Democratic caucus. Both branches of the Legislature organ­ ized. Wednesday. . John Lind was inaugurated Governor of Minnesota. In Maine Republican caucus nominated Eugene Hale by acclamation. In Delaware fifty-four ballots for Speaker were taken without result.' In Michigan Albert Pack withdrew, and in caucus Burrows was nominated by ac­ clamation. , In Minnesota the Republican caucus nominated Senator Cushman K. Davis to succeed himself.' Colorado Legislature organized, .silver Republicans and silver Democrats voting iointly for officers. In California Gage was inaugurated Governor and declared himself opposed to U. S. Grant, Jr., for Senator. The Legislature in Kansas passed 9 bill reducing telegraph tolls and putting ex­ press companies under court of visitation. In Pennsylvania the anti-Quay Repub­ licans organized and pledged themselves to keep up the fight against him until the Supreme Court has disposed of People's Bank cases. Thursday. Gov. Pingree sent his message to tbe Michigan Legislature. In Nebraska William A. Poynter was inaugurated Governor. Frank Rollins was inaugurated Gover­ nor of New Hampshire. In Maine Gov. Llewellyn T. Powers was inaugurated for his second term. Indiana Legislature installed officers and received Gov. Mount's message. In Massachusetts Roger Walcott was for the third time inaugurated Governor. Kansas House defeated Senate bill to create guarantee fund to protect bank de­ positors.' . Missouri Legislature organized, Demo­ crats and Republicans voting for Demo­ cratic nominees. Gov. Stephens, in his message to Mis­ souri Legislature, asked investigation of boodll.'ig in St. Louis. Bills were introduced in Minnesota Leg­ islature providing for a constitutional amendment and electrocution and others. In North Dakota the legislative caucus of Republicans cast eight ballots for Sen­ ator without a choice. M. N. Johnson led on each ballot. f Polygamy, Still Lives. Rev. William R. Campbell, a missionary of the Presbyterian Church at Salt Lake City, says that polygamy is preached and practiced by the leaders of the Mormon Church, from President Lorenzo Snow down. Polygamous marriages take place in the secrecy of the Mormon temples, and no record is made, except in the pri­ vate books of the church. When Mor­ mons are called upon to produce their rec­ ords they will perjure themselves by say­ ing they have no records or cannot 'find them. Dr. Canipbell says that Congress­ man-elect Roberts was the church candi­ date. Wants to Become a State. New Mexico is clamoring for Statehood, and Gov. Otero called upon the President to talk over matters in relation to that territory. While Gov. Otero does not be­ lieve Statehood will be conferred upon New Mexico at this session of Congress, he came to urge the importance of such action. The population of the territory is 230,000; there are 2,000 miles of railroad within its borders, and the property lo­ cated there is assessed at_. <50.000,00(1 New Mexico has an area equal to New York, Pennsylvania and Qhio combined. Chicago's Death Rate. Verified returns Up to the cloSe of Health Department office hours of Tan. 2 foot up a total of 22,793 deaths from all causes in Chicago during the year 1898. Computed on a mean population of 1,650,- 000 this gives an annual death rate of 13.8 per 1,000, as against 13.5 for the year 1897. The commissioner of health, Dr. Reynolds, is especially gratified at the reduced mortality from diphtheria during the year. There were G22 deaths record­ ed from this cause in 18D8, as against fOti in 1897. kaoax. News of the Northwest. Stockmen on the Big Laramie in Wy­ oming complain that wolves are getting more numerous. The growing of sugar beets has been so profitable at Lehi, Utah, that a largely increased acreage will be planted next year. Wheat in eastern Washington is report­ ed to be looking unusually well. The last year's crop has practically all been mar­ keted. The cooks and waiters of Great Falls, Mont., have organized a union with twen­ ty-five charter members, and expect to increase the membership to over 100 in a few weeks. The Schagel Lumber Company's mill at Sedan, Mont., has started up, and is cut­ ting 40,000 feet of lumber a day. Lumbermen in the Palouse country, in Washington, are figuring on getting out a larger quantity of logs this year than ever before. The season up to date has been very favorable. In the Salt Lake markets the last year $18,409.55 worth of Utah-caught fish and game were consumed while of the import­ ed and sea fish the value reached $34,110. The local product sold is classified as fol­ lows: Bass, $5,951.55; trout, $4,225; ducks, $6,681; grouse, $1,302; deer, $250. Xold in a Pew Line*. The village of Glen Eyre, Pa., is ad­ vertised for sale by the sheriff. The Chicago Council has forbidden the use of the whip in the house of correc­ tion. Mormon converts in Pleasant Hill, Ky„ carry shotguns to protect themselves from whitecaps. Marriage is on the decline in Pike Coun­ ty, Pa., and the people are worried over the problem. William Shaver, a farmer near Green­ field, Mo., shot his wife, producing fatal wounds, and then shot himself, dying in­ stantly, Family trouble was the cause. Oommissary GenerSl Eagan is a grnff and somewhat profane old gentleman.?! That beef contract which has drawn from him a number of snappy interviews : lately gave him a § great deal of trou­ ble from the out­ set. Swift & Co.'s bid was several! cents below that of - Armour & Co., but all kinds of proofs and arguments were presented to him going to show ^ that the latter proposition was the best* and that it should be accepted. Several^ distinguished gentlemen interested them-- •elves in the matter and a general drive was made at the commissary general. The pressure became so heavy that Gen. ̂ Eagan grew irritated and incensed. A > few days before he announced the letting ' of the contract he declared that no Sena- - tors or Governors or Representative# or. any other persons' of political influence , could teach him his business and that they '• would do their packing friend a service by '* keeping away. Now he probahlj^jpv'Jlhes^ that he had listened to sotcje, jox laose "blanked politicians" hie so scernfally turned down. A pretty contest is fomenting over the governorship of Hawaii. It is the expec­ tation that the bill providing a territorial form of government for the islands will be enacted into law at the present ses­ sion. Two candidates have thus far en­ tered the list--ex-President Dole and ex- Minister Sewall. Of Dole's personality naught need be said. Sewall is the son of the late candidate for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket, and his chief claini to recognition is that he supported McKinley and Hobart as against his own father. Neither Dole nor Sewall is pop­ ular at large in Hawaii. Dole is the can­ didate of the participants in the move­ ment that resulted in the establishment of the republic, while Sewall is the center around which the opposition to the pres­ ent Hawaiian administration gathers. The President has received a petition from the professional and business men of Rock Island urging that a supplementary treaty with Spain be negotiated at once for the purchase of the entire groups of the Carolines, Pelew and Ladrone Islands. The petition is based upon the ground that most of these islands were settled and civilized by Americans fifty years ago, while Spain made no effective claim to them until 1867, when the American mis­ sionaries were expelled and their property destroyed; that Spanish control has never extended beyond the range of their can­ non, and their government is not what it should be. The petition points out the advantages to the United States of the possession of these archipelagoes. William B. Allison of Iowa now ^be­ comes the "Father of the Senate," wh&h title was held by Senator Morrill, who died recently. As a matter of fact, Senator Allison and Senator John B. Jones of Ne­ vada began their service In the Senate at the same time, March 4, 1873, and have served continuously since, but. the Iowa father had pre-, viously served5 four terms, in the House of Representatives, while ALtisow. Jones, being without that experience, came to Congress eight years after Mr. Allison, and this fact is generally taken into consideration in estimating length of service. Anent the appointment of an ambassa­ dor to St. Petersburg, it is said that if former Gov. Merriam of Minnesota is chosen to succeed Mr. Hitchcock, it will probably be for the reason that a woman wills it. The President has told Mr. Mer­ riam that if he can gain the support of Senator Davis he may have the portfolio. The trouble between the two powerful politicians began when St. Paul society refused to recognize Senator Davis' sec­ ond wife. She was a Miss Anna Agnew, who had been a seamstress in his family. Mrs. Merriam was the leader of St. Paul's "400," and she and her daughter refused to recognize Mrs. Daviia.^ /"'* Gen. Miles seems to' hate no Intention of backing down in the beef controversy. On the contrary, he is fortifying his posi­ tion with reports from commanders of brigades and regiments who saw service in Cuba and Porto Rico, both regulars and volunteers. A godd <|p«l Of' thisUes- timony has already &een snbmittfed the war inquiry commission. He saysi also, that he is perfectly willing to meet the commissary general before a court mar­ tial, and the beef contractors in the civil courts. The President's plan for 4 government in tb4 Philippine Islands is the same that he has for Cuba--a liberal allowance of home rule so far as he can find competent natives to administer affairs--the finance, the commerce, the customs, the schools, public works and the general direction of things to be in the hands of Americans of experience. Consul Heenan advises the Statfe De­ partment that during his thirteen years* experience at Odessa he had never seen an American ship in the harbor, although the official returns show that during the year 1897 alone 1,192 steamers and thir­ ty-four sailing vessels entered there. While he has reached no decision and will make no recommendations on the subject, it is believed that sooner or later the President will recommend that the $20,000,000 indemnity which has been paid to Spain shall ultimately be charged against the Filipinos and both the interest and principal paid from their revenues. Admission of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma statehood executive com­ mittee has called a delegate convention, to meet in Guthrie, to memorialize Con­ gress with reference to an early admit­ tance of Oklahoma territory as a State. Notea of Current Evente American coal is now arriving in Urn- guay in successful competition with that of Wales. It is estimated at Dayton. Ohio, that at least 5,000 persons in that city are now ill with the grip. Even with a preferential tariff Great Britain cannot compete with American goods shipped into Canada. The reception to President McKinley in Savannah was modeled after that accord­ ed to Gen. George Washington. , R. J. Steele was accidentally killed at McKinney, Texas, while digging a well. A box of rock fell in on him, resulting in :4 instant death. ' •