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U)8ES THE WAR AND
ASSURES PEACE.
TtM Document Signed, Sealed and
Dellved—Closing Scenes Were
Highly Impressive and ot
Momentuous Nature.
A Paris special says. The treaty of
peace was signed at 8:45 Saturday
evening, and the signing would have
afforded a subject for a great, histori
cal painting.
The group, gathered about the table
in the chamber of tho foreign office,
was impressive in itself, while tho fact
that tho sense of the momontousness
of the issue which the act decided wsh
deeply felt by tho participants, gave
an impressive and solemn tone to the
scene.
Aronn^l the gront' mahogany tabla
sat the ten arhitors of the destinies of
an old and a young nation. Ranged,
standing behind them, were numerous
attaches of tho American cpmmis-
aion.
To tho Americans it was a happy
ending of tho cpiloguo of wnr; for tho
Spaniards it was plainly n bitter trng-
ody, nono tho less painful -because
long foreseen. Tlioy sat silently as
though almost crushed, nud none
could withhold sympathy from Senor
Montero Rios, tho president of the
Spanish commission, who, coming
from his bed, was bundled in a great
overcoat, though logs were burning in
the fireplace nearby.
Purclimmit Work Wnn Slow.
A Washington special says: At the
request of the secretary of war, Gen- !
eral Joe Wheeler has decided not to '
press his resignation of his commission
in the army, at least not until there <
is a decision by the supremo court oh
the question of eligibility of an officer
in the volunteer army to hold the office ,
of congressman, or any other similar
office in civil life. There has been a \
number of decisions by lower courts j
upon this question, bnt it bns not been .
passed on by the supreme court. |
Genernl Wheeler’s object in retain- I
ing both positions has, qjLcourso,noth
ing to do with the drawifgjf of two sala
ries. In fact, while serving in this
dnn! capacity,, lie will draw hilt one
snlary, and he ‘has made that very
(dear. *
The president nnd secretary of war
are anxious to have the services of
General Wheelei after the adjourn
ment congress. He will be given a
military command in one of the colo
nies. The president has assured, him
that if he is compelled to resign be
cause of this dash of civil and military
duties, he will be reappointed at the
expiration of the present session; and
the only practical effect of snch action
tion would be to take the general from
his place, seventh on the list of ma
jor generals, and put l^iin down at the
bottom of tho list, or about fifteenth.
The result would be that be. would
not be given ns important a command
as he will while soventh on tho lint.
Gonorn! Wheeler authorized the fol
lowing stntomont Thursday ns to re
ports that ho had decided to resign
from Hub house of roproBontntiven.
“I was surprised to seo what pur
ports to he an interview about my re
signing from' congress. I liavo never
gone further than to say that I would
consider tho question when I hud time
nnd wonld take snch action ds my
friends would approve. Thus far, how
ever, T have reached no final conclu
sions.”
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Although tho commissions mot at
8:80 o'clock, expecting to finish their
work in half nu hour, tho ongronsing
of tho treaty on parohmont wan found
to be so troublesome that it dolayed
the signing of the dooumeut until 8:20.
Clerk Martin, of tho American com
mission, worked all 'day without oven
ntopping to eat. When he came into
the chamber at 7:80 with tho docu
ment ho found tho commissioners
waiting. Tho Spanish copy had ar
rived half hour earlier. Mr. Arthur
Ferguson then proceeded to read first
the English and after thnt the Spanish
version of the treaty. This finished,
two copies were passed around the
tablo, the commissioners signing thorn |
in tho order of their r.nk, as follows:
William It. Day, Senator Cushman
K. Davis, Sonator William 1\ Frye,
Whitolaw lteid and Hountor George
Grny; Senor Montero llios, Senor
Garnion, Senor Villarutia nrnl General
Ceroro y Sunns, each commission
signing its opponent's treaty.
Both were tied with the Spanish and
American colors.
Whore tho seals were prepared to ho
affizod attendants wero sunt scurrying
for ribbons of tho French tri-oolor
with which the documents wero sealed
•s a compliment to the French hosts
of tho commissions.
Many officials interestedly watched
every detail of tho proceedings.
The last seal being impressed, the
commissioners retired without formal
ity. Each member shook the hands
of all his nntngonistB nud exchanged
assurnuce of sincere personal esteem.
The signing wnR finished nt 8:45
o’clock. At tlint time tho door of tho
chamber opened nnd Senor Villarutia
appeared and exclaimed to n group of
correspondents who were waiting in tho
corridor:
‘‘CoBt llni."
Tho other members of tho Spanish
commission followed Senor Villnrutin
and passed silently throngh the vesti-
bnle to their waiting carriages. Tho
Amcricnu commission strolled out
chatting complacently nud ns they
ascended the steps the lights in tho
chamber wore durkenod.
There was a great contest among
the families nnd friends of the Ameri
can commissioners for possession of
tho pens with which the signatures to
tho treaty were written. •
Tho treaty ns signed consists of sev
enteen articles, it having boon found
advisable to sub-divide two or throo of
the articles in the draft agreed upon at
tho Inst meeting.
Tho commissioners of the two na
tions wrolo their signatures on two
copies oi tho treaty, one copy boing
for the arebives. The document was
prepared by Secretary Moore in be
half of the United Statos commission
aiql by Honor Villarutia for Spain on
account of the continued illness of
Secretary Ojeda, of tho Spanish com
mission.
Ench copy contained the English
and Spaui^h texts of tho treaty in par
allel columns. The wording had been
approved previously by the commis
sions without a joint meeting, so there
was no controversy on this subject.
SCOVEL IN LUCK.
John Anderson, sekmen,was hanged
at Norfolk, Va., Friday for the murder
of the captain and mate of the schooner
Olivo Peokor. He was calm and snid
that he was ready to go. “I shall die
nnd go into tlie presence of God with
out blot or blemish of guilt on my
soul,” he solemnly declared,
Anderson’scrime has attracted wide
spread attention, being a sen tragedy
of singular romance nnd atrocity.
The Olivo Feokcr sniled from Boston
lndon with lurabor, for a point on the
rivor Platte, Brazil. Whon 150 miloH
off tho const of Brazil, Anderson had
an altercation with the captain and
shot him dead. Then he armed him
self heavily and terrorized ail on
bonrd. *
Tho mnto, who wns aloft, was cnlled
down, nnd while plending for his life
was shot four times. Then tho crow
wero ordcrod to throw tho dying rnnte
overboard, and on protesting tlint he
was not dend, wero nssnred that he
was “dead enough.” This done, the
crew wero ordered to throw tho cap
tain’s body overboard.
Then Anderson dircctod that oil he
thrown over the lumber, after which
tho oil-soaked ship was set alire nnd
the crew took to tho boats. Ander
son was apprehended nt Baltin, Brazil.
CANNOT KEMOVE OFFICE.
Order From tit* # Department. Kognrtltng
OnlneNvllle» <•»., 1'oNtofflco.
A Washington dispatch Rnys: Con
gressman Tate, of Georgia, has se
cured an order from the postmaster
genernl stopping, for the prosent nt
lenst, tho proposed romovnl of the
Gainesville, On., poHtoffioo from its
presont location. An effort' is bfeing
made to have tho office- removed from
its present location nnd business men
of tho city object to it. Colonel Tnte
believes thnt tho action of the dc-
pnrtraont in preventing the romoval
will bo permanent. •
WANT HOLD STANDARD.
Hoard of Trad* of Chicago Ask* McKin
ley to Call Extra Session of Congress.
According to n dispatch from Chi
cago tho board of directors of the
board of trndo in that city have adopt
ed resolutions urging President Mc
Kinley to call a special session of con-
gross for the enactment of legislation
for the permanent ndoptiou of tho
gold Btamiard.
WINE ADVANCES IN PRICE.
SliortncHfi of Year’s Crop CuimeR Decided
Increase In tlie QuotationN.
A San Francisco dispatch snys: The
sliortngo in (ho wine crop of 1898 and
tho fairly good demand thnt hns ex
isted during tlie Inst year have result
ed in advancing prices.
In speaking of tho situation, Secre
tary Hotchkiss, of the Wine Manu
facturers’ Corporation, said:
“Pricea of wines have been steadily
advancing for some time, and since
October lOtli the iucrease lias amount
ed to (i cents per gallon. We feol con-
tident that prices will go higher. Our
opinion is based on the fact of the
long continued dry weather.”
MILLER BROKE RECORD.
Correspondent Who Slnpcocl Shutter’*
• Face Is Keatored to Favor.
A Washington dispatch snys: Syl
vester Seovel, newspaper correspond
ent, who was excluded from nil naval
(•hips and yards and army reservations
aud posts by formal order, has been
restored to favor.
Secretary Long Saturday revoked
the order of May 17, concerning ves
sels aud a similar order will issue
from the war department.
Plucky Chicago Weeelmnn Wont 8,007
Mile* In Six Days.
Cliarleh W. Miller, of Chicago, won
the six-days’ bicycle race nt Madison
Sqtiaro Garden Saturday night, mak
ing a now world’s long distance race.
He also won n bride and a snug little
fortune of $1,700.
The Chicago wheelman covered
2,007 miles in the six dnys nnd broke
the world's long distanco record.
THERMOMETERS FOR WARSHIPS.
Important Work Dono hy Tliexe lilts of
Dnllcutn Worktnnnaliip.
Tho thermometers used in the boiler
rooms and magazines of warships in
almost every navy in tho world come
from tho United States. They are
made in an obscure little workshop in
Brooklyn, lly their aid the magazines
and coal bunkers are guarded against
aoeidonts by spontaneous combustion.
Tho tempernturo in all the vital parts
of a ship is watohed constantly nnd
reported, nnd, it is hardly necessary
to say, is kept nt tho lowest point
possible.
Tho factory consists of two roqjns in
an apartment house. Two skilled
workmen nro nil thnt liavo to bo paid
off whon payday comos around. A
thermometer lately adopted by some
of tho big battleships,orders for which
are now being filled for several of tho
Binnllor vessels in tho navy, is that
which is known among experts ns tho
Hicks Pattern. It takes its name af
ter tho English manufacturer who in
vented it. It is so complicated in pat
tern thnt there is only ono man in the
United States who knows how to make
it. Ho is employed in tho Brooklyn
factory, whero ho has his hnuds full.
The attractive feature nbout this in
strument is that it automatically rec
ords tho lowest aud tho highest tem
peratures to which it lias beou sub
jected Hinoe last observed. . This is
accomplished without the uso of an
ink ma;kod diagram, but by littlo
floats which stick in tho tubes whero
the mercury has been highest and
whero it has been lowest. Snoh ther
mometers, however, aro very expen
sive, as, in fact, are all of those which
aro mnde in tho queer Broooklyu fac
tory. Nothing is there made but high-
priqed instruments for speoinl scien
tific tests, in which it is necessary to
ascertain tomporature with fractional
nccnracy. Cheap thermometers, such
ns are commonly seen in ordinary uso,
aro made in various places all over tho
world.
Henry J. Green, tho owner of the
Brooklyn workshop, in n close st’-.Jeut
and is little known to tho outside
world. Siueo the war came tho shop
has beon unablo to supply tho do-
mauds made upon it by tbo United
States Navy nlono.' Tho orders it bus
now are weeks behindhand, and can
not immediately bo filled because of
tho lack of workmen who possess
recogmzod skill sufficient to under
take them. This is all due to the re
cent wholesale conversion of merchant
vessels for active war service. Now
that tho war is over it is likely that
before long the little shop will resume
its quietude. —New York Sun.
Interesting l’ort Saiil.
Few ports in tho world arc so inter
esting as Fort Said, which is situated
at tho Mediterranean Sen entrance to
the Suez Canal. There nil the great
mail steamers thnt run from Europe
to India, Australia, and tho Orient
stop for coal. Thousands of tons of
coal nrc trausfo.-red to steamors nt
Fort Said every week, nnd as there is
no machinery whatsoever for the work,
it is done by baud—by the great mass
of idle Egyptians aud Turks who gather
in its streets. They perform tho work
by baud, with so much case and rapid
ity that Port Said holds the record of
boing able to coal a steamer in less
time than any other city in tbo world.
To see those dark-skinued laborers
running up a plank from a coal-laden
barge to the deck of d mail steamer
with n basketful of coal and down an
other plank with a basket empty, with
nothing on earth to increase their
spefcd nnd ardor but two men who con
tinually beat them on the hack and
head with knotted ropes, is ono of the
sights of the world. They have been
kuown to put 1500 tons of coal in the
hold of n steamer in three hours and
forty minutes—an undertaking whieh
scorns to be marvelous. But it is not
a love for work that makes the Fort
Said coal heaver labor no hard. He
hates work with nu unholy hatred that
is too strong for words. Ho loves dirt.
Ho revels iu the dust of the coal, ho
longs for it in his hair, his eyes, his
clothing, and tho harder ho works the
more diligently ho conls the passing
ship, tho blacker and dirtier ho gets,
and ho can go homo, after a day's work,
aud sleep the pence thnt only tho
tropics ^ive. When the next steamer
comes around Jie is on hand bright
nnd early, nud ho is specially glad
whon tho day is hot nnd the perspira
tion flows, for then tho coal dust stioks,
and is like tho oil of roses.—New York
Times.
Cliippowfi* Stay In Ono Fluce.
The Chippewa Indians, who have
rooently come under notice throngh
tho fight of a few of the Pillager hand
at Bear Lnko in Minnesota, are re
markable fer one thing, in thnt they
hnvo uover been removed; they roam
to-day over a pnrt of the sumo region
which they havo oocupiod ever sinco
their country was discovered by the
whites. Consequently their arts,
snoh ns tlioy aro, are the same that
they hnvo been for many generations,
nnd not the least of tboir products aro
the birch-bark oauoes.
The Chippewn country formerly ex
tended over tho wholo range south of
and bordering on the great lakes, aud
tho canoe was, therefore, as important
to them ns the horso afterward be
came to tho Comanche and other plains
tribes. In a country dotted with lakes
like Northern Minnesota, some of
tli6m of considerable size, the canoe is
still an ossentinlpnrt of the equipment
of a family, and hundreds of them nro
built every year. Tlie birch-bark
canoe is distinctly a untive invention,
nnd is as distinctly Indian ns the cus
tom of wearing a blanket.—New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Not Tall EumiRli.
Somo timo since wo saw an account
of bow Bismarck, at the time when it
was thought Germany wanted to get a
foothold in Holland, was ontertainiug
the Dutch Ambansador with a review
of the German arniy. As one flue
body of men marched by, Bismarck
said to tho Dutch Ambnssndor, “What
do you think of tlioso men?” “Fine
soldiers,” snid the Ambassador, “but
not tnll enough.” After another body
mnrohed by the snmo inquiry was put
nnd tbo snmo reply made. Thou came
the regiment of grenadiers, between
six nnd seven feet tnll. “What do
you think of those?” snid Bismarck.
“Fine soldiers, but not tall enough,”
was the reply. “What does your Ex
cellency mean?” said Bismarck. “I
mean that we can flood Holland eight
feet deep,” replied the Ambassador,
lieneflt of Peerage.
Everyono may not know what the
term “benefit of a peerago" implies.
A peer can demand a private audience
of the sovereign to represent his views
on matters of pnblio welfare. For
treason or felony lie can demand to be
tried by bis peers; be cannot be out
lawed in any civil action, nor can he
be arrested unless for an indicted of
fense, and he is exempt from serving
on juries. He may sit with his hat
on in courts of justice, and should he
be liable to the last penalty of the
law, he can demand a silken cord in
stead of a hempen rope.—New York
Herald. „
Philip of nfacetlon a flood Politician.
In the Century Professor Benjnmin
Ida Wheeler contributes a now life of
“Alexander the Great.” Professor
Wheeler say of Alexander: In Philip
there predominated the characteris
tics which mark in modern timos the
practical politician. He was sagacious
and alert of mind. His eyo fol
lowed sharply nud unceasingly every
turn of events thnt might yield him
nn advantage. The weakness, the em
barrassment, the preoccupation, of
his opponent, he nlwnys made his op
portunity. He was a keen judge of
character, and adapted himself readily
to those with whom he came in con
tact. Ho know how to gratify the
weaknesses, ambitions, lusts, and
ideals of men, and chain them to his
service. Few who came in contact
with him failed to bo captivated by
him. He was perfeotly unscrupulous
ns to the.methods to be employed in
attaining an end. Nothing of tho sort
ordinarily knoiyn as principles ever
impeded his (movement. He wns an
opportunist of the deepest dye. Flat
tery, promises, beneficence, cruelty,
deceit, and gold ho used when and
where each would avail; but bribery
was his most familiar tool. He al
lowed no ono to reckon with him as a
constant quantity. His nltimnte plans
and purposes were concoaled from
friends and foes alike, In announc
ing his decisions and proclaiming his
views, he followed the ordinary poli
tician’s watchword: “We will not
cross the bridge till wo come to it.”
As sneoess was to him the only right,
and availability the only justice, rad
ical chauges of attitude and plan in
the very face of aotion involved no
difficulty. They rather sorvod his
purpose, and were his wont. Ho re
mained, as ho wished to remain, n
puzzle to his foes, and a mystery to
his friends.
Imparted the Ncce«sary Information.
They were standing up in a street
car, swnying to and fro by tho nerinl
straps, aud gabbling as fast as thoir
tongues could go.
“By the way,” exclaimed tho ono
iu the military cape, “did you know
that Charlie Hawkins was engaged?”
Tho woman in tho gray hat gave an
exclamation of surprise.
"Why, no!” she cried. “Who to?”
“Oh, nobody that you know; or
that anybody else knows, for that
matter. Sho works in a store, or
something of that sort. I do think
Charlie’s mother is real good about
it, for sbe declares sbe likes the girl-
says she is sweet and pretty, and nil
that, but I believe sbe does it just to
bide her real feelings.”
Tho woman iu the gray hat nodded
sagely. “I shouldn’t wonder nt nil,”
she announced. “I heard he was going
with that girl. Mabel Thompson,
isn’t it? But, of course, I never
thought that there was anything in it.
I suppose they’ll live on our street,
because Charlie owns a bouse there;
but I’ll tell all the neighbors who she
is—look out, Louisa, the girl beside
you’s going to get up. Hurry, and
take her seat,” then in a lower whis
per, “rather stylish-looking girl,
isn’t she? I’d like to know who she
is.”
The stranger stopped on her out
ward way and turned with flashing
eyes. “I don’t believe that you
would," she said icily, “bnt I’ve no
objection to telling you. My name is
Mabel Thompson,” and Bhe swept
from the car, leaving two cruslied and
crimson ladies behind her. They
have since decided that it is danger
ous to discuss nnknowu persons in
public places. — Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Saxon Moines nf Month*.
The following is n list of names said
to have beou given to tho months by
the Saxons:
January: Wolf-month, because of
the danger of being dovbured by
wolves. „
Lent-mouth. “Lenctez
J” an old German word for
spruXp I
ApTilf Easter of Oster-mOuth
Majr Tri-milki. In this montly'
milked cows three times a day. / ,
June: Weid-mouth or pa<
month. J f
July: Hay-month.
August: Barn-mouth. Filled tho
barns with corn.
September: Barley-month; either
barley-harvest or brawing month. •
October: Wine-mouth, Making of
wine.
November: Windy-month. j
Deoeraber: Winter-month; or Holy
month; in honor of Christmas^-
Dodge’s “Outlines andTopios inEjflj-
lish History.”
I
Th® Cubann Qood When Fc
Lieutenant Harlow of the jfavy ro
latos somo very interesting experiences
of his own in dealing witlAtho Cuban
peasants. Ho interviewed tho in
surgents .to ascertain what they
qeeded. He reported that they needed
everything—food, clothing, arms and
ammunition—and ho was sent ashore
to di8tributo tho relief. Ho found
the Cubans willing and eager to assist
him in getting the rations to their
camps, but he could not induce them
to do anything more. As long ns they
had plenty to ent they did not show
any further interost in'the clothing or
tho military supplies, aud would not
even aid him iu landing them and
carrying them to their camps. His
own sailors were compelled to unload
the boats, aud when the boxes were
placed on the beach the insurgents
did not have sufficient energy or in
terest to open them, but left them ex
posed to tho rain and sun.—Chicago
Record.
Photograph. Filin Nine Mile* Long.
A photogrnphic film nine miles* and
a half iu length is somewhat of a
novelty even iu this nge«of big things.
Three of tlioso articles of the size
stated are now in process of construc
tion for uso in a kinemntograpb.
What scenes will be depicted on them
is not yet decided, but certainly such
a fllm is long enough to contain the
seven ngqs of man, and although it
may bo mado to revolve at an im
mense speed, a considerable part
of tho time will be consumed in wit
nessing the show, should the specta
tor have patience to wait to tho end.
The cost of the fljms is nbout $1000 a
mile. Photographic Aims can, there
fore, now ho had per yard, per acre,
or per mile.—Loudon Telegraph.
Japan’s Division Into Provinces.
Japan is divided into forty-five pre
fectures or provinces, each having a
governor depending on the Homo
Minister, then there are numerous
subdivisions which correspond to our
counties, urban aud rural districts,
wards, etc. The police office of these
local auihorities carries out sanitary
measure^ and appoints local sanitary
boards to study technical questions
and advise.
T>‘* Parrot IVu a Centenarian. ,
Thomas J. Kreidler, of Fleetwood,
Penn., was the owner for a number of
years of a parrot, ivliich his siBter pre
sented to him. The other day the
bird sickened and died. It is said to
have been more than one hundred
years old, one family having had it for
more than fifty years. --