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London, Dec. 20.—Imposts ut d!s
putties IJtvo bean raoeevcd boro to-
nifUt from Tnkfo, loclleitin; clrariy
«»it die war bortxvcen China and Japan
lma paunJesUy ended. Whtntovcr In-
Htrnacians Havo been coavaynd to cbe
otnnnundnw o# the respective military
and nivul forces from 'die governing
power* of ths two empires la not
stated, but sesuiunocs ore given in
quart cm known to be thoroughly oog-
n'.mtit of dlpf.oranfio affairs tbit the
emperor of China Ins boro prevailed
upon to tewten the comnr.ssl oners to
JUptn and that Uumu envoys have sueti
power of cononaaon as will without
doubt roible thorn vo bring about an
InuWHatu and ttioruujii «ud of hostill-
tlw. The dotiills of tti* r authority ire
not given, but (bo prewuimttlon is not
ignored In "dlplomutlo (luorreirs tbit the
noaccmioni aakal by the Jiipunoso mot
w.tir the approval of ibe governing
powVru of Chios.
AN UNKNOWN SOOUNDRirfL
Assaults and Murder* a Prominent
■Woman ut Topeka.
Topeka', Jinn., Dec. 20,—Who body of
Mm. A. D. ono of the best
known women In Topeka, was found
In her homo llrls aftitwon. Khe had
evidently boro outmged nnd murdered
Ion days ego. A inun who hurt been
dolvettug milk noticed Hint the cans
■wiKttt he hiwl left, find not been tukim
for marly i\w» weeks, and today noil-
lh*l the police. The bnVy -was founjl
hi ti 1ttck room covonxl wltli old
cloths and rags owl u bushel of pota
toes piled on flic bead, which had been
ettkttrad with an nxe. Most of the
neighbors were ooloml people, with
wlram Mrs. Me thou did not asaotfmte,
ntul tltoy thought nothing of not bav
in? seou tier for siiwui. days. After
the double crime hud been oouwittirel
she was roObtri of nearly everything
of cable. There Is no chieto the per
petrator.
Mrs. Mtotioa utm for sevemtl years a
tnonfixir of the tminl of ehioatina and
ait one time a <tty totclver. She was
supposed to have OJUAdnmbfv money
and owned five or tux howtos In ttw
etty. Jler lmetjiuo left her four ysan
ago nnd mode Ills borne In California,
wore he baa slik’o lived.
•Mm. Matson nus a poun'.'Urot mem-
lier of the Tbpeka Eqtwl It:gb(* Suf
frage AnsocHtloo.
’MINERS ARE DIVIDED.
A IUprcsaaimtCrtt Operator Gove Them
Untie Cotufqtt- .
Plttvfwwg. (Dec. 20,-The miner*’ dis
trict oenventilnn spent a day filled wltili
great oxrth*ment, much of wb'.Wi was
furnlaltnl by the appraiunec In tho Inti
of JVosldenit \V. I*. Dearmltt of lire
Now York until Ohtvoluid (las nnd Goal
Oomiuny. lie briefly eodsuvorafl to
explain (its reason* foi-rCto rawit avago
i-.ilnotlcflu n<t Its rouiituiyb mince. At
the cioumslno of the address, he was
grtvtcd with more piuiallug querulous
In a uklnUto Ur in he could nn''y to In
n week. Mr. DcupmtVTlS expkiitwttons
and atoevorn to quern Ion* did not in tho
least satisfy Ills nudteucw Tho ad
journment w»Uio-.it roach.ng a ccnetu-
h! ei Ioivik ill-- it-slittot stilly il'.vlilod ill
opinion ns to (hs unto dm t mn lie main-
tu'.ned. The (MrsJtfUss will place linforu
rinvr l/xul unlatn a NMlfBtOD indors-
Sng flOiVoaiOa as tlio into dettumled. Tile
veto on tW* quivC.on. iWlilcti Is to be
final', will lie Dimmed to tho district
officers by IVonm*** 27.
IRWIN SENT TO JAIL.
Ski* Pool Operator Refused to Show
Ills Accounts,
Plltaburg, Penn.. Doc, JO.—Today tho
grand Jury returned ttys true hills
agnlnat Oeorare Ed. Irwin. vho pool oper
ator, and his iriul la not likely to bo de
layed beyond tho present farm of tho
criminal court- Ot tho Indictment*
found airxltmt Irwin by the grand Jury
thiye *r* for niledemeartor, one for em-
bcHlemont and ono for larceny by
boMcc. On the lnforsoalh'n charging
Irwin with keeping a guinbllng house
la founded cue of the Indlctm -im* al
iening mlndeiueiuior. It contains tha
most startling charges.
The qutetion of surrendering the
books to rho receiver It la thought will
be epenJity decided by the supreme
court, nnd It U goes ngalnnt Irwin, hla
lawyer* any they will advise him not
to resist oniy further.
train wan sent to Jail today for con
tempt In refuting to produce his books
for tho receiver.
. MECHANIC'S’ ORPHANS' BOMB.
' CulunSius. O.. Dec. JO.—'Itie Junior or
der of UnC-tcd American MeohsnAca
have oonduded to oreot * national or-
jdian*’ home, nnd the committee on lo
cation arW mes't In Pittsburg In Jsmi-
wry. 8prtt*rtU-kJ. O.. will make tv Aier-
mined < m>rt to hava ah* new tnetetu-
tko located tliere. Each imanbre of
the order U aaoouied M ,-enis. and K
Ohio Is vk-rorkma each of here metnliers
have agreed «o give tl a-MIBownl. The
homo la to be eotne/wed l< cottagve.
PRUIT INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH.
llmdford. l*etw. Dec. J0.—So\ghr«i
TtovW. N. C. I) attracafng oh a ntUaiUon
of \V*el IV/vnajivama «j*l Wewtrcn
New York fruit mot A eoia’ieata
headed by U. It. Duller, oil tor of the
Bradford Now Er*. ami J. N. Ibu-rm.
buahmB naanagev of eha oil City Der
rick, have imiwhaavd a uwei of l.soo
serai of land at Poiothsro PSvea and
jslll go Into the fruit haluatry on a
large scale,
Iro PROVIDE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
Montreal. Dm XV—Over on* thousand
unemployed workingmen crowded avround
the city ball thla-morning for tho pur-
J>oaa of domandlng work, but the mayor
being sUent. nothing wan done for them.
A number of the men addressed thrlrcom.
ndsa, claiming that the men were hon
est and ought to bo given work to sup
port vhetr fsmltles. The city la consul
ertn* what U tha twst to do for tbs
targe number of unemployed.
Chattanooga, Dec. 20.—'The charges
communicated • to Konator Harris
against Charles D. Clark, appointed to
succeed D. M. Key us United Htnvea
Judge for the east middle districts of
Tenncsee -, oarne from W. a. 'McAdoo, a
young nuuu in the brokerage business
in New. York, who formerly resided in
•Ills c/ty and was futsodated In the
practice of law with J. H. Barr. The
cnargoa. ar» that Mr. Clark's law firm
Clark & Brown, accepted employment
from parties fiavint; conflicting Inter
est*. In foreclosure proceedings against
too CltHtinooga Union Railway Coin-
Judge and ex-puslmoirter-gencral, says
pany. Judge B. M. Kty, the retlrlog
he Is eoiiroly familiar with this suit,
wtdrft to in its court, and that "there
to nothing improper In tho position or
actions of any attorney In It, and he
has so wired fiioator Jlarrto."
Henry O. lEwkig, Che maaler In chan
cery in this /ase, siys he U entirely
oooverMnt mrlth thin record, tend that
the position of Cliric and Brown 1* nbso-
lusvly without reproach. They, are the
soUmors of the Fanners Louh and
Trust Company of Now York city, the
trusted-) under the mortgage.
lo addition to this, they rupresenit Mr.
C. K. James in a small intervening oe-
i»tlon, and as an exhibit to the depoal-
tlon of Foster V. Brown, acceptkrg em
ployment from the Farmers' Loan and
Trust Company. In which they set out
tuBy (hat they represent ttil* interven
ing pentton and doscithe it. giving oor-
re oily the amounts and nature of the
claim, and ank the Farmers’ Loon and
Trust Company to ddcldo for them-
solve* if they think there is any rc-uson
tn this to prevent their acting for them.
Mr. Ewing has so wired Henalo riior-
ria.
Mr. Brown, Mr. Clark's partner, say*
that he Is responsible for everything
done by hi* tlm la tho case, that hs I*
willing to stand by ths record: that ho
has Just flnlahetf a race for congress,
being elected by a 2,000 plurality, In a
district which gave Cleveland 2,000 In 1192.
The record In this case was open to ev
eryone; was well known to the parties
making these charges, and if there had
been anything unprofessional In It,' It
could have been used against him with
tolling effect.
Mr. James II. Bible, United States at
torney of this city, who was strongly for
Oovernor Porter for district Judgs and
did all In his power to procure his ap
pointment, Is familiar with the records
and when Interviewed stated that any
charge against Judge Clark, growing out
of the Union railway litigation, was an
outrae..
"Judgo Clark," said Mr. Bible, "stands
as high as any man In tha state of Ten
nessee and any reflection upon his Integ
rity of his professional reputation docs
violence to what his neighbors know to
be true."
W*#.E those charges origi
nated
Washiniiton. Dae. 20.—Tha charges
against Mr. Clark, of Tennessee, which
resulted in hla confirmation being re
called by the senate, came through sn
attorney of New York, named McAdoo,
a member of a well-known firm, who sent
them to the assistant secretary of the
navy, who at onee transmitted them to
the attorney-general.
HER MURDERER’S PICTURE.
Jamestown, N. Y„ Dec. 20.—This morn
ing Coroner Powers, accompanied by Fred
B. MarSh. a local ndentlst, went to the
rialdence of Winslow Shearman where
Mrs. Shearman and Mrs. Davis were
murdered by an unknown assailant last
Saturday and made a microscopic exam
ination of the dead bodies. Nothing was
revealed In the eyes of Mrs. Davla. but
In one of those of Mrs. Shearman th^
form of a man was distinctly photo
graphed. The mlcroscopo enlarged the
object viewed four times. The picture
did not show the face of the man who
Is supposed to be the murderer. The
man'A position waa such, according to
those who made tho examination, that
the body was shown only from the
breast clown to # tho feet. After tho first
surprise of the* startling discovery was
over, Marsh mado a Inost careful exami
nation, which clearly disclosed the man’s
form. He was apparently a big man
with a lofig, heavy overcoat unbuttoned
nnd reaching below tho knees.
The wrinkles In tho trousers could be
Plainly seen und ono foot was behind the
other, with the knee bonding ns If In
a stooping poaluro about to tako a step.
Dr. Powers then made an examination
nnd anys he saw* the picture as distinctly
ns he could have seen a man standing In
front of Blm. Albert llazcntlnc nnd the
Rev. Mr. 8toddard. who were at tho house
when the exaxnlngtlon was made, were
called Into the room and oxnjntncd the
picture, and they could see It as the
others had done.
A LYNOHXNp THAT FAILED.
f I\utu»r % Wfl8 Not K!K«d, ns Was First
ARTOdnlta, Doc. 20.—Tkut people of
vrm rNdixt, Gw., tknv been trying lianl
to MUpprews tho mimes of tiho mittce
who allot >Uvo nruro jsftocfor Tirrnor
Vwi StifcUBtay night. A npeoUil nay a
Unit ttw tfiooMik? wua Uvmo by n mer
chant named UCkicikmvui, a bivubhor of
tho yo*WK Indy to wuom the lostrlttog
hwpo wrttJton. If turns out that
tho Avoiikin who numed Tvutoot mi
not shot. Elio drove off tho crowd
Uhkh VQDt to hor Utaa She rualnvl
at thorn 'Svitfi an iso and out ono of
thorn badly. Tho others msv off wnd
Turner fm'tiped fmin dse house. Ho
mado Wa way temi tho rlvor to IaS-
Ala., whore ho was arjvrttcd
nikl tRim In Ml tl>m)tr wna caught
by «t^(\y KiTbr twMN by PHackvnuu.
FIDIaED 1UM WITH UUCK8H0T.
Nashville, Tenn., Dee. 20k—A mob of
masked* men In I fly wood county last
night went to the house of James Clark,
where Joeeph Alien, colored.. had gone
after being acquitted of tho chart? tof
barn-burning, captured Allen und rour-
dored him by filling his body with buck
shot.
Allen was tried at Brownsville yester
day with two oChcr negroes, who were
sentenced to the penllontlary. Officers
are trying to discover the murderers.
THE BASEBALL SECESSION.
New York. Dec. 20.—A special meeting
of tho national baseball board, cmiuvm.i
of Nick Young of We^hlngton. Boden of
Poston and Bryne of Brooklyn was held
her* today to act upon the cases
Barnle and Pbeffer, who are under the
tun of the league. Puckenbunrer’s dim.
Million have been relieved. Rami* ajv.
peared before the board, but Pbeffer did
not. and Parole was also relieved of hi:
dtss bill lies.
MIYBN TWO YKA1UV
J Little Rock. XHr. Dec 5V—J#re tUrsl-
Ocr\. the ex conjrrennan who w~aa tried
her** wiYml days ago and found guilt)
of forgery and jw-rjury, urea eentsnoM by
•Judge Kdgerton today ta two years la
t*rUco. or wy a fioe of K t 0M.
LAXeON'S RETORT COttCPt/m
KVmrston, S’. Ye, Deo. 20.—Oommli»>
si oner Llnann haa Ms reoc«rt
on the teHtSnuiTN* on the DksirKH Attor
ney Fellow* mauler amt wlM Cake U to
Albany to Governor Floorer. He re
fugee to trtt tta i>urtw>r». Mr. Unpon
gDgg In jx'rNon. s,» chat the fo'fnrr
can interview him h\ the matter %t ht-
dcwlreok
AB111NGBR KT1LL AHEAD.
TMlaVlphta, Dec. The v orw tn the
alx da) a* h». yei«* race «t midnight wai
Aahlnger, 1,045; Footer! K0; Gannon, (U.
Members of the Left Sulked aud
Failed to Approve His
Utterances,
PENSIONS FOE BUKUKAU’S FAMILY
Th« Kew ProMast Wants n Closer Union
•t Ail liapnbllean Intoratti* nnd
Is Thnt the I*ree*nrn»
tlon ot Dm moerncy.
Pans, Dec. 20.—At todny’a meeting
of Hie (illOr of il/'jaitJcfl, Si. Henri
Brta»in. wb» oa Tuendny k)»t was
cleotod to d)o presidenej' of tbe clum
ber to suceowl Hie late M. Auguste
llunlcau, diilvenod his uuugural
speech. Tho uddvess was an excellent-
one and tvau llateoel by all the oc
cupants oTUio republican benches, wh»
onthUMlastioally applauderl the speech-
talker. After thanking the chamber
for the high honor conferred upon him
and eulogizing b£s Immediate predeces
sor, M. Br.ewwi dwelt at length upon
the fact tli'.nt the succeHS.of the repub-
llo tvus das In a gro.it incisure, if not
entirely', to liberty of discussion. The
union of all republican forces, be de
clared, wa* vttul to the io/ter<*tfa of
democracy.
The members of tho center sulked
and would not respond to their names,
coiuvqucMity the sitting was sus
pended. A'ftrr a short r«oe»s, the dep
uties ruasseunbled, when the govern
ment 'modified the bills so os to give
Burdeou's uWahur 4,000 fiunes a year
and his widow 4,000 franca. In ease of
tho death of M. Burdeuu’s mother nod
widow, uho jmnslons iwifi revert to Uls
son* until they attain their majority
and to hs daugUter during her life
time.
The gov/siamedt modification Is ro-
ftinled ns a great vdatory for the oppo
sition.
BULLDOZED BY OIOUTTI.
Rome, Dec. 20.—Ueunng the action
brought by Promt or and Madame
Ornpl against ox-X’rcmler Glolittl and
others for libel, tho examining Judge
In tho ouso lias questioned soviaui per
sons implicated, luciludlug Signor l\in-
tango, fiotUKTly govoitwr of flhe Itunca
Roomnu. Aanoog the letters iuoluded
In the doonmcnltB submitted by Signor
GioUtti wtis one from Signor Tanlongo
insinuating thht 'tho coiglwt of Pre-
mor Cr.»pl in conneotiou with the
twnk eanmkds had Ttoen 'most atrocious.
Signor TUttlongo told the judge that
while he wot* iu prison oiwulting his
trial ho hod been rettnoved In tho night
In a carnage and conveyed to the min-
Istry of tho mterior, over which depart
ment Signor G-Ioiltttl at that time pre
sided. Then, under prawuro brought
to btur Upon ulm, ho wtis cwtnpcUed to
write the letter moatiemod'i which Tou
louse admittad to be a .stVlKa calumny.
It is said that the Judgo -Is In posses
sion of abundant pro.if of the absolute
truth of Thulongo’s Mttny. • ■ '>
PASSPORTS I'ORFORIirONERs)-’
London, Dec. 20i—A dispatch from
Tle« Tain to tho Ceu'uul News sais
that Prince Ching. president of the
Tailing-Yemen, 1* wholly tp blame for
tho /.refusal of the government to Issue
passpurto to ihe foreign guards to pro
ceed to Pekin to protect their respect
ive legations. The protests |Of the vari
ous foreign representatives against this
have resulted In dlasenuons In the
imperlnJ council, and prlncu Ohlng lias
'been granted two days' leave of ab
sence on. tho plea of iU-bcalth. It Is
probable tlgj't he wilt resign ills office.
Tho Tninctt-Yanmi hns gmuted to tho
ilrlttoh legation puweo for-fifty met),
and to the othor foix-igu-degaiteiis an
average of from ten to twelve passes
have been issued. A native newspaper
published In Choe-Foo accuses the Jap
an loo at Port Arthur of maltreating
uH the Chinese that tinve fatten Into
their hands. Chinese fishermen, (he pa
per charges, have been met with when
nearing port aud cither killed or forced
Into hard labor-
THE ST. JOHNS PANlIC.
St. John's, N. F., Dec. 20.—There have
been no new developments Ut too finan
cial situation today. Tho legislature
hns adjourned" until Monday to receive
rho re Part of Hie committee on banks
and to oiiwldcr its rcconuncndattons.
The depositors and noteholders of the
Commercial Bank objrct do the efforts
of the xliarelioldor* to wind up tho con
cern's nfi'.tU's. They contend that some
disinterested outsider should be up-
twlnied. trustee. Tile Ucpoaltora und
noteholder, are organizing • a meeting
to lay the case before the court. A
number of concerns hertshnv* been In
jured by theTailure of a large firm.
pms ON A COTTON STEAMER.
St. John, N. F„ Dec. 20.—The cargo
of cotton ou board the steamer Oak-
field 1* still burning fiercely, and all
•'iTorta t)> subdue the llsmos have
protvn fruitless. Tlio sieamerTB a mass
of flro from stem to bridge.
The Oakfiold put In hero on the 18th
111'!. \\ ill) her ■ arc" -n Hr.Ibe fir«-
having been discovered on the 15th
Inst. It was thought at the time of com
ing Into port Hut tho finmes could bo
got under control, but tho outlook I*
now tar from encouraging. The Oak-
tleld sailed from Galveston Nov. 28, via
Newport News, Dec. 8, for Liverpool.
A GUY FAWKES PLOT.
Rome. Doc. 20.—A gunpowder bomb
mms exploded at the Austrian council
here this evening. No Injury to life or
property wan dona. The persons who
placed lJie bomb are not known to the
police, nnd n-v.e of them have been ar
rested. Tlieir abject Is supposed to have
been revenge fur the deafh ot the emi
grant Obcrdau. *
PARKER AND THE TURKa
Looitoo, Dec. JO.—A largely attended
Indlamwtou meeting denouncing the
ouiragwi ku Armont.1 w-ja hdld iu the
c|.ty temple this afternoon. Ttic meeting
wan presided over by the Rev. Jos/ph
rark -r. who, with ouieru, delivered an
nddreae.
NOW THET DENY IT.
Rome, Iks-. 50.—The authenticity ot
the puttfcAtion to Le Journal of Fade
purporting to be the text or an agree
ment between Italy and England la re
gard to tlie Soudan and Morocco, Is
^‘tn|g\fficiHtty denied here, It b*i“g de
clared Hut no such agreement exist*.
COTTON DUTY APPROVED.
SL Poterst-ung. Doc. 20.—Tho NO-
VOST1 onsKHiu.-e* tbit in inersane la
til.' Russian duly cn cotton Imports hsa
been approved by the Imperial counoU
in order to protect native growers,
WKHKLB RESIGNED. -
Vb-nna, Deo. Ji.—Premier Dr. Wrr-
kle bad an ao.li.slcc wtth the emperor
today and diaoumed his redremeot
ofllvc. II h I'.s-ignailon wus not
placed to the vaipuroc'a bandit, but It
leeks only the form. It vA be given
within a .few days. D. Sanfgy, preoident
of the Hungarian chamber of'depu-,
ties, is likely to succeed bim. He is*
nominally a cone-rv/wive, but be baa
strong libera) tendencies.
CONCENTRATING TROOPS.
Rcjne, Dec. 20.—Ttw concentration of
troops which began on the eve of the
prorogation of parklatwnt ha* been
continued without <s-.ss.-t I Ion. A semi
official Statement aaya that ttw move
ment is made only to the ordinary
courat of military ditspnaliton to .keep
the garrjWa complete. Opposition edit
ors and deputia) ridicule such explana
tions and insist that the government I*
preparing for riot*.
EARTOIQUAKF, IN HUNGARY.
Buda Paelh, Dee. 20.—Tho earthqitska
last evening -wus fedt In tmuny districts
In southern Ilunewx. Tamoover was
siinkisi aoverai Cmes a ml moist of die
Inhsh'fimti wore too nroch firighrencd
to go to bed. No deatlilii have been re-
poified up to Glia time. Tbe detail* are
maagre.
IN GLADSTONES HONOR.
London, Dec. 20.—The Armenlns of
London and Paris, la recognition of Mr.
Gladstone’s letter of sympathy and en
couragement, wilt present a silver and
girt chalice to the Haywards church on
his 85th birthday.
SHE WON'T HAVE IT.
Paris, Dec. 20.—It Is offida'lly denied
than the queen of (Madagascar has ac
ceded to France's ultimatum.
that’s BEirram.
Washington, Dec. 20.—No gold withdraw
als from the treasury were reported to
day and the gold balance snowed a slight
increase.
BALDWIN-MBLVTLLE.
Two More Pleastri iAjifdiences at the Ac
ademy of Music.
There wB» a goad audience at the Ac
ademy of -Music lost (light when the
BaldwOn-aieflvnle Company made a very
clever jjrcscntaition of “The Plunger.”
Thus te [be play in which Manager
Baldwin himself leaves the door and
goes 'behind 'the footlights, and always
with the result of pleiislng his audi
ences. iAII the members of the company
were at their best, and the people who
saw the play went away happy.
At the tna-iwc perfotimance of "Kath
leen Mavoumeen.” Miss Alina Hearn,
a prottiy and clover soubretle, charmed
tha»o who saw her Jet the leading role.
Bliss 'Hearn joined the company here,
and while she had never nlay-id die
part before, she shower her talent In
giving a finish'd reiMlitcm.
The company remains all the treat of
tho week, giving their last perform
ance on £hturday night. •
THE ''MIKADO.''—(Miss Mattie
Woddruft called a rehearsal last might
for (The "Mikado” entertainment to bo
given for the benefit ot the Knights
of Pythias early in Januiry. Miss
Woodruff’s well known talent Insures
the success of the entertainment.
GAMBLING ORIENTALS.
Games of Chance Are as the Breath of
Life to Them.
There appear to be three races of mon
ths Chinese, tho Malays and tho natives ot
Manilla, to whom In every grado and un
der all conditions of life gambling In soma
form or other Is as tha breath of their nos
trils. Tho lovo of It Is Inborn. They seem
unablo to live contented lives without the
pleasurable exolteiuont that is to bo
found In games of mingled ebanoo and
skill, but among Chinamen generally, nnd
cortalnly among Chinamen abroad, ths
gambling Is of n very mild typo Indeed.
In most cities whore there Is a considerable
alien Chlncso population to bo dealt with
the necessity for licensing and regulating
or at least winking nt the existence of
tholr gaming houses Is recognized. It Is
tlio ono pastime In n life of oontlnuous
toll, tho denial of which would be Intoler
able and practically impossible.
But tho ovll never assumes proportions
of any more seriousness than our own
domcstlo hand of "Nnpoleon" or tho club
rubber of whist or nominal points so
long ns tho authorities confine the games
strictly to the Chlnamon themselves, n
courso followed In such cities as Calcutta
and Sydney. It la only when tho riffraff
of othor raocs are allowed to "tako a
hand” and to ntlllze tho Chinese games,
tables and banks for tho gratlHoatlon of
their own gambling propensities that any
thing llko widespread mischief Is wrought.
A Chinaman may, In rare Instanoes, lose
his all when gaming among his own coun
trymen, but If this result doe* happen he
goes next day contontodly back to work
and Js not, like most ruined gamblers ot
Europoan stock, permanently Incapacitat
ed for honest toll.
It white mon loso money in a Chinese
gambling house, they nro at onoe illogical,
dishonest andoontemptlble In denouncing
tho Chlncso ns the enuso of their mlsfor-
tuno. Tho bush workers Inveigh against
their Cldr.CM competitors for their habit
of gambling, yet It is notorious that the
abenrera nnd thn roustabouts' huts on tbs
sheep stations nro frequently scenes where
men ore, In colonial phraseology, "lambed
down” and fleered of all their season's
earnings by qusslpmfesslonsl gamblers,
who find the evening game at cards far
more profitable and to their taete than the
day’s work on or around the shearing
board. Similarly In tho cities the poor
Chloarnsn Is dsuounced for his fondness
for fantan or pakopu, played for ooppers,
whllo the-very men who throw tbe stone
openly frequent rare course* and card
dubs.—Nineteenth Century.
Have the Tables Been Turned?
“I heard ono of the waiter* say that fos
sil shells of oysters 0 feet wide had been
found In Kansas,” remarked tho first oys
ter.
“How wo havo degenerated I” sighed tbs
other oyster. “By tho way, I wonder If
they ever served us stuffed with turkeys
in thoso dayal"—Cincinnati Tribune.
Tho lake dwellers ot Switzerland, who
are believed to bo the contemporaries of
the Greeks who fought et Troy, had a
small grained wheat, apparently much
harder than the kind now In use.
COUQHEO DAY AND MIGHT.
Three reels ago. I
wsssoalek I oould sot
sat, sleep or walk, for I
oouphed all Cv) end
night, my weight was
reduced from U0 to UT
pound* Tbe Aral night
that t slept four hours
at one drae, wa* after
I had tskea three
dosee of Dr. FltfWt
Golden Medical DMoor-
err- The sffHSn mat-
tar expectorated grew
lese eVerv day and
when I had tsken the
Wee r r rv..-— who)* of one bottle I
ma.LF.Ooan* could Mew all night
'bob wellevss
PIERCE^. CURE
oat HORSY UTUHRIO.
In Severe Cough*, Bronchial, Threat and
Long totes,ns, SsUima, Scrofula tn every
form, and even the Scrofulous aOecttoo of
the lungi that's celled Consumption, In all
its anrlier stages, U>* “ Dt*ooTSS7 " cuaoi
BARGAIN WEEK!
BLANKETS CUT—Our $3.50 kind now $2.60; our $4.00
kind now $3.00; our $5,00 kind now $4.00, and so on.
100 Kemnants fine black and colored Dress Goods on our
front counter, 26c and $1.00.,
CLOAKS CHEAP—New styles in Ladies' Cloaks and
Capes at actual cost.
TABLE DAMASK—Ten pieces cream and white Table
Damask at 49c, cut from 60 ana 65c.
HANDKERCHIEFS—All kinds and sizes, See our Ladies’
Silk Initial 25c goods, cut from 60c.
KID GLOVES—New stock, all sizes and colors, $1.00 and
up, hook or button. Every pair guaranteed. Boys’ and Gents’
plain and fleece-lined Gloves, 75c and $1.00 per pair.
APRONS—Ladies white, ready-made Aprons, fancy skirts,
35c each.
UMBRELLAS—Splendid $1.25 Silk Gloria Umbrellas at
99o each this week.
DRESS-MAKING—Best New York Style at Macon prices.
Every garment guaranteed.
BURDEN, 8MIIHXC0
BOSTON’S REPUBLICAN MAYOR.
Bfiwin Upton Curtis, lawyer, Athlete,
Horsemen nnd Young Political Hostler.
Edwin Upton Curtis, who was recently
elected mayor of Boston by tho Republic
ans, Is only 88 years of ago. He was bom
In Roxbury and oomea of an old Massa
chusetts family. Ho was graduated from
Bowdoln college at tho age of 31 and be
came a lawyer. He first came into promi
nence fire years ago, when be was elected
city clerk, an offleo he filled with notlre-
ablo ability. Hla legal preceptor was ex-
Governor William Gaston, nnd he has been
very successful In tho praotloe of his pro
fession,
Mr. Cnrtls 1b a ooneln ot Major General
Kelson A. Miles of tha United States
army, and General Miles received his
name of Nelson from Nelson Cnrtls, uncle
ot ths mayor elect. Bis father is ex-Al-
derman George Cnrtls, a wealthy resident
of Roxbury. Tbe Curtis family traoea Its
llncago bock to colonial times, and Gen
eral Woshlngtou was onoe entertained at
tbe old Cnrtls homestead while ho was on
Lis way from Virginia to Cambrldgo tq
EDWIN UPTON CURTIS,
take command of tho continental army.
The homestead stood near Boyleston sta
tion, Jamaica Plain, until the march of
progress brought about its demolition a
few years ago.
Mr. CurtiB 1b an athlete and an onthnsl-
astlo lover of horses. When at college, he
was a member of tho Bowdoln orew and
took an actlvo Interest In athletics. He Is
very fond of hunting and fishing and
Bpends a few weeks in the Maine woods
each spring and falL He owns several
horses with good records, and It is said he
would rather tako a spin behind his favor
ite team than receive the homago that
will be due him as the first oltlren of Bos-
ton. As he ts a bachelor, be has plenty ot
time for clnb life, and he belongs to the
University club, the Roxbnry club and is
also an actlvo meinbor of numerous politi
cal organisations. Ho has a tall, well
built figure, is light complexloDed and has
a luxuriant mnstsebo. It It believod that
his two yoars’ experience s* city clerk will
materially aid him In tho discharge ot hit
now duties. His opponent in tho recent
oontest was General Franols Peabody,
president of the Algonquin club.
Mayor Curtis’ platform in tho campaign
committed him to more eahoolhonsca, bet
ter police protection, a new bridge to
Charleston, a more liberal policy toward
suburban wards snd other municipal Im
provements.
WOMAN’S BUILDING AT ATLANTA
It Wa* Designed by a Woaua sad Wilt
Display Wonsan's Work.
Tho Woman's building nt the coming
Cotton States International exposition In
Atlanta Is of colonial design and Is very
attractive to the eye, both Internally and
externally. It was designed by Mis* Elite
Mercur of Pittsburg, and tbe women of
tho country may woil fool proud of the
■ex’s advance In architecture as displayed
by Mias Meteor’* work. The building 1*
3X0 fret long by 110 feet wide and Is tbe
only structure on the grounds designed by
a woman.
Tbe women ot the south sue working
with a will to mako their part of the ex
position a grand eucoeea. A board ot
women managers has boon organised on-
THS WOMAN'S BUILDtRO.
der the auspice* of tbs Exposition com
pany, and its membership inciudss many
of ths most prominent women In tbs
sooth. The president of the hoard Is Mrs.
Joeeph Thompson, and the secretary is
Mrs. A, B. Steele. Other members of tbs
board ue Mrs. Clark HovreU, wife of tbe
editor of the Atlanta Constitution; Mr*
Albert Thornton, Mrs. E P. Black, Mrs.
Wellborn Hill, Mrs Carroll Payne, Mia.
S. M. Inman smd Mxa J. F, O'Neill.
Tbe exhibit that will he mode In the
Woman’s building wtll he a display of
woman’s work In art, literature, music,
Invention *Dd other branches of Industry.
These will be exhibits of book* written by
wtknen, musical compositions. Inventions,
paintings, etchings, sculpture, arehltso-
tural designs, china decoration, (day mod
eling, embroidery, plain sewing, Wood
carving nnd oeramlcs. There will alio be
a model oooklng sohool and a kindergarten
In tho building.
The site for the Woman’s'building Is
one ot the most attractive sites at ths ex
position. It Is centrally located in relation
to tbe entrances nnd the principal build-
lags and overlooks the lake and the most
Important structures on the grounds.
There will be an emergency hospital on
the ground floor and a nursory whero
women may leavo their Infants while they
Improve tbelr own minds by sightseeing.
Tho building Is two stories In height and
has a finished basement under part of It.
Tho basement story will bo built of brick,
with Iron posts, and tha first and seoond
stories are to be of frame construction.
Miss Mercur suggests that the outside be
plastered wtth cement mortar, and that
tho columns and capitals bo formed of
staff. Thorowlll bo a fireproof art gallery
and numerous exits for the safety of the
visitors.'
FUN FOR THE PLAIN GIRLa
But Honors Were Easy Between the'Two ‘
Pretty Ones, the Bind*.
•i They had certainly been rivals, and
When sho camo to call the two plain girls
who had dropped In tooffer their congrat
ulations decided not to go ycL Tho host
ess greeted her warmly and gave her a
chair facing the light, and then tho two
plain girls rejoloed that they bad not de
parted the first time they rose to go. It
was sure to bo Interesting.
“How well you nro looking, dearl" said
tho hostess. “ Your hair is really much
more becoming tbun when It was Its nat
ural color.”
“How kind-of you to say It, dear, espe
cially when your own blondlnlng turned
out so badlyl By tho way, you were not
nt Gcnoviovo’a luncheon. What a pity
that sho forgot youl I’m sura she didn’t
leave you out Intentionally,”
"Oh, I couldn’t linvo gono anyway. I
—I had another engagement." Tho two
plain girls glgglod audibly.
“Oh, well, then, It wasn’t so bad, after
all I Still I told all tho girls who were
there how mean I thought It was of Gouo-
vievo to leavo you out when you havo so
Uttlo pleasure. ”
“Thanks, but my pleasure Is never de
pendent on dissipation. How-pretty thoso
magenta flowers an your hat nro! What n
pity the color is eo trying!”
“Yes, of courso you won’t dare to wear
It. Wore you at Ida’s tea yesterday?"
“No; I haven’t boon anywhere of late.”
“Really it is too bad to be left out in
that way. I shall ask Josslo to bo sure to
send you a card for her reception. It will
ho quite a crush. She is simply asking ev
erybody.”
“Don’t troublo yourself, dear. Yon
know I don’t care to visit Josslo. Besides
my tlmo Is really not myown now. I”—
“Oh, well, then”—
“Yes, Horacolsso foolishly devoted to
me. You know that we are to be marrlod
In January?”
She didn’t know it, and she couldn’t
help changing oolor, but she rallied nobly.
“Why, no, indeed!” shoorled. “I’m so
glad to hoar It I Tha poor fellow was so
distressed when I told him In Augnst that
ho really must glvo up hope. I’ve felt
quite guilty ever slnco, and now I’m so
glad that you have consented to console
him.”
And the two plain girls got up snd said
they really mutt go now, they had such a
lot of calls to make.—Chloago Tribune.
A Story of John Bright,
John Bright went into an sgrionltnrel
district one day and had to walk front the
station a long way Into the village. A
olergyman who was driving In a dogoart
overtook him, and learnlnghls destination
offered to drive him there. “Have you
teen the paper* today?” tho person asked
when ‘Mr. Bright had aooeptod a seat.
“Yos. What Is In them?” “Why, that
rascal John Bright has been making an
other speech.” “And what was It about?”
asked Mr. Bright. The clergyman ex
plained. “Well,” said ths stranger, “per
haps Mr. Bright was only expressing his
honest oonvlctlons. Perhaps even ho may
be right.” “Ob, no,” said the lrateclergy-
m*n. “If X had him here, 1 would feel
like shooting him.”
Before they separated Mr. Bright had
promised to go to his new acquaintance's
church next morning. The theme ot the
sermon was Bright’s speech, and at the
oonclatlon Mr. Bright thanked bim for
hla able sermon. As the rector was going
home to dinner a friend met him and
said, “Yon have been preaohing under
distinguished patronage this morning." j
"Nol” sold tbe parson, “Oh, yos, you /
have,” replied the friend. “YonbadJohn
Bright among the congregation. Didn't
yon notice him In front, In the middle 1
pew?" “Why,” sold the renter, “I drove
him to the village yesterday in my dogJ
cart and called him a rascal and excorlateq
him In all ths moods and and hi
never tald a word- I must go and apolo
gize at onoe.W. 8. Walsh in Lippto
oott's.
Tommy'* Bnfreshed Ms—Dry.
A number of years ago in ths superla
court for New London county, Conn., i
witness who— first name was Thomas,
and who was tbe son of tbe plaintiff, uni
tifled to a certain important date, and nj
cross examination, having testified thatfc
refreshed hla memory as to the date ty j
memorandum made at the time,
asked to produce the paper, which bedh
Tbe paper wms seized by tbe cro— ex
lfler and read aloud. It was — folh
“Tommy, do not forget. It was JulyC
Tbe value of Tommy’s testimony yti
•troyod.—Green Bag.
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