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tant, to-day found thirty families in one tenement, most of them absolutely without food, the children naked and many of them sick. The patrols report hundreds of cases of destitution, all of which will be relieved by the systematic distribution of rations by the authorities. The rations as issued consist of eight ounces of bacon, twelve ounces of flour and meal, with coffee and sugar. It is possible, however, that a ration of rice, beans and vegetables may be substituted. Shore leave was granted to-day for the first time to sailors from the United States ships now in the harbor, ten men from each ship being allowed to visit the city. The court-martial for the trial of Private Joseph Buckley, Company E, Second Louisiana Volunteers, for shooting and killing Private John D. Hughes, of the same company, last Saturday at Camp Buena Vista, began in General Lee’s camp to-day. A plea of not guilty was entered and the defense wiil attempt to prove that the prisoner is insane. The trial will be completed on Monday next. ♦ KECOG.MZIXU CUBANS. Ludlow Appointing liiMurKCiitn and Former Exiles to Olilce. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says: "The most important nominations recently announced lu re are those of Marco Mcnocal as chief of police, Perfect© Lacoste as alcalde, or mayor, and Federico Mora as civil governor. 'Hie latter is not so well known as the two former, but he is satisfactory to the conservative Cubans and Spaniards. He was a member of the revolutionary junto in Havana during the insurrection; Menocal w T as commander of the insurgent troops in Havana and Matanzas provinces. His co-operation with the American military authorities has already been noted. His place will in reality be more than that of chief of police in the city. He will adviso with General Brooke and General Lee in the formation of the rural police and in other matters of pobey and administration. Perfecto Lacoste, who is named as alcalde, was president of the Havana revolutionary junto, and now holds a similar place in the Junto Patriotica, which succeeds it. "The ‘teniente alcaldes’ have functions anomalous to those of assistant mayor and aldermen. One of them, Juan Barreire, is a professor in the university. Others were deported by Weyler to the penal settlements In Africa. Several of the aldermen were also political exiles, and some served in the insurgent army. The reorganization of the City Council was one of the most serious problems here. The body was in disfavor. Several of its members were willing to stay and are disappointed that their resignations were accepted. Under a rule made in Washington it will have nothing to do with the granting of franchises; its functions wiil be limited to municipal administration, and the military authorities art hopetui that their own labors will be lightened. General Menocal and others of the insurgent troops iirst secured the consent of the assembly, which represents the insurgent army, so that no friction can arise from this source. “The appointments show the sincerity of the purpose to recognize the Cubans and give the preference to those who either fought in tne insurrection or who were identitied v/ith it. The Spanish classes take them philosphieally and say most of the men named are worthy. The radical insurgents who are disappointed have now to iind fault with Mcnocal and their own leaders instead of with the Americans. "In the custom house the plan of recognizing the insurgents had gone so far that other Cubans complain that their applications are pigeon-holed without-reading. Yesterday twenty-two officers of various grades in the insurgent army were given places N undcr Collector Bliss. Most of them expected places corresponding to their ranks. As the policy adopted in the custom house is to begin at the bottom of the ladder and acquire experience before giving appointments as inspectors ami appraisers, this could not be done. The insurgent officers complained and to-day two or three of them failed to report for duty. The others, though grumbling, were at their posts. "Isolated Instances of vandalism by American soldiers are causing complaints from keepers of cases. They try to observe General Ludlow's orders against selling alcoholic beverages to soldiers and are -victims of resentment. All cases of this kind are vigorously punished, but the effect of a single case is bad. The Tenth and Eighth Infantry, which >are encamped in the city, are behaving admirably. "While the American officials are getting along well with the Cubans, they continue to have differences among themselves. The latest trouble is over the sanitation of the custom house. Colonel Bliss wants to go ahead and cleanse it, but after work was started it w-as stopped; that method was not in accordance with General Ludlow's general plan.”

Immune Nurses Wanted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—The surgeon general's office of the War Department wants more Immune nurses for the yellowfever hospitals In Cuba, and circulars will be sent throughout the South requesting applications. The surgeon general’s office, to which all applications should be addressed, requires that each applicant should furnish written indorsements from her physician, ' the wifdof her father, or from her priest, as ths fase may be, and a physician’s certificate stating that the applicant is strong and in good health. The department is securing another torce of seventeen female trained nurses for Matanzas. The Cuban Commission's Report. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-It is expected that* the Cuban evacuation commission will meet in this city early next week to close up its business and submit its report to the President. The report of the commission • needs only the signatures of the members to make it complete. It tells in official form the whole story of the evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish troops and establishment of American military control over the island, pending the eventual transfer of the government to the Cubans. Kansans May Revolt. WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 14. - Lieutenant Pettis, of the Twenty-third Kansas (colored) Regiment, is home from Cuba. He says that unless the Kansas soldiers are allowed to come home soon there will be a revolt p.mong them. Bettis reports many are sick and dying. Aroian at Barcelona. BARCELONA, Jan. 14.—The Spanish transport Munchen, which sailed from Havana on Dec. 28 for this port, having on board repatriated soldiers, including General Arolas, the former military governor of Havana, arrived here yesterday. FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY. Fresh Southwesterly Wlmln to Prevail In IndianaWASHINGTON. Jan. 14, 8 p. m.—Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio—Fair; brisk westerly winds, di- . minishing. For Indiana and Illinois—Fair; fresh southwesterly winds. Loral Observations on Saturday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pie. fa. m.. 29.76 3s 83 N’west. Cloudy. 1.23 7p. m.. 30.09 37 91 S'west. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 41; minimum temperature, 37. Following Is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Jan. 14: Temp. Pre. Normal 26 0.09 Mean 40 1.22 Departure from normal *l4 *1.13 Departure since Jan. 1 *37 *2.00 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yesterday’s Temperature*. Stations. 7a. m. Max. 7p. m. Cairo, 111 46 56 • 52 Cheyenne, Wyo 18 38 3o Chicago, 111 32 42 36 Cincinnati, O 46 56 46 Concordia, Kan 30 54 44 Davenport, la 28 46 36 Des Moines. la 28 46 36 Kansas City, Mo 34 52 46 Little Rock. Ark 46 58 52 Memphis. Tenn 48 GO 66 Nashville. Tenn 54 66 51 North Platte, Neb 14 50 36 Oklahoma, O. T 32 66 4S Omaha. Neb 30 44 40 Pittsburg, Pa ,44 62 44 Rapid City. S. D 30 46 32 Salt Lake City, Utah ... 16 34 90 ©t. Loula. Mo 40 54 6o Springfield. 11l 34 46 40 Springfield, Mo 38 52 46 Vicksburg, Kiss 62 *>4 68

MAY SAIL ON MONDAY SECOND BATTALION OF THE IGOTII INDIANA DELAYED IN CAMP. Did Not Leave Columbus, Ga., for Charleston and Cuba Last Night, as Expected—To Start To-Day. Special to the Indianapolis Journal, CAMP CONRAD, Columbus, Ga., with the One-hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteers, Jan. 14.—The second battalion of the One-hundred-and-sixtieth Regiment, under command of Major J. J. Bachman, did not get away from camp last night, as expected. The men are now under orders to leave at 4 p. m. to-morrow for Cuba, via Charleston, S. C. The transport Saratoga is in waiting and will probably get out to sea with the boys on board Monday night. The Third Kentucky will break camp Tuesday, going to Matanzas by way of Savannah on the Minnewaska. The First West Virginia is being examined for muster out, and will probably be discharged the latter part of next week. The third battalion of the One-hundred-and-sixtieth Regiment will be the last to leave Camp Conrad. That part of the brigade hospital not already sent forward, consisting of nurses, men, ambulances, wagons and other equipments, left last night at 9 o’clock for Matanzas. There are twenty-seven men in the hospital, only two of whom belong to the Indiana regiment, and it is thought both will be abih to go with the third battalion. None of them is seriously sick. After nearly a week of rain the sun came out this morning bright and clear, and was welcomed with a burst of cheers. The cooks are busy *boiling hams, baking pies and good things for the trip. The second battalion, like the first, will be abundantly supplied with provisions, aside from the ordinary commissary stores. There is more danger of overeating than of not having enough. W. J. V. Congress Must Provide Relief. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Senators Till* man and McLaurin, of South Carolina, called on the President to-day relative to the recent decision of the controller of the currency that tne States which expended money in raising volunteer regiments for service in the late war could not be remunerated by the federal government. In the case of the Southern States the money so expended is to be applied on the debt owing from the States to the federal government. In the case of South Carolina, however, this money was not taken from tne state treasury, but was advanced by Governor Eiierbee out of his own pocket in order to facilitate matters. The same thing was true of the Governor of Missouri. President McKinley suggested that the only remedy lay in special legislation by Congress. He indicated that he would approve a special bill if it were passed. Senator McLaurin w jll introduce a special bill.

The Astor Battery. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.—The Astor Battery is expected to go East to-morrow morning. The men are being provided with suitable winter clothing. Thirty-five convalescents of the First New Y r ork Volunteers have been ordered to their homes at Albany, Utica, Walton, Ononek, Binghamton, Middletown, Poughkeepsie, Newburg and Kingston, N. Y. The senior noncornmislsoned officer will take charge of the men as far as Utica, and at that point he will distribute them to their respective homes. These men were to be sent East to-night, but, as there is no commanding- officer in charge of them, it was thought advisable to attach them to the Astor Battery for the trip to the East. According to the last arrangements they were to be held until tomorrow night to go with the artillerymen. Ohioans May He Paid Twice, COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 14.—1 t develops that Colonel Coit and the officers of the Fourth Ohio Volunteers were correct in their interpretation of the order regarding certain deductions to be made from the pay of the men, and a meeting of business men was held at noon to-day to take some steps to prevent the carrying out of the order, which would mean the loss of sl9-50 to each man. Governor Bushnell was present, and after consultation telegraphed the paymaster general that the State had paid the amount once, and would rather pay it again than have it deducted from the pay of the troops. The payment of the troops was postponed till Monday to permit an adjustment of the controversy. Fourth Army Corps Dissolved. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 14. Orders were received at the headquarters of the Fourth Army Corps to-day announcing that this corps is formally dissolved. The First Cavalry Brigade is also broken up, the Second Cavalry having been ordered to Cuba, and the Tenth Cavalry assigned to the Department of the South, commanded by Brigadier General Pennington. Second Cavalry Ordered to Cnlia. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Orders were issued to-day for the Second United States Cavalry, at Huntsville, Ala., to proceed at once to Savannah, Ga., for embarkation on the first available transport lor service in Cuba. The headquarters and six troops are destined for Cientuegos, and the remaining six troops for Matanzas. Georgians Off for Nuevitn*. SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 14.—The Third Georgia Regiment of volunteers sailed this morning for Nuevitas on the transport Roumanian. The vessel is reported anchored to-night at the mouth of the Savannah river, prevented, from going to sea by a dense fog. THE BILIOUS TEMPERAMENT. A Type of Individual Possessing Many Good Qualities. The Humanitarian. The bilious temperament was originally so called from a supposed redundancy of bile in the system. It need scarcely be said that its strongly marked physical and mental characteristics have no necessary connection with the functions of the liver. This temperament is in many respects the converse of the sanguine. If all were divided into two classes, the fair and the daik. the sanguine would be the type of the one and the bilious of the other. It is a noteworthy fact that most cases of melancholia are degenerate forms of the bilious temperament. The physical peculiarities are a spare but strong, bony frame, dark skin, rather pale complexion and resolute expression ot countenance amounting to harshness. The medical testimony attributes to this temperament a high degree of resistance to noxious agencies. The mental and moral characters include great strength and inflexibility of purpose, a difficulty in forgiving, slowness in taking in fresh ideas, tenacity in clinging to opinions, principles and prejudices, rather obstinate and somewhat limited in interests and in range and variety of sympathies. It is a little disadvantageous to have this particular type so named, since the popular idea of a bilious temperament is associated either with suspicious jealousy or something equally disagreeable, and consequently there is some reluctance to accept the designation for ourselves or to apply it to tnose whom we like and respect; but this feeling arises from an erroneous conception. While persons of this temperament may not be so accommodating as the sanguine and sometimes nurse animosities through a lifetime, yet they form steadfast friendships and are heroically faithful, and when endowed with a sense of humor they present an admirable character. They have furnished more martyrs than all other types together. With r. gard to martyrdom, that strange phenomenon which has always appeared when dogmatists have been allied to tpe secular power, it is interesting to note that those who burnt their theological rivals, as well as those who deliberately preferred death rather than humor the insane fanatics who had the ascendency, were mostly of the bilious type. Ignatius Loyola, Torquemada and John Caivin wore undoubtedly of a melancholic type in which the bilious predominates; and the probability is that Gardiner and Bonner differed from Latimer and Ridley in opinion far more than in temperament. Women of the true bilious temperament display the same abundant osseous development, angularity of frame, resolute firmness and hardness of character of their brothers in constitution. The so-called strong-minded woman, the sort that frightened Cupid in Punch's picture, and made him drop his bow and orrwg and extend his chubby fingers in astonishment. belongs to this class. There is another feminine type which may fitly be described here, although it pre-

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sents differences from the one just noticed even more pronounced than those which distinguish the vivacious sanguine from the torpid lymphatic. For convenience of reference I will call it the mitigated bilious, but shall be grateful for suggestions for a more euphonious designation. Women of this variety possess dark hair, pale complexion, soft hazel eyes, and a delicately molded form. Their attractiveness to the sterner sex arises from the rather negative qualities of a deficiency of combativeness and resistance, a soft melancholy, and a docility of temper. The medical opinion is that the melancholic tendency and gentle taciturnity are simply manifestations of deficient physical energy, but that we will attribute to the perversity of the medical mind. The more interesting individuals of this variety, while exhibiting none of the tenacity of the true bilious type, nor of that perpetual readiness to defend their opinions of the sanguine, yet live consistently in a sort of atmosphere of goodness, and reveal a confiding constancy to the objects of their affection. They are specially adapted to that oldfashioned and much out-of-date husband, who thinks he should be master in his own house. It is to be feared they are diminishing in number, being stimulated and educated out of existence. Examples of the two types of women last described, and the striking differences wffiich so widely separate them, are portrayed in Miss Murdstone and Agnes Wickfleld; also in Lady Ashton and her daughter, the Bride of Lammermoor. JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG WORSE. Hl* Condition Not Enconraging—-J. NV. Foster and Others Improving. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.—The Hon. John Russell Young, librarian of Congress, who has been sick for some days, was reported to have passed a rather restless night last night, and his condition this evening was not encouraging. Paymaster General Stanton, of the army, who is *ll of pneumonia, was said to-night to be resting easier. Ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster was reported to-day as slightly improved. He is able to sit up at times, but only for a short while, and he is still very w r eak. His physician. Dr. W. W. Johnson, stated today, however, that he is convalescing steadily. Ex-Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh, who has been quite ill, is steadily gaining.

TWO HONEST DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO ASSIST IN UNSEATING A REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR, Features of the West Virginia. Senatorial Contest—J. L. Wilson Anxious for a Caucus at Olympia. CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Jan. 14. The chief development in the West Virginia senatorial situation to-day was the issuing of a call for a Republican senatorial caucus, to be held next Thursday night. The petition was put into circulation by the Scott forces. It was indorsed also by Governor Atkinson’s managers. The friends of other senatorial candidates would only consent to sign the call for a continuous session from Monday on as long as they chose to make it. By delay the opposition to Scott has sought to defeat the plan for an early solution of the situation. The Democrats to-day put in circulation a call for a senatorial caucus to be held next Wednesday night. In the House to-day a sensation was created by the refusal of two Democratic members to vote in favor of the report of a special committee which proposed that Via, Rep., from Monroe county, be unseated, and Logan, Dem., be seated in his place. A third Democrat paired off with a Republican, and Via, having been temporarily unseated, could not vote. The ballot was 44 to 44. The question will be voted on again Monday. Wilson Wants it Cancns. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 14.—The Legislature will vote at next Tuesday’s session for United States senator. John L. Wilson’s managers have been circulating a call for a caucus for Republican members, but it seems unlikely that a caucus will be held before Tuesday night, after a ballot hits been taken for senator in the House. The four active candidates are Senator John L. Wilson; Levi Ankeney, a banker, of Walla Walla; A. G. Foster, a lumber dealer, of Tacoma, and T. J. Humes, mayor of Seattle. The fact that there are four candidates in the field and that the strength of each is variously estimated causes a large number of members to be more anxious for alignment of forces in open session than for a caucus that might be a surprise to them. Grant Gained One Vote. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 14-Four ballots were taken to-day for the election of United States senator without result. Grant, of San Diego, gained one vote, taking one from Felton. There is talk of a caucus to decide who will be chosen, but no definite steps to ward this end have been announced. The Legislature adjourned until Monday. OBITUARY. Nubar Pasha, Former President of the Egyptian Council. PARIS, Jan. 14.—Nubar Pasha, the former president of the Egyptian Council of Ministers, died here to-day. Nubar Pasha, the veteran Egyptian statesman, resigned the presidency of the Egyptian Council of Ministers on account of his advanced age in November, 1885. The principal work of the career of Nubar was the establishment of the mixed tribunals. He was dismissed from power in 1888 and little was heard of him until he was called upon to form a Ministry in April, 1894. He spoke and wrote fluently the various European languages. Frederick York Wolseley. LONDON, Jan. 14.—The Daily Chronicle this morning announces the death of Frederick York Wolseley, younger brother of General Lord Wolseley. The deceased passed the greater part of his life in Australia. $1,000,000 MISSING. Affair* of tlie New York Tradesmen’s National Bunk Under Investigation. NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-At a meeting Friday of the shareholders of the Tradesmen’s National Bank, whose former president, James MacNaughton, was arrested Thursday, it was decided to place the bank in voluntary liquidation at once. The doors of the bank were closed in October. A. A. Adams, counsel for the Tradesmen’s National Bank, said that $1,000,000 had been “taken from the bank," and that he was anxious to know what became of it. He is at work on an investigation. The President to Visit Boston. ADAMS. Mass., Jan. 14. William B. Plunkett, president of the Home Market Club, arrived home from Washington today. He has practically completed arrangements for the banquet Feb. 16, which will be attended by President McKinley. The President will stop at the Touraine Hotel while in Boston, and will be accompanied by Mrs. McKinley. Secretary Long and Postmaster General Smith. Mr. Plunkett will preside at the banquet, and besides the addresses by the distinguished guests Governor Wolcott and Mayor Quincy will speak. President McKinley will be In Boston less than thirty-six hours, returning to Washington the day after the banquet. They will not visit Berkshire on this trip, but will probably be entertained by Mr. Plunkett next summer. ’Frisco to Have Another Show. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.—The committee of fifteen appointed by the mayor to devise methods of raising funds for the Pacific coast exposition in 1901 met to-day to take under advisement various propositions to that end. Tills being the first meeting of the committee, nothing definite developed beyond the determination to raise at least $1,000,000 for the expositioin. Alleged Evil Spirit* Arrested. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 14. —The police have arrested Dr. Frederick Wilton, S. H. Davis and two women who operate with them on the charge of swindling. The doctor hails from New Orleans, and has been operating as a spirit medium, assisted by others and a wagon load of paraphernalia, of whigh false beards, wigs and other make-up articles form a considerable part.

FEAR FOR MISS TAGGART VESSEL SHE WAS ON IN SOUTHERN W ATERS REPORTED LOST. ■ ♦- * Mayor Can Hear Nothing from It—On a Trip with School w Friend*. . _ , 1 < 4 ■ There was great anxiety last night in the minds of the friends of Miss Florence Taggart, daughter of Mayor Taggart, by the receipt of alarming news regarding the safety of a launch on which she lias been making a trip along the southern coast of Florida. About Dec. 10 a party consisting of Miss Taggart, Miss Marjorie Woodland, of 355 Oakwood boulevard, Chicago, and Miss Florence Yocum, daughter of Colonel William Yocum, of St. Louis, Colonel Yocum and others left for an extensive trip down the Mississippi river and along the Florida coast. The party started from Louisville and reached New Orleans about fifteen days ago in safety. From there they started for Bellaire Florida. Nothing has <heen heard of the Paul Jones, which was the name of the launch, for five days. Since the party left a northeast gale has been raging, and the owner of the launch, Lawrence Jones, has become anxious as to her safety, and the word came to this city from Mobile, where Mr. Jones has sent most appealing messages, that the launch be searched for. No word has been received from Mobile regarding the vessel. Mayor Taggart yesterday wired to both Pensacola and Bellaire, at which points the launch was expected to stop, but nothing has been heard of it at either point. Late last night dispatches were received from Pensacola, stating that records of some boat had been found near there, and they are supposed to be those of the Paul Jones, although that point has not been positively settled. The advices from Mobile referred to the appealing messages which had been received that the launch should bo searched for, but beyond the records found there has been no word there. As the matter now stands a doubt overhangs the fate of the launch and the party on board. Those above named, with the crew, constitute all who were on board. Mayor Taggart had received n<4 word up to 2 o’clock this morning, and nothing more definite could be learned by wire than the above. Miss Taggart was one of the bestknown and most popular young ladies of the city. Her charming character and her kindly disposition have made her a general favorite. Mayor Taggart said last evening that he clung to the hope that the storm has driven the launch from the contemplated path, and that it may have put in at some port from which word could not be sent. All points along the coast have been notified to be on the lookout for the launch, or for any tidings of it, and the Florida points are aroused over the possible fate of the vessel.

SLANG IN LONDON. Its Use Is Spreading Among Those Who Should Know Better. London Mail. The use of slang Is spreading alarmingly In all classes of London society. Even at the best "at homes" the regrettable practices is more noticeable than ever. Slang has one, and only one, advantage. It often conveys to the mind a clearer and more distinct sense of what is meant than would more classic language. “High-falutin” Is much in evidence just now as a slangism. It means “putting side on,” being “stuck up,” "showing off," and such like human failings. “Come now, none o’ yer high-falutin’," when expressed in angry voice of a big man, is a solemn warning to the other man not to appear what he is not, neither to off" nor imitate the “swell” or the “fancy." The vernacular is particularly rich in slang synonyms for “money,” many of which are remarkable in their appropriateness. In scores of ways one may speak of our coin, among them being “the actual.” “the needful,’’ or “the wherewithal,” “tin," “blunt,” “chips," “dibs,” or “pieces;" “dust,” “chinck," “shot," “shekels," or “spondulics;" “stamps,” “feathers," or “palm-oil,” which last is such an obviously applicable word for it that “shin-plaster" seems feeble by comparison. These epithets, how’ever, are not more curious than the technical and trade slang which was brought to the notice of the royal commission on labor. Among the quaint terms, as set forth in the report of tne evidence, are these: “Bell-horse.” “caunched,” “fudd.” “mungs,” “slop-dash work," “sprlgger.” “tingles,” and “slugger." “Booze” has become familiar through a song, “Come where the booze is cheaper.” In this connection a story, said to be authentic, is being told. On the terrace, beneath the windows of the royal apartments at Windsor Castle, the Guards’ Band was playing a lively air, which immensely pleased the Queen. She sent a gentleman to find out the title of the music. He returned with hesitancy, trying his utmost to avoid telling her Majesty the name of the piece. He, however, was forced to report, and the sovereign was told that, the tune was “Come Where the Booze Is Cheaper!" Universities are happy hunting grounds for slangisms. A student always goes “up” to too “’varsity.” “Little go” and “smalls” are the names given respectively at Cambridge and Oxford to a student’s first examination. The final exam., on which degrees are obtained, is called "greats” at Oxford. and the “great go” at Cambridge. When a “man” failed at an exam, he used to say that he was “plucked:” now, however, such an event is more frequently referred to as being “plowed.” The greatest calamity that can befall a student is to be "rusticated.” that is. sent “down” from the university for a term or for good. A genius for quaint metaphor and a natural picturesque use of language make American slang humorous. Sometimes it is even tinged with poetry. Here are a few American slangisms which are becoming at home on this side of the Atlantic: "Tanglefoot,” which has almost the ring of poetry about it. as a name for ardent spirits is a happy thought. The patient labor of the gold washer and the finality of its results is very graphically expressed by "pan-out,” which is also used to denote a climax. What a concrete image is conveyed to the mind by the designation “push-buggy,” as compared with our meaningless equivalent “perambulator!” To’“have a hard row to hoe” is said of a person who has a difficult undertaking in hand. England has become familiarized with “coon” (a contraction of “racoon”) and “a gone coon,” the latter signifying one in such an “awful fix” as to be absolutely “past praying for.” Its origin is traceable to the American civil war, in which a spy dressed in a racoon skin hid himself up a tree. A soldier came upon him. and, thinking he was a real coon, prepared to fire at him with his rifle. This was too much for Mr. Spy, who shouted, “Don’t shoot; I’ll come down; I know I’m a gone coon.” Thereupon he came to earth, which as it were so “flummoxed” his would-be destroyer that the latter at once “made tracks” from the scene. QUEER OLD LAWS. Statutes That Cause Confusion in District of Columbia Courts. Washington Special to Chicago Record. Justice Cox. of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, has just completed a codification of the laws of the District, which are a curious conglomeration of antiquity and modern times. First came the old common law of England, which was adapted to colonial times; then the laws of Maryland and Virginia, which apply only to those sections of the District of Columbia which were part of those States, respectively; then the statutes that from time to time were enacted by the Legislature of the District when we had suffrage here and by the Municipal Common Council; laws that have since been enacted by Congress; and finally regulations adopted by the district commissioners. Asa result of this state of affairs there is great confusion and contradiction and the courts have had to be very arbitrary. Many laws are Intentionally and others unwittingly violated every day, and there are some curious customs and regulations regarding proceedings in court wffilch do not prevail in any other part of the country. For example, the law provides that every juror shall be entitled to thirtv pounds of tobacco per diem, and every fufl panel shall receive 120 pounds of tobacco upon giving a verdict in any cause, the same to be paid by the party in whose favor the verdict is rendered.” Tobacco was a recognized standard of value, and thirty pounds represented a very fair per diem compensation for a juror, even more than the $2 which be receives to-day, particularly wfcen he got a bonus of ten pounds at the end of a trial. This law was passed in 171a. Some years later it w r as discovered that litigants were taking advaa-

tage of It to bribe the juries, and in 1719 the law was amended by adding a provision that any person who should give the members of the jury more than thirty pounds a day should be severely punished. Along in the course of time—the old lawyers *ay about the beginning of the war—when tobacco ceased to be a circulating medium. it became the practice to pay the jurors in money, and that has continued until the present day, and so an allowance of $2 is made them, although under the law they can claim the tobacco if they prefer it. This is probably the only case in.the country where the compensation of the jury is paid by the successful litigant. Another rule in force in the district is that the unsuccessful litigant in civil actions shall pay the fee of the opposing counsel; the sum to be limited to S2O, and it is regularly charged up by the clerk of the court and is collected by him. BRIGHT EGYPTIAN SKETCHES. Going; to Luxor to Spend Christmas— Notes Along; tlie Way. Henry Bacon, Writing from Cairo, to Boston Time and the Hour. It was time to leave Paris for sunnier lands, and since we had an invitation to dine on Christmas day at Luxor, Egypt, and it was seme distance away, we thought it best to start early. Our way was by Marseilles and Alexandria. How the modes of travel have changed in France! We rode in a long car with a corridor running down one side; and instead of the old-fashioned way—old fashioned! only a few years back—the old way of jumping out at certain hours for refreshments at a station and bolting a dinner of courses in ten minutes, we had dining cars, with a really geed meal for 5 francs. Marseilles was the cleanest seaport 1 ever saw—not a particle of mud or dust. For the past week there bad been tremendous storms and the town had had an enforced washout, the southern wind bringing the sea up over the docks. It is a pity that this doesn’t happen oftener, except for the disasters it occasions to Mediterranean shipping. The weather was fine as we passed through the Straits of Messina, and we saw Etna covered with snow, with a small purple cloud of smoke hanging over the crater. Generally after leaving the straits the sea becomes rough from the different currents, which gives to the ship what the sailors call “the saucepan movement.” But, strange to say, the sea during this voyage was calmer than usual. So the passengers were easy of mind and had begun to make acquaintance. It was odd to see how the smoking room was divided; the French at one end and the English (Americans are included now with English in the French mind) taking the other. The English-speak-ing crowd talk openly and audibly, the French the same—over their cards; but otherwise their conversation is in undertones and evidently not for our ears. So we are very polite, with pleasant remarks about the weather or the run of the ship,but go no farther. At the French end of the salon is an Egyptian dignitary, a Frenchman, who has something to do with public instruction. He never talks with the English contingency, not even giving them a “good day,” but watches them gloomily. I suppose he feels that his administrative days are numbered. We have an English gcreral going out to take command in Egypt, a straight, tall, gray-mustached gentleman, who paces the deck without a topcoat, enjoys his bath, and has a pleasant word for everybody. "Then you don’t live in London?” he questioned, as I made some remark about living in Paris. I confessed that I was not an Englishman; had not been for two hundred years. “Ah!” and his blue eyes lighted up with amusement. Soon something was said about the army. I also confessed to havirfg worn a uniform, and apologized for not having been a general. “Ah!” Again his blue eyes lighted up. “See here,” he said, drawing me into the shelter of a deck cabin, for the wind was strong and cold, “I should dearly love to see our countries join hands. Hold on! Let’s see who is in here,” and he inspected the cabin behind us. They were empty. “Always like to see who’s listening.” And the general went on with his eloquent ideas of an alliance which would have brought a roaring response from a crowded hall. "Alliance, we don’t need one. We’ve got it,” he ended, holding his clenched hands before him. “We’ve got it- We clasp hands together already.” We passed Candia (Crete) at midnight, which was just as well, for the west side of the island is barren, and from the sea is only a long, rock coast. Thence we steamed away southeast for Alexandria. It is delightful, after passing Crete, to come up in the morning and find the sun shining on the deck and the warm wind blowing from the south, so mild and so different from the wind we sailed away with from Marseilles. From the piazza of Shepherd’s Hotel you see all the world pass. They used to say this of the grand case on the boulevard of Paris, but times have changed. An Englishman sunning himself beside me makes the statement that he is sure the metropolis of Africa will be in fututre years at Khartum. A strange procession goes by Shepherd’s—men in all kinds of Eastern dresses; veiled and unveiled women; animals of all kinds, with a preponderance of camels and donkeys. There is a tremendous crowd of petticoated Arabs on the edge of the sidewalk, and we lean over the balustrade to find that the throng is around an electric automobile which Rallie, the painter, has brought over from France. The crowd is disturbed by a swiftly-driven buckboard, and holding the reins is Prince Mohammed Ali, the king’s brother. This is progress, although on the borders of the city they are still plowing with the old wooden plow of the Pharaohs. The season is evidently going to be an American season. Everything that can sail or steam has been hired by Americans, and the dragoman insist on showing me many letters w r hich they have received signed by Americans, asking their services. The Sargents, the Kidders, the Ameses, have already arrived, and more Bostonians are expected. Mr. Harrison, the American diplomatic consular agent, and Mrs. Harrison have returned from their vacation. Mr. Watts, the vice consul, who so cleverly engineered the noncoaling question of the Spanish fleet, shows how a white man can pars the summer here and have a hot time without looking the worse for the experience of the bpanisn incident. One of the sights of Cairo is Newfeldt, the German trader, who you remember was a prisoner so many years, and, liberated, has come back to civilization. 1 met him at a garden party. He was talking to Crookshank Pasha, who was the last to see him off up the Nile, from which he was not to come down for years. New-feldt has his chains to show as souvenirs. He is dictating a book. The French minister did everything possible to aid the Spanish consul to get coal for the Spanish fleet. The Spanish consul had been sent off to some inferior post—for want of success? And the French minister’s wife will not come out this season. She says her child is ill. So the French minister will not be obliged to entertain. There are all sorts of stories about what the English are going to do in Egypt, which cannot be written. But the cordiality is strong between the English and Americans, with whom the English talk freely. My last year’s servant boy is so delighted to see me back that he can only show his white teeth and grunt—very like my skye terrier. After kissing my hand and grunting and grinning he pats me on the back and says, “How you feel?” Tlieir Maiden Xnmea. The following is a complete list of the maiden names of the mothers of the Presidents of the United States: Washington, Mary Ball. John Adams, Susanna Boylston. Jefferson, Jane Randolf. Madison, Nellie Conway. Monroe, Eliza Jones. J. Q. Adams, Abigail Smith. Andrew Jackson. Elizabeth Hutchinson. Van Buren. Maria Hoes. W. H. Harrison. Elizabeth Bassett. Tyler, Mary Armistead. Polk. Jane Knox. Taylor, Sarah Strother. Fillmore, Phoebe Millard. Pierce, Anna Kendrick. Buchanan, Elizabeth Speer. Lincoln, Nancy Hanks. Johnson. Mary McDonough. Grant, Hannah Simpson. Hayes, Sophia Birchard. Garfield, Eliza Ballou. Arthur, Malvina Stone. Cleveland, Anna Neal. Benjamin Harrison, Elizabeth Trwin. McKinley, Nancy Campbell Allison. Her Income Will Stop. Boston Transcript. For varying reasons the newspapers took a great interest in the love story with its sad ending of the Terrys—Antonio and his second wife, Sibyl Sanderson that was. Now enters Mrs. Terry, senior, and says that if her daughter-in-law wants an income she must sing for it, as the allow'ance from the Terry estate which her son received during Ids life will be discontinued. But young Mrs. Terry’s loss may result in a gain to music lovers, for if her health permits, as it probably will after a time, though she is r.ow completely prostrated, she will doubtless return to the operatic stage. There is still that famous set of silver toilet articles which Mr. Antonio Terry had made at Tiffany’s and which cost thousands of dollars. Everything for which the most elaborate toilet making could call was in the outfit, from a bath tub to a nail file. Each article is ornamented with a figure of cupid in some form and with the monogram A. T. Miners Mill Balloting*. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 14.—Practically no business was transacted during the sixth day’s session of the miners’ national convention. The balloting for officers continues, and the tellers announced at the afternoon session that the result could not be made known before Monday.

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ABOUT MADAME DREYFUS ♦ difficulties of obtaining an interview WITH THE POOR LADY. She Greatly Dislikes Publicity—All Published Portraits of Dreyfus Are Imaginary. . -# Cassell’s Magazine. (This interview with Mme. Dreyfus has been obtained by Miss Mary Spencer Warren only after great difficulties. Her correspondence while she was in Paris was tampered with, and even her letters to our office have met with similar treatment.) For some time now Mme. Dreyfus has resided at a quiet little village on the Seine, a few miles out of Paris. Here she can obtain greater seclusion for herself, with fresh country air and the delights of a garden for her children. The village is beautifully situated and the house stands In a charming garden, bright with flower beds and law r n, flanked by pine, acacia and other trees. The letter which I carefully deposited in the hands of a servant of the house two days before had prepared Mme. Dreyfus for my visit, and in a few moments after I arrived we were engaged in an animated conversation. The first thing of which I became convinced was that the lady with whom I was talking was extremely anxious to avoid all unnecessary publicity. Well aware of the great interest the countries of Europe are taking In the painful case of her husband, and compelled as she is by the force of circumstances to keep herself before the public, yet she shrinks palpably from self-ad-vertisement, and would prefer, if possible, to live altogether apart from the world. “For the children's sake” a bright, cheerful face belies the aching heart that must be the lot of her who is forcibly separated from one who is dearer to her than life itself. And “for the children’s sake” the mother has an added desire for seclusion. The bright-eyed, merry and altogether light-hearted little ones do not understand the sad tragedy that has darkened their home. They think that their father is traveling and talk joyfully of his return, planning in their artless way the many things to be done when “father comes home.” It is better to keep them in ignorance as long as possible, and in response to my request for photographs, Mme. Dreyfus tells me that she is sorry to have to refuse, but that she does not wish either her own or her children’s features to become familiar to the public. There are no photographs of either of them in existence, and she would rather that such should continue to be the case. One could not press the matter—it would be both indelicate and unkind; but when I sought permission to reproduce the portrait of Captain Dreyfus I was rather surprised to hear that the gentleman had only been photographed once in his life—that was many years ago when he was a young lieutenant—it was done by a friend and bore very little resemblance to the clever and energetic captain of the staff of more recent days. Any portrait which has appeared of either husband or wife is neither authentic nor authorized, and is, in fact, only imaginative. Mme. Dreyfus has no photograph of her husband in the house, neither lias she the remotest scrap of his writing. The reason for the nonpossession of the latter is obvious; the authorities were too anxious to establish the guilt of the captain to leave much in the house which might be helpful to his defenders. DREYFUS’S LETTERS OPENED. Much is said about the monthly letters the unhappy prisoner of the lie du Diable sends to his wife, but no one need laud the leniency of the government in this respect—these letters never reach their destination. They go to the central prison and are there filtered. It is only what the authorities are pleased to allow' which ultimately reaches Mme. Dreyfus. Even then the contents are sad beyond all expression, and though the captain declares his trust in God and believes his innocence will be ultimately established before the world, yet he cannot prevent the ring of despair at his lot and the occasional expression of acute suffering becoming paramount. His devoted love for his wife runs through every epistle, and one cannot but feel the deepest sympathy with the unfortunate soldier in his gloomy exile when he writes such words as the following: “How all my love for you conies home to me at this moment! It is solely the thought of you, my poor darling, that enables me to struggle on. * * * To think that 1 am accused of the most monstrous crime a soldier can commit! Even to-day it seems to me that I am the sport of a horrible nightmare; * * * but rest assured that if I am successful in treading this Calvary to the end It will be for your sake, my poor darling; it will be to avoid for you a fresh sorrow in addition to all those you have already supported. * * Your courage, your devotion are sublime. • * * You are assuredly one of thd noblest women of the world; my admiration for you Is such that if I succeed in drinking my bitter cup to the dregs it will be in order to be worthy of ycur heroism. I wring my hands in grief for you and for our children. * * * All around me is profound silence, broken only by the moaning of the sea. Do not weep, dearest; I will struggle to the last minute for your sake and for that of my children. Embrace them tenderly for me.” Words cannot describe the love of poor Alferd Dreyfus for his children, and they are children to be proud of. Pierre, his mother tells, me, is the living image of his father. He is tall, well built and thoroughly manly, giving the impression of a more advanced age than the seven years which can actually be credited to him. He has a high forehead, large dark eyes, nose of the Grecian type and a firm, but sweettemepered mouth; a very intelligent, bright

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