Ligonier Banner., Volume 30, Number 40, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 January 1896 — Page 6

COMMISSION IS NAMED.

Men Who Will Decide Upon Venezuela’s Boundary Line.

Short Sketch of the Careers of the Appointees—Public Opinion in England j Will Recognize What Diplomacy : - Must Ignore, -

\ Washington, Jan. 2.—The president has announced the composition of the Venezuelan commission which will consist of five members as follows: David J. Brewer, of Karsas, assoc'ale justice of the supreme court of the United States: .. . : : ~ Richard HH. Alvey, of Mar'and, cnief Justice of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia - - Andrew D. White, of New York. Frederick R, Coudert, of New York. Daniel C. Giitman, of Maryland, president of the Johys Hopkins university. _‘ The commission is regarded here * among those who had an opportunity » to see the list of names, after they were made publie, as a very satisfactory one, whose opinions and conclusions will

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in 1858. He was admitted to the bar in New York city. He did not immediately enter upon the practice of his profession, but for a year after his admission carried on farniing in Stockbridge, Mass. In 1859 he moved to Kansas City, Mo., and subsequently located at Leavenworth, Kan. In 1862 he was elected probate judge and judge of the eriminal courts of Leavenworth county, Kan. From 1865 to 1869 he was judge of the district court. In 1869 he was. elected county attorney of L.eavenworth, and held that position until he was elected justice of the supreme court of the state of- Kansas. That was in 1870. He was reelected to the same position in 1876 and continued to occupy a seat on the supreme bench of the state till he was appointed judge of the United States circuit court for the Eighth district in 1884. In December, 1889, he wias nominated to succeed Justice Stanley ‘Matthews on the supreme berich of the United States and hs nomination was econfirmcd December 18, 1889, . Judge Alvey.

Judge Richard Henry Alvey, who President Cleveland has anncunced as a member cf the Venezuelan commission, is a native of Maryland. He was on the judiciary committee of the constitutional convention of 1867, and was elected chief judge of the Fourth circuit under the new constitution and was reelected in 1882. He was designated by Gov. Hamilton as chief justice of

;54 roce,, (N v \ ; ; ’;’%Z, = i ~. N\, ! \’)K\ Wt '\i\ : - 1 5 VY 2 ) S @) \\ W | AR ,',’/-,'//7’ 4:’4;,,5,,, 7 4'/ :;‘:\‘\s :Q{“\::;‘:“ > / = \ ) // FREDERICK R. COUDERT. the court of appeals of Maryland to succeed Judge Bartol. ' This place he resigned to. accept the office of chief justice of the federal court of appeals in the District of Columbia. 'This court had just been created by act of congress, and President Cleveland strongly urged Judge Alvey to take the place of chief judge and organize the new court. : President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins, PDaniel Colt Gilman is distinguished as an educator. He is a graduate of Yale col- _ lege, and has been an extensive traveler in Europe, where he gave great attention ¢ to the social, political and educational condition of various countries. In 1875 lio was clected the first president of Johns Hopkin’s university in Baltimore. Among the many works that he has wrilten is a memoir of James Monroe, which was prepared for the American Statesman. His fame as a scientist and historian is world wide. Mr. Gilman is said not to be affiliated with any political party, but his tendencies are inclined to the republican or- » ganization. He is a native of Conmecticut, and in his 65th year. ; Andrew D, White, Arndrew Dickson White, of New York, is aiso distinguished as an educator. Heis a native of New York, having been born u‘; Homer, in that state, in November, 1832. lie is of New England parentage, and also a graduate of Yale university. He was . president of the state convention of New York in October, 1861, and was United States minister to Germany from 1879 till 1881. Mr. White was also one of the United States commissioners to Santo Domingo, and aided in preparing the report of that commission. Mr. White was also for a brief period under Gen. Harrison’s administration, tne American minister to Bt, Petersburg.. ; 1 : Frederick R, Coudert, . Frederick R. Coudert is the head of the law firm of Coudert Brothers, of New York . ¢ity. He has a world-wide reputation as ~an advoecate and an authority on internai ﬁmm _He served with distinction on the Behring sea commission,( and was - complimented by tho president of the ~ French republic for his speec 'hefﬂ:: . palace. ":f% %gw he . Manbattan club for several years, and ils TR S De G SRR R LTk eS S PR 0 e

nent New York clubs. He is a democrat and is classed as anti-Tammany. He presided at a mass meeting at Cooper Union . called to oppose Tammany in 18%4. He is a brilliant orator and a shrewd advocate. He has been one of the leaders of the New York bar for many years, and has been engaged in many famous cases. Ilis firm administers the affairs of many French estates and investors in this country. : Comments of English Journals,

London, Jan. 3.—The Westminster Gazette, in an article on the subject of the appointment of the United States Venezuelan boundary commission, says: “Great Britain should treat the Venezuelan commission with perfect politeness and give them all possible ix;formal assistance, though not admititipg their jurisdiction, but should_ not allow British officials to give evidence of their public capacity.” ; The St. James Gazette regrets the absence of ex-United States Ministers Lincoln and Phelps from the commission, but highly commeénds the appoinment of Messrs.\White and Gliman. The Daily News says that the nominations will command general respccet in England, where public opinion wijll readily recognize a commission which diplomacy must necessarily ignore. Its repnrt cannot fail to be instructive to both sides. During the interval of the inquiry the jingoes of (hoth sides will confer the greatest possible benefit on humanity by not making any noise. .. The Morning Poét says: None of the members of the commission execpt Justice Brewer| and Hon Andrew D. White has anyl clain to occupy ihe great position assigned to him, while Mr. Frederick R. Coudert, on any principle of fair play or cominon sense, is disqualified by his public declaraticns. The position of the gentlemen appointed is in complete harmony with Ihe overbearing language o¢f President Cleveland’s Veneznelan message. THE YEAR IN TRADE. : R. G, Dun & Co. Present an Interesting ' Review. : New York, Jan. 4.—R. G. Dun & Co. in their trade review for a year say: “Thecommercial failuresduringthe complete’ year 1805 number 13,197, against 13,885 in 1894, but the aggregate of liabilities is slightly greater—sl72,l96,ooo, against $172,992,000, The bright promise offered by & large decrease in the first quarter was followed by a small increase in the second and third quarters and a large increase in the last quarter of the year. In that gquarter, also, the deferred liabilities to each {firm in business increased, and also the proportion of deferred liabilities to payments through clearing houses. ‘““The effects of unreasonable speculation in materials creating an advance in prices of goods, heavy purchases ahead of distribution and enormous increase in production clearly appear in the returns. Produce markets have been the theater of surprising changes which have influenced all business. The acreage in cotton was wisely restricted, in order to give producers a better chance for fair returns, and the crop was further reduced to some .extent by injury, but growers were injured still more .by frantic speculation, which chécked exports, and by false information and advice. Wheat producers syffered in like manner from wild speculation, which prevented the exporting of many million bushels, and false reports which encouraged farmers to keep baclk their grain until the céreal had been taken off the market by speculators. ‘““The inevitable consequence has been a very low range of prices, the yield being clearly in excess of all demands. The great crop of corn has materially affected the prices of meats. The course of industries during 1895 has heen materially affected by speculation in materials. Midsummer witnessed a tremendous advance, with a rush to buy far exceeding the ordinary demand for consumption. Prices rose bevond all reason, exciting still more the anxiety to buy beyond actual needs. Thou-~ sands of producers strangely mistook the extraordinary buying for a vast increase in consuming ability and extended piants, opened mills, increased force and rusheéd production in many lines far beyond actual consumption. Inevitably both traders and manufacturers were left toward the close with considerable stocks wunsold, and claims against customers who were themselves tied up by purchases beyond their distributing power. Hence the general shrinkage in prices for the past three months, and though in scarcely any department did prices rise higher than in former years, they were found out of relation to existing demand. o “Railroad earnings. show decided improvement over last year—s. 6 per cent. for the year and 6.9 per cent. for December, though 4.6 per cent. smaller than in 1892, “The rapid outflow of gold with high rates of interest caused anxiety which was checked bydecision to issue clearing-house certificates at New York, Boston and Philadelphia and by prompt attention to financial questions in congress, but at the close another issue of bonds is expected. Offers already exceed the amount of the issue proposed. The recent decrease in imports of merchandise and some increase in exports warrant hope that trade balances may be more favorable hereafter, but much depends upon the course of securities which foreign holders are selling to some extent in order to share in the expected protfits on bonds. Rarely has there been a situation so complicated, and the near future is. difficult to forecast, but it is the widely-prevalent impression that a large sale of bonds will speedily revive confidence and activity.” s

THE COLD WAVE.

Mercury Ranges from 25 to 40 Below . Throughout a Vast Area. ..

Washington, Jan. 4.—The present cold wave made its first appearance in the far northwest in the Canadian province of Alberta, on the morning of the Ist. {From that time until Friday morning the temperature steadily fell in Alberta and the adjacent Canadian provinces, reaching a minimum temperature of 30 to 40 below zero. g Special telegrams show that the cold weather is general throughout the west. At Lacon, 111., the thermometer is below zero; at Virginia it is two degrees below; at Hillsboro the drop was 25 degrees; at Moweaqua it is ten degrees below; at Decatur eight degrees; at Vandalia the drop was 40 degrees; at Wabash, Ind., it is ten degrees below, with snow plows out to clear the railroad tracks; at Marquette, Mich., it is 12 degrees below, and at Benton ilarbor the fall was 30 degrees in 24 hours. In Wisconsin, Janesville reports 18 degrees below, Iron Belt 32 degrees below, Marshfield 23 degrees below and Lae du Flambeau 28 degrees below.

AGAINST THE SYNDICATE. The New York World Declares a National : Scandal Is Impending. -New York. Jan. 3.—Th<¢ World prints a long editorial article leviewing the bond. situation, declaring that the syndicate manipulations not only m(}st res sult in enormous loss to the government, but will lead to great national scandal, the moral effect of waieh upon the country will be more disastrous than any financial loss could possib'y be. It calls npon President Cleveland. to reject absolutely the proposition of the syndicate and to leave the result to the people, There cai be no doubt, it assiares him, that the people, ounce awakened to the peril of the situation, will pour out thei: gold from banks and vaults to recoup the $40,000,000 deficiency in the resérve. As an earnest of its confidence in this and of its own sincerity the World offers to lead with $1,000,000 the subscription to an issue of three per cent. bonds or four per cent. bonds upon a three per cent.

MAY BUY BONDS.

Chance Offered the Public by

Seére tary C arlisle.

The Issue to Be for £100,000,000 in De-~ nominations of ®so—Purchasers Must Pay in Gold—Necurities to Bear 4 Per Cent. Interest,

Washington, Jan. 6.—At midnight Secretary Carlisle prepared the foilowing notice, which will be issued to-day: “Treasury Department, Washington; Jan.. 6, 1896.—Office of the secretary: Notice is hereby given thati sealed ‘proposals will be received at the office of the secretary of the treasury at Washington, D. C., until 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the fifth day of Fehruary, 1896, for the purchase of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of United States four per cent. coupon or registered bonds in denominations of fifty dollars ($5O) and multiples of that sum, as may be desired by bidders. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. ““The bonds will be dated on the first day of February, 1895, and be payable in coin 80 years after that date, and will bear interest at four per cent. per annum, payable puarterly in coin, but all coupons maturing on and before the first day of February, 1896, will be detatched, and purchasers will be required to pay. in TUnited States gold coin or gold certificates for the bonds awarded to them, and all interest acerued thereon after the Ist day of February, 1896, up to the time of application for delivery. ‘“Payments for the bonds must be made at the treasury of the United States at Washington, D. C., or at the United Srates subtreasuries at New York, Bostlon, Fhiladelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis or New Orleans, or they may be made at San Francisco with exchange on New York, and all bids must state what denominations of bonds are desired, and whether coupon or registered, and at what place they will be paid for. i ‘“Payments may be made by installments, as follows: Twenty per cent. (20 per cent.) upon receipt of notice of acceptance of bids, and 20 per cent. (20 per cent.) at the end of eachH ten days thereafter; but all accepted bidders may pay the whole amount at the date of the first installment, and those who have paid all invtallments previously ‘maturing may pay the whole amount of their bids at any time, not !ater than the maturity of the last installment. ‘““The bonds will be ready for delivery on cr before the 15th day of February, 1894. ‘““Notice is further hereby given that if the issue and sale of additional or different form of bond for the maintenance of the gold reserves shall be auvthorized by law before the sth day of February, 189, sealed proposals for the purchase of such bonds will also be received at the same time and place, and up teo the same dQate, and upon the same terms and conditions herecin set forth, and such bids will be considered as well as the bids for thie four per cent. bonds herein mentioned.

2 G, CARLISEN, ‘““Secretary cf the Treasury.”

It was almost midnight when Secretary Carlisle’s circular was made public, too late an hour to obtain the opinions of public men on the action of the government or the prospect of the absorption of the bonds by the people. The fact that the bonds will be issued in sums of $5O and mulbiples thereof and be payable in installments is a feature which it is believed will make them be regarded with popular favor, The main reason for dating the bonds a year back is said to be in order to give the public a better opportunity to judge their market value by comparing them with the gold. fours issued at that time, so that their bids can be made to conform to the market value of .those bonds on February 1. This is the first issue by the present administration of such a large amount of bonds at one time, all the previous issues having been for $50.000,000 each,

JAMESON’S DEFEAT.

His Command Captured After a Loss of

240 Killed and Wounded.

London, Jan. 6.—ln response to an inquiry from the colonial - office Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, governor of Natal, has sent a dispatch confirming the main facts cf Dr. Jameson’s defeat. He adds that the Boers who opposad Dr. Jameson’s force numbered about 1,500. They occupied a strong position. . The governor also sends extracts from mnewspaper teiegrams, which are confused and contradictory. Themain pointsdeductible from thesz dispatches are that Dr. Jameson arrived near Krugersdorp on Deeember 31 and attacked the Boers on the day following. lle was repulsed and’ then tried to move by Randfontein to Roodeport,but wasstoppedat Doorkop.Heavy fighting toolk place on thé afternoon of January 2, at which time the Transvaal state artillery arrived. Dr. Jameson’s force was hopelessly cutnumbered and was almost exhausted, having been without food for three days. The horses, too, were helpiessly jaded. Dr. Jameson yielded after sustaining a loss which, if the original foree was 800 men, amounted to 240 killed and wounded. ; P’

In reply tc a cable dispatch to President Kruger relative to the report that Jameson and his fellow-prisoners are to be shot, Joseph Chamberlain has received from the president an assurance that he has not ordered “the freeLooters who are prisoners”. to be shot, but that they will be tried “strictly in accordance with the traditions of the republic and in sharp contrast to the unheard-of acts of these freebooiers.”

Extensive Swindler Captured.

- New York, Jan. 6.—Detectives of the district attorney’s otfice telegraphed to the chief of police at Chicago early Satuicay morning and secured the arrest tLere of Jacques Ochs, 50 years old, and who is wanted here for an extensive scheme of swindling by means of starting Masonic chapters. The man had carried on the same scheme all over the country, and is said to have got $50,000 1o $60,000 in eastern cities alone. He swindled a great many Hebrews in this city. : : »

The Kurds Still Slaughtering Armenians

London, Jan. 6.—A correspondent of the press at Constantinople telegraphs under the date of January 3 that a terrible massacre has taken place at Biridjik, near Aintab, in Asia Minor. The official report of the occurrence states that 900 persons were killed. It is believed here.that the massacre at Biridjik was committed by the Kurds of the Hamadieb cavalry. The recent massacre at Orfah was a terrihle affair. The porte admits that 900 persons were killed there, but otheraccounts say that 2,000 were slaughtered. Fuel and Clothes Needed. Sioux City, la., Jan. 6.=ev. V. B. Hubbardyiof Armour, 8. D., has issued an appeal for aid for destitute farmers in Charles Mix and Douglas counties. The last harvest was a good one and food is plenty, but owing to the iow prices of crops there is much suffering ‘from lack of fuel and clothing. The towns in the sontheast part of the state are responding liberally to the appeal. S D A dentanly Yetilew, 0 Virginia, I, Jan. 4.—Fred Shoop‘pan, aged 25, was shot and inst‘antiy. killed by the premature discharge of a o, b

UTAH A STATE.

President Issues a Proclamation. Admitting Her to the Union.

Washington, Jan. 6.—Utah was admitted to the sisterhood of states at 10.03 o’clock Saturday morning when President Cleveland signed a proclamation to that effect, There was no ceremony about the matter. Mr. Cleveland and Private Seecretary Thurber were alone in the president’s office at the time, and the signing was done with a steel stub pen point affixed to a wooden penholder. The pen and penholder were presented to Gov. West, of Utah, who came to the white house

about the time the proclamation was signed. The proclamation is conched in the usual formal language of such documents, and, divested of its verbiage, merely certifies to the legality of the constitutional convention and its acts under the authority of the act of congress of July 16, 1894, and declares that the terms and conditions prescribed by congress having been complied with, the creation of the state and its admission into the union on an equal footing with the original states is now accomplished. Salt Lake City, utah, Jan. 6.—Manager Brown, of the Western Union telegraph office, stepped out of his door on the principal street of this city at 9:15 Saturday morning, and through the barrels of an old trusty shotgun fired two loads in rapid succession. It was the signal to the people of this city that the chief executive of the nation had placed his signature on the proclamation which gave to Utah the sovereign rights of statehood. The news quickly spread, and it was but a few moments before pandemonium reigned supreme.

Every bell in the city rang out the glad tidings, from scores of whistles there was a continudus blast of overflowing joy. The boys”of the militia fired salute aftersalute. Cannons, anvils, horns, shot guns, and in fact everything noisy was brought into use. Squads of men marched the streets yelling and firing salutes, every small boy raked out the old eléction horn, and everyone seemed determined to make Rome howl. Crowds poured into the principal streets and the stars and stripes went up on every side. The bedlam lasted for about three hours, and news was received from throughout the new state to the effect that similar performances were going on in every city and hamlet from San Juan to Summit.

A synopsis of the provisions of the comnstitution of the new state may not prove uninteresting. 1t isgiven below:

The constitution starts out . with the usual declaration that all men have equal and inalienable rights. that the rights of conscience shall never be infringed; that the state shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the frec exercise thereof; that no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office of public trust or for any vote at any election; nor shall any person be incompetent as a witness or juror on account of religious belief or the absence thereof. There shall be no union of church and state, nor shall any church dom:inate the state or interfere with its funcuions. No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious-worship, exercise or instruction, or for the support of any ecclesiastical estahlishment. No property qualification shall be required of any person to vote or hold office, except as provided in this constitution. 4 ;

The following ordinance is irrevocable without the consent of the peopie .of the United States and this state: ;

‘“Perfect toleration of religiovs s2ntiment is guaranteed. No inhabitant of this state shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship, but polygamous or plural marriages are forever orohibted ' Suffrage is provided for as follows: “The rights of citizens of the state ¢f Utah to vote and hold oflice shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. .Bdth male and female citizens of this state shall enjoy equally all civil, political and religious rights and privileges.”’ Touching labor the. constitution provides: ‘‘The rights of labor shall have just protection through laws calculated to promote the industrial wel“are of the state, “The legislature shall provide by law for a board of labor, conciliation and arbitration, which shall fairly represent the interests of both capital and labor. The board shall perform duties and receive compengation as prescribed by law. ; ‘“Pne legislature shal! prohibit: The employment of women or of children under the age of 14 years in underground mines; the contracting of convict labor; the labor of convicts outside prison grounds, @ except on public works uncer the direct eontrol of the state; theé peclitical and commercial control of employes. The exchange of black lists by railrvad companies or other corporations, asscciations or persons is prohibited. i

“The right of action to recover damages for injuries resulting in death shall never be abrogated and, the amount recoverable ghall not be subject to any statutory limition. . :

‘“Eight hours shall ronstitute a dey’s work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided by the state, county or municipal governments; and the legislature shall pass laws to provide for the hcalth. and safety of employes in factories, smelters and mines.” i ;

A LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES.

Three Men Instantly Killed and a Fourth Fatally Hurt. : Zanesville, 0., Jan. 6.—A Columhus, Sandusky & Hocking freight engine ‘blew up early Saturday morning, two miles south of Fultonhain, and 12 miles from this city. Engineer Bert Mead, Fireman Frank Hesse and Brakeman Fred Kreits were killed instantly. Conductor Ira Morris is fatally hurt. All the men live at Shawnee. Mountain :Top Brea ks Way. Telluride, Col., Jan. 6.—A section of a mountain top near here broke away early Saturday morning and came tearing down to the valley, crushing all before it. John Miller, a- miner, was caught in the rush and instantly killed. Considerable damage was done to the' surrounding country. _ " Goat Riding Proves Costly. Rockford, 111., Jan. 6.—Lewis F. Smith has brought suit in the circuit court here against the Modern Woodmen of America, a secret fraternal order, for $5,000 damages, claim_ing to have received injuries during his initiation as a 1 member which will permanently disable him. : ; Big ‘Hotel Destroyed. Belfast, Me., Jan. 6.—The Coosby inn, one of the largest hotels in Maine, took fire Saturday evening from an unknown cause, during a gale, and was destroyed with most of the contents. 1 oss, $40,060; partially insured. ‘ Killed at a Fire. Wheaton, 111., Jan. 6,—The home of Mrs. L. E. Harvey cuught fire from some unknown cause at nine c¢’clock Sunday evening. A chimney fell on two members of the fire department, causing their death in a few minutes. The vietims are A. 8. Grant and Arthur Vernon, : : by 7 . To Pay 81,000 for Each Life. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan, 6.—11 e 60 suits _against the Rocky Mountain Coal com‘pany on account of the killing of 6 ~men at Red cunyon have been come R R i Lol G BN S SR g o promised by the company agreeing t¢ . pay inench case $l,OOO, " -

WON A BATTLE. Cuban Insurgents Again Defeat Spaniards —Havana Invested. ; Havana, Jan. 6.—A decisive battle took place mear Colon, about 80 miles from Havana, in which the Spanish were badly routed and suffered heavy loss, and the insurgents gainéd the position which will probably enable them to take Havana at the next step. The insurgents also captured the entire

Spanish artillery. Gen. Oliver was killed and Campos’ son sericusly wounded. The banishment of ccrrespondents from the front and the rigid censorship of all press dispatches precludes the possibility of learningdetails of the battle as yet. Unless all indications are misleading, the end of the Cuban insurrection is at hand, and the result, 1t would seem, must be in favor of the insurgents, whose armies, under Maximo Gomez, Antonio Maceo and Quintin Bendera, are necaring this city from three different directions. The above facts, so frequently denied in official circles during the past two weeks, are now generally admitted, even in official circles. As the advance bodies of the Cubans were at Tapasto, 18 miles from Guanabaco, practically a suburb of this city, ¥riday night, it is by no means improbable that the report that the Cuban scouts have been sighted from the line defending Havana is correct. Gen. Baldera and his column camped Friday night at San Jose De Las Lakas, a very short distance from Tapasto, and his forces are now said to be moving on Guanabaco or its vicinity, in order to take up the position assigned to them for the siege of Havana. . The main body of the second insurgent column, under Gen. Gomez, was reported Saturday morning to be at Duran, moving in the direction of Guira Melena, at the bend of the railroad leading from the province of Pinar Del Rio into Havana.

Other portions of Gomez’s columnn, by far the strongest of the three, and now said to number 8,000 men, were sighted at Guivican and San Felipe, only' slightly to the eastward and northward -of Guira Melena. -

The third. insurgent column, under Gen. Maceo, was announced to have passed Ceiba Mocha, with Gomez, when last heard from, and should now be in the vicinity of San Antonio Vegas, or between there and Nazareno. -~ ‘ _All these columns have been continuing the work of destruction, burning cane fields and plundering the houses of ihe wealthier class as they pushed onward. The Providence, Nombre De Dias, Julia La Git, Mercedita and other plantations in the Guines district, through which the insurgents have just passed, have been completely wiped out by fire. :

The city of Havana has been thrown into a state of feverish excitement since it has been admitted in oificial circles that a decisive battle is imminent between the Spanish and insurgent forces near the capital. It secms also neither the explanations of thie authorities nor the reassuring comnient of the loyal press is able to calm the public unrest. The heights around this city are being hurriedly fortified, and new garrisons have been established at Jesus del Monte, Mariana and other strategic suburban outposts to prevent the Cubans from cutting off the water supply. A strong guard has also been placed to protect the gas works from the emissaries of the Cubans who are suspected of a purpose to cripple the plant and leavé the city in darkness. The track of the Havdna & Matanzas railway was torn up Iriday night between Baiano and Aguacate, in the vic¢inity of which town 1,000 Cuban cavalry were encamped Saturday morning. Families living in the country are rushing to this city. Gen. Arderius has sent troops to fortify Baiano, beyond which point trafiic is suspended. The cane fields in the vicinity are all burning. In effect, the whole island of Cuba, cutside of the city of Havana, is now in the hands of the insurgents. They ha 2 not arnihilated the Spanish forces, nor have they routed the whole army in ‘any single pitched battle. Yetthe situation is completely in their hands, and so completely have they outgeneraled the Spanish that, to a!l appearaunces, Martinez de Campos’ army might as well be in Spain for any check it puts upon the movements to and fro of Maximo Gomez’ army. 'The latter’s progress has been accompanied with continual accessions to his forces by volunteers, and he has captured enough horses, rifies and artillery to add immensely to the effective strength of Lis men.

READY TO USE FORCE.

Unecle Sam Will Compel Turkey to>Pa.y

Indemnity.

New York, Jan. 6.— The Herald’s Washington correspondent says: “I am assured -on very high authority that the United States is prepared to use force to compel Turkey to comply with its demands for indemnity for damages suffered by American citizens and for the future protection of Americans within the sultan’s territory. To this end the entire United States navy, according to the present programme, will be called into play:if neeessary. It is now the intention to make a naval defhonstrationin Turkish waters which ‘will insure prompt compliance with the . United States’ demands. : LEADVILLE'S ICE PALACE. Its Opening a Great Success—Ten Thousand People Attend. Leadville, Col., Jan. 6.—T¢n thousand péople attended the formai opening of the Leadville Ice palace Saturday. Nine hundred came up from Denver, including eight of Leadville’s exmayors, now residing in Denver. A regiment appeared in toboggan costumes, and there were all kinds of* sports. and festivities. = Ten special trains from different parts of Colorado and Utah brought the crowd and made the opening festivities deeidedly brilliant. o iy _ Coal m‘vlfe.' : St. Paul, Minn., Jan, v.—James Newman and wife, aged between 60 and 70 years, were found Sunday afternoon in their home near this city, in Men‘dota township, Dakota county, asphyxiated from coal gas, Both were dead when found. They had no children, Lut a brother of Mr. Newman is said tolive in New York city,and is wealthy. :‘&W%a&%ﬁyﬁ%mﬂma & Co., importers of wines ind liquors %M Anancial difficulties The Balnlitios nve e e RSR S S e T

BUILDINGAND SCIENCE.

PRETTY COTTAGE HOME.

Its Cost Need Noy Exceed Eighteen Hundred Dollars—--It Contains Eight Rooms and Is Suppligd with Every XKnown Convenience—Description of Materials to Be Used. 5t ! ‘Written for This Paper. ; This house contains 8 rooms, including the reception hall. The sizes of the rooms are-as fellows: DParlor, 13x16 feet; dining-room, 13x17 feet 6 inches; kitchen, 11 feet 6 ineches by 12 feet; reception hall, 11x12 feet; one chamber, 12x23 feet; three chambers, (12x15 feet; bathroom, Bx 9 feet; pantry, 7xB feet. The bLay and front of veranda

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are wpuilt ap with bowlder stones as shown on tront elevation. The veranda is very large. The size of studding is 2x4; roof rafters, 2x6; joist, 2x10; plates, 2x12; beams, Bxlo. "All floors ~are double, sheathed with flooring. - The gables are shingled, the cedar -shingles on the roof being ‘dipped in silver-gray creosote stain. The veranda ceiling is to be ceiled with narrow ceilI ing. Malke all floors of verandas and porches double. All doors are to -be 2 feet 8x7x1%,, excepting front Joors t T lxid i . ' i ; b | A Vsl Dimng Room * , . 7= e S i ) E 13x/76 q ’ <l \ _ ; A B - - S Ao — m (Ree Hall - 3 ¢ e - /i XA, | Rzr{‘?r " A ‘ N g sxe | 3 e T ‘ hd Veranda l S : £ J 3 0 PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR. , and outside doors. These wi'! be wider and heavier. All plastering is to be two-coat work, and all painting on the exterior three-coat work. The entire :ﬂnish\wil} be of Georgia pine finished with hard oil. ' , The siding shown will be 4-inch O. G. laid 21, inches to the weathew. - The columns shown will be turned from 8-inch stult and capped with a neat cap. The fron* door will have a long plate glass panel. All glass used is to be American, doubla thick, free from defects of all kinds. The mantel in the dining-room is to be of a neat desjen and 6f red oak, % %‘Eﬁ Cparmber i ) .’ 0 XIS ezl T B | N =1 IS\ [~ . 3 = (’b‘ﬂ@bcf B y i U ' : / Lo e Chamber . I s xS . _ | , ; 1 ; : s ey % (’bajgbcr oo A : < Chr A IS | PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.: 2 and al! shelf hardware is to be of a neat pattern. - . : : All closets are to be iitted up with shelves. The gutters, down’ spouts, flashing and chimney drops are t 2 be of galvanized iron. JMake floors of clear pine, 314 inch face, well' nailed to every bearing. All lumber used is to be of the bst grade for its respective place. The fencing used for roof boards must be laid 2 inches apart forair space. Place tar paper between the double floors and beneath siding and shingies on the gables. The color of the exterior of the house will look well painted = dark lemon, provided all trimmings are of a chocolate color. -All sashes are with weights. There is to be a sink in kitchen. The. laundry, coal rooms. furnace room, fruit room, ete., are in the basement. The rooms projecting over theveranda on the second floor wili have the space between the floor joists well packed with mineral wood. . Al outside walls will be back plastered to ‘insure a good warm house in winter and a cool house in summer. Fhe fixturss in the bathroom will be of the latest styles. The height of the first story is 9 feet 6 inches, second story 9 feet. base _ment 7 feet. The basement is concreien) and the stone foundation wall where it comes in contact with the ground on the outside will be plastered with a _goo. heavy coat of cement. Art glass is uscd wherever shown. b 0 o el A W, KT, Oculists say that the period during W“WW@’*&% . trouble | With theiv eyes in betivees: 20 gud 30 wuﬁlv%w“ L s IR e e e

MEASURIN3 COLORS.

It Can Be Dotfie with the Tintometor, a . .. . New English Invention. :

The tintometer, as its name impites, is a tint or color measure. It isthe invention of J. W. Lovibond, who has de~ voted some 20 years to the contrivance, wh'ic“h. having been in use more or less privately for seven or eight years past in many technical industries, and for various special purposes, has now been. taken over by a company and placed on the market. To the man in the street probably the uses of a con< trivance of this nature seem scarcely very obvious at first sight. This only shows how little the man in the street knows about the matter. For the uses

of -the tintometer are believed to be nearly endless. This will be realized when it is borne in mind thas in the case -of practically every substance, naturai or manufactured, known to man color is an absolute index of its ‘quality. Conseguently, you have only to ascertain its color exactly in order to know'at ence the quality of the sub= stanee you are dealing with. And this is what the tintometer enables you to do.. " Take flour. The qudlity of flour can be told to a nicety by its color. Hence you have (»111)730 ascertain the position of any given specimen of flour in the color scale tod know its value. “But how about adulteration?” some one will ask at once; “‘cannot anjinferior {lonr.be colored by the addition of some - foreign substance to match the shade desired?” Certainly it can be. But the tintometer would detect the fraud at once. © What, then; is the tintometer? Dricf« ly it consists of a’ carefully graded series of colored glasses — about the size and shape of small microscope slides—hy means of which; used singiy or superimposed one on top of the other,” any desired shade, or color can be matched with absolute exactitude. And when it is realized that there are just 60,000,000 shades which can be obtained in this fashion,.it will be understood that the color which cannot be matched by the tintometer —must be very-hard to find, indeed. In point of fact, there is no color or tint perceptible to the ordinary human eye which cannot be pbtained. These slips of glass are placed on a slide at the end of a double parallei-sided wooden tube, something like an elongated stereoscope to look at, with two small apgrtures at the lower end and eye-pieces to look through at the upper. The substance to be matched is placed under the one aperture, and then, by changing the slips of glass to the required extent beneath the other, the desired tint iis readily obtained.—Westminster Budget.

Curiosities of Frog’s lEggs. .- Frogs' eggs are laid before they really become eggs in the true sense of that word. They are always laid under i water, and when first deposited are covered with & sort of envelope in the shape of a thin membrane. In this shape they are very smali, but as soon as they come in ¢ontacl with the water “they rapidly absorb that element, and in'so doing go through a queer transformation. The thin membrane containing the little seed-like eggs is quickl;{ changed into great lumps of a clear jelly-like substance, each section joined to the other, ihe whole formmg a string froin a few inches.to several feet in length. On the inside of each of these lumps of jelly the eggs come to perfection, and in due course of time add their quota to the frog population of the world. : ' ‘Llinerals in the Human Body. . Dr. Lancaster, of London, the firss _person to scientifically analyze & buman body, obtained some guriouvs re'sults for his pains. The body operated ' up(_)h‘ was that (?f‘z{man weighing 158.4 pounds. From ’this he obtained 23.1 pounds of carbon, 2.2 pounds of limg, 22.3 ounces of phosphorus and about i ounce each of sodium (common salt}, iron, potassium, magnesium iand sil's con. Besides the above solids he extracted 5,595 cubic feet of oxygen gas and 105,900 cubic feet of hydroger gas, the former weighing 121 pounds and the latter 15.4 pounds. E ' From Her 'm& . He—There's a superstition about *this conservatory. They say no man éver took a girl in here that he didn’t kiss her before he left. ~ She (demureiy)—l've never had an‘yl reason to doubt it.—Truth. : ' Did the Right Thing, After AIL. - “I am ashamed of you, my dear, laughing at those risque stories of Mrs. De French, You would have Getter _have blushed.” i . “But, mamma, if T had blushed, it would have shown that'l understood Vthenycogffe: U o 8 D e : S No,acompl_alntqﬁtg]ﬂake. e ‘“Taking one thing with ancther,” mused the burglar, adding the sleeper’s wateh and jewelry to the stock of nuscellaneons9luu&eraimh§un his copacious pocket, “business m my line s pretty good to-night '—Chicago Saupe: o d L IM*i’f AR gD eek W troubie -iu this world there : ﬂ voman at the bottomof it | Mrs. Strongmind—That may be, but : '“;:gi*e& bt b b e weeldy, . Yo (EETER 28 AN Tl