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SHOULD HAVE MORE MEN. Gen. Miles Urges an Enlargement Pi . of the Army, | His negomn\éndationsvto Secretary : Alger—Latter’s Annual Report— - | ... Seacoast Defénses-l_\lflittfi'y | . Protection for Alaska. Washington, Nov. 22.—1 n his first annual’ report, Secretary Alger makes many recemmendations for the betterment of the administration of the ~war dépa,rtmuent,’ based upon the conclusions of his subordi-/ ‘nate officers. He asks favorable consideration for the proposition to add two regiments to the artillery branch, pointing to the valuable fortifications now being erected, which, he says, should not be manned by a corporal guard. 3 : Wants a Larger Army. An army of 35000 men will satisfy Gen. Neélson A. Miles, but . standing force of 70,000° will not more than satisfy him. That . is the burden of one of the most strenu- . ‘cus of the recommendations of the major general commanding transmitted to the president in the repost of Secretary Alger. To Gen. Miles’ ,general recorpmendation. that the army enlistment be increased Sec~ retary ~Alger adds no word GE approval, but to the specific appeal for tworadditional ~ regiments of artillery he gives an emphatic second. Gen, Miles’ general recommendation touching the number of enlisted men is as followsg _ Lic . | ‘‘ln my ~opinion it would: be wise and ju- -. dicious for congress to establish a-stand-ard limiting the recruiting of the army for-all future<ime, unless the ¢onditions of ‘'the country should be other than what . caxn now be anticipated. The pation isideveloping in most unusual and extraordinary, ‘proportions in Wealth and population, and as:the army is one of the pillars of the republic it is proper that it should grow" as the nation grows, commensurate with the needs and requirements of the latter;. and 1 therefore recommmend that a standard be fixed and authorized by which the strength of the army should be regulated in time of peace in proportion to- the population and wealth of the nation, and that .the maximum of enlisted men be limited toone : sold}er to every 1,000 populatien] and the minimum of one soldier to every 2,000 population, the numbér actually in service within this limit to be determined by the presi‘dent actording to the necessities and requirements of the government.” . Kor Seacoast Defenses, . Seacoast defenses is a constantly recur-. _ ring subject of discussion in the report of the secretary and the Qommunication§.o£ heads of departments. Gen. Miles urges that the. general plgm of defense adopted iy the government be pursued steadily and the secretary of war sounds the same note mobre than once. The former recémmends the appropriation of $15,318,500 for the sea_goast work of the year under the engineer, _serdnance and quartermaster departments, and his superior sanctions the recommendagion. ; Eo . o ' Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, chief of, engineers, goes into details on the subject of .coast defenses. Since August 18, 1890, gongress‘ has appropriated $9,762,333 for the onstruction‘ of modern gun and mortar batteries for_ coast defense. Up -to the present time there have been contracted for 24 12-inch guns, 82 ten-inch, 33 eight-inch and 16 rapid-fire guns and 232 12-inch mor=+ . tars. The numbers of each type now, mounted and ready for servicelare, respectively, 10, 18, 5,70, 73. These numbers it/is expected to’incredse by the .end of the ?al_enda_z' year to 15, £O, 31, 9 and 168, respect= veiy. : : : : . Protection for Alaska. - He says of Alaska.that as many as 100,000 people will be gathered there next year, and a military force should be sent to the . :territory and large emergency powers should be granted to the president to repress lawlessness. Probably the creation cf additional military reservations, like ' that of St. Michaels, may be the hest means 10 meet the problem. A boat for the patrol of the Yukon is also asked for, as well as Ancreased pay fe' the enlisted-men serving iin Alaska. : r { T Some Recommendations.: - Secretary Alger recommends the revival of the grade of lieutenant general, saying that all the great nations give their officers much HMigher ranks than does the Wnited: States. . _ He indorses the recommendation of the superintendent of the military academy t‘hag the number of students-at West Point, be gnereased vb){ allowing each senator to neminate a cadet. .As an alternative, he suggests that the president be authorized to:appoint ten cadets at large each year. | Favorableg comment_is made upon the work of the military. colleges of the couniry, but it is suggested that the law be amended so as to authorize details of army officers -only to such colleges as have at least 150 pupils actually present, | - Attention is called to the.rieed of a pro 3ystem of criminal jurisdiction oVezl'3 mxl?leil-‘ wry reservations and of a hall of Trecords, . for the’storage of official papers. The esdmate forarmy transportation is increased .\3:{4;&100,000 to provide means for moving -37"-“%;‘? Orgmdanceih“l‘o provide for the new posts needed on thé seacogst i i 12,000,000 is submitted. o oo nateoff Estiniates, ' } The estimates for the next fiscal ‘year Aggregate $96,258,445, as against $62,832,417, the. amcunt of the appropriations ‘for théf‘ xurent year. The principal items of in-| crease #¥¥ in rivers and harbors, where, the estimate is $48,728,160, as against the! ‘appropriation of $23,278,028; fortifications | and sea coast defenses, $13,378,571, as against" ‘ $8,5617,141; the military parks, posts andc¢emeteries, $2,558,639, against $889,867.- : ‘ ‘Secretary Alger transmits without re-!' duction the estimate of the chief of engi-i aeers for the next fiscal year, amounting to §48,728,160, more than dbuble the appro-| priations for, the current yearf’ He says, these are largely in excess of 'what they should be at a time when thé demands upon .the treasury are as great as now, vherefore he recommends a large reduction. | In justice to the chief of engineers, Secre- ' tary Alger says that these esti ateg were made by his own direction, thfl the facts ! might be placed before congres%, showing ' what the expenditures would be were all the requirements of the river ;Ed harbor laws complied with, and he <iZes the fact 'that the outstanding centinuous contracts for river and harbor work will require an J expenditure of over $17,000,000 for the next fiscal ' yeéar. The secretary indorses the project for the construction of the ship. eanal connecting Lakes Union and Wash-/ _ington with{Puget Sound, but states that active operations cannot be comnrenced | for some time, as the right of way hds not yet been’acquired. . ' . “ Séc::etary Alger especially commends for . patriotism, generosity and zeal Col. Buf-: 4fington }mcl Capt. Crozier, the inventors of tHe disappearing gun carriage, who generously donated the invention to the gov-! ternmienty: o I = The report closes with the ré@ne)ival of the | recommendation that provision be made for the eredtion in Washington of a statue to. ‘aen. Grant. 2 . i ~ ALL WERE KILLED. 1 four Soutlhierners Engage in a Des-/ », - perate Brawl. e b Mandeville, La., Nov. 22.—Bayou Lacombe, a smiall settlement 11 miles east of here, has been the scene of a terfible wragedy.. News has just been received | Mtere of a desperate fight between Ar-. thur and Edward Jolie on one side and ’Lau’ra‘gge and Edward Cousin ‘on the other, whieh resulted in the killing of &i} the parties coucerned. Shotguns and pistols were the weapons used. The eause of the difficulty is at-trxfibu'ted toan ~ »ld family feud. - e ~ Masso Is President. b - Havana, Nov. 2& via Key West, Fla., Nov. 22.—~The new governmeni of the républic of Cuba has been constituted "y the election of a.president, vice pres- - ident, and secretaries of war, finances, - foreign relations and interior. Barto eme Masso is president. The election *%fimfi% Puerto- Prin+ ’if_“:hi 53‘;.:1 . >~,(4«. ';=,'.f-‘ = . ‘ e B \:. i e W e b e o Soie b i s s st ekt ol o oletinnl

i -~ THANKSGIVING DAY. How Celeprated in Various Citles— Americans Abroad Observe It. New York, Nov.’26.—New Yorkers had the advantage of celebrating two holidays in one. Thursday was not only Thanksgiving ‘day, but also Evacuation day,, the day when is celebrated the departure frem New Yark of the British troops. Evacuation day is a local holiday and is generally observed by the Old Guard “angl the local militia: The Old Guard observed the day as usual by marching from its headquarters down to the Battery, where the exercises of raising the flag were followed, as usual., The Old Guard was escorted by®a detachment of the United States regulars from Governor’s island.q. Flagraising exercises also occurred at the blockhouse at Central park. Great preparations had been madejto feed the poor by the commissioners of charities and corrections and the eleemosynary institutions of this city, and none went hungry. -The striking feature of the day was the absence of any great sporting event in the city. Thanlsgiving heretofore was the day when the final great football event was Fonrtested in' this city, but there were no-games or contests of any note here Thursday. Washington, Nov. 26.—President McKinley attended Thanksgiving services at the Metropolitan Methodist church Thursday. Ile was accompanied to the church by his brother, Mr. Abuér MeKinley, Mrs., Smith and Miss Barber. Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. Abner McKinley were out drijving for a short time during the day, as Mrs. McKinley ‘was not feeling well enough.to remain at church during the services. The white house was unusually quiet all day,-it being very much like a Sunday. Some of the executive ¢lerks were in the offices attending to the mail and correspondence which was 'pressing, but none staid all day, and all were given an opportunity to enjoy a part of the holiday. ,

Chicago, Nov. 26.—Thanksgiving day services were }'held yesterday by all the churches. The Christian associations and the charitable societies observed the:event, as well as the hospitals and public institutions. Through rain and mud maSy‘ citizens tramped to the houses of wofship and then® to the homes of the poor on missions of charity. o F ‘ . .London; Nov. 26.—Over 300 American men and women and a few English persons celebrated Thanksgiving day by a dinner at Hotel Cecil Thursday night. The party included John Hay, the United States ambassador, and his wife and daughter. - . - ; * Berlin, Nov. 26.—Americans.in Berlin met at a Thanksgiving banquet at the Kaiserhof. The occasion was very enjoyable. United States Ambassador White opened the toast list in a felicitous speech, and later, in reply to a toast to his health, indulged in humorous reminiscences of former - similar funections here. Ie concluded the opening speech by proposing a joint toast to Bmperor William and President MecKinley, which was received with great enthusiasm.. | S >

Riot in Austrian Reichsrath.

| ‘London; Nov. 27.—Count Badeni or'deved a turn of ‘the screw at Vienna | Thursday, with the result-that Wolff, | Berner and a score of howling, fighting | socialists were dragged from the unter- ' haus by the police. During the pro- | ceedings it was found necessary to have i a strong body of police, besides the un- | terhaus, officials, to act as guards for President Abrahamovics. When he suspended Herr Wolft for three days and | had him dragged, shrieking and swearing, from the chamber, the German nal tionalists, leftists and social democrats .made a fierce onslaught on the presi-!dent-’s dais, and but for the protection afforded him by police and officials i Abrahamovics would have been torn in ) pieces. : ' Lo | ‘Refuses to Stop Sealing. . Ottawa, One., Nov. 26.—A reply has been prepared by the dominion gevernment and forwarded to Washington in respect to the negotiations which are now going on between both countries. It is understood that it is a refusal to stppkpélagic sealing for a year, as the United States requested. The whole question depended upon this, and therefore it would appear that the negotiations are to fail in their object. How--‘ever, there is a report that the Canadian governmenit has prepared an alternative proposition for the consideration of the United States, which could be laid before eongress at its next sitting and passed in time to deal with pelagie sealing.. .

- - Nebraska’s Official Vote. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24¢.—The official count of the election held November 2 was completed Tuesday evening. Sullivan, fusion candidate. for supreme judge, received 102,838, and Post (rep.) 89,009. Compared with the vote on governor a year ago, when Holcombe (fusion) received 116,415 and MecCall (rep.) 94,723, the republicans. made 2 large gain. Holcombe, however, ranahéad of his ticket, the average fusion plurality last year being in round numbers 16,OOP, while this year it is 11,000.

° Reeccivers Named. ( . Chiecago, Nov. 24.—Receivers for'the International Building, Loan and Investment union were appointed on the application .of George H. Emrick, the president. Judge Shepard named for the position Charles L. Boyd and William Friés, the latter being the secretary of the union. Each filed a bond in the sum of $75,000. The assets are given in the bill as $300,000 and the lias bilities $325,000. g !

Over a High Bridge.

Cincinnati, Nov. 26.—The Commercial Tribune’s special fram Middletown; 0.. says: Misses Mary and Katie Seaman were drowned Thursday afterncon and their mother is in a dangerous condition, as the result of a runaway. They were driving across a bridge that spans the hydraulic north of this city when their horses became frightened and plunged over the side gunard of the bridge into 15 feet of water. - . Coal Strike Broken. : Coal City, 111., Nov. 27.—The strike in’ the Wilmington coal field is broken. The mines of thé Star Coal company, Big Four Coal company and Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing company resumed work at the 7714cent seale. Over 3,000 miners are employed in these mines. =~ . - . Big Car Companies Combing, uis, Noy, 27.—The M‘?dfsv; Car B R P ot Madieod, Fgnachenn sbaethed by the Mjmous.

AUSTRIA’S CABINET OUT.

Premier Badeni and His Col- . ' leagues Driven from Power.

Climax of the Recent Troubles in Km- " peror Francis Joseph’s Dominion— Brief Summary of the Cause of }lxe Disorder. 5

Vienna, Nov. 29.—The membets of the Austrian ministry on Sunday téndered their resignation to Emperor Francis Joseph, who accepted them, and intrusted Baron Gautsch, who holds the portfolio of public instruction of the retiring ministry, with the task of forming a new cabinet.

.Sunday morning Emperor Francis Joseph addressed an autograph letter to Count Badeni, decreeing the adjourn‘ment of the reichsrath until further notice. | 1

The cabinet decided to resign about | two o’clock Sunday afterncon at a | meeting of the council. Emperor Fran- | cis Joseph had previously received Count Badeni, Baron Banffy, the Hun- 1 garian prime minister, Count/Welsers- | heim, the Austrian minister of national defense, and Baron Gautsch. It is asserted that the emperor at first declined® to accept the resignation of the cabinet, but Count.Badeni replied: “Your majesty, I cannot take the responsibility. Bloodshed will énsue if I remain in office.”” Thereupon the emperor re-| luctaditly accepted the- resignation. ; ° Herr Wolft, when arrested Saturday in the reichsrath, resisted with such{ energy that he broke away a portion | of his seat. It, took six constables to‘ overpower him. Twice he sprang out of the cab in which he was being carried to the police station, and as it drove off with him at a furious pacéd he shouted to the crowd: *“People of Vienna, don’t let your Deputy Wolff be arrested.” The constables thrust him back into the cab, threw a ‘white muffler over his mouth and held it there. There is no doubt that this arrest, fogether with the fact that the Luegerites, seeing that'the popular discontent was growing rapidly, abandoned their fence attitude and espoused the obstructionist cause, was the chief element that brought about the sudden turn of events. |

During the assembling of the reichsrath dense masses of people, for the most part workmen, thronged -the Ringstrasse from the university to the outer gate of Hofburg. A charge by the mounted police, with drawn swords, failing to disperse them, a body of hussars cleared the streets at the Saber’s point, many persons being wounded. The ambulances of the city immediately sent two vanstoattend the injured. At least 10,000 people gathered about the same time in front of the town hall and the provincial eriminal court. to demonstrate in favor of Herr Wolff, who was to be arrested there on a charge of public violence committed Saturday ‘when being«remioved from the unterhaus by the police, acting under the orders of President Von Abrahamovics. The police, with drawn swords, dispersed them, one man’s skull being fractured and . two others being severeIy injured. A third ambulance was sent to that point. Simultaneously meetings of workmen were held in various quarters of the city; but the police dissolved these;, making 12 arrests. ; The streets became more-quiet during the afternoon, but at sunset thousands reassembled in the Franges-ring and the Rathhaus park, where they indulged in stormy protests against the gevernment, the passengers in the street cars and omnibusses who went by joining in the cries of “Down with Bedeni.” : st

Upwards of 3,000 people tried to organize a demonstration in the early evening in front of the foreign office building, but’ this was prevented by closing the approaches to che palace. After eight o’clock the city was quiet. The judge of the provincial criminal court discharged -Herr Wolff from suetody. . . i s B

* There were demonstrations alsd‘ at Gratz, Prague and 'Asch, in Bohemia: but they ‘were not of a serious eharacter. -

[The recent disorderly scenes in the Austrian reichsrath which have resulted im the Badeni ministry tendering their resignation began when the reichsrath reopened September 23 last. “Bitter feelings exist between the Germans of Austria and the Czechs and other Slavonian nationalities. A climax was reached when the Austrian government decided that the Czech language was in every way coordinate with the German in Bohemia and Moravia. The government tWwas thereafter 'bitterly attacked by the German members of the reichsrathj and the latter sought to have the ministers indicted. The most violent and unprecedented scenes have taken place daily in the lower Pouse, and sitting after sitting has been suspended in the attempt to maintain some degree of decorum, but the obstructionists, backed by strong popular support, provoked conditions equivalent to a revolt, and the Badeni government - was forced to surrender, Count Badeni, who, was cafled to form a cabinet in 1895, has had to deal with no fewer than nine distinct nationalities. When any concession is granted to any one of them the fierce wrath and indignation of the other eight are excited. Again the whole country is divided practically into two bitterly hostile camps. On one side are the antiSemites and the clericals; on the other the Iriebrews and their protectors, the German liberals. Count Badeni is a member of an talian family that migrated into Poland in he’ sixteenth century and then obtained reat possessions. After his graduation rom the Cracow university he entered the ervice of the state. His rise in official ife was'rapid. Finally heretired from t%at areer and entered the political world.- He ecame a leader of the Galician landtag, nd in 1888 he was appointed statthalter of alicia. It was as statthalter that he won is reputation for statecraft.] s vl

| . His Life Spared. ] !-_New York, Nov. 29.—The Herald’s ¢orrespondent in Guatemala says: A ¢ourt-martial in Quesaltenango has fsentenced Gen. Socorro de Leon to ten years’ imprisonment for desertingto the rebels during the recent revolution. It is asserted that only the inercession of General-in-Chief of the }rmy Mendizabol saved Gen. Leon from Jeath. - 'é _Friends of Civil Service. ' | Cinecinnati, Nov. 29.—The National ivil Service Reform league’s annual eeting will be held here on Thursday %16 ¥riday, December 16-and 17. . ; . Taken to Supreme Court. r Washington, Nov. °29—The apeal of the state authorities of South arolina from the decision of Judge. imonton in the case of the Vandercook ompany’s complaint, of the enforoeent of the dispensary law has been ocketed in the United States supreme ourte | Sl : - Vietim of a Hoiler lxplosion. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 29.—One man yvas killed and five others badly injured Sunduy evening, the result of a boiler explosion at the old Moorhead & Me(lean blast furnace, operated by Laugh-

FOOTBALL.

Many Important Games Played on ] Thursday—The Scores. 5

Thanksgiving day, which practically ends the football season of the year, witnessed many important contests at various points. The scoresin the leading games were as follows: S At Chicago——University of Chicago, 21; ‘Michigan, 12 Bankers’ Atheltic club, 46; ‘Knickerbocker Athletic club, of New-York, 8; Chicago Athletic club, 52; New Jersey All-Star, 0. : 7 At Evanston, Ill.—University of Wisconsin, 22; Northwestern university, 0. At Philadelphia—University of Pennsylvania, 4; Cornell, 0. : ; " At Lafayette, Ind.—Purdue, 6; Minnesota, 0. : = § At Denver, ‘Col.—iDenver Athletic, 8; University:of Colorado, 0. . At Peoria, Il.—University of Illinois, €; Eureka college, 0. At Kansas City, Mo.—University of Kansds, 16; University of Missouri, 0. At San F“rancgsco, Cal. — Stanford university, 28; University of California, 0. : At Council+Bluffs, la. — Nebraska, 6; lowa, 0. St. Louis, Mo.—St. Louis Cycling club, 3; Pullmans of Chicago, 2. T At Detroit, Mich.—Detroit Athletic club, 42; Cleveland Athletic club, 0. ¥ At Cincinnati, Q. — Carlisle Indians, 10; University of Cincinnati, 0. A Madison '(Wis.) dispatch says that the news of ‘Wiseonsin's victory over -~ et -\ . . Northwestern was received with great joy. It is planned to havea big celebration some night early next week, not only of the Ivanston vietory, but of Wisconsin’s victory in the race for the western college championship, -Michican’s defeat by Chicago leaving no possible question as to Wisconsin’sright to the title. : ‘

A Confessed ‘Murderer.

Newark, N. J., Nov. 27.—James A. Clemmeér, of Norristown, Pa., was arrested ‘here TFriday afternoon om the charge of murder,and after being taken to police headquarters he admitted his guilt. On October 26, 1896, Mrs. Ex&mm P. Kaiser went driving in company with her husband, Charles O. Kaiser, James A. Clemmer and Elizabeth L. Dekalb. That was the last seen alive of Mrs. Kaiser. Mrs. Kaiser had not lived with her husband for some time previously, but she had placed a $lO,OOO insurance policy on her life, and thisaccounted later to the police for the interest her husband took in her. On the same day Kaiser, Clemmer and the Dekalb woman returned with Mrs. Kaiser’s dead body. = They told a story of her being waylaid by highwaymen, Mrs. Kaiser being shot dead and Kaiser himself being slighitly wounded in the arm. The story was not believed, and Kaiser and the Dekalb woman were arrested, Clemmer making his escape.

Rebels -Fire Upon Havana.

New York, N0v.26.—00n Sunday morning, for the first time in the history of ‘the Cuban war, rebel bullets sought the palace in Havana, says a dispatch to the Herald from Havana. The shots came from Casa Blanca, 600 yards across the entrance to the harbor, and while nobody -was' hurt, the palace, with its electric light, was a shining mark and must have been hit. The attack on Casa Blanca was made by Brig. Gen. Rafael De Cardenas and 50 rebels. They entered the town shortly before midnight on honseback, and at the end of four hours each man led out of town a horse, with one extra he had appropriated, laden' with clothing, provisions, silver "plate, and considerable money. Before they left they fired two volleys across the narrow harbor.entrance at the palace, thén coolly retired to a friend’s house inside the Spanish lines and took supper, previously ordered. All this was done under the guns of Cabanas and Moro. i

Germany Covets Mere,

London, Nov. 24.—According to'a special dispatch from Berlin received here Tuesday the German government considers that the land occupied by the forces of Germany at Kiao Chou bay, Shan Tun peninsula, China, is insufficient for a mnaval station and proposes to enlarge its: holdings there, ‘“diplomatically, if possible.” If Germany does jntend to keep the land ge¢ized it may lead to serious complications, if Russia pays heed to China’s appeal for protection.: According to Washington advices China has made this appeal to the Bear to oust Germany from her territory. Berlin, Nov. 24.—The newspapers of this city report that Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of Emperor William, Is-to take command of the‘ German squadron in Chinese waters. : A Juror Indicted. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov, 27.—The Cole county grand jury has returned an indictment for perjury against J. Henry Bear, the juror who hung the jury in theé McKenzié murder ¢ase. The evidence in the case was sufficient for the other jurors to conviet McKenzie of murder in the first degree, but: Bear claimed that his econscience could not allow him to. give his consent to a veridet of death in the case. He said the evidence was strong, but not enough to inflict the death penalty. To Vote for Caucus Nominee, Cincinnati, Nov. 27.—AT the recent election the fusion ticket which carried this county contained nine democratic and five republican: members of thelegislature. There has been some doubt as to how the republican fusionists would vote on a joint ballet for United States senator. At a mecting of these fusionists here they decided to vote for the republican caucus nominee, which will make the legislature stand 80 republicans to 65 democrats on joint ballot for United States senator. L Commodore Rudd’s Widow Arrested. :New York, Nov. 24, — Emeline H. Rudd, widow of Commodore John Rudd, U. 8. N,, was arraigned in court at New Brighton, S. I, Tuesday to answer to the accusation of stealing a quantity of jewelry from a house in which she boarded recemtly. Mrs. Rudd admit.ed that she had taken the property, but said that she could not tell why she had done so. She said she would make good the value of the prop‘erty taken if the complainant would not prosecute her. L ~ Big. Fortune for Charity. Paris, Nov. 24.—1 t is mow believed that the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans, the famous Amerfean dentist who facilitated the flight of ex-Empress Eugenie from Paris in 1870, and who died here on the evening of November 14 last, left most of his large fortune to found charitable 'institutions bearing his ‘name. It is understood that Dr. Evans’ estate is even greater than the estimates ‘made of it during his lifetime, and that

- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. : International Lesson for December |5, 1897--Christ’s Humility an Exan tation—Philippians 2:1-11. | [Arranged from Peloubet’s Notes.] - GOLDEN TEXT.—Let this mind be in 2ygu, which was alg‘o in Christ Jesus.—Phil. 'THE SECTION.—Study the whole EpisY mME oF WRITING.—In the late autumn of A. D. 62, or early in A. D. 63. - ' PLACE OF WRITING.—Rpme, Paul's Jiired house where he was held a prisoner.THE LESSON. - 4 An Exhortation to U'nity.—Vs. 1, 23 1. “If there be:” Paul makeés a double argument and plan in this verse. (1) If there are in existence such things as make Christian unity possible, and (2) il there are among you such things (the same as the others) as'would lead you to make full the joy of your friend who is in chains for/Christ’s sake, **Any consolation:” Comfort, encouragement, strengthening. ",Comforf\of love:” Consolation, or incentive which love brings. “If any fellowship of the Spirit:” Communion with the Holy Spirit which makes all Christians onec. *“lf any bowels:” Here we would use “heart,” R. V., tender mercies, a loving feeling toward all. 2. “Fulfill ye my joy:” It was his Joy in seeing the church he had founded and the Christians he loved fulfilling his mission; and living the ideal life, by "being “likemihded:” thinking ‘the same thing, in accord with the two respects which follow:—(1) a unity of affection; *having the same-love:™ (2) a unity of sentiment, “of one accord:” An Enemy of Cliristian Unity.—V. 3. The great enemy of Christian unity is selfishness, manifestirjg itself in contentions with others. See Christ's words to the disciples when they contended for the first places in Hjs Kingdom (Luke 22:24-26). Such feelings are opposed to the very nature of Chris‘tianity, and ruin the spirit of unity. And in *“vainglory:” Personal vanity. Three Aids to Unity.—Vs.3-5. First: Humanity. 3. “In lowliness of mind:” Not a mock humility, like Uriah Heep’s, nor ignorance of what one really is or can do, but the opposite of claiming attention, honor and worship on account of it. “But let each esteem other better than themselves:” Let others have the honors and the highest places. In every person there are some things to which others can look up. : Second: Altruism. 4. “Look not every man on his own things:” Do not absorb in self, and in one’s own interests and views. *“Also on the things of others:” He is not to forget his own affairs, but to love his neighbor as hims, self. . : A

Third: The Spirit of Christ. 5. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in: Christ Jesus:” The disciple must imbibe the Spirit of the Master, or he‘is none of His.. It.is His Spirit which will produce unity. The Example of Christi—Vs. 6-11. 6. “Who, being in the form of God:” Not the shape, but the essence of a person or thing, expressing the distinctive nature and character of the being to whom "it pertains. “Thought it not robbery,” ete. Did not thini it a high-ly-prized possession, did not, before His incarceration, regard His divine equality as a prize which was-to be grasped at{ and retained at all hazards, but, on the contrary, laid aside the form of God, and took upon limself the nature of men. T

7. “Made Himself of no reputation:” Literally. emptied Himself. He divested Himself, not of his divine nature, fox this was impossible, but of the glories, the prerogatives of Diety, by taking upon Him “the form of a servant.” 8. “And being found in fashion as a man:” He showed Himself possessed of a true body and a rational soul—a soul that grew in wisdom, as Hig body grew in stature. ‘‘He humbled Himself:” A further act of self-denial “Became obedient unto death:” As the following verse seems distinctly to indicate, the obedience here mentioned was that shewn to God.: He freely obeyed God, even thougly it led Him to death. *‘Even the death of the cross:” 9. “Wherefore:” In consequence of this spirit of humility anG obedience. “God: hath highly exalted Him:” DBecause He was worthy of exaltation; because His spirit was one that should pe shown and honorecd before the world with God’s approval; because it was safe to exalt such a charagter. “And given Him a name which is above every" name:” His name stands first in'the ;annals of the universe, because no one else ever had so eondescended and humbled himself from the throne of Heaven to the lowly service of man. 10. *“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow:” "Not at its mention, but in its presence, in its influence. *“Of things in Heaven:” All that is in Heaven. ‘“And things in earth:” Not only men, but all f}orces and powers, commerce, art, invention, intel=lect, all should be subservient to Him and His cause. *‘And things under the earth:” 'The secret and yet hidden power of nattre. Or it may mean the dead, good and evil, and the demons of the lower regions, whose defeat will exalt the! Conqueror. Even .“the wrath of man shall praise Him.” S 11. “That every tongue should confess:” An implicit quotation from Isaiah 45:23. Here is the promise of the triumph of Christ and His Kingdom. “To the glory of God, #he Father:” Whatever Jesus did was not for Himgelf. He did not wish to draw men away from God to His manhood, but by His manhood to drawv men to the great God and Father of all. ot ~ WIT BY THE TOTS. . o —_— ; ; : Little Bessie enitered the parlor one morning and her quick eye discovered that the slip coverings had been -removed from the furniture. “Oh, look, mamma!” she exclaimed, “the chairs have tooked their nightgowns off!” “Willie, you'll be sick,” said his mother, as he handed up his plate for more of the fowl; *“‘this is thethird time you have been helped.” “I know it, mamma,” replied the little five-year-old, “but that turkey pecked at me once, and I'm getting even.” - s Little four-year-old Mngg’ie”s father had the mumps, when one of her little playmates came in to visit her. “Why, .yag‘j’gie!” exclaimed the little miss, 'what's the matter avith your papa’s fage?” “’Tain’t jist no matter ’tall,” replied Maggie. “He’s only dot the mugwumps in his jawses.” | e ~ “Tommie,” said a _m‘othei to her six-_year-old hopeful, “you must not inter- : ’_& ‘me when lam talking to the ladles; It ion't good manvers. You must ~wait till ‘'we get through, and then you Saik Rl IR ka4 SR S ee e e

AUTONOMY FOR CUBA. Spain Publishes the- Decree—Plans - Unfavorably Reeceived.. Madrid, Nov. 29.—The Official Gazette publishes the royal decrees granting autonomy for Cuba and Porto Rico.. An outline foliows: : i P Article 1 explains the principles of the future government of the two islands. | Article 2 decrees that the government of each island shall be composed of an insular parliament, divided' into two chambers, while a governor-general, representing the ‘home government, will exercise' in its name the supreme authority. ) Article 3 declares that the faculty of making laws on.colonijal affairs rests with the" insular chambers and the governor-qen-eral. ) ) : : { Article 4 directs that the insular representation shall be -composed: of ‘two corporations, with equal powers, viz.:a cham- ‘ ber of representatives and a council of administration. . - Article 5 provides that the council of administration shall consist of 35 members, of whom 18 shall be elected and 17 be nominated by the home government. Pl Article 6 provides that the members of the council of administration must -be Spaniards, at ‘least 35 years .of age, who were born in the island or who have|resided there continuously for four. years. It specifies numerous officials such as senators, presidents of courts and of chambers -of commerce and other bodies as eligible to election to the council. TV Aticles 7 to 14 inclusive deal with nx‘fminations and the conditions of election to councils. | . : - {oo Aticle 15 empowers the- throne, or. the governor-general, to convgke, susper:d or dissolve the chambers, with an obligation to reassemble them within three months: Articles 16: to Z 8 deal with the proce pre of the chambers and grant immunity to members. Lo Article 29 empowers thé insular parliaments to receive 'the governor’s‘oath,bnd make effective the responsibility of |the’ secretaries forming.the governor’s council. Secretdaries may be impeached by the chambers, in which case they are tg be judged by the council of administration. .. Negotiations for treaties ‘of commerce ‘are to be made by the home government, with the :assistance of the secretaries of the island. A o Articlel 39 confers upon parliament thes imposing of customs duties. . a Article’4o deals with the commercial relations of the islands with the peninsula and provides:that no import or export tax may difte:} to the prejudice of the productions of either island pr the peninsula. -A list will be formed. of articlés coming from Spain direct, which will be granted favorable treatment in regard to similararticles coming from abroad, and the same will be done for productions-of the-islands entering Spain, the differential duty in no case to exceed 35 percent. - -b, The remainder of the decree explains the governor-generdl’s powers. He will exercise supreme command, be responsible for the preservation. of order, have free power to nominate officials, and his secretaries; he will publish and execute the laws and decrees, international treaties and conventions, etc., and will have the power of pardoning, suspending eonstitutional guarantees and ordering a state of siege, should circumstances require it. : RS Washington, Nov. 29.—Spain’s latest scheme for autonomy for Cuba is not’ well received in Washington, - ‘The publication made in fhe Official Gazette of Madrid, containing-a summary of the. royal decrees, has produced a most unfavorable impression here. ~ Careful examination of the scheme discloses that a string is attached to every pretended concession to €uba, and leads inevitably to the conclusion that the Spanish statesmen are at their old. tricks of throwing dust into the eyes 'of the world in general and of the people of the United States in particular. It is already apparent that Spdin is not able to deceive anyone with these decrees. The Cubans say' they will have none of such autonomy, which is at best a mere sham, leaving everything ‘of importance subject to the control of Spain. In administration circles here there is keen disappointment at the details of the plan as disclosed by the official publication. The president had expected something better. There was a belief that the Sagasta ministry, in deference to the opinion of the world and of the United States more particularly, would set up in Cuba something similar to the home rule which Britain gives Canada. But as a matter of fdct the published plan is locked upoxl.as.a cunningly devised scheme to maké a mere pretense of concessions without ‘actually making any. The disappointment with the autonomy scheme, of which -so much was expected, will not now change the attitude of the administration, but it is going to make still more difficult the task.of restraining eongress. ; R '

CANADA .GIVES HER ANSWER.

Impossible to Agree to- Preposal to Suspend Pelagic Sealing January 1.

Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 20.—The reply of the Canadian government to the proposition of the United States, that the: Canadians should stop killing seals for a year, beginning January 1, indicates that it is not possible to comply with the proposal, as every British subject has the right to engage in pelagic sealing unless prohibited by imperial decree, which can only be issued by .authority of the imperial parliament, and parliament will not meet until February. - The Canadian reply suggests that the proposed joint commission’be appointed and meet at once; when, upon conclusion of negotiations upon the half dozen questions at .issue, including the sealing question, the necessary legislation eould be secured from the British parliament and the suspension of pelagic sealing go into effect in the spring. ' . :

Wages Advanced. sPittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 29.—Jones & Laughiins on Saturday notified their 3,000 ironworkers known &as day men that commencing December 1 their wages will' be increased ten per cent. This restores the reduction made some months ago, as promised by the firm. as soon as improved conditions would warrant. ok ‘ S5O Money to Be Printed.’ i Washington, Nov. 29,—Assistant Secretary Vanderlip authorized the direetor of the bureau of engravingand printing to print and deliver to the United States treasurer $48,000,000, as follows: . United States notes, $18,000,000; silver certificates, $24,000,000; treasury notes of 1890, $6.000,000. ‘ ; . “Shows a Galm. " Washington, Nov. 20.—The records of the internal revenue bureau show that the receipts for the five months of the present fiscal year will exceed those for the same period last year by about $8,000,000. . _ . Papal Appointments. Rome, Nov. 20.—The pope has appointed Rev. L. P. Chapelle; bishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the archbishopric of ' New OrleAns. Rev. Father Fitzmaurice, rector of. the. Church of the Annunciation of Williamsport, Pa., has been appointed coadjutor bishop of Erie, Pa. = < i!h_hf,_jnér,;, Ravew, - . ~ Grand Forks, N. C., Nov. 20.—Mary Luxton, aged 22 years, shot and fatally

-, THOUSANDS PERISH. Terrible Havoc by a Typhoon in Philo ippine Islands. o -. San Francisco, Nov. 29.—The typhoon which swept over the Philippine islands on October 6 was the cause of one of thé worst disasters that has been reported from the southern ocean in many years, if not in the history of that sec-_ tion of the world. Thousands of lives were lost, including many Europeans, and the damage to property was something - appalling. Telegraphic advices concerning the calamity have been very meager. “ ' - Several towns were swept and blown away. Fully /400 Europeans were drowned, and it is estimated that 6,000 hatives perishea. The.hurricane struck the-island at the,Bay of Santa Paula, in the province of Samar. It devastated the entire southern portion of the island, and cut off communication with: the rest of the-world for two days. On ‘the 12th the hurricane reached Leyte, and struck the capital of Tacloban ‘with great fury. -In less than"one-half hour the town was a mass of ruins. - The wind blew with such fury that trees and dwellings were not only lev‘eled to'the ground, but were taken into the air and carried away. What the first attack of the hurricane spared was “destroyed by successive blasts of almost equal fury. ‘Then came a.tidal wave “that ran far inland like a solid wall of -water. Lverything in its way perished. [Vessels were either ingulfed or weré. “cerried on its crest to be left high and dry when the monster wave receded. The native inhabitants were thrown irto the wildest panic, and a wild rush was . made for clear ground. At-least 400 natives were killed in this struggle for life. Some were lifted bodily by the wind and dashed to pieces against walls and trees. The greater number were killed, howerver, by flying debris. ~ "~ The Europeans, as a rule, preferred to take their chances under their own rooftrees. - Their fate seems to have been even more sure than that of the fleeing natives. +ln:Lalf an hour the ‘wind. had done its work, and the town was a'heap of debris. When the native ' authorities recovered sufficiently from their panic to institute a search for the _dead, they took out the corpses of 126 Tluropeans from .the ~uins. There is little -idea of the number of natives ‘killed, but the bodies of 400 were found in the city itself -3"

. SLAIN BY HER HUSBAND. . ‘M}‘*stery of a Chicago Woman’s Disappearance Solved by a Conresglon. . Chieago, Nov. 29.—The mystery surrounding the. disappearance .of Mrs. Pauline Merry from her home at. No. 50 Hope street was solved Sunday afternoon -by the confession of Thomas ‘Hickey, who was arrested on suspicion. Hickey told ‘a revolting story of how Christopher Merry choked and beat his wife a. week ‘ago.last Friday. Then, finding it impossible to restore his wife to consciousness, Hickey says that Merry decided to *‘put her out of her misery” by beating out her brains with a poker.. The horrible story told by Hickey. was extorted from him after several hou:f in the “sweat box.” Late Sunday afternoon he led a party of police to an uninhabited portion of the city near Eighty-seventh street and Western ‘avenue, where Mrs. Merry’s ‘body. was found buried beneath'a few inches of loose dirt by the roadside. The disappearance of Mrs. Merry excited almost as much interest as that of Mrs. Luetgert. . Last Saturday the police learned that she had been made away with by her Husband at his cottage in Hope street.- Merry was a peddler and owned several horses. When the police began their investigation the three-year-old son of Merry told them that his father had killed his mother and had lowered her body through a trap deor into the cellar. Following this clew, it was found that Merry had driven away from his place Saturday morning with a covered wagon, but no further trace of him has been discovered.. Thomas Hickey, an employe of the stable where Merry kept his horses, was put in the swéat box and confessed ‘that he and-James Smith had been present when Merry beat and choked his wife. -The three men sat up Friday night and vainly- tried to restore Mrs. Merry to cowsciousness.. On Saturday Merry, he says, decided to kill his wife, which he did with a poker. The body was carted away, and Merry, although still.in the city, has successfully eluded the police.” 2 :

_ASSAILS PLASTER TRUST. Michigan Man Caims $1,000,000 Protfits on His Patents. " Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 29.—Melvin B. Church has begun a $1,000,000 damgdge suit against the Anti-Kalsomine company, otherwise known as the plaster trust. - Mr. Church sevéral years ago turned over his wall tinting and plaster properties to the trust for operation. * Recently he began suit for $250,000, claiming the trust had not accounted to him properly and had withheld profits. His suit is based, the bill avers, on discoveries of further irregularities. . Hope to Get Indian Lands. _ Guthrie, 0. T, Nov. 20.—Hundreds of | persons are arriving in Oklahoma, an- | ticipating the opening of the new .lands _ ‘to settlement. Until congress meets, however, no lands will be opened.. Owing to the Indian treaty complications in the Wichita reservation, great - injury and distress: would follow an opening at the present time. - ©° Ammunition Seized. e London, -Nov. 29. — Eight barges Joaded with cases of gunpowder falsely ° labeled ‘“arms” have been seized by the customs officers in the Thames. They emanated from Russia and were about to be transferred to the steamer Baluchistan, for Persia. Itissuggested that ‘the ammunition was destined for the AtHal. T - : _Halifax, N. S, Nov. 20.—The explo--sion of a boiler at the G¢ld Lake mines, iast Halifax, caused the instant death of the manager of the mine, Daniel JMePhail, -and twe other men. ~lndieted. | ~ Denver, Col,;, Nov. 20.—The grand jury has found true bills against several’ firms for selling oleomargarine. ‘The Colorado Creamery Men's associa‘tion instigated the prosecutions. It is claimed that eight out of every ten re“tail grocers in the city handle oleomar- | b Price for A Golt. Whitnéy, who is here to bily horses, has e