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TODAY'S WEATHER.
"Washington, .':-.'!. 17. Forecast until 8
p. in.. Monday: For Dakota: Clearing
warmer by ' Monday night; variable winds.
For Minnesota: Clearing; slightly colder,
except stationary in extreme northwest;
north winds. For lowa and Nebraska:
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THE TROUBLE WITH CHILI.
It is a puzzle to most people what this
flurry with the little South American
state is all about, and why the Chilians
should be so on their ear. There has
been as little concern about the inter
nal affairs of tint country among the
masses in the United States in times
past as there has been in regard to the
habits of the mythical man in the moon.
Being intelligent citizens, they knew
there was a strip of land along the
South American coast called Chili, pos
sessed by about as many people as one
of the larger states in this country, but
there had been little intercourse with
them, and small commercial inter
ests. When one of the Quay and
Tom Tlatt bosses i i possession
of the presidency there under
took the role of dictator, and the party
represented by the congress revolted,
there was natural and general sympa
thy with the side that seemed to repre
sent the popular interests. But it was
the misfortune of the situation that this
country was represented there by a
small-caliber politician, one Pat Ed an,
who was given the appointment solely
ns a recognition of services to the party
in power, lie was still a partisan, and
had the imprudence fco take sides with
the dictator, Balmaceda, in- the local
fight. It was so gross a perversion of
the diplomatic proprieties as to have
warranted his prompt recall and
disavowal of his coarse. It is
conceded now that this would have
obviated all the present unpleas
antness, and saved the lives of the
Bailors of the Baltimore who were
rnobbsd in Valparaiso. But Pat repre
sented an element that the administra
tion was cultivating for votes, and the
blundering minister was kept there. It
was natural that bad feeling should re-
Bult from his action. Balmaceda went
»ut ignomin'ously, and the populace
■rented their rase at the attitude of the
minister upon the inoffensive sailors.
It was unwarranted, and demanded
prompt reparation by the new govern
ment of Chili. But the latter is the cre
ation ot the cause that came up when
the power that Egan had affil
iated with want down. It natu
rally has sought to keep in with
the popular tide. It has gone as far as
it could without -retting into a lie-lit
with the United States, and has a diffi
cult role to placate its own people and
sustain itself without a war. Other in
fluences, too, have been operative to
produce the hostility against the United
States. English capitalists have large
investments in the country, and its
traders have the greater part of the for -
eign traffic. They would keep the
United States from sharing it. The En
glish representatives, residents and cor
respondents have done all in their
power to incite the bad blood of the vic
torious party toward the United States.
They represented to the people that
this country was hostile to them,
and that the United States cruis
ers about in Chilian waters were
there En the interest of the Balmaceda
cause. The retention of Egan* gave color
to their misrepresentations. The corre
spondents of the English papers were spe
cially mendacious. The London Times
accepted their versions, and said the
United States -'administration bad main
tained towards Chili a deliberately hos
tile and provocative attitude." and
asserted that "there is not the slightest
reason to call in question the entire cor
rectness of the attitude assumed by
Chili." When our government was
pressing demands for the punishment
of the guilty and reparation for the
outrage, the London Times voiced the
British policy in asserting that •'neu
trality had been openly set aside by
Americans in Chilian waters;" that
*'the American admiral acted as an
intelligence department of the dicta
tor," and that punishment should be
administered to those in command.
There was nothing in this, of course,
and the Chilians would have been able
to discern the sinister purpose had not
their minds been inflamed by the course
of Eg ax. A war with Cliili may be
necessary for the national honor and
dignity if good sense and moderation do
not get possession of the government of
Chili, but it will be playing into the
Lands of the English fomentors of it. {7~
A BAD CHANGE.
The amendment Gov. McKinley
would have made in the Ohio form of
the Australian . ballot act is not in the
interest. of the voter. The law was
adopted by the late Democratic legis
lature, and the provision for marking
the ballots is believed to be specially
commendable. A single cross opposite
the party heading carries the full ticket
unless tjie voter sees fit to put a cross
opposite some of the names in one of
the other tickets. The change the gov
ernor would have is to put a cross oppo
site every name voted. The law, as it
stands, gives that privilege if the voter
sees fit, and many of the voters did so
mark their ' tickets at the last election.
This is to be made compulsory.
This is a change in the wrong
direction. No valid reason can be
assigned lor it. Possibly it is as
sumed that more Democratic than lie
publican votes in that state will be lost
by this needless and onerous exaction.
The laboring classes are largely Demo
cratic, and, perhaps, on the average not
so nimble with the pencil as the Repub
licans. The ballot should be made as
simple and as free from complications
as possible. Every legal voter has the
same right to its fullest exercise, and
to require skill and adeptness in the
preparation of the ballot is to deprive
many of its rightful expression, in a
great state like Ohio, where the tickets
are lengthy, as few marks as possible
should be required.
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TAXATION OF -PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
Comptroller Wk.mple, of New York,
in his annual report submitted to the
legislature a few days ago. discusses
several phases of the taxation problem
in an interesting and valuable manner.
During his term of office at Albany he
has made a study of the different ways
of reaching property for purposes of
taxation, and has prepared a bill which,
if passed, will remove. real property
from all except local taxes levied for
the support of town, county or city. In
this report Comptroller Wemple states
that the assessed valuation of property
in New York for the year of IS9O was:
Personal, SoSj.o^O.ISI; real, S3,3i*s,3***3,
--931. In 1891 the assessed valuation
showed an increase of 198,910,748 on real
property, and a decrease of -53, 170,064 on
personal. Twenty years ago, in IS7I,
the assessed valuation of personal prop
erty in New York reached the sum of
1452,607,73*3. This shows a decrease of
over $70,000,000 in the annual valuation
during a period when every mail knows
there has been a rapid increase in the
accumulations of personal property in
New York, as well as all other states of
the Union.
Comptroller Wemple expresses the
belief that over §2,500,000,003 ol personal
property escapes taxation in New York,
which is probably a very conservative
estimate. As will be seen from the as
sessed valuation of the two classes of
property, real estate is paying 90 and
personal property but 10 per cent of the
state taxes in New York. The various
plans of taxing corporations are consid
ered, and the recommendation made
that a reasonable tax be levied upon
the income* paid upon the bonded debt
of corporations and joint stock com
panies, the amount of this tax to be de
ducted by the corporations from the
sums paid the holders, and by the
former paid into the state treasury.
Such a tax Comptroller Wemple be
lieves will lift some of the burdens from
the shoulders of the real estate owners
of the state, and be generally satisfac
tory. In closing this discussion of the
taxation problem, Mr. Wemi'le says:
Time and experience have strengthened
my belief that all the revenues for ordinary
expenses of the state government should be
raised from special taxes upon the capital
and business of corporations, corporate se
curities and interest, inheritances aud testa
mentary bequests and other special subjects
for levying duties, without resort to any
direct tax upon raal property. Such mode of
raising revenues to support the state govern
ment would limit the taxation of real prop
erty for county, town and municipal pur
poses exclusively, and would permit the
same to be assessed for such purposes only
In the towns and wards where situated, sub
ject to the interested scrutiny of the owners
themselves, who would thus b^ incited to vig
ilance in seeing that every species of prop
erty is equitably assessed aud made to pay its
fair share of taxes.
CRIPPLING THE OCTOPUS.
It is unfortunate that the few scat
tering Republicans in the lower house
should so seriously object to Dem
ocratic plans for relieving people of
some of the most onerous burdens of
the McKinley law. It is unfortunate
because Republican objection creates
antagonism and excites friction. The
entente cordiale becomes sadly warped,
with threatening indications of com
plete fracture. But the saddest evi
dence of Republican loss of confidence
in Democratic legislation lies in vigor
ous Republican protest against the
Democratic plan of destroying the Mc-
Kinley bill in detail, instead of open
ing broadsides all along the line on the
measure as a totality. The New
York Tribune goes to the extreme
of declaring: "The piecemeal policy
is not straightforward or manly, but it
will deceive nobody." Undoubtedly the
Tribune is correct. Nobody will be de
ceived. ludeed, deception is not the
actuating motive of the movement.
Democratic congressmen will, certainly,
not deceive themselves or their constit
uents by fostering the delusion that the
McKinley law can be successfully at
tacked en bloc. Democrats will know
that the Republican senate and presi
dent will not .permit any general re
vision of the tariff this year. To grasp
at all would be to lose the whole. But
it is believed by leading Democratic
congressmen that separate bills for re
duction of tariff duties on wool, binding
twine, etc., etc., will not be antagonized
by senators representing the interests
of Western constituencies. This is the
plan so severely condemned by the Re
publican minority in the lower house,
and in which they see nothing but the,
to them, abhorrent probability of suc
cess. Marine divers unite in saying
that the most efficacious ' way to free
one's self from the deadly embrace of
the octopus is to lop off. one by one, its
tentacles with a hatchet. The octopus
of the McKinley law will be treated in
a similar heroic manner in congress lur
ing the present inning of the one hun
dred and forty Democratic majority in
the house.
EDUCATIONAL MISTAKES.
Education is a good thing. Much
learning does not make men mad. . ' But
a state that permits a generation to grow
up within its borders without reverence
for authority, with a distaste for honest
work, and with no well-disciplin(**d
knowledge of the principles of just gov
ernment aud of the history of successes
and defeats by which we come to Know
what government is, will sooner or later
reach humiliation and sorrow. Self-pres
ervation is the first law of nature. " It is
likewise as certainly the first law of na
tions. The community or state, that
neglects attention to those principles
which underlie its safety, its growth
and its perpetuity will as surely decline
as that individual who neglects the
proper precautions of food, shelter and
raiment will soon' close his miserable
existence.
Minnesota and her people *: are accus
tomed to boast of the educational sys
tem of the state. There is a vast school
fund already, and there . are : yet ; many
millions to be added to it when the gifts
of the national government have all
been turned into cash. And yet the
school tax imposed oh property iv Vari
THE PAINT TAVJj PAILY GLOBE: ; MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1892.
ous parts of the state is onerous, but
this is merely by the , way. No one
would object to the expenditure of
money made in carrying on the cumber
some educational machine of the state,
if theresults were what they should be.
There are some '. weighty objections
urged against the system and its results.
To begin with, tne schools of the state
are seemingly conducted with the sole
idea 'of turning out lawyers, doctors,
ministers and other professional men.
Go where you will in the higher grade
schools, and in none is a good word said
for the occupations of mechanic and
farmer.
Why is it that the fanner's boy will
not remain on the old farm and be satis
tied to become a solid, substantial and
contented citizen. Is it not due to the
fact that the Ways of modern education
have discredited an occupation which,
up to a few years ago, was considered
the most honorable of all? JEFFERSON,
Washington, Randolph, Madison,
and a host of the greatest Americans
were fanners, and loved it above all
other occupations. But in their time
jeers and jibes were not leveled at the
farmer In theater, school, college and
everywhere else. Xo states then con
sidered it incumbent upon them to
maintain law, medical, dental and other
professional schools for the sake of
making the entrance into a profession
as easy as possible.
The universities of the country point
to great lawyers, great statesmen, great
physicians, and distinguished men
everywhere, but they never tell a stu
dent of the penniless professional man
who has given his lite 10 a pursuit for
which he was unfitted. The teacher of
today never intimates that a prosperous
fanner, or the industrious, well-paid
mechanic is a happier and better citizen
than the professional "gentleman."
These are some of the mistakes of the
educational systems of the day which
must be rectified, or the whole thing
will be swept away.
THE RIGHT POLICY.
The Minneapolis Tribune insinuates
by cartoon that the Holman resolutions
which have been adopted by the house
are hostile to appropriations for pen
sions and the existence of soldiers'
homes. That is the absurdity of par
tisanship, There is nothing in the let
ter or spirit of the declarations to war
rant any such imputation. The Demo
crats have never been wanting in liber
ality toward the needy soldiers of the
country. In the interest of the truly
meritorious the pension lists should be
purged of frauds, and the country ex
pects that a rigid investigation will be
had of the pension department, aud
some light will be shed upon the in
.quiry as to whether it has been oper
ated more in the interest ot claim agents
than the deserving veterans. Still, this
has nothing "to do with the Hol
man resolutions. The first one stands
squarely against the Republican policy
of bounties, subsidies and giving finan
cial countenance to the business meas
ures of individuals or corporations.
There can be no $100,000,003 entangle
ment with the Nicaragua canal, nor
will there be access given to the treas
ury to support unprofitable steamship
lines. The policy of subsidies and boun
ties is not too strongly characterized as
wrong and inequitable. It may not be
unconstitutional, but it is unjust and
against public policy. The Republicans
were not able to master more than half
their vote in opposition to this declara
tion. The second resolution is but
a_, -committal to retrenchment and
economy in expenditures. There is
nothing in it to suggest any niggardli
ness in the treatment ot any public in
terest. If it should be deemed best to
furtlie* aid the world's fair, it can "be,
done. Reasonable appropriations for
public building' or improvements of
works of general utility are not de
barred. Obligations by virtue of former
legislation will be respected, and Mr.
Holman explained that even private
pension bills would not be shut out.
"Appropriate and legitimate legisla
tion" is an elastic phrase, but it is be
lieved it wiil be construed rationally, in
the spirit of reform and economy.* The
people will approve the declaration of
the house, and expect to see it permeate
all the acts of congress.
While the street car system is in the main
so excellent, it is unfortunate that small
blunders in the management should so often
disturb the serenity and inconvenience the
patrons. One of the most obvious vexations
is carelessness in time tables. For instance,
a night or two since a party living on the
West Side noticed three cars going south, all
on Robert street bridge or its approaches, at
one time. Only the first one had any passen
gers to speak of. A moment after the third
car had passed, there were a half-dozen
passengers on the corner of Fourth street
waiting for a car, and they waited full fif
teen minutes. On that line cars are often
seen but a block apart, the rear one usually
empty. This is more or less true of other
lines, and is usually a vexation that is quite
needless.
In. New York City the births the past two
years but slightly exceed the deaths. II it
were not for the higher rate of births among
the immigrant classes, there would be an ac
tual decrease. The growth of population is
due to immigration. This measurably ap
plies to the whole country. The original na
tive slocK is not keeping up in numbers. The
older a population becomes, tho less is the
Dirth ratio. Perhaps it is a universal condi
tion.
Several of the cities are boasting of their
comparatively low death rale. A good" many
people are supposed to find this world so
good a place to remain in that it is regarded
as a good advertisement to have a small mor
tality rate. It is understood, of course, that
the Twins are below the figures of any other
as large cities, and the conditions for health
are rather better than usual this winter.
While in some of the female institutions
corsets are being thrown aside for sanitary
reasons, it is decided by a New York judge
in connection with ; a tariff matter that cor
sets are wearing apparel, and not for tbe
beautifying of the figure. But this is an age
when ancient chestnuts are becoming - evis
cerated.
The New York .Tribune requires five col
umns,and probably aoes not then exhaust its
indignation at the Democrats for refusing to
make the campaign on the silver issue, . ■ it
is, no doubt,aggravating to the Republicans.
Brooklyn will have the trolley system if the
mayor did drop in a, veto. It is the only at
present available way to get electricity to do
the work, and anything else is too slow for
live cities. 7S3mS9*T*mSi
No special effort was required to secure
the next meeting of the National Press league
at St. Paul. When the auditorium meets the
only lack it will be easy to secure almost any
large gathering here. ' ..'; ~r ~-~j
< Sacrificed to Sparrows. '
Chicago Tribune. .. . •
Citizen (to one-eyed man)— My friend,
are you one of the victims of the small
boy with the air-gun?
One-Eyed Man— l am, sir.
"1 should think you would be on the
watch for him hereafter." .
"Yes, lam keeping an eye out for
him."
Unavailing Prayers.
Barn's Horn.
There's a good deal of praying for
missions that never puts any money in
the basket ' ._■
Not Counting AIL '.#_
Detroit Sun. ,
There are 100,000 lepers in the British
empire— not counting those among the
nobility of England. MSB
SUNRISE SIGNALS.
At this particular juncture Peru bristles up
and declares she will help Ihe United States
in ihe event of war with Chili. However, wo
all know that Peruvian bark is worse than its
bite. ■ " ••
A St.Louis exchange says that a condemned
murderer In Missouri met death calmly with a
cigar in his mouth. It was not known that the
Missouri cigar was so deadly. Perhaps before
long it will supersede electrocution.- i . f
Editor George William Curtis expresses his
"distrust of both political parlies." It is
quite evident that Mr. Curtis is proparing for
his quadrennial excursion into the woods.
Talk about seasonable and appropriate
topics! On the editorial pago of the Phila
delphia Press appears an article headed: "It
Is Time to Wake Up." !..
It is the same short distance between St.
Paul and Mlnneanoils that itis between.Min
neapolis and St. Paul. The same hotel ac-
commouaiions for the Republican will be
accorded tho Democratic national conven
tion in tho event of the location of the latter
in this city. Such is the present condition of
the situation.
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The advisability is being considered by
British naval experts of using some sort of
liquid fuel. Is this a spontaneous movement
on the part of Jack in favor of more grog
and less lobscousc?
Dr. Keeley opines that asafetida will drive
away the grip. Doubtless he is correct; it
has been eminently "successful in driving
away everything else.
The small remnant of the billion-dollar
congress is still rigid from the effects of the
galvanic shock administered by Ilolmau's
resolution.
The czar's annual income is 12, 000,
saying nothing of what he makes ,l on the
side."
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The West is woolly, and the West is wild, -
And its laugh is a stunning roar;
But ths Eastern papers all unite.my child.
In tes tifying to the fact that tho
Municipal governments of the
Cities wherein they are published are, •
Whithout exception, rotten to the core.
"That young man with the banjo in the
room next to mine is a musical genius, I ap
prehend,*' said the new boarder.
"Yes, T believe he considers himself such,"
replied the landlady; "he wants to familiarize
himself with the use of a variety of instru
ments."
"1 judged so. Well, you may tell him for
me," please, that one of these mornings I
shall make him a prominent claimant for a
golden harp." "
Rev. Dr. Talmage has just passed the six
tieth anniversary of his birth, aud immedi
ately offers for sale a cook stove and seven
joints of pipe that never were sworn at.
Destroy the McKinley bill in detail, if
necessary, but destroy it. $5311
The correct pronunciation of khedive iis
ked-ee-veee. It is different with "coon
dive."
The fact that a jelly trust can be success
fully inaugurated in Chicago indicates that
its commercial morality is a trifle shaky. i: '
The Chicago Times, commenting on the
fact that Blame dele-rates to Minneapolis'
were elected at the Philadelphia Republican
primaries, suggests that this is likely to make
President Harrison wonder what Postmaster
General Wanamaker is there for. It has
been whispered around in certain political
circles that Mr. Wanamaker was there foi;
""100,000, paid in advance. "****•
Curious people, with a penchant for putting
this and that together, are referred to the fol
lowing paradox: B. Harrison signed the,"
McKinley bill; B. Harrison then turned,;
around and ordered from France full sets of
new chiua for the White house. r - '„•"•
SCINTS FROM "SLUG FIVE."
A man can be in the lien business and still
retain his corpulency. : '' H -
I It is not an amiable trait to be continually
aiming at another's weaknesses.
It is difficult to swing around to your way
of thinking a mind that is unhinged.
A man may know a wrinkle or tw o, but it
is not advisable to mention them in her pres
ence.
If you would appeal to man's generosi ty,
do so through his vanity; if to his morality,
do so through his superstitions."
The fireman who feeds his flame oysters
and creams can hardly be credited with
quenching his spark.
Soft words are said to turn away wrath.
They have also been known to turn ■ : up ;in
breach of promise suits.
Notwithstanding its ponderous weight and
great responsibility, the locomotive is alight
headed affair.
A glove merchant may conduct a counter
fitting business and still not off end the law.
The baking efforts of the young wife do
not, as a rule, pan out very well.
Carbolic Acid by Mistake.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 17.— James G.
Loane, a justice of the peace, died this
morning from a dose of poison, which
he took through mistake. Justice Loane
was subject to cramps, and "arose from
his bed to take some medicine. Along
side the bottle containing the cramp
remedy was a vial of carbolic acid.
From this bottle he swallowed about fif
teen drops of the poison before he.be
came aware of his mistake. Death came
within fifteen minutes. He was sixty
five years of age.
Blown Into Fragments.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 17.— An
engine of the Debardleben Coal and
Iron company ran out of water here
today. Engineer Hunt made an effort
to reach the next water tank, a mile
away. While the locomotive was run
ning at full speed, the boiler exploded;
completely wrecking the engine and in
stantly killing the engineer. Joseph
Hunt, aud Fireman Bradford. Botb
men were blown into fragments. *j
Ben Is a Favorite.
St. Louis Republic. ' ."
The Republicans may talk about
Blame, but they are going to nominate
Harrison. He has almost completed his
work under his contract for wrecking
the party, and they can't help-getting
him go through with the rest of it. ><■ -s
The Press Club Delegates;. • ,* 3 ,
San Jose, Cal., Jan. 17.— dele
gates to the press club league convent
lion spent the day in this city sight
seeing and attending receptions. They
will return lo San Francisco tomorrow
night.
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Who's Afraid? ; .
Chicago Mail. .: -._ *■
The promise of the New York World
to elect another Democratic president
this year may have been made in good
faith, but the Minneapolis hotelkeepers
do not appear to be frightened.
Bluff at Honest John. _
Chicago Globe.
Senator Sherman says he never
be a candidate for another office. Here
is 100 to 1 that there will be a Sherman ;
headquarters at Minneapolis.
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Gave, it Up and Guessed It. .....
Harper's Young People. HpSSHJB"B[
"What does a volcano do with lava?''
asked Freddy. ' '■"*"' ■%
" "Give it up," replied his father. , . '
"That's right," said Freddy.- .:--__.
EGYPT'S NEW KHEDIVE.
It is pleasant to learn that young
Abbas, the new Khedive, already speaks
English.; Young Abbas will do well to
keep up his English, for it is the En
glish mainly that will keep up young
Abbas.— New York Advertiser.
' Abbas Pasha, the- new khedive of
Egypt, talks English like a native.
Like most of the children of royalty, he
had an English nurse and goterdess til!
In- was twelve years old. lie will get
considerable English nursing In his
new sphere, Chicago Tribune*
' Young 4bbas, the new khedive of
Egypt, is said to have, a Circassian
strain. As lie came through the Cairo
harem, that is probably true, and he it
doubtless all the better for it. The
Egyptian stock can be improved by al
most any admixture; but the ruling
force in Egypt for the next century will
be English, diluted with German.— New
York Advertiser.
t It is formally announced that when
young Prince Abbas arrives in Alex
andria he '-will be received by the En
glish officials." That he will. But isn't
the ... announcement somewhat super
fluous? It is much like saying that when
a boy goes to school he will be received
by the master, possibly the assistants
and other "officials," who are to take
the youth in hand, train him, teach him
his lessons, and, it occasion offers, chas
tise him. Oh, yes; the English officials
will receive young Abbas, and will keep
good hold of him.— York Adver
tiser.
PARAGRAPHIC ROASTS.
Reports from St. Paul point to a seri
ous division in the forces of the Minne
sota Farmers' Alliance.— Pittsburg Dis
patch.
St. Paul has no more ice palaces. Per
haps he fears that Minneapolis would
put salt on the tail of such' an -enter
prise.—Chicago Mail. BUB
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, is
now the head of that noble little band
that is referred to on the election re
turns as "scattering."— Chicago Evening
Post. *
Tom Lowry is undoubtedly the great
est man In Minneapolis, and the Twin
Cities have recognized the fact at last.
Eerily, his lines are laid in pleasant
places and he has a goodly heritage.—
Chicago Tribune.
Minneapolis announces that an estab
lishment for the manufacture of artifi
cial eggs is to be located in that town at
once. Not content with attacking the
shapely comic-opera chorus, Minneapo
lis now proposes to frighten off farce
comedy, it seems.— Chicago Mail. V
The pleasant relations existing be
tween the St. Paul Pioneer Press and
Ignatius Donnelly, whicli culminated in
disclosing Mr. Donnelly in the small
end of a $11)0,000 libel suit horn, seem to
continue. Mr. Donnelly was lately re
elected president of the State Alliance,
when he made some pertinent remarks
about the newspapers. The Pioneer
Press also makes some pertinent re
marks about Mr. Donnelly, which re
marks have for a constantly recurrent
theme the unadorned charge that Mr.
Donnelly is a liar, and that "he appar
ently lies for the sake ot lying."Chi
cago Inter-Ocean.
DAKOTA'S DIVORCE MILL.
If Senator Kyle's national divorce bill
could provide for a divorce between Mr.
Quay and American politics the nation
would support it with unanimous en
thusiasm.—Chicago News.
In the vicinity of Sioux Falls Senator
Kyle's new bill is looked upon as the
precursor of an iniquitous and monopo
listic divorce trust.— Chicago News.
The fame of the Dakota . divorce mill
lias reached Germany. A landscape
painter, a subject of Emperor William,
came over and resided a few weeks in
South Dakota, got his divorce 'and is
now -on his way back to Germany.
Shame on Dakota!— Pittsburg Commer
cial-Gazette. HHB
South Dakota is gaining a rather un
savory reputation as the refuge for dis
gruntled married- people who are anx
ious for the easy severing of the matri
monial: bonds, and it seems that di
vorces are granted out in that country
with "neatness and dispatch," all of
which is quite an immigration boom to
the dried-up, ambitious new common
wealth. There certainly ought to be a
reform regarding the granting of di
vorces and instead of every state enact
ing laws on the subject, a national law
should be passed which would be effect
ive alike in all the states and territories.
Albert Lea (Minn.) Enterprise.
A GROUP OF GRINS.
There's often true noetic fire in an ed
itor's stove.— Columbus Post.
A pretty girl is a subject worth press-
-Binghainton Kepublican.
The gas that sizzles is notable for its
'light and airy manner.— Washington
Star.
Necessity knows no law and is eeii
erallv too poor to hire a- lawyer.Pica
yune.
The "actual settler" is the man who
stays in one place until he settles alibis
debts.— Galveston News.
"So dark, and yet so light," as the
man said when lie looked at his new ton
of coal.— Drake's Magazine.
Girls arc fond of fine turn-outs, but
they do not show it when they go three
abreast upou a sidewalk.— Alton Tele
graph. %MBMS99HH vSBPPdd
"Well, that's queer," said the fellow,
as he contemplated the bogus quarter
the barkeeper had just refused.—
hamton Leader. \WfkW
He— How happy both of us are! But
how much happier we shall be when we
are one ! She— l don't know, Harry.
Don't you think there will be too much
happiness for one?— Boston Transcript.
Minor Blazes.
Palatine, 111., Jan. 17.— A fire today
destroyed the planing.grist and flax tow
mill of Battermao.'Ost & Co. early this
morning. Loss, §15,000 ; uninsured.
Wausau, Wis., Jan. 17.— mill of
the Garth Lumber company, near Ha
zelhurst, was burned today. Loss, $35,
--000; insurance, ',000.
me
REPREHENSIBLE CONDUCT.
White Caps Duck a Couple Who
!* Broke a Commandment.
! . Springfield, 0., Jan. 17.— Charles
Peterson and Miss Mary Shelbrost, who
have been living together near St.
John's, Drake county, were warned
Thursday to leave the neighborhood
within twenty-four" hours or suffer
the consequences. The couple paid no
attention to the warning, and at the end
of the specified time were visited by
White Caps, who took them to the near
est creek, broke the ice and gave them
numerous duckings. The woman-had
been sick for some time, and the treat
ment she received was so injurious to
her condition that it is thought she will
die. She is being cared lor by a farmer
named Hendry. It is believed several
farmers of some prominence will be ar
rested in connection with the affair.
Beaten to Death.
! Wilkesbarke, Pa., Jan. 17. — A
brutal murder occurred in the town of
Malby early this morning. A party of
Hungarians were returning from a
christening at the time and stepped
into a saloon, when some of them began
to wrestle. The men had partaken
freely, of liquor, and when Stephen
Hardy and Mike Noticoo were roasted
by Mike Litheran, there was a great
deal of ill-feeling displayed. The. men
finally left the saloon and arming them
selves with fence pickets, awaited
Litheran. .As soon as. the latter ap
peared his countrymen attacked him
.with the sticks and beat the life out of
him. He was found. dead on the road
side at daylight. The murderers are in
jail. * "'
Ravaged by Diphtheria.
• Belgrade, Jan. Servia lis rav
aged "by diphtheria. ;' Two children of
one of the ministers died in one night.
All the 'schools of the city are closed.*'
L> — —^Biiiilil ■ IMIWIi 111 ft * i. ■
IN THE MAGAZINES.
Short Stories for February contains trans
lations from the Italian of Misasi and the
French of Ilalevy and Allais. "The Were
wolf" is an awful tale from the Danish of
Clemonce Housman. "Bob Angel's Vision,"
by, W. ('. Morrow, is a notable sketch, and
"The -" Mem Sahib," a true story of recent
events in India, a strong bit of work. Tho
famous story for the mouth is Robert
Buchanan's "Sandie Macphersou."
The February Atlantic will contain an art
icle of great interest by. Prof. Bbaler, of
Harvard, a native Keutuckian. giving the
reasons which led him to join theUniou army
in the War of the Rebellion.
Prof. Rodolfo Lanciani, - author of "An
cient Rome in the Light of Recent Discov
eries," will contribute to the February At
lantic a very remarkable paper on '"Tiro
Pageant at Home in* the Year 17 11. 0.," «iv
ing the details of some inscriptions very re-
c ently discovered commemorating the cele
bration of seculiar games under Augustus,
for which Horace wrote his famous "Carmen
Seculare."
The last poem written by James Russell
Lowell, the only one of importance left by
him in manuscript and at the same time one
of the strongest in the whole list of his
works, will be published : by arrangement
with Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, his literary
executor, in tho March number of Scribiier's
Magazine. The admirers of Mr. Lowell will
be gratified to find it a great and noble poem,
fitted to form the close of his poetical career.
It is in the vein of Mr. Lowell's highest and
broadest patriotism and wiil rank with the
Commemoration Ode. The poem is entitled
"On a Hust of Gen. Graut."
Robert Louis Stevenson's serial, "The
Wrecker," now running in Seribrrer's, is one
of his longest romances. It will run through
twelve. numbers, each containing a long in
stalment of increasing interest, and will end
in the issue for July. 1892. W. L. Metcaif
will make a full-page drawing for each of
the forthcoming numbers.
Mrs. Cornelia J. Chadwick (the wife of
Commander Chadwick, U. S. N.) describes
in the February Scribner a Dutch cookery
book of the date of 1752, which contains
many curious bits of the etiquette of the
times. 39'~H~~"9~~~~'*'~'~J$'~~'BP~''""'H
The current number of Harper's Weekly,
published Jan. 6. contains a valuable article
on the "United States I'evenue Marine,"
written by Lieut. G. L. Carden. U. S. A., and
very fully illustrated by J. O. Davidson. A
douDle-page illustration is given of the Ca
thedral of St. John the Divine, from the
architects' accepted design. An ex-city
editor contributes an article on the method's
of "Gathering the Local News' pursued in
the office of a great newspaper.- Other en
tertaining articles are "The Woman's Build
ing at the World's Fair," by M. A.Lane:
"The Suburban," by G. T. Ferris, and"Royal
Sportsmen," by F. C. O. There are also
sketches and portraits of the late Gen.
Meigs and Bishop W. Perkins, the new sen
ator,, from Kansas, and short stories by
Thomas Winthrop Hall. George I. Putnam,
Flavel Scott Mines, and George Wilson
Prescott. *3P"-*S(B
The first part of a new story, "The Magic
Ink," by William Black, is published in this
week's number of Harper's Bazar.
Harper's Young People for January 5,
being the first number ot the year 1892, is de
voted to tho Discoverer, whose four-hun
dredth anniversary it is. The number con
tains the story of Christopher Columbus,
told in brief by Thomas A. "Janvier. "The
First Christmas iv America," by Kirk Mon
roe; the ninth instalment of the Columbus
serial, "Diego Pinzou," by J. R. Corvell; the
second instalment of "The Fate of Belfiele,"
by Mary Seldeu McCobb, and articles and
poems by Charles Carleton Coffin, Marearet
E. Sangster, Julia C. R. Dorr, and others.
The principal colored study with the cur
rent Art Interchange is "Rose Time," a ac
lightfully soft and rich sketch of pink and
yellow roses. A daintily colored study for a
fan mount is also among the supplements.
The magazine itself will be of great interest
to all art students ana decorators, as it de
votes space to the new fad in decorative art
hyrography. The talks on current art topics
are excellent, and the hints for work ad
mirable.
Periodicals Received.
The Art Interchange. Mrs. Josephine Red
ding, New York.
Short Stories. The Current Literature Pub
lishing company, New Yore.
The Review of Reviews, New York.
Harper's Weekly. Harper & Bros., New
York.
NEW BOOKS.
"Roger Latimer's Mistake" is a love story,
conventional in the main, but containing
passages of more than usual merit. The plot
is slight. Roger Latimer, a young lawyer
of Clinton under which name Chicago un
mistakably appears— heir to a fortune
and deserts his betrothed, Margaret, the
daughter of a professor in a suburban town,
for Marie Edwards, a society woman of the
sensuously beautiful type. He marries Marie,
who dies after a few years, leaving him tree
to return to his faithful first love. He is, on
the whole, rather a contemptible character.
The story is unnecessarily long t and many
irrelevant details mar the style of the story:
; but for all that it is readable, and maintains
its interest to the end.
A new long story by Bret Ilartc. "A First
Family of Tasajara," will be published soon
by Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Under the title ''The Early Renaissance
and o**ier Essays." Prof. J. M. Hoppin. of
Yale, will shortly bring out a volume which
promises to be a valuable and agreeable ad
dition to art literature.
•'Miss Bagg's Secretary" is the name of a
new story by Clara Louise Burnham. author
of "Next Door" and other popular novels.
The subtitle describes it as a "West Point
Romance."
Two or three winters ago Mr. Lowell deliv
ered at the Lowell institute a course of lect
ures on the English dramatists. These will
be published, under Prof. "Norton's editorial
supervision, next autumu.by Houghton, Mif
flin & Co.
The next number of the Riverside Paper
Series will be Mrs. Kirk's popular story "Wal
ford."
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles," Thomas Har
dy's latest story, and bysome regarded ns his
best, will be published in book form by Har
per & Brothers shortly. The same publishers
announce a new edition of William Black's
very popular novel -'A Daughter of Heth."
Doubtless one of the best aids to the study
ot Homer ever published is "Auienrieth's
Homeric Dictionary," translated, with cor
rections and additions, by Robert P. Keep,
Ph. I)., and published by Harper & Brothers.
It has been received with such general favor
and appreciation that the publishers have
prepared a new nnd revised edition, which
they announce as ready for immediate issue.
The present revision has been performed by
Prof. Isaac Flagg, of the University of Cali
fornia, whose name alone is a guarantee of
its excellence. Almost every American Creek
scholar of reputation has also aided in the
work by suggesting corrections or helpful
' additions, and no effort has been spared to
adapt the volume perfectly to the needs of
American and English students. Several im
portant changes have been made, the value
of which will be readily recognized.
Books Received.
, Prom T. F. Neely, New York: "Martha
Washington Cook Book."
From Laird & Lee, Chicago: "Rodger
Latimer's Mistake," by Katherine Donelson.
New Music.
W. J. Dyer & Co. issue two new pieces of
piano music by T. P. Brooke. The gavotte
"Fascination" is dedicated to Conde Hamlin.
It is au excellent composition for dance
music, ost i possesses the requisite swing. It
is, however, rather too much of a sameness to
be striking. ".Sweet Remembrance,", a set of
tuneful and uot especially difficult waltzes,
will be welcomed by all lovers of tha taking
triple tempo.
Died of Apoplexy.
New York, Jan. 17.— George Saylor,
of Port au Prince, was stricken with
apoplexy today at his lodgings at' 25
Sullivan street. He was sent here last
July to purchase a supply. About the
10th of December he received a check
from his government and instructions
to report to Port au Prince. Instead of
obeying orders he spent the money in
having a good time, which, in the opin
ion of his physicians, largely contrib
uted to his attack today.
Quite a Kan as City Blaze.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17.— Fire to
night destroyed the Deardorff building
and all of its contents, causing a loss of
$150,000. The building 'is situated at
1101. 1103 and 1105 Main street, the very
center of the retail quarter.
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He Love-* Helen Gould.
New York, "Jan. 17.— Leopold Lan
daurer, the curbstone broker in Wail
street, who was arrested Saturday night
for lounging suspiciously around the
Gould mansion, and who, it is said, is
madly in love with Miss Helen Gould,
was today committed for examination
as to his sanity.
-««o—
Movements of Steamships.
Queens-town— Arrived: Lord Gough, Phil.
adelphia. SfflfflfflFflißWWte
: Philadelphia— Arrived: Ohio, Liverpool
Boston— Arrived: Oranmore, London.
London— Sighted: L« Normandie and
Snevia * * -
New Yobr— Arrived : Roman, Boston ; Van
dyke. It:y Janeiro, *!jHHM*Mn|Mri
THE DEAD CARDINAL.
At Least 50,000 Persons Look
Upon His Remains Lying
in State.
The Grief of Workingmen at
Their Loss Is Especially .
Poignant.
Regret at London That Albert
Victor's Remains Go -Di
rect to Windsor.
Fear That Socialists Would
Inaugurate a Disgraceful
Demonstration.
London*, Jan. 17.— Not less than fifty
thousand persons visited the body of
Cardinal Manning, lying in state in the
Chapelle Ardente, at the cardinal's
house at Westminster. Most of the vis
itors were workiiigmen, and many of
them testified by tears to their affection
for the departed prelate, an affection,
apparently, which had nothing to do
with religion, as it was evident that
the large majority had come ir
respective of religious faith. Among
the visitors were leaders of nearly
every trade organization in London, and
outside they could be heard expressing
in earnest tones their appreciation of
the dead cardinal's service to the cause
of labor. Chief Rabbi Nathan M. Adler
alluded in his services on Saturday to
the breadth and humanity of Cardinal
Manning's mind, and especially to his
cordial support of the effort to obtain
amelioration of the condition of the
persecuted Hebrews of Russia. In most
of the churches and chapels there was
some mention of the cardinal as well as
of the duke.
THE DUKE'S REMAINS.
They Will Re Taken Directly to St,
Georges' Windsor.
London, Jan. 17. — Genaral disap
pointment was expressed today when it
became known that the body of the
Duke of Clarence would not be
brought to London, but would
be conveyed direct from Sand
riugham to St. George's chapel, Wind
sor. This is said to have been
"decided at the instance of the Princess
of Wales, who was opposed to having
her son's funeral made the occasion of
a public parade through the streets of
London. It is also intimated that per
sons near to royalty feared that social
ists or others of extremely radical senti
ments might attempt a demonstration
that would shock the already over
strained feelines of the royal family. It
is said that the police have been appre
hensive of this, and in case of a London
funeral display the utmost precautions'
would have* to be|taken. . « ■*
Anxiety was asrain aroused today as to
the queen's health by the news that she
would not go to Windsor on the occa
sion of the interment. The reason as
signed is that royal physicians consider
the weather too inclement for her maj
esty to face the exposure of the journey
and the ceremony in her present frame
of mind. While the queen i» officially
declared to be well, it is known that her
physicians are in daily attendance and
constantly consulted by those who sur
round her as to what she should do.
In most of the churches and chapels
today references were made to the death
of the duke. Canon Farrar preached in
Westminster abbey to a multitude that
thronged every foot of space. He touch
ingly alluded to the loss which the royal
family . had suffered, and to the
sympathy which went out from all
classes of people to the Prince
and Princess of Wales, and to the be
trothed, parted by death from the
princely youth who had sought her hand
in marriage, and to the venerable queen.
The canon spoke of the deceased, his
pure and blameless character, and his
sincere efforts to fit himself for the
august place which he would have oc
cupied. The canon was loyal and
touching without being sycophantic, and
he was listened to with the closest atten
tion. In the churches of Dublin also the
death of the duke was a theme with
nearly all the pastors The lord lieu
tenant and Ills lady attended St. Pat
rick's, which wa3 draped in mourning.
This and the other Episcopal churches
were more than usually thronged on ac
count of the occasion.
The Tenth hussars has been ordered
to England to attend the funeral, the
Duke of Clarence having held the rank
of captain in this regiment. Between
the duke and other officers there sub
sisted a warm attachment, and he never
lost an opportunity to mess with them
when near the regiment, while they
were always welcome guests to the
duke. They speak of him -in
tho highest terms, although they
did- not have a high estimate ot his mil
itary ability. The regiment is known
as the "Prince of Wales' Own." The
duke was the honorary colonel of the
Fourth regiment of cavalry of Bombay,
known as Prince Albert Victor's guard.
The Prussian hussar regiment, called
after Prince Blucher, of. Wahlstatt, of
which the duke was an honorary officer,
will, it is expected, be represented at
the funeral. The aged Duke of Cam
bridge, by request of the Prince of
Wales, will remain at Cannes, where he
is nursing his health, instead of coming
to the funeral. JHW
The coffin containing the body now
rests in Sandringltam church. No no
. tice was given ot the time of the re
moval. At 10 o'clock Friday night the
great doors of the hall opened, and the
head servants appeared bearing the cof
gn, which they solemnly carried to the
church. The officers of the household ac
companied the procession. The church
was draped in mourning.and the candles
threw a flickering light on the scene.
There was no ceremony, the coffin being
laid on a raised platform, on which it
will remain until the removal to Wind
sor Wednesday morning. Yesterday
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
surviving children, the Duke of Fife.
the Prince and Princess of ' Teck and
Princess May attended a memorial serv
ice in the church. There appears to be
doubt whether the bereaved princess
will attend the interment at Windsor.
BEHRIXG SEA TROUBLE.
The Report of a flitch Is Er
roneous. BfJßi
London, Jan. 17.— Times says:
''Reports that there is a hitch in the
Behring sea negotiations are entirely
unfounded. The joint commission in
Washington will prepare a report
embodying all the : facts disclosed,
by the spot examination and any recom
mendations upon which the British and
American representatives are able to
agree. Points on which they disagree
the , commissioners will be at liberty to
refer to their respective governments.
The whole work will probably occupy
ten days. It is believed that Sweden,
Switzerland and Belgium will be asked
to name an arbitrator, but this point
. has not been entered upon as yet. None
of the powers concerned has signified
an intention to depart from the arrange
ments agreed upon."'
Valuable Pictures Burned
. Rome, Jan. l7. A serious fire occurred
today in a house in the .Piazza* Spagna.
occupied by Countess Paduska. the cele
brated painter Corroni and others..
Some valuable pictures, curios and jew
elry were destroyed. The inmates nar
rowly "escaped with their lives.
Ate Their Horses.
St. PnTEHSBURG.Jan. 17.— The czare
witch's famine commission, in order to
enable farmers to continue their work,
has decided to purchase 10,000 horses in
.Siberia to replace farmers' horses killed
on account of the famine.
The Crisis in Morocco.
Paisis. Jan. 17.— The crisis in Moroc
co is an international quarrel in which
France must not interfere. The French
government must not treat Morocco as
Great Britain dealt with Portugal in
Africa. As soon as Tangier is safe and
tranquil, the European war ships will
have to retire altogether, unless Great
Britain seeks pretexts to stay. The
English press, in affecting to confound
Touat with Morocco, takes the ground
that France cannot assent to consider
the question. According to the latest
news from Tangier, the situation there
is improving, . The sultan agrees to
withdraw the governor who is unpopu
lar with the malcontent tribes.
A Xreaty Delay.
Paris, Jan. 17.— Unavoidable delay
has risen in the conclusion of the treaty
of commerce between France and the
United States. It is now expected that
a satisfactory settlement will be reached
within ten days. It is believed that
when Foreign Minister Ribot lays the
matter before the chamber of deputies
the ultra-protectionists will attack the
government with vehemence. The
agreement, although hardly favorably
to France, will gain a sure majority.
Chained to His Post.
Pakis, Jan. 17.— An English annar
chist named Thomas was arrested in
this city today for preaching his
doctrines, in the street. lie had at
tached himself by means of a steel chain
to a lam post, and the police had to
lile through the chain before they could
remove him. 9PSm
Two Nihilists Killed.
Vikxxa. Jan. 17.— A dispatch from
Warsaw states that the police of that
city surprised a meeting of anarchists
or nihilists. The conspirators refused
to surrender, and boldly resisted the
police. The latter, being well armed
killed two of the conspirators and car
ried off fifteen others as prisoners.
Bulgarian Dispute Ended.
Paris, Jan. 17.— Advices have been
received from Constantinople to the ef
fect that the Bulgarian government has
accepted, with slight modifications, the
note which the porte proposes to ad
dress to France, ending the Franco-Bul
garian dispute.
Ready for a Junket.
Cario, Jan. 17.— After official notice
of the accession of Abbas Pasha has
been given to the powers, the new
khedive will make a tour abroad, visit
ing Constantinople, Odessa, St. Peters
buag, Vienna and Paris.
Plot Against the Sultan.
Paris, Jan. 17.— According to the
Eclair, a plot against the sultan of
Turkey has been discovered in fcftam
boul, aud SOO persous have been ar
rested.
THE GARZA REVOLUTION.
Eagle Pass, Tex., Jan. 17.— A prom
inent gentlemen who is visitine Eagle
Pass, in answer to inquiries regarding
his country and the gravity of the
Garza affair, said: "It amounts to noth
ing, and no real attention is paid to the
matter."
"What are the prospects of the cler
ical party again coming to power?"
"None; absolutely none, and espe
cially through violent measures. in
1857, when they had control of the gov
ernment and had the army to back them,
they were overthrown."
"Does the church party still entertain
views of restoring ecclesiastical power
in Mexico and re-establishing the Cath
olic religion as the religion of the
state?"
"They still dim*: to the hope, but it is
an absurdity, and is not seriously con
sidered by the reform party of Mexico."
"What are the facts regarding the
drought and consequent suffering
among the people in Durango?"
"The country has been without rain
for three years, and as a natural conse
quence affairs are in a bad condition.
Owners of lands have been compelled to
discharge their help, thus throwing a
great many people out of employment
who depend upon their daily labor for
support. Still, the government is talc
ing the matter in hand and retailing out
to the destitute corn at actual cost. It
has also undertaken to relieve suffering
by appropriating funds to secure the
necessaries of life for those who are
unable to pay for them.''
Cm* of Mexico, Jan. 17.— 1t is
rumored in this city that Caterino
Garza will soon be captured. Gen. 11.
Reyes has organized five columns of
ranchers for operations between Laredo
and Matamoras, and it is thought that
if the American troops force
the "bandits" to cross over
to this side their capture
is sure. But to do this it is considered
that Stanley needs more troops. The
rumors of revolutionary proceedings in
Durango, Sonora and Cobahuila are
without foundation. The government
has received offers of service from many
officers, but has declined them on the
ground that no necessity for their serv
ice exists. The . government is not
sending more troops to the "Northern
frontier, considering the presence of
additional forces there unnecessary.
Del Rio, Tex., Jan. 17. — A prominent
stockman, whose ranch is near Laugley,
came in today and reported that lit- saw
twenty revolutionists crossing the Rio
Grande opposite Langley yesterday.
He also reports meeting a Mexican who
told him a band had captured Piedras
Blanco ranch in Mexico, and that
fighting was going on in that
vicinity. It is six miles from Dresden.
The Mexican said there were as many
as 200 rebels in that region, all well
armed and in good fighting trim. Capt.
Rates, who is guarding the river here,
expects a fight at any time. Detach
ments are guarding every ford for sev
enteen miles along the river here, and
the line will be extended when more
troops arrive.
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
Judge Canty Again.
Judge Thomas Canty has accepted an
invitation to again deliver his lecture
on "Self-Made Men and How They Are
Made." next Monday evening at Padua
hall, corner Eighth avenue northeast
and Second street. He will commence
at 8 o'clock sharp. Those who heard it,
pronounce it one of the strongest pres
entations of the subject they have ever
listened to. The strength and vigor of
his talk to encourage poor, struggling
young men in laudable ambitions is
something remarkable. The lecture is
free, and he will doubtless talk to a full
house.
Normanna Pair Open.
Tne Normanna fair, always an event of im
portance in Scandinavian circles, was auspi
ciously opened Saturday night in Normanna
hall. It promises to be even more successful
than the fair last year. The opening pro
gramme consisted of addresses by Lars M.
Rand and H. N. S. Sam, recitations by
Yngvar Laws and singing by J. L*.
Hjort. Yesterday afternoon was given
up to a cafe chantant. The entertainment
provided was most enjoyable .Most of the
programme was of an impromptu character.
The fun was all spontaneous. There will be
a varied programme every night of the fair.
Wednesday afternoon from 1 o'clock until li
the ladies will hold a carnival. They will in
vite the gentlemen to attena. The "fair will
continue all of this week and Monday and
Tuesday of : next week. There arc several
grand "drawings and a few voting contest!
that promise to be very exciting.
Charged With Adultery.
'W.J' Smith, who formerly kept a
confectionery store on Washington ave
nue, and Neliie St. Pierre were arrested
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning on a
charge of adultery. The complaint was
preferred by Smith's wife, and the pair
were found * together, under compro
mising circumstances, in a questionable
resort on Second avenue south.
