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AITING Fl'ffiTS Slic Men Regard the Situation as Critical. IXES IX SEX ATE AXD HOUSE. I i rlea Crowded with People Anxious to Mines Developments of the Spanish luatlon Senator Morgan Makes a Cu Speech In I he tie a ate Itepresenta- e Kobblns Introduce a War Ilesolu n Ann Reorganisation Hill. rashlngton. April 8. Despite the I that thousands upon thousands of We who remained in the line which pored for admission to the galleries jie w "caituB iue president page at last turned away weary and austea wnen me announcement e that no mesiiage would be sent to ress until Monday, many of them back In their places hours before houee and senate convened next the great strain under which the ic and the members have been la ng for days has taken some of the e off the eagerness. I is realized that for a few days y tney must await the course of pts. Many public men regard the Jition as more critical than it ever been so far as the position of the jted States ia concerned. Talk of lairring an armistice by the queen f assert Is futile unless the insur jts accept. The surrender of Spanish trelgnty over the Island must come, f believe, or our programme will be Iuea oui. Dent rurt Ion of the Maine. Sut even if the Cuban question la led to the satisfaction of this gov Vient," said Senator Carter of Mon l, " there will still remain the Maine Jr. That is an extremely ugly ques for Spain to meet. The people are I much wrought up over the assas- lion of our sailors in a friendly port 1 they will demand a satisfactory jement on that score. tmpaiauveiy nine interest was .ifested by the people in the pro Jngs of the senate. When the vice Ident's gavel fell at noon the gal 9 were scarcely half filled, and the Sdance on the floor was smaller tit has been for several days. pson moved that when the senate Srned It be to meet on Monday next the motion was agreed to. usideration of the sundry civil bill then resumed, the question pending r upon an amendment offered by lis to appropriate $200,000 for the pvement of the Mobile harbor in I that warships might reach the Jves to coal and to receive supplies. Id .been pressed by the Alabama tor as an emergency war measure. Cuban ftpfecli by Moritnn. iaking on the subject of an appro Ion for Mobile harbor as a matter ,fense Morgan, of the foreign rela ( committee, made a speech for L lie said he was for a declaration ar, and thought there was ample 3catlon for such action. Morgan Secretary Alger had recommended Improvement of Mobile harbor as ;r necessity. Allison telegraphed ecretary regarding the matter. In 5 the secretary said he thought it 1 be well to deepen the harbor at le after the "present crisis had )d, but that he was not in favor )ing anything now to deepen the ael, which would allow warships to as It would make one more place fend. 4te said It was evident that our )rs were not properly defended by lcatlons in this emergency Into i emergency we are to madly !d. )OCEEOINGS IN THE HOUSE. Mes Crowded, but Little Excitement 3 Is Man 1 rented. Bhlngton, April 8. Little evidence Jeltement existed when the house The public galleries were crowded pawning gaps showed in the re d galleries. Members seemed to settled down to the conviction that Iwould have to wait with what ace they could the developments Monday, when. It Is said, the mes is to go to congress. The chap n his Invocation prayed fervently eace". II 111, chairman of the mil i affairs committee, realizing the Itlcn to certain features of the i, reorganization bill, stated before onslderatlon of that bill was re 3, that at the proper time he 1 move to strike out everything t the first two sections providing e three battalion formation. The n providing for the expansion of tgular army in the time of war 1,000 would be stricken out. De then proceded. bins of Pennsylvania Introduced lutlon calling attention to the ca m from General Lee as to lm ent of the lives of Americans If lessage should be submitted to ss before Monday and recognlz hiban Independence. It declares j state of war has existed between no nations since the Maine, de ion and directs the president to at once the north Atlantic squad m Key West to Havana to de tho safe conduct of all Americans he Island who desire to leave and t squadron to bombard Morrocas 1 close the port'of Havana If the h fall to comply. It also directs he Spanish government be notl Y the president to withdraw her 'frcm the island and, her navy Cuban waters. , . f leading Cltlsen Shot. paster, Pa., April 8. David B. I. president of thf Conestoga Na bank. and one of the leading cltl f this city, was shot and killed Jph W. Wlreback, who is exten I known throughout the country iaker of a patent medicine bear i name. tragedy resulted from an effort jells to dispossess Wlreback, who I a house from Landls. Smallpox In tha Steerage. York, April 8. The North Ger--loyd's steamer Karlsruhe ar .'rom Bremen and is detained at ,tlne owing to a case of small )ong her steerage passengers. All terage paa? engers will be vac I and the steamer disinfected be ing permitted td proceed to her ' the Kimrg nr cniry. The.BoIr of PariTdeclares that the JJ?KUV.tr,al WIU "hort,y be annulled by the French court of appeals on the same grounds as the Zola trial. The steamer Alameda has arrived at tan Francisco from Sydney,' N. 8 W bringing forty-four bars of gold.'val- omoo'oV327'376' from Auckl 000,000 In sovereigns from Sydney. Archibald H. Welsh, second vice pres ident of the New York Life Insurance company, died at his summer residence Morrlstown, N. J., aged 9 years. Alonzo Barrett was acquitted of at tempt to murder Edward Skotskl at Shelbyvllle, Ind. The treasurers of the nine cloth mills not on strike at New Bedford, Mass., have, unanimously agreed to open the mill gates next Monday morning to such operatives as care to return to work. Frank Connor attempted to ump a Big Four train at Sprlngilcld, O. Ills left leg was crushed. The health of Stephen Warrington, a Nantlcoke (Del.) farmer, is remark able. He Is 74 yearn old, and since the day of his birth has never had a doc tor priscriDo for him. He has been sick a day and has never a dose of medicine. J. F. Murray of Inderendenrp la hoe been chosen a member r f the Tr-wn mm. mission to the Omaha exposition. Tt is now thought that the late Ja mb Tome's bequest to the Jacob Tom Institute of Port Deposit, Mc!., will amount to nearly J4.0CO.OCO in addition to the Sl.GOO.COO which he gave to It when he established It some years ago. John Bowman, his wife and thre? small children were Injured in a run away accident at Bethlehem. Ir.d. The Elkhart Cour.ty (Ind.) and the LnGrange Telephone companies, which will be consolidated, will make a com plete line from Toledo and Detroit to Chicago. Cotton Strike Mny End. Saco, Me.. April 8. Indications point to a speedy settlement of the thr. months' strike In the York cotton mills. The backbone of the strikers RPf-ma be broken, and it is believed bv tha majority of the textile workers that t Agent Page consents to open the mills next Monday the mills can be started In every department. never taken President and His Adrisers In Complete Accord. M'KINLEY'S CHANGE OP POLICY. Ha Had Hoped For a Peaceful Settlement f the Cuban Question Pro pec t of Hos tilities Disturbed Him Fond of Seeking AdTloa Outside tha Cabinet. Washington, April 8 Special. Not slnoe the days of Llnooln baa a president of the United States had to faoo such a terrible responsibility as that which fell upon the shoulders of William McKlnley a week or two ago, when tho Spanish situa tion began to grow acute. Tho latter part of last week tho president began to feel the strain very much. He came near breaking down more from loss of sleep than anything else, and it is not to bo wondered at. Ho stuck to bis desk an average of 19 hours a day. Tho worst of it waa that when h did go to bed and try to get some rest he found it al most impossible to sleep. The responsibil ity or nis situation, the cJcolting events of tho day, drovo slumber from his pillow. Moreover, thcro was a brief ncrlod after tho Spanish reply to our ultimatum was received last Thursday night that the pres ident was lu great mental distress. Turning of the Road. This was occasioned by n coming to the turning of tho road. It was apparently nocesHury for him to change his policy, bo cuuso tho line of action which he had boon following for soverul months had not re sulted in a successful conclusion. It had been tho president's policy, as I have often pointed out In theso dispatches, to lead fe'puln to such concessions us would ulti mately secure the independence of Cuba without war. Ho believed he could achievo this thing. Up to last Thursday night he hopod Spain's reply to our ultimatum would bo a favorablo one. It was there fore with a heavy heart that the president received the reply from General Woodford, a reply which for tho time being drove out of the mind of even the most peaceful men In Washington any serious hope of avert ing war. It was only natural the president should have had a bad hour or two, when mean It fri tb'e literal sense, without dual tflcatlon. All these stories of criminations and recriminations snd bad blood snd threats to resign snd all that sort of thing are wunout a shadow of foundation." Aa Unenviable Position. ., President MoKlnley is fond of seeking advice outside of his cabinet. ' President Cleveland rarely consulted senators and representatives beyond a few " personal friends,' but Mr. McKlnley calls In a great many senators and representatives and even those of the opposition party and presses them to talk frankly to him. In this way he gets a vast amount of lnfor niatlon as to public sentiment, and from out all the cball of ideas, strangely contra uictory and sometimes Impractical, he picks here end there a kornel of real value. Men who are close to tho president tell roe that throughout the ordeal of tho aut two weeks ho has not been unduly lnflu enced by any man or any few men. Ho has had a multiplicity of advisers. It ia his way of doing things to hear what every one nas to say, to gather Information and advice from every quarter, and then to sit down and make up his own conclusions as an independent process. But for somo time past the president of tho United States has had a job which no ono who was familiar with its arduousness and responsibility has envied him. Waltlic Wellmak. AERIAL WAR FLEET. CONYNE'S KITES FOR USE IN HOSTILITIES. TOMB OF POCAHONTAS. !7ie Indian Princens Lies In an Unmarked Grave In England. Beyond theso "Woods of Shorne" we como to a grand park, a thousand acres or more in extent, full of old oaks, under which uro browsing herds of deer, and through the park a long avenue of stately elms stretches in a straight vista to an an cient ball. This is Cobham hall and park, belonging to Lord Darnley. We may re member that It is described in "Pickwick Papers," where Mr. Pickwick, Mr. Winkle snd Mr. Scodgrass pass it going to the Leather iiottlo tavern. Soon we aro in Cobham village and ar rive at that samo old Leather Hottle tav ern. We pass through a narrow hall and are ushered Into a dark, low cellinged room. Here Dickens used to sit and study the guests. How many of his " unique characters must have passed all uncon Bclously under his deepsceing gaze in this old room, for here he would make notes as he sat in silence! Here, too, he made the Pickwick club to meet. The walls of the room are now adorned with Cruikshank's quaint sketches of. Dickens' characters, CRUISER MINNEAPOLIS THE MARKETS. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, April 7. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat May, opened $10.5, closed $1.054c; July, opened 84T4c, closed fVAc; September, opened 76c, closed 764c. Corn April opened and closed nominal; May. opened 29c, closed 29c; July, opened S0c, closed 30c; September, opened 2c, closed al'c. uats Aiay, opened 25c, closed 25c; July, opened 23V4c, closed 23c. Pork May, opened J9.85. cloned $9.80; July, opened $9.92V4, cloefd $9.87. LardMay, opened $5.22. closed $5.15; July, opened $o.30, closed 5.22. Produce: Butter Extra creamery. 21c rer lb; extra dairy, 18c; fresh packing stock, llllc. Eggs Fresh stock, 9Ve per doz. Live Poultry Tur keys, 7u0c per Id; chickens, b(sc; ducks, 78c. Potatoes Common to choice. 536.'!c per bu. Sweet Potatoes Illinois. $2.E03.00. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago. April 7. Hogs Estimated receipts for the day, 28.000; sales ranged at f3.003.8T for pigs, $3.703.90 for light, $3.703.80 for rough packing. $3.75(4.00 for mixed, and $3.85?4.05 for heavy packing and ship ping lots. Cattle Estimated receipts for the day. 8,500; quotations ranged at S5.10(fJ5.75 for choice to extra steers. $4.60(5.20 for good to choice do., $4.25 4.80 fair to good, $3.854.30 common to medium do., $3.75(ff4.25 butchers' steers, 13.50(4.20 stockers. 14.0004.75 feeders, $2.25(0)3.90 cows, $2.604.40 heifers, $2.60 04.25 bulls, oxen and stags, 3.wwt.8 Texas steers, and $4.00(56.90 veal calves. SheeD and Lambs Estimated receipts for the day, 15.000; quotations ranged at $3.504.70 westerns. $3.za(.8U natives, and $4.506.00 lambs. . ast Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. T., April 7. Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. T.. quote as follows: Cattle Receipts, S cars; market strong and tending high er; prospects good. Hogs Receipts, 20 cars; market opened lower but firmed up; Yorkers early, $4.054.12; later, $4.1504.20; mixed, $4.1604.17; heavy, $4.20; pigs, $3.6503.95. Sheep and Lambs Market steady and firm; heavy clipped lambs, $4.6004.75; others prices the same. St. Loots Grain. St. Louis, April 7. Wheat Lower; No. 2 red cash, 98c: track, 88099c; April. 9Pc; May, $100 bid: July, 78c asked; September, 7440 bid; No. 2 hard cash. 9091c. Corn Lower: No. 2 cash, 27e; April. 27c: May. 27(H)27c; July. 8028c; Sep tember, 29c. Oats Lower; No. 2 cajsn, 26c: track, 27c; April, 26c; May, 26c bid; July, 22c: September, 21c bid: No. 2 white, 29T29c. Rye High er; 5152c. Flaxseed Nominal, $1.15. Carpenter' Strike Ended. Chicago, . April 8. The carpenters' strike, which began on Monday, came to a sudden end with victory for the strikers. The stuffy quarters of the strike committee were Jammed nearly all day by waiting bosses. It is said practically all the larger contractors had signed the agreement before the office closed at 6 p. m., and esch re ceived a permit to resume work. Five thousand rnen were out he saw ail his cherished plans goinjj to pieces and found himself face to face ap parently with tho necessity of turning about faoe and starting toward war. But this condition of mind did not last long. With a little rest, with u day in which to gather himself together, the pres ident recovered his equanimity, his cheer ful manners, mid was able once more to re sume his old way of appearing genial and bright and even huppy Lx foro all bis call ers even whllo his heart vas still heavy and sore. Important Cabinet Sleeting. The cabinet meetings held nt tho White House last Friday ulter the Spanish' reply had been received were of tho most mo mentous character. The conclusions reached at them have been told in eurlier dispatches, but tho method by which those conclusions were arrived at is very Inter esting. I asked u member of tho cabinet what took i laco, and ho replied: "The president took his stand at tho head of tho cabinet table and road to us the telegram from General Woodford, which had been translated from tho navy department cipher code. Then, without making any comment himself, the presi dent askod us all to tell what we thought should be done. Ho urged us to speak with the utmost frankness. Then he sat down. In response to his request one after another of us gave his views. Occasional ly the president would ask a question, but as a rule he kept silent, now and then "urging some cabinet member who had not alrcjuiy. talked to declare himself. That meeting lasted two hours and a half, and when we adjourned for lunch we knew no more of tho president's belief or thought than we did when we met. Later In tho day there was another meeting, and by this time tho president was clearer In his own mind as to what be wanted to do. Two Heads Iletter Than One. "This plain story will show you bow carefully tho president proceeds with his Important work. He is very fond of draw ing out the opinions of other people. He subscribes to the theory that many heads aro better than one. Every suggestion offered, every idea advanced, aids him In making up his own mind. He is a very skillful questioner and often contrives to 'draw out of his visitors opinions of the very methods ho has practically decided upon adopting without disclosing that he has reached any such conclusions. I have never had more admiration for the presl' dent's poises 1 atlence and conscientious ness thnn during tbo trying ordeal of the last two weeks." "How about the stories of dissensions and heated arguments duringyour cublnet ineotinge?" "I am glad you nfrkcel mo that ques tion. I know many such stories have beon In circulation, but there is not ono word of truth In them. I do not know how It has been with former cabinets, but I do know that since President McKlnley camo to Washington tbcro has never been a tan or cross or sharp word spoken around his cabinet tablo. I can say this without res ervation because I have attended every cabinet mooting cave two, and I am sure nothing of an unpleasant nsture oocurrod at those. When I say thst not an unpleas ant retort or remark has been made, I with newspaper prints and articles of tho time and with many portraits of Dickens and his family. Strangely enough, tho only two pictures in the room not relating to Dickens are portraits of the American actress Mary Anderson. Before wo leave the inn we write our names in the visitors' book. It is grow ing late, ami wo hurry back. It is still a beautiful walk, and after 11 vo miles we aro again in Gravesend. Entering the town by the Pclhuni road, we come to the White Post tavern and must pouso to contem plate another spot of interi'st. Beside tho tavern is u little rectangular yard, well covere-d with grass and surrounded by a flower border. In the mlddlo is a circular llower bed filled with white tulips, with a solitary rosebush in'lts center. Nothing further marks this spot, and few know that it has a special interest, yet under that sod is tho tomb of Pocahontas. In the parish register of old St. Mary's church, which. once stood here, is entered: "1617, Mury 21st. Rebecca Wrolffe, wyfio of Thomas Wrolffe, Gent., a Vir ginia Luciye borne, was buried in ye chauccll." , There is a mistakoin the name Thomas, for It should be John. "Mary" is old style for May. How 6trungowas the fate of Pocahontas a savugo maiden from the primeval for ests of Amerlcu, who died among the civ ilized whito people she loved, far from the land of her birth I Lieutenant John M. Elllcott, U. S. N., In St. Nicholas. The Chicago Inventor Ilea Solved Xaar Problems Which Ilave Proved Stumbling Blocks to Other 'Fliers' Tarlone Uses Ills Kites Can Be Pot To. THE SCOTS GRAYS. A Regiment of Dragoons Famous Since the Time of Charles II. ' "Second to none" Is the proud motto of tho gallant and famous regiment, the Second Dragoon guards, or "Royal Scots Grays." It Is a happily chosen motto, for tho fame of tho regiment Is worldwide. Its brilliant achievements on the field of battle during two centuries, Its striking and historic name, Its grand and impos ing uniform havo made the Royal Scots Grays, as an individual corps, there Is no gainsaying, the most widely known and familiar of all the regiments of the British army. Since the regiment was raised In the reign of tho second Charles the dragoons have borne themselves well in many a fa mous field, but want of space forbids us to note the exploits until "earth shaking" Waterloo came on tbo glory roll of the gal lant Grays. Hero, with the English "Roy als" and Irish "Inniskllllnpg," they form ed the famous "Union brigade," which made the never to be forgotten picture of tho "Jflght For the Standard." That wide ly known picture shows a man of the Grays, Sergeant Kwart, capturing tho eagle of a very famous French corps, tho "Forty- fifth of the line." Sergeant Kwart himself has told the story In a letter to his father. Scottish American. An Orang Ontangs Nest, The nost of an orang outang taken from a tree at Borneo has- lately been placed In the Natural History museum at Berlin. The nest measure 4 M feet long snd 1 foot to 9X feet wide by about 7 Inches high. It Is made of 20 to 2t branches locked Snd twined together. War kites, to be offered to the United States government in case of a brush with Spain, are being prepared in Chi cago, and the local genius who is con structing the aerial fleet - promises to open Castilian eyes to a few new tricks in fighting from the clouds. Silas J. Couyne, one of the few pro xessional kitemakers in the country, is the individnal who proposes Uncle Sam shall have this novel re-enforcement to bis fleets and troops. Mr. Conyne is the inventor of a kite that bears his own same and which is claimed to have greater advantages than any other model hitherto evolved. It looks like a com mon three stick kite of boyhood days with a hole cut m the buck and a trian gular box extending down the front. This triangular cell gives the lifting power of the famous Hurgrave box kite, while the baggy sido wings give the pulling power of the Malay model. The joining of the advantages of other mod els makes it possible for the Conyne kito to fly higher, lift more and be oper ated in lighter or stronger winds than any other combination of sticks and paper. Ono of the war kites which Mr. Co nyne has been led to construct owing to recent affairs of state is five feet in height and is estimated to have a lifting power of 20 pounds and a pulling power of 00 pounds. With fleets, regiments and even batteries of artillery equipped with a number of these kites and knowledge of their scientific use untold destruction might be wrought in the camp, barber or fortifications of an enemy. In flying this big kite," said Mr. Conyne, 'I discard twine, as it is uoi, strong enough to stand the strain and offers too much resistance to the wind. I use specially prepared wire, so fina that it is nut visible a short distance away, but so strong that it will with stand a pulling pressure of 00 nounda besides its own weight. I can send that kite five miles, at an angle of 45 de grees, carrying with it enough dyna mite to blow up a whole regiment. As soon as the kite is up so high that the wire begins to sag of its own weight I attach another kite. The second kite holds up tbo wire and enables the first to keep on in its upward course. This can be continued ad infinitum, and the distanco of the enemy need be no bar to the dropping of a few pounds of dy namite. When the leading kite, with its deadly load, is over the enemy, an electric epark sent along the wire would set off a small cap, releasing the dyna mite. The rest would follow in accord ance with the natural laws of gravita tion. " Another use to which the war kites can be put is that of dragging torpedoes into a fleet or harbor. With a favorable wind blowing from the sea kites could be loosed from a fleet, torpt does being attached to the ends cf the wires. Nothing could stop their flight, and as soon as the torpedoes struck the ships in the harbor or the defenses along the edge of the water terrific explosion would follow.1- One of the most important uses of the Chicago kites would bo in the signal department. The present method of kite signaling bas been discounted by Mr. Conyne. Tho Chicago man's kites, in stead of darting about in circles through the air, as is the case with tho ordinary models, seem to float on tho breeze with the ease of u soaring bird. Those who have watched tbo inventor during bis experimenting in Humboldt park, which is iu the neighborhood of his home. have noticed that he seems to havo per feet control over tho kites as tbey float in the clouds. Eiignc jers: on me wire will cause a kite to bob one way, and another jerk will make it bob another or soar a little to one side. It is claimed that a row of five or six kites of different colors could bo sent up, the wires being attached to levers controlled by an operator. Cer tain pulls at certain levers would spell out the letters of a signal code which would be as simple as the dots and dashes of telegraphy. If the person watching did not understand, such word could bo flashed back by a similar ar rangement cf kites, which would be visible for miles by the aid of field- glasses. At night by utilizing electricity along the kite wires the Chicago inventor claims to bo able to flash signals that will be seen for many miles. Besides utilizing the big war kites for dropping explosives and for signaling, tbey could be used for securing photographs of the enemy's position or fortifications. Ex cellent birdseye views of the country have been taken by photographers, a camera being attached to a kite and a pull at a secondary string operating the shutter and giving a snap shot of the country beneath. Since perfecting bis kite, after years of experimenting, Mr. Conyne bas aban doned bis work as a carpenter in order to devote himself to bis more scientific occupation. He bas turned his inven tion to substantial account, and from being regarded as mentally rather "queer" be bas risen like one of bis own kites in the esteem of his neighbors and is now bailed as a genius. At the first outbreak of hostilities Mr. Conyne is prepared to lay bis plans before the government and has no doubt that in these days of novel warfare tbey will meet with serious consideration. Chi cago Tribune. . . Geaar Oaeheas. It is generally screed that th dtaxsSw cant tuote of the character of th l&tx Ducbess of Teck was her amiability, but that term does inadequate jvstiot to the bcart from which It sprang. Cl was charity itself and a wonderful sr ganizer of charitable relief on a lssrfcr scale. . It is said that she gave out of bear--own pocket a good fifth of the annual tmount granted to ber by parliament and a story, voncbed for by the; St.. James Budget, shows that she knemr bow to give on a small scale, to be gert-. erous in mind as well as with money. There were to be some festivities at , White Lodge, the Richmond residenea of the duchess, and an invitation was. -sent to the secretary of a charity in.. which the duchess was interested. i!y a later post the young lady reoeUed s letter from a friend, asking ber to a ten nis party which was to be held thecazna day. Next morning both invitations were, acknowledged, but the replies went. carelessly put in the wrong envelopes.. The duchess opened the letter in which ., the writer declared to ber friend that; she was very sorry she could not come-... to tennis because "Stout Mary" bad", askeu uer to White Ledge, and she wa& .. bound to go. The day elaly arrived, and the fratJ;v young lady was warmly welcomed by. the duchess, who afterward took be?f aside and laughingly said: "My dear girl, I know I am stoat,, but I cannot help it. Yoa should hv . more careful in posting your letters and never forget that you do not know wbe. will read what you write. Don't anal ogize I have forgiven you. " The Cranky I'aasenger. Tbero is no doubt that he was a vervr impudent conductor, but some way there was no one iu the car who did nof . have a sneaking feeling of sympathy Sax him. It was on one of the surface can and the woman was cue of those passen gers who feel that the cars are run fot- their own individual convenience and; are hardly willing to submit to the im position of a fare for the privilege. This. woman bad been what the condnctcoc- called "mean" from the time she en tered the car. She wasn't suited with;- ber change, she wouldn't have tba door shut, and she wouldn't have tho -window shut. The other passengers would: .. have been indignant if thev bad not- been pleased to have something to break: the monotony of the ride. But the cli max came when the dissatisfied passen ger started to leave the car. The plat form was crowded with men. The dis satisfied passenger turned to the gate: side of the platform. "The other side. madam," said the conductor politely,. but madam persisted. "The other side.. madam," reiterated the conductor. T intend," said tho lady in frigid tone. to get off on this side." "All right madam, (there was a note of despair ing resignation in his voice, for tho car- had been waiting some seconds). "Gen tlemen, will you please step aside and, , let tho lady iumu the fence?" Nevr York Times. The Svord and the Sonp Ladle. The attitude of the United States to ward Cuba is at least novel. Practically we are facing the situation with a word in one band and a soup ladle in the other sending provisions to the starving on vessels fitted out for the trad of war. Philadelphia Record. Paralysed the Geese. During the war we were not permit ted to carry guns, but tho boys used ta hide their weapons and slip out unob served and indulge in a few hours" hunting. I saw a young fellow start out: one day and when he returned, not nicre. than two hours later, be bad 21 wild; geese. I recollect one instance duringt; that period when we were not allowed,' to carry guns when the geese became so numerous and bold as to make it al most impossible for us to raise a crop X. had a field of wheat, which they -weTe. picking up before tho grains had time.,: . to germinate. I took an ounce of strych nine, dissolved it in acidulated watery soaked corn in it and scattered the com over the wheatfield. The next morninp I gathered up a wagon load cf dead and, paralyzed wild geese, some 40 or 0 oT them, in the wheatfield. Kight or tern of them recovered nud became domesti cated. Kansas City Times. Meanness Personified. "Man Sandy," said a Perthshire farmer, "Jock Macpherson's an awfu mean chap. " "Hoots, toots, man!" said hisfrieniL. "Ye're baverinl Hoo d'ye mak that oot?" "Weel, I'm jist sayin he's mean beastly mean. It's like this: I was up. at his boose the ither uicht, and bcr said, 'Peter, will ye bae a bauf o' whusky?' and I raid, Aye, of coorsof Weel, be got his bottle oot and begtia , to pour me oot a glass, and, thinkin lev, be sort o polite, ye ken, I said, 'Stopv. stop And be stopped I" London Tele graph. - - A Connterstroke. "We're ruined," exclaimed the ed itor, "utterly ruined I" 'Why, what's the matter now?" "We advertised sheet music as tak premium to subscribers, didn't we?" "We did." "Well, our miserable contemporary- over the way ia giving away pianos tc. play it on." Atlanta Constitution. Very Close Indeed. "This gentleman, " said the phrenol ogist at the open air performance, "isiw. close observer-a very close observer. "So much so," continued the phre nologist, "that I doubt exceedingly it be would have been here tonight bad1 we charged any admission fee." New- York Journal. The four principal diamond mines olf the Kimberly district employ abovfr . 8,000 persons. From 2,000,000 taS 000,000 carats are turned out each year. and up to 1892 ten tons of diamondsv. valued at 60,000,000, bad coma frauti these mines. The Coliseum at Rome was built bv Vespasian to accommodate 100,000 spec tators.' It covers five and one-halt acr&. and was 120 feet high,