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Victory for Spaie -ta
a War with U&
ForetoJd in Vivid Language by an Enter
prising Spanish Novelist.
Under the title, "La Guerra do Es
pana con los Estados Unldas" ("The
War Between Spain and the United
States"), Nllo Maria Fabra, a well
known Spanish novelist, has written
a story of the, future, Just published
in Madrid, says the New York Journal,
which Is having a tremendous circu
lation In the peninsula. Its character
and Influence are so pronounced that
it was thought worth while to call the
attention of the administration to It.
Following Is a correct translation of
the story, save that the unnecessary
amplification so dear to the Spanish
story writer Is omitted:
At the close of the nineteenth cen
tury the United 'States of America was
one of the most prosperous, wealthy
nnd flourishing of nations. None oth
er had In so short a time attained a
higher degree of material advancement.
Under such conditions it would seem
natural that a people dominated by
strictly utilitarian and practical Ideas,
in which everything was sacrificed to
gold and gain, should have been In
theTfcfghest degree averse to warlike
projScts, except for the defense of their
own territory. But public morality
scares gave signs of life. Politicians,
flattering the base passions of the mob
rto gain support, had finally gained con
trol of all olllces from the lowest to
the highest control even of congress
and the executive branch of the gov
ernment. THE MOTIVE
The tremendous growth of the ne
gro race was such as to lead to a de
sire to rid the continent of a race
which was the victim of a contempt
as profound as It was unmarked by
charity. From these conditions was
born the Idea of territorial expansion
in the Antilles, which, from their cli
matic conditions, were well adapted
to serve as negro colonies, and the
project of the annexation of Cuba was
considered by some politicians as the
best outlet for this undesirable race.
A president had been elected Incap
able of withstanding the popular clam
or. The nations of Europe, which had
professed 'the greatest friendship for
Spain, now stood aloof and left her
to face her formidable antagonist
alone. The belligerency of the Cuban
insurgents was recognized. Thus was
consummated the greatest of Iniquities,
to the disgrace and shame of a civilized
nation, Independent and powerful, per
haps by reason of the support and pro
tection of that very nation she was
treating with such black Ingratitude.
A privateer was at once fitted out
with the connivance of the authorities,
and sent to cruise, under the name
of the "Lone Star," to the northeast
of Porto Rico, in the path of Spanish
commerce.
Meanwhile Spain prepared for war.
Neither the numerical superiority of
the enemy nor the fear of an adverse
issue prevented her from bending her
utmost energies to preparing for the
struggle.
In the United States military honor
was legarded as an anarchronous
conception of a civic virtue. Arms were
not placed In the hands of the youth
of the country selected according to
law, but in those of mercenaries, se
duced by cupidity Into the profession of
arms.
WAR LIMITED.
The United States being secure from
Spanish Invasion and Spain being
equally secure from American attack,
the war necessarily was limited to the
sea and to the Island of Cuba, where,
perhaps, the yankees would try to send
regular troops to aid the Insurrection
ists. But the cost of the experiment
must necessarily be three or four
times greater than any army raised
under the system of obligatory ser
vice. The American fleet was no less costly
than the land forces and, moreover,
presented the serious drawback that a
great part of its crew was composed
of sailors recruited in various for
eign countries, for native Americans
refused to submit to the discipline im
posed by the regulations.
Both the army and navy of Spain
showed an immense moral superior
ity over the corresponding services In
the United States. The former was
composed of citizens of a free land
who sacrificed themselves on the altar
of duty and country. The latter con
sisted of mercenaries of divers na
tionalities, who prosecuted the noble
profession of arms to the selfish ac
quisition of gold and personal advan
tage. Great was the anxiety which reigned,
not only In Spain but also in all Eu
rope, in view of the proceedings of the
cabinet at Washington, and the news
which was received from Florida and
Louisiana, where were concentrated
25,000 men the entire active army of
the nation which was destined for ser
vice In Cuba.
At this Juncture a telegram from Por
to Rico announced that the steamer
Lone Star lad captured and sunk with
in twenty miles of that island a, Span
ish' merchant brlgantlne proceeding
from Barcelona to Mayaguez.
This dispatch produced general Indig
nation in Spain, and, although the au
thorities acting with both prudence
and energy, succeeded In preventing
acts of violence against the consuls of
the United States, they were powerless
to suppress thi great popular demon
strations, which were filled with en
thusiasm when It was learned that a
Spanish cruiser had captured the pirate
craft and taken it into San Juan de
Porto Rico.
In this condition of affaire, and while
the great powers were still trying to de
vise a peaceful solution of the problem
an American cruiser appeared at Porto
Rico, demanding the delivery of the
Lone Star, a demand repelled by the
captain general on the Island. The
captain of the cruiser gave him forty
eight hours In which to consult by tele
graph with the government of Madrid,
but before this term had expired, tak
ing advantage of the darkness of night,
he sent an armed force in four boats
with orders to take possession of the
steamer. The small guard of the steam
er was surprised, and surrendered
without firing a shot, and at the break
of day the yankee cruiser sailed ma
jestically from the port, towing its prize
in its wake.
At this time no other Spanish vessel
of war were In the port than a small
gunboat of 600 tons, which, as a matter
of precaution, had started Its fires. Its
commander ordered the vessel to pro
pare for action, and Ietlng go the an
chor chain, directed the prow of his
vessel toward the Ameilcan cruiser
and started for it under full head of
Bteam.
(The Spanish vessel manor uvered with
such dexterity that It succeeded In
bringing to bear a raking Are from the
bow gun.
WORK OF A TORPEDO.
Suddenly the enemy, as If Inspired by
a Titanic force, rose from the water.
A deafening and prolonged noise was
heard, the contused sound of human
voices rent the air, there arose a colos
sal dome of smoke and water, throwing
out fragments of burning wood and
molten Iron and the Immense mass of
steel broken In two parts, sank with a
terrible nolBC Into the sea. A torpedo,
fortunately launched by the heroic
3panlsh crew, had been sufficient to
bury in the depths of the ocean the
proud fortress of steel.
Great and extraordinary was the ac-
MARQUIS
of Japan, Now Visiting
Washington, June 4. Marquis Ito, of
Japan, who recently visited the United
States on his way to London for tho
queen's Jubllee.ls without doubt the great
est of the statesmen In the Jslo of the
chrjsanthemums. He goes to London os
thr special representative of the emperor.
Marquis Ito for twenty-five years has
been a close adviser of the emperor, nnd
for fully that time he has been In almost
eery cabinet of the government. He has
represented the progressive party In Japa
nese, politics, and to his efforts is larqely
dun the adavneement that embled Japai
to easily whip the giant China In the
late war. He believes In the elevation of
tho masses, and ho was Instrumental In
making tho peoplo as free In Japan as
they are under any monarchical form of
government In the world. When the war
with China was being prosecuted Ito fol
lowed a popular policy and won tho enmity
of many eminent and powerful politicians.
These schemers, desiring to humble him,
persuaded the eirperor to confer upon him
tivlty displayed by Spain In Its mili
tary preparations both on land and sea.
The seaports were put In a state of de
fense, reserves were called out, and an
army of 450,000 men was formed In the
peninsula. Battalions of volunteers
were organized, and the youth of the
country hastened enthusiastically to
enroll themselves In their ranks. The
Spanish privateers, among whom were
many swift steamers of English,
French and Italian make, swept the
seas, annihilating the commerce of the
United States.
The Spanish squadron was composed
of two battle ships of 9,000 tons, eight
protected cruisers of tho flrst-class, and
other smaller vessels. The vice admir
al's flag was hoisted on one of the bat
tle ships. Tho whole squadron lay
anchored In the harbor of Havana,
when, by virtue of orders sent by the
government, it put to sea, directing Us
course upon Porto Rico to protect an
expedition of 30,000 re-enforcements
which had sailed from Spain two days
before the breaking out of hostilities.
TROOPS IN HAVANA.
The expedition prepared in Louisiana
and Florida was made ready for Imme
diate departure. It was composed of
25,000 men of all arms, with abundant
munitions of war, and embarked In
thirty merchant steamers, escorted by
fourteen laige vessels of war and sonie
smaller ones.
This formidable and Imposing force
presented Itself suddenly In front of
the harbor of Havana, though beyond
range of the guns of the fort. El Monro
and the admiral sent ashore a flag of
truce demanding the surrender of the
place within six hours.
The captain general refused to listen
to the yankee ultimatum, and the ad
miral decided to blockade the port.
On the landing of the expedition In
Matanzas It had been Joined by 15,000
Cuban Insurgents, to whom they fur
nished arms and ammunition, but the
colored people among them, indignant
at the contempt with which they were
treated by their liberators, returned to
the woods or gave themselves up to
the Spanish authorities.
Of the fourteen laige vessels which
the United States had sent into Cuban
waters there remained In condition to
enter Into action Hhe four cruisers
which had been left to blockade the
port of Havana, and six armored ships
of sizes ranging from 7,000 to 10,000 tons.
The remainder, on account of damage,
had been obliged to return for repairs.
The Spanish squadron comprised an
equal number of vessels, although their
Inferiority was marked, not only In re
gard to tonnage but also In tho thick
ness of th'elr armor plate and In tho
power of their guns, matters almost
decisive In naval warfare.
SPANISH PLAN OF ATTACK.
Tho Spanish squadron was placed In
threo divisions. The distance having
been regulated and the order of at
tack fixed upon, by a stroke of audacity
which amounted to inspiration and
which marks that true mlltary genius
which dares, in critical and difficult
situations, to risk all for the sake of
gaining oil, the Spanish admiral gave
the order to break his line,
The first line of the American fleet
began the fire, to which the Spanish
replied without stopping their forward
movement. Soon the Hrlng became gen
eral, and our first division broke
through tho enemy's line. The second
and third followed, and tho utter de
feat of the North Americans followed.
In order to prosecute the war,, tho
United Statei government appropriat
THE SCBANTON
cd $400,000,000 and raised another army
of 40,000 men, which landed at Matan
zas, conveyed by another squadron.
The Yankee genernl-ln-chlef, feeling
sure of victory, decided to take the
offensive. Leaving 6,000 men In Mat
anzas, ho began the movement with
the rest of the army, which numbered
50,000 regular troops and 10,000 Cuban
Insurrectionists, well armed and equip
ped. No difficulties were encountered un
til the column had reached a point
near San Juan de Jaruca. The Spanish
army was concentrated not far from
this town and occupied an elegant po
sition for defense. Our forces num
bered scarcely 40,000, while the enemy
was 60,000.
The battle was desperate and bloody.
The situation of our army was at
times most critical, but at the sudden
retreat of the enemy's center a divis
ion was moved forward to support our
guns. The left and center thus routed,
the rlgh wing of the Anglo-Americans
was obliged to fall back and the bat
tle was won.
LOSS IN BATTLE STATED.
The enemy lost In killed and wounded
more than 4,000 men; Our loss was 2,-
600. The American general, with three
brigades of veteran regulars, succeed-
ITO,
the United States.
tho title of marquis and to decorate him
with a noble order that had never been
worn by anjono outside of tho Imperial
family. Ito was amazed when the emper
or offered him these extraordinary honois
and said not a word In reply. He silently
left tho emperor and, resigning his posi
tion as premier, ho sent the emperor a
courteous letter thanking him for his
kindness, but declining the title and tho
decoration. Then he retired to a distant
part of the country. His enemies had
temporarily triumphed, but Ito's day was
to come. When the emperor learned of
tho despicable trick by which his premier
had been shamed he promptly sent for Ito,
restored him to power and Insisted on
his accepting the title and the order.
Ito finally complied, and there Is no more
successful or eminent man In Japan today.
Ho has the love and the esteem of his
monarch, to whom he has ever been a
most disinterested friend, and he Is per
sonally deserving of the great honors
which enemies have unwittingly bestowed
upon him.
ed In withdrawing to the shelter of the
guns of Matanzas. Tho Spanish army
followed to Matanzas, closing tho com
munications of the place, and began
the siege of the city.
Meanwhile tho Spanish squadron,
having repaired Its damages, sailed
from Havana, and taking advantage of
the Inaction of the enemy who dared
not quit the Bay of Mnntanzas be
cause of symptoms of Insubordination
aboard some of the ships, appeared be
fore Key West, nnd after a fierce bom
bardment took possession of that focal
point of Cuban filibustering.
Three weeks had elapsed after the
disaster of Jaruca, when the Yankees,
who with their abundant supplies
counted upon continuing the defense
of Mantanzas until the arrival of fresh
re-enrot aments, sent out a flag of
truce to ask for an armistice, promis
ing to abandon the Island.
Great was the surprise which this
event produced In the besiegers' camp,
but It was soon learned that the social
ists and anarchists of the United States,
availing themselves of the general dis
satisfaction produced by the disasters
of war, had risen in arms, and were
burning, sacking and killing. The
army was permitted to leave and the
last Anglo-American soon left.
Cuba having been abandoned by the
North American army and the insur
gents lacking aid or even the hope of
obtaining It, the complete pacification
of the territory was an easy matter.
Tranquility was eventually restored
In the United States, after a more bit
ter and relentless warfare for the re
pression and punishment of the dis
turbers of public order than even the
Spanish had waged in Cuba, and a
definitive treaty of peace and friend
ship was signed by the governments of
Washington and Madrid.
By one of its clauses the Island of
Key West was ceded to us, but as the
Spanish government had forever re
nounced all Ideas of territorial acquisi
tions In America for It was costly
enough to preserve the last remnant of
Its ancient patrimony beyond the seas
It decided to present the little Island
to Mexico.
Ho Wns Ilnndlcnppcd.
Minister "Ah, John, John! ye've fallen
again, an' I ken weel ye've spent a' yer
hard earned bit saving. Man, ye'Jl never
be able tao kep onything, an' ye'll dee a
pulr man."
John "Thatsh ol' rl", meenlster hlc
but what can ye expec' o a man hlc
wha' canna' even keep hlc his feet?"
Pittsburg News.
Probably.
"How proud that noisy mosquito Is," re
marked the frog to the tlshlng worm, hop
ping onto the old oaken bucket.
"Hum," remarked the tadpole, scornful,
ly, "he needn't be. I'm sure I am as well
born as he." Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune,
OUIt DAILY HnCKOHWC.
If you will sit down at set of sun,
'And count tho acts that you have done,
And, counting, find
One self-denying not, one word
That eased tho heart of him who heard:
One glance most kind.
That felt llko sunshine where it went,
Then you may count that hour well spent.
But if through all the livelong day
You've cheered no heart by yea or nay,
If throughout nil
You've nothing done that you can traco
That brought the sunshine to one face;
No act most small
That helped some soul nnd nothing cost,
Then count that day as worse than lost.
Boston Globe,
TRIBUNE - SATURDAY
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
FEATS OF THE TIME
An Understandable Description of Chl
cago's Great Drainage Canal.
WILL BE FINISHED ERE VEAR 1900
Enough Rock nnd Earth Excavated to
Mnko n IMlo u Mllo Hqunrc nnd
Forty-eight Ecet II1rIi--Novc1 nnd
Powerful illnchlnorr Used to Cut
Out tho ChnnnolCost oftho Work.
Chicago Letter In New York Sun.
In past ages the overflow of the wat
ers of Lake Superior and Lake Michi
gan ran Into the Mississippi and were
discharged Into the Gulf of Mexico, In
stead of as now through the Gulf of
St. Lawrence Into tho Atlantic. Then,
nt somie unknown epoch and for some
unknown cause, the Detroit and Nia
gara straits were opened and Lake
Michigan fell about thirty feet. Its
southwestern outlet gradually filled up
with mixed deposit, and the dry bed
of what Is known as Mud Lake Is the
only remaining" representative of the
once great waterway. Chicago lies on
a low flat waste of sand and clay,
which was once a part of Lake Michi
gan's bed. From Its topography, the
drainage of the great city has ever
been a problem difficult of solution.
Tho waters of the Chicago river have
had their outlet Into the lake, but so
slow and sluggish Is the current that
the river became fetid, foul, nnd disease-breeding.
The sewage of the city
flowed Into the lake. Two miles from
the mouth of the river tho city had
sunk the "crib" which supplied the
whole population with water for all
purposes through two eight-foot under
ground and sub-aqueous tunnels.
Frequently and particularly at the
time of spring freshets the city's sew
age flowed out as far as the crib, where
the suction carried It Into the tunnels,
and It was pumped Into the homes of
a million nnd a half of people. Ty
phoid fever became epidemic at these
times, and It was apparent that some
thing must be done. Pumping works
were established several years ago In
the southwestern part of the city, on
what Is known as tho South Branch of
the river. The pumps nt this station
lift 40,000 cubic feet of water a minute
from the river over a ledge of rock
known as "the Divide" Into the old
Illinois and Michigan canal, through
which it ran into the Illinois river.
Pumping works were established at the
North Branch, and water from the
lake, bt ought to the river by an under-ground
conduit, was forced Into
the river there. A current was thus
established, and the Chicago river be
came rartlally purified.
THE CANAL'S .INCEPTION.
This plan did fairly well while the
city had a half or three-quarters of a
million Inhabitants, but It did not suc
cessfully dispose of the city's sewage
and the immense quantities of offal
from the btock yards which dally
found their way Into the liver's slug
gllsh depths. The pollution of the
water supply became a greater and
greater menace to tho city's health,
and the task of cleansing the Chicago
river by means of a canal which would
cause a flow of vast volumes of pure
lake water through It was determined
upon. The Chicago Sanitary district
was foimed by an act of legislature,
which also provided for a board of com
missioners, nine in number, to be elect
ed by the people. Means to defray the
enormous expense were provided by
levying a tax of one-half of 1 per cent
on the property In the drainage dis
trictall of Chicago north of Eighty
seventh street, and including two
country towns which will benefit by
the drainage. So, by the work of
skilled engineers, the hand of man will
compel Lake Michigan again to turn
In Its bed and He with Its head to the
north and Its foot to the south, as In
untold ages ago.
The canal the main channel will be
twenty-eight miles long. It will be 160
feet wide and carry a stream of water
18 feet deep, with a current of two
and one-half miles an hour,. The
channel will be deep enough for the
largest lake vessels; but It Is not prob
able that they will navigate it, be
cause the locks will not be large enough
to accommodate them. Mississippi
steamers may readily come up the can
al to Chicago, and light-draught gun
boats easily pass between the lake
and the Mississippi.
WORK BEGUN.
Work was begun on "shovel day,"
Sept. 3, 1S92, on the rock cut Below
Lemont, and today the oanal is finished
from the Chicago river at Robey street
to Lockport. The total amount of ex
cavation Involved in the construction
of the main channel Is 20,201,885 cubic
yards of glacial drift, which comprises
top soil, earth, muck, sand, gravel,
hardpan, bouldeis, fragmentary rock
displaced from its original bed, and
any other material which overlies the
bed rock, and 12,006,984 cubic yards of
solid rock, or an aggregate of 32,268,799
cubic yards. To this must be added the
material excavated from the river di
version: Glacial drift, 1,806,074 cubic
yards; solid rock, 258,669 cubic yards;
total, 2.064,743 cubic yards. Tho grand
total Is 40,333,542 cublo yards. To pro
tect the canal from the overflows of the
Desplalnes river, which runs parallel
with it for a number of miles, it was
found necessary to build controlling
works, which consist of gates, or mov
able damB, by which the flow of the
water from the main channel Into the
tall raoe, which Is to deliver the outflow
Into the Desplalnes river, can be con
trolled. Hugo retaining wallB of ma
sonry were built for this purpose, the
number of cubic feet being 384,958. The
excavated rock is broken up and Is
breaking about SO per cent., and there
fore tho volume of the rock spoil
banks Is about 22,078,000 cubic yards.
The whole volume of spoil, Including
earth, glacial deposit and rock, would
if deposited in New York bay, in forty
feet of wat,er, make an island one mile
square, with its surface eight feet
above the water line.
The largest amount of material ex
cavated In any one month since tho
work began was In August, 1894, when
1,291,688 cublo yards of glacial drift
and 413,164 cubic yards of solid rock
were taken out. The largest estimate
returned was in June, 1895, when 959,071
yards of glacial drift and 555,500 yards
of solid rock were excavated, and 13,799
cublo yards of solid masonry were laid
in cement. During July, 1891, 74,800
cublo yards of solid rock were removed
by the contractors on section 8, a rec
ord which, up to that period, had prob
allv never been enualled In nil the
ages since man began to quarry stone,
uui me recora was uroKen in, April,
1S95, by the- contractors oft section 11,
who removed 80,400 cubic yards of solid
rock.
PROJECT'S IMMENSITY,
Figures ffivo but a meagre Idea of the
immensity, of the undertaking; and an
MORNING, JUNE C, 1897.'
adequate idea can be obtained only by
a trip of inspection along tho canal.
Monster engines were built expressly
for the work they wero to do, and
hoisting machines, the llko of which
had never been seen, wero Invented by
engineers and contractors. Cars, spe
cially constructed, are loaded by steam
shovels and drawn by steam hoists up
a Btep lncllno to a proper height,
where they are run on to a tipple and
automatically dumped. Bridges were
erected on the sections of solid rock,
spanning the spoil bank at a proper
height,thelr supporting piers being car
ried on trucks which travel on tracks
parallel with tho channel. From tho
channel end of the bridge an Inclined
track runs down into the cut. Cars are
loaded and run up the Incline on to
Alia bridge, automatically dumped and
then returned to the pit. Then there
Is a mammoth conveying machine,
which Is essentially a bridge spanning
tho channel, with cantilever arms ex
tending far enough beyond on each
ride to cover tho spoil area. On this
structure are mounted the necessary
sprocket wheels and other machinery
for carrying a series of steel pans
which form the conveyor belt, an ap
paratus which carries about 2,500 cubic
ards In 'ten hours to the spoil dump.
There are a host of other novel de-
PRAXEDES MATEO SAGASTA,
Spain's Noted
Praxedcs Mateo Sagasta, the noted
leader of the Spanish liberal party, is to
the front again as the cause of the as
sault made by the Duke of Tetuan upon
Senator Comas on the floor of the senate.
Tetuan charged that It was Sagasta's
speech to tho liberals that brought about
tho vote In the American senate. Sagasta
Is an old patriot of Spain, and has been In
a revolution or two. He was born at Tor
reellla de Cameros In 1827. He studied for
an engineer, and practiced his profession
at Volladolld and Kamora. He was elect,
ed to the constituent cortes from the lat
ter place In 1854. He took an active part
In the revolution of 1856, and was obliged
to take refuge In France. He later re
turned to Spain and accepted a professor
ship In the School of Engineers at Madrid,
and became the editor of La Iberia, the
organ of the progressist party. He was
engaged in the Insurrection of June, 18G6,
and was again obliged to fly to France,
where he remained till after tho dethrone
ment of Queen Isabella. He was appoint
vices for doing work rapidly and on a
gigantic scale.
On the rock sections of the canal the
sides were cut vertically down by chan
nelling machines, and the work Is so
smoothly done that one might easily
Imagine that It had been cut with a
huge cheese knife. Steam drills were
extensively used, and these were ope
rated from "a central station by com
pressed air. These rock cuts, the most
expensive poitlons of the work done
on the canal, were all completed by
the contractors within the time limit
specified by the contracts.
ESTIMATED COST.
Tho latest reports of the sanitary
beard, as prepared by William Trlnk
nus, record clerk of the engineering
department, show that, taking the
work of excavation as a whole, from
tho Chicago river to Lockport, more
than 9)5 per cent, has been done. Dur
ing the year 1896 nearly 4,500,000 cubic
yards of glacial drift and more than
1,500,000 cubic yards of solid rock were
excavated. This alone required the
payment by the sanitary district of
en average of more than $225,000 a
month. Retaining walls have been re
quired and built upon twelve sections
of tho canal. On several of the sections
this work amounted to little more than
he filling In of the clay pockets in the
rock through which the channel Is ex
cavated. The question of cost Is one of great
importance in connection with the
work. The amount of money expended
for all purposes to January, 1897, the
date of the latest report, was $22,591,
801.85. The total cost of construction
to jun. 1, 1889, Including Interest, land,
and administration, is estimated $31,
737,402 31.
A Discord from tho Pnst.
The fair girl gazed upon her flanco with
lovo and tenderness.
"Alfred, my hero," sho murmured, "I
am sure thcro is nothing In your past of
which you need ever be ashamed."
His face turned ghastly .white,
"Alicia!" ho gaped, "there Is I I I "
His words choked him.
"Was onco a second tenor In a village
quartette!"
"Alfred I"
She did not shrink from him,"
"I can forgive you. At least "
A soft light camo Into her eyes.
"You wero never bass."
From that moment the toplo was never
touched upon again. New York- World.
i I. .
Harder Yet.
"I will work night and day to make
you happy," he said.
"No," sho answered thoughtfully,
"don't do that. Just work duilng the day
and stay home at night." Washington
Star.
Tho Trials ofLlfc.
Lawyer Quibble What was the great
est trial you over presided over, Judge?
Judge Kldby Bringing up ten daugh
ters, sir! Harper's Bazar,
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LOVE AND LOSS.
The twilight shadows softly creep
Within my lonely room;
With sobbing breath my wearied heart
Is sorrowing in tho gloom.
And through the mists and ether gray
A bright star shines above 1
And I I am remembering
My mother's changeless love!
In far-off years, a presence sweet,
Is ever near my side;
And patient lovo unfaltering
My childhood's footsteps guide,
Long since, that gentle presence fled
To God's fair home above,
And I, in woman's saddened life,
(Long for my mother's! lovel
Boston Transcript
Capital
Of Famoins Menu,
Character Outlined in Ludicrous Incidents
Which Amuse While They Instruct.
Secretary Sherman's forgetfulncss of
faces Is proverbial. He almost broke
tho heart of William II. Calkins, of
LaPorto, Ind who was In congress
Bomo years ago, by mistaking him for
tho sergeant-at-arms of tho senate.
Mr. Sherman, as W. E. Curtis tells the
story, was a candidate for the presi
dential nomination, and Mr. Calkins
was one of his most ardent supporters.
There arrived In Washington one day
a delegation of prominent citizens from
northern Indiana, and when evening
came on and they had nothing elsei to
do Calkins suggested that they call on
Senator Sherman. Most of the party
oblected, because they wero strangers
to him, but Calkins assured them that
the senator from Ohio was his most ln-
Liberal Leader.
ed minister of the Interior In tho first cabi
net formed by General Prim, and gradual
ly abandoned his radical views, breaking
entirely with Zorllla. He was made minis
ter of str.te In January, 1870. He con
tinued In tho cabinet under King Amade
ue, and took part in several ministerial
combinations. He was minister of foreign
affairs under President Serrano In 1874,
minister of tho Interior and president of
tho council. After the coup d'etat which
resulted In tho re-establishment of tho
monarchy ho withdrew from public life,
but In June, 1875, gave his adherence to tho
cause of Alfonso. In 1880, when a new
liberal party was formed, he Joined It.
The conservative cabinet of Canovas del
Castillo was overthrown early in 1881, and
a coalition formed by Sagasta, and Gen
eral Martinez Campos assumed control
and remained in office till October, 1883.
when It was succeeded by a cabinet
formed from the dynastic left. On tho
death of Alfonso, 1885, Sigasta again be
came the head. Ho was overthrown in
1890, and retired.
tlmate friend, that they were Just like
brothers and that Sherman w"ould never
forgive him If he found out that a party
of such distinguished Republicans
stayed over night In Washington with
out calling to pay their respects. So
they yielded and started for the Sher
man mansion In Franklin square.
While they were walking along, Cal
kins entertained his friends with stories
of his brotherly intimacy with Mr.
Sherman, and their affection for one
another, and the active part ho was
taking In Mr. Sherman's canvass. As
they eptered the house, the senator
greeted them cordially, but told them
that he was Just going out with his
wife. Calkins said they would not
stop. But the host urged them to come
In and wait until Mrs. Sherman was
ready. When that good lady came
downstairs with her bonnet on Mr.
Sherman paralyzed the entire party by
introducing Calkins as Col. Canady, of
North Carolina, who was then sergeant-at-arms
of the senate, and asked
him to present his friends. Calkins
gasped their names, and then led them
out. After he got into the fresh air he
recovered a little and attempted to ex
plain that Senator Sherman was a
great hand for praotical Jokes, but the
folk's from Indiana realized how badly
he waB wounded and did not tease him.
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Stories of Lincoln.
When President Lincoln heard of the
rebel raid at Fairfax, In which a briga
dier general and a number of horses
were captured, he remarked;
"Well, I am sorry on account of the
horses."
"Sorry for the horses!" exclaimed the
secretary of war In astonishment.
"Yes." replied Lincoln; "I can make
a brigadier general In five minutes, but
It is not an easy matter ito replace 110
horses."
During the war an Austrian count
applied to President Lincoln for a posi
tion in the army. He was Introduced
by the Austrian minister, but as If
fearing that his Importance might not
bo duly appreciated, he proceeded to
explain his nobility nnd high stand
ing. With a merry twinkle in his eye
Mr. Lincoln laid his hand on the
count's shoulder and said;
"Never mind; you shall be treated
with Just as much consideration for all
that."
Lincoln had the following good story
on President Tyler:
"During Mr. Tyler's Incumbency of
the office he arranged to make an ex
cursion In some direction and sent his
son 'Bob' to arrange for a special train.
It happened that the railroad superin
tendent was a strong Whig. As such
ha had no favors to bestow on the
president, and informed 'Bob' that his
road did not run any special trains for
the president.
" 'What,' said 'Bob,' 'did you not fur
nish a special train for the funeral of
Gen. Harrison?'
" 'Yea,' eald the superintendent, 'and
If you'll bring your father In that con
dition you shall have the best train on
tho road.' "
In conversing with a friend about the
way his administration was criticized
and attacked, President Lincoln said;
"After all, It reminds mo of a couple
of emigrants fresh from tho Emerald
Isle. They wero making their way
westward In search of, work, when one
evening coming suddenly upon a pond
of water they were greetea with a frog
chorus a music they had never heard
before,
"Overcome with' terror, they clutched
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their sticks nnd crept forward,
enemy could not be seen,
Th
"At last a happy Idea seized the fore
most. Stepping to his companion's side,
he exclaimed: 'And sure, Jamie, It la
my opinion it Is nothing but a noise!' "
Facts and Fiction.
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A Cnnon's Mistake.
Any ono who knows that charmlntf
man Canon Alnger, master of the tem
ple, will comprehend to the full tho
humor of this story. Canon Alnger is
a great favorite with children, and up
on ono occasion was asked to assist at
a Juvenile party. Arriving at what ho
thoueht was his destination, a house
In a row of others exactly alike, tho'
canon made his way up to the drawing
room. "Don't announce me," said he
to tho domestic, and thereupon tho
reverend gentleman went down upon
all-fours, ruffled up his white hair and
crawled into the room, uttering the
growls of an angry polar bear. What
was his horror and amazement to find
when ho got into the room two old"
ladles petrified with astonishment. Ho
had found his way Into the next-door
house, instead of Into ithe one to which
ho was bidden. Tld-Blts.
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Gnmblinc on I'rayers.
Rev. Churlcs Nlel, the chaplajn of,
the California stute senate, has en
deared himself to the members by his
short prayers, as he did to his congre
gation by his hort sermons. When
he first entered the ssnate chamber
with' his reputation for brevity Senator
Vorhels modestly wagered Senator
Denlson a cigar that the chapjaln
would not waste a minute In prayer
for such an Irredeemable gang of poli
ticians. Vorhes lost. The prayer last
ed just a minute and ten seconds.
The next morning: the senator was)
anxious for revenge, so wagered Denl
son another cigar on the same proposi
tion. Tho chaplain cut his prayer sev
en seconds, and Vorhels lost again by
three seconds. He knew the pastor's
reputation, however, nnd observed that
he had cut the prayer a little, so on
reassembling the next morning he bet
Denlson another cigar and lost by tha
"Amen." So tho betting went on, day
after day and week after weak, Vor
hels winning about one bet In ten.
T1mj other evening Senator Vorhels
met the divine on the street and asked
him as a personal favor that he cut his
prayer as short as possible the next
morning, as he destied to call up an
urgent measure. Tho chaplain readily
absented.
"Bet you a basket of wine the prayer
doesn't last five seconds," said Vor
hels to Denlson, as the president's gav
el struck the desk.
"Take you," and both held their
watches.
"May the Creator of all shower bles
sings on this body, Amen," was tho
prayer, and Denlson lost by two sec
onds. Executive .Session.
A veteran correspondent, discussing
this matter of becrot session publica
tions, told an interesting story yester
day: "There used to bo a man In the sen
ate," said he, "who was a stickler for
executive secrecy. He was so straight
laced that he could hardly breathe. One
day I wanted some Information about
an extradition treaty and I knew that
this senator was in the opposition. So
I summoned up all my courage and,
went to him. f '
" 'Young man,' said he, 'do you know,
that this Is executive business, and
that I am bound by my obligation to '
reveal nothing'"
"I admitted that I knew all this."
" 'But,' he continued, 'you are also, a,
newsparer man. Now If I were you 5
would say '
"And with that," said the corres
pondent, "he talked to me for an hour,
telling me everything I wanted to
know, but referring to everything In at
supposititious manner. When he got
through he looked at me and said:
'Now, young man, remember that you
act very wrongly when you ask a sena
tor to tell you anything about execu
tive sessions, and I haven't told you a
thing.' "
Miss Bryan nnd Abncr,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and their 6-year-old
daughter Grace left Washington
for their Nebraska home the day be
fore the inauguration. While- they were
at the Washington depot awaiting
their train, says a Washington corres
pondent, Abner McKlnley, the brother
of the president, approached the party
and cordially sh'ook Mr. Bryan's hand.
Ho was presented to Mrs. Bryan. Then
Mr. Bryan said: "This Is my daughter,
Qrace."
Mr. McKlnley held out his hand with
a pleasant smile. Grace looked up at
him with a frown on her pretty face.
She put her tiny hands behind her back
and shook her head.
"Won't you shake hands with me?"
asked Mr. McKlnley, In a grave voice.
"No, I wont," said Grace. "I nebber
shake hands with a 'Klnley man."
Mr. McKlnley looked hurt, until It
was explained to him that Grace had
no dislike for him, but treated every
'"Klnley man" with the sams disdain.
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Not Gentlemen. ',
Ono day Lieutenant Governor Hag
gard, of Indiana, while presiding over
the btate senate, made a point of de
corum which some of the honorable
members considered altogether too per
tinent. Senator Sweeney was on tho
floor. He referred to the "gentleman'
from "
"I want to oall the attention of th
senate to one thing," bald the? presiding
officer, rapping his gavel. "The sena
tors are senators not gentlemen."
There was a moment of amazed si
lence. "The senators will address one an
other as senators., not as gentlemen,"
he added.
Th'en every man In the senate cham
ber began laughing.
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