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' ITHIN the past few
week tho ai'iuist
llou of llin tbiuish
West Indies by the
United Hlatc be
fore tliu end of tho
Fifty-ninth Con
gress, nnd perhaps
before tho ntul of
the present ses
sion, ha become
to bo regarded as
certain by o III e ml a
well informed n
to (lift attitudo of Imtli cnmnrk mid
tho Uniloil State Uovernmont in tho
lunttur. Henmark in willing to sell
aud the United Htate nre willing to
Lay, nnd in addition to thin there nre
certain circumstances which, in the
opinion of the offleials concerned, will
effectually dispone of nny opposition
to the purchase in the American Con
gress. It has been Hindu clear to thin
Oovernment that the Ibmisli tlovern
inont linn definitely decided to dispose
o its Went ludinn possessions with
ont snr great delay, and while tho
United Htates bnve first choice, Den
mark lias let it be understood thut,
failing to nmke a hiirguiu with thin
country, she will soek n purchaser
elsewhere, the Monroo dootriuo to
the contrary notwithstanding.
It ia generally bnlievod that Ger
many would be only too glwl of an
opportunity of securing the group,
but ahe has been duterrod from at
tempting to nocompliRli thnt cud
through bor own nnd Denmark's re
gard for the positiou taken by the
United States concerning the acquiro
inentof territory on cr adjacent to the
American continent by Europonii or
other foreign nation. Should Con
gress fail to provide tho amount nec
essary to buy the islands, an embar
rassing interuntiounl aituntion in ay bo
brought about by Denmark offering
them to another nation, etc. Den
mark's desire to get rid of the group
ia due mainly to tho fuot that the ex
pense of maintaining tho islands is
greater than the revenues derived
from thein.
The price for the group was $3,
000,000. Iu the Seward treaty tho
price fixed was $7,000,000, ami this
wns for only two of the islands, St,
Thomas and bt. Johu. It was ex
plained by Denmark at that time that
she wonld not dispose of the remain
ing islaud, Hantn Crni, without tho
ousent of France. This impediment
lias since been removed, nnj Den
mark is now froe to sell all three isl
amis. The plan orrangod for the
. trauafbr of the group to tho United
States will be initiated by tho iutro
motion in uougross or a bill appro
priating 83,000,0110 for their purchase,
Denmark has long desired to sell
her three little islands in tho West
Indies, but she wished to drivo a good
bargain, and our Government thought
the prioe she asked was too high.
Hhe did not cure to sell at all till Ht.
Thomas lost muoh of its commercial
importance, and then $7,500,000 was
asked for that island aud Ht, John,
leaving St. Croix out of the question
Hhe ia now willing to take 83,000,000
for the three islands. The inlisbi
tauts have always been willing to
--transfer their allegiance to oar uotion
and Dennisrk is willing to part with
ilia minima lionailNA Mia mra nf iabvahIv
Any advantage ti her. HUo sells to
them a little butter, but not much
le. For years they have bought in
this country most of the food they do
not raise and nearly all the coal they
- eu to ateumsnips.
These islands are on the point of
the great bond desoribed by the West
Indies groups, and are thus most ad
vantageously placed for trade with
both divisious of the Antilles, the chain
running east and west nnd that ruu
Sing north aud south.
St. Thomas aud St. John lie on the
rAIUS AT THS I.ANDl.fO PliACB, CBAB
I,OTTB AHUU, CAPITAL OF TUB
WXIHU WXST IND1B8.
same submarine plateau from whivh
Puerto Itico rises and are really prr
longatiou of Puerto Rioo to tha ess'., j
i in. ft : . .. . I. .1. i )
mi ct.tyron, iu lutiuuiu, is gvoirrapu
ioally distinct, being separated from
thou by a deep ooeau valley. The
islan ts have felt severely the deoa-1
" deuce of the West Indii snaax Indus-
w
try and oro not prospering. Thny are
fair and fertile, but nre suffering from
neglect. Their people apeak little
PnniKU and other I'.urnpeau languages
and a good deal of English, and there
is no reason why, under more favor
nlilo comlilious, they should not
llourish as they did years ago. St
Thoinns is tho keystone to the arch of
the West Indies; it commands them
nil. It is of more Importance to us
than nny other nation!
A gallant officer of the nnvy, Cap
Hill W. V. Fox, lins made the follow
ing report respecting tho vnluo to ns
of that port and island: "Tho liar
bor," lie says, "is one of Hie best In
the West Indies, ndmirable for naval
purposes, soil fully eiUal to tha re
quirements of the commerce of those
sens. The rntranco is narrow nnd
cnpnblo of being obstructed. The
bills on both sides bnve a command
ing elevation, siiflloient to place the
batteries thereon above the rench of
tho ships' guns, while an attacking
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fleet would be subjected to their
plunging lire. The harbor on tho
and sido is covered by similar emi
nences. These ere conditions which,
togother witli its small area and in
sular position, give satisfactory se
curity for naval depot. The ominont
stratogio, geographical nnd commer
cial position which Ht. Thomas occu
pies arrests tho attention of tho most
oasual observer of tho world's chart."
In the, hollow of the hills, its bank
against the contral ridge, and stick
ing its foot in the pluoid waters of its
Hill?
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BATTKET OF
BT. THOMAS,
INDIRA.
DANIHII WKST
peerless harbor, lies Charlotte Ami
lit, the oapital and only town of St.
Thomas. Hereiu are oougregatod the
bulk of its total population of perhaps
13,000 people, most of whom are col
ored. It is ouo cf the prettiest towua
iu tho West Indios, aud that is saying
much, whou one has seon them all.
For it has, first, the advantage of un
surpassed situutiou, ' built upon and
between throe rouuded hills, whioh
buttress the backbone aforementioned.
Along the shore are straggling rows
of palms leauing lazily above beaches
of doubtful cleanliness and color, like
some of the inhabitants. But above
the main street, whioh runs around
the bay, there are others leading up
the hills, and many (lights of steps
and stairs, wandering among pardons
of fruit trees aud fragrant flowers.
What Two Woman DM.
Mrs. Jusse H. Sowell, who came to
Texas from North Caroliua after the
death of her husband, twelve years
ago, bought laud to-day for whioh
she paid cash with money she made
by raising boss and poultry. ' Mrs.
Sewell and her daughter, the latter a
grown young lady, are preparing to
start a bloodod-stook farm. The
ladies say they will not give up bees
and hens, but will also raise cattle
aud sheep now that they have ceased
to be renters. Dallas News.
I'lslnlv a NovWifu
Mrs. Fogg "A gentleman called
to see you, David, this afternoon."
Mr. Fotfg "Did he have anything
to say?"
Mrs. Fogg "Only that be wonld
eall again."
Mr. Fogg "H'm evidently a dun;
bat to give warning ol bis aeooud
coming betrays inexperienoe. Beckon
there's no great dauger from him."
Itoston Transcript.
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Pi
T X F.LAOOA DAT is name ten-
ered drearily familiar to
newspaper renders by the ar-
utratloii proceedings of
which it has boen the subject for more
than twenty years. All eyes nre now
turned toward Delagoa Hay for a rea
son of an Infinitely more sensational
character in connection with the Doer
Ilritish War.
Delngoa liny belongs to rortugnt,
which is toft wenk to defend it against
nny net of aggression on the part
either of the liners or of the Kuglisli.
Not only is it the solo port worthy of
tho tiniun nnd oflering any linrborngo
to men-of-war and to merchantmen
along tho entire Knst Coast of Africa,
but it is the culy port by means of
which tho liners are receiving both
the men snd tho war material thnt en
able them to continue tho struggle
against tha English, True, Fnglisli
cruisers have tho right to stop nnd ex
amine upon the high seas nny foreign
shipping which they may suspect of
carrying contraband of war for tho
lloers. Hut any real search nt sen is
out of tho question, since it is mani
festly impossible to shift the ontiro
freight of a big trading steamer In or
der to nHcerlnin whether runs and war
material nre secreted at tho bottom of
tho bold. So long ns the lloers are
nblo to drnw unlimited supplies of war
material nnd nil tho reinforcements
they need from I'.urnpe via Delngoa
liny, tho English will be to such nn
extent handicapped in flieir efforts to
gut the bettor of tho Transvaal that
tho wur is likely to be indefinitely
Alalia nlim
T.T" "ti'1fl ,1.. On
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prolonged. On the other hand, wore
Dulugoa liny to bu suddenly closed to
the lloers, and woro tho latter in this
manner entirely cut ofTfrom tho outer
world, the war could bo brought to a
speody conclusion by Great Britain.
now thnt everything connected with
South Africa is of paramount interest,
tho accompanying picture, showing
native signalmen on the Netherlands
railway, running through Komnti
l'oort iulo tho Trausvaal, is not with
out timoliuoss. It was np thin rail
way and through this pass that the
ammunition consigned to tho Trans
vaal by way of Delagoa liny had to
pass before it reached (leuoral Joubert
and his men. Owing to the wildness
of much of the territory through
whioh this railway passes, a largo
corps of wstohmeu and signalmen nro
neoessary nil along tho lino. Tho
responsiblo dirties of signaling and
guarding the roadbed are loft to
Kafllrs.
Dr. Lcyds. the Doer agent in Eu-
ropo, says that the war material ac
cumulated in the Transvaal will supply
tho republican armies for several
years, and his opinion Is supported
by facts that have corao to light since
the war bogan. We know liow that
ever since tha Jameson raid the Traus
vaal (tovernmont has boen buyiug in
Germany and Frauoe rifles, ammuni
tion, and light and hoavy artillery, to
the amount of over a million dollars
KATFltt SIGNALMEN IK SOUTH APIIICA,
year. This is proved by tho general
ized ststement as to the expenditures
of the Transvaul war office beginning
in 1890, in January of whioh year the
Jameson raiders wereoaptnred. Every
dollar's worth of thete munitions
passed thioagh Delagoa Bay aud over
the railroad to Pretoria. The Delagoa
bay route and doubtlesit the port
authoritiea at Lorenzo Marques have
thus been of inestimable servioe to
the Boers. They made it possible for
thorn to strain every nerve to plaoe
their eountry on a wur footiug and at
tho same time to deceive the British
completely aa to the magnitude of the
preparations.
Tin NMitlm tuMlon.
Feoceful Idiot "Are you insured?"
Irritable Man "No; I used to be,
bnt I'm not now."
Feaoeful Idiot "Oh, really! Did
yon let your policy lapse?"
Irritable Mau "No, you silly fool!
Cau'k you aee that I died?" Ally
Slopsr.
L'M.-Hr-'t'i'UI
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P Designs For Costumes That Have Do
ll - como Popular in tho Metropolis.
Nw York Citt (Special). Tlmro I
nro so many ways of finishing off a
bodioo at the throat nowadays that
the only difficulty Is which to choose.
From tnilor-mndesnils np, every kind
of costutno ha it nock arrangement
in lnco, limn, chiffon, satin, silk or a
combination of nil of these. In tho
cut on tho left we have a dainty
decoration for the throat In Aloncou
lnco. The design i known a Die
"IjoiiI tjuinzo" that monarch hav
ing supposedly worn cravat of this
style. Tho stock ha a foundation of
white sntin covered with the lace put
on plain, but frilling about tho upper
edge in a very graceful wny. Tbi
frill is much deeper in tho back than
in tho front. Tho jabot of very wide
laco is drapod most artistically nnd
apparently held In place by a couple
of small diamond buckle.
Sometimes the cravat is a combina
tion of cravats, such a the ono in tho
centro of tho group. There's no law
WHITE Kl'oril'.l) NET AND
nowadays against a woman's dressing
biir neok with a fonr-in-hand, an
Asoot and a butterfly bow, all threo
at onoo, if sho so desiro. A plain
(took of white silk ha a narrow finish
to its npper edgo iu black velvot. A.
four-in-hand scarf in white silk re
peats the black velvet achouio iu it
border, three row of narrow silk
fringe being each headed by a fauoy
chocked pattern in black and white
velvet The end of this scarf are
cut sharply on the bias, The soarf at
its knot is backed by a big butterfly
bow in whito lace. We thus havs
length, breadth and two kinds of
cravats, all combined iu a single ar
rangement for the neok.
The present fancy for Forsian pat
terns tlud special expression in neck
wear. Tlus example shown on tho
right of the out is a oommendable
model that may be worn with almost
any species of bodioo, thongh it is
most effective with black. There is a
stock with two deep pointed turnover
tabs of Fersian patternod silk edgod
with plain, bright green silk, stitched
finely. The stock proper, as the
parted tabs in the middle of the front
reveal, is of the green silk laid in
flattest, narrowost folds. The cravat
of the Persian silk has a cross fold in
the plain green.
Coitaroes For l)batn.
A wilderness of transparent stuffs is
in vogue, especially for the young
girls whom this season introduced in
to society. Miss Mary Crocker, who,
as belits a multi-millionairess, is
oredited with wesriug an evening
dresa bnt twioe before discarding it,
has appeared in a lovely gown of two
sorts of lace over two petticoats, one
of chiffon, the other of satin.
The npper part of the dress is of an
exquisite creamy silk net draped at
the oorsage to give a olingiug, jaoket
effeot, aud then falling in graceful
tuuio. Upon this exquisite beck
ground leaves aud flowers, some of
cream guipure laoe and others of
black gauze, are appliqued, and these
are flecked here aud there with tur
quoises. ,
The lower part of the dress is made
of a deep flounce of black lace over
white silk, and the long, narrow train
flowiug out from the waist at the back
is again of the net with eream and
blsok applications.
The bodioe ie ent very low, aa is
now the mode, and is sleeveless, a
large bow of blook and turqnolse bine
velvet being ploosd on each shoulder.
WOVM, HRCK AnitANURMRNT.
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Turonolse blue velvet studded with
turquoises is introduced also among
the lace folds of the corsage. This
I nee and Jeweled robn is mounted o vet
white cliifiou and this in turn over
white satin.
Simple gowns of white spotted net
are worn by many of the season's
dehutsntcs, with dainty garnishing
of laeo and ribbon, molting nbonl
tho low corsngn and tunic. Coral
pink velvet ribbon encircling the
waist nnd tied In a snood in the linir
1 n favorite finish to such a toilet.
Often it bnppcns, however, that the
girlish not dress is mado to gleam and
glitter with spangle that rival in
brilliancy nn empress' jewels. Hinglo
sequins nro not heavy enough,' so
they nro sowed on double or trlplo,
nnd the brilliant, embroidery designs
renlly cover a robe from neck to hem.
Miss Mnrto Wiuthrop, one of Now
York' famous beauties, wears such a
dress; hers is of fiiint tinted yellow
satin, veiled with fainter yelloir chif
fon finely plaited nnd illmy and all
a-glenm with silvor spangles. Tho
low bodice I softened with tullo nnd
lace, nnd from under this trimming
peep out pink and yellow velvet roses,
A ('up Matin nf Kefithem.
A tliroo-qiiurtor length capo made
entirely or grey ostrich feather wa
seen on ono woman tho other day.
The feather nro not iu plumes, but
cut short and look like so tunny
little grey bristle. The efTect is not
pretty nnd only n desire to look like
some queer now bird wilt make till
WHITE Klf.K AND I.ACH.
fashion popular, even, with noveltv
loving women.
Fur Trlimnlnc Hi" F'l.
The enormous quantity and the ex
pense of the furs Urn nre worn this
year is one of tho m nt noticeable
things in dress. it is rather sur
prising, in tho faco of its being, or
having been so far, a very mild season,
that the unc of furs should have pre
vailed to snch an extent. The fnr
coats bavo not made their appearance
except ou the two or three cold days;
but no matte! how warm the weather
has been, no street gown with any
pretensions to being smart bnt has
been either trimmed with fur or worn
with a fur wrap a boa, a oollar, or
rape not of tho poor, oheap kind of
fnr, but of the most expensive de
scription. Iu the aooompanying cut is shown
a long cloak tf light gray cloth,
XiOXO CLOAK TMMMTD WITH 7 TO.
trimmed with two banda of fur.
Wide revere are edged with the fnr,
and the high collar is also trimmed
with fur.
Sslci ol Vsluib'e Lini'i In Randolph an4 pa
canonist Countlsi -Nolcd
Forjtr CtughL
Fire swept nwny one of the landmarks
of ( l.irion by destroying the drugstore
of Joint C. Keid. The building was one
of the first erected and John C. Kced.
the owner, wn the pioneer pharmacist
of Clarion. He H expert in bis profes
sion, but hn unique idea ol business,
one being that be would never allow hi
More to be cleaned, nnd the accumula
tion of various article bad made a curi
osity nlnip of h,. interior. There were
drugs stored away in the shelve nnd
under the roomers which lung since
were taken off the list of the wholesale
houses and have ceased to be manu
factured. Drugs from which Mr. Keid
Tilled prescriptions, the component part
of which arc familiar only to himself
and some few of the gray haired medi
cos of Clarion county. The fire fiend
also destroyed n valuable collection of
daily newspaper ami niag.-uines. Mr.
Keid lias been nn omnivorous render in
Ins long life, ami early contracted the
habit of keeping n file of all the publica
tions to which be subscribed. Kspcci
ally dming the Civil war time was lie
careful to get complete lilci of the publi
cations of the clay and preserve thrm.
During the past week the following
I'crsons have been granted pensions:
avid Vipoti, 1'arsons, $io; Thomas K.
Hill, Pittsburg, $f; William Lane,
Three Springs, ?.'(; Mhhael (inn. Mil
ton, $o; John I.. I.. Kodgers, llart:i
town, $8 (icorge T. Hudson, (irccn Cas
tle, $10; Henry (let, (dead). Heaver
Springs, $u; Henry Itehe (dead), Lilly,
K$; llcnjamin Modle, b'ilinore. John
Sheriff, I'itHntrg, $10; Jonathan D.
Rhodes, Johnstown, $'7! f icorge T.
Hudson, ( irccn Castle, $ti; K?ra O.
Smith, Sayles. $17; John Keating. licr
itigen, $17; Mary Ann Fry. I larrisbnrg.
$K; Kachcl J. Campbell. Hutler,
aaralt A. I.ingenfclter, (lallitziii, $u;
Sylvia I). George (mother), Townvillc,
$u; Jaines Mctilinclicy. MrKcc Rocks,
$K; Thomas I".. Mvtger, Krie, $8; Sam
uel Harnett, Itak-er Summit, $6; Chris
tian Swart, licllcfontc. Sij; William
(iillsclt, K reamer, $17; Isaac Orris,
Walsall, $10; George W. Dunning,
Pittsburg, $12; Knicliric Armstrong,
Mercer, $8; Hannah II. Kirkpatrick,
Kural Valley. $X; Charles S.'Kox
brough, Pittsburg, $.'4; I'. Cleaveland.
Lawrcnceville, $6; William Autin, Al
legheny, $S; Willi.Tiu MundorfT, Airy
dale, $14; Martin Gleason, JV'lls',fir".
$K; Isaac Wheeler, Jackson Center, $13;
Kliabctlt K. I'.lanrhard, Mcadvillc, sia;
F.hcn Penncll, father, Bedford,
Gertrude StaufTcr, Steelton, $K: minor
of John Johnson, Milton, fin; John L
Smith, Johnstown, $12; William II.
I'ields, Altoona, Joseph Ilackctt,
dead, Plymouth, $10; Garland Bricclail,
Cnnonsbiirg, ?u; Kobert II. Smith, Mc
Keesport, $10; William Perk, Altoona,
$10; David G. Lindsay, Oakland Cross
roads, $17; Adam J. Thompson, Trinket,
$24; Samuel H. Sniithc, Manheim, $5;
Maria K. Smith, Johnstown, $8; Susan
V. Weir, Adnmsville, $12; Susannah
llarkett, Plymouth, $.1; minor of Isaac
Kdwards, Itloomsburg, $10; Emma L.
Lebkicher, Wingate, $8; Kdward filair,
Pittsburg. $6; Isaac M. Gandy, Brau
fnrd. $6; Kdward M. Merriman, Mahon
ey City, $6; James Morris, Buell, $8;
John L. Jones, Hutler, $8; Jacob Haz
lett, Shickshinny, $10; Charles Harto
1ft, Shamokin, $8; Alexander S. Snow
den, llolliclaysbiirg, $10; Charles L.
Hoyt, Klkland, $10; Michael Kirhelber
ger, Hopewell. $12; Freeman N. Wil
cox, New Albany, $24; Susan J. Ja
cobs, Austin, $8.
A little colored boy, aged 6 years.
named Fitzgerald, of Allegheny town
ship, is reported to be in a precarious
condition from treatment inflicted by the
children of a neighbor nt Hyde l ark,
with whom he had been temporarily left
by his father. The boy say that these
girls threw him down stair and then
pushed him against a red-hot stove.
They heated n ooker red-hot and burn
ed his feet and leirs. so that he is unable
to walk. The boy managed to crawl to
a neighbor woman's, where he now is.
Anti-Crueltv Airent Cline has been no
tified, and will bring the children to jus
tice.
Two large dynamite powder factories
form additions to the list.of Blair conn
tv industries. The Crescent Powder
Company, financed by Pittsburg and
New Castle capitalists. In begun busi-
nes at William; burgh. The many larire
limestone quarries in thi region will
nfford s home market (or the ontniit.
Wolfe Bros., of Altoona. will establish
a powder manufacturing plant at r-'os-toria.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
National Delaine Morino Sheep Breed
ers' association was held at Canons
burg, Tuesdav. The financial report
showed thnt vear had been a pros
perous one. The ha'-inc- in the treasury
is $yt.3.t. The old officers were re
elected. A factional struct!1 in the First Pres
byterian church at Greensbiirg became
so warm that the ballot box, after an
election had been held for trustees, was
abstracted from the sanctuary. The bal
lot box was securely locked in a room in
the church building, and to make mat
ters doubly sure the Janitor of the
church was placed on, guard. When the
church peoole returned later in the ev
ening th ballot box was gone. The
janitor could not account for it.
llrltik IUhlt Ahttlnf.
A "Commlltne nt I'iTty" b'a lst by flath
Low, Prtnlilunt of C!uu'il. UuWjMlty,
ami Wlllmn E. Ilil.rn, Trjinurir,
tliu 1141) ailml a full itu 1 I nn irf'il Invm
titfittlim ot tun 11 floe pro'iU-n. T i uh
eonamltt4 tnvaatlifieln- t!M ioaotnl
put4 of tills pruljli u ntritrirc th
ss-itrtlon tlint tli aoasuiaptian ot Intcsl
estlng drinks U lir rlT ou tlis lnariu.
Htatlxtla nnv.t tlutt tUU Is partially trim. as
the last fifty ynr his wiinm-id a sIhs W
Hlb.tltilttou nf ttilit for lUtillu 1 Hhuim.
Tlie aousiimptloii of tint lattnr bis tit I Ian
frim uullon to 1, vtnlU c it gnu.
smniitloa ot tin tonaDr uis rlssi fro n I 34
10 1.1.16; ! I'irs Iu tlin 11 u n'wr ot Kit
Ions, but 'l sutuiil no I Itsportuut iLiitmsis
Iu tli ulcotiol uiik'i imj. ia fn U( tno
yn-iM, morwovar, th n.iiiu: of until
liquors u l ha bna iiHanv tuonry,
will tint asu of itlstillrt t llq uirs Inn flillSlI
o3 nssrly o is-tnlr 1, Tals su iws r r,
Iu4r4 moJoatlnr, wnntavwr i m jiima
About 400 sets of Christr-ias. cards
that is to say. over a thousand new de
signs are placed upon the market every
year by one firm.