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Hickoky Nut Maoakoons. One
pint of cliopixtd nit'iitH, oiio lmlf iint
of flour, ono pound pulvi'i'i.tul sugnr
four opi?M, hwt mitrnr nnd tirs to
cirenui, mid flour nml nut kornulu
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I'lum Pui)iiN(. Ono cap boihIihI
rnsinst, one cup currants, ono cup
chop-pod snot., one fourth cup o!
chopped citron, flvo cgn. ono tablo
spoon of brandy, one tnpxm cin
namon, ono tnnpoon griitod nut
meg, one-fourth tonnpooii of nllspiue
ono-fourth teuHpoon ground cloves
a little grit tod loinonitocl nnd about
ft cupfull of flour will give the re
quired stiffnens to batter. Urenne
mould well with butter and cover
tight enough to prevent nny water
from getting in and boil from six to
eight hours. A two quart ico cream
brick mould with fruit design on
top is easily and cheaply obtained.
Put pudding in with design at the
bottom add the other lid and tie
tightly with twine nnd put the
mould in ft boiler with design nl
bottom. If pudding is thoroughly
done it will turn out n rich, glossy
brown, nnd ran be served for Xmns
dinner with a little brandy burning
on nnd about it which greatly im
proves flavor, this can be made lit
nny time and heated over by putting
in boiler nnd boiling, hard from H
half to an hour.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Many persons find trouble in mak
ing putty stick, when they put in
new glasses, or try to repair their
windows, tho proper way to do that
is to go over tho jmrts on which they
Intend to apply putty with n coat of
boiled linsood oil, nnd when this is
dry apply the putty and it, will stick.
The ensiost way to get paint off of
window glass without spoiling the
frame is to uso a sharp ien knife
nnd scrape it off.
When putting n new covering on
second handed furniture never cut
out the size of tho chair or other
jbottom, first fit the left hnnd corner
in the ronr, stretch to tho right hand
fold nnd tack properly, then tack
tho whole ronr part solid, when that
is done stretch forward nnd smooth
off even nnd tack fast with two or
three tacks in front, your covoring
will thon bo in potiition to bo cut tho
exact size that will lit properly.
Use suitable tape trimmings to cover
tho tacks.
To raise brool ovor night in a cold
room nnd have it light in tho morn
ing. Tnke a box of nny kind thnt
will hold tho raising dish with room
left for a smnll lamp. Prepare the
yoast nnd flour, sot It undoroonth
with a lamp burning.tho size of the
flame should be according to the cold
of tho atmosphere. I use the half
of a flour barrel. Flossy.
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SETTING THE RIVER ON FIRE.
Origin of Thin Topnlnr and Expressive
I'll rase. a
8 imntitna when a pirain wants
to m.iko an unpleasant remark in a
pleasant sort of way about a dull
boy ho will say "That boy will
nevorsottho river on firo." Now,
tint is all very trao, for oven the
smartest man in tho world could
nover sot a stream of water on fire,
and so, perhaps, many of you who
have hoard this expression have
wondered what ii mount by sotting
the river on lire.
In England many, miny years
ago, before tho millers had machin
ery for sifting flour, each family was
obliged to sift its own flour. For
doing this it was necessary to use a
sieve, called a tomse, which was bo
fixed that it could bo turned round
and round in tho top of a barrel. If it
was turnod too fiwt tho friction
would sometimes cause it to catch
fire, and as it was only tho smart,
hardworking boys who could make
t go so fast as that, pooplo got into
tho way of pointing out a lazy boy
by saying that he would novor sot
the temse on fire.
After awhile these sieves went out
of use, but na there woro Btill plenty
of stupid boys in the world, people
kopt on saying that they would
novor sot tho toinso 011 firo. Now,
the ntuiio of the Hiver Thames is
pronounced exactly liko tho word
"tomse," and bo, after many years,
those persons who hnd never seen or
heard of tho old-fashioned sieve
thought that "setting the temse on
fire" meant setting tho River
Thames on firo. This expression bo
enmo very popular'and travelled far
and wido, until tho people living
near othor Bt roams did uot soo why
it was nny hnrdor for a .slothful boy
to sot the Thames on Are than any
other river, nnd so the name of the
river was dropjxxl, nnd everybody
after that simply snid "river" moan
ing the river of this particular city
or town, nnd that is how it ia that
people to-duy talk of sotting the
river on Are. St. Nicholas.
EARL LI IN DISGRACE.
Tu Great Vleeroy Fined SO.OOO Fot
Trespass Oriental Advto.
Bait Francisco, Nov. 80. The steam
ship Doric has arrived from Hongkong
and Yokohama, bringing the following
Oriental news:
Vloeroy Li Hung Chang Is again In dis
grace. He enterod the imperial park and
hunting grounds without sanction. The
punishment for this offense Is to be de
prived of all his ranks and decorations,
but the emperor has decided to be lenient
and has merely deprived him of a year's
salary, amounting to 0,000 tools. The
count. It Is sitld, will aak to be allowed to
retire to his native provlnoe on the plea at
ill health, as he has been disappointed In
the hope of obtaining a position of Influ
ence in the Peking government. Should
the efforts of the empress dowager In his
behalf succeed, it will be easy for him to
become viceroy of ChlhtU.
It Is stated the Chinese minister to Lon
don, Kung Chow Yuan, has petitioned the
emperor to be recalled. He does not live
in London.
Cholera ts prevalent in Tokyo and ap
pears to be on the Increase. The North
China Dally News prints what Is alleged
to be text of a new treaty between China
and Russia. By the terms of the treaty
Kuwla is to be allowed to build a railroad
through Manchuria and is to be given for
15 years the port of Klaoshem, In the
province of Bhangtung, for a winter port.
Russia ts to fortify Port Arthur and Tal-leu-Wal
and In case of war with other na
tions is to have the use of these ports.
Russia will furnish ottioers for the Instruc
tion of the Chinese army.
McKlnLj-i Private Secretary.
Canton, O., Nov. 80. Charles Gates
Dawes of F.vaston, Ills., who Is a member
of the Republican national executive com
mittee, Is slated for President Kleot Mo
Klnley's private secretary. James Boyle,
Joseph P. (Smith and Perry 8. Heath have
also been mentioned for the place, but
they are all said to be slated for other po
sitions. Mr. Dawes Is a former Clucin
natiaa and married a daughter of Wil
liam H. H lunar of thin city. He Is a sun
of ex-Congressman R. R. Dawes of Mariet
ta, O.
Astronomer Gonld Dead.
Boston, Nov. 88. Professor Benjamin
Apthorp Gould, the distinguished astruno
mer, died at his residence In Cambridge at
th age of V'a. He was preparing to i.v
the house in the evening when he fell down
stairs aud received Injuries from which he
died (wo hours later.
A
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THE COAST DEFENSES
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY
OF WAR LAMONT.
TTip War Departments Klaborate Flaa ef
Fortlfleatloas aad Armament- United
Steles So Be Pot Ia Position to (Inlehly
Mepel a Foeslbln Invasion
Washington. Reo. 8. The annual re
port of the secretary of war, IMnlel 8. La
moni, has Just been made public. It shows
that the expenditures of the war depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80
Inst wore tAI,808,SUri.A9; the appropria
tions for the yonr ending June 80, 1897,
were r.4,044. 1)0 and the estlmntm for the
veer ending June 80, 1 ., H9,B8,8S8 80.
The aggregate of appropriations for this
department unexpended and turned Into
the general fund of the treasury at the end
of the last fiscal year was 91,(175,088.07.
For tho ynnr lHtm It was 11,704,407.98,
and for 1HW4 It was l,8H7TUSi3.8l.
The number of enlisted men In the serv
ice on Oct. 81 was 8M8'I, or 884 lees than
the nuinlmr authorised by law. Deducting
the nick, thnne absent on furlough, recruit
not joined, the men employed In the staff
departments and on detached service, the
effective field strength of the army on that
dny was 88,8X8 of all arms. The number
of officers of the line Is l.ftlU. Of these
1,800 are serving with their regiments and
81 1 are on dotachcil duty.
In no previous year of the history of the
army has the health of the troop been so
Knttsftictory a during the last fiscal year.
Kaeh soldier woe sick 18.4 days, as against
a record of 15. 8 for the preceding ten yearn.
The number of soldiers so disabled a to
require their dlschargo from servloe was
9.1S per 1,01)0, as compared with 88.77 an
nually for tho preceding ten years. The
mortality rate was 6. 18 per 1,000 of moan
strenath, a compared with 7. 80 for the
preceding deoada t
The National Oaard.
Referring to the national guard, the re
port says:
"Thero nre now 85 army officers regular
ly assigned to state headquarters, and In
addition to these 81 officer have been de
tailed on temporary duty during the past
year at state encampments. All ooneur in
reporting a steady Improvement In the
trulnlng and efllolency of the militia.
Camps of Instruction were held In 81
states, and in several Instances regular
troops were encamped with the mllltla,
serving not only to furnish an object les
son In matters of detail, but also to pro
mote cordial relations between the regular
and state forces.
The total cumber of officers and men
oomprlslng the organised militia of the
states and territories Is shown to be
111,887. The artillery arm, oomprlslng
4,718 offioers and men, Is maintained In 84
state, and the cavalry, oomprlslng 4,980
oflloers and men, is maintained In 80
states. The general government last year
allotted 1400,000 toward the malritonunoe
and equipment of the national guard, and
aggregate appropriations of 18,000,000
wore made therefor by the states and ter
ritories. The Const Defenses.
The matters of fortifications and arma
ment are treated In detail and at consider
able length. The secretary asks for an ap
propriation of 110,000,000 in addition to
the $18,000,000 appropriated by the last
oongMMtg for the oonstruotlon of needed
ooast defenses, the equipment of new sta
tions, the reorganisation of the Infantry
branch and other Improvement In the gen
eral servloe.
In tho past year the department has
made great progress In the purchase of ma
terial for the manufacture of great guns
and other parts of ooast defense equipment
aud will ask congress that large additional
appropriations lie made with whloh to con
tinue work. Contracts have already been
awarded for the purchase of 81 sets of 10
Inch and one sot of 10 Inch steel gun forg
tngs, costing nearly 18,000,000, and a sec
ond contract will shortly be made for as
sembling 8, 10 and 18 Inch guns, costing
nearly $400,000, beeldosOO mortars, costing
about $800,000. When the total number of
emplacements upon which work Is now
progressing arc completed, 188 guns of
large caliber will be reaulred for Installa
tion and 160 mortars, ousting the govern
ment an even $8,000,000. Of the 481 guns
to be emplaced it is now proposed to mount
but 48 on nondlsappoaring carriages. The
Intensity of the tire delivered from ths
main and secondary batteries of a battle
ship Is such, the authorities claim, as to
make adequate oover for the gunners In
shore batteries an absolute necessity. The
experiments, It will be shown by Beoretary
Lamont In his report, with disappearing
gun carriage, have developed a fine type,
about whose efllolency there Is no longer a
question.
The full scope that the ooast defenses of
the country will take is set forth elaborate
ly In the report and embraces, Colonel La
mont says, about 81 cities so far. with
chances that seven more will be added to
the list requiring the attention of the na
tional government. Of this number, em
placements will be ordered and work pur
sued In the next slz months In the oon
struotlon of emplacements at Portland,
Me.; Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston, Narra
ganetnt Bay, eastern entrance to Long Is
land sound, eastern and western entranoes
to New York harbor, Philadelphia, Wash
ington, Baltimore, Hampton Roads, Wil
mington, Charleston, Savannah, Key West,
Pensaeolo, Mobile, New Orleans, Galves
ton, Han Diego, Ban Francisco, the mouth
of the Columbia river and Puget sound.
Aa Enermoos Frojeot.
This enormous project will require, the
secretary's report shows, 481 high powered
guns, excluding the great 10 Inch gun for
which the authorities have been endeavor
ing for years to secure an appropriation.
The emplacements are to be located by the
engineers with a view of enabling the
guns to throw a line of defense at a mini
mum of 8 to 10 miles from the place de
fended and to give the guns In most in
stances a clear sweep for at least 18 miles.
The engineers will require further that the
guns shall be so placed tbat they can oon
oentrate upon any one portion of an ene
my's vessel a fire equal and If possible su
perior to the heaviest that can be brought
to bear from the most powerful hostile fleet
which oould attack the position. To hold
the fleet under fire of the guns and prevent
them from running the batteries the proj
ect, the report says, requires a complete
system of submarine mines, so planted as
to close all navigable rivers to an enemy,
while offering no obstructions to friendly
eommeroe. These batteries will form one
of the most formidable features of the ooast
defenses of all cities, and upon them In a
great measure several of the big cities will
depend iur their safety from invasion
should tlie shore guns be unequal to hold
the lieut outside. To protect the principal
eitiea and harbors op the navigable waters
of the ooast the rcpurt says that over 0,000
mlues and 10, IKK) mortars will be used to
prevent an Invading fleet from occupying
n advantageous position.
Five Hundred Oat of Worn.
Abhland, Pa., Deo. 8. The Contrail
colliery, owned and operated by the Le
high Valley Coal company, has shut down
for an lndeilnite period. Five hundred men
and boys are thrown out of work.
Villas Wiped Oat by Fire.
Huntington, W. Va., Deo. 8. The
town of Breetleu, Mlnge county, has suf
ered a destructive fire, and but one house
was left The village was small, and the
loss of $18,0u0 wipe it out of exlswuo.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thnrsdar. Her. SA.
By the bursting of a steam pipe st tb
Hotel 8arny, New York, two men Wert
serlonsly Injured and the guests throws
Into a pnnlo.
Burglar blew open the Safe la tht
Mount ('armel (Conn.) poriflloe, having
first tied the door 0f noarhr hmtne so thai
the citlsen oould not molest them. Thej
snnirnd little booty.
The southern express on the Pennsyl
vania railroad crashed Into a derailed
freight train near New Brunswick, 14. J.,
and was wrecked. The engineer and fire
men were killed. Several passengers wer
Injured, but none seriously.
In the libel suit of Lord Russell against
his mother-in-law, Lady Hoott, and others,
endearing letter from the earl to Ladi
Boolt were read, aa wa also one from Lndj
Boott to a detective promising reward fot
proof of her charge against the earL I
Friday, Nov. t7.
Embassador Bayard and Mr. Bayard
dined with the queen at Windsor castle,
agreeable to her majesty's oommand. j
Walter M. Castle and his wife, Klla Cas
tle, the wealthy Callforalans who were ar
rested In England on a charge of shoplift
ing, have returned to this oountry.
The dock strike In Hamburg Increased,
there being 18,000 men Idle. Tom Mann,
the English agltAtor, Is reported to havs
been arrested while trying to enter Ham
burg. Dr. William Fisher Orler, a prominent
New York physician, seised with acute In
sanity from overwork, fought three men
and was taken to Bellevue hospital In s
straitjacket. 1
The steamboat John E. Moore, with a
party of 150 fishermen, sank on the Romet
shoal, about three miles outside of Sandy
Hook. The paswengers and crew were res
ound with great difficulty.
Leonard Mauffrand, aged Tl, who mur
dered Gabriel Ouarin, aged 84, on th
night of Nov. 4, died at Linn, Ho., from
wound Inflicted upon himself on Monday
night while confined In the Bounty Jail
there. He frequently made threats of tnl
oide. Bntardnrt Hov. 8ft.
The Venesuolan boundary commission
Is preparing the vast mass of evidence ool
leoted by It for publication.
The tenth annual convention of the As
sociation of Colleges and Preparatory
Schools began In Philadelphia.
The strike at the Hamburg docks con
tinues. The Warehouse company of
Bremen has offered to compromise with
it employees.
A lolph Skyrnetskl, who lived near tho
pov irhouae of the Citizen' Kleotrlo Light
oof winy In Brooklyn, was driven to sul
ci' by the noise.
Superintendent of Publlo Instruction
Charles R. Skinner of New York state de
cided that teachers In publlo schools must
not wear any religious garb.
JohnS. Rankin, a wealthy timber dealer
of Detroit, was found dead on Fltswllllam
Island, Georgian bay, and, It is feared,
Thomas J. Austin, his companion, was
drowned.
Evidence Is being taken in Corning, N.
Y-, o prove the legality of Mrs. Mary
Dawson McCafferty's olalm to the widow's
share of the fortune left by John MoCaf
ferty of Chicago.
Monday Vov. SO.
.The death of Baron Savlle, the British
diplomatist, Is reported from London.
Dr. Robert d'Unger of Chicago has In
vented a machine for transmitting over
the wires pictures, writing and printed
matter by means of X ray.
A cablegram from Sydney announces
the death of Sadie Maodonald, a member
of Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown" compa
ny, whloh was playing In Australia.
In New York a 16-year-old boy arid a
18-y oar-old girl arranged to elope, and.for
the purpose of providing means the srirl
stole $168 worth of diamonds from her fa
ther. A friend of Samuel W. Allerton of Chi
cago said on returning from Canton, O.,
to Chicago that he was confident Mr. Al
lerton would be Mr. MoKlnley's secretary
of agriculture
Miss Minnie Selig, 18 years old and a
bride of ten months, died from the effects
of parts green, whloh she took with sui
cidal Intent at her onole's home, 1891
First avenue, New York.
Four burglars attacked a night watch
man In a ooalyard near Hotmken, N. J.,
and tried to gag him. He fought them
and was clubbed unoonsolous, but not be
fore he had made so much noise that the
neighbors heard him, and the burglars ran
away.
Tuesday, Dee. 1.
Ira Bhafor, a well known lawyer, died
at his home near Poughkeepsle, H. Y.
John Scott, ex-United States senator
from Pennsylvania, died In Philadelphia.
M. C. Blaine, an army chaplain sta
tioned at Fort Ringgold, Tex., and his
daughter, were burned to death.
Robert E. Marshall, superintendent of
the Altoona division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, ooinmltted suicide In Washington.
President Elect MoKlnley's callers In
cluded Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
and General Horace Porter of New York
city.
William Stolnway, the head of the piano
manufacturing house bearing his name
and a widely knows natron of music, died
In New York.
The G. A. R. executive oommlttee se
lected Buffalo and the week beginning
Aug. 88 as the plane and time for holding
the next annual encampment.
Friends of Joseph H. C boots of New
York are urging him for United States
senator to succeed Mr. Hill. It Is said
that he will accept the offloe and allow hs
friends to make a contest In his behalf.
Wednesday. Doe. S. '
An Intimate friend of McKinley at Can
ton, O., says that Hanna will accept the
navy portfolio.
The control of the Postal Telegraph
company was placed In perpetuity with
the Commercial Cable company.
A fire, at which two firemen were badly
hurt, did about $100,000 damage to the
buildings 748, 747 and 749 Broadway, New
York city. ,
Delegates from 18 cities met In Indian
apolis and Issued a call for a national our
reuoy reform convention to meet In that
city In January.
The new cruiser Brooklyn was turned
over to the government by her builders,
the Cramps of Philadelphia, and placed In
oommlsalon at the League Island navy
yard.
The glass manufacturers met In Indi
anapolis, divided the oountry up among
the members, deoidad to allow furnaces to
start up Deo. 14 and left prloes to be fixed
by the trust's executive committee.
Governor Morten commuted the sen
tence of Biff JEUison, now In Slug Sing
prison for ausul'lng William H. Hen
rique In New Vork, se k will be set free
Jau. 6. The commutatloa oover the time
he spent In city prisons before his trial.
The Coast Hoye Dead.
Viknsa, Deo. 8. Countess Hoyos,
grandmother of the wife of Count Herbert
bismarok, died on Monday at Urats.
Torpedo ttoat steady For Trial.
Nkwtobt, R. I., Deo. 8. Commander
Converse, president of the board whloh la
supervising the ooiutruutlon of torpedo
bout Nun. a and 7 at Bristol, has asked
the department to appoint a board for the
trial trip of the former, which Is now
ready. It Is said the bout will develop a
spaed of 87 to 80 knot.
CRUELTY OF WEYLEB
OPENS IN EARNEST HIS CAMPAIGN OF
RAPINE AND BUTCHERY.
fJenernl Bradley T. Johnson's Views of tht
Cnben Sltnatlon Mays That Maeeo Will
Vltlmatelr Whip the Spanish Troops
Flattie Reported In Havana Province.
Kkt Wkst, Deo. i. Weyler's threat thai
he would starve the Insurgent ont snnrni
llkoly to be carried out, a from nil roporti
from Marlel, near where the onptain gen
eral I now, the work of destruction 1 be
ing carried ont fully The Spanish arm)
sweep everything before It, killing beevet
that It cannot use, burning Minefields and
small tore, with their provision, and
leaving a wide waste of ruin and desola
tion In It wakn. People vainly Implnrs
Weylor to leave thom provisions to keej
them alive, but hi brutal nfllcer refuse
with oaths and insulting words, if not
worse. Over 800 refugees have eome Inte
Marlel since Weyler went out tble last
time, all giving the same story of abuse,
plunder and murder of Cuban.
A Spanish onptain named Oolseaso I ac
cused of murdering over 100 person In
the valley, 100 mile south of Marlel,
during the latter part of November. In
one Instance he I accused of oonHnlng s
number of women and girls In a ohuroh,
and after they had been repeatedly abused
and maltreated by his men, burned tht
building with them In It Many other nut
rages, all as horrible, ars ohargod to him
and his company.
Bradley T. Johnson's Views,
Baltimore, Deo. 8 In discussing U
situation In Cuba, General Bradley T.
Johnson said to an Interviewer:
"The hankers, the planters, the writer,
lawyer, doctor, the professors of the Unl.
verslty of Havana and the people are sup
porting the rebellion. The University ol
Havana I a hotbed of patriotism. Tht
boy run off by the snore to Join Gomel
and Maoeo, and some of the professor art
minister plenlpntmtlar from Cuban
republlo to the fsouth American govern
ments, at Franklin and Laurens were from
the devoted oolnrito to France in 1777-8,
I think the property, the oulture and the
courage of the Island are on the side ol
the rebellion.
"The insurrection 1 supported by
wealth, directed by intelligence and con
ducted with genius and courage. I tldnk
the rebels en t fight and outmaneuver the
Spaniards, and they will wear them out.
"There Is no chance of the rebels being
starved out of the Plnar del Rio district,
for the woods are full of cattle, hogs and
sweet potatoes. They will always have
plenty to eat. They are armed with rem
ingtons, spencers, manse rs, every variety
of carbine and revolver, and all of thorn
first rate, but their calibers vary, which Is
a terrible disadvantage. In war all car
tridges ought to fit ail guns of the same
kind.
"They have, since I loft, got some dyna
mite guns, cannon worked by oomprossod
air and some guns for smokeless powder.
They have a few Amorlcan and foreign
artillerists who will rapidly Instruct othei
foreigner In the service, and as their artil
lery ia re-en forced skilled men will be
ready to use the now cannon. I would sny,
without any definite Information, that
they need company officers, captains, lieu
tenants and orderly sergeants more than
anything else.
"The Cubans are making the gnmeat
fight that ever was made, not excepting
that mode by the Confederates In the civil
War. They are wearing out the Spaniards,
and after General Weyler on nice back to
Havana again the Spaniards will not
throw np the sponge, but will sit In the
town and make faces at the rebels, who
will rule the oountry,"
As to Self Government.
"But if they do suooeodT, will they be
capable of self government; Will there
not be a repetition of San Domingo or
Haltlf" asked the reporter.
"No Latin tribe Is capable of self gov
ernment," replied General Johnson.
"That requires the constant struggle
against the forces of nature and the pres
sure of power such a the Anglo-North,
men oonduoted for a thousand year against
the tempest of the North sea and the en
croachments of feudal power a thousand
years to produce such a race as this salt re
liant, self controlled, liberty loving, justice
and right practicing American race. It Is
the evolution of the ages. It is the flower
of olvlllzatlon, and no Roman race will
ever equal It But the population of Cuba
is very like that of Virginia.
"The Island's area Is about equal to
Pennsylvania. It population is 1,108,899
whites, 485, 187 negroes and 48,811 Chinese.
Negroes include all mixed blood; white
means pure blooded. Yon perceive, the
population Is about equal to that of Vir
ginia, and Is similarly mixed about two
whites to one of all other races,
" Maoeo Is the genius of the war. He Is
a quadroon. His mother was the daughter
of a Spaniard of rank, and he Is the son of
a Spanish officer. 1
"He Is well educated, bright, alert,
dashing and daring. He will wear the
Spaniards out by guerrilla war oonstant
surprises, ambusoades, attacks and re
treats. Mosby, with 800 men, kept 40,000
men constantly employed for two years In
the mountains of Farquler and Loudoun,
In Virginia, chasing him up and down
hill and dale, bnt they never captured him,
and he cost them thousands of men and
millions of money.
"It Is a condition and not a theory that
Mr. Cleveland and the congress are bound
to meet, and a condition oan't be dodged.
It grasps men and nations and makes them
act." i
London Time oa Worker's Fells re.
London, Nov. 80. The Time', corre
spondent In Havana dwell at length upon
Captain General Weyler' failure to oupe
with the rebellion. He adds: "It Is stated
that the present Issue of banknote 1 to
be withdrawn and a new Issue based on
the value of silver Is to be substituted for
$60,000,000 intended for the payment of
the troops. As there Is no metallio reserve
it la safe to predict that these notes will
soon fall to a purely nominal value." The
Times says In an editorial on the above,
"The gloomy outlook In Cuba makes It
Impossible to exclude the possibility of
some kind of United States Intervention.
General xCarketa.
New Yobx, Deo. L FLOL'R State and
western dull and anchangd; city mills pat
ent. ti.tftti.lt): winter patents, $4.tl9a.lu-,
city mills dears, $4.liuaAiu; wiutss straight.
H.iftut.tt.
WHEAT No. 8 red declined all th morn
ing under lower cables and large deliveries uu
lieoembsr contracts; December, Sv ?-loyuoe.;
January. W t-iauMc.
COHS No. 1 steady and active, chiefly
switching to later muath; December, 2v$
Srhtc.; January, ac.
OA l S-No. S ruled quiet; track, white, state,
BggvfiJc.; track, white, western, A,ttu,
POKK buady; mees, tejAiuUa; family,
1ii.u,1L
LAUU-QaJet; prim western steam, $4Jjt,
nominal.
DUTi ICR-Firm; state dah-r, USWto.; state
sreamery, lato.
CHltkK-stiy; Slate, large, TV&lUHc.;
mall. 7tallMc.
IMH-1 iriu; stat and Penosylvauia, xSji
Sic.; western. letirfMc.
bt'OAH Kw quiet end steady; fair reflnicg,
fltc; eentrlf ugei. W test. te.j renued quiet;
oruvhed, to.; powdered, tfau.
TlKfE.i'lMt-lClrui at a!7a.
MoLAobao steeuj; New Orleans, M&lio.
Iur new.
KICK Steady; domestic. W&Oo.; Jauaa, 04
wo.
' MRS. DRAYTON TO WED.
The Altor-Helres, It Is Said, Will Tak
Another flnnhand.
NKW York, Don. 8.u-H Is reported np
on what seems the liest of ainhorlty thai
Mrs. Aniriiffa Drayton, tho eldest daugh
ter of Mrs. William Aster, Is aliout to Ix
married again.
The hnppy man I Mr. Oonrtrn Ilnlg, ft
Scotchman of position, now a memlier ol
the firm of Ilnlg & llalg, whisky mer
ohnnts, with headquarters In London.
Mr. Hnig Is 40 years nf aire, n fnvorltf
and well known man about town, and has
been very devoted to Mrs. Drayton tlnrlnt
ner reioenne in ixindon. Hi sl-ter mar
ried Mr. .Tainlson. the head nf the grenl
distilling firm of that name, nnd Is a verj i
smart woman In Ixindon society.
During tho latter part of this scnaon Mr.
George Hntg arrived at Newport and spent
a few days there without becoming gen- j
erally known In society. It now appear? '
thnt hi mission wns to see Mrs. Astol i
.1 . i . .
ami ana ner permission to marry hel
daughter as well nsto make some arrange
ments about a settlement upon his Intend
ed hrido, a he Is not a man of much
wealth.
When hi visit to Newport wa con
cluded, he confided to an Kngllsh frlond
here thnt Its purpose had been accomplish
ed In nn entirely satisfactory mnnncr, and
he returned homo Immediately.
Only a very few of Mrs. Drayton's old
friends nro nwnre of her engagement tr
Mr. Hnlg, which hns not yet lieen formal
ly announced eithor In Ixindon or New
York. The marriage will he a happy end
ing to a pretty a social disturbance as ev
er agitated New York society, yot nobody
here has received word aa to the date ol
the wedding.
Without going Into r-laborote detail, 11
will tie remembered that Mr. Coleman
Drayton sued his wife for divorce on stat
utory grounds, naming Hallett A. Bor
mwe as cnrosiiondcnt. The case dragged
Its slow and weary length through the
New Jersey oonrts until society was much
surprised to lonrn that Mr. Drayton had
retired from the nirgremlvo position he had
at first assumed and had permitted hit
wife to obtnln a divorce from hln on thf
ground of desertion and nonsnpport.
Neither of the pnrtios to either suit evct
put In nn appearance in court, nnd tlu
greatest influence was brought to boar te
keep even tho formal motions of the law
yer as quiet as possible.
A few weeks ago Mr. Borrowe was mar
ried to Miss Corbln, a daughter of the let
Austin Corbln. Mr. Coleman Drayton hai.
established a quiet homo for hiniself and
ohlidren at Tuxedo, and when Mrs. Dray
ton marries Mr. Hnlg the last memory ol
s painful event will have happily passed
away.
MADE MANIACS IN JAIL.
Grave Charges Against omelals of Kestern
Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
Pfii.adf.M'Hia, Doe. 3. A sensational
Investigation of tho condition of tho pris
oners in tho Knstorn penitentiary, this
City, will probably result from a complaint
made in the quarter sessions court and the
consequent announcements by Judgo Gor
don. Application was mado for nn Investiga
tion inte the mental condition of a pris
oner who Is nlleircd to have become Insane
since his commitment. Judgo (iordon an
nounced that ho hnd visited tho prison
and become convinced of tho man's insan
ity, but, his individual efforts to have him
transferred to an asylum proving fruit
loss, tho Judgo appointed a commltteo of
expert physicians to Investigate. Testi
mony of these expert was heard In court.
It was to tho effect that not only the pris
oner In question is insane, but a great
many other prisoners aro In a similar con
dition, ono of them, who is under life sen
tence for murder, being violent. Thore is
no Insane department In tho prison, and
the unfortunates arc confined in ordinary
oells. Many of these cells, it wn sworn,
were In a filthy state, although In some In
stances this was attributable to the hubltg
of the prisoners.
At the conclusion of the testimony
Judge Gordon promptly ordered the re
moval ef tho patient in question to the
Norristown lnsnno asylum and declared
his Intention to submit the matter to the
state legislature. Among other things he
said:
"It appears by the uncontradicted evi
dence, by the evidence of tho authorities
themselves, that there are a btrgu number
of Insane prisoners In the Eastern peniten
tiary. I am also confronted by the fact
that In no Instance has any effort been
made, either by the physician or by his
warden, to have such prUonors removed,
and the added fact, in thi particular oae,
that the effort to remove this prisoner was,
if not obstructed, at least resisted.
"The light I have already convinces me
that the administration of that prison has
a tendency to promote Insanity, and that,
for some reason, those who administer it
are not disposed po give ethose facte that
publicity and force thoy ought to have.
From the assistance I have already receiv
ed I shall Invoke from the gentlemen who
have been at my side In this matter fur
ther assistance, and I intend to call such
attention to the general subject, both by
the legislature and by other courts, that
something may be done to put Pennsyl
vania In the line of civilization and hu
manity in the 'treatment of its criminal
Insane."
Bishop Walker Aecept.
Buffalo, Dec 1. Bishop Walker of
North Dakota has decided accept the
election of the Episcopal diooonan council
as bishop of western New York; He has
sent word to that effect to Rev. Lobdoll
and Is now. In fact, the head of1 the dio
cese, the standing committees of a majori
ty of the dioceseses in the country having
concurred with a majority of the bishops
In consenting to his election. The date of
his induction has not yet been settled on.
American f-eglon of Honor.
Philadklphia, Dec. 8. The supreme
oouncll of the American Legion of Honor
was In session behind closed doors for 18
hours. At the conclusion of the session
It wo announced that the scale of assess
ments hud been changed so as to make
each member pay a larger yearly sum.
The change will go into effect Jun. 1,
1&W7. Soma other amendment were also
made, but thalr Import oould not be ascer
tained. Princess Elizabeth Dead.
i Lo.VDox, Nov. 30. A Berlin dispatch
to The Times says that Princess Klialwth
of Lippe is dead ut lVtmoht. rhe wo
Princess of Schwarzburg-KuboUtadt and
was the widow of Prince Leopold of Lippe.
She was born In laM.
Wiped Out by a Cyclone.
Perky, O. T., Nov. 80 Information
reaches here that a very destructive cyclone
struck the town of KaUuin, on the Arkan
sas river, 60 miles northeast of here, and
nearly wiped out the town of about two
huudred houses. Nearly every house iu
town was blown down and several people
were Injured, but no names can lie obtain
ed, KubiUju is iu the Osae Indian nation
and 60 miles from a telegraph olUoo.
Fetal Quarrel Over a Girl.
Albany, Dec. 8. Charles Lang, 25
year old, died here last niht of injuries
received at the hands of Jerry Murphy, a
young man of the same sue. The men
quarreled ou the evening of Nov. 10 over
a girl and the next day hud a list tight to
setile the dispute.
MILES OF ICE GOUGE.
CAUSED A DESTRUCTIVE- FLOOD IN
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
Live Stock Frosen to Death In the Riven
The City of Kan.Clelre In Danger ef la
nndatloa KfTeow of the Bllssard Is
North Dakota.
Kah Clairr, Wis., Dec 1. An let
gorge formed at the month of the Chlppe.
wa river, which caused the water to hack
np rapidly Sunday morning. (In the lowt
lands IhMow Dnrand the rise was so rapid
thnt, mnny rhmillo had to flee in theli
nlghtrolsw to place nf safety and leave all
their possessions behind them. The suffer
ing among the women and children wa
Intense, and mnny am reported as having
frn7.cn feet and limbs. Those who oould,
fled to tho railroad traok. There thny
built a fire and tried to protect themselves
from the frosty winds until relief arrived.
An engine nnd car sent out fromDurand
yesterday gathered up about 40 or SO ol
theso unfortunate people, but so fast was
the wnter rising thnt tho train had to ga
back to Durand. It is thought that som
of the people were aot reached by the res
cuing party and have perished. The bot
toms are all under water, and Jhe stock
and produce aro a oomplote loll. Dead
domestic animals can bo seen about th
nelghbnrhoml, frozen stiff In the water.
In most of tho homes were stored the win
ter supplies, and these were lost.
Farms and farm buildings along all
mile of the Chippewa valley are undnt
water. The flood Is being added to hourly
at tho rate of six Inches, and unless the
gorge breaks soon this dry will be inun
dated. Ilnsemont of nil building on
Hprlng effect are already flooded, and In
several Instances tho lower floors are undei
water. People livlng in or occupying bust-
ness houses In the lower Dart of the city
are liostily removing their personal effeot
to higher ground.
In 1HH4 a similar flood occurred, caus
ing a loss of mnny thousands of dollars.
A groat amount of railway property Is
threatened, nnd mnny highway and railway
bridges prolwhly will bo swopt away.
Helow the lmmenso gorge the river I
practicality dry, and when the Jam breaks
tho body of water In the reservoir must
carry destruction to tho valley below. Eau
Claire he every reason to feel apprehen
sive as It danger begins when that of
Chippewa Falls ha wsed. There had
been an average rise during the past 24
hours of six inches au hour. The gorge la
five miles long.
A Deplorable Condition,
CniPPF.WA Falls, Wis., Deo. 9. Re
ports from various portions of Chippewa
valley indicate a deplorable condition of
affairs. At the Flambeau farm, 16 miles
aliove this city, another loe gorgo has
formed. Tho rlvar has overflowed Its
bnnks and Inundated the oountry 20 miles
on eit her side. Dnmestlo animals have per
ished by the thousand. Farms and farm
houses are flooded, and the lossepwlll roach
into tho hundreds of thousands. These re
ports aro meager and uncorroborated, bnt
it is" Bttfo to estimate that at loast 8,000
horses, cows and hogs have met death In
the flood.
At the Chlppowa falls the river Is fully
three-quarters of a mile wide, and It sur
face Is covered with anchor loo to a depth
varying from 10 to 80 foot.
Tho business portion of Chippewa has
practically boot, abandoned, snd groat dam
ago has been done by the high water to
buildings and merchandise.
Tho most stubborn resistance offered by
the obstruction Is In that portion of tho
river between tho wagon bridge and tho
Central railroad brldgo, about half a mllo
In length. Mayor Lindlny ordered an ex
plosion of 500 pounds of dynamite, but
after auO pounds hod been exploded the ex
periment was abandoned as a failure.
Hall road officials who viewed the gorge
state that there Is not sufficient dynamite
obtainable to blast a channel for the river
through tho frozen mass of snow, logs
and ice.
KITeets or tba Bllssard.
Faroo, N. D., Doc 1. Fuller reports
of the Inte storm show It to have been far
moro serious than was at first supposed.
Transcontinental trafflo on the Northern
Paciflo has boon suspended for nearly a
week. Drifts In the cuts are 8 to 14 feet
deep and frozen like loe. Dynamite Is
used to loosen up. Hmall towns along the
line are out of fuoL
A serious accident Is reported beyond
Orlskas. Two snowplow crews got their
orders mixed, and there was a terrible col
lision. In which one man, a snow shoveler
named Hans Hansen of Mapleton, was In
stantly killed. A fireman and two section
men were seriously If not fatally Injured.
A trainload of sheep 18 oars was
caught In the blizzard at Grand Harbor,
ix mile west of Devils lake, and the
animals were on the track In open double
decked cars during the entire blizzard.
Out of 3,800 sheep, about 600 perished.
ERNE IS CHAMPION.
The Buffalo Featherweight Defeated Dlxna
la Twenty Hard Fought Bounds.
New York, Nov. 28. There Is a new
champion In the flstlo world. Frank Erne,
the clever Buffalo boxer, received the de
cision over George Dixon at the end of the
30 round contest for the featherweight
championship of the wcrld last night be
fore tlie Broadway Athletlo olub. It waa
one of the hottest contest ever witnessed
In this country. Both men were In first
cluss condition, aud the pace was fast
from the first round to the last. Dixon
was favorite In the betting, bnt Erne's fol
lowers were not lacking In the support of
their favorite, and thousands of dollars
chunged hands on the result.
Tlie bout was purely a sclentiflo one,
and Referee rmm Austin's decision waa
based upon the fiict that Erne had dono
the better work from start to finish. The
arena of the club was filled with lovers of
boxing, aod the men were frequently
cheered during their battle for supremacy.
Cleveland WU1 Live at Prlnoeton.
Princetos, N. J., Nov. 28. Professor
A ndrew West in an interview concerning
the rumor current that President Cleve
land Intends ut- a future date to make
Princeton his homo authorized the follow
fig statement: "President Cleveland pur
chased tho former residence of Mrs, Slidoll
on liuyard avenue, this town, and after the
expiration of his tuna of office he will
make Princeton his permanent! home. Ne
gotiations, which have been in progress
for alxiut three weeks, were closed by the
pui-clutau of the prois-rty named. Numer
ous reasons were advanced by the presi
dent a influencing him In making his
choice of homes Princeton's nearness to
New York city, its quiet and undisturbed
home life." The amount of the purchase
is said to be between $30,000 and $40,000.
Marhew ileti a Stay.
Nkw Youit, Nov. 38. Arthur Mayhew,
the colored man seuteuoed to die In the
electric chulr at Sing Sing prison during
the week commencing Monday next for
the murder of i-Uiphou Powell In Hemp
stead ou March 7 iaet hus secured through
his counsel, Charles W. Brooke and Wil
liam T. Euuuut, a stay of excutlon pend
ing argument for a new trial. The stay
Vtus granted by Justice Keogh of the su
preme court, who was appuulod to In his
private office la Temple court after Law
yers lirooke and Eiumut hud paid an un
successful visit to Governor Morton la tha
prisoner's behalf.