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U. 6. PENSION OFFICE.
It's Abode is q Great Brick Building Which
j. Here Described.

j. Here Described.
The pension office at Washington is The
largest bricl. building in the United State
and one Of the big buildings Of the world
1t is one Of the newest public buildings II the
national capitol, and is undoubtedly the
ugliest Il looks like a gigantic beer ball,
md seems 70 have another house built Oh top
Of it. It is patterned after the style Of tho
Roman palaces Of the middle ages only 10 is
a good deal worse, and il hes a glass root
which would cover about two acres The
building stands in Judiciary square "a beauti
ful park, near the city hall Ii has court
within il, covering nearly an acre Of ground,
paved with colored stones. and in the midst
of this court plays large fountain j. was
in this court that the Inauguration ball Of
President Cleveland was held IL WAS the
largest bal room ever used for presidential
fete Tie floor ha! a wared surface 5lG feet
long and i.6 feet vide
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JUDGE WILLIAM X. kACAtLiSTER.
His Death Eccentiy Occusrsi In the City
of Chicago.

There ia no man whose loss 10 Of moro i'm.
portance to any community than that OF
wisc and conscientious judge. A common
co1sensus Of opinion makes the bench sacred
Oh 'caro. in Judge William X MacAIlister.
.epo, judge Of the appellate court. has lot
q nan and juris, OF whom soc was Justly
proud.
The name Mac Ailister seems 10 indicate
Scotch or Scotch Irish sock, and there is
none better for phvsIcal and intellectual
yisor, though Judge MacAllister's ancestors
were born rs lar l.acS IS can be traced IN
America Judge MscAllister, himself, was
horn in Salem, Washington county, ). y,
in isis He soturcd collegiate education,
studied law and was admitted TO the bar
when he was % years old II 1884 be went
10 Chicago where he sO0n made Z reputation
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doms are distinct, but under the constitution
Of the German empire such proceedings may
ic instituted
Il is claimed that the king, hy his muuif-
cence % bis three friends, IS nmpovcrshing
himself, that be is obliged 10 curtail his cx-
peascs when lie goes 70 Nice, which he does
every winter for Ls health. and that be has
also been compelled to sell some Of the horses
from the royal stable.
Tie monarch being very old and indrm,
and bis nephew the heir apparent 10 the
crown being Of msound mind, the people are
alarmed for the succession In case tho king
auG bis nephew are both incapacltated, the
crown goes 20 another branch Of the royal
family who arc Roman Catholics while the
bulk Of the Inhabitants Of the kingdom are
IlOtestants.
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THE KING or WURTemsURG.
lie Is in Trouble. and An About an
American Friend.

The old king Of Wurtemburg IS in trouble.
4 certain American namel Jackson has for
a number Of Years been the companion Of
TIC monarch. and Jackson was afterwards
joined by bis friends, tue Rev. Charles b.
Wo0dcock aud Donald Hiniry, both Ameri-
cans, the former Of whom Is said TO have
formerly been assistant rector OF church IN
New York. The king presented the three
with handsome house ia Stuttgart, where
they live, aud the king spends nearly all bis
tim. with them.
Tue monarch is very old and inlrm, end il
is supposed by his subjects that his mind is
giving way. There is great jealousy Of
jackson and bis associates. who claim 10 be
sprtuahstic mediums, and the ministry
have resigned because Jackson was not
dismissed from his position as counselor
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-oi-D ga 'oH 4iAl ~iLAD division in " est
morcl2Ed against the Hon. ~ Lowthcr
lie was elected alderman Of Cheap ward ia
ls2, and served tho Office ~ sheriff y
London IN 1Ssf6J.
lie Is q follower Of Gladstone and "A
lever in Irish home rule.
The inauguration Of the lord mayor elect
is an even. Of great state, splend5r aud gen.
tral flourish Of trumpets, and the same cerc-
EOuies have been observed for centuries.
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Let Him Como Out.

Exert your talents ana distinguish your
sslf, and don't think o. retiring from the
world until the world VIII TO sorry that you
retire | hate a fellow whom pride, or cow
ordicc, or iazinoss, drlyes into corner, alsl
who does nothing when ho Is there but sit
ard sr0wL Let him eon9 out q / do ard
BARI. DIR. 5. JohniJn.
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az His Personal Impressions OF the states
manliko Qualities OF This Son Of the
Dominion.
The retirement Of the Brit Sd minist- at
Washington receives added interest from the
rumor that he may possibly be succeeded by
the eminent Canadian statesman Sir Charles
Topper. and the remarks which it has eiici-
ted from the Canadian premier, Sir John
Macdonald. md other members Of the Cana.
dian cabinet indicate that Sir Charles Old
colleagues would b. very glad 20 hear that L
was true As far as personal character and
capacity 90 no better appointment could he
made. Sir Charles Upper enjoys many dis
tuctions but every one OF them has been
won 10y force OF intellect and force Of char
acter, and those which are Of public nature
are the Just rewards q his labors and
achievements during long lie which has
been devoted % the service Of bis country
The family to which be belongs was originally
Of llesse Cassel 10 went thence . Guernsey
and from Guernsey 10 Virginia and subse
qucntly, at the termination Of the American
revolution. removed 90 Nova Scotia with
other loyhlista
Sir Charles is now in his 6sth year. He f.
IA member Of the Canadian parliament and
also high commissioner for Canada IN Lon
don, and 10 will te remembered that the
queen made him n h1ronet q short time ago
~ acknowledgement of Ais services in ncgo
tiat.ng the fisheries treaty between the
United States and Canada. He formerly be
longed % the medical profession. having
taken his M d. in Edinburgh in 1913, and
was for many years president Of the Cana
dian Medical association Politics. however,
had always the strongest attraction for HIM,
and his life work thus far has been done in
the political and parliamentary arena. Az
though Sir John Mcdonald Is without
rival among Canadian politicians in the art
Of governing men. and in those rare and
somewhat indelnabie qualities which cCnsti-
tute a skiilful and successful party leader,
Sir Charles Topper exreIs him IN admnistra-
tive and legislative ability. lie Is, besides,
one Of the most powerful Of parliamentary
orators, and q man whose general culture
and genial. affabic manners fit him for the
highest and most delicate duties Of state
craft His eldest son. vino will inherit the
barouetcy--a distinction very rarely CON
ferred ON O Canadian-is "a lawyer, practic-
ing his profession at Winnipeg, and his sec
ond son is u member Of the Canadian cab
met and minister Of marine aud fisheries.
first met Sir Charles Tuppcr some years
ngo at the country house Of Mrs. Ingram,
the propretrcss Of The illustrated London
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TROUBLE AT HAYTI.
IT HAS LED TO THE SEIZURE OF
SOME AMERICAN VESSELS.
They Have Been Detected, So IL Is
Charged, with Conveys; Arms and
Munitions 10 the Insurgents, and the
kearsargc Goes to Look After Them.


When President Grant attempted to annex
the San Domingo end Of the Island u Hayti,
and was vigorously opposed by Senator's
Schurz, Sum-cr aud others, the American
people we're suddenly awakepeI to the fact
that they had at their very doors, and wait
ing 10 be taken, one Of the richest and most
interesting islands In the world. They we're
literally surfeited with information about il;
for annexation was made an administration
measure, and fought over in tie senate dur
ing al Of 1870. and early in 1911 commis-
sion sent 10 the island by vote Of congress
was accompanied by a corps Of keen eyed
correspondents. All agreed that tho prov
ince was literally full Of undeveiopcd wealth,
but It was assumed that, 1--WE really do not
want the country If We have - take the
people with it,"
The excitement ceased az suddenly as il
rose, and for seventeen years Americans Is
nored Hayti: then 10 was announced that
they had had another revolution there and
the two districts Of the island wcro united
under one government and now it appears
that there IS m instruction, that the
Hayiian rulers have seized some American
ships on the ground that they took arms 70
the rebels, and that Secretary Bayard has
sent thithcr a naval cruiser. the famous
Kearsarge that destroyed the Alabama. So
interest is revived ia the black-aHd-tau
republic.
Hayti is historically the most interesting
of islands. for on the first islet of It's coast
was land in the New World .Iehtel bY 20
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douers 90 enjoy a little country life i'm the
interval which separates the end Of ono
weeks work from ihc beginning Of TINT Of
the following week j had good deal of
conversation with the high commissioner
during these two days, and / was particu-
iafly siruci, with the extent and variety of
LIS Information on all public questions,
whether Of a colonial or imperial character
lie was very uuassumng in ms method Of
imparting bis own views, and / noticed
with what tranquil silence this master
of fluent and eloquent English could listen
defcrentialy 60 tue wagging Of other tongues.
About this time ! heard him make "a speech
40 colonial breakfast, given az the West
minister Palace hotel. which is within q few
hundred steps of the houses of parliament,
and consequently favorite resort for those
whose gatherings are intended 10 impress
public opinion or exert influence on the legis
iaturc His manner was earnest and dcllher
ate and even grave and | thought ] could
detect. do the tones Of bis voice and the ex
preston of his face, the traces OF many fierce
party contest n which ho bad borne a part,
and 100 which perchance even victory could
not compensate for tie stress and strain
which it had cost had the pleas
ure Of renewing my acquaintance with
Sir Charles at Ottawa last summer. II was
towards thc clos, Of the parliamentary ses-
sion, when. ms usually happens, the govern
ment want 60 hurry through q number Of
bills Of minor Importance, about which there
Is no controversy. An obstructive opposition
can give infinite annoyance TO tic ministry
Of the day and delay public business indeh /
uitely at this period OF the seas-n, by inter J
posing technical objections which are raised /
fast enough II the minister in charge Of theI
hils is wanting in tact or TN courtesy towards ]
his opponents Sir Charles Upper showed /
all the art of tine trained pariiamentarian, IN /
getting his bills passed. He encountered each .
objection with mild protest on few words 1
OF exlo-,uiation, founded ou a reference 10 /
the h,ocs, ~ the session. and fho incnycn- ,
l.ncc caused to honorable members on both .
sides or the house. Sometimes this had the .
G sired effect bat when hi, persuasion failed .
O.. ID not rail ut the other side Ike merely .
sIa1eal the form in which Doe approached .
, ,om lis i1-s and sail. Il admit. Mr..
perbc.. iha, honorable gentlemen opposite
are w.tNn their right, : admit, slc, we
ira iu tie hands az iln cpro oA'
Af. Obs .U.o s...l l n...el,
oH.a. tl.t tly t4l .r n ,.. .-.
selves COMO day, .ac. .I', .tc vi. a..1
fresh ulI .u. cr. lf. ,1 f.o e. .....1
.,1fa,e le.k Sr t..r..s t'l Gle .l.-e :
..a c,ml ,Iolo' - Lon ..a D..a tie ..
ll..:tl pa. woat.e. election lc-. l.co D
80, lL- us all s.-s uNspcl f DAB go
Ioltcs, w'icA sarei aI over Tie o.m.-.cr IL.
fnf .fn. rf. lIH t..I..n l..of ....f d. ..t Sir
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present population, and in great comfort,
but there must be "A more efficient govern
ment
The late difficulty appears 20 have grown
out Of the fact that tie Haytian authorities
declared blockade of the ports held by tLo
insurgents without givinS other governments
the notice required by international law
Tho British schooner Alta taiici from New
Yorl. oct 10 with cargo largely compose ]
OK arms ami other munitions of war, Whica
were supposed by tie lm that furnished
them t1 Dee q .mcl fer Venezuela. Sine was
found cruising id iiaT.lu waters, aIl WIS
seized by the llaytiau man-oi-war Ioussa.n'
LOuvcrtlrc Wien the layraus found no
sl9 had on board la6 lozc- oi rifles and T.
corresponding amoIut az fixed ammunition
they 90 once began Is Niefious hunt among
other vessels from tie United States and
seized tho Naytiau Republic, g leamer
owned m Bo -on. Ite ,fea-a charged
against this te,-, w..s t-at a- carr gmg .u's
armed nursea.s from enc p.-t to another
O.hor American vess is vcro put r1dcr an
annoying surveillance. and tie relations ie-
tween the two republic lecaiuc, a. a.p.onat-
isis would say strained Hcueo tho its.
paiel ~ the AeAIs2Isei tfaeiel J.. s~-felei!
Dayarl
Ihs American steam sl91p &eararge IS
The saus that, under Command Ut Capt. 4.
Nnslow. won such renowa iysiuking th1
f8med priyateer Alabama, Capt. Raphael
Semmei, near CLerbours, France, ON Sun
day, June I'D, 1854 Even Tor that tinc tho
KosIsargs was not q w1r vessel Of tho first
class, aud Capt Wiuslow had armor plated
Ter middle section by tie naval device II
wrapping them with cable chains, which
were pluked over Capt S-mmes after
ward5 complained bitterly Of this deceit"
cs .prac.. cGliy drew hin into fight with
en- eruored vessel, lis Own having bars
wooden sides. But il IS not for civilian
writer tseuty-iorr year, afterwards 10 &C.
edo how lar strategem AID deceit may hon.
oratly 60 in wer. The public applards tA9
man who succeeds
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Alderman James Whitehead. the newly
elected lord nayoroi Lonlon, san advanced
Radical IN politics lie has accumulated %
large fortune as the proprietor Of q famous
fancy goods store ia kensinsfon known as
Barrier ." where. according I'D popular re-
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as a lawyer. Two
Of Chicaco's most
prominent lawy ers.
Jno Y. Jcvctt and
|. y. Stiles, became
his partners In
1865 be was elected
70 the recor d crs
court judseship,
and tn 1870 was
made ono Of the
five circuit judges
# Cook county.
but be had mean
while been elected
20 tho suprem c
court # Illinois,
ard held that posi-
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port, &c Is possible
To purchase every
imaginable article,
from q bunch az
peanuts % q LoIa
and buggy.
ueisjl years az
ace, and Is al nc
lire. energetic
looking man 10
was educate ictt'lc
Appleby Grammar
school lilo has
twice u.succ--s-
fully contested q
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Tho newspapers Of
Nuitemburg have
respectfully kept
silence, but apapcr
ia the ueighbOring
kingdom Of Baya-
ria. The Munich
Neuesto Nacilrich-
ten. Las printed 81
account OF tie mat
ter For this the
council 0fininisieis
Of " urtCHluurg
have ordered pro-
ccedings against
the Munich jour
nal. Tie two king
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\ unique milk cure is established IN Nor
mandy. The cows, being made TO drink fer.
rug.nous water, give mcdicatcd milk which
nouris hes ard strengthens the system u. tie
samo tine. Milk in France has Lecome tie
panacea Of ell diseases, Perpetuating youth
aud regeneratin9 asc.-Chicago Herald
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an open book, and stands upright, with the
mantle draped over his Left arm. On the
front If the statue arc tho words william
Shakespeare lJCi-lGl6.' The side are orna.
mcuted hy four sickie3, and garland " dif
fer,nt fruits ontcrtwinc5 a ribbon bearing
the names Of Shakespeare Chief PLAYS. II
the unyei.ng of the statue speeches were
made by Mr. kn'gh.on, Lord Lyiton, 81
julie Carat.e and VI. M-zues "a tho uamc
o. tic Academic. 81 Nounct-suliy, the &c.
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lirl,as-c g. 10 pos.---i,o c9rler was
...l. I'D apo ,,-s.--.~ N-eI L...,r-"s
lo. ..l.. nr--,..l - courage 10 1--;
'..l'l..u 40 ...y 20 cole D-sn ~ -.
dow 30 $50
.e,5,Ir...... g.. .',...o I VIC !" was 10
re-l-. 49, acc..,.--' b w1e.Atr le5 "e..ny
g. lc., al i. co-.'s les; TO-. wsy ''"' -
uc.rc.: - y ?.sG.
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News. The house
is at Walton GA
Thames, within
easy reach Of Lon
don by water or by
rail Sir Charles
and Lady Tupp r
aud myself we're
among q number Of
friends whom the
kindly hostess had
invited for one of
those popular
Saturday 10 Mon
day visits which
enable busy Lon
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NAP " TIE 1sLAyp on nAYTL

lumnns. lie landed there in December, 1872,
ard named il Hspanio,a, meaning Little
Spain The simple and unwarliso natives
died Of rapidly under Spanish rule, and were
replaced By negroes 20 such an extent that
the latter grew too strong to be- kept down.
In 1872 1927 the French obtained possession
Of the Yves. half Of the island, and dcycloued
it so rapidly that IL long furnished all the
cotton and sugar consumed by France, and "a
surplus was sold 10 the rest Of Euronc. The
division between French aud Spanish sections
continued Til this year, the former known rs
San more correctly SantJ Domingo, and
the Litter rs liayt. The French revolution
resulted IN ,ho emancipation Of the negroes;
Bonaparte ia 1901 attempted 10 restore
slavery, ami then rose the great TOus,aint
LOuyerture who maintained independence
till be was betrayed and taken 70 France,
where he died Tho wars tnat followed Wciu
long and terrible, but in the end both sections
Of the island became Independent
There has since been. on the average, o
revolution once in seven years. and tWo or
three short wars between the two govern
ments The island is 40j miles long, It's area
d 600 square miles and its total population
$4,000. of whom nearly 10000 are whites or
nominaiiy so, the rest Of all shades FROM pare
black down through Critic, metf, mHlat;0,
quadroon and octorool t. mclanoid aud lcuc0-
melanoid. the last two known 10 have African
blood only 10y their family record. rs mono
but an expert could trace the triurati0n
No other tropical island can compare With
Hayti for general healthiulucss: thc average
of life is equal 10 that ~ the United States
Only once item years thcmercury rose above
% dogs on tho central lands. but 10 las g0lo
% l04 dogs at Port an Prince The soil is of
fertility. the forests abound in
the most valuable hard woods. the mountains
are rich i'm minerals Of az kinds. and the cold
mines were once So productive taat from
single district the yiceroy Of the Spanish
province sent home the annual ta- Of $500
900, and enough was retained O. Cefray al
local expenses There is 10 deep mining
now, and only little washing of gold sands
by the poorest class Of people. Tho ISLAND j.
easily capable Of supporting len times is
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walk down tho
Boulevard Ilauss-
nan t. where 10 IS
interscctci b. the
Avenue de- Mcssinc,
bis eyes willnow be
greeted by a statue
Of 'hc immortal
bard This statue
OF Shake spcarc,
which has been but
recently erected,
was presented TO
the city Of Paris
by M William
Knightol and is
t.o worl, Of Paul
Fourier. As is
shown 10y the cut
Of the statue given
herewith Mr.. Four
nicr has repre-
sented the poet rs
iiois conan only
known 10 Us. II
is cow entiOnal
Shakespeare holds
IN his right hand
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shnl,e.neare,. statue in Parts.

Ii tho European traveller and lover Of
Shakespeare when lie stays Oyer IN Paris for
thc conventional sigut seeing, will take =
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succeed lis Danish
father as soon as pos
sible. And as they
do not feel free to
hurry up tn Old mans
death, they are quite
willing TO sec him ab-
dicate. \ few lays
ago tho people aud
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KING GEORGE or GREECE.
He Has Recently Celebrated the Twenty
fifth Anniversary Of His Reign.

hfth Nnnfvtf>Ary OF HE I-t1SHs
King George Of Greece has announced his
intention toabdicate as soon as lis SON reaches
the age Of tweuty-one; and the Greeks APP
rear 50 willing to bet him go that they are
making the closing months Of lis reign I'M
usually splendid There arc good reasons for
all this. King George himself is Dane, but
his wife. Queen Olga, Is Russian and a
niece OF the car and very much beloved, rot
only because there is an affinity between
Greek and Russian. which is lacking as to
the Dane, but because she is 4 Woman Of rarc
ability, piety and charity Add that her son,
the Prince u Sparta, is born Greek, and it
is plain why tho lleilcnes should wish him TO
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SIR CHARLES UPPER.
WILL The EMINENT CANADIAN BE
UNITED STATES MlMsTeRY

Mr.. O'Connor Power Writes EntcrtainingIy
az His Personal Impressions OF the states
Uomfni0n
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first met Sir Charles Tuppcr some years
ago at the country house Of Mrs. Ingram,
the properties Of The Illustrated London
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-29
Desperate and Deliberate.

Soldiers willingly take the ordi-
nary chances of battle, knowing that
only one bullet in two or three thou
sand has its billet. But their courage
is tried when ordered to assault
works from which their fellows have
been repulsed again and again. Each
man realizes that his chance of sur
viving is so slight that it behooyes
him to prepare for death.
At such times veteran troOns be-
come desperate and deliberate, and
enter upon the attack with the
feelings of the gladiatOrs, who cried {:
Hail, Caesar We who are about
to die salute the ~
In the June Century General Hor-
ace Porter sketches striking case of
this sort of courage, which he saw
displayed at Cold Harbor.
The Union soldiers had been re-
peatedly repulsed in assaulting earth
works, and had lost heavily each
time. They had become impressed
with the conviction that such attacks
meant certain death.
A dangerous assault had been Or
dered at daylight the next morning.
That evening the men were seen
with their coats off, writing their
names and home addresses on slips Of
paper, and pinning these slips upon
the backs of their coats.
They were going to the next morn
ings work, without hope of surviv-
ing but anxious that their friends
at home might learn their fate, they
were taking measures for securing
the recognition Of their dead bodies
upon the battlefield.
"Such courage is more than heroic /;
it is sublime"