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HUMoR.
A Crisis in Spain.

IH6W IDFH WttNIV.I
Queen of Spain-"M Moi Gracial The baby
King has the stomach ache"
Lord Chamberlain texcitedly)-" Woo-o
Cali the Secretary of the Interiori"
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WINDOW IN CAIRO.

those who buy answer his prayer by giving him
n copper in the name of the Lord. The lemon
ado peddler, who has glass bottle as big us q
four gallon crock on his back, does the same,
and venture to say the name of God is more
frequently uttered here than anywhere else in
world.
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Always Got the Best.

Mistress-Where are the nails, JOhn7
John-I didn't know what kind You wanted
maam.
Mistress-What kinds did the dealer have7
John - Six penny, eight-penny, and ten
penny, ma'am.
Mistress-You should have brought the lat
ter, John. You know we always get the best.
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Accommodating.

Young Man (somewhat confused III want
your daughter to marry, sir.
Old Gentleman-All right sir; she is going
to marry one of my clerks next week. Is there
anything else that can do for you
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No Trimming.
tBosion courier.1

Undertaker-What kind of trimmings viii
you have on the casket?
Widow-None whatever. A plain casket. It
was trimmins that killed him.
Observation-Disclosures
WidoW-Yes dilirium trimminA
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The Lady Took Her Time.
tLOndon Standard

The following quaint epitaph on husband
and wife-the husband having died first-is to
be seen in one of the Partisan cemeteries: al
am anxiously awaiting y0u-A. d. 1897"
Here / ANA. ID. 1867"
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A Convenient Present.
rn.L

Mother-Your fathers birthday comes next
week, my son. What ought we to give him2
Son Ia lad of III Buy him dressing gown.
rather short one; then, as he'll not be able to
wear it. he'll give it to me.
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The baZar scenes are strange In the extreme,
and amuse myself for days in watching the
buying aud selling / saw an Egyptian woman
buying some meat to-day. The butchers whole
stock consisted of couple of sheep. and one of
these hung from a nail on the wall The woman
drew her finger nail along the piece that she
wished TO take home. and the butcher sawed it
of with clasp knife. lie weighed il on a pair
of rude scales, aud the woman objected, saying
that he had given her too much. lie then took
one end Of the strip Of meat in his hand, and
putting the other end in his month, severed
1t by drawing the knife quickly across it. lie
handed the piece he had held in his mouth to
the woman. She took it and paid for it, and
evidently considered IL not out of tho way.
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49, VIZ VI maj "
fire bellows at the end.
Poor jewelry is often
sold, and / remember
buying a silver bracelet
for a lady friend dur
ing my last visit to
Cairo. IL looked very
pretty and very bar
baric, but about six
mouths after its pres
entation it began to
change color. and 1t
proved to be brass
washed with silver.
In another bazar only
raBs articles are
shown, aud in another
there are nothing but
rugs sold. The Persian
Bazaar and the Turk ish
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Kentucky's Chautaaqaa.

1t Is said that the British Minister is study
ing tho game of poker We advise him to at
tend the summer session of tho Kentucky
pokor congress Ut Orchard Springs.
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II Is different In the Khediyal school, aud in
tho schools over tho country which are not
purely Mahometan. There is here In Cairo
school of medicine whore very fair doctors are
turned out, and no doctor can now practice in
Egypt without he shows diploma from good
university. Our Consul General has had to re-
fuse the applications of several Americans who
attempted to begin the practice of medicine
among the Egyptians without sufficient cer-
tilcates, and he tells me there are now good
doctors among the Arabians. There is normal
school here in Cairo, and a school for the train
ing of nurses. The United Presbyterian Mis-
sionarcs are doing great deal for education,
aud more than 6.000 pupils are learning to read
aud write English under them. They teach
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ORIENTAL CAIRO.
Strange Characters and Scenes In the
BaZarS of the MahOmelanS.

Egyptian Women and Their Curious Dress-The
Business of the East and H0w IL is D0ne-A Lock
ht the biggest Arabic University of the World
Education in Egypt and n Description or the
Oldest Statues I'm Existence.
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The baznra Of Cairo arc 80 arranged that all
the merchants dealing ina one kind OF goods
have their stores together. You have street
narrow that carriage cannot enter il, roof
ed with mating, in which there Ii shop after
shop piled full OF bottles Of perfnmery, and
where you eau buy nothing else bat this aud
things from Tunis. Each shop has It's cross
legged. rich .gowued, big-turbaned merchant,
aud If you are not satisfied at one place you
ean go 10 another. la tho Cinnamon Bazaar
you find dozens OF stores which sell nothing
bat spices, and in the Sh0omakers' Bazaar are
tle gorgeously- slippers and red
leather shoes, turned up at the toes. which all
good hahomeians wear. In the Silver Bazaar
you find the jewellers at work, aud your only
surety of getting IA good article is to buy the
silver, have II tested by tho Government aa-
sayer, and lot the jewoler make IL up under
your eyes. A favorite bracelet which Ia now
being bought by tho foreign Indies Ia Cairo Is
made of two strands of solid gold. each the
sizo Of telegraph wiee. but twisted together
in such shape that they just fit the wrist of
the fair purchaser. Such q bracelet contains
just $50 worth OF gold and the jcweier
charges dollar and twenty-five cents to make
IL. These jewellers work with no tools of mod.
orn invention. Their bellows is bag of goat.
skin, with piece Of gun barrel for tho mouth
aud two sticks like those used for the ordinary
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These cfamber-like walls made the court
sort of a pit rooted oa!y by the bluest of blue
of the Egyptian sky.
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loorrmenrED BY FRANK O. CARPENTER. 1891
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Tho Streets of Oriental Cairo are very mar
row. The houses are Of several Stories and you
see women now and then peeping out OF the
latticed windows down into the street. In the
bazars the merchants sit in little booths no
bigger than the packing. box OF an ordinary
piano. A ledge about two feet high, and of
about the same width. runs along the front of
the store. and on this the customers sit. You
seldom make purchase without coffee being
offered 10 you, and IL you are Turk you may be
asked to take a smoke out OF the long -stemmed
wator pipe of tho proprietor. IL takes a long
time to do any dealing, for the Nahomotan al
ways asks three times what he OK poets to get, and
he never comes down without bargaining. The
better merchants oil keep book accounts. which
they foot up In Arabic characters. taking tho
ink out OF brass inksiaud, which has a handle
foot long aud which Is so made that IL will
contain the pen as well as the ink. This is
thrust into the belt Of their gowns when they
leave the shop. They arc good salcsmen, and
they are quite AS sharp in their business deal
ings rs we Americans. II makes me respect
the Mahometan more 10 know that in every
purchase | have made Of him he has gotten the
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How queer il all IL! You look at the women,
aud as their large, soulful eyes, fringed with
dark lashes, smile back at you, you wish that
the walls would drop from their faces Their
complications. which you sec in this slit Ia their
walls, arc OF all colors from black 20 bfunot
aud from brunei 20 the creamy white OF tho
farcst Crcassan. You are not pleased with
their costume. and your dragoman tells you
that they dress better at home than when in
the bazaTa. The clolhes Of the Indies are Of
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The students were Of all ages, colors aud
Sizes and ! noted that one or two of the pro-
fessors bad sticks in their hands, aud that they
frowned at the bright little Arabs who, with
leaves of the Koran before them, were jabber-
ing away. / was interested in the states OF
some of the boys which, strange enough, were
of tin, and as look ed closer at them saw that
the mark of the Standard Oil Company was
upon them and that they were made of the
cans in which this company sends its Ameri-
can petroleum to Egypt. These teachers re-
ceive no salary, and education is, / think, free.
They support themselves by teaching in pri-
vate houses and by copying books. The usual
attitude of the teacher is sitting eross-legged.
lie has q little book before him, and he reads
aloud, explaining each sentence as he goes
along. The older men of the different groups
were taking notes, and noted that all studied
in earnest. The boys are required to learn the
books by heart and when they have done this
they are given paper which entities them to
lecture upon the book. The Koran is the chief
study, aud many Mahometans can say it
throughout. The Khedive knows it by heart,
and he can begin at the back and go TO the
front of it without missing word. There are
nearly 400 professors in this university and
law is taught as well as religion. Religion
comes first, aud as many of the students do not
understand Arabic they have to first learn the
Arabic grammar. Then there are lectures on
theology, and law as taught here is based en-
tirely upon the Koran. Logic is another
branch Of instruction. Poetry has a place in
the cirrcuum, and tho proper mode of recit-
ing the Koran is inculcated. doubt very
much, however whether this university has
much of the learning Of the Arabians of the
past. Geology, algebra and astronomy are not
taught, and the students, who are among the
most fanatical of their religion, despise our
sciences.
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WATER CARRIER.

may be in the future that the Khedivo will be
glad 10 offer him his daughter in marriage.
Here turbaned Aahometan who makes you
think OF Sinbad the Sailor. chats with the lord
of a harcm, while the two drink little cups OF
coffee together; aud there a straight tall maid
en-, robed in gown which falls from her head
10 her feet. aud with long. black vail cover
lug all OF her face but her eyes looks over the
wares OF handsome young Syrian. and the
stories Of the troubles of the ladies OF the days
Of Haroun Al Raschid come back 10 you. Here
goes Bcdouin on a camel and you junp TO
the wall in order that the spongy feet OF tle
great beast may not tread upon you. There Is
donkey with in green turban upon
IL, aud your dragaman tells you with awe that
this man is sure Of going TO Heaven. for he has
made the pilgrimage TO Mecca aud has earned
the right TO wear the cOlors OF the Prophet
Mahomct Here comes y long. bearded man in
blue gown, and hts patriarchal head Is COW
cred with tnrban of tho same color. You
ask who he may bn, aud are told with a EneeF
that he Is Copt. aud that he belongs 10 that
great army OF Christians who have descended
from the band which Charles X ingsley de-
scribos in lis novel Hypatia." lie Is an in.
telligent-looking man. aud his class is now one
Of the fast-impr0ying seets of the people of
Egypt. The Copts are growing IN wealth above
the other Egyptians. They lend out much
money at interest, and they are tho best cdu-
Gated OF the common peopie OF the country.
They form the clerks and Government officers
in the interior, aud there are not "a fcw of them
who have amassed fortunes. They are much
more susceptible 10 change than tho Mahomnt-
ans, and among the numbers In Egypt con
yerted by the Christian missionaries thesc Copts
in the majority. Many Of them know the
Bible by heart, aud they have but one wife.
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praise throughout lho whole operations Of yoster-
I day.
by order OF Brig. Gen. STURGIs
HENRY r. MrGHELs,

BhtaisS shS NhSAS " s~~'~@-
by order OF Brig. Gen. sruRGIs.
HENRY X. NIrGHELs,
Captain and A. A.-G.
ONE VISIT OF GEN. M'cLELLAN's
is decidedly worthy of note. An earthwork or
battery called Fort Taylor, some distance be-
yond the defenses Of Washington proper, was
occupied by detachment Of the 4th Art dur
ing the month Of August, 1862. 1t will be re-
membered that after the close of the Peninsular
campaign, and Gen. Pope had superseded Gen.
Mcclellan, the latter had been placed in COM
mand of the defenses at Washington, with
headquarters at Alexandria A day or two be-
fore the battle of Manassas occurred, Gen. Nc
Clellan, accompanied only by an Orderly, rode
into the fort at Munson's Hill. lt happened
that detachment under Lieut.. Hamlink were
engaged in testing the range and accuracy OF
the guns. 1t also happened that man, for
misdemeanor, was tied 90 q cannon-wheel. The
General without noticing the unfortunate, en-
gagged in conversation with the Lieutenant, and
expressed himself as we'll pleased with his OBJ
seryations of their work. Col. Hamlink in
forms the writer that this battery did some
excellent service on the Cd of September, the
morning after the battle of Chantilly occurred.
Located near Falls Church. il was in the line
Of the pursuing column of the enemy, aud when
the Confederate cavalry came within range of
the guns a few volleys served to stop their
course.
At this time various details OF companies and
detachments from the regiment had been made
20 other forts and batteries. Thus we find
detachment at Fort Albany, another at Fort
Pennsylvania aud Maj. Allcock in command of
Fort Gaines. aud portion of his command
garrisoning Forts DE Russey, Franklin, Alex
andTia. Ripley, and also batteries Cameron and
Vermont
A system of patrols was organized by men,
beTs of the regiment which proved of great
service, both ms a defense and as a means of
conveying information of the enemy's move
ments 10 the Capital, referred to in the follow
ing:
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Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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All travellers who have written of Egypt have
spoken OF the universal cry for backsheesh
which the beggars utter everywhere and which
means gift. have discovered how TO get rid
Of these beggars in ths pleasantest manner. l
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HAPPY ENDING.
Tho Samoan Conference at Ber-
LIN Closed.
Agreement Signed, Sealed and Delivered
1t VIII Remain Bottled Until the
United State ,tIfles It, or
Does the 9th or Thing.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The agree
ment among England, Germany and
the United States on Samoan affairs was
signed at Berlin at two O'Clock in the ah
ternoon. 1t will not be made public un.
til confirmed by the Senate. While IL
is called an agreement by officers Of the
State Department, Mr.. Walker Blaine
said that he thought 1t would undoubt-
edly require ratification by the Senate
II the instrument signed were one reg
ulating the conduct Of two countries to-
ward each other. as for instance be-
tween the United States and Samoa.
1t would properly be designated
as a treaty, but where the in.
strument signed is to shape the con-
duct Of three Governments, viz: The
United States, England and Germany.
toward fourth party, Samoa, it is held
that its proper nomenclature is an agree
ment. At the same time, as 1t is mat
ter affecting the foreign policy of the
United States, 1t is said that it will need
ratification by the Senate, and that,
therefore, it can not be made public
prior to action by the Senate. The
agreement is cordially approved by all
the members OF the Conference and by
their respective Governments. The best
of feeling prevailed at the termination
of the labors Of the Commissioners.
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roney and Mcdonald. AsLuke Dfilon, Mrs
Conklin and Expressman Martinson all tes
titled yesterday, the grand jury is already
In possession Of all information at hand
which tends 70 show Maroney and McDon.
AIDS complicity in the murder, and there Il
nothing which prevents a report as to these
two prisoners being returned at once.
A comparison last night by experts Of the
signature Of "W. @. Melville and wife" St
Paul, ON the register OF Mccoy's Hotel and
that OF Simons attached 70 the lease of the
Clark street fiat shows that they are almost
identical. Maroney is supposed to be the
mysterious Melville and the fact that he
was accompanied by a woman taken IN
connection with the mention Of his "sister''
by one Of the men who rented the Carlson
cottage, lead to the belief on the part Of the
police authorities that a woman may have
been directly concerned in the affair.
CHICAGO. June 15.-Alexander Sullivan Is
at liberty under bail OF 10000. His bonds
men are Hon. Fernando Jones, one OF the
oldest and most wealthy settlers OF Chicago;
}. W. Tuohy. the extensive dry goods mer-
chant; Michael W. Kerwin, real estate
operator, and Daniel Corkeny, coal mer.
chant The combined fortunes Of the four
men probably exceed million and half Of
d. 'Ers.
me scene around the court was intensely
dramatic. Inside every seat and every foot
OF ground was occupied and even the bench
was invaded. Outside in the corridor q
great crowd, made up In the main Of men
whose oounicnances denoted their Celtic
origin st.ugrled and tore and heat In vain
ar,ains. the barred doors Sullivan, escorted
by sheriff Matson and two denuties was
brought in by private entrance. He was
a shade naler than usual and a, the audible
commotion caused by his appearance his
eve syyept the crowd with A hurried look AZ
n in apprehension OF hostile demonstra-
tIon. Then he took seat among his array
~ counsel
Three o'clock was the time that had been
f,xed by Judge TuIey for rendering the de-
cisIon hut that hour came and went bv and
still his honor was absent As the minutes
went by sullivan became perceptibly perv
ous and his agitation was communicated to
the spectators. All sorts of rumors went
round the room concerning the DELAY. but
the hu.n OF conversation STONED like a
clock. whsn nj n quarter Of four the Judge
made bis appearance Without any DELAY
he plnnged into the case. Having explained
the petition and the law upon which IL was
based. he proceeded 70 briefly review the
Testimony taken before the coroner,s iury
and which had covered LOO pages of type
written copy. He quoted copiously from
the evidence OF the witnesses to whom Gro
min had said that Alexander Sullivan would
be the cause OF his death. and that the latter
had instigated a conspiracy TO kill him.
None Of this evidence, he said, would be ad-
mitted In q court OF law. This excluded,
there was practically no evidence against
him.
The evidence pointed to Sullivan as q man
who desired revenge on Cronin. but IL
pointed to no overt act. No impartial man
.,,ld ", ala ,,,, Me ,,;rd that t,,-, ,o,ld
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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Powder Works Mt BrockvIlIs. Can. Blow
uu-No I.lvea I.ost.

Up-No Lives Lost.
BRocKvILLE, Ont, June 15.-The works
of the Canada powder company, two miles
east Of here. were blown upat seven o'clock
yesterday morning. The explosion was ter
rifle, killing number of horses and sheep
and smashing many plate glass windows in
this place. As luck happened, the workmen
had not yet reported for duty or there
would have been loss of life, It is not
known what caused the explosion. Advices
from Malone and other points as far east as
Champlain, in New York, say that the re-
port of the explosion was distinctly heard
at those places. 1t seems that the mills
took fire a. first and the employees vacated
the buildings fearing the explosion which
soon followed.
The explosion occurred In the powder
works of the Broclzville Chemical and Su-
perphosphate Company, about two miles
below town The works, formerly known
as the Canada Powder Company, consisted
of one heavy stone building and three frame
structures. Not vestige of these buildings
is left on the old site. Heavy masses of
stone and large timbers were carried long
distances. The Grand Trunk railway has
had to send a gang Of men to clear the
stones of the track mile away. The cause
of the explosion is unknown. Those rho
saw the explosion say that it was isrrihc
sight. The loss on the plant and material
is about 1900. The buildings were valued
at 81, 100
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BAISBRIDeE, Ca, June 15.-Alex.
Henderson, colored, was hanged for tho
murder of Henry Jones and his seven
year-old daughter. Henderson broke
down on the scaffold and admitted his
guilt.
TOWNSVILLE, Ga, June 15.-Will
Dibell, colored, was hanged here for the
murder of negro named Long, last oc-
tober. Dibell confessed.
LEEsBURG, Ca, June 15.-John Pick
ett negro nineteen years old, was
hanged here for the murder of an old
negro and his wife. Two thousand per-
sons witnessed the execution. Pickett
confessed.
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The Relief Fund.

PITTSBURGH, June ia dispatch
from Harrisburg says: The total re-
ceipts to the Governors fund for the re-
lief of the flood sufferers Thursday and
Friday amount to s1s4,O0O, making the
grand total about s6a5,Ooo. The contri-
buttons to the Johnstown sufferers re-
ceived by the Pittsburgh Relief Com
mittee yesterday aggregated $4,000.
The total amount received to date is
S564 600
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ADMIRABLE ADVICE

NEVER press favor when it seems undo
sired.
MEN who do not know how to handle q
gun should never "go out hunting"
KEEP closet skeletons within their cios-
cts; don't open tho closet door to the world
IL your wife runs away don't run after
her; II you do there win be two fools 10 the
race.
Do NOT ask another 70 do what you would
not be glad 70 do under similar circurn-
stances.
TALK hopefully TO your children Of life
and It's possibilities; you have no right "a
depress them because you have suffered.
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Children Devoured by wolves.

KANSAS CRY, June 17.-Near Bosier,
Mo-, two children of Edward Backus,
went to creek about mile from home
to fish. Upon not returning at night
searching parties were organized. and
late Friday evening their homes were
found near a ledge of rocks, which has
long been known as a VOLTS den. A
band of timber wolves have infested this
section for years, and it is thought the
children were killed and eaten by the
animals. The boys were aged eleven
and twelve wears.