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Riotous Strikers in Spain.

MADRID, Jan. 27.-The strike riots at
Bilbao nave led the mine-owRers to shut
the mines to prevent damage. There are
19,0O0miners idle in consequence. The az Ia
ton has spread TO the manufacturing dis
trict on the left bank of the Nervion, where
In order 10 stop any advance of the rioters.
A number of anarchists have been arrested.
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to be In the nature of a trust. already con-
trolls seven-eighths of the school furniture
plants In the United States, and the capture
of the Grand Rapids concern will prac-
capital Of the firms now in the combine ag-
gregates S15,O0O0OO.
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National Bank Frauds.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Pit is said the
examination of the books of the Spring
Garden National Bank have brought to
light additional evidence of fraud and war
rants will be issued for the arrest Of several
persons.
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retain his seat in the Senate was, agreed to
without division.
The Senate then proceeded to the business
on the calendar.
The bill approprIating $4,000 for a public
building at Reno, New, came up. OpDOsi-
tiOn being developed it went over withOus
action. The La Abra bill occupied the re-
mainder Of the session.
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An Attack by Mexicans.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 27.-El Tempo
the organ Of the church party, commenting
on the Chilean news in to-morrow's issue.
attacks the people Of the United States.
calling them IAN execrable race Of towards.
whO because they are powerful, would at
fnnIr a s-lnIl N u ion %
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Nsw York,s Worlds Fair Exhibit.

ALBANY (N. y. Jan. 27.-TEe Senate
Finance Committee has decided to report
favOrably, without amendments, the bill
appropriatng 100000 for New YOrk's ex-
hibt at the Worlds Fair.
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IN INDIsCREET CoRREsPoNDENT.
BRITISH OPINIONS.
President Months Peculiar Position
Views of the Press.

President MOntts Peculiar Position
Views of the Press.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The correspondent OF
the Times at Santiago do Chile telegraphs
to-day that the text of Chile's reply to the
ultimatum cf the United States has not yet
been disclosed. Until Saturday. the cor
respondent adds, Chile had been relying
upon the adyces received from Minister
Mortt who. as late as Friday. stated that
pacific assurances had been given him con-
stautly by Mr.. Blaine. and he considered a
settlement practically arranged, especially
as Chile, through President MOntt had
given counter-aSSurances of a friendly
feeling and OF a desire 10 satisfy all reason
able demands. President MonttS position,
tie correspondent ads, Is now seriously
compromised. Everything In Chile remains
quiet so far.
AN ENGLISH CRITICISM
The Post comments upon the inability 0 t
the United States to fight Chile, except by a
prolonged struggle, upheld by superior
wealth. 1t condemns Minister Egan, and
says: 1t is incredible that Congress Will
support Harrison, whose message is most
interesting as marking an epoch in the ms
tory of democracy in Its natural home.
Surmise without evidence and suspicion
which refuses to be allayed form bad toun-
datiOnS for declaration of war. II Harrl-
son Is serious he IS scarcely mindful Of the
extreme responsibility imposed by power.
II he is merely thinking of the elections be
cannot be said TO consult the interests OF
the country by thus playing with fire.
ADVANTAGES OF A CANAL
NEw YORK, Jan. 27.-Warner Miller in
an interview to-day said: do you think
there would have been much difficulty with
Chile II thes Nicaragua Canal were I'm
ished?"
There would have been no trouble at all
in my judgment. The completion Of the
canal would make it easy for the United
States TO reach Chile with gunbORts Chile
would have been aware Of the advantages
this Government possesses in that respect,
and not have gone very far in defylng this
country"
A SENSATIONAL RUMOR DENIED.
a sensational rumor is current on the
Stock Exchange this afternoon that Egan IS
killed. When the TumOr was brought TO
the attention of the State Department Off
cias at Washington by the Associated
Press they laughed and pronounced the
TumOr ABSURD"
THE SITUATION IN CHILE.
The following dispatch was sent to Val
paraso at II :45 o'clock this morning: Tel
egraph any political news respecting Chile
and United States"
The following was received in reply al
2:jO O'Clock this afternoon: THE United
States utimatum has not yet been made
public. Chile has sent a reply. but it las
not yet been published 1t is generally uu-
derstOOd that the Chilean Government Will
give satisfaction. The only question likely
to cause trouble IS that Of saluting the
United States flag, Everything is quiet"
TIE WHITE SQUADRON.
MoNTEyIDEo, Jan. 27.-The squadron of
American aT-Ships is still here.
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Two Painters Fatally Injured.

PTTsBURG, Jan. 27.-This morning
scatfold gave way at the Black Diamond
Steel Works. preclpitating two painters
named Wenck and Woods to the ground.
fatally injuTing them.
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LUMP-JAW.
Result Of Special Investigation of Veteri-
nary Doctors

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-The result Of
special investigation by the doctors Of the
University of the Veterinary School on the
subject of lump-jaw, comm on to cattle. has
been made public. They find no case on
record where disease was transmitted to
man from eating diseased meat. The con-
clusiOn reached, therefore, is that where
lungs. liver and other organs are found not
affected it is probably safe TO use the meat,
ana they see no reason why such meat
should not be sold after proper inspection.
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DESTROYED By FIRE.

six-stOry Building With Contents Burned
in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Jan PA fire tonight de-
stroyed with contents the six-Story build
ing Nos. 1914 West Fourth street. occupied
by the West IL Tice Company. importers and
dealers in queensware. The loss on the
building is $4,000 and contents Sl500 600.
The insurance is thought to be nearly the
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Motion for 2 New Trial.

PITTsBURG, Jan. PA motion for new
trial has been entered by attorneys for the
Post in the Quay libel suit.
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THE KAIsER's BIRTHDAY.

His Thirty-thiid Anniversary Celebrated By
a Royal Banquet,
BERLIN, Jan. 27.-The thirty-thrd birth
day of Emperor William was appropriately
observed to-day. The banquet was at
tended by the King Of Saxony, King of
Wurtemberg, Grand Duke of Hesse aud
other royal personages. The banquet was
followed by an operate performance. The
whole city is Illuminated this evening and
the streets are crowded with people.
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FOUND DEAD.

Death of Lyman P. French at a Boston
Hotel
BOsToN, Jan. 27.-CoIonel Lyman p.
French, aged 81 years, well-knOwn men,
Der Of the Loyal Legion, and during the
war Judge Advocate. was found dead in
room at the Hotel Brunswick this morn
Ing. lie was very despondent OF late,
owing to illness and the recent death OF his
wlte, and Indications point to suicide.
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France and the Worlds Fair

PARIS, Jan. 27.-It is stated that the Gov
ernment will ask a credit of 500, 600 to
enable France to participate in the Worlds
Fair.
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Spurgeou's Coudition Serious.

MENTONE (France). Jan. 27.-Spurgeon's
doctors are alarmed. Besides an attack Of
gOut, the signs Of kidney congestion have
returned. with severe pains in the head.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 27.-The Chinese Gov
ernment has decided to found school for
marine engineers, with the view Of discard
ing the European officers Of the Chinese
dpat
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THE DRIFTING SCOWS.
Men on the Missing Boats Believed to Have
Been Drowned or Frozen.

Been Drowned or Frozen.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-It IS thought ten or
eighteen missing employees Of the Street
cleaning Department were blown out to sea
on the scows that broke away from the tow
boats and drowned. 1t is said those remain
Ing on tire scOws, unless they have been
picked up, must certainly have been
drowned or frozen to death.
Rockaway Station reports that at dark the
tug Emma A. Cross was seen coming in
towing two scows, and it is thought they
are the ones that broke away yesterday.
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FAIRHAyEN (Wash.), Jan. 27. - George
Plocer, the Indian who murdered Moses
Yonkies. was captured this morning near
Ferndale.
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GRATEFUL SAILORS.

Presentation of an On-Painting Of the Cruiser
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 27.-The crew Of the
cruiser Baltimore sent overland from Cali
fOrnia TO the Baltimore sun a magnificent
oll-paintng of tho Baltimore. The occa-
sion for the presentation was a desire on
tnde to Abel 81 Co., the prOprietOrs of the
Baltimore Sun, for giving their ship q
library and for the part the Sun took in the
entertainment OF the men and their officers
in May, $780, when the cruiser Baltimore
came TO Baltimore City,
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Committee on Foreign Affairs to do: TIE
President Will make a reply to Guile and
then communicate the Chile message aud
his replY 10 Congress.
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much as though this was the most popular
act Of his administration. While the Ca6l-
net is celebrating upon the precise form Of
language in which to apologize to the U1lted
States preparations are actively going on by
a committee of leading citizens to honor
Malta with grand ana imposing banquet
This will take place Saturday and promises
to be brilliant affair.
AN INDISCREET CORRESPONDENT.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 27.-The Herald will
tomorrow publish a story TO the effect that
during the time the cruiser Baltimore was
lying in the harbor Of Valparaiso prior to
the success of the Congressional party, an
executive officer of that ship was sending
daily kilograms to a New York paper which
we're uniformly IN favor Of the Balmaceda
Government. AS soon as Captain Scney
learned that one OF his officers was acting
as paid correspondent he suspended the
officer in question for ten days, but alter
that time he was reinstated. This matter IS
what called Captain SchIey to Washington
from San Francisco. 1t is we'll known that
Schley's orders TO his officers and men were
positive against any expression in favor OF
either side.
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PERIr's FRIENnsHIp.

CALLAO Peru, Jan. 27-Pubc opinion
here fav0rs the United States in her contro-
versv with Chile, and the Peruvians will
enthusiastically support her If war should
result Leading officers Of the Peruvian
army and navy openly declare their willing,
ness to serve against their old enemy. The
same warlike talk is heard in clubs and on
the streets
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THE PRE- ,IDENrE PINTO.
Armament Being Rapidly Placed in POSI-
ton on the (hllean Crniser.

HAvRE, Jan. q, - The armament Of
the Presdente Pinto is being actively
pushed forward, and at the present
time she has on board four guns
Of l5A csntimeters bore. mounted on
one side Of her tuTret; one gun of 70 cent?
meters In her bow, and stern-chaser OF
the same caliber at. -Four guns Of 81 milli-
meters bore and two mitraiil-uses are in
the tops, while four guns Of 81 millimeters
bore are on the bridge
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JOHN Duss,

meridisn line will he in 1891, when Teed
will he translated and disseminated; the
end of the lap will be the date when the
new order OF things is perfected-when the
golden age Is fairly inaugurated under the
rule of the sexless sons of Color about
20i0."
Celibacy, by the way, is to result in tho
production of l44,000 sexless lnmortals
who are to rule the earth for $4,000 years.
As for Cyrus, although he has to hurry if
Ne intends to be translated during the
year 1891, he has of late been attending to
secular affairs with vigor already spoken
Of as phenomenal
Nearly every one knows something of
the record of the colony which owed its
origin to the mystic teachings of George
Rapp. He came to America in 1905 with a
band of 800 German adherents. They
founded the town OF Harmony in Penusvl
vaniR, and u decade later removed To posev
county, Ind, where they established an
other community of the same name. Mal.-
RIA drove them from their second home,
and In 1928 the remnant of the hand re-
turned To Pennsylvania, where they formed
what is still known as the village of Econ
omy
Soon after reaching America the doc
trine of celibacy had been promulgated
and accepted by Rapp's followers, and it is
IN force today Oneby one the immigrants
diel oil, but few OF their places were
hiled with converts In material way
the society prospered more than any other
association of a religious nature the world
has ever seen. Whatever the Economics
undertook brought them financial profit
veritable shower OF gold seemed to rain
on the little hamlet where wants were few
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Tho Two nlnrncx stones.

Five miles west Of the city Of Cork,
where two streams meet, IL the little val-
ley Of Blarney, with its castle, whose fame
~ world wide, for high on the northeastern
aide Is set the famous flilarney stone.p II
Is said that he who Is adventurous enough
TO reach it and has faith enough In it to
kiss 1t will henceforth have gift OF mar
velous efficacy. Ifoneyed words will flow
from his lips and persuasive powers hang
ON his utterances. He will win his way
everywhere and with every body, and when
mankind, and much more, womankind are
taken captive by the witchcry of his tongue
people viii say. "lIe has kissed the Blar-
ney stone"
There are two stones, however, each Of
which are claimed TO be the real talisman,
the other being ON the summit Of the castle.
The stone last named IL about two feet
square and bears date of 1908. The one
mentioned in the opening as being set
In the wall on the northeastern side Of
the castle bears date OF the building of the
structure, which " ii46. To kiss this the
votary must be let down from the top OF
the building some twenty feet by means of
ropes. This has the effect OF making most
every one believe, or pretend TO believe
that the stone on the roof OF the castle h
the true 'Blarney stonc."--American Notes
and Queries.
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In fact, II IL alleged that the money which
he made in this way enabled him 70 start
the large factory which subsequently made
him famous and independently wealthy.
From this IL will be seen that Terry may
be considered the father OF peddlers, for
the tinerant retail merchant OF the present
day Il but the logical outgrowth Of the
"professionp Of which Terry was the origi
nal type.
Terry's wonderful instinct OF trade" is
well illustrated by an anecdote which is re-
lated Of him. In starting out with lot OF
clocks, he found that he was r. little short
OF weight string, and he accordingly put
Into one Of them piece of Irvine about
half its proper length. He found Gus
toner in the person of a farmers wife
when every clock had been disposed or ex-
cept this particular one. He charged
twenty-five dollars for it, and when asked
how often it required to be wound, he sud
denly remembered the short string, and
quickly answered, Every morning and
night"
The lady refused to buy such a trouble
some clock, but added that she would
willingly give five dollars extra for 1t If II
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The controversy on Compulsory Greek''
In the universities has received n charac.
teris,ic contribution from Mr. Labouchere
who says: Once the late Mr.. Peter Ry
lands hazarded long Latin quotation in
the house | got up after him, when |
said, My honorable friend evidently knows
dead languages; will therefore reply to his
arguments in Greek--a language, no doubt,
familiar to him. Then | recited about
the only line In the 'Iliad' that | knew.
No one (Mr Gladstone was absent) liked to
admit that he did not understand my
Greek, and consequently accepted the fact
that had replied conclusively to Mr.. Ry
lands arguments. So much for the know.
edge Of the dead languages possessed by
the members OF the august assembly at
Westminster
Mr., Labouchere was about IA aud,,cious
and unscrupulous as that Welsh preacher
who settled down among II congregation in
small town in the western states. A
stranger dropping in to the meeting house
one Sunday heard this ingenious preacher
giving string after string of the original
Greek" OF the pure passages bearing on his
subject, all in pure and sonorous Welsh.
The stranger, being a Weshman. was
visibly amused, whereupon the preacher
addressed him directly in Welsh, saying,
Don't give me away. They think its
Greek, and its just as good for them."-
Yorkshire Post.
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and fieshly desires were curbed. Now
score or so of aged men and women are by
survival the riyhtful owners OF real estate,
oil and gas wells, coal mines. securities,
han, stocks aud ready cash thought TO
aggregate in value ut least $3.50, 600, 600
John Henrci, the chief trustee. is eighty
eight years old and bedridden. Associated
with him, however. rs manager OF this I'M
mense estate ID JOHN Duss. Cincinnati
man. who has hal checkered career, and
who was admitted to membership In 1889
Duss only recently passed life's thirtieth
milestone, yet despite that and brief ac-
quaintance he has the confidence OF his
ancient brothers and sisters. All checks
are signed and all business is done by
Henrici s. Duss, IN which firm is legally
vested the entire possessions Of the Econo
mites
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Every incident should be welcomed
which, In country where offended "honor'
must be satisfied 10y questionable means
tends to make the practice of dueling alb
surd Many a sensible man has escaped
the lifelong refnorse attendant on bring
ing down his man" by the simple method
Of throwing cold water on the persons in
jured sensibilities in the beginning.
One day a distinguished notary, while
breakfasting with friend at cafe In
Paris, INDUCED In some singing comments
on the public acts Of Marshal Marmont
Suddenly another gentleman. dining at Il
neighboring table, arose and approached
them, his mustache bristling with anger.
"Sir," cried he, tragioally. you shall
give me satisfaction
Are you Marshal Marmontg" quietly
asked the notary
II have not that honor" was the reply
"but am his chief aid-de-camp,"
Give me your card then, SIR" said the
notary. II will send you my head clerk y
Youths Companion,
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RAG. :. JONES. fstlahsr.
IDAHO


Numerous specimens of ancient butter
are to be seen in the Irish museums, which
were discovered during the past century by
peasants engaged in digging peat. Some
Of them were dug from depths OF ten, fif
teen and even eighteen feet below the sur.
face OF the ground, and considerable an
tiquity must be allotted to the finds
although no absolute data exists by which
the average increase OF hog soil may Ia
calculated. Examples Of this butter weigh.
a. much as thirty and forty pounds and up.
ward, and are identified by the numerous
hairs Of reddish color as being the product
Of the COW.
The butter is found packed In followed
vessels Of wood and in masses OF irregular
form. The latter are usually surrounded
with layerof moss and at times have an
additional covering OF linen cloth. The
object OF thus burying butter in peat or
immersing It in bog winter would appear
TO be it's preservation under circumstances
and in districts where salt could not be pro
cured.
Chemical examination still demonstrates
the presence Of those oily acids obtainable
from ordinary butter and the absence OF
common salt. This IL characteristic, for in
the County Cork butter Is still made with.
out The subsequent addition Of salt The
practice has long passed into oblivion and
even the tradition IN forgotten by the de-
scendants Of the race who must In former
times have employed 1t NJ All ordinary and
familiar proceeding. Philadelphia Ledger.
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1t is sad that the claim that women are
the equals OF men in all sorts of occupa.
lions should occasionally be disproved.
But perhaps hunting doesn't count. The
story, at any rate, is a good one A party
of Young women of Fulton, Mo, got up a
coon hunting party few days ago The
boys were vigorously excluded. The party
started out with four dogs, Two guns, two
axes and big basket of lunch. Early
next morning the whole ghborhood sal
he'd forth to hunt the hunters, and found
them deep in the woods, all sitting in IL row
on a log, crying drcadfully. They admitted
mat they got hopelessly lost within a
couple OF hours after the start.
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1t Is n mistake to suppose that the pres
ence OF two threads in paper money is alb
solute evidence of genuineness, for while il
IN practically impossible for counterfeiters
to get hold of paper with the threads run
ming through it, 1t is quite common To-
them to split open paper, insert threat
and then join the sections together again,
An expert can easily find traces of this
process, but 1t is done SO neatly that the
average eye Is easily deceived An expert
enced bank teller can feel the difference be.
tween paper which has been split and re.
Joined, and he can also detect n little rough
ness at the edges For all that split note
is occasionally passed among others, and n
man net accustomed to handling much
paper money will take it without ques-
tion. Interview in ST. Louis Globe Demo
GRAFT
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could lie so altered that it would require
to be wound but once in twenty-four
hours Terry told her he could make the
necessary change very quickly. Hejumped
into his wagon, drove to the store ut "the
corners" tied piece of string twice as
long to the weight, returned within the
hour and got his extra five dollars
Eli Terry may also be said to have been
the irst drummer, or commercial Traveller,
as it is now called, for his business havlnp
grown apace, and his new factory havinl,
developed capacity for turning out work
far beyond his expectations, he found il
necessary to devise some new plan for dis
posing of his wares. He hit upon the idea
of making semiannual trips to the princi-
pal trade centers, notifying the dealers in
each vicinity sufficiently in advance to en-
able them to arrange to meet him. In this
way he found no trouble in getting orders
for more clocks than he could make.
Seth Thomas, whose name is synony
nous with the word "clock, was II work
man in Eli Terry's factory as also we're
several others who afterward becim-
noted in the business.
Terry died wealthy man, and might
have been II millionaire but for his great
philanthropy. Almost all of the impor-
tant improvements in the foundation prin-
ciples of clockmalling were the inventions
of Eli Terry, the king of the jackknife,'
the original pedtller, the first drummer aud
the founder of an important American in
dustry. OCTAvUS COHEN.