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WAR Al LAST.

Line nfFlre Now Encirclcs IIr,rITs Can't
tai The Entlre Naval Forces of the Gov
ernment win Unite In the Effort to De-
ioat Pe,s1to mud Restore the Monarchy.
Rio DE JANEiRo. Brazil, Dec. tyia
Buenos Ayres Dec II Admiral Wen.
denkolk, who has been insprison here
Tor some time for heading a revolt pre-.
vious to that OF Mollo, will probably
assume command Of the government
squadron. Nendenkolk has nothing
in common with Mello, and is, in fact,
his bitter enemy.
The insurgents have fortified Cobras
Island and manned 1t with eight of the
best guns in Brazil, consisting of two
| .OO-pounders, two jO0-pouDders and
four 600-pounders.
| This fortress commands all the APP
proaches TO the inner bay.
II is reported that the insurgent ship
Republica has captured the Tirandetc,
he government vessel which lay bot.
led up here for SO long, but which fin
ally vcntured ont to sea.
MAsHINGroS, Dec. i2. The navy de.
Z trtuept.e hss receiyed the following
Hspatch from Commander Pickefipg N
|Gio:
1.-THE brazilian government has re-
.quested consuls to warn vessels To
move from their present anchorages,
nd has drawn line inside of which
is dangerous TO venture. This pre-
knts the discharge of cargoes at
1arves."
phis is interpreted to mean that the
,thordge aud the wharves have come
| within the inc of fire OF the forts and
| Ne los shiIs, and il is not saf e to come
within that line.
Ihe Brazilian revolution has assumed
| a nov and much more serious aspect by
the declaration of Admiral DE Cana in
favot Of the revolution and a restora.
tion pf the empire. Minister Mendonca,
of Brazil, wlp has been active in assist
ing the Pei.oto government, does not
seek to belitle the seriousness of De
Gama's detection II know Cana per-
sonally and most intimately said the
minister, "ard realize that he gives
the rebels a power and prestige they
have never before had. Although he
is a rear admiral Of the same rank as
Mcllo. yet De Gama is recognized as
the most popular and most able man in
the navy. The entire navy is likely to
follow DE Cana, for he has a controll-
ing influences over most of the officers
of the navy, and those who would not
follow him through respect would DO
SO in fear o. him
Senior MendOnca sand that De CANA
declaration in favor Of restoring the
empire would probably stimulate the
exiled relics of the old empire to con-
tribute large sums toward the restora-
ton. THE prctender il related TO some
of the oldest and wealthicst noble
houses in Europe said he. They
will probably come forward with
money to supply food and am
munition for the naval forces OF
De Cana and Mcllo. There is col
ony OF old Brazilian imperialists il
Paris and another in Portugal The
bourhons in Spain are also related t
the pretcndcr. have little doubt that
Admiral De Cana had assurances in adj
vance from these wealthy and roya
sources before he declared for the EN-
pire. knew him to be an exceedingly
careful man, so that he would be likely
10 take the prccaution 70 secure in adj
vance the cooperation % the imperial
lists broad
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BLESSED" BY M'KlNLEY.
The Cnfulfiiled Promise Made by High
Tariflter IA 1890.

Tarinte- IA 1890.
Now that the tariff fight is again on
over the Wilson bill, and republicans
of the ultra stripe are belching forth
fore bodings of the disasters with which
the measure is pregnant, a comparison
( of the promises made in 1890 as to the
effect of the Mckinley bill may he aptly
made with its performance. We have
before us a pamphlet issued by the re-
publican national committee in the
campaign OF 1890, the foot note to which
informs the reader that additional
copies of it may be had free of charge
on application TO Tams Blxby," and
which bears the promise of the new
tariff in the quotation on its first page;
ITO scatter plenty o'era smiling land.
Scare heads announce that the pam
phlet will tell you just what the Me-
Kinley bill is, what il contains and
what its results will be-" that lit will
cause the establishment of many new
industries in the west II will secure
work for thousands Of idle men and
women. 1t will materially reduce the
farmers expenses and greatly increase
his profits. but it will not raise thu
price to the American consumer of one
single article that can be termed u
necessary expense" The same bill -
in force to-day, and is scattering bless.
ings DER smiling land" just as vigor.
ously and lavishly as it has at any time
since its birth, and no more. Nc; q
line of it has been changed In the
fierce light of present conditions tho
scare heads of that pamphlet take on T.
lurid hue and are wreathed in a saI.
donic rrin.-St Paul Globe.
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VOLCANO LIKE
The Condition OF Anairs In HawaiI-Pres-
ident Dole Doesn't Need Anybody. Aid

The Condition OF Affairs In HawaiI-rres-
idcnt Dole Doesn't Need Any body. Aid
SAN Francisco, Dec 1.-THE latest
from Hawaii is brought by the schooner
Transit on November 90. The Bulletin
published a letter from Minister Wills
in which he said he wished his remarks
in the Star TO apply 20 the entire press
of Honolulu.
The steps taken by Minister Will, in
his interview with the Star, which was
revised in proof by him before pub u.
ton, caused considerable anxiety In
Government circles. owing 10 the irt-
nation that any breach Of the pe4h
would be punishable by the American
minister. TO reporter his woras
were: ANY trouble precipitated ~
the other side would be stopped at one
by the United States forces"
On the morning OF the 18th, the dy
after the Alameda left, President Do.
called upon Minister Willis to lean
now far the authority of the Unitd
,tatcS was expected to be carried 2
'asc Of an emergency. Upon his r.
TURN il was learned that the provision
government was fully satisfied win
rho sx, hamilton AID limitations mae
10y Minister Willis
II is the general opinion that tie
original language used by the Uniti
States minister conveyed more than be
intended it should. II is undcrstoI
that President Dole very clearly 10.
formed the minister that the provisiol
Al government commanded the sitm'
lion. and would require no aid fro1
the United States unless 1t was
called for. The president assursi
the minister that any breach Of
peace WHICH might occur would be
speedily dealt with by the Hawaia3
government The provisional COVER.
ment received assurances on the poirs
mentioned which were perfectly sat +,
factory. II is understood that Ministc
Willis said he would stand back OF tha
present government until the present
iiiliculty was settled.
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EN-Goycrnor's sudden ncnth.

pAREERsHuRG, W. Va, Dec IA
About 2:aO Monday afternoon cx-Gov
Jacob H. jackson returned homo from
his Office, remarked To his wife that he
felt dcuthly sick. sat down in chair
and expired before Mrs Jackson could
reach the telephone To call n physician
lie had attended TO business ns usual
during the morning, been home at noon
and eaten hearty dinner soon after
which he must have been taken i'll, as
he told friend on the street he felt
badly, although those whom he met on
his way home noticed nothing wrong
in his appearance. lie was governor
of this state in 1850 having previously
been member of the legislature.
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IT is difficult for the average Brit
ton 70 maintain well-bred silence and
suppress surprise when Indian corn /,
mentioned as human food. An Amer.
lean, being in Great Britain long ago.
happened to speak Of corn rs table
vegeta bic, when an Englishman turned
20 him and said: "Whatl eat corn like
IL horse?" The same American twenty
five years later made like reference
TO an English clergyman living in the
United States, and learned that lapse
Of time had not instructed the British
mind, for the .clergyman's reply
was: "Why, that's what We feed pigi
on In Epgssnal"
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hull Fighting in Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. la.-Col r. c,
Pate, of St Louis, will add bull fight
ing To the sporting attractions now I'M
der his direction at Penon, near this
capital There is great demand for
the revival of bull fighting on large
scale by the amusemcnt-ioving people
of this city, but there is decided opposi-
ton Ia the rcopening of the Bucarels
ring, in the center of the town, Manu-
el Romero Rubio, father-in-lsw of
President Diaz, owns the ground and is
backing the enterprise
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A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
sun protests against the practice in
vogue in some public schools of that
city of having certain articles, such as
pencils, etc, used in common, because
Of the risk OF disease that might be en-.
countered thereby. As the writer says;
"a child with incipient diphtheria may
use a pencil to-day and carry IL to its
mouth several times during the day;
and tomorrow another child may use
the same pencil, and the following day
still another, and so on from day 10
day. Would il be surprising II cases OF
dlphtheria were multiplied in this
manner"
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Mr.. Ihurston Not Surprised.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. IL Minister
Thurston, Of Hawaii, passed throlyh
Omaha. lie was shown the dispatch
from Auckland, and did not appear
surprised by the news contained there
in. The provisional government, can
not bc overthrown except 10y force
said Mr. Thurstou. land the announce
mcnt that force will be neccsSaT To
keep the queen on the thrown should
SHE be restored is correct"
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HELD UP.


Train la i'Hns t;oarded By Bold Ban.
dits---Ih" Express Car aud the passen.
gers Robbed of - Large AmoGnt.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. L. - Monday
morning at 1880 o'clock as the north.
bound International Il Great Northern
express train was passing Duval, q
small station miles north of here. il
was side-trackcd and robbed by d gang
OF seven train robbers
As the train slowed up for the sta.
tion the engineer saw q man standing
at the switch board, but before he
could stop his train he had run onto
the siding The headlight was shot
out and n brakeman who came run.
ming up from the rear of the train had
"A lantern shot out OF his hand.
In the Meantime a perfect fusillade
was kept up by the robbers shooting
up and down the train, 50 no one dared
10 venture out.
The express car was the first object
OF attack. the robbers securing "A pack
age containing s6oo.
A passenger concb WAS next attacked,
-nnu sssrobber NJ zach door ~br~pt~4&s
passengers covered. another went
through the car, taking every thing he
could get lie had large sack hang
ing over his shoulders into which he
dumped watches, jewelry and money.
As he entered the ear he laid the ex.
press package containing 5000 down on
A seat, and before he had finished the
passenger coaches the upi oar became 50
great that he jumped of the other end
Of the train without coming back for
the package or molesting the passen.
gers in the sleeper at the rear.
The fireman was the only person in
jurcd, he receiving a flesh wound in the
arm.
The amount taken from the passen.
gers is very large, though the exact
amount is unknown Officers left here
for the scene OF the robbery with blood
hOuut \
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The senate Protected.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 12.-The officials
of the United states senate propose TO
take every precautionto prevent an at
tack from the galleries similar to that
made in the French chamber of depu.
ties No person is permitted to enter
the galleries when the senate is in scs-
sion carrying any sort of extra pack.
age, and suspicious-looking characters
are closely scrutinized when about tn,
senate chamber or in the corridors,
Tho order against the admission of men
to the galleries with handbags, UNI
br elias or miscellaneous bundles was
proclaimed after the attack on Russell
hage "A year ago.
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MINISTER THURSTON
Going to Hawaii to stinen the backbone o
President Dole.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-There is u.
longer any doubt that Mr. Thurstou.
prospective visit TO Hawaii is for th
purpose of urging President Dole q
maintain "A firm stand agai INST surrcu
dcring the control of the COVE rnment
of the question, il is said by Ministc
Thurston's friends here that he W,
urge upon the provisional governmer
to form new constitution which W u
contemplate American supremacy 81
Hawaii through some other medium
than annexation. Minister Thursto'
is sanguino that congress will enac
Legislation favorable to a repuhlir,a
form of government
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In DANGER.
Democratic Members Combining WIZ
View to Making the Passage
~ the Bili Impossible Unless the Hcoss
Puts certain Amendments To Rest"re
Certain Special Industries They
Have Not Agreed How to Act

WARRINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Wilson
bill IS IN danger. Democratic mem
bers Of the house o, representatives are
enGeavuring to combine, with n view
to making TIE passage of the bill I'm
possible, unless tie house puts certalp
amendments 70 IL that will rcslors
special industries which they or tNeii
constituents are particularly crcSfd
in, all OF which are afforded protec(Fn
Ivy the Mckinley law.
Within a few days representative
including Louisiana members, 500
from Alabama, North Carolina, Soj
Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersc3
connccticst cnpfsrrinG t0gethes.tot1l
whether the combination had suf1icidN
strength to be formed. They hav'
not agreed upon any definite line o
action. The plan many have been talk
ing over, contemplates drawing up ,
schedule including various article,
upon which they want increased pro
lection, pledging each man combina
ton vote for amendments necessary e
have the entire list in the incorporated
bill.
To carry this plan into operation all
members OF the combination would %
pledged TO vote for the amendmen,
liking the sugar schedule 10 the salts.
faction OF the Louisiana men. They
would all vote for taxes from iron
pre- and coal to pacify the men inter-
,sted in these products, so OF through
the list
The promoter of the scheme is work
ing very quietly, and is ayerse TO any
publication being made Of his move
mentS sperry tCt) Sunday evening
said nothing definite had been done,
and did not know what might be done.
Tie said there was great deal OF dissat-
isfaction with the bill among the DEM
ocratS II all could be combined there
might be sufficient changes TO make the
measure more satisfactory in those sec.
lions Of country that suffered mos.
heavily
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E,icted Tenants, Homo.

Providence, r. l., Dec. ll,-James
Rcardon and his wife Mary, an I'D
couple recently evictcd from tboir
home, have uccu found making large
hogsheads their place of habitation.
they sleeping ia "a big cash since carly
in October, with some planking over
head to protect them from the recent
wintry weather, There was some
straw in the bottom of the casl,, bu, no
bedclothes Reardon has long since
turned the thrcc-score points lack
Of the hogshead dwelling were tcw
tinpans aud some melted tonsto cans.
which they used in the opra air ~
cooking.
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DEMOCRATIC puRPosEs.
ReasonsDie Reform Proposed by the VII
son Bill

Reasonabie Reform Proposed by the IL
son Bill
The first decisive step tow ards the
performance of the pledge given the
people Of this country at Chicago last
June has been taken by the formula.
ton of a revenue tariff bill by the
ways and means committee OF the housa
OF represen tatives The measure hai
been presented in its entirety, aud eveH
a casual review of its provisions enable,
the public to see that il approaches
more NEARLY to revenue basis than
any measure which has been presented
in congress by the party in control for
the last thirty years,
IL is measure which embodies 3
declaration of democratic tariff princi-
pies II does not provide unjust re-
strictions upon trade. Itdoes not favor
one industry at the expense OF another.
1t Is a judicious and well developed
measure of tariff reform which will
| benefit the material interest of the pco
| pie Of the United States.
The Immediate value of the publica,
! tsaa of the provisions Of this measure u
'Ft3sdS u fstisx1sS the cdnntrP NJ thu nm
certainty which the lack Of knowledge
of the proposed reform has created. II
cannot be doubted thai this uncertainty
has caused lethargy in certain lines Of
industry. Manufacturers have been
doubtful of the intent of the ways and
means committee and have waited un-
til the specific rates to be provided for
in the tariff bill should be made public
All the information necessary 70
proper appreciation of the purpose OF
the majority IN congress has been given
the public. The measure may not, and
probably will not, pass as it has been
prepared, but its substantial provi-
sions will remain unaltered. The
changes, If any, will be of minor inn
! portance. There is and should be.
therefore, very little ground for un.
easiness or hesitancy on the part of man.
ufacturers now. They should see in
the measure which Chairman Wilson
has presented the kind of reform pro-
posed 10y the democratic party.
u 1t is a conservative measure. IL does
: not 20 TO the extremes To which the
! more ardent tariff reformers would
: wish nor on the other hand does 1t meet
The views of the protectionists. Ths
democratic party is neither free trade
party nor the party of protectionists.
1t believes in tariff for revenue. That
is the scope of the measure lust com.
plesed. 1t is measure which should
win the favor of all who earnestly de
sire the promotion and betterment of
} our Industrial conditiSu.
; 1t is a decisive announcement of dem.
} ocratic purposes to which the party and
J its representatives are pledged, and II
should create the confidence which ths
. honesty and sincerity on the part o.
those who have prepared it and whc
, now stand ready to work for its pas
I sage must inspire. lbany Argus
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To Kcstore the Monarchy.

WASHINGTON, Dec, ll.-AdviccS re-
ceived AT the state department Sunday
contain the information that all doubts
in regard 10 the position OF Admiral
DcGama have been set at rest hy his
declaration in favor of the insurgents
and for restoration of the monarchy.
Admiral Mcilo has thus far denied mat
his nt,yltions were other than friendly
to republican form Of government
his whhe effort at revolution being a
protest against the administration OF
President Peixoto. II DeGama Joins
Mello, as it is reported he has already,
the nonarchical tendencies of the rego-
luton can be no longer concealed.
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JAMES SMITn, who died recently at
Fairmount, Neb, had an interesting
military life lie was cabin boy in
the English navy, enlisted In the Brit
ish army and served in the Crimean
war. taking part in the storming Of tho
strong fortresSes at Sebastopol, the
Redan and Nalakon. He also partici-
pated in subduing the Sepoy rebellion
in India. and was At the siege and
storming OF Lucknow and Cawnpore.
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To Teach Military Tactics.

WAsHINGToS, Dec l2, Several mem.
bers Of congress have applied to the
secretary of war for the detail Of ARMY
officers to teach military tactics in high
schools of large cities, and they believe
their request will be granted. sccre-
tary Lamont in his annual report rec
commended that such details should Toe
made. At present they are detailed to
state universities only, II il is found
that there is authority for the details
to municipal as well as state edGca-
tional institutions, Ciucinna'iwill have
nm officer from the barracks acIOss the
river in kentucky,
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How ruE mind oan Ice made To vcge-
tate Is shown 10y the declaration
ascri bed 60 the prcsidcnt ~ the New
York NrcytAriauS at the meeting of
the ~octcty the other evening. II
would not take tcaspoaEial Of beef
tea To save NV life, nor would give II
TO save the life Of any one, no matter
how dearly ! loved them So
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SOMETHING is clearly wrong with the
parity between the market value of
husbands and wives 4 jury has
awarded a wife $4,000 for her hus.
band killed on the Pennsylvania rail.
road and Newton Kan young man
is estimated at such high price that a
woman who did not get him has sued
for sl5, 900 damages for breach Of prom
Use Of marriage on the other hand u
Tennessee husband has sold his wife
for fifty cents.
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pRrsipESr v. h. nsmER, 81 Chicago
university, N 10 deliver the address at
ihe dedication ~ the new library build.
ing OF Colorado college, Colorado
springs, In January. The event will
hc OF great importance TO the higher
education in the west The structure
- the giii Of Hon. y. 4 Coburn, 81
Newton, Mass, aud is of great agri-
rulinrnl hrnniN
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\ Dangerous plr.

NEw YORK, Dec. ii.--A bag Of coffee
received by John oDonahue & Sons
from Mexico was found on icing
opened to contain a big lump of dyna-
nit" with n fuse and fcnr percussion
APPS attached to it, Tho evident in
tention was to blow up the steamship
by which the shipment was made.
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THE first governor of California,
Peter H. burnett, celebrated his eighty.
hiAth birthday recently az his hone in
san Francisco lie went Co san Fran.
cisco several years before the gold fever
broke ont. when San Francisco was a
little town 81 1909 inhabitants, and
soon after became judge of the terri.
torial supreme court
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The Pres ident Thanks Senator Mills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. - Monday
President Cleveland sent the following
note to Senator Mills, OF Texas
MY Dear SENATOR just finished
reading your speech on the Hawaiian
resolution, and although it is now mid.
night, must, before | go to bed, thank
you for IT, IL is manly and sincere
assertion, with truly American senti'
ments, and deals with national honor,
conscience and love Of justice in a way
that will certainly find response in the
depths of every truly American heart
Yours very truly (signcd),
"GROyER CLEVELAND
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A MINISTER In HsvcThil, Mass has
gotten himself into trouble over his
efforts 20 EXTERN mate skunk. lie
caught the animal, and in attempting
Ia suftocatc q burned H. The :. T. G.
A. prosecuted him, and after lie had
pleaded guilty he was fned fifteen
dollars Now the people are dividing
their condemnation between the ~.
cicty and the judge.
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THr daughter OF the late Prof Win.
scheid, the famous German authority
On Roman law, has been graduated
from the University Of Heidelberg with
the degree of Pm d. Fraulcin VIM
schcid is the first woman 10 be ad.
mitted Ia the old seat OF learning with
the privilege Of taking her degree.
The university will soon be thrown
open To women, IL is thought.
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In is generally supposed that tho
Brooklyn bridge has the longest single
span a, 5pj feet In the world There
are several much longer. tvs, in tho
bridge over the Firth OF Forth are each
leo In length, and that over the nyus
has a span Of a,OOs feet The propo ,cd
llsboara will have single span Of
. SSU feet
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Ee,.nl.tipg Steam N.sseis

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~ MIR. Mallory
ID, Fla.), from the committee on COM
merce, reported bill in the house
Monday requiring steam vessels of
LOCO tons or more to have one engineer
and helper on duty while under way,
and all steam vessels under steam for
more than ten hours to carry licensed
engineers. Passed.