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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
Said the Panama and Nicaragua
Companies Have Joined
Issues.
The Panama Company Gets Out
of an Uncomfortable
Position,
And the Nicaragua Company
Will Have a Monopoly of
Business.

New York, March "A dispatch
from Paris says; \ startling and Ill.
expected solution of the Panama canal
problem is presented as a possibility of
the near future. This is in the form of
consolidation of the Panama canal
company with the Nicaragua canal
company, 1t is learned hat the presi-
dent of the latter corporation, Mr.. j.
r. Bartlett, who has just left Paris, Ell
route for America. bears with him an
agreement for the fusion Of the two
companies. This agreement was for
mally signed here, but is not conclu-
sive. 1t is understood that it will be-
come operative on behalf of the Panama
company when concurreu III by the
directors of the Nicaragua Canal com
pany III New York.
What the Deal Provides.
1t provides for the absorption Of the
Panama franchise and assets, includ.
ing the railway across the isthmus. The
French company is to receive a sub
stantial sum Of money and stock i'll the
American corporation, which will pro-
coed to pierce the isthmus via Lake
Nicaragua. The inducements to the
Panama people, besides the material
considerations We're an honorable relief
from ever recurring turmoil over the
affairs, and the presentation to their
shareholders Of an interest III a more
vital concern.
The Nicaragua representatives on
their part claim to derive great alvan-
tage from the removal Of a possible
future competitor. and the securing Of
a monopoly Of the waterway between
the two oceans, With this change in
the situation the many bankers Of
Great Britain and the continental cen.
tiers, AS we'll as Of America are prepared
to float the Nicaragua company bonds.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
Chi!i.Argeutine Crisis on Arain.

Chi!i-Argent tine Crisis on Again.
VALPARAISO, March Ait is reported
semi-officially that another crisis has
arisen in the boundary dispute between
this country and Argentine: The Ar
gentine minister here is unable to agree
with the foreign Office upon the terms
Of a new protocol. The matter has
how been referred to the Argentine
government. Politicians who have
considered the subject from all points
of view predict trouble.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
THE NEW YORK ASHORE.
Another American Liner on the Banks
Near Sandy Hook.

wear sandy HOOk.
New YORK. March 2.-The Norwe-
gian steamer Yumuri arrived at Quar-
antine about noon having been SIX hours
picking her way from the bar through
the fog. She reports after passing the
Southwest Spit, the fog lifted some
what, and the American Line steamer
New York, inward bound, from South
ampton, was sighted ashore, south
southwest Of the tail of the
west bank. She was lying Well
ont Of the water and apparently
grounded near high water. The west
bank, on which the American line
steamer New York is ashore, is in the
upper part Of the lower bay, about two
miles from the south shore Of Staten
Island. The charts SHOW that the west
bank bottom is hard, and as the sea is
smooth, is O tEuught that the steamer
is III danger. Ii necessary, the passen-
gers could easily Be Transferred t tugs.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
PRISONERS WE'LL TREATED.

Of1cinl New. From Johannesburr Re.
ceived by secretary Olney.
WASHINGTON, March a. United
States Consular Agent Manyon at 10.
hannesburg has made a report by cable
to Secretary O.ney respecting the con.
dition OF the prisoners at that place.
He says that the Transvaal government
shows every disposition to treat the
prisoners len.ently and has been con.
. Siderate and friendly. towards the Off.
eial representatives of the United
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
Honduras viii Aid Zelaya.

MANAGrA, Nicaragua, March e.
There is great rejoicing here over the
news that has Just been received from
Tegucigalapa, capital of Honduras,
that Honduras will send 1900 troops to
aid the government Of Nicaragua to
suppress the revolt of the Leonists.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07

The Delaware County CO., childrens'
home was burned at midnight. 1t was
beyond the city limits. Forty three
children We're inmates Of the building,
but no one was seriously hurt.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07

were exploded all over the city and
sky.rockets illuminated the heavens.
Americans joined with the Cubans in
the popular demonstration.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07

States. Hammond and the other Amer
lean prisoners are now in Johannes.
burg awaiting legal proceedings.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
Cold in tho Northwest.

ST. PAUL, March 2.-SnOw has set in
throughout the Northwest, a depth of
two to four inches being reported in
North Dakota and parts Of Montana
with a decided drop in temperature.
The temperature is below zero in North
Dakota and Montana.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07

Boarl of Trade AMI vic Federation o.
Chicago Join Hands.

CHICAGO, March 2.-The grand Jury
voted trua bills against 2S2 persons ac-
cused of conducting bucket shop oper.
ations III Chicago. THIS practically
covers every bucket shop this city,
IS in ali. The grand jury's action is
the result OF an investigat Oh carried
Oh 10y a committee OF the board of trade
and was made under the d rectlon and
by the aid Of the body Of public spirited
citizen, known rs the civic federation
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
REGULAR FOURTH OF JULY.

NeIeOrate the
Action of the Senate.
JACKSONVILLE. March 2.-Wheu the
news was received here that the Cuban
telligerent rights resolution had passed
the senate, the Cubans of this city were
wild with delight. The cannon belched
forth ,~salutes for every state in the
Union and for Cuba. Fire crackers
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
CUBAN NEWS VIA TAMPA.
Stories OF Spanish Rrutalities Con-
firmed-Eig Victory for Insurgents.
TANpA iN1o Nar.l } Vho last

Stories OF Spanish Rrutalities Con-
firmed-Eig Victory for Insurgents.
TAMPA, Fla, March 2.-The last
mail from Cuba brings letters from diff
+crent sources announcing ~outraoes.
u Quatao, seven miles from the sub.
urls Il Havana, on Saturday. Feb. %,
tne insurgents retired from the town at
q o'clock. Three hundred Spanish
soldiers immediately entered, murder.
ing nQn-cOmbatants to the number of
%, among whom were some Spaniards.
SEX men, boys OF - years and an old
man OF -. Tie violation Of Young
girls was prevented by the protest Of
the Spanish residents.
Big Victory For Cubans.
The details Of the battle at Palo
Pr,eto, letween Santa Clara and Pla-
ceta, about Feb. 20, have arrived. The
result is more important than thu bat
ties Of Peralejo, Coliseo OF L~ascacaos.
Seratin Sanchez commanded the Gu
bans and General Pa.anco the Spanish.
The outcome was the greatest triumph
the Cubans ever had, the Spanish loss
being 700. General Palanco was Sc.
verely wounded and his horse is O.
i'll the possession Of Quintin Bandera.
In their flight many Spaniards threw
themselves into the river. The severe
Spanish losses are attributed greatly to
the panic which ensued when charge
with machette' was ordered.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
A Moorish Legend.

A certain sultan one morning com
manded his prime minister to take a
census of all the stupid people in his
empire and let him have the correct
list. The vizier set to work, and at the
head OF the list, which was a very long
one, he placed the name Of his. sover-
eign. The latter happened to be, in a
good humor, and merely inquired how
be came to merit that distinction.
"Sire, . the minister replied, 4 have
entered you on the list because only two
days ago you intrusted large sums Of
money, for the alleged purpose of buy
ing horses abroad, to couple Of men
who are entire strangers, and who will
never come back again. = !;
Is that your opinion? But suppose
they do?''
Then will erase your name and
place theirs at the head Of the list. -. -
Monde Picturesque. 0
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
Vanessa, Stella and the Dean,

1 do not think Swift ever cared for
Vanessa, and I much incline to believe
that he was never married to Stella.
Cadenus had his weak points. He did
not disdain to be adored, and Vanessa,
poor thing, was vain and fighty. The
wildness which she betrays in her let
tiers can scarcely be matched, except in
that amazing French medieval Latin
correspondence Of the Abbess Heloisa.
not to be rendered by any translation
have seen. But, to use the Gallo phrase,
she was at the expense Of it herself. One
is reminded of the line, "Apollo flies
and Daphne holds the chase, ''were it
not that Apollo fingered a trifle too
long to write verses which he had bet
ter have left unwritten. The chase went
on for how many years? And how did
it end? In despair on the part Of Vanes-
sa, in heart break and unwomanly deg
radiation. Yes, it is sad story, but one
must not charge Swift with having act
ed as a deceiver, unless he was married
long ago to another woman. Then, in
deed, it will be hard, though not abso-
lutely impossible, to defend him.
None can tell what passed between
the dean and Vanessa during their last
interview. Scott has given, but upon
the merest hearsay, an account of it,
which, I suppose, we could all repeat,
IT called upon, by hearts Yes, but
would either Of these proud persons
have torn down the screen that hid their
misery in such a case? Not Swift, we
may be sure. And if Vanessa was thun-
derstruck with the news Of a marriage
fatal to her, why did she not publish
that as we'll as the poem she held in her
possession? The scene is fine piece of
tragedy and will always be told. But,
like many another legend, it fades, un-
der close scrutiny, into cloudland.-
Contemporary Review. ~ ,+
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
a Paper Restaurant

An eating house made of paper has
been erected in the port of Hamburg.
Its walls are composed Of a double layer
OF paper stretched on frames and i'm
pregnated with a fire and water proof
solution. A thin wooden partition af-
fords further protection against the in
clemency Of the weather. The roofs and
walls are fastened together by means Of
bolts and hinges, SO that the entire
structure may be rapidly taken to pieces
and put up again. The dining room it
self measures 80 by 6 meters, and is
capable Of accommo dating 100 persons.
There are 20 windows and 4 skylghts,
and the heating is effected by couple
of isolated stoves. A side section CON
tains the managers Office, kitchen,
5larder and dwelling rooms The total
cost of the construction is said to have
amounted to1 !, 500 marks. sS 81.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
THE SUMS DISTANCE,
Would Take Five Hundred Years to Cover
It at u Swift Steamers Pace.

Would Take Five Hundred Years to Cover
It at Swift Steamers Pace.
1.-THE sun is about SO, 900, 900 miles
distant from the earth," writes Alden
W. Quimby in Ladies' Home Journal.
1T varies through the year because the
earth's orbit is elliptical, and the sun
is at one focus of the ellipse. The earth
is more than 3, 0O0,000 Of miles nearer
the sun in December than in June, at
which time the ATTITUDES south of the
equator receive his direct rays and ex-
perience the great heat of their summer.
LET us try to comprehend the figures
stated. The other day two racers of the
sea proudly lowered the record of trans
atlantic passage. Could they turn their
prows to the sun, and drive their great
engines day and night in the crossing of
the ether main, it would be 500 years
before they could reach harbor.
Most persons have noticed the ap-
preciable interval of time between the
stroke of all ak at a distance and the re-
sultant sound. Could we hear the sound
of solar explosion we would know that
the explosion had occurred IA years. be-
fore. Perhaps the most striking illustra-
ton is that which imagines a little
child to have an arm long enough to
reach the sun. The child mig thrust
its fingers into the seething fires, but it
would grow up to maturity and calmly
descend into the valley of extreme old
age, biissfully unconscious of any pain
from the burning; in fact, it would re-
quire another such lifetime to bring the
news to the brain. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
Birds That Feixn Death.

One Of the most remarkable devices
resorted to by wild things for their own
protection is that of shamming death.
A beetle OF spider will double in its
legs and lie as if dead. The reason fo1
this is obvious. It may then be passed
over, mistaken for bit of leaf or stick.
But it is more difficult to account fo1
this practice in birds.
A moor hen Or land rail will feign
death, lying in the hand perfectly limp
and to all appearances unconscious. It
has been suggested that the idea is that,
being already dead, the captor will not
trouble to kill Them
More probably it is merely ruse in
the hope that by lying still they may
be forgotten and crawl off presently un
observed. Another reason is suggested
by the fact that cats and the cat tribe
do not often touch their prey unless it
moves. London Standard
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
How She Makes Up. 5,

The average New York girl doesn't
60 behind 9 screen to make up. = One
who is cashier for q pharmacy aston-
lshed some soda water friends by curl
ing her hair between checks. AS each
one n. stepped up to her desk to pay his
check she would lay down her curling
tongs long enough to take the money
and ant make change, if it was required,
and then calmly resume her hairdress-
ing. ! saw q girl today using a show
window s for a mirror IN which to note
that the powder was properl applied
BY the rag she manipulated. Men do
g good deal Of the blushing here New
York. = ,'l Coz. Pittsburg Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
HOUSES BUILT IN TREES

Now Guinea Clsims tho Distinctiou 3
IA Furnishing This Unique spoctacle.
Man was Individually at one period 81
his existence an arboreal animal. He
had much to do with Z. the trees Of the
garden = In some places and as repre-
sented by some races he still lives
among them. ss.#s
The natives Of New Guinea climb
like monkeys and travel for long dis
tances from one tree to another without
descending to the ground. The birds
build little fairylike cabins OH the
ground, but the people construct their
houses in the top Of the tanest forest
trees. First a native, having climbed
the great trunk Of the teak or cedar or
oak tree he has selected, begins by cut
ting off some Of the branches the right
length to support a; platform Of bamboo
On which his house is to rest. You
would wonder how he could do anything
with the tools he uses if you should see
them. He has no saw or steel edged az,
but only sort Of ts1nahaMk made. &c
stone and knives of bone or hard wood.
When, however, he has in some way
managed to get the limbs Of his tree SO
cut and fashioned as to support his
house bis hardest work is done.
The house itself is soon built and is
made Of bamboo strips and matched
with palm leaves. All parts are firmly
dashed together with strips of rattan
palm, a very tough vine, used by the
natives in place Of ropes. 1t is not a
large house, though it sometimes con-
tains several rooms, but it is safe and
secure retreat for the women and chill
dren in case of sudden attack by hos
tile tribes.
The house is reached from the ground
by long ladder or inclined plane, made
Of woven vines. In case an enemy ap-
pears the ladder is drawn up, and the
man and his family and the pig are safe
within the house. The elevation not
only secures the household from wild
beasts and from the ants that roam the
country, seeking what they may devour,
but also from disease germs, which, like
those Of yellow fever, do not rise above
certain level. The breeze, too, rocks
the house gently, like cradle, and sets
the Ifesh ALI into circulation, making it
delightfully."- refreshing after the sultry
heats below.
If you should climb the long ladder
and peep in at the door, you will find
the family, perhaps, all asleep or sitting
about the floor eating yams, cocoanuts
and bananas, and sharing them with
their pet pigs, parrots or poultry. You
will find there no pictures, toys or play
things, such as even the poorest children
among US possess; no music and no
books, no furniture in the room, not
even a bed and no mats on the floor.
Many d true built nest is constructed
with more art and is more comfortable
for the little ones who are born in it,
and is far prettier than the rude huts of
the wild men of New Guinea. -Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
SEPTEMBER MOI IN VIEWING


/ = N IT, 1lfsls L.
z lslaad IS q q
They were such tlind1y village and
Usher folk that We soon grew attached
tosonr neigh bors, and one old sendo, or
ana ms sons were our daily
COMPANIONS. ney Knew where 70 take
w N ile 90 zee best the beam
. ., ied ana rocky shores Sou ling
.ne nas Dottomed sampan INTO caves and
/ sunne' ana under arcned rocks that
81 8 pictures and we new
q tlre 60 heating about the colossal tori.
me sp.lse shacah was . stronger. eana
10y e. ne MI made Wa
80 carn,Vais About us d1Yllg and
ing ~ llreiesslys Tor the smallest coins our
Isampans surrounded by these llvely lit
re sproWn sIrogs, with brlght. happy
laces. mime nl q the great Sep
ct7inu Nl VIEWING the sendo took
us TAT ooWn the shore at sunset, letting
us see Two OF the ten forts of the is
lane, 9 deIenses, their olee and case
menus MASKED y. ~ foliage and looking
i ,,' Gown upon the narrow, tide.
s'Vepl slral ~ l la commands one entrance
% una. incoming Junks seemed to
1eeI th n:s SAILS purposely for us, fisher
men cast and drew their nets, and all of
picturesque Water life showed until
ou 1sls zZ. 5ss
There was only little time Of dark
ening grayness and real night before a
pale efulgence showed behind the
heights, and Ochiku San rose, tangled
herself in pine trees branches, scared
clear for awhile as she turned the whole
bay, the temple and the tori to silver,
and then, like true japanese moon,
barred herself across with narrow cloud
bands. There We're quiet groups and
solitary souls muttering under the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

Get into the habit of walking with
the eyes cast thoughtfully on the ground.
1t gives people the impression that you
are deep thinker, and you may be able
to pick up,articles Of value that others
have lest.-Atchison Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
He Was a True Gentleman.

Age cannot stale the Unborn trait Of
courtesy. Youth may neglect its obsery-
ances, but no matter what the age Of
the manor the woman either-the IN
stinct of politeness, if once grounded in
their natures, cannot be uprooted.
There is the story Of a polite French
man, an aristocrat of the bloody days
of 1898, who found himself on the gull
lotine platform with a. condemned wom-
an, who, when the headsman looked in
quiringly from one to the other, raised
his hat with exquisite grace and re-
marked FL 1.
After you, madame. B
Then noticing the startled look on
the woman's. face, he quickly added:
'Ah, madame, Isee you are "a stranger
here. Permit me to show you the way. =
And SO, with another courtly bow. he
smilingly stepped forward to the fatal
blade. -: -..@e rs e dr.
All this preamble grows out of the
fact that in a crowded Euclid car on a
recent morning, a prominent citizen,
president of great manufacturing con-
Germ, a man of over 70 years, arose and
gave his seat to woman. There were
young men who sat and saw his courte-
GUS act, a number of them, but the old
est man in the car had to set them an
example Of true chivalry. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

Companions of the noble orders take
rank Immediately after the knights of
the same order, their precedence among
themselves being arranged by a COM
plicated but well understood system.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
"a Real Mrs Partinrtons

An English paper tells Of a real Mrs
Darlington. She walked into the Office
OF the judge Of probate and asked, fare
you the judge Of reprobates? Z !. i am
the judge Of probate = was the reply.
Wei, that it, expect, z quoth the
lady You see, my husband died de-
tested and left me several little infdele.
and ! want e be appointed their execu-
stionerl''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
Big Fishing

They We're telling fish stories at the
Ebbitt House the other night.
The usual yarns were spun, and every
one tried to Guido the others, except
one old man, who took no part. &
"Didn't you ever ish?'' asked one.
"Was raised on the Kennebec river,
up in Maine, and never did much but
fish, . was the quiet reply.
What was the most fish you ever
caught in day?'
'sThree. - - r. ~ :s
'sThree? Oh, you are joking!''
mo, l amt. It was near the mouth
OF the Kennebec river. There was a
storm at sea, and the fish were driven
into the river. Then the water went
down, and they couldn't get back, and
1 got some log chains, hitched mules to
them and dragged them out
'What kind of fish were they?',
Whales And the old man shifted
his tobacco to the other cheek and
looked truthful. Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

Many books require no thought from
those who read them, and for simple
reason-they made no such demand up.
ON those who wrote them. - olton.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02
Equal to It.

Hy stacks-say, you, bring me an
oyster stew.
Waiter 'Scuse me. sab, but oysters
is out of season, sab.
Hy Stacks--Ne Never mind thet--I'll
season EN- myself. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. 81 81 Il. sS
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

Student ply sicians C the Chicago
Post Graduate hospital have Is good
l5dea1So ffun with one ofs their lealiiug
Instructors noWada BE ii j veryd Dig
lnifed gentl eman and IS able enough to
support the digniity One day IL tie hot
spell which recently vanished he It
down in an easy chair in the private
officesof the hosp and ii two min
utes was asleep. He had thrown his left
arm over his head and assthe chair was
leaned tar back the hand hung suspend
ed at the,side of his face.
Presently he wokesup The first thing
his eyes caugh in returning conscious
ness was that loose human hand hang
ing beside his face. Meantime that left
arm had gone to sleep, g circu lation il
IT had been suspended, and there was.
Knotsa sensation which suggested to him
that those loose fingers were his own
81 He pushed them away with the sensl.
tive right hand. But not q nerve ID the
left hand compl ained to the brain. The
limp, pendent fingers dropped back
again. Again the right hand struck az
them. They felt dead and. clammy.
Again they dropped back, swinging SO
far. as to touch his face with their chill
flesh. ~
With q shrek the professor leaped to-
his. feet, believing a dead hand had been
hung before him while he slept. With a
struggle he dod ged from the corpse he !
expected to find propped IN jest against
MIN. And then the dead hand vanished.
Instantly the professor Understood. His
own hand had frightened him. Chi
cagO Post $50
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

a hot bath taken on going to bed,
even on hot night Of summer, IS . bet.
ter cure for insomnia than many drugs
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-02

Wyoming has the smallest female
population, q, 1852 New Fork the
largest, 5. O2O. eco