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The morning times., 1896-05-31
HowLAND E. ROBINSON is the author

H OWLAND E. ROBINSON is the author
n of In New England Woods and
| Fields from tue busy Riverside
Press. II the book Is the man. or vice
versa, the man is the book, what
manner OF charming fellow this same Robin
son must be. A journey through the pa ges
of his book is like a confidential meauder
with Dame Nature, herself revealing to Us
the manifold secrets which size discovers
only 10 Ter elect. Robinson suggests Wal
ton in lis evident love OF sport, Audubon
in his knowledge OF animal life. Tboreau III
his intimacy with nature and TX Marvel
in hiS appreciation or the sympathy and
geniaIity of it all. His Introduction is un-
promising. 1t suggests weather, common
topic and the description of the Dames
less season. follows with damp, congestic
realism. Presently he leads te the grateful
glow of the fireside and tells an hundred
secrets about his friends, the crow and the
mink, the w0odcbuck, and the chipmucE;
then into the brightness of May and bypaths
of June roses. and the reader finds the way
leads round the cycle of the seasons.
The author has seen ana he has felt and
with an admirable simplicity and truth he
has reproduced the scene and the sentiment.
His description Of the ice storm is sup
plemeuted by line picture OF iCe-boUnd
nature. Rain falling with a wind, freeZ-
ing as il falls. not penetrating the snow,
but coating it with Il shining armor, sheath
inG every branch and tWig in crystal and
friuging caves with icicIeS Of most fan
tastiC shapes. Every kind of tree has its
marked individuality in its icy garnitGre
as well as in its summer foliage The
graCefulueSS of the elnS. the naples, the
brCheS. the becches aud the horn beams is
preserved and even intensified: the clumsy
ramage OF the buttcrnut is as still and
StltI s ever, though every unbenahng tWig
bears its row Of giittering pendants. The
hetnlocks aud frs are tents OF ice, but the
pines are still pines. with every needle eX-
agEeratetl in brlstlin9 crystal. Some worth
less things have become of present value.
Things unpicturesque are made beautiful.
''The wire OF the telegraph, with its dull
undulatiOnS, is transformed to fcstoons Of
crystal fringe. linking together shining
pillars OF glass that yesterday were but
bare unsightly posts. The wild vines are
turned to ropes and cables of ice, and have
/ dra gged down their strong supports, about
whose PROSTATE trunks and limbs they
writhe in a tangle of rigid coils. The 1.-THE
trunks of second growth are looped in au
intricate confusion of arches. one upon
! another many upon one. over whole acres
of lOw-roofed forest floor. Tie
pallid gloom of the winter night falls upon
the earth. Then the full moon throbs up
behind the scintillGting barrier of the
hills. She presently paveS from herself
TO US a street OF silver among the long blue
( shadows and lights it with a thousand
stars; some fallen quite to earth, some
twinkling branches all as bright as the
eternal stars that shine in the blue heavens
above"
The morning times., 1896-05-31
@ YER since the days of Eden the un-

@ YER since the days of Eden the un-
~ der dog has inspired sympathy. The
high priest of dramatic degeneracy,
our friend Ibsen, has cnunciated
the proposition in terse and strong
phrase ''Ee stands strongest who stands
most alone" That's the philosophy of the
man in high place as we'll as the under
dog, and trey are very much akin so FAR
aSahuSeI concerned. There's young Richard
Harding Davis. He achieved fame in short
ana early order, and radiated his own
brillancy from his own pinnacle. He stood
alone. No one approached or approaches
him in his natural and fluent short stories
of Fashionable modern life. Then his con-
spicuous position inspired his enemies and
certain idle pens TO Il contest, i'll which
missiles akin to mud were the weapons.
IL became the fashion to chuckle when thlS
enormously successful young man was
mentioned. But it hasn't made any diff
ference, for standing very much alone he
still stood strong. His isolation was only
apparent; IS matter of fact his books have
all along been consumed voraclOdsly.
Publishers are anxious Is ever to announce
new book from his pen. Scribners are the
latest to add a work of his TO their cata-
logue The book contains reprints OF half il
dozen stories which have heretofore ap-
pvared IN half a dozen different periodicals.
"Cmdcre!la,' the first story, gives its
name 10 tue book This modern lady of the
sippe:, by the way, is a cli-nhermaid ON
the seventh floor of a Broadway hotel and
TanlBihber has sean her dance at the hotel
employees BAN. He makes up his mind To
nut her on the stage aud calls on her. While
going up in the elevator he discovers that
the elevator boy is her fianCe, and the boy
discovers the tragic separation which is
proposed. Hangingin in the air The boy pleads
with Van that they are as happy as can
both unhappy. Now, hoaely incident
like this, Davis invests with no end of grace
ful naturalneSS ana sympathetic truth his
tTaducers couldn't even initiate.
The morning times., 1896-05-31

IN IEILE one SeeS iuOre OF politics and the
| \ effect of alliances with Il, the more
S convincing is tie belief nat = is the
one valuable and neces Sary thing TO
beGiyorcrd 3rom. 1t seems a n newt
ehle factor in our form of government
wherein the problem OF bread is reflected
on one X tina, aud the problem OF prObity
on the other. Nos. I9mentable OF all is the
alliance or education ard politics. Charles
Dudley Warner, with treGchant clearness,
outlines the tranquil violence done 10y those
who are really the creators of the minds of
the nation The first evil OF the category
resulting from the unholy alliance of edu-
alton and politics, is the political sciec-
tiOn OF SCHOOL trustees and committeeman.
Competency has bee. subserved to expedi-
ency in the selection. Inefficient trustees
examined and selected teachers.
They regulated the hours, prescribed the
courses and selected the text books. in
some cases the Choice OF text hooks by coi-
lueion with the manufacturer became
source OF profit. The complete obliteration
of the instructors personality followed,
the standard was lowered, naturally, VIXEN
the idea prevails that the only necessary
qualification TO teach was Information
enough 10 pass the examination and
The morning times., 1896-05-31

IOVEbISTS all seem to be going in
~ for blood and fight and war. There
is a crimson glare about the atmos-
phere of fiction that reflects itself not
only through the pages OF stories, but
stamps itself literally in the titles. The
man who is color blind cannot read ap-
preciatively the recent stories. Note these
numerous titles, all conforming to the un-
enunciated principle: The Red Repub-
lic.'' "The Red SPELL THE Red Badge
of Courage The Red Cockade,'' The
Scarlet Coat Round the Red Lamp"
Under the Red Robe "The Reds OF the
Midi Red Men and White This is what
stephen Crane would call "A Red Dem
onstraJon."
The morning times., 1896-05-31

~ HAT word do you think contains in
| 4 itself and per Sc the greatest in
ES herent significance? Nikola Tesla
was recently asked this question
at dinner party, and replied that
he thought the word nature" was the most
significant, ana next TO that light Mar
ion wford thinks the question hard one,
bat gives life" as the word most pregnant
of meaning to him. and Hamilton Mabic
agrees with him. George Parsons La
throp thinks that in the last analysis the
most Yitaliy significant word is faith
THESE answers seem to be about what might
bc expected from these gentlemenS points
of view. Tesla is q student of nature, Craw-
ford and Mabie study life, and Lathrop is
a dcyout Christian. Perhaps an ardent
woman would say love" or child, if it
could understand all would say "mOther,"
or the miSeT gold. or the invalid health, ="
because apparently each word means the
most TO each man. Butts there in language
a more comprehensive. all-cmbracing, un-
limited. suggestive. word. implying all
things in all degrees, as ''God?'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31

Managua. Nicaragua. March 39.-The
peace commission. consisting OF Or Pru-
dente AIfaro. vice president Of Salvador.
Gen. C0mlins. OF Salvador. and Senior Ro-
nirez. Nicaraguan minister Of foreign az
fairs. has returned here from la Paz
where a conference with representatives
of the insurReni Leonists was held The
terms offered ~ President Zelaya are un-
dersiood 10 be absolute surrender Of all
arms. payment ~ all war expenses and
surrender NJ the leaders for trial The in
surgents not only refused - accept tne.e
terms but demanded that President Ze-
lava turn over 70 them the government Of
Nicaragua. Consequently he war VIII bs
continued with renewed bitterness on both
skies
There - great excitement here. Steps
are being taken to reinforce the troops at
IRE frani ami begin an advance on Leon
a. soon as the nach-neeGssi supplies of
ammunition reach the government forces.
The government r. said 20 b. hard pressed
for funds a. well as ammunition which
facts are no; unknown to the Leonists.
" no are understood 70 he receiving secret
support from Guaieuaia and other
=our-.s which may result IN complications
likely 20 cause q general war throughout
Central America II is suggested that this
Is 4 good Opportunity Tor Inter- ~ ton
anon the us r % the United States. wish a
view - bringing about peaceful settle
ru~ar ~ ths question W dispute. a. con-
str. .nealglu-. an che Central American
-snutlis-s would puf q serious check upon
~. i.,l.fr-~s aua DEVELOPMENT % tho n4F-
,-ai resources % Central America.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31
IRON AND STEEL To BE DEARER.
The Great Industry in the Hands of ~
Few Men.

Chicago. March 5e.-rhe iron ana steel
industry. first in point OF Importance In
America is now In the absolute control
OF few men who are banded together
by the strongest bonds Of common inter
est and who have. AT "A conservative esti-
mate. not less than sano. Co go at their dis
which the simple commercial combination
was effected were mapped out in New
York last week, and the final move was
made In Pitisburg and Birmingham. Ala.
today.
The men in this immense combination are
in a position now to say how much iron
ore shall be converted into iron and steel.
and at what price 1t shall be sold. The
steel rail pool fixed a price OF 81 a ton on
steel rails at Pittsburg. and all other mills
viii sell at the same price. with the freight
from Pittsburg added. This means That
the Illinois Steel Company can ask So and
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company ~.
The mill that can name the lowest freight
rate takes all intermediate sales. The new
pool makes n price OF 50 ton ON steel bill
lets at piftsburg. which il So over its for
ner prices All Western sales agents have
been notified of the advance. and have also
been notified TO guarantee no sales for later
than April delivery. w. II, Sterling. FIRST
vice president OF the Illinois Steel Com
pany sad he knew nothing OF the reported
steel trust said 10 have been recently
formed In PIgtshurg. He also denied that
the Illinois Steel Company WAS party 10
II. as reported.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31
THE TALMADGE TRAGEDY.
Anson Il. strong. an ex-Couvfct
Charged With the Murder.

Akron. o. March 3o.-Anson r. Strong
was arrested this afternoon at Kavenna,
Portage county, and charged with the
murder of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin n. Stone
at Taimadze on Saturday night The evil
dence on With the charge Is based is
largely clrcumsiantial
Thirteen years ago Strong was sent to
the penItentlary for horse stealing. his con-
yic,Ion being secured by the testimony Of
Stone. Several years later. after his re-
lease from prison. he was arrested again
for the same crime. and again convicted on
the testimony of Stone. He gained his lib
erty the second time three weeks ago. lni-
medaieiy after the tragedy he was sus-
recfed of the murder OF Stone and his
wife. When taken into custody today
Strong said ne was az the home Of his
sister at Ravenna all OF Saturday night.
and that he had gone to church Sunday
morning. A search of his sisters house.
nnvsyer resulted in a discovery Of his
clothes and an oVercoat. which had been
ptaeed bv stove to dry. There were no
blood stains ON the clothing. but Strong =
sister said she had washed the garments
in an clubhouse early this morning. In ons
n Stropgss pockets was found railroad
ticket from Ravenna 10 Kent, the latter
place being within two miles Of the seems
OF Saturday nights tragedy The sseket
was purchased last Saturday.
strong was brought here this evening
ard failed The news Of the arrest soon
spread. ana a big crowd assembled. There
war no disorder nut Mayor Harper decided
To prevent an sertbreak BY ordering Battery
A az the light artillery. 20 assemble at iis
arrnory and await Developments
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31

San Francisco. March g.-Iohn Martin
vas shot three times with a pistol in the
rsty hau today by his wife- one ballet
pessed through Martins body. and he VIII
probably die Mrs. Martin gave as reason
fgr the shooting that Martin had not been
home for several nights. and last night
wes drinking hard. She added that she
was ftred- Of hts neglect, and was deter
Yr-jslsd 70 uunish him She shows no regret
for the shooting. Martin was three weeks
AZ. given a position as deputy county clerk,
ang then resigned his position as driver OF
sha patrol wagon. Iis wife II an actress
in A local variety tbeater. Martin II a MEM
h.~ or the Republican state central com
rnit;s. and was "A candidate for state sen
,,cr but was defeated by senator John
Fay Al the last election lie was an ag-
herent Of the Eprec kels wing of the kepgt-
IEeans. and io this allegiance h. owes his
aaoolptrnent IN the county cerk's Office.
His wife ~ now IN the city Prison when
Martin as~a Mrs Martin siil - booked
for murder she says she followed her
Husband into the city hail sodays AMI when
an. a-ssd him ais reason for his neglect ne
~sil..a her vie NAMES ThereB9on she shot
ni-n IN IN. back a. ~ was walking up the
l.orrjsor OF tsia rlfy hall
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31
IN THE HOUSE.
Good Progress I'm the Consideration OF
the sunary Civil Bill.

Washington city. March 30.-In the house
today Grosvenor arose TO correct an mac
caracy In the Record. by some mistake
a remark made by Connolly Rep, H. at
the pension session Friday night. about
a presidential ftiglenan' was omit
ted from the Congressional Record. but
Grosvenor's refainder. which was rather
vigorous appeared He said th. Record
placed him IN the ridiculous attitude OF
sIashing at nothing. Connolly replied that
no had not been long enough in the Rouse
10 learn the trick Of editing his speeches
The mistake must have occurred elsewhere.
As for the intimation that Grosveuor was Il
''fgglemsn" for any presidential candidate.
he remarke 81 that he would cheerfally ac-
qu.t the gentleman of such a charge There
AZ the house laughed. and Speaker Reed
announced that the house would now pro-
cesd wtth consideration d public business.
The senate resolution authorizing =.
Green 10 exercise the duties and powers
heretofore conferred apon the late Gen.
casey. In relation T. construction Of the
library. was adopted
The senate resolution authorizing eN-
President Harrison 70 accer; certain mef-
ais presented 10 him by the governments
OF Brazil and Spain Was adopted.
The house went Into committee of the
whole ard took Gp she sln1ry civil bill.
Hnt chairman Of the foreign AFFAIRS COM
~
the conference report on the Cuban reso-
buttons as socn IS the suHary civll h.i was
0Gt of the way. An Arrangement was at
fec,ei by which general d-hate. except o1
some disputed paragraphs. should ~ closed
in 0ne hour Cannon. chairman O the ap-
nr1priaticns committee wh3 w=s IN charge
e tne bill. briefly explained - provisions.
Although this was q great reduction. Can
Ron argued. the biil cared fer the public
service a. NeH and n some Instances bet
tsT thaa the current Law.
'-TniS method ahes rot diminish the au-
rropratfous - pe made. in1rrjec,et Me
Nuliu Dem Tenn. bat seems 70 diminish
them FOR this session. In ether Wouss u
makes \ record for thss congress. aaa
bridges matters over until after che sls-e-
tlon"
Cann5a irnpatientiY declared tsst there
aas TO political method behind The action
~ fhe apqroqriafions comm, ,ftce. tie 8Ih
nos rhInk ;he appsopr far ,his .se~-
sion rot taxing tnt0 cons{ 4,rat}on au-
ffa-. cations FOR naval ard river and ha--
boz Wo7k woali fan below 81 80 90 ant
she Nabac seTyscc n his essul0n could not
- yres. sed for during TWO years for isss
rhan a HiIlon iciisrS NoN. however. rha
erV4-rrutS- uss nCrrlSt1E -rec-y fp 90 =
current eNprrsss In view of tas ia.
he arp-al..3 O. the hcusc 20 kr-r .hoNn af-
FORMATIONS ard ~ rcrterf Stfh rarl0c
~ tn~ ulhfe sa-vtef a. ~ ~ ~fst ant
rsr enter uQca arV reN eNrsu itrurr- "a ..a
fh.s harr1~ ~ vas Cc.rx un. SsF-rs.
I,--u, Tex sx-l hsl-g.iAl ef TIE tplr1E rta-
ss.as sareui,.ss rep,le1 81 -ons isrstl
90 C~ncn In g.nrrsi sat 1e i-d lrt-.
fhe re-.- IN ths til pui - dscsAse-i .;
wA= a l~-se Ecete-ss - - .-cv. Il r-s-
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ARTILLERY LANDED IN CUBA
The steamer Commodore Did Not
Throw Her Cargo Overheard.

Washington City. March @.-'Fhr treas
ury aesartmeft has evidence tending 10
show that the steamship Commodore.
which recently cleared from Charleston.
s. e. with arms and AMMUNITION, did not
lose her cargo IN q storm 81 sea. az rtp9rf-
"a b. her captain. but landed II on The
coast o.f C'uba- The collector OF customs ~
Charleston. in a report 10 fhe secretary -
the treasury. says the connrnodsrr cleared
AZ that port or the 9Th inst for Tampa.
FTa.. with a manifest showing arms. sr-
fnunpIon and artillery. on the - she
returned without her cargo. ani on fhs
folisy.ins day she entered as from sea.
Her ca.lfain made a wreek report. shich
says he encountered a severe gale. ana that
hi. cargo Vas thrown overheard tud the
whole power of ali the pofsps Nas USE %
keen her anGai-
This statenseny. g. coutradicied BY ons ~
III. t.ornrnodore'a nr@sneff, who states tfiaf
the earxs was successfully landed on The
cast Of C',iba Osher eytdsncs IN support
% the nrernan's story T. Srornissf. and th
as !, IL proven - ~ frsle, the vessel. u
n -als a. the department, Is liable 10 for
feiture 90 the government for violation
,6S the naviRation n laws relating 10 clear
Afce pagers.
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The po-tofIice Appropriation Rnl.

Washington CSty. Mzrch so.-The senate
committee on appropriations todsy agreed
upon the poslofflce Appropriation BIN One
important anaendnae Rt increases the aP
preparation for tTspspcrtatton % foreign
mails =. so a9a. and is accompanied by the
following provision.
For additional compensation TO the
Oceanic Steamship Company Tor trans
portation OF mails by its steamers sail
ing from San Francisco 10 New Zealand
ana New South Wales via Honolulu. all
mails made up In the United States des-
tined for the Hawaiian islands. the Aus
trahan colonies. New Caledonia and the
islands In the Pacific ocean. o.. 90; provided
that the additional sum. with the sum now
paid. AAii no, exceed & per mile as An-
thori11d by the act of March 3, 1881, the
mail subsidy act"
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Washington City. March o.--Speclai.-
The new law passed by the present con-
gress. relative TO Lands within railroad
grants which are asterwari forfeited to
tae government. is or Importance 10 many
residents of Washington City. BY It the
law % March ;. IsS7. Is amended by adding
20 IT the following provision; Where the
purchasers. their heirs or assigns. have
paid only 4 portion of the purchase pr.ce ts
the railroad company whlch Is less than the
government price OF similar hand. II shall
be required before the delivery of patents
for their land 20 pay the government, . sum
equal 10 the difference between the Tsrsfsn
OF the purchase price 50 paid and ihs gov
eminent price. ans IA such case the amount
demanded from the company shall be the
amount paid L. IL by such purchaser"
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sEATTLR WASHINGTON, So.

ported to - a bill providing so- The sun.ry
civil expenses for the nscai year ending
ogne se. iS7. whereas !. was admitted than
In all contract work the appropriations did
not extend beyond March !. is<-. He re-
cerref 20 rhe adroitness with which apprc-
p-iafsons asgrega1.rg q milton dcliarS
had been inserted into the deficiency csa.
whicf properly belonged On this bill By
putting them oa the deficiency bin they
were charged TO the last congress He
compared the Appropriations made by
Democrats committees and those made
with Cannon AZ the head Of the COMMITTEES
on appropriations. ant said the latter was
perhaps trying 10 make a record for
pressdentiaI campaign After some further
remarks. the bill was read for ansnG-
uent under he fiye-msnute rule.
Loud. Rep. Cal and Nero-msck. Rep.
n. Y. criticised the saIArirs provided for
euperin,en1ssts CT lighthouse stations.
The salaries OF saperintenden,s for the
sccasts Of Long Island. Rhode Island, Nir-
gtnia. North Carolina. Lakes Ontario. Erie.
Michigan. Huron and SUPERIOR and the
coasts OF Washington Oregon and Cali
fornia are fixed al sl.sa. The committee
rose after competing fifteen pages Of the
elll. and AZ So the house adjourned
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Radical Fiiibusterine In the Commons

London, March 31.-Ths was a nigh; of
obstruction In the house. Gibson Bowles.
Conservative. moved that ii was the duty
OF the government TO fulfill lis treaty ohii-
cations in Turkey. Right Hon. Lowther.
Conservative member for the Isle of
Thsaet. Kent. thereupon attacked the
dealings of Sir Philip Currie, British am
baasador in Turkey. with the sultan.
There was a long debate on MIR. BOwies'
molten. and IL was voted down after Mr..
Balfour the government leader. had in
Voke3 the closure. Various subjects We're
then discussed with view to ohstructing
the votes for supply. Mr. Lsbouchere at
o'clock IN the mOrniug. attacked the pro-
posed Nile expedition. and Mr.. Baifour re-
Piled al length. The house adjourned at
40 a m
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1Alenccn ana Mile &c Mero3e. beth OF
when he has brought from Paris and es-
taastshed II tn. zsaest sumptncAss fashion at
Brussels. Aas probably been the main cause
- the uneenes act Then. too. she Is s.s-
Frcssed beyond measure by the knowiedgc
that her husband has sasariered In his
ksrso sa;errrsse the entire fortune Of his
Geraented sister. ex-Esnpress Cario.ts Of
Mexico. who Inherited frorn her father siA-
toa.ass This peer eS-Fsmrress cario;ta Is
the caly ether lady 81 royal rank in recesS
times whose misery has been 81 such In
rerssty as TO drive her 10 attempt suicide.
she made the attempt at the Vatican. in
the zreSenca OF Pope Plus IN, ty swallow
ing poison, Fortunately medical assistance
was Within reach. anriGoses were stmiuis-
tered. and after spending a night n the
apartments os tire pon1if. which he ahaE-
doned for the time. she was sufficiently r.
covered on the following day 20 be re-
moved TO her hotel