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The broad ax., 1896-12-26

The orient has become a competitor
o. the eastern part Of this continent In
supplying coal to the Pacific coast An
American vessel recently arrived In
San Francisco with q cargo Of coal
from Tonquin. that Is said to be equal
tn quality to the best Pennsylvania coal
and can be sold probably at a price
considerably below the coal sent from
the eastern states While the product
comes from a district peopled by
Chinese. the industry is developed By
French capital.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Mrs Margaret Adams is the captain
Of q canal boat that bears her OWL
name and she Is also a member Of the
society Of New Womanhood from star
to finish, all the time, ''et ultra" One
Of her crew. Michael Haynes. made q
break at the petticoated commander
with q knife. vhereat she tapped him
On the head with a marlin spike and
easily put him out in the first round
This was all right. Of course. but un-
fortunately for the cause Of New Won
anhood, Mrs Adams had enough Old
Womanhood left in her makeup to i'm
mediately retire to the cabin and have
good cry, after which she recovered
sufficiently to get good and mad In
earnest, and throw everything NOV
able overheard She seems to be pref
~ feminine, after all
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

-of course an affected pan car
be an awful nuisance 4. Yard IA
bic. as the young woman VII insist:
on one placing and hcIdin5 SAfnd.
while she makes q shot. ana re
fuses to rely On her own judgment In
Q single play.
Bun the girl who makes q fellow fee
that he cannot go to sleep over q game
and who enjoys il herself, is the girl
for me-"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

what did the editor say abou, w.
stOryT" asked the young mans fr;s OI'
Il don't believe he liked +, "
well"
well. there are differences in rbs
oreciative faculty as well as in no ~ N
ity to create. The same mans ,a O.l-
will vary according 10 circu.>.9rcass'ss
Il suggested that and he aged nj,
me. He said that IL a man found -
self on a desert island with ugrbi,, =
read except my story and a back nm =
Der city directory, he might read NJ
story"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

II must be a terrible blow to the
great purifier, Anthony Comstock. TO
be accused Of ~indecency." but that is
Just the claim made against him by
tie women Of the W. c. T. q. with
regard to the big row they are hav-
ing over the bills brought before the
legislature last session Comstock de-
tends himself somewhat lamely, but
stick and say, the terms he employed
were positively uncIean," and so on
-ad infnitum," or -ad nauseum,"
whichever you prefer.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
Storm Viewed from Abo,. tn. cIo.I..

Storm Viewed from Above the CI0aIs.
Professor John Wise. the eminent
American aeronaut, who lost his life
in making balloon ascension on Sept.
IS, 1879. gives the following descrip-
ton Of a thunder storm which he once
viewed from the -topside": The view
Of a storm cloud from above Is one OF
the most interesting sights ever be-
held by mortal man A storm viewed
from above the clouds has the ap-
pearance of ebullition. The upper sur
face Of the cloud is bulged upward and
outward, and has the resemblance OF
a vast sea Of boiling. upheaving snow
Immediately above the storm cloud the
air il not 30 cold as il is In the clearer
atmosphere above or In the cloud itself.
The falling Of the rain can be distinct
ly heard. making q noise like a water
fail over a precipiee- The thunder
heard above a storm cloud Is not loud.
and the flashes Of lightning appear like
streaks on intensely white light on
the surface Of the gray-colored yapor"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

II r. announced by Bradstreet's In
adyices- from Washington that the re-
port Of the Venezuelan commission on
the British-VenezueIa boundary line
dispute will be made to the president
shortly before congress eonvenes in
December. It was expected that the
report might De ready by Nov. 1, but
complications In connection with the
work in Holland have cansed delay.
The members Of the commission have
been at work on different branches of
the subject all summer, with a view to
reaching q decision as early as DOS
sfble. Justice Brewer, the chairman
Of the commission, had called a meet
ing Of the commission for October 3.
and IL was thought that at that meet
ing All the data could be submitted and
Q decision reached A delay has. how
ever. occurred incident to the work OF
Professor Baer. who has been ransack-
ing the Dutch archives In Holland.
His investigation led him to London.
Justice Brewer has now received a
cablegram from him saying that his
work In London has been completed
and that he win return to Holland.
With the submission Of the re-
port Of the commission fits functions
win come to an end No hint a. to
the nature Of the report Is forthcom-
lng.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
Hard to Realire-

Did yez zee me in the 'prade!" said
Mr.. Dolan to his wife.
-Of did"
wasn't Oh q foine sight, thEnr
"Yez vor. indade. OF had " Iook
twoiee ~ re'lize that the mon that
stepped along 50 LOVELY an aisy by
the music wor me own husband that
varn't able ~ walk arOun' the corner
" TIE grocery lasht noight because nv
the Observation-Disclosures Star.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
A crseeau. ,I.snnr.

Ths varied and interesting collection
Of nummies. mummy cases and fune-
real furniture contained In the British
museum has recently been enriched bv
The acquisition OF an enormous eroco-
tils mummy. This creature measures
thirteen feet In length. and Is wen pre-
served having swarm OF young cro-
oseilss On its back The famous fellow
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

The third quarterly payment to the
Usage Indians. consisting Of sl0o, 900,
Was made last week. Hundreds O;
gamblers were At PaEhuska and the
few marshals were poweriess to pre-
vent 6egredations. Two gamblers.
Jones and Evans. buneoed a gang Of
taIl-bloods and the men ran the gamb-
lers ont Of town. and beat them 70
death II seems that the Indians held
the winning hand
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

A writer in the London Spectator
tells OF a cat which found a pet white
mouse that had escaped from the cage.
Inc cat carried the mouse into TIE
house. placed It on the floor and
marched out Common mice had never
been treated that way by the cat, and
II seeing that the feline knew that the
Aioino mouse was entitled to eonsid.
Grafton
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
m. We. 10. Mad. n

Lord Notcham-Just 90 and inqufr
n her Iadyship Il nearly ready to driys
out John Thonas-Yes. my lord
Can interval ssapsesl Lord Notehau
well, John Thomas-The Iady,s
maid informs me. my lord, that her
ladyshiD Is not quit ready. Part Of
hr has been accidentally nisiaid-
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

People who cannot adapt themselves
% conditions are mere machines with
an ability to grumbIe.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

oiaess wooden BaEldIng In the worla.
The Oldest wooden building IN The
world Is said to be the church at Bor-
sund, IN Norway. It was built In TIA
eleventh century. and has been protect
ed hy frequent eoatings Of pitch n !.
pam OF pine. and In fantastic Rsn..-
esqus design.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

The most humorous thing about q
great many jokes is that some persons
accept them In earnest
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
LIKE TO PLAY POOL.
FAIR WOMEN WHO HAVE AADE
BRILLIANT RECORDS.
Mns- Cleveland Used 90 BE m EzPert-
Mr< Fred Gebhart Was Noted for
Her sktnfaI Pi.ying-Mn- George
G0ald-s Game.

+ there Is anything
a New York wom-
an pridesherself on
IL is her pool and
billiard playin g.
says the New York
Telegram She
knows that nothing
requires such deli
cate touch. and at
nothing e lis e. not
even golf. can she
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

At the ninth congress q Kahn ,u.-,..-
In Florence DR.. 1amburini csr-t s--s ,--sS
% tne startlng TACT th "a. Sitl.a re as, ".
has Increased from HOO 70 5ls.I 'Ay
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
Bees - observation-disclosures Bate
ales-storn Viewed from Far ADo~
the COads-A Rnarkabls Menory-
a crooodfs Mummy.

babble and how
Ah, here are delights that our words
cannot measure;
lis tranquil from morn till the sci
Of the sun,
For here-crowning bliss In q region
Of pleasure
There comes not q murmur of "16
The phrase haunts the throng like .
menacing specter
To cast DER the soul a deep shadow
Of care:
Insidious It turks. like a patient col
ltctor,
To claim OF your time and attention
So here's for the wood, where In leafy
seclusion
We miss the reproaches Of duty IN
done,
And ungallantly hide from the doubt
and confusion
Which rage in this battle DER "16 to
l."
Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Under the resistless rush % 80 -
seekers feet Major Mckinney .gx5 ~,
DOW become q hole IN the g-'--T VII
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Pawnbrokers may not Be the bess
people In the world bqt We hare to pai
NJ win them
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

TO CURE A COLD IN OxF nav
Take LAXATIVE Brono oufairs Ts.-a.. -
Druggists refund the DO1ey = Z. = -. - a.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Battered at Postonc. .. .seond-el... matte
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ent of the associated press I'm this city
has been Informed by an official OF the
foreign Office that the emperor gives
tangible expression Of his desire for
closer and more amicable relations with
Russia. and in entrusting Gen. Won
Werder. formerly German ambassador
at st. Petersburg. and now the guest
of the czar. with an autograph letter
to Nicholas III. Emperor william ex-
presses his friendship for the czar and
promises to attend the coronation fetes
at Moscow. This is most significant,
the world that a German emperor or
king of Prussia has personally wit
messed the coronation of a czar.
The emperor's determination to rem
der the German navy more formidable
and to push the colonial policy of the
empire is Shown in his telegram reply
ing to a dispatch of congratulation on
the subject from the Hamburg Colonial
society. In this telegram his majesty
spoke of the necessity OF adequately
protecting our Transatlantic interests
and of creating such protection
speedily"
Fifteen socialist meetings, recently
held. have protested against the slow
progress of the city reform plan pend
ing there. and DIR. Stoeicker and his
following has organized at Frankfort
on the Maine a new socialist reform
party. Two hundred delegates from
places throughout Germany attended.
Resolutions in favor of economic re-
forms for the working classes and
against the accumulation of capital by
monopolies were adopted The party
boasts of a voting strength of 1000 900,
mostly conservatives and national lib
erals.
The number of convictions for lese
majestic have been especially large un-
til the past week. a butcher of Kiel
was sentenced to a years imprison-
ment, and a girl at Pottsdam. for
speaking disrespectfully of her en-
press, was sentenced to six months
confinement i'm prison.
Emperor William has received in au-
dience Col w. l.. Ludlow. the United
States military attache at London. and
has questioned him minutely as to his
conclusions after the examination
which Colonel Ludlow has just made
of the Baltic and North Sea canal. in
addition to his examination of the
proposed Nicaragua canal and his in
spection of the SueZ and Corinth ca
nails Colonel Ludlow reports that the
Baltic and North Sea canal is the fin
sst piece of work ever finished.
The Reichsanzeiger tonight pub
fishes decree empowering the impe-
rial chancellor to take the necessary
measures to regulate Jurisdiction over
the natives of German Africa.
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WON'T BE READ OUT
MISSOURI OOLDBUGS ISSUE n
PROCLAMATION.
"Loyal Democrat" Who Adhere to the
Ancient Faith Kick the
silver Doctrine.

81. Louis. Feb 29-As the result OF
a call issued several days ago. 300
prominent Missouri democrats. who
are opposed TO the free coinage OF sill
yer at the ratio Of Is TO |. assembled
here to-day to protest. as they term IL.
against being read out Of the party
Among the more prominent leaders
present were Chairman Charles Maj
fit Of the democratic state central com
mittee. Congressman 4. :. Hall. eN-
Governor Francis and Hon. James ..
BrOadhead A lengthy address 10 the
democrats Of Missouri was adopted
unanimously II starts out by declar-
ing that Unprecedented action OF call
ing the state convention to meet In Sc
dalia on April Is. To elect delegates %
the national convention. three months
in advance OF the meeting OF the con-
vention. was done with the aVowed
purpose OF influencing the party In
other states and committing the ma
tiOnal democracy 10 the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at "A ratio OF
Is TO I OF gold. regardless OF the rela-
tive CON mfnercial value Of the two metals
and regardless OF the action OF the
ether commercial nations Of the world.
The address goes on TO say: To
make the country at large a showing
of strength they do not possess. the
advocate OF this policy openly avow
the intention TO secure the national
delegates from every district In the
state. IL need be- by deprivlng voters OF
the several districts OF the right. never
before questioned. OF choosing their
own representatives and eleCting them
through the action OF the entire body
Of the state convention. And while
THESE advocates OF free silver propose.
II they find themselves in a majority In
the state convention. 10 deny all right
of representation to the minority.
many OF them at the same time avow
their purpose not 20 submit 20 the ma
jority in the national convention N that
majority shall BE- adverse 20 them. but
20 array the democracy OF Missouri
against the platform and nominee OF
the national democracy.
1T Is the slightest duty Of all demo
Gratis who hold 90 the ancient faith Of
the party 10 no longer tamely submit
To a policy which has brought upon the
party nothing but humiliation and -
frrught with menace 20 the best inter-
ests OF the country. We. therefore
loyal democrats. call upon the voters
OF the party everywhere throughout
the state 20 make an open. active and
organized opposition % thc effort TO
commit the party - policy which can
only end in disaster. ana n all who
hold with us will assert themselves we
may yet rescue the state from tae
threatened misfortune ~ republican
rule"
a committee on organization COM
posed of two delegateS from each con-
gr-ssional district was appointed. with
Ex-Governor Francis as chairman.
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Politics in Germany.

Copyright. 1895. by Associated Press.
Berlin. Feb. 29.-The conviction is
fast growing here that Great Britain's
hostile attitude towards Germany must
be considered a political factor Of per
manence. and that the friendly entente
which has recently grown out OF events
between Germany. Russia and France.
must be made a lasting feature Of Ger
many's foreign policy. The correspond
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Chicago. Feb. 29.-The Thorsen & Cas-
sidy company. dealers In bicycles. made
an assignment TO the Security Title 4
Trust company to-day Assets 100000.
liabilities. 100000. shortly before the as
signment the company confessed judg-
ment I'm favor Of Adolph Schoeninger for
SIS S23. This brought about the assign
mpnt.
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The AL.ercd NInr,lerer..

Cincinnati. Feb. 29.-Scott Jackson and
AlonzO Walling. alleged murderers OF
Pearl Bryan. appeared before Judge.
Buckwalter this morning. At the request
OF their counsel the case was continued
until Saturday. March :. The prisoners
We're taken through the tunnel from the
jail 90 the court house and no one was
allowed in the corridors leading 20 ths
court room
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FALLING OFF.
Customs and Int rnaI Revenue Receipts
for Frhrnary.

Washington, Feb. 29.-For the month Of
February the receipts from customs show
"A falling or OF S2f,l. i03. and internal rev
enue receipts a decrease Of S23i,Gi9. As
the expenditures during the month. how
ever. were exceptionally light. a small
surplus is shown. The total deficit Tor
the present fiscal year amounts TO SIS
55S.530 and IL H. the opinion Of the treas
ury officials that the deficit on July I
next Will not exceed this amount. This
estimate is regarded as conservative. In
view OF the fact that the expenditures
during the last months OF every fiscal
year are much smaller than during the
early months.
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Two bills OF interest to citizens Of
Montana were put through a short time
ago In the senate. Jared S. Chamber
lain, late a private Of the Twenty-third
ohio volunteers. was authorized 20 be
put upon the pension rolls. and Nellie
: erosion, the widow OF Thomas G.
Groshon, late a captain in Company B.
first regiment, Mississippi marine
brigade. was also put in the way of
securing a pension. This was done on
the day that the senate passed 100 such
bills
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Chicago. Feb. 2s-The grand jury to-
day voted true bills against - persons
accused Of conducting bucket shops 90
Chicago. This action Is the result OF an
investigation carried on by the committee
Of the board Of trade. with the civic
federation
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Senator Mantle's letter 10 Justice &
Bateman Of Philadelphia. the substance
OF which was telegraphed 10 you. was
a very fair indication Of the resolution
reached by the Montana men on the
Dingley tarir bin and the course the
western men could properly pursue
The Philadelphia firm that found par
tlcular fault with Dubois. Teller. car
ter and Mantle. was too fresh to BE- left
out alone. But even the dullest student
81 politics has been able 10 see that the
Montana men have a chance q argue
the matter with some facts Mantle
called attention 10 the fact that tho
Wilson-Gorman bill had been made just
what it h.. so far as wooden goods and
cotton and iron are affected. by the
manufacturers ~ those goods They
had all the protection they thought they
needed IN the act ~ ls9f Nuw. o. get
revenue. Mr.. DinEley Increases an the
schedules of these highly favored per-
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sons and does not help Montana out at
all IL was 10 be still more protection
for New York. Pennsylvania. the New
England states. and nothing In the way
OF protection for silver or regard for
silver states. Carter and Mantle dis
the wishes Of the wool growers OF the
cussed these matters together. and
when Carter was making ready 10 de-
liver his speech. he consulted not only
Mantle but Teller and Dubois. satisfy
ing himself that they would all stand
by him before he decided upon any OF
the utterances that he supposed might
be interpreted as tending to disrupt the
party.
II has been very amusing TO listen to
the suggestions Of republicans to the
rebellious senators from Montana about
the crime they were committing i'm pre-
venting the passage OF a bill which
President Cleveland could not refuse TO
sign. This was merely the expression
OF idiotic republican confidence i'm what
some BOBBY had said. For precisely the
reasons that Mantle has given. that the
Dinglcy bill would favor interests al
ready more than sufficiently protected.
the president would certainly veto the
Dingley revenue bill IL IL should be sent
TO him. To-day the treasury has S2Si.-
600. 900 of available cash balance. The
president would also point to this To
prove that there Is no need for more
revenue. and that the need will be less
by and by. The effort of the republi-
cans 10 force through the Dngley hill
would have been amusing II the bin
was not really a scampy measure.
Major Maginnis says that II the COM
mittee on naval affairs authorizes the
construction of more battleships. as 1t
may do he viii use all his ability and
influence with his old associate Her
bert 10 have one OF the ships called the
Montana. He says that Il was his hope
TO have one Of the earlier ships named
for the state. but that not being pos
sible just then he took the chance 10
secure a namesake for one OF the cities
OF the state-the Helena. He considers
that a good name. but he says that one
Of these days he expects TO go on board
the battleship Montana. and that there
will be swift. strong and impressive
cruiser with the excellent name of An
aconda-a good war name. T. q. ID.
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DE HINT MIthir.,r.

Louisville, Feb. IA special 10 the
Post from Frankfort says. DR.. Hunter
has withdrawn from the senatorial race.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-14

Madrid, Ell Presidente del Consejo
Sr CanOvas, Sc muestra cOntrarladO pOr
las manifestaciones hostiles Espaaa que
han llevado cabo los estudiantes de al
gunas ciudades de los Estados Unidos-
Habi6ndosele preguntado 81 formularia
reclamation por esas algaradas escolares,
contest6 que no 10 haria, porque en- Espa
fla Sc hab1an hecho antes iguales nantes
taciones contra esq naci6n.-El gobierno
califica de novela la especie echada vo'
lar de haberse concertado una ailanza en-
tra Espana y Francia.-Para calmar la
agitaci6n de los estudiantes de Cadlz, SO
han cerrado las escuelas On esa c1udad.
Nueva York, LA prensa portugue-
sa se mu sstra favorable Espaha censu-
ra la actitud de los Estados u .idos
Nusva York, 7-Ha ll*gado q Was
hington ell general Merritt y acto seguido
pas0 & conferenciar on Ell secretarlo de Ia
Guerra Ell presidente de la Republica ha
baio su frma, la declaration de que jamas
ha dicho nadie 10 que piensa hacer On la
question de Cuba.-Se dice que Sc dara
una pr6rroga para Ia vista de Ia causa por
f1libusterismo que SO instruye contra Ca
lixto Garcia y Benjamin Guerra.
Nueva York, 9.-La legislature del es
tado de Iowa ha dado por unanimidad, un
voto de gracias al Congreso de los Esta-
dos nidos por las resoluciones votadas
favor de los insurrectos de Cuba. -El
"World" ha reoibido un telegrama de la
infanta doda Eulalia en- que declara que
conserva muy gratos recuerdos de su via
je los Estados Unidos y de Ia hospitali
dad de los amerioanos.-El 'NeW York
Herald" publica una entrevists, que cele-
su corresponsal en- Madrid con el Sr
JanOvas del Castillo, en- que 6ste le mani.
fest6 que cuando las potencias de Europa
reconocieron como beligerantes q los Els,
tados confederados del Sur. POGO de es.
tallar Ia guerra de separation, dichos con
federados reunfan con exceso todas las
condolences que SO requieren para tai re-
conocimiento, toda vez que ocupaban con
caractsr de psrmanencia las capitales de
casi todos los estados tenian puertos y
pla zas de guerra y su bandera recorria to
dcs los mares; TODD 10 cual esta muy lejos
de suceder en- Cuba.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-14
la CORRESPONDENCE DE PUERTO-RICO
SABADo. IA DE MARIO DE 1896
GACETA OFFICIAL De HOY

Gobierno General-Secretar1a- Nego'
ciado de instruction publica.
Real orden disponiendO quede firme y
subsistence la de 25 Octubre del "a pOr la
cual so desestim6 la instancia de don Jai-
me Comas y otros Catedraticos dol Iusti-
tuto de segunda ensehanza EN- la que soll'
citaban premios por quinquenios.
ibid -Negociado / 0~-Se admite la
renuncia presentada por don Uladislao
Collazo del cargo de Seer iario del Ayun-
tamiento de Gurabo.
Ibid Negociado Obras publicas-
Sc sefiala 81 plazo de ocho dias para una
information pI1bliaa 4 fin de proceder Ia
expropiaci6n forzosa ia I'm cuadrO de te.
rreno en- el barrio de PezWezG (Laree) en-
la propiedad de dom Domingo Paoli, para
construir en- dicho cuadro un Cementerio
de variolosos y para que el propietario del
misnO manifesto 10 que 50 leo ofrezca pa
rezca respecto su 0cupaciCn.
Intendencia general de Hacienda pu'
blica--Reales 0rdenes nombrando don
Lorenzo Areal, Jefe de Administra ci6n de
f." clase Seoretario DO la Junta de la Deu-
da de la isla isla de Cuba; don Angel
Galvez Amor, Official g. do Ia Aduana
de la Habana; & don Alfonso Garcia Saliva
Oontador de la Aduana de Mayagiez; &
don Felix Oassi, Oontai0r de la Aduana
de esta Capital; don Juan Cab5za de la
Hera, Vista de la Aduana de Ponce; > q
don Hilario Gonzalez, Official terc ero de
Ia lntendencia de esta isla.