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The morning times., 1896-12-21
BURIED WITH MASONIC HONORS
Crowds Of People Attend Funeral of
Late Magician Hermann.

New York, Dec. 2O.-Tne funeral Of
Alexander HERMANN, the magician. was
held at Masonic Temple, Sixth avenue
and Twenty-third street. this afternoon.
The large hail was crowded with friends
of the deceased. \ choir from the Temple
Emanuel sang several funeral hymns
The simple Hebrew burial rites were con-
Quoted by the Rev. DIR. Joseph Silverman,
who delivered an cuIogiStiC GRAFTON.
The members of the Mum Lodge, of
which deceased was a member, were
present. After the Grafton they gathered
about the ca>ket and Charles Heiser con
Quoted the Masonic ritual service. AT its
conclusion the body was taken to Wood
lawn Cemetery for interment.
The palI-bearers included Maurice Grau,
Frank W. Sanger. Alfred Hayman. VIII
lam Il Crane. and Frank Mckee.
A large number of prominent theatrical
people We're in attendan nee, also delegations
from tie Lambs, Phonix and Press Clubs,
of which Hermann was member
The morning times., 1896-12-21
HIS BACK TO ROYALTY.
An Americans Unconscious Breach
of Etiquette IN a Drawing Room.

An American attending a wedding re>
cepuon in a great house in London coz
graduated bride and bridegroom, and
passed the usual compliments with the
host and hostess.
There was great thrOnG Of guests, and
he could not llnger at the entrance 1f the
drawing room when there We're many be-
hind hIm anxious To offer their greetings.
Perceiving quiet corner TO the right ot
the bride, where gentleman and lady
were stan1ing apart from the Other guests,
he went directly to it, uu Willingly coming
to stop between two royal persOnages-
the American was not aware # ths
/ fact that he was face TO face with one Il
the queens daughters. and had turned his
back upon another member Of the royal
/ family He stOcd quietly looking about
hoping 10 see some acquaintance in the
company with whom he might have 6
chat, and soon became UnCCmfoTtably con
SCIOUS that he was attracting attention
and that the hostess ana bride We're casting
uneasy glIHCeS in the direction Uf tins
corner wnere lie had taken shelter
While the drawilg-TOCu was crowded thG
company ef guests with one nsentavpited
the secluded corner where he and his two
royal CrIpGuICuS We're stationed.
An acquaintance in the background per
Celved his mistake, and coming within nail
ing distance moJiCned u him He left his
TWO CJlHpa rs IN exclusive OCCUp3t ton or
/ the corner, turning his back upon both as
he edged his way through the thrgHg while
everybody stared at him. When he reached
the spot where ehISaCquainJa ance was waiting
7 for him, the stage whisper was breathed
into his ear:
You have been pgaChinS on royal pre-
series. You are a privileged character be
cause YOU are an American, but no Eng
hshman ventures TO turn his back upon a
prince or a princess People We're staring
YOU out Of COunteuanCe because they took
II for granted that you must be a royal
; parsonage, vet they Were unable 10 Identify
you
The answer might have been made that
every Americans a sovereign hv the divine
right oT equality Of free citizenship, bur this
would have beena meaningless pleaSantrvfn
an English drawing where social
etiquette has u SanctIty superior 70 loyalty
70 democratic principle
The American thanked his friend for
resCuiug him from an embdrTaSS posi-
tiOn, and then stood by and watched the
corner where royalty was isolated from
L o close contact with the world of wealth.
/ and fashion.
No guest approached the royal pair.
/ Their presence was an act Cf { COaGcSCerSInn
To the hGSr and hUStcSS, and they re-
manned OH exhibit on al the patrons Of this
social fuuCt on without having their corner
! invaded. Everybody was careful rot 10
approach the m too CICScly. and there was
a general sense Of relief when they Ge-
parted, and the necessity for backing
away from them OF S.Ge tracks was re-
moved
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Altoona, Pa, Dec. 2O.-Franl: Cessna,
captain of the Franklin and Marshall Col
lege football team, died suddenly at the
home of his parents in this city this after
noon of an injury to his Ee@rt. Last
Thursday at college he and number OF
other students took n cross country run
for exercise and in this he over cXerted
himself and injured his heart. He came
home but was not confined To his bed and
was not thought to be seriously ill when
he dropped dead He was twenty-one
years old, n member of the class of '9S
and an eXcclle Mt scholar.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
MR.. BRYAN'S MOVEMENTS.
En- Route to Atlanta. Where He Is
to Lecture.

Lincoln, Neh., Dec. GOV. j. Bryan
left at O'Clock today for Atlanta, Ga
He will lecture in that city on the evening
of the card and may spend Christmas with
friends there, but will return to Lincoln
in tune To he present at the banquet to bt,
rendered in his honor on the evening OF
the 2sth by the local Travelling Mems
Bimctallic Club.
Mr.. Bryan was asked, before leaving, to
express himself on the Cuban questi ion
but declined, saying he had not the time
nor was lie disposed to discuss that ques-
ton yet
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Burlington, Ia, De5. 2O-Snas \ Hud-
son, first cousin Of Gen. L. S. Grant, died
last night, aged uighty-onc years He
was "A ce-worker with Greeley on the
New York Tribune. and with George
Prentice on the Louisville Journal, and
with both assisted in bringing about the
nomination and election of Abraham Lin
coin. with whom he was on terms OF
intimacy, He was appointed by Presi lent
Grant in 1869, minister TO Central America
He resigned in 1879 and had since led a
retired life in Burlington.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
DEATHS OF A DAY.

New York, Dec, 20.-WilliaIn Lyman, of
Middlefield, Conn.,, son of the late David
Lyman, died Of pneumonia in this city
today. William Lyman was best known
as the inventor and manufacturer of the
Lyman gun sight, in use all over the " rid.
Hewas member of the Connecticut 'egis-
lature in 1891.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
CAMERON'S RESOLUTION.

The simple and dignified recognition of
Cuban independence by Congress would be
different from Mr.. Clevelands plan Of
paciflcation, based on persuading Spain to
pledge home rule to Cuba, with our own
country taking the rather formidable con
tract of guaranteeing that Cuba will get
home rule after it is pledged. That also
may be a ground OF the administration )
hostility to the Cameron resolution.-New
York Sun.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Minister FavOrS Freedom.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2O.-Dr W. W
Landrum, paster of the First Baptist
Church here, declared in his sermon TO
nighttha Cuba ought TO be free. He PAID
a high tribute to the insurgents and said
that they were entitled to freedom.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

If the Choate Senatorial boom survives
the support of committee of fifty and
the Endorsement of Warner Miller, it will
be too emaciated to demand much atten-
ton from Mr.. Platt.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
A Polite Man.

1t was told to q certain King of England
that Lord Blank was his politest subject.
y will test hlm. sal d the king, and show ed
Lord Blank to the royal carriage. holding
the door for him to enter first. which he
did. You are right said the king; "a
lesser man would have troubled me with
ceremuny.',-Exv
The morning times., 1896-12-21
A Professional.

Sharply tells nee ne has never found
any trouble in raising money when he
watitS it,
The fellow uses the right word. He is
an expert check raiser''-Detroit Free
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Matrimonial Prosnecfs

She: How do you account for the fact
that woman learns typewriting so much
easier than MANI"
He "Oh, she has so much more IN pros
pect. Indianapolis journal.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

one Bell, Wall street operator, is
credited with earning 100000 in ,ne
day. The man who sat behind a royaI
straight flush has as much right to the
use OF the verb.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Undoubtedly a resolution recognizing the
independence of the Cuban republic would
make a handsome Christmas gift from
Uncle Sam 10 the revolutionary patriots.
Cuba has her stocking hung up and CON
fIdently expects somethinG.-New York
Mail and ExDrpSS
The morning times., 1896-12-21
UuneceSsarv

Did you eYeFrlay poker all night?"
well, no.
You are not jan enthu siast them .
''Oh, yes; but good player doesn't need
to. play with me longer than thirty min
utes.'-Chicago Record
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The decision OF d New York Judge against
Western divorce DEGREES is a hard blow
at the South Dakota hotel industry.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
WaII-FlOwer HumOr.

How beautifully Simpkins ties his era
vat"
Yes, his wife's maid ties it for him.
'Then it's a maid-up tie.''-Clevelaud
Plain Dealer.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The ill-timed action Of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations in sprinsing
upon the country preCipitate resolution
to acknowledge ''the independence of the
Republic of Cuba,'' is ON par with the
stupid Venezuelan break OF last December,
which started picnic and might have
brought on war If the bIunder had not
been promptly corrected New York Her
aid.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Whenever Congress takes action on the
Cuban question, now or hereafter, grave
results are reasonably sure to follow,
and our national legislators are doubtless
fully aware OF that fact. They are in no
mood for child's play, nor are the people
for whom they philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

We hope Controller of the Library Quigg
will not demand the right 10 edit all books
before they are copyrighted
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Those wills.

They say he left all his property to
charitable institutions?'
We'll, that was only fair
'.Do you think sou
Yes; the institutions have got TO support
his family Chicago Journal
The morning times., 1896-12-21
A Nasty THING

PuGley treading fight news)-In the
fouIth round Fitz landed on Sharkey and
knocked him clean of his pins.
Mrs. Pugley-CiraCiOuSi What rude
person that Mr.. Fitz must he,-Exchangt
The morning times., 1896-12-21
PICKED UP AT HOTELS.

Mrs. Walter Q. Gresham, the widow Of
the. late Secretary OF State, is at the Ar
lington. This is the first visit of Mrs.
Gresham to the National Capital since the
burial of her husbands bodyin the Airing
ton Cemetery. TIE city Is associated in
her mind with so much sorrow that not
until now has the idea Of u voluntary visit
found favor with her Mr.. Otto Gresham
accompanies his mother, to whom he is
devoted.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Not a Desirable Comnanion.

Margaret won't go anywhere with any
man who plays football
why not"''
''She says the people all look at him in
stead of looking at her''-Chicago Jour
nal
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Three West yirginians drank moonshine
whisky on Saturday and were not alive
on Sunday. The internal tax was too
heavy.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

What viii Santa Claus do if everybody
gets out their golf stockings?
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Professional clairvoyants should not en-
gage 10 receive messages from Maceo un-
til the report OF his death S verified.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

1t is to be hoped that Mr. Olney will III
low Congress to pass an occa sional mott IN
OF adjournment.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Senator Hilrs thoughts continue III ex
ecutive session.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The inaugural committee proceeded TO
put the ball back on the Pension office
roll
The morning times., 1896-12-21

It's high time that Senior de Lone distri-
butte more CASTLE soft soap.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

If what Mr.. olney says is true, Car
Reed should send his title to the White
House.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Cathedral Curves.

How beautifully arched her eyebrows
Eyes. tFcv are old Flcrentile. "-CIeve-
land Plain Dealer
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Recent pictures of Gen. Weyler lead us
to suspect that he is suffering from an
attack of poster face.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
A Russian Vehicle.

A drosky Is low, four wheeled vehicle
without top. used by the Russians. .-Ex-
change.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The Hon. Bill Chambers S opinion Of the
Hon. Dick olney was undoubtedly a two
thirds vote.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
POWER OF CONGRESS.

The idea that Congress, without the con-
currence OF the President and over his
head, can acknowledge the Independence OF
foreign sovereignty is contrary TO law
and precedent Each Of the three depa rt-
ments OF our governmcnt-the Legislative,
the judiciary, and the Executives Su-
prene in its own sphere and Congress, by
resolution or otherwise, can no more di-
rect the President in the exercise Of powers
exclusively vested in him than il can
compel a judge TO render a decision one
way or the other in a case Pc nding in his
court. 1t is impossible to believe that
the astute lawyers in the Senate are not
familiar with the Constitutional Hnia-
tinns to their powers. Evidently the are
moved in this Cutan business solely by a
keen desire TO put the President in
hole but it is quite possible that they
may themselves fall into the pie which
they are preparing for the Executive
Philadelphia Record
A possible conflict between the execu-
tive ana legislative branches OF The gov
ernment over their respective powers under
the Constitution is torcshadowed by Secre-
tary OlEey's declaration Of his views on
Cuban independence Mt OIaey's posi-
tion is ilnprGgnabIe ngress cannot over
ride constitutional limitations upon its
powers even by twc-thirds vote over
ruling the President veto, and the Ex-
ccutivc mas he same right as he Judiciary
to repeI unconstitutional usurpations Of
its own proper functions b y Congress. Each
OF the three cO-OrdInlted powers csrab-
4Iisned by the Constitution is supreme in
its own sphere Of action, and neither can
invade the province OF the other The
President cannot render decision in a
case pending in court; the Supreme Cont
cannot enact statute; neither can Con
gress make a treaty with foreign power,
receive its ambassadors nor acknowledge
the independence of State seeking reCOg-
milton from this government. a TesOiJ-
tiUn IN Congress 10 that effect would have
no force TO change the attitude OF this
government toward an International con-
troversy, and could be disregarded by the
President as a legal nuiIty- Phuadelp-l9
Record
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Journalism needs good, strong anti
dote for yellow kidism.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Denreciafory.

"Aw, / dunno" remarked the janitur to
the steam-heated flat, you amt so
warm"-ChicaIo Journal.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
Congressman Hopkins, OF Illinois, left
last night for his Chicago home to spend
tue holidays.

BENTON McMillin does not believe that
any resolution OF the radical character OF
Senator Camerons has any chance of get
ting through the House. He does not be-
lieve that it stands any show Of reaching
the House proper for vote at all. He
said last night 1t the, Ebbitt
The Republicans are too wary to com
init their incoming administration to any
policy that may be either dangerous or
unpopular. If there is any credit to be
derived from the agitation or the matter
they want that credit to belong TO a
wholly Republican administration. and un
the contrary, if the whcle thing is either
boomerang or a fizZle, they don't want
u Republican administration 10 inherit It
SO | take it that we Will have harmless
pyrotechnics in oratory and no voting
In an inelegant siniic, we will be ike a
dog chasing his tail-getting lots OF action.
but nc progress
As 10 the financial policy to be pursued
by this Congress, now chat the Dirg!ey
bill has been formally dismissed, Mr. Nc
Millin thinks that the old schedules of the
Mckinley hill Will be resumed by action
from time to time rather than by one
grand sweeping adoption as a whole.
As the courage resulting from the big
maio rites Of the recent election en-
boldens them to put back the old tariff
rates, with the idea that the people Will
stand anything now as a change from the
present regime, the manufacturers VIII be
invited to write the schedules they want
just as they did when the Mckinley bill
was formulated. The dates OF these
hearings on the different classes of man
ufactures have been set and the whole
thing practically arranged. SO Mr.. Nc
Millin thinks.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
As Il rule Uncle Sam

AS Il rule Uncle Sam
is a pretty good pay
master and his eni-
ployes have no cause
to complain OF mig
gardly wages. This
is so we'll known that
his service is always
sought after and the
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Our position in war made upon rs
merely for the passage OF such reSo!u-
ton as this would he righteous one Of
self-defenSe For IL is the undiSputed
right of every sovereign state to reCOg
nize any government that it regards as
entitled to admission to the family OF
nations The act is not one of hostility,
and if 1T is made Casus belIi the nation
attacked for such Cause is wantonly as
sailed-NPw York World.
The morning times., 1896-12-21
THE
WRANGLE
OVER THE
LIBRARY,
THE

the appointments that hitherto have been
at the disposal OF the librarian subject TO
the opportunities OF individual Congress
men, or combination OF them. There are
two hostile camps, one represented by
the Joint Committee on the Library, the
other 10y the Committee On Appropriations,
which want things to go onin the good, or
bad, old way. Between, or rather above.
both stands the progressive civil service
reform sentiment OF the country which
demands that the selection OF employees in
The morning times., 1896-12-21

7 h e management
OF the Congressional
Library bids fair 10
degenerate into a
common everyday
squabhle over the
spoils Ofofnce, Il aon-
tention as TO who
shall control the
patronage and be en-
powered to Detldle
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The question Of the moment is not so
much whether it is due TO Spain, as q
friendly power, to afford her the adj
yantages OF the military season Just opened
for the protection OF her possessions, bat
whether it is Tot due to ourselves that we
should take ample opportunity for evad-
ing the chances OF serious war by de-
clining to precipitate I until it has become
inevitable, which at present it certainly
is not. It can do US no good before the
civilized world to take IN attitude which
Will be construed as selfish prejudGrnent
of the case and of the outcome as between
Spain and Cuba.-New York Journal Of
Commerce.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Mr.. J. NJ. BraZeii OF California is regis
tered at the owen House. Mr. Brazell
Is mining engineer by profession and fer
many years was in charge of the great
Bonanza lOde-the ConiStock mines that
made so N any multi-milliOnaires
He is a big man, physically and other
wise, and his presence suggests all that
boundleSs, breezy freedom OF tie great
West. He has thousand good stories Of
mining camp life in California, and the
fact that he rarely selects himself for
the central figure of his tales gives a
smack OF verify to them unique in this
sort OF stories.
one thing he tells that will interest
everybody. The Russian government has
been getting together all the expert miners,
engineers and underground men that high
wages could induce 10 leave California and
sending them to the great gold mines Of
; iberia, both i'll the Ural and in the
AItaI region, and putting them in charge
Of the ConvictS who Comprise the entire
working force of these mines at present
These mines are phenomenalIy rich and
will rival the golden fields of California
or South Africa in productive value when
they are more fully developed.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The Times has a regular anu
permanent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
Ing or evening, published in Wash
tngton. AS a News and Advertising
Medium IL has no competitor.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

1t is because the doctrine accepted by
the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee IS
new and dangerous that we expect to
see the Cameron resolution fal of pasSs' p.
That committee should tie the grave Cf
ill-considered propositions, not cradle
for their nurture. But, though reCognI-
ton OF Curan independence mas escaped
the fate it deserved at the hands OF Sena-
tor Sherman and his associates, it surely
cannot survive the challenges it must en-
counter in dehate.-New York Times.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

WASHINGTON. DC DECEMBER i 1895,
The morning times., 1896-12-21

Representative Dockery is going home
to Missouri today to celebrate his Christ
mas.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

The ques sti 0 n
whether or not the
United States shall
recognize the indie
pendcnce Of the
Cuban republic issud-
denly and UneNpect-
edly crowded intothe
background by the
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The Shakers Are Happy Community


1t is said, but the shaker who shakes because
he can't help it, is by no means a happy in
dividual. Sc shakes the person troubled
with chills and fever The quivering and
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followed by preparation bath that leaves
the unhappy sufferer 'as weak rs cat," q
most unfortunate smile, by The way, as the
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adapted. No less efficacious and thorough is
it for kidney trouble, nervousness, rheuma-
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DR.. STODDART,
OF The
Liebig World Dispensary

Free and confidential examinations
to all at the Office or by letter. He
treats all durable chronic diseases with
electricity, medicine and surgery. The
cure of private diseases, as well as all
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ed with unfailing success through cor
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and free from observation to any part
of the country. Write for symptom
blank and circular.
DR., A. G. Stoddart, special physician
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consultation at his private reception
rooms, in Atlas block, Helena.
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ancial interests of owners of all kinds
of property Except debts due them)
against each and every workingman's
interest And that is the reason L
think they will be badly beaten.
Yours truly,
III. K. THURBER
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This campaign is simply a battle of
the standards, and the issue involved
forces its consideration beyond and
above established party lines into a
strange territory where the combat
must be fought and won by silver's
champions. In the mean time let
all parties unite on this question and
resume their old-time attitude toward
each other when this issue shall be for
ever settled Butte Inter- Mountain.
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It is claimed that 5000 tons of ore
are treated monthly in the United
States by the cyanide process, recover
ing s5OOO0o