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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-25

Washington, November 24.-It is I'M
derstood that the President in his
message will suggest to Congress that
it would be inadvisable at present to
take any action which would complicate
the situation in Cuba. 1t is said that
he will suggest that the passage of
resolutions recognizing belligerency or
independence would be inexpedient
while the measures of reform proposed
by Spain and to be carried out by Gen.
Blanco are being introduced. The re-
lease of the Competitor and other
American prisoners will be referred to
as gratifying and as relieving the
United States from the necessity of in
tervention upon the ground of the pro-
lection of American life and property
Washington, November 24.-There
was an unusually large number of peo-
pie at the White House to-day, but few
of them saw the President.
Chairman Hit, of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, was with the
President long time. The portion Of
the Presidents message relating to
foreign matters was thoroughly dis
cussed.
The President will have a quiet
Thanksgiving. At dinner he and Mrs.
Mckinley will entertain Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Mckinley, Mrs. Smith, nee
Hayes, and Miss Barber.
NEW YORK, November PA dispatch
to the Tribune from Washington says
Cuba and the currency will be the lead
ing topics in the Presidents message.
The discussion of the Cuban situation viii
be comprehensive. The message will de-
fine the Cuban policy of the administra-
ton affirmativeiy. While hope is enter
tanned that Sagasta may end the war ear
ly. the possibility of its failure cannot be
overlooked, and it is desirable for the pol
icy of this country to be known. A strong
intimation is given that in the failure Of
an end TO the present condition of Cuba
early will result in intervention.
Humanity and commerce may both be
made the grounds for this action. The
belief is that the Cuban problem will be
solved through the good offices of this
country. If Cuba is actually pacified and
industry and trade are resumed. that con-
d'tion is expected to speak for itself.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

the Saxon way OF forcing things. mo.
the boy is quite right. 1t is another
case where you must not try to be
smarter than nature. The llama is the
stubbornest brute alive; a mule is va
cillatlng compared to him. II you put
pound too much on his load he will
lie down; and you might beat him to
death, or build a fire beside him, but
he would not get up. Nobody but a
Peruvian Indian can do anything with
Peruvian camel and Ramon has just
shown us the proper tactics. Hurt the
animal and he only grows more sullen;
but the pebbles merely tease him until
he can bear 1t no longer. And really
he repays patience when he behaves
we'll, for he is the only animal that can
work effectively at these terrific alti-
tudes, where horses and mules are
practically useless. But adelante for
wardD," the professor concluded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

clubs. Formal notice to this effect was
received from President 7. j. Hickey
the other day, and that removes the
last element Of uncertainty that may
have existed regarding the makeup Of
the association. The circuit is COM
posed Of the cities Of Peoria, Rockford,
Quincy, Burlington, Dubuque, Cedar
Rapids, Des Moines and st. Joe. Man
ager Traffley has commenced sign
ing men, and promises that the Quincy
club will be one of the best. He has
signed John Frisby, catcher and field
ier, and Thompson, as third baseman
They are youngsters, but he has had
his eye on them for some time. Mr.
Traffley left for Des Moines tonight to
move his family here. If McGre8vey
can get away from Columbus heIwill
be with Quincy next season. Young
WITCH, of Quincy, would like to pitch
for some team in this league. He de-
feated. Peoria, Quincy and several other
strong clubs while member of the
Rushville team last season. He prefers
playing away from home. He is a
slayer, as he pitched q innings in one
day last season.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
Billy Trnmex.s seheme.

Manager Traffiey, of Quincy, has been
for some time figuring on some plan
by which the diamond can be kept dry
in case of rains at night or in the fore
moons of days to which games are
scheduled His plan is to have an
oiled canvas $50 feet square, which will
be la"ge enough to cover the diamond,
keeping it dry back to the grand stand,
and also outside of the base lines. The
canvas will be high enough in the CEN
ter of the diamond to throw the water
off into the field, and will be so ar
ranged that 1t can be placed in position
in five minutes The expense will be
about $3.50. This amount, Mr.. Traf-
fey says, club would make up ON one
Sunday game, If the weather should
clear up two or three hours before time
to call the game. He says he will APP
ply for a patent on his invention.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

lbe remembered, too, that. while he was
captain and manager of the Cincinnati
team 1t made the best record Of years.
II know there has always been great
deal Of feeling against him on the part
of some of the Cincinnati players, but
"a saint from heaven would have his
hands full. With the idlosyncracies Of
that crowd. Perhaps they would not be
SO bad II the Cincinnati newspapers
could be called off, but as long as some
of the men can 90 and tattle to report
ers and see 1t get into print, just SO
dong there will be anything but sim
tcere desire to get the pennant. A ball
player says things in the heat Of
championship race that are absurdly
silly, and the reporter who cannot dis
,criminate enough to know what is val
liable in remarks of that kind is as
SILLY as the ball player. Fair criti-
cism is all right but attempted man
Iagement is all wrong, especially when
the would-be manager knows so little
about the game that he cannot dis
crlmlnate well enough to know the
proper play to make at a critical juno
ture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
An ImmonaevIne.

The largest grapevine In the world
is on the fruit farm of Jacob Wilson, In
Carpentaria Valley, California. It is
seven feet eight inches In circumfer-
ence, It's appearance suggesting an oak
rather than a grape vine. It's branches
rest on stalwart frame, covering a
space one-third Of an acre in extent.
1t grows rapidly, and would undoubt-
eddy attain even greater dimensions
were 1t not that the owner cuts It back
every year. Sixty stout posts, with
heavy cross beams, form the founda-
ton for the grape-laden branches. The
vine is of the Mission variety, and is SO
prolific that in 1898 1t bore eight tons
of grapes, and last year the owner took
ten tons from tho vine. The Carpen-
taria vine is much larger than the cele-
brated grape-bearer Of Hampton Court,
England which has been regarded as
one of the horticultural wonders OF the
world, and by many claimed to be the
largest in existence. 1t is flfty-four
years old, having been planted in 1S42
by a Spanish woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

put in without delay and be in opera
ton within ninety days, says the New
York Herald. B, G. .Batcheller, the
engineer who is in charge Of the work,
gave this information about it;
There will be two pneumatic tubes
laid from the basement of the New
York postofflce, running under Park
row and upon the Bridge, where they
will be extended alongside of the car
tracks, and then under Washington
street to the Brooklyn Office
"These tubes will be Of cast iron, In
twelve-foot sections, bored to the ex-
act diameter of eight and three-six-
teenths inches. Theyahave to be most
accurately bored and fitted together
with the utmost nicely, which is done
by caulking the joints with lead and
oakum, for they must be alright and
be perfectly true inside, so as to insure
the free passage of the carriers chat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
oRsrINAoY or rHn LLAMA.
The Mule Ia facilitating Compared with
This Animal.

VuAH Animal
Tha boy called "U-pa" to the llamas,
lifting hls finger as II to point them up
the trail Ordinarily, remarks a writer
in ST. Nicholas, the animals would have
obeyed, but ehe aggressive manner OF
Barton had aroused their obstinacy and
they did not bulge. The boy put HIS
shoulder to the ribs Of one and heaved
hard; but the brute stood It's ground.
well, It Is to waltz said he; and ran
about his path, gathering up very small
pebbles until the shabby hat was full.
Then he sat down ON a bowlder that
jutted from the bank, settling himself
as II for long rest. Then he threw
mild and measured pebble at each
llama. They turned their heads little
and wrinkled their dlsagreeable noses.
He waited for some time and then
pitched two more pebbles-whlch had
the same effect. SO he sat, slowly and
mechanically tossing his harmless mis-
siles upon the dense hair Of his charges
Evidently he was in no hurry; and the
two travellers, impatient as they were,
had too much wisdom or experience 10
try to push him. They sat quietly In
their saddles, watching the droll scene
It was very ridiculous to need deliver
ance from two stupid beasts and to get
1t from such an owlish little tatterde-
malion. An hour crawled by, and the
stones in Ramon's hat were running
low, Suddenly the brown llama turned
with snort Of disgust and stole OF up
the trail The gray one hesitated mo-
ment, snorted--and followed. That
way they get tired, sirs," said the boy,
emptying his hat and pulling it down
upon his thatch Of black hair. I'D
take good club to themW growled
Barton, who had great confidence in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

hold the mail matter. Then, where
there are short bends, as there must
be in making the necessary angles,
brass tubes have to be used.
"In the basement of the two post
offices will be placed air compressors,
together with The necessary receiving
and despatching apparatus.
"a very important part Of the plant
is the carrier, which is an accurately
constructed steel cylinder, twenty-four
inches long, Weighing twelve pounds,
and made to fit in the tubes, so as
to move freely. When this carrier is
freighted with mail matter it is placed
in the despatching tube, air from the
compressor is let in behind 1t, and
away it goes, under street, over bridge
and under street again, to the post
office on the other side Of the river,
making the journey in three and one
half minutes. The air pressure re-
quired to do this is only six pounds to
the square inch. If necessary, the pres
sure and speed can be increased.
GAS one tube is used for despatching
and one for receiving, a regular stream
of carriers can be kept going in both
directions, with only ten seconds inter-
val between them. AS each carrier will
hold 900 ordinary letters, this means
that. it is possible to despatch 100000
letters per hour in each direction, and
that the tubes will carry all of the first
class and most of the lower classes Of
mail matter between the two post
Offices"
The plant will cost about 100000,
and will be constructed and maintained
by Philadelphia company. 1t Is
known as the Batcheller system and
is the same that has been in use in
Philadelphia for four years, between
the general postoffice and sub-station
No. 20, the distance Of half mile.
The establishing Of pneumatic tube
mail service over the East river is only
the beginning Of an extended system,
which is expected in the near future to
connect the general postoffice with sub
stations, railways and steamer land
ings.
Charles Nelson, second assistant
postmaster general, who has charge Of
the mail transportation, obtained an
appropriation for the Bridge system
from the last Congress, and said that
1t was to be the beginning Of an ex-
tended plant
Pneumatic tubes between the New
York postofice and the various rail-
way stations" he said, when asked
about the contemplated work, will re-
lieve the department of seventy per
cent. Of the wagon transportation. 1t
is estimated that tubes can be put in
and maintained at the present rate paid
for wagon service in large cities Then
the tubes will expedite the delivery of
the mail and make close connection at
the same cost as now. It is hoped that
an extended pneumatic tube service is
in near reach of the department in New
York"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

Governor Leedy's FIRST official act
was to refuse to pay out money. He
declined to permit the payment of the
vouchers of Democratic electors, be-
cause no money was available for the
purpose. Governor Morrill, signalized
bis departure from the executive Office
by pardoning Anderson Gray, the
Cowley county man at whose trial for
murder the plea of hypnotism was in
troduced.
The recent meeting Of the presi-
Dental electors Of Kansas recalls a
meeting Of many years ago when AL
bert II. Horton, /. s. Kalloch and ID.
r. Anthony were the electors, the
state at that time being entitled to
only three. ALI were candidates for
the honor or being sent to Washington
as messengers 60 carry the vote Of the
state. When they came to ballot, Kali
loch voted or himself, Anthony for
himself and Horton blank, 1t went
on this way ballot after ballot. Then
they took a recess, and afteraa few
more ballots. another recess and SO on
for whole day, Horton smiling and
playing Kalloch against Anthony.
Kalloch swore that Anthony should
not be the messenger and Anthony
was equally determined that Kalloch
should not CO. Finally Kalloch and
Anthony began to abuse each other
and then the ballot changed, two for
Horton, one blank, Kansas City Star.
In sending out annual passes TO the
Legislators, the Missouri Pacific folks
accompanied each with smooth little
letter In which 1t was stated that the
company did not regard that the
slightest obligation was imposed upon
the acceptor of the favor The phsses
had been sent, they said, in conform
anee with custom as old as the state,
and the legislator need not feel him
self bound in any way 20 reciprocate.
An incident Of newspaper courtesy
and good-fellowship that is refreshing
in these days Of petty fights and rival
chickering's comes from Hiawatha.
Grant Harrington Of tAe Democrat adj
vertised to give an elaborate dinner to
his country correspondents on O GER
tain day. Bad weather prevented
many of them from coming, so he In
vited the employees of the World TO
supply the place OF the missing ones.
Mr.. Harrington, Of course, acted az
master of ceremonies, and Editor Ew-
ing Herbert, among others, presented
a toast.
The American Volunteers Will es-
tablish soup house for sramps in
Leavenworth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
A Twice Told Tale.

The cat is out Of the lsg at last. It
had to get out finally; such things will
get into print. Last week the Associ-
ated Press, copying from local paper,
gave the snap away, and told the reason
of the dissatisfaction with Mr.. McGun-
nigle, of Louisville The Colonels'
leader has been his own enemy. There
is no disputing the right to take
drink when he wants to, and possibly
the story of his habits is exaggerated,
but 1t has been common talk for long
time that his habits were not such us
to set a good example to club Of ball
players. It is not said of him that he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

is "lusher," but he would never do to
look up to as an apostle of temperance.
Nor was he careful of the habits Of the
players. 1t was known during the
playing season that the boys were not
behaving themselves during trip east.
One Sunday Cape May was painted such
a carmine hue that reighboring towns
thought the aurora Dorealls had be-
come permanent light in their midst.
And aside from all this, he had the mis-
fortune to manage tail end team
The base ball crank that can see any
thing encouraging in the outlook for
next year with the present team and
under present conditions can's be
found, and the whole truth is thess
seems to be popular demand for 4
new deal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
Sacrifice Hitting.

The Cincinnati Times-Star is in err
ror when it says that Manager Selee
is alone in his opposition to sacrifice
hitting. Joyce, Arson and other league
managers are opposed to it, and even
so conspicuous manager as Hanlon
thinks it should be stopped in Difference
to the wishes Of the majority of the
patrons, and in the interest of base
running, which sacrifice hitting has
very much curtailed. The hit-and-run
game is the only scientific point of play
worthy of attention and practice Sac
riflce hitting is merely an imitation
and libel on that style of play. To
all Of which we say amen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
nERNHARpr no DO a Rusr.
Che Divine Sarah WIN Chlaol Ono Of
saRdou for the Salon,

NNhuuu AuE Aht nhlOui
The divine Sarah is going TO do bust
Of Victorlen Sardou. the dramatist,
academicinn and man of letters, saya
the New York Journal. 1t will be ready
for the salon Of 1897. The matter was
settled the other day at Marty whore
Bernhard was paying visit to Sardou
and talking over with the master vari-
GUS details In connection with the play
he has written especially for her, and
which she will produce this fall, with
a grand scene, at the Renals-
sance, her own pretty little theater,
This will by no means be the Bern
hardt's first attempt at sculpture She
has sent works to the Champs Elysees
salon ere now and has been fayorably
mentioned more than once. Her great
achievement was the bust Of the keep
er OF the Arc de Trlomphe, one Of the
pluckiest defenders Of the patrie in the
Franco Prusslan war This is how It
all came about between Sardou and
Nine. Bernhard: The revival Of Ca
mile" has nothing very extraordinary
in itself, but as Sarah Bernhard prom
Used Alexandra Dumas shortly before
his death to enact the part Of Marguer-
lite Gauthier on the 1,000th perform
ance of the piece In Paris, she has re-
solved to give the well-known comedy
drama some special attractiVeness, and
will perform 1t with the costumes Of the
period. No man in France possesses a
better or more complete collection Of
engravings and documents Of all de-
scrlptlons relating to costumes OF the
nineteenth century than does sardou.
He was able to lend Nine. Bernhard a
series Of documents which will permit
her to dress her artists In the garments
Of two-score years ago. Sardou had
not only pictures of the famous Marie
Duplessls, the original Dame aux Ca
melias, but also many letters written
by her to her lover, Armand Duval, or,
in other words, to Alexandra Dumas,
luI lloy were UHb anu thS nhhu PSA~
son. The playwright was, therefore,
much astonished when the Bernhard
produced to him very unique letter
the original one in which Marie Duples-
sis breaks off her liaison with her low
er. Unknown to each other, Sardou
and Bernhard have been collecting all
the documents they could lay their
hands upon relating to La Dame aux
Camelias and their mutual friend, the
late Alexandra Dumas. The CONVERSE
ton soon turned from Marie Duplessia
to Dumas, Of whom SO many oil paint
ings and busts have been made. When
the Bernhard remarked that Sardou in
this respect was unlike his contempt
raries, inasmuch as his picture or his
bust had rarely, II ever been seen al
any salon, he CALAMITY replied that he
would ask her to do bust of him fol
the coming spring. And Nine. Bern.
hardt, who is ever ready for more work
promised to begin modelling before the
end Of the year and to exhibit bust Of
sardou at the next spring salon..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

Baron de Bay, French archeologlst,
has been digging up the Kurgans, or
old turtle-back burying mounds, near
Tomsk in Siberia. Some Of these, dat
ing before the Russian conquest OF
Siberia, contain beads, earrings,
knives with artistically carved bone
hats, copper kettles, rings, bracelets,
and ornaments Of silver. The Oldest
mound was five or six centuries old.
The mounds that were built only 300
years ago showed much poorer stage
Of civilization, very few metal objects
being found, and the arrowheads and
knife-blades being made Of bone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28

A northern man travelling through
Missouri on horseback arrived at the
bank Of river. There was no way to
cross 1t except by swimming; so, dis
mounting, he tied his clothes to the
horse and drove him into the river,
swimming after him. Reaching the
other side he dressed and continued
his way. Before going twenty feet,
however, he came to the forks OF the
road and looked around for sign.
There was none, but just across the
river near the spot he had entered to
swim across he saw q board nailed ON
tree. There was nothing to do but
to get in and swim across again and
read that sign. He swan across and,
after climbing up the bank, he read the
following notice: Five dollars fine for
crossing the bridge faster than walk"
-Argonaut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
rnls. =. Eminentlx Practical.


The Grand Rapids club will not have
right fielder Mcfarland, of the Louis
willie club, after all, for Mac, together
with shortstop Eustace, was sold re-
Gently to Indianapolis for $780,. 1t
appears from this that George Ellis
did not buy Mcfarland and Cassidy af-
ter all at that Chicago meeting and it
looks very much as If George played a
"gold brick" game right along. He
made bluff of buying them for the
purpose of furthering his chances Of
getting a four-year franchise 1t is
altogether probable that If Ellis signed
Cassidy in Philadelphia, and there is
no reason to doubt but what he did,
Cassidy will, play in the Newark club
instead of in the Grand Rapids club,
unless Messrs. Leadley and Glenalvin
pay a good price for him. Ellis is not
in the business for his health, which is
evident from the fact that he sold the
Grand Rapids club to two such old ex-
perts as Leadley and Glenalvin for a
price $1,000 in excess Of what he had
offered 1t for twenty-four hours before
to w. S. Hull, and $1,000 in excess of
what he had frequently offered 1t to
Frank Bonnell and others. In signing
Cassidy he did not do it through de-
sire to present him to Grand Rapids for
the kindness Of the Detroiters in being
such "easy money" for him. For Ellis
Is not swayed by sentiment either for
Leadley or Glenalvin or for his home
town. He is "hot-footing' it all the
time for the money. That's Georges
way. \
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
CENSUS OF THE WORLD.
Most stupendous Undertaking That Was
Ever Devised.

Most stupendous Undertaking That Was
Ever Devised.
A census Of the world seems impos-
sible, but 1t is going to be undertaken,
says the London Mail. The unparal-
leled labor is to be one OF the gigantic
projects to celebrate the advent of tho
twentieth century, and 1t is safe to
say that more stupendous undertake
ing has never before been devised. The
scheme had its real inception at the
biennial meeting of the International
Statistical institute, recently held at
Berne, Switzerland, where committee
was appointed to consider ways and
means. The first step in this impor-
tant committees labor was to enlist the
interest and aid Of Ii Hung Chang.
They met him when he was in Berlin
and secured the promise OF his infiu-
ence In China In no nation will the
work of census-taking be more difficult
than in China. Anything Approximate
ing the accurate census Of the popula-
ton Of the earth at the present time Is,
without doubt, an impossibility. In
addition to the poles there are many
spots on the earth that have never been
visited by the explorer and others from
which a census enumerator never
would get away alive. The population
of the earth is now estimated at 1,70O,-
900, OOO-guesses founded upon the OBJ
servation Of travellers and upon other
guesses mentioned in treaties given by
such countries as China, Persia, Arabia
and Turkey.