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The Philippine Revolution.

Tie Times morning dispatches bring in
teresting information from the Philippine
islands, where Spain is in much hot water OF
the Cuban variety. According to Spanish
accounts battle has been fought in which
the insurgents lost 300 killed, while the
loss Of the royal troops was only one officer
and twenty-eix privates. The story reads
exceedingly like a marine product, but may
be true.
The same dispatches state that political
prisoners have divulged the secret that
Japan had fomented the rebellion, and had
promised to recognize the belligerency OF
the revolutioniSts as soon as all the Philip
pine provinces should revolt Spanish opin-
ion credits Japan with an intention to gain
control of the group. This story also has the
flavor OF fish, but if there be a grain OF
truth in it. Spanish turbulence had best
resign and take an outing Japan is too
wise and shrewd power to hug circular
"a VS., without first arranging TO have them
stopped. The Emperor of Japan is certain
Go have secured the backing OF some great
European power before compromising his
government in any such manner as is al
leged.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-04
National University-Not Yet.

An eloquent and forcible plea for the es-
adjustment OF National University at
Washington is made in the current number
OF the Forum by Mr.. David Stan Jordan.
Such great national institution OF learn
ing he would have to be supported, of
course, by the government, regarding it as
the continuation of our public school sys-
tenn Mr. Jordan comedies that it is not
needed TO meet local demands, and that
the Capital is admirably provided with
universities and colleges. arentheti-
cally it may he remarked that before long
another university will he added to those
already located here, thus making a new
link in the chain OF great educational insti-
buttons in the District OF Columbia. All
these, however, do not satisfy Mr.. Jordan's
idea OF national university, which, in his
opinion, would Toe school for the study
OF civic freedom" and draw men of all
lands 10 the study OF democracy
Such a university would be, no doubt, "a
contamination devoutly to be wished"
but il is much TO be feared that with the
present character of our public school
system it would be impracticable, if not
impossible. The first condition OF a ma
tional university is that il shall be the
logical climax OF the lower educational
forms from which it is TO draw the larg-
er portion OF its constituency. Admission
to the great universities OF Germany, to
which Mr.. Jordan refers as an example
can only be secured upon evidence that
the would-be student has passed a salts
factory examination at some one gym
regulated 10y the government. This would
be an impossible requirement here where
each State controls its own public schools,
in which, moreover. no such academic
training is supplied as would qualify a
pupil for admission TO university.
These, therefore, are fundamental diff
culties which can be overcome only in the
event Of the national government becoming
the controlling power over all the public
educational institutions in the country, and
by the addition thereto Of schools specially
devised to fit its pupils for university
training. At the same time it viii do no
harm to strive after the best and the high
est in this as in all other branches of our
national life, and perhaps some day even
a national university will become feasible.
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UNCLE 81 FOOLED THE FOX.

''wall, Hulda's found out what's be-
come of her Chickens declared Uncle
Silas, with a sigh of satisfaction. "Y er
know she had about twenty nice yeller
ones. / forgit what they call um now
Hulda sot heap 10y them pullets. She
KEEP missin' UNI, an thought somebody
mus be stealin' uIn, an got me to put a
paddock on the coop door, but most every
mornin' when she'd count UNI they'd be
some OF um gone. Twas quite a MYSTERY
t her, cause she wus sure the lock was
Jest as she'd left it.
wall, tother day L wus Cleanin' out tn
stable 1 heard tn hens fly an make fuss
1 looked out o. the winder hole an see
suthin that looked like a little yeller dog
rolled up in a heap layin' down by the
barnyard fence. / made sort Of noise an
up [ jumped an run off. 1t was red fox.
/ says L myself I'll be watchn' out fur We,
you cunnin' feIler. Ye see he'd rolled down
tile knoll back O the stable right among
the hens, thinkin' they wouldn't know what
he was, an he could git one, but when be
see me he changed his mind.
THE next day bout the same time wuS
Outthar agin, "saysa New YorkPress story
teller. / looked through the winder- hole,
an thar on the knoll sat that fox with an
ear o. corn in his paws tryin' t. shell it.
He sot ON his rump with his legs crossed
Jest like a fiddler, pickin' tn corn off the
cob an THROWN it at tn hens. They wus
lookin' on an some of um wus piekin' it
up, that made the fox jest laugh Then he
got in hurry an took tn ear an bit it
off. When he got it all shelled he squltted
down an put his nose on his paws an kept
Jest as still as he could. Didn't even wink
his eyes. Putty soon tn hens come up a
little closer, Jest as he knew they would.
When they got where he wanted um he
hoped out an picked up one Of the incest
yeller ones an started fur the woods /
says t. myself, you're buyin' them thar
hens at mighty high price.
wall, after he got well out O. sight,
went n got bag an ripped it into two an
put it where he'd sot, near as could tell.
knew thar wus no use in putin it thar in
the mornin' he'd smell my tracks.
1.-The next day bout the same time wus
in the stable agin. looked out o. tn hole,
an sure enough, thar he WIS, comm with
an ear o corn in his mouth. / watched i'm.
He come up t. tn bag and smelt all round
it. Then he put his nose under one corner,
then under tother. till he'd went all around
it.
'Then he sot down putty Dearin tn mid
die on it an went t. shelIin corn. tn hens
come up an stood round an lookedon, bat
when he made a dive fur one OF EN- he
didn't get it. lie sneaked off T. tn woods
and looked real mad. When he'd gone
went and took the cloth up and dug il hole
in tn ground jest big enough to put steel
trap in. / sot tn trap all right an put the
cloth back over it, jest asst was before. an
left it thar That WIS day fore Yesterday.
Yesterday nc WIS back earlier'n common.
WIS in the stable watchin' fur i'm lie
had another ear o. corn in his mouth. He
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-04
SSSny NY, no; I can't quite say that the
w holiday trade mas been entirely

sstny NY, no; can't quite say that the
w holiday trade mas been entirely
satisfactory" remarked Mr.
B. H. Shearer, travelling salesman for
larg- Tew York house, at Wizards.
''Irow about that promised aud much
looked for Mckinley prosperity? Why,
why, it hasn'tquite got here yet, ] must ad
nit. but we hopeit's onthe road. Confidence
may have been restored, but. frankly, trade
has not been. and one dollar of the latter
is worth a whole bank full of the former
''In some few instances the holiday trade
was better this year than last in others il
was worse: some held their own, so that, on
the whole, there was slightly any per-
ceptable increase, and you know last sea-
son was nothing TO brag Of
THE holiday season is the time you can
tell whether or not the people have any
money. II they have, they'll spend it; il
they haven't, of course they can't, and as
it doesn't appear that they have expended
as much as was warranted, why the con-
cluSion to be drawn is that they didn't
have the cash. that's all; but some one must
have it, that's sure"
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"And the Days of 49,"

Following the statement Of an increased
gold production for 1896, comes news Of
rich gold discoveries in the Black Hills
and in New Mexico, both Of which promise
new additions to the volume OF the Ameri-
can yellow metal These developments
will not only furnish profit to many men,
and lucrative employing to more, in the
localities named, but wininfame the hopes
and zeal Of prospectors in Montana, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Arizona and California. In the
three last named political divisions, it is
known that there are still rich and nearly
untouched gold fields.
A gold mining boom based on genuine dis
coveries would be a happy thing with
which to begin the activities OF the New
Year, and wouldgo a long way toward pro-
duciug the Confidence that has been
hooked for and listened for, ever since
early in November A gold fever might
prove an excellent counter irritant to the
lingo malady.
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women in the State. His second wife was
IS47. When she died few years ago she
weighed over 400 pounds.
Mrs Whitman was born OF French parent
age, in Canada, ninety-seven years ago, and
her various matrimonial ventures have re-
how many of them are alive today, having
lost all trace of them. Neither Mr.. Wit
ham nor Mrs withafn wear. glasses, both
reading readily without them.
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Sunday in the Capital.

Sunday was a quiet, peaceful and decor
Gus day in Washington, as it always is. An
traces ofthe holiday season haddisappeared
ii would have been just as orderly if the
poor little newsboys had not been prevented
from vocally calling attention to the means
by which they help to keep life in the im-
poverished bodies OF poor old mothers, and
hungry little sisters Next Sunday, let us
hope, they viii Toe treated with the consider
alton and mercy that public sentiment de
nands.
The weather Of the day was kind to God 5
poverty stricken children, bUtthere was not
little Of suffering and destitution here and
there, as ma y be inferred from reports pub
Iished in our morning edition. But charity,
both public and private, ishard at work, and
&c is probable that there viii he less actual
want in our city this winter, than in other
large communities. We are not likely to
have it said Of Us. as it has been said of
London this year, that hundreds have died
OF Starvation in the streets.
Our churches were well attended and
The efforts of our clergy were a. able and
Houi-saving as usual. DIR. Talmadge hap
PLY referred to the great aid which re-
ngion received from the daily press in
disseminating the news of salvation, and
especially in devoting unstinted columns to
reports OF awakening discourses Never
since the world has stood" said DR. Tai
madge, has such a force been offered to
all engagedin the worlds evangelizatiOn' =
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OLD AGE, BUT YOUNG LOVE.

Manchester, N. H., Jan. "A most re-
markable wedding was celebrated on Sat
urday in Nottingham, when Jacob Witham,
aged eighty-seven years, married Mrs.
Georgiana Rivers, ninety-seven years old.
1t was the third matrimonial venture of the
groom, while Mrs. Rivers is now enjoying
the honeymoon with her fourth husband.
Witham has been a remarkable charac-
ter in New Hampshire for the last half
century. After having followed the sea for
twenty-five years he settled OH n farm,
where lie has remained ever since. He has
record of cutting cord of wool in fifty
seven minutes. This was in the days of
his youth.
In 1884 he married Miss Caroline Fergu-
son, considered one OF the most beautiful
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az ONG after other tribes have be-
IL come extinct or lost in amalgama-
ton, the Sioux will maintain their
individuality and nationality" said Mr..
j. George Wright at the Riggs House.
Mr. Wright is a special representative
from the Indian Bureau, and travels ex-
tensively among all the tribes, and &C.
casionally gets around TO Washington to
report For a number of years he was
agent to the Rosebud band of Sioux in
South Dakota, which State he now calls
his home.
Numerically continued Mr.. Wright,
''the Sioux are stronger than any of the
tribes on reservations outside OF Indian
TER itory. There are over $4,000 of
them. Proportonately more full bloods
abound among them than are found with
other Indians, for they seem to flock by
themselves, aud very seldom intermarry
either members of other tribes or with the
whites.
"while the old warriors are dying out,
a new generation is springing up who
are largely inclined to peaceful and in
dustrial pursuits Since the death of Sit
ting Bull, about seven years ago, they
have, in a measure, split up into different
bands, and the greatest man among them
now, the one who is most looked up to,
is John Grass, OF the Standing Rock band,
but he is not warlikc as was Sitting Bull.
mo one has ever yet filled the place in
the heart OF the Sioux Indian which Spotted
Tail, of the Rose Bud tribe, occupied. He
died in SS2, and the old ciieftainS will
never cease to tell their papooses ofSpotted
Tail
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more in line with the Chicago platform
than with the st. Louis document. He is
only Republican in name, because, unfor-
tunately, he believes in q tariff. l say
unfortunately, because 1 am a Democrat,
but l pin my faith to Pingree; yes, Pin
greeisin, IL you like; voted for him, too. as
thousands OF other Jeffcrsonian Democrats
did. Single takers hail him as an advo-
cate of their reform, and he virtually is,
for he condemns tax upon private prop
erty and only disagrees with Henry George
on the free-trade issue.
"You remember, he failed to register,
and couldn't vote. That was but
scheme to avoid casting his ballot for
Mckinley. He has already inaugurated
a movement against the Michigan Central
Railroad to reduce the fare from to
cents per mile. He'll succeed, too; bet your
money on that, just as he did against the
street railways OF Detroit. Don M. Dick
inson-he OF whiskers fame-Scnator Nc
MILAN and ali the other politicians, million
aires and corporations, to tue contrary not
withstanding. Then be can be governor
as long as he wants to be. Wager your
money on that
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FACTS AND FANCIES.

Itisn't necessary to swear off from keep
ing diary.
To Spain: The way to reform is to re-
form-in Cuba or anywhere else.
To persons fond OF adventure, cruise ON
the Three Friends holds out unsurpassedin-
dueements.
The sultan's European creditors are get
ting uneasy, and that is the worst sign he
has had yet.
Should Japan annex Hawaii let us hope it
will not follow the Boring precedent, and de-
clare the intermediate ocean a CLOSED
sea-
The New York Times is of opinion that
Rudyard Kipling's Seven Seas was the
most important contribution TO literature
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Dawning Confidence.

Unusual activity among the criminal
classes in New York at the present time
would seem b. indicate that confidence has
been restored in burgling and cognate cir
oles, and that the movement may extend in
this direction before long; partly on ac-
count OF the approaching Inauguration, and
partly because Mr.. Roosevelt may succeed
In driving large number OF the crooked
contingent out of the metropolis for
a while
1t is unnecessary to call THE attention OF
our police authorities to what they already
know and are prepared for; but private per
sons should avoid such mistakes as leaving
diamond tiaras, and priceless parures on
hat racks and hall tables. The road from
New York to Washington is fairly straight,
but many crooked people there are who
travel it. If any OF these lost sheep are
now pointed this way they are reminded
that here there is shepherd for every
crook
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DASHES OF GINGER.

whats the reasOnit is so cold in here?''
asked Mr.. Pblatt. glazing at his wife as il
she were responsible for the condition Of
things
The ianitOr said there was something
the matter with the pipes again, : said she.
"Oh, he did, did he? / want to tell You
right now that l am getting tired OF those
pipe stories. Indianapolis Journal
II understand Iseburg, the famous arctic
explorer, is engaged to Miss Billings he
said.
Il hadn't heard of it. she replied. coIdy,
but think she was just about the kind Of
a girl who would appeal to him
why so?''
She's just chilly enough"
Perhaps it should have been explained at
the beginning that there was no love lost
between the W young women. but il would
seem like waste OF time TO go TO that
trouble now Chicago Evening Post.
You're not thcOnIy pebble Onthe feach,''
said the cracker to the bivaIve. JOcdlarly
No replied the bivaIve; but l am the
only oyster in hestew. p Philadelphia North
American.
That's bachelor on that wheel she
asserted.
He followed the fleeting figure with his
eye.
Bachelor maid or man, he asked
Chicago Evening Post.
Chapley Poor WestOni You know, he 10
color blind2
BOOz Yes; well?
CIfapIey-He's fallen in love with poster
girl. -Philadelphia North American.
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II the alleged bargain counter of Brother
Wanamaker at Harrisburg should prove at
tractive enough to his legislative patrons,
it will show Mr.. Quay that Keystone Re-
publican leadership is to lose nothing in
the way of practical craftsmanship under
the auspices OF his successor.
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unfortunate features that enyironed the
situation in Presidential year. What
we have gained in this direction we can
never lose except through carrying high
protection to an excess, which would be
equivalent to closing manufacture by force.
-Bost Oh Globe.
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1t appears that Mr.. Hanna prefers the
Senate to the Ca binet and that Mr. Sherman
is expected to envelop himself in the mas
sive but honorable folds of the portfolio
OF State. The portfolio might have to be
enlarged in order to hold the venerable
Senator, and the crime of '73 which he
packs around with him, all at the same
time.
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ment that a great national steel trust has
been formed comes the complimentary
notice that a sweeping cut in wages has
been ordered by the Illinois Steel Com
pany.
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The Cuban situation

The sudden furry III naval circles and
the ordering of the Dolphin and Vesuvius
% Florida TO reinforce our fleet Of oliserva-
ton, reminds one foreibly OF the perennial
~ appear on the boards Of the New York
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The Loud bill, which is listed in the House
for Tuesday and Wednesday, is so called
because il proposes to deprive loud serial
literature of second-class mail privileges.
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In the unimportant matter of the London
consulate general, it is said that the sue
cesSful candidate is cousin" and the I'M
successful ones are cuSsin'.
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GOLDENBERG'S
STORE NEWS"
January fourth.

We have won the largest lin
ing trade in this city with on
high qualities and low prices
These prices are still lower.
Best Dressmakers' Cambria, ae-
tually reduced O2H cents.
Double Twill Black and COlOre6
Selieia-our regular re. gEade-
reduced to 5sz cents
Black, Grav and White Silk LenO
reduced from Sc. yard to 81 cents.
Yard-wide Black York Canvas.
reduced from i0c. a yard to ~
cents
Yard-wide b ack RusfIe Perea-
hne-Hsual price elsewhere lte--
reg lar price S1ac-aOw re-
duced 10 81 cents
20inch I'm t3tion Herringbone
Hare 9th. reduced from I24e
yard 10 ~ cents.
C0fdauharJ1S O1k-Q12 7fh 706 K st
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Yard-wide Black York Canvas,
reduced from Zoe. a yard to ~
cents.
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20ineh I'm t5tion Herringbone
Hare 9th. reduced from I235e.
yard TO ~ cents.
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Black. Grav and White silk Leno,
reduced from Sc. yard to 81 cents.
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Double Twill Black and COlOreG
Selieia-our regular re. gFade-
reduced to 5sz cents.
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GOldenberg's, 926-92S 9TH. 7O6 KSt
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Best Dressmakers' Cambric, ac-
tually reduced to pa cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-16
COMMODORE CHI CHIPS IN.

New York, Oct. 16.-Commodore Chi,
of the Imperial Chinese navy, has Wis
tied the Brooklyn navy yard and paid
his respects to Commodore Bunce.
AS he entered the yard Commodore
Chi was given pass to visit the place
by Gate Keeper Fowler. He went to
Commodore Bunce's office where he
met several of the officers attached to
the yard. Several of the ships in the
yard were visited but it was not until
he had gone aboard the monitor Puri-
tan and into the steam engineering
building that Commodore Chi seemed
pleased. He liked the Puritan style
of vessel and expressed himself as be-
ing pleased with the new engines for
the Chicago, which are set up in the
steam engineering building.
Commodore Chi will remain in New
York for a few days as the guest Of
the Chinese consul. He will then go
to Washington.
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Price $500 a Year

of the work in Mexico. Domestic
science will be represented by Mrs.
Marion Mcbride. Eva Booth win
speak for the Salvation army.
The election of officers will take place
in the afternoon. 1t will be followed by
general discussion of all the members.
The Donation w. c. T. U. will be in
the convention previous to the worlds
gathering from October 20 to %.
A notable feature of these conven-
tons is the purity conferences which
are to be conducted by DR.. Mary Wood
Allen, on Wednesday, October 20th,
when addresses will be delivered by
Mrs. Ada Marion Hughes, of Toronto;
Dr. Youmans, of Winnipeg; Miss Rose
Wood Allen, Of Ann Arbor, Mich; Mrs.
Charlton Edholm and Rev. c. A. Eaton
of Toronto
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HENRY GEORGE FUNDS.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 16.-The Henry
George campaign fund has been swell
ed by good contribution from Kan
sas Populists. A dozen towns are
raising funds to be forwarded to New
york. The little town of Hartford
has sent s25 and will send more. All
petitions bear this heading:
I'VE believe that Henry George
stands for principal, freedom, for
equal rights to all men, not only for
citizens of Greater New York, or the
state of New York, or the United
States, but for the world. Our con-
tributions are small from the fact that
during our struggle for existence We
have been compelled to give one-third
of our total production to the land
lord or speculator holding land idle,
one-third to railroads, telegraph lords,
coal lords, oil lords and mineral lords,
and large part of what was left has
been taken for taxes and tribute to
trusts and syndicates."