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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

The trouble with many men is
they labor under the delusion that
they are big thirteen-inch guns,
while the truth is they are smooth
bores of small caliber.-Windom
Citizen.
Spanish arms are more deadly
in repose than in action. A man
who was unloading a lot of cap
tured Mausers in New York the
other day was killed by the unex-
pected discharge of one of them.
Tribune.
Cinnamon are said to drink
whisky made Of rice with their
meals. Benighted infdels! Think
of the quantities of good corn
juice that will be drunk over there
with a more progressive civiliza-
tion!-St. Paul Dispatch.
The old man who gave one thou
sand dollars for a wife who had al
ready been married four times is
probably puzzled to know how
much she cost her first husband
St. Louis Republic.
A New York man has sued an
X-ray concern for causing thin to
lose half his whiskers. Here is a
suggestion for getting the best of
the barber game.-Duluth News
Tribune.
Mark Hanna is still absent, but
it is supposed that he is still wav-
ing the American flag and cheer
ing in some corner Of the vineyard.
Record.
In the Alps a few days ago a
woman lost her footing and fell
over a precipice, and her husband
Immediately jumped after. They
could not have been married more
than three or four days.-Denver
Post.
An American officer had mar
row escape from being shot in
Baracoa, Cuba, the other day by
a Spanish officer who was anxious
to kill yankee pig" or two. The
fellow was drunk and his aim was
unusually good.-Minneapolis Tri-
bune.
The w. G. T. U. is asking that
Miss Letter use a bottle of water
in christening the new battleship
Illinois. They don't seem to re-
alize the vessel is going to soak in
water and needs stimulant to in
vigorate it's constitution.-Ana-
mosa Prison Press.
Grief must be a good swimmer.
1t takes a lot of drink to drown it.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
It makes very little difference
in what part of the town man
does business if he only under
stands the art of ADVERTISING
Glencoe Register
In his flight from Omdurman
the khalifa lost seven or eight of
his beloved wives, but managed to
save a sufficient number to estab-
fish very fair domestic circle in
a new location.-Denver Post.
Judging by the activity of the
Philippine insurgents in taking
things they are probably familiar
with the adage, Possession is
nine points in aw."-Glenville
Progress.
The Cubans have four national
tickets in the field, and a few
more could be scared up by beat
ing the brush. 1t is astonishing
what liberty and bacon will do for
a recently downtrodden people
and how quickly it will do it
Alden Advance.
That is a peculiar exposure some
men make when opening their
mouths. They perform as though
there were time when the facial
ornament should always be ex-
posed. Window Reporter.
Nine times out Of ten the man
who is let in on the ground floor
of scheme lands in the cellar. -
Alden Advance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

The parole law seems to be working
badly in Illinois. Of those sent out
from the prison at Chester no less than
fourteen violated their parole during
August.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Ra aH se.yic1s HSTay Paw a1se IL Sunoay
chaplalnS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29
or he had good time up in New Eng.
land, he merely looked wise and winked
the other eye.

The Pierian Chatauqua Circle met in
regular session in the prison chapel,
Sunday afternoon. No absentees were
noted.
This being the date for the annual
election of officers, it was found impos-
sible, owing to the time thus consumed,
to present the full program, as arranged
for the occasion.
The elections resulted in the selection
of Robert L. Wallace as president,
Leonard o. Particle, vice president and
Joseph Furey, secretary.
The Glee Club contributed few rays
of sunshine by singing a popular "coon
song," followed by clever violin solo,
by member of class A.
The special program for the Quartely
meeting to be held Oct. 9th, was then
announced. j. F. Sect.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29


We wouldn't mind the down.
hill slide of life if we had enough
stuff to grease the bare spots and
make the sliding easy on our soles.
-Waterville Gazette.
might makes right" unfortu-
nately; but how much better it
would be if right made might
Farm Stock and Home.
One by one the idols are shat
tered. Who knows positively
whether Washington ever had a
Ratchet and if Ratchet whether
a cherry tree? Bacon wrote Shak-
speare, Ingersoll thinks the Bible
a joke, and no man knows to whom
he can turn for a short loan.-St.
Louis Humorist.
All the mechanical and theolog-
ical ingenuity on earth cannot
make an honest man without the
right kind of material jackson
County Pilot.
If Aguinaldo only knew the pos
sibilities of the dime museum
platform there would be profound
peace in and around Manila in a
week.-Minneapolis Times.
When a fellow exchanges opin-
ions with himself it is evident
there is something in his head be-
sides vacuum Window Reporter.
A St. Louis man says that he
has been ''called'' to convert Inger-
soil. He will find that his call has
rubbed up against the largest
royal flush he has ever yet seen.
st. Louis Humorist.
The only difference between hot
water and matrimony is that you
can jump out Of one but not the
other.-St. Louis Humorist.
A fine, long pedigree may look
we'll framed but the cow that
fills the pail without kicking is the
family favOrite.- MOntevideO Lead
er.
To speak the word in the home
during the day that has to be re-
GREETED before we sleep, is but lit
tie if any short of a domestic trag-
edy.-Farm Stock and Home.
The man who is Gin the hands of
his friends'' generally has to hus-
tie to keep there. He is quite nu-
merous just now, and from the
way in which he is stirring about,
he seems to be afraid that the
hands won't be numerous enough
to save him from a disastrous drop.
Evening Wisconsin.
Reports from the beaneries of
Vermont and New Hampshire in
dictate that, sn spite of the tremen-
dous quantities supplied the army
the past few months, there will be
enough beans left to supply Bos-
ton comfortably this winter.-St.
Paul Globe.
The law Of the harvest is to reap
more than you SOW. Sow an act
and you reap a habit; SOW habit
and you reap a character, SOW
character and you reap a des-
tiny.-Montreal True Witness.
A mans feet may be Of the reg
ular pattern but it is the cloven
breath instead of the cloven hoof
that gives him away.-St. Peter
Herald.
MAMA" said a certain little
man, when you go to town buy
me a whistle and let it be a reli-
gious whistle, so that [ can play
with it on Sunday Orange
(Va.) Observer.
Il understand that Sagasta has
a case Of blues" said one Spanish
citizen. cts worse than that. It's
a case Of red, white and blues -
Sovereign Visitor.
A New Jersey farm hand who
inherited a fortune the other day
has hired brass band to accom-
pany him wherever he goes. He
evidently proposes to blow in his
cash by note as it were.-Denver
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

Fears were entertained that Mr.. T.
w. Alexander had succeeded in max
ing his escape permanently, but he is
now back at his old post as captain of
the dollhouse. On being asked wheth.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

Asst. Deputy NJ. c. Colligan has re-
turned to duty after pleasant excur.
sion to his old home in Canada.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

PRISON OFFICIALS.
MANAGERS.
JAS. s. OBRIEN, President saltwater
EDWIN DUNN, EyOta
B. F. NELSON Minneapolis
F. w. TEMPLE, Blue Earth City
II. o. HALL, Duluth
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, Warden
p. 81. LEMON, Deputy Warden
GEO. BIXBY, Clerk
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY, MatrOn
j. 81. ALBERT, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
F. A. WHITTIER st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

It is said that Bank-wrecker
Todd of Preston used to live in
Saltwater. He will probably soon
wander on the backward path soon.
Hutchinson Independent.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29
@>d0KF XeN1@lSESsS*

The trouble with many men is
they labor under the delusion that
they are big thirteen-inch guns,
while the truth is they are smooth
bores Of small caliber. Window
Citizen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29

We wouldn't mind the down.
hill slide of life if we had enough
stuff to grease the bare spots and
make the sliding easy on our soles.
-Waterville Gazette.
The times., 1898-11-07

the law library to the Supreme Court
room Is blown away. and the elevator 10
wrecked.
The flames shot up this shaft and
through the floor and the south wall of
the marshars Office Thence they ate
northward into the Supreme Court room.
The southern part OF the room is burned.
The marble busts of the justices are
grimy, and II is feared that some of those
at the south end of the court room are
ruined.
reached by the flames, but sustained
damage by smoke and water Considera-
BILE damage was done in the office Of the
clerk to the Supreme Court In the
the corridor connecting the rotunda and
the Senate lobby. the water was ankle
deep.
Much of the electric wiring was burned
out, and the north half of the building
was dark but for the glare and flashes OF
the lanterns carried by the firemen. The
rotunda was filled with smoke. A dense
and sitting cloud hung between the stone
tagging and the highly colored paintins
beneath the dome. 1t is feared that some
damage has been sustained by the his
toric paintings and frescoes by reason
of the smoke.
The times., 1898-11-07
TWO PREVIOUS EXPLOSIONS.
One in 1870. Resulted in the Death
of John King.

Explosions of gas have been response
bic for fires in the Capitol building on two
previous occasions. although it is be-
lieved that the one of last night will
prove far more serious than either of its
predecessors One of these, the first.
which occurred in 1876. resulted in the
death of one man.
The explosion occurred In the narrow
hall in the northern part of the building.
where the Senate wing and the main
building join Its origin was definitely
traced to escaped Illuminating gas. When
It occurred John King. who was head
carpenter in the building, was In the ball.
and he was thrown against the wall with
such force as to kill him instantly.
The force was so great that his body.
striking against the wall, left an impress
sion which could only be removed by re-
building that portion of the structure
AT the same time Capt. Cutler. now SUI
perintendent of the Municipal Lodging
House, who was in charge of the Senate
folding room. was severely injured.
Seventeen years ago another explosion
of gas occurred, doing considerable dam
age to the central part of the ground floor
of the building 1t was attended with no
fatalities, however, and the fire which re-
suited was soon extinguished-
The times., 1898-11-07

of the Senate, was on his way to his
home from the Capitol when he heard
the explosion. He paused. and turning.
saw a thin line of fire shooting upward
from the basement In the direction Of the
Supreme Court Chamber.
In all haste he retdfned to the building
and repaired to the document room Of the
Senate to ascertain II the highly inffam-
mable matter consisting of documents.
files. records, etc., had been reached by
the flames.
My Impression said Col. Bright, was
at first. that the document room was on
fire. 1t was filled with dense smoke and
1t was impossible for me to make my way
into It for any distance. called the at
tention of the firemen to what / had dis
covered and they, upon immediate in
vestigation, informed me that the room
was in no danger"
Valuable Documents in Danger.
Col. Brights appearance at the Capitol
was soon followed by tha. Of Librarian
cry Wright, the marshal of the Supreme
Court; Henry d. Clark, the librarian of
the conference room. and other officials
connected with the building.
Marshal Wright soon saw that his Of
flee was doomed, and expressed great
concern for many valuable papers and
documents stored therein.
Librarian Clark had heard of the fire
while down town and hastened to the
Capitol. confidently expecting to find the
most valuable law library in the world In
complete ruin. Rumors of every descrip-
ton had reached him CONCERNING the pro-
gress of the fire and the extent of the
damage 1t was doing. His surprise ana
joy at finding the library was not in
flames was great. As soon as It was
possible TO gain admittance to the library
room he entered in company with a fire.
man of hook and ladder company A. and
made careful survey of the room and
its contents
The valuable books were found to be
but slightly damaged. Water had soaked
the volumes on the shelves In the i'm
mediate vicinity of the entrance to the
library. where the greatest force of the
explosion was felt, and smoke had black
ened many of them, but this was nothing
compared with the devastation Mr.. Clark
had expected.
This library" said he, contains up
wards of 1900 volumes of rare and val
liable books. Had they been destroyed
the loss would. to a great extent have
been irreparable. We have here every
description of law book, including old
laws OF the original colonies, some of
them published as far back as the lat
ter Part OF the seventeenth century These
books could never be replaced As 1t is
some considerable damage has been DONE
but. thanks to the efficient service Of
Chief Paris and his gallant men. we are
saved loss of inestimable value
The times., 1898-11-07
IN TEMPORARY QUARTERS.
Supreme Court VIII Meet in Sem
ate Com mfttee Room.


ate Committee Room.
Col Richard Bright, sergeant arms
of the Senate, said last night that the
Supreme Court room could be put in read
mess for occupancy within a week. Mean
while the sessions Of the Supreme Court
will be held In the room of the Senate
Committee on the District OF Columbia.
1t is the opinion of Chief Paris that the
foundation of the Capitol has been in
jured, and 1t is estimated that 1t will re-
quire the expenditure or ,io.OOJ to place
the building in repair.
One of the Incidents OF the fire was the
bursting OF line of hose III the rotunda.
II went off with threatening sound, and
created alarm among the bystanders. The
hose was quickly repaired but refused to
work. Water dripped out of the nozzle In
a limp and uncertain way. One of the
firemen concluded that the pipe was
choked. He took on the nozzle and drew
forth four cells. ss9
fire.
The explosion was heard at points sew
erai squares from the Capitoi. r. II. Neal,
messenger to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, was standing at the
corner OF Second and c Streets south
east He heard the report
Twenty-Five thousand dollars was ex-
pended last Summer in renoyating the
Supreme Court room
Elliot Woods. assistant architect of the
Capitol. is In PhiladelphiS but will re-
turn today. Supervising Architect Clark
is not in good health.
The times., 1898-11-07
THE PRESIDENT WILL VOTE.
Leaves for Canton This Evening
After Reviewing the Parade.

Leaves for Canton This Evening
After Reviewing the Parnde.
The announcement was made at the
White House last night that President
Mckinley will review the annual parade
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in front of the
Executive Mansion. Immediately after
the review he will begin preparations for
his journey to Canton. o.. where he will
go to cast his vote.
According to the present program he
will leave here on the 7:20 O'Clock train
this evening and arrive at Canton about
II o'clock tomorrow forenoon. His stay
In the home town will be short after de-
posting his ballot, as he will hurry back
to Washington, reaching here at clock
Wednesday morning. in order to give i'm
mediate attention to the Philippine uues-
tion.
While speeding back to ne capital on
his special train tomorrow night arrange
ments will be made 10 furnish him from
time to time in transit the returns from
Ohio. New York, New jersey. dna other
States AS an official described Il he
will receive the election returns On the
fiy''
Postmaster General Smith viii also
leave here tonight to cast his vote in
Philadelphia; Attorney &c aral Griggs
will go to New Jersey for tn. s,m me pur-
pose, and Secretary Bliss win sposit his
ballot for Rough Rider Roosevelt in New
York
Owing to the absence of the President
and several members of his official family
there will. of course. be no Cabinet meet
ing tomorrow. 1t Is probable that a
special meeting to discuss the Philippine
matter and the result of the elections
will be held on Wednesday.
The times., 1898-11-07

the rite Of confirmation In Christ Church,
this morning. and delivered an eloquent
sermon. In Grace Church the morning
service was conducted by Rev. J. II. Grit
fifth, and at night the service at st. Paul's
Church was conducted By Bishop Gibson.
Resident clergy conducrG services in the
other churches.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society held an interesting meeting in ST.
Mary's Hall this evening
A steam launch hailing from Washing
ton. ran into the wreck of the burned
ferry steamer City of Alexandria, on the
Maryland flats, opposite this city, about
O'Clock this evening. The vessel was
badly damaged, and sank in several feet
of water. Five men were in the boat at
the time. OF the accident They were res
cued and brought ashore by Capt Charles
McKenny. The rescued party left imme-
diately for Washington, and their names
were not learned
The times., 1898-11-07
A sure siwn of Croup.

Hoarseness in child that is subject to
Group is a sure indication of the approach
of the disease. If Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough has appeared. it will prevent the
attack Many mothsrs who have croupy
children always keep this remedy at
hand and find that it saves them much
.rouble and worry. 1t can always be de-
pended upon and Is pleasant to take For
sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and re-
tail druggist. s3s Street northwest, and
Connecticut Avenue and Street north
west, and 142S Maryland Avenue north
cast.
The times., 1898-11-07
ALL QUIET ON THE POTOMAC.
Instructions Sent to Paris Secret
Until After the Elections.

1t is understood from indications at the
White House last night that additional
instructions have been sent to the Ameri
can Peace Commission at Paris by direc-
ton of the President High officials were
asked the direct question whether such
instructions had been sent. They avoided
making any admissions but at the same
time would not deny that supplementary
directions had been cabled to Mr.. Day.
in view of the changed conditions of the
negotiations.
The statement In The Times Yesterday
that there VIII be no developments in the
Philippine controversy, at least SO far as
the public is concerned, until after the
battle of the ballots tomorrow, was con-
hrmed by statement made at the Execu
tive Mansion yesterday. 1t was announced
that the President will go to Canton TO
vote. leaving this city on the 100 o'clock
train this evening and returning early
Wednesday morning Until his return. it
was stated no information on the Philip
pine situation need be expected
Should the elections tomorrow go Re-
publican said an official, you can de-
pend upon 1t the original Administration
plan for acquiring the Philippine group
will be insisted upon and carried out That
result will be regarded by MIR. Mckinley
and his advisers as an Endorsement of
the DEAL with all its nauseating details.
On the other hand, should the people by
their ballots repudiate Administration
methods and Agerism. with their accom-
panying evils. by eeeting a Democratic
majority in the next House of Repre-
sentatives. the President will then acquire
the entire Philippine archipelago by the
conquest and not through any financial
deal
"The verdict of the people will be re-
corded tomorrow night. Upon it will de-
pend the righteousness of the verdict in
Paris concerning the acquisition of the
philippines. Tomorrow will be an i'm
portant day in American history"
The times., 1898-11-07
PROFESSIONAL.
DIED.

Enthusiastically on Saturday, November 5.
Is9s at the residence of her daughter. Mrs f. D.
Swingle, Brookland. D. c.. MRS. HANNAH
FTiRR
Funeral and interment at Frankfort, W. Va,
today, November :. & p m 1t
RowaS-Depsrsed' this life, after short H.
ness on Saturday November ). 1s9s. at AIS D.
m, PIERCE A., beloved husband Of Elizabeth
n Rowan, Tanning
Funeral on Tuesday. November S. 1ses. Al $50
a. m, from his late residence, No. 1908 street
northeast: thence TO St Aloysins Church, where
requiem high mass will be said for the :epose OF
his soul. Relatives and friends invited TO at
tend u
The times., 1898-11-07
THEORIES OF THE EXPLOSION.
Engineer jones' Explanation Ac
cepted by the Police.

JOhcS E1plunaIIOn Ac-
cepted by the Police.
F. A. Jones. chief engineer of the Sem
ate. gives what is possibly the most
plausible theory of the explosion. Sew
eral theories have been advanced. bu. his
was accepted by the police after a Gaze
full investigation.
Mr.. Jones has been employed at the
Capitol for over twenty-five years. He
is familiar with every detail of the build
ing, knows all about the heating. lighting
and ventilatiDg appliances. and made a
statement only after going oarefrllJf owe:
the ground.
I'm my opinion. said Mr.. Jones. the
fire was caused by the explosion of ga seS
in the sub-basen,ent, where the Ao-l ght
gas meter is located. The explosion was
caused by spontaneous combustion. There
were probably some foul gases in the
basement. f
'The place where the explosion occurred
is poorly ventilated, and the gases. mix
ing and expanding. filied the small e-gi ae
room. The confinement offered gre-t re-
sistance to the increasing expansion, an
as there was no outlet the explosion fol-
lowed ne SdS iioiii ei'N
was the most potent factor of the expio-
sion.
Electrician GIenn's Theory.
Chief Electrician Christopher Glenn, in
charge of the large electric dynamos OF
the Senate, gave substantially the same
theory as that advanced by Engineer
Jones. Mr.. Glenn was absent at dinner
at the time of the explosion, but appeared
on the scene almost Immediately after II
had occurred He worked his way with
great difficulty under the crypt to the
point where the explosion occurred he
saw dense volumes of smoke issuing from
the engine room The halls and Corridors
in the immediate vicinity were also hlied
with heavy smoke and gas fumes, wniie
the entire wing of the old Cdpitol huild-
ing north of the dome was rapidly hiiins
with smoke He made a hasty investigd-
ton of the surroundings and noticed that
the large gas meter was wrecked Tine
EXPLOSION, he thought, was spontaneous.
caused by the mixing of the gases in the
confined room.
A four-inch fame was then issuing from
the pipe to which the meter had been
connected.
William Taliaferro, who has charge of
The times., 1898-11-07

When ordering beer do not look to the
small difference in price, but be sure to
get the best. Heurfch's is the best and is
so acknowledged by everybody. Write or
'phone Arlington Bottline Co.. 9th and K
Streets northwest, for case.
The times., 1898-11-07

Do not suffer with corns or cal
loused flesh when you can buy
DIR. Henry's Corn and Bunion
plasters for Ioc. A sure cure.
ocsi-tf
The times., 1898-11-07

The truth that Heurichs is the purest
beer in the United States Is fast becoming
known by all who love q high standard
beverage.
The times., 1898-11-07
IS a Month. Including Medicine.

Office Hours: Every Day from 10 a. m. to p.
m, and on Monday. Wednesday. Thursday, and
Saturday, from to p. m. also; Sunday, 10 a.
m to l2 III.
CONSULTATION FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
The times., 1898-11-07

Do you want to loan money? Times
Wants will find you borrower.
The times., 1898-11-07

Do you want a salesman, clerk, driver.
porter? If so try Times Want" column.
The times., 1898-11-07

the lighting. heating and ventilation Of
the Supreme Court and all the Offices con-
nected with II. stated that he had been In
the main corridor of the north wing at
II O'Clock yesterday. He went into the
wash room to turn OFF the water running
there. He detected no odor OF gas 1t that
time. His theory. too was that gas
caused the explosion. Mr.. Taliaferro de-
MED that the elevator was run by a gas
engine.