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BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
The Anniversary Periodically Gel
ebrated in Great Britain,

LONDON, Oct. 21.-Exceptiona, in
terest was taken to-day in the celeora-
tion of the anniversary of the battle
of Trafalgar, on October 81, 1905, when
the British fleets under Admiral Mel
son gained a brilliant victory over the
fleets of France and Spain, command
ed by Admiral Villenuve.
The cause of this increased outburst
OF patriotism here is the dispute with
France over the Fashoda question,
which in some quarters is looked upon
as matter that may possibly bring
about war between the two countries.
The Nelson column on Trafalgar
Square was profusely decorated and
entwined with a spiral chain of laurel
leaves, while laurel festoons hung frorn
each corner of the capital to the ions
at the base.
The morning was showery and misty,
but many hundreds of people were
present to cheer the hosting of the
Union Jack on top of the pedestal at
o'clock
At Portsmouth the masts of the old
time battleship Victory, Nelson's .ag-
ship at Trafalgar and the vessel on
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Inquest Over Pugilist walker.

OMAHA (Neb.), Oct. 21.-The jury in
the inquest over the body of William
Walker, the prize-fghter kined in a
fight at South Omaha by Andy Dupont
last Monday night, returned a verdict
at 3 o'clock this afternoon, holding Du-
pont as principal and Chief of Police
Carroll of South Omaha an accessory to
the killing. The testimony apparently
showed that Carroll had received mon
ey to allow the fight to proceed. War
rants in accordance With this verdict
will be at once issued.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
A CHEERLESS DAY AT MORRIS
PARK.
Manuel, One of the Seasons Crack
Two-Year-Olds, Sells for
Fancy Price.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-It was a
cheerless day at Morris Park, and the
attendance was small Manuel, one of
the seasons best two-year-olds. was
sold at private sale to A H. and HI. d.
Morris for $4,000 White Frost was
also sold to Stephen, Stanford & Beck
Tor Si,oOO. Summaries:
Five and a half furlongs. Floralina
won, F'airydale second, Emma Nora
third. Time-1:O61a.
SIX furlongs, Gaze won, Golden Days
second, Helen Thomas third. Time
1:13H.
one mile, Swiftmas won, Sensational
second, Warrenton third. Time-1:44.
SIX Iurlongs, Cormorant won, Man
nus second, Clarota third. Time-1 IT.
Mile and a sixteenth, Peep o. Day
"on' Handsel second, Macy third Time
-1:4S11a.
One mile. Peat won, Charentus sec
ono, knight OF the Garter third. Time
-1:42A.
AT LATONIA.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 21.-The last race
at Latonia to-day was run in the dark
The day was very disagreeable, and
only small crowd was on hand The
track was deep in mud. Results
Six furlongs, Mitt Boykfn won. Ere
mont second, Stanza third. Time
1:21A.
Five and a half furlongs Galathee
won, Volandies second, Pat Garret
third. Tim@1:13%.
One mile, Leo Lake won, Harry Shan
non second, Suydam third. Time
1:5O15.
Six furlongs, Osric II. won, Full
Hand second, Mcfarland third. Time
1:21H
Five furlongs, Duplicate won, Nor
ma Taylor second, Piccola third. Time
-1:07
Six furlongs, Damocles won, Mazep-
pa second. Annie M. third. Time
1:2O1a.
AT HARLEM.
/ CHICAGO, Oct 21-Weather at
Harlem cool; track slow. Results:
Six furlongs, Teutons won, Judge
Wofford second, La Josephine third
Time-1 :2311a.
Seven and a half furlongs, w. c. T.
won, Mistral II. second, Sunburst third
Time-1:4734.
Mile and a half, George Lee won,
Winslow second, Clay Pointer third
Tfme-2s5615.
One mile, Great Bend won, Donna
Rita second, Timemaker third. Time
-1:541A
Five furlongs, Josephine B. won Sea
Lion second, Doremus third Time
1:O7A.
Six furlongs, Fred Broens won, Sur
mount second, Peg Parks third. Time
-1.25
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A New Weaving Machine.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-In the eff
fort to meet German competition, the
fabric manufacturers of Rombaix,
France, have developed new weaving
machine which in speed surpasses the
new Northrup machine of American in
vention, and permits the use of ordi-
nary material. The fabric produced
is turned out at the astonishingly rap
id rate of from 100 to It's yards per
day of ten hours. There is great econ
omy, one workman overseeing six ma
chimes, and the motive force is one
half Of the ordinary requirements.
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Bank Believed to be Solvent.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The Mechan-
les and Traders Bank, concerning
which there developed some adverse
rumors over night, made it's exchanges
as usual at the Clearing House to-day.
Among the bank Presidents down town
the belief prevailed that the bank is
perfectly solvent, and that it will 20
right on, although there might be some
changes in the management. At a di-
rectors' meeting late in the day, Presi-
dent Ballies was deposed and Vice
President Lee Schlinger made Presi-
dent.
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UNAPPROPRIATED LANDS.
Statement Prepared at the General
Land Office.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-A state
ment prepared at the General Land
Office shows that at the present time
there are SIS, ,36S.274 acres of unap-
propriated and unreserved public land
in the United States, exclusive of
Alaska. OF this area SAG, 549, $50 acres,
or more than 94 per cent, are In the
so-called desert land States and Ter
ritories. Of the vacant lands in these
States and Territories 1t is estimated
that 332. 10000 acres are Of charac-
ter that may be denominated as 'des-
ert" under the law providing for the
disposal of desert lands; What is, lands
that do not produce native grasses in
sufficient quantity to make an ordinary
crop of hay in usual seasons If unfed
by. grazing animals, and lands which,
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A Reporter Caused the Trouble.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21.-While Queen
Wilhelmina and her mother were about
to take a train yesterday on their re-
turn to Apeldor Orna, reporter. dress
ed In a. bicycle costume, advanced and
offered his arm to the young Queen
He was Immediately arrested 1t was at
first reported that the Queen had been
assaulted, and great excitement pre-
vailed. 1t appeared later that the re-
porter was subject to arrangement. He
explained that he merely desired, out
of politeness, to escort the Queen TO
the train.
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Swiss Exports to United States.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-Swiss ex-
ports to the United States last August
showed an increase of over a quarter
of a million dollars. compared with
August of the preceding year. Consul
General Dubois, at st. Gall, who makes
a report to the State Department on
the subject, says: These are the first
two Augusts under the new tariff. and
the increase has taken place in spite
of the war and the assertions of ex-
porters that the action of the New
York Custom house would greatly re-
duce shipments, and thus curtail The
revenue"
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Mans1aughter Charged.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Deputy Sheriff
Webster from Virden, Ill.,, was in Chi
cago to-day with warrants for the ar
rest of President T. c. Loucks and Sec
retary w. c.. York of the Chicago-Vir-
den Coal Company. The warrants
charge manslaughter. The Deputy
Sheriff and two Chicago detectives were
una bic to find Mr.. Loucks and Secretary
York
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Americas Space.

PARIS, Oct. 21.-When Fred w.
Peck, the United States Commissioner
to the exhibition of 1900, arrived in
this city the space allotted to the Unit
ed States at the Exposition grounds was
115,O00 feet. Mr.. Peck's first gain
was 5000 square feet, and he had just
secured 22,00O square feet more, by
means of a direct order from the
French Government on the Directors Of
the Exposition, making the present to-
tai 203, 900 square feet.
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without irrigation, do not contain suf-
cient moisture to produce a natural
growth of trees or make an aXricult-
ural crop of any kind in amount to
make the cultivation thereof reason-
ably remunerative.
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Meeting Abandoned.

CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-On account of
the fact that a number of prominent
railway men have left Chicago for their
homes the meeting of the officials of
the railway unions which was to have
been held here to-day has been aband<
oned.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

PENTWATER (Mich), Oct. 21.-The
boilers of the Pentwater Furniture
Factory exploded to-day. L. D. Tup-
per and Miller Sorenson were killed.
The other men were fatally injured. 1t
is possible that others were killed.
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which he was killed. was hung with
garlands and laurels.
The principal towns celebrated the
day by hosting the Union Jack on all
the public buildings.
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Cold Weather Check. yellow Fever

WASHINGTON, Oct 21-The cr!d
weather in the South is checking the
yellow fever epidemic. and the reports
to the Marine Hospital service authori-
ties here show constantly lessening
number of cases.
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Three Men Terribly Mangled.

DULUTH (Minn), Oct. 21.-Three
men We're terribly mangled here to-day
by an explosion of dynamite while
working on a scow on the Government
canal blowing up an old hulk. The
diver was thawing dynamite over a
small engine. Twenty-Five pounds ex-
ploded, tearing the engine and boiler to
pieces, and throwing the three men
twenty-five feet, and literally tearing
their bodies to pieces.
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The left side of the face is consid-
cred by artists and photographers more
beautiful than the right.
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EVACUATION OF CUBA.
WILL BE DELAYED BEYOND
ORIGINAL PERIOD FIXED.

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rs by
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Gu : period
orig ration.
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to Paris
befo. The
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Span re-
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dists
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The
by the fact tina.
lantic steamer lines crossing the At
lartic from New York, all combined,
in prosperous seasons, transport only
about $1,000 persons in one year-lcss
than half the number that the Span
ish officials, with their poor facilities,
were expected to transport in about
ten weeks.
Delay in the evacuation of Cuba will
cause delay in the REIMBURSEMENT of
sovereignty by the Spaniards over the
entire island, which was set for De-
cember 1st. 1t is hardly deemed prudent
to undertake to assume charge of the
municipal affairs of Havana so long as
the city contains a strong garrison of
Spanish troops, and it is felt that law
and order could be better maintained
in such centers by allowing them TO re-
main under Spanish jurisdiction until
they are evacuated by the troops anu
reoccupied by United States troops.
1t is not to be understood from tkis
that the American Military Commits
sioners are in any sense abating the
pressure they have brought upon the
Spanish Military Commission to secure
the evacuation of the island and the re-
linquishment of Spanish sovereignty.
On the contrary, they have redoubled
their efforts to secure these objects,
but are not disposed to insist upon
the performance of impossible tasks,
and their demands will be largely
shaped by their knowledge that the
Spaniards are acting in perfectly coed
faith in their efforts to carry out the
terms of the protocol
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SLOW PROGRESS IN
PEACE settlement.
The Commissions Have Held Seven
Joint Sessions,
-Four Having Been Devoted to the First
Article of the Protocol.

The Cuban Question Again Dis
cuSsed at Yesterdays Session,
but No Conclusion Reached, the
Spanish Trying to Prevail Upon
the Americans TO Assume the
Cuban Debt, but the Latter De-
clinging to Change Their Po-
sition.
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what the Prisoner said.

A celebrated judge was once trying q
case where the accused could only I'M
derstand Irish, and an interpreter was
accordingly sworn. The prisoner said
something to the interpreter, and the
latter replied.
"What does he say?" demanded the
judge.
Nothing, my lord"
"How dare you say that when we all
heard him? Come, sir, what was it?'
my lord, " said the interpreter, be-
ginning to tremble, "it had nothing to
do with the case"
"If you don't answer, I'll commit
you, sir. Now. what did be say"
"Well, my lord, you'll excuse me,
but he said, Who's that ould woman
with the red bed curtain round her sit
ting up there?'"
At which everybody present roared.
"And what did you say?" said the
judge, looking a little uncomfortable.
II said: Whist, we spa1peen! That's
the old boy that's going to bang you"
London Answers.
, 1898-12-30

OF CABLE LINZ TO MANILA.
by this country. and the other is Ualan,
or Strong island. one Of the Caroline
group, owned by Spain.
Midway island lie pronounced by cable
experts as wholly unfit for the purpose.
II is a barren coral island, composed
only of sand, without vegetation and
uninhabited. There is nothing on it to
sustain life. To maintain a cable sta
ton there a ship would be required to
make regular trips with supplies for the
operators and attendants.
These objections are only minor ones,
however. Chief of all is the natural
formation Of the island itself. Surround.
ed by coral reefs. it has only II har-
Dor. The harbor is constantly beaten by
a high surf which Is driven into it by
ceaselegs western winds. With the con
slant action Of the surf wearing against
the edged reefs the double lines of cable
in and out Of the harbor would be fire.
quently destroyed.
Just as Midway island is undesirable
for a cable station, so Ualan is desira-
BILE. 1t is about 2, 245 knots from Homo
lulu and 1,2l0 from Guam. Its fertility
has given il the name "Gem of the Pa.
oiic." 1t has two accessible harbors,
one on the east side and another on the
west, with a ROAD connecting them.
In laying IL cable across the Pacific
the route is from San Francisco to Hon
olulu, thence to Guam, of the Lnurone
group, and from the latter to N mia.
so fur all is under the America flag,
Honolulu, Guam and Manila being ours.
From Guam the cable will run Forth
to Yokohama, and in due time a branch
will extend 10 Australia, but the pres
ent question deals only with the line to
Manila.
The difficulty comes IN the stretch be-
tween Honolulu and Guam. HIRE is a
distance of $40 knots. OF the cables
at present in existence the longest is the
Que recently laid down from Brest,
France, to Cape Cod. Its ieugth is 3, 167
knots.
1t is therefore apparent that there
maet be a landing for the cable between
Honolulu and Guam, so as to shorten
the sections. Ihis landing, to carry out
the purpose OF communication under ex-
elusive American control, can be Oh no
other than territory owned Ivy The Unit
ed States, Inis is shy we must buy an
island. HOWARD G4GACE SINCLAIR
, 1898-12-30
December go, 1895.
A Man of Many Parts.


Here is an amusing old handful
printed and circulated in Cumberland
early in the nineteenth century:
"I, James Williams, parieh clerk,
saxtone, town cryer and bellman, make
and sells all sorts of haberdasharies,
groceries, etc., likewise hair and wing
drest, and cut, on the shortest notice.
Also
IN. b. keeps an evening school,
where I teach at reasonable rates, read
ing, writing, singing and sums.
IN. b. plays the hooboy occasion
ally, if wanted.
IN. B.-My shop is next doore. where
I bleed, draw teeth and shoe horsee, all
with greatest sell.
IN. B.-Children taut to dance, il
agreeable, at six pence per week, by
me, J. Williams, who buy and sell old
iron and coals-shoes cleaned and
mended.
IN. B.-A hat and pair Of stockings
to be cudgelled for, the best in 8, on
Shrof Tushday. For particulars INQUIRE
within, or at the horse shoe and bell,
near the church, on tother side Of the
way.
IN. Book wei the door for the
sighn of the 8 pigeons.
IN. B.-I sell good ayle, and some
times oyder-lodgings for single men,"
London Sketch.
, 1898-12-30
"lT'S NOT MY WAY."

TITS not my way"
How often is this heard.
Its not my way, to speak the kindly word;
! feel enough, but It's not well to speak,
To tell my loving out it seems so weak"
"1t's not my way"
How often hearts have broken
Because the loving word has been unspoken,
Because the smile we looked for was a frown,
The hand that should plift, but held us down.
'1t's not my way
To speak the word that craving love requires,
To voice approval, foster vain desires.'
Hearts often faint and fall out by the way,
Because to speak is not your way.
cts not my way"
All, well, when death shall come
And touch the best loved lips and make them
dumb
Sad will it be for you if grim regret
And stern remorse upon your heartstrings set
Their fingers firm,
Because it is their way to torture and to wiring,
Then you'll remember every little thing,
The smile you did not give, the word unspoken
Which might have gilded life and kept a heart
unbroken.
Aye, then you will remember
And in blood sweat and agony will say,
'Would it had been my way
To love, approve and tell 1t out, so meet,
For it was you that made my life complete"
Rose Seelye-M Miller in Observer.
, 1898-12-30
Mice of All ColOrs

Tho National Mouse Club of England
eral hundred mice competed for gold
medals, champion cups and various 9TH
err prizes. These little creatures are not
the ordinary everyday mice which scare
the cook and drive the mistress of the
house to take refuge on a chair. They
are we'll bred mice that expected to be
petted and caressed and treated as ten
derby as a pet cat or dog.
By careful breeding they have de-
veloped great variety in coloring and
sometimes in shape. One very choice
style of animal, called the spiny mouse
has a row of bristling hair for a spinal
ornament and is a very cute miniature
reproduction of a porcupine. The ia
miliar white mice so often seen for sale
on the streets here have been bred with
black eyes instead of red ones. 1t has
taken several years to produce these re-
suits, but the society now claims to be
able to furnish mice in IL or ID differ.
ent shades. To any one who is able to
overcome the fear of mice they are
dainty, delicate little studies at any
time, but when they play around in
suits of chocolate, sable, fawn, jet
black, tortoise or golden agouti they be-
come perfectly fascinating.
AS in the case of all fads of this kind,
the prices brought by these little pets
are extremely steep. Fifteen dollars or
$40 is not a large price to pay for IA
we'll bred mouse, and some of tlCm
have been sold for as high as $25.
, 1898-12-30
LIVELY TIME AIEAI
OF FDERATlo1
OF LABOR WILL BE lNTEkESTlNei
FIVE MILE RCbI

1t VIII Begin In Kansas City on{Dec.
~ and VIII BE Attended by Rfpre-
sentntives of 100000 American
workingmen.
Representatives of nearly 1000, 600
American workmen will gather in Kan
Gas City on Dec. IL to attend the eight
zenith annual convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. For several
reasons this convention promises to be
the most important one ever held by
this great industrial organization, and
some lively sessions are expected.
The federation will probably take a
stand either for or against the policy OF
territorial expansion. President Samuel
Gompers has several times within the
past few months announced himself as
opposed to the so called imperialism OF
our national government. Whether or
not he will have the majority Of the
federationists with him remains to be
seen. There is some reason to think that
he may not. He takes the ground that
contract labor will be legalized in ter
flGOfy uuuoT UuT uuS IL iHo
are annexed. He fears that much legis-
lation for which organized labor has
fought hard will be nullified under the
new order OF things. Other federation
lists believe this to be a narrow view
and one which will do much harm to
the organization.
There will be other interesting topics,
too, which will come up for discussion.
The general eight hour labor law for
all governmental work, the work of the
industrial commission, measures for ad-
ditional relief for the seamen and a ma
tional prison labor law are among the
subjects the delegates are getting ready
to talk over and concerning which a
policy must be formulated for 1898. OF
these the proposed prison labor law will
receive as much attention as anything,
despite the fact that at least nj state
law of that sort has been declared I'M
constitutional by the courts.
The election of officers will undoubt-
eddy be an interesting and lively feature
of the convention, more so, in fact, than
usual. The present officers and execu-
tive council members are candidates for
reelection, but there will be several
other tickets in the field. 1t is said that
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WANTED, AN ISLAND.
WHY UNCLE SAM WISHES TO BUY ONE
OF THE CARoLlNEs.

He Weeds Ii as an intermediary Ca
Between Honolulu and M~aniIa-The
Advantages of ITALIAN.
The acquisition of the Philippines
brings to Uncle Sam new responsible
ties and new needs. One of these needs
Is for an American cable clear across
the Pacific. No argument is needed to
show that this is an urgent need. The
anxious suspense which Jul government
officials endured for several days after
Admiral Dewey destroyed Montijo's
fleet taught them even at hat early
stage that il we were to hold and con-
troll the Philippines there must be di-
rect cable communication between
Washington and Manila.
The laying Of a cable from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu is practically assured,
but it is a much farther distance from
Honolulu to Manila, and the laying of
an ocean cable between the two points
is regarded as IN impossibility unless a
relay cable station, q sort Of half way
house, il established. So Uncle Sam
wants an island. He doesn't mind how
small it is il it is only in the right
place. Thus ii happens that in spite of
our recent territorial conquests we are
obliged to buy at least one more island.
In order that the United States shall
have exclusive control Of the proposed
t~ranspaciflo cable, 1t Ia essential that all
the stations shall be established ON
United States soil. An important factor
in the matter is the desirability of hay
ing the proposed line connect with
Guam, al island Of the Ladrone group,
seized by the United States during the
war. This island Is a considerable dis
lance south of the line between Homo
lulu and Manila and connection with it
will necessitate a wide detour. In the
absence of known available territory in
O more direct route, however, it is diff
cult to see how this deviation can be
avoided.
Although Guam might easily be util-
lied as a cable station between Honolulu
and Manila, ID is said to be too far from
Honolulu to admit of the laying of a
cable with any hope of success. this
practically multiplying the whole scheme
unless some place still nearer Honolulu
eau be secured for the purpose.
Two other islands are under consid-
GRAFTON. One is Midway island, owned