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The Ethics Of Modern Warfare.

In 171S an Englishman, James Puck
lie, secured a British patent for what
seems to have been an attempt at a
breech-loading rapid-firing gun. An
original feature of the invention was
the use Of two different breech-p plates,
one for square bullets, to be used
against the Turks, and the other for
round bullets, to be used against Chris
tians. 1t is curious to find two op-
posing tendencies in the same inven-
ton: % The desire to construct a gun
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ALEXANDER GOLLAN.
The Consul Representing Great
Britain at Havana.

The Consul representing Great Brit
ain at Havana, Cuba is Alexander Col
Ian, a man of peculiar ability for a try
ing position When the time comes FOR
the establishing of peace in Eastern
Cuba he will be an important factor,
for he is also representative of the
United States at the Cuban capital
When Consul General Lee, with several
hundred Americans, left Havana On
the eve of the war, it was necessary to
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A Prank of the Prince Of Wales.

esAS.~
During the late Charles Fechter's
management of the Lyceum Theater,
the actor was frequently visited in his
dressing-room by the Prince of Wales,
who took lessons from him in the art
of 'making-up." One day his royal
highness suddenly presented himself
before the Queen in the guise of a
mendicant. His dress was tattered. his
face begrimed and dirty, and his hair,
or rather the wig he employed for the
purpose, in appropriate disorder. Her
majesty, not doubling that by some
means a genuine beggar had got into
the palace, flew in great alarm to a
bell, but before the attendants could
reach the room the Prince threw Off
his disguise. He was very proud of the
fact that the Queen had not recognized
him.-Eureka.
Save money by buying your tea and
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R<ally, this does jar us. Here is the
Los Angeles County Democratic Con-
vention indorsing the war against
Spain and in the same sentence ap-
proving the course of Senator White
Talk OF riding two horses at one and the
same time. while the steeds are going
in opposite directions
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Partly cloudy Fri
day: scattered thunderstorms tonight
and Friday morning in the mountain re-
gions: brisk to high west winds on the
coast; cooler in the interior.
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intrust American interests to some
competent hands, and as Great Britain
naturally sympathzed with our coun-
try, her representative was selected to
represent American interests at this
time Great Britain permitted her
sympathies to assume practical form
III accepting The responsibilities in this
line. Mr.. Gollan is a thorough Eng
lishman, conservative, thoughtful, and
will no doubt handle his double duties
satisfactorily.
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CROSSMAN'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE.

WITH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN
cure themselves without the least gex-
posure change of diet or change in appli-
cation of business. The medicine contains
nothing that is of the least injury to the
constitution. Ask your druggist for it.s
Price, 81 q bottle. TUT
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Save money by buying your tea and
coffee of J. McMorry. 5SI M.
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THE ANTS.
0oA or tho 0l8 Fay Up Their so Eaos-Com.
mittee to Meet Once n Month.

o or tho SI8 Fay Up Their $40 Eaos-Com-
mittee TO Meet Onco n Month.
The General Committee of tho new Repub-
llcan organization held its second meeting last
night, Gen. Wager Swayno presiding. Tho
meeting was called to fix n regular day for the
monthly sessions Of the committee. 1t began
with q roll call, which showed that 234 out Of
the 313 delegates elected to 1t had put up $40
each. thus qualifying and that $50 of these were
present.
Mr.. William Houston Kenyon. Chairman OF the
late Fifty-threc, laid q verbal wreath on the
grave of the Seven. the Eleven, and the Fifty
three, all of which, he said. had laborcd hard
and successfully for the establishment of the
new committee. His remarks were received
with cheers. The committee got into q tangle
OF motions, amendments, and substitutes on
the question Of declaring vacant the seats Of
delegates who had not paid their dues. After
q long discussion 1t appeared that there were
moi enough members present to declare a seat
vacant.
1t was announced that all the bills incurred in
starting the movement had been paid. Tho
committee voted to meet on the last Monday OF
each month except July and August, and after
President Swavne had appointed special COM
mittces to draw up bylaws and to propose
amendments to the constitution, the meeting
adjourned. Gen. Swayne will not announce the
standing committees until next week. Eo is
consulting the Assembly district Chairmen over
the makeup of the committees.
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CONFED ERATE NOTES SEIZED.
Two Tons Taken In Warrington and 100. 900
Sheets In New York.

WARRINGTON. March ll.-More than two tons
Of imitation Confederate notes, with advertise
ments on the back. and twenty eight plates in
the possession OF j. W. Meara s. Co.. Second and
n streets, were coniscatcd to-day by officers Of
the Secret Service Bureau. Tho establish
mcnt has been doing n largo business
by selling imitation currency for advertising
purposes. Circulation of these notes is in viola
ton OF sections q. 70S and 5,430 of the Revised
Statutes, although it has been generally sup
posed that no violation of tho law was involved.
Complaints came from New York and Wash
ington.
In New York 100. 900 sheets of the notes and
eighteen plates were seized at the establishment
of the Greater New York Novelty Company. 356
West Fifty-second street.
Tho department makes no charges against the
printer. as in both cases they believed 1t was
legitimate to use tho faces of the old notes.
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WAR CLAIMS IN THE HOUSE.
Tho Day spent In Debate on the Omnibus Bin
Loo Claim Must Go.

WARRINGTON. March 11.-Under q special
order made last week the House devoted to-
days session to a consideration of the "omni.
bus" War Claim bill. When amendments to be
proposed by the Committee on War Claims are
acted on. the bill will carry a total appropriation
OF 81, 1872 1874 and comprise 1888 claims. The
PRINCIPAL item to, be stricken out is one of
$217 ,236 to be paid the hcirs of the late Mary
Ann Randolph GUSTS Lee of Fairfax county,
Va. Several Republicans strenuously opposed
tho bill and under the rules were able to occupy
more than an hour of the time in n perfunctOry
reading of tho measure. General debate occu-
pied the rest of the day, and tho bill went over
until next private bill day. Before entering
upon this subject the House agreed TO the report
OF The conferoes on the Army Appropriation
bill. The committee rose and the House took a
recess until 8 o'clock.
The evening session was a record-breaker in
the matter Of disposing of private pension
bills. Twenty-Five that came over from
last Friday night were first passed. and
then forty-two others were acted on in
Committee Of the Whole and subsequently
passed in the House, making sixty seven in all.
At the close Of the night session the House ad-
journed until Monday.
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THE TUKON LAND GRAB.
Il Passes the Canadian Commons AFTER o Lopg
and Hard Flight.

OTTAWA. March 11.-After q prolonged and
acrimonious debate lasting over three weeks.
the Dominion House of Commons. having sat all
night, divided at 6 o'clock this morning on the
Governments Yukon Railroad bill. The vote
was taken on an amendment BY the Opposition
to the second reading of tho bill to confirm the
contract entered into with Mackenzie and Mann
for the construction of the Stikeen!reslin Rail-
road. The Government was sustained by a vote
of Ill to 70. Four of the Government support
ers voted with the Opposition against the bill.
The Government will now push the measure
with all possible speed through its final stages
in the House, so as to get it before the Senate at
the earliest date. Wcro it not for the idea
which prevails in parliamentary circles. that,
unless immediate communication with the
Yukon by an all-Canadian route or one as near
ly all Canadian as possible is provided, Canada's
trade with the Yukon region will pass almost
entirely into American hands, the MRnn-MRc-
kenzie deal, with its unparalleled land grab.
would never. have been ratified by the Com.
mons. II the bill succeeds In passing the Senate
IL will only be by reason of the same considora-
tions which won in the Commons.
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Jack Chinn Separator Combatants In Ken
tu~cky-Other Mostilities Averted.

tucky-Other HostiIities Averted.
FRANKFORT. KY, March 11.-RepreScntative
Jack Wills Of Clarke county and Representa-
tive J. p. Depp of Barren county engaged in a
fist fight on the floor of tho House of Repre-
sentativcs to-day over tho passage of tho Goe-
bel election bill: Wills at first had opposed the
measure and later came over to support it in a
Democratic caucus. Depp had made q state
ment Of criticism of his course just as the bill
had been passed over the veto of tine Governor
and. the vote was announced. Wills resented
the:criticism and struck Depp in the face. Depp
landed In Wills's face, and the fighting began.
The men clinched, and Representative Arm
strong stepped in to pull them apart. He re-
ceived n severe blow on the arm. Col. Jack
Chinn assisted in separating the men. Wills
received n cash on the face and Dcpp had a
swelled jaw. They afterward shook hands and
apologiZcd to the House.
In the Senate Senator ElRore accused Sena-
tor Bronston, of rejecting on his,pGople in IA spat
over the ConferonceG ommiitee on the anti-school
book trust bills. He said because Goodloe and
Swope had killed each other in Lexington that
the people there were not necessarily bad, that
aman with blood on his shirt aud pistol in hand
walking down the Capitol Hotel corridor swear
people were not responsible for this. Here
Bronston arose. he snid he appreciated the
kindly spiri, in which this persona! aIlusion to
but that mon OF Graves county were gentlemen.
that he was sorry they were misrepresented.
Elmorc said he hurled back the charges. Bron-
ston said:
You must wear the brand
Bronston walked to Elmore's desk and asked
him out in the cloak room. Friends inter
vencd and apologies were made.
Words passed between Senators Farris and
Clarke over IA vote on the Eighth district gerry
mander bill. which resulted in Clarke's reach
ing for his gun.
The House passed the Gocbel Election bill,
known as the Force bill, over the veto Of the
Governor by a vote of 80 to 80. The previous
question was ordered against the vigorous pro-
test of Emmett Orr of Owen, a leading Demo
crat. who opposed the bill. He said the bill
would rot bear discussion, and the action OF the
House in ordering tho previous question was
cowardly.
The three Election Commissioners under tho
law will be elected on Tuesday. The caucus to
nominate them will meet on Monday. Judge
William S. Pricer of Henry, ex.Congressman
w. 7. Ellis Of Greensboro. and Charles Poyntz
OF Mason are said to be slated for Commission
erS under tho bill. The House also passed over
the veto of the Governor the bill repeating tho
Martin Anti Turnpike Raiders and Mob Inv
bill. A fight on this bill was made in the
Senate and II VAS postponed until: tomorrow.
The House this afternoon passed tho Gocbcl
Fellow Servants bill, making railroads RESPONSE
Bile for all wrongful acts Of their agents or en-
ployees, .
The Republican Board of Sinking Fund Com
missioners has refused to surrender the peni-
tentiary management 10 the newly elected board
and a legal fight Is on.
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THOMAS FLANNEI1Y ooNYIorED.
He Will ne Sentenced to Death for The MUIR
der or His Father.

sAN JOSH, Cal. March 11.-Thomas Flannelly
was convicted Of murder In the first degree to-
day. and will be sentenced to death on next Fri
day. Flannelly's crime WINS peculiarly atrocious,
as he murdered his old father. who had helped
him for years, despite his bad temper and incom-
petence. Finally his father lost patience and
took steps to GUST his son from a milk ranch
which he continued TO hold against the old
mans protest.
Thomas drank heavily on the night that he re-
ceived the legal summons to vacate the ranch.
md later went to his fathers room and shot the
old man dead as ne lay In bed. Then he mounted
caded himself In n rooIa and opened fire with a
rifle on the officers who came to arrest him,
killing the Sheriff.
On his trial he tried TO prove that no acted in
self-defence. and that his mother perJured her
self when she told the plain story OF the murder.
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BnOoKLYN DEMOCRATS IN LUOK.
The DIstribution or tho OmciaI PIuns TO begin
shortly.

The Democratic workers In Brooklyn, who
have been impatientlya awaiting the distribution
of the minor official plums for over two months,
were assured yesterday that there would be no
further delay, and that next week nearly 200
Republican holdovers would BIO bounced and
faithful Democrats put in their places. Not
only will the utmost advantage be taken OF the
new civil service rules TO get rid of the old en-
ployees, but there will BIO "A general acceptance
of all the designations which were placed on file
early in January. The Patronage Committee,
which has been engaged ever since the election
in adjusting the claims of the swarm of candi.
dates for the various places, met last night and
for tho last time, as 1t was hoped. revised the
slate and submitted 1t to James Shovlin Hugh
McLaughlin's personal representative. who will
in turn place II In the hands of the heads OF the
various departments. So far as possible the
prizes have been impartialiy parcelled out In
equal proportions among tho active workers In
tile twenty-One Assembly districts,
1t is said that the Tammany Hall managers
will not interfere In any way with tho appoint
mcnts which have been agreed to by the Patron.
age Committee. and that every effort will be
made to effect moro harmonious relations be.
speculation over the fate of Peter Milne, who
has been retained In q Job in the Water Depart
ment in spite Of his Itepubllcanism. At a gath
cring OF prominent Democrats Mt the Constitu-
ton Club last night II was predicted that Inc
services of Mr.. Milno would he dispensed with.
and that Henry Hawkes., a Ninth ward Demo.
crat, would succeed him.
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New Fourth Cl.s, Po.tm.,tsrs.

WASHINGTON. March 11.-Among the fourth
class Postmasters appointed to-day were tho
following:
New York-Belfast, Allegany county. William D.
Renwick: Brookmere. Monroe county. Mary b. John.
ston; Glonham, Duchess county. John ". Walsh;
Client, Columbia county. Milford z. Teator: Mil.
point, Montgomery county, w. A, Faulkner; Sterling
Valley. CnyugA county, James C. Hunter: Windham,
Greene county, Frank W. Rigs; Argyle, Washington,
70. Kninin; Moores. Clinton. Isaac l.. Rock Samson.
vile, Ulster, James II. Kclder; Vienna, Oneida, Fri
Kline.
New Je~rsey-Plctou. Union county. John NJ. Taylor.
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FOR FOUR FEAR REPR Es ENTATITEs.
The House Committeo's Reasons for HaverinG
an E1tension OF the Term.

WARRINGTON, March 1.-THE House Com
mitteo on the election Of the President. Vice.
President, and Representatives in Congress in
their report on tho proposition to amend the
Constitution SO that members of the House of
Representatives : should be elected for four
years instead.of two give these reasons for its
favorable considerations
"Eir9t-The people have almost invariably
elected a House Of Representatives in har-
mony with tho partisan policy Of the President
in Presidential campaigns, but unfortunately
for the tranquility of the people and the safe.de-
velopment Of our commercial and industrial in
dustries, the theory Of Governmental admins
tration upon which the people elect tho Presi-
dent. cannot be successfully inaugurated and
put into practical operation before the men,
bers of the House ore compelled, under our
Constitution. to enter another election, and
thus keep in constant agitation the business in
tercsts of our country.
~'Second-Every intervening Congress- since
1872. with a single. exception. has been hostile
TO tho Administration OF national affairs until
the intervening Congress has become famous
only for tho things it does not do, rather than
for the good accomplished.
'Third-Tbe evils of frequent elections are
a constant menace to our financial and indus
"Fourth-New members arc required to give
the principal part OF their time during the first
and regulations of the House and preparing for
the political campaign in the midst of their
term;
to secure greater stability and tranquility In
public affairs. With a President and House
working in harmony. with a term Of four years
Of continued exemption from political turmoil,
we may justly hope for harmony in the admin
%istration of public affairs, the creation and exc
cution Of wise laws. tho restoration Of bust.
ness tranquility, advapcement in industrial
and commercial enterprises, and the prosperity
and happiness OF the people,"
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ooREA's KING WANTS MORE TIME.
10 Demands Three Days in which TO Answer
Ruhsla's Complaints.
Special Gable Dsspatoh to THE ses.

Special Cable DeSpatoh to THE soN.
YOKOHAMA. March IA despatch from
oeOul' the capital Of Corea, says that the King
Iofea has demanded three days time in
nnch 10 answer the complaints made by the
russian Minister against the attitude of tho
oo'ean officials In opposition to tho Russian
special representative. Kir Alexief. and the
russian military instructors.
Inc demand of the Russian Minister required
- hihg to decide within twenty-four hours
"ue,ner no wished to retain NJ. Alexiefr and
4 russian military instructors. the former in
- capacity of Joint Commissioner OF Customs.
inc Cabinet met at Seoul to discuss the de.
uaha OF tho Russian Minister and decided to
.a'"er that the Corean Ministry desired to re-
vase h. AloIiefr and the Russian drill in
.lactoFs. The acting Foreign Minister dis.
.slVeo from the decision OF hiI colleagues
~. resigned his portfolio on the ground that
~ integrity OF tho nation was only possible
With Russia's aid.
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rouxe AeExs eoEs zee.
Gurty or No Crime In Causing tire Death sr MS
Friend Abeei.

It required Just one hour Of elaboration to
reach a verdict in the case against Frederick
q. Agcns. Jr.. of Newark, N. j., who was
charged with causing the death Of Caldwell II.
Abeol. The jury brought in q verdict acquitting
Agens OF both manslaughter and assault and
battery. Before Judge Fort charged tho jury
yesterday several witnesses wero heard. Tho
first was DR.. F. A. Vaudeville, who said that
he examined Abeel last July and found that no
was then suffering with Bright's disease. DIR.
Hicks and Mr.. Perry were recalled and then
both sides rested. In summing up, Lawyer
Kallsch spoke for three hours and Prosecutor
Crane occupied an hour and a half. Mr..
Kalisch's strongest point was that Agcns would
have been worse than q coward IL he had not re-
sonted the insult to Miss Guenther. Young
Agens remained In the courtroom until the
verdict was announced and after receiving tho
congratulations Of his friends went homo with
his father.
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SONS OF ONEIDA TO DIVE.
The NowIy Organized Society TO Celebrate Its
Organization.

The recently organized Society Of the Sons of
Oneida will give its first banquet at the Hotel
Savoy next Tuesday evening. The members of
tho society arc men who were born in Oneida
county. this State. At n meeting last night tho
details OF the banquet wero arranged. Justice
Charles II. Trunx, the President OF the society
will be the POSTMASTER, and this list OF
speakers md their subjects wns nxod Oneida
s. Bushnell OF Ohio; "City Of New York Ash:
bel p. Fitch; Education in Oneida County,
Kenny; STATESMEN of Oneida County. 4" Thomas
/. james; Historical Events Relating TO
3nGidn co GniE Pr.sTTib% . Manu. NJ; WA STRIKER n Hn Of
Oneida County" Justice William J. Gnynor,
and "Our Guests" tho Hon, L. j. Conlan.
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TOOK POISON ny MISTAKE.
Miss Ferris Dangerously Ill from tho Enects
OF Paris Green.

Harriet Il. Ferris. 30 years old. OF 800 West
Twenty.third street. is lying dangerously i'll at
her homo from the effects OF paris green poison
ing. Miss Ferris. who hns been in i'll health for
some time, while sitting with her mother in the
parlor on Tuesday said she would so into the
kitchen and take her medicine. She went. and
returning in u short time told her mother that
she had taken paris green in mistake for the
medicine.
Dir. Morris Of 22s West Twenty.second street,
who was summoned. used the stomach pump
with cool effect. Mrs. Ferris is positive that
some iicorice powder which lay close by in the
kitchen closet. The police OF the West Twenti-
eth street station are making AN Investigation.
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Preparing for Elevated nr,ase RAPID rr. n.l,.

In furtherance OF tho plan for the reorganiza-
ton OF the Brooklyn elevated road. Sheriff Dunn
OF New York and Sheriff Creamor of Kings
county will sci, the 81 100000 bonds OF the SEN
side road, which is a part OF the system. under
a Judgment obtained by the Reorganization
Committee. The former sale will take place on
Monday ~ As Liberty street and the lSttcr Mt
Kcrrigan's auction rooms in WillouG\ rcct.
Brookiy.. on Wednesday,. Both III led
roads in Brooklyn have arranscd n plN. mt
operation on he bridge. and IT is eXpecA
the service will begin not lator than Juno, "
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An II-year.old 10, Gcr.a TO Years'sen,enoo

ST.. LOUIS. March ll.-An ll'ycarold boy was
to-day sentenced by Judge David Murphy in the
Court OF Criminal Correction TO serve ten years
Imprisonment for burglary. Tho prisoner Is
Henry GrOssman. who was arrested four months
ago for stealing a pair OF shoes. The trial took
place this morning. The %culprit's penalty was
made unusunlly severe because lc belonged 20 a
clique O. emile criminals who had for months
rohbed a. chants. Members of the gang have
been arr. cd a number of times. The nrst part
OF the young convicts term will be spent in the
House OF Refuge.