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RUSHING THE WORK At
LEAGUE island YARD.
Continued From Page 7.

puy de Lone affair. as I; has now practic-
ally ceased 20 exist.
The papers are much more occupied
with the demonstration at Barcelona IN
connection with the sorturing OF prison
ers al Mont JBach. the fight between an ele-
( plant and a bull. and the Dreyfus ca sc.
than with politics. Il Pals puts 1t:
To-day being fine. no politics were dis
cussed but every one went out TO amQse
himself. beginning with the house OF gov
eminent. Nevertheless. d blank day may
often be the prelude 10 a great deal
H impartial remarks on the proposed
attitude OF the United States in demanding
further satisfaction from Spain for the
DE LONE letter. that ii does not know
what view the government Will take of
this condition. but considers its accept
ance Of De Lomes resignation a suri-
cient mark Of its disapproval Of his action
and that no further explanations are re-
quired in that matter.
FL Liberal remarks:
The Spanish government. in considera-
ton OF the good friendship in which it
lives with the United States. did what IL
ought TO do in accepting the resignation
offered by Senior De LONE. With that
ends the incident, which can have no fur
Their results
Several of the Madrid papers reproduce
the opinion of the Italian newspaper. La
Perservansea. that the United States
should be satisfied with the resignation Of
Senior Dupuy de LONE" and that nothing
should result from the unfortunate Incl
dent TO trouble the relations between the
two countries"
The cardinal archbishop of Eallodolid
has published a pastoral letter. blaming
America for the prolongation of the Cuban
war His eminence says: The hypo-
critical friendship of the United States
fosters the rebellion and wastes SPANS
resources, in order the better to attack
her when weakened" He exhorts all the
Spaniards TO unite in defending the
rights and honor OF the nation" The let
ter has caused widespread comment.
The Correspondence Mllitar, organ of
the army says:
The prevailing impression is that war
between Spain ana the United States viii
break out in April"
A former captain general Of Cuba, pre-
sumably Marshal Martinez Campos, in
terviewed by a representative OF Corre-
spondencia Militar, is reported as saying:
Il never entertained doubt that IL the
rebellion was not suppressed before lss
war with the United States would become
an accomplished fact. Cnhapply my
prophecy will be fulfilled.
Il have the consolation OF having done
all in my power 10 avert II. and therefore
| do not regret the blame which has been
heaped upon me All that Is now possible
IS that We should all unite TO meet the
danger that threatens the country"
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COMPLAIN OF SL0WNESS
IN THE INVESTIGATION.
Same Americans I'm Havana Think
IL Time That Some Tangible
Results Were Reached.

HAVANA. via Key West. Feb. 81
Many Americans and some Spaniagds here
insist that the investigation into the
Maine disaster has thus far been superb
cial and barren Of vital results. They
claim that. though nearly two weeks has
passed. no knowledge has been gained IS
20 the condition Of the forward part OF
the hull. or as to whether the six or ten
inch ammunition magazines forward TO
the starboard exploded.
They Insist moreover. that expert div
ers. with enough experience 10 make
drawings Of the condition of things 81 b.
marine. might have been At work week
ago. and might have settled the question
as TO the magazines at least ere his.
Those who hold these views demand that
the hull forward should be raised without
further loss 81 time, and before 1t has
sunk too deep in forty feet Of soft mud.
There are those who SO so FAR as 10
charge the United States government with
adopting the Spanish policy Of delay IN
I'll the disaster shall be partially forgot
ten or discounted.
Many * the spanish officials are said
TO entertain the opinion ,nat This Is the
case. and 10 DO very We'll pleased with
the notion. ON the other hand. however.
good Judges say that al criticism in tbs
vein is made without knowledge OF the
facts and that none save the Members
q the court OF Inquiry and thsir sGpar,ors
IS aware II al the testimony developed
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SEVERE BLOW To WHATCOM.
The Harbor Area Decision Seriously
Affects salmon Canneries.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intellgencer.
WHATCOM, Feb. 27.-Tne decision Of
the supreme court that lands within the
limits OF the reserved harbor area, can
not be- leased by the state for maHutae-
turing purposes is a severe blow 10 This
city. as many of the existing salmon can
neri ; and those which are under con-
siruction are located within the lines OF
the harbor area as laid down.
Telegrams have already been received
stopping work on three new cannerieS
now under construction.
II the law, as construed by the supreme
court. is strictly construed. TO the extent
of forcing the cannefies at present located
within the harbor area to remove, an In
dustry which produced a product last year
worth s675. 900. and which is the most
important in this part Of the state, VIII
be substantially ruined.
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cry Sail ahoy," was heard. II re-echot
from the lookout 10 cabin and steerae;
and every soul on that big ship rejoice.
Two steamers were sighted ten mis
away one directly before La Champagn
and the other on the port bow. La Char
pagne's guns belched forth and her rVcis
cts hared up and her red fire burned luris
ly- The steamer in front gave answedsi
signals and bore down rapidly upon q
Champagne. She proved TO be the wa,s
rem liner Roman. bound from Liverpool u
Boston. The Roman stood by Ia Chan
payne. and at once Capt. Poirot wss
aboard and made arrangements with Ca,
Roberts TO tow him to the nearest po-
Halifax.
The Roman passed steel cable to u
Champagne. at noon Thursday. and u.
two steamers started for this port.
The first day the towing hawssr parsas
three times. But little delay resulted. az
the start was finally made at l o'cled
La Champagne was picked up In latiiae
ass. longitude 4l.23, and from that psss
onward nothing notable was experience
The weather was fine today. when a sncs
furry started and the steamers had I
proceed slowly.
A subscription was made up on boar
for the men who had so bravely name
the lifeboat and left in search of help, AZ
5000 francs was quickly realized.
When La Champagne was entering Ha
flax harbor an address. signed by all NJ
passengers. was presented to Capt. Porvsl
TO which he made n suitable and modes
reply.
SO thankful were the passengers 70 d
In port that several OF them were anxsos
TO have some Of the clergy on board ho!s
a service OF Thanksgiving.
va Ia Y n .f,easy In Al
serious one and will necessitate the shs
going into drydock.
la Champagne mails were landed hs-
tonight. and they, with the saloon pas
sengers. will be forwarded TO New Yssf
tomorrow
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NO IMPORTANT NEWS
REACHES WASHINGTON,
VT. Hooseveit Says the Department
Does Not Expect Trouble, but
VIII Prepare for IL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-The usual
Sunday quiet was not broken today by
any important developments in connection
with the Maine disaster. Capt. Crownin
shield, chief OF the navigation bureau.
came to his office In the navy department
10 open the department mail and A few
unimPortant kilograms. A dispatch from
Havana confirmed the press reports that
the court Of inquiry heft there on the Man
grove for Key West The state depart
ment received nothing from Consul Cen
eral Lee during the day. and the only dis
patch OF consequence reaching that de-
partment was from Minister Rockhiu. at
Athens. briefly stating that an attempt
had been made on the life OF King George.
but without serious results. Five shots
were fred by the would-be assasslns. none
Of them taking effect.
Up 70 o'clock the dispatches o. the
navy department were taken to the Off
GERS Of the department. and were not re-
garded as OF sufficient consequence 20 send
20 the secretary.
Mr.. Long said the court Of inquiry would
now proceed with its work az Key West.
examining the witnesses and In accordance
with It's original plans. No definite lnfor-
nation had been received as 70 how much
time would b. taken with the inquiry there.
or what the next step would De. Mr.. Long
stated that the department vas today IN
possession OF TO more information on tina
cause - the disaster than Il was fmnedi-
ately after the occurrence. and that no evil
2ence had been received up 20 the present
time showing that the disaster was caused
~ design. Duriag the att rnoon the sc
rotary received a call from Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt
~ the suggestion ~ Secretary Long
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt = the navy
department. gave ou; the following state
nert n rsgraa 70 the pobl!shea map w.,h
tAe eafnes In Harana hsreor. Parporting -
2e marked on It:
As soou az the map was brought 20 ny
attention Z ssnt NJ joan Russell Young
~ tae Congressional library. snd got re
original L is Simply one = the 31numera-
BILE maps Z Havana hsroor There IS not
,ae slightest sign o. a nine marked any,
Where Oh e.. ~ 4 matter II fact stn IN
formed THAR thss sns9 IS cae which hss
he-n ez-ed In giving lectures a. TIA Colln.-
e,an university"
u answer 20 the question as 20 what vas
tAe meaning q the movements 4 guns
ard munitions NJ. Roosevelt said.
II merely serves - ss1N nat the de-
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ssrted soon after his arrival. and II IS ex-
the commercial treaty between the United
States and Spain. with particular reference
10 Cuca- His service as chief Of the COM
,,lercial bureau o. the foreign ofTice has
given him charge OF the details leading us
to me negotiation of this treaty. ana re
will come staring the earnest desire of
tine Sagasta administration TO put through
this matter with the least delay possible.
Minister woo1ford has been carrying on
the negotiations with the authorities at
Madrid. and they are well along toward
completion.
Beyond the foregoing dispatch. Senior Du
Bose received no news today from Havana
or Madrid He expressed satisfaction a,
the more conservative public sentiment
within the last few days
Press reports from Madrid stated that
the authorities are jubilant over the re-
ceipt OF important favorable information
from Havana. Mr. Du Bose could throw no
light on the nature of this information
In other quarters. however. the impress
sion prevailed that this information could
not refer TO the Maine inquiry, but con-
cerned the general conduct of the insur-
rection in Cuba. There have been strong
indications OF late that the autonomist
cabinet. under the leadership of GOWN.
who is the recognized force of that body.
would endeavor to make terms with the
separaust wing and in turn secure the
cooperation Of the insurgents in move
ment TO conclude the war. How far this
is possible is not known here. although ii
has been expected that GOWN would sue
coed in effecting reconciliation. There
has been added reason for this belief with
in the last few days. owing 10 the fierce
attack made on GOWN by some of the ir-
reconcilable elements
He repelled and repudlated an alleged
letter in which he was reported to have
attacked Premier Sagasta.
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ldNN-e Hrcnue'er. hose r-1rle I've at
Frank57. attempted - take her oNr fffs
thts morning az : $50 o'clo~k 81 ths Phesetx
hotel ey drinking lau3anunl Wha1 pr
l'os'es was called Be toanG her ln a cr..!.,l
ronii, 'n. hu' hy hsr3 Wask hrrueA, her
around sAe seemed utterly indifferent.
ara declares that she VIZ set commit 4,i-
eiar N motive save dependency Is as
ssaahir
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DENVER, Feb. IA SPECIAL 70 The
News from Laramie Wyo. says: J. Fred
Hesse. jr.. captain OF Company r. Wyo-
ming National Guard. has received orders
from Col, Frank A. Foote. OF Evanston
Wye. 10 get his company and equipment
in readiness for service on short notice.
In the event OF a call being issued. the
services Of the militia OF the STATE os Wy
ouing VIII he rendered 70 the president AZ
once.
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Food Riots In spain.

LONDON. Feb 9S-The Madrid CORE
sponee-t - ira Times sav~. There il
aa anosi tag scarcity ~ food n many
provinces % s0ai0. Th~ orfe- ~ w-es- "a
pnpveeeta 1tfsiy high. R~ead rl5.s are
* &at.y occG ~rerce at a-sws4 --s r tt
= fssrea INA. nartial law wsH se pro
claimed
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TAMPA. Fla. Fer. 7.-frsr Emit, Nj
rex Dr Sansz. J Ecartaya. John q Brfen
ard FIVE members Of the sast Cuhau *
petition arrived here this afterueo1 on
;he Ma~co-ts from Key West NJ Eca--
taya reports matters on the isla~a As sat
isfactorv 20 the Cuhan cause. ana says
il - already Cuba nbre
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student Volunteers Close.

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 1.-THE con.
vention OF the Student Volunteers closed
this evening with a big rally at Gays
armory. Nearly the entire day was given
up 10 meetings and intense Interest tn the
missionary cause was aroused by the
score or more eloquent speakers who adj
dressed the large crowd assembled.
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DENVER. Feb. IA special 70 the
Rocky Mountain News from Cortex. Col.
says. The entire business portion Of the
town MAS destroyed today by "A firc which
originated in Blockmer's hotel The loss
cannot be estimated AZ this time. but II
Is thought the loss on the buildings VIII
be- In the ncighhorhood of So ea. and the
damage 10 stock win exceed that amount.
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President Mckinley Attend. Church

WASHINGTON. Feb -7.-Presldeut No
kinley attended services today 1T the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church
Rev Hugh Johnston. the pastor preached
a seynon IN which reference was made 20
the Maine disaster The president course
in the matter was commended The text
was Psalms xlii.3-"My soul thirsteth for
The living God
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BOISE. Idaho. Fen. 21-The statement
prepared by the United States assay Of
nCs shows that the production NJ zttd in
Idaho during 1S1 was ssiss. ga. silver. $. =
'H2eI lead ssofe3t Te-ai Sc - X,
This Is an increase over lSs - U.s7S. 40
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PORTLAND or. Feb. @7-Eiwari Fv-
ans. burglar who WAS being pursued by
INA police last nisht. ran into an cld gas
house. where he remained un,il hc was
ssphyxlated His body was found today.
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Monitor Terror Reaches View York
NEW YORK Fah @--T-ae monitor Ter
ro- aasset IN a. agars~tlne a. e - fhlz
morning and aacacre1 e1 Tosap ksnzvllls
~ Ia
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THE MINE AT CALUMET.

Excoos, To you the domnee
That folks calls parson Roonef
Wal-Jane an me has called TO sec
k.f you'n ride Monday noon
To Calumet to bury Jim
James Baker~-he IS dead
Death hill too strong hand for him.
Es you hev often said
"Perfess?' He didn't perfess. He he'd
one simple way all through.
lie merely practleed an he said
That that would hev 20 do.
Prayed P' Never-not rs hev known
'Cept Inehby with his hans
An stead of claspii' OF hts own
He ciasred his feiier-man's.
Under convictiong' The Idee!
He never done 81 thing
To be- convicted fer: why, he
Wus straigh;er than 8 string.
q. sayl He wus a nifty mani
-. he wus brave an square:
Ills mighty heart wus bigger than
That meetin' house out therel
Ehe lined the church?' You don, ketch
on Nso''
- You couldn't kncwed i'm. pard!
To them NJ did, now he IL COR.
louf ques,ionia' sounds hard
told EN- up 20 town today
A bHve the sections dirt
Let FRFson say his little SAW
ste can't do aay hurt"
"Flrc In the Oxceola miner.
Jim heard the awful cry
That rose from level tweflty-uins
Is be WIS passing by
An down he hurnin shat; he wen.
To where the flames hegE,r
AZ up tho half-dead miners sent
rs fast es skips could rua.
Through Other drifts he searched around
An lytn' stitei there
dozen helpless men he found
Al dragged 80 light and cir
Al my hoy Tsmo1hy~my Tim
He found. too weak 70 crawl
Al get him in The sk.B-but jim
lie didn't come up az all.
We waited Ter aim alt nigh; long
An watched an hii Cur breath
A suTertB' tsArftil hopeless thronr
Around that pit u death:
Al when she smoke blew oct. rny son
Cfept down to leKrn his fate
he reached hiEu. h3st the worst wis so,.
lie found hlu1-tusi TOO Iatei
lie died adoln'
~, " bat he could md % DO
never knowel h.rn II.
ifcU notice II my talk - h-oks
An u nay eyes should laak.
4aan Iit1~uor uother-but the srrsnks
lies Kinder made EN- weak
What, How about his soplY' root
ANierdin' no cfterse
A2lT 51mt-toei questions does appear
7 . show hack Ok sense
x repeat Sgs3. axe IS not
UFn yea cgfnA fuozeyfr2' A9r,
AeR e i5t6 'tir pt.sce most swss!I hot
4heF a. faaAe yoJ lump the town,
iont cofre, Hunt other sasts % save,
lis neiR hAorS at zee tsTasa
N.l} gather round jim Baker, grave
A. itit The Eaiags they've SEEN.
~ ts0G don know what's good M ,r,.
"A wants 20 parish him.
way, rather 80 20 heaven with yct
q 80 10 Gsl! wlth J,mi
w A Crofut
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UNCLE SANS tea ODDY.
Hov Impure Teas viii Be Kept Out Of the Coup-
Try; HeD Nitb Expsriepte Will Test
TIE fragrant Beverage.

the maximum benefit from the article. II
should lie taken between meals and with
oat much food. when Il becomes power
full and harmless tonic IL is then tnat the
maximum ssfee. il this respect axes
place Engiaad discovered the secret song
ago ard hence the custom now preva ing
IN that country OF serving tea at 8 clock
" hseh is midway between the luncheon
and dinner hour. X consumers would
confne the quantity to not more than five
cups day TAO Al breakfast. one at 8
o'ciock ard two at dinner or subsequently.
the world might drink tea for century
without feeling any detrimental effect
whatever. but On the contrary. one which
would be- productive of heathfui Stimulus
90 mind and body.
Very few understand how 10 prepare tea
The preparation OF tea is more important
than quality. Fer the best tea badly
drawn IS worthless.
First-The water must be fresh.
second-It must be thoroughly boiled for
ter minutes.
Thrd-The tea must draw never over ten
minutes, and must never be boiled. Nine
tenths of consumers violate one OF these
rules. Py observing all Of them the poor
est tea obtainahie viii make good beyer-
age.
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A Human Phonograph.

In Philadelphia hospital is blind.
crippled little girl undergoing treatment
for hip disease, who has in a few weeks
come TO he known as q human phono-
graph. says the Boston Transcript. She
is said by the doctors and nurses 10 have
the most marvellous memory of any hu-
man being that ever came under scien-
tiiic examination. Whatever is repeated
TO her seems TO be fixed in her memory as
easily and as steadfastly as the records
or the phonograph are taken on the wax
cylinder and days afterwards she can
repeat poems. speeches and stories word
for word as they were read.
Her name is Josephine Bremen. and
she is years Old When a mere baby,
barely years old, she lost her eyesight
through an attack of measles. She grew
rapidly. however, and stored her lnfan-
tile mind with a fund of information
gained entirely by listening. Two years
ago new affection came to her and her
parents She began 10 droop rapidly and
develop hip disease. Within a few months
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WOMEN IN FRENCH FICTION.
Distorted Portraitures OF Frenc
Wives aud Mothers.

Miss Anna l.. Bickneil. who lived for
some years in the Tuiieries as governess
In the household of Napoleon Ill. contrib
utes 10 the January Century an article On
French wrves and Mothers" This is
richly Illustrated by drawings by Boutet
de MonveI. Miss Bickneii says:
Those who have gathered their opinions
as 10 the real character Of the average
E'renchw oman from the romantic litera-
ture OF the present century, more especially
that OF the last few years, would neces-
sariy bear severe Judgment, tinged with
a considerable amount OF contempt. Such
sn opinion would. however. be unjust and
wholly undeserved. as any impartial OBJ
server, having been privileged to share
French home life. could truly tell them.
The average Englishwoman ss very graph
ically depicted in English novels, and a
foreigner can form fair estimate OF her
merit. and dement's from the descriptions
of English domestic life presented by pop
alar writer's. But Il Is not so in France or
In French literature. The real French
rentiewoman deserves 10 he better under
stood. for she Is totally unlike the herolnes
OF modern novels. whose writer's know
about as much of aristocratsc life as the
author Of 1.-THE Lady FIabella" I'm Mich
oias Nickieby." The pictures presented in
Octave FeuilIet's writings are perhaps the
truest to nature as IL is seen In some mel
would have been ready TO admit that the
women he me, in daily life had nothing in
common with his morbid heroines. AS he
belonged to a good old family Of the upper
hourgeoisie. he had better opportunities OF
knowing the society which he depicted so
powerfully In his novels OF fashionable life
than have the upstarts who describe salons
az which they have never crossed the
threshold
But even In the works OF Feuillet, al
though the frame Is accurate. the portraits
are those OF exceptionally diseased minds
Women like Nine. De Champallon In Mon
sieur de Camors.' or the dreadful Julia de
Trecoeu-. may exist in France or else
where: but those who know French society
will certainly recognize more readily wom-
en- like Nine. de Camors and her charming
mother. or the Suzanne of La Clef DOR
with the home OF sihyile and the dear old
people so delightfully."- described there
Many examples might be quoted equally
sweet and pure among the heroines OF
Feullet's impassioned narratives. and one
Is convinced that these have been more
faithfully copied from nature than the
others.
THE fact is that the great ma jority Of
French novelists belong 10 the Bohemia OF
literature, and are not admitted within the
precincts either of aristocratic circles or
OF the less refined. but equally strict. bour-
geos homes. They know only the border
land. peopled in general by the wealthy
| and adventurous foreign set which budded
and expanded during the second empire
and has now taken Its place by the side OF
, French society, but not within IT'S pale.''
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he was unable to walk and : wh,s,

she was unable to walk and Z whse.
chair was built for her. In which sas
was propelled by her family and frienaS
Her marvellous memory was not diseur
cred, however. until a few months asA
when she was brought to the hospital Ii
Philadelphia for treatment for hip d.
ease. One day a nurse read her I lors
poem TO amuse her. and the next dAy ~
astonlshed the nurse by repeating the a.
tire poem.
The hospital staff became interested 1t
once, and began a series OF experiences
which resulted in her memory being r.
clared nothing short of marvellous ss
readily learned the entire Declaration 4
Independence and any number OF spescfe
and poems. requiring only that they y
read over to her, The doctors and nufk'
have raised a fund TO defray the expenses
OF her hospital treatment and subseqaG
education. and unless her memory as
her she will doubtless some day astonA
the world.