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the property and rights Of the Spanish
citizens remaining there. The details of the
last class of the questions covered by the
statement which the Americans handeu
to Seror Montero Rios at the last meet
ing. were considered today, but all the
commissioners refuse to diVulGe the EetuiS
of the conference.
outward. Evidence OF Good Feeling.
Several points upon which they were I'M
able to agree were left open for diplomatic
negotiations. The SDaniardS refuse 10 aa-
NIT that they had failed to respect lofmer
treaties guaranteeing religious freedom III
the Caroline islands or that there was
necessity for new guarantees The con-
clusion of the work was, according to the
commissioners mark by poltencSS ana
all outward evidences of good feeling ana
relief at the fact that the task was &C
complished.
when all the propositions had been dis
cussed, Judge Day remarked;
"We have settled all the points on
wrich we can agree. It only remains
to engross and sign the treaty. There
seems to be nothing more to do but
20 ene,ross and sign the treaty"
scnor Montero Rios. president of the
Spanish commission, acquiosccd to this
and the Americans bowed themselves out
before the Spaniards, according to their
custom.
The American commissioners entered
the joint conference TO-DAY IN nervous
frame OF mind. They evidently had rea-
sons TO believe that possibility existed,
evcn at this late hour that there mlSht
be a rupture. This feeling of apprehen-
sion was based on the temper tle span
iars have displayed lateiy.
The Madrid papers are disposed 20 re-
viuo the question OF the Maine and excite
public opinion against tho United states
ON account of the reference made to this
subject in President Mckinlcy's message
to congress.
They report that Senor Montero
RIGS. president Of the Spanish COM
mission. made an impaSsioned denun-
c:ation OF President Mckinley at the
lest Joint session Of the commission.
But these reports are practically without
foundations Scnor Rios did refer to the
Maine. but in only one calmly worded SEN
tence, expressing regret that the president
had spoken. rs S5paniards thought, unJuatly
Of them The SpaniurdS had already pro-
noscd ut this conference to have the re-
sponsibiity Of the Maine reported upon
hy a i6int commission Of the European
powers The American commissioners re-
fused to listen to this and permitted Senor
Ross reference to the presidents message
to pass unchallengcd, as discussion would
have provoked debate and bad blood,
Diplomatic circles in Paris predict as one
of the results Of the treaty, a diplomatic
contest between France and the United
States, which may make an important
chapter in history.
The French government is reported to
have resolved to take Up the case Of the
French holders Of Cuban bonds and it is
hll l'Tgnta q.
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DISLIKE REFERENCE TO MAINE.


: sp"lii"i -
treatment OIL LA2 4-etll2 SuiL35S'
Paris, December g-Senor Moutcro Rios,
president Of the Spanish peace commits
sion. and Scnor Ojeda, secretary, are st3A
confined to their beds. The Illness Oh 'e''r
OJeda 3eIa%S 'aEf"55!.lT i,' ~ ''.',y' 't''''
IL Is G2"'5. ~ r,fl f,oi,
for" Monday. 4lh All. 't'.''-7 NV '" ''
usual session this m)rrlH#..
rr1,a cporia,ds continue making bit
=" i'''' ..r,,,...,1,,,t NJ
Iyir1oz,e ,afarerce to the Maine.
~AA'-i~J - ~ ~~- ~'
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PEACE TREATY COMPLETED.
Signatures Of the Commissioners Is All
That Is Now Needed.

Signatures OF the commissioners As All
That Is Now Needed.
Paris. December g.--Thc United States and
the Spanish peace commissioners concluded
their work today and finally settled the
terms of the treaty of peace.
They will meet once more in formal
session ON Saturday or Monday next,
when the Spanish commissions rs, Sor-
roW(uly, and the AM cleans with feel
ings of relief, viii Write their sigma
lures upon the document which en-
bodies the results of jhc war and the
preparat on Of which has consumed
eleven weeks, longer time than the
war Itself
In the meantime the treaty will be en-
crossed unGcr the supervision of the secre-
taricS OF the respective commissions.
The Spaniards are exceedingly bit
ter over the result, though observing
the forms of friendliness and courtesy
to the end.
Senior Montcro Rics whose strong and
pers!st,n struggle to save for his country
every possible asset from the wreck Of her
colonial empire has commanded the re-
spect ana admiration of his opponents,
went from the co Incil chamber today to
his bed in 4 state Of complete collapse as
the result of the long strain and his
chagrn over the small fruits of his et-
forts.
Spaniards Blame Europe.
The Spaniards charge equal blame upon
the European powers ana the United States
for their downfall one of the Spanish
commissioners said this evening:
The European nations have made
great mistake in deserting Spain and lcaV
ms her to spoliation by the brute force
of a constituencies giant. They all know
that in the Philippines America has taken
more than she can digest
"She will ultimately sell the islands
to England or Germany and when the
transfer is attempted It will precipltate
general European strife.
we have refused to sell any island in
the Carolines. We never thought of CON
sidcrng an offer. Nor have we consented
Go negotiate upon any questions except
thos" directly involved N the protocol
signed at Washington
The members of the commission say the
treaty viii contain nothing outside the
scope of the Washington protocol ana the
matters directly based thereon. lik" the
provisions for the evacuation of the ceieh
territories. tho transfer of public property
therein aud guarantees Of the safety OF
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"a liiNli W nv
t,,r are to be the
guests of At
lanta, the big Peace
Jubilee for which the
city has been making
extensive preparation
will be uShcred in.
T. Y cry Indication
points to the largest
crowd OF visitors
from all points in
the south to attend
the celebration that
the city has ever
known and the va
rious committees of
the association, rap
idly bringing I h e
work to a close, are
satisfied that the Ju-
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WEDNESDAY, USHERS IN THE JUBILEE;
THE NATIONS BEST AND BRAVEST COME
Victory and Peace Will Be Celebrated by Atlanta and Honor Will Be Paid to
the Countys eoesPresidents Address Will Attract Many
Arrangements for the Jubilee Are Completed

Wednesday morning with the arrival OF
the presidential train from Washington,
bearing Il large number of the distinguish
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Piles, Piles, Piles, Piles.

Fistula ana structure cure Guarantoed. DR..
W. j. Tucker, Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
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EMIL Ruby JeWeled Elgin Watches

have genuine ruby bearings-thcir other
m"inte az guporiority can he told by any
icWclcr-ask him about the ElSln.
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Piles, Piles, Piles, Piles.

Fistula and structure cure guaranteed Dr.
W. j. Tucker, Broad street, Atlanta, Ga
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COMPLETE PROGRAMME OF
ATLANTA'S PEACE JUBILEE
FIRST DAY.
WEDNESDA Y, DECEMBER 14TH.

Of
will Jubilee committee VII
a
M Kimba gentlemen
Jubilee
to Il presidential
andg
p. MP
p m
presidents stand
p. M Presidential Kimbal
in Kmlal prcidcn
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We again protest scicmnly against the
accusation hurried against rs in conn"a-
tion With fhc Maine aad we intend 80
again submit the question to an iutofn2-
tionaI tribunal comprised of England
France and Germany, T. determine who
shah bear the responsibility of the cata5-
trOpho -
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the property and rights Of the Spanish
citizens remaining there The details of the
last class of the questions covered by the
statement which the Americans handed
to Senor Montero Rios a the last meet
ing were considered today. but all the
commissioners refuse to divulGe the Details
Of the COnfCroNCo.
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" III
g@,E's) i-1 fntG5 60 are to
e&NS Y u guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

Just as soon as the nights grew chilly. It
was quite too good an opportunity for the
ingenious tramp to lose. 1t Is impossible
to prove or disproye II. and anything which
pertains to the Klondike is popular with
the public just now. And then, too, the
IDEA of the wonderful finds of gold took
possession of Weary Willie's Imagination
beyond doubt There is something about
the idea of large sums of money, or mon
ey's worth, which is irresistibly attractive
to the ordinary mans fancy, especially If
he happens to possess little or none of that
commodity. and the tramp with the Klon-
dixie story undoubtedly enjoys telling it
far more than he would a less romantic
tale.
This is true for the women and children
also. although to q lesser extent. but the
husband gone to the Klondike'' romance
Is one of the best lodges which could be
worked. speaking from financial stand
point. The idea of a woman parted from
her husband. or of hungry children whose
father is away laboring for gold which is
to make them all happy later. is one which
appears almost irresistibly to the average
generous man or woman. and success gen.
orally attends its development.
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Early Writers on Smoking.

from the Medical Record.
The fact has been discovered that Shake
speare never mentions smoking or makes
the slightest allusion to the habit. This Is
the more curious, as most of his contem-
poraries, Ben Jonson. Decker and Others
discuss the then new fashion at length,
and the humorist and satirist of the time
lost no opportunity of deriding and max
ing game of the votaries of the weed. The
tobacco merchant was an important per-
sonage in the time Of James 1. The Eliza
bethan pipes Were SO small that when
they are dug up in ireland the poor call
them fairy pipes" King James himself
was one Of the most virulent opponents of
the habit. and in his ludicrous Counter
blasts calls 1t q vile and shrinking custom.
borrowed from the beastly, slavish In
dians-poor. wild, barbarous men-brought
over from America and not introduced by
any worthy or virtuous or great person
age" He argues that tobacco is not dry
and hot: that its smoke is humid. like all
other smoke. and is therefore bad for the
brain, which is naturally wet and cold. He
denies that smoking purges the head or
stomach, and declares that many have
smoked themselves to death.
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The Supply of Oxygen.
~, Tn WoaG1u

Persons who happen to be aforementioned
by dearth Of anxieties are invited to agi-
tate their spirits by contemplation of the
prospect of a shortage of oxygen in the at
nosphere. 1t seems that there are we'll
informed persons Lord Kelvin among
them. who frd reason to believe that this
calamity is impending. The figures (esti-
mated in the case are that the world uses
annually six and a half billion tons of oxy-
gen for breathing purposes. and nearly
half as much for fires. This is a big con-
sumption. To repair 1t we rely on vegeta-
ton, which We are pretty constantly re-
stricting. So we use more and more cxy-
gen all the time, and make less and less
No wonder Lord Kelvin says the earth is
undergoing "a steady loss Of oxygen"
AS yet, though. the atmosphere does not
show 1t, and 1t may be a few thousand
years yet before the difference will be
measurable. To the short-sighted the pros
pect may not seem distressing, but folks
who need anxieties should not neglect this
one, since, after all, in anxieties- and an
cestry and such things a little remoteness
does no harm.
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Squaw Men in Alaska.


AT Lake Lebarge we met an Englishman
who was taking his wife and three children
for a trip to Five Finger Rapids. His
wife was squaw, and her face, as were
also those Of the children, was painted
black. l never did find out the real reason
these squaws have for painting their faces
black. Some say it is because they think
1t makes them more beautiful, and still
others claim that it Is preventive from
the mosquitoes. We became quite friend
ly with this Englishman. He was taking
his family to visit some Of his wife's peo-
pie. He had just received news from Eng
land that the death of three people had
made him heir to a noble title and quite an
inheritance, but to enjoy its possession etc,
or course he would have to return to Eng
land. OF course, said ], you are going
at once" He looked around at his family
and said, well. could hardly take them
with me. and I'm too fond of them to leave
them here; SO l think I'll stay here myself
and let the other fellow enjoy my property
over there. This was all said with q de-
gree OF pathoS which was almost sublime
and yet could not help picturing to myself
the sensation that that squaw wife would
make at some reception held among his
titled friends If she were to enter au
naturel as We were looking at her then. /
think something of the same thought must
have passed through out friends mind, for
hastily murmuring, What might have
been,' etc, he looked suspiciously like
shedding few tears, bade us a hurried fare
well, and gathered his small family and be-
longings together and proceeded on mis-
way. There are many white men in Alaska
married to the Indians They call tbcm
squaw men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
EAGER FOR VATICAN TREASURES.

Anarchists Know That Under the
PoDe's Roof Are Untold Riche.-
Rome letter in St. Louis Globe-Dsmocrat.
In no capital Of the old world has the
anarchist movement secured a more extern
siVe hold upon the masses than in the
eternal city. The au-prevailing distress
ana misery render Italy particularly pro-
pitious field for the anarchistic propaganda.
disciples are found not only among the
lower classes, but also among the impov-
erished aristocracy. and 1t was not for
nothing that Crispi, while premier, devoted
all his energies to a vain attempt to pre-
vent Its growth; for, keen-sighted beyond
every other italian statesman, he realized
that the chief danger by which his coun-
try Is threatened is the red specter of an.
archy. ~
Within the last few weeks there has. for
some reason or other, been steady drift
of individuals known to be Associated
with the anarchist movement from ain
parts Of Europe to this city. The authori-
ties have until now been at loss to ac-
count Tor the gathering OF these clans,
which are the most relentless foes of or
der. property, Law and religion. But with
IN the past forty-eight hours the police
have in some way or another acquired the
conviction that the anarchists have In
view some carefully organised popular dis
furbances here IN connection With the new
tsxee The pain object Of which ID not 90
much the overthrow Of either the cabinet
OF the dynasty az the looting Of the vati-
can
The funds OF the anarchist movement
ciaiist papers d Berlin and other Ger
nan cities having recently made an sp-
peal tor subscriptions 70 he treasury Of
tho g0Fekulnent On the ground that tn
ssosipts hAd sadly fallen Of wh1s TIE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
The Time Niagara Dried Up.

From the Toronto Globe.
1t seems almost incredible that at one
time in its history the greatest and most
wonderful waterfall in the world actual
ly ran dry. Nevertheless, 1t Is an estab-
lished fact that this occurred on March %,
1s4S, and for a few. hours scarcely any
water passed over Niagara Falls. The
winter Of that year had been an exception
ally severe one. and Ice Of unusual thick
ness had formed on Lake Erie. The warm
spring rains loosened this CONCEALED mass.
and on the day in question a brisk east
wind drove the Ice far I'D into the lake.
About sunset the wind suddenly veered
round and blew a heavy gale from the
west. This naturally turned the ice in its
course, and, bringing 1t down to the mouth
Of the Niagara river, piled 1t up in a solid,
impenetrable wall.
So clasely was 1t packed and SO great
was its force that In q short time the out
and little or no water could possibly escape.
In a very short space of time the water
below this frozen barrier passed over the
falls, and the next morning the people
living in the neighb0rhood were treated to
a most extraordinary spectacle. The roar
ing, tumbafnG RAPIDS above the falls were
almost obliterated, and nothing but the
cold. black rocks were visible In all direc-
tons. The news quickly spread. and crowds
banks on each side Of the river being lined
with people during the whole day. At last
there was break In the dec. It was re-
leased from its restraint, the pent-up wan
OF water rushed downward, and Niagara
was itself again.
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The Leaky Missouri River.
in st. Nicholas.

F. r. Spearman in st. Nicholas.
With all its eccentricities, the missouri
river leaks badly; for you know there are
leaky rivers as well as leaky boats. The
government engineers once measured the
flow of the Missouri away up In Montana,
and again some hundred miles further
down stream. To their surprise, they found
that the Missouri, instead of growing big
ger down stream, as every rational river
should, was actually 10000 second-feet
smaller at the lower point.
Now while 10000 second-feet could be
spared from such tremendous river, that
amount of water makes a considerable
stream of itself. Many very celebrated
rivers never had so much water in their
lives. Hence there was great amazement
when the discrepancy was discovered. But
of late years Dakota farmers away to the
south and east of those points on the Mis-
scuri, sinking arteSian wells, found i'm
menSe volumes of water where the geol-
ogists said there wouldn't be any. So IL is
believed that the farmers have tapped the
water leaking from the big hole in the Mis-
souri, river away up in Montana; and from
these wells they irrigate large tracts of
land, and, naturally, they don't want the
rirer-bed mended. Fancy what blessing
1t is, when the weather is dry, to have a
river boiling out of your well, ready 20 flow
where you want 1t over the wheat fields!
be put to. irrigation is, think, the most
rseful. But isn't that a queer way for the
Missouri to wander about underneath the
ground?
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EFFECT OF THE ECLIPSE
The People Of India Give It a supernatural
Importance.
Hindoos Believe the Phenomenon Oc-
ours Less Frequently Nowadays Be-
cause Of the Prevalence of Sin.
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
As the eclipse reached its zenith the tenn
perature fell rapidly and the atmosphere
became perceptibly chilly. Quite an
earthly smell pervaded the air. One
naturally expected to see stars peep out
and twinkle in semi-darkness. But the
| scene here was too bright for that, and
| rather resembled landscape under q
wintry English sun. Crows flew from tree
| to tree or circled in flights, while sparrows
| twittered preparatory to roosting. Kites
| descended and cocks crowed. At the mo-
ment Of totally the conditions were IA
vorable at SIR Norman Lockyers camp
| at Viziadrug. and the Same was the case
| at Professor Campbells camp at Jewar
The sun was gradually blotted out. and a
| marvellous corona of pale silver blue ap-
peared. The duration of totality was two
minutes Stars sprang out and all was
| deadly still. Native astrOlogers had proph-
esied all kinds of calamities. including a
tidal wave at Bombay, and some foretold
| great disaster a week hence. Religious
| Hindus sat down and counted their beads
| at the moment of contact, at the same
time reciting prayers and hymns. Here
and there on the foreshore stood Parsees.
Zend-Avasta in hand, with their faces
| turned towards the sun. The Brahmin
priests. who are ever ready to receive aims,
| ceased their solicitations during the eclipse
1
where. and the Hindu streets were alive
| with the cry, Give aims for the recovery
OF the sun from the jaws of the dragon
Rahuv'
The large gatherings which usually as
semble along Back Bay on the occasion Of
eclpses for the purpose of bathing in the
| sea were prohibited by the plague COM
| mittee. The few bathers to be seen tied
| Durab grass to their clothes and put some
OF 1t into pickles and preserves to insure
that they should not be affected by the
eclipse. There was general fasting, but
not much alarm seemed to be felt 1t is
the impression Of some Of the Hindus that
when there was no Mahomedan or British
Raj in India the solar eclipses occurred
once In twelve years, and that they are
now more frequent on account of the in
crease of sins and misdeeds. The natives
| in various parts regard the event as pre-
saying the downfall of the British Raj
but no disturbances are reported from any
quarter. Immense crowds bathed in the
waters of the Ganges at Benares, Cal
| cutta and other centers during the eclipse.
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The EgOist.

John Mowatt In the New York Times
I am the Weathercock! Listen, good people:
Listen to mel
Proudly ye placed me here, high on my steeple,
King Of the air and prince Of the sea!
I am the lord Of the winds that blow
Round the compass and high and low.
call and call
TIL the storm-rack drives Ger the moaning sand
And the rain Iash scourges the shiyering land.
AND the good mast splits in the shrtekng sQua1-
And did 1t all, 1 did 1t all!
When l swing to the north. it blows from the
call and call
TIL 1t blears the lake with n film Of ice
And whitens your autumn paradise,
ana you trudge to church to your knees In snow,
Poor little people that flock below
To worship me on my steeple tall:
For did it all, did 1t all!
When l swing to the west. It blows from the
~ Hurrah; for my westng wind!
There Is health and life the world and his wife
When feel In rolicking mind.
me steer Is glad as he grides the earth
With the share Of the wafiowing piow:
And the plowman dreams Of the husking's mirth,
The shocks and the bursting NOW.
the wind is true to it's masters call:
For did 1t all. did 1t all!
When l swing to the south, It blows from the
south: t~
And Tom stole kiss from Prue;
And Bob bussed Kate on ber red mouth
Because the south wind blew!
hearts grow kind In the warm south wind
". WIN the boys and the girls at plny;
And many's the wedding that would not have been
mi, Had the wind blown a different why!
Thus hold the world In my gracious thrall:
For did 1t ali, I did 1t ali!
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just FromHT Dawson.
From the Deadwood Pioliees

From the Deadwood Pioliees s.s.--9-s
A Dawson City mining man lay dying on the fee,
he didn't have woman nurse-he didn't have
But a eomrade kneeleddbaside, him. as the SON
To Listen 70 his dying words and watch him while
The s 1. r.: .no DroDpd ~ bis head above four
And said. II never saw stE)thaw at ninety eight
Send III s.: little PIN hsssst that sw,Ded
70 my soa sST me ts ssq a:y at Dead
TEL my friends and tad M enmies, II you ever
That ~ s. Dawson City isse6 !. no place for man
That the lands too elevated and the wind too
And the Hills Of South Dakota yield as good q
Tell ~ sweet6eart not to worry with sorrow
For would poi thus have panned out had had
Obi the air IL growing thicker. and those breesss
Gee. wisE s va. In Ds.dwood, in D..dwood IN
TEL the fellows In the home land to remain and
That sas Pss g patent pom chops hare !. eighty
mat 9 peal 9 One who's been haze scratching
'roghd to dnd IN eold,
And Ct tsn Rsr cant Of discount could not bus
Nov. :s,l.Ss be ss,.tly whispered. 81 hava tdaa
And = closed IN weary vsiids and fsuss suaid
Hh E:na procured an ossan boz and . .. d.'a
Ana lene the minsr hans shst night 70 Deadwoed
IS :