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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
LITTLE TO CHANGE IN HAWAII.
Tho President VIII Suggest N Modiaca
tion Of the Island Government.


tion Of the Island Government.
WAsHINeToN, Nov. e~a.-Scnator Cul.
iom Is preparing the report Of the Ha.
waiian commission and will submit IL
to the President for transmission to
Congress so that 1t will be ready at
the opening of the session. The soma
tor declines to give details as to tn,
character OF the report, but from other
sources II was learned that tho re-
port, rs finally drafted, will provide
for a partial continuance of the pres
emit government In the islands under
direct federal supervision. There
will be a senate OF fifteen members
aud q house Of double hat number,
which Is an increase upon the present
house membership Of Hawaii. There
will be graded qualification
upon the suffrage. Members of
the house may be elected by voters
who pass IN educational test alone,
while members Of the senate will DO
chosen by voters possessing both edu-
c~ational and property qualifications.
There Is now q property qualification
Tor voting in Hawaii, but the proposed
form Of government will modify this
so as to furnish an inducement for
small holdings There will be educa-
tional and property restrictions in re-
gard to holding Office, the ~qualidca-
tions for which win be closely defined
There will be no ''open door" in Ha-
wall The tariff laws Of the United
States will be extended to tho islands
without alteration, because Hawaii
was formally annexed to the United
States by a statute law and any other
course would undoubtedly be, opposed
by the supreme court. The present
supreme court Of the islands, whose
members hold their places for life, ia
to DO continued and to be given juris'
diction Of local laws, whose force will
also be continued as far rs possible,
as they have been taken by law from
the statute books of different states In
the union and are. ~ o whole, quite
acceptable.
/. The immigration, labor and genera
, election laws OF the United States will
, be specifically extended to the islands
These will keep out further inroads o.
coolies. The islands will be give
delegate in the House Of Representa-
tives, who will have NO vote, but will
I have the same privileges as the repre-
%sentatives OF Arizona, New Mexic'
a and Oklahoma The governor an,
some Of the higher territorial officer
o will be appointed by the President
v The legislature will have control owe
n local taxation and expenditures. Tn
a restriction Of the suffrage on educo
tional and property lines will reduc
the numbers OF voters far below tn
present organized territories
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02

NEW YoRx, Nov. ao.-Pops Leo XIII
has posed for the American vltasoops.
IN pictures nov everyone may 500 him
walk, bow. take of his hat, smile.
Drive In his landau through tho alleyy
Of the vatican gardens. that are closed
IT, the psoi.ns. and give, nth his
diction. Tho photographers was W.
Kennedy Laurie Dickson. Hs IL q
graduate Of Edison's laboratory. He
took to Rome letters OF introduction
from Amcrican prslates, whoss In.
iuenes il powerful, and nnslly Oh.
tanned tho pops's permission to photo
grsph him
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
DREYFUS' LETTER TO HIS WIFE
Extracts Said to Have Been Read to Hes
by . French OmciaL

by . French OmciaL
PARIS, Nov. 2s.-Madame Dreyfus,
wife Of the unhappy prisoner on Dew.
lis island, Is in bed aud has been ex-
tremely i'll since the receipt Of the
recent letter from her husband. She
has been 81 Frustrated, in fact, that
access to her Is denied and the text of
the cable message, which she Is said
to have sent to Captain Dreyfus, Is not
obtainable.
Following Is tho translation Of the
letter from Captain Dreyfus, read to
his wife by the chief clerk Of the min.
lister Of tho colonies, the French gov.
eminent having withheld from her tho
possession Of the original letter:
despair Is beginning to seize me.
Have all my friends forgotten me? No
ono seems to be oscupying themselves
with ma / recall to you that
months and months ago I wrote
to the president Of the repub-
lio and to General Boisdcffre, begging
them to introduce q revision OF my
case. I am without news; nothing.
nothing to me. I leave As . be-
quest to the president and General
Boisdeffrs the task Of avenging my
memory, Of clearing my honor, my
name and that Of my dear children,
whom I shall sec no more. I shall nc
longer communicate with my family,
as I have said all there Is to be said,
and l have nothing more to say"
This letter has been limited at, per
haps. but this is the authentic copy
Captain Dreyfus' affection for hill
family is we'll known, and the pathetic
nature Of this letter Is all the more up
parent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
SITUATION IS GRAVE
CAPTAIN PLACES A GUARD
ASHORE AT TEN TSIN
Was Necessary ia Order to Protect
American Interests Owing 60 Political
Observation-Disclosures 100 Miles From
PohinE. tho Chinese Capital

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--The navy de.
partment received u dispatch to-day
that the cruiser Charleston has landed
q marine guard nj Tien Tsin. In tho
roadways OF the gulf Of Pe-chi-li. 100
miles by water from Pekin. the Chi.
nese capital. Tho dispatch was con-
sidored Of grave Importance, and was
taken to President Mckinley at the
White house ut once.
The disturbances In Pckin following
the Reinforcement Of the Chinese en-.
peror suggested TO Washington the ne
cessity Of sending q naval vessel to
Chinese waters to protect American In
terests. Admiral Dewey was ordered
to dispatch the baltimore and Petrol
TO the Gulf Of Pe-chi.li. The Balti.
moro, on account OF = slight acci' mt.
was unable to sail. The Boston and
the Petrel sailed from tho Philippine
islands October 0. It was regretted at
that time that the Helena was not on
the Asiatio station. The Helena had
been built with n light draught, pur-
posely for ascending Chinese rivers.
At the early part Of the war she was
recalled to America. Tho Boston's
draught would not permit her ia
ascend the river above tho Taku forts,
lei tho rivers mouth. Tho Petrol,
however, took . position near Tien'
Tain The Charleston arrived later,
relieving the Boston. On account o.
the fall floods the Charleston was abb,
to Join the Petrol at Tien-Tsin. Pekir
Is about 1000 miles from Manila.
The American vessels at Tien-Tsir
could not be joined by another cruiseI
from Admiral Dewey's fleet. on &C
count Of the shallow water.
Secretary Hay. when called into con
sultation over the dispatch, said tina
the marines were landed, not becausr
VI any.information Of rioting or at
tacks on American missionaries, bu
solely to act as . guard for tn
United States legation at Pekiu
United States Minister Conger ha
represented that nearly all Of tho legs
ti0ns OF tho European powers wer
provided with marine guards. and h
aid not care TO be exceptional In thi
case. After lying at Tangu for
while the Boston worked her way u
che river to Tien Tsln, about tn
head Of navigation for vessels OF he
class. 1t 10 believed at tho Navy d,
partment that the marines win /
ssnt forward from that point !
launches or ANAL river boats. Prol
ably not morn ~han twenty-five AM
rines ss6S III.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
barclay 4. Chief Ei.e,r,s,sa.

CHICAGO. Nov. es.-7John G. Barclay
was appointed tho electrician Of the
Western Union Telegraph company in
the Western division. vice Charles II.
summers, deceased. Mr.. Barclay, who
Il known 70 tho telegraph fraternity
all over the land, has been In the ser.
vloe Of the Western Union coutin'
uess,y sinos April. isss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
Amss,eans Wan, the Contrast

PEMs, Nov. 2a--An American syn.
dictate Is negotiating with the Hong
and Pekin bank and Jardine, Mathe'
son & Co. with the Wow Of amalgamat.
ing for the construction Of the Ham
Kow-Canton railroad.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02

Leather Railway wheels.
Railway rails made Of leather have
paan sxpsrimsntaa with In FranaA
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02

A move is on foot to establish o tele-
phone line from Niobrara to B!om
field.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
THE LAKE OF INK
Most Unnatural of Naturai wonders
which Exists In Southern
California.

Without doubt the most remarkable
body of water in the world lies in the
vicinity OF the Colorado river, in south
ern California. In this region of ugly
volcanoes, desolate wastes and Shiny
swamps, the strangest phenomenon OF
all is what the naturalists call a flake
of ink" No other description fits SO
well.
The strange black fluid that forms
the lake bears no resemblance to
water, 1t must some day have been
flake of fire." and even now it tall
lies excellently with the familiar de-
scription of the Internal regions
Thick and viscous and foul-smelllng, it
seems altogether unfit that it should
deface the surface of the earth.
The pool of ink is situated about
half mile from a volcano. 1t is
about an acre in area. The surface is
coated with gray ashes from the vol
canoes to the thickness of about six
inches, thus concealing its real ma
ture. A traveller not prepared to avoid
its treacherous depths might easily
walk into it.
Experiment has proved that the
black fluid of the lake is not poisonous.
1t acts as a dye, and cotton goods
soaked in it keep their color for
months, even when exposed to the
the sun. They also acquire stiffness
similar to that produced by weak
starch. The fluid has been analysed.
but its component parts have not been
made known. AS to the source of the
supply of the lake nothing definite has
been ascertained. 1t is undoubtedly
of volcanic origin, but nothing more
definite is known.
Naturally this remarkable phenome-
non has afforded the Indians abundant
material for legend. Scores of bad
red men, they claim, have gone to
death beneath the ashes of the lake,
which is 300 yards deep. The lake it.
self, say the Indians, is composed of
the blood of their bad brothers, who
are suffering in their hell amid the
volcanoes. And more impressive hell
it would be impossible to conceive. In
his rock-he mined basin are active and
dead volcanoes, spouting geysers, boil
ing springs, lake of some black,
sticky substance resembling ink, era
tiers that blow out only dry ashes.
others that send forth stones and
gravel, and still others that belch
liquid and blazing streams of mud.
There are other holes which emit only
Indifferent puffs of smoke or steam,
while from all issues burning odor of
birthstone.
This is bad land that has never been
traversed. Human beings have tried
it, but they never return to tell their
Experience or their discoveries. Little
heaps of bleaching bones can be seen
scattered about here and there over
the lava-strewn surface of the ground.
Salt Lake Herald.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
DOG AND CAT CHUMS.
Pussy Catches Squirrels and Rabbits,
Points Game Birds and Adopts
Kitten.

Farmer John Cooks brindle cat Cuba
points quail and catches young gray
squirrels in the mountain back of his
house. Cuba's chum is three-year-old
shepherd dog named Charley. They do
not hunt together, but on returning
from her excursions after small game
to the fields and woods close by, Cuba
purrs around the dog, rubs her sleek
fur against his neck, and puts her nose
to his, as If to tell of her success.
''She gets squirrel or chipmunk
nearly every day." says Billy Cook,
land she knows where to find young
rabbits. She's tried hard to find the
nest of couple of quails that have just
house. Once / found her pointing one
of the old ones. The bird was sitting
on a stump, with its back to her. If
l hadn't come along she'd have crept up
and nabbed it, sure"
Cuba's special pet is maltese kitten,
two weeks old, belonging to another
cat. Cuba's own litter, being ugly, and
there being no demand for more cats
on the Cook place, were all drowned.
If they'd lived they'd now be about the
age of the maltese kitten, which has
been named Puerto Rico. Cuba grabs
Puerto Rico wherever she finds him and
runs off to fondle and nurse him.
Puerto Rico's own mother looks on with
no apparent objection when the brindle
cat carries away her offspring by the
back of the neck. Sometimes all three
the maltese, the brindle and the mall
tese kitten-iie down together in the
sun and snooze. The kittens mother
seems to approve of the foster mother;
she ticks the brindle cats fur and
shows the most evident good feeling
toward her. At times when the kit
tens own mother grabs her kitten by
the scruff of the neck and carries her
off, the brindle cat roams disconsolate-
ly about, uttering plaintive cries.
At these times she is likely to go off
on little hunting expedition all by
herself. One day last week she brought
in long-tailed field mouse and laid it
down under an apple tree in the yard,
retiring to a distance of foot OF two,
as if to encourage the poor creature to
escape. The grass was wet and the field
mouse couldn't jump far. After half
dozen leaps Cuba caught 1t and brought
it back. The mouse didn't seem TO be
injured, hut it couldn't jump more than
two or three inches at time. 1t looked
half dead of fright. Chickens were
feeding in the yard, and one of them
picked up the mouse and ran. The cat.
ostentatiously looking away, was dunn
founded on turning its head toward its
victim to find that 1t had disappeared
With ludicrous leap that carried her
four or five feet puss sprang forward
snarling, fur bristling, and eyes popped
She hadn't seen that the chicken had
her prey. but her appearance was SO
fierce that the feathered thief dropped
the mouse and ran squawking away.
Puss then ate the mouse at two mouth.
fuls.-Bushkill (Pa) Letter in N. Y,
| Sum
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
Train stopped by Lixard,.

Trains stopped by grasshoppers on
the track have been reported many
times, but California has had nov
city in that line in the shape of lizards.
A train on the Southern Pacific while
making an up grade began to slacken
speed and the wheels slipped. The en-
gineer investigated and discovered a
swarm of little green lizards on the
track. The engineer pulled the sand
box wide open and ran along until
the sand gave out. Then the train
crew went to carrying sand from the
hillside and ran along ahead of the en-
CINE to drive off the reptiles. Finally,
after struggling for nearly mile, the
train got through the pests. The con-
ductor and crew say they never saw
such a swarm of lizards on the desert.
and think they were migrating from
the lowlands up to the foothills.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
ISIS @MBNag@NsASNSESFSE SW5SSS

straw is the cut of the sleeves. which
is tight to the elbow for demi-toilette
with wide frills below. Similar sleeves
were last worn in the seventies.
Doubled skirts are really doubled in
respectable proportion of cases this
autumn; the appearance of the over
skirt not being merely an optical de-
fusion. The polonaise does not give
up the game; rather it becomes the
Louis XVI. coat in magnificent bro
cade. short in front. but in the back
reaching below the knee.
Some of the autumn cloaks are OF
the long straight-hanging order with
rounded fronts introduced in the
spring. Smart little jackets are cut
away from the waist in front and slope
into basque five inches long, perhaps,
behind The red coats worn so much
with white serge dresses this summer
will be continued well into the autumn
with tweed skirts, the coats acquiring,
for their greater distinction, borders
and revers of tweed. Black satin
bolero coats with spade-shaped fronts
will be worn as late as the weather
permits. Some Of them are heavily
corded and all have eccentric collars
and revers.
The newest trimming for tailor
dresses is stitching in broad scroll de-
signs about the hips. waving lines run
ming down either side of the front OF
the skirt. Wash leather worked in
silk is used somewhat. Tucks multiply
daily. Three or four tucks at the bot,
tom of skirt. then six or eight rows
of piping, then a band of EN- broidery
and then more piping is a sample
scheme of decoration. The bodice to
such skirt might be most elaborate
or plain, tight-fitting coat affair
with tucked yoke.
Fringes, which have been used
throughout the summer. have become
thicker and longer, and will be made
more of feature. Embroideries will
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

be used as much as ever, especially on
the revers or braces of bodices and the
side panels of skirts. But the thing
that is startling is the button. Metal
and inlaid buttons of all sorts are APP
proved, if antique the better. Jeweled
buttons are seen also and large cam
eos. Buttons are of all shapes, es-
pecially inconvenient ones, and of
more than generous size. But of &C.
centric notions in this as in other lines,
it is possible to say that 1t is still q
case Of taking the horse to the wa
ter. The law of the survival-not al
ways of the fittest, but of the fittest
TO suryive-applies to fashions.
A beautiful tea-gown recently fin
ished entirely of lace hanging from a
yoke of jet, the bodice and sleeves be-
ing of pale violet crepe de Chine. A
second, perhaps more novel, is of ac-
Gordon plated mousseline de sole inlet
with tnted lace; the color of the nous
seine being soft blue with curious
blush of pink. A broad panel of black
Chantilly lace is set up and down the
front of the princess robe and the
sleeves, which are tight to the elbows
fare below.
A high evening gown lately worn by
Bernhard was of great delicacy and
beauty. The princess robe of ivory.
tinted silk was partly covered in front
by deep, pointed apron tunic ofwhite
colors. A thick ruche resembling rose
crepe embroidered in delicate flower
petals finished the hem and at the
waist was a broad pink ribbon sash
The long evening cloak accompanying
this dress was of silvery blue silk
almost white, and was faced back in
front with lace revers, which formed
Q. flaring collar. The sleeves were fin.
ished at wrists and shoulders with fur
bands.
An afternoon dress in one Of the
new shades of violet has its skirt scant
to the knees, flaring thence in an ac'
contemplated flounce set on will
zig-zags of deeper purple velvet
The tight-fltting bodice has lace yoke
and lace holcro held in place by mar,
row velvet bands passing over the
shoulders. The cherry-colored velvet
belt shows large rosette in front
fastened with O buckle.
ELLEN OSBORN
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

with a strip of the tougher husk. Next
she chose fine, smooth, broad piece,
of beautiful light green, and folded
1t across. She put cord in the fold,
and drew it up like a running string.
This she tied about the knot, being
careful that the hair" should come up
through the middle, and when she had
tied another string about the neck 1T
made fine covering for the head, al
most as good as rag baby's. The
arms came next, and these were made
by dividing the husks below the head
into three parts; one on each side for
the arms, and one in the middle for the
body.
The arms were wrapped with strips
of coarse, strong husks, tied at the
wrist, and mammy's strong knife cut
them off just beyond. Some of the
softer husks were used for the shout
ders, and were put on tichu.fashion,
first over one shoulder and then the
other, until they were built out to the
required breadth, when they were tied
about the waist with more of the tough
.husk. OF course, the ends of the
''fichu" came we'll below the waistline,
and added much to the thickness of the
lower part. This was now divided even.
ly in two, and each division was wound
like the arms and cut off evenly.
SIS he boy doll, mammy?" 1 asked
Hes a sodger, child, and now 60 git
me some rose thorns and I'll give him
his eyes and mouf."
The rose thorns were stuck into the
smooth, green face, and my doll wa,
complete.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
NEW INSOMNIA CURE.
Give 1t n Trial, Even Though
1t Should Fail.

A New York physician has new
treatment for insomnia. Those who
find themselves eluded by sleep will
do well to try it, and for their benefit
it is here given:
The method is essentially one of
self-asphyxiation; nevertheless, there
is no reason to fear, for there is no
risk. Indeed, it is impossible to asphyx-
late ones self by this means. The
first thing you have to do is to take
long and deep inspiration, as much
air being drawn into the lungs as can
be borne with comfort. This air is
retained until positive discomfort is
felt, when it must be slowly exhaled.
Repeat this process two or three times,
and the chances are you will forget all
else until you wake up from your
sleep the next morning.
The explanation of this is simple
enough. Sleep is due to hyperaemia Of
the brain. During sleep there is flow
of nutrition TO the cerebrum; conse-
quently an increase of blood to supply
its deficiencies. The semi-asphyxia-
ton brought about by holding the
breath keeps quantity of blood in
the head, with consequent increased
cerebral circulation. That this is the
case can easily be proved by the in
creased throbbing and pulsating of the
arteries of the head.
Another point also to which the doc
tor calls attention is the habit of
sleeping with the head too high. II
the head is kept low more refreshing
sleep is obtained. He raises the foot
of the bed, so that it forms an in
clined plane, but recommends that this
be done gradually, as sudden change
is likely to have an effect the reverse
of that desired. The sleep thus OBJ
tanned is more beneficial, and one
awakens with a clearer head and a
wider mental horizon. The neck in-
creases in size, the cerebral circula-
ton is improved and the influence
upon the lungs Is so great that ii will
lessen the tendency TO consumption,
A few more facts relating to in-
| SOHluld may Dt uSCiui. ~ olSidno dlo
more and more arriving at the conclu-
sion that in the case of this disease
drugs are of little value, and many
times arc worse than useless. Gem
orally some simple thing brings about
relief. If there are noises within the
house or outside, cotton in the ears
will often be all that is required. One
should feign not to want to sleep, az
it is often fear of not being able to
sleep that keeps person awake. Then
the mind should not be allowed to con-
centrate upon subject, and the stom-
ach should be treated to light res
past before retiring for the night.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22

of the dead wall, which extends entire
ly through from front to rear. This
would save the expense of an extra
wall, as one wall would be the party
wall, and the expense of building two
buildings at the same time, to occupy
30 feet of ground, would be about 500
less on the two buildings, in wood, and
$500 If built of brick. The parlor is
% feet inches by ~ feet; library,
G feet inches by 10 feet six inches;
dining-room, 10 feet 6 inches by 14feet;
kitchen, 10 feet by 10 feet six inches,
and chambers IL by IS feet, feet
inches by 10 feet inches, s by nine
feet and 10 feet by 10 feet 6 inches;
bath, S feet by feet.
The parlor is an octagon room, hav-
ing wood mantel in one corner.
One side of the octagon opens
into a vestibule, and the other two
open into the staircase hall and Ii
brary.
The library has one side of the room
opening into the staircase hall, and also
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-22
LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE.
The New Holland Darter Has the
Head of a Reptile Grated ON
the Body of u Bird.

When Button first examined speci-
men of the New Holland darter" he
remarked that it had the head of a
snake grated on the body of bird.
1t always swims deep in the water, like
an overloaded boat, but when fright
ened it has the singular habit of sink
ing its body completely out OF sight
and swimming rapidly, with only the
sinuous head and neck above the sur
face. Under these conditions anyone
might mistake it for a water snake
rearing itself up to look ahead. The
snake-bird takes high place among
avine athletes in the water; no bird
excels it in swiftness Of swimming and