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to have considerable part in shaping the
policy of the Spanish government. 1t was
through Castillo that Spain hoped to infiu-
ence France to come to the rescue, but
Hanotaux would not entertain the propo-
sition, and, on the contrary, urged that
Spain must mako the concessions neces-
sary to secure peace.
1t was this attitude Of France, shaped by
Hanotaux, that caused so deep an impress
sion in Spain few weeks ago, as it brought
to the Spanish government and people the
first realization that they were without an
ally or friend in Europe. The course of
Hanotaux has been highly gratifying to the
authorities here, and they would be glad
to see him retain the control of foreign
affairs in France. Besides being most
friendly to the United States, he Is an emil
nently fair and conservative man. What
is feared, particularly in diplomatic cir
cles, is that Hanotaux's withdrawal, along
with the Melne Cabinet, will bring some
fiery deputy to the head of the Foreign
Office, thus giving free reign to the popular
i!l-feeling against the United States. Han
otaux has been strong enough to resist
this, but a Foreign Minister drafted from
the Deputies might prefer to share the
popular feeling rather than resist it.
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ITALY's NEW MINISTRY
Had Its First Meeting at Rome-No
War Talk INDUCED In

ROME, June 1.-THE new ministry met In
the chamber of deputies today The pre-
mier, the Marquis Di Rudini, made state
ment outlining the governments program
and submitted a number of bills, including
stringent measures to maintain social or
der and regulating political service and
economic measures. The premier in his
statement also announced the introduction
of measures to cope with the agricultural
depression of the country.
The chamber as requested by Premier Di
Rudini referred the bills to committee.
The debate on the governments policy
was then opened. The premier affirmed
the honesty of the governments intentions.
During the course of his remarks he said:
1--WE point to the writing of one of the
most momentous pages of our parliament
tary history. Let us prove that fifty years
Of parliamentary life and the very difficult
ties now confronting US will only strengthen
our faith In free institutions, which have
been and always will be so in religion or in
political life." (Cheers)
A few opposition speeches followed.
A request for the authorization of pros
ecution of eight members of the chamber in
connection with the recent disorders was
presented. This asserts that documents
have been seized, confirming the early re-
ports that the riots had long been pre-
meditated, but their object was to obtain
changes In political and social institutions,
and that they were planned by the leaders
of the revolutionary party.
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until next morning, leaving before break
fast, which was eaten by his brother and
sister and hired man named Klein. All
three were taken suddenly i'll. Klein re-
covered, but Louis died within twenty-four
hours. An analysis Of the food and the
water in the tea-kettle showed the pres
ence Of large quantity of arsenic.
Among the first to reach the suffering
people was Frank Below. He helped the
nurses make cruel, using the poisoned wat
err, and held Susies hands while she with
ed in agony. At the funeral he was the
chief mourner and at first his guilt was not
suspected.
Many clews were run down by the off,
GERS without result, and 1t was not until the
latter part of January that light was
thrown on the mystery. Then ]. w. Bird
of Sacramento, a brother-in-law of Below,
stated that on the day previous to the pois-
oning Frank had complained to him he
had not received fair share of his fathers
estate and declared that Louis and Susie
should not live to enjoy 1t, adding: II am
going to commit a terrible crime tonight
Bird afterwards talked with Below
about the matter, but kept it secret until
the latter part of January, when he in
formed Constable Newly, who was after
words hidden where he heard Below admit
his guilt.
On February Sd Below was arrested and
on February 5th he made full confession
to the Jail officials and several newspaper
men. Afterwards he denied the truth Of
his statements, and when arraigned plead
ed not guilty, but on March 10th withdrew
his plea and threw himself on the mercy
of the court. After hearing evidence to
determine the degree of guilt. Judge Buck
les sentenced Below to be hanged on June
18th, and from this Judgment no appeal was
taken.
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THE coNsUL's REPORT
Representative Of Uncle Sam Tells
About Dewey's Victory


WASHINGTON, June l6.-The state de-
partment has received report from Consul
Williams, who was situated at Manila be-
1ore the outbreak Of the war, Of the battle
of Manila, in which he was a participant,
being on board the Baltimore and at or(
time the flagship Olympia.
Consul Williams reports with considerable
detail the incidents of the battle, Yromjthe
forcing Of Manila harbor, on the morning
|of May Day to the destruction Of the Span.
ish fleet and the slencing Of the land batte-
rles In conclusion he says:
"To every ship officer and crew, all praise
be given. The cool bravery and efficiency Of
the commodore was echoed by every cap.
tain and commander, and down through.the
lines by every officer and man, and naval
istory of the dawning century will be
rich if 1t furnishes to the world so glorious
la display Of intelligent command and suc-
|eassful service as must be placed to the
|credit of the United States Asiatic squad
iron, under date Of May /, 1898
ut was my lot to stand on the bridge Of
the Baltimore by the side Of Captain Dyer
during the first engagement. and to be
called to the flagship olympia by the COM
modore, at whose side on the bridge stood
during the second engagement, and when
the clouds roll by and have again q set
tied habitation, It will be my honor and
pleasure to transmit report showing sery
vice somewhat in detail and for which coma
manders promise data.
Meanwhile, our commodore will Officials
ly inform you Of events which will rival
| in American history the exploits Of Paul
| Jones'"
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BE1Ew, THE Po1soNER, HANGS
Makes No Additional Confession on
the Scaffold

SACRAMENTO, June 16-Frank Below.
the Dixon poisoner, was hanged at the Fol-
som prison at 10 o'clock this morning. He
was dead in exactly eleven and one-half
minutes, after the trap was sprung.
Below made will in which he gave what
he owned to his children, naming his wife
as the trustee fthe estate.
Below died without apparent suffering.
The body will be buried in the Helvetia
Cemetery in Sacramento.
A few hours before his death Below pro-
fessed religion to a Methodist minister of
Auburn, Placer county, who visited his cell.
History Of the Crime
The crime for which Frank Below suf-
fered the death penalty was the poisoning
Of his brother Louis and sister Susie at
Dixon, Solano county, on November It'll
of last y1ear. Louis Below was prosper
GUS farmer and proprietor of a livery stable
and lived In a neat cottage with his sister
The day before the tragedy they were WIS.,
tied by their brother Frank, who remained
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THE BALLOON CORPS
Expected to Be Of Great Service In the
Cuban War-Untried Balloons

WASHINGTON, June 16.-What may be-
come an important adjunct to the Sentiago
expedition which steamed out of Port Tam.
pa Tuesday was the military balloon equip.
ment prepared under the direction Of Gen.
Greeley of the Signal Office. It was In
charge of Captain Jose H. Maxfield. an
experienced officer. who will supervise all
operations connected with the use of the
air ship. Unfortunately there was considA
cradle delay in getting the balloon to Tam
pa, where it had been sent from the West
about the beginning Of the war. and this
precluded any experiments with 1t ON
American soil. 1t therefore will have to be
given its first trial in Cuba In sight Of the
enemy, but General Greeley hopes that
with experienced officers to manage the
ascension it, can be accomplished safely and
excellent results obtained Experience has
demonstrated the usefulness and adapta-
bility of the balloon in time of war In ascer-
tanning the movements and operations Of
the enemy and in reporting these results
promptly by means of telegraphic COM
munication to the ground below to skillfuI
operators. who in turn will transmit the In.
formation to the commanding generals.
The two foreign balloons obtained by Gen.
eral Greeley in France and which lately are
rived in New York, are also now at Tampa,
and will be used in future operations Id
Cuba and Porto Rico
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NATIVE DAUGHTERS ELECT
The Grand Officers Of the Order to Be
Installed Today

WOODLAND, CAL. June 1.-THE grand
parlor Of the Native Daughters of the Col
den West today elected the following Of
ficers: Mrs. Lena H. Mills, Joaquin parlor
president; Mrs. Cora Sifford, Buenaventu-
|ra parlor, grand vice-president; Mrs. Geor-
gle c. Ryan, grand secretary, reelected;
Miss Lizzie Douglas, grand treasurer, re-
elected; Miss Harriet s. Lee of Woodland
Miss Ella d. Wieth Of Alta parlor, Mrs. s.
~. Frakes Of Armopola parlor, Mrs. Ella E.
Caminetti of ursula parlor, Mrs. Belle
Douglas of Laurel parlor, grand trustees
Mrs. Lena B. Mills, Orienda parlor, grand
marshall; Mrs Langford. Occident parlor
inside sentinel; Miss Daisy Kemp, Oneonts
parlor, outside sentinel.
| 1t was decided to retain May Is as Memo
rial Day.
The evening session was devoted to busi
Iness of the order The grand officers will
be installed tomorrow.
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PROSPECTS OF PEACE
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIV IN
WASHINGTON ARE SILENT
The United States Committed 20 an
Aggressive Campaign-Landing
Of Troops Actual Invasion

WASHINGTON, June 16.-A leading
member of the diplomatic corps said today
that the departure of General Skaters
army of invasion into Cuba put an end to
all present prospects of peace. While none
of the foreign representatives here have
made peace representations to the govern
ment, yet peace negotiations always SEEM
ed to the members of the diplomatic fra
ternity within the possibility, even prob
ability, SO long as troops remained at Tam
pa and Key West. Now, however, with
$1,000 American soldiers about to take a
position on Spanish soil, it is said that the
conditions opportune for peace have I'M
dergone material change, as 1t commits
the United States to an aggressive land
campaign, and also makes it impossible for
Spain to adopt any other course than that
of defending her soil against invasion.
The presence of our ships at Manila Ha-
vana and Santiago has not, this diplomat
stated, constituted an actual invasion, al
though the ships had wrought much dam
age. The ships could have been withdrawn
at any time. But with 5000 troops landed
on Cuban soil new and more serious
phase of the conflict was presented. In
stead of blockading and beleaguering few
Spanish cities, the American army now
enters Spanish territory and that advanced
the campaign from a passive to an active
and offensive condition.
For this reason, he said, the hopes of n
peaceful solution of the conflict bad passed
| away and he believed they could not be re-
vived until the result of this first Cuban in
vasion was determined. This would take
some months, probably all summer, for
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The Tacoma Tragedy

TACOMA, Wash, June 16.-There are
no new developments in the triple tragedy
which took place yesterday. Clarence EN-.
ery's remains have been taken in charge
by the local lodge of Elks, Of which he was
member. Emery came from Portland,
Maine, about eighteen years ago. being y
seafaring man previous to coming here.
James d. Bartlett came from Duluth. Mimi,
about a year ago, intending to go to Daw-
son City, but got no further than Dyea.
He has two brothers in Duluth. The WOO
man went by the name of Lilly Chandler,
but her maiden name was Lilly Melet. Her
mother, Mrs. J. B. McGregor, OF Colby,
WASH, arrived here today to take charge Ct
the remains.
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The Canadian Conference

OTTAWA, Ont, June 16.-It had been
decided to hold the international CONFER
ence between the United States and Canada
at Quebec on July 10.
The Canadian representatives will be Dir
Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Richard cartright ana
Sir Louis Davis. Hon. Franchise Lanrelier
will, in all probability. be the legal agent
for the dominion. IA
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SAGASTA ADMITS DEFEAT
He Says Affairs in Manila Are Most
Serious

4 MADRID, June 16, p. m..-The 4
4 Bank of Spain has agreed to place 2S.- \
\ 0O0 900 pesetas at the disposal of the \
4 treasury for war purposes. \
\ Premier Sagasta, upon leaving the \
\ cabinet council today, said that two \
4 provinces of Luzon were still loyal to \
4 the Spanish government, but that the \
\ situation in Manila was Of the most \
\ serious character.
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Miss Marion Jones Of Nevada Is the
Champion Player

PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-Miss Marion
Jones Of Nevada this afternoon won the
final round of the champion tennis tourna'
ment at Wissahicker Heights. Her oppo'
nent was Miss Helen Crump of Philadel-
phia. The score was Ga, rs, Ga.
BY winning the final round today Miss
Jones has the right to challenge the pres
ent champion of the United States, Miss
Julietta Atkinson of New York. Miss Jones
and Miss Atkinson will meet tomorrow af-
ternoon to decide the championship.
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. Chess Tournament

VIENNA, June 16.-The winners in the
games of the eleventh round of the interna-
tional chess masters tournament adjourned
at the close of play yesterday and COM
pleted today were:
Chiffers, Walbrot and Maroczy, who de-
feated Showalter. Steintz and Burn respec-
lively.
The Blackburne-T schigorln game resulted
IN a draw.
Tarrasch has the best score thus far
Alepin IL seedhd and Pillsbury third.
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The Nicaragua Canal

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Professor
Haupt of the Nicaragua canal commission
was before the senate committee on the
Nicaragua canal today. He expressed the
opinion that the canal as proposed was en-
tirely feasible, and placed the cost of con-
struction at between 800 900 900 and sos ,0OO,-
0O0
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GETTING THE RANGE
An American Shell Hits the vizcaya.
Cervera Saws It Did No DAMAGE

+ MADRID, June 16.-Cervera cables =
r that shell from an American ship at =
r high elevation struck the vizcaya. =
r but owing to her excellent armor, the 4.
r. Spanish cruiser was not damaged. =
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NEW YORK, June IA dispatch to the
Herald from Gibraltar says:
The Spanish steamer San Augustine OF the
Transatlantica line has arrived IN ballast
from Cadis. She is loading coal. presum.
ably for Cadix and the Camara sQuadron.
The American Consul has lodged pses
test. 4 q
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vessels steamed out Of the bay, the WinsloW
in tow of the Hudson. At about dark Joined
the U. S. s. Machias outside, where the
Winslow was anchored.
CAPTAIN F. H. NEWCOMH.n :
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WILL REWARD HEROES
CREWS OF W1NsLoW, HUDSON
AND MARIETTA
None Of Them Will Be Overlooked by
the Government for Their
Daring Deeds

WASHINGTON,J June 16.-Secretary Iona
has determined that no American officer
who has distinguished himself by note
worthy gallantry shall lack recommends
ton, If the matter comes under his notice
He recognized in the zeal and energy and
discretion exhibited by Captain f. M. Sim.
onds of the Marietta, something worthy oil
official praise, whereupon he addressed the
following letter to him:
Navy Department. Washington, D. c.
June 1898. To the commanding officer of the
Marietta: In acknowledging the receipt Of
the report of the sixth instant relative to the
passage of the United States battleshiI
Marietta from San Jose de Guatemala te
Key West, the department takes occasion
to congratulate you and those under your
command upon the successful termination
Of your long voyage.
The department desires to express to yor
and through you to the officers and mer
under your command, its appreciation o.
the efforts made by them to carry out thcii
orders.
1t is such zeal and spirit as has beer
shown by the officers and men of the Mari
eta that has brought to successful enc
every enterprise undertaken by our service
during the present war. JOHN D. LONG.
Secretary of the Navy
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WATCHING A BLOCKADE RUNNER
A SHIP LOADED WITH FOOD FOR THE SPANISH TROOPS
LEAVES KINGSTON

Colonial Without Avail
Supplies Are Supposed to Be for Cervera but Admiral
Sampson Will Get Them
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23

with armed guards which travels be- tween the bureau of engraving and printing and the treasury every day brings from the bureau notes lacking the red seal which you will find in the right hand corner of every government bill you are fortunate enough to pos sess. These notes are in sheets of four The work of affixing the seal and sep arating the notes is done in a gloomy room in the basement of the treasury building. A force of men and women is employed, working the presses which print the seal and the separating ma chimes whose knives cut the bills apart and trim them to uniform width.
 The individual sheets of notes are brought to the treasury in packages of 100. The counting of the notes in each package occurs 52 times in the course of their handling at the bureau of en- graving; and, though the packages are delivered at the treasury with seals un- broken, they are opened immediately and the sheets are counted again. This counting is done by women. who are much more expert at it than men. Their fingers fly between the sheets as though they were making scales on a piano, and. Paderewski's digits move very little faster. An expert will count 1000 sheets in about 21a minutes. Assistant Treas urer Moline tells me 56 packages are de livered at the treasury every day now; so each counting takes up what is equivalent to two hours work of one woman.
 The sheets are counted before they go to the printing press and after they return, and they have their final count before they enter the separating ma chimes. Then the individual notes are counted and made into bundles of 100 and these bundles are counted again for yerification before they are passed en 10 the vaults. Each bundle has n paper stamp about it, marked with the denomination of the notes and the in- itials of the counter.
 At this point the government is con fronted by a condition which is pres ent in every business. However per feet system of checks may be de- vised for the protection of property. there is always point where individ- ual responsibility begins. There are many places in the treasury scheme where individual honesty is the gov ernment's ouly safeguard; but the most serious of them is at the door of the reserve vault. In this vault are kept hundreds of millions of dollars in United States notes, all perfect and. ready 10 go into circulation. Access to the vault is guarded as carefully as ac- cess to any other vault in the treas ury building-and. by the way, it is the system of guards, not the eonstruc- sion of the vaults. which protects
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
should have paniers falling from the

should have paniers falling from the sides.
 Wear over the bodice a low-necked bolero made of green cloth grape leaves, which you can easily make-two for the back and two for the front They should be yeined with lighter shade of silk. Take fine green wire, number of cloth leaves-made rather smaller than those in the bolero-and number of artificial grapes. and weave them into garland to adorn the front of the skirt and out line the bottom of the paniers. A long spray should hang loosely from the waist at the back
 The hair should be curled and allowed to hang. a headdress of grape leaves and fruit covering it.
 Another gown, equally inexpensive, may be made of yellow cheese cloth in a garment gathered full at the low neck. It is covered with white percaline reach ing to within 4Se inches of the bottom, fitted to the figure at the back. In front it is cut away in a V, in which the cheese cloth forms full vest.
 A slashed front, edged with fringe of white and yellow silk, knotted in, em- broidered in gilt spangles, stolIs falling from the shoulders, and yellow tulle veils, caught 10 the hair on each side with yellow blossoms. are some of the unique features of this gown.
 If you are a black-haired girl, with flashing black eyes, you cannot do bet ter than copy the picture for your St. Valentines day party.
 Church sociables are in full swing just now, with special teas for Lin coln's day and Martha Washington in prospect. Endless committees have been formed, and work shared off-oft- times to the disgust of those girls who have been relegated to the kitchen" For such new gowns need not be planned, and the prettiest apron which can be worn is an old-fashioned ging- ham all-over, covering waist and skirt.
 But to the girl who will wait upon the guests come many opportunities in the way of dress. Naturally she em- braces them, especially if her admirers are many, eager to take from her pretty hands some dainty morsel.
 Of course, her gown is new, and charming in color and texture. It is well chosen, particularly with view 10 its "lighting-up" qualities.
 Yet much more important is the apron which she wears-that dainty