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The record-union., 1898-11-21
The Free Spectacle,
Administering Dinner.

There are a number of COM
pletely furnished rooms in the
downstairs part of our store, and
they have been arranged to repre-
sent happy home on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Life-like figures repre-
sent the father and mother, the
young wife and son, and the hus-
band just returned from Manila. A
real Thanksgiving dinner is on the
table, while the maid in the kitchen
is seen putting the finishing
touches to the mince pie.
The record-union., 1898-11-21
Monday, $50 A. N.
W0men's Wrappers,
| Seal Plush Capes.

LOT I'VE shall offer in this
sale a lot OF heavy flannelette
wrappers Tin two colors only at a
very low price. We have been pre-
vented from making special wrap
per sales earlier in the season ow-
ing to the constant demand for our
well-made wrappers at the regular
prices. We have had no surplus
stock this season, hence we feel
fortunate in being able to offer this
new lot of desirable patterns, in
navy blue and red and white fig
ures, at 87c each. These are regu-
lar SIPS wrappers-full skirts, in
side tight lining shoulder caps and
neatly braid trimmed. All sizes,
22 to III inch h11ct
The record-union., 1898-11-21
Have You a Crumb Cloth?

Carpets show the greatest wear
around the dining room table. You
can prevent this with crumb
cloth or art square. Here are
some strictly all wool, two ply,
that will not disappoint you in
wear. Come in red, terra Gotta,
green, blue and wood colors.
Size 2x3 yards, $3.50 each.
Size 3x3 yards, $6.75 each.
Size 3x4 yards, So each.
We also have other sizes.
The record-union., 1898-11-21

Life and Immortality Of Man. is an
argumentative lecture by A. Gibbs Ga
brielle. 1t is from the press OF Peter
Eckler, New York, and Is No. ~ Of
volume of the Library Of Liberal
Classics issued monthly at 50 a year.
The work is free thought essay, one
denying church and creed and adopting
nature as the only God.
The record-union., 1898-11-21

A new volume by Bret Harte is al
ways welcome In the latest stories
in Light and Shadow" (Houghton,
Mif1in & Co., Boston, we have seven
good short stories by this favorite au-
thor. They are not all dialect stories
or Pacific Coast scenes. on the con-
trary the best of the seven, 'Unser
KALI moves on foreign soil. We be-
Iieve Harte is strengthening with age.
Assuredly these later tales are indica-
tive of it.
The record-union., 1898-11-21
$50 A. M.
Sale OF Tapestry Por=
there's, Table Cow
ers and Rugs.

LOT Good looking, service
able tapestry portieres, with soft
draping qualities. The two-toned
effect adds much to their appear
ance. Colors to suit all tastes
such as red, blue, green, terra
Gotta and olive. Size 48xIo2 inches
The record-union., 1898-11-21

Boston almost a hundred years ago,
and 1t Is told in the best style of the
accomplished author. Dodd, Mead &
Co., New York. publishers)
The record-union., 1898-11-21

Last year Charles Dana Gibson IL
lustrated THE People of Dickens" for
the Ladies Home Journal" The pic
lures were so successful that this year,
and during next year, w. L. Taylor,
the New England artist who has made
such rapid strides in his art, will illus
trate THE People of Longfellow"-.
also for 'The Ladies' Home Journal"
Philadelphia. The poems selected are
THE Psalm of Life "Hiawatha, ;"
'Evangeline,' '"The Courtship of Miles
Standish," THE Childrens Hour
THE Village Blacksmith, and others
The record-union., 1898-11-21

ssThe Critic for November (New
York; is very freely and handsomely
and as usual deals freely
with current art and literature. 'The
Critic is not a fault-finder, nor yet is
The herald., 1898-12-03
Other Objec ctors

CHICAGO, Dec. 2-'President Mckinley
can never get the members of the present
senate to ratfy the treaty soon to be signed
at Paris by She peace commissioners of the
United States and SPAIN" said Senator
Kyle OF South Dakota, who stopped here
tonight on his way to Washington. 'The
United States. the victor, should not be
bound to pay s2000O,0 900 to the vanquished,
Spain.
''Such payment establishes dangerous
precedent, to say the least. Then. do not
believe that we want the Philippines at all
One island with good harbor would be OF
use as naval station, but whatever can we
do with lot OF islands with such cosmo-
politan population as that of the Philip
pines? Say we make colonies Of them; there
is no place in our general policy for colonial
possessions, and by taking them we must
discard the Monroe doctrine, for how can
we object to Europeans interfering in Amer
lean affairs now that we have attempted to
meddle in the politics of another hemis
phere?"
The herald., 1898-12-03
The Cuban Commission

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The members
of the Cuban commission, headed by Gen
eral Garcia, called at the White House at
2:3O this afternoon and were soon ushered
into the cabinet room, where they were re-
ceived by the president. The meeting. how
ever, was entirely informal and unofficial
in character. 1t lasted an hour and a hall.
The greeting of the president was very cor
dial, but the distinguished Cubans were re-
ceived as citizens of Cuba, and not as hav-
ing an official status. Nothing could be
learned at the White House as to the sub
iects of the conversation.
Senior Quesada, who presented General
Garcia and the other members to the presi-
dent and acted as an interpreter in the
conference that followed, said this evening
that the interview was entirely satisfactory
to both the members OF he commission and
the president This evening Major Gen
eral Miles, commander of the army, called
upon General Garcia at the hotel. The call
was unofficial. The two soldiers spent a
pleasant half hour together.
The herald., 1898-12-03
FIFTY YEARS OF RULE
CELEBRATED BY THE EMPEROR
OF AUSTRIA
Official and Religious Services at
Washington Attended by the Pres
ident and Diplomats

VIENNA, Dec. 2.--Emperor Francis
Joseph today, upon the tiftieth anniversary
of his accession to the throne, issued a gen.
eral order to the army thanking the soldiers
for their loyalty and fearless valor through
out his reign and declaring that he viii ever
look upon the army as the shield and pro-
tector of the throne and fatherland. Amnesty
has been granted to political offenders in
Hungary and a number of decorations have
been gazetted. All the newspapers, without
distinction as to politics, publish articles ex
toling the Austrian Emperor as the guar
dian of European peace.
The day was ushered in with the booming
of cannon and grand reveille sounded
by the bugles Of all the regiments OF the gar
rison. The city was gaily decorated with
flags, and the streets were thronged with
people wearing black and yellow or red and
white favours and jubilee medals. The
archdukes attended a special Thanksgiving
service in the garrison church. The dis
tribution of jubilee medals to the troops fol-
lowed. Services were also celebrated in
other churches, commemorative meetings
were held in the university schools, and
there was much rejoicing throughout the
provinces.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Questions of Interest

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The United
States government is being called upon to
face some questions of interest resulting
from the expansion policy.
The British government some time before
the annexation OF Hawaii to the United
States filed with Hawaii a number of claims
for redress for the ill-treatment and illegal
confinement of British subjects involved in
the revolutionary movement which over
threw the queen. These amount to several
hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate.
and the question is, the Hawaiian govern
ment having failed to settle them, whether
the United States government does not in
herit the liability. The claims are Just such
as were filed by the late Secretary of State
Gresham against the Hawaiian government
in behalf of a number of alleged American
citizens. but most of them afterwards turned
out to be aliens. None of the claims were
pressed, but they formed the foundation for
the British claims.
Another question of more Importance is
The determination OF the status of some Of
our newly acquired citizens or subjects
Already a Chinaman by BIRTH but Philip.
pno by citizenship, has applied for recogni
ton as an American citizen. Another China
man in Hawai- wants,a passport showing he
is citizen of the United States. The an
rexation law prohibits the coming into the
limits of the United States of Chinese
from Hawaii, but the constitutionality Of
any act that proposes to discriminate among
American citizens has been raised. and thi:
Chnaman is citizen by adoption. These
are a few of the questions that have already
arisen and others are expected to follow in
the near future
The herald., 1898-12-03
A Washington Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. "A brilliant Of
fetal and religious service, commemorative
of the tiftieth anniversary of Emperor
Francis Joseph's accession to the throne of
Austria was held at st. Mathew Church to-
dav. The ceremony was under the auspices
of the Austrian Legation, and in recognition
of its national character President Mckinley
and Secretary Hay were present in behalf of
the United States government, while the
foreign governments were represented by
the full strength of the diplomatic corps.
The church was elaborately festooned for
the occasion, flowers and potted plants fill
ing the chance. As the official guests arrived
they were met by the Austrian officials,
Baron Reidl and Baron Paumgarten, IN the
stunning uniforms of the Austrian dragons,
and DR.. Thodorovich, representing the civil
branch of Austria's staff. The President
and Mr.. Hay occupied the front pew to the
right of the chancel while across the aisle
sat Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassa-
dor and Count Cassini. Russian Ambassa-
dor, in their richly embroidered uniforms.
Among the many foreign representatives
were Baron Speck Won Sternberg of Ger
many, NJ. Thebaut Francis Requiz Santo-
Thyso of Portugal. the Chinese and Corean
Ministers with their stats, and the Ministers
of Turkey, Argentine, Brazil, Switzerland
and Denmark. Colonels Maus and Michler,
of General Miles staff, were present as rep
resentatives of the army.
Archbishop Martinell, the papal dele
gate, occupied place in the chancel and par
ticipated in the religious service. which was
celebrated by large number of priests and
acoltes. There was no sermon, the solemn
high mass and an elaborate musical program
constituting the ceremony.
The herald., 1898-12-03
SOUTH SEA DUTY
Work of Warships Among Hebrides
Islands

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 2.-The Brit
ish warship Mildura has returned from an
exciting six months cruise to the New
Hebrides doing patrol duty, with the
French warship Eure as side partner.
After the war vessels had amused them
selves with bonfires Of few villages in the
New Hebrides, in revenge for the massacre
of British Consul James Duncan, they went
together to the French Hebrides. At Aoba,
the gallant British commander learned that
the daughter of the chief had been carried
off by the French cutter Port des Pontes,
which was then a black speck on the ex-
panse of blue. The French commander said
he would see the cruel wrong to the chief
righted. The Britisher resented this and
said: mo, sir this is my affair" and hurry
ing to his ship, he crowded On full steam
and after night had overhauled the cutter
and secured the young girl from the buc-
caneering Frenchman, besides twelve other
native maidens. The bevy of thankful
maidens were transferred to the Eure and
taken home. They stated through an in
terpreter that some of them were bought
from their parents. Others were seized and
carried aWay
The herald., 1898-12-03
Ordered to Havana

NEW YORK, Dec. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Orders have been issued by Secretary Long
to the armored cruiser New York to proceed
to Havana, Cuba. The battleship Texas,
which has left Tompkinsville for Hampton
Roads will become the flagship Of Commo-
dore Philip, who will remain as commander
in-chief of the North Atlantic squadron un-
til the return of Rear Admiral Sampson.
The New York will be the first armor-clad
of the United States to enter Havana har-
Dor since the battleship Maine arrived there
Upon her arrival Rear Admiral Sampson will
hoist his flag on board, and it is expected
will come north in her the last of next
month. 1t was stated at the department
that there was no special cause which in
duced Secretary Long to send the cruiser
south as Spain had complied with the
American demand for the evacuation of the
island and there is no question which re-
quires a demonstration.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Compulsory Dueling

HAVANA, Dec. 2-The Executive Com
mittee of the Cuban Assembly agreed at its
last session to make it compulsory upon
the part of any Cuban officer insulted by
Spanish, American or other officers to chal-
lenge the person SO insulting 10 fight a duel
The measure has two aims, according to the
Cubans; first, ''to maintaia the dignity of the
Cuban army" and secondly, 'to check the
impudence and insolence OF many so-called
Cuban officers, who, without having ever
put their courage to a test, having enlisted
after the armistice, are staggering about
with Cuban uniforms endeavorng to offend
Spanish officers
1t is learned on good authority that the
Cubans have recently secretly acquired quite
u formidable armament, the ulterior object
OF which is not known. 1t is added that they
have purchased over 5000 rifles within the
last ten days The fact is causing consider
able speculation here.
The United States transport Florida ar
rived here today with Quartermaster sup
plies, lG4 mules and horses and 81 stablemen.
The volunteer forces Of Havana were re-
lieved today oil all further garrison duty and
they will shortly be disbanded prior to the
completion Of the evacuation Of Havana.
General Greene today held conference
with the mayor and the city council, with
the object Of at once proceeding with the
work of cleaning the city.
The herald., 1898-12-03
ANDREE HEARD FROM
The Message Scarcely Entitled to Full
Credit

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2-An engine driver
named Detke has written the Swedish Nor
wegian Minister at st. Petersburg a letter
in which he says that he found in the
vicinity of the Ural Mountains bottle
containing two papers, one Of which bore
the following message, written in French;
"Andree's balloon has crossed the Ural
Mountains. ANDREE.'
The other paper, inscribed in Russian,
was as follows:
Give this letter to the Consul or to the
police"
The balloon Eagle, with Prof. Andree and
two companions, Strindenberg and Frankel,
in the car, left Danes Island Of the Spitz-
bergen group on July II, 1897, in an at
tempt to cross the pole. Since then no def
mite news of the aeronauts has been received
pigeon found by the Whaling ship Falcon,
which arrived at Copenhagen on September
I'd. The message read:
July l3, 1880 p. IN. Latitude, 1922 north;
longitude, 1875 east. Good voyage cast
ward. All we'll"
The herald., 1898-12-03
HALE HAS HORSE SENSE
OPPOSES ANNEXATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
WILL 0PP0SEAP PEACE TREATY
When Facts Are Known Everybody
Will Be Glad to Get Rid OF the
Islands
Associated Press sp1 al Wire

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Senator Eu-
gene Hale of Maine today announced his op-
position to the peace treaty which is being
formulated in Paris. He is opposed to the
ACQUISITION of the Philippines, and his an
tagonism to the treaty will be based upon
that section of the treaty when deais with
the Philippine question.
THE negotiation OF the treaty, unfortun-
ate as it is" said the senator today, by no
means insures the actual annexation OF the
Philippines. 1t is uncertain when the treaty
will be signed or when it will be submitted
to the senate, and still more uncertain
whether it will ever be ratified. The re-
sponsibiity is so vast and the solicitude of
the public so great that ample time will be
given to its discussion and to getting the
real facts before the American people.
"Many things will be found out which
are not now known, and the evils of the
proposed annexation will so grow upon the
public mind and upon congress and upon the
president that it is by no means unlikely
that within six months or year everybody
instead of being for annexation of the is
lands, will want to get rid of them.
1.-The people of the United States will
find out that the commerce of the Philip
pines is very limited in extent; that they are
inhabited by people whose habits and
wants forbid an increase Of trade, and that
under the scheme of annexation presented
to us this trade is to be shared equally
with Spain and all other competing nations
What is called the opendoor policy cuts
down the interest of the United States in
the Philippine trade to point where it
makes no figure in our commerce. The en-
tire trade of the islands, if we had it all
not the profit derived from it, but the
whole amount of trade, will not in any year
pay the expenses of the army and the navy
that the United States will be obliged to
maintain there"
The herald., 1898-12-03
CUBA'S new ERA DAWNS.
WITH REORGANIZATION OF A
SUPREME COURT
RESTORATION OF CIVIL ORDER
To Be Followed by the Construction
of Good Roads in Santiago
, Province
Associated Press Special Wire

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 2.-The
opening of the recently organized supreme
court this morning was an impressive cere'
mony. Chief Justice Echeverria and the as
sociate justices, prior to the opening, called
at the palace, where they were received by
General Wood, after which, with General
Wood and his aides, Mr.. Robert Porter and
others. they were driven to the supreme
court chamber. Here the judges donned
their robes of office, long silk gowns trimmed
with white lace, and, accompanied by the
attorneys practicing in the court, who were
similarly dressed, formed in procession and
passed into the court room, the CHIEF justice
escorting General Wood.
The procession having divided into semi
circles, General Wood, in few tactful and
forceful words, opened the proceedings, de-
livering the court, in the name of the United
States government, to the chief justice and
his associates, and demanding from the pub
lie implicit obedience to the courts decisions
and DEGREES. His pronouncement was
translated into Spanish by Captain Mendoza.
The chief justice replying, accepted the
judicial offices in the name of justice, Tor
mally recognizing the United States as the
supreme power, and declaring that the bench
would render justice to rich and poor alike.
The proceedings terminated with hand
shaking, after which General Woods party
was escorted to the entrance by the entire
legal body, and the first session of the first
purely Cuban court was then opened.
The local newspapers consider it the dawn
of a new era, and express the hope that the
Judges, who are men of legal acumen and
profound research, may be able to show the
world that the Cuban population has within
itself the elements of good government.
The same papers are exceedingly compli-
mentary i'll their allusions to General Wood,
declaring it quite impossible that any other
American could have secured better grasp
OF the entire situation
On Monday $50 men will begin to build the
road to Hoguin. The distance, making al
lowances for necessary deviation, is IS miles.
General Wood is determined to facilitate
the means of inter-communication for the
towns on this end of the island, and on the
same day a hundred men will begin road
to Guantanamo. In this case distance Of
40 miles must be covered.
The herald., 1898-12-03
A Highbinder Raid

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-Police Lieu
tenants Spring and Etolza, with squad of
officers tonight made q raid on the quar-
ters of the Chinese highbinders. All the
meeting places of the warning tongs were
entered and any furniture found was
smashed into an unrecognizable mass. Ia
bles were thrown In a heap on the floor
and musical instruments, opium pipes and
gambling layous helped to swell the pile.
All of the hatchet-men fled on the ap-
proach of the police, who are determined
that peace shall be maintained In China
town. Late tonight several gambling
games were raided and over twenty Chi
nese gamblers arrested.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Mount Lowe Railway
TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX

American sausage-makers protest
against German treatment of their
goods.
Austria's emperor celebrates the If
tieth anniversary of his accession to
the throne.
War inquirers convene at Washing
ton and continue to examine witnesses.
Peace commissioners at Paris report
no progress, but administration Of
f1cials do not consider the delay dan
gerous.
! Creditors still quarreling over the
property Cattle King Gillett left when
he disappeared.
Special Commissioner Harden re-
ports on financial and industrial con-
ditions in the Philippines.
Mrs. Cody proves bad witness for
herself in the Gould blackmail case.
Reorganization of the supreme
court at Santiago hailed by Cubans as
the dawn Of new era.
Senator Hale of Maine announces
his opposition to any peace treaty by
which the United States assumes con-
troll of the Philippines.
Admiral Dewey writes a letter Of
sympathy to the widow Of hero Of
Manila.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Clan Drummond Wreck

LISBON, Dec 2.-Thirty- people
were drowned who were on board the Brit
sh steamer Chan Drummond, from the
Clyde, via Liverpool for Cape Good Hope,
wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. The remand
er of the ships company saved numbered
twenty-three who are on board the Brit
igh steamer Holbein, Captain Shurlocb,
from London and Antwerp to Rio Janerlo,
anchored off Cascaes, seventeen miles west
Of here. The Holbein has her propeller
shafting in the tunnel broken.
The Clan Drummond was an iron vessel,
built at Dumbarton in 1882, and registered
290S gross tons, and 1870 tons net. She
hailed from Glasgow and belonged to the
fleet of irving & Company.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Democratic Union

CHICAGO. Dec 2.-Governor-eiect Chas.
s. Thomas of Colorado. who has been in
the city for the past two days on his way
to New York and Washington, was some
what reticent as to The object of his east
ern trip. However, when asked concerning
a possible union of the eastern and west
ern factions of the Democracy, he was en-
phatic in denying his interest In any such
effort Croker and Tammany, in the east,
In his opinion were the causes Of the re-
cent defeat of the Democrats.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Torpedo Boats in the Storm

BRISTOL, r. l., Dec. 2.-The torpedo
boats Dupont and Morris came in here last
night under their own steam, but consid-
erably damaged. Both boats weathered Sat
urday's gale off Newport, but the heavy
seas badly twisted the stem of the Dupont
and several steel plates of both vessels were
badly sprung. 1t will probably be necessary
to haul the Dupont out, as she will require
a new stem, and both will have several new
plates put ON before proceeding.
The herald., 1898-12-03
Soldiers Bodies

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The War De
partment has decided to adopt at once the
suggestion of General Wood, in command
at Santiago, that the removal Of the remains
OF American soldiers from that section Of
Cuba be deferred until February, at the
earliest. While it is fully realized that this
postponement will bring great disappoint-
ment to the friendsand relatives of the dead
soldiers, the officials believe they have no
right to expose to the horrors of possible
yellow fever outbreak the large population
OF Santiago and neighboring towns from a
mere sentimental consideration.
The department had advanced very well
in the preparation in plans for the removal
of the dead and was in a position to begin
the work in disinterment almost immedi-
ately. 1t had employed the services of an
expert named Rhodes who had thoroughly
gone over the ground at Santiago and ar
ranged the details of the plans.
For some time past the department has
been granting permits for the removal OF
the remains of individual soldiers, provided
the relatives of the soldiers furnished a
metallic case which could be hermetically
scaled, thus preventing the introduction Of
contagious diseases into the United States.