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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
ALA va nuestro Ejercito batir la insu-

ALA va nuestro Ejercito batir la insu
rreccion.
Las guaridas hasta ahora inexplo.
radas por nuestros soldados, que los
mambises tenfan como sus mas seguros
baluartes; son va teatro de las victorias
| de las armas espaflolas.
Las operaciones que con tanta fortu.
ma ha iniciado ell general Castellanos en-
lei Camagiiey suponen tai actividad y
tai acierto en- la organization de la
campafla, que hacen esperar fundada-
mente, para plazo breve, ell fin honroso
por nosotros predicho en- varias ocasio-
mes.
Cuatro dfas de continues combates
acosando al enemigo y batiendole por
complete, hacienda huir a ntcleos de
5000 insurrectos y causandeles ITO ba.
jas, es una gallarda muestra de como
sc pelea en- Cuba.
Esa accion de las armas, COZ la que
siempre Sc oonto como primer elemento
para la paz, va a adquirir ahora todo
el necesario desarrollo para que sus re-
sultados sean tai como debe espe-
rarse.
La acci6n diplomatica sigue Tranquil
lamente su derrotero, sin que la tuerzan
las invenciones desatentadas de los la.
borantes.
ell nuevo regimen hace tambien su
labor, fecunda, aunque otra oosa digan
los que no ven mas polftica que la de
hacer la oposicion y discuten y abultan
los hechos mas sencillos.
Esto no son ilusiones, nj teorfas son
hechos que Sc han de imponer hasta a
los mas apasionados.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

remitira al Gobernador de la pro-
|vincla , la otra . IL Dlputacl6n pro
|vincial.
$. Los Compromisarsos elegidos
en- Ia forma detarminada por los az
tfcuIos anterIores &c present2ran en-
Ia capital de Ia provincial dos dias
antes del senalado para Ia election
de Senadores con las certifcaciones
respectivas de sus nombramientos.
de las que &c tomara nota en- Ia Sc
cretarfa de la Diputaci6u provincial,
exprssando en- ella ell dia de So pre-.
sentaci6n.
San Jsan de Puerto Rico. 20 dc
1898-El Subsecretario, JOSE DE
DIEGO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
ECOS UACIONALES

Dice La Tos de Guipascoa, de San
Sebastian
Gel insigne novelista, gloria de Ia
literature patria, don Benito Perez
Galdos, sera nuestro huesped dentro
de muy pocos dfas.
Viene trabajar.
Prepara Ia tercera seris de los Episo-
dos, dedicada la primera guerra OF.
vii, J viene d recoger impresiones So
bre ell terreno.
Consagrara un tomo 4 Ze1naozacdyrs-
gui y otro Ia corts de Oaate, seran
preciosos estudios dignos de la pluma
del eximio escritor.
A este fin visitar8 Cegama Onate,
y dicho Sc esta que, tratando de hacer
un estudio historico, la unparalleled
ha de ser su norma, sin debilid ades
por unos por otros, como cuadra s
un cronista honrado, serio y eoncien-
zudo.,
Sc ha estrenado en- ell teatro Espafiol
por la compa7ifa que dirige la notable
actriz dramatiea Maria Guerrero, un
drama escrito en- catalan por don An.
gel Guimera y traducido al castellano
por don Jose Echegaray, titulado Ez
Padre .7aSt1nic0.
La obra ha tenido un sxito extraor-
dinario.
Ha producidoe eun gran efecto en- los
sfrculos polfticos, dandole la impor-
tancia que realmente tiene, la collision
ocurrida en- la provincial de Santa Cla-
ra entire grupos rebeldes, con -el objcto
de impedir uno de ellos la presenta.
Dion de varios cobecillas.
Personas caracterizadas dicen que
ese hecho es una demonstration de los
buenos resultados de la actual polftica
antillana, y que servira de leccion q
aquellos que consideration fracasada Ia
autonomfa.
El Gobierno espa1ol ha pedido al de
la Republica Franoesa la expulsion dol
territorio frances de los cabecillas de
la insurreccion de Filipinas.
ri Gobierno frances aocede q 10 pc.
dido por ell Gobierno de Madrid.
Entire los documentos lefdos por ell
mlnlstro de Ultramar en- ell Console,
hgura una carta del General Blanoo,
manifestando que Sc ha tratado de so-
llvlantar los Voluntarios propalan.
do falsamente que Sc proyectaba so
desarme, cuando por Ell contrario la
prlmera autoridad de la isla ouenta
con ellos para manteaer ell orden We.
lar por la integridad de la patria.
En- Barcelona ha destrufdo un in.
'endlo un almacen de petr6leo, result
,ando cuatro muertos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

frontera y reina gran entusiasmo en-
San jose.
Costa Rica tiene hoy cerca de
8 600 hombres sobrs las armas. Los
generates GuaIda y Plaoas mandan
las tropas On Il frontsra.
Nicaragua tendrk que combatir So
IL contra Costa Rica, 81 llega & esta-
liar la guerra.
Han sido eIegIdos presidente y
vice presidente de IL repnblica del
Brasil, respectivamente.> los sehores
Campos Sales y Rosa Silva.
La oposIci6n en- Rio Janeiro &C
abstuvo de votar.
No ocurrieron des6rdenes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
GACETA OFFICIAL DE HOY

Circular de Ia subsecretarfa de
Gracia y Justicia y Gobernaci6n,
que dice asf:
"Debiendo verifcarse ell pr6ximo
dia 2 Ia eleccl6n de Comprehensive
para la general de Senadores y Con-
sejeros de Administration, el limo.
ss1lor Secretario de este despacho
ha dispuesto que Sc publiquen en- Ia
"Gaceta" los artfculos del 80 al SO
de la ley de 8 de Febrero de 1887,
que de terminar, para Ia designa-
cion de Compromisarios, el proce-
dimiento & que sc refere el artfculo
13 del Reglamento electoral.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

El hecho mas glorioso realizado por
ell partido liberal es haber herldo dc
muerte al incondicionalismo.
ST la union prospera y subsiste, aquel
hubiera surgido, cual nuevo Fenix, de
sus cenizas.
Deshecha la union no podra levantar
oabeza.
Y cuando Sc constituya la Camar a
insular, Sc deslindaran los campos,
formandose los dos dnicos partidos au-
tonomistas que oaben dentro del nuevo
regimen uno mas avanzado Y otro
menos avanzado.
Y conseryadores y oportunistas no
tendran mas remedio que disolverse,
yendo ingresar, no colectiva, sino in
divilualmente, en- la agrupaoion que
mas simpatfas les inspire.
Y a Egozcue, Gonzalez Beltran, Ri
vero y Balbas los veremos, ssguramen-
te, mezclados y confundidos con los
p,tsCss, .cs%ffr -.
Y nadie Sc escandalizara por ello.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
ARTICUIOS CITADOS

80. Oeho dias antes del sehalado
por el gobierno para Ia election ge-
neral de Senadores, tendra lugar en-
cada pueblo Ia de Cempromlsarios
que han de ocurrir q Ia capital de la
provincial para verifcar Ia refsrida
election.
81 Cada Distrito municipal Gle
gira por los individuos de Ayunta-
mienso y mayores contribuyentes .
que SO referen los artfculos anterio-
reg, un n1mero de Compromisarios
igual la sexta parte de los Conce-
jales.
Los Districts municipaies donde
el ndmero de los Conce ejales no lie
que seis, elegiran sin embargo. un
Compromisario.
Solo seran elegibles para este car
go los individuos de Ayuntamiento
y mayores contribuyentes que con
curran al acto y sepan leer y es-
cribis.
s2. A las dizz de la manana del
dIa designado Sc reunisan en- las sa-
las consistoriales, previamente cita
dos por el slcalde y bajo su presI-
dencia, los individuos de syunta
niento y los mayores contribuyen :
ties; Y despues de la iecsura del Real
decreso de convocatoria y de los ar
ticulcs dc Ia Constituci6n y de esta
ley relatives al acto que hara el
Secretarlo de ay untamiento, Sc cons
tituira Ia mesa in4erins, asocianco-
So al presidente los dos mas ancia-
nos como escrutadores, y el mas jo-
ven como secretsrio.
33. En- 81 acto Sc procedera por
papeietas a Ia eiecli6n de dos eecru
tadores IN seeretario, entregando
czda uro Go los electores al psesi
dxnte una papelets. escrita inpresa
con los nomb-es de un elector de los
pvesentes para escrutador y otro pa
ra secretario; y hecho el escrutinio,
q quedar z elegidos los dos que reu
nan msyor nhmero do votos para
escruiadores y e. cue tenga msyoria
para secseearir.
"a Constituid2 la mesa defniti
va. compuesta al a'calde, presiden-I
,e. los dos eacruts.sa1es y secratarioe
s!e gidos, Sc procedera Ia election
j. Com promisario 8 Compromisarlcs
lie correspondent al pueblo por me-
lio de papeletas que los electores
en- la nrna por mano del
y Sc observaran las del
mas reg'as ests blecidas en- los arti-
;ulos 20. II y 22, hasta proclamar
os CompromiSsrios elegidos.
IS. Extendida el aeta. que que
ARA en- ell arch.vo del ayun,a rniento,
e sacaran eopias au o izsaas por ell
'residente, escrutadores y secreta-
los; ana sc entregara cada uno de
os Compromisarios els &; dos para
ue les sirva de credencial, otra Sc
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

No es necesario tener vista de linee
para augurar 10 que auguramos.
Juntos han llevado 4 las urnas, srto-
doxos y oportunistas, los nombres de
Egoxcue y Barbosa, para representan.
tss de La CAmara. s. 1~
Y iuntos han Eevado tambien los
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
N0TAS POLITICAS

Dice "E. Heraldo":
Hechas las elecciones, ON deber
de patriotismo nos obliga 4 predioar
la paz."
IDdirecta para "El Pafs', que falta
{ un deber de patriotlsmo pregonan-
do IL guerra.
Ell mismo eolega oali6ca de rayo
de luz, el conato de union autono
mista que sc pretende formar en-
Ponce.
Muy bien.
La idea de Ia union, de Ia santa
union, es, aplicada & este case, te-
nue. rsyo de luz que 80 aprIsiona en-
una cAmara oscura.
81 cuatro oportunistas SO uniesen
{ veinte, treinra 6 mas incondIciona-
les fernando & su gusto y antojo una
union conservadora, hab'arfa el CO.
lega de rsyos de luz1
Responda francamente.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
ADIRSTRO Y SINIRSTRO

Menuda polvareda vienen levantaado
en- estos dias los periodicos disidentes
contra ell senor Mufloz.
Y TODD spor que?
Por cue en- la candidatura de los in
oondicionales capitalefos aparecio so
nombre junto al del sehor Arsuaga.
Mas este no quiere signifcar, en-
modo alguuo, que nuestros amigos de
San Juan apoyaran dicha candidatura,
como 10 prdeba Ell triunfo del senior
Mufoz Rivera y la derrota del senor
Arsuaga.
Y ocupandose de ese asunto, dice
muy bien, nuestro querido colega El
Liberal
ssPodfamos evitar que los incondi-
cionales nos prestaran su concurso?
.lPodfamos rechazarlo?
Lo agradecemos: use qulere mas?...
Como debe de agradecer E Pats, 8
es mas que ingrato, que los oportunis-
tas hayan votado en- mas de una parte
por las candidatvras de su partido de
sl.,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
Y sigue "Ei Heraldo':

Z sigue "El Heraldo":
"A cada hora nueva eopresa.
Primero Bar bosa y Matienz 20, lue.
go Enrique Gonzalez. Rossy, San
chez Morales, We've, Ramos, Blanco
Matos Bernier, del Vale y Landr6n
Una p'eyade brIllante q la que 81
rodea CON ell Gordon sanitario.
Son de los elegidos, de los llama
dos ~. sin embargo, no pueder
llegar.
Asombran y asustaD hechos SEINE
jantes.
Esos hombres, queridos = NINA
dos del pueblo, no iran al parlamento
En- cambio los Gullones y Cervan
tes lograron lucida votaci6n."
Ell Heraldo" trabaja por los or
todoxos.
Contub =rnio en- perspective.
Esta obscure y huele a queso.
Que viva la unprecedented del
Heraldo."
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

nombres dc Labra y Gouzalez Beltra,
para diputados 8 Cortes.
Y juntos hemos de verlos al -.
sudl los r06astos dedos dc una naaaso.
o las vibr0astes cuertzos de una Ira.
Y 81 no al tiempo!.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
CRONICA

ALteVcmU6 SaTauuiHbEs nhGb& II u6 ~
conErmen datos fehacientes.
Dfcese que los pwros, no confor-
mes en- modo alguno con ell resultado
de las 1ltlmas elecciones. tratan de
expresar su proresta por medic del
retraimiento.
Persisten, por 10 que sc susurra,
en- su actitud de intransigencia des
medids, y clerran sus oios 8 la luv,
que es, en- cate case, la sanction del
voto popular, con6rmando Ia pre-
ponderancia de un partido de
manera correcta, legftima y legal,
que no puede ser negads, por nsds,
nj por nadie.
iEl retraimiento! lSaben 10 que
significs ests actitud nuestros buenos
hermanos los ovtodo1os2
Pues signifea pequehez, debili-
dad, impotencia para la lucha.
Significs un pssivo obstaculo al
Implantamiento y desarrollo del pre-
sente regimen, que necesita en- mas
6 menos grado del concurso de todos
los elementos politicos.
Y sIgni6ca, por dltimo, un germ en-
de perturbacion, que podrfa ocasio
mar graves danos & este pats, 81 por
encima de nuestros defectos no reg
plandecieran, en- los momentos mas
algidos, la sensates y refsxi6n in
natas en- el caracter puertorriquefo
Popgamos en- tela de iulcio esta
version, hasts qne los ortodoros 10
nleguen confrmen.
Pero conste que no harfa gran
mella al partido liberal, quien se
bssta y ae sobre, en- capacidadcs y
buenos prop6sitos, para Oar ell frente
a todas las situaciones, per diffclles
que estas sean.
Veri6c6se aver en- el salon de actos
de nuestro Consistorio el escrutinio
general de las eleccIones celebradas
el domingo 1ltimo, sin mas inciden
ties que dos protestas presentsdas Dor
los sefores don jose Llorens y don
Francisco Barnes Plajs,y cuya ad
mission no hnbo lugsr.
Presidia ell Juez de instruction, v
concurrieron los interventores desig-
nados al efecto, como represen tantes
de las mesas de todos los coleglos del 4
dIstrito.
Terminado el compute de votos Sc
proelamo a los sefores don X. Ul-
piaEo Colon, dom Luis de PorrataI
Doria, don jose Gomez Brioso y don
Manuel Fernandez Jnncos, como re
presentantes para la Camara insular,
4 los seiiores don Jose del Diez
Perojo, don Juan Cervantes Saenz
lie Andino y don Federico Degetau
: Gonzalez, como diputades & Cortes. {
Reciban todos nueatrs cordiaIfsi-
na enhorabuens por el trlunfo obte
ado, y por la confarza que en- ellos
lePosifa el pals, al one ndudable
nente sabran representa- con cello,
ntusissmo y CON noble alteza de
niras. trab7jando en- pro de su b;en
star y de 81 progTeso.
Por segunda ve z reuri6se aver no h
he en- nueetras oficinap Ell Comis6 ia b
arino de nuestra cole ctividsd, que t
o SO duerme sobre sus lsureles se
repara de nuevo FIN de entrar en- "a a
'cha con esfofzados brfos.
Diose lectura del acta anterior, que
ando constituido dicho centro dIrcc :
70 en- la forma que aver consign = n n
os, tomando possession de sus csrgosI
s shores electos. q
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
TELEGRAMAS

Recib1dos por nuestro amigo don
aermlnlo Diaz Navarro, con motive
de su eleooion por los Distritos de Ma
yaguez San German para Represen-
tante en- la CAmara insular.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01
ADJUNTAS

lenemos satisfaction inmensa en- fe'
llcitarle por la esplendlda victoria OBJ
tenida por su nombre y ell de nuestro
querido Jefe, triunfantes por inmensa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

De doicaments ro Federico
RICO GATELI. Mayagdex = = - "
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-04-01

medcos
de odas las preparedness ACEITE DE BACALAO -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17
A LOyELORN YOUTHS ACT.
He Shoots Himself Facing the Won.
an He Adored

bridgeport. Conn. Feb. 17.-William
Worden, nineteen-year-ol youth.
shot himself because he loved a pretty
young actress and she did not love him.
and today his mother is dying of shock
produced by his mad act
At the end of the first act of the
play Ladder of Life" at the Audito-
rum on Tuesday night young worden
rose in his seat, threw a bouquet at
Miss Fanny GONZALES on the stage and
then sent a bullet through his brain
The woman he loved kicked the flowers
aside.
The audience rose in horror and left
the theater in a body
Worden did not die at once but death
is expected momentarily. The boys
mother. Mrs. Maud Worden is in an
unconscious condition and cannot live
Young Worden, a steady-going boy
was fascinated by Miss Donzales. but
he was too difiident TO show his affec-
ton except by visiting the theater at
every performance and blushingly
throwing bouquet on the stage.
a few nights ago The Ladder of
Life Company reached this city The
cast contained the name of Miss DON
zales. She was billed to appear as
Bats. the newsgirl.
Worden lost no time in visiting the
hotel where Miss Donzales was staying
Haltingly he told her that he loved
her; that he had thought of her night
and day since she had last visited the
city. He asked her to leave the stage
and marry him.
Miss DonzaleS was amused by the
young fellows ardor.
Why. you are only boy" she said.
You are not old enough to talk about
marrying any one. You couldn't sup
port a Wife
You must marry me-" he said to
Miss Donzales. Il love you madly 1t
does not make any difference whether
| am young or old, you have got to be
my wife"
This made Miss Donzales laugh mer-
rily.
Run home. little boy she said.
you must not bother me any more
The boy brooded over her refusal,
and this brooding led to his shooting
himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17

seem that with the equipment he 10
supposed to have had: with the knowl-
edge of Spanish treachery which he
must have possessed, and with the GER
tainty that the destruction of an Amer
lean .baftleship would be of the greatest
service 70 Spain, he ought to have in
specSed the. bottom Of his anchorage
once or twice a day. For failing to do
so. If he did so fail, the Administration
viii hold him guiltless because his
mission TO Havana was a friendly one.
and We are confident that his instruc-
tions made it incumbent upon him not
10 do anything which might appear to
our ally to SAVIOR of doubt or suspicion.
We see now what confidence in the
good faith of Spain leads to. Dupuy de
LONE exposed some of the Spanish play
in his letter to Canalejas. The Maine
catastrophe tells the rest. But, be-
tween the Spanish bondholders, Hanna
and Reed there is little doubt that the
explosion will be found to have result
ed from an accident. for which We shall
have to apologize TO Spain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17
Won LEYDEN's DISCOVERY.
The Eminent German Specialist ana
His Work Accusing Interest.


His Work Arousing Interest.
Berlin, Feb. 17.-Intense interest is be-
ing manifested by the medical fraternity
i'm the Berlin University and throughout
the German capital in the latest discovery
for the cure of consumption, which Pro-
fessor Ernest Victor Won Leyden, the eel
ebrated specialist. promises to disclose to
the public.
Professor Won Leyden's discovery Is
outlined in the annual report of the Ber-
lin board of charities. He calls his RENE
dy ''Creosotal," which, according to his
description, is a fluid of peculiar oily
taste, compounded from creosota, which
has been subjected TO a chemical resc-
ton. The great specialist claims that his
connection is a most excellent specific
against tuberculosis of the lungs.
The report from tine clinic of DIR. Won
Leyden comprises twenty-eight cases,
deliberately depicted by word and Illus
tration. OF these twenty-eight patients.
all treated with the greatest of care and
attention, twenty-seven were cured, some
entirely, and some placed on the sure
way to total recovery. All were treated
alike to the doses of creosotal and in the
following manner:
For the first two days the patients re-
ceived five drops three times daily. This
was changed TO an increase OF eight drops
three times daily, and so on until the dose
reached twenty-five drops three INES per
day.
After the last dose had been maintain
ed for three weeks it was diminished
daily until the original quantity had been
attained.
The patients have been treated for six
months by DIR. Won Leyden. With some
their lungs are entirely healed and with
others the pathological symptoms have
disappeared entirely.
DIR. Won Leyden is today universally
recognized as the leading authority on
tuberculosis of Germany, if not OF all Eu-
rope, and is probably the most celebrated
physician of the Old World. People of
the highest rank travel from the extreme
end OF the Continent 10 Berlin in order
TO seek his advice, and when he leaves
the city for the purpose OF attending
some royal or imperial patient, his fees
are colossal. He attended the late Car
during the last three weeks of his life
and might have succeeded in saving him
had he been summoned earlier TO the
Crimea.
Ii is entirely owing to DIR. Leyden that
the Czarevitch George has been kept
alive for the past three years and he has
saved the lives of the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, the heir TO the throne Of Aus
tria-Hungary, and Crown Prince Ferdi-
nand of Roumania.
He is one of the surgeon-generals of the
German army. He holds today the chief
clinical professorship Of the Berlin Uni
Versity, to which he was, appointed more
than twenty years ago, during which time
he has published a number OF standard
works, the most important of which are
his book on Inflammation of the Lungs"
on the Grey Degeneration of the Spinal
Marrow" and on Reflex Paralysis
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17
Pierpont Morgan's Yacht.

(From the Utica ObServer.)
]. F. Morgans big yacht Corsair one
morning in August, so the story runs.
lay i'm Frenchmans Bay with everything
made snug in anticipation of a hurricane.
of which warning had been sent all along
the coast by the Weather Bureau. At
noon Mr.. Morgan went on board and told
Capt Bailey that he was going to New
York by train and wanted the yacht to
start at once for the same destination.
This order was heard by the second
mate. upon whom it produced such an
effect that AIR. Morgan noticed his I'M
easlness and asked its cause. I'm
afraid. sir" said the man, that the Cor
sair will never live Before the man
could continue he was discharged and
sent ashore. Three sailors resigned, but
Capt Bailey filled their places and start
ed out into the storm. Vessels were
wrecked by the score in the next few
days, but the corsair survived and reach
ed New York safely, though severely
battered and with her beautiful cabin
fittings ruined by the water that had
forced its way through the matches. 1t
cost $1,000 to repair the damage, but all
the owner said was: Bailey, IL must
have been little choppy outside
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1895.
Notes Of the Day.

This afternoon We take up the ma
tional sorrow where We left il this
morning. 1t would be an unpatriOtiC
American who would not sympathiZe
with the President today. For our own
part, there is nothing but kindness and
Pity for him. He is q man stricken.
The seed which he has weakly allowed
himself to SOW for the campaign credi-
tiers has borne bitter fruit. The blood
and tears OF American citizens who
have been tortured and butchered by
the Spaniards in Cuba have long cried
uravsilingly for vengeance. The crime
Of our Government, in not demanding
satisfaction for their murder, has been
punished, but we are afraid not ulti-
mately. There is reason to believe that
a nation which could sink itself in such
disgrace as we have accepted; which
could show itself as callous 10 every
idea of patriotism, duty and dignity. as
We have shown ourselves. will not find
absolution for its crimes against jus
tioe and mercy without an antecedent
and terrible penance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17
Sensations i'm Midair.

CFrom the Chicago News.)
In kansas City a new Government
building is being erected, from the top
of which projects a huge beam, like the
yardarm of a ship. This beam supports
the steel cables and pulleys that lift the
huge iron plates forming the shell of the
dome A curious Missourian stood re-
Gently and watched the men at work
and concluded he would like to see how
il would feel to be suspended in midair
for a time like Mohammed's coffin. So
he persuaded the foreman to allow him
to take the most perilous ride of his life.
lie climbed on the plate and put one
leg on each side of the hook. He was
ordered not TO touch the cables and not
TO look down.
For the first few minutes he sat az
jauntily as II he was astride his horse
in the park. 1t was a temptation. how
ever. 10 glance down 10 see how far he
had gone. The people below seemed
very small. He began TO look with fine
scorn upon those slender cables that held
all this weight. Righteous Indignation
against q Government that would allow
its employees to risk their lives so filled
his breast He grew dizzy and imagined
himself falling. His mental vision con-
iured up with CHASTITY detail his mang-
led remains; there was a horrible clank
ing noise and he was safe at the top.
He thought the climbing down. from bar
to bar in the absence of ladders. almost
as terrible an experience as the awful
ride up.