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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
THE NEW CUBAN CABINET
THE PREMIER AND LIST OF THE
HOLDERS OF PORTFOLIOS AN
NOUNCED.
SENIOR GOWN DECIDES 70 ACCEPT
Statement That He Would Not Ac-
cept In Without Foundation.
Brief Biographies of Cab
met Members.

Havana, Dec. Sl.-Capt. Zen. BlancC
last night signed the appointments of
the president of the council and the
five secretaries. The name of Edourdo
Dolz was substituted for that of Senior
Amblard, as minister of commerce.
The following compose the first colo
| NAL cabinet of Cuba, under the recently
instituted scheme of autonomy, which
goes into effect tomorrow:
Minister of Finance-Senor Rafael
Motoro.
Minister of the Interior-Senor Anto-
| MO Gown.
Minister of Education-Senor Francis
co Zayas.
Minister of Commerce -Edourdo DOLE.
Minister of Posts and Telegraph-Sen-
or Laureaus Rodriguez.
Spanish Minister Notified.
Washington, Dec. 31.-The Spanish
minister received dispatch today from
Havana giving the list of the new cabi-
net. 1t is the same as the foregoing, eX-
cept Senior Rodriguez is named as min
lister of commerce and EdOuardo DOLE us
minister of public works and telegraphs.
The dispatch adds in the absence of
SenOl DOlz, who is in Spain, Senior Rod
riguez will handle his own portfolio and
also that of public works and teie-
graphs. Mr.. DOLE, the new name on the
list, is a young lawyer and has been sec
rotary of the central committee of the
reform party. He has quite reputa-
ton as an orator.
The Spanish minister regards the cab
met as an organization especially rep
resentative of Cuba, as three members
are Cuban-born and have spent their
lives in Cuba, and another, Rodriguez,
while of Spanish birth, has lived thirty
years in Cuba and has all his interests
there. 1t is said also that the cabinet
represents the autonomists and the re-
formists, the two elements which are
seeking to carry out the present policy
in Cuba. Rodriguez and DOLE are both
refOrmists. DOLE being secretary of the
central reform party.
When asked for a sketch of the sew
eral ministers, MIR. DE LONE turned to
the book, Cuba and the Cubans, from
which the following biographies of Gal
vez, Montoro and Gown are taken:
Jose NJ. Galvez, premier, was born in
Matanzas. November "A, 1885. Lawyer,
and a famous forensic orator.. journal
list; has published anonymously many
political articles. During the REVOLUTION
airy period he was connned IN the Isle
Of Pines. Before and after his imprls-
onment and up to 1878 he remained in
Havana, exercising his profession and
cooperating with the revolutionary jun
ia of New York. In recognition of his
patriotism and talents he was elected
by acclamation as president of the or
ganizing committee OF the autonomlst
party.
Rafael MOntoro, minister of finance,
born i'll 1852. Went to Madrid in lo6i
became known as critic and littera-
teur; editor of La Revista Contempt
rano QSIO; under secretary OF Society
of Spanish Authors and Artists under
the presidency of Emilio Castelar, Re
turned to Cuba, 1878; he figures as one
of the founders and pillars OF the auton-
onist party, OF whose executive com
mitttee he is most active member. Edi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06

Toledo. o., Dec. 25.-Johnny Lavick
and Eddie Burns met at Alwoods Cham
piOn Athletic Tub tonight in a 15-round
contest at 1913 pounds. The police stop
ped the bout during the fourteenth
was the bleeding of Lavick. whose
wounds, received in the fight with Gard
ner at Cincinnati, were broken open by
blows struck by Burns. The honors
were even.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
lowered III. Firures.

Milwaukee, Dec. 25.-At the exposition
building indoor track today Walter G.
Sanger lowered his own figures in
paced race by one minute Hat. On the
same track Edward Aldridge Of this city
broke the worlds record for twenty-five
miles unpaced. his time being hour
4 minutes and % seconds The pre-
C'ous record for this distance was I hour
) minutes and 80 seconds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
AGAINST AUTONOMY.
RfOtOus Demonstrations in Several
Cuban Cities.

tails have been received from Sno nisb
sources of a conspiracy against the
Spanish rule, said to have been discov-
cred in the province of Pinar del Rio.
1t is now stated that 1902 men employed
in the fields of Clay. Brock & Co., the
tobacco growers. and who had been dis
armed. are to join the Insurgents. Their
leaders have been imprisoned in Nero
castle. Christmas night there were
riots similar to those which occurred at
Havana, Matanzas ana other towns.
The demonstrations were intended as a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
Hit With an Axe,

Cameron. Tex. Dec. 31.-(Special)-
Information reached here that Jim Beal,
n negro, was assaulted with nm axe by
another negro in a row in the remote
part of the county on Xmas morning.
He died Wednesday night from his
wounds. His assailant has not been
captured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
TO BRANCH OUT IN JAPAN.
A New England Mill Man Investigat.
Ing in the Orient.

ing in the Orient.
New York, Dec. 31.-A dispatch from
Fall River to the Commercial-Adver
tiser says:
j. Thayer Lincoln, manufacturer
is making an effort to have local mill
men build a mill in that country for
the manufacture of cotton goods.
1t is said Fall River builder will go
to Japan and see what the opportunities
are for building a mill with native help.
If the native help will not d. then Amer
lean workmen will be taken there if it
is finally decided to introduce the indus
try there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
AIIered AngIo-Ru.rInn PLAN.

from Seoul say that compromise has
been effected by an agreement accord
ing to which Mr.. J. McI.eavy Brown,
the British customs agent, and NJ. Alex
Jeff. the Russian agent, will work the
COrean customs together. The warships
which are at Chemuipo, the port Of
Seoul. ar" there in order to give sup
port to Mr. Brown,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06

the Asiatic department Of the French
colonial office, starts ON secret mission
in connection with the crisis in the east.
The special adds that the military mission
will also start for China shortly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-06
On n Secret Mission.

London. Dec. 31.-A special dispatc'
from Paris says that NJ. RorE" ra4 ..
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24
BY ESTELLE BAKER.

R ARGARET wanted a dolls I H house-'a real, truly dolls IN house"-with the walls all pa
 Es pered and carpets on the floor, A X inst as it was in her little room
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THE CELEBRATION.
BY ALMA s. BEMENDERFER OF ANGELS CAMP.

his help the fire was extinguished, but not before 1t had cleared the grass from five acres of pasture land, and been the means of stampeding some horses in an adjoining field, who broke through the fencing out into the road, where they were soon lost to sight. When all danger was passed the boys and the old man went into the house dining room to get supper and talk it over. He proved very agreeable, and told them something of his history, and they wondered why they ever thought of making sport of him. It seems he was an old soldier, and he was making the place a home for his daughter-in- law and grandchildren, for his son had enlisted to go to Manila.
 And this boy" he said, batting Tom on the back, will make a famous sol- dier. He worked like one to put out that fire. and doesn't seem to mind burns like some boys"
 This praise made Tom feel rather cheap. But he went on to say, as he had been to town, he did not see the fire till he came in sight of the boys back firing. At this news the boys felt more at their ease, for they argued he did not see the celebration. But next day, while out hunting for the stray horses, they saw some one who did, woodchopper, who lived near the swamp, but he promised not to tell their secret.
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fellows? Well, the queerest old chap lives there; a regular old curio. l am going to take you up and show him to you some day. He has planted all sorts of things, and not enough of any one kind to make it pay. His clothes himself, and the way he putters around and tries to irrigate with that old
 windmill makes me laugh. He has been here three months; bought eighty acres of land. That ploWed around to one side of the cabin is his"
 Boys" said Tom suddenly, would it not be a splendid joke as we are going to the river to give him a taste of the fun just on the plowed ground. We could not hurt anything there, and to see him poke his head out of that window to see what is going on would be more fun than a picnic"
 They all laughed at the mere idea
 Now" remarked Sam, "all we need to do is to arrange the contents of that first on top
 This was soon done, the mischievous boys selecting giant fire crackers, as they could be arranged on long fuse and set off with dispatch. After dark the boys crept along by the timber, which threw weird shadows over the cabin and plowed ground With care a long line of fuse and fire crackers was laid by the cabin.
 Hand me that punk" whispered Tom, as he felt around the basket hunting for the end of the fuse. But he never found it. As Sam was about to do as directed some sparks from the end of the punk fell into the basket. In an instant the whole place was lit up. Roman candles, blue lights. sky rockets, fire crackers, pin wheels, bombs, etc, were discharged in all di- rections and the fields were raked over as if there was a battle The fire crack CTS going off every second and the blue lights and smoke giving the scene a weird, grotesque appearance. The boys were taken by surprise and. very much singed and powder burned. they tried to put out the small fires started in the stubble and short grass, running to the pump for water and trying to beat them out with wet sacks. They had nearly succeeded till it got into the tall grass and was famed up by steady breeze toward the house and buildings.
 The boys heard some one shout, and looking around saw the old man rum ming toward them. In short time by
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24
BINNIE AND NED IN CUBA.

The two Americans, while they were eating their simple evening meal, not dar1n" to make fire for fear the smoke would reveal their hiding place to the Spaniards, who would be sure to fol- low the trail if they had the slightest indication to guide them, discussed the events of the day and both were of opinion that the chances of success in the enterprise in which they had en- gagged would be better if they should seek some other place of hiding for the present.
 As they sit talking we may make a close study of them, Binnie has re- moved his hat and his extreme youth is made plainer than when we first saw him in the forest He does not look now to be older than r, and that, in point of fact, is his real age. His comrade is as young. He is more heavily built than Binnie, but he is fully as tall about feet and 10 inches He ha $ blue eyes and light flaxen hair. Ills mouth, like Binnie's, marks him for determined spirit and for great courage. The light of irrepressible fun dances in his eyes as Binnie tells how cleverly he outWitted the Spanish captain.
 "The mysterious paper that you found in the locket," said Ned, let us look at that"
 The writing was in Spanish. That would not have hindered the knowledge of it's contents from dawning upon the searcherS for the key of the mystery had it not been written in a cipher Long the lads pondered over the writ ing, and many ways they adopted to solve its riddle, but all in vain. Their curiosity was increased by the sigma ture of Blanco at the bottom. Had they in their possession a message in trusted to a spy? The fact that the soldier from whom it had been taken was dressed in the uniform of a Span ish soldier and that he had been serv- ing as a private did not interfere with this supposition.
 Late at night the lads sought slum- ber but the cipher message troubled the sleep of both.
 Wake up. Ned" said Binnie, T have the key"
 nie with the mysterious paper in his hands.
 Tt is so simple, Ned, that we must have been stupid not to see it at once. And what does 1t say. Binnie?
 Here 1t is"
 To all trusty spaniards to whom this may come greeting. The bearer is er trusted with the task of seizjnp 70 and and bringing to me Donna Julia Velasquez, the daughter of the Cuban dog. Don Emilio Velasquez, who has stored in some secret place arms and ammunition, the location of which is known to Donna Julia alone. Permit the bearer freely to pass and withs out question: BLANCO.
 And so theman from whom you took this writing was to carry away Donna Julia?"
 "So it seems"
 How did he come by her Iocket?"
 That we will learn soon, I hope" - "To-morrow?"
 ''Yes, tomorrow
 The boys once more slept and were
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THE Rollins farm, on which Sam
 and Jake lived with their parents,
 is situated in the Sacramento Val
 ley, far from any large town. AS
 the boys had few friends they hailed with delight their cousin, Jim Hobson, who came from San Francisco. He had expected to visit them on the did not arrive until some days later. In the meantime the news had come that the SpaniardS had surrendered at Santiago de Cuba, and so Jim brought along his fireworks, which he had not been able to use on the Fourth, his purpose being to celebrate the surren- der of Santiago. The fireworks were packed in a plain wooden box, on which, for fun, he marked in large let ters, 'Dynamite-Please Handle With Care" an order the trainmen obeyed to the letter.
 His trip was so pleasant he was al- most sorry when the cars stopped at the station, where he was met by Sam and Jake with large farm wag- on. They were surprised when they learned what the box contained. On the way home Jake remarked: T say, Tom, what do you suppose father will say about those fireworks? We were forbidden to buy any, for since the Rogers sheep range burned over he is very careful"
 Nonsense" laughed Tom. "Why I intend to set them off on the river away down on the swamp. He could not say no to that any how, for that is a safe place; and, for my part, I don't see the use of telling him about it. We are old enough to manage 8 little fun like that without burning any one out. Sam, you are 15, Jake is 13 and I am Is. Just put the box in the barn, or any place. It will not spoil till we celebrate"
 All doubts were swept away by this argument, and on reaching home the box was hid in the barn under the hay. That evening, while sitting on the porch, Sam pointed to a little cabin a half mile away, but in plain sight from where they were. See that place,
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THE BOY LEFT ALONE.
BY JEAN BLEWEu.

BY JEAN BLEWE I.
 It's the lonesomest house you ever This big gray house where I stay Since my mother went away. Four long weeks ago, and 1t seems
 year;
 "Gone home" so the preacher said. An l ache in my breast with want
 ing her,
 An my eyes are always red.
 I stay out of doors till I'm almost
 froze,
 Cause every corner and room Seems empty enough to frtghten 8 And filled to the doors with gloom. I hate them to call me to my meals, Sometimes I think I can't bear To swallow mouthful of anything, An her not sitting up there, A-pourin' the tea an passin' it An laughin' to see me take Two big Jumps of sugar instead of An more than my share of cake. I'm too big to be kissed. used to But somehow I don't feel right, Crawling into bed as still as 8 mouse Nobody saying good night, An tucking the clothes up under my
 chin, An pushing my hair back, so; Things a boy makes fun of before
 his chums, But things that he likes, you know. There's no one to go to when things
 go wrong She was always so safe and sure; Why, not trouble could tackle al That she couldn't up and cure. There are lots of women. it seems to
 me, That wouldn't be missed so much Women whose boys are about all
 grown up, An old maid aunties, an such. can't make it out for the life of mo Why she should have to go, An her boy left here in this old gray
 house, A-needing an wanting her so. tell you the very lonesomest thing In this great big world to-day Is big. boy of ten whose heart Is
 broke Cause his mother is gone away.
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K H house-''a real, truly dolls IN house"-with the walls all pa M RSsfa u5t as aRo it vas eaR n her Pp e ips o26 Margaret is a little California girl and she is 8 years old. She has sweet brown eyes. a winsome face and long. brown curls.
 Her parents are not poor, but never theless they are not rich enough to buy her a dolls house like those they sell in the toy stores. So her brother, Will, told her he would make her one. Will is just 15 and he is a real good brother, as you will soon see.
 One Friday afternoon when Will got home from school Margaret asked him if he would next day build her a dolls house and he said Yes, if she would find him big box. So Margaret went next door to Mrs. Davis and asked for one. Mrs Davis had promised her one and so she gave here a great box in which she had packed some things when she came from New York. It was so big that Margaret could lie down in 1t and still have plenty of room in which to kick about.
 Then she got Eddie Davis and Charlie Edwards to drag the big box over to her house. They put the little Davis baby Lucille into it and pulled her over to Margaret's house. She laughed and crowed while having her ride In the box.
 Then, the next morning, when Mar garet awoke she found that Will had gone into the back yard and was mak- ing the dolls house.
 She slipped her clothes on just as quick as she could and ran out to see how he was getting on. He had pro- cured some wall paper from some in cured some wall paper from the cellar and in the farther end of had turned the box on its side and then nailed some redwood blocks across, until the box was divided into three parts kitchen, parlor and bedroom. He had painted the kitchen floor red, and stretched a piece of rag tightly from one end of the dining room to the other and made it a carpet.
 Then he cut the wall paper into pieces to fit the walls and ceiling ana pasted them on. Then he took his saw and cut a square hole in the back room for a window.
 Margaret wondered what she would do for furniture. So he gave her % cents to buy some at the candy store, where she could get paper furniture filled with candy The parlor set was of paper and cost her 10 cents. The remainder of the money was spent in buying things for the kitchen.
 When Margaret brought them home Will helped her cut the furniture out and place it in the rooms. Then Will mother and cut them into squares, so Then the house was finished and Mar
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MARGARETS DOLL HOUSE.

( To be Continued.)
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PUMPKINS AND RABBITS.

\ IL the children will see this
 N morning how hard their good
 1 l friend Bronstrup has been work ing during the past week to truthfully picture the new sur roundings of the Pumpkins who are on one of the Philippine islands. They did not reach Manila, as they hoped, but arrived at an island which has the iawcracking name of TOlehtfOtseinnuf, so called by a native chief who had learned to spell backward when he was young, and who was the jolliest canni- bal then alive. His songs were so side splitting that the missionaries called him Old Tickleribs. He got even with them at dinner time and left to his chill dren a soap box full of hymn books, for which the missionaries had no further use.
 The failure of the Pumpkins to find Manila explains the lack of Manila rope to tie the Pumpkin house together with But, never mind, there are snakes and Bronstrup shows how these can be used. Three rabbits, who are tired of war, are pictured to-day. Two of them have fallen in love and Bonnie Is amused at their attentions. We will hear more from this trio.
 Mamma = Never say you can't There's no such word as can't.
 Tommy-There always seems to be such word when I ask if l can have more jelly.
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FAIRIES IN THE DELL.
BY RUTH EMILY cRocKER.

 The flowers grow in little beds Within this messy glade. The violets droop their modest heads The rose is here arrayed. Iris pretty in this dainty place, Scene of the fairies ball- The ladies dressed in silks and lace And they are sweet and tall. The men are dressed in purple velvet Made by fairies hands Their hats are in the latest style And have black ribbon bands. Their supper Is of honey dew And berries ripe and sweet They eat and then they dance again With tiny, tripping feet. Oh, fairies, dainty, shy and young; Tn secret do you dance. Why don't you let us see you? Oh! We long to get one glance. The reason must be you're so shy And much afraid of us, But now l will be going, so
 I will not stop to fuss.
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WE SAID GOODBYE.
BY CHARLEs ELMER UPTON,

BY CHARLES ELMER UPTON.
 PACERVlLLE. We said goodbye, the fieeting hours Have into fortnights grown, Fair are earth and sky to-day Yet my heart is lone. Yearning for the little folk Now so far from me, Longing for the dear old homo l no longer see. God grant throughout hfe's journeyin9 Those tender feet may know The paths of love and innocence. That ever upward go. And surely, when eternal dawn ulumes the fading sky, Soul will answer unto soul Where none shall say goodbye.
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THE IMPRISONED DOLLY.

BY CHARLES 4. KELLER. I've a dear little dolly
 Shut up in a book, Who's always so jolly
 Whenever l look That mamma has told me If I'd be so gay She never would scold me Or send me away. It must be so dreary
 Between the dark leaves; I'm sure she gets weary
 And laughs in her sleevesi Altho' 1t is folly,
 I'll tear out the page And let my dear dolly
 Step out of her cage.
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FRISCO'S SOLDIERS.
BY G. M. BARTHOLD.

'Frisco's soldiers were the first to go, And you can rest assured they were not
 slow! And you can bet they'll fight that mean
 old Spain For blowing up our battleshtp, the Maine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24

The Troy Times tells of a little girl who had been naughty. When bedtime came her mother said to her: Now, Mabel, when you -~-- your prayers, be sure to ask God to help you not to be a naughty little girl" Mabel promised that she would add this petition to her v,rayers; so when she had finished her usual form she spoke as follows: And now, God, please keep Mabel from be- ing naughty little girl" There was a pause, then she concluded: Never theless. thy will, not mine, be done!"
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garet placed her dolls in it. Mamma is soon going to get her Ii tie piano for the parlor and papa thinks the doll house is just too cute for anything.
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not reused again until daylight They at once ate their breakfast and planned their day of work and adventure.
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