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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
One Returns to London Other Sup
 posed to be the Nerissa.

London, Dec. 1S.-The British steamer Ashanti bound for the Canaries, re- turned here to-day with her port side damaged She reports having been in collision with an unknown steamer in the Nose yesterday evening. The steamer with which the Ashanti was in collision probably was the Neris.a from Hamburg, which has docked at St. Catherines with her stem and bows damaged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
cz4R.s DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL
International Demonstration in Its Be-
 half EnYnresl by Lnndon Dtyines

half Favored by London Divines.
 London, Dec. 1S.-The venerable Will liam Mcdonald Sinclair, archdeacon of London, and canon of St. PauPs cathedral, presided at a public confer ence at St. James hall to-day, convened by the heads of the various religious denominations in favor of an interna- tional demonstration on behalf of the czar's disarmament proposal. A tele gram expressing sympathy with the effort was received from Lord Rose bery. Among the letters read by the chairman from prominent people was one by Lord George Hamilton, secre- tary of state for India, who wrote ad- vocating "an Anglo Russian under standing, of which the czars rescrlpt ought to be the foundation" A reso- lution in accordance with the objects of the conveners of the conference was adopted unanimously
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
Enur i'm Paris.

Paris, Dec. 1S.-Four persons were killed ard many others seriously injured to-day by the collapse of a house in the course of construction on the Raedes Apennins It is feared that five bodies still remain buried in the debris.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
Killed at New London.

New London, Conn.,, Dec. 1S.-Julius Searp, aged forty-one years, employed in the local yard of the Consolidated railroad, was instantly killed last Sat- urday night. He had just thrown the switch and was crossing the tracks when he slipped and an engine backing down struck him. He leaves wife and a daughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
KING OSCAR IT. ILL.
Suddenly StrilSen Down and Confined
 to His Bed.

London,De 19.-The Copenhagen cor respondent of the Daily Mail says that has been suddenly taken i'll and is now confined to his bed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19

Edward G. Mason graduated rom Yale in the class of 1860 and was a classmate of D. Cady Eaton of this city, who was one of his most intimate friends in college. He was first elected a member of the Yale corporation in 1891 and in 1897 came up for a re-elec- tion. So popular was he as a member of the corporation that there was no opposing candidate in the field in 1897 and MT. Mason was unanimously re- elected. He was one of the leading at torneys of the northwest He was a son of Roswell B. Mason, who formerly resided in Bridgeport, and who had en- gneering charge of the construction of the New York and New Haven railroad when it was completed in 1S4S. The senior MT. Mason with a partner began the construction of the Naugatuck railroad, but before the enterprise was completed MT. Mason went west to supervise the building of the Illinois Central railroad.
 He married Julia starkweather, a daughter of Charles Starkweather, and was a brother of Mrs. Augustus S. Chase of Waterbury. MT. and Mrs. Mason have thirteen children, ten sons
 
 graduated from Yale, three at present are students at the university and three more are fitting for it. It was MT. Ma sons ambition to have four sons in college at one time, one member of each class. A daughter Edith is a stu dent at St. Margaret's, Waterbury. Another daughter attends school in New York The deceased was a most public spirited citizen and had a mar1e d influence on the literary life of the city that he had taken up his residence in. He was president of the Chicago His torical society and a leading spirit in the Chicago Literary club and other clubs. He did much to encourage the young men of the Northwest to attend Yale MT. Mason was sufferer from Bright's disease and when he attended the corporation meeting in this city last month he was obliged to rest in Waterbury a week or more before re- turning home. He was fifty mine years of age.
 President Dwight of Yale, speaking last night of MT. Mason, said he had done great service for the university in promoting Yale interests in the west that he was a man universally liked and his loss will be keenly felt. Prof Franklin B. Dexter, secretary of the corporation, also speaking of MT. Ma son last night said that he was bril- liant scholar in his college days ane that the promise of his college life was fulfilled in his later career Prof. DeX' fer said that when Mir. Mason cams east to attend the meeting of the corpo- ration in November he was i'll poo health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
CINCINNATI RUNS ON A ROCK
VAS LEAVING SANTIAGO HARBOR
 AT FULL SPEED.
Rock Clearly Defined In Charts but Not Buoyed-Damage to the Cruiser Not known-Twenty Hours Unsuccessful Effort to Get Her Ofr-Cincinnati Once Aground in Long Island Sound.

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 1S.-While the United States cruiser Cincinnati was leaving port about sunset yesterday she ran full speed upon rock clearly de- fined in the charts, but not buoyed. Last September General Leonard Wood, considering that the absence of buoy there might lead to some acci- dent, anchored a small one, the first ever placed there, but the Bessie, on entering the harbor one night, carried 1t away, and since then there has been no buoy to mark the location of the rock.
 The Cincinnati is probably not sefi- ously damaged as she is not making water For the last twenty hours the government collier Southern and the Mayflower have been engaged in an ef- fort to pull her off. Thus far they have been unsuccessful, but it is hoped they will have better luck tonight at high tide. The principal risk now is of tearing hole in the cruisers bottom while pulling her off. Captain c. M. Chester, the cruisers commander, in- sists that the landmarks are in the wrong places and have not been altered in any way since the American occupa- tion. Pilots are not compulsory upon the entrance of Warships; but the San- t1ago harbor is difficult and warships should invariably take one. Hereafter large buoy will mark the rock upon which the Cincinnati struck
 About three years ago the Cincinnati was assigned by the navy department to take the Connecticut naval militia on their annual cruise. The vessel an- chored outside of New Haven harbor for some time, the channel being too shallow and narrow for her to venture within the breakwater. After the nav al militia had boarded her she proceed ed down the sound toward Fishers Is- land and when within few miles of that place ran upon a shoal. With ex- cellent presence of mind the captain did not order the speed of the vessel slackened and she thereby managed to plough through the shoa1, fetching uI in deep water with a badly scraped bottom. As in the Santiago case, so in this, a buoy was missing, although the shoal was marked on the charts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
EDWARD c. MASON DEAD.
Chicago Man Mentioned as PossibI
 Successor of President Dwight.

sucCessUH VT F estSH"1ie D"fSHt'
 Chicago, Dec. 18.-Edward c. Mason, one of Chicagos most prominent and successful lawyers, died at his home to- day, aged fifty-nine. The cause of death was Bright's disease, aggravated by an injury to the head which MT. since. Recently, he had been frequent ly mentioned as the candidate of the western alumni to succeed Timothy Dwight as the president of Yale col 1ege.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
LAST MOMENTS OF MAMMALIAN.

to the national government, asking
that the lives of Generals Miramon and
Mejia, "who had already undergone all
the anguish of death, be spared" and
that he might be the only victim. The
request was denied. After making this
supreme effort on behalf Of his gen
erals, he employed his remaining hours
in debating letters. and when night
came he slept soundly.
On the morning of his execution
(June 49,, he arose at 3 o'clock, and
dressed carefully. At 4 o'clock Padre
Soria came, and once more gave him
the last sacrament; an altar had been
erected for this purpose in a niche
formed by q passageway to his CELL
This religious duty having been per
formed, he gave instructions to DR..
Basca, sending greetings and last tok-
ems to friends. At q quarter before s
he breakfasted; and when, on the
stroke of 6, the oficer appeared who
was to lead him to execution, he was
ready, and himself called his compan-
ions in death. Three hacks had been
provided for the condemned. The
prince entered the first with the priest,
and, escorted by the soldiery, the
mournful procession moved through
a dense crowd to the place Of execu-
ton.
On arriving at the Cerro de las Cam
panas, where a month before he had
made his last stand, the fallen en-
peror looked about him for a friendly
face, and finding only his servant. the
Hungarian Tudos, he asked. 'Is no one
else here7" Il is said, however, that
Baron Magnus, the Prussian minister
and the consul, Bahnsen, were present,
although out of sight.
The priest weakened under the or
deal; he felt faint, and the prince held
ais own smelling-bottle to his nose.
Followed by General Miramon and
Mejia, Macmillan walked towards the
open square, where an adobe wall had
been erected. against which they were
expected to stand. About to take his
position In the middle, MAMMALIAN
stopped, and turning to General Mira
mon, said: "A brave soldier should
be honored even in his last hour; per-
NIT me to give you the place Of honor"
and he made way for him. An oficer
and seven men had been detailed to
do the deadly work. The prince gave
each Of the soldiers a piece Of gold.
asking them 10 aim carefully at his
heart; and taking on his hat. he said:
'Mexieans. may my blood be the last
to be spilled for the welfare Of the
country: and IL It should be necessary
that IS sons should still, shed theirs.
nay u few for It's good. but never
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

to delight the eyes Of the heather pop
ulace. In Caesarea Philippi alone, at
the celebration of the birthday of Do
mitian, more than $500 Jews shed
their blood In the arena. The males
under seventeen years of age and the
women were sold directly into slavery.
Titus, with all his prisoners and all his
booty, marched to Rome, where he had
a brilliant triumph in the year II A.
D.; the sacred vessels Of the temple
were carried before the "imperator"
and Simon and John, for the first time
shoulder to shoulder. were obliged to
march before the chariot Of the victor
with the 700 chosen captives. Simon.
being the real leader. was first scourg-
ed and then throttled at the stake, in
accordance with Roman custom; John
finished his career in prison.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

General Ray Stone. national road
commissioner, figures that there are
100000 miles of public roads In the
United States, over which SOC, 600. 600
tons Of freight Is hauled every year.
Putting the average haul at eight miles
he figures the cost of carting at 81 the
ton, or 1000, o0o. 900 the year. With
uniformly good roads the cost Of NOV
ing this freight would be only $4oo, o0o.-
900. saving $500. o0o, COO to the public
annually. This Is equivalent TO the
yearly interest on 10000 .o0o, 900 Of 8
per cent government bonds. one-half
of this vast sum, he claims, would re-
build every mile Of road in the United
States at an average cost of. say. $6,16e
per mile, and the other half would fur
nish yearly income Of $500 per mile
for their repair and maintenance. At
present the people spend the sum Of
0,000, 900 each year in the repairing
Of worthless roads. This sum would
build 1000 miles of thoroughly good
macadam road. sufficiently wide for
rural purposes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

read to the condemned. Who were told
that IT would be carried into effect at
3 O'Clock on the same afternoon.
Macmillan received the intelligence
calmly, and devoted the following
hour, which he deemed his last, to die
tating letters to DR.. Baseh and to his
Mexican secretary, Senior Blasio. He
then confessed to Padre Soria, and
heard mass in General Miramon's
chamber. where the condemned men
received the last sacraments, after
which he signed his letters, and took
leave Of those about him. In remoy-
ing his wedding ring and handing 1t to
DR.. Basch. he said: you will tell my
mother that I did my duty as SOL
der, and died a Christian" After this
he quietly awaited death.
The appointed hour passed, how
ever, without his being summoned to
execution. After prolonged suspense.
az 4 o'clock in the afternoon, news ar
rived that a reprieve Of three days had
been granted by the president, in or
der that the condemned might have
time to make their last dispositions.
This unexpected delay naturally
aroused hopes among the friends Of the
doomed men, These hopes, 1t Is said
by those closest to him at that time,
were not shared by Macmillan. He
continued his preparations with the
same calm dignity that had not once
forsaken him; but he sent a telegram
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
The Picturesque KImono.

In the May st. Nicholas Miss Ida
Tigner Hodnett has a second and final
article on The Little japanese at
Home" Miss Hodnett says: The
dress Of the little girl is the kimono.
made like that of her mother, both
differing from the fathers and broth
er's in being longer and fuller. In
cold weather jacket and pair Of trou-
sers Of cotton cloth are worn under
meath, and the kimono Is sometimes
thickly wadded. Among the mobiles
and gentry these additional garments
are always worn, ard are made OF silk.
The trousers, made quite full and long,
are called hakama, and are worn by
little girls Of the higher classes. Be-
sides these a garment called the haori
is on some occasions worn over the XII
mono by both sexes. II has cut sim
liar to the kimono, but is shorter, and
Is not confined by the girdle. All ia
panese garments are usually fastened
with strings or cords, generally Of
silk-buttons, buckles. hooks and eyes
being found mainly on western gar
ments. The sleeves Of the girls XII
mono are much longer than her broth
er's, sometimes even touching the
ground; but this extreme length Is
displayed among only the fashionables
and in robes Of ceremony. When at
work, the sleeves are tied up 20 the
arlnpits, so as to be out of the way.
The lower ends are seved up, and
serve as bags or pockets in which
various articles may be slowed away.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
A PeeuIlar Fish.

Trumpet fish or snipe fish are q
genius Of fishes remarkable for their
elongated and tubular snout- The only
British species-rare on the British
coast, but abundant in the Mediter-
tanean-attains length Of about Eve
inches, the snout projecting about an
Inch and half IN front of the eyes
The color Of the back Is red, Of the
sides lighter red; the sides Of the head
and belly silyery, tinged with golden
asue. The mouth Is destitute Of teeth
This little Gsh is esteemed q dslicary,
and Is often to be seen IN TT ssarkets
Of Italy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

II Cuba is released from Spanish
rule. her future will depend upon the
capacity Of the people for self-govern-
ment. After the withdrawal of the
Spanish garrison there will be q scram-
Bile for the ofices and q struggle 70.
the control OF the administration Of the
island. The rebels In arms who have
been lighting for three years for the
independence Of the island win eonsid-
er themselves the rightful governing
class. The ausonomists. who have been
agitating for many years the question
Of home rule, viii demand Q share in
the responsibilities of power. The
Spanish element, from which the vol
unteer force is recruited. win insist
upon being represented in the new gov
eminent. The jealousies and strife OF
these factions win make the establish
ment Of q stable, trustworthy govern
nent In Cuba a most difacult under
taking. This Is characteristic Of most
Of the governments in Spanish Ameri-
ca. In one country after another there
have been revolutions, political feuds.
military consplracies and constant tur-
mol. 1t Is not likely that Cuba. II let
to herself. will be an exception to the
rule. Yet meddIing with politics in
that country. after the war Is over.
would mean certain death to any po-
lltical party in the United States. Once
freed the Cuhans must shift for them
selves
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

II Is not exactly true. as q Havana
paper says. that Gen. Lee left Havana
because he was too cowardly 70 remain
longer. but he might have been appre-
hensive. The Spanish character turns
to assassination as baby to the moth
er milk, and the more helpless q man
is the more vindictive the Spaniards
are. Gen. Lee was doubtless prudent.
He wanted. quite naturally. to come
home alive. We don't blame him q
bit. Why should he have remained In
Havana to be killed?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

by treason. Long live Independence
Long live Mexicol"
He then laid his hands on his breast
and looked straight before him Five
shots fred at short range pierced MS
body; each Of them was mortal ne
fell. and as he still moved, the ofncer
In charge pointed to his heart with his
sword, and q soldier stepped forward
and fired a last shot
The bodies Of the two generals were
given to their families. That Of Maxi
milan, inclosed in q common CONN.,
was placed In the chapel Of the con-
vent Of the Capuchins. and delivered
up to the doctor. -.
As President Juarez insisted upon an
official request, made In due form py
the Austrian government, before de-
livering the remains. much delay oe-
CURED in the carrying out OF the I'M
fortunate princes wishes with regard
to them.
At last, on Nov. 1, the coffin contain
ing the body Of Ferdinand Maximilian
Joseph, arohduke Of Austria, prince OF
Hungary and Bohemia. count OF Haps-
burg, prince Of Lorraine, emperor OF
Mexico, was handed over to Admiral
Tagetthoff, who had been sent on a
special mission to receive 1t, and lelt
the capital with a cortege composed
Of his stan and an escort Of 100 cavalry
On Nov. 20 the Novara, with all that
remained Of the emperor. left the Mex
lean shore. where only three years De
fore he had landed in all the pride OF
power and hopefulness Of ambitious
youth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

Gov. Powers of Maine is handy sort
of an executive to have around. His
OFFER to be responsible for all the extra
ordinary expenses Of the state on. ac-
count OF the mobilization Of the militia
means the saving Of the expense Of an
extra session of the legislature. The
Maine governors generosity differs
from that OF Daniel Webster, who Of
fered to pay the national debt. in that
the governor has the means wherewith
TO make good his offer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

The outlook for the summer girl OF
1898 IL gloomy. An exodus Of men has
begun. The gold fields Of the Klondike
are attracting the adventurous and the
hardy. They go for the sake Of gold
The southeastern coast Of the United
States is swarming with soldiers who
are eager to get into Cuba. The sum
mer girl Is left alone. 1t seems likely
that she win enjoy her ribbons and
Iaces and pretty draperies in solitude
this year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

The rapid progress Of inyention Is
making war too deadly and expensive.
The tendency OF war implement inyen-
ton Il toward peace. Nations VIII
continue to be prepared for war and,
after one or two more deadly eneoun-
tsrs. TIE civilized nations win conclude
that the game Il not worth the candle.
Not that thera win be disarmament
Az long as the world lasts there will
be urmaments The stronger the arma-
ments the greater the peace Of the
world. Won Noltke was right Ths
mlllen1ial condition Of entire disarma-
usAs ha1 not yst been rs.ehse.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
TRIUMPH OF TITUS.
The Horrible Sacrifice of Human Lie
which Attended IL.

Witch HttOuUOU II
The total number Of those who per-
ished in the siege and capture Of Jer-
usalem is estimated by Josephus at
100000 persons; $1,000 were taken
captive by the Romans. OF these, 700
Of the finest and strongest were Sc
lected to grace the triumphal process
sion of Titus. says the Open Court.
The old and the weak. who could not
be used. the Romans had butchered In
cold blood; those over seventeen years
Of age were part Of them sent into the
Egyptian mines, part Of them forced
to appear in battle with wild beasts
and be torn to pieces by them, or to
fight as gladiators with one another
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

The brewers are worried over the
feasibility Of q war tax on beer, but
the dIstillers are more philosophical
They say that war creates talA ana
talk creates thirst; and the rest goes
without saying.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
Entered at Possoncs a. ..oond-cla.s natter

The fire which destroyed the church
Of the late Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon
in London could not touch the work
the great preacher did there, nor cause
his words, which went forth to the ends
Of the world, to fall to the ground
These are among the things that re-
main.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
END OF MACMILLAN.
THE LAST HoURs OF THE EN-
PERoR or MEXICO.
he Was Brave Until the Fatal Ballet
of the RepahlIcans Had Pierced His
Hs1rt-Last words Of Love for ths
New RepubiIc.
Especial Letter. }

AAlMILlAN nav
ing been captured
at Gueretaro by the
Liberal army, he
was condemned on
June II, 1867, to be
shot.
The e Re Gu ton
sad been fixed for
June 16. at IL
o'clock, on tn at
day. sentence was
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

CosMo BUTTERMILK TOILET
SOAP makes the skin son, white and
healthy. Sold everywhere.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
ISABELLA OF CASTLE.
THE GREATEST QUEEN OF THE
sPANIARDS.

70 HeR ws Due the Discovery Of
America and the Beginnins of Era OF
. Rev CIviii;.sion rhroashout An Of
Eur,sss.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09
BRILLIANT AFRICAN AT HOME.

Imitation is the sincerest form Of fat
terry. and the natives Of some parts OF
the west coast Of Africa pay a compli-
ment to the brute creation by fasten-
ing dried OK tails to their waists In
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

ssrhis war drags dismally. Don't VIM
think arp Eyes, but you know what a
Say men have Of going out between acts :
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

Late reports indicate that America.
coal win soon ind a market In tbs
Baltic ports of Ruszis.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

ET am a very unhappy girl" "whyY'
ct always see the shirt waists that I
-anf already on other women"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-07-09

70 Cure Constipation Forever.
m.k. cascsrets Candy Cathartic lOc or 80
W. n 81 fau 20 cure. druggists refund monsT