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Mrs. Davis Artistic Talent.
e Chicago Chronicle.

From the chicago Cnronlcie
While the world knows so much about
the personality of Mr.. Davis, the world
knows very little, after all, about his
bride, except that she is the daughter
OF John M. Clark of No. 1000 Prairie
avenue, Chicago; she is very rich, and
she is only 81. She is an exceedingly
talented girl, womanly woman, whose
ideas are thoroughly American. She
is an athletic girl, who rows, rides,
drives and does everything well. She
is Pennington graduate and has seen
much of the world for a girl on whose
shoulders rest but the burden of q
years. Her pen and ink sketches are so
clever that they have long ago carried
her above the amateur class, many of
them having been used by Chicago pa
pers.
So it was a wedding Of two artists-a
union of the pen and the pencil 1t is
said that hereafter whatever Mr.. Davis
writes his bride will illustrate. Mr..
Davis, on his wedding tour, in response
to a congratulation from one of his old
friends, replied: There is a little
heaven in each of our hearts,"
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CONCESSION IS DENIED
China Refuses to Grant the De-
mands of Russia.
TROUBLE is EXPECTED
England Views the Demand as a Viola
ton Of the Recent Agreement With
the White Bear-The Break
ing UP OF China.

Shanghai, May 1.-THE Chinese foreign
office has replied to the Russian minister
al Pekin, NJ. DeGiers, that the government
is unable to accede to the Russian de-
railway concession connecting Pekin
with Russia's present system in Manchu-
ria
Not since the taking of Port Arthur by
Russia have the Chinese been so agitated
as over this demand. Whether M. De-
Gers named specific route is not yet
ascertainable, some officials asserting that
only a preliminary notice was given by
Russia and others that she is asking for
direct line from Pekin to Shanghai. Ger
tainly the British legation in Pekln had no
previous knowledge that such proposal
was coming from st. Petersburg. the
concession asked for would ruin the ex-
listing northern railways, in which Brit
ish capital to the amount of E200O,000 Is
invested, but there seems to be no alter
native route without interfering with
plans for railway extension which the
Chinese themselves have in mind.
1t is believed that Russia's action in this
matter is intended to demonstrate to the
world that the recent convention with
Great Britain respecting spheres OF in
t1uence in China has not fettered the ac-
ton of Russia at the court of Pekin, and
also to strengthen Russia's prestige with
the Chinese, which was unfavorably af-
fected by her withdrawal of her late pro-
test respecting the railways.
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IT is STILL THREATENING
Labor Situation at Buffalo Not
Cleared Up.
COAL HANDLERS ARE OUT
Struck in Sympathy, but Now They
Demand an Increase of Wages-An
Agreement Reached With
the Grain Shovelers.

Buffalo, N. Y. May 14.-The grain
shovelers will return to work Tomorrow
morning under the agreement reached
this morning by the lake carriers, ele-
vator men and grain shovelers The
terms of the agreement were reduced
to writing and properly signed tonight
at the residence of Bishop Quigley. II
provides that the grain shovelers shall
receive $1.S5 per thousand bushels; the
contractors shall not receive high mans
pay; that superintendent shall be APP
pointed by the bishop to guard the in
terests of the men: that local board of
arbitration shall be appointed to pass
upon any grievances which may arise
in the future and that IA of Contractor
Connors' boss scoopers shall be sus-
pended pending an investigation into
the charges made by the grain SHOW
elers that they are identified with sa-
loon interests or are otherwise objec-
tionable.
At a meeting of the grain shovelers
held tonight the agreement was APP
proved.
There are about 100000 bushels of
grain afloat here now. Considerable of
this will be cleared by the middle of
the week.
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CUBAN CLAIMS.
There Will Be Long Negotiations to
Establish Liability.


Washington, May 14.-The state de-
partment has been informally advised
that claims aggregating a considerable
amount have been made by British,
French and German residents in Cuba
during the recent insurrection. and that
these ultimately will be pressed against
the United States government. The
claims themselves have not yet been
presented, but are being collected by
the several foreign offices as the claim
ants send them in. In some cases sche-
dulles have been made and the aggre-
gate stated to the authorities here. The
French claims aggregate between H.,
900 and 100000 francs. The Ger
man claims are understood to be slight
ly under those of the French, while
the British claims are said to be con-
siderably more than either the French
or German.
These foreign claims are quite dis
tinct from those of citizens of the Unit
ed States originally against Spain for
damages sustained in Cuba during the
insurrrection. The peace treaty spe-
officially provided for these American
claimants releasing Spain and stating
that the United States would make
such settlement as was proper. Under
this clause claims aggregating several
millions have been filed. No provision.
however was made by the treaty for
foreign claimants, and the report is
much doubted who Is liable since the
sovereignty over Cuba has passed from
the hands of Spain. 1t was stated at
one of the foreign establishments that
there was no disposition to push the
claims unduly, but to bring them to
the attention of the United States gov
eminent in order that the question of
liability might be determined and such
relief granted as the merits of the cases
warranted. 1t is appreciated in these
foreign quarters that payments will be
largely matter of discretion with the
United States, as the obligations taken
after the American claims were as
sumed voluntarily. and there is no OBJ
legation either in the treaty or general
| principles of law, for assuming the
claims growing out of Spain's inability
to maintain order in Cuba during the
period of Spanish rule.
These foreign claims cover damages
to plantations, personal property, etc,
of French, German and British resi-
dents of Cuba, and are not connected
with the bonded debt Of Cuba in for
eign hands, which debt was assumed In
| Spain,
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A Chair Endowed.

Washington, May 1.-THE Rt. Rev Mgr
Conatv. rector of the Catholic University
of America, received a telegram on Sat
urdav night from Kansas City informing
him that the Catholic Knights of Ameri-
ca at their convention had voted unani-
mously to endow chair at the Catholic
university. This is likely to be the chair
of English literature. This action of the
Catholic knights has been received with
great satisfaction at the university, as it
Is the second chair endowment this year.
the knights of Columbus having agreed
to endow the chair of American history.
This makes in all II chairs endowed since
the establishment of the university.
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Threatening Situation.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 14.-Notwith-
standing the adjustment of the grain
shovelers' trouble the labor situation
here, so far as the commercial inter
ests of the port are concerned, is threat
ening. Practically all the coal and ore
handlers. numbering about 1900, are
out. The freight handlers, who struck
out of sympathy with the grain SHOW
elers, now refuse to go back until their
wages are raised, and the men en-
ployed in the freight house, also on a
strike, refuse to return until they have
secured an advance in pay.
The coal handlers say they are being
underpaid and that the contract bosses
fail to make a fair accounting with
them. Their demands will be placed in
writing at a meeting to be held to-mor-
row
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SPANISH METHODS IN VOGUE.
Time to Eliminate Them From the Gov
ment of Havana.

From the Times of Cuba.
Three years ago the same man VINO
is now the editor of the Times of Cuba
was imprisoned in MORO Castle. He
was arrested by the military authori-
ties who were then serving under the
fiamboyant standard of Spain. He
never knew what charge there was
against him; he never saw his accus-
ers, nor did he have any trial that
would be considered a trial in the
United States. But he was placed in a
cell in the Moro Castle and there con-
fined, with fifteen others, for a space
of two weeks
in Havana, a man sent here by the
Washington government to represent
Americans and American interests. His
name was FitZhugh Lee, and he is a
man who knew full well his duty re-
garding the protection Of Americans.
He arrived in Havana the very same
day that the man who is now editing
this paper was arrested in Aremsa,
imprisoned in a church, subsequently
bound with cords and sent to this city.
General Lee did not wait for any
piteous appeal from the imprisoned
American, but upon paying his re-
spects to Captain General Weyler he
informed him that an American citizen
was imprisoned and simply requested
that he be given a, speedy trial. Weylel
promised. Fitzhugh Lee did not stop
here, but insisted upon General Weyler
keeping his promise. and when it was
ascertained that there was no cause
| for the Americans imprisonment he
| insisted upon his liberty and obtained
| it,
| To-day there is no American consul
| in Havana, no one to appeal to for pro-
| lection, and although the Spanish flag
| has gone and the American flag floats
| in its place, the laws which Julius
Caesar carried into Spain thousand
| years ago still exist and so do the
Spanish judges who executed the law
under Captain General Weyler
| Under Weyler the American citizen
| had some one ITO look out for his inter-
ests and demand, Notwithstanding the
! existing laws of a played-out old mon
| archy, speedy trial and justice II
was owing in a measure to these op-
| pressive laws that a great people rose
up and demanded Spain to withdraw
her power from the island
Spains power is now gone. and heI
place is taken by the Americans Blu,
| the American, strange to say, has kept
| her same Anticipated laws her same
old judges and code of procedure which
| allowed a man to be locked up upor
the complaint of any old tramp, thrown
into Jail and kept from friends anG
relatives for months, perhaps for years
without even knowing who his accuser:
| We're. We can pity poor old Spain
for she did not know any better, blu
what can we say of our own great
glorious country, which must certainl!
| know better? And then in the goot
old days of Spanish rule We had {
| consul here to represent our interests
| but to-day we have only the militar.
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TWENTY-NlNE DEAD.
Three More win Probably Prove Victims
of the Wreck.

of the Wreck.
Reading, Pa. May 1.-THE total
number of dead as a result of Friday
nlgh S collision near here reached ~
to-day, William D. Jenkins of Norris
town dying at the hospital at that
place.
OF the large number of persons still
in the hospitals here three are in a
serious condition and small hope is en-
tertained for their recovery. They are
William Friedenhorn. Thaddeus S.
Adlee and GeorgesW. Holmes, all of
Norristown. Holmes 10-year-old son
was instantly killed in the accident,
but the physicians have not yet in
formed the father of the death. All
dead here have been identified.
At least 10000 persons visited the
scene or the wreck to-day. Almost
everybody was bent on carrying away
some kind of a memento. Many of the
people did not hesitate to take away
with them pieces of wood thoroughly
saturated with human blood.
The body which was yesterday
thought to be that of C. H. Howell of
Phoenixville, Pa, was to-day positive
ly identified as that of Capt. Charles T.
Street of Philadelphia.
The question as to who is respon-
sible for the accident is still being dis
cussed here. That some one blundered
is generally admitted by the railway
men. Who it was that Numbered. how
ever, no one seems to know positively.
The Reading railroad officials here to-
day took the statements of the train
men who were concerned in the af-
fair. The coroner will begin rigid
inquest Tomorrow
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BRITISH VIEW OF SAMOA.
The London National Review on the Re-
cent Incident.

lne lOnuOh NatlOHAl heFlt" oh lhC ANce
cent Incident.
From the London National Review.
The object Of the landing party had
been to suppress an insurrection got
up by Mataafa, who claimed to have
been elected king, and who, unfortun-
ately, was supported in his pretensions
by the German consul, Herr Rose. 1t
is necessary to speak very plainly
about this gentleman, because the
whole Samoan trouble has been ere
ated by his conduct. This is easily
proved by a narration of the circum-
stances which have brought about the
present situation. It will be admitted
that adherence to the terms of the Ber-
lin treaty is the test of loyalty Of the
powers and of their representatives to-
ward each other. Each power claims
to be governed by its stipulations.
Now Mataafa was expressly declared
ineligible as king by this treaty, owing
to his being extremely out of favor
with the Germans in consequence of his
barbarous treatment of some German
soldiers who fell into his hands and
whom he decapitated. In consequence
of t.his-at the instance of the German
government--he was expressly barred
from kingship by a clause in the Ber-
lin treaty. Later circumstances render
ed Mataafa useful to the Germans, and
he was taken into their favor, and, in
spite of his ineligibility, he was adopt
ed by the present German consul as a
candidate for the kingship. Nothing
can get over this fragrant violation of
the Berlin treaty, which was perpe-
trated by the representative of the very
power which had insisted upon Ma
taafas exclusion from the throne. 1t
became the duty of the chief justice
at Apia, a functionary appointed by
the three powers for the express pur-
pose of interpreting the Berlin treaty,
to adjudicate upon the rival claims of
the candidates for kingship. Chief
Justice Chambers, who is an American
sat for several days hearing evidence
Ultimately he decided that Mataafa,
because of his ineligibility, has not been
rightfully elected or appointed king OF
Samoa conformably to the. provisions
of the Berlin treaty. He furthermore
decided that Malietoa Tanu, being the
only candidate for the kingship elig
BILE thereto, whose election had been re-
ported to the chief justice, is elected
king of Samoa, and this decision Is
made in writing, conformably to the
provisions of the Berlin act"
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REDEEMED THEMSELVES.
Buttes Reversed the Score in the Game
With Helena.

With Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, May 14.-The Buttes reversed
matters on the Helenas to-day, win
ming the game by exactly the same
score that Helena captured it with yes
terday: Butte, IS: Helena, s. AS COM
pared with yesterdays game Butte
played better and Helena worse. The
visitors seem to have protited by yes
terday's experience, as they showed a
marked improvement. Their field work
was good and the batting was of the
kind that tells. McDonough, for Butte,
pitched a good game. Perham made
the only home run of the game, through
bungling work of the Helena centerfeld.
who fumbled the ball while the Butte
man went around the diamond like a
sprinter.
Ryan pitched for the home nine. and
his work was not up to the average. The
bad Unfolding of the Helenas, COM
bined with poor stick work and gen
eral run Of bad luck. made this an off
day for the home nine. Helena made
eight errors to Butte's five, and II hits
to 10 for the visitors. There We're about
500 spectators, regardless of the chilly
condition of the atmosphere and a pos
sibility of storm. The score by inn
ings:
Helena .. -. 0 al 0 1 + s
Butte :. .... 0 3a,2 l 2 0-15
Two-base hits-Hammond and Arne~
son, 2; Donahue. r. Ryan of Helena
and Perham. Clayborn of Butte. Three
base hits--Donahue of Helena. Home
run-Perham of Butte. Struck out-By
Ryan, 8; McDonough, 7. Umpire-R L.
Fisk,
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THE BEST SOLDIER.
Some Things Learned in the Late War
With Spain.

From the Washington Star
THE medical and surgical history of
the Spanish war, when it is fully writ
ten," observed an army surgeon to a
Star reporter, Twill again demonstrate
the experience of other wars that the
medium-sized makes the best soldier;
that is, the soldier who is best suited
for the hardships of a campaign. The
TALL long-jointed man proved to be
the worst soldier, for he played out
long before even the short, slim man.
The medium-sized man. by this l mean
in height and weight as well, who was
short-coupled, wore better, taking all
things into consideration, than all 9TH
ers. What are known as big men,
heavy Weights, as well as extremely
large in every way, proved to be, as in
the civil war, the poorest soldiers. They
We're the men who first needed the at
tention of the surgeons and began to
fall with disease almost before they
got fairly into the campaign. Another
thing was pretty well proved, think,
and that was that city-raised men
made better soldiers than country
raised men, though the latter were bet
ter workers, as far as hard work, man
ual labor, was concerned. Contrary to
my previously formed opinion on this
subject, light haired men proved to be
less susceptible to camp diseases.
Heavy H1eaI-eateTS ulu not STAND II as
well as those who ate of meat sparing-
~, leaving out of consideration all ques-
tfons as ito whether the meat served to
the soldiers was good or bad. There is
no doubt, In my opinion that pork mea
Is not proper food for soldiers in a cam
paign, it matters not in what form it
ds furnished or in what manner it is
cooked. The soldiers who sickened
themselves in the early part of the war,
when the men were congregated about
In large camps, by indiscriminate eat
| ing of pies, cakes, ice cream and the
| like, were, as a rule, country raised
men, who seemed ready to eat at all
| times. and who displayed no sense or
| discretion whatever as what or how
| often they ate. The city-raiseu
men offended in this respect much less
| than their country-raised associates.
In previous campaigns it was proved
| that black haired men were the strong
er, but in the. Spanish war the scales
| tipped in favor of blends, red d
men standing the war climates exceed
| ingly well ~
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BREAKING UP OF CHINA.
Rear Admiral Beresford's Book Has
Created n Sensation.

London, May 15.-The morning papers
all devote space to the new book Of
Rear Admiral Charles Beresford, The
Breaking Up of China which is re-
garded as timely in view of the news
from Shanghai and Pekin. The Morn
ing Post, which approves many Of the
authors proposals, says, however, that
a triple alliance between Great Britain,
the United States and Japan, such as
Lord Beresford suggests, is impractical
BILE, as the UNITED States would not
commit themselves to a policy involv-
ing a hypothetical pledge to use force
against Russia
The Daily Telegraph, on the other
hand, thinks that Russia would not be
likely to foster such a coalition against
her
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PRINCESS SALM SAlM

Greeted by the Veterans She Led to
Battle.
New York, May 14-Twenty-nine veter-
ans of the old Sth regiment and handful
Of the old 6Sth regiment welcomed the wo-
man they followed into battle, Princess
Salm Salm of Car,sruhe, Germany, at Odd
Fellows hall this afternoon. They re-
ceived from her hands the battle flags I'M
der which they fought in the civil war.
The Blenker Veterans association,
which received the flags, is made up of
surviving members of the old Sth regi-
ment The hall was decorated with flags.
After the presentation there was ban
quet at which toasts were drunk to the
president, Governor Roosevelt and the
Princess Salm-Salm.
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Standing of the Clubs.
Coming to Halifax.

Halifax, N. S., May 1.-THE flagship
of the British North American squad
ron, the Crescent, with Admiral Bed
ford, the new naval commander, Is on
the way to Halifax and will probably
arrive Wednesday. The ship was not
expected for a month yet. The new
cruisers Psyche and Tribune accom-
pany the flagship, but they will pro-
coed to Bermuda.
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HENRY IRVING I'LL.
His Work in "Robespierre'' Has Been
Very Trying.

Very Trying.
London, March 14.-Sir Henry Irving,
whose recent work in the title character
of Sardous drama. "Robespierre, at the
Lyceum theater, has been exceedingly
irving. was taken seriously i'll this morn
ing Sunday with an affection of the
throat.
A specialist was Immediately summoned
and as the result of his advice it is an
nounced that Sir Henrys part during the
present week will be taken by his son
Lawrence. Lawrence Irving Is Sir Hen
rvs understudy in several notable roles.
The announcement Of the illness
brought a large number of callers TINS
evening to Sir Henry's residence in Graf
ton street but his medical adviser has
forbidden him to receive anyone at pres
cnt, 1t is hoped that with rest he will
be restored to his usual health by the
end of the week.
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Probably Fatal.

Chicago, May 14-Donald Mclean.
Western railroad promoter, fell over the
balustrade on the fourth floor of the Pal
mer house this afternoon, landing on the
stone tagging two floors below. His thigh
is badly injured and his skull is fractured.
Mclean is 66 years old and it Is feared his
injuries will prove fatal. Mr.. McLean's
most recent work has been the building
of a road between Sioux City and San
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A Great Labor Meeting.

Toledo, Ohio. May 14-The managers
of Mayor Jones have made arrange
ments to run two special trains to Co
lumbus on May 81, at which time Mayor
Jones will speak before the laborinG
men of the state. Trains will be run
from other points in the state and 1t is
the purpose of the Jones people to make
this the greatest labor meeting ever
held in the state.
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Visited the Nashville.

St, Louis, May 1.-THE gunboat Nash
Vile was not open for inspection to the
general public to-day, but between six
and eight hundred people. the mayor,
president of the city council and speaker
of the house of delevates visited the war
vessel. At least 10000 thousand strangers
were in town to-day to view the warship.
The Nashville will start on her return
trip to New Orleans early on Monday
morning
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VIII Take the Census.

Seattle, Wash, May 14.-Samuei c.
Durham, who is to have charge of the
taking of census in Alaska, arrived
here tonight from Washington on his
way north. Mr.. Durham will make his
Headquarters at Circle City. He will
begin the enumeration this summer and
expects to have it completed by Sep
TENDER, 1900.
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More Furnaces.

Wheeling. w Va, May 1.-THE Ma
tional Steel company which has two
furnaces and two steel mills at Mingo
Junction. has bought 10 acres of land
adjoining its Mingo Junction property.
On this two furnaces of 500 tons daily
capacity are to be erected, besides an
other steel plant and a finishing mill
for bars, sheets and merchant iron.
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Never Heard of 1t,

New Orleans, May 14.-Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson was asked to-day
concerning the story that he will ad-
vocate inspection of beer and urge the
appointment of brewery inspectors.
81 never heard of it," he said. Il
know nothing of it and therefore l have
no discussion of the matter"
He thought the report grew out Of
the pure food investigation by Senator
Mason's committee.