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Royal to the municipality of King

Royal to the municipality of King.
Ston. '..."..-. .-.... ''
The decisive and obviously prac-
ticable plans of the United States to
secure waterway across the Isthmus
into the Pacific have completely
changed the policy of the British
Government as to the strategic posi-
tions in the Caribbean1supposing
that the notifications indicated were
really contemplated. One thing is
certain: Great Britain never for a mo-
ment credited the bona fides of Count
de Lesseps's Panama tide-level canal
scheme, and after the collapse of the
undertaking she apparently did make
the precipitate mistake of contemplate
ing the execution of certain strategic
changes among her West Indian
strongholds, which eliminated-or did
not account for-the element of the
Isthmian waterway. These plans
were, however, suspended, in view of
the movement in France to begin
work again at Panama on o lock sys-
tenn. IF executed that would alter the
aspect of affairs. Meanwhile the
American war with Spain occurred,
one of the issues of which is the
recognition of the nacessityfor canal
controlled by America, and the prob.
ability, amounting to certainty, of
its prompt construction. In either
event, Jamaica becomes the key to the
canal in so far as actual strategy is
concerned.
Port Royal itself for some time past
has been the scene of busy operations
in the direction of strengthening the
old Notifications and extending new
ones, which gives color to the present
assurances that it was never really the
intention of the imperial authorities
to abandon the station, Fortifcations
of the most powerful modern type,
equipped with all the recent develop
ments in military defensive art, includ-
ing electrical submarine mines, disap-
pearing guns, etc., have been erected
during the last year or two at all the
salient vantage points commanding
this, the safest and one of the largest
harbors in the world. As it stands,
Port Royal itself is one of the strong
est strategic points in the Empire.
But this is not all. Additional naval
improvements are announced by the
Admiralty on the lines suggested by
Admiral Colomb.
The chief point in this scheme is to
establish naval depot and dockyard
inside of Kingston Harbor, and dis
tinct from and independent of Port
ROYAL, which is destined to be one OF
the most extensive and fully equipped
in the British Empire, and worthy to
command the Isthmian waterway when
it shall have been completed. To this
end Government engineers have been
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KENTUCKY MoRMoNs CO AIMED

They Attend Religious Services CarryinG
shotguns-ERorts 10 Drive Them Ont. = !.
VANcEBuRa, Ky. (speciaD D. The unusual
sight Of members Of q religious organiza-
tlon going to and from their place Of wor-e
ship armed with snotguns to protect them
selves against so.called "Whitecapsn was
witnessed In the Pleasant Hill netghbop- I
hood Of the county, few days ago. It is In (
this region that the Mormons have gained 81
strong foothold by their missionary work. 4
several Of the best citizens of the village
having been converts to the Mormon be,.
lief At considerable expense the band;
had built q church, which was about to bet
dedicated few weeks ago, when q hFebuRt
applied the torch to It, and It was de- +
stroyed. Since then some OF the elders
have been beaten and other assaults have.
legged Whitecaps.
The Mormons say they knew who burned
their church, which was the only one OF
their faith. In the State, but they say theyt /
will not prosecute them, wishing ito avoid /
further trouble. Several farmersS have
only recently been ordained as eldersin the
church. Elders Charles Hauck and J. T.
Public have received notice through tho
mails that II they did not quit giving shell
ter to and aiding the "Mormons frcm
Utah" who had been stopping with these
men for several days they would be se-N
verely dealt with. The Mormons say they
do not want to have any trouble, but will
protect themselves from violence. -
Preparations are being made for the en->
tire membership OF the local church to go
to Utah and settle permanently. I. NJ
Parker Of Pleasant Hill neighborhood and
Elder Blackburne have left for Salt Lake
City to prepare for the exodus. = ~,
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prove boon to the city of Kingston
in two respects. In the first place, it
will do away with mlschievous ma
larial swamp, and in the next conduce
to the extension of the city westward.
The negotiations for the purchase
of the requisite land having been COM
pleted, it is expected that the work of
construction will be begun early in
1899, thus solving in measure for
some time to come the labor problem,
for it is said that the works will entail
the expenditure Of over 81, ,25O, 0O0
on local labor alone. What good
and timely thing this will be for the
island only those, can realize who are
acquainted with its present condition
of general industrial depression and
social unrest.
The aboriginal inhabitants of Ja-
maica, the Caribs, practice a few OF
the aboriginal arts, hewing out great
canoes. from the gigantic forest trees,
after the manner of their ancestors,
making waterproof baskets from canes
and rushes, lining them with wild
plantain leaves, and many other little
things from the bark and roots OF
trees and shrubs.
They labor on the sugar plantations
for the white proprietors. 90 fishing
in their, dugouts along. the coast, be-
ing expert fishermen and sailors, and
greatly in request in the 'sugar sea-
sop," when the lighters and droghers
have to be loaded in the tremendous
surf. In their hillside gardens grow
coffee, cassava, arrow root, maize,
sweet potatoes, yams, = plaintains,
bananas, the various fruits OF the
tropics, pinespples, oranges, sweet
and sour sops, sapadillas, etc., but
their chief cultivation is the cassava
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A REMARKABLE CASE.
Milwaukee Physicians Curing Girls
Long Sleep by HYpnosism.


Miss Tony Broscheit, ths young woman
of Milwaukee, Wis, who since July last
been lying at the homo OF her father In
what appeared to bo trance, sat up Tor
four hours few days ago and spoke Tor
the first time in five months.
The change followed experiments In
hypnotism made upon her by physicians OF
Milwaukee. DR.. Malcolm Violet diagnosed
the case as ono Of "auto-hypnotism," re-
sulting from hysteria. Tho doctors ex-
plain that "auto-hypnotisu" Is condi-
tion Of suspended will control brought on
by the individual himself, either con-
sciously or uuconsclously, by any OF tie
several ways in which hypnotic states are
produced.
Little by little she Is now boing brought
out of her peculiar condition, simply
through suggestions TINT she Is to I'M
prove. The physician says ne has no
doubt that she will work out her own
cure. So for she has spoken only lew
words to her parents, and She cannot pc
seen owing to her extreme weakness.
"The case Is q rare one, but medical MS
tory records some similar oues," said DR..
Violet. "It is aD aggravated form OF hys-
terra, and resembles in some ways lang
continued fit OF tho sulks, with tho lruz.
zliug feature that the sulker cannot be-
come good natured again ut his own vol.
tion. 1t is not catalepsy, or the girl would
no: respond to suggestions as she does"
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and arrow root. The cassava may
have been brought by their ancestors
from South Africa, but it IS apparent
ly indigenous to the West Indies,
having been found in use by the ma
tives by their first discovers. 1t has
almost as many uses as the cocoa
palm, which waves above all the huts
along the coast, and the Caribs make
it available IN a variety of forms.
The Carib, by the way, was the in
ventor of the casareep, which forms
the basis of the famous West Indian
pepper pot, that concoction sought by
all gourmets in the tropics. The
juice is evaporated until all the poi
sonous quality is driven out, when
it becomes an antiseptic capable of
preserving meats of every kind for a
long period. This is placed in big
jar or earthen pot, and into it are
thrown odds and ends of meat from
time to time, which the juice of the
manioc preserves and to which it i'm
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perial State Crown of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria" was specially made
in the year of the Queens accession,
and as it contains 80 many of the
Jewels of the older historic crowns, it
may fairly claim to be the representa-
tive emblem of English sovereignty.
In sheer costliness, if not in magnif-
cence of design, it is unrivaIed by any
other diadem in Europe. It's weight.
is exactly 80 ounces, 5 pvt. troy. and
its value has been varioualy estimated
at from 81, 900, 900 to 81, 500, 900. ;
The body of the crown consists OF a
crimson velvet cap lined with the finest
white silk and finished with an ermine
border.
There is on the crown grand total
of upward of three thousand one hun
dred jewels, Moreover, unlike many
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KINGSTON, Jamaica Especially AS
part of the scheme to convert King
ston Harbor, into great n.al station
: in view of the expected early building
of the Nicaragua Canal, the Admiralty
has just bought Greek Pond, at the
western end of the town, where the
best equipped dockyard in the British
dominions is to be constructed imme-
dlately.
A. naval authority says the inten-
ton is to make Jamaica another
Gibraltar to command the canal and
be rallying point for the naval and
military forces of the Anglo-American
alliance, when, by dominating both
oceans, it holds the political and COM
mercial balance of power in the hol-
low of its hand"
Jamaica, the chief island of the
British West Indies, lies ninety miles
southwest of Cuba, 600 east of Porto
Rico and 700 northeast of San Juan or
Greytown, the eastern end of the
Nicaragua Canal.
Kingston Harbor is large land
locked basin, available for the largest
ships and capable of being impreg-
nably fortified.
The island has coast line of 500
miles, indented with many excellent
harbors. It is traversed by lofty
mountains in all directions.
If Jamaica ever entertained any real
hope of rehabilitating her industrial
condition by political annexation to
the United 'Sta<es, the aspiration has
been finally quenched by the action OF
the imperial authorities. There was
q time when it seemed as though the
British Government was disposed to
abandon Jamaica as a naval station,
concentrating the military and naval
forces in the West Indies atSt. Lucia.
It was even mooted that the War
Office was prepared to dispose OF the
imperial real estate interests at Port
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TO PAY THE CUBAN SOLDIERS.
Administration Will Recommend Thst
Congress Vote to Advance the Money.


WASHINGTON, D. @. (SpeclaD. The sug-
gestion that the United States pay the SOL
diers OF the Cuban Army OF liberation on
condition that they lay down their arms
and disperss will be warmly indorsed In q
communication which, Secretary Aigsr Will ;
send to Congress. The decision of the
Secretary, which has the approval OF the
President, was reached only after careful
consideration Of the problem presented by
the presence in Cuba during its occupation
by United States troops Of large bands OF
Cubans, whose real work had ended with
the signing OF the peace protocol, but who
decline to lay down their arms.
The plan which Secretary Alger will
recol>mend Is that Congress appropriate
enough money to pay every Cuban soldier
800, the amount appropriated being
charged against the revenues Of the island, q
as lean by the United States. The recon-
mendation that authorization be given to
pay the army Of liberation out OF the:
United States Treasury will be made SO
that the amount necessary may be immed-
lately available. Otherwise, the War De-:
partment could discharge the Cubans from
service only as the proportion OF Cuban
revenues to be used for the payment be-
comes available.
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Tho Labor World.

Compositors in the French national
printery work fourteen hours day.
Craze pickers in the vineyards of Portn-
gal are paid about twenty-one cents a day.
The National Garment Workers Union
issued 5000, 900 Of its labels during the past
year. p,
The cigarmakers OF this country are said
to spend $50, 900 year in advertising tha
union label.
The boxmakers and savers OF Chicago
have unionized all box factories in the city
and Vicinity.
British trade unions have started hshk
on Arms thGt print the Bible and refust u
pay union wages.
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been Ibcated at a place known as
Greek Pond, to the westward of the
city, short distance beyond the rail
way terminus. The selection of the
site was, of course, necessarily die
tated by geological conditions. But,
as it happens, none better. from a
strategical point of view, could have
been selected. The position is unique
for defensive purposes in every re-
spect-even in the remote contin-
gercy of an enemy landing on the
outcoasts, marching on the capital,
defeating the military forces and at
tacking the dock on the land side.
More than this, the selection will
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In the Weather Bureau.

The youthful prophet was plainly
mortified. He had just been ap.
pointed and his first prediction had
not been verified.
"The reason we didn't have that
Storm" he explained, earnestly
"Hush!" interrupted his aged supe'
rior. SIN this business we never
stop to apologize. Just guess again.
Puck.
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busily surveying the toreshores Of the
inner harbor for months past, boring
to considerable depths at all likely
places to ascertain the geological CON
ditions most favorable for laying the
necessary foundations. It has now
been announced. that q satisfactory
sta Tor tha nrnnnssd doekvard haa
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parts peculiar and agreeable favor.
In Jamaica the chief cultivation of
the Caribs is the arrow root, which
reaches perfection there on the slop-
ing hiIlsides overlooking the Atlantic
and Caribbean waters. They CRATE
the tubers on big wheel, driven by
vatar or hand nouar- and thar Lille
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are used, and the grass, plants and

are used, and the grass, plants and
weeds are sometimes sprinkled 'Sith
arsenic, kerosene and creosote. They
are caught in bags, driven into bitches
and are killed in all sorts of ways.
Nevertheless, in 1896 it is estimated
that $4,000, 900 worth of wheat was
thus destroyed in two States OF the
Argentine. This impoverished the
farmers of those States, and the Ma
tional Government spent $40, 900, 600
that year in giving them seed wheat.
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Two Girls Imprisoned For Burglary.

Emily Marlatt, aged eighteen years, and
Emma Tuttls, sixteen years old, Of Norris
town, N. j., began terms Of imprisonment
O few days ago. They were arraigned be-
spd wen asped to peaS both
swered that they were guilty, and then
they began to laugh. Henry Mar:att.
father Of Emily, accused them OF breaking5
into his meat store and riiling the CASH
drawer. Judge Vreeland sentenced tho,
Tuttle girl'to the State Industrial School,
for Girls and Emily Marlatt to three
months in the Morris County Jail. J.
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European crowns, the stones are really
precious stones and not glass imita-
tions. The Koh-i-Noor, the most
world-famous of all diamonds, is not,
as many people suppose, set in the
English crown. It is sometimes worn
by her Majesty in a bracelet and on
other State occasions as q brooch.
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Each of the thirty-two cities in
Massachusetts has one or more public
libraries, and only eighteen of the 321
towns are not so supplied.
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Twolsn6red thousand families, it
has been calculated, are living in Lon
don on IS . week.
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Queen victoria's Crown.
Queen Victoria's crown, or, to give
it its full name and style, 'The I'M
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ARcENrINE's LOCUST PLAGUE.
Many Believe That the Country Can Never
BE Free From Them.

The Argentine Republic is subject
to droughts, and the crop rises and
falls according to the weather. The
worst thing, however, that the far
mers have to contend with is the To-
Gusts. The pest that infests the Ar
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American Money Loaned Abroad.
American money interests are loantnS
abroad.
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We WILL OCCUPY II0lQl1
Spaniards Surrendered the City to hle
FiIpinos, Who Must Give eit Up.
THEIR FLAG TO BE TAKEN DOWN.
General Rios, Spanish uSsnfnand IN the
visayas, Surrendered to the Insurssntsf
Before the Arrival OF American Forces
president nrcKi-Iey Orders General
Otis to Occupy ; . City. .sS

WASHINGTON, D. O. Special General
Rios, the Spanish commander, by surren-s.
dering Iloilo to the Philippine insurgents,s
has brought the United States face to fdcs
with the problem OF controlling Aguinaldos
and his followers. u. J. IS
The first official news Of the evacuation
Of Iloilo by the spaniards came to the State
Department In brief Gable message from
Singapore. 1t was sent by Spencer Pratt.
the United States Consul General there. Z
and said: ~ = 4 Z, &. - :, ~ ~ N Z.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

street, is visiting friends at Lindstrom,
MINI.
Misses BERTHE and Rose Steiger, of East
ROBBIE street, leave in two weeks for Chi
cago.
Miss Annie Normandi, of Osseo. Mimi,
is the guest Of Miss Nellie Graves, Of
BidWell street.
Mrs A B. Wood, of Prescott street, re-
turned last Monday from Winnipeg, Can.
Mrs. E. A Hottinger, of East Robie
street, has returned from Alexandria.
Mrs. Fred Kinney, Of Stryker avenue,
left Tuesday evening on visit East.
Miss Lola Rowdy will entertain the
Initial Cinch club Thursday evening.
Miss Nellie Perkins, of Grand Forks, N.
D., is the guest of Mrs. J. Cograve.
Mrs Charles Geissel, Of West Delos
street, is visiting at Alexandria,
Mrs T. Lockwood, of West Congress
street, is entertaining her niece.
Mrs John Cograve and daughter, Nellie
have left for River Falls, Wis.
Mr.. Mark Herring is spending his va
cation at st. Peter. MINI.
Miss Sadie Mckinley, of Rosemount, is
the guest of Edna, Them.
Mrs John Mccarthy, of Colorado street,
is back from Milwaukee.
Mrs. G. D. Puryis, Of Clinton avenue.
has gone to Chicago.
Mrs. R. Zimmerman, of Prescott street.
is in Barron, Wis.
The Misses Kirkman. of Brown avenue,
are in WabaSha- ~
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HTT Observation-Disclosures TTTEES
] In St. Paul Social 6IrOI6S i
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Supper was served on the lawn which was
lighted with Chinese lanterns and prettily
decorated. The following children won
prizes in a fortune contest: Dorothy Bar
rows, Myrtle Mckee, Preston White and
Arthur Sewell Mrs. Goodrich was as
sisted by Mrs. O. S. Pine, Miss White and
the Misses Gibbs.
Wednesday evening at her home on Holly
avenue in honor of Mrs. E. T. Hitchcock,
Of Chicago, and Mrs. Simpson. of La
Crosse. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c.. Grow, Mr. and Mrs H J.
Byron, Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Harmon, Miss
Wason, Miss Ward. Mr. George Brock
man, Mr.. j. Hoy and Mr.. Wilkinson.
The Misses Ethel Williams and Mar
guerite Maloney entertained a number of
their friends Thursday evening with a
musical and literary programme at the
residence Of Mrs. Britt, 635 St Anthony
avenue.
Mrs. Martin Kennedy entertained in
formally at cards Thursday afternoon at
her home on Dayton avenue The guests
were members of the Thursday After
noon Informal club,
Mrs. c. Wright entertained Thursday
evening at her home on University ave-
nue. in honor Of Miss Coules, of New
York. The evening was spent in dancing
Mrs. Edward Feldhauser, Of Nelson
avenue, gave a children's party yester-
Gay afternoon for her niece, Miss Ethel
Brooks, of Paducah, KY.
Miss Florence Messner gave a studio tea
yesterday afternoon at her studio on
Mackubin street In honor of Mr.. Wander
pool, of Chicago.
Miss Winifred Brill entertained a few
friends informally Friday afternoon at
her home on Laurel avenue
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Townsend, Edward Pardee and James
Heine.
Mrs. N. Lair entertained Saturday aft
ernoon for Mrs. E. p. Schmitz and Mrs.
John Lessen. Mrs. Lair was assisted by
Mrs. Louis Luger, of North st. Paul,
and the Misses C1ementine and Mamie
Lair.
Mrs. Ferdinand Stock entertained
Thursday afternoon for her daughter
Mildred. She was assisted by Mrs
Charles Nispel, Mrs. Edward thinner
man and Mrs. John Lawrence.
A social will be given Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 2, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. NJ. Hunter, 1131 Reaney street.
by Nobility lodge, degree of honor.
entertain the Ladies Cooperative So
ciety of the Atlantic Congregational
Church Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. c. Bascomb entertained Wednes,
day afternoon for her niece, Mrs. Alfred
HaSlitt, of Beatrice, Neb.
The Misses Eta and Lydia Neinaber
chaperoned party of little people at
picnic at Como, Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. George femme and the
members of Sylvania camp have returned
from PalG Eagle
Mrs. Matthias HoII Mrs John seeger
and Miss Lena Holl are spending week
at Coney Island.
Anna mas Bonn h1i at osT The Pop G1is Lake
Minnetonka.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Davidson enter
tanned Rev. w. N. Jameson, of Owatonna,
Monday.
Mrs. H. H. Covert, of Duluth. who has
been visiting Mrs. s. D. Downs, has re-
turned.
Mrs. ]. Adrian has been entertaining
her sister. Mrs. Carl Bremen, of Still
water.
Miss Ada Henry entertained Friday
for the Misses Gertrude and Sadie Heine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warlich have
been entertaining Mr.. Isehef, of Iowa.
TOI
Holl Will go to Coney Island, Tuesday.
Mrs l.. Good and Mrs Charles Fontaine
gave picnic at Wildwood. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady, of Davenport, To-,
We're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Scannen.
Mrs Elizabeth Miller and Edward T.
Miller left Saturday for Aurora, ILL.,.
Mrs. ]. c. Foster, Mrs. R. E. McCleary' $
guest has returned to River Falls.
Mrs. Cram has been entertaining Mrs.
Charlie Cram, Of Cottage Grove.
Miss Ethel LIE May entertained Miss
Myrtle Cram, of Cottage Grove.
Mrs. ]. Adrian is visiting her mother,
Mrs. M. Hefty, of Saltwater.
Miss Stella Willius has returned from
week visit at Coney Island.
Mrs. Richard tombstone Is entertaining
friends from Rochester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hegert have re-
turned from La Crosse.
Miss Nellie Malloy spent part of the
week in Minneapolis
Mr.. and Mrs Wilton A. Spencer have
returned from Seattle.
Miss Mabel Herbert Is visiting relatives
in Ashland, Wis.
Mr. andMrs. Charles B. Mohaupt are In
Detroit, Mich.
Miss Carrie Krieger has gone to Indian
apolis.
Miss May SINNERS is visiting in New
York.
Mrs. Robinson will leave soon for Chi
cago.
Miss Carrie Scotten Is visiting in Anoka.
Miss Birdie SINNERS is in Grand Forks.
Miss Emma Lande has gone East.