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advent of American steel construction in the Mikadb's lands. The imperial government has appropriated s3,00O,- GOO for its erection. Foundations are being laid with view to rearing the framework in February. Around the skeleton, on beams and bars, will be built a house of granite and marble, expected to eclipse in beauty and dc sign anything the Orient has ever known. The structure will spread to dimensions of 27Ox4O0 feet, raising to a height of 60 feet.
 Senator Hanna is still in active pol iticS. In a recent interview he said:
 If anybody thinks l am out of active politics let him wait till fight starts up and see if l will be. l have never yet shirked a duty of this kind. Do you think man like me who has gone so far in this thing called politics, who has worked so faithfully for his party, would crawl out just before another national campaign, when responsibil- ities have grown heaviest and every party leader is honor bound to do all he can do for the cause? Does any body suppose that would put myself before the country on such proposi- tion?"
 Congressman Hepburn ot Iowa, who was chairman of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce, thinks therc win be Nicaragua canal legislation at the coming session. Mr. Hepburn said he did not see why con gress should wait for a report by the Walker commission, appointed to look into the canal question, before enact ing legislation in the interest of the commencement of the canal. Since the war with Spain and the acquiSi- tion of the Philippine Islands the sentiment of the country in favor of the construction, he said, had become stronger than ever. In fact the canal has now become q necessity, and fur ther parleying is good time lost, in Mir liepburn's opinion.
 The executive committee of the democratic state central committee of Utah has adopted the following reso- lution: Whereas, it has been repre- sented that the executive committee of the democratic party of Utah did at a recent meeting rcpudiate the Hon B. H. Roberts, our duIyelected congress man. Now therefore be it resolved by the executive committee of the Democratic party of Utah that said statement was false. and We solemnly declare that no such action has been taken. MT. Roberts was nominated and elected by the democratic party of Utah and neither the party nor any committee of the party has repu. dated Mr.. Roberts" Five GentileS voted against the resolution.
 Friday, November 24, in New York, brave William Anthony, who served under Captain Sigsbee on the ill-fated Maine, committed suicide by taking cocaine. Anthony was one of the sentinels on duty when the Maine was blown up Tn Havana harbor, and the brave sailors report to his commander on that occasion made him famous all over the world and will live in history. Quick upon the heels of the frightful shock which sent many comrades to eternity and feeling the ship sinking beneath him, Anthony, with that cool discipline that marks the soldier on dress parade, approached Captain Sigsbee and, saluting, sad: Sir, have the honor to report that the ship has been blown up and is sinking" It is possible. says the Fl Paso Times, that the terrible experience of that horrible night affected the gallant narine's mind.
 General Joe Wheeler in personal etter to friend In Washington, dated tt Angeles, Luzon, says: "There are acre than twenty different tribes in his island and very few of them would ubmit to Aguinaldo's rule. Agui- laldo and his generals would like to govern because it would give them great power, and many of his soldiers ike the war because for the first time n their lives they have, authority to ,arry gun. They live by taking what they want from the people. Many of them are robbers, who rob iefenseless people of their money, and murder them. If we should there would be warfare and in the islands, and the we'll 5o-do would get some strong govern. nent to come and take control. Agui- naldo publishes paper which is filled with expression from people of the United States who are called anti and l think, were it not for these expressions, the insurrec- tion would be closed"
 spain, s.reatest Need.
 MT. R. P.OEvia, of Barcelona, Spain,