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The times., 1899-12-28
In q siherfan HoteI.

Fr1m the St. Louis Giobe-Bcmcc-a--1
There are two leading hotels 10 Irkutsk, rhe
Des9 aud Russia. We had been told by Siberians
that one Uss as bad As tue other. Thar one IS
thoroughly bad We can testify. W Ne drove to the
Dck1. ~, urld rooms, and after the siberian
fashion, uEIGadeG our taEantas IN the courtyard
and Irft ir there a man in dirty blouse -
Corfed his un a flight Of dirty stairs into a dirty
hau and t1 q room flooded with sunshine Every
ray OF l-it accented the mcleauliness of the
apartment. The floor wls uusWept. scattered with
food MARKS and the chairs three al which were
uuu-ltI- because OF broken legs, were thick with
dust The locking glass was dg-spccked and
grimy and thc curtains hung ont 90 reach, were
for ornament. not use The single iron bed n1o
its broken wire mattress replaced hy tEo boards.
those supporting q JHiu. dirty, hard mattress
No pillow, or bedcutues, for which We gave
our usual thanks In one corner a wooden stool
that had never known cleansing cloth since the
day u5 Is oscillation held big tin basin and
pitcher b.tH much the worse for wear. A tin
slcu bucket that an American stable would not
own was side feature ot this toilet OUTFIT. Bus
seven weeks OF Siberia had rubbed on our outer
laytr oI flstiiilusECss- We had 90 accept the
situation or STAY in the street We were nc the
best hotel iu LautSa, and DC was Offering rs I-5
best. But. ai1<. iJ could noe give us what we
crlvsd most d hot bath. The American woman
70 the rescue. Two oj the largest samQv1rs were
ordered To- the amszemeut of the four dirty
water From the time it took 90 get ali THIS &c
was evident there had been no such call foe
water at the leading hosteiry oi l-SutsN Tor
many q Llv. Our order was finally allied, lnus
with our own soap, towels and brushes We man
aged our first 74In0y1r uJtu.
The times., 1899-12-28
FENIAN MOVEMENT DENIED.
John =. Suttoa in Ignorance of Any
Invasion of Canada.


OMAHA, Neb, Dec 27.-Hon John P
Sutton, of Lincoln. Neb., Secretary Of the
Land League, declares that if there is a
movement TO Invade Canada by the Irish
societies he does not know Of it. Il be-
fieye would know of such thing if il We're
contemplated. he said. Il knew the lead
ers of the first Fenian raid we'll and Cen
eral O'Neill, who commanded the Irish
troops, told me that the time would come
when the Irish would force England TO re-
lease Canada or would force the United
States TO enter into an alliance defensive
and offensive. with England. 1t looks as il
something of that kind were approaching.
The arms used by O'Neil's raiders,
though mostly now in Nebraska. could not
be OF use in modern warfare. These rifles
were discarded by the soldiers of the Civil
War. and were purchased in one hundred
lots by the Irish societies. These were
muzzle loading rifles without bayonets and
today more dangerous to a man firing them
than the one shot at.
81 have received some letters and tele-
grams of enquiry from different enthusi-
asts throughout the country wanting to en-
list il such a movement was seriously con.
templated. but to all such have wired that
l know nothing of such an attempt"
The times., 1899-12-28
MEASURES TO BE DEBATED.
Important Work to BE Done by the
FIfty-Sixth Congress.

A'a+ -s'ANAh foAENS
Six days from today Congress viii reas-
semble and settle down to at least six
months of hard work If no more bills OF
a public or private character should be
introduced in the House or Senate. there
are already enough on hand to keep Con
gress working until far into the summer.
Bills Of all kinds and embracing almost
every subject were introduced between
the opening Of the session and the ad-
journment for the holidays.
But there viii be more bills introduced
after the reassembling OF Congress rext
month, and they viii continue to be in
troduced until the end Of the session. It
mas always been so. and this Congress
Will, probably. be no exception
Aside from the general appropriation
bills the House viii be called upon 10
legislate for Porto Rico. Hawaii. and the
Philippines, to consider the Nicaragua
Canal and authorize the construction OF a
cable TO Hawaii and the Philippines. to
say nothing OF proposed amendments to
the Constitution on the subject Of
pOlygamy.
These are questions TO call forth debate
and when the bills providing for this leg
islatiOn are reported many lively cOntrO-
yerstes may be expected. The new mem
Der who has confidence in himself Will
have a splendid opportunity this session
to forge 70 the front and make a record.
Chairman Mercer OF the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds proposes TO
make a record for his committee also. He
will not be hampered as be was in the last
Congress when Speaker Reed issued an
edict that no public building bills should
be reported during the first session of that
Congress. Already sixty-eight public
building bills have been introduced since
December 4. About thTee-fouTths of The
bills were considered and favorably re-
ported by Chairman Mercer at the short
session of the last Congress. The bills
thus reported viii require no additional
investigation for the recommendations on
which the committee acted last year are
still on file. 1t was said yesterday that the
more important public building bills which
failed Of consideration last session viii
be among the first reported by Chairman
Mercer.
The times., 1899-12-28
DEADLY seasonings in India.

ltr@Tu the Cleveland PAN uelleE-}
The ways Of the East are devious, and an iu-
tclIigent anticipation oi coming events IS
marked feature in Indian pal5ce rule. The dread
ed cholera IS an ever present disease, but more
men die 'oficaIy'' OF it than is actually the
ease The cholera moEbus kills it's teas o. thou
sands, Ho Doubt; but powdered glass, hnely cut
up camcrs hair. and bamboo chips assist in the
fell work Is a resident ineonveniently aCtiye2
Then in his curry he NAV discover pulverized
glass. which once swallowed. initiates the disease
sufficiently closely to account for death. The
papers the other day announced the attempted
assassination Of a well-ku0Wn Indian resident By
this method. but. happily enough. the deadly plot
failed. The c5mel's hair and minute portions %
bamboo are equally etIcIcious and are cS-
ceediuglV difficult 20 discover when Cuu-
niugIy mixed by a suboyued cook These facts
sufficiently explain the elaborate precautions
against poisoning taken by all Oriental mon3rcis.
The sultan Of Turkey actually has each dish s-al-
ed so as Go avoid any tawperiug with the food iu
transit frgm kitchen % the dining hall A faster
par axes 0f each dish before the autocrat AMI lori
Of millions can s-stgly eat from it, and even shsn
the haunting dread Of death waits ever upon
The times., 1899-12-28
THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Instruments May BE Installed in
Lighthouses.

The Navy Department and the Light
house Board of the Treasury Department
are endeavoring to arrange for the estab
lishment of wireless telegraph stations on
lighthouses and light ships.
Several conferences on the subject have
been held on the subject. 1t is probable
that a series of experiments will be con-
Quoted on naval vessels, and in light
houses, to ascertain how the system may
be improved before there is any attempt
made to install it.
Il is realized by the Lighthouse Board
and the Navy Department officials that the
system must be shown to be of value com
mercially before it should be put in oper-
alton by the Government.
Experiments are being conducted at New
port. under the charge OF the Naval War
College. but these are to be distinct from
the more general tests to be made by CO.
operation on the part Of the Navy Depart
ment and the Lighthouse Board.
The times., 1899-12-28

If ever there were due cause and justif-
cation for popular national subscription,
the case of General Lawton's widow and
children furnishes them. It is a supreme
satisfaction to witness the generous re-
sponse of the country to the appeal Of the
Lawton home fund committee. AS far as
could be estimated last night the subscrip-
tions so far collected and pledged will
aggregate not far from forty thousand dol
lars and another week ought to see the
full fifty thousand asked for in General
Corbins hands The family of the gal
liant Lawton should never be permitted
of patriotism left among the American
people.
The times., 1899-12-28
General Lord Roberts.
CFrom iHC IndIluln0Iis Nows-l

The pathetic side of the relation of General Lord
Roberts 20 the campaign ON which he has Just
embarked is that he las little or nothing to
gain and every thing 20 lose lie stands at the
present time in the very front rank Of living
generals Doubtless his reputation would be
considerably enhanced by a brilliant success in
the South African war But a failure would lose
him more fame than triumph would bring him.
However, a man like Roberts does not so such
an expedition for the sake Of winning fame. lie
goes because il is his duty to g0-because ne has
been sent. And, whatever fate he may meet
with. ne will go into history man who has
greatly served his country and has done much
to extend the boundaries Of the empire OF ciyilz3-
tiOn
The times., 1899-12-28
SEEK a BEER TAX REDUCTION.
The Brewers Association to Ask
Congress for Relief

1t was said yesterday afternoon that as
the estimated expenditure viii exceed the
estimated revenue for he fiscal year 1900
to 1901, that the Ways and Means Commit
tee will make an adverse report on the bill
TO reduce the tax on beer from 81 to 81
per barrel
The National Brewers Association has
started in to secure q reduction of the
beer tax on the ground that the reduction
is to the interest OF the workingman. The
National Brewers Association will appear
before the Ways and Means Committee
next month and make argument in favor
of a lower tax on beer.
The times., 1899-12-28
The Money Trust.

lFrom the PhiIadelphia Iimes)
Our Government is not corporations it is a
government OF the people. The tendency to con
centrate money and the control Of all business
interests in the great metropolis Of the nation
is fraught with danger and the Government
should not he a party to it. With the concentra-
tion OF money power in any one city big gamblers
in values are tempted to create revulsion and
panic solely for speculative ends, and it is the
country people who, as 4 rule, are sheared as the
Ia
The times., 1899-12-28
THE OMNIBUS CLAIM BILL.
\ Cali for Committee Meeting to
Discuss the Measure.

Mr. Mahon, Chairman Of the House Com
mittee on War Claims. yesterday issued a
call for a meeting Of his committee on
January s. to take up for consideration the
Omnibus Claim bill. which has been in
troduced in the House and Senate.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
something like $4,000, 600, and embraces
claims from nearly every State and Ter
ritory in the Union. II was said last
night that the omnibus bill would be
the first claim bill reported 10 the House
Chairman Mahon is confident it viii be
passed early in the session.
The times., 1899-12-28
NIIsIed.
(From The Memphis Scimctar.)

(trom the Memphis Sclmetar-)
young lady strolliug around IN Court Square
one evening last week must have certainly felt in
a decidedly osculatoTy mood
The gentleman who was with her relates the
following:
AS We passed the trees 1 noticed that she kept
looking up into them as If she had discovered
something of particular Importance. / looked up
also but not seeing anything unusual I asked.
''What on earth do you sec2'
'' 'Mistletoe. Don't YOU see that I am under
the mistetoeY
90 No, but 1 see that YOU are under q squirrel
nest That spoiled all OF the sentiment She was
good for the remainder of the evening"
The times., 1899-12-28
Fractional Currency.
lFrom the BaItimore Sun.l

It IVIIL .IIt I'dINIIIToIV 'IUII'I
There are strong objections which can be urged
against such a currency. But there is a real
need for it for transmission Of small through
the mails The postal money order Is not suitable
for this purpose, nor was it designed for it.. The
cost is too great when the sum to be sent is only
q quarter or half dollar and then the col
lection OF a postoffce order to the ordinary cti-
zen who does not enjoy the acquaintance Of the
clerk is as difficult and elaborate an operation
the agreement upon a protocol and treaty Of
peace between belligerent nations
The times., 1899-12-28
Geological RugbearS.

ttToW thc inulaNapolls NeNs-}
q hr ,Iuntuias which occasionally get a Tree
pas-a-p TO 0uT segF0rts iu q cargo Cd West Indian
bananas, are not the only veuomous spiders, but
u..r-. where ,hcy are as frequent As
Lrassh0pFers DO no. dread their bite much more
than the sting of aH ordinary wasp Tie slolF
OF tarlutula dances is myth. and the tlilleAee
of q c.ntiped, bite has been ahsurdy exaggerated
The only insects that can cause The eelth et
human being are the cooperative bees and nor
nets and some specimens Cf tropical ants
The times., 1899-12-28
The Uncro,yned Kines.
Nrom lhe Atlanta Constitution }

Administrations only temporary, and even
then they are responsive to the public will. As
long as the people are left free to control their
own affairs, so long will it be impossible for any
individual set Of individuals to commit US 10
serious error. We should, therefore have faith
in our country and feel assured that il will make
no false step. With us, happily, faith in coun-
try means faith in people, because the two are
so intertwined that the final Judgment rests
with the nrnne.
The times., 1899-12-28
The sad Genesis of Glory.

tFrOm the FhlIadeIpha Kecofd-l
The nation should raise great and impressive
monument over the one hundred and hfty-one
Maine martyrs who are to be entombed tomorrow
in Arlington National Cemetery. From that fate
iu hour OF doom in Havana Harbor dates the most
momentous change that has yet swept the
political system of the Federal Union-the transit
ton from a continental Republic to 4 world en-
The times., 1899-12-28
Injured Pride.

CFrom the Boston Herald)
Il is only charitable to assume that the super
visor OF the census has not been correctly quoted
in his reported remark that the least intelligent
Of the candidates for positions under him come
from Boston, and that better class OF applicants
come from Minnesota. which is his own State
than from Massachusetts,. II he really made that
statement, he deserves 20 be written down an ass
The times., 1899-12-28
The Penalty.

(From the St Louis Globe Demccratl
II the dag-furlers get a plank in the next
Democratic platform several OF the Southern
States. in addition to those which went Repub-
lican in 1896, wiz become very good fighting
ground for the Republican party.
The times., 1899-12-28
The Responsibility.
CFrom tie Savannah News.

The dispute among certain leading Repubcans
as to who wrote the gold plank in the st. Louis
platform IS becoming tircsome. It makes little
difference who originated or penned the words.
The times., 1899-12-28
a Natural Contention.

(FTOm the Kansas tIty Star.l
The contention that Jesus of Nazareth was not
born at this season of the year comes, OF course,
from Boston whose ultra devotion to accuracy
frequently proves a source of fatigue to persons
with a human faculty for sentiment.
The times., 1899-12-28

Kinley asked questions of identical charac-
ter at lhe cabinet meeting on TUESDAY.
The times., 1899-12-28
Not nm Even Balance.

(Fron the Kansas City Times.)
II would be interesting from mathematical
point Of view TO be shown how much better off
skilled labor is this year than last with its wages
advanced 10 per cent and the prices il has to pay
for all the articles it Uses advanced from 20 to
40 per cent,
The times., 1899-12-28
N nL-lnst Rennrtee.

(From he Baltimore News)
U-H.t VIA eau't y0u utkr hiscaits Ike
ssetG s. sri C. miaet
VIE VE, doa't you buy me hats like father
useG to buy
The times., 1899-12-28
EIixirs.
tFrom the Boston cIobe.3

(From the Boston Clobe)
The world will await further information CON
corning the Metchnikoh 5nphs and the proper
doses thereof with mild interest but with no
impatience So-caIled "eliNirs have been heard
from before
The times., 1899-12-28
sennfor Xest,s auandnrx.-A nj

Senator Vests Quandary.-A close
friend of Senator Vest is responsible for
the statement that the distinguished Mis-
sourian is perhaps more sorely distressed
over the Quay matter than is any other
member OF the Senate. Senator Vest and
Colonel Quay are as far apart on all politi-
cal questions as 1t is possible to be, but
for years they have been on terms of the
most intimate friendship. During that time
they have been inseparable companions in
the Senate, and in the vacation of Congress
have gone over the continent whipping the
streams for trout, securing the mountains
for big game. OF angling for the mighty
tarpon on the coasts of Florida. Senator
Vests friend is in trouble now-"and Vest
was never known TO desert a friend in
trouble" proudly proclaimed an admirer
of the Missourian yesterday. The Senator
has always opposed the admission of Sena-
tors who were appointed as Colonel Quay
was appointed Hence it is easy to under
stand that a struggle between love and
duty" is now going on in the mind OF Sen
ator Vest that must be painful
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-13
NO MORE RECEIVING SHIPS.
Admiral Crowninshield Going 90 IL
spect English Naval Barracks.

WASHINGTON. July 11-Rear Admit
rli A. S. Crowninshield. Chief of the Bu-
reau OF Navigation. wIl go TO England
next month under instructions from the
Secretary of the Navy 90 inspect bar
racks at English naval stations for the
purpose of securing Information that viii
enable the United States Government %
construct shore quarters for naval Pee
Cruits.
THE Navy Department hJs practically
decided to abandon the use of the receive
ing ships Tor sailors awaiting assignment
t1 vessels on sea duty. This system has
been i'm vogue for "a great many years.
TO has given rise 90 much di-saue factIOn
on account of fits expense and the dis
comforts that have attended the lfe of
those on board. The quarters are cramp-
cI ON nearly every vessel, and the Navy
Department has come to the conclusion
That it VIII Doe more healthfm. comf0rta-
bic anad economical 90 quarter the men
in barracks. On each receiving shin it
is necessary 20 keep "a number Of officers
and 90 good-sized crew OF experienced
sailors This necessity win Doe done away
with when barracks are built
The English naval barracks arc The
finest in the world and Admiral Cr0wnin-
shield win couino his observations 20
that couutry-New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-13
HE FOUND THE NORTH POLE.
story Of Man Who Was Crowned
King ct EsQuimauX.

NEW YORK. July ia man. appar-
entity about forty years OF age. rather
short of stature. wearing "a clio Iy TRIM
med soalee and scanty NOUS. ID DEE 600 O.
sUarihy face of the Irench-Canadian
type appeared ON Park Row tHis morning
with "a startling story of the discovery Of
the North Pole He described himself
King la Joie. and said that for two years
DEE had ruled the people who inhabit the
regions of The North Pole
"I have just come from Canada. De
said. "br way OF Buffalo. which is the
first city in which my story has been lis
tened to-
HIS story is Tar more repiete with the
marvellous than the adventures OF Louis
de Rougcmont I'm Australia told i'm Lon
don two years ago. This is IT,
About live months ago 2 LETT the city
of Montreal and travelled north ia the
Northwest Territory I'm order 20 visit my
father who Is a hunter and trader. live
ing IN Battleford. My journey TO Battle
ford which was not made I'm a straight
line covered 400 miles / found my IA
Their well and happy, ana | spent several
weeks with him. living IN an underground
cave. our chief diet consisting OF cracked
ice blubber and pine cones.
Il left my father and Travelled forth IN
search of the Polar buffalo, the reindeer
and the Arctic moose. | kept on my
way north for thousand miles or more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-13

The tea reform movement. which was
Instituted four weeks ago in New York
by the United States Church Army Is re-
sponslble for the opening OF new bar
room In Atlantic city last night
This seems startling at first thought
but the beverage for the thirsty bather
IN this case is the drink chat cheers but
not mebriates." Tea singers stood be-
hind the counters drawing cold ten
GROWERS" and the man on the other side
was asked n he would have 30 light or
dark The 'blrkeep' would mix you
drink. give you a tea cocktail. II you
wished. You could get Oolng ana
soochong. or both together, with a liti.e
pony or soda on the side, and the illu-
sion was carried out until sou came TO
the taste. not 70 speak OK the effects.
The movement began IN New York
about a month ago with the establish
sneut OF "A tea bar on the East Side, and
and It IS said The dry deulzens Of thar
district are growing fonder ~ The Won
derfu. new drink than they had been or
the sayory juice Of the hop leaf-Phi.a-
deph.a Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-13

until 7 had reached MelviUes Landing.
/ stayed for q year ANA "a half huntn-
and fishing and sometime fighting with
the EsIu.maux One day 4 fsl in with
trib- Of wild EqumauN.who sndeayored to
freeze me into cake OF ice for the par
pose of conveying me u1rthwlrd. and then
90 worship me as "a CONCEALED idol Luck
ily for me. Josh White. trapDer widely
known ON the grand Dine. happened along
at that time and rescued me. Josh and
] travelled north TO hunt The great Polar
bu0alO and The arctic moose. ! think We
must have gone tW0 thousand miles
northward from the grand ine further
than any man had ever gone before.
"At last we came -o am endless exc
pause of lce which $500 started o. explore
in the hope of fndug some specimens
or the Polar seal. one day. as we were
travelling along ON our dog trains. we
came 90 a space of open water which
seemed 60 extend beyond the northern
lights. and as We Were looking out across
this beautiful stretch NJ water. which was
truly "a blessed relief from the mono.0uy
of the Zee. ON which We had been riding
for days. there was sudden eruption of
the waters "a cracking NJ fee. and ] found
myself floating away fr1m the fee fields
ON Gaze 'i lle "9o.- I''F ie-, -'-.
] IooN'o o-cN' ana lH'ie was J'- ID ana
nus d'5' Ifth' ON similar cake or joe.
travelling m direction at right aa4
TO me. ana gong al iiie oI ABOUT lhIItF
miles am hour. In % few hours 7 was
out OF sleht or josh ana the ice held'
moving around in a rushing current ar
tWenty-knot gait
eel had no nr0vfsfors with mo other than
n pair OF rubber boots and some bull
nose hide. which was frozen So stiff that
had 90 cat it like rock candy. After
four or five davs the boots ana moose
hide were a1 gone. and then I was alone
win thirteen dogs ON a small cake of fee.
hundreds of miles from any human being
AFTER two davs OF fasting I managed to
catch "a fvlng fish 4s 10 was going by my
mead and ON the next day two more. Then
tber4 was nothing to cat for about three
qave so was in extremity compelled t0
Ffu five OF fhe DOGS three of which fed
IN tro other doc. tho other two re-
served for myself
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