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Value Of Public Documents.

A clever swIndlcr has been work
ing a successful game upon n large
number Of senators. His plan was
to address the senator in familiar
terms and then TO request a certain
number Of specified government
publications. naming those which
have a nNed value In the second
hand bookstores.
Although the senator's could not
remember the name Of tho CORE
spondont when they read his letter
the cordial tone Of the communioa-
ton and the apparent sincerity Of
the inquiry regarding the health Of
the senator's wife and family con-
WINGED the recipient that tho writer
was an old friend. and in many cas-
80 considerable trouble was under
gone in the effort 10 comply with the
request. II Is doubtful II the idea
would have been discovered but for
the act that yesterday n senator
showed the letter to one Of his col
Leagues. made request for some
OF the volumes asked for by the
ewindlcr. why said the senator
Of whom the request was made. \
have received a letter Identical with
yours. and | have sent the man all
the publications he wanted"
Inquiry showed that the same lot
ters had been sent 70 nearly all OF
the senators. and that in many cases
the documents had been furnished
They were undoubtedly disposed ot
M current quotations.-W
/ Post.
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A Strange Mishap.

Two small boys were playing ehoo-
choo IN a back yard IN Chicago the
other day. when one u them swal-
lowed his whistle. - was n very
little one Tor a cent. but he miss
81 u lust the Same. and meant 10
have it back. So he began 20 cough
very hard.
where's 90 whistle - asked VIII
les playmate.
Il thouowea ~" said Willie. and
nn he took a long breath the whistle.
away down IN his throat. gave "a long
foot. Wiuc and the other boy
laughed. 80 was 80 funny 70 be able
- blow whistle without trying
So While ran about footing. until
his mother. who happened 10 be out,
a. tcd what ell the FUN WAS about
when she learned that he had swal-
lowed his whistle. she an not Hcem
t. think II 50 much Fun. FOR she
hurried him OF 10 the doctor, who
thrust n long wire uown his throat
and pulled the whistle out. And
now whom Willie wants 20 foot on
his whistle. hc has 10 blow IL.
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Woman's Hotel.

The woman's hotel. as proposed In
New York, has received n great Inn
pctua during the past week. over
tl25. 900 worth OF the stock has been
taken by women. Capitalists who
formerly would not put n dollar into
the enterprise are now subscribing
10 the stock.
The woman's Hotel company. 10
be incorporated At Albany, haa isgu-
ed n revised prospectus. The cap
ftnl viii be $500 600 divided into 1000
shares. The object Of the company
Is TO provide one or more hotels for
the exclusive use Of aelf-supportinR
women. II IL intended that the first
hotel should be freproof. with n
capacity for 500 guests and to cost
about 100000. carrying "A mortgage
OF $500. 900. Stock amounting to 800
900 has been taken, largely by wo-
men, In the proposed hotel for busl-
ness women. The shares went rapid
~ last week after Miss Grace Dodge
presented the plans and scope Of the
venture before the League for Poll
Teal Education. The Margaret
Louisa home has for years been
managed much on the plan Of the
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a Victim 10 Custom.

Everybody likes to get into n show
free. So when a woman who was In
mourning for her brother. who died
two or three months ago. got two
tickets for n theater from friena.
who thought the visit Co the play
house would take her mind on her
bereavement. she was delighted. She
dressed and went TO call on her dear
est friend.
"Boh sent me two tickets FOR the
matinee tomorrow" she said. "Wul
you so with me7 I'm Just dying TO
see that show. ] heard It was 30
good."
why surely you wouldn't go 10 a
theater 50 spon7' her friend said In
tone that told that her sense Of
propriety had been outraged. why
you are Hti1 in first mourning.
What would people aay2"
ooh. ! forgot" replied the woman
IN black sadly and humbly, and I
want 10 see that play 80 much"
"Igs too bad. isn't IT." was the
coldIy sympathetic reply Of the 9th
or. I'm so sorry"
I'm have 10 send the tickets back
to him. / guess" the bercft one re-
marked.
u wouldn't do that" said the 9th
or one quickly. "If you can't use
them mother and I might go: che
seldom Reta any place. You know. y
She and her mother went. and the
woman to whom .lc tickets were
gent spent the afternoon In her
sbeertp4a home thinking Of the dead
and the pleasure she missed.
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A MYSTERY
SURROUNDS 1T
Woman Shot by Man Who
Refuses to Explain Cause.

NEW YORK. April Io.--Early this
morning I4zxic Murphy pretty
young woman Of Green Point l.. T..
was shot and fatally wounded by
Ernest =. Glover. whom Fhc had
met. either by accident or appoint
mcnt. at the Webster hotel. In VII
iiamshurg.
Much mystery surrounds the nf-
fair II was late last night when
Miss Murphy appeared At the hotel.
She was followed shortly after by
clover. The two entered tho parior
and engaged In a quarrel suddenly
the hotel employees were startled BY
the report OF a pistol.
Rushing into the room, they dis
covered the young woman uncon-
scious on the fioor with n bullet
wound In her head and arm. Glover
stood over her with the smoking re-
vaiver in his hand. He WAS arrest
ed. and Miss Murphy was removed
to hospital. whore II Il said she
cannot recover. Glover refuses to
give the police any Information.
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HuMsoLpT ron ALASKA

Steamer Humboldt sailed n %
o'clock yesterday afternoon for
skagway with a big cargo of freight,
and the following passengers Capt.
4 Mcneil. y. McDonait. a Schulz
singer. Charles Frey. J. woin. c. o.
uirneY. ~ " whetherbee. Mrs. =.
~ Drew. r. ". Henrigaon. A. Aim.
T. Il seahurR. - 4 HeathH. s. Hal
yer. =. J. Wilson. william Turnbull.
= J. Blum. J G. Jacobson. q. tfar-
mon. G. A. Harrington. J a. Hitehie,
- D,iy. r = uuenisr. J Reid. u.
l. Durketf. " l.. Richards. = Err
ieksru. T. Mctleth. e. Brakenbush.
IT, T.. Rluntah. y. l.. Miller. George
Richie. Capt. g =. noNdeen. r. y.
Forysf Chow Flng. J. \. wilcox.
.0 =. wilcox. r. MeiKycr. Capt.
Dixon. L. = Adams. \ r. Goods.
". II. Gaode. J Sutherland. George
Conner. ". J stebhlus. W y shedd.
u. g. Tsmpiemau. G Brown. ". ".
HaHinr. " Nelson. J. Kirk. J.. Green
waid. q Lambert. J. G Mccain. +.
foulsaaut. 4. Mclean. G. II. Nix. c.
Mcdonald. A. Mcdonald. g. Frazer.
n T.. straiton. J. W Smith. H y.
Wilson. Charles KrciiinK. g. Flush
man otto T.. Olsen r. p. McShugh-
ton. Mrs F. W. Chapman, Mrs. De-
we'd. G. =. Davis. Capt Elliott. Capt.
Mckenzie. .. \. Oison. II. .. Com
key. p. 4. uolan. Mrs J. G. Duffy.
Mrs. +. Laurin, Marie Laurin. q. H.
whitney. G. y. gfnniH.
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PIONEER DEAD.
Amos Brown Succumbs TO
Cancer OF tho Stomach.

Amos Brown. n wealthy pioneer OF
Seattle. died In San Francisco Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. brown went
there about three weeks ago 60 I'M
derKo treatment for cancer Of the
stomach. lie was I'm a private san
itarium. and on Friday morning.
March II. he was taken into the
operating room. but ON account Of
his weak condition the operation was
deferred until IL was thought he
would be stronger. From that time
he began 10 sink and fnaily expired
At 80 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mr. itr0wn was one Of the pioneer
lumberman % Washington lie
had been IN the state for over forty
years. Tho family home at First
avenue and Seneca street was built
in the early 'Tos. Of lumber shipped
from San Francisco lee iNns ~
conservative business man and his
fortune IL estimated at fully s1po. 600.
The remains % Mr.. Brown viii be
brought to this city tomorrow. and
the funeral win be held Thursday
morning at II o'clock at the family
rcsldonce. Mr.. brown leaves n
widow and Ave children Alison
brown Mrs. Richard NJ. Kinacar.
Miss Ora Brown. Miss Anna Brown.
and Helen Brown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-10

omber n brought total eclipse 81
tho moon at Greenwich. Jan. II "A
partial eclipse u tho sun md The
three are very intimately c1nh"eiel
with each other The iaiter IN near
IS all its charncteriatirn stands IA
strong contrast 20 the eclipse Or Dec
cmber ia large partial eclipse
which viii DE seen Just outside The
borders Of the arctic regions. nj
their midday and ia thsir midwintor.
Nor II this sequence accidental =
similar trlplet OF eciiphea-the nrrt
partial OF the sun and seen near the
south pole. the second total Of the
moon. the third partial Of the sun
and visible near the north pole-17c=
CURED Just eighteen years ago. oil
three ecllpses falling In December
1880. Going back yet another
eighteen years, we find the same
thing repeated some ten days earlier
in the year. and 80 on right away
backward OIL 1864. when. while the
southern eclipse was large partial
one and fell nearly In the midwini"r
Of the southern hemisphere the
northern waa a nero EFaze takinh
place AZ the midnight Of the regions
from which Il was visible. Loon
Ing forward wo fnd IN like manner
that eighteen years hence another
similar triplct Of cciipEen VIII foil
at the turn Of the year. and yet an
other eighteen years later Htili 1'his
ends the series Of these mi might
eciipses Of the sun in the HOpin polar
regions. for January 1858 will be
marked only by a total eclipse u
the moon,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-10
.COENPS NERVE
Is MARVELLOUS
is Only Equsled by credulity
of Cuban Generals.

WARRINGTON. April i0.-As tbs
facts concerning the transactions q
Mr. Coen with the Cuban asaeubly
come out there ih great amazement
at his audaeity ana the creduilty u
the Cuban generals only the other
day 8r. coen teIeRraphed 70 Genefm
Manuel RanRuliiy that he has re-
oaived personal assurances from tho
President that he would give author
ny FOR the Issue ~ 800 600 900 81
per cent bonds Hifh the guaranty u
the government and sell them 70 the
syndlcate represented By c9en for
~ 060 GOO. which money would bs
turned over 20 the members u the
cuban assembly when Villalon and
the other Delegates who came 70 this
city to inquire into this teieHraphei
their aanoclates Ia Havana that the
President declined IA see them. but
that they had been Informed ~ See
Rotary Hay that 40 loan would b..
authorized under any circumstances.
coen calmly eonfrndirtrd them and
sent another dispatch stating that
they had been mialed b. Secretary
Hay while be was In consultation
with the PRECEDENT The assembly
believed him In preference 10 their
own committee.
coen has never been near the
white House nor the state depart
ment nor the war department. aud
no Official Of the government has
ever communicated with him direct
- or Indirectly BY letter Or word u
mouth, 20 far AZ known. He has not
even attempted 20 obtain an official
indarsefaent Of his scheme. nor even
an Interview. lie has never propos-
81 II 10 anyone. and the degree u
his Ignorance and audacity Is indi-
Gated by hts declaration that the
President. on the part Of the gov
eminent Of the United states. viii
guarantee the payment % thoss
bonds" when 4 sch0olboy might tell
him that he has no such authority.
II Coon could carry out his scheme
he would make very handsome
profit. He would have s. 10000 in
6 per cent bonds guaranteed by tho
government Of the United States.
and with such a guarantee ne could
sell them for at least 81 per cent.
premium and make a clear yi0.000.oe9
on the Transaction
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SUN ECllPSED AT MIDNIGHT
a Phenomena Visible Nowhere
on Earth.

The ordinary almanac gave for
December ~ a partial eclipse OF the
sun. invisible at Greenwich. And
indeed. the expression as to its in
visibility might have been put much
stronger. for 1t Is to be seen in no
Inhabited region Of the earth. An
antarctic expedition might possibly
have sailed within its sphere Of in
nuence, but as Il was it passed un-
watched by human eyes, says the
London Times. This being 80, and
the eclipse one that was necessarily
wholly unseen, II would seem as
~ nothing more could be said about
Il, and as II It might be passed with
out comment. But, unseen as Il
was. the eclipse was by no means
devoid OF interest. First Of all. Il
offers us an example OF what seems
Ia paradox-an eclipse or the sun
taking place at local midnight. 1t
is, moreover, the first of three eclips-
IS falling within period no longer
than a single calendar month. Dee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-10
New Ideas for Card Parties.

Card parties are 50 much the raEe
nowadays that the uptodats hostess
must have her wits about her TO
devise new and catchy idear for her
numerous entertainments
IL IL not 80 much a question %
prizes. for the variety ~ these TO
BE- found In the shops ta - varied
and attractive that u iz only 4 quss-
ton Of maaarn's purse. wha, u
more worthy az thought is hoss TO
act the touch ~ originality which IL
Tuins TO make ene's party the very
srna rtest which has been held In the
club.
one vxry clever way Of choosing
partners IL 90 write a familiar quo
tntion Of from four 10 six lines on
cards. and then cut the cards dag
anaiiy in two and distribute the
halves so the susuts,
one girl varied this BY writing or
lxinal verses on her earis. tho verses
all having reference 20 ihn game.
The picking out % partners caused
no end OF FUN. as the verses being
strange to the players. there we're
no familiar combinations Of words
10 help them.
Another way l. to cut hearts. ola
rnonds. Spades and Clubs out Of card
board OF esiiuioif. " the company
b. composed OF both ssHes. Give the
spades and diamonds 20 the men. the
hearts and clubs % the women. Each
set % hear. diamond. club and
spade 4. OF one color. and bow ~
ribbon or other device % correspond
ing hue is fastened TO one Of she
tables. The player holding the rcd
heart IL the partner % the one hold
Ing the red diamond ~ the rel table.
The red club and spade are also
paired together. and 80 on.
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SAVED HIMSELF
BY Affirming Instead of Swear
Ina TO His Testimony.

Some lawyers were talking about
the protests against kissing the 81
Bile In courts Of law that are being
made In other states. That was
abolished In Allegheny county and
in nearly all Of Pennsylvania a long
time ago. A story was told % when
II was generally done. The noted
boom hill investigation was on in
the Pennsylvania legislature. An
irish member OF the lower house was
summoned one day 60 appear before
the investigating committee. He
met Tim O'Leary on the street.
How are you. Tom7' asked Tim,
Sure and IT'S I'm throuble ] am
replied Tom. I'm dape throuhle. an
may the dIvil fly away wild me ay
1 know fot 90 do"
whats wrong ?" asked Tim.
Wrong iH it," replied Tom. sure
and ia all wrong. 40 1t is. They've
boom bill comitay."
You don't know any thing abou,
the boom bill do your" he was asked
That's the whole throuble." he
answered. II know all about 81. toe
DANCED mooch fer me own good. an
av they shwear me. I'm roon'd.
can't go home at all. to face me con-
stituents."
Don't swear. then" advised Tin
o'Lcary.
How'll get out NV II. ora loiks
To know >" asked the man In trouble
Ave they gifts me befoor thin. they
will make me shwcar an me con.
sc!eneell make me tell tn troot.
couldn't shape Wild tn mortal sin o
shwearlu' Z a ioi on me sowi. No
scr. I'm in -fr 1t. Ill have to take
the OATH
The law allows you 10 affirm Il
you don't want to swear" O'Leary
Informed him.
Does n now. Tim" asked Ton
with the eagerness of man whs
Ernsps at a straw.
sure" replied o'Leary; ASK the
committee"
o'Leary met the legislator com.
Ing out OF the room Of the investi-
eating committee that night, with d
smile spreading over his face,
"pidn't shwcar TO n DANCED thing
Tim" he replied. with his smile ex.
handing. The comitay didn't ash
me to. says TN afform, and thcS
says. An rouFht. SO | Adorned an
they didn't git a DANCED thing oui
av me that was tn troot"
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Not Distinguished for Feeding

7 suppose" mufmurrd the man
with the everepat which had faded
into purpilah tint. that I've got
The wrong idea. but I can't correct
myself argue and I try TO CON
vince myself that I'm all wrong. but
I cant DO t.
what's the matter nov - asked
the friend whom he had stopped on
the street.
4 am afraid that there has heen
Seine misapprrhcaslnn about rhom-
az Jefferson.
20, 81 course. It's opinions are
quoted IN support 81 arguments on
both aides % the question. That hap
pens IN the case OF almost every
great thinker"
1t amt that IA you say. such
things are q be expected. ftut these
celebrations are worrying mr. I'll
admit that I am one % the cesieat
worried men In the world. Hut | can
not help that l have my doubts "
Thomas jefferson. u be could have
his aty. would want any eslsbEa-
iian At all. he was a plain sort u a
man. whose idea Of go>f time was
60 set away in quiet corner and
play the violin. au, I like "a SEQ
EN-. approve Of showing honor
who're IL IL dae"
Then what are you eomplainIng
ahoutfs'
The method. when people get up
something in honor q a famous mu-
stefan they assemble an orchestra
and play his works. don't theyT'
As a rule
or u ttH an eminent literary man
they give lectures and Print things
In the paper. don't thsyT'
Ordinarily"
And In the ease 81 a great mill
,sAry man they anz the STARRY banner
out and shoot N nreworksf"
That's IN custom.
'sTat when Thomas jefferson IL
'ths subject % their homage and ap-
piause. what 20 sc dof We send
dinner Invitations 20 all parts - the
country. with the assessment any
where from 81 to SO a plate. It's a
mistake Somebody has gotten the
wrong impression. Thomas jsffev-
son was a statesman. not an epi-
eurs. - va HsiinRtsH star.
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stouceuuera. 1000 ln marble. ston,
and slate panerlea, In all b.aoo.o 0i
women earn their lluus Ia trades
and professions.
Mtsa speules, uf Surrey, Eneland
Us a lavender distlllcr
Miss = Il. Wilkinson. ot London,
Do "a landscape gardener,
NIHa Amy p neli it, ah English
wennu who has taken un stock.
hroting
Miss Constance Rlydes. an English
Elrl, nnds goat raising a profitable
nduetry.
Miss leigh Spencer. Of british CO.
iumhia. IL mining broker.
Mrs. Emma y. Foraythe Is en-
gaRrl Ia the sale Of mathcr-of pearl
at New britain. an island In the
southern Pacific.
In Herin women guides are cm-
played by che city
In Anslra- Hungary about 3.o00.
coo women are engaged ia industrial
pursuits
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WET SEASON
IN PHILIPPINES
Will Prevent Any Military
Movements.

WAAIIINuTON. April to-war
department officials look upon tho
approach Of the wet season In the
Philippines a. a decisive factor In
determining the character ~ the
military movements during the next
HiH months. The United States
troops were IN the trenches around
Manila through much Of the worst
part OF the wet season last SUM
NOR. Major Sampson. chief OF the
bureau Of military Information. was
then on the stan OF Gen. Greene and
learned from experience how far the
wet season affected the health and
comfort of the men and retarded
military opera tions. lie says men
were up 70 their knees In mud and
water during July ana August. when
our trenches were drawn around
Manila. but it ala not cause any ma
tcrlal Increase in the sick rate The
stretches Of auagmire made Il I'm
possible 10 execute military move
mcnts ON a large scale
The wet season does not begin. hs
a rule. until June. no that IL ia near
~ two months before It's effects VIII
be seriously felt The presents
months. April and May. generally
come under the head OF the hot
SEASON, which just prceede the
drenehlng rains beginning In the
month Of june.
The hottest weather in in May. al
though u never goes abovs 100 de-
sreeE. Gradually this merEen into
the heavy rains and violent storms
~ June. the wet season lasting for
ak months THE season does not
come on abruptly. but Is a gradual
transition until everything ia In n
condition 81 soak.
Last summer the FIRST expedition Of
United States troops landed about
July ! and by that time the wet
season was well under way. the men
we're sent into trenches Tor 20 hours
and then relieved. In this way the
regiments would be moved up every
morning and for that day and night
would stand In knse-desp rain and
mud. Hut II would have been diffi-
cult. II not impossible. 20 have kept
troops exposed 10 such conditions for
any extended time.
Tho Aston battery was one Of tho
bodies serving during part Of the
rainy season. Capt March. one Of
the officers % the battery. was here
recently. and said the sick rate dur
ing the wet season was kept down
10 per cent Major Simpson says
that a, no time ava malaria or ty-
phald assume an epidemic form.
II IL the general belief that Gen.
otis viii complete his present cam
nalgn hefarc tho wet aeasnn opens.
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DEATH ENDS
A ROMANCE
: Tale Of a Rich Uncle and Fas.
oinating Niece.

SAN JOSH. Cal, April IA love
romance, ia which a rich old uncle
and fascinating niece were the
lsomeo and Juliet. ended here thin
morning In the death OF John J..
Conlon at the Grand Lodging house.
sorner OF Second and San Fernando
streets. Mrs. Ahhle klnnea ia the
hcfravsd, and Is left about half a
million dollars in New York proper
ties and securities.
several years a6o Jehn y. conlon
retired from the pursuits OF bust
ness In New York 10 enjoy hia for
tune. lie had no other relatives but
Mrs. kinnen and a nephew who had
his name, The latter was a spend
thrift and by hts wild career had
dianraced his uncle's name. About
this time Mrs. kinaes' husband died.
She was young aud attractive, She
took up her abode with her uncle.
and the mutual relationship soon
turned into love. The rich old un-
Gle at once legally adopted Mrs.
kiunes, The law prohibited the
marriage of persons Of their degree
OF relationship. conion al once di-
NAieN MS property WIN ms AAnbtfh
daughter aud liked the remainder
80 his nephew could never come In
Tor any Of H. Mrs, Kinnes was given
everything she wished and the cou-
pie enjoyed themselves TO their
hearts content. Several trips e. Eu-
rope and a trip around the world
was made. ~ ls said Mrs. kinnes
generally passed for Mrs. Coulon.
ON January 10 last Mr. CoHlan
and Mrs. kinues left New York Tor
California by way Of Panama. arriv-
iug in SAN Francisco about a month
asp. bicycles were procured ana
they started 90 make n tour 81 the
state awheei san jose was reach
ed a week ago. Laht Friday even
ing while dining In che Mercantile
restaurant Conion was stricken with
hp1plexy. lie was removed TO hts
apartments and Or. F'FaHee summon
ID lie rallied for a while hut yes
terday he began 60 sink and passed
away early this morning.