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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
PARTITION OF SAMOA.
Negotiations on Subject Rap
idly Nearing an End.
AN OUTLINE OF THE AGREEMENT.

United States to Get the Island of Tutuila.
Final Adjustment is Expected in the
Near Future.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The negotia-
tions for the partition of the Samoans
are proceeding rapidly and officials here
would not be surprised if final agree
ment were reached in the near future.
The discussion going on in London with
the cooperation of the authorities here
and in Berlin has brought out essential
features on which all three of the
powers, Germany, Great Britain and
the United States, appear to be agreed.
1t was stated that the determination
was reached that the tripartite govern
ment of the group should come to an
preferably ones should govern the is
lands. 1t soon developed that an agree
ment was not likely to be reached CIV
ing the entire group to one power, but
the chances seemed good for an agree
ment that two powers could divide the
islands, thus giving a dual government
in place Of the present unwieldy agree
ment. 1t seemed to be generally &C
copied by the negotiators that the
United States would be one of the two
powers represented and that the island
of Tutuila. on which the harbor of Pago
Pago is located, would naturally fail to
the lot of the United States. Tt is under-
stood that the British authorities quite
fully conceded with this view and that
while the Germans seemed to regard it
favorably it was left open for mature
approval by the Berlin authorities. In
conceding this island and harbor to the
United States account was taken of the
fact that if an agreement was reached
on that matter it would still remain for
the United States to give its approval.
1t is suggested that Great Britain cede
the Gilbert and Solomon islands to
Germany, the latter retiring from
Samoa. But thus far Germany has not
acted favorably Oh the suggestion and
there have been evidences that she pre-
ferred to retain her interests and make
compensation to Great Britain. This
remains open and appears to be the
chief point remaining in the way of a
final adjustment.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03

MADRID, Nov. Ia sensation was
caused last night by the declaration Of
Count d'Almadas that by the ignorance
of the Spanish-American treaty commits
sion three islands Of the Philippine
group, the two Batanes and Calayan
islands, both north of Luzon, were not
included in the scope Of the treaty.
These islands, he asserted, ought to be
made the basis of negotiations for the
liberation of the Spanish prisoners.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Vice President Hobart,s Condition.

PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 2.-Vice Presi-
dent Hobart took some nourishmentl last
night. Mrs. Hobart says he looks better
and stronger than he has appeared in
two or three weeks. The prospects are
that he will pass better night than he
did last night. He had the newspapers
read to him and took quite an interest
in public affairs. He talked for time
about his private business affairs.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Death Of Captain French.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ia cablegram
from General Otis to the war depart
ment announces the death yesterday of
Captain Charles French, Thirty sixth
infantry, who was wounded in Mon.
days fighting near Florida Blanca.
General Otis states that death was the
result of shock consequent upon ampu-
tation of the leg below the knee, neces-
STATED by the wound.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Colombia Gable Cut,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The state de-
partment has been informed that the
land line wires connecting the cables
with the interior of Colombia, includ-
ing the capital, have been cut as an in
cidept of the revolution.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Iowa Veteran Dead.

NEvEDA, a., Nov. 2.-James Doyle,
for many years resident of Story
county and veteran of the civil war,
is dead at the age Of SO years. The fu-
neral services will be conducted by the
local post Of the Grand Army.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Cslonel Metcalf Promoted.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The president
yesterday commissioned Colonel Wilder
S. Metcalf, Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers, brigadier general by brevet for
gallant and meritorious services in ac-
ton at Guiguento river, Luzon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Agriculturists Take Their Degrees.

AMEs, Ia, Nov. 2.-The commence
ment exercises of the Iowa State Agri-
cultural college will be held in the
chapel on the evening of Nov. 90. The
class is composed of about 70 members,
only part of whom will complete their
course this year. The remaining num-
Der will be graduated in the spring.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Revolt In . Chinese Province.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 1.-The North China
Daily News has dispatch from Chun
King, dated yesterday, saying that a
native revolt has broken out at Jen-
Huaih- Sien, province of Kuei- Chow. A
magistrate has been murdered and the
situation is considered serious.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
wichita Pays the Bill.

WICHITA, Nov. LIN the absence of
state authority to meet the cost the
Wichita Commercial club has decided
to send battery and band to Topeka
next Thursday to greet the Twentieth
Kansas.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
low, Dentis., Arc Tn sesslon.

Iowa CRY, Nov. 2.-The 18th an
nual convention Of the Eastern Iowa
Dental society was called to order in
the dental building of the University
of Iowa yesterday. President Mac Lean
presented the visitors with the key to
the university and the freedom Of the
citv
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-03
Armor Test Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Test was made
at Indian Head Of plate varying in
thickness from nine to fourteen inches
and representing the side armor Of the
Illinois. Two shots were fired with
satisfactory results and 700 tons Of plate
were accepted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
oddities of shoemakers' Wax.

One Of the most apt illustrations
ever made by Lord Kelvin was his
likening the luminiferous ether to a
Kelvin said of shoemakers' wax may
be testei by any boy in a manner that
will astonish his playmates. First, let
it be said that the ether penetrates all
space. 1t is as rigid rs steel, and yet
so flexible that it does not retard the
passage of planets through spacs in
the least. 1t is an invisible substance
things. Now, to illustrate the nature
of such paradox;cal material Lord
Kelvin searched everywhere, and at
last concluded that shoemakers' wax
represented it hest. He made tests,
aud this is what he found:
He melted some wax in common
glass tumbler. After it had hardened
he tried to thrust lead pencil through
it. 1t would not 60. Then he placed
a coin on the surface of the wax aud
left it for several days. When he
again visited it the coin had sunk to
the bottom of the glass. The wax had
closed over it, and by lifting the glass
aud looking through the bottom he
could see the coin lying there. Had
the wax been ns deep as a we'll the
coin would have gone ON sinking un-
til it reached the bottom. This proved
that the wax would conform only to
slow movements. If he had tried to
push it too fast it would have resisted
him.
An idea struck thescientist. If the
wax acted like this toward the coin,
how would it treat an object which
foated? He accordingly placed cork
in tumbler and poured hot shoe
makers wax upon it. The wax hard
ened, with the cork at the bottom.
Yet when Lord Kelvin looked at the
bottom OF the glass in day or two
he found the cork had disappeared.
1t was somewhere in the mass of wax,
and probably rising very slowly. but
surely, toward th4rop. Sure enough,
after q given pyriod OF time the cork
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
A Clever Thief.

Budapest, or one of its suburbs, has
one thief of whom the bafiied police
force hut for professional scruples
world be really proud. A real estate
agent, unable to rent for the winter
tn suburban cottage which he had
occupied during the summer, locked
the gates and doors aud moved back
to Budapest. One day not long ago
the city architect approached him
with reference to the sale OF his prop
ertv. which was desired as site for
oublic building. The agent named
his price.
"But." said the architect. sis not
that a little high for vacant property?"
Vacant property! Bless you man!
il isn't vacant. There's brick cot
tage on it, and good one."
Really" returned the other, ''you
are mistaken. was there but yester-
day, and there is no sign of n house
on your land" The owner ihvesti-
gated, and found that he was. in fact,
no longer householder. During the
iall gang of bricklayers bad ap-
reared, demolished the house task
that consumed about week--loaJed
it into carts and departed. Cor. O.
spondence OF Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

peeped above the surface Of the hard
wax, and finally IL rose TO point
where IL remained half-imbedded in
the wax, just MS it would have done in
glass OF water. II rose no higher
than this, however, and corkscrew
probably would not have pulled 1t from
the wax. Yet its own buoyancy had
raised IL up from the bottom through
what seemed an impenetrable mass
OF wax.
This, in fact, Is the popularity Of
shoemakers' wax-tlat 1t resists all
sudden or quick movements, but Is
highly suceptibe to very slow and
prolonged pressure. If you pressed
flatiron hard down on lump OF wax
on a table it is probable you would
make no impression on it, but II you
left that iron resting on the wax for
day or two you would find the lump
ilattened out under the iron. SO
curious is this property of the wax
that tuning forks have been cast from
pieces of it. These forks were capable
of vibration, giving n musical note aud
being set going by vibration from
another tuning fork, yet when one of
them was laid across the open mouth
of jar it slowly collapsed and fell in
to the jar in a shapeless, sticky mass.
Any boy may perform these expert
ments, and'the lesson in physics to be.
got therefrom is no less valuable than
the amusement which the performanct
affords. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
One Bows Success,

Wise men tell us that one of the
secrets OF success is determination of
character that will not be daunted by
repeated rebufis aud opposition. At
least one young man in Chicago has
learned by experience that persistence
pays. Only few years ago he was a
messenger boy in one of the largest
wholesale dry goods establishments in
the world, and certainly the largest in
Chicago. The boy determined that his
S3 week salary was not enough, so
he complained to the head messenger.
"Why, can't raise your wages;
don't have anything to do with that, :"
explained the head messenger.
"Well, who shall go to?" asked
the boy.
"Trx the head hoorman," was the
reply.
The boy went to the head hoorman
and made his wants known. The head
hoorman didn't care to be bothered
with the boys affairs, so he remarked.
of-hand, "Oh, guess you would
better see Mr.. So-and-So," naming the
proprietor of the vast establishment
But the boy was not daunted by the
knowledge that he was the least OF
thousands of employees whose names
even were probably not known to the
proprietor. The first time he saw
that gentleman walking down the
great centre aisle of the main floor of
the building he stopped him and asked
for raise in salary.
''How much are you making. my
boy?" asked the great man, kindly.
"Three dollars week, SIR" replied
the boy.
"How old are you?" was the next
question from the proprietor.
Fourteen years, responded the
messenger.
"My son." said the great man, very
gravely, when | was your age
didn't make that much"
"Well, sir, perhaps you weren't
worth it then," replied the boy with
great earnestness.
The proprietor laughed in spite o
himself and the boy was given better
position and more pay. Today he is
Mt tho head of one of the departments
in the great store, and the story was
told by one who knows him we'll. =
| Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

In science, as in everything else,
Americans are forging their way to
the front. In the discovery of sate-
lites, as in nebuln aud double stars,
American astronomers are now lead
ing their European brethren. Amer
leans have discovered two satellites Of
Mars, the fifth satellite of Jupiter, two
satellites of Saturn aud more than 1000
new nebule. Swift alone has discov-
cred more than 1000, and, if his life
be prolonged, the list may surpass
that of Herschel, while the wonderful
eyes of Burnham have separated hun
dreds of double stars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

They size up man from all sides
over in England, and seem to think
it as important that he can play good
hand at whist or approach the putting
green in proper form as that he can
negotiate treaties. Or perhaps they
believe the man that foozles one kind
of an enterprise will be likely to bun
gle another. A London paper sum
ming up Secretary White of the Amer.
ican embassy, describes him as inher-
iting money, keen on golf, we'll known
with the hounds, good at story or a
bird on the wing, fine looking, and SO
popular as to be generally known as
Harry in England or.as AIRY to his
American friends. incidentally, it
mentions his especial fitness for his
post; but it is as an all-round man that
it primarily regards him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

Bangkok, Siam, is variously called
by those people who rovel in compar-
isons, the "yenice of the East" and
the ''Constantinople of ASIA" in the
first instance, because of the man v
canals that run through the city, and
in the second, because of the hun
dreds of wretched aud owner less pa
riah dogs that roam its streets with
impunity. There is much truth in
both comparisons. Certainly, Bang.
kok is the home of the gaunt and
ugly pariah dog, which spends its life
foraging aud getting just enough to
keep life in it's NANCY carcass, multi
plying meantime with the fecundity
of cats and a tropical cline, because
Buddhist's doctrine forbids its kill
ing. Outcast dogs are not the only
pests whose multiplication in Bang
kok may be charged to Buddhism: :
more noisy crows perch of an early
morning on your window casing and
the tree Immediately beyond it than
in the space of day hover near the
Towers of Silence at Bombay await
ing the pleasure of the vultures that
feed on the last earthly remains of
those who have died in the faith of
the Parsee. - Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
CHllOREM's COLUMN.
when Teddy Smith.

When Teddy Smith first put on pants
He felt so very grand
Hc wouldn't mind his mother,
Or he wouldn't hold her hand.
But on the street he walked ahead,
And tried to whistle some
He thought perhaps he'd 20 to war,
And fire an awful gun.
He wouldn't ride his hobby-horse,
He called Jack Spratt "a nbr'
He sat at meals In fathers chair,
And scorncd his ginghum bib.
His mother mustn't spread his bread.
Nor cut things on his plate;
She mustn't say, mo more, my deurI"
No matter what he ate.
She mustn't kiss him when he fell
And bumped him on the stones,
And she must say. "Dear sir, just us
She did to Mr.. Jones!
So hard to please this gentleman
His loving mother tried,
IL quite enlarged his dignity,
And swelled his lofty pride.
And all was brave, and all wns we'll,
Until that mother said,
At eight o'clock. "0f course, dear sir,
You'll go alone to bedl'
All, would you have me say what then
Befell the great big man2
For II you undertake to guess
hardly think you can.
He turned the corners OF his mouth
Most fearfully awry.
He rubbed his grown-up fist awhile
Across his grown-up eye.
Then burylng In his mothers lap
Both pride and manly Joy,
He said In just the littlest voice,
~ guess I'm just boy"
-Catharine Young Glen, In Youths Con
panion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

The Judge Acknowledgement of the
navy has rendered an opinion which
has been indorsed by the department,
relative to the question of the staff
officers of the navy having title of
rear-admiral while serving as chiefs of
the navy bureau. He has decided
that officers of the line, serving as
chiefs of bureaus, must be addressed
by their actual titles in the line, not
withstanding the fact that they have
the rank OF rear-admiral while holding
an Office as head of the bureau. Should
q rear-admiral receive such an ap-
pointment, he would, of course, re-
ceive the full title of his position.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

In recently published catalogue
of the postage stamps OF the world
are some interesting statistics. The
total number of all known varieties
OF postage stamps issued by all the
GOV nments OF the world up to the
lrr at time is 1851. OF this num-
be 81 have been issued in Great
Britain, and 3s43 in the various Brit
ish colonies and protectorates, leaving
9837 for the rest of the world. Or,
dividing the totals among the conti-
nents, Europe issued 1859, Asia 2571,
Africa 1920, America 1856, and Oceanica
905. Taking the countries separately,
the most prolific in stamps is the
United States, which leads the list
with 2S7, followed by (curiously
enough) Spain with 27s, Salvador 272,
and Uruguay and Shanghai with 215
each. Las Bella (Beluchistan), Poland
TERRA del Fuego, and Wadhwan have
each found solitary specimen suffice
for their postal needs, while Cordoba,
Crete, Formosa, Jhalawar, and New
Hebrides have each been content with
. pair. Two of the British colonies
have issued more varieties OF stamps
than the mother country-Victoria
with 174 aud Ceylon with 12s. The
rarest stamps, consequently the most
expensive, are the two earliest stamps
of Mauritius, worth $4,000 each. one
of British Guiana of the same value,
bne Of Hawaii appraised at $4,000,
enc of Rumania at $500, and several
Sf the United States at from $500 te
4l26O each.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

The state department has issued in
structions to its diplomatic agents
npon American citizenship. 1t says
the government does not discriminate
between the native and the natural
lied citizen; but that a naturalized
citizen who returns to the coun-
try of his origin and there resides,
without any tangible manifestation OF
an intention to return to the United
States, may therefore be generally
assumed to have lost the right to re-
ceive the protection of the United
States. This declaration is we'll cal
culated to stop the process of acquir-
ing American citizenship for the ul
terror Purpose OF fomenting trouble
abroad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

Japan is the only country whose
foreign commerce has increased more
rapidly than that of the United States.
Ten years ago three nations-Great
Britain, France and Germany-sur-
passed us in the volume of their ex-
port trade. Since then tho United
States has climbed from the fourth to
the first place, and leads the world.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

After his travels and artist
triumphs as n child, the great composed
Mozart returned to Germany, aud at
the age of twenty-three began his real
work. His struggles with poverty
have never been half told.
Always pursued by the spectre of
want, not always able to get medicines
for his sick wife, generous with what
he had to all in need, allowing himself
no indulgence or extravaganza, he
worked day and night, pouring out
symphonies, operas and sonatas Mt
an almost incredible rate. Presents
OF watches, snuff boxes, and rings
were showered upon him, which he
often had to pawn for n dinner. His
audience often carried him home on
their shoulders, when good supper
would have been more welcome.
The score of the "Magic Flute" the
first German opera of great merit, was
composed at the request of a Viennese
manager who paid trifle for it, though
it enabled him to build a fine opera
house and lay the foundation OF
great fortune. At the time OF Mozarts
death, when his half-crazed wife could
not pay for coffin, this manager
rushed about Vienna with sentimental
tears for the loss to music, but would
not give her one kreutzer for funeral
| expenses.
Mozart's cheerfulness only deserted
him in his last few months. His wife
had been enabled by friends to 60 to
Baden for the waters. He was alone,
when one night a mysterious stranger,
all in gray, came with an orier for
requiem to be composed within
month. Mozart felt that this was a
visitor from the other world, and that
the requiem would be his own. His
wife returned to find him working
with intense absorption over this
funeral mass, sitting over it till he
swooned in his chair. The mysterious
visitor afterward proved to be a noble
man who had lost his wife.
Now the musical world rang with
the fame of Mozart's last opera. The
dying man was offered the rich APP
poiatment of organist in st. Stephens
cathedral. Flattering proposals from
many managers flowed in-too late
At his funeral, in st. Stephens,
only five musicians were present, be-
sides the priest and the pallboarers.
In the rain and sleet, the little group
of mourners shiverad under umbrellas
as the hearse left the church door.
Evening was fast closing in when it
reached the graveyard of st. Marx,
where, among the third class"
Mozart was laid to rest. The weather
was too much for the mourners, who
dropped off one by cne, till only the
driver accompanied the body. The
grave digger and one old woman--the
official mendicant of the place re
ceived him. Being told there were no
mourners, and this was only ''band-
MASTER" she said, "Then I've no
more money to look for today. Mu-
sicans are poor lot. Better luck to-
morrow" Then the coffin was dis
mounted, and showed into the top of a
grave already occupied by two paup-
ers for this was the third pauper
funeral of that day SO lived and
fought aud died child Of geniusi-
The New Voice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
Domestic Thrills.

"Have you ever experienced the ex-
element Of being aroused from sleep
in house at night when it was on
fre?"
''No, but have several times gone
through the excitement upon my
wife's announcement of her belief that
the baby had swallowed her thimble. /"
Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
rHe SONG OF rne PINES.

"Gardens that feared my bias
Everywhere men. below;
Danger and toll and woe,
Wonders ye may not know,
All these saw and passed.
"Nay, but now melody
Bring to greet your ears.
Ye, without doubts or fears,
Not all In vain are the years,
Lo, behold the Sea-
Long hath II called to us
Here on our mountain-side.
Patient we wait, we bide.
Dreaming OF waves and lido
Do they not murmur thusY
Masts OF the ship to be:-
This Is the tryst we keep,
Hearing the unseen deep:
And we answer IN our sleep.
We shall beh) bid the Sea!
On Peabody, in Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
We are the mssts Of shIns.

We are the masts OF ships,
Nurttred for centuries
storm-wind and mountain-brceze
Taught us our harmonies,
Kissed us with mother lips.
See how the tender and stern
Heavens have hidden us rise,
Crying, "Behold the eyes
or stars In the faithful skies:-
Lift up your heads and Learnt"
Hear how the Sun doth laugh,
"Climb ye thus, sons OF mine?
Seek ye for things divineY
Yours Is the sunlight wine;-
Take of my warmth and quaff.
Cometh our bard. the Wind,
Bringing us songs, and saith;
"Nay, this IL naught but breath;
Striving and love and death,
These | left, far behindl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

The last Congress wasted lot OF
time to good purpose, it seems, after
all. OF 1s, 463 bills introduced in
both houses only l457 became laws.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
The Exception.

"Any man can become rich by por-
sovering, persistent effort"
81 don't know; I've never yet run
across n millionaire book agent.
Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17

Rome now has newspaper pub
lished entirely in Latin. II is safe to
say few people write letters for its
editor to print.