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THE CASE or ROBEAsTs,
IL Promises to- Bccomc n Cans
tcIrrc.


CcIrrc.
New York, November 2s.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says: Though
comparatively few of the representatives
elect have yet arrived in Washington.
The expressions OF those who are here
make II very apparent that there will be a
large majority of the members of the
house opposed TO allowing Brigham II.
Roberts of Utah TO sit with them. Inter-
views with those who have arrived lead ir-
resistibly 10 the conclusion that either
MIR. Roberts will not be allowed TO take
his seat at all or that he will be expelled
from it after tho house has had the re-
port OF a committee and has heard both
aides OF the case
Mr. Roberts will not be without some
Supporters on the floor. The technical de-
Tense which he sets up meets the approval
OF some OF the members and he VIII not
be without champions able and ready to
make strong fight In his behalf The
proceedings over his case bid fair to
osershadow in interest the proposed. imam
clal legislation, the question relating TO
Ihe newly acquired territory OF the United
states and every other matter that Will
come before the house at the beginning
OF the session.
Just what the character OF those pro-
Seedings Will be no one at present knows.
whether or not Mr. Roberts will be pre-
vented from taking his seat at all whel
,ue other members of the house are sworn
~ IN VIII depend very largely upon the action
OF Mr. Henderson AS speaker. Mr.. Hen
aerson has not yet intimated what course
ne VIII pursue The house has from time
70 lime refused 70 ALLOW men to be sworn
" Npen there were conflicting credentials,
uul mere has never heen case In which
.hs,e was refusal TO administer the
oa'h 10 man when presenting a certih-
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Information for Advertisers

Chicago during the past few years has
shown a larger growth in the matter OF
general advertising than amy city in tho
United states, The Windy city" has
many general advertising agencies. the
better class OF which are constantly strN-
ing nor only to increase the volume of
general advertising. but to make this ad =
yertising bring the best possible returns,
Notable among those especially success
ful In this line is The Chas. H. Fuller
Newspaper Advertising Ngency. with
headquarters in Chicago and offices IN
New York and Buffalo. This agency has
Just issued lis annual directory for 1892.
which not only gives utelliscntlS the in
formation sought after by advertisers, but
gives IT in compact, neatly bound book
thai can be nsed equally well as pocket
directory or a desk book Everyone in
teresled In newspaper or magazine circuls-
tiou should have copy Of this book
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rotary HAY proposed to surrender Ameri.
can rights in the Samoan group In cx.
change for the Caroline islands. The mat
ter has never been suggested In the nego.
tiations in progress between the United
States. Great Britain and Germany re-
ssecting the partition Of Samoa.
II Is no secret that the peace commission
at Paris made a determined effort to Sc,
cure control Of the Carolnes by the so-
QUESTION Of ITALIAN island, particularly de-
sired for cable station; but since then
the Carolines have not been discussed by
this government either with spain or
with GERMANY
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For the December Term of the Grim
hinI District Court.


Judge a c. illen has set the followipl
cases for the December term OF the crimi.
nal district court which convenes in this
city on December A.
Monday. December Al, p. Beck, misdo
,nctnor theft; Andy Jones. aggravated as
sault; Walter brennan. two cases. theft
j, W Jones, aggravated assault; l.. SAM
heis. appeal; Jack Jones, appeal; Ben Will-
bush, appeal; Herman Haas. appeal su,
Saunders, appeal Walter cahill, appeal
Agsie Jackson. appeal, Charlie johnson
appeal, J. 4. Page. appeal; Calvin Madi.
son, appeal, George Polemanakos, appeal
Herbert Bartell and Phil G, Seaman ap.
peal5 P VI Garrigan. appeal, George Cud,
lipp appeal: NJ. starke. Jr,. appeal
Tuesday. December 5,-John Harrison,
elias Joe Montgomery, misdemeanor theft;
ID, Whitehead, embezzlement; w e. Car.
ter. aggravated assault and battery; Eddi,
Collins. theft from person. Pink stevens
etheft from person; G. c. II. Buhse, agra
waited assault and battery; Henry Robert.
sou. burglary.
"Wednesday, December 6.--Willam Mar.
key burning grass Will Taylor, two
cases. burglary; Edith Austin, assault 10
sfnnrder. W C. Hughes, assault TO MUIR
der; George Nealy, seduction.
Thursday. December 7.Henry McPher-
son, assault 10 murder; Walter Smith,
niisdomianor theft; VIII Llneap. INSIDE
meanor theft; Charles King, misdemeanor
theft.
Friday, December s.--Mickey o,Brien
and Jack Kelly, assault to murder; Mickey
O'Brien and Jack Kelly. assault to rob:
]. Bouehard. theft from person. Il. r..
Pierce, two cases. forgery
saturday, December 9.--clay Burney.
INF 3pnf \
ceiving stolen property; Clifton Johnson,
burglary
Monday, December l1.--Frank Reed for
gerry; J. j. Jenkins cattle theft Il. 81.
Cheshire, swindling; Dan Anderson, alias
Comfort. burglary; Robert Sutton, burg
lar5; Eugene Scott, burglary; Gussis
Blackburn. alias Blackwell, burglary
Tueedsy Decemher ~, Bully jenkins
aqd 4onnis Henderson. assault 10 roh:
4. 4 ftnnders, robbery; Frank Bell. bur
slasy charls: 3 9aus aliss shelly ~
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FAST TELEGRAPHY.
Thc PoIIak-yirng system Was Only
Partially Tested.

New York, November 26. Experimental
tests of the Pollak -Virag rapid telegrsphy
System was made today over 1889 miles of
wire between this city and Chicago. Sig
nails consisting of the letters of the alpha
bet from to & were sent at The rate
of 80 200 an hour but owing 10 The great
amount of induction 10 be overcome ard
wire no actual messages were transmitted.
IL is asserted that the system. which has
been successfully operated up 10 700 miles,
Will work NJ 1000 miles or more when a
good wire is obtained and siffictunt bat
terry power provided. In tho eXrcrI nents
here two ordinary telegraph wires were
used 10 form complete netiiic CIR
cult and the ground connections cor,u OH
ly employed We're dispensed With.
Joseph Nrag. one of the invcu )-s. was
AZ ihis end of The wire while IIorr pcl,all
was in Chicago When the wires we're
finally found 10 he clear, tte siensis
punched IN a roll Of tape by prriorator
similar to that used in the Whaetg;one
system The tape was passed through
transmittor containing metal cyliu-
der revolving at high rate OF speed.
Beating down upon the tape were two
needles. Al each perforatiop needle
completed tho circuit and made dot o,
n dash al the ether end of the line. A
small electric motor operated the tlans-
mitter. In order to carry tho signals
through ia Chicago, it was Sound that
current of ~ volts was necessary After
the signals has been sent through tho
apparatus to Chicago an operator using
the ordinary key. tclographod Back that
they had been received all right. AZ This
luncture the time for changing from dsy
to night wires arrived and the circuit was
interrupted al Buffalo, The experiments
We're then nostnpned Ia anotbar 10.
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THE LATE VICE PRESIDENT.
Body viii Lie In Tomb to IS
u,,Sl

New York, November 26.-There was I
big crowd of visitors to Paterson, n. J.
today. The street in front OF Carroll Hall
the Hobart home, was crowded all day
The greatest crowd however, gathered a
Cedar Lawn cemetery. There special
detail of police had to be maintained to
prevent the crowds from trampling upon
the graves and plots about the receiving
vault
1t is not likely Vice President Hobart's
body will be placed in the ground. 1. is
the intention of the family to erect a
tomb upon the plot of land where Miss
Fannie Hobart lies and besides whose bo"y
ii was generally supposed the body of
Mr.. Hobart would be placed. rhe work
will probably be commenced before long
SO it is doubtful II the body of the
vice president will be removed from its
present resting place uatil the ,om5 OF
the family is erected.
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NEW YoRk.s POPULATION.
Especial Care to BE Given to the
Taking of Census There.

IHKIHE Oh ttHsUs THtrP.
New York. November ga special tt
the Tribune from Washingto says:
Director of the Census Merriam says
Every resident OF Greater New is to b,
counted and credited to the population o
that city II it is possible and every pos
sible assistance is to be awaited of in max.
ing correct count in that city.
II have given more attention TO tn,
problem OF securing an accurate count In
New York city" said he, than in any
other part of the country. The reason 70!
this is that the most difficult task witt
which ! am confronted is the taking oil
the census in that city
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The Hamilton EImr to BE Cut Down,

New York November 26.-The famous
Hamilton Films, thirteen trees planted b,
Alexander Hamilton in commemora.ioa %
the union of the colonies on his estate
In the northern part of the island arr
about TO be cut down 10 make room Tor
houses The old Hamilton grange. in
which the statesman lived until his death
was saved from destruction ten years agr
by ST. Lukes church, which purchased
the building and moved IL TO 4 To- 40
joining the church.
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A large variety Of Wild Ducks at Naauiu
4 Bailey's. 4l6 Travis street.
Gone Ia Her Husband.

Mrs l.afuer the woman who was men
toned in Yesterdays Post as having failed
10 meet her husband here, left yesterday
morning With her seven children for
Dodge, station on the international ana
Great Northern railway. Mr.. Lafluer tcle-
graphed the police department Saturday
mornins, directing his family to Join him
at Dodge.
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Kansas City. November 2s. gen
erol committee which has In charge the
movement to bring the next National dem
ocratic convention to Kansas CITY has do
cided that $4,000 should he added n,
tho 1000 fund already subscribed and
mat 10 per cent of the subscriptions should
be collected at once.
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GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
The Aims and Objects Of the National As
ISOLATION.
HOW THEY ARE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
some Of the Good Results that VIII
Come with Improved Ronds--A
Model Rond Law.

Good roads have been talked OF in Texa,
FOR years. but up to the present very littl,
IN the way OF concerted effort has beer
put forth TO secure them. 1t is true tha
opportunities we'll. OF at least better thar
others, but all have proceeded with 2
modicum of Investigation into or educa-
ton on the subject of good roads and how
10 construct them
The good roads movement recently
launched in several Texas cities by the
Interstate Good Roads and Public Inn
provement association, through its presi-
dent. Colonel w. II. Moore has perhaps
nowhere found more favor than IN Hous
ton and Harris county. Immediately after
Mr.. Moores arrival here committees went
10 work to arrange for the holding OF j
good roads convention In this city on De-
cember 10, and with such vim and de-
termination that big convention IS now
practically assured Competent mcu have
been appointed 10 look after every detail
and as heretofore stated IN The Post, the
commissioners court mas Appropriated S2oo
toward deirdying the expenses OF con
s'rucilnG section OF model r1ad on me
day inc convention IS neld mere. Ma,og
- q Harrison special road expert 10
me employ OF The Federal COVER nment
Nill I've here TO explain and must e
modern and practical road. mailing and
.auch ana lastlnS oensh' WIZ no DOUBT oe
derived from t1e hoidins al this tooNen-
nop
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The following relative 10 the onleets ana
expected result " This good roads agi
,ation VIII ho nj intare..t
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Justice White \. III.

Washington November 2s,-Assoc,ste Jus.
tee White of the supreme court is confined
to hiS homo with an attack of the grin ue
hopes 10 resume lis duties in a few davs ""'
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Don.t Want thc Caroline.

New York. November 26,--A special to
the Herald from Washington says; Itis
stated authoritatively that there Is no
truth in the report from Berlin that Seq
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BEWARE OF couNrEprr,rs

ana y IN need Of cleaning or dvs,nr :.
smuss We can servs YOU lust =. r.,
"a ne Laundry Line at ST. r,c,a a.
1aunosy. sis Prairie avenue Phone ss,
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cate OF election in due form and absolute
| ~ uncontested by rival applicant ior
the seat.
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NoIas.es CANDY.

& + Molasses is intended FOR tabls
Use, but also makes the best candy %
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

A log train of the Atlantic Coast
Lumber Co., running on the George
town e Western railway, struck cow
near Georgetown, S. c., on the ID and
six cars were overturned. The great
logs rolled over and ground three men
to pulp. Three others were perhaps
fatally injured.
The sheep pens at the stock yards at
Kansas City, covering an entire block,
were destroyed by fire on the 2sth and
600 sheep were cremated. Four fire.
men were seriously injured by falling
walls, and one, Charles Peterson, may
die. Loss estimated at $50, 0o0
The steamer Labrador, which re-
Gently arrived at st. Johns, from a trip
along the Labrador coast, reports that
fishing crew of 80 people are on a
desolate island off the northern section
of the coast where they have been Writ
ually abandoned for some time, owing
to the fact that the instructions for a
vessel to bring them down miscarricd.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
A warming About smallnox.

The fact that smallpox in mild
form, but unmistakable, exists in 10
places in Michigan, has induced the
the state board of health to issue a
warning to the people of the state. The
board states that when the cold weather
arrives it is TO be expected that the dis
ease will be more dangerous, and, un-
less greater care is taken, more wide
spread. In Order TO prevent an cpl
demic OF smallpox in the state. it is
urged that all citizens and physicians
cooperate with the health authorities
at Lansing in acting promptly when
they have reason TO believe that case
under their observation is or may be
smallpox. The protection of the public
health is best served when physicians
and citizens give to the public health
the benefit of any doubt which they
may entertain as to whether given
case is or is not smallpox.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
TICEINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Weight Championship Honers Having
Gained the Victory Over sharkey on
PoInts-They Fought 20 Rounds.
JenrIes Is stIn Champion.

James j. Jeffries retains the cham
pionship of the world. Referee George
Siler giving him the decision at the
end of the 25th round, over Sailor Tom
Sharkey, at the Coney Island Sporting
Club on Nov. 3. 1t was one Of the
most marvellous battles that has taken
place, and the greatest crowd that ever
gathered in the Coney Island club
house witnessed the desperate strug.
gle for supremacy In five rounds
Jeffries had the better of the fight, in
the first two and last three. During
the other 90. Sharkey forced the issue,
and like bull terrier was at his man
with both hands increasingly. In
those 20 rounds Jeffries' great weight
and Drawn helped him TO hold off the
sailor and in the 22d round he swung
in couple of vicious uppercuts that
made Sharkcy groggy. Tom came
back again in the Gath and 25th. but
he was weakened greatly by Jcfries'
vicious blows. One minute before the
gong sounded TO end the fight ,leffries'
left glove came off and practically the
contest was over
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
THE NEWS CONDENSED

Gen. Youug's troops are beginning
to live on the country, trying buffalo
meat and rice partly in lieu of army
rations
1t is reported that the insurgents are
running short of Mauser ammunition
and are unable to refill cartridges of
this class
The general elections TO the national
rath or national council of Switzer-
land were held on Oct. Goth, but re-
suited in no change in the political
col or of the chamber
The su bmarine boat Holland was sue
cessfully tested in Peconic bay. Long
Island on the 9th. The test was en-
tircly satisfactory to naval officials.
The George Washington Memorial
association is endeavoring 10 procure a
general observance of Dee Ii proxlmo.
the Tooth anniversary of Washington's
death.
A heavy storm on Lake Michigan
did an immense amount of damage at
Kenosha, Wis, where IL totally
wrecked all the new work done on the
Four men were killed, two seriously
injured and one had a narrow escape
from death by rush of dirt in the
mine operated by Lawrence & Brown,
near Mahanoy Plane, Pa. on the 5th.
With forces aggregating more than
1000 fighting men Gems, Lawton, Mac
Arthur and Wheaton are now closing
in on Aguinaldo's army. Gen. Otis set
Nov and 6 as the dates for commence
ing the campaign "all along the line, "
and the war department received in
formation on the 9th that the program
is being carried out.
The Boucher murder trial which has
been in the circuit court at st. Joseph
| for four days, was finished on the Sd
and the case given TO the jury. He
was alleged to have killed VIM. Haw-
| keus, and two witnesses testified that
boucher admitted his guilt, all other
/ testimony being circumstantial evil
| dence. He was later found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
At Bacolor, in the island of Negros,
4 the first autonomous government of the
/ Filipinos was established on Nov. 8.
Gen. Smith, governor of the island of
Negros, administered the oath of office
TO the Judge Of the supreme court, who,
in turn, swore in the governor, three
! Judges, IL councilmen, the auditor and
secretary of the interior. The natives
of the entire island attended the cere-
mony. The officers from Iloilo were
also present. Three days feasting will
follow, in celebration of the new gov
eminent.
The recent captures at the Talouera
arsenal include 13 small brass howitz-
ers and 500 one-pound projectiles.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
A Jealous Mans Awful Crime.

In jealous rage, George Barthcll. Of
st. Louis. Mo, on the 5th fatally shot
his wife, beat his wjfe's father and
mother into insensibility and then
killed himsely. Barthell bad been sep
arated from his wife for four years, and
during that time had made repeated
requests that she return to him. but to
no avail. On the above date Barthell
walked into the home of his wife's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Rohlting, with
a revolver in each hand. Without say
ing a word. he fred shot at his wife
lie then beat her parents into insensi.
bility with the butt of one of his revol-
ers, afterward firing two more shots at
his wife. He then shot himself.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
news FOR MICHGANDERS.
A Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
Timber Owners and Propose to Make
Them Pay Their Just share of the
State and County Taves.
Tax Commission After Timber Owners.

Tax Commission After Timber Owners
The state tax commissioners believe
that the lumber interests have failed to
pay the state millions of dollars in the
past in the shape of taxes, because the
property has not been properly re-
ported and placed on the assessment
rolls. The commission will endeavor
60 ascertain what is left and has sent
for the following information, all SUI
pervisors getting copy of the follow
Ing questions: /. The names and resi-
dences Gf lsnown) of all persons own
ing or occupying lands in your town
ship, covered or partly covered with
standing timber, the kinds thereof,
number of acres, estimated value of
same, and such other information as
you may be able TO and will furnish 2.
What, if any, manufactures of lumber,
lath, timber, piclsets, shingles, posts or
railroad ties there may be in your
township or assessing district
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
They've Got No Kick Coming.

Investigation shows that the Hough-
ton county soldiers who are kicking
because their relief money has not been
paid, have no one but themselves and
their county relief commission to blame
for the delay. The claims received by
the auditor-gcncral were in the worst
possible shape; none of them were ac-
companied by receipted vouchers of
original claimants, as required by law,
and in the majority of cases there were
no items or dates whatever. The fear
that lower Michigan soldiers will ex-
haust the relief fund before others got a
whack at it is groundless, fully half of
the total already paid having gone to
upper peninsula men.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
Mains Disbsrred From Practice.

For the first time in at least IS years,
and possibly for the first time in the
history of the state, the supreme court
on the 81 entered an order disbarring
an attorney from practicing in any of
the courts in Michigan This action
is one of the results OF the famous
Mains fIulburt litigation, the sensa-
tional features of which, including
prosecutions for perjury, conspiracy
TO murder, etc, have been fully de-
tailed from time to time during the
past three years, and which have
tended TO well-nigh demoralize legal
business in Calhoun county. The CEN
trail figure in these proceedings is
Charles II. Mains, of Battle Creek,
whom the supreme court holds is NOR
ally irresponsible to practi &C as an at
torncy in this state.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
Spain Doesn't Retain single island.

The positive statement is made at
Washington by authority that Spain
does not retain possession of a single
island in the Philippine archipelago
This is called forth by the declaration
in the Spanish cortes on Oct. 81 by
Count d'Almenas that through ignor-
ance the American peace commission
ers had allowed three islands at the
northern extremity of the archipelago
to remain under Spanish control. If
there has been failure on this point.
that fact will not rebound to SPANS
benefit, for it is held officially that the
islands north of the Philippine archi-
pelago belong to Japan.
The Yale expositor., 1899-11-10
Lost Five Steamers and $50 Men.

Reliable Colombian advices received
at Kingston. Jamaica, on the 9th de.
scribe the pursuit of and engagement
with insurgent convoy steamers by the
Colombian cruiser Hercules, under Gen.
Rodriguez, accompanied by the steamer
Colombia. having troops on board. The
insurgent steamer, the Draga, was sunk
and four smaller ones were captured,
after a sanguinary fight. Then the
Cisneros, with the surviving insurgents,
escaped into Rio Blanco. The insur-
gents lost $50 men, and the loss of the
steamers is regarded as severe blow
to their cause.