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The times., 1899-07-05
Joan of Arc in Court.

There has been discovered at the Bibliotheque
Rationale a journal Of the Greifiers Of the Tour
nellie Criminele. going back 10 the fifteenth
century. Among other facts Of importance, IL
contains two notice Of the arrest and execution
of Joan of Are. and also decree Of the Plrlia-
ment Of Paris annuling the Judgment pro
nounced by Villers de rIsie Adam. provost Of
Paris condcmning Francois Nillon. the poet to
be hanged. The Parliament rcvokes the sentence
OF DEATH but condemns the poet. In consequence
Of his bad life. to be banished from the city
and environs Of Paris for ten years The Of
fence with which he was originally charged
seems to have been a bTawl in which murder
was committed. although the evidence connecting
him with it insufficient. The date Of the
decree of banshment is January Is. 1868. which
clears up many disputed points in the poet 4
history. The Journal was discovered by NJ
Marcel Schwob, and 1T is to be hoped that it
will be published
The times., 1899-07-05

State Department officials have an i'm
preston that, King Malietoa Tanu having
been ordered to exile, it will be necessary
to make things even by deporting the rival
King Mataafa as well. AS merely titled
husbands for American heiresses are so
plenty and cheap as to be a drug in the
market, these interesting emigrants, who
are of undoubtedly royal blood, might i'm
prove their financial situation by coming to
the United States and marrying into cou-
pie of our illustrious pork. hair oil, soap
boiling, or bone-rendering families Real
kings are still novel enough 10 be in de-
mand.
The times., 1899-07-05
The won,nn,s Congress.
nrom Tho R,Itimore ,ncric,n, ,


The papers have been interesting and able, and
have touched on 4 great variety Of topics 1t Is
not strange that such subjects Is female suffrage
woman's rights, marriage, and divorce have been
brought forward. They are always discussed at
congresses Of this sort, and. although many
odd and impracticable views are advanced. good
generally results from the discussions, The world
is made aware that the educated women all over
the world are thinking about such matters. Their
opinions are widely read, if not entirely ac-
ceptcd. and some Influence at least is likely to
be exerted upon those who charged with the
power OF legislation.
The educated women have a much stronger
influence in almost every field than they ever
things in the theories Of women than il is to
stir the women to action. Congresses OF this Kind
are evidence that the women are thinking, and
woman who thinks. and writes down her
opinions, is a much important ilctor in the
world than who declines to take the trouble
10 think or act.
The times., 1899-07-05

Naturally we are not in position to
interfere, but it is, nevertheless. highly
significant Of our changed position in the
estimation Of Europe that Denmark should
seek our support in an effort to secure a
guarantee of her international neutrality
in the event of a naval war in the Baltic
Two years ago Denmark would as soon have
solicited the good Offices of Haiti! This
is food for the thought of little Filipino
Americans.
The times., 1899-07-05
No pefifioninr.

(From the st. Paul Dispatchl
Treating with the Tagals is not only cowardIy,
but useless. President Sehurman and the other
civilian members of the Philippine Commission
tried offering concessions and making promises,
with result to fill the rebels with notion
OF our weakness and encourage them to continued
resistance There is no question but that the
peace conferences with Luna and Aguinaido pro
longed the rebellion, which might have been
marily suppressed. if the Army and Navy had been
unhampered by meddling pedagogues and busy
bodies ,...... s.s -...,t
The times., 1899-07-05
AnInternreter Needed.

tFr0m the CINCINNATI CommcrcaI Triburc.)
Some Of the Spirituasts are receiving excel
lent communications from s.. Paul. and all of
ing sun" to ask why the great apostle doesn't
communicate in good Greek. instead g: bad Eng
lish. That's easy. The SpirituaiiSts can't trans
late; therefore, to accommodate them, St Paul
speaks in broken English; but where and how
he acHuired il Is q mysterv.
The times., 1899-07-05
strnIghtout American.
lFrnm lhc nonston post. J


Outside OF his political affiliations Governor
Roosevelt is all right In his speech TO the Rough
Riders at their reunion in Las Vegas, among other
good things. lie said; 1T is very desirable fOr
nation to be rich, hut still more so for it to
be the mother OF men who possess The qualities
OF honesty. OF courage and oi common sense"
The times., 1899-07-05
Campaign preIiminaries.

(From the Boston Globel
President McKinley's next hInd-shaking tour
is likely to be to Nebraska, Montaaa. and the
far West. He is planning to give the glad hand
to sundry and divers returning volunteers from
the Philippines VIII Alser and his Springfield
rife accompany the President as a sort Of sob
iect Lesson" as il were?
The times., 1899-07-05
Lovc's Imposition.

(From the Detroit Free Prsss)
why. darling exclaimed the pretty bride Of
three weeks, as she rushed to embrace her hus.
band. 'row good it was of you to skip baseball
once and come home carly. You're Just too
sweet"
And he accepted it all without saying word
about there being no game.
The times., 1899-07-05

Great Britain has just taken over the
Niger territory, covering an area of five
hundred thousand square miles and con-
tanning population of from twenty to
thirty millions. The whole thing was done
in the course of a few remarks on the part
of the Government in Parliament. and
there was not an anti-expansionist voice
raised in protest. The affair was too small
a matter to excite discussion.
The times., 1899-07-05
UnnI,ashed,
fFrom tlD Ebicoeo News !

(From tl9 Chicago News)
Tim 0'Rourke I'd toiSe yez more il ycz
didn't hov so much lbrlrs about yez'-
''Norah darlint ye didn't t'ink thot' Chief
Ripley wud put goid bsttons unyform,
did ye? liS@
The times., 1899-07-05

1t is a bitter commentary on French
civilization and humanity that the noble
woman who gave the shelter CT her house in
Rennes to Madame Dreyfus because the
latter could not lease one. or even secure
lodgings in hotel, should now be pursued
By the malevolent hatred of the anti
Dreyfusards- assailed and insulted as
If she were a criminal!
The times., 1899-07-05
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

The AdTcrtiseis' Guarantee Company. OF Chi
cago. hereby certihes that it mas, by its expert
examines, proven and Rttested the circulation OF
THE TIMES. Of Washington, d. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month 9f
May. 1890, was 4O,572 copies.
This Is GUARANTEED to The advertisers OF the
country ly bond nf $4,000 in the Fidelity and
Deposit Company Of Maryland. deposited with the
Northwestern National Bank. of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By J. r. MASON. President
The times., 1899-07-05

The fact that Rear Admiral Howison,
whose flagship, the Chicago, is at DeIagoa
Bay, has thought it advisable to visit Pre-
toria' does not justify the report that this
country is at all likely to accept the
role OF mediator between Great Britain and
the Transvaai. 1t is much more probable
that our naval representative has merely
gone up the country to tell President Kru-
ger that he must not treat American Uit-
landers as enemies, in case of Boer trou-
Bile with England. 1t is possible that this
country would not object to the selec-
ton of some eminent American like Ad-
mirai Dewey. as an umpire to settle the
disputes between the Dutch Republic and
Great Britain, but only in an individual
capacity. As Government we are not very
liable to NEEDLE in the matter.
The times., 1899-07-05

TIE lines, in all its editions. Morning. Even
ing, and G.1day Will be mailed TO address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
often as desired
The times., 1899-07-05

ern garnishments and ancient corruptions
come easy to the tongue. The organs of
speech are readily adjusted to them. And
they are more nearly phonetic than is the
result of any effort yet made to conform
the crthography of our marvelously hy
bridized language to its orthoepy.
We hope that all the claims made for
Esperanto are true. The philologists have
been tinkering so long with experiments in
universal language making, that, gauged
by the law of averages the time has about
arrived when their faithful ton should be
rewarded with success. They cried ''Eure-
kai" years ago when some hard work
ing linguistic mechanic put the finishing
touches to Volapuk and offered it to the
world. But for some reason as yet vagely
explained Volapuk was not accepted by
commerce as the contrivance for which
1t was seeking. The scholars bravely
pushed it forward for a while, but the
practical men of affairs for whose use it
was intended stubbcrnly persisted in their
refusal to utilize it. The French Academy
declared it thing of beauty. but the
French merchant continued to stumble
along with his foreign trade without the
aid of Volapuk. The German universities.
IN reckless disregard of their traditional
conservatism and with surprising disloy-
atty to their mother tongue. declared that
it was for the lack of Volapuk that Germa-
ny's foreign trade was of such slow
growth; but the German manufacturer,
with stolid Teutonic obstinacy, refused to
attempt the mastery of the new language.
In Italy, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain
in fact, all over Europe, the college profess
sors tried to push Volapuk forward as a
iong-felt want but it met with the same
indifference at every turn As to the cum
n;ng and self-satisfied pagans of Asia, they
received the emissaries of volapuk with
the same hospitality accorded all foreign
dogs, but stubbornly persisted in the use
OF their own outrageous tongues Finally,
becoming disheartened. the scholars gave
up Volapuk as a hard job, and We have
heard nothing of it since
But Esperanto may have a better fate.
1t may possess sufficient virility TO force
itself upon the busy, unstudious world of
commerce. Meantime, the English Ian
guage. the most unrhythmical and fagrant-
iy corrupt in all the world, continues to
strengthen its roots in the soil of inter-
national trade Whether Esperanto will
uproot this tongue of ours in the worlds
commerce depends upon the remote con-
ungency of its being a reader vehicle than
English for conveying to the simple and
untutored mind of the foreign buyer the
convincing fact that a bargain is offered.
The times., 1899-07-05

Communications intended for publication n
THE TINES must be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
and address Of the writer. Rejected com
munications will not be preserved. and only man
uscripts of obvious importance will be returned
TO their authors
Readers Of THE TINES VINO my at any time
be Unable 10 procure copies OF it at any news
stand ~ r-ilr5ad station. on railroad trains.
will confer favor upon the management by
sending 10 this of1,e information of the fact
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-18

3S-Nathaniel s. Dresser, T.. Green
vile, Bond.
4O-Stanton c. Pemberton, r., Oak
land, Coles.
42-Chas. f. Hull, D., Salem. Marion.
44-John Landrlgan, D., Albion, Ed.
wards.
46--Joseph I. Payne, H., Mount Yer.
non. Jefferson.
4S--Albert G. Bollinger, H., Waterloo,
Monroe.
The members Of the House who
voted for the Allen bill on Its final pas
sage as It came back completely meta
morphosed from the Senate are as fol-
lows:
1-william IIaub. r.. Chicago, Cook.
&c. A. Walthler. H.. Chicago, Cook.
John G. Sterchle, D., Chicago. Cook.
2-August w. Note, r., Chicago,
Cook.
2--P. J. McGinnis, D., Chicago, Cook.
SC. w. Nothnagel, r., Chicago,
Cook.
&C. F. weldmaier, r., Chicago,
Cook.
5-John G. Buckner, r., Chicago,
Cook.
5--W. o. LaMonte, r., Chicago, Cook
&C. NJ. Eldrldge, r., Chicago, Cook
GIL. G. Bartllng, D., Chicago, Cook
Nv. Thiemann, R., Elk Grove, Cook
ROSS G. Hall. D., Oak Park, Cook
SD. A. Fuller. r.. Belvidere. Boone
81. 8. Edelstcin, D., Belvlderc
Boone.
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promise not to do 80.
The General Assembly Is the sole re-
posltory OF legislative power, and Is In.
tended to be the peculiar guardian Of
the rights Of the people. When the rep.
resentatlves do their duty they de.
serve full need of recognition. When
they sacrifice the rights Of the people
they should be called sternly to ac-
count.
Bad as were these bills, the means
employed to promote them We're far
worse. Devious methods guided them
along their crooked course through the
Legislature. The most adrOit, power
full and wealthy lobby ever seen in
Springfield urged them forward. All
this was matter Of public nOtOrlety
when the bills were pending. The
huctuating price for votes was rumored
from time to time through the places
where members and those Interested In
legislation We're wont to cOngregate.
No person there of ordinary intelli-
gence who kept his eyes and ears open
could fail to be aware that improper
influences We're being used.
may probably DO charged with some
Of the affirmative votes for these cor
rupt twin measures. This unjustitia-
BILE mode of conducting legislation en-
ables n bold, venal minority to dOmi-
nate the body of which they are men,
bers and procure the passage of the
most INSCRIPTIONS measures. The
time has come for the people to recOg.
nlze and condemn such practices.
Those members who yield to threats
OF Establishments of this sort are not
the kind Of legislative timber which Is
needed. They ought to be rebuked and
they ought not to be sent back to
Springfield.
Tainted and rotten to the cOre-these
bills must be repealed. Much mis-.
chief and permanent harm has already
resulted from their passage. but much
more lies in the future. We call upon
the friends of good government
throughout the State to put forth ev.
cry legitimate effort to nominate and
elect men pledged to vote for the repeal
OF these laws. They must be erased
from the statutes of Illinois. Let the
voters see TO 1t that legislative Judases
do not betray them. Put none but
honest men on guard.
JOSIAH LOMBARD,
Chairman Citizens Committee.
NEWTON A. PARTRIDGE,
Secretary.
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Tho Wool Chuck's Name.

WOOdchucks IRE familiar creatures
on every farm In New England, and
they have extended their settlements
beyond the Mississippi. One Of their
most noticeable traits Is the throwing
up Of large piles Of dirt In front OF
their burrows. According to the author
Of Familiar Life In Field and Forest"
1t IL from this practice that the wood.
chuck got his name.
In Olden unexpectedly the time Of
Aesop-the lower animals used to live
In one happy country with Judge over
them-the dog. One day rabbit.
whose burr0w adjOined that Of a mar
mot, complained to the latter that the
little rabbits eyes were continually
filled with the dirt which he threw out
Of his burrOw.
The marmOt paid no heed to this re-.
mOnstrance. and the rabbit was COM
PEELED to appeal to the Judge. His
honor Immediately sent word to the Of
fender that greater care must be taken
In the future. But the insOlent mar
mot, notorious for his incivility and In.
difference, replied to the messenger
that he would chuck his dirt just
where he pleased!
That settled 1t. The dog has been
hunting for the gross offender ever
since, and the name "w0Odchuck" has
stuck to the whole tribe Of marmOts.
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O--John O'Shea, d., Chicago. Cook.
1O-Lars NJ. Nolllng, r., Rockford,
WinnebagO.
10-Victor II. BOvey, H., Pond Creek,
Winnebago.
11-Walter Sayler, r., Chicago, Cook.
49,. r. Cavanaugh, r., Chicago,
Cook.
l3-William Carmody, r., Chicago,
Backward J. Novak, D., Chicago,
Cook.
lJ--P. ]. Meaney, H., Chicago, Cook.
15--H. ID. Nichols, r., Chicago, Cook.
15-Peter Galligan, D., Chicago. Cook.
1G-Almet Powell, r., Gilman, IroquOls.
1G--F. p. Morris, d., Watseka, Iro-
Quols.
17--Albert Glade. r.. Chicago. Cook.
I'D. McDOnOugh, d., Chicago, Cook.
1s-Charles A. Allen, r., Hoopeston,
Vermlllon.
1s-G. w. Salmons, d., Danville, Ver-
million.
19-Robert G. Busse, IT,, Chicago, Cook.
10-J. +. Quanstrom, D., Chicago, Cook,
19-B. NJ. Mitchell d., Chicago, Cook.
20-Oscar +. Avery, r., Pontiac, Liv-
ingstOn.'
2O-Isaac Il. Hammers, H., Pamela,
WOOdfOrd.
21-David Revell, r., Chicago, Cook.
23-L. KilcOurse, r., Chicago, Cook.
23-Albert J. Olson, r., Chicago. Cook.
25-Joseph Kahn, d., Braidwood, WILL
2s-L. Y. Sherman, r., Macomb, Nc
DOnough.
2s-U. A. Wilson, H., Rushville, Schuy-
Ter.
os-w. A. Compton, D., Macomb, Nc,
Donough.
29-John X. Ely, r., Macon, Grundy.
20-James Branen, D., Sycamore, De.
Kalb.
30-H. G. Suttle, d., Kenney, Dewitt
SIC. @. Johnson, d., Sterling, White
side.
32-Joseph A. Horn, D., Mount Pulaski,
Logan.
3o-James NJ. Large, D., Athens, Me.
nard.
33--William McEniry, D., Rock Island,
Rock Island.
3-Frank l.. Hall, D., Perry, Pike.
35--Frank Murdoch, r., Oneida, Knox.
35-J. O. Anderson, r., Decorra, Hen
derson.
3G-William V. Rhodes, D., Wrights-
vile, Greene.
SIC. Montgomery, D., Clayton,
Adams.
$50. L. Lovett, D., 81 Elmo, Fayette.
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SLIDING Down A VOLCANO.
4 Lively Sensation in Tobsssan,n

4 Lively Sensation In Tobaggantn9
Down the side of Popocatepeti.
Having reached the summit. the In.
dian guides look complacently around
and pun unconcernedly Mt their eternal
cigarettes. as they begin to unroll their
"petates" on the snow. These petates
are Indian mats of strong. tough fiber
which the guides have carried upon
their backs. You realize now that thes
are also tOboggans.
Now the guides make this toboggan
trip. the most remarkable one in the
world. and the only one down the side
OF great volcano. week In and week
out whenever the sides Of the volcano
are not so frozen over as to prevent II.
1t Is nothing to them. But for you II
ID different matter-and the more you
look at the frall petates and at the long,
glitterIng descent the less you like the
idea.
Nervously you watch the prepare.
t'ons-the smoothing down Of the pet.
ates. when they will persist in curling
up ut the corners. and the testing Of the
heavy palos, or alpenstocks, Of which
each guide carries two. with extra ones
strapped on his back In case Of loss.
Quakingly, you seat yourself on the
rear ends Of the mats. Complacently
the guides brace themselves firmly In
front OF you, push the ragged old SON.
breros over their eyes. light fresh cigar
cites for the down trip, caution you to
/ sit still and have care. take q steady
grip on the alpenstocks. which serve
them as steering poles. and you are OF.
Perhaps on the way up 1t had been
your intention to race each other down
you have no jocular thoughts now,
and rs the mats slip over the snow,
| slowly at frst, then faster, gathering
momentum at every inch, you grab des'
perately at the guides waist and hold
on for dear life.
The speed quIckens until you are 60
Ing faster than express train rate
Clouds Of soft snow ny up. mt times
almost binding you, and calling forth
Indian profanity from the guides. The
sensation, when you take 1t quietly
with closed eyes (supposlng you car
bring yourself to do thls), IL not un
| pleasant--there Is sense Of extraordl
nary exhllaration. Of mad recklessness
But II you dare to ',ok up or about the
sense Of scasickncss becomes almos
overpowering.
BY the time you have done half th,
trip the breath has completely left YOU
body. your mouth and eyes are wide
open, you can neither see nor hear
Then the end comes with q bang ant
q shock at the very edge Of the snow
and you roll helter-skeltcr through til,
sti6. vacation grass bruised wrecks
People takc the end differently. Som,
sit up. rub their heads and laugh
others relieve their overstrung nerves
with copious tears. For my part, 10,
still and gasped.-Pearson' Magazine
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ReieCte(l.

1T was such u good Joke on me-" said
the girl In the gray velvet toQuc to the
girl In the blue velvet shoulder cape,
as they stirred their hot chocolate,
that must tell you.
"YOu know how John Inns been pro.
posing to me ut regular intervals ever
since he was out Of knickerb0clkers.
Well, he did 1t again the other night.
aud, with his usual facility, chose an
occasion when was very cross.
lie did It u little more awkwardly
than usual. too. deliberately choosing
the Old.fashiOned methods Of Offering
me his hand and heart"
Here she paused to drink some choc.
Olate, and the girl In blue asked breath.
lessly what she said.
"Oh" remarked the other. In the
tone Of one relating an event Of no i'm.
portance, II told him that l believed I
was already provided with tho full
quota Of bodily organs, and that I
wouldn't deprive him."
".And what did he sayY'
"Well, Belle. that's the funny thing.
He seemed to brace up, and said. pO'
litely, that ut any rate there was no
doubt about my having my share OF
cheek! And was so delighted to find
Il man capable OF even that much
repartee on being rejected-that ac'
cepted him."
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who Had the Button.

There Is a good story told Of a magi.
clan who has passed the great GSvide.
He was world-traveled player. and
his wanderlngs set him upon one oc.
caslon In faraway New Zealand. 1t
was arranged that he should give nm
exhibition Of mlnd.readlng before the
King Of the Maorls.
After some parleyIng 1t was decided
that the King himself should conceal
the article which the magician was to
discover. The mind-reader left the
room ana after a time was brought
back blindfolded, as IL the custom In
such performances. After some time
the magician declared that the hidden
article was In the Kings mouth. His
majesty shook his head savaSely In
the negative. The magician insisted
upon his point. and demanded that the
Kings mouth be opened wide. The
King refused. The magician insisted,
and the excitement became very great.
until at last the dusky King reluctant.
" opened his Jaws. The article was
not there!
The next instant, however, the King
was taken with violent ut of cough.
Ing. He had tried to swallow the lost
article, a button, but could not, anc
was compelled to cough 1t up. The
MaOrls were uprOariOus with mlrth.
They did not know which to admire the
more--the wisdom of the magician or
the heroism of the King.-LOndon Tit.
Bits.
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3S-Joseph +. Price, D., Irving, Mont
gomery.
39-Charies L. Selby, r., Springfield,
Sangamon.
30-A. q. Murray, r., Springfield, San
canon.
39-G. Harnsberger, D.. Springfield,
Sangamon.
4O-C. II. Terrence, r., Cowden, Shell
by.
4O-I. Il. Craig. D.. NATION, Coles.
40. p. Barricklow, D.. Arcola, Doug
las.
41--James L. Shamrock. r., Taylorville,
Christian.
AZ. A. Barnes, D., Louisville, Clay.
42--H. v. Murray, D.. Carlyle, Clinton.
An. d. Bryan, r. F., Omaha, Gala
tin.
$50. T. Atchison, D., Lovington, Moul.
trie.
45-william Hart, d., Bellairc, Craw.
ford.
4G-w. b. Flanagan, H., McLeansboro,
Hamilton.
46-Daniel r. Webb, D., Benton, Frank.
lin.
4G-r. q. Blood. r. p. Mount Vernon,
Jefferson.
4S-R. G. Brown, r., Sparta, Randolph
40-J. Il. Thomas, r., Bellcville, St
Clair.
49--Louis Perrottet, r.. Shiloh Valley
st. Clair.
40-Julc c. Jarvis. D., Centervllle, St
Clair.
5O-.TI. II. Dickson. r.. Oakviile. Union
GOV. d. DeNvOOdy, r., COrinth, VIII
hanson.
5O-william q. MCGEE, D., Cairo, Alex
ander.
51-Joseph W. King. r.. Eddyville
Pope.
51-Willinm II. Parrish, r., Harrisburg
Saline.
Every one OF these voted for the in
famous gas bill rs reported mt the tim,
Of its passage except Messrs. Aver!
and Hart, who were absent or not vOt
ing, and Mr.. Hammers, who voted nc
TO these should be added Speake
Ed G. Curtis, whose historic toothach
prevented him from presiding, but wa
not sufficient to prevent his appoint
ment Of Charles Il. selby as Spcake
pro TEN. during his absence ut Nam
moth Cave In fragrant violation Of hi