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The evening times., 1900-01-29

From the St. Louis star.)

(From the St, Louis Star.)
Thomas b. Reed is none the less a great man,
as private citizen and lawyer than he was as
Speaker OF the American House of Representa-
tiyes, but he is beginning to find out that the
position a man occupies has something to do
with the space he occupies in the public eye.
For instance, only the other day, in speaking of
public function in New York, leading paper
of that city remarked Thomas Il. Reed was
among the guests. and made a few remarks. -
That is all that was said touching Mr.. Reed.
while whole columns were devoted to what was
slid ard done by some OF the other guests
The evening times., 1900-01-29
/. Historian Called Down.
(From the Kennebcc Journal.)

Some enterprising historian has ''discoYered'
that Lincoln made a secret visit 10 Brooklyn to
consult Henry Ward Beecher, before issuing his
emancipation proclamation The story has
fshy odgr. No other writer bas ever mentioned
such a visit. and it is very improbable that it
was ever made. II Lincoln had cared Co consult
Beecher secretly he could have called him 10 the
White House with no one being the wiser. but
there was 10 need for him to consult the eminent
preacher. Beecher phiianthropist. and his
views were well known to the President. who at
that time felt more strongly the need Of the
advice Of statesmen.
The evening times., 1900-01-29

1t is reported that during the week.
Senator Jones of Arkansas will renew his
efforts to secure reconsideration Of the
vote by which the Senate ratified the Sa-
moan treaty. aud thus gave to the United
States the most important island and haT-
Dor in the South Pacific. Il is not impos-
sible that Pettigrew, Wellington, or some
of the other bolomen may support Mr..
Jones by resolutions looking to abrogation
of the Louisiana Purchase and Guadaloupe
Hidalgo treaties
The evening times., 1900-01-29

FrorS the Chicago NeWs.l

FrOrA the Chicago NeWs.l
'.coing to take the Christmas tree down. en-
ouired the new arrival. ne .aZcd in the town
hall door
lest rs we'll. stranger responded Amber
Pete.
'.nidn't yop have anything to hang on itf''
'.Not this year, stranger Thsr's a powerful
scarcity Of both Injuns an hoss thieves
The evening times., 1900-01-29

Evidence begins to leak out that the
Standard Oil and Sugar Trusts are behind
the movement to deprive Porto Rico of its
right of free trade with the remainder of
the United States. Probably il is quite
unnecessary to predict that, in a Presiden-
tial year like the present. they will be
eminently successful.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
Costly Armies and Navies

(FTom the Chicago News
Almost every nation, with the exception of
Great Britain and the United States, is over
taxed TO meet the expenses of maintaining its
army and navy. France runs behind to the
amount of le0,0O0, 600. Austria has an annual
deficit OF $50 100000, Russia of 500 600, and
Italy of $50 000.0 .0O0
The evening times., 1900-01-29
The Usual Way.

Jaggles your son making aI.y progress in his
profession?
Waegles-Yes He Is learning some OF The things
nc thought he knew wien he came oUt ~ coiie.e.
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CURRENT HUMoR.
An Obituary Sotice


Erom the Detroit JOuFndL)
IN the far West an editor wrote feyerishly:
tq ib-Tty i dead.'' were the burning words dis
mcneil Traced Then he thought deeply. After
long while he added: ''New York ard Washington
papers please copy
The evening times., 1900-01-29

From the Ohio State Journall
Wiggins-Whose umbrella IS this? 10 lOOSs like
the one I lost.
Higgins-I don't see how It can. for scrapcd
the handle and altered il generally.
The evening times., 1900-01-29

There is one grain of comfort for the
British Lion in the otherwise doleful de-
spatch of General Butler announcing his
defeat II is important enough to justify
publication "all by itself" He concludes
his narrative: THAT We were permitted to
withdraw our cumbrous OK and mule
transports across the river eighty-ive
yards wide. with twenty-foOt banks and
very swift current. unmolested is, |
think. proof that the enemy has been
taught to respect our soldiers fighting
powers" Poor Butler, He is holding the
enemy down with his nose firmly inserted
between the enemys teeth. Having taught
the Beers to respect his fighting qualities,
he will now give them an object lesson in
his ability to run.
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An i1hUrisssi .

tFrom the Chicago Times-IloTa'd)
Sie-Wbich bali of the world do you suppose 1t
is that doesn't know how the other half lives?
IL The m1sCllinc.
The evening times., 1900-01-29

(Frou the Baltimore imeriCan.)
, PoIk-IIarg M your stoc%iug this Cirristmas3
Dolk-NCpe hing up 0vercOat.
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POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Fighting FusioD.-Iatc news from the
West bears out in detail the predictions
| made month aeo-aS The Times 70 the ef-
feet that the extreme element Of Populists
is opposed to the fusion arrangement this
year which made Colonel Bryan such a
formidable candidate in 'g6. The middle
OF the Readers in Nebraska are protesting
violently against nearly every proposition
advanced by Senator's Butler and Allen and
other Populist national leaders looking to
harmonious cooperation between the Pop
ui;stS and Democrats With Colonel Bryan
as joint leader The Nebraska dissenters
even object TO Senator Buffers call for
the TopuIist National Committee to meet
in LiGcoln to select the time and place
for holding The National Convention. They
Insist upn the committee meeting being
held IN Chicago. and frankly ayow as their
reason that they do not want TO subject
the committee to the influence which
would be exertcd upon it should the meet
ing ba held at Colonel Bryan's hone town.
The same element in Texas has issued a
proGunCiamento declaring for a snap con-
yeution, 50 that the PO.uliSts may nomi-
nate Colonel Bryan ahead OF the Demo
Gratis, with the sole view OF embarrassing
the Democracy with the demand for an
endorsement Of the Populist candidate and
platf0ym----l,ts, OF course, contains the
Yelled threat OF boiling Bryan in the event
that the Democrats refuse to incorporate
the salient features Of the Popuiis, plat
form in their enunciation OF principles,
Gocl 2c to accept the candidate for
Wise President nominated by the
roPuiists or that Colonel Bryan
! himself refuses TO subscribe l. tce Popl-ist
; Cyc;finCs of initiative and referendum,
! Government ownership OF railways. l, e
graphs. ard all other public utii tie. ana
50 forth ad n5Uscatn. In other words, tEe
J m;3rcad Pops are apparently preparing %
I demand as a condition prececCHt 10 ~ ION
! th.s year thdt they be allowed 10 rame Z
! ticket and define the Issues. Il IS ieired
| that this element Is strong enough il
| states like Kansas aEd Nebraska 20 hold
| the Balance OF power. aud that il soGe-
! thing is no: dore to plaeate them II sill
/ hn impossible for the Democrats Il repeat
/ the .irtoFles in the West thal YcTe game !
! in iSa5. The subject il is sail. "&s earn
| esl;y discussed al joint conference IN
| Washington Yesterday between Colonel
! Bryan, Senator j. X. JCnrs. agd SeIa or
! Allen. There is popular suspicion that
! the sleepless ard af'Ueni Mark Hanna h s
! been doing some effective mjsscrary
| wCrk with the extreme element CT Popu-
| Isis during the past year. and IL Is con-
/ sidcred not iIut.Casjla ttat Senator Allen,
| acting upon the advice OF Co.oael Bryan
! and Senator Jones. may have some public
! observations to make on this jheiae at n
carly da,e.
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senator Morgan yictorious.-1t a

pears reasonably certain that Senator
Morgan has won his fight in Alabama and
will have q safe majority on joint ballot
when the legislature meets at Mont
comery next year For time il seemed
as if there was some danger of Senator
Morgan being beaten either b. Governor
Johnston or combination. but the Seua r.
tors triumph last week in several close
legislative districts has made his re-elec-
tiCn foregone conclusion over all oppo
sition. Senator Morgan's victory is re-
garded as one of the most significant de-
vclopiaents of the year ia Democratic poll
ties. He is one of the stoutest and NEST
uncompIomising expansionists in the party
that square issue. 1t is believed his tTi-
umph will have a satutary effect upon that
element OF Democratic LEADERS which is
displaying unaccustomed timidity in the
issue Of the permanent enlargement of the
national domain and sovereignty. Senator
Morgan has repeatedly declared himself
in favor OF retaining the Philippines AMI
he is the uncomprOmising champion of this
Government constructing and owning the
Nicaragua Canal To these twOfmoment-
Gus enterprises it is said he viii devote
his great energies and abilities with re-
doubled enthusiasm from now on until
they are removed as issues from the poll
ties of the country.
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Cocl<rnn's COnVers ef-
forts were made while he was in Wash
ington yesterday to induce Colonel Bryan
to say something about the Hon w.
Bourke Cockran's recent conversion to his
support. but beyond a facetious intimatiOn
that while the light holds out to burn
the vilest sinner may return the Ne5ras-
kan was dumb. 1t is generally believed
that Cochran is making q bold bid for the
favor of Croker and Tammany with the
view of going To the National Convention
as one OF New Yorks big four. but with
the exception of two or three Of the con-
tingent the Empire State Democratic dele
CATION scoff at the suggestion that Cock
ran can SO easily ingratiate himself with
Croker. The Tammany leader does not
soon forgive and forget. Cochran was once
the apple of his eye. but Croker quit him
cold" when the orator deserted the men
who had mainly been instrumental in open
ing su opportunity for the display OF his
great cratorical powers The charge has
so often been made that Cochran received
big pay for his gold standard speeches in
1896 that many men firmly believe It was
true and this of itself Is now injuring
him. However there is a pronounced dis
position in high Democratic circles to eX-
tend the hand of fellowship 10 Cochran on
his return to the fold. and it seems prob
able that whether or not the New York or
ganization welcomes him back his services
will be eagerly sought by the party man
ayers when The Camuaigu oDeus
The evening times., 1900-01-29

goods notes the increase iu the American strn
eyrerr trade during the ten wears, with the wish
% az Germany had more 9f the same enterprise
Tho American shoe exports in I>~I were JI~.lli
r4irs valued Jt S5Sj.rJ,. while for l>fi- l-'-1I
vear-thev amounted o. .>35.->1 pairs. vain st
s27fI SSj. The German i1;ruJl charges much 20
thf. increase to the activity Of American t1n-u.-
Tie making ot fuel briquettes from p-aJ AMI
pctrolefm is destined It IS believed. tc become
more and more important commercial industry.
The fact has been abunddntly established. IL :
claimed JhaJ, BY properly draining peat moses
before cutting. the density OF the turf blocks
be increased fully % per cent, without causing
artificial pressure, IL being also asserted that the
hv-rosCOpicity Cf the mass can be reduced 90 a
minimum, and its heating power being greatly
increased by imptegnating with fatty materials,
rrtrJeum being the cheapest among these
Further, il j. found in the manufacture OF hr1qu
cites from G, al and petroleum the latter ushti-
bile can be converted into a semi-So'id gelatinOus
condition bv employing 10 a solvent for magn-
rsia soap which latter Not only soiIdncS the coal,
but also increases the durability OF the bructte-
In appIying this 20 peat, the latter. cut into the
proper size is stepped fer FIVE minutes i'm The
prepared petroleum. the better qualities % y at
absorbing from 10 % - per cent. Of their oWn
weight, the inferior as much As 30
Ey means Of an ingenious though soucv hat
eonpex pra ee-s ir Is ION found possible 90 e,tfacr
quicksilver from tiunabar. The ore Is in the
first place crushed 70 fuc powder and then
treated to a solution Of sodium sulphidc contain
ing caustic soda. The vats iG which the clcc-
trolvtic treatment takes place are Of iron and
serve as the cathndcs while the auodCS are pieces
uf sheet steel The mercury Is said 20 by rea'illF
separstcd in tie upper part Of the cell and l. mix
ed ith Cpuiylleni amounts of copper. silver Iner
Cadmium, nickel and iron. in the lower oT Inodie
compartment: the solution after leaving hIs tfi
passes through series Of vessels IN which ire
q rs lfsca V
about one-iourtcentn of the weight o the alloy Il
here consumed to secure the precipitation q tie
silver a very sm-g trace q tbe latter remaining
in the copper. After passing through a SERIES 90
sulphide solution. by using current density ui
> 10 s ampere Der square decimeteT. and an eIe-
trouotive force Of two volts. the eiectrOyte 'ar
b.. used again fsr the treatment ot fresh 0e af.ei
the addition OF sulphur.
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How's ThisS

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for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
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Toledo, o. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale druggists. Toledo. O.
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rB- Halls Family Pills are the best.
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they departed here from the rule
at issue and established colleges
where the classics were included
in the course of studies. This was
winked at by their French supe-
riors, the head, of the order being
located in Paris, until the election
of Brother Gabriel Marie, three
years ago.
He at once began a reform of
the administration of the order
and issued a mandate that reqnir-
ed the brothers to return to the
requirements of their original con-
stitution. The Brothers here pro-
tested, and Bishop Byrne of Nash
Vile, Tenn, went to Rome last
year to plead their cause, with the
approval of the other Bishops of
the country. He returned last
August without having succeeded
in his mission, although he spent
more than six months before the
committee of the Propaganda.
The Brothers also tried to in
duce the State Department to
communicate with the Vatican in
the matter. Governor Hoyt of
Wyoming and the National Com
missioner of Education, Doctor
William T. Harris, interested
themselves in favor of the Ameri-
can view. Secretary Hay declin.
ed to interfere officially, but autho-
rized the Governor to inform the
Propaganda of the favorable views
of the American civil authorities
as to the contentious of the bro
theirs here.
Some of the Brothers, head of
colleges here, who opposed the
wishes Of the French superiors,
were exiled to foreign stations.
They were Maur Allen of Men,
phis, Tenn, now in France; Bro
ther Maurice of Washington, d.
c., sent to India; Brother Quiuti-
man of New York, sent to Nsmur,
Belgium; Brother Justin of New
York, lost on the Bourgogne, en-
route to France; Brother Felix of
st. Louis, sent to Manchester,
and Brother Paulian, al
80 of st. Louis, to Rheims, France.
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A valued correspondent calls


A valued correspondent calls
our attention to the fact that of
the forty-two decisions handed
down on Thursday last by the
Appellate Term of the Supreme
Court, twenty-three we're reversals
of the lower courts, and only nine
teen were affirmations. This is
indeed a lamentable showing, and
makes inevitable the conclusion
that somewhere in our Judicial
system, there is something radi-
cally wrong. Our correspondent
calls it ga shameful insult" that in
over so per cent. of these cases it
should be necessary to impose up
on the litigants the expense and
inconvenience of new trials. "Con-
sider," he writes, "the waste of
time of Judges, jurors, parties,
witnesses, court officers, clerks of
courts and of the attorneys on
either side. Consider, also, the
wicked waste of money for the
new work to be done on new trials
or further appeals, and the disap-
pointments, not to say perjuries,
involved in double trials when the
appeal goes off on facts admitted
or denied in the lower courts. And
remember that all this is in the
face of the maxim that lit is in
the interest of the Republican that
litigations should cease" Our
correspondent closes with the as
sertion that "Of course, the conse-
quence of this is contempt for the
law and its ministers" That is
going rather far. However justi-
fable or applicable such contempt
might be, little or none of it exists
in the minds of the average man.
Even the often expressed distrust
of lawyers has too large an ele-
ment Of humor to be sincere, and
our Judges are generally regarded
and always treated with respect.
But though the situation is by no
means desperate, its improveme MT
is none the less desirable, and the
broad and constant streams of re-
versals should not be allowed to
flow on unheeded. - N. Y. Times.
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] want to let the people who suffer
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberlsin's Pain Balm relieved
me after number of other medicines
and doctor had failed. 1t is the best
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Dodgen, Alpharetta, Ga. Thousands have
been cured of rheumatism by this reme-
dy. One application relieves the pain.
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pie who have relatives in the Phi
lippines, and Hawaii. Two cases
of the plague have been Discovers
ed within the walled city of Mani.
la and five cases and five deaths
have occurred at Honolulu. The
fact that the disease has reached
the latter part brings it danger
ously close to our shores, as there
are regular lines of communica-
tion between Honolulu and San
Francisco, a ship being able to
make the voyage in seven or eight
days.
1t is to be hoped that the steps
which have been taken to prevent
the disease reaching this country
or spreading among our troops in
the Orient will be successful. An
epidemic of the "black death" in
the United States would swell to
enormous proportions the cost of
McKinley's Imperialism.
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

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The Plague at Manila and
Honolulu.
States.


Much fear for the welfare of O ur
soldiers in the Philippines has
been caused by the news that the
bubonic plague has made it's ap-
pearance in Manila and Honolulu,
and every effort is being exerted
by the medical staff of the army
to stamp out the diseases by esta-
blishing rigid quarantine, sani-
tary inspection of the strictest
kind and hospitals for the isola-
ton of all cases. Nothing, it is
said will be left undone to prevent
the disease breading out among
the troops, and the army surgeons
are confident that they will be
able to destroy the plague before
it is able to do any serious harm
or assumes the form of an epide-
mic. Surgeon Wyman is authori-
ty for the statement that the pla-
que no longer create the dread it
once did, because the fact has been
demonstrated in Austria, Japan
and Egypt that it can be complete
ly stamped out by employing mo-
dern scientific methods.
Such statement is to some ex-
tent encouraging, but we doubt if
it will allay the alarm Of the peo-
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Will They Secede?

New York, Dec. Gas far az
the Christian Brothers in the Un-
tied States are concerned, the de.
cree reported from Rome will, un.
less they secede from the main DO.
dy in France, upset their whole
higher educational structure.
Under the circumstances seces-
sion, which is not a new thing in
cases of this kind, is possible.
The decision of Rome is a seri.
Gus blow at the prestige of the
American hierarchy, for, at their
annual meeting in Washington on
October IL last, the Archbishops
formally and officially Endorsed for
the second time the plea of the
Americans members of the order
to be released from the rule pro-
hibiting the teaching of the class
les in the schools, and deputed
Archbishop Riordan to present
their views in Rome. They also
requested that Brother Gabriel
Marie, the superior general of the
order, be instructed to restore to
their posts of duty in the United
States the brothers deposed from
their positions as heads of colleges
and sent abroad as a punishment
for their opposition to the change.
The Archbishops were outspo-
ken in their opinions that the
treatment of these teachers was a
distinct blow to the cause of Cath
Ollie education in the United Sta
ties, and that they were vigorously
opposed to foreign interference
with the plans of the Christian
Brothers. Possibly the Archbl-
shops will resent the decision of
the Sacred Congregation in Rome
and encourage the brothers here
to form body separate from the
French establishment and entire
ly under American jurisdiction,
as was done with the Sisters of
Charity under somewhat similar
circumstances.
The Christian Brothers we're in
troduced into the United States in
1916. They have four general d.
visions here, with about 1000 bro
theirs teaching thirty thousand pu-
pills. Originally intended to teach |
the primary paroch.al schools,
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