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MINERS WILL WAIT.
Not Ready TO send an UItimatum co
the OnernforS.

the Operators.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, Feb. 16-The FIX
ecutiye Board OF the Georges Greek. Mey-
ersdale district, United Mine Workers OF
America. after a lengthy conference at
Homecoming have decided not TO send an
ultimatum TO the operators to meet them
in conference on the wage question by
March 1. bat later on will make demand
for the scale Of prices as recently adopted
at the Indianapolis conferences, said scale
TO be effective April l. Organizer William
Warner. who was at Indianapolis. attend
ed the Homecoming conference and will re-
main I'm this district.
The conference considered suggestions
to amend the present mining law, and 4,
was decided not to ash State Senstor Dick
features Of the bill. the present law in that
regard meeting all requirements. II Is
understood the conference adopted resolu-
tfons eondemning the criticism Of Senator
Dicks bill.
LOnaconing Coal Company. operated ID
Baltimore capital. has secured control OF
the old Midland mine. heretofore operated
for local trade. and will soon begin active
operations on the twenty-oIG acres yet un-
touched.
J. O. J. Greene. who owns a large coal
tract underlaid with veins OF various
widths on the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad near WesternpOrt. is ne
gotiatiug 10 rthe sale Of IL 10 Philadelphia
capitalists.
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DIgnifying a Nuisance,

We are heartily sorry to see DISPOSE
ton on the part Of certain members OF
Congress to notice the asinine attack OF
the beer bottle blower Macrum upon the
President and Secretary Hay. The charges
and lnsinuations INDUCED in by this per
son, who has created an original American
role by running away from post OF
honor and responsibility at q time of dan
ger. are silly and groundless on their face
Let it be admitted that the British au-
thorities at Cape Town or Durham dill open
Macrum's letters from the Department
Surely il was his duty instantly TO report
such an International affront. As we IN
derstand the matter the State Department
had never been given. a hint Of the occur
renee until Nacrum's statement appeared
in the press. This would seem 10 justify a
suspicion that his memory is hardly accu-
rate rs TO matters Of fact.
We may be- utterly wrong. but We re-
fuse TO be alarmed b. the awful Mscrum
revelation of the secret treaty Of alliance
between the United States and Great Bri-
tain. II such a thing existed there would
be no cause OF occasion to put the Admin
istration screws on the Senate in order Il
save the Hay Pauucelote Treaty Should
that be ratified OF course it could be SAID
with truth that an alliance had beer
formed. but the very desperation viii
which the party lash is being cracke,
over the matter is proof enough that NJ
such thing as the Macrum- McKinie,
| Treaty ever hat being.
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The B0e army Is q wonderful mobile body,
notwithstanding lis lack of discipline These
men, from the h3bIrS Of hunting and wandering.
know the typographical secrets OF every klooi
and berg, nor they handicapped by fear OF
getting beyond their base OF supplies. The ycldt
furnishes food for their horses. and che men
carry with then suiHgs OF biltonE or ierked
beef, upon which, with water from the abundant
springs, they Eau live for ddyS. And sleeping
without cover the veldt. or ON the rocky
slopes OF mountains, is not hardship. In TRUTH
that Is to them pastimc aud delight. The
British forces are attempting TO conquer a horde
OF hardy nOmIds to whom the r.gor, ot war are
rn.relI linn
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can afford them, but there is really no
need Of making a parade of them and eN-
citing the imagination of ignorant people
to dwell on their doings and their emo
items. 1t may be said on general prinei-
pies that Il Is not a good thing for ignor-
ant and Unbalanced persons TO think TOO
much about crime in any form. 1t is too
apt to influence them in the direction OF
imitation, Human nature is prone to hys-
terra, and history shows that owing TO this
or something else, lawlessness sometimes
becomes epidemic, OF course II is often
necessary to publish the details of a crime
or trial that the public may protect
itself in future. OF catch the criminal But
it is not good to encourage the study OF
criminolOgy in people who are not scien-
tific of mind and cool of judgment.
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Albany legislators are considering-at a
safe distauce-lhe factories which exist at
Barren Island lor the utilization Of refuse.
The people on the Rockaway shore do not
like these factories. and protest against
them. The managers Of the works on the
island once said that they used a paten,
process which gave forth no Odor save "a
pleasant fragrance. resembling that OF
chocolate" Bur the Rockaway people do
not think the smell is At all like chOcO-
late. They say that il it is. the managers
must have a peculiar idea OF the way choc-
olate smells.
The problem OF disposing OF city refuse
is growing daily, and the inventor who can
devise some way OF solving it Will be a
fortunate man.
In London they have a crematory at
Shoreditch, which converts the rubbish
into electric power and helps to light the
city. 1t is generally agEeed that city gar
! bage ought to be utilized II possible. The
plant for disposing Of it should pay its
| own cost at least But the question is how
| 10 do this. without making the place where
| it is done offensive to everybody for miles
around.
They had no such trouble in European
| cities two or three hundred years ago.
| Each hous eholder dumped his rubbish into
the street in front Of his door, and it
| stayed there long time. None Of the
| historians tell MS what was finally done
| with these muck heaps. but that they were
there. the noses and eyes and writings Of
! many persons Of the times have testified
! There were narrow streets and alleys
| which became choked up in ways unplea-
| SAINT to imagine There were animal,
which roamed in the streets and helped
| garbage crematOries in those days. Blu
they had smallpox and the plague ever!
generation or two and wore charms L
keep off the cOntagion. and got up mob
now and then and killed a lot of innOcen
people whom they charged with poisoning
the wells. When they went on one o
these looting and numbering expedition
they shouted Hen, hep hurrah!' Tn
first two words were a call to combat, an
the last was borrowed by the Crusader
from the Turkish battle-ery "Hurr, hurr,
which meant xiii, kill" We have inner
tied the shout without its sinister an
brutal meaning. The world has changes
much in two hundred years.
All these things being true it is pOssibl
that even greater improvements in tn
direction OF civilization and progress ma
be made in.the near future The time Wi
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Ling zcbrns Like Horse.


Thav teach at school that the Aehra cannot he
broken 70 la ness. BUT the school books are
wrong When Cecil Rhodes was in Berlin he
told one OF his German friends about the great
four-in-hand he drove in the fransyaal, AID thai
four hand was four ZrbTgS. Aside from Cecil
Rhodes there are Others In south Africa WHO en-
low riding behind q swift double tandem OF thosr
graceful and VaricCstcd animals South Africa is
not the ONLY part OF the world IN which the zebra
has been broEen 20 harness. On the steppes ~
Southern Russia slOng the River Dneiper, many
zebras are raised aud used for drawing carriages.
Baron Walter RothSChild, Of London. las zebra
four-in-hand. and j. quite authority the
care and training oi these little aH'mals. lie
saws the wild Zebras may be- broken 10 harness
inst as we'll a. those born AMI raised IN c5sSivity.
that most OF those born IN captivity lie down
when the attempt Is made 20 break them 10 har-
ness. while those captured when grown are soon
tanned and are most JrJCJablc drIught animals.
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A Good Investment.

rom INC Wv NUTN TNI02IaT0-J
About four yeSrs ago London blacksmith
noted on a secondhand b00kstall q very old book
priced at cents. He bought IL and after at
tempting 10 read it threw il aside aud soon for
got il. One OF his dodgers happening to sce The
book recently, and noticing that it was dated
I45O, asked permission to show IL 10 the British
Museum authorities day OF two later the
tary, 70 his surprise. asked him what ne would
take for the book In some confusion tho man
said: ''What viii you giveg' .'NiU $3.50 suit
your was the answer Of the secretary Tie
blacksmith was dumfounded that the secretary
thought lie was ridiculing his offer. and therefore
Immediately increased 1t TO $500. which was az
once accepted. Sooner than have lost the book
however. which was the first book that Gutten-
berg ever printed and therefore. almost priceless
the museum authorities would have paid almost
any sum that bad ben asked.
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DESERTED BY THE CAPTAIN.
lie Takes the ORIS Rnat aud Leaves
His barge NJ sea.

NOBWNLK. Conn. Feb 10. A L.
cey. who arrived in south Norwslk repre-
barge Blossom. and reporting that his beat
and the barge Alice Tryon had sunk in the
storm on Port Chester harbor, and six
persons had been drowned. was suffering
under mental alteration Of the most Sc
Tious plture.
The boats although In great danger in
the storm. did not sink, and Lacey. who
made himself nero in reaching the main
land. i'm spite OF obstacles. was in reality
a dessrter. lie thought the boats were
going 10 sink. and he left them in the
night in the only boat leaving them and
their crews to their fate. The Blossom
and he Alice Tryon arrived at their docks
in Sou5h Norwalk later, both boats crews
SAFE
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sugar water Runninr.


IF TOM IIIN III'IIall IIlIIN -NEN-e.T
More than one small boy said to his compap-
ions Saturday. sugar water Is runnin - Il did
not take long for this information 60 be con
viewed to the juvenile population all over the city
and sugar trees were hunted in the parks and
roadways. while many went out m 90 the coun-
try with buckets for more liberal supply. The
warm weather, alternating with frost in the last
few days has started the sap flowing pleuJituily
and the outlook Is for good supply oi maple
sugar this spring. There are three camps in ac-
tive operation two miles northeast Of the city
and the work OF extracting the sugar water and
boiling il was kept up all day yesterday. There
are several other camps around the city.
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In the House yesterday resolutions were
introduced calling for Investigations OF the
Treasury aud War Departments Neither
can need overhauling a fraction as much
as the Navy Department Mr.. Long may be
a most amiable and estimabIe citizen when
at home in New England bur the service
under his administration has not pre-
scented an immaculate front TO the eve OF
curiosity. 4 Congressional committee
might learn great deaf in the course OF
an investigation CoEcerniug The relations
Of armor plate. Goa. black and brown
powder, and such things TO Dilieis, rating.
and promotion in tie Navy. But II for
no other reasul, q thorough enquiry
should be ordered, In the hope that ii
might discover and air some reason. nc
matter how remote. for the existence o.
C1owninshield.
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There was an edifying scene IN The yard
OF a Canadian Jail not long ago. a muir
derpr was hanged for the killing OF an
old man. the object OF the crime being
robbery Il >. ,s cold blooded an1i-. aud
admitted Ct no eytenuatiOn. When the
man came out on the gallows he was sc-
oompauied by three clergymen and several
women. and made a short speech. in which
he eyEorted the people assembled in the
yard go learn to pray so that they might
meet him in heaven.
This sort OF thing suggests an interest
ing rain Of reflections to the unbiased
mind I'm the first place. the moral in
auerce OF the scene-it it may be sup
posed TO have any-must be rather pecu-
liar u is claimed by the advocates Of
OFT hodox dogmas that they act, to put
IL bluntIy as police force for the wicked;
that without the fear OF eternal punish
meut men Will not do right. But here is a
case i'm which a man. about as deprayed a
character as may be found on earth, es
cspes all fear Uf such punishment by the
simple act CT repentance. He is taught
that If he rcpents OF his crime and believes
certain things he need fear nothing after
death. and his fate has no terrors for
him. since IL is only the gate into world
OF bliss.
What sort Of influence does this sort OF
thing have on other murderers. robbers
thieves. and Objectionable characters in
general. One of them recently formulated
his idea of an enjoyable life. somewhat as
follows: II he could have his way he would
be successful burglar. clever. keen-wit-
ted daring and fortunate, escaping the
penalty Of the lav as far as possible and
avoiding long terms in prison. which, as he
said. break ones nerve Finally, after
long life OF warfare with the police ans
carousals al the expense of the public, h,
would kill somebody and become a cele
brated murderer with his picture in tn
papers a spectacular trial and gifts o
flowers and good things sent him by sym
pathizing women. He would then end hi
career in the comfortable consciousness
that he had had as good a time as MAJ
could have on earth. All things considered
this is not an unnatural state of mind 70
an outlaw 70 be in But Is it desirab l
that any large number of men should re
gard the opportunities Of life in just tina
light?
Such a scene as took place N the Cana
dian prison would be impossible in mos
OF our States. because in this countr
hsngings are usually private. But Their
ought to be something done to prevent tn
liOnizing Of men who have committed pc
cuIiarly atrocious murders IL is not We
that they should be made recipients OF a
the attentions that could be paid popu
lar hero. nor is it exactly proper for theI
TO make speeches on the soafIold to gratif
love Of sensstionslism on the part of
few mOrbidly sentimental people. The les
fuss that is made over criminals Of thi
type he better il viii be They should b
treated with all humanity. aud allowed a
the consolation that clergymen or priest
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IfTOU Inc DeUFeT hepUOIIClN-I
The Faiunont Cemetery Association Is waiting
70 hear from Professor EmmOns about his pro-
cess for the inCinerstio OF bodies by the use OF
LIQUID air Letters written TO the inventor OF
the process are answered with the statement tina (
an experimental crematory for the test OF the
invention is being put up. aud that after il has
been tried on a body he will be better able 10 give
estimates TO people who propose to use IT, Pro-
fessor Emmons promises to have q report ready
IN two or three weeks
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Kaiser wIIheIm's Man Service.

q ToTl IUg NIF7Va6V IIIIF''''''I
For the ghandling Of the immense amount OF
mil which Gomez to him daily Emperor William
Of Germany has established private poStOflee'
,,-ith , ,op,Dlst. staff Of clerks and secretaries
The incoming mail Is divided into three classes,
the private nail which goes directly to the
Emperor. and that which Is sent 10 the chiefs
~ fbe ivf and military cabinets The answer in
eacb better "a read and signed by the Emperor
They are then-put into the hands of trusty mes
.eDGerS for delivery, IS a letter from the En-
peFor is oSnsldesed too important to be entrusted
10 the ordiaarS- channels of the mails
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Tic Hebrew a. nm ArtI-t.

In ever countr- where tne Hebrew lives he i
found taking his part as a producer OF works OF
art-whether or not he still identities himself
with his ra,e does not matter in consideration
OF the effect mats upon his energies BY Thousands
OF years of stesdiast adherence TO radical ideal
and whether he be a painter Of pictures, like
Benjamin Constant; sculptor Ike AntokolSki
musician. like RUbinstein; or a poet like feline
we are equally The inhetitoFs OF the results o
his genius. the genius Of the Hebrew
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SCATTERED HIS ASHES.
The Conditions of Peculiar VIII
Fulfilled by the Widow.


Fulfilled by the Widow.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb I6-Walter J.
Blanchard, a former New Yorker thirty
Eve years old, died tdis week and left HI
rections that his body snouIi be cremated
and his ashes scattered to the winds BY
his widow.
His wishes haze been caHT!'d out The
widow went out 10 the hIg American ship
Shenandoah. and there. in tho presence OF
several relatives and friends. the ashes
were scattered. Captain Murphy, Of the
Shenandoah, had much trouble to induce
his crew TO help Mrs. Blanchard, as they
were superstitiOus about handling the
ashes. Blanchard was one of the founders
OF the Corinthian Yacht Club Of san Fran
cisco
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Khaki Fashionable in London.


(FrOm the LOuuou leteeIApALl
What IS termed s''khaki season is being look
cd forward TO in the coming spring, when dap
ers and tailors expect 10 have TO meet a pro-
pof,pced demand for khaki-cOlored goods OF vaTi
ous kinds This fashion Is partly out Of
complimeut 10 the gallant fighting for Great
Britain in South Africa, but Is also said TO h.
quito justified by the great usefulness OF The
article both Is regards material and color. ii
has already obtained popularity among men a.
lar a eof IS concerned and among ladies WHO
patrouize the wheel.
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SMALLPOX IN PHILADELPHIA.
Five Gases of the Disease Discovered
fn One House.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16.-SmallpoN
has broken out in two sections OF the city
A yeritabIe pesthouse of the disease was
discovered by the GermantoHn police IN a
tenement. Five colored persons were sent
TO the Municipal Hospital and an the
houses on the streets have been Puaran-
tined. The neighborhOOd- Is known as Pu-
laski Town.
The negroes infected recently moved
there from Nicetown. a district that was
suspected OF being infected The other
I outbreak occurred IN the negro district
southeast Of Eighth and Spruce streets
! William Carter a negro, applied for adj
mission 20 the Pennsylvania Hospital say
ing he was ill., Upon examination IL vas
found that he was suffering from smallpox
There are I'VE smallpox cases in Fox
Court and all OF them have been Quaran-
tined.
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probably come when typhoid fever viii be
as rare and as easily stamped out as small
pox and the plague are today. We have no
epidemics of smallpox like those which
came to Philadelphia and New York
seventy five and hundred years ago. 1t
is likely that before very long all cities
viii be supplied with an abundance Of pure
water. and all garbage will be carried away
somehow so that it cannot cause disease to
city or country. 1t is to be hoped that all
buildings will be so lighted and ventilated
that mankind will cease to wear spectacles
in youth, and the various ailments which
come from bad air will exist only as alta
vistic reminders OF former Darbarism. But
in order that all these good things may
happen, it is necessary that the people OF
today should bestir themselves and begin
the work We need fewer handsome
buildings and nsore sensible building laws
rigidly enforced. We need rapid transit
to the suburbs. so that the poor can own
| their homes and not be packed into huge
barracks in narrow streets. We need less
show and more common sense. And,
! thanks TO enterprising capitalists intelli-
gent philanthropy, and the good example
OF cities which have paid attention TO SAINT
tary improvements. progress in the future
/ is likely to be in that direction.
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From Harlem Liic.l
-. 1fs

..you are a pharmacist. are you:'
Been in the business number Of ycarss'
= have.
Registered
Yes. sir.''
That is your diploma hanging over thereF'
"WcIi, yoc may give ME pound OF borlx.'
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TO WED THEIR NIFCES.
: special DispeHSHtiOB for the Mar
ringe III wealthy NeNicanS.

ringe NJ Wealthy NeXicRnS.
DALLAS. Tex, Feb l5.-Alberto and
Fred Terrazas. brothers and members Of
the wealthiest family in all OF northern
Mexico, and because of that fact known
as the Princes of Chihuahua" are 10 be
married on next Sunday al the famous
Terrazas Palace, in the city of Chihuahua
TO their nices, Amelia Creel and NarEer-
ita Munoze. aged. respectively. sixteen
and fifteen years.
Because Of the kinship. il was necessary
to procure a special dispensatiOn from the
Pope % permit the marriages to be sOlem-
nized. for which each of the yOung million
aires paid to the Catholic Church treasury
at Rome the sum of $25.CtO.
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MiI,,nnL.cc I- Nctirr.-ncsnILe - a

Milwaukee Il ActiVe.-Despite the ap-
parent fact that all IS over except the
shouting Milwaukee has sent a big repre-
sentative delegation TO Washington 10 cap
ture the Democratic National Convention
Mavoy Dave" Rose and former Governor
Peck the funny man with the bad boy. %
are al the head Of the Cream City's forces.
Both are Democrats and both are princciy
entertainer. Their headquarters are
at the Metropolitan Hotel six blocks from
the Raleigh where the National Commit
tee will meet next Thursday There now
seems hardly any doubt that Milwaukee
viii get the convention. though the local
representatives of Kansas City claim not
10 have abandoned hope. IL also seems TO
be pretty wen decide that the Convention
will he dated a week or two ahead OF the
Republican Convention which would cause
the Democrats TO assemble al MilWlUkr1
between The 9th and 18th 0f June How
ever. there is a strong element in the
Democrats National Committee fasO.a-
bic 90 holding the convention after The
Republicans have met al Philadelphia and
formally announced their ticket and plat
form. and this element may control a. IN.
meeting of the committee next week.
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From tho Chicago Post)
..Ts no YER, richs-' they asked
..Rich,'' was the reply. Rich, Why ao"
,-.,cI, money do You think he h5SE
..C;ive IA ,.p' they answered 'll0w Wucht'
..Whv. gentlemen said the authority, impIe--
sivelv. that man has enough money TO 90 into
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