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The evening times., 1900-04-18

Some OF the Paris and Vienna newspa-
pers appear strongly impressed with the
idea that the United States will shortly
intervene in South Africa. There is be-
lief on the Continent that President Ne
Kiuley will be compelled TO interfere un-
nothing in all this talk. There will be no
meddling in the war unless Great Britain.
well as the Beers, ask it. People in
Europe know little about the effect of pub
lie sentiment upon the present Admins
tration. They should remember that only
the other day it forced measure through
Congress which had been denounced as
Illegal and disgraceful from one end of
the country 10 the other.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
An Aristocratic Peasa

(From the New York Commercial Adyertiser.)
A curious case of historic ancestry has just been
discovered in Gascony. There lives in a village of
the old province a peasant named Auguste de
Movers, who is a linea descendant of Miles de
Noyere. Marshal of France in the reign of Philip
the Fair This noble of the most power
ful ,sssals OF the monarchy, ard was in high COM
mand at the battle of Crecy. His humble de-
scendant goes daily to work in the vineyards and
is little affected by the fallen fortunes of his
family
The evening times., 1900-04-18
The Blessings of Poverty,
From the Ninnesnolis Tribune ,

II the British want good army officers they
must give poor men and poor mems sons a
chance TO get commissions. Nothing spurs a
man 10 become an adept in his profession like
poverty. Ii is said that poverty is required to
make a frs class lawyer and some stimulus is
reuCiged 30 induce a TO undergo the severe
study and training required to make good mill
tary leader
The evening times., 1900-04-18
American Competition,

From the International Monthly
The bulk of exports. 76 per cent,
go TO Europe, and We are increasing of late wears
our exports to all parts of the world So keenly
is competition from this country being felt that
we are beginning to hear propositions for the for
nation of a Continental European Zollveren TO
guard against American competition.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Not on the Market.
From Tit-Bits.)

"Algernon is very interesting, said the stock
brokers' daughter.
ssWhat does he talk about?" enTi1ired her faith
er.
.'Why. he's ever so well posted in Shakespear-
ian quotations"
Young woman" said the fnancier, strrnly,
'sdon't YOU let him make sport Of your ignorance.
There amt no such stock on the market"
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Porto Rico.

Nron the New York Evening P0st)
After much houndering, the Government spell
ing is now fixed as Porto Rico. Ii the
Geographical Board which first, with a nice
regard for the sensihilites of the islanders rec
commended the Spanish form, Puerto. The House
adopted this spelling, but the Senate dropped
the ue for o, and now that is the official style.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
oh. HorribIei

From the Philadelphia North American)
''IIades to pay!'' roared the lecturer in the
dime museum.
whats up?" asked the manager.
elm a fit Of jealousy the lady barber has close
cropped the whskers OF the bearded lady. -
The evening times., 1900-04-18
CURRENT HUMoR.
Refort Courteous.

(From the Chicago News)
''Mv dear" said Growells, you are simply
talking nonsense"
81 know il" replied his better half "but it's
becau,e want you to under-t -tand what | say
The evening times., 1900-04-18
A Disturbing symptom.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
''My wife says she dosen't want an Easter bon
net and il scares me-"
'"Thnk she's losing her mind?"
'No; I'm afraid she's laying for a new Easter
wheel OF a piano
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Enstus' Mistake.

(From the Baltimore Americanl
Rastus (to druggist)-Look hyah. Misteh. IO'
all sol me some stuff to make kasteh eggs yis-
tuddy.
Druggist-Well7
Rastus-well, feed hit 20 dem hens an dey
aim Law no aigs-dey lay down en- die.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

TO Succeed Dayis.-That the Admin
istration is having trouble in the selection
of successor to the Hon. Webster Davis
as Assistant Secretary of the Interior is
evidenced by the fact that though that
vacancy occurred several weeks before the
similar vacancy in the Navy Department
the latter has been filled. while the former
is still open. 1t is understood that Secre-
tary Hitchcock is mainly responsible for
the delay. The Missouri Republicans have
not yet elected their delegates 10 the
Philadelphia Convention, and until that
is done il is believed Mr.. Davis successor
will not be named. There is a quiet but
determined struggle on between Mr.. Hitch
cock and National Committeeman Kerens
for the mastery Of the party in their State,
and the Secretary is said to be playing
politics" with the vacancy in his depart
ment against Colonel Kerens. Mr.. Hitch
cock presumably desires TO succeed Colo
mel Kerens as National Committeeman or
to control that place. He can do this only
BY controlling the delegation to the Phila-
delphia Convention. which will elect the
Missouri National Committeeman. The
latest candidate prominently spoken of to
succeed Mr.. Davis in the Interior Depart
ment is the Hon. c. W. Stone of Pennsyl-
yania. Mr.. Stone is well known in Wash
ington. having served several terms in the
House. He is handicapped in his aspira-
tions by the Quay fight both in Pennsyl-
vania and Washington. 1t is not supposed
that the Quay people either here or at
home would so far forget their cunning as
to permit any Pennsylvania to get a
prominent position in the Government ser
vice unless by so doing some benefit was
bestowed upon Quay. The opposition to
Quay also is equally alert. so that all
around Mr.. Stones prospects do not appear
brilliant a. present.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Cash DepOsitors.

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
One Small Boy-My papa puts the money he
don't give TO mother in coffee pot.
Other Small Boy-Mine don't; he puts it in
jackpot. heard mother say 60.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Undoubtedly True.


speaking OF the toiling Masses" said the eie
phant as he bucked the bandwagon through the
mud I'm of 'em, and no small mass at
that!"
The evening times., 1900-04-18

The assassination conspiracy investiga-
ton in Kentucky appears to be slowly
drawing to a close. Indictments against
eight men, five as principals and three as
accessories. in connection with the murder
of Governor Goebel have been found. Some
surprise is expressed that other persons
have not been indicted; but the grand jury
is not through yet. The State is believed
to have a hanging case against some at
least of the accused.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

what Does This Means-At the Re-
publican National Delegate Convention in
New York yesterday Senator Platt pre-
vented an endorsement of Governor Roose-
Yelt for denomination and also prevented
instructions for Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff for Vice President. He based
his attitude toward Roosevelt on the ri
diculous claim that the State Nominating
Convention alone should make recommen-
| dations as to State officers, and his public
attitude toward Woodruff on the even
more ridiculous claim that ii is not GUS
tomary to hamper New York delegations
to national conventions with instructions
for favorite sons. Privately he told an i'm
Fortunate crowd of Woodruff's friends that
in the end it would be shown that he is
the best friend Woodruff has. Mr.. Platt
carefully edited the speech Of the Hon.
James S. Sherman, permanent chairman
of the convention, and still that speech
contained this rallying cry: Boys, fall
into line behind Mckinley and Roosevelt" !"
This took the convention Off its feet, and
for fully five minutes. according to the re-
ports, the cheering was kept up. Some of
the newspaper accounts explain that Mr..
Sherman did not intend to ticket the
names of Mckinley and Roosevelt, but
merely meant that Roosevelt would be the
State leader in the national campaign. In
view of the attending circumstances the
explanation sounds scarcely reasonable. II
the Piatt machine were determined to re-
nominate the Rough Rider there could
be no possible excuse for preventing
an endorsement of him by the
convention yesterday. If Mr.. Platt is
fr;o
really is after the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation it is Incompatible with all of the
recognized rules Of political management
to send to the National Convention an un-
instructed delegation. Inevitably the con-
clusion from these premises is that there
is an understanding all along the line that
Roosevelt is 10 be forced on the national
ticket and that Woodruff is to fall heir to
the gubernatorial nomination. This has
been Mr.. Platts scheme from the first. 1t
is known that the Administration at Wash
ington never has despared OF getting
Roosevelt on the ticket with Mckinley. At
the same time the Presidents advisers
have not been, and are not yet, satisfied
that Woodruff could lead successful fight
in New York. On this point even Mr.. Platt
has some doubts. But IL Woodruff can de-
velop a large following for the Vice Presi-
dency this would give him a prestige that
would add strength to his candidacy for
Governor. The game is avery pretty one
as il stands, and its developments will re-
pay watching. Mr.. Platt could prove in no
better way that he is Woodruff 5 best
friend than by electing him Governor of
New York. and to do this il will be Reces-
sary to shunt Roosevelt of on the Vice
Presidential track. Wherefore For Pres
ident William Mckinley of Ohio; for Vice
President Theodore Roosevelt Of New
York.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

One hundred and twenty five Democrats
and an equal number Of Republicans, in
all more than twc-thirds of the House of
Representatives, have petitioned the
Speaker to have the Hepburn Nicaragua
Canal bin taken up for consideration on
The first day Of May. II will now be pos
sible TO see how far the Administration
dares to go in its effort TO defeat the
American canal proposition.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

Pettigrew deserves something at the
hands of the Administration. He seems
to have made South Dakota safely Repub-
lican in November. Mr.. Mckinley might
let him name one of the Porto Rican loot
councillors.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

onfS snaps anu UFeWtS.-NariOuS
needless persons who have called from the
sanctity of the Senate chamber during the
past week the Hon. Cushman Kellogg Da-
Wis to felicitate him upon his rumored can
didacy for the Republican Vice Presidential
nomination have had cause to regret their
precipitateness. The eminent Minnesotan
has cut them all off very short and sharp
with growl and snap, and has given them
to understand that he is abundantly able
to look after his own affairs. The pre-
sumption is natural, therefore, that the
distinguished Senator is losing no sleep
over the prospects of securing the nomi-
nation, but rather that his sleep is dis
turbed by the dread that cabal will be
formed to force him on the ticket. His
friends declare that he would very greatly
prefer to remain in the Senate undisturbed
than even to occupy the White House and
be subjected to its annoyances and dis
appointments.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

Understands Hiii.-The Hon. John
Peter Altgeld has given another exhibition
of his marvellous attainments. He has
been the guest of the Hon. David Bennett
Hill, at Wolfert's Roost, for several days,
and on his departure made this positive
assertion to an eager newspaper reporter:
Il now thoroughly understand Hill" If
developments show that the lllinoisan
spoke the words of truth and soberness.
then John Peter Altgeld will live in his
tory as the only human being who ever
ably the secTetive New Yorker opened
wide both his mind and heart to the Illi-
noisan. and told him exactly what was &C.
ing on in their inner recesses. The ia t
that Altgeld spoke so jauntily about his
triumph seems to indicate that the dis
closures made were entirely satisfactory 10
the wishes of the Bryan managers. Mr.
Altgeld has said frequently of late that the
Chicago platform will be readopted at
Kansas City without modification and also
that no man not completely in accord with
Mr.. Bryan will be put on the tail of the
ticket. He made this declaration before
he understood Hill, and reiterated it
after he left Wolfert's Rcost This cir
cumstance gives to his words an import
ance which they did not previously pos
sess. Therefore, it seems probable that
Hill is tired of sulking. and will come out
of his tent this year panopled for war un-
der the banner of Bryan.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

moi fpr 4 bonfire
victed Of theft and fired by the mayor They
have since found out that the conviction bars
them out from the church. law, or any other
learned profession and from many other positions
as we'll but the mayor refuses to take back his
sentences.
There is a man in Berlin who has a watch which
l., considered to be tine most marvellous piece Of
mechanism that human skill ever put together.
Ingenuity and human skill have been brought
into operation with the result that watch has
been constructed which measures onc-fourth Of an
inch in diameter. one with the face OF a large
sized tack or nail. Its case Il made OF the hue>t
gold and the whole watch weighs less than two
grains troy.
Evidently the Russian Government has made
ND its mind to set to work in earnest in Persis.
The ..Turkestan Gazette announces that Russia
has already begun to construct line Of railway
from Julia. a suburb Of kpahan. 70 Tabriz and
THENCE 10 Hamadan. leo miles distant from Te-
baron and also a branch line in continuation
from Hauadln to Tehcran. This Russian line
will be continued eventually via lspahan and ker-
man 10 Bender Abbas
A retired artillery officer Of the Belgian Army
has invited number Of officers and engineers to
an exhibition at Antwerp Of an invention he con-
tends will rev0lutionize warfare. The inventor.
Mr. Reuling. SAYS that his invention is so deadly
that the army against which il il directed would
he entirely DESTROYED in i few minutes, IL IS
species OF bomb. loaded with 4 terrible explosive,
the name of which the inventor has not yet dl-
vulged He has promised 10 give ineonteStaoie
proof Of the destructive powers Of has inNention
before experts.
The Tvrian. once a crack Anchor liner. arrived
a day or two ago in Brooklyn, with cargo OF
sugar and Ioswood from Guantanamo Her sister
ship, Dorian. was lost several years ago in the
West indian trade. Nothing more fully demon
strates the vast advance in steam shipbuildinS
than glance at the Tyrian. which could be COM
fortabIy slowed nowadays the deck OF mod
ern ocean liner She was built in 1850 at Port
Glasgow is 237 feet in length and registers Co
tons She is in good condition, despite the fact
that she was launched more than thirty years ago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
How wo.ld You Have said TIT

There is much in the way a thing is
said. your cheeks are like roses"
said Aunt Flora when Lois came in
from a January walk, glowing from
the cold and exercise. Lois smiled
and looked lovingly at Aunt Flora.
Aunt Margaret entered the room a
minute later and glancing at Lois as
she stood by the fire said: my! Your
face is as red as a beet!!'
The red grew deeper on Lois face,
while unconsciously she turned petu-
lantly away from Aunt Margaret, who
prides herself on being plain spoken"
Aunt Flora's way is best. She can
say the right word at the right time,
too, even the word Of admonition and
reproof, but she says it in such a man.
ner that one can think only of the
Scriptural "apples of gold in pictures
of silver.''-Ada @. Sweet in Woman's
Home Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
AS Hon. j. p. Dolliver is talked {

AS Hon. j. P. Dolliver is talked OF
more as a vice-presidential candidate,
discussion becomes rife as to his sue
cessor from the 10th Congressional
district. 1t is a pleasure to % that
in this discussion the names of Craw-
ford county men are quite frequently
mentioned. Thus far we have heard
the anne of Gov. l.. NJ. Shaw, Hon.
G. f. Kuehnle and Judge j. P. Conner
spoken of. To the best of u knowl-
edge none of these gentlemen would be
candidates for the honor. Coy. Shaw
is well. satisfied with his present high
position. Mr.. Kuehnle would have
great difficulty in leaving his business
interests, and Judge Conner feels that
his health is not sufficiently good to
stand the strain of campaign, and he
too would be obliged to sacrifice large
business interests should he enter the
congressional ace.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
x e PLEADS GUILTY.
rhe.trical swindler Il Sentenced to One
Year. In the Penitentiary.

Theatrical Swindler IL Sentenced to One
Var. In the Penitentiary.
Fort BnDo8, Ia, June A.-Some-
thing of a sensation was created in the
United States district court yesterday
BY an unexpected turn in the case OF
Samuel Pickett. The charge against
Pickett was the use of the mails for
fraudulent purposes. His special graft
was advertising for advance agents and
requiring a deposit Of several hundred
dollars, which he always appropriated.
i When the jury was empaneled
Pickett arose and pleaded guilty to the
charge, astounding his attorneys, who
knew nothing of his purpose. 1t subse-
auently developed that there were Off
Gals at Fort Dodge with papers for his
arrest on various charges from four
states. Judge Shiras sentenced the
prisoner to one year and q day in the
state p~enitentiary.
"A rerr1ple accldent occurred Thursday
ut the Hale mine, near Biwablk, Mimi,
~ which five men, P. Stark, w. Hat
ii. L. Chalvert, p. Hanson and O.
Mock were killed by an explosion of
dynamite.
Thomas Bach Thursday shot and
Killed Mollie Bach, his 1~8-year-old
adopted daughter, and then killed him
calf. ut his home near Louisville, KY,
because the young woman was recently
married secretly.
Kirk Ketcher, a young white man Of
Little Rock, wss bound over to the fed
eral grand jury Thursday on a charge
~ cnmna]lin9 . negro census enumer-
stor ia leave Ketcher's house at the
point of q shotgun.
w. +. Lemond, . prominent business
man Of Fort Worth, while hshing u
Gold Springs. Tex, Thursday, ien from
. boat and was drowned IN the lake.
His son in attempting 70 rescue his
father was also drowned.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
Brief and Pithy.

An American law journal has quoted
the charge to a jury delivered by a GER
tain Judge Donovan as the shortest on
record. The judge said:
Gentlemen of the jury, if you be
lieve the plaintiff, find a verdict for
plaintiff and fix the amount. If you be-
lieve the defendant, find a verdict for
defendant. Follow the officer"
But an English periodical caps this
brief charge by quoting a shorter one
delivered by Commissioner Kerr. he
said to a jury:
THAT man says prisoner robbed him.
The prisoner says he didn't. You settle
it."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
REPEATING A GOOD STORY.
she Was Not . Drinker and Missed
Its Point.

she Was Not . Drinker and Missed
Its Point.
my wife has just heard that old sto-
.ry about the nan on the train and the
corkscrew," said my neighbor. THE
story goes this way: Man rises in a car
and says, rs there q man from Bangor,
Me-, in the carp Mother IA gets up
with an inquiring look on his face.
I'm from Bangor says he. Well
says the first Teller, let me take your
corkscrew.'
my wife thought the story was pref
ty good. The other night I was out in
the sitting Dol reading, and she was
in the parlor talking with the woman
from over the way. I had to stop read
ing and listen to this:
"'Oh, say says my wife, I heard an
awfully funny story the other day.
Now, let me think q minute. Can't be
that I've forgotten it. Let's see. Oh,
yes. This is it. The other day on the
train a man got up in the car all at
once and shouted just as loud as he
could, "Is there a man from Bangor,
Me-, in this carp Every n jumped
and looked at the man. One person
down near the door stood up and said,
I'm from Bangor, sir" The other man
then said, "Wil you be kind enough to
let me take your screwdriver?" There!
Isn't that funnyY
"'He, he, he,' snickered the other
woman a little easy. Yes, that's a real
cute story; just as funny as it can be.
But what did he mean? l guess l
don't understand what it is about
II could almost heal the wife think
ing. Then says she: Well, my gracious,
that doesn't sound SO funny now. !
wonder what the trouble is with it!
Guess l didn't tell it right. But NO
matter. Oh, you were going to tell me
about that new ribbon cake that and
then 1 continued with my literary
studies ."-Lewiston (Me.) journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-15
By Herman Rssr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


-Indvs noInlng,' exclaimed n OF
the class after the laugh subsidized. II
had a great time two weeks ago when
l went up to Manchester to preach. ]
laid my notes down on the desk, and
there was a strong breeze blowing
across the pulpit, which stood directly
between two open windows, and while
the anthem was being sung half my
sermon blew out of one Of the win
dows."
1.-THE congregation was spared just
SO much, then, wasn't it?" said q man
down on the bottom step.
Accidents will happen, to any one,"
said Kirk quietly. But mine are no
accidents; they're habits of life. 1 can
overcome them, though. The churches
don't know that; SO I don't blame them
for not giving me a call"
"Well, l think it's a shame, as l said"
the assistant pastor of the institutional
church repeated. 1.-The churches think
more Of the way a mar dresses and be-
HAYES in the pulpit than they do Of
what he says. And they criticise ~
erything from his prayers to the polish
of his boots"
There was silence again. The class
had been over all that many times be-
fore, and they were practically a unit
! in their opinion of what the churches
seemed to demand in q successful can.
didate for a call.
Finally some one required to the
class picture again.
II don't believe Kinks in this Pic.
ture at all. He sat too far out. The
photographer kept telling him to move
in farther. But l believe he moved
out again just at the last minute" /,
+, II only moved one of my feet out"
said Kirk solemnly. ~ thought one
of them was enough. l didn't want to
have to pay extra for more than my
share of the photograph"
But we want the whole Of you in
the picture, Kirk" said the man next
to him, laying an affectionate hand on
Kinks arm. The entire class turned
again toward the awkward, shambling
figure and seemed to repeat the gesture
of the one classmate. Then the talk
drifted back again to the future plans
/, of the members and to serious and hui
morous "reminiscences of the three
years. course until one after another
went away and the class group was
broken up into little knots Of two and
three as the men. walked to their rooms
or fingered under the great elms, arm
in arm.
Kirk and the companion who had
laid his hand on his friends arm re
mained a little while on the steps.
What will you do. Kirk?'
Il think l shall offer myself to the
Home Missionary society and ask them
to send me to the hardest place they
can find out west somewhere"
But how about all your scholarship
your-your ability?" The other mar
hesitated for the right word.
Kirk colored slightly, the first indica'
ton he had shown of a sensitiveness in
that direction.
II can use anything l know any
where. Preach l must, eve if l have