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Tie Smiths in Coneress.

There are now six Smiths in the
House of Representatives, three of
whom are from Michigan. Four Of
the Smiths are Republicans and two
are Democrats. Illinois contributes
one Smith, George w, of Murphys.
boro. There were two Smiths e the
Michigan delegation last session, the
better known beng William Alden
Smith. Another Michigan Smith is
distinguished as Little Sam" Smith
of the Skeleton Army, the latter part
of the sobriquet dating from the intro.
duction of bill for q certain form OF
army organization, while the new
Michigan Smith is known as "Hank, &"
an abbreviation of Henry, and the
title is usually combined into ".Hank.
smith. There are regular Smith
Jokes among the Michigan delega
ton. Little Sam Smith says the state
is i'll much the same position as Mr..
Roberts of Utah, il the respect that
it he's three of kind. Hank Smith
says that he was nominated to secure
the Smith vote for the party. Will
liam Alden Smith thinks il was the
force of his example and the glory
which he lad reflected on the name
which brought the cheaper limitations
into the market.
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II. T. McGirvIe, who was Director
General of the Midsummer Carnival
held in Salt Lake City, in 1897. tells
the following from personal knowl.
edge, in explanation ofhis assertion that
Representative Brigham II. Roberts
is fighting man and will not give up
his seat in Congress without a hard
battle
Gin 1871. band of Mormon chiefs
were on a missionary tour in the
mountains of Tennessee. The noun
taineers warned them TO Jump the
country. The elders didn't pay any
attention 10 the warming. A baud of
Whitechps undertook to run them out
and two of the elders were killed at a
place called Calders Farm. The
Tennesseeans refused to send the
bodies home and served notice that
it any more Mormons came to get the
bodies, there would only be Just so
many more bodies to be recovered.
THE church called for volunteers.
Roberts responded. He was a black.
smith in those days, and in that char.
acter he travelled 10 Calders Farm
and opened a shop. Between shoeing
horses and sharpening pillow points,
he managed to learn where the
bodies of the elders were buried. Que
night he opened the graves Of the
elders and when daylight came he
and the desired bodies vera on The
way TO Utah. Ii was big feather in
his cap when he got back safe to Salt
Lake City, and from that time on he
had only to ask for whatever he
wanted from the Mormon Church au.
thorities. That gave him his start in
public life. - New York Sun.
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nIrs. n.nrlcn.s Nlctnr,

a woman named O'Biieu was lately
brought ND in court for assaulting her
husband. Ucr husband. being con.
fined in bed, vas unable 10 appear in
court. The woman IS face was bruised,
ono eye closed, tho nose split, aud she
had q baudage over her head
"What an ewful condition the poor
woman is in" said the magistrate,
pityingly
"Och, yer Worship" exclaimed tho
woman, but Jest wait till ytz see
OBrien ~ Tit Bits.
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THE STOUT CLIO LADY AND The Nam

He rushed into the car
Tho crowded Garland ere
The stout old lady who
Had dropped her fare
Recovered it ie took the ouly seat
That had been vacant there.
She grabbed a strap and stoOt
Before him while
The car mrchCd on aud OF.
Mile after mile.
She looked down at him G2d
He gazed away;
lie sat she had to stand
There's more 10 say.
The scene has changed: maiden iair
Plays lightly on a sweet guitar;
Her checks are red and on her breast
a bunch OF fragrant roses are.
lie comes at last; she greets him and
Then leads him where
Her mUinmR waits, hail buried In
Her easy chair.
A stout old lady glanccs up,
lie bows and then
They both remember how and 5aen
They met before.-
Diverging ways.
4 sad goodnight;
IL sometimes pays
TO be polite.
Chicago Times Herald
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Travelling in Colonial DAYS.

After the period of walking and
canoeing had its day in colonial times,
nearly all land travel, for n century
was on horseback, just as it was in
England at that date. In 1872. there
were only six stage coaches in the
whole Of Great Britain, and q man
wrote a pamphlet protesting that they
encouraged too much travel Boston
then had one private coach. Women
and children usually rode seated on 6
pill1on behind q man. One way Of
progress which would help four per
sons ride part Of their journey wac
what was called The "ride-and-tie'
system. Two Of the four persons who
were travelling started on their route
on foot; two, mounted OH the saddle
and pillIon, rodo about e mile. dis
mounted. tied the horse, and walked
on. When the two who had started
on foot reached tle waiting horse they
mounted, rodeon pact the othcr coupl,
for mile, dismouutcd, tied am
walked on; and so on.
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a chlna.nnn,s onth.

At the Thames Police Court a Chi.
naman named An Hang went into The
witness box, when tho oath was ed
ministered thus s lighted candl was
placed before him, which he blew ont.
at the same time swearing that what
he was about to state was the truth,
and il it were not might his soul be
extinguished in the same summary
manner. Cardiff Western Mail.
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HNCLES AND JESTS.

Lawyer-"Do you swear the col
.ision raised the entire carp" Witness
well, it raised everything but the
windows. Judge.
Patience-"Don't you think Will
ras n musical laugh2" Patrice-"In-
deed, dol i notice he always laughs
when you try to sing"
"How gracefully she handles
AM Eyes. She used to keep tho
lies off the tables in her fatk er's
iairy lunch. cleveland Plaindealer.
All hail the man who makes his way,
And fights his battles day by day;
He floors his foes, l JOY to see.
I'm glad his aim is not at me.
Chicago Record.
Visiting Curate-''Ah, my friend,
you should reflect on the fact that we
are here to-day and gone morrow"
Convict-'You may bel amt
rit-Bits.
Miss - (of BOSTON, $50 much
depends on environment" Miss -
{of Chicago Gust sol Now, out in
Chicago we are continually annexing
Jur environments. Puck.
"a rather go fishing than cunning;
Sd rather do sitting than running;
But find myself wishing,
was cunning or fishing,
When fellow comes after mo dunning.
Philadelphia North American.
First Combatant--'He called me
And he called me lazy loafer"
Well, i wouldn't fight
over difference of opinion. You may
both be right.
There was u young man OF Dunbar.
Who piayfully poisoned his ma.
AS he gaZed on his work
He remarked with n smrk.
"This Will cause quite q family jar.
Life.
81 wish now" shrieked the angry
young wife. II wish now, Frederick
Harrison, you had married Edith
Macmahon instead of me! That's
What wishr'- 81 would have mar
sled her" yelled the Infatuated hus-
oand, ''only she wouldn't have me
and you Wnjli'41 1. :, Cincinnati En-
luirer.
She--"To think that you once dc
;lared that you would love me rs long
IS you lived! And now, hardly year
lihi 4 Ch' bhNN lOA ttlO lObnAuB w nv
about mew He--"But you see when
told you would love you as long as
I lived / wasn't feeling very we'll, aud
really didn't think / would live
long boston Transcript.
"Call messenger boy, quickp
Tied tile business man. The model
office boy paled perceptibly. He
feared to lose his situation; but then
there was his conscience The
mental struggle was fierce but brief.
"No. cannot do it," he said sim
ply; for ] have never yet spok an an
untruth." 80 Catholic Standard and
Times.
II nm glad there are few honest
people left. Two years ago sent
boy around the corner to buy a postal
card. I have never seen the boy to
this day You don't call that boy
honest?" eyes, sir! This morning
! received n postal with this on the
back: Dear Sir Here is your post
al. I started in business with the
penny you gave me and have pros
percd. Thanks Chicago News.
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now on
duty with our
army in the Phil
ipines are wound
Cd in peculiar
ways sometimes
aud shots that ep-
parently should
cause immediate
deaths give the
victims LITTLE
trouble. 4 wound
from n NIauscr
bullet is easy to
heal. proyided n
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The frst use Of Niagara power was
as long ago az 1926, when the French
erected a sawmili near the site Of the
present factory Of the Pittsburg Re.
duction Company. II was used for
the purpose OF supplying sawed lum-
Der for Fort Niagara,
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vital spot Is not touched, and there
are men walking around to-day, we'll
and sound, who have had holes
through their bodies and heads and
bones.
Major Rafter, OF the Twentieth
Kansas, has kept note of some curious
cases. "You cannot depend on Maui
ser bullets, for they often go into vital
parts, and then all the skill of surgery
cannot save the life OF the victim, >"
the major said, as he sat in the quar-
ters the other day. "I cannot tell
without counting mp just how many
men we have had wounded nor Just
how many have been killed or have
died from wounds. Some of the
wounds were from Remington bullets
and they are much harder to treat
than the Mauser wounds. There is n
chance for blood poisoning in them,
but that is not of such common occur
cnce now as it used to be.
''Now for the list: Here is Edward
Crane, who holds the record for the
greatest number of wounds from a
single shot. He was brought in, shot
through the hand, the forearm, the
muscles of his arm and his side. The
wounds quickly healed and Crane was
out again on the line wading rivers in
two weeks.
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WOUNDS BY MAUSERS.
MEN RECOVER WHO ARE SHOT
THROUGH HEAD AND BODY.

Freaks That Are Played-CurIous Cases
or Which Record Has Been Kept by
Major Rafter, of Knusas-Thc Remark
able Wound Received by Lieutenant
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pa, Solo 'ho peeutilui grl a,
cue S"V Gown beside the OLD gentle.
IN Iuu PulIeu HI5 paper away
il',o'U wants 10 nave % TAX With
Jo ,,I 10 morrow
a. ~ nc ooos' "oeS ne returned
.uG "l'' gentleman lh q tone That was
i.Dy circulate" 10 inspire confidence
J." " Jo"uE "i"u' VOL what INC
'"" ,.tI. "I,u ,o.ulsut'
ne PIe's's, papa replied the
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ment to begin my

ment to begin my
tale is that /,
John Fairbank,
was an artillery
captain IL IL d o L
General Jackson
in ID c C G m b er,
1914. That was
the time w Ii c II
General Jackson
came TO New Or
The evening times., 1900-02-07
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
John Redmond Denounces the War
Unjust and immoral.

LONDON. Feb. The first business
before the House OF Commons today was
the consideration Of the amendment 10 the
address In reply to the Queens speech pro
posed by Mr.. John Redmond Irish Ma
tionalist member for Waterford city. This
amendment declares in effect that the time
has come when the war in South Africa
should be brought to a close on the basis
Of the recognition Of the independence of
the South African Republic and Orange
Free State
Mr. Redmond opened the debate with q
passionate attack on what he called an
immoral and unjust war" He drew at
tention to England's "disgracef,d isola-
ton" and added that "only one nation
gave England her sympathy and
the Great Assassin"
Mr. Patrick Joseph Power Irish Nation
aIist Member for Waterford county. east
seconded Mr. Redmond's address Among
ether things he said that the Irish pr, yed
ght and day for the success of the
BoeTs.
Mr.. Timothy Healy Irish Nationalist
Member for LouthE north. said the Irish
might say that the defeat of the Hone
Rule bill had been avenged on SpiOn Kop.
The Beers he said. used to have a great
feast known as Dingaan's Day, to com
memorate their victory over the Zulus.
Later on they might add Buffers. Me
thuen's, Gatacre's. and Symons Day
Mr.. HeaIy continued: God is not going
to be always with the English. The other
side wants a chance TO syndicate Chris
tianity and take the Twelve Apostles into
their limited liabaility company"
The evening times., 1900-02-07

TALON commanders as the remains ap-
prOach the lines
II. The remains will be conducted to the
grave by the Commanding General and
staff, followed by troop G. Third L. ;. Cav
airy, dismOunted Capt. Hardie command
ing. and preceded by the Third L. g Cav
airy Band. Troops will remain in above
position until after conclusion OF the cere-
monies, when they viii follow the Com
manding General and staff 20 the city, TO
be dismissed and marched directly 10 their
respective cOnyeyances TO return 10 their
proper station
Is. Horses allotted 10 officers requiring
mounts will be assembled in the courtyard
of the State. War. and Navy Building, and
must be returned thereto.
IA. Undress uniform overcOats. and leg
gins viii be worn unless otherwise ordered
hereafter
i. officers desiring further information
will call at Room 2z0 State. War and Navy
Building between 9 and II a. m
By command OF Mai. Gen. Merritt:
JOHN A. JOHNSTON,
Assistant Adjutant General
The evening times., 1900-02-07
THE BRITISH DRIVEN BACK
A BOer Despatch Reports the Re-
pulse Of Butler.
A Telegram From the BurEhers'
headquarters Says the English
Crossed the TuEeIa Monday Under
Cover of Heavy FirC-C0mPelled
to Retire to PotSieter's Drift

PRETORIA, Feb. "a telegram from
Boer headquarters says General Butler
crossed the Tugela on Monday at two
points under cover Of neavy fire. The
British. it says. have been driven back on
PotgieteT's Drift
DURHAM. Feb. 6.-AIl correspondence
with General Buffers forces at the Tuge-
la has been stopped for several days. To-
day General Butler telegrapAed for 100 ad-
ditionaI stretchers.
LONDON, Feb. THE War Office con-
firms the report that General Butler re-
crossed the Tugela on Monday last HIS
subsequent operations. according TO of cis!
advices. are apparently still progressing. ~
information having been received as TO G1e
result
The evening times., 1900-02-07
BoERs FORCED TO RETIRE,
General Macdonald HecOnnOitring
Along the Rict River.

AlonE lue hltA hAhtE
MODDER RIVER. Feb 5-12:aO p. M.
Cen. Hector Macdonald brought the
Highland Brigade TO Koodo0sberg At neon
yesterday, and now holds KoOdoosberg
Drift and Kopje, north of the Riet River.
besides another position adjoining.
The brigade left MCdder River at dawn
on February 3. and made Two marche7.
The march from Frasers Drift, early on
yesterday. was made under a scorching
sun. and tested the endurance Of the men.
1t was the first forced mlreh many OF
them had made sine their arrival in South
Africa. yet the hospital reports last night
showed that all we're NJ TO fight, ana today
the men look much harder.
The Beers have two laagers in the W.
cinity OF Koodoosberg. one Of these. the
nearest one, is the KamCelhoek, about i've
miles TO the northeast The other one
f. some distance TO the west, where they
are trying TO draft Colonial Dutch into
their forces.
At dawn today two mounted parties Of
Beers. m all about sixty men, approached
he British on the north, but Aed when
picke.S Of the Ninth Lancers fired on them
General acponald, who was personally in
toiuNIdL0- AdA tue Al4EAtal- l-l-lll iii-tAhl-
in camp all night on the north bank Of tre
river At dawn the British cavalry reron-
noitred about 300 Beers and EXCHANGED
shots with them. The burghers retired TO
the northeast.
In addition to his other troops General
MacDonAd's command includes the Sixty
second Field Artillery. and pout0on sec
tion Of engineers. A storekeeper at Koo-
dCosberg. narled Blankenberg. wanted 20
make a trip 20 Cape Town. General Mao
Donald assured him, OF the saftey Of his
property during his absence
The evening times., 1900-02-07
MIR. PETTIGREw CRITICISED
senator Depev Calls Attention &
Some Recent Statements.

senator Dcpew Calls Attention to
Some Recent Statements.
Following the routine business i'm the
Senate today. Mr. Depew called attention
to remarks made some days ago by Mir.
Pettgrew on the Philippine question. re-
hecting on Mr.. Schurmsn. President Of the
Philippine Commission. and saying the
fact Of the matter is We tried 10 bribe the
insurgents al failed They would NOT
take gold" his speech had been brought
to the attention OF Mr.. Schurman. and Mr..
Depew had a letter from him. calling :he
statement 'prepOsterous" one. and one
absolutely without foundation.
Mr.. Depew pointed out that at the time
when Mr.. Pettigrews speech was being
made Mr.. Schurman was in Washington.
and might have been seen by Mr.. Petit
grew. as was also Admiral Dewey Mr.
Pettigrew contention that the President
Of the United States is a ;yrant and
Aguinaldo a patriot entirely failed said
Mr.. Depew. HIS facts never turned out TO
be true. He might have applied for infor-
nation to Admiral Dewey aud President
Schurman, whose statements would be re
ce'ved by the people without question
The Senator had based his contention on
an alleged proclamation of AgumaldO
translated by an anonymous translator and
published without any certificate OF au-
thenticity, continued Mr.. Depew. That
testimony, Mr.. Depew declared deserved
no consideration, and was Of no value. He
continued:
The facts or the alleged facts stated
by the Senator from South Dakota are like
Aguinaido's army. Whenever the United
States troops appear there Is no army Of
Aguinaldo; and whenever the truth is let
in the alleged facts vanish into thin air
Fhis whole transaction is no better than
the seat Of Aguinaldos Government which
is nowhere except in the hat OF Aguinaldo." ."
Mr. Pettigrew replied to Mr.. Depew and
Mr.. Hoar enquired as to the authenticity
Of a reported speech of Mr.. Schurman's s
speaking OF Aguinaldo as an entirely hon
est man
Mr. Depew could give him no information
on that point and the whole matter went
over.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
PORTO RICAN CUSTOMS.
The Bill Regulating Them Amended
by the House Committee.

nN the HOUSE
The Committee on Ways and Means this
morning amended the bill regulating Porto
Rioan customs, and Mr.. Payne was au-
thOrized to call up the bill in the House on
Thursday OF next week
The bill was amended so as to remove
any doubt as TO the provision relating to
articles imported into the United States
which should bear internal rey 2uue as well
as custom taxes. This applies particularly
to tobacco, which is to pay under the gen
eral provisions OF the bill % per cent Of
what is paid by tobacco from other coun-
tries and when ii reaches the United
States it is to pay the same internal reve-
nue. tax paid on tobacco in this country.
The provision regarding the application OF
the revenue collected on goods to and from
Porto Rico to the expenses Of the gov
ernment Of Porto Rico, was also made
more explicit
The evening times., 1900-02-07
PLANNING GERMANY's FALL.
\ Berlin Paper Fears Alliance He
tween France and England.

BERLIN Feb. THE Cologne Ca
zette' this morning in an article entitled
French Scheming declares that NJ
Deschanel. the President of the Chamber
OF Deputies, is the coming man IN
France. The Gazette" asserts that NJ.
DeschaneI is following up the idea Of eX-
pelling Germany from the Triple Alliance.
and enecing an understandings and a dual
alliance OF. England and France. II IS
alleged that when this has been accom-
plished every effort viii be made 20 con-
Quer Germany.
The Gazette states that the Chau-
vinists are doing everything in their power
TO aecentuate the unfriendliness between
England and Germany. The German Gov
eminent, however. is well aware OF this
move. and is taking steps 10 neutraIize its
effect.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
DE CAssAGNAC IN DANGER.
An Internal Machine Found in His
House iu Paris.

PARIS. Feb. a supposed internal
machine. with a lighted fuse attached. vas
found at one o'clock Tuesday morning in
the house Of NJ. Paul de Cassagnac on the
Boulevard MaIesE erbcs. A constable. who
extinguished the burning fuse, had his
hand burned.
IL was found tha- the box was one used
in putting up milk food. The box con-
tanned black powder. revolver bullets,
bullets such as are used in American car
bines. and iron and lead filings. An exami-
nation Of the contents OF the box was
made al the Municipal Laboratory. The
experts pronounced the machine an gX-
tremely dangerOu one.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
THE MINOR STATE OFFICERS.
Republicans say These Contests VIII
Rs. Settled In FedernI Courts.

BE Settled in Federal Courts.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. Former Gov
ernor Bradley said today that he was at
work on immediate and important plans
that we're being pushed for the minor Re-
publican State officials. This is Ia hle
seven injunction suits in the courts
against the Goebel State Election Board.
restraining it from seating the Democratic
contestants for those Offices InjunctiOns
in the cases of the minor Offices will have
standing in the Federal court, but not In
the gubernator.al contest. Former Gov
ernor Bradley was very reticent and re-
fused TO sta,e his grounds for the injUnc-
tiOns.
Taylor is being urged by the Louisville
Republicans not 70 accept the Louisville
agreement The City Republican Commit
tee meets today TO urge him 10 hold the
fort and the Republicans of the State
are up in arms against IL.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
THE BoERs ADVANCING.
Simultaneous Attacks on the out
posts OF the British.

LONDON. Feb. IA despatch 70 the
Central News" dated Sterkstrcom. Feb
ruary $3.50 a. M says: The Boe-s ad-
vaneed against the British position early
this morning Simultaneous attacks we're
made on the British outposts at Penboek
ana Birds River Siding"
The evening times., 1900-02-07
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
General LaVVton's Body Leaves Indi-
annapolis for This city

annapolis Tor This city
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. The spe-
cial train bearing the body Of General
Lawton and party left at $40 o'clock this
morning over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
refreshed with the two nights rest which
she had here, they being the first nights
which had not been spent ia travelling
since the party left Manila The train will
make short stops in Columbus. Pittsburg,
Harrisburg. and Baltimore but the body
viii not be removed from the train until
il reaches Washington.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
The westminster nj MANILA

The War Department was informed TO-
day OF the arrival of the transport West
minister at Manila with a cargo OF horses
and mules, and the sailing Of the trans
port Grant from Manila, for San Fran
cisco.
The evening times., 1900-02-07
slight SIGNS OF PEACE
Taylor Asks a Conference With SEN
atOr- Elect Blackburn.

The Agreement stTI in His Hands,
FHctiOn OF the Republicans Urging
HIM 10 Continue His Resistance.
They Accuse the Democrats of Hav-
ing sinister Designs TO Obtain
Every Advantage and Make No Re
turn-The Promise to Repeal the
Present Election Law Not binding
Soldiers Withdrawn From the
Streets During Funeral servicSs-
The evening times., 1900-02-07
HUNTING THE ASSASSIN.
IRwyers Employed by the GOebeI
Family 10 Assist DETECTIVES.


LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. 7.-Messrs Ar
thur and Justus Goebel have employed
Col. T. c. Campbell, Of New York. and
formerly of Cincinnati. one Of the most
distinguished criminal lawyers IN the Uni
ted States, TO aid in running down tie as
Eassin OF their brother.
Colonel Campbell has great tact in such
cases. Il is said. and is as shrewd in th e
role Of detective as he is in that ct an
attorney. Colonel Campbell is only Cue OF
the several lawyers who have been re.a'n-
ed by the Goebel brothers. He viii come
to Frankfort today on the special train
bearing Governor Goebel's bedy. and vi II
remain until arrests are made. u is un-
derstood that the information alTeldy Sc.
cured duplicates prominent men in the
conspiracy 10 murder GOebel
FIynn's Business COifcEe. Sth and X
45-Census Office Exsu,,ralion- :.