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FOREIGN.

Italy will participate officially in the
st. Louis Exposition. appropriating
100000 for the purpose.
Germany will ask for Identical privi.
leges from both Cuba and the United
States as soon as the reciprocity treaty
is ratified.
A commission headed by Minister
yon Plehwe was appointed to carry
out the Cars reforms.
Irish members Of Parliament. in adj
dresses at meetings In Great Britain.
said England's policy Of coercion had
been changed to n Of cancellation by
the Irish Land Purchase bill.
RiotinG at CoImbra. Portugal, was
developing into n revolution. the tax
collectors having fed. and the city mob
being reinforced from the country.
The requests OF monastIc orders for
authorization were causing a bitter
debate In the French Chamber.
In asking for about $3.50. 600. 600 for
the British Navy for n year the Ad-
miralty Secretary explained that in
te%rnatIonal naval rivalry makes this
enormous and unprOductive expense
necessary"
Signor Bowie. the leader Of the Re.
publican party In the Italian Chamber.
Is dead.
The Reichstng committee IN the Ger
man naval budget reduced several Of
the appropriations.
Count von Bernsdorf. Chief Of the
POtsdam police. gave the Kaiser n re.
port of his recent three weeks visit In
New York City.
The French post OF Libreville. on the
Congo. was attacked by Tuareg Arabs,
who were repulsed with loss.
1t Is officially announced that a divis'
ion Of the Austrian Navy. consisting
of three armored cruisers and n tor
pedo boat. will proceed TO the eastern
| Mediterranean. visiting tho ports in the
Greek archipelago and Asia Minor.
Negotiations were begun with the
Vatican with n view to securing tho
placing on exhibit at the st. Louis Elk
position Of Pope Leo's jubilee presents
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why Hewitt Didn't Retire.

The fact that some rich men. who
are amply able to retire from business.
remain in the harness simply because
they can't get out, was illustrated In
the continuous business career Of Alb
ram s. Hewitt. why don't you retire
from active b~usiness!" he was asked
one day. This referred more particu-
larry to his iron interests. Il can't get
out" he answered. AT least I can't
get out on terms which I feel 1t would
be honorable to accept. I had a chance
some time ago to sell out our Trenton
works, but the condition was that they
should be closed down permanently.
This would have thrown about 500 OF
our men out Of work; people who had
been with US for years. and many of
whom bought their little homes In
Trenton. l could not accept such
| terms, so here I am. with the burden
yet oil my shoulders. and l suppose
| death alone will relieve me Of It."
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NAL Hall In the form Of q skull and
tusks of an animal Of the same family
which was much larger than the cele-
brated circus elephant and lived hun
dreds Of years before Jumbo made his
debut In the sawdust ring. The speci-
men was discovered In the sands OF
Western Texas many years ago by an
amateur collector. and was only re-
Gently secured by the American Mu-
scum. The upper portions Of the skull
have been reproduced In plaster. but
the entire lower portion Of the skull.
the large pair Of grinding teeth and the
gigantic tusks (Which are the homo
logues Of the lncisor teeth In mani are
complete. The latter fall little short Of
being the largest elephant tusks thus
far described among either living or
fossil members Of this family. So far
as preserved they measure thirteen
feet six inches from the base Of the
tusks to the tips, and there is at least
a foot broken away from the end Of
the TIP. making the total estimated
length fourteen feet six inches. On
leaving the skull. the tusks (Which
were undoubtedly used for fighting
purposes) curve downward and out
ward. then upward and inward. until
the tips almost meet each other. The
height Of this animal must have been
at least thirteen feet: thus he was con-
siderably higher than Jumbo.
A scientific description Of the inter-
esting exhibit states:
The single molar or grinding tooth
Is distinguished from that of the nam.
moth Of the extreme North. Elephas
primigenius. and that Of the Columbian
mammoth Of the Middle United States.
Elephas columbl. by it's very large
size. and by the comparatively small
number Of Its enamel p, ties. which are
set widely apart and surrounded by
broad bands of cement. In the grind
ers Of the Northern mammoth the
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A Fine Business.

Under this head the New York Witness
editorially says:
plant worth 800; profits. $4,000 q year
that is the apparently authoritative rec.
ord OF the business Of Alderman Michael
Kenna. Of CHICAGO, popularity known a
'Hinky Nnk.' Mr.. Kenna il q saloon
keeper. His plant consists in the saloon
fixtures. valued at 800, and the brewery
which supplies him has presented him with
a diamond badge in recognition Of the fact
that he has disposed Of 5000 barrels OF
beer IN FIVE years. It seems that MIR:
Kenna pays s. a barrel for the beer and
gets 300 glasses out Of each barrel. which
he sells at FIVE cents a glass. leaving him
so a barrel profit. His expenses are said
to be $1,000 a month. This. at least, is the
statement Of Mr.. Kenna's business pre-
sented by a news item in the IN.
Fifty thousand dollars per year profit
from a 800 investment il certainly doing
pretty well considering the case from q
financial point OF view. Such enormous
profits ought to satisfy the most avaricious
man. But SAYS the Witness. and that
quite appropriately. "Mr. Kenna and all
the rest Of US viii have to look over our
life's balance sheet again by and by. from .
tune will look much less than thirty cents
when contrasted with love and faith and
obedience. and from which all profits de-
rived from the injury Of a~nother-whethsr
by cheating or BY gambling or by selling
him mat which doe, him harm-will be
seen to have been losses and not gains.
All such profits will be found charged up
against those who receive them when the
books are o~pened-the books in which the
worlds accounts are kept. (See Rev. %:
l2.)" In that day the significance will
dawn in full and awful reality upon all
who shall have been in completely with the
.oul.destroving LIQUOR traffic. Of the woe"
pronounced bv Jehovah on him that put
teth the bottle to his %ncighbor's lips"
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

A report on cacao culture In the
Philippines showed high quality and
abundance OF the plant.
The Interior Department forwarded
to the Governor Of Hawaii bonds az.
zregating $32R.OO0. which will be Issued
for the payment Of the fire claims Of
Hawaii.
William Crozier. editor Of the Amer
lean. nj Manila, was convicted on the
charge Of libeling General Davis. Com
mander of the American troops.
Bartlett Sinclair. Treasurer of Rial
Province. took poison in the office OF
the Attorney. General when informed
that the Government intended to prose-
cute him for neglecting his Office and
permitting the peculation Of funds by
his subordinates.
A warrant was issued for the arrest
OF the captain Of the Seward at Manila
on a charge Of smuggling.
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Prominent PEOPLE.

s. II. Crockett. fhc novelist. Is addict.
ed TO the srrap-hook habit.
General Samuel W. Price. 4 well.
known Louisville ,ky.) painter. has. lost
his sight.
In the evening Of his life rs 4 states.
man Lord Salisbury regrets that he did
no make 4 career as Il chemist.
Common Ems Of the plain variety Is
said t. lre the dlStin.uishin. Possession
Of Senator .Ankcny. of Washington
State.
Sir John t;orst is. ut seventy. one OF
the youngest looking men in the House
Of Commons. lie spends nine hours In
twenty-four in bed.
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GOVERNOR DAVIS ACCUSED
The Arkansas Executive Must Answer
Formal Charges.
SOME OF A CRIMINAL NATURE

q Committee OF the Legislature
Double Charges For Expsnses md
Other PiIfsring Alleged In b Com.
pialnt.Governor tn Have . Hearing.
Little Rock. Ark.-.Attorney-Gen era!
George ". Murphy filed with the Leg
islature's Investigation committee TWEEN.
~ charges of gross misconduct In
office against Governor Jeh' Davis and
the committee decided to take tes.i-
mony in support Of them.
He charges the Governor with FIRE.
quent violations Of the criminal laws
Of the State In borrowing money from
the State treasury and drawing twice
for the same items Of expense from
his contingent fund.
The most serious Of the charges are
that the Governor has been In the
habit of accepting and receiving gifts
from those who obtain contracts to
furnish supplies to the State charitable
institutions.
1t IL alleged that early In the year
lstUS ue utduc III uttiLPSLiCht ~ tAS
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
Company whereby he was to receive n
reduction of fifteen per cent. on all
long-dIstance telephone communica-
tlons. and that thereafter he had the
vouchers made out for the full amount.
and sometimes ~ larger. and instead
Of giving the State the benefit OF the
reduction. made use Of It in paying for
the private telephones In use by him.
self. his private secretary and others
at their homes anu elsewhere.
1t is charged that the Governor &C.
cepted the use Of special cars free OF
charge from the Memphis and Choctaw
Railroad Company and the st. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company for
the transportation of himself and par.
ties Of his friends. knowing that the
cars were furnished for the purpose OF
influencing his official conduct.
The charge Is made that the Gov
ernor has twice collected S35 NJ ex-
penses Of the same trip to the Univer.
Sity ut Faye eville. onc from his con-
tlrgent fund and again from the treas.
rrrr { 4 the university.
The Governor IL said to have under.
taken to act Gs the agent Of Mr.. Althe-
mer in the sale Of q farm ut from $50.
100 to Sj0.0OO above It's value to the
Penitentiary Board for the State Of Ar
kansas. for n convict farm. 1t Is al
legged that he tried to force 1t upon the
board and became angry because the
hoard declined to buy 1t.
I'm this" says the Acknowledgement.
II charge that he was actuated by i'm
proper motives. The Governor from
April %. 1899. to January ). 1901. in
elusive. for the alleged matter Of steno-
graphic work alone. violated the GRIM
innl law. Section 1873. In Sandel and
Hills Digest. tw~enty.nine different
times by obtaining the Auditors sigma
ture to as many warrants on the treas
ury by means Of false vouchers for
said work. and also violated the same
section many other times on other &C.
counts, the false accounts for stenOgra-
phic work amounting in the aggregate
to S720.75."
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DOMESTIC.

In fear Of his life because OF threats.
Theodore Shuster killed Charles Athey.
ut McMechan, W. Va. Athey being the
aggressor In the eliminating row.
Six men were killed in four railroad
collisions. occurring respectively In Vir-
ginia. Missouri, Texas and Ohio.
Republicans Of Cleveland. Ohio. NOM
mated Attorney Harvey D. Goulder
for Mayor.
With a brief committal service the
bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pencil.
Of Buffalo. n. u. were inferred at
Brunswick. Me-.
Two boys. Fred Wilson and Carl
Remington. were arrested In Denver.
Col. charged with holding up drug
stores throughout the city.
While trying to save his six-year-old
son, after rescuing his invalid wife and
two-day- old baby. John Mclaughlin
and the boy were burned to death at
HIbbing. MINI.
A new trial was denied to former
vice.yresident Frank c. Andrews. Of
- wrecked City Savings Bank. Of De-
troIt. Mich. now serving d jon sentence
for his crime.
Experts were examining the condi.
ton of the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company In Philadelphia. Pa. and
upon the result was said to depend the
future of the 500. 1000 900 corporation.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has
decided that the Jim Crow Street Car
Law, which was put in operation In No
vember. Is constitutional. The law
Inns been vigorously opposed by the
negroes. who resent 1t greatly.
Cornell will lend the Ithaca Water
Company $4,000 for the construction
Of a filtration plant to prevent the re-
curreace Of typhoid.
Three hundred students Of Purdie
University. Lafayette. Ind. were ar.
rested for riotins.
DR.. Friedrich Mueller. assistant to
Professor Lorenz. arrived from Europe
and will make Chicago his home.
William ]. Lee. a fugitive from the
New Jersey State Hospital for the In.
sane. returned to his home In Trenton
and. armed with a revolver. declared
be would let no one modest him.
Archbishop Quigley reached Chicago.
ILL.,. to take charge Of his new archdio.
cese.
The right Of Helena. Mont. to build
and operate Its own water works was
affirmed by the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals.
As a result Of a quarrel J. N. Webb.
a prominent farmer. was fatally shot
by his son e Richmond. Va.
Fo. an attempted assault upon the
ten.year-old daughter Of Porter Keenc.
at Paris. Fla. Henry Thomas. colored.
was iynched.
When Mrs. Ella Russell tried to cross
his land. which she had been forbidden
to do. Daniel Richardson killed her at
Orange. Texas.
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MINOR EVENTS0F THE WEEK
wAsHINsrON ITEMS.

Important changes will be made In
the personnel Of the steamboat inspec.
ton service and In the rules for Inn
migration.
Secretary Root asked the MD Of Gov
ernors Of Southern States In complet-
Ing records OF the Confederate armies
20 be included in a huge roster or
both the Blue and the Gray.
DR.. William Shaw Bowen was nom.
mated by President Roosevelt as Con-
sui to Valencia.
Harry A. Barrows. formerly disburs-
ing officer Of the Census Bureau. who
was dismissed some months ago for
embezzlement. was sentenced to three
years In the ~penitentiary.
General James A. Dumont. Chief Of
the steamboat inspection service in the
Treasury Department. resigned. and
the service Is o be thoroughly reorgan-
lied.
Recommendations were made by
Rear-.Admiral Bradford for the fortifi-
cation OF American naval and coaling
stations.
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Enm md ~Inaurnnce.

Actuaries Of insurance companies IN thus
country are now turning their attention
to this question. One foreign expert eau
tions the companies against making. my
allowance for even moderate drinSing.
This. hc saw. may easily lead to excess.
He adds: The outlook for a man who
should fall III with pneumonia. typhoid fe:
yer. dvscntery. ncphritis. heart disease;
diabetes and affections OF the liver IL had
enough under the best circumstances but
if tn. patient is an incorporate man his
hone for recovery is reduced very mate
rally. and the Ggnt ior life is des' crate,
IL NJ hopeless.
The question ri hcreditv Is also being
considered. a. 1t is found that the children
OF heavy drinkers are personally. noorer
risks than those whose ancestors led tenn
peratc and pure lives.
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h Al patent has Just been granted to
Nj. Eugene A. Holston for q new form,
OF overalls which can be quickly ap'
piled, allow perfect ease Of movement
TO the wearer. and prevent crumplins
tof trousers Owe which this improved
garment 10 worn. The garment. as IL
Illustrated, overs completely the front
Eof the body and legs. 1t Is held In
by portions passing over the
6houlders and by flaps attached which
Enxtend around the back Of the trunk
and legs Of the wearer. The garment
4 snug fitting over the trunk. but fits
loosely over the legs. Owing to the
fact that the rear portions Of the knees
and hips are not covered. perfect free
com Of movement Is allowed at these
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sporting BreyitIes.

The deck nf the new defender will be
Of aluminium.
The British Lawn Tennis Association
has formally challenged for the Davis
Cup.
There Is little likelihood of an .Amcri-
can POLO team visiting France this
year.
King Edwards Ambush II. was beat
on for the Gold Cup ste"plcchasc ut
Sandown Park.
Roller polo Is having quite n boom in
ONO. and a big league is being formed.
including the several big cities Of the
State.
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Historic knowledge Of him. than the
mighty colossus Of Memphis. which
now belongs to the British nation.
Raised from its Nile bed within the last
few years. where 1t has lain face down.
ward for centuries. reposing calmly
beneath the waters Of the sacred river
save at the dry season. when It De-
came visible suntil the Inundation again
buried II, Il now rests high an6 dry
above all dangers Of high water. on
heavy pedestais Of stonework. Orig.
inaily this figure stood on n side OF
the doors Of the magnificent Temple
Of Pthah. the ancient god Of Universal
Life or Artisan Of the World. rs he
10 called by Jamblichus. whose temple
Rameses II. further enriched with the
colossL The companion figure. how
ever. which supported the opposite
portal IL absent. and Its representation
% shrouded In mystery, the mute but
impressive lips Of the recumbent statue
holding firmly the secret thereof. In
fact. there Is but little evidence remain
Ing OF this temple. save great mounds
OF decaying and crumbling granite and
congiomerate.
There 10 q marked facial resemblance
among all the stone representations OK
Rameses II. which Ia curiously notice
able on account Of the difference OF
period and place Of construction. The
universal likeness predominates among
the numerous bass-reliefs and cOlossi;
from the youthful outline at Bayt-ei-
Welly to the older representations at
Abydos. and % on to the caryatid
colossi Of the temples. the fallen statue
hee Bedreshayne, and the GROWING
glory Of the magnificent colossus of
the Ramesseum. The same boyish
race OF features Il followed In matur-
lng lines, developing Into the completed
0hysiognomy Of the older representa-
tons. The illustration fails to thrill
one with an appreciation Of the magni.
tud@ OF this colossus. the estimated
height Of which Ii about ffty feet. the
headcap or helmet alone measuring
about nine feet. and which Is standing
on q pedestal at the left Of the illustra-
Ltion. The symmetry Of the right arm
Ne noticeable. as 10 also the firm grasp
Ppf the hand, which IL characteristic
De power.-Scientilc American.
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5000 Gem. From ph,r.d.lphi. Mint.

Systematic stealing Of money from
the United States Mint ut Philadelphia
brought about IN investigation which
Is likely to result in the arrest and dis
missal Of one or more Of the employees.
The stealing covered 4 Dericd Of four
months. and the investigation so far
has revealed n shortage OF about 5000.
The money stolen consisted Of old Coins
which had been stored in one Of the big
vaults
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Two Fishermen Droxnsd.

Six fishermen attempted to breast the
heavy seas In a yawl at Indian River
inlet. near Laurel. Del. to reach their
fish pounds. about one mile distant.
When about 500 yards out a heavy
wave struck the boat. precipitating the
men into the water. No help was Mt
hand. and Captain Veasey Hall was
drowned. Jeremiah Davis expired soon
after reaching shore.
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PraIae For the W. C. z. q.

ITO the quiet. digniicd. persistent. faith
ful. God.iearinc work Of the Christian
women of the Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union is due the credit both for the
maintenance OF the sentiment that ins''res
systematic temncrancc teaching IN our
Sunday.schools by means Of regular tenn
perance lessons and for the only svste-
matte. pains.taking gathering OF votes from
Sunday schools to gave positive expression
10 this sentiment" so says the Sunday
School International Evangcl.
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A. G. Mclaughlin. a leading capital.
list. Of Paris. Texas. was shot dead In
the street by r. II. Moore. a cotton
buyer. The two men and their families
were %neighbors. hut bitter feeling had
existed between MCLAUGHLIN and
Moore for two years. Mclaughlin was
unarmed and Moore had a shotgun.
He gem three loads Of buckshot into
his victim.
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But. when 1t comes to color. we have
a native scarlet clematis that Is a gem.
II grows wild In Texas. and. according
to Joseph Meehun. Is hardy In Pennsyl-
rania. s%pringing up every year when
young and Inter not only maintaining
Its position. but adding eight or ten
feet annually.
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The United States Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations ordered favorable
reports on the e%xtradition treaties with
Mexico and Guatemala. The Mexican
treaty Is an amendment to the existing.
treaty. adding the crime Of bribery to
the list OF extraditable offenses. The
Guatemala treaty Is new.
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Io,a Rob.rts. prsparstrou.

"My lord. for nineteen years | have led
an abstemious life in the hope OF this day"
is said to have been Lord Roberts rep:y to
Lord Lansdowne. when the latter sum
moned him to 60 to South Africa. That Is.
from the time OF Majuba Hill he had fore:
seen the ultimate clash OF the British and
Dutch in South Africa, and had lived his
life so IA TO b. ready to serve when the
clash came. Most nen OF foresight are
temDerlte.s
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Thirty Pouods Of Flesb. $4,000.

For q loss of thirty pounds in weight
n St. Louis MOI special jury has
awarded Miss Alice Latson $1,000 In a
verdict against the st. Louis Transit
Company. The loss In weight. as Miss
LatsOn convinced the jury. was caused
by injuries which she received in a COL
lisiOr between n transit al and o
buggy In which she was riding.
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Coal oper.tor.. Prosecution Fails

Judge Chetlain. ut Chicago. has In.
structed the jury In the trial Of the In
diana coal operators to bring In 4 YER
dict Of not guilty. The court held that
if there was any violation OF law by
The operators Ii was a violation Of the
Interstate law and no Of the statutes
OF Illinois.
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kohnny johnson with inflated bag)-
3h.hi See me bust this bag by my
Irdma's ear" Grandma latter the
niosion, placidiy laying her knitting
her lap and looking toward the
A.Come ln."-Tit-BitS.
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ROSY CLEMATS.
Exquisite Sorts That Have he Brilliant
Colorin8s.

A very charming rcheme in some
English houses Is to have growing
vines In glass-inclosed porches. This II
the very thing for half-hardy beauties
that cannot live out Of doors. and still
do not require the heat Of the dollhouse
Here we sometimes see glass-inclosed
porchs. but almost never the vines
growing inside. Even vines that are
nearly hardy will bloom earlier thus
protected.
One English favorite for this sort
of culture Is the clematis Fairy Queen
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cb,na.s 4as,l47.o 900 Population

The Board OF Revenue has com.
ple;ed q census Of the Chinese empire.
The total population IL given ut 49,
~. 900. I::t it Is pointed out that MAN.
churia. Mongolia. Tibet and Turkestan
are u: rely estimated.
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Mexican Bandits Cnptnred.

At 4 place neal Villa Union. Mexico,
four bandits have been arrrsted by the
troops. These men assaulted a stage
coach nearly a year ago. and stole
$1,000 from the passengers. whom they
treated In a brutal manner.