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WEEKLY‘NORWALKFGAZETTE
on: ART AND NATURE.
Within a gloomy garreds dismal « am.
Where weird, fantastic shadows rise and
fall,
He 5; ts and gazes at a girlish face.
Down smiling from a. picture on the wall.
The. pensive mouth, the gentle. mtt‘ntnst “.20 .,
The blush-rose check, the. coils of burnisxe-
hair—
In these rare glories all his rapture lies,
s Ble‘s beauties that have saved him I‘ unide-
spair.
, Weary of soul and tarnishing for food,
TI e Artist counts the hours. He does no:
stir.
He finds the grim place suited to his mood
And all his sacred memories of her.
Dear tr asure of the well-rememb red days
When she. his sweet, white I: iStZ'l'SS, loved
him well! -
The hot tears rise and blur his steadfa~t game
He turns his head: a. stranger’s rang the
bell.
“Well, enter, Jew!—VVhat!—No, ’tis not for
sale!
Begonel—No,
sweet!"
The Jew unkooks the picture from the nail—
1‘: e Art st akes his gold—a man mu‘t eat.
— ion n Topics.
THE cvcmsr’s CAI-”E.
“You must take it,” Madame Ilenne
said to her husband. She was a small
brunette, thin and aggressive, who
strongly reminded one of little 'pet
dogs who often receives visitors by
snapping and snarling at their heels
as soon as the front door is opened.
Mr. Renne was a big, jolly dry goods
merchant, and he watched his spouse
ruefully as she unhooked a heavy cloth
cape from the rack in the hall. He had
hoped against hope that, for once, she
would forget to lumber his bicycle
with that clumsy old cloak; it was
such a here.
“it looks like rain,” the little woman
continued, “and I am not going to al-
low you to come back drenched to the
skin, much as it would please you. A
cold means money, and our physician
is a fool; he is incapable of curing ei-
ther pneumonia or pleurisy. So, kind-
ly tell me what would become of me
in case Of your death?"
Va'hile speaking with a fluency which
would have done ~"redit to a politician
on a stumping tour, she rolled the cape
into a tight bundle, tied a bit of string
around it, and there it was, ready to
be fastened on the handle of his
Wheel.
“In your way?” she exclaimed in
shrill repetition. “\Vell, I would really
like to know why? .Oh, I see, it is not
the su’ell thing, and you are afraid
that the ladies you pass on the road
will think you are carrying a bundle
——is that it?”
Iienne bowed his head patiently to
the storm, for well he knew that one
word, one timid protest, would exas-
perate- his wife into further parley,
and the discussion would‘dra‘g on in—
take itl—O, far-ewe!~ my
’ definitely; but as today she seemed
rather more amiable than usual he
held his tongue.
“See that it does not touch the
wheel or get soiled,” she went on. “If
you use it, roll it up wrong side out
again before replacing it, and do not
lose the string as you did last .time.
What are you looking at? I really
think you might have the civility to
listen to me when I speak to you."
Renne was contemplating with
forced calm the serene blue sky, and
trying to catch the placidity shining
in its azure depth. '
“Please do not kiss me goodby, I am
not to be fooled and cajoled so easily.
\Vhat are you waiting for ?” and turn--
ing toward her husband she saw him
making false gestures of poverty. “No
money! of course not; well, here is five
francs. I shall require an extra ac-
count of your expenses, though, and
please look at the change, you are so
apt to take odds and ends of coins
which are difficult to pass. Now go;
try'to avoid drinking while you are
,warm, and keep out of draughts.”
Mr. Renne tucked the money into his
waistcoat pocket, kissed his wife
gravely, for he did not dare to appear
gay, as she would have deeply re-
sented any manifestation of joviality,
and started down stairs in search of
his bicycle, with the necessary amount
of moderation and decorum which he
know best suited Mme. Renne.
‘Nhen once well out into the open
country, he expanded his lungs and
took in great breaths of air, while the
blood rushed to his face, and his eyes
almost started from their sockets;
then very slowly he exhaled it all un-
til he grew pale from—could it be re-
lief?
The sun, high in the heavens, shed
its genial rays full upon him as he
pedalled frantically along the high-
way, with arms akimbo, doubled near--
ly in two over his handles and wild
with delight. The smooth white road
unravelled before him like a ball of
twine, the horizon appeared to advance
toward him in friendly welcome, and
the. bushes ‘and trees, which' looked
like tiny specks in the distance, grew
steadily as if by magic under his gaze
and assumed massive and stately pro-
portions. To Mr. Renne the landscape
seemed to be‘running the other way,
clumps of wood and bracken, little
houses, elm trees, fields and milestones
melted away before him like a bit of
sugar. He whistled gayly as his bicy-
cle devoured space, scorching down the
hills, attacking the upgrades with easy '
assurance, while on a level no”bird"
would have entered into competition.
Almost intoxicated as he was by his
enthusiastic flight through space, he
never noticed that the vicious little
string around his cape hti'd slewly and
wickedly unfastened, as though it
wanted to play him a nasty trick.
,While he was given over to his sav-
age and all buz.‘ gaimal enjoyment, the
DEDOCI‘lU-“ll bit of cord mapped sharp-_
ly in tv. . and 0.? licw‘ the cape like a.
Streak 0. light, rumotided by hj: eye
which, at the time, was eagerly scan-
ning a sign post. Nearly amile be;
bind the cloak, black and inanimate,
" he was ofi his wheel.
lay in the middle of the road, wmle
the bicycle, lighter than before, tore
ldeliriously on- its winged way.
His blissful ignorance was short
lived, however, and the awakening
was most cruel, for as he sat under
the awning of a friendly restaurant,
rapturously sipping sauterne and selt-
zer, aud gazing with dreamy eyes
beaming with love and pride at his
wheel which leaned gracefully against
a tree in front of him, a premonition
seized him; what was missing? and
with a cry he sprang to his feet; it
was the cape! An instantaneous
change passed over Renne’s world; the
wine soured, a sharp wind arose
which ruflied his hair and his' temper;
every old crack and Ulster showed
out plainly on the varn 5', ed parts of
his bicycle, and even t. :,= rubber tire
looked miserable, notch) tad worn.
Renne’s heart turned : . k as he sat
lost in dejected réflectior All the en-
ergy and strength of mild which he
brought so courageous!" into play
while earning his daily bread, seemed
to nfclt away and disappear before the
disastrous loss of the cape. As he sat
with his head buried in his hands he
pictured his return and reception by
.Mme. Renne; it would not take her
half a second to discover his misfor-
tune, he thought; and well he knew
what scenes would ensue—tears, la-
mentations, reproaches, sulks and out-
bursts of rage, in which the little vix‘
en fairly revelled in her moments of
uncontrolled fury.
Gracious' Heavens! Seized with a
chill he hurriedly paid his bill at the
restaurant, and jumping on his poor
old bicycle, which had beaten the rec-
ord coming, he started homeward.
One wagon passed him after the other;
first a butcher’s cart, next an old fat
woman driving a donkey, then a gypsy
wagon with an impudent long-haired
rascal who stared mockingly but un-
easily after him. Renne felt very
much inclined to question him about
his cape; but a feeling of reticence
Withheld him for be strongly suspect—‘
ed that the man had found it and that
it lay hidden somewhere under the lot
of quarrclling, crying rats which filled
the wagon back of him. Oh! to the
devil with the thing; he hoped that it
was lost forever. \Vhat did he care!
But suddenly the mocking look in the
tramp's eyes came back to him; of
course the fellow had found and taken
his cape. Renne felt sure of it now;
What could he do about it, though?
Follow him and search his wagon?
Suppose after all the man had never
seen it; how like a fool he would look.
And so, little by little his anger sub-
sided, and the ridiculous side of the
affair presented itself to his mind so
forcibly that he felt like screaming
with laughter. His wife appeared be
fore him in a dilferent light alto-i
gether; she was no longer a being to
be dreaded, but to be ridiculed; and
he pondered slowly over a. summary
vengeance to be administered upon the
tormentor who had been oppressing
him for years. He would hear no
more of her petty persecutions, neither
would he drag coats and capes about
on his bicycle, through the summer
heat and dust; and they might as well
understand each other for once.
But as he pedalled along, difierent
Considerations suggested themselves
to his excited imagination. The cloak
was new, and had cost 29 francs; it
was stupid of him to have lost it; and
if hiswife had urged, nay, forced him
to carry it, it was more from love than
from hate. After all, it would be idi-
otic to lose it; and the instinct of owu-
ership awakened within ' him as he
thought of the old Bohemian driving
his wagon and perhaps laughing at
him in his heard as he passed; and in
turning the angle of the road he shook
his fist revengefully after the tramp.
“Where is your cloak?" called out
Mme. Benne in shrill accents, before
“Oh. Heavens!
you have lost it!" and she raised her
hands in horror.
“My cloak, oh!" indifferently, “i‘
was too hot and heavy to lug about
and I sold it.”
“What! you sold it?” stammercd the
small scold, gazing upon him with a
mingling of fear and distrust in her
eyes; she began to fear for his reason;
this calm might turn, into fury; he
could not be sane.
Drawing 35 francs from his pocket
he handed them to her, and said: “You
see I have made six francs by the bar-
gain, and you can buy yourself a little
present with the surplus.”
Still worried and suspicious, al-
though utterly disarm'ed, she wanted
to know in a breath where and how
and to whom he had sold his cape.
“I met a poor fellow in a cafe who
was ill with a severe cold or‘some-
thing; he had a bad cough, and eyed
my cape so wistfully that we entered
into conversation—you understand.”
and he whistled gayly, delighted with
his clever falsehood. He had been
hoarding his penniesrfor days to eke
out those 35 franc , but he thought
them well investc', for at least he
was rid of that odious cape!
His wife, turned the money over-
thoughtfully in her hand, and after a
moment’s pause said: “1 will buy you
another" exa’ctlyfllike it tomorrow.”—
. The Parisian.
W ‘ He Misunderstood Her.
I At ‘aldinner party recently given at
an English country house the coach-
man-Iliad“ come in to, help wait at the
table. iAmong the guests Was a very.
deaf told. lady._,_' , '-
Coachman, in handling vegetables,‘
comes to deaf party. “Peas, mum ?"
says JehiI. No answer. “Peas, mum?"
(louder), Still no answer fromjthe l).
P., but placing her ear-trumpet tohcr.
' e"ar,'i‘she~ lifts; it, interrogatively'TOvthe
man, who ejaculates; “Well,'_ it’s‘ a
rum way of taking them, but I suppose
she likes it. Here goes!” " and'down
wentthe peas into the ear-trumpet.
A NEW JOURNALISM.
MR. DANA READS A Lesson TO HIS
NE!GHBOR. THE TRIBUNE.
Incidentally the Veteran Editor Pays His
Respects to the Two Papers Which Are
tionallsm.
Under the head, Notes on the new
Journalism, the New York Sun says:
Our next door rfeighbor, the Tribune
which has taken into itshouse the re-
mains of the defunct Recorder, dead
of vulgarity, announces its intention
of producing or evolving, or disgorg-
ing, “a Serio-Comic Supplement” as a
regular feature, henceforth, of its Sun-
day edition.
Our candid opinion is that there is
about as much demand for more serio-
comic supplements to Sunday newspa-
pers in New York as there is for more
fleas in Italy. \Ve should say, more-
over, that although it may be possi-
ble for the Tribune establishment to
concoct during the week its projected
serio-comicality, according to the reg-
ular formula, either for plain or for
colored, there will be some difficulty
when it comes to emitting the same
upon a long-suffering public. How,
for example, does the Tribune propose
to get the seriO-comic edition out of its
own front door, where still stands on
guard the bronze statue of Horace
Greeley, who could use forcible lan-
guage on occasions?
It is a light-headed and ill-balanced
management which is swept off its
base by the frantic struggles now in
progress between the journalistic An-
archists who have recently invaded
our noble profession. From a compo-
tition whereof the field ranges from
mere inanity to the limits of obscene
enterprise, reputable publishers and
self-respecting editors would better
keep themselves wholly aloof.
We do not for an instant suppose
that the Tribune, with its traditions
of respectability, contemplates a dc-
scent into the underground filth
through which the New York “'orld
and the New York Journal and their
imitators are noisily wading their
way. But in getting itself, or any
part of itself, down to the Recorder
level, the Tribune incurs a moral in-
jury. Imbecility is sometimes almost
as immoral as positive indecency; and
the methods pf a newspaper which
perished because it was so feeble, even
in its'chosen field of vulgarity, are not
an inheritance which our neighbor
ought to desire, or a possession of
which it ought to be proud.
The intimate contest between the
proprietor of the New York W'orld and
the proprietor of the New York Jour-
nal for the primacy of the sewers, pro-
ceeds with unabated energy on either
side. One of them is spending lav-
ishly, in the attempt to beat off its in-
convenient young rival, the money
amassed during a long and happy pe-
riod of absolute monopoly of shame-
lessness. The other is pouring into
the-campaign money earned, by older
and probably wiser men in more hon-
orable business, in a desperate effort.
foredoomed to failure, to prove that a
Harvard graduate with the training of
a gentleman can out-pulitzer the orig-
inal Pulitzer himself.
Meanwhile what a contest it is, and
what a struggle young Mr. Hearst is
making, though hopelessly, for the ful-
fillment. of his astounding ambition!
The hideous projectiles are hurled
back and forth every day in the week,
but particularly on Sundays. When
the multifarious appeal to pruriency
seems to poll upon the two constitu-
encies, the exploitation of the horrors
of the morbid anatomy and disgust-
ing pathology begins. Pictures of dis-
eased tissue sprawl across whole
pages formerly occupied by the image
inings of the lascivious. Crime is il-
ilustrated in all its phases with charts
‘; and full directions for intending crim-
‘inals. When the Harvard graduate
ransacks the shelves of the library
l hells for forgotten nastiness of erotic
literature, the ex-kellner sends forth
: his men and his women to collect from
Ethe Cooks of the anonyma of to-day
'their mistresses’ favorite recipes for
Christmas plum pudding. IVhen the
ex-kellner goes to the hospital with his
camera to photograph for the benefit
of the \Vorld readers the latest run-
'ning ulcer, the Harvard graduate
promptly furnishes to readers of the'
With J
Journal explicit instructions,
:plates, teaching how murder may be
Ldone with a single blow of the fist
5 upon the chin by driving a splinter of
5' the under jaw up into “the brain; So
it goes on, Sunday after Sunday, with
:the bright sun shining in the heavens;
and the end is not in sight. There was
never before anywhere on earth such
a rivalry, and God willing, there never
will be again after Mr. Pulitzer is
dead or has gone mad, or after Mr.
Hearst .is tired out or has reluctantly
come to his senses.
Where Horses are Cheap.
Apropos of the decadence of the
horse, consequent upon the ascendancy
of the trolley and bicycle, a Pennsyl-
vania railroad ofiicinl recently back
from the Pacific coast contributes this
interesting bit of information: "The
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railroad
lately announced that hereafter it
would pay $7 per head for cattle killed
Lby its train, and nothing for horses.
To the Easterner this seems‘a wrong
to the horses, but the fact is it is gen-
erosity on the part of the company——
actual generosity. Range horses are
absolutely worthless, and men have
been out shooting their own horses to
save taxes. Guns and shells cost
money, to say nothing of the time re-
quired to kill the animals.
equity the railroad should be paid, say.
a quarter a head, by the owners for
freeing «them of a. nhisance.—Philadel—
.phia Record.
Just Now llevcllng in New York Se’nsa- ’
In strict -
WEYLER INA POCKET?
————
No News Received From the Great
Insurgent Exterminator.
THE OFFICIALS ,GUESSING.
Ono Cause of Their Solicltude Is “’oyler’a
Whareabouts, While They Would Also
Like to Hear From Gomez.
Two Rebel Victories.
HAVANA, Nov. 18.—No news, official or
otherwise, is obtainable here concerning
the movements of Captain General Weyler
and his army, which is supposed to be in
pursuit of the insurgent forces under An-
tonio Maceo in the province of Pinar del
Rio. No news from a Spanish force in the
field, as a rule, means bad .news, and the
insurgents are making the most of the sit-
uation by circulating reports of Spanish
defeats. In truth, however, there seems to
be ground for the belief that the captain
general has not met with the success he an-
ticipated,"and, while he is reported to be
moving along the northern part of Pinor
del Rio, Antonio Maceo is said to be south
of him and not far from the trocha, or
military line, which would indicate the
possibility of the insurgents turning the
Spanish flank and making it difficult for
the captain general to return to Havana.
This. howover, is conjecture, no accurate
news being allowed to leak out from the
offices of the headquarters staff in the
palace.
From a private ‘source this afternoon it
“was said that Marco, hitherto understood
to be occupying positions between Can-
delaria and Artemisa, has moved south of
l the former town, going westward toward
the mountains of Guano. Then, again, an-
other rumor has it that he is pushing a
strong force through, the swamps south of
the trocha. Both reports are given for
what they are worth.
Aggressive Insurgents.
On the other hand, it is no longer denied
that the insurgents have captured the two
quite important towns of Cascorro and
Guaimara in Puerto Principe, as intimated
some time ago in these dispatches, in spite
of ofiicial denials to the contrary, and there
is no doubt that an insurgent army of
about 10,000 men is advancing upon the
city of Puerto Principe, capital of the
province of that name.
The captain general yesterday was ex-
pected to arrive at Candelaria, and the
Spanish officials here attribute the alleged
retrograde movement of the insurgents
under Maceo to this move upon the part of
the Spanish commander. The lattcr’s ar-
rival at Candelaria, however, has not yet
been announced, and there is no denying
that a feeling of considerable anxiety can
be noticed at the Spanish headquarters
here. Since the departure of the captain
general for the front a number of Officers
have been on duty night and day at the
palace as if awaiting important news,
which as yet has failed to reach them.
The exact whereabouts of Maximo Go-
mez is also apparently unknown here, the
movements against Puerto Principe being
conducted by Calixto Garcia, according to
report, andthe insurgents’ friends here in-
timate that Maximo Gomez is certain to
be heard from shortly, as he must create a
diversion as near as possible to Havana. in
order to prevent the dispatch of further re-
enforcements to the captain general, who
no it is is receiving from Havana every
man who can be spared from active duty
about the fortifications.
Defending Puerto Principe.
The city of Puerto Principe is being
placed in the strongest possible state of
defense, but the insurgents are said to
have with them a. large number of carts
with which they «propose to carry away
the booty which they anticipate capturing
when the ca’ltal of the province falls.
Castellanos, the Spanish commander who
Was announced to have defeated the in-
surgents in any number of engagements
and to have relieved Cascorro and Gual- ,
more. in Puerto Principe, is understood to
be retreating as quickly as his troops can
move upon the city of Puerto Principe in
order to take part in its defense.
The insurgents operating against that
city are carrying on the work of destruc-
tion, and have destroyed with dynamite a
large number of bridges on the railroad
running from N uevitas to Cascorro, Guni-
mara and Guamarillo. This was done in
order to prevent the passage of the Spanish
force over that road to take them in the
rear.
Cuban Surgeon Killed by Spaniards.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 18.—Word was
received in this city by Cuban sympa-
thizers that Dr. Pedro Betancourt, a sur—
geon in the Cuban army and one of those
prominent in the revolutionary m0vement,
has been killed by the Spaniards. Dr.
Pedro was one of those arrested in this
city in September, 1895, on the charge of
filibustering and was subsequently acquit-
ted. Soon after his trial he got away to
Cuba with an expedition. Before his de-
parture he said that» he never expected to
return alive. He was stationed in Cuba
at one of the hospitals which fell into the
hands of the Spanish troops.
The Loan Overlubsorlbed.
MADRID, Nov. 18.—Owing to the crowd
in attendance at the opening or the sub-
scriptions for the new loan, the bank was
kept open until midnight. The loan has
been oversubscrlbed in Madrid alone, and
the total subscriptions will probably ex—
coed 500,000,000 pesotas.‘ I
Print." In Trouble.
KANSAS Crrv, Nov. 18.—A strike or
lockout of all the union printers, pracsmen,
feeders, helpers and bookbinders in this
city employed by the firms who are mem~
bers of the employing printers’ organiza-
tion, the Typothetm, is threatened. The
trouble is Over the refusal of the Typo-
graphical union to call off its boycott re-
cently declared against the Hudson-Kim-
berly Publishing company, a nonunion
house. ,
Before the Twelve Apostles.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 18.—Moses
Thatcher has been ordered to appear for
trial before the twelve apostles of the Mor-
mon church for violation of church disci-
pline. Thc case originated last year when
Mr. Thatcher was a candidate for the
United States senate before the people
without taking counsel with the church
authorities.
Bay State Gas President.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Advices received
here this morning from Wilmington, Del.,
are to the effect that the annual meeting
of the Bay State gas shareholders was held
there today and John R. Bartlett of New
York was elected president of the com-
pany. Mr. Bartlett was, instructed to mod
an. sum Pawns. - , _
THE mum TANGLE
‘Prince Von Hohenlohc makes Reply
to an lnterpellation.
LIPS SEALED BY SEGREGY.
Germany’s Relations With Her Allies, Bo
Declares. Hove Under-gone No Change.
von unheated. Makes o Rath-
or Spicy Speech.
BERLIN, Nov. 17.—In anticipation of a
statement from the imperial chancellor,
Prince Hohenlohe, on the subject (8 the
' revelations made by Prince Bismarck,
through his organ, the Hamburger Nach-
richten, regarding the secret which existed
between Russia and Germany from 1886
to 1890, there was a. large attendance at
the opening of the reichstog today. Among
those present was Count Herbert Bismarck,
eldest son of the former chancellor, whose
presence supported the rumor that he was
to take an active part in the debate and
defend his father against attacks.
Count von Hompresch, a Centrist leader,
Introduced the lnterpellatlon, notice of
which was given on Wednesday last. In
brief the question was whether a secret
cOnvcntion between Russia and Germany
existed up to 1890, and, ifso, why was it
not prolonged? Finally, had the recent dis-
closures had influence upon the dreibund
and Germany’s relations with the other
powers?
In reply Prince Hohenlohe said: “In re-
gard to the negotiations between Russia
and Germany from 1887 to 1890, it was
agreed at the time that absolute secrecy
should be observed. The point of time
when this obligation ceased cannot, in con-
sequence, be defined by us alone. I there-
‘ fore, for the moment, am not in a position
to give official information concerning the
result of those negotiations then. So for as
regards the tendency of German policy to-
ward Russia since the spring of 1890, it is
equally impossible to give an exhaustive
reply so long as that obligation continues,
and I leave it to the foreign Secretary, who
took part in the deliberations, to say what
can be said in that respect. '
Hohenlohe Applauded.
“After a careful examination of the
available material I cannot help recogniz.
ing as full of weight the motives which
governed German policy, and at the same
time I can express the conviction that no
unfavorable modification in our relations
with Russia has made itself felt. The as-
sertion at that time that British or indeed
any foreign influences have had a. contribu-
tory effect, or that they now have, must be
dismissed as devoid of all foundation. ”
At this there were cries of “Bravo, bravo i”
“As to the effect which recent publica-
tions have. had upon the position of Ger-
many in the dreibund and her relations
with other European powers, I am glad to
be able to declare that the cloud of distrust
which at the first moment was observable
among some classes of the population of
those countries has again disappeared, and
our relations with our allies are marked
now, as before, by absolute mutual confi-
dence. In the same way our relations with
Russia. have never for a moment ceased to
be geod and friendly. ” Applause from all
parts of the house followed.
Von Blobentoin’s Remarks.
The minister for foreign ofl’airs, Baron
Morschall von Bieberstein, followed the
chancellor. He said:
‘ ‘ In entering upon the subject of German
policy toward Russia I am perfectly alive
to the great difficulties of the task. Please
do not expect any revelations from me.
I have no authority to make them, and,
moreover, they would probably only in-
crease the strife, and we have enough
strife in the country. .
“My task is to throw light upon certain
attacks, so for as general interests at home
and abroad'requlres them to bedealt with.
“In the latest controversy two accusa-
tions leading in diametrically opposite di-
rections stand out prominent. One is
that German policy, after 1890, committed
serious blunders and surrendered an im-
portant security for the preservation of
“The other charge, which is leveled
against the policy prior to 1890, asserts
that at that time things were agreed upon
with another state, contrary to existing
treaties.
A Serious Charge.
“The latter charge is the more serious,
for it strikes us in a spot where, as we are
entitled to say with some pride, we were
most susceptible.
“I therefore address myself first to that
charge, and repel with emphasis the idea
that anything was ever agreed to by Ger-
many with any state whatever that is in-
compatible with existing treaties.
“Thot has not occurred, either in the
letter or in the spirit; for whatever we
have agreed to was designed to serve the
interests of peace. It is, however, doubt-
ful whether, with a number of alliances
and treaties, the intrinsic value of each
increases or decreases.
in multifold security that it may re.
its office at a. decisive moment. ” ‘ "
The Drclbund Treaties.
LONDON, Nov. 17.—The Chronicle’s
Romercorrespondent is assured that as a
result of the Bismarck disclosures Austria.
will propose a new clause to the dreibund
treaties to counteract the efl'ect of secret
treaties -
Mr. Hanna and the Cabinet.
, CLEVELAND, Nov. 17.—M. A. Hanna
was seen by a. reporter,who tried to get
from him a statement regarding a. cabinet
position. “Your name has been used in
connection with the secretaryship of the
_n “I will not discuss it at all,”
was the reply. “But the newspapers have
said that you declared you would accept
no ofi'ice. ” “I do ‘not remember ever hav-
ing said anything of the kind,” replied
Mr. Hanna.
Au Attempt to Blow Up a Boston Hotel.
BOSTON, Nov. 17.—-Therc was an attempt
made to blow up the Hotel Highland, Rox-
bury, today by the use of dynamite. The
hotel is a four story, eight apartment house,
and a chimney and one of the upper
stories were badly wrecked by the explo-
sion. It is alleged that the dynamite was
used for the purpose of revenge by some
person whose name at present, is withheld.
One Day's Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON” 14km, Ales-National bank
notes received todaydb‘iléredemption, $386,-
592; govern out li‘ebeipts from internal
revenue, $825. {4.5; customs, $332,259; misv
cellanous, $138,911. . . N
French Imports and Exports.
LONDON, Nov. 17.—The Times’ Paris
cerrespondent says that the October trade
returns show an’ increase in the importl
)nd a. decline in the ex; orts
"THE Wisuu‘ Sm;
Many Towns 'In Washington and Ore-
gon Are Blizzard Bound.
STEAMBOATS ON THE FARMS.
Ranchers and Stock Rescued by Small
Croft—Bridges Corr-led Away sud
Railroads Tied lip—Other Dom- \
use W'rought by the Storm. V
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 18.—The storm
which has swept northwestern Washington
and British Columbia. for the past 48 hours
is the most severe in the history of the
country. It is estimated that the damage
to railroads alone in western Washington
will exceed $500,000, and the loss to pri-
vate property will be fully as great.
While atmospheric conditions' have im-
proved slightly, the railroad situation is
worse than ever. The city is absolutely
shut cyst-om communication by roll with
the outside world, and from midnight
Sunday until about 4 o’clock yesterday
afternoon all the telegraph lines were par—
alyzed. The Northrn Pacific overland ox-
press, which left Tacoma on Sunday night,
encountered a huge landslide near Eoston
on the eastern slope of the Cascades, and
returned to Tacoma. The Yakima. river
bridge, a few miles beyond Easton, is
washed away. The damage beyond that
point is not known, communication being
interrupted.
The Portland branch of the Northern
Pacific is likewise disabled by a big land-
slide in Cowlitz valley, 50 miles south of
Tacoma. The Great Northern railway is
the heaviest sufferer, and all its lines on
this side of the Cascades are in a. deplora-
ble condition. From Snohomish to Sky-
tance of 52 miles, the road will practically
have to be rebuilt, as the bed has been
nearly all swept away and the bridges
washed out. At Index the big railroad
bridge was swept from its piers and car-
ried down the Skyhomish river for a dis-‘
tance of half a mile.
At Snohomish City the river is higher
than ever before known, being from 6 to
10 miles wide in places. The water is
over a. .foot deep in the Great Northern
depot, which stands eight feet above the
The danger arises __ ,
“_'_‘the adjacent hills.
level of the track.
A Stoombootl on Forum.
Steamboats wore cruising about over
farm lands yesterday picking up ranchers
and stock.
Mount Vernon, in Skaget county, is in
a. sad plight, the Skaget river being un-
precedentedly high, and it is feared that
e dykes are about to give way.
Avon. a village near by, is under water,
and the Beaver and Olympia marshes‘ore
inundated. Many of the farmhouses have
water several feet deep in them. The Sud-
homish river at Everett is seven miles
wide, and the Seattle and Internotlohot
bridge ; has been rendered unsafe by the
great jam of driftwood.
Near Lowell the river is two feet above
high water mark, and the milrdad track
has been washed away for miles. Tuce
feet ‘of water la_stonding in the Everett
and Monte Cristo tunnel for the entire
length of. too 1..., . ,
New Whotocm is shut ad from commu-
nic‘etlon' entirely, no trains having arrived
or departed flpmtbm for four days. The
Rucksack river" has ovmflbwed its. banks,
flooding hundreds of acres of value is
farming'iprope .. _' «
In British 001' bio theCanadlan a-
clflc ~roilx'oM, for a, distance of 100 milés
east of Vancouver, has .been seriously
damaged. my bridges'were washed out,
and telegraphic communication with the
cost has been interrupted for 36 hours.
wa-
The News From Portllud. ,
Pon'rLAND, 0r. , Nov. 18.—A fierce snow-
storm raged , over the Willamette valley,
and snow still continues to fall heavily;
Such a blizzard has not been seen for three
years, and at this season it is very remark—
able. The Willamette river is still risln ,
and water is spreading over the lowlon
below the city, carrying everything before
it.
No trains arrived on the Northern or
Southern Pacific railroads yesterday, ow-
ing to the flood. All wires are down on
the Northern Pacific, and how serious the
washouts are on that line cannot be told. ’
The overland trains on the Southern
Pacific railroad are practically stalled, and
although the Oregon Railway and Novi-
gotion and Union Pacific trains succeeded
in getting through, the tracks along the
Columbia river are threatened by high
water. The florid has torn out the wires
in all directions, and communication with
interior parts of the state is very difficult.
The mm. .of Woodland, Wash, is ten
feet under water as a result of the freshet
in Lewis river, and unless the storm abates
soon the entire Lewis river valley will be
devastated. 0f the other valleys on the
Columbia, Cowlitz, on the Washington
side, has been inundated and the inhabit-
ants of Castle Rock were forced to flee to
Several treaties hove been washed out
by the flood, and the Gmu Opera. com-
pany, which was to have given a perform-
ance in Portland last night, is storm bound
between Kalam‘a and Tacoma.
At Cottage. Grove, 0r., several houses
were washed ,av‘vay and many families
compelled to seek safety in the highlands.
The few incoming travelers last night
said that a heavy snowstorm was raging
up the valley and regular blizzard weather
prevailed.
1% Salem 3. gmt deal of damgo ism;-
portcd in the Mill Creek volleyand ad-
jacent territory.
SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 18.-Unprece-
dented flooda are prevailing throughout
this part of the northwest. Mountain
streams which three days ago could be
waded are now raging torrents. All the
transcontinental railroad lines running
through hex-care washed out in a dozen
places both east and west, and several
bridges are gone. No trains arrived yes-
terday, and none is expected for several
days. Much damage is resulting in wt-
tlers along the valleys and lowlands in
northern Idaho, western Montana and in
Washington.
Ural-g the Dinglcy BI".
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18. — The Wool
Merchants’ association of Philadelphia
adopted a. resolution calling on the United
bill'as an emergency measure. The Man-
ufacturers‘ club also passed resolutions
urging the enactment of the Dingley bill
at the coming session.
' Virginia’s Official Vote.-
BALTIMORE, Nov. 18.—Tho total ofliclol
vote of Virginia has been ascertained and
in as follows: Bryan, 165,988; McKinley,
185,361; Palmer, 2,216; Levering, 2,31% .
Hatchet-t. 106. . _ in: _
homish in the Cascade mountains, a dis‘ '
States senate to pass the Dlngley tarifl '
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