ART AND NATURE.
As teacher of the Hoxie school, Gen
trude Lanier was giving satisfactign
in every _way. She. was naturally
bright, well taught for her age, and
kind to the thirty or more children en-
trusted to her care. But in the minds
of the inhabitants of the district, who
knew her well, she had one fault; she
was at times dreamy and sad; still
.as she was cheerful and active when
in the school-room, they did not object
*to her moods. .
Some of the Women declared that
Gertrude had been disappointed in
“love. But Mrs. Josiah Hoxie, with
whom the girl boarded, was of a dif-
ferent opinion.
“What’s troublin’ Miss Lanier is pic-
~turcs—nothin’ but pictures,” she said
to one of her Women friends. “She
draws an’ paints all the time that she
ain't in the school-room. Why, her
rhamber’s a sight to behold. She’s
painted flowers on .her V'vashbowl an’
pitcher, landscapes on her window cur«
tains, a horse on the floor, an’ there
ain‘t a square foot onthe walls of the
room that don’t contain strips of can-
vas covered wih angels, women’s
heads, dogs’_ heads, an’ the like;
an’ there she sits an’ paints an’ sighs;
an‘ sometimes we hear her sayin’, ‘If
‘i.only could—if I only could!’ Ah’
then she’ll throw herself on the bed
an‘ moan. An’ when I say to her,
‘Ain't you well, Miss Lanier?’ she’ll
answer, ‘Oh, yes, Mrs. Hoxie, thank
you? an’ spring up as light as a feath-
er an’ go to her paintin’ again.”
“What do you suppose she takes on
so for?” asked the practical listener.
“Land only knows! Josiah says she’s
too ambitious.”
"Well, she better settle down and
get married; that’s a great deal bet-
ter than paintin’ pictures.”
' Gertrude would have smiled scorn-
fully had she heard this remark, for
the idea of marriage never entered her
bad.
Mrs. Hoxie was right in saying that
her boarder’s sadness was occasioned
by her “pictures;” but she did not
know the whole truth. The time had
come when Gertrude felt that she
must give up her beloved work and ac-
knowledge herself a failure. True, she
had produced some creditable pictures,
or rather copies of pictures. Her
"Christ raising Lazarus from the
dead,” after Rubens, had been consid-
ered so fine by a local art society that
they had entered it for a prize in an
exhibition to be held in a neighbor-
ing city; but the picture had taken no
prize; there had not even'been any of-
fer to purchase it. Gertrude was
broken-hearted; she had done the
best she could; the picture repreSent~
ed months of work, yet no one wanted
it. She had yet to learn the secret of
success—“dare to be original at all
times—in all things.” ' -
“It is evident that I am a failure,”
she miserably thought. “If I could sell
one picture, I might go to‘Rome and
study there for awhile. But the divine
spark is lacking. Oh, for the power to
paint something real—something that
seems to talk to you, as you look at
it!”
As if in answer to her work, the very
next day Josiah Hoxie said to her,—
"You’re such a hand at paintin’, Miss
Lanier, that I wish you’d paint my old
sow. an’ pigs. If you’re out of any ma-
terial necessary, Martha can get ’em
for you.”
“I’ll do it!” Gertrude answered, and
straightway- set to work. Pigs were
not her choice of a subject for a pic-
ture, but to comply would please this
kind-hearted man, and she loved paint-
ing for its own sake.
So far, she had attempted little that
she termed “original;” but she wept
to work at this undertaking with all
the determination of her nature.
Would she succeed in making a pic—
ture that would please Mr. Hoxie? was
the question she asked herself time
and time again. She would try. She
would paint the sow and pigs as she
saw them—as they were—the picture
should be real. No need of hurrying—
she had plenty of time—in fact she al-
most dreaded the day when the task
should be finished; for she had re-
solved to then lay aside the brush for-
ever, and devote herself to more re-
munerative work. - -,
Day after day, ,when her duties as
teacher were finished, she would enter
the barnyard with 'easel, brushes and
colors, and place her stool as near as
she could get to the lazy, sleepy swine.
Then to work!
At first the subject of the pieture.
was distasteful to her, and there was a
vulgarity in the surroundings that- did
not bring rest- to a mind that dwelt on
angel faces—that bowed in reverence to
all things beautiful. What would her
teachers think could they see her
seated in that barnyard, painting
swine? She laughed at the thought.
But in time her feelings changed; she
grew fond of her subject. It required
study, thought, work, to make a good
picture of even a sow and pigs. It
soon became apparent to her that the
task undertaken was far from easy,
yet she was determined to succeed.
Her last picture should at least be a
true one. She wanted work; then
what mattered it if the task took her
spare hours for weeks or months? She
could paint and repaint; hers was not
a race against time—it was a battle
for perfection. ' .
She painted the swine as they lazily
basked in the sunlight, protected from
the prevailing north wind by the long
cattle shed, with the coarse, uneven
straw roof—painted them to a perfec-
tion that was wonderful. At times there
came over her a sort of inspiration,
and she caught glimpses of what to
her was a new. strange world, but one
that fascinated her. After weeks of
hard work Josiah Hoxie’s sow and pigs
stood out on canvas, and the canvas
was plaéed on exhibition in the Hoxie
home.
. my;
:An’ the grantin’ of the first prize to it
O
“Look at the old low’s bristles!”
“See the hole that Tige made in her
ear when she was a little pigl”
“See the black spot on Reddy’s
shoulder!” '
These and other expressions of ap-
proval came from the youth of the
Hoxie family, while Josiah Hoxie
raised his hands in'astonishment and
exclaimed,——- ' '
“Miss Lanier, that’s the best pieture
you ever painted- It’s the sow and
pigs to the life!”
It was only a short time after the
work was finished that Gertrude re-
ceived a letter from a girl friend, who
was now in an Eastern city, enclos-
ing a program of a. fine art exhibition,
to be held there.
“Send me your best picture, and I
will enter it for you. The first prize
is one thousand dollars,” she wrote.
What had she to send? Nothing-—
nothing that was worthy of space on
gallery walls. If her “Christ Raising
Lazarus from. the Dead” could not
take a prize in a Western city, what
work of hers stood a chance of doing
so in the East? She would write to
Anna, thanking her for the kind Oder,-
and simply say that she was not paint.
mg now.
That night as she read the letter to
the Hoxies at the supper table a
strange request was made.
"If you’ll send the sow and pigs, I’ll
pay all expenses,” Josiah Hoxie said.
At first Gertrude treated the propo-
sition in jest, but Mr. Hoxie insisted.
She did not wish to displease him, yet
she hardly thought it proper to for-
ward a picture of such a nature to her
friend. How would it look on walls
crowded with the choicest of creations
the genius of a country would pro-
duce? What would Anna think of her
taste in subjects? Gertrude laughed as
she pictured the expression of surprise,
if not disgust, that would spread over
her face. Yet she would not displease
Mr. Hoxie; he had been too kind for
her to think of so doing. She would
grant the farmer’s request; the pic-
ture should be sent; at the same time
she would write confidently to her
friend. stating just how she had been
induced to send it, and leave it op-
tional with her as to whether the pic-
ture should ever be exhibited or not.
A fortnight passed. Then, one even-
imr. as Gertrude sat with the Hoxie
finally in their pleasant sitting-room, a
icky-.1111 was handed her.
"A telegram for me?” A worried
he}: crossed the girl’s face as she took
{he yellow envelope. “I hope it does
bring bad news.”
She nervously opened the message
and read it. As she did so she paled,
trembled. then sank into a chair
spurifiess. All saw that she had re;
csi'i'ud some unexpected news.
“it's bad, of course, but it might
have been worse, perhaps. Let us
know what the telegram says, Miss
Lanier,” said Mrs. Hoxie, in sympa-
thetic tones.
“Read it—read it aloud,” replied Ger-
trude, gaining voice at last; and
Josiah Hoxie, taking the paper, read:
‘Sow and pigs take first prize—am of-
fered two thousand dollars for picture
—~shall I sell?’ There’s nothing to be
skeered at in that telegram, Miss
Lanier. I ain’t no judge of art, but
somethin’ told me all the while it was
a good pieture———an’ one of as good a
sow an’ pigs as' you can find in Iowa.
simply shows 'them Easterners are
good judges of pictures, an’ probably
have an eye for hogs/as well. You’ll
telegraph your, friend to sell?”
“Yes,” Gertrude replied. She
threw her arms around Farmer Hox—~
ie’s neck, and the tears stood in her
eyes as she said, “After all, you are
the best, teacher I have ever known.”
Then the power of speech Seemed to
leave her again, and she broke into
sobs.
##0## it$l
Two years have passed since the re—
ceipt of the telegram. Gertrude, with
three thousand dollars to her credit, re-
signed her position as teacher of the
Hoxie school as soon as another could
be found to take. her place.
On the second floor of her widowed
mother’s house she has fitted up a
room to her taste. Its walls.are as
closely hung with pictures as were 3
those’ of her room in the Hoxie home, !
but the pictures that she now loves
diifer from those she-once held dear.
The imitations are gone—even “Christ
Raising Lazarus from the Dead” has
disappeared. There is not a copy of
a celebrated painting in sight; but in-
stead, on all sides canvas glows with
bunches of yellow goldenrod, pink and
white daisies, houses, groves, big red
barns, fields of tasseling corn, herds
of cattle and sheep‘L—in short, all things .
common to the farm. .There is also a
little white schoolhouse, with the chil-
dren going'in at the door, their books
and slates under their arms, and smiles
all over their pink and white faces.
This picture has already taken a prize,
and a good price is oifered for it.
Ofttimes Gertrude: wanders by the
country roadsides, in the meadows. by
brook and stream, now pulling the pink
flower to pieces that she may know its
gentler colors, now studying the form
of some odd shaped leaf, new gazing
into the blue or gray eyes of some
child, now watching with rapt atten-
tion the ever changing color of clouds,
studying art from Nature’s pages, with
no desire to see the pictured sunsets
of other lands, but with a fervent long-
ing to know her, own native country
and the people better.
“Once you were filled with a burn-
ing'desire to seeParis and Rome; then
you would have gone, but could not;
now you could but do not; shall you
ever go?” a friend asks.
“Sometime, perhaps, .but not now,"
she replies. “There is too much to be
learned here. This great prairie world
of ours is getting more interesting to
me every day. After all, it. taught me
what little” I know of art—it can teach
me more." . . .
M’KINLEY’S CABINET '
Sherman, Golf and Hanson Are Now
Regarded as Ceriainties.
DINGLEY IS STILL WANTED.
The Chairman of the \Vays and Means
Committee Fears the Awful Strain
of a Cabinet Position—Politics
In Sherman’s Selection.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—-The Washington
correspondent of The Press (Rep.) has
telegraphed the following to his paper:
If the latest cabinet rumors are correct,
and there are better grounds for believing
iem than any which have gone before,
the next administration will be in the con-
trol of an exceptionally interesting lot of
men, although, with the exception of John
Sherman, not one of the new cabinet so far
as decided upon will, have any great na-
tional renown upon taking up his office.
It is a curious thing that; the crowning
honor of John Sherman’s political life
should come to him not so much by reason
of his eminent distinction and command-
ing abilities as on account of the exigen-
cies of Ohio politics. The selection of Sher-
man to be secretary of state will be accept-
ed by the country as pro-eminently fitting.
And yet it is a. fact well understood by
those who are familiar with the conditions
that if it‘ were not for other considerations
than this the name of Sherman probably
would not be mentioned in cabinet calcu-
lations at all.
If it were absolutely certain, for in-
stance, that he could be re-elected to the
senate by the next; Republican legislature,
it is doubtful whether. he would consider
for a moment the offer which has been
made to him of a. cabinet position, for to
one of his years a continuanceof service
in the body where he has served so many
terms would be more agreeable than a
transfer to an untried field, no _matter how
distinguished his new position might be.
Besides, the term of a. senator is six years,
and that of a. secrtary of state is only four,
and this is a. consideration which tells'
with men whose long experience in public
life has taught them the uncertainties of
politics. ,
Sherman’s Acceptance Not Certain.
Major McKinley, say the gossips, has
Offered to Senator Sherman the post of
secretary of state, or, if the tender has not
been made formally, they say, it; has been
determined upon. But Mr. Sherman’s ac-
ceptance of the offer is understood to de- ,
pend upon several considerations which
would naturally be thought quite foreign
to such an important affair; If he can be
assured that his successor in the senate
will be a. man altogether acceptable not
only to him, but to Major McKinley, then
he may take up the offer. If not, then he
will stay where he is and run the chances
of re-election, although a bitter contest in
the legislature will be anything but agree-
able at his time of life, no matter whether
he wins or not. .
The man he would like to have for his
successor is Mark Hanna, but assurances
must be given by Governor Bushnell that
Hanna will be appointed before Sherman
lets go his present position. And these as-
surances must be the result of a. complete
understanding between McKinley, Foraker
and Bushnell, for in spite, of all that has
happened in the last year'the long nourish-
ed faction in Ohio politics still remains,
and Governor Bushnell, although extreme-
ly friendly to the new president, is sup-
posed to be as loyal as ever to Foraker,
through whose influence he was made gov-
ernor. Foraker would be-glad to have an-
other colleague in the senate than Sher-
man, but owing to the turn which afiairs
have taken Sherman just now has the
game in his own hands so far as immediate
action goes, and his consent; is necessary to
anything which may be done.
If Chairman Dingley was 20 years young-
er, he would without doubt be the next
secretary of the treastu'y. McKinley wants
him there as it is and has not altogether
given up hope that Dingley will take the
place.
Dingley Fears the Cabinet.
But the chairman of the ways and means
committee, although by no means an old
man, has begun to feel recently the neces-
sity of caring for his health, and he shud-
ders at the prospectof the killing responsi-
bilities which would rest upon the chief
financial adviser of the new administra-
tion. The work of preparing a tariff bill
is as severe a. task as he feels able to under-
take. To carry a new ta-rifl law into op-
eration, with all its manifold details, he
fears, would be beyond his physical powers.
Those who have been present at the bear-
ings before the ways and means committee
,the last week have noticed that Mr. Ding-
ley was extremely careful of himself. The
committee room has been crowded daily
almost to the point of suffocation. A
roaring fire of logs has kept the tempera-
ture at a point uncomfortably high for al-
most everybody there, and yet the chair-
man has sat with a heavy overcoat thrown
over his shoulder as if to protect himself
from the slightest draft or the possibility
of a chill. Governor Dingley is noted for
his caution. With Windom and Manning
before him constantly as warnings, it; is
little wonder that; hevhesitates. It would
be a great surprise to everybody who knows
him if he finally were to accept.
~Nathan Goff of West Virginiaris sup-
posed to be booked for attorney general.
He will be a most attractive figure in the
cabinet, as he was in the house of repre-
sentatives and as he has been in every po-
sition in public life that he has been called
upon to fill. Gofi' is a man after McKin-
ley’s own heart. He was a brave soldier,
and he is a fine speaker, intrepid and
dashing. He is one of those who draw
other men to himself by the force of per-
sonal magnetism. . With his smooth, clean
cut face, his dramatic bearing, his Napo-
~ leonic stature and‘ his winnings ways he
reminds Lone of ‘McKinley in more ways
than one. The two men were close friends
when in congress together. They have re-
mained close friends ever since.
be a personal gratification for McKinley to
see Golf by his side at. the cabinet table. It
would be a. labor of love and loyalty for'
God to serve under McKinley as his chief.
Hanson is New Name.
There is another name less familiar than
those which have been given which prom-
ises to be equally familiar’be‘fore many
months of the new administration have
rolled around. Major J. F. Hanson of
Georgia is declared by those who are close
to the incoming president to have been de-
cided upon as the southern member of the
cabinet. In making up his slate Mr. MC:
Kinley has not regarded West Virgina as a
southern state. He has been inclined to
look farther for a representative of Repub-
licans of the south, and Hanson has dis-
played qualifications which appeal to him
above those of any other. Although Han-
son is unknown to the country, he is not
It would -
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'for a uniform bankruptcy law was made a
special order for Monthly, Jan. 25. '
I hulls Replies to Olney.
After Mr. Proctor had finished Mr. Mills
called up the resolution introduced by him
declaring that the determination of the ex—
pediency of recognizing the independence
of a foreign government belongs to con-
gross, and when congress shall so deter-
mine the executive should act in harmony
with the legislative department of the gov-
ernments; also recognizing the independ-
ence of the republic of Cuba and appropri-
ating $10,000 for the salary of a. minister
thereto, and proceeded to address the sen-
ate upon it.
Mr. Mills began by saying that the sec-
retary of state had challenged the author-
ity of congress to recognize the independ-
ence of a. foreign state and had said that a
bill passed over the veto of the president
would be of no effect.
“I propose to meet that statement,” he
announced. “The authority of congress in
this matter has never been challenged but
once; then the challenger was signally re-
buked, and I have no doubt he will be
now. ”
tax-y of state found the authority for his
statement. A government; must exist be-
fore it could be recognized, for to recog-
nize it a. diplomatic officer must be sent to
it. Congress must create the office, had
sole power to create an ofiice and must do
so before the president could send an em-
bassador to a, government. .
“ This is a most'remarkable statement,”
commented Mr. Mills upon Secretary 01-
ney’s declaration, from which he quoted.
“The respect that I have for the secretary
of state and the high office he holds and
for his chief and the high office he holds
restrains me from saying more. ”
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Intense interest
was manifested in the outcome of the bat-
tle royal over the Pacific railroad funding
l bill today. Before the house convened the
floor was crowded with friends and oppo-
nents of the measure, and members were
standing about in groups arguing the mer-
its of the bill. Such a scene of bustling
activity has not been seen on the floor this
wit-11 interested spectators.
the parliamentary situation. Speaker Reed
stated his understanding of the statutes.
There were, he said, no pending amend-
ments to the bill. There were, however,
two substitutes, that of Mr. Harrison of
Alabama to provide for a commission of
three cabinet. officers to negotiate a. settle-
ment of the debts with the two roads and
the Bell substitute, providing that if the
roads would clear ofi the first mortgage so
as to advance the government’s lien to the
position of a first mortgage the govern-
ment: would agree to an extension of the
period for the payment of the debt at 3 per
cent interest. To the former substitute
there was pending an amendment proposed
by Mr. Northway of Ohio, providing that
the commission created should be appoint-
ed by the secretary of the treasury, secre-
tary of the interior and attorney general,
instead of consisting of those three cabinet
Ofiicers.
The Northway amendment, he said, was
to be voted on first, then the substitutes in
their order.
i If either of the substitutes was adopted,
it would, he said, take the place of the
original bill.
, After some wrangling the speaker’s
statement of the situation was accepted by
the house. The Northway amendment to
the Harrison substitute was defeated on a
viva‘voce "vote, after which the” Bell sub-
stitute was submitted. Without dividing,
Mr. Bell, the author of the substitute, de-
manded a. record making vote. His de-
mand was sustained by venty oddmem:
bets, mostly on the De ocratic side, and
the roll was called.
There was a flurry when the speaker
announced the defeat of the Bell substi-
tute—110 to 156. The opposition appeared
somewhat staggered, but it was pointed
out that the California members and others
known to be opposed to the measure voted
against the substitute. The Harrison sub-
stitute was then submitted. On a viva
voce vote the volume of sound was dis-
tinctly against the substitute, and the
speaker was about to declare it defeated
when Mr. Harrison (Dem., Ala.) demand-
ed the yeas and Days.
The call on the Harrison substitute rc-
sulted—ayes, 55; nays, 214.
After the Harrison substitute was de-
feated the opposition decided to make a
final stand on the motion to engross the
bill and read it a. third time. This was a.
square test of strength.
Mr. Maguire’s demand for a. roll call
was seconded by a large number of mem-
bers. The interest was intense while the
vote was being taken. This motion was
defeated. The bill was then finally killed
by a vote of 168 hays to 102 yeas. '
The Buffalo Breakwater.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The secretary of
war has awarded to Hughes Bros. &
Bangs, the lowest bidders, at $1,765,460,
the contract for extending the breakwater
and sand catcher at Buffalo harbor. _’
For International Silver Conference.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The Republican
senators will hold a caucus tomorrow to
pass upon the bill proposed by Senator Wol-
cott’s caucus committee providing for an
international silver conference.
A Connecticut Insurance Cale.
HARTFORD, Jan. 12.—Judge George W.
Wheeler today overruled the demurrer of
the Etna Life Insurance company to the
complaint of Frederick A. Betts, insur-
ance commissioner. The suit was brought
to compel the insurance company to make
an accounting of the profits of the mutual
side of the company, which were alleged to
be diverted to the stock side of the com—
pany, to the detriment of the mutual pol-
icy holders. ' ’
Salmon For Hawaii.
MONTREAL, Jan. 12.—By the steamer
Miowera, which left Vancouver, B. C., for
Honolulu, 80,000 young sockeye salmon
were shipped from the Dominion govern-'
'ment hatchery at Bonaccord for Hawaii.
The shipment. is made with a. view of as-
certaining whether British Columbian
salmon can be acclimatized in the rivers
of the Hawaiian Islands.
Silk Manufacturing Revival.
SOUTH MANCHESTER, Conn, Jan. 12.—-‘
The spun silk department of the silk fac-
tories of Cheney Bros. today began to oper-
ate on a. full time schedule ~. ‘for the first
time since July, 1893. All of the depart-
ments of this concern are now running on
full time. . ‘t
Did Not Know It. View Louded.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 12.—-—William
H. Harvey, an engineer on atugboat, acci-
dentally shot and killed Clara Airmor, ' his
i 12-year-old sister-in-law. _ He was examin-
ing the Weapon when it suddenly went
‘ off, the bullet going through the child’s
left eye. 3
He did not know where the secre-.
session. The galleries also were well filled
It required some time to straighten out
THE NEXT POPE. ,
The Illness of tho Pout“! Cause: the Ex-
} pression of Preferences.
LONDON, Jan. ll.‘—In spite of Ofiicial
denials, the reports that the health of the
pope is very delicate are confirmed by‘ pri‘
vato advices. According to news from
Rome received by Cardinal Richard, the
archbishop of Paris, the condition of Pope
Leo is very disquieting. _
The death of Cardinal San Felice greatly
afiected his holiness, as San Felice was
Pope Leo’s probable successor to the pon-
tificato and regarded the driebund as a
possible means of brin g about a reconw
ciliation between the (pairinal and the Vat-
ican. Emperor William, when he visited
Naples last spring, asked Cardinal San
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POPE LEO XIII.
Felice what attitude he would take if elect-
ed pope, but the distinguished prelate de-
clined to be drawn out.
In view of Pope Leo’s present condition
of health, it is stated that some of the pow-
ers have already signified their wishes To
garding the succession, France, Belgium
and Portugal favoring Cardinal Parocchi,
the vicar general of his holiness, while
Spain, Austria and Russia support Cardi-
nal Vannutelli, the prefect of the congre-
' gational index.
WEALTEY WOMAN ABDUOTED.
A Remarkable Case. Which Is Now Excit-
ing the Windy City.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. —- The police are
searching for Mrs. E. M. Wilson, 79 years
old, the sister of C. C. P. Holden, ne of
the Oldest and wealthiest citizens o Chica-
go, who, it is alleged, was abducted from
her home, at 26 Aberdeen street, on Tues-
day, Dec. 29, by Mrs. Etta May Truesdell
and H. E. McNeiil, alias Earl M. Truesdell.
Mrs. Wilson is very wealthy,_ and Mrs.
Etta May Truesdell is her adopted daugh-
ter. Although the police were‘Jtifled of
Mrs. Wilson’s abduction on the day it oc-
curre it did not become public until to-
day, when Mr. Holden made it known.
Mr. Holden says Mrs. Truesdell has be-
come possessed of a portion of his sister’s
property, and he declares the idea of ab-
duction was to get the whole of it.
Mrs. Wilson formerly lived in Fort Mad-
ison, 1a., but has been residing here for
some time. She has another brother, Dr.
N. P. Holden, living in Matteson, Ills.
The Holden family is among the most
prominent in Chicago, and‘ the fact of the
abduction has created .the greatest excite-
ment. The police so far have been unable
to find the slightest trace of the missing
woman or her‘supposed captors.
A Grim Joker Is Marsch.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Jan. 11.—-Thomas
Marsch, a contractor, attempted to murder
Alderman Batzle. He went to the latter’s
office on horseback and upon entering s. -
luted the alderman with, “How are you?”
“I’m not feeling well,” replied the justice.
“Well, I’ll make you feel good,” replied
Marsch, and drawing a'rcvolver he shot at
Batzle. The ball Went wide ofg the mark.
Marsch then tried to‘ shoot Constable
Knaufi'. He was eight.
Gold Democrats Win Fight.
CHICAGO, J an.- 11.—The conference of
gold standard Demoorats held at the Audi.
torium de‘cla for continued opppsition
to the tenets o - he-.silverwing of the party
and for a Continuance of the party organi-
zation. Reunion With the “regulars” was
declared to be out of the question, and a
resolution was adopted calling upon gold
Democrats throughout; the country to per-
fect their state and local organizations.
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Important Liquor Decision.
BOSTON, Jan. 11.—The full bench of the
supreme court has decided that the statute
limiting liquor licenses to one for every
1,000 of the population is constitutional.
The decision was the result of a test case
brought by Charles H. Decie of Newbury-
port against the license commissioners of
that city, who rejected his application for
that reason. '
The Nubia Cholera Cases.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-—Additional reports re-
ceived here concerning the cases of sick-
ness on board the transport Nubia indi-
cate that the disease is cholera. It is be
lieved to have had its origin in the use of
fruit shipped from Port Said. The first
case of illness occurred at Malta. The sick
are now said to be convalescent.
A Swiss Village Doomed.
COIRE, Switzerland, Jan. 11.—The vil-
lage of Zizers, near the town of Ragatz,
has been burning since an early hour.
Thirty houses have already been destroyed
Zizers is located near the river Rhine and
has a. population ofabout 1,000 souls. The.
village is doomed.
Wrecks on 'thé‘Bl-iilni Coast.
LONDON, Jan. 12.—Storms and fogs con-
tinue along the coasts. and wrecks have
been reported at many points. A trawler,
with six men, has been lost oif Yarmouth,
the steamer Gulf of Siam is ashore in Mor-
rock bay, and other ships’ boats have been
picked up. The Allan line steamer Lau-
rentian, from Portland, Me., struck pi!
Malin head and arrived today at Moville
with her fore compartment full of water.
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Once Wealthy—~A Suicide.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. 11.—Herbert McKen-
zie, at one time a. wpalthy man, was found
dead in his room, having committed sui-
cide. The windows and door of his room
had been stuficd with cotton and the place
filled with gas. '
Moody's Excellent Plan.
man Moody announces its as his intention
to refer all fourth class postmastcrship dis-
putes in his district to a canons of the citi-
zens of the town in question.
Gold Medal Fur Professor Barnard.
WILLIA MS BAY, Wis, Jan. 11.——At a
meeting of the Royal Astronomical society
held in'Lcm‘xm Professor E. E. Barnard oi
_ Yerkes observ..t..rywas awarded the so-
ciety's gold medal. ,
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HAvERNILL, Mass, Jan. 11.—Congress- '
It Has Been Signed. and Will Bo Sent to‘
Congrou Promptly. } '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-—The general or».
bitration treaty between the United States -
and Great Britain has been signed, Sir J u.-
lian Pauncefote and Secretary Olney aflix-
lng their signatures to the document today.
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If it be possible to transcribe the treaty in
time—and a. strong effort; will be made to
do so—it will be sent to the senate tomor-
row.
Full details of the provisions of the
treaty are not obtainable at present, but it
can be stated that ample provision has
been made to guard against a failure of
the arbitrators to agree through a tie vote.
Proper provision has been made in such
case for reference of the. matter to a decid-
ing authority, who will be fixed upon in
each case by the tribunal itself. It was
Secretary Olney’s insistence, on the abso—
lute necessity of guarding against a tie vote
which led to a delay in the final draft; of
the treaty, after all the other details had
been adjusted to the common satisfaction
of the representatives of the two nations.
A British Opinion.
._ LONDON, Jan. 12.’—The Globe this—after-
noon says it sees no reason for British re-
joicing at; the conclusion of the arbitration
treaty with the United States, adding:
“Great Britain’s experience in arbitration
with America has always been futile and
ridiculous. It is no particular triumph for
the Marquis of Sali'sbury’s statesmanship,
and most self respecting Englishmen
would like to forget the circumstances
leading to it. The passage in our history
beginning with the Venezuelan trouble
and President Cleveland’s gross insult and
ending with the conclusion of the treaty
contains nothing to be proud of and a
great deal which most of us would be glad
to obliterate.”
The treaty is to run for five years.
Acceptance of King Oscar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-—King Oscar of
Sweden and Norway has formally assented
to the clause of the Venezuelan arbitration '
convention which makes it his duty to
. name a. fifth member of the arbitration
commission in case the four persons ap-
pointed-by Great Britain and the‘Unlted
States fail to agree upon a fifth member.
The congress of Venezuela will meet in
February and will doubtless ratify the
treaty.
Prominent G. A. R. Man Band.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt, Jan. 11.—Dr. B. F.
Ketchum, a, prominent Grand Army man
and a. well known physician of Brattle
bore, died here of congestion of the lungs.
He was born in. Troy, N. Y., and educated
at‘Cambridge (N. Y.) ”academy and at; the
University of the City of New York. He
was brigade surgeon under General Stan-
nard during the war.
. Donni- Cnshmnn Dead.
BOSTON, Jan. 11.—Dennis B. Cashman,
a well known Irishman and colaborer in,
the cause of freedom with the late John
Boyle O’Reilly, is dead. Cashman and
O’Reilly together were sentenced to the
British penal colony in Australia in the
early sixties. Cashman made his escape
about two years after O’Reilly had gained
his freedom.
Pct-kins" M’e‘i confidant.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. lad-Partisans of
Senator Perkins now claim a victo‘ry
for him on the first ballot for senator. The
illness of Assemblymen Moultrye, Shana-
han‘and Bumett- will reduce the number
necessary to a choice from 61 to less than
60, and as 60 members are bound by their
caucus pledges there seems little doubt
that the claims are correct.
A Moldor’s- Frlghtful Accident.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., J an. 12.—Archi-
bald Hurlburt, a molder in the employ Of
Wilcox 85 Crittenden, ship Chandlers, was
frightfully burned at the factory this morn-
ing. A ladle of molten metal was spilled
upon his leg, and the redhot metal passed
down the leg: into his shoe. .
A Steamer Dis-bled by loo. .
ST. JOHN’S, N. F., Jan. 12.—The British
steamer Whickham, Captain Vigers, Which
sailed from Baltimore Jan. 1 for Copen-
hagen with a. cargo of grain, had her bows
stove by ice while 100 miles ofl‘ this coast.
She arrived here today and will undergo _
. temporary repairs.
Alger Seeking Onto".
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Russell Alger
of Michigan is in the city for the purpose
of securing speakers for the Michigan club
bapquet, which takes place at Detroit on
the 22d of February. He is accompanied
by Mr. Babcock, the president of the club.
More Weavers on Strike.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. 12.—Thirty-
five weavers today joined six who went out
on strike at Granite mill N o. 3 Saturday.
They complain that by alteration of the
style of goods woven their wages have been
reduced considerably. ' o
.mPope Won't Allow a Veto.
LONDON, Jan. 12. — The Standard’s
Rome correspondegmt asserts that the pope
has. decided to otify Austria, France,
Spain and Portugal thabthe powers will
not be allowed to exercise a veto at the
next papal elections. '
The Plymouth Cholera Cases.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 12.—Two more cases of
cholera have developed on board the quar-
antined transport. Nubia, which arrived
here from India on Saturday morning last.
Both the fresh cases are among the soldiers
on board.
Murderers Out on Par-Ole.
INDI NARCLIS. Jun. 1'3.—Governnr Biat-
thews has divide: upon the final disposi-
tion of six pardon cases. Five. paroles'wem
granted and one rcmissim of a fine. Three
of the men [:ai‘vli'tl were izzuriiercrs.
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