u n I ~m.—. - I.‘ . .. .-...._ -..__...-. may}. ..... THE VENEZUELA MUDDLE. The Brief Prepared at Caracas Forwarded to \Vash‘1_;ton. WASHINGTON. Oct. . :-.—The Venezuelan government has fez warded to Washington the brief prepamd at Caracas by a com- mission of five eminent jurists on the British Guiana-Venezuela boundary ques- tion, and it will be submitted to the Unit- ed States commission as soon as the trans- lation is completed. The Venezuelan gov- ernment named this commission last Feb- ruary, with Dr. Seijas, dean of the diplo- matic and judicial service of the country, at its head. The brief covers 300 pages. and is said to be a forcible presentation of the case. Aside from this brief, coming direct from Venezuela, Messrs. Scruggs and Storrow, the counsel of Venezuela in this country, are about to submit their final arguments. I-Ieretofore the docu- ments presented have covered points of evidence, but the taking of testimony is now practically over and the final argu- ments are in order. A recent document which has caused much comment among officials purports to be written by a Jesuit priest. He presents the English side of the case, citing Cath- olic authorities drawn from the Vatican archives The book was printed at Rome. The Venezuelan officials say the views it expresses have been fully met and over- come in the Venezuelan documents pre- sented to the commission. BANDITS IN OKLAHOMA. Several Hundred Dollars Secured by the Masked Robbers. GUTHRIE, O. T., Oct. 28.——The Sac and Fox Indian agency settlement, 60 miles southeast of here, was held up and looted by the same gang of bandits who looted ‘ the town of Carney last week. Sac and Fox agency is 36 miles from Carney. There were four masked robbers mounted and armed. They first rode to the ofiice of Agent Thomas, presumably to demand the money to be paid as annuities to Sac and Fox Indians nextweek. Agent Thomas had $46,000 in greenbacks ready to pay the Indians, but was not in his oflice. The robbers then went to the store of Mrs. Fannie Whistler and took $486 and valuable papers from the safe. They then held up J. W. Mofiit’s place and got 359 and a gold watch. Chief Keokuk’s place was robbed of $80 and $3,000 worth of notes. The boldness of the robbers fright- ened the traders and people so badly that . they were unable to resist¢ After robbing Keokuk’s place the bandits rushed through the grounds of the government Indian school, firing their guns. Conference of American Rabbis. CINCINNATI, Oct. 28.——The executive committee of the central conference of American rabbis met at the Hebrew Union college building. Rabbi Moses Grels of Cleveland, A. Geismar, S. Greenfield and R. Grossman of New York city were ap- pointed delegates to the National Council of Jewish Women, to be held at New York in November. It was decided to incor- porate the Jewish Book concern under Ohio laws. Prayer, hymn and Sabbath school books will be published. President of Tufts College Insolvent. BOSTON, Oct. 28.—There was filed in the Middlesex court of insolvency at East Cambridge a voluntary petition of in- solvency on behalf of the Rev. Elmer H. Capen, D. D., president of Tufts college. There was no statement of assets and lia- bilities. Two Sisters Aspbyxiated. BOSTON, Oct. 28,—Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, 60, and her sister, Mrs. Sarah J. Stephen- son, 35, both widows, were found dead in their beds at 25 Broadway extension from asphyxiation today. Death of Lord Paget. LONDON. Oct. 28.—-Lcrd Alexander Pa- get is dead. He was born in 1839 and was a brother of the Marquis of Anglesey. A Dowager Duchess Dead. LONDON, Oct. 2S.—The dowager Duchess of Leeds is dead. She was formerly Miss Harriette Arundel Stewart. ' French Parliament Reassembles. PARIS, Oct. 28.—The Parliament of France, senate and chamber of deputies, reassembled today. The \Veather. Generally fair, followed by cloudy; sta- tionary temperature; southerly winds. FINANCIAL AND _ COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. New YORK. Oct. 27.-—Money on call‘strin- fient at 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, nominally 7@9 per cent. Sserling exchange firm and higher. with actual business in bank- ers‘ bills at $4.84}§@4.84% for demand and $4.81}§@4.81§4 for 60 days. Posted rates. 84.82@ 4.8255 and 34.85%. Commercial bills. $4.80%@ 4.80%. Silver certificates, sales. $14,000 at 65%c. Bar silver. 64%0. Mexican dollars. 50%;0. Gov- ernment bonds firm. State bonds dull. Rail. road bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 13%[ New England ..... — Bur. & Quincy.. . . 74% N. J. Central ...... 104% C., C., C. & St. L. . 27% North American. 4% Chesapeake 6‘: O. . 15 Northern Pacific. 14% Chicago Gas ...... 68% Do. pref ........... 21% Cordage. . . ., ...... 4% N. Y. Central ..... 94% Cotton Oil ........ 14% Omaha ............ 40% Del. & Hudson. . .124 Ontario & “fest... 14% Distillers’ Trust. . — Pacific Mail ....... 20%, Erie ............... 14% Reading ........... 25% General Electric” 28% Rock Island ....... (‘15 Hocking Valley.. 15% Silver Bullion ..... 65 l.ackawa.n11a.. ..155% St. Paul ........... 72 l .akc Shore. ..... 147% Sugar Refine1.y. 113% Lead .............. Texas Pacific ...... Louisville :"ash 46 Union Pacific ..... 8% Missomi 1 3.21110. . 211/4 Vi’abash pref ...... 15% Vortb..cstcr.1..lol% Western Union... 85% General Markets. New YORK, Oct. 27.—FLOUR——State and western dull and easy; city mills patents.$4.90 €115.15: winter patents, [email protected]; city mills clears. 34.4013455: winter straights, $4.20. VVHEAT—No. 2 red declined sharply under lower cables. foreign selling and high money receipts from the west; December, 76 7-16@ 77%c; January, 78c. CORN—No. 2 declined under big receipts, fine weather and sympathy with wheat; De- cember. 3134,04 May, 34%@34%c. OATS—No. 2 quiet and easy; December, 23%c.: track. white, state. 22@31c. PORK—Quiet; mess, $8.50@9: family, $10.50 @12. 50. LARD—Dull and easy; prime western steam, 34.60, nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy, 14@18c.; state creamery. 2%@20¢. CHEESE—Steady; state, large, 7%@10}«§c.: Small, 7/é@10%,c. EG (is—Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 19@ 2):: \"cstci . lfi@19c. ! Eli-1.11111 - (law may, fair refining. 21340.; can: i'iifugal, 96 test. 8c.; refined, firm;,crushed, 4%0: powdered . 4%0. TL’iLl' F NTII Iii—Quiet; 28}é@2ilc. MOLASSES-dl‘ irm; New Orleans. 2963370. RICE—Firm; domestic, 8%@60.; J span, 3% Me. TALLOW~Dulh city, 3540.; country. W. > THE EVENING Both Papers Sent to one Address . . >4 Lg, IS ON. 3 he TIME TO Subscribe for the for $l.OO~a Year one “tr“:d' iflmaz '9’ TQM? gll:%" Q, as:- ' . r ””63; ‘ ‘ ‘ , u 9 . r’ '( a;g:l I ”aat'IAN' in.) 451.4“? '5’ J, 0:. A MODEL HOUSEWlFE. Ger Husband is Not Rich, but She is (he Envy of Her ‘Wealthy Neighbors. In the first place she is the mos: :horoughly cheerful and happy-looking woman y on will meet in a day 3 travel. 1nd although she is thirty-five years muse sh: neve1 allows the petty cause if housekeeping to worry her and plow lines across her face. She does one thing at :1 Lime, never making the error of undcrmking a dozen duties at Once. This model housewife keeps a scru- pulously neat home, but in no room is comfort sacrificed for the sake of ap- pearance. She has neither too much furniture nor too much bric-a-brac. She dresses her children neatly but plainly. This ve1y sensible woman is a loving wife and .1gIeeable companion to her husband. She knows how to have time and thus finds oppmtunity to 1e.1d, and is able to discuss topics of interest with her husband 1n the evening by the fire- side. She is a gentle mother to her lit tle ones, but when she says "no” she keeps her word. She is never impa- ' tient with the baby when he is sleepy 11nd clings to her skirts. Instead oi spanking him, she takes the tired little form in her arms and rocks it to sleep. Her husband is not wealthy and she does not strain the last nerve to dress as well as her more wealthy neighbors, but her taste is so correct that these same neighbors envy her stylish ap- pearance. She is also a good neighbor and does not gossip. If there is sick- ness she is willing to aid the suffering, and she does not forget the old and poor in the neighborhood. Attractive Homes. In making :1 round of calls one is sur- prised at the difference in appearance of household interiors. Some houses of wealthy people tell you only that the owners are possessed of an abundance of money. There is no individuality ex- pressed in the furnishing—the uphol~ sterer has done it all. The carpets. of superb quality, are hideous; the chairs and other furniture are expensive and ungainly, and the house lacks the home-like quality which a woman’s deft bands can give tO'the dreariest abode, even a log cabin, with but a small expenditure of money. The art of ornamentation, however, can be carried too far. I have en- tered houses where my first thought was of a fancy—goods shop. The mis- tress Of the mansion would look about to Oder me the chair which had the least embroidery and the stoutest legs. If I set upon the sofa and leaned back against the delicate plush cushions I fancied she turned pole with anxiety. When I passed under the chandeliers I had to dodge the unnamable articles thereto appended. Any woman would groan to think of the dusting, as she looked at the brackets, the shelves, the little tables, the scarfs and brie-a- brac of every sort scattered about upon the walls and in the corners. A rea. sonable amount of handmade decora- tion adds to the beauty of a room. Too much of it is out of taste and re- pels the eyes. A woman must have the true artistic spirit to furnish her home well and handsomely, and if she has it not naturally, then let her acquire it. , 0n the Decoration of the Table. Many people seem 'to think that to make a table look attractive on ordi- nary every day occasions, simply for the benefit Of the members of the fami- ly would be an unnecessary and su- perfluous piece of extravagance. a lux- ury in fact only to be indulged in when “company" is expected; and yet if the effect that a prettily decorated table has upon a man who comes home tired and Often irritated and out of humor from the worries of business, were fully understood, the decorator would feel amply compensated for the very small amount of extra trouble. and the expense, if things are properly man- aged, is a very trifling item. No Shoes for the Baby. Modern mothers of the advanced school keep their babies out of shoes as ’ long as possible. Bare-footed babies WEEKLY N. Y. TRIBUNE. are a positive lad. The, longer the day of shoes is L13'f..;11“-1 the more perfect the shape of babies’ feet and the bet- ter their health" They are hardier and more vigorous the more they are ex- posed. Evcn when it becomcs absolute- ly necessary to put shoes on the little feet it is, better to put on Chamois skin or worsted ones than regular kid ones made with hard soles. There is nothing about the whole per- son that will betray a lack of per- sonal attention so readLly as the hair, and nothing that will respond so quick- ly by an improved appearance to the care bestOWed upon it. Hair that is carefully brushed nightly betrays the fact by a shecny lustre, a. silken gloss and softness of texture that neglected tresses never have. So it is with the hands and complexion. The skin that is cleaned nightly by a warm bath, though no cosmetic is used, responds by a soft, satin—like texture and a well- groomed look, and keeps its young ap- pearance long after the passing of the woman’s first youth. Table linen, the napkins particularly, should be carefully looked over before they are put into water to see if it is stained with fruit. By rubbing peach stains in alcohol before the linen is put lnrto water the stain may be readily re moved. 1111,3119 doesn’ t look thirty. This is be , GAZETTE ‘ 1 ‘ ‘ ' ”~. §e,_1elel_ev_elelgelele a. hurches‘ .1. 'I ; >101 ,. ‘;' - - :1 9!! school-houses, halls and other large build- Ill© l, @u ings are successfully heated with the i6 1 @ii Steel Bay State Furnace, either by warm “K i )p, air or in combination with hot water. Q 2 @I] We have given special attention to the fl© ‘ *‘i‘l heating of public buildings where large * "" i >,,, ' , demands are made upon the heating ap- ”E? @‘m paratus. Write us and let us show you fl@ ;@ii what facilities we have for this purpose. “6 >i'l y — m‘ (gt ,__..-__--.. BARSTOW STOVE CO. like; 1:61 5]- E 228 Water Street, New York. “@ R ”i‘“ "u l-l( Foundries—Providence, R. 1'. Boston Office—56 Union St. Ctr. Seams bicycle is handsome, light, durable. Such grace of design as is embociaad in this “fast, easy-w: Iningr, much—talked- about ” mount can only be secured by the most approved methods, finest material and ski Killed work- manship. The’ 6 satcarns is the best bicy'clc It is possible to produce. Finished at your option in orange or black. Address now for beautiful new catalogue. “the Yellow fellow.” E. C. STEARNS 6: CO., Makers. Syracuse, N. Y. BUFFALO. N.Y . TORONTO, ONT. ax eaoxosummu»«»«l H. R. BULKLEY & CO.. Agents. SOUTH NORWALK. 4 , G X EXQXQ ii“ SAN FRANCISCO? CAL. Towle Vault Light Company, ,. MANUFACTURERS. VAULT LIGHTS. SKYLIGHTS Office: 151 Elli STREET, 1le YORK. Factory: 48l BRIGGS AVENUE; BROOKLYN. Chosen by the Government"? totestthebicyciefcrarmyusaand The War D artment for furnishing bicycles for 2 Wind recently as for Result: Bids from $50 to $85 eachfor other machines. our ‘ of $100 each for Columbias, their invariable ' And meat selected STANDA"?D OF THE WORLD. Theexperiswhomadethc choice db, aided that Columbias were werth cvfl'Y dollarofthe $100askedf0rth¢mw Beauriful Art Cami. .{ue of Columbia, and Hartford Bicycles is free if you call 1190!! any Columbia Age1;t;by mail from us for two z-cent stamps- POPE W G CO., Hartford, Conn. Branch Stores and Agencies in almost every city and town. If Columbia: are not properly represented in your vicinity let, us know. if you are able to pay $100 for a bicycle, iuhy be content with mythic; but a Columbia?
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