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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 . 1cm 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 hasbeen made to him of a. cabinet position, for to one of his years a continuance of 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 do- 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 legislators will be anything but agree- able at his time of life, no matter whether he wins or not. The man he wopld 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. Forakcr would be glad to have an- other colleague in the senate than Shor— man, but owing to the turn which-affairs 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 withcmt doubt be the next secretary of the treasury. 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 prospect of 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 tariff law intoop- eration, with all its manifold details, he fears, would be beyond his physical powers. Those who have been present at the hear- 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 he hesitates. It would be a great surprise to everybody who knows him if he finally were to accept.’ Nathan God of West Virginia is 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. Golf 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 perj sonal magnetism. With his smooth, clean cut face, his dramatic bearing, his Napo- leonic stature and his winnings ways he reminds one 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. ' It would be a. personal gratification for McKinleyr to see Goff 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. _ Hansona New Name. There‘ is another name less familiar than those .which have been given which prom- ises to be equally familiar before 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- \ ' l son is unknown to the country, he is not- 1 unknown to McKinley. They have been friends for years, and McKinley on more than one occasion has expressed the opin- ion that Hanson was the ablest Republican in the south. Major Hanson has been a Republican ' only since the lines were drawn on protec- tion and free trade in the campaign of 1888. He came out for Harrison then, and he has staid with the party ever since in national affairs. His appointment would mark the beginning of a. new career for southern Republicans. He is a man of wealth, a manufacturer and the owner of a newspaper. He is a member of one of the finest families in Georgia, and in go- ing over to the Republican party he retain- ed his social prestige, which is not excel- led in the state. He has never held public office. He would not turn over his finger now foe a. cabinet position. When some of his friends suggested to him that if he would indicate his willingness they would bring all their influence to bear for his ap- pointment, he replied: “If I thought I had to make the slightest personal effort to go into President McKinley’s cabinet, I would have nothing to do with it. I do not be- lieve in that kind of business.” Hanson is a man of fine presence, a speaker of remarkable force and a. writer of great power and logic. His culture is commensurate with his means. The Dem- ocrats of Georgia. would regard his ap- nointment to the cabinet as a. tribute to their state, and they would be proud of him. . w." 0 THE. NEXT POPE. The Illness of the Pontifl‘ Causes the Ex- pression of Preferences. LONDON, Jan. 11.—In spite of official denials, the reports that the health of the pope is very delicate are confirmed by pri- vate 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 affected his holiness, as San Felice was Pope Leo’s probable successor to the pon- tificate and regarded the driebund as a. possible means of bringing about a recon— ciliation between the quirinal and the Vat- ican. Emperor William, when he visited Naples last spring, asked Cardinal San POPE LEO XIII. Felice what attitude he would take if elect- ed pope, but the distinguished prclate 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 re- 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. WEALTH; WOMAN ABDUOTBD. 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. McNeill, alias Earl M. Truesdell. Mrs. Wilson is very wealthy, and Mrs. Etta May Truesdell is her adopted daugh- ter. Although the police were notified of 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 exciter 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 Batzlc. He went to the latter’s office on horseback and upon entering sa- luted the alderman with, “How are you?” “I’m not feeling well,” replied thejustice. “Well, I’ll make you feel good, ” replied Marsch, and drawing a revolver he shot at Batzle. The ball went wide of the mark. Marsch then tried to shoot Constable Knauff. He was caught. _Gold Democrats Will Fight. CHICAGO, Jan. 11.—The conference of gold standard Democrats held at the Audi- torium declared for continued opposition to the tenets of the silver wing 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. Ha...- Prominent G. A. R. ”Man Dead. BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Jan. 11.\—Dr. B. F. Ketchum, a prominent Grand Army man and a well known physician of Brattlc- boro, 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. Dennis Cashman Dead. BOSTON, Jan. 11,—Dennis B. Cashman, a well known Irishman and colaborcr 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. ' Argentine Finances. '_ BUENOS Avnss, Jan. 1_1.—The Argen- tine Republic senatc has adopted a scheme for the issuance of $10,000,000 of cedules for the purpose of advancing loans. ' Mrs. Wilson’s abduction on the day it 00-, . father?” (A. .a: - A; FREAK or NATURE. ‘ A ‘Vonderful Growth of Hair Known in the mica. Palonica.’ The plica palonica isas rare a freak as any thiit Mother Nature has ever‘ perpetrated. _ It is the. most remarkable growth and arrangement of human hair that ever was seen, and gets its name from the fact that'it has been found almost exclusively among the natives of P0- land. A specimen at Dresden is the most famous. It is over twelve feet long, and about six inches thick a foot from the head. It does not taper much, either, for the hair as it has grown has in an inexplicable fashion matted and » ».".‘ interwoven itscu so that it makes a solid and inseparable mass. l\'o plica palonica is ever cut from the head of the owner, for the people of those northern countries are slaves to superstitition. They consider the plica a mark of divine favor, and everybody, in Poland believes that it is in some way intimately associated with the vital spark. They think that if the plica were cut off the life would pass out at the several ends of the strands. So, even though the whole family be half starving, they would as soon think of eating up their grandfather as of cutting off the plica and selling it for money to buy bread with—New York Journal. WATER RICH IN COPPER. l‘he Outflow from the Anaconda Milne \Vorth aFortuue Every Year. One of the most interesting sights in the great mining town of Butte is the process by which copper is caught from.the emerald-colored water that flows from the Anaconda and St. Law- rence mines. It is estimated that. this water, which for four or five years went to waste, is now bringing the Anaconda Company .30,000 a month, at a cost of about $1,000 a month. It is only within the present year that the company undertook to handle this water. Heretofore it- was worked under lease. An old German named Mueller was the first man to save cop- per from the water. At the present time several acres of ground are covered with wooden vats. These are filled with all the old scrap Iron they can hold. It is said for every pound of iron put into a vat a pound of copper is pro- duced. Where the water first attacks the iron the copper absorbs the iron completely within three weeks—Ana- conda Record. Unable to Please Anyone. .. A dealer was induced to dispense with his sign, “Fresh Fish for Sale Here." . , “Why do you say ‘fresh?’ ” asked a friend. “Nobody believes you would sell stale fish.” “The word ‘here’ is superfluous," said the other. “You wouldn’t have the sign if you were not the dealer.” “Why do you say ‘for sale?’ ” queried another. “Nobody believes you are giv- ing it away.” . The sign was altered to read simply “Fish,” when a little Irishman, pass- ing, said: “Take down that fool sign. Faith nobody thinks ye are sellin’ ci- gars.”-—New York Journal. A Tremendous Risk. A Scotch journal tells of two impecu- nious Scotchmen who, having only a- “saxpence” between them, ordered one “nip 0’ whiskey.” They were hesitat- lng who should have the first drink, when an acquaintance joined them. Pretending that they had just drunk, one of them handed the newcomer the whiskey, requesting him to join them in a drink. He drank, and, after a few minutes of painful and silent suspense, said, “Now, boys, you’ll have one with me?” “VVasna that weel managed. mom?” said one to his pal afterward. “Ay, it was,” said the other, solemnly, “but it was a dreadfu’ risk!” His Replies Equal to the Questions. The driver of a prison-van, known for his ready wit, was one day convey- ing his victims to durance vile, when a would-be wag on the footpath hailed him with: “Got any room inside yer carriage, Rubbert?” ' “There’s room for a sma ane,” re turned the driver. “We kept it for you.” , Nowise disconcerted, the wag made another shot: “What’s fare, Rub?” he asked. And Rub wiped him out with: “Bread and water; same as ye had be- fore!” - ' ‘ The One Point of Recogition. A certain farmer who lives in North- ern New York, and who is by no means noted for his resemblance to Apollo, has a son of seven who has more wit than pedigree. One day a stranger came to the farm, and, seeing the lad, asked, “Sonny, where’s your “In the pig-pen,” was the re- ply. “In the pig-pen? Thanks!” And, as the man moved in the direction in- dicated, the cnfant terrible shouted. “I say! You’ll know him ’cause he’s got his hat on!” Iider Haggard. Mr. Rider Haggard belongs to an ex- cellent Norfolk family of Danish ex- traction, and is a tall, slight, handsome man, with full blue eyes, fair complex- ion, and brown hair. From eighteen to twenty-three he lived in South Af. rica, and probably knows more of the country and its languages than any other living Englishman. 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'A veteran among the track walkers of the condo is Pat Callahan. Falling rocks, drunk- en lumbermen, and bears, he says, keep him and the rest. busy. “And I have more trouble with the bears than the other things,” Pat says. “I’ve come face to face with bears walking along the track many and many a time. They seem to be stuck on wandering into the canon from the three adjoining bear-hunting counties. and inspecting the railroad track None of ’em ever seemed to want to tackle me, but they always give me a good deal of trouble in getting them to leave the rail. I’ve had to flag trains more than once, and call the train men to help me rid the track of obstructing bears.”—New York Sun. Football Players Saved the Horses. Conductor Stevens of the Moscow run has an even better opinion of foot- ball players now than he had before. ' says the Colfax Gazette. His in- creased good opinion was broughi about peculiarly. Thanksgiving day the evening train to Pullman had on board the college football team, and when the train was forced to stop by finding three horses fast in a trestle. Captain McCroskey came out just as the trainmen were preparing to hitch chains to the horses to pull them out expecting, of course, in clearing the track, to kill the horses. But the foot- ball hero called fora stay of proceed. lugs, and called out his Chrysanthe- mum-locked eleven, showed them the horses, said 4-1144, or something like that; four men took hold of a horse. seven other men took hold of the four. there was a straining of muscles, and one horse was set on on his legs by the side of the track, and trotted-off unin- jured. The other two animals were rescued, and the train went on its way. passengers and trainm’en repoicing. A Twelve-Foot; Turtle. A startling reminiscence of a time when this country was inhabited chiefly by reptiles has just been un- earthed. . It is in the shape of a turtle twelve feet long, whose forearms measured twenty feet across when outstretched, and who was generally built in pro' portion. There is no creature alive to- day as large as this, for a well grown elephant is not more than nine feet high at the shoulder. The skeleton of this monster was found recently near the South Fork of the Cheyenne River, about thirty-five miles southeast of the Black Hills.— New York Journal. J. Gould’s Luck. That very hard-headed financier, Mr. Jay Gould. it is said believed if not in a “luck penny,” at least in a luck pen- wiper. This pen-wiper was a primi- tive construction of blue velvet, made by his daughter when she was three years old. It laid upon his desk by day, and was carefully locked up at night. 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