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ITS PRESENT CONDITION A DISGRACE-
TO ILEINOIS.
The Money to Duild the Monument bon-
tributed by the People, and the Trust
Given 'In Charge of the City of Spring-
field-—A Sorry Spectacle. \
Lincoln’s tomb is a monument of dis-
grace to Illinois. A spirit of tasteful
pride is fast making Springfield one oi
the most beautiful of State capitals.
The magnificent building which houses
the government Was in the days of ap-'
proaching completion described as. a
palace in a cornfield. Since then the
city surrounding has been improved
to worthiness of the setting. With
paved streets, ,_well shaded, a l‘ook of
general thrift in the business center
and long vistas of pretty homes in
well-kept grounds, it now corresponds
to a. noble Capitol which ‘has no su-
perior in massivesymmetrgr and in
'convenient adaptation to its purposes,
and is exceeded in liberal expenditure
by only one other building of the kind,
that at Albany. Springfield is an hon-
or to the State. But in strange con-
trast to all else that commands ad-
mira’tion is the condition of the tomb.
Illinois assumed a sacred trust when
the question of the, disposition of the
remains of the martyred President was
settled. That trust has not been kept.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-
Democrat, writing from Springfield,
says that the friends of Lincoln feel the
neglect keenly.' They are anxious to
see public sentiment aroused and the
Legislature reminded of its duty. There
is neither defense nor explanation oi
the neglect. When the custodian opens
the grated doors and takes the visitors
into first the crypt and then the me-
morial chamber, his introductory
words are regretful. In the crypt the
plaster has fallen from the arched
roof, and, more than that, gaping crev-
ices have opened inthe brick masonry.
A little more of this inattention and
the roof will cave down upon the floor
under which, covered by concrete, are
the caskets of President and Mrs. Lin-
coln.
On the other side of the burial crypt
the memorial room is in scarcely bet-
ter condition. With every rain the wa-
ter comes through the vaulted roof. It
has blackened and stained ceiling and
walls. It has made a great blotch of
the once bright colors of the coat of
arms. Prevailing dampness has mil-
dewed and rusted the none too numer-
ous relics. In this chamber are kept
the'surveying instruments Lincoln as
a young man used, the gun which fail-
ed to save the life of his grandfather
in Kenutcky when an,Indian crept up-
on him at work on his farm, the great
book in which every child in the public
schools of Philadelphia wrote his or
her name attached to the expression 01
sorrow at the time of death. The stone
tablet which the Romans sent from the
walls of the Eternal City to commem-
orate emancipation, likening the act of
Lincoln to that of one of the early
Emperors who freed the slaves, is in
the chamber. The bronze bust of Wil-
liam the Silent, who also died by as-
sassination, has a place. The walls are
covered with the memorials forwarded
from all parts of the country. For such
a collection of historical value the
State is notpmanifes-ting sufficient care
to keep the rain out.
The tomb cost $270,000. This money
the most of it, was raised by voluntary
contributions. Large sum‘s came from
the troops in the field, single companies
contributing several hundred dollars. It
is little enough that Illinois should
maintain the granite pile in a state of
tolerable repair. On the outside the
cement has dropped from between the
courses, and many of the blocks are out
of line. Even the approaching walk is
cracked and broken and uneven.
One might suppose that with such a
number bf visitors to the tomb there
would bet no difficulty in reaching it.
Yet the car line by which the mile and
more of distance from the busine 3s cen-
ter is f‘lnade does not run to the place,
Jmt stops in a park where refreshments
stands, a dancing pavilion- and the
usual inducements to local patronage
are conspicuous. From the end of the
track a cinder path winds down the
hill. There a. dusty road is crossed. A
gate admits to the cemetery. By a
walk up the valley past the stone vault
where the body was at first deposited,
the way is over the slope where more
people stood on that day when the na-
tion mourned than have ever been
gathered in the Illinois capital city
s-ince._ The tomb, square and squat, a
hollow storie tower rising from the
center, is on the crest of a gentle slope
with a reservation of nine or ten acres
of sward and trees about it. On one
side stands a neat stone house, the
abode ofthe custodian. The ground:
are well kept. The site is beautiful.
.Only the condition of the tomb prompts
the feeling of regret. Lincoln belmgcd
to the nation. His resting place should
have been the nation’s care, if his.
State can be so forgetful.
Five Arab Illaxims.
Never tell all you know; for he who
tells everything he knows often te'zls
more than he knows. =
Never attempt all you can do; for be
who attempts everything he can do
often attempts more than he can do.
Never believe all you hear; for he
who believes all that he hears often
believes more than he hears.
Never lay out all you can afford; for
he who lays out everything he can
afford lays out more than he can at-
ford.
Never decide upon all you may see;
for to ’who decides upon all that he
sees often decides on more than he
sees.--Christinn Work. '
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British Admiralty’s Red Tape.
Every one who has to do with (the
Admiralty is familiar with amusing
tales of the glorification of red tape
Here [is the very latest. Some time
ago a workman in one of the dockyard:
lost a' government candlestick, val
ued at‘a few pence. This was con?
sidered sufficient excuse for a re
port by the local officials to White
hall. A long correspondence. 0]
the approved government office type-
ensued, and it is estimated that not
less than £5. was spent in the officials
time, ink, and paper. Afterevery as
pect of the case had beenweighed, the
workman was directed to pay the local
officials the sum of 5 pence, being the
value. set upon this particular candle- .
stick. Of course, if the man had been
in private employment, little or no no-
tice would have been taken of such a
triviality, or, at most, he would have
paid his foreman the value without any
red—tapeism.
Murderer (just captured to his com-
panion)——Good-by, pard; we shall
meet again in the wax-figure museum
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..aFliegende Blaetter.
Is there anything more exasperating i
than a vain endeavor to get into com-
with some one over the
‘phone, or to be unceremoniously cut .
off from communication when you are .
just in the middle of a most interesting '
conversation ‘9
ONE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
Is to attend,to the comfort of your
family. Should any one of them catch
a blight cold or cough, call on Edward
P. Weed, Norwalk, or George 0. Still-
son, South Norwalk, Conn, sole agents,
and get a trial bottle of Otto’s Cure, .
the great German Remedy, free. We
give it away to prove that we have a
sure cure for coughs, colds, asthma,
consumption, and all diseases of the
throat and lungs. Large size, 50c.
and 250. '
The frantic actions of toy monkeys
and other traveling sidewalk toys her-
ald the advent of Christmas, though
the weather is anything but in keeping
with the season.
GLAD TIDINGS.
The grand specific for dyspepsia,
liver complaint, rheumatism, costive-
ness, general debilityr etc., is BACON’S
CELERY KING, for ‘he nerves. This
great herbal tonic stimulates the di-
gestive organs, regulates the liver and
restores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Sample free. Large
packages 50c and 250. Sold only by
Edward P. Weed. Norwalk, and Geo.
c. Stillson, Soutthorwalk.
When you want one thing with all
your heart as a Christmas gift, it comes
ratherhard to act pledsed over any-
thing else. .
SAVE YOUR LIFE.
By using “THE NEW GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.” This
new remedy is a great surprise on ac-
count of its exceeding promptness in
relievmg pain in the Kidneys,- Bladder
and Back in male or female. It re-
lieves retention of water, and pain in
passing it almost immediately. Save
yourself by using this marvelous cure.
Its use will prevent fatal consequences
in almost all cases by its great altera-
tive and healing powers. Sold by E. P.
Weed, Druggist, Norwalk, Conn.
The most contented state of mind is
when we care too little to be either
jealous or worried over the defections
of husband Or sweetheart. '
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?
Don’t give them tea or coffee. ’Have
you tried the new food drink called .
Grain-O? It is delicious and nourish-
ing and takes the place of coifee. The
more Grain-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-O is made of pure
grains. and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee
but costs about t} as mun“. All grocers
sell it. 150. and 25c.
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And now we see the‘ fond mother and
the infant trailing into the photogra
pher’s when baby’s picture will be taken
for papa. In nine cases out of ten,
however, the child is so dressed up for
this special occasiob that father fails to
recognize his own olfspring- when the
photograph is presented. "
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SPAIN CAN FINDNO FAULT,
The Message Open to Criticism in
Some Details, but The Premier
'Thlnks It Will Affect .the Cuban
Cause Advernely.
London,-.Dec. 13.—It is chiefly because
attention has been distracted towards
China that Europe has taken little in-
terest in President McKinley’s mes-
sage. Spain alone has looked to it as
embodying the fate of that nation dur-
ing the next few months. There was
at first some erratic comment in Mad—
rid, but the Sagasta Ministry has made
extraordinary efforts to impress the
mildest possible interpretation of the I
President’s language upon Spanish
minds. Senor Sagasta himself has done
this publicly and privately in a mos;
assiduous way. This is a sample of his
language:
“I did not expect so much from'Prcs-
ident McKinley... The question of the,
rights of nations is dealt with in an
excellent manner. As regards the Pres-
ident’s utterances in respect to work
achieved by the Spanish Government
I we can find no fault with them. They
do us justice. There were in the mes—
sage certain details to which, it was
at first thought, our Government might
take. exception. It is the old question.
Ever since .1823, when the Cuban ques-
tion originated, it has been these de-
tails which have caused misunder-
standings. That is the only fault I can
find with the message.
“I believe the message will have an
immediate effect on affairs in Cuba. It
must affect the insurrection consider-
ably and in an adverse way, while our
reforms will receive a powerful stimu-
lant. The Cortes ‘will not yet be dis-
solved. It is necessary that, we know
the effect of the message on the United
States Congress. We shall see very
soon. The terms employed by Presi—
dent McKinlcy have given the liveliest
satisfaction to the whole Corps Diplo-
matique in Madrid and all its members
have congratulated me by telephone.”
It is, of course, necessary to the plans
of Senor Sagasta’s Government that
Spain should accept the message in this
spirit, but it is by no means certain
that the country will look at the situa—
tion through the Premier’s spectacles.
AMERICAN SHIP SEARCHED.
Examined nt Clenfuegos at Sugges-
tion of United States Consul.
Havana, Cuba, via. Key West, FLL,
Dec. 13.——Reliable reports state that
American citizens in Cienfuegos and
that vicinity are indignant over the
searching of the American steamer
Santiago at that port by the police
and civil guards. The indignation was
heightened because the alleged search
was made 'at the suggestion of Ameri—
can Consul McGarr.
It is charged against Mr. McGarr that
he informed the authorities that, in
his judgment, 3. search would result in
finding insurgent correspondence. As
a matter of fact, the police discovered
nothing suspicious. ,
Since the capture of Caimanera by
the insurgents, and the recapture of
Guisa by the Spanish, there has been a
lull in military operations in the East.
Denial of Atrocities.
The Spanish official report of appall-
ing atrocities committed by the insur—
gents in Guisa is declared by members
of the Junta to be a stupid falsifica-
tion. They point out that it is unrea—
sonable.to suppose that women and
children , were burned alive when
among the inhabitants there must have
been the families of rebel soldiers, and
the Spanish soldiers were spared and
taken prisoners. The Palace officials
say_the story of atrocities is fully con-
firmed, but are unable to furnish any
details.
Spanish Paper Wax-liken
Madrid, Dec. 13.~—The Imparcial pub-
lishes a strong article in which it de-
clares Spain will not accept the right
of President McKinley to intervene in
Cuba in case the war is prolonged, and
,demands that the Government adopt
prospect for and acquire Mining Claims
and Properties in the wonderful gold
fields of Klondike and Alaska. Im-
mense fortunes have already been real-
ized and millions more will be made
there. Will you allow this golden op-
portunity to pass you by ? A few dol-
' lars invested in this undertaking may
.be the foundation to your fortune.
The rush to this wonderland necessi
tates immediate action. The first in
the field the first in fortune. No such
opp )rtunity has ever been presented to
the people at the present generation as
is offered in the Klondike—Alaska;
Gold Fields.
their full proportion of all profits. .No
dividends are made on stock remaining
unsold. Send your orders enclosing
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The following Tacoma dealers in
supplies for the Klondike and Alaska
trade are Stockholders-1n the company
and will inform you'regarding the re- .
liability of its ofiicer: Monty & Gunu,
Groceries; A. F. Hoska, Harness 00.;
Morris Gross 00., Dry Goods and Cloth-
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"admitting them'into this country.
“thesame energetic attitude towards
the United States as Germany adopted
towards Hayti, because President Mc-
Kinley’s message is equivalent to ques-
tioning the right of Spain’s sovereign-
ty in Cuba.” _
Continuing, the Imparcial insists that
Spain must prepare for all eventuali-
ties, and augment her navy “by or-
ganizing a\subscription in which the
whole nationfrom the Queen to The
most humble subject should partici-
pate.”
SPAIN NO LONGER OBJECTS.
Our Fleet of Warships Can Noxv Visit
Key West.
VVashington,v.Dec. 13.—For the first
time since the“3 Cuban insurrection be-
gan an American warship not en-
"gaged in suppressing filibustering ex-
peditions has started to take station on
the southern coast of Florida, within
five hours of Havana. A telegram re-
ceived at the Navy Department reports
the departure of the‘ battleship Maine
from Norfolk for Key West, where she
will await the other vessels of the
North Atlantic Squadron.
Spain has ceased to be suspicious. of
the intentions of the United. States,’and
does not view with alarm the prospect
of the biggest American fleet ever
gathered -together making its rendez-
vous right at the door of Cuba.
other ships in the squadron will start
for Key West as Soon as the repairs
which they require are finished at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The training ship . Annapolis left
Newport News for Barbadoés. Her
presence in the “fest Indies will be an-
other indication of the decision of the
Administration to resume the neon:
Winter visits to ports near Cuba.
A 'l‘unner Dying of Anthrax.
Altoona, Pa., Dec. 13.—-Lewis Schlan-
ghenhite, of Proctor, Lyconting County.
is dying of anthrax. It is now certain
that the disease wascommunicazed- to
him by hides from China. All the tan-
neries in'that section have been com-
pelled to shut‘ down, as the tanners are
afraid of the disease. There have been
two deaths ,in the last month. The
Government is taking measures for the
disinfection of hides from China before
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MESSAGE
He Hadn’t Expectedso» Munch. .
The _
1‘ ‘ ‘ EMBEZZLER ARRESTED.
Left Shortage 01 Nearly‘ 330,000
While Treasurer in Nebraska. . ' '
New“ York, Dec. 13.-—_Eugene F. Cash- .
man, a foreman in the Street-Cleaning!
I. epartment, has been arrested on
said, a shortage of more than twenty-
five thousand dollars Was discovered in
his Accounts, and he disappeared.
Ca'shman is accused of misappropri-
,ating county funds, which he used, it
is said,'to make loans to farmers to
‘tide them over financial difficulties.
.Then the crops failed, and the farmers
gwere unable to meet their obligations
to Cashman. Under the circumstances
: an exposure of his alleged methods was ,
ilnevitable and 1339 fled. 'An investiga-
.tion followed, and it issaid that dis-
;crepancies were discovered in his ac-
counts aggregating betweena$25.000 {ind
$30,000. _- ,
The affair created great excitement
in the county, but the treasurer’s
bondsmen, it is asserted, made good the
{alleged shortage. They are the plain-
,tiffs against Cashman now. He will be
taken back to Nebraska to-day.
THE BIG WIRE TRUST.
Appointed to Fix the
Selling Prices.
Cleveland, Dec. 13.——The announce-
ment of the names of the three ap-
praisers who are to fix the selling price
of the properties of the constituent
companies of the great wire combina-
tion has revived gossip concerning the
Appraisers
, formation of the company.
S. T. Wellman is one of the most
famous rolling—mill engineers in the
country. Julian Kennedy is a blast”-
furnace expert of Pittsburg, and Rob—
ert Forsythe was Vice-president of the
Illinois Steel Company and superin-
tendent of the erection 00f several of its
plants.‘
It is proposed to divide the country
lnto districts, to,_ each of which one of
the appraisers Will be assigned. They
are expected to complete their work as
quickly as possible, for the reason that
the options taken upon variousproper—
lies will expire March 1. ’ I
The American Steel and Wire Com-
pany is to be the name of the new cor—
poration, which will be incorporated
{under the laws of New Jersey, and it
lwill have a capital, it is now said, of
[$70,000,000 It is believed to be certain
that Harry TV. Oliver, of Pittsburg, will
be president of the company.
WOULD KILL ALL THE SEALS.»
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A Representative Has :1. Sure Way of
‘ Settling All Future Disputes.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Representa—
live Johnson, of North Dakota, is pre-
i paring a. bill providing for the complete
extermination of the ‘seal herd of
Behring Sea. It is on the lines of the
bill proposed last year by Representa-
tive Dingley, but is much morer'brief
and makes the extermination as an al-
ternative if pelagic sealing, was not
stopped.
Mr. Johnson says the recent Behring
possibility of stopping seal poaching.
The seals are yielding the Government
nothing, he says, as the exclusive priv—
llege of taking seals granted by the
Government has yielded only a, few
thousand dollars since (1890.
In the meantime, Mr. Johnson points
out, the Government has spent hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars in com-
missions and in maintaining a patrol
of ships in Behring Sea. He says it has
been amply demonstrated that the
seals are a worthless asset, and that
their extermination will be in the in—
terest of peaceamong nations and of
economy for the United States.
JUSTICE CAME QUICK.
Negro Killed by Relative of \Voman
He Assaulted.
HANNIBAL. Mo., Dec. 13.—Bill Un-
derwood, a negro recently released
from thepenitentiary, on Friday night
:alled at the home of Christian Pabst,
a farmer, living ,four miles southwest
of here, and demanded money. Pabst
refused to give him any, and Under-
W-ood drew‘a revolverT and made him
Eie down on the floor. .
He then pressed the revolved against
.VIrs. Pabst’s temple and compelled her
to bind her husband’s arms and feet
with twine. The man then assaulted
rier. Yesterday morning she managed
to elude him and ran to the house of
Ter brother-in-law, Louis Pabst, a mile
iistant‘. ,
Louis returned with a
tilled the negro.
Klondike sun. Lost.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 13.—The greate‘st
anxiety is fe 1; here for the Cleveland,
formerly one of the North American
l‘ransportation and Trading Company's
Klondike treasure ships, which sailed
from San Francisco for seattle one
week ago. T
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com-
oany’s Umatilla, which left San Fran—
:isco Tuesday, has arrivedhere, but
she saw nothing of the Cleveland. It
s believed here that the Cleveland en—
:ountered the storm which raged Mon—
day night with such violence off Cape
Flattery, and was driven on thercoast
of Vancouver Island and either sunk
)r disabled.
Germany’s State Lotteries.
Berlin, Dec. 13.——The‘ magnitude of
:he profits of Germ’any’s five State lot-
:eries makes the anti-gamblers despair
of success in their demands for their
suppression. The tax on each ticket
shotgun and
350,000 marks. The private lotteries add
;evera1 millions. Prussia .makes 10,000,-
l00 marks annually out of the lotteries.
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Mr. Guge’s Plan criticised.
London, Dec. 13.—Thé Mancheste‘r‘
S‘ruardian adversely criticises Secretary
would saddle the United States with
mother $200,000,000 or avoidable debt,
.lnd, while substituting bank notes for
greenbacks, would leave to the Govern-
;old reserves. -,
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Cuts for a Department Shire.
‘ Waterville, Mo., Dec; 13.—-.‘.-.. $1,200
vhipment, of cats has just been made to
1. Philadelphia. merchant who has con-
:eived the novelty of placing them on
Tale in a. big department store in that
:ity. The shipment included one hun-
ind colors, the Angora variety predom-
nating. ' .
equisition papers issued by Gov. En. ‘
A. Holcomb, of Nebraska, and honored _-
by Gov. Black. ECashman was trease.
urer of Greeley County, Nebraska, un-v ,
,til about three years ago, when, it is'
Bea negotiations demonstrated: the im- '
sold will ‘in 1897 bring more than 16,- I
3age’s currency scheme, which, it says,
ment the responsibility of providing,
lred kittens, and they are of all kinds __
Norwalk Chronicler