1 Washington, ' . hreda, Eirst Vice-President, BARR'IO'SWKSS-ASSINATED. "_ President of the Republc of Guatemala- Murdcred at San Jose. Feb. 10.—The ,Gaute- malen Legation here has received news of the-assassination of President Bar- rios. It is said that 'Manuel. Estrada Ca- has as- sumed the Executive chair. The fact that the constitutional Vice-President was installed is regarded as an indica- tion that there has been no revolution, and that the death of the President was an isolated case of murder.- President Barrios was one of " the ablest Generals of Gautemala, and has filled many important positions. was at one time Consul at Berlin. The assassination was the culmina- tion of the enmity which Barrios ex— cited following his assumption of the Dictatorship on the quelling of the revolution of last year. Several prev- ious attempts had been made to kill ‘ him. General Don Jose Maria Reina Bar- rios was comparatively young, being 'little more than forty years old. . He ,Was pre-eminent in Guatemala after putting down the last revolution. Bar- rius was first elected President of Gua- temala in 1892. He gradually took the powers of dictator, and it is said that he succeeded in accumulating $7,000,000 or $8,000,000 while in office. Dr. Evans Leaves $200,000 for a. Dionnment , Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-—The will 01 the late Dr. ThomasF. Evans, the famous American dentist, who died in Paris last October, has been made pub- lic.. He directs that a monument be erected over his grave, with a vault, which shall not cost less than $100,000 nor more than $200,000. To his wife, Agnes Doyle Evans, in case she sur- vives him, 'he bequeathed $500,000 in bonds or cash and considerable other property, and makes a number of pri- vate bequests ranging from $9,000 to $20,000. To the American Charitable Fund Association of Paris he leave' 100,000 francs. The ’Secretary of'the Tr€asury issued warrant for $7,515,255 in favor of the Treasurer of the United States, to be “used in payment of the first mortgages on the eastern and middle division of " e I'Crfasas Pacific. .mua liIonument to the Potatoe, A curious monument has recently been discovered in the dense undergrowth of the so—called Brandhai, in the Upper Hartz. It is a granite block about ; seven feet high, resting on a stone pedestal, and on. an iron tablet at- tached to it is the following inscrip- tion: “Here, in the year 1747, the first trials were made with the cultivation of the potato.” The German peasant at the time did not take Kindly to the ' potato plant on its introduction to the country. It had,however, a great friend . in the King, Frederick 11., who was convinced of its value, but who was obliged to use forcible measures to get the people of Pomerania and Silesia to plant it. The action of the Hartzers .in voluntarily adopting the plant was evidently thought worthy of a memo ,_ rial. says the Sunday Companion. He' , i-‘E‘ Husfi‘KH'Tw‘EAiié" such is the Interesting Discovery of a German \Vriter. The philologists, in the course of iheir interesting digging into the mys- Leries of words, are always discovering new facts, of which lesslearned meme oers of the community have had no inkling or idea. The latestword to receive an entirely new interpretation ’s “Hurrah!” that stirring one of en- thusiasm which bursts from the throat if an assembled multitude when its emotions are touched. , Few who, when in an ecstasy of delight, shout ‘Hurrah! hurrah!” ever imagine that :hey are crying out, “Kill! kill!” Yet this is the discovery of a Ger- man writer, whose assertion is borne put by a passage which leaves no doubt In the matter. Hurrah is merely the imperative of the verb “Urauah,” which is the Turkish word meaning :0 kill. The 'Janissaries used it when they - were ruShing to meet their foes, and trom being a battle cry they introduced 1 it to give additional zest to their wel—‘ , home of the Sultan when he appeared 1 in great reviews. That it is universal on the Continent Ils explained by the fact that it was borrowed by the Russians, and then ‘-by the Germans, while our own inter- R‘ILL: E Enable us to acquire it in any way.— Pearson’s Weekly. ' AN. 'E‘AR'LY FOG HORN STORY. i LEunny Episode in Politics During the Campaign of 1840. . “That portrait of William Allen,” said the old citizen as he looked tround the sanctum, “reminds me of I. story about him that I have never seen in print. It was during the rat- !ling campaign of 1840, and Allen had been invited to speak in Cleveland. The meeting place was a grove near the corner of Erie and Euclid, and of course everybody turned out to hear :he famous Ohioan. Then the Whigs, who hated William, made it up among themselves that as soon as he arose to speak they would desert the meeting in a body. Sure enough, just as Allen trose and opened his mouth away went the Whigs. But the warhorse was enough for them. He had a voice that covered a township, and he poured hot shot into the‘Whig party islong as there was a retreating Whig in sight. He gave it to them straight from the shoulder, and if any of them lived over in Ohio City they must have wept on hearing him long after they got home. Lord! how the audi- ence roared when the last Whig was out of sight. The spectable of the de- serters hustling along to get out of range of those thunderous invections was a sight? to make the gods roar with delight. I’ve seen many funny things in politics, but nothing quite so funny as that—Cleveland 032193."- ‘1 . . Plain spending much is never pleasant work. 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When Eleanor Duserflr-st went to act in London one of the men whoadmir- 3d her talents most was John Sargent, the American artist. 'He saw her in all the roles she acted, and determined if it were possible to paint a portrait of her. It required some diplomacy to'make the Italian actress pose for her portrait. Finally this was accom- plished, and one day Mr. Sargent had the satisfaction of seeing Duse in his studio. But her attitude was not en- couraging even then. She dropped in- to a chair with an air of fatigue. There was not the least pretence of pose in her attitude. She sat as any woman might have done who was weary” and ill. “Now paint me,” was the enthusi- astic phrase in which .she submitted herself to the distinguished artist’s brush. . Duse sat for more than an hour. Then she' left without any particular understanding as .to the time when she would return. Before she left Lon- don, Mr. Sargent received a note in which she said that she was very sorry, but that it would be impossible for her to go to his studio again. She was tired, she said, and overwarked, and would have to give up the idea of the portrait. In a few days she returned to Italy. . When she consented to pose for 'him, Duse had very little idea of Mr. Sar- gent’s eminence. Her contact with the world outside of her own country had, indeed, been slight until the time she came to the United States. But after a while she came to know more about the celebrated people of _ other countries and she learned of _Mr. So when she _ got to Italy again he received a. note .' from her. In it She wrote that if he could ever come to Venice sometime when she was not acting, she would. be happy to pose for him until he fin- ished the portrait. She said that she would‘have plenty of leisure then and that he could have as many sittings as, he wanted. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Some of the Things Which the Great American Philosopher Did. Franklin inspired and established ; the Junto, the pleasantest and most l useful American club of which we have , knowledge, says an exchange. I He founded the Philadelphia Libra- ? ry, parent of one thousand libraries, which mark-ed the beginning of an in- tellectual movement of endless good to the whole country. ' He first turned to great account the engine of advertising, indispensable in all modern business. He published “Poor Richard,” a re- ' cord of homely wisdom, in such shape that hundreds of thousands of readers were made better and stronger by it. He created the postoflice system of America, and was the first champion of a. reformed spelling. He invented» the Franklin stove, which economized fuel, and he suggest- ed valuable improvements in ventila- tion and the building of chimneys. and lightning of some of its powers to destroy. . He founded the American Philosoph- ical Society, the first organization in America of the friends of Science. He suggested'the use of mineral ma- nures, introduced the basket willow, promoted the early culture of silk, and pointed out the advantages of white clothing in summer‘ He measured the temperature of the Gulf Stream, and discovered that north east storms may begin in the south- west. He pointed out the advantage of building ships in water-tight compart- ments, taking the hint from the Chi- nese, and first urged the use of oil as a means of quieting dangerous seas. accomplished largely as recreation from hislife work as economist and ' statesman, Benjamin Franklin helped . the whole race of inventors by a re- 3; incalculable ' “mark that has been of value and comfort to theorists and dreamers the world over. When some one spoke contemptuously of Montgol- fier’s baloon experiments, and asked of what use .they were, the great toric: He Convinced the Duke. During his visit to the United States the late Duke of Marlborough was making a tour of inspection over one of the Chicago cable lines, and came across a cable-car driver, who was a typical Yankee, born and bred in the State of Connecticut. ' “Can you stop the car quickly?” asked His Grace. “I jist reckon ye kin bet yer life I can, Mister Duke.” “How soon?” , , “In ’bout two yards,” replied the Yankee. Grace. The next moment the Duke was busy picking himself out of a small sandbank by the side of the track, into which the abrupt stoppage of the car had thrown him. As he quietly brushed himself, the Yankee smiled and remarked: “I hope yer ain‘t hurt, Mr. Duke! Guess yer think i kin stop her suddint now,‘don’t yer?” Theatrical Terr... . Manager (to actor who is peeping through the curtain)-—Is the heuse full? - . ‘ Actor (shaking his head at seeing very few seats taken)—Not fullexact- ly, but mournful. , Manager—More’n full, ch?, Good! Sign—New 3.0111! World. He robbed thunder of its terrors , POTTER IS PRTESIDENT.‘ Re-electcd' by the L. A. 1", Assembly at ‘v St. Louis by a. Good‘Majority. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 11.—-Tlie Gideon- Elliott combination were routed by the Potters forces in the election for presi— dent of the League of Ameri n Wheel- nm/ at the National Assembly yester- day, Isaac B. ,Potter of New York be- ing selected for another term by a vote of 212 to 107 for George D. Gideon. The Poterites have all along claimed 214 votes and their estimate was correct. Potter was placed in nomination by Mr. Van Valkenburg of Wisconsin, who eulogized the: New York man as the father of. good roads. The entire Pot- ter ticket was successful as follows: ISAAC B. POTTER. President, Isaac B. Potter, New York; first vice-president, Thomas Keenan, Pennsylvania; second vice-president, E. N. Hines, Michigan; treasurer, James C. Tattersal, New Jersey. Providence, R. I., was selected as the place to hold the next national assem- bly. The National Racing Board convened early yesterday and resumed its work. The new rules suggested by Chairman Mott took up the time of the board. In order to solve the troublesome problem of whether or not blanket sanctions shall be granted upon request, It has each race meet to be held be required of every, applicant for sanctions for two or more separate dates. By the pro- visions of this regulation when a track management applies for more than one sanction it must forward with its ap- plication a certified check for $100 for each of the desired permits. The report of President Potter dwelt " at length upon the progress of the good roads movement in the league. He then called attention to the fact that ten States have passed laws requiring bicycles to be carried as baggage with out extra charge, and bills are pend- ing in the Legislatures of Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland for the same purpose. During the past year 54,793 new mem- bers have joined the league, and 48.017 of the old members have renewed. But, as in former years, the percentage of renewals is by no means satisfactory. THE MURDER OF BARRIOS. Shot While Walking Near the Palace-- Cabrera Will Probably Succeed Him. Washington, Feb. 11.——The first offi- cial information of the assassination of President Barrios, came yesterday to the State Depatment in the following cable from ' United States Minister Hunter at Guatemala City, dated Y-Ved- nesday: ’ “President Barrios was shot and in- stantly killed last night at 8 o’clock iwhile walking with two military offi- cers near the palace.~ The assassin, while attempting to escape, was killed by the President’s staff. Manuel Es- trada Cabrera, temporarily the consti- tutional successor, will probably be in- stalled. ’ All quiet.” ' ' Blood Money Offered for His Death. San ~ Francisco, Cal., Feb. 11.—The Besides these great achievements,» American replied, in words now his-- “Of what use is a new—born babe?’fu “Nonsense!” sharply exclaimed His- 1‘“ put. out the"‘Sta.nding 'Room onlyn-i lnews of Barrios’ tragic death did not greatly Surprise 'the colony of Guate~ malans in this city. The colony is com- :posed mostly of exiles driven out by Barrios, plotters and friends of the revolutionary party. , . g It was known here months ago that ! a big price had been set upon Barrios. . A syndicate of Guatemalans, some here and some merchants in the disturbed 'country, combined and offered $100,000 for the head of the-dictator. The politicians went into the scheme to regain their power and the mer— chants to avoid the heavy taxationon . their property. The fact was notori- ous in Guatemala and Barrios himself -knew of the otter. There was much talk. about it, and it was fully expected that attempts would be made on the life of the dictator. Seven Killed and. Two Injured. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 11.——Fast zfreight No. 74 on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad collided with fast 1 freight No. 11 of the same system yes- ;terday morning one and a half miles i south of Kirkland. Both engineers and 'both firemen and three white tramps were killed. Two of the brakemen were .l-so bady injured that they will die. The wreck occurred in the’ heart of a deso- late district. The accident was caused by a violation of train orders. The twa trains met on a sharp curve with' a crash that‘was heard two miles dis- tant. The locomotives were compute— 'ly demolished, together with thirty or forty box cars. The tramps were in a freight car. ' Coral that, Gives You Toothache. ‘ 0n the coast of some of the West [ndian islands _a. curious kind of coral may be seen, called “millepoca.” This has a most _ extraordinary property, which makes the people who know it very shy of handling it. The moment a. person picks up a oiece, a sort of electric thrill runs through him, and an agonizing pain lhOOts through his jaws. He feels as if every tooth and every nerve were burn- .ng. The acute pain lastsgenerally ”or about half an hour, and slowly passes off; but the efiects do not dis— appear entirely for‘hours. The reason of this curious shock or poisoning is still a mystery. ...n 'No 'smve Trust. all the Detroit stove works request the Associated Press to deny in their "be- half the statement recently telegraphed by correspondents of certain papers to the, effect that a "stove trust” or any combination 'of stove interests'in this city-has been or is being effected.- been decided that a forfeit of $100 for' ;On Detroit, Mich., Feb. 11.-Officials ot‘ SUBSCRI FOR ' THE EEKLY BAZETTE ' N.Y.’ WEEKLY TRIBUN ? Born PAPERS , [Sent to an‘V Ad dress ~ :FOR 1 e -—' Dollar! 7 ADDRESS Amonbmnsro 6min.
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