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.THE WAY THE POPE. LIVES.
Rooms in the Vatican “’lllcli Are Used by
_ the Holy Father. *
The rooms actually inhabited by
Pope Leo in the ,Vatican are not nu-
merous, and only the Cardinals, his» im-
mediate surroundings and those who
are granted a specialaudience are ad-
mitted. Access to them is reached
Erom the Corte Damaso by the Scala
Regia, opposite the celebrated Sistine
chapel, which later, although it actu-
ally forms part of the private apart-
ments, is not difiicult of access to the.
general public.
The furniture of the ante-rooms is
modern and very, simple, being made
up of red damask and velvet, with
gold lace hangings. There is nothing
in them specially to attract the eye or
to remind us that we are invading the
privacy of the pontiff, save the baldac-
rhini or canopies which are made use
of in processions and other functions,
and which have similar upholstery.
Under one of these the Pope takes his
solitary meals, for, by the etiquette of
the court, he is not permitted to en-
lcrtain even the nearest of his relatives
or to eat otherwise than alone.
The private library, which overlooks
the Piazza of St. Peter, has three win—
dows, but some years ago the present
l—‘ope diminished its apparent size by
means of a richly embroidered dam-
ask screen, artistically disposed and
lightly supported by elegant columns,
which divides the room into two parts.
The walls are furnished with book-
cases of pearly whiteness, picked out
in gold, with golden foliage, but the
1100' .15 which icpose in these shelves, as
w on re the numerous manuscripts, are
not visible, being for the most part
carefully covered by green silk hang-
lngs. The screen only reaches as far
as the top of the windows, and thus
the upper part of the room is left
open. .
The division of the re 0011], which has
lwo windows contains but few books,
but on the side opposite the screen is
a large console in the style of the sev-
entccuthcentury, on which is placed a
crucifix and tw0 immense candelabra.
The only ornaments of the library con-
sist of busts of the Popes—ten in num-
ber—-amougst whom Pius VII. and
Pins 1X. are conspicuous.- It is here
that on certain semi-private occasions,
as. for instance, his name day (Ono-
mastico) in August, the Pope receives
the visits of the Cardinals and of his
private friends.
As might be expected, the daily rou-
line of the Pope's slifc is extremely sim—
ple. lut the amount of work of infin-
ite variety which he gets through in
the day is incredible considering his
advanced age. He rises at 7, at which
hour his faithful valet and maggiordo-
mo, Contra, of whom more must be
said later on. is always in waiting to
assist at his master's toilet. His bed-
room is large and commodious without
a vestige of luxury, but the details of
his apparel require the help of an at-
tendant. The Pope is neat to the last
degree in all that concerns his requis-
ite dress. and his valet takes care that
nothing is wanting in the disposal of
his spotless linen or of his purple
stockings, and that the sacred slippers
are in their place—Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
TURKEY FOOT A MASCOT’.
)oné'in Gold,Silver and Ribbons it Bring!
You Luck.
The rabbits foot is not in the race
my longer as a charm. What has
mused the downfall of bunnie’s hind
foot as a protection agairfst all evil
uck for its happy possessor is rather
t puzzling question and one which the
:‘air sex and 1hr advocates of the new
5:111 mum 1111.1 it hard to explain.
Well, the rabbit having enjoyed so
great and so long a run of popularity,
and out. He has done so, and his
place has been taken by one of the
“slugs of the farmyard—the lordly tur-
key. ,
Fashion decrees that» in order to be
Iucky one must wear in some manner
or” possess in some shape or other a.
turkey‘s claw.
The most popular style at present is
the natural claw, properly treated by
1 taxidermist, its shank covered by a
silver or gold cap, set with an ame-
thyst, turqoise, or the new green
stone, which resembles an emerald.
The tip of the nail is covered with
gold or silver cap, with a fine chain
to match the cap from the shank to
what one might call the wrist of the
.. \
claw, and a pretty ribbon bow with
'ong ends tied just below the shank.
These new mascots are so arranged
that they can be hung up as orna.
ments or used as paper' weights or
table ornaments. In one case a foot
was profusely bejewelled, which was,
Intended for a cabinet. As dress or—
naments they are, so far, but liitle
used, though the writer was told they
were being fashioned into Clasps for
fastening golf capes at the neck:-
New York Herald.
At Close 'Qu arters..
A darky was suing a railroad oompaa
ny for damages—caused by the killing
of his cow. There was a strong suspi-
sion that he had purposely driven the
cow on the track.
“Did you not drive the animal in
front of the engine?” asked the lawyer
for the road.
"No, suh, I didn’t!” . 2,
“You’ll swear you didn’t?”
“Yes, su‘h, ten times over!”
He won the case, but as he pocketed
ghe check for his money some one over-
heard him say:
“'zilntb ..
"Dat wuz abnarrow escape I had. I
tell you; but I tol’ him de truth. It
wuzn’t me what driv’ de cow in front
er de engine, but my brother-in-law—
he do one done it! Ifi‘mighty glad dat
lawyer stop when he did, kase he wuz
right in de fambly!”—Atlanta Cousti_.e?
tution.
I .1 T HE Ev EN 1 N GG A zETT E
1111 11111111 sills .
The UnitedStates Gets. Two New
Cruiser for Its Navy.
SPAIN’S PLAN, PREVENTED
The “fashington Government Stops Her
from Securing the Chilean ; Battle-
ship O’Higgins—News of the Sale-—
Crews for the New “Tar Vessel.
\Vashington, March 15.—The most
important development at the Navy
Department yesterday was the virtual
confirmation of the report that the
United States has purchased the two
Brazilian cruisers building in Eng-
land. The condition made last week
was that there should be immediate
payment for these vessels, and that
they Would be turned over at once to
this Government. , It is understood at
the Department that all arrangements
vessels, and that they will soon be de-
li\ cred.
Another important statement made
is that this Government has prevented
the purchase of the Chilian --'-batt1eship
O’Higgins by the Spaniards. Although
the announcement was made yesterday
that Spain had purchased this vessel,
it is stated most positively at the De-
partment that the Chilian Government
had. refused, at the instance of the
United States, to dispose Of her, and
that the vessel would not be sold to
either country.
The recruiting branch of the Navy
Department is considering the problem
of securing the necessary force of en-
listed men for manning the two ships
which have been purchased from Bra-
zil. The proper officers of the Navi-
gation Bureau are making all arrange-
ments for the speediest possible deliv-
ery of the two ships on this side of the
Atlantic. It probably will require
about 250 men for each ship, and the
question is whether these men shall be .
hired abioad in England, under spe—
cial arrangements for the one trip, or
whether a regular crew shall be sent
out from the United States to bring
them home. The first method is un-
doubtedly the quicker but it will not
be available in case there should be ’
an'open rupture before the completion
of the two ships.
CONFIRMEQ IN LONDON.
The Brazilian llIinister Acknowledges the
Sale Has Been hlade.
London, March 15.~—The Brazilian
Minister confirms the report that the
warships Amazonas and Admiral Breu
have been sold to the United States
Government. The contract has been
signed, and the Brazilian officers and
crew on board the Amazonas will re-
turn to Brazil by the next mail
steamer. ‘
The Press AssOciation says Spain
has purchased the battleship O’Hig-
gins, built by the Armstrongs, for
Chili, but the Chilian Charge d’Affaires
does not confirm the report. He says
a Chilian crew for the vessel is ex-
pected here next week to take tfie
O’Higgins to Chili.
The Amazonas and her sister ship-
are of 3,600«tons displacement and of
7,500 indicatedhorsepower. They are
330 feet long, have 43 feet 9 inches
beam and a. maximum draft of 16 feet
10 inches. They are driven by two pro-
‘ pellers, have 4 1-2 inchev. of armor over
theirgun positions, and have protected
decks three inches in thickness. Their
armament consists of six 6- inch quick-
firing guns, four 4.7 inc h guns, ten 6-
pounders, four 1— pounders and four
small rapid- fire guns. Both vessels are
estimated to steam tw: wnty knots per
hour, have three to; pedo tubes and
carry 700 tons of coal as their normal
supply.
Spain Cannot Buy Any Ships.
Washington, March 15.—The reported
sale to the United States of the two
Brazilian cruisers Amazonas and Ad-
miral Breu was confirmed here yester-
day afternoon. It is learned also that
Spain has not secured the O’Higgins,
and that Chili will not sell her to
Spain. It is said, furthermore, that
Spain has not and cannot purchase
ships from either Chili or the Argen-
tine Republic. '
Spain’s Fleet Sails.
London, March 15.——A dispatch from
Cadiz, Spain,a.nnounces that the Span-
ish Squadron has sailed from that port.
It is understood the Spanish warships
are going to Porto Rico, where they
will await. orders of CaptainéGeneral
Blanco.
Enthusiastic crowds gathered to bid
farewell to the war vessels.
More Spanish Torpedo Boats.
London, March\15.———A dispatch from
Madrid says that when the Spanish
torpedo Squadron has left Cadiz an-
other will be prepared. “
\‘t’ore a $50,000 Gown at the Opera.
Chicago, March 15.—Mrs. Celia Wal-
lace who last year were a $50,000 dress
at the opening of the opera season,
were a. gown and gems that cost $150,-
000at the opera season’s opening last
night.
The priceless dress. was heliotrope
and silver in color, and was plain
satin and paterned brocade. Accom-
panying the costume were the most
valuable jewels ever worn by 21 Chi-
cago woman. Among them were 3. dia-
mond necklace and bracelets and opal
and diammid pins. The lace flounce
of the dress alone cost $10,000, the
sleeves and drapings of the corsage
amounting to $5,000 more. Mrs. Wal-
lace is the widow of Judge J. I. Wal—
lace, of SaratOga. .She is childless and
is veiy wealthy Size \S said to spend
. $50, 000 a year on charity.
No Hypnotisxn on the Scaffold.
St. Paul, Minn, March 15.~vaernor
. Clough. of Minnesota has refilsed per—
mission to allow John Moshik, the
‘ murderer, to be hypnotized on the scaf-
fold, and he will hang early next Fri-
day morning. An order was also is-
- 1i preventing the-medical men from
v..' communication with the doom—
It has been claimed that hyp-
. Would alleviate the man’s suf—
~ unlit-hat the experiment Would
. 1 {‘t to science, but the Gutter:—
..2.2- .51 "or 11: ed that death might not
11:1:1: quid-y: " on account of the nezid
stat; (1,1111:- bodvjunderhvnuntism
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"AN RW'LIAfil-‘EEET.
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.l'he Special Naval ~I‘Board Will Inspect
the Merchant Vessels.
New York, March 15. ——The Naval
Board appointed for the purpose of se-
curing auxiliary cruisers to be used
in the event of war with Spain was in
asession in the Havemeyer Building
yesterday. An organization was ef-
fected by making Capt. Frederick Rog-
ers, of the Naval Board of Inspection
and Survey, chairman, and Lieut. Na-
than Sargent, recorder of that board,
secertary. The members of the board
very firmly declined to say anything
for publication, but the object of their
visit was known to many.
,The board will begin immediate ne-
gotiations for arranging to charter or
buy a number of big steamships, tugs
and steam yachts. The Navy Depart-
ment Will- be kept fully informed by
telegraph of the progress made, and
.will send necessary- instructions and
prepare the legal papers in relation to
securing control of the craft which the
board will designate as suitable for
auxiliary purposes. It was impressed
1 on the board that ocean-going tugs
have been made to pay cash for the were wanted particularly to act as
pickets for the North Atlantic Squad-
ron.
Vessels‘bf this type selected will prob-
ably be chartered at once and sent to
Key West. No steamships will be im-
rpressed unless war is certain. The
board will also visit Philadelphia, and
probably go to .ther ports on the,At-
lantic coast. .
Second Vice-President J. A. Wright,
of the American line, said there was
little need of the naval authorities to
10‘ over the St. Paul and St. Louis
as they had been built under Govern-
mental supervision. Unofficially, he
said, the company had been notified
that their ships would be 'wanted in
case of war with Spain. All the ships
of the company, he added, would con-
tinue to make their regular trips as
usual as no orders to hold them had
been received from Washington.
The department has instructed the
' board to give special attention to ob-
taining the following vessels, to be
armed as indicated: St. Paul, Ameri—
can line, eight six-inch guns; St. Louis,
American line; eight six-inch guns;
Yorktown, Old Daminion line, six five-
' inch guns; Jamestown, Old Dominion
line, six five-inch guns; El Sol, South-
.ern Pacific Company, six five-inch
guns; El Dorado,. Southern Pacmc
Company, six five-inch guns; El Mar,
Southern Pacific Company, six five-
lnch guns; El Monte, Southern Pacific
Company, six five-inch guns; El Paso,
Southern Pacific Company, six five-
inch guns; Herman Winter, Metropoli— ‘
tan Steamship Company, six five-inch
guns; H. F. Dimock, Metropolitan
Steamship company, six five-inch guns.
SPANISH MINISTER’S A'DVICES.
Blanco Cables That Havana Is Qui et--News
from the Philippines.
Washington, March 15.—The Spanish
Minister, Senor Polo y Bernabe, re-
ceived a numMr of dispatches yester-
day from Captain-General Blanco.
Those from General Blanco were reas-
suring in tone, and stated that the sit-
uation at Havana and throughout the
island was quiet and satisfactory. The
Minister of State cabled, saying: “The
uprising in the Philippines is so insig-
nificant that it will be ended by the
time you receive this."
The Minister asked that an emphatic
denial be made in his name to the re-
ports that Senor Juan Ceballos had
been in Vl’ashington as a. commissioner
from the Spanish Government to make
overtures for terms of settlement with
the Cuban insurgents. 1
. “Senor Ceballos is not a commission-
er of Spain,” said the Minister, “nor
has heany authority, directly or indi—
rectly, to speak for the Spanish Gov-
ernment. The only person qualified to
speak for Spain in the.*l‘jnited States
is her accredited Mnister. .I wish to
make the denial as broad and emphatic
as possible.”
Senor Polo’s attention was called to
the reports from Spain as to the sail-
ing of the Spanish torpedo fleet for Ha-
vana, and to the significance which
had been attached in this country to
this movement. The Minister said
that the movement of torpedo craft
had been long contemplated and even
before 'he left Madrid the Queen Re—
gent had bid farewell to the captain of
the fleet. Their coming had no rela-
tion whatever, he declared, to recent
conditions, as they 11 ere wanted for
vork along the Cuban coast. Some ’of
them, he said. were for use in the Cau-
to River, while others, being swift,
could be used as dispatch boats be-
tween shore points in case land com-
munication was interrupted.
The Minister has received no intima-
tion as to the findings of the Spanish .
Ne val Commission, which is investi-
gating the Maine disaster. He says this
Commission . is proceeding with the
same formality and secrecy as the
United States Court of Inquiry, and
that no intimation of its findings will
be justified until the formal report is
presented to the Spanish Government.
Mr. Polo added that his personal belief,
however, was that there is no doubt
the Spanish Commission will report
that the Maine explosion was due to
accident, and said that he- was con-
vinced that this would be the conclu—
sion also reached by the people in this
country when all the facts are known.
Barnato’s Nephew Shot.
Johannesburg, March 15.—W’oolf Joel.
the South African millionaire, and
nephew of the late Barney Barnato,
was shot by a man of the name of
Feldtheim in his office, in this city,
yesterday. He died almost instantly.
The murderer was arrested.” ‘Q’Voolf
Joel and S. B. Joel were nephews of
Barney Barnato, the Kafiir King, and
were known both in London and in
South Africa as his business represen-
tatives. rThey shared largely in the
division of Barnato’s estate after the
millionaire’s suicide in June of last
year. The Joels were largely inter-
ested in Barnato enterprises even be-
fore the Kafiir King’s death. In these
various schemes it was estimated that
the British public invested as much as
750,000,000.
Diseased Cattle Law Valid.
Washington, March 15.—The Supreme
Court, in an opinion rendered by J us—
tice Harlan, affirmed in the broadest
way the validity and constitutionality
of the law of Kansas forbidding the
bringing into the :State of cattle cap-
able of communicating tolocal cattle
the Texas fever. Mr. Justice Brewer
dissented from the judgment of ,the
court. - - ' _
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Hie Gl ANTS ATTITUDE
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.Ciutzon Refuses to Deny or
CL..__1 Rumored Alliance
“INEXPEDIEN T” TO DISCUSS
{Te Says No Offer of: “'arships Has Been
Made to the United States, but win
Not Diet-us... Negotiations “’ith “’ash-
ington.
London, Mulch 15. —In the House of ,
Commons yesterday the Parliamentary
Secertary for the Foreign Office, Mr.
George N. Curzon, replying to Mr.
Michael Davitt, anti-Parnellite, merm-
her for South Mayo, who askedtfiké
Government whether Great TIBr'rtain
had offered to lend men-of—war to the:
United States, in the event of a con-
flict between the United States and a?"
European power, said the Government
had not made such an offer. ’
Answering. a series of questions
which Mr. Davitt put, with a. view of
eliciting whether there have been "any.
negotiations for an alliance between
Great Britain and the United States, or
whether Great Britain had offered to
mediate in the Cuban crisis, Mr. Cur-
zon said these questions were of such
a nature that it was inexpedient to
reply to them.
. Mr. Curzon’ 5 reply that Mr. Davitt’s
questions were inopportune was receiv-
ed with Ioud “Hear!” “Hear!” frdm the
Unionist benches.
Mr. Davitt, in an interview on the
subject, said:
“I put the question as to the ships
because the question was not proceed-
ed with last week. I wanted to elicit
the truth. I know, of course, that the
statement made to the effect that war
ships would possibly be loaned was as
absurd as the rumored alliance or re-
approachment, and I received exactly
the answer I expected.
“Mr. Curzon is too clever a. diplomat
to give any answer which would dis-
pel the idea that an American alliance
is on the tapis, as, of course, it never
will be. Mr. (Curzon' knows it, but it
serves England’s purpose to let the
Continental nations think it is pinaible
in the near future.”
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AN oursos EXPLOSION.
Senator @roctor Quoted as Saying the
Maine Bler Up That Way.
Washington, March 15.—Se’nator
Proctor, who returned from 'Havana.
Sunday night, called at the White
House yesterday. afternoon and was at
once shown into the President’s pri-
vate office, where'he remained for some
time. '
Senator Proctor stated distinctly that
he was not the bearer of any official
report. from the Court of Inquirycr
from Consul—General Lee. .
To a Post reporter, Senator Proctor
said: ”Concerning the cause’ of the
Maine disaster, I feel free to say that
such information as I have obtained
indicates that the explosion was from
the outside.
“It does not show that the Spanish
Government or any of its ofiicials' in
Havana were participants in the crime.
In the first place, I do not think there
were any mines in the harbor. I have
not the slightest knowledge of What
the decision of the Naval Board of In-
quiry will be or when it will reach
Washington. _
“Such infmmation as I have is can
tirely of an unofficial character.”
Col. Myron M. Parker, who accom-
panied Senator Proctor, said that the
Americans on the island had no doubt
that the disaster to the Maine was
caused through Spanish agency. Their
belief, however, he said, could not be
traced to any authoritative source, and
it was conceded by all that the Court
ofvlnquiry and other persons connected
with the investigation had not given
any intimation of what the evidence
disclosed. Nevertheless, he said, there
was absolutely no difference of opinion
among the Americans as to the cause
of the disaster having been an external
explosion.
WANTS TO GET READING FLEET.
Government Agent Bargaining with the
Big Coal and Iron Company.
Philadelphia, March 15.—A represen- '
tative of the United States Government
has been in the city several days con—
sulting with the Philadelphia & Read—
ing Railroad Company in regard to
finding what the company wants for
its fleet. The question was put to one
of the officers and he said that the
company did not desire to part with its
fleet unless it was an absolute neces-
sit, but if there was a war the com-
pany would do all it could to help the
Government.
In case of war the vessels owned by
this company would be of service to
the United States for the transporta-
tion of coal, as all the boats are built
for this kind of serviCe.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and.
Iron Company owns seven' steam col-
liers, one having ,the capacity of 600
tons, five of 1,600 tons each, and one
of 1,800 tons. It also has thirty-six
schooner sea barges, three sea-going
tugs of great strength, eight Sound
barges and six scow barges.
Besides these vessels the company
owns three tugs in New York harbor
and three in the Delaware River.
Mrs. Thurston Dies in Cuba.
Washington, March 15.—-Consul-Gen-
eral Lee has informed the StateDe-
partment of the death yesterday at
Sagpa La Grande, Cuba, of the wife of
Senator Thurston ~ of Nebraska, on
board the yacht Anita. Senator and
Mrs. Thurston were members of 9. Con-
gress party which left Fort Monroe on
March 2 for a trip to Cuba. on the
yacht Anita. The brief announcement
of Mrs. Thurston’s death was quite un-
satisfactory to her many acquaintances
in this city, and every effort was made
to procure details, as her 'death was
most unexpected. Me‘s. Thurston was
in excellent health when she left the
city, having taken an active part in the
annual convention of the‘Daughters of
the American Revolution, which met
here the week before her departure.
An outline. forecast of the Maine
Court of Inquiry, sent by a special cor-
1 espondent at Havana, says that, while
the report would say that an external
explosion caused the wreck the au-
choir. of the on rage could not be dis!
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