the international character of the prob
lem and In the desire of reaching some
wise and practical solution of it.
The British government has published a
resume of the steps taken jointly by the
French embassador in London and the
special envoys of the United States, with
whom our ambassador in London actively
co-oporated In the presentation of this
eubjec-t to her majesty's government. This
will be laid before congress. Our special
envoys have not made their final report,
as further necotiations between the rep
resentatives of this government and the
governments of other countries are pend
ing and In contemplation. They believe
that the doubts which have been raised
In certain quarters respecting the possi
bility of maintaining the stability of the
parity between the metals and kindred
questions may yet be solved by further
negotiations.
Meanwhile, It gives me satisfaction to
state that the special envoys have al
ready demonstrated their ability and fit
ness to deal with the subject, and it is to
bo earnestly hoped that their labors may
result In an International agreement
which will bring about recognition of
both gold and silver as money upon such
terms and with Buch safeguards as will
secure the use of both metals upon a
basis which shall work no injuries to
liny class of citizens.
RECIPROCITY.
Negotlntlona Fending With Enro
pcnii nnd American Governments.
In order to execute as early as possible
the provisions of the third and fourth sec
tions of the revenue act approved July
, 21, ISO". , I appointed the Hon. John A.
Kasson, of Iowa, a special commissioner
plenipotentiary to undertake the requi
site negotiations with foreign countries
desiring to avail themselves of these pro
visions. The negotiations are now proceed
ing with several governments, both Euro
pean and American. It is believed that
by a careful exercise of the powers con
ferred by that act, some grievances of
our own and of other countries in our
mutual trade relations may be either re
moved or largely alleviated, and that the
volume of our commercial exchanges may
be enlarged with advantage to both con
tracting parties.
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Government Should Foster Thi
LnnKuiNliinK Industry.
Most desirable from every standpoint of
national interest and patriotism is the
effort to extend our foreign commerce. To
this end our merchant marine should be
Improved and enlarged. We should do our
full share of the carrying trade of the
world. Wo -do not do it now. We should
not be laggard any longer. The Inferi
ority of our merchant marine Is Justly hu
miliating to the national pride. The gov
ernment, by every proper constitutional
means, should aid In making our ships
familiar visitors at every commercial port
of the world, thus opening up new und
valuable markets to the surplus products
of tha farm and factory.
armored cruisers to torpedo-boats. There
are under construction five Dattle-ships of
the first class, 16 torpedo-boats and one
submarine boat. No provision has yet
been made for the armor of three of the
five battle-ships, as it has been impossible
to obtain it at the price fixed by congress.
It is of treat importance that congress
provide this armor, as until then the
ships are of no fighting value. The pres
ent naval force, especially in view of its
Increase by ships now under construc
tion, while not as large as that of a few
other powers, Is a formidable force; Its
vessels are the very best of each type
and with the increase that should be made
to It from time to time In the future and
careful attention to keeping it In a high
state of efficiency and repair, it Is-well
adapted to the necessities of the country.
The great Increase of the navy which
has taken place in recent years was justi
fied by the requirements of the naval de
fense and has received public approba
tion. The time has now arrived, how
ever, when this Increase to which, the
country is committed should for a time
take the form of increased facilities com
mensurate with the increase of our naval
vessels. It is an unfortunate fact that
there is only one dock on the Pacific coast
capable of docking our largest ships, and
only one on the Atlantic coast, und the
latter has for the last six or seven months
been under repair and therefore incapable
of use. Immediate steps should be
taken to provide three or four docks of
this capacity on the Atlantic coast, at
least one on the Pacific coast, and a float
ing dock on the Gulf. This is the recom
mendation of a very competent board ap
pointed to investigate the subject.
There should also bo ample provision
made for powder and projectiles and other
munitions of war and for an increased
number of officers and enlisted men. Some
additions are also necessary to our navy
yards for the repair and care of the larger
number of vessels. As there are now on
the stocks five battle-ships of the largest
class, which canpot be completed for a
year or two. I concur with the recom
mendation of the secretary of the navy
for an appropriation authorizing, the con
struction of one battle-ship for the Pa
cific coast, where, there is at present only
one in commission and one under con
struction, while on the Atlantic there are
threo in commission and four under con
struction, and also several torpedo-boats
authorized in connection with our general
system of coast defense.
SEALING QIESTION.
Negotiation In Prosreas for Preser
vation of the Herds.
The efforts which have been made dur
ing the two previous administrations by
my predecessors to secure better protec
tion to the fur seals In the North Pa
cific ocean and Behring sea were renewed
at an early date by this administration,
and have been pursued with earnestness.
Upon my Invitation, the governments of
Kussla and Japan sent delegates to Wash
ington, and an International conference
was held during the months of October
and November luHt, wherein It was unani
mously agreed that under the existing
regulations this species of useful animals
was threatened with extinction and that
an International agreement . of all Inter
ested powers was neaessary for their
adequate protection.
The government of Great Britain did
not see proper to be represented at this
conference, but subsequently sent to
Washington as delegates the expert com
missioners of Great Britain and Canada,
who had during the past two years visited
the Pribyloff Islands, and who met In con
ference similar commissioners on the part
of the United States. The result of this
conference was an agreement on the Im
portant facts connected, with the condi
tion of the seal herd neretoiore in ois
pute, which should plnce beyond contro
versy the duty of tne governments con
cerned to adopt measures without delay
for the preservation and restoration of the
herds. Negotiations to this end are now
In progress, the result of which I hop
to be able to report to congress at tin
early day.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Recent Event (Mrenuthen the Presi
dent's Views.
International arbitration rnnnot be
omitted from the list of subjrts clnlmin:
our consideration. Events have recently
served to strengthen the general views on
this question expressed In my Inaugural
address. The best sentiment of the civil
ised world Is moving toward the settle
ment of differences between the nations
without resorting to the horrors of wr.
Treaties embodying ,these humane prin
ciples on broad lines without In any way
Imperiling our Interests or our honor shall
have my constant encouragement.
NEEDS OF ALASKA,
Existing Conditions IJemnnd B
Change in the Laws.
The territory of Alaska requires the
prompt and early attention of congress.
The conditions now existing demand a
material change in the laws relating to
the territory. The great Inilux of popula
tion during the past summer and fall and
the prospect of a still larger immigra
tion In the spring will not permit us to
longer neglect the extension of civil au
thority within the territory or istpone
the establishment of a more thorough
government. A general system of public
surveys has not yet been extended to
Alaska, and all entries thus far made In
that district are upon speciul surveys.
The act of congress extending to Alaska
the mining laws of the United States con
tained the' reservation that It should not
be construed to put in force the general
land laws of the country.
By an act approved March 3, 1S91, au
thority was given for entry of lands for
townslle purposes, and nlso for the pur
chase of not exceeding ISO acres then or
thereafter occupied for purposes of
trade and manufacture. The pur
nose of congress, as thus far
expressed, has been that only
such rights should apply to the territory
as should be specifically named. It will
be seen how much remains to be done for
that vast, remote, and yet promising por
tion of our country.
Special authority was given to the pres
ident by the act approved July S!4. 1897. to
divide that territory into two land dis
tricts, and to designate the boundaries
thereof, nnd to appoint registers and re
ceivers o(,sald land offices, and the presi
dent was also authorized to appoint a
surveyor-general for 'the entire district.
Pursuant to this authority, a surveyor
general and receiver have been appoint
ed, with olllces at Sitka. If In the ensu
ing year the conditions Justify It, the addi
tional land district authorized by law
will be established with an office at some
point In the Yukon valley. No appropria
tion, however, was m'vle for this pur
pose, and that Is now necessury to bo
done.
The Military Post.
I concur with the secretary of war In
his suggestions as to the necessity for a
military force In the territory of Alaska
for the protection of persons and prop
erty. Already a sma'1 force consisting
of 25 men and two officers, under com
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Randall, of
the Klithth Infantry, has been sent to
St. Michaels to establish a military post.
As It Is to the Interest of the government
to encourage the development of the coun
try and Its duty to follow up Its citizens
there with the benefits of legal machin
ery, I earnestly urge upon congress the
establishment of a system of government
of such flexibility ns will enable It to ad
Just Itself In the future to the needs at
tendant upon a greater population.
Relief for Htarvlng Klnnrllkrra.
The startling though possibly exag
gerated reports from the Yukon river
country of the probable shortage of food
for the large number of people who are
wintering there without the means of lenv
lug the country, are confirmed In such
measure as to Justify bringing the mutter
to the attention of congress. Access to
that country this winter csn be had only
by the pusses from Pyea and vicinity,
which la a most difficult and perhaps Im
IHisslble task. Ilowewr. should lhee re
ports of the suffering of our fellow-rill-ens
be further verified, every effort at
any cost should be made to carry them
relief.
education they get is by private contribu
tion. No provision for the protection of
the life or property of these white citi
zens is made by the tribal governments
and courts. The secretary of the Interior
reports that leading Indians have ab
sorbed great tracts of land to the exclu
sion of the common people, and govern
ment by an Indian aristocracy has been
practically established, to the detriment
of the people. It has been found impos
sible for the United States to keep its
citizens out of the territory, and the con
ditions contained In the treaties with the
nations hve for the most part become
Impossible of execution. Friends of the
Indians have long believed that the best
interests of the Indians of the five civil
ized tribes would be found in American
citizenship with all the rights and privi
leges which belong to that condition.
The Duvi'ea Commission.
By section 16 of the act of March 3,
1S93, the president was authorized to ap
point three commissioners to enter into
negotiations with the Cherokee, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, Muskogee (or Cretk) and Semi
nole nations, commonly known as the five
civilized tribes In the Indian territory.
Briefly, the purpose of the negotiations
was the extinguishment of the tribal title
to any land within that territory, now
held by any and all such nations or tribes,
either by cession of the same or some
part thereof to the United States, or by
allotment or by division of the same in
severalty among the Indians of such na
tions or tribes respectively as may be tn
titied to the same, or by such other
method as may be agreed upon between
the several nations and tribes aforesaid or
each of them with the United States, with
a view to such an adjustment upon the
ba-sis f justice and equity as may, with
the consent of the said nations of Indians
jso far as may be necessary, requisite and
suitable, enable the ultimate creation of a
state or states of the Union which shall
embrace the lands within said Indian ter
ritory. The commission met much oppo
sition from the beginning. The Indians
were very slow to act and those in con
trol manifested a decided disinclination
to meet with favor the propositions sub
mitted to them. More than three years
ago the commission affected an agreement
with the Choctaw nation alone. The
Chickasaws have refused to agree to its
terms, and, as they have a common Inter
est w-ith the Choctaws in the lands of said
nations, the agreement with the latter
nation could not have been made with
out the consent of the former. April 23,
1S97, the commission effected an agree
ment with both tribes the Choctaws and
Chickasaws. This agreement, It is under
stood, has been ratified by the constituted
authorities of the respective tribes or na
tions or parties thereto, and only requires
ratification by congress to make it bind
ing.
On the 27th of September, 1S97, an
agreement was effected with the Cree,k
nation, but it is understood that the na
tional council refused to ratify the same.
Negotiations are yet to be had with the
Cherokees, the most populous of the five
civilized tribes, and with the Semlnoles,
the smallest In point of numbers and ter
ritory.
The provision of the Indian approprla
tlon act approved June 10, lb'JO. makes It
the duty of the commission to investigate
and determine the rights of applicants for
citizenship in the live civilized -tribes.
The commission is at present engaged In
this work among the tribes, and has made
arrangements for taking the census of
these people up to and Including the 30th
of the present month.
Should the agreement between the Choc
taws and Chickasaws be ratified by con
gress and Bhould the other tribes fail to
make an agreement with the commission,
then eome legislation must be had by con
gress which, while Just and honorable to
the Indians, shall be equitable to the
white people who have settled upon these
lands by Invitation of the tribal nations.
Hon. Henry L. Dawes, chairman of the
commission, In a letter to the secretary or
the Interior under date of October II, ltSW,
says:
"Individual ownership Is not In their
(the commission s) opinion absolutely ea
sential to any permanent Improvement In
conditions, and the lack of It Is the root
of nearly, all the evils which have so
grievously altlicted these people. Allot
ment by agreement is the only possible
method, unless the' United States courts
are clothed with the authority to apportion
the lands among the citizen Indians lor
whose use it was originally granted.
I concur with the secretary of the In
terior that there can be no cure for the
evils engendi red by the perversion of these
great trims xcept by their resumption by
the government which created them.
If no other or better bid Is made, this
aum Is all that the government will re
ceive on its claim of nearly $13.1XVA.
The government has no .information ns
to whether there will be OLher bidders or
another bid th:n the maximum amount
herein stated. The question presented,
therefore, is whether the government
shall, under the authority given it by the
act of March 23, lfiM, purchase or redeem
the road in the event that a bid is not
made by private parties covering the en
tire government claim.
To enable the government to bid at the
sale will require a deposit of S'JUfl.Ot'O, as
follows: In the government cause, $500,000,
and in each of the first mortgage causes,
$200,000, and in the latter, the deposit
must be in cash. Payments at the sale
are to be as follows: Upon acceptance
of the bid a sum which, with the amount
already deposited, shall equal 15 per cent
of the bid, the balance In installments
of 25 per cent, 30, 40 and 50 days after the
confirmation of the sale.
The lien on the Kansas ruclflc, prior
to that of the government on July 30,
IStrf, prinoipal and Interest, amounted to
$7,421,0S8 11. The government, therefore,
should it become the highest bidder, will
have to pay the amount of the first-mortgage
lien. I believe that under the act
of 1SS7 it has authority to do this, and
in the absence of any action by con
gress I shall direct the secretary of the
treasury to make the necessary deposit,
as required by the court's decree, to
qualify as a bidder and to bid at the sale
a sum which will at least equal the prin
cipal of the debt due to the government,
but suggest, in order to remove all con
troversy, that an amendment to the law
be immediately passed explieiily giving
such powers and appropriating in general
terms whatever sum Is sufficient therefor.
In so important a matter as the govern
ment becoming the probable owner of the
railroad property, which it perforce must
conduct and operate, I feel constrained
to lay before congress these facts for its
consideration and action before the con
summation of the sale. It is clear to my
mind that the government should not
permit the property to be sold at a pnea
which will yield less than one-half .the
principal of Its debt and less than one-
fifth of its debt, principal and interest.
The government, rather than accept less
than its claim, should become a bidder
and thereby the owner of the property,
and I submit this to congress for action.
LOST IN A UVE CRATER.
The Horrible Experience of Doctoi
Guppy in Mauna Lou
Talk about solitary eonttneent behind
prison bill's and its horrors! What of a
twenty-three days' solitary vigil on a
lonely mountain top, 13,000 foot above,
sea level, with the yawning, seething
A TEXAS HtRMIT.
The Peculiar Life Led by Jacob Tom
HtiHon. Old Jacob Tonilinson, the hermit of
Mission Valley, Texas, is looking for a
wife. lie has insetted the following ia
several country newspapers:
"Wanted To form the acquaintance
crater of one of the world's greatest 0f a young lady; object, matrimony. I
volcanoes at your feet? ,m 7'8 yenr8 0( age nmi wm give the
That was the experience of Dr. II. B. ' young i!Uiy wuo meets my approval
O tippy, the noted English scientist, and Sj.oOO casli on our wedding day. She
If any living man has formed an Idea ; must be a brunette, handsome and not
of what the sulphurous hades of tne j over 19 yeiu.s of ag-0. All applications
orthodox looks like, feels like and is
like, it should be this same Dr. Guppy,
for he spent twenty-three days right
down in the very crater of that famous
old belcher of lire, smoke and lava
Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
must be accompanied by photograph.
Address Jacob Tomlinsou, San An
tonio, Texas."
Tomlinsou is a peculiar character.
He hits one of the most beautiful homes
In Mission Valley, a rich section of
He began the descent Into the crater ' country northwest of San Antonio. Ho
on the morning of Aug. 2. Everywhere ; , , . , t nlm...u.linoe iu Missouri
the lava crust cracks crisply underfoot,
nnd this very cracking seems to warn
one not to proceed farther. Iu many
Valley fifty years ago and settled upon
100 acres of land. He built a comfort
able log cabin home nnd lived all alone.
places large lava bubbles blister the ( Ue lm(1 a nuullH1. of Kingi0-handed en-
surface, and to step on one of these and
have it break beneath the foot Is
enough to unnerve the bravest men. is
feci the crust suddenly sink beneath
one In the bed of a crater is not one of
the most pleasing sensations in the
world.
counters with Indians, nnd the slaugh
ter which he invariably made on those
occasions gave him a reputation for
bravery in that neighborhood. He has
continued to live the life of a recluse
ever since.
He makes occasional visits to San
Each day was one of peril; but aside AnI..,,,n ,,.,, nm1 Kllimiios. mt
from the every-day experiences of life tWg ,g the fnrtheat he lms bl?eu vom
CONCHtES.KlOVAL L1UHARY'.
Recommends That Congress Con
tinue to Develop It,
The congressional library, provided for
by the act of congress approved April 17,
1896, has been completed and opened to
the public. It should be a matter of con
gratulation that through the foresight and
munificence of congress the nation pos
sesses this noble treasure-house of knowl
edge. It Is earnestly to be hoped that,
having done so much toward the cause
of education, congress will contlhue to de
velop the library in every phase of re
search, to the end that it may not only
be one of the most magnificent, but
among the richest and most beautiful
l.branes in the world.
TUB CIVIL SERVICE.
Room
TUB I'Allls KXI'OMTIO.
Arcaneata for m Liberal Appropri
ation tr lonatress.
The acceptance by this government of
the Invitation of the republic of Krunee
to participate In the universal exposition
of 1J at I'arls was Immediately followed I
by the appointment of a eiierliil commis
sioner to represent the t'nlfed tllules III
the proposed exposition with special ref
erence to the securing of spnee for an ad
equate exhibit on behalf of the Untied
Stales.
The special commissioner delayed his
departure for I'arls long enough lo ascer
tain the probnbie demand for spare by
American exhibitors. Ills Inquiries d.
veloped an almost unprecedented Interest
In the proposed exposition, and the Infor
mation thus secured enabled him lo Justi
fy an application for a much larger al
lotment of space for tha American section
than hd been reserved by the exposition
authorities. The result was particularly
gratifying In view of the fact that tha
I'nlied Unite ski oti of the lust coun
tries to mpt the Invitation of Ki.inn-
The reception accorded nur special com
missioner whs most cnrdl.nl, mid he wus
Iven every reasons! te essiiriinre tl.nt
the I'nlted Hastes Would receive a otisld-
erstlnn cnmmr-nMitat with the propor
tlnrs of our exhibit.
The report or me special commissioner i .,,., tA,.,,tntl.,n Is timlo at from
as lo the mn.nltiid of the coming expo- j .,, to j,,,,,, , ,,!. h, by permission of
altlnn and Ihe d.-mand for spare for Amrr- ; h ,n !lnn government, ha settled In the
Irnn exhibits supplies nw argumrnts f..r , ,,rrry -j be ,,r. nt area of the Indian
a liberal and Judl. loin apptopriaium by trruory t, :-. ,, : ., , i ... mu.h ..f wht.h
congress to the end that an rxlill.lt I ilrly j yt tf f( ,,, T(l, t'nited Htate
re,re.e.tiv. of the. Inquiries and re- t,.,umk In the t.rrlf.rv. mt of
outcs of our country nmy be m...le In , whm hBV, unr o-re l.y Invitation or
n exposition hl. h UI Illustrate the !,, u,. ,.. r,t of the Ul.al authorities.
orlds progress durln the l:h rentury. j hiV. m. rm(,n,.t hom.. ,r ,h,m.
fc,The exposition Is Intended to b- the m.t . Numerous towns he l. n built.
IMIII1 Alltlll
New nraolatlnaa for lit Civilised
Trll.es Are Imperative.
Ft a number of y-ar It has been ap
parent that the condition of the five civil
Ix.d irllM-s In the Indian territory under
trusty provisions with the I'mt.-d Htut.-s.
w'.th the right of self government and
the nrlimlun of all white perx.ns from
within their borders, have undergone it
' rornplete a rhang as lo rnd-r the contin
uance of the system thus Inaugurated
j pi ui tlriilly lmi'!l'le. T he total nanii.er
of the live ivllixe.l tribes, as shown by
j the last rMiiita. Is Ci-i. and this nunilr
I lms not ml rlaily Ini r.iis.d. whll the
U AH ATIE LAW 8.
Appointment of a Hacterlnloalcal
t'ommlaalon Alao Iteeiiiiiinenilerl.
The recent prevalence of the yellow fever
In a number of cities and towns through
out the Mouth has resulted In much dis
turbance of commerce and demonstrated
the necessity of such amendments to our
quarantine laws as will make the regula
tions of the national quarantine author.
ties paramount.
The secretary of the treasury. In that
portion of his report relating to the opera
tion of the marine hospital service, calls
attention to the defects In the present
quarantine laws, and recommr-nds amend
ments thereto which will give the treas
ury department the reqjjn.e authority to
prevent the Invasion of epidemic diseases
from fore.gn countrlts, and In times of
emergency, like that of the past summer.
Will add to the elllc.enry of the sanitary
m.asure for the protection of the people
and at the same time prevent unnecessary
resirlctlons of rommrrce. 1 concur In his
recommendation.
In further effect lo prevent the Invasion
of the I'nlted Hiales by yellow fever, the
Importance of the discovery of the exact
cause of the disease, which up lo the
present lime has U-en undetermined, has
be. n obvious, and to this end a systematic
barterlologlenl Investigation should be
made. I therefore recommend that con
gress authorise the appointment of a
commlaelon by the president to consist ot
four exiM-rt bacteriologists, to be selected
from the medical corps of the marine hos
pital service, one to I appolnte! from
tlvll life, one from the medical corps of
the army and on from the navy,
for Further Improvement.
Which Will lie IHude,
The Important branch of our govern
ment known as the civil service, the prac
tical Improvement of which has long been
a subject or earnest discussion, has of
late years received Increased legislative
and executive approval. During the past
few months, the service hag been placed
on a still flimer basis of business meth
ods and personal merit. While the right
of our veteran soldiers to reinstatement
in deserving cases hns been asserted, dis
missals for merely political reasons have
been carefully guarded against, the exam
inations for admittance to the serv.ee
enlarged nnd ut the same time rendered
less technical and mora practical, und a
distinct advance has been made by giving
a hear.ng before dismissal upon all cuses
where Incompetency ia charged or a do
mand Is made for removal of olllclals In
any of the departments.
This order has been m title to give the ac
cused hl right to be heard without In
any way Impairing the power of removal,
which should always be exercised In cases
of Inefficiency or Incompetency, and which
is one of the safeguards of the civil ser
vice reform system, preventing stagna
tion und deadwood and keeping every
employe keenly alive to the fact that se
curity of tenure depends not on favor,
but on his own tested and raivfully
watched record of service. Much, of
course, still remains to be accomplished
before the system can be made reasonably
perfect for our needs. There are places
now In tho classified service which ought
to be exempted and others unclassified
may properly be Included. 1 shall not hes
itate to exempt cases which I think have
been Improperly Included In the classified
acrvlceor Include those which, In my Judg
ment, will best piomote the public ser
vice. The system has the approval of tho
people and It will bu my endeavor lo up
hold and extend It,
I am forced by the length of this met
sage lo omit many Important referenda
to affairs of the government with which
congress will have to deal at the pres-nt
session. They are fully dlscusaed In the
dcartm ntnl reports, to all of which 1
Invito your earnest attention.
The. rstlmates of the expenses of tho
government by the several departments
should huve your careful scrutiny. W illie
congress may find It an easy task to re
duce the expemus of tho government. It
should not encourage their Increase
These expenses will. In my Judgment, ad
mlt of a decrease In rniny brunches of
the government without Injury to the pub
lie service. It Is a oiniiniiiilliig duty to
keep the appropriations wlihln the re
relpis of the government anil thus prevent
acleil.lt. WILLIAM MrKINLLY.
Kxecutlve Mansion, lire. t. 1WJ,
in a crater, Doctor Guppy had two ex
traordinary adventures, neither of
which he will soon forget. On A.ug. 7
a section of rock 1,200 feet by 300 feet
in area started from the cliff at tlie top
of the crater and came tumbling down.
It came with a crash which under or
dinary circumstances would have been
terrific, but iu the solitude and awe
some surroundings of Mauna Loa's
crater was something quite beyond de
scription. The resounds within the
crater were as though all the pent-up
forces in the earth had found voice and
were calling back and forth for help.
The landslide continued for seven
hours, during which time Doctor Gup
py could do naught else but stand and
contemplate the possibilities of what
would happen next. And the possibili
ties of events out of the ordinary hap
pening within a volcano's crater are al
most anything an imaginative mind
can conceive. Great rocks filling from
great heights would strike the tloor of
the crater and rebound again and again
in their seeming desire to break
through to the regions below. If ever
a man had an opportunity to Judge of
wliat the awful crisis of the last day
will be, Doctor Guppy experienced It
them.
The other occasion on which the
scientist had a chance to contemplate
the uncertainty of things In general and
craters In particular was the day he
was lost iu the crater. This was short
ly after the landslide, and his nerves
had scarcely recovered their usual
composure. He had startetl early In
the morning to make an exploration of
an unvlslted iKirtloit of the floor of the
crater. He had gone alamt three miles
from his camping place when the
steam and vapor began to settle thick
ly all over the crater. Ills landmarks
were soon shut out from view and he
started to return to his little camp.
The vaHir clouds settled In more and
more thickly until the mist became so
heavy lie could not dlsceru objects
ahead of him.
If ever he felt the want of compan
ionship It was then. He had lifetime
confused In his efforts to reach camp,
ami until he could again see his land
marks could not for the life of him tell
which way to go, even If it were sale
to venture further. The most vlvlg Im
agination could scarcely conceive
what a man's thoughts would la under
such cli'ctimstaiices. Alone and at n
home since he began his hermit life, in
the early days he was a hunter and
trapper and made considerable money
out of the sale of furs and hides. When
the wild game became scarce he de
voted himself to stock raising and agri
culture. He laid up money each yen
and added to his landed possessions m
til he now has a farm of 0,000 acre,
one-half of which Is under cultivation
Several years ago he built a uei
house, It Is situated on a hill in thb
center of his tract of land and is unique
In construction nnd arrangement. It
Is built with bamboo rods, Intertwined
so as to make many kinds of pretty fig
ures. These rods are nailed to the
framework of the house. The roof is
thatched with reeds. It has seven
large rooms, all handsomely furnished.
The floors are of hard wood, stnln.d
and covered with furs and rugs of
great vale.
One of tlje rooms Is used as a library,
and Is filled with several hundred vol
umes of choice books and the latest
magazines. "Uncli;" Jacob Is a great
reader and spends much of his time In
his library. He a.ways has performed
all of his household duties, even cook
ing his own meals. There are few
persons who ever crossed the threshold
of his home. He keeps a number of
men employed on his farm, but they
occupy houses nt the farther end of the
large tract of land nnd are never per
mitted to visit their employer's home.
"Uncle" Jacob aim never told the
secret of his early life. It Is believed
that he came from the New England
States.--Chlcago Chronicle.
important and comprehensive "f lh" long
-rs of Intetna'lonsl exhibitions oj
whl' h our own at ''l.i nin .is a brilliant
dimple and It la deolral'le that I tie
l'mto-1 Kt!t should make a Worthf r
Mblt of Amrrlian frmtia and skill, and
their ur.rtv il. d a. hl. vrments In every
brinr-h of Industry.
THK. 1All. i:t.u lHtr..T.
in hlih from h't to l.lte pipl
liow reside.
Vahiab'a rlden and buslnrx houses
list v ! rrstd In many of Item and
lrs trtjunesa enterprises are rrtd n
In hlh vaet sums of tnony are em
pluyed, and yt these people, who have
Invested their capital In the development
of the proilmtive resource of the coun
try, are without title to the land tby or
cupy and have no voir whatever In the
I govern nvsnl of the na'tons or 1Mb",
Th'iussriili of their rhl trsn who r
born In tha territory are of s hol s,
but tha door of the b'.l of the swe-
irsisr r m Warship aa4 Mr
tlrMaefca eelr4.
The prevent imrrMlwis effeetive forre of
the aavf consists of four batile-shlpa of
ha, fjfat cltiaa- fata nt the aerond lilts
U. ether vessels, ranging from ou Mli't th. aa4 what j sf B (ruf t,,,ri..,,
T.n Mluo Hwliidlo.
Probably one of the greatest steals
on record In the mining history of the
IUack Hills Is that of the Harvey I'eak
Tin Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany. For an Investment of some two
and one half millions of dollars which
were furnished by Kngllsh capitalists,
there remains to show for the Invest
ment only some out-of-tlnte machinery,
several large buildings and Some land.'
A few years ago tin bearing or was
discovered near Harvey IVitU. Home
of the most Influential business, men In -the
hills, together with capitalism from
New York, plotted a scheme which wn
worked, which sung thousands of En
ullsh money and gave the I. lack llllli
country a ten-years' setback. A large
mill was first built, then filled with ex-
sjMit where no man would venture to j ,,,.,,,,1, machinery for the puritose of
rescue; surrounded with a vajsir bear- i Illlill .i... i. was commonly said that
lug In It a tinge of poison; the oppres
sive silence broken only by the escni
Ing steam, generated not at the will of
man, but from the unsolved mysteries
of the very laiwels of the earth, he
waited for six long hours.
there was enough tin In the mine to
"roof the whole vault of heaven." Hut
one run was made by the mill, when
it was closed down. Enough tin was
milled to mpe In the buyers, mill tho
transaction was made. The mine liim
At hist the clouds la-gun to lift and a ,.,. , ,,,,. ,.V),r H,.,.. I'Uvrt' whs
little later Doctor Guppy could get Ills
hearings and return to his headquarters.
Holcnce on llralna.
The following extract la from Have
lock Ellis' lsHik, ".Man and Woman:"
"Again, until quite recent times It
lias over and over again Ih-cii emphat
ically stated by hnilu aiiiitomlHts that
the frontal region la relatively larger In
iiii-n, the pnrleiiil In women. This con
cIiihIuii Is liow la-giniilng lo be rcgard
i as the rcverne of the truth, but we
an attempt made to reorgaul.e the com.
puny and begin oH-ratloiis again, hut
the general rcMirt Is that the ileal has
fallen through. There was a time
when Eastern capital was anxious to
make Investments n lllack Hills mill
ing prnioi'ty, when almost any amount
of liioin-y could be obtained simply llt
Iiu a fair represeiiliitloii of the resource
of the mine. Since this Harvey IViik
swindle, however, the Eastern men
have withdrawn their money, ninl as a
consequence ninny valuable claims
have remained uinli-veliipi'd. The lllack
THK noMI-AIDI I) HO Ml.
To Trnteel the l.averament'a Inter
est In the Kanaaa I'arlfle.
The t'nlon Purine rail ay, main lln
was sold under drr.e of the t'nlted
Htates court for the district of Nebraska
on Novemtser I and J, this year. Th
amount due the government ror.slst.d of
the prlmlii.il of the subsidy bonds, ?
v. f,u nnd th" a.rried interest thereon,
HI 211 Til milking the total lnd Ute.lni as
The bid at the sale covered the first
mortfua-e lien arid the entire morlgiise
(latm of the government lb Interest I
The side of the subsidised portion nlli
Kansas purine line, iiin whl.-h the gov.
emrrient holds a - nd-mrtgag lien,
has In-en postponed St the Install' e of the
government to eenil-.r 14. I".. Th
debt of, this dUIlon of the t'nlon Pa
cific rallrond lo the governni. nl, Nov. m
lr Jl. IkT, wa the prim losl of the sub
sidy bonds, y. .Vt.no and the iin. I and
m . rin d Interest. I.C. ''." 53. mulling a
total of !2 V ) ii The sue of this road
was orisirmlly advertised for November
. Tor the purpose of securing th most
public notice of the event. It was post
poned until Iteremlwr 14, and a serohd
advertisement of the sal was made. Hy
the le r. of the court, th up t prt
at the kale Of th Kansas I'm m must
vte'id to the "jernmerit lh sum of
Prof. Walter T. Pchoele, scientist of
Itiihtvny. N. J., lms iinuled what ho
claims Is the death km II of the mos
quito, and It l lo be hopeil for the
sske of a long suffering poo,i. that his
claim Is correct. Living ns lis do-a In
New Jersey, famed Iu the f tinny pij er4
aa the home of tha Inrgeat inn) tin.s:
warlike members of tli inosqtilti tribe,
he hns lirtd ample optrort unity lo study
the Insert, and at th sinie time p en
ly of Incentive, In the s!iiim of attacks
from the prats, to work toward their
destruction. It Is wi ll known Hint uiov-ijiiltm-a
bni-d on the surface of the wa
ter In iwampy placi . and the profea
sor's Idi-a It In kill the vkx wlide- stt.l
on tha water and la-fore lin y are hnfrli
cd. To do tlila he throws Into Hie wa
ter a attmll qii'in'lt;- -.f H-rnuingritiata
of Hiinati, and when thla dissolve It
Instantly O'-siroy the f In all the
i ftt lying on the docloree) witter. II
ha made experiment la lil UWnto-y
and found that with on small pinch
of eritiB tigs tm te ha an kill all tli
mosquitoes In a !,' gnlloa tank of
water. On this In , he ). two or
threav ounces will te" t,f?retit In treat
a ten acr area. If the professor know
what ha Is talking about, tha eiter
nilnatlon of the annoying Insectashou'.d
"ot 1st a very difficult matter.
A movM b'abr-l leij hU wlfa h
her own way. eveii when ti know M
la levt good for bar.
Imve to recoglll.e thill It was Inevita
ble. It was firmly la lleved that the , Hills la Just i merging from the slumm
frontal region la the seat of nil the of this deal. Ibll'llig the pnal t''W
highest mid most Illmtniet llltelleciml
priM-oaai-M, and If on examining a do.cu
or tnii brains nit iiiiiiIoiiiIkI found him
self landed III the iMirianil Dint the
frontal region Is relatively larger III
women the probability la (hut he would the hills. -Minneapolis Times
liiiiulha more Eastern capltcl hits coino
this way ami found lux -I un til- than
fur liny like pel'lial for sulne lllnc, ('oll-
fideuro Is gradually Is-lng restored mid
cHtiltnl la oine more tiirnlii,' loniud
fori Hint he had reil.'hed a cotielllalon
that wn nbaurd. Il may, Indeed, tie
ailld, that It l "Illy slnre It has lai-ollet
known Hint the frontal region of the
brnlll la of greater relative extent In
the ape than It la In man and ha no
special roliln-rlloii with the higher lll
I ! Ii-. t il)i I pr"N-eea Hint II hits la-come
oaallie lo rerogtilr.e I In- flirt thill that
p-glotl Is rehlthely Inure l-XteiHlY(f In
women."
Iniporliint If 'I rue,
"Yea," sllld the hicI, "the renter .
Illlin la-collies, the lnore ph-aMlle he id1
rive from 'tail lo Hie mi ii.-h of Ida
childhood."
"Humph!" retorted the i-yiile, "do yon
know why? lie Just waul lo hear tlm
old folks iiroiiinl tin re any they iilny
knew he had emiictliltig iinoe tlnin com
mon stuff In lil in."
1 1 1 r Hope,
'I n ar inc." i-xrliiliiii-d M.ilbl, who hud
At Hit Hide li.H.r,
Hiiillh leik nl Hint groin Hilri-mi-u
ovi-r tln-re on
4'i. li 1 111 smile
lirown No. They say I,.-Is very in ti- otitofat)!.-.
V lint lias iiia'-ii ns loin i im'ou-ii
1,1 he, other: Old yom-ter '!"-'' " l'l"'r-
I,,. yenr's eha-iiic-un lit lliig l,a g itie w holly
tlotia and lo w r da It when any iiui
I around.
I.ltemrv I brorlrs,
"Nnpoli-ou's autograph I alsstit a
bad a Hlink iir.-'s."
"Ye; I'll wagi-r Unit Huron wrote
lailh of thelll."- Ilflroll I'n-e I'reaa,
Mamie,
"I don't know. Ilul I ho;.c It's a M
cycle."- Washington Htar.
. I.I moloptlriil-
"Unw Jove, I have heard that Jou
said I w na a inoiioiiintiliie."
"Jli-y Never. A liiolMilimlil'ie I
Ala.ut the only dlffiri uf latwi-eii a ! man of one idea. If yon art- an) thing
an loon and a tafa la the price tUrged ( you must be a Uoiiouiunlit."Iudlaiiar
fur drink. I -la JvuiuaL.