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Saturday, January 27.
Washington, ii. S7 . - In n sei-sion
tlf two holllS loilsy lllll 1 1' Ml Mil pH i I
IIim urgent ilellolonoy npiroprintmn
hill, currying f I fi.L'HI, I Oil, t no r n irn I
In which Inn provision Unit I ho eight
Ixmr lnw shall nut apply to m I i n labm-
rH I II tllll I'lHIKIIIU C lllll.il. Ill llllillt lull
it 'H"Hl'll "li'J iriVilt pension hill Hll'l
road tlm M tllll general bridge dill,
making it tlm nit ft ii i n 1 1 m 1 luiHiiii'M for
MotiiUy .
Chiiirmsri Iliilmrii today reported to
tlm house Iiih railroad rate liill witli lln
favorable reooiiiuiondrtt inn ol tli entire
loiiiinltlon. Tlm lull will jiomo up
noil w.'rk.
Friday, Jan. 20.
Washington, Jmii. W . Tlm llrHl at
tempt Hi filibustering during thi res
don occurred in tlm house today on n
Democratic endeavor to do'oat tlm pro
vision of tlm urgent deficiency hill
waiving tlm eight hour law for foreign
I borers on tlm Panama canal. Tlu
w moll M in I'll I whs pluri'il in the hi!) ill
committee of (hit whole II ft it tlm Iiouhi
had divided inn ri y times on every pre
text which Williams ( Mill n i uk n tlm
on i no for ii vote. Wlu'ii thi' IhIIwhh
tlimlly llnitdicd, Into in tlm dav, n de
mand for n Mi'p.imin vote ninl roll-mil
it that niiifiiilini'iit was inii'li' hihI or
tiered, Hi which tilim tint house ad-
j j 1 1 r ii i-4 1 . Tim vol ii w ill on ur tomor
row . Tlm amoinlinoiit whs ruled out
if tlm hill on n point of "i In on Tuom
tllV, Hlnl i t -4 insertion today wits effect
ed n 1 1 I r tlm provisions of n fpocial
rule brought in from tlm Miles com
iuittc for tlm purports.
I Im only ot her ront rovorsy of t ho tiny
. resulted from mi Hiti-mpt to increase hy
4 I Ki.iitM) thi- amount for mi-nt mspee
tiou by tiin ili-pA rtinciit of Agriculture.
Thin ini-rea"" was refilled after an ani-
luatlsl debute.
Thursday, January 26
Washington, Jiin. H'i. Tlm houi'
pll'scd tlid Mitli'hooil hill according to
m he lulo today. The Republican pp
ut i"li spent i t h rntirn force ycr-torday
ami no i ffort huh made to defeat tin
hill on i t n liiml passage, only ll'l of tin
"insurgents" voting against it. 'Jim
hill paused hy tin- Voti of I'M to l.'iO.
The dobat w hich preceded thin vote
lisglill lit II o'clock and WHS practically
featureless so far hh any hone was en-
tortninoil of changing tlm measure in
thii rdightest degree.
Tlm hill hh pai-sml prof ides that Ok
Inlmiim Hinl tlm Indian Territory shall
onittuto ono Mate under tlm niiiiii of
iklithoiiiH, Hii-I tluit Arizona nnd New
Mexico (-Imll constitute h date nii'ler
tlm imiiip Arir.ona. Slinulil tlm term
of Hilininf inn Im ralillfl hy tlm ntii-
li'iiti of tlm two fornmr ti-rritoriti-n,
tluur ripM'tiTi Mute count iliitloiiH
iiiiihI coiitniii rlaiiHi-H protnhiliiiK tlm
ihi of intoxicating liijuom una plural
nut rrinwu. Tlm roiiHtitution of Arixonu
muni prohihit tlm hhIi- of liijuor to Iu
lmiiH fori-riT Hll'l that of Oklahoma (or
1' I yiir4. Thcri mil many other Htipu
UtioiiH ronri-rniii) hcIiooIh, courto nml
polilicHl wuliili vmioiin of the propocl
IlilW HtlllrH.
Wiifi h i n iO hi , Jn. l!fi. Thu fomiiri
nffairH of tlm Cnitiit SiHti-n continued
to hold tlm attention of tlm Hi'tiate (o
lay, tlm Mnrocvmi ami I otiiiniian mat
tern hciiiK imiiiediutt'ly at ireue. Money
mhm the principal fpeaker mid Im talked
for ovr two hotirH in opioHition to tlm
source of the adminiHtration with rel
oirtMicu to hoth Hanto l),)miiifo ami Mo
rocf'o. (In contendi'd that there wan
lani;pr of hicoinitiK itiTolTeil unnccen
fiarily in tlm affairfl of other countriea
hy pHrticipatiou in tlm Alei-iran roll
ferencH ami that thin coiiutiy was not
toillicient ly concerned with thu conduct
if affairH in Santo lhiininuo to juntify
our courMe In that inland. He rIho took
the position tluit tlm premdent had
traiiBcended hia authority them. Iley
lmrn npokfr in Hiipport of the annexa
tion of Hanto l(iiiiinuo.
Wednesday, Jaunary 24.
WaHhiiiKton, Jan. 114. When the
moke of tlm livelient leiHlative huttle
of thu HeMeion had clearcil up in the
Iioiihh today, Speaker Cannon ami hid
oranir.ation were in complete control
and the joint Htntehood proKrain of the
administration had heen adopted.
rrevioun to the vote the ilehate on
thci rule hail proceeded under hi'h ten
wion. The upeeeliea were Hhort hut
the word uttered were hot and lull of
etiiiK.
The rule Adopted provided that the
hill Krunt inn Htatehood to Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory an "Oklaho
Hagua Delegates Chosen.
Washington, Jan. 22. Secretary
Hoot today announced that the Ameri
can representatives to the approaching
'inference to he held at The Hague will
he JoHeph II. Choate, formerly ambas
sador to England ; Horace Porter, for
mer ambassador to France, and Judge
lione, of Little Kock, Ark., ex-presi-dent
ot the American liar association,
lltwides them, delegates there may he
others, the number being conditional
upon the Russian representation, and
there will also he a number of secre
taries, stenographers and interpreters.
Irrigation Engineers Confer,
Washington, Jan, 22. Irrigation en
gineers of the department of Agricul
ture, under the direction of lilwood
Mead, are in conference in Washington
to outline the work for the coming sea
son. A. P. Stover, of Oregon, and H.
O. ltaschbacherof Idalio, are attend
ing the meeting. These engineers are
not connected with the Reclamation
service, but make a special study of
water resources, the use of water and
lralnae problems.
ma," and Aiixonnaml New Mexico an
"Arlr. inu," vhould ho ilehnted until 3
o'clock tomorrow and then voted on
without opportunity for delude, The
limine H'ljouriied nt fi :,'(() o'clock, after
HKrueifiK to meet at 11 o'clock tomorrow.
WanhiriKlou, Jan. U4. Mr. I.ode
today preMented in the senate the pol
icy of the ndminintrHtloii in the matter
of thu AlyeciraH eoiifiirence over the
M'iroccn ami alno with reference to
Knnto Il'ilniiino. lie defelideil the
con r 'i of tlm president In hoth in
htanceii, conteudiiiK that our repreMent
at ion at the Moroccan conference wan
ennential to the protection of American
commercial inlerentn and '.liHt only hy
Dm con run pumned in Han to )ominio
could foreiiu nation he prevented from
n i y. i 1 1 tf tlm ciihIoiii houxep, of that coun
try ami ni'curiiiK a ponition there which
iiiiihI threaten the approachen to the
I'amimii canal.
Tuesday, January 23.
ViiHhiuftou, Jan I'll. l or more than
three hour today Spooner occupied the
tiinii ill thi' ri'iiHln in explanation ami
defeiiMe of the cource of the iidmiuiM
tration relative to the Moroccan con
ference at A ljfcei rue, Spain, nml in con
ucilioii with Santo lomini. The
Hpcech w aa deli vert d to crowded jral
h'lieH mid to a well lllled Henate, ai.d
received careful atlentiou throughout.
Waihin'on, Jan. "II. The eij;ht
hoiir hiw cannot he ahrofated for work
on the I'miaimi canal and canal com
miHkionerri cannot receive additional
eoHipeiiHation hcidti their milaricH an
coiiiiniMnioneM. Thene two chiwiKeH ill
the urgent deliciency appropriation hill
now under coiiHideiat inn hy the houne
WHit the net remilt of today'a Hennion.
Iiinuiiirnhhi amendment neekiiiK to
peifi-i t the hill an to canal ground pur
i hani H, pip chan-n of coal for the navy,
etc.. conniiiiiml t line in diHcunnt.in, I nt
met defeat when it Vote wan tultcll.
When tlmfennion ended, ahout half of
tlm hill had heen eounidered. It wil
he laid anide tomorrow, when the Mate
hood hill in to he hroiikjlit in and to
have the rihl of way until dinpoHed of.
Monday, January 22.
WnHhin'tou, Jan. 'J'J. The iiiettion
of rt'iculatini; railroad niton took prac
tically all of tne time of the nenate to
day, notwithstanding that no hill with
that end in view haH Imhiii reported
from the inte'Mate commerce commit
lee. The diHcunnioli of the nuhject wan
in connection with Clary's speech, Al
drich, Foraker, Hailey and Nowlandn
heiiiK the principial participants in ad
dition to Clay himtelf.
('lay advocated tha pannage of a hill
which would Kve the Interstate Com
meice cotiiininniou power to regulate
raten, when complained of, and said
that, if there wan no leyinUtinn along
that line, the country m i tlit count up
on agitation of the (jileBtion of govern
ment ounernhip. In that connection,
Im referred to the lare vote K'ven Mr.
I lea rut in the late New Turk municipal
election an an indication of the poplari
ty of municipal ownership of puhlic
uttlitien.
Wanhinnton, Jan. 1'2. With a point
of order pending, the eight-hour clause
of the Panama canal item in the urgent
deficiency hill was hnffeted ahout in
dtdnite during tha greater part of to
day' pension of the hou'e. The dt hate
was general and the point of order
which w ill he made hy Hogg of Colo
rado, or hy WillianiH, the minority
leader, can only he made when the sec
tion ia conxidered for amendinent.
While the eight-hour provision of
the Panama part of the hill is what is
oi'jeotcd to most strenuously, speeches
were made for and Hgaiunt the adminis
tration's canal policy. Williams, the
minority leader, declared the work of
digging ought to he done hy contract',
Io Armond, of Missouri, immediately
contended that this could not he done
Hiiecessfully, and Hurton, of Ohio, urg
ed that congrcPH should scrutinize ap
propriations. Hephiirn, of Iowa, urged
the neceHHity of centra lisat ion in re
npot. nihility, and wanted the president
held rcspoiisihle for the work.
Unite on Rate Bill.
Washington, Jan. 2tt. After a con
ference lasting all the afternoon, the
house committee on interstate and tor-
eign commerce today agreed upon a
rate hill to he known as the llephurn
hill, nml to ho reported to the house
with the unanimous recomcmlation of
the 18 incinhers of the committee.
Wants Philippine Secretary.
Manila, Jan. 23. T. II. I'ardo de
Tavern has resigned his position as a
member of the United States Philip
pine commision, assigning as a lesson
liia belief that the Filipinos should
have a portfolio. His resignation has
offered an opportunity for one of his
colleagues to express a desire that in
thu future there be a Filipino delegate
in co'igress. Comrnisbioner Lie is re
ceiving thousands of congratulations on
his appoinment as governor, which is
universally approved, though many re
gret the transfer of ex-Governor Wright.
Newlands' Plea Against Bill.
Washington, Jan. 2'i. Senator New
lauds today concluded his statement in
opposition to the Philippine tariff bill,
in the hearings now proceeding before
the senate committee having in charge
this measure, lie took the position
that it would be cruel to the Filipinos
to accustom them to a subsidised price
for their sugar and return them to the
world's price, ahout $35 a ton less,
when the Philippines are separated from
this government.
STLAfViEH VALENCIA WKECKED.
Strikes Ror.ki in Fog, Off the Strait
of (-111.11,
Victor! i, It. C, Jan. The steam
er Valencia, w hich wan en route to Vic
toria fr' in San Francinro with III pan
rteiigi'M mid a crew of (), went anhore
at midnight IhhI night du i ing a t hick
fog, at Cloo Oho, near ( '.innaiial point,
arid a lure numher were drowiie'l
w hen al tempt ing to leave the ship.
The strainer in on the rocks againnt a
high i liTf, and in likely to g'i to pieces
at any time.
(hie hoat's crew reached Cape liealt;
al .1 o'cloi k this afternoon, and nine
men got nnhore near the telegraph
huts, ahout 15 miles from the light
house. When the hoats were lowered, soon
after the vessel was driven into the
shore after she hegaii hi sink, there was
a great loss of life. The Ixiats filled
with women and children were smashed
against the side of the steamer and til
in them were ost.
The lights had gone out hy this time,
and the crew could not see to work
Seven hoats and three life rafts were
lowered. Only two of them have 4heen
heard from.
There were thought to ho ahout 1 00
persona still on the wreck, and the sur
vivors who reached (Jape Heale say at
leant r0 w ere drowned alongnide the
steamer hefore they left.
The houtuwnin and five seamen were
sent to secure Bistsiic, and are the
only ones that reached Capo I.eale, ar
riving there ahout .'I o'clock.
HUNDRED REPORTED LOST.
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Lihthousa Keeper at Carmanah Files
First Telegram.
Victoria, 15. C, Jan. 2.1. A dis
patch from Cape lleale says the steamer
lost ih the Valencia of San Francisco,
which went ashore on the Vancouver
island eoii'ft near Cloo One. The light
hou"o keeper syn hetween 60 and 00
were drowm d.
'J im news of the disaster on Vancou
ver island const is meager, heing con
fined to the message received hy Cap
tain (iaudin, agent of marine, from
Light house Keeper Peterson at Carina
nah, saying hh follows:
"Steamer wricked hetween hero and
Cl'ioOio. Ahout 100 drow ned. Nine
reached telegraph hut. Will wire more
particular an soon as possihle."
(Mini 0.e in alxnit live or six rtiiles
from Carmanah point, and 05 miles
from Victoria. Ciipe lleale id 125 miles
from Victoria, at the easterly etiterance
to Ilarklcy sound.
SEEKER FOR PEACE.
Ambassador White Tries to Reconcile
Germany and France.
Algeciras, Jan. 24. Henry White,
the American amhansador to Italy and
head of the American delegation to the
Moroccan conference, is making the
weight of the United States felt in
(jniet endeavors to hring France and
tiermany nearer together hefore Jthe
disputed ipiestions arise in the conven
lion. Tiie questions cannot he long de
laved.
It has heen impossible for the T'nited
States to take the lead in seeking a way
toward an agreement that shall guaran
tee to all the countries an equal footing
in Morocco and yet recognize in some
respects Hie special position of France
It is a diflicult task, hut all the govern
ments, except t'noso directly concerned,
are assisting in it, because of the dan
ger of the situation, should the confer
ence fjil in settlement.
TREATS AFFAIR AS A JOKE.
Venezuelan Minister Refuses Explan
ation of Taigny Incident.
Willomstad, Jan. 23. Advices re
ceived here today say that the dean of
the diplomatic corps at Caracas, the
Belgian charge d'affaires, lias conferred
with Honor Ybarra, the Venezuelan
Foreign minister, on the incident at
tending the embarkation of the ex-
French charge d'affaires, M. Taigny, on
board the F'rench steamer Martinique
off ha (tiiayra, January 14.
Senor Ybarra e vailed the request and
treated the Taitrnv incident lightly, re
marking that M. Taigny had "allowed
himself to be caught like a rat in a
trap."
King Peter's Throne Shaky.
London, Jan. 24. Special dispatches
from Vienna to the Loudon panels are
inclined to attribute the strained rela
tions between Austria-Hungary and
Hervia partly to the waning influence
of King Peter. The king is reported as
being powerless to control the policy of
his cabinet owing to the growth of Rad
ical and Republican influences. The
correspondent of the Daily Mail eays:
"It is believed in Austria that the days
of the Karageorgevitch dynasty are
numbered and that King Peter and his
family will lie expelled.
Are Shut Up in Kansas.
Chicago, Jan. 24. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Chanute, Kan., says:
The independent oil refiners of Kansas
have mailed to James R. Garfield, com
missioner of corporations, an appeal for
Justice against the alleged conspiracy
between the Standard Oil company and
the railroads to shut Kansas oil out of
the market. The refiners who signed
the appeal have invested more than
11,000,000 iu refineries, tank cars,
storage tanks, wagons and barrels.
Asks $2,000,000 for Militia.
Washington, Jan. 24. The National
Guard association today reaffirmed its
approval of the bill pending in the sen
ate and house, carrying an annual ap
propriation of $2,000,000 to increase
the efficiency of the militia and to pro
mote rifle practice.
A LIFE HAFT FflllNll,1"" -
Half Dead, Survivors
of Valencia, Picked Up.
ANOTHER RAFT IS OUT AT SEA
Rescued Say Ninety People Were Still
Clinging to Rigging, But Can
not Long Survive.
Seattle, Jan. '2. A special rej.re
seri. alive ol the I'ost Intelligencer wins
from I'ort Angeles at .1 :30 a. in. that
the rescue ship City of Tokepa picked
up a liferaft at 1 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon six miles' off Cape lleale with
IS survivors of the Valencia on board.
The men were in a pitiable condition
and almost dead from exposure. The
work of rescuing thern was dangerous.
The men were too exhausted to even tie
a rope around themselves.
The raft put out from thewrefk
when the Queen was Righted and at
tempted to reach her, but before it
could get within sighting distance that
vessel put about and headed to the
strai'n, where she spoke the Toi,eka
and told of seeing the Valencia. When
the Tokepa hove in sight the raft was
once more manned and put forth, with
the result that it was rescued.
The survivors told terrible tales of
the wreck of the vessel. They said that
she will break up before morning and
every soul on board will he lost. Wnen
they left the ship, there, were about 00
people still on board, most of them
clinging to the rigging.
After picking up the raft, the steam
er went in search of another raft which
the rest ii'id iiimi said had left the ship
earlier in the day. The vessel ran fully
20 mile-i to the other side of the wreck
looking for the craft, hut no sign of it
wan to he seen. It is the general im
pression that the raft foundered. It
h utterly unable for human beings to
live l"iig on a raft in the terrible sea
during the rain and bitter cold wind.
Vessel Reported Broken Up.
Victoria, Jan. 24. A dispatch re
ceived by W. F". llullen, of Knpiimalt,
one of the owners of the steamer Sal
vor, from bis brother, 11. F. llullen, on
board at lUmfield, eays the Valencia
broke up this afternoon. Since about
noon yesterday assistance was impossi
ble because of the heavy seas.
BURTON GOT MILEAGE.
Senators Stand In with Evasion of
Rules to Help Him. t
Washington, Jan. 23. One of the
most remarkable procedeures in the
history of the senate occurred today in
order to avoid a technicality which
prevented Senater Burton, of Kansas,
from drawing his mileage for the pres
ent session. in order to have his
requisition honored, it is necessary for
some official of the senate to take oath
that he had seen the senator in the
chamber, but since the indictment and
conviction of the Kansas senator, he
has not appeared in the chamber.
There is no disposition on the part of
any one to withhold the mileage, and
the senator, therefore, was asked to
step from the cloakroom into the chain
her for a moment in order that he
might be seen by some official. He de
clined, hut an employe engaged him in
conversation in the cloakroom near the
entrance to the chamber. The employe
suddenly turned the senator so that he
(acted the chamber and, the attention
of the officials previously having been
directed toward this door, lie was seen
from the chamber. It was then certi
fied that Senator Burton was in attend
ance and his mileage was paid him.
Flood Sweeps Valleys.
Weston, W. Va., Jan. 25. A heavy
rain storm resembling a cloudburst
passed over the southeastern portion of
this state yesterday, Holding Cherry,
Holly, and VAk rivers and carrying
away bridges, houses and many million
feet of valuable timber. In Richwood
the water rose five feet in the houses.
The water came up so suddenly that
men, women and children had to wade
waist-deep out of their homes to the
mountains. Over 12 miles of tlie Ilolry
river and Addison railroad was washed
away near Hurley Junction.
Amend Exclusion Law.
Washington, Jan. 25. Representa
tive Foster, of Vermont, introduced a
bill today modifying the provisions of
the Chinese exclusion act so that
merchants, students and other classes
entitled to enter the United States may
do so without being subjected to the al
leged indignities complained of by the
Chinese government. The bill provides
that after Chinese have been admitted
to the United States they are'entitled to
trial before they can be expelled.
General Wheeler III.
New York, Jan. 23. Urigadier Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, United States
army, retired, is seriously ill at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, in Brooklyn. He has heen con
fined to his bed for three days with a
bronhcial affection. . Ttiere is tear that
his illness may develop into pneumonia.
Entombed in Coal Mine.
Poteau, I. T., Jan. 25. News has
been receivd here of an explosion in
mine No. 6 at Witteville, a mining vil
lage three miles from here, and it is
said that 36 miners are entombed.
8CENE 07 REVELRY
MERRYMAKING.
i Vi lir Urorn of Olrhrlllr Were
Kill ertnlnril, Illnrrf and WInfd
br One of Ihn Mont nrlnll ti
llcaolle of Her lima.
To the people who lielleve with
.Sunk sped re Unit 'nil the world's a
stage end all the men and women
merely players" there Is nothing of
greater fiiwlhatlon than nn old house.
Here have been enacted the most
charming corn ell en and the most pit
iful tragedies, rind ofttlmes, ns In the
ease of real actors, breaking hearts
have been covered by MinUes and mirth
wiilie bright, laughing eys have ached
with unshed tears.
One of the most Interesting of the
many historical mansions In this coun
try It the brave old Jurnel house which
taii'ls on Washington Heights, In New
York, nnd Is known ns one of the few
remaining vestiges of the old time
architectural splendor of that city. It
stands well back from the street and
commands n lofty and extensive view,
i t sole burrlcHrle now from an In
quisitive public being a high, luxur
iant box -hedge. The mansion was
built In as a wedding present for
Mary I'hllllps. of I'hllllpsburg Manor.
V inkers, who became the wife of Col
onel Roger Morris. This lady was
Washington's first sweetheart and
when the Continental forces confis
cated the mansion from Mary Phillips'
Tory husband n feeling of sentiment
stlrri-d the mighty American's heart
and he took the house as his head
quarters, to prevent its destruction.
When M. Stephen Jumel, n dashing
Frenchman, who kept a sailors' find
ings store on South Htreet and fitted
J- AMOLS Jl MEL MANhlO.N.
out privateers for the war In Jamaica
and Son iJomlngo, married the adven
turous Hetty Howen, he bought nnd
Otted up the mansion with a magnifi
cent expenditure, calculated to make
the eyes of the plain old Dutch burgh
ers start from their heads. Mistress
Hetty had 11 veil, to put It mildly, be
fore she met and married' the young
merchant prince. As Betty Bo wen,
the rustle beauty had broken the heart
and stamped on the pride of, many an
Impressionable Massachusetts beau.
To her was born a child which so
closely resembled George Washington
that for many years was supposed to
be his son. In reality, Major Reuben
Ballou was the father of Betty Bow-
en's child. When the baby was 5
weeks old the future haughy Mine.
Jumel ran away and left him. She
came back several times afterward to
claim her little one, but Freelove Bal
lou, wife of the major, although well
aware of the paternity of the child,
kept It nnd would not let the mother
so much ns see It.
Betty was gloriously lovely, with
all the capricious, puzzling wayward
ness of a little child a fascinating rid
dle who charmed Stephen Jumel nnd
for years after they were wed kept
him wondering what she would do
next. To make his wife happy the
wealthy Frenchman Imported hang
ings, furniture and wonderful plate
from France. The Juniels entertained
lavishly and the household affairs
were conducted on a great scale. Oueo,
upon returning from n Kuropean trip,
the madum brought with her quanti
ties of Napoleonic relics the dispatch
box of the little corporal, the trunk he
cnrrled on his campaigns, Josephine's
Jewels nnd embroideries and bric-a-brac
which had been the property of
Marie Antoinette.
Many of these valuable souvenirs
are to-day In the drawing room of
Mrs. Julius Caryl, of Washington
Heights, the grand-niece of Mine. Ju
mel. There Is In this same room n
full-length life-size portrait of Mine.
Betty, which was painted In France
In the hey-day of her charms. Sho
alts In a great carved chair, dressed
In a robe of embossed blue velvet.
There nre showers of costly lace nbout
the shoulders, nnd lappets of lace fall
from the chestnut hair, carefully band
ed nnd curled In the fashion of those
days. The face of Mine. Betty Is full
of fire and fascination. The eves are
lustrous and of sapphire hue, the ex
pression one of winsome pride nnd
complacent disdain.
Tho Jumel mansion Is packed with
history, romance and thrilling mystery.
There nre dark nnd blood-curdling se
cret pnssnges nnd cupboards nnd of
course there Is a ghost chamber and a
ghost who walks nnd walls In the most
approved fashion.
In tho great banqueting hall every
nook and corner tells a tale. In this
sumptuous room stood the table which
madam never permitted to . be dis
turbed after one of those famous mid
night New Yeara feasts. After the
j eating and drinking, the songs and
, toasts and banter were done the table
stood with Its empty bottles 'and
crushed flowers Just aa It was left
when the last gay reveler with a toast
ONCE THE
AND
to the fair hostem on Ms Hps reeleil
from Its side. The doors were closed '
until the dawning of tln next New
Vear's feast when the dehrU was re
moved and the table fre-dily sprend.
Near the narrow door stood a hugn
carved buffet. It Is said that when
Jerome Bonaparte, that Interesting
royal lover nnd husband of Kllznhetli
Patterson, dined with Mine. Betty they
came arm In arm to this corner and
pausiil. The gallant brother of tho
mighty Napoleon bo win I and motioned
madam to lvid tho way. That lady,
ever mindful of what was fit. and prop
er, would riot take precedence of n
prince arid so both, handsome French
man and blushing American, stood
iKiwlng ami curtesy Ing over and over.
It Is not known how the matter was
settled, but next day Mme. Betty or
dered n second and larger door cut
through the passageway to avoid fur
ther like embarrassing situations.
From the cavernous fireplace In the
banquet chamber starts a secret pas
sage large enough to hide a grown per
son. It leads up over a china cup
board and penot rates the ghost cham
ber overhead, the room In which mad
am died and In which now on certain
nights, It Is said, her ghost walks.
In this wonderful old house may be
seen the secret passage running par
allel to the upper hall, through which
when the American forces retreated
to Klngsbrldge the last man rushed
within arm's reach of the British sol
diers In the hall, and, climbing out
uon the balcony, dropped over the
railing and made good his escape.
I)urlng the lifetime of Mme. Jumel
Prince de Jolnvlile slept In this house,
his hostess not knowing him until the
next morning ns other than a nlght
overtaken hunter. Then the maid, who
had served the prince with as much
courtesy as she could have shown had
she known his rank, gave tho prince's
enrd to her mistress.
At the age of O), widowed, but still
remarkably lovely, Mme. Jumel mar
ried Aaron Burr, then a ruined old
man of 78. 'In the great hall In the
mansion Is olnted out the exact spot
where the fiery Betty caught her aged
spouse kissing a pretty maid and, box
ing his ears soundly, turned him out
of doors.
The Jumel house Is now the proper
ty of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. It Is conducted ns a free
historical museum.
Wandering through the old rooms
the visitor sees In Imagination the
forms of departed heroes and beautiful
women, smells the faint odor of June
roses anil, listening, hears sweet, low
laughter, the clank of sword and the
whisper of silk. ,
OLD FLAME OF HOSTESS.
Bat lie Didn't Know It Vnttl Bad
Break Brooarht It Oat.
The sect of the Schwenkfelders, at
their annual reunion In Allentown,
Pa., were eating their famous feast of
bread and apple butter, says the Wash
ington Post The long table was cov
ered with great plates of fine white
bread, great dishes of golden butter,
nnd great bowls of rich brown apple
butler.
"No, you are mistaken," said the
Rev. A. R. Schorman, of Pandora, O.,
to a reporter, "If you think this Is our
Idea of a fine banquet. This meal cel
ebrates a historical event the landing
of tho Schwenkfelders, and their first
meal In the new world. It was a meal
composed only of bread and apple but
ter, for the good reason that there was
nothing else to have Just then."
Mr. Schorman, as he helped himself
to the excellent apple butter, smiled.
"When you nccuse us Schwenkfelders;
of regarding this as a grent banquet,"
he said, "you mistake us and humili
ate us. You are like the stranger who
visited the home of his boyhood friend.
He and his boyhood friend had not
seen one another for more than thirty
years. Then: they met by accident la
New York, and tae resident took the
stranger home to dinner. In the host's
handsome house, as they sat In the par
lor, the guest said:
"'So you are married, John?
" 'Dear, dear, yes,' John answered,
'I nm married and have three children.
They will be down to welcome you la
a few minutes.'
" 'Well, well,' said the guest It
seems strange to think of you as a fa
ther.' And he sighed.
" 'By the way," the host began,
'didn't you live In Cambridge after
you left Chicago?'
" 'Oh, yes,' said the guest 'I lived
there for some years.'
" Then perhaps you met Miss Mc
Wade?' "The guest gave a loud laugh.
" 'Met her?' he cried. 'Man allvo,
that's a good one. Met her? 1 was
engaged to her. But so were all the
other fellows nt one time or nnother.
College boys nnd clerks. But what's
the matter, John?' he broke off, anx
iously. " 'Miss McWade Is my wife,' said the
host, In a strange, dead voice."
" Ileilirlnar.
"You claim that you will make anj
sacrifice for my sake, Henry?"
"Yes, of course."
'Then Invite mother to come and
live with us."
"Well, of course, I meant any rea
sonable sacrifice." Cleveland riaia
Dealer.
The baby Is sick, mother l up all
night; children get sick, mother Is
up all night; father gets sick, mother
is up all night; but who Is up when
mother gets sick? Does anyone,
know of it but the Lord?
It Is funny: Girls talk of buttoning
up their dresses, when taey really but)
too them down.