The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, February 10, 1905, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text4 V ll 2 MM 8c; 26c crn per NEWS OF THE WEEK In ii Condensed Form fur Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rosumo of tho Loss Important but Nut Lou Interesting Events of tlm Past Wuok. News ill riots in Itunnla lii causing dlHiifleullou In Kiirouitllii'H army. Tliu nmv Kxr-olslor Roller mills nt MaryHVllle, Knti., wuro destroyed liy lint, i Am inu.uwi. Thu Now York chamber of eoiiiinureo linn (irked tliu legislature lo spend 100,000 on tlm biwln mill (Murk fair. TIid bursting u( it largo water tank on tlui roof of tlm Denver tlry goods store, u laro department store, i'iiiihihI dam age tirittiM'k estimated at oir 100,000. 1'rnfeMiir II. Coli', of Chicago, ban dlceovcred what In believed to Imi tlm large I HHt mi tlm (mi. It cover one tenth of tlmHiiu'iiHiirfiice, IscggnhapMl, mill en 1 1 liu seen through smoked glass. I'lre In tlm Cramp nhlphiiildlug plant nt Chester, I'u., dcnlroved valuable blueprints, iikhIuIh mill charts, includ ing plan of tlm lNittlifililN Idaho mid Mlmlmlppl, ninl tlm criilner Teiiiiennce, but work on lliif-e ships In tint iimi'li delayed. F.xtrcmo t'olil weather In prevailing throughout tint 1'iiMlerii mul Mlililln states, TIid entire iiiuntry from tlm Atlmillc to tlm Rocky inoiiiitiiliiH in In tliu grasp of n billiard mul tin tejnMr nturo ranges from fi below nt Kaiikun City to ft.'l Iwlnw nt Ulcndlve, Mont. Tlm minimi reMirt of President Charles W. lillot, of Harvard uuivurs ity, for tlm your IIHKI-0I, shows u dell vll of 110,000, nnil lm predicts mi an mini ilellelt unless tuition fee nm ml ceil or n lurgw endowment created. Unsays I'-'.oOO.OOO Is needed for mi. Miimlile objects In view. Three wotild-hu iihmIuh of tlm nnr hnvi) lnen rupture!. A liuinlH-r of senators are opHlng the Malheur Irrigation hill. Tlm Japaiiife have captured another vewolb omul for Vladivostok with eon trahdiid of war. Tlm federal grand Jury working on Oregon land fraud rases is ulill grind ing out Indictment. Thirty-six Rurslati refugees from Tort Arthur on their way to Chcfoo In n J ii uk went caught ly storm mid drowned. (Irniid Duke Vlndlmlr defends tlm action of tlm Russian government mid say slm ban not deserved tlm tlerco ex vcrntlnus of tho world. Russian officer declare lx-fnro tlm North M'A commission that limy saw torcdo iKjittn of a forelKii country among tliu fishing loat, Governor Dent-en rugc tlm Illinois legislature to appropriate Hiilllclcnt money for tlm Iuwis nnil t'lark fair to enabta a bulbing to In) erected. In thi) Colorado election contest com Pealiody urge that nil (rand-tainted precinct retuniH 1m thrown out. A number of ballots from precinct out kIiIu of Denver have Ikiiu oxamlncd mid found to have Imiii inado out In tho rami) handwriting. Russlans accuse llrltlidi of limiting tlm riotd mid Great lltitiiin lia nitkiil for mi uxplmintlou. A rnuvoMi of tlm Denver vote In tho Colorado rontiwt ihoi oue-thlnl of tlm IhiIIoIh to lx) fraudulent. The thermouieter In Manchuria here tlm IIkIiIIiik I" now In pnrenii reKliiterM 20 dcKreca IhiIow rero. Tlm riiildenco of (lovernor Trejuiff, of Ht. I'etomhurK, vnn nliuoMt ilemol Ixlieil hy n Ixiiuh. Tho K'overnor wiin nlweiit. It In IkjIU'VimI that Kuropntkln re velvil ordcra from Ht. rutcrohurK to iui Miimt) tho ofTmilvo or el no ho would not have moved nRulntit tho Japimeno at present. Twenty incmla'rn of tlm Chlcano Commercial mluh have koiio to Culm, when) they will devoto two wwka to DtudyliiK tho commorclal potmibilltlra oi tliu iHlmiil, Tlm provincial council an wnrncil tho cznr to Krmit freixloiii or Iomo IiIh crown. Kdwln Htouu, of Albany, mnnnKcr of tho Corvnllln A Koxtorn railroad, wan nftmulted and tho room in which ho war hnIihip net on flro. Tho llamcH were not dlHcovoml until, with thn injuricrt Tecolvisl from thiiiowiullmit, tlipy provwl fatal, Thvro Ih no clew to tlm inur lornr. Tim naval appropriation bill provided over $100,000,000. Tho I'ruHHlnn Kvcrnmeut ban ap pointed ii coinmltwlon to InvcHtlKato tho co otrlko, Chile ban rofuHod to Hull war vcmhoIh tp mi American firm, presumably for olio of tho natloiiH now at war in tho l'ur Kuat. Hecretary Talt wants a reduction of tariff on I'hlllpplno products mul do elarea tho IhIiuuIh will uHimntoly bo Klvon their Itulojiundunco, HyniputhirorH with tho ItiiHttian strlk crti marched throunh tho HtrooU of IIonUiii with n nxl flair, but thoy wcro not not ullowod to make npucchcti. OUHTON TO QO UP. Will Probably (Jo Hnnd of New An propriatloiiR Oommlltno. WnidiliiBton, Jan. III. Nuvnr heforo In all tliu Unit) ho Iiiih been cbalnnan of tlm commltleo on rvorH mul harborii lian Kiipreminlittlvo lliirtou held out ho HtroiiKly hkiiIiihI unworthy proJeclH for waterway ImproveimuitN iih bo Iiiih ilono thin hcimIoii. Jlurton Iiiih, from thu Hint, fought iiroJevtH which had no inerll, but lm him bereloforo been coin imlled to coiihi'iiI to tlm Incorporation in river nnil harbor IiIIIh of miiiiy iteniH which liiulid not perHomtlly iiuiiiovii. TIiIh yeor, liownver, hit Iiiih been (Inner, and Iiiih curriwd bin point. Jin Iiiih Hiiccccded In keeping out of tlm river and harbor hill every Item that v. an of ii "Ion rolling" iiutiirn. I In eon Hiuitiil to no approprlutloiiH oxcept for projeelM that hnvo Ihjuii Imlormil liy thu nr dcHirtiiit!iit, Thuru appiHira to bo innthod in Mr. Iliirlou'H coiiiho. When tlm next con uremi orKiinlicH, Hpeaker Ciiiiuon will have to nelect a chairiiiiiu for tlm com inlttee on appropriations TIiIh chair mini ought to bo a man of ilihcriiiilua lion, a man of force and it man of high est liilegrity. llu IiiiihI Imi tlm "walcli dog of tho treiiHiiry." Mo irilint Imi ii mail who can dominate IiIh committee and hold out iigalnnl all aiproiriatloiiH whleh mi) not uei'eHHiiry. lie iiiiinI Imi alibi to witliHtmid thu vrioiial iiih'i1h of memburH. Then in not n filnglo meinber of that eoiiimittee today coinpetent to Imh-oiiiu llu clialrman. And from the "ixiikor'" viewpoint, there Id not a member in tlm houxe lndtur i'iiiippl for that placo than Mr. lliirtou. l'iirhaH the chairman of tlm river mid harbor com mittee had tlm future hi view when he took tlm radical courco lm did In dic tating tho term of tlm present river mid harbor bill. ALASKA HAS A POOP. SHOW. Senntori Pay Llltln Attention to In terciti of Big Territory. Washington, Jan. .'II. The deter mlimtloii of tho enntn to iIIhmmo of tlm Kwayuu Impenrhiiicnt rnnn meaiiH, according to cenate leadem, that most of tlm time iM'tween now nod March I will Iw taken up in court duty, to tlm exclusion of legislative matters, save only thu ncccsfury supply hills. All legislation which encounters objit' tlou will have to go over. Thin moans not only the defeat of tlm ship Hiibsidy, Interstate commerce mid Htatehixsl bills, but thu defeat of all legislation relating to Alaska. It had Im'cii Iion that several Alnsknu ineas unit might Imi )hihsii In-fore adjourn tnellt, hut that Iiomi has U'en dlspidbl. l'lans had already Imm'H laid for bring ing forward the Alaska delegate bill, passed by thu house last sessiou. Hut Alaska will gut no delegate by t hi' grace of tho TiHtb congrivs. Neither will A lank n get much else, save what Ih pro vided In the regular appropriation IiIIIh. Alaska Is wiitk In tho scnatu for two reasons: All Alnsknu legislation en counters opposition from a few men, but what in more slgnlllcnnt, few sen ators have any real Interest In thu great district, and not more than halt uilocu mrii make any effort whatever to push through legislation which Alaska sveks. Tbero In more opposition to tho dele gate bill than to any other Alaska bill now K'ndlng, and thin opwsltloii will lm nltln to put n iplletus on thu Cunb man bill, in the priwnt session. FOR DREMERTON NAVY YARD Amounts Provided In Naval Appro prlatlon Dill, Wuslilngton, Jan. III. Thu naval ap propriation bill an reiHirtod to thu house carries f-'.'CIiOO for tlm Tugct sound navy yard, Follow lug nru tlm Items : Kxtenslon of coiiHtructlon plant, fL'0,000; newer system, B00; gnidnlng, '.'0,000; flro protection systein, I0, 000; electric light plant, 110,000; tel pphoim nystem, HiOO; railroad mid eiiipmeut, $0,000; Ismt shop for con struction mid repair, ('.'0,000; water systim, :i,000; heating system, $11, -000; locomotive mid crane track nlmut dry dock, (IIO.OOO; dredging, $10,000; ipiay wall, $l!o,()00; roadH mid walkn, $5,000 ; Joiner shop for construction mid repair, $5,000; machinery (or yardn mid docks, $'J,000; additional plum, $(50,000. Waved the Red Flag. Kansnn City, Jan. HI. Two bund nil men mid women member of nociatlHtic aociutiea rose to their feut mid cheerel n rcl ling at n miiHM mcutliig held hero tonight. Thu meeting wan cnllwl for tho pnrposo of ralHing n fund for tho aid of tho working clniiHMi of Husala. Thu cxar and arlHtooratlo cIahh of Una nla wuro condemned in tho utrongfst turuiH at enmmaud. One apenkor com pared thu cxar to ex-Governor lValxnly, of Colorado.' ltedolutloiiH were panned exircHslng amypathy with tho op prenid mul denouncing thu ciuir. Dombi In Qarracki, Vicuna, Jan. 31. A telegram from Czcuttichow, Poland, reportH that a bomb was thrown In tho cavalry bar rnckH tbero today mid that many wol illcra wuro wounded, Tho act la oup jtoHiil to hnvo been In revenge for bru tality in iltHpcrelug it workman's meet ing. Other dynnmlto outrages, are re ported to hnvo occurred In tho nolgh borhnod of IkU. A gendarme. Ih ro jvortwl to havo boon kllknl ami n num. bor wouuiIihI, Arrest by the Hundred. London, Jan. 31, A dispatch to tho Dally Graphic from BovaHtopol enyH: "In coiiHcqucnco of tho gravity of tho Hltimtion lioro, tho government linn Inveatcd tho naval nnd military com. maiulorH wltli full powora to repress dlHonlors. Over 000 nrreata hnvo boon mado," FIOHTINBJS BEGUN Kiiroi.itkln Claims to Have Won Decided Victory. DRIVES- HACK JAPANESE FRONT Amid Ulttor Cold Weather Hoitliltloi Are Returned with Vigor Sov oral Village! Captured Ht. Petersburg, Jan. i!H. Additional iIIhhUcIiih wuro received by thu general staff from Kuropntkln, commanding tho Itusslnn army south of Mukden. They supplement thu earlier advice of Itusslan sticccuseH on thu right of the JtUHslan army, mid seem to iudicato that tlm movement now in progrcsn along thu If mi river is extending In area and assuming considerable propor tions. Tho text of Knropntkln'ii mes- rnigu, whicii Ih dated January 'J7, Ih an follows: "In tlm enpturo of Chiiuu I.utot.o (Kbtillotosn), Tutaiko and Chulgutui (Klmlgoiitnya), we took alxiut 100 pris oners. Wo have also occupied Tchitaitsu on tlm Hun river after n Htubborri fight, which resulted In a Iosh of fit) men to iih. Our positions neor Kundepu (Kitiidy Pass) wcro attacked tislay by Japanese iwdmniiH moving from tlm wiutb and soutliiHist, but limy wuru repulsed. Our cavalry Hirtsik In the maneuvering against the Jamnifo left flunk, attack ing tlm enemy from thu rixir. Our troops, then continued tho attack on tlm Japanese position near Handupu. After u dcscmto light, which lasted until 7 o'clock Tliurwlay evening, wu untensl Hauilepu, which in a largo vil lage mid whh Mtrongly entrenched." Military exerts here, while not at taching too much liiiMrtaucu to tho re)Mirtel successful inovcmentH of thu Itussbiii right, exiireM thu opinion that a determined effort will ImiiiiiuIo In tho near future by (Sencral Kuropatkin to deprive tlm Jajmneso of several villngeti wlilcli are serving iih winter quartern. Thu 0iratloriH of Wednesday, Thura day mid I'rlduy are no doubt thu begin ning of the program, hut opinion Is divided iih to whether It marks the out liieiiceineut of thu Mauchurinn cam Htlgu of 1005. Many Ixdtcvu that weather conditions will not jwrmlt of prolongil oK)ratioiiH mid that thu orig inal plan of waiting for warmer weather Wuru precipitating decisive engage ineiiU will bo adlieretl to by both ar mies. NO CHANCE FOR SHIP SUBSIDY. Report of the Commission Hat Fallen Flat In Congress. Washington, Jan. 1!8. It Ih scarcely probable that nny Attempt will Imi made at this session of rongn- to pass, thu ship subsidy bill. It will dtu on March -I, along with hundreds of other less ImiMirtant mcnstircii. Tho object of the bill probably Iiiih bevn accomplished In allowing that thin congress at least Is not in favor of u suwidy tnensurc. In fact, nothing has fallen do tlat an thin production of tho merchant marine commission. Tho moot earnest advo cated of thu bill soon realized after tlm reiKirt of thu commission wan present ed that It was umden to nteiupt to pana II. Ilils wnn not bocniiso a milliliter in thu senate would can so ita defeat, but it hnd Imi'h plainly shown that there whh not u majority in either house or senato for thu bill. Tho ro port of thu commission was i great dis npM)lntment, That it nhuuld result in bringing alxiut a nulioldy measure when miblmlii-s) wero so unpopular during tlm tiinu that they wuro pushed by 1 lamia, was a surprise, and straight way tlm men who have charge of uffaini In congress, set about to defeat It. Of courso tho ndvocntcri of thu scheme will try to tnako it appear that Ibo rxNisou why tho bill whh ho uujop- ular nt thin Hesslon of congrwiH wnn bo- cnuso thu lemlerH Old not want to In crease appropriations nt a time when rigid economy wna necessary. Hut such is not the fuel. To Demonstrate In New York. Now York, Jan. 28. If thu plana of Itusslan Socialists In thin city are not Interfered with by tho police, Madison Square garden will Iw the scene to night of a great demonstration by sym pathizer with tho llussiun revolution Ista. Jt wan decided to turn thu man quurndu ball of an Kaat Hide association Into a inei'ting, Hevernl of tho inowt eloquent speakein among tho ItusstniiH of thin city will mako aildicuHert. Hinall nl llagH will Ihj distributeil to those in line, mid to tho mimic of patriotic aim u march will begin. Give Coeur d'Alene an Agent. WiiHhington, Jan. 28. Senator Hoy burn Iiiih prepared and will offer nu amendment to thu Indian appropria tion bill segregating tho Ceour d'Alcno IudiatiH in Idaho from tlm Colvillu agency in Washington. At present 600 Ceour d'Alenea aro under tliu con trol of the Indian agent at ColvlMo, but their it ff aire aru not satisfactorily managed. Senator Ileyburn proposes to glvo tho Coour d'Alcneo n HUporln tundeiit of their own. Ladrones Want Money. Manila, Jan, 28. Tho leadera of tho band ot lndronea which recently at tacked tho town of Ban Francisco do Malulion mid cnptureil tho wife and two children of ox-Govrenor Trias, now do maud a ransom for tho releaso of their captlvoa, FIRE IN OMAHA. It Eati Up 18700,000 Worth of Prop erty In Wholesale House. Omaha, Jan. .'10. A flro which dp stroyed property estimated at aiiproxl miituly $700,000 Mlnrtcl nt 10 .,'10 o'clock last night from what in buliuvcd to have, hcuii an overhwitixl stovo In tlm great commission hotiso of 0. H. Mul len & Co., at Kluvunth mid Howard Htreots, Tlm llaiucM Hjiroad no rapidly that Chief Halter, of thu flro depart merit, at onco turnel in n general alarm, which brought thu entiro de partment of thu city to I lie ccono, not, however, until tliu llnnum had gotten ipiito beyond control. , I'lvu eoiiimlssloii housuH wuro Iocnt"l In thu building whuro thu (lames, atari id, and nil of those wuru unvuloHil In a very short Uine. In thu four ntoriea alxivo mid covering n quarter of a blrxk whh l(s.'iitol thu stock of a wliolesale dry gihsla concern, which fiirnlHlicil thu llnines with inflaimiiablo tuatorial and added to their fury. Ituforu thu firemen wuru organized tho entiro building, covering a qtiiirUtr of a block, was a riiasH of (lames. Adjoining buildings (K-cuplcd by other conccrna of cotiHldcr ablu Importance wuru jn thu path of thu Ore, and wero itoon ablazu. Across thu alley to thu north a (Iw-etory build ing, occupied by u largo manufacturing mid Jobbing hhou concern, caught In thu tipper stories, and tho flro noon spread to thu lower doors nnd thu entlru Htck whh deRtorye!. NEW COMMERCIAL TREATIES Germany Does Not Give America Ben efit, bu' Wants Reciprocity. Purlin, Jan. 30. -wThu government thin evening published mi abstract of thu new commercial treaties with Aiistro-IImignry, Itussla, Kwitzerlmid, Itelgium, Italy, Houmania and rkrvin, which are uxpected to deeply affect Ger uiauy'M foreign tradu for tho next ten yearn, tliu term tor which tho trentli-r) run. The new tariff, which in not yet in force, will go Into effect on tho same late ox thu treaties, in U00. The treaties nfTect thu United StaU-u adversely only in cau they arc defined hy Germany oh not coming under tho most favored nation clause. Tho gov ernment in determined not to raise tho question of the most favored nation clause until tho treaties: go into effect, and the rorrosKindeut'a inference in that thu German government Ih reluct ant to give tho United Btatva thu bene fit of these Imrgalnn. Tho German government would glad ly negotiate a reciprocal treaty with tho United Btutes. Germany ban collected expnslona of American government olliuialH on thu Cuban-American recip rocal treaties that make, the govern ment thinks, a strung Argument Against admitting tho United HtntcH to tho In-n-cfltH of tho new treaties. RIVER AND HARBOR SURVEYS Bill Provides for Work In Northwest Ankeny's Amendments. Washington, Jon. 30. Tho rlvcw and harbors committeo ban adopted an additional section to It bill authoriz ing Hiirveya of proposed improvement, to determine their meritH nnd estimat ed coot. Such survey h aru atways mado before appropriations can bo allowed. Among tho surveys authorized Aru tho following: Columbia river and trlbuterien above Cclllo, Columbia between Wcnatcheu nnd Kettle Falln, Astoria harbor, data kanlo river, Kverett, Olympla and II waco harbor, inner Gray harbor, South I tend to Knymoml, Swaminh river, Hwlnomish alough, and Clear water river, with a view to opening It to bargo navlgutlon. Senator Ankeny baa preparel and will offer two ame'ndmenU to tho river and harlHir bill, one appropriating $.10,000 for improving thu Columbia river between tho mouth of the Okan ogan and Kettle Falls, Another Appro priating $25,000 for improving Olympla harlxir. Can't Get Enough Vessels. Washington, Jan. 30. Tho navy de partment Ih having much trouble in tlm transportation of coal to the Asiatic station on account of thu statute which requires hucIi Hhipmenta to lm mnde In American hottnuiH. Hear Admiral Mauiiey, chief of the bureau of equip ment, Iiiih again rocommended that au thority bo given for making such nhtp iiienta in foreign IkiUouih until the sup ply ot fuel in storage nt Cavito shall bo Hiitllcient to Juntify tho delay caused by the dillkulty in obtaining American lmttoiua nt reasonable nit en. May Cut OfT Supplies. I'arin, Jan. 30. Japanese otlicials havo remarked to membera of tho dip lomatic corps that thu Russian strikes might havo mi important Inlluenco on the war in interruption of communica tion over tho Bllwrlan railway. It Is said, if thu atriku spreads, it will In volve thu railroad workers, making thu Htrikers moro eflectlvo in cutting oft General Kuropntkin'o communications aud supplies than tho Chinese bandits hnvo been. Italians Send Funds to Strikers, Home, Jan. 30. Manifestations of sympathy with tho strikers in Russia aro going on throughout Italy, nnd funds nro bulng collected for them, Tho Roman Socialists havo decided to hold n procession, notwithstanding tho prohibition ot tho police, mid tho gov- eminent has taken extraordinary meas ures to maintain onlor. Tho garrison has beon reinforced by 1,200 men, To Aid Railroad to the Yukon. Washington, Jan. 30. Sonator Diet rich has introduced a bill providing government aid (or tho construction of a railway mul telegraph lino from Vnl der to Kuglo City, Alaska. SILENCED. BbIsIBbBHs '8QBlBJBjBgBj3EHBJSflt ISIbBBBBBbVbBBBHbIbH BBSBBBSoBL tjMB-lSr-JyirWlfBMBBl?BBM BHHbBBBBBHBBbW. -knaBST-Sk? . M afitta t V98lBik2SBMBn 2& f'r ivliwXlmsSCatfBflBkV. anCjL -V. -, -V dtftfBSr .9llffBBBlBaB f"' "art.. . --Ww- i StrJ OHk jf t 1-7v,SBUfBtlBBH 9m LJfW jttHfa . Yn'fW TBIBBIHII & u BPBjBBIHBBIeBfl (TUS-t-.'Sp tfnfi 9H WBt flL W sJmBwmmmwl 9-UjJBaBHrP B BBbB?flc -iJIBKeW JB). tBBB9BjHHBBsVHHBB-sjlkS IBftVvTSftkBHJBBBsBBBBBsSt kBSr bIJHk jfc tjBBBVs1BsHHBl3r y J UyPtfffflVh JWiypBBjulBPBMHjBMyffjlB mPP- BFyOL.lilffBBBBBBsW,(Bj HHjHBjIJHHBBbBKhB&bVOV, JmwmwT jSffaiBjf-iBPjiep.3 V.YmESmi BS: BBMBByBM WS!!!SSmKStOKmVKtmmmwKBtKmSOtImjmSm!SS3tmmJltmmm3ttm AN KPISODB IN THE DEFKN8K OF PORT AKTHU1T. There wero days when tba Japanese gna scarcely ceased to shell the fortrcaa from dawn till night The gallant defenders stuck to their work In npltc of the terrific bombardment. Sometimes, Indeed, a (run waa only si lenced because, as In the Illustration, there was none left alive to roan It. Tho picture was drawn from a sketch by a correspondent of the London Graphic. NEW AMBASSADOR nriD. white: fiTBiii n mWWw 'iisyislwPB UCW New York Tribune after Mr. Greeley's death, brought him into Interna tional prominence. Mr. Held took the stump for General Fremont In the Civil War he was volunteer atd-de-camp to General Rosecrans In the West Virginia campaign; was war correspondent with the armies of the Cumber land and of the Potomac, and witnessed the battles of 8htloh and Gettys burg. From 1803 to 1600 he was librarian to the House of Representatives and correspondent at Washington for the Cincinnati Gatette, of which paper he subsequently became a part owner, after trying his hand in the fields of Alabama and Louisiana as a cotton planter. In 1S03 the literary and news paper work of Mr. Held came so favorably to the attention of Horace Gree ley that this famous editor Invited Mr. Reld to come to New York and asso ciate hlmtclf with him on the Tribune. When Mr. Greeley was candidate for President he placed the paper In Mr. Rcld's cbarjee. In 1802 Mr. Reld was candidate for Vice President on the Republican ticket with Mr. Harrison. As minister to Franco and when special ambassador to Great Britain for the Jubilee of Victoria, and Inter to tho coronation of King Edward, as well as commissioner to Paris for the treaty of peace between Spain and tho United States, Mr. Reld received warm welcomes. Ills list of publlca tlons, Including works on war aud expansion, hove made him famous among; savants. THE COMMUNISTIC CHICKEN. . Mr. SanderHon and his wife were iitrkim? ihelr way ucr8 the small plot or ground which separate their home from that of the Mitchells, at whoso bout they had Just had dlnuer. "Moflt agreeable people." comment ed Mr. SanderMin. genially, "and an excellent dinner." "Y-cs." said Mrs. Sanderson, not very enthuslaatlailly. "Those broiler were perfect" con tinued Mr. Sanderson. "I wonder why we can't have such chickens? Oh. I believe he said they were of his own raining, didn't he " "Ye," Mrs. SnnderHon replied with awakening spirit, "that was what he said, nnd It vexed me so I could hard ly keep still." " 'Vexed' youV questioned Mr. San derson. "Yw, and It would vex you If you had any spunk," returned Mrs. San derson. "We rained those chickens, Jamofl Sanderson!" "What do you menrjj" asked Mr. Sanderson, In bewilderment. "We've never had n chicken on our place." "Yes, wo have the Mitchells' chick ens have been then all summer!" re torted Mrs. Sanderson. "If It hadn't been for my garden thoso broilers wouldn't havo been half so fl.no. And when everybody wns praising them, all 1 could think of was tho garden seeds and vegotablea tlioso birds have de voured slnco thoy were hatched In tho springl Ami there Mr. Mitchell sat, and took all thoM compliments as TO GREAT BRITAIN. Whltclaw Held, chosen ambassador to Great Britain to succeed Joseph II. Choate. fs known to two hemis pheres as a man of affairs with wld experience of the world, bavins ex tensively traveled; accustomed to deal Ins with eminent pcopto nnd n thor oughly schooled master of diplomacy. Tried as United States minister to France, ho made nn enviable reputa tion for himself ns a diplomat and statesman. Coverinir so many fields In jJaiiU busy career, Mr. Held la credited Mrtwlth tire ripe judgment that makes him valuable In any mission selected for him by bis country Born Oct 27, 1837, near Xenla, Ohio, bo was graduated when still jonng from Miami University, taking scien tific honors of his class, and subse quently given degree by wveral uni versities. Entering the political field, he soon assimilated a great knowledge of editorial work, which later, when .. , nrln..ln.l stu-n.. tt iYim. calmly as If they really belonged to him! "It think It was very poor taste," Mrs. Sanderson concluded, with dig nlty,. "with us right there at tho table. It would have been merely decent to have bought chickens when we dined there." The IUiby Ueetle's Cradle. If, at almost any time of the year, we walk through the woods where tho red, hcarlet, black or pin oaks aro growing that Is, where we find thoso that ripen their acorns In two seasons, and therefore beloug In the plnoalc group we shall probably ilnd on the ground fallen branches that vary In slxe from that of a leud pencil to that of one's thumb, or even larger. These, at the broken end, appear as If cutj nwuy within the wood, so that only a thin portion Is left under tho bark. Within the rather uneven cut, general ly near the center or the growth, la a small hole tightly plugged by tha "powder post" of a beetle larva. Split open the branch or twig, when a bur row will be seen, and the little, white, soft, hard-Jawed larva that mado 16 will be found, or perhaps the tnactlvo pupa. St. Nicholas, That Explained It. Proud l'urent And Just think-sh plays that away an' never tuck a les son In her life! Bored Guest Oh. that's what's the matter, Is It? Baltimore American. It Is better to keep In tho old rut thnn to climb out only to fall iu the ditch by tho wayside. A man can got sick now almost aa easy aa he can sin, and you all kaw hew aasjr that la. ......., . til . I: 1