IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS I
Fililay, February 0.
WnHhlnglnii, I'ttli. W. Almost tint
entlto awalmt ol tlin dfiuilo loility Him
devoted tn lint oonsldHritllou nf tlm u r
gtuil ilellolttiicy lilll, which huh jmihoiI
ir,u)tlcnlly a II hah in, orlwl (rout tint
toiiiinlltett on npprnprlalhu. Tim
only (IUciimIoii was over mi amend
intuit Miwsled by Patterson to strike
nut tlm provision lolluvlng alien wink
until on llm hhiiiiI (roin tlm opninlloii of
tlm eight Iciiir day law. Patlcntou
contended Mint to tequlro man lo labor
morn than eUlit hours it day In tlm
tropic Inhuman, mill nrgtitd that
thu ri-i'ilMuii('iit would do lujtistUo o
American lalwr. Several smutlm on
both side nl tlio chamber cntitrntertod
tlm tnlllnu. Tlm amendment Hn
voted down without tesoit to n lull
rail. Tlm mould adjourned until Mon
iluy. WaNhliiglnu, Full. II 1'hn house to
day ground out It uiiiaI tend uioutlily
irUt ol private pensions, pan In In 72
minute I2H lil I In (or tlm Imimllt o( vet
erans win) are liarred for oim reamm or
another from coming In under tlm gn
riil statute, nntl tlin made a new
speed record lor tic It lit Hi. Seventy
Ave per rout ol tint beimllelarle aro
ititlmr liliml or Iwd-rldileu. This or
lnr, with h number ol minor bill and
tlm pig ol two amendment to tlm
1'hlllpplim ln(l net o( I MM, eonll
luted the lritiiilnii ol tlm ily. Tlm
tailff amemtmsnl il"o American eot
ton good on mi pqiullty, so fur a llm
ctntt of prolm-tum l concerned, mUIi
HuropiMii good, liw grade ol ln.e
wri admitted at a lower Urllf. The
house adjourned ttuill Monday.
Thursday, February II.
Washiiigtot, t-wlt. H. Jtut enotigh
morning Imslne wa allotted In lb
liotire preceding llm voleon tlm Hepburn
railroad ttw loll today to poriolt do
Uywl ttmmlwr to irli tlmlr sIm W
(out tlm rollmll ordered llm nlgi.l Im
lot l-gaii Tin littHtlrml and forty
x HwMtiMirii virttal fttf llm lilll. Si-fwt,
nil HmliUtrtltl, Mn gn It. A
pUtlV HrmtHl tlm HHHIrtllH'HUHlOt ol
tlm iiwull by llm Mwknr to Him ltof,
Hlitou l'l kIvhn IVn wihIIvIiIh.1 ntlfit
(Ion to tint iiHH.tlo of tNJVttrowmot
iNlwnmVInK for htm iluy.
TImw votlnu mtalnt tlm lilll err:
UuMcM, of Mmimi MiCnII iiI
Wiki, ol MaMWiurttiii l'rklii,
KoolltHlrk ml VrwUtnl, ol Svt
York; nml Klltli-y, ol IVnn UanU.
bulllVAH, ol Mai-iieMtiMilu, vote.)
jiriKwnl," HI wa not palnM, Tlmnt
Horn ti HtwiiUm lrnl, loll thiim
irnlr whim KHUrftlly MUtlcnl hhm.
Nohm of HmiH iiimlo uHin tlm Mil,
ami iwowtinlly lltt nut Imllcalo op.
mmHih.
WmIiIhkIoihi, Feb. H Tlmrtt m a
KfHHal tjiolilli'ti tltnt toiUy ymuiM
w llm a ri'Vl4lo( yilnnlay'iitxt'lllnx
wiirHK In tlin KMintlo or l'.tlr
MM' ' rrmliiloo, Imt II not
ipaIIiwI a to I tlm larun crotl attrarlml
lo llm jllirlM v ihhohIIi1 to liavti
In lliholnlmtHil lmn at II p. in. llm
rotiaUt tul InUi niwHllVM fcMlmi,
allor a tlay uVvolml lrKly to ordinary
ItllU oh tiio eaUwIar.
Wdnni4l.y, February 7.
VaI.IUi4i, Fb. 7. y wmiIihhInk
lU nmwon praclloally to 7 o'clock tlm
Iiohiw coikIoU.i1 all MI military 1h lo
llm MHtKuf llm rallroatl raw bill,
ouUiatl a pll itall on tlm ntMor ami
IHtt M llm float aHlon until tomorrow.
Tlm llHto for atHlniol eauif at -I
o'clock, ptol for tlireo Ihmin follow Iiik
oho AitifitiltoiMil afltir autttlmr imiom up,
wi icail. iIUttil In hoiiiii iuntanroN
arol wkiiI tloaii lo lUdsit. Ho Harvo
watt tlm trtijftfltt t" nmnol tbat oltnu
lu.ii n pAtnxr.ip!t o! Iliu lull wan oott
clmltMl In tlm rwolltiif, a iloin uitiiilKra
aavwl tlit'ir aumii'luiMitt ami alinulol
for rtwocultloti. Not mm of tlitwo a
Hiloptwl. Tltay outatml all inanimr of
pioHmUionu, iivli M rttilwttn profor
oiiIIaIh, tlm Iohk ami abort Intnl. frrn
nimmi, rourt prtHtrttiiro, Hliolarnto bill
anil parta of bllli, but all "aunt by tlm
iMianl."
Walilnuton, Fab. 7. Today for tlm
itml Hihm In .tunny ytarn tlm ronntt a
iiiaiIm llm h-iiii oi an tuiuii inatiuiiuint
lUUay, to wboiii. In tlmalMtnittt of Oor
limn, llm Danmoratlo i'aiiaranipiroii
rMlod, vtna tint luitruumnt of lila party
in tlio InoliUnt.
Wallace Uoforo Commlllao.
WrtuliliiKton, Fob. . Jolm F. Wnl
litcti wau buforo tlio nunattt intoroccnnlu
canal cominlttu'i today and inndo u
MtatMnimtt rn:nrlltift H" nuvcraneo ol
Ida rolutloiiH with tint Citiiul cnuiinlri.
uluii. In It bo Mpoko of tl u vlolunt tit
tuck of HtHirotary Tuft nml Mr Crone
wiill, tlm only baU "of wlildli wn, Im
nilil, n tliffuriMicu of opinion IihUcmi
lihiidfU and Taft mid Uiomwoll an to
lila rlubt lo dfclilo wlion Im tlxiUKlit
tlio Molfaro ol tlio unturprlro and Ida
oMii JtiHtlllcd Ida roolKiiatiou, Ho was
llnblu o bo tllmttlBMo I at any tluiu.
Jones Want Experlmuntnl Farms.
WanliliiKton, Fob. (I. lUmrohentn.
tlvo JonuR introduced n bill appropri
ating ll'JO.OOO to oBtabllali and main
tain oxpurlmmital farms In Wnulilnnton
to dotormluo thu kind ol cropa boat
mluptiiil to yarloua purla of tint stivtu.
Mr, Joiiuh also eocurod nn order from
tlio Agricultural iltipnrtinont for tlio
drulnuKU of 1)0,000 acrus of awnmp laud
In HtevwiB county. Tlio lnnd, wlion
dralnod, will bo voluublo 08rlcultur
Uy.
I or parly tllnrlplluo to a umiubur of tltnt
body, and tlm oocurrrneo was otto of ru
Niniiny dramatic dnluil thai tlm many
ljrJrllii'i'Awt will not aoon foiuot It. Tat
il Wkturdin una tlm vilbliwt of tlm tlfltrl. nlld
Tu(liy, Foliruary 0.
WaMiIiikIoii, Feb. U Tin) Koiiutn did
not linvo an oporliiiiliy today lo bear
llm illiMiiiMlnii of I'atlitrmtu'H ntioliilloii
on tlm iicllou ol tlm Dniinwrmli! caiicmi,
which whh pnrtlally priiiiilMil, but
Kttvo tlm (tnliri) ilny ton rovlow of tlio
prcroitntlvHA ol tlm cuiinlo in tint nuttier
of fraimnu Unified. Tlio ijitiMttlnii wnn
raliHI by JIuddii In a Mpcacb on bin
itifcolutloii rniiwillii(( liifoiin,itiou con
vutnliiK tint AliiH!lrHB iHiufort'in'o.
LimIkh Kao nollco of a itpeeoh Mou
tiny on tlm rallroatl ntlo bill.
WatbluKton, Fob. (I. llnvliiK Hxil
tlm t'liil of tlm Kt'imrnl ili'lmto on llm
rato bill at 4 :!(! o'clock tomorrow, tint
rttiignltlnu of tint oba'r wan ptiMisI
aroiiiul at a lively rato In tlm boiino
today. Hnvt'itlffii apecubca wttro mailo,
all of Ihi'iit for tlm mcartirtt. Tlm rittU
roada en in u In for an iniimtiitl amount
of crltltilKiu.
Monday, February 5.
WatililtiKton, Feb B. Tint itcnnto wait
llistttHl to a immatlon Uwlay by 1'attor
aim, Dttin., Colo., vtbo (oIIomhI up Ills
ii'tlri'iiiiMit of Inut Hturilay from tlm
Immorratlc catietiA by IntrolueliiK a
rpoliitloii In cllwl (li-c'lnrlnn tlm action
of tlm ca"ciih lo bavtt Imnn contrary to
tlm comitltutlon of tlm UnllivJ Ktatci.
(lallliiKin mii'i tilled durliiK tin day
In mini r I n k llm Hxiiik of a dalo for vol
Iiik on Ibo uhlpplnu bill, tlm hour
iiaimtl bvlut! SViHliiifilay at A p. in.
fixvcral bilU Hem iimmI ilurliiK tlm
day ami Tollr mmln a xin-ct'li In opw
It Ion to llm ulilpploK bill.
Foraker aiiiuHiurvl (bat Im bad no
Intfiillou of attomptliiK to delay action
on tl o tAtphood bill, ttbloli bo op-
Wanblnyton, Ftb. A. (inliloritblt
fault ha liriiod with tlm rullroAil ratu
bill in llm lioutu tmlay, comltlorinc tlm
farl that It la a iiiMtmirpof both mrllii.
l.ttiUliflil, of MaIuh. ami (iroetotHir,
of Ohio, IhiUi nMkr K'lnt tlm bill.
THt otlmt pimIim waro uia'Ih, all of
tlixm by ummlM'ta hIhi will votn for tlm
bill, but Miiim of wltom would llktt an
iipirtnnlty to amend It. (Saint, of
IVtiHi"ii, ba an autl-WM amimlment
Mblrb Im vt 111 brliiK forwaid at tlm
proprr lime.
At tlm coiwlnslon of thu day Hep
burn. In chart; of tlm mra'tuo, iad it
hnkwl now an tliotU'b dfbalo wmild
omicltnlc at N n'elock Wflnrtay. Tlm
riMillltK of Ibo bill will Infill at oncn,
ami ho think It can U oondtnlrd, all
prnWHiid aincmlmtMita illMHnl of and
tlm bill hhh1 that day before adjourn
ment. Saturday, February 3.
Waidiliiirlnn, Ffb. II. Various pharci
of llm railroad rato quoftion nrro
thrtiilif.1 ovr In the home today In tlm
rouran of nlmt uprcchra which occttplwl
alx and a half hoiitd. Tlilt oouclutlt'a
tint llllh day ol tlm dlfctimliin, but the
Pint la not yet. Many nmmtH'ri on
Utth aldca ol the homo dmlrit to reoord
their vImnr ami K'ocral dobato will bo
allowed to coutiiiun.
Itrprernttlvii Itautlall ttxlay offprl
a hill tbat bo will odur aa an amend
itmitt. it m a ken strloKfitt provllon
axalnat tlm nlvliu or aceepllntt of rail
way pHii or franks by Atmators, oon
KroMuit"! and jnilrn. Ho proKHHH a
fin i. ol not lot than f 1,000, or Imprln
ooutMit for not lta than onti ywtr, or
both, and diHjiialidcatlon from over
ARaln Imtdlni: public ollk'v. Tlm ahfnt
or olllelal of tint company Hiving tlm
Ht or frank, uhiii conviction, la to be
lined not les limn flOO, nor nmro titan
1 1, (UK), or Imprleomtl fir not lers than
sis mouth nor moro than ouu yar, or
Utth.
New Naturalization QUI.
Wmihlmiton. Feb. 0. Tint house
rnniniltieci no imioh-ratioii and natural
isation practically nirrriol Ifxlay on tint
lloan'il naturalisation hill In n sightly
atimmlfd furm.
A tint bill stands now, it rcqtiirtta
applicaiit to tlin their aitplleation for
Dual cltUtmidiip (tapers 00 days before
Ibo hcarltiK; provliiea that the court
order tilta! I not luno until :0 days aflor
tlm hearing and allow appeal from
oourt ordnra.
GorntAny Hopes for Agroemont,
llerllu. Fttb. 7. It was reported in
oomuu'rcial til relet tcxlay that a tarltl
arrangement between Germany and tho
UnlUnl Hlatca, to last ono year, hail
been UKreod upon, but Inquiry at llm
American etuhavay anil nt thu foreign
nlllco walabliHluM llm falsity of tlio to
port. The forelKU olllcw, howovor, ap
parently I more hopelul now,
Call on Veneiuola to Pay,
Wualuniiloii, Fcb.o W.J. Calhoun,
thu president' sjiecial vommlealouor in
tho arpbalt controversy with Venexnola,
Im arrived in WaahiiiKton, and today
culled at tho Hlitto department to con
Btilt with Bucretary Hoot In relation to
tho presentation of facta in Ida olllelal
report, Tho dcclalon of the president
aKain to demand of tho Vcnizuolnn
Kovurnmant n Btittluiuont of at least n
part of thu asphalt company's claims,
it ia said, marks tho rofuial of the
Btitto department to accept tho Vouo
sutlau contention.
Townsltos on Irrigated Land.
WashlitRton, Feb. 5. Tho senato ir
rigation commltteo today ordofod a
(..unmUii rnnnrt on Senator Huvburn'a
bill provldlitK for tho segregation of loO
aero townsltca on governmeni irrigavion
trncta and requiriiiR the secretary of tho
Intorlor to sell wator rights in such
towns for municipal and domcatlo pur
poses, auah water rights to be bought
and controlled by tho towns. Tlm bill
also authorlr.es tho eala of wator in
towns for power pubposoa,
LEA8E ffANQE LAND.
Day of Small Cattleman Is Near al
Hand In Wosl.
Washington, Feb. 0. Tho time Is
uniiiesllonahly coming whou oongree
will aulhorlci) tint leaning of that part
of tint public domain sultablo for graz
ing, but not nt tho preHunt Hc'fllon.
Tho tendency of tho Union Im to break
down thu largo stotkmuu who have
dominated tho public range In timed
pant and to protect nml oncoiiraso tlm
small stockowner. Tho cattle baron of
tlm p.ist, liko those of his number who
till survive, had little Inlorest In tho
public welluro, His tas a war of ex
termination on llm small stockman; he
had no caro for tlm futuio; bo looked
only to thu profit of today. Tho result
has boon that, whin allotted full
swing, Im hit demolished all competi
tion, ho has ruined thu nubile range,
nml lis grown rich to mmu extent at
public cxpeutu.
Hut this order of things Is coming to
an end. Thu Itoonevell administration
I no lover of the wanton cattle baron.
Ilperfers tosco tlm Wct II lied Tilth
small stock owners, for these men be
count citizens, and good citizens; they
havo an Intercut In tho public welfare;
they emit an lulltinmtt for good, and
It Is thu purpose of tint administration
to help them as far a potibh, ilut
the procof of evolution must be slow;
It cannot bo aceomplishetl in a day.
One of tint moot effective means of pro
tecting tlio small stockowner la to adopt
a system of leasing thu public grazing
lands ami exerting a government con
trol which will preclude monooly and
give tlm settlut and tho small stock
ownei a "rqtiaru deal" In Hut parceling
out of thu public rango. A bill for this
purMe, hlei in general meets tho
approval of tho administration, was
drawn and introduced br llopiweiita
tlvo Iircy, of Iowa, chairman of the
houiH committee on public land.
True, it stand little chuiite of panting
llm present uongreas, becaustt theru Is a
strong sentiment among certain West
ern senator ami representative against
the leaving of the public domain. It
I a new departure; It Is a radical
move, ami, while It I Ik.uiii1 to come,
tlm reiitlincnt against It I siilllclently
strong al this Hum todeft-at the I-acoy
bill llui tlm bill serve a Rood purpotu
It brings tlm leasing question before
tlm nubile: it will 1-ad to ueneral dls-
rtiiwloii throughout tho West; It will
be Instrumental In shaping public sen
tliucut, ami In tlm end it, or some sim
ilar bill, will go through, and a mater
ia) chock will be placed uoii tho oper
ations of tho cattle baron. Tho bill ia
the basl of what In tlmo will become
a uotoiloUB fight in congrcrs.
PUULIC WORKS IN HAWAII.
Delegation Comes to Urge that Cus
toms Money Do Used There.
Washington, Feb. 0 A delegation
of Hawaiian oltlzens arrived hero today
to appear before n committee of con
grrsa to advocate legislation requiring
three-foutha of tho customs duties and
internal revenues collected In the terri
tory to be expended on pullllc works
there
It Is raid $1,200,000 a year, equal to
$8 per capita of tho population, is
taken out of the territory, which the
members of the delegation say conrtl
title a heavy drain on it reaour es.
Tint memtxrs of tho deltgntinn include
W. O. Fmith, attorney general of tho
'slaml before tlm annexation; George
W. Bmlth, president of tint loard of
supervisors of Oaliu county, In which
Honolulu Is situated; Mark II. Hobln
ron, J. It Oalt, K. A. MiOuerny, I).
II. Case am' A. H. Lwltensteln. W. O.
timllh. the chairman of tho commis
sion. In speaking of tint visit of the
delegation, tonight, raid:
"We nsk nothing for tho exclusive
benefit of Hawal'. We are hero to ask
that 7o per osnt of the ruitoms duties
and Internal revenue collected In tho
tenUory for tlm next twenty years be
expended on public worka. We do not
ask it dollar for our own current ex
ponso. Tho only benefit tho people of
tint islands will reap will bo that the
money spent for wages on the proposed
public worka will be k.pt in circulation
In tlio Islands Instead of bolng shipped
In gold to Han Francisco.
Italy Has Forest Fire.
Milan, Feb. 0. A forest lire that
started threo days ago on the St. Goth
nr.1 mllronil Is still biirnimr. and now
rovers 12 square miles. Sovoral bun-
droti workmen are emieavorinp to eavo
tho signal poats along tho track and
peasants aro working to preserve their
h.iiniw from destruction. A number
of factories and n chapel have been
destroyed. Tint big electric station at
Ansiisca. near Dommodisila ia sur
rounded by fire, ond several towns are
without light, nml ninny lactones nave
abut down for want of motive power.
Order for Coal Strlko.
Imllanapolls. Fob. 0. It was Inti
mated at tho national headquarters of
tho United MinoworkurH of America to
day that bofore the adjournment of tho
present session of tlio executive noaru,
Reoretarv-Treinurer W. II. Wilson will
he instructed to prepare a formal strike
order, effectlvo April 1, In order to
avoid tho necessity of reassembling tho
board after the adjournment oi me
present session. No meeting of the
boanl waa liout totiay.
Japan to Increaso Navy.
Toklo, Fob. 0. At a meeting of tho
Bcolonal budget committee totiay dolo
gates representing tho government aald
that Japan expected to Increase the
tonnage of her-navy to 400,000 tons for
the fiscal year 100t37.
Iliinnway Frciyli. DhsIics Into a
I'nssenycr Train.
DOTH TRAINS ARE DESTROYED
Freight Standing on Tract Starts
Down Stoop Qrado and Over
takes Passongnr,
Helena, Mont., Fob. 0. The most
disastrous railroad wreck Hist lift hap
pened in this section occurred last
night when n runatay Northern Pacific
freight train crashed into a passenger
train a short dhtance west of bore.
Four persons are known to have been
killed, having been burnol to death in
the llamt'H which broke out immediate
ly following the wrrck. It Is thought
two others also met death. A number
of passengers and trainmen were seri
ously injured.
The story of tho accident shows It to
havo been most remarkable. The pas
senger (rain pasted through Austin,
about eight miles west of Helena, on
time. Following it was a long froight
train, madu up ol boxcars and flatcara
loaded with lumber and shingles. At
Austin thu engine was uncoupled from
the freight to take water and the train
was left standing on the track. There
Is a steep grade east of Austin, and by
some in e mi the freight train got start
ed down the hilt.
Tho parenger train stoped when it
arrived at tho Montana Central cross
ing. Then the engineer heard a sound
behind him that warned him of dang
er. He started his train, but it had
gnuu but a few feet when the freight
crashed Into the rear car. There were
hut two oars in the train, a combina
Hon express, mail and passenger car
ami a day coach Tho two cars were
smashed and thrown into the ditch.
The cnyiue of tho pasecngcr became un
coupled from tlm cars, but did not leave
tho track, and Kngineer 1'clty managed
to keep almad of tho flying frslgbt.
Tlm freight wont probably 600 feet,
when It. loo, went off the track. In a
few minutes fire started, and for hours
the cars and the lumber burned fiercely.
MAY END DOYCOTT.
Radical Changes Made in Chinese
Regulations.
Washington, Fob. 0. Secretary Met-
rail, of the department of commerce
ml lihnr. todar took action which is
expected to dccrcao considerably the
frlctlpn Imtween this country and China
and perhaps causo the abandonment of
the anti-American boycott, wnen lie
nn'iroved tho renort of tho special com
mission, compoted of Assistant Secre
tary Murray, Solicitor 81ms and Rich
ard Campbell, ol tho Immigration bu
reau, providing for a radical revision
nf vxlstlmr retaliations under which
Chinese may enter and reside In this
country.
The eommission'B report touches, by
way of either excision or amendment,
24 of the existing regulations Ilesides
certain alterations that promlso to
avoid (Mny In landing Chinese who
apply fur admission, other alterations
have ben matlo where possible with a
view to avoid any action that would
seem offensive, provided that the object
intended by such regulations could be
aceomplishetl otherwise.
As an Illustration of this, tho com
mission recommended the discontinu
ance of the llertillon system of identifi
cation. Another amendment is acquirement
that the administrative officers should
advise Cliineso persons, either laborers
or of the exempted classes, before their
departure from the United States, of
tho conditions under which they will
Im admitted upon their return. Upon
Ibis point tlm olllcera are directed to
use special care, so that no Chinese
person win has a right to reside in this
country shall bo allowed to depart
I herefrom under a mistaken impression
that ho will be readmitted.
Germany's Back is Stiff".
Berlle, Feb. 0. Germany's attitude
toward tho proposition to place tho con
trol of the Moroccan police in the hands
of France and Spain is one of Arm oppo
sltlon, sinco the arrangement would,
acoortlimr to tho Gtrnian viow, amount
practically to giving Franco full au
thority over the police, which Ger
many hitherto baa steadily resisted.
The Foreign olllce saya that tho dele
gates (o the conference will devote
the next few days to an informal
exchange of views on the subject of tho
management of the police.
Kidnap Alaska Women.
Ban Francisco, Feb. 0. Captains of
whaling vessels have been accused of
kidnaping native Alaskan women, and
tho United States govurnment has or
dered a rigorous investigation. Col
lector Stratton today received instruc
tions from tlio departmeutof Commerce
and Labor ordering him to Investigate
tho matter and arrest tho offenders,
Tho chargo la made in a report to the
department by Captain Hamlet, of the
revouuo cutter Dear. (
Little Damage to the Moade,
San Francisco, Fob. 0. After having
mado a thorough Inspection ol the
troopship Meado, Major Lea Fobinger,
inspector general ql the department,
reported today that tho total damage to
tho transport would not excoed (20. A
number of army officers, howevor, lost
nil their baggage and personal effects
except the clothing they wore,
A CUM0US BRID0E IN IRELAND.
liw interesting structure shown In tlio p.turo span n rat mo on tho
Irish coast near Ilelfast, Tho north const of the Kinerald Isle la very
broken, ami In many places the public highway aro mnlntnlnod with tho
greatest illlfleulty on account of the winter freshets. So many ordlnnry
bridge have been carried awny by the storm that much Ingenuity has
been exercised In order to secure permanence. Ono of tho latest Is thla
skeleton structure of steel hoops firmly secured nt both ends with anchors of
tho same metal.
ROSE FROM POVERTY.
ir. II. Itoicrrn, Mntxlnril Oil MnK
imlr, V Onrf Sfirilmr.
Henry H. Itogors, "the piston rod of
tho Htnndnnl Oil engine," roso to Ida
present commanding position In the
world of flnnuco from tho work of n
newaboy In the village of New Hetlford,
Mntw. Hut there were member of bin
fnmlly In tho town of Fnlrbaven. Conn.,
where Im was lorn, who needed hi
help and he found a Job n deliver' ly
In n grocery at ?.1 a wc-ek mid board.
Hi sent the ?.'! home nud nfter five
j ears of service Itocnino bond clerk. To
this day Iw rvcvitint.4 to hl IntlmatM
bla rlw to a bir of f3 a week at the
proudest achievement of liV Ufa
Now Itetlfiinl at tlt tltm, for Honry
II. Itogera la now nearly 70 j'oant obi.
- - .yr.
PI
..-..- .,.. naH'Oi-yn o.v4tteMee! by
Ida lavlsW uxHtUlturi or money ror
Falrlmvem J Fifteen jeaw ago he le
cau to mskj Falrlmten famous by do
nating a school Mm; costing $100,000.
Two yean later Islet children, three
daughters Bud n son. built a library at
n momorla'l to n sister, stocked It with
hooka, statue, picture, and endowed
It with $100,000. In 1NW Mrs. Uogers,
now dead, presented Fulrhtiveu wlthn
Town Hall costing ?O,00a Ills coun
try homo tU Knlrlmven coat him moro
than ? 1,000,000, and U one of tho Bliow
IHduta of New Hnglund.
Hut nothing he over tlld In or for tho
town of his birth created the sousntlon
ho made wheu, In ISJHl, ho made a trip
to Fulrlmven nntl proontwl a iwtltlon
to the beloctuum that he bo made mi
IHirliitendtint of Btrtni. Tho salary was
?:i a day nud the work moro than any
man of millions would want to glvo It.
He waa promptly elected "HUHr," to
tho constornatlon of the first fmulltoa
of Fnlrbaven and to tho disgust of most
of tho other families, each of which
had a memlicr that wanted the Job him
helf. Previous to that time the Btrovts
of tho town hod beenv neglected. Mr.
lingers was an enthusiastic wheelman.
Thus, In a snudl way, ho was bolng
thwarted In a desire. With character
istic promptness ho applied tho same
aggressive mcthoda In this an In a deal
involving tens of millions. On bis elec
tion as suiter lio got out tho snow plows
and kept tho streets clear of snow. This
was followed by n general clcantug tip,
repairing und overhauling of tho streets
when tho weuthcr permitted. Ho gavo
Fulrhavcn the best streets boasted by
any New Euglaud town. )
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II. II. ROOEKS.
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
armiilann nf n lllnckmnllh Jfotv
Hrml of llrpnlillc.
M. Falllercfl, tho man who waa elect
ed President of France to succeed M.
Loubct, Is of extremely bumblo origin.
HI father wo n magistrate's clerk
and his grandfather a blacksmith,
whose forgo and cottage, propped up
against tho walla of the Cathedral of
Mczr.In, have only recently dlsnpitcnrcd.
Fnlllerca, who baa bcn President of
the Kenate, has a stabiles political
record. Ho has managed to keep him-
y. falliehu.
self free from all scandals, notably that
of Panama, which tarnished tho repu
tations of so many public men In
I France. On the other hand, ho Is with
out any striking Individuality, conveys
the Idea of lack of backbone, and has
offonded a number of peoplo by his
weakness for the pomp and ceremony
of oillce ami for aristocratic associa
tions. He will probably be an entirely
msslvo executive of the will of tho
Chambers of the Natloiul Legislature.
He Is terribly fat. not particularly
decorative, ami will In his fondness for
the trappings of his high estate at tho
Klyhoe Palace recall many of tho amus
ing idiosyncrasies of ioor Felli Fnure.
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ONE ON COLONEL BRAGO.
JtilK lUililimon Vmrm tup llciori;
r Courlruu In Slnklnir UD
Quarrel.
So ino years ago In Alabama ono of
the most talented lawyers practicing
In the South was tho lato Colonel
Itragg, but he had n poppery temper.
Not only dW Colonel Hregg's dlspo
attlou involve him from tlmo to tlmo
In serious dlrferoncttri with ids col
leagues but It also led him to break
off nuitcable relations with a Judge
ltoblusou, a most estimable Jurist,
who, while prosldlug over a suit In
which ' Ilrag was Interested, had by
his decision Incurred the resoutmout
of the mlvocnte. . So for n long tlmo
the colonel declined oveu to spook to
the Judtfe, save wheu it was absolutely
uecoisury fn the courso of business.
Finally, however, his better nature
getting the upper hand, Colonel Itrngg
determined to apologize to Judge ltob
lusou nml muled vor to effect a renowal
of their former comparatively ploasant
relations. Meeting the Judge one after
noon on tho steps of the Stato house,
ho Impulsively thrust out his hand
and Bald:
"See here, Judgo, let's be friends
again. This thing has gone on lonir
enough."
"WJiy or, Itrngg." asked tho Judgo
In the meekest and mildest way luiag
Inutile, "what's tho matter?"
"Simply thU, Judge," continued tho
tlery llntgg, "I admire you so Im
mensely that I cannot for my life bo
content to remain on bad terms any
longer. I felt that I must sponk to
you."
"Why or, Itrngg," piped tho Judgo
In the thlnnost of voices, a well
feigned look of nstoulshment ou his
face, "why cr, Itragg, haven't you
been speaking to mo?"
At this tho lawyer wilted. Llpplu
cott's. TlcklUh Subject.
"I like to call on Miss Rldorlelgh.,,
"For 'goodness sake, why?"
"JlecausQ alio never bores mo talking
about things that happened when suol
was a little girl." Cleveland Leader,
Two of llfo'a urgent requisite aro
good health and a little more mono?..
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