Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1892, Page 9

A Long Face —very good cause for it. She does her washing and cleaning without ) Pearline; andherwork is like her 3 face —just twice as long as it ought to be. That's not the worst of it, her work isn’t as well done. Tires her out, and hurts whatever she washes with the rub, rub, rub that wears and tears. Pretty hard, isn’t it? Millions of women think so. They prefer to save time, labor, clothes, and money by washing with Pearline. Peddlers and some unscru- Beware my200005 same as Pearline” IT'S FALSE Pearline isnev- er peddied : if your grocer sends you an imitation, be —send it back. HL JAMES PY! I ny TIME D eT TAKE a LEASANT HERB DRINK | The next morning I feel bright and complezion ts better Wt i | x ductor sare ir acte cent! and Kidneys and is « pleasant larati taade here and is prepared for use as easily as ten It in culled LANES MEDICINE. All drugeiate sel) it at 50°. and $1 per If oh camnet get {teen roar ad-iress fre free eminple TASES YAGI evict woe EboweLs EACH DAY. Ip orter to be healthy this t= necesaary Address UBATOR F. WOuDWskb. otf maou Le Hoy Are you too fat ? R. HUDNUT’S MARIENBAD REDUCTION PILLS Bu thout this ademarl. I Pils are NY ¥ tal of . Revver ris weight lp reduced Yours, Pitas for past few ux ir good and. wana e Ei pounds, my bea eh DUNWAR HUDNUT'S pamphlet « * Pills and Pamphlet ITEVENS, Penn. SF WARE, Ebhict House yaERTe’s MODERN PHARM ith and ate | Utes after 5 Made with the Natural “Manitou” water combined with Jamaica Ginger and pure fruit juices. It is a most delicious and exhilarating beverage, and being heavily charged with Natural Gas taken from the “Manitou” spring it sparkles for hours after being uncorked. For family use it has no equal, and is unexcelled for admix- ture with wines and liquors. Once tried, always used. Unexcelled for Family. Club, and Restaurant Uses Packed in convenient forms fur desiery aud con- wamere, Sold by Drugetets ant Grocers everywhere. LOCAL TRADE SUPPLIED BY CHAS KRAEMER, 745 TTH ST. NW. WASHINGTON, D. C. Cweulars and information sent on application to MANITOU MINERAL WATER CO., Manitou, Colorado. ING ING Eves Yoe Evi Sty IS A JiSHLE STOKE: And lots of bright new things you never ave seen. are here this year for your Christ- mas sole teas set of Earrings, or hunitred and one DIAMOND originations DIAMOND KINGS, from €4. 00up as bieh as you want to 0. 1 would advise you to be week. for there's bound & Dusiness ss the time before shortens We'll reserva for you any article you may wiet My prices are down to the lowest notch, and becouse of the fact that I'm a Manu facturer I can seve you shout 33 PER carly next ruah of Christa CENT en whatever you want to bay. Ser S. Diss: Uniy Manufacturing Jeweler on F Street. 1012 F Sx N.W. arese Speci Norice ‘THE PAIR te n0w open with s full line of the Finest Verlor, Chamber and Dining Room Furniture Also «fall line of Brussels and Ingrain Carpets, New store and new stock. Twenty per cent lower then any house tn Washington. For this week ouly my price on Folding Beds from 910 to 650. The same Bais have been at from 912 to O00. Give me s cai! and be convinced that THE | ‘FALB to the place to make your purchases. SMITH, THE GREAT PRICE CUTTER, 745 Teh ot. nw, of Hot. a 743 e0d 2... corner ee PEAR Star CLERKSHIP._ WHAT pe SES i aaibae, * a | edition of Tux Stan. | the distinguished patient was } bis eral physical br | not in s condition — A C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1892—TEN PAGES. THE EVEN MR. BLAINE’S ILLNESS. Its Alarming Character terday. Made Public Yes- A DAY OF OR) 2 ANXIETY—MOMENTS WHEN DEATH WAS VERY NEAR—A SINKING SPELL FROM WHICH THE DISTINGUISHED PATIENT RALLIED. All day long yesterday the life of James G. Blaine hung trembling in the balance. There | were times during the day when his death was expected mt any moment. His critical condi- tion was made known last evening by an extra It was then realized that near death, though, as Tux Stax announced, the physi- cians believed he would hve through the night, but would not th venture statements giving much hope beyond that. The history of the | day as sent ont last night to the press of the country by the United Press said: For more than an hour in the forenoon hope was abandoned and the end was momentarily expected by physicians, family and friends. All simulation was thrown aside in the apparent | imminent presence of death, and the suppressed facts of his illness—the long-denied but now- t's disease, the occasional inter- | m, the long hours when he hi lain incapable of speech or motion (as it is now said was the case when Cardinal Gibbons paid him his recently friendly call), these and other distrewsing features of his illness, all incidental to the one overpowering organic trouble “Bright's divease,” aggravated as this has been of late by a cold contracted while imprudently venturing out driving two weeks ago and by malarialfever and confronted by a constitution impaired by nearly two years’ continuous sick- ness--all these facts are now tacitly admitted. The physicians state that there have not been any hemorrhages, as has been asserted, but this is almost the only alarming suggestion which is now denied. THE FIRST CRISIR. The first crisis was reached between 10 and 11 o'clock yesterday morning, when a sinking spell set in from which the worst was feared. His family was called around the bedside, and hysicians vent messenger after messenger to the nearest drug store with prescriptions re- quiring hasty attention. The distinguished patient lay unconagious and to all appearances dying until shortly before 1 p-m., when «slight rally set His pulse, | Which had almost ceased to beat, became again perceptible, and partial consciousness was re- stored. At 2 o'clock his physicians. Drs. W. W. Johnston and Hyatt, considered him so much improved as to render their constant presence at the bedside unnecessary. There bad been no marked improvement and no change in his condition upon which hopes of ultimate re- covery could be based, but the immediate cris: had passed. ‘At 2:30 in the afternoon a United Press re- porter saw James @ Blaine, jr., at the family residence. He said that his father's attack in the morning was very bad, and created the gravest His conaition became so weak in view of his enfeebled © must involve the gravest prehension. at it was feared 1 con . tion arecurr consequences. Mrs. Hale, wife of Senator Eugene Hale of of Mr. Plaine’s closest friends, pase for several hours during the made a second call late in the after- ck she left and soon after Mr. Hale's stateme he 1 About 5 o'el called. noon. Senator Hal he left the house as to Mr. Blaine's cond was that Mr. Blaine seemed a little more com- fort nan he had been earlier in the day but that his condition appeared to be critical. “that he will recover, but ean interest in him have reason ct, his condition is alarming. ne the trouble. It is a gen- king up. When he takes a dit brings on a consuming fever and he is to withstand it. Besides there are the ordinary complications. His mind is perfectly clear.” THE DOCTORS #UMMONED AGAIN. The house was lighted up early and all the lower shutters closed Drs, Hyatt and W. W. Johnston, who were to meet at the house for a consultat between 7 and 7. were sent for just before 5 o'clock. Dr. Hyatt was the first | to arrive. He reached the house about five min- was followed soon by Dr. John- ston. The fact that both Dr. Johnaton and Dr. Hyatt were suramoned gave rise toa rumor that the patient was suffering from another attack “It may be those who b. be alarmed; in It is dificult + of exhaustion. This, however, proved to be an error, and the statement was authoritatively made at 7 p.m. that nothing in the nature of a} had occurre | the improvement in Mr. Blaine’s con-| dition was but slight and not sufficient to af- any great amount of encouragement to his | family and friends, the reaction has seemed to modify the feeling of apprehension for the im- mediate future," James G. Blaine, jr.. and | Walter Damrosch,the ex-Secretary’s son-in-law, walked down the Avenue in the evening. | REPORTERS ON THE WATCH. All day representatives of the press patrolled | Madison place and carefully watched the old red mansion, which has become celebrated for its bistorical associations and the fatality with which misfortune has followed its occupants. From the Sickles-Key tragedy, which occurred | more than a third of a century ago. followed by the attempted assassination of Secretary Seward during the last year of the civil war, down to the present time the pall of ill fate has | hang over the mansion. During the less than four years’ occupancy of this house by the Blaine family his danghter, the ‘wife of Coil. | Coppinger; Walker Blaine and Emr&ons Blaine, | | the Secretary's promising sons, have died. A little after 6 o'clock both doctors left. Dr. | Hyatt said that Mr. Biaine’s condition showed | slight improvement over the morning. They | did not consider it necessary to issue another bulletin similar to the ove of Inst night. | Dr. Hyatt said that he thought there was no | doubt that Mr. Blaine would live through the | | night. At the same time he was undoubtedly critically ili, and any complications that may arise will doubtless cause 4 fatal termination to i illnena. A little after 6:30 o'clock Mr. James G. Blaine, jr., came out and said to the reporters: “We think that father is considerably better than be was thix morning. He was dangerously ill dur- ing the forenoon. During the afternoon, how- ever, he seems to have rallied somewhat. The physicians have been here this evening and we ow think that he will live through the night d we hope for the best. Still, it must be said that be is very dangerously ill.” ‘These were the strongest statements that had yet been made by the family or the physicians ‘as to the condition of the ex-Secretary. President Harrison, accompanied by his _pri- vate secretary, Mr. Elijab Halford, walked over from the White House to the ex-Secretary’s res- idence last evening to personally inquire as to | his condition, and expressed relief and grati- fication at being informed that there had been some abatement of the more alarming symp- | toms. THE FAMILY REALIZED HIS CONDITION From an intimate friend of the family, said the United Press account, it is learned that it was only when Mr. Blaine was suddenly seized with the sinking spell yesterday which threatened for some mmutes to terminate in heart failure that his family fully realized how near he was to death. | im extremis and the watchers bent anxiously over him. The emaciated face of the dying statesman was white as marble and his features sadly drawn. At times he scarcely seemed to breathe and at others gasped for breath. The physicians, who had been hastily summoned, were in the meantime not idle. They plied | him with stimulative cordials, the trained res chafed his extremities, and it was nly after working over the patient for upward of thirty minutes and the application of every art known to the medical profession | that Mr. Blaine slowly revived. But the battle with death found him extremely weak, weaker than at any time when suffering a relapse. He was too weak even to whisper and lay with no sign of recognition in his half-closed eyes. The family, gathered around the bedside, were all in tears except Mra. Blaine. She maintained rd composure throughout the trying nd calmly gave such directions to the | attendants as were necessary. Her will power, | when in fact her heart was breaking, is de- scribed as something pathetic and marvelous, Whatever may have Mrs. Blaine’ — cions or knowledge of her husband's condi through allof the intervening months of his illness, she bas given no outward sign that | would indicate that she did not believe in his future recovery. It has been her cheerfulness, under most distressing circumstances, that has | fami For a few seconds he seemed to be | “What is ambition? ‘Tin a glorious cheat The succle of Naki Walk not so duaziingly the sapphire walls of beaven.* “Mr. Blaine has lived about sixty-two years, but when you appreciate what be bas | thi he has lived far beyond three score and ten. He has been compared in his public life with Mr. Clay. There is a close resemblance between Mr. Blaine and that grest tri- bane ‘of, the people. "Clay so is Blaine; each was powerful before the people, and they both & genial fellowship that bound men to them with hooks of steel. Both had an ambition to be President and failed. Iam inchned to be- lieve, however, that Mr. Blaine’s public career will stand higher in the esteem of future gen- erations than that of Mr. Clay. Both were re- markable men and have left their lasth press upon the times in which they lived. A BEASSURING STATEMENT FROM THE DOCTORS. At 9:30 o'clock last night » ropérter for the United Press had an interview with Mr. Blaine’s | attending physicians, Drs. W. W. Johnston and Franck Hyatt. Speaking for them both Dr. Johnston said: “Mr. Blaine is distinctly better tonight than he was last night and much better than he was this morning.” “What was the nature of the attack today, doctor?” “It was a failure of his heart to perform its functions satisfactorily.” “His trouble is not in his heart?” was-esked. “No, it is not; but in the general weakness | from which Mr. Blaine is suffering. All the organs are affected and the heart makes man- ifest the weakness of the whole system. Mr. Biaine’s condition has been such that when he takes cold, as he did ten days or two weeks ago, fever follows, causing a deterioration of the system. For some days prior to and including yesterday, however, he was recovering from the effects of ‘the cold and fever, and last night he was entirely free from fever, his pulse beating strongly and his condition being quite gratify ing. Tnis morning, however, he had_an ili turn; c ict and ir- regular and he was more languid and less ob- However, he rallied from that condi- tion. Thoso symptoms disappeared, he has taken nourishment during the afternoon, and tonight, as I said, he was better and brighter. His ‘pulse is stronger and the reaction quite marked.” “You apprehend no danger of immediate dis- solution, then?” “No; on the other hand if he maintains his present ability to take nourishment, and r gains sufficient strength to overcome or obviate future attacks like that of today, there is noth- ing in his disease that should carry him off.” Referring to the alarming fumora that were current, and some of which had already got into print, Dr, Johnston was asked if he ex- pected that death would occur during the night. ST be no reason to expect it,” he answered. Atil Drs. Johnston and ' Hyatt saw Mr. Blaine and gave out for publication the following statement: “Mr. Blaine seems to have rallied enti from his weakness of this morning and appest to be as well as he has been at any time within the past week. While it is not possible to say what changes may take place in his condition, he can be said to be in no immediate danger. INCIDENTS OF THE NIGHT. Shortly after 11 o'clock p. m. a closed car- riage was driven rapidly to the front of the Blaine mansion, from which alighted } Hattie Blaine, Mrs. Damrosch, Miss Ab ale Dodge (Gail Hamilton) and Mr. Damroseh. The ladies were closely veiled and ran through the crowd of correspondents and others gathered in front of the house into the mansion, followed by Mr. James G. Blaine, jr., who had Just re- turned froma few minutes’ walk. Mr. Blaine in response to an inquiry said his father was about the same. Doctors Johnston and Hyatt called at the Blaine mansion at 11 o'clock last night and found Mr. Blaine doing so well that they told the fami dissolution taking place within the next twenty- four hours. After they left the mansion the retired for the night. At 1:30 this morning the mansion was shrouded in darkness with the exception of the sick chamber, where a dim light was burning. ~ SACRIFICED HIMSELF. HOW HE ACommittee Clerk's Strategy to Get a Sen- ator Home. Two well-known men, who were formerly clerks to Senate committees, were in conversa- tion in the Senate restaurant today and nar- rated some interesting experiences. them, who is now past his sixtieth year, eid: “When I was clerk to the Senate committee on military affairs and Senator Spencer was chairman I came out of Willard’s Hotel one night near midnight and meta disfinguished Senator from Connecticut. I never contracted the drinking habit, as all my friends knew, and | consequently was as soberas a judge, but the Senator was so much under the influence of strong potations that it was almost impossible for him to navigate. I knew that it would be useless for me to offer to show him the way home, for he would resent it as an insult, Consequently I meandered around the pave- ment, pretended to be unsteady on my legs and told ‘him confidentially that I needed some one to show me the way home. I begged him to assist me and ‘ay nothing about it to Sen- ator Spencer. The old man said in a very con- descending manner that I onght to be ashamed of myself, but if I would reform he would take charge of me and be my friend. He took | my arm, and while I continued my pretended inebriation we wandered along the street until we came to his residence, and there I bade him good night, although he insisted upon accom- panying me home. I told him that I only lived around the corner and could get home alone. ‘The next morning, greatly to my surprise, Senator Spencer accused me of having bee a besotted condition the night before. Iw on such terms with him that I easily explained the matter so that no prejudice attached to myself. But the old Senator whom I took home. and who still lives in Connecticut, sin- cerely believed then, and believes until’ this day, that I was very drunk that night and that he took me home.” SENATOR COCKRELL WENT SECURITY. “That reminds me of an experience of my own,” said the other ex-official, “but I was not innocent upon the day in question. The Sena- tor for whom I had worked for many yeara loaned me for a few days to Senator Cockrell of Missouri in order to help him get off a great deal of work which was seriously pressing upon his time. Being, as you well know, a very good clerk and rapi ceeded ina very few di business which ‘#o engrossed the tim in tion of the Missouri Senator. A week later I was ona spree and.met Senator Cockrell on Penn- sylvania avenue, about the middle of the avenue. Cockrell only weighs about half as much as I doand I could easily throw him over my shoulder and carry him to Ballyback and back. Seizing him by the lapel of his coat I whirled the Senator around on tho pavement, assured him that I was delighted to see him, urged him to come in and take a drink with me, slapped him on the shoulder and assured him ‘that he was a jolly good fellow even if he was a Senator. ‘The old man smiled, realized the situation and finally got away from me. I started down the street after him, overtook him and insisted upon showing him how I could dance the can- ean. Idanced all around him on the pave- ment, keeping most of the time in front of him and impeding bis progress until « police- man, who looked as tull as # telegraph pole, stopped my antics and carried me to the sta~ tion house. The Senator who was chairman of the committee which employed me being out of town, I induced the station keeper to tele- phone Senator Cockrell, who responded over the telephone that he would send $10 collateral for me and I was released.” — eee A suit brought against M. C. Heath for an alleged _infri nt of a patent of the late Capt. John Ericsson for hot-air engines has been decided by Circuit Judge Wheeler at York in Mr. Heath’s favor. The checking up of ex-President Post's ac- counts with George Vanderbilt's bank at Tacoma, Wash., has been completed, showing a shortage of 2,400. Chief Justice Mason of Massachusetts is an- thority for the belief that the Borden trial will not take place before February and perhapsnot for » month or two later. United States minister to, Chilie Patrick Egan arrived at Panama Saturday morning and sailed in the afternoon for Valparaiso. soothed her husband’ dency. Of late Sie‘ Blaine’s physical ovation bas’ boon such yeical tesa be bas of thaws given way to deo dency. While manifesting no fear of death, Mr. Blaine has often said he did not want to die. 4 MEROIC FONT. “In fact,” says an mtimate friend of the fam- ily, “Mr. Blaine bas fought death with sublime heroism. ‘The world knows how ambitious he ‘was amd also knows how much he accomplished fm-the pursuit of his ambition. And yet he | dies a disappointed and, I was about to say, a heartbroken man. Buk thet would pochage be putting it too strong. I once him say that after all ambit). an } =e si. WHISKIES jusel Oil, see NOT sold In bulk or by measure, In Sealed bottles. Beware of imitations and bottles, SOLD generally by Druggists, Grocers, Wine Mer- ‘chants and Hotels. LOOK for proprietors’ firm name: CHESTER H. GRAVES & SONS, Boston. was magnetic, | y that they had no apprehension of | One of | / HE EVENING STAR ‘Banta Claus Club is in- tended to help make peo- ple happy at Christmas tide. Ite members are children and the good that it does willbe done tn the name of the children of Washington. To beoome a member one must con- tribute to the treasary of the club 10 cente,and these contributions will form © fond which will be ex- pended by the manacing committee of the club tn sleddening the Christmas of little ones who other- wise would know only hunger and want on the ay when all should be Meinbers of the club will receive badges, Hein hoped they will all wear. The club {s #0 organized that it will be able to reach the most deserv- | tng of the poor, and so it will be a most efficient and | trustworthy agent for the distributton of Christmas charities. Therefore the club appeals to all who bave contributions to give to send them’ to The Et ing Star. Badges have been sent through the mail to those who have enrolied themselves as members of the club by writing to The Evening Star, sending | their contributions. In some cases, however. it has | been tmpossible to forward the badges, bécause the | Iittle ones who wrote the letters or their private secre- | tartes foreot to put their post office addresses after thetr signatures. All those who write to The Star should be careful to state exactly where they would | like to have the badges of membership sent, | | happy, which | Thousands of Evexrxo Stam Santa Claus badges have been distributed. There are de- mands for thousands more and it is expected | that the demand will be filled tomorrow, as the | makers have promised to deliver them today or | early tomorrow. The children of the elnb have raised a large fund. The exact sum will not be known, probably, until after tomorrow, but the figure will be so large that every one’ that wears an Evextxa Stan Santa Claus badge may have good reason to feel proud. It is hoped that older folks will second the noble work of the children and contribute liberally either in funds or supplies to aid the beautiful Christmas charity. Already the correspondence of the | club has brought to light many touching cases of distress and the presence in the city of man: needy ones, whose Christmas, it ix hoped, will | be made brighter by Tux Evexto Stan Santa Claus Club. Below are more of the letters written by members of the club: Dear Sunta Clans: It is with great pleasure that I add my mite to your Christmas collec- | tion for the poor little children of our city, I | wish you success in your kind undertaking also a Merry Christmaa, and please send me» badge. Dear Evexrxo Star: Iam a little girl just 8 | yearold and I expect to have a very nice Chriat- mas and get lots of nice things. I have taken | 10 ete. out of my bank to send to you to help the poor little children tohave a nice Christmas | like I will have. Please send me a badge ag I would like to become a member of your club, Much love to Santa Clans, Dear Santa Cuavs: I am very anxious to be a member of your club, as I think it }such a nice thing to help the poor children to have a good time on Christmas enclosed I send you ten cents and I will try aud see if I cant get a lot of my schoolmates to send some money and join the club. Garrmenspuno, Mp. Dear EvextNo Star: I would like to join the Santa Claus Club, and I will send two ten cents, one for myself and one for my little baby sister | who is only two years old and can't write. I | am a little boy seven years old, and please send | us a badge. Dear Santa Clause: I received your kind Ret- ter last Christmas and I must thank you for being so kind tome at Christmas and I will | send you my ten cents now that you may get a horn with for some other little boy who can- | not buy one. I shall be very proud to wear the badge which I hope you will send at once if | you are not too busy. I want lots of nice toys ut be sure and make the very very poor as | happy as you can. | Dear Editor: We, the children of the fourth | and fifth grades (one school) of the Monroe | building, send #4 to “Tux Evenrxo Star Santa | Claus Club,” hoping it will help make some poor children happy. Dear Evenixo Stan: We are 3 little children, age 7,4and 2, who wish to join your Santa | Claus Club. We send you one dollar from our | little banks. We hop that this will help some poor boys and girls to be happy. Please send each of us badge, We wish you @ merry | Christmas and happy New Year, Dear Evextxo Star: I cend my ten cents and Iwant to make some little child happy, #0 please cend my badge, so good by I have no mre to say. Dear Eventno Sra! want to be a member of your Santa Claus Club. I send you 10 cts, for myself, and .10 for my mamma. I am 9 | school boy almost 12 years old, and go to St. | John’s College on Vermont ave. I hope the little children will have a nice happy Christmas day. I would like to have one of your badges. ear Evexixo Star: Tama little girl and eleven years old I go to the Immaculate Con- ception School I would be glad to make ome poor child happy so Teend you one dime it is not mutch but it is all I have at present please send me one of the badges I would like to have one very much. Dear Stan: I have ten cents. I hope to make some little girl happy with it, Dear Santa Claus: Here is ten cents for the poor, Please send Coffee to the poor, and send me a badge. Dear Mr. Stan (For Santa Claus): Isend you by papa 10c I have saved, towards your fund for the poor children, for Christmas and ma'ma told me I could send my jacket, which I have Frown out of,'to you, to give to one of of the ttle girls who need it most, as a Xmas present. Tam seven years old. Kensrxotox, Mp. Tax Evexrxo Star Santa Claus Club: I am # little girl and have never been to school so you will have to excuse my writing. Isend ten cents to you, and hope it will help to make some poor child happy on Christ- mas. > Hyatrsvitte, Mp. Dear Evextno Star: Papa told us abolt the Club, and Georgie, Norman, “Bidge” “Buff, “Mimpy” and I want to give 10 cents, each, And we hope it will make some poor little child happy on Christmas. I hope you will send us each a badge P. 8. I forgot to say that my three cats, and the kitten, whose name jomittee, and the two dogs fim and Vic, also send 10:cts Dear Santa Claws: I am a little girl nine years old I live in the country, but haves sister in the city who wrote and told me about Jg2 so,thought I would write to you I would for you to think of me at christmas and let me hore from you Iclose by ever remaining your little friend. T have wanted to join GOULD,. 421 OTH ST. (Near Pa. ave.) Wonders for Ladies and Children, in Favors, Christmas Tree Orna- ments, Serap Book Pictures, Frost ‘Ohildren, Christmas Cards, Masks, ‘Toy Theaters, Games, Toys, “*Snow,” Tinsel, Frost Cloth, Green ‘Moss, French Tissue, Gold, Silver and Paper and Borders, Glass Balls, ‘and Silver Toys, _ Thom, wat gee O02 Animale end Birds, bo. ‘tena: ier ar 7 Jour,glabever since my Mamme told me about it, but I am only four years old, and have been waiting for Mamma to help me write. En- closed you will find $1.00, 10 cts. of it I earned | f helping my — a hope it will “ 6 remem! some poor Hittle children, "Your little friend. ALExanpra, Va. Editor of Tae Stan: I would like to join your Santa Claus Club it is. very Nice; I will send, Zot: 10 cent which: I’ maved up; for I want to Ip the poor; and would like to wear one of the Badgs; I'am; 634 years old; I am in the Second Reader; I take, violin, and Danceing my home is in; Charlottes Ville; I live im Alex- andra now; with grandpa, sateen al TREASURY SAFES AND VAULTS. What Treasurer Nebeker Says of Them in His Annual Keport. In his annual report just issued from the government printing office Mr. E. H. Nebeker, treasurer of the United States, has the follow- ing to say in the matter of safes and vaults in the Treasury Department: Attention is respectfully called to the labors of the commission appointed under the act of Congress approved September 30, 1890, “for the purpose of reporting the best method of safe and vault construction, with a view to re- newing or improving the vault facilities of the Treasury Department.” By courtesy of the Secretary and the commission their report, rendered last summer, was forwarded through this office, where it has not failed to arouse the liveliest interest and toreceive the most care- ful consideration, The report is so ably prepared, so exhaustive in the treatment of its subject and so minute and complete in its exposition of the existing state of the manufacture to which it relates, that any attempt to give an abstract of its con- tents is rendered impossible, if indeed such a Rotice of it would be proper in this place under any circumstances. The only way in which it ought to be given publicity is by print it entire, and the hope is enter- tained that Congress will give it such cir- culation as it deserves, and asits value will surely gain for it, in the form of an executive document. It isa most important contribu- tion to the literature of the subject, not only summarizing in brief space the present de- velopmentgf the art, but also throwing out suggestions that must’ prove to be a powerful stimulus to future invention. ‘The commission have fully indorsed the rep- resentations heretofore made of the urgency of the needs of this office and the subtreasuries. They have also proved, in substance, tho recommendations offered with reference to the | extent of the reconstruction to be undertaken, | and found no fault with the department's esti- mates of the probable cost. Such high sanction should have weight commensurate with ite au- thority. Not the least important point brought out is that the development of improvements in vault construction is so rapid that what is now t best may ina few years be out of date. The neces en, of reconstruction at interv of ten years or more, under the best of condi- | tions and with the wisest foresight, is contem- plated. It is apparent, therefore, thar if the | full measure of the advantage to be gained | from the labors of the commission is to be | realized, prompt steps must be taken to carry | their suggestions into effect. If delay: lowed to occur the work of the commission will produce no practical result, and the move- ment which had its initiative in their appoint | ment will have to be abandoned for a new be- ginning. o-- THE GOLD RESERVE. The Secretary of the Treasury Says It Will Be Maintained. A Christmas with Dickens The Curtis Publishing Comp: SENATOR ALLISO’ REMARKS. His Estimate of the Value of the Dicussions of the Monetary Conference. After M. Renzi’s motion had been proposed at the monetary conference to adjowrn until May in Brussels on Saturday, as telegraphed to Tur. | Stan, Senator Allison made a short speech in bebalf of the United States delegation. He laid emphasis upon the fact that throughout the debate nobody had suggested that either of the money metals be discarded. adjournment, he said, the delegates would have time to study the Rothschild and other pro- posals that had been submitted. “Although the conference has been of brief Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster ex- pressed himself freely to a reporter yesterday Tespecting the alarm felt in financial circles | over anticipated large gold exports, He said ho looked upon the situation not simply as a/| spectator awaiting his retirement from office. “Tam Secretary of the Treasury,” he said, | “and will be until relieved on the 4th of March | est of the public welfare as vigorously as if my | term were not soon toend. Every resource at | my command will be availed of to preserve the | parity of gold and silver, as 1am commanded | ‘How about the reserve in the treasury?” No one can obtain gold from the treasury without paying the money for it, and with the money thus received I can recoup the gold. ‘There is also the right vested in the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bonds if-necessary to maintain the gold reserve. The treasury situ- ation as to the cash balance is such as to permit ‘the free use of cash received for gold to again obtain the gold.” “Will the gold reserve be maintained?” “It will be!” This was stated with the utmost emphasis. “I firmly believe that with the | resources at the command of the department I shall not be seriously embarrassed in more than | maintaining it. I recommended to Congress in | my annual report that the reserve be increased from $100,000,000 to #125,000,000."” As the Secretary's report was prepared before the present abnormal drain of gold to Euro} started Secretary Foster claimed credit for fully anticipating the present pressure and taking ail Precautions to meet it. iw Reductions in Navy Yards. Acting Secretary Soley has issued the follow- ing naval order: When ‘by reason of want of work at any nay) rd reductions are made in the force of workmen which involve ® correspond- ing reduction in the _superintend- ing force, the head of the department will report the changes he deems neces- sary in the latter force, with a recommenda- tion in each case, having reference to in- dividual qualifications, but adhering always to the rule that a foreman, quarterman or leading man, whose services are no longer required in his grade, shall be given priority for retention in the neyt lower grade. This re- port will be forwarded by the commandant with his recommendations to the department for its approval. is order may not altogether please the foremen in the yards, for it provides for their retention only in a lower grade, Heretofore it has been customary to retain the foremen in their full positions when reduc- tions were necessary. come Col. J. H. Ray of Dickinson, N. D., owns the backbone of a biped which while living must have stood sixty feet high. The relic is of the prehistoric ages and was found in Montana. There’s Life in it, Health in it, Joy in it. Saratoga Kissingen Water ‘The Dailcious, Sparkling Table Drink. A specific for » In A speciti for Dyspepsia, Tn ‘and all stomach tits, Sold everywhere. In bottles o1 mar ete? Mananps Sra Avexve Hors: NEW YORE. Houmay Passexts OF FANCY BOXES, OBJECTS OF ABT, SATIN BONBONNIERES, ‘Mr. Maillard will smd FREE OF EXPRESS CHARGES for $5 ong handsome ¢ashinere box, con- taining three, jof FINE BON BONS andCHOC- ‘For $10, one setin painted box, very elegant, con- taining 5 pounds of BON BONS, CHOCOLATES and MARRON GLACES. G@rAN! orders executed r. Write or tel- a immediately. aaa duration,” he continued, “the discussions that have taken place have been of great value, and we think it wise to resume the deliberations after a recess. Any agreement at which the conference might arrive would probably guire Inrge concessions on our part. It is, there- fore, natural that the democratic administra tion, which is about to come into office in the United States, and upon which the responsibil- ity for such action would fall, should have an States delegates. It would, consequently, be advantageous to the United States if the confe ence should adjourn long enough to enable t new government to consider what shall be done. Mr. Bertram Currie of the British delegation objected to the reassembling of the conference on the ground that as three previovs monetary conferences had failed, there was little prospect of the present one being a success. €. Rivers Wilson of the British delegation d in the opinion of Mr.Currie. Nevertheless, the conference decided to re- assemble in Ma soe At the trial of Ward Clouston, ex-deputy cir cuit court judge, at Parkersburg, W. Va., Sat- urday the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. A warrant is out for Augustus H. Harnsby of St. Paul, who disappeared after selling by means of forged letters some = property belonging to another man. The defense has opened at Vallejo in the trial of Commander Johnson of the Mohican for running that vessel aground. 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