Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1896-14 PAGES. i] SSeeG2E0R: The Time is Drawing Nigh —for you to make your Christmas Cakes and Pastries. Just one word about them, please! We take or granted vou want to obtain the best resul There is only one way for you to enjoy the best Cakes and Pastries Christmas day, and that is by using “Ceres” Flour. It'll be too late after you've spoiled your Cakes and Pastries by using inferior flour to wish you had used “Ceres.” Order “Ceres” Flour from your grocer todav—and accept no substitute. “Ceres” sold by all grocers — we only wholesale it. GOCVQISOOSHOHHOOOHOSO a @ Wm. Il. Galt & Co., 4 Wholesalers, Ist & Ind. Ave. GEOG IG DOGS OOOO09060 ‘ : deietetntetnininteeceetetetntetes 1s the store where “Your credit is good.” ¥ Stet This ° 9 q Cree Ain’t these ° bargains? They’re some of the special offerings in our Christmas Sale—some of the money-saving that we promise you— andsome Brass and Onyx Serger Seetedetedndntes senSeategoe and: u Hi $5.00 set Tables Handsome Banquet Lamps === $1.87 $| Handsome Parlor Suites - = = = = = = = $25.00 5) Handsome Desks for Ladies = = = =-=-- $7.50 =) Divans = = = = = = = = = = = $17.35 HandsomeSideboards = = = =-=-=-=-+-+= $7.00 Handsome Turkish Arm Chairs = = = = = $11.84 $ Handsome Gold Leaf Reception Chairs— g orth $4, for = ===ss+s-+e2e $1.98 Handsome Parlor Tables ==== 49. § dsome Dining Tables === $8.75 ¢ Handsome Rockers = z===s=22 $1.99 $1 Handsome Toilet Sets - = = = >=---- $2.50 ¢ Handsome Chamber, Sets = = = = = = = = $15.00 $ ; Handsome Umbrella Stamds - - = === $1.97 $ isome Japanese Screens == ----= $1.37 $ dsome Toilet Backs = ==+-=5 $1.37 3) $ Open Evenings until Christmas. $ : See z : Segue House & Herrmann, is Li al Piert-ish Cor. 7th and Seiten Seedeateeseeseege i neat etenedeteteeeteteteeetetete a a aD 1 but the atmosphere is very d ALRORA ON THE YUKON. oe The Play of Northern Lights on Snow | Seauently the cold is not so perceptible as Banks and Frozen Rivers. one vould imagine “I saw an article aboui the unusual r : 4 ences early in the fall] ber and voracity of the sharks along tt: less brillian Florida coast,” remarked a gentleman yes- ut > winter. It gen-| terday, “that interested me excceding! mences upon the setting of the} It brought an incident to my recollection vugh in midwinter it has some-| that I had almost forgotten. It happened n so bright that it was visible at) when I was making a trip on a sailing ship the sun was shining brightly.| many years ago alorg the coast of India, the light first shoot forth with and you know what a place fer sharks the a quick, quivering motion, are then gather- | Indian ocean Is. Well, we had occasion to ed and form a great arch of fire spanning | drop anchor off an island near Ceylon, and th avers. It glows for an instant like | sent a boat to the shore for a supply of a cecal Ga Galniahedl gaia > hess cutita fresh water. I acoempanied the boat, and Se ee pore was really Scared out of my wits tow Kreat curtail ees Ot bright orange, | RES the incredible number of man-eating t << sharks that played about the yawl. When pink, rose, yellow and crimson are | we had secured a barrel or two of wate and waved between heaven and | we put@ff, accompanied by two of the ineleible Gane - rapid | ves, who wished to see the ship. We told é and | them not to come, but they insisted, saying, See Ot eee eb ore faa signs. that they would | Bler re intensely bewildering | wim k. Not taking them serious and s beautiful. The whole phe- to the ship. The water was} nomena of waving wreaths, fitckering | ig es ! Se out difficulty. as a — : atin: he water was clear, and we could see lashing « s, le 3 nge s of huge sharks ‘playing about the ship, and it was among the lot that the na- tives plunged when they had seen enough ‘They went without warning. and I ran to the side of the vessel, expecting to see the hazardous fellows torn to pieces. For an ion, now high lke curta ark gulches r green forests, lighting the Lecbargie Men nice instant there was a commotion among the Iscape as wien 8 ohich words | Sharks. and then, apparently scenting hu- ns a pict of w ek man ilesh, fully a secre of the gigantic ST ee oe man-eaters darted through the water in as (re the direction of the na who were e swimming quietly for the shore. ‘The wi xe mountai cut into shreds by the fins of th lines of fir, i 4S: trike a = they fairly flew toward the swim- and cau = mers. In another minute the nd with ESO nen » surrounded by the fish, and I my eyes, to avoid seeing their horrib! When I took down my hands the 1 Were swimming along in the same old w: and the sharks were coming back to tae ship as quickly as they had gone. W. don’t vou know that the fish were s well acquainted with the islanders that they ched them. They had been reare me waters, and were old friends. —+e+ wenhaupt to Wed Again. er over his ches: to seek a Ji tyes mer, when the hours out ¢ comes very are glad Countess 1 ich to do their The engagement is announced of Mrs. mi Reinold Abraham Lewenhaupt, who was Miss Nellie Bayard, youngest daughter of Ambassador Bayard, to Mauritz Hagren, yourg architect of Paris. Mrs, Lewen- Kress from | haupt is the widow of Count Lewenhaupt. in winter, | The wedding will occur in Paris, but no date has been fixed for it. Mrs. ewen- haupt's former husband, to whem married April 2, 1891, died two weeks ¢ the ceremony. —_»—_+e+ Mr. Bayard’s Som Appointed. Themas F. Bayard, jr., has been appoint- ed ap assistant in the office of the corpora- tion counsel at New York. He will be as- signed fo the bureau of street opening. Mr. 7m) Drink a cup for breakfast—you'll feel the good of it all = Bayard is the son of Ambassador Buyard. day long. He bas lived in Wilmington, Del., is twen- ty-scven years old and is a graduate of larvard. Sos % To Represent Mr. Hanna Here, , Chairman Hanna yesterday appointed 8. A. Perkins, Tacoma, Wash., to take full charge of the permanent republican head- quarters at Washington. He will be Han- ba’s personal representative. Mr. Perkins left Cleveland for Washington yesterday. iba vocoa, | the “deplore the : SHAKERS AND DOCTORS TALK TOGETHER. ble work, entitled “Lengerity,”” published es age, Dr. John Gardner of England pre- dicts that a vegetable agent will yet be fount that shall so retard those changes that bring about old age as to prolong human life much beyond its present mix. * Acting, -perkaps, upon the impulse produced by tinis thought, many eminent physicians have called from time to time upon the Shakers of Mt. Leba- nou to inquire of them concerning the secrys of medicinal plants, im which these sincere, simple minded and God-fearing people are knowa to be wise and skillful beyond all other men. ‘The Shakers willingly told what they bad learnsd, and in return received from thelr visitors much yah je information about disease, which they at mude practival use of. The most important point was that if 4 senmine amd certain remedy comd be foand for indigestion and dyspepsia, and the ailments growing out of it, a loag step would be taken im the right direction. Old age, sald these phys! begins in a failure of the diges- tien, and se do most diseases at any and all periods The result of these consultations by the Shakers of the desired + matde wholly from herbs, and now known Shaker Digestive Conital. {¢s action ts 1 and Worthy of its origin. Where there is distress after eating, heartburn, sick headache, bad taste in the mouth, biliousness, weakness and weariness, cold hands and feet, aver- siou to food, nervousness, or any other symptom of dyspepsia, the Cordial will prove its curative vir- Bebing it is the reputation of a people who defrauded or deceived their fellow © never men. 2 : In order to test whether this remedy is adapted uur cae, at practically no cost, you may pro- cure a trial bottle fer ten, cents of almost any druggist. EXPLOSION IN A MINE. Men Cut, O@ From Escape for Many Hours, A heavy explosion of what was generally believed to be gas took place in Baltimore No. 2 shaft, operated by the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company, in the northeastern part of Wilkesbarre, Pa., yesterday after- noon. Over twenty miners were imprison- ed, but at a late hour last night fourteen had been rescued alive, and there was still hope of reaching the others, Until the rescue of the fourteen men there was @ difference of opinion as to what caused the expiosion. One report had it that a miner's lamp came in contact with a small gas feeder and ignited it. An- ether report, which was considered _ the most plausible, was that the sparks from a ignited the gas, One miner was authority for the statement that a blast did set off 4 number of gas blowers in the moruing. A fire followed. It was subdued, but in the afternoon it broke out again, and the men, he said, were engaged in fighting it when the big éxplosion occurred, Super- intendent Foote neither denies nor affirms this story. He admits, however, that ali the men were ordered out of the mine at 11 o'clock in the Morning. Some of them who were anxious to work said there was no danger, and remained inside. These are the men who perished. The scene of the explosion was on a plane about a mile from the foot of the shaft. ‘The plane was not well ventilated, though the mine officials do not admit this. It stands to reason, however, that it was poorly ventilated, as it was so far away from the main air course. Some of the at work In other parts of ng the roof and repairing ete., were quick to throw down iodls and attempt to make thelr Nearly all of these had thrilling expe They had to get down on all fours and crawl to the mouth of the shaft, of them were well nigh exhausced ‘ore they reached thi but most of them per: ily reached a place of safet How Mooney men who were the mine, prop tracks, their © Escaped, John and Peter Connel! were knocked down by the black damp on the main gangw arter of foot of the shaft. Mooney weak, and said it was no use, he would dle and there. Connell was in preity good and, being the stronger man of the - dragged Mooney for over a hun- feet. Then Connell became exhausted, and it was necessary for Mooney to help him along. The two men finally got wita- in fifty feet of the mouth of the she ft, when they were taken out by a rescuing ‘party. Both were unconscious when brought to the surface, but under a doctor’s care they soon revived. The flesh on their hands and knees was badly lacerated. The mine has two openings. A good men escaped by the second opening. The plosion was plainly heard on the surface. The fan runner says the force of it shook the building. He at once gave the al with the aid of electric bells. Inside man Matthews at once organiz party to go down in the mine and atte mile from was very to rescue those who might be in ni their istance. The air was so heavy, however, that it drove them back. The foreman was the last to retrace his steps. He was taken out unconscious. At 6 o'clock another rescuing party entered the mine. They were not able to pyoceed far, ither. They found two men in the gang- way. They were unconscious and one of them badly burned. At 7 o'clock a big res- cuing party of ten went down the shaft. They traveled the main gangway five hun- dred feet, and then two of their number, b ring overcome by the gas odors, were iven orders to retreat. Fourteen Men Rescued. At 10 o'clock last night one of the res- cuing parties pushed their way up the plane where the explosion occurred, and on a high pitch they found fourteen men hud- dled together. They had all lain down ready to die. An investigation showed that there till life in the men, but they were all scious. As quickly as possible the fourteen men were brought to the surface. Doctors were in waiting. and each man re- ceived careful attention. At first it was thought they were suffering from the ef- fects of black damp, but the doctors say they had inhaled the smoke of powder or namite. Such proved to be the case. The roof in the slope had fallen in and crushed a lot of dynamite. An explosion followed, and the smoke found its way to the plane. As soon as the smoke made its appearance the men traveled to the highest point they could reach, so as to escape what they thought was afterdamp. The doctors say in ten minutes more all the men would have been dead from suffocation. OPPOSED TO THE CUBAN RESOLUTION Action Taken by the Baltimore Board of Trade. The Cuban situation was the subject of attention at a special meeting of the board of trade of Baltimore yesterday. The following resolutions were passed: “Resolved by the board of trade of Bal timore, in special session, That we greatly ction of the Senate committee foreign relations in agreeing to report yorably a joint resolution ‘to recognize the independence Of the republic of Cuba.’ “Second—That we believe, in view of the condition now existing in Cuba as reported from all sources, that such action is very ill-timed and hasty, and calculated, if ap- proved by Congress, to greatly embarrass, if not actually sever, the peaceful relations now existing between Spain and our own country, and, as a natural consequence, to seriously damage all of our commercial and financial interests, already suffering from serious depresston. “Third—That the Senators and Represen- tatives from this state be, and hereby are, earnestly requested to oppose the passage of said resolution. ‘ourth—That the purport of these reso- lutions be promptly telegraphed to our Sen- ators and a copy duly mailed to each mem- ber of the House and Senate and to the several boards of trade.” —_—_—+ 0+ —____ Another Cut in Coffee. The competition between the American Sugar Refining Company, generally known as the sugar trust, and Arbuckle Brothers, coffee merchants, is on in earnest. An- other reduction of a half a cent a pound in the wholesale prices of roasted coffee has been made. This is the second reduction recently, and there is a margin yet of 4 or 5 cents, it is said, before prices can be reached at which only a bare margin of PFofit can be made by the roasters, o! t | ! 1 Congress is the action of the political de- | bertment of the governmhént'of the United States, and it has always'properly con- A LAND OF LAWS| Senator Morgan Discusses Mr. Olney’s Statement at Some Length. cee POSITION PRONOURCED PREPOSTEROUS eee The President's Power to Recog- nize a Government.,Set Farth. es OTHER’ OPINIONS —————— When Senator Morgan of Alahama was asked this morning by a Star reporter how he regarded Mr. Olney’s statement. in effe>t that Congress could not force the admin- istration to recognize the tndependence of Cuba, he replied: “I agree with the statement made by Mr. Sherman that there is no possibility of Mr. Olney being correct in tha: attitude. The subject addresses itself to my mind in this way: This is a land of laws, and not a land of prerogatives, and everybody from the highest to the lowest is obliged to obey the law. The highest functionary is obliged to obey by his oath and the people are obliged by their responsibility in a criminal sense to obey the law. So the jaw rules the country entirely is the enly bond of union of society and government in this re- public. The Constitution provides the man- ner in which a law should be enacted. If a hill is passed by a majority of a quorum of both houses of Congress and signed by the President it is a law; if the President fails to sign it and withholds his signature for ten days it becomes a: law under the Constitution; if the President has ohjec- tiens to it and returns the bill to Congress with a statement of his objections and it is passed by a majority of two-thirds ta both houses it becomes a law and is re- corded as such in the archives of the State Department. The Supreme Court. “That law commands the obedience of every person until it has been set aside by decree of the Suvreme Court upon the ground that it is unconstitutional. In mat- ters that relate to the attitude of the United States toward any foreign power the Supreme Court has always fettowed and will always follow the action of the political department of the government. it has done so in .sanctioning the ri peal by Congress of treaties that have been proclaimed by the President after ratifica- tion by a majority of two-thirds of the Senat>, showing the supremacy of.the paw- er of Congress over the treaty-making po er, over the executive, over the Senate and over the Supreme Court in all matters that relate to foreign affairs. “In considering a question of that kind the Suprenie Court is bound by the reeord of the action of ( as it is found | in the State Department or elsewhere. It finds in that record a statement that a DIN or resolution has been enacted into law according to the forms and require- ments of the Constitution; it finds vhat it relates to the attitude of this government toward some foreign power! and it must declare upon that record'that the action by strued that it is its duty to fellow that action. The ca: on this o4int are numer- ous and entirely conolusif: “So I cannot upGerstajia how the Presi- dent of the United StateS cat assert as his neht under his ex within the meaning of the Con: » nullify a law that the Su ould be bound by, and 1 think he Would find him- self in @ very lonely tua ign of innocnous desuetude if he shcwld & azine that it his duty to make thé effort. necessary, perhaps, to Vth position of the Secretary, of #t It is not erize this te as being preposterous or the resuly,of overconfidence in his individual opinion. J think it is ex- tremely indecorons, and # would be dange: ous if it. were not nrenesterdus, The Power of the President. “The power of the President in respect to foreign relations is confined to diplo- matic intercourse between this govern- ment and other gov. ments that rec- egnized as being members of the family of nations. His po are ‘special and are to he strictly constr They do include the pov a state by his ipse dixit in some foreign region or to abol- ish a state that may not be agreeable to him, so that his refusal to recognize a state tnat is now known to the laws 9! the United States as such has no possible cf- fect upon such state or upon this country. While can identify a person sent as jor or ininister to this country an examine into the regularity of entials and determine whether he is ona grata or otherwise, that is the limit of his authority under the Constitu- tion az to the recogiition of the existence of a foreign governia In sending min- isters and ambassadors to foreign coun- tries, which the Presideat can only do with the consent of the Senate so far as they represent the sovereignty of the United States and are not merely his per- sonal diplomatic agents, the President will find himseif totally unable to create any such person without the consent of the Senate, and the Senate in acting upon suci a recommendation would necessarily af- firm or deny the existence of the govern- ment io which such minister is proposed to be accredited by the President. TI it occurs in every case uf un ambassador, minister or consul sent from this govern- mefit to a foreien country that the Senate recognizes the existence of the govern- ment to which such person is appoiated, and without that recognition that govern- ment could not be said to have any legal international relations with the United States. If the President should send a minister to the republie of Cuba before the independence of that republic has been acknowledged by Congress, the Senate by rejecting the nomination upon that grdund would declare conclusively that there was no republic of Cuba. . Mr. OIncy's Position Preposterous. o that in whatever light the subject is viewed the position of the Secretary of State 18 preposterous. The President, in- dependently of some act of Congress, can- not recognize a new government among the family of nations out of the territory of an existing territory now enjoying the rec- cgnition of the United State. lf the President can recognize the Cuban repub- lic, independent of the action of Congress, he can displace Mr. de Lome as minisur from Spain of his rightful jurisdiction to represent the entire Spanish monarchy at this capital. I suppose that even Mr. de Lome would not consent to such a right- ful application of the doctrine thai the Secretary of State ore che his When Mr, Morgan ‘asked his opinion regarding the reported a¢zioy of Mr. Olucy in notifying the Spsnixh'goVernment that he would take no action in the recognition of Cuba in spite of what Congress might do he merely replied tha? tHAt was an ex- tremely verioas matter, which he did not wish to discuss. 54 Other Senntorial Bxpressions, Senator Chandler, speaking of Mr. Olney’s statement, sald: “I think! if was a most preposterous thing for an“exAcutive to noti- fy Spam that she need rit expect any ac- tien cn the Cuban matté¢ dptil the 4th of next March, regardless of What Congress does. I have expressed myself quite freely on this subject and caniadd but little to what I have said.” : Senator Hale of Maine&“] ‘know nothing about the report that MP, Ofrey has noti- fied- Spain of his intentions regarding the Cuban matter. I have no {dea that Mr. Olmey has done anything that fs not right and proper, as I regard nim as a very care- ful diplomat. I have no doubt he is right in the pcsition he has taken, Every ques- tion of that Kind has heen treated as an executive matter and the statements made to the contrary, in my judgment, are wrerg.” Serator Hawley of Connecticut—“I will vote against the Cameron resolution. I do not think it would be reasonable to expect the adml:-istration to take action under the circvmstances when Bir, McKinley {3 to come into office on the 4th of March. 1 suppese that anything that is necessary to be dcne by Congress will be done no mat- ter who is President,” gonst as aaletete aac tare a 4 Heve that, if the lution passed by two- thirds vote over the veto of the President, it would then become a law that the exec- utive would be compelled to execute, as he is ary other law on the statute book. I think, too, that the majority of the com- mittee are ef the opinion that the Secre- tary of State is wrong in bis opinion that the recognition of the republic as an inde- pendent state rests exclusively with the executive. As one member of the commit- tee, I have been inclined to think he is right on this point, and have not fully deter- mined what the effect would be if the reso- jution should pass notwithstanding that It ig the duty of the United States in some way to put a stop to the horrible slaughter and bertarous brutality in an island al- most in sight of our shores, and that I am disposed to give to the insurgents the bene- fit of all doubts.” Does Not Agree W Olney. Representative McCall of Massachusetts said that he did not agree with Mr. Olney that resolutions relating to recognition of Cuba if passed by the two houses of (on- gress would not be binding upon the Presi- dent. On the contrary he thought that if such resolutions were passed and not being signed by the President were passed over his veto that they would become law and the President would have to obey them. He did not, however, regard it as desir- able that Congress should interfere in matters of this sort. He thought that the diplomatic relations should be usually left with the executive, who might natural- ly be expected to have more information upon the subject than Congress, and that it was generally unwise and dangerous for Congress to interfere, but at the same time he did not think it could be disputed that Congress had paramount power to: direct the President. Must Settle the Question. Mr. Moody of Massachusetts said that though he believed that diplomatic matters should be left to the executive and that great danger might arise from Congress meddling in our foreign affairs, he was not prepared to acquiesce in Mr. Olney’s state- ments as to the Mmitations of the powers of Congress. He did not feel that he could dogmatically deny a statement coming with such authority, but he was not pre- pared to yield the point as to the ultimate authority of Congress to direct the actions of the executive. He thought the matter should be thoroughly investigated by Con- gress, and that a resolution should be passed declaring where such powers rested. He aid not think that there was a poss! bility of the Cameron resolution or an. thing similar to that being passed through both houses of Congress. Therefore, the failure of Congress to take any notice of Mr. Olney’s declaration might seem in the future to be an acquiescence. His idea was that Congress should take some recognition of the matter and settle it definite! Representative Dingley of Maine said: “1 have always believed that It was the best policy for Congress to leaye diplomatic matters to the proper department of the government. When the legislative branch 0% the goverrment attempts to interfere with the diplomatic, there are likely to be serious errors committed. —— FORK FREE CUBA, A Great Demonstration Made In New York. A great demonstration was made in New Yerk last night in favor of the Cuban in- surgents. under the auspices of the Society of American Friends of Cuba. Four #,ous- and men marched to Cooper Urton, led by Frank Meyer, a survivor of the Virginius massacre. The transpevencies carried at the head of each nn bore the soctety’s emblem of American and Cuban flags crossed, and a design that showed the American eagle holding the stars and stripes over a globe, on which were the outlines of Cuba. Other transparencies depicted the killing of Gen. Maceo, with the title, “Spain's latest tri- umph of murdering under the flag of t ” and Gen. Weyler riding in triumph over Cuba, with the Goddess of Liberty de- mending, “So far and no farther.” . Ethan Allen, president of the Cuban 1 . called the meeting to order and stated its object. Several times during Col. Allen's speech, when President Cleveland's Name was mentioned, it was bitterly ‘There were wild outbreaks when Maceo's name was spoken. of resolutions declaring that the epublic was entitled to ad_and adopted. ‘The President Criticised. President Cleveland was critic following language: “In our judgment he (the President) mistakes the impulses which sway the American people. view with wonder and admiration the cheerful fesolution with which vast bodies of men re sent by Spain across thousands of miles of ocean, that the costly gem of the An- tilles may still hold its place in the Spanish crown.’ On the contrary, the American people view with horror this energy of de- mons, whose purpose is to continue the rob- bery and slaughter of unoffending subject: This voluntary eulogy of Spain, whose ri volting perfidy is on every page of her hi tory for the past 4 years, could have been said with equal audacity of Engiand a cen- tury ago, when George [if marshaled his Hessians upon our soil and tapped at every wigwam for its tomahawk to secure the reduction of the colonies. “We indignantly repudiate the idea that our heartless treatment of the Cuban patriots should be continued, because, otherwise, difficulties are apprehended with Spain. Gen. Bradley T. Johnson of Virginia said he believed that 90 per cent of the people of the United States were favor of Cuban independence, and’ that fully 75 per cent favored this government helping the in- surgenis to end the struggle. Gen. Johnson said that President Cleve- land had no right to disobey a law passed by Congress, and if he did he is liable to impeachment. Col. Allen explained the absence of Sena- tors Morgan, Cullom, Mills, Call and Lodge by saying that circumstances demanded their remaining at the national capital. The Senators ajl sent their regrets, with the Btatement that they are heart and soul for t®e freedom of Cuba. Governor Morton, Rey. Heber Newton, Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., and Rev. Robert S. MacArthur also sent spirited letters. Dr. A. M. Fernandez de Ybarra, secretary of the meeting, announced that W. FE. D. Stokes had subscribed $1,000 to the fund, a lady $100, and a gentleman $300, and read a cablegram from the junta’s agent in Paris, saying that the total collection there amounted to $100,000. coo Odd Japanese Engincering. From the Chieago Chronicle. The imitative nature of the Japanese has led to some queer mechanical productions that cause both amazement and amusement among Europeans and Americans. A light- house is now being erected at Kagoshima which is to have, when completed, a height of 100 feet. The light house in question will consist of an iron tower, which will carry at its summit an illuminating ap- Paratus of the first order. The scaffolding is made entirely of ropes of braided siraw. All these ropes are interlaced with one an- other, crossing in all directions to form a Structure of great firmness. At the left, on the ground, is the beginning of an in- clined plane that rises spirally around the outside of the scaffolding. This inclined plane is used for the transport of materials, I: is held firmly by ropes of braided straw. It is certain that this construction, tius made, preset.ts a very odd appearance, but we can but admire the ingenious art that can make such a structure out of straw ropes. Apropcs of the fixed incline plane for the transport of materials, an analogous ar- rangement was employed long ago in build- ing the great tower of Coucy, which had a height of sixty meters (197 feet) and a diameter of thirty-two meters (105. feet). Our authority is Violet-le-Duc himself. Seaffoicing holes, four meters (thirteen feet) apart, arranged in a spiral around the tower, still show that the material ef con- struction was in this ease a!so carried up on an Inclined plane. The plane was held up on firm timbers fixed to the sides of the edifice and following the curve indicated. oe The Utah Election Valid. The Utah supreme court has handed down its decision in the case of M. L. Ritchie vs. the’ state board of canvassers. The queftion involved was the validity of the Australian ballot law, passed by the last legislature, and under which the gen- eral election in the state last November was held. The whole law was declared —_— and araigoas asked by Judge Ritchie forbidding canvassing board to de- the denied. + + 2+ Ex-Queen Liliuokalani started for Bos- ton Saturday might from San Francisco. She in Bos stated that when she ton she would make public her plans. Sete Moore & Leding, “On the Avenue.” A RING, A BRACELET, A WATCH, A- 5 de Oe SS Sseee=e= Well, if the deciding on the Xmas or New Year's Gifts is dificult and worrying, tum 4 into a xemutve pleasure by going over ou> superb in seare les you will be delightfully surprised The Nmas crowd (hat throngs this popular store eS WHI pot prevent your being waited most & carefully, If there ie some desirable novelty you z want, nt do mot see, ask for It tr is ware to de ald to thy “re—we have overlooked nething that attractiy could sess of oUF Shu CASES, Moore & Leding, Silversmiths, 1109 Penna. Avenue. eee den ec ateatectetententeetetontectecteteeteaeteatectectnteetectece JUDG Rector Conaty’s Por! Dr. Conaty, rector of the Catholic Uni- versity, who lectured at Montreal last night, sald that on the day of his inaugura- tion he will make a statement as to where he stands regarding the conflicting schools COOLEY'’S OPINION, The President, Congress and Cuban Belligerency. The following opinion nas been given by Judge Cooley on the power of Congress to recognize the belligerency of the Cubans: of thought in the United States, which are “ANN HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 19, 1896. ; hierarchy. “The power to recognize belligerency and leave the people to judge me by my past record,” he says. “In religion lam a Catholi an American.” soe An Old Hotel Man the lawfulness of action In defense of a government alleged to be de facto must devolve upon the executive power of the ; In politic Death, ccuntry, which can recognize no belliger-| David M. Hildreth, proprietor of the ent goverrment until the fact is clearly | West End Hotel and Cottages at Long made known to it that there is in existence | Branch, died suddenly yesterday at his a government maintaining itself and en-| residence in New York of heart failure fereing its authority against any oth “But the President’s power is not, Mr, Hudreth wes born in New Hampshire om= t Sse trouble to the Catholic , | plete and final. The sovereign tegisiattye | in M821, and went to New Orleans when power must provide for final Inte, om he w yi His first venture was and pass laws for the purrose, 1aws which |i" the Veranda Hotel in that city, and the President would %2 impeachable if he | {?om there he went to St, Charles, His shovld not jom iz executing. What he | fitst New ¥ veature w a half in- Goes in reoeznizing a new nation is clearly | terest in the New York Hotel, which be in part jegisiative, and the action taken, :f | 78” in partnership with Hiram Cranston ‘ken by the President alone, would be so | He bought out the latier in 1s Ni far defective as to be impossible of execu- | Months jater he sold a half interest to tion without being perfected now or in the ; the landlord, Brockway, and ti Isvi he future by the sovereign legislative pow | sola out the T r he bought a (Signed) “THOMAS M. COOL) half interest in the nd, and after- cariew Sige aes ward secured the sole interest A James River Estate Sold. = = iy se James L, » » shop Announcement is made of the sale of | Usp R a peel es the estate known as Homewood, better | | ia known as Hog Island, on the James river. It contains 3,200 acres. The purchase Mr. A. L. Washburn of New York. understood that he will add many improve- ments and make it one of the fines: truck farms in the country. The pr was $180,000, ast oess—2 Wreck on the N. an occurred on the Norfolk w. A serious wrec! ergineers e: their cabs ju aped injury by jumpi before the trai out in life loaded down with the chains and manacles of ill-health. A baby ought and Western railroad yesterday, which y | cuused by a head-end collision of freight trains at Noltoway Statior Nine cars were wrecked and both loc tives telescoped and badly danaged. : It isn’t fair to start a baby i | | gether. A fireman named Snead i to have an even chanc? any way. scalded. The track was not cleared Ming . ral hours and ali trains wer A mother do a great deal to give her baby a fair star She can almost er - . always give him a strong, healthy consti- Fire at $t. Paul. e in Conheim's furnity Ryan annext on 7th street, 8: day, threatened for a time the Schutte block and the Ryan Hotel. The furniture com. Pany’s loss is estimated at $100,000, The tution, by taking proper care and build- ing up her health during time when baby is expected. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has done wonders for ex- pectant mothers and their babies. It gives health and strength to the mother store in the Paul, Sa ‘ | Te upper statics haw acest of $00.0. | at the time she needs it most. It purifies rea? : | the whole system; gives endurance and : a 2 3 | elasticity to the special organs of matern- Striking t > On. | ity, and healthful tone to the nerves. It A ballot taken by the Striking docke makes confinement shorter and easier; at Hamburg, German has resulied in ts the mother from prostrating re- votes being cast in favor of a con- tinuaice of the strike and 3,671 votes being cast against the strike continuing. The sult, which was announced by Herr Le- gien, a member of the reichstag, was re ceived with vociferous cheering. eee Bae d od ly of and promotes a good supply o' Sutchiiy souriamest bee she eae It is the only medicine that does all this. It is the only medicine for women devised by a regularly graduated, skilled and Saperscared §aiy ‘sh n. Dr. Pierce's unch of the McCulloch. medicines are stand: remedies all Revenue cutter N was launch over the world. Crarap’s ship yard at Philadelphia Satur- W. R. Malcolm, of Knobel, Clay Co, Atk, writes: “Since I wrote you we have had a baby irl born to us. My wife took your ‘Favorite ription ’ all during pregnancy until confine- ment, and she had no trouble to mention at con finement. A stouter, heartier child was never born. She will be one vear of age the Sth inst and she has not been sick a day. Hat not had so much as the colic. And my wife had not so much as fever two or three days after the child was born, although the attending physician told us she would have fever about such a time. Onr ncigabors remarked to me that they thovght my wife the stoutest /i/t/e woman they ever knew We think our good health due to the use of your family medicines and of course so told our neigh- bors. If I believe in anything as I doin yous medicines, I like to recommend th -m.” day afternoon. service on the Pacific coast long Aigskan and arctic is she the largest cuiter yet planned fe the service, but she is of peculiar constru tion, fitted for her prospective battles w heavy iee. It ssary in her puild- ing to make the largest manganese bronze castings ever attempted, to serve as stem and stern posts. 0+ -—_ Ordered to This City. The Secretary of War has ordered that Capt. Thomas Cruse, assistant quartermas- ter, recently appointed, take station in this city and assume charge of the construc- tion of public buildings at Fort Washing- ton, Md., under the instructions of the quartermaster general. Consumption Is CURABLE, C. H. ENGLISH, M. D., 1107 G st. nw. I have positively demoustrated that consumption fs due to a form of weurasthenia, or otherwise nervous pro: tratio erm. This theory correct by year results. ‘The | Koch discovered in 1884 is the result cause of the disease, I y any Twill posit consumption in the the following nam fice: J. E. Rake ith ston st. aw 3. Row. A. L. CARSON, STYLES, guest at Hotel 906 F Rev. L Buc PRESCRIPTION 4387, FOR ‘Rheumatism. The prescription of one of Washiuzton's old and most eminent physicians. I insteutly relies and perma RHEUMATISM, NEURAL GIA, GOUT, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO aid all ac and pairs due to URICG ACID poison. 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