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GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Adver- tising, Marquette Building, Chicago. (Long Distance Telephone “‘Central 2619.”) WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: MORTON E. CRANE. 1406 G Street, N. W. NEW YORKE REPRESENTATIV STEPHEN B. SMITH. .. .30 Trik NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: C. €. CARLTON. .. ..Herald Square NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: — Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Union Square; Murray Hill Hotel; Fifth-avenve Hotel and Hoftman House. CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel, remont House; Auditorium Hotel; Palmer House. BRANCH OFFICES—27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open until 9:80 o'clock. 800 Haves, open until 9:30 o'clock. 638 McAllister, open until $:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open unti] 9:30 o'clock” 1941 Miss open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. 1098 Va- jencle, open until ® o'clock. 108 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until § o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, open untl § p. m. END OF CHICAGO STRIKE. HE conclusion of the strike of occupations re- ated to hotels and boarding-houses in Chicago s of interest because of the review of the issues ed in the germs of the final settlement. The nd was made by the Waitresses’ Union, and was for the right to chew gum while on duty. This habit had been forbidden by the employers because a gum-chewing waitress offensive to their patrons. The girls struck for the sacred right to chew gum, and a sympathetic strike, boycott and was ess while on duty, and cooks are forbidden to smoke hew tobacco while cooking, and agrge to ob- required for cleanliness. or ¢ serve other regulati In view of the mixed nationalities in Chicago the rule ght have gone further. It is the habit of Russian cooks to spit in the soup. A Russian Minis- ter in Washington once gave a diplomatic dinner. When soup was served his wife assured the guests that they could take it safely, for it had not been spat she This singular re- mark provoked ing , when it developed that the lady thought every one knew that Russian cooks al- ways spit in the soup. As that is the only kind of had in Russia the people learn to eat it ection and the cook is permitted to spit ck. Chicago cooks may under the agree- ment spit in the soup if they like, under the legal rule that what is not forbidden is permitted; ust keep clean hands and not scratch their over the gridiron, like Dr. Sam Johnson's boy, whose mother had taken his cap to boil the pudding in The barkeepers joined in this strike out of sym- 2 and emerge from it regulated, like the rest. They are compelled to abstain from the use of to- bacco w! on duty and from all intoxicating drinks. The segar “on the house” and regular beers are no When the “barkeep” is off duty he can re- without o in it for more tire to the outside of his fortification and order his | drink and pay for it, like any other customer. For and in consideration of obeying all rules, regulations and conditions the employes concerned r(‘cci\:e an advance of 10 per cent in wages. The public, in view of the addition to its comfort and sense of greater in the cleanness of what and drinks, will be willing to have that small addi- tion made to its bill As far as known it is security the first time that a strike has ended in the fixing of a code of ethics for the occupations concerned. It is to be hoped that the elample will spreadefor there are many occupations that have contact with the public in which good man- ners and attention are the last thing thought of, and usually are left out entirely. The public is a poor, patient, raw-boned beast, with its withers wrung so constantly that they are used to being galled, and the poor old thing is glad to know that it is not to have cigar or cigarette ash or tobaceo spit with its steak and chops, and is not to have cuds of chewing gum in its soup. Chicago has done many original things, from using Lake Michigan for a reservoir and the Mississippi River as a sewer, but none of its originalities is likely to be of more useful example than the conditions on which the great hotel and estaurant strike is settled. If Venezuela has really determined to be at peace znd upon terms of good fellowship with herself, what in the world will we do for South American news? Castro may as well resign the Presidency and retire to a life of sloth and luxury in Paris as. give up fighting. He has retreated from his only sphere of usefulness. ’ Lord Roberts says he intends to pay us a visit dur- ing the St. Louis Exposition. He may be assured that for a brave and gallant man, merciful to the van- quished but absolutely uncompromising in hostility to his foes, there will always be a warm place in the affections of the American people. A Colorado man killed 2 woman the other day be- cause she refused to marry him. Horrible as was the unfortunate creature’s untimely end, how much more hideous than death would have been her life ‘had €he submitted to the marital yoke with such a beast? ch inconvenience and loss followed. Finally a set- | ment was made by which the waitresses go gum- | but | it eats | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903. ! ' CURRENCY CONVENTION. ROM New York comes a 'suggestion that a Fnational convention be called to consider the currency problems of the country and to rec- ommend definite legislation on the subject to Con- gress when it assembles in extra session. Such a con- vention of course would do no harm and might do some good, provided it were thoroughly representa- tive of the business interests of the whole country. There is, however, a danger that if it were held in New York City it mpight become associated in the public mind with Wall street, and in that way rouse | prejudice against any measure it might indorse. As a matter of fact no convention is needed. At a time when the issue was new and its problems were not understood by the people a national conference on the subject was held and a campaign of education started. That campaign has now been carried on ex- | tensively, and all persons who are at all interested in currency and banking questions have virtually made up their mings as to the importance of immediate legislation. A national convention at this day, there- fore, would come almost too late to be of any value so far as the country itself is concerned, though if it } were thoroughly representative it might have a bene- | ficial influence in hastening the action of Congress. Reports from various parts of the country tend to | encourage the hope of those who look for effective legislation this winter. Mr. Cannon, who was quoted not long ago as being positively opposed to any change in our currency laws, has since that time mod- ified his original statements and now declares himself willing to promote the passage of any good bill on the subject, provided the necessity for it can be | shown. J The new attitude of Mr. Cannon was made known | after his recent conference with the President. | While denying that any official or formal conference on the currency problem had taken place, and refus- ing to gife out an interview, he made statements which authorized the New York papers to say: “As a result of Mr. Cannon's #¥isit to-day it can be said that the report that he is opposed to any agitation of the financial question at present and will use his influence as Speaker of the House, when elected, to block measures tending in that direction, is not ac- curate. Mr. Cannon has a very strong opinion as to the advisability of changing the currency laws at present, and does not approve of some proposed | financial legislation. Personally he has grave doubts whether there is any present necessity for financial | legislation, but it is possible, he thinks, that condi- tions may be such before the extra session con- venes as to make the passage of financial measures necessary. If at that time there are such conditions, and if there is a sound public sentiment in favor of the legislation, he will not stand in the way of the iadministra(ion‘s desire for a change in the currency | laws.” | Mr. Cannon's “grave doubts” whether there is any ;prcsem necessity for financial legislation are not | shared by those who are most familiar with the situa- tion. The demand for an elastic currency comes not from the brokers and speculators of \Valkstreet, but from the business men and bankers of the whole | country. The Call has repeatedly directed attention to statements of leading bankers in the various agri- cultural States pointing out the danger of the pres- | ent strain upon the banks in handling the crops. Re- | cently another important declaration has been made | on the subject which is worth noting. Mr. Charles M. | Harger of Kansas in describing the conditions in that | State says that the State Employment Bureau esti- i mates that 20,000 extra men are employed during the | harvest season in Kansas, and that their wages alone | amount to upward of $200,000 a week. Mr. Harger | calculates that the States of the Mississippi Valley require something like $50,000,000 to handle their har- vests, and as Western money has been sent East for deposit during the winter and the spring, the har- vest money will have to be obtained by withdrawing the loans, thus putting a heavy drain upon the East- | ern money centers. It is not the harvest wages, however, that consti- tute the heaviest strain upon the currency. A Kan- sas banker is quoted as saying that during the wheat- selling season his bank handles.$50,000 a day, one- fifth of it going over the counter in cash. That sort of thing of course is going on all over the country during the selling season, and as a consequence a | much larger sum of money is needed then than at | other times. The country is growing, the harvests are increasing, the demand for money during the summer and fall to handle and market the crops is augmenting. Under such circumstances an elastic currency has become, a genuine necessity of the time. It is gratifying to learn that Mr. Cannon has no intention of making an obstinate fight against the | desired legislation. It would be a serious evil if the | Senate and the House should get into conflict over the issue. Differences of opinion exist as to the best means of providing elasticity, and those in themselves |are sufficiently formidable to make it doubtful whether agreement can be reached during the extra | session. It would then have been almost equivalent to a foregone defeat had another opposing force | been thrown into the conflict. As the matter now Isunds there is reasonable hope of the desired legis- | lation during the extra session, and almost a cer- | tainty that if denied at that time it will be enacted during the regular session before the winter is over. Despite all the efforts to exterminate mosquitoes on the Atlantic Coast, the pests are more numerous and more aggressive this summer than ever. Per- haps it may be found later on that the petroleum spread over the breeding places to kill them has had the effect of feeding them, oiling their wings, lubri- cating their borers and making them lively. S just been issued in an elaborate bulletin from the Census Office. They give figures of rail- ways for the year 1902 and for 1890, and thus show the developments that have taken place in the indus- try during the intervening period. The showing is in many respects a remarkable one, but is chiefly no- table for the figures relating to the substitution of electricity for other forms of motive power, and the tendency toward combining small companies and cor- porations into larger ones. For the purposes of the bulletin the term “street and electric railways” is used to include “all electric railways, irrespective of their length or location, and all street railways, irrespective of their motive power.” It is noted that in 1890 the railroads that used any motive power other than steam were con- fined almost exclusively to urban districts and were therefore properly classed as street railways; but the use of electricity has enabled operating companies to extend their lines into the rural districts, and a large percentage of the track in 1902 was found out- side the limits of cities, towns or villages. An effort STREET RAILWAYS. TATISTICS of street and electric railways have was made to segregate the figures of urban from those of rural lines, but it was found impossible to do so with any accuracy because in the more thickly settled States towns and villages are so close to- gether that a distinction between urban and rural with respect to railways could not be always ob- served. The figures show that in 1890 there were 1261 miles of electyic track, while in 1902 there were 21,920. During the same period the track on which animal power was used diminished from 5661 miles to 259 miles. Cable tracks diminished from 488 to 240 miles, and steam track from 711 to 169. Thus the percentage of increase for electric roads was 1637 per cent, while the decrease in other lines was 86 per cent for animal power, 50 per cent for cable power and 76 per cent for steam. s The progress of “combination” is revealed in the figures showing the average mileage operated per company. In 1890 the average was 7.41 miles, while in 1002 it was 20.38 miles; thus the average operating company in 1902 controlied almost three times the length of line controlled by the average company, n 18g0. In the former year there were only eight companies operating more than fifty miles of line, pwhile in 1002 there were sixty-nine such companies. It is added: “While there are still a large number of companies that operate less than twenty miles of | track, the portion of the total length of line operated | by them is not half so great as in 1890.” Efforts to obtain accurate statistics relating to, cost of construction, capitalization, etc., were unsuc- cessful. The -bulletin says: “A large number of companies reported that it was impossible to give‘ lan itemized statement. * * * It appears that a ! |number of companies reported the cost of construc- | tion as equalized with the amount of capital stock, funded debt, bills and accounts payable, etc. In such cases the comparison of the cost of construction | with the capitalization loses all significance. Many | large consolidated companies also reported as their | cost of construction and equipment the amount paid by them in cash and securities for the roads pur- | chased, an amount based on earning capacity rather 4‘(han on the cost of construction.” While figures of |that kind are of comparatively little value, the bul- Tetin notes that the total reported cost of construc- ‘!inn increased during the period under review 456 per cent, as compared with an increase of 382 per | | cent in the combined par value of capital stock and | funded debt. Rebellion’s torch is again raised in Venezuela and Castro is once more on his mettle. If press reports of casualties are to be as exaggerated as they have been in similar diversions of the Venezuelans the Government will have to import victims to kill as rebels. The country seems to have been depopylated in the war dispatches. o e | THE PAPAL SUCCESSION. | i PECULATIONS concerning the probable suc- | S cessor to the Papal throne are too conflicting to | be of much value, but a contribution to the | subject by Marion Crawford is of interest because, as he has been selected to write the official life of the | late Pope, it is fair to assume that his relations with the Vatican are sufficiently close to afford him a fairly accurate knowledge of the situation. For that reason his recent article on the subject is deserving | of notice, and while it does not undertake to fore- cast the result or to predict the winner, it throws a good deal of light upon the issues at stake. Mr. Crawford says there are three phases of sen- timent among the Cardinals and those who are sup- posed to have influence with them. Of those he says: “Some people can see no safety for the church ex- cept in skillful policy, and they accordingly desire a ‘political’ Pope, a statesman, at peace with all the | states and their rulers, upholding their authority and himself upheld by them. Others hope for a ‘theo- logical’ Pontiff, who is to defend the dogmas of the church and of Christian wisdom, fulminating against the errors of all such reasoning as they consider over free a/nd rebellious against the will of God. Lastly, there are many who dream of a humble, charitable ‘and pious Pope, who shall renew the miraculous con- version of mankind by truly apostolic means.” Of course there is nb prominent candidate for the succession who does not in a measure possess all the desired characteristics, but still each is identified more or less with one of them. Rampolla is the favorite of those who desire a political Pope, but Crawford does not deem his election likely. He | says many persons believe he will be elected because of the immense influence he gained under Leo, but adds: “I believe a different political tendency is expected from the next Pope, and that the great power so long wielded by Cardinal Rampolla will in the end do him more harm than good in the opinion of the conclave.” Reviewing one by one the characteristics and the prospects of other prominent Cardinals, Mr. Craw- ford concludes that ‘Cardinal Gotti is most likely to succeed, and says: “The obscurity of his monastic life enhances the affectionate esteem in which he i3 held by the other Cardinals.. He was suddenly brought from the silence of cell to Rome, to be raised almost directly to the cardinalate, after one short mission to Brazil, and the monastic humility and simplicity which are a second nature with him take his high merit more conspicuous, and confer upon him the sort of power which is not feared but loved.” Public interest in the election is of course far wider than the widespread reach of the church itself, for the character and the aims of a Pope are matters of universal concern and affect Protestant peoples al- most as much as Catholics. It will therefore be a matter of great moment whether the successor of Leo be a political, theological or an apostolic Pontiff, +and the world waits the result with a feeling far deeper than that of curiosity. 4 E——— | prosecuting attorney | were in conference the remainder'of the | afternoon trying to agree upon a Judge | | morning. | Hil, Cal The smart set of St. Louis recently gave what it was pleased to call a “kid party,” in which the par- ticipants entertained themselves by a return: to the habiliments and manners of early childhood. The affair did not create much comment, as it was gener- ally understood that those who took part in the testive affair were in their secoad childhood. +An Italian society of murderous counterfeiters oper- ating in New York and calling itself the “Society of Bad Blood” has been raising a fuss to the evident dis- tress of the peace officers. The letting of blood, par- ticularly bad blood, has frequently been found an ex- cellent remedy. It might be practiced to advantage upon this gang. PREISA sy ok It is announced that if Congress will provide a stately building as a national art gallery J. Pierpont Morgan will give $6,000,000 worth of art works to put in it. It would seem that the offer would appeal to Carnegie. He is a great man to furnish maney for buildings, provided other folks will agree to take jcare of them, o » ¥ ’ GRANTS CHANGE OF VENUE- IN BOODLE CASE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 28.—Judge Hazell overruled the demurrer in the case against State Senator Frank Farris, charged with accepting a bribe of $3000 from ex-Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee, and called the case for trial to-day. At the afternoon session Judge Hazell grant- ed a change of venue. It has not yet been decided who will try the case. Mourton Jourdan, attorney for Farris, this morning filed a plea in abatement and a recess was taken to give Attorney General Crow time to prepare a reply. I’.I‘he contention of the plea was that At- torney General Crow had no right to be in the Grand Jury room during the inves- tigation resulting in the indictments. Neither ex-Lieutenant Governor Lee nor Mrs. D. J. Kelley, star witnesses, re- spectively for the State and the defense, was present when court was called. Shortly before noon Prosecuting At- torney Stone filed an answer to the plea in abatement, admitting that Attorney General Crow was before the Gramd Jury during the taking of evidence when the indictment was returned, but that he was there by the direction of Governor Dock- ery as required by law. The answer also states that Stenographer Cosgrove was the officlal stenographer of the court, and was sworn (o secrecy as were the grand jurors; that Grand Juror (laude Clark, Who was not present during the~t taking of all the testimony, did not vote on the indictment, and that neither the nor the Attorney General nor the stenographer were in the Grand Jury room when the Indictments were considered. Attorneys for the defendants asked for time to consider the answer, and Judge Hazell adjourned court to;3 p. m. When court reconvened demurress In the cases | of Sénators Smith and Matthews Te overruled. A motion wasthen filed, ask- ing for a change of venue fof Farris and Smith. Prejudice on the part of Judge Hazell is alleged. The application was granted by Judge | Hazell and the bribery cases will not come hefore him for trial. The attorneys to try the cases and had not agreed when court adjourned sl 9 o'clock to-morrow If the attorneys cannot reach | an agreement Judge Hazell will appoint | a Judge to-morrow. The first duty of the | new Judge will be the trial of a plea in abatement. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Lee this evening. Layton Whitney, another witness for the State, arrived to-day. Mrs. Daniel J. Kelley wilt present the let- ters recelved by her husband from Former Lieutenant Governor Lee. ' ANSWERS TO QUERIES. arrived | FULL MOON—McN., Madison, Cal. The moon was at its full in October, 1857, on the 3d of the month. STEADMAN-J. L. 8, City. The ad- dress of Edmund Clarance Steadman is Lawrance Park, Bronxville, N. Y. THE PUBLISHER—A. Mokolumne The address of C. P. Farrell, the publisher of Ingersoll's works, is New York City. BOOK OF LIFE—A. 8., City. The cat- alogues show that there was published a work_called “The Book of Life,” written | by Vidaver. | ORGANIST—A Subscriber, City. If any one has been appointed official organist for the St. Louis Exposition the name | has not reached this city. JAPANESE LABORERS—A. C. T., La Caminla, Cal. Japanese laborers are not “required to register, the same as Chi- nese laborers in the United States.” BYRON WRECK-B., Sacramento, Cal. By application at the office of the South- ern Pacific you may obtain such a ple- ture of the Byron wreck as you desire. BALLROOM ETIQUETTE-M. F., City. In a ballroom it is usual for a gentleman to dance last with the lady he desires to escort to the supper table, during inter- mission. SHIRLEY DARE—Valambrosa, Mendo- cino County. . This correspondent wants to know if any reader of this department can furnish him a blographical sketch of Shirley Dare. MARRIAGE VOW—A. M. 8, City. The violation of the marriage vow is cause for absolute divorce in all the States and Territories ‘except South Carolina, which has no divorce law. ‘WORMS—Subscriber, Panocht, Cal. It is said that tartar emetic’is the best rem- edy for driving worms out of a horse. If that does not relieve the animal, con- sult a veterinary surgeon. FLOOR MANAGER—Dancer, City. In all well regulated ballrooms it is the daty of the floor manager to see that the musi- clans are at their post, that the dances follow in the order of the programme and to assist in the formation of quadrille sets, but it is not his duty to secure part- ners. That is the duty of the floor com~ mittee. DAY WEDDING—R. W, C., City. The proper dress for a gentleman, groom, best | man and usher is: Frock or Chesterfield | coat; double-breasted waistcoat; striped worsted, chewiot or dark gray trousers; high silk hat; white shirt with cuffs at- tached; lap front, wing or poke collar; white, black or light hued Ascot tie; gold links for cuffs; gray suede gloves; patent leather button top shoes. DEER-A. S, City. ‘A person who shoots deer in Sonoma County during the open season may ship the same to San Francisco. There are _countles in the State where deer s| the open season in Sonoma be shipped to. This information can be obtalned by con- sulting the game laws of the State or writing for information to the County Clerk into which it 1s desired to ship the deer meat. i CHINESE—A. C. T.,, La Camina, Cal The naturalization of Chinese is expressly prohibited by section 14, chapter, 126 of the United States Laws of 1882. The first act of Congress excluding Chinese from the United States was passed and signed in 1888. Whether there are “any Chinese. in the United States who were naturalized before the restriction act went into ef- fect” is a question that’cannot be an- swered, as there are no statistics on the subject. MATTER OF HISTORY-J. V., City. Any history of the United States will give you full information in regard to the diffi- culties between France and the, United States which nearly amounted to a state of war. The ¥rench Directory came in collision with the Government of the United States because. of the action of - France in . seizing American provision ships d allowing illegal seizure of American vessels by her privateers. The recall of the United States Minister and but in 1789 President Adams sent a new embassy, which was recognized by Na- eon, who had overthrown the Direc- .. In’ September, 180, the treaty of Morfontaine was concluded. \ ROOSEVELT IS TO REVIEW THE WARSHIPS —— WASHINGTON, July 28.—An e|flborl!|!’ programme for the maneuvers of the combined North Atlantic fleet off the coast of New England and on Long Isl- and Sound during the month of August has been prepared by the Navy Depart- ment. From August 3 to 10 the search] problem will be developed between East. port and Cape Ann. This will imclude an effort on the part of a presumably hostile | squadron to enter an anchorage ground in the face of the defending fleet. Following this there will be a cessation of two days, during which the combined fleet will proceed to Long Island Sound and anchor abreast of Oyster Bay on the night of Saturday, August 15. They will remain during Sunday, and on Monday they will be reviewed by President Roose- yeit. From about August 22 to 29 there will be joint demonstrations by the com- bined fleet against the batteries at Port- land, Me. These will continue day and night, and all the arts of mimic warfare will be resorted to by the men-of-war to gain safe entranca into the harbor. Um- | pires will decide on the merits of the con- test. When the summer maneuvers are con- cluded the ships will go south and begin a season of target practice at Gayhead, in the vicinity of Marthas Vineyard. This will consume the first week in September, | and at its conclusion the ships will dis- perse to the varlous navy yards for re- pairs preparatory to their winter cruise in the West Indies. More than thirty vessels are expected to participate in the maneuve PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. Wiillam Green of Los Angeles is at the Grand, W. §. Gage, a mining man of New York, is at the Palace. James C'. Hately. a capitalist of Chicago, and his family are at the Palace for the summer. Dr. C. W. Nutting ‘and daugfiter of Etna are among the latest arrivals at the Oceidental. Dr. W. J. G. Dawson. superintendent of the Home for Feeble Minded at Eidridge, is at the Grand. R. M. Boyd. commercial agent of the Chicago and Milwaukee Road at Seattle, arrived from the north yesterday and is | registered at the Palace, | Edwin H. de Haven of Chicago and | Charles H. Gage of Denver, who are en- | gaged in operating mines in Northern Cal- ifornia, are registered. at the Palace. C. Aokai, a fleet surgeon of the Japan- ese navy, who has been inspecting the naval methods in this and various Euro- pean countries, is at the Occidental. He is on his way home. Captain A. H. Payson and Chief En- gineer Storey of the Santa Fe Road have gone north on another trip of inspection over the proposed route of the new line between Eureka and this city. Dr. Nicholas Senn of Chicago, who ranks among the foremost surgeons of the country, arrived from the East last evening and is stopping at the Palace. He has come to the city to spend several weeks. —_—— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, July 28.—From San Fran- cisco—J. W. Hughes, at the Criterion; S. Mayer, at the Navarre; L. Tozer, at the Holland; E. Brind and wife, J. Anderson, at the Broadway Central; F. D. Colburn, the Manhattan; T. F. Quinlan, L. chen, E. L. Fanning, J. Israel. at the Herald Square; E. K. Danin, at the Em- pire; H. O. Palen, at the Albert; A. L. Sayles, at the Union Square. From Los Angeles—H. A. Lewis, at the Everett; E. H. Graety, at the Empire; B. Macrody and wife, the Murray Hill; C. C. Ep- pers, at the Astor: E. H. Graety Jr., at the Imperial; E. H. Stevens, at the Cad- Mac. —_———— Califcrnians in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28.—At the Raleigh, Charles R. Trotchell, Los An- geles; Robert W. Means, Oakland. —_————— TRANSPORT DIX STRIKES ON THE COAST OF JAPAN Vessel So Badly Damaged That Forty Days Will Be Needed for Repairs. WASHINGTON, July m—Qun(emlterl General Humphrey has been informed by cable that the transport Dix went aground off the Japan coast last Satur- day. She has since been docked at Draga and It is estimated that it will take forty days to make the necessary repairs, as she Is in bad condition. The Dix is a freighter and had on board 225 tons of Philippine exhibits for the St. Louis Ex- position. It is expected that one of the transports now in commissiom will be put on to replace the Dix. —_———— Glass houses of a very substantial kind can now be built. Slleslan glassmakers are turning out glass bricks for all sorts 6f building purposes, claiming for them such advantages as variety of shape, free transmission of light, strength, cheapness and general adaptability. IRISH POLICE ARE GUARDING DECORATIONS s LONDON, July 2.—According to tele- grams received here from Cork a special police force has been appointed there to watch night and day in order to prevent the destruction of decorations by those who are opposed to the visit of King Ed- ward and Queen Alexandra to Cork. The decorations along the route to be follo by the royal procession, which w f ready far gdvanced, were found in several instances to have been pulled down and wise damaged. MIYZYNDONDERRY. Ireland, July 2:8.-— King Edward and Queen Alexandra wers accorded a great reception on their ar- rival here to-day. Large crowds from the sufrounding districts assembled t greet the first English wver’-lzn who had ever visited Londonderry. Their Maj'f, ties were met at. the railroad station by the Mayor and Corporation. Thendu,\\.;r number of addresses were presente - ; plying to which the King exprease, : pleasure at the references to the spirit good feeling and harmony Derv-dlng')d 1 classes in Ireland. adding that if his ‘t‘ sit helped to extend and consolidate this feel- ing he would be richly rewarded. ¥ Their Majesties subsequently _took luncheon at the Guildhall and n!tende«'i v variety of functions. Among th: pleasar incidents was the presentation of a specia address to the Queen from the women of Londonderry. The King, replying in be- half of the Queen) expressed the Opinlw‘n that the “higher education of women i3 one of the happlest features of our time. After the King had laid the foundation of Brooke Park their Majesties left Lon- Aonderry for Buncrana, where they em- barked on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert for a cruise along the coast. A CHANCE TO SMILE. There never was but one woman ""o could get out of a hammock gracefully, and everybody had to take her word for it.—Chicago Tribune. While the top may be desirable on ac- count of room, there is a good deal mors fun down among the lower rungs of the ladder of life.—Milwaukee Sentinel. “T wonder why none of those McGabble- ton girls has married?” “] suppose it's for the same reason that you didn't attend the Vanderbilt wed- ding."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. «“Protessor, don't you think many of the so-called inanimated things can feel re is nothing surer in the world. Have you never observed how a piano wails and groans when the average per- former strikes it?”"—Chicago Tribune. “My fingers are/all thumbs, to-day, mum,” said the awkward walter, picking the napkin from the floor. “I hope you'll be careful when you bring my soup, then,” sald the fair patron of the place.—Yonkers Statesman. “Sjoober? Yes, I used to know a ma- chine politician of that name.” “He's the same man, but I think he might be classed as an anti-machine now. He was run down by an automobile the other morning.”—Chicago Tribune. It was at the old New England farm drama. “You look overheated,” remark- ed the stage manager. “And I feel it,” growled the hero; “the way they covered me up with snow in that blizzard scene was enough to overheat any one this weather."”—Philadelphia Record. Church—Those Western editors have strange ways. Gotham—What's the matter now? “Why, in a paper published in Nebraska I saw an obituary of a golf player which ended like this: ‘He's made his last hole.’ "—Yonkers Statesman. Mrs. Gotham—Isn't your husband awful- Iy tired when he gets home at night? Mrs. Chirch—No. “Why, he has to stand up, doesn’t he?" “Oh, yes; he never gets a seat in the cars, but he’s a Christian Scientist, and he imagines he does.”"—Yonkers States- man. “Rivers,” said Brooks, “I'll bet you = new hat you can't say anything to oid Hunks without getting a crusty answer.” “I'll just take that,” replied Rivers. “Mr. Hunks,"” remarked Rivers, meeting him on the sidewalk next day, “I want to tell you that the way you sawed off that chap who was trying to work you for a subscription in aid of the flood sufferers the other day was about the neatest thing you ever did.” “How do yoy know it was?"” snapped old Hunks. “By the way, Brooks,” said Rivers =a day or two later, “what sort of hat do you want—plug or panama?’'—Chicago Tribune. oo e . ST Townsend's California glace frults and candles, 50c a pound, in artistic fire- etched boxes. A nice present for Easterny friends. 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