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\ 1 - vv [ Mynhei BY ST. QEORQE ^ COPYRIGHT 1S33, RotEI BOOK I. b The Messenger From Khar- (? toom, h CHAPTER I. b AT SHEPHERD'S, ON THE SQCARE CALLED a ESBEHIYEH. Ci . . , _ C< "Backsheesh:" hoarsely wnispereu a stout, red-faced traveler, bending over k a small, nervous man, who, seated on ^ the piazza in front of the well-known j Shepherd's Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, ^ dashes off page after page of lead-pencll work, aided by the lights that illumine the grand plaza. The latter individual never raises his eyes, but with a groan and a mochanical movement of the arm draws a piaster from his pocket and holds it j. It up, which miserable coin is gravely taken by the man in the plaid suit and traveling helmet-hat. He does not move away, but stands there at ^ the elbow of the scribe, waiting for ? that interminable scribbling to be e done, and meanwhile watching the lively scene upon the great square of n Esbehiyeh. ^ It is certainly a good sight for for- * eign eyes, and one that will never be *forgotten. Although the month is t] - - ft February, a delicious, balmy atmos- ~ phere bangs over tbe old city ou tbe 0 Nile. Music throbs upon the air, and, ^ judging from the gay scenes to be met . with after night closes in, it would ** be hard to believe the Mohammedan fast corresponding to our Lent is in progress. The Koran, however, only * demands observance of strict rules from sunrise to sunset, so that in all oriental countries the devout worship- Ci ers make night a period of feasting. Just at the present period many lanterns and flambeaux and lamps il- ? lumine the grand square, from which arise discordant sounds, a perfect babel of confusion. Here, under a ? cluster of palms, a snake-charmer J? handles his cobras with apparent impunity, boxing their heads and causing them to do all manner of strange > . things. Near by are dragomans, or ? guides, haggling with owners of donkeys, who, in turn, scold or cuff the n boys in charge of the little beasts. Close by are fakirs, pretending to Bell wonderful things for a trifle; mountebanks, dealers in turbans, fezes, relics and handkerchiefs, and a general conglomeration of idle, curious strollers. t( The light discloses a picture that a can probably be looked upon in no other city save Damascus. Here min- !? gle Turks, with their red fez and national dress; Arabs, in white bournous and turban; native fellahin, or Egyp- S1 tians, wearing blue gowns and the ^ everlasting brown skull-cap; Jews, with long beards and sober garments; Nubians, Tersians, Greeks and a sprinkling of foreigners. The red -coats of British soldiers give way . pretty much to the sensible white that 'r Is worn in all hot countries; still there Is enough to lend color to the kaleido- * Bcopic picture. \ The stout man sees all this without 0 emotion; he seldom, if ever, allows himself to be so deeply interested in ^ anything as to forget himself. Standing just back of the tilted chair of ' the smaller man, who writes sheet ? after sheet with railroad rapidity, he puffs away at his cigar and calmly a waits for the time to come when his friend will have exhausted the sub- 1 ject or oiumcu an nis pencils. Every- ^ thing comes to the one who has patience, and this ie the most prominent V trait in the character of the stout tour- 0 1st e 'Eureka! I have done it! Glowing description! Burning rhetoric! Do you p proud, my boy! Now I'd give a piaster t] to run across Grimes." U He has hardly spoken these words t) jk, , half aloud, when the man with the florid face and heavy hand deliber- s P.?. ately raps him on the shoulder. "Pay your debts, young man. I claim the reward by virtue of dis- ^ covery. Here's one miserable Turkish coin you've shoved on me. French 0 money is preferred," be says, solemn- * * \ "Oh! It was you who groaned 'Back- li eheesh!' in my ear, was it? I've heard t little else since I struck Egypt. It's t a howling paradise of beggars. I go ii to bed with a bag of piasters?give i 'em out in my sleep I assure you, n Grimes."' r Sandy Barlow is the correspondent of a great daily journal in the United 1: States, and is never known to be in p anything but a hurry. In piping times 1; of peace he finds material to employ his pencil in various foreign countries, ( and his letters have been considered t fine reading on account of their pi- i quancy and crisp style, characteristic of everything the man does. f Those who know Sandy best have ? discovered that the war correspondent 1, has a warm heart, and will readily go out of his way to help one whom i he counts a friend This stout gen- ] tleman whom he calls Grimes is?so ] rumor says?the wealthy owner of several mines in Colorado, about which l he occasionally speaks, lie keeps his : own counsel, however, and any one who is a good judge of physiognomy would have little ditficulty in reading 1 on his resolute face all the si^ns that , gv iv ujuac u|; ki uciuiuiiiii'u CUiirUC* I ter. ? "Arc you at liberty, Barlow? If Bo, I'd like to have a little talk," re- ' marks the silver king* ' "Great Caesar! "Why didn't you say bo before? Singular man! Didn't want to interrupt the flow of senilis, eh? But I'd drop even nay pencil to oblige you." "There was no great need of haste, i You were the first one I thought ol' when old Tanner brought me the news. ' .You know him?" < "Like a book! Gruff old party; love- ' ly daughter, Molly. (Jo ou. What was 1 his news. Is England aroused at last I to the emergency?" "Just the contrary. Listen to what i: 1 Buy: Old Tanner tells mc liig daba-1 | g:. R J OF, J3ATHB0RNE. 999^999 it Boaactii's Soks. - - <0 Dal), or house-boat, has just come own the river; they left it some two u ml red miles above and hastened on y railroad' to Cairo. This evening it rrived, and the reis, or captain, tilled upon him at the hotel here with main news that has given Tanner 3me uneasiness. He was puzzled to now what to make of it, and, seeing le, put the whole case in my hands, have promised to go down to the oat and interview the man who is ow asleep on board?a man they icked up afloat on the river far above -and who they imagine is some sort f a messenger sent down from Khar)om by General Gordon." Sandy Barlow is out of his chair ke a shot, all eagerness and animaon. "Come on!" he exclaimed. "I'm in iis game. Groat Caesar! If I can et the only authentic account of that vent! What keeps you, man?" "I'm not ready to go yet. Don't lake a scene, Sandy, and, above all, -hisper not a word of the truth. The alse Frophet has many friends in airo who would like nothing better jan a chance at this person who 3ines from the south, with scimiter r yataghan. Sit down again while e talk it over." Sandy has hard work subduing his itense eagerness to discover the truth, ut he is equal to great emergencies, ud finally sinks back in his chair, .s for Mr. Grimes, the silver king, e straddles a rattan seat and rests is arms across the back in the most areless manner imaginable. "What did the old orator seem to liink of his men picking up a passener?" asks Sandy. "He was wrathy at first, until he 3und the man was a Frank, or foricnof Thnt mndp it nil rieht. He ates these swarthy natives?Turks, ?llah and Arab." "Yes, I have heard him whisper genie words about them in his own peuliar way. Lovely soft voice the lonorable Demosthenes has. Reminds ie of a steam foghorn." "Hush! Here cprnes his daughter!" "Miss Molly, for all the world!" mut?rs the correspondent between his ?etb. A vision in white floats up to where ley are seated, and both men spring ) their feet. This American girl is fair, fresh picture?a healthy daugh'i* of the land across the sea. She i not actually beautiful, but there i a charm about face and manner lat draws a host of friends to her ide. Mollie Tanner is a taking girl, ivacious, quick, tender-hearted?true, ou can read her constancy in the lear, frank, fearless gray eyes. Lucky ie man who wins her heart. It will e for all time. "Oh, Mr. Grimes, I have been looklg for you everywhere! I feared you ad gone!" exclaims the young lady, tying a white hand, which shows ame traces of sunburn, on the arm f the mining king. "Fortune favors me, Miss Molly. In hat way can 1 do you a service?" "You see the governor has just been ?lling ine all about that poor man n board our boat, and I feel so sorry! would like to know whether there is nything I can do for him." Some people might be shocked to car Molly Tanner thus designate her a rent, but the word is uttered with eh tenderness that the same perons would secretly listen in the hope f hearing it again. Mr. Grimes and the correspondent xchange glances, and then smile. "Really, until we have seen the arty, we cannot exactly say," begins lie former. "That's just it! Why not allow me 3 accompany you to the boat?" The girl speaks eagerly, as though he has quite set her heart upon it. "Your father would not consent." "Leave that to me?I can manage im!" "And I reckon you're about the only ne who can, Miss Molly. Outside of hat I don't believe it would be safe. .uu see, 10 i vucu me river wutru me oat is tied up, we have to pass hrough one of the worst quarters of lie city called Musr, and with a lady a our company, there might be trouile. No, I am sorry to refuse, but I oust positively decline to accept the esponsibility." Molly Tanner does not pout, but auglis, proving that while the old ;overnor has done his best to spoil ler, he has not yet succeeded. "Very well, I shall not insist, Mr. Irimes; but when you return, promise o let me know how the young Gernan pilgrim is," she says. "Who said he is German; your 'ather did not say anything of that :ort to meV" declares the stout silver line, in some surprise. "Perhaps I only judged it from his lame. You know the Germans anil talians are working down along the 3iist Coast." "Even his name the governor neg eeted to state. What might it be, uiss .uouy: usiteu u limes. "I am sure lie said Mynheer Joe.'1 "Mynheer Joe!" gasps Sandy Bar ow. "Mynheer .Toe!" drops from the usn illy undemonstrative silver king, nov. ;reatly excited. "Why, gentlemen, what is the mat er? You seem to l?e astonished V" says Molly, surveying first one and tlua he other in wonder. "Astonished? I'm dumbfounds -knocked all in a heap?flabbergasted Fo think that I should meet my dea: loe again in this way!" bursts out th< i mpet uous corresponden 1. "And, on my part, after all. I'm no surprised. It's just what 1 might liav< expected, knowing what I do of tin man. Yes, Mynheer Joe has beei ivitil Gordon at Khartooni; he was las lieard of there. Now we shall se< what news he brings. I am ready i rou are, Mr. Barlow." Sandy Bmiles as he remembers tha this man, dow all eagerness to depart, ! was in no hurry before, but took things | in a cool manner, as though the world | was not made in a day, and Obed j Grimes had no need of haste. Cir- I cumstances alter cases, and the mere m/intinn r>f n n.mip has mit new onercrv in Mr. Grimes. Nor is tbe war correspondent less eager to be on the way. He bas received something of a shock upon bearing Molly speak tbat name. Memories of the past are recalled, which take him to other scenes. "You will pardon us for leaving youV" says the polite Mr. Grimes to the young girl. "Certainly. Indeed, you cannot go too soon to please me. I am anxious to bear what this poor man bas to say. To me General Gordon bas always been the hero of the heroes, and any one who comes from him demands my attention and sympathy. Go then to this poor German, see what he most needs, and if Molly Tanner or her father can in any way help him, do not neglect to give me notice." Again the two men glance toward each other and smile, but although she sees this, there is no explanation made of their actions. Bowing to tbe young American girl, they turn away, leaving tbe piazza of the hotel. "Remember!" floats -her warning voice after them, and Mr. Grimes, turning, waves bis band. Then they are lost in the crowd that josth- elbows in the square called Esbeblyeh, in front of Shepherd's Hotel. Around them sound tbe voices of dragoman and fakir, mule driver and peddler, mountebank and camel driver, while the barking of dogs can be heard everywhere, the streets of Cairo literally running wild with curs. "Are you armed?" asked the correspondent, as they cross the grand piazza and head into ;? street that? leads from it down to the River Nile. The silver king chuckles. "Never go without a revolver, my boy. Learned that habit years ago," be replies. "Yes, you Western men generally do carry a whole armory on deck. Beastly region we have to pass through. Black as?as?well, Egypt." "Let's hire a light?no getting arounu in this quarter without one." They discover near by one of those link hoys, "whose trade is fast dying out in Cairo since the improvements advanced by British rule. Time was, and not so very long ago, either, when, after sunset on moonless nights, the great city on the Nile was wrapped in darkness and the law compelled auy one moving abroad to carry a lighted lantern or flambeau. .The city being divided into three distinct quarters, separated by gates, and known as the region of Copts, Jews, aiid Franks, no one could pass through after nightfall unless bearing a light. In many parts of the strange, whited nocf hanlr nf ilio "Vilo it V.JIJ Uli tUL UUUU \ss. vuv -? is still necessary to carry a torch or lantern, unless one means to invite all manner of dangers, although the law with regard to this thing has fallen into desuetude since the English have made so many innovations with their charge of affairs after the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. A boy is engaged to go ahead with a light, and the two Franks, as all foreigners are called in Egypt, boldly plunge into the lower region of Cairo, fronting on the Nile. Now and then they pass remarks and joke, for the newspaper correspondent is nothing if not humorous. The frequent mention of that singular name, "Mynheer Joe," proclaims that they are exchanging confidences regarding their experiences in connection with this person in the past. f ? .1 ? j? ?1. :n nil 1,? c-riT-c- nn/1 OUiiU^ id II ia uii uc ouj uuu there can be no doubt regarding his fervid admiration for tbe man wliom tbey expect to find on board tbe dahabeah of Demostbenes Tanner. "It was at the storming of Alexandria I first met Mynheer Joe. I was then, as now, a correspondent, and ready to undergo nil manner of dangers, in order to get the freshest news, even to holding a wire all day rather than let another man beat me. [To be Continued.] Steamers to Run on the Dead Sea. "The Dead Sea, which for thousands of years has been a forsaken solitude in tbe midst of a desert, on whose waves no rudder has been seen for / aiifiiciac- ? ornro T7nito<1 Ktntps Pnnsnl Winter, at Annaberg, in a letter to the State Department, "is to have a line of motor boats in the future. Owing to the continued increase in traffic and the influx of tourists, a shorter route Is to be found between Jerusalem and Iverek, the ancient capital of the Land of Moab. The first steamer, built at one of toe Hamburg docks, is about 100 feet long, and already has begun the voyage to Palestine. An order has been given for the building of a second steamer. The one already built and on the way is named the Prodomos (that is, forerunner), and will carry thirty-four persons, together with freight of all kinds. The promoters of this new enterprise are the inmates of a Greek cloistcr in Jerusa lem. The management of the line is entirely in German hands. The trade ' of Iverek with the desert is to-day of considerable importance. It is the ? main town of any commercial standI ing cast of the Jordan and the Dead ! Sea. Its population consists of about ifcnn rMn-icHnne nnil ftflfkO Moslpius. The merc-hanis of Hebron are among , the chief frequenters of the markets of Kerek." Leper Settlement of Inlands. Lepers who live outside the two homes draw from the Government a . fixed amount as a "clothes-rations order" every six months, in addition to a weekly allowance in provisions. The , IJishop Home and thi? Baldwin Home j draw their supplies through the board as required. Many of the lepers have , friends ou.side who provide incomes ' for them. There are '<1G buildings of all classes, including two school houses two Protestant, two Catholic and twe ' Mormon churches, a court house and t jail.?J. M. Miller, in Harper's Weekly Keep* the Curry Comb Clniin. Accumulation of dust and hair on a i curry :oinb is prevented by a new at i t tachment, comprising a slotted plate ? hinged to one sideof the rows of teeth f the plate being swung clear of the teeth to remove anything clinging to t them or ^odged on the plate beneath. | Anecdotes and | I Reminiscences | | ^bout Victoria, f Queen Victoria reigned longer than any other woman occupant of a throne. She reigned for a greater number of years than any other European sovereign. if tbe regency in the reign of Louis XIV. is excepted. Her reign lasted sixty-three years and seven months.exceedingfour years three months and twenty-eight days the reign of George III., which was the longest in England before she came to the throne. She was Empress of India for twen "WHERE QUEEN VICTORIA WAS BORN, ty-five years, having received the title by proclamation on April 28. 1870. She outlived all the members of the House of Lords, who were peers of the realm at the time of her accession, except Earl Nelson, and all the peers who were then or had been members of the House of Commons. She survived all the members of her original Privy Council and of her first House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone having been one of ..he oldest former meinoers or xne latter. She saw every episcopal see vacated and refilled at least twice during lier reign. She saw her judicial bench recruited twice at least from end to end. She was a widow for forty years. She saw five Archbishops of CanterVICTOR1A JUST AFTER HER CORONATION. bury and ^ix of York and five Bishops of -London. She saw eleven Lord Chancellors, ten Prime Ministers and six Speakers of the House of Commons. The Queen learned from her German mother the excellent habit of early rising, which stood her in good stead during a busy and laborious life. Not lat-r than 7 was the hour. Her dressers were not literary women, like Fanny Burney, nor did they add to their other duties that of reading to 1'itmw THE QUEEN AND THE PRINCE OF WALES. (An etching made by Queen Victoria.) the Queen herself or to the court circle. Like the women of her suite in a higher rank?ladies in waiting, bedchamber women, etc.?many of the Queen's dressers grew gray in her service. She always breakfasted privately. From the commencement of her reign, and notably after her marriage with the Prince Consort, it is a well-accredited fact that Victoria would sign no paper which was not a mere certificate sf an appointment or a commission un less she made herself acquainted with the contents by having them read and discussed In her hearing. As a climax to the ordinary business ?f every lawful day at Intervals the Queen receivfd her Ministers and held her Cabinet Councils. Here, as at hei first council, she sat at the head of th? council board, the only woman present. She was the oldest member of hei Cabinet, and presided over every Gov ernment. Liberal or Conservative, dur ing her reign of upward of sixty years, If the real business of the Queen'f day?her nousenolcl duties and her official work?was dispatched quickly TIIE WEDDING, FEB enough, she went out for a donkey drive in the grounds. Luncheon was a less private meal than breakfast, when the Queen, if so disposed, met the members of her household, the guests staying at the palace, or the psivileged visitors who arrived for luncheoD. Gneon Victoria disliked cold meat. suede gloves, artificial flowers and the V <i?. ? \ THE QUEEN IN HER DONKEY CARRIAGE. odor of furs. Her alias, when she found it advisable to use an incognito, was either the Countess of P.almoral or the Duchess of Lancaster?the latter was one of her numerous titles. When members of the Queen's family or any uerman relatives visuea London and occupied Buckingham Palace, "by invitation," they paid their board just like common folks in a first-class hotel. "Queen's bounty" cost Victoria on an average .$1500 a year. The Queen, when she sent three sovereigns to a mother who bad given birth to three children, forty years ago, probably did not foresee to what vital dimensions the "bounty" would grow. Her Majesty was recently presented with $100 by an Indian chief of British Columbia, doubtless as a thank offering for the $5000 he received for the 60,000 fish he had caught and sold. The Queen acknowledged the gift by fa^ THE BRITISH CROWN. letter, accompanied by an engraving of herself and two pleats of sheep's wool. The "Queen's Jewels," exhibited to curious Americans in the Tower of London, are largely "paste." The Koh-i-Noor there is artificial, the real stone being kept at the Queen's bankers. Then there is the "Imperial Crown." no loneer used, blazing with gems, but the gems are all artificial. It seems that it used to be the custom to have the crowns of Queen consorts, and their sceptres, too, made of baser metal than those of the King and set with paste jewels. Therefore, when one looks at the beautiful "Queen's Crown" (made for Mary of Modena, and used to crown Queen consorts) he gazes at a crown shining with cut crystals, set in silver, and the other jewels in it are imitation pearl. So, too, the sceptre made for Mary of Modena is set down in the jewel book as having cost about $300, IcUililtS' Mia&j'J though it blazes with gems. The "Queen's Orb" alto is set with imitation stones and bordered with imitation pearls. The famous "Old Sceptre,which .was found In the wains I cotlng of the Jewel house in 1814, Is also set with imitation stones. Queen Victoria's private fortune hae been estimated at between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000, but the exact amount is known probably to but two persons besides herself?Lord Cross and Lord Rowton, who for years had entire charge of her financial affairs. Lord Rowton was secretary to Lord Beaconsfield during the lifetime of the latter. The queen bad at least half a dozen thrones. i The Queen's fortune Is invested f mostly in English real estate, although > she is credited with the ownership ot I many American railroad securities. Hor collection of plate?the finest in the world?is said to be worth several millions. Her bankers are Coutts's, of London. The imperial state crown was made in the year 1838, with jewels taken from old crowns and others furnished by command of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. It consists of diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, set in silver and gold. It has a crimson velvet cap with ermine border, and is lined with white silk. The Queen wa's always fond of dogs, and the royal kennels near Windsor are among the finest in the world. She was never known to visit Windsor without going to see these favorite animals. Often her first visit after THE QUEEN'S BEDROOM, OSBORNF. (She died in this room.) her arrival was to the kennels, and also, sometimes, her last before departure. A Carious Superstition This. Ever since the assassination of King Humbert hundreds of Italians have been trying to win prizes in the nation 1 U-rr numharo ?U luutrrj vy yiuy iu& IUUOC uuuiuwo which correspond with his age. These numbers are 56, 10 and 49, the King having lived for 56 years, 10 hours and 4l> minutes. If these three numbers should win the player would receive 4250 times the amount of his stake. Some unusually optimistic gamblers have tried to win even more than this by playing a fourth number (73), which is the symbol of a regicide. If this combination, 56, 10, 49 and 73, were to win the Government would have to pay 60,000 times the amount of the stake. The last drawing was held in Milan a few days ago, and. singularly enough, the winning numbers were 55. 10. 48. and 72. These came pretty close to the mark, and as a result Italian gamblers are more determined than ever to keep on playing their fa vorite combination until It brings them good forfcme.?New York Herald. Trench Hygienic Window. The accompanying figures show a new hygienic window pane being introduced in France. It is the invention of Dr. Legrand, and is a perfect VENTILATION WITHOUT DRAUGHT. ventilator. As will be seen from the illustrations it is perforated and provided with channels, of which there are two?one outside and one Inside. The former opens at the bottom, the latter at the top. The fresh air enters as is shown by the arrow, and replace? the warm air, which escapes in the opposite direction. This window pane is put in exactly like an ordinary one. in the upper part ol' a window sash, and does not interfere with the light. Suited to His Job. A nobleman once insisted on iris la-ad gardener taking as au apprentice a young lad in whom he was interested. The lad was very lazy, and the gardener was not at all pleased at having such a youth thrust upon him. <(mo nftw his lordshin. walk- I ing in the garden, came upon bis gar dener and said: "Well, John, bow is my young friend getting on witb you?" "Oh, he's doin' fine!" replied the gar doner, witb a smile. "He's working away there at the very job that suits him! He's a-cliasin' of the snails off'r the walks!"?Loudon Answers. Most spiders are possessed of poison fangs, but very few are flnMffrPW U . human beings, ? T ' \ i ' ' m THE CUBAK COHSTIDT|OK ' ? } S\ As Submitted bv the Central /Committee to the Convention i OUR OWN TAKEN AS THE N IDEI Guarantees Freedom of Speech an iPres^ and Civil and Religious Libe ? the Contreiit Can Declare 1 fr an< President Arrange Treaties?Territory of Republic?Xo Mention of America, Havana, Cuba.?The Cuban Cohstitm tion, as submitted by the Centitl Com* mittee to the Constitutional |onven? tion, contains the following proX;ision?r 1.?The people of Cuba shall toe con? stituted into a povereign and indepen< dent State under a republican Corm of > government. $M 2.?The territory of the republic comprises the Island of Cuba and the isl? ands and keys adjacent thereto whichwere under the jurisdiction and con? trol of the General Government of tha Island of Cuba while it was a Spanish possession. 3.?The territory of the republic shal]" lie divided into six provinces, the boum - ?-1.-11 Varies and names or wmcu auau u? those of the present provinces as lonjf as not modified by the laws. The requirements for citizenship are in general the same as those prescribed by the United States Constitution. The rights guaranteed to citizens lo the matters of private correspondency and documents, free speedh, religious freedom, separation cf Church anth State, right of petition and assembly copyright, free entry and exit and con. / fiscation of property are identical witlr \ those vouchsafed by the Constitution of the United States. The ntional spvereignty shall b? vested in the people of Cuba; from which shall emanate the public pow? crs. t The legislative power shall be exer>' c-iped by two elective bodies to b? - J. named the "House of Representatives'* and the "Senate," and conjointly <: known as the "Congress." The Senate shall be composed of six Senators from each one of thp six de? partments of the republic, elected for? period of six years by electors whom the ayuntamlentos shall name In the manner prescribed by law. One-third of the Senators shall M elected every two years. The Senate shall have the power to try all impeachments against the Pre* ident of the Republic and the Govern* ors of the departments In the same manner as provided for in the Constl- ' \ ution of the United States, Its othe* powers are similar to those of the United States Senate. The House of Representatives shaft be composed of one Representative fox ,-;Vj every 25,000 inhabitants or fraction, 01 more than 12,000, elected for a period' of four years by direct vote, and in the manner prescribed by law. The House of Representatives shall have power to bring all impeachment* in the ^ same manner as the United States House of Representatives. In k general the regulations common to both legislative bodies, as well as the privileges and immunities guaranteed to inembe.s, are identical with those prescribed in the Constitution of the United States. The Executive power shall be exer? cised by the President of the Republic; , The President shall be elected to serve a term of four years. No one can be /i/rr?f<A/niU*TA Kiei'LCU jrrcoiucui iur IUICC tuuocwuuic terms. Tlie President shall be elected by dl? rect votes, and an absolute majority thereof cast on one single day in accordance with the provisions of the law. The other provisions are similar to those of the United States Constitution. ! ' There shall bo one Vice-Presiden? of the Republic, who shall be elected in the same manner as the President, conjointly with the latter and for a like term. The Constitution cannot be changed, in whole or in part, except by twothirds vote of both legislative bodies. Six months after deciding on the reform, a Constitutional Assembly shall be elected, which shall confine itself to the approval or disapproval of the reform voted by the legislative bodies. These will continue in their fupctioris Independently of the Constitutional Assembly. The members of this Assembly shall be equal in number to the members in the two legislative bodies together. HIS FEES FOR A STATUE. Register Howe Will Spend S45.000 Id Honor of Washington. New York City.?When Register James R. Howe, of Brooklyn, assumed office he announced that he would not pocket all the fees, but he refused to tell what he proposed to do with the 'money. He, however, disclosed his secret a few days ago, when he declared that he would spend about 545,000 in erecting an equestrian statue of George Washington near the fountain on Bedford avenue. The statue will be a duplicate of the one erected in Washington fifty years ago by order of Congress. There is no statue of Washington in Brooklyn. Montreal Fire Loss, 92,500,000. ' The loss by the fire at Montreal, Que., was $2,500,000, and the insurance 82,025,000. Disastrous Rains in Jamaica. Heavy rains have inflicted great damage to the banana fields in Jamaica. Wheat Barges on the Mississippi. The McDougal steel barges arrived in New Orleans, La., on their second IIIJJ liuiu 01. liuuio, uutipiu^ <1 laij^c cargo of grain. It is said that the experiment has already proved a great success, aud will materially reduce railroad shipments of grain from the Central West to Xrw Orleans. A Lobster Hatchery For Maine. The United States Senate has passed n bill to establish, at an expense of ?10.000, a lobster hatchery in the State 3f Maine. Divorce on Ground of Cigarette Smoking. Cigarette smoking to excess is a pround for divorce, according to the ruling made by Judge Biirneil, of the Circuit Court, of Winnebago County, Wis. Mrs. Beatrice Tracey sued for separation from Rolla Tracey and the principal allegation was that he was a uguitHie ucuu. j.utr juu^c ?i?imru an absolute decree of divorce. Grand Army Men Go to Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, was decided on as the place to hold the next annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic^ the date being ?y?teiabe?,lw . t ... ..