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L'FE. ET F3AXK H. 8WEET. We watch our bubbles fly away, Or in the blowing break. And like the children at their play. We other bubbles make. But when our bubbles are all made. And all our soapsuds spent. Unlike the children, I'm afraid We show our discontent. ?Ham's Horn. \ The L Unspoken Answer ******x*********** **;,**** ft t' ' ^0K I101"*1' Digby." olr|(gj _ Ljj served Guy Maxwell to bis ill I I ! chum- with that air of suW I I periority which was peeuliar to him. "there's only to-morrbw left, and I must arrange to have a few minutes with Miss Lyt Jh tleton. She's the sort of a girl who would make a fellow a real good wife, j I rather thinks she likes me. and the fact that I am heir to a baronetcy, with a good income attached, will have some weight. I intend to have a try to-morrow." Digby Grant blew out a cloud of smoke in order to hide the expression i that crept over his.facc. 'That means," said Digby, after a pause, "that you iutend to propose to her to-morrow?" "I don't see what other interpretaIk tion you can put on my words." reF joined Guy, rather irritably. "You r don't seem very bright to-day; you are , tired after your walk. Your voice is a bit shaky. Have something to brace you up." v "No. thanks,*' said Digby. forcing a laugh. "But go on." "Well," continued Guy. "I have fallen in love with that girl. My life will not be not be a happy one if I do not win her. I have mentioned my intention to you. old fellow, because I wish to ask. a favor." } "What is it?" inquired Digby, surprised. "I can't help you to win Grace ?I ought to say. Miss a race Lyttleton!" "Yes, you can!" was the astonished rejoinder. "I simply want you to keep out of the way. You see," pursued Guy. a trifle awkwardly, "we are always together. Now, I can't propose to her with you by my side, so I want " "Ob. I'll clear out for the day!" agreed Digby. "You ought to get a good chance. I'm going to turn in now. You will have to-morrow entirely, and on the following morning we start for town. Good night!" Digby Grant was not in a pleasant mood when he reached his own bedroom. He, too. was in love with Grace T.rHlftfnn ho hnrl hoon trrlnff tn nr. rive at a decision as to whether she cared for him or not?whether he would be likely to stand any chance if lie proposed. He was not very well off, but nevertheless, he could offer her a good home, and he was rising in his profession. Now. at the last moment Guy had announced his intention of essaying the capture of Grace's hand and heart. "I can't go behind his back," muttered Digby, disconsolately, "so I must stand aside. Is she the sort of girl tha^ would be captivated by the prospect of a title? I hardly think so, .yet she may be in love with him, for women like a masterful man. I don't Bee that I have any right to interfere!" groaned Digby. "I might be off early and go to?somewhere?for ithe day!" He was true to his word, and Guy Maxwell watched for the opportunityMiss Lyttleton was staying at the same hotel, where her father had taken a suite of rooms to accommodate himself. his daughter and his young son, ~ c \r? t .?-?! in uu.v ui luiuitrii. ;ui. uicivu thought it a bore to be compelled to spend two or three weeks away from Lis business, so he had letters sent on. ind spent a fair proportion of bis time in writing his instructions, talking to London on the telephone or reflecting over commercial problems in the smoking room. Grace and Roy were left much to themselves, which was fortunate from Guy's point of view. "The boy will be off somewhere, and she will be alone, so far as her relatives are concerned." mused Guy with great satisfaction. "I can manage to get her to a quiet spot somewhere inside ftr out, and the thing will be done." He had to wait some time for his <chance during the morning. Other gentlemen appeared to claim a goodly share of her attention, and she was playing tennis in the spacious grounds of the palatial hotel. Hoy, too, seemed to be '"dodging about." as Guy inelegantly phrased ir. more than usual. However, the much desired opportunity presented itself at last, and he found himself aloae with Grace Lyttleton. "May I have the pleasure of a walk and a talk with you in the garden, Miss Lyttleton?" he asked gallantly. "You feel warm after tbat game, and the flowers are worth seeing. I am going away to-morrow, and I should like this last day of my stay to be the happiest." She glanced at him shyly, half frightened, but said briefly tbat sbe hwould like a walk among the flowers. "I think she guesses what is coming!" said Guy exultantly to himself. ["That makes my task easier." [' They went into the garden, and afIter a few steps he suggested that they [should seat themselves on a rustic Ibench. I In spite of his masterful disposition. iGuy felt a lit tie nervous about beginning. He nerved himself and said: "Miss Lyttleton. I have asked you to come here because? "Oh, there you arc!" chimed a shrill Yoicc. "Nice in here, isn't it? Got room for meV" And Roy Lyttleton took a seat next to his sister. "What do you think of Mr. Benson's play. Mr. Maxwell? Not up to much, is it?" asked :Iie boy. Guy made some kind of reply mechanically. He wished the young genkleraan far away, but he had to couceal Uiis annov3nce and be nieasaoL Guy Maxwell laid himself out to I ? make another opportunity foi* tin? af- . ternoon. He suggested to Roy that J there was good scenery for an amateur photographer in the neighborhood of Rockbam, about three miles away, and that the day was a perfect one. Roy appeared to eatcli at tlie idea, and i Guy was hopeful. Guy felt just a trifle mean at the 1 1 thought of spying on Miss Lyttleton j ( iu order to discover which way she j * went for a walk, but he did it, and ' was rewarded by seeing her alone on j the riift's. "This is a fortunate mooting. Miss i Lyttleton!" be declared, raising his j hat. "Suppose we go to the base of i that cliff. There is a pretty nook vis- j ib!e from here, and it would form a j pleasant afternoon excursion. Dou't you thick so?" Grace Lyttleton murmured that it might be so. but she was afraid to un- j dertake any climbing on account of the fatigue. "It is really very sood of you to take | so much trouble to make my stay ; agreeable. Mr. Maxwell." she said ' charmingly, "but I fear that it is a : thankless task for you." She looked at him with a strange ex- I pressiou. which he interrupted favorably. He stretched out his hand to take hers. ''I'm going to Rook ham to-morrow or the next day. Mr. Maxwell." said a well-known voice behind him. Guy nearly uttered a rude exclamaI tion, but he smothered it and resigned himself to wait for another opportunity. The evening alone remained, and Guy vowed that, by hook or by crook, he would have his answer then. There was a ball that evening, so he would certainly get Grace alone at one por- j tion of the entertainment. Roy would : be in bed: that was one thing to be j thankful for, and old Lyttleton was r. /-.Krtil T* He secured three or four (lances, carefully selected by himself for convenient times, and felt certain of victory. "She knows what to expect"' he murmured several times. "She's shy < and restrained, which is a good sign." 1 When his lirst dance with her was J over he tried to lead her away to the 1 conservatory, but her next partuer < claimed her. I The second dance was before the in- < terval, so he was safe from the intrusion of the next partner. Without i asking her ho led her away to a quiet t spot; she appeared reluctant, but he 1 paid no heed. If he lost this t chance " 1 "Miss Lyttleton?Grace! I must tell you!" he began, losing no time in pre- 1 liminaries. "I cannot " f "I say, it's lite for me to be up. sis, I and dad is cross! Do you thiuk Mr. i Maxwell?. Oh, that is Mr. Max- j 1 well!" I I Roy looked as if he had said too | 1 much. Guy was on the point of tell- s ing him to clear off. when Grace spoke. i I'm afraid father will he cross, Roy, i hut I must take the hlaine. I'll go and i find him and explain. You will ex- 1 cuse me, won't you. Mr. Maxwell?" ? She was gone before he had time to ? realize the fact. He gazed sternly at ? Roy; if he could get that young rascal I out of the way there would still be a I chance after one of the other dances. I "Roy." said Maxwell, impressively, ,-I want to have a quiet talk with your I sister, and you come in every time. See here, I'll give you this half crown if you'll go to bed?go anywhere?and j r leave us." ^ Roy's face lighted up and his arm \ began to stretch itself in the direction , of the piece of silver; then his face I grew sombre and he shook his head. "That will be treachery." he ex- j plained. "Grace told me this morning that she expected you would try to say something to her if you were with her alone, and she didn't want vou to. So she gave me a shilliug to keep neap her all day so you shouldn't have the chance, and I agreed. I'll stick to the bargain, even if I lose by it!" Mexwell paled. "Did she tell you why she didn't wish me to speak to her?" he asked, ) as an idea crossed his mind. ' ' Yes," admitted the boy. "She said j ? she didn't waut to hurt your feelings ) by saying something you wouldn't like, j j so it would be better to prevent you j j from saying anything to her. Girls ' are funny, aren't they?" "Roy." said Maxwell after a pause, ; c ' I understand now. I'll give you this ! c half crown on condition that you say 1 nothing whatever about this chat we've had." "Done!" said tbe boy. and the money ] clianjed hands. "So that's my answer!" groaned Maxwell. as he made bis way to his room. "Yet it was kindly on her part to wish : to spare me a refusal. A refusal! I Il'm! That must be pretty uncomfort- 1 able for a man to hear when he ex- i poets to be accepted! Yes, it was a j strange way for doing it, but a well meaning way. Now 1 understand her apparently shy glances. I'm off by the earliest train to-morrow. I wonder if she is in love and whom she loves?" The question was answered six , weeks later by the announcements in the newspapers of the engagement of i Miss Grace Lyttleton and Mr. Digby Grant, the rising young barrister.? j Saturday Evening Gazette. Brain Grovrtli. Brain development is found by Pro- I f^.ssor Seggel, of Muuicb, to have two j periods of acceleration, from ten to | eleven and from seventeen to eighteen I in cirls and from twelve to thirteen ' and nineteen to twenty in boys. At ! tlie period of most rapid increase in height, from twelve to fourteen years, the growth of the brain is less than , one-hundredth that of the body, but at seventeen to nineteen it grows onethirtieth as fast, and at twenty reaches one-seventh of the body growth. Cuck-CroTTins Competition. The feature of a carnival held at Rilverton. Devon, was a eock-crowing competition. Owners of birds had to bring them to the village schoolroom and set them a-crowing one against the other. For those cockerels which crowed the loudest and longest prizes were given. Mr. Jennings' bird was easily tirst, crowing lifty-one times in seventeen minutes. The second and ' ihird birds crowd forty-two and thirtythree times respectively in the seveuI ieeu minutes.?Tit-Bits. <WM.WIVWVVWVWWVVWVV EDWARD EVERETT HALE, CHAPLAIN OF THE SENATE >V?/WWWWWV?iW\'WWWWWW%%'%'V? When a clwgyman is a geuins, like .llie saintJy-l(/oki?g, blind Dr. Milburn, ind can make a prayer in thirty sec>nds that will have all the fervor of a en-minute petition by another, he is j Kjjj^^SS' jt^m^G^sSSIio^wklH^xVp rr> ^i*n->>?n niiM iMn^^iiw ii?ai<iii?i?untimmi EDWABD EVE8ETT HALE, NE1 L?r. Edward Everett Hale, the veteran Unitarian minister and author, jas been chosen Chaplain of the Senite to succeed William II. Mllburn, ivho died last year. Dr. Hale is iu his iighty-second year, and has been pas:or of the South Congregation? i Sburch, in Bostou, for almost half a in ideal Senate chaplain. The elec:iou of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale :o succeed Dr. Milburn was due to he suggestion of the venerable Seua:or Hoar. The salary of a Congressional chapaln is 55)00 a year. His duties are simple. He must be in nis place before the desk when the gavel falls at loon. The members stand with bowed aeads and he makes his prayer. That s all. He is then at liberty to go wme until the next day. During the summer recesses and at other times .vhen Congress is not in session, he has lothing to do but sign his salary war - 1'AAn nn trifh *alit. 11G IS eXpCCHJU iu accj./ uji/ ???,.? j :he current events, and to refer to ?ucb as may be proper in bis prayers, ind also to pray for a dead Repre.enative or Senator. Dr. Millburn >rayed once every session for tbe reporters and once for tbe Capitol emjloyes. 'ILLER FOR FOUNTAIN FENS Lyman Fisk bas invented a convelient device for filling fountain pens. There are two pipes which lead from .be source of supply into tbe pen, oue o carry tbe ink and tbe otber to feed lir into tbe bottle to relieve tbe va,'uum caused by tbe removal of tbe uk. As the air to supply tbis vacuum s taken from inside tbe pen reservoir t is obvious that when the ink has 'isen to a certain height a return flow >f the Ink will supplant the movement >f air, continuing as long as ink is nimtirvl frnm nnn hnliler to the Other. Theatre* and FItch. Since the Chicago theatre fire the life of the theatre manager in Berlin lias not been a happy one. The police [lecree was promptly issued under which, ever since, at every theatre in the city, the iron fire curtain has had to be lowered after every act, and as this curtain weighs about five tous, the constant repetition of the operation is not without its inconveniences. The other night it brought about a queer deadlock at the lietropol Theatre, where, as the lire curtain stuck at the end of the last act but one, the performance was stopped for the night, despite the protests of the public, who did not even get their money back. The only solace offered by the management was to fix the lapsed act for the afternoon next but one. for which tickets were issued free as the audience left the theatre.?London Globe. Ilia Fifty-fifth Castle. The German Emperor proposes to have a castle at Posen to "conciliate the Poles." It will be his fifty-fifth castle, in addition, he owns ninetythree landed estates, but they bring him a little money, whereas the castles are costly. NO GAME. ? , * "No, Jobnny, you went to one funeral yesterday and that's enough." "Yes; but it rained yesterday an' I tot a raiu check."?New York Journal. flbjqSTdBLEQgFF HOLDER 1 An invention which has just been patented oy William H. Page is likely to become popular with the man who Is compelled to buy his shirts ready ^ made, aud, consequently, has little tl choice as to sleeve lengths. Mr. Page's invention is a simple device for attaching the cuff to the wristband, and will commeud itself to most men from the fact that its use will not result in mu y CHAPLAIN OF THE SENATE. " d I century. He is best known as the au- C! i thor of "The Man Without r. Coun- ^ j try," Dne of the most widely discussed 0] I of modern books. In addition to his p, | activity in ministerial and literary ^ work, Dr. Hale has been prominent in ^ i such enterprises as the "Chautauqua" tc ! circles and "Lend-a-Hand" clubs. tilating the shirt sleeve. The accompanying cut scarcely requires a de- C( scription. It shows the device made of ^ OOljuljO 8 b Si ADJUSTiiBIiE CUFF HOIiDEB. S( a piece of wire bent so as to provide b buttonhole slots, extending Inward ^ from one edge of the cuff-holder. A P button is made by twisting the wire in ti spiral form. The slots are arranged on ci either side of the spiral button, so that E the cuff may be adjusted to the length of the sleeve. Leading Industry on the Coaiit. The revenue derived from the lumber industry on the Pacific Coast exceeds I that of all other industries combined. rT*Prm^ c: JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER AS HE IS TO-DAY. E ?Drawn From Lifo. tC \ :V " ' ' . . . V ' . ..J;, . , ' y ?ashinaton's .Hoadquarte "HE ICEMAN OUTDONE A ?reat deal has been written and a "eat deal lias been said about the icean, and it is generally understood lat not half of what is said and l\ ~ mt I ' ' THE REFRIGERATOB SCALES. Titten would be allowed to go through lie United States mails on account of :s near approach to questionable litrature. Most of all the bard things liat have been directed at the delivrcr of the daily piece of ice have been rorapted by alleged short weight, and tie problem of the coming summer rill be how to insure getting your loney's worth of the crystalized cake f water. That there may be as little dispute ver this point as possible there has een invented and patented an attachlent for the refrigerator which weighs le ice as it is laid Ln that receptacle, k'hen the iceman comes around and amps the ice into the refrigerator and ills out "There's your ice," all you ave to do is to look at the indicator a the outside to find that he is two ounds short. Confronting the villain Ifli this rlnmnerlnsr evidence, there rill be no trouble in persuading him ) make up the deficiency. Invading World's Markets. The German Empire has appointed jmmercial experts at St. Petersburg, ew York, Buenos Ayres, Valparaiso, hanghai, Sydney, New South Wales, retoria and Constantinople. Doubtless ie number of experts will be inceased from time to time, as their alue has been indicated by reports 1 the German papers. Fruit Tor the Health. There are people who cannot eat the lore acid red fruits without suffering rom a rash or other disturbances. But f oranges, grape fruit, peaches, aples, pears and grapes it is safe to say aat most people would gain in health y making one or the other of them erve each day for an entire meal. Fine Farming Coontry. The Chinese Eastern Railway, the jutheastern terminus of tue great Sierian Railway, in its course through [anchuria to its end, at Port Arthur, asses through 1000 miles of as connuously rich agricultural country as in be found anywhere in the world. Ivery acre is cultivated. UNAPPETIZING. ? . ^-5 V /* Kit itt A Walker Long?"Say, dis is de limit f bad taste! Ter serve a dinner on de ood pile! Wow*!"?New York Amerilii. Ancient*) Had fins. Tins have been fonnd among the gyptian mummies and in the prehisiric eaves of Switzerland. > .. .".AVf-. . - ' ' W^'vte I -" *3 ijili r*& - S&fe ,aiikw,f&' te**?? K .,&->* ;> . .'. '. * *. ;'5*i" \h^Vt'''^*;V'v ,:' ' * "' ' y ' ' ' '* y ~^'& ^k'k rs. "0allev ^orac. Pa. SOUGHT THE CZAR'S LIFE When Arrested Girl Had Bomb in Her Possession. F Miss Merezlievsky Had Seat on Grand Stand Daring Spring Review?Admitted Intention to Harl Missile. Breslau. Prussia.?The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Breslau Zeituug reports that the authorities detected and thwarted a plot to attack the Emperor with a bomb during the spring parade in St. Petersburg. The Emperor always reviews the parade on horseback, taking a position before and slightly to one side of the pavilion from which the Empress and Grand Duchesses view the i*igeant. | The municipality erects a grand stand, tickets to which are sold publicly, the ' names and addresses of the buyers being noted. As persons in the loges or front rows could easily throw an object to the place where the Emperor stands, the authorI ities naturally reserve the right of cancelling the sales of tickets, if the buyers are not known to be absolutely trustworthy, and they subject the occupants of the grand stand to the closest scrutiny. Just before the Emperor arrived on the parade ground, it was noticed that Miss Merezhevsky, daughter of Prof. Merezhevsky, a leading Russian psychiatriast and Privy Councilor, who occupied one of the loges nearest the pavilion, was nervous and excited. Risking a scandal should their suspicions prove to be unfounded, the authorities ordered her arrest, which was effected unobtrusively. a BMi-ph disclosed a skillfully con structed l)omb concealed in her clothing. The girl did not deny.her intention of hurling the missile at the Emperor. but refused to give any other information. Miss Merezhevsky has been an attendant at tbe courses in the women's university. It is rumored that she has keen hanged, and her aged father is ompletely prostrated. DYING HE SHIELDS MURDERER. Florist; Stabbed With Knife. Says He Was Injured by Falling On Glass. Philadelphia. Pa.?George F. Kreuger, a florist of Narbetb, is dead at his home, having been murdered, although in his dying breath he declared that he had been injured by failing on glass in the greenhouse. He told this story, it is believed, either to protect his old mother from j the notoriety that would follow were he to have told of the murder, or else he protected some one who stabbed him. Kreuger went to one of his greenhouses to attend to some flowers. A short while later he returned to the house fatally stabbed and dying. An anamination of his wounds showed that they had been made by a sharp knife. A DESTRUCTIVE STORM. 500.000 Banana Trees Destroyed in Central America. New Orleans.?The steamer Anselm, from Puerto Cortez, brings the news of destructive storms on the Central American coast, particularly the coast of Honduras, entailing the destruction of 500,000 banana trees and a loss of over $250,000. The worst sufferers were American fruit growers who recently purchased lands in Honduras. Probaly 500,000 full grown trees, with fruit hanging on them, were destroyed. British Honduras has also suffered in all branches of agriculture from the storms and unprecedented cold weather and heavy rains. * " EATEN BY CANNIBALS. Fate of Five Men Who Visited South Sea Islands. Vancouver, B. C.?Mail advices on the Australian steamer Miowera stated that Ave men were killed and eaten by cannibals oi! the Admiralty Islands in the South Sea. The British warship Condor was sunt to the scene and set fire to the villacre where the cannibals lived: The Condor threatened to annihilate the village if it did not hand over the cannibals. This was done and they were shot. Ends AU i'ooirooin service. The Western Union Telegraph Com| pany. New York City, through its exe! cutive committee, ordered the disconI tinuance of the collection and distribution over its wires throughout the United States of racetrack reports. This action,was understood to have followed a consultation of Morris K. Jcsup, Jacob H. Schiff, Senator Depew and other Western Union directors with George J. Gould, whose views were in harmony with theirs Insane Patient Scalds Another. While William V. Cleveland, a pa* tient at the Central Insane Hospital at Indianapolis. Ind., was being bathed by an attendant and another patient the attendant left the room. The insane assistant then nut Cleveland in the bath tub. turned on the hot water, and scalded him to death. May Advertise on "Old Glory." The Court of Appeals, Albany. N. Y., in the case of Jacob McPike, of New i York City, declared unconstitutional ' that portion of the flag law enacted by j the Legislature of 1003, which prohibits the use of the American flag or any representation of it for advertising purposes. White Hair Worth $3000. In Part VIII. of the Supreme Court of New York City a jury awarded a verdict of $3000 to Mr- Lena Henschel, who .sued the cii.v of New York for $25,000 danages for injuries received from a fall on a broken sidswalk. Mrs. Hcnschel claimed that as a result of the accident her hair turned white in a night. Her busbaud. Moses Henschel, also sued the city, claiming damages for the loss of his wife's services and for physician's hills. Ho i was awarded a verdict of $1300. Negro Girl Leads Graduates. So von toon-year-old Florence DaVis has earned the distinction of being the lirst negro girl to become valedictorian of ;? graduating class of a Chicago public school. She is a member of the senior class of the South Division Iligli ] School an?l has excelled the other ninety-three members iu the four years' course. Monument to Bjornson in X. D::ko.a. Thousands of Norwegians witnessed at Fargo, X. P., the unveiling of a monument to Norway's poet, BjwriiI stjerue Bjornson. - ? (N HER COFRN 36 HOURS f Little Mabel Fearing* fTarrowly Escapes Burial Alive at Custer, S. D. 'v m M Funeral Stonped by Doctor on DIscotot* 1 inp Sijjns of Life?Child Pronounced Dead Was Found to Be Alive. Custer, S. D.?After lying thirty-six hours iu her burial casket, litle Mabel Fearing, the five-year-old daughter of C. M. Fearing, was revived and is wett on the road to recovery. ' ''$8 The child was saved through the intervention of Dr. E. S. Norton, a relative. who was at the house to attend * her funeral. His professional instinct warned him that the rosy cheeks and unchanged appearance of the little one marked an unnatural condition, and he refused to permit the casket to be closed. He called other physicians, and every >| test known to science was made to determine whether or not the child was still living. The results were satisfactory and an effort was made at once to revive ber. For several hours the physicians worked unceasingly, using artificial respiration combined with electrical stimulation and the injection of salt and strong heart stimulants. At last signs of returning animation were noted. There had never been actual rigor mortis, and after the first two hours the limbs of the child ret laxed, the lips parted, and there was ' noted upon the face of a mirror a faint cloud of breath. Half an hour later the stethoscope indicated a return of strong heart action. An hour later the child was In the arms of her mother, who sobbe?l hysterically above the form of the child Hint hv that hmp wmilri Iijiva lippn i consigned to the grave but for the wonderful skill of the physicians who attended her. The supposed death of the child waa due to typhoid fever. The physicians are convinced she will recover. The fever stage has been passed and with care the child will soon be in au advanced convalescent stage. A MIDSHIPMAN DROWNED. Boat With Five Capsizes Off Naval Academy?Attempts at Rescue. Annapolis, Md.?Midshipman Philip Brittingham, of Wheeling, W. Va., a member of the third class of the Naval Academy, was drowned about two miles off the academy. He left the academy dock in a sailing launch with Midshipmen Anderson, Henderson, Towers and Stevenson, all of the third class. The boat was without a centreboard or air tanks, and, being caught by a strong gust of wind, capsized and sunk immediately. The five young men struggled in the water for about twenty minutes before succor reached them from another academy boat containing several other midshipmen. As the rescuing sailboat came near oars were thrown to the struggling men, but Midshipman Brittingham was unable to grasp his. Midshipman C. T. Blackburn, who was in the second boat, plunged overboard, and in his attempt to rescue his drowning classmate was dragged under. Both came to the surface, and Mid* shipman R. R. Steuart went to the assistance of Blackburn. Their combined efforts proved unavailing, and Brittingham sank in seventeen feet of water. The other four midshipmen were nicked up and the rescuers dived overboard in repeated but unsuccessful efforts to find the body. Midshipman Brittingham was nineteen years old, and a son of the Rev. Joseph Brittingham. 4 NIAGARA POWER BILL VETOED. ' \ Governor Declares Such Valuable Privileges Should Not Be Granted Free. Albany, N. Y?Governor Odell announced that he had vetoed the Thompson Niagara Power bill, basing his action upon the principle that such valuable privileges as were proposed by the bill should not be given without compensation. The danger to the beauty of Niagara Falls is also poiuted out by the Governor. With the killing of this "grab" the hopes of many who saw in it a rich field for speculation are crushed. Capitalists in New York and other cities. It was stated, stood ready to pay yie Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Com pauy a large sum for the almost unlimited powers the bill, if signed, would confer. No bill before the last Legislature was mor? persistently pushed by lobbyists than this power "grab." GOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES. ; Rich Strike Reported by an American Prospector in the Camarines. Manila, P. I.?Advices from the provinces of the Camarines report a rich gold strike by an American prospector, who is said to have extracted 128 j ounces in a short time, though he is ! using only primitive methods. Chief of the Bureau of Mines Mc! Caskey says that he is not surprised at the report, as his information has been such as to point to the existence of rich veins and placers in the district Bridge Breaks. Four Drown. By the breaking of one of the span* of the suspension tramway across the Truckee River, at Law ton's Springs, live miles west of Reno, Nev., Maurice Jacobs, a young business man of Reno; Miss McMillan, daughter of a prominent business man of Reno; Mrs. S. E. Ede, Jr., and Mr.?. Kingsley, of Chij cago, were precipitated from the car I into the swollen stream and drowned. Mrs. Powell Hives TJn Fieht. Counsel for Mrs. Mary A. Powell, | who was convicted of murder in the | second decree at Dover, Del., for kill| ing her step-dalighter, Estella Albin, ! withdrew their motion for a new trial. ! Mrs. Powell was sentenced to impris: onrnent for life. Self-Nominated For Presidency. James Iiiman. of Looking Glass, Ore., has announced himself a candidate for President: lie says that his running mate will be a woman. The National Game. The Boston club has given up all claim to Joe Bean's services. Strang is pJaying a better game at ! sreond than ne did at third for Brooklyn. "The Montreal grounds.'' says Ilarry Pulliam, "are the prettiest ball grounds in existence." The Boston National t.\im is strong I pr inan last season ui>uj m viuiug I a:ul lie!ding. There were 177 players tried in (be American League iu 1003. tweuly-twoi for each team. I I !!