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f j ..-i VOL. IX. ARP HELPS YOUNG Bartow Mao Receives Numerous Requests. rw , V THEY SEEK AFTER KNOWLEDGE The Philosopher Takes the Place of Books For Many of The Students. I feel pleased and honorod to rt>reive ettcrs every day frrOm young girls und boys over the south asking for iniortnation on some subject or for help ir. a school debate or for a start in a ccrapo*'tion?just a start. These young Teople axe generally from the county, where books are scarce, and the a* eagerness for knowledge and mervta Improvement is very gratifying. 1 wish that 1 was three or four men so that I could respond to all their otters and comply with their requests. 1 reply to as many as I can, hut I cannot take time to write compositions, even if it was right to do so. One toy begs mc to write him a humorous speech, and winds up by asking me to please write two. so that lie ma-' take choice. We ?ee that some of the good ladies of the \tlanta Woman's Club are moving to supply the couutrv schools with S'^all libraries of good books and *hq Southern Railway has donaited Dfcat look cases for them. This, of course is for Fulton county, but it Is n movi in the right direction, and will, no doifif. stimulate the ladies of other towns to do the same thing. It is the very test thing 1 have heard of a woman's club doing. The desire for books ? read is almost universal among the people of the rural districts, and th'y should be encouraged. Books are draper than ever before known, and rleap books can be had fog a few dollars each. 1 am not at all Intimao with Mr. Carnegie, but if l was 1 would whisper in his philanthropic ear and suggest than he turn his att'ntion for awhile to the towns and vilages and let the big cities alone. Our Cartersville Woman's Club ii struggling hard to keep up their lttle library, but are not encouraged u' the mm of /the town. Their books tfe out all of the time, and are read aid re-read by many of the children wiowr fathers do not give a dollar to )elp maintain the library. This may be thoughtlessness, and so I have suggge'ted that the ladies go around and sei who will give 5Q cents or 25 cents, t even 10 cent6 a month to keep ut the supply and pay their rent and in'idental expenses. Of course thn chfracter of the hooks must he thoroughly considered. Nothing sectional or trashy or sensational; but enly tiose that "point a moral or adorn a tale. ' Kvery public school should have a burning committee, such as they have at Forsyth, (la. A "tajPht hoy from Alabama writes *hat hi3 name is John Jones, and wants 'o know when and how he got it; sayfhhls fan her and grandfather bad th'* *anie name, but they died without t?H'ng where they got it. He says liH schoolmate is named Will Higgint'^Umn1 and he, too, wants to know g/here his name came from. I admire Iheir eager curiosity, for our name Is OUT BlSn hoard and every hoy ought ti* kno\y who put it up and what 't read!*- W course it. is too big a ding t<* tell much about names in a but I must (ell Jack heirs. as the Christian era. >ni Jehovah loves." I well who lived near 1 r sons were named 31 ke. and John, and , h. ere named Mary bt iude good old-time peo(j, at reverence for the Bible vnd R names. One of my fathers 'ustt named Shadrach BoPan, an( Ills "three sons were Shadrack, ^eehae and Abednego. Another riirftome David Allan, named his son Absalc I. an<l f?r a wonder he was a fcoori y aitd made a good man. and h ^ f ">r, David, had no occasion to f Absalom, my son. ray son." ' irse 01 time the peoplr 1 multiplied so that theii | ' o have two names, so a* them, and so John's son ; ohnson in Bnglish. or Velsh. After awhile it nes. The Joneses are 'n. The Welsh were people, and fought ny centuries. Thov ' v. til they were prom- | ihmil/Y ?MI1A iuvuiu ? uin vfvc i irn on their soil, ted the Prince of ] s son happened *ul little Welsh ">n, and the ...# their future ? Prince of title start- I M elsh way ! rom the | pon of ! hn ap mtdJ a litfTe the tenth who had j ril -wara k B * 'made - >well t . I Si k I '" I )RT FO Evan of the Atlfdita Constitution. He has just heon hid out all these years. I see that the chamber of commerce Rave a banquet yesterday and Evan Howell responded to the toast "Good Fellowship." That suited him exactly. I know, and had I been there I would have told how his great ancestor was called the "I>a" and was tho last king of Wales. I called him over "Hello Da!" and he answered "Here." Now. about Bill Higginbotham. That is old Anglo Saxon and means a TrtountAln ark. The old name was hicken Piobubly the old ancestor took his name from an ashe tree that shaded his house. Names were scarce and people took their surnames from dbjects of nature. such as hid. fountain. dale. peak, pine, plant, oaks, chestnut, grub, twigs, branch, water, pool, moon. star, cloud, and so forth; or from their occupations as Baker, farmer, carpenter, mason, miller. gardener. granger, and all of the family of Smith who w. re the smiters of iron and silver and gold. All who were detailed to watch for an invading enemy were called snifters or smiths. John Smtrli was originaly John, the 8miter. Captain John Smith was an llustrlous type of that class. When names were too long to pronounce readily, they were shortened up. Peter, who lived at tho Seven Oaks, was called Peter Svnoaks; then Pettier Snooks, and that's how our Atlanta friend came by Ills name. Tho name Coward w?s nrtptnnltv cow herd?a herder of cattle?and was not Improved by the change. The adjutant of our brigade was named Coward. and the army had no braver soldier. Ho lost his arm at Chickahominy. He always signed his name A. Coward, ad'jt. genl., and being asked why he did not sign his full name, said: "Well, my first name unfortunately, is Adam, and it is not quite so bad to be a coward as it is lo be a dam coward.' A few centuries ago every civilized nation had to adopt a prefix or a suffix so as to prevent the confusion of names. The Rnglish added son to most of their names, as Johnson, Williamson. Jackson. Thompson, etc. The Scotch prefixed wit.ii Mac. The Irish Mac or Mc for son, and O for grand^n. The French took De or Du. The Normans used Fitz or fils (from Latin of filus. a son). The Russians took vitch from The same word. Then there, are many nicknames to he accounted for, such as Bob. Bill Jack, Jim. Sally, Polly. Betsy, etc. T don't know how these started, hut some of them came out of the colleries of Knglanil and the quarles of \V?Uesr for every miner hail a nickname as Nosey, Soaker. Shanks, Jigger, or somethlug easy to call. I had a sahool mate whose name was Melville Yoimlk. One day he was trying to do a sum in -a A?- t . . ..u?,8in|i in. uir niacKnoard an I wrote down what ho intended?To-1) ?but it looked 1 iko tod .and the teacher said, "What do you mean by tod?" That was enough for the buys. They began to call him Tod, and the boys never quit, and he was known -is Tod Young all his after life. But the girls are not so much interested in names, for almost every girl expects to change hers when the rijc lit young man comes along. She is tot obliged to marry a man named Cru. cI shanks or Sno. zlefanter or Hogg, but I I've known them to do it. and they did : very well.? Rill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. | P. S.?In my last 1 otter the types I mado mo to say 266,000 confederate I soldiers. It should he 766,000? all told I from the beginning to the end of the war. B. A. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. f"T~> ' 1FJ hypocrite uses J ^ | truth, but as the \/s^~~ ' vehicle in which to " ,nakes much * difference w hut her , r^Y1 life is a station or ICTy Jy.tMRY rf God knows neWftSn ft <vKo/ ithcr popularitvnor \\k A a unpopularity rcn to tho nKtji ? f* who cultivates self ' only. Tho most practical preach ing must ' deal with great principles. The. world robs itself of Christ when It robs Him of His divinity. Ho apepnks well who.se hearers do not hear the footsteps of passing tin . A great store of patience may he lost through a very small leak of vex.v tion. Many men fan the flames of their j vices in order to cool them. Moderation in sin is as possible as moderation in hanoUmr A change of air will no; cure the heart of ?ln. There is no Christianity without 6olfgiving. Seven other devils can he ?ist out more easily than the one devil of self. The w-ages of fin are always paid right on time. It makes all the difference whether the world is on your heart or your heart Is In the world. He who fills all things will no* let Hia people go empty. A good action does not make * ; nner into a saint any more than a leap into the air makes a flsh into a bird The first street lighting in this coujv > try was Hone in New York in 1697. MIL 'KT MILL, S, C? WF.D1 A SYSTEM OF iimi Negroes Held in Stockadrs Under Form of Contract to Work. SOUTH CAROLINA COURT AROUSED fudge tlrn.t, In Aixlcri.ni> Count v. Clinrge. tlie OrniiO ?Iury to Inve.tigatc tho S.*? trm?On n Labor Cantrurt, ?1?> Siiya, **Kvcn Women and I.lttle Untie." Art Iniiiriitnncil?.Kren Wor.e Thnn ^llierln * ilium inn, ."v i '.?illKlpo \\ I" T?ehot has ordorotl it special term <?f the Court of Sessions i.) ion .11 Anderson on March 7. to receive *he report of tlio Grand Jury ho has charged to in Vestigalc the "shameful practices" and "stockade scandal" of Anderson County. In charging the Grand Jury to make a thorough and fearless invos tlgation, the Judge said ho had heard rumors of the condition; of slavery In that county, hut the evidence brought out during the week in the trial of James Newell, a farmer, for the murder of "Will" Hull, a negro, "astonished the Conn." The Judge stated that Hull had been killed while attempting to escape Trotn Newell's stockade, and that he was not a convict, but was lteld a prisoner under a labor contract that gave the landlord every right ever claimed by a master over slaves. Hull had run away and gone home, where lie was arrested, at the instance of Newell, by a constable, and by that constable taken to Newell's stockade instead of the hill, and turned over to Newell's guards. Later, when he acaiu at tempted - ? escape. he was killed. The Judge said he was informed that not only men. hut women and children, were held in this bondage. He read the labor contract in force in Anderson, saying it could hold in no free country: no conn would permit a man to barter himself as a chattel, and this they did here. The contract, besides allowing the use of force and subjecting the laborer to "plantation regulations." which permit whipping. contnin?t his clause: "Thesaid landlord shall have the right to transfer his interest in this contract to any other party, and I agree to continue work for said assignee the same as for the original party of the firsi part." j It is understood that the wealthiest .men in the eountv are involved. The Judge urged the "jury to see that jus tiee was done to the negroes, who should lie considered the wards of whites. "There are said to be stockades in your county without a single convict, yet filled with men guarded as convicts, worked as convicts, punished as convicts, and sometimes shot as if felons escaping from prison and the custody of the law " RUSSIA HAS RETALIATED. Duties on Many American Products Increased Ttitrty l*cr Cent. Washington. D. ('.?Count Casslnl. the Russian Ambassador, received a cablegram from the Russian Foreign Office confirming the report of the issue of the decree imposing increased duties on certain American imports into Russia, and took steps to inform the State Department accordingly. It is believed that a grave crisis lias been reached in the trade relations between the Vnitcd States and Russia. The Immediate effect of the Russian decree, when it becomes operative on March 1, will be to increase by fifty per cent, the duties on American machinery, steel, and iron goods. These goods already enjoy two separate reductions, thirty per cent, being taken oft from the general, and twenty per cut. from the conventional duties. The nrtieles referred to in the Russian decree are machinery and tools, and niniinfacturcs and product# of cast iron and steal. Roughly stated, the United States is said to have exported goods of this description to Russia last year to the amount of about SflO,000,000. The addition of liftj- per cent, to the duty will, it is thought, prove practically prohibitory. St. Petersburg. Russia. The Finance Minister, M. de Witte, has proved his ability to hit quick and hard. He sent to the Senate on Wednesday, for publication, an ordinance levying thirty per cent, increased duty on the most important American import* into Russia. The ordinance was published In the Odicial Messenger, and becomes effective on March 1. ACCIDENT ON THE KEARSARCE. Shrll Itur?t In Thlrtr?*n-Inch flun, Ilolnc I.ittlr Dnmngr. Washington. D. C.?A mail report giving an account of the bursting of a shell in the bore of one of the thirtceuineh guns of the United States warship Kearsarge has been received at the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. The accident occurred several weeks hro wnue mo snip was at target practice off Pensacola. Kin. The damage resulting Is said to bo not serious and consisted mainly in the deforming or gouging'' of the tuha. This will not prevent the gun heiug used again. It is probably the first _Ime. however, that an explosion has occurred in one of the thirteen-inch guns. The pecuniary loss will not be large. Troop* anil Trf#?nro For Manila. The transport Sheridan sailed front Sau Francisco, Cal. for Manila via Honolulu with 1400 soldiers, a large number of cabin passengers, more than $1,000,000 in treasure and 3000 tons of freight. A A L T % SESDAY, FEBRUARY I THE NEWS EPITOMIZED] tvAsnrvoTON ITKMS, Tho President and Mrs. McKtnley gave n dinner at tho White House In hon>?r of tlie Diplomatic Corps. Tho Semite confirmed nil the President's nominations of Brigadier Cenernls. , The Administration fears the Imposition of oonnvervnUlng duties on Russian sugar may lead to commercial war between the United States and Europe. The President nominated former Congressman Charles A. Rontelle. of Maine, to he a captain on the retired list of tho navy, in accordance with the recent act of Congress. A delegation of prominent Cubans called on President McKinley and discussed flic condition of affairs in the Island with him. Owing to r< tiroments President McKinley will have tho njmointmcnt of twenty or more general officers in the army within the next eighteen months Oftn ADOl'TEl) ISI.AVDS. A 1- r>,1..1l.. < ... . . vuriiu. .mini; .* I till IU'V-^tPTIernl of Porto Rico. was given n J?"000 judicial appointment in tho Philippin. -5 by Secretary Hoot. In a tight at Silniyati. Rntnngas. in I.uznn, the Filipino (lenernl Malhas was killed. The principal government, of the Province of Pampnnga. P. I . was organized and otficers were appointed. The Philippine Commission is receiving a warm welcome from natives on its journey in Luzon. The mass of evidence against Neclv j is accumulating at Havana, Cuba, and I preparations are being made for his public trial. iiom kstic. Tiie packing houses of the North and West will make a test ease of the mat ter of taxes for their branches in (icorgia. Tiie headless body of a mail was found in a vault at Colutnluis. Ohio. P.y a boiler explosion in Cliiekasa, Ohio. John Ocsh was killed and his three sons injured. Alexander \V. Longfellow, a broth er of the poet llenry W. Longfellow, died at Portland. Me., aged eighty-six. At the Ituode Island Department of the <?. A. 11. annual encampment Commander Head spoke harshly of private nprwitftfl liillfc! Ctutintr \v:is to bo strongly condemned. For soliciting money nn<l jewelry front many suitors, obtained through a matrimonial agency. Elizabeth Karburiek, aged twenty-one, of Itloomlngtnn. 111., was held for violating the postal laws. A seat in the New York Stock Exchange was sold for $51.(MM), the high-1 est price on record. The bill legalizing the whipping of wife beaters was passed by the Deln- 1 ware Legislature after a lively debate. Mrs. Thomas *'. Flatt. wife of New York's* senior United States Senator, died in her apartments In the Fifth Avenue Hotel, tit New York City. She was in her sixty-sixth year. Lou Milkr. a German resident, blind for ninny years, was murdered near Hazleton. Ind., by being shot through the head. Miller was about tifty years old and reputed to be worth $100,000. Mrs. Harriet Mattcson died at. the Old Ladies' Home in Dunkirk, N. Y., aged 101 years. Fire in the Klmberly Mills of the Kiinberly \ Clark Paper Company, at Appleton. Wis., caused a loss of .<.'500. uoo. Groat ic< floes in the waters about Now York City seriously Impeded navigation. A raid in Winfield, Kan., resulted in the destruction of a "joint." Several shots were fired and one woman was hurt. A uiob took a negro charged with assaulting a woman, from a Jail at Paris, Ky., and lynched him. Fire at Rochester, Penn., damaged one of the plants of the National Glass Company to the extent of $C>00,000. A special election will be held in the Fourth Maine district on April 8 to choo'se a successor to Congressman C. A. Boutelle, resigned. A school for teaching boys to beg was discovered in New York City through the arrest of the alleged manager. Major Anderson, in an amateur entertainment. hypuotized a boy at I.yons, N. Y., and had to summon a professional hypnotist to awaken the youngster. FORKION. The death of the King of Gojam, Abyssinia, by poison, was made known and the fact that two pretenders are fighting for the throne. Ambassador Choate. at London, declined to discuss the report that President McKinley lias offered hliu the oflicp of Attorney-General. The Ameer of Afghanistan wrote a sympathetic letter to Lord Curzou, of Kedleston. Viceroy of India, on the occasion of the Queen's death. Stratbeona's Horse. from Cape Town. South Africa, reached Gravesend, England, on the steamer Lake Erie. Many lives and $1,000,000 in Bolivian money were lost, caused by floods at La Plaz. Peru. Before a brilliant company, the Princess des Asturias and Prince Charles of Bourbon were wedded in the royal palace in Madrid. Spain. Fearing serious disorder, Madrid authorities put the city under martial law. with General Weyler in control. Another epidemic of the plague is raging at Bombay, India. Of iiOoO * within a week b'Ji! were due to f IME! 20,1001 MSSJATKiPKWtli Leads a Crowd ol Men and Women Against Topeka Saloons. SHE WAS ARRESTED FOUR TIMES Now Held liv the Sheriff For Rrrnkini! Into n Cold Slorncr >V?reIioui?r?Hnd Already AVreeked it Snlnon and l>e troyeil tlnrt Morrd Iti a Hum ? A Motor* Keeper Cnrtnn Her flood. Topcka. Kan. Mrs. Carrie Nation ?>ut in a busy Sunday in Topt ka, ami is a result the capital ci* experienced more genuine o\? itement than can bo remembered by tin- oldest inhabitant. Mrs. Nation literally crammed tlie day with thrilling episodes She succeeded in having the contents of a notorious "joint" smashed, broke into a cold storage plant, in search of liquor, ruined the mirrors on several fine bars stored in a livery barn, addressed n large mass meeting of men and women. and was arrested four times. The last time tat the law laid its hands upon her was when Mrs. Nation merged front the ehureh where the mass meeting had been held. Five hundred men and women, head -d by Mrs. Nation, assembled at the State House at six o'clock a. tu.. and marched in double column to a saloon >11 Fast Sixih street and completely wrecked the place. No one w s in the building at the time, and it did not reriuire hum for the hatchet brigade to -mash all the windows. This done, the door was broken open and the men iiul women proceeded to destroy ever;" bit of properly inside. They first attacked a line billiard table. A dozen women with hatchets | soon destroyed the slate and cushions. Mrs. Nation, a few feet away, smashed two tine showcases tilled with cigars. In a backroom a half dozen bottles of beer were found ami these wer * Token by Mrs. Nation herself, as site I shouted "Praise (Jod ami bless 11 is I uttine." Several policemen then arrived and 1 pl:ncd her under arrc.si. Mrs. Nation j was rushed to the police station, but | n half hour later was released. When she came out she found *200 of her followers waiting for her. i "Conn? on," she cried, and the crowd i marched to a livery liaru where two | liars and other saloon fixtures had , been stored. Mrs. Nation made a search of the place and finally found the bars in a dark corner. The hatchets soon reduced the bars to kindling wood. Then Mrs. Nation smashed several fine mirrors. Walking out she addressed the crowd, commanding them to follow. "I'raiso <Iod for this work." she said. ] Then in double column the erusaders marched to the large cold storage plant ! i of Mocser ltros., where it was said . saloon men had put their supplies. Before any damage could be done Sheriff Cook and a force of deputies appeared and arrested Mrs. Nation. I They took her to the county jail. While Mrs. Nation was in jail preparations were being made for holding a big mass meeting. In the afternoon, when the meeting was at its height, | Mrs. Nation entered and made her way up the aisle toward the platform. Most of the audience believed that she was in jail, and the cheer that went up at the sight fit" her must have been inspiring to the joint smasher. Soon she began a volley of words. Mrs. Nation said she was going to remain "right here in Topcka" until after the city election, so she could help in the election of Mayor. The ] meeting then adopted resolutions pro- ! testing against the pending resubmit ' slon resolution in the Legislature. .* u<I as the meetInp adjourned Mrs. Nation I naked the "hontc defenders'' to meet her nt the close. She wfis poinp on another smashing ; tour. Hut Deputy Sheriff Dawson j was wait ins in the vestibule, and when Mrs. Nation came out he served her with another warrant. "It's for defneins property." said the officer. "Defaeinp property7" said Mrs. Nation. "Why. I defaced no property. I just destroyed it. I never deface any property. But come a Ions. Mr. Officer?I am not afraid of n Jail." She was finally taken to the jail amid much excitement, and stayed this time two hours, and finally her itond was sisned by one of the "joint** keepers of the city, a prominent negro politician. TMITATI.VO tins. NATION. A Middle-Aged Woman Wrecks a Satoo In Rochester With ?n Iron I'oker. Rochester. N. Y A middle-aged woman, who announced herself as "a second Mrs. Carrie Nation," caused havoc iti the raloon of Jacob Welile, in this city. The woman was angered | over ihp laci mm ncr son nan ij<mmi drink in;; heavily, and. supposing that he had obtained the liquor in this saloon. she started out with the intention of cleaning it. out. and before she left Hie place was badly wrecked. The woman. w??o was Mrs. Ellen Yaehter. was armed with an iron poker. When she was satisfied with her work sho left -he place. Saloon Wrecked in Arkansas City, Kan. Arkansas City. Kan.?Seventy men. led by the ministers of this city, crossed the Arkansas Hirer and demolished the "Last Chance" saioon. When the crowd swept down upon the place the bartender was asleep. He was backed into a corner at a revolver's point and witnessed the complete demolition of the fixtures and stock. I.- , nliiik YSrif .tf 1 \ NO. 49. * THE ELECTORAL VOTE Senate and House in Joint Session Canvass the Presidential Vote McKlnlry .nil Hrrplt.d TBI ( of Ihr 417 Cunt, ami ('iitiKr.ii Hectare. Ihvm Klected. Washington, p. ('.?The Senate and flouse met iti joint session Wednesday, canvassed the electoral vote nnd declared William Mefilnlcy elected President and Theodore Roosevelt Vice-President for four years from March -1. MoKlnle.v received 2P- elec toral votes, to 15." for Bryan. , *. Tlie method of muitting the oleetarat vote for Prcsiden. and Vice ITesldt'SJt ... i?ir>vni'ni <>ii ii kh'.ii derail ny inp statute and was followed literally At one iniuiite of l o'? lock Colonel Hans*, dell, Sorjioa lit - at A rnts of llie Seuate, appeared at the main door of the House, opposite the Speaker's desk, and nnnoutieed the President pro tern, and mouthers ot" ihe Senate. The mem hers of the House rose to receive them, while pa ire hoys, earrylnjj the caskets In wln'eli the electoral returns were deposited. took them to the Clerk's desk Senator Fry p. Preside?:? pro tern, of the Senate, ascended tlu* rostrum and took his place at the r'cht of Speaker Henderson to preside over the joiut Session. The cert ideates were not uniform, and the operation of openius llie bulky packages and scekinc out the result In eaeh ease was attended with many de lays. Upon the nnnounci n.en! of the vote of Wyoming. by the direction of the presiilin.tr otlieor. the tellers formally ascertained the totals. Senator Chandler nniuiuneed the total number of voles east as 117. of ?> iim ii ?? tiii~( iii .?11 i\ i.11('\ , ii ?11110. rr reived for President of the United States 2!?2: \\ illiam Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska. and of which Theo dore Roosevelt. of New York, received for Yiee-1'resident and \dl:t; K. Stevenson. 15o. Tliereupon. in neeordanee with the statute. Senator Frye proclaimed the state of tile vote as delivered to hint. 1 "This announcement of the state of tin' vote by the President of the Settate." said lie. "is. by law. a sntHeient deela rat Ion that William M< Kltiiey. of lite Stale of uliio, is eleeted President of tlie United Statea. and that Theodore Roosevelt, of tin' State of New York. Is eleeted Ylee-President, each for the term beginning on March 4. 15101, and will lie entered, together wit it a list of the voles, on tne journals of the Senate and House of Representatives. "The count of the electoral votes having been completed and tlie result declared, the Joint meeting of the two houses is disssolved and the Senate will now return to its chamber." A tremendous outburst of applause, which swept over the galleries, followed. The Senate then filed out of the hall and the ceremony was ended. ALABAMA CONVICTS SHOT. ttiey Unit 11 Purine mid ?*rlr Succ#**??fiil KD'urt t?? K?r?po. Rirniingliam. Ala - Six convicts made n dash to escape from the coal mines ut Pratt Pity. Tlie.v were led by Cltas. Higgins. a iife man sent up for murder. and Charles Harris, serving a twenty-year sentence. The men made their way for two miles under ground in entries of worked out mines. \\ lien the convicts were cheeked off the six men were missed. About tliat time an electric gong was sound ? ?! as tlio desperate nu n were nauoring flown a heavy gate at the mouth of the old mine. All the guards were notified and when lite convicts had the gate down and were about to get out Into tlio open they wore tlrod on by the guards. Iliggins was almost instantly killed. Harris was shot in the breast arid Is fatally wounded. The other four men surrendered and were tnarehed bnck to prison two miles away. The eon victs had to break down seven pates on their underground trip. THE SMALLEST WOMAN IN CUBA. Scnnrtto dc Cciida, Twrnly-four InohM Tnll. ('nil* on th?< l'r?-*lclrnt. Washington. D. Among his visitors n few days ago President MeKlnlev received Senorita Estirito de Cenda. who is tiie smallest woman in Cuba. She was horn near Matanzas. and is about to return hotne after a visit to the ('nitcd States. Senorita de Cenda is commonly called by her friends "Chlqiiita." She is thirty-one years old. twenty-four inches tall, and weighs twenty-seven pounds. She was showily dressed in satins and *ilks and wore diamonds. She speaks Spanish. Italian. French and English and made a little speech to the President in the lastnamed language, as follows: "I want to thank you, Mr. President, for what you have done for my people." The President replied: "'I hat v as a very nice little speech. one of the most welcome I have ever received." Have Choice of Mnilo of Mutcidc*. The Emperor or' China is said to have Riven a choice of modes of suicide to the officials whose deaths ate demanded by the representatives of j foreipn nations. Moot Katln For Anltralla. A contract for 17,(km ton." of steeJ rails has been secured by 'he Illinois Steel Company for toe Australian Government. The rails are to be shipped to Melbourne. National liank of Cub* Incorporated. The National Bunk of Cuba, at Havana, has been Incorporated with * capital of $1,000,000 ? * sIk' " X ? A" i