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The Semi-Weekly Tribune. IKA I: IIAUII, Proprietor. TKHMHi 11.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE NKIJHASKA. Tho man who la anxious to bur Wtually gets the worst of the bargain. If the wages of sin la death, some people ore slow In collecting what Is due them. The man who never tries to do any thing and the man who tries to do everything are both foolish. History continues to repeat Itself In plte of tho fact that two-thirds of his tory Isn't worth repeating. A man spends enough tlmo wonder ing why his neighbors dislike hltn to malio himself agreeable to them. A man Informed said recently that 1y denying himself three 10-ccnt cl gara dally for twenty yenrs ho figured that ho had eavtd $2,190. Ho then asked for tho loan of n quarter. When Abdul Hamld's ofllclal Amer ican farmer gets down to work pcr Jinps ho may be able to teach his royal employer how to raise that sum of money tho latter owes this govern ment. All reports from the seaside nnd tho mountains show un unusually gener ous patronogo of tho summer resorts. This Is not so much evidence of an especially hot summer as It is a sign of general prosperity. The Inclination to go to the resorts Is nlways strong, but tho ability of people to gratify It depends, In largo measure, upon tho condition of business. General Wcyler recently told the senate of Spain that "revolutions were frequently necessary and accomplished a work of regeneration." Wcyler as a regenerator would bo ono of history's most colossal Jokes, whllo his Idea of regonoratlon," to Judge from his Cu ban doings, would be Identical with that of tho warrior who made a soll tudo and called It peace. Alderman Brick of Doston solemnly aroso In tho nldcrmanlc chamber anil protested fervently ugalnst any appro priation for a reception to Admiral Dowoy. So successful was tho protest that when the matter camo to a voto Alderman Brick nnd Alderman Drlck alono was recorded as against honor ing tho victorious sailor, leaving tho Indignant nntl-glorlflcatlonlst much In tho position of tho frog which sat by tho road and croaked painfully when the elephant walked by. Col. Alexander Hawkins of tho Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers could not find death upon tho battlegrounds of tho war-swept Philippines, but met Ills fato upon tho sea, a helpless vic tim of insidious disease. There was no glorious dash nnd no martial show to emblazon tho passing of this bravo Eoldler, nnd history will not give him the credit or tho Justice that wcro as rightfully his duo as though ho had fallen leading tho boldest chargo of tho cntlro cnmpalgn. Yet ho did his duty wherever It led, and when all Is ulftcd and compared, what greater Iiralso could bo given to any fighting man? American railways nnd their man agers oro going to cut quite n figure In Europe next year. At Paris they will havo ono of tho finest exhibits in tho history of expositions, nnd after the ulg exhibition is over the staid peoplo in other parts of tho continent nro go ing to bo treated to several examples of ynukco cntcrprlso that will stnrtlo them, One American railway will ex hibit a niodol train, from engine to ob servation car. After tho exposition Is lor,cd this trnln will bo run over all tho principal railroads In Europe and Great Ilrltaln to show tho folks ovsr thcro how comfortably peoplo of tho United States trnvol and what thoso of tho fathorlnnds are missing In tho way of transportation accommodations, it may bring about a change- In European railway accommodations. To bo tenacious of his rights and privileges real or fnnclcd whllo at tho satno tlmo ho may bo forgetful of tho rights and privileges of others, Is no moro peculiar to tho whlto man than to his brethren of any shade of color. An anecdote told by a South ern dclegato to the National Suffrago Convention at Grand llaplds Is amus ingly Illustrative. An Island off tho (Southern coast, Inhabited by negroes, had as principal teacher In ono of lta schools a white woman. Sho was there as much lu tho capacity of missionary ns of teacher, and had so endeared hor clf to tho peoplo by her self-sacrificing spirit, that they unanimously ctccted her n member of tho school committee. Tho chairman, a pompous nnd prosperous negro, was so Indig nant that a woman should bo thus honored, In defiance of all precedent, that ho Instantly resigned. "Now you'vo sworo her In," ho said, "you kin Kwar mo out. I isn't gwan to Bit In no board with no woman!" Tho Hon. Jnmes W. Bradbury of the class of 1825, who headed tho proco3 alon of alumni on commencement day at Howdoln thta year, Is ono of tho fa mous old mor of tho United States, Ha was In the lenatc moro than fifty years ago, where Ilonton, Calhoun, Clay, Houston and Webster wcro among his contemporaries. Ills classmate, Na thaniel Hawthorne, lived to bo 00 yearn old, nnd yet Hawthorne has been dead anoro than a third of a century. Tho epan of such a llfo Is awe-inspiring, 3 las any other college an alumnus of ecventy-four years' standing? THIS STATE IN BRIEF rulrn Carbolic Aclil hy Mlatnkn. NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Aug. 17. Olive, dnughter of George Dodson of this place, took carbolic ncld, mistak ing It for a remedy she had been tak ing, For n tlmo it was thought the deadly poison had done lta work and only the promptness of tho attending physician saved her. " lixmnlniillnn for Oovernnirnt Hervlce. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The civil service commission Issued a schedulo showing the examinations to be held this fall for tho departmental and general service. Examinations will be held in tho following cities: In Nebraska Omnlin, on October 4, & and 17; Grand Island, October 18; Beatrice, October 4. (Sumo lnv of Xtilmifthii. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 17. Secretary Gtnrgu L. Sheldon of ino State Print ing Hoard ban compiled n pamphlet containing the gum a laws of Nebraska, copies of which aro distributed to up pIlenutH upon request. There has boon numoroim calls for these laws and tho pamphlet Issued contains all of the statutes relating to game, uonucnei (n a convenient lorm. Muy ISullil Mil Yt-ir. OMAHA, Aug. 17. The Omnhn & Northern railway, which In arranging to build ti line from Sioux City tu Omaha, has secured right-of-way fo" nearly tho entire distance. On tho route tho road pauses through tho Omaha and Winnebago Indian reserva tions and followH the Missouri river a portion of tho way. It Is claimed Hint tho lino may be built during tho pres ent yeac. Aceldi'iit ill North I.otip. NORTH LOUP, Neb., Aug. 17. Mr. W. T. Hutchlns, a farmer living near town, hnd a narrow cscapo from death. Hearing a racket In the etnble, ho went out to Investigate and found IiIh horses engaged In a pitched bnttle. In trying to separate them ono of thorn kicked at tho other and struck Mr. HutcliltiB on the right shoulder and on tho sldo of his head. It was several hours before consciousness wus re stored. Wolf Homily Approprl itlom. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 17. The wolf bounty appropriations nro being ex hausted very rapidly, tho total amount of claims already on file In the audi tor's olllce being within $8,009 of tuo total appropriation of $00,000. Thcso claims, all of which aro for small amounts,-arc being approved as rapidly as possible and tho warrants Issued. Up to dnte tho amount drawn from tho old bounty appropriation of $15,000 Is $12,871, whllo tho now appropriation of $15,000 has been decreased $0,522 since it went Into effect April 1. Tho old bounty clatmii, or thoso Med with tho county clerkB prior to April 1, amount to $37,327 nnd thoso since April 1 to $13,C01. Wen I Iter mill Crop llutlrtln. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 17. O. A. Lovclnnd, director of tho Government Crop nnd Weather bureau, has issued tho following bulletin on tho weather and crop conditions: "Tho last week has been warm, Willi general and heavy showera on tho last days of tho week. Tho uvorago dally excess lu temperature has varied from .1 degrees In tho eastern counties to less than 1 degroo In tho western. "Tho rainfall of tho week has been above normal In most parts of the state, lu a considerable portion of tho southeastern part of the state It ex ceeded two Inches, at many placeH It exceeded three inches nnd lu custom Sallno and Dodgo counties It ranged from live to muro than six Inches." Doctor After thu Ilruliir. OMAHA, Aug. 17. Tho unit stop toward what Is declared to bo a well founded and well grounded movement to tlilvo out of tho city all persons Il legally practicing medicine, was com menced Monday, when Dr. H. F. Crum mer, secretary of tho state board or health, llled complaints against I). W. Johnson, and C. Geo Wo. Recently magnetic healers nnd other persons practicing mcdlcluo In ono form or another contrary to the Htato law, havo been driven out of several of tho smaller cities of tho stato, tho remit Of the work of n loaguo of physicians formed last whiter. Physicians of till, bcliools are cttgtblo to membership and over 750 doctors, about seventy ot whom reside In Omaha, havo Joined It. ltullilltiK mill l.iuiii AHsiirliitliniH, LINCOLN, Aug. 17. Tho Stato Blinking Hoard has Issued the follow ing summary of tho statement of tho condition of the building nnd loan as sociations of tho stato ot NebrnBkn on tho SOth day or Juno, 1891): ASHKTS. First moi'lRiiKO loans S:',SIS,"T:.S1 Ktil Iu.iiib In pruccHH of fore- oluHiiro a.'.nriL'.oj Itial estate US.WI.95 FuriiUuri' iiml llxlurix I'.MUXi I'iihIi ,. 1IU.WU.53 KnpeiiHrH and Iiixoh paid Due f i oin fttoukholilurH 42,:t.Mi Other linnets ,, SS.&'.ti.W Total J.I.Ml.OU'.'Jtl LIAUILIT1KB. (.'upltitl Htnck imlil up 2,b:,sX6;t I'rnlllK undivided, liicliullni; rc- hitvo rami ,,,,,, JTO.IICVM l'mulilliiH unearned W.Kxi.llj Due MuirclmliliTH on Incnuipltito loans , 31,fi).is Advance, payments 4.A74.17 Mutated Mock unpaid lW.ML'.M Ullla piiyntiU) S.hiU.lti other iiuiiiiiiU'H Total J,S3t,012.Si Wooilini'ii lluy lit Chiiutiiuiiu. I.ONG.PINE Neb., Aug. 17. Wood man uny at tho Chautauqua was a completo success. Tho clouds ...irent cnlng In appearauco kept many away, but made tho day cool and perfect for comfort. About 2,000 peoplo wero present and tho program carried out very nearly ns advertised. Hon. Ralph 1-3. Johnson of Lincoln, stato lecturer of tho Modern Woodmen of America, dollvercd tho principal address. Music was furnished by tho Newport nnd Alnaworth bands. A DEMISED STAND Filipinos Make Btnbborn Essistanco to Advanco of Troops. HEAVY V0LLLYS INTO 01R RANKS. rrn t'onipiinlm ot the Twelfth Infuntry Move Forward A Pierce fight I" Which tlio IimurBfiitu nil VmikI nre Woritel Their I.o About Two Hundred. MANILA, Aug. 17. Tho twelfth Infantry left Calulet at sunrise yester day nnd advanced up the railway. Captain Evans' battalion deployed to tho right of tho track nnd Captain Woods' -to tho loft. Two comonnios remained on the track with tho artil lery. Tho Insurgents weic found well lntronehed In front of tlio town, tho trenches having been dug within n fow days anil since the occupation of Calulet. At ti distance of 1,500 ynrds the Filipinos opened fire. Their force was estimated by Colo nel Smith at 1,500. although the tesl dontH afterward said it exceeded those figures by 1.000. The enemy sent heavy . volleys ngalnt-.t the whole American lino. Most of their shoot ing, as usual, wns high, but they con centrated their heaviest tiro down tho track on the artillery. Colonel Smith kept tho wlio'o lino moving rupldly with frequent rushes. The Insurgents attempted to Hank Captain Evans nnd, therefore, two companies wero sent to tho right nnd cirovo thorn back. Unnblc to stand our continuous vol leys the Filipinos nbndoned tho trenches nnd retreated through tho town northward. It tippearu that they had only received their supply of ammunition In the mottling. Hud they been nttneked sooner they could havo made little resistance. The Intense heat caused much suf fering nmong tho AniorlcuiiB. A reporter of tho Manila Times, who wna accompanying Colonel Smith, wns shot In tho h?nd, probably fatally. Ono American oHlcer re ceived a slight wound on tho face Lieutenant Howland ol General Wheaton's Btnff, who knew tho coun try thoroughly ns tho result of rccon nolssnnccB and who assisted lu di recting the movement, received a vol ley whllo riding across a field close to tho trenches, but he escaped un harmed. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. A Journal dispatch from Manila says: Tho Fili pinos sustained a severe defeat befojo Angeles. Ten companies of the Twelfth Infantry, with two cannona, nttacked 2,500 Insurgents, who wcro Intrenched near tho town. A fierce fight followed, in which the Filipinos wero worsted and driven nway In disorder. Their loss wns 200 men. The Americans had two killed nnd twelve wounded. Tho Twelfth occupies Angeles and. Is holding tho town. Gen. Otis sends the following nc count of the engagement: MncArthur's troops occupy country from Cnndalla to a point near An geles, thence toward P irac, taking within his line Santa Ailla, Guagua, Uacolor. Colonel Smith with ten companies of tho Twelfth Infantry nnd two guns of tho 'First artillery today attacked the enemy s lntronch mcnts on tho outskirts of Angeles, estimated at 2,500, driving them north nnd Indicting upon them reported loss ot 200 killed and wounded. Our loss two killed nnd twoHe wounded. On tho 11 th Inst. Genornl Your.g's troops, consisting of detnehmentn of tho Fourth cavalry, Twenty-first. Twenty-fourth nnd Twonty-flfth In fantry, drove tho insurgents north east of Manila through Muraqulna. San Mntco, Into tho mouutnlns. Re turning tho following day a column of Insurgents, 500 stroni;, drsrended to tho road east of Haltuag for tho purpose of taking tho rnilwny. They woro driven by our Pallung and Oulngua troopa and routed yesterday. This forco Is In full retrent north ward, currying n number of their olll ccrs. Angeles will bo icrmanontly occupied at onco. IIAYWAllD REGAINS STRENGTH. Nclmnliii'n Si'imlor Appeiira to Ho Mov ing Toward Ilroovery. IinOWNVlLLE, Neb., Aug. 17. Senator Hay ward passed a good day. Ho rested quietly, pnrtaklng of nour ishment and his mind, as Dr. Whltten remarks, Is as clear aa a liell. He suf fora but littlo pain and Is able to turn himself In bed without assistance. An effort was mado to got hlm out of bed. but upon arising he suffered excruciat ing pain lu the back and the attempt was abandoned. Mr. Hnyward keeps In good spirits, Mrs. liny ward remains constantly by tho senator's bedside and his son, Major W. H. Hay ward Is with him us much ns possible Dr. Whltten re turned to Nebrnska City and upon ar riving there Informed Major Hay ward that the case now hns no resemblance to apoplexy and ho attributes tho at tack to convulsion cnused by stomach trouble, similar to that sometimes suf fered by Infants. Dr. Galthor of Ncmehn Is caring for tho sick man during Or. Whltten'a ab sence. At 7:30 o'clock Inst evening Sena tor Hnyward was very tired and wns suffering with a hendacho, but other wise his condition was greatly im proved. To Help Win the Atiiorlrnn Cup. LONDON, Aug. 17. As Emperor William's yacht Meteor has finished her racing season, Captain "Hen" Parker, tho skipper of that craft, and cloven members of Its crew havo re ceived permission from his majesty to start for tho United States Immediately In order to help sail tho Shamrock In tho races for tho America's cup. Nimv rrildent for Milium I'nlvi'mlry. HAMILTON, 0., Aug, 17. Jlev. Dr. Davis Stanton Tnppan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Ports mouth, O., has boon oleetod precedent. it Miami university. 0WA DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION Tho Ticket l'ut forth tU I)rn Mnlnco nnd . I III! form Adoptrcl. Governor Fred E. White, Keokuk County. Lieutenant-Governor M. L. Devls, Montgomery County. Judgo of Supremo Court A. Van Wngenen, Woodbury County. Railway Commissioner W. II. Cal houn, Marshall County. Superintendent of Public Instruction D. P. Hoist, Hoone County. DES MOINES, Aug. 17. The demo cratlc state convention yesterday nom inated the above ticket. Tho populist state convention also ment and endorsed the above ticket. All tho nominees arc democrats ex cept Calhoun, who wns tho populist candidate. The Chicago platform waa endorsed In Uh entirety and the demo cratic stato committee was empowered to fill any vncantlcs caused by death or othcrwlw;. Following Is a text of the platform: "Wo rcjolco In the exalted sentiment and motive that prompted the govern ment of the United States to take up arms In defend of tho bitterly op piTHsod people ot Cuba, In tho success ful termination of tho war with Spain and in the patriotism and unsurpassed bravery displayed by soldiers and sail ors on land and sea. The war for the llucratlon of the tyranny-cursed Island was worthy of the greatest republic and tho most civilized nation that nour ished in tho tides of time. Hut for tho same reason that we glory In the suc cessful war againrt Spain wc depre cate the continued war against tho Filipinos. One war was for the eman cipation of the people. The other was for tho subjugation of the people nnd If tho war ugalnst Spain wns right, and It wns, that against the natlvco of the Philippines, who havo commit ted no offense, save to love liberty, and to bo willing to fight and die for It, Is wrong. The army authorized by congress to conquer the natives of the oriental lslandR Is a repudiation of tho American doctrlno of consent nfllrmed In tho Declaration of Independence nnd In conflict with tho principles which Georgo Washington nnd his fellow pa triots of tho revolution made sacri fices to establish. Wo also condemn tho wnr ngalnst the Filipinos, believ ing It may have been Inspired by Great Ilrltaln for the purpose of pro ducing conditions that will force an Anglo-American alliance, nnd not only protost against tho war nnd demand tho extension to tho Filipinos of the sumo assuranco given to tho Cubans, but wo record our dcop-scated an tagonism to nn alliance wKh Great Urltaln or nny other European power and express our detestation of the nt tcmpt inndo in Urltlsh interest to dis rupt tho friendly relations which hnvo uniformly existed between tho United States nnd Germany. We oppose con quests of tho Philippines because im perialism means militarism, becnuse militarism means government by force nnd because government by forco menn3 tho death of government by consent, destruction of political and Industrial freedom and tho oblitera tion ot equality of rights and the as sociation of democratic Institutions." "Wo view with alarm the multipli cation of thoso combinations of capital, knows ns trustB, that aro concentrat ing nnd monopolizing Industry, crush out Independent producers of limited means, destroying competition, re stricting oportunltics for labor, arti ficially limiting production nnd raising prices nnd creating an Industrial con dition different from state socialism only In the respect thnt under social ism benefits of production would go to all, while under the trust system they go to Incrense tho fortunes of tho Individual. These trusts and combina tions nro tho direct outgrowth of tho policy of the republican party, which lias not only favored these institu tions, Ixit ban accepted their support and solicited their contributions to aid that party In retaining power. It has placed tho burden of taxation upon thoso who labor and produce in the times of peace and who fight our bat tles lu time of war, whllo the wealth of the country is exempted from thoso burdens. Wo condemn this policy and Is our solemn conviction that the trusts must bo destroyed nr they will destroy free government, nnd we de mand thnt they bo suppressed by tho repeal of tho protective tariff and other privileges conferring legislation re sponsible for them. Hy tho enactment of such legislation the state nnd nation will aid In Hiclr destruction." Ni'linmkn'K tjuolii I Full. ' ' LINCOLN, Aug. 17. In rcsponso to a dispatch from Secretary of War Root Governor Poynter tonight tele graphed the War deportment a list of nominations foe oiKiunlsaloned olllcera In the live provisional regiments which nro to bo organized. Nebraska's allot ment under the call Is four olllcers, a major, cue captain and two lleuton nuts. The M submitted by Governor Poynter contains iwh' uumes than the call asks for. Imt it is thought that tho stato's quota can be Increased to nt least six. While the governor re fused to stato whom be had recom mended, It Is understood thnt tho list includes l.lcutcnuut Coionel Eager ot tho First regiment, Major Tracy of tho Second and Lieutenant Colonel McClay of the Third. Smith IMkotu In the FIHil. CHICAGO, III., Aug. 17. The Chi cago Mica Mining and Milling com pany, backed by Chicago capital and operating under the mining laws of Colorado, hns entered the field here tofore ocuplcd solely by the so-called trust, by opening Its mince In South Diflcota and perfecting plans for locat ing a large factory lu Chicago within tho next thirty days to cut and grind its product for tho trude. Tho com pany's properties nro at Custer, S. D KiirIiiiiiI Unidy for Wur. LONDON. Aug. 17. Tha Transvaal Rltuatloti is unchanged, according tc all obtainable ofllotal information, but tho continued detuy of tho Hoc unswer to Oret 1 it-it Ih'b demand for u Joint Inquiry m to tho offftt uptm tho outlandets tvf tlm jh-ooscd fran chise reform niftMUVca makes inatten look moro sarlcrtu. Tlio Wnr olllcn ban completed its propatntlons for an emergency force of 80.000 men to bo rady to leav within a wevk. SENATOR llAYU'AKD ILL Stricken "With Apoplexy as Ho Was About to Rise and Speak. PALLS fROM CHAIR UNCONSCIOUS incitement Aniunjr the I.nrgo Auitlrt.co Whom He wim About to Aililrf riiynlcliuis Constantly nt 1II HetUlito nnd It l Thought Ho Wilt Kventuullj ltccover. DROWNVILLE, Neb., Aug. 10. United States Senator M. L. Hay ward wan stricken by apoplexy at 1:30 a. m. yesterday and Is still vory 111 from Its effects. It was not thought Into last night that tho attack would lcsult fu tally. At 7 p. m. the family physician. Dr. E. M. Whltten, said: "S'.-nator Hay ward Is more comfortable nt present. His temperature Is 100, pulse 100. ro splratlon 22. Ilio condition is still crit ical, but 1 think ho will recover. Wo have some hopes of removing him home tomorrow, but It Is very doubt ful. As yet there aro no Indications of clot on the brain or paralysis, which accompany or follows it, but it is not too late for euch Indications to appear and paralysis may follow. "I think the stroke Is probably the result of tho physical changes experi enced on his recent trip to tho moun tains, where ho found the rnro air did not agree with him and ho wns foiced to return home. 1 have been his phy sician twenty-five yenrs and ho never hnd a similar stroke before, Ho had a strong, robust constitution. Thii at tack might have been caused by over heating or over-exertion, mental or physical." At 11:25 p. m. the senator was rest ing easily with no mator'al change. Senntor Hay ward was ono of the speakers billed nt the Midcrti Wood men picnic held at this place. There was n largo crowd present and Senator Hnyward was seated on tho platform chatting pleasantly with friends. Ho was not complaining of any indisposi tion and appeared to bo m good health and spirits. Tho tlmo had arrived Just oftcr 11 a. m. for hlm to deliver his nddrcss and fio was Just on tho point ot rising from his soat when ho wns seen to grasp r.s if Becking for somo support nnd then fall to the platform. As tho large audience realized that something seri ous had happened to him thcro wns grcnt excitement, but thcro wero some cool heads nmong those present who Scallzpd that something must be done tiickfy. Drs. Gnlther and Crano, who wero present, mado their way to tho stricken mnn. Under their Instructions tho Woodmen formed In line around tho place where ho lay to keep tho crowd from surging in and shutting out the nlr, nnd the doctors themselves set to work to revive Mr. Hnyward. This proper a most difficult task and it was almost two hours beforo the patient showed nny decided signs of reviving consciousness. Shortly after 2 o'clock ho had re vived sufficiently to bo nblo to talk somo and the doctors had strong hopc3 of tho senntor's ultimate recovery. Ho was removed to a place where ho could have better care and mado as comfort able as possible under tho circum stances. OUR PRISONERS BADLY TREATED. Hturtllii' Story Iti-Riirillui; tho 1'iirty Citplurrd I'm in tlio Ynrbtovrn. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 1C Tho Bulletin publishes a startling story from the Philippines regarding Lieutenant Gllmore and tho party from the Yorktown, who wero captured by tho Filipinos nnd who havo been re ported from ofllclal sources as being well cared for and well treated. It appears that when tho Amerlcnns reached San Isldro, where tho York town members and somo soldiers nnd civilians had been Imprisoned, they found tho names of tho prisoners scratched on the walls of tho Jail. Somo letters from tho men were found secreted under stones and a Spaniard who had been Intrusted with several presented them to Genornl Lawton. Tho letters told of the hardships tho men wcro compelled to suffer and begged that aid be sent to them. Tho men complained thnt they had been starved, beaten and bound, and, more over, wero In rngs. MULE0RD WANTS MORE MEN. Would I.llio to UiiImi u Iti'Klincut for riilllpplue Service. LINCOLN. Aug. 10. Colonel Mill ford, comniandnnt of tho First Ne brnska, recently appointed to a cap taincy In the now volunteer service, desires to head another regiment of men enlisted by hlmaelf personally. To this end ho has secured tho en dorsement of tho principal olllcers now In the Philippines. In i:xrli;tnc for (.old Colo. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Tho amount of gold certificates paid out at tho several Biib-treasurles up to the close of business yesterday In ex change for gold coin was 114,118,870, with San Francisco and Now Orleans yet to bo heard from. The amounts taken nt tho several sub-treasury cities aro given as follows: Washington, $993,010; Unltlmore. $1,831,740; New York. $0,3SO,000; Philadelphia, $1,119, 950; Hoston $635,000; Cincinnati, $210, 260; Chicago, $1,197,010; St. IxjuIs, $1, 051,000. Yellow I'ever In Mexico. WASHINGTON. Aug. 1C A telo sram from Surgeon Cofer of tho Ma rino hospital service dated at tho City of Mexico brings tho Information to tho headquarters of the service In this city thnt thcro has been an outbreak of yellow fever nt Tuxpon, a town on tho Mexican coast between Vera Cruz and Tnntplco. Thcro has been twenty deaths irp to July 30. Tho dlscaso Ij supposed to havo boon carried to that point from Vera Ciuz. Surgeon General Wyman wired tho Information of tlio outbreak na soon ns received to tho American lnspoctora on tho American border. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. A street railroad deal is nfoot In volving all tho roads lu Albany nnd Troy. A report from Redding, Cal., states thnt a bug has been found thnt lays dancing eggs. Earthquake shocks, accompanied by torrents of rain, arc reported from tho central portion of Portugal. Tho French government Is about to expend several million francs cn tho coast defenses ot New Caledonia. George W. Clnyton, one of Denver's earliest pioneers, died from apoplexy. His fortune Is reported to bo $3,000,000. Eight hundred cloakmakers em ployed In fifteen shops Joined tho ranks of tho strikers In Now York city. General James Longstrcct, United States commissioner of railroads, la tho guest nt San Diego, Cal., of U. S. Grant. There were twenty-three deaths from tho plnguo nt Hong Kong last week nntl twcnty-flvo new cases were re ported. Mrs. Lilly Langtry, the nctrcss, was married July 27, nt tlio Island of Jer soy, to Hugo Gerald do Batho, 28 years of nge. An Invitation lias boon extonded to President McKlnley to ba presont In Pittsburg upon tho return of tho Tenth regiment. The bubonic plagtio has appeared nt Now Chwang, In tho province of Llao Tong, on tho River Llao, near the Gulf ot Pc Chi LI. The price of anthracite coal will bo higher In Chicago the coming winter thnn In a number of years before, ac cording to local dealearo. Military operations In tho Ynqut valley, Mexico, culminated in a series of engagements nnd the final route and dlspcrsnl of the Indians. The railroads leading Into tho west nnd northwest report that grasscra have begun to move to market. Tho cnttlo nre all In fine condition. There havo been enlisted for tho ten regiments for the Philippine isl ands 13,010 men, leaving but eighty moro to make tho regiments complete. It Is reported that tho Imperial heir presumptive of Austria, the Archduko Francis, is betrothed to tho Grand Duchcsso Helene Vladlmlrovnn of Rus sia. The lord mayor of Iiondon, Sir John Voco Moore, hns opened a fund nt the Mansion house for the relict of tho victims of tho recent West Indian hur ricane. Reports to tho effect that a combina tion of the leading clgarmakcrs In Key West, Tampa and Havana is be ing orgnnlzcd nro current in tho tobac co trade. General Brooke will bo called to Washington to consult with Secretary Root concerning affairs In Cuba. Tho secrotnry desires to havo benefit by General Brooke's knowledge of the situation. Ex-Senator Henry W. Blair agrcca to become senntor from New Hamp shire If by so doing he can settle tho troubles 'between tho two senators from that state. The popo has appointed Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland, npostollc delegnto to Ireland, for tho purposo of presiding nt tho national synod of Irish bishops, to bo held in 1900. Gen. Wcyler has denied tho report that ho is a republican, but he thinks federalism is theoretically acceptable. Ho also says ho would bo an absolutist If a king worthy the nnmo existed. Dispntches from Durban, In Natal, announce that an armor-plated train, fitted with loopholes, has been sent to the Natal Transvaal border and that artillery of tho Orange Free State Is going to occupy Vnn Remcn's Pass. At San Francisco Judge Cnrroll Cook granted fifteen days further stay ot execution to Mrs. Cordelia Botkln, tho convicted murderess of Mrs. John P. Dunning. The bill of exceptions In the case has been filed, but not yet settled. August Hosetlg, n government rail road ofllclal, has been nrrcstcd at Vienna for stealing tho emergency mobilization plnns, which he delivered to a mnn named P. Zlboworekl, who is said to have communicated them to agents of Franco nnd Russia. Tho comptroller ot tho currency has declared dividends in favor of tho creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: Flvo per cent, tho First National bank of Helena, Mont.; 2.2 per cent, tho Keystone National bank of Superior, West Superior, Wis. Leach & Son of Chicago, who bid $177,759, wero tho lowest bidders for tho construction except heating and ventilating npparatus and electric work, ot tho hospital building for tho United States immigration station nt Ellis island, Now York. Secretary Gago has sent to Lleuton nnt dishing, In command of the revo nuo cutter Rush, n letter of congratu lation on his success In towing tho cutter Nunlvak from San Francisco to the mouth of tho Yukon river, a dls tnnco of about 4,200 miles. Calvin E. Kach ot uanstngburg, chnlrmnn of tho Chicago platform dem ocrats of Eastern New York, has lfesuod n call for n conference to be held at ttho town hall In Saratoga, August 22, for the purpose of organizing a Bryan League of tho Empire State. A special to tho Record from Austin, Tex., Fays: A dispatch from Chlhua. nun, Mexico, says the War department Is allvo to the situation in the Ynqui Indian country and that Immense ship ments of arms and ammunition aro now being mado from tho City of Mexico nnd other mllltnry eUitlons. A senBntlon has been created In In diana by tho refusal of George W. Herman to nccept rallrop.d passes Ho Is Judge of tho district ourt mado up of Stark and Pulaski co mtles. William M. Jones, a Chicago mer chant, filed a petition ii bankruptcy In tho United States district court scheduling liabilities of $91,520 and no nssets. Acting Assistant Surgeon Albert P, Fltzslmmons, now nt Tecumsch, Nob., has been ordered to proceed to Snn Francisco and report to Genernl Shat ter for duty. Privates Herman Mnn heim and Archlo C. Samuol, Fort Ulo brara, havo been ordored to Manila tor duty.