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cttimatcd at from 6,000 to 10,000. Col
onel Bryan was accompanied to Mar
ion by C C. Philbrlck, a member of
tho stato committee; ex-Congressman
Lcntz and W. L. Finley, chairman of
the democratic central committee.
Colonel Bryan indorsed Clarke again
for senator, even more strongly than
in his speech at Versailles last night
and in the statement which he gave
out after a conference with -prominent
democrats at Columbus today. His
praise of Mayor Johnson ot Cleveland
as the democratic standard-bearer in
Ohio was most eloquent and received
with marked demonstration. Colonel
Bryan also discussed at length tho
trusts, the tariff, imperialism, currency
and other national issues. Immediate
ly after the meeting Mr. Bryan left for
New York. He announced that he
would be in Ohio again next month to
nake a number of speeches in support
of the democratic ticket.
According to advices from Bogota,
Colombia, it appears that the congress
there is discussing a bill authorizing
the president of Colombia to negotiate
a new Panama canal treaty with the
United States, but the opposition is
doing its utmost to prevent congress
approving this measure. It is stated
that Colombia Is very anxious to know
what action this government will tako
in the canal matter, but the govern
ment at Washington Is not yet ready
to divulge its line of action.
The 70,000 Japanese In the Hawaiian
islands are being organized in one
body with Consul Saito as president of
the society, for the purpose of better
ing the conditions of the Japanese pop
ulation if possible. It is said that one
cf the chief objects will be the settle
ment of labor difficulties involving, Ja
panese employes. It is proposed to es
tablish hospitals for the Japanese and
schools for the children and to coun
teract as much as possible the ten
dency of some portions of the Japan
ese population to lead lives ot idleness
and ignorance. .
On the anniversary of his accession
which he celebrated on Tuesday, Sep
tember 1, tho sultan of Turkey made a
speech to the chiefs of churches who
had gathered at the palace. In this
speech he attempted to justify recent
actions of his reign and declared that
he desires the welfare of all his subjects.
It was announced from Manila on
September 3 that the executive council
for the Moro province has been or
ganized in accordance with the bill re
cently enacted by the Philippine com
mission, providing for the government
of the Moros. This council is com
posed of a governor, secretary, treas
urer, engineer and superintendent " of
schools. The province will now be
within the jurisdiction of the Phil
ippine courts and constabulary, Moro
laws, being recognized when not In di
rect conflict -with American laws.
On the same day it was also reported
that the Moros are again showing
signs of unrest and that upon the re
quest of General Leonard Wood, an
additional battery has been sent from
Manila to strengthen the forces under
his command in the Moro province.
The constabulary in Jolo has also
been in conflict with a band of "in
surrectionists" in the province of Ca
vite and twenty of the insurgents were
killed during the engagement
Paraffine Bullets,
A cablegram to the New York Amer
Ican, under, date of Paris.- August 1,
says:
A revolution is taking place in duel
ling in Paris. A number of eminent
experts have proposed a special kind
o: revolver, which, instead of being
leaded with metallic projectiles, is
charged with paraflne balls, which are
just solid enough not to penetrato tho
skin. A number of trials have already
taken place.
The revolver duel thus becomes like
a sword duel, with all its imposing
ceremonial, such as stepping up to
tho line, loading and the order to fire.
?h.e adversary Is not to be hit on the
left sldo, and this gives occasion to
very clever maneuvering.
Those who have made use of the
new method of duelling are quite satis
fled at the superiority of the new
method over the old one. On? thing
Ja certain, that there is no danger of
killing your opponent by mistake
Have a Hornets' Nest.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 7. Assist
ant Postmaster General Wynne recent
ly decided that the receipts of the
Rock Mountain (N. C.) postoffico had
Increased sufficiently to warrant its
advance into tho presidential class,
and consequently Postmaster Cieorgo
Washington Robbin was notified that
he would be continued in servico at
$2,100 a year, and was asked to send
in to the department .the names of
four persons to be appointed to the
newly created subordinate positions
under him.
When his letter of recommendation
was received it read in part as fol
lows: "I, George Washington Rob
bin, postmaster at Rock Mountain, N.
C, recommend tho following persons
for appointment under me:
"As assistant postmaster, Stella Lin
coln Robbin.
"As stamper, Alexander Archilles
Eobbin.
"As assistant stamper, George
Washington Robbin, jr.
"As clerk, John A. Logan Robbin."
When Superintendent Waters of tho
salary and allowance division had re
covered from his astonishment over
the suggestion with regard to tho fu
ture of tho Robbin family, he wrote
across tho face of tho letter:
"When the Robbins nest again.
Birds or hogs?" and sent tho papers
to Mr. Wynne. The first assistant read
the letter from George Washington
Robbin, sr., with its cheerful remarks
concerning the Robbin family, then he
looked out of the window for a while.
Then ho perpetrated the fo.'lowing
below Mr. Waters' indorsement:'
Wo will call a halt on Robbin of this
place in old N. C,
As we have already elsewhere in the
fe3tive P. O. D.
This Robbin has tho right, no doubt,
to fix his family,
But to fix them all in tho same old
nest is too much IT. O. G.
N. B. See section 9, civil service
regulations. R. J. WYNNE.
Robbin, sr., was notified that only
one member of his family could be appointed.
Neatness of Dumb Brutes,
Henri Choupin, a French naturalist,
draws attention to the fact that ani
mals as a rule are wonderfully neat
and far excel human beings in this re
spect. It has taken men, he says, sev-(
eral centuries to learn the virtues of
neatness and cleanliness, whereas ani
mals have apparently always pos
sessed them. At any rate, they were
certainly the first to use soap, sponges
and tooth brushes.
"From time immemorial," he con
tinues, "animals have cleansed them
selves, using their tongues as brushes,
their saliva as soap, their tails as
towels and dusters and their claws as
combs. Moreover, many of "iem take
a cold bath whenever they have an
opportunity; Indeed, the apes go as
far as to boycott those among them
who do not take proper care of their
bodies. Another singular fact about
tho apes Is that those among them
who have handsome beards never
plunge recklessly into a river or pond, J
but delicately sprinkle them with wa
ter. Button had a chimpanzep who al
ways rinsed his mouth before drinking
and I havo heard of a female orang
outang who was an adept in tho use of
a toothpick. A fly after it Is decapi
tated generally spends somo seconds
in brushing Its neck and shoulders
with Its logs, but cvon the most zeal
ous advocate of cleanliness will hardly
claim that its object in doing so Is
that It may present a suitable post
mortem appearance. "Chicago Chronicle.
Reproof from the Heathen,
Mme. Li, tho wife of tho Chinese
ambassador, thinks that we are a great
people, within1 certain restrictions. Sho
has already attended fashionable din
ners enough to note that "In China
we are more modest," though sho is
sufficiently diplomatic to make no 111
rintured comment on the stato of pub
lic opinion which justifies feminine
apparel on such occasions. After all
Mme. Li's opinfons prove nothing moro
than a mere point of view, a question
of custom. We are sending mission
aries to China to bring the heathen to
a realization of tho purity of our re
ligion, and tho heathen looks pity
ingly at our baro arms and exposed
chests and wonders why modesty be
gins at the waist line. This is a very
interesting world, made up of all kinds
of missionaries. Chicago Post.
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