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PJIEM1ER VERY TESTY REFUSES TO HEAR BAYARD THROUGH. fncland'i rotUlonln liegartf to t, Veii ali C""'"0" Tally Petermlneil On Monroe Dortrlns Cut No rlcur I' ni tmaaador Hayarila Stftteuieut- Nkw York, Oct. Tlio London correspondent of the World cables the following: "In conversation with an official of high standing and inti mately acquainted with ull the irisido facts of the Venezuelan dispute, I learned that the ministerial conten tion here is that the prescifl decisive action of the British government was provoked by the recent dispatch from the American state department en forcing hi strenuous terms the Monroe doctrine in connection with the ques tion. My Informant told me, that to his positive knowledge, at an Inter view at which Ambassador ISayard was communicating the terms of u dis patch to Lord Salisbury, tho latter in terrupted him midway with the re mark that he need not proceed further, as the Itritish govcrnmen', could not even entertain the arguments put forward, . and absolutely declined to recognize such an application of the Monroe doctrine. Tho terms of Lord Salisbury's w.-itten re ply were practically the same and in cluded a complaint of tho tone in which the question had been dealt with in the dispatch of the American government as increasing the difficul ties of the s tuation. in the name document the State department was invited to remember that Lughind was an American power before the exist ence of the United States, and her rights on the American continent con sequently were anterior to thoso of the United States, Ambassador Jinyurd, in further communica tion to the Uritish foreign of fice, pointed out that there is no certainty that Kngland is right uhout the Venezuelan frontier as in the Mritisli colonial otHee list, the au thorized publication of the colonial department, it is stated that the boun daries of the liritfch Guiana have never been clearly defined in regard to tho parts now in dispute. Tins was an awkward reference for the British government, but Lord Salisbury re plied that the colonial ollice list, not uei:ig an official publication, the Brit ish government could not be responsi ble for its statements. The Chronicle publishes an Inter view with United States Ambassador Hayard, in which the latter is quoted us saying that he had only vory gen eral ideas of the latest phase of tho Venezuelan trouble, except what he hud gathered from the newspapers. His latest mission was an endeavor of the friendliest character to arrange to resume the Venezuelan frontier nego tiations. Lord Salisbury had listened to his argument in the best spirit. The delay of Lord Salisbury's reply was doubtless due to the latter's holiday and to the subsequent occupation of tie foreign office. The man disputes of the United States with Venezuela had always been amicably arranged by a board of conciliation, and Mr, Bayard said he did not see why the same methods had not been adopted ns between Venezuela and Kngland. Lord fcalisbiiry'sdeinandon Venezuela for reparation, he added,' vus-quite P"Jild? Ms pi'in in the affair. ! The 'l'Tuiv says editorially: ".Some of our American friends have been too previous in their interpretations of a report that the Marquis of Salisbury has sent an ulUmatum to Vene zuela, Lord Salisbury's disputch had to be sent through Berlin. Its tenor was not such as to raise tho questions which a portion of tho American press seem so anxious to discuss. The claim that the right bank of the Cnyani river belongs to them does not iustify tho Venezue lans in an attack upon the British police. Until their violent act is atoned for and uu ample apology is made, they are in a position of having suddenly removed the d'spnte from the sphere of diplomacy and chal lenged its settlement by force. Wheth er they count upon enjoying immunity on account of the distance to the scene of action from Kngland, like other weak states, or they presume upon their insignificance to do things no great power would attempt, it Is time the Caracas politicians were taught a salutary lesson. The St. James Gazette of to-day de clares itself to be opposed to arbitra tion iu any form, saying: " Arbitra tion not only does not apply to the present dispute, but it is tin- uutil thing, when there Is recourse to this kind of international tribune, for tho arbitrators to find against Lug lund and the weight of evidence; ami in tho few cases where the finding lias been In our favor the other hide de clines to pay." More attention Isattadied now than formerly In the utterances of the St, James "..nartle Kili I 111 I'iUaliiitf lit the- dispute, as this new-pap r srcius to have had aoitiewluit of tt tuslde traek throughout in ri ivnel new here, and It is believed I ttf -f..r' to have been iu-; r- l by 4 liitfh gov ernment uilioial thoroughly faiuit nr w ith the su'.ijeel and awui of Ho' "'! If r In be followed by tin Marq.iN i f Hal i-bury. Mty Hal I(alt.t II train. I ."I t II I fc. hf., Oct. .1 -U.SHU M I my, Jr., of I'uri-s Ky., wl.on.i.- i t,V.d Hit Ik-uithTalic U'l-.lua'ion (Vr pi. tutor With I. Hutu I W l I' i.diti, lu vbuil4W, and dim was licf.iitel I In llm i-tni.t-lit toll by u 'i I lii.i r V. ; It tint loiUv in I. t'i f li I I t ii, ' t' I t rmidi?t tmui M.r, e-, . l .h. In Iwltilf tt l I'd. t. ttti l.tv i Mlt. r i.l,i'! vu si 1 1 i , i ptlf nit. I 1 r . ' .(.. !,(-, J V'iii", iii, im, ; ; i.iii Kt i (kit ;,J,t datl.t.-r i.f j Alit tsl J. Vatt kat art. sc. I ,111, l ' t Mt I. 4 if . I'. u .i. . ! h!'i rll firi jif j ; jnn M,.' h I -aalll f j-.. .i l,.r i:. I .' If law K I .- . rv I lslo Utf Who i, H,. ! I . imb I tiat4 nt- in it ' e w M :ktt !'- Il dull t I'rf M !.. i,r.t lir r r , . l v 4 , n,'l il of f m r ' iff. 1 !"w 1 lirrtMl fli !. t6 t t f $ it n sue t it I 11 t I l li . i. a" li ' !! r 4 S ' . v;i!,J vr If w ' i SHERMAN TO FOSTER The Htalmamn Telia Iloir Ttard R Toolt nia I (Vol of lHitO. Chicago, (let. sxThe following letter from Sherman's book to Hon. Charles Foster shows how much to heart Mr. Shermau took his defeat for president in ISSu: Wasiiinuto.v, ,T me 30, 38SO. Dkar Sin: Your letter of the :.':id came while I was still absent on tho Chesapeake bay. I regret that I did not see you, for a free conversation would be far more satisfactory than letter writing. 1 wish to be perfectly frank with you. as since 1 first became, acquainted with von 1 have felt for you warili friendship, and have al ways had entire confidence in you. I confess, however, that the information 1 received in regard to your operations in Chicago had greatly weakened this feeling and left, u painful impression upon my mind that you huu not dono by me as 1 would have done by you under like cireumstauees. Your letter chafed away much of this impression, and pcrhups the better way would be for me to write no more, but to treat your letter hs en tirely satisfactory und conclusive. Still 1 think it right or me to give you the generul basis of the impres sions L had formed. My first, impulse was to send you a muss of letters from delegates and others attending the convention, but this could only create a controversy and perhaps be tray confidence, which I could nt do. The general purport of these letters is that, while you spoke freely and kindly of me. yet there was always 11 kind of reserve in favor of Blaine and u hesitation in pressing me that indi cated a divided opinion, that partly by the divisions in the Ohio, delegation and partly by tho halfway support of yourself, and, perhaps, "other?,, the Ohio delegation lost its moral strength, and practically defeated mo before any ballot was had. This general Impression I could have passed by, but it was distinctly slated to me, by delegates and friends of delegates present in the convention, that they proffered the vote of largo portions of ihcir respective delegations 10 you, with the understanding that they were to be cast for me wnenercr you indicated the proper moment. This was specifically said as to In diana, Massachusetts and the Blaine portion of the Pennsylvania, delega tion. It was said you prevented Massachusetts from voting for ma from about the tenth to the fifteenth ballot on Monday; that nine of the Connecticut delegates held themselves ready to vote for me on your call, but that you put it off, and Harrison U quoted as saying that twenty-six votes from Indiana were ready to be cast for me Monday, at nny time after a few ballots, but they were withheld on account of representations from the Ohio delegation. Mr. Killings of Vermont Is quoted as saying that tho Vermont delegation, with two or three exceptions, were ready to vote for me, but were discontented with tho posi tion taken by you, and doubted whether you desired their vote for me. These and many other allegations of similar import, coming one after tho other, led me to believe you had changed the position you took in the early part of tho canvass and had come to tint conclusion that it was not wise to nominate me, and that other ar rangements for your future influenced you in changing your opinion. This impression caused tne more pain than anything that has transpired since the beginning of tho contest. J assure you I have no regreti over the results of the convention. Indeed, the moment it wo.t over I felt a sense of relict that 1 had not had for six months. The nomination of (iarficld is entirely satisfactory to me. The only shade that rests on this feeling is the' fact that (iarficld went there by my selection to represent me and comes from tho convention with the honor that I had sought. 1 will do him the justice to say that I have seen no evidence that he has contributed to that result except by his good conduct in the presence of the convention. I had always looked with great favor upou tho contingency that if I was not nominated after a fair and full trial, und Blaine was, you would be tho candidate for the vice presidency, and had frequently haid to inn In?. I friends that this was my de sire. The contingency of iaitield's nomination 1 did not consider, for 1 suppoteit that, lis he was secure in tho Semite for six years, he would not de sire the presidency, but us it has come to him without his self-seeking, it is honorable and rifht. and I have no eauso of complaint. If I had believed i.e had used tho position 1 gave him to supplant inc. I would consider it dis honnrubie and would not support him; but, while sueh statements have been made to inc. I feel bound to suy that hnvj never seen nor heard from credi ble siiurecs any ground for such uu imputation, und. therefore, ho shall liuf) my earliest and hearty support. There are one or txvii feulures of th.j, canvass thul ru m painful iut-pns-ioa upon me. The first in tliut I in iqipoMiimi to iii iu nliinwasi.il rcHsmi jlile, withcut ume. cither sprin,fin fr;n co'iup or bud nioUves or iimi 1 hiieii niv al eaiiHes us w.mii.i ivrly jilttify the pout. tig of a Ix-llMtiibot . I n-efiieyour f'-tttiU statement with ci-i;M nee, uii. I will act up 111 it' ui'l Ir.-tt you a oi l, with hearty i,"kI w ill and r-v !, and w til gi 110 fur ther 1 1,'drii. e In tin ntnrie I hf.tr. ie ISU huu' !' ktiovletl,t tif tin I'V t-M i f tU.' , 1 ii;iU,ut I',! I14VO .ee: ci,ide wgauiM. y.ni. ... wi-ii Imty, Jotl !! I!l V i' ip I ,ti 'e l'tt' r. I iuittbi., ll, txlSri. I'tl i St o Hi.-1. IH S1 Nf "W l!iil,iU' lO,l -i:l,p titles 1,4' ad . t 1 1 l. (.,;... ! i-i.. t. at ?i, . $1 '. t I . !m itHUS S 1 vi . w in i t n 1 1. i i I'll in, i i - i. rr,iS'- W d!cl f ' e'. ! I at l'i i.Wiu t.f ( lt, I , I I u' ll. 4t n tl rti-ei .. i I i tl !. ,i,l , x itvt i.; io. tixii, j r i'l.niiflt ,.ii nmu'ary ,' tr ! f.if a. i,t;. (..ii, ..tl ni'ixiv l: s -r . , mii v . .l , a i ii.um i,i I if ,), i t 4i I tt j i (In I. 1 N Hl,,n,, I ,. r.j ,i, 11 . .ar. i r ! li in t H- ul Mi.m ',t !(,. ! t ii.nltil, M' I'trfl ll'titiH tl Kiiiui M , , 1 . r,- 1. 1 .,-, -( t w i Uami tl Ko.'. '.i PUGILISTIC PALAVER. More Scl:mc und Farinca of the Cham pion riat 8liCr. Lrrrr.K Hock, Ark., Oct M. Despito the fact that the light has been de clared nit (Jovernor Clarke and his ad visers do not propose to drop the legal proceedings to test the prize fight law of the State. Yesterday afternoon Attorney (iouerul Kinswortby filed in the supremo court a transcript of the proceedings at Hot Springs, and asked for an injunction pending the final disposition of the case. Attorney Mar tin for Corbett objected and the court postponed uction until to-day, though tiic Males attorneys pleaded vigor ously for some ruling at once, so as to allow the governor to take imme diate action. liovernor Clarke, Attorney General Kinsworthy, Judge J!oso aud Judge Hemingway were closeted the entire evening talking ovfr the situation. The action of the court has a tendency to arouse the temper of Governor Clarke and it is asserted by knowiug ones that Uio governor will not wait for the disposition of the case in the supreme court, but will call a special session of the legislature. He had the clerks in his otlice and the Secretary of State's oflieo at work the entire alter noon preparing telegrams to the sena tors and representatives, calling them to Little Hock at once. Tho announcement that the flejit between Co'"bett and Uitzsinimons lias been declared off and that Ma her has been substituted for Fitzsimmons is believed here to be a subterfuge to get Kitzslmmons to Hot Springs. This ac complished, the fight will be pulled off us previously arranged. This is also Governor Clarke's otllcial version of the affair. A state official said that a special cession of the legislature would coa stline tho entire balunce in the general revenue fund and cause all state em ployes, including state oflicials, su preme judges, clerks, etc.. to wait until January, when the liquor licenses ore collected, for their salaries. There is only $l,'i,OU0 In :he treasury to the credit of that fund. To-day Stuart and Vendig state that in view of Fitzsimmons' arbitrary stand, t he contract between the club and the fighters, insofar as it relates to Fitzsimmons, is abrogated. The club stands reudy now to offer a new contract, which comprehends a modi fication of the purse offered to, say S.'.'i, 0(10 at the most, and the fixing of the date of battle two, or possibly three weeks later than the original date. Vendig and Stuart are a unit on this point. Vendig this morning got a telegram from J. J. Quinn, Maher's backer, offering to bet 9r,000 on the Irishman it the match between ' Corbett and Maher could be made. ' Julian made a statement to the pub lic to-day iu which he said: "Fitzsim mons to-day stands ready to carry out to the letter every word contained in the articles to which he signed his name. He wants to fight James J. Corbett; he wants to fight forthe purse offered by the Florida Athletic club and the stake of JlO.Ooo a side, if the Florida , Athletic club is still unwill ing or unable to carry out its part of the compact, in so far as the purse is concerned, then Hobert Fitzsimmons will, on October 31, take James J. Cor bett to any part of the globe within reach of both men, and there and then fight him to a finish for the 310,000 a side stake, each man to select six men and these only to be present at the fight. BISHOPS SPEAK. " Die Triennial Vaatorjl Letter Read to the 1'ouvention. Minnkat-oi.is, Minn., Oct 23. The two houses of the Episcopalian con vention met in joint session this after noon, as the final act of the three weeks' session, when the pastoral letter prepared by the bishops was read by Bishop Littlcjohu of Long Island. Fully third of tho letter is devoted to a discusniun of certain tendencies in the church toward ritualism and toward too great liberality. Un authorized methods of celebrating communion and other offices of the church are severely rebuked and the letter makes this significant state ment: "We are Indeed be tween two perilous temleucies. Ori the one hand there is a demand for concessions which will mttke it easy for members of Christian bodies, not In communion with the church, to enter her ministry, to transfer them selves bodily as congregations, with faint and feeble guards of soundness in their forms of worship On tho other, there i- a plea put f jrth by soiim to enter into negotiations witn the bishop of Itome with a view In re union, wnich is lion U:i n to bo pos sible only by absolute uhni:Mon to bis UDNcriplurul aud unlawful de maii'ls. TI10 wise thin,' f ir in, to do b to h-'lit fat t'i our p isit o i " CHINESE BcHEADED. ! I .mrti-i ii of Hi Urn I imrrrun l In l! o i Suit Maouire I'unMtixl. 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I .' t ,,, g ,,,, H, J1(f f K'i,,lif . in if 4i,.l I,k u .iu ; " ' ' i-.-i 1. !, f . I 1 in. 1 ; )..! S4t .".-.l - I y, I.-,.., I Dm , a- -' ' tl r.u r, 1 1, M t,. It li. f t V U l f t , I .." ,.. , . SPEAKS AT ATLANTA. THE PRESIDENT DELIVERS AN ADDRESS. The Lesaona to be I.erne I by tho TXiplo from the (ireat Kxpoaltliin Set, Forth in Btronc tVordu The Na:iin'i Future le peiida 011 I nselllah 1'oliclea. Atlanta, a., Oct. '?4. To-t'ay w;h perfect in every way and the thousands of visitors swelled the throngs on the streets to immense proportions so that locomotion soon became difficult. The presidential parly spent the morning quietly at the Aragou until 1 1 o'clock when they were driven rapidly to the exposition grounds without any pa rade whatever. Inside tho gated the military was already gathered. After the review tho president was introduced by President Collier of the exposition company. 1'resident Cleve land's appearance at the front of the stand was tho signal for an outburst of applause from the multitude, lie said: "Mr. President: On my own buhalf and for my co-laborers in the execu tive branch of our government who have accompanied me, 1 thanit you for your kiud words of greeting. U'e nro here to congratulate you aud your as sociates upon the splendid success of the exposition you have set on foot and upon the evidences you havo gathered, chiefly illustrative of .South ern enterprise, .Southern industry and Southern recuperation Jtut we are also here to claim a share in the pride of your achievement. No portion of our countrymen, wherever found, can exclusively appropriate the glory arising from tlie.e sur roundings. They are proofs of American genius and Industry which nro the joint possession of all our people, and they represent triumphs of American skill and ingenuity in which all our citizens, from the high est to the humblest, have a proprietary right. While my fellow citizens of Ucorg'a and her neighboring states may felicitate themselves to the fullest extent upon such evidences as are luva found of the growth anil prosperity of the Interests and enterprises iu which they are especially concerned, I ca'h nat be deprived of the enjoyment afforded by the reflection tiiat tho work they havo done emphasizes in the sight of tho world the immense resources and indomitable thrift of the people of the United Statei. 'It seems to me the thought may be suggested as not inappropriate to t.is occasion, that what we see about us is an outgrowth of another exposition in augurated on American soil more than a century ago, when a new nation was exhibited to the civilized world, guar anteed and protected by a constitution which wasordalned and established by tho people of the United States, with the declared purpose of promoting their general welfare and securing tho blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity. "The riicccs4 which lias attended the exposition of products und manu facturers is not altogether due to tho quality of the soil or character of the people in any of tho contributing states, but it rests largely upon the fact that these states are members of a beneficiently governed nation, whose natural resources and advant ages everywhere have been de veloped and improved by tho influence of free institutions, and wfioee people nave been stimulated and encouraged by the blessings of personal liberty. A contemplation of tho benefits vouchsafed io 113 ty our government easily remind 3 us of tho importance of a hearty and united co-oieratioii iu their support and pro tection. We should lovingly watch and guard it, not only because we are recipients of its precious gifts, but for its own sake, and because it has beon put into our hands in sacred keeping, to prove to the' world that man can bo trusted with self government. "We shall walk in the path of patri otic duty, it remembering that our free institutions were established to promote the general welfare, wc strive for those things which benellt all our people, and each of us is content to receive from a common fund his share of the prosperity thus contributed. We shall miss our duty and forfeit our heritage if, in narrow selfishness, wc are heedless of the general welfare anil struggle to wres! from tho liov rnmeut private advantages which 2:111 only be gained ut tho expense of our fellow countrymen. "I hope 1 may therefore be per mitted in conclusion to suggest, us u most important lesson tail;; lit by this occasion, the absolute necessity to our national health and welfare, and c I sequent ly to our iuiliviilnii'. happiness as citizens of a careful ;'enmiuation in our support of policies and iu our udiocacy of politics I doctrines be tween those wlieh prompt the promotion of the piibli.? welfare and Hum which s em to siuinly icrve eltisli interest- If ue are to enjoy th bliiiig i.i.r fcvw i inm-iit w s I rained to fairly an i juV.ly belon, we m.jI' , cure litem in tine timr by eiiliii jting t.pirit of bro.id American brotht't hoo I and iikis' intr upon audi 1 'oiid'ti t ns w ill, within the --irit of llie go'ilell t'Ul '. Tom -to the ;ifr .1 w vitar.. I ltll4f Ml! It. I MltlPHllttll. W V'HIM't".. IM. '.'I 'lore I1;, m a I li.i',i nl balers of tin. I nitariiiii I'lillicll ill 'lilt ill s ol'Cs of 1 1 nun. Ill )' it.fs, w vr gu' in rr I n Mptci-uti . inns.- t . 4 1 1 ii'steidn wlii'.t lie i;;r I uu. I 1 Hi 'err Hi . of I c I II 1 a ; 11 I 1 !! otiiirl l.iisli iii 1 Ititrctics w is f.n iii.n; 1 iieiii",t I IM ! .1 I !;. eimt,ir ll-tir i.f M is- 11 l.it., 11 . . He T. .!,ht Id, iiiiii. ti iv. e lull l.c w .i -il, t, n,il ul II .r ,-kl 1, M i, , .n il It.. 0 .. itaii IS. I .is!, 11 i f N.' Viii pie le.l .nil Ue s. . .-Us V, n,t. in. i ' U' ii"Mn. I rl .i"i If lx M 1 i of .'tii"l itii, 1 rt. ,il : i'C 1 1 11 for li e iwm ul .is t rtr U t' a t d u I t. 1 Han1' r of r-'a 'l b u. f . It r Ti'ioi'v ll- l" n' I f 'i1 , . 1, as I i I 1 ,li,li. t lit t t'r. 1 . I .! tt.l It la ,,,!, f, r li"' 1 ! t.1 ! l H' I ilri; of ulirt tn'i..ir u.iir lt t'. fait ull I H. .1 H t (,i ( I I,! 1 11 bi.t.l al lf no"! it SH.1.S U I t't,l, ..( ' -f , ' ., 1 tin. ' ! I 1. . t . I.M , eti i, 1. tt-e mwu'.i.n l ikl ii' l l"i III lit S4 ll 1 OF utah. Thfy rroinnljrate a New Kill of rolllical lUghia. Salt Lakk. Ftah. Oct. 24. The Democratic State eci.vmtion met yes terday morning in pursuance of a spe cial call issued by the State committee for the purpose of deciding upon some plan of action in the matter of the in terference of the" Mormon clinrch in the political affairs of the Territory. Tho immediate cause of this extraor dinary meeting was the action of the presidents, Joseph F. Smith and lieorge (j. Cannon, of the Mormon church, who, at a meeting of the priesthood, recently censured two members of the church, 15. II. Roberts und Moses Thatcher, for accepting nominations for Congress and the. United States Senate on the Demo cratic ticket without asking pcrniissiou of tho church aut horities. The con vention was composed of a major! ty of Mormons, but they, as well as the (icntile members, were loud and al most savage in their denunciation of the action of Cannon and Smith in the priesthood meeting. A considerable number of the mem bers favored withdrawing the Demo cratic ticket altogether and organizing an anti-statehood party. At the evening session the commit tee on address presented a very lengthy report, the larger part of which wasareview of the religion and politics of the people of Utah from tho first settlement of ths valley up to tho present time. . The address closes as follows: We declare the truth to be: That man may worship his Maker as his conscience dictates. That no state nor political body has the right to interfere with this great privilege. That man's first allegiance, politi cally, is to his country, That no church, ecclesiastical body, nor spiritual adviser should encroach upon the political lights of the indi vid ual. That in a free country, no man, no body of men, can with safety to tho state, use the name or the power of any religious sect or society to influ ence or control the elective franchise. That no citizen, by reason of his as sociation with any church, can bo absolved from his .duty to the state, either in times of war or times of peace, without the consent of the state , 'J'h ' ill men should be, and of right are, t ie to think, free to net, free to speak, and free to vote, without fear, molestation, intimidation or undue in fluence. We, therefore, in the most solemn munner, say that wu will not be dic tated to, interfered with or hindered in our political duties by those selected to minister to us the consolations of (iospel. We call upon the Democrats of Utah, men, women and children, and ull other people who sympathize with our efforts to secure political freedom, to assemble in every hamlet through out tho territory on the evening of Wednesday, October HO, at their usual places of meeting, then and tliero to read this declaration, to listen to such remarks as may be properly made in connection therewith, and to solemnly consecrata themselves, their efforts, their property and all that they hold dear, if need be, to this cause of hu raan liberty. And this cause, with- the help of tho One who holds the utiiveie in the hollow of Ids hand, we will ever ad vance and maintain. OUR POSTOFFICE. Statement of Kerelpta and llipcndlturos of the Department for the Veiir. Washington. Oct '.'. Kerr Craig, third assistant postmaster general, iu his annual report for the past fiscal year shows that postal revenue from all sources were SsTi),!is;i,U'!; the ex penditures being SsO.T'Ji.lT'.'.and excess ver receipts of !i,HiiT,0H, not taking iato account, the outstanding liabilities ortheearningsof the subsidized Pacific railroads, $l.:i'J.,7.rJ: the comparisons with t he statistics of the year ending .lune -'iO, ''.M.showan increase of receipts amounting to Sl.oo.'.ii''1, au increase of expenditures of S';, lii.i,7:iS. The prin cipal items of expenditure were: Post masters' salaries. Sii U'.'.i.-VJs; clerks iu postod'ecs. S'.'.-HLl .'."i; free delivery service. ..h.'.lr.i.O'.l:.'; railroad mail transportation, Sj'.'il, l'J!i.747: s'ar route transportation 8",7"m.."i;o: mail moss -tiger transportation, Sl.l'.'J.'.ift,.; railway postal car service. S'.,.'.,l'i.'.,'t.i; railway postal clerks. f?7.lo'l.ii-5: foreign mail. fl,l71.4."i."i. The principal items of revenue were: Letter postage pal I in iiionev luiitdi) up principally of bal ances duo from foreign postal admin istrations!, fl 'i.Sl"; box rents, $ .',-Y !:'. sale, of poNt.iifo stamp, stamped em I'ltipes, newspaper wrappers and postal card. 1:7, 1 hi; money u:ici i".i jt. c.ss, SM'.'.n.:. OUT Of-' POLITICS. I mli iii4a lariurr AllUni'o Uiarrl I Hi. riiinlll. 1 Mil pol i, I 'id , lit "I I lu Farmers' Mutu.il !eiie!it .1 -si iat ion of Iti'luu't at i!t .iimiitt1 li.eel ill In-t riming etit ,..i t ft uu Hie IVptt il paiti. C I. Ilotuiisi. 11, 'ii. ici-. i.li.l, ill tie r i Hie sMIeii.etit tin' iri in tUs Inn ml I he ,mii'.,i;Hii wni 1.0. j 11 , 1 li in Uo w it , I. si. M 1 ennui- raii min i- pluii ,1 hauc.t b.i lit.- I'....'i ', . "'b. . -,.. ,',,ll I, I s till. i',l i ti eon Li, , , in I ,e Icte : i..' tii f;i-in,', s it ll.11 sl.t'e st. li t i u iv I r. II I 1 , IV S. 1 lit a I'M' .1 11 II 1 e 11 lei I .i'ii t. 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A local freight train west bound, was standing on the Wabash track- at Marlinsburg last night about 7 o'clock, when a through freight running at the rate of about thirty-five miles per hour, dashed into the rear end. destroying tho caboose and four freight cars, and killing Ktl win Thompson of Ccntralia and Daniel Kehoe of Moberly. The depot plat form was reduced to kindling wood and the depot was moved of! its fouudutiou about a foot and a half. The fast freight engine was badly wrecked. O. T. Harris, a traveling man of Fulton, was badly hurt. Much train had orders to look out for the other. The engineer of the fast freight claims that he did not see the lights of the other until it was too late to stop his train, though ho re versed the lever and put on the brakes. He ana the fireman saved their lives by jumping. The truck cast of Mar tinsburg z-uns on a straight Hue for about tour miles and it is strange that the engineer did not see the rear lights iu time to ston. The track is oow repaired and trains are running egularly, Thompson was a rich farmer, un Jiarriod. Kehoe was pump repairer lor the Wabash road. AN IMPORTANT RULING. flic (iovernniont'a Kraponaibllitr for the Delivery at I'oatal Matter. .Tkfk:i:son Citv. Mo.. Oct. St. Judge A cln ins of tho Federal Court made a ruling here yesterday in regard to tho Ooverrunent's jurisdiction over postal matter that is of much Importance. Charles Dorton, a negro employed by Warden Pace at the penitentiary to do odd jobs and carry the United States mail to and from the prison, was in dicted for rifling letters of valuables, such as itione. postal notes, stamps, etc. After testimony for t h Oovcrn inent had been introduced, the attor neys for the negro demurred 011 the ground that Dorton was an agent and as the government delivered the let ters into his hands its jurisdiction, ended, in other words that after tin agent has received mail property, tho government cannot follow him up and see that it is delivered to the person addressed. The court sustained this demurrer and the negro was dis charged, 'this is an entirely new rul ing i t this division of Hie Federal courts, nlthotigh not without piece- dcut elsewhere. . CATTLE THIEVES HANCED. I'ito Okluliuiua Outlaw I'liiilnlii'd by Cow Uoja fur Their SIlKtleeils. Hk.nnksskv, Okla., Oct. 'it. Jim Umbra and "Mexican John," two Mexican members of Zip Wyatt's band who had been engaged in cattle steal ing and various other lawless acts, stloe fifty head of cattle belonging to Ken Chaoman and his cowbovs cave chase. They closed in on tho despera does iifteen miles from Cantonment and after a fusillade of bullets the bandits surrendered. Tho cowboys identified the cattle und hauged the two men to the first tree, A label was attached to their clothes warning other members of tho band to quit this work or suiter tlie penalty. KNOCKED OUT FOR KEEPS Arkansas Supren Court t'plill .uvfr nor Clarke. Litti.f. Rock, Ark., Oct 24. The Supreme court ut ll o'clock Mils morn ing rendered its decision iu the Cor bett case, reversing Chancellor Leatlj erman's decision and sustaining the aining the was 4 y of tfio prize tight law. Corbett inauded back to the custody UiicrifT of Garland county. Chief Justice Dunn, iu delivering Hie opinion, severely criticized t han ccllor Leatheriiian, saving that he had 110 authority for his action iu 1I10 habeas corpus case. Governor Clarke hud made prepara tions to call an e.vta session of tho Legislature, if necessary, but the de cision of the Supremo court will ob viate the necessity and will also in sure the prevention of any contests at Hot Spriuirs. Wieliit Wanta Cliunn. Tori.UA. Kan.. Oct. 34. A delega tion of Wichita business men, headed by I's-Secretary of State L'. 11. Alien, is here to-day in conference with (iov- crmir .Morrill and Attorney General Daw about the Wichita liquor war. They want liovernor Mi rrill to allow 1 hem to name a new jnilice cuiaiiion for icli ita. lio'croor Morrill laid that he win. Ml 1 m1 I :i L 1. '.111' liuslu iii'litii, ii.t.t li.t liiiM I. now w In ther lie woitid name a iiowj poJi-1 board for II tehita or not. J A Kri-vtver fur inr runt.. ..ll Itina. sv I'm, I Noil. Kan. .Oct. 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