IS AN HISTORICAL EPOCH1
VeneraeUn Interests in the Hands of
the United State..
THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS ON US
Tha I nltrd states la a Fo.l.loo of Prone
lor to I lie Entlr Whici Wo Id -A
Ulplornatle Mcbm.
Washington, Nov. 12 Considerable
surprise is manifested in diplomatic and
official circle that the United States
and not Vn-zuela ia tlie pirty o the
firit part to tho arbitration anangement
with Great Britain. "
It had lxren supsecd that the sole
(unction of this country was that of
mediator and that notwithstanding the
forcible tone of President Cleveland's
message to cingresa last Christmas,
Venezuela was not to lie succeeded as
pr nctpal by this country. The attitude
in which the United States is now
p' red, it is claimed, partakes largely of
t. i position of a protector of the weaker
' t r republics Jd the continent. This,
in the opinion of many skilful diplomats
in pores a grave reap m-iliirity oa this
country somewhat similar to that which
Fnglish statesmen have repeatedly en
deivored to fasten upon the United
Stiti-s, government eince the days of
Gumling.
H is apparent tiiat tinder the terms of
th agreement 1ird Salisbury and Sec
retriry Oiney have made Venezuela can
net re-ist the decree of arbitration, how
ever adverse to her extreme contentions
it nay be and the United States is bound
t ee that the award is enforced.
y t lit? proposed Venezuelan trea'y, it
is conceded that a new pag of Ameri
can h. story has b-en turned. With re
paid lo the aruilrni m it is anticipated
tlu.t some time must elapn before its
c iiifUiiiuialion or in any event before
it- dec.Hion.
Not hing is thought more likely than
that Justie Brewer, the president of
th- "commission to draw the true divis
i inal line," w ill be an American mem
Iter of the tribunal, and that one of his
colleagues in that liody will be associ
ate : w ith him. The chosen person may
b.- Just ire Alvey. 1'residcrit Gilman,
Mr. White or Mr. Cou lert, all of whom
ar" thoroughly familiar with the estab
lished historical, geographical and poli
tic V. part - of the ixiundary controversy.
A ouptf of Snielit-ii
!-r. I il l., Mum., ov. I.:. At I
o'clock yesterday afternoon Captain
Mcrriam of lMd Park avenue, .Minnea
polis, committed suicide in the ch se
room of the Commercial club by shoot
ing himself.
C.ipta.u Mcrriam ramp to Minneapolis
w.thhis family ahont two years ago.'
lie had formerly lived in (juincy, li!.,'
an l n', Hannibal, M i., 'vhere he had
la-ge business interests. .Since coming
his business headquarters hae been in
Stillwater, he toeing associated win
Chris G'Bricu in logging oiK-ratiuna, :
Cip'ain Merriam's health has been poor
for a long time and be has had periods
of despondency from this cause, but it
was not suspected that his ill health hud
affected his mind, or was likely to lead
him to take his life. j
At Kris, Tex., Nov 12. Prank Hamib
ton, for years a prominent banker here,
committed suicide yi sterday afternoon.
Up to a few months ago he was a nirm- j
'1st of Raymond A Co.'h banking house '
and was well known to Ne York bank-'
ers, He took an active part in the con
struction of the Austin dam, iu which
he lost much money. He was married
Monday night to a Miss Carrie Gray of
this city, hi first wife having d.ed to
years ago Desp ndency over losses is
supposed to have led to his act. !
Floor tilvAwf. j
New York, Nov. 12. The second fljor
of the building occupied by the Great
Ailantic and Pacific Tea company, 35
and 37 Vesey street, suddenly collapsed
about i$ o'clock yesterday morning. The
floor which collapsed and the fl'.or
directly under it are used as tho head
quarters cf the tea company, whose
large retail establishment is in an ad
joining building. The third floor was
occupud by the printing firm of Henry
I. Cain A (Son. The firm of Beckett A
Bradford, general printers and book (
binders, have the top two floors. They
employ a number of girls. The priuteis
in Onii A Sons' establishment had just
started their presses at a few minutes of
8 o'clock, when tin re was a long rumb
ling noise and tnen a quick crash, w hich
made the building shake for a few
minutes .The printers did not wait long
to find out what was the matter.
The cajse of the collape of the fl ier
was that it was over weighted. L .ekily ,
no one was fn the chipping room on
the ground floor at the tune of the col
laps'j or loss of life would certainly have !
occurred. The building had recently I
bcCil braced in order to strei.gthen it.
I liaTitmt ! I li ernHllminl
Clkvklami, U.f Nov. 12. I C is an
nounced that the International Street (
T.ailwav syn licale w ill operate in New'
York, as well as in Loudon, Pans and '
other cities, Klectricity bus been de
cided UK)n hi the power to use.
Aiiiluua to lia It rlnri.
Toi'KK , Kas., Nov. 12 Misses Delia
ahd Artie Lockwoad, aged respectively
eighteen and sixteen years, ran away
from their homo in Norton'connty, Kan
sas, a month ago, and have just been
heard from. They drove in an open
buggy to Newkirk, 0. T., a distance of
fix) miles, and, upon arrival at their des
tination, wero married to W, IT. Kobin
son and H. L. Hampton, cattlemen, for
merly of Kansas. The old folks objected
to the matches, but all Is forgiven now,
METLEB' MUST EIGHT KAILS
Cubaaa Surprlaa Hint utd Kill oflr fcoma of
111 Spa ulah ftohlli-ri.
St. Lons, Nov. 13. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Key West, Fla.,
says :
Captain-General Weyler has at last
met the Cubans on the field and Las
suffered a repulse, according to the ad
vice jer steamer Olivette from Havana,
Wednesday night. Weyler, it is said,
was attacked while, encamped in the
Gobernadora hills in Pinar del Rio
province, by the Cubans, under Perico
Delgado and Perico Diaz. The Cubans
surprised the Spanish outp ista ami for
a time reat confusion prevailed in Wey
ler's camp. Weyler is faid to have
fallen back about eight miles. During
the retreat the Cubans killed thirty
four Spaniards and wounded sixty
others.
Havana, Nov. 13. General Weyler
reports from Canabas that in order to
carry forward his plans he sent out
three c )lumii. t Ine column of six bat
talions with artillery, under command
of General M uu i, njurche I to Manue
lito and another of four battalions, with
artillery, under Genet h! Kchague,
marched to Cayajabos C doiiei .legura,
with his command from ."on.a and Gen
eral Weyler himself at the head of a col
umn, comprising Cue bafalions and five
pieces of artillery, left Muriel to attack
the front of the enemy, who occupied
all of the avenues of communication in
strong lorce General F.cliugue, w ith his
command, arrival near Caiajaboa on
the evening ( November !), and found
that the enemy was er.c.uiiped in a
strotig posi'iou on P suno hiil. He
Oliened b (obtained lire n mi the enemy'?
( osilion and as the action vrns about
finished a stray shot wounded General
Kchague in the right leg. On the morn
ing of November 10, General Kchsgue
was re-enforced i n I ( ipt lire I the rebel
positions which were strongly deiended,
and the heights of Itubi, occupied by
the rebels, were c irrii d by the Spanish
at the point of the bayonet at -1 o'clock
in the allernoon The SpaoMi los-es
were six killed and eight ollicers and
fifty-fo'ir privates wounded. Sewn of
the enemy's ih a.l were found, but it is
not known w hether there wcie anv more
killed.
Mr I'm sous Kifr. .(kaIii
Cuicaho. Nov. 13. Trembling, her
clin ks red and her lists (h t.cbed, I.ucy
Parsons led off the stn.'eat the West
Twelfth Street Turner hall by Police
Captain John Wheeler Wednesday
night at tl e annual di-mou-tratiou in
memory of the anaichisis who were exe
cuted as a re-u!t of the Havmarket mur
der. Captain Wheeler and a number of
men were on Ihe platform j:s -he bean
to speak. There was nothii g out of the
'ordinary in the first word- i f Mrs. Par
sons. Her sin, she sa '. was like his
father, and she was. teaching turn to take
up the great struggle for which his
father had laid down his life and where
that father hud left . ff She predicted
that the day would come, although the
feet of the executed ' had creased to
travel the earth, when a million bodies
would move on their legs and then from
the craves in Wnldheim, the social re
volution would spring.
All the time she was gelling more ve
hement. Arriving at a description of
the manner in which the four men went
to the scaffold, she declared the men
who had charge rf the hanging hurried
through with their work because they
feared to look four honest me i in the
face. Then came the climax. I.'ais i g
her voice to the highest pitch, she
8iil :
"I ask you for what they suffered?
What crime have they coinmitle !? I
ask you hideous murderers from Gary,
Grinnell and Governor Ogleshy down to
the gang of hired police spies, I
ask"
Here Captain Wheeler hastened across
the stage and before Mrs Parsons could
say any more led her from the scene.
Instantly the hall was in an uproar.
Men shouted and gesticulated wildly,
and for just a few second;! there was a
move toward the stage. Chairman Ap
ple grasped the situation arid called for
order and it. was partially restored. In
the meantime Captain Wheeler and Mrs,
Parsons were exchanging courtesies in
the w ings.
'What are you trying to do tome?"
demanded Mrs. Parsons, her eyes fairly
glistening. "Do you want to prevent
mo from telling the people why you
murdered my husband? Well, I will
tell them." Suiting the action to the
word, she hastene I to the stage nnib
fairly shouted, while she shook her
clinched fist in the direction of the hack
part of tho hall: "You murderers, I
hurl it in your teeth." Captain Whcel
t: w as soon by her side and ag tin led
her away.
Marrlril HI l.imt
Kkw Oim.kans, I.a., Nov. 1.1. Miss
Annie Howard, daughter of the lata
"harles T. Howard of New Orleans and
New Yoik, was married in 1-ondori, to
Mr. Walter Parrott of that city. Miss
Howard, it w ill be remembered, was to
have been married tu Mr, Carter Har
rison, the mayor of Chicago, shortly
after the date on w hich Mr. Harrison
was murdered,
rrirtiiuatf MurtliiKA.
Madison, Wis., Nov. Ill Miss Caro
line L. Upham, second daughter of Gov
ernor Upham, was yesterday evening
married fo I'hiletus H. Sawyer of 0h
kosh, grandson of ex-Senator Sawyer.
The ceremony took place In tho execu
tive mansion and was witnessed by a
rmmberot distinguished persons. The
presents were unusually costly, ex-Senator
Sawyer giving his grandson a check
for $100,000, while hit father save him
a laxz: euai aLxinau. j
WEYLER GETTING EARNEST
Takei Personal Command in the Field
and Will right Hard
THE MESSAGES EAGERLY AWAITED. '
It II Thought that tt Will llrtt tib.nll
Ifrlj With the Cuban Oue.tioo and
K c mm end KecoguttUiii
of Cuba.
Washington, Nov. 10. The Duke of
Tetuan, minister of foreign affairs at
Madrid, cabled Senor Dut uy de Lome
yesterdav afternoon that General Wey
ler left Havana yesterday to take imme
diate personal command of the field, of
the comprehensive oerations against
the insurgents w hich has been in prep
aration for some months, and for which
large reinforcements have been male
available. The minister' says the cam
paign will at once be pursued most en
ergetically and tba' a change in the
situation may be ipiicklv expected.
There is apparently no ground for a
report circulated yesterday that the
Spanish minister, Dupuy de Dome,
would be recalled It h painted out by
the state department ollici.ils that the
minister may be ex eedingly active as
Spain's representative, and at this
juncture hi recall, even for promotion
t ) a higher post, might be disastrous to
Spain's interests.
( 1.I.VM.ANJ) AM) ecu A.
Imortant recommendations on the
Cuban situation are expected in the
forthcoming message of the president.
That Genera) I.- e has made a report
favorable to the p c ignition of beliger
enl rights to the insurant is hardly to
he doubted, in view of the statements
he has made to new: piper correspond
ents in regard to the general condition
of t bint's on I be island. The impiessioti
which prevails ii. that General Ie was
summoned to Washington in order that
the president might secure the neces
sary information to treat the subject in
Lis message. Several high n'ficiala yes
terday expies-ed the opinion that the
president will (leal exhaustively with
the Cuban question in his annual mes
sage, and that he w II exiires-his will
ingness to have congress decide what
the action of this country shall le. He
will say that the United States, with a
high regard for international law, bus
for more than a reasonable period (f
time acted in good faith as a neutral
power, has prevented its sympathetic
citizens from L'iving aid to the insur
gent and has captured number
filibu-teriiig expeditions sent out by the
Cuban agents in this country. On the
other bund Spain has utterly failed 'o
afford adequate protection to the inter
ests of Americans in Cuba, and through
her failure to put down the revolution
is destroying the large coinin -rce be
tween t hi count ry and Cuba. This,. it
is hel eved, w ill he his line of titattnent
of the question.
A hig:i otlieial was ake(' what he
thought congress would do what action
it would take-if the president's mes
sage showed that, the situation iu Cuba
was as I lid for American Interests as lias
been leported. He replied:
"Congress will giv: lirections to tho
p'esident which will be quite positive
in terms. Having submitted the case
to congress for a decision, the president
will carry out the new directions."
A private letter received here yester
day from llav.ua savs that there has
recently been exasperating interference
there with American commercial inter
ests, and that Spanish officials have
been aie-U-ed of injustice and pecuniary
it regularities in the cases of Amercan
vess-ls This subject, it is said, is of
such importance ss to demand the at
tention of the state department. The
letter says that General Lee is familiar
with the facts, and has promised to lay
them before Secretary Olney This
must be another anil a new topic which
the consul general will discuss with the
authorities. Of course, these nmtteia
are only a few of those which make this
government deeply interested iu what 18
going on in Cub:
Took IrliorionrlM Hurln-Iy
Ciiicaoo, Nov. 10 J. Hermann k
Co.'s jewelry store, on the tenth floor of
the Masonic temple, was entered by two
armed robbers late yesterday afternoon,
who secured about .",0UO worth of dia
monds, a gold watch and chain and $100
in money and escaped. M. Hermann,
the proprietor, and C. A. McGurly, a
clerk, were the only occupants of the
room when the robbers entered. They
were preparing to close up the day's
business, when they were confronted
with drawn revolvers The outlaws or
dered them into one corner of the room,
and then bound and gagged both. Whi e
one robber watched over them, with his
pistol in readiness, his companion rifled
the safe of its contents, and slipped a
quantity of goods into his pocket Mr.
Hermann's watch was also taken from
him. The robbers escaped as they had
entered, and passed out into the street
without exciting suspicion.
It was several minutes before the pro
prietor and the clerk could release them
selves, and the robbers had made good
their escape. The matter was reported
to police hcftdijiiarters and a dozen offi
cers were detailed on the case. No clue
to the identify of the robbers has been
'oun''"
limlHll I.oiiilini'i Mayor.
Lonoo.v, Nov. 10. The lord mayor's
show, marking the installation into office
of the new lord mayor, George Faudel
Phillips, started from the Guild hall at
11 o'clock yesterday. The weather was
blight and gunny, and the crowds which
lined the streets through which the pa
geat passed were enormous. The pro
cession was more of the nature of a
military parade than usual, contingents
of regulars, volunteers, cavalry anil ar
tillery being included iu the line.
THE FKEXIKENT'i DITI.
Causa War Approacblsc a Cliiaaa a4
Cubufti arc aot jmi K-rogutxa.
New York, Nov. 11. Not since Ihe
filibustering ship Hawkins foundered
off Parnegat, with Gen. Calixto Garcia
and a number of Cuban revolutionists
on board, hai there been such activity
in the headquarters cf the Cuban junta
in this city as was noticeable yesterday.
The announcement that general Weyler
was about to take the field, massing an
army of 200.CKX) men on the island and
end the insurrection by one fierce on
slaught of w ar, has stirred up the Cuban '
patriots of this city ai d iuquiry for de
tails is being made of the numbers of
the junta. j
The Cubans here do not exprees any
alarm as to the outcome, but they do
think that President Cleveland should '
recognize the insurgents as belligerents,
and try that act pi event the repetition!
of SpaniJh barbaiity which follows'
every engagement in w hich the Spanish
tr ops obtain any advantage. It is said
that the junta will again petition Presi
dent Cleveland to take action in regard
to the matter. Senor Castillo, one ol
the most prominent members of the
jui ta, .laid: "President Cleveland
ought to accept the belligerent resolu
tions of congress as the exosition of
the jieople of the country and act on
th"iu. From this time until the sum
in T months, if the war lasts that long,
the revolution will be vigorously prose
cuted, and as both Cub in aid Spaniards
are determine 1 to end the strife the
most desperate battles of the war will
occur within the next few weeks. The
insurgents have now three dynamite
guns, which have already done effective
work, and with these and the large
quantity of arms and ammunition which
they are receiving by every expedition,
they are in better condition than at any
time heretofore.
"There;) rt that Spain will make a
determined effort to defeat the insur
gents does not frighten us, for we have
heard such stories before, and so far as
the 2(rh,0U0 soldiers are concerned, I am
Bure that Spain cannot in her present
condition suport mch a large army.
Hut," added Senor Castillo, "the insur
gents are well armed and in good health
and will continue the fight, regardleBS
of any action taken by the Spaniards."
A 1 lamp Saveii tlieTrnln
Washington-, Iud., Nov. 11. An at
tempt was made at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning by robberB to ditch the west
liound St. L mis express on the Balti
more & Ohio Southwestern rail vay in a
lonely stretch of country east of this
city. 'Ihe express car, it is reported,
contained a large amount of money. A
heavy charge of nitro-glycerine and dy
namiie was placed upon the truck in
8 c a way that it would explode when
s ruck by the engine. A tramp named
P.ynum claims to have overheard a gang
of luei, in a box car shortly before the
train was due pljtting to wrick tho
train. He had no way to signal the ex
press train, which he knew would be
dti4 within a short time. It was some
distatii e t i the nearest switch, but he
made his way there and jerked oil' the
signal light. His signal was seen by the
engineer of the approaching train. The
i I'll n wreckers, who wire in ambush,
also saw the signal, ai d a volley of shots
wat fired at the tramp and he was
wounded in the leg and a shot grazed
his head The explosives were (Uncov
ered and reaioved from the track and
the train came to this city, bringing the
w Hinded tramp. The -Ol) people who
w -re on the train crowded about him
and praised him for the brave deed.
Later a subscription waB taken up for
hia benefit.
liynum's home is in Baltimore, Md.
The Washington police are working on
a theory that he was one of the gang of
robbers, but that as the train ap
tiroached his nerve failed him.
1 renftuter din-, lo V rmou.
Tuov, N. Y., Nov. 11. In thesupreme
court yesterday afternoon ex-Counly
Treasurer George H. Morrison was Hioi
tenced to ten years and five months'
imprisonment on his plea of guilty to
charges of embezzling funds of tl e
county. Mr. Morrison, prior to the first
week in October, was treasurer of Km
seiner county. Immediately after the
closing of the dixirs of the National bank
of Troy, of which lie was cashier, ru
mors affecting the solvency of Mi. Mor
rison and the management of the Coun
ty treasurcrship, bi-came prevalent. He
subsequently transferred to his bonds
men all his ical and personal properly,
valued at about 10!, 000. .On the day
( f the transfer Morrison was taken into
custody on a warrant charging grand
larceny in misappropriating about $'21),
000 due the city of Troy for money col
lected under the Haines law. He was
bailed on this charge, the bond being
$1,000. A day or two later, as a result
of investigation of the cminry treasurer's
accounts by tho board of supervisors, ho
was again arrested on a charge of grand
larceny in misappropriating about $2o0,
000 of county funds. He was indicted
by a grand jury two weeks ago and his
trial was begun yesterday, and seven
jurors had hi en obtained, when court
adjourned for noon recess. For a day
or 'wo rumors had been current chat be
would plead guilty and at theopening of
the court yesterday afternoon this course
vas taken.
llurnrd In Thrli Own llouin,
Pkukinton, Mich., Nov, 11. The res
idence of Alex Campbell, a farmer living
four miles south of this place, was de
stroyed by firo early yesterday morning
and three persons were burned to death.
The building was a frame one and the
flames had gained great headway before
the family was aroused. Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell and one child escaped, but
two other childern, aged two and Biz
years, and a cousin aged nineteen, were
burned to death.
NO DANG1! OF A WAR I
Spain and United Estates are on Good
Bpeakiflg Terms Yet
SPANISH OFFICIALS ANNOY AMERICANS !
Fines unti Peualue Exacted Krom Amer
ican blilpueriei'rraultnt Cleveland
Keuualns Fh m
WihnrxoTON, Nov. 14 To a senator
who called upon him yesterday to in
quire in respect to the war ruuors in
regard to Cuba, President Cleveland re
plied that the position of this govern
ment was as state i ii his last annual
message to congress, one of traditional
sympathy with a people struggling for
autono.xy and freedom, but neverthe
less this government felt its plain duty
to honestly fulfil every internatioiifl ob
ligation. The president furl tier said that every
precaution had been taken, so that if
the occasion arrived in Cutm, the Unit d
States could assert itself with force, but
he did not think that occasion would
arise.
Secretary Lamont wag more outspoken
and expressed his individual opinion
that some authoritative statement
should le maoe to put an end to the
disturbing and uuju-titied rumors of
war.
l-enor De lyOme, Spanish minister, re
ceive 1 the following cablegram yester
day from Duke de Ti tuan, Spanish min
ister of foreign affairs, dated Madrid
yesterday:
"I he cablegrams from New York and
Washington puhlished in London refer
ring to supposed notes of Mr, Taylor
andjthe Spanish government, are entire
ly false. There is not the slightest
foundation for such rumors, which are
undoubtedly of filibustering origin."
ONE SOI':,SF. HI' Tltot'lll.K.
Nkw Yohk, Nov. U. A Journal spe
cial from Washington says: " 1 lie rela
tions of this country with the govern
ment at Madrid have been disturbed by
the action of Spanish olliciaisat. Havana.
For some time the latter have been
exercising a disagreeable authority, pre
sumably under inslrnclions fiotn Mad
rid, and have caused much inconyeni
snce and expense to shipmasters.
Mariners have been subjected to all
Sorts of fines and taxes under the, guise
uf Violating harbor regulations. S me
of the levies have Ireen without justice
and based on no other reason than that
it was possible to extort this revenue
from American sources.
A StiH'iier (iii-s lliiff'i,
Ci.kvki.ani), ()., Nov. 14. The steam
er Wallula, ore laden, from Ashland,
W f. to Cimneaut, O., went ashore
while trying lo make the latter port
during the storm yesterday forenoon.
When it appeared as though she was
Koing to go by the pier the crew scuttled
her, hoping to make her right up. The
BiTort was a failure and she went onto
ther. cks. She pou.vded heavily and it
wa-i with the greatest dilhcnlty that
part of her crew were rescued. Two sea
men were drowned. Just, as the last
man was taken oil', the steamer burst
forth in a hl.ize and last night was slil)
burning.
Wlren the life-saving crew reached
the steamer a wild scramble for their
lives ensued among the members of the
crew. Lines were eent aboard and ten
of the twelve men aboard were taken
off. Two others, seamen, whose full
n lines could not be learned, were lost
overboard The missing men were
known as "Wilson" and "Pat." After
the ship was afloat she remained longer
up th::n was expected and was driven
hard ashore.
The Wallula was owned by Thomas
Wilson of this city and as valued at
$00,000. She carried an unusually large
cargo of ore, the value of which is not
known. The vessel is insured for $70,
000. She was in command of Captain
Holmes. Captain Holmes said last
Bvening the storm was the worst he had
encountered for many years.
Killtor Mct'iilliich Hfltter.
St. Louis, Nov. 14 Editor Joseph B.
McCullach of the G lobe-Democrat, has
been confined to his re-idence during
the past two weeks, suffering from an
attack of grippe, superinduced by
overwork incident to the recent presi
dential campaign. Mr. McOullachs'
illness has given rise to rumors that his
condition was so eeriotiB that his recov
ery ws almost hopeless. His physi
cian, Dr. Hughes, said yesterday : "Mr,
McCullach has been seriously ill as tc
confine him to the house and room dur
ing the past several weeks, but not too
ill to give attention to the pressing af
fairs of his journal, which he did up to
th 3 close of the canvaes While bis con
dition is serioun, it is not imminently
critical. It is the result of the close and
prolonged attention to editorial work."
When visited by a reporter of tlie
United Associated presses, Mr. McCul
lach declared his condition greatly im
proved and expressed the belief t hat In
would resume his editoral labors withit
a week or ten days.
(iaorgla'A HenAlnrwIilp.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov, 14. Governoi
Atkinson's witbdrawal from tho sena
torial race waB announced in the demo
cratic caucus which met at 3 yesterdaj
afternoon. This practically narrowed il
down to Clay and Howell. Mr. Lowli
was withdrawn Thursday, but hli
friends put bim back in yesterday, Twc
ballots were taken today, tho seconc
resulting: Clay 77, Howell 66, 1-cwis 2!i
Gerrard 4, Berner 4. Tlie caucus tlici
"dinurird until "oathv.
THE BICYCl AS A BLIGHT.
People Who Are Howling Acaiaat
Ita Hapidljr JocreaainK Uae-
The manufacture and UHe of bicycled
ire causing many curious effect ou
sur manner of living, anc ai-o some
curious ideas on the economic effects
produced by the new industry.
Au Auiericiin contributes to a In
dou paer a letter iu whirl1 lie savage
ly attacks Ihe wheel aud virtually
charges ii with all our present diffl
i ulties, economic, political, coinmer
einl. social, ami spiritual. He says that
"millions and millions of dollars are
being withdrawn from the normal
course of trade and diveil.il into this
one branch, and other people find it
extremely difficult to get ui'.iiey to live
on."
The wonder is bow any man ran im
agine iiny better Jigetiey ior the gen
eral distribution of money than such
an industry as bicycle making. Such
people as this writer imagine that all
the money paid for biryci.s is simply
put into old woolen socks by the manu
facturers and that none of il goes into
other channels of trade through the
medium of biryrle fin tor.v employes
ami the employes of nlli r contribu
tory industries. We think the fact in
l lint the strong desire for wheels has
made the general biisine.-s condition
Him h better than it would have been
wit bom it. and that very much more
money lias been kept ill general circu
lation than there would have been had
no such strong incentive lo spending
money been exerting its iiilliience.
Those people who arc always; de
clnimiiig against the purnlj zing effect
of Ihe bicycle industry upon the other
lines of trade forget iihoiii the many
thousands of men who have had nud
now have employment jn bicycle in
dustries, nod who, were it not for this
Industry, might lni ve hud noi hing what
ever lo do and much less money to
spend in lines of trade where it is
thoiiglt the "bicycle craze" is ruining
them. The lamented iniiliolis that
have been spent for bicycles have not
been destroyed nor have they disap
peared, and it is altogether probable
that ns hiueli of the money is to-day
in general circulation as would have
been had it been spent in any other
way. -America n Machinist.
Inspitcd by Accident. '
Tlie craze for yellow which once ob
tained iu Paris was brought about by
accident. A poor woman came to Rach
el one day with a length of yellow
material, which the great tragedian
pronounced "impossible." yet bought
out of kindness of heart. ( 'liancing to
come upon tin- stuff some time after
ward, she had a gown made of it to
wear in one of her favorltn roles, and
thus ii became the famous yellow gown
which every one raved over and made
haste lo imitate. Much more recent
is another incident. A lady who was
making only a temporary stay in the
capital wished to iilteuil the races, but
had no suitable gown unpacked. At
t'lo last moment she contrived to fur
bish up an old black dress and com
pleted her toilet with a brilliant red
parasol, which she was told would en
hance the effect of her simple gown.
To her boundless astonishment, Paris
went mad over the flaming sunshade,
and no other color was considered re
ally modish for some Utile after. The
most extraordinary objects have often
served to inspire sonic exquisitely love
ly creation, but in such cases no one
will deny that the credit of original
discovery belonged to the man whose
fertile brain could transform them ami
adapt them to his own use. Worth al
ways made a note of any incident
which struck him as interesting, and
there should be enough material among
his papers to supply a valuable hook
of memoirs.
Caught. 1
A Budapest manufacturer, having
made the unpleasant discovery that
his cash box was plundered day after
day, and failing in his attempts to
catch the thief, appealed in his dilem
ma to a professor of chemistry, who
gave him a powder which lie sprin
kled oveY his cash every night before
leaving the oilier. Tills powder has
the peculiar effect of dyeing tlr; skin
blue, the color being intensified by
washing, while it. resists the applica
tion of soap. On the very first day
the manufacturer noticed a deficiency
of eight crowns in the silver cash box.
He tit once culled his employes togeth
er and ordered them one by out! to
steep their hands in a basin full of
water, got ready for the urpos.. One
of the men was very loth to follow tin1
example of his coiniades. At last lie
consented, when, no sooner had ho
dipped his hands in the bowl than tni'.v
turned dark blue. His employer step
ped up to him and said, "You are the
thief, sir!" and the man coutVssei1.
No News to tho l'i earlier.
A rural Georgia preacher, finding; tho
weather too warm, pulled oil' his coat
and preached in his shlrl sleeves. Aft
er the sermon a good brother, thinking
au editor who was present would make
a sensation of the Incident, said to the
parson; "I don't suppose you Knew,
when you pulled off your coat to day,
that one of them newspaper fellers
was in the nieetin'V" "Yes, I did," re
plied the preacher. "But I had my eye
on it all the time!"
Alum n I u in.' ,
Cooking utensils made of aluminum
may be used with perfect safety. This
metal never coinmunlcalei to food any
poisonous salt, such as Is given off by
copper, tin or lead. For cooking pur
poses It seems to be peculiarly adapt
ed, seeing 't Is n splendid conductor
anil retainer of bent, and has also tlie
ndvnntago of being lioii-polsVuiouN nnd
noii-rorrodlng.
Kvorybody goes to church the flr
Sunday after a new piece of gossip has
been stnrted, to see if "they" will bo
there.