AH TO LAND KNTIIIKS.
ANNUAL KPMOMf Op i.oMMII*
•HON i M I.AM' MAUX,
•ItUripl Wih la H,|»l t» HmIbmi
mill ll«iiimmmiil»ll»ii> IN* M*'
' *l,a# N«l«a »«l*il l»»liim*« Kii"'**
4p|,r*r t« Me** fill," UN I MM
tnltl I aal# M»»*l|»l» • *.«>HMAi
• •ml <im,» ft«|„rH
W*#nia«TO» Oil Ax W Lam
'*r»aua. eoin/nlaalonar of the peneref
lam) offhe, In DU annual report to the
ani'iatary of tin- iiiUirliir, daHara* that
thadaahn* of land oBh’* hnaliM'** ttntad
in ilia laat report etlll eootlnua# < om
pared with IPP1 tllare ha* bean a da
areeee In land antrlaa of Jp,(At*<, and of
A,Old,*l*t amraaauterad upon, adaoreee*
of Dual rntria, of A,.',a I and <1MLOMr
a< r«a entered upon and a daar*a*e of
aa»b receipt* of #7*4,170. The bii*ln*»*
of Ilia oflir*' for the Dm-hI year ended
June VI waa aa follow* < a*h *el*a,
117,J7H earea hoinaitaed antrlaa,
'i.'nu.iw aero* atata aelentloaa, 4*4, iap
emreaj railroad aelaatlona, I,»7,l7l*
ai'/a*; awamp land patent*, *<1,771
ii'-ia*; Indian ailotnianla, at.lf, > aare»;
Lnllan land* aolrj, lif.ftl* ear**; total
maali ran Jpta, C.'.diM, ,.,1; patented or
crtlll*,! with thu effaot of patanllnp
to railroad 'oinpenlea, s,i*,,,i*r, uiraa,
*ui vmy* an opted by III" land ofllae,
Id, 127,01* acre*
The cnimnlaaloner raaoiniiiend* that
■ •.I.a,.,,,. ,1 f, .a 11.44 kliauov <if llllll.
-rr- -I * , *
lie lands In made continuous instead
nf annual a under tin* rules of the
treaaur; department It has been found
that win i f extent Ions have been made
upon u i uitrari an extension operates
us a new contract and must be paid for
out of I he appropriations for tun year
for whit h il was made, lie also re
nr** hi- suggestion of last year that
smio-ys if public lauds be mudu by
tliiys overument direct, instead of un
it lr the i onii ad system as at present,
under tbi supervlalon of the director
of the, geological survey upon recoin*
inundation of the commissioner, lie
refers 10 tin' fart that large surveys
have been made under Ibis system in
luiliaii territory with success,
't he total un a nl vacant public land
In the I ulled HtHtc* Is as follows: (Sur
veyed, Jilit.aaT.Mr, u ii surveyed, if*V
8t'i,tW7, 'flic land office has examined
and hus in proeeae of adjustment twen
ty two land grunts to railroad*. The
Interior department lias approved the
flndingi' i f tin- land office regarding
ilie litnii grant adjustments In eleven
eases, end ten oilier cssrs for flmtl ad
justment* have been submitted to the
depart incut .
IlisrtlMdng the act of ttie lust con
gress, grunting lauds to states for tr
rigatinn purposes, the commissioner
sav* that iic tieileVH* tlie necessity will
arise in tin-near future f ir Ilia crea
tion nl s national eommission whose
function it shut! he to regulate the dls*
Intuition of these water* which have
their source In a supcredjueent state,
slid which have heretofore been used
In common by the people of that and
the sub-adjacent states
The commlsslimer recommend* a
law to compel tin- attendance of wit
nesses lit ,i id offices III contest cases;
an appropriation of ffiO,uOO annually
for mailing examinations necessary
for the establishment of forest reser
, vatlons and for the protection of
reaervut Ions already existing.
SHOT AT COL. CROFTON.
11*111*111 Is < suae* (.leiiteasnt l’a||"* •“
I inn mil s Itieli Act.
• iitr.Mio i let. ft.—'olomd It. K.
Croft on, commander of the Fifteenth
infantry at Fort Hlicrldun, narrowly
escaped death or at least a severe
wound at the hands of Ideutcn*
uii t h. n I’ague of Company K,
Fifteenth infantry, yesterday after
iinou. Tin* lieutenant tired three
shots at the commander,
tine passed through tin* fold of his
overcoat just over tilts right groin ami
the second ami third passed close to
the body I‘ague a few moments be
fore bad i s aped from the hospital.
Ui lin >- In I.Uii 11 ■ • s • It 11 111 I •-I’if < 11 11 If 1 fit.i I
nit'llt fin int-iilMl ti'mibl#, oi'i'Hiloliml,
ll U kunl, by uv#r lmliil(f#M## in liillllir.
Al III# fori it HMk ktHlt il tlint tin' Ill’ll
Itniiinl n tok not r*k|iniiblhl# fur bin ant,
Mini Mint Ink nn'i'Mli# ivlllit I'oftutl Wa*
< uhanr* ii,t ot ihi.'
Mlinl llirrliin fiirlilililun.
t on Mini s r., Out ft Thu I'niiiti'
/uibnial nm vanillin, bv au nv*i wb#lni
In# nialnrity. Inik mlii|itnil »rlniiin f>,| -
biililin# tin, liilio iiiiin' i»#ii nf a tvbiti'
iwi'kiin »Hb miy |,ar*mt with any nm
Kin IiIihhI nbatevi'l' Till*, III i'iiiiiii'K'
11,mi win, tb# Mirtiaif* nlmikti, will
bar# M,r i IT in'l nf illkfranolil«lli|f mu
itttwa
t llxail Man* kh,in*«».
jf, |,i>iik. 'In., Oat A An aftn
inkin |,m|n i k*yk III# Ini# Jnk#|ib II
I im iinn fur many van?* prwr in In
,1,'Mih nli >#|it» iilln'i I Iuki nn» nf lima
Inikt Ulu 'III ami imikt |M>imil>tlil i rally
nn'ii on Mi# »*favt, ban b##n i|i»i'n¥#r#il
In b# bliml n lllk a iinn ll t% iiltli lb#
s #nilit ItiitliHtur unit l.nan akkia'la
Mini No , uf »lib'll b# inn M'i<r»Ui)'
kin,'# lib ni'|(«liU*llu»i, ll Ii til in III#, I
In Ii* nm * In, null, ami amaa aay It
'nay h# a* mn#b a* #SftM*ai
Juba T**l I>m4
Naval'* Mn o*i A t,» lt#|n#
k»Miatlt* >lnbu I #*l nf l.anraMt#
latnaly, i|i*il at lb* N#*aila abylum
yxkii'iilai uiinHin# All T#«l mi
to oil* bl tu tlm **> lum aarly laat
binlnu a« a t'iIvata |«*ti#hl A faw
„i>,tk, lu'lnra tbi* In* nnii I Imiiama uh
lalan,• <1 a Mia l»# aa* In at. I.mtl*
*11 lit ini ami |nnmiui>nl
ft lunwiati* imiulatau
laaUm mn la* ih« kiwi
Aanui i i I l . Oat, A I ha I b >'i>a
<a<* tribal antl»u*ltia* at# UM<l*r«tn>al ■
| > In- 1*1 i aI'l# tn bllnnin# Ih,' t m
It I itbkimnma* mill tn tab# jil»w IM ,
Tin. Mali <n f*«» *»aiikf i, m«y |«'#M*t*ry !
, im iltialinM VAltb I bam i| i»*nn#«
i,nn nf letanua Nllanra, lha fvalatal I
ni'lti# at Anlmiira. alalntk l tun# *>a Mn
I #ai UmuMiwaMt* *<• (a< a* hii Jm'» .
,lh tl## la onmaiMv'l tbai# taan tribal
|«<i innb'bitiMa I'byitya* aaltura a*
Mbit h* l nib* t * harry anntha*
ur, i|a, Mi auiMl I* mi Aba Natl ritai
tbl* nil* •>! tb* fata* biurilar, ami I*
only »l#bl nr t«* mil** (m* Itaalwm
1»in
LO I IN DARKEST AFRICA
lull*; AM,at lit, (i„»*l<l»»m *mllM'»
1,40*1*09, Or* ft * *#•«'
in 1*0 ft I ft til tiff Up 1*9 tv It Ul
tin* *s ri' 1*4 rrifMi'AUiu hr Oo/ia)/l*on
Mmltli'# Afrman **(» illi ion, tmw# of
whwh I* I (/hit overiln* A/morillnif Ut
III/ fal**t a/ft in a* It/ Hmith ha<l b**n
hy tlm AhyuuUtlun unity, unit
It I* f*ar<«'l that Im ha* hail Hi r*tr*"*
hi* *t«t** ami |fii ’/» a aoiitliw**t*rl/
illr-i'tlo/i II* innf Him* liavr (fi/t !/#•
IhihI t,n* dl*trl«t tvfmrn tli* lliltl*)i #r*
nun IttfhHiiir at Mwall, on tlm ilr)tl»li |
0«»t African io**l, ami have l/**» !
laujfht hy tli>' nativ**, ft I* tiopnf,
lumr/nr, that wlmn Im Imaril of tli# }
ll(flitlnif. Or, Hin0 Ii mail* a drtotir, In |
nfilch i i»** hr wouhl he Imaril from In
tlir nr ighhurhuml ill f,*k»< '1 anifany Ik 1, I
or uhniu tlm Herman or Lnifllali lak*
rou !<•»
Or, Mmltli, wlio I« a r*-*lilcnt of I'lill*
mlrlfthlu, atariiil from Knifianil In tlm
l*tt*r (/art of May, I*',it, for Hi* Hoinall
fo**t, with tlm ohj*i!t of r*achin|f
lake* Itnilolph ami Htnfanhi from tlm
fiorOmant, Tfm la*l n/lvlcc* rncnlvml
from linn wrr* ihitiol llrvmnbtr It.
iaV(. at tlm Hhilmyll river ami Him**
Hallaa 'I'lmim w*r« wrltton l/y lilmanlf
In i-rnall while In Hu- brnali, anil war*
mhJrnimnil to thi' |ir«'**,
HEALTH AND LIQUOR
*utamtl»n« Mail* hy IIaaitliary ( wm
mill** ut tli* Aiimrlran Awn-lull tin.
Ok* van, to),, Out. 6,—Tlia Ai/mrlran
I'ubllc Hi nlth a**orlatlon to-ilay elect*
oil officer* a* follow*: I’reahlent, Or.
Kiluarilo l,lu#(fo of tlm * Ity of Mealeo;
I vli'i* (ir**iih'iit», Colonel A A VVooil
j hull, I nllwl Htate* unity, mul Or.
| Ilnur/ howall of Denver! necretiity,
In- Irvlm/ A, WhImid of < oili'onl, N.
II.; <leu direr, Ur. Henry Dolton of
Hrutllcboro, Vt, The convention next
year will he held at lluffalo, N, Y.
The report of the committee on the
abuse of alcoholic drlnlis from a sani
tary stand point, by l ell* Fonueuta
of New Orleans made the following
recommendations: Increase the penal
ty for adulterations; remove the tux
on beer, wine and coffee; total prohi
bition in communities composed of
vicious classes; high license to dimin
ish the number of bar rooms and cause
better Honor* to be sold, enforce a
strict sanitary inspection of all drinks
sold over tbe bar; promote tbe culture
of grapes: double the penalty for sell
ing to minors, compel drunken men to
work when sent to Jail; establish eat
ing houses. The committee had no
faith In tbe Hunday dosing laws.
A FAMINE IN CUBA.
Orsst lllltroi Predicted In < *•• lh« War
loulliiura.
N'aw Yoiik, Oct. 6. A local pa;>er
print* extracts from a private letter
from Tuba which predicts » famine If
the war continues, "The troops iu
the Interior part of the Island are stif
fcrlng unheard of hardships, They are
famished, clothesless, shoeless, and
without medical attendance. The
very officers confess the total demor
alization of the army and pronounce
the difficulty Insurmountable The
departments of .Santiago Puerto I’rln
due. Santa Clara and Mutunzu* Unit
I* to say. nearly all the isluml are be
ing devastated Everywhere small
parties of rebels patrol the country
with perfect Impunity, robbing and
tiring property,"
WILL WED THE PRIEST.
Mrs. atslilsl Helen!* sail Her Oausliler
Will Marry rather Wsgnsr.
8t. Joseph,Mo., Oct. 5,—The mother
of Muude Steldi 1 bus relented In her
prosecution of Father Dominick Wag
ner and some time to-day or to-mor
row there will be a wedding at the
jail uud Maude SUddel will become the
priest's bride. Father Wugitcr agreed
to irausfer all Ids property and money,
amounting to about ilb.OOO, to the
girl, If tbe prosecution were dropped
i&ikI lm kiss ns* rut 111 t tii ttiiirrv kmr
Thlahaabatut agreed toby Mnt Htel* |
dal and lha girl.
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.
-- |
Krpnrl on thf Kniliosslfiueui of Henry
llskley mnl H««. tt ilium Svwlmlil.
Minsk a pin.m. Minn, o«l A, In Hi*
KpIsenpMl house of hUlinpe nun uf III*
prlitolpMl reports pr» senteil in the j
iioitril of missions vvus tli* report of ;
th* *N«H»utt¥M oomuilllee of tin' Ainer).
onli i liureli Mlseb'iury sootely, rettil 1
Secretary J, Thompson Hole, It ivu* .
Him Unit public it in 1 hIHoimI n tin mice
MU to III* I'Ut'lVAAlellll'III of 111,1100 liy
Hi* former IreMsurer, 11 miry nultlcy,
mnl tli* former keiTt'lltry, Hie ilev.
WiliUiu A Kewbnhl. Ii huil been i
liopetl to kvolil all public refi'rt'Mt'e to
Hie Mlfmr. but till* w»s foil ml imptu
slhle. The mnouut taken bv u» It ley
it Ms Ciiiiipuln! Ml ».'I,1' i a Mini
by Newbnhl <ti *l,i,t>.i||b from s*p
It'iulier I, I**? 'I'lit' ilclMlt'itHou W4t
uiM'l* possible by the fuel ihm there
wmm Nit cheek mt Hie itettouillk of either j
»«>* bv lh* el bur. mol upon till* they 1
relieil for sefcty. I’l.e irvusurer h»s I
reiutbureetl Hi* koeiety. but the seer#
imy Im no mnoev tier mu you* stihie
leully liilmenii.il lu him to ittMke It :
(iklll It Wttultl be IlilplMlIlIt to pI'OM I
rent* Hi* treasurer without nlniii u*
the oprney mm!* yu ul tt it mmtte from j
•Mother k.itirv* No promisee IimiI ho*H ,
untile hut prosed I lou keeme I nttjw*
klble The secivtetv «tt obi iienitl
'*** MU.) ill«|f utieil 11» prot eml egMitttt
him kil l imt lytltil the tieusiirtt
ttoithl Jtttifjf the ehirtfe that the pro* j
emit "II W »« Mot Ithlkt* he took ltt"Me|
hul If, m he hull it" frieu.l to pey |l
blktfk
tluMIM litilKH
tV*Sl»l*ol"U IM I ttlllinm I
Ante to Mt the IIt.l k‘i "It..# with •
iMtg* iletegsll.m of In llmt* i line, le.l ‘
wllh hit tt l|tl tt est «b tv IhMi tv l ie !
pin It M heeling bt Ai'IIM* t niton -
s', mer hmith to vtli mt I bet eon
oUiMe.l Hist Hit'll tteeti#* Mere Hcl i
lm"iy c«i rte-l "Ml M.onllii, to mih, {
miimiI m!i "f them Milky thel if he
Mhnuht »l"p Itt tell • 11 »!.*' lh- non in
mettl l>% I piuittne.l them tb it It wi.nl ■
ifeopt It to iMu ,t*i» tie v«l I the'
thet were short of i*tinuv elotHiM#
MOtl blsiiksls "tt the resortMthitt* til j
thitsM thet spuhe ttiil i it Mt i hey wee*
U*|*4 lieeiet! well bv t iilottel Tw4i
AfTAIWS IN OKLAHOMA,
lint-mit ll-nlfnn I'f—nl- Hit tnnn-l
II In H-n-i-ff -mlili
VVtklll *i, lo*. IM < Imi-rimr Itam
frow of iiulahoini III Ii animal i»
,,/rt i.Hk< a alrotig po*ii on in favor
of opening hi «#Ui"/u, ill Ih- Vt u'Mta,
Kiowa, I oniancn* Mini Apacli* r***rva*
lion* II* *cor** th* pr» **of ll,* conn
try for |,o hi tailing llnng* at,out <ikla
lioma ami ul*o taka* lo la»k Ilia lloina
Mi**lonnry am'IHy for muk ng repra*
•eolation* ahonl de»Otwtlon pra*
ruling In ii'r lain parla of
Oklahoma *av» Hi* governor;
"Tlii'pr»*a of ili« nation ha* oftan
dapicted Hi* aufTeroig In Oklahoma,
whl,ih may har* l*'l many to a mltitoO
caption of < li‘‘ trur condition of tlia
iiaopl* of thla tanItory *>■■, too, hav*
h«*n th* *t*t*,nenla of many paiaoii*
who hav* tak-i, upon il,*m»#lv«a Ih*
taab of calling alii for Oklahoma, ami
*v«n tl>* agent* for aoni* of Ih* lioma
Mlaalonary a ,«latl«* hav* ,l«pu'l*,l a
condition which, If It r*ally aaUtad,
ought to can** tl,*lr *np|)ort*rn to
wMhdraw from ao harr*n a Held .
Th* governor oh**rv** thatthara haa
h**n v*ry lltiu- mu lawi> In Oklahoma
outalila th* invM»lon* mud* from the
Indian territory, and tlia **timat«d
population la ‘JUi.wm. with Oklahoma
comity laaillng. with 20. VM ami Logan
county n*»t, with IW/ii;
Ta*ahla property ha* IncrCttaad dur
ing the year from f l!i,it47,U2'-' to is'i,
l an. Till* phenomenal m<T*a*a la
uwrlheij to the fin i that patent* are
lielug i**u*>l on claim*, placing claim*
within the reach of taxation. < anu
Ilian county l*ails In taxahi* property,
having f*,#lOp'iW, ami Oklahoma conn
iv ni'*t. wltli t4.'i7i.fi‘!‘t
In covering the finances of the ter
ritory tile governor observes tlntl
there Is very little borrowed capital
there Mild Inal then- are llfty seven
hunks In the territory, and twenty
four of them tespondeil to his request
for In formation covering deposits end
business lit general, to l»e Incorporated
lit Ills report, Those submitting re
port* show deposit* of 91,no;.',not): dis
eoonls, dtgo.oOo; securities, 9lo,ooo;
cash end sight exchange, 9i,'<r,.ooo,
The sclto <1 population Is reported to
be 77.77b, nod the membership of the
llaptfst church 3..Vet, and that of the
I'litlioUc church Is placed at even
lb oo<»
The governor close* his report with
some remark* about tin* Ionian, lu
which lie Insists that it would be well
for the I oil luo to be forced to work.
The governor observes: "The Indian
cltl/en. when left to solve the problem
of life like other melt, will no doubt
Hud that he must conform to the con
ditions of life about him. and will set
tle down to a life of useful industry.*
RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Armenian* sml Turks Pom# In PeeStet
Many Killed,
tVAsifixoroN. Oct. I (secretary Ol*
uey received the following cablegram
from l ulled Slat ** Minister Torrel! at
(‘onstantlnople, Monday several hun
dred Armenians marched on the porte,
to ask redress of grievances. The pa
triarch tried to prevent it. A conflict
occurred between Armenians and po
lice Probably ubout sixty Turks and
Armenians were allied. Among oth
ers a Turkish major, and many wound
ed, Armenians carried pistols Yes
terday several more were killed. Last
night eighty were killed and several
hundred Imprisoned. Porte had no
tice of the demonstration which they
say w as orgutli/ed by leaders of Hill!
ebarglst revolutionists whom they had
captured. Much terror exists. I think
tlic porte will be able to resist fanati
clam.
< oVsl AVI INOI'IK, Oct. 3, —Five hun
died urrestn have been made in con
nection with the recent rioting of Ar
m,-nlaiis here. The government Is
greatly alarmed and the garrlsou Is
kept under arms,
Trouble among Hie Armenian* of
tills city lias been brewing for a long
time pust, the bitter feeling against
the authorities growing stronger us
week after week passes without the
adoption by the Turkish government
of the scheme for reform in Armenia
proposed by the representatives of the
powers '1 lie long smoldering flames
of discontent, carefully fuuneil by the
.. II'MII H V lum Ml
Ui ll out.
The Turk tali government. In It n ef
forte to culm the approhenalou cape
deuced nn all ehlea, hue aunt it utilet
ing etreular tn I he envoy* »>f the dlf
li'Wit foreign cuiintrlea here
\l the puluee the uliiiiiat euuaterna
thin la an ill to prevail mill every pre
euiithiil ha* been liiheii tn euppren*
further ntubrenka up-m the part uf the
illaaiitlattetl Armenian*
I It* ’ll* lake* t'uaaaaaliin.
*t m i tan tint, Kau, Met t The
IVi-IIInginii Watei SVurk* coni pan*
yvnterday morning ahut down It*
pumping plant ai-i'uidliig tu pravlnua
nut lee the city having tefiiaed tu pay
an* more hydrant rental* The city
uiithui die* Immediately look pu**ea
ahm uf the plunt und will opeu ll un
leaa dlapuaaeaaeil by Ihe fourth The
noth* aie ovlied by nun in lihude
laiand and are v utuevt at *i *o'»m
yuwiunii tiilm* I a a in
ay. Mil a, VVaah , tkd t Judge Mali
find lefu el In accept the reatgnation
of the receiver* uf Ihe Nm Merit I'm
I'tllt and rennoed them heeauae ul tall
me tu comply with In* urder dlreettng
Him in guv mu avetmuttng for their
put acta and in gnawer the eberge*
-f Itiaytou l*e* tudiew I Hnr
leigh iva* appointed aa receiver for the
I, • * ii 'V uniting tun
Woman a temper haa alwav* been
•pecta>-tMar but there are poaathllltlea
never dreamed uf a hen the new woman
It* overt that Ihe hired gttl ha* warn
hn bloom* i r out
tt*v labte lav *v*i*uv Iwv n* ii*wiii|wi
Ii hew long Mi»,
New t nan Mel t Ihe lli nl tu
one Itailrnad t'i»*iuittee a* the >aliir
«n vyvtvui *m that line will Hereafter j
he t*mm a wa* put tn operation yeater*
la* morning Prompt I v at 1 nVlotdi
two mad ear* were alerted anuui ane
■ maty, one fiout the general p* *v i(tt> e
and one fium the end »i Mo line at
lho* MunJu J end fight) *l»lh Mi cel
nl Amatvidau* avenue Ihe I*11• a
hurg matt, which heretofore left Ihe
i iitoal pnaiuibi e nr upt 'WH delivery
to the wagon* et id eolnet* left at
« >" t he trip tn the end nf the line
> v* mete m it m nute»
•ARCAHTIC "fRUTM."
■ Ho hit Amolou Olrlt I# Itn
llilet HMImui N«rol«| tutiidKM.
l#on>o> Oe* !». Truth Mini y#i
tarda/ commenting upon th<
engagement between < he dube
of Marlborough and Mitt Van
derbllt "Mritlab mamma* and
thair daughter* will toon Ik elamorlng
for protection If all the price* In the
marrlaga mar lot are to fall to the
American dam tela The mania for
title inherent In the Anglo Haaoo
It I* in vain to contend aganlal
! Hut tha matter I* aomewhat
ter lout to the I nlted Ht*t«a,
'J hat country mutt he n great locer
through rnie ii of lit wealth croating
the ocean T he I niter) Mlate* will do
wall to manufacture the coveted title*
at home for it la a wn elen nutmeg
that la aatily hough' The evidence
nt title*. It la true, It not in an
cord aura with the tlmpllcltv of
republican Inetitutlona, hut In view of
the heavy drain till* might *>#
overlooked and the parent* nt any
girl might he allowerl to buy bar a
title, tay for t’J/W.OOb (I.OOd.iKrO.) The
public treatury would Unit ha tilled
with dollar* and the girl would
remain at home Hut there would
atlll ha the difficulty of Hnd
lug huthandt In the home market, for
the Americana are aattrongly oppoaad
, to lie cum I ng rieh through thair Indie*
aathcllrl'lth noble.. arc in favor
of tbi* mode of enrichment "
DEEPWATER CONFERENCE
genet.,r Vest Mails I'snssursl Presiding
Officer.
Tol'V.K a. Kim Oct, 3 Hcpreseuta
tlve hgll was comfortably tlI!«•«! at 11
o’clock this morning when the tem
porary chairman, < ongressman llurtoti
of Missouri culled the deep water con
ference to order. The following perma
nent organl/ai ion was reported hy tins
1 committee For permanent chairman,
Senator Ueorge C, Vestof Missouri;for
! pgrinaneni secretary.Thomas Hlebard
son of Texas; for reading clerk,Charles
Martin of Kansas; vice presidents,
one from each state represented.
Senator Vest was escorted to the
chair hy Congressman Sayers of Texas
and C. N Chase of Nebraska and said
1 merely: "tientlemen of the conven
tion, 1 return my thanks for this
honor. It is expected t hat our action
will he cautious, conservative and sin
cere. and thus command the respect of
the people This convention Is now
open."
Kx-Clovnrnor Hubbard of Tesas
spoke from II o’clock to 13:30. Ills
speech was full of statistic* covering
, the deep water agitation and Its re
I suits and prospects.
I QUAY AGAINST CARTER.
. -
1 ftis Pennsylvanian and Platt af Near
Vurk In a t unililns.
W asiiino ion, Oct a,—There le a
movement among the anti-McKinley
'ami anti-llai rtson forces to combine
1 at the November meeting of the Re
publican national committee and elect
Men a tor Quay of I'ennsylvanlti nation
al chairman In place of Senator Carter
of Montana
Senator Quay is believed to he in
earnest in Ills advocacy of I’ittsburg
as the place for holding the national
convention, und !t is claimed that ex
Senator IMatt has received a communi
cation from him asking for his oo
1 operation
| CANNIBALISM IN CHINA.
I
Seven Men (nplured In Plghls list ween
Klvnl Vlllnges Killed end Kslen.
Sam Fnami inch,Oct. 3. According to
mall advices from China, the people of
l ung Cheng, a large village In the
Canton province, china, cut the sea
embankment und let in the water so
as to destroy a large part of the rice
of the people of 1‘ieu < heng, which
was then almost ready for cutting
Kcprlsuls followed, the lighting con
tinuing for over a month, Involving
many villages and causing u large
uuinber of deaths Ily one side three
und hy the other four prisoners were
taken alive These men were killed
j and eaten
A l.lfs sememe for “Pee Ml.lge,"
Ni'iiiNom i n. Mu, oct. a. tieorg*
flaye*. bettor known n* “Pea Midge, '
1 pleaded guilty of murder In the *et<ond
degree In thu criminal mjurl to-day on
a i liurjfu of murdering l*apuly sheriff
; .1 II hellur, and wa* keutenoad to the
| iHtulien Iarv for life. He hud ju*t
iH'uii tried for murder In the *eroud
| degree.
■ .It K aim k »Sli l‘llllllt I K MAHIIITI
Vfeulatlue* trum New lurk, i bleagt*. It
l unlt. Ou.*h» aiol r.l*e where
DM t II V
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Mri>l I'llUItU* IIiuhI pel bb| ‘ill | i .t
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TDK HI'SHAY SCHOOL
U v.oN II OCT, 1H "OlOKOM t
IMIUMPM" Jilt)CM* 7 : DA-22.
I,tifl'ii l,«it "Thongti a Hint •Ininiil
I in mini Me, Mr M-afl ahiall
Sol Orf" I'olftia ’41 tit "Sftvti
Irrra' llppre*«tf#ft,"
NlliDDi f IHItY
Thin uni t Inti In*
('IIIda# f'liMplera •(,
7 and », togaitier
wHIi a glance at
i he remainder of
the book. Time,
mi, It I'lnca,
Aphrah, near Hhe
tthein Oideon'e
army gathered at
the fountain of
It trod, near the hill of Moreh. Near
the an me apot Haul fought hie laat hat
He During the two hundred yearn
altn-e th» death of Joghim there hail
lieen three great rela|mea Into Idolatry,
followed b) the pimlehmerii of opprea
alon hy their enemlee, And when the
hltlei experience had done lla work,
and the people repented of their aln,
judge# were rained up who delivered
them. The effect of the goffering and
of the deliverance, the mingled eever
l!) and goodneaa of Hod, preaerved
them In peace and proaperlty for a gen
eration. ao that out of tha two hundred
yearn before Gideon there were but
fifty three yearn of oppreaaion, Includ
ing that from which Gideon delivered
larael, During Htla time Dthnlcl. Khud,
Hhtimgitr. and Harak, with hia partner,
Deborah, were the Judge#,
lit Anti when Gideon wag come, be
hold, there waa a ntun that told a
dream unto hla fellow, and said, Heboid.
I dreamed it dream, and, lo. a cuke of
barley bread tumbled Into the host of
THRK8HIN0 WIIBAT.
Mldlan (the oppressor of the Jew*), and
came unto a tent (the king's tent), and
smote It that It fell, and overturned
It, that the tent luy along
11 And nls fellow answered and
aata, Vhl* Is nothing else save ih<
"wind of Gideon the son of Joaah, u
man of larael; for Into' fils hand hath
God delivered Mldlan, arid all the host
IQ And II was no, when Gideon
heard the telling of the dreuni, and tlx
Interpretation thereof, that he wor
shipped, and returned Into the host ol
Israel, anil said, Arise; for the Lord
hath delivered Into your hand the host
of Mldlan (Gideon tell* this story tc
his army to encourage them.)
10 And he divided the three hundred
men Into three companies, and he put
a trumpet In every man's hand, with
empty nltcljers, and lamp* within the
pitchers, (Trumpet* power; lamps—
grace; pitcher* capacity for truth.)
18—When I blow with a trumpet, I
and all that are with me, then blow ye
the trumpets also on every side of all
the camp, and say. The *word of the
Lord, and of Gideon.
lit Ho Gideon, and the hundred men
that were with hint, came unto the out
*lde of the camp In the beginning of the
middle watch; and they hail but newly
set the watch : and they blew the trum
pets, and brake the pitcher* that were
In their hands
20 And the three companies blew
the trumpets, and brake the pitchers,
and held the lamps In their left hands.
nml Mm trumpeta lit their rlglil handa
to blow withal and they cried, The
a word of the I,ord, and ol Oldeon.
21 And they aloud every muu III hla
place round about the camp : and all
the linal ran. and cried, und tied.
'.'2 And Ihe three hundred blew the
trumpeta. and the I .ord aet every man'a
•word agalnal hla fellow, even through
out all the boat : and Ihe lioul lied
to Hetb-ahliiab In Xererath. and lo the
border of Abel-tncbolab onto Tub belli
IThe Mldtuultea retreated In dlaorder t
n And the men of Urael gathered
Ihettiaelveg tggethet out of Napliiall.
and out of all Maoaaaeh. and puraued
after the Mtdianjte* iUrael waa now
free again )
Note The attataaeiu of (lldeou waa
aliuple The lorchea were concealed
In the large pllchera or bread Jura
until Ihe men had taken their alatloaa.
ao that their movement ititglii not he
detected It we the duly of the leader
of a baud to blow the trumpet and give
the war-cry tty him, In a night at
tach aloud a toi l h Ileal el to light the
way and guide the atildiera ao tiigl
they might alwata know where lit Hint
the leader ihe lurch at night waa llhe
Ihe haimer uf dat Three hundred
trumpeta and lorel*c* n-pit*». uied three
hundred cumpaitlee uf troupe I'he
to caking of the Jar* the uutNaahlug of
Ihe llghle the deAfeulug blare of iruut
pet * on every aide aroused the enemy
from deep • * • The fur da uf thv
Iordan were eelted bv the Uraeliie*
and the deetrvrctlun uf the tnvadera
OUD'I I HUt M
tTrum Hama Hutu)
\\ hen a preacher »p<-n-U more time In
preaching than he doe# In praying he
te uul dutug tlud • work ae he want* It
dune
It ta hat-l to Hud a man who will
preach ihe mw* go*pel on a antait uf
Ive ihuueaed a year that he did on Ave
hundred
The difference between a a tee man
and a foot U that the wt«e man hnow* '
that he hnowe little and the fuel thiuke
he knoae mu>b 1
Ministers faliill*| u KtaeMas Art
'1 boss who know only the finished
nilnisiura, snd have no ac/iaaintanca
with the method of Ita production, raa
not 11,w eira of the labor that It repre>
o nl* Kai'h of these tiny niaaterplaeaa
these ornaments With human idantl
fie ut ion ilo concentrated as pres* loo*
nl pictorial art stands for more toll,
of a peculiarly exacting sort, than tha
largest canvas I na brushes, some of
them containing scarcely half a dozen
hairs, malt* strokaa so fine that most, of
tha painting must be dona under a
magnifying glass And the toocheeon
the frail hit of Ivory must be as nnar
ring as they ara light, for tha smallest
mistake may destroy tha sharaetarlstlo
; tranalusance that constitutes tha alii'
store'* greatest charm.
Appropriate to tha elacltou season la
an article written hy Mr. Kdwsrd J.
Mcllarrnott of Louisville, for tkeOcto
bar number of tha Century, entitled
“f un on the Htuinp; Humors of Polit
ical Liirapalgning In Kentucky " Mr
Mcltermotl ha* gathered many anec
dote* of amusing experience* at the
|*olIs, but ha laments tha decline of
nubile speaking, which ha dsclsraa is
hy no means up to the old time stand
ard in Kentucky.
Daniel Moons'* (Ina.
The gun of Itanial Itoone haa beet,
taken to ( harlaston. W. Vs., and It la
said to be still caps hla of good execu
tion. Ita slock arid barrel are five feet
long iirid It carries un ounce ball. It
is s flintlock, of course. Tlic gun lias
been in the family of Nathan Boons
Van Bibber, back in the wilds of Nlcti
plus county Mutthisa Tics Van Bib
ber received the gun from his friend
Itoone sod he carried it at the battle of
Point Plcasttut in 1774 and through the
wur of 1*12. The original powder horn
and bullet moulds are with the gun.
Mu It Mils Van Bibber left these relics
to ( apt. C. K. Van Bibber, who left
them to ilia son, Nathan Boone Van
Bibber, the present owner. -New York
Hun
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