TALKS OF THE TIMES, VENATOR STIWABT GETS INTO THE SWIM. VIIii ii 1 ‘i «* that he had determined to gather In a part of the prosperity wbirh is not only rampant In ths atrvet. but throughout the land ’ ‘When asked what brought about the change In hi* rivers, he said: 'There is no room for pessimism In this cotinlry No one ran ha a bear tr the faea of tha whaat famine in ' Argent ne, Russia. Hugary and India ! fa new of these condition*, abroad, 1 ! sboii d n *l la* surprised to sea ailrer aril a* tow a* twenty-tire eents and wheal as high a* a dollar Thera ia nothing In talk ng ailrer at tha present tints, and my adt tes to my friend* in the \Va*l ia to fall In j me w.th the forees of prorperilr and ! prstgress and rrceir* their due share } of the reward The time has pasted j f. Mr fK« .sl.l iss’iei War mtu< lltnt t.t fare new imucs and new conditions I frequently hear it said that thia secur ity market is a duplicate of the mar ket of i|71 It it not It is w ire of a hoi) market. All a man ha* lo do ia to get into it, go to sleep and get rich “The wheat si lust'.on in the W r»t will make every railway not a divi dend earner lull a dividend oayer. Railroad* that have been moribund foe year* are now taxed to their fall en* rapse tj and are »llli unable to areomni.vlatr their t-affic I am told that there ia imminent danger of a ear famine oa many of the most impor tant Vne* traversing the country,’ ’"Are the people in the Weal alive to thia new aitcation* The people in the West,’ he re pined. "are wide awake They know n gaud thing when they see it. Most of them are hang.eg oa to their cereals w lh cnatdenee horn of hope and ac twal traowiedge of what ia going on around them With their immense crops they will he able aot only to laqnadaie the.r indebtedness to the ■Money sharks of the East, but will in angnrate a haying movement that wi.l awrpr.se the people in thia part of the eunalry I think that by the -ale fall the truth of what I said and reiterated •taring the campaign will be generally reeogti rrd and thia is that there cao he me general prosperity in thia coun try that ta aot bora and sustained in the West' "Senator John P Jones of Nevada, ■he is spending a vacation in IhU eity. said yesterday that tne continued fail its the price of aileer ought not tc I swtpr-.se anyone S lver is falling in ! price, be sa d. ‘because of the falling at the demand for it as money Japan baa gone into a gvvld basis and so less -*«rd the demand for silver Besides this, there has been, because of eni vt.-sal bard time*, a great falling off ia par.ha-c* in the East The Ori ental countries use silver money and our purchase* are paid for in that metal The demand haa been cat off 1 by reason of the hard times.' •Ol the increase in gold production in Alaska. Mr. Jones said: -1 am not opposed to prosperity through an in - crease in gs d The Republican* are very laeky and 1 congratulate them oa the fact that tius great discovery bus ».th:n their aim .u .strution. i believe a grva: deal of gold wiii be fownd is Alaska and it is certain to resiore prosperity. for which the lie pubixaas wile'am and receive credit twau vaow ii* mars. « neiaer Itroafli |nW or aiiasr. Marls glonti rmV»o» *m& oo*frat«.>ataoe in bean! owt im far* that oar Wo*l m wheat .t pouitf ap to a atoliar bearanae of a faensi-e in %rg*a. ism. Esot-.t IbJa and other rvosklraca. 1 Ao sot thus* Ual oar prosper, t/ a io«nd*4 opes dees,tattoo ■m luml* in focr fs. aat.-joa 1 ■ us to «* a Aeud of wsmi tarn the kite at. ; 'W.t kSsJ rt fitr me «u!« pauL« of oor -as A Aao&brr mon'.t that s«U folk. » firs* an abo&dasac of ■awe* be it » Trr or fold will be •art aana of la a hatred of Uu trsm TW paiapo kata traeta asa oo. r proa prr fnie Sdaupor eat ef Ue r eaiaia Ptsptjr of Boars sail (n<5 mot Us trsti Hrj AoeraA ssslj -a bare t-*a» *_ U naiMi a #•••« t'**» KtiM* Cm, H«». A*/ - - Tie Aa#* **?.* baa beta «u>ae toot v *rt ■• n»aes>i s to f s'* a heat-aai asf u o* praa" a Kw>w I'tj » tu so* poe * roar* * bo .5<*p la lb# sftpiar |- — tor tJbs bs»,4 tf Ike |».- • rr f •ao* piosad .» tb» . a** * a# Ukr .1 uw too*4 vbat lit app*< #* stana froan CoOaf*#** a a* -tsa Ai eel t* •«nrt Un b*..d-*f eoasf. »>« and ti •aaat aa^ man a at off '• »l pa ■■**» ados van a» s f » p»u op a p an ■dost a lb* *a -a aari 1 ta * -• 4 *p milA ATOM HAS N A It Kt'CKEO fi**n> «• *%• k*c%l HlMNMk Ut« ******* f |^» • !**«» I •#* * * ***»•* *-• * »•*%* n - . |g ^ *||§f « % |MM * * - a' 4 i J . • N ***** ■ • * * * PIP ''!P !" 11' ' ■^V*»'MAM>A-,Wrs l -1 ARr IfWil JOHN SHERMAN. ttat rratMhl* that It* Will Kellre front the Cabinet. Wasuixotom, Aug IS.—AU report* about the early retirement from the cabinet t»f John Sherman, aceretary of atate, which have b»n scattered bro*.Icaat of late are dented by Mr. Sherman and the report that Judge Day. first aaslatant secretary, was summoned suddenly from t'anton where he waa attending hia vacation, to assume charge of the department, la also denied. The fact that Judge Day was pre paring to leave Canton for Cambridge boro. I'a., evidently gave rise to the re wort. He is not ex pre ted in Wash in. .on before September. Though the Immediate retirement of Mr Sherman le not expected. It has been tha Impression among well In formed men In Washington for aev eral months that his service as secre tary of state would certainly not continue through the administration, and possibly not thrr gh IU first year. The fact canuot he concealed that ha la in feeble hoalth. due to advanced sgv and long years of political actle lly. but the statements that he 1s men tally irresponsible are preposterous, for his conversation is as dear and ra tional to-day as any man s When Mr. bhrrinan went into the Cabinet It was with the express un derstanding that he should Ik* relieved of all hard diplomatic labor. He has visited Ins office dally when in Wash ington. has met the diplomatic corps at the appointed times and has per* formed other light duties, hut has not attempted to perform any of the heavy labor of the department NO KLONDIKE GOLD TAX Cnaada Ahead*** Ha Svh*m* la Kia*l runf Ottawa, Out.. Aug 13- Influenced kt a strong protest from both the politician* »:id basin*** men of the northwest po'tioa of the dominion, the government has decided to ahau don its scheme to force miners of the placer region* of the Klondike to pay a royalty of 1> or li per ctnt on ail j gold taken out there. Many business ' men declared in their representation* to the government that sv h a rule. If put In force, would undoubtedly lead to infinite trouble and wight lead to bloodshed. The storekeepers and out fitters of British Columbia are busy now arranging thair plans to compel all prospectors to buy their supplies of them by enforcing the payment of duty on all outfits from the United Metes which are carried Into the Upper Yukon valley. FREE SILVER SCHEME. ft* Proposed Parches* of Pony Toe* fa* Eaforrrd reunited Coles** Wasbixotop. Aug 13—The Silver Dollar league of this city ha* iesued a circular asking investors to co-oper ate in the purchase of forty tous of ss.ver to be offered at the mints for free coinage, and in the event of the superintendent’s refusal the court* will be invoked under a clause, which, it is claimed, ha* not been revoked, of the act of February 2d. IsTd, which provide* that “silver dollars of the weight of 413S grains Troy standard silver shall be coined at the mint* of toe United States as provided in the act of January 1*. 1S37.” According to the circular, “the profit to thos< who will help us to start and finish the fight on the above lines” will be SToO.oOO. For any sum above a dollar investors may become part purchase! s of the fortv tons Klnped With s Train:* Sedaiia. Mo. Aug. 13.—A trarap about 35 year* old. whose right name is unknown here, but who was known by the simple sobriquet ot “Joe.'* was given employment splitting rails, by John Jordan, who lives on Thomas ChaaU..aia't farm. fifteen mile* north of Ne-taiia Some time during Monday night, the stranger, who had breome enamored with Jordan * wife, b.tcbed two of his employer's horse* to a wagon and drove oft w.th Mrs. Jordan and three of her children. The fugitive* were traced to this city, and it i* believed they are now traveling through Kenton county, on their way to the Ozark*. or In.l an territory. IS* Ttd* ot Is* iriila* IVtii:i«M)>. Aug 11—The tide ot .**. g ration U at the lowest point unco the genera! government a*sumrd 1 iurisdwtioo of the sub.wet in 1*41. Toe number of arrivals from all cons ! tries, accord.ag to treasury statistics ■iur.ng the last then) year was Mi all, a decrease a <-x* pared w 111 the pie * VIOWS year ot 111 til The lightest j .mu. grat.oe ot say previous year was A l**l. when the aamber from alt >ts.r»'t **> »va I • VkiMii %+m I. Aug The lime* in lit e.rarse of Vt turn a. article be ■t **■-* it v estimated by pee : *ai ds n posit .on tei fiV*ri t Txmrh ft&4 Afefttf* !' tTwgmk ik* 1 fe »Vk4 m * i i I to* t dV fs-MSkAMj ftlt-df V> ftMMFi j * lift I*t»ewr«4d IU» ft ft- -'ftft. \ ft 4 mg $4 - 1 fe* fir A** ' *#%t * «tftW ***ft « *%*. , -ft ft ft* | * ** w t 4* 9 AN IH toftftN» ft. 4 mi I Aft *1 ** I ftift.-ftitftr** mi lAft bmmty Hf f & IfciuftJft ft ftft ftkft \* pm ftftftd-ft | j tteft«r«ftftfft AH * to m! l ■ m H«i 4m » cftft«sfti «mAi ftf Mm g^-m •tft%4**4 ***&•• I j *4 ftff» -ftfMft- f»-> «i Mk •-#* r «**. Ht tspft* «wff^*4#tftto*# tnatl»ftf%l <*$ ftWftf :i'4f -*ft* » to* Ulft 4m. ftfr ftl-dAft j .1st M. ;.*n J Mrynn • h* t* pens udenl in i dm* J H**g* T y -e* l I H sw. wsv sens n»e*s*iy t is tiwi ] but g uvetSiK'i The t h * ngw plait*** , •** ess* mesi ranthrmod -i Ini-. A BIG UNDERTAKING. MEASURING THE EARTH THE LATEST ENGLISH FREAK. A (ilg.mlr Nrh.m. Instiaurat .cl to Ae romitll.h t ho iHiJrrt An Are »* I OS llriiTM Mill H.«|»lrn • Lons - -- h. Murk. N REPARATIONS arc A under way In I. >t» f don for the most gigantic undertak ing In the way of u survey ever at tempted, It Is pro posed to measure the earth. Now. It only needs a glance at one of the hum ble Imitations of this terrestrial sphere to see that It Is no light task. It Involves the expendi ture of .flllllons. It means continuous sclentlfl.- research for a period the length < f which no otic can tell. Felen.lBc men are cmslderlng the plan wllh (he deepest Interest. It Is a strange fact that the tmire the problem I of the formation of the eurth Is studied by siiv. ntH the more Is the belief that the earT. Is not round, credited. This may secia like a ridiculous statement, j hut Sind authorities as Professor A. I Fowler, .me of ihe lending members of I the Ko; al Astronomical Society, Is firmly iv this belief, and be represents ! a host i< others of equal prominence. | The li ngest arc at present known Is [ >9 degrees and 32 minutes. The south ern temlnatlon of this arc. wh eh I means ooc of those lines you see drawn j In a semi-circle on a map. Is Staro Nekrassowka, in latitude 4ft degrees j 30 minutes 2 8 seconds. This terming- ■ lion Is marked hy a pyramid of east j Iron, which rests i»n a mice seven feet ) wide, hearing an Inscription showing ; what the monument really Is. The northernmost limit of this arc is at I Hammerfest. In Norway. Another i monument la there. The column anil ; pedestal are of granite, and at the top. | or. a tironxe base, is a terrrestrlal glob of copper, bearing the following in- I script Ion: "The northern termination of the , arc of meridian of 25 degrees 20 min- ’ utw from the Arctic ocean to the River Danube, through Norway. Swe- j r .-. THE KAMOl'S MOSI MKXT AT HAM.MEKEEST. JCORWAY. den and Russia, which, according to the orders of His Majesty King Oscar 1. and the Emperors Alexander 1. and Nicholas 1., and by uninterrupted la bors from 1816 to 1852, was measured I by the geometers of the three nations." When the present arc was completed it was celebrated as tbe conclusion of the greatest undertaking of the sort ever carried to completion Therefore how much greater is the present plan, for it cor templates the measurement of an arc of 105 degrees. The probabilities are that the carry ing out of the latest plan will not take nearly a century and a half- The knowledge which ia already ours will accelerate action % Cl#«#r Httifullr. \ el#v#r ivied it, vhmby *u out* town j#tHr) Arm Scut a gold w«u h i At IdtAi, w*4 r#v#rcti* tii ihu rtty th# i»thrr d*y a AglMiAWitd iuaci At th# At or#, I iad *fi#r moth «J#Ub#rAting ib>wr a tttUh Aid give hi* chuck for Idou in ! far it I Vint you to ba%* ; tb« witch rvgulAtwd b# «*UI to th«* ( r>rk ao I t as i*i >< tomorrow After* loot li tb* w*AbU«* you ran 4* rr twin cbtUtt ib# i h«* k u goad Tb# lust *fi*riu«ui b* rt)M led *11 In* that tb# * h#* k hid b##A r#« furt*4 fn*m ib# luck o*t «biftMMN| 19*4 A*k#4 to taw It. * Hhy wh#t A iM*fih# I mid* ‘ h# u 4 m h* |i«!> »«w c hr* k > t# - ( it WAA (k» g*j*Jsi I #if*) 1 ft«m* in## of knuHf thwi kA ia my i«t*f k»t to • mi frivA-d* nd I w*#*! th# afoig <*a* H*f* I will dr#i «ww AA k T%.« •«* •#;. tf»ru.*r» a t*4 tk« m<#u *wt % | * %• )A*t , »*•£ m I (Ik • • at# tk# WA* At *#»*-Ag h#*W *4 thi# rim** till |AmM Mf > A*k M Ik# * # - k il#d my *k#» ^ '-mi * I a tk# am*a& i m* i k# #k*': i *4i 8N*#v'"' iftl^b 'V tk# I*m» » of Ik# A; A A* $ I-1* '‘ f Ml lv#k«M Tk# gM'WCAk*** A ft* twwwd kAM k aA'1 Ik# - Cm* k ##-•* ■ik#-i‘i tv 1 i’1,* g#it *k > tk * Mh # !|| Ik# A AIgk % fttaH (Ini# afterward the check wits returns to the firm for payment. The banl had cashed It on the strength of tb firm's Indorsement.- New York Tlmei AMERICAN IN NAME ONLY. Key W»il Is m yuiwr CIl; amt Hid No Rats* the Coafedrrala Slag. From the Huffalo-Courler: A mat who recently has returned from Koj West, Fla., says the flrst Impression < stranger gets of that place at the pres ent time Is that the city has gone on i perpetual holiday spree. Hunting fllei from almost every housetop, and th« colors are about evenly divided lietweel "Old Glory" and the emblem of tht Cuban republic. People of ull clasaei and ages wear pins or other symholi hearing the motto, "Cuba Libre.” Thli far southern city, lying utmost within the troples, Is the only town of Import ance bellow Mason and Dixon's lino that was never under the stars and bars of the Confederacy. The popu lation Is about evenly divided botween white Cubans and the white Hahamluus, There are not more than a score of real American families resident on the Is land. but notwithstanding this fact the great mass of the people are loyal to the union first and to Cuba next. It Is eurlous. though true, that of all the houses, dwellings, stores, hotels and other buildings that dot the Island from one shore to the other, not one of them has a chimney nor anything that will answer the purpose of a chimney. Handsome residences and lowly hovels ure alike In this respect, and from an eminence guzlnguut over acres of roofs on all sides one Is struck with the want of something to complete the symme try of the picture. Wood or coal or fuel of any kind are unknown quanti ties. us the tropical atmosphere fur nishes all the heat required, and for nmklng purposes sticks of rurlxm are used, which are sold by peddlers who hawk their wures about the streets. There are few stores, as we understand Kuh things, utid no markets. Sign hoards In Spanish will tell you where ihe liarber shop Is located or where Lo buy coral ornaments. There are no more than half a dozen stores conduct ed on the American plan In the Island. Instead of a market there Is a daily auction near the government dock, where everything In the way of pro visions, furniture anil fruit is knocked ' ' .I down to the highest bidder. Bananas, alligator iwars ar>.\ pineapples are the I eommonest articles of purchase: and here ships from Jamaica. Cuba and Nassau, in the Hahamas. unload their ' cargoes and dispose of them at ruinous rates rather than risk a voyage at tills ■ time of year to more northern ports. I'ruuouorea. Life Anxious Mother Hus his lord ship exhibited any symptoms of affec tion? Observant 1 laughter Yes. he ha tried to tind out how much we are worth. LATE NEW INVENTIONS. With the use of a new wash Isiilet it is not uecessary to scrub the clothes hard, the dirt being largely removed by the action of the water in the boiler a series of pipes extending down | through the boiler into the stove tti I force the water out onto 'he cloth-> | as it betomes heated Clothes-pins sts now being menu Uituted which have the opening li j grip the line placed in the side of Hr pin Ulead of In the md. so that tin pm -an be attached to the line by pull *ug down ins ethlug dell Itite decided upon I 4at»ru klouUikar*. S*trtu, \ta»h. Aug. U--<»tte u( the lttrg<-»t and hc*t otutppcd of all the parttc* that have *lartrd for the Klondike from NealH* tin* h-.imi* ha* ju»t arrived In the elty from New Kng land. They are organised on a noit tary laili, the captain la-lug Arthur T Key mom r *.u of the well-kno * u mind tva-ler l ha tie* II Mo*ele> , f.n nn-rly of Ike I’orton Herald. t* *eer« tary. and A K Itoger*. uf Norwich * onn , l* tr* uiim Kach meml-c- ol j the party originally i-ontrihuted and each agree* to *hare and *har> •like iu a 1 the expenditure* and profit* of th • *X|»*dd-uh Apart from tio xe •It lit dual* the >..*naii, ha* plenty of ate* ag Mu**l Hirtuo* Mot* i Hi- xi-ix Aug it tw** t tool,a a I gee hundred men roifthttnl u* t Kiea g>> * ftaUtte uhiol bn ..ting . *tru. b t«. i 0*. •*) ,<**ter of 'lie lidding I ruir, gowned and repair* on th.*tx hte a Hail him*** were tiuptw-l II tt»* { *tr»k» I* not tett.ed n*>* It i* *a d the ikti -l ng* wilt be m tueb • condition that they cannot le *w*l at the open tag of tne mhoed* In *rpi* <*t*r fhe lak**r ****** den**- -led that the W-*< d nf ed- .-athm innrrt a , *..*• m fatura gonlrm-ta that none 1**41 VkHHMk feMHffli |pn »i«4 «nk IU* 4.'• ». ENTERINC A FORBIDDEM ClYV. Or. Wolfe, » Oerinan Tr»»»l«r. »p«n«l» Two llonni lo t'hiiirSh*. Some curious details are given In let ers from missionaries In regard to tb<» visit of a German traveler. I)r. Wolfe, to Chang-Sha. the capital of Hunan, which never before had been entered by a foreigner. It seems that the doctor gained his point and entered the for bidden city, but his visit was a mere farce, as he was not permitted to go about In the city or to aee any of Its features. He simply was carried In a rlosed chair to the prefect’s room In one of the government halls, whore h« was entertained with refreshments, and an hour latpr was taken back swiftly In the same way. Hunan Is the pro vince of China which has gained noto riety aa (he most bitterly antl-forelgn and anti-Christian of any In the em pire. For years the mandarin In charge of the te'egraph aerv *e a'tempt - ed lo connect Chang-Hha with the other large cities of China, hut ha was forced to give up, us the people burned his poles and threw the workmen Into the nearest river or pond. Only three years ago an effort was made lo run the tele graph Hue to Hlherla through one cor ner of Hunan, hut native prejudice was still so strong that the wire und poles were destroyed und the workmen wera driven beyond the boundary of the province und warned under pain of deuih not to return. It is only within the lust year (hat an Imperial decree was Issued ordering the Hunanese not to molest the builders of (he telegraph. It Is expected that Chang-Sha In u few months will he connected with the rest of the worltl by telegraph. It was at Chang-Sha that the atrocious hooka at tacking the Christian religion were published about eight years ago. Chou Han, a literary graduate and a mun of J means, was the author of these libels on Christianity, which were Illustrated with pictures too vile to describe. Dr. Griffith John, a well known missionary, exposed the authorship of the books, ami iiitm i iim'u in*' iMiiJimiinr wiiu whn sending them out. Through l.l Hung Chung un Imperial decree waa secured prohibiting any further publication of the books, and an order was Issued for the destruction of the wooden type from which they were printed. This order was evaded by Chou llan remov ing the type to his country place, forty five miles uway, but a curious feature of the matter was the change of heart on the part of Chou Hun. Dr. John sent him letters calling his attention to the Injustices of attacking a religion of which he knew nothing personally. He also sent Chou Han the Bible In Chinese, with considerable literature that explained the chief tenets of Chris tianity. Chou Han made no reply, but his publisher, who U now one of Dr. John's friends, assured the missionary that Chou Han had ceased to rail against the Christian religion, though the story of his conversion was with out foundation. Chou Han appears to be a mun of much nobility of character, for he has given away In charity tbs greater part of a large fortune, retain ing only a small farm sufficient for the support of himself ami his son. For merly when he visited Chang-Sha he put up at one of the temples; now lie stays at a cheap hotel. It Is'thn gen eral opinion that Dr. Wolfe's persist ence in entering Chang-Sha has aroused the enmity of the people, and that his conduct will make It morn difficult for any other traveler to penetrate Into the Interior of Hunan. Dr. Wolfe waited fifteen days for permission to enter Chang-Sha, and on March 19 this was granted. In a closed chair he was taken through the gate at 3:45 p. m, and at 5:46 p. m. he was brought out In the same wav. his chair curtain* being let down all around ho that b» was In absolute darkness, unable to see anything. After leaving Chang-Sha hn went to Heng-Chou, where u street mob hooted at him and pelted him with rlods of earth. They tried to pull him down to the water to drown him. but he escaped and reached I.yntang There his three bearers became alarmed at the violenee of the people and deserted him. Left alone, with no knowledge of the language. Dr. Wolfe was foreed to make his way by water back to Handtow. New York Sun. t'eeil* (lie Mlsalaalitpi. According to calculations of John Hirkenblnn. of Philadelphia, the drain age area of the Mississippi liver Is on« *nd one-fourth millions of square tnlln*. including uearly all of the country from the AI lag bail I es lo the I lock I As Mlt,| from t'unuda to the tlulf of Msalco. In his communication to the Rnglnecr*' Plub Mr Kirkentdue estimates that on« inch of rain falling evenly over this area would equal 31.7*0.000 UMO.UOO gal Ions of wafer The average yeaiiy ftt|| in the Mississippi watershed averages from iweuty to forty-three Inches - ordlag to Us alltv The river has an sverag* flow of tuums. cubic rwt iMntUa the visit to the h.fiue ' I bo ilia, I.tf.i,.in .be s)hi, ki pre •eutattvc longue of llbiu ask'd (g„ | venerable guide w hether there *, | vav battle* fnugbt arouad there q,t I *ill Imi tdh |(| j | MM iIm * llkv ««*!'! «|b » »*..■< s». H M«> 1 he vet was go ft gs., |»> IP* h n» I a ■ * « j Mend You puttr da«f‘ v . . .. I '“•« blue n « unwvvuuigg lo row, too v. v (annual Y'da ***•*•> * »** v« a* ana T%t tMi tu tiu , W kei __ ietvd .he M LT-l -n*"*' |V»M> ,n.».