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tiiryiic.l ovor ho
town. Is R back
ground for thou-t-amln
ot Hags iloat
inc from the roofs
of public buildings
ami windows of piivnto patriots. All
tho flags arc big. everything la on n
largo scale In California, the fruit that
Ib exposed for sale, the great rosea that
enamored youtliH arc buying tor ineir
adored ones. The children arc playing
in the streets with mighty torpedoes,
that make an explosion calculated to
deafen one. Largo men, with nmplo
ladles on their arms, may bo seen in
every direction. Immense baskets aro
being borno to the doors ot their cus
tomers by giocers. butchers and con
fectioners. Immense suppers arc to bo
given tonight, and many happy returns
of the glorious Fourth will be drunk
in rivers of champagne. l-Jverythlng
is on a large scale but the Chinese,
whoso smnii figures and alert move
ments arc In marked contract to tho
bulk and size of everything else on
which the eye falls.
Yet little Washy-Washy balances on
his bead n clothes-basket that would
tfi'tvo him for a cradle, or in his kitchen
for he Is a favorite cook with Cali
fornia housewives stirs n pot in which
ho might easily bo boiled himself.
In tho arms of San Francisco sleeps
Chinatown, the curious offspring of old
China, of which Americans think that
they know all that Is to bo known bo
causo they can visit the shops ami go
Into all the strange places, and, if they
are in tho humor, make themselves
Kick with an oplum-pipo among opium
tmoking Chinamen.
Lin Ham is an ordinary dealer. Ho
keeps no shop. Mo executes orders for
tho favored few. In each ho puts a
turprise an Invention for tho day. Ills
are tho curious boats, all mado of col
ored lire, moving on the water, appar
ently by means of a stream of llro nt
the stern, manned by Httlo men In bluo
nml gold and crimson, and all going
off In n wonderful Hash and whiz and
sputter at last. Ills are those cylinders
which, rlulng into tho air, discharge
wonderful sprays and stars and Jewels
tkyward. while at tho satuo timo tlery
Httlo acrobats let themselves earth
ward by golden ropes ami only viuiIbIi
as they touch the ground. His was tho
great gtecn dragon that colled and
darted uioonword, and wiuto "July"
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TALL MAN.
ncross the cky before it changed Into
tho ling of our nation, which every ouo
lo admired last Independence Day.
At present something lhat smells
very curiously Is smoking and steam
ing In miecr fashion, in what looks like
a llltlu furnace, and Lin Hani, whllo
Mill '"busy with his hanJs, twitts his
headfnbout and blinks up Into tho face
of Retail man In a curious, theatrical
costume, who t-tands with his bare arm
folded on his chest, and looks down up
on htm. Tho man wantc Liu Hum to
Invent n fatal i.-Ick.
"Such things aie costly," ho says. "I
do not say that I have anything of the
A I'finrlli of JiiIt Mnrv.
fftWM In Snn Francisco.
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sort, but If I bad. you would not buy
them, Mln Toko."
They are npeaking In Chinese, for
Mln Toko, though not n child of Chin
eso parents, has been brought up by
them. You can believe tho story that
his father was a Uusslan and his
mother a Tartar when you look at
him.
A little Chinese boatwnman took him
from his dying mother'? arms and
nursed him with her own. somewhere
near those epiartors where there are
English warehouses and the b.ubarlan
conies to tralllc in tea and porcelain,
nnd he starved and played and swam
about with her own. nnd early In his
boyhood came to San Francisco. There
he dwelt In Chinatown, and became re
nowned amongst the showmen of San
Franclso for his acrobntlc feats. To
night he is engaged to assist In n per
formance on the lawn beforo tho man
sion of Benson Dlnshfieltl, Ksq. Mr.
ninshtleld will have fireworks and
a great supper, the crowning fea
ture of which will bo tho feats of
Mln Toko, who, amongst other things,
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throws a rope into tho nlr, where it Is
caught by some unseen power, sends a
kitten up its length until ll vanishes
from sight, sends a monkey to 11 ml It,
follows himself and draws the rope up
after him, and ten minutes after is
heard calling from the Inside of a
great lacquered box to be let out, and
there ho Is, Indeed, coiled up like a
great serpent. Oh, there Is nothing
Mln Toko cannot do, and no one ever
discovers how ho does anything.
Now ho laughs.
"I know you have what I want, or
can inako it in a twinkling, Lin Hani,"
he answers. "As for money, I am rich
er than you think. Namo your price.
I have told you what I waut to Kill a
man without a knife or a blow or
poison -to kill him so that It seems to
be done by tho hand of Fate; so that no
one can "iispect me."
"Is he a Chinaman?" asks Lin Ham
"lie la an American," said Mln Toko
"He has taken tho wounn I love from
me. This rich man, to whoso house 1
go to-night, hns a daughter. 1 love her
You grin! Why not? I nm hand
some; I am no Chinaman; I am famous.
I am r favorite with tho ladies, and
hho smiled on me. You grin again'
Of course, tho rich man would say no.
I did not mean to ask the rich man.
It she loved me, that wad enough. 1
could spirit her away where they woul.l
never find us. That Is what I mean to
do."
"Yon are mad!" says L'.n Ham.
"No," says tho acrobat. "She could
bo won. She inn bo still, if 1 can kill
this man."
"Do jou moan her fatl.tr?" cries
Lin Ham.
"No. To-night they cclclir:it her
ninrrhigo," said the acrobat. "To-morrow
the bridegroom will take her away.
To-night 1 must kill him. Sho will be
a widow for awhile; afterward, mine."
"It is the dream of a madman," says
Lin Ham.
"Docrt it matter to you?" asks the
acrobat. "I know that It was you who
made the toy tho rich tea merchant
gavo to his wife when he found' she
was false to him. The Httlo bird that
perched on her wrist and sang nnd bit
her fingers like a real bird, and ot the
bite sho died. 1 know It was you
who "
"No more reminiscence"'." cries Lin
Ham. "I ndrnlt that I have another toy
that, with a flight addition, I could
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make in ten minutes wuld wipe your
rival out of existence. Hut of what
avail would it be? Rich Amcricnn
ladles do not marry such as you. Her
relatives would kill you if you touched
her hand."
"I have kissed It thrice when we
were alone," says Mln Toko. "Yes, I
havo kissed her hands three times.
Tho next time It should have been
her mouth. Let mo kill th!s brldc
groonf so that she cannot suspect me,
and it shall he yet. Look!" He thrusts
his hand into the bosom of his tunic
and draws forth a pouch. "See!" ho
whispers, piling bank notes before Lin
Ham. "How much for that toy?"
The eyes of tho old man glitter. Ho
gathers up tho heap in his claw-like
hands, and says, slowly:
"This sum makes me hnve enough
with which to return to China and l!vo
there happy for the icst of my life.
After all, what does one more dead bar
barian matter? Hut I will tell ou
this: Valets ou can make your rival
take the toy In hU own hands, It Is use
less." "I can manage that," Mln Toko re
plies. The old Chinese goes to a little -ecess
in the loom, before which hango a
beaded screen, and conns back, Hold
ing in his hand a curious kite.
"You tly It like any other kite," he ex
plains. "When at Its full length, you
begin to call: 'Come down, butterlly!'
A butterfly descends the cord and llles
away. 'Follow rose!' you say. A rose
glided down the string and drops to
asht.s. 'Come down, pietty mouse!' you
call next. The moue descends and
runs up jour snouiuer and is gone.
Then you call for n blue bird, ?or a
..bite bird, for a red bird, for a yellow
iiinl, a green bird. Thus It might end
Aith the applause of tho people, nut
let me work upon this kite ten minutes
longer and add one trillo more, and
hen there will be something else to see.
Then you may call aloud: 'Come to me
out of the sky, bright stnr.' And far
bove you 'ou may ne a stnr blue,
bright as any in the heavens. At this
moment, he whom you wish to kill
must hold the cord, for that star brings
death As It touches the man's breast
life departs from him. Mark mo well,
the other things that come down the
cord are innocent as drops of dew.
Tho star Is fatal."
i understand," replies Mln Toko.
'Hasten with your work. Lin Ham."
A little later the old Chinese puts in
to the bands of the younger man a pa
per box covered with shining roses, but
terllles and birds, and says to him:
"Mln Toko, the- great performer, you
havo bought of me n pretty kite, which
brings down from heaven the birds of
the air, and the Ueiwers the spirits
pluck. For all l know, you may coax
the stars down its cotd alto. It is well
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is the fault of other?, net mine. 1 am
not responsible."
"I absolvo you from all it sponolbillty,
Lin Ham," replies Mln Toko.
He thiowH about him a cloak tha.
covers his theatrlcnl costume, and
carries the box downstairs, vvheru a
cirrlago containing tho parapher
nalia used In his exhibition awaits
him. ami Is driven to Mr. niashfleld's
icsldeiice There they celobrato not
only tho glorious Fourth but a wed
ding. Early In the cventr.g. the rich man's
daughter, Rosabel Ulashilold, had
been married to Mr. Arthur Ware, the
son of another California magnate.
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There Lap hern tho usual reception, tho
usual display of goigeous presents, a'
fine band has been pinning, professional
dancers have done their part; now they
nic ready for Mln Tjko and his per
formances. The wholes lawn Is flooded with elec
tric light, nnd, In mighty tents, all
Jecorated with roses, they nre setting
forth a feast. The bride and bridegroom
sit upon a sort of throno that seems
mado of orange blossoms. Tiers of
seats, occupied by people In evening
dress, surround tho lawn, leaving an
Trchwny through which the performers
enter. It Is opposite the bridal-throne;
and, as Mln Toko passes thtoiigh, bow
ing and smiling, his eyen meet thoso
of the bride, nnd he seems to give her
special greeting.
Standing In the midst of the circle,
he begins to gather, from heaven
knows where, white roses, of which ho
makes a mighty hall, how, no one can
guess. This ho throws towaid the
throne. As It floats In the nlr It opens
nnd forth llle-s a little pink Cupid, who
lllnps kisses abroad and (lies skyward
and Is gone. Thunders of applause fol
low this compliment to the bride, nnd
then the Httlo hoy-ln-vvaltlng on Mln
Toko brings In tho chnlrs, the tables,
the fans, the wands, tho boxes, and tho
show begins. It Is sufficient to say
that the man seems to be able to over
come the laws of gravitation, to r.tand
upon nothing, to folel himself up like a
foot-rule, to put himself nway In spaces
that seem Impossible; nnd to do all this
gracefully, with beautiful accessories.
The bride's eyes never leave him.
Mln Toko did not boast falsely. Though
his position and residence in China
town seem to her to place him as far
beneath her as though she wero an
empre-ss nnd ho a serf, she has always
admired him intensely, and she knows
that he is In love with her. Sho has
often wished that he were of her race
and kind. He has been mado a port
of pet amongst the Cnllfornians be
fore whom lie has performed, and ho has
had opportunities to speak a few words
to her and. as ho said, to kiss her hand
thrice. To-night she feels that sho
bids him adieu and to-night he fascin
ates her strangely.
When at last, as usual, he inquires
If any two of the audience will assist
him in some closing performances,
sho whispers to her bridegroom:
"Come, Arthur, lot us go."
And the young man replies.
"Awfully bad form; but if you wish
It, of course."
It is a look that Mln Toko hns given
her thnt makes her do this thing, nnd
the bridegroom hands her down into
the renter of the lawn, r.nd they three
stand together there.
"Will you be pleased to help me fly
this kite, sir?" says Mln Toko to tho
bridegroom, as he lllngs into tho nlr tho
thing we know of. "See, this Is how!"
Tho kite darts upward swiftly in a
moment. Its brilliant breast Is no
longer visible. Only a long copper
coloied cord shimmers in the air from
Mln Toko's hand moouward.
"Come to me all yo buitoillies!" he
cries. "Come! Come!" And down the
conl sweep a myriad butterflies and
cover tho performer's boiom anil van
ish. "Little niouso!" he cries. "Come,
little mouse!" and whistles exeiulsltcly.
And the little gray mouse creeps down,
sits on his shoulder and is gone. "And
now, sir," Mln Toko says, with a bow
to the groom and R smile to the bride,
"It you llko you may call a blue bird
and a white bird, a red bird, a yellow
bird, a green bird, and after that one of
the stars from heaven." And he puts
tho cord Into the bridegroom's band,
who calks loudly:
"Hcie, you blue bird, come if you
can!" And there Is a blue bird and
amidst shouts ot merriment, and whllo
tho bride claps her little palms and
showers smiles nbout her, the birds of
all colors como down.
The green bird has arrived and dis
appeared, when suddenly the bride puts
forth her hand playfully and snatches
the cord from the bridegroom's baud.
"You than't havo all the fun," she
says, with a pretty pout. "1 Intend to
call the star down myself. Ah, how the
cord pulls! No, you fchan't touch It. 1
will do It alone. What do you say, Mln
Toko? 'Brightest star of heaven come
to me!' U that right?"
She beams on him and lifts her sweet,
shrill voice and calls aloud, and far up
in tho sky appears a great diamond
star, that shimmers and glows as It
comes earthward. And, with one wild
spring, Mln Toko snatches tho cord
fioni the bride's hand, saying some
thing that sho only hears as be does so,
anil piisniug ncr ucrceiy nom Itim so
that die falls Into her bridegroom's
arms.
Then Mie stnr Is upon Mln Toko's
breast and he lies upon the ground, nnd
the gaudy kito flutters down and lies
bcsldo him; and thoso who gather nbout
him see that he Is dead, with the fear
ful burn of electricity upon his bosom.
Tho kite must havo at'racted It, they
say. Plainly, when he snatched It from
the bride's hand, he saw that there was
danger. Poor fellow! How brave! How
nob'.e!
There nio no more festivities that
night, of course no feast, no flrcwoiics.
All night tho brldo weeps bitterly,
and when, In tho morning, her bride
groom bears her away, sho is atlll
brokcu-he'arted.
Tho words that Mln Toko whispered
as ho snatched tho fatal eonr from her
are still ringing In her cars. Sho will
never repeat them to any one, but she
can never forgot them. They were:
"Adieu, my lovo! I dlo for you!"
l.noli Out fur A'onr Unj-s.
Olnnt firecrackers this yrar nre four
teen inches long, nnd contain powder
enough to break a plate-glass window
when exploded on the curb. Small boyj
will not only have to look for their
fingers on the Fourth, hut parents will
have to look for their boys. Kunaar
City Journal.
SILVER FAR AHEAD.
TWO-THIRDS OF THE DELE
GATES FOR 1G TO I.
Covrtnnr stimc Prnlti'tn Itt.intl'H Nnnilim
lldii mi I lie I'lrKt tiiilliit Kiin-.m Men
l'rlciicllj tittlir MIMiurlnti A lllc ('lull
if llliiliil "ItnnlclV In .Mlvsmirl.
Ciitc'Aeio. .Juno ','.. A canvass of tho
delegates of cvvry state and territory
on tho currency shows that f.Trf dele
gates to this Democratic national con
vention are either by Instruction or
personal preference for tnu free and
unlimited coinage of hllvcr at li; to 1
against :i.'S delegates instructed for or
favoring the continuance of tho pres
ent gild standard.
BLAND ON FIRST BALLOT.
CoTrriior Slnnn'j I'rcillrlhm on the 1'til
i'a;ii t'niiv flit Inn.
Kansas Citv, Mo.. Juno 27. Cov
ernor William .1, Stone came to Kan
sus lily this morning. Ho hud a long
conference with David Ovei inyer nf
Kansas in his rooms at the Midland,
and a few minutes later said to a
reporter:
"Bland will be nominated oti tlio
first ballot tit Chicago. It will be a
li, to I platform, und then with Bland
on It us our i-nnctidntis wis will havo
two In to 1 platforms Bland himself
is u free silver plutform. It will bo
one silver platform on nuotlier. just
like that," and tho governor placed
one of his hands across the other to
illustrate his point.
David Overmyer of Topeka was
asked what the Kansas deleiration
would do at tho Chicago convention.
"Most of our delegates," he said,
"have u kindly feeling for Bland.
Thev are not, however, instructed,
and havo not committed themselves."
Centr.il MliHtmii iltiiml Minuter.
Coi.i-.mhia, Mo, .Mine L'7. A Bland
club numbering f.(K) members was
organized hero last nlgnt and will at
tend the Chicago convention In uni
form, accompanied by a band. It i,
estimated that ovor l.OUO men will go
to Chicago from Central Missouri io
"root" for Bland.
WHAT MARK HANNA SAYS
fti'rlurix Vt irl,lii;iiieii Cure Nut fur free
Mher Thej Wiml lllfli TnrlfT.
Cj.i:vi:i.ani, Ohio, June 27. Mark
Ilanna, the Republican manager, docs
not think the silver question Is a mat
ter of great consequence to the work
lngineii, saying: "Tho thousands of
vvoikingmen, who arc employed in the
manufactories of this country, do not
care an lota about this question of
free silver. Thev say they do not,
and it is apparent that what the in
dustrial classes of America waut is
better times, a dawn of prosperity,
and some assurance that they will ero
long receive better wages, or at least
a stipend equal to that which they
were getting before the financial de
pression which followed tho Demo
cratic victory of IS'.H. I am convinced
of the correctness of what I nm say.
ing, becauto 1 have talked with my
men on this subject. 1 havo K.OlU
to 0,000 men in iny employ and
I know by personal investiga
tion that tho men who arc work
ing in the shops nnd in tho mines
care little or nothing about tho whole
financial question. They recognize
this fact that It Is one of tho issues of
the campaign, but that is about ns fat
as their iiilerefct goes. It Is the farm
crs and the debtor classes of the coun
try who argue the free bilver matter.
Tho working men want prosperity
and they rculiro the fact that tlifs
much desired condition can only como
as the result of the rcmcdal measures
of this protective tariff. However, this
nomination of McKiuley on u gold
plutform is going to stimulate indus
try. It will bring to this country
run oh of the cupittil which was with
drawn by foreign investors and its
effects will bo felt in an equal degreo
among local capitalists. Why. I my
self know of enterprises involving un
investment of millions of dollars whose
consummation was purposly delayed
until tho projectors could uscertaiu'thc
character of the declarations iu tbo
St. Louis platform."
Clitiichri In n Oiiurrcl nt St. .)ncih.
St. .Tosi:rn, Mo., dune 7. Tho
church investigation of the Be v.
Thomas Cooper, uutil recently the pas
tor of tho Hundley Methodist Kpisco
pal church, for conduct unbecoming n
minister, resulted in Ills suspension.
A second investigation was made by a
committee of ministers of tho other
churches nnd l)r Cooper has stated
that its verdict was favorable to him,
although it was not mado public.
Now tho pastors of tho soveu .Metho
dist churches hero have declared that
the other minister have been trying
to attend to the business of the Meth
odists, and tho committee has been
called upon to puolish tho result of
the second investigation.
Mlnonrl TcuchciV Dfllrcm.
WAiiur..Nsiiii:ii, Mo,, Juno 27. Tho
nominations committee ot the State
Teachers' association, in session at
Pcrtle Springs, bus reported the fol
lowing ofllcors: Superintendent W.
II. Martin of Lamar, president; .1. A.
Whitford of Moberly, secretary: .1. A.
Merrill of Warrensburg, treasurer; .1.
D. Wilson of Scdalia, railroad secre
tary; J. S. Mctihcoof Capo (ilrardetui,
first vlco president; II. F. Duncan of
Maryville, second vlco president; J. T.
Vuupiin of Shelblna, third fico presi
dent; ' Fairbanks ot Springfield,
fourth vlco president.
Matthew Nnmlnutril for Nniiitnr,
Nr.VTTOM. Kan , Juno 27. Uoyal
Matthews of McPherson was nomin
ated by the Bcpubllcan Senatorial
convention of tho Thirtieth Senatorial
district. S. T. Danner, tho present
incumbent, was the caudldato from
Harvey county. One hundred and
seventy-seven ballots wero taken be
fore a choice was made.
li II. Vumllver Nomlnntrit.
Put ah ah r Him., Mo., Juno 2"'. C.
II. Vandivor of Illgginsvillo was nom
inated by tho Democrats of tho Seven
teenth senatorial district for stato
Eonator at a convention held in this
city yesterday.
CORBET1-SHARKEY FIGHT
t'liiMirtl lUltle for it I'iii-c nf ST 10.0110
Acrei-il t pun.
S'AV I'liVNeiFi o, Col., June C7.
.'times .1. e'orbett nnd L. .1. Lynch,
Sharkey's backer, met yc-.ter.lay anil
tiegot'.ateil for a finish light forSlo.O'W
and the largest pui-so ollercd by any
cliil). Sharkey was not present, uud
the ngreoiiiont was not signed, but
tlioiu will be another meeting to-day,
hen the ni rangeiuetits will bo com
pleted. One of tho stipulations al
ready agreed mi is that the light must
take place within sK mouths.
I'aul Herman, hlp Hag signal quar
termaster of the t'-vUcd States man-of-war
Philadelphia, who taught
Minrkey how to le.idtinil write uml
Who gave Corbott's late adversary his
first lessons in boxing, savs that ho is
ready to bade his protege for SK'.uOU
iigain-tanv man in Hie world.
Shtiilicy Is the idol of tho sporting
vvuiiii tod.iy, mid the most e.vtrav
uj'aiil prctiii-tiims as to liis future aro
made. Mmrkev dears his honors mod-f-tiy,
but reiterates his desire to meet
tirbctt in a longer battle. Ho re
ceived a challenge from Maher for a
contest for S,:.,o h) a side. Sharkey
says, however, that he will malcu no
other plans until Iiih meeting with
Ciu-bolt lias been arranged. The only
mark of punishment winch Miarkey
bears !- n blai I. -,e. ai-qulrcl during
a bieai.awav in regard to an agree
ment Willi (i.rbetl Miarkey savs: "Of
course, luiiif-tt would light differently
In a tight to a finish He would not
do any in-tiglitlng. but neither would
I. I would not take so many chances
as I did last night, and I would bosuro
when I went to hit. 1 believe I can
put Corbett out iu ten rounds. Any
way, I want him to fight me for
SH'.o'.lo " ,
Corbett, in uu interview, claimed ho
was not badly punished, saying that
his only niarles were ncquired when
ho fell on the floor after a clinch.
Corbett said: "1 made a mistake in
grappling with Shurisey. If I wrro
to tight another four round go with
him 1 would not clinch. I would stay
awav and do only open fighting. It
was Ins wrestling that tired me, and
In the fourth round I frankly confess
that 1 was quite exhausted. In
throwing my science away and fight
imr Sharkey at his own game, I weak
ened mvseif. 1 should have stayed
away and outlined my own work. I
would not have put him out, but on
the other hand 1 would not havo given
I'im a chance to weaken me, thereby
giving tliu impression that he is a
great lighter, when he is ignorant of
the rudiments of boxing." Corbett
say.s lie does nut believe l'it.slmiii(in,'j
will notice his challenge, as he be
lieves I'itsimmons is afraid to meet
him, so hharkev will be the first man
to be served with u fight for cham
pionship honor.
BRITISH CLOTH TRADE.
i:portH nf Wnrtf-it, I)rc Materials nml
t'littnim lfrri'ii Keiniirkiililjr.
Washing io.v. .hi no 27. Consul
Meeker of Bradford, Kngland, reports
that the decrease In the cloth trade of
that place with tho Fnlted States as
compared witli last year lias been
from V:-t7,77'.i In February to Sl.TO.I.oOa
in May. The principal Items affect
ed were worsted coatings for men's
wear, closely followed by stuifs com
prising linings, dress 'goods, etc.,
vvliile cotton goods aro credltci' with
a decreaso of twenty-eight per cent.
Tho machinery expoits increased
fifty-two per cent All of the mills in
the American trade have consequently
cither been put on short timo or havo
a large portion of their looms idle and
iitt'iilicrs of workmen havo been
thrown emt of employment, while
there has also been a falling oil in tlto
price of finished woods.
To counteract the depression tho
fashionable world of h'nglnnd has
been appealed to to use tho products
of tho Bradford mills iu pluce of tbo
goons now imported iu quantities from
Franco and Oermany. Samples havo
been sent to tho Marlborough house
to havo the Princess of Wales select
materials for tho trosseuu of ono of
the young princesses, wlio is 6oon to
bu married, while the queen herself
bus given an order to somu persons in
tho district wlio will turn out goods
in their hand looms in their cottages
iu the ancient wav.
DARING ROBBERS FOILED.
A Long Tunnel to n Lot AngclcR Ilitnk
Vault Die- In Vain.
Los Anoi:,i:h, Cul., Juno 27. Iu try
ing to reach tho heavy steel vault ot
the First National bank, one of tho
largest tlnaucial institutions in South
ern California, robbers dug a tunnel
10 J feet in length extending from a
street, adjoining under tho collars of
three other bnulf.s. ThU tunnel' had
progressed to a point directly beneath
the vault when the police authorities
wero atiprised of Its existence. Tho
burglars had begun to removo tho
brick masonry supporting the steel
vault. The work is believed to havo
been done by a gang of at least five or
six persons, but only one James K.
Stephens has thus far been arrested.
Hnux IiiiIIiiiih Celebrate.
Omaii.v, Neb, Juno 27. Six thou
sand Sioux, tho remnant of the most
powerful fighters nf tho American In
dians, aro colebratinir the great evont
in their war history tho 20th anni
versary of the destruction of Custer'n
eoiiiuiund on the Little Big Horn,
Junes 'J5, lfe7o They aro gathered at
tho scene of tho teniblo massacre and
although pcaceiiblo aro Indulging In
all the fantastic dances and ceremo
nies incident to their traditions.
There will bo another big celebration
July -1.
To Shout for lllanil.
ToriiKA, Kan., Juno 27. Tho Kan
sas Democratic Flambeau club of this '
city hold a rousing mcetingr last night'
and decided by a unauimous voto to
attend the Democratic national con
vention at Chicago uud furnish a pyro
technic display there In tho Bland
demonstration on tho evening of
luivii. .
Aniitlier I'nrreipnnileiit i:irlleil.
Havana, June 27. W. W. (Jay, ft
correspondent of tho Now Yorlc
World, was notified last night that
ho hud been expelled from tho Island
aud must leave Cuba by the first
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