THE BED CLOUD CHIEF.
SAID BY A
George II. Daniels, General passenger
igent of Now, York Central and Hud
ion River Railroad, recently delivered
in address beforo tho New York Press
Association. Among other notable
things, he said:
Four years ago I predicted that nc
llvo efforts toward tho extension of
American commerce, by commercial
todies, supported by n liberal and
broad-minded policy on tho part of
our government, would undoubtedly
tccuro to tho United Slates tho bless
ings that come from a great and varied
commerce, and I bald that tho Now
York Press Association, and slmllnr
associations all over the country, could
stimulate a public spirit that would ln
turo the Important results outlined.
At that time we had no Idea that n
war between one of tho old nations of
tho earth and our young republic
would bo fought; at that time wo had
no idea that American manufacturers
would be furnishing locomotives to tho
English railroads, as well as Japanese,
and no ono thought four years ago that
American bridge builders would go in
to the open market and successfully
compete for the building of a great
etcel brldgo In Egypt; nor that In so
brief a time American engineers would
be building railroads Into tho Interior
of China from tho most Important sea
ports and furnishing locomotives by
tho score to nearly every country on
the globe. In a letter from a friend In
Toklo, Japan, written only a short time
ago thero was this significant sen
tence: "You will bo interested In
knowing that I have hanging on tho
wall of my offlco a framed picture of
your 'Emplro State Express,' and we
expect In tho near futuro to bo haul
ing a Japanese 'Empire Express,' with
nn American locomotive." They have
now In Japan nearly 100 locomotives
that wcro built in tho United States.
In Russia they havo over 400 of our
locomotives, and nearly every railroad
In Great Britain has ordered locomo
tives from this country since the be
ginning of the war with Spain. ,
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In this connection It will be Inter
esting to note In passing that the sec
ond American locomotive was built at
the West Point Foundry, near Cold
Springi on tho Hudson river, and was
called tho "Best Friend," and from
that day to this the locomotivo has
been one of the best friends of all our
people. But It Is not alone our loco
motives that have attracted the atten
tion of foreigners who have visited
our shores, our railway equipment gen
erally has commanded admiration and
is now receiving tho highest compli
ment, namely, imitation by many of
ourslater nations. Prince Michel Hil
koff; Imperial Minister of Railways of
Russia, has, since his visit to the
United States a few years ago, con
structed a train on much the samo
lines as tho New York Central's Lake
Shore Limited. Only a short tlmo ago,
fat the request of ono of me
Imperial Commislsons of Ger
many, tho New York Central
sent to Berlin photographs of the
interior and exterior of our finest cars
and other data In relation to the opera
tion of American railways. Several
other countries havo asked for similar
Information and there is a general
waking up of foreign nations on the
subject of transportation, brought
about mainly by the wonderful achiev
ements of American railways.
The admiration of foreign nations
or us is not by any means confined
to railways. One Incident that startled
the entire world, and riveted tho at
tention of thinking people everywhere
to American achlevments in machin
ery, was that of tho United States bat
tleship "Oregon," built at the Union
Iron "Works In San Francisco, and
which Bteamed a distance of more than
halt round the globe, without loosening
a bolt or starting a rivet, and arrived
at her post off the island of Cuba pre
pared to perform any servico required
of her; and then having given a most
satisfactory account of herself on that
memorable 3d of July, 18DS, off Santi
ago, she steamed back to tho Pacific,
and without unnecessary delay crossed
that great ocean to join Admiral
Dewey's fleet at Manila. On her arriv
al there the Secretary of the Navy re
ceived ono of thoso condpnsed or.es
sages, for -which tho admiral who has
shed undying luster upon tho name of
the American navy Is bo noted, which
read as follows: "Manila, March 18,
1899. The Oregon and Iris arrived
here today. The Oregon is in fit con
dition for any duty. Dewey,"
These demonstrations of what Amerl
ran shipbuilders can accomplish, cre
ated a desire on thq part of every nav
al power In the world for ships of the
character of the Oregon, and the log
ical conclusion of thinking people was
that it we could build ships like the
Oregon, anything else that we built
Few Know It.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Unrecognised
authority on the subject of ' love.
Spealrtng of It .aapVaaya:;. "Very few
people irtally love. I dare say mot one
third of the human famtly ever expe
rienced the passion In Its belght.depth,
length and breadth. Scores, yes, hun
dreds of people go to tholr graves be
lieving that they have known love,
when they have only encountered its
pale shadow a warm friendship, or a
tender affection, or a good comrade-
Blp."
8AMAD
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must be of a superior quality, and the
demand for American manufacturers
began to lucrcaso and Is Increasing
with each day, until hundreds of our
factories aro now ninnlng night nnd
day, and business In tho United Statd
was never In a more prosperous con
dition than It Is on tho 21st day of
June, 1899.
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It has been said by a great Ameri
can writer that "trade follows the
flag." Our war with Spain has placed
our flag upon tho Islands of tho Pa
cific, directly In tho natural track be
tween tho Pacific coast of tho United
Slates and Japan und China, and as wu
contcmplato our growing commerce
with these old nations we are remind
ed of tho prophetic statement made at
tho completion of tho first continuous
line of railroad between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, by the Joining ot
tho Union and Central Pacific rail
roads, moro than thirty years ago, by
that prophet of his time, Thomas II.
Benton, who, standing on the summit
of the Rocky Mountains and pointing
toward tho Pacific ocean, said: "There
Is tho East; there Is India." Mr.
President, since tho meeting at Lake
George, four years ago, the fortunes
of war havo placed the United State3
In the front rank among tho powers
of the world, nnd we can no more shl:k
the responsibility which thoso event
have brought on us as a nation, than
wo can shirk our responsibility as pri
vate citizens. w-- w
There are some who seem to think
that we might get along without trado
with China, and that It Is a new fan
gled notion that Chlneso trade can es
pecially benefit the United States.
Commerco with China Is much older
than many suppose, for It began 115
years ago, the first vessel sailing from
New York on Washington's birthday.
In the year 1774. This vessel returned
to New York May 11, 1775. Tho buc
cesc of tho venture was such as to war
rant its repetition, and from that day
to this, trado between the United
States and China has continued with
out material Interruption, until It is
now greater in importance and valuo
than that of any other nation trading
with China, with the single exceptlou
of Great Britain. If we are to continue
as ono of the great nations of tho
world, we can hardly afford to Ignore
a country that comprises one-twelfth
of the land area and nearly one-fourth
of the population ot the globe.
The Influence of the press, particu
larly in this country, is immense, and
it Is growing year by year, and with
reasonable co-operation and reciproc
ity between the press, the transporta
tion companies and tho commercial
and Industrial Interests ot the country,
thero can bo no doubt about our su
premacy. At times there havo been periods ol
legislation adverse to the great trans
portation Interests of tho country, al
most Invariably the result of a misun
derstanding of the real situation, and
tho haBty legislation of such times has
usually been repealed upon the BC;ber
second thought of tho people, for In tha
language of our great Lincoln: "You
can fool all the people somo of the
time, some of the people all the time,
but you can't fool all the pcoplo all
tho time." Thero aro still aome people
who fear that consolidations, especial
ly of transportation companies, will
result disastrously to tho general In
terests of tho country. Thero is one
example to which I wish to call your
attention, and which, I think, each ol
you will appreciate. Forty-seven yean
ago, thero was Issued an annual pass
over the Central Line of Railroads, be
treen Buffalo and Boston, and by th
People's Line of Bteamboats to New
York; this pass bearing tho following
signatures on tho back thereof: Eie
klel C. Mcintosh, President. Albany
and Schenectady R. R. Co.; Erastui
Corning, President, Utlca and Schenec
tady R. R. Co.; John Wilkinson, Presi
dent, Syracuse and Utlca R. R. Co.;
Henry B. Gibson, President, Rochester
and Syracuse R. R. Co.; Joseph Field,
President. Buffalo and Rochester R. R.
Co.; William II. Swift, President, Wes-
tern R. R. Co.; Isaac Newton, Peoplo'a
Lino Steamboats; Job Collamer, Wa
tcrtown & Romo R. R. Co.
Mr. E. D. Worcester, Secretary of the
New York Central, says he rode on a
ticket ot this kind from Albany to Bus
ton in tho summer of 18S2, and he re
members distinctly the signature of
each of these Presidents. What would
you think It in preparing to attend
your annual meeting you had to write
to eight different persona to secure
transportation from New York to Niagara-Falls?
I am sure you appreciate
the factiihat It does -not" require eight
letters to secure such transportation,
nor does It require seven changes 'of
cars to 'make the Journey as It did In
1852.
Bhe - Dared.
"Your teacher Shipped ouT" roaref
Oayboy. "Howi dared1 she?" "Well;
blubbered 'the 'boy, "she said aha also
!ckedyou when you' wero In her class,
arid she guessed she'd risk 'It."
Continuous.
Mrs. Sentimental (watching
sleeping child) How true it is
het
that
"heaven lies about us In our Infancy!"
Her Cold-Blooded Husband Yes,
and somebody else keeps it up afterward.
AFFAIRS OF STATE
EVENTS OF INTEREST TO
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Tlmfily Mention of tlio lining of tho Nn
tlonnl CoiiKr', Depart inrntnt iml V.f
rent ho onlclnl Action, und Movements
of Arm) mid Nnvy.
ThiirAiluy, July 30.
Secretary Alger yehterduy tendered
to tlio president his resignation of the
wnr portfolio. Tho resignation will
become effectivo Augin.1 1, though it
was tendered "at tho pleasure of the
president."
The navy department has received
the llrst half of an order for 100 inn
chine guns of u new tvpe, the most
powerful in the possession of nny gov
crnment. They nrc one-pounders, car
rying an explosive hhc.ll, tinil can lire
250 shots a minute.
The swift auxiliary cruiser Patrlotn,
of the Spanish llavy,' formerly the
Hamburg-American liner" C-,umbla,
bus been benight back from the Span
ish government by tho Hamburg
American Puchol company. Tho ves
sel arrived nt Hamburg yesterday for
delivery to tho. purchasers,
Special Plenipotentiary Ilnsson, for
the United States, and Secretary nnd
Charge Tower, for Great Britain, to
day htgned nt tho stutc deportment the
reciprocity treaty made under icctlon
4 of the Mngley trriff net with Hrltlsh
Guiana. The treaties governing Ju
malca and Bermuda went over, but the
formnl execution Is expected to tukc
place within a few days.
l'rliluy, -Inly 21.
Secretary Alger has approved tho
plans for n building for tho refriger
ator plant at Manila.
The Franco-American reciprocity
negotiations may not materialize. Hut
three moro dayB remain to complete
the negotiations.
General OMh thinks the worst of the
floods In the Philippines aro over. He
says tho barometer is rising, indicat
ing improved weather conditions.
The president has heard tho plans of
Commlsloncr General Peck relative to
tho government exhibit at the Paris
exposition and hus signllled his hearty
approval.
Brigadier-General Thomos M. An
derson, now in this country, thinks
tho war could have been finished with
his own division, had he been ullowcd
to push fo rward.
A battle Is reported at Bobong be
tween 450 Habalones and seventy
Americans. Tho enemy's loss was 115
killed, many wounded und ono cap
tured. The Americans lost one killed
nnd ono wounded.
Senutor Fairbanks has new ideas of
tho Alaskan boundary question and
cxtentcd conferences have been held
with Secretary Hay and the president,
nnd dispatches exchanged between the
British and Canadian authorities und
those at Washington.
Uio wnr department today made
public a telegram from the president
to General Otis, thiiukiug tho men in
the Philippines for their patriotism In
ramaining in service ufter tho ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace. Tho mes
sage Is dated .liiiy 1.
An order has been issued In the Phil
ippines relating to practice before the
courts nnd substituting tho American
for the Spanish system. Members of
tho bnr must bo citizens of tho island.
Americans nrc eligible to practice at
the bar. Citizens of foreign govern
ments nrc Ineligible.
SuturdH)-, July S3,
Troop I, Third IT. S. cavalry, now
stationed at Ft. Sheridan, has iccn or
dered to the Philippines.
Wm. A. Botvmun, John II. Eieh and
Axel Wnugc, mail carriers at Omahn,
have been promoted from 3800 to 81,000.
Tho United States transport Indiana
arrived nt San Francisco from Manilu
with 385' sick and wounded soldiers on
board.
The deportation of eighteen Hun
garians, who recently landed in tills
country nnd went immediately to Rath
bun, In., to work In tho coal mines,
has been ordered.
Nebraska postmasters appointed to
day: Coleridge, Cedar county, Owen
G. Ritchie, vice T. B. Wilson, removed;
Goring, Scotts Bluff county, Asa B.
Wood, vice F. Wright, removed.
Huntley, .tuly 33.
Assistant Secretary Meiklcjohn has
returned from an inspection of engine
work on Fox river, Wis.
Hon. EHhu Root, who is to succeed
Secretary Alger, will confer with tho
president respecting the duties of his
new otllce.
Dewey gave a banquet an board tho
Olympla to United States Minister to
Austria Addison C. Harris. Dowev is
still ht Trieste.
Italy is satisfied that tho United
States will prosecute rigorously nil
who wcro concerned in the lynching
of Italians at Tallula. l.a.
The preslaent has tendered the war
portfolio to Kllhu Hoot, Now York
lawyer. It is understood Hoot will
nccept and that Meiklcjohn will be re
tained as assistant.
The president lias issued his procla
mation declaring tho teims of tho
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Spain. Under this conven
tion Portugal secures reductions on
wirtes and spirits, while tho United
Btutes secures concessions in duties on
cereuls, flour, lard, etc.
Tuesday, July 30.
Miss Mary Morgan, teacher at tho
Fond du Lao Indian 6'ohool, Wisconsin,
has been transferred -to the Snntec
school, Nebraska.
In answer to an appeal for more
nurses In tho Philippines, nlno trained
nurses will leave at once for the Phil
ippines. General Anderson soys ho was mis
quotfd yesterday.- Ho says no one
conld tell how long predatory warfuro
would lost.
It Is well known thnt the treasury
ofiielals nt Washington fuvor the
Lloyd-Lonn Uc for the public building
at Hastings.
Tho committee in charge of tho re
ception of Admiral Dewey is freo to
proceed, having received a cablegram
from the admiral stating his approval
of tho reception,
An organization 1k being fortnnl
Spaniards if Havana, with a view
to
scouring American citieushlp.
Supervising Architect Taylor yester
day made tho formal nuuoitiu'cmen of
tho selection of the Lloyd-Linn prop
erty as tho site for the public building
nt Hastings, Neb.
The. French reciprocity treaty has
been signed. The opposition to the
treaty continued to the last, but in the
end there was n spirit of conciliation
on both sides. The feeling is general
thnt tho treaty will encourage com
merce liclwceti the two countries.
Assistant Secretary Meiklcjohn has
presented an Invitation to tins presi
dent to bo present at the reception to
be given to the First Nebraska volun
teers at Lincoln on September 21, upon
their return from the Philippines. Tho
president promised to accept in ense
hu could make his contemplated west
ern trip.
Secretary Alger returned to Wash
ington yesterday and was in his otllce
early. Soon after his arrival Assistant
Secretary Meiklcjohn joined him and
they had a consultation regarding
matters In tho department nnd the
turning over of the department to
(Jon. Alger's successor. Assistant Sec
retary .Nlelklejohn will be In charge
until Mr. Hoot qualities on August I.
Secretary Alger expects to be absent
in the Interval.
Assistant Secretory Meiklcjohn has
had charge of tho insular 11 flairs nnd
he finds upon his return the subject of
the census of Cuba quite a prominent
matter. It Is expected that the men
appointed by General Hrooke to begin
tho work of taking tho census will
come to Washington and receive in
structions. They will be referred to
Director Merrloin, who will have the
supervision of the census in Cuba to
such an extent ns it comes under thy
civil authorities.
AVrilnroilii)', July 3U.
Clnreiico F. Lambert hns been ap
pointed a substitute clerk in the post
oftice at Kearney, Neb.
Contract for carrying the mall from
Encampment to Buttle, Wyo.,hns been
awarded to 11. Tisdale, and from
Wnshlcr to Frank, S. I)., to Gardner
CowIch.
It is staled the president lias no In
tention of relieving General Otis from
the military in the Philippines. Ho
had at one time, it is stated, seriously
thought of assigning nn otllcer of high
rani: to command the forces in the
field, lenvlug Otis to perforin tho ad
ministrative duties of goveruor-gener-al,
but ho has abandoned thu idea.
General Wilson, chief of engineers,
has been receiving reports from the
engineer ofllccrs upon the fortification
work accomplished during the last fis
cal year. The reports show gratify
ing results nnd cover works upon tho
Atlantic and Pacific oceans nnd Gulf
of Mexico. The coast defense of the
United States Is now in such a state as
to make the country well protected.
Reports regarding the resignation of
President Pnul Kruger of the South
African republic aro conflicting, but
according to the best information he
nctunll resigned his office conditional
ly. The volknraad, while maintain
ing its opposition to President Krugcr's
views on tlio dynamite concession, lias
given its assurance that it still has
the utmost confidence in President
Kruger. und it is believed he has with
drawn his resignation.
The abstract of the condition of the
national bunks of Nebraska, exclusive
of Oinuhn and Lincoln, at the close of
business on June 30, as reported to
tho comptroller of the currency, shows
the average reserve to have been 40.23
per cent against 20.17 per cent on
April 2. Loans und discounts in
creased from 811,071,3.10 to 814,387,505:
stocks nnd securities from 8515,018 to
S523,H27; gold coin from $fi04,527 to
8082,232; total specie from 8773,800 to
8887,058; lawful money reserve from
S1.0!i,,484 to 81,2-72,1)22; Individual de
posits from 814,030,04 1 to 810,040,201.
Mexican Indlaut In Remit,
Los Anof.i.ks, Gil., July 20. Gen
eral Join Ybirrl of Mexico, who Is In
this city, has received a telegram from
Guaymns, Mexico, stating that Carlos
Ililo, s')u of tho Into American consul
at thnt port, has been murdered by
tho Ynqul Indians. It Is further
stated that the Ynquls again are in
rcvo'.t and that they havo plundered
haciendas in the state of Sonora, Tho
Mexican forces, commanded by Gen
eral Lorensj Torros, defeated tlio In
dians yesterday near Cocorlt, ninety
miles from Guuymas, and forced them
to retreat to the mountains. The
cousin of General Torre? was killed
during the batt'o.
Accused of Double Murder.
Muscookk, Ind. Ter., July 20
Deputy United States Marshals Loo
nnd Rogers havo arrived hero with
Clay Young, whom they havo arrested
as tho supposed murderer of two men
whoso bodies were found Friday even
ing, near Fort Gibson, Ind. Ter. Tho
two murdered men wcro named Rec
tor and wcro from Benton county,
Missouri. They wcro prospecting In
tho Indian territory, with a viow to
making it their homo. Young is ip
jail.
A Tornila In In Una v
Lapoiitk, Ind., July 20. A tornado
in tho eastern portion of tills town
last night wrecked tho boot and shoe
store of Buttorwortli & Co. and lev
eled other buildings to tho cast of tho
city. It Is feared that the families of
Jacob Morton and William Steele, on
tho Kankakee marsh'havo been killed.
Their houses have Ik en wrecked, but
it is not known whethcrthoy were in
tho buildings when tho storm struck
thorn.
Paper Horeeehees.
A comparatively resilient shoe for
horses 'haa been constructed from com
prestcd 'paper. The Invention has re
ceived 'somo attention (n Gormany,
whore several successful' experiments
In connection with it have been car
ried out. The matter is' now coming
Into prominence In this country. It
is clalmcdthat such shoes are cheap
er and In every way better for the
horae than are iron ones; needing no
nailing to the hoof, being fixed there,
In fact, with a strong glue; coating
lata and wearing nearly aa long.
8001 Mjffl'o1 WE
(cceplanc3 of tho War Portfolio by
the Now York Man,
HE IS A WELL KNOWN LAWYER,
Ills Counsel 11m I'mtiuonllr Ileen HoiirIU
by Itli I'nrly Urow Vp tlis Now York
Fraud,!, Tax Mil Attorney for Un
ion nn. I Itrooii.
WASiitNoroH, July 24 Ulllm Hoot
of New York has ncajptjil thu War
portfolio In President McKlnloy's cab
inet. Tlio tender of thu War portfolio
wns made to Mr. Hoot hist night af
ter the conference nt the Wltlto housa
It Is not expected that tho necopt
nnco will m-iko nny change In tho
plans of Secretary Alger, and ho will
remain or. duty hero until tho cud of
the prcs.Mit month, nsslslcd by Mr.
Meiklcjohn, who is expected to return
Washington this afternoon.
Secretary Alger had eonf.lontly ex
pected tho appalntnunt of Mr. Hoot
and wns very much plcaiod at tho
President's choice. This wan evi
denced In the following letter which
Secretary Alger addressed to his suc
cessor: "Washington, July 21, 160'.). My
Dear Mr. Hoot: All I know Is what
the newlpapcrs say thut you aro to
succeed mo as Secretary of War.
Should It comcutoyou 1 most urgently
nrgo you to make the sseriflco and ac
cept the position. With your knowl
edge of law nnd your excellent health
you can servo tho country in a wny
given to few men. Sincerely yours
H. A. Alger.' '
Kllhu Hoot Is ono of th best known
lawyers of Js'ow York, nnd his coun
sel has frequently been sought by his
party. When Governor Hoosavolt was
preparing an amended bill for a tux on
franchises ho summoned Kllhu Hoot
to Albany to draw up a bill that
should stand every lcgul test. It was
K'.lhu Hoot who was called on to
draft tho New York police bill which
tho recent legislature barely defeated.
It was on tho opinion of Kllhu Hoot
that tho Republican leaders decided
thora was no legal obstacle to Roose
velt s becoming governor ot Now
York.
Tho now secretary is 54 yoars old.
Ills father was profossor of mathe
matics in Hamilton college, and
tho son tnu?ht school and nutd
his own wny through that col
lego. After ho was graduated In law
at tho University Law school, Now
York, ho entered a law oftlco In tho
city. Ills connection with municipal
reform began In 1871, and eight years
later ho polled a larga vote ns Hupub-
llcan candidate for judgo ot tho court
of common p'.cas, but was defeated.
He was chairman of tho Republican
county cointnlttco for two years, aud
under President Arthur sarvod us
United States district attornoy for tho
bouthorn district of Now York.
Mr. Hoot has been counsel In many
famous trials. Ho was counsel for
Tweed In the famous rlug frauds; for
Judgo Hilton in tho Stewart will con
test; for tho executors In tho Havo
tneyor will contest, and for tha city
of New York in the aqueduct litiga
tion. Ho is counsel for several banks
and railroads, nnd has boon chief
counsel for tho Metropolitan lino
In New York. Ho Is nlso attornoy for
several large private corporations.
NEW YORK'S STRIKE AT AN END
Street Cur Men Loose In llrooblyn noil
Manhattan.
New Yohk, July 21, Tho strcot
railway strike In Brooklyn is ended
Tho tlmo scnedules of tho various sur
face railwoys aro practical! restored
and maintained throughout the city
and suburbs. Tho strike in Manhat
tan borough Is also practically nt an
end. Cars aro running on regular
schedules and thero aro no longer dis
turbances of order.
General Master Workman Parsons
admitted last night that the strlko in
Manhattan and Brooklyn wore over
whon he said, after tho Grand Central
palace meeting;
"No mora men will bo called out for
tho reason that It would be unwlso to
ask them to quit work when we havo
not sufficient money to glvo them for
tho living expenses of themsolvcs and
families."
Muster Workman Pines, who is in
charge of tho strlko in Brooklyn, said:
"This has ceased to bo a strlko and
has become a political right.'
Asldo from greased rails and tho oc
casional explosion of a torpodo, which
had been placed upon tho tracks in
tho hopo to frighten new motdrmn,
nothing hindered tho gcnoral opera
tion of tho roads last night. Tlio po
lice still guard tho cars on linos pasi
tog through neighborhoods wlicro in
terference might occur.
Ton of rooms.
Queen Victoria cheerfully bears,
among other burdens ot her exulted
position,' the inflictions ot a crowd ot
minor poets who send1 their verses to
her In honor of' every conceivable' oo-i
cisIod. Itilla said that at the birth off
the Prince -of Wales no less than'-nalt
a ton of "poetry" was dtllvere'd at
Windsor castle. '
Terrible Deed of Negroes.
ATr-ANTA, Ga., July 24. Governor
Candler was advised by the sheriff of
Decatur oountythat two negroes lust
night 'entered'' tho house of WtlllaTm
Oglotreo, a farmer near Balnbrldgt5,'
and outraged Mrs. Ogle'tree. The
farmer was robbid by tlio negi'Oos',
who held revolvers at his hedd and
forced him to bear wlthesS to tha hi
ault on his wife. The 'negroes' fas-1
t'apad. Tho sheriff requests the gov
ernor to offer the largest reward In
Ills power. A large posse Is searching
tho vicinity for some trace of the
negroes.
OUR POPULATION IN 1900.
A YViitlilriKtnii ICMtinnlo l'lurei Is el
JA, (IOO, 01)0.
WxsntNnTo.v, July 21. Preparations
sro nl ready considerably advaucod foi
Iho enumeration of tho population o
tho United Htntcs. In ndvnnco of tli
setunl count, which will occur during
Juno, lliOO, there is much speculation
is to tho actual Increase during tho
tlccudii now closing, and mining peo
ple especial ty chnraolcrlxatl by an
ivcr-rcvcrhoiutlng national prldu
there Ih a popular tendency to over
itato tho present nnd Immediately
prospective population. It is not tin
sommon to hear or read tlio phrnso
"eighty million people;" a nowspapor
has collected est mates of population
on January 1, 11-00, made principally
by governors of states, which aggre
gate 77,8!):i,a,U, and, In splto of tho
marked decline In immigration dur
ing tho present ns compared with tho
ilcivule Immediately preceding, tho
Impression that tho twelfth census
will aliow a population aggregating
not less than 7 7,000,00a or 7,(00,000 a
almost universal,
An estimate prcparod by tho gov
rrninciit actuary of tho treasury de
partment, published by tho bureau nt
statistics ot thut departmont nnd
inado tho basis of several Important
calculations In tho latter ofllao, gives
support to tho popular expeotatlom
This csttmatu ptao?s tho population
on Juno 1, 1HDS, nt 71,30,000, thus as
suming uu Increase of 11,700,750, or
18.70 per cent slnco tho census of
180J. A very rough calculation in
volving a minimum of inathematlc.il
knowledge, yet one that would not bo
widely Inorouratho for so short a
period If the original premises
wore correct, shows that this oh
llmato Involves nn average miuual
Incrcnso of 1,471,000, which, ll
carried to tho cud of tho docaile, would
give n total population nt that tlmo of
77,332,003. A moro careful study of
tho Treasurer's estimates, taking Into
consideration thoso publlshod for oaoh
year sluco 1803, Indicates that tho no
luary assumes that tho movement ot
population conforms to what Is known
as an ulgobralu curve- of the third do
groc. tiueh a curve may bo prolonged
Indefinitely, and It Involves but a com
paratively simple calculation to find
that the Treasury estlmato of popula
tion for tho year 1000 must, unless tho
present method Is radically modified,
bo betwooh 77,075,000 nnd 77,030,000.
Taking tho mean of these figures
the lucrcuso from 1800 to 1030 would
bo 24.01 per cent, which is to be com
pared with t!l HU par cent from 1840 to
1803 and 2U. lU per cent from 1803 to
IS70.
With all necessary allowances, how'
ever, it seems safer to prodlct that tha
population ot tho United States la
Juno, 1900, will not exceed 74,(60,600;
that It is even more likely to fall
somewhat botow that figure. Emigra
tion having been treated as negligible,
such as has tuken plaoo, will tend to
secure this result Whatover orrors
appear to havo boen mado in estimat
ing in tho forogolng, the aggregates
of particular elements of population
will, in very largo measuro, balance
each other
THOUSANDS IN HOSPITALS,
Otis' Dlinpprovei at Ulilaf Bar son's Rso
oramenilatloii (or More Doctor.
Manila, via Hong Kong, July 2i.
Chief Surgeon Wood hull consldors
that tho Increase In tho military forco
In tho Philippine islands will necessi
tate tho employment of forty addi
tional surgeons, but his recommenda
tion to that effect has been disap
proved by Major General Otis, com
manding tho United States forces.
There aro nearly 3,000 soldiers tn
hospitals. Tho official report last
week showed 1,800 in hospital ab Ma
nila and thero are several hundred at
San Fernando und other garrisons.
Thero are also 275 sick in quarters In
Manila. Tho regimental surgeons re
port that a large number of soldtorr
on dutv aro unfit for service.
ENGLISH ATHLETES AHEAD;
ABierloins Dcfeuced la the Inter-Unb
verslty Conceit.
London, July 24. Tha Amerloan
athletes havo lost the international
contest to tho English university
men. Ot tho eight events tho Ameri
cans won three. Tho climate hadl
capped tho Americans and tho Eng
lishmen won the events involving en
durance. Thoso requiring' skill, scl
enco and agility wcro won by tho Harvard-
Yalo team. The Amerlaaus were
game to tho end.
Tho announcement In the newspa
pers that tho Prince of Wales, on uo
count of tho uxtrcma heat, would not
wcur a frock coat or top hat caused
many to follow' the prince's cxamplo
and the grounds bore a purely holiday
nODoarance.
THERE WILL BE NO WAR,
Trouble netween (Ireet IlrlUla and the
TramvMnl Will Ho Flioit Up.
Capetqww, July 2, In the cpuraa
ot his roply to an address of wolcoma
at Claremont', MV. Cecil Itfiodes.for-tnoriy-promlor
of Cape Colony, de
clared that thho'&asuot-thi'sllght-est
chance of war between Great Brit
ain und thS Tr'.nsvaarrepublltf break-''
lag ont.
Joe Ctioyoslil' Won.
Chioaoo,' July ';i-Joe"CIioylrlskib'1
California-got the-'deeUlOn'toVer'f'Jaok
McCoriqaok, tho Philadelphia heavy-)velgbt;-hero
at the end of a six round
contest: ChoyMkl-Wai-krfo'a;
In 'the"slXtn-roiiiioV bit "f AfisTW''
rdund td tho "sixth he had -Vde6iar
advantage,
,
The President' Vacation. '
Washington, July 24. President
and Mrs. McKlnley will leave here tha
coming week for their vaoatlon at
Hotel Champlaln, three, mlloa frow
I'lattsbuiir. N. Y.
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