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TTTT5 OMATTA DAIITf HBTCs ULL DAV. AlIfl-TIflT 1. t f)7.
CnURCII HOWE'S ' NEW HOME
Palermo is One of the Choicest of the
European Consulates.
HAS HEAVY EXPORTS TO UNITED STATES
Salary anil Fee * Amount ( o Ifl.OOrt n
Year ( ioTcrnnirnl' * Kx pox It Ion
llnltilliiK' tn He llemly
liy Fcbrnary.
WASHINGTON . July 31. ( Special. )
Palermo , to which Hon. Church Howe of
Nematn county ha/i / been assigned , le among
the pick of the consulates of Europe. The
principal city In the province of Sicily and
the capital , It ranks among tbo beautiful
cities of Italy. The rxportn In 1S9C tn the
United States were $3,600,000. The Imports
In the same year to the United States wcro
but $200,000. That which the United States
taken from the territory of which Palermo
la thonhlpplng point ate marble , frtilta , wine
and Home en mac. The Imports which tbo
people of Palermo receive from the United
States are cotton , tobacco , canned meats ,
hams , petroleum and manufactured articles
generally. Palermo In the military , educa
tional and ecclesiastical hcadiiumcra of the
government. It Is a city of eomc 300,000
Inhabitants , co.iinopollt.in In character ,
largely due to Its Imprtfs upon foreign na
tions , It l9 distanced from Naples , eight
Jiours ride , from Florence eighteen hourn ,
from Rome twelve hours , from Nice twenty
Jiours , from Hcrne , Switzerland , thlrty-tlx
hourn , from Paris thlrty-sl * hours , from
London forty-eight hours , being therefore In
touch with all the capital ! ! of Europe within
a two ilnya ride. Notwithstanding that U
\a \ In sight of the Italian Alps , whnnc snow
capped summits overlook this beautiful
Sicilian city , the temperature Is mean 70 de
crees , and It In a winter as well as a summer
resort , Thu salary attached to this appoint
ment Is $2,000 , with fees of $2,000 more.
Four consular agents will report to Mr. Howe
located at Carinl , Trapanl , LIcata and Glr-
ilnltl. ; Clerk hire In Palermo Is a feature
which several former consuls have exploited
In their consular reports to this govern
ment. All agree that a clerk , clllclent In
ovcry particular , may be employed for from
1 to 3 francs a djy ; In our money from 20
to CO cent ? , and there la a little atory re
lated of one of our consuls who out of the
goodness of his heart Increat d the salary
of ono of his clerks on l\\9 \ \ marriage from
1 to 2 francs , Mr. Howe leaves Washington
for Massachusetts , his old home , thla week.
From thcro ho returns to Nebraska , and
contemplates silling for hl European posi
tion on the steamer Kaiser Wllhelm for
Naples the llrt't week In October , completing
Ills Journey within ten days , thereby keep
ing In touch with Nebraska polltlc-i , and If
needed may como homo for a primary elec
tion ,
Acting Architect Kcmper said today rc-
Kardlng the visit to Omaha of the chief
draftsman of his department that the pur
pose of Mr. Cnne's going la to make de
tailed sketches of the grounds and to so
Incato the building that It will be absolutely
flawlcc. ) when joined to Its sister buildings
which will make up the grand court of
honor. 'Mr. Crane has Just returned from
a visit to the Nashville building , where
lie was. sent by Acting Architect Kemper
for Mio purpose of looking It over critically
with a view of making any changes In tbe
Omaha building. Mr. Kemper stated today
that ho would probably advertise for bids
for the Tran-imlsalfialppl Exposition building
In October , his desire being to have It fin
ished by February , 1S9S , BO that the depart
ments of the government making exhibitions
would have ample tlmo In which to put their
several exhibitions In "order and jiot liav
the rush and hurry which were attendant
upon the opening of the government build
ing at Nashville. The Nashville building
cc t $30,000. The government appropriated
$50,000 for the- Omaha exposition , so that
v/lth the $20,000 additional Mr. Kemper be
lieve * that a building can be erected tint
will be among the gems of governmental
work for exposition purposes. He Is en
thusiastic over what ho has teen of the
plans for the Omaha exposition. He says
that , so far an ho can learn , the buildings
will nm to towers , domes and minarets , and
will hive a moro Moorish effect than any
exposition held In America.
AUTIIOHI7.I3S ANOTHER SURVEY.
Fort MePherxoii Military Hencrvatluii
to He OITereil lo SeHH-rM.
WASHINGTON , July 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Secretary Dllss of the Interior de
partmcnt has authorized Commissioner Her
mann of the general land otllce to make a
contract for the survey and subdivision of
the abandoned Fort McPherson military res
ervation. It Is estimated that the cost of
the survey and clerk hire will not exceed
$850 and this amount Commissioner Her
mann has available for tno purpose of plat
ting this abandoned property. As the gen
eral land commissioner Is ex-ofllcio surveyor
general of Nebraska the contract for tbe
survey will bo awarded through the general
land olllce.
Dr. II. W. Ilooker ban been rcappolntcd
examining surgeon at Grant , Perkins county ,
and Dr. W. H. Talboy at Newcastle , Neb.
Iowa Drs. | W. I > . Evans , John J. McWil-
llams and William Isemlngcr at Denlson and
E. T. Wlleox at Decorah.
The following postmasters were appointed
for Iowa today : Decatur , Decatur county ,
\V. S. Hear ; Dedlium , Carroll county , J. A.
Young ; Grand Hlvcr , Decatur county , J. H ,
Davis ; Green Island , Jackson county , Henry
Ifagadorn ; Lester , Lyon county , J. M. Du-
gan ; Prcocott , Adams county , AV. n ,
Granger ; Bearing , Story county , N. 11. Cllft.
Nebraska Glltner , Hamilton county , A. V ,
D. Peck.
Senator and Mrs. Thurstou and son leave
tomorrow lor Boston , whence they will re
turn via Canada to their homo lu Nebraska
Church Howo's bond as consul to Palermo
Thousands of men In every walk of Hfe
all over the world are playing a desperate
game with Death for an opponent. They
arc playing with an opponent who has every
advantage , and the outcome of the game is
as certain as Death. The man in any walk
of life , who i too hard-worked , too busy ,
to take care of his health 1ms only himself
to blame when the final break-down conies ,
It is easy to kvep health while one has it ,
but I'phill work to win it back when it is
lost. A man neglects a Might indigestion ,
Then his appetite gets poor. That's n trifle
and he pays no attention to it. Then he
complains of headaches and it is hard to
work or think. His sleep becomes restless
and he only gets troubled spells of it. He
gets nervous and irritable. Uverything goes
wrong both at home and at business. He
persists in payingno attention to his
health. Then some day he breaks ddwn.
The doctor says nervous prostration or con.
sumption as the case may be , He has been
playing a gaum with death nnd haa bceu
checkmated at the weakest point.
Dr. I'ierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
an unfailing cure for all disorders of the di-
cestion , and tbe deadly maladies that follow
iu their train , It is the great blood-maker ,
flesh-builder , nnd nerve tonic. It cures o3
per cent , of all cases of consumption. It 13
an unfailintr remedy for nervous prostration
and exhaustion. Thousands of men have
testified to their recovery under its use.
after all other remedies had failed. All
druggists sell it. Do not deal with a druggist -
gist who offers you a substitute for he is not
only dishonest but willing to sacrifice your
health and possibly your life for a few
added pennies of profit.
A clear complexion. Any one can have
It who keeps the blood pure. Dr. Pierce' *
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One
It a gentle laxative , and two a mild catliar *
tic. ni gUU icU them.
w approved today and he will leave early
in the week for Massachusetts.
Mahlon I ) . Atkln was today commissioned
poatmaotcr nt Hojt Ilulto , Neb.
I.UMS IX OVnil.\3lK.V ? UHVn.MIK.
IXImneil DrrrraNC Cnnnril lir 1'nx-
xnxe nf Dlnnlry Hill.
WASHINGTON , July 31. The llurcau of
Statistic * , Treasury department , has pre
pared a statement showing the estimated
loss of revenue to the government on ac
count of Increased Imports during the months
of March , .April , May and June , 1S97 , In
mtlclpatlon of the Increased duties Imposed
liy the new tariff act , Tbn aggregate net
toss Is estimated at $32CGfi.-127. The follow
ing shows the Increased receipts from
the article * named during the four months
nded June 30 last ns compared with thn
snio months last year ; Animals , $ S5,12I ;
antimony , $7,255 ; a plialtnm , $15,291 ; barley ,
(52,544 ( ; argoe , $29,749 ; chloride of lime ,
$ S,02I ; opium , $ I92,17R ; potash , $35,373 ;
sumach. $15.029 ; chicory , $91,397 ; feathers ,
$39,295 : Ilax. $13,840 ; hemp $ C,920 ; bags , for
grain , $73,550 ; burlaps , $770.S)0 ! ) ; fur skins ,
$01,989 ; glass , not silvered , $7,1S'J ; glass , nil-
vercd , $27,9.15 ; gloss. unpolUihed. $10457 ;
ildc and skins , $089,481 ; hops , $3,583 ; cut-
cry , $470.502 ; gloves. $359,800 ; matting for
floors , $457.780 ; olive oil , $2,201 ; paper and
manufactures , $12376 ; rice , $192.875 ; salt.
( G5.85S ; silk , manufactures , $293,829 ; sugar ,
under 1C degrees , $3,550.014 ; tobacco wrap
pers , $722,137 ; boards , planks , $307,788 ; wool ,
Irst grade. $14,138786 ; wool , second grade ,
W ; wool , third grade. $ MG < 5,238 : wool manu
factures , $5,239,172 ; total , cents omitted , $32-
497,041. Goods taken from bonded ware-
IOUHC , $3,798,988 ; total , $ ; ) 29fl,030. The sta
tistician Is of the opinion that about 10 per
cent of this Increase Is properly due to Im
rovement In geiier.il btiBlneai conditions ,
caving the estimated not lora to the govern
ment $32,000,427.
A.\n
iiN Millie lleMveeu the Two
Turin' .
WASHINGTON , July 31. The comparison
of the prcwnt tariff law with tlie Wilson
act authorized by congress has been com-
) lcted. It was made by Charles II. Evans ,
who has been engaged In KOIUO capacity In
io preparation of all tariff bills with which
. ongreas has dealt slnco 1S72. The com-
larlson la made In rate , expressed In ad
valorem terms , between the present law
ind the Wilson law. The statement places
' .ho average duty rate under the now law at
l.CG per cent ad valorem , as against an
avoiago of 40.10 under the- Wilson , the aver
ages being figured upon the basis of values
n 189C. The schedules show the following
increases in percentages :
Chemicals , from 2S.S4 to 30.G7 ; wools and
wooleus , 47.62 to 86.54 ; tllka , from 4G.96 to
53.41 ; earthenware and glassware , 33 lo
2.47 ; metals , 38.11 to 49.24 ; sugar , 40.94 to
. ' 4.16 ; tobacco , 109.06 to 121.90 ; agricultural
products , 22.44 to 38.42 ; spirits , etc. , 61.51
to GS.S3 ; cotton manufactures , 42.75 to 52.44.
Some of the Increases expected In revenue
.iro as follows : Chemicals , from $5,619,239
to $8,423,084 ; earthenware and glassware ,
from $ SOOG,839 to $12,303,148 ; metals , from
$13,196,416 to $17.487,482 ; wooU , from $605-
518 to $2,439,536 ; sugar , from $29.910,703 to
)51 ) , 207,612 ; agricultural products , from
17.727,614 to $14,587,608.
These estimates am based upon the suppo-
iltlon that the value and volume of lnipors
vvlll remain the same.
o.vvAi.iiv iiousiis ran
Seerelnry AVllNini Tliliikn America
Conlil Supply Them.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Secretary Wilson
of the Department of Agriculture will spend
his vacation , which he will take In August ,
In traveling through Colorado , Utah , Wyo
ming , the Dakotas and Montana , with the
object of studying the resources of these
states for rearing horses suitable for the
European armies. The secretary has writ
ten to United States
ministers and has re-
qucdted some Americans traveling abroad to
give him liiformaHoii regarding the exact
qualifications demanded for the army hoimw
of Europe , and when this Information Is re
ceived a farmer's bulletin will be issued
with a view to having this country do more
In supplying the demand that It has In the
past. The only objection to horses raised
on the plains of the west as army horses
for European countries lies In the fact that
the animals are not largeenough. . The Sioux
pony possesses all the-qualities of health and
hardiness that could ho desired , and It Is
helloved that by proper feodlog and by the
Introduction of heavier stock on the sire
aide It could bo brought up to the required
size. Mr. Wilson believes that If stockmen
and farmers can grow the horses needed to
recruit the cavalry of European countries
they will get a good price for them.
Secretary Wilson will also look over ( the
states In which he will spend his vacation
with a view to seeing what can bo done for
( ho development of the beet Industry.
MARKS NAVAL OI-'FICKRS SMILK.
_ _
.Vo Itcannii to Four Depreilullonx of
Oliliiexe. 1'lruteN.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Captain Shoe
maker of the revenue cutter service recently
received from P. D. Weare , president of the
North American Transportation company ,
a letter stating that their steamer Portland ,
with a large amount of treasure , Is expected
to leave St. Michaels , Alaska , for Seattle ,
Wash , , between September 30 and October
10 , and asking that It be convoyed between
St. Michaels and Unalaska , The request has
been granted and Captain Hooper , In com
mand of the revenue cutter patrol tleet , has
been directed to assign the Hear to this
duty , in case the Dear for any reason can
not perform the service , the Rush will take
Kg place. The published reports that the
convoy had been requested through fear ol
Chinese pirates have afforded much amuse
ment to naval olllccre , who are of the opinion
that some one's credulity has been Imposed
upon.
"
I'MKSK.Vr KOUOHOT SUFFICIENT.
More Troop * Iteiiiienleil < o AVutcli Yel-
liMVMlune 1'nrk.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Adjutant Gen
eral lireck received a telegram from Colouel
Young of the Third cavalry , lu command of
the troops In the Yellowstone park , this
morning saying that there had been an un
precedented number of visitors to the park
this year , and suggesting that a company
of Infantry be added to the military force
assigned to the duty of guarding the
reservation and preserving IU natural beauty.
There are now two troop. . ) of cavalry at
Fort Yellowstone , and Colonel Young con
siders the number Insulllcleut to properly
patrol the vast extent of territory Included
within the limits of tbe reservation. Act
ing Secretary Melklejohn , who Is temporarily
In charge of the business of the War de
partment , will probably submit Colonel
Young's suggestion to Secretary Alger at
Lake Cbamplaln for bis action ,
WII.I , IIKT.UN HI CUTS IN SAMOA.
1'reneiit AiliiilnlHlralloii Will Not l''ol-
, IIMV the ( 'leveliinil Pulluy.
WASHINGTON , July 31. There Is reason
to believe the McKlnlcy administration will
not pursue the policy urged by Mr , Cleveland
In the matter of the abandonment of the
rights of this government In Samoi , In
discussing the Samo.in question a few days
before his departure for Lake Cbamplaln. the
president Gild thn annexation of Hawaii by
the United States and the proposed construe
tlon of the Nicaragua ! ! canal under tbe
control of this government had placed a value
on Samoa which the country could 111 afford
to lose. Iu location U such that It is
directly between Australia and Nicaragua
and Its value as a way elation for vessels
will be great. For these reasons President
McKluley will not attempt to carry out the
policy favored by Cleveland looking to tbe
abcrgatlon of the treaty between Great
Drltaln , Germany and the United State ? ,
which gave three powers equal rights In the
government of Samoa.
Niw for tin * Army.
WASHINGTON , July 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Lieutenant Charles S. Fowler Is de
tailed aa profeesor at Searcy , Ark. , college.
Leavca of absence ; Lieutenant George W.
Cole. Seventh cavalry , extended one month ;
Lieutenant-Colonel William ll. Nash , com
missary , two months ; Lieutenant Alfred D.
Jackion , Ninth cavalry , to October 1 ; Lieu
tenant George McIC. Williamson , Eighth
cavalry , Ihitt months from Stpteuiber 7.
I fVP I T1\TP PllI 1 Pi nTAtlllM
LOCATING SUGAR FACTORIES
How to Find a Good Place lo Turn Beets
Into Sugar.
REQUISITES FOR PROFITABLE WORKING
Informntlon Furnlnlieil by Amerleim
CniiMiil to MiimlelinrMr , I" the
( ieriunii licet CnnvInK
WASHINGTON , July 31. Consul Atuth of
MadEchurg , Germany , has sent a report
to the State department concerning site * for
beet sugar factories. The report ls > con
sidered especially interesting at this time
on account of the prospects of the Increased
beet sugar production In this country. The
consul says :
Factories should bo erected only In lo
calities where It hag been demonstrated
beyond doubt that sugar beets can be
grown extensively. Experience has shown
that the sugar beet grows In almost any
soil , provided the proper fertilizer In ap
plied. A rich , deep will , with n porous , well
drained subsoil should be selected. It is
not necessary to plant largo areas ; small
patches here and there will answer for cx-
lerlmental purposes nnd In this way n largo
district can be covered without obtaining
in accumulation of beets. The Caetory
must bo easl'.y accessible to the farmers and
should , therefore , be situated In the heart
of the district from which It draws Its
jcets' . Besides beets , the prlnclpil mate
rials needed to un n sugar factory are
water , lucl and limestone water to wash
the beets nnd limestone for the purlllcatlon
of the beet Juices. All material needed In
.he manufacture should either be close at
liand or easily procurable. In Germany
teet sugar facloiies prlnclpa.ly manufac
ture raw sugar , to be sold to the refineries.
From HIP nnttiru of the sugar Industry In
the United States the beet sugar factories !
prob.ibly will llnd It moro advantageous to
nanufacluro granulated sugar and sell It
: or direct consumption.
T.VXGI.13 IX XICAItATuTlN MISSION.
State Department OlllclnlM Are TrylnK
to I'nmvel It.
WASHINGTON , July 31. The State de
partment officials are trying lo unravel the
tangle In which the 'Nlcaraguan ' mission has
got Into since Captain Merry of California
haa been pronounced persona non grata by
the Diet of the Greater Republic of Central
America. U appears that when Rodcrlguez
was received by President Cleveland the
president stated that the treaties with the
states comprising the new government would
bo continued and the United States would
look to the states for their fulfillment. This
position , It Is understood , has since Ceen
confirmed by the State department and In
dealing with those countries treaties made
with the separate governments are consid
ered in force and binding. Neither the presi
dent nor the State department wished to
take any steps which might be considered
ca objecting to the organization of the sev
eral governments of Central America Into a
single government so Icug as this step waste
to their interest , but at the same time the
administration did not want to abrogate our
treaties with these governments by the
recognition of ono minister accredited from
all the states Involved.
In this connection It U eald that a way
may bo found by this government to over
come the protest of the Diet of Central
America , which as now constituted includes
the governments of Nicaragua , Salvador and
Honduras , by sending Captain Merry to Costa
Rica and having the United States legation
established at the capital of that state , Costa
Rica being one of three states of the mission
to which ho was accredited. It la said at
the State department that there Is no way in
which this government can send a minister
to the Greater Republic of Central America ,
as there Is no provision of law or appropria
tion for a minister and even If this was done
Costa Rica and Guatemala , which have not
yet Joined the federation , would be without
ministers from the United States , as Costa
Rica Is now Included with Nicaragua and
Salvador and Guatemala with Honduras. 'By '
sending the minister of the three first-named
republics to Costa Rica and the minister to
the lest two to establish his legation in
Guatemala , the matter might rest until there
could bo further legislation , or until the
Central American states adjusted their form
of government.
The recent treaty by which the five states
agreed to form a government may never bo
ratified , so It Is said by those who have re
ceived reports from that section. By the
terms of the treaty the chief of the five
states was to como from each country In
alphabetical order and serve one year. It
has since been learned that the president of
Costn Rica has said that this could not be
satisfactory and that he would not consent to
It unless the terms of the treaty were modi
fied so as to allow him to be chief for six
years and then the head of the government
to go to Guatemala for six years. While It
Is not known that the president of Guate
mala has Joined with Costa Rlca-ln this mat
ter , these well Informed concerning the
situation In Central lAmerlca think that both
countries will refuse to ratify tne treaty and
that the sqhemo for a Central American
union with all these states will fall.
It Is also said that the failure ot the five
states to organize may have Its effect upon
the Greater Republic of Central America
and letters , from Central America Intimate
that It Is doubtful If the Diet BO called can
much longer be maintained. It was with
these features In view that the suggestion
was made that Captain .Merry should bo sent
to Costa Rica until the affairs of the sev
eral governments were settled , or until the
objections which have been raised agatnst
him are withdrawn. Before another minister
la appointed it Is believed thU government
will urge the withdrawal ot the objections ,
and there may bo considerable diplomatic
correspondence on the subject before there
la a final settlement.
I.OOAT13S Y13M.OW I < 'I3VI3II CKIIM.
Work of 11 South Ainerlenit Doetor
TraiiMlnteil.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Surgeon General
Wyman ot the Marine hospital service has
had translated the account written by Dr.
Sanarelll of .Montevideo , of hla discovery of
what he asserts to bo the yellow fever germ
and which ho calls the Ictcrold bacillus. He
says the bacillus was discovered In the second
end case examined. The doct&r dwells upon
the dltllculty of making sure of results be
cause of the numerous microbes found In
yellow fever patients. The particular germ
which ho holds to bo responsible for yellow
fever , Dr , .Sanarelll says , Is found In the
blood or tksuea and not In the gastro In
testinal cavity , He uotca the fact that in
yellow fever , as In typhoid , that the digestive
tract is tlie seat of aburidant baccllll cell ,
but ho dors not associate these with the real
yellow fever microbe. Ho concludes there
fore that the virus of yellow fever docs not
reside In the Intestinal tube , "and that HA
toxin Instead of being absorbed by the in
testinal walls is elaborated in the interior
of the organs , and the blood. "
Pntentx fur Wextern InveiitorM ,
WASHINGTON , July 31. ( Special. )
Patents have been Issued as follows :
Nebraska Harris 11 , Qulnby , South Omaha ,
ratchet brace ,
Iowa William H , Blsbee , Dai Molnes , adJustable -
Justablo support for window shadisj Peter
Uott , Jr. . Clinton , wood sawing machine ;
David W. lOoree , Waterloo , grinding mill ;
Hans G. Johnson , Waukon , pocktt match
box ; Edward S. Manning , Dca .Molnes , signal
lantern ; Thomas S. Miller , Burlington ,
blcyclo brake ; Leo and J , W. Shanks , Alta
corn shock loader.
Diirriinl'M Appeal KI1 < > | 1 ,
WASHINGTON , July 31. The record In
the case of Theodore Durrani , the San
Francisco medical student whose alleged
murder of Blanche Lumont and trial formed
the rcnsatlon of the time , was ( lied In the
clerk's olllco of the United States supreme
court today. The case was docketed as
No. 129 for the coming term.
Pally Trenmiry Statement.
WASHINGTON. July 31. Today's state
ment of tbe condition of tbo treasury shows :
Available cith balance. 1238.511,601 : cold
reserve. $1-13,926,400.
.Til in ex P. I/IMV ItelliNtateil.
WASHINGTON , July 31. James P. Low
of South Carolina has been ralnttated In the
aupervU'Ine architect's olllca as chief of the
technical division. i
Auollier Ohio Mnu Heiiirniliereil.
*
WASHINGTON. July 3l. Walderaar P.
Leo&hardt of Cincinnati , 0. , baa been , ap-
pointed vice and deputy coT'a'ul ' at Hamburg ,
tnnprcllnir l.nlie tmproveiiienlx.
WASHINGTON , July fl ? d"enerni Wilson.
chief of engineer * , wns M ( be Wnr depart
ment this morning after ft.tqur ot Inspection
of the government engineering works In nnd
near the great lakes , lift was gone two
weeks nnd traveled nhonrftiMO miles , dur-
n which time he visited , fibJcaRo , St. Vnu' ,
IHiHith nnd Detroit nnd mhde a personal
Inflection of the conJIMW'of the Chlcag
cnnal , the Hennpln canal , -Stj'Mnry'n cnnnl ,
the [ 800 canal and t lie , . entire pystcm of
transportation between ( lie lakes , together
with i nil the river nnd hhrbor works along
the [ line. He was grenWy . Impressed with
the Importance of the works' nnd the magni
tude t of the commerce dep nd ng upon them.
HOIUJKUIKS OP MAIL MATTKIl.
I'ouelie * for Korrlirn Comitrlrn Arc
S.vM emu t leal ly Ueniiolleil.
NEW YORK , July 31. Chief Postofuce Inspector
specter Ashc , with assistants In this city and
elsewhere , has been working for days on n
ocrlcs of remarkable robberies of mall mat
ter carried aboard the great ocean stcam-
ships. The authorities admit that the malls
have been robbed , but refuse to give partic
ulars. They will not say how much prop
erty has been lost , but It U known that
the thefts aggregate thousands of dollars.
The first of the thefts occurred several
months ago and have not been satisfactorily
accounted for. Additional complaints were
received and the Inspectors became con
vinced that the foreign malls wcro being
systematically robbed on a large scale , ns
eighty packages of matter have been missed
from a single steamship. The mall stolen
In that case was mostly In registered
pouches , which had been scaled In the general -
oral olHce In this city and opened by the
clerks aboard the vessel. Another theft was
that of a package of currency sent from Ger
many to a city In this state. These rob
beries are said to have been among the most
daring ever attempted In the service.
PUT UPVI.MJOW ( IT.A.SS P1IICKS.
Further Ailvniiee Antleliuiteil nt an
Knrly Hate.
PITTSUURG , July 31. The price of window
glare haa been advanced about 5 per cent by
the manufacturers. The new rate goes into
effect at once , and Is to continue until
August 10 , when , probably , If trade condi
tions wairant It , another advance will he
made. The new discounts are as follows :
For 5,000 box lots , 70 , 10 and 2'X , ; 2,000 box
lots , 70 and 10 ; carloads , 70 and 7 > . ; lesa
than carloads , CO and 20.
The- National Manufacturers' association has
sent a communication to President Simon
Hums of the Window Glaes Workers' asso
ciation , requesting a conference on the ques
tion ot wages for the next fire. A date was
soon agreed upon , and the conference will
be held In Chicago on Wednesday , August
11. An advance In wages will certainly be
decided upon at the conference between the
workers and the manufacturers' committees ,
but how much cannot bo predicted at this
time.
CiiKllllATi : A COI.DKN
Anniversary of I.muling of Slmer * ot
XntreDame. .
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , July SI. The golden
jubilee of the landing 'of trio first school
sisters of Notre Dame at New York was
celebrated at the convent In this city today.
At 9 o'clock the bells called the ulsters , nov
ices and candidates to tlie tjhapel ot Per
petual Adoration , where the ceremonies w'ere
opened with the celebration of pontifical
maca by Archbishop Katzer , assisted by Mgr.
Zclninger and others. A nuniiVr of superiors
ot educational institutions In .charge of the
order were present and with the sisters so
journing at the convent the chapel was taxed
to Us fullest capacity.
Bishop Mcssmer of Green J3ay delivered
the sermon in English and Rov. Father An-
tonlus of the- Capuchin order preached In
German. The services closed ; wlth the singIng -
Ing of the Te Deum. ' -
The day is being observedJby every con
vent under the Jurisdiction' ! of the order.
MOUXIXG IlIiVOTEl ) TO PLEASURE.
HiiNliicHM Ke.KwIoii nf YOIIIIK People' *
Alliance in the Afternoon.
PITTSUURG , Pa. , July 31. A boat ride on
the Monongahela river took up the tlmo
of the delegates to the biennial convention
of the Young People's Alliance of the. Evan
gelist association thlo morning , and no busi
ness session was held.
At the afternoon session Rev. Theodore
Gachr of Clevf-.land read a paper on "The
Mission of the Young People's Alliance In
Largo Cities. " The rest of the session was
taken up with a discussion , led by Rev. C.
A. Thomas of Cleveland and Rev. L. II.
Seager of Akron , O. , on "The Best Methods
of Work In Order to Carry Out the Alms of
the Organization. "
" \Vlilte Ileiiiililleans Object.
ATLANTA , Ga. , July ST. At a meeting
of the republican executive committee of
Plckens county , held nt Jasper today , reso
lutions were adopted denouncing the par
tiality of the present administration for
negro republicans and declaring that the
white members of the party in the Ninth
congressional district would not stand being
discriminated against In favor of negroes.
The meeting was hsatcd and ponsatlonnl
and the passage of resolutions denouncing
the administration outright was only nar
rowly averted. The Ninth district contains
the bulk of the white republicans In Georgia
and their indignation has been aroused by
the appointment of Henry Hucker as col
lector of internal revenue.
Alhert Selieffer In Aeillllleil.
ST. PAUL , July 31. Colonel Albert Schef-
fer , president of the failed Allemanla bank ,
whose trial on nn Indictment charging him
with embezzlement because of nn alleged
overdraft in hla accounts with the bank
has been on for several days , was today ac
quitted by Judge Loomls , who directed the
Jury to bring In Mich a verdict. It was
hewn that the overdraft WON n matter
of bookkeeping and that the checks In the
case were drawn to pay the debts of the
bank and were not personal. Colonel Selief
fer Is n well known politician and banker ,
and his Indictment was one of the Bensa-
tlons growing out of the Hurry In St. Paul
banks lust winter.
Illir Crowd at Hit * EXIOHOII. | |
NASHVILLR , July 31. The musical festi
val at the exposition attracted thousands
today. Victor Herbert nnd hl military band
begin a live weeks' engagement Monday ,
giving two concerts dally. The Liberty Hell
of Philadelphia wl'.l bo here on exhibition
on Pennsylvania day. Governor Hastings
and Htnff , municipal olllcern of Philadelphia
and citizens will be present. The Liberty
Hell will remain several days. September
18 has been designated nal Arkansas * day.
The Hoclal science convention1 AVlU be held
on October . > . f , f
Heeelver Will Shirt thn Plant.
WEST SUPERIOR , Wia. , July 31-IIenry
'Morris of Milwaukee , thp receiver for the
Superior Iron and Steel company , has se
cured from Judge Vlnge tfn order permitting
him to "operate the work's1 during the re
mainder of hln term ns m'elver ' , " It IP ex
pected that John D. Rockefeller will get
control of the plant next , ( December. At
that time will occur thn aJe under fore-
clrsum by the Centra ; Trust company of
Now York , nnd Rockefeller , who Is the
chief party under the tnuf'deed , will un
doubtedly have his agents bid In the prop
erty. The company will , b& reorganized.
Uenver Sinn
PENVEH , Colo. , July 31)trfU was learned
tonight that John II. Jirlpliiijuwlio was sent
to a hospital In New Yprhntmfferlng from
melancholia , and of whatull Identity the
Ntw York jiollce could le jrnjvery little , Is
a resident of Denver. nis.ioine ) , Is at 2512
Afhland avenue. Mr. lirlsjn ( | has been In
New York about two years organizing n
company to develop rocK'salt mines at
Lyons. Kan. Mrs. Hrhbhi will leave for
New York at once.
I. Idle ClrlN I'Mml TVX > Jlenil Men.
SEI-.IC5MAN , Mo. , July ,31. Near a railroad -
road crossing three miles north of here two
little girls found the dead bodies of George
Tucker nnd L. W. Harper , two young men
whose homcH are ald to have been near
Hlndsvillo , Ark. The skulls of both men
show mark ? of violence and they are be-
lUved to have been beaten to death and
robbed.
_
Objeet to the Confederate Flat ; .
ST. LOUIS , July 31. A special to the Post-
Dispatch from Springfield , Mo. , eays : Camp.
boll confederate camp of this city has de-
elded to take no part as a body In the Wil
son Creek reunion to be held here BOOH ,
The Grand Army objected to the carrying
of a confederate flap in the parade , and the
ex-confederates refuse to take part 1C the
Hug Is cut out. ,
NO TROUBLE OVER BOUNDARY
Ni Danger of Any Dispute Arising in the
Kbndyko Country ,
LIMITS OF ALASKA GENERALLY KNOWN
Wliltc the MixUna Not Horn Olllelnlly
.Mnrkeil the Locution Han liven.
Imltciileil } > y ( iculoclcut
Survey.
WASHINGTON. July 31. Nothing can be
dona more than already has been done to
ward marking tlio boundary line between
Alaska and the British possessions along the
141st meridian until the senate panecs upon
the boundary treaty now before It There
Is , however , no doubt of the location of tac
line along this meridian and meat people In
the locality know whcro It la. The de
marcation work was superintended by Gen
eral Dtiflldil , In charge of the const and
? oodetle survey , on behalf of the . United
States. General Dufllcld has spent consid
erable time In Alaska. He expresses the
opinion that a railroad can easily he con
structed from Taku Inlet to the Klondykc
gold fields , and believes the enterprise well
worth undertaking.
"Tho Rold , " said General Uufflold In dis
cussing the quistlon , "has been grouud out
of the quart ? by the pressure of the gla
ciers which llo and move along thi > courses
of the stream , exerting a tremendous pres
sure. This force la present to a more ap
preciable extent In Alaska than elsewhere
and I brllcve that an a consequence more
placer gold will bo found In that region
than In nny other part of the world. "
General Dt.fflold thinks thu gold hunters
on the Airerican eldo haNc made the mis
take of ptospcctlng the largo streams In
stead of the small ones. "When gold Is
preclpKated. " ho said. "It sinks. It does
not float far down stream. It Is , therefore ,
to be looked for along the small creeks and
obout the headwaters of the larger tribu
taries of the Yukon. There Is" ho added ,
"no reason why as rich Hilda may not be
made on the American side of the line as In
the Klondyku district. "
.Ml.NKKAI , 7A\VsKOll ALASKA.
Statement Coneeriilnpr Them ( rum
( ieiiernl I.unit Ollloe.
WASHINGTON , July 31. The misunder
standing and contentions regarding the laws
that are applicable to Alwka so far aa lands
and claims are concerned were set at rest
today by n statement by Commissioner Her
mann of the general land office. Many In-
qulrlea on this question have ccme to the
Interior department and numerous applica
tions have been made for copies of public
lauds laws , whichhowever , do not apply to
Alaska. All thl ? Is due to the gold boom.
The general land office officials have taken
much Interest In Hie reports that corno from
the gold fields * and have Investigated the laws
that govern them. Commissioner Hermann
says there Is no longer 'any question about
whit extent lu Alaska these laws are ap
plicable :
1. The mineral lands of the United States- .
2. Townslte lands which provide for the
Incorporation of tawnsltes and acquirement
of title thereto from the United States gov
ernment to the townwlte trustees.
3. The law providing for tnule and manu
factures , giving each qualified person ICO
acres of land In a square and compact form.
The coal land regulations nre distinct from
the mineral regulations or laws and the
jurisdiction of neither coaJ laws nor public
land laws extend to Alaska , the territory
being expressly excluded by the laws them
selves from their operation. The act ap
proved May 17 , 1SS1 , providing for civil gov
ernment of Alaska , has this language as to
mines nnd mining privileges :
The laws of the United States relating
to mining claims and rights Incidental
thereto shall , on and after the passage of
this act. be In full force and effect In snld
district of Alaska , subject to puch regula
tions as may bo made by the secretary of
the Interior nncl approved by the president
and parties who have located mines or min
ing privileges thereon , under the United
States laws applicable to the public domain ,
or have occupied or exercised acts * of owner
ship over Mich claims , shall not be disturbed
therein , but shall be allowed tp perfect title
by payments provided for.
There Is still more general authority.
Without the special authority the act of
July -I , 1SOO , Mays :
All valuable mineral deposits In lands be
longing to the United States , both surveyed
and unsurveyed , are hereby declared to be
free and open to exploration nnd purchase
anil lands In which these are found , to occu
pation nnd purchase by citizens of the
United States and by those who have de
clared an Intention to become such , under
the rules prescribed by law and according
to loca ! customs or rules of miners In the
several mining districts'1 , go far as the same
arc applicable and not Inconsistent with the
laws of the United States.
The patenting of mineral lands In Alaska
Is not a new thing , for that work had been
going on as the cases have como In from
time to lime since ISSI.
AllMV OFFICERS SIS VI' TO ALASKA.
Captain Hay mill MentenuiH Illvhuril-
HIIII OrileriMl to Start at Oner.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . July 31. ( Special
Telegram.- ) Captain P. II. Ray and Lieu
tenant W. P. Richardson of the Eighth 'in
fantry here , received orders tonight to pro
ceed at once to Circle City , Alaska. They
will leave Ira the morning for Seattle and
sail from there August G for the Yukon
river. They will report to the War depart
ment the situation In the Klondyko region
with especial reference to the condition and
treatment of American citizens.
To Inve.HtlKiite. Klomlyke.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Expert Samuel
C. Dunham of the Federal nureau of Labor
left here today for the gold belt of Alaska ,
whcro ho will make an Invcatlgatlon anil
report I i tlmo for the projected spring ml
gratlon. Mr. Dunham Is well equipped for
the trip , having spent much time In the
mining camps of the west , and for eleven
years ho has been one of the corps of ex
peris of the labor bureau engaged In the
Investigation of special problems. Ho has
bec Instructed by Commissioner of Labor
Wright to make a critical Inquiry 'Into ' the
opportunities for business for Investment ol
capital , employment of labor , wages , cost of
living , climate , best means of reaching the
gold fields , and kindred subjects. Ho will
go direct to San Francisco and will sail direct
from thcro August 9 , taking the Juncau
overland route , and reaching the Klondyko
region about the mlddlo of September. Hu
will watch the winter and early spring work ,
and Is expected to send material for a special
report , which It Is hoped will bo published
about March.
Cinlil SceUerx Worked Up ,
SEATTLE , July 31. Prospective gold
seekers In the north are aroused over the
action of the Canadian government In col
lectlng duty ft Victoria or Dyea on every
miner's outfit fiom the United States. A
mam meeting has been called by the mer
chants and outfitters In this city to outline
nlans for retaliatory action , The Idea U tlml
this action of the Victoria collector Is not
taken In the Interests of collecting revenue ,
but to try to compel parties to buy their
outfits In Victoria , The secretary of the
treasury will be memorialized and requested
to withdraw his order making Dyea a sub-
port of entry. It way so designated , It U
averted , for the purpose of permitting
Drltifh steamers to land freight and pas
sengers there.
Kill ! CarKo for Aliixlcn.
PORTLAND , Ore. , July 31 , Th Oregon
Railway & Navigation compiny's steamer
George W. Elder sailed for Dyea , Alaska , at
11 o'clock last night with 383 passengers ,
nearly all of whom are bound for the
Klondyke. It carried 1,300 tons of freight ,
Its full capacity , 130 hordes and burros and
Beveiity-llvo dogs , All day long hundreds
of people congregated In the vicinity of
'Alasworth dock , where the Elder was
moored , and at 7 It was estimated that 10,000
people were on the river bank or on the
bridges to bid godspeed to the gold hunters.
Ttvn SlranirrN Nail.
SEATTLE , Wash. , July 31. The steamer
Edith sailed for Skagway today , having on
board sixty-eight homes Intended to pack
the freight of the Klondykers over the trail
to Lake Llndemann. The Bteumer Rosalie ,
with 105 passengers for Dyea Inlet , got off at
9 o'clock tonight. She was heavily laden
with freight , consisting entirely of the out
fits of the paceeogera. i
Business men with capital wish
ing to invest in an agency for the
exclusive sale of a well known line
of men's fine shoes in this city can
get further particulars and reference
by applying to
Manufacturer ,
National Shoe and Leather Kxchnnge ,
Hostuit , Mass.
No applications considered
without bank roforoneus.
piuispncT OF DISSOLUTION.
Sontliirenlrrii I'nixriijrpr Lines Will
StlcU Towellier.
ST. LOUIS , July 31. According to the
Globe-Pcmocmt , there \a \ no danger of dis
ruption of thn Southwestern Passenger As
sociation. That paper raid today : "There
lias been some little delay In the matter of
reorganization , as It was difficult to name a
ilato for a conference- that would suit the
: onvenicnce of all Interests. Chairman
Kent , however , has succeeded lu securing
Lho promise of all lines to semi representa
tives to a conference to bo held In this city
it the Planters' hotel on Thursday , August
The Southern Pacific , the Atchlsun , the
Rook Island , the Missouri , Kansas & Texas ,
the St. Louis & San Francisco , the Gould
Ines nnd in fact all lines Interested In Texas
sseiifier business will be represented and
Lho association will bo placed on a firm foot
ing again. Thcro Is every desire to adopt
measures for conserving rates. "
Scheme to Heat the HroUer.i.
CHICAGO , July 31. The omclnln of the
Western Passenger association have adopted
a new plan for the handling of excursion
tickets and Its usu has been so satisfactory
that they will keep It up , The now method
consists In perforating the ticket with a
word wholly unknown to outsiders as olgnl-
fylng the date upon wlncn the ticket Is ex
ecuted for the return passage. This word
Is changed every day , the brokers being Ig
norant of It and consequently of the tlmo
limit of thu ticket , and are therefore un
willing to handle them.
11 Iff Knur llraiiehex Out.
MAUTINETTE , WU. , July 31. President
Fisher and other olllcers of the Ulg Four
arrived from Peshtlgo Harbor today. It Is
said the lllg Four Hallway company con
templates the purchase of the car ferries ,
Wisconsin and Michigan , and then extend
ing the lines to Duluth. The lllg Kour Is
the company using thu Wisconsin and
Michigan at llentou Harbor.
.lefTrey ( Joe * ( < > ( lie I.uUe Shore.
CHJCAGO , July 31. Private dispatches re
ceived In this city today from Denver state
that E. T. Jeffrey , president of the Denver
& Rio Grande , has been offered the presi
dency of the Lake Shore and that ho will
accept.
F > reploi iire Decree Kiitered III Denver
DENVER , July 31. Judge Sanborn arrived
In Denver today and caused the decree of
sale of the Union Pacific railroad ordered by
the United States court to bo duly recorded
in this district.
FIUST FHU1TS OF TAUIPF HIM , .
Laborer * on SiiKiir PlniitiitloiiN Get it
It nine.
NEW ORLEANS , July 31. Leon Godchau.
the owner of seven sugar plantations In
Louisiana , and the largest producer In the
United States , has telegraphed to the man
agcr of his several places to advance the
wages of all field labor 10 % per cent , tbo
advance to commence August 1 , In consequence
quence , he says , of the passage of the Ding-
ley tariff bill. In sugar circles the opinion
is general that this advance will be conceded
by all the planters to labor employed In
sugar culture or manufacture. The skilled
labor employed In the sugar houses or re
fineries are paid according to the price the
sugar commands , and will get an Increase In
wages of from 20 to 30 per cent as compared
with last year.
I.XTISNSU HEAT AT ST. JOSEPH.
Illth 31 eii anil Animal * Sneciimb to
UN Inlllleiiee.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July 31. With the mer
cury registering 100 In the shade and 120 In
the sun , tbo heat was almost unbearable
today. The air is very dry and crops need
rain. A number of persons were overcome
by the heat , two of which may result fatally.
Charles Gates was taken to his homo on
St. Joseph avenue in a critical condition.
Frank White , a switchman employed In the
railroad yards at Kansas City , was brought
homo after being overcome by the heat.
Ills condition IE dangerous. Many horses
have succumbeu to the terrible heat.
DeiithN of n Day.
CINCINNATI , July 31. Colouel James F.
Gregory , United States engineer In charge of
the Improvement service of the Ohio nver
and tributaries , dropped dead today from
heart disease. Ho was formerly on Sheri
dan's staff.
ALLENTOWN , Pa. , July 31. Samuel
Lewis , believed to be the oldest Ironmaster In
the country , died thlrf morning , aged 02. He
founded the Allentown Iron workH In 18G2 ,
and continued as superintendent until 1882 ,
building five furnaces and mo Lchlgh rolling
mill. Ills grandson , Fred 'E. ' Lewis , Is mayor
of Allentown.
VIENNA , July 31. Dr. Arenth , the his
torlan and director of the Austrian state
archives , Is dead.
PADUCAH , Ky , , July 31. Actor Edgar G.
Borne , who was seriously burned In the
Casino theater fire lata Friday night a week
ago , died last evening of blood poisoning ,
which had set In from the burnt ) .
LEXINGTON , Ky. , July 31 , Clifford Porter
ter , the well known turfman and owner of
Clifford , Datnlen , Kncllvo and other famous
horsitt , died at his farm near Lexington to
night. Porter was 47 years old. Ho will
bo burled Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
TronbleN nf 11 Day.
ASHEVILLE , N. C. , July 31. The First
National bank of this city did not open thlc
morning. A notice was pasted on the donr
stating that owing to the Inability to collect
and the stringency of the times , thu bank
will go Into voluntary liquidation , The last
statement , made on May 14 , showed loans
and discounts $138,267.94 ; overdrafts , $10-
323,23 ; deposits , $76,859,85 ; capital stock ,
$100,000 ; surplus , $20,000. The three other
banku In the city opened as usual , No run
has been attempted and there lu no excite
ment.
ATLANTA , Ga , , July 31. Application wan
made In the United States court hero today
for a receiver for the Yorkvllle Mining com
pany , organized in 1895 to develop gold bear
ing properties In Pauldlng county. The ap.
plication will bo heard Monday. The peti
tioners are J , L. Hudson and twelve as
sociates of Detroit , who assert that they have
advanced $24,000 , which was expended In
the purchase of lands , and that no money
left to develop the mine.
the WIIKC Selieilnlr.
PHILADELPHIA , July 3L The Joint wage
committee of the National Association of
Window Glasa Workers , whlcl ) has been In
convention for several days In un effort to
decide upon a general wage scale , continued
lt sessions today. The entire morning wan
spent In a continuation of the question of
equalization In the four departments of the
trade , and when the committee adjourned at
noon until Monday It wan announced that
work on the general scale would bu probably
stiirted at the next meeting.
Movement * of Oeenn Venue ! * , July : tl.
At New York Hailed Phoenicia , for Hamburg -
burg ; Amsterdam , for Rotterdam ; Massu-
cliusotls , for London ; Ethiopia , for Glas
gow ; Umbrlu. for Llveriiool ; Columbia , for
Hamburg. Arrived Mausdam , from Rot
terdam.
At Hremen Sailed H , II. Meier , for New
York.
At Havre Sailed La Normundle , for Now
York.
At Southampton Sailed St. Louis , tor
New Yorfc. ,
SOCIETY WILL TAKE A REST
English Social Season Rnpitlly Drawing to
n Oloso.
EXCEEDS PREDECESSORS IN BRILLIANCY
AH UyoK Are XOTV Turned
the ItcKMtln nl CovexVhoco
Siiinv KvellliiR ContVNts
Art : i\ieeleil. i
( CopyrlRlit , 1R > 7 , by the Assoclntnl Press. )
LONUON , July 31. With the Goodwood
meeting over , with Parliament on the cvo
of prorogation and the Covve. ? regatta just
beginning , the seawn ot 1S97 is absolutely
ended , and with It Is ended also apparently
a long run of good weather. Cowcs Is crowded
In anticipation of next week's regatt.1 , when
the prizes will be unusually munificent. On
Monday the Aurora will sail Its maiden race
with the Meteor , the Dona and the Britannia ,
under the auspices of the Royal London
Yacht club , which will probably prove the
most luturcatlng event of the i < cason.
The duke of Leeds has been actively en
gaged In getting signature to an address to
Emperor William on behalf at the yacht
owners who were entered for the Kmpcror'o
cup In the recent ract > to Heligoland , llat his
action Is being quietly criticised In the
higher yachting circles and by leading mem
bers of the prluco of Wales set , who are
diametrically opposed to the kaiser and all
hlaacts. . The prince of Wale , ? , however , has
reconsidered his determination not to race
the Britannia agajnst the Meteor this year
and It arrived at Cowes on Thursday In full
racing rig. The duke of Abruzzl's now
llona , the duke ot Switzerland's CJtallna.
and Ogden Goelot's Muyllower and other well
known yachts are In the road * .
Vanity Fair , reviewing the season , con
gratulates the country on Its brilliancy and
gives a list nf the treason's * beauties , which
It says no country can rival. It adds that
among oilier , ? , Ml&j Goclet and Miss Hay ,
the ambassadors daughter , have been most
successful because of personal charms and
animation of m&nner.
IIUYING LANDS AND MEN.
In the same Issue appears a letter from an
English girl with reference to the news
paper agitation over the decadence ot
English society. The writer says : "The
trouble lies In the unwillingness of the
poor members of the aristocracy to earn
honest llvlugs. U 1,3 so dreadful for the
men to put thenu < elves up for sale to the
rich American girls who love to come here
to excel Engllnh beauty and wealth. If this
goes on , all England will soon be owned by
the Americans , for they are buying land as
well ns men. "
It ! K announced that during the coming
parliamentary recess the liberal leaders will 'f
openly formulate a plan for homo rule all - \
around , In place ot Mr. Gladstone's scheme.
They are counting on the Irish tnipport.
John Redmond , however , said : "I opposed
the motion for home rule all around In 1895
uiid would oppose It again now. It would
never oatlafy Irish national aspirations. Bo-
uldes It Is a mere dodge to evade the- main
IFSUO. The scheme In Itself Is outside the
range of practical politics. Ireland's ouly
hope now Is to move boldly to a National
Parliament free from all outside control ,
as Parnell said.
M. Faure's villa at lHavro Is situated In ft
hollow .and Is overlooked by the boulevard
Marltome. A number of telescopes have
been erected In the boulevard , and largo
crowds of pcoplo are paying half a frano a
pleco to see the president walking In hla
garden or seated in his chair on the
lawn.
The crusade against the frock coat an4
stovepipe hat for summer gatherings llko
the Uondwood races 'ha ' received a set
back. This year the prlnco of Wales and
the men of his party , Instead of appearing
In the low crowned hat and morning coat , aa
they did last year , all were black frock
coals and high hata.
TO REOPEN INDIAN MINTS.
The forthcoming Issue of the National Re
view will contain a long article upon the
success ot the American bimetallic com
mission. The article confirms what haa
already been cabled on this subject to the
Associated Prcfs , and says : "It Is now
generally recognized by all that Great Drlt-
alnchief contribution will bo the re
opening of the Indian mints , which all who
appreciate the question must regard as a
splendid subscription to tbo common poof. "
Paul Dunbar , the negro poet , who owca
to W. D. Howrlls his Introduction to the
public , Is being lionized In London In meat
Mattering fashion. The color line Is not
drawn In English society , and the colored
versiner being the latest literary novelty , la
much sought for receptions , garden parties
and Hlmllar gatherings. lllg readings of hla
own veiscs have been highly praised by the
press.
The Tennyson memorial In the lalo of
Wight will be unveiled by Lady Tennyson
and dedicated by the archbishop of Canter
bury on August C , the anniversary of the
poet's birthday. The memorial l on Fresh
water down , which was Tennyson's favorlto
walk.
CUTTING OKI' liniXKOHOUMIBNTS.
KITortH of Trlhenineii to Inolutu Camp
.Mllllllillllll.
SIMLA , July 31. The late-U advices from
Camp Malakand Indicate that the enemy U
endeavoring to cut off the reinforcement ! !
now cnroute.
Cerniiiny mill KiiKlnnil Will Awree.
I1KRLIN , July 31. The Ilorsen Courier
says : "Tho general opinion In official and
commercial circles Is that an agreement will
ho reached between England and Qormanjr
on the tariff. A tariff war Is altogether out
of tha question , There are too many Intereaig
at stake on both sides. "
Phylloxera. ItiivnueK Vlnuynril * .
MADRID , July 31 , Phylloxera Is ravaging
the vineyards in the province of Nevarra
and spreading through the central districts
of Spain , The result Is a marked Increase In
the prlco'of wines In the province of Valla-
dolld and throughout Valencia ,
PorluuiicNC llrfrnl the \ntlvrn.
LISIION , July 31 , An ofllclal dlspttch
from Lorenzo Marquez eays the government
troopa have defeated the rebellious native *
In an Important engagement In Gazaland.
Tbo natives lost 300.
Moro Tree n for Crete.
LONDON , July 31. A dispatch from Malta
say * that 400 Welsh fuslleera started for
Crete this morning.
Three ; Children Get II All.
JUNEAU , WIs. , July 31 The contested
will of the late Catherine Decr d , which lias
been on trial before Judge G'hriHtlmikvn thl
week , has been vuittalned and the testator
adjudged to Jiavc been competent to execute
a will , Mrs , Deerwr left u will bequeathing
the bulk of a lance estate to three children.
To nine others ne left K > euah. The Utter
contested the will on the ground ol mental
Incapacity.