THE NATIONS FINANCES CONDITION SHOWN BY THE PUBLIU DEBT STATEMENT. The Gold Reserve Again Near the £100,000,000 Mark — Net Ine crease in the Publie Debt, Less Cash in the Treasury, During July of $4,263,973.31. The United States Treasury Dopartment’s monthly debt statement, just issued, shows an increass in the public debt in July of 4,- 963.078. The other notable features of last month's fiscal operations shown by the state- ment are an increase of nearly #4,000,000 in the gold reserve, which aggregated $90,202,053, or nearly up to the £100, 000,000 mark: and a decrease of 84,500, « 000 in the surplus, The interest-bearing debt increased $340, the surplus fell from $122,- 462,29 on July 1 to $117,887,567, and the non-interest bearing debt was reduced §811,- 089, The total debt less tne surplus in the Treasury, is 0843 230.449. Of this amount, 8085,037,440 is interest-bearing debt, mainly four per cent, bonds Treasury gold assets ag 963. against which thers aze gold certifleates outstanding anmounting to 7,704,739, with only #88,710 of gold certifieates in the Treas ury cas Silver assets agate $404,942, 945, against whicl $481,517,802 in silver certificates Treasury notes outstanding, §2,543,114 silver certificates in Treasury, this leaves a“ silver reserve of about 186,500,000 The Treasury silver assed are made up of 363,108 461 silver dollars, 119,277,735 in bar sliver, and $12.- subsidiary coin. The Treasury 2,210 sliver Treasury notes in its cash, together with 222 286.611 in greens backs and 23,620,142 in National bank notes, Government receipts last month, the first month of the current flscal year, show a con- siderable Jalling off compared with July, but mainly in customs receipts, Jast month aggregated §14.683,- against $17,205,158 in July a year ago. Internal revenue receipts were £14,.680,127, or about $200,000 less than in July, 1802, Expenditures last month were large, aggregating $39,675,888, or $2,250,000 more than in July a year ago, The pension charge last month was $14,757 ,- 68%, or #500000 more than in July, 1892 Nn Civil and miscallanecous aditures were regate $186,813, age there are and silver With the 1892, which 969, 5.000.000 ; Navy, charge ab t increase nt — NEWSY GLEANINGS. about & and the cach being a slig! reat est ue Belgian rain-making Tus troop East Tennesses cf vari #1. 150. 00K Boston suffersd thar #10 500.000 in wonth of Jaly ation « more during the no a depres stock valuati Tue celebrated German geographers at the Gotha Institution predict an insufficient rain fall in the autumn and a severely cold winter Woren's Fam « are complaining of poor ventilation in and lack of facilities tor visitors to reach the galleries In the van ous buildings chibitors Tux Emperor of Germany does not approve of monocles and has forbidden his officers to follow the English giass in their eye, Kis fashion of sticking an ey+ Besnaxziy of Dahom Arica, has French and General editi against sndered to the is to lead another exp in Beptember, Tre yacht Britannia, ownad by the Prin } has ’ defend the American boon challenged the ht Navahoe in Septem! Ox the ocension of the German visit to Alsace-Lorraine in Septe flag. that is designed to the hitherto bel raine, will hoisted, I'he bear an imperial crown on s which will be encircled by a white band, rest ing on red and black bands, s usar ir one aging to he cr —— VERY FEW VISITORS. The World's Falr Opened on Sunday With Indifferent Success. The World's Fair was open 1 obedience to Judge y the pubis on Sunday, again, in junction ~that is, open—but they might as well closed, for the publie did not seem to care to take advantage of the fact Not since the Fair was opened has the attendance been so Heht. The grounds, Midway Pisisanco and all, were practically deserted, The total attendance up to 3 o'ecloek, In. cluding employes any CONCASKIONAIres, Was soarcaly ten thousand, and the ofMeials at the Bureas of Admissions did not think the total for the entire day aod evening would run more than twelve thousand, The grounds had much the same appear: anco as they had when the gates were elosad, Nearly all the State bulldings were clossd, and #0 wore many of the struc. tures containing exhibits, and in the balld ings that were open a large portion of the exhibits were coverad tp se they could not ba seen, All the restanrants, cigar stands and drinking waster fountains wera closed There was no attempt on the part of the World's Falr management to make things attractive to visitors beyond the beauty and grandeur of the White City teal. Theres ware no religlous exersiscs, and many of the shows along the Midway Plaisance had placards tacked up anvouncing to the few straggling visitors that thore would hy no rformance. The patronage was hardly arge enough to pay running expenses, a, — Joseen Ostor in Stein's in the gates were have been PROMINENT PEOPLE. Entsox, the inventor, isa vegetarian, Tur Shah of Persia has five sons and thir teen daughters, Tue Duke and Duchess of York recalved over 5000 wedding presents, to have received his ‘*“‘Innoconts “Mang Twaix" is sald £100,000 in royalties for Abroad.” Presipext Creverasp receives from ten to twenty letters a day containing recipes for reducing his obesity, Wrrriam F, Hanrnrry, the Chairman of the | Democratic National Committee, has not taken a holiday for ten years, Tur late Justice Blatchford had a great fancy for almanacs and calendars, of which | he collected a very large number during the time he was a member of the Supreme Court | bench, Jory Srernexsox, the plonesr car bullder, | died a few days ago at New Rochelle, N, Y. and had no particular ailment, Mr, Stdphen gon was born in County Armagh, Ireland, on July 4, 1809, Tue mother-in-law of the future England is one of the most cheery © It is hardly conceivable that any ance ever saw Princess Mary Duchess of Teak, out of spirits GENERAL ALEJANDRO VRARRO I8 favorite candidates for the Presidency Venezuela, and as he is married to a 1 woman and lived in that efty a doze his boom is thriving at the **Hub. IT is sometimes remarked by meet the Duke of York I speaks with a foreign accent, Others again imagine that the Prince of Wales has a strong touch of German in his speech, King ol f women noguaint Adelaide, those who that society he Gexzrar Gronoxr W, Monoax, who was the oldest surviving Gener the Mexican war, died recently at Fortress Monroe, Va, where he had gone frem his home in Mt Vernon, Ohio, for his health Hoe was born in Washington County, FP 1830, It was his [athe son the first information « conspiracy. Tuenk is a posaibili ftor, the Infanta Eul Regent, of Spain, tiana, is in very about to submi cal operatior the Infanta and in the event of Eulalis would assu Eulalia has even I — THE BALCONY FELL. A Distressing Accident at the Chelsea Yacht Club, is - I a —- SILVER PURCHASES, The Treasury Bought Only Abowt Half of the July Quota. first time since the passage of the SAL 4.500.000 shase for : 1 rt Wi Congresa whether t aot purchase 4 500 00 as provided by the Sherman la The jssue of standard silver d the mints and Treasury offioes dy week ended Julv 29 was 8453 969 ; inst year, Pn Ct orresponding period of £446,063 The shipment of fractional sil the 1st to the 30th 3 — BEST WHEAT MARKET. Feed Hogs On It and It a Bushell. rings 81 A large number the vicinity f Fostoria, Ohi ir wheat to g% rather than sell it at t Hogs htundre are quote sroperly with » ety will put fro healthy hog, Call "AasiY raliz» a 4 wheat and save the » market, In one p farmer turned 150 head of hogs int wheat field, not even taking the trou harvest it, and it Is said the porkers are do lag finely on their new provender, —————— THE ARMY WORM. Hundreds of Acres of Grain Flelds in Minnesota Destroyed, iferntotw In this way t dollar a bushel trouble of hauling | v just west of Fostors nty jesh on a 2 1 Ladd fir The dreaded army worm has been at work on the grain fields of Polk, Kilbon and Mar- shall Counties in Minnesota, and its ravages have been enormous. Hundeeds of acres have been wholly ruined by the pest and in others the yield will not exocesd fete bushels por acre, Wheat, which looked good for at east fifteen bushels to the acre, Is In many instances in such bad shape that it is not worth harvesting, The worst reports cofne from Stephen, Min. nesots, where, It is belloved, at least 100,000 bushels have been destroyed in one body, The situation has become 20 serious that a meeting of the County Commissioners has been ealiod to consider means of relief FIRE IN THE STRIP, Cherokees Boomers and Cattlemen Flee for Their Lives. The United Stites cavalry Is supposed to have fired the Cherokss Strip, causing a vast prairie fire, which eaused groat loss, There was a thrilling scene. Caltlomen started their eattie on a deud run, as they flew before the rapid lames, Booters put their horses to the gallop to get away, This will be a erushing blow to the botm. ers who intended to take claims in the Strip, as it will destroy the fo Farmers lo the odge of the Strip began as much as much ns 20 ha fire trom dwtroging ¥ one of the | | thers are over THE NATIONAL GAME. Heasixa has become Loulsville's star plteher, Cranke, of eatcher CHICAGO pitchers, W. Browx has developed into Loulsville' best batter Baltimore, 1s a rattling good has tried no less than elev Brovuruens has yet to steal a base this year, Keeres, of Brooklyn, is head In batting. Wann, of New York, struck EEVOnty-t wo games, of Brooklyn, very near the out butonoe in Grasscock unquestionably strengthened the Pittsburg team, in the Laruax captains the Cineinnatis absence of Comiskey, Murraxe, of Baltimore, right. handed, but bats left-handed, pitches Genmax, of New York, Is best flelding pitchers in the profession Tavron and Reitz, of the Baltimores, both cateh behind the bat in an ome can rgency. that bunting ball playing. Turner are many who believe Is the least interesting feature in undoubte L.eagu Baltimore, is mutflelder in the TREADWAY, the finest throwing Wann, of the New Y better ball or hit harder Year McGann ince ho Clevelan KE, never played in his lle than this Loe: ing phanomenal work has LY ering third base as been O'Coxx or, has slgr An contrac Lengn Mons nati tear ing hereafter of Cin THE LABOR WORLD, Mi higan were R30 Cx fora any of work INNATE the siators are crowding td Reapisn enn kiavers z hours granted £3.25 and ten have bheon ter is State « n Indiana hrakeaman got ra ost ar finn taliors will be mpita to aid strikers in other a Lat | Cities At A sir.ae Whires Mass, men who did net join granted seven per cent in organizations e to dis a prop a labor temple have ‘aied a econtersn uss sition to build Exavtian conl miners tothe nen 000 are striking against cent, out in their wages a twenty-five per Sreexivo brieklayers at Lo voll, Mass, have organized a stock company with $3000, and are ready to take contracts Tae Mount Pleasant Worklag Girls’ Asso elation fn Rhode Isiand has a membership of 200. It also owns a $3000 club houses, AT the help bursaus it ‘as asserted that 50,000 unemployed men in New York who are willing to work at almost anything Tux Attorney-General of Montana has de. sided in favor of the City Council of Butte City, which orderad elty employes to boyoott Chinamen, Tax Dundes (Scotland) Weekly Courier, with 250.000 circulation, has a delegation of twalve workingmen making a tour of this eountey and visiting the World's Falr, A ary through the farming district of Northwestern Connecticut disclosad the fact that farm help is very soarce, The farmers, who mourn the absence of laborers to help them till the farms, do not attempt to ae count for the soarcity, hut that is the condi tion of things all through the farming dis tricts of Northwestern Connectiout, i SN Mddon ih of the financial stringency the Ars OF 0 soven religious densmina. tions at Ashland, Kan, have agreed tosit in one church, listen to one minister and drop thelr mites into one box, This will add six nha Stott. ary wl the unem. . rough en ha wiil ve oh communi op wobrhowi=: dbl idl 11 is reported that a ton of pooony sold in London for double the a —— of oats, and wheat are now nears 19+ ia knows before, | warnel by SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON AUGUST 143, FOR Lesson Text: “Paul at Jerusalem,’ Acts xxi., 27-39 Golden Text: Phil. 1., 20 - Commentary. 27. ‘And when the seven days were almost ended the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid bands on him." After puting with the slders of Ephesus Paul and 1s companions continued thelr voyage and in due time landed at Tyre in Syria ; then on to Covsaron, where they tarried some days with Pillip and his daughters, after which they continued on to Jerusalem and were gladly recelved by the brethren, Then that Paul might not seem to the zealous lawkesp- ers 10 disregard any of the laws and so pre- vent thel- anger he questionable thing, which doms not accomplish any good Both nt Tyre and at Cmsares Paul was the Holy Spirit not to go to (verses 4,11), but he would not t (verse 14), wt, Men of Israel, help! This man that teacneth all men everywhers the people, and the law, acd a word of truth in either of or in the one following wuld truly say, “They lald hinges that I knew not ‘or they had seen belors with i hesinn whom had brought into charge, therefore, does n Jerusalem persunded aM, “Crying is the this him in i they that the Their on mers eal for Go ymmands of Gods, for it is writter iragine evil against Zech, vil, 10; Inst 3 the truth. hb pe And all the city was moved, and the ran to er, and they took Paul and f forthwith ich of the , and oak religion if thes 2 RN And when he oan it was that he was born the wviolenos« { the pe the oily, sure or But the day will « when b allied nly take G strife in 1a cityof truth ; w be salvation snd her gates { righteousness shalit ness 143 vii, ’ orever (Jim 17 For the mu after, crving a ut n titude Away erning his John xix.. 19). and H His treatment if Him J hin Xv 20 m tol Is it be so unfaithfal t » with the world, or 1fering for His sake “And as Paul was t castle he sald unto the chief speak unto thee Who said speak CGreok During this tumult Paul was doubtless cor his unseen Friend and Mastor would be saying I am Thin Thy service, What wilt Thou fr xxvii., 23, ix., 6 soldiers and angry mob were nothing to hia as compared with his own Captain 8%. “Art not thou that Egyptian which be. fore these days madest an uproar and led. dest out into the wilderness 4000 men that were murderers? Here is a con pliment for a faithful follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, A man who preached pease and went about rescuing people from the hands of the father of all lars and murderars (John vill., 44) to be accused of being the leader of 4000 murderers that is a feather for your cap, your Master. Blessed privilege to be mis. understood and falsely accused if aly for His sake 39. “Dut Paul sald, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, » city in Cillola, a citizen: of no mean oity, and I besecch thee suffer me to speak unio the people.’ ing in body from the beating and the rough handling, his heart longed to tall if possible onoe more the story of Jesus, cusation was not worth notining, worth while to got another speak of Jesus, Fellow believer wo aro eli. gens of no mean oy. Compare Phil, iil, 20, with Rev, xxi, 2. Isyour heart so stirred by this heavenly citizenship that you long above sll things to speak of Him?-Losson Helper, Caanvies T. YERKES, once a cone viet, now a millionaire capitalist, is pointed to as a fine example of the manner in which a man may live down disgrace and attain respecta- bility. Mr. Yerkes Is, of course, to be congratulated, and If he likes the respectabliity he has attained, and desires to keep It, he will take care to continue being a millionaire. A pocror who advertised himself as a graduate of two German colleges offers to attend patients at 50 cents a visit, Ha should do a fee-nominal business. — Philadelphia Ledger. jst aX peot Ause we iproar muning wits His 01 have me {(CORpiLs Paul, more fellowship with | Though suffer. | The false no | but it was | opportunity to i Uncle Bam has 200 femal men, One New York lady of fashior 1 solid silve r foot bath. owns The girl of the period's alpenstock must needs be mounted in silver Mrs. Mackay is popularly r to in England as “The Silver Queen The fortune of Mrs. W. H. Vander bilt, of New York, isestimatedat $30, 000,000, ferred An expensive ruffle on a ches waist is of the Ristencies, p shirt one prevauing incon. A small silver heart the latest thing cushions, It n Lo FTIR ng i safe ly WOoln« shoe, knot ring ints finger Bow and are Society with the they wer Gossip bags carried by now made of the riche pensive mate Colored ki afternoon gowns never were bef No girl of the robe is y carrying long stem, Beauty ros To exhibit t poleon eurl girl of the per: her sailor ha Novel Frene frores, but back, Min 18 WOTl for for ball dress Empire sleeves front, narrow finished off with a small bow and ends There isa snd rich and pale shades suburn, chestunt, through the =n tones, to bx ige, brown Miss Jeannette Gilde the anthor of the remark that York men divide al! women into two classes —{fools and rogues; and that refer the rog although they New they ; the marry the fools The day is fast approaching when every one in the feminine world above seventeen years of will again have a “best black silk,” which this fall will be of satin, bengaline or satin. figured gros grain. Bye “Novelty” hop-sackings and dainty mountain snitings ere set forth hy leading Broadway importers this week. Theme two fabrics wre exegllent in quality and especially well adapted for traveling, beach and mountain cos- tumes. They are fifty inches wide and cost sixty-five cents a yard, The Pratt Institate, of Brooklyn, teaches twonty-five different branches to women, among which are dross. making, millinery, cooking, laundry work, sawing, typewriting, bookkeep- ing, normal training in art education, designing, art needlework, photog raphy, wood oarving, architectural drawing and library training. Miss Harriet Eliza Green, who died recontly at Oakland, Cal, was one of the leading authorities on library eataloguing. For many years she had been employed in the Boston Public Library and the Boston Athonenm. She was also connectad with the Co lambus College Library, where she fave instructions to students in her epartment, The size and color of hat has a marked effect on the apparent stature of a woman, A black hat takes inches off a tall woman, while a bonnet lighter in color than the dress will make a short woman appear taller than she is, A bunch of flowers under the brim of # hat is a commendable style for those who wish to add to their appearance of hoight. 1 | | i { i | { 1 | | | | | SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. a ————— | Paper has been made of almost everything, not excepting iron. An average of five feet of wates falls from the clouds to the earth every Year. An electric chafing dish is nsed in & Philadelphis restaurant in view of the customers, gmokey has been German, A process of eliminating from the combustion of discovered by sn ingenious coal A scientist has discovered that soapy water, mal e that of s soap bubble, has greater | r than oil to subdue rough water. Ths wih posed for boats, balloon ears, CHve Lope Ii} of aluminum has been pro trotting all pur- durable, sulkies, flying machines and poses where lig present its cost, 18 against riitness 1 gevents trated wn and wovered germicidal illi of typhoid fever y pave aa direct he ba diphtheria, discus Dory time Terek will tor Wiil t+ wid Waller « divert i 3 stands AWVEAZ ee — . A Curions Indian Relic, Not long ago Ashland a curs there was dng up in us stone with some dim and ¢rude inscription npon it. It be- ing shown to old Oregon pioneer he pronounced it a temanewas stone, worn as a breastplate by the sncientd Indian priests, It has holes in the which it may be neck It carries upon the sacred wigwam, and at one end of the wigwam stand the totem pole, on the top of which a little flag was hung that warned the spirits off while the priest performed his fune- tions in the sacred house or wigwam. This temsnewas may coincide with the breast; of the Ephod, worn by the ancient Hebrew priests, so that the picture of the this stone may represent the primary ancestor of } dedicated in the world, and all flags and liberty poles of all ages and countries may possibly be the lencal descendants of the orige inal totem represented on the stone. Probably this Ashland stone is the only one of the kind row in existence. — Ashland (Oregon) Tidings. al it a picture of evil diving ate Wigwam on all the t« mpiles ever . ot — Solidified Petroicum Fuel, Considerable attention has becn ate tracted in engineering circles abroad during the past year by the use of petrolenm in solid form. The details of the Chenhal process for solidifying petroleura are now made public. In brief, this process consists in heating 600 parts of the oil with 300 parts of melted and dissolved soda, ten parts of | concentrated ecaleinm chloride solution | H | | ! i i and ninsty parts of resin. After the mess bas become solid it is cut up into briquettes, which can be used in the same way as coal or any other similar fuel. New York Commercial Adver- tiser, i ——— Invention tor Purifying the House, An Englishman has patented a method of drying and purifying houses with damp walls, He employs a chem- foal hygroscopic substunoe such as eal- einm ohloride, which is exposed in buckets or basing, or in perforated metal easings £iting within shallow earthenware or metal vessels. The room or building is carefully closed during the drying operstion, It is clniméd that the caleium chloride with.
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