;- j? J " .Piyfi ' ' ' " j' & N- r 5 10 WHAT IS THEOSOPHY? Colonel Olcott Says It is Kot a Kew, but an Old Troth. HE POIKTS OUT MISCOKCEPT10NS, And Bays lime. Blavatskj's Psychical Gifts Aro Possessed by Others. TDEOSOPHI 1.0T A MODEEN MTSTEKX Colonel H. S. Olcott, President of the Theosophical Society, recently delivered a lecture on the subject, "Theosophy" in New castle, England. He said that theosophy had to contend with many misconceptions. The first was that it was something new. something that had been invented by the -founders of the Theosophical Society, whereas the fact of the matter was that it was the oldest body of truth within the ecope of human knowledge. The great merit which their society had in the eyes of Asiatics wrs that they were teaching them exactly what was contained in their oldest Scriptures. Among the misconceptions which pre Yliled was that they had some selfish motive In introducing it, and that they derived Bome pecuniary profits from the entrance fees of members. So far from this being true, the managers had given up good po sMons, and had isolated themselves from the world surrounding, and had even given their own means to the society. "With re gard to the claim that they had a knowledge of the inner forces of nature, and that they were able to per orm remarkable phenomena by the employment of these forces of nature, learned societies had undertaken the task of investigation, and they had, upon what were insufficient data, come to an unfavor able conclusion in regard to his learned col league, Madam Blavatsky, that she was, ac cording to the London Psychical Research Society, one of the most ingenious impostors in history. OSXY ONE OF MANY. The bitterness with which this research bad been carried on, and the hastiners and violence of the conclusions, had been largely due to the misconception that theosophy was a. system resting upon the merits or de merits "of individuals who were connected with its propagation. It the gentlemen who had been so industrious in making cal umnies against his colleague had taken the trouble to consult the ancient writings of ,Asia, and even the writings oi the mediaeval philosophers 01 Europe, and then had taken the trouble to compare them with the group of phenomena which were known under the same of medinmistic phenomena of our day, and those of mesmerism, including clairvoy ance, they would have seen that in any case Madam Blavatsky was nothing more than another of a very large body of people, of both sexes, who at different times had possessed remarkable psychical devel opment. That was all she ever claimed for herself. The phenomena that she had made was shown in tne beginning to himself, be cause he had been lor 20 years a Spiritualist, and, as she was introducing him to the East ern philosophy, and laying down the propo sition that there were powers in man snehas were described in that philosophy, she set to work to make a great variety of phenomena covering a large body of natural law, to how him that these things that were sup posed to be only possible to a medium could be done by persons in violation oi mediuni istic conditions. Then one after another who had become interested in the move ment was shown some of these phenomena, though not to the extent he was himself. FORMATION OP THE SOCIETY. In 1S75 the Theosophical Society was formed by JIadam J'.lavatskr and himself and a few friends, and in the year 1878 she and he, accompanied by two English lriends, & lady and a gentleman, went to India, and translerred the headquarters of the society to Bombay, and in India they had since re sided. The headquarters of the society were now at Madras. At the time they went there there were only two branches ol the society, one in London and one in Greece. But by leaps and bounds the society had spread over the whole earth, so that at the present time they had about 200 branches, incluuing per sons of all nationalities and ot all the world's great religions. Another misconception was that the so ciety was formed in the interest ot some one religion, to the detriment of others, for tne purpose, particularly, ot Buddhism. They must remember thai Buddhism was but a reformation of the more ancient Brahmin re ligion, as Protestantism was a reformation of Catholicism. The difference between theo sophy and theology was this: Theosophy was a philosophical concert ot the universe and its laws, which did not require to be trammeled or compressed within the limits of any particular dogma. Wherever a sacred" book had been written and accepted by mankind, by any religion, they would find that, beside the dead tetter, there was an underlying truth or meaning. That was theosophy. It was in the Christian Church as it was'in all others; and the true Chris tian was not the one who was most attentive at the church service, or most liberal in the giving ot tithes or in making confessions, but the one who tried to put into his daily life the highest ethical principles which were taught in his religion. ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY AHEAD. This doctrine was thought out in ancient times by men who were said by some of our savants of to-day to have been children of nature barbarians. But what did we find when we came to compare their ideas with modern schools of philosophy? This, that every modern school of philosophy was con tained in that ancient philosophy; and, moreover, that the last speculation of the chemists in regard to the development ot the atom was to be fonud in that old philosophy; the last discovery of the professors oi the Salpetriere and other French' hospitals in regard to the nature ol the lite principle and the latent personality ot the intelligence, was contained in that ancient philosophy. And so in regard to the phenomena of the Spiritualists. In fact, they might range over all the speculations of modern times in regard to the natureot thought, ot conscious ness, of life, of evolution, and they would find them all contained in this ancient philosophy. Was it not worth while for us to get at this body of literature? It was only a comparatively few years since we knew there was such a language as the Banskirit language. When it was opened it was like a person going into a long closed treasure house; there was found the most wonderful collection of philosophical and other thought. It was found that their people preceded us in the philosophical line, and also that they had a knowledge of nature which was far beyond what we had attained to yet. Their society, so far as it was able to get at these stores, did so by the help of the custodians, that was to say the learned men of these races; and, so far, they served the public, and were doing good in enlarging the boundaries o knowledge. NO MYSTEEY IN THEOSOPHY. The society was formed for a specific pur pose; there was no mystery about it what ever. In the first place, it was to form a nucleus of a universal brotherhood ot hu manity, regardless of sex, or color, or creed, or race. Was that a good idea or not? The second object was to promote the study ot the ancient philosophies, religions and sciences, lor the purpose of enlarging our in formation with regard to these things. The third object which was not accepted by the whole body of the society, ana therefore not put forward as one ol the cardinal ideas of the society was to promote the study of ex perimental psychology, which included all those mysteries ot thought reading, hypno tism, all spiritual phenomena, and the magic of the East, and so on. All religions were based on the immortality of man alter the death of the body. But the idea of the na ture of the sonl w'as very vague in the minds of our theologians. The idea of immortal survival carried with it the necessary co rollary of pre-existence. There could not be eternity in front unless there had been eternity behind-. Again the objection came that it was done in time, and that it must end in time. There would then be no proportion between cause and effect. We'knew cause and eflect to be the law of nature, and we could not conceive that a person though that person lived to be 1,000 years old could crowd into that 1,000 years enough deeds to imply either an eternity of reward or an eternity of punish ment. Compared with eternity, 1,000 years were not even as a day; they were not so much as a wink of an eye. ACTION AND EEACTION. The ancients postulated this: That the whole universe was one whole, and that there was such a thing as manifestation and concealment of certain principles composing that whole. And they, lor convenience of logic and to bring the thing within the grasp of the human mind, postulated certain periods of activity in the cosmos, and certain alternating periods of rest; in other words, the doctrine of action and reaction be ing equal, so they said the period of activity was followed by a period of repose of exactly the same duration. The first one they called the out-breathing, and the other they called the in-breathing. Our scientific men taught us that there was a tendency in all otijective nature to return to the state of original matter; that our bodies were masses of matter differentiated from space, held togctherby a principle which they called the attraction of cohesion between particles, governed by the superior principle which they called lite; that when lite departed the attraction ol cohesion was broken up, the particles dis solved and were resolved into their elements, and physical man disappeared. So in re gard to our world. The ancients said there were seven principles of nature. One they called spirit, and another matter, being the two extremes, but with no break ol con tinuity between them. In man there was a synthesis of these seven principles; in the lower creatures there was development of certain principles, differing in each case ac cording to the degree of development, the others being present in latency. OBI GIN OP LIFE A MYSTEEY. The first manifestation of this divine whole was energy.,Consciousness was added to the cosmic principles. Between the first manifestations of consciousness there was an impassable chasm, and philosophers tried against all logic to make the consciousness begin in time to be the fruit of the relation ship between force and matter. But the ancient philosophy was that consciousness, being a cosmic principle, was waiting tor a point where it could develop itself, manifest itself, just as, for instance, electricity in the atmosphere manifested itself under certain conditions in the form of a lightning bolt, and afterward remained latent. So with re gard to consciousness; given the nucleus of manifestation, and it would manilest itself. That nucleus was brain tissue. So they found a glimmering of consciousness in the lowest animals, manifested gradually in greater degrees, and in certain traits, like the cunning of the fox. the sagacity of the elephant, and soon; and when we came to man we louna tnat it was wnony mani fested, but in proportion to the develop ment of the brain, which served as an organ for its manifestation. What was our theory in regard to the origin of life? Nothing; we could not tell what it was. It was aninscrutable myttery. The ancients said that life was a cosmic prin ciple one of the atoms of the whole and that it manifested itself when the nroper conditions were present. Life was some thing which was not dependent for its ex istence upon organism; organism was simply the vehicle for its manifestation, and when the organization disappeared, another one might take its place. So they bad a philos ophy which did not call in the aid of a miracle. The ancients believed that this principle of HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS was eternal. How could we explain the phenomena that we saw around us? Good men were suffering, and bad men enjoying. The ancients settled the matter for them selves. The law of cause and effect applied in all things; in moral existence it was as imperative and irrefragable as in physical things. If a m in was suffering, it was be cause he antecedently prepared the con ditions for his suffering. If a man enjoyed, he antecedently prepared the conditions for his enjoyment As . the soul was immortal, and as it was impossible to adjust all these things in one life, and as there must have been a time before this life when the conditions which we now saw working out was prepared, so they postu lated the idea that this immortal soul, or entity, followed the general orbit of human ity, according to the scheme of development, and alternately passed into physicial exist ence and out into subjective or spiritual ex istence. The practical doctrine ot Theos ophy was this: It was the most moral doc trine they could perceive. It taught men that, according to their present behavior, so thev were to be rewarded in the luture. We had it in our power to make ourselves mis erable or happy. Their doctrine said: Do so and so, and snch will be the result If they believed that there was such a thing as a uture, that consciousness apart from the brain was possible and they could satisfy themselves of this by mesmerism and hyno tism Theosophy would teach them to be warned in time, and not to do things which would lead to unhappy results. A. Koribrop & Co.'s New Circular All Abont Paneled Iron Ceilings, If you are building, send stamp for this circular. If yon are repairing a building, send for it. 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And now the increasing demand lor something to take the place of plaster for residence ceilings, something that would gratify the artistic taste of our most cultivated house wives, and still be permauent and endur ing, and thus save them the constant annoy ance and expense ot re-plastering and re papering; something that could be applied over the old broken plastered ceilings with out being compelled to take down and re move the dirt and dust-covering stuff, has prompted us to bring out these beautiful designs ol embossed metal plates. These embossed plates are adapted to side walls as well as ceilings, working up beautifully into wainscoting, frieze and field. As all figures and designs are in relief, really very little brush decoration is needed. They are, however, susceptible of any desired de gree of ornamental decoration from simple, quiet tinting to the most elaborate and or nate display of coloring, gilding and bronz ing, giving abundant scope for display of taste and talent to our most gifted decora tive artists. Address A. Nobthbop & Co., Corner Twenty-third and Mary streets, South Side, Pittsburg, Pa. Do Ton TJe Soap f Walker's Wax Soap has no equal for laundry or cleaning purposes. To use it is to value it It will do your washing with out boiling, clean your paints, take out grease and stains and give everything a new appearance. Ask your grocer for Walker's Wax Soap and insist on getting it tuwfs La Tosca black lace Bouncings, with Vandyke and straight edges, new styles, opened this week. Htjgus & Hacks. TTSSU 5,000 ladies' hemstitch unlaundried initial handkerchiefs, all linen, only 25 cts. The People's Stoee, Fifth ave. Diamonds. Diamonds. Diamondi. All sizes at prices we could not duplicate to-day. Our goods in this line were pur chased last summer and fall, belore the re cent heavy advance, so we can give you good value for your money, at Hardy & Hayes', 529 Smithfield street, New Building. THE THE DOSE EEPEATED. UcAlister Hrotliers Vindicated in the Oleomargarine Snits. UNITED STATES C0DETS OPEN. Tha Metropolitan Sues Asent Kay and His Bail is Doubled. K0TES FKOSI THtf WHEELS OP JUSTICE McAIister Bros, feel doubly vindicated. The suit against them charging them with selling oleomargarine was knocked out in the United States District Court yesterday, after getting a similar dose when tried be fore Judge Single. The prosecution was by the Internal Rev enue officers, but William McAIister states that it did not originate there. He says it was instigated spite work on the part of some people who "had it in" for the firm, because he had been President of the Anti Oleomargarine Association. He said they had been asked to pay license, but refused because they were not selling.. He said the case was a trumped up one. Yesterday District Attorney Lyon stated that as the prosecution had failed on a lull bearing to make a case before Judge Slagle, the United States would notbeable to main tain it, ana so granted a nolle pros. GOVEEHMEHT WHEELS BEGINTHE GEIKD. United States Court Openi and Will be in Session Abont Ono Month. TLe United States District Court opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with Judge Acheson on the bench. On the organiza tion of the grand jury, I. H. B. Brownlee, of Washington, was appointed foreman. A short address was made to them by the Court, in which they were told that the District Attorney would give them all the information required relating to their duties, and that their work ought to be finished iu a week. The first business done was to issue at tachments for witnesses .in 16 cases. The failure to appear was made on appeals by those summoned that they were too poor to come from their homes, which are in and about Scranton. Deputy Marshals will be sent to bring them here. To begin business the grand jury re turned in the morning with true bills against the Somerset county counterfeiters. There were 4 indictments against James H. Wilt, 4 against Jerry Wilt, 4 against John Sipes and 6 against Edward Briabin. A recess was taken at 12 o'clock, and when court again began at 2 o'clock it was found that the defense was not ready to proceed and court adjourned until 10 o'clock to day. The criminal docket for the term is a large one and includes a number of cases of postoffice robberies, violations of the reve nue laws, sending obscene matter through the mails and counter eiting. The Circuit Court will open on the first Monday following the close of the District Court and will be of interest to this city, particularly on account of the trials in the Jeannette glassblowers' case and of the Monongahela Navigation Company case. There is a probability ot both going to the Supreme Court. The terms of both courts will likely continue one month. Detective MeSweeney arrested another alleged coun terfeiter at Johnstown on Sunday night in the person of William H. Speicher, and lodged him iu the county jail. A SUICIDE'S WILL FILED. Franz Jnngmnnn Leaves Everything to Hli Wife, Inclndinc Insurance. The will of Franz Jungmann, who com mitted suicide by shooting himself March 29, at his home, No. 416 Cedar street, East End, was filed yesterday for probate. It devises everything to his wife, Johanna Jungmann, including 500 insurance and 300 expected from Germany. He names F. Winterbauer and Charles Loibel as "ear witnesses," who heard him declare his in tention of leaving all to his wife. The will is dated March 23, six days be fore he committed suicide. It is signed Franz Jungmann, nee Botzenhardt, with the remark that he was born as Botzenhardt, but given to his grand parents, Matthias and Magdalena Jungmann, when 6 months old. AGENT KAYS BAIL DOUBLED. The Metropolitan Company Enters Snlt Agnlnit Him for Embezzlement. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany yesterday entered suit against Henry Kay to recover 1,433 96. They alleged that Kay, who was employed by them, col lected money due from various parties, but failed to turn it over to them, and appro priated it to his own use. An attachment was issued for Kay, the amount of bail required being double the sum alleged to have been embezzled. Kay has already been arrested on the charge of embezzlement A full account of the arrest was reported in last Wednesday's Dis patch. Ten Thousand Wanted for, nn Eye. William Carothers yesterday entered suit against the Pittsburg Locomotive and Car Works for 510,000 damages for the loss of an eye. He was employed in the works, and on April 2 was struck in the eye by a piece of wood thrown from the dust-bin by a cir cular saw. Judgment! Against the Garnishees. The Lawrence Bank yesterday obtained judgments against garnisheesholding money belonging to Long & Co. and garnisheed by the b.ink. The judgments were agiinst W. D. Wood & Co., for 623 63; C. J. Schnltz, $391 65; Moorhead, McCleane & Co., 165 50; Pittsburg and Lake Erie Kailroad Com panv, 3,219 02; Liggett Spring and Axle Company, 326 23; Klein, Logan & Co., 237 60. To-Dny'n Trial Lists. Common Pleas No. 1 Witteuer vs Allegheny City; Duirord vs Frederick; Schifnlbeln vs Krane; UuBois, executor, vs Cosgrave; same vs Lewis et a): same vs Echols: same vs Luther et nx: McAllister vs Munhall & Co.; McNeil vs McNeil; Allegheny National Bank vs Bailey et al: Vuraft vs Oppenheim;, Channell vs Pittsburg Commission Company; Bauroan et al vs Jefferson Gas Company; Smith & Co. vs Lanahan; Penwell vsHowley &Co.; Williams vs Rotbemund. Common Pleas No. 2 McTieman et ux vs Collins et ux; Kraus vs Kreps; Penman vs Henderson; McFall. Hetzel & Co. vs ilcKees port and Yougbiogheny Ice Company: Rankin, vs Hermes; Henry vs Wall; Harrold & Mc Donald vs Harms: Hall vs Citizens' Traction Company; Schulz vs Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Kailroad Company. Wnshdny' Conrt Notes. ABisrrLAB suit of W. A. and EllenL.Hol man against the city is on trial before Judge Slagle. The snlt of John JIcMahon against Charles Atkinson, an action on a lease, is on trial be fore Judge White. Wilmam W, Dickey, Jr., yesterday en tereu salt against Boyd & Halleck to recover 1200 due lor lumber sold. The jury is out in the case of Louis Cella against Anthony Qnesta, an action to recover money for services uerformed. The suit of W. G. Hunter and others against Edward Jennings and others, in action in eject ment to obtain possession ot oil territory in Franklin township, is still on trial before Judge Collier. In the salt of T. -P. and Blanche Fisher against Allegheny city for damages for injury to property caused by ths .opening of Califor nia avenue, a verdict was given for 5500 for the plaintiffs. v The testimony taken in the dlverce case of Edward Davis against Frances Davis was filed yesterday. , It was stated' that Mrs. Davis had eloped with a man named William Thomas and liveil filth him as'his wife. PTTTSBinaG ; DISPATCH, OADSELOTS OP TALE. WUklnsbnrs Athletes Want a Slle for a -. . .-- Sfc .. uyronnainni a,eu mr "England Oiliei News and Personal Notes From One of tho Bio Boronshs. The Wilkinsburg Athletio Association met last evening to adopt a constitution and elect permanent officers. There'was a great deal of discussion npon the matter of buying a site for a gymnasium. The society com prises a number of the best known young men of the borough, and there is every indi cation that the building will be a handsome one when completed. A committee was ap pointed to get the prices and particulars of certain eligible lots and report them at a future meeting. The association is already in active operation. It has dumbbells, clubs, foils.boxing gloves and other parapher nalia, and there is a tremendous develop ment of muscle among the members. Mr. John Walton and his family left yesterday lor England, their old home'where they will remain. They have lived in Wilkinsburg three years." The Haydn Or- cnestra Dane tnem farewell in a musical way at the residence of Dr.W. E. Stephens, on Wood street. Miss Jane Bancroft, the well-known lec turer will deliver an address in the M. E. Church, on Wallace street, next Saturday evening. Her subject will be "Deacon esses." The proceeds will be for the benefit of the church. John Doran, an 8-year-old hoy, had two fingers badly smashed by a barrel falling on them, while at play near his home on Franklin street, yesterday afternoon. A meeting of the elders of the Presby terian Ghurch was held last evening to con sider whether an addition Bhou'd be made to the present building at the corner of Wood and South streets, or a new church be built at Edgewood. The congregation is too large for the edifice, there being upward of 35 families that it is impossible to seat. Bev. Mr. Moore, the pastor, favored the ad dition to the present church, in preference to bnilding a new one in another spot. The general feeling of the meeting was with the pastor, but it adjourned at last without tak ing definite action. The funeral of Mrs. Hoefield, the old lady who dropped dead of heart disease at her home in Swissvale on Saturday night, took place yesterday afternoon. The deceased was 76 years of age and was well known. VIEWS OP STATE POLITICS Expressed by Editors and Others Interested in Cnmpnlan matters. The Erie Dispatch wants Cnlbertson to have an "uncontested renomination." CanonsbubQ Notes snpports A. B. McClay as Republican candidate for Register. The Young Republican Club of Crawford conntv, 250 strong, will attend the State Con vention. His eminent personal fitness is the reason the East Brady Review gives for supporting Delamater. The Warren Mirror says Mr. Donly is elo quent and scholarly and should be elected to tbe Senate. The Williamsport Sun is assured that Paul son is just as popular among Lycoming Demo crats as Wallace. The Greensville Progress Is sure that Patti son is a farmer's favorite and would poll many Republican votes. The Scranton Republican doubts McAleer's protection sentiments, but is sure he is backed for Randall's seat There were 1.800 farmers in Crawford and Erie districts who signed the call for a conven tion of their own. The farmers should have a representative irom their own ranks in Congress, according to the Chester News. The Chambersbnrg .Repository (Rep.) thinks that the legislative contest will bo a close one in Franklin county. The Dubois Courier supports Montootb; the Connellsville Review; Hastings; the Clearfield Journal, Delamater. The Reading World believes that tariff and ballot reform will be brought about by the in dependent newspapers. The Wmesbnrg Democrat finds that the pol iticians have cast Congressman Ray overboard because he was too independent The Altoona Tribune compliments General Hastings for condemning through his home organ the attacks on Delamater. The Harrisburg Patriot warns Democrats to cease speculating on what Quay is going to do and work for their own candidates. The Unlontown News observes that tbe chief objection to Delamater is based on tbe ground that he got a majority of the delegates. The friends of Wallace have suffered a defeat in the postponement ot tbe Democratic Con vention, if the Norristown -Herald is correct The Meyersdalo Commercial thinks Lan caster Republicans mako the mistake of their lives if they donotieturn Congressman Brosius. The Hollidaysburg Register sees in H. T. Ames, of Williamsport. the strongest candidate for Governor the Prohibitionists could nom inate. Just who made the point m the game by de laying the Democratic Convention till July 2 is a matter of doubt, according to tbe Harrisburg Telegraph. The sentiment of the Democratic masses and of the farmers, without regard to party, 13 overwhelmingly for Pattison, according to the Erie Herald. The Republicans of Lycoming connty in struct to return Congressman McCormick, and the Media American says he is one of tbe ablest of tho Pennsylvania delegation. The friends of Fattison have been undemon strative, those of Wallace aggressive and the labor vote will be friendly to Pattison, accord ing to the Uniontown Democrat. If a Democrat is to be elected the people of York, Adams and Cumberland, for their own interests, should have returned Mr. Maish.says the Chamnersburg Repository. The Erie Dispatch says that tha reason tho farmers have so little influence in politics lies not in tbe fact that they are farmers, but in tho misfortune that they are Democrats. The Butler Eagle, speaking of the candi dates for Republican State Convention, gives Mr. W. H. Hitter as the local Montootb man and Dr. S. D. Bell as the Delamater man. Phenomcnnl Growth in Populnrhy of the Everett Piano Factory Capacity to be Doubled. One would think that a piano lactory which turned out 80 finished pianos per week, would be almost enough to supply all America. Yet this has been the production of the Everett factory, and now we are noti fied -that the company are at work on the foundations for another factory of equal capacity, and by the first of October will be making 160 nianos per week. Think of it, and ask why it is, that while other mak ers are struggling for existence, this com pany cannot supply the demand lor their pianos. The reasons are simple. The fact is that the Everett Company are a rare com bination of money and brains. The present lactory, while not the largest, is probably the best equipped and most systematically conducted one in the world, consequently they are able to make a first-class piano lor less money than other makers. This being the case, it naturally follows that the wide awake dealers in the business all want the agency forthe Everett piano. They are the foremost pianos of the day, and ample proof ot this can be found at the agency in this city, where you can get pianos of almost every other make, which have been taken in exchange lor the Everett Alex. Ross, of 137 .Federal street, Allegheny, has con tracted for 350 of these pianos, and while these last, has reduced the price 75 on all styles, so that you can now get one of the finest pianos in the world at 350, in a rote wood case, or at 375 and 400 in any of the fancy styles of mahogany, antique oak, French walnut, etc. These are cash prices, bnt you can arrange to get one of these pianos on payments to suit your own con venience. Do' not fail to see them, or send for circular, to Alex. Boss, 137 Federal st, Allegheny. " ttsu Ladies' jackets and wraps in all the newest and most popular styles and colors, from the lowest to best qualities. ttssu Huous & Hacks. ,' jTintEE special bargains in black chantilly houueings, 1 25, $1 50, 1'75, at The Peo ple's Store; Filth aye. TUESDAY, MAY 6, late mmm brief. ' Ravaging forest fires are reported as raging alon" a strip Mveral miles wide in the vicinity of Red Lake, Minn. It is in this district that Canadian and American timber thieves have been operating, and there is a likelihood that their exteusive plants wiu ue uurueu. The India rubber manufacturers of iSerlin have advanced prices 20 per cent owing to the enhanced cost of the raw material. The jute makers have formed a combination to advance prices. Tho glassmakers' combination nas broken up and the trade is stagnant William C. Leaphart, colored, was shot and killed in the Lexincton, S. C jail on S;uiday night He had been convicted of assaulting a young white girl and sentenced to be nangea on April IS. but had been granted a respite in order to hear a motion for a new trial. On Saturday afternoon at MIddlesborough Ky., Carrie Brown, colored, shot and killed Huehes Bell, also colored, almost tearing off his head. He entered her room and, furious with drink and jealousy, he attempted to kill her, hence the tragedy. The girl is in custody. Mrs. Robert Virtel, the third victim of last Sunday night's fire at Milwaukee, WK, died yesterday morninir, her two children having preceded her. Tbe remaining child injured at tho same fire is very low and may die at any moment. Mi s. Virtel cave birth to a baby girl at the hospital on Saturday afternoon. The charter of New York Lodge No. 1, B. P. O. Elks, has been suspended, and the Grand Secretary, C Moreland, has heen removed from office, for intrigue in attempting to pre vent, by injunction proceedings, tbe Grand Lodge of the body of Elks from meeting in Cleveland in July next John Low, of Winamac, Ind., had a quar rel with his landlord, James McMannis, lately, and peisuaded a boy named Michael Connor to kill McMannis. On Saturday, while McMannis was on his way to town, Connor came up behind him and discharged a shotgun loaded with buckshot at him. killing him instantly. The Legislature of Tennessee lately abol ished James county and made it a part of Hamilton county. The citizens strenuously objected to the proceeding, and have appealed to the courts. If the Jndge decides against the county tbe leading citizens declare they will peacefully secede and organize a little State of their own. LEGALIZING PBIZE FIGHTING. Old Vlrsinla Now Offering a City of Kofngo to Pugilists. Washington, May 5. When,, March 6, the Governor of Virginia approved a bill incorporating the Virginia Sporting and Athletic Club, a greater stimulus was given to the deplorable "sport" of prize fighting than it has received in years. The bill is so worded that all officers, either municipal or State, are forbidden to stop or inter fere in any way with any contests between men or beasts that are given by the club. Any kind of contest can be given, and nobody has a right to in terfere therewith. The club is a stock com pany, and shares of stock will be put on the market in a few weeks. Men with money standready to take the stock, but the men running the clubare very particular to place the shares "where they will do the most good," as one of them said last week. The plan is to build a ciuDnouse near Washington, D. C, and there give prize fights almost within gunshot of the Capitol, avoiding the necessity of fighters. going to San Francisco to secure police protection. The question has been raised as to whether the act is constitutional, bnt this would have to be decided by the courts. THAT SOUTH KrVNT HUEEICANE. Disasters to ShipDins in Montevideo Were Knther Serious. Montetideo, May 6. The hurricane which prevailed here last week cansed serious damage to the shipping at this port. The British schooner Byron M., from New York, dragged her anchors, went ashore and will probably prove a total wreck. The British bark Bluebird, Captain McDonald, from Boston, collided with the Norwegian bark Columba, Captain Ohgren, irom Brunswick. The damage to the vessels is not known. The bark Freya was partly dismasted. The Italian bark Mariana Pepa, Captain Defi lice, from Buenos Ayres for the United States, and the British "bark Wenonah, Cap tain McCann, from Liverpool, were both blown ashore. The Wenouah will'probably be a total loss. Her cargo is being salved. There was a large number of other disasters. A number of lighters were' sunk. A QUESTION OF ETES. People With Light Optics Klost Easily Influ enced by Hypnotism. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. "In my experiments with the mysterious influence called hypnotism I have made some queer discoveries," said Dr. James Arnold. "I find that it is impossible for me to hppnotize a man who has hazel eyes, haying hazel eyes myself. But other physi cians, having eyes a shade lighter or darker than mine, can control the same persons with whom I have failed with ease, and vice versa. Why this is I cannot say. All physicians who are practicing the art say that the lighter the eye the more easily af fected is the person. People possessing dark eyes are generally nervous in disposi tion, and cannot concentrate their sight and thoughts without a very hard effort, which considerably retards the bringing about of the hypnotic condition." ROGERS' ROYAL NERVINE Tones and invigorates the stomach when weakened by indigestion, corrects the appe tite and aids assimilation of the food, while as a nerve tonic it has no equal. It may be taken immediately after eating for Dyspepsia, Flatulency or any Iebi tations of the Stomach or Nekves. All druggists sell it. 81 per bottle. SOGERS' EOYAL EEMEDIES CO., Boston. fe4-Tu ELY'S CREAM BALM) Will cure I f- O T A O D LI SCni IT" Sett 0. !rviAn. snest-uiMnH. . "ice&u'eeiits. Wutvirm ZGi Appiy naim into eacn nos-rw -"w.S'iVS w- & Mam ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. de2S55-TTS DESKS. ALL KINDS AT STEVENS CHAIR COMPANY, ' 3 SIXTH STKEET. fell-65-TTS Do You Know It? 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Ashland is near the center of the great Elkhorn coking coal region, and near the Pocahontas and New river cokes. Immense deposits of potters' clay, glass sand, bnilding stone, metallic ores for naints and red brick clay surround the city. Freights to the great consuming centers of Cincinnati, Cleveland and .Flttsnnrg, aro from SI 65 to S2 65 per ton cheaper than from the furnace points south of Ken- " Industries Already Established: ffiSS'.Sr'SSnSSSS mill machine and locomotive shops. Are brick works, furniture dimension factory, hub'and spoke factory, metallic paint works, red brick factory, .awmill, planing mill, all using native material, and ail prosperous. A steel plant and immense fur niture factory in earlv prospect. ....... , . .. 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