.. H,ur What la Ooni On the WorM Otm. Important Eventa Briefly Chronicled. PM'I. mttmr ami Ia4-rist. The lliverdde Iron Company, Wheeling. Vs., in .tilled ihe rni'n in their mill I I fiiwoixl Hint all wngesnre reduced from 10 lu ft r rent. This itir.iidc t.OU) men. many of whom are i ouimoii laborer. whose r iil letl.'.Ma duy. The Whifliii.', W. V., notary resumed work wild 4'Ki men, after a piolonged aliut down. Notice In" Iwrn pised In the IVrravlTsn In Holing Ml . ai,iiiter. I'u.. I hut wanes will be rciiiii-nl as lollons. commencing next MiiiicI.iv: Puddlci from .'! ( t I I .'' et Ion: l.eliert from (I'll) to 1 I.-; all O'Ih r mnking oer II .' I a ny w ill l,e cut .Ion ii f r,,i n in i r (c.;n. J lie men I nve not yet igiiiln I their intention. but Hip niin.-t'iiiciil llidik ll. py will iu t tl.c reduction. 1 lip I nrkniY .iim Iron ami Slrel Com I'l'tiv ml S tMM.'ii. I h , li. iiui.le n M is-r lit ip.luc. inn in nil w aires. Nearly LMKi nifii an. I I oys nrc ii IT end. 'I In- rVnnrt1 Maiiufucluring CompU'V. nl l o . ii o rntitig h (.ri'ii' rotii'ii .lmii at Aiicnon Me.. Iiik tiu'ioiiiM'). H j, 1 1, r rmt, reduction ir. wa-ics. All. nit 1,1 J I luind-i an a lire il I l.ll.lrra, ArrMeiita unit t nmllMet 'I lip le-tilcm e of M i h nn Mv-rs, penl Kli 111..K11 1'. in , n ilf'i'roytil by hre iihI three children i r. muted. At I nieison. N .1 , Mar-rurrt "i !! ami lipr 1 1 1 r end Ir.oi w -re . i n I by inline InailanMiU in ini-tuke for mushrooms Tin urn! Ii. p mill nl.i.i hoii il nl. 'J l,o ollii i t in iln ii will not rmoer. 1 1 p ngiitp iiimI II cms nf nn cnvlm-im' trpght ruin on Hip t lm ao. Milnul. palm M I'lilil mi wiiy win ill rl. i.l nl Olniu, Minn. Fngiiiccr lipoigc W. Hi nisi n Fire man buries ltil.liii'." nml llnkeiiiaii An Hi. ii. y I'riH.T w. rp iiiHiiiiit y kil.ed. Jnim C poll rry i. n I l-me ll.ilnii.l, two color, d nn. n work in.' in I lie limn wheel .il (i ill b g tunnel i, I Nmiii-.i I i. IN, Icll from u smfliild ii di-inni p nl :n fi i't. i I ! berry wa m il ;i ill y k i . )!. hii'1 Holanl f i tally hurl. Near Whinier. V. t'.p holler of Keel V'h .iiwmill exploded, lli' :ii.ll was wii rt il nml si x l pmi.iii wire k llp.l. Tin1 iiHiuesnf the dend ii n; Hi. liar. I Vih'.i-, I. Kell. y. !pii .MivMnlioii.'i.i'i I.M:il...n. Jomp l.iii.u-r Mini Hi iiry Mitil Ii. 'i l.v I n li. ntte LI. mn lo ii imim. - I rlnip nml rptntltl, Nmr tniin y. M ".. two m i ki no. I Ii..im a WofMiriill' iiiiiI l.vp rliiiil n in- tuki-n violi nily ill nml two l,ililn-n ',u. Mp u :i I the nlherit htill linipr m itli little l.ojf oi rti'ovrry. Kxuniiiuitiiiii liofil 1 1 -: r ncll liail I iiMi I'iiImiiikI. lU'ii Jaikx.ii, M i-li a It-y Jaiksi.n. Ii im nilo. I.ou i.'aripr. IiIm iiio.lior in In w , Hii'l UnfiK Ii:i Ii', all ihvt. .i"-. :ir retpl for ciiintilicily wcie lyii. lip.l ly : nub. Knur "eoniiprx'' werp nhot imil finally woiinitpil Satur.liiv niitht by MiMiera ut rip. () U.lhL. mPn WVr'H.'. .. "laiifi muiic itiHi ll.e air p to lopite iln ir . i.s. lr. Ilariman. nil old nil. I nnuiiiui lit .liynic an of Anll ille. Mo . w it !iot nml in't.nilly kille.l by William I'l.wc', . i f th:it ile. '1 In-ililllculiy uriinaip.i (ruin mi obi fcuil I ctwo-n the to tncii. Hi'iiry S. t'octirau. the vinbp.' nn; I'liiln lrl bit Mint wpiiilipr, wns arra'. .iit'.l nti.l Ik ;1 i i t. l.i, on) Imil in or.liT to k'vp Iim:i time lo ir rnru coiiikpI. Sii t. Iloxliynlie!! tpatilicil that tin.' sliorlaijo umo intnl lo t.x'.IXii). I lunnrlnl nml I tiitiini'rrinl. The lirxt Nnlionul Hank, of llniipl!, Ku.. anU tin' Aiuwnrlli Nat omil Hank of 1'ort lantl. On'., w liii li '!-.pnili'i koiiip time n'i liave U'en i utlior piI to rpNiiine Imis'iu'-. No bunk failuri't have Li't'ii ri-purtoil aince Aiittuit I'H. Tl P National bank of A-lilan.l. lit Ali lmnl. N'pI) .ri'iuii.pil btiKiiii'M in an i:;i'pr.rn xinditioii. nwlilituton Siw, Mr. I'piTpr iiffiTi' l a rnliit:nii in tlip pii ate (whirii wi iit oviti iiottrui'tin the mm niiitpp on iiitpntate roiunuTfe t. i in j n ire wlipther any, nml. if o wbnt li icluti.in ia rii't'pKMary to pr'vpnt intprriitioii of inter at.ulp railway Irallio bv luwlina .erons, anil tu iiiliiiili ieriiii ituilty of rubbery unit inur.ler eominiilel on intprstute railway IrniiiN. tlrna At SiMMieer, Miii.. twenty nix b:iili!ii);n in tbeepnlerol Hip town, inrlmlinp a num ber of the .iiii)'ial hukini'sy e"ta!i'.iibini'iit.i rrv ilesiroyeil by lire. I.a lid known. Kire Sntuiilay nii;lit ilenr iyeil t!i- Ihjmi cm tN.rtion of Hunker Hill, 111. The !. ia (ri.ooij. - I httlprii Adtii'P if the tl.iniO ilnruns that left Tunn ami other pari ill 'ay luxt (or Mecca only half iiavp returiipil, thu others haviui.- lailcn Vielini lo the cholera. At llanilniri.' ihire have been V2 rusea (I cholera nml live ttcul'iu tince 1'ri'lay noon, - Th Weaitier. At St. l.oni KiMny was the hottent tiny of the year, 'i'he hinheKt tein eratnre .revi in.ly reeonleilhy the WphIIuT Hurenii wu m5aaml nn Trlilay the theriuometei markej ICLl". nnllitrv, A fourth cnae of yellow fever was found in ItruuawiL'k, la- 1lt'plltinpiit. On account of the failure of rrtj many lriunH In Stpvenu county, Ka,, a-e in (JaiiKer of aiarvNlioii. 'Hie dry fiiell at St. l'nul broken M"i rlay willi ihumter. liBblnii,u, hail anil ram 'iwu men were kille.l by linl.lniliK. BEYOND OUll DOHDERV )e lcM-pa bn In en te'eioed from rioil after Ptvinf a "eu'eni-p for bribery in con. l.eellon with runaimt bond I1 I. K will row tnaiiMee ll p M.n t 'unul I oni any. tireiil lUmute haa been iloiiv in iriipeiv ill the jiriiviileiii" Toled .. eatn. by flood. At lt 0 j'i'.koiia wtio Uiuwuid. TBS bTORY Or ESTHER. Tha Clavaland Ilabr to Ba Chrlitauad "letber" Btorr of the Nam. The new White Hotue baby will be known hereafter at Ktber. The telection of (hit name liaa ii- liunificance oilier than the artilliy of the parents for Scriptural de nomlnailoua and that tt mean " tar'' and "good fortune." "Washington Tele gram." Kln Ahamterna of l'erin. made irreiit fea-t and aent for Ida benmiful (jueen Vanhti, to attend It. Hbe refined ami angered the Kinir that he lmued decree coniiiiaiidinir all wive to bonor ami obey their hiihnnd. Furthermore he put away Vahti a hia wife and rcimmanded that the beaiiiilul mnidpiia of hia kingdom ahould be brought lo court ao that be could "elect a new Ijtn-en. Mcr.lpcai, a Jew, brought bin orphan niece. Kther, the .daughter of Abihnd, and rhe p ea-ed Abasueruaand he mnde her Ida (net n, "lortdie wai fair and tieautittil." "1'be King loved Km her above all the women, and obtained grace ami favor in hia eight." 1 he Inct that be waa a Jew wax, In. wever.iu. known to him. Moidecai ilnnove e l a connpiincy against the King whiclip he reiioried to Kther,who warned her lord, nml the cotippirntora were puniahed. Afier ibis the King tiiade llaninu his chief minlMer. Mondial did not do reverence to Hainan and incurred the Ut ter III will. Human procure I a decree lot the mnarre of nil ihe .lrw. Morihral bt souaht Km her to tie her Inlluence with the King to procnie a reverel o the decree, 'i Ina idie agreed to da Me.inw title the King bethought hunelf ol hit debt to MoMecnl nud ahked Han. mi w hat nhouid be done to the man wbom the King wished to honor. Iliimmi, thinking he !imie,f wan n.pnut, ollercd au!getiomi whicn he wn command ed to carry out in the cae of Mordecni. Thin increased the hatred of the latter, and he erected a liifh unliows, upon which he tr.iKieil to hai g h'.ui after getting lbs King si-onKe.it. Kiiber. by periling her life in approaching the King at a lorbidileu time, mid bein rceie.l with favor, bad oliinmeil his iro i ie to do what ehe asked, hhe roil ,itil that Hama:i might dine w ith heraml Hie King lone. At the bnuriipt she avnwpil bcrelf a .lew, nml p en.lei! lor her eople. (teilouiieuig IIiiiuhii, w nom t lie Kitu ordered put lodiath on his own gal Iowa. Mordecni was advanced to his place nud a decree ismipiI allowing the Jews lo Ipfpud themsp'vet iivnmsi ntiiick, which they did so effpetivply as to deairoy 7.),oni nf their pncniic. in ciimtnemoratioii of which delivernuco the leni of I'liruu wul uiMtituted. THE WEtKLV CUOPHEVIEW. The Kaina Como Too Late To llelp Corn and Tobacco. The weekly crop review of the 5overn nient Went her llurenu says: Oier an ex tensive nren from VIcousin, Minnesota nnd South 2'akota southwestw.ird to Texas, New MexicoaiHlAruoiui.no rain has fallen during the wce'i. Corn is generally consid er in! ns safe from danger by frost lu South 1'akota. Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois, and Is being extensively cut in thoe States, w h'le the crop has been entircU secured in Michigan. Tobacco cutting is progressing favorably In I'enmylvania, Marylaud, Ohio and Kentucky, the crop being reported abort In the last named State. Maryland Fair yield of buckwheat, com and fodder damaged by high winds; some fall seeding done. Virginia liuiufull beneficial to crept and grnsKes. South Cnrolinn Too much rnin and too littie sunshine; corn ro:tingon stalks p nuts hurt by sea water have revived slightly; peas and potatoes good. Tennessee Drouth has been broken by fine rains; much of the lute ecru, peanuts, tobacco and cotton are beyond recover. , but general good will resuli: pastures and Inh potatoes. iViproy'ujr: plowing for ueut oourtialng. Kentucky Much tobacco cut; crop short; ruins too late tor corn and tobacco. Ind ana Com cannot recover; most of it Is beii g cut for fodder; tobacco sutlers much, little plowing done, ground loo hard, water i carce u localities; many forest and lieid Hies. Went Virginia Corn, buckwheat, tobacco and all growini! crops need rum; plowing slowly in progress; live stock m good con dition, pHxlures Morchi'd. Ohio Proiiih continiii-s; corn maturing rapidly; cutting in proitreis: no plowing or Seeding being done, pastures dead; tobacco being ut; badly injured by drouth; stock being fid; water scarce. TUE RELIGIOUS PAHLIAMENT. The Oenersl Disoussion Opened by Dish op Keane- Othera Deliver Addresses. The Parliament of religions openoj at Chicago, with a devotional meeting in the Hall of Columbus, under the dirK'tion of the llrotherhood of Christian I'nity, which was conducted by The cdore F. Seward, ol New York, founder of the lirolhcrhood. The generul present at inn of religion mnilers was inaiuu lined by Dr. K. Kohh r. ofNewYoik, who pofce ti on hiimnr broihcrboii.l astuug hi by the religions bused upon Hie ltible. A paper Was read by I'rol A. D. ISruce, ot tilagoW, on "Mun't l'lact tu ihe I'nivcrse." Among the interested auditors were Arcbboiiop l.alnx, oirece; Tung Uwaug Yiin, Fir-t Secielnry of tlio Chinese l.ega tion at Wai'hingioii. nud Kmzi liuigelnrai, ol .Inpuv.. These will disciis tbe tirurk Cinircli ConlueiMiii-m and lliiddhifm. The lirt in lh series of general discus- ions oil the papers presented opene I lit Ma. m. ll was comiii'tel bv llishup Ke.ine, of the Catholic I'uiveraiiy it Washington. Thpcongrese of the Disciphi of Christ and of the New Jerusalem Ci u vh held their several ses-ions this morning, while the adherents of ihe Congregational, I'm versabsts and Lutheran denominations coutiuu d their proceedings. WHOLt FAMILY DEAD- They Kissed a Urids Who Uad the Diphtheria. There was ipiile u company at the wed ding of Miss Aiken, of Kiantone, a few miles from Juim stown, N. Y, and nearly ull of them kissed her. Among them was liait sum llrult, hi wife nn. I two children. The day following the bridu was taken down with diphtheria and wns very sick. Then a guest was taken ill nud liually the two llratt children were confined with the dis ease. Within u week both chili'ren were dead and buried. Mrs. llratt died lust wee'x. The father, the solo remaining member of his nunic and family, followed his wife nnd children and he wns bulled. There are number of guests who are still ill wl s'i the disease, mot of iliein liuving it in a mild loriu. YELLO f JACK UPIUEMIC. Ha Tues Hia Clu chei on the loomed Town of JJrunsw or . At llruuswick, (ia., there were 11 new cases of yellow fever Sunday and the board of health hus announced an epidemic. Hun reds hurriedly rubbed tu the trains Bumlay afternoon and it will need no mil itary lore to dfpoi itime the city. There are 'ople here w. o cannot leav i for tit have no money. T he change in the with er ia unfavoiuble, aud the worst may be expected. NEW G. A. R, COMMANDER, The Military and Civil Career" of Cap tain John O. n. Adams. Captain John O. D. Adams, the new Commander-in-Chief of the Omni Army of the Republic waa born In Orovelaod, Mass., Ootober 6, IStl, and spent bla boyhood and youth In that locality. At the breaking out of the war hs enlisted aa a prlvat In Major Ben Ferley Poore's Ktfle llattnllon, which waa afterward merged Into the Nineteenth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. lie left the Htste on August at, IHfil, at Sixth Corporal of Company A of that JOB O. H. APAMf. regiment, and on March 1. IN8J, waspromotel to First Hnrgeant. Ho became auneaaalvnly Second and First I.leutenauts, and then Cap tain, which rank bo held at the. close of ths war. He was en gr. god in every rwittlo of the Army of the Potomac In whleb bis regiment took part. At Fredericksburg Captain Ad ams saved the colors of his regiment from capture. Hn wastwlee severely wounded In the second day's light ot Gettysburg, hut after a short lnv of absenoo and Dnforo hs had recovered from hia wounds he rejoined his regiment, to follow its fortunes from the Wilderness to the tlogo of Petersburg. While In the ndvaneud Hues before that city Juno '22, 1104, be was capture, I with hit reglmunt by the CoiifmbT.ites. For nine mouths be wns it prisoner of war. After tho war for teu years he was foreman for n firm of shoo manufacturers In Lynn. Following that he beenmo nn Inspector in the Kostou Custom House, resigning nfter fifteen inoiiths' aenlee and acwptlng tbo position of Postmaster nt Lynn. For eight years he Idled that posltlou, resigning to be come Deputy Warduu of the Htuto lt dornia tory at Concord. Ho was tho llrt recruit mustered Into Post fi. and lias been Departuiunt Commander for one year, wax twelve times debtgato to tho National Convention of the Order, and hiui been President of the Association of the Sur vivexs o( Confederiito 1'rlsout for the last seven years. In isfii bo waa chosen by the Eleetornl Collego of Massaohusetta aa mee a.'tiger to carry the Kluclornt voto ot tho State to tlm National Capital on tho Urst olei'tion of Grant to the Presidency. He was elected Bereant-nt-Armi of tho Legislature lu 1SS,", nnd has been re-elocted from yenr to year ever ainee. If Is salary la taiiuo. Ho bus tho appointment ol nbout forty messengers, duurkoeperi and other assist ant . . OHIO DAY ATTHB TAIH. Soma 70,000 Buckeyes Attend the Dt loation of the Btate Monumeat,. , Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, bit general ttaft, the Third Infantry of Ohio NationelGuards, Grand Army veterant and the Slate and Na tional Commistlonert forth lluckeye Btate made a triumphal and imposing entry into the Kx position grounds, at Chicago on Thursday morning by way of the Midway I'laisanco. It was the opening of the Ohio Day celebration, w hich probably brought 70,00u Ohio people to tbo fair on Thursday. The procession baited at the Ohio build ing, where the bronze statue outside the building, "These Are My Jewels," was dedicated. Addresses were made by W. W. I'eabody, president of the Ohio Hoard of Managers; (Jov. McKinley, On. It. Hrlnk erhoir, Judge Samuel F. Hust and Jude U D. Thomas, Captain l'cabody, president of the slate commission, presided and introduced Gov ernor McKinley in a brief address. The (ijveruor was greeted with a storm of ap- Ilime. He did not touch on politics in hit uilf hour's speech, but made an address in teresting especially to the lluckeye crowd. He said that when it was lint determined to have mi Ohio duy it was the inlentiou to have the most distinguished mun of the Hide to du.iver the oiution. This man was Hutherford It. Hayes, who hnd so ub y repre u nled Ohio ut the centennial, but "man proposes and Ciod disposes," and ex Presi dent Hayes wns culled tu Ids lor.g ho re belote t lie great Ohio day at the fair. Ohio day ut the ceutenniul, snid the governor, v ith the exception of Pennsylvania, waa the most succcsil'ul dav of that exposition, the iittenduuce being l.1).), (ill. H character ised the driy as a reunion of Ohio people trout ull purts of the United Slates "for," said be, "once an Ohioan, always an Ohio an. Our stute is represented here to-day by her foremost citizens." In speaking of the exposition be said that other cities might hate built a fair, but it remained for Chi cugo to doit. in dedication the monument General K. II. HrinkerholV. of Manslield. said: "We, tbo citizens of Ohio, have met to-dar lit this pantheon of the nations io remember and honor our great stute. While we are Amer icans and iirotid of our nationality, we are also iiroud to believe that in the galaxy of states there is no star brighter than Ohio. Nowheie upon the rounded globe ia there another block of land the size of Ohio which equals it in all the ssentialt requir ed lor the abode of civilized man." In the evening a rece: tion wai given the Governor aud other bt&ia olDcials in the Ohio building. THAIN HO 13 11 ED OF 76,000. Four Matked Highwaymen Handil) beoure tue Money. A passenger train on the Mineral Ilungi rail road going to Calumet was held up bj four masked highwaymen ubout hulf waj betweeu Culuiuet nud Hancock. Thi engineer, fireman and express niesaengei were covered by revolvers by two of tin robbers, while the other two pained entrano to the American Ki press car by sruashlnj it iu with a sledge liuruuier, which was s cured at the Fenlusula mine close by, Aftei robbing the sufs of 1 73, 000 in currency ant ordering the engineer to pull out, tbt bsn diia coolly walked down the track, whit the train men stood on the platform watch ng them until they disappeared f rem vUw. The money wus shiped to the Col urns aud Heciti Company lor the pay roll by ih. First National bank of Hancock ana th. Natiunnl Hank of Houghton. Light Guards and sherilU sreoiittcourtn) the country. Jt is thought that the rob ben had horses conveniently near and a boa ready at the lake, Iroru which place the; would make for Northern Canada. The passengers on the train were no molested, aud no blood washed. IHE RUSH rORHOMIS- Over 100,000 FamlllfS Have Them Row Ii the cheroke btrlp. Bow th BsoeWas Mad. A dispa'ch from Arkansas City, Kan., says; The Cherokee strip Is settled by over 100,000 familtis. Only a few days ago It hnd not a single legal Inhabitant, When the cannon boomed at noon Saturday, an nouncing the opening of lb cherished territory, tber was a mad ride from all points of the compass by horse or train. Many thourniids, ot Course, were too late, but lliosi who won outnumbered by for the dir-sppoitiled ones. The signal for the rnn at the point of th line neioest tjulhrie. Okie... aa to be a revnUer snot, and the lieiiipnnnl. as he rode 10 ihe trontol the Hue, wntc.'i in linim, was the tB'get for all eyi-s. It lacked thre inn. tiles of the siroke if noon when fnr to the ei't, like a wave lomlng bsck front a n ck V cosst, the I lie liegan lo shiver i lid there wi.s a plunge of horsemen from its ttoni. The olllier roe in Ins st nil t with an nngry gp-tiire as ibo'igii to check the I reuintiire sli lusile. He might as Well have trud to stop nn avalanche. Al lie coti. d do wns to pu.l hit revolver nnd lire three bn-ty sbo's. w hose sound wns well nigli lo-l lu li e iliond. r of ilioiisninN I Iiimus r.s lb wuveoi 1 1 1 Mlii nt hiiiiiiinity ppl by him Into the promisil 'kikI. For a few minutes the p'aiu was ii colilused nins f finiiuiiiK hor-ps nnd rati I g eiilcles 'il.en out ! the meliea fringe of horsemen Inpidly drew away, ami were sism lost lo view, w hile the reM of the cluir.iini i roAds bv dejiee resoled Itself into n long .ro-ces-ioti niovingipiiei'V iniwii llietrnil. A bi rd rnee wi- iiiik p lor the ion lot sites of I'errv. one oi I lis two rimti'y sPnts t mlCrp'g. of tin brie le.n lied ll.e I in. I thee tir-t mid tiled nt 1 1 nud by 1 o'c in-k 11 si were III line tlijre Al l .(l."it!ie ti rut tent wu put up bv J. K I v ii it i .- I tiiitlirie.mnl st 1:1 the Valley li.it k wss tende lo do bil-iiu-s. lilie Ihe Darin k'O li Millet 1 liin bi r I oiMi-iinv opeinsl H eir yards live linn, id. b I, oi r. The old sinp lonip lo leny, which was foMowe. by most of the hor.se ti.en hnd eevernl veiv bad ero-siiitfe. ami nt I o'clock 'J.l veinc es were wreckp.l. I lev. John 11. Angler, of Mulhall. wns imdly in jured; 1 oreiito llolrotnli. of the same plrcp, whs intslly i rust ed by u hoise failing on bun. One woman was badly ii Jured by fnliimr f torn n moviii'r trn u, and n cow boy Iro ii TVx is fell from bis In r-e, shot through lb brdy, but tbeip i no c.rw to w bo tired the elnit I be trail is lined w ith broken down wagons and mwgic and n hundred den I horses je scntt rtsl here mid I here bIioiiI l'erry uud the mljoiiiiug bilis. mscmrriox or thi: cum ikkk stotr. The land included in the i bemki-p Strip, or outlet, ill g'oewuy to 0uihom:i. is boiiiided on ihe North by hun-a. on the east by tlie i herukee 1 1 -it i- n, on I lie so nli bv ihe Creek cniuiirv, Hkln omii. i wd lb Setllioole land-, alnl oil Ihe ei I v le s Ml I No Minis I ai d. I be el rip, t g'lhi'i' w lb the laud on hn li t lie I 'In I . t live. w... granted tl cm in D'Jl iu excbiinne lor lands in ilcorum and Alnoan.n. The treaty ntipu liile I 7,ii.d ll ai res nnd "a perpetuutontli t p-t and Hip Iree and iiiin.'.in-te I up of a I Hip country lying we t of the wi sti r boon ilnr'-. us far wpsl n thn mvue gnty o." ill I'nit.'il S'litex nnd Hie r light of soil x Olid." I lipip ha iiDviiVs lieeii a ipieslioii about ll.e Ind mis' right to ihe lull. I not iu nctiuil ite bv them i lerriiory cuiiisiiiig ot ll, irM.issi acres bei uusp it was not dis lincily specilird wlieiher the use of the outlet or its ucluul ponies: ion Wus in ten.Ud. in ln-;i a live stock ussociatio i was form rd nnd a live year lease secured from the Indians at 1sp,ooo a venr annnnl rental. It wns then cliiiincd by tlm-p w ho llioiight Hie Indians ehould not enj iy such a boiiania thnt the oii'el bed nver b n given lo Hie Indians otitrinhtbut that they were simply fsriiiitieJlIrtl-e I A new euo or"contract tiinde III ls-W utthe rental of f-VA.'L year F.lore Hie rtnewut bnd. been made s'renuoiis enorts began to hp made to IndHc the Indians to g ve up th land Congress took up tho ipipntion and npiointcd a Clieiokej tomnussion wliia business should be to negotlul with the Indians for buving the strip Kr icttlcmcm Hut the Indian's would not Ihen sccept the oiler. 1.25 r acre; soin lnni Stcrrtury X.iblo noli lied the thief of the Cherokee that mi arrangement with the csti envu would have to becnncellnl. Heulsosrved notice on the Cherokee Strip live stock as social n to vacate the strip or t ut et n no'tce that wm for u long time partially coni li:d w ith. J li's Cherokee strip, which Is the covete.. land of promise to.M.ui) home seekers, i traveise I by streams mid rnilrouds thai make it nt once valuable. The eastern or lion is Ihe best, a it is well watered by the Shukaska river mid well connected w ith the oiner world by the Saute Fe lailrond. '1 In middle section i more desertli .. while Hn w. s t-tu part is barely tit for cultivation. DrspiiP many loss, s nnd theculting ofT of part of their numlier I y cessions ol land, the Cherokee! a a nut on still number some ls.lnKi an-' tbeir prrt-ent territory is ample for ell their nieds. '1 heir form of Govern incut is purely tepiihlican. though ntivc titles are retulned 1 heir lungunge is culti Rled in its purity, and a considerable literature br.s grow n up, printed in the re markntily icientilic chu'oclers invemed by l.ciiuyiii. bote fame grows brighter us the years go on. AN IMPBOVBIIBM IN THADE. A Hopeful Fsehnst Prevails and Money Abundant at Speculative Centers. It. G. Dun t Ca's Weekly Keview of Trade of New York says: Keturns from every part of tbs country show decided improvement. A hopeful feeling prevails, money grows abundant tt speculative centers and somewhat easier for commercial purposes. The number of establishments reported s resuming work, 31 wholly and 20 In part, still exceeds th number doting, 33 for th past week, beside 10 reducing force, so that the bands employed hav somewhat In creased. Th number unemployed is still very large, the great industries ar still far oelow tbeir normal productiveness, and part Sf the resumption of work has been lecurej by lowering prices and reducing wages. But business is pulling itself together, aud iven the crop report has caused little de pression In stocks. The restriction of domestic trade Isshown In clearing bouse returns at principal cit ies which drcline 23.4. per cent, compared with lust year, but it is too soon for th im provement just commenced to aBecl pay ments. Th expectation of foreign investments is not yet reslir.ed. and exchanges have de clined towsrd the gold exporting point, aa future exports of products are liable to be restricted by the thortuess of crops and th advance in prices her. Kx ports last week were large, and for two weeks have been 40 per cent, more than last year. While a decrease of 7,500,ooo apiiears in imports for two week', it is largely due to the fact thut values of coilees and sugar from llrszil were staled last yeur in paper worth about 40 cents on th dollar. Tb liabilities of lirms failing hav greatly diminished. The tailure reported this week bav been, in th United States, only 314, against 821 for th previous week and 154 last year; in Cauada 27 against 24 last year. Base Ball Record. Th following table shows th standing of Ih diflt rent base ball club up lo date i w. U r'rt. w. i ' Rnston.... M 8H .GHvCincln'tl.. 60 U2 47 Htisbnrg. 2 47 .MlV paltimor M M .4.4 Fbiladel'a tin 4U .IH Chicago... r2 AM .421 Clsvel nd. hA ft'J .Mn St. liuis.. M t ,42-S New York 64 W .68.1 iAiiisv'l. 46 M .404 brooklyn. 62 67 .fel.YYash'n... 80 b2 J12) THE CAPITOL'S CflTMHIAL. TUI 100TH ANNIVIB8 AHT Of th Laying of th Cornerstoi.e Ol servei by a Fatriotio Celebration. On Monday, at Washington. P. C, a grand patriotic demoiut-ation was held In honor of the 100th anniversary of the laying of lb cornerstone of th Capitol Th procession occupied a lilti over nn hour in passing a given folnt. Th lei ora tions ol the capitol were artistic, and when th ceremonies began an animated picture 3f patriotism, lire nnd beauty wns presented. To Ih left of the President was the stand for members of CVingrer and their friends On the right sat the chorus of 1,500 voices which took a very important part iu lb ere monies. Al 2 o'clock the Senators and Kf resents livps filed from tt. rotunda to the platform mil th exercises begsn w iili prayers. Cliulrman Lawrence Hardener presented President Cleveland, who in the cou se of bis address said: "I believe our fellow cittr.ens linve no greater nor better cnus for rejoicing In ibl centennial than is found in the smrasr that their public servants, who nssemti e in these halls, will watch nml eusrit the seii't ment and traditions Hint gulher round this celehration. and ibal in thednvs to come that those whosl.a Isgiin coinmeniorit'e t' lying of the cornersoine of Ih- if Nntion C.pdol. will find in fie nctnl or o ir ie,r lorinance nf public duly no les re suns f"f i ntliusisim snd pongratiila'ions tnnii lind in tevHllltig th wl-dom Hnd virtue oi those who have preceded us." The chorus snug the "Slur ?pniu'led I'nn ner ' and I'r. anient Clep.aini inirodi.ied the orator nf lliedny. Willl.i Win Henry . grandson or I'uirick Henry. The "'e of the saker was wenk and low nt d Ins words were inaudible bevond a ciit.eo ll or 12 feet, s earttinie the luuliiiible I i r.imii very dense. Some woiiipu lainii"! n.id mim I ad to be taken olfin the pomp niiol wbuoii. sfeche followsd by Vice rp-ld tit Stevenson, Commissioner I'uiker, A-s.H inm .luxtice Hrown and Speaker Cr-i , ibo M -rue Hand played Anierca." an i hp crowd dispprsed. Mr. t leveiand riceive i n to. did of cheers as be put er o Ins m.iWi'. ABIIIOHT OUTLCOK. Good Busineas Nrwi I rom Nearly 1.000 Iiocalittea. Tl ere were puolisiml it New York on Saturduy, telegrams from nearly l.WJ cities and towns in the west and south giving the views of bankers and business men on the commercial out loo. Particularly good news comes from I'll tsl.iirij. President C. I'.iiichelor, of Ihe Keystone bsnk of that plate, crc's cnnli.leiice to be fully rtstor d by Oct. !.'; Cushier Scully, of th Dia mond national bank, says times have Improved, money is easier, and prospects fur a big lull uud winter trade are excellent From Iloston conns a story ol great Im provement in business; at Worcester and Full Hiver, Muss., prominent manufactur ers say there never has been a brighter prospect in business circles mnce the hnaii ciiil depression began. Many milU and lactones have resumed oieralious and others are preparing to do so, From all over the New F.ngiaud states th reports are that business is much iuiproyed and that money is eusier. At Hullalo. N. Y tl. bankers and com mercial tueu consider the outlook excep tionally bright. From Kotdioste-.Svracuse. Troy. Kliuira an J oilier places lu New York like reKrts ure lieuid. nud th belief is general that thu panic has pnsi d awuy. The reports from thu South are especially encou og.uir. The coi ion tiop is generally said lo begoisl, and it has been "luude" at less expense than usual. There is mi abund ance ol money to move it aud the price Is sutUluctory. The indications are thut th worst is over, llaliimore, Md., reports au improved commercial condition during th past week. Kic'iiuoud (Vs.) ousinesi meu ny the situation is improving, and Presi dent Oleshy, o' the Atlantic (Ca.J clisuiber of couiavrce, s ivs tl::,t he fc;; thut an era o's.il'e b'.isin-ss iicct'si. coining. Chicngo bankers nnd msrehuuts sny there has been a decided revival in trade since the national hoime of representative acted on tiieSlormnii law. At Cincinnati Mayor John 11. Mosby, a successful businessman, ssys that trade is even now not much below its not mat couditi ill. At Clevelulld deposits ill the banks nre growing larger duilv and every one feels that Ihe crisis IS past. Similar leports tome Iruiu all the middle western stutes. ran Fruncisco, Cnl., reorls Ibst last col leciiou duy. August 'J,-, wus the bet in six liiuiitlis. Confidence is almost completely restiued, and business grows belter daily. At Denver, Col., during ihe past 10 davs, business conlideuce bus been tupidly restor ed. The production of gold in the slate is tour times us lurge as in miy previous year since the eurly days. Silver ole shipments have been resumed and are now quil heuvy. From all over the country wer.t of the Mississippi river coiut-s p essunt news ot business activity and a growing feeling oltoulldeuce that the worst is over. COCHRAN STOLE TUB MINTOOLS Confessea Hia Crime -o Peoiet Bervtoe Agenta. All Bui (20.000 Hecovered. Henry S. Cochran, chief weigher of the Mint at Philadelphia, for 43 years nn em ploye of that institution, confessed lo Chiel Driimiuoud, of the I'niled Slates Secni Service, that during the pttsl live yrars lu stole 30 gold bullion burs from the scaled vnult, valued ut fl3l.bull.31l. All but 1.0, OCOol'tlie plunder has been returned to the Mint lllciu's. Ten gold burs valued at (311. (Viii, were taken from limn lo time by Coch run, remelled ut his house in Darby, de posiied with an express compary aiid.uiidel an assumed nunie. sold to the Mint. Tin bullion wu carried out in Ins cltlhing and iu bis lunch basket. When hi house was searched by Ihe of llceis, 7.U8 1 in gold ouis unit bullion a Inkeu from scons of biding ph.ces, Tlie othrr 'M gold burs hud been secretis! on Hi brii k nren nixive the vai.lt on last Suiurday mid thu following Monday, utter tue count had bei n commenced oil Hie fid OoJ.OuO iu bullion stored there, Hotn Chief Drumruond and Superinten dent of the Mim It.i.byslndl said mat they thought that Coch run should not lie pio-e-filled. I-ull ri'stiiutioii will be made, ia bis properly in Darbv will more than cover the shoringe ol 2i,000 thin remains So li s h uidsiiiuii vvi.l not sufler. Cochriu tvi dent'y had c mania for Kod. H was til -iu al '.' on lns T ii's.lav. BIO BEINO BOMBaBOCD. Th Town Desclst snd th Fv Forosd Bes dents Orsstly Alarmed. Th Loudon "Dully News" bat tb fol lowing from Ulo Janeiro: "Th attack ol tb rebel fleet on th forts began at 0 o'clock on Wednesday. The garrison of th largest and strongest fort hat declared for the rebels. Tb bombardment of th town bexan at 11 o'clock. Th town ha a deso late appearance. Tb poop who ar com pel led to remain ar greatly excited. All business 1 at a standstill. Th air is full of alarming rumors." EXTMSESSIONOF COSGRS" TtmiTr-srooHD put. PrKATf. In the srliste the llspsM i; ialn taken hi Mr lltr-l..l, ... ' lieaii. ot Oregon) n rev gnirej anil ? Iismwa.la.1 In M.l.lntA ll.a lAiiaia t H lion to the bill. Tt. debate coiitiiiuw'T? adlournnieiit. w4 Hot'SK.--i'b houselo-daytransncttjl fenMlnll arlmlirt,! TI.IHTY-IIIITin PAT. PrsATf Alter some nmiine bti1n., Fenato proceeded to ihe coiinlerti.,i,. .11. . .. ....1 k.il 1 I. ....... I . . ""in Plisrr lilTUI Ulil HIIIVII wviipieu . until a Ij.iuriinietit. 1 Hoi sk I he house Irnnsncted sorris t. viai buKiriia-and thi n went into n.r c Inilteeot the whole for the consiilrmi.. . the public print. iu bill. Thu hill com,,, 1U2 sectlonii and d Is w ith i b entii, Hon of the priming mid disl'ibutioiiof lie dociiiiivnts. nnd suhstiiutes for tli ! . - I v. .. ... , I't H rsi-il lln-rsi ui joint t-oill llltr the hous- and sens eai Hip Inst sc..,,,,, the cone ii'loii of two hours of wearr 'ml ernl debate Hie t III was ruiislib-red lit T tionr under the five tniniitp rule ana l.J ..i u.i i .1...... i. ..... i vojutiiiic.i ni in.iii ii ii ii m:i ion. TlllKTr-rol"HTII lV 8rfiTr.. Spiintor Damp!, of Virtif. i i ii pied over four bonrs' time of tin. s,' hie in a cureiiiiiv prepmeil argiiiueut i..., ti. .....i ..r ,i... i...... ... -t-.. . ni ner nun cr oi nn pons uce orcurrit.i; ., , rennio mm me niiu iiniiieni io me tem-;,!;, flereil by Mr. FmH tier, ll iiroviilva' for tb roiiingi! oi the bullion now n, ILJ Trensurv ul lis loiinige Value, ss or'li M eid.i'si iss', mine rice oi i.kh.ii'i j, nioiith. aud niuhorizes m add tion ti... n. elms of l,.Viu (ssi ounces r nmnih, this n mount purciiHspd IS not to In- i.in. until i iter ail me bullion now iu the Tr ury is ci'inen. iiiiiisk hi hip opinion i.f Ncreiary of the Treasury the busine-i iiHii'is oi me country n noire it. . iter t l. 1....I l , ine t'liiiion now in ii-p i iriipiiry in ii,,, I lie Biiiendnieiit .r. vidi s Unit S.I.ooiim siiVi r shad be urchnsed and coiiinl rt,J month until the lucreitni silver i'iieuj,(, ol tue country snail reavli ssouoi imi. ( silver dollais llius coined nnd lifri.,f, coined nre to be Icgnt lender. The sn,. then adiourneil. Hoi sk l'hP Federal election rrpenl Ir occupied the entile se Slon ol the bou-r . tin tuinl action was hud when the hoi adjuurned. TIIIKTT-rilril I'AV. St NATK. The liebuif in the Semite lo if, nu the rpiieal bill whs alioitet her on 1 1 -. tirmiitivp side of the iiieriioii. 'l oi..isi. were made In favor oi the tun, ti e lir-i i n Democrat. Mr. I.llulmi'.ol' Keiitui kv, Ihesecond by a llpiiiibnc.iii, Mr. u-, I plnware. loth spei clit-s were iitn- n.,t mi-ingly mid uni niiduionally foriin-ri-(. uf tin Sherman nc , Alter n shori exifiitive session the Sf ij?. idjniirue.i. HorsK For two hours li: the bous t.nl! Ihe skirmish light over the Federa It:-,. I ill c iiitiiiued, Mr. Ini ker, of Vi-jju.. Iiiatsltuling Hip Deno cralic Inn tor iy r Mr. Ilurrows. Kepuolii nn, of Mb iiiuur..',., inn chnrup of the Id publii nil forres. o clock the h- use pun' a itilmte of ir-p lo ihe tucmory ol Hie hoe .I. I.ogan i; man, of Micbignu. nnd then ndjoiitiit I. TIllliTV-SI VFXril HAV. Sl RATf In Ihe Senate m-il.iy, M r. Vo hes made nnollier pro o-iiion lo i'n r poupiits of the s'lxer repeal bill In lit, . 1 1 i for closing debalp. silggistnu! .Miv.li next. Mr. Teller, lor th-opi ooiio". ili-.i ed to make au ngieemeiit nt thi iliue 5; Allison, of lowr, then addressed t .e !'n nn the repeal bill nnd suou alU-r ll.e ;: sdjourned. Ilofsi: The npnulilicnns nu dti br..';c :i quorum iu the house to-duy when ll.e re.. ernl election mil cume up, mid tl.c lor idjoiirned till Mouiiny, TlllllTV r.llillTII PV. Pkvitf Mr. Siewuit, lie, uhli an XpVH(1a.o(Tercl finie-tiliiienls lo the Wil-- Voorhees silver bill. 'oviiMig Mc . foiith ami Centrnl Jineiu'in ll . h,. liavti ami Bail D'Tiiiigo lo loin t . i, -t-itea in a con eren e for H e pin . udoptuig ii common silver tUllnr ot i,..' ti iluili list 13 griiins, w bleu shall be nl; ten 'er for till debts, public mid private i I'efTfr. l'opulist, ol Knnsn. cubed up I resolution directing the Committee i n l -erslale Com uteres to iiivesiigni tnr. trniu roblK-rics, which wus not disp'srl nt 1 at), when Ibe Senat- li lt, the tli-ni'-in order to attend the reri nuuiies if is centennial mini ersnry of the li.yinr' nfil cornerstone of the njiiiol. Hoisk The house did nothing 1d-.Ii hut nice' nnd take u recess, to titlcinl i' celebration. DIPIITUulIUA It AOc D. One Hundred Den hs Frcm That Diiev r.t .Tuiuestown, N Y- Al Jainestown, N. Y., the 1! nnl t Heallh is vigoiiiiisiy endeavoring tochr:. nn alHrmiug n read of diphthi r 1 it in tit ti'y. Theie have lieen 1 0 deaths Init'i disease since spring. Tim Woman's C r; tain AsS'H'i.iliou thupcl litis b en offe'filt:. city nibliorilies lor u pislliousu. llul'i experts have been engar'iil tu drierm. whelher or not Hie outlook of C'!iuuta'. ; Ijike is the di-ea-e breeder, or if It is S cause this city ot Ij.OD iiiliubilalili i w ithout a pKblie pwe. i m No Cholera in Thia Country. In reply to n dispatch from Mr. WiiU'j I'nited Stut.s Consul at Lisbon, slnlii'iU I'orlugal had declared tb pons of N' York and New Jorsey inficted by i lioH Secretnry (ireshum cublcd: "I'ro'est mi arnestly against grouiidle.-saess and ini lieu of the decree. A rigid quarantine lata and the general health ia exce lent. Tl lust death at th New York quaruntiiie tu on August 13 uud the last case on Auti 13. There is no cboleru there or clsesl'1 iu the United Stutes." FLEETEST bf THE FLEET, Tne Cruiser Columbia Breaks tb World's Record on Uer Trial Trip. The United States cruiser Columbia, wluci was built by tlie Cramps, had its first tr; trip at l'hiladelphiu, and outsped the Nd York, which held the record among liglning vessels of the world. The Co'uiv bla's speed is nlmo-t 21) knots un ho.. while the New York's is 21. The Count hia is certain to win for its builders t-'.1'.-1 ss u premium for lit extra speed. Liberty 1 11 Kings At noon Moinluy, the big Colunil ..ibeny and l'euce Ilell.ut the World's i s'. Incago, ruiigoutin honor ol ihe uuiilvd' .iiy of the adoption by Congress of ' olistitut'on September 17. 187. Presid':' i'.ilmer ninile a puinotic address In huriu. : ! with ih occusioii, and ot exactly l.'u'tl' i-ng the bell. VVOBLD'B FAIH ATT .1N DANCE Tb lollowiug are the olllciul tlgures K' the paid udinission to Ih fair : Xlny ( "iiib) l.bSVCj Julie (i,iiiih) li.bo'i 1 luiy (Inoiilh) -J.T'l".-'- August (moid hi .V..1"!.-" Stptembrr do date) 2 i''i "k Total. -U.d.. Trainmen Armsa - Trainmen on th I'ennsylranla raJlroil specially on th divisions running out Chlcsgo sr now said lo bs walking iwu1 and ar prepared to sta,ud off an srsV train robbers.