Tho British taxpayers spent tl93, OOO Inst year for the maintenance of tbo royal palaces. ! . . I Tho number of suicides Increased In Massachusetts to 239 in 1R92 from 108 the year previous. Of these 190 wero of men nnl 49 of women. There nre now over 250,000 word in the English languago ncknowloded by tho best authorities, or at ont 70, 000 more than in the Herman, Freneh, Rpnnish ami Italian language!) com bined. It in said that the Ibiddhists of Japan aro awakening to tho fact that they must have a statement of the ele ments of the Buddhist faith to pet over ngniiint the definite ami compart creed of the Christian teachers, and are de bating what they will put into this statement. Military recruiting in Afghanistan is practised under somewhat peculiar circumstances. The Ameer has just commanded one of his chiefs to enlist 100 foot and twenty-five horsemen as n body-guard. If tho full number aro not forthcoming within a month the chief's incomo will bo cut down in proportion to the number of men de ficient. Tho Pnko of Edinburgh, now ol Baxe-C'oburg, said recently: "I have never felt at honi" in England. There is no warmth of character in tho Eng lish race, and there is a vein of dis loyalty running through tho length and breadth of tho land. I am, there fore, proud of my direct descent from the house of Hanover. My lovo am" sympathies aro all with tho father laud." Thero are about 4,000 persons liv ing in foreign countries who receive checks from Washington quarterly ir payment of pensions. There aro 2, 00( in Canada, who receive 8-145,000 r year ; COO in Hormany receiving 898, 000 a year, and 750 in (iront Britaii whoso cheeks aggregate 120,990 c year. Ono man in tho Fiji iHlandf draws 824 every threo months, ant four times a year checks aro sent tc men who are living in Africa. Thc'town of Rockport, Mass., has had only two town clerks in fifty-foui years. Colonel William Fool wa chosen when the town was incorpor nted in 1840, and served twenty-niuc years. His son, Culvin W., was then chosen, and has filled tho office foi twenty-five years, and March 4 was re elected, at the last town meeting. Tlu Ftylo and correctness of the town'i books are probably not exceeded bj any in the State' declares the Ne Orleans Picavune. The postal card had a birthday noi long ago. Its twenty-fifth anniversa ry was celebrated at Vienna. Dr. Emanuel Herman, an Austrian, firs; invented the oard. It was nsed flrsi AnHtria, Hungary. In 1879 it wai used in Germany, and in 1880 it wai adopted by tho International Fostal Union. In regard to its nso hero are some interesting figures : In Anstrii 150,000,000 are in nse every year it English postoffices 250,000,000, and ii tho whole world about 1,000,000,000. The financinl buoyancy of Franco ii somewhat amazing, remarks the Nctt York News. The tcrriblo drain npot its resources caused by the war witl Germany, followed by tho enormom loss in the Panama Canal project,leavei no percoptible mark on the thrifty na tion. Tho offerings for the roceni popular loan wero nearly a hundroi times greater than the sum roquirod. And furthermore, France has suffered lesB from the general business prostra tion than any other country in Europo. Americans have cause to foul proud o: the great sister republic on the othel Bido of the Atlantic Scorotiiry Laugloy of tho Smithson lun Institution at Washington, 1b vcrj busy these days perfecting his appar atus' for "aerial navigation," as he calls it, his flying machine, and will Boon be ready to make some practical experiments as he did last summer. He has the assistance of some very able and skilful men, including Prof. Bell, the telephone inventor, who takes great interest in the subject and lias made many important suggestions. Prof. Langley believes that the time will come whon people can got into their flying machines and go from place to pluoe just as they now go in their carriages, and the further he car ries his experiments the more thor oughly oonvinoed he is of the correct ness of his theory. During the last few months he has made some very importaut and interesting discoveries concerning the current of the air, which will have a marked influence upon Liu acriul navigation oxperi-jueuts. HOMELESS THOUSANDS. DISASTROUS WESTERN FLOOD Pueblo, Colorado, Witnesses the Worst Flood of Its Existano. 93,000,000 Damages. Tuetilo, Colorado was visited Thursday by thn worst flood In Its history. Rcveral thou snnd people were rendered homeless and property was damaged to tho amount prob ebly of (-3,000,000, although It Is impossible at this time to estimate the exact loss. Four breaks In thn levee on thn Northsldo ninl two on the Hotithstdn linvn flooded the region between Kighth street nnd thn river on the west on a r.tgng sourse-, thence to Fourth and Main, Heeond und Himtn Fo, and every thing south of nnd including First street. On the Houthside the flooded an-a extends from West Fourth stn-t brldgcdown through the Mo (Irnndo yards to Vnion avenue. In cluding prai-tienlly everything west of Vnlon avenue from the river to CI street, and all west of Vletorln avenue. While thn Arknnsns was thus on Its mad enrcer a great torrent was coming down the mountain, whieh reached almost (he stage of the Hood of lust August. The east npproneh to the Kast Kighth street bridge was Inrgely curried away, nnd the wnter main under the Fourth street bridge was destroyed. The discordant notes of tho fire alarm whistle wnrned a tremulous throng that tho rodents of the lowlands had better get out, and they did so In a hurry, some mnnnglng to enrry off a portion of tlieir belongings. Tho llrst brenk In the levee was nt the north side, Just west of thn Main street bridge. The efforts of a score of men to repair tho levee Wero as those of plgmli-s, and tho gup grew Wider until it was wen to bu useless to strive further. Mennwhlle the dirt approach to tho West Fourth strci-t viaduct, on the north sldn of the river, hnd been slowly but surely melt ing nwny, small strenms were trickling down thn Kantn Fn trucks and making their way east nlong Fourth strct. Very soon the stream was running mndly on First Mrect, carrying dirt, wood nnd debris, and making It almost Impossible to wmlo in thn water. In a very short tlmo tho water was three feet deep, "nnd nil tho people In the locality Were forced to leax'o their homes or go up In second storii. Women nnd children wen taken to tho wnter works anil points on high er ground. On Kouth Union avenue, small buildings south of (' street fell in, and though then- were no pnsengers around the Union Depot, two feet of water in the wnltlngrooms made It decidedly uncomfortnblo for em ployes. Hundreds of people, men, women and chil dren, wero congregnted In thn City Hall nnd the Armory.waiting until the waters go down io that they can go to their homes, which will so untenable for some days. Mayor Strait Issued a call for all men for whom it Is possible to assemble at the City Hall to be gin the work of repair. Tho flood was probably caused by tho very extensive rains in tho Arkansas valley above1 Pueblo. A man was drowned nt thn lower end of tho Hunts Fe railroad whlleattempting toeross tho wati-r at that point. It Is feared that several others have perished. All houses on Third, Fourth, Fifth and Hlxth streets were filled with water, varying from two feet to ten feet, according to the height of tho foundations. Heveral houses mndu of adobe collapsed early to-dav. The basement of tho Opera House Hock. Mechanics' building, Central blok, McCarthy I lock, Adeo, McMInu block, Frank l'ryor's, Uanns-Wilson block. Chllcott, Wells block, and nil the smaller buildings in that vicinity were filled with thn muddy torrent of wnter Two fatalities hnve come to light. The body of an unknown man was found today two miles west of tho city. About 10 o'clock Joseph Cot. pa, a STielter laborer, with bis wife and four children, attempted to wade through four foot of water at the Union de pot. He became bewildered and stepped oft Into a hole where there was ten feet of water and was drowned before assistance could reach him. Other losses of 1 1 To are believed to have occurred and several prominent cltl tin are minting. NEWSY OLEANINftS. , AoTHia Insurrection In Cuba is Immi nent, Tress Is a poor outlook for wheat la Cali fornia. Last roar the Monte Carlo bank made (1,500,000. Thrrc are 147 Indian reservations in the United States. The dlitrlot about Tours, France, has bean laid waste by a hailstorm. Poarcau. has requested Great Britain to look after her interest in Brazil. Tbs annual eott of the British ntrv Is (70.000,000, ot the army 85,030,009. Tbb lambing ssaaon was uncommonly favorable In Great Britain this year, the per centage ot losses being muoh below the aver age. Cronos Gnrrrmrs, of London, has Jttt completed a trip around the wot Id In sixty four days, eleven hours and twenty mla utos. Ah epldomln slmllsrto the "Great ringne" which devastated Loo-Ion during tbe seven teenth oentury Is prevalent in Canton, China. AMornca w.tr Is looks! for la Routh Africa. Hav,ral of thn chiefs of thn Trans vaal refusnrj pay taxes, and generally defy tbe Government. An early osssatlon of gold exports Is In II eate J by tho foreign trade bilauoe, wain'i I running heavily In our favor nt a titC3 wllou ordinarily It runs theothor way, Bobf.bt Clihkncc, tha Mosquito nhlnf, has beeu restored to bis rights In B'u-jllnl ls through the Inflnenoe of thn British. The Americans are glad of tbe result. Experts now say that they bslieve Dowe's armor to be a "fake," an t to ooutist of buc a sheet of Krupp's patent steal, two omul, meters thick, whioh the newest rifles cannot pierce, hidden beuoatb a leather oovor and oakum stuffing. - At the lnte session ot the Now York State Court of Claims oomponsatlou was awarded to the owners of cuttle slnughterei for tuberculosis. Of tbs (15.121 olalme 1 for 3J4 aulmnls destroyed, 10,7da was allowul an, average ot till. 50. Tns Hungarian prune crop of last year was a abort one, tbe eold and stormy weather ot tha winter of 1802 and 1893 having ruined at least 600,000 trees. Tbe average annual product ot tbese trees was 855 pouuds of fresh fruit eaob, making the annual loss Incident to tbslr destruction at least 2M. 000. ' rUwrmw, the strong nun's encounter with Boone's tame lion "Commodore,'' In Hiti Frnnolsoo, Cat., was a miserable faro. Tim poor lion, whiob Is only a California puma, was muzzled, and hi feet muffled in boxing gloves. He refused to loss his temper, ana would not even stand up. Tbs strong man swung him around and tut match was given to blin. Straus Texas Tragedy. John Chestnut, a well-to-do farmer, living neur 1'oat Oak, Prairie county Texas, shot and Instantly killed William Evans in tbe Held ot tbe latter with a double barreled shotgun Chestnut tueu wont to his borne, a short dlsluuoe uwuy, and be and bis wife committed suicide by taking a duse of strych nine. Both men were good citizens. Family trouble Is supposed to be the cuuse of the trugeiiy, but no explanation or excuse was kit by either of the parties. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. lommarired Proeeedlnrs of Our Law Makers at Washington. oss nciinnED aso TniBTT-rtrxn rAT. PKSATE.Bchsdule D of the tariff bill, "wood and manufacturers of wood," was tnken np by the Rennte to-day, and Senators Hale and llrye made speeches In favor ol higher duties for the benefit of Maine lum bermen. Iteply was rnado by Renntor Vest, who quickly yielded tho floor to Senator Walsh, the new member from Oeorgla. rlenstor Jones predicted to-day that a final Vote on the tnrlff bill' would be taken by tho Hennto before June 15. Senator Hhermao Will speak to-morrow. HofsE. This being Plstrb-t dny In the house, thn Brawley bill for the re-al of the 10 per cent, tax or. state bank Issui-s was side tracked. An Interesting event of the dav was the rending of a letter from the sons ot Louis Kossuth in reply to the letter recently sent by bjH'itker Crisu under direction ot tbe bouse, OSE MUMI'lll-U Af 'llllHII-s,XIU DAY. Pesate. The amendments which were of fered to the lumber schedule of the tnrlff bill m Monday by Mr. Hale, ltcpiibllcan, of Maine, restoring the provisions of thn exist ing law ns to siwed and dressi-d lumlior, nd by M-. I'efTer, Populist, of Kansas, to re i'.ii"e thoe duties by one-h ilf and to plneo undressed lumber on the free list, were voted down, nnd an amendment by Mr. Allen, to put l.g.s, lumber, shingle, and common building materials on the frea list was p"n I Ing nt :25, when the Hennto a Ijournod until Thursday. Horse. Thn dls-imlon of the bill to re peal the 10 per cent. Htatn bank tax law was rontlnueil today. M"ss-s. Cox and l)la"k, Democrats, und Jjhuson, It punlle.in s;uk ) un the subJ-.-ct. oxr. nt'xnflBn Axn Tntmr-sEVEXTa- bat. fcKSATE.--In the Hennto, Henntor Hhermnn made a three hours speech on thn tnrlff bill, after which theblll was tnken up nnd within tho next hour the four paragraphs in tho lumber scliednln wero disposed of. Thn first of the four (,N'o. 178) fixing duties on lumber, pinned or finished, was, on motion of Mr. Allen. Populist, Nebraska, by a vore of 85 to 24, struck out of the bill, so that such lum ber may be put upon tho free list when that Mago of the bill Is reached. Thn duty on elmlr cane or reeds was Increased from 7 per cent, (as in the House bill ito 10 per cent, nnd other duties III the schedule were left ns In the House bill. HorsK. There worn three more speeches on the bill for thn repeal of tho Mate bank tax law delivered In the Hons i to-day, after Mr. Black, Democrat, Georgia, had conclud ed his argument In favor of the repeal of the Inw which he begun on Tin-sday. Thn speakers were Messrs. Walker, ltcpubllenn, Massnehnettsi Mel.anrin, Democrat. Houth Carolina, nnd Wheeler, Democrat, Alabama. A bill was passed authorizing the Hi-erettiry of War to complete the Gettysburg battlelleld reservation. one nrxnnr.n axo TmnTY-Etoimi hay. Senate. The consideration of the tariff bill In the Heiinte to-day was confined to two long speeches on tho ouestlon of repealing the county on sugar. Thn llrst of them was by Mr. Manderson. KcpuMlerm, of Nebraska, and the si-cond by Mr. Pefler, Populist, of Kansas. Both opposed the repeal of the sugar bounty. Horse. By unanimous consent Renatebills were pnssed by thn House to-dav, extending to other nations than Great Britain, with which the United Htntes may make treaties relative to the care and protection of the fur senl, the provisions of thn act to enforce the regulations of the Paris tribunal. Tho bank tax bill was then taken up and considered until adjournment. oxe itrxnaF.n axd TniBTY-sixTn pat. Rexate. In two terse and telling speeches to-day Senator Hill proved to the Senate be. yond dispute that there Is no reason or neces lity for secret si-sslons ofthe committee which Is investigating the connection of thn Sugat Trust and tho Senate. Thn tnrlff bill then consumed tho rest ol tho time up until ad journment. Horse Only a short session of tho house was held to-day and nothing of imiortnnce whatever was accomplished. WITH FIXED BAYONETS. Indiana Troups Take a Coal Train From Strikers Without a Protest. Monday morning at an early hour three companies of State militia were brought to Sullivan, Ind numbering about 250 men. They remained until an engine anil enbooso came up from Kvansvllln, and following tho regular train from the north, thn special with troops went to Sholburnn. South of the sta tiou the special stopped, when tho soldiers got off and formed a phalanx with llxed bayonets nnd marched up and surrounded the coal cars. Tho engine backed in and the ear were coupled together and the train moved out without a word .' protost on tbo part of almut 150 miners. About a mile north of Shelburnn there is a stis-p grade, and It Is said the rails weresoaii ed, causing a delay of an hour. A portion of tho militia force was left at Shelburne while the main body went on to Farmersvl lie, and It was understood thnt part ot the force would go out on thn branch road to Alum Cave, nnd tnkn out some loaded ears thero Which have been held by the strikers. IIkazil. The miuers are great I v stirred up over the report current that tbe Governor has ordered a company of militia from Washing ton to this city to force the movement of coal now standing on tho Vamlalla Bide track. Three trains of Pennsylvania ooal passed over thn Vandulin going west. The llrst train run on No. 1 passenger train tlmn. It was closely followed by the ra.Mnger so thnt In case the trikers stopped it tho passenger would bo blocked. The miners stoned the third tralni breaking the windows out of the engine and caboose. NEGRO PREACHER LYNCHED. He Was at the Head of a Conspiracy In Florida to Kidnap White Women. Thn people of I'nlntka, Fla., aro very much excited over tho discovery of a diabolical conspiracy aiion:? tho negroes against white women. A negro preacher, I. T. Burgls.pro posed to a number of negroes thntthny should seir.o several whltn women and carry them Into thn swamp. The uogrnes consented, but tho whites, Jenruli.g that sieih a couspiracy existed, took steps to guard their honn. In tho meanwhile the negroes began to leavo till) country. One of those to leavo was Burgis, who went to Gi-orgla, where ho was appre hended. An oflii-or returned with him, but was sudileuly confronted by 10'J mounted men. Being overpowered there was no alter native but to give B irgis up, und the next morning be was hanging from a limb. Tho White people ure wild with rngo, aud it Is be lieved that more lynching will speedily fol low. THE OUTFLOW OF GOLD.' New York Being Beoouped F.om Out side Sub-Treasuries. Tho cash balance in the treasury Saturday whs tllU.072,HU3, ot which 172.20,015 was gold reserve. New York shipments will leave the gold reserve hut little in excess of fr77.0O0.OuO. The cosh balance will also be reduced by Interest and other payments due to less than $117,000,000. This will be a re duijlon In the available cash balance during the month ol May of about t,OO0,000. The excess of expenditures for thn 11 months of the Usual year will exceed the receipts and leave a deficit of something over 74,6oO.OOO. The treasury oftlcluls are beginning to ship small quantities ol gold coin from outside Sub-treasuries to New York to reeup the gold balauce there. New York still lias about t42,u0.000, Sun Francisco about U, 500,000 and Washington about 15.700,000. Hmull tbipmeiits ot lightweight gold coin are also being made to tbe Pblladephla mint, where their value will be ascertained so as to enable the ollti.-lali to closely approximate the amount of the appropriation which will be needed to meet these shortages. LATEST HEWS SUMMARIZED FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC What la Transpiring the World Over. Important Events Briefly Told, MSASTEBS, ArrlDEXTS AXn FATALITIES. By tho falling of a grand stand nt a bnll game at Chippewa Falls, Wis., James Me Curdy, a workmen, was instantly killed and many others were seriously hurt. T. B. Leonard, nsslstnnt Recretnry of State, wai badly bruised nbout the head, as was also Judge Condit, Preston A Staffer's wholesnln grocery houso In New Orleans wasdnnuiged to the ex eat of 70,000. The loss Is covered by Insur ancc. Two fireman wore bndly hurt. Alexander I.lndsny, Mr. Ingrame and thre children, nged ., 12 nnd 13 years, wert drowned nt PMon, Out., by their bont cap sizing while they were out sailing. Mrs. Dr. W. II. Kendall, of Qulncy, m., died from fright whlln sented In a carriage drawn by n runaway horsn. crimes Axu rr.xALTins. Edward Masslo, an insane convict In th" penitentiary at Columbus, O., tried to kill a fellow-convict named Lynch, nnd then at tempted suicide. Lynch may die. Voueiox. At Bio Janeiro It Is reported that Admiral Da Gumn will make an endeavor to raise funds In Europe with tho purpose of reviving tho revolution. ( Ai'iTAi., l.Aiion axb isnrsTniAu Chief Itamsny has been exonerated by the Order of Ilulhvay Telegraphers of all eburges made against him. WASltlXOTOX xews. Of tho f 100,000 appropriated for the statis tical division of the agricultural department by tho house, f15,000 Is to be expended It collecting data showing tho annual yields ol agricultural products sine i tho organization of the government, their cost of productloc nmuinlly, tho cost of transportation each yenr from tho plnee of production to tlu markets, and market prices. A bill will be presented In the houso at Washington calling for an appropriation ol i 150.000 for a government exhibit at Atlanta nnd an additional :0.(J0O for a building. mscti.i.AXEors. The Pnntn Fo Bnllroad Company, tin Standard Oil Company and the Bussian Ol! Company have joined with the Armor Navi gation Company to establish a line of stenm ships from Han Diego, Cnl., to connect Witt the Bussian Central railroad at Vladlvl stock. The Knights of Tythlns, of Washington, aw preparing for the biennial meeting of tin Supremo Lodge nnd encampment of the uul form rank, to bo held the latter part oi August. It Is expected 20,009 Knights will take pnrt In the parade. Frances Willlnrd, who It now In London onnounces thnt owing to tho financial stres In Uultcd States she returns to the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union hoi last two years salary as pnnldent of that organization. Four new steamships of 4,000 tons each have been ordered by the North Germat Lloyd Steamship Compatiy. Two of their will be constructed by the Vulcan Company and two by the German Ship Building Com pany, of Kiel. Kenneth F. Routherlnnd, ox-Justice of thf peace of Gravesend, N. f., charged with violation of tho electlou laws, has returned from Montreal, Can., aud surrendered him self In Brooklyn. A fortune of (2,000,000 In Hungary Is said to havo been left to E. H. Keroly, a Chicago electrician, and his brother, ot Aurora. 111. PROMINENT PEOPLE. ' It Is said that Bourke Cockran t.ds mors newspapers than any other man In Congress. Hon, William J. BnYAN declines a renom (nation for Congress from the First Nebraska District. Ex-Virs PaesiDKirr Mostoh has the Iars sst poultry raising establishment in tbs United States. Corxis P. Hcstisotox's sole recreation Is reading, and his favorite is Greek history snd literature. William K. Vaxdibbilt has rented Lord Lovett's dner forest in England and will uortly visit that plaoa with a hunting party. Thomas Nast, the American cartoonist, has entered tbe employ of the Pall Mall Gasette, His work will be devoted to political ear toons. Fob over sixty years Bev. William Mays, ot Perryville, Ky has been preaching thn Gospel, and has never acoaptod a dollar for bis services. Maiob TlALronn, formerly President Har rison's private snoretary, teaches the biggest Bible class in Omaha, and helps to get out religious paper. Jobn Fatton, Jb the new Mtahlgan Sen ator, Is a scholarly studnvt. All his tastes Incline to literature rathrthan politics, lie Is wealthy, affable and popular. Ilr.xnT W. GnADT, Jb., son of thn orator and Journalist who was Georgia's idol, has just been admitted to the bar at Atlanta, after passing a brilliant examination. The rlohest man In the House of Bnpre inntntivea is Sam Stevenson, of Mloblgan. He is said to drnss and live very plainly, but to be free with his money for the benefit ol bis friends. Tbs Emperor William, of Germany, has ths largest military wardrobe In tbe world. He Is honorary Commander-in-Chief ot twenty even regiments, and each of them require him to wear a distinctive uniform. Bobbbt Kekxedy, of Wilmington, Ohio, has been a Mason for seventy years. He was Initiated in Ireland at eighteen, that being the proper age In the loiga he Joins I. Hs has been a Knlgbt Templar for sixty-nine fears. Bib Jons Paoxoevotb, the British AmSxs ador at Washington, heartily favors the pro tect to raise a monument on tbe Held of Braddock's defeat, "because It was ons ol tbe tew battles is whioh England and America were allies." Thi Prlnoe of Monaco has begun Investi gations In tbs Mediterranean Sea with a new kind ot net. wbtob Is divided Into compart ments, so that the fish belonging to different sea depths will be kept separate. Tbe Prlnoe is greatly interested lu all investigation ot tbe sea depths. Edwabd Bbllamt, whose views are ex- f dotted in "Looking Backward," Is forty our years old. Be was born at Ohloopes fall, was educated at Union College and admitted loth bar at Sprlnglleld, Mas. HI noted work has been translated Into almoit very language. LATER NEWS- Isaac, Adler was drowned In the Ohio river, at Cincinnati, Wednesday by falling from balloon. At Rt, Louis, Frltx Clark stabbed Ony Botha child, and the latter shot and killed Clark. An unknown lunatic In Chicago Wednes day night fatally cut Martin Peterson and John Long, whom ho met on the street. Ho Is still at large. It Is said Germany paid 4.000,000 francs for the new engine of war, which shoots 25,000 bullets per minute, which It purchased from the French Inventor, Turpln. Mrs. Samuel Bnphnl. of Brooklyn, has Just given birth to four children. On Rundny a boy was born, on Monday a girl, nnd on Tuesday two more boys. The latter two died. At Village Rprlngs, Ala., Thomas F.nrly shot and killed Washington Early, a miner, and murdered F.arl. y's wife. OfTh-crs nnd citizens pursued Early nnd shot hltn dend In his night. An extensive Innd donl has been closed at Pan Antonln, Tex., Involving 9.500,000 acres of laud lying on thn Bio Grnndn In tho Mexlcnn States ot Cnnhulla and Chihuahua. The land was sold to tho Mexican Coffee, Cotton and Colonlr.ntlon Compnny. An at tempt will ho mndo to colonlr.o 10,000 negroes on pnrt of the land. Them was a light frost In Tenncsseo Thurs day night, tho first ever known for this time of year. The American Bnllwny Union will, It Is said, lssu an order dlni-tlng Its members cot to handle pullmnn enrs. About 1,000 cnrenters struck In Rt. Louis because tho bosses gavo no answer to a de mand for 40 cents an hour ufter Juno 1. The body of Mnud Buble, of Omnha, who disappeared last week, was found murdered In an empty building. All her Jewelry was missing. A freight train on thn Missouri, Knnsas and Texas rolled over a trestle work, near Paris, Mo., killing J. T. Conuty and Stephen Crnlg, of Moderly. Judgo Blcks, of Ohio, has decided that tho State's tax Impilsltton law Is unconstitu tional. Thn supremo court has decided that It Is lawful for brewers to back an impoverished saloon. The Field Columbian museum, occupying tho art building ot tho world's fair, was dedi cated Saturday afternoon. Another respite has been granted to Pren dergrnst, tho assassin of Mayor Carter Har rison, of Chicago, until September term ol court. There Is a grent deal of fear in Germany that the cyst which doctors removed from the emperor's cheek may be after all a cancer but this Is denied to be the case. THE NATIONAL GAME. Pitches Keefb has been secured by the Chicagos. Labor, the Chicago centra-Holder, weighs 220 pouuds. Osirrm eaptalned the Brooklyn during Fouts's illness. CmoAoo has engaged Beoond Baseman Weddlge, of Oil City. The demand for first-class pitchers wai never so great as It Is now. Boston critics have requested Tucker to tone down bis coaching methods. Colcolodob, ot Pittsburg, gives promts of being as great a pltaber as Busie. In Washington they consider the Balti more more speedy than tbs Bostons. The Brooklyn team have been so far the greatest disappoint ment in tbe League. Bosnian has thus far oaught In every ehamplonsu.'p game played by Baltimore this season. What ths New York were thonght to be strongest in batting is found to be their weakest point. Dali's second base play for Brooklyn Is equal, If not superior, to any other second baseman In tbe League. Mcllahb, ot Cincinnati, claims he has discovered a new ball, a slow, high curve. He calls It bis "bypnotlzer." No thbeb pitchers In any ons club are be ginning to do the work of Young, Clarkson and Cuppy, of tbe Cleveland. Cleveland has a good extra man In Vir tue. He can play either the out or infield, and docs bis snare ot the hitting. Tebbt, the pitcher, formerly with th Brooklyn and Pittsburg Baseball Clubs, has been signed by the Chicago Club. Ths attendance at the Polo Grounds game has been remarkable, and New York Is un questionably tbe bannor city of the League In this respect. Broctbebs, of Baltimore, has developed Into quite a sprinter. In Washington tbs other day be stole second bass twice and third bass ouoe. Baseball enthusiasm, as a rule, know no one locality. It I in the air and spreads with greater rapidity and more far-reaohlng scops than an epldemlo ot cholera. Yocso, of the Clevelnnds, promises to bs the winning pitcher of the year. Ills record so far this season Is already wav ahead ol Nichols, Ituile and the other star twirlers. New Yobeers are sorely grieved over the stumbling career of the Glnuts. Of tbe first thirteen games played away from home this year the New Yorks won throe, and two ot those victories were won from Washington. Keeleb, Brodle and Knlley made np formidable outfield for the Baltimore. They are all young players, but they know their business. Not only do they do well In ths field, but they make themselves felt at th bat. Tbb New York Club ha been presented by a physiulau frieud with a complete medicine chest, containing llnlmeuts and bandages of all sorts, to be us id In case of injuries to ths players. It will be kept in tbe olub hous ior emergencies. Tbb new rule, which prohibits tbe trap ping of tha ball at tbs bands of any In nek player, does not apply to a fly ball droppec by an outtleld playor for a double play, out In Ibis hitter ease tbe fly ball must oe taken uom th gruua J to mu tue play legal. How They Stand. The following table shows tbe standing of the different clubs composing the National Base Ball League i Club. W. L.ret. , io o r,7ti 22 11 MI7 20 10 (itl7 20 10 (Ili7 , 21 12 ma 11 15 631 Cluh. W.L.Pot. New York. 18 17 4X5 St Louis. . 18 18 471 Cincinnati. 11 111 307 Louisville, 10 21 823 Chicago . . 10 22 818 Washington 8 20 2U5 Baltimore Pittsburg , Cleveland . Phlladul'a , Boston , , Brooklyn . Ax epldemlo of hysteria bas broken out In a young Indies' ssuilnnry in Montreal. At least sixty girls are affected, and although they havj been UolateJ, the iiysierluul con dition is iprttuding. Kin? Apple-Tree. The singers long hnve sung the praise Of sweet Queen Ilosoj Whnt glory fills her summer days The whole world knows. Then sin today with prnls-s free Her royal cousin Apple-tree, A king well worth the name Is he, The whole world knows. Wh-Mi first the grass grows green and fair On fields long brown, 'Tis then King Apple-trno will wear HI springtime crown. Wo wntch the pinky buds nnclose, Each tiny flower a perfect rose. What blooms thnt shining summer show Can match this crown? He holds his court In roynl state Thn lung yenr through t And he Is bravo and strong and great, A gooil friend, too. In summer's heat and winter's cold He brings in blessings manifold ( H i fills our hnnds with fragrant gold The long yenr through. Youth's Companion. HIMOKOIS. Tho Inker kneads dough to mnke lirend. As long; as n woman retains her maiden name it is her maiden aim to chnngo it, Wenry WaggleR AVIiy don't yon ait down? Dreary Draggles So I don't havo to get ttji. Doctor Yon cough more cnwly this morning? rutinit I ought to; 1 practiced all night. Tot Jliimmn, whnt tiro min dogs ? Small brother (iiiterrtiiiting) 1 know, niiimmn j sky terriers. "It really looks," sighed the poet, "as if 1 lm.l no writes tiiat anybody else is bound to roHiieet." Tho one point upon which a hen pecked husband and his wife agree is when bIio wialiea she wero n mini. Carson Seeing in believing. Volkes Xoiisenso. I seo Wetherell every dny nnd I wouldn't believe him on his oath. "Whnt on easy titno you men have," she said, "I only wish Iliad been born union." "I wish you lindl replied herhtiHbnnd." He It is endurance, the st tying cpiality, thnt makes men strong. She (with ft glnnco at theclock) Yon must be a Hercules. "Oonts aren't any good," said Wil bur. " 'F I was a gout I wouldn't hnve two horns without learning how to piny on 'ein." Ho (exhibiting sketch) It's t!io best thing I ever did. She (sympa thetically) Oh, well, you mustn't let that discourage you. Wife Anything new in the sermon this morning? Htiaband I guess there must havo boon ; I didn't gut to sleep tuitil it was half over. If you would know for surn ber uge, Ask not herself or mother; Just make a quiet pllgrltnngs Unto ber little brother. Dibits Swelton snya he isn't afraid of work. Surcna Why should he be? He never got nenr enough to any ta find out how he'd feel. Mamma, (as she is serving the pio nt tho table) What is nu improper fraction, Johnny? Johnny Anything less than a quarter, niiimmn. "I consider your sot much beneath mo," auid the weathercock fowl to tho ono in the barnyard. "You're a vane thing I" was tho quick retort. He They met at tho seasick-. Then commenced nn acquaintance thnt would have riponed into love. lint She But what? He Thoy married. Mr Slowstarvo How do you find your steak this morning, Mr. Slim mer? "I hnvo concluded thnt probably n microscopo wonld bo tho best way." Mothor Nellie, will you help me movo tho bookcase? Xellio I cuu't, mninmn. I hnvo just taken my gym nuHtio exercixo, nnd I'm too tired t-j move. Guest (facetioualy) Thero nra two teaspoons in my teacup. Whnt is that a sign of? Hostes' Little Son That's a sign that somebody clou haau't got any spoon. Mike(on the rood) How fur is it to Chistuut Ilill, sir. Native About flvo utiles. Whom do you want to see there? Mike Faith, I'm anxiom to see mesol' there befoor night, Skribbler I do wish there was some new word to express that idea. Dullsett Perhaps there is. I'll usk my wife. She'll help you if anyone can. She always has the last word. Smith falls from tho seventh floor to the ground. Jones, looking over his shaving glass, recoguizes his neigh bor. "Hollo, Smith, is that you?" Such little social amenities have their compensations. , Teacher Au eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth is not demanded ' uow. Tommy No, the dentist takes your tooth uow, an' 'stead of giviu' yon nuother one, he makes yon pay him fifty cents.
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