I Tho birthrate r tfio United Hlntet diminished frum 1CH0 to 1H!)0 from 60.95 per 10(10 population to 2G.(',8. TIio inventor of the bullet-proof eont threatens, according to tho Washing ton Star, t become a, numerous ns I lie oldest Mason. 'Mm African traveler Jenn Hess as setts that In their nntnrnl condition the natives of Afrirn observe the rule of personal cleanliness much moro carefully thnn most of tho laboring classes fu Europe. The export trade calls for a sheep weighing moro thnn 100 pounds. "If we hope to increase our trnde in mut ton," declares the New York World, especially with foreign lands, we must begin breeding a more blocky carcass bihI more mut," . In the opinion of the Wellington Star, one 'of the most effective pro tout against strikes recently recorded i Hint of the Hrooklyn boy who had a lupply of cartridges in hi pistol pocket, which exploded when tho principal aiilied the corrective rod. Million of public lands nro still on tho markets in Texas, notes the At lanta Journal. There ore nt present offered for sale 1:1,000,000 acres, be longing to the school fund, and 3,000,000 acres belonging to tho Uni versity and several asvlum funds. There yet remains 4,000,000 acres of public lands subject to homestead Tho manner in whieh Great Britain rewards her heroes is shown to her discredit, thinks the New York Mail and Express, in tho case of tho late liir Gerald Tortiil, one of tho bravest loldicrs in tho British Army. His estato was valued at $17."0. During his service he saved England millions of dollars in averting revo'ts in Egypt and Zanzibar. Germany and Italy formerly rnado 11 tho mandolins used in this jountry ; now nearly all that aro used in America aro made by homo manu factures. It is said that we mako in this country better mandolins than tho Imported ones. American guitars aro slso used throughout tha land, and a number are exported every year to the BpaniBh-Amcrican couutries. The Chief of tho Pennsylvania Un real! of Statistics has completed a re port concerning the strikes of tho year 1893 in that stato, and it is noticeable, somments tho New York Times, that, although the number (fifty-three) was twice as large aBin the preceding year, che strikers were successful in not even jne instance. There wero rix strikes for an incrcnBO of wages and thirty (our against reductions. The loss of aogesiB estimated to have been 81, dl5,423. The New York News inakca this prediction: "When tho National flag is unfurled next Fourth of July the beholder will count nearly a round fifty stars in its bright galaxy. Utah. New Mexico and Arizona will bo rep resented by twinklers for the first lime, and Oklahoma is a fair possibil- ity. This will bring the number of itatc up to nearly four times tho original number, and their aggregate population will be moro than twenty time greater." Twenty-eight years ago, muses tho New York News, a notablo railway train pulled out' of tho Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City, en route to Chi cago. It was the initial excursion of o-oalled Silver Palace Sleeping cars. One George M. Pullman had devised plan for improving the crude, sleep ing accommodations on tho railways of that day, end a trial trip, of tho new system was in progress. Tho excur sionists were newspaper men and rail way officials. The trial was a success, and George M. Pullman, not person ally worth a dollar then, began to ' mount the ladder which has mado him a forty-niilliouare and a "Sir George. " There are 14.508 names on tho pay roll of tee city of New York. Thero are 7,363 employes who receive yearly salaries, the lowest of which is $1,000, There is one salary of 825,000, there are fifteen salaries of (15,000, eight of 22,000, seven of 111,500, ten of $10,. DOO.aixteen of 18,000, eight of 97,500, four of 97,000, twenty-three of 96,000 and forty-seven of 95,000. In one year the city of New York disbursed 188,024,245. The first twenty-two States in the alphabetical list of Status disbursed last year as payment for all expenses of government, including in terest. 981,375,770, or 97,500,000 less than the disbursements in the city 'of New York, The second twenty-two states on the alphabetical list disbursed 161,805,450, or 957,000,000 less than the expenditure in the metropolis. A PRUDENT HOPEFULNESS. DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS- Increase In Demand for Commercial Loans-Silver Stronger. II. U. iMlll A (Vl "Weekly Itevlcw ol Trailu" say! The new (arid bill, If signed liy llio President, as expoctcd, provides a ilcllnitn basis for business. No supplemental legislation Is thought possible until next year, at least. It Is not to bo overlooked that tho effect of new tlu'.lc upon new branches of Industry nnd trader problemat ical, ami mar bn determined only after some months of experience ami meanwhile the serious Injury to corn, ami some other con dition exercise a restraining Influence, While It Is not wise to look for SKn-at"hoom" there Is warrant lor a reasonable and prud ent hopefulness. It Is too early to look tor effects of the new sltuntlon In the great Industries, but the gradual recovery which has nmieared fur some time is seen In a liettor demand for product. speculation In wool has tcn stopped. A woolen mnnufneturers has thn old duties, with free wool until January 1, order ant oxioclci to bo governed by thn consuming power of the people, with the ac cumulated business so long deferred. Unless export Increase steadily and largo ly, the llnanclnl situation may grow dlfllcult. In .Inly Imports exceeded export ia,B:i7,!H4, mainly because of thn heavy sugar move ment. With lower duties tho arrival of merchandise to meet the long delayed de. mnnd will he large, while even phenomenally low price do not take out product freely at present. ltallronil earnings In August are about as large as last year In tho height ol the panic, but 1(1.0 per cent less than the yenr before. Compared with Inst year, when business was nt Its worst, clearings show mi increase ol 0.4 per cent, thouirh In comparison with the same week of peri the decrease Is 'i 0 tier cent. The striking feature this week Is the strong Increase in demand for commercial loans, deferred operations of all sort being eiieournged by action nt Washington. Hllver Is also stronger lieeauso of the Knsteru de mand, which tho war In China Is expected td prolong THE NATIONAL GAME. The Pitts' .itrg learn Is full of erlppls. IlnooKt.vs now has tho most players under contract. Jaxxixn (s playing n great game at short for linltlmore. Trtts Is Mi-rhee's thirteenth season on the Cincinnati team. Monr. plarer ar being Injured fey pitched balls than ever before. Tim strength of the New fork team lies In Its pitching department. Rnorn, of Hrooklyn, Is the star general utility man of the League. Ward, of New York, Is getting to be a timely hitter In a close pinch. Tnr. Pittsburg Club has assured BltE, the shortstop of the Oil City Club. Ki.risrrt.nrB. the old time Athletic player, died recently In Philadelphia. Jlrnrrn, of the Washington, Is the phe nomenal colt pitcher of the year. Tns Cleveland Club has signed Fit cher 'Hllver" Brnun, late of New Orleans. Ganeei., released by Boston, has been re signed, owing to the Injury to Catcher Ryan, Tarns Is no League catcher who Is doing suoh remarkablo work as Farrell, ot New York. Tns third basemen are alt catching It this Season. Most of the cannonading Is in their lreetlon. Lanoe, of the Chicago. Is one of ths longest and most aocurate throwers playing baseball to-day. Cabtwbioht, of Washington, was the first man to knock a balaover tba Brooklyn's right field tenor. WnAT most of ths Lea true clubs will need next year Is pitchers. New York Is an ex-1 oeption, however. Trosb twelve run In one Inning which the Boston made off Maul, of Pittsburg, is the single Inning record ot the yoar. ' Kicrois, of Boston, has been knocked out of the box three times this season by the New Yorks, Baltimore and Pittsburg. Ex-OnvEftxoa nusBELi, of Massachusetts, f layed In a recent game at Boston and made bree bits off Oeorge Wright's pitching. Gladutob Bsownixo, ones the leading batter of the world. Is now first baseman and captain of the Georgetown (Ky.) team in the Blue Grass League. Dahi.es, ot Chicago, has played thirty-two straight games without falling to hit safely, and during that tlmo bas scored flfty-slx runs and sixty-two hits. The Cincinnati can win more "straight" games and turn right around and lose more consecutively thnn any other team In tha League. They play like a team ot balky horses. Bostom's ex-college catcher, Tunney, hat developed Into a great drawing card In Boston. , His mannerisms amuse and his vigorous style of playing delights the spec tators. It I the testimony of many baseball lovers outside ot New York that German's delivery Is clearly Illegal, but somehow tho umpires do not think so or else bava not the courage to call him dowu. Pitches Johx Ciariso announces his retirement from the diamond. He has de clined offers from Baltimore, Philadelphia and other clubs and bas made arrangements to go Into business at Lansing, Mich. It seemsabsurd to class Anson, of Chicago, as aback number, for ha Is playing as good If not better ball than he has put up In two or three years. The veteran, In spite of his years, works harder than any player on his team. Captain Amson, ot Chicago, is quoted as saying i "Many managers ara prejudiced against left handed pitchers. I am not. The theory that a loft-handed pitcher wears out rapidly because bis heart it nearerto his arm Is ridiculous. The feat of shutting out a team without a hit wus accomplished tor the second time this sesson July 25. Hlngularly enough the Pennsylvania League was again the saena of ths achievement. Clare, of Hazleton, turning the trick against Pottsvllle, While pitching In a game at Johnstown, Penn., between Johnstown and Amsterdam clerks, N. Ulynn, who was In the box for Johnstowu, broke his arm In a peculiar manner. Ha delivered a ball, which was a strike, and his arm fell to his side, broken between ths shoulder and elbow and at the wrist. Is view of the grand stand fires at Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, metropolitan baseball enthusiasts will be surprised to leara that during one ot ths recent New York-Baltimore games at ths Polo grounds a fire was dlsooverei under the grand stand by the ground keeper. Only for bis quick action la throwing several palls of water ou ths blase, there might bava been a serious conflagration. Bow They Stand. Tho following table shows the standing ot the dlffereut olubs composing the Nutloual 11.. II Cluh. W T. Pet Club. W.L.Pot. Brooklyn. 40 47 fll" Chicago . . 48 61 474 Cincinnati . 48 61 4&8 Ht. Louis. , 41 68 414 Louisville . 8'i 65 310 Washington 80 68 $0(1 Baltimore . tU 8.1 0411 Bouton . . . 'J 84 1140 New Vork. (9 88 WIS Cleveland , 88 41 6tii I'hiludel'a. SO il 548 1'lttkburg , 60 47 615 EFFECT OF THE SENATE BILL. What It Accomplished In the Reduction of Tariff Duties as Compared With tha HcKlnley Bill. The following Is a statement of ths average til valorem rates of duty of the McKlnley law and of the senate bill on n number ot principal Item, a compiled by the treasury department. Wherever dut les are specific In either bill, they are reduced to the ad valorem rntes tor purposes ol comparison McKlnley Wilson bill. bill. . Camphor refined 12 20 10 Numne, extract of.... 1'4 10 Kpson salts "4 25 61 Castor nil 100 85 48 87 Cod liver oil 24 05 20 Opium, prepared for smoking 1(19 !5 84 BJ Chromium colors HO M 20 66 Ochre 1!l 1)4 10 !)7 Hieunn 21 14 17 82 Umber 25 PO 21 60 Hplrlt vsrnlshes AR 60 69 68 All other varnishes.... 85 26 Whiting, dry 142 4 71 24 Ground In oil (putty) N9 60 04 75 White lead 60 21 IN BO Nitrate of potssh 21 8'i 10 88 Bicarbonate of soda. . . I0 47 80 24 Bichromate ot soda.... 20 28 Chain 47 28 !I0 firearm 41 to 80 80 Nails 28 to 48 23 to 30 Hallway llshplates 72 18 25 Hand, back und other saw 40 25 Screw 47 to 111 83 to 67 Wheel 88 72 41 80 Plates rolled brazier copper 95 20 Gold leaf 44 87 80 Hllver leaf 77 78 80 ISdHhoets 88 115 18 33 Nickel 23 77 14 20 Hold pens 80 25 Penholders and parts of 80 25 Pins 80 25 Kino In sheet 20 19 14 59 Manufacturers of tnntnl 43 33 Hook and boxes !I0 20 Cask and barrel !I0 W lllocks of wood 35 25 llb e, cleaned Ill 85 88 89 Incleancd 14 19 41 08 Honey 44 83 22 42 Orange, lemons nud lime J'ito 31 l'i io j (Vlre rods 34 22 07 I'ast Iron vessel, eto 2U 77 17 Da Mailable Iron cast- lugs 81 S3 18 37 II. ill. .w ware 85 83 V.J 65 Htrycbinn, or strlch- lilno 93 79 70 34 Rulphur.S'ibllineil 28 08 20 Huiniic, ground 19 81 10 China, painted, eto... 00 35 China, plain 65 30 luuties, empty i.i n oz nj putties. Illlcd 71 44 SI 81 lieniljohns, empty 87 01 28 43 Manufactures of glass 00 35 Cylinder glass pol- llslieii.sllvereii wtoiil 1:11041 Plate glass. Hutted ot.) 49 to 04 37 to 43 Plato glass, uiisliver- ed, eaet. eto 08 to 174 88 to 122 Plate glasses, east, sll- vered.above24xt:0... 29 39 81 28 Cylinder and crown gins, silvered 43 m vi rj HiectB"leH, lense 60 85 8taluel, or palmed . window gins 43 35 Pooling aliito 85 20 Iron ore 42 70 22 77 Iron In pig, ete 20 to 41 16 to 21 (Jomllts, sweeotments eto. 85 80 Nuts, not shelled, ill- momls : 61 34 80 80 Mhelled (almonds 42 4'i 28 W PlllH-rta, not shelled. 62 90 85 23 Coal bituminous 22 72 12 12 Black, or clum of eoal 28 (18 14 84 Coke 20 15 Matches 81 13 20 Hair cloth, or crino line cloth 27 99 20 99 Hair cloth, or hair seating 23 22 15 48 Leather, beud or belting and solo 10 10 Cnlfskius.Jnpanued. ... 30 20 Leather, all not pro vided for 10 10 Boots and Hhoes 25 20 20 Manufactures of In dia rubber 30 25 Umbrellas, covered ' with silk or alpaca.. 63 43 Burrsrone, manufact ured 18 free Com position, metal, copper 0 49 free riattos of Copper, not rolled, etc 11 80 free Cider 18 62 free Binding twine 6 47 tree Paintings, in oil or water colors 15 free Htntuary 16 free Hatters1 plush 10 free Hplrlla. distilled 91 to 367 C5 to 264 Cotton olotb, not over 100 threads, Dot bleached 95 17 25 03 Bleached 88 60 26 63 Dyed, colored, etc...... 40 80 80 64 Cotton cloth, exceed ing 100 threa.ls, not bleached 43 89 82 39 Bleached 63 27 85 Dyed etc 43 84 88 84 Cables, cordage and twin!) 10 to 81 10 to 23 Bagging for cotton..,. 83 62 free Woolen yarns...; 278 00 SO Uhnwls, woolen not nbove 40 cents per lb 150 80 85 Knit fabrics, not above 40o por lb.. 130 85 Blankets 80 to 104 85 Huts of wool.... 80 to 100 85 Flannels, uot over 60o per It 85 to 104 25 to 85 Bilks, partially ninuu- 20 factored CO 60 20 Silks, webbings, gor- lugs 60 45 Hllk buttons 60 45 Hilk drew goods 60 ' 45 Hllk ribbon 60 45 All other silk . 60 45 Writing, drawing and other paper, N.S. P. 25 20 Dolls and other toys .35 25 Kmery ; 25 19 '-'0 15 Firecrackers 147 82 60 Peanut, uusuelled. ... 72 Ml 20 Extracts of meal 17 1'5 15 Hcrap Iron 7 83 28 47 Scrap steel 3 25 59 Bar iron 25 to 83 10 to 82 liars of rolled Iron ... . CI 77 W Boiler or other plate Iron or steel. 64 23 Balls ot steel 68 24 83 99 Iron or steel sheets, common or black. ... 25 to 70 20 to 55 Tin Plates 78 4 42 32 11a. manufactures of. . 63 35 Bteel Ingots, etc. 59 to 50 20 to 40 Imprisoned In a Cave. Mrs. Henry Gentry, wife of a well know farmer living ou the Tennessee river, six utiles bel-iw Chattanooga disappeared lout week. Kha bas reappeared u ghost of her former self sud tells a startliug tale Tom Miuwlugale, a young mountaineer, iufntunted with bur, ut tho point of r pistol forced ber to accompany biui to cave In Hlgnnl Mountain, where he kept ber until sbeescnpeduud cume to that olty. n. m.i tisa nelnll thanked Germany for ths action of the Ger man warship litis In rescuing 150 Chinese who were struggling In the water after the sinking ot the Kow UUunj. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Snmnnrised Proeeedinirs of Our Law Makrrs at Washington. OSE nt'KllBKD aso sisni-rirtH PAT. fissATE. In the senate the house resolu tion extending until August 24 the appropria tions for the cxpensi of the government was laid over. Tho senste refused to agree to the house amendments to lbs sundry eivll spproprintlon bill for the purchase of addl llonal property adjoining lha present silent the government printing odlne, and the effect of this action I to send the whole matter over to the next session. Itot'ss. The House passed Ihesenale tailff bill by a vote of 183 to 105 but before It was put through there was much sharp talk. Wil son, Bourke Cochran end Crisp all took a hand In It. Mr. Wilson raid that It was Ihs best ths house could do. Heed twitted ths Democrats with atiandonmeut of party pledgee, Mr. Cochran fought the bill to Ibe end. The announcement ot the vote was rneely. ek with clspplug of bauds and Imitative cocs crowing. A motion lo reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table was ms.le by Mr. Wilson and agreed to, thus making the ac tion of thn House on concurring in the senute amendments final. Then, after passing separate bill placing eoal, Iron. barbed wire and sugsr on the frfss list the house adjourned until Wednesday. OWE nt'SllBEO A0 HISETT-SIITII DAV. flrsATE. The only event of note In the senate was the reception of tour bouse bills placing cent, Iron ore, barbed wire and sugar on the free list. They were read once. Mr, Hill offered an amendment to each of thern, providing for the repeal of the Income tax. Objection being made to the second readings all the bills went over. House -Not In session. owe nnsiinr.ii asd wt.wr.Tv-sEvr.wTn dat. Skate. The letter from fWretnry Car lisle to Henntor Harris was rend. It shows that without the sugar tux there would be i, deficit In the national treasury of iH.win.OWl. The report of the conferees on the sundry civil bill was adopted. '1 he report on the general deficiency bill was considered. This Is the only appropriation awaiting the lliml action of congress. HofSE. Three tariff speeches worn made nml the report on the dolicleney bill was con sidered. HCNI.ICM. AMU mXETV-Kimtllf llAV. Hi.satk. - The hoti,o Mils placing sugar, coal. Iron ore anil I nrlied wire ou the free list wre referred to the llmni'-o commltt'-o Icy a vote of Hi to 111. Mr. Hill's l.lll for the exclu sion nn. I deportation ol alien Anarchists was passed. I Ik, Senate a No pas-cd tho bill directing the Secretary of War to prepare a toil ottliM military Mcgruph operator of the civil war ami Issue lo them certificates ol horn riiMe service in the military telegraph service of tin, army of the United States. Hofsr The Mouse voted to reduce from tl, 8.K,tt 4i to 1 ,i74.2i6 the Item pluced In the gen eral deficiency I 1 1 J .y theSenate to pny a Judge ment obtained by tin, Southern Padlla Itiill way Company lu-uiimt the United Slates for the trnusj ortation if troops, mails and mer chandise. The McMlllcn bill to amend the tnrlff bill so as to take alcohol for the art oft th" free list was passed by thn House. The Hill bill against Anarchists was referred to the judiciary committee. OWE nUWPRFD ARn KIWETT-WIWTn DAT. Sewate The senate held a brief but Inter esting session which was largely devoted to the appointment of Mr. White of California to the vacancy on the finance committee. The resolution, however, went over without no tion as Mr. Chandler objected. The confer ence report on the last appropriation bill the general deficiency was adopted. When the sennte finance committee met thn Bepiiblleans said If the Democrats wanted the supplementary bills reported they must have a majority with which to do it. Then the Democrntio steering committee decided on Mr. White. Mr. Chandler's resolution lor thn Investigation of the Alabama elections went over suother day pending Mr. Morgan's re turn. Horsr.. Tho committee on Judiciary to day decided to favorably report Senator Hill's bill for the exclusion and deportation of alien nsarchisls. whieh passed the senate This action unravels the knot which the eu ate committee on Imtiilgratiou tied when it olned the Hill bill with some fentures of Itepresentntive W. A. Stone's bill for consular inspect Ion abroad. two nnwnsETH cat. Sewate. The resol itlon of Mr. Murphy declaring that It was the sense of the Senate that no further tariff legislation should be enacted at this session adopted by a vote ot 27 to 10. The resolution of Mr. Harris for the appointment of Senator White to the vnennvy of the I'innuce Committee was agreed to without opposition. Mr. Sherman la speaking of the error in the tariff bill which reoeutly passed tbe bouse said: (Jne of them, that providing for ths free entry of alcohol used in tbe arts, would, If uncorrected cost the Government iM, 000.000 or VMO.000,000 of revenue oununlly. Hoi HE. Not lu session. Nominated for Congress. Seventh Mississippi district A. M. New man, Pop. First Virginia district W. A. Jones. Dem. Eighth Virginia district-E. K. Meredith, Dem. First Nehruska district J B. Strode, Rep. First Florida district H.. M. Spark man, Dem. Sixth Mississippi C. H. Hawthorne, pop. Fourth Missouri district W. C. Ellison, Dem. Sixth Virginia district -John Hampton Hoge, llep. Tenth Tennesee district St. George Tuck er, Democrat. Seventh Virginia district B. J. Walker, lieu. Fifth Necrosko, Pop., W. A. McKelghan, renominated. ill. Top. Third Missouri Judge 11. G. Ordln, Pop. Hltti hansas C. L. Iliadenburg, Dem. Second Arkansas- C. It. Breckinridge's district, Judge S. Little, Dem. Fifth Iowa district- It. G, Cousins Itcp. Fourth Nebraska district E. J. iiuiner, Itep. Fourth Wisconsin district Theobald Otjen Hep. Ninth Wisconsin district Alexander Stew art llep. Wyoming- H. A. Coffen Dem. Fifth Virginia (i. W. Caruett llep. Idaho- Edgar Wilson llep. Fifth Nebraska-Prof. W.E.Andrews Bep. First Michignn district James 11. aViuun Labor. Second Maryland district J. D. Tarker Tro. Fifth Maryland district-W. II. Hllk Tro. Sixth Maryland district A. O. Hbowaker Pro. Eighth Indiana district O. W. Farris Rep. Sixth Maryland district Horace BUley Pop. Ninth Michigan district Norman B. Farm worth, pop. Sixth Mississippi district C. U. Haw thorne, Pop. First Florida dIstrlct-3. K. Spark man, Dem. Tenth Virginia dlstrlct-H. Tucker, re nominated Dem. Seventh Virginia district Robert J. Walk er, of bhenaudub county, llep. Sixth Virginia district Colonel John Iluiiipton Hoge, llep. Second Michigan district O. L. Spalding, Itep. Idaho Mr. Bnllantyne, Dem. Tweuty-tlm Ohio dUtriot Theodore E. Burtou, liep. St. Joseph, Mo., district-William Ellison, Dem. . AeeoEDiwa to the annual report of Super intendent Carroll D. Wright the total dis bursements on account of the eleventh con sul to Juns SO lost were 10,565,077. TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS. The plngun is decreasing In hlnn. Hot weather Is damaging the British snips. The potato blight Is prevalent Iri Ire- hurl. The Queen ol Korea Is reported III of ma larial feyer. Fifteen more Anarchists have been arrest ed In Berlin. Hie Japanese Ooverument ha authorized S loan ot 50,000,000. New York" Constitutional Convention do elded ngainst woman's suffrage. While native factions In Samoa nro stll trying to ambush each other a famine Is threatened. The Whiskey Trust I endeavoring to raise a t(i,000,009 loan In order to clear bonded spirits. President Cletelnnd has gone to Burrard's liny for the benefit of hlshsnlth. It Is ex pected, however, that he will return In a few days. Bo anxious are representatives to get away that there Is barely a quorum of the bouse now nt Washington. Due bills, resembling 10-oent currency not", have been passing as currency in the iiniill towns of Kansas. Thero I a grent excitement In New Mexico over the discovery of new n gold region. One (nun refused a million dollars for bis claim. Reports to the director ol thcmlnt show that since July I tho number of silver dollars coined amounted to 833,003 ol which 410, OffO were coined since August 1. A firm of wool dealers In Hamilton, Ont., have over 1,000,000 pound of wool stored In their warehouses, nearly nil of which will be ihlppcd to the United States when the new tariff become a law. Tho damage to the corn crop In pnrts of Knusn and Nebraska I so great that f Ht, Joseph and Grand Island railroad has Issued Drners for tho at an.lineitt of over a dozen nations on Its line. The King of Korea on July 27 ordered the release of five Important State prisoners who were connected with tho K irenu rebellion of W1. It I reported, that the Government of Koren has formally notified Japan of her In tention to sever all connections with China. Tbe commissioner representing ex-Queen I.llliioknlnnl, of Hawaii, left Thursdny even ing for Chicago on their wny home. As dur ing their visit the President officially recog. nized the new republic, tbe efforts to defeat the new government were futile. Work has been commenced upon the three United State cruiser to be built at Newport New, Va. The keel of the gunboat No. 7 has been laid ami material to be used is be ing received. The building of the three ships will now be rapidly pursued. FELL FROM A TIGHT ROPE. A Rope Walker Meets With a Serious Accident at Philadelphia. A wave of hearty asplause for the feats of Prof. Davison; a tight rope walker, turned to a cry of horror at Riverside mauslon, Fair mont Park, Philadelphia. The daring nthlete plunged headlong to tbe ground, striking a lot of chairs, and was so badly hurt that bis chances of recovery are very slim. The athlete, completely blindfolded stepped cautiously out on the rope, balancing himself with bis arms and feeling every Inch ot the way, crept forward like a cat. When he reached the middle of the rope, thus blind folded, he missed bis footing, and with one brief, frantic struggle, to save himself be plunged strait dowu 85 feet to the ground. His wllo saw blin fall. A Water Famine. Tne citizen of Rankin, Pa., ara suffering from a water famine. Most of the wells in that section have gone drv and the rest are nearly exhausted. Many families have not been able to get enough water to wash clothes for three weeks. The situation will become serious unless rain comes soon More Negro Miners Leave. Thursday 100 of the Imported negro mlnet at the Gsstonville mine, Washington county of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Com psny loft the place and went to Pittsburg, accompanied by Organizer Cameron Miller. He slatea there are about TO men nt work The United Mine Workers have leased a piece of ground adjoining the company's property to bold meeting aad expect to have tbo whole crowd started toward tbe South in a few days. . Largest Receipts on Record. The receipts of E. P. Reams, collector ot Internal revenue for tbe Pittsburg district, for Thursday, aggregated tllH.Ol.l.M. The amount was the largest ever paid in the dis trict in one day. Collector Kearns was order ed Thursday to send to llllnolsnll thegaugera he could spare from bis district. He return ed word to Washington that all his men were overwhelmed with work at home. Warships Must Oive Notice. The Tien-Tmn correspondent of tbe London 'Times'' says that auy warships trying to cross th bar ut Takuo without haviug given previous notice Will be tired upon by the forts no mutter what ling they may tty. Nuval vessels giving previous notice will be admit ted at the discretion of the Chinese authori ties. Police Force Suspended. Thomas H. Casner, the only police officer in lleyuoldtou, opposite McKecsport, was sus pended 'luesday, pending an investigation of a serious charge of misconduct against bim. Burgess Wall has called a special meeting ot tbe council for Saturday evening, when the utfuir will be thoroughly Investigated Lemonade Kills a Heavyweight. Ward Ebsrley. weighing almost &O0 pounds, died suddenly, a few day ago, at Dayton, Ohio. He w as only seveutesn yean old, and weighed only ten pounds wneo born, but was conceded to bo the heaviest youngster In the world. A few weeks ago thousands of people saw bim at ouo of tu side-show attractions at the Charity Circus, In Dayton. Tbe doctors eoasider bis illness, which had gradually devoioped since that time, due to th excessive driukiut; of lem onade, A I'lague or Ulack Spiders. From Eokerly, Ohio, cones tha rport that there is n plairns of blm-k sptdors la Crawford County an t parts of 1'orry. Sov. eral person have ixwu bitten. Only ouo douh bus resulted. The Victim willotre I a spider while drinking fro u a ju. Tue spiders uru tl cujr.iijui . . Sevewteew V9ssels of the N ivy bavs etrns l premiums lor spiel an I horse-power, in ex cess of the contract guarantees, agrg4tia4 2,284, 3sk!, and about one-half of this amount has been pttd to Cramp & Sons. Ths Min neapolis won tl4,6J) In premiums, ths largest aaiouut svir e iruod by any war vessel. I KAK1.S Or TIIOtUHT. Crooked step tire the most opt to bo noticed. A lost opportunity never finds its) way liack. 1)i:bUi only change tho aurronud Ings, not tho eternity. Virtue never stops pnyitig dividends) lii'CBtiso the hanks break. Most people believe in the total do pravity of somebody i-Iho. Bin may try to hide its head, but it cannot cover tip its track. A Jio feels ensy only when it forget Hint it tins a truth on its track. Philosophy may keep a mnn from doing wrong, but it cannot make Lim better. There is more power in a com pound blow-pipe than in a prairie on lire. Concentrate. Hani's Horn. It is a bad moral atmosphere where vnlgnrity passes ior wit and humor, and men are entertained by it. Taking thing as they cotno isn't hard; it is parting with tliem when they go that tries our fortitude. ' Ifyoti lovo your rnemies ami do good to tli oho who doHpitufnlly use yon, you are on tho right road. If you nre over seventy years old you are living on an extended note. It may fall due at any moment. The wise mnn is) bnppy when lie gains his own approbation; the fool when lie gets the applimso of others. A man that does not caro what tho peoplo think of him is ajit to bo tho man the lieoido don't care to think about. Every mnn has opportunities and talents) out of which a rich harvest may come, if he will only go at it in tamest and try to mako a crop. The It 'ineille Instinct Prescribes. Animals get rid of their pains by nsing dust, mud, clay, etc. Those suf fering from fever restrict their diet, keep quiet, -seek dark, niry places, drink water mid sometimes plunge into it, says Column's Iltual Wurld. When a dog has lost his appetite fae eats that species of grass known ns dog's grass, which acts as nn emetic and a purgative. Cats also eat grass. Khccp and cows when ill seek out cer tain herbs. An animal suffering from chronio rheumatism always keep as much as possible in the sun. The war ricr ants have regularly organized am bulances. Latrellio cut the untcnae ol an ant, and other ants atuo and cov ered the wounded part with a trans parent fluid secreted in their mouths. When an animal has a wounded leg or arm hanging on, it completes the amputation by meant of its teeth. A dog being stung on the ranzle by a viper was observed to plunge bis head for several days into running water. The animal eventually recovered. A terrier hurt its right eye. It remained under a counter, avoiding light and heat, although it habitually kept close to the fire. It adopted a general treat ment rest and abstinence from food. The local treatment consisted in lick ing tbe upper surfaca of its paw, which, it applied to the wounded eye. Animals suffering from trnnmntie fever treat themselves by the contin ued application of cold water, which M. Delauney considers to be more certain than any of the other methods. Ia view of these interesting facts we are, he thinks, forced to admit that hygiene and therapeutics as practised by ani mals may, in the interest of physiol ogy, be studied with advautnge. Many physicians have been keen observers of animals, their diseases and the methods adopted by them, in their instinct, to cure themselves, and have availed themselves of tho knowl edge bo brought under their observa tion in their practice. Swimming Cavalry. Some very interesting exercises ia swimming cavalry took place lately on tho Cabnl River at Feahawur. The Thirteenth D. C. O. Bengal Lsncere have been practising their horses in a a largo tank in their lines and on the river for some time. One squadron took cover along tho river bank and kept np a steady fire to protect tbe passage of the other squadron, who placed all their arms, accoutrements and clothea in large country boats, and couducted their horse into the water. Borne horses seemed to thoroughly en joy themselves in tbe water, other be came unmanageable from fear. How ever, the opposite bank was reached and war paint resumed, aud the squad ron was with most creditable rapidity taking measures to protect their com rades, who then crossed in like man ner. Broad Arrow, Florida, California aud Arizona to getber have about 13,000,000 benriug aud non-bearing orange trcc, .
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