Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 27 June 1899 — Page 2

Republican Progress. BLOOMINGTON, IND. DENNIS B. HAUNGS, - Proprietor.

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CIRCLING THE GLOBE

CONCISE HISTORY OF SBVBN

DAYS DOINOS.

IntelllffMCa by Klectric Wire from Every UnrUr of the Civilised World, Kmbrecin Vonlgm Affair ad Hosae Happenlnoa

A Woman Killed by a Tramp. Mrs. William Ropa, wife of the market master of Fort Wayne, met 'with a violent death, the result of an assault by a tramp. At 8 o'clock Thursday morning Mrs. Ropa went to the barn in the rear of her house, to feed the chickens. Stretched out on the floor was a ragged tramp, who had probably made the place his bed during- the night previous. He arose when Mrs. Ropa entered the barn and tried to pass her. The woman was frightened but grabbed the arranger, who caught her, by the throat and choked her so badly that she died soon afterward. The assault, which finally terminated fatally, has created much excitement and the officers are scouring the country in search of the murderer.

Robber Makes a Biff Hank A sneak thief entered the Metropolitan National Bank at Boston, Mass., and stole tlO.OOfl while the paying teller's attention was drawn away for a moment. The man entered the bank at about 11 o'clock a. m., and at the teller's window asked for some directions . about sending a money order. The teller gave the information desired and the stranger stood at the counter, apparently making notes. Just then the teller was called to another part of the office and the visitor quickly thrust his arm through the grating of the window and took fifty $100 notes and five $1,000 notes. A young lady stenographer in the bank saw the man's action, but he escaped. He was apparently about 28 years old and well dressed.

Klondike Gold Field. . A letter from Dawson says the clean-up for the present season will amount to at least $1000,000, more than twice last year's yield. The increase is due to the fact that Dominion, Sulphur and Hunker Creeks, which were practically un worked last season, have been developed to a considerable extent with favorable results, and the bench claims on Eldorado, Bonanza, Hunker and Dominion have been worked to such an extent that their output will greatly increase the total production. Gold Bun, which is practically the only "new" creek in the district, has also shown op well. The portion of Dawson which was destroyed by fire April 21, is rapidly being rebuilt. New French .Cabinet. The following composes the new French Cabinet: Senator Waldeck-Rousseaa, President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of the Interior; M. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Aifairs; Gen. The Marquis DeGallifet. Minister of War; M. DeLanessan, Minister of Marine; M. Monis, Minister of Justice; M. Caillanx, Minister of Finance; M. Millerand, Minister of Commerce; M.Leygues, Minister of Publie Instruction; M. Decras, Minister of the Colonies; M. Jean Dopuy, Minister of Agriculture. . Oerman -Spanish Treaty Ratified. Berlin special: The Reichstag has adopted by a great majority the treaty with Spain by which Germany acquires the Car oUne Islands. Tha Socialists alone opposed it. Foreign Minister Von Bueiow declared that the Americans valued the Carolines at $10,000,000, and said that GeruiiV had a friendly understanding with file United States and Japan concerning acquisition of the islands. Prcaaatare Explosion. A crowd of boys at play in Una, Ohio, erected a toy oil derrick fifteen feet high and proceeded to drill into the ground. After a depth of ten feet had beeti reached they decided to "shoot" the veil in regular style, so they bought a quantity of powder, lowered it into the well, attached a fuse, when there was a premature explosion which killed Otto Hoffman and wounded several others.

Town Swept Away. The old town of Carrizo, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, between Laredo and Rio Grande City, on the Te.iiis border, has been swept away by the Rio Grande flood. Thetownrnasapopulisioii of several hundred Mexicans of the poorer class. Their houses were adobes, which quickly melted away when the high water struck them. Mi ionariee Not Murdered. Hong Kong special: The report of the murder of three missionaries, the Rev. H. S. Phillips, his wife and Miss Heir, together

seven native converts, oy a cnlnese

mob at Kien Yang, is contradicted.

Negro Lynched. Daniel Patrick, the negro who assaulted Miss Bessie Ireland near Scrauton, Miss, was lynched. Die In a Hotel.. The Eagle Hotel in Oswego, N. Y.,was destroyed by tire. Mrs. Rachel King, an old lady, lost her life by suffocation, and

eight others were seriously injured. The

fire started in toe xitcnen ana spreaa

quickly. Several persons, including the

proprietor and his wife, jumped irum toe windows of the second floor.

Tornado at Eaton.

A severe wind and thunder storm did considerable damage at Eaton, Ind. Will

Smith's house was demolished and two

frame buildings blown down.

Moon for Nebraska Givornor. The Nebraska State board of pahHc lands and buildings has closed the arrangements for the purchase of a residence for the Governor. The price paid for the establishment, which includes the house and furniture as it stands, is $20,000. Three Girls Are Drowned. While a party of thirteen young folks were in bathing at the foot of Broadway, . at Galveston, the undercurrent swept , them into deep water. All were rescued bat Etta Thorn, aged 14; Marian Howard, 18, and Irene Lauderdale, IS. ( Kansas Convict Turns Author. John Henry Collin who Is in the Kansas penitentiary under death sentence for the murder of his father, las written a book on prison life which has been printed in the penitentiary office. Bring Gold from Klondike. The steamer City of Seattle arrived from Alaska with 274 passengers, 200 of whom were from Dawson. They brought out between $600;tW0 and $800,000 in dust and nuggets. i Bulldog Killed by a Bader. A battle between a badger and bulldog for a purse took place at Lima, Ohio. The badger won in six and a half minutes, killing the dog. (Several thousand dollars changed hands on the result.

TAKES BACK HIS YOUNG WIPB, fVtnk H. R?dmond of ft. Louis Tries to Shoot H's Nephew In Oregon. The climax of an elopement that caused a flurry in St. Louis society about six weeks ago was reached at Portland. Ore. The woman in the case is Mrs. Hmily Redmond, 29 years old, wife or Frank II. Redmond, a wealthy old man, whom she married hardly a year ago. The man is Charles Redmond, nephew of the rich old gentleman, who bad been his nude's private secretary before he eloped wiih his hnndsome young aunt. Redmond senior went to Portland and hud uo difficulty iu findiug the whereabouts of the young couple. When the pair fled from home Mrs. Redmond took with her about SI.IWO worth of gems and $2,000 in cash. The husband received a letter from her. saying that for several mouths she hail been under the hypnotic influence of his relative, from which she had just succeeded i releasing herself. When youmr Rflnioiid mode his appearance the uncle whipped out his revolver and fired two saots a: him. Both failed of their mark and Charles made his escape. WEATHER AND CROP CONDITIONS. They Figure Lariely In reterm'ninl Vat uea of Staples In the Mark:t. Bradstrect's commercial report says: "Weather aud crop conditions figure to a greater extent than usual this week, not only in the domain ot a-.tturJ distribution, but in their effect on values of staples, particularly agricultural products, a majority of which are higher. Noteworthy in this respect is wheat, which has advanced on Government and other reports, pointing, according to some, to 550,000.000 bushels, and by others estimated as low as 500,000,000 bushels. Cotton remains unchanged. Advices as to distributive trade are in the main very favorable. The iron and steel trade displays unexampled activity as regards summer production ami consumption. Wheat, iucluding flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,700,471 bushels, against 3,158.047 bushels last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 3,283,301 bushels, against 8,339.839 bushels last week."

I Ident, William McDonald. Albany, N. T.j I lirst vice-president, I. O. Copley, Aurora, III.; second vice-president, Thomas H. Millar, Dallas. Texas; secretary aud treasurer, James W. Dunbar, New Albany, Ind. Chicago was chosen us the nest place of meeting. I DUAL INVOLVE. $100,000,000. Consolidation of S:. Louis Street Car Lines Pr:ctl:.ily Completed. It is announced that as Gov. Stephens oj Missouri has signed the street railway bill, the negotiations for a general consolidation of all the street railroads of St. l.ouis, which liuve been in progress ! for some time, arc now practically com

pleter . The deal involves nearly If 100,1)00,000 ill all and is the second largest street railway consolidation scheme ever uudci taken. Brown Brothers of New York are at the head of it. Without the Subti -ban, which has not yet come into the lomliiiii-, the consolidated company will have 2il") miles of single truck, and, including the Suburban and new track to be constructed, will have nearly 400 miles, forming the most comprehensive system of street railways in the world. Over jri.00O.H0O will be expended in improvi incuts aud a much larger number of men will be employed than ever before.

BOLD PHILADELPHIA ROBBERS. Bind Six Men and Loot Falrmount Transportatlon Company's Safe. A gang of masked robbers, probably ten in number, early the other morning raided the receiving office of the Fairmoiiut Park Transportation Company at Belmont In Fairmouut Park, Philadelphia, and, after holding np the receiver and five other employes of the railway, blew open the safe, securing $4,000, the company's receipts for two days. In addition to the nten who actually committed the robbery others operated miles awnj; from the scentby destroying telegraph aud telephone wires connecting with the trolley company's main office. Six men were in the office' when the burglars made their appearance. Each intruder wns armed with two revolvers, and they took the employes completely by surprise. It was the work of a few moments for the robbers to pinion the workmen, who were rolled over to one side of the room, with their laces to the wall. Ten minutes later the safe had been cracked and the gang disappeared. KILLED FOR BEATING A KOR5E. Indiana Bny Dies from a Blow Struck by His Father. Roy Tounguian, a 15-year-old boy, because he hnd beaten a horse, was hit over the head with a club in the hands of his father, John Youngman, nt his home near Hope, Ind., and died. Roy was driving a farm horse and, becoming angry at it, began to beat it. His father reprimand

ed him, but this angered the boy nil the

more and he struck the horse harder than before. The father again called on him to stop. The boy grew morose aud hot words followed, the boy all the while beating the horse. The father attempted to take the whip from his boy's hands and both tumbled from the wagon. Mr. Youngman was so incensed that he picked up a club and struck his sou on the buck of the head, felling him to the ground. The father is prostrated with grief.

FORCED TO BECOME CANNIBALS. Men In Alaska Driven by Hunger to Eat Their Comrade. Three men who left Dahl river, Alaska, on Dec. S for Jimtown were not heard of again and they were supposed to have been lost. The men were Michael Daly, Victor Ediar and M. Provost. They were from Providence, R. I., Wuonsocket, R. I, and Brockton, Mass., respectively. Their bodies were discovered seventeen miles from the mouth of Old Man's creek, they having lost the trail and become bewildered. Daly's body was found partly eaten, in a tent on the stove, just as it was left when death overtook the others. The other two men were found dead five miles away from the tent. The fact of the tent flaps being shut down whi n fotiud would seem to preclude the possibility of Daly's body having been eaten by animals. CORNER STONE LAID. Odd Fellows' Home and Orphan Awylum at -worthflcld, Inn , Begun. Representative Odd Fellows from all parts of Minnesota, Wiseousin and the Dakotas participated in the ceremonies at Northficld incident to the laying of the corner stone of the new Minnesota Odd Fellows' Home and Orphan Asylum. . The ceremonies, which wore presided over by Grand Master W. C. Gamble, were witnessed by fully 10,000 persons. Addresses were delivered by Grand Sire A. S. Pinkerton of Worcester, Mass., head ot the order in the world; M. 0. Kelsey, grand patriarch of Minnesota; President Stronge of Curleton College, and G. S. Ives, who first snggested the home in 1880. IRONWORKERS GET AN INCREASE. Virtual Restoration of th: Wades or 1803 Granted by Manufacturers. As a result of the four days' conference at Pittsburg between the representatives of the manufacturers and the Aiualguimited Association of Iron aud Steel Workers, the wages ot 23,000 iron and steel sheet workers throughout the country will be advanced after July 1 for one year. In the main the workers get what they contended for, which is a virtual restoration of the wages of 1803. Barrow Is Convicted. George Beauregard Barrow, the principal in the kidnaping of Marion Clark, the infant daughter of Arthur Clark of .New York, has been sentenced to fourteen years and ten months' imprisonment. Carrie Jones, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Railroad Train Kills Three. At Winchester, Ky., Samuel Rupard

anu wire were luHiuutiy unieti oy a i- liesa-

peake and unio train wnne en route for the remains of their uephew, II. p. Ito. er, killed in a railroad accident ai ltonceverte, W. Va. Picnic Fight Ends In Death. At a Bohemian picnic outside the Cleveland city limits a fight was started, during which Frank Hajdtit was shot through the head and instantly killed. The police are unable to learn the name of the slayer, who escaped iu the crowd. Mob Ratdt a Gospel Tent. At Laporte, Ind., a mob of fiUO boys and young men raided a gospel lent in which

the Holyites were holding services. The rioters eat the ropes and let the tent down on the congregation. Elected to cuc:aed Dingley. Charles E. I.ittlctield, Republican, tins been elected to Congress to succeed the late Nelson Dingley of Maine, defeating John Scott of Bath by un overwhelming majority. Increases Its Capital Stock. At Trenton, N. J., the Standard Oil Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State Increasing its capital stock from $10,000,000 to $110,000,000.

CONVICTED OF TRAIN RO-JBEnY. John Kennedy Sentenced to Seventeen Years In Prison. At Ilartvillc. Mo., John Kennedy has been convicted of train robbery. The jury before whom Kennedy was tried for conn licit y iu the robbery of an express train on the Kansas City, Fort Scott ami Memphis Railroad nt Macomb, Mo., on Jan. 8 lust, returned a verdict holding Ken edy guilty as ehurged mid fixing his punishment ut seventeen years iu the Stat" penitentiary. Kennedy was convicted by a jury of farmers in Ilurtville, over twenty iniics from any railroad, the authorities in such a railroad center as Kansas City having signally failed to convict him of any of the numerous charges of train robbery which they had brought against him. DIVORCED FOR DRUNKENNESS. Daughter-ln-Law or th: Ed tor of the Chautauquan Gets a Dicree. At Toledo, Prances Flood was divorced from Harry Flood on the ground of habitual drunkenness. Harry Flood is a son of Dr. Flood, editor of the Chautauqua and a prominent literary num. The young couple were 'married in 1NSP, when Harry Flood wns advertising manager for his father. Mrs. Flood testified that her husband lost his position on account of drunkenness and that he has not been able to secure steady employment since. He has been in Vera Cruz and (Tuba duriug the past year.

Gas Men Elect OfMcers. At Milwaukee, the Western Gas Asso-

i elation elected toe following officers: Fres-

CJUNTERFEITEtS CAPTURED. Woojchopper Unezrth an Outfit Near San Rare I, Cal. Two dies and several bottles of acid, por'imis of n counterfeiter's outfit, have beei uiiciirtlicil by u wood chopper iu the outskirts of San Rafael. Cal. At Pismo, a complete counterfeiting outfit lias been discovered by United States Marshal Cook. II . H. Orniaudy and C. A. Raymond have been arrested charged with making spurious i-oin. The officer secured over $300 of bud money. Another seizure of counterfeit coin has been made in Los Angeles. Zinc Men Are In Conflict A couBict between the zinc ore producers aud the zinc smelter trust, which lias been threatening for some time, has begun in earnest nt Joplin, Mo., and with one big combine against another it promises to be a tierce battle. The result of this tight will determine whether the ?. ic smelter trust or the miners shall hereafter make the price aud control the sales of ziuc ore. Sudds of a Nited Physlclin, Dr. Thomas Osmond Summers, late major surgeon in charge of the feevr hospital at Santiago and n noted yellow fever ex.Mrt, shot himself through the head at St Louis. Despondency caused by fuuelcd lack of appreciation of his services by the Government is assigned as the cause for the act. Negro Murderer Hanged. John Berry, colored, was hanged at Marlboro, Md. Berry, who wus little more than 17 years of age, murdered Miss Amanda Clark and attempted to murder her sister, Auuie, beating them with a heavy club, at Bowie, Md., March 10. Dr mage to Cropj. Heavy storms are reported from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin aud Nebraska. Considerable damage was dine to crops aud some small buildings w?re destroyed, but there w as uo destruction of large buildings and no loss of life. .Death of Simon Fry. The death is announced of Simon Fry, grand commander of the Ancient Accepter: Scottish Kite for the I'tiitcl States. He succumbed to an operation for apjieudicitis at n New York hospital. He was 4li ears old. First Treaty Undor Dingley Law. A reciprocity treaty between the 1'uileil States ond Great Brltaiu iu relution to trade between this country and the British colony of Barbadoes has been signed by the representatives of the two governments. R'oters Get orf Easy. The Correctional police court at Paris sentenced Com to de Dion, Comtc d'Aubigny and .Comte d'Assy to a fortnight in prison and to pay 10) francs line for part.ciputiug in the disturbances-at Auteuil June 4. Dr. Daniel A. Long Resigns. Dr. Daniel Albright Long has tendered Lis resignation as president of Autioch College, nt Yellow Springs, Ohio. He has been president of the institution for sixteen years. Eleven Injured In Omaha Fire. Bleven firemen were injured in a fire that destroyed the wholesale grocery of Allen Bros, at Omaha. The property loss was $100,000. THE MARKETS. Chicago Cattle, common to prime, J3.00 to $."i.7i: hogs, shipping grades, $3.0 to SJ.Ot); sheep, Tuir to choice, $3.00 to $.ri.25; wheat, No. '1 red, "lie to 77c; corn, No. 2, 34c to Otic; oats, No. 2, 24c to 2tlc; rye, No. 2, 01c to 03c; butler, choice creamery, 17c to lilc; eggs, rresli, 12c to 14c; potatoes, choice new, 00c to 70c per bushel. Indianapolis Catlle, shipping, $3.00 to $5..TO; bogs, choice light, $2.7f, to $1.00; sheep, common to choi.e, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat. No. 2 red, 74e to 7iic; corn. No. 2 while, 34c to 35c; oats. No. 2 white, 20c, to 30e. St. Louis Cattle, $3.50 to $5.7.V, hogs. $3.00 to $4.00; sheep. $3.00 to $T..OO; wheat, No. 2, 77c to 7(lc; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c lo Stic:" oats. No. 2, 23c to 27c; rye, No. 2, ,ri7c to Side. Cincinnati Cutte, $2.W) to $5.75; bogs. $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4 .Ml; wheat. No. 2. 74c to 70e; corn, No. 2 mixed, 3lic to 37c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 2!tc; rye. No. 2, (!4c to Ufie. Detroit Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep. $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 7Sc lo SOc; corn, No. 2 yellow, :i5c to 3t!c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 30c; rye, 50c to tile. Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 78c to 70c; coin. No 2 mixed, 31c In 3tic; oats. No. 2 mixed, 25c to 2lic; rye, No. 2, (Kitto 02c; clover seed, new, $3.00 to $4.00.

Milwaukee Wheal, No 2 spriug, 77e to 70c; corn, No. 3, 34c lo 3(ic; oals, No. 2 w hite, 2Sc to 30c; rye, Xo. 1, (iOc to G2e; barley. No. 2, 40c to 42c; pork, mess, $8.00 to $8.50. Buffalo Catlle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.75; bogs, common to choice, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.50 to $5.00; lambs, common to extra. $4.50 to $0.25. New York Cattle, $.1.25 to $5.75; hogs. $3,00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 lo $5.25; wheat. No. 2 red. 84c lo H5c; corn, No. 2, 42c to 43c; oals. No. 3 white, 3lc to 32c; butler, creamery, 15c. to 20c; eggs. Western, 14c to 10c-

LET THE EAGLE SCREAM!

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A Fourth Explosion.

ylLLVIKV folks couldn't jy I make out old Seth Crowu vilong back as anybody could

U.LV1KW folks couldn't Quite

lie. As

remem

ber he had been a ti:;tnre in the village.

Like any fixture, he had his place- that of a decrepit, childhh old man, useless but harmless, lie wus always cheery and sociable, and everybody gave him a good won). Alung towards May, however, old Seth became quieter than usual, and when June came iu he had growu into almost a mystery. "Wonder what tin; ancient's up to?" commented a lounger on the tavern veranda one evening, us the object of the remark came limping into view. "That gets me, too," supplemented a companion. "Look at him now dusty, tottering, clean done out. He's takeu to tramping lately. Si Warden told me he came across him ut Sag (.'cuter duy before yesterday." "Afoot V" "Just that, and it's a thirty mile sprint there and back." All kinds of remarks attended the appearance and disappearance of old Seth. One man had sceu him working on a farm a few miles distant, another had observed him peddling water cresses in an adjacent town, and till this was s.i contrary lo Seth's habits for ten years past thai the general conviction was tha:, idea, delusion or dream, old Seth was "up to something." Crownt- lived with his widowed daughter-in-law and her son. Albert Crowne had dieil live years lefore, being the victim of an accident at a sawmill. Death had come so suddenly that his family knew uothing of it till his body was brought home s suddenly that there was no lime for preparation for a new kind of a life. Hitherto they had lived c nifortably, eveu generously. Mr. Crowne earned giod money, aud was supposed t.i have several thousand dollars in bank, iu fact, after his death, it was learned that he had drawn i sum amounting to twenty-three hundred dollurs from a local institution the week before the accident. In his pocket was n vague m nionmdum coupling the amount with his father's name, but the shock of his death had so far driven old Seth deeper into confusion and nieutal trouble, that when approached on the subject he ut lirst seemed to remember something about it, aud then, sadly shaking his silvered head, said it Was all a dream all a m.idd!e. From that time until now no trace of the missing money lad been discovered. Willow Crowne had set bravely at work to earn a living for three. Her sou, Kliuer. was now six I ecu and was fairly started us clerk in a village store. But the snlury wus small, his pros;M?cts vagje. and the bitterest drop.ln the mother's cup of grief w as that she could not semi him to college, for he hail shown unmistakable evidcuce of more than ordinary intellectuality. The new wandering habits of her aged father-in-law had been quite a source of worry to Mrs. Crowne at tirst, but as the old man came buck safely night after night, uud as he seeined in the main to be brighter and happier for his change of habits, he was uot. restricted iu his notions. It looked as if a last erratic spun of activity, a flash of odi. reason had come into the clouded mind before final dotuge came on. As it uenred July old Seth got up earlier mornings and caini home later evenings. Young Klmer Crowne commented on Ihe fact at the dinner table one day. "1 don't see whr.t strtiuge idea gruudfather has in his mind." be remarked. "There seems to be some system to his actions. He takes a pleasure in doing little odd tusks around the country for trilling amounts, and the farmers humor his fancy. The boys over on the green say that be sits a omul some afternoons watching them and listeuiug to their plans for Ihe Fourth of July with greet interest, Ned Wayne told ille yesterday he's a great favorite with grandfather, you know that ever s nee they began talking up Independence liuy celebration he has manifested the greatest interest, and very confidentially told Ned a day or two ago that he w as going to help make it a day remembered by Hillriew. Ned says that grandfather bringi mysterious little packages from Ihe different towns, ami chuckles when he promises n wonderful surprise for the Fourth." "As long as he gets into no trouble It is better tint to notice his doings," sighed Mrs. Crowne. Those "doings" came lo n startling climax with Klmer one day a few week later, however. He was scaled at a desk in Ihe store when Ned Wayne dashed iu breathless. "Your mother lias sent for you," he fluttered. "What has liappeuedV" iiicrK.d Klmer. urising iu abii-ni. "Your grandfather. He's acting queer ly. And, say! your mother has found out what he's been up to for a couple of months back." "WlintV" "Fourth of July. It looks as if he got (be idea in his head that he wanted to celebrate, and l as been working to that end right along." "How do you know-V" asked Klmer. "Your mother says so. You know the old smoke house in your yard? Well, he's used that ns n storehouse for Ihe little parcels he's bet n bringiug home." "What were IheyV" Tuw der. To day he came homo with u old musket. He's loaded It to the

brim, and he's pacing up and down la-fore the smokehouse. He thii ks it's ihe Fourth already, and says as soon as lie gets through with the patriotic speech he's making he's going to give Hillview such a salute as it never heard before. " '(Jracious!" gasped Kliiu-r, with a vivid lliiill of apprehension. "Gracious" it was, as he hurried home. A crowd stood outside the fence. Ills mother, with a while, frightened face, was vainly endeavoring to get his grutidl'uth.'r to return to the house. Old Seth Crowne stood near the open door of the smokehouse, ami in strideu; tones of supposed eloijueni.-t- he was repenting soir.e patriotic school declamation that had returned to his memory after many years. "First iu peace!" lie roared, and struck a match. "Grandfather!" shouted Klmer, rushiug up. "First in war!" and old Sell), lit a paper. Klmer changed his run to a spring. He wus pretty near his aged relit it c now. "Aud first in the hearts of his countrymen!" and the old man with a huzza lluug the lighted paper inside t ie smokehouse door. Boom ! The next two minutes were a kind t chaos for Klmer Crowne. He was ccuscions of a mighty flare, a deafening explosion, of grabbing the old n an, ot tumbling, rolling, running with him. Then, blackened, shocked, startled, he looked around. The concussion had blown several boys off ihe fence, had shattered half a dozen windows in the cottage near by. The smokehouse was no more. Pieces of boards vere scattered for fifty feet around. No one wns hurt. "It was ii great a great aalute, eh?" feebly chuckled the tdd man. Some boys were curiously inspecting an old trunk that had been blown from the attic of the structure. They kicked over some old rags and paiiers. Then one of them, unknotting a twisted, ancient silk handkerchief, uttered a quick cry as there fell out a great roll of bills. Mrs. Crow ne darted forward. She recognized the handkerchief. It had belonged to her dead husband. And here was money! They counted it twenty-three hundred dollars. The lost money had come to light. Who had hidden it V Mr. Crowne' His father; At all events, it had conic to light in time to send Klmer to college, to bring brightness Into two other lives besides his own, and old Seth vaguely seemtd to realize that, after all, he had done a great thing by his witless celebration. The story soon got about town. It was only the third of the month, but then and there excited juvenile Hillview followed up the grand initial salute bred by old Seth Crowne, by starting iu the Fourth of July twenty-four hours ahead of lime. A SENTIMENTAL HOLIDAY.

lires Ida firecrackers and blows his tin iii.ru is a sight as dear, even to those of N-n.lcr nerves, us the traditional sights ut any other land. An Athletic; Age, Of late years, the Fourth, like most other gei.eral holidays, has become a day iiaiuly devoted to out-of-door spurts, iu accordance with the prevailing athletic lever which has spread out all over the land. The usual processions take place iu the morning, iu most places, but they are no longer the chief events of the day. On the contrary, the youth uud likewise the old age of the laud, hies it to the nearest field, track or water course, and sports of all kinds, notably baseball the national game boating and sailing regattas, and similar exercises are looked forward to with even more enthusiasm than was accorded in past years to the march past of the uniformed ranks and the flowery orations that used to be such marked accompaniments of the day's celebrations, but are now. it would seem, gradually but steadily becoming less aud less appreciated. It is an athletic age, aud the natural use of a holiday, according to the present popular notion, is to devote It to as many of the health-giving sports as possible.

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Observance of the Fourth of July lias No National Official Suuclion,

MajtU'.Kl'J arc uo naK. tional holidays in M ihe Fulled States,

.; and, comrary to gen

eral belief, the Fourth of July is uot a national holiday. The individual States make the holidays observed with

in their borders, and the Fourth of July, being made a legal holiday iu all I Instates and iu the District of Columbia, is to all intents and purposes a rational holiday, but not. strictly so. for a holiday can only be made a national one by act of Congress, acting for the entire country. This it has never done, iu the case of the Fourth of July, although it has from time lo lime prescribed several special national holidays. In the second session of the Fifty-third Congress, it lassed a bill making Labor Day a public holiday iu the District of Columbia, ami il lias recognized the existence of certain Sta:c-ordercd holidays, for commercial purposes, iu such legislation, for insiaucc, as the bankruptcy act, but, with the exceptions named, there is no general, permanent statute on the subject in the laws of Ihe l'nited Slates. It may be added that the proclamation of the President himself, designating Thanksgiving Duy, for instance, as a holiday, makes it a legal holiday only iu I hose States which have laws providing for it. It so hapiH'iis that the Fourth of July is a statutory holiday iu all the States, each having individually reeognizjd it us such in its laws. With the exception of Christmas, it is the only holiday that is universally legalized III all the SttKcs, although Thanksgiving Day is observed iu all, notwithstanding the fact that il is inn legalized ill several of Ihe n. Washington's birthday is a legal holiday iu all the States except Arkansas, Iowa and MississippiBut the Fourth is essentially a national holiday, if regarded from a sentimental standpoint. Its recognition ia general all over the country, but is ill ire marked iu the North ami West than in the South. In some Southern Slates, work and busiuess are attended to as usual, all hough iu most of the Northern and West, in States the day is given up wholly to rest, recreation, sports und patriotic exercises. From time to time efforts have been made lo add to the inipiessivencss of the Fourth of July, by some national, official action, but nothing has ever come of them. It remains, notwithstanding, as deepl' rooted au event iu the nation's heart is any ius-tiiu liou Iu any laud, and the noisy lad who

Ingenious Kireworks. ar- X HE small boy and

me ihu iMiy rejoice when the glorious Fourth comes. It is not so uinuy yeurs ago that we were all boys, even ua our sons are now, and snt up all night, so that when tlie morning of In. dendtttt-e Day broke we would be on hand to make a noise. Firecrackers in the daytime and at uight rockets. Itoinnti cn nd lea and pin wheels had to

suffice us then, hut the poor aud simple tilings have ceusvd to please. Now, on the night of the Fourth the heavens are made brilliunt by fiery dragons, by willow trees and giant flowers that hiue with all the fiery colore of whii h the imagination of man ever conceived, ltovket are sent up out of which when they burst collie scriionts ai&l stars uud weird tilings iJiat have no name. Tln-v shoot about the sky iu a bewildering tangle of varied lights, ami would scare an African trilie iuto submission in two imnu I os. Iu one of their expedition on the west coast of Africa the British put u hostile native army to (light by the firing of some simple military rockets. One of the popular forms of fireworks is the "willow tree rocket." This riK-ket shoots up to a height of 400 feet, ami upon reaching its highest point bursts and displays a gorgeous weeping willow tree. The branches of the tree slowly lengthen, waving in the air, uutil they nearly reach t'lo ground, thus forming a great tree of fire of gorgeous colors 400 feet high. The whistling rockets would be a good thing to scare savages with, and it is immensely pleasing to the American small boy. The weird tltiug, after shooting up into Ihe air to an muiiensc height, throws out a lot rtf hVry dragons which rush through the air with a loud whistle that cull be heard u great distance.

B LLIE'S FOURTH OF JULY DINNER

"lice, but I'm hungry! This looks good."

"Aud so does this."

But they didn't agree with uiiu.

SJDET3ACKDt

St. Paul Pioneer Press.

A Creator of Industry and Wealth. Tlie ,eewfl otf TprS"" wl pi'OsrHfl'ity which is being mailt! by the steel mill iron Industry, au industry which owes Its exlHtence ns well as Its remarkable growth to the protective tariff imllcy, is being continued without any lot-up. A dispatch from Heading, Pa., under date of April 30, reports that on that date the in.!v Keystonf furnace of the Heading Iron Company wus put iu blast. The furnace is said to be the largest plant of its kind iu Kasteru Pennsylvania. It cost $250,000 aud required more than n year in building. It Is a model furnace, ami every new device of practical value In the production of Iron ore. has been introduced. The capacity of the furnnee will he nt least 250 tuns of pig iron each twenty-four hours. The wouderful showing which has been nuiile by the Iron nutl stool industry tin ring tbe last nineteen years was referred to In a recent nunilic-r of the Kt'ouom-.st. There is every Indication that the future will show as wonderful a reword us docs the past. Gigantic ns are our iron and steel Interests to-duy, neither the limit of our capacity for output nor for expansion has yet been reached, ns Ihe " above facts show. A protective tariff is au industry creator aud a wealth producer.

Henderson's Clear Field. The action of the Kepubllcan Representatives of New York in falling iuto Hue with the majority of the other Republican Congressmen In support of Gen. Henderson removes the last vestige of doubt of the nomluntlon of the lowau. Sherman of New York wus the earliest of ail the Speakership aspirants to put himself iuto the field. It was thought by his friends at the outset that he would have a long lead in the Speakership caucus. The fact, however, that he had a rival from his owu State in Payne, which was not suspected until Sherman hnd been In the field several days, weakened his supporters, und destroyed all his chances to get many votes, even In his own section, It lie should have remained in the Held. His withdrawal, which has now taken place, makes a clear field for Henderson. He will probably get a unanimous vote. An honor of this sort, nt a first election, comes seldom in the United States. Reed, Crisp, Carlisle, Randall and all the rest of the Speakers for many years past had, at tbeir lirst election, opposition in the caucus of their party. The distinct Inn of a unnnimous nomination which Gen. Henderson Is likely to receive is rare enough to be notable in American aunals.St. Louis Globe-DeiuoeraL

Ohio Republicans All iirht. The action of the Ohio Republican convention in nominating Mr. Ueorge K. Nnsh, of Columbus, for Governor

before tbe second ballot und been com

plt-ted, will give much satisfaction to

Republicans throughout the country. First of nil, Mr. Nash was the candidate of the administration leaders In the State, and for this reason his nomination Is nn endorsement of the President. Ou the other hand, the only for

midable opposition to the naming of

Mr. Nash was that organized by factional leaders who, though not particu

larly aggressive Iu the recent cam

paign aud certainly not In the convention, had hitherto been guilty of party disloyalty. While much preparatory work had been done, care was taken in the convention uot to widen the breach that had hitherto existed letweoti the administration and the autliidmluIstraUou leaders. All the tend

ers counseled harmony, and to this

general display of sense was doubtless due the early nomination of Mr. Nash. Kansas City Journal.

Kx-Fenator Ptft'er and Others. Th liniiouuctitucnt made by t-x -SeniumPeffer of Ktiusus that hereafter he

will again associate himself with the

Hepublicuu party is full of significance. Mr- Pcffer Is one of the most conspicuous of a large number of voters who left the Republican party because they thought that prosperity could be brought back to the country by some other means than through a protective tariff. Kx-Seuator reffcr

return to the Republican pnrty marks his recognition of the fact that, as a

creator of prosperity, a protective tariff is a pre-eminent success; that the

Western seekers for prosperity are

satisfied with the results which the Dingley law baa brought to pass, nntl that the place for those who want the country to continue lu the path of prosperity Is with the party which will continue our present policy. Ex-Seua-tor Peffor Is hut one of many, conspicuous because of the high political position which ho lias held. With him will be found thousands tipou thousands of his former constituents who, like him, have decided that protection Is good enough for them. The policy of protection has always had the support of a large majority of the people of the country, ntid It never had a larger number of supporters tlntu It hua today. American Economist.

Prognostics that Palled. During the discussion of tbe Dingley bill In Congress, one of the most direful prophecies of the Democratic orators and the Democratic editors of the country promptly disseminated the assertionswas that protection was ruinous to foreign trade. The enactment of the law would kill our export of manufactures. What about this prophecy? Are ihesa statesmen aud orators and edit

ors going about pointing with pride to the fulfillment of their prognostications? The Ditigley law was enacted, aud yet the year 1SS was the banner year iu the history of the foreign commerce of the country. For every dollar's worth of foreign merchandise bought by the United Slates, wns sold and exported two dollaia' wor.h of American products. And this sort of thing did not stop In 1&)3. In March, 1K09, the exports of manufactures were $30,023,733, as against $28,214,450 for March of 1808. It Is a good time for Republicans to begin to rub these facta Iu on those who advocated the Wtlsoo tariff and who are doubtless only waiting an opportunity to begin to talk nguiu about the beauties of free trade. Oswego (N. Y.) Times.

Hence the t carcitv. The Memphis Appeal falls Into the error of supposing that Edward Atkinson, the HjsIou Filipino, Is a protectionist. On the contrary, as the Minneapolis Journal points out, "Mr. Atkinson has been an out-and-out free trader thirty years and has been a thorn in the iicsli of the manufacturers who constitute the Home Market Club ever since it was organized. Mr. Atkinson's invention of the coal oil stove and the recipes for meals for six or seven persons costing 15 cents were discovered in the interest of free tmde lo the end that by cheap living the United States could compete with Europe without a protective tariff. As protectionists we cannot have Mr. Atkinson charged to ns now." It is a curious fact that nearly all of our domestic Filipinos are free traders. Protectionists have formed the habit of thinking that America Is the best conntry on earth, and that the enemies of America should be their enemies. Hence the scarcity of domestic Fillpiuos among protectionists.

How Fact Beats Theory. The United States exports to foreign countries more merchaudise than It imports, and the balance of trade thus created Is paid in gold to this country. During the three months of January, February and March of this year, ISO, the exports from this country exceeded the Imports by $122.023313- And that was under the Dingley bill and Republican protective tariff laws, although the Democrats declare that protection to American Industries closes the markets of the world to Americans. That Is the Democratic theory of protection; but the Republican fact Is that under, protection we are sending steel railway rails by hundreds of thousands of tons to Kurope, and hundreds of railway locomotives are being sent to all part . of the world, and gold coming to this country to pay for things exported. When It comes to business Republican fact beats Democratic theory. Freeport tHL) Journal Burden. The believers In the behlnd-tbe-tlmes theories of free trade frequently allude mournfully to the "burdens" laid upon the people by a protective tariff. Tha only "burden" ever laid upon the people by a protective tariff is the burden of work. It has given them plenty of that. Doubtless the free trade advocates consider work one of the greatest of burdens, since these smooth-tongued theorists are, as a rule, to be numbered amoug the talkers rather than anions; the doers of the world. But Inasmuch as to the majority of the people work . means bread and butter and all tbe necessities and comforts of life. It Is not so unwelcome a burden as is that of idleness, which Is the Inevitable gift of free trade. Call It by the Riirht Name. The Tribune has not the least object tion in the world to the protection of our Southern cotton growers by a duty on Imported cotton, but we would prefer to bave them call things by their right names. Why not be honest and own up that it Is a protective tariff they want? The South, during the past few years, has made notable progress' iu Ihe direction of protection. The cotton mills and other manufacturing in- j dustrles developed in that section have' led the people to look upon the tariff . question In a different light, and it Is only a false pride of opluton that causes them to adhere to the old free trade phraseology iu their political platforms. Mlnneaixills Tribune.

Judge Nash- a Republican. The known and admitted fact that Judge Nnsh is not a factionlst will add

mucii strengiu to his campaign, au ot the Republicans of Ohio are Well aware of the fidelity of Judge Nash to Republican principles aud of bis work In Iiebalf of the Republican party. He

llttcal faith and has at all times ' nn advocate of peace wlthlu the pt

There have been factions among 1

Republicans, but Judge Nash has :

departed from straight Republican trlue, and, lu consequence, he lias and he uow has the respect and esti

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of principles as the Democrat

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set forth. It is straight and staj"

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where the opposition hoped for

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