Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1896 — Page 2

«y. W. MoKWEM, Publisher. - : - i ..r .g. . RENSSELAER. - - - INDIANA

BEAUTIFULLY DONE.

CITIZENS OF MEEKER, COLO., BAG THREE BANDITS. Two Shot Dead and a Third Expires Within an Aonr-Enzliahmen Want to Control American Tobacco Trade —Death of T. W. Ferry. Three Bobbers Riddled. News has just been received at Meeker, in the northwestern part of Colorado, of an attempted bank robbery that occurred Tuesday. Three men entered the bank, ■which is connected with rhe storeroom of J. W. Hugus & Co. Two of the men held the store employes at bay. while the third Went into the bank cashier's window, and, firing one shot, ordered the cashier to throw up his hands. The order was not quickly obeyed, and the robber fired again.whereupon the cashier's hands went up. The manager of the store was then forced to open the bank door, and after gathering up all the money in sight the robbers marched the cashier and store employes into the street with hands uplifted. They then rushed out the back way with their booty. Citizens, attracted by the shots, had pretty well surrounded the building b.v this time, and being armed, opened fire on the robbers, two of whom, Charles Jones and William Smith, were Filled by the first volley. The third man, George Harris, was shot through the lungs, dying in two hours. He is fully identified. Four citizens were wounded, not seriously. TRAIN ROBBERS IN UTAH. Two Men Hold Up the Union Pacific Fast Mail Near Ogden. The Union Pacific fast mail due at Ogden, Utah, at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning was held up by masked and heavily armed men a half-mile east of Uintah. No passengers were molested, the robbers confining their operations to the mail and express cir. The robbers surprised the engineer by suddenly appearing from behind the tank and covering him with their guns. They ordered the fireman to cover his head with a cotton sack which they handed him. The engineer was ordered to stop the train and was told to indicate the express car, which he did. While the attention of the robbers was distracted the engineer ran away and escaped to Uintah, where he was followed by the express messenger, and Supt. O'Neil was notified. Meanwhile the baggage and express cars were uncoupled by the robbers and sent ahead of the train a few hundred yards, and both ears were broken open. The robbers failed to open the safe in the express car. The railway officials say all the booty secured was a few mail bags, the value of their contents being unknown.

FERRY IS DEAD. Ex.-Scnator from Michigan Yields to Paralysis. Ex-United States Senator Thomas W. Ferry died very suddenly at Grand Haven, Mich., Wednesday morning of paralysis. Senator Fj-rry had been in splendid health, exhe'Ming attacks of Sudden dizziness, until three days before, when’he took-Whis bed. Tuesday evening he was given a hypodermic mjftction. The family sat tip’With him a short time, when he seemed to be asleep.; In ther morning they found he was dead. Thomas White Ferry was born at Mackinac June L 1827. In 1853 he was elected to the Legislature; in 1864, elected to Congress, and in 1871, to the United States Senate. During the Hays and Wheeler electoral count he was President of the joint meeting and on the death of Vice President Wilson became acting vice president. He was defeated for re-election ro the Senate by Thomas W. Palmer in 1882. He was unmarried. BULL IS IN IT. British Money Enters American Tobacco Trade. , Rumors that have recently attended the sharp upward movement in tobacco stock of negotiations pending for the control of large tobacco manufacturing plants by foreign capitalists hare crystallized into a definite report that a London syndicate has been formed with a capital of $600,000, and has purchased and will operate abroad the foreign patent rights of the National Cigarette and Tobacco Company. The National Company, it is alleged, is building fifty cigarette machines to be delivered in England by Jan 1. In the domestic, tobacco trade there are persistent rumors of impending startling developments of a bii|lisWharacter, iu the direction of a strong combination on Standard Oil lines.

Turk Must Pay for It. A dispatch from Rome says: The Italian government has addressed a peremptory note to the porte in reference' to a young Italian subject who was murdered in the recent massacres in Constan'inople. The note says that the young man was felled to the ground and beaten on the head by a man in Turkish uniform, until he killed him. Ihe note concludes by demanding the punishment of the guilty persons, and the payment of indemnity for the murder of an Italian subject. Bit Off His Ear. In a small riot Monday afternoon at Indianapolis a gang of negroes jumped Upon Patrolman James Cronin, rescuing one of their number named Johnson, who was in custody. In the fight that ensued one of the negroes bit off the right ear of the policeman. Another one bit nearly through the forefinger of his left hand. They left him bleeding and almost senseless, and made their escape. HeYp Uncle Sam. The attorney genera] has appointed Gen. Edward, fi, Bragg an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in prosecuting-the land ease of the government against the Manufacturers’ Investment Company of Wisconsin. Losing Hie Sight. State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens, the Democratic nominee.for Governor of Missouri, is threatened with blindness. His left eye is in such condition that it is feared the sight cannot be restored. Dies Upon His Knees. While Kneeling in prayer in Hawarden Church, London, at 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning Most Rev. Edward White Benson, D. D., Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all Jlpgland, and,metropolitan, was seized with apoplexy from which he died a few minutes afterward. Jk-- u-ia s wtu ygftd 't.rui mid jc ' ” Beglas' apßuit for $3,000,000. o. A suit wasoutnnmenc-J at San Franin ths. United States by Harman Cramer, claiming $5,000,000 fn« the Singer Sewing Machine C6mjmajLprofits alleged to have been made tejseffingmachinee infringing «e

? TRILBY’S AUTHOR 'DEAD. The End Was Painless snd Was Not Unexpected* Trilby’s author is no more. George Du Maurier died at 2:3) Thursday morning at his London home His end was painless, and he passed away surrounded by friends. The il'ness of Mr. Du Mauri?r was pathetic in the extreme. For days be has been hovering between life and death, at intervals conversing with his friends regarding ifis work. Upon one occasion a triend at the dying man’s bedside referred to the success of "Trilby” as a book and as a r-lay, whereupon Du Maurier replied: "Yes, it has been successful, but the popularity has killed me at Irfsn” One of Du Maurier’s friends, who was present at his death, said: “He died almost as tragically as Svengali. At the zenith of Trilby’s fame, Svengali became a victim of an affection of the heart, and Du Maurier has gone the same way. At the zenith of his popularity the author has succumbed to the Ireart trouble from which he always suffered, his suffering being accentuated by ’he constant succession of exciting incidents in which the closing few months of his life were spent. Checks rained in upon him ns his old heart trouble increased This, complicated by an affection of the lungs, took him off.”

MORE TO DIE. San Francisco Hichbinders Renew Their Killings. The highbinder Tongs of Chinatown are again in emeute at San Francisco, and as a result Ix’e Ah *ee and Ah Chung, two members of the 80-On-Tong, were assassinated Wednesday night, presumably by hatchet men of the 80-Long-Tong in revenge for the death of Lee Ti, a member of the latter society, who was mysteriously murdered on the night of July 18 last. Ah Nee was shot down in the hailway of a Chines- 1 lodging house, just before midnight. While the police were looking for the murderer. Ah Chung was killed on Pacific street, supposedly by Lee Loui, who was captured in the vicinity while ir. the ac. of concealing a freshly-discharged revolver. How Fook and How Tom, both members of the Bo-Long-Tong, have been arrested. A prominent Chinaman who called at the Receiving Hospital to see Ah Chung remarked. when informal that his friend was dead: “Lots more be killed; big fight now.” It is believ’d that the efforts now making to reunite the Six Companies will result in many fresh vends between the various societies, who, having once enjoyed commercial freedom, will never return to their former state of bondage. A MONSTER DEMONSTRATION. Chicago Celebrates Her Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Baptism by Fire. The following figures tel: the story of Chicago’s observance of tha twenty-fifth anniversary of the big tire: Number of men in line 100,000 Mounted , .... 2,274 Carriages 178 Political clubs 96 Bands .. 125 Tallyhos 10 Floats 11l Passing given point 5 hrs. 10 mip. Passengers carried to parade: South Side surface lines ......... 80.000 North Side surface lines 80,000 West Side surface lines 80,000 Lake street elevated vJ. . 40,000 Metropolitan elevated 20,000 Alley elevated ,30,000 Chicago & Northwestern .. 80,000 Union depot roads 40,000 Illinois Central 35,000 Dearborn station roads 18,000 Grand Central station roads 12,000 Lake Shore and Rock Island .... 13,000 Nickel Plate 6,000 Total 534,000 GAMBLERS BEATEN TO DEATH. Full Blood Osage Indians Wreak Summary Vengeance Upon Them. The third quarterly payment to the Osage Indians, of over SIOO,000, is being paid. Reports at Perry, O. T., are that hundreds of gamblers are at Pawhuska and that the few marshals are powerless to prevent depredations. Two gamblers, Jones and Evans, buncoed a gang of full-bloods Tuesday night and the men ran the gamblers out of town, and, it is reported, beat them to death on Turkey Creek. Wild Revel of Winds. By a gale which began on Monday all the buoys in Queensto-vn harbor have been shifted, some of thim being'driven a quarter of a mile from their positions. The Daunts Rock lightship, having on board a crew of eight men, has broken adrift and is believed to have foundered. The Majestic, which left Liverpool for New York, took twenty, instead of ten, hours to run from Liverpool to Queenstown. She encountered terrific weather, and reports that she sa.v nothing of the missing Daunts Rock lightship. The storm caused considerate damage along the English, Irish and Welsh coasts. A number of casualties have already been reported and numerous vessels have been sighted flying signal*! of distress. At Ilfracomb, Devonshire, the sea has washed away 100 feet of the wall fronting the Ilfracomb Hotel, the lower part of the town was flooded, and a number of houses were swamped. At Porthcawl the seas were sixty feet high and have been crashing over the breakwater. Floods are also reported in various partu of Wales. The Rhonda and Swansea Bay Railroad in many parts is under six feet of water or washed away. From all parts of the United Kingdom immense damage is reported. The South of Ireland particularly suffered badly, the town hall at Queenstown being severely damaged and the country around Cork and the low parts of the town itself being inundated. The race course nt Tramore was also much damaged. Traffic in the Mersey has been suspended. A schooner ufith five hands was lost off Holy Head, and a large ship was wrecked at Milfordhaven, in Wales, and all on board perished. Numerous small wrecks were also reported, by which the aggregate loss of life has been considerable.

Work of Fire Fiends. The great fire at Guayaquil, Ecuador, is believed to have been of incendiary orlgon. Some arrests have been made. Many people lost their lives during the Conflagration and, losses are now estimated at 80,000,060 sabres ($54,400,000). The populace is furious and is demanding the prompt punishment of the guilty. Price of Sugar Is Reduced. All grades of refined sugar were reduced % cent per pound by the American Refining Company, making a net reduction of % cent within a week. This brings the price to the retail grocer down to cents,'which is the lowest it haksokf-'at forayear. < 7 -, Prisoner in Jail Cyemobes Himself. Th# jail at Paulding, Miss.,, burned. E A. Strickland,And Mollie Daniels, a crazy negro woman, were cremated- Strickland dropped a bote but of the' windobr sffitjhi that unless opium were brought to him he would burn the jail. 3.. Died in Fire. ' According to the New York Herald’s correspondent in Guayaquil, Ecuador, fresh attempts of an incendiary nature hate been 'ton de. Several alarming fires have occurred in parts of the city not touched by the great conflagration, but the vigilance »f the Bremen prevented

them from spreading. Several more arrests have been made in connection with these fires. A large meetisg has just been held, at which a commission was appointed to procure relief funds and provide tents and other temporary shelter for homeless citizens. Churches and schools which were left standing are filled, and rough wooden sheds are being erected as fast as possible in different parts of the city. Already over 100 charred bodies have been found in the ruins, and others are being discovered wherever the debris left by the fire is disturbed. It is now known, also, that many persons were driven by the flames to the water, and were drowned.

BANDIT RUN TO DEATH. Murderer and Bank Robber Shoots Himself to Avoid Capture. After murdering Marshal Will Galvin, of Bancroft, lowa, one of the men who brought him to bay, Friday, escaping from a house surrounded by a sheriff’s posse and riding four miles on his bicycle, one of the bandits who robb-.d the Sherburne, Minn., bank and killed the assistant cashier and a traveling salesman, seeing that he was doomed, sent a bullet crashing through his own brain and fell dead at the feet of his pursuers. A punctured bicycle tire was responsible for his falling into the hands of th? men who were hungry for his blood, and whom he cheated in the hour of their victory. Nearly all the SI,OOO stolen from the bank was found in the possession of the bandit who killed himself. The other is under arrest. CRUISER REPORTED LOST. British Ship Talbot Said to Have Foundered in the Gale. A rumor is in circulation at Dcvonport, England, that the British cruiser Talbot, bound for the North American station, foundered nt set during the recent gale. The Talbot was a second-class cruiser of 5,000 tons displacement and carried a crew of 433 officers and men. She was -i new vessel, bu It last year, and had' five C-inch quick-firing guns, six 4-inch guns, eight twelve-pounders and several guns of smaller caliber., The Talbot belonged to what is known as the eclipse class of protected cruisers, which includes the Diana, Dido. Doris, Isis, Juno, Minerva, Venus and Eclipse. Her registered speed was 19.5 knots and she carried 550 tons of coal.

THE MOTHER SAID “STAB HlM.’’ Her 13-Year-Old Son Is Consequently Held for Murder. Mrs. John Meyers ant. her 13-year-old son are in jail at Atchison, Kan., the latter being charged with murdering Lester Dyke, the 12-year-old son of a neighbor, and the former with being an accessory to the crime. The trouble arose over a kitten belonging to the Meyerses, and the most reliable version of the affair indicates the mother encouraged her son to commit the crime. The boys quarreled over lhe possession of the kitten, nnd Mrs, Meyers, it ih said, incensed by seeing iier hopeful get the worst of the scuffle, told him to get a knife amt stab his adversary. He obeyed what is alleged to have been her command by stabbing young Dyke over the heart.

WORD “DEMOCRATIC” IS BARRED. Indiana Sound Money Men Must Get a New Party Title. Chairman Pickens, cf the National Democratic party of Indiana, appeared before the State Board of Election Commissioners and made an extended argument in support of the theory that the name “National Democratic Ticket” was not calculated to mislead voters and should be permitted to be put on the official ballot. The board, however, after two hours’ deliberation, finally decided that the name could no’ be used. Gov. Matthews and Senator Kern voted against it and Commissioner Hawkins, the Republican member, for it. Left a Dummy on His Cot. When the door of L-wis fifties* cell in the Aubtirfi, N. Y., prison was thrown open and n gwufd went in to arouse.the form on the rot' Friday morning, he wao dumfounded to find that the apparent sleeper was only a dummy of straw, topped off with a bunch of hair. Eight inches of the heavy iron cell door had been skillfully sawed off at the bottom, and through this small opening the convict had wriggled. Big Steamer Under One Engine. Thy Anierican Line steamship Paris, whjch, from New York Wednesday bound for Southampton, crippled her starboard engine when one day out from port. Although the accident took place when the vessel was but a short distance from harbor, Capt. Watkins decided that it was not necessary to turn back, as the port engine was working. Cooper Ties Bald. According to the figures prepared by E. C. Spooner, the national circuit bicycle follower, Eddie Bald and Tom Cooper, who last competed in Washington, are tied for championship honors, each having 65 points to his credit. Kick on Canucks. The correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, says that the press of the State of Soa Paulo strongly opposes prospective immigration from Canada.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.25; hops, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2".00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 68c to 69c; corn, No. 2,23 cto 25c; oats, No. 2,17 c to 18c; rye, No. 2,34 cto 36c; butter, choice creamery, 17c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 15c to 16c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 30c; broom corn, common short to choice dwarf, $25 to S6O per ton. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2,67 cto 69c; corn. No. 2 white, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white, 18e to 20c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 21c to 23c; oats, No. 2 to 36c. Cincinnati —Cattle, $2.30 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to s3.7t>; sheep, $2.50 to $3'.25; wheat, No. 2,74 cto76 c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 27«; oats, No. 2 mixed, 17c to 19c;.rye s N?. 2, to 42c. Detroit—Cattle, $2,50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to, $3.75; pheep, $2.00 to $3. 1 25; tvbeat, No. 2 red, 72c to 74c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 25c oats, No.- 2 white, 20c to 21c; rye, 87c to -39 c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2.:whjte ( IJc to 19c; rye. No. 2,39 cto 41c; clover seed, $5.25 to $5.30. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, 67c to 68c; corn, No. 3,22 cto 24c; oath, No. 2 white; 19c to 20c; barley, No. 2,30 cto 36c; rye, No. 1,37 cto 38c; pork, mess, $7.00 to $7.50. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 75c to 76c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 25c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 reu, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; butter, creamery. 12c to 19c; eggs, Western, Im to 19c.

PROUD DAY FOR KNOX

GREAT LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE COMMEMORATED. Monument Unveiled in Honor of the Historic Event—Palmer and Depew the Principal Orators Exercises Held Under Auspices of the College. Tributes to Noted Men. The entire population of Galesburg, DL, United Wednesday to commemorate history »nd exalt educalon. Thousands

came from the surftrtrudihg c o u n t ry and assisted in making it a day of enthusiastic, noblespi'“ed celebration. These were the features of this most noteworthy day in the history of Galesburg: Celebration of the thirty-eighth anniversary of the fa-

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mous debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Unveiling of a bronze tablet, built into the walls of Knox College, to commemorate that event. Formal announcement of the establishment of the Abraham Lincoln School of Arts and Sciences in Knox College. Dedication of a monument to the soldier dead of Knox County. Finally, lest the day should seem too one-sided,

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too much given to the things that, live mostly in the recollections of the old, the day dosed in genuine college style-with a football game. This manifold, many-sided occasion sprang from'the desire of old Knox College to emphasize its adherence to the doctrine that true education combines care for citizenship and patriotism. The veteran soldiers who had poured out their blood in expression of their patriotic t creed joined hands in the endeavor. Men who

lived in the days when the deeds commemorated were wrought and who knew, with the knowledge that comes from personal contact, the emotlons that ruled men's souls at that time, came to read the lesson of the past, and apply them

to the future. c ' Other men, whose part It is to apply-dn the present the lessons of the past, joined their voices in the chorus. There was Chauncey M. Depew, strong in the knowledge of what has made his country great a“id superb in ability, to tell the story of that greatness. There was Senator John M. Palmer, soldier and statesman, best qualifisd of all men in Illinois to throw the flashlight of personal experience upon the mighty struggle of forty years ago, when two lllinoisaiis were die champions, the American people were the spectators, and the unity of the nation, the fate of the nation, was the ground of battle. There was Robert T. Lincoln, famous'son of a world famous father, and thl-re were the-'dozens who*' cheered on the fight'iiv the old days, and the other dozens and scores who have given their lives since that time t» put-

ting Info enduring form the decision then rendered. Nature smiled on the efforts of her children and gave a perfect day, and a gorgeous setting for their undertaking. Galesburg, clothed for a holiday, receiv-

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ad a holiday crowd. Every railroad brought in special train loads. Long lines of vehicles—carriages, buggies, family carrjalls and plain springless farm wagons—rolled over the country roads in seemingly endlosststreams. Each was piled high with old peopie, young people, babies and lunch baskets. Galesburg houses were opened early, and emptied before 10 o’clock in the morning. Thirty thousand people thronged the making progress on sidewalks well-nigh impossible, blocking street cars and possessing the roadways for pedestrianism. Every single individual was in holiday attire and in holiday humor—a combination of barbecue, circus day, county fair and graduation day spirit. The seller

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of official souvenirs, tin horns and campaign badges found a ready market. The erowd found the firs outlet for its enthusiasm in the morning parade preceding the soldiers' monument dedication, and kept the supply steadily on tap until after the Knox boys had trounced the young football players from Parsons, Kan., in the afternoon. The ceremonies on the campus of Knox College, were, of course, the event of the day. The crowd commenced to gather at noon on the historic spot where “Honest Abe” and the “Little Giant” wrestled in

debate thirty-eight year* ago. Old Knot had put on festal garb. The college colors. purple and gold, were everywhere. Three significant.dates were displayed on big banners—lß37, the date Knox College was founded; 1858, the year of the debates, and 1890. Tft history of Illinois could have been written from the personal recollections of the men in the crowd. John H. Finley, president of Knox College, presided. He is the youngest college president in America. - Addresses were made by Dr. Nash, president of Lombard University; Chauncey Depew, Senator Palmer and Robert T. Lincoln.*

Minnesota Bandits Kill Two Men and Make Their Escape. The deliberate murder of two men was committed at Sherburne, "Minn., Wednesday by highwaymen who robbed the Bank of Sherburne of SI,OOO. The affair was a terrible reminder of the great bank robbery at Northfield in 1876, in which the James and Younger boys were participants. About noon two strangers, one of whom looked like mere boy, rode along the main street on bicycles. They were both well dressed but were unshaven and travel-stained. No particular attention was paid to them, as Sherburpe is a town of but 300 persons, most of them workingmen, and at that hour they were hurrying home to dinner. The strangers loitered around the outskirts until nearly 1 o'clock. At that time they sauntered lazily down the street and stopped inxnediately in front of the bank cf Sherburne.' After, a moment's talk they went into the bank, and the elder of the men engaged Assistant Cashier George Thorburn in conversation. One of the desperadoes secured possession of a roll jf bills co«taining 6 about SI,OOO. Thorburn tried to prevent the men from getting away with the money, when they whipped out their revolvers and began firing and at rhe same time retreating. One of the bullets struck Thorburn, pausing almost instant death. The shooting within the bank aroused the town, ana the citizens began running in that direction. The first man to reach the plape was Olaf Oestern, a traveling salesman for the "Wood Harvester Company of St. Paul. The desperadoes, fearing they, would be captured, quickly turned their weapons upon Oestern. He made a dash to grapple with them,* but was not quick enough, as he was struck in the head and fell dead at their feet. They ran down the street firing at random, while persons in the street hurried to places of shelter. They ran about three blocks to some bushes where they had left their wheels. These they mounted and rode rapidly away toward the lowa line, six miles to the south. Mayor C. E. Everett and the town marshal at once did all in their power to capture the bandits. Sheriff Hill, of Marion County, organized a large posse of determined Sherburne men, which moved southward ou horseback late in the afternoon. It is declared that if the men are captured they will be strung up to a limb of the first tree big enough to bear them. The men got away with the roll of money, about SI,OOO, which they snatched from the of the bank. Gov. Clough issued a proclamation offering a reward of SSOO for the capture of the r.ibers.

Experiments Being Made by Signal Service Officer Hulbert, Edward F. Hulbert, of Detroit, connected with the United States weather bureau, who has been making experiments in kite flying for the purpose of getting wind variations at great elevations, has succeeded in producing a kite twelve feet high, having 132 square feet of sail. The frame is so shaped and placed that it bends readily in one direction and is braced rigidly in the other, so that a- slightly concave shape is obtained. The weight of the kite is three pounds and eight ounces, so distributed that it is balanced equally from a common center. Th? apparatus, resembling two diamond-

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shaped cambric boxes joined by slender rods, with no tail, has been given its first ‘test. A breeze of six miles an hour was blowing, but it flew the kite nearly overhead, the angle being between 75 and 50 degrees and carrying only two feet of slack in 600 feet of line. The strain on the cord was between 50 and 100 pounds, too great to be held in the hands. It is Mr Hulbert’s intention to fly the kite with piano wire, and it will then be used in any kind of wind, and recording instruments will be sent up.

Miss Helene Scott, a young comic opera singer, who was with the “Princess Bonnie” company, died at Pittsburg. The big Edgar Thomson steel works at Braddock, Pa., have resumed work after a short stoppage. They employ 3,000 men. Whitecaps at Holland Station, Ohio, buried a farmer named Huntsman alive and then dug him up and whipped him unmercifully. Col. Puttie Watkins, of Ballington Booth’s American Volunteers, has been married to E*red staff captain of the same,organization in New York. The youngiman who committed suicide in Toronto at the Queen’s Hotel has been positively identified as Jaeob Dehaan, a Cornell student. He took cyanide of potassium. Thomas Cullen, a trolley repairer of the street railroad company at Cleveland, met a horrible death. He was up on a ladder when he was caught by a live wire, drawn up and instantly killed. A large crowd witnessed his death as he was hanging in the wires. The United States Minister, Mr. Taylor, has declared to the Spanish Government that the United States is most favorably disposed towards Spain, but that, owing to the extent of the United States coast line, she is unable to prevent the departure of filibusters for the island of Cuba. John Daly, who was recently released from Portland prison, after serving several years on conviction of complicity in a dynamite plot, together with his brother, has arrived at Queenstokn. In reply to an address Daly declared that he was not a dynamiter, and that he never believed in dynamite to terrorize the English GovThe dream of his life, he said, was to fight for Ireland like a soldier and a potriot.

MURDER BY BANK ROBBERS.

KITE FOR WEATHER BUREAU.

SOMETHING NEW IN KITES.

Sparks from the Wires.

MAMMOTH PARADES.

GOLD AND SILVER HOSTS OF CHICAGO MARCH. The Mightiest Demonstrations Ever Seen Upon This Continent—Tens of Thousands in Line, Viewed by Half a Million—City Snspends Business. A Memorable Day. Friday was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the burning of Chicago and the day was commemorated in that city by two of the greatest political demonstrations ever witnessed in this countiy. The day was given to a mammoth procession of gold men, and at night an army 20,000 strong of those favoring silver marched the streets with flaming torches and lusty shouts for their candidates. Over 60.000 men on foot, on horseback, on floats, in carriages, all of them directly identified with the industrial and commercial activity of Chicago, occupied the down town streets from 10 o’clock in the morning until 4:15 o’clock in the afternoon. Some of them were millionaires, some of them day laborers, many of them employers and thousands of them wageearners. This was the composition of what was admittedly the largest, bestmanaged and the most successful parade ever witnessed in the <9ty. It was Chicago’s own day, the twenty-fifth anivercary of the fire of 1871 and the quartercentennial of the upbuilding of the city. The arrangements were complete. From the moment the column started at the corner of Michigan boulevard and Van Buren street until the last section dispersed at Jackson anl Market streets, six hours later, there was not a hitch. The police kept the streets dear for the marchers. They prevented the spectators from breaking through the lines, and they did it all with firmjiess and good nature. Gen. Joseph Stockton, the chief marshal, comm Anded the enormous army. Teh o’clock was the hour designated by the Chief Marshal as the time for the movement) to begin. The hands on the w.atch of the artillery officer represented an acute angle. He nodded to the gunner ip .charge of the battery section. The twelte-pound Napoleon spoke. Chief of Police Badenoch spurred his horse. The great procession was in motion. The step was in quick time, and 15,000 men were continually in the line As fast as they reached the point of dismissal they were hurried away. The slightest delay was prevented. The distance covered by each mAn in the actual line of march was three and one-half miles; his marching time was one hour and twenty minutes, while five hours urns the time required for the procession to pass a given point. * Sixty Thousand in Line. By actual count these were 57,733 persons in the procession. Of these. 52,231 were on foot; 2.274 were on horsebavk, and the others were distributed on floats, in carriages and on bicycles. On the floats were 980 men; in carriages, 370; the bands numbered 1,430 men all told, and 240 rode in tally-ho coaches. From the stock yards came 760 mounted men. One hundred and eight cyclists, acting as couriers, were in line, while the police numbered 150. Eighty-five brass bands and forty fife and drum corps furnished the music. Business firms represented by banners numbered 120, while six political clubs marched in the column. Among the wheeled vehicles were 178 carriages, 111 floats, thirty-seven tally-ho coaches and one electric motocyele. Seven buglers of the Chicago Hussars announced the coming of the escort of the chief marshal, at the head of which rode Capt. T. S. Quincey. mounted on the black horse ridden by Major McKinley when the presidential candidate was in Chicago at the dedication of the World’s Columbian Exposition. The marine band came next, and then the chief marshal, attended by his adds, passed. One of the principal features was the living flag, formed by veterans carrying colored umbrellas in such position as to represent the stars and stripes. These men were heartily cheered all along the route, and when they reached the stand occupied by John R, Tanner in front of the Great Northern Hotel, the enthusiasm was immense and the cheering loud and continuous. The old Tippecanoe boys were too infirm to march, but they made a brave display in their thirteen carriages.

SILVER’S GREAT SHOWING. Twenty Thousand Bryan Enthusiasts Celebrate Chicago Day. The silver men owned Chicago Friday night. Twenty thousand of them tramped through the business center with torches aflame, red fire burning and cheering wildly for Bryan and Altgeld. They filled Tattersnlls’ building to hear free silver speeches and crowded around -the score of stands which were built at street corners to take care of the overflow. They formed groups ranging from fifty to 200 persons in all parts of the district, and discussed the financial issue until midnight, and long- after the cable cars had stopped running shouts for Bryan and Altgeld woke up sleepers in all parts of the city. So far as numerical strength was concerned, the silver parade was outclassed, by the gold parade of the afternoon, but in enthusiasm and noise the Bryan men led the McKinley men by a large majority. From the moment Grand Marshal Tolman gave the order to march until the procession broke up south of Tattersalls, the cheering, yelling and hurrahing was continuous, and every cheer for Bryan was echoed by another from the throng which bordered the line of march. The sympathetic enthusiasm of the spectators was one of the principal features of the demonstration, and women joined with the men in cheering for the free silver champion. By actual count there were 21,548 men and women in the procession on foot, horseback, on floats and in wagons and carriages. Over 500 women and girls took part in the parade, and there were several hundred boys, who carried banners and were members of fife and drum corps. It was an old-fashioned torchlight procession, with some lime lights and hundreds of transparencies and banners. The silver men were short of bands, for almost all union bands in the city had been engaged for the afternoon procession, and they were compelled to make up the deficiency with fife and drum corps, but they were strong on horses, and the men from the stock yards made a good showing in their saddles. The silver men wore determined that their opponents should know their sentiments on the money question and their opinions of their political antagonists. They shouted their opinions with full lungs, and displayed their financial creed on transparencies. A favorite cry was “We are not paid to march, we march because we want to.” Another was “Bryan, Bryan, Billie Bryan, we’ll take him to the white Jjouse flying.” A West Side silver dub caught the crowd by shouting, “We love Mark Hanna, nit.” “No Yale dudes in these ranks,” was painted in bold black letters on a transparency, and others were, “Bryan, Brain and Brawn, against Bonds, Boodle and Bluster.” s'

FIGURES ON CROPS.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT SENDS OUT A STATEMENT. Wheat la Short in Quantity and Poo* in Quality General Conditions of Corn Is 90.5 Per Cent, Against 91 in September. Crop Statistics. The returns to the statistical division oi the Department of •Agriculture for October show that the wheat crop will bo generally short in quantity and poor in quality, owing to unfavorable weather, drouth at seeding time, deficiency of snow protection and excessive rains after harvest, producing scanty growth, shriveled grains and rust. The worst is in the great region of Ohio and Kansas and adjoining States. Crops are fairly good in New Jersey and Maryland and adjoining parts of Pennsylvania and New York, also in the Rock Mountain valleys. The returns of yield per acre of all wheat indicate a production of 11.9 bushels, which is .6 of a bushel less than tbp preliminary estimate for 1895. The rate of yield of the most important States is as follows: New York, 15; Pennsylvania, 14; Ohio, 9; Michigan, 12; Indiana, 9; Illinois, 13.6; Wisconsin, 14.5; Minnesota, 14; lowa, 15; Missouri, 10.7; Kansas, 11; Nebraska, 14; South Dakota, 10.5; North Dakota, 10; Washington, 16; Oregon, 15.5; California, 14.5. The indicated quality for the country at large is 84.4 per cent., against 85.7 last •year. The averager of a few selected States are: New York, 93; Pennsylvania, 84; Kentucky, 74; Ohio, 67; Michigan, 89; Indiana, 71; Illinois, 80; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, 89; lowa, 83; Missouri, 80; Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 84; South Dakota, 90; North Dakota, 87; Washington, 85; Oregon, 87; California, 94. The returns make the general condition of corn 90.5 per cent., against 91 for the fiionth of September. The averages of condition in the large and surplus corn States are as follow's: .Tennessee, 80; Kentucky, 97; Ohio, 106; Michigan, 102; Indiana, 106; Illinois, 102; Wisconsin, 98; Minnesota, 97; lowa, 102; Missouri, 85; Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 101. The preliminary estimate of the yield of oats is 24.3 bushels per acre, against 29.6 a year ago; quality, 74.9, ranging from 55 in Kansas to 104 in Montana. The average yield per acre of rye is 13.3; of barley, 25.6. Conditions of buckwheat is 86 per cent.; Irish potatoes, 81.7; tobacco, 76.9. Cotton shows a decline of 3.5 points from the September condition, which was 64.2 per cent., against 60.7, for the present month. The percentages by States are as follows: Virginia, 58; North Carolina. 64; South Carolina, 67; Georgia, 67; Florida, 66; 61; TexasJ 57; Arkansas, 53; Tennessee, 69; Missouri, 79. The department’s report as to the condition of cotton last month is fully sustained by the returns for the present month. In all the States east of the Mississippi River little or no top crop will be made and the crop will ail be gathered by middle of the month. Damage Is reported from Mississippi by frosts on the 28th and 29th of last month. Caterpillars and rust are complained of in the Sea Island district of Florida. A' slight improvement has been made in some few Louisiana and Arkansas counties, but the crop will be gathered before the close of (he month. There has been a general deterioration also in Texas. In some sections the crop has been injured by worms, rust, frost and heavy rains the last of September. There will be a very small yield from the top crop, and the reports say the crop will all be gathered by Nov. 1.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCETEMPLE.

Prettiest of Its Kind Recently Erected in New York City. The religion of Christian Science has a new temple in New York City, and it is one of the prettiest of its kind in the country. It is the edifice at 137 West 48th street, and was formerly the house in which the congregation of All Souls' Protestant Episcopal Church worshiped. The building has been completely remodeled. Nothing remains of the original building but the four walls and the galleries. The brick front has been trans-

NEW TEMPLE FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.

formed into an ivory color, and a brown stone stoop has been added to each of the three entrances. Each stoop has a wrought iron railing and fence. The windows are now of stained glass, and a heavy cornice ornaments the roof front. Mi New York State are forty-six Christian Science churches. The preaching consists of reading selections from the Bible and from the book written by the founder of the religion, Mrs. Eddy. During the past ten years the growth of Christian Science has been truly remarkable. A decade ago the cult was limited to a few pupils of the Boston lady, who taught that Christ’s mission was as much to heal as to teach. The philosophy of Mrs. Eddy claims more than 250,000 believers scattered over the whole country. Mrs. Eddy published her gospel of religion and health, “Science and Health,” in 1870. It passed through 110 editions, and is still demand.

Telegraphic Brevities.

Justin McCarthy has arranged to write another volume, bringing his “History of Our Own Times” down to date. Rudyard Kipling’s greatest ambition is said to be to serve as a war correspondent. The next big war will take him into the field. Reginald de Koven, who has set to music a number of Eugene Field’s poems, is writing new music for some of the poet’s later lullabies. The new Shah of Persia is anxious to open the country to international commerce, and favors the introduction of electricity and steam. A receiver has been appointed for the B. L. Price Clothing Manufacturing Company of New York. The liabilities are $125,000 and actual assets $25,000. The Dowager Czarina with her c’.Lldren, w-ho has been visiting her parents, the King and Queen of Denmark, has started for Libau on board’ the imperial yacht Polar Star. The State Department has received official -information from Consul General Lee at Havana that Samuel T. Toion, who was taken into custody by the Spanish authorities in Cuba Sept. 4, had been roleaaed.