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THE REPUBLICAN.

P«blinh«d by W. S. MONTBOMKBT.

•EKRNFIELD INDIANA

TIIE postage stamp craze among the rising generation continues toi rage with unabated force throughout the land. Postage stamp albums have become a staple article of trade and a standard center table' (attraction that vies in interest with the portraits or caricatures of family friends and relatives. Childhood seems to contemplate with rapture each fresh acquisition, asd blissful hours speed away while happy faces gaze and ponder on the talisman that imay have borne a message from beyond the seas. All countries, zones and continents contribute to the childish storehouse of these peculiar treasures.§Harmless and fascinating, 'may the passion still continue to enthrall the childish mind and fill with wondering awe the youthful heart. Fraught with wonderful possibilities, the fashion may inaugurate a new era in literature. The suggestiveness of a postage stamp from New Zealand is something to think about. What tales by deduction might be wrought and woven by a skillful mind what visions of land and sea, of swarthy tribes and naked savages, of coral reefs and rippling waves, of gleaming isles and waving palms, of savage beasts and fiercer sharks, of torrid heat and quivering calm and all the power of an ocean storm. When the science of psychology shall have been fully mastered and the process of suggestion full}' understood then will the value of this youthful infatuation be more valued and appreciated.

"SOME are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Ambitious men frequently aspire to a seat in Congress in order that they may have an opportunity to achieve greatness—or notoriety, they are not particular which. There is Mr. Quigg. of New York, who has suddenly achieved notoriety b\r an impassioned speech in which he referred to "gladiators booted and spurred for conflict" to illustrate one of his alleged points. The country at large has been "laffing"' ever since, more or less. Almost any ten-year-old school boy could inform Mr. Quigg that typical gladiators •never saw a pair of boots or spurs— much less wore them. The ancient Roman gladiators always wore sandals. Representative Caruth interrupted the speaker with an inquiry as to what period in history gladiators were accustomed to wear boots and spurs. The question was a poser for the gentleman and the House enjoyed his confusion immensely. Mr. Caruth has also achieved notoriety by his peculiar ability in "taking down'' members in their spread'eagle flights. Another instance of 'his quick perceptions in this line was his interruption of Mr. Dolliver of Iowa. The Western Congressman was addressing the Hous in an eloquent way about the home-sick emigrants from Europe he said: "I have had them in my oftice, and while I was writing letters for them to their old friends across they were shedding tears—" at this point a voice from the rear chimed in: "What were they crying about?" It was Representative Caruth, and his ill-mannered but humorous interruption brought down the House and ruined the effect of Mr, Dolliver's speech.

The Ilottest Spot on Earth.

The hottest spot on the earth is on the southwest,ern coast of Persin, where Persia borders the gulf of the same name. For forty consecutive iys in the months of July arid August the thermometer has baen known not to fall lower than 100°, night or day, and to often run up as high as 128° in the afternoon. At Bnhrin, in the center ol th3 torrid part of this to»'rid belt, and as though it were nature's intention to make the region as unbearable as possible, no water can be obtained from 1 digging wells 100, 200 or even 500 feet deep, yet a comparatively numerous population contrive to live there, thanks to copious springs which break forth from the bottom of the gulf more than a mile from shore.

The water from these springs is obtained by divers, who dive to the bottom and fill goat-slrin bags with the cooling liquid and sell it for a living. The source of these submarine fountain* is thought to be in the green hill Osman, son* 500 or 600 miles awj,y.

The Western Rural says: We would say to a correspondent who inquires about keeping sweet potatoes, that they can be kept for several months in an ordinary cellar, if he is careful in handling them. They should be thoroughly dried before being put away, and so carefully handled as not to bruise them. The drying may be done in the sunshine, spreading them out, carefully covering them at night«o that the dews will not get on them. Or they may be dried in a kiln. For family use, drying in the sunshine would, of course, be the cheapest and would answer all purposes. The •cellar in which they are kept should be dry, and it is better when possible to so put them away as that the air cati have free access through, tbojrUi

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TBENEWS OF THE WEEK

Over 20,000 foreigners left New York, last month. President Cleveland has officially recognized the Republic of Hawaii.

Burglars stole a ton of butter from the Aurora, 111., creamery, on the Gth. The Now York Jlerald is printing war news from the Orient in Japanese and Chinese.

A great wine syndicate has been formed that will control 80 per cent, oi the California grape product.

Charles Mitchell, the pugilist, has an nouneed his intention of returning to the United States in October

Forest fires are still raging in northern Wisconsin and great damage is being done to hay and cranberry marshes.

Baltimore will have a gigantic World's Fair in 18i)7. At least ?5,000,GOO will be expended to make it a success

The centennial celebration at Defiance, O., began Aug. S and continued three days. Gov. McKinley was in attendance.

A Rock Island passenger train was wrecked near Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 8. Eight persons were killed and a score seriously wounded.

H. H. Warner, the patent medicine man, has returned from Europe penniless, having lost the remainder of his fortune at Monte Carlo.

The steamer Park Bluff, with 400 ex cursionists aboard, struck a rock in the Mississippi off Iveoknk and sank. Owing to the low water all were enabled to reach shore.

The condition (ft Senator Voorhees' health continues to give his friends serious uneasiness. It is now stated that no permanent improvement can reasonably be hoped for.

The Pullman employes who went out on strike will be evicted from their homes, so that the new men may occupy them. Vice President Wickes, of the company, says this will be, done.

Gen. James B. Weaver, the Populist candidate, was indored by the Democratic congressional convention at Council Bluffs, which declared for free coinage and arbitration of labor disputes.

It was understood at Washington. Sat tirday afternoon, that President Cleveland will call an extra session of Congress immediately if the House and Senate fail to pass a tariff bill before adjournment.

Mr. Walker, of Oehvein, Iowa, had a recipe for a cooling summer drink filled it a drug store. The preparation contained tartaric acid. Too much was used and three children died from the effects. 1 Near DeKalb, Tex., Aug. 10, a base ball ?ame was in progress when a shower came ip. A portion of the crowd collected under tree which was struck by lightning. Sevpersons were killed outright, and a lozen injured.

Three government detectives are on Juty at Gray Gablos to guard Mrs. Cleveand and the children who are summering it the President's famous cottage at Buzzard's Bay. It is said that Mr. Cleveland has feared that an attempt would be iiadeto kidnap the children.

A terrible fight took place at Lexi ngton Ky., Friday night, between Judge George li. Kinkead, an Owens man, and Col. Tom Pepper, known throughout the country or his whisky. Pepper is a Breckinridge nan and insulted Judge Kinkead during argument. Kinkead knocked Pepper lown twice, but was taken awav by J. Hull Davidson, ex-mayor of Lexington, vho was drinking in the Phoenix hotel (vine room with them at the time.

A hyena, which is supposed to have es:aped from Sells Bros.' menagerie when it ippeared at Paris, 111., and a bear which nad been partially tamed by a physician it Robinson, 111., are lurking in the Sugar Dreek bottoms, across the Wabash river 'rom Terre Haute. The bear was first teen three weeks ago near Terre Haute vhen It killed a small hog in a barnyard. Altogether the hyena has kiiled seven logs which attacked it, and two have alio been killed by the bear.

Senator Voorhees, in an interview, \ug. 0, said that there ought to belittle iiliicuity in the tariff conference reaching an agreement. Mr. Voorhees regards the President's letter as an aid to a compromise said the sugar question was now practically out of the way thought the Senate should concede free coal and iron. The interview was the subject of muc^ lomment and is regarded as significant of I change in the policy of Mr. Voorhees, vho has until now been regarded as an pponent of the administration on the iaril? question. Senator Gorman is quoted is having said that Voorhees was too iick to know his own mind. Mr. Vooraees is still confined to his room but is better.

FOREIGN,

Thirty anarchists of Paris are on trial. Gen. Caceras has been inaugurated as President of Peru.

Dr. Cornelius Herz, the Panama lobbyist, was sentenced to five years imprisonment and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs.

Six people were killed by an earthquake it Palermo, Sicily, Aug. 8. Three shocks of earthquake were felt at Memphis, Aug. 10. Windows rattled and tall buildings swayed but no damage resulted,

M. Turpin has become disgusted with France's lack of appreciation of his inventions, and has written to Emperor William offering his inventions to Germany. 5 Prospectors have sold a syndicate 3,580 claims situated about Buluwayo, formerly the headquarters of the late King LoDcngula. In all, 16.500 claims have been registered. Many Americans are eoneerned in these land transactions.

Details of the riots at Quebec, AUK. 5 received by mail at New York, Aug. St, 3tate that Protestant missions in different parts of the city were wrecked. The nob was altogether French-Canadian. The Irish Catholics took no part. The nob was cowardly in the extreme and ire believed to have been incited by inBamatory utterances of a French Catholic newspaper which described a Baptisi mission as a Salvation Army barracks. The mission was opened for the first time an the day it was wrecked. The damage to property is heavy, and the terrorized citizens know not what to do. The inadsquacy of the police force, or its unwillingness to act, creats general uneasiness. Not a single person has been either arrested or reported. The whole police force is kept under arms, and the leading English speaking papers demand that military bo called out if the police do no better.

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

In the Senate. Wednesday, House bill to reimburse E. H. Nebeker, late Treasurer of the United States, for $1,000 paid by him to make good a shortage in his accounts when his oQice was turned over tc his successor, was passed. A motion by Senator George to take up the bankruptcy bill resulted in a vote of :.'7 to 14. Failing to develope a voting quorum. Mr. Georgewithdrew the bill for the present. A House joint resolution authorizing a committee of Knights of Pythias to illuminate the dome of the Capitol during the coming encampment in Washington was agreed to. The Senate bill to further encourage the holding of a world's exposition at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, by admitting exhibits free of duty and providing for striking ofi medals at United States mints was passed. The Senate then, at 3 o'clock, went into executive session, and at 3:2? adjourned until Thursday at 12 o'clock.

In the House, Wednesday, the bill appropriating §4,000,000 for a public building at Chicago came up. Mr. Dockery made a point of order against the. appropriation, and on Mr. Black's motion it was Strieker out. Mr. Black then, after a brief statement of the urgent necessity for a building at Chicago, moved that the bill be laid aside-with a favorable recommendation, and it carried—141 to 2. Mr. Jones made the point of no quorum. A call of the roll disclosed the lack of a quorum. Mr. Maddox moved to adjourn. This wa~ resisted by the friends of the Chicagi building and defeated—48 to 89. Mr. Bankhead moved a call of the House. The next call developed the lack of a quorum, and at 0:40 p. m. the House adjourned.

The sessions of both Senate and House were very brief Thursday. No business of importance was transacted and the discussion of miscellaneous business was entirely devoid of interest.

The Senate devoted almost three hours to the consideration of the Chinese treaty ir executive session, Friday, and adjourned with an understanding that the vote should be taken Monday, immediately after the reading of the journal. The entire executive session was devoted tc speeches on the merit of the treaty, ii: which Senator Gray, as acting chairman of the committee on foreign relations, led in favor of the ratification of the treaty, speaking upon its general merits and supporting it upon the ground of commercial advantage. Senators Palmer and Mitchell, of Oregon, also participated in the debate, Mr. Palmer speaking for the ratification of the treaty and Mr. Mitchell against it. The California Senators took opposite grounds, Mr. Perkins antagonizing and Mr. White supporting it.

The House devoted itself, Friday, to discussing the project of a Government exhibit, to cost $200,030, at the Atlanta exposition, and to give each of the arid land States 1,000,000 acres of arid land to encourage the reclamation of their deserts, contained in Senate amendment to the sundry civil bill. The former furnished opportunity for patriotic speeches from the northerners on a united country, and an enthusiastic majority voted to instruct the House conferees to support a substitute having practically the same effect as the amendment. A minority of the Democrats opposed the appropriation on constitutional grounds, and the Georgia representatives refrained from pushing the matter, but left Atlanta in the hands of her friends. No decision was reached upon the arid land project, so that the conference report on the sundry civil bill will come up again. The House took a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session being devoted to private pension bills.

In the Senate, Saturday, eager crowds filled the galleries in anticipation of a heated debate on Senator Hill's resolution demanding a report from the Senate conferees. At 12:30, Senator Hill arose and asked that his resolution be considered. He gave way, however, to Senator Chandler, who asked that the resolution for an investigation of the alleged irregularities in the recent Alabama election go over until next Monday. The resolution was debated briefly, when Senator Cockrell got the floor and moved that the Senate'' went into executive session. The motion prevailed and at 2:01 p. m. the Senate went into executive session. The vote stood a tie—35 to 35. Vice-President Stevenson voted aye. Mr. Cockrell's motion was made to gain time and was in the interest of the tariff bill and in opposition to Hill. The debate in the Senate has brought out a very clear intimation that the House tariff conferees have the tariff bill in their actual possession, and Senator Faulkner, in a speech, intimated a plan, not yet fully decided on, however, to have the House accept the Senate bill outright and send it to the President for his signature. The Senate adjourned at 2:12 p, m.

CI11NA AND JAPAN.

Progress of Hostilities Orient.

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Unsatisfactory Reports of the Conflict— Small Lois of I.lf* In Kccent Encage meats.

A Shanghai cable August" 12, says: The Japanejse squadron that attacked Wei-Hai-Wei, Friday, reports of which engagement were cabled to the Associated Press, yesterday, consisted of twentysix vessels. It is not definitely known how many of the fleet were men-of-war. The warships drew up in line of battle off the port and opened fire early Friday morning. There were no Chinese warships in the vicinity and the engagement was entirely between the Japanese men-of-war and the forts. The whereabouts of the Chinese fleet was unknown. The forts, however, were able without much difficulty to repulse the at tack. About fifty shots were exchanged but no material damage was done on either side. The soldiers manning the guns of the fortifications showed themselves to be lamentably deficient in marksmanship. Most of their shots were ill-di-rected, the shells either falling shortof the vessels aimed at or going wide of theii mark. When the fleet withdrew it proceeded to Port Arthur, which place it attacked, Friday evening. Little, if any, damage is reported to have been done al the latter place.

The London Standard's correspondent in Berlin confirms the United Press dispatch of Aug. 3 announcing that Li Hung Chang had been divested of the yellon jacket in consequence of his remissness in prosecuting the war.

A rich gold find has been made at Musca. Col. The ore will average 9700 to th ton.

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INDIANA STATU NEWS.

There is a case of smallpox near Warsaw. Decatur lias contracted for waterwork costing f45,000.

The outlook for corn throughout the State is gloomy because of the protracted drought.

Government will place 1,400 black bass and yellow perch in the Whitewater river at Richmond.

T. J. Hancock, near Tipton, claims for-ty-three bushels of wheat per acre as his yield this year.

Chas. F. Meyer, a prominent dry goods merchant of Indianapolis, committed suicide, on the 11th.

Eight Muncie residents were poisoned, Friday, by dried beef., Heroic medical treatment saved them.

A great oil gusher was drilled in near Portland, Aug. 9. There is great excitement over its phenomenal output.

Ex-Treasurer Nebeker, in an interview at Washington, Aug. S, said that Indiana would surely go Republican at the November election,

A Warsaw saloonist threatens to prosecute every merchant in the town who sells goods on Sunday, because the liquor law is rigidly enforced.

The Fourth District Republican Congressional convention at Terre Haute. Aug. 9, nominated Geo, W. Faris, of that city, on the fourth ballot.

George Pullinger. at Richmond, lost an arm in the machinery of Carpenter's flour mill. The arm was literally pulled from the socket at the shoulder.

A wild animal of some kind has been sighted near Wolcott. Its tracks and

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cries lead to the belief that it beto the panther species. Henry Slaughter and Ella Duke were married at Crawfordsville by a justice of the peace. As soon as the ceremony was over she filed suit for divorce.

Wm. H. Allen, a gay old veteran of the late war, is in jail at Elkhart, charged with running away from his wife with another woman. He's been married four times.

The Republicans of the Thirty-ninth judicial circuit have nominated Truman F. Palmer, of White county, for judge, and Thomas B.^Wilder, of Carroll, for prosecutor.

The Wabash river has been demonstrated to be valuable as a pearl fishing ground by Thomas Blair, of Washington, D. C. He secured specimens valued at several hundred dollars on a trip between Peru and Lafayette.

The Martinsville Republican is authority for the roport that a neighboring ruralist recehtly killed a three -foot rattlesnake which appeared slightly swollen in the middle. When cut open eighty-five small snakes scrambled out and glided iway.

The latest fad is a progressive hammock party. The party is conducted a Follows: The hammocks are stretched and numbered, each one being in charge of a lady. Each gentleman selects a hammock and for five minutes proceeds to entertain in as bright a conversational style as possible the fair occupant, The bell rings and the gentleman passes on to the next hammock, and so on until he has completed the rounds. A vote is then taken by the ladies as to the best entertainer, and the lucky man is awarded the prize,--Michi-gan City Dispatch.

Louis Williams owns nearly seventeen hundred acres of fine fanning land on the east prong of White river, in Lawrence county. He is a model farmer. He never sells wheat at less than one dollar a bushel. This he does by crushing it, mixing it with cold water and feeding it to the hogs. He claims that hogs fed on wheat weigh heavier than those fattened with corn. He ships several carloads oi hogs yearly. On one-sixteenth of "an acre of onions he harvested eighty bushels, besides which he sold $30 worth of sets this season.

The quantity of food required at the Michigan City penitentiary to make a meal is quoted as follows: Flour, 500 pounds meal, 200 pounds potatoes, fifteen bushels fresh beef, 003 pounds: corned beef, 500 pounds pork, fresh or pickled, 450 pounds butter, sixty pounds, which gives each man one ounce prunes or raisins, 303 pounds tomatoes, twenty bushels, and cabbage and onions in proportion.

Hon. Leroy Templeton. Phillip Rappaport, Col." .Jennings and P. J. Gilligan wen arrested at West Indianapolis, Sunday night, and lodged in the Marion county jail in default of bail, charged with holding a political meeting on Sunday and Sabbath desecration. The arrest was made by deputy marshals and caused considerable excitement. The affair may lead to suits on the officers' bond3, and was generally denounced as an outrage?.

Dr. W. S. Greene, colored, of Baptistown, near Evansville, established a colony about three miles away, which he named Greeneville. Twelve buildings were constructed, which were tenanted by colored people, each family with its little plot of ground. The colony is prosperous and law-abiding. The location, however, gave offense to the whites in the same neighborhood, and recently Dr. Greene has received numerous white-cap notices. A systematic attempt was made to burn np the little village the torch being applied to the fences and outbuildings. Several fences, a big hennery, two eoal sheds and other property were consumed, but the villagers succeeded in saving their dwellings after a hard struggle. As a guard against further incendiarism, an armed guard has been established, the colonists taking turns in standing picket duty. The colony has erectedchurch and school-house, and made many material improvements.

George Booher, a farmer living three miles east of Darlington, lias marketed his hogs and made the following statement as to feeding them wheat: He led twenty-four hogs, and when weighed before feeding they averaged 164 pounds, or a total of 3,963 pounds, lie then had fifty bushels of wheat ground coarse and soaked In cold water and fed to them. After feeding the fifty bushels he then sold them for $5 per hundred. They then made an average of 200 pounds, or 4,800 pounds in total, or a gain of 864 pounds at 5 cents per pound, giving him 143.20 for his fifty bushels of wheat and a small amount of extra labor, thereby realizing 86 2-5 cents per bushel for his wheat.— Crawfordsvilie Journal.

Agents claiming to represent an eastern firm are trying to work a rather slick scheme on the farmer# of the northeaal Iv'

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CRIMES OF A DAY-

Satan at Large in All Parts ol the Country.

I'Ove and Jealousy—Paramours and Sweethearts -Knlvea and Kevolvers—A Kem irkable Record.

Wednesday, Aug. 0, will be long remembered as a day of bloody deej,ds aDd awful crimes: ox iroosriiR soin.

At Lebanon, Christian S. Wesnr-r. Jr., —son of the iate C. S. Wesner. the attorner killed at Danville by J. C. Brownwas murdered by his father-in-iaw, Jas. Livingston. The cause of the trouble dates back to the time of young Wesner's marriage, three years ago. Wesner was very jealous of his pretty wife, and this led to many quarrels. A short time after his marriage Livingston attempted to censure his son-in-law and was badly cut about the face. Since then they have had numerous quarrels. Tuesday night AVes ner went home intoxicated a,id drove his wife, mother and sister from the house. Warrants were issued for Wesner's arrest, but the women were afraid to sign them. Wesner remained the sole occupant of the house all of Tuesday night. Wednesday evening he began a search for his wife and went to the home of his father-in-law. Livingtone ordered him to leave. Wesner replied that he had come for his wife and was going to have her. Without further parley Livingston reached behind the door and secured a double-barrelled shotgun. He cried out: "I told you I would fix you," and fired both barrels into the body of his wayward son-in-law.

His victim fell to the ground and cried: '•Jim. you have killed me," to which the murderer replied: "I don't give a if I have."

Mrs." Wesner, the victim's wife, was hiding in the house at the time?. Hearing the shots she ran to the side of her now dying husband and, at the sight of his wounds, fell prostrate across his body. Kind hands attempted to remove her into the house but she quickly recovered he rself and refused to leave him. Coroner Porter was sr nt for and Deputy Prosecutor Dutch took his dying statement, lie was removed to his homeon North East street, and in the same room where his murdered father lay less than fifteen months ago, died at 10:10 o'clock. He received the entire contents of both barrels of the gun.

Livingston was immediately arrested and lodged in jail. Ail attempts to interview him proved fruitless,«and the only thing he will say is: "lam sorry, but I had to do it."

Young Wesner was a remarkably bright young man and pleasant when not under the influence ef liquor. As his father, he was a lawyer, and bore many of the characteristics of that well known attorney.

-4 At East Carondolet, 111., Fred Kalin, a farmer, was murdered by his wife and her paramour. George Cantrell, who worked for the murdered man. The guilty couple were captured.

A bloedy light occurred in Pottawottomie, O. T., between neighboring fanners. The conflict was carried on with stones, revolvers and Winchesters. .J. C. Warren was killed and several others injured.

At Philadelphia. Pa., jealousy caused a triple trapedy. Wiliian Evans shot and killed Louis Hecht, then shot his wife, and afterwards killed himself.

At Chicago, James liestin quarreled with his wife. Joseph Stooich interfered. Restin drew a revolver and shot him and then attempted suicide. Both men will die.

At Scottdale, Pa.. Lizzie Daniels, fourteen years old, shot and killed Miss Weaver, aged sixteen. The girls had been swinging in a grove near by. and got into a violent quarrel. When they returned home Lizzie procured a revolver and shot her companion through the left eye, t've bullet entering the brain. The Daniels girl had previously threatened to kill Miss Weaver and two of the, latter's brothers. The youthful murderess is now in jail.

OUR MARKET REPORT.

14. 1831.

CHAIN AND IIAV.

oats, 33J.jc

WITHAT—$C: corn. hay, choice timothy, TFL1.5.). 1,1

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CATTLE Shippers. £-.50«4.1.": rrs. Svi.0U«*.H.40-: heifers. M.50(^:-i.'J5 flf-3.10: milkers. c?15.00w'53.00.

LICKIS— FU4.00(A'5.."0. S'H KI'—$1 .# MA:$. 00. roirr/ntv A.VI OTIIKR 1'UOI)U.JK,.

L'rices Paid bv Shippers.)

Poui.Titv—1 lens. -8c per 1): spring chickens. UC'^LOC. PER lt» turkeys, toms..'5c pel lb: hens, 6c per 11: eyiicks, 5c per IF geese, S3 per doz. for choice.

EGGS—Shippers paying 9c. BUTTEII—Choice. 10gl2c. iioNKV— lGe$lSe FEATHKRS—Prime geese, ."'.O^^C per IB mixed duck. 20c per lb..

BEESWAX—^0C for yeilow: 15c for daiv. WOOL—Medium unwashed, 13c Cottswold and coarse combing. Il(T^l2c: tubwashed, LTI«r^.\!C hurry and unmerchantable,5(« 10c less.

HIDES—NEI. 1 G. S. hides. 3 .4C: }*o.' S. hides, 2%C Mo. 1 calf hides, 0L.2'c .So. calf hides, 5c. •BONES—Dry,*I2@13 per ton.

CLIICAGO.

WIIHAT—55%c com, 59}.jc oats, 33'4c pork, ?13.3.v.v£, NEW Yor'c.

OATS—39c wheat, 59% corn, 07c. St. Louis. POHK—S13.S7K flaxseed, 11.24 oats 32«e corn, 57c wheat, 52ac. riillndelphU.

OATS-T40C corn, 67c wheat, 57JC. llaltliuore. WHEAT— SO^C corn, (50£C oats, 40c.

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WHEAT—-No. 1 hard, old, 61c. Cincinnati. WHEAT—50c corn, 56c: oats, 33%c.

Toledo.

COIIN—!i6c oats, 34Xc wheat, 55c. ISMt Ubartjr.

part of the county, and if reports are true have succeeded in hornswoggling several men who usually investigate matters and things before taking hold of them. The scheme was something similar to the French coach horse swindle that Mas worked in various places some months ago. These agents have anew variety ol wheat which they carry with them, showing it both in the grain and head and claiming that it will produce from fifteen to twenty bushels more on the acre than any other kind of wln-at. They will not sell a bushel of the wheat, but propose to furnish it to the farmers and take half of the crop that it will produce. This is furnishing seed wheat with the prospect of getting a rather large return. Delphi Journal.

THE STRUGGLE ENDED.

The House Recedes and Passes the Senate Tariff Bill.

Dhiiirman Wilson Kgtimates the Profits to the Sasar Trust lit $40,OOO.OOO.

The protracted struggle over the tariff bill came to an end at 5 p. m.. Monday, Aug. 13. when the House, by a vote of 132 & to 105, discharged the House conferees and I accepted the Senate bill with its 634 amendments. The victory for the Senate Nvas complete. The Democratic conferees of the House at hist admitted that they were beaten, and that another vote could not be risked in the Senate, that it must & he either the Senate bill or no bill. The whole question was precipitated at the 4 caucus held just before the House conveiled, Monday, at which, after a thorough review of the situation and speeches in favor of receding by Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson and others, it was decided to take the Senate bill and immediately afterward pass separate bills placing coal, iron ore. suuar and barbed wire on the free list, and by so doing place the House on record and at least partially overcome the. humiliation involved in its defeat. The program arranged in the caucus was carried out to the letter in the House alter an ironclad special order.

The scenes in the chamber throughout the day and evening were exciting and at times sensational. The galleries were packed and the members applauded and cheered their respective leaders to the echo. Under the terms of the order but two hours were allowed for debate on the main proposition to recede and agree to the Senate amendments to the tariIT bill.

Bourke Cockran of New York and Mr. Tarsney of Missouri, both Democratic members of the ways and means committee delivered scathing and sensational speeches, denouncing the surrender of the House as cowardly and indefensible. The Speaker replied to Air. Cockran. whose effort was a brilliant one. with such temper that the latter took it as a personal affront, although the Speaker disclaimed such intention, and made a vicious lunge at Speaker Crisp.

There was no attempt on the part of the Democratic leaders to claim a victory. They all admitted that they were accepting the inevitable, justifying their action on the ground that the Senate bill was inlinitely better than the McKinley bill.

The most startling feature of the day, perhaps, was Mr. Cockran's eloquent appeal to Chairman Wilson to name the Democrats in the Senate who thieatened the defeat of all tariff legislation if the attempt to adjust the differences between the two houses was persisted in, but Mr. Wilson made no response. yChairman Wilson's speech in the caucus was very bitter. Regarding the protection given to the sugar trust by the Senate bill. Mr. Wilson said that tint Trust now had SIJO.OOO.OIO worth of sugar, and even if it had but i?100.f 00.000 worth i'. would make a prolit, of 8JO.O:JO.OUO the minute the bill passed and ?f.000.000 a year thereafter..

Senator Turpie, in an interview, said that while this wa not the bill he wanted yet it" must be admitted that it was the best tariff bill ever passed since the Walker tariff. It was better than the Morrison bill, better than the Mills bill, ard 50 per L'ent. better than the McKinley tariff.

The tariff bill, as it, now stands, only lacking the President's signature to become a law, gives free wool, free lumber, free flax, jute and hemp, with a reduction uf the duty on coal and iron and an income tax.

In a letter to the New York World on the tariff situation, ex-President Harrison says:

I decline to talk at length regarding theaction of the House Democratic caucus, but one consideration is obvious to everyone. namely, that the determination of the House to report special tariff bilN will" tend stronidy to prevent that business improvement which may have resulted from any delinite result on the tariff question.

I expect to make a few emphatic reoiarks on that aspect of the crisis during the coming Indiana campaign.

James.

Maj. Worth, of Omaha. Neb., is under ourt martial for ordering a private to target, practice on Sunday, contrary to nilitary rule.

Mrs. We:sner. widow of "'Hanse" Wesier, who was killed by her father, James Livingston, at Lebanon, claims that her husband was unarmed and had no intention of creating trouble when he was shot by Livingston, anei that her fatner wa^ not justified in shooting. n_

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OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

There was a heavy rainfall throughoutXobraska, Colorado. Kansas and Iowa. Sunday, which will greatiy help the corn:rop.

The 131 wood authorities have concluded .o consult .Joe Mix, the famous seer of Delaware county, to M'e if lie can solve the'nystery incidental to the murder cf \\ill-/ iam Foust.

Mexican troop- sent against the Yaqui Indians have met, with defeat in all of the engagements which have so far taken pi ace.

Mullis. of Ciirtlmge. walked out.

Df a second Moor heel room window in his sleep, falling on a picket fence. A point Dt' a picket entered his eye, makinga fatal hurt.

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As a Moral Agen^.

I'ourler-.Touinal Belle—I'm so glad Jack has got a bicycle it has helped his disposition wonderfully.

Nan—His disposition? Why, how could it? Belle—Oh,when he gets up to give baby a drink and steps on a tack he is so glad that it is in his foot instead of his pneumatic tire that tye doesn't swear at all.

A man on the footpath of the Brooklyn bridge can beat the ferry-boat. It is a /m walk-over for him.

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JhicaKO Record. ,/ "How's your potitical contest ffetting on, Colonel?" saiel the visitor to* his Kentucky host. "Dull, sah, very dull," replied the Colonel. Thev has been two pre-v luminary meetin'S which were well attended, but none of those present did moah than jest show there shootin'i'ons, sah. Nothin'of genuwine interes',

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