Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 September 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1889.

THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON

A Diplomatic Position That Went Begging Up to the Yery Last Moment. Statement of the Public Pelt Secretary Tracj and the Texa3 Bank-Note Currency Capital Miscellany. NATIONAL. DEBT STATED LENT. Increase During the Past Two Months from Pension and Interest Disbursements. Washington, Sept. 2. The public debt statement issued from tho Treasury Department to-day shows an increase of the debt during the month of .6.07G,G92. During July past the increase in the debt amounted to $1,017,211, thus making tho increase in the debt for the two months of the current fiscal year $7,OCM,003. The bonded indebtedness has been reduced $16,2!K),000 during the past month, and now amounts to $S73,fiTS.SOi Tho net casli or surplus in the Treasury to-day amounts to $43,489,000, or $22,267,150 less than a month ago. National bank depositories hold $32,825,935 of government funds, or about $2,000,000 more than on Aug. 1. The gold fund balance has decreased about $2,000,000. and to-day amounts to $180,634,070, an 1 the silver fund balance, exclusive of $6,000,000 trade-dollar bullion, has decreased abcut $7,500,000, and now amounts to $19,262,10. Government receipts during the past, month aggregated $24,470,905, about $125,000 . less than in August. 1888. Customs receipts .were, in round numbers, $20,500,000, against $21,970,000 in August, 1SS8, and internal revenue receipts were $11,055,000, or nearly $1,500,000 greater than in August a year ago. Expenditures during the past month were unusually heavy, amounting to $o8,2G9.249, against $21,115,843 in August, 18S8. Tho pension chargo for tho past month amounted to $20,243,960, or nearly $9,000,000 more than in August, 1S8S. Tho THniftii rhircft for tho two months of the current fiscal year amounts to 23,492,214, or fully 9.500,000 more than for tho months or July and August last year, out about $6,000,000 of pension money paid out this year was used to pay pensions due dnring the last quarter of the preceding fiscal year. Keceiptsand expenditures for the two months ot the current fiscal year, compared with the corresponding months of tho preceding year, were as follows: Receipts July and August. 1889. $66,357,105; -July and August, 18b3, $65,828,078; expenditures July and August, 1SS9, $80,267,842; July and August, 1SS8. $60,257,200. TlIE POSITION WENT BEGGING. lion. Johu Little, at the Elexenth. Hour, Made Venezuela Claims Commissioner. EDeci&l to the Indianapolis Journal. t Washington, Sept. 2. Under the treaty with Venezuela for the reopening of the old claims, the three members of tne commission were to be appointed within three months from the ratification of the treaty. That three months expires to-morrow, and the commissioner on the part of the United States was not appointed until to-day, although the position had been offered to three men and declined by all of them. The first was Judge Samuel F. Phillips, of North Carolina, formerly Solicitor-general of the United States, and tho second is Judge Frazier, of Indiana, who was at Deer Park Saturday to tell the President he could not accept. It is announced in tho evening papers to-day that John K. Thomas, of Illinois, is llobsons choice, but he also declined late to-day. At the State Department to-day I was told that Judge Little, of Ohio, formerly a member of Congress, had been selected. The Venezuelan commissioner has been here about ten days waiting for the government of the United States to appoint a man to meet him. The ( two men must get together to-morrow, and agree upon a third commissioneror the treaty is null and void. It is understood . that Thomas II. Osborne, of Kansas, formerly minister to Brazil, will be the arbitrator. Judge Little Accepts. Eoclal to the IndianaDolis Journal. Deer Park, Sept a The President today received a dispatch from ex-Congressman John K. Thomas' declining to accept the position of United States commissioner on the Venezuelan mixed claims commission. Tho place was at once tendered to ex-Congressman John Little, of Ohio, who has accepted it. Senor De Andrade has been appoiutedas Venezuelan member of the commission, in place of the former appointee. 3IINOK MATTERS. Secretary Tracy Declines to Pass Any Opinion on the Battle-Ship Texas. Social to the Inrtianajwlla Journal ! N avy Tracy, who returned to Washington this morning, has very little to say regarding tho alleged defects which have been disTexas. The Secretary admits that there have been very serious critcisms regarding the plans of this vessel, but says that tt.e report was made to his predecessor originally, and that the subject is now before a board, which has not yet prepared its report. In the absenco of this report the Secretary declines to pass any criticism upon the work of his predecessor. National Bank Circulation. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Sept. 2. A statement prepared by the Comptroller of the Currency shows that during the month of July there was a decrease in the national bank note circulation amounting to $2,000,728, and that 6ince Aug. 81, 1SSS, or for the past twelve months, the decrease aggregated $40,590,996. Circulation based on United States bonds increased $210,841. during July past, but for thetweU" months ending Aug. SI there was a decrease aggregating $26,032,584. On Aug. 31 registered bonds amounting to $148,150,700 were on deposit to secure Circulation ff V.;. emn cm in t per cents.; $41,293,650 were 4? per cents., and $4.26rt,000 were Pacific railroad 6 per cent, bouds. Silly Reports About "Walker Blaine. . Washington. Sept 2. Walker Blaine settied tne question as to his whereabouts by this morning. He had just arrived from Ho laughed when spoken to about thereports that he disappeared, and said that ho had kept the department informed of his movements from tho time of his departure. IUddleberger Finds His Level. Fperial to tl Io.liVnxoi;s Journal. Washington. Sept. 2. Senator Riddleberger has come out squarely as a mugwump. He declares in bis paocr that both parties are bad, and, therefore, he cannot belong to cither, but in this great emergency, and in the f nture, ho has decided to study the tickets of each, and will give his support to the best candidates of both. Ho will also commend them to tho auU'ragcs of his fellow-citizens. Test of Deflective Armor. Washington, Sept. 2. Next Wednesday there will bo a test at Annapolis of deflective armor designed by Chief Engineer Clark, of the navy. The armor consists of a double-curved turtle-back turret, defeigned for the deck of a ship to protect a pun. It is four inches thick. The inventor claims that it will deflect a shot that would penetrate thirteen inches of iron. General Notes. EpAelal to the InAianapolla Journal. Washington, Sept. 2. O. W. Byera was to-day appointed postmaster at Aboite, x.i-u vuuuijr, lamaiia, Tico Jacob mil, removed. Secretary Tracy has returned to the city from bis Northern tonr. and was closeted with Ccnjuiodore Walker for over nn hour. 7h".cIm the Sixth Auditor's office J?" ff.niorrow, come on dnty Li 23 a. is., jud work until r, iu The

office work is very much behind hand, and Sixth Auditor Coulter finds it necessary to incrcaso the working hours. Secretary of the Interior Noble is expected to return to Washington oa Wednesday next. 1 1 is announced from theNantical Almanac office that an occultation of Jupiter will be visible over the Northern and .Western States on Tuesday evening, Sept. 3. LABOR TROUBLES.

Prospectof a Strike of Window-Glass Workers. PiTTsnuRG, Pa., Sept. 2. Saturday was the last day which the window-glass manufacturers had for signing tho6cale, and to-day was the time set for a general resumption of work in case it was signed. There was no resumption, however, as only one firm signed the scale, Chambers &, McKee, of Jeaunette, and they did not start up, for the reason that they have decided to act in harmony with the other manufacturers. Since the time has passed for the signing of the scale the next thing in order will be the issuing of an edict from the national headquarters declaring a general strike. This has been looked for ever since the last conference between the wage committees of the two associations two weeks ago, when they failed to reach an agreement. The wage committees North and Fast have done nothing and the same state- of aflairs exists in those districts. How long the lockout or strike will last will depend much on tho state of trade. Window-glass of all sizes and grades is in demand now, and the probabilities are that the trouble will soon end. Two factories one in Vineland, N. J., and the other in Washington, Del. are reported as haying started up, but no report has been received at the window-glass workers' headquarters as yet. The bottle-blowers are nearly all goiug to work. The flints have been at work some time. The several bottle factories on tho South Side 6tart up to-morrow. The Great Illinois Strike Settled in All but W. L. Scott's Mines. Joliet, Ilk, Sept. 2. The conference of the coal miners and coal operators held here this afternoon resulted in a settlement of the wage troubles throughout the northern Illinois coal fields and an early resumption of work, excepting the mines of W. L. Scott. The operators, all of whom were represented but Mr. Scott, gae their ultimatum about 5 r. M., after a two hours executive session. Their terms were a reduction of seven and one-half cents a ton, no discount on company store orders? a reduction of 50 per c,ent. in tool sharpening in all the fields except Strcator and the sale of coal to the miners at the cost of putting it on the cars. The miners considered tho E reposition until late this evening, and nally resolved to accept it. The workmen desired in addition the item of rent free during the strike and no victimizing on going to work. The operators refused to embody these points in the agreement, but stated privately to the miners that the result would bo as desired. Strike of Freight-Handlers. Toledo, O., Sept. 2. Yesterday there was a strike of the freight-handlers, checkers and tally-men at the Lake Shore freighthouse, in this city, the freight-handlers demanding double pay for Sunday work, tho others pay for all over-time work. The latter demand was conceded, but General Freight Agent Stowe asked for time on tho other proposition. This morning the handlers went to work as usual, bnt at 10 o'clock they struck again, and joined in the Labot-day demonstration. So far no steps have been taken to settle the difficulty. Tho company are trying to get new men. Strike of Steel-Workers. P1TT8BURO, Pa., Sept. 2. The now employes of the Allegheny Bessemer steelworks, who took the places of the strikers last spring, struck to-day against a new 'scale presented by the firm. On Saturday the firm offered a scale to tho employes by the acceptance of which, the firm claimed, more money could be made by the workers. Last night tho scale was presented to the men on the night-turn, but they refused to accept it, and struck. To-day tho same thing was dono by tho day-turn, and the mill is idle. About five hundred men are affected. Unl-n Label Valueless. St. Louis, Sept. 2. In the United States Circuit Court, to-day, Judge Thayer rendered a decision to the effect that the counterfeiting of the union label used on cigars cannot be prevented or punished. The ruling will affect tho cigar-makers' organization in tho United States and Canada, it is claimed, very seriously, as it practically decides that their label is of no value whatever. 4 ROASTED HIM ALIVE. Horrible Punishment of a Negro Boy by Barbarous Kentucky Savages. 'Somerset, Ky., Sept. 2. News has reached here of a brutal crime committed upon the twelve-year-old daughter of Wm. Oatcs, a prominent and wealthy farmer, residing a few miles from Monticello, and tho terribly barbarous punishment of her assailant. The particulars, given the correspondent by a gentleman just from Wayno county, are as follows: Mr. Oates has two young daughters, aged respectively twelve and fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Oates left home on business and lelt the two young girls in charge of the house. Mr. Oatcs had in his employ a negro boy about grown. Knowing the older people to bo away from the house, he entered, and, after locking tho door upon the two young girls, criminally assaulted the youngest. The other girl escaped from the room. and. going to a neighbors house, gave the alarm. A posso was immediately organized and started in pursuit of the negro. He was caught in the woods and tied to a stake. A rail pen was then built around him. Coal oil was poured over him and upon the rails, a match was applied, and the negro burned to death. Western Military Post Abandoned. Washington, Sept 2. With the approval of Secretary Proctor. Major-general Schofield has issued the following important order: The garrisons of Fort Laramie, W. T.j Fort Hays, Kan., and Fort Lyon. Col., will be withdrawn, and the several posts named will bo abandoned. Tho troops thus withdrawn will be assigned to other stations by the division commander. A regiment of infantry will be ordered from the Department of the Missouri, or the Department of tho Platte, to take station in the Department of Texas. The commanding general, Division of the Missouri, will give the necessary orders to carry these changes into'effect as soon as it can bo done, with duo regard to economy. Two Stages Robbed in California. San Francisco, Sept. 2, Wells, Fargo & Co. received information to-day that two of their stages were robbed, one at Bodio and the other at Forest Hill, Cal. Tho stage running from Bodie to Hawthorne, Nov., was stopped early this morning by a masked man, who demanded tho treasure box. from which he secured about $4100. Three passengers were not molested. The early morning stage from Forest Hill was also stopped live miles from Auburn by a masked raau. He secured a few hundred dollars from the treasuro-box. Officers are in pursuit of both tho robbers, but so far without success. Typhoid Epidemic on a Training-Ship. Newport, R. I., Sept 2. Another apprentice boy on the United States steamer New Hampshire, the third in less. than a week, died to-day of typhoid fever. The ship authorities hnve ordered tents and blankets to enable tho boys to camp out on the sand while tho ship is being disinfected. The Desperado Safe In Jail. Bessemer, Mich., Sept 2. Holzhey, the notorious highway robber, was lodged in jail at this point at an early hour this morning. Owing to the excitement over his arrest, the examination 1ms been postponed for several days. Meanwhile, tho prisoner will remain iu jail under strong guard.

DESTROYED BY FIEE. . The Town of Black Fine, 31. T., Swept Away In the Forest Conflagration. . Helena. M. T., Sept 2. News was received yesterday from Black Pine, in the Deer Lodge country, that the town had been destroyed hy fire. Black Pine is situated in the midst of a heavy growth of timber. The fire started in the timber in that section a week ago, and the men hail been fighting it continuously. Friday it was thought to be under control, but Sat-' urday it was again as bad as before,. The flames were going right for the town at a fearful speed. The wind was increasing and the roar could be heard for two miles. The Black Pino millaud mine were shut down and all the men turned out to fight the flames. The flames made it impossible to get nearer than three hundred yards. About twenty men hal their hands blistered and were badly used up. Exciting Fire In a Chicago Hoarding-House. CiliCAGO, Sept 2. lire was discovered about 1 o'clock this mornin g in John Blank's saloon and boarding-house, on Cottage Grove avenue. Fifteen boarders were asleep at tho time in rooms on the second floor, as were Blank and his wife and two-year-old daughter, and Mrs. Blank's mother, aged eighty. Blank, just as the firemen arrived, grabbed his child, and, not knowing what ho was doing, hurled the little ona through tho window -to the crowd below. The child struck on the sidewalk and was picked up unconscious, and with broken bones and terrible bruises. It was taken to a physician's house. Some of the boarders were partially overcome by smoke, and as the firo was making swift progress they had to be dragged from their beds. They were all safely landed. The pecuniary loss is about $8,000. . Disastrous Fire at New Corner. eclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Muncie, Ind. Sept 2. Word has reached this city of a destructi ve fire at New Corner in which the main business portion of the little town went up in smoke. Saturday evening fire was discovered in a livery barn adjoining tho big two-story brick storeroom of Jones & Puckett, which was boon, liko the livery barn, a mass of ruins. Next, a millinery store adjoining tho brick building was burned down, setting firo to a flour exchange, a two-story brick, belonging to Thomas and Wesley McCrearv, destroying it. and the flames were not subdued until they had run out of fuel. There was no insurance on any of the buildings, but Jones & Puckett had $2,000 on their stock. Tho total loss is placed at $5,000. Another Town Reported Burned. Great Falls, Mont, Sept 2. News has just been received that Barker was almost totally destroyed by fire yesterday. Tho fire started in a miner's camp, three doors below Zeigler's house, and swept from there up the valley, burning all the eastern portion of tho camp. It is supposod that Ellis, his wife and four children lost their lives. There are also three men missing. Mr. Neibles lost seventy tons of hay, farm implements and everything but his household goods. Barker is tho business center of the entire Barker district, and is about ninety-five miles southeast of Great Falls. Hamlet Wiped Out. Cinnabar, M. T., Sept 2. The town of Gardiuerr on the edge of the National Park, was entirely destroyed by fire Saturday. Only one house was saved out of about thirty in all. All the troops and other government employes in Yellowstone National Park had been engaged all last week in fighting the fires in the park. The officer iu command,blames the campers, who are careless abdut extinguishing camp-fires: Fires are reported in the neighborhood of Empire, endangering tho mills of tho Em pire Mining Company. . ' Horses Burned to Heath. 5 Lancaster. O., Sept 2. Some straw iq the rear of the stalls in one of tho big barns at the Ohio Reform Farm caught fire last

night The blaze consumed' the barns, stables, carpenter and blacksmith shops, with their contents, including thirteen valuable horses, grain, wagons,. tools, etc Less about $10,000. ' . . ' : Prairie, Ablaze in Minnesota. ? Lac Qui PARLE,iIinn.,Sept'2. A prairia fire ten miles wide is sweeping the Minne-' seta bottom lands, and tho town of Big; Stone Cit is threatened. Hundreds of farmers have lost all their hay and stock; and the fire, which was started two days: ago by a party of hunters, is beyond control. Other Fires. j St. JonNS, N. F., Sert 2. The Catholio cathedral at Harbor G.ace was discovered to be on fir3 early this morning, and, despite all efforts to save it, it was burned to tho ground. The loss is placed at 150,000, on which there is no insurance. Tho greatest sympathy is expressed for Bishop McDonDatton, O., Sept. 2. The Miami Company's elevator burned last midnight, with its contents. Loss, $25,000; building and machinery insured for 13,000. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. IiOcal Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m., Sept 3 Fair weather; occasionally showers during Tuesday. general indications. Washington. Sept 28 p. m. Forecast till 8 P. M.. Tuesday: For Ohio and Indiana Showers; no decided chango in temperature; southerly winds. ' For Wisconsin and Illinois Light rains; slightly cooler; southerly winds. For Minnesota Local rains; warmer, except in eastern Iowa; lower temperature; southerly winds. For Dakota Fair; warmer; southerly winds. Local Weather Report.

Time. liar. Ther. li.ll. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a.m. 30.14 70 03 Seast Thr'at'nrg .45 7 p.m. 30.04 71 86 South Pt. Cloudy. .57

Maximum thermometer, 78; minimum thermometer. 64. Following Is a comparative statement of the condition of temperaturo and precipitation on Sept. 2, 1889; Tern. Free Normal. 70 0.09 Mean 73 1.02 Departure from normal 0.03 Excess or deficiency since Sept 1.. 12 0.83 Excess or deficiency since Jan. 1.. 178 6.24 Tlus. General "Weather Coudltlont. Monday, Sept. 2, 7 p. u. Pressure. High barometer continues from Indiana and the Mississippi eastward to the Atlantic The low area which was this morning over Minnesota has moved rapidly eastward to the St Lawrence river. Another low area, with 29.42 at Qu 'Appelle, B. A., is approaching? from the northwest. Temperature. This morning the temperatures were less than 40 in Wyoming Territoo, Dakota and Manitoba. The tirst f lost was reported from Wyoming Territory at 7 P. M. Eighty and above was reported from" Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and west of the mountains as far north as Montana; 70 and below from eastern Dakota, Minnesota, western Iowa, northern Kansas, Nebraska, southern Missouri and the north shore of Lake Superior: CO and below from northern Minnesota and Manitoba. Precipitation. Heavy rains fell at Cincinnati, 1.02; Nashville. Tenn., 0.88, and San Antonio, Tex., 1.12. Light rains are reported from lakes Superior and Michigan southward over Iowa. Indiana, Illinois, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, eastern Texas and Louisiana, in Georgia and Florida. August "Weather. Following is a summary of the weather conditions at Indianapolis during the month of August, as prepared by the United States Signal Service: Mesa barometer, 30.093; highest, 30.233, on the 7tL; lowest, 29.S33, on tne let. . Mean temperature, 71.5; - hUrhcct 91, on the 3 1 st; lowest, 5 1 , on the 1 8 th: jrreatest daily range, 2.2, on the 31st; least dally rane, 10, - ou the 10th; mean dally range,

21.3; mean temperature for the month In 1871. 75.8: 1872. 75.9: 1873. 74,8: 1874.

1877, VU.1; 1878, 188'A deficiency duringtho month, 75; total deficiency since Jan. 1 , 1 90. Mean dailv dew point 56.8; mean dally relative humidity. 63.0. Prevailing direction of wind, northeast; total movement 2,703 mUcs; extreme velocity, direction and date, in iruies, northwest on the 14th. Totalpreclpitation, 0.54 inch; number of days on which .01 cr inon precipitation fell, 6; total precipitation for the month in 1871, 3.C9; 1872. 2.C9; 1873, 1.32; 1874, 2.90; 1875, 3.G6; 1870, 5.S0; 1877, 4.13; 1878, 2.42; 1879, 5.71; 1880, 2.67; 1881, 0.97; 18S2, 4.54; 1883, 2.48; 1884. O.40; 1885, 5.82; 1886, 6.70; 1837, 3.15; 1888, 5.84; 18S9, 0.54. Total deficiency in precipitation during tho month, 2.69; total deficiency since Jan. 1. 7.07. Number of clear days, 16; fair, 9; cloudy, C Thunder-storms on the 4th and 16th. HARINE MATTERS. Fever Breaks Out on Board the British Man-of-War Acorn. San Francisco, Sept 2. Two sailors of the British man-of-war Acorn have died since . the vessel arrived here, a week ago, another man is in a dangerous condition at the Marine Hospital and five men are sick on board the ship. The Acorn has been in service on the West African station, and it is stated that when in Acapulco harbor, on her. way here, signs of intermittent fever were manifested. American Seamen Banquetted. Fortress Monroe, Va., Sept 2. Commander A. G. Kellogg and the officers of the United States steamer Ossipee were given a handsomo banquet at the Hyeeia Hotel by William P. Clyde, of the Clyde line steamers, for their gallant action in rescuing the steamer Ozama from the Legitime authorities at Port-au-Prince Borne six .weeks ago. Schooner Lost at Sea. San Francisco, Sept 2. The steamer Zealandia, from Australia, brought news of the loss of the schooner Jennie Walker, which went asboia on one of the Gilbert islands last April. Tho crew escaped in their boats to Jaknit island. The vessel and cargo are a total loss. 9 Ba 0 Dolphin In Need of Bepalrs. Plymouth, Sept 2. The United States steamer Dolphin, whicli arrived here from the Mediterranean last week, and which was under orders to join the Enterprise on a cruise in Irish waters, has been obliged to go on dry-dock to repair. Movements of Steamers. New York, Sept 2. Arrived: Ozama, froni Turk's island. Glasgow, Sept 2. Arrived: State of Nebraska, New York. QuEENSTOWN.Sept 2. Arrived: Nevada, Now York for Liverpool. Baltimore, Md Sept 2. Arrived at quarantine: America, from Bremen. Killed in "Wreck. Danville, Va., Sept 2. There was a collision on the Danville & New River railroad, this afternoon, west of -Martinsville, between a mixed train a?d a supply train. Both trains were badly wrecked. Adam Price, colored, was killed, and three other train hands badly injured, but no passengers were seriously hurt DHUGGING RACE-nORSES. BTow the Flyers Are Dosed by the Process of s Inhalation. Ne York Special. "There is a curious way of drugging racehorses," said a prominent turfman at the Glenham Hotel last evening'which has, so far as I know, entirely escaped public notice. It is to compel them to inhale some one of these new and powerful anesthetics which have been discovered in late years. I have seen it done three times in the past twelve months, once at Brighton Beach, and twice at Gnttenburg. When I say that I have seen it done, I do not mean that I ca swear to the fact, but only that I am .mprally certain of it In each case the drugged horse was in perfect health, fine condition, and. what was more, a favorite Uk ;tho book-makers. A man wearins heavy gloves, dogskins I think, approached the animal in a friendly way, and, after stroking him a minute or two, held his haud dloee over his nostrils. The horse threw his bead up violeutly, but tho fellow repeated the . action three or four times. When ho moved away the quadruped seemed quiet, if not dazed. When led to the track he seemed to have grown weak and ill, and. of course, lost the race. On one of these occasions it became quite sick, and so continued for t several hours. Once I was near tho man aud detected a strong, penetrating, but altogether unpleasant odor, snch as I have perceived in drug stores and physicians' offices. I do not know what the chemical is, but I think that tlie master is worth considering bv everybody who is interested in the turf.' Dr. A. W. Jackson, a leading physician, who stood by, said: "I have never heard of the trick mentioned, but knew that under favorable conditions it could be readily accomplished. Of the many narcotics and anestfietics there is one exerts a powerful and dangerous action upon the heart as well as producing a deep insensibility. This, drug is tho nitrite of amyl. It is a new discovery, and on account of its dangerous qualities i seldom used by the medical profession. When a man inhales its vapor it usually produces a rush of blood to tho brain, and also to the surface of the body, resulting almost always in a congested face, an irregular heart-beat and a splitting hcad-acho. I do not know what its effects upon a horse are, but in all probability they would bo the same as with a man. If a scoundrel were to play such an infamous trick, he would undoubtedly wear a glove and soak the palm of it with the deadly liuid. The bare hand would hold very little, and that would evaporate in no time. A dog-skin glove would hold a great deal more, while a cloth, thread, worsted or yarn glove would bold edough to stupefy a dozen horses. The liquid is reddish-yellow in color, volatile, with a strontr, punKent taste and smell, which, once- known, are very hard to forget The effect when used in small quantities is temporary, but in large ones very profound and lasting. At any rate, it would ruin a race-horse for any race to be run within three hours after inhalation, and might, if his heart were weak or impaired, indict injuries resulting in death." Shooting: Bull Bats on the Wing. Iul8vlUe Contier-Jonrnal. The chief sport that many of the lovers of good shooting tind in the vicinity of Louisville just now is bull-bat shooting, or, as some of them express it, buli batting." In the low districts, along "Dutch ditch," on the banks of the Ohio river and other E laces, bull bats may be seen in large numerator an hour or more before dark. The locality in which they are seen the most is on Floyd's fork, where, on the testimony of veracious witnesses, the sight about sundown every evening is marvelous. Several persons who wero out there every night last week said that at times they could see not less than a thousand or lif -teen hundred bull bats at one time, just as the last rays of the sun faded from the tree tops on the hills. The evolutions and antics they made are described as confusing to the brain and sight of a person standing in the midst of where the bats wero flying. They would dart through the air with great velocity and many times within a foot or two of the beholders' heads. At times it seemed as if the bats would certainly strike their faces, but when within afoot or two of the humans they would veer sufficiently to miss them. Oxford's Great Lack. Pittsburg Chronicle. Everybody has heard of the great Oxford University, of England, and yet. as a recent writer says, it is difficult to give a just conception of what Oxford is, even after visiting tho great educational center. He tries to do it by supposing that Harvard, Yale Princeton, Williams and the other leading colleges in the United States were set down near each other; that their architecture was magnified ten times and beautified a hundred times into the likeness of hoary old cathedrals and cloisters; that they bad sweet gardens and extensive grounds behind them, washed by a clear and tranquil stream; that they posses?d the Congressional library and the best parts of the Smithsonian Institution; then suppose that the national literary associations of six hundred years and tne historical associations of a thousand could be concentrated and should hallow them, and you may get a faint conception of what Oxford is: a truo conception you can never get untiLyou see her where she has lain for a thousand years, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight'1

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Bnt Oxford can never come np to the glory of an American college, even with all these advantages, for verily, it hath no base-ball club. Keeping Information from the Fubllc Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. A railroad commissioner characterizes as idiotic the refusal by railroad otticers of facilities to the press for obtaining full and accurate information regarding bad accidents. A delicacy about spreading bofore tho public promptly sensational reports of accidents, to create prejudice against railroad managements responsible for them, is perhaps only natural, but reasonable consideration must convince that the facts are bound to come out sooner or later. It is better for all concerned that the truth should be known than tbat false reports should bo spread, whether these reports be exaggerations or underestimates. Thepublio demands the particulars of serious railroad accidents, especially those in which there has been loss of human life, and o tiering reporters facilities for gaining correct information in such cases is expedient and proper. He Peddled the Proscribed Liquid. Texas Sittings. "So this is a prohibition townf" said a drummer to the landlord of a small localoption town in Texas. "Yes, we don't allow any iiouor to be sold if we can possibly prevent; but, sir, there are men in this town so utterly devoid of honor and principle that for twenty cents they will peddle out this liquid damnation. What do you think of such an unprincipled scoundreII', "It strikes mo it is a mere matter of business. Where can 1 find that unprincipled scoundrel V "I am the man. Follow me!" "When the drummer returned his ronstache was moist aud he was out a quarter. m m Consolation for Smoke-Plagued People. Chicago Inter Ocean. The comforting assurance is given by certain niedico-scientiststhat bituminous-coal smoke is beneficial in densely populated cities. The sulphurous gas resulting from combustion, it is claimed, is a disinfectant, and an atmosphere charged with this gas must be freer from disease germs than an apparently purer air. So there may bo a compen r.tion for this almost intolerable nuisance. Tia the Land ot the Free. Nebraska 8tate Journal. A couple of old maids had a young man and maiden arrested and brought before the police court, at Harlem, the other day, for exchanging a kiss on the public highway in open daylight. Hirzoner promptly discharged the accused. The country hasnft got as bad as that yet. Young people may still kiss if they feel a rail to, on the street or in church after service. A Lesson for Prohibitionists. Washington Post If prohibition is declared a failure at Asbury Park, which is a Methodist campmeeting ground, it wm! n pretty difficult matter to culunu it i. secular localities.

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