Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 209, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1899 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1899.

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established 1S53. Sole Agrnti for Batterlck Patterns. DON'T FORGET that we close at twelve o'clock to-day. Do your trading this morning. Special bargains all over the store. Pettis Dry Goods Co Llodesty and Honey Are very desirable. Modesty In a good housewife adds to her charms. Money, adds good things to her pantry. Princess Patent Flour is reasonable In price, and.unequaled In quality. Every package guaranteed. BLANTON MILLING CO. All the jear round ths masses find the best values In shoes at ths second largest shoe ators In ths world. 22, 24, 26 and 23 East Washington St For WEDDING PRESENTS aUA n.nA TTa w RnUA Silver, fine China and rich Cut Glass at WHOLESALE PRICES, see tO Cast VVashlncton Street, PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Miss Anna Marshall is visiting friends at Lima. Mr. Clarence E. Coffin will return to-mor-row from Chicago. Miss Katherine Cathcart has gone to Chi cago to make a visit. Miss Thereslna Wagner went to Conners vllle yesterday to spend nve weeks. Miss Kate Heron, of Connersvllle, Is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Heron. Mrs. George E. Hunt will return to-morrow from a visit to friends in Chicago. Mr. James E. Roberts left, yesterday, for Atlantic City and other Eastern resorts. Mr. George W. Stout and family left yes terday tor tfteir cottage at narpor i'oint. Mrs. Charles B. Foster, of Frankfort, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard L. Talbot, Jr. . . Miss Margaret Smith will give a small company this morning ror ansa Annie Butler. Miss Emma Robertson, of Chicago. Is vis ltimr her grandfather, Mr. James E. Rob ertson. Mrs. J. O. Harrison, of North Pennsyl vanla street, is visiting In Terre Haute for a few days. Judge Vinson Carter will Join a party of friends to-day and go to northern Michigan on a fishing trip. Mrs. A. G. Cox returned, yesterday, from "Winona, where sh$ has been with Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Cox. . Mrs. Andrew Tarker and Miss Lucille Ballard went to Connersvllle, yesterday, to visit friends for a few days. Mrs. Curry and daughter, of Winchester. Ky., are visiting Mrs. Ferdinand Winter and Mrs. W. W. Herod. The ladies are sis ters. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks will accom pany Senator Fairbanks to Canada In a snort time. Tney win spend several weeks there. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Sullivan and sons are returning home from Europe by a slow steamer, and will not arrive here until next weei Mrs. Peoples, of Chicago, who has been with Mrs. fecnramm and daughter. Mrs. Frederick Trow Ross, returned home yesterday. Mrs. E. R. Darlow and sons, Alfred and George, have gone to Maxlnkuckee for several weeks. Mr. Darlow will Join his fam ily to-day. Miss Jennettia Thomas, Carolyn Banworth and Lillian Harris will be members of a, house party given at New Augusta next week. Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Oliver left last night for Niagara Falls. They will also take a trip down the St. Lawrence, return ing aoout Aug. u. The marriage of Miss Etta Lamb and MrFrancis Robinson, of Chicago, took place last evening at the residence of her father. on central avenue. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Mayer and family are expected in New York Aug. 1. Mr. Mayer win return norae, nut his family will remain at tne coast ior a xew weexs. Mrs. George N. Catterson will Entertain at supper, this evening, for Mr. and Mrs. ttooert Courtney vv right, or Columbia. S. c. and Miss Lucille Skldnaore, of Charles ton, I1L Ex-Judge A. C. Ayers. Judge H. C. Allen and their families, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Klpp. Mr. Louis Conde and several others will leave Monday for Monosqua, Wis., to camp tor a tew weens. Mrs. H. B. Holman and daughter Josenh. lne left yesterday for New York- where they were called on account of a serious ac cident to Mr. Philip Smith, to whom Miss noiman is engaged. Mr. William Scott has cono to New York to meet Mrs. Scott and daughter. Mrs. Daniel Stewart and Miss Grace Wasson. who landed yesterday from Europe. They are expected home to-morrow. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Holllday will give an informal dinner this evening, at their country home, for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Almus G. Ruddell, who were recently married. Mrs. George J. Rawll and daughter Ruby, of Chicago. Mr. Thomas II. Darby, Miss Clara Darby and Miss Louise Jones, of Cincinnati, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Glass Marshall, returned home yesterday. Mr. Edward Treat entertained a partv of friends last evening to have them hear Miss Pauline Henderson sing. Miss Henderson was educated musically at Notre Dame. She has a repertoire of classic and modern sonfs. and she responded generously to the enthusiasm of her audience. The formal programme was varied bv violin and flute numbers by Miss Bertha Schellschmldt and Mr. Walter Klpp. Mr. Trent was assisted fby his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. A. . Treat, and a number of friends in enteralnlne. M's Henderson Is the guest of Miss Grace Slddall. b SCORAH-GOODWINK. Facial to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO. Ind., July 27.-Mr. Ralph E. Scorah, of Elwood, and Miss Etta Goodwine, of this city, were married at the home of the bride's parents Wednesday evening by Rev. J. F. Floyd of Main-street Christian Church. The Episcopal ring ritual was used. Miss Daisy Whltlngcr, of Elwood. played the wedding march. Out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Clark, W. II. Thackery. Jacob Lcorcis. Mri Jonn Whitinger and

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daughter Daisy, of Elwood: Mrs. Mary E.

Hubbell and Mrs. Nelson Rhodes, or urhana. O.: Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson, of Frankfort; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ltnnvllle. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Custer, or Logansport: Mrs. V. L. Dolman and daughter L,ueile. of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Harriett, or Muncle. NEGLEY JOHNSON. gpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. CASTLETON, Ind., July 27.-The mar riage of Claude E. Negley. son of Capt. C. L. Negley, and Miss Ella Z. Johnson, daughter of John J. Johnson, took place at the home of the bride's parents near this place last night. The wedding was private. The Rev. B. F. Morgan, of Ben Davis, formerly pastor of this charge, officiated. Miss Lmma Bene played the wedding march. The bride wore a gown of white silk and carried a bouquet of Bride roses. Mr. and Mrs. Negley left immediately for their home at Danville, 111. A BUCKET SHOP CASE Mrs. Hoover's Salt Against the L. A. Klnsey Company. A second suit was filed against the L- A. Klnsey Company, keeper of a bucket shop in the Commercial Club building, yes terday. A suit filed against the concern several months ago Is now awaiting action by the Supreme Court, the lower court hav ing given James A. Boyce, of Muncle, a Judgment for 14.TO0. It Is expected that these two suits will establish the status of the bucket shop business In Indiana. Ettle Hoover b the plaintiff In the suit filed yes terday. The defendants aretfxmls A. Kln sey, Lottie Klnsey, Frank M. Ketcham, Maud S. Elliott, the L. A. Klnsey Company, John S. Roberts, John F. Crow and Joseph A. Schofield. The three last named persons are not members of the Klnsey company, but they are alleged to have aided In the transaction which gave rise to the suit. Mrs. Hoover, the plaintiff, claims that the defendants are Indebted to her in the sum of $1,012.50. with lawful interest from Oct. 10. 1W, and she demands Judgment In the sum of $1,500. Of the defendant members of the Klnsey company Mrs. Hoover says in her complaint: "That at said times, the said defendants were pretending to be a corporation organized ostensibly for the purpose of doing a forwarding and commission business and for the purpose of buying and selling municipal and other bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange, accounts, choses in action ana other evidences of Indebtedness, and for the purpose of borrowing and lending money and for the purpose of buying and selling; all kinds of stocks and securities. That In fact they were not engaged In such business, but were engaged in conducting an unlawful business, to-wlt: gambling upon the rise and fall of the- market price of grains, produce, stocks, bonds and securi ties. That in fact the said defendants, while pretending to act as a corporation. were so acting without warrant or author ity of law." Through several years of keening a board ing house Mrs. Hoover was able to save the sura of 11,012.50. The complainant says she gave, this amount, which she held In her own right, to her husband. Charles N. Hoover, with directions to deposit the same in her name in a certain bank of the city. instead or doing that, it Is alleged, he wag ered it in the Klnsey bucket shop and lost it all. Schofield. Crow and Roberts are alleged to have helped the Klnsey company in this particular transaction. The ftfejicreeks Try Again. The Marion Bond Company, of this city. was yesterday incorporated, with a capital stock of $10,000. The directors are Ben F. RIchcreek, Com I. Rlchcreek and Seth M. Richcreek. The Rlchcreeks were formerly engaged in business under the name of the Indiana Bond Company, and dealt chiefly in Barret law bonds. Recently the court de cided that the Indiana Bond Company was not a legal corporation, it Is understood that the new company Is organized for the purpose of conducting business In a manner similar to that carried on by the Indiana nona uompany. 'William Adams's Complaint. In the Superior Court William Adams Is suing Carrie Adams for divorce on the ground of cruel treatment. They were mar ried In June, 1535. Adams says his wife charged him with unfaithfulness and savs she told him to take his clothes and go to "that other woman." He says the defendant tried to strike him with an old bayonet she picked up and drove him away witnout his nat and coat. He also says she drank whisky and beer with other men. New Salts Filed. Anna Prultt vs. John M. Prultt et al.; suit for support. Superior Court. Room 1. Ettle Hoover vs. Louis A. Klnsey et al.; suit to recover money lost In gambling. Superior Court. Room 3. Ruble Loy vs. Oscar L. Loy; divorce. circuit court. Consolidated Coal and Lime Company vs. Cornelius jj. Browder et al.; suit on account. Superior Court. Room 2. William Adams vs. Carrie Adams; di vorce, superior court. Room 2. CITY NEWS NOTES, At St. Mary's Church next Sunday the twenty-fifth anniversary of the beginning of the pastorate of Rev. Anthony Scheideler will be celebrated. Father Scheideler has been a priest for thirty-nine years. The refunding of money to soldiers of the lst war was yesterday continued by Ad jutant General uore. company I. of the One-hundred-and-sixtleth. of Tipton, and company j, or tne one-hundred-and-nity-seventn, 01 uosnen, were paid. Lizzie Martin, a colored girl living on Superior Street, was arrested yesterday on tne cnarge or assault and battery, it is charged that she assaulted two white girls, who were sitting on the front corch of a West Pratt-street house. The prisoner said the white girls provoked her by calling her nl.rrrtl. A Barton Hotel Affair. W. H. Barton, of the Barton Hotel on Virginia avenue, and Frank ,A. Esteb, who had been night clerk at the hotel, were ar rested yesterday on charge of assault and battery, drunkness and profanity. Esteb had been discharged and returned yester day morning. He was intoxicated and called Barton and his wife vile names, to which Barton took exception and threw Esteb down stairs. It was there that the bicycle police found them continuing the argument. CHANCE FOR JACK TARS. Government Stands in Need of Good Sailors at Manila. Collier's Weekly. It may have been wondered why the navy could not man the small Spanish gunboats which were purchased recently by the Governor General from a Hong-Kong syndicate 10 wnom tney nao been sold by the Spanish government, mese might have been employed on the Laguna de Bay. the Rio Grande de Pampanga, the Rio Grande de Cagayan, and for blockading the numerous ports through which the insurgents possibly receive supplies. Such duties are purely navai, ana tne personnel or the navy is well fitted to perform It with efficiency and economy. The question is. where are the men and officers to come from? The ships on the station have at the present moment no more than their peace complements of men. and hardly a ship but has from two to six fewer officers than in January, 1S9S, a month before war was thought Imminent. Add to this the additional duties which are performed by some of these officers at the Cavlte arsenal and elsewhere, the strain consequent upon a state of instant readi ness, the increased and more exacting duties everywnere, together with the Tact that it has been necessary to send all the marine guards to garrison the naval arsenal at Cavite. leaving their duties on board ship to be performed by blue Jackets. It must be apparent that no further depletion of the crews could be permitted without crippling the ships. At the same time the three very good gunboats captured from the Spanish are nearly reaay ior service at liong-Kong, and will soon require crews. . It is rumored about the fleet that the Monterey and Monadr.ock are soon to be placed in ordinary and their crews dlstrihu. ted on these cruisers the Don Juan de Austria. Jsie de Cuba. Is a de Luzon and some of the small gunboats. In fact, there Is to be a grand break up and rearrangement upon the departure of Admiral Dewy for the United States In the Olympia. Hollliia-er In Town. Mr. J. H. Holllnger. of Fifth avenue. New York, passed through this city yesterday and with his family stopped at the Bates House. If prices obtained Indicate status Mr. Holllnger Is the most eminent photogra pher In the world, for he receives L each for cabinets and never shows proofs. Mr. Holiinger examined the work or the principal studios hero, had his own portrait taken at the Kitchell studio and remarked to a number of pcor-le: "If artistic work is considered Mr. Kitchell has no competitor here, his pictures stand out alone and apart from all tne oincrs.

A STRIKE AT BEDFORD

LARGEST HARRY IX THE WORLD HAVING TROUBLE. Magnelt Famllr Fend Revived Goldsmith, and the- Father Seriously Injured. Special to Jhe Indianapolis Journal. BEDFORD. Ind., July 27. As a conse quence of a hitch between the traveler run ners and the Hoosler Stone Quarry Company, there was a strike to-day and the mill at that place is idle this afternoon. The trouble was caused by placing an Italian In charge of one of the travelers some days ago, and the discharge to-day of two of the oldest traveler runners on account of their strong disapproval of the company's act, which they did not try to conceal. It is thought probable that a general strike may result, unless some terms are agreed upon to reinstate the discharged men. It Is said secret meetings have been held lately by the quarrymen, but their purpose is un known. One hundred men are Idle to-day. A SICKENING SIGHT. Hungry Horses Devoured Hair and Killed Their Owner. Social to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE. Ind.. July 27. A big crowd of people witnessed a sickening sight this morning in the Lake Erie & Western Rail way yards. A carload of young horses ar rived here early In the morning so nearly starved that they were fighting one another n the attempt to eat tho mane and tall hairs, and when the twenty-two horses were unloaded there was scarcely a hair on tho tail or mane of any animal. The horses evi dently came all the way from Montana without food, and they devoured great mouthfuls of the hair as if it was hay. The shippers may be prosecuted. The horses were un loaded and fed. While Arthur Sweet, the owner, was feeding the animals this evening one fatally kicked him. THE STORY EXPLODED. Charles Wolfanger, Supposed Mur derer and Suicide, Locked Up. Srclal to the Indianapolis Journal. SPENCER, Ind., July 27.-Charles Wolfanger, reported to have killed his wife and two daughters with a hatchet at Denmark Tuesday, and to have committed suicide by cutting his throat, can prove an alibi. He has been In Jail here since Sunday morning. He was pronounced insane Monday morning on testimony of his family, whom he had abused. A MASONIC MANUAL Lost During: the War Has Come Back to Its Owner. Special to tp Indianapolis Journal. j., " SULLIVAN, Ind.. July 27. During the civil war Thomas K. Cushman, of Graysvllle, was a member of Company I, Sixth Indiana Cavalry. While stationed at Somer set. Ky., In 1862, he was ordered to report for duty on the staff of Gen. F. P. Gar rard as Inspector general, at Knoxville, Tenn. He left some of his personal effects at Somerset, among which was a copy of Stewart's Masonic Manual, in which was written his name, regiment and company. After an absence of six months he procured his baggage, but the manual was missing. Last May George Pleasant, of Merom, Ind., a comrade of Mr. Cushman's, sent him a copy of a paper published at Louisville. Ky.. In which was an advertisement for "Thomas K. Cushman or any of his family. rrom Rev. J. vv. cabaniss. or senna. Ala. It was stated he had a book with the ad dress of Thomas K. Cushman. Company I, Sixth Indiana Cavalry, in it. Mr. Cuwman replied to Mr. Cabaniss, and he sent the book to him by express. The book was found in the possession of a Confederate soldier In Reltna. Ala., and was purchased by a Mr. Hustan. of that city, who was a Mason, with the intention of sending it to Mr. Cushman. Mr. Hustan died, however. without finding the proper address. His widow gave the book to her brother-in-law. Mr. George Smith, who was a Mason. Mr. Smith died, and Rev. J. W. Cabaniss. who Is a Mason, became pastor of the church of which Mrs. smith was a member. She gave the book to him. He at once found the owner. A FEt'D REVIVED. Title to Land Caused a Split In the Magnett Family. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TIPTON, Ind., July 27. There was a re vival of the old Magnett feud, near Gold smith, yesterday, that may result In the death of John Magnett, sr., aged seventy years. For the last ten years John Magnett, Jr., lived on a farm belonging to his father, but trouble arose in the family. He was ousted a few weeks ago. Ten acres were still In dispute, and John Magnett. Jr., took posssession. Yesterday his father, aided by a brother, undertook to drive John, Jr., off. The latter was armed with a shotgun and tired several shots, which were returned. This fusillade kept up until ammunition was exhausted and tney Degan to tnrow stones at each other. The old man was struck on the head and In the side and fell as though dead. Nelehbors carried him to the house. where he lies in a critical conaiuon. omrers are now after the son. and a charge of apsault and battery with intent to kill will be placed against him. The family feud Is of long standing, notn naving spem several thousand dollars in tne courts over the title to the land. MR. BUTLER LECTURED. Winona People Heard "The Reforma tory Idea in Indiana. WINONA LAKE. Ind., July 27. Mr. Amos Butler, of Indianapolis, lectured this morning on "The Reformatory Idea in In dlana." Mr. Butler has become famous for his work along this line, and he was lis tened to with Interest. Dr. Richard G. Boone lectured to-night on "Utilities of Ed ucation." The finals In the tennis tourna ment will be played to-morrow if possible. A baseball game Is scheduled for Saturday. Among late arrivals at the hotels are tho following: Winona J. Irving RIdelle and wife, Terre Haute; W. R. Malonc, Toledo, O.: C. C. ivisDy ana iamny, innianapous; Mrs. H. Fulton. Miss Fulton. Indianapolis; Amos W. Butler, Indianapolis; Mrs. It. C. pnrta anH enn Arln. O L. W. Little. De troit, Mich.; Miss Harriet Glazier, Oxford, O. ; Florence larsnan, 01. juuis, jiu. i Z. B. Campbell and family, Ada, O. Minnnewawan Inn Mrs. Rice, San Francisco, Cal.; Julia Fowler, Mrs. J. B. Fowler, Muncle; W. H. De Bruin, Columbus, O.; S. E. Meek, Chicago; F. A. Preston. Indianapolis: C. T. Payne and family. New Castie; Mrs. Jessie Aict.ienan, iiuincue ici?ihn wnnmfr f Mrs. W. G. Harder. Ma rion. O.; Mrs. J. C. Riddle. Mrs. A. P. Legg, Miss 1'eari ioggie, Aiia, kj. jupu in-ii-ieser. Mrs. S. E. Litchleser. Camoen, O.; Mrs. C. P. Williams, Indianapolis; Edna D. Chipman. Goshen. Marlon's 3Iayor Doesn't Like It. Special to the Indianarolls Journal. MARION. Ind., July 27. The action of the finance committee of the City Council in reducing the salary of Mayor Goldlng from $2,000 to J1.500 Tuesday night may result In a radical change In the conduct of city af fairs. Mayor Goldlng Ls very indignant, and there ls some talk of ordering a census and thereby allowing the metropolitan police system to operate In this city. Mayor Gold lng stated this afternoon mat since the action of the committee he had consulted several business men and finds that nearly all advise him not to accept such an ar rangement. He has until Aug. 16 to make a decision. Mayor Golding may accept $60i) a year, In which case he Is entitled to all fees collected. The mayor says he believes the work Is based on eplte. New Line of Snake Stories. Fpevlal to ths Indianapolis Journal. CAMBRIDGE CITY. July 27.-Prof. W. H. Gaar. of New Lisbon, ls credited with the prize snake stcry of the teason, the truth of which no one denies, as it is also verified by Fred Dryer and John Boyer. prominent farmers, of . near this city. Although it happened Monday the professor

circulated the story this morning for the

first time, and it is reproduced In his own words: "Monday, at my nursery. I killed a slate colored snake about thirty inches ong. of a variety unknown to me. Near the neck of the snake where the skin was broken a small snake wriggled out, followed by four others. 1 cut it open and found but one canal or duct, and it extended the entire length of it. In this canal were sixty more little snakes, making in all slxty-flve snakes. The hot sunshine caused the llttie'snakes to snap and bite, but they died n a short time, ine canal which con tained the snakes must have heen the regular alimentary canal, as there was no other canal in it, and this was full of little snakes its entire length. Each snake was enclosed in a filmy sack." .Mvrgnntoun Wants Gas. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. July 27.-Two years ago the citizens of Morgantown, this county, drilled for gas and only secured enough to show a small flame. Yesterday one of the projectors had a charge of dynamite placed In the well and discharged. A column of salt water shot up many feet and a flame twenty reet high burned for two hours, finally dying out. An expert, will use one hundred pounds of nltro-glycerine in a further effort to strike pay gas. Ten Thousand at Rushville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RUSHVILLE. Ind., July 27. The street fair to-day was attended by a crowd estimated at 10,000. It was Greensburg, Knightstown and New Castle day, and the Greensburg and New Lisbon bands were present with large delegations. The cakewalk was won by John McCarty and Clar ence Hlliigoss. unis afternoon James Dalrymple and Miss Lydia Stevens were publicly married by Rev. R. M. Bentley. ninffgold Band Tournament. Special to ths Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 27,-The Ringgold band of this city Is making exten sive arrangements for Its tournament to be held at the fair grounds next Sunday. The tournament will take place in the after noon at 2 o clock, and will consist of solos, selections by different bands and several selections by all the bands united. Bands win be here from fc.vansville. Frankfort. Greencastle, Brazil. Decatur, Mattoon, Sul livan and sneioyviue. Shipped to Germany, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HAGERSTOWN. Ind., July 27. The Rail way Cycle Manufacturing Company will ship forty of their inspection cars to Ger many next week for special use on the im perial railways. Mr. Alfred Stern, representing a Hamburg hcuse. came here to superintend the manufacture of the cars and purchased a large quantity of steel rails to be used in building some English colonial lines. Whipped His Wife. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RUSHVILLE. Ind., July 27. Harvey Halteman entered a questionable variety show to-day and his wife saw him and followed. She took him home, and on entering the houso Halteman severely whipped his wife, she claims. She had him arrested for as sault and battery and says she will sue ior divorce. Halteman says he whipped hia wife in self-defense. Indiana Obituary. GREENSBURG, July 27. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas is dead at the age of sixty-five years. She ls the mother of Dr. R. M. Thomas, of this city, and Rev. J. B. Thomas, of Sulilvan, Ind. MADISON. Ind., July 27.-Dr. I. C. Schnell. aged nlnety-peyen, died to-night. Indiana Notes. Hageretown'a tenth annual fair will begin next Tuesday. The art exhibit will De un usually good. A fire In the general store of J. Hudson & Co.. at Montpeiier, caused a loss 01 fully covered by Insurance. An ash handle factory will commence oper ations in Auburn within sixty days and win give employment to fifty men. Miss Bessie Utter won the silver medal contest given by the. Loyal Temperance League, of Martinsville, for tho benefit of the Hadley Home. Mrs. Krleg, Implicated In the Westcnfeld murder at Fort Wayne, was released to night on $100 bond.i Otto Hasenfusa has not secured 1000 ban and ls still in jail. Robert McCormick. eighteen years old, was fatally injured in a runaway at waynetown. HLs skull was fractured and the doctors have no hopes of saving his life. The seventh annual reunion of the Hoover families was held yesterday on the old lioover farm southwest of Greens Fork. near Hagerstown. Representatives were present from many State. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ellis, who ara among the oldest and best known residents of Elkhart. Informally celebrated the fif tieth anniversary of their wedding yesterday, at Eagle lake, near Elkhart. Their daughters, Mesdames Mary McGregor and Luiu Billows, or Chicago, were their guests. Mr. J. B. Stanley, of Logansnort, who is conducting meetings, in Fort Wayne for the Good Citizens' League, claims that the city Is one of the toughest in the State and the saloons keep wide open twenty-four hours of the day. He has attacked Sunday baseball and the gambling dens. There are two hundred saloons in Fort Wayne. SIMMER AT THE VATICAN. The Gardens, the Vineyard and the Deautlfal Casino of Fins IV. Rome Letter. The gardens of the Pope are well worth the small difficulty of getting an order to visit them, since this ls accorded almost for the asking and to any party of six. The ap proach Is the same as that leading to the library and sculpture galleries, and the en trance Is to the left of these. The gate is kept by a rather seedy-looking old man In military cloak, who is frequently surrounded by a varied assortment of cats. The entrance opens on a terrace which was used in the middle ages as a tilting ground, and looking over the parafet one sees what In the same era was a ake for mimic naval battles, but which now Is an Italian garden laid out In flower beds, with paths ornamented by small orange trees. Passing part way down the terrace you enter under an arch to the right two long and ancient arcaded avenues of ilex, in the middle the sunken bed of an old canal end ing in a rocky structure covered with maidenhair fern. There ara kept here a cluster of remarkable animals, resembling sheep, goats and deer, in reality, they are moun tain sheep, sent as a present to the Holy rather on his jubilee by the people of Carpineta In the Campar.na, whose ancient castle is the home of his race that of the Peccl. Close to tho rockwork at the end of the hollow stands a little copy of the grotto of Lourdes. Here visitors leave their cards. It would seem that he has no great taste for flowers, for the long stretch of garden In front of the summer house is wild and neglected. To the right of the strip of ground is a very goodly vineyard. Leo XIII. has a plan of his own for its cultivation. which strikes a stranger as novel and original Between the vines are planted thick rows of broad beans, which are dug into the earth for manure. The yearly yield is some 3,000 bottles of excellent wine, chiefly sent to various hospitals. Olive trees are grown against the wall, but they have a sickly air. At the further end of the vineyard are some fenced inclosures containing a number of especially handsome palms, planted perhaps ten years ago, and growing very wen. uencath tne paims two ostriches have a dwelling and very much at home the. couple appear, while their plumage keeps in very good condition. In strange neighbor hood within the next inciosnire are a herd of brown and whit? deer and a "pelican of the wilderness," the latter a monster of ugliness, his vast bill striped with- bright orange and blue. A little further on is to be found the non. tifical villa, which forms the garden rest' dence. It has been only lately finished, and consists of a few plain rooms added on to the second of the round towers, one floor of which is the hall for receptions. From this a path descends to the atican. at the end of the aardens near St. Peter's. On the way one passes an immense grotto, surmounted by an arch and a stpne eagle, un derneath which are cool, rocky chambers full of maidenhair. The ferns grow over two huge dragons, rrom whose mouths streams of water flow to mingle with oth ers, all falling Into a great basin below. In an enormous recess, surmounted by a castellated wall. Is a large stone table, from which rise six Jets of water, three on each side of a seventh, which spurt out star-. shaped. Over the front of the table a perrect sheet or nne transparent water flows down into the basin beneath. This is the celebrated fountain built by order of the Borghese Pope. Paul V, and It represents very faithfully an exposition of the blessed sacrament on a Roman altar. The arched recess ls full of maidenhair, and the deli cate fern ls also seen through the crystal altar cloth. The last spot to be visited Is the famed Casino of Pius IV. the most notable piece of architecture In the gardens. Hardly any building seems reany neautiiui when deperted. but the Casino in Its loneliness Is still charming. In front of a little palace covered with renaissance stucco work, in which old terra cotta bas-reliefs are set. lies a court-yard, a perrect oval in shape.

with walls, arched entrance, chambers, and

a beautiful colonnaded lcggla some ten feet high from the ground. This courtyara is surrounded with marble benches, and the walls and entrances are incrusted with pebbles and shells, suggestive of the cool ness 01 ocean waves ana breezes. The visitor now turns into the path lead ing to the terrace entrance, pausing to ad mire the magnolias and stone pines towering upward a little distance from the Casino. It Is with a feeling of very great regret that a stranger to Rome leaves the gardens, for they are peaceful and satisfying in their undisturbed serenity. WITH 3IRS. CIIOATC IX LONDON. Her Beautiful Home and Fondness for England Naunikeaar. London Gentlewoman. The American embassy Is at present domi ciled at No. 1, Carlton House Terrace, the hoise which Lady Curzon's father presented to her before she and her husband left for India, and certainly no pleasanter premises could have been secured in London. It is In the busy world, and yet Just sufficiently apart to gain that quieiuae so essential to those whose social life Is of neesdty an active one. The other morning, wnen t was sitting in the beautiful oblong drawing room which runs the whole width of the back of the house. I was particularly struck with the lovely view, and truly Westminster was looking even more than ordlnarly dignified and imposing as it rose above tne mass ui greenery In St. James's Park below: and the present occupants reel 11 is aiwas co restful to come here after the bustle of Piccadilly and Pall Mall. A1 It is a maeniflcent house. The wide stair case and the stately,plllar3 of the hall below and the lounee above all give a spaClous effect; but as my hostess said, "When we first came in here I felt as if I could never make it the least bit 'homey.' yet this in her nersonal apartments she has succeeded In doing to a remarkable extent. Still, one can understand that wnen sne remembers her beautiful country home In Berkshire county. Massachusetts, she might easily become Jest a little bit homesick, and its quaintly sounding Indian name, Naumkeag, meaning haven of rest, would seem to Indicate here the owners take refuge from their cltv home and all the stir and bustle of New York social life, and this, felt from the moment you enter the cozy hall, with its carved settle and nooks for fitting about in, and glance through the wide doorway, telling of provision for hot weather, and Into the beyond of charm ingly appointed reception rooms. The decoration of the drawing room Is French in general effect, and a soft pink hue prevails throughout: the walls are covered wim brocaded satin, against which hang several admirably selected water colors bearing evidence of Mrs. Choate's excellent taste in art. The library la a delightful room with Its restful greens and mahogany rurnlture. Books, indeed, play an important part in the life of the American ambassador and hia wife. She told me that Mr. Choate's greatest recreation was reading, and when I asked her own. most modestly she replied that she. used to do a good deal of painting chiefly in oils, but also in water colors and then went on to ten me that so as not to Interrupt her children' education when spending so much of the summer In the country she used to have a teacher out rrom the city ror drawing and painting, and they also devoted con siderable time to languages. Her garden is a great pleasure to her. and no wonder, for not only is it filled with, ev ery sort of beautiful flower, from orchids to those that grow wild, but out on the ter race, perched eighty feet above the mead ow land lying below, they have a gigantic view or the country stretching away to the line of hills which fie now purple in shadow, now varying in hue In the sunlight. Some times the river at the foot meanders lazily In winding curves, but when the floods come it turns into a perfect torrent. Looking through a scrap book we came across a photograph or Mrs. Choate s son and a rriend shooting this rapid on such an occa slon, when it was proved that there was no little danger attached to the proceeding. On the terrace there is a beautiful garden; along one side of It are arranged a connec tion of capitals brought from Italy, and In the center is a fountain. In the large basin of which float lovely specimens of water lines, yellow, mauve, white, pink and blue. In the same scrap book I found photographs reminiscent of many a merry house party and troops of young folk who, holding nanns, were indulging in that favorite American pastime of falling backward In the snow and then all getting up again to see what impression they had made, and other Jovial groups. Both Mrs. Choate's son and daughter are devoted to all outdoor games, and I think It wis chiefly owing to Miss Choate's skill In photography mat the scrap book was run of so many interesting incidents. I asked how my host ess liked England. She found It delightful and spoke most enthusiastically of English Hospitality, bhe is fond of traveling, too. and, like most Americans, has done a great deal of it. And, so talking, we wandered into the music room In the front of the house, an apartment greatly used bv her son. who is a fine performer on both piano ana organ; ne is going to be a lawyer and Is spending a while over here, and he and his sister are naturally having a very pleasant time in the midst of the London sea son. Down stairs, in the library, the walls are lined with books classics, novels, his tories and modern literature. It ls rieht un to date and confronting me as I walked for ward was the latest edition of Rudyard WOMEN AS INVENTORS. They Enter Every Field Where 3Ien Have Been Successful. New York Tribune. a iv a , vr o.7V7v 1 1 1 v a k a cica,a ..jjr tlUlL sm dozen patents taken out by women, and of the several hundred models now on exhibition at the Patent Office nlnetenths have oeen mventea witnin tne last twenty years. At thf Atlanta. PYnositlon th flro illcnluv rf st rrt 1 r TrnmAn'a n vontlna at at maA in this country was arranged by the Patent uince in tne envernmenr exmmr mv a writer In the Independent. Not less than 125 iiiuut-is. siiuwmu ine acnievemems oy women in the field of Invention, were shown, and many or tnpse wpre aa erest n nmr a tn r - "-' o - - -Jys3 tha wnmpn nf t rt oniintrv oatA ha man A great amount or ignorance or the inventive genius of women has been current in the past, owing partly to the lack of interest nuiswu uy wuiueii in paiems tany in tne m - " v m..v ness 01 woman s development as an In ventor. One New Fnclnrxl wnmsn ham tnoA Via ' V.B.I. . '..J .IIUUW .1. self wealthy bv her inventions nno nlnn earning $20,000 a year. a patent on building blocks, with beveled ends and alternate rnwu of tnninioa onrl grooves for locking them together, was latvcu uui oy juiia iti. Aieyenberg, or CJhi cago. recently. Ahhv s Vnso e rr dence R. I., patented during the sam month an lmnrnvprt hiiMnnV,! ..1 . chine, by which the distance between the juviuuuuica id automatically measured An improved and quite intricate washing' machine. With the washlmnrH o K""wn. was patented by Cecilia X Brewer and a uy iinerva it. uuckley- a nore?rf. ropJl by erha Cronenberg. and a friction hlnire bv PmmeMno xr i.L..Tl-.a nwT Si" ! ine latent Office "V oi patents granted every week, and the namon nf J:..,1 ventors appear upon nearly every page Ten years ago it was impossible to find a woma? t.mi!T of tendtLWnTwS T. J - nrfr, a,r? "!Ll"k women on r , ""pifiuems, mining machinery tlflSS"? and even genlrli vtt.ue 01 tne patents invented hv women depends upon how one looks at the question. A numhp e 1 ,u.lne are making laVgeVoyalties urn7hesimple inventions anH ,k, mpie , "- vnmio iictvtr aCQUirfn fnr. tunes unon mor Intrinom .?..IOV frpni.. " ? ; "'J: '4U.uu.l.ls 01 tneir 1 1- . !imp.e nousenoid anddresq 11 . V , " nitrmra Dy women and beside brincrine in mnnn t" dnu .... v. r,'-"ub me ivuiiiry. , woman knnu-a Intuitively what ls needed in a hS2se. and her genius has n rr,rn Mmi that are bringing in rich royalties every j ea r. -There are nvpr on, ViiinirA . ents taken out bv -rtT , v,. T 1 . SSKS?" to themWuai. and mny o.h"r2 ",v ut-aunea to sen wen when thev nave bepn nut nnnn tho mau. - ' Inventor Is drawing about $5,000 a year for tJt?110. buttoner, and another has imMic, iium mii aujustaDie waist ud2ter Tunere are many health devices patented bv womm ,noh dress supporters, shoulder braces and exerIn the matter of small Inventions for slmnlifyine woman's u-ardrAKn ' L" erafly led the way. and even to-day they . w.vic iwiniw or mis nature than the women do. The latter, however are fruitful in invonHnr r.J JL . eJ: . , . ........ i-, i u t 1 c- ana games for young people, and some of our mcst successful ones are placed to their crrim. 1 ne aemana ior new games and toys Is becominar so erM in nnr ,. numter of women inventors make a Mg in come in contriving something new in this line every season. Many of their Inventions are not natentpd In thlr rnmoo k,, m - - ....... .......v.., I,,.!. HI HIS and dealers In toys and games buy the thing vuinsm imm mem ana secure the patent. Consequently the real inventors do not re ceive me creait aue to tnem, and the official recora uoes not ten tne whole story. Colored Man's Rnpld Advance. Boston Globe. When Maior Tavlor ami hi whei an. rear In evidence at the great meet in Mon- . , a, ... . - " . . ireai our i.anauian neignnora will have before their eyes a vivid object lesson as to the rapidity with which the colored man of the United States advances in his career.

SIR WILFRID EXPLAINS

CANADA CLAIMS TWO AMERICAN CIT IES, BIT WILL ARBITRATE, W'nu AVlllttiK to Compromise on tle Alaskan Boundary at One Time, but at Ills Ovrn Terms. OTTAWA. July 27. "And war Is not to be thought of." said Sir Wilfrid Laurer. In the Canadian Parliament, in qualifying his statement that. ina5much as negotiations for the settlement of the Alaskan boundary had failed, the only two possible ways of settling it were arbitration or war. The Canadian premier has given the New York Herald an explanation of the contention of Canada. "As a member of the commission and a participant in the negotiations." he replied. "I am not at liberty to give to the rubiic, any more than I have already done, information bearing on the difference between us and the United States. I think I can say this much In explanation, however: Practically the whole dispute now is cir cumscribed to the question of the establish ment of the boundary line In the region of the Lynn canal. The public is aware that the Canadian contention ls that the line crosses the Lynn canal near its entrance. whereas the American contention is that the line goes around the Lynn canal, leaving the entire canal in American territory. If the contention were reduced to the exact location of the line I think the solution n.lght prove to be of comparative ease. But the Americans have establishments at Skagway and Dyea. In our view the Amer leans at that point are on British territory, but we have to recognize the fact that they are there all the same. "At one time we thought we could have made the compromise and arranged the boundary by conventional agreement and mutual concessions. I am betraying no secret when I say that the commission could not agree on such ' a compromise. Therefore, as we cannot agree among ourselves, we must ask the assistance of friendly arbitrators. The points to be sub mitted to the arbitrators might be the fol lowing: "Flrst-Whlch Is the right Interpretation of the treaty in regard to the location of the boundary line on the Lynn canal? Is It the Canadian or the American contention? "Second In the event of the arbitrators declaring that the Canadian contention is the right one, then the subsidary consideration would have to be decided what dis position shall be made of Dyea and Skagway, which are American settlements? "We think that the Venezuelan treaty orfers a precedent for the solution of that question. I am aware that the American authorities contend there is a difference between the Venezuelan precedent and the case now be disponed of. Jn this. that, as they allege, Canada never protested against the American occupation of Skagway and Dyea. "We do not admit this contention In point of fact. But even If it were founded on fact, the arbitrators would have to consid er what equities might arise therefrom and decide accordingly. Though I have strong views on this point myself, for obvious reasons I refrain from expressing them." "In case this matter cannot be submitted to arbitration. Is Canada In favor of settling it by war?" Sir Wilfrid was asked. "Nobody wants war," he replied quickly. I distinctly said when I called attention to the fact that the negotiations had failed and that the question could only be set tled by arbitration or war. that war was out of the question and not to be thought of. I will go further, and say that war over this or any other question would be criminal. "We ought to have the most cordial Inter course and the closest commercial relations with the United States. We think we do not always get them. We think we do not always get commercial Justice. Though a small nation, we buy more from you than you buy from us. But some day we will turn the tables on you. and will-get the best of the bargain, and that is all the revenge we want from you." "Do you know whether the initiative Is being taken by Great Britain looking to making a proposal to arbitrate?" The premier repelled the question "You must not ask me," said he. "Will you discuss the old proposition now coming forward again, that Canada be satisfied with a free port, cay at Pyramid harbor, the entire Lynn canal remaining under unnea states sovereignty?" "t know nothing about that," he replied. AIRSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE. A Company Formed nnd Everything Planned to Be Ready Next Year. New York Tribune. ' The gathering of old and established factories, mines, plants and businesses of var ious kinds Into trusts ha9 become so common recently that it ,1s actually tiresome, and American promoters appear to be In danger or losing some of that reputation for strik lng out Into new lines which has made "Yankee ingenuity" famous allthe world over. It must be a relief, therefore, for prospective investors to find a man who has sufficient originality to think of some other way or getting rich than by combining sev eral little companies into one big one. and at the same time can preserve those two fashionable and essential features of such enterprise?, a vast capitalization and a tempting opportunity for early comers to get in upon the ground iloor. A. De Bausset is this man. The prospectus which he sent to the Tribune office yesterday shows that the Transcontinental Aerial Navigation Company, of New York. has been incorporated under the laws of Houtn uakota, with a capital of sioo.ouo.ooo. Do Bausset ls president, general manager. treasurer and one of the directors. The vice president is S. B. Reed, an architect, lie Is also a director. The secretary is Charles Li. Pierce, an insurance broker. He ls a director, too. There are three other directors, These hopeful individuals havr taken offices at No. 97 Cedar street, which ls. approprl ately enough, the building cf an accident insurance company, and propose to establish a direct airphln service betvvren this city. London and Paris. The schedule time is to be thirty hours. Passengers may book their berths now for the trench Exhibition 08 i&ofl. It Is true that the building of the first of the four airships with which the line will start business has not yet been bfgun, but, that is a trifle. The proceeds of the first l.-)0,O00 shares of the company's stock which the public buys are pledged to be devoted to th1r pintriiftlnn Th, ttra t1Yl chore. but will be sold at an average price of $19.33 each. The rest, the nrosrectus unfaltering ly says, "will be sold at par value or at a premium after the construction and eulp rr.ent of the many aerial vessels for estab Ilshlng several lines of transportation con templated. and also for the erection of sta tions in the principal capitals of Europe, Asia and Africa." Notwithstanding the fact that no airship has ever yet shown Itself capable of carrying ten persons ten miles, the prospectus promises dividends of at least 100 per cent, yearly upon the capital invested, and It carries on the outside cover a pleasing picture of a large cyllndar flying through the air without visible means of propulsion. Tho system Is clearly explained, however, if the reader can't understand it, that is not the inventor's fault. Here is a sample: "The method of rising from the earth thus obtained, the means of propulsion is to be considered. This is obtained by thirtytwo turbines of forty-two Inches diameter, located under and adherent to the cylinder vacuum acting under atmospheric pressurewhilst eight helical propellers, located at the front and at the rear of the car, rigidly fastened under the cylinder, are to he pivoted upon an axis at an angle required, will act as rudders for steering the reroplane in any direction wanted. Llqufkd air and carbonic gas engines are to be fsed as prime power amounting to 301 horsepower to urge dynamos for the transmission of electric current to electric motors placed in the same shaft of the turbines and helical propeller rudders to impart an average velocity of 10) miles per hour, thus facing all the static re.J.tance at the front of the aeroplane to its forward motion." This is so plain that "he who runs may read" Just as easily as he who stands still. The prospectus does not rely alone upon this lucid explanation, but appends letters from various .scientific men who have examined De Bausset's system. It seems as If that of Lieut. John P. Finley, United States army, must have crept in by mistake, or else De Bau.rset lacks a sense of humor. It runs thus: "Boston. Mass.. Nov. 4. im "Dr. A. De Bausset. Inventor of the Alrphlp Ben Franklin: "Dear Sir I cheerfully acknowledge the great care you have taken in placing before me for examination an exhaustive discussion, accompanied by specifications and drawings, of the principle involved and the methods employed In the theoretical construction of the airship Ben Franklin. "You deserve much credit and are to be 1 congratulated for having, after much la-

EDUCATIONAL.

Girl's Classical ScIiogI Eighteenth Year. Opens Sept. 26, r, Prepares for ALL COLLEGES sfimitMri women. EIGHTEEN lntruetors. pcil cours, Music. Art. Phfiical Laboratory. orilNASIUM KiNnnnr.AUTEN. department ct househoed SCIENCE to opn In Bpternbr. seme accommodations for bosrdinr rU THEODORE L SEWAI.L Founder. Send for Cstalocu. 633 North Fennsjlrsnls st Indianapolis. Ind. MAY WRIGHT SEW ALL, PriEcful Culver Military Academy, On Lake Maxlnkuckee, culvkr, ixdiaxa. Excertlnpsl advantage No. 5. Flnt scsdmla Rillrur Hall In the United Ftstes. KxirUnce-1 eavsrr inatructor. Ben horses of famous Cleveland Plark Horse Troop. Fperlal eacort rf Prealdent McKlr.ley at Inauguration and of Governor cf Indiana oa all ceremonial ocear. Arr'r to coi. a. r. fli:i:t, sopt. Western Military Academy UPPER ALTON. ILL. Aasirsllaat boons and a tborotuh scbool for bora fromtaato eighteen, with th traisiss that inatilia roottdencs. manliaeM, obedisacs sad conneoaoeaa. A legitimate wTidanes of ita character la tha m. tinned atrona of Intellifent aad diix-rimuiatiaf parecta. la tbia particular it ia aot sxosllsd. v Am IH. Jatkaon, A. !TX., 8apb borlous mathematical efforts po Ingeniously contrived for the use of that powerful agency, "atmospheric preure," to withstand Its own force under the conditions of a partial vacuum. The ques'ion involved isone of vast importance and usefulness, and must sooner or later reach a practical so lution. Mathematically you are right prac tically you must now build the ship. Very respectfully. "LIEUT. JOHN P. FINLEY. U. S. A. "Signal Service Corps." . 003I PAUL" AXD DY.XAMITC. Thins; That Slakes the Transvaal Presidency Attractive. New York Tribune. "It was the dvnamlte Question." said OenJoubert long ago, "which first gave rise to so much dissatisfaction throughout the landr and which made so many heads hot and hearts cold." In so saying the vice President did not overstate the case, as present developments show. The full truth concern ing President Kruger s reported resignation is not yet at hand. But the full fact that he was reported to have resigned be cause of a disagreement with the Volksraad on the dynamite question and the re port was generally credited indicates hows much store the venerable Dorper sets upon; the maintenance of his profitable monopoly. Dynamite is, of course, an absolute necessity in the mining industry. That fact was recognized by Mr. Kruger away back In when the Transvaal mines first began to give promise of great wealth. He promptly took steps to make profit from such necessity by granting to a friend who was a Hollander, but not a cltren nor resi dent of the Transvaal an absolute monop oly or importation or manufacture of dynamite. This was not the Imposition of a heavy tariff. It was utter prohibition of tha Importation or manufacture of the stuff by any one save this one favored friend. It was stipulated, by the way, that the monopolist should within a certain time erect factories and manufacture the dynamite within tho Transvaal. And the friend of th president was permitted to charge as high as 150 shillings a case for the dynamite. The man failed to keep the agreement about the factory, contenting himself with putting? up a little shop In which he pretended to make a small proportion of what was wanted, though, as a matter of fact, he did not make a pound there, but merely worked over some that had been Imported. To thla Infraction of the contract Mr. Kruger paldi no material attention, but let h!s friend keepon In his own way. The dynamite supplied was always of had quality, and generally! was Insufficient In quantity to meet the demand. As for the price. It was outrageously extortionate. At first It was 1 shillings. After a time it was reduced to 13 shillings.. At that time tho great firm of Nobel Bros, was ready to furnish a far better quality, carriage free, for 37s. fid. a case. The Transvaal government would not let them do lt, but continued to forbid the Importation of any by any one except the Holland friend) of the President. But the price was then reduced to 75 shillings a case, at which It now stands. That Is to say, one of the most Important articles used in the chief industry of the Transvaal Is made to cost Just twlca what it should cost, and . that . not to encourage domestic production, for that is practically prohibited, but solely to enrich a foreigner who is a friend cf the president, and incidentally, perhaps, spma of that foreigner's friends. The value of this monopoly to the owner of it and his friends is seen in the fact that about 2.7),000 cases of dynamite ara used each year. At 75 shillings It costs no less than I4.C87.500. If free importation were permitted it would cost probably less than half that sum. Wc may reckon, therefore, that half of that sum, say, $2.r.43,7SO, is clear profit to the man hoi ling the concession over and above the legitimate profits which any other business man would make In supplying the dynamite. "When we conelder that the excess charge does not beneiit the state, but serves to enrich individuals, the Injustice of such a tax on the starla Industry becomes more apparent and demands immediate removal. That quotation Is from a report by a commission of the Transvaal government appointed by Mr. Kruger himself. It expresses fact and sense. But Mr. Kruger not only ignored lt but has calmly proceeded with arrangements for extending the monopoly for fifteen years more. The fact that Oeneral Joubert and the majority of the Volksraad are opposed to such or any continuation of the monopoly, and that they thus pqttarely disagree with the President on the subject, is doubtless easily to be 'explained. They are not friends of the man who has the monopoly. From the circumstances of the monopoly, too, we may derive some expla? nation of the fact that the President ls able to spend vast sums every year in subsidizing newspapers and maintaining an elaborate system of secret-service agents In the Transvaal and throughout Kurope. If the. dynamite monopoly were abolished the presidency would probably lose its most attractive features. CALIFORNIA FROG HAXCHLS. The Business In 'ot I'nllke that of Cattle Balalna:. Conner's Weekly. In California there Is said. to be mora women who are engaged In masculine occupations than in any other section of the United States. It is at Stege, a little station about twenty miles from Sun Francisco, that a frog ranch is located, named after the first owner oC the land roundabout. The Stege ranch extends from the bay shoro up to the ridge of the Coast Bange of mountains, whichi Incloses both shores of San Francisco bay. In the lower portions of ths ranch a great number cf springs gush out of the soil in copious volumes. It was the springs that determined the first location of the ranch. The site, overlooking an expansive view of the beautiful bay. was capable of vast improvement. A dozen acres, inclosing the springs, were surrounded with a hedge of cypress. The grounds were laid out with. tate. and soon presented the rare beauty incident to the profuse vegetation of a semltrcplcal climate. Three ponds were formed by confining the waters of the flowing fprlngs. some acres In extent, and stocked with frogs. A fence, high enough to prevent the escape of the Inmates, wrroundedi each, and the ponds were filled with aquatic plants and mosses. Then hundreds of frogs were placed in the ponds, and frcm the original stock the Increase has been so great that, though thousands are sent to market yearly, the withdrawals have no sensible effect upon the vat numbers remaining. Frog ranching is not unlike cattle raising. There are one, two, three, or four-yea rtldf though the successful frog raiser will always keep the young ones separate an'r apart from the full grown, which are cannibals of the first rank, and eat all which are not ab! to protect themselves. The four-year-olds are considered rire for the market, though the gourmand in frogs prefers thos" that are a year or two younger. A frog's life is twelve years. There are some of that age at Stcge. They are of monstrous growth, being fourteen inches In length and weighing as much as four pounds. In California, as in colder climates, frogs hibernate in winter, and in the sprlnj emerge after their long sleep emaciated to the lfst degree. Then they aro fed with a mixture of oatmeal and blood, and again at the spawning season, but only for r short time. They are. most of the time, self-sustaining, feeding upon the insects which they cleverly catch. Like mcst creatures of the animal world, frogs are capable of affection for their keeper, and demonstrate tt by coming at call and allowing themselves to l handled, showing much delight In being stroked. Placed upon the ground, they readily follow their mistress for a long distance. At night the nol.e made by the ten thousand frogs, which, It Is estimated, are contained In the. three pond, la tremendous. Cleveland erds These Men. New York Kvenlng Sun. Two Americans In Corea dlaperaed 3.01 Coreans who were attacking the employes of tho trolley system. This establishes a ritr ratio of American auprcmacy.