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READY FOR THE JURY. Holmes Confident of Acquittal, Presents No HEvidence. Trial of the Adleged Multi-Murderer in Philadelphia—Resume of Proceedings —Defense Think State’s Case ‘ ; Is Weak. . Philadelphia, Oct. 29.—Herman W. Mudgett, better known as H. H. Holmes, the self-confessed life insurance swin«dler, and the alleged multi-murderer, whose supposed crimes have been a topic for general discussion the past several months, was placed on. trial Monday morning in the court of oyer and terminer on the charge of having murdered Benjamin F. Pitzel. After the formalities in connection with the opening of court had been concluded, the defense asked for a postponement of the case for 60 days. This was refused, and the lawyers of the defense withdrew, notwithstanding the court’s warning that they made themselves Jiable to disbarment. Holmes refused to accept other counsel, and proceeded to conduet his own case. The questions he put to the jurors as they came up showed great shrewdness. Holmes #lso showed much skill in his. cross-examinations. in Tuesday’s sessions. However, he stated to the court Tuesday evening that owing to the criticism leveled at his counsel for withdrawing he had asked them to resume charge of his case. I'his was then permitted. Philadelphia, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Pitzel was plm;/d upon the witness stand Tuesday /afternoon, and her story furnished the first really sensational feature in the Holmes murder trial. Mrs. Pitzel testified that she employed Howe to collect the insurance money by the advice of Holmes. At the time Holmes told her that Pitzel was alive and was going' around by Puget

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Sound. Holmes told her that her husband received her last letter, and she replied: *“Oh! how could he do so and get me into trouble?” Holmes told her that it was through his wife at Willamette, 111, that the insurance company found him. Alice started for Philadelphia-with Howe, Holmes not being along. Itwas at Holmes’ suggestion that the child was sent to Philadelphia, and both men promised to take good care of her. Holmes further promised that his *¢ousin,” Minnie Williams, would be in Philadelphia to look after the girl. ‘"he next time she saw IHolmes was on September 27, at her home in St. Louis. The body had been identified, und Holmes told her he had left Alice in Cincinnati, and as she would not waut to leave the child alone, he offered to take Nellie and Howard, the other two childven, to her in Indianapolis. She took the children to the railroad station and there they met Howe, who gave her five dollars of the insurance money. Holmes and the children left, and she did not see Holmes again unti} ‘October 2, when the prisoner came to her-house in St. Louis. ! Holmes would not allow her to mail any letters herself, but took them from her and promised to post them for her. A bunch of these letters to the children that Holmes had never mailed were shown to Mrs. Pitzel and she readily identified them. Holmes not only did not mail the letters, but opened and read them. Mrs. Pitzel seemed about to break down when asked to identify the handwriting of her dead girls in letters to herself, but she bore up braveIy and amidst a deathlike silence in the courtroom named the writer of each letter as it was shown to her. Mr. Graham asked: “When did you last see or hear from your husband ?” In a voice choking with emoticn Mrs. Pitzel replied:- : “I have never seen my husband since ‘the 29th of July, or heard from him in his own handwriting since August 29, Then Mr. Graham in a solemn voice asked: “Have you ever seery any of your three children® since ygu gave them to this man?” ' j This question was too much and amidst\lier sobs Mrs. Pitzel replied: “l nave never seen my little girls except lying side by side in the morgue at Toronto, and I have never seen How-

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ard, but 1 saw gsome of his little things in the coroner’s office at lndianapolis.” There was more than one moistened eve in the court while the sobbing womun was speaking, and the defense, realizing the probable effect the sight of 0 ber‘?veﬂ"a‘adsuﬁering mother would hdve pon the sensibilities of the jury, interposed an objection. Mr. Grahmn was-so-vehement in his indignantreply to the defense’s objection that he was uked by the court who, however, :&aﬁedf;g}xﬁ line. of questioning. Tke'dei‘eﬂm then began its cross-ex-amingtron, which was conducted by Mr. xé'imo ;ﬂéitgm-axnminntion of Mrs, Pitzel covered much the same ground as her direct testimony and developed 3¢ anything, strengthened the story of S e [SO G NG v ben court Sl e

At seven p. m. Mrs. Pitzel resumed the stand, and her cross-examination was proceeded-with. It was indirectly shown by the testimony of the witness that Holmes had several times paid the rent for the Pitzel family, and grocery and provision bills. The witness further said that her husband had told her that Holimes owed him this money, and if he did not providé for his (Pitzel’s) family while he was in prison he would make it hot for Holmes. By indirect admissions, Mrs. Pitzel showed that Pitzel was practically dependent upon Holmes for support. Pitzel told her, previous to its carrying out, of the scheme to defraud the insurance company, but he did not tell when or where it would be perpetrated. She identified the portrait of her husband and the valise he had when he left home. After being on the stand for an hour Wednesday evening, Mrs. Pitzel’s examination was ended,. and she feebly staggered to her seat, with the assistance of two court offi¢ers, and in a few minutes left the courtroom.

Philadelphia, Nov. I.—The defense in the Holmes trial now in progress here scored two points Thursday. The first was the refusal of Judge Arnold to allow certain letters written by the Pitzel children to their mother to be read. This, however, was but a temporary ruling subject to a decision to be rendered later. It was, nevertheless, accounted a partial victory for the defense, for the letters would probably have appealed to the jury and prejudiced their minds against Holmes. * The second point was a'more substantial one. It was a decision rendered by Judge Arnold thwarting the plan of the prosecution to drag in the fate of the children. He ruled that the killing of the children had no connection with the trial of Holmes for the murder of the father, and that no such evidence could be introduced. This decision apparently left the prosecution in confusion, and in consequence the district attorney asked for time in which to rearrange his case. The court granted the request and the night session was not held. -

Philadelphia, Nov. 2.—Holmes on Friday threw himself upon the mercy of the jury. When the commonwealth closed its case in the afernoon, his attorneys announced that they considered the prosecution had not made out its charge of murder and they would rest their case upon the evidence offered by the commonwealth and submit no testimony in defense of the prisoner. This decision was made by IHoimes upon the advice of a well-known lawyer who was at one time retained by the prisoner. The move seemed like a bold one, but was unquestionably done more in desperation in hope of infinencing the jury and creating the im‘pression in their minds that, being conscious of his innocence and not having had time to prepare a proper defense, Holmes trusted himself to their 'sense ot justice. In reality Hoimes has 1o defense. The commonwea!th has presented no direct proof that Helmes murdered Pitzel. Their chain of &ircumstantial evidence even was not as strong as expected, and but for the admissions at various times of Holmes himself, the district attorney wouid have had a most difficult task in proving the charge.

SLAIN IN BATTLE. Spanish Forces Defeated in Cuba with s Heavy Loss. “Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 17, via Key West, I'la., Oct. 30.—A party of insurgents, aided by several residents of the village of Hongolosongo, 12 miles from Cobre, set fire to.Hongolosongo on the 12th inst. after seizing all the arms and’ ammunition they could find in the place. The voiunteers went with the rebels. On the banks of the Dayamo river between Corojo and Santa DBarbara, a short distance from the city of Bayamo, there was a short but bloody encounter on September £4 between part of the forces of the rebel ieader Rabi, under his command, and a strong Spanish column, 800 in number, under Col. Tovar. The rebels were lying in ambush on the right and left of the road along which the Spaniards were advancing. They allowed the vanguard, 200 in number, to pass unmolested, as well as a section of guerillas, but when the main body of the column arrived 300 of Rabi’s men, armed with rifies, opened fire from their positions and almost destroyed the ‘main column. L

PHE PUBLIC DEBF. Monthly Statement Shows an Increase - During October. Washington, Nov. 2.—The debt statement shows a net increase in the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during October of $5,321,472.08. The inter-cst-bearing debt ‘was increuased $740; the noninterest-bearing debt decreased $116,632.85, and cash in the treasury decreased $5,437,364.93. The balances of the several classes of debt at the close of business October 31 were: Interestbearing: debt, $747,361,560; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, $1,681,670.26; debt bearing no interest, $377,535,876.64. Total, $1,126,379,106.90. The certificates and treasury aotes, offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury, outstanding at the end of the month were $591,102,673, a decrease of $9,125,020. The total cash in the treasury was $512,137,610.87. The gold reserve was $92,94:,179. Net cash balance, $87,004,819.48. ;

; End of the Drought. ] ‘Washington, Nov. I.—Prof. Willis L Moore, chief of the weather bureau,says that the storm now extending over the country marks the end of the greax drought, and millions of tons of grain and freight so long delayed in the rivers, canals and lakes may soon be expected to move to market. The present storm alone is not relied upon to supply all the relief needed, but the conditions are such as to indicate that a succession of gimilar heavy rains will follow closely upon each other atintervals of about three days, until a high stage of water is secured throughout the country. The proélmcts. for a wet November are very proniising.

1 Thanks from Japan. Washington, Nov. 2.—Accompnnied by Secretary Olney, Mr. Kuriuo/ the Juapunese minigter, and his secrciary of legation called upon President Cleveland and.presented to him an eutograpi letter from the emperor of Japan, cxpressing his appreciation of the gond offices exercised by the United Staies government to bring about a restoiation of peace between Japan and China, and for the protection accorded (o Jupe e 0 el S A 3 A - Fire at Dauphin, Pa., caused by a spark from a locomotive, destroyed 1 L

Y EXPOSITION ECHOES, ‘NWotes of the Great Fair Being Held in Atlanta. The Show Is a Great Financial and Artistic Success—Variety in the Scenes and Attractions—Features Not to iy Be Overliooked. Special Atlanta Letter. :

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the same hour. The editors came from Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. Said one of the editors: “When we entered the grounds what we saw astonished us. We looked in amazement for several minutes from the terrace near the auditorium upon the beautiful buildings and the grand panorama that was before us. If we were going to have an exposition in our state we would have the exposition here as our model.” ‘Quite a number of Chicago business men, together with the First regiment and a brass band, are on the eve of invading the great fair. The success of the exposition in the matter of attendance comes from the iremendous attractiveness of that enterprise. Nothing could be imagined more complete and harmonious than this show of the great cotton states of the south. The reduced rates of travel on the railways have also contributed largely in the direction, though not going nearly so far as the cordial hospitality of the Atlanta hosts. The action of the managers in declining to open the exhibition grounds on Sunday has given widespread satisfaction throughout the south, where reverence for the Sabbath has not yet given place to the loose ideas which prevail in some other parts of the country. .

But a word of caution is not out of order. The exhibit of rascals and impostors in connection with the Atlanta exposition is as rich and varied as it has been at other great fairs, and the visitor might do worse than look to his purse strings. Itisnot the fakirsof the Midway who are to be feared, not those who sell pure gold badges for a quarter of a dollar, who lure you into cheap shows or bad dining halls, not even those who pick your pockets in dense crowds or sandbag you in dark alleys. These are open-hearted, honest rogues whose designs may be anticipated and whose deeds may be averted by a keen eye and a stout cane. The dangerous rascals are those who shake your hand. The peerage. of fraud: thrives on crowds and vanity. There is no opportunity at such times as these to analyze society. liverybody is on the rush, seeking invifations, parting their hair in the middle, wearing their best gowns and brightest jewels, spending money

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with careless grace, holding their heads as high as they can, in fine, being of the world worldly and'striving for distinction in cosmopolitan society. In this turmoil and passioa, when heads are turned with the thunder of high names, when eyes are blinded with glares and glitters, when even the poor brain becomes soft because the legs are tired .and the arms are weary and the stomach is jaded with beautiful foods and bad hours, the soft, smooth, oily rogue of society -glides around in high carnival. One invitation to a swell function, and the rogue’s carcer is easy; one introduction, and his snare is set. : If there is any one thing that the promoters of the fair pride themselves upon, it is the variety in its scenes and attractions. This is found in plenty among smaller buildings erected by states and corporations, such as the handsome Knickerbocker mansion, of New York state; the Longfellow home, of Massachusetts; the superb villa, of Illinois; the quaint ol Catholic mission, of California; the queer looking barracks of Alabama; the Cozy bungalow, of, Costa Rica; the giant log cabiu, of the creole kitcheu: ‘the pretty Renanissance, of the women’s annex; thewonderful plant pyramid,of ‘Florida; the railway sheds or stables, B S the bon hargis gimud upby

ish and Saracen types of construc’tij‘n: the Japanese and Chinese \*illag}cs; which transport Tokio and Cantonjto the Gate City of the South, and the ﬁn~ dian village and Dahomey village, where savage Africa confronts savxtge Ameilca in equal ingenuity -and dirt. Here and there, in rhythmic undulations, winds the main road, one-l:ialf macadamized, as if to show the mjodern age, and one-half corduroy, t‘lmt is to say, composed of a solid roadway of heavy pine planks, as if to represent the beginning of th= century. The clever artist of the exposition so jarranged road and meadow, hill and building, that from every point alpng the thoroughfare are two or three long vistas, each different from the Ifest, and yet each of the greatest attractiveness. i Devotees at the Napoleonic shfine will find some interesting momento’s of their idol in the Virginia Colonial case. These relics are genuine, having been inherited by the exhibitor from Mpns. Pascal Schisano, to whom they ‘were given by Charles de Montholon, consul at Richmond, Va., who had received them from his father, Marquis de Montholon, and from "Gen. Bertrand, both devoted friends of the empéror. Minnesota, however, has the most \‘Yal,uable Napoleonic relic at the fair; lit is on exhibition in a small case in;,[ the Decorative art room, and is a small iron chest, with a curious lock, in \vpich i}\’apoleon carried his private papers when on his campaigns. Other interesting things connected with | the French revolution are also to be-lseen in this exhibit. ‘ F In the Lucy Cobb room, Woman’s

building, are three old prints, date, 1601, one of the Vatican ]ibrarg‘i, one of the Ducal palace, Venice, and the third of the garden of the Tuileries, printed for Carrington Bowles, St. Paul’s church yard, :.London, th«% artist’s name, Mareschi. The lucky owner of these rare prints boughtfthem only a few years ago for $1.50. ! The cradle in which Jeffersom was rocker ‘s exhibited in the Forestry building. It is not like that of{jgﬁer—son Davis, in the Confederat ‘shall. Massachusetts should send for the celebrated Adams cradle, in whichir'seven generations of that great familgf‘ have been rocked. T

In the Louisiana case, Colonial/room, no one should fail to note the latg‘e repousse silver pitcher, bearing the [Jampbeli coat of arms, and which orice belonged to the duke of Argyll and descended in the female line to the present possessor, Mrs, Story, of i\’t{pw Orleans.

. There is no doubt that the exposition is destined to exert a most potential influenceinobliterating some of the prejudices which have operated to the!disadvantage of the south, and that ﬁt will promote that spirit of nationali unity which must constitute so largefljy the buttress of our life and security. | : H.iC. L.

Varied Hauls. b A summer visitor in Mount Desert fell into conversation with a native who was busily engaged in deoing neothing. “How in the world do you manage to malke a living here?” inqaired the summer visitor, when the conversation had become somewhat confidential. | “Wa'll, stranger,” said the %native, siowly, “there ain’t anythin’ to make hereabouts, true to say. But ye see, in winter I haul logs, an’ in summer I haul mealers, an’ *twixt them two I|scrape along.” { “Mealers!” repeated the visitor,doubtfully. ; “Cottage folks that take their meals to the hotels, an’ ain’t got stren’th to walk half a rod,” explained the native, “Ah! And which do you enjoy better, summer or winter?”’ inquired the sumnier visitor. : b “Weather don’t trouble me one way

nor ‘nother,” replied the native; “but when you come to haulin’—well, I dunno. Logs is harder to h'ist, there ain’t any two ways about that. But when you git ’em h’isted, there they be. An’ shere’s no high-heeled shocs nor trailin’ skirts to a log to ketch. I reckon,on the whale, logs is jest aboutffs_ payin’, an’ consider’ble less precarisame than mealers.”—Youth’s Companion. 1 Chloroform's Effect. : ~ “I dare say many of us,” said Sir James Crichton Browne in his late lecture on dreamy mental stn‘tel, “recollect the story of the professor who, having experienced a magnificent thought in the early stage chloroform inhalation, resolved that he would by one bold sally lay hold ofogt and so read the riddle of the world., Having composed: himself in his eas.\ichair in his study, with writing materials at hand, he inhaled the chloroform, felt the great thought evolve in his mind, roused himself for an instant, {\eizcd thepen, wrote desperately he khew not what, for even as he did so he/fell back unconscious, On coming to Himself he turned eagerly to the paper, o find inscribed on it, in spranling but legible characters, the secret of thd universe in these words: ‘A strong sniell of turpentine pervades the whole.’ "—London ’ i teldßan Lo i s R

CONVICTED. ’Eolmes Found Guilty of the Mur- | der of Pitzel. : | ' el Jury Requires But a Short Time to Reach ~ Its Verdict—The Archfiend But Little Moved by the Result—New : Trial Asked. Philadelphia, Nov. 4.— Henry H. Hoimes was convicted of murder in the first degree at 8:51 o'clock Saturday night for killing Benjamin F. Pitzel. He coughed slightly when he heard the words. That was the only sign. The jury retired to deliberate at 5:40 o’clock. According to one of their number, they had reached their verdict before the doors of their room closed upon them. For hunger’ssake they ate their supper first. Then they took a ballot, and without hesitation every man of the 12 answered: “Guilty of murderin the first degree.” , At 8:40 o'clock there was a bustle of moving people in the packed courtroom and it became known that the jury was coming in. A moment later Judge Arnold took his seat. District Attorney Graham and his assistants entered and the jury filed solemnly in and took their seats in the box. Thén, amid an oppressive silence, Holmes was brought in and placed in the dock. For a moment there was not a sound. The silence was literally painful and every heart in that crowded room throbbed faster. The man who was about to hear his doom pronounced stood erect in the doclg the same death like pallor on his face. 'He stared at the jury blankly, his hands clasped behind his back. Once or twice he moistened his lips with his tongue. There was no other sign of agitation. Then, from a deep-voiced court clerk came the request to the jury for their verdict. The condemning words came promptly {from the foreman: “Guilty of murder in the first degree.” “Hem,” uttered Holines, clearing his throat, but his shrunken form never trembled, his lips betrayed no quiver, his marvelous nerve had not forsaken him. There was only a tighter clasp of the hands folded behind him. Then he slowly sat down and, at the request of counsel, the jury was polled: As each name was called Holmes wrote it on the margin of a newspaper in his hand, and the fingers holding the pencil never shook. ' The verdict was formally recorded by the court, the motion for a new trial was made, and Holmes was taken to his cellroom and a few moments later to prison. Then the jury was thanked for its attention and labors and sent home, the court adjourned and the most extraordinary case in the annals of American courts was ended.

Holmes spoke to his counsel, Rotan and Shoemaker, in the cellroom before he was taken back to the Moyamensing prison. To them he said: ¢I feel that this condemns me. [t was an unjust trial.” He would say no more than that. . :

Immediately after the announcement of the verdict the usual application for leave to file a metion for a new trial was made. District Attorney Graham did not oppose the motion, and Judge Arnold fixed the 18th of this month for a hearing. The prinecipal reason urged will be lack of time for the preparation of the defense. Should a new trial be refused, an appeal will bé taken to the supreme court, and argument heard at its next sitting in this eity, January, 1896, '_ The verdiet was a surprise to' many persons who diit not believe the erime had been fastened upon Holmes beyond a reasonable doubt. When these heard they said: s : “Well, it was on general principles, and it’s justas good.”? 5 That is not the meaning of the law, but in this case everybody agrees that “it’s just as good.” There is no word of pity or sympathy for the condemned felon. He isregarded asa menace to society. Mr. Graham made the argument for the prosecution and Mr. Rotan that for the defense. : Judge Arnold, in his charge to the jury, began with the usual definition of the various degrees of murder and manslaughter, and read several passages from the penal code of Pennsylvania. He instructed the jury to direct their thoughts to the question whether the prisoner had committed murder, and, if so, of what degree. If the commonwealth had proved that it was a wilful, deliberate and premeditated murder, then he was guilty of murder in the first degree. If persuaded that it was suicide and not murder, or if there was a reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors they must acquit. 3

TRAIN ROBBED IN MEXICO. - Bandits Dump a Wells-Fargo Safe Out : and Get ®5,000. Torreon, Mexico, Nov. 4—One of the -most daring train robberies that have ever occurred in the ‘republic of Mexico was committed on the San Pedro branch of the International ' railroa‘ last week, in which the Wells-Fargo Express company lost $3,000, but through the secrecy of the officials the facts were suppressed until Saturday, The train consisted of one coach and an express car. 'The robbers entered the car while the messenger was absent, and threw the safe out of the ear door and then made their escape. Germans Like American Shoes. Washington, Nov.4.—Consul Stephan, writing from Annoberg to the state department, re ports the developmentof a keen com:petition in the shoe trade of Berlin, due largely to the effort to introduce foreign goods into the market. Ile says a Boston inanufacturer has established a house there and that the local makers find it hard to compete with the American goods, e | Yeilow Fever at Havana. - Washington, Nov. 4—Reports to the: narine hospital service show mueh yellow fever at Havana, From October 10 to 24 there were 160 cases and 43 deaths. ; : Seventy Moslems Siain. . ~ London, Nov. 4—The Standard’s Constantinople dispatch says thatin the recent rioting at Diarhenir, the Armenians were armed with revolvers and poignards. They slew 70 Moslems in. the mosque and set fire to the city in -several places. The military restored order at the eost of several lives, . = LT ey e _ Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4 —Ben Powell, & youny s abayt town, ok cesent

~ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. International Lesson for Nov. 10, 1895— Saul Chosen King—l Sam. 10:17-27. Specially Arranged from Peloubet's Notes. GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord reigneth: let the earth rejoice.—Psa. 97:1 i ’ THE SECTION includes chapters 8 to 12, the whole story of the beginning of the new era of government, and the beginning of Saul's, reign. | Sov TluE.—lo9s or 1075, twenty years after the battle of Ebenezer in our last lesson. We must remember thav the chronology is uncer- | tain, and the judgeship of Samuel and the early part of Saul’s reign may have overlapped.. PLACE —(1) Thegreatassembly described in the last lesson was at Mizpeh, a hill near Ramah. (2) Samuel’s home was at Ramah, four or flve miles northwest of Jerusalem. (8) The place where Saul met Samuel first was in the district of Zuph, not far from the tomb of Rachel, which is a mile rorth of Bethlehem. ? EXPLANATORY. S Tor ISRAELITES DESIRE A KinNg.— Chapter 8:1-5¢ ,Weare now on the verge of a new era of government, a new development of the chosen people. When Samuel was about seventy years old, the leaders of Israel, who formed ‘‘the popular assembly which seems in all times to have existed in Israel” (Ellicott), came to Samuel and asked that he would change the government toa kingdom, and aid them in finding a king. . REAsoxs rorß DesiriNg A KiNg.— Samuel was growing old, and could not well lead their armies against the wellorganized enemies around them. There was also a cloud gathering beyond Jordan, which threatened to sweep the Hebrews from the land their fathers conquered. All saw it coming. That cloud wasahorde of eastern plunderers, led by Nahash, king of Ammon (11:1-3; 12:12). Another cloud in the southwest was the formidable league of the Philistine chieftains (9:16). Therefore they wanted a military leader, one “to go out before them and fight their battles” (8:20; 12:12). : It is quite probable that they halfconsciously wanted a king because they were tired of having their prosperity depend on their goocﬁ behavior. The leaders God chose for them could succeed only when the people turned to God. But a king might conquer by his skill and organizing power, and they imagined that they need not be so particular as to their duties toward God, | SAMUEL AND-TUE NEW ERA.—B: 6-22: This proposal was a great trial to Samuel, and sent him to God in earnest prayer to know what he should do. This request seemed charged with ingratitude towards their aged leader, who had spent a whole lifetime in unselfish devotion to their interests. - It is hard to belaid aside, to lay down the precious work still unfinished and clet another neglect what has been done, and take up a different and inferior mode of procedure. Their request was a rejection of God as their king. Ile had given them victory after victory, always victory and prosperity when they had obeyed Him so that He ould bestow these blessings, and now they could not trust him. " _llence it was a disappointment to Samuel that the people refused ‘the splendid possibilities = before them, which-he had labored all his life to realize. And they chose only the second best. ‘ © Vs. 17. “Samuel called the people to Mizpeh:” the hill near Ramah, his home, where the great assemblies were often held. : : 19. *‘By your tribes, and thousands:” as the people were organized. 20. The choice was first made by lct, so that it would be shown to the people that the king was selected by God, and therefore they could safely accept him. 21. “When they sought him, he could not be found:” Knowing that he had been Divinely -chosen, and therefore that his name would be drawn in the lot, his bashful modesty led him to keep out of sight. He could not know that he would be received by the people, nor: just what to do if he were accepted. . 22. “They inquired of the Lord:” Probably through the high priest. *‘Hid himself among the stuff:” The baggage. ' ot 23. ‘“He was higher than any of the people:” This fact impressed the people, who looked at theoutward appearance, for they could not see his heart and character. | 24. “God save the king:” These dc_elamations were the people’s acceptance of the Divine selection., 25. ‘‘Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom:” He laid down the principles, and Jimitations of the kingly. power. e 26. ““And Saul also went home to Gibeah.” In Benjamin, four miles north of Jerusalem, and about two miles from Ramah. He had much. quiet work to do in preparing himself for his worlk, and there was no immediate occasion for his taking any public part in affairs. **With him a band of men (R. V., ‘“‘the host,” or “men of valor,”) whose hearts God had touched.” That they should accept him as king, and be willing to aid him. The highest prudence and sagacity marked all the. early period of the reign of the first king. : '97. “But:” There was opposition at first from certain sons of Belial. That is, ‘‘sons of worthlessness,” lawless, worthless, wicked persons. s “But he held his peace.” He patientf ly bided his time till he could prove himself worthy to be king. it

PRACTINAL SUGGESTIONS. =~ We often earnestly desire things which are not best for us. We are too ignorant of the issues to insist on any worldly gaod. e We often refuse God’s best gifts, and then e can only give us the second best.

THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE. - Storekeepers in China seldom give: sredit. If their patrons neced money they borrow it of the moncy-lenders. The oldest firearms were used in China. The Chinese were fighting with. guns at a time when Europcans used bows and arrows, e The Chinese have a singularly complicated calendar. Their cycles have 60 yecars, each year, month and day having its own name, and by combining these the day, month and year are designated. L i The foot of a Chinese woman, from the hecl to the great toe, measures only four inches; the great toc is bent abruptly backwards, and its extremity. pointed *direetly upwards; while the phalanges of the other toesare doubled in beneath the sole of the foot. . - King Domba's executioner has just gied : 111@%M.&-Emﬁiﬁn@mﬁdmmr;m; Tmpallizieri, who was condemned.to agrecing to become executioner. When Gaontcs entesad Noples. he lnd 0. flée to avoid lynching, and had lived. éw&g‘%fﬂdﬁ‘w&ma&%&wﬁé

- FAMOUS MARSH ABLAZE. Fire Still Rages in the Kankakee Region i —Losses Are Heavy. ' - La Porte, Ind., Nov. 4—Fanned by the high winds of the last few days the marsh fires have again broken out in the Kankakee region, and a vast waste of ashes tells of the fury of the flames. Already two men have been seriously, if not fatally, burned. They are Henry Jonas and. Dayvid Stadon. Starting at a point in Lake county in the lowlands of the Kankakee, which is now but a sluggish creek, the fire has swept with cyclonic force over an immense area, destroying everything in its path. Human.cfforts have been powerless, and, despite' the ceasecless vigilance of men, women and children throughout the day and the night, the flames have leaped across creeks, spanrned open spaces where it was hoped to stop the work of devastation and swept onward to fields which were soon desolated.

The Kankakee region,which has long been .famous hunting grounds, extends across the southern portion of the counlies of Lake, Jasper, Porter, La Porte and St. Joseph. The chief industry is haymaking. = Along the river for miles hundreds of men find employment in harvesting the annual crop. For two weeks theé fire has been persistently fought, until it has gained the mastery and-the fighters retreated to places of refuge and safety.” The marshes are as inflammable as powder, and people in the villages of Hanmna, Davis, Wilders and. 6ther hamlets have watched with blanched faces the flames as they encroached upon their homes, fearful that with the passing of every hour the wind would change and their habitations be laid in ruins. - Fortunately the fire has kept within certain boundaries and the little towns have escaped. ~ Ilorsesand cattle have been eremated, fences, barns and farm implements destroyed, and it is now feared that human life will pay the sacritice of the ef-fort-to subdue the flames.

It is nof possible to form any intelligent éstimate of the aggregate loss, but the destruction of thousands of tons of hay and the loss of presses, buildings and live stock in the five counties will reach $lOO,OOO.

" In the territory swept underground fires are burning and veritable furnaccs are practically consuming the land, wmaking it untillable and unproductive, and. rendering travel difiicult and perilous. . . ,

T'he present drought, which is without precedent.in the memory of the old‘est inhabitant, has brought blight and heavy financial loss to people living in the Kankakee region, and the only prayer of hundreds of sufferers is for long and continued rain to accomplish what heroic human efforts have failed to perform. ‘Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 4.—The Kanliakee marsh fire is about under control and will do no further damage in this vicinity. It is nmow burning in a tenacre piece of woodland two miles from Baum’s bridge. Sixty of Nelson Morris’:men cornered the blaze there Saturday. When it entered the woods each man began plowing, and they succeedgd* in turning over 300 feet of earth on every side of the burning timber. The damage done will amount to several thousand dollars, as follows: Bryant, Burdine & Sweeney, 150 tons of hay, loss $1,500; Jerry Sherwood, 50 tons of hay, loss §500; H. Kitchkart, 50 tons of hay, barn and . corn cribs, loss §1,000; G. W. Alaca, 125 tons of hay, loss $1,200; Nelson Morris, 1,500 tons of hay, loss $15,000. Mr.-Spence joreman of the Nelson Morris tract, was surrounded by flames on Friday while eating dinner. The house, barn, ete., were burned and the family of six escaped to an island. llere the fire held them -at bay until rescued. The ground in the swamp has burned down toa depth of 15 feet, and probably will burn until heavy snow falls. Horses have fallen into these pits and have been burned, ‘as ‘the ground for miles is nothing but ashes. What was once worth thousands of dollars now lies in ashes on the burned territory. e ‘ Eagle, ‘Wis., Nov. 4—The marsh fires that have burned and spread underground for six weeks past through large portions of Jefferson and- Waukesha counties, destroying the fertility of hundreds of acres of valuable land for half a century. to come; burning thousands of fons of hay, have reached the timberland along the river banks. Trees are falling and other property being consumed. ~ The extent of the fires is owing to the unprecedented drought. They canonly be extinguished by heavy, continuous rain or snow. Their peculiarity is in running underground, burning deep, and appearing suddenly on the surface at distant intervals.

.- WATER FOR FOX RIVER. ’ Manufacturers’ Committee Prepares a i : Memorial to Congress. ‘Green Bay, Wis., Nov. 4—The sub‘committee of the special comiittee of the Fox river-valley manufacturers has prepared a memorial to congress for the relief of the manufacturing and navigation interests, which are suffering from the low stage of water. The | cominittee recommends that the Wis- | consin river be tapped at Portage and J' ‘its water turned into the Fox. The | “.urgent need of the improvement recom- | ‘mended is shown, as interests amount- | ing to $30,000,000 or $40,000,000 and em- | ploying 10,000 men are involved. The memorial will be considered at a meet-| ing of Fox river valley business men to| berheld in Oshkosh Thursday next. | = Our Circulation. : ‘ ~ "Washington, Nov. 4.—The 'grensury.l circulation statement shews a net decrease of money in the treasury during! ‘October of $12,073,340, and an increase of $13,265,807 of all kinds of money in circulation in the United States during October, making the total circulation foot up $1,598,859,316, or $22.72 per cap-f ‘ita based on 70,378,000 population. i . Son of n Wealthy Brewer Suicides. _ Honesdale, Pa., Nov. 4.—J.ewis Hﬁrtj ung, aged 29 years, son of August Hart ‘ung, a wealthy brewer of this city, com ‘mitted suicide Friday night by shootin himsclf at his regjdence. = o Rich Gold Deposits. i ~ Lincoln, Neb,, Nov. 4—According to tests of 300 s’am.pi:f made by Exper Bartlett, of Minnesots, the gold field -around Milford are rich in deposits, _yielding from $25 to $5B per ton. =~ De~velopment of the ficlds has already be‘gun, many outside capitalists interestng themuelvew, oo 000 o 0 iMoRe & e Rnins. \\%h&%i“%%%‘WW%?}[(““”???*‘V’%%&% e e L T ONS JRp Bant e TR VRN