Ligonier Banner., Volume 32, Number 27, Ligonier, Noble County, 7 October 1897 — Page 2

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This year’s corn crop is estimtated at + 1,750,000,000 bushels. While not the - largest on record, it will serve to dispel ' the fear of famine in a number of foreign countries. - S

Texans are growing ‘enthusiastic in the cause of education. We are told they “stole a schoolhouse and moved it ten miles in a single night.” Texas is not slow when she startsin. * s

- An English scientist flies in the face of thé microbists by announcing ' that “kissing is a cure for dyspepsia.” . This is.likely to develop -an alarming prevalence of the symptoms of that malady.

California fruit shipped to London is reported as arriving “in splendid condition.”” The refrigerator car hasmade many things certain which in former times would have been regarded as'impossible. = :

A B itish technical journal says Amerit:ans’rare' called in to equip an e‘lec{ric railroad simply because manufacturers in England are unable to do it. “Made in America” will be the stamp on the London trolley lines.

Two Chicagq girls, after looking over old photograph albums, have decided that we all “deseended,from a set of amazing gawks.” What has the patriotic order of the Daughters of Their Mothers to say to this? :

The Right Worthy National Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Independent Order of the Sons and Daugh;ters and Brothers and Sister's of Moses in the United States and the World at Large is the latest thing in organizations. . =

“The pain, shame and mischief of the last twq years in the eastern policy,” says Mr. Gladstone, transcend entirely the powers of any language I could use eoncerning them.” The grand old man 'of England goes on to say that the Armenian slaughters, the upbuilding of Turkey and the weakening of Gteece as a kingdom are all due to the luropean concert; that is, the mutual hatred and distrust of the powers. -

.Xeeland is an island 39,756 square miles in extent, or but little smaller than the state of Ohio, and has a population of 70,927. It is peopled by theﬂcscendani‘s +of vikings, including many famous warriors and heroes, but they are so-law-abiding that they have but one policeman. ‘The solitary officer is maintained more for ornamentand dignity than for use. The Icelanders think it would not

do to have a capital without a policeman, and so they'keep one. =

The talk of an international railroad to connect America with Europe, the route to extend through British Columbia,. Alaska, Siberia and Russia, with the short passage across Behring sfrait as the only break in an all-rail trip, has been revived. The project is no longer

* regarded as visionary, but on‘the‘con.trary many men of hard sense believe iin its:practicability. Recent events ! serve to ‘shom_fthat-' the day may come when such a route will be completed.. .

The isolation which has beenca feature %f | farm life is gradually passifig away as the country districts have become more thickly settled amd railroads “have been built. Farmers’ wives now have their reading circles, and altogether dountry life is exchanging its primitive aspect for one of comfort and convenience. . The latest suggestion to lessen the loneliness of farm life is by ‘means of the telephone. 1t is said that Mrea'dy in Kansas a number of ranches .are connected with each other in this *way. Cheap wiring -is .used, in many casés the barbed wire fences serving.

' Bandits have again faught railroad - and express officials that ~prevaijling _methods of protection for valuables in { .express cars are practically worthless _by looting a Nerthern Pacific passengertraininMinnesota. Train robberies - are not diminishing in frequency, in spite of the unceasing vigilance of officials, apnd the time is doubtléss approaching when express cars will have __to be built as safes are, bullet and dyna‘mite proof. The expenditure of a few thousand dollars on this line of pro‘tection would have prevented many of the recent easy .robberies of express ears. : L o : 1t is curious that this present year should record the diamond jubilee of telegraphy, and, at the same time, bring into prominence |the . possibilities of wireless telegraphy. On July 10, 1837, Cook and Wheatstone's first patent for " eleetric telegraphs was signed by William IIV. The Pall Mall Gazette states’ that on July 4 of that year the first - telegraph wire was laid. The cireuit was between the Huston and €amden railway stations, ;hx;der the permainent way of the London & Northwestern railway. The line consisted of five ‘wires, each wire laid in separate grooves ~ eut.out of long blocks of wood. . ~|The 21st man to jump from the big - Fast river bridge at Brooklyn accom- ~ plished his purpose the other day, and _ after being picked up by a tug was proWﬁtﬁaéﬂetméo’be free from permanent injury, Out of 2) predeces(Meie 8 e SRt beidbs fomping Seatil wore KHEROuichiit or died from glory had nbout even ehancés of death

k°. " 7 ' Epitome of the Week. . INTERESTING NEVYS COMPILATION, ; FROM WASHINGTON., - Fire destroyed the big pewer house of the Central Traction company lat Washington, the loss being $1,000,000. Torpedo boats 19, 20 and 21 have been named the Stringham, Goldsborough and Bailey, after’ three distinguished commanders in the naval service during the late war. ' In the fiscal year ended June 30 the prbduction of cleemargarine amounted to 45,531,207 pounds, a decrease .of ?5,_322,027 pounds over the previous year. . ~ THE EAST. : s . It has been agreed by the deep water; ways commission to adopt the Mohawk valley route for the proposed route from the lakes to tidewater at Troy, N. Y. f : 2 . s Free silver. democrats have nominate%ﬂem'y Georgé for mayor of New York city. o o The verdict was rendered by the coroner’s jury:which ‘invéstigated the ‘death of the striking miners at Lattimer, Pa., that the shooting by Sheriff Martin and his deputies was unjustifiable. i

William Tompkins, Isaac- Watkins, Joseph Smith, John Gallagher and William Franklin were killed by ‘black damp in amineat Rendham, Pa. George Baldwin, aged 6 years; Mytro Dobiski, aged 35, and Maud Baldwin, aged 12 years, were killed by a train at Carreroft, Pa. . : John Hanlon and IsaactiMonroe, firemen, lost their lives in the burning of the stcreand warehouse of N. E. White & Co.,at Utica, N. Y. ST <At Middleton, N. Y., W. J. Christian killed Horace T. Pritchard and fatally wounded Thomas Manning in a guarrel over a building contract. . ~ New York city republicans nominated Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, secrétary of the navy under President IFarrison, for mavor. ¢ ; : - :

Masssachusétts democrats in eonvention -at Worcester nominated George Fred Williams, of Dedham, for governor on a platform that squarely indorses the free coinage of silver. - The president and his party left North Adams, Mass., for Washington. The: Massachusetts rengublieané in convention in DBoston rerominated Roger Wolcott” for governor and the other state officers. The platform declares for a firm but moderate foreign policy and more stringent immmigration and naturalization laws. P ’

The special election in New Jersey resulted in the défeat of the anti-gam-bling amendmert to the state constitution and the amendment giving women the right to vote school elections. ' - For the firgt'time women have been admitted to the New York college of veterinarysurgeons. ,

- The New York ecity democrats have nomdnated Robert A. Van Wyck for mzyor. -« . %

Massachusetts “gold” democrats nominated William Everett, of Quincy, for governor. _The platform insists upon the maintenance of the present gold standard and favors an extension of the ciyil service. e " In September the mint in Phil'aßelphia coined 14,000,000 pieces, the greatest coinage in one menth in its history. 'Tl}e death of Tsaac Bell, the principal owner of the Old Dominion steamship line, occurred at his home inNew York, aged 83 yeafs. ' SN

WEST AND SOUTH.

Winfield Halsey, Edward Davis and William' Menefee were killed in a collision between a hand car and a train near Zanesville; O. : Hlighwaymen: held up the Booneville (Cal.) stage and J. R. Barnett, a passenger, was shot and killed by one of the robbers. ot 7

Fire destroyed the farmhouse of A. L. Gordon near Alma, Neb.,-and three children, who were alone in.the house, perished in the flames. -~

* Frank Fadellin killed his son and Joseph Stadelman, a neighbor, and seriously wounded his wife in Detroit, Mich.; because of domestic troubles. Star Pointermade a'mile in 2:001, and Joe Patchen lowered his own record from 2:01%, to 2:017 in a speed trial'at Terre Haute, Ind. Thei mayors and councilmen, of the United States, the Canadas and Mexico met in first annual conference in Columbus, 0. . : 2 : In a fire at Mcxico, Mo., 28 horses and

property @€stimated at $20,000 were burned. - s .

W. 11. Irwin, owner of the Delcher silver mine at Boulder, C 01.," fatally shot his wife while drunk and then shot himself dead. At Sterling, 111., Micha¢l McDonald celebrated his one hundredth birthday and amused his friends by dancing a g ' : . * At Irontown, 0., fire swept an area three squares in length and two in breadth, causing a loss of from $300,000 to $400,000. . 4 © At Santa Cruz, Cal., the works of the California .Powder company blew up, causing a loss of $250,000. - The doors of the Bank of Montrose, Coli, were closed with liabilities of $175,000. o ‘ An earthquake shook Paris Mountain, seven miles from Greenville, 8. C., and guests in a.summer hotel were badly frighterted. | e 0 " The death of Andrew Y. Young, editor and proprietor of the Deutsche Pionecr, occurred at his home in Wausau, Wis. ' ? o : . In St. Clair, Mich.; the wife and babe of Joseph 1. Heythaler were burned to death. | : poos Messrs.” Cannon, of Illinois; Loudenslager, of New Jersey; Berry, of Kentucky, and Tawney, of Minnesota, congressmen, arrived in. San Francisco from Hawaii, where they have been seeking information for use on the reassembling of congress. ' Flames in the salt docks in South Chicago caused a loss of $135,000. - In the Sixth Illincis district a special election fof congressman will be held lon November 23 to fill the | vacancy caused by the death of Congressman ook, SRt

A fire at Green City, Mo., devastated one side of the public square. Two highwayraen held up and robbed three stages traveling from Angel’s Camp to Milton, Cal. ‘ i The National League of American Munieipalities was formed at the meetJng of mayors in Columbus, 0., with ‘Mayor MacViedr, of Des Moines, Ta,, as ‘president, The objects of the society e g N s s

The head offices of the Modern Woodmen of America were removed from Fulton, lil., to Rock'lsland,after violent rioting, during which a call for troops was mhade. i

By the collision of electriec cars in Toledo, 0., Miss Mary Waite; daughter of the late Chief Justice Waite, was probably fatally hurt. , ~ ,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Discovery has been made of a plot to kill Emperor Nicholas 11. of Russia during his recent visit to the Polish capital, and the conspiracy involves a number of German army officers. \ :

.~ Near Lake W&wa, Ontario, gold quartz assaying $692 fo the ton has been found.

' Advices from Japan say that the rice crop will exceed in gquantity any yield during the past¥o years. . - .

At Manila, Philippine islands, an incendiary fire destroyed many public buildings and caused the loss of several lives. . ] S :

.In Spain the entire Spanish cabi?et. resigned, the resignation was accepted by the queen, and the belief was that the liberals would assume power in a few days. b S "~ A. E. Walters beat all bicycle records over distances from 34 to 64 miles in London. He covered the 34 miles in 1:05:10 1-5 and the 64 mile course in 2:07:04.4-5. -

In the western provinces of Cuba severe storms have caused,a cessation of war operations. = H’ ' , Advices from Havana say -that Capt. Gen. Weyler has sent his resignation to Madrid to take effect as soon as) practicable. ' : ,

In corsequence of the refusal of the legislative assembly to pass a/vote-of confidence demanded by Premier Ralli the Greek cabinet resigned.

LATER NEWS.

The public debt statement issuedon the Ist shows that the debt increased $3,787,592 during the month ‘of September. The cash balance in the treasury was $850,368,631. The total debt, less the cash balance in'the'treasury, amounts to” $1,227,215,500. : Mrs. Ann Knight, aged 102 years, died at Armstrong, la. = Fire destroyed all but six buildings in the village of Willow Springs. 111., leaving G(f families homeless and the merchants without stocks. GoEN - In a. wreck on the Canadian Pacific road at West Medfoid, Mass., 30 persons were more or less injured. . At Springfield, Ill.; Star Pointer paced the fastest third heat-on record, covering the mile in 2:00%. ; William Pena made a mark ‘of 2:07%. which is the world’s record for 1897 for trotting stallions. i X

- Mrs. Robert Rivinius, wife of a gov- [ ernment printer at West Point, and her four children were accidentally asphyxiated by gas in a New York hotel. At the first meeting of the cabines | since the return of the president from ’Massachusetts .the crisis in Spain was 3discusseg anq the belief was apparent that the succession :of a liberal minfistry will most likely end the /was in Cuba, - : B General trade throughout the coun‘try is said to be increasing in activity ‘and business failures show a lower ‘average than for many years.: gk Bandits robbed a Rock Island pas‘senger train and all its passengers five ‘miles soutlr of Minco, in Indian territory. S L e % ~ Sultan Abdul Hamid has decided to enforce the 'old law prohibiting Jews remaining in Palestine. / At Columbus, Kan., Mrs. Staffleback was sentenced to'2l years' imprisonment and her two sons for life for murder. | £l - ~ There were 194 bueiness failures in ‘the United States in the seven -days ended on the Ist. against 209 the week ‘previous and 299 in the corresponding period of 1896. ; - The president has appointed New‘ton L. Bates, of Washington, surgeon }general in the navy and.chief of the bureau of medicipe and surgery in the navy. ;. : / The mo;nthly statement of the government receipts and expenditures during September show the receipts to have been $21.933.098 and the expenditures $25,368,815. an excess of expenditures over receipts of $3.,435,717. Sagasta, the liberal leader, has been intrusted by *the queen regent of Spain with the task of forming a }ne.gw c@binet. In accepting-the portfolio Sagasta expressedwhisrtztgntion to give the largest .possible measure of Cuban home rule, tc reverse the conservative.policy in Cuba and the Philippines and to recall Gen. Weyler. . : !

A'storm which swept over Japan practically wiped out seéveral towns and many persons lost their lives. - The “home of George Brownlee was burned at Long Meadow, Mass., and Mrs. Brownlée and her two sons, Thomas, aged 21, and James, aged 19, were

butned to death. L Strychnine in coffee killed Mrs. Frank Davis and six of her children at their home near Schuyler, Neb. =+ . = . Gen, Neal Dow, the veteran prghibitionist, died at his home in Portland, Me., aged 96 years. He was the foremostcharacter in the temperance movement in- the United States for the past 60 yvears. . :

Wash Ferren was taken from the jail by a mob at Monroe, La., and hangd to the limb of a tree* - o

The troops stationed at Hazleton, Pa.. have been.withdrawn. The miners are nearly all at work and affairs have resumed their normal condition.

The British ship Andrada. made a new record for fast sailing trips from Eurcpe to San Francisco, making the voyage in 116 days. : : | Duri?v Ihe fiscal year ended June 30 last the*post office receipts throughout the country were $82,831,716, against $82,665,462 the preceding year. = ; In a prairie fire at Beausejour, Man., two women and five children, named Moreski, were burned to death. £

Advices from Halifax, N. S., say that in a hurricane at sea a sailing vessel with 50 persons on board was sent to the bottom. - - 3

_lnawreck on the Denver & Rio Grande railway near Cotopaxi, Col., Fred Feyler and Mrs. Mclntsyre were killed and 16 other persons were injured, some fatally, . i : : By the explosion of a kerosene lamp Mrs. Henry Pomeroy and her young daunghter Maggie were burned to death at Columbus, Ga, o . The National league baseball ceason closed with the clubs standing in the following positions: Boston, .705; Baltimore, .602; New Y0rk,..G34; Cincinnati, .576; Cleveland, .527; Washington, .462; Brooklyn, 462; Pittsburgh. .438;

CONFERENCE! OF MAYORS.

Disaster Threatens Organization at

Its Start—Row Over a Secretary.

Columbus, 0., Oct.- I.—By its action Thursday afternoonsin the election of a permanent executive secretary .the conference of mayors struck the rock which, in the opinion of its most conservative and far-seeing members, seriously threatens its possibilities for usefulness and.may wreck it absolutely at the start. B. F, Gilkison, publisher of the City Govert?ment, was the recipient of the honor. There was no objection to Gilkison as to character or ability, bu: those oppcsed to him felt that with him as secretary and executive officer the organization would be hopelessly tied\up to his publication as its organ, and thus be charged with the responsibility for the policy of the magazine and all its utterances. ' John McVicar, of Des Moines, la., was elected president; Mayor Collier, of Atlanta, vice president; Mayor Black, of Columbus, treasurer,.and the following ‘trustees: Mayor Warner, of Peoria, I 11.; Councilman Walker, of Trenton, N: J.,: and €Councilman Rand, of Minneapolis. - ' Detroit, Mich., was chosen as the next place of meeting, the other candidates being St. Paul, Niagsara Falls, Binghamton, N. Y., and Atlantic City, N. J. Following is a synopsis of the constitution: o , - s It proyvides that the name cf the mayor’s organization shall be the League of American Municipalities.. Its objects are the general improvement and facilitation of every branch cf municipal administration ‘by the following means: First, the perpetuation of the organization as an agency for- the cooperation of American cities ‘in the practical study of all questions pertlaining to municipal administration; seecond, the holding of annual conventions for the discussion of contemporaneous mumnicipal affairs; tHird, the establishmént and maintenanice tf a central bureau of information for the collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics, reports and all kinds of information relative to municipal government. -Any municipality in the United States or Canada may become @ member, the annual membership .fees being as follows; Cities under 25000 population $2O; between 25,000 and 50,000, $2O; between 50,000 and 160,000, $4O; between, 100,000 and 200,000, $5O; over 200,000, s€o. Every city holding membership shall be entitled to send its mayor and as many of its general council and its board of aldermen as, it may desire as delegates to the annufl meeting.

On thé question of eledting officers and selecting ‘the time and place of annual meatings, each and every member shall be -entitled to ome vote, which shall be the majority expression of the member’s delegation; on all other questions. the vcte of the ma%orivty of delegates present shall comntrol. The officers shall consigl of a presr ident, a vicp presiderit, a secrctary, a treasurer and three trustees, each of whom shall be an official of a city h'olding membership, execpting the secretary, and no two of ~whom sh:ﬂ%ﬁbé from the same state. This bcard- of officers shall constitulte the executive committee. The secretary is to ¢onduct fthe burean of information, and .Will receive a ‘'salary.. i - . © After the adjournment Mayor Josiah ‘Quiney, of Boston, said that he had ‘hoped that some good might come of the new organization, but, that he could ncw see no chance of its success on the lines laid out. The city of Boston, he added, could not join an organization of this sort, already weakened by an entangling and an embarrassing alliance with a private business enterprise, and many other cities-would feeltgh’e same way. Other delegates predictthe failure of the league if it is to be run as a sideshow to a monthly publication. There are some, of course, who are enthusiastic overthe outlook. |

GREATER NEW YORK.

Three More Candidates Enter the Mayoralty Contest..

New York, Sept. 29.—The republican ticket for the leading officials of Greater New York ismow in the field. Gen. Benjamin ¥. Tracy, secretary of the navy under President Harrison; is the nominee for mayor; Ashbel P. Fitch is the party nominee for reelection to the comptrollership, and R. Ross Appleton, of Brooklyn, is named for president of ‘the council.

New York, Oct. I.—The democratic city convention (Tammany) nominated these candidates for officers of Greater New York:: Mayor, Robert A. Van Wryek, of Manhattan; cor\nptroller, Bird S. Coler, of Brooklyn; president of the council, Jacob Ruppert, Jr., of Manhattan. It favors home rule and repeal of the Raines law and other restrictions on personal liberty, and demands . dollar gas and municipal ownership of franchises. The nominations evoked disapproval rather than enthusiasm in the convention hall. , il

New York, Oct. 2.-—At the city nominating convention of the democratic alliance of Greater New York, held Friday night, Henry George was unani.mously nominated for mayor. The nominating speech was made by Charles Irancis Adams. The nomination was greeted with enthusiastic applause. The platform declaresin favor of municipal home rule, municipal ownership amd operation of franchises, three-cent street railway fares, dollar gas, eighthour day and prevailing rate of wages, representation of labor in administrative and legislative branches of the city government, free open rir places for the holding of public meetings and opposition to govérnment by injunction. -

' Won by an: American Girl. _ Berlin, Oct. 2. — The mu¢h-covéted music prize, known as the Mendelssohn stipendium, has been won by Miss Leonora Jackson, an American competitor. The competition aroused the keenest interest among musicians and students of music. Representatives of a score of countries and of all.parts of Germany entered the lists. The prize is 1,500 marks. This is the first oceasion when a stipendium has been won by an American. : :

Looked Upon as a Disgrace.

Tiondon, Oct. 1. — The Paris corres spondent of the Daily News says the removal of M. Jules Cambon, governor of Algeria, from his post is asort of disgrace, although he goes as French ambassador to Washington. Therefore as a salve the government has appointed him honorary governor of Algeria, a distinction now conferred for the first time upon a retliring governor.

Fuarther Decline in Silver.

New York, Sept. 30.—The price of &il- i ver scored a further loss of one-half penny to 25 pence in London Wednesday and one cent to 531, cents in New Yorlk. ! This is swithin 114 pence and 2%, cents of the lowest price on record. The de- . cline is in the face of persistent rumors ‘of a purpose to reopen the Indian mints to the coinage of silver. B } Nz{ltlyona] Council of Women. . New York, Oct. 2.—The annual execttive session of the National Council of Women of the United States will be held on Oétober 25, 26, 27 and 28 at Nashville, | Tenn, under the auspices of the woman's depirtment of the Tennessee Sxposition; = 0 a 0 s

THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

Session Opens atLincoln, Neb.—Bryan Addresses the Delegates.

- Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 30.—Beginning at nine o’clock Wednesday morning, with a short recess at noon, and continuing until late at night, the delegates to the ngtional irrigation congress weére surfeited -with papers on irrigation topics and discussions which followed their presentation. The congress took dction looking to its indefinite continuanceand providing for the incorporation of the national association and adoption of a constitution and by-laws. ‘Ex-Senator Casey, of Wyoming, was unanimously elected president. The feature at the cpening of the afternoon session was the address of Hon. W. J. Bryan. He said he was interested in the subject of irrigatioﬂ as-incidental to his interest in the great and growing west. Ile was opposed to turning over large bodies of land to eorporations controlling water rights, unless safeguards wete thrown areund the transaction to protect small holders of irrigable landsy Lincoln, Neb., Oct. I.—Ex-Senator Carey, of Wyoming, who was elected president of the congress, scored aitriumph Thursday by securing the next meeting for Cheyenne, and he was again honored by being chosen as chairman of the national executive committee. Federal versus state control and maintenance ‘of reservoirs in arid districts was the rock upon which the congress seemed destined at one time to split, but the chasm was not so wide but that it was finally bridged, a preponderance of sentiment favorable to federal control being shown on vote to adopt the majority report of ‘the ¢ommittee 6n resolutions. Resolutiong were adopted declaring that the waters of all streams should forever remain public property and asking the president to withdraw valuable timber lands from sale. A resolution favoring postal- savings banks was tabled. o ,

A supplemental report of the committees on rescglutions pledging “the support of the irfigation ¢ongress to the Hermann bill now pending in the national house.of representatives providing for the cession to the states of a million acres of arid lands was adopted.

.THE FEVER SPREADS.

Rigid Quarantine Regulations Seem 3 Not to Affect the Epidemie.’ New Orleans, Sept. 30.—Wednesday was a record breaer in the number of

new cases of yellow fever reported, while the deaths equaled in number those of any day since the yellow fever was first discovered in the city. There are various-reasons given for the spread ‘of the disease, but the principal ones are twvo—that the weather turned warm agiain, and owing to the much wider

field to cover the board of health has had some difficulty in getting every house as closely gvarded as was possible when the cases here were few in number and the trained officials of the Loard were stationeF about the quarantined houses. The record for Wednesdav shows four deaths and 25 new cases.

- Nine néw cases of yellow fever and one death were reported at Scranton, Miss., Wednestlay. Edwards, Miss., reports 24 mew cases but no deaths for Wednesdaysy Two cases are reported at Brownsville. . ; . |

Mobile, Ala., Sept. 30.—Tuesday’s rather big report of ten new cases was offset Wednesday by a small report of four. The only death in the 24 hours ending«at noon was DBrother Synphorian at the Industrial gardens. Total cases to date, 63; deaths, 10. o

Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 30.—The News has recéived the following. dispatch from a correspondent at English, Crawford county, Ind.: A supposed case of yellow fever is reported at. Miffiin, seven miles southwest of here.. The patient is Edward McKinny. He returned from Jonesboro, Ark., last Friday, took sick Sunday and has not spoken since, Numbers of people have recently died within a mile of Jomesbero. . '

New Orleans, Oct. 2—The fever record Triday showed three’ deaths here and one in Mobile, and new cases as follows: New Orleans, 30; Biloxi, 28; Moebile, 73 Edwards, 19; Scranton, 4; Mcllenry, 4. Dispatehes are to the effett that ‘the piague has been practically stamped out at Ocean Springs, where it was first noted. : G . CABINET CRISIS IN SPAIN. - The Azcari‘n‘g‘a Ministry / Resigne Senor Sacasta the Coming Man. Madrid, Sept. 30,—The entire Spanish cabinet has resigned. The quéen has accepted the cabinet's resignation, but has asked Gen. Azcarraga to eontinue in office until a solution of the crisis is found. Senor Sagasta has been telegraphed for and it is believed that the liberal leader will be asked to form a cabinet. . - : - It is said that Senor Sagasta is in favor of supemseding Capt. Gen. Weyler and of granting autonomy to Cuba immediately. Senor Gamaze will probably be minister of foreign affairs in the new eabinet. : ; e ‘Washington, Sept. 3().i—Tl}e news of the Spanish cabinet crisis was first brought to the attention of the officials of the state department and diplomatic officials through a press bulletin from M;a,drid. It cannot be said that the event caused surprise among the offieials of the state department or among the members of the diplomatic corps in Washington. A careful inspection of the cable news for the past few weeks had left the general impression that the cabinet erected in haste after the assassination of Premier Canovas, could flot be expected to survive long. There were several reasons for thisexpectation, but perhaps the principal one was the belief that the dissensions among the supporters of the government, caused by the personal-encounter between the duke of Tetuan, the minister of foreign affairs, and one of the leaders of the dissident comservative#; had not been healed, but had been only bridged over temporarily. - A% s -'r

Treaty with Creek Indians.

~ Muscogee, I. T\, Sept. 29.—-The Dawes and Creek commissions have concluded a treaty swhereby the Creek Indians agree to allotment andg change in the form of their government. Town sites are to be laid off where towns now exist and the residents can secure title to their town property by the payment of 50 per cent. of an assessed valuation of their Jots, exclusive of improvements, : ~ _Rich Gold Strike. | Ouray, Col,, Oct. 2.—A rich gold strike has been made on Potosi mountains jn the Sheffels district by C. J. Davis and Thomas Downer. The vein is wide and continuous, and runs thansuuamqor, pstotheton, ~ - 0o

~ CONDITION 'OF TRADE. Failures Show a Lower Average Than for Many Years. . New York, Oct. 2.—R. G. Dun & Co,,in their weekly review of trade, say:

*The failures during the -third quarter of 1897 were 2,803, with liabilities of $28,863,261, of which 29 were in banking, forn $3,387,069. Commercial failures, 2,874, with liabilities _of $25,576,192, average only $8.893 each, {lower than in any quarter for 23 fears. The amount of default liabilities is the ‘'smallest in any quarter for five years, and in 15 years only six quarters have shown smaller liabitities. Manufacturing. failures, 651, with labilities 'of $9,431,191, average but .$14,487 egch: and trading, 2,164, with liabilities of $12,825,065, average but $5,927 each, both smaller in average! of liabilities than in any previous year:of which classified records exist. 3 “The volume of legitima'te business continues a little larger than in the same month of 1892, for while the great increase of 27.4 per cent. at New York for the week might .be supposed due to speculative activity, in spite of the establishment and Lrowth of the stock exchange clearing ‘house, yet payments ‘through the prin'cipal clearing house outside of New York exceed those of 1892 by 3.5 per cent. for the week, and 2 per cent. for September. New York makes settlements for a large part of the country, and the daily av- | erage, includihg this city, was in Septem ber, $206,364,000, -against $134,859,000 ' last{ r S;‘EQB’IQ,OOOE_in 1894, $122,733,000 in 1893, and $176, 327,000 in 1892, so that the gain overthé same month in the best of past years is 17 per cent. . R 5

~ ““These evidences of revivihg prosperity are the more important because prices for most manufactured. products hawve *advanced but moderately, and are much below the . level .of 1892, .while speculative markets are all declining with curious unanimity, as if the large crops, which make grainr and eotton weak, would not assure increased business to railwaysand warrant better prices for stocks. Speculation in wheat and cotton has been set back by bright crop prospects. .The wheat estimates of 590,000,000 bushels, about 200,000,000~ bushels more than would be re--quired for fobd and: seed, leaving 'the smallest stocks for six years without replenishment, was followed by decwzsase in foreign buying and caused weakness. The price of wheat has declined 5 cents and of corn nearly 2 cents for the week. Dismal reporis have been frequent, but the market shows more faith in. predictions of al large yield argd the per CC}nt. has declined a quarter’of a cent for! the week. “Turning from speculative markets to productive . industry, the change in tone ilg striking. All industries are pushed to increase working ‘force; “with pccasional rise in rate of wiages, by ‘the growing demand. This is{fl'ar-gely for replenishment ofl stocks, but dispatches show that retail trade a't nearly all northern _points continués to ‘expand, and dealers well know . that increase of working forces and of wages insures a larger distribution of goods. Anxious appeals flor speedy deliveries disclose muore ~rapid distribution al-| ready tham -had been expected, and .in textile manufdctures the works are hihdered from taking as liberal orders s they might by doubtss about future prices, thaugh- ha¥ing enough to do for some time. : : £k “‘Slower to - gain, because less affected by replenishment of dealérs’ stocks than other industries, the iron manufacture has been pushed to further expansion by growing demand for finished products, which has caused g little further advance ‘in prices. . R “Failures for the week havé beén 194 in the United States, against 299 last year, and 34 in Canada, against 46 last year.”” =~ . GREEK CABINET RESIGNS, M. Ralli Fails to Secure a Vote of Confidence from the Boule. Athens, Oct. I.—The Greek cabinet hag 'resigned. The boule (legislative assembly) met Thursday to.consider the peace treaty with Turkey and the political. situation in general. The gallervies were crowded and the iproceedings were followed with intense interest. M. Ralli, the premier, mounted ithe tribune, and after reviewing " the events leading up to the beginning of the peace conditions invited the echamZ ik i 2 = . ber to vote confidence in the government. He proposed a resolution to that effect. Amid great excitement the chamber defeated the resolution by a vate of 93 to 30. - £ e .. M. Ralli, when - presenting to the -chamber the preliminary treaty of peace, took strong exception to ' its .terms, attributing to Germany all that had been done against Greece:. He declared that he would not submit a resoldtion approving-the treaty, because. it was executory, and therefore did not require gpproval, and also because such a step would be contrary to the sover‘cign rights of the state and the crown. M. Delyannis expressed his approval of this position, but blamed the government for again asking a vote of confidence, as this had already been accorded. Therefore, presuming that the government was .actuated by. other ‘reasons, M. Delyannis said " that he “would withhold his support. The vote was then taken.. Later the cabinet resigned. S bt ‘ Star Pointer Again.:Springfield, 111., Oct. 2.—ln a race that was witnessed by at least 65,000 people, Star Pointer, on the Illinois state fair oroynds’ Friday afternoon, ﬁqt_ “only maintained his reputation as the king of pacers by beating Joe Patchen, bat he also lowered the world's pa€ing rec- } ord in a race by half a second, making’ . amilein 2:001, the recordin a ¥ace hay‘ing been 2:01, which, Star Pointer made oh'Sglturday, September 18, at In 4 dianapolis, whien he defeated Joe Patchen. Star Pointer was greeted ‘ with tremendous cheers by the assembled thousands as he passed uvaider the wire in the third heat and the announce“ment of the lowering of the world’s pacing record in a-race was received with tumultuous applause., 5 g & Stafilebacks Sentenced. | | Columbus, Kan., Oct. 2.—The members of the Staffleback family were sen-. tenced Friday. Ed and George Staffle'back were convicted of mirder in the first legree and Mrs. Staffleback,” the ‘mother, was convicted as an accessory. ‘The boys received life sentences in the ipenitent.ia%{y', and the mother received ‘2l years, Under the Kansas law thereis 'no capital punishment. The Staffief.fsacks,mgrder'ed Frank Galbraith at Gialena, Kan., last June, and then robbed. the body and threw it into an old abandoned mining 'shaft. ‘The search re‘vealed three other bodies in the shaft. Ed #taffleback has been declared insane .by a board of physicians. =~ .

Fire at the Capital.

Washington, Sept. 30.—Fire broke out in the central power station of the Capital Traction company a few minutes before 11’ o'clock Wednesday night and in 30 minutes the magnificent six-story structure was doomed. The building occupied the entire block from Pennsylvania avenue to C street and from Thirteen and One-half street to Fourteen'th strest. = - 0 st Ex-Secretary Robeson Dead. Trenton, N.'J., Sept. 20. — Ex-Secre-tary of the Navy George M. Robeson died Monday at his home in this city. Mr. Robeson was 69 years old and had been in failing helth for ~several months. In June, 1869 bo wos, made ‘secretary of the navy. He served in this

A.GRAND WORK. -

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o+, ~Latest Bicycle Siang. f * An'awkward person is a “wabbleér.” A gossip travels with a “loese sprocket Whee«l(” 3 ,; . E : s * I, yvour clothes are not in style you are & ‘€9s model.” : A S e “AWhen a man’s sweetheart jilts-him he is “the victim of a ‘‘broken chain.” . Any rider abrading the skin by a fall ‘merely “scrapes off some-of his.enamel.” - »He who looks upon thé¢ wine until his feet -are. entangled is a-person whose “wheels do *mot run true.? . Lo T o A stupid individual, if there be-any such ‘'on-a bicyclé, has “sand in his hearings.” ~° A proud person, or one unduly haughty, “rides with his handle-bars rais,edv too high.” ‘One who is disposed to be imaginative to fg’;,,@‘tént of romancing is “geared up to The individual who shouts at night when ~others desire to sleep is the vietim of “loose spokes.”—N. ¥. Journal. Lo i T _—e . Last ®onth of the Tennessece Cen- . tennial and Indnstrial Exposition. " The month-of Qctober closes this greatést’ of all Ixpositions éver held in the South,and next to the Columbian, the best everheldin “this country. -~ For the closing month, spevial attractions haye been ‘arranged, anad: thesrates from alt parts of the country have: been- made lower. Ltl!)a‘ri ever before known. The Jocation -(NaShville, Tenn.) is on the main line of the Lowsville & Nashville Railroad, directly on-its through car roufe between the North and South,and the trip in either direction via that city can be made as- cheaply, if not-cheaper, than via any other rbute... Ask your ticket agent for rates, gr write to C.\’. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for'rates and information. : ’

A Cruel Hushand.

“You ask for a divorce on the iround of cruelty; do you, madam?” asked the judge. f‘Y‘Yes, your honor,” replied the fair Qlamti 2 e . € - “Do-you mean to say that yvour husband" ~has used bodily violence toward you?”’ . “Oh, no,-sir. He'never struck me,*but—"’ Here the applicant’s voice broke as she - thought of: the indignity, and she sobbed bitterly. : » ' » “But*what, madam?” asked the judge, : kindly. *Tell me what your husband did.” “Why, judge, once he spoke real cross to dear-Fido2 - - ™ 5 <3 And the tender-hearted woman burst into a fresh torrent of tears.—Pittsburgh Chron-icle-Telegraph. ; - —_———— Wherein Nobbleton Shows Sense. “My friend Nobbleton,”” said Mr. Tankleby, “is owvercareful ‘about many things, but in many ways he shows great common sense. For instance: He always carries with him ; f)ost’?&ds appwf)riately &@dressed, and if he € suddenly called away anywhere—and his busimess is such that he is liable to be at any time—he puts a word or two on one of h'{;l))ostal cards and puts it in the nearest letter\box.. He may not have time to Stof) and write or to telegraph, but he can always'find time to drop this postal card; and it relieves the minds of the folks at home. In this I think Nobbleton shews sense.”—N. Y. Sun. . : > | /Cheap Rates to Arkansas and Texas. - On. October' 19, November 2 and 16, De--¢ember 7 and 21, the Cotton Belt Route will - sell ‘round trip tickets from ’St: Louis, Cairo . and - Memphis, to all points in Arkansas, Louisiana. and Texas, -at one fare for the round trip plus $2.00. This is an excellent opportunity for home seekerS to secure a good location. For full particulars as to - rates, ete., and for free copies of . handsomely illustiyted pamphlets about the Great Southwest\ write to E. W. Tia Beaume, G. P& T. AN Louis, Mo. - - : /- A" Stumbling” Block —“What is_the objeetion of the politicians @ the civil serv“ice reform system?” ‘“The eXamination questions.”’—Truth. = ¢ S 0 .. L W How Many of Them Havé Quietly ' Obtained Advice That Made CrLieE s ThemWeH. S . My sister, if you find that in spite of following faitlifully your family doctor’s advice, you.are not getting well, why do you-not try. another conrse ? Many and mady a woman has quietly written to. Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, ‘Mass., stating her symptoms plainly ~and clearly, and teften heradvice, which ‘was promptly received. The followB A @ - ring letteris a e Ry o vrctty stiong sl hegt ‘confirmationof 23 our-claims:s . T e i e | ~ sick for six/ A-9 i‘ \___ Wonths;’ AT =7 N 3 = told me I N wouldhave TN T\ togotoa i PAUR \ hc N 'before I’ ‘would get well. Ihad female troubles in ‘their worst form; suffered unfold “agonies every month ; my womb tipped “back to my backbone, hwﬁ» : ‘hysteria, fainting spells, ftehing, leucorrfieems s U G 2 Tl R B 'My fect and hands were cold all the time, my Jimbs were so weak that T pod St e pln W R ‘Wwas troubled with .numb spellg 1 Pinkham W sgetable Compound, ong o o W,ﬁ:‘%ﬂvﬁf@,—% r 2,: . ‘ ‘?J"""ﬁgg:&f@a"} f*‘im’f% it saa o S R eTI BT e