Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 10, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 July 1897 — Page 6

Ex-Gov. Jofca p. Altgeld, of Illinois, m the fsest of honor at the Fourth July celebration of the Democratic __ igue of King? county, N. on Monday, July 5, and in a lengthy and strong address reviewed the progress of our great nation from the first Independence day up to the present time. He fgid particular attention to the financial part of our history, showing the effects of party legislation u^ou our nuin Ihi j status and declared that the democratic party was the only means fey which the.country can obtain relief from its present burdens of trusts, high faxes and maladministration. The following portions of Mr. Altgeld’s speech contain his remarks on the money question. la opening he said: “Members of the Democratic League of Kings County, sod Ladies and Gentlemen: “For more than 100 years the American >p!e have celebrated the anniversary of > Declaration of Independence. For ,_irs it was a day of universal rejoicing. Gradually, as the country passed through different crises. U became also a day of retrospection; men studied the experience e( yesterday In order to meet the problems of to-morrow. To-day a continent Is crowning the heroes of 1778. Let us. With uncovered heads. Join In that coronaS? “To-day the most wonderful nation on earth is in distress. Its children are suffering. and its foundation stones are slipping away. May we not ask the reason why? In the affairs of man. as In nature. there la no fixed status. Everywhere there to motion: _ there is either growth cr there to disintegration. “In the economic and governmental arrangements there has been a steady advancement. The forms and appliances of see kge being Inadequate to meet the demands of the next, man has from time to time had to deal with new conditions. Progress and prosperity rewarded him nr hen he succeeded; decay and death claimed him when he failed. Ail progress and growth has come from below; evolution works from the bottom and never from the top. In society and in government there Is constantly forming at the tog a crust which tends to repress all there Is beneath, and tends to check progress. Established wrongs and legalized injustice are always Imbedded tn this crust Reform Is atm ply an effort to Improve a condition ot right a wrong, and every reform carried out had to force its way through thin crust. “I am not here to denounce—nothing U so Idle or no foolish as mere denunciation. It accomplishes nothing On the other hand, to shot our eyes to danger means death. 3ffe must dead with conditions as we find them. had. to act wisely, we must know

the (seta. Tk* Xvirt Power. , “THirir.g the war gold left the country. SB It always does in times of need. The government carried on the war with paper atone? and then sold bonds. Paper money, feeing all there was In circulation, became Urn standard of values among the people. Property and tabor were sold on this Standard; debts were based on it; business adjusted Itself to it. A bushel of wheat Sold for two dollars, and all other property to proportion. When the government •old bonds, it received not specie but pager money, and at times it took over two WBattars of this money to buy one of specie. A thousand-dollar bonds cost on the average in specie. Thus the bondholder got B per cent, interest on all specie invested. "When the war was over an effort was aaade to reduce the volumes of paper to a Specie basis, and thus greatly increase the value of bonds. On this subject Senator Sherman in IMS used this language in the United Slates senate; The contraction of Che currency is a far more distressing op•ratioe than the senators suppose. Our «vi. and other nations have gone through Chat operation before; it fcs not possible to Cake that voyage without the sorest distress- To every person, except a capitalist eut of debt, or a salaried officer, or an au•uitatn, u is a period of tots, danger, lassitude of trade, fail of wages, suspension •f enterprise, bankruptcy and disaster, it means the fall of all agricultural productions without any reduction of taxes. What prudent man would dare to build a Baum , a railroad, a factory, or a barn, grith thu certain tact before iumT "Having pictured the ruin that would follow, he turned around and carried out this policy of contraction by which the bondholders were to get two dollars of •ptciy tor every one do.iar invested. Acgsoruiiig to the treasury report the volume «f money in circulation was reduced more Chan one-half, and prices of property fell In proportion. A bushel of w heat sold for •Be dollar and all other property in t ropor; ion. But debts, interest, taxes and all fixed charges remained the same. "The farming and proauciag classes •could not stand it They could no longer buy. and when they cea.v-1 buying the gams of America ceased running and bustmsaa was paralysed, The picture which the gmator bad drawn became ya awful mlh tj. The panic of UC3 was born, aad caused fiMee ruin and m.^ery than the civil war. The war devastated the south, the panic paralysed the republic. But we were now on a specie basis. Not content with this. Che same forces, led by the boodholdiag dns-es of Europe, in 1S73, without the Knowledge of the American people, got cur government to arbitrarily strike down cue of the money metals of the world. Most of the European nations gradually followed, until nearly one-half of the Wrorid's money was destroyed, by the arbitrary acts of government- Having to do twice the work that it formerly had to Co. gold became -twice as important, twice aa many people needed it. and conse^uent- •» its purchasing power Whs gradually doubled. A gold dollar would buy twice ms much of the property aad of the products of the earth as formerly, while the fiebts. interest, taxes and all ilxed chargee remained the same. This time the purchasing power of the farming aad producMg -— of Ufa civilised world was de

•In Europe the effect of Otis legtsisiioo |uir to be felt eery aooo after the panic «f -a Hate there were local cauoeo that stimulated and eared no tv a few yearn, feat gradually the paralysis caused by fallto* price* spread over the world, and re pnirr^* in the ceeaplete breakdown of Htt yoke the panic of *T*. It ha* been more point-tint and baa produced more misery tfcaa war. and pestilence. and famine comlined. To-day It taken four time* aa much •f American products to pay a dollar of Interest or principal of the national debt much to pay any other debt or to pay taxes aa It did after we had resumed ni rtn payments. At the dose of the war then the people have paid the Interi about half of the principal. let m years after the dose of the war. atf has bean paid. tt will require > much of the products of our peoto pay what to Ipft of that debt as would to pay «t .Ut at the be“ReBect a moment. A whole generation las paid at that debt, aad has reduced it Ip one-halt Yet such has been the governmental policy that to-day It will require dwtee an much of ear products to pap tht

«u ft crime to kihlili exclusively In favor of the creditor aMwft of Europe, and thus destroy the purchasing power of “Again, after the cItU war it was found that our industrial and commercial institutions were undergoing a change. The which is shaping the civilisation of the century, waa everywhere active. Little shops save way to great factories; little stores to great establishments, little railways to great lines. Everywhere there was consolidation, and legislation was passed by nearly all the state* to further the formation of corporations. In this way limitless money could be concentrated In one establishment, as it could not wed under a partnership. In one sense, this movement was beneficial; it tended to cheapen production and in many ways Increased the convenience of the public, and I believe that it ii yet destined to be a blessing to the world. But it brought with it unforeseen evils, for which the world had made no preparation. “First. The process of crushing out., or consolidating, was carried so far that tn time many of the most important industries were controlled by trusts, and all competition was destroyed. A few individuals sitting in a rear room could arbitrarily fix the price of labor, or raw material, on the one hand, and the price of their products on the other. They could crush on the one hand and extort on the other. “Second. So-called Christian gentlemen eagerly accepted from agents large sums of money made by unscrupulous or corrupt means, when they themselves, in j their individual business, would have hes- ! Hated to use those means. "Third. Money means poorer, and men controlling vast sums became Impatient of the restraint of the laws, and began to rule over them in some cases, and to evade them/in others. “Fourth. It was found that the shortest road to great wealth was through governmental aid. and accordingly many great trusts and the moneyed interests made it their business to influence government, national. state and municipal, in order to escape their share of public burdens, and to get advantages and privileges that would make fortunes. It rarely happens that a private individual has enough interest in any matter to either, corrupt a legislature or to obtain control ef all branches of the government. The universal corruption that is to-day destroying our country comes from the concentration of capital, and the alarming aspect is that it is practiced by men who talk patriotism and who stand high in the estimation of the public. It is idle to talk about purifying the government so long as men of influence and position offer vast sums to corrupt it. Cut off the hand that offers a bribe, and you wilt end corruption. “We must devise some way of removing overwhelming temptations on the one hand and of distributing among ail men the beneflts and advantages flowing from the process of concentration. As power never limits itself, we must find a method

of curbing it. “Let it be understood, the American people are broad and generous. They envy no man the fruits of superior effort or good fortune. They heartily applaud the achievements of genius, and tn this broad land to-day there is nowhere a voice raised against the man who has honestly acquired a competence; there is no voice raised against the corporations that confine themselves to legitimate business and legitimate methods. The complaint is against monopoly; against fortunes that have been corruptly made, and are now used to further plunder the public and to destroy free institutions. The protest Is against laws which enrich some at the expense of others. The indictment runs, not ..-a Inst capital. but the criminal use of it. It Is not wealth, but the abuse of it. that is working our destruction. "Look at the situation. Lobbyists and corruptionists sit in high places arid are counted the great men of the land. Instead of the government controlling the corporations. the corporations run the government. Greed makes the laws, and labor carries the burden. We hear of assessors being bribed, city councils being owned, legislatures being bought, while congress registers the will of millionaires. Men reach the white house through the portals of t banks, and the higher juugships on a certificate from the corporations. “In no country and In no age haTe the higher courts been on the side of the people or of liberty. They are everywhere the exponents and defenders of that force which for the time being dominates the land. \reS of .iMerieas Maakoek I- “You ask: ‘What shall we do?* My | friends, no mortal can tell you long in ad- ! vaaee. The exigencies must be met as they rise. The great purpose is to restore the basic principles of the fathers and ro rej verse the present destructive policies, to meet the new needs of the times; to end j the corrupt reign of the dollar, and to sub- ; > stitute the voice of the citizen: to have the ! government control the corporations, in- | stead of having the corporations run the | government: to restore a financial system i under which the world had prospered, and ' which will not paralyze America for the ; benefit of Lag land; to prevent the federal I Courts from becoming mere conveniences for concentrated wealth; to do Justice to s the hand that tods, to end monopolies, j whether of money, land, products or prtvj ilege. In short, the purpose Is to maintain j free government among men. and make j farther progress possible. ‘The first thing necessary Is to assert i our manhood; to have convictions, and Idare to maintain them. Double-headed platforms, and colorless men. are the Instruments by which the abuses of the time are made possible.

in lira UM mwn saiu. »»w o»v | know just what the tovvrnment may have to do. but whatever to necessary to achieve independence wtil be done. We do not know whether there will be a battle of Bunker Hill, or of York town, but we will either fill the graves of the conquered, or live the lives of freemen.* “In IS88 the northern patriots said: *We do not know whether the government wiil issue paper money or enact tariff laws, but whatever to necessary will be done. We do not know whether there will be a Bull Run. a Vicksburg, a Gettysburg or an Appomattox, but we will maintain this republic. or steep In southern graven.* • “To-day. if asked whether the government will take the railroads or establish referendum, say you do not know, but that every step which may become necessary to save free government, and to restore happiness in this land, will bo taken: say that If necessary to dc so. the government will not only take the railroads, but every monopoly, and concentration of property which Interferes with either the rights or the welfare of the people. “Per a century re presents tire government was a success; it represented the people. But new conditions have arisen, concentrated capital offers temptations too great for the average represent!ve to resist—whether in the senate or city council—and wo are regularly betrayed. Some men In both parties seek office hoping to be bribed. Either the power to sell us must be taken sway or the temptations must be removed: either have all important matters submitted to the people, or have the ohsa. and thus tores the briber out of ploy me at Degait ten at Democracy. “1 say. our country must be rescued by the democrats. But be not deceived. Lobbyists and corruptionists who debauch legislatures. or pollute the stream of Justice. are not democrats. Bo-called eaders who use their position In their party to assist corporations in getting an unfair advantage over the public, are not democrats. Men who are ready t» *•» tfeeir fingers, and sell the birthright of their tor the sake of i

democ Th wwl one of the most Inspiring In the language: It la aa broad u humanity, and no man is worthy of it who has no higher purpose than to get a personal advantage. Offices must bo filled, and it is better to have them filled by men of conviction and character than by men who have neither. But unless there is a higher aim and purpose, units* there is a great principle to support, there is nothing worthy of the ambition or an honorable man. We can only succeed through organisation, that is. through party, and it is necessary that minor differences he yielded in order to advanao some groat principle. But unless a party stands specifically for something that directly affects the welfare of humanity, it will accomplish nothing. “For 38 years our party has been a neutral party, the manipulators who wished to use it as a convenience, did not want it to stand for anything. There were interests that seemed to centred both parties. This was the easiest way of controlling national legislation. Had there been a positive, compact and aggressive minority party standing for principle, the cry of distress would not be heard in this land to-day. Had there been such a party, the Standard Oil trust never could nave nominated the same man three times Us succession for the presidency. Trading politicians made this possible. Let me repeat. that compromisers, traders and neutral men never correct abuses, never found or save free Institutions, and never fight for human rights. They always become I Instruments for the enemy. Wherever they (are in control the party is unworthy of tho respect of mankind. Only men of conviction and courage can save this land. Only the men who stand erect ever get recognition from that great Speaker who preside# over the deliberations of the universe. Help for the Future. “You ask: Is there hope?* Without entering too far on the field of partisan dis- | cusstoc, we- may glance at what are now matters oi history. Look back velght j months, and gase upon a spectacle that marked the high-water point of corruption. There were arrayed against the people nearly alt the banks, the corporations, the trusts, the railroads, most of the great | papers, and every Influence that money ! could control.« Manufacturers and small merchants were coerced: debtors were forced, and laborers were driven by the lash of hunger. AH of the corruption funds that could be raised on two continents were used to debauch the people; the lobbyists, the trading politicians, and the time servers were on that side. The men who owed i their wealth and position to the fact that ! they had helped to corrupt legislation, and : to pollute the stream of Justice, were on that side. The dubs and the fashionable pulpits were on that side. False promises i of every kind were held out; every method | of defeating the will of the people at the polls was practiced. On the face of the returns It appeared as If the enemy aad won. According to these returns. 18.008 more votes, properly distributed, woutd have changed the result. Only eight months have elapsed, and the people have already discovered that they were made the victims of deception. Only ei~M months have elapsed, but the harve». is already being reaped. “In Illinois we have just had a carnival of official debauchery, such as the world has rarely seen. The living have oeen robbed; the unborn have been defrauded of their rights, and saddled with unjust burdens: public property, privileges and franchises, worth untold millions, have been given to monopolies, numerous acts striking down liberty have been passed, and the people are helpless. Had corruption burned SO cities a free people would have rebuilt them in ten years, but the destruction of republican Institutions blasts the hopes of man and must increase the sorrows of the world. Look where you will, the conditions are the same. They are the legitimate harvest of that poisonous seed that was sown broadcast last falL The people see that they were misled, and I do not believe that even a special providence could soon again unite aii the forces that worked together in the last campaign. Disintegration is already at work in the ranks of the enemy.

I BS IBi \ . | “Now look at the other side. Over 6,000,- j COO of intelligent. patriotic ami substantial { citizens fought for the rights of man. ; They were men who had convictions and ! dared to act on them. They were men who ; could not be cajoled: who could not be | frightened; they were the men who do most of the country's work, and bear its burdens. They had no boodle, but they had manhood. They refused to be Europeanised. but fought for American institutions. “Look at these men to-day. They stand in solid phalanx, eager, determined, confident. None have deserted; none have laid down their arms. Their line of battle j stretches across a continent; their banners are waving: their drums are beating, and they are moving on the enfcmy. They sea j the gilded palaces of injustice; they listen to the cry of labor: they hear the wail j. of tree institutions, and with an appeal to the Omnipotent, they resolve that England .than uot devour this land, in every state the people are aroused; they see their condition growing worse; they see the hope of their children disappearing; they see poverty-hanging over the future; they see the black flag of hunger floating over some of the richest sections of God’s earth, and they are crying tor Justice. My triends, that cry will tree the American people. Even if we should be borne down again i and again, the voice of humanity will arise from the dust, and drive the money changers out of the temple, and the traitors out of the land. The Benedict Arnold of XHJU sleeps on English soil Let the Benedict Arnolds of this age make their graves beside him.**

DIAbULKJAu. Am U«tra«e Tk«l Uiled !« V r»*r»*c*. “1 understand. colonel,” remarked j the inquiring tourist from the north. !■ addressing the prominent son of the j Dark and Bloody Ground, “that there ia j said to be a raving maniac running at 1 Urge in the forest in this vicinity.” **Wcli» suh.” replied Col. Corkright, j “g- dastahdlv scoundrel of a traveling hypnotizuh came along and gave an exhibition in the cou'lhouse night beto’ last, and in the ecu'sc of the evening ha hypnotized Maj. Bludsoe. one of the moat influential citizens, and while ha had him unduh his control he made the wiajtih drink a glass of watuh. telling him that it was 20-year-old Bourboa whisky. The diabolical dose bad such an awful effect upon the victim—a good deal like hydrophobia, only a heap wote —that the hypuotizuh became frightened at what he had done and Bed to the woods, leaving the rnajuh going from one paroxysm to anothuh. “It took two doctuhs all the rest of the night and hall of the next day to resto* the majnh to a clear nnduhstattding id the infnhnal outrage which had been puhpetxated aw him, and when he came to himself at hmt he drew his revolvuh and plunged teto the woods, sweahing by the ghost of the illustrious Henry Clay that ha would neither eat nor sleep till he bad avenged the wrong. And I judge* suh. that the repo’t yon have heard about a maniac in the woods was atnhtad hy aoase strangah who had caught a rlimpse of the rnajuh.”— X Y. Journal.' —In Fra ace 4.000,000 tons of potatoes are annuaity ward in the maantMinM

Meeting Pl»w, aad All ArrmagemenU Are of the Bret Sax Francisco, July lft.-The second day of the Christian Endeavor convention opened bright and pleasant. In fact the weather has been perfect •very day since the visitors began to arrive. The visiting easterners are congratulating themselves upon escaping the torrid wave now sweeping through the central and eastern states. It is noticeable that many who came to town wearing their thinnest summer clothing have taken on more substantial protection against the cool breezes from the Pacific. But they are having a glorious time, and the pleasant weather us especially pleasing to those who j have endured the extreme heat all the j waj across the continent. As early as daylight little parties of j a dozen or two score could be seen go- I ing towards the parks. Cliff House and Ocean Beach in search of pleasure, while hundreds of others attended early morning prayer services at the different churches. Long before the hour for calling the meetings to order in Mechanics’ and Woodward’s paviliions, crowds filled every available space in the big buildings. The delegates were even more enthusiastic than on the first day of the convention, nearly all having had sufficient time to recover from the fatigue of a long journey, and more or less discomfort of a railway trip, i The thousands of lady delegates, in striking toilettes, and wear- ! ing badges and ribbons of bright colors, looked fresh and happy, and j when the song service was announced j at the openiug of the meetings, they responded with a, will that showed their whole spirit was in the ingSecretary Baer is elated at the sue- I cess of the meeting, and says no con- 1 vention has ever had such a meeting ; place. There are vast auditoriums, but never under one roof, a city | in itself. Never has there j been a better-arranged place for registration, rest and conversation. Fine California fruits and flowers have been j artistically arranged in numerous booths in the pavtllion. and each dele- j gate is invited to sample the fruit and j carry away a pamphlet reciting the resources of each county in the goldea

The total number of registrations at headquarters is announced as nearly 20,000. of whom about 7,000 are from California. Every possible precaution has been taken by the police and fire departments to prevent any accident or stampede during the sittings of the convention. Thirty police oflieers have been stationed in and around Mechanics’ pavillion, to guard against overcrowding and possible panics. When the capacity of the hall has been reached the police close the doors, and the rest are turned away, directing them to the overflow meetings at Woodward's pavillion and Odd Fellows’ hail. Sixteen firemen are constantly on patrol duty in the big building, watching the electric light wires and -guarding against fire in any portion where it would be dangerous to the lives of the audience. All the young folks accompanying their parents were taken on an excursion Friday to the different points of interest in the city and along the shores of the bay. Arrangements have beeu made by the Chinese converts to show special attention to visiting Endeavorers. Rev. Kee Cam. head of the Congregational Chinese mission, promises free guides i to all Endeavorers who wish to go through Chinatowu. All the Chinese j missions of different denominations j will hold receptions during the week, j all visitiug Endeavorers will be* wel- j corned and served with refreshments i in Chinese style. SHORT AND SKIPPED.

Trwikurer or Uko Uuiutou leutrai Fr*i(U .Ueiortuteikt at AutU. Tet. Aisrix, Tex., July ML-Wili Todner. who has been employed as treasurer for the loeal freight department of the Houston A Texas Central railroad for the past 11 years, has turned up missing. and with his departure eaute the intelligence that his account teas short some $1,000. The visit of the road's auditor in his regular rounds frightened Rodner to the extent that he skipped, taking several hundred dollar., in cash out of the office safe which, in addition to his shortage on doe bills, makes the total defalcation about $1,000. DEATH BEFORE STARVATION. WkM* at a Captain la the firrt Karat London. July 1<L — Capt. Francis Yorke McMahon, of the First royal dragoons, the brother and heir presumptive of Sir Horace Westropp Me* Mahon, Bart., has committed suicide by shooting himself. He was financially embarrassed, and left n letter saying: **I cannot stay in the army and 1 cannot live on nothing outside, so 1 am sure this is the best. God knows where I’m off to.” Sir Horace McMahon testified at the inquest that his brother had only to msk in order to get all the money he needed. PRESIDENT’S VACATION. Washington; JfiUv la—President McKinley will spend most of his summer vacation on the shores of Lake Champlain. He will leave Washington on August 1 and go direct to Lake Chaseplain. Plattsborg. JE. Y., will be his nearest town. His party will consist of the member* of the presidential family, of Vice-President and Mrs. Hobart Secretary Alger and family. Secretary ■pd Mrs. Porter sad probably several •Cher KHtbatcf official society.

..-■- . .. OUR ASIATIC RIVAL. j to tk« J*ot« «t ttoai Hon* fto-IlM JapaiNM CobIm4 tkaM They H*w S<(Wl Rl«ku vtU the Caitoi Stotoi to Hawaii - They Am Liable to Cucaoo, July XI.—A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: •There is serious danger of diplomatic friction between the United States and Japan over Hawaii. Although the reply which Japan has made to Secretary Sherman’s note concerning the intentions of this government has been received, the state department holds it in secrecy. It is known, however, that the reply is not as amiable as had been hoped for. The reply of the Japanese government is of such tone and there are snch suspicious movements of certain Japanese warships that the administration is afraid Japan may be meditating some coup de force in Honolulu. It is understood that in their reply the Japanese still contend that they have equal rigkts with the United States in Hawaii;"9 and that the attempt of the United States to annex the islands without consultation with Japan is a breach of good faith. One thing is certain, and this is that no matter which way the negotiations turn the administration does not propose to be caught napping. If the Japanese make a show of force at Honolulu, with or without an announced intention of demanding that the Hawaiian government comply with the demands for reparation which were submitted some time ago, this government will do the same thing. No one need be surprised if the warships of the United States and Japan frown on one another in Honolulu within the next two weeks. War is not expected by any member of the Washington government familiar with the facts, but it is admitted the mobilization of naval craft at Honolulu would be sufficient to produce a hazardous situation. Already there isa good.deal of animosity toward the United States on the part of the Japan naval office, and an overt act on their part might precipitate a great deal of trouble. During the last ten days the navy department has made special preparations of a quiet sort for the mobiliza tion of our naval forces ou the Pacific at Honolulu, should the turn of diplomacy make such action necessary. At the present time the United States is not as strong in the Pacific waters as Japan. If the Nicaraguan canal were open the advantages would be on our side in case of trouble.

TRIFLING WITH THE POWERS. The Port Doe* Not Intend to Yield In Re- > (mrd to the frontier (janttlou. Constantinople, July 12.—Queen Victoria, Emperor William, Emperor Nicholas. President Fanre and King Humbert hare replie<l to the telegram received by them from the sultan, and all give advice similar to that sent by Emperor Francis Joseph. Emperor William says in substance that he regrets his iuability to disassociate himself from the views held by the other powers. Replies to the circular of the Turkish government to the powers relative to the frontier question, have also been received by the ambassadors. They all decline to admit the Turkish pretensions. The porte has sent another circular to the powers, proposing that, in view of the disturbed conditions existing in Crete, Turkey sen! reinforcements to the island. To this the powers have also replied, endeavoring to dissuade the porte from such a step. This latest proposal on the part of the Turkish government is held to-indi-cate that the sultan does not intend to yield in regard to the frontier ques tioa. GETTING A MOVE ON. The Moor* Took the Wat When They Saw the San Iranturo at Taasler. Washington. July It.—Rear Admire* Selfridge, on the cruiser San Francisco, now at Tangier, has cabled to the navy department that when the Morocco authorities learned that American warships had been ordered to Tangier, they arrested one of the assailants of the agent of the American firm who had been knocked down and robbed. Two men were involved in the assault, and upon the demand of ConsulGeneral Burke, enforced by the presence of the San Francisco, the Moorish authorities were making every effort to capture the second fugitive* and Admiral Seifridge added that he believed, that they would succeed. It is expected that the state department will direct Consul-General Burke to see that the men are adequately punished for their offense.

MENDED THEIR MANNERS t«d Am BnulMltMd !• tk» Im ®f I'aeU SuiM 3t*U. WASHDiGToa, July li—The lottery orders issued by the last administration of the post office deportment against the Tontine Land and Security Co., of Dallas, Tex., the Interstate Savings, Loan aad Treat Co, of Cincinnati; the New Orleans Debenture Co, of New Orleans and Mobile; Atlanta aad the Southern Mutual Investment Co, with offices at Lexington, I Louisville, Cincinnati and Atlanta, ■ have been revoked by the postmastergeneral. The concerns submitted evidence that they had discontinued the me of the seheme ou which the former action was baaed. Gbxjlxwoob, Ark.. July 1L—A dance was held at the home of Frank Finn, a miner near the Austrian camp, Friday night, at which beer flowed freely. Tom Stergul aad Anthony Dollar became involved in n difficulty over women. When the dance was over Stergul followed Dollar to his room aad a bloody fight with knives began The candle was extinguished aad the deadly combat continued in the dark until Stergul lay dead, literally cot to pieces, and Dollar fatally injtOeC Dollar ban* lag received tt thrust*,

THE GREAT LUMINARY. Sob spots were first observed is the year 1611. Sun spots always trawl from east to west across the sun’s disk. v The largest, sun spot on record was seen in JS5S. It was 113,000 mites across. A writer in Nature says that the temperature of the sun’s surface cannot bo less than 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It is claimed that the sun’s rays put out fire by rarefying the air, causing it. to flow more slowly toward the burning article. In order that the reader may make a comparison, I will say that a bessemer converter is never heated above 3,000 degrees. Should the earth be accidentally moved to within a distance of- 240,000 miles of the sun, it would wholly dissolve and pass away like vapor in less than an hour. . The sun is over 860,000 miles in diameter.. The earth could be placed on the inside of it, and the moon, 240,000 miles away, could still revolve around the world, both the earth and the moon being on the inside of the great light giver. Some astronomers, those who believe | in the “annular,” or “ring” theory of citation, believe that the earth and all { the planets were once a part of the sun; j that the earth is one of the rings thrown ; off by the great luminary, and that the j earth in turn threw off a ring which be- ! came the moon.—St. Louis Kepublic.

QUEER THINGS IN AMERICA. In Brooklyn, N. Y.» thPere are S4o stUrt*. pending against street-ear companies, brought by persons injured in trolley accidents. A prospector who, with a companion, bought a claim at Goler, on the Mojavedesert, for $S0, found a few days afterward a $614 gold nugget in it. A colored man of Indianapolis has been arrested for the eighth time for stealing oats. He never steals anything else, and he has come to be known as “Oats Powell.’* Watches are accepted as security for fines by the police courts of Knoxville. Tenn., and 40 unredeemed ones, held for two years, are to be sold at auction by the city. An orchard 20 years old is so uncommon at Missoula, Mont., that a flourishing one in which there are 100 applet trees, some with 12-inch trunks, is mads a subject- of comment. Twenty-five bachelors of Jefferson county, 0-» sent a committee to Galien. Berrien county, Mich., whence a report had been sent out that there were in the village 21 handsome widows, and the result of the visit was five weddings forthwith and an announcement that more would follow. WINGED PESTS. The locust or grasshopper plague o^ Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, in the years 1ST3, 1874 and 1873, will be vividly recalled by many readers. Wasps may often be observed detaching from fences, boards, or any old wood, the fibers, which they afterward manufacture into papier-mache. How to Keep Well The Practical Experience of a St. Louis Family. u I have used Hood s Sarsaparilla in my family for several years and by its use warded off sickness. 1 have four children and they are all healthy and none of them have, ever had any serious sickness. We keep ourselves well by the use of Hood** Sarsaparilla.” Mrs. P. H. Solus r, 2850 St. Louis Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri ; Hood’s Sarsaparilla The One True Blood Purifier, tt: six foe ft Hood’s Pills cure sick headache. 23c.

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