Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1894 — Page 7

THE NEWS THE WEEK

The Debs conspiracy trial is in proyress in Chicago. .. —■ ■■ ■ ■ An anti-vaccination league has been formed in Chicago. Portland has contracted for a system »f waterworks to cost 145,000. Two trainmen were killed by a rear-end wllision in the Hoosac Tunnel, Sept. 9. Chicago police are having trouble with i thoroughly organized band of thieves. The Lexow investigation committee resumed its sessions at New York city Sept. 10. Property in the vicinity of Bethlehem, Pa., was damaged $500,000 by a cloudburst, Saturday night. Senator Peffer says-- the last Congress was the most stupendous failure in the history of the Nation. r* 4 The National G. A. R, Annual Encampment began at Pittsburg, Sept. 10, The attendance was large. The Campbell Bank at Rossville, 111., was robbed of SIO,OOO, Wednesday, while the officers were at dinner. A decision of the Oklohama Supreme Court nullifies all divorces granted by probate judges during last year. A fight between a bull-dog and a montey was used to attract attention to a political meeting near Louisville. Mrs. Robert Kinzie, with one exception th® oldestsettlor of Chicago, died in Omaha, where she was visiting a son. Investigation has developed the fact that the supposed ease of cholera at Cumberland, Va., was not that disease. Koibites in Alabama will join with the Populists and Republicans in an attempt to defeat the Democratic candidates. It is said that Senator Brice will resign if the Ohio Democratic convention condemns his opposition to the Wilson bill. All the Christian churches at Paris, 111., have joined in a revival service in a tent accommodating three thousand persons. It Is said that Madeline Pollard has about abandoned her plan of going on the stage, as she is not receividg much encouragement in it. The Hoo Hoos, in their convention at Kansas City, decided by a vote of 89 to 90, that actors should hereafter be barred from the order of the Black Cat. At Roseburg, Ore., W. F. Brockman, a farmer, shot and killed his wife and stepson, Robert Ring. The tragedy was the outgrowth of domestic discord. At Dayton Ben F. Travies, aged fiftyfive, and Julia A, Batten, aged fiftyfour, his paramour, engaged in a quarrel. The woman killed Travies with a club. The New York Populists have nominated Charles B. Matthews, a member of the Farmers’ Alliafice and a Knight of Labor, for Governor, and a full State ticket. The police raided a gambling house at Owensboro, Ky., and caught a number of prominent men, among them Elijah Sebree, Republican candidate for Congress in that district. At Newark, 0., an unknown tramp called at the home occupied by three girls named Rank, and at the point of a revolver compelled Florence, the youngest, to hand over S9O. ~ _ Gen. J. B. Gordon, of (jeorgia, second In command at Appomattox, was in Pittsburg during the Encampment, and met many of the Union officers against whom be fought so long. The New York constitutional convention, in committee of the whole, adopted a resolution changing the term of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor from three years, as at present, to two.

Near Parachute, C 01,,. cattlemen iwooped down upon three sheep camps, ihot and dangerously wounded a herder named Carl Brown, drove oil the other herders and ran the sheep away. At Murphysboro, 111., Mrs. Ann Rogers, lister to the late Gen. John A. Logan, took morphine with suicidal intent. It is thought her life will be saved. Despondency is supposed to be the cause. lowa and Nebraska hogs are being ihipped into Indiana for feeding purposes, the farmers of that section being compelled to sell their stock because of the entire failure of the corn crop. At Piedmontli, Ala., two members of the family of E. S. Downs have died from drinking from a poisoned well, while two men are not expected to recover. A discharged servant has been arrested. Ex-Senator J. R. Doolittle, of Racine, Wis., has been nominated by the Democrats of the First district for Congress. It Is thought he will not accept. Senator Doolittle is now serving as Circuit Judge. Bill Dalton is alive again. A personal friend of the outlaw, in an interview at Perry, O. T., states that Dalton has temporarily retired from public life, but is well and has not been hit with a bullet for over a year. i Col. Thomas Jefferson Dolan, the well known Democratic politician of Chicago, was found wandering about the streets in a dazed condition. Dolan had forgotten his own name and will be examined by the insane court. One hundred monkeys escaped from the hold of the ’Liberia at the wharf at New York, Sept. 12, and a lively time was experienced before they were recaptured. The Liberia had just arrived from Africa with its peculiar cargo. :■ Benjamin Shearer, manager of the Wes•"tenrU nton Telegraph Gok,and his corps of assistants have been dismissed at the instigation of the War Department. They are charged with conspiracy during the recent strike, Gen. Harrison left Elkins, W. Va., Wednesday, for his home at Indianapolis. En route he made brief speeches in Chairman Wilson’s district at Phillipi and Grafton. Ho expressed the belief that Mr. Wilson would be defeated, and urged Republicans to make an aggressive fight. Wiley J. Bronson, a reputable farmer of Coal Creek township, Montgomery county, reports that there was a fall of fish from the clouds on Sunday lastdurlng a storm. Some of the fish were four and five inches in length and several families ate of them. They were mostly of two varieties, bass and suckers. The Chicago Board of Education, after a somewhat tempestuous discussion, voted to abandon the old slanting system of penmanship and to introduce into Chicago schools the vertical system. The Board Introduced another Innovation, the bath tub, as a factor in education, and dirty children will be given a bath before being permitted to attend school sessions. Coilmer&Co„ general storekeepers at St. Petersburg, Pa., were robbed of 170,000 in cash and bonds, Saturday night, by an pnknown thief supposed to have been concealed in the store. At the close of business at 10 p. m. the firm and clerks closed

the store and repaired to a clear stand; across the street. They returned in ten. minutes to find the door standing open. A search revealed the robbery, and the; fact that the thief had probably been cori-i cealed in the store when they left. Noi clue. The whole plot of the lynching of six alleged negro incendiaries near Millington, Tenn., cm the night of Aug. 31 has been laid bare by Robert MeCarver, a son of Sheriff MeCarver, of Shelby county. Young MeCarver was invited to join the mob but refused. The guilty parties will be arrested. A telegram was received at the Japanese legation at Washington, Tuesday, to the effect that a treaty had been concluded between Corea and Japan providing tKat Japan shall wage war and drive the Chinese soldiers out of Corea, and establish the autonomy of the latter country. Eugene Debs addressed a mass meeting at Harrisburg, Pa., Friday; night, on the strikes of last summer. Debs said he was opposed to strikes,, but that they are the only weapons which labor has to defend itself against the encroachments of capital. He claimed that the Pullman employes were unjustly treated by the company and that he admired them for striking. If he had been an employe he would have struck regardless of consequences. Debs contended that the sympathy strike •was forced by the General Managers’ Association offering to make the fight for the Pullman company. He had no more to do with ordering the strike than if he had not been in the country. It was ordered by the unanimous action of 350 delegates to the American Union convention after all subordinate lodges had been consulted. The strike was won five days after it was inaugurated, and then the injunction was issued against the leaders, and they were enjoined from directing their forces. He advocated unification of all branches of labor and claimed that class brotherhoods had never won successful strikes themselves. The Chicago strike was not? defeated, because it had advanced the cause of labor fifty years. “I believe in law and order,” he said, “and am not a disciple of the red flag of anarchy.”

FOREIGN.

The Sultan of Morocco has the mumps. 6 Forest fires are raging in parts of Ontario. Serious rioting occurred at Bombay. One was killed. Gen. Barrios, representing Nicaragua, has arrived in London. Baron Erlanger, the well known German banker, died at Geneva. The insurrection of the natives of the island of Lombok grows more serious. Prof. Von Helmholtz, the noted scientist, died at Berlin, Sept. 8, aged seventy-four. Prince Bismarck continues to enjoy good health and the Princess is improving. The English court will remain in mourning until Sept. 21 out of respect to the memory of the late Count of Paris. Twenty-one farm laborers were killed in Samaria, Russia, by eight farmers in order to escape payment of wages due. The chief leaders of the insurgent Kaffirs in South Africa, after continued fighting, have surrendreed to the Boer com-ma-nders. The officials have discovered in Sicily a vast association of sheep stealers, having branches all over the island. Seventeen arrests have already been made. L’Atorlie, of Paris, says the Emperor of Germany is trying to organize a conference of the powers with a view of bringing about a general disarmament. A large consignment of California fruit arrived in London Sept. 8, and was in good condition. This shipment was promptly sold at auction at remunerative prices. The Pall Mall Gazette prints an article. with the object of showing that Premier Crispi is rapidly approaching a reconciliation between King Humbert and the Pope. Three hundred feet of track on the Mexican national railroad west of Ben|veres and west of Alidor have been washed away by the floods. AH trains are tied up. Rumors of the death of ex-Sultan Mutad y, who was deposed Aug. 31,1876, in favor of his younger brother, the present Sultan,Abdul Hamid 11, are in circulation at Constantinople. The Canadian government has decided to become a party to the convention agreed upon to meet at Dresden in 1895 to consider measures to prevent the introduction and spread of cholenu---, A dispatch to the London Times from Tien Tsin, Sept. 14, says that news has reached there from Ping Yang that the Japanese, on the night of Sept. 12, made an attempt to surprise the Chinese camp, but were repulsed with great loss. The movements of the Japanese troops were impeded'by the standing crops, which also hid the enemy from them.

The Sultan of Turkey, through the Turkish Minister at Washington, has contributed 300 Turkish pounds to Mayor Gilroy’s fund at New York for the relief of the forest fire sufferers. The value of the Turkish pound is about >4.38. The contribution was acconlpanied by an exthe gift was by the command of the Sultan. Advices from Australia by the steamer Warloo say that an immense nugget of gold was found at Cool Gardle, eclipsing the famous Londonderry find. The nugget, which has been called the Dun nugget, after its finder, weighs 1,800 ounces, and is worth over >30,000. It was taken from a reef, the whole face of which glitters with gold. Tremendous excitement prevails, and since the find property has increased at the diggings 500 per cent. At a State banquet at Berlin. Sept. 7, Emperor William made a sensational speech to tho assembled noblemen in, which he declared that opposition to tho King by noblemen was a monstrosity. He said he was the largest landed proprietor in Germany and his interests were identical with all landholders. In conclusion the Emperor said: Now, gentlemen, it is td you I this day address myself. Forward to fight for religion, for morality and for order against tho parties of revolution. As ivy winds itself around the oak, beautifies it with leaves and protects it when tempests rage so does the Prussian nobility close around my house. May it, and with it the whole nobility of the German nation, become a bright example to those sections of thd populace which are still wavering. Left usonter together upon this struggle. Onward with God, and dishonor to him who forsakes his King,

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

The White House is undergoing extensive repairs. , mother at Corydon, Sept. 10, The Democracy of Cass county are arranging for an old-fashioned barbecue. One man at Anderson is sure that an earthqake shook up that place, Saturday night. Harris W. Stein, of Vincennes, thinks he has solved the problem of perpetual motion. Mrs, Vandergrift, mother of Mrs, RobLouis Stevenson, died at Danville, Sept. 10, of old age. The smallpox situation at Walkerton has become serious. Three new cases developed bn the 14th. 4 The Twelfth district Democratic congressional convention at Fort "Wayne, Tuesday, renominated Congressman MeNagny. The opening speech by Senator Voorhees in the Indiana campaign, appointed for Terre Haute, has been postponed until the 22d inst. The grand jury of Kosciusko county has just returned 239 indictments against dog owners in that county who failed to list their canines for taxation. A Brown county farm >r brought a load of produce to Columbus, his.stock including apples, wild plums, grapes, potatoes, ’coons and two live rattlesnakes. The Peru street fair opened Sept. 10 5 The main thoroughfares were completely filled with booths and the novelty of the enterprise attracted great crowds. Clouds of smoke prevailed over southern Indiana, Sept. 10. At Madison the pall was so dense that steamers were delayed and the hills were obscured, A grocery store, livery stable and several barns at Kewanna were destroyed by Are, and for a time it looked as if the little village was doomed to destruction, A contract has been let for building a hospital at Anderson under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Gross. The bequests and donations amount to $109,090. Clarence E. Evans, of Columbus, 0., attempted to board a moving train at W ar saw, but fell under the wheels and was instantly killed. He was twenty-six years old. Fort Wayne is seriously considering the advisability of selling the present courthouse buildings and grounds, and locating a new building in another quarter of the city. William Scott, forty years old, while engaged in loading sand at the “Hoosier Slide,” Michigan City, was caught by a falling bank and smothered. He was a man of family. Captain H. H. Talbott, of Crawfordsville, let fly at a flock 'of blackbirds with a double barrelled shotgun. He killed thirty-nine, while a number of wounded birds got away. Terre Haute is reveling in an A. P. A. exposure. The books and records of the organization have been made public and there is said to be a sort of panic in certain political circles. Phil Matter will build a tin plate factory at Anderson one-fifth larger than tire American plant at Elwood. Anderson citizens will put up a $20,000 bonus, Mr. Matter putting in $50,000. Sheriff Simmons, of Howard county, has forwarded his resignation to Gov. Matthews. He claims he has lost money everyday he has served, because of-the present fee and salary law. George Chatham, a farmer of Pine township, Porter county, was hauling, a barrel of cider, Saturday, when it exploded. A piece of the barrel struck him in the face, knocking out his teeth and cutting off his lower lip. The sheriff of Bartholomew county made an examination of the prisoners in the jail at Columbus, finding eight of them armed with short iron bars, which they had wrenched from the window fastenings. A general delivery was contemplated. One of the hardest drinkers of Anderson is an old woman—a grandmother. She is an all-around drinker, and as a rule goes to the back door of certain saloons where tfiey give her good measure and calls for the liquor herself.—Anderson Democrat. Near Hartford City, Thursday night, Jacob Pursely, drunk and abusive, was shot and instantly killed by Frank Bell at the latter’s house. Pursely had called at the house in an intoxicated condition, and provoked the trouble which resulted in his own death. In the trial of ex-Sherlff Lemuel Willis, of Sullivan, for the assassination of Prosecuting Attorney Hulz, of Sullivan county, taken to Vincennes on change of venue, the defendant has pleaded not guilty. There is also a plea that the defendant was insane at the time of the killing.

Leroy Templeton and the other Populist leaders arrested at West Indian apolis, Aug. 12, for Sabbath desecration, while holding a political meeting, and subsequently discharged without prejudice, have sued the constabulary and justice of the peace implicated in their arrest for >IO,OOO damages. At Indianapolis, Friday, GeorgeScholtz president of the Terre Haute branch of Daniels, who was chief of the grievance committee of the Union at Terre Haute during the recent railroad strike, were found guilty of contempt of court by Judge Baker, of the United States Court. The court released the men on their good behavior. Francis M. Bray, of Madison county, a prosperous farmer at one time, became a convert to the faith-cure doctrine, and he was known as a faith-cure minister. This led him to neglect his financial affairs and disaster overtook him. Recently he became ill, and he steadily refused all remedies, stating that a revelation had been made to him that there was no possibility of recovery. Tuesday he died. Newell Gastineau, twenty-one years old, pt Ladoga, went to the barn of Frank Frantz to steal a horse. He made a selection, after lighting a match, but in throwing down the match the flame set fire to the barn and two mules were cremated. Gastineau sold the stolen horse at Veedersburg, Intending to use the money In getting married, but he was caught too soon by the law. He is under sentence to the Prison North. Tho following patents were granted, Tuesday, to Indiana people: R. P. Hobbs, Indianapolis, capsule pin and capsule; E. Dawson, Terre Haute, trolley for electric railways; Fitzgerald & Mowers, Marioo,

undertakers’trimming table; Fry <fc Hamilton, Attica, churn; W. Lyons, Goshen, heating drum; T. A. Martin, Evansville, adjustable bedstead; W. W. Wainwright, Connersville, journal box and packing box for rotary blowers: H. W. Ruton, Goshen, carpersweeper. ' Clarksville can boast of having the tallest teacher. It is M. E. Pangburn, who teaches in the city schools. Mr. Pangburn is from the upper end of the county and stands six feet four-and-a-half inches in his bare feet. He is the tallest teacher in the State,-and one of the most popular and thorough gentlemen in the schools. J. N. Madden, employed by the local gas company, and Charles Rossington, clerk at the Randall hotel, Ft. Wayne, undertook to locate a leak in one of the rooms of the hotek. and Madden lighted a match to facilitate the search. Instantly there was an explosion, doing considerable damage to the room, and severely burning both gentlemen. A natural gas explosion at Alexandria, Wednesday morning, wrecked one business block, damaged others and buried four people in the debris. , They were Samuel Myers and wife and one child and his sister-in-law. All were taken from the debris after being confined for three hours. Strange as it may seem, all were living and may recover, with tiie exception of Mrs. Myers, who was crushed about~ T thebody.’The baby, four days old, did not get a scratch. The loss is estimated at $12,000; partially insured.

COLORADO REPUBLICANS.

The Colorado Republican convention met at Denver, Sept. 12, and nominated A. W, Mclntyre, of Alamosa, for Governor. A full State ticket was also placed in nomination. Nine hundred and fiftythree delegates were in attendance. Senator Wolcott addressed the convention and denounced the administration ol Governor Waite as the cause of the deplorable condition of the State, and implored every one to vote with the majority party (the Republican party) this fall in order to redeem the State from misrule. “The plank demanding the free coinage of silver,” said Senator Wolcott, “is the only thing in the Populist platform which merits the consideration of voters. The Republicans also demand this. When I am certain it cannot be secured through the latter I am ready and willing to leave it and join any other party which can show me it is able to bring about such a result. A new element has entered politics and the women of the State must bear their share of the burden. There is no good citizen who does not thank his Maker that the women will cast their ballots with him to prevent misrule, Since Colorado became a State there has never been an hour when its motto could so earnestly be invoked as now. ‘Nothing without divine aid.’ There must be enough men and women in this State to save it from further misrule. I believe that this convention will not listen to the claims of any man for office, but will select citizens who will save this State from misrule.” Senator Teller also spoke at great length. Jle condemned the repeal of the Sherman law and said that,in his opinion, it would be but a short time until a free silver coinage law would be enacted by Congress.

TO INVESTIGATE LYNCHINGS.

An English committee to investigate the numerous lynchings of negroes in the South hasbeen sent to this country by English philanthropists. Monday the New York World sent a copy of the following telegram to Gov. O’Ferrall, of Virginia; of Georgia; Gov. Fish back, of Arkansas; and Gov. Tillman, of South Carolina: i'An English committee has been sent here to investigate and denounce Southern lynchings. Will you please telegraph us what you think of English meddling with our affairs? The Governors all replied In a spirited way. Gov. O’Ferrall stated that Americans could with equal propriety investigate the Whitechapel murders and the outrageous colonial policy of England, and characterized the sending of the commission as of impudence.” He stated that in every case of a colored man having been lynched in Virginia the victim was undoubtedly guilty of rape on white women,and that the authorities had been overpowered by the mob. In three cases, the Governor said, he had protected the colored men charged with rape at great expense by the militia, and they were duly convicted and executed. Gov. Northen and the other State executives replied in a similar vein. Gov. Tillman stated, however, that he would afford the commission every facility to learn the truth, in spite of the impertinence of the proceeding, and invited them to come on, as an investigation could not be conducted in New York,

THE MARKETS.

Sept 17,189 L Indianapolis. GRAIN ANO HAY. Wheat—49,’4c; corn, 56c; oats, 32Xc; rye, 40c; hay, choice timothy, >9.09. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Shippers, >2.5034.40: Stockers. >2.09(32.75; heifers. >[email protected]; cows. >1(3)3.35; bulls, >1.75@3; milkers, 33.00. H0g5—>5.00(36.65. Sheep—>l,oo(33 00. POULTRY AND oTfffflt PRODUCE. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) PoULTRY-llens, 7c per lb; spring chickens, 8c; cocks, 3c; turkeys, toms,3c; per lb; hens, 5c per tt>; ducks, 5c per ib; geese, >4.80 per doz. for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 13c. Butter—Choice, 12(j£14c. Honey—lßi®2oc i Feathers—Prime geese, 30@32c per lb; mixed duck, 20c per lb. Beeswax—2oc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool—Medium unwashed, 12c; Cottswold and coarse combing. ll@13c; tubwashed. 16(a) 18c; burry and unmerchantable, s@loc less. Hides—No. 1 G. S. hides. No. 2 G. S. hides, No. 1 calf hides, 6%c; No. 2 calf hides, sc. Chicago. Wheat—s4%c; corn, 56% c; oats, 30% c; pork, 114.27%; lard, >8.95. New York. Wheat—sß%c; corn, 65%c; <. , 35%c. Baltimore. Wheat—ss%c; corn, 59% c; oats, 35% c St. Louis. Wheat—so%c; corn, 56c; oats, 31c Philadelphia. • A Wheat—s7%c; corn, 65%e; oat«jy4%c. .-'i Minneapolis. Wheat-*-No. 1 hard, 57%c. Cincinnati. Wheat—s2%c; corn. 59%c; oats, 32%c. Detroit. ■Wheat—ssc; corn 58c; oats, 33%c. East Liberty. fiOG 0—96.55 @6. (ML

OVER 37,000 MAJORITY.

Maine Republicans Have It All Their Own Way, he gig lat ure Republican by 12 5 Ma j ori ty— Every County Carried. An Augusta, Me., special to the Indianipolis Journal, Sept. 10, says: It has been igood day for Republicans and a correipondlngly bad one for Democrats, but the •esult of the State election was not altogether unforeseen. To rain and general ipathy is due the light vote, and though the Democrats admit defeat they do not show a symptom of discouragement. The Prohibitionists and Populists are not largely in evidence, so far as returns inditate, Returns have been received by the Associated Press from oyer one hundred cities and towns and these indicate that the State has re-elected Governor Cleaves, Republican, over Charles F. Johnson, Democrat, by a majority which will exceed 37,000, the largest in the history of the party. The Republicans have carried every county in the State, and at 11 o’clock it is estimated that the Legislature will have a working Republican majority of 125, which means the re-election of Senior William P. Frye. -= .Thomas B. Reed has been elected to Congress by a plurality estimated at 1,000. Nelson Dingley, Seth H. Milligan and H. Boutelle are also re-elected to Congress by majoritie s ranging from six to nine thousand; The total vote wilL probably exceed 110,000.

COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT.

Important Arrest* and Astounding Ravlation*. Several days ago United States secret service officers arrested Phil Coup, formerly one of the proprietors of Coup’s circus, at Indianapolis, on a charge ol passing connterfet money. A large amount of “queer” was found in his possession, and the stuff was believed to be the work of “Buck” Harlan. Coup’s arrest was kept secret, and Major Carter at once set about to procure the arrest of Harlan, whose home is on a farm near Norristown, Shelby county. Harlan was known to be a desperate character and caution was deemed necessary. Thursday, in company with Deputy Taylor, Major Carter went to Shebyville, secured a livery rig and drove to Harlan’s home, where he surfirised Harlan, who Is quite deaf, at work n his back yard with an ax. By a little trickery Harlan was made to believe he was wanted at Shelbyville to answer a charge of having passed counterfeit money at the Shelby county fair. He was willing to face his supposed accuser and readily agreed to accompany Carter to the carriage, where he was handcuffed “too .quick.” Carter then returned to the the house and began a search. In the cellar he found a completely equipped laboratory and workroom fitted out with a dynamo, electric baths, plaster and metal molds, delicate chisels and tools of all descriptions used in the work of making gold and silver counterfeit money. He cohfiscated'the entire outfit, together with a lot of shafting and rubber belting. The stepson of the proprietor assisted the Major to gather up the property, and for fifty cents in “good monev” helped to carry the Contraband stuff over to the carriage, The arrest of Buck Harlan created a large amount of excitement in and around Shelbyville and several hundreds of people were at the depot when the train left for Indianapolis. Harlan and Coup are both fn jail at Indianapolis and are not likely to swindle the public for some time to come.

THE COINAGE OF SILVER.

Secretary Carlisle’s Letter to Representative Heard of Missouri. Secretary Carlisle has written the following letter explaining the law under which the mints are coining silver: “Treasury Department, ) “Office of the Secretary, > “Washington, D. C., Sept. 10,1894.) The Hon. John T. Heard, House of Representatives: “Dear Sir—Referring to our personal interview, this morning, I have the honor to say that the mints at New Orleans. Philadelphia and San Francisco are engaged in coining standard silver dollars from the bullion purchased under the act of July 14,1890, commonly known as the Sherman act. During the month of July >430,000 was coined, and during the month of August ’28.000. About the same amount will be coined during the present month, September, and thereafter such amount will be coined as the Secretary may consider advisable under the circumstances. The third section of the act of July 14, 1890, provided that the Secretary Es the Treasury should coin each mnth into standard dollars 2,000,000 ounces of the purchased under the provision of that act until the first day of July, 1891, and thereafter he Should coin of the silver bullion purchased under the provisions of the act as pnuch as might be necessary to provide for the redemption of the treasury notes .issued in payment for the bullion, and that any gain or seigniorage arising from such coinage shall be accounted for and paid into the treasury. der the authority conferred by this section of the law, and the seigniorage derived from it is paid into the public treasury, as requirea by law, and used for the ordinary purposes of the government, but the remainder of the coins are held in the treasury in order to provide for the redemption of the treasury notes issued in payment for the bullion. During the last eleven months 3,970,727 standard silver dollars, coined from the bullion purchased under the act of July 14, 1890, have been paid out in the redemption of treasury notes, and the notes so redeemed have been retired and cancelled. The process is still going on daily.

OKLAHOMA’S DIVORCES.

A decision pf the Supreme Court of the Territory handed down at Guthre, Oklahoma, Sept. 8, nullified all divorces granted by Probate Judges in Oklahoma since March. 1893. Fully 400 divorces have been granted, and, as a very large percentage of the persons so divorced have been married since, th<w are guilty of bigamy. The persons« affected are in every State of the Union, having gone there to take advantage of the liberal divorce laws of the Territory, which allow divorce for any of thirteen causes after a residence of ninety days. Muley Mohammed, the eldest son of the late Sultan of Morocco, has been proclaimed Emperor by the rebel tribes of tho South.

THE GREAT G. A. R. PARADE.

Forty Thousand Veteran* In UM at Pittsburg. Tuesday, Sept. 11, was the big day of the Encampment at Pittsburg. Forty thousand men who fought to saye the Union marched through the streets of Pittsburg and Allegheny to the old familiar tunes, and were greeted with the greatest enthusiasm by thousands of people from every possible point of view. On every street corner and vacant lot rose tier above tier of human faces, and as the veterans passed cheer after cheer greeted them. Every window along the route, the fire escapes and roof tops were crowded, while the sidewalks were packed solidly from the building line to the wire ropes stretched along the curb to prevent Interference with the free movement oi the parade. At 10:30 o’clock the parade started from the historic Monongahela House, on the banks of the river from which it takes iti name. First came Company A, Second Battalion Naval Reserves N. G. P., guard of honor to Commander-In-Chief Adams Then followed the department of the G. A. R. in the following order: Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode Island, Neu Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, Virginla. North Carolina, Maryland, Nebraska Michigan, lowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas; Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon. Kentucky, West Virginia, South Dakota, Washington, Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana. Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Indiana and Pennsylvania. The cities were profusely decorated Gov. Pattison and staff reviewed the 11m from the grand stand.

THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.

Extract* From CommamlH Adam*’* Ad. dress. At Wednesday’s session of the G. A. R. encampment at Pittsburg, the principal feature was the annual address of tht Commander. Commander Adams begat by congratulating Pittsburg on its loyalty now as well as during the days Jof th< war, alluding to its liberality in caring for the soldiers from the West on theii way to the front, as Philadelphia hac done for those from the Eastern States He then referred to the fact that fom months’ confinement in a hospital hac prevented him from fully attending to hii duty, but having received the order ii such excellent condition from his predecessor, and being so ably assisted by his comrades, the order had not suffered by reason of his disability. Concerning thi membership of the order he said: One year ago there were in good standing 397,223 members. There have been gained during the year, by muster-in, 16,752; by transfer. 6.354; by reinstatement 14,036; by reinstatement from delinquent reports, 2.519. Total gain, 36,661. Aggregate, 436,884. There have been lost: By death, 7,283; by honorable discharge. 1.756; by transfer, 7.135; by suspension. 34,805; by dishonorable discharge. 15; by delinquent reports, 16,671. Total loss, 67,--801. Number remaining in good standing June 30,1894, 369,083. These figures show that the Grand Army has reached the beginning of the end, and each succeeding year will show a gtadual decrease in oui membership. The long continued depression in business has caused many suspensions, and these we hope to regain when prosperity returns; but It will be impossible for us to recruit our ranks as fast ai our members are mustered out by death. During the vear the Grand Army has nol forgotten the great work of charity, and has expended $203,780.10 for relief. While it has lost in membership the interest in the order has not abated but has grown stronger. The little bronze button wat never worn with more pride than it is today, and the enthusiasm of comrades in Grand Army work is everywhere apparent.”

The feature of Thursday’s session of th< G. A. R. National Encampment at Pittsburg was the contest for commander-in-chief. The contestants were Col. Thomas G. Lawler, of Rockford, HL, and Col. J. N, Walker, of Indianapolis. Electioneering of a most vigorous character had beei going on 2.1 week and the friends of both candidates claimed a victory by a good majority. The closeness of the result was a surprise to both victor and defeated. It took forty-five minutes to cast and count the ballots of 649 delegates. Ther Commander Adams announced that th« vote stood: Lawler, 330; Walker, 429, th< Illinois man winning by the narrow margin of eleven votes. Other officers wen elected as follows: Senicr Vice-Com-mander, A. P. Burchfield, of Pennsylvania; Junior-Vice-Commander, Charles Shute, of Louisiana; Surgeon-General, O. W. W< eks, of Ohio; Chaplain-ln-Chief, T. H. Haggerty, of Missouri. The next National Encampment of tin G. A. R. will be held at Louisville, Ky„ this being the first time a city south of th< Ohio river was selected for the great reunion of i old soldiers. Louisville was unanimously chosen at the meeting of tht Encampment, Wednesday evening, aftet Henry Watterson had made a patriotic and stirring speech in its behalf. At Thursday’s session of the G. A. R. jffleers for the < nsuing year, the following resolutions were adopted: “Resolved, That the Grand Army of the Republic protest to the people of the United States against the conduct of those >f their public servants, more particularly it the National capital, who, without necessity, justification or valid excuse, and contrary to the repeated declarations and issurances of the legislative and executive authorities of the Government, have deprived many hundreds of honorably disiharged soldiers and sailors of the Union irmy and navy, and the widows, sons and laughters of those deceased, of their employment in the public offices and estabishments for the purpose of appointing or retaining other persons, destitute of the oyal and patriotic claims of these victims, or of superior qualifications for the places thus taken from those to whom ;hcv rightfully belong. “Resolved, That we view with great Concern this attack upon those who, in (he hour of the country's need, laid aside .heir political preferences and became de’enders of the union, offering their lives x> the Nation to maintain its institutions md preserve the honor of its flag. •‘Resolved,Th at our comrades and wards vhonre holding their employment under he Government, should have and they iave the right to demand from the execu;ive authorities that protection awarded hein by the National Legislature, and my failure on the part of those authorises to so protect them. Is a violation of aw and of patriotic principle which ex:ites our strongest reprobation.”