Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1904 — Page 3

FARMS AND FARMERS

Portable Fcale Rack. A. J. Kingery, of Illinois, tells how to construct a portable scale rack and sends the St. Louis Republic a sketch. “My scale platform,” he says, “is 7x14 feet and I use posts 4x4, seven feet long, with four oil a side for uprights. In both ends of the uprights bore a 9-10-inch hole, six inches deep, and take a five-eighth rod and cut in lengths of eight inches and drive in these holes. Next lay 4x4’s on the platform of scales, one side at a time, laying the two end ones flush with the ends of the planks on the platform. Then space the other 4x4’s equally distant from the ends, then' naiU on six fence boards, the first board six inches from the bottom of the 4x4’s and the rest of them should be eight inches apart. Mark opposite each rod In the 4\4 s and bore a three-fourth-inch hole, two inches from the outer edge of plank. Nail the boards on the Inside

PORTABLE SCALE RACK.

of the 4x4's. Hang the gates so they cun be taken off easily. Use 2x4's for cross ties at the tops of the posts to fit over the iron pins placed in them. Drive a 20-penny nail through the ends of the pieces of 2x4’s so they will not pull out when strained. Use staples and hooks for fastening the gates. One man can take this rack off or put It on in a few' minutes. To take the rack off first remove the gates. Then take off the cross ties, then lift off the sides. Put on again by reversing the operation.” . • How to Catch Sheep. A sheep should never be caught by its wool, says Pacific Homestead. Tills method not only causes the animal unnecessary pain, but in the case of fat sheep that ate to be killed it does Julian to the joint of mutton that lies underneath where the wool was pulled. It causes a dark bruise just in the same manner as our bodies become discolored from being bruised. The proper way to catch a sheep Is to take it cither by the hind leg just above the gambrel joint or by putting tlie hand underneath its jaw or neck In using a crook it is important that the sheep are not caught below the gambrel joint, as injury to the leg is liable to result from this. A Successful Krog Industry. Mr. Nathaniel Wetzen, formerly of Kilbourn, Wis., says an exchange, lias been remarkably successful in several large business enterprises of an agricultural nature. lie acquired the title of "melon king” by making Itocky Ford, Col., famous for its cantaloupes. Ho has just now won the title of "frog king” by doing S4O,(MX> worth of business in bull-frogs at Beaumont, Texas, during the past year. These frogs came from both Louisiana and Texas, and Mr. Wetzel is about to establish near Mew Orleans the largest frog ranch in the world, where 30 expert catchers ■will be constantly employed. Poke for Calves. Paul Wolson, of Kansas, says: “A very good poke for keeping calves or cows from going through the wife

neck of tlio enlf nml make another hook below. A cnlf will not make many attempts to creep Inning one of these on." Dairying to Canada. The outlook for winter butter is good, says a Canadian correspondent of Hoard's Dairyman. Stocks are light, and holders of choice falf creamery are not selling, believing better things are In store for them. Winter creamery butter Is not altogether dependent on the export trade for a market. The local defnaml for this quality is increasing every year, and many factories find a ready market for their winter's output right at home. By all means our dairymen should make butter Instead of cheese during the winter. The Kilo. Briefly summed up, the advantages of the silo are: First, ensilage produces cheap protein; second, it is a succulent food and ns near to June grass as we can get in the winter and makes dairying the most profitable In winter time, when prices are highest and there is more time to tnko care of the cows; third, lii a alio you can store the most feed In the smallest space; fourth, ensilage does away almost entirely with the necessity of purchasing ©cm mere la I feed; fifth, the productive

fence is made as shown la t h e sketch. Take four pieces of barbed wire about four feet long, twist together and make a hook at top end. Place over the calf’s neck and twist nil four together under the

capacity of a herd is increased; sixth, ensilage is the cheapest and best supplementary feed. —A. W. Mowbray, President Minnesota Dairy Association. Cutting Corn Fodder Feed. The writer recently called on a German farmer who was making his way in the world, but with little capital to work with. He had read much of the advantages of shredded corn stover and of feeding stock roughage run through a cutter if one could not have the use of the Bhredder. Both machines were beyond his means, but he was determined to test for himself the value of the cut fodder. He had evidently proved its value to his satisfaction, for lie said that the present was the third winter lie had cut the fodder for his three cows each day with a hatchet. It was an enormous task, but as be had the time to spare and had proved it profitable he continued it. With a smile of satisfaction he said that he had*fliftde entmgh money from the extra milk to pay for a good cutter, which lie would have another season. The chances are this man will earn a shredder this time. Many dairymen and farmers with but a few cows decline to do such work or to use a cutting machine, saying that it does not pay when the dairy is small. This is just where many of us make mistakes, for if we would look out for the small profits tile larger ones would come by accumulation and later there would be room for the shredder. ~—

Raise Eggs for Bin Price?. The poultryman who has handled his fowls just right is reaping the benefit of the high prices at which eggs arc now selling. If the hens are not laying and they are of an age when they should be, the thing to do is to see that the houses they occupy are warm and free from draughts; then look into the food question closely and see that the rations furnish the egg producing and egg making qualities and that they are properly given; that is, not too much or too little. Supply freafa water, plenty of grit and a dust box and keep the houses and the hens free from lice. These things done regularly for several weeks will bring the eggs, if not, then the liens should go to the carcass market as soon as possible so that the expense of feeding them may be cut off. This may ha an heroic remedy, but tlie fact remains that if a hen cared sof 1 on the linos indicated does not lay, provided, of course, that she is well and at a laying stage, she lias no part in the operation of a farm for profit and should he into money as soon as possible.

Angoras at the Fair. Every Angora breeder should be proud of the recognition given Angora goats at the St. I.ouis Exposition, says

"angora queen.” of the industry, and so we all appreciate the liberality of tlie premiums. ‘ The best way for goat men to show their appreciation is to have a large number of the best goats in the country at that great show. It would lie well at this early date to select the goats you propose to show there and get them in good condition. This portrait of Mrs. M. Armer, of {vingston, X. M., Js reproduced from American Sheep Breeder. Mrs. Armor js known as the "American Angora queen." ,

Use Wood Ashes Prolitably, While there is no reason why wood ashes cannot be used on many of the farm crops raised, provided they, are carefully used, the best results come from their use on bay lands. Here they may be freely used and will invariably give good results. The writer has used them to advantage in potato growing and in corn, on rather sandy soil well filled with humus of vegetable matter; but dissolved South Carolina rock was always used to mix with the ashes, and the combination was used ns a., dressing, not dropping out the usual fertilizers applied during the preparation of tlio seed bed. In using wood ashes on meadows, one must be sure,that they urc dry, uuleaehed ashes, or their potash coutent, their main value, will he small, hence the npplicntion will fall to produce satisfactory results, and thh expense will be heavy. It is n good plan to submit samples of,wood ashes to the experiment station of your Stuto for examination before going Into them very heavy. .

Where the, Klnx and Hay Grow. Of 1it,d00,510 bushels of flaxseed produced In the United States last year. North Dnkotn is credited with raising 13,1145,120 bushels; Minnesota, 0,013,508 bushels, mid South Dakotu, 3,905,212 bushels. The four great hay-producing States are New York, produelsrg 0,004,919 tons last year; lowa, 5,031,852 tons; Missouri, 4,745,312 tons; Illinois. 4.273,258 tons. Total production of the United States, 01,306,940 tons.

American Sheep Breeder. Hon. F. I'. Coburn, chief of the live stock department, has offered the same premiums for Angoras as for sheep. There could have been no complaint of injustice had lie offered less for goats, owing to the newness

CANAL TREATY WINS.

BENATE RATIFIES THE PACT WITH PANAMA Vote T« Taken After Long Debate and Great Isthmian Channel la Made Possible—All Amendments Are BeJected in Executive Session. Lata Tuesday afternoon the Senate of the United States ratified the treaty with the Republic of Panama for ths construction of a ship canal across the isthmus. The vote was taken before the Senate opened its doors after the executive session. The Senate met at 11 o’clock—an hour earlier than usual. Teller, of Colorado, and Simmons, of North Carolina, voiced the last protests of the opponents of the convention with Panama. Simmons, however, declared hia intention of voting for ratification. In the executive session Senator Morgan spoke at length in denunciation of the treaty, and wps answered by Senators Cullom and Lodge. Tho opponents admitted defeat and desertion of their comrades to the treaty's banner. When the Senate went into executive session to bring the treaty to a vote the amendments offered by Cta'Trnuijiltl'eß rl bfP foreign relations and nfterward withdrawn were offered again and voted down. The Bacon amendment, providing for a treaty with Colombia, with a view to satisfying any future demands of that country on account of the secession of Panama, also was rejected. Just three months and twenty days had elapsed between the declaration of Independence of the Republic of Panama and ratification of the treaty with that republic by the Senate. It was Nov. 8, 1903, that the people of tho isthmus threw off their allegiance to Colombia. Three days later the government of the United States recognized the independence of Panama. Twelve days later the terms of a treaty between the United States and Panama were E’gncd in Washington by representatives of both governments.

VENEZUELAN DECISION.

Three Warlike Power* Given Prefer* ence in Collection. The Hague arbitration tribunal, which has been considering the claims of the blockading powers for preferential treatment of their claims against Venezuela, has decided unanimously that the three blockading powers—-Great Britain, Germany and Italy—have the right to a preference of 30 per cent of the customs duties at La (iuayra and Porto Cabello, the litigants to pay their own costs in the procedure and divide equally the costs of the tribunal. The United States Is commissioned to carry out the decision of the tribunal within three months. In giving judgment the tribunal points out that it has been guided by international law and the equity of the ease and that the protocols signed at Washington since Feb. 13, 1003, and particularly the protocol of May 7, the obligatory nature of which cannot be doubted, form the legal basis of its sentence; that the tribunal is not competent to question the Jurisdiction of the mixed commissions at Caracas or to judge their action or the character of the warlike operations of the blockading powers, or to decide if the throe blockading powers exhausted all pacific means to prevent the necessity for employing force. The tribunal decides that It Is In a position only to certify that since 1901 Venezuela refused arbitration, proposed on several occasions by Germany and Great Britain; that after the war no formal treaty of peace was concluded; that the operations of the bloekaders were stopped before they had received satisfaction for all their claims, and, further, that the question of preferential treatment was submitted to arbitration. The tribunal declares that it found and recognized in these facts evidence in favor of the great principle of arbitration in all phases of international conflict. The decision of The Hague tribunal in the Venezuelan case granting preference to the blockading powers, Great Britain, Germany and Italy, was received at the State Department with marked signs of disapproval. It was held that such an award favoring the nations that resorted to war at the expense of jpeaceful creditors was calculated to put a premium on war.

PULPIT AND PREACHER

Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools in tliis country have a membership of 2,Evangelist A. C. Jeffries, father of_ Janies J. Jeffries, the pugilist, is holding revival meetings. The Iter. Dr. Oren B. Cheney, for nearly forty years -president of Bates College, is dead at Lewiston, Me. Three graduates from the Toronto Training School liJve recently opened /v deneonness home at Hamilton, Otrf.' The Ber. It. J. Campbell recently exclaimed: "God help the man who boasts of a select or intellectual congregation!" Tito bishop of Trinidad, Dr. J. T. Hnyes, died suddenly iu Liverpool, England. lie was bishop of Trinidad since 1889. The factory girls of Fitchburg, Mass.,, have assumed the support of a .missionary in Shanghai of the World's Y. Wr c- a —; . A monument to IToiieh Ballou, the founder of I'niversalism in America, lias recently been dedicated at his birthplace, rtic)i|sond, N. li. A few days ago the Pope took a prapliic pen from a Protestant journalist's hand and pronounced a benediction. He returned the pen, saying: "No one lias a nobler mission than a journalist in the world to-day. 1 bles your symbol of office." Methodism in Stockholm, Sweden, has a suitable place f«r its activities. A building lias been ptiri-liased and Is now undergoing alterations to adapt it for ita new uses. It will contain an audience room, a room for the Workingmen's institute, and some apartments for rental purposes.

FOES MEET IN KOREA.

HOSTILE ARMIES IN TWO SHARP ENGAGEMENTS. Russians Driven Back from PingTang Ront Japs at,Another PointForces of Pursuing Cossacks Capture the Horses of the Enemy. Russian troops have clashed twice with the enemy on the soil of Korea. At Ping-Yang a body of Russian cavalry approached the north gate of the Japanese camp and fired at a distance of 1,000 meters. The Japanese infantry promptly responded and a sharp fusillade followed, as a result of which the Russians were forced to retire. In the second encounter the Russians were victorious. A dispatch from LeaoTong, a town on the Manchurian railway some distance south of Mookden, says that Chinese of the Yalu river report that an advance guard of Russian cavalry which lias penetrated Korea for a distance of about 200 versts had an encounter with a detachment of Japanese and that the Japanese were compelled to retreat, leaving their horses, which were seized by the Cossacks. Gen. Linevitch dispatched cavalier and a body of infantry in pursuit and with nil order to occupy northern Korea. On the IlamGycng frontier, northeast of Wiju, a detachment of Korean soldiers was attacked and dispersed by Russian troops. Russian officers believe they have now accurate information of the Japanese plan of campaign in Manchuria and Korea. The Japs have large bodies of troops near Gensan, on the eastern coast, and at Chemulpo, on the western coast of Korea. These troops are engaged in establishing a line of fortifications along the banks of the Tsi-Tong river and are making preparations for the reception of the army landed a few days ngo at Chemulpo, the intention of the Japanese being, in the Russian view, to run n series of fortifications right across Korea from Gensan to Chiuuampo. These measures the Russians believe to have beeli concerted in order to defend the middle and southern parts of Korea from tho Russians should the Japanese be unsuccessful on the Yalu and in Manchuria.

FLAMES RUIN A CAPITOL.

State Building at Madison, Wis,, Burned, Causing Loss of SBOO,OOO. The Wisconsin State capitol at Madison was destroyed by tire Saturday with a loss estimated at SBOO,OOO. The State carries only partial insurance, being in the process of changing from insurance in companies to a system of State insurance. The fire involves the building of a new- capitol, a special session of the Legislature, and the probable renewal’ of the agitation in favor of the removal of the capital from Madison to Milwaukee. The flamos, which wore caused by a lighted gas jet on the second floor, early in the day, had ruined the east and west wings, containing the Senate and Assembly chambers, and the departments of the tax commission, the adjutant general, railroad commissioner, State school superintendent, superintendent of public property, board of agriculture, State normal school, commissioner of fisheries, fish and game warden, State board of pharmacy, State land ofHce, dairy and food commission, State treasurer and commissioner of labor, and were about to attack the departments of the Governor, Secretary of State, State board of control and the insurance commissioner. The local fire department soon liad ten streams of water playing on the flames with little effect and the Milwaukee department was called to render assistance. At 8 o'clock the flames were bursting from the windows of the north and south wings, the east and west wings having by this time been destroyed. The last departments to burn were those of the Secretary of State and Governor, on the south, tho Attorney General and insurance commissioners on the main floor and Ihe Supreme Court law library and State library commission on the second floor. Practically all the valuable State records were saved, as most of them were in masonry and steel vaults. The State treasury had only about SB,OOO ’in cash on hand. Ex-Gov. Schofield maintained insurance on the hnild'mg throughout his term totaling SOOO,OOO, but the last Legislature instituted an insurance fund and directed the State's officers to allow the insurance policies to lapse. In Juue last there lapsed $510,000 and in December the sum of $90,000. There is in the insurance fund at the present time about SO,OOO to meet the loss of SBOO,OOO.

IN A NUT SHELL

A tornado visited Beno, Nev., destroying much property, but injuring no one. The warehouse of the Bucher & Gibbs Plow Company at Canton, Ohio, was burned. Loss $75,000. The residence of E. J. Elias at Buffalo, with its costly furniture -and bric-a-brac, was burned. Loss $75,000, insured. News lias been received of a tornado in the southern part of Fulton County, Ark. At Union three persons were killed. * Dr. Nicholas Senn, professor of surgery of the University of Chicago, expects a call to act as chief surgeon of ths Japanese army. James O. Johnson was attacked by robbers at bis home in the south part of Butler, Mo., and shot with a shotgun through tho arm, which made amputation necessary. They secured SOO and his watch. At San Jose, Cal., D. A. Poliimann, treasurer Of the Federated Trades Council of Santa Clara County, was held up and robbed of $230 and a gold watph and was then shot, perhaps fatally. * Tho steamship City of Columbus was launched at Peach's shipyards at Chester, Pa. Two previous attempts had been made to launch the vessel, but both times the steamship stuck on the ways. Eouise Clements and Joeie Rogers wers fstslly burned at Omaha, Neb., by an explosion of gasoline. They were preparing a meal when the store exploded, burning both of them almost to a crisp.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PABT WEEK. • Feud Likely to Come Along Kankakee River—Corpie Stood Up In l’ulpit During Funeral—Small JJajr Injured by Bully—Youth Commits Suicide. Bitter feeling that may develop into u feud prevails on the Kankakee river near Thayer, over the assault on Allie Blood, a Mouod switchman, by Henry Foss, a wealthy farmer. Blood is expected to die and Foss’ friends declare that they will never allow the officers of the law to arrest the assailant. The light between the two men took place in Thayer, in front of a saloon owned by John Dewolf. Foss’ friends declare that Blood insulted a woman and Foss resented it. Blood’s friends, backed by John Mirer* ton, another switchman, declare that the fight grew out of kicking a box from the saloon door down the street. Foss, Moorton says, blamed Blood for this and a quarrel ensued. Foss picked up a neckyoke and felled the switchman with it. He was knocked senseless and is thought to have suffered concussion of the brain. s=== ~ Boy Injured I>y Rutty. Harmon Webber, a boy residing northcast of Decatur, lies flat on his back, maimed possibly for life, as the result of the bullying of one of the larger of his playmates. A big, burly boy, during intermissions, had a practice with many of tho smaller boys of tossing them up and letting them down to see how much they could endure without squealing. Harmon was one of litem, and a few days ngo lie was thrown up«nnd allowed to drop, and in doing so was so badly ruptured that lie lies at the home of his parents in a pitiable condition, under the doctor’s care. It may lie that Ills injuries are of such a nature that he will never again be strong and well. Corpse Upright at Funeral. With the coffin and corpse upright before the congregation and-tlie face of tbe body uncovered, funeral services for Rev. James Hart, pastor of the General Baptist Church nt Folsomville, were held in his church, where lie had been minister for fifty-five years. He had requested just before his death that the coffin be stood on end, so that lie could look out on the congregation lie had served so long. Three ministers occupied the platform with the corpse. During the services many in the congregation became hystericalrshouting franticallyToThe dead minister to return to life. Rev. Air. Ilart was 7li years old, and a veteran of the Civil War. i

Jilted Youth Kills Hclf. Walter Scheunrnan, aged 19, son of prominent Tollestoii people, blew his brains out at Indiana Harbor when rejected by a woman much older than lie. Schuenman left a pitiful note behind telling his motive for tlie deed. He was morose during the day and when his employers heard a shot in the basement in the afternoon they thought young Scheunman was shooting rats. On goiug to tlie cellar there was seen a resolver in Sciieunman’s dead hands. Druggiet Murdered In Store. William Runyan, a South Bend druggist. was murdered by an unknown man in his stoic. It is thought robbery was . the motive. Joseph Suchanek, who has a cigar factory adjoining the drug store, attempted to capture the murderer and narrowly escaped being shot. Runyan was prominent, having been a resident there for a number of years. The murderer lost his cap in the struggle, which is the only clew to his identity. All Over the State* R. X. Craig, tlie oldest pioneer grocer of Madison, went into bankruptcy. Assets sl,-00, liabilities $3,000. One of the oldest residences in Washington County, known as tlie John Overman place, has been destroyed by fire. A robber, who wore a veil over his face, held up aud robbed Thomas Paper and R. C. Lnyne, at McVilie. Passenger train No. G on the Pennsylvania line was wrecked in a collision at Hobart. One man was killed aud four injured. Four cars and a caboose on an extra north-bound Monon freight train were wrecked in, the Lafayette yards. Traffic was delayed for several hours. Edward Van Atigen, owner and manager of tlie telephone plant at Frankton, was arrested, accused of having waylaid and rol 1 William Kenaclo aud severely injure . win Huffman with a gas pipe. Ringleaders in the demonstration at Terre Haute against Duggin. who killed Mrs. Ramsey and her two children, have been arrested, and the riot will be investigated by tlie grand jury. Duggin's trial lias been Set for March 7.

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Cyrus E. McOrady, cashier of tlie First National Bank at Seymour, and treasurer of the Co-operative Building and Loan Association, has admitted his accounts are short with each institution. The amount is estimated, from.a preliminary examination, to lie $11,500 with the bank and $13,000 with the building and loan association. SlcCrmly's property,j valued at from $15,000 to SIB,OOO, has been turned over to a trustee for his creditors. In a divorec suit brought in the Alien. Circuit Court by Matthias Ilose, aged 75, against Mary Rose, the complaint is unique. The old man alleges extreme cruelty on the part of liis wife, nml it is charged that the woman, who is about 05 and much his superior iu strength, repeatedly forced him into the cistern, which held some water, covered the top and held him a prisoner for several hours at a time. * They were married in 1900. and tlreir married life was turbulent from the start. The mystery of the William Runyan murder grows and new theories are being advanced to explain the killing of the druggist. The police department, l.ake Siiofe detectives and the police of Mishawaka, Elkhart, Goshen, La Porte are working on the case. The murder, which took place Saturday night, was witnessed by only one man, Murl Gilman, and he can give no information further thnn that Runyan was shot by a man with whom he was struggling at the time the witness was attracted to the druggist’s store by Runyan's cries for help^

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

One Hundred Years Ago. Commodore Preble’s United States squadron operating against Tripoli was increased to eleven ships. The powers of northern Europe began planning opposition to Napoleon, because of rumors that he would soon'her "pHy claimed emperor. The Emperor of Hayti offered a rewind of. S4O for the return of every native of the island residing in the United States. Congress appointed a committee to revise the laws against kidnaping, which hud become a common offense in the East. ' The French army was concentrated at Bordeaux for an invasion of England. The capital of Louisiana territory was removed by .Congress from New Orleans to Donaidsville. Seventy-five Year* Ago. The Virginia Legislature passed a resolution condemning the first high tariff bill as unconstitutional The clipper brig Silas Richards reached New York in nineteen days from Liverpool. A groat anfi-Mnsonic meeting was held at Hartford, Conn., which later merged into a political crusade against that order. New York was suffering from a coal famine, there being no railroads at that time, while water transportation was stopped by ice. Burninh signed a peace treaty with England ceding the latter a large amount of territory, with an indemnity of £f,000,000. A United - States mail route to Key West was established through the newly acquired Florida territory.

fifty Years Ago. Tlie Czar of Russia issued a proclamation calling the empire to‘arms against the Turks. Spain was declared in a state of siege because of tlie Interference of Queen Christina. Nitie American seamen were released from* prison by Spanish government officials at Havana, Cuba, through fear of war witli tlie United States. Tlie Rock Island Railroad was completed from Chicago to the Mississippi river. f orty Years Ago. Senator Samuel C. Fomeroy of Kansas published his famous circular accusing President Lincoln of trying to perpetuate liis administration by use of his official position, declaring his re-election "impossible,” and proposing Secretary Salmon P. Chase as tlie Republican candidate. Plans were made for tlie first Chicago Board of Trade building, subscriptions being offered by A. E. Kent, Murry Nelson, Stephen Clary, Col. It. M. Hough, H. H. Forsyth and other members. Art emus Ward, the famous American humorist, and his agent. Dr. Kingston, were captured by Indians while traveling overland to Salt Lake City. In tlie United States Senate debate on tlie bill making Gen. U. S. Grant com-mander-in-chief. Fessenden declared Halleck a better military leader than Grant, while John Sherman thought every general as successful as Grant should be a lieutenant general.

Thirty Years Ago. Victoria C. Woodliull’s lecture on "Reformation or Revolution —Which T’ advertised at Kingsbury Music Hall, Chicago, was prevented by the police. A rebellion started at Nagasaki, Japan, and foreign residents began fleeing from the city. A new British cabinet was forme ! with Disraeli as premier and the Marquis of Salisbury ns Secretary for India. Curl Schurz made his famous speech in the United States Senate against the proposed currency inflation. John Sherman of Ohio presented to tho United States Senate a petition signed by 200 Chicago business men asking for the resumption of specie payment and protesting ngainst the proposed inflation of the currency. A pension of SI,OOO yearly was granted by Queen Victoria to the children of Dr. Livingstone, the missionary and explorer, who recently had died in Africa. Twenty Years Ago. The city of Toknr was surrendered to El Malidi's rebel army. A financial panic occurred in Cuba, the Bank of Catalina fulling for $2,000,000. while sugar was quoted at the lowest price on record, and gold at 231. Tho Hussian government was asked by Great Britain to explain its encroachment on tire Indian frontier, and announcement was made in London that Kandahar would be immediately seixed. Gladstone's Egyptian policy was upheld in the British commons by a vote of 311 to 292. The bodies of Commander De Long and other victims of the Jeannette arctic expedition arrived at New York from the Lena delta. The British Soudan expedition landed at Triukitat, 4|300 strong. Ten Year* Ago. Gov. Willlsm McKinley delivered an address at the Union League Clob'n Washington's birthday celebration in Chicago.