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IN FIEKCGST FLAMES
Terrible Blazo at
Washington.
Dead and Maimed and
Missing,
A Maims Factory it the Natloul
Capital Bnrns, Caoslnf Uw
Disaster.
WASHINGTON. Rcpt 17,-The most
fatal fire of recent ywiN In Washington
was tn nurutng or the mattress fae
tary of stump Pro, today. Four
bodies aro at the morgue charted and
ittrwcu bcyouu recognition. hllt At
the b-wpltai sre tmB victims fatally
Injured. Several workmen ar unae-
counted for aud their bodlo are doubt
( In the ruins.
Tln dad aw: .
William H. Tennyson,
Willie Ashe.
J. F. Vuughu.
Hcury Fowler.
Mtodug: Phillip Acker num.
Robert Reltaet, and
Ad wld man whose name la unknow n.
Those at he hospital are A. J. Husk.
Arthur U Bcvlu.
Harry Raeeu. V
Almost before an nlurtii could be
given It had burst tip the elo ator
haft ud eeaH tif those on the up
per floor wa cut oft. They aims! In
the wluilwwa a!KtttlUK for ln'ln while
hiimlwH in the atreeta wcrv wiitcliluii
but unnititf to auecor twin.
TUn nn wore awn n il rof
gtntlculittluK fnuitlcallj. JVfcrv tail
tlcni wpiv mciiHl tlnno uun tlruptMnl
mm by ont and wt-a horribly tuna-
MILITARY CUAN5E8.
I'HICAOO. fciK. 1T.-It waa tU fttilti..
ly anuouneMl tMly tlmt tUmcml Nil
aon A. ' MIKu will bo tranHfcmNl to
OoviTUor'a blaml upon th n'tlivimuu
of Geuorul Howard, NovwnlMr Hth.
It la aald tlouorat Itno r will mutttHl
(ipueral Mil na unijor vi-iicral of tho
di'inriitniit of Mlwtoiirl.
8n Francisco, H4-pt. I7.-AUtant
tevnttry of War J. 1W and
JuartMatG'lMntl HiolichU'r, of
tho liiltiM Htutcx army, nn mm' on
routo to tho l"nc'ilc wnt from Wash
ington. Tho ohJHt of tho visit of thew
army oHUHula la Mild to bo lu innm-f-tlun
wllh lii-ncrul KchulU Id'a j)rottl
plan for ,tho nioltlllsutlcn it i;n-tH i
numbora of tho fitU'ral tii4ti lit law
cillea. Gonoral HoholUld Ik.h ndvail.v
taken atctm to -.iui iiiiiiii' mort
tnxp at oooiral mIik and In imiih-i-
atUm with hi plitim tho wKivtiuy of
war haa dftnllml the atitjuit Hro
tary aod the (juurtoriiiutOorKfui'inI tu
limpoct and n'prt upon-ibo fnrliltU
at :hk-aio. Oumhtt. Knit Ijtko City,
D'nvor, Loavonworth. IU I'ti'. Vou
eouror and San Kram-laoo. wlu-tv St
oral troot aro wow atHtlmo,d. Movoral i
of the tnoro prointuout tinny uuitIwmih
have already btHn Innpt tfd nml two
otticlnla niontlonwl will unlvi- In H.-n
Franclm1 thla wwk to luxixft tht
1'rmtldlo.
The third and fifth Inf.tutry and
tlilrtoontb ami wvpnttvntu nivalry will
1k brought ouHt, and tho whole twon
tioth Infantry U plufed at Kort Ix-ar
en worth. Tho whole tenth Infant ry
gtM-n to Fort Kill and ltouo aud the
whole fifth Infantry to Kurt aktikt
aon; four companlea of Infantry aro
added to the two ordered to J neraou
and ColunibtiM barra ka and the re
mainder of the tteveuteonih Infantry
aim goea to Columbiw, which will !
a refcluiental pout llavla Inland Now
York, will bo occupied by ai'tlllery
and fort C'olutnbua, Uovernor'a IhIudiI.
will be tho Infantry iniMt. The huiuber
of companies eact of the MltelMlppI
river wtlU 11 at thlrty-oue point
instead of lot! while forty-nine pout
remain wont with 2-15 cotopanh. including-
Indiana, no not more than two
thirds of the army remain wuat.
Cavalry-Firat regiment: Troop A,
from Fort Ji.ver. Va., department of
East, to department of Colorado; Sec
ond regime!) t. Junior )nnJor and tlm-i-troops,
from Colorado to Fort Riley.
KanHna, and troop F from Fort Worth
to Fort RUev. The lieutenant colonel
and troops li and I from Fort Uowle,
Arlzoua, to Fort Hasan, Colorado.
Third regiment, w;nior major and
tioops C, E, F, and O. now tempora
rily at Fort Sheridan, Ilia., to Fort
Ethan Allen, Vermont Movement to
take place Octolx-r Int. Headquarter,
and two trwipa, oue of them troop 1
from Oklahoma territory by Ociolxn
1st, and Junior major to Jefferson bar
racks. Mo. ' ' '
Hixth P'glment from department ot
Tlatte to depart incuts of Mlnnourl and
the East lleadiiuartera, Junior major
and troops A, E, O and H now t)niio
rarlly at Fort Sheridan, 111m., to tort
Myer; lieutenant colouel from Jeffer
iu barracks, and throe remaining
troops, to Fort Leavenworth. Move
ments to commence ortolicr lnt
Indian troop L will remain at I'ort
Niobrara. . , ,
, Seventh regiment, senior major and
troop F from Fort Meyer to tort
Stanton, N. M.J lieutenant colonel to
Fort Riley, v ' ' .
Eighth regiment, troop II from I' on
Meyer nnd troop I) from i'ort H-av-
oiworth, to department or uusoin.
Ninth reelmeut. troop K ff"Q
ort
Meyer to depart inent of tne I'm""-
Twith regiment; troop I from I'""
Hmvcnworth to department ot V-i-kota.
Troops of Seventh, Eighth ana
Ninth regiments ns in foregoing, will
move upon arrival of Incoming troops
for Fort Meyer. -' .,,
Artlllery-JThlird regltwiit: Jnnior
major and two batteries to JocKson
barracks, Louisiana. . :.
infantry-First regiment; One com
pany from San Francisco barbei to
San Diego barracks to relievo compa
ny C, Tenth infantry, without uu -essary
delay. ...,i
Fifth regiment to be concent) ated
at Fort McIMiernon. Jit.! ''"'I'""1
A at Fort Leavenworth; and b at san
Houston, Texas .
Sixth regiment, companies A frotn
Wood, N, Y and K from w 'ort
birracks, to Fort Thomas, Ivy.
Seventh regiment, Co'a II 0 "
Fort Ix-aveu worth and 0 at camp
Pilot Butte, to Fort Logan. -
Eighth regiment, headquarters nna
three Co's from Fort McKluuey to
Fort D. A, Russell. . .
Tenth regiment, tlie department or
Missouri, headquarters and four com
panies to Fort Reno; four companies
to Fort 8111. The distribution to in
clude the two companies nw at ton
Leavenworth, . .
Twelfth regiment: Headquartera and
cotnpanhHj & and It fr,m Fort
t Fourt.vnih huhiient, Ci. from Fort
IvemvoHh to Vnimmver hmn'ek"
i V,. "'" front Fort I(
i. L i V '"'iwrrtnettt of the Kant
i.,rTN nint eoioiutntea A, I),
uTLr i r 1 to Columbus
Vs two lieutenant nil
oM, major and thiw vompaul. rt-
f Muetwnth regiment. , romttaiiv
run Airivititiiiti i.v,..s t.
Uiieki Jtith rtglment from Dakota, to
rort u-avenworth. -
Aeeomiwoylug ho new order, the
war uetmrttnent inskm niiim
tlnuane.. of the throe nvriilttntt
lavla Island, f'ohio.h... ... i
. ----- anil p HUM
Jefferson barrack, waa contained lu
nuiiouiieeineni mat M0 troops to
Jiateii, but oMera aro now hunted by
Um war deiiarttuent. aud havw for
mno time beeu ttuder eonxUleratlon
iy, 7l,tBry lt d Oenernl
8chotell. to provide garrisons for
w 0111 recruiting acMt and they
also contemplate a miiHldirahi.i
contrntlon of troop. Several of the
um r stations east of the MMtutlppI
try are given np a no longer nwt
P01XU IT IN SI'YLK
Washington, fh.nt. it.-.Th state dil
paninent Is making prostrations to
n iuru 10 inetr owners the Coliimbhiij
rtHies exniiHtoti at tho World's fair
1a exieotHi the I rutted Slates
steomsl lp Machlas will be ready to
snii rroin ew Torn early next month
Tho Machlas will sail dlnxtlv for m
dlt. Spain, aud a guanl of marine
and blue jacketa will accompany the
secretary of tho American legation to
tho capital, where the relic will be
rviurtteu to the Spanish government
with a letter frtnu rresldeiit Cleve.
land to tho jnoen regent, tlwinklnu
her In iM linlf of this ffovemmeut n.l
tho isHiple of tho t'nlted Slates, for
tne i.mn or tho relU-s.
Tho Machln will then ao to Na
pies where tho secretary of the Atm
lean embasNV at Rome will tuke
charge of the Vatican MU mid
tnru them to Home, al necoiiimnlod
oy a navni gnaw and bearing a let
tor from the president to the opo.
FOlTToCR MILLION. '
SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 17.-Chaa.
, ttowry, or aMiiington. II, C.. as
sistant attorney general Of the Culled
states who Is looking after Indian
claims against the government, arrived
hero yesterday. General Howry nlart
oil west to look after half a down of
the lurjreMt Indian claim caw, sonic
of which are In California and others
in Oregon and .Colorado. "I have
chargo of t nitty aud Indliin case
;ti:ilmd the g.ivcniineiif' said the 11
iHtnnt attorney general, "and also Im
mediate charge of all cases growing
lit of depredation of Indians, These
en niiiulter nearly U.mni mikI Involvr
f l.um.iHK) hi round Ugure.
AX AC ED CRIMINAL,
Portland. Sept. 1T.r.Iiinies D. Taylor,
, jiius of age, wanted In Waco, Tex
is, for killing u-wls Itehart In No-
vemts-r. Ini. wan iursted nine mile
from this eliy unlay by the sheriff of
this cotintj'. When arrestiHl Taylor
was working In a IiiiiiInt cunui. He
uibmltted to arrest quietly and did
not attempt to deny the crime. He
was '.manager of a large jitiiutntlou
near Waco, and Rehari waseinployml
at ill" same place. The )inu had
trouble 11111I Taylor claims he klllml
Rchart In s lf defeuse. Taylor, wns
at oue time sheriff of Hill county,' Tex
as. . ' ,
nitEClONRHMiE CI1VES VP.
Iicxlugton, Ky.. Spt. 17.-Every-thing
Is quiet tonight, the nomination
of Owen being ;-oiieedoil. This after
noon 11. J. Welch, a comtiilUccninn
irom Hm-klnrldge's home and one of
bis strongest supisirters, aiiiiouneHl
fhat ho would in-ver vote to go be
hind the returns. As this would leave
the committee 5 to 5 lu any event, nnd
as other Hrocklnrldge men In ; the
committee declared themselves the
same as Welch, tho old guard of the
silver tongucd orator gave op t the
strtigKlc. It I not likely there will
bo any more agitation.
R. R. BOYCOTT RAISED.
Omaha, Sept 17. Arrangements
were closed today by the Western
roads through which the long drawn
out boycott against the Union Pacific
will be withdraw October 1st. For
three years the Uulon raeltle hs Isvn
,;omMllod to Unlit tho combined opo
dtlon of the Rock Island, Uurllngton,
and Rio Crunde, on account of having
closed Its gateway to these roads Id
IHitl. The IwycoTt against the Un
'on Pacific resulting in 1802. It
darted over who should have the long
haul lu transcontinental business.
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.
New York, Sept. 17.-Tho board of
reneral uppralser In an opinion
drawn by United States Oenernl Ap
praiser Sharetto of Baltimore, made
and sent to Collector Kllbreth. of the
port of New York, holds that the wool
schedule of 'tho new tariff act does
not go Into effect as to tho articles
therein provided for, until January 1.
18t5. Hut tlmt all fabric mainifiic
tured from wool, worsted, the linlr of
camel and gout, alpaca or other ani
mals. Is dutiable under the Mclvlnley
act until that. date. -
SPOKANE ItKPL'RLICANS.
Spokane, 3 Sept. 17.-The Rpoknne
comity republican convention today
adopted a platform demanding fro
coinage of silver at a ratio of HI to 1,
and endorsing the .'administration' of
Coventor McCraw. The Anti-Wilson
forces organised the couvertlon. The
pliitforin 1h Hllont, on Mr. WIIhou's rec
ord as a congrtissinan nnd binds the
legislative delegation to vote for no
man for United States senator who is
not unequivocally for silver.
WENT OVKIt IX A BODY.
Xtnv Orleans, Sept. J7.-Tiio sugar
ul inters convention hero today was
r-e and very enthusiastic nssem-
. 11.. .. ,.!., ,.4,.nd lV I ,tl.
bingo of the leainun 1' "
s ana and some of the naiat r. pr
aenttttlvo men of note. Bolters from
the democratic party had everyth ng
t eir own way and resistance to the
iwranune was but feebly made. The
invention went over to tho national
republican pai-ty iu a bodyL j
BETWEEN WIND AND FIRE. :
n A T Sent.
I7.-A cyclone
.' 7VJ,,i, Jennlnas and Mingo
fowns east 0 hew today and blew
STholSS .2 atoms. A yonnglady
and two children we . -
1 Tnlured. Several house
eral J nt t Mingo and a conflagra-
tlon followed,
CARLISLE SPEAKS AO A IN,
Washington, Kept. It.-Sis'ietav
utnisie said ttslay (Hmcernitig the
eoiuntje or silver dollar under this
administration, tho coinage Mite
made under the unrepealed portion of
tho Mherninu act. It shows that since
tne administration came Into jsiwe
1,W7,'JISI Ktaudard silver dollars hnv
bHu coined, of which ftai.tsiu have
D0011 Melgidoragt). The secn-tary says
nnim tne law provkles that re
deemed treasury mites tnav ls n
IssuihI, It also Iiiiiiomos an exores Um
Ration tusin tho tstwer to Mniue. Ik
declaring that no greater or lens
amount of such notes shall lie out
standing at any time than the com of
silver million, and standard alive
dollar coined therefrom then held I
lh treasury, and purchased b.v said
note.'
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WHEAT AND HOPS.
Ran FmnclNco, Kent lT.-Whent
shipping MtKtwa 1 11; milling Mijuni
Walla Walla wheat I hard to sell
though uuotablo ot TU cent for fair
average flu It U3 for No, 2 arid 4t u
.Ki for off irrado.
Uvenssil, -Close wheat steady, dtv
mauu poor. .o. g nst winter 4 a 1 2d
do spring 4 0 I 2d. Hops at Uiidou
Puclne coast, steady; demand mod
'rate; U 12 10.
New York Hon, weak.
Portland.-Wheat, dull, weak: val
ley 7.1; Walla Walla 03 fij 7 12.
' CARVER BEATEN.
Kansas City. Mo.. Spt. IT.-J. A,
It. Elliott, champion wing shot of the
world, made hi rtsht to ihat title
doubly secure today by winning the
sccotia ot a serie and match wlih Ir
Carver, tho world clmmplon rltle
snoj. tu score was: Elliott, tgv; car-
ver, tiX The match wa for Itnu
side, best two out of three shots at
UM1 live birds. The wore In tho first
match slusd on Saturday reunited: F.I
llott. wi; Carver. VI.
; STEAMSHIP CHANGES.
Sao Pranclaeo, 8,qt 17.-TIo steam
er Oregou I to come out of Iter re
tirement and will be put on the Port'
land route a a freight boat. She was
brought down from Martinet this
morning and went on the dry disk
rnr overhauling. She will niako
couple of trips carrying wheat and
then will take the Columbia place
in tho patui2or trade. Tho Columbia
will then oe laid un for a thorough
overtmriiag.
A FAST FILLY.
Stockton, Cel., Sept 17. The event
of the day wa the two-year-old tnt lu
which the Sidney silly, Eahelle, owned
by sir. Severnth'o, won two straight
heai In 2:181-2 aud 2:1(1 3-4. making
tho two fastest hmts ever trotted lu a
rnit by two-year olds and the fustest
time for that age on the coast.
THE NATIONAL (JAM H.
Louisville. Sept. lt.-Iulsvllle. '
Washington, fl.
St. Louls.-St. Iuls. 0; Boston, 5.
New York. New York, 5; Chlcagti 2.
Pittsburg. Baltimore, It); Pitts
burg, 2. Second gumoRalilmon, 4;
Pittsburg, 1.
ANOTHER RECORD SMASHED.
PittuLiirg. Sept. 17.-The National
circuit bicycle races were held here
today. 11. c Tyler oroko the world s
record on a quarter mile track for
no mile, flying start, In 2itt 1 ..
THE WOOL MARKETS.
BOSTON. Sent. K-The ownlnir of
tlio wool Hales in Ixmilou tmlny had
considerable effect Uxm the tuarket
here aad dealers are waiting for a
standard by which to make prices.
The market today was very strong,
due to the stiff price exectcd, one
result or the large number of A inert
can buyers In Iondon. Fleece wool
are dull and the price Is not as strong
as It was. Territory wmils are rnther
quiet,, with prosisvts of an Increasing
demand aud llghtly firmer prices. To
days quotations are: Ohio and I'eun
sylvanla No. 1, 21 nnd 22c, double X
and above, JK to l!c; Michigan single
X. 17 1-2 W ise; Michigan No. 1 2(e;
Montana flue medium, 10 to 1.1c; No.
1 medium 12 to l ie; California wools.
spring north l."l to 1.1c; middle country
pring, II to n; southern defectives,
northern pull, 27 to W; Australian
combings superior, 4.1 to 41; average
3H to 4c; clothing 'M to 40c.
t
Ixmdon, Sept. 18. Tho attendance at
the openltot of the wool auction sales
was large, The main Interest was cen
tered In tho sensation which the Unit
ed Stutc Is likely to cause. It Is
slated that of 13,000 bales America us
did not buy over 100. With better se
lections of American needs, they ore
expected to do more to test the Amer
ican competition. Jacobs & Co. In
their circular tonight say: There was
a very large attendat ce and a good
sprinkling of United State buyers.
Competition wa good. Cross bnt'ds
show an advance of nearly 5 per cent.
Merino ruled at par with on occas
ional appreciation of 5 per cent., es
pecially In scoured.
BY WAY OF EXPLANATION.
Washington, Sept. 18.-0eneral Arm
strong, assistant commissioner of In
dian affairs, speaking of the changes
of t'nlted States troops, and the nbnn-
lonmetit of several military posts In
tho west, said It would have no effect
tipou the Indians. "There Is more
danger" he said, "from anarchists In
Chicago than from all the Indians lu
the. west. Indian wars are things of
the past. With railroad facilities
troops can be transported from the
largo posts more quickly than they can
march from any of the little posts
which have been abandoned.
WITH FULL HONORS.
Taeomn, Sept. IS. Tho funeral of
.'apt. W. R. Brldgeimiu, U. H, N was
held this afternoon. The body has
been lying in state with full uniform
with guards of marine from the war
easel lying In harbor. Whllo tho
procession was marching, minute guns
wero flred from the Monterey nnd at
tho conclusion of the burial, tt salute
of three volleys was fired over the
body by marines. .
A DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 18. The con
gressional democratic convention for
tho seventh dlntrlct mot here todny
and split on silver, the straight ele
ment nominating 8. S. Alley, and tho
Bryan forces endorsing silver and the
populist candidate.
', ELLIOTT IS CHAMPION.
Kansas City, Sept. 18.-J. B. Elliott
defeated Dr. Carver In three match
shoots ot 100 livo blrda each. Elliott
scored 90 birds to Carver' 05. To-
day's shoot makes Elliott tho winner
. .... ,
VlflV VflUU PlUliMY TK" BADLY BITEN, I THK PRKCIOI8 HTONKH.
m
Kopublican Convention
at Saratoga.
Splendid Platform Form
ulated.
The Democruta Meutlied in Uu-
uti'isiirt) I Teriua for Blnmlrri
aud Kallurti. ,
SARATOOA, Sept. lM-Tho abite re
piibllcnu convention called to uoinl-
mile full state ticket, was rapm'd to
enter hen today at 12:40 p. 111. Hon
U'liuiel Ely guigg, of New lorn city
M as inn tie temporary chairman, Tern
pomry Chairman Uulgg, tu his ad
divss, arrulguiHl tho democratic party
for the laiasage of tho new turtle law
and denounced the mtuiilne deims.-ra
cy of New org city. He said the
Mitlook for the republican party in the
coming election wa euoouraglug. The
'imveinloii at 1.1m took a neess mull
::).
The convention assembled at 4;,V)
p.
m, Hon. Warner Miller wa made
permanent chnlrman. Congressuuui
Payne, chairman of the committee 011
nsolutlous, presented the platform
which extends greeting to the i-epub
llcans of Peuusylvniila, Oregon, RIkmIi
Inland, Vermont and Maine, "for
their prompt aud Just Judguieut of an
lucoiiipctcut Hioniocrntie, udmliilHtra
tlon." Natloiinl affair are referml
to as follows: "Tho doiinrutle pn
Ideut of the United State Slid tile
domocrutle chalrmun of the way and
means eonimlttis) of tho house of n p-
nseutailves have nnnoimoed that
war agaluft the protiH-tml Industries
of I lie country mis but Just lsgun am
it Is to Is proneciiti-d to tne Hitter end
on Is'half of the wage earner, the ag
rlcnlturlst, the business man, and of
every sacred lntent In the empire
state of the Union. The republican
party of the state of New lork In
convention assembled accepts this
challenge and pledge Itself to defend
her aualnst all assault ou the rlulits
of the worklmtman and hi employer,
Isith wantonly Invaded by rerklm
eitiagoirues." .-.-
Then follows an nrrnlgnnient of th.
leiniHTiiilc administration, declaring
its most Important achievement tlou
far has biTii fitly characteriaed by the
hlef executive as one. of perlldy and
llshouor. It has rcwantod the largiwl
eoutrlbntors to Its rampalgti fund by
lie lsst of fon'lgn missions; denouui-
ng trusts, It permit unl one of them
to formulate lis tariff lilll; pnuiiislnii
contlnuanctt of the vjgonni fon'lgn
isiiiiy istatillshiHl by the lameutiHi
las. O. Hliilne, it sulstliuies."a iHilley
or inratuy," in which Hawaii was
fns'ly offeriHl UP! denouncing the
Sherman act as a cowardly make
shift, It was enabled to npcal the
Nliver pun-haslug clause of the act
only by the help of republican wn
ati rs: nrralKiilug prob-cilou ns 1
fraud iiMin liitsr, It pasmsl a mongn-l
pmlivtive measure so tainted with
Mcaudal tint It burely escttHMl the
eto of a denuK'nitlc pn-sldent; advo-
ating tree raw materials, and ex
tension of our foren trade, It do
simyid all prolitalde reciprocity ad
vancemeiits ninde by Pnsddent Harrl
son pledttluit Itself to the payment of
"Just and lltsTitl pi'tisions' It treats
union soldiers jts If the O. A. R, badge
was a badge of beccary and brigand
ace; pledging n-tniichment, It ex
coodod the Inst n-publlcan congress
by 127,000,000 in the faco of decreaa-
iik nvenui and after It had added
oO.tKKMMS) to the public debt; while
pretending to bo in favor of Individ
ual freedom, It hast'-nml to enact an
odious Income tax force bill, cuiimiw-
ring depuiy collectors to enter the
homes of cltlscus and couqs'l them by
threats of otllclal summons nnd heavy
penalties to disclose their private af
fairs, "Wo denounce the Northern
democrat le eongressmnn for permit
ting Southern members to protect the
chief products of their section, while
removing or largely reducing the pro
tective duties on the products of the
North.
"Wo favor on honest dollar nnd op
pose any effort, whether by removal
of tax on state bank Issues, or the
free coIiuiko of silver, to lower onr
currency standard and we favor an
liiterniiiloiuil agreement which shall
esult In the line of both gold and sil
ver as circulating mediums."
Tne vote for governor stood: Morton,
Vt2 1-2; FsHHOtt, , (Ml; Woodford, 40:
Rutlerfleld, 20; Russell, 20; Bliss, 4 1-2.
and Atfkell. 1.
rnc nomination or Morton was then
made unanimous, each onpoRlng can
didate making short speeches, pledg
ing mm their support
.Tudite Sax ton was nominated for
lieutenant uovcrnor and Halght wax
nominated for Judge of the court
of appeal. The convention then ad
journed slue die, at 2:10 a. 111.
TUG GRAIN WORLD,
New York. Sept' IS. Hops quiet.
Liverpool. Wheat steady; demand
moderate; No. 2 red winter, 4s 31-2d;
do spring, 4s tt l-2d.
San Francisco. Wheat shipping 80
to 82 1-2 milling. Walla Walla wheat
Is still on tho market seeking custom
at 70 cents for fair avcmiro, 00 to tloc
for No 2 and 40 to .n for off grade.
ALLEGED OBSCURITY,,'
Washington, Sept. IS. Th recently
published book, entitled "IP Christ
nine to Congress" has been detained
In the malls, pending an InvoHtlgatlon
l.V
the postollleo authorities of al-
god ohscentlty of the publication.
lie author Is M. W, Howard, of Al
abama, who expects to bo nominated
for congress by tho populist conven
tion tomorrow. , V
MUST BE WJSLL FIXED. ;
Topeka, Sent, 18. A story Is afloat,
In Ilntincliil circles, that A. A. Robin
son hns been offered tho presidency
of the Atchison syt-l.ein at a salary of
$(M).000 a year, but that ho has de
clined, saying: "I will accept no po
sition with the Santa Fe until It has
en thoroughly washed and dried."
THE DEAD ENGINEER. :
Washington, Sept. 18. Major Thom
as Turtle, one of the best known offi
cers of the engineers corps of the array,
died hore toduy aged 50 years.
MORTON CAPTURED IT.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 18.-Ex-vIce-
nrcsidont Morton was this afternoon
nominated for governor by the state,
republican convention.
(IORIN. Mo Sept. J8.-The Colorado
ami 1 inn cxpnws on lite raiiia ro
was held up by rohts'i-s at .'l;.'fl a. in.
today, A the railroad and evpresn
oillcliil had a epy on the trail of the
bandit, when they slopped the train
they met a hall of buckshot aud bul
lets, and It Is said that at least two
are dead In the surrouttdliig v.'oods,
while a many other nale for the
mideavous, 21 mile away, riddled
with bullets, They shot "Dud" Pres
ent!, tho engineer, before they even
gave him a, chance to hold up Ids
hands. His wounds', It I hcjlcvod, will
not prove fatal, When the tralu left
Chlcugo at ft o'clis k last evening, the
railroad aaa express detective, all
walking arsenals, climbed on at even'
station. Among them were Chk f Do
Ui'tlve J. J. Kenny, of tho Sunt Fe.
and J. A. Matthews, who ha Is-en
acting a a spy for two weeks and
gelling now of the roMier plan.
The latter brought the new Hint the
roblsr early lu the day doemVil to
leave their hiding place, near Meni-
Jphls, at Kilto oYloek last nlghl, ami
make their third uttempt to get rich
at the expense of the expres compa
ny. They expts ted fo iniike a haul of
Mtuuvl 1
Kl M- ,in,l,
A out Irom lslw(en two hlg'i em
baukuieiita. Just one milo from ilorlu.
stM-d the truln, there came the looked
tor signal, nun not wj year away
was tne wtiiKlug of a red uht
Within 2fl sv-eomls tho train wa at a
standstill, Out from the dense under
growth north of the tmek came four
forms, the face of each bidden by a
mac mass. 1 me rnsnea to tne en
glue almost before his ' companions
eoiiiu nacn the expn'ss car. Wlthlu
ten fis't of the tender he pointed a
rltle at i)nd" Pnneott, the whltiv
iM'ii rded engineer, aud, n he sboutml
"Hold up your hands." pullinl the
trigger. "Dad" fell to the floor with
a bullet lit his right breast. With om
bound Kenny gained tho lop of the
tender, and brmglug hi gnu to his
shoulder, sent a shower of shot al
most Into the face of the man. How
1 he felltw managed to jnove six Inches
is a mystery, but he did and made for
the wood. The shot which laid En
glm-er Proscott low wa a signal for
a fusllade, and also the signal for the
hasty retrentf the robls'r to the
shelter of the timber.
The Santa Fe aud Wolla-Fargo olll
clal nswlvtHl a tip of tho content.
plated raid nearly three weeks- ago,
ami every nigut since then not h-s
than half a dogma scenq service tiieii
have Iss'ti on the train until the dan
ger point was passed.
W. II. Wilson, a Pullman car enn
doctor, said: "Such a scramble for
safe place I r.cvcr witnessed. Women
were fran He lu their endeavor to get
out of the way ami men no bus eager,
whowiiig us much frUlit as they pos
sibly could dlmilay. Some lav tint
on the floor, others barricaded them
selves lu their Isnths or got under
neath while other run frantically up
and down the aisle, apparently be
wildered One than, pmbably no
years of age, when the shootieg lie
gan to bo ilerce. knelt down 1 11 the
nlsle and praysd long and loud for
deliverance.
:iKH,tSi() IX WAGERS.
LEXINGTON, Ky Sept. 18,-OITIc
lal rot tint by count le show 20!) plu
rallty for Owens, but Brecklurldge's
nuinifcsto Is understood to menu that
the district committee ou Saturday,
will bo Instructed l go Udilnd tho re
turns made by the democratic commit
tee. Brccklurldiio men here have 1
majority of tin-county eommtailonor
but they were not iIIshisi1 to go be
hind the nM 11 rim from the pm'lucts.
dwells men claim that frauds wero
agalust them Instead of In their fa
vor, aud that money was Mug used
lu get th district committee to reverst
the n-turiiH of the county committee.
There Is over $,iSH,()ihi In tho district
lu wagers and those who put up money
on BnH'klnriilge are anxious for con
test proceeding.
'JONES NO POPULIST.
Snn Francisco, Sept. 18. C. C. Town
Ing of Reno, Nov., Is In this city. In
an Interview he stated that Senator
John P. Jones had Indicated his fu
ture course to bis frleuds. He says
Jones has not Joined the populists,
but has gone over to the silver party
of Nevada. In the meantime Jones
will disregard the demand of the state
republican committee that ho resign,
because that would give Governor Col
cord an opMHtunlty to appoint a re
publican as Jones successor. Far flutl
reason lie will wait until the Nevada
legislature meets and then resign, of
fering himself as a candidate to servo
out his own unexpired term.
CARBINE SHOOTING.
Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 18. The annu
al carbine competing of the depart
ments of Eust Platte pnd California
opened today, some surprising records
being made. One result Major Lind
say, first lieutenant, ninth cavalry,
won lilt. Miller Toler, sergeant Co.
D ninth cavalry, second; Jacob Stultx,
sergeant troop C sixth cavalry, Id."!;
third, R. A. Bradley, sergeant company
G fourth cavalry, 1511; fourth, A. Ba
ker, sergeant troop C, sixth cavalry,
1OT, fifth.
THE PORTLAND MARKET.
Prices Current This Week In the Big
, Metropolis,
Portland, Sept. 10.-Flour-rortlnnd.
Salem, Cascudla mid Dayton, $2.10
per barrel; Walla W11II11. 2 K
Oats The market Is quiet and weak
at figures; No. 1 white feed cats at
l'c on track, and good winter grey
from 2.-.0 to 28c.
Barley Food barley Is quoted at (We
per cental. Brewing Is worth 80c per
ontnl, according to quality.
MlllHtuffs-Bran, $l.'l; , shorts, $13;
hop feed, $15 to $17.
Hay-Good, $10 to $11 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25c to 27 1-2
per pound; fancy dairy, 20c to 22 l-2c
per pound; fair to good, 15c to 17 l-2c;
common, 12 l-2c.
Cheese Oregon, fair, 8c to 10c per
pound; SvvIhs, Imported, 30c to :i2c.
Onions Oregon, le nor oound: yel
low, 1 l-4o per pound.
Poultry Old chickens 'are quoted
from $,'1 to $:i.,"0; young, $1.50 to
loung ducks nro nominal al $2 to $;t. '
Eggs Fresh Oregon are firm at 20c
Melons Water melons are worth
from 75c to $1.75; casabas, $2.50. .
Fresh fruit Poars, 50c; grapes, 25c
to 50c per crate; Oregon apples bring
from 50c to 75c por box; quinces, Or
egon, 80c to $1.
Provisions Eastern hams, medium
14c to 14 l-2c por pound; hams, picnic,
11c to 12c; breakfast bacon, 14 l-2c
to 15 l-2c.
Wool Valley, 7c to Oe, according to
quality; Umpqua, 7c to Oc; Eastern Or
egon, uc to 7c.
Hops There is no settled market
price. Dealers anticipate opening at
7c to 9c.
Where They (1imt from and
They Signify.,
What
The best opals come from Hungary ,
Black in'urlH urn the most vuluuMi
then pink and yellow, then whits,
Pearls are steadily liicreitsleg In pries
they cost three times a much a they
did ten y tu is ago, A pearl which
could have been bought for $1,000 In
iwit Is now worth ;l,eu.
Tho American turquoise I tht best
fa valus this lowly blue jewel ranks
below th diamond, ruby, or sapphire.
but Its popularity ss ring ornament
never wanes. Th Persian turquoiso
fade when sxpotwd to light, and turn
iv dull green.. Hlu I th favorite
color of the Pernlsn.
Every Jewel ha a peculiar algnlft
ounce. Each I a favorite in a oerula
month of the yr: January gamM,
constancy. February amethyst, sin
cerlty. March bloodstone, courage.
April diamond, Innocence, My-m-
erald, uoee In love. June agate,
health and long life. July cornelian,
contentmMit. AuguNt sardonyx, mat
I'lmonlul - felicity. Septotnbar chryio
ill, antidote tgalnst mdns. Octo
ber opsin, hope. November top, fi
demy. Decimtier turquoise, prospr-
Th value of precious stone pro
duoed In th United State hint yrsr
wa $300,004. ' Th export of diamond
from South Africa averages annmtlly
about 120,000,000. There are 25,000 dl.
mono-aiggcr employed tnero. A dlt
mend I a crystal of pur carbon, and
such la f from Injury by scld.
It Is very brittle; few previous Jewel
r fflnr o. Only one pur blood-rod
diamond ha vr been found.
Th tni Is nearly transparent. Th
yllow top come from Saxony, the
whit from Plberla, the pale blue from
Rrtll, Pals topai I yellow quarts,
Chrysolite, too, Is often used to Imi
tate topax. Th tops waa one one
of th most popular of precious stone
In fashionable use, but tt ha declined
much of late year In the public tl
mat of It beauties. : ;
Thes are the w sight given by tt
tlstlcul authority, of th six Inrgest
known diamond: Koh-l-noor 101 car
et; Slsr at Uracil 125, Regmvt of France
13ft, Austrian Kateer 139, Russian Cxar
103. Rajah of Borneo 376.
Th red vsrloty of tho grnot 1 th
mt common, but violet, groin, and
whit gamete are not altogether
rare. Bohemian garnets ar dark,
bli-od-red in color, nd In th largest
ixm are very valuable. Cinnamon
ruttle, so csilWil, are gsrnots.
Except In oolur, the sapphire Is the
Mm stone a W10 ruby, but lee rare.
When of fine quality U la valuable
m diamond of the laitm elite. The
ohotcmt shads t blue,
The hmMitsterOf the ihlgh prlest,M
dwrlbed tn the forty-ninth chapter of
Exodus, wa made of gold, blue, pur
pie and oarlet. Upon H wer set four
rnw of prtwlou stones. In tho first
row ww t"pns of severs! varleUo.
In the second row there wore an eni
enaUI. a sapphire, and a ruby. In tt
Ihinl row there were an agate and u
smelhyst. . In the fourtih row there
wer a beryl, an t nyx, and a Jnper.
They wvr enchftod In. ornamenu.1
ork of gold, the girdle being held to
gether by trnils of linen. .
The ruby Is, next to the diamond,
I ho most valuable of precious atom.
The moot popular I "pldgeon" blood
Tho cidiw vsrltw fnsn rose to crlmism.
The ruby, Jeweler my, is extensively
Imitated. The liraslllan ruby Is a. to
ps; tho Cape ruby 1 a garnet. Tht;
uua ruby will cralch either of them,
sml rr.ay be thus dtstlnguli,hed.
FACIAL RBSEMBLANCEa
Why People Living Long Together
Orow to Resemble Each OUiir.
The fact that two people who live
long together tend to Uwk alike I ac
counted for by unconscious mimicry
reiwtlng upon the muscle of expres
sion In the same way that a ruling pas
sion do.s. The tendency of facial Imi
tation I very general In fact, almsst
universal and may be so markel a to
be enelly. noticeable; so that when two
people are engaged In animated con
versation the expression of the listener
may often be soon to echo that of the
speaker. How "Infectious"'! emlle
or a laugh, even when the Idea which
gave rise to It In the llrst case Is not
transferred.
Several time when talking to young
reople, 1 have suddenly and purpoeely
adopted some change of the eyebrow
and thl, though not tho least apropos
to tn word pokt at the time,. ha
Instantly Involved a like motion In
the face before me. The response
we quite Involuntary and as a pure
piece of Instlnotlve reflex action. Why
doe a yawn spread like a nestilenoe
through tho room where conversation
flags? I know of those who have often
started such an epidemic by a little
plee of actfng, and not a mouth In
the company, save tho guilty one, know
why it gaped.
Havo we not all noticed that a man
of marked individuality become a
center of physical lnrtunco to those
who wait on his words, so that his
gestures, tone of voice and turn of
phraso are repnxiuccd? I know a
teacher whose peculiarities of speech
and carriage havo befjii adopted more
or li by every one of his puplln, dur-
ng the last tlx years, and several of
thorn have come to reemblc him in
feature. This unconscious Imltatl m of
expression Is very noticeable In chil
dren. Has It occured to many careful
parent that the good looks of their
daughters may depend In no slight
degree upon the looks of JJielr intrse
girls and governesses?
For some rwon which we cr.iu.ot
fathom tho imitative faculty is so In
grained In us that what the eye per
ceive the brain make haste to re
produce without stopping to ask per
mlalon: and where two people live
long together the facial muscles c.f each
are constantly receiving stimuli
prompting them to mimicry. As In the
case of the emotions, these Influence
may be luflfesmal at any given mo
ment, and may give rise to no visible
change of expression. Vat, In the
oourso of time, they tend to mould the
whole countenance, feature for feature,
Into almost an -exact facsimile of an
other. Blackwood's Mdgaxlne,
EARLY MOULTING HENS.
As a rule, when the hens begin to
moult early In tho summer, they
cense to lay, tho result being that they
are at once sent to market as no' longer
profitable. This Is a mistake for all
hens must Bhed their old feathers and
take on new plumage, some beginning
early In tho summer, while others do
not commence until late in tho fall, but
the process requires about three
months' time. In other words, a hen
takes one-fourth of tho time during
the year to moult, giving her a period
for laying not exceeding 300 days at
tile maximum. The moulting period :
has something to do with winter lay-
Ing. Granting that three months' ,
tlme rauSt be lo8t 14 18 plain that If a
hen begins to moult the first of August,
Highest of til in Leavening
she will not bo In full plumage again
nntll the first of November, and she
will not lay until the moulting ha been
completed, If tho weather 1 mild.
however, during November, and win
ter does not set iu before December.
she will have a full month' rest, and
win begin laylug and then continue
luylng through the winter. Hen. this
rule must not bo overlooked, which la,
that If the hen begin to lur before
cold weather they will lay during th
winter, but If cold weather overtake
them before they begin to lay they will
probably not lay before spring.
What should bo done with the ben
that begin to moult early? Keep tbem.
of course, a they will soon nulsb their
moulting and b ready for work loug
before some of the other ben begin.
When you sell off the ben now be
cause tucy are hcddlie,t W feather,
and do not lay, you will be selling the
very hens you should keep over for
producing egg during the cold months.
So do not sell the moulting ben, but
ell those that aro fat and do not lay.
Old bens moult earlier than pullets,
because they lsgln about eleven
month from tbe last moulting, which
cause them to moult month earlier
every year, and, therefore, it will be
noticed that the ben which moulted in
July lust year will moult In June thl
year. ,'!'' . ;
Feeding moulting ben la a matter to
receive careful consideration. When
making tho new feathers they require
foods rich In nitrogen and mineral
matter. Linseed meal, bone, meat aud
Mill t.A..U I I.. . I
uiiik niiuuiu wc Kivwi m preierence lo
grain, and they should have fn access
to grass, especially clover. It I also
importaut to give tbem dry quarter.
o as to protect them when nearly na
kca, a dampness may induce roup,
which I contaglou and may c&rrr of!
the whole flock.-P. II. Jacobs In Farm
and Fireside.
DE LESSEPS DITCH TODAY.
The De Ixusep dicth. as It Is today.
Vj Interesting. At Colon hundred of
buildings were erected by the pro
moter, great wnarve were put In.
and a palatial residence for himself
atands decaying In the destructive
climate. The canal take It way for
few mile up the river, that ha
been deepened" aud broadened. On
tbe water are scores of gnat dredge
boat of tho finest make ami costly
niece of machinery that since work
topsd are rapidly rusting and going
to decay. Tbo wnarve are falling
Into the water, and within a mile of
Colon can be scon acre of machinery
and dump-cars, all going to dissolu
tion. To assist lu the removal of
earth nearly 1,000 mile of steel track
was laid on the Isthmus, ramifying In
every dlnsrtlon from the proposed ca
nal On much of this track are thou
sands of dunipcars, with locomotive
cattcrcd through them, all of which
are now half-burled In the tropical
growth. Seventy-six great sieam shov
els, with attendant machinery, were
counted In the distance of a few-
miles In. the Interior, standing as they
were last used where excavations
were being made, and along the side
of the mountain. Some of these ore
so overgrown with tropical growth
already that only the gn-at arms stand
up above the green In mute protest at
the wanton waste that abounds. Ma
chinery of every kind aud character
used In such work, is scattered from
0110 side of tho isthmus to the other,
nd while some 200 locomotives that
wero never put In use have beeu
boused, a fair estimate of the millions
of dollar worth of machinery there
Is that nine-tenths of It Is rusting Into
absolute decay decay that bus ul-
n-ady progressed to such an extent
that all la nearly beyond recovery. :
lu Its report tho Panama Canal
company claims that half of tho work
on the isthmus has been done. An
engineer may have the figures 'to sub
stantiate thla claim, but It Is not ap
parent to the casual observer. - For
ome miles tip the Chagrc river the
work may bo practically completed,
but for much of the distance across
the work has beeu only commenced
In places, cutting a clmnuct here to
partial depth and reducing a moun
tain by terrace work there. The pro
posed channel can be traced by these
abrasions across the isthmus, but a
small fraction indeed of the earth has
boon moved. Tho tremendous rainfall
typical of tho tropical climate has
aused great landslides of earth to
move back to their original resting
place and the uncontrolled Chngrea
river, that records at times In the
rnlny season a rise of forty feet, Is
filling the constructed canal with de
bris. Tho vigor of vegetation that
rowda ahead every day In the year
Is rapidly healing and covering wars
made, upon primitive nature by the
canal people, lu five year more the
great dredgobonts will lie rusted and
will sink beneath the waters. The
miles of railway will be burled and
with them thousands of cars, steel
tanks, shovels, pits dredges and the
like materials, whllo the traveler who
prospepeta through the forcac of ba
nana and coeoanut tnes will discover
strange and nmaalng relics ot bygone
days. Chicago Tribune.
FRENCH FARMERS.
Aocorcllng to recent statistics about
half of the population, of France lives
by agrloulture; a tenth by trade; a
twenty-fifth by he liberal professions,
and three-nftdeths on private Incomes.
Of the agriculturists, 9.17G.0OO are own
ers who farm tholr own lands, The
others ere tenant farmers, graziers,
laborers or small proprietors, who In
their spore time work for others, The
mines, quM-rle and manufactories
employ 1,300,000 persons, while
8,093,000 are engaged In various petty
Industries, Among traders there, toe
700,000 bankers, commission owehants
and wholesale merchants, 1,R95,000
shopkeepers, and 1,164,000 keepers of
hotels, cafes and publto houses, Rail
ways and otiher transport showIcs by
pea an i land employ $00, "00 persons.
There are 805,000 state servants In the
various departments and parishes of
France, With regard to the profes
sion there are 112,000 preachers of
various denomination and 115,000 mem
bers of different religious orders, 156,r
000 memiber of the legal profession!
130,000 medical mn, 110,000 teachers in
Mia public school other than, those of
tho state, 121,000 artists and artistes
of every description, while 23,000 are
recognised as savants, mem of letters,
Journalists, etc,
Tne number of per
son living on Income derived from
land and otiher Investment reaches 1
849,000. -while -there .r 272,000 pon
doners, public and private.
Power. Latest U. & Govt Expert
rrrv n .o
1 ' f -s. I '
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ABOUT PENSIONS.
02KGOX RECZinXCJ EES . EU2
KUAKZ OF ATTOTCX
At the National Bartaa tt Wactlrj
ton Clty-TUoe Granted (site
Recently.
Wasblngon, D. C, Sept 17. Spe
cial.) In proportion to tbe number of
claim still unexamined from the va
rious statin, Oregon may be Mid; to
be receiving her due share of atten
tion at tbe pension bureau. The fol
lowing I a complete list of tboae
granted since tbe last report:
Original penslonc-Danlel B. John
son, Portland; Melissa Darling, Ba
ker City; Horatio Gibson, Milton;
William Worthington, Oswego; Cha.
11 Lee, Long Creek; Gideon F. Hod
son, llolley. Linn county; John 8.
Mill. Weston; William A. Cortheil,
Ashland; Lcbind E. Moe, Woodburn:
James Fry, John Day, Grant county;
Julius J. Worcester. Pendleton; Abner
Evans, Oswego, Clackamas county;
Thomas V. Furgeson, Sweet Home,
Linn county; George W. Lacroy, Vi
ola, Clackamas county; Jacob Leo,
Oswego; Clma. W. Merrill, Portland;
Richard Hooper, Aumsvllle; Mom
Scott, Baker City; George Iilchnrdson,
Montavllle. Multnomah county; Fred
erick Geotper. Grant Pas; Frank
B. Mason. Leaburg, Lane county; Ma
rion L. Wilmot Springfield, Lane
couuty.
Sutqiended pension reissuedGeorge
Nells-rt, Sublimity, Marion county ;
William Miller, Jordan Valley. Mal
heur county; George W. Roger, Ore
town, Tillamook county; Tbotna
Pope, (deceased) . Deadwood, Lane
county; Mary Dltter, (widow), Sublim
ity. Marlon county. "
Pensions Increased August Miller,
Oxford, Curry county; James W. Mil
ler, Modford, Jackson county; George
W. Peter. Oakland, Douglas county;
Hiram II. Williamson, gommervllle.
Union county;. Charles A. Stlno, Co
qullle City, Coo county; 81la C, Bar
ker, East Portland; Adonlram J. Col
lins, '(deceased), Beaverton. Washing
ton county; Calvlu M. Hudson, Woods,
Tillamook county. . . .
Original pension granted to widow
Margaret Sohellberg. Mebamo, Ma
rlon count)'; Theresa M. Starkweather,
Pendleton, Umatilla county; Jullott
Southwicjt, Salem, Marlon county;
Julia Ann Cox, Falls City. Polk
county; Mallnda St raw u, , Loncalla,
Douglas county; Sytha Post, Blackly.
Lane county; Urllla M. Lamb, North
Yamhill; Martha Miller, Montavllle.
Multnomah county; Emily Yincamp,
Marsbflcld, Coo county; Arista How
ell, A lsea, Benton county; Elisabeth
Morgan. Portland; Alta A. Campbell,
Klamath Falls. ' - 1
Suspended pensions hove been re
issued to Margaret E. Gray, Myrtle
Point, Coos county; and to Jcanette
Holley, Portland, Multnomah county.
Pension havo also been granted to
the minor heirs of Alansin F. Sweet
and of William P. Sweeney, both of
Dayton, Yamhill county; ' 1 - ,
Increased pensions have been grant
ed to the following Mexican war sur
vivor: Abraham Grabenhelin. Port
land; Joshua Abbott, Gardiner, Doug
las county; William H. Harris, Myr
tle Point; John F. M. Coley, Sher
wood; George M. Starr, Philomath;
Christian Relnlnger, Heppner; Cha.
Winters, Jacksonville; James P. How
lett, Portland; Silas Hawk, Medford;
Peter Snollback, Roseburg.
Benjamin Taylor, of Post, Crook
county and James Taylor, of Varlen.
Lane county, have been granted pen
sion as survivor of the early Indian
ware. ALLAN It. SLAUSON.
THE BEST PAID AUTHOR.
Rudyard Kipling's seven words for
$1, said to be the highest price paid
any literary man of our times, reads
very small In comparison with what
waa paid Judge Paxton for a literary
ortlcle. Until McLeod came on the
scene, the Read lug Railroad had used
an old sign at the crossing, "Beware of
the engines and cars," with a mass ot
further Instructions In small print In
some suit for damage it was claimed
that the warnings were not clear. . Mc
Leod went to Judge Paxton, who com
posed this admirable notice: "Railroad
Crossing Stop, Look . and . Listen!"
For thla little composition ho received
the modest sitra of - $4,780, or over
$700.00 a word. When It comes to
emoluments, the poets are uot In It
with the lawyers. Sprlugtleld Repub-,lcftn-
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INTERESTING TO LOVERS, ;,
The world's tunnels are estimated to
number about 1,142, with a total length
of 514 miles. There are about 1,000
railroad tunnels, 00 canal tunnels, 40
conduit tunnels, and 12 sudaqucous
tunnels, having an aggregate length
of about 350 miles, 70 miles, 85 miles
and nine miles respectively. N. Y.
Tribune. ' ' (
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The cnpltol at Washington has cost
more than $30,000,000. It covers three
and a half acres, the dome Is ft07 feet
high and 135 feet In diameter, and la
exceeded In slxe only by St. Feter's in
Rome, St Taul's in London, the Invn
lldes In Paris, and St. Isaac's In St
Petersburg. ...
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