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Oregon Gity Courier. At W. OBINKT, Fahlleher. OBEQON CITY ...OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAK Am lateraitlng Collection of Items Front the Two Hemispheres Presented in Condensed Form. P. O. Minor, a pioneer resit ent of Ban Jose, Cal., a prominent lawyer and capitalist, ibot and killed him self in that oity. No cause ii assigned. United States Marshal Thomas and deputies killed Bill Doolin, a noted out law, In a buttle near Clayton, Payne county, I). T. One deputy was wounded. Charles Cnuroh, a young banker, of Lowell, - Mioh., shot and fatally wounded his wife and then committed suicide. Finanoial reverses drove bim to desperation and to the commission of the deed. O. M. Schilling, the one-armed athlete who has undertaken to walk from Pittsburg to San Francisco and back in ten months, and to return with $1,000 in cash, although restrict ed from begging or purobasing supplies en route, has arrived in the latter oity, twenty-six days ahead, but $200 be hind his schedule. Captain Burnside and twenty-two of the crew of the British tramp steamer ,Moldaya were pioked up at sea in three open boats by the Anchor line steamer Ciroassia, which has just ar rived in New Ycrk. The Moldava struok an iceberg in a fog and sank giving the crew barely time to provi sion the lifeboats and lower them. All hands were saved. The wedding, of Miss Gertrude Van derbil, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, to Mr. Harry Payne Whitney, the eldest son of former Secretary of the Navy W. C. Whitney, took place at ."The Break ers," jNewport, a. I. Tbe affair wai somewhat of a disappointment to so ciety owing to its simplicity. Only fifty persons were present The sultan of Zanzibar, Earned Bin Thwain Bin Said, is dead. He was about 40 years of age, a nephew of the late sultan, All Kbalif, and Bur gash, and suooeeded to tbe sultanate on the death of Sultan All, Maroh 6, 1803. He was one of a number of olaimants, and was selected as the most fitting by the British government, whioh ex ercises a protectorate over the sultan ate. Feeling againBt the Southern Pacifio Company ia intensifying among the 15,000 wheelmen of San Franoisoo and 40,000 wheelmen in the state, over tbe reoept decision of that oompany to charge 25 cents for oarrying a bioyole ' between any two points, and for tax ing bioyolists who cross tbe bay 1U oenta for each wheel. A boycott has been declared on the Southern Paoiflo by a large number of .wheelmen ' and the others, it is said, will doubtless take the same oourse. Peter Kyan, foreman of tbe St. Law renoe mine, the property of the Ana oonda oompany, Jack Campbell and John Manning, two miners, were killed by the fall of a cage in a shaft. It is stated that measures will be taken by the New York exchange to aooure tbe importation of a large amount of gold, variously estimated at from $200,000,000 to $25,000,000. The president has appointed Colonel Charles Q. Sawtelle quartermaster-general of the army, vice General Batch elder, retired. Colonel Sawtolle is now stationed at Governor's island, N. Y. An $1,100 gold brick was brought to Baker City recently from the Baisley Elkhorn mine, it being tbe result of a ten days' run. Tbe average yield of the ore taken from this mine ia about $50 per ton. Six oars of a Rook Island stook train were derailed five miles west of To peka, Kan., and four white men, rid ing in the feed box, were crushed to death. The head and limbs were com pletely torn from one body. Mr. Harrison, the owner of the Santo Domingo gold mines iu the province of Carabaya, department of Puno, and other rich gold mines in Peru, has dis covered a whole bill in the Andes mountains, extending at least two leagues and full of veins of riob quartz. In cousequenoe of frontier disputes beween Bulgaria and Turkey, the Bul garian government has notified the Turkish government that unless the latter appoints delegates to tbe frontier commission by a oertain date, Bui gaiian troops will bo ordered to re occupy the positions recently occupied by the Turkish soldiers on tbe territory Bulgaria claims. Miss Mattie Overman, of San Fran- oiso, of the celebarted Brown oase fame, has at last confessed to the intimacy with the ex-Congregational minister that Dually caused his downfall and re tirement from the church. Tbe oou fosaion is in her own handwriting, cov ering many sheets of legal oap, and for the present is in the safe keeping of Bev. W. W. Scudder, of Alameda, chairman of tbe Congregational com mittee on credentials. It is reported that tbe Northern Pa oiflo is about to enter upon the work of reduoing many of its grades, with the , view of decreasing the oost of operat ing tbe road. By lessening tbe grades it will be possible for the road to haul train loads very much larger than at present -It is said that tbe Great Northern nauls trains 60 per oent larg er than those on the Northern Pacifio and tbe Northern Pacifio proposes to so Improve ita property that it will be on a level with iu competitor in the near future. A Fatal Campaign Quarrel. A curbstone disousslon of tbe ooinagt question in Columbus, O., led to a shooting whioh may prove fatal. Joseph Rath, a retired manufacturer and advocate of free coinage, engaged in warn dlsonsaion with Horaoe Way man, an Englishman. They separated, but Rath trot a revolver and when Wayman returned, be fired three allots at bim. As Wayman is an old man the injuries be reoelved will prove seri ous. They Will Ball Coal Oil. ' Miobael and John Cudahy, wealthy paokers of Cbioago, have entered into an oil deal of enormous proportions. If their present plans materialize Cbioago is to have a new Industry, a rival of the great plant of tbe Standard Oil Company at Whiting, and the first pipe line from the oil fields to enter its limits. Tbe Cndabys have placed an order for $600,000 worth of pipes. Hoooablnara Capturad. A party of twenty revenue officers, representing all sections of Virginia, went to Franklin county to break up the most noted band of outlaws and illicit atillera in that state. By arti- floe they suooeeded in capturing twelve of tbe outlawi without bloodshed and destroyed several stills. Cod Fishery a Total Failure. The Labrador ood fishery, in wbiob 80,000 Newfoundlanders are engaged every year, is a oomplete failure, ao oording to latest reports brought from the Labrador coast Widespread desti tution among the fishing olassea is in evitable. Turkish Consul Murdered. It is officially announoed in Vienna that the Albanians have murdered the Turkish consul at ' Vraniak, Servia, near the Macedonian frontier. Though tbia statement is officially confirmed, no details of tbe affair have been re ceived. ' A Bank Bobbed. In Kansas City, Kan., an unknown thief entered the branoh of the Ameri can National bank during the mo mentary absenoe of tbe oashier, and prying open a desk secured $1,000 in currency or more and esoaped. They Will Be Deported. Leander Cbanis, the French fenolng master, who is detained at Ellia ialand, N. Y., with Marie Cobonrge, for hav ing eloped with her from her home in Franoe, has been ordered deported by tbe government authorities. A Premature Blait. While men were blasting rook near Parry" Sound, Ont, a heavy oharge of dynamite exploded prematurely. Two men named Smith and Hillman, were instantly killed. Others were seri ously injured. Ohio Miners Strike. Twelve hundred miners have strruok at Corning, Rendville and Hemlock, O., in oonsequenoe of a resolution adopted by the miners' convention. Visited by s Deluge. A terrible oloubnrst ooaurred near Mogollon, N. M., and George Knigbt, a miner of Georgetown, was drowned. Twenty others are reported missing, but only two bodies, those of Knigbt and an unknown Mexioan, have been recovered. About 100 families have been rendered homeless, and thirty houses washed away. Several mines in the vicinity suffered from the water. Fram Ia Bare at Home.. Nansen's Arotio exploring ship Fram, Wbiob he left behind in tbe ice early in January, 1805, in order to explore the sea north of the route he proposed to follow, arrived at Skjervo, province of Tromsoe. The oaptaip reports that he saw Professor Andree, who was still waiting for a favorable wind to enable him to attempt his balloon trip across the Arotio region. Wounded by Burglari, Walker B. Adams is lying at point ol death at Bedford Station, i. Y., as the result of an encounter with four burglars. Two of the burglars have been oaptured, having been mortally wounded by Adam's son Wil liam, who was himself struck by a bul let, whioh glanoed off his suspender buckle. Eiploslou of Molten Metal. By an explosion of molten metal at the furnaoe of the I. Edgar Thomson steel works in Pittsburg, Pa., ten men were burned. Two were seriously in jured but will recover. Tbe explosion was caused by tbe molten iron striking a pool ot water. A Mining Man Held I' p. George H. MoCauley, secretary of the Cariboo Mining Company, of Spokane, was held up by a masked highwayman while returning to that city from Camp McKinney, B. C, and robbed of three gold bricks, valued at nearly $11,000. Wanta to Fight Corbett. Now that Choynski has managed to seoure a fight with McAuliffe. he yearns for more gladiators to conquer. ChoynBki says tbat after bis battle with MoAuliffe he intends to go east to challenge Corbett. A Fatal Fire. Fire in the residence of John Fel bail', in Watertown, S. D., burned to death Mr. Felbach and his three daugh ters. A Cnbaa Blockade-Runner. The fast river steamer Unique, whioh has been running between Port Huron and Detroit, bas been sold to an agent of the Cuban government She will be taken to tbe coast in ten days. It is intended to cut her cabins down and turn her into a blockade-runner. The prioe paid was not stated. The Unique was built with an ee to speed alone, and has made some wonderful time in the rivers. She is the first vessel purchased for blockade-running. WHY HOKE RESIGNED Had Promised to Support the . Chicago.Ticket. RELATIONS WITH THE PEES! DIs Suecesaor Will Probably Be Oeld Democrat From the Middle Weak Washington, Aug. 25. Tbe news that Secretary Hoke Smith had re' signed, and that bis resignation had been accepted by the president, has made a considerable stir in political oiroles here, although tbe probability of Mr. Smith i retirement bad been, in a measure, anticipated ever since bis paper, tbe Atlanta Journal, deolured that it would support Brayn and Bewail. Mr. Smith still declined to discuss tbe subject today, but it is known that tbe personal relations be tween the president and Smith have in nowise been disturbed. Mr. Smith's resignation, bis friends aay, grew out of his differences with bis obief on the question of party policy, and his desire not to embarrass the president at such a time. Beyond tbe. question of his party loyalty in acquiescing in the will of the majority, Mr. Smith, during his campaign for the gold standard in Georgia, with ex Speaker Crisp, had given a personal pledge that he would, if defeated, sup port tbe nominees of the convention As an honorable man, his friends say be felt it his duty to redeem that pledge. . He informed the president of his position and intentions, and to avoid embarrassment, he placed his resignation at his disposal. It is said Mr. Cleveland remonstrated. The cor respondence on tbe subject, if pub lished, would no doubt be interesting, but it is doubtful whether it will ever be given out. It can be stated, however, with great positivehess, that tbe step which Sec retary Smith felt himself compelled to take has not in any way affected the warm regard the president and Mr. Smith, entertain for each other. There has been a good deal of gossip about Mr. Smith's successor today. It seems altogether unlikely that John M. Reynolds, the assistant secretary, will be promoted. It is regarded as much more probable that a new man will be selected, probably from tbe Middle WeBt, Indiana, Illinois or Missouri. The names. of ex-Governor Franois, of Missouri; 'Bynum, of Indiana, and Cable, of Illinois, are those around whom gossip most persistently dings. All are prononnoed gold Deincortts THE FRENCH EXPOSITION. An American Commissioner lias Not Yet Been Named. , i Washington, Aug. 25. The French government is rapidly perfecting de tails for the international exposition to be held in Paris in 1900, oommeinorat' ing the ' birth of tbe century, and in this connection, has asked tbe state de partment for the name of the commissioner-general who will represent the United States, and 'for Bivh other in formation available as to tbe participa tion of this country. To this, Acting Seoretary Rookhill has replied that the' commissioner-general has not been named, as tbe American conge took no steps at its recent session to provide for American representation at "he ex position. He expressed tbe belief, however, that the approaching session ol congress will bring about an ac ceptance of tbe invitation of tbe French republic. President Cleveland called the atten tion ot congress to the invitation in bis annual message last Deoember, and expressed tbe most earnest hope that steps would be taken for an adequate representation by the United Stafs. But congress acts slowly on these affairs, and no measure was considered, the idea being that there was plenty of time before 1900. It appears, bow ever, that Great Britain, Germany and the other leading powers have been quiok toacoept, and the French govern ment is allotting space to tbese coun tries. Amerloan' exhibitors are begin ning to make inquiries as to where their good) will go, but no answer can be given tbem. The prospeot is that the best spioe will be taken before tbe United States accepts the invitation and makes appli cation for space. This was the case at the late exposition, when American exhibitors were at much disadvantage in point of location It is expected in official ciroles here tbat when congress acta, it will provide for a commissioner-general and an as sistant. This was tbe case with tin last French exposiitnu, when, General Franklin was commissioner-general at a salary of $10,000 and the assistant commissioner received $5,000. The opinion prevails that as the appointee will serve after tbe present administra tion eucis. President Cleveland will not make the appointment, even though i congress passes tbe act before March 4 j next Aside from the dircet emolu ments attached to offices, a fund is pro- ! vided for office and living expenses, j In the case of General Franklin, the . French government conferred on bim I the exceptional honor of the cross of the Legion of Honor. Fanle at a Circus. Huntington, Ind.. Aug. 25. Apanio was caused at tbe Wallace circus here last nigbt by a storm, which wrecked the tent and did considerable damage to property. The menagerie and horses were stampeded and gome of the ani mals were hurt After the Anarvhlste. Madrid, Aug. 85. The chamber of deputies has nased tbe anti-anarnhUt bill after an extended discussion. J Shot Out Their Quarrel. Madison, Fla., Aug. 28. George Page and Will Morgan, young men living near here, last nigbt fought a duel, considered to be one of the most remarkable on reoord. They were riv als for the affections of a pretty young lady. Tbey both attended a dance at which the young lady was present Her ooqduot drave them to desperation. Finally Page invited Morgan to ac company bim for a walk. Morgan consented, ana as soon as tbey were outside Page proposed tbat as each was armed, tbey take each other by tbe left I I A -A .1 i. i .L. 1 il. uauu buu aiiuut cat me quarrel, wis survivor to take tbe girl Morgan agreed, and then with left hands clasped they drew pistols and began firing. Eaoh man fired five shots. When friends arrived Morgan was found dead and Page was dying. Ex-Mayor Frank's Heath. Portland, Or., Aug. 26 Hon. Geo. P. Frank, ex-mayor of this city, ia dead. He died last night at Long Beach, but tbe sad news was not re ceived here till this morning, when Mrs. Frank wired it from Ilwaoo. The remains will arrive here tomorrow morning, and will be conveyed from the steamer to tbe late residence of tbe deceased on Fifteenth and Yamhill streets. While Mr. Frank's death was not in tbe strictest sense unexpected, the announcement of his passing away provoked many expressions of sincere regret all over tbe oity today. Brakes Did Mot Work. Frederiok, Md., Aug. 26. Forty persons were more or less injured by tbe brakes of a trolley oar failing to work last evening on the steep incline on the Frederick & Middleton eleotrio railway. There were over 100 passen gers on board, many more than its capacity. Tbe brakes refused to hold, and tbe car after going wild for a dis tance of two and one-half miles turned completely over. People who had wit' nessed the disaster rushed to the resoue and tbe bruised and maimed passengers were removed to their homes. Passenger Train Wrecked. Pittsburg. Aug. 26. Tbe through Chicago mail, No. 14, on the Pittsburg & Wbstern railroad, was wrecked at Valencia station, twenty-two miles from this oity. Fifteen or twenty persons were badly injured. The wreck occurred through a collision with a wreok train. Passed Hngua Coin. St Louis, Aug. 25. Jonh R. Mo Math, of Ottumwa, la., was arrested in the corridor of tbe postofflce yester day afternoon by United States secret service agents, who bad been waiting there for him for a week or more. He, it is alleged, is wanted in Ottumwa for passing counterfeit silver coin. Mo Math will be held until the Ottumwa offioials arrive or are beard from. Charged With Her Huaband'a Murder. t Guthrie, O- T., Aug. 25.Mrs. Dell Manning, the wife of a farmer, mur dered last Monday, has been arrested and charged with complicity in tbe murder. The officers state they have evidence to prove that Mrs. Manning and Grove Huntley, who is also in jail, were in love, and oonspired to put the husband out of the way. Mrs. Manning is a handsome woman of 23. A Railroad Town. Astoria, Or., Aug. 25. The first railroad train to leave this oity started for Seaside at 11 o'clock this morning, with 1,000 people. There was the greatest rejoicing, bands playing, tin horns blowing and people shouting. The seoond train was run at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Excursions were given under the auspioes of the Astoria Football Club. The formal opening of the railroad company will occur later. Weylere Intentions. Havana, Aug. 25. Captain-General Weyler announces his intention, as soon as reinforcements arrive from Spain, to ooncentrate his . forces and sweep the island from end to end. By this means he hopes to speedily put an end to the present insurrection. Reports have been received tbat the band of tbe leader Zarraga had at tacked an exploring train in the prov ince of Pinar del Rio. Twelve sol diers were wounded. . Yesterday the insurgents attacked Fort Los Mangas. The insurgents were repulsed, but two of tbe members of tbe garrison were wounded. In consequence of the reoent attaok by the insurgents on Guira Melena, a large number of Cubans have been ar rested, and nineteen persons have been imprisoned on the charge of being con cerned in tbe movement Colonel Tort, learning tbat tbe in surgents were encamped in tbe vicinity of Gomez, in the province of Matanzas, ordered a cavalry charge on tbe part of tbe Spanish forces. Tbe result accord ing to tbe official advices, was a de cisive victory over tbe insurgents. The Cubans were compelled to fly for their Uvea They left nineteen dead on the field, including Dr. Bacallao and Law yer Gavilin. Two prisoners and a large quantity uf ammunition were captured. Captain-General Weyler is about to issue a decree placing certain limita tions upon tbe next sugar and 'ooffee crops. By this plan he hopes to de prive the insurgents of their resources and bring tbe planters to the support of Spain. J Orer a Blnft". Los Angeles, Aug. 25. This morn ing at Santa Monica, J. B. Bojorquea and his young son were riding along high bluff overlooking the sea. At a point where the bluff is over 200 feet high Bojorques suddenly announoed that be was tired of life and springing over the bluff, was dashed to pieces at the bottom. Ovid, Martial and Horaoe all refer In their poems to the use of artificial tveth as common in their time. TROUBLE FOR SPAIN In a Fair Way to Lose the Pbillipine Islands. A CONSPIPACY 18 DISCOVERED Japan Said to Be at the Bottom of th Trouble Aim to Secure Com plete Independence. Madrid, . Aug. 24. An official dis patch from Manilla announces the dis covery in the Pbillipine islands of a separatist conspiracy, tbe object being to seoure independence from Spain. Aooording to the official advloes, twea-ty-one persons have already been ar rested, several being Free Masons. The news baa caused great exoitement in Madrid, and tbe police in oonse quenoe tonight raided tbe Hispano Pbillipine Clnb and seized a large quantity of papers. ' It is suggested by some of the papers that Japan is endeavoring to foment trouble in tbat part of tbe Spanish pos sessions for the purpose of extending the jurisdiction of her island empire over tbe Pbillipine islands. . The islands lie only about 250 miles south of the newly acquired Japanese posses sions of Formosa, a number of small islands intervening. Spain's army in the Pbillipine islands is ' estimated at seven, regiments of infantry and one of artillery, with a squad of cavalry,, tbe effective force being 684 officers and about 20,000 men. While commenting on the outbreak in the Philippine islands in the senate today, Senor Castellano, minister for the colonies,, read several telegrams from tbe governor of the islands, Cap tain-General Blanco. These telegrams were tbat the conspirators aimed to se oure tbe oomplete independence of the Phillipine islands. Senor Monterro Rico declared that tne liberal party was prepared to sup port all government measures for the maintenance of Spanish integrity. Nearly all of the opposition leaders in the chamber made similar promises. A BALLOON KITE. Interesting Experiment Made at Tort laud, Maine. Portland, Me., Aug. 24. Charles L. Lamson performed a feat here yes terday praotically demonstrating tbat a large airship or kite capable of carry ing a man can be floated successfully and steadily. He raised bis ship with a dummy man on 600 feet. The retain ing rope broke when the ship was at tbat altitude. Had it not been for tbia break Mr. Lamson would have sent up a man to navigate bis ship. As it was, W. A. Eddy, an authority on aenl experiments, declared that La'mson's achievement was tbe great est step toward solving tbe problem of aerial navigation of tbe age. Two reo- orda, at all events, Lamson made. He flew tbe largest kite or airship ever floated; he carried by means of this kite the heaviest weight to the greatest altitude on record. The kite when in the air resembles two large boxes parallel to each other and attached in tbe middle. It took fifteen men to carry tbe ship into tbe field Iron) whioh it was to be sent up. Tbe retaining oord was a large braided window cord, tested to pull 600 pounds. Tbia was made fast to a huge teel, and four men attended to it About 400 feet of tbe rope was run nut along the ground and at a signal from Lamson the ship was release! It quivered a moment, and then steadily rose skyward. Seated on the car of tbe ship was a dummy, weighted to 150 pounds. The ship' carried it without any perceptible jar. It rose to an altitude of 600 feet, and was lising steadily when, with a sudden gust of wind, snap went the rope, showing what a tremendous pressure was brought upon it by tbe ship.- Tbe ship floated out a half mile and de scended as easily and gracefully as it went up. Had a man been in the car he would not have been harmed in the slightest Ammunition In Hay. New Orleans, Aug. 24. Informa tion is received by tbe Macbecba Steamship Company, whose ships ply between here and Central American ports, that a consignment of hay on tbe last trip of tbe steamship Wanderer contained contraband goods. They learned that twelve bales of hay wbicb had been shipped by a Cincinnati firm to R. E. Caldwell, an .American im porter, on being opened by oustoms offioials had been found to contain 8,000 cartridges and other munition of war. It has been also discovered that two similar shipments have been made to Caldwell and H. C. Park, at Port Barrnis. It is not known whether the munitions were intended for Cuba or for an uprising in uuatemaia. Caldwell bas been arrested, and the state department will be notified. Debarred Frmu Clttsenship. Washington, Aug. 24. A young German was debarred from ejeizenship today after a practical demonstration tbat he oould not read tbe English language. Judge Cole, of tbe supreme court, held that no one is entilted to citizenship who cannot read English. Bright Outlook for Harvest In Idaho. Mosoow, Idaho, Aug. 24. Tbe de mand for harvest hands here ia great The wages range from $2 to $3 a day. The yield is good, in some places run ning forty-five bushels to the acre. The outlok for the crop is bright Toung man, don't forget tbat tbe world ia watching you, and moat of us are more ready to charge your account with something bad than something i good. NO HELP FOR THE BOY, Be Drowns In Galon Before IZelp Beaches Bim. Portland, Or., Aug. 36. Ernest Carter, tbe 9-year-old son of Mr. Charles Carter, who resides at 167 Grand avenue, fell from a trestle in -Sullivan's guloh yesterday morning at about 8:80, and was drowned before help oould reach bim. Tbe boy had been in the water overman liour before the body was recovered. ' Ernest Carter and another boy named Frank Prltohard, went down on the O. R. Si N. railroad track .in Sul livan's guloh in tbe morning. About 200 yards east from tbe Grand avenue bridge tbe railroad crosses from tbe' north side of tbe guloh to the south side over a trestle, wbioh la fully twelve feet above tbe , water. Tbe water is quite deep at this point Tbe boys proceeded along the railroad traok to this trestle, and, It seems, undertook to oross over it They bad not gone very far before they heard the train coming from tbe east. The train swings around the ourveand ianot seen until it reaohet the trestle, but is easily heard. Tbe boys started baok. The Prltohard boy reaobed the end in safe ty, but Ernest failed to get off the trestle. Just bow he came to fall is not known, but is it supposed when he found be oould not reach the end of the trestle be got ont on tbe end of a bent and then fell off before the train oame on tbe trestle. Tbe aooident either ooourred this way, or he stum bled and fell. IN THE BAD LANDS. Discoveries Made by a Geological Ei. plorlng Party. Sioux City, Ia., Aug. 86. The geo logical exploring party from the South ' Dakota state university whioh left Vermillion, S. D., early in the summer for a tour of tbe ' bad landB, has re turned with a collection of specimens weighing nearly a ton. Characteristic speoimens of about twenty extinct speoles of vertebartes were found, to gether with twioe that number of in dividuals. The most valuable was the complete skull of a titanotherium, a kind of gigantio hog with horns. Many forms not yet determined were inoluded in the collection. The records of many geological sec tions were opened, throwing light on the natural history of the state, and adding vastly to possibilities of tbe agriculturist One of tbe problems -wbioh Professcr Todd, chairman of the expedition, proposes to solve at his leisure concerns the agricultural bene fit of mixing the cretaceous soils and the silts and marls of the teritriy for mation. He also intends to look for means by whioh tbe day solution called water in tbe bad lands oan be precipitated and made fit for drink, and to dis cover, if possible, new water courses in tbe barren region where a water supply is at present unknown. SUCCEEDS HOKE SMITH. Ex-Governor Francis Is Appointed Sec retary of the Interior. Buzzard's Bay, Aug. 26. Tbe an nouncement was made by President Cleveland at. Gray Gables tonight of the appointment of David R. Franois, ex-governor of Missouri, as seoretary of tbe interior, vioe Hoke Smith, who recently resigned the secretaryship be cause of his finanoial views. Mr. Franois will probably assume offioe September 1, as tbat is the date named in Secretary Smith's resignation. A Fight in a Church. Maoon, Ga., Aug. 26. A sensation Was caused in tbe leading Methodist ohuroh last nigbt by a difficulty be tween Rev. Alonzo Monk, pastor of tbe oburob, and Tilden Adamson, a re porter of the Daily Telegraph. Adam son reported the reverend gentleman's sermon last Sunday, wbioh was pro nounced by the pastor to be inoorreot. At last night's eervioe the Rev. Mr. Monk was pretty severe on the reporter, and reflected on him in suoh a manner as to cause Adamson to resent it at the end of the sermon. Going to the pul pit, the yonng man demanded an ex planation of the doctor's remarks. An exchange of words angered both, where upon they grappled each other. Dea cons rushed forward, and an exoiting exchange of blows between them and the reporter followed. The newspa perman stood firm and defended him self as best he oould against odds. The polioe were sent for. The congre gation was greatly excited, more tban 1,000 people being present Women and men stood on the chairs to watch the outcome. Finally order was re stored, but tbe services were shortened by the scene. Killed In a Sparring Contest. Van Buren, Ark , Aug. 26. While sparring yesterday morning Emsie Williams was hit on tbe left breast by Will Clark and sank down and died immediately. Clark was examined by the coroner, who acquitted bim, tbe verdict being excusable homicide. Williams was a farmer and leavea a large family.. Andree'e Scheme Failed. Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 26. Pro fessor Andree arrived here from the Danish island on the Virgo, having apparently abandoned for this year tbe attempt to cross the Arctio regions in balloon. Mississippi Boat Beached. Memphis, Aug. 25. Tbe steamer City of Hickman, from St Louis to New Orleans, struck an obstruction this afternoon at Island 40, about twelve miles north of Memphis, and was badly disabled. A big bole was torn in the Hickman's bottom and tbe officers beached her to prevent ber sink- ' ing. All the passengers were taken off. She will be a total loss. j Virginia possesses the greatest mag i nesium mine in the world. a