The rhlscsci Situation Attracts
i
the World's Attention.
POSITION Of IKE UNITED STATES
Will Oaljr Protect AntrtoB Ufa and Prop-
' " rtyKaasI mmd Jmpmm Arm Kx
-I ';;- . Bctd t Clash. - "i I
LONDON, - June 9. Th situation
in . China tonight appear distinctly
graver. ,The destruction of the Rus
sian chapel at Tgng Tingan has provtJ
d Russia -with the desired pretext to
land more ' troop. -A dispatch from
St. Petersburg, this afternoon, that the
government is resolved, if .the. danger-;
ou situation in China continues, to take
military action to suppress the ami
foreign movement, at the same time
declaring that it has no intention of
dis-associating itself from the joint ac
tion of .the powers, may be regarded
a a em:'-oricial, utterance, , meaning
that it there, i jany .hesitancy on the
part of the powers, Russia wilt , act
alone.. ; .. ... , .rj t . ' j j
All reports agree that the "Boxers"
I movement is spreading. The report, fi
I confirmed that the French agent at
jMong Tse and Yun Nan Fu have been
1 compelled to retire, and this shows
that the foment has reached South
western China. ! and has provoked
'France into taking active steps. The
Jatest Tien Tsin I dispatch, sayingthat
the Dowager "Empress has appointed
ami-foreign general's with the pretend
ed miision to; suppress 'Boxersi"
makes it impossible to doubt that the
time has arrived! for energetic action.
A spvcSat dispatch from- .Shanghai,
ays: -'-! " ' '
The Tsung L Yamen has protested
to the ministers; against the presence
of "such a Sargfc number ot foreign
forces, assorting hat it cannot be only
for the protection of the legations, but
for the establishment of a garrison in
the. capitol of an independent frierwKy
state. The American mission at I'd
Tang Chow was destroyed yesterday,
but the missionaries fled to a olace of
safety." ' -!' J J
AMERICA'S POSITION. J
.WASHINGTON. June o. The State
Department officials felt that the action
taken by the Navy Department in the
dispatch of -vessel to the scene of
trouble in China, and the landing of
naval forces, represents all that can be
done or at least all that shouTd be done
by the United States at this rmxnenti j
The Department remains unshaken (in
its attitude, and j while billing to work
on parallel lines! with other powers to
restore peace in China. insist', oil
retaining it inkJependence of . action.
The' foreign embassies and legation
in Washington r tntenely interested
in the developments jn -China, and ap
plications are frequent at the State De
partment frcw them for the latest rewi
as to what is going oh. It appear? that
the State Departme'nt has dealt frankly
with such inuiHesl and has made -no
concealment of iJts policy of ndn-4nter
fere nee beyond the
point necessary t
protect American- I
te and property, f
GERMANY'S PLAN.
.Berlin, June j g.f The situation t
Orina isiere reigardetl as of the uftnos:
importance. Emperojr William ami kbe
Ttiifvijfcr of foreSgrf affairs. Count : Von
Jtuelow. consider - the suppression jo!
jthe anti-foreign; movement in China 01
re-reo,uisite fofj a possible rejuvenation
of Chjna, and certainly for the esth'e
listmcnt of .healthy commercial condi
tions, and Germany is therefore it firct
f harmonious j joint action by all the
4jKwers interested in China, without per
'minting any single power to reap selfish
advantages from the situation, nor
uroup oT powers doing so. I
His Majesty's instruction are that
r while Germany will in no way put herse
unduly forwardi andjs willing, to loyally
co-operate witit Jne rest or Uie powers,
sue : will under no circttrn static?, per
mit the present conditions to go on,
even if there1y suspicion 'should f be
aroused that Germany seeking sepat
ate aims, which; of course, is absurd.
1 WAR IS EXPECTED. ,
T London. June 0. TJie CWnesc. situa
non. wnion at . me oeginning oi - uie
" a - - I m 1 -'
" week was generally a small cloud ; on
Jthe internattotikal - horizon, i now over
shadows every' other topic. England,
according to the most authorities, save
those who control. her foreign policy,!
lace to face with a crisis in the Far Last
cm affairs, which- though it may not re
sult in any immediate partition f China.
tnut .determine the part that England
shall play whett the partition eventually
occurs. I hat such . an emereencn
should have arisen at the moment when
l-.ngland is the least able to utilize it.
when- almost all her land forces are
6.000 miles frotniome. and when there
- is a paramount necessity for keeping
, arr extra strong fleet in European
waters, is deplored fey, all shades of
statesmen and ipokticurfs. Lord SalU
tury stands ahnost alone amidst his own
pnny m Dcueving' tnat tne results of the
Jioxer outbreak win be beither ie
ion! nor permanent. 1
Aie memocrs ot every emoasRv- m
1 jondoit and every club. o say nothing
of the stock market, are discussing eag
erly the prospects of war between two
powers arising ifrom the Peking troubles
It 1 the oH cry of "Wolf and- this time
many -weU informed people are great!
inclined to believe, the wolf will mater
ialize in the shape of Russia, with Japan
as her oppencnt. Admiral Freemantles
reported statement. , that war between
these countries is inevitable, create no
surprise, though such plain speaking Is
severely discountenanced officially, j
The financial situation' arising from
the Chinese disturbances is by no
means satisfactory to those who have
in
f O Or- WtnlIn Indian FHa
f 2 Ointment wiit cura Blind.
I Bie-lin? and , Iicqihij
LaPUe. 1 1 o.-.orlc the tu tuor.
a.iayu the itctin? at once, act
i4 a rxiuitice. rires instant re
j
lief. Lr. uiiarai'lnan Pile O.ct-
mnnt U lr.. l-i Im nil I .rh.
I"? of ttm private parts. rr bos ts
-:irrmiteil. Uy tlnnia-ists, hy mail on r
t rf rn-. f J rt ut and I.imj. V, ' LL f r " 5
-f .li.i,..',u CD.. I'rop. CleveUua, Omu
For 1:3 tsy all drujrists. -1
s..
anv larae ho'1iier- One curkn fea-
ture 'in the opinion licit! "by many fi
nanciers is that, jit the present disturb
ance portends the opening up of China,
it also portends an. increase in the cir
culation of silver! .with the accompany
ing tendency to I put that metal an a
parity with gold.;
PARIS IjS ANXIOUS.
Paris, June 9.4-The grave situation
in China, whichj has 'developed 'this
weetc. monopolize the attention of the
political world, and has thrown a sha
dow over questions of minor interest,
even including tjie-Transvaal. Paris
and its politicians! admit the seriousness
of the condition jot affairs around Pe
king, and apprehensions are expressed
test it lead to, international complica
tions. The greatest element of danger
in the situation ik generally felt "to be
the double duel for supremacy pro
ceeding between .Russia and ' England
and Russia and Jpan. The sympathies
of the ' Frenchmeii are naturaUy with
their ally, Russia.!- England is believed
to be behind Jaan, and ! her support
may encourage thjje latter to adopt' such
a policy as -will eventuate in hostilities
wkh Russia, for which the Japanese are
itching.: The ajrtion of the ' United
States is acknowlldged to be the most
important factor n the situation, and
advices from Washington are closely
followed .here. At the foreign office
no attempt is nade to conceal the
anxiety that pftvjails, . ' . j j
ROBBING j THE MAILS.
SYSTEMATIC "TEALING FROM
CARS NEAR SEATTLE.
One Man Arrested With Checks Stolen
iromthe Government Pouches
on the 1 Railroad.
SEATTLE, Wjash.. " June o. -Attaches
of the United States attorney's
and marshal's offices today unearthed
what they believe to be' a systemitfc
plan to rob the SJnited States mr.ils,
oetween this city and Everett. ; They
today arrested a niah "who - gave his
name as A. T. Fjrazer,. and found on
his- person $4100 inj Tacoma bank checks
which had been cashed by local banks
in Everett, and hajd been forwarded by
mail over the Grfat-Northern railway
to Tacoma for cbllection. ' " Absolute
proof has beeij obtained that the checks
went into the UiJHed States mails at
Everetti and were Ideposited in the Gov-1
erment mail poaches and oeiiverea
aboard the jnail cajrs. The Government
officials believe they have conclusive
evidence" that employes ot the railway
mail service are connected with the at
tempted-steal.
WHEAT II4S DECLINED.
Chicago Grain Pit Saw .Rapid Reduc
tions on Account ot Kain.-
Chicago. 111., Jifne 9 The wheat pit
was crowded, today, but the market was
weak and closed below yesterday.
At 7&, the slurnp was due to ihe
weather "bureau rediction, of rain' in
the Northwest, combined with the ' re
port from Minneapolis that rain had
been tailing there! ITiese items caught
he 'iiiarket at tti opening. and ' the
value of wheat gafve a lightning change
exhibition m decjming. ! I:
THE, AFRICAK'WAR.
Buller As"ks the Poers.fo Surrendtr
ArtiUery Duel , is the ' Result.
LONDON, jlrie 9 A special dfs
patch from Durpa n. Natal, says tlu
Boers at LamgsjKck, alter an action
fought June 7th offered to surrender
conditibnally jbuin dtuller replied that
their surrender tausc be unconditional
General ForesStierWalker s cables to
the War offic frbm Cape Town under
date June 8th as jioliows: : ;
. "Kelly-Kenny, at Bloemfontem, re
ports that the telegraph has been cut
at RodeTal. north of Kroonstad, by a
body of 'Boers Jettimated to be aooo
strong, with six field guns. . He
He; is sending! strong reinforcements to
Kroonstad. and I ant reinforcing from
Cape Cofony. iihope the iiiterruptiot
will be only temporary." '
WOULD NOT SURRENDER, j
Ingogo" Juiief o.-The Boer - have
replied in ratherlcurt tenms to General
Buller's poposal
that, if the- wish to
surrender, it mil
st be unconditionally.
and an artillery quel is now proceeding-
BOER ENVOYS.
W.i J. Bryan at Reception and Delivers
- ;'.; ' an; L-Vddress. J ? ,
Omaha, Neb., June g.-M3. AV Wes-
sels, one of rhe poer envoys, was giv'en
a public reception in the city hall this
afternoon. LaUr a largely 4 attended
mass, meeting wM held in the theatre.
W.J. Brvanntaile an address iu which
he urged that" itf was the duty of every
man .wnose sympathy was w:th the
Boer to express it. and gave it as his
opinion that prof-Boer sentiment in thi
country was largely in the ascendant
He thought thai if that -was backed np
by the official moral support of he gov
ernment, it would be sufficient to pre
vent the extinction of the South African
republics. j l.
Y HEW'.A PUSHER.
A physiognomist would ha- caJt
after a (glance ak the vountr nun with
the Ditok eyebrolws that he was one tn
push htm self forward at every opportu
nity, ana proor would have teen a
nana to TOrrooarate tne oiagnosis, says
the Washington Post. A lady ..who
boardedi the Me-tropolitan car found
I "-tJT . .. "
every seat takefi. and the young man
was the 4first toj offer her his. . As she
bowed hr acknowledgements he looked
more eiofely atjher and queried
Arentyou Mrs. Bluefields?"
Ves. sir" was the reolv.
. "Husba&d ha-i an office on F. street?"
"Yes." I ' -
. "I thought soi I am one of the ew;
cal force in, hisloffice, you know."
'WeU?. j
"vh. ha s about all. One of the
clerical force, iou know, and it ;
comes handy y4u mieht tell roar hin.
inq xnai xgave up my seat, to you.
tverytnmg goe wnen a iellow is look-
ng tor a step up and a raise of salary."
WILL BEGIN SOf)'-Frnt
Davey last evening received a letter
rom the Census Department, notifrint?
him that his ir&tructions lor the u-nrlr
of securing tlie reauired data f mm
manutacturing establishments in SaJem,
devolvinij upori him as tpeeial agent
of the Department, will be forwarded
immediately;. He will begin his duties
soon. !
Governor Stephens cf F.lisscLTi
at the St. Lcuis Strike. .
THE TROOPS ARE NOT CALLED OUT
No Tronbta Occarred oa tha 'Transit Com
paaj's Llaaa lotat Kvaalag alaay
'DIUloaa Oparatad. "
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 9. Any
hopes that the general public may have
indulged that Governor Stephens would
call out the state aniHtia fco maintain law
and order; in St.-Louis, during the pre
vailance of . the great u street railway
strike, jwere I dissipated!: tonight when
that' worthy gentJeman departed for Jef
ferson City without hawing taken any
decisive ; step in the matter, or giv
ing any instruction as Ito -what course
he intended to pursue in; the future.
The Governor ad vised that the -Transit
Company augment the ! running of its
cars at night, and if this experiment re
sulted in disorder and it attendant re
sults he would unhesitatingly, call out
the state militia for its suppression.
Acting apparently, upon ithis advice
the Transit .Company tonight increased
its. transportation facilities by- running
cars on three more of its divisions Un
to 10 o'clock the; cars were running on
regular schedule,-and no outbreak had
been reported. ,
HAD A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
THE ELECTIONS IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA YESTERDAY
Resulted in Selection of a Large Ma
jority in. ParFiament Against the
Martin Government. ?-
VANCOUVER, B. C.. June 9. The
Martin , Government has been over
whelmingly defeated as a result -of to
day's election for members of the Pro
vincial Parliament.; The Legislature is
composed 01 thirty-eight members, and
at midnight the returns have been re
ceived from thirty-five constituencies,
indicating the election of twenty-eight
oppositions and only seven straight
supporters oi' the Government, Three
seats, which 1 are ptill in doubt, will
probably return opposition members.
Premier Martin does not acknowledge
the absolute defeat.: but claims his abu-
ity to induce half" a dozen members
efected. counted amonz the oooosition.
g the opposition.'
ment upon a vote
in the House
vatives- will have
:o support his tjovernment
of want of confidence
the stronst individual following iri
having- elected
rtin," the-prem-j
tne next parliament
thi rtan MmKv2 1 fnrtln
ier. U ifet-ted)in Vatwntfvr. a Ja alom
Dmitri rnrtU.' minister a( minpe in
KossIand;district.'.ahd J C.r Brown, oN
YWotrtiinct .- . ; . t I
Two of the .ministers, Yates of Vic
toria. and Beebe'of ! Yale, are -defeated.
Charles Wilson.- leader of. the Conser-
vativefli'and F. -L. Carter-Cotton, lead-
er of the Provincial ;party, are fcoth de-(.
feated in Vancouver! c tv. vhere Mavcr
Garden . led the ooll in the Conserv-a-
ttve interests, i It is predicted e ther
ex-Premier Turner. UMayot Garden, of
Vancom-er. or. H, DJ iHelmcken of, Vie-
toria. -Will be called noon - to form a
Conservative government. . ; ,
I VATK .FRnf T.T1CM ynriff 1 .1
A. Munkers arrived in trie city yesterday
afternoon with A. Ct -Houseman, aged
27 years, whom he turned over to the
asylum authorities for treatment. -This
is Houseman s third attack.
lha Kind Voa Han Atari BflcjW
GONE TO HIS BEST
ARTHCB O. BOWERSOX PASSED ATT AY
,'f ; YESTERDAY NOOX.
Ilia DcaUt Caaaad by tba Kirk of a, II01
Death r aa Afad Rcaldeot '
' of Marlon. -
t noon, yesterday, Arthur O. Bow-
ersox, of Philomath,' Benton county, j
and well known in Salem, died in thi
citv auM iM-circ -
t- . - - 1
The case is a peculiar one and has at-
tracted considerable attention. (Mr.
Bowersox, during last February, was
kicked in the head by a vicious horse.
and suffered! considerably from 'the
blow, ? but he gradually recovered and I
seemed to have been entirelv restored 1
until two weeks ago, when he began
to complain of severe pains in the head.
His case hecominir serious he vi
? - o - - - ... ww J
, h;e a 1- I
R. Cartwright's Sanitarium for
ment I that was possible was done
ior tne uniortunate man. but he slowly
sanit unin nis aeatn came as indicated
A post mortem examination -will be
to ascertain tne . injuries
uia;nea dv ine uniortunate man.
Deceased leave a wife and six child
ren to mourn his untimely demise, the
family feeing at their home near Philo-
matn. He also leaves the father. Rev.
J. .Bowersox, of Dayton, 'Yamhill
county; three brothers. F, CI. Rn-.r.
sox. of Salem; Dr. F. R. Bowersox. of
stayton, and A. VV. Bowersox. of Al-
bany. and one sister, Mrs. I. E. Allen, U. S. Grant of Cilifottna, son of Gen
ot Salem. I : ; ' eral Grant, called on Secretary Root iof
in VhVrcti U?2 f." the War peparttnent. recently; He
and the Odd Fellows, at CorvalliSi I
ne tuneral will be held tomorrow
(W ednesday) at IO. a.' m.. under th
aUSplCes of the' two Salem tsw!ra a( Hi
i5 01 o' cIhemekeU No- and
unve No. 18. Interment will be had
in City -View cemeterv.
leceased was a man of high standing I
tn-nis com-munity, and none knew him
but had the highest respect for and the
greatest confidence in him. 'He was a
Kina nusDana and lather, .a dutnul son
and an ' affectionate brother, and his
dea.r one:.will jadJxjrri:5Jfc ?m from the
.tanuljr circle. '- r . . -
Hiram D.. Ofterhoudt died, at his
home. at:ifarion. in this countyi on
Friday, June 8th. passing away sud
denly while sitting in . his chair, aged
76 years and 8 months. 1 . -
"The remains were 'interred at Pleas
ant. Grove cemetery.; where -a large and
sympathizing number of-friends of the
deceased gathered to pay their last re
spects to one they had known and re
spected so long The impressive fu
neral exercises were conducted by; Rev.
B. F. Hinshaw. of Marion, .' ;
Hiram D. Osterhoudt was horn in
Middletown.V Delaware county. '.New
York. November 23. 183. He " errri
Brated to - Iillinols with his father's
family in 1841. In 18L6 he Was mar
ried to Miss Eugenia ; Reed, who died
two years after the rarriage, leaving
one daughter, "Mary A: Osterhoudt.
On April 24. 1851. the, subject of this
sketch -was married to? Mrs. . Caroline
M. Moats, with whomf he rerooved tol
Oregon.n 1866. locating 'in Marion
c6unty, when"' "he1 has since .resided, con
tinuously, leading-a peaceful, -quiet Kfej
loved and esteemed by-r-all r who.thew
hm. none. being 'more upright', and
honorable in, their dealings with their,
fellowmen." '- ' ." " ,',J
On .April 2d he was taken very sud
denly and alarmingly ill with neuralgia
of the heart. Dr. J.AV. Ransom wa4
called, whose prescriptions gave him
temporary relief, and he-rallied suffici
ently to be up a part'of the time, hut
at times suffered extreme, pains until
June Sth. when he passed away, sitting
in his chair; without any premonition
whatever: ; : h.-: 1
Through al! his long illness' he was
ever patient and uncomplaining, air
most too patient, it was said, for hopes
of recovery, v . fi r . - r .
He leaves three 'cIiildEertJ to. mourn
the loss of a good, kind father: Ed
win . R. Osterhoudt. now in' "Massachu
setts; Mrs. iMary A. Sweet, of Illinois,
and Mrs,.Allie "G. Farnham, of Marion,
Oregon. ,-,, ;)
i.
At 9. ofclock last evening, Mabel
Rermie, aged 3 years; and 11 -months,
daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Wm 'Ren
nie, residing in Riversde addition to
North i Salem, passed' f way-- from- thie
effects s- of rrtembraneou croup, i The
funeral arrangements ; will . be- -imade
some, time today. L v.-. . F , . . - i
TAKING THE TUB i
IN WASHINGTON.
Members of Congress Find a; Way . to
jjoage the 'Waiting Constituent
- With a Scheme.
udMiiiigton. jiay , 20. 11 cieann
. , r . . . ...
jic is next to Koajiness. aia a main
who has been at the national caoital for
three months in the interest of a .con
traption which he is sure will save the
government millions I- annually, "then
tho. average Senator and. Congressman
must .be mPr.e righteous than, the crirn-
mn JotiT 1 eV a ,lttle memorandum,
-jf 1 "c10" Jou. woaldalljt, of
.e aw i"akers on whom I "have called
-h:?r?PlH.:?iifJV Mh.
1UU- x ecj a nine memorandum
P amauer -oi curiosity I write
in,,th Iitt! bo?k he faults of
"V V? .-';.thre-fourtls..jof the call
each
I
l.vaVe tula entry:
f -. - ; . Senator was in his bath.' Some
ii,,,C5 . va ? ine -monotony 1 write;
. Senator was , takinsr ; his tub. I ' didn't
"OV." wha I might go to; England
;,somfJ .da- .and that soVt of an entry
;wla , admif:.me to Parliamentary cir-
- J
1 find an ntry like this: Call-
cu v,ouKicsuian jianjt.. saia ne naa
engagement Jo. take a . Jurkish. bath
1. top. ,kjt tnis. . -found
Mngressman at a ,1 urkish bath,. He
admitted me and listened to me while
ne .was heng rubbed down. Asked me
to.Jave one -wiA him. ;.1T I i
is unc wiixH i wrote as a curi
osity: Met Senator in corridor and eot
?n opportunity ot presenting my case,
I, ."!tenild ""i1! ? thought I had him
landed. Told him the scheme
save the government a million a year.
He wanted to know why I didn't spring
it. Told him I had no springboard.
That it would take $500 to get -the
board. Said he was; just starting fori a
bath and asked meto sec him later.
saw mm later about a dozen times. On
his way to take a bath every time I I
saw him. Tried to see k him several
times and found h was taking a bath.
"ti?'5??'T:
111s oatn. AsKca now
long he would be.. Servant said it de
pended on my business. ; ! : ; ; '
1 he more important my business sin
mis case, tne more: the Congressman
neeueo cleansing. . ,
; "This is jot in pencil: "Saw Con.
gressman ; ..; f .from Arkansaw
told hUTl mV cfntm sa.i. '1i hirln'
time ta talk. then. hecausc,he was going
to wash himself.',. Ie has not been here
ion g. " - v ; I i . , .
ineton. One niirht I nushed the ht
ton in my room and to the negro who
answered 1 said: "t want a bath.'
'V.i u . j .t..
fl4" "c . a ! oowea
nlain?' . ' 1 . 1,
"I asked the difference, as a matter (of
curiosity, and the tellow replied: 'Well
Ek. C.L : -"i0"31 omt
ioriaV ut alt EI
it's plain, nobody want to see vo. And
tna yo is.
U the ?ountrT : wants to know WH
Confrs T'a5 " lc"S t does ) I
fan leii- In the language of a member
irom lexas. Lut down the armrdiMri-
treat-ht,on 'or apap -and inunp
fe 0"0
the Potomac
so much clean
liness but you Hi have more legisla-
tion.'
WASHINGTON I
CORRESPONDENCE.;?
WASHINGTOj'b C, June oj
"" a tull beard, and resembles strtk-
Mn8lT tm; portraits of his father at the
close of the Hwl 1 War V Tl,- lit.-...
r-r-r-n tiintrA !, II,. f-t l
erally has a cigar between his lips.
American commerce with Germany
Ara
a-s' the res-uk of the Tecent agitation in
Germany upon that subieef nAA
ottr exports to Germany durinj
nine monis endine with 'Alarrh
g the
show a larger gain than those to anv
rct 1900,
other country, the total lot the ; nine
months being ,143.781.489 against
$iij.2i.Gi7 " in v the corresponding
months -oi la.tye3r, -making, a gain oi
$19-5S&8?2. a larger increase than in
our -exports to any other vountry. In
the single kem of provisions, however,
there is' a reduction, of about 15 per
cent- while innearly all other articles
there -is :a (marked increase. t Even in
provisions the falling off in.. the nine
months under consideration is but
about $.2.500000. ;,, - . , r ;
I :The first real - step - towards remodel
ing the .White House and making it at
lea-st partially adequate to the needs, of
the- President, were taken in the Serrate
this week when an item was placed in
She Sundry Civil appropriation bill,
authorizing the President to appoint an
architect and a. landscape gardener, to
be associated with the Chief of ;En
gSneers of the army to make aa examin
ation .and to report to Congress at its
next session plans "fori enlarging . the
Executive Mansion. The business of
the President and th social' obligations
imposed upon, him are increasing ev
ery year with the-"grow-th of the conn
try, yer, the President's house remains
thVsatrte as it was' at the beginning of
ihe century, when, the entire; population
of the country was' hot nr:h greater
than that ftf some of the ; states. Plans
of enlargement have been discussed for
years, but heretofore they .have. stop
ped with the discussion, . i j
t-The Agricultural Department j does
not 'think that, the horseless age is at
hand.; and,, as. a reason far its faith,,
points out . that although the price of
horses has declined, their number has
risen. "From 1887 to 1894," says a
Department bulletin, "a period marked
by great activity in street railway build
ing, and increased manufacture of bi
cycles, the number of horses increased
from I2",4X744 to 16.c8l.130. This
fihows. that although the use of the
horse decreased in particular directions
yet there must have been a healthy
growth in their use in other directions.
During this period., the selling value of
horses gradually declined from $72 to
$per head. Bat" the value of other
live stock rhules milch cows, and oth
er cattle also decreased from 30 to 40
per cent, during the same 'time. Dur
ing the recent period of commercial
depression, now at an end," the number
of horses decreased somewhat, but so
dia other live stock," rf f
s The Secretary of the Treasury has
taken radical., steps to pre vent.. the
plague being transferred beyond the
limits of San-Francisco. In addition"
to authorizing the-Surgeon General to
forbid the transport of infected articles
arid permitting the transportation of
bodies only in hermetically sealed cof
fins, the Secretary gives, jthe Surgeon
Geneial authority to prevent altogether
the travel of Asiatics or any other class
of people who are peculiarly subject to
the diseases. Railways are forbidden
to sell or give tickets to persons of the
classes so designated. .
A good deal of injustice has been
done Assistant Postmaster General
'Perry Heath by statements connecting
him witli the Neeley cas. Mr. Heath
was born . arid . brought up in ' Mncie.
Ind-. Xeely's town, and ! isv naturally
deeply interested in everything that
concerns" that place,' and 'whenever-' a
.M'uncieman seeks an appointment to
office he usually asks ifor.iMr. Heath's
endorsement It o happens, however.
that neither Neeley ' nor. Rich, the
two Muncie men wlio'are charged with
fraud, was recommended by Mr. Heath.
Neeley has, been his intimate friend
from childhood, and wbtfM have re
ceived his hearty indorsement if be had
aked for it. Neeley was the principal
choice of .Mai. Kathbone. and Mr.
Heath was not aware of his selection
until after ilie had gone to Cuba. Mr
Rich was. taken to Havana by Mr.
Neeley. . 1 -;-: '?',-". "
The chances are that no brevets will
be issued for service in ; tht Spanish
war. In January of fast year the Pres-
iden r'sent 520 of" the se to the' Setjafe
for tonfirmation, but they were re-l
turned from committee without action.
partly OWing IO Uie connpiaiiil an"
A:., ...1. tt K,r U-.A nnt wcn
officers who felt
treated fairly
vets, and partly
of Senator Sewe
son, who is. an army officer and who
served in; tne rnuippincs, was nw- m
eluded in the list.'
"That the relations between Japan and
Russia are more strained than the pub
lic eenerally believes, appears from -the J
r . . iif Tl.n.rtn.ni Vif.fi f- I
tn-4 that tne War Uena rttnent nas oe- 1
t'r wnSned to send 'officers to Pekin and
... t;t.-ij .
OODOsinK armies should hostilities come, t
I.ieut. CoL lofin' S. ..Mallory. Forty-
mk- a. ana cv win uc aiuiutu iu i"- 1
first Infantry, Has been oraerea to nuy r
Ur Ptk n. and it-lthe next day -or! two
n officer will be" ordered to, proceed
tb Japan.- While St is-not,
war between' the two' pow
believed that i
t,miA is
ine vit able j yetith -.Department, pro
poses to fee prepared -ior the emergen
IV1 9 l.ai.'V-
cies of the future-! , .
The details of the April exportation?
just , icomplcted by the 1 Treasury Bu-
reau of statistics--snow mat tne ex
portation of, manufactures; during that
month were; by far the greatest of any
month in our history: and within a
fraction of $40.000000. This gives as-
. U . . wr . 'r iU. C.t
ra.X irCnr-n
J VUl n HIV l Vuo a j .va . w
ably exceed 5400,000.000, ana ne
nearly three times as nwch as a decade
aeo. this phenomenal increase in ex
portation of manufactures; is especially
striking when compared with the pro
gress made by 'European nations, our
rivals in the attempt to .supply the
world's market with manufactured
trbods. . G-eat Britain's exports of
manufattures show but slight increase
since looo, and an examination of the
export record of the principal Euro
pean countries fails to disclose an in
stance in which the increase has been
as much as 25 per cent, while that of
the United States has been more than
150 per' cent.
ISLAND FLOATS AWAY.
A la rare floating island on the Me
kong or Cambodia river, in Siani, re
cently slipped its moorings and has not
been seen or heard of since. There
were a number of trees three feet in
diameter on the island and the land
was under' cultivation. The owner has
been hunting diligently for his proper
ty, but has not been able to hear any
tidings" of it. It undoubtedly went
down the river with a freshet and has
either stranded or gone to pieces.
ABUSE OF A PRESIDENT.
Sometimes it has seemed to me that
quite a large section of the American
people regara;nign puDiie omce as a
sort of pillory wnere.it is quite wortn
their while to put a man for the sake
of enjoying the abuse of him afterward.
A l.ircrer nart of our oeoole.' more de
cently disposed, are benevolently willr'
in tne ulSpOSHlOn OI ure- I wiePWO mr Tioiiiw,tiiHi rmMf, mm wii
. -.r . r
owing to the action ,tr,;jy"b
11 who found that his 1 -"MHr. t'ompleto ith (hmiIm tmH 4 Imii .
M lnt ft..lhe;,scrvir4iof 'the public '
oliictr all tneir knowledge of statecraft
and to advice him in any real or imag
inary emergency. It is -only after their
advice is, disregarded that' they set
about the task of demonstrating that
the popular choice has been a saa mi
take, and that an abundance f excel
lent material for public place has been
overlooked. It is safe to say that after
every presidential election the fact is
developed that iit our newspaper eul
lishmtnts alone there are thousand -who
have been thus neglected. Groyer
Cleveland in the Atlantic.
LIGHTEN
? TH E POSTMAN'S
LOAD.
1 A reform which is being pushed in
England is intended to lighten the bur
dens of the postman. The people Who!
write , are earrt.esf'x.jeq'uestcdr to u.i
light-weight paper and never two sheets!
where one would-be sulTTicient., The
promoters of the reform have some
formidable figure 4o ilkistrate what, the t
total reduction weiglrt Would be it
the suggestions were carried out. .
TIIE HOUSE BltAUTirUll '
Oh may House Beautiful, where-1 i :
May never live', may never die! 1
In mine own country, that my heart !
Hath chosen froiii all lands apart)
My bailiwick of fantasy. ,
Where God's mountains 'touch, the iky,
Its slender turrets tower high; . .
Swift at its feet the waters dart; ' -
Oh, my House. Beautiful 1 .
And safe within its portals lie
.The joys that passed. me utterly
The love I never have possessed.
Ah, mel in mine "ow n house to rest
And let a wrangling world go by;
Oh. my 'House Beautiful!
, Theodosia Pickering Garrison.
A Powder1 Mill Explosion
Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. Don't, . dynamite
the delicate machinery ' of your, body
with calomel. croNm oil or aloes pU,
when Dr. Kihg's New Life -Pills.-'
which are gentl- as a sitmmer ibrt-eze.
do the Avork . perfectly. Cures Hel
ache'.v Constipation. 'T Onlv 25c 'at Vr.
STONE'S drug stores. ; ' , i : 'i
New York. June 8. Dr.n'i Review ot
Trade tomorrow will say: The failures
-for the week have-been 206 itrthe Unit
ed States against .159 last year, and nine
teen in Canada against ten last year.
: In six months it will he half a centu
ry since Galttha A. Grow Was elected
for his first Urm In Congrc.s. - i
visit DR. JORDAN'S cheat I
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namlMsrlaebeaartniiMlUia body,btnm-tiarl.ai.a wrwill
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htmai teeeeee. Kinirerbaattl aorurstelT Irvt
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land rweet toned. furnlHbed eomieta alia
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justed to any (rnltar wlthoat f-hanif intr the Inrtra
aaeaa. With tha awxK I be lettered Maawrbeard aaa-
one ran learn to pier wit Wort the aid of a tearher.
wnw for immmiKal inatrnmaatand plana and onraa
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HAIR SWITCH
, - ON tAy CONDITIONS.'
Cat thl ad. oat end mall tw na. Head
amallaamiMe of tour hairti trloarto the
route. HKlwaOafoaaTiwa will ttiake aad ,
end Ton hrmalL, poetpaed,a fiMt
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Incliee long fi-om aeiectrd bnmaa bair,
t ouneaa, abort atem. Wa will Inrkiaa
la package with awlu-b n(ti-lent poetax'
to return It toaTaa aerwrtlr eatWartery.
, but I' found exartly aa rapre-wnted ma
Humt eatrarrrdlnarjr value and yon
to keep It. either eead aef I .Mbr wall '"
If l.tiwTltl OKbKKa ItwmKU
tf !. Bar nKHiit your Irtenda aad
end to a wHaeat aef ant, we to eao
the S,ww1 tehee to tlien direct by we";
to b rxtld for W dy after rewlrrdlf -perfect
I y aatnf artor7.and jea aa tare bea
' laeaeMrh we eead tea free per fear
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