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Crimes and Criminals.

There are reports of ~incendiaries at Mitch
ell, Oak, but none have been caught.
AT Moscow, Ohio, E. H. Farley, an old man,
was found murdered in his yard. FAKE Pris-
hard was arrested on suspicion.
Col. J. NJ Hough of Lincoln, Ill, is under
arrest for hunting Carter Harrison with a pis-
toll, after an exciting political argument.
A peddler named John Olson has been arrest
ed at La Crosse, charged with attempting to
outrage a ten-year-old girl at Harmony, Wis.
J. o. Christian was killed at Chipley, GA, in
a difficulty with S. M. Dickson, railroad agent
Christian was a prominent citizen and mer-
chant of White Sulphur Springs.
Barney O'Neil, a reporter on the New Orleans
Mascot, attacked by Claude Thayer with a
horsewhip, on account of something he had
written, drew a revolver and nearly precip-
itated a riot by his wild and reckless firing.
But he did'nt hit anybody.
William W. Stadler, for ten years assistant
secretary of the Manufacturers & Builders In
surance company, New York, was arrested re-
Gently, charged by William r. Pitcher, adjust
err of the Royal Insurance company with hav-
ing presented a fraudulent claim for 5000 to
the latter company.
At Hot Springs, Ark, recently Ed. Howell,
a former railroad man from Memphis, and
participant in the Doran-Flynn affair Of last
spring, had a fight with Chief of Police Toler,
who at one time was very active in eXpelling
the gamblers. Howell lately returned, and was
carrying a pistol for the officer. Howell drew
his weapon, Toler forced it from his hand and
shot him dead with it. Howell was a noted
desperate, frequently engaged in ARRAYS.
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Body and Mind.

Most persons have heard of the idea
which attributes the occurrence of iaun-
dice to some strong disgust experienced
by the subject of the affection, which,
as is well known, simply consists in
suppression of the bile or secretion of
the liver-although by physicians
iaundice is viewed rather as a symptom
of other affections that as constituting
of itself a primary disease. The bile
was accounted in the early days of
physiological research one of the hui
mors, wherein was stor ell black care, or
that "green and yellow melancholy" of
which Shakespeare speaks. The same
ideas which referred the passions to
the various organs of the body-and
which still figuratiyely survive when we
speak of "a fit of the Spleen" of the
"meditatative spleen" of Wordsworth,
or of the heart" as base, wicked,
grateful or glad-assigned to the bile
no very suspicious Office as the genera
tor of melancholy and brooding care.
"Achilles hath Sno gall within his
breast" is a Homeric expression, indica-
tive Of a belief in the absence ofmalan-
choly or fear in the hero; and Juvenal
asks:
could referam quanta siccum iecur ardeatirag"
referring anger to the liver as its seat.
Even Solomon makes misguided pas
sion to be typified by the dart" which
strikes through the liver of the un-
guarded subject, and jeremiah similar
ly conveys the idea of intense grief in
the metaphor, my liver is poured
upon the earth. "-Gentleman's Maya
zine.
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Casualties of the Week.

The Wisconsin cyclone cost something like
81, 100000.
Young Bros. paint shop at Quincy, Ill, was
burned The stock was valued at $4,000 In
surance, $4,000.
The jean mill of Charles Roberts at South
Chester, Pa, was burned recently. Loss,
$4,000; partially insured
Mrs. Brown, an old and wealthy resident Of
Sarpy county, Neb., was run over and killed by
a Union Pacific freight train near Papilion
station.
At the wedding of S. D. Storer and Mrs. NJ
]. Scott at Burnside, Ill, canned fruit poisoned
several persons, including the bride and minis
ter. Three victims-John Wilson, Jerome
E~stinghausen and Mrs. Breeden-win die.
Henry Henke, a prominent citizen Of Park
ersburg, Iowa, was killed by the cars Thurs
day. A gravel train on the Illinois Central
railway was pulling through the town at a rap
id rate, and struck his team OF a crossing.
Henke was killed instantly, and one of his
horses was thrown $50 feet from the track.
Henke was slightly deaf, and no signal was
given for the crossing.
By the late blow in Wisconsin two addition
al deaths are recorded being those of the two
Lee children, so badly crushed in a falling
house at Star Prairie. These, with three al
ready reported from Clear Lake, make five
deaths in all thus far. Bill Nye, whose leg
was broken, is doing as well as can be expected,
though he has not begun to feel funny as yet
One case of loss by lightning only is reported,
it being ono setting of wheat stacks owned by
Elder Lake out in the tow of Roberts, this
county. He sustained a similar injury six
weeks ago, and lost some $1,000, which with
this last blow will make a total of nearly So
600.
At Pierre, Oak, thirty houses were burned
Friday morning. The fire originated in the
general merchandise store of Hayden Bros.
on Pierre street, and rapidly spread, sweeping
every building in the block on that street. be-
tween Dakota and Missouri avenues, with the
exception of the brick building to be used by
the First National bank, which turned the
flames westward on Dakota avenue, sweeping
four buildings on this thoroughfare before be-
ing brought under subsection. The principal
losers are L. ]. Shortlef1, 5000; t J. Goades,
& Co., SAC 600; l. Wakefield, $4,000; Hayden
Bros, $4,000; W.. 6. Phelan & Co., $4,000.
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Anothsr panter commits suioias.

H. Squier, the Washington banker who failed
three months ago with liabilities 500, 600 great
er than his assets, ended his life Thursday in
the same way as did President Runyon of the
New Jersey bank the other day. Immediately
on arising Thursday morning Mr.. Squier cut
his throat with a small knife and died in half
an hour He had been in the banking bus
mess for many years, although his operations
were not in the usual line of such institutions
He paid large interest to attract depositors,
loaning money chiefly to department clerks at
4 and 3 per cent. per month interest and cash
ing the pay accounts of army and navy Of
fcers at a big discount Up to the time of his
failure ne was considered a rich man, and stood
high in the financial world. His failure was a
bad one, the losses to depositors being almost
total. His troubles had caused great depression
of spirits, and at times he had seemed to be on
the border of frenzy. His friends say his mind
had become disordered, or he would never
have done the desperate deed He stood in
front Of a mirror, seized a twO-bladed pocket
knife, and opening the small blade deliberate
ly cut his throat from ear to ear, severing the
jugular vein. He replaced the knife upon the
stand and staggered about ten feet to the door.
His path was marked with blood
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Nerada fnds the burden of her Gov.

Nevada finds the burden of her Gov
eminent so great that a serious effort is
making to elect a Legislature this fall
which will reduce the expense of the
State administration, consolidate coun-
ties so as to reduce the number Of ofh-
Gals, and reorganize judicial districts SO
that less judges will be needed. 1t is a
great pity that the people are not ready
to apply the heroic remedy of surrender
ing their Statehood altogether, and di-
viding the 60, 900 inhabitants of their
dwindling commonwealth among their
growing neighbors.
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Rail and River News.

New York Special: The war between the
railroad companies has come to al end Tick
cts between New York and Chicago and 9th
er Western points are still sold at greatly re-
duced rates, but they are not as low as they
have been, neither are the conditions as advan-
tageous. Scalpers are selling tickets to Chica-
go as low as SIG, but will not sell return tickets
at the same rate.
The government is informed that a new sys-
tenn of clearing streets and railroad tracks is
about to be established which promises to
revolutionize the entire business, consisting
mainly of sweeping the dirt to the railroad
tracks instead of to the cutters, where it is at
once taken up and out of the city by self-load-
ing street cars. which sprinkle and sweep the
streets as they go, thus saving the cost of
sweeping and sprinkling on the rails and stone
pavements, and the slow and expensive work
of men and horses and carts in the cutters.
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A Polite Kentuckian.

According to the indianapolis Sen
tinel, in Kentucky some years ago when
a passenger train drew up at a little
station, a chap in copper-dyed breaches,
blue jeans coat and vest, and a home
made wool hat, addressed the conduc-
tor, and an amusing scene ensued.
The conductor tells the story thus MS
you the clerk of this kyar?" I'm the
conductor-what do you want?" l IN
swered him. 81 want to go to Louis
vile on this kyar." well, get aboard"
I told him. He climbed the steps and
knocked on the door. When he rap
ped "a second time some wag inside
called out "Come in" There were at
least forty passengers in the coach. He
began at the front seat, shaking hands
with every one clear 20 the back end,
and asking each Glow you do?" and
then Flows your folks?" Of course,
it was a regular circus for the other
passengers. He lived thirty miles back
in the mountains, and had lever been
on a train before. When he stepped oil
the car at Louisville 1 felt sorry for
him,
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Voudooisn.

The Voudoos of Louisiana-those ne
roe who still make the eve of st. John
an orgy of weird incantation-were re-
Gently viewed at the funeral of anegress,
one of the Queens of Voudoo. In a
shanty she lay in a fantastic garb. On
her head was a garland of bay leaves,
while about her neck a dead snake was
twined. Vhe fitful light from a bunch
of resinons pine cast a smoky glare over
a hundred negroes, who, with joined
hands, sat on the ground and swayed
their bodies back and forth to the
rhythm of a monotonous song, eve and
anon letting out an %unearthly scream.
Then came a march by torchlight to the
grave. The torches were dashed to
the ground, and adance vas given with
such vigor that before 1t ended many
of the dancers had fallen from sheer
exhaustion. Then the clothes of the
dead woman we're thrown into the grave,
one garment at a time, some of them
being torn in two before being cast in.
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Personal News Notes.

A son of Secretary Chandler has been ap-
pointed to a cadetship at Annapolis.
Alvin P. Green, a prominen. lawyer of Sulli-
van, Ind, and one of the 3O6, died on Wednes-
day.
Now that Belva Lockwood has accepted a
nomination to the presidency campaign SLAM
ders have begun, the first being that she rides
a bicycle.
Ger. E. A. Merritt, the United States consul
general at London, is preparing to make aholi-
day trip to the United States, and expects to
eaiI the oath inst
At the residence of Perry H. Smith, in Chi
cago, Wednesday evening, Francis A Sawyer
OF Dover, n. H, was united with Miss Emma
X. Smith. Monsignor Capel was among those
who Witnessed the ceremony.
One of the best and most highly esteemed of
Minnesota pioneers died Thursday at Taylor's
Falls. Since 1S49 Col ]. P. Owens has been a
resident of the state and a prominent figure
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xasson Makes a Good impression.

Berlin Gable: Mr.. Kasson handed his Gre
dentials to the emperor. Mr.. Kasson was in
troduced by the master Of the ceremonies,
Count Meynhausen. The emperor was attend
ed by Under Secretary Busch, Prince Bismarck's
former confidential secretary and biographer,
representing the foreign Office. His majes-
ty listened with his wonted benign appearance
Of courteous attention to Mr.. Kasson's short
address, couched in the stereotyped for
malities and expressions of amity al
ways made use of on such occasions.
The emperor replied. saying he was
very glad of the existence of good and friendly
relations with the United States, and hoping
that the new minister will maintain them. At
ter this formal exchange of courtesies the en-
peror spoke for a few minutes in his usual
Friendly manner with the minister, who then
withdrew for the purpose of calling on the en-
press, who received HIM, surrounded by ladies
of her court, most graciously and affably. Her
majesty asked Mr.. Kasson particularly about
the president and his family. tits here gener-
ally believed that Mr.. Kasson is the right man.
His familiarity with the German tongue and
customs has a most excellent effect, and,
coupled with his past diplomatic career, IL
most thoroughly appreciated.
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The London Clubs.

The London clubs are generally open
to Americans, and the Athen@um'
the Saville, the Savage, the Green
Room and the Rabelais have formidable
lists of honorary members. The
Rabelais is an interesting institution.
In order to be eligible, a man is re-
quired to have done n of two things
he must either have read Rebelaiss
works or not have read Rebelalss
works. In either case he can come IN
Lord Houghton sometimes presldes'
and opens proceedings by solemnly arls-
ing and enunciating a single Latl1
phrase. There are no speeches. anu
but one toast, which is drunk standing
with all the honors at the end OF th9
feast. The words ''To the Immortal
memor ofthe masterl" There are
six American members. A coterle
which meets in London to dine is the
Kinsmen. 1t includes English anu
Americans.
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Brickett, Annie Peters, Mr.. Emerson Mr. N
j: Withrow. The names of some of the nrin'
eipal losers are F. ID. Briggs, John mt
Michael Pelican, Il. O. Judkins. '
For many miles east Of the North Wisconsin
road, the country is heavily timbered and com
paratively u~ninhabited, and as no record OF
disaster comes from towns on the Chippewa
Falls 4 Northern, ii is fair to suppose ire
force OF the cyclone was dissipated before
it reached that line. The advices received 90
to show that wind first attained destructiTe
momentum IN Hennepin county, and
though Minneapolis was not affected
seriously, farm houses and barns to the east
and slightly to the north of that city were
unroofed or otherwise injured, while grain
stacks were whirled abroad, and the sheaves
widely scattered. Leaping over the Mississippi
the next heard of the storm is at White Bear.
where. although powerful. it was not cyclonic
in character. White Bear is northeast Of
Minneapolis and Marine as exactly northeast
from White Bear.
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General News Items.

1t is estimated that 100 600. 600 feeto lumber
was blown down in Wisconsin
Official investigation disproyes the rumor OF
pleuro-pneumonia at Omro, Wis.
Massachusetts, Prohibitionists nominated
President Seelye, of Amherst college, for gov
ernor,
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field sent a private dispatch
from Cinnabar, Yellowstone Park, dated Satur-
day, which contains this cooling and hopeful
item of weather news: sit has showed here
the last two nights, and is so cold that We have
given up the long journey through the Yellow
stone
The second annual reunion Of soldiers and
sailors of Dakota closed at Yankton after one
of the most enjoyable sessions ever expert
enced there. Col. William Duncan of Elk
Point was chosen president, Capt E. Parli-
man of Sioux Falls vice president, and DIR. 3.
H. Hill of Fargo, treasurer. Letters of regret
were read from Gen Logan, Gen Sherman.
Gov. Oglesby and others.
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The wisconsin Tornado.

A correspondent says: ''Summoning the
whole route of the storm from Marine to Somer-
set, in st. Croix county, Wis, from there to
Star Prairie, thence to Deer Park, including
Stanton, Alden and Black Brook, then up to
Clear LAX and Clayton, passing off almost
due East, it will be seen that six lives vert
lost The timber losses are in millions; grain
losses close to 81, O0O, 600; private property in
villages, loss near $500, 600, and all other losses,
such as farm property and the like, in the hun
bred thousands. A manufacturer Of Clear
Lake, on a close es innate. claims the total loss
in his whole district is fully $4,0O0,000. Scat
tering reports come slowly in from outstand-
ing farming districts, reporting broken limbs
of people caught in the tornado's wake, but no
deaths. The reports of increased loss of grain
and timber between Deer Park and Clayton are
coming in. The excitement has passed away and
the work of rebuilding begun"
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The usual definition of working men
and women, or working classes" as
thew are sometimes called is often very
restricted. Gen. Butler, in a late
speech in New York, has given a wider
definition. He said: / NEAR all peo-
who work for wages, at a stipulated
price for stipulated time of service in
production, whether on the farm, in the
mandatory or in the mine, the print
ing Office or on the railroad, or with 9th
er instruments of transportation, and
many other employments." This inclu'
siveness meets the facts of the case.
Though nine-tenths of u population
are workers, and many of the wealth..
est the hardest workers.
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The shutting down this week of the
Fall River and other New England cot
ton mills, temporarily depriving several
thousand people of employment, is q
serious event so far as Industrial interests
are concerned, though as a ear of re-
ducing surplus stocks, and thus restor-
ing a healthful feeling to the market
and Fastening the unemployment of
labor on a stronger basis, it promises a
desirable result. The erection of so
many cotton mills in the South has led
to overproduction, the productive cap
pacity now being greatly in advance Of
the consumptive demand, and periods
of suspension will be necessary at in.
tervals until the country grows up to
the power of present machinery.
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General Loring, IN American officer,
who resided so long in Egypt, in the
service of the Khedive, gives his opin-
ion of the purpose of General Wolseley's
expedition to the Soudan country in
Africa. He thinks that England is in
Egypt to stay, and he adds that seven
if the Mahdi had not appeared, other
cogent reasons may have been found
for her occupation of the country"
Gen. Loring anticipates that Wolse-
ley will be able to open communication
with Gordon about the middle of No
vember, and that the large force with
the British commander foreshadows a
determination to hold at least Khar-
toum, while he adds that, in his belief.
the English will hardly consent to turn
over that vast country, the Soudan, to
the slave-hunters as a preserve. The
trade of the Soudan is very great, and
under England might be indefinitely
expanded. He also suggests that the
possession of Massowah points to the
ultimate absorption of Abyssinia. With
Egypt, the Soudan and Abyssinia,
Great Britain Will control an African
empire second onlyin extent, and per-
haps not second in future commercial
Importance to her dominions in India.
Thus Mr.. Gladstone's liberal govern
ment is compelled by force Of circum-
stances to adopt and carry out the i'm
perial plans of his less able but more
brilliant predecessor, and the man of
peace becomes the leader of foreign
war.
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Because a very large number of vo-
tiers are not shouting themselves hoarse
in this campaign, it ought not to be in
ferred that popular interest in politics
is less intense than usual. Apathy is a
term often misapplied. Men who stay
away from political demonstrations, and
ever those who have little to say about
politics in private conversation, may not
be Indifferent, but, entertaining views Of
their own, prefer to enlist in the great
army of silent voters. The apparent
apathy at present indicates, perhaps,
that people are doing some vigorous
thinking or that they are too busy in
harvesting and fall pIoughing to spend
much time in what is called political
work.
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The Chicago Markets.

Wheat, Chicago spring, 79079Lc; No. 8,
Chicago spring, 6Oc; No. 2 red, 76c; No. 3 red
65c.
Corn, cash, 56056Lc.
Oats, cash, 25@25%c.
Rye, 53Hc.
Barley, 671c.
Pork, cash, BIS.
Lard, cash, S7.10@s7.15.
milwaukee Markets.
Wheat, No. 2, 74%c.
Corn, No. 2, SIC.
Oats, No. 2 white, 2S1%c.
Rye No. 1, 53c; No. 2 Sic.
Barley No. 2, 61%c: extra, Nc. 8, 47c.
Mess Pork, S17 cash.
Lard-Prime steam, SI17%.
Butter, choice creamery, 2O@22c; fair to good,
17@l9c; best dairy, 15@l6c.
Minneapolis Markets.
WHEAT, No. l hard, 79Hc; No. 2 hard, 73c;
No. l, zoe.
Corn, No. 9 5Sc; rejected, 4S@5Oc; con-
demned 35C040c.
Oats, No. 2old, white, 25@96c; No. 2, new,
25Hc; rejected, 22024c; condemned, 22023c.
Barley, No. 2, 5S@60c.
Mixed Feed, No. /, s17.5O@1S; No. 2, s16.5
Corn Meal, unbOlted, s17@s1s; bOlted, s21
Hay, timothy, s9@s95O; wild, choice, ss@
$3.50; No. ? wild, s5.5O@s675.
st. Paul Markets.
WHEAT-No. 1 hard, new, SOC; No. 2 hard,
75c; No. 2, Csc.
Corn, No. ?, Acc; No. 3, 47c.
Oats, No. 2 mixed, BE; No. 2 white, 25c; No
3 extra. SOC.
Rye, No. 2, 47c.
Ground Feed, $3.50.
Baled Hay, IS; timothy hay, S950.
Flax Seed, sl.15.
Potatoes, zoe.
Eggs, 1870.
Butter, dairy fan, 12Kc; choice, 15c; cream.
cry, 1Sc
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

The pension Office is trying to complete its
list Of surviving soldiers Of the war.
Postoffces established: Dakota-Bolton,
Clay county. POstmasters commissioned
William H. Main, Yorktown, Oak. Frederick
Byrnes, Duke, Iowa; Eben J. Leavitt, Hart
ford MINI. New 0fices-Llewellyn E Aines-
worth, Bolton, Clay county, Oak.
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Rascally bankers in New Jersey, as
well as other criminals, have a healthy
dread of Jersey justice, " and when their
rascalities are discovered, they commit
suicide. If this were all people would
be content, but unhappily their victims
get out of the world in the same way.
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in political and journalistic fields. Few men
we're more widely known or more thoroughly
respected, and the news of his death Will DC
learned with unfeigned sorrow and regret
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Foreign Flashes

Naples had 721 fresh cases of cholera and $50
deaths in twenty-four hours.
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Wheat, Chicago spring, 79@79Kc; No. 5,
Chicago spring, 60c; No. 2 red, 76c; No. 3 red
65c.