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SCHEME ep A OLEYELASDER.
Au English Company Gets the Cream OF the
TnIa Iu.nFnno. nuuIn.aa

Lake Insutnnce Business.
CHICAGO, June 97.-When the general
agents ofall marine insurance companies
doing business on the great lakes last
spring agreed upon a tariff Of rates for
the season, and pledged themselves to
abide by the form Of policy then in com.
mon use, IL seemed that vessel men had
but two courses To iollow-either to &c.
cept tho insurance companies Condi.
tions or lot their floating property 20
uninsured. The insurance men looked
complacently on the outlook for a season
Of good premiums and large profits.
A happy idea struck Cleveland yes.
sci owner at this juncture. He objected
to paying 3! per cent on first.class steel
steamers, and thought he could 10 bet.
ter. He went direct to IN English com.
pany and asked for rates. lie was sgiven
q per cent II s., ,0O0,0 900 insurance could
DO placedin lump. The policy offered
him with Its highly favorable conditions
made the regulation lake policy look
like nU insurance at all. Not d word
WIN bulu ubuut Vuu-lullu HCW AOT Ulu
and other Objectionable provisions Of
lake policies.
The Cleveland man laid the plan be.
fore other owners, and they were not
backward in joining him to make up the
lump. The $S,OOO,6OO limit was quickly
reached, and has been added TO until
the total lake insurance now placed d.
rectly through the London Company is
said TO be not less than S5,0O0,000. That
5000, 600 is the cream Of the lake insur-
ance business, and the lake insurance
companies are wondering what they are
going to do next year TO meet the English
Invasion. 1t Is estimated that Of the
S45,000,0 900 Of floating property rated in
inland Lloyds not over $25, ,000, 900 car.
ries insurance. 1t Is not likely a fifth Of
this business will be permanently lost
without an effort to regain II. That
effort must be either reduction In rates
or n radical chanpa in lake politica.
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CnAnLEsToN, s. O., June 27-Tho
evidence in tho Mellow case 10 all in
and Solicitor Jorvoy opened for the
prosecution, and spoke with great effect.
The arguments will hardly be completed
before tomorrow, Tie general belief %
that the result will DO q inls'trial, though
II Is possible that tho prisoner may DO
found guilty Of granddaughter.
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THE German organ Attacks switzerland.

nAHo uoTmuh OFBhu AttuChs hWllAeflIuus
BERLIN, June 27.-The North German
Gasetle renews It's attack upon switzer-
land. 1t charges that Switzerland pro.
notes the dissemination OF social demo.
cratic ideas among the young men Of
the country. 1t says that Anarchists
without credentials arc allowed to re-
main in Switzerland without effort on
the part Of the authorities to identify
them, 1t declares that the reply Of NJ.
Droz, the Swiss Foreign Minister, 10 the
recent interpolation Of the National
Rath in which lie declares that under
no circumstances would Switzerland
share with any power the right to police
her own territory was inadequate and
unsatisfactory. II says, however, that
the reply OF the Bunderstrath to the
complaints made by Russia and Austria
was more polite and less polemic than
was expected from the wording OF the
interpellation.
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MheelInr Mhsslmen on Tour.

MesSrs. @. L. Irwin and Charles Van.
keuten, who ate OF on a wheeling tour
Id The Valley Of Virginia, have been
heard from. Al tho end Of tho second
days riding they had covered eighty
miles, when they had 10 llO of a day 10
allow Mr. Vankeuren 10 have his sliovb
haltsoled. The walking must be shock.
lngly bad In that valley.
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MEADviLLE, PA June 2I-oil wOs
struck at a depth oiiorLy.two feet two
miles southeast Of this city last evening,
and while the quantity Of Tho flnw 4,
not y large, the strike haS oCcasIonod r pre1l Y
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CoLDwArEa, Mtcn. June 27,--T. j.
Turner, Medical Director Of the United
States Navy, and Miss Flora Root, ol
the Treasury Department, Washington,
were married here yeAtefday evening Al
the tesidenceoi FIR Root, the BRIDES
brother.
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ThIpEH unaeL nl I,lll.il,lrnl.

PirrsnuRon, June The now rules
providing for trading in petroleum
futures went into effect to-day and com.
pletely upset things at The poLtolonm
exchange. The brokers did not Bpem 10
understand tho new system and 6ut IN.
ue business was transacted. Tho fany,,
oi values up TO noon was only a cont
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sovrnANrroS, Juno %, Arrived,
steamer Saale from New York for Bfg.
NEw YoRE, unsg1.--Attlyed, steamer
The Queen from Liverpool.
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TnH Swift Specific Company, Drawer
3, Atlanta, Ga, oliets q reward Of one
thousand dollars 10 any one who will
find by analysis q particle Of mercury,
lodlde oi potash, or other poisonous sub.
stance In y. 3. R,
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Both Mr. McNIechen and Ills bride arc

Both Mr. McMechen and his bride are
well known in Wheeling. Mr.. Nc
Mechen Is the junior member Of the
firm OF George K. McNEeChen 4 Son,
wholesale fancy grocers. He has not
only always been known as an
energetic and successful young busi-
ness man, but he has also always
been q popular man in society. His
bride spent nearly all OF last winters
season here, and in that time became a
very decided favorite in social circles.
As stated in the special from Meadyllle
printed above, she Is a lady possessing
many graces and accomplishments, aud
Is assured q warm welcome hero on her
return from her bridal trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. MCMechen will be absent about
two weeks; on their return to this city
they will reside with Mr.. MCMeChen'a
parents, on Chapline street.
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Ani.lllin,l. ll,ilnlAn.

1IurrAto, N. y, June 97,-liotaCe
Wilcox, until recently commercial edl.
Tor Of The Buffalo BrptetS, attempted
suicide this morning by taking laula.
num, lie will recover,
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hrinl Bipdith 10 bt iaitligmcn.
FAiHNoyr, W. VA, June Ex-senator
Camden has been In town several days,
illo guest Of Joseph Il. Sands, Esq. He
is looking after his large investments
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WAR DypARTMgNT,
WARRINGTON, D. o. June 81.

WARRINGTON, ID. u, June 2nj
The painful duty deyOlyes upon the
Secretary OF War OF announcing tho
death OF Hon. Simon Cameron, of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Cameron was the secre::
tary OF War III tho original cabinet Of
President Lincoln and rendered dis
tingulshod services 10 his country In the
early period OF the late war for tho
Union. before that time and subse.
uuontly hU represented his State In the
Senate Of tho United States for many
years. He had by reason Of strength
attained tho rlpO ago OF 20 years and
died on the goth inst, near tho place Of
his birth III the great commonwealth he
had 80 long and faithfully served, AS q
mark Of respect 10 bis memory II 10 or.
dered that the offices connected With the
Department Of WarbO drapud In mourn,
inr for tho period Of thirty days and all
business DO suspended therein on the
day Of the funeral.
RRDFtRLp pRoCToR, Secretary.
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GENERAL CAMERONS EOpY


IWNUTI 10 IIIIEEINDUFB 1sIRVV ENIEWt-D"tV vi
the Funeral.
LANCASTER, Pa, June 27.-General
Cameron's body was takCnto Harrisburg
this evening on a special train leaving
Marietta at s o'clock. IT was accom-.
panied by the immediate relatives. The
funeral will take place on Saturday after.
noon at / o'clock,
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LONDON, June 27.-The Earl Of Aber.
deem will preside ut the grand banquet
to DO given 10 Mr.. Parnell OF Edinhurp
during Ills visit there In July.
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DiIetl

sLhl,EiEIVn =. n,ciSVn ThiitslAy, June 2f, isSo. n,i1
- hli,ns sum, aged 4 months and IL % dayT' ''u
FUNERAL from residence Of tho patents, No, i,lo
aa,Eel aItect this friday afternoon Al q
o'clock inlVtmOht private,
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Nntn,l i.nin,sr Iinh,i.

MAIDEN, MASS, June 27.-George
Brown, tue noted painter, died
suddenly here Tuesday night Of apop.
lexy, He was 10 years old,
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Keer Your Ere. on ninn,llnld.

Mansfield openeda series OF games In
Dayton yesterday and last evening
there was a wailing and gnasli.
ing Of teeth among the base ball
patrons Of the Gem city. The cause
was found In the fact that the
visitors, until within q few days the
muCh.despised tail.enders, defeated the
home team by a score OF 5 too. II was
the worst defeat that Dayton has suffer.
ed this season, for not q single hit was
the team able 10 get. BurChafd was in
the box for Mansfield, and while he gave
four men bases on balls, lie redeemed
everything by not allowing a hit. That
record tops Rennedy'y, who In a game
played here June u, only gave Spring.
Held one hit. scorei
RGy'Gii1 RSyS.isiid.... ii;di.....'.. ... : SSSSS 9-g
Hits, MahIncld 10. Errors, Dayton a Mans.
field q ThlCe.OAle hill, Smith aud Kelly, TWo.
balO hit Fll1Slmtnon, .BlgCi on balls, OH butcS.
ard T. lllt By pitched bail, lafka BlFTCf All.
BY DOwGld " Butchatd I, Passed balls, Flii.
slmtnpn /; MoAlle leny q Batteries, DeWhld efd
Mohllenyi ButnhAtd aud fllESlthmOh. Tlm0.
i,l5, Umpire, brennan,
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REsPEOr NO TIIG pGAp.

The Secretary OF War takes Action on the
DEATH of Gen. Cameron.
WARRINGTON, D. O. June 2O.-The
following order was issued this alter
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u CANNOT praise Hoods safsapa,llla
hall enough " says q mother whose st,n.
this medicine. az
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sENn Us twenty Ohio Valley CorTso
yfapp,G,trs8, and get q handsome picture.
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Young Carlson, who was to-day in
charge OF the cottage To which DIR,
Cronin was SO mysteriously called, says
that among the visitors to-day were two
men who took occasion to pass re-
marks about the fate Of the
informer, and the danger Of being too
forward in tGstiiying for the police,
Carlson processes 10 believe that he was
being threatened, but falls to explain
why h0 did not telephone for the po,
lice to arrest the two men who he says
remained in the nelghborhood for some
time.
A telegram from Winnipeg says the
conductor on whose train the suspect
Burke came north has been found. The
conductors name Is Cummings, and lie
remembers Burke perfectly. Cummings
thought Burke was q spotter,
and II would not appear
that Burke thought Cummings was
acting MS a shadow. The result was nm
almost comical series OF maneuvres on
the part OF each to mystify tho other.
Detective Collins Is becoming confident
that Burke's Coniederates, II hO had any,
are now at ST. Paul.
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CHANGING THEIR TACTICS.
The crOnln Grand Jury Inyesti-
eating Alex suIIlyan's
FINANCIAL SPECULATIONS.
clan,Na,GaeI Men neforc tho Jury
Ycsterday-Two Indictments
Found-The Jury on the
Right Track at Last,

CHICAGO, June 27,-The Grand Jury
took new tack in the Cronin case this
morning and at once started in to look
up Alexander sullivan's speculatlons.
Messrs. Schwartz and Dupee were sub
pnnad to bring their books into the
grand jury room for inspection, 1t is
believed that in this way light will be
thrown upon features Of Alexander Sull'
iyan's speculating record which have
hitherto escaped scrutiny, The actions
OF the police Indicate that some arrests
are about 10 be made, Some one is re-
ported to have "squealed" police
refuse to say who, and rumor has 1t that
the drag net Is about to land some OF the
conspirators high and dry,
Detective Palmer says John +. Beggs
was arrested to prevent his holding
communication with the outside world.
1t is claimed that Beggs had been visit
ing members OF the alleged trial COM
mittee and it was thought he had put q
flea into the ear OF one OF the COM
mlttee,
Among the witnesses before the
grand Jury were man named O'Malley
and ]. g. Ryan, who said he was not a
Clan.na.Gael, Pat Dolan, the saloon
keeper Frank sCanlan, NJ. +. Brady, the
North Side milkman, William Kelly,
John Muldoon and several Clan.na'Gael
people.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-17
s Harvest Excursions. s

The Burlington Route (H. & st. j. and X.
c., st. j. Il c. B. r. Rs.) have arranged for
a series Of five special Harvest excursions
during the summer and early fall.
Tickets for these excursions will be sold
at points on these lines on August 9th and
Goth. September 10th and oath, and October
Sth. The low rate OF one fare for the round
trip will be made for these occasions, and
tickets will be on sale to points In Kansas.
Nebraska, Southern Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Indian Territory. New Mexico. Col
orado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho,
Dakota, Minnesota, Tennessee, Louisiana,
Alabama, and Mississippi. thus giving u wide
range of territory which can be visited on the
reduced rates. Tickets will be limited to
thirty days, and abundant stop oyer priv
ileges granted within the limit.
All those who contemplate availing them
selves of these low rates to look oyer new
country with the thought OF eventually
changing their location, are requested to bear
In mind that there are still thousands of acres
Of free government land along the line of the
Burlington Route in Nebraska and Eastern
Colorado. These lands are unexcelled for
farming purposes and are rs adYantageously
situated IN every way as any lands in the
west.
Before you make any decision as TO what
part Of the country you will visit on the ex-
cursions mentioned above, send to the under
signed for a land folder containing q map
showing the location OF the lands mentioned
and call on your local ticket agent Tor lnfor-
nation regarding rates, etc.
A. G. DAWES,
General Pass. and Ticket Agent.
st. joseph, Mo.
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FIsHY FABLES.



A Trout was lurking under a bank
when a Rediin came along with an ali
of Importance.
"What has happened TO your" in
CURED the Trout, "that has made you
SO intlated?"
"a gentleman angler, a real gentle
man angler, has come here to fish. !
know he is a real gentleman angler"
replied the Redfin, "for he fishes only
tor amusement. | caught his fly and
found myself drawn swiftly through
the water until he raised me gently
with n net. L begged him not to hurt
me, and he said:-'Hurt you, you
beautiful thing, | would not think o.
such an act Thereupon he gently re
moved the metal from my jaw, and
placed me back in the water"
"Did it not hurt to have the hook III
your jaw p inquired the Trout.
"Not in the least" replied the Ret
fin.
"And he called you beautiful?' pur,
sued the Trout.
ale did that" replied the Redfir
with pride.
"Then wait until you hear what he
says when he sees me-" said the Trout,
W~hercupon he seized the fly the gentle
man angler had just dropped near the
bank. The gentleman angler took the
Trout from the water with the excIa.
nation, "This in the finest fish ! have
seen in many a day" The Trout
swelled up with pride and cast a dis
dainful look at the Rcdfin in the water
beneath him But the gentleman angler
placed the Trout in his basket insteaC
of back in the water, and the Etedtii
thanked his stars that he was not bori
as beautiful as "a Trout.
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TAXATION IN EGYPT.
How tho Subjects of the Khedive Are Kept
In AbIncl DnunrtU

How the Subjects of the Khedive Are Kept
I'm Abject Poverty.
1t is no wonder they remain poor.
They have been taxed for ages to such
an extent that they could barely live.
Ismail Pasha, the last Khedive, would.
| am told. often collect taxes twice a
year, coming down upon the farmers
for n second sum after he had de-
manded the regular amount. If they
were not able to supply it the tax
g~atherers sold their stock at auction,
and he had n right to make such as he
pleased work for him for nothing. At
present there are about 5000, 600
acres of land under cultivation in
Egypt, and there is m agricultural
population of nor than 1000, 900.
This gives less than one and one-fifth
acres per person, and the taxes amount
to from 81 to 50 an acre, and this is
only me form of Egyptian taxation.
just outside of Cairo there is a Gov
eminent Office, through which every
piece of produce brought into the city
for sale must pass, and every article
is taxed. The farmer who brings a
donkey load of grass to the city for
sale must pay n percentage on its
value before he can go in with it. 1t
is the same with u chicken or a pigeon,
n basket of vegetables. or any thing
that the farmer raises. Then there Is
a tax upon date trees amounting to
5000, 900 a year, upon salt Of more
than 81, 000, 900, upon tobacco and
slaughter houses, and in fact upon
every thing under the Egyptian sun.
The donkey boy here pays a tax, the
storekeeper is taxed. and there is, in
addition to this, a general tariff of
about 8 per cent. on all imports.
There r taxes on sheep and goats,
which are paid whether the animals
are sold or not. There are taxes on
wells, taxes on fisheries. and taxes
paid for lands which Egypt once
owned but which she gave up with
the loss of the Soudan. 1t is no wonder
that the Egyptian people r poor. It
is a wonder that they exist at ALL.
G. Carpenter, in N. Y. World.
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HONOR WOMAN.

BE careful how you speak Of a wo-
mans character. Think how many
years she has been in building it,, OF
the tolls aud privations endured, OF the
wound received, and let no suspicion
follow her actions. The purity OF wo.
men is the salvation of the race, the
hope of future greatness. the redeInp-
ton OF man. Wipe out her purity and
TAI sinks beneath the wave of despair
with no star to guide his life into a
channel of safety. Think then before
you speak and remember that any hog
a root up the fairest flower that eve
grew, so the vilest man may rum III.
Durest WOmAn'S character
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LINCOLN AS A V
One of the Strangest Proposals Of
Marriage Ever Written.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Abraham Lincoln's offer of marriage
was a very curious one, and, %singularly
enough, it has but recently come to
light. Numerous rs his biographers
have been, and closely as they have
CLEANED for new facts and materials, it
was left for the latest one, Mr.. Jesse
Welk, of G~reencastle, to discover this
unique and characteristic production
of Mr.. Lincoln's almost untutored
mind. The letter is one of several
written, presumably, TO the lady he
afterw ard married. Addressed to
"My dear Mary ;" it read as follows:
"You must know that 1 cannot see
you or think OF You with entire indif-
terence; and yet it may be that you
are mistaken in regard TO what my
real feelings toward you are. If |
knew you were not, l should not
trouble you with this letter. Perhaps
any other man would know enough
without further information: but
consider it my peculiar right to plead
ignorance and your bounden duty to
allow the plea. | want in all cases TO
do right, and most particularly SO in
all cases with women. | want al this
particular time. more than anything
else, to do right with you, and if l
knew it would be doing right. as l
rather suspect it would, TO let you
alone, l would do il. And, for the
purpose of making the matter as plain
as possible, / nov say you can drop the
subject, dismiss your thonghts-if you
ever had aDy-from me forever, and
leave this letter unanswered without
rnlliu" forth accusing murmur
from me. And 1 will even 60 further
aud say that il it will add anything TO
your comfort and peace Of mind to do
so, il is my sincere wish that you
should. Do not understand by this
that | wish TO cut your acquaintance.
| mean 10 do no such thing. What |
do wish il that our further %acquain'-
ance shall depend upon yourself. III
such further acquaintance would con-
tribute Eo,hing TO your happiness, |
am sure it would not TO mine 1t you
feel yourself in any degree bound TO
me, L am now willing 10 release You,
provided yon wish il; while on the
other hand, | am willing and even
anxious 10 bind yon faster. If | can be
convinced that it will in any degree
add to your happiness. This, indeed,
is the whole question with me. Norh-
ing would make me more miserable
than to believe Won miserable; nothing
more happy than 10 know you were so.
In what | have now said | think /
cannot be misunderstood; and Ia make
myself understood is the only object ri
this letter. If il suits q best not t.
answer this, farewell. A long life and
a merry u attend you. But if You
conc ude To write back, 81 eak
as plainly as / do. There can l."
neither harm nor danger in Saying TO
me anything you think, just in the
manner you think it. Your friend,
LINCOLN.
Probably this is the gucerest love
letter on record and the most rent rt-
able offer of marriage ever made. 1t
is a love letter without a word of love
and a propo'a' of marriage that does
not ropHse.