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AN IMPETUS TO BOOMERS.
The Results Of the Opening Up Of the Sac
and Fox Reservation.

ST. LOUIS, June 10.-A special from Sac and
Fox Agency, L T.. Says: The Cherokee Com
missioners spent all of to-day arranging final
details in connection with the deal made Sat
urday for the cession Of all lands belonging to
the Sac and Fox Indians. 1t is believed that
tomorrow win end the work, and that all
papers will be ready for delivery to the Secre-
tary of the Interior. All that remains undone
is for the Indians to determine upon plan for
the payment Of the money realized from the
sale. Some want the whole amount paid out
per capita at once, while others favor the hold
ing in trust by the Government of o sufficient
amount to guarantee an annuity payment every
year. The Indians are in high glee over the
prospects of securing the big payments, and
seem to realize they have the best end of the
deal.
The richest one in the tribe is n. O. Jones,
who becomes owner of L900 acres of land be-
sides deriving S12 900 in money. Other Indians
become rich in proportion, depending on the
number belonging to the family. The success
of the commission in securing cession of the
Iowa and Sac and Fox lands, has placed new
life In the movement Of boomers. Several
trains of wagons loaded with tents and other
necessities were discovered late yesterday even
ing near Sapulpa, all making for the Iowa
country to await the opening, whichis expected
at early date.
Upon leaving here the commissioners hope to
be able to deal with the Pottawatomie tribe,
directly south of the Sac and Fox country.
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AFRAID TO FACE THE MUSIC.

4 Newly Married Couple, on Opening an
Umbrella, Are Covered With Rice.
From the Washington Post.l
Loiterers about the Ebbett House were
treated to most interesting and unexpected
scene o few evenings ago. As . slight rain
storm was making Its debut q couple emerged
from the ladies' entrance. and their
timid manner left no doubt on the minds OF the
bystanders as to their being bride and groom.
If there was any reasonable ground for disput-
ing this point it was soon to be dispelled. The
head of the newly inaugurated family was
quick to perceive the falling rain drops, and
told the blushing damsel at his side to wait
while he went to the office for his umbrella He
came back tugging at the fastenings, showing
quite plainly that 1t had not been used during
their brief married experience.
Finally he succeeded in working the com,
bination, and with the air of q conqueror he
hoisted the combination OF silk and wire over
pair of very happy heads. He had no sooner
gotten the temporary shelter In perpendicular
position when about two pounds of rice show
cred down on himself and wife. The umbrella
had been artistically fixed" and the perpe-
traitors OF the joke can vote themselves sue
cess in that line. The male victim could not
face the music and lodged into the hotel in
short order. The woman remained on the
scene until she had her laugh out, and then
followed. The posing contingent gathered
about and made the most Of the situation until
big colored porter arrived with broom and
cleared away the debris
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Social Chatter.

THE first Of the 1880 excursions Of the Pitts
burg Press Club will be on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, to Ohio Pyle, Saturday next.
The railroad company will furnish q special
train, which will leave the Baltimore and Ohio
depot at 8 o'clock A. M, and arrive in Pitts
burg on the return trip at 735 P. NJ The Elite
Orchestra has been engaged to accompany the
excursionists. Many members have already
given notice Of their intention to Join the
party Those who have not done SO and who
intend going should notify E. II. Heinrsichs,
at the Press Club, to-day.
TOMORROW morning at o'clock the pupils
of.the Pittsburg Art School leave the city for
two weeks sketching season in the Allegheny
mountains. The party will number about % or
so and the last two weeks of the school year will
be spent in sketohing from nature. The Veil
House at Scalp Level, Cambria county, will be
the home Of the students during their outing.
They 90 abundantly supplied with canvas.
paints, brushes, ETC., and will doubtless enjoy
season Of work and pleasure
MRS. THOMAS THOMPSON, of Dumtries.
Scotland, and Mrs. James Irving, Of Rocndale,
England relatives Of Postmaster Mexican, who
have been visiting in Pittsburg the past few
weeks. leave this morning for Washington, D.
G. From there they will go to New York in
time to embark on the Servia, Saturday. for
their respective homes Miss Agnes Mexican
will see them of, and remain in New York for
some time visiting friends.
Mr. GEORGE l. ALL ERs, formerly Of n. W.
Ahlers q Co., lumber dealers, Of Allegheny,
will be married to-day to Miss Ida D. Poock,
daughter Of Mr.. L. H. Poock, prominent citi-
zen OF Dayton, o., where the marriage will take
place. Mr. and Mrs. Ahlers will be ready to see
their friends after uly 10 at their new home in
Dansville, N. Y.
THE second night Of the White Rose fets at
Williamsburg was even better attended than
the first. It Is thought that about 500 viii be
cleared which will be devoted to the building
fund of the new church edihce.
E. D. SMITH, Division Passenger Agent Of
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and wife re-
turned home yesterday morning from their
trip to Cincinnati. The other Is members Of the
marty will return at different times this week.
THE wedding of Miss Cora B. Nolen, Of the
East End, Rev. James II. Macdonald, Of
Boston, was celebrated last evening at the
brides home, on Larimer avenue.
THE ladies Of the Central Christian Church
will hold an ice cream and strawberry festival
Thursday evening at the church, corner Of
Reed. Pride and Caldwell
THE Connell-Arlington marriage this even
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CHICAGO's REFORM MAYOR.

Chicago is hardly any better off than New
York in the matter of Government. 1t is
true that New York has a monopoly Of the
Tamnsny Society which has made science
of misgovernment and public spoliation, but
the Democratic machine in Chicago is not
TO be pooh-poohed. A machine that has
brought to the front such an exemplary
officer as Mayor Cregier is surely capable of
the deepest political iniquities.
It is almost sad to reflect that not SO very
long ago Mr.. Cregier was running for cleo
tion to the mayoraltY upon a platform of
superb reforms. Gambling was to be
abolished, the departments reorganized,
economy introduced into the administration,
and all sorts of abuses, real and imaginary,
remedied. BE was elected upon his splendid
promises; the Independent Republican
element helping the Democrats. His ad-
ministration of the Office has been chiefly
remarkable for the short work made of all
the aforesaid promises. Gambling is
hourishing in Chicago as it has never done
before. When Mayor Cregier is told that
the gambling saloons are wide open, he
opens his eyes, and remarks that he dis
tinctly remembers telling his police to close
them, and there the reformer stops.
The spelling of the city goes on at lively
rate. For example, new pumping station
is being erected for the city water works.
We quote from the Chicago Tribune:
Two shafts are in progress. Only two miners
can work on the 'face'' of the shaft at the
same time, yet there are FIVE inspectors of
miners at S. each per day. Only two masons
or bricklayers can work at constructing the
lining of the tunnel, yet it requires five in
spectors at S5 each per day to look after them.
They do not use 6 vast quantity of material in
Is feet Of tunnel, but it takes six inspectors at
s. each per day to see that the stuff is all right
Then there is a chief inspector at So per day.
Thus il takes L9 inspectors at S5 each per day to
watch Is feet of work There were q in
spectors during May. This is more than one
inspector per foot It ought to be well
watched.
To continue this work Mayor Crsgier is
now asking the city to borrow million of
dollars He is determined, SO far as In him
lies, to reform the fortunes of his political
friends and followers before he goes out of
Office. 1t is the only reform that Mayor
Cregier knows
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MORE GIRLS GRADUATED.
Commencement Exercises Of the Bishop
Bowman Institute.


Bowman Institute.
Trinity Church was filled yesterday morning
with refined and cultured audience in attend
ance upon the commencement exercises of the
Bishop Bowman Institute. The graduating
address was delivered by Rev. 3. D. Mcconnell,
D. D.. Rector Of st. Stephens Church. Phila-
delphia. His subject was "High Womanly
Christian Education" and was ably delivered.
After the address the announcement of the
class, Mamie Holiday, gold medal. Junior
Kelly. 'Steadman's Victorian and Ameri-
can Poets" Senior department., English
prize, Alice Barnett, Lubke's History
of Art" Middle department, English prize,
Toinetta Palmer, Halery's "Abbe Constantin:"
Preparatory department., English prize, Estelle
May. "The Makers Of Venice" Primary
department. Millie slagle, up the
Nile" Latin prize. Nellie Hutchin.
son, Attempts limitation Of Chris" !"
Craft, 'Percy's Reliques of English Poetry
Mathematics-Efis Young, Folk Lore"
Bishop Whitehead conferred the diplomas on
the graduating class, which was composed Of
the following named persons; Mamie
Holiday. Allegheny; Alice Barnett, Pitts
burg; Lottie Miller. Allegheny; Abbie
Owens, Pittsburg; Effie Young, Allegheny;
Alice Craft, Grafton; Sarah Knowlson, Pitts
burg; Marie Hax, Allegheny; Margaret Hill,
Jennings, Brady's Bend; Elizabeth SugdeD,
Pittsburg; Jennie Dunlevy, Pittsburg; Millie
Everson, HaZelwood.
In the evening very enjoyable reception was
given at the Institute which closes the school
year and commencement exercises.
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WOMEN TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
OF Allegheny County Hold an Interesting
Session at Verona.

Aue&uouy Nounty EAOiu ~ @AsSASssAse
Session ut Verona.
ESPECIAL TELHGHAM TO THE pfsPATcH.I
VERONA, June 10.-The quarterly conven-
tion of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Allegheny county met at the U. Z.
Church at 0akmont to-day. Nearly every
union in the county was represented, and the
building was insufficient to seat all comfort
ably. The morning session was called to order
at 10 o'clock and was conducted by Miss Achi-
son, of Mansfield Valley. Mrs. Rhoades, OF
Oakmont, made the opening prayer, and the
usual routine business was transacted. The
most important action Of the morning session
Mercy" with Mrs. g. T. Young, of Bennett
Union, as superintendent. This Is something
new with the union, and as 1t is closely con-
nected with the juvenile work. It promises 70
be success. The convention adjourned at IL
o'clock to a bountiful repast spread in the base
ment of the church.
The afternoon session was opened with de-
votional exercises, led by Miss Kate Devore, OF
Sewickley. A committee was appointed to con-
fer with the International Sabbath School Con-
vention, which meets at Pittsburg, and at
which Miss Kindle International Superintend-
ent of Sabbath School work, and Miss Frances
E. Willard. will preside. The object of the
meeting will be to present the following reso-
luton, which passed to-day's conventions:
WHEREAS, The temperance resolution passed
OF 1887, that every Sabbath school should be in
effect. and in fact temperance training school,
and that any Sabbath school which does not stand
as rock against the abominations of the liquor
traffic, and train up generation pledged to total
abstinence, Is missing one Of Its greatest oppor-
tunities for usefulness.
Resolved, That we most earnestly request the
convention Of 1890 to recommend to the Interna-
tional Sa bbath school Lesson Committee, that the
quarterly temperance lesson be put upon some
other th an the review Sabbath, in order that 1t
might receive the attention Its Importance de-
mands, and complications with other subjects be
avoided.
The afternoon session closed with consecra-
tion meeting led by Miss Gunnel, Of Allie
gheny. The days services closed with deyo-
tional exercises in the evening" conducted ey
Miss Stockton, of Oakmont. The principal
mont. Miss Helen Crooks and others made
short addresses
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PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT.

LAWRENCE BARRETT and family will sum-
mer at CohasseI.
Mr.. B. F. JONES, Of this city, Is booked At
the Windsor Hotel, New York.
ZoLA has made $500, 900 out of his books, and
the worst book of the lot made him the most
money.
IT is announced that Mr.. Blaine will preside
at the alumni reunion at Washington and
Jefferson College, on June "a.
CHIEF BELL, of the Secret Service whom
Secretary Window removed, looks enough like
Buffalo Bill to be his twin brother.
The Michigan Agricultural College is greatly
lamenting the loss of Prof. R. c. Carpenter,
who leaves that institution to take place in
| Cornell.
SENATOR QUAY has Just presented to his
friend, Senator Faulkner, a fine gold-headed
cane, the stick of which he himself recently
cut in Florida.
ALEXANDER McBEAN, a wealthy Scotch
man, has purchased $4,000 acres of land in
Wyoming upon which he proposes to found q
city to be named after himself.
GENERAL JAMES W. DENVER, after whom
the city of Denver was named, is law partner
Of e1-Attorney General Garland. He is hale
and hearty at the age of 10 years.
PROF. F. N. CROUCH, the composer Of
kathleen Mavourneen," is nearly 30 years Of
age, but was able to march in the procession At
the unveiling of the Lee monument
LADY VERNEY, whose death has Just been
announced, was one of the most hospitable of
women and almost as much of a philanthropist,
in quiet way, as her illustrious sister, Miss
Florence Nightingale.
THE Princess de s;agan succeeded in attract
ing considerable attention to her figure on the
beach at Trouville, France. by appearing in a
bathing suit one side of which was white and
the other blue, the conceit being carried out to
the details of cap. gloves. buttons. stockings
and shoes.
MISS SOPHIA RAFFALovICH, who was yes
terday marri ed to William O'Brien, is q
daughter Of one Of the richest merchants at
Odessa. Ore of her brothers has had dis
tinguished career in the Russian diplomatic
service, an d another is poet of some ability.
The family are said to be pure Irish; formerly
named 0'Rafferty.
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SUMMER HABITATIONs.

Cool habitations are in request now.
They are sought for at the seashore, in the
mountains, and in many other places.
Those who go furthest in the search some
times fare worst. The man who stays at
home and possesses his soul in peace and
quietness has as good chance of achieving
GOODNESS as the wealthy vagrant who fits
from sea to lake, and mountain to plain, all
summer long. 1t is lucky that it is so, for
the stay-at-homes are in the majority.
By way of increasing the number of ex-
pedients for mitigating the trials of sum-
mer, Mr.. c. L. Norton suggests in the
Christian Union the house-bost as sum-
mer residence. He has seen the house-boat
on the Thames in England, its most natural
home, where it hourIshes exceedingly, and
he thinks that American rivers might
share its blessings, too. This shows that
Mr.. Norton is not so well ACC quainted with
American rivers as he might be. There are
several reasons why the house-boat can
never be popular in America. Malaria
hangs about almost all our river banks.
The house-boat would be hospital half the
time. Mosquitoes re-enforce the chills and
fever wherever there is water. Streams
especially fitted by their mild flow for house
boats are always infested with mosquitoes.
More drawbacks than these are hardly need.
ed to disqualify the house-boat for use on
American waters, but there are others.
There is not the least likelihood of the
British institution finding home here.
As for keeping cool and enjoying life in
summer a modicum of common sense will
mplish more for a man than four score
house-boats, townful Of fashionable hotels,
and all other deadly inventions for making
man unhappy at his own expense.
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A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss Mary B. Stevenson Becomes the Bride
Of Albert F. Ferguson.

Miss Mary B. Stevenson Becomes the Bride
of Albert F. Ferguson.
A brilliant wedding at the palatial residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. George &. Stevenson, last even
ing united in marriage their daughter, Miss
Mary h Stevenson and Mr.. Albert T. Fergu-
son. The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Sutherland. Of the Second presbyterian
Church, with which the Stevenson family Ii
prominently identified, and was witnessed BY
quite large gathering Of friends and relatives.
The three sisters of the bride attended her to
the canopy of flowers under which she plighted
her troth. Miss Anna, as maid Of honor, fol-
lowed Miss Eleanor and Miss Alice, who as
bridemaids, who led the procession down the
broad stairs into the drawing room, fragrant
and radiant with beautiful flowers and deli.
cate ferns, and there grouped themselves in
waiting for the bridal couple who walked In
together Mr.. John Ferguson oficiated as
master of ceremonies, and It was to the strains
of soft music from Gernerts Orchestra that the
service was spoken.
The bride was atrired in handsome costume
of white silk, with long train. and surplice
bodice, and wore a flowing veil. She carried
roses The maid of honor was clad in a soft
silk gown of girlish fashion, and the BRIDE
maids wore charming toilets of white gauze,
through which cleaned pale piak and corn
by Kennedy, in the beautifully decorated
dining room, over which Messrs. j. r. A.
Murdoch had spent considerable time and
thought, in connection with the rest Of the
rooms. The bridal presents, many and costly,
were displayed on the second floor and testified
70 the love and esteem Of host OF friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson departed upon . we'd
ding trip, whose destination was Fnown only to
themselves. On their return they will be "at
nome' TO friends on Meyram avenue.
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fortune tellers, and, some fifty strong in all,
they will shortly visit the principal cities
of Europe. They are so entirely genuine
in their desperate character that they are
bound to succeed, and then America will be
permitted to see them.
The Persian bandits will be q pleasant
novelty, decided change from the polite
robbers Europe sends us so frequently in
the shape of actors and singers. It will be
interesting to compare the desperadoes Of
the Wild East with the cowboys and red
skins of the Wild West. If the Persians
are as crooked as the wool of their native
sheep, which our women love so well, they
will be hard to match even in the Wild
West
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FROM A MEDICAL DELEGATE.
Or. Flick, of Philadelphia. Enfertalns the
Father Mathew Association.


Father Mathew Association.
The Father Mathew Literary Association
met last evening in Duquesne Hail on Penn
avenue. DR.. Flick, Of Philadelphia, one Of the
delegates to the State Medical Convention, and
a prominent Catholic historian Of the Quaker
City, was present and made an address. He is
q member Of the American Catholic Historical
Association, and spoke on the Catholic histori-
cal literature of America.
In his address DR.. Flick dealt with the Span
ish records In the South, and the amount Of
literature left by Spanish explorers and early
missionaries. He said there was vast amount
left by these hardy pioneers, but 1t was mac
cessible to the men Of the present day. The
Indian literature of this country is interviewer
and replete with the deeds of early Catholic
missionaries. BE appealed to the members of
the association to take up this matter. which
was not only interesting, but promising field
of study. He referred to the collection Of In
dian literature owned by Mr.. Fields, Of Phila-
delphia. It is worth about 100000. He said
Americans go abroad for heroes, while they
overlook those at home.
An interesting paper on 'The Relations Of
the Early Christian Fathers to the Great
Heresies of the Church" was read. On Mon
day evening, the 23d Inst . musical and liter
ary entertainment will be held.
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GATHERING FROM NEAR AND FAR.
A Notable Assembly OF Universalists as she
De Bonneville Mansion.

A Notable Assembly of Universalists as the
De Bonneville Mansion.
fsPEc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.I
READING. June 10-Delegates are gathering
for the Universalist Convention. Services will
be held at the mansion built in 1745 by DR.. De
Bonneville, the apostle Of the church in this
country. The General State Convention of the
Universalists convened here to-day and will
continue in session tomorrow. On Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock the delegates, together
with visiting ministers and representatives to
the number Of several hundred, will enter car
riages and proceed by turnpike to the former
home of De Bonneville.
Rev. George W. Kent, pastor Of the Reading
church and special committee of ladies and
gentlemen have general supervision of the
arrangements for the pilgrimage. The Rev
James Shregley, Of Philadelphia, formerly
Librarian of the Historical Society of Penn
sylvania, will deliver an elaborate address on
the life and times of De Bonneville, and Mrs
Phoebe A. Hamford, Of New Haven, Conn,
will read an original poem written for the occa-
sion.
If it is fair day refreshments will be served
outside on the grassy bank in front of the
mansion, where powerful spring of ice cold
water bursts from the solid rock. In the cool
OF the evening the carriages will be resumed
and the return trip made to Reading where
services will be held in the Uniyersalist Church
to complete the day.
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Received Their Friends,

The Pennsylvania College parlors were
thronged last evening in honor of the reception
rendered by the graduating class to their
friends and relatives. The young hostesses, in
their dainty graduating gowns, were the objects
OF much admiration, and compliments were
showered upon them, but they bore the honors
as gracefully as they read their commencement
papers Monday evening. They were Misses
Jennie M. McCance, Helen T. Brown, Helen
duncan, Lillian g. Hill, Elizabeth A. Hillman
and Elizabeth r. Robinson
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NELLIE GOT THE MEDAL.
One Of the Seasons Events at the Pirrsburs
College Last Evening.

One Of the Seasons Events at the Pittsburs
College Last Evening.
The chapel of the Pittsburg Female College
was crowded last evening for the elocutionary
contest, in which the Misses Ollie LOCKWOOD,
Nellie Brown, Gene Harris Mary Heisy and
Elizabeth Dick, competed for the E. P. Roberts
Sons gold medal. Each young lady appeared
upon the programme in two numbers thus
giving the Judges an opportunity to study their
elocutionary merits.
The medal was awarded to Miss Nellie
Brown, who recited "Reminiscences Of Ex-
hibition Day" and "R1zpah," by Rev. Dr..
Counor, Prof. Stevenson and Mrs Martin
oficiated as judges. Each contestant was the
recipient of beautiful flowers in baskets and
bouquets, and some were quite deluged with
floral offerings.
After the contest the young ladies Of the
college, with their friends, made the various
reception rooms ring with merriment and
echo with the sound Of happy voices until the
ever faithful bell rung the warning signal for
retiring to their own apartments, that Nor
pheus might not be cheated and bright faces
might appear this morning at the class day ex-
ercises,
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THE WILD EAST,

The Wild West will not have it all its
OWE way much longer. The Wild East is
coming to the front. 1t is the far, lar East,
too, that proposes to make the fur fly. A
band of highwaymen, for whom their native
hesths of Persia are now too hot, forms the
nucleus of this new organisation About
them are grouped equestrians, conjurers,
singers, .wrestlers, athletes, dancers and