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list, and that the president should have power
to reimpose the sugar tar at the end of
year against such sugar producing countries
as failed to offer free market for the pro-
ducts of the United States. Mr.. Blaine was
onNnally in favor of about the plan after
wards suggested by Senator Aldrich. 1t pro-
posed to make the period two years and to
extend the retaliatory power of the president
not only to sugar but to MANILA and sisal
grass, which are placed upon the free list by
the Mckinley bill, and to coffee, rubber,
cocoa and hides, already on the free list un-
der the existing law.
Before message is sent to congress on
the subject, it is probable that Chairman Nc
kinley, Speaker Reed and other republican
leaders of the house will be invited individu-
ally to a conference with the pres ident, and
1t is hoped to win them over. The senate Is
believed to be favorable, and if the leaders
of the house can be secured, reciprocity
in some shape will go through before the
present session closes.
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AGrand Scene

CHICAGO, Ill, August s.-The mostimpor-
tant and imposing day in the Pstriarchs'
Militant cantonment was set apart for the
grand parade.
At IL O'Clock the handsome and imposing
dress parade and inspection took place on
the lake front grounds, with about forty can
tons il line. The great stretch of green
sward was ablaze with the black, red, purple
and gold of the knightly uniforms and the
glitter Of FURNISHED steel.
In the afternoon the great parade was
formed and marched through Wabash ave
nue. from Congress street to Twenty first
street. and back through Michigan avenue.
At night there was another great spectacu-
lar demonstration on Lakefront park, with
military display formations, the comforting
of the decoration for chivalry for members
of the Rebekah degree, and grand exhibit
ten of pyrotechnics.
number of bands furnished music, at
tended by specially trained corps OF trum-
peterh
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Americans In Jeopardy.

NEW YORK, August ia special dispatch
from the city of Guatemala says: Late last
night the superintendent of the Guatemala
Central railroad received orders to keep a
special train constantly under steam in or
der to proceed to the port of San Jose sub
ject to the disposal of President Barrillas.
1t is avered that the president is going to flee
from the country The train was got ready,
when the government sent squad of COM
pany of soldiers to keep watch over it, but
the purpose of the soldiers presence was not
explained to the superintendent of the road,
who became alarmed at the governments
action in sending troops to the company's
premises, which is American property. He
went at once, though late at night, to the
American legation, but Minister Miner was
away. He then used the railroad telegraph
to the port of San Jose and communicated
with the commander of the United States
man -of-war, Thetis, anchored off the port,
requesting him to send protection for the
railroad property and its employees. An an
swer came Immediately from the commander
of the Thetis that he would send one of his
officers up to Guatemala to reconnoitre and
watch events, and that he could not send up
an armed force from his vessel unless spe-
cially requested to do so by the American
minister.
The officer arrived and is at the railroad
station. ALI the foreigners have appealed to
their legations for protection in view of the
impending cricis. The latest rumor is that
Barillas had appealed to the diplomatic corps
not now to arbitrate in the Salvador matter,
but to protect and sustain his government.
News has just been received here of the re-
ported arrival of a British man-of- war at
San Jose.
This city has the aspect of church yard.
At midnight it is as silent as the grave, and
the people have to keep within their houses,
not knowing what moment the lannon's roar
may break the silence. Provisions are very
scarce and very dear, and the municipal
market is deserted by nearly all the women
who are accustomed to sell their wares.
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NEWS BKEvIrIES.

The censrs shows that Chicago has 81.
more people than Philadelphia. and is there
United States.
The Associated Press dispatches regarding
the strike on the Vanderbilt lines in New
York are evidently the work of different par
ties and not all with the same sympathies:
and scarcely are they all honestly trying 10
tell the unbiased truth.
The president sent to congress a letter
from Governor Steele, of Oklahoma, repre-
senting that great distress prevails among
the residents of the territory. and requesting
that the attention of congress be called -.
the fact. The president recommends fhst
the $4,000 Of the fund appropriated for thS
relief of the sufferers by food upon the Me
sissippi river be given TO meet the nosf -
gent necessities Of the poorer people Ia OK
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Thu Election III

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 9.-Under the
resolution of the senate authorizing sittings
during the session of the senate, the COM
mittee on privileges and elections began q
special meeting to consider IRE election bill.
There was full attendance of the members.
The bill is still held in confidence. but one
of the minority says that save in the matter
of change in expression, chiefly in the way
of reducing its length, the bill as ii passed
the house is the one proposed by the major
ity. The principle of the bill and its prac-
teal workings are not disturbed, he says.
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p..th Of MIIton W. REYNOLDS.

GUTHRIE, Ok, August 12.-Milton W.
Reynolds, the representative-at-large in the
newly elected legislature, died at his home
at Edmonds. Mr.. Reynolds was at one time
q prominent newspaper man of Kansas, and
was well known by the name of Kicking
Bird" he was a jealous agitator for thu
opening of Oklahoma for many years,
and started the Herald, one of the hrst
papers established at Guthrie. At the time
of his death he was the editor of the Ed
monds Sun. His death was caused By oVer-
work In the campaign.
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Statistics OF immigration.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 1.-The num-
Der of immigrants arriving in the United
States for June, 1890, was 1850. OF these
5,422 were from Austria-Hungary, 7,779 from
Germany, 1852 from Great Britain and Ire
land, 5,952 from Italy, 2,676 from Poland,
4,545 from Russia, 5,555 from Norway and
Sweden, 564 from Switzerland. OF the whole
number 80. III landed in New York, 461 in San
Francisco. 4,269 in Boston, 648 in New Or
leans, 2.734 in Philadelphia. During the
year ending June 80, 1880, 451 ,219 emigrants
arrived in the United States, 80, 400 being
Germans, II, 343 English, Irish and Scotch.
and 81, 7S9 Italians.
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PRECIPITATION.

PRECIPITATION.
Large portions of the state have been we'll
watered tins week. The belt of heaviest
rains extends from the southwest counties
northeastward into Lincoln, beginning again
in Dickinson, it passes through the southern
portion of Geary, northern portion of
Wabaunsee and Shawnee, and passes out
of the state through Lea7enworth, where it
measured 20 inches.
The rain area this week, extends, on the
northwest, into Jewell, Smith, Phillips, Nor
ton, Thomas. Cove and Logan, and on the
southeast into johnson, Douglas, Usage,
Coffey, Lyon, Butler, Cowley and Sumner.
TEMPERATURES AND SUNSHINE.
The first and last days of the week wore
characterized by hot days an0 some hot
winds while the central days were cool.
Much sunshine has prevailed.
RESULTS.
Though the rains this week are too late to
affect corn materially, except to help fill out
where not too ripe, they have put the ground
into shape for fall blowing over large part
of the state, advantage of which has promptly
been taken, and the farmers are working
full force, preparing the ground for sowing
wheat and rye for fall pasture, and the har-
vest of 1891.
Haying is in progress. but the hay is light,
and in some sections failure.
The drouth in the southeastern counties is
seriously affecting the fruit trees, and in
Cowley, Sumner and Klngman the first crop
is now much injured from this cause. In
Coffey, the threshing machine gives wheat 10
to Is bushels per acre, oats % to A, and fax
to is; in this county corn gives fair prom
Use, and farmers are purchasing hogs to feed.
7. B. JENNINGS,
Sergeant Signal Corps, Assistant Director.
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an... rh.r Dom, k.ozY.t

GUTHRIE, o. T., August s-The --latest
election returns received at the Daily News
Office are that the republicans have a ma
jority of both houses on joint ballot.
The upper house is unquestionably repub-
Iican. while the lower house stands one ma
jority for the republicans over the democrats.
The alliance party has elected five members
of the house.
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An American Captain Allows no Armed

Invasion.
SAN Francisco, August "a private letter
from San Salvador has Just been received
here. The letter states that the ex-minister
of the interior of San Salvador, who was
seized by the San Salvadorians at La Liber-
tad, escaped the next day and boarded the
steamer Starbuk at La Libertad, bound
south. At Coohuila the fugitive was trans
ferred to the Pacific mail steamer of Pam
ANA. At La Union, port in San Salvador,
the soldiers attempted to board the steamer
to search her. CAPTAIN Clark commanded
them to disarm before coming on board, and
would not allow them to take my passenger
OF. The soldiers retired and Captain Clark
made the same firm stand at two other ports.
The fugitive was finally landed safely at
Canleo, where he took the next steamer for
the United States
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In League with Indian AGENTS.

HIAwArHA, KAN, August 9.-The Brown
county alliance has found new mark for
resolutions. At late meeting it resolved
that congressman and senators are in league
with the Indian agents, who advise the In
dams not to dispose of their lands in Brown,
Jackson and Shawnee counties. They recon-
mend that the Indian agents be removed
and congressman be kept at home.
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Cheating the United States Custom House.

Cheating the United States Custom House.
KANSAS CITY. No., August S-Revenue
officers and United States detectives arrived
here looking for 1000 pounds of smoking
opium which were struggled into the
United States some time ago. The opium
came through California, and the smuggiers
got as far as Phoenix, AriZ., with it, when
the detectives got on their trail and scared
them into Canada. Since then the SNUG
glers have had the detectives at fault until q
teF dsys ago, when it was learned the con-
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IN. Northvestern wheat Crop.

DILUTE, MINI, August 12-John Ingiis,
the well known crop expert, estimates the
wheat crop of the Dakotss and Minnesota a.
81 ,O00, 600 bushels. The acreage under Wneas
in Minnesota is larger than ever before Inc
government puts the increase IN acreage IN
Minnesota fer this year at 10000 acres Inc
acreage of the Dakotas viii average the same
g last year.
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KANSAS CRY, No, August 9.-John ].
Mastin, one Of the wealthiest men of this
city, died at his home here after short sick.
ness, from Inflammation of the bowels. He
was 50 years of age, and haS. lived in this
county thirty-eight years. lie is reputed 10
have been worth 100000. He leaves 3
vile and no children.
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BEEL1S, August 1a--During very heavy
storm, which prevailed at Crefeldt, house
containing fifty inhabitants fell to the
ground. Thirteen persons were killed. Their
bodies have been taken from the ruins.
Twenty others more or less injured were res
cued, while twelve are still buried In the
ureck
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The Cardinal Dead.

LozDoz, August 13.-Cardinal Newman Is
dead.
The Cardinal became i'll on Saturday, when
he had a severe chill. He rqssed into COM
atose condition Sunday, and remained un-
conscious until be died.
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traoand goods had been shipped here. me
detectives made thorough search of all the
Chinese laundries, but found no smuggled
to $4,000.
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The New York Central Strike.

buffalo, n. IA number of the New
York Central men, belonging to the Knights
of Labor, went out on strike, on orders re-
celVed from New York. The strike, how
ever, II not general here so far.
THE SIGNAL.
NEW YoRK.-A few minutes after O'Clock
cipher message containing only the words
"Webster's Dictionary" flashed over the
telegraph wires along the Hudson river to
nearly every station on the New York Gen.
tral road, where it was received by an officer
OF the local assembly of the Knights of
Labor in that town. Three days before
every member of the order had been notified
that In case the words contained in the above
cipher were repeated to him, he was to con-
slder 1t an order from the general executive
board to stop work, with the promise of that
body to help him in case he needed support.
The mystic signal was given at this end.
Many of the switchmen and yardmen and
orakemen had Just come on duty few min
utes before the order was given. As soon as
the cipher was read to them they quietly put
on their hats and coats and left the yard. The
delegate who went around among them with
the cipher messages had in his hand one of
the Webster dictionaries sold on the street
for 10 or Is cents. This was his badge of
authority.
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SAM SMALL'S SCHOOL.
Corner Stone Laid for the Great Methodist
University of Utah-SOtabIes Pres
emit and Taking Part in the
Ceremonies,

Letters and kilograms OF Congratulations
Gladstone Desires Success OF Efforts to
Deliver People From Mormonism
Sam Small is President.
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

OF the Kansas Weather Service, In Co
Operation With the United States Signal
Service, Central once, Washburn Col
legs, Topeka. for the Week Ending Au-
gust o. 1890.
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CAUSE OF LOWER VALUES.

The discussion having turned upon the de-
probation of farming property, statement
was read by Senator Vest as to such depreci-
alton in some of the best farming counties
In Pennsylvania, and Senator Comeron re-
marked that while the statement was correct.
the tariff was not Tin his opinion) the cause
OF. 1t. Its cause was the decentralization of
silver IN 1873. Ever since that act, the price
OF land and farm products had decreased.
Since the passage of the silver bill prices had
risen some % per cent
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SHOWING INTENTION.

Senator Vest gave notice that every item.
in the bill would be discussed, if necessary,
unless it was prevented by force applied in
some sort of~fashion. Democratic senators
rs if there was no legislation belind it or be-
fore it. It had to be analysed, and it would
be analysed before the debate was con-
cluded.
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In the senate a joint resolution was
passed to accept from the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic a
statue and pedestal of the late General
Ulysses S. Grant, to be erected in the capitol.
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THE ALuM,nuM PRoslEM.
1t WIN BE Solved rs Soon ~ the Metal Car
he Reduced Cheaply.

1t WIN BE Solved rs Soon ~ tho Metal Can
BE Reduced Cheaply.
In answer to the question which is
now being frequently asked as to
whether we are entering upon an age of
aluminium. it may be said that this de-
ponds almost entirely upon the cost at
which aluminium can be produced. As
is well known, it is the most abundant
OF all metals on the earth's crust, and
since its discovery the efforts of metal
lurgists and chemists have been directed
toward the finding of some cheap pro-
cess of reducing it. At the first the
metal cost more than gold, but at
present it costs about the same as nickel,
and at So per pound it is really a cheaper
metal than nickel, since it is four times
lighter and will, therefore, go four
times further in the way of actual use.
Indeed, one of the chief advantages it
possesses over other metals is it's light
ness; it never rusts; it is as fireproof as
iron. and is vastly more ducti1e. 1t
melts and becomes fluid at about 1000
degrees Fahrenheit, and is most MALE
able at a temperature between 200 and
800 degrees. In malleab:1ity it ranks
next to gold and silver, and may be
easily drawn, its tensile strength vary
ing from twelve to fourteen tons to the
inch. It can be hammered into foil as
thin as any beaten gold leaf. and rolled
into sheets of five thousandths of an
inch in thickness. The adaptability Of
this metal for ship-building is
clearly apparent, and that it may, in
the immediate future, be produced
cheaply enough to make it available for
this purpose is by no means improbable
One Of the great difficulties in ship con-
struction at present is the weight of the
material used. On this account it is
impossible to get engine power sufficient
to obtain more than twenty miles an
hour. 1t has been estimated that if an
Atlantic liner were built of aluminium
or that if the weight of the material out
of which ships are constructed be re-
duced by one-half, and the sides coat
ed with highly polished, non-corrosive
substance, it would have less than one
third the draft, and be propelled with
the same engine power at double ne
speed which characterizes the iron built
steamships of the present day.
Commenting on this the London
Spectator recently said: ''It is cal
culated that a ship which, if en-
tirely constructed of iron. would
draw twenty-Slx feet OF water, would,
when made of aluminium, not draw
more than four or five. Practically,
then, the light metal would treble or
quadruple the number of miles of navi-
gable rivers in the world, and we should
think nothing of vessels crossing the
Atlantic in seventy-two hours"
aluminium is plentiful enough. It is to
be found in every clay bank in every
hillside and plain. The problem is to
produce it cheaply, and when this is
solved the age of aluminium is already
here-BOStOn Traveller
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Io know not. Perchance shall wake
in some dead hour of midnight to hear the
stealthg steps of the slayers, and be hur-
ried forth; perchance they are now at hand
Then will come the secret cell. The horror!
The nameless coffin-aud at last it will be
done.
Oh, let it come-lct it come swiftly! All
is written. Ihave held back nothing. Ny
sin is sinned. My vengeance is finished.
Now ell things endin darkness and in ashes,
and prepare to face the terrors that are to
come in other worlds than this. 1 go, but
not without hope go; for though 1 see her
not, though no more she answers Ito my
prayers, Still l am aware of the holy Isis,
who is with me for evermore, and whom
shall yet again behold face to face; and
then, at last, in that far day l shall ind
forgiveness! The burden of my gsiilt will
roll from me, ard innocence come back and
wrap me round, bringing me holy peace.
/ Oh! Dear land of Khem! as in a dream
see thee; I see nation after nation set its
standard on thy shores, and its yoke upon
thy neck; I see new religions without end,
calling out their truths upon the banks of
SihOr, and summoning thy people to wor-
ship; see thy temples-thy holy temples
crumbling in the dust-a wonder to the
sight of men unborn, who shall peer into
thy tombs and desecrate the great ones of
thy glory; see thy mysteries m cckery to
the unlearneo, ana tiny wisdom wasted like
waters on the desert sands. see the Ro-
man eagles stoop and perish, their beaks yet
red with the blood of men, and the long
lights dancing down the barbarian spears
that follow in their wake; and then, at last,
see thee once more great, once more free,
| and having once more a knowledge of thy
Gods-aye, thy Gods with changed coun-
tenance and called by other names, but still
| thy Gods.
The sun sinks over Abouthis. The red
| rays of Ra fame on temple roofs, upon
green fields, and the wide waters of father
Sihor. So as child I watched him sink
| just so his last kiss touched the further
Pylon's frowning brow; just that same
shadow lay upon the tombs. All is I'M
changed.
T. IL only am changed; so changed, and
yet the same!
Oh, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, thou destroyer
If might but tear the vision from my
| heart-of ali my griefs, this is the heaviest
still must love thee, still must hug
this serpent to my heart!
Still in my ears must ring that low laugh
/ of triumph-the murmur of the falling
| fountain, the song of the neutrality-suspicious.
the writing on the third roll of papyrus alb
! ruptly ends. 1t would almost seem that the
| writer was at the moment broken in upon
| by those who came to lead him to his doom.
THE END.
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CRIME IN ENGLAND.

One Known Thief to Every Nineteen Hun
dred and Forty-five Persons.
Burglary and kindred offenses show
an increase during twenty years of "a
per cent but this is in part explained
by a change in the police classification
by which various offenses which used to
be entered as larcenies are now entered
as burglaries. In all the smaller of
lenses there has been a continuous
and marked abatement" The main
cause Of this improvement has been the
action of the police. It is in the
smaller and everyday offenses that the
benefit of this is most seen. The
police are more vigilant, and their vigil
lance is more often successful. They
are now obliged to furnish to the Secre-
tary of State full information as to the
number of all bad characters at large in
their district, and they are thus kept
Sin touch with all known thieves and
suspected characters" The figures re-
lating both to these characters and to
their habitua1 haunts are highly en-
couraging.
In 1869 there was one known thief
to every 1000 persons; in 1875 the per-
centage had fallen by nearly half, and
the was only one known thief to every
1,945 persons. The decrease in the re-
ceiver of stolen goods is still more
marked. In 1869 there was
one to every s,43O people; in
1SS7-S there was one to every
25, 500. So, too, with the houses which
suspected persons frequent. In 1863
there were 1852 houses kept by receiv-
ers of stolen goods; in 1888 there were
only 77s. The number of suspected pub
lie houses, beer shops and coffee shops
has fallen within the same period from
3, 1877 to 753. This change is a striking
testimony to the value of police super
vision. Criminals are like wireworms-
there is nothing they dislike so much
as constant disturbance. The visits of
the police make the discharge of the
criminal calling troublesome and annoy
ing. The oftener criminals are seen by
the police when they are making holi.
day the more chance is there that they
will be recognized and detected when
they are at work. The decrease in the
number of receivers of stolen goods is
especially important, since without such
agencies thieves can not dispose of hei,
plumber, and as thief is not collector,
the inability to do this is very great
hindrance to his business.
1t is satisfactory to learn that, where
as in 1869 there was one policeman te
every s5S people. in 1878 there was one
policeman to every 769 people.-Specta-