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Consolidating Agninst the New Partv

TOPEKA QKas.), Aug. 7.-Nine District
Judges are to be elected in Kansas this
fall. In several of the districts a fusion
between the old parties has been effected
to defeat the candidate of the Peoples
Party from one end of the State to the
other. The fight appears to be all hands
against the new party.
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The Stanford Un.versItv.

MAYFIELD, Aug. 17.-Amos Howard
Fiske of South Framingham has been APP
pointed Chief Engineer of the Leland
Stanford Jr University. Mr.. Fiske is an
engineer OF large experience.
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Forest Fires.

ORovILLE, Aug. T.-Forest fires have
been raging for several days near Hurle-
ton and Enterprise. To-day the fire is
approaching Forbestown and some dam
ger is feared. About one hundred miles
have been burned over.
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Bogus Seances.
ONcrn RAv 1AlnssN Ann n

ONSET BAY (Mass.), Aug. 17.-Yester-
day the executive officers of the Onset
Bay Association served notice upon Mrs.
Eta Roberts of Rochester, n. Y, to
leave the grounds of the association. She
had been detected giving ''bogus seances''
with the assistance of Miss Annie West
of Topeka, Kan, who has been posing as
q spirit.
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81 05l was reached. Tt then sold UP to
II 01, and at 1885 everything was quiet
and no fears of failures were entertained.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug l7.-There was a
lively scene on Change this morning
when wheat started in at 81 04 and swung
gradually up to 81 0S and then declined
touching Stat noon.
AT BERLIN.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE corn market to-
day is excited. The opening quotations
We're: Augustry 269 marks; September
and October, 253 marks. August wheat.
Zo4 marks; September and October, ZIG.
Corn closed flat. August rye closed at
25I marks; September and October 245
marks. August wheat was quoted at the
close at 246 marks; September and October,
24l marks 80 pfennigs.
owing to the excessive price of rye the
Government has decided to use wheat in
making bread for the army.
ANTWERP AND AMSTERDAM.
ANTWERP, Aug. 1.-THE wheat market
here was excited to-day. Wheat rose 2
francs per le0 kilos, and rye, on forward
delivery was quoted at 2Gf
AMSTERDAM, Aug. II. The wheat
market was excited to-day. November
wheat advanced 10 guilders. and rye de-
cllned guilders.
AT VIENNA
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE grain mark ct
was firm to-day. Autumn rye advanced
% kreutzers, and wheat advanced 20
kreutZers.
AT BUDA PESTH.
BUDA PEsTGI, Aug. 17.-An active grain
market prevailed to-day. Wheat ad-
vanced 60 kreutzers.
AT PARIS.
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Thcre was an active
demand in the grain market to-day. es-
peclalIy for rye, which advanced two
TO three francs per 100 kiIogrammes.
Wheat and flour advanced one franc.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, Aug. I7.-The excite
ment which has prevailed for some days
past IN the Eastern grain market has, rs
usual, had the effect of stimulating busi-
ness on the local exchange, and prices
have ruled high for wheat options.
me movement IS viewed, however,
with suspicion by the more conservative
class of operators, who recognize the ne
cessltY for dealing gingerly with a COM
modify inflated 10 such an unreasonable
extent.
At the close of last week buyers here
were plentiful, under the impression that
continuance Of a bull market in the
East would lead to still higher prices in
this city. The impression was correct. so
Tar as carrying the strong tone over to the
opening session this morning, bat the
advance was poorly sustained, and after
selling up to 81 794, seller the year, broke
under heavy sales to 81 754.
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Bathers Drowned.

GRAND FORKS IN. d., Aug. 17.-This
evening, while bathing in Red River,
Rev. William Currie, rector of ST. Paups
Episcopal Church; his daughter Ruth,
aged 49, and Laura Van Kirk, aged II,
Mnrn drnWnpd
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International Congress.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 1.-THE International
Labor Congress did little to-day but COM
plete organization and read fraternal
kilograms from all parts of the world.
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same weapon. The woman and child
We're found by neighbors lying uncon-
scious in pool of blood. The woman's S
skull was fractured, and she cannot re-
cover. The boy may survive.
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Attempted Assassination.

PARIS, Aug. T7.-As NJ. Laur was Ieav-
ing meeting at Cirque Hiver to-day an
anarchist attempted to assassinate him.
but failed. The anarchist was arrested.
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Native Sons WIN Go to santa Cruz

NaUIVe SOILS VIII 90 TO SaTlh CruZs
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE Native
Sons Committee of Arrangements for the
celebration of September 9th held meet
ing tonight, in which the Special Com
mittee on Transportation submitted a re-
port that the Southern Pacific Company
had agreed to make round trip rate Of
81 %, the members of the various parlors
to sell the tickets to outsiders at S3 each.
The report was adopted and the Native
Sons viii go to Santa Cruz.
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Struck Against Reduction of Wages

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE wrought-iron
nail men of the Worcester and Stafford
shire districts have struck against a pro-
posed reduction of wages. The strike
affects 5000 men, and may eventually
affect other trades.
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Hopktns-searles, VIII.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. I7.-Attorney
John A. Boalt started East to-day to join
Russell J. Wilson, and will act with him
in contesting the will of Mrs. Hopkins
SearloS
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Destructive Fire.

WACO Tex.), Aug. 16.-The dry goods,
and furnishing establishments of
Goldstein Il Nigel and Curtis & Oran
were totally destroyed by fire this after
noon. Loss, S275, 900.
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Racing in WASHINGTON

SEATTLE (Wash.), Aug. 1.-THE sum
mer meeting of the King County Fair and
Agricultural Association at Kent opened
favorably to-day.
Kent Derby, one and one-quarter miles,
purse of $500, won by Malcolm, Idaho
Chief second, Raindrop and Rosy Lewis
dead heat for third. Time, 2:121.
Half mile dash, Black Adler won,
Annie Rooney second, Ta1oma Poor
third. Time, 0:5l.
Noe she Codner ana 6aSn SngraI race o2ste9
won a heat when the event was post
poned on account of rain. Best time, 2:27
In the 2:25 trot. which came off between
heats Of the pacing race, Blendie and
Mark Medium each won heat. The
race was then postponed. Best time.
O.Dt
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york of n Drunken I,rute.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IT, A. Won
Taylor, farmer, returned to his home
near San Mateo to-day after drunken
spree at San Bruno, and with pick
handle beat his wife over the head, in
flicting horrible wounds, and then seri-
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Run Over and Killed.

RENO New, Aug. II. - George c..
Campbell, a Canadian Frenchman, 3S
years Of age, was run over and killed by
a FREIGHT train at ESSEX last evening.
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Thirty Lives Lost.

PoRT-AU-PRINCE, Aug. 1.-THE river
st. Marie overfowed its banks to-day.
The bridge over the river was swept
away and thirty lives lost.
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ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR
Wholesale Loss of Life by an Ac-
cident in Switzerland.
AN EXCURSION TRAIN RUN INTO BY
AN EXPRESS

Thirty Lives Lost by the Washing
Away of a Bridge in Hayti-Serious
State of Affairs Reported in China
Ministers of Foreign Powers
Threaten a Combined Naval Demon
stration if the Government Does
Not Give Protection to Foreigners.
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SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Naval Demonstration Threatened in
Chinese Waters.

Naval Demonstration Threatened in
Chinese Waters.
SHANGHAI, Aug. I7.-There is no use
Disgusting the fact that a most serious
state of affairs exists in this country over
the agitation against foreigners and others.
and the combined fleets of the Powers
may be called upon at any moment to
take effective action looking to redress for
outrageS by the Chinese Government. AT
present a state of great excitement pre-
walls at the increasing tension between
the Chinese Government and the Min
listers Of the foreign Powers. From all
appearances the former is obstinate in it's
refusal to redress the injury done foreign
ers during the recent riots.
IL the Chinese authorities do not Weld
to the firm demands of the Ministers of
the Powers, concerted hostile action upon
the part of the vessels of the various ma
tions represented in these waters is inn
minent. Such is the state of affairs that
it is now known the foreign Ministers
were compelled to inform the Chinese
Government that joint naval demon
stration OF an effective nature, in which
the French, American, British and Ger
man squadrons will take part, will be or
dered in the near future unless speedy
reparation is made for the injuries, out
RACES ana ABUSES complained OF by the
Ministers of the Powers.
INCREASED THE PRESSURE.
TEN TsING, Aug. 1.-THE Ministers
of the foreign Powers have increased the
pressure which has been placed on the
Chinese Government, insisting upon the
punishment Of rioters and of officials who
neglected TO afford protection to foreign
ers and their property. The foreign Din
listers do not demand pecuniary indem-
nifty, having already settled that with the
local authorities.
THE EMPIRE WOULD COLLAPSE.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Standard saws:
Should China persist in her present atti-
tude grave consequences are threatened.
and no one can see the issues. This is
what the shrewder of the KoIao and
other secret societies desire. They hope
to involve the Government with the for
eign Powers, and thus distract it, know
ing that if the Powers attack China the
Empire will probably collapse and the
whole of them fall into state of anarchy,
which will not be suppressed in our time
Happily, European diplomats understood
this condition of affairs, and knowing
how desperately fragile is imperial au-
thority in China viii persuade the others
to deal with it in a gingerly manner.
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Labor Troubles in France

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE most serious labor
agitation has broken out at Fourmies,
near Avesnes, and troops have been sent
to end the disturbance.
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Fruit Shipments.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 1.-THE amount of
fruit shipped from this city to the East
last week was 946, ,24O pounds. Total
shipments to all points, l,75S,0l5 pounds
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The Charleston and Pensacola.

VALLEJO, Aug. ia number of
boilermakers went to work on the Pensa-
cola Saturday. Lieutenant n. J. K.
Patch is now the navigating officer of the
Charleston. The crew of the Charleston
was kept busy Sunday coaling the ship.
The cruiser will leave the yard on We'd
nesday. The Pensacola was taken into
the stone dock to-day. Her repairs will
be finished Thursday, when she will sail
for Honolulu.
The tug Ivey left the yard Sunday for
San Francisco, where she will be used in
the work of blowing up the sunken coal
ship Palestine. The work will be done
with torpedoes.
A wharf here fell through this morn
ing, and with it fifty tons of coal.
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NEGOTIATIONS POSTPONED.

Swiss. Austrian and German Delegates
Fafl TO Agree on n Treaty.
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE Swiss, Austrian
and German Delegates on Saturday last
discussed fresh Swiss proposals in con-
nection with the projected commercial
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smoIter Trouble at Omaha ENDED.

OMAHA, Aug. 1.-THE trouble at the
Omaha smelter is at an end. This morn
ing the men agreed to return to work at
the same terms as before, and the officers
OF the smelter have decided 10 start up at
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COAST CHRONICLES.
Excitement in Utah Over Rich
Mineral Discoveries.
PROSPECTORS AND MINERS FLOCK
ING TO THE SCENE.

Drunken San Mateo Farmer Beats
His Wife and Son Almost to Death
With a Pickhandle-Heayy Rains
Reported in the Mountains In san
Bernardino County-A Young Lady
Suicides by Jumping From an Oak
land Ferry Boat.
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THE HARVEST.
Promise of Big Yield throughout
the Northwest.

the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, Aug. .17.-Harvesting is we'll
sunder way all over the Northwest. and
the promise Of a big yield is more than
fulfilled The wheat averages from
twenty-five to thirty bushels to the acre.
and the increased yield from theincreased
acreage makes 10000, coo bushels the
minimum product for the Dakotas and
Minnesota. Other grains are close to
wheat. Oats especially are turning out
well. Great trouble is experienced in
procuring labor to handle the immense
crop, and the railroads are hard at work
preparing to handle the grain. The lack
Of storage facilities will compel the great
majority OF farmers to dispose of their
grain soon, and transportation facilities
viii be taxed to their utmost. The
weather for harvesting is all that could be
desired.
THE CROPS IN ITALY.
ROME, Aug. 1.-THE Italian harvest
reports indicate this years crOps to he
equal to those of 1880. Recent rains have
greatly improved the corn crop, which
promises to be good. An abundant Weld
of wine from the grape crop is also ex-
pected.
RUssIA'S CROP.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE Minis
ter of Finance announces that the WELD
of rye was estimated at I'll, ,000,0 ,0CO poods.
but owing to present supplies being
nearly exhausted, 1900, 900 pools will
be required TO supply the wants of peas
ants tor sowing. The deficit must be
supplied by potatoes and maize.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE visible supply
Of grain as reported for the Board Of
Trade. is as follows: Wheat, i, ,255, 900
bushels, an increase of ] l,30l 900: corn.
3,S54,009 bushels. an increase of 81. GOO:
oats, 100000 bushels, an increase of IO7, :
600; rye, l,l79,000 bushels. an increase of
"a 900: barley, $4,000 bushels, a decrease
of 600
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international Hygienic Concress.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE International
Hygienic Congress closed to-day. Buda
Pesth, was chosen for the next meeting
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FLOODS IN MISSOURI.
A ClOudburSt Causes Great Damage
Along the Platte River.
FARMERS SUFFER LOSS OF STOCK
GRAIN AND BUILDINGS

Rumor Current That tho SearIes-Hop-
kins VIM Controversy Is to he
Amicably Settled Outside the Courts
smallpox Epidemic at Independ-
ence, Missouri-Shotgun Oual.au-
tine Established Over the Infected
District
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ST.. Louis, Aug. T.-All trading on the
Exchange this morning, was, as previ-
ously agreed upon, on settlements. no
new trades being made December wheat
opened at 81 CS, sold up TO 81 Y, ana then
started on the downward grade until
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Pension Awards.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-California pen
sions: Vincent Garcia, Frank Schaeffer,
David f. Wilson, Joseph Neilhard, JOS
Curless. Thomas II. Green, Titus o.
Samuels, Nelson Seaver, James Dalziel,
Charles w. Pratt, Peter Merworth, Geo.
Ackermann, William Britner, Nicholas
Wolf, William Fitzgerald, William A.
Mckenzie, Dolphus Nanslyke.
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At MINNEAPOLIS.

81 054 was reached. Tt then sold up to
II 01, and at 1885 everything was quiet
and no fears of failures were entertained.
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Tandem RECORD Broken.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IL The five
mile record of 1882 was lowered to-day
by V. j. Kelly and j. II. Draper to 1910.
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AT PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHA, aug. 1.-THE whoa.
market to-day was feverish and irregular
and closed 3@lc lower, under free specu-
lative selling IN all the grain centers.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. E.-There was q
lively scene on Change this morning
when wheat started in at 81 04 and swung
gradually up to 81 0S and then declined
touching 81 at noon
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THE BEARS ON TOP.
Another Lively Day in the East
ern Grain Markets.
STRONG OPENING FOLLOWED BY A
DECLINE.

Old Traders Report that the Rapidity
and Wide Range of fluctuations at
Chicago Exceeded Anything Ever
Before Seen-Heavy Foreign Buying
at the Bottom of the Present FURRY.
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A Medium Yield of Oats.
TIE DISORDERS IN CHINA.
Uncle sam Takes Measures to Protect His
Citizens-The Emperor's Decree.

Uncle sam Takes Measures to Protect His
Citizens-The EmPeror's Decree.
washington, Aug. lion account of
the perilous position of Americans in
China because of the religious riots there
orders have been issued at the navy depart
ment directing the Charleston and Marion
to join the Asiatic station. The Charles
ton will sail from San Francisco to Yoko-
hama and the Marion will 90 direct from
Behring sea to China. The Alert also will
join the Asiatic station as soon a. her
duty in Behring sea is completed.
Actions of the Chinese Emperor
The state department has received a
copy of the imperial decree issued by the
emperor of China concerning the out
RACES on foreign missionaries in that
country which nave caused the navy de-
partment to order two additional vessels
TO Chinese waters. The decree at the re-
quest of the council Of ministers, instructs
governors to lose no time in devisinC
means to quel the disorders. All guilty
persons are ordered TO be punished by
death, and all officials lacking in energy
in the prosecution of the guilty or the
protection Of foreigners are TO be de-
graded.
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Well Done Miss Anderson.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ia special dis
patch from Galveston says: Jennie An
derson, who lives alone, discovered. ne
gro in her room about o'clock yesterday
morning. She seized a revolver, but was
so excited that she accidentally discharged
the weapon and inflicted painful, wound
IN her thigh The shot frightened the ne
gro and be attempted to escape. Miss An
derson. in snite of her wound, followed
him, firing as she ran. One of the shots
proved fatal and the negro died while
officers were taking him to the hospital
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ABUNDANT CROPS.
Substance of the Reports from
the Fields.
NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL HUB.

Neidringhaus and His Tin-Plate Enter
Religious Riots in China-Census Once
School statistics-Fred Douglass Ex-
plains His R-~tgnation-A Hundred
Great Guns Contracted for Silver
Takes Little Tumble.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE August re-
turn to the statistician of the department
of agriculture make the condition of corn
90s; spring wheat, 95.5; spring rye, 500;
oats, S9j; barley, 93.s; buckwheat, 970S;
potatoes, 965; tobacco, SIS; hay, 90.9.
Corn has fallen off ? points during the
month, the decline being almost entirely
in the states of the Ohio valley and the
northwest. The decline was due to dry
weather, approaching drought in portions
of Indiana and Illinois, and low tempera-
ture in all sections of the non surplus dis
tricts.
A Grave Danger Suggested.
There was sufficient rainfall in Kansas
and Nebraska. with some local excesses,
and the month was fairly favorable not
withstanding low temperatures. East of
the Allegheny mountains and in the south
conditions were favorable and state aver
ages advanced. The crop continues late
in most sections, the result of the poor
start and absence of hot, forcing weather
during July. Unless August should prove
unusually favorable, and the season be a
long one, there is grave danger that the
crop may no. mature properly.
Averages in the Principal states.
In the surplus states the averages are:
Ohio, 49, Indiana, s.: Illinois. IS; Iowa, 90;
Missouri, 81; Kansas, IS; Nebraska, 50
The wheat returns relate to spring wheat
only, the average for the whole breadth
advancing somewhat during the month.
The improvement is general except in
Washington, where hot winds injured the
prospect in some districts and the state
returns outside of this state and Wiscon-
sin closely approach the standard for COM
parison. Principal states are: Wiscon-
sin, 81; Minnesota; 9S; Iowa, 95; Nebraska,
81; North Dakota, 90; South Dakota, 9s;
Washington, 80
A Medium Yield of Oats.
Oats have improved two points during
the month, and the figures of condition
indicate medium yield per acre The
blight which ruined the crop last year and
was feared again at the date of the July
report has appeared in but few isolated
localities. The weather at the close of the
growing season during harvest was gen
orally favorable, and late growth was suf-
ficient to largely offset the poor start and
deficient stand. The cool weather which
retarded corn growth in the Ohio and q. p
per Mississippi valleys was favorable to
this cereal. y great crop of potatoes is
indicated.
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Il depdrtnre
from ordinary methods has long
been adopted by the makers of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
They know what it can do-and
they guarantee it. Your money
is promptly returned, if it fails to
benefit or cure in all diseases arising
from torpid liver or impure blood.
No better terms. could be asked for.
No better remedy can be had.
Nothing else that claims to be
blood-purifer is sold in this way
because nothing else is like the
&c. NJ. D."
So positively certain is it in its
curative effects as to qcarrant its
makers in selling it, as they are do
ing, through druggists, on trial!
It's especially potent in curing
letter, Salt-rheum, Eczema, Ery-
sipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore
Eyes, Goitre, or Thick Neck, and
Enlarged Glands, Tumors and
Swellings. Great Eating Ulcers
rapidly heal under its benign in
fuence. Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Fred Douglass Resignation.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 11.-Refeiring to his
resignation of the Office of minister to
Hayti, Fred Douglass yesterday said: "Yes,
] have resigned my mission TO Hayti. One
year ago when ] returned to Washington
i took occasion to inform President Har-
fison that | should only spend one more
year in HaytI. did not resign because of
any expressed dissatisfaction with my la
bors by the administration. / am getting
old, too old for public labors l am ap-
preaching my 10th year. l desire to put
the past behind me, and enjoy in quiet
way the few years that remain to me"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1891-08-11
DESPOTIC RUSSIA.
A Gratuitous Insult Offered to
the Poles.
MONUMENT TO A TYRANTS TOOL

THE Hangman of Poland" Who Made
wilma a Slaughter House, To Be Hon
ored and His Victims People Asked
to Chip in''-British Criticism of
American Schools-The Bender Atroci-
cities Duplicated at Vienna Seven
Victims Found.
LONDON, Aug. LA Vienna dispatch
says that the Poles are greatly excited
over the proposed erection of monu-
ment under the auspices of the Russian
government to the memory of Count Mu-
ravieff, known as "The Hangman of Po-
land" 1t was by order of Muravieff that
a multitude of Poles were put to death at
Wilma in 1863. He was likened to Ivan
the Terrible in ferocity, and many patri-
otic noblemen were his victims. The
proposition is to erect a memorial TO him
in wilma, which witnessed his worst atroc.
ities.
Endorsed by the Authorities.
The fact that the present governor gen
eral of wilma has subscribed to the fund
for that purpose shows that the authori-
ties endorse the movement What is al
most incredible is that pressure is brought
10 Dear TO compel Poles to subscribe to the
scheme for honoring the man who slauCh-
tered their countrymen. The Poles gen
orally construe the movement as a national
insult, although ii will serve to keep alive
in Poland the sentiment of nationality
and the mer' ories of the heroic past.
Ashamed of His Dads Doings.
According 10 a ST. Petersburg dispatch
the czar has caused it to be notified TO the
Princess Gouneffsky, the morganatic
widow of the late car, Alexander II, that
she must not visit the imperial family on
terms of intimacy, and that her peculiar
relationship cannot be recognized at court
The czar himself has no morganatic wife
and is devoted as a husband TO the en-
press. He does not like the evidence of
his fathers loose morals to be thrust tco
plainly before him, and the women who
Were favorites of the late car have found
themselves hardly more than tolerated by
the present ruler.