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THE POLKA.
1t Was Invented in 1880 by an Austrian
Female Cook.

1t Was Invented in 1880 by an Austrian
Female Cook.
The origin of the polka is being dis
cussed in some of the Partisan journals,
says Galignani. The universally popular
dance is said to have been invented in 1880
by an Austrian kitchen cook, who, finding
herself dun in her kitchen, sang and danced
to the now wel-knOwn measure. The
cooks mistress having surprised her during
the performance, she was requested to
dance and sing in the presence of the COM
poser Joseph Neruda, who took notes Of
the performance.
The polka passed into Prague, then to
Vienna, and was danced for tine first time
before the Par!sian public by Hungarian
artist at the Odeon Theater in 1840. Plenty
of animated polka music was written sue
eessiyely by LanneT, Strauss aud Francis
Hunais.
But the real polka mania did not break
out in Paris till the year 1874. when it was
danced with great success by select few at
the Sale Valentine, in the Rue Saint
aonore the premises now occupied by the
N0uveau Cirque. Crowds used TO assemble
pretty figures which composed the true
polka, which was then acquired with great
difficulty, and WAS not the simple close OF
the rushing dance at present known by that
name.
SO popular was the polka in Paris nearly
half century ago, that the dancing masters
had for clients ladies' and gentlemen of all
classes, and even judges. lawyers and doc
tors did not disdain to take lessons in what
was then considered as one of the greatest
requirements for ballroom.
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THE OMAHA BRIDGE.
The Union Pacific EndeaYOrins to Shut
The Rock Island Cut.

CHICAGO, July 2S. = A dispatch from
Omaha says the Union Pacific Railroad is
taking measures to prevent the Rock Island
and Milwaukee and st. Paul road from
profting from yesterdays decision in the
bridge lease case. The opposing attorneys
have disagreed on two points. The Union Pa
cifc wants a bond to delay the execution of
the contract until it is finally determined by
the Supreme Court, and also that joint rules
for running on the bridge be adopted before
the use of the bridge begins. This would
delay matters.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-The statement of the
Chicago, Burlington and Qaincy for the
month of Jnne last, in comparison with that
for the corresponding month of last year,
shows: Gross earnings decrease, Sl3I, ,334;
expenses and charges decrease, S3I9,03S;
net earnings, increase, S1S7, 7O4 For tue six
months ended June 30th the statement shows:
Gross earnings, decrease, 81 l6S, ,43S; ex-
penSes and charges, decrease, 81, ,4S3, 562; ; net
earnings, decrease, S6S4, SIG.
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FallnTa of q Land Synninata

DENVER, July 2S.-The Berkley Land
Syndicate has made an assignment. 1t
owned 1890 acres of land, purchased from ].
Brisbane Walker OF New York. The ina
bility to collect on sales and light business
caused the failure, which was totally unex-
very strong financially. The liabilities are
100000; assets. S60O0O0 The company
had capital stock of S1,000,000. During
the last year the company built scores OF
houses. Walker has claim on the land for
100000. The business will be continued
by Assignee Valentine, who is President of
the company. It is expected the company
will be put on its feet again.
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A HAMLET DOOMED,
Fierce Flames Sweeping Along the StaniS-
lauS Toward American Camp.

SONORA. July 2s.-The forest fire which
yesterday crossed the river at Columbia and
destroyed the marble works and burned to
death the daughter of the owner of the
works has assumed herculean proportion
After destroying tie marble works it swept
over McPherson's place, leaving devastation
and ruin in its wake. 1t next followed P.
Nj. Trask's. j. c. Keefe's, the Gold Spring
and several other places, all of which sue
cumbed to the destructive element. Column
bia was saved by back firing. The COlum-
bia Brewery was not burned, although the
fire came to within 100 yards of 1t. The fire
is rushing up the Stanisiaus River and there
is no hopes of saving American Camp.
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RETURNING TO WORK.
Many of the Pennsylvania Steel Works strik-
ers at Their Old Places.

HARRISBURG. July 2s.-There were 1900
men at work at the Pennsylvania Steel
Works to-day. In the billet mill this morn
Ing there were enough men to run day and
night turns and all OF the old men but
three were at work. This afternoon sur
prise was sprung on the strikers when a car
containing fifty experienced mill-hands from
Sparrow Point, Md, ran into the yard, and
the men were quickly distributed through
the various mills. These men will start the
Bessemer mill tomorrow. Tonight a train
bearing workmen from the mill to Harris
burg was stoned by boys in sympathy with
the Strikers
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Committed Hara-Kiri-

ROME, July 2S.-Colonel George W. G.
LeybOurne, well known In connection with
the Catholic banking scheme, attempted
suicide here yesterday in Japanese style,
hara-kiri, by diselnbowelIng himself with a
with little hope of recovery. Monetary
losses are said to have been the cause of the
act. Leyb0urne was born in Scotland aud
fought in the Crimean and Franco Austrian
wars. He surveyed and built railroads in
Turkey, Russia. Egypt and other countries.
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THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

Republicans Confident of Electing Mckinley
and Legislative Majority.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Richard Smith of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette SAYS that
the Ohio Republicans are confident of elect
ing Mckinley and majority of the Legis-
lature. He says: 81 never have seen the
Republican party so thoroughly united for
many years as it is now. The Democrats
are trying TO make out that there is di-
vision on the Senatorial question, but there
Is none. Who is to be the successor of
Sherman is II matter which is to be settled
in the future. Sherman is not making q
fight for it, neither is any one else"
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4 Call for an Alliance convsntio,

JACKSON (Miss.), July 2S-A call was
issued to-day for a State convention to be
held here August 18th, to select delegates to
national convention of Alliance men OPP
posed to the Sub-Treasnry scheme and the
third party. The call invites all opposed O
machinlsm and corruption and denounces
political lepers who are seeking to divert
order from its true course.
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BALTIMORE, July 2s.-Baltimores 8, Bos.
tons s.
PHILADELPHIA, july 2S. Athletics .,
Washingtoas 10.
MILWAUKEE. July 2S.-Milwaukees II,
Denvers f.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 2s.-Mlnneapolis 10,
Kansas Citys Z,
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w ALL STREET.
Bonds Affected by Rumored Embarrassment
of Heavy Ooarators

of Heavy Operators.
New YORK, July 2S.-Wall street has
been full of rumors that heavy operators in
Richmond Terminal and other Southern
securities have become embarrassed. and it
is now reported that one of them failed to
make his accounts good and an assignment
is looked for. An effort is being made,
accounts. and if this is done no formal an-
nouncement of the embarrassment will be
made. 1t was reported yesterday that Il
tcan had been called in the Richmond Ter
minal Company. The officials say the loan
has matured and was paid. The bonds,
which broke yesterday under reports OF
default, are stronger to-day and advanced 4
per cent
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JaiI-Breakers Aided Bv Rats.

Sheriff Ryan, during his recent visit to
Columbus, had an interesting interview
with John Foster, the burglar convict, con-
corning his attempt to break jail In this
county a few days ago. The two notorious
an ingenious method In their operations
which. if Fosters statement is true, speaks
well for their skill in stratagem. Several
times Sheriff Ryan had reason to suspect
that an attempt was being made to saw the
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French Fleet to Visit English waters,

3
LONDON. July 26.-It was announced this
afternoon that the Queen has delayed her
departure for Osborn in order to visit the
French squadron at Portsmouth. In the
Commons to-day Lord George Hamilton.
the First Lord of the Admiralty. referring
to the visit OF the French squadron to Ports
mouth. said arrangements would be made
on commensurate scale to mark the ex-
change Of intern atOnal civiities.
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A SWindler Caught.

LONDON, July 2S.-Americans who have
been victicized by fellow in Spain. who
knows, or says he knows, where quantity
of treasure is buried, will he gratified to
know that the fellow is in prison. Colonel
the promise of telling him where the treas
ure was, at once wrote to the British Consul
at Valencia, Spain, and the Consul man
aged things so well that the fellow was
caught while taking letter and money from
the Postoffire
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RECIPROCAL TRADE.
Provisions Contained in Treaty With San
Domingo.

PROVISIONS Contained in Treaty With San
Domingo,
New YORK, July 2S. - The Worlds
Washington correspondent states that
treaty of reciprocity has been concluded
with San Domingo. The treaty follows
closely the lines laid down in the conven-
tion with Brazil. Sugar, molasses, coffee,
cocoa and hides are to be admitted free of
duty into the United States. Breads tufts,
potatoes, hay and oats, pork and fish, cot
ton-seed oil. agricultural implements, min
ing and mechanical tools and ma
terlal for. the construction and equip
ment Of railways are to be
admitted free from the United States into
dominican ports. The admission into
San Domingo of large number of articles
with reduction of 25 per cent on the
present duty is authorized by clause of
the treaty, and a schedule appended in
clndes cured and canned meats and vege-
tables, manufactured cotton, iron and steel
mot included in the free schedule), un-
manufactured leather, lumber and manu-
factureS Of ynni ete
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convicts Taken to Coal Creek.

KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), July 2s.-Sixty con-
vcts were taken to Coal Creek Sunday and
160 yesterday The miners may look upon
this action of the Tennessee Coal and
Mining Company as an open defiance, and
resent 1t accordingly, but the general opin-
ION Is that they will await the action of the
extra session of the Legislature.
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Government telegram Bills.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Second Comp
troller Gilkeson has approved the bills of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
amounting to $685. for telegraph service
for the United States Signal Bureau at the
rate established by the Postmaster General
The company has notified the Secretary of
the Treasury that it will accept payment at
the rates named under protest until the
question of the legality is iudicialIy deter
mined.
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GRAssHoPPER PESTS.
Serious Losses to Farmers Along the Ohio and
Indiana Border.

DAYTON Ohio, July 2S.-Grasshoppers
are running the oats prospects in twenty
counties along the Ohio and Indiana bor-
der line, and the devastation is most marked
in the region around thg headwaters of the
Wabash, Miami and Waumee rivers. The
crops are ruined by "A small green hopper on
farm after farm. Many of the growers,
their oats green, bnt the hoppers followed
1t into shock, and are now in the corn.
WATERLOO Qowa), July 28.-The grass
hopperS are damaging the oats crop in this
section of the State. 1t is estimated that
they will lessen the yield by ten bushels per
acrh.
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Costly Stables Burned.

CHICAGO. July 2S.-Ths large and costly
stables and covered training track of Leroy
Payne, liveryman of this city, at Chebanse,
ILL.,, were burned with Their contents this
morning. The loss is heavy, including S10,-
900 worth of paintings in the office. One
hundred and thirty horses were saved.
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Contempt of Court.

ATLANTA (Ga.), July 27.-Stephen A.
Ryan, the young Atlanta dry-go merchant
who failed some time ago for S2.000,O00, is
behind the prison bars. Judge Gober sent
him there for contempt of court The Judge
says Ryan has cash assets in his possession
to the amount of Sl20, coo, which must be
handed over to his creditors. This has Gre
ated profound sensation. Ryan declares
he has no cash assets to turn oY er
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BRIBE-TAKERS.
Confessions of Corruption by Prominent Cana
dian officials

dian Officials.
OTTAWA (Ont), July 2S.-J. B. Arnold,
Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Public
Works Department, admitted before the
Public Accounts Committee to-day that he
had rented the survey steamer and store
house to the Government In other persons ,
names. His excuse was that he wished to
avoid newspaper notOriety. He also ad-
mitted receiving bribes from couple of
Montreal firms doing a large Government
business.
La Force Langevin, who is a son of the
Minister of Public Works, testified to-day
that he never received from Connolly & Co.
5000 10 assist in securing the election of
his father in the Three Rivers division. He
was followed by one, Thibeault, who swore
that La Force had expressed desire to re-
ceive the amount and suggested that
the Connellys, being large contractors,
should supply the money. After the elec-
tion La Force told him that with the money
he received he had ''turned the con nstituency
right side ID"
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Treasury Department is making the usual
arrangements to meet the autumn demand
for notes of small denominations to move
the crops. Some improvements have been
adopted by Secretary Foster and Treasurer
Nebeker. They believe they will have no
difficulty in accommodating the banks to at
least as great an extent as they have been
accommodated in former years.
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A Convert TO Islamism.

TEHERAN. July 2S. - Kate Greenfield,
who. it was recently alleged, was abducted
at the Turkish Consulate at Soujboulak,
Persia. in defiance of the English Consul,
has been examined by the British Consul
here. She declared she was a convert to
ISlamism and followed her Moslem husband
willingly,
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NVUANt uO ITON-IIIIb IIIcTI "
best doctor in Eaton Ran
IDS, Mich. and he doc
mr. SR tored him for two weeks
EE|@I and he got worse ali the
AM%f me, and then took
a. A. thim to Jackson. to a
ri MSsNl loctor who attends es-
W Wpr cialiy TO skin diseases,
AA S SaaHd then he got worse
N 0e3V S2S[Ss NNIthaa ever. Then l told
my husband had bet
OIL w ter try the CUTIcURA
49,, ~ REMEDIES any way aid
s<WM 49, ~ not have any idea they
RS&An% z$Sawould do any GOOD, bur
NSSSN-sA1sEzL<SAS less than two months
eaE<~ from the time began
giving them to him he
was entirely well. and not spot him. His
hair began growing right off and we thought would
always be bald-headed There was not a spot his
whole body, face aud head, only his nose and eyes,
but what beef-steak. So poor there
not anything but bones, and so weak he could
raise neither hand nor head.
MRS. FRANK BARRETT, Winfield Mich.
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weavers Quit Work.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-The strike at
Dobson's Mills is on again. When the
weavers took their old positions this morn
ing thirty-eight were at once discharged by
the Superintendent. Soon after the SYM
pathizers with these men quit work, and by
noon all but thirty-fiye OF tie old weavers
and twenty-five Of the imported men walked
out
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Importation of Contract Labor.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Secretary Foster
does not fully agree with Superintendent
owen IN the opinion that the alien contract
labor law does not prohibit the importation
OF skilled laborcrs for employment i'm tin
plate factories. He has prepared a modif-
cation OF Mr. Owens ruling on that subject
and Will make 1t public tomorrow.
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company. headed by the Duke and Duchess
of Teck. Toasts were drank to Queen Vic
toria, to the King and Queen of Italy and to
the guests of the evening The Prince of
Naples made felicitous response to the
toast in his honor. The banquet was fol-
lowed by reception and concert, at which
Miss Eames and several other opera singers
appeared
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Report That Governor Hill Is Candidate for
denomination.

New York, July 2S.-The Mail and Ex-
press Saratoga special says: Lieutenant
Governor Jones has been here several days.
He has had two or three interviews with
Ed Murphy Jr, Chairman of the State Com
mittee and Hilfs most active lieutenant
Jones to friend last night declared that he
was convinced that Governor Hill intended
to take the nomination again himself He
said he has positive information to this
effect. Jones declared that if Hill should
insist on heading the State ticket again he,
himself, would take the Farmers Alliance
nomination, in order to defeat Hill.
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DESTRUCTIVE oLoUDBURsr.
Business Houses and Residences Flooded at
Council Bluffs

COUNCIL BLUFFS Qowa), July pa de-
structye cloudDurst, about five miles north
east of this city this evening did great dam
age. Indian Creek, which runs through the
heart OF the city, rose at rapid rate, and
the water overfiowed the farms and swept
through the streets, flooding business houses
and residences. On the bottoms in West
Council Bluffs people were dri ven from
their homes. The estimated damage is over
$4,000
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Children Drowned.

PITTsBURG, July 2s.-Lucas Dougherty.
Jerry O'Brien and Willie O'Brien, aged 10, 9
and II years, were playing last evening on
raft In tile Ohio River. The strong cur
rent swept the raft under coal barge. and
the FIRST two named were drowned. The lat
ter swan to the shore,
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ing tariffs of so and 60 per cent on imported
silk fabrics has failed entirely to "protect
the domestic manufacturer. According to
Richardson the domestic manufacture OF
silk articles has been hampered by Custom
house frauds. The making of silk handker-
he says. has been wholly stopped chiefly by
these fraudS
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A Yillapa Fire.

UTICA On. ". July 2s-The village Of
Taberg was visited by fire to-day which
rendered several families homeless and
seriously crippled the business interests Of
the place. The loss is $4,000.
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From the Orient.

VICTORIA (B. c.. July 2S.-The steam
ship Sussex arrived from the Orient to-day
with 1000 tons of freight, including "a. COO
chests of ten. She brought eighty-seven
Chinese and sixteen Japanese. The passage
was MADE in sixteen days.
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The Davis Will Case.

BUTTE (Mont.). July 2s-ln the Davis
will case to-day the time was taken up in
an argument on procedure. The court de-
cided to give the opening and closing to the
proponents, giving the contestants the bur-
den of proof
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At Pittshurg.

PITTsBURG, July 2S.-Errors by the home
team lost to-day's game. Pittsburgs 0, Gin
cinnatis 4. Batteries-King and Mack, Rad
bourne and keenan,.
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THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS.
Conferencein Regard to Proposed Reciprocity
Treaty

Treaty.
CAPE MAY POINT On. j., July 2s.-John
W. Foster, ex-Mnister to Russia, Spain aud
Mexico, arrived here this morning with w.
CTidler, Chief Of the Diplomatic Bureau of
the State Department, to confer with the
President regarding the reciprocity treaty
now negotiating with Spain.
The President with Secretary Tracy. this
AFTERNOON received the Odd Fellows from
Delaware. AMI large number Of residents
here and at Cape May.
The President has appointed as post
masters: Charles G. Little, Glen dive
Mont. Oliver L. Moore Sisson Cal
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Rumored Resignation of Collector Erhardt.
NEW YORK. July 2S.-The Sun prints a
rumOr that Collector Erhardt has sent his
resignation 10 the President.
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Sighted the Marion.

The steamship San Pedro on arrival yes.
terday reported that on Friday at o'clock
in the evening she passed the United States
steamer Marion near Cape Flattery, bound
north.
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Collision Between Freiebt Trains

ALLIANCE Ohio, July 2S.-Two freight
trains on the Fort Wayne road coIIided this
afternoon near Salem. Several train-hands
were badly injured, aud a tramp. who was
stealing a ride, is believed to have been
killed
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Bill Withdrawn in the Commons.

LONDON, July 28.-In the Commons to-
night the bill of Chaplin, President of the
Board of Agriculture, dealing with the
Atlantic cattle trade was withdrawn.
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express omce funds Reported missing
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-A Picayune's
Houston Crex.) special says: A report
reaches here that $4,000 is missing from the
express office at Kountzie. big saw-mill
center. The officials are making an lnvesti-
CATION. but are very reticent,
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At Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, July 2S.-The home teams
errors gave the game to Chicago. Clevelands
3, Chicagos 6. Batteries-Viau and Zimmer,
Gumbert and kittridge.
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BASEBALL GAMES.

The Giants Easily Defeated by the Boston Club
Yesterday.
BosToN, July 2s.-To-day's game was
tedious, the home team doing better all
around playing than the visitors. Bostons
II, New Yorks 8. Batteries-Nichols and
Bennett, Duuning, Keefe and Buckley.
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SPRINGFIELD (Ohio,, July 2s-Tbe Big
Four strike was settled tonight. All but
TWO OF the strikers 60 back to work on the
old terms,
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Killed hv Lightning.

CLEVELAND. July 2S.-At Warren, Ohio,
to-day. Ed Caldwell (coloredD and John Tu-
mason took refuge under a tree during
rain-storm. Lightning struck the tree and
both were killed,
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Won Moltke,s suncessnr

BERLIN, July 2S.-Herr Schlick, Conser-
vative, has been elected to seat in the
Reichstag for Memel, made vacant by the
death of Count Won Motke
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At New York.


New YORK. July 2S.-The Brooklyn Phil
adelphia game was postponed to-day on ac-
count of rain.