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A GREAT CAVERN.
Explorers Discover in Oregon Rival
to Mammoth Cave.


to Mammoth Cave.
An enormous cavern has been discovered
in Josephine County, Oregon, about twelve
miles north Of the California line and about
forty miles from the coast. The exploring
party which visited the cavern reached it by
way Of Grants Pass, Oregon, on the line of
tue Oregon and California branch of the
Southern Pacific Railway. From there tn,
party Travelled thirty miles by stage to
Kerby and then proceeded into the noun
tains with pack trains and horses.
Two openings in the cave were discovered.
They look like small f ;sures in great lime
stone bluff. This limestone extends for
miles and appears massive and solid outside,
but is honeycombei within with cracks and
crey:ces which extend for miles without any
apparent order or system. Many OF the pas.
sages within the cave are described as OF
great beauty, containing semi-transparen0
stalactites, giant milk white pillars and pools
and streams of pure clear water.
A creek flows from the main opening to
the cave, and it was here that the party
entered. They spent week ID exploring
the cave, and found innunerable passages
and chambers. Several miles from the en-
trance they discovered a small lake o. clear
water and waterfall thirty feet in height.
All kinds of grotesqus figures were found III
the various chambers.
Large numbers OF flash light photographs
were taken. The only sign of any animal
life was found short distance from thu en-
trance, where few bones indicated that
bears had used it for lair, carrying their
prev there. 1t was estimated that the main
body of the cave was 1900 feet from the
surface Of the mountain, AMI the cavern it,
self appeared to be fully as large as Mau-
moth Cave in Kentucky.
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Foreign.

TIE census of England and Wales, just
taken, shows total population OF %, co., 0l8,
an increase of 8, ops, 572, or 11.65 per cent.
since the last csnsus was taken.
BARON AKERHEILM, the Swedish Minister
of State, has resigned.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, made
triunphal passage in London from Bucking-
ham Palace to the Guildhall, where he re-
ceived an address from the Corporation Of
the city Of London and made q speech en-
phasizing his wish for peace.
ITALY's Minister of Marine has ordered
the construction Of three new iron clads,
after the latest improved model. It is ex-
pected that they will attain speed Of over
nineteen knots an hour.
EMPEROR WILLIAM Of Germany and tae
Empress attended service at st: Paul's Ca
thedral Sunday morning and in the after
noon went to Hatfield House to visit Lord
Salisbury. The day before the Emperor
attended a grand military review at VIM
bledon.
AN official dispatch from Chill says that
the revolution is stationary, and that plot
to destroy the Government squadron ut
Valparaiso has been foiled.
The high tides which have prevailed in
the Mersey, England, so weakened tempor-
ary dam built part way across that stream
that the entire structure. comprised Of TO-.
600, 900 tons of timber and masonry gave
way
THE Peary exploring expedition steamer
Kite was stopped by pack ice at Green Isl
and, Straits Of Belle Isle, New Foundland.
PILGRIMS returning from Mecca have to
undergo quarantine Of twenty days at
Ellir before proceeding through the Suez
Canal.
THE Collector of the Customs at Victoria
British Columbia, seized the sloop Flora,
which had on board forty Cinnamon, whom
it was intended to smuggle into the United
States.
WHILE President Carnot, of France, was
opening new avenue in Paris madman
rushed toward his carriage and fred pistol
at him. The man was arrested. The Presi-
dent was not hurt.
The Rev. Mr.. How, clergyman Of the
Church of England, his little girl and boat
man were drowned near the haroor of
Britop, Fortune Bay, New Foundlana.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, took
leave OF the Queen Victoria at Windsor Cas-
tie and afterward left London for Scotland,
whence he sails in his yacht for Norway.
A GRANT of s125, 900 has bosn made by the
British Government to promote the interests
Of British exhibitors at the Columbian Ex.
position at Chicago.
The anniversary Of the fall of the Bastile
was celebrated with great enthusiasm in
Paris and throughout France.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany. inspect
ed the Forth Bridge, and afterward sailed
from Le!th in the Hohenzollern for
Norway.
The Bank of Spain has negotiated loan
of $40, 900, 900 with the Banque de Paris and
the Rothschilds.
A NAVAL engagement took place off tae
Chiiian coast between the insurgelt cruiser
Magellarcas and several Government YES
sails. The engagements resulted in a de-
cisive victory for the insurgents, and two
Government vessels were almost destro yed.
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Too Many People in China.

How hard life becomes when land Is
over-populated! There are more than a
million souls in and about Annoy, China,
alone. They are so crowded together
that when you see them you forget they!
are human and imagine them ants or
bees on larger scale than usual. They
have to live, and they do it in way
that would astonish a citizen of the great
republic. Labor is drug in the mar
ket. An expert joiner, carpenter or
mctalsmith receives twenty-five cents a
day, $1.4 for week or $5.25 month
A laborer is glad to get fifteen cents q
day or So. so month. An old woman,
or q small boy receives 81 month. But
to live upon these rates demands infinite
economy, and this prevails everywhere
in China. At low tide the beach Is
crowded with men, women and children.
They gather sea moss and convert it into
gelatine, seaweed and change 1t into a
nutritious food, sea worms and sea
urchins and by slow cooking transmute
these into mysterious stews and chow
ders. The driftwood thrown up by the
sea is dried and utilized for fuel. Even
the tiny animals which build little shell
houses in the mud or under the rocks
and powders are pried out one by ono
and served uI.on the dinner table. Two
hundred scarcely fill small cup and re-
ouire four hours hard work to gather,
but they are in the market every day
and sell for three or four cents a pound.
The children are trained to pick up dead
leaves, sticks and straws and put them
aside to dry until usab!e as frewood.
One child keeps family supplied by
working eight hours a day.-Aaa and
EkpreSs.
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SCALDED TO DEATH
Frightful Accident OH a Col
OradO Railroad.
Passengers Terribly Burned by
Escaping Steam.

A Horrible railroad accident occurred at
Aspen junction, eighteen miles west of AS
pen, Col, on the Mi llani road at IL o'clock
OF recent night. A Spscial train OF bag
gagc-cars and oao passenger oach was re-
turning to Aspen from Glenwooi Springs.
The passenger coach contained about thirty
passengers most Of whom We're
Aspen people The train was backing
from the water tank to the switch leading
to the Aspen track, where road engine was
run out of the railroad roundhouse. Tue
rear end of the passenger train hit the check
valve on the side of the boiler of the engins
which sent the hot steam into the broken end
of the passenger car, scaldiug thirteen
passengers-five men, seven women and
the track. The passengers arrived
at Aspen in the baggage-car at 1:30 A. NJ.
Everything possible was done to relieve the
sufferings Of the unfortunate persons. Those
who had died up to the present writing are:
Baldwin, Mrs. John G., Of Glenwood, Col; !;
Ellis. Mrs Frank and child, Of Aspen, Col. +,
.Phelan, Miss Annie, aged seventeen, of Car
diff, COL; Rogers, A. T., Of Woody, Col;
Rogers. Mrs: A. B., Of Woody. Col: Will
loby, Mrs. W. l., Of Glenwood, Col.
. The wounded who still live, with hopes Of
recovery, are Frank Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Leonard, and sister, Mary. Ann
ODOnnell and Frank Leach. A CoronerJ
inquest will be held Immediately Mrs.
WilIo5y was the wife of the Assessor Of
Garfield County.
Mrs Rogers died at o'clock next morn
ing and her husband at 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Baldwin and Mrs. Willoby were the most
frightfully burned. The latter begged pit
eously to be kept alive if possible until her
husband could reach her from Chicago. OF
those still living only one, Miss O'Donnell, is
considered as dangerously burned, and hopes
are entertained of her ultimate recovery,
although the inhaling CT the scalding steam
may result more seriously than at present
anticipated.
While the injured people were at Aspen
Junction the person of Mrs. Rogers was
robbed of gold watch and chain and also
$l2O in money. There were also other rob-
berries reported, but not authenticated.
With a warrant sworn out by R. A.
Ropham before Judge PrenJiss Marshal
Sutton went to Aspen Junction and arrested
j. G.. Kuhn, a cook at the railroad eating
house, charging him with the robbery. Mar
shal Sutton now has his prisoner n the
county Jail. He dsclaims all knowledge
of the money, but says he was re-
quested by Mrs. Rogers to take her pocket
book from her dress and hani it to some one
standing near whon she recognizel but
could not reach. Kuhn says he did this. He
turned the watch and some other trinkets
over to the proprietor of the hotel, and dis
claims all intention of robbery.
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CAMPBELL RENOMINATED.
Selected on the First Ballot to Lead
the Ohio Democracy.

Selected on the tlrSC baiioI u Aeuu
the Ohio Democracy.
The Democratic State Convention was
held at Cleveland, Ohio. Governor James
f. Campbell was renominated on the first
ballot He received sos votes, Larry Neal.
of Chillicoths, 1874; Virgil Kline, Of Cuya-
hoga County, ffty.six' ;,al and om nom
nate and Congressman Of CLEVELAND,
one vote. The convention was held IN Music
Hall, which seats 5000 persons. The hall
was crowded. 1t was called to order by DR..
] A. Norton, of Tiffin, Chairman OF the State
Central Committee, and was one OF the larS-
est conventions ever assembled in the history
of the Ohio Democracy.
Chairman Norton delivered long speech.
calling attention to the Importance OF tne
campaien and its issues and asking dele
gates to bury passion. He closed by intro
ducins Allan w. Thurman as Chairman.
General Armstrong, of Cleveland, moved
that the convention adopt the picture OF
rooster as the device to designate the Demo-
cratic ticket, the recent ballot reform law
recurring the selection Of some device. The
SUGGESTION struck the convention favorably,
and General Armstrong; motion was
adopted by acclamation.
General Michael Ryan. OF Cincinnati, NOM
mated Governor Campbell.
j. E. Pecxinghaugh, Of Wayne County,
was named for Auditor. John P. Bailey, OF
Putnam County, was nominated for Attor-
ney-General by exclamation on the fourth
ballot NJ. T. Corcoran withdrawing. {. +.
Ackerman, Of Mansfield, was nomi-
mated fer State Treasurer by acca-
nation. For Judge of the Supreme
Court Gustavus H. Valid, Of Hamilton
County, was nominated by acclamaton.
For Commissioner OF Common Schools,
Charles C. Miller, of Erie County, was nom
mated by acclamation. For member OF the
Board Of Public Works, john McNamara,
OF Summit County, was nominated by &c
clamation. For member of the Food and
Dairy Commission, II. s. Tru:nbo, of Law
renee County, was nominated by acclama-
ton.
After rendering vote of thanks to the
officers Of the convention. the convention, at
5p. NJ, adjourned sine die.
James E. Campbell was born ct Middle
town, Ohio, on July I, lot3. He served in
the navy during the war, enlistins when
scarcely of age. After the war he was ad-
mittad to the bar in Butler County. Ohio.
and from 1875 to 1880 he held the ofica OF
Prosecuting Attorney there. He was elecsel
as Democrat t. the XLFlllth. ALlAth
and L,th Congress. He was nominated for
Governor by the Democrats in 1859 and was
elected over General Foraker.
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Stammering.

Speech is very complicated process.
Many muscles, and as many nerves, are
concerned in it, with delicacy and
rapidity of movement truly wonderful.
The whole process is presided over by
cerebral centres, which supply the ner-
vous force and coordinate or harmonic
the various movements. We learn to
use our vocal organs so early that our at
tention is not called to the difficulties in
volved, and we. are much surprised at
occasional failures.
In stammering, the trouble may be
said to be in the brain, but there is no
organic injury. Something SO interferes
with the normal outflow of motive force
from the nervous centre, that some of
the muscles concerned in speech act
spasmodically. The spasm may be in
the larynx, or in the muscles of respira-
ton.
The difficulty very rarely occurs in
pronouncing vowels or in singing, since
singing has mainly TO do with the vowel
sounds. The chief difficulty is with con-
sonants, especially with the explosive
consonants, b, p, d, t, g (hard) and K.
The trouble generally shows itself be-
tween the ages of four and fourteen.
Hany causes may originate it, and it may
pass away with the cause. Even con-
irmed stammerers commonly improve af-
ter maturity. ...
Medical treatment is of little avail.
Tho main relian On ia IN ad ucot;ono oI moth
DDS. The patient must train himself to
speak with calm deliberations; to keep his
lungs well filled with air; and to check
himself and begin the sentence again, in
stead of struggling with the impeding
letter. He should also give much atten-
ton to deliberate reading.
An eminent physician, who had been
terrible stammerer in boyhood, aud
who never fully overcame the defect,
says that the letter I'm" gave him special
trouble. But he could speak it readily,
if he uttered the letter go" before it.
His upper teeth would wound his under
lip in the effort to speak the word
'methcd" in public.
He found great difficulty in saying
"good morning." the 'sg'' as we'll as the
''m" troubling him, but he could say it
If, at the same moment, he raised his
hat. He could easily read lecture in
public, if he had carefully read it over
beforehand, and thus secured ealmness.
Sometimes finding himself about to stam-
uer over a particular word, he would
substitute an equivalent expression, and
thus escape.-Youth's Companion.
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HUGE .HAILSTONES.
They Do Great Damage In North and
South Dakota.

South Dakota.
Further particulars of the hail storm In
Spring Valley Township. Dickey County,
North Dakota, show that it was very severe
and extended over a strip two miles wide
and several miles long. Some OF the
hailstones were enormous one picked up
being nina and one-half inches in
circumference aud another twelve inches.
Much glass was broken and residents sought
refuge in their cellars The hail was accom-
panied by very little wind; otherwise the
damage would have been greater. Several
farmers lose half their crops
A furious storm Of wind, rain, and hail
also prevailed twelve miles north Of Aber-
deem, South Dakota, extending over belt OF
country thirty Oh forty miles long. In some
localities nothing suffered, but in Others
fine promising crops were pounded into
the ground and houses and barns swept
away. 1t is estimated that hundreds OF acres
Of wheat have been destroyed. At Columbia,
the bridge over the James River was dashed
to pieces, while large trees were blown down
or uprooted. Near Claremont, Farmers Har-
ker, Cooley. Whitfield. and OF ,ers lost houses
and barns. Hailstones ten inches IN
circumference were picked up, while an hour
after the storm the ground looked as though
covered with big marbles. One farmer
says hail was driven through boards near
the house, and another had COW return
covered with blood, as the result OF the bonn
bar,iment
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ep1soN's mother was Scotch woman.
GLApSToNE'S health is almost restored.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is great walker.
V1cUSA has been elected President of Chilli.
The Queen of Holland is wearing white
mourning.
BARON DE RoTHScHILDs stamps are val.
ued at 10000
JUDGE GRESHAM objects to wearing the
judicial gown"
ROCKEFELLER the Standard Oil magnate,
has Sl29, 100000.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the millionaire, was
messenger boy.
Octave THANET, the novelist, Is really
Alice French, Of Iowa.
LADY MAcDoNALD's title will be Baron
ess Macdonald of Earnscliffe.
QUEEN VICTORIA has invited ex-EmpreSs
Eugenie of France, to visit her.
BARON Won RUDw1Tz- ScHMELrz, the Ger
man poet is dead, aged sixty-eight years.
GOVERNOR PArTIsoN, of Pennsylvania,
has written eighty-seven vetoes this year.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM s. TYLER has taught
Greek at Amherst College for ffty-five
years.
Ex-SEcRETAY OF THE TREASURY GEORGE
8. boutwell, celebrated his golden wedding
at his home in Groton, Mass.
THE sculptor, Kakolski, is now at Berlin,
executing bust OF the Emperor IN ivory
: and gold, at the express command OF bis
Majesty.
WILLIAM SHERMAN FITCH, grandson OF
General Sherman, has been appointed
cadet-at-large to the West Point Military
Academy.
JAMES CAMPBELL, of Philadelphia, is said
TO be the oldest living e1-member of Ma
tional Cabinet. He vas Postmaster-General
under Pierce.
Ex-ArroRSEY GENERAL RUFUS A.
AYERS, of Virginia, who is said to be worth
half a million, was . page in the Virginia
Senate twelve or fifteen years ago.
ABBOTT, the neS Premier of Canaia, owns
a beautiful estate at St. Aune's, about an
hours ride from Montreal, which is stocked
with Guernsey cattle and Shropshire sheep.
CHARLES T. YERKss, tne Chicago street
railroad ma gpate, expsctS soon to settle In
New YORK, and is having a $4,000 mauso-
leum built in Greenwood Cemetery for his
wife and himself.
WILLIAM H. GLADSTONE, eldest son o.
". E. Gladstone, died recently in London
after an operation performed to remove a
turnor Of the brain. Mr.. Gladstone was
born in Hawarden on June 8, lS4O.
THE handsomest living member Of the
Hohenzol!ern family is Prince Albert Of
Prussia, noble-looking officer, nearly six
feet six inches in height, and as graicously
courteous as he is big. He is a cousin of the
late Emperor Frederick, and succeeds Won
Molt.;e a. President Of the National Com
mite Of Defense.
The three American humorists who still
write ami are widely read are "Bill Nye,"
IN. Qlai" and Bob Burjette. Nye is
now filling his "lhink-tank' at Skylan5, N.
c.. M. Qaad" has left Detroit for New
Yor.. anQ ''Boo" Burdette, after long
spell o. iliae,s is doing paragraphs for the
Sunday eIition Of Philadelphia newspa-
Del.
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ORIGIN OF THE LAKE.
The Rising Flood Near Salton a.
Overflow From Colorado River.

The Rising Flo0u wear Sai'oi "a
Overflow From Colorado River.
salton Lake, on the desert, near Los An
geles, Cal, continues rising, until now the
overflow reaches 2O90 square miles.
The San Francisco Examiner has pub
lished Pattou's first report briefly. He stated
that he found that the Colorado River had
broken through the western banks at sew
eral points, the original breaks being about
twenty miles from Yuma.
This overflow filled large basin bounded
by tho Southern Pacific track on the north
east. by the Colorado River on the southeast,
by the New River on the southwest and by a
ridre of hills some distance south Of Salton
on tine northwest.
This basin was filling rapidly when the
second break occurred in the lastnamed
ridge of hills, freeing an immense volume of
water through two streams into Salton basin
and forming tho present lake. The salinity
of the water is explained by the large de-
posits Of salt in the desert.
Patton says the water Is bringing down an
immense lot Of seed, and excellent cattle food
is springing up everywhere, The desert will
soon be good pasturage.
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REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

CabulIa Indians Kill Fourteen Sol
diers in q Battle.
Captain Speeding, of the steamer There
sina which arrived at the Port of New Yors
recently from Brazilian ports, said that q
tribe of Indians known as the Caoullas
had revolted in Para as result OF OF
a disappointment in the ,,I resulS ooa oe
Gubernatorial elections. Solaiers "eLe
cent to ouell the uprising. A battle ensued
IN which fourteen of the soldiers were killed.
The Indians then took to the forests: Gun
boats patrolled tbs river fronts during the
disturbance to prevent an attack from that
Things later became quiet, and the leaders
of the reyolutionists were ex1led. t
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IMMIGRANT DISTRIBUTION.
More Than Half Settle Within Days
Journey OF New York.


The report Of Superintendent of Immigra-
ton Weber for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth shows that Of the 4o5, 65i Immigrants
landel at the Port of New York, 169, s4l re-
maiued in that State, 55,2 POT went to Penn
sylvania. 1882 to New Jersey. 1888 to
Massachusetts, and l0,4S3 to Connecticut
Only $50 went to Arizona The next small
est contigent, 407, settled in North Carolina.
The Southern States received only 1920
alien settlers, more than half OF whom went
- Texas aud Missouri. Illinois got So, APO,
Michigan l3, 574, Minnesota 9545. Wisconsin
$40, California 69Ol, and Iowa 1851
There were 20, 776 Italians, only about one
fifth of whom were women: IS, 42i Irish, %, :
S8l English, Scotch and Welsh; 49, 800 Nor
wegians, Swedes and Danes; 1882 Germans,
4SSSFrench, SO, 504 Russians, "a, PSI Poles,
81, ,539 Austrians, 9o43 Belgians and s4oS Bo-
hemians. Most of the Poles, Russians and
Austrians were Hebrews
OF the SOL persons debarred 3Ol were con-
tract laborers.
Tte-e were l55, ,93G laborers 494 farn-
ers, S6l2 tailorS 6jS? miners, 5+Ol shoe
makers, 34s4 carpenters, 2446 bakers and
237l blacksmiths.
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BIDS were opened In Washington for 100
bio steel puns but no award was made

BIDS were opened In Washington for 100
big steel guns but no award was made.
The first lot of four and half per cent.
bonds to be continued at two per cent was
checked off on the books of the Secretary Of
the Treasury and referred to the Register Of
the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury appointed
John NJ. Comstock, Of New York, to be
Chief of the Customs Division of the Secre-
tary's Office, vice John G. MacGregor. Mr..
Comstock has occupied responsible places in
the Customs service at New York for thirty
years.
ANOTHER test of armor was held by the
United States Navy Department at An.
napolis, at which Harvey-treated steel plates
were uniniured.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has written
letter defending the accuracy of the Census
bulletin on municipal expenses.
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RACE WITH RUIN.
Bankruptcy Averted by a Swift Trip
With Collateral.

George H. Howell, Of Atchison, Kan,
hearing of the financial disaster which
threatened the Jefferson Lumber Company,
of jefferson. Texas, in which he is interested,
chartered special engine over the Memphis
route to Ho1ie, Ark. The closest figuring
would land him at stf.rson at o'clock. He
interviewed tina engineers and crossel the
flremen's palms with gold. Two minutes ar-
ter reaching Hoxie he pulled out of town.
The time of the journey was shortened by
three hours, and before II O'CLOCK, after his
arrival with the necessary colatsrals, he had
ouisted the creditors and prevented thu col
lapse OF the firm, whose business Interests ex-
Coed S2,0O0,OO1.
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FAMOUS GYMNAST KILLED.

A Trapeze Snapped and WliIian Han
lon Fell, Breaking His Neck.
During performance of Forepaugh's CIR
Gus at Lyons, Iowa, on recent afternoon,
William Hanlon, one of the famous
Hanlon brothers, was, by the breaking
Of trapeze bar, thrown thirty feet to
the ground aud instantly killed. His
neck was broken. Hanlon was thirty-one
years old, an Englishman, aid leaves wife
sixty feet in the Academy OF Music, New
York, escaping death. He had per-
formed in ali the principal CITIES Of Europe