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A TERRIFIC STORM.
Indianapolis Visited by One Of Cnsssaa
severity.

ISpIAsAPoLIs, IND, August 2o-one Of the
most terrific rain storms in the history of In
dianapolis occurred yesterday. The banks Of
the state ditch and Pogues run soon flied and
the water spread to the adjacent territory. Iu
the business part Of the town cutters and sewers
were entirely inadequate to the work of carry
ing of the water. Many cellars and Easements
were filled and the loss TO goods will be up int
the thousands of dollars
The .overfow of Pogues run was accompa-
MED by the loss Of Mt ieast two lives Fred
King, athirteen-year-oldy youngster being dared
by his companions. waded out too far, and
was caught in current and swept away.
Another had named Oliver Eckel who was as
sisting saving some lumber. sucked into .
sewer and was more. Neither body
was recovered, aud both were doubtless swept
off into the river.
The heavy rainfall was accompanied by ter
rife thunder and lightning. A thunder bolt
struck Olson's bolt works just after the en-
ployes had commenced work. l.. n. kimber-
lin, book keeper; John J. blackwell, foreman,
and Charles Lynn. a mechanic, were knocked
senseless. The latter at fret thought to be
killed outright. but all three subsequently, re-
covered. Reports from the townships show
that considerable amount of stock was Killed
by lightning and several barns were burned.
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REVOLVING SCENE on THE eALLowa.
Hanging OF John Conway. the stesmship
Fireman, at Liverpool

Hanging OF John Conway. the steamship
Fireman, at Liverpool
LrsRrooi- August 2o.-John Conway. the
steamship fireman who was convicted Of and
sentenced to death for the murder Of the boy
Nicholas Martin. whose body WA found On
May Q last floating In q sailors bag In Hsrdoa
dock this city, was hanged this morning.
There was sensational scene on the scanold.
As Berry. the hangman. was drawing the blsct
cap over Conway's head, the latter shouted;
"Hold on. want 20 say something.
To this request Berry replied, You can't
speak now" and was shout 20 proceed with the
execution. when the priest who was In attend-
ance upon the criminal upon the scafold
hastily interposed, pushed the hangman on one
side and held Conways hand while the con-
aemned man, in broken tones, asked forgiveness
for his sins.
Only when the unfortunate wretch had done
speaking and when the priest had replied 20 his
plea for forgiveness did the latter permit the
hangman % proceed.
IhIs incident caused intense excitement
among those present at the hanging. but IL was
as nothing compared 20 the horrible scene
which was 60 fouow.
In due course OF time the drop fell and Con-
way disappeared from view. Almost immedi-
ately afterwnrd the priest began TO read the
confession OF the hanging man. In this con-
fession Conway said that he was intoxicated
when he murdered the boy and that HE reason
for taking the boys lite was that he had
morbid curiosity to observe the process OF
dying. Conway, in the same document added
that he did not outrage the boy, as was fret
suspected.
While the priest was reading Conway's con-
fession . streaming sound was heard from the
scaffold as IL quantity OF water was falling.
A hurried investigation was made by the hang
man and by the prison officials and 20 their
horror they found that the sound was caused
by blood which was pouring upon the prison
floor from Conway's neck. The fall. IL sp-
pears. had been so severe that the Grim
inals head hal been practically torn from bis
body--in fact, the head was only held 70 the
body by the muscles o. the neck
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QUEBEc, August 20-A Quebec member Of
parliament, who has just returned from otta-
wa, reports that Sir John Thompson has ex-
pressed to b number of political friends his in
tention as minister Of jnstice 10 iudict, In the
name OF the queen, for public robbery and con-
spiracy the whole Of the members Of the Nc
Gresvy Doodle gang and the public officials
they bribed, provided he Il assured BY the local
authorities that there is . reasonable prospect
Of finding here . jury above the influence Of
the boodlers Il 10 considered that this prose-
cution win save the government and that thus
the threatened political crisis ~ ottsvA viii b
avegtod.
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PERsoSAL-T. A. Dumont of Chicago, C. A.
Wright of Boston. Charles II. Coyle Of Con-
necticut and H. c. Bailey of Pennsylvania are
at WilIards.-J. W. Edso Of Madison. Wis,
II. Scheetz Of New York and T. II Sterling Of
Baltimore are at the Bandsll--E. Schneider
Of Germany; D. II. Campbell OF California,
NJ. NJ. Flesh Of 81. Louis, Mo-,
and b. Hawkens Of Woonsocket, r. l.,
are at the Ariington.--J. A. Rritton OF New
York, Mrs. L. NJ. Mill Of At. Augustine and
Miss NJ Salisbury OF California are at the Shore
ham.-George Alfred Townsend Of Gapland,
Hon. Edmund Waddice Of Richmond, G. G.
Broadhead Of Missouri and Vim. Griffin of Mis-
sissippi are at the Ebbitt--Prof. Z. T. Cox of
New York DIR. Gerard de Geer of Stockholm,
Sweden. DR.. Felix Wahnschaffe Of Berlin, DR..
Nicholas Bugdanoff and DR.. Raman
Levitzki Of St. Petersburg are at the Aruo.---
William Hoover of Iowa City, Iowa, Hon. Ho-
mer +. Fuller of Worcester, Mass, and Joseph
d. Weeks Of Pittsburg are at the Fredonia.-
J. B. smith Of Allegheny City, Victor Levin OF
Philadelphia and W. ]. Stanton Of New York
are at the Johnson. s. Hammond Of Ports
mouth, Va, George Shaw Of Pittsburg, p.
Z. Mcdonald Of Detroit and Z. F.
White Of Texas are at the Naticnal-
Henry C. Watkins Of Richmond, R. 7. Arm
strong of Rome, Ga, P. d. Williamson of Terre
Haute, Ind, and ]. Brad Beverly Of Fauquier
are at the Metropolitan.--CaptM Matthew God
dard has returned to the city, benefited by his
trip to the seaside.-Mr. Luther Schaefer,
formerly Of this city, is here on . short visit
among his friends Mr.. Schae6er IL making .
thirty-day tour through the north and east--
Messrs. Henry Tripp, Charles Strang and Jo-
Cah Wilver have gone ON the steamer Hue to
balunore for . short stay.
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WILL CAPRIvr nEsIGNf
A Rumored Break Between Him snA -
Kaiser.

A Rumored Break Between Him saA ~
Kaiser.
BE.Lrs, August 2o-There are strong rumou
anoat Of Csprivis approaching resignation
The chancellor has FOR some time past been
formal terms with the kaiser. owing 10 his dis
approval Of measures that the kaiser approved,
and it ID said that the kaiser ID willing that o.
privi should 90, but does not wish 20 drive him
away. The kaiser is gradually reducing the
Office of chancellor 10 less importance. it being
his purpose to have Prince Henry his CHIEF
representative and 10 have the prince attend
TO some Of the more important functions nov
discharged by the chancellor.
IL is claimed in behalf of this change thaa
Prince Bismarck, when chancellor. exaggerated
the Office, and arrogated duties that beloneed
20 royalty. The interview between the kaissr
and Caprivi on Wednesday ID said 10 have bsen
attended by unusual warmth. although Caprivi
Immediately afterwsrd went about the businss
Of the empire - il nothing had occurred
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THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

Prof Le Conte and Prof. Atkinson Both
Prominently Mentioned.
There is q good deal Of interest shown In the
annual election Of officers Of the association
ticket il prepared by nominating commit
tee composed Of members Of the council and
one from each section. The report
Of the COMMITTEES ID presented at the
concluding general session, which win be
held next Tuesday evening. Naturally the
greatest interest hinges on the choice of prssi-
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FREr OF Duty INro PxRu.-The bureau {

FREE OF DUTY ISro PERU.-The bureau Of
American republics has information that the
President Of Peru has issred a decree admitting
into the republic free of duty the following ar
ticles: Live sheep and cattle, dried meats. salt
beef, dried. smoked or picked fish, wheat and
corn, potatoes and all other vegetables eggs
cheese. chestnuts, peas. beans, rice, rape seeds,
herbs and spices An export duty of Sl9a head
on cattle and SIS q head on sheep exported
has also been decreed. This action has been
taken on account Of the scarcity OF food caused
by the heavy rains and by increased exports to
Chill.
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Inspector A. A.
Hoehling appointed as senior member and
Surgeon ]. B. Parker and Passed Assistant Sur
geon Oliver D. Norton members of a board to
examine the physical condition Of candidates
for admission to the Naval Academy on the Sd
September next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

MAY Be MARKED HKRE.-The collector Of Gus
toms at st. Paul, Minnesota, has been authorized
to allow the marking in bonded ware house Of
the name of the country of origin on a recent
importation Of scissors. it appearing that the
failure to have them marked abroad was the
result Of ignorance Of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

MR. c. E. BRAYroN, who has served in the
office of the controller of currency for eighteen
years, has resigned his position as q fourth
class clerk. He has built handsome house at
Colonial Beach, where he wall reside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

AMERICAN BARRELS ARE FREE.-Acting Sec
retary Nettleton has informed the collector of
customs at Boston that barrels Of American
manufacture, either filed or empty, are exempt
from duty on their return, notwithstanding
they may contain dutiable commodities OF
foreign production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

WEsr PoNT CADETS APPOINTED Cadet
appointments to West Point have been
made during the past week to the following
named persons. Arthur B. Hair. Blackville
(second district, s. c.; Edward P. Orton, Full
ton (third districtl, Ark; Henry Moore, ir,
alternate, Texarkana third district), Ark. I;
William A. Mesenor, Newhury (second district,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

R~TO TOURISTS AND THOSE CONrEM-
~ plating European voyage We would direct
attention to our 1rsyeier. Out nftIug Department"
containing Steamer Trunks. LADIES' Dress Trunks,
Trunks. keal Alligator bess. Gladstone baxs. Dress
Sum Cases. Toilet Cases. Canvas Extension Cases
steamer rugs AMI extra wraps-in all sizes An exten
sive assortment OF Engiish and American steamer
Rugs and shawls tor railway travel. In plAids and
sfrpes from IS 10 ID each For the convenience Of
patrons viii mark and deliver Steamer Chairs
board any steamer sailing from New York, Boston,
Ihiladelphia or baltimore frse VI charge.
WOODWARD L0THROP.
my.3-m lOth. 1tA snd 80. q. v.
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RELEAsED.-Acting Secretary Nettleton has
authorized the release of certain silk and other
goods seized from Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Barker,
passengers on the City Of Paris, on payment Of
the appraised value OF the goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

NEBRASKA ArPo1NTMENTs.-Acting Secretary
Nettleton today appointed Gilbert s. Laws OF
Nebraska an immigrant inspector, but has no,
yet assigned him to a station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

The STAR was made to intimate yesterday
that the Boston Herald had but one correspond.
ent here. whereas it has two regular Washing
ton correspondents, Mr.. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land and Mr.. Edmund Hudson.
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WRECKED BY A BULL.

A Freight Train Derailed and and Three
Men Killed Near Cleveland, MissL
vIcKsBuRa, Miss. August 2o.-A local freight
train on the valley route was wrecked this
morning near Cleveland station by running
over bull The engine and fifteen cars were
derailed and three white men killed, two tramps
who were stealing ride, and brakeman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

SUGAR INSPECTOR APPoINrED.-The commit
sioner of internal revenue has appointed job
Q. Thacker of Nebraska to bs a sugaz inspecto
under the Mckinley act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

SECRETARY NOBLE has telegraphed the chief
clerk of the interior Department from Niagara
Falls. N. Y, that he will be in Washington to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

Hayd ana the West 1n1tes-
Posr Az PErScE, August ma special con-
mission has been appointed BY the nsssooa,
chamber to examine last years budget II b
reported that there ID . deacis of % 2.0oo, -
IL b proposed 10 arraign The members of ~
and LsoAsud Both Of thsa sak that his =
done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

THE U. s. s. CHARLESTON sailed yesterda
from San Francisco for Honolulu.
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r~UNPAnALLFLEp SPECIAL OFFER

SPECIAL OFFER.
| offer my entire stock Of AMERICAN
WATCHES, DIAMONDS. GOLD CHAINS.
RINGS. EAR RINGS, LADIES' BREAST
PINS. BRACELETS. SCARF PINS.
CLOCKS AND SILvERwARE at Q special
discount Of 10 PER CENT FOR CASH, for
ssLort time only. Goods marked in fLAIh
FIGURES.
sIklCTLY ONE PRICE
A. l. SALTZSTEIN. JR.
NANUFACrURIN9 JEwELER.
tylS-3m boo 9TH q. NV
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AGAIN AT WORK,
The Scientists Meet in q Body and Later in
Sections.

INTERESTING PAPERS ON WIDE VARIETY OF
SUBJECTS READ AND DIscUssED-NEw MEMBERS
ELECTED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PROMISED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

W. +. KENNEDY was today appointeda fourth
class postmaster at Tinkling Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAy.-Internal
revenue. &503 121; customs, sS5s, ,635.
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LLOYD'S 2jc. EXPRESS. 1890 @ ST. N. W.,
~ in prepared To receive oTdeTs for general
house mold moving storage OF all kinds furniture and
trunks Speciality. special attention given to bag.
gage 20 and from railr9ads stations and stssmDoats
steamboats,. Ts.ephone 43u. JOHN c. HAMLEY,
y.S-lm kropnetor.
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EXPORTS OF FPARAoUAY.-The bureau OF Amer
ican republics is in receipt of data giving the
export commerce Of Paraguay through the
central custom house at Asuncicn for the year
1890 The principal articles Of exportaticp
and their values were: Hides and skins, $270,-
go; tobacco with the stems, S107, ,414; tobacco
without stems, s5O5.sl2; yerba mate in the
leaf. s693. 1872; yerba mate powdered, Sl50, ,276;
wood, sl07, 956.10; oranges, $50. .505.50; que
bracho wood, s57,3G0; palms, S33, ,SS7. 20;
horse hair, Sl0,024. and all other articles, $S2,
254 TO- making total expectation for the Gus
tom house of o., ,0s0 100 80 for the year.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

J. BARTON. VETERINARY SUI.GEON
(seniOr partner the late firm of BARTON
Bros ~ r. Q, 8 l., EnsI4nd). and late veterinary
eurseon 70 H. r. H. Prince Arthur. has opened Of
See for the practices OF his profession cor New
ave and 9Th St. Washington. d. G.
Prompt attention au1.J-6ts
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xSH- ID. BAhI.,
IMPORTING TAILOR.
I'LL Pa. ave.
apl4 AL Spring Novelties received
RSIS THERE SALOON IN YOUR SQUARE,
~ II so, YOU may he ssked to sign an zpplica-
tion Tor license before Nov. l. The order O. Good
1enplars appeals 10 not to sign. but on the con-
rary that you viii sign protest and also urge your
neigh Dor to do and thus defend home sgsiust
the saloon. send tor protest blank.
NJ THORNE, 1907 9th st. NV
A y. CANFlEl-D, so 9Th 81 nN
A kALSTROM, 6O3 st. s.e
aul1 -eolms
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coastal plain Of the southern United States
abandoned fields abound. When these fields
are low or gently undulating they are quickly
clothed with pines or with other vegetation,
chiefly arborescent, but when hilly and high,
as is the case commonly in Mississippi and occa-
sionaiiy in other parts Of the region the ravines
or deepened gullies invade the hill slopes and
uplands until in somc cases the entire soil is
washed away and the familiar verdure-clothed
surface transformed into glaring sand waste
and in the meantime the bottom lands once
the most fertile OF cotton fields, are clogged
with the sand swept from the hills until they,
too, are utterly ruined for agriculture.
In many Parts of the coastal plain this
modern surface erosion is limited only. but
elsewhere it Is Of appalling extent Thus ex-
the commonwealth loses more each year in the
destruction Of her soil than she gains from all
other sources combined.
The reason for this modern acceleration of
erosion is not far to seek, and suggests means
for staying the destruction: Within a few wears
past geologists have studied systematically the
formations as well as the materials Of the land,
and have come to calculate the details Of
land confguration with the altitude
Of the land above the sea (base
conditions OF vegetation. &c. Thus it has been
determined that an area standing high above
base level tor q considerable period assumes o
rugose conhguratiCn; it has been determined,
too, that there is confguration characteristic
of the praiiie and another conhguration char
acteristic Of the woodland, the latter being the
more rugoss; 20 that the geologist trained in
this line of investigation discrimiuates ut .
glance the iands cleared Of forests by human
agency from those naturally grass covered.
Now, the confGuration Of much Of Missis-
sippi aud of many other portions Of southern
United States strongly indicates considerable
altitude above base level and also naturally
forest covered, and the surface slopes are too
STRONG 10 Withstand the sction Of the storms
Oomtiaued o. TIjSk Pee
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HOTEL ARNO.
TABLE D'HOTE. 81.
au.-lm lrom TO 30.
H-AMEHICAN ICE COMPANY. OFFICE
49, 10Th and r NV Telephone, 1856
Best quality ICE. COAL and WOOD
Tor family trade. au1 -3u
, 1891-03-17

Tie enormous mass Of extra dead weight
due to the carrying of the boiler, fuel and
water in the old locomotive will be entirely
unnecessary in the railways Of the future,
which will be propelled electrically. I'm
quCstionably the future electro-locomotion
will show a motor on every axle, or at any
rate upon two axles Of each car, and every
car running as a unit, in which case they
can be run coupled together in a train or
not, as may be convenient. Oberlin Smith
has entered a strong protest against carry
ing this enormous dead weight of n loco
motive for absolutely NJ purpose. We
have the weight Of the cars, plus the pas
senEers or freight, for PURPOSES of traction,
even If we make our cars in future of light
er material.
In speaking of the lightDess Of the future
conveyance by rail, Mr.. Smith says that
we shall not only use steel and aluminium,
but paper, India rubber and other fbrous
substances, which will give us remarkably
light cars, far beyond anything we now
speak Of practically. JTst as a wheelbar-
row is to a bicycle, So will our present
clumsy cars be to the future ones. To have
a big motor car loaded With tons of ballast
TO give it traction is following the path of
steam locomotion; in al probability the
necessary adhesion viii soon be gained by
electricity New York Commercial Adver-
tlspr.
, 1891-03-17

A significant side light was thrown
upon the question Of portrait painting
by a conversation which was recently
heard between two Boston women
One of them remarked that her Aunt
Maria, q oma as ugly to look upon
as she was wealthy, was intending to
have her portrait painted.
Il tell her" the niece remarked,
that she must have Mr.. X do it."
My dear" her friend responded,
If you expect to be remembered in
your Aunt Maria's will. for heavens
sake don't have anything to do with
Mr.. KS painting her portrait.
why not, my dearr'
why not2 Why, my dear child,
he'll make it look like her! She will
be furious, and as she cannot vent her
~displeasure OIL him she will blame you.
| know her. Let her have Mr.. Y do
it, and he will idlalize it so that it will
be almost good lookir 9
Il dare say you are right, ~ the niece
responded thoughtful
'Of course l am right. Besides, the
picture will probably descend TO you,
and you had better have a good look
ing one than n that is
The broken sentence was more sig
nifcant than novel. The two ladies
looked at each other in perfect under
standing, and it was arranged that
Aunt Maria should be ideaIizel by MIR.
Y, instead Of being portrayed by Mr.
N-Boston Courier.
, 1891-03-17

The LEADER is informed by Mr.. c.
n. Potter that Gs soon as Mayor Bresna-
hen came into office he (Mr. Potter) ten
dered him his resignation. but was asked
to hold his seat until the expiration Of his
term in April This information Is cor.
frmcd BY Mayor Bresnahen who says
that Mr.. Potter was engaged in compiling
the ordinances for publication and that as
he (the mayor regarded this as q work
demanding the attention Of a man per
tectly familiar with it he asked Mr.. Pot
ter to complete the tax before the ox-
piration Of his term As was stated Sun.
day morning it wa not so much the mum
her Of offices held by Mr.. Potter to which
we desired to draw attention hut to the
diversity Of interests involved. Mr.. Potter
is attorney general ofthe state and attorney
for the Burlington railroad. While we
are very far from iusinuating anything
against the integrity of Mr. Potter in
either capacity VI cannot refrain from
saying that the holding OF " such OF
fees establishes a bad precedent in this
state aud we do not believe It would be
tolerated elsewhere. Il may be true, As
Mr.. Potter asserts, that there is very little
money in either office aud the dual legal
interests guarded BY him with not 30 far
conalcted The question is not one OF
money but Of principle and the fact that
these interests have not coufiicted is no
evidence that they will not, though we
hone they never will. As attorney gen
eral Mr.. Potter is the legal adviser Of the
state board which assesses the Burlington
railroad Of which he Is also attorney. IL
H. easy TO couctiv" that thus circumstlucs
alone might at any time place Mr. Potter
IN a very delicate attitude with relation 70
one or both OF his clients. While we
rhccrfully give Mr., Potter the benefit of
his statement we cannot see how the
principle involved Is 10 the least altered
b- a.