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anxious for suob a memorial in the National
Capital, but there. are numbers of wealthy
and patriotic men who feel the same way,
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WERE not the veterans dying off at the
rate of 10000 year the spectacle of the
allowance of but ,052 cases week by the
Pension Bureau would not be so supremely
melancholy. But the thought that they are
dying almost as rapidly as they are being
pensioned is very sad one.
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TON REED throws his weight on the
side of the singular in the vexed question as
to the number" of the United States. In
his speech he said every time "The United
States aCas"
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MEXICO isvery naturally much concerned
about our action in regard to silver, and is
watching the proceedings in Congress with
the deepest interest The value of all prop
erty in Mexico is measured in silver.
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THE Maine sardine canneries are doing
nobly in the way of making the balance of
trade in our favor, by converting herrings
worth So barrel into genuine French
sardnes selling for % cents box.
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SINGULAR: AS the prospect of the repeal
of the purchasing clause of the so-called Sher-
man law becomes more definite, the price of
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THE House Committee on Rules seems
determined to vindicate TON" Reed.
Every little while it adopts still another
of the Cars" regulations to shut off talk,
push business, and compel the Representa-
tives to attend to the duty for which they
were elected
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If the recent elections in France meant
anything they meant that monarchy is as
dead in that country as secession is in this
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SUDDENLY Senator d. B. Hill seems to
have taken the place of the pensioner, in the
minds of certain papers, as the worst kind
of man the imagination can conceive.
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THE Canadians are reveling in hopes of
fine trade with this country next Winter
after the repeal of the Mckinley law.
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THE Memphis Commercial looks at the
situation philosophically:
If Congress can do nothing else TO cure the dis
which niiicts the country it may at le:sst sue
eeed Ia diyerting the mind Of the patient.
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CATTLE THIEVES.
Confession Of . Prisoner ImplioAses MANI
shippers In the Southwest.

Confession ofa Prisoner Impiioates Many
shippers In the Southwest
BELLEvtLLE, ILL.,, Oct. LA cattle steal
ing case. which promises to be very sensa.
tional came up for trial yesterday. About
six months ago Nelson and Mersman, live
stock commission men Of East st. Louis,
received consignment OF three cars of
cattle from the Indian territory shipped
by Sylvester Hayes and one Keyes, who
who came with the stock. Before the con-
signees could turn tho cattle into cash,
Hayes and Keys were arrested on a charge
of stealing the stock. Keyes secured bail,
but Hayes was remanded to Jail.
Yesterday. at the opening of the pro
ceedings, the prosecution presented .
confession from Hayes duplicating large
number Of prominent shippers in every
large stock center Of Oklahoma, Texas
and Indian Territory. The thsfts OF cattle
have become wholesale in those sections
and the losses have reached hundreds OF
thousands. Owners OF stock on ranges
representing several millions are here to
aid the prosecution. These men say that
while Hayes confession is startling, II has
only limited at the enormous business
done by an organized body Of "brandina
iron" cattle raisers. BY request Of the
prosecution the case was continued to the
October term.
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Mobs After tho Negroes.

PlrrsBURG. kas., Oct. LA party Of
negro miners returning to Yale from Weir
City, where they had been visiting friends,
passed through Chicago on foot this after
noon. A crowd of boys called them
''scabs" and began throwing stones at
them, when one Of the negroes drew q re-
volver and shot . boy named Harris In the
leg. The shooting caused much excite
ment and Marshal McMaster arrested the
whole party and brought them hero to
avoid mob. II 10 rumored that mobs arc
on the way from Chicopee and Yale to this
point to lynch the negroes. The jail has
been heavily guarded.
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SENTENCED FOR LIFE.

Jsnkin Evans OF lows, to Pay the Pen
atty for killing Thomss Lloyd.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, Oct. 1.-The sixth per.
son on trial here since the beginning OF
the year for murder was to-day found
guilty and the jury recommended life SEN
tence in the pcnitentiary. Jenkin Evans,
on trial for completely with his divorced
wifc for the killing Of Thomas Lloyd, was
adjudged guilty. with the above recon-
mendation. The trial Of his wife was at
once begun, but II did not proceed very
far. She was taken from the court room
and word was brought in that she was
quite i'll and i'm no condition to undergo
the strain of her trial. Accordingly. on
motion OF the state, her case was post.
poned.
The crime for which Evans will spend
the balance of his days in prison was
about as follows: Jenkin Evans and wife
were living at Hiteman; the husband
went west, purporting to prepare home
for his family. While away, IL is alleged,
Thomas Lloyd began to talk unfavorably
of Evans to his wife, causing an estrange-
ment that finally led TO an application on
the part Of tho wife for divorce. The di.
vorce was granted, and Lloyd gave his at
tentions to the divorced woman devotedly
for about six or seven months. Then
Jcnkin Evans returned to hiteman
and, finding out the stories told about
him, became infuriated. The ex.wife
also became conversant with the cir
cumstances and reconciliation fol.
lowed. They evidently laid their trouble
to Lloyd, who had been called by this time
TO work at Kcb. Evans and his divorced
wife came together TO 0ttumwa. procured
q revolver and went at once TO keb, arriv'
ing there late in the evening OF June "a
They went to Mrs. Howell's, where Lloyd
was stopping. Evans stopped at tho door
and called Lloyd out. telling him he wished
to talk with him. They walked about a
quarter OF mile into the woods, Mrs
Evans following. This was the last seen
of them, but soon two shots were heard
and after . short time three more. Evans
and his wife admitted the killing and
gave themselves up to officers who brought
them to tho Ottumwa jail.
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BURIED IN The GROUND
How The $4,000 Stolen From III,
Mineral Range Train Was Found.
ROBBERY OF THs ROBBERS
The Original Robbers Knew Who
the Supple m sntary Robbers
and They Didn't Dare saueal
Tho Story Comes Cut

DETROIT, Oct. LA special dispatch
from Calumet to the Free Press says: The
true story of the recovery OF the entire
$4,000 stolen from the Mineral Range
train on Sept. Is has just come out. II
will be remembered that Shoupe and
Winters, two of the railway employees zt
Marquette, were arrested aud subse-
quently released. They stole the money
from Lalibcrty's trunk and Laliberty knew
IL. but could say nothing without giving
himself away. After his arrest and con-
fession, the two men were implicated and
arrested. They were offered their reward
and liberty IL they would confess and re-
veal tho whereabouts Of the money. The
offer was accepted and the money was
found buried in the ground four miles
north Of Marquette. Heretofore the OIL
GERS have maintained that the money was
not recovered, although the officers OF the
express company claimed il had been.
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that he lot them 60 aud returned TO the
youngest. Before he had seriously injured
her, however. Mr.. Taylor, attracted by the
screaming Of the children, had run over
to the house, and Brown made his escape.
He was captured yesterday, however. and
placed In the Waterloo Jail and lynch.
ing narrowly averted. A number OF
farmers, headed by William Fagins, tho
father of the girls, came into town for that
purpose and were Joined by large num-
ber Of residents OF Waterloo and Valley.
but the cooler-headed people induced Mr..
Fasins to 60 homo, and the mob then dis
persed,
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THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
In All Probability Il Will DsIslop 10
Change In the Sitlition.
POWER IS GOING TO SPEAK
The Compromise Movement Maxi
Ing Very Little. 10 Any. Head
wsy-stiIi There May Be
SURPRISES.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Ths outlook for
the coming week In the senate 10 very un-
certain. II may prove . week Of sur
prises, and there IL possibility OF reach
ing an agreement whereby the repeal will
be definitely aud finally disposed of, but
the indications are that there will be no
agreement until 1t becomes evident to all
that the bill cannot be passed or defeated
In the present shape. Tho only formal no
tice OF . speech for tomorrow 10 by Sem
ator Call. Power and Dubois have pri-
vately expressed their intention to talk
during the week, and Teller and Morgan
will probably finish the speeches begun by
them last week. Senator Jones of Nevada
10 known to be preparing o very exhaust
i've treatise upon the silver question. He
will probably consume large part of two
or three days.
The spectre of night sessions has again
been laid aside. The truce limiting tho
time for debate to seven hours per day cx-
pires by limitation Tomorrow, but Voor-
hees said yesterday he would mako no ef-
fort to terminate it. Democratic senators
who are not especially identified with the
administration are still engaged in an Of
fort to reach an understanding upon the
compromise measure, but are not making
progress. The republican senators who
advocate repeal have dropped out Of the
negotiations for the present. 1t may be
stated almost definitely that there will be
no compromise upon the basis suggested
Friday last.
The debate on the Tucker bill will con.
sumo the entire time of the house for the
coming week, except such unirnportant
matters as may come up In the morning
hour. The voting will not begin under
the order until October 10th. The foreign
affairs committee expects to complete its
consideration of and report the McCreary
substitute for the Everett bill extending
the time for the registration Of Chinese,
this week.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The impression Of
every one who visits the farm" where
Champion Jim Corbctt is now in hard
training for the fight with Mitchell. is
that the sturdy "Gentlcman" Jim is fully
twice the man he was "a year ago. He
shows In every way to be quicker, stronger
and more confident, and admits himself
that he feels just twice as able and ready
as when he stepped into tho ring to meet
Sullivan.
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Dillon on the Paris Funds.

DUBLIN. Oct. John Dillon, NJ. p. ad-
dressed large meeting to-day at Gally-
mote. He said the subject Of the Paris
funds was thrust before tho public within
tho last 10 days. lie always opposed pub
lie discussion OF the subject because IL in.
terfered with the collection Of funds for
the Irish cause In America and Australia.
II differences Of opinion existed as to de-
tails and policy. as thcy must exist. they
ought never to 20 beyond the room where
the party sat.
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EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH.
An Attempt TO Lynch . Negro Prisoner
Fooled by the Authorities.

Foiled by the Authorities.
DANvILLE, Va, Oct. IAN attempt at
lynching in this city Sunday morning and
again last night has created considerable
excitement. Saturday night Charles Al
len, negro youth about IS years of age,
went to the house OF Mrs. Shelton, .
widow, living on the outskirts of North
Danville, and, II 10 alleged, attempted Q
criminal assault on one Of her daughters.
Mrs. Shelton, her two daughters, Misses
NJ. j. and v. A. Shelton, and Miss Bar
rett. q visitor, attacked the negro with
broonis, sticks, chairs and such imple-
ments as they could get. The women
were too much for the negro. though he
fought desperately. Tho screams OF the
women brought assistance and Allen fed.
He was pursued and caught, however, and
taken to the Danville Jail. About o'clock
Sunday morning large number Of mon
came from North Danville. and tho jail
officials, believing . lynching was on
hand, sent for the mayor. who called out
the entire police force and also the mill
tary companies, the Danville Grays and
day aud last night.
About IL o'clock . crowd numbering be.
tween 900 and 300 men came from North
Danville, as they claimed. to capture and
hang the negro, Allen. They were met by
the officers and ordered to disperss. Some
of the leaders replied that they would not
disperse; that they came for the negro and
intended to have him. While this was 60
ing on all the electric lights In the city
went out, the mob having shut down the
canal gates, thus cutting OF the water
power from the electric light works. The
crowd then went to the street on which
are situated tho court house aud jail.
In the meantime general fire alarm had
been sounded, which signal had previously
been agreed upon to call out the military,
and when the mob reached the court house
they found the Danville Grays and Blues
and an extra police force drawn up In line.
Mayor wooding and Commonwealth's At
torney Massie spoke to the mob. urging
them to dispersc and assuring them that
IL they advanced any further they would
be fired upon by the military. They
listened to this advice and sullenly re-
| tired. The military remained on duty until
o'clock this morning aud are on duty
again tonight.
The two military companies went on
duty at the Jail at Z o'clock tonight, but
up to midnight no demonstration had
been made and II is believed that none
will be made. Everything 10 quiet
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adam government" said DIR. Ssnner. ''co.
operation with tho Canadian railroad and
steamship companies has been secured
and their agents will act with Us. The
United States will send six inspectors 10
Canada, and they will look out for the
ports Of Quebec, Point Lewis and Halifax.
Two others will guard Vancouver and Vic
toria. On the border line whore IL 10 I'm
practicable to put immigrant inspectors
customs inspectors will do the work."
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ST. Louis, Oct LA special to the Re
public from Fort Smith, Ark, says: kid"
Wilson and Henry Starr led an unsuc-
cessful attempt to break jail to-day. They
were assisted by John Pointer, Alexander
Allen aud Frank Collins, condemned mur-
dcrers, and Charles Young and Jim Fair,
negroes. They refused to go into their
cells at dinner time aud the guard fired,
shooting Young In the face. but not scri-
ously injuring him. Pointer. Starr and
William Wilson begged to be shot.
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More Yellow Fever.

BRUNSWICK, Ca, Oct. Twelve new
cases OF fever were reported to-day, ~
white and two colored.
JEssuP, Ca, Oct. l.-Surgcon Murray Of
the Marine Hospital service, arrived from
Brunswick this morning aud held an
autopsy upon c. J. Warren, who was re-
ported to have died from yellow fever.
The physician pronounced IL genuine yell
low fever. Surgeon Murray does not bc-
lieye the fever will spread to any great
extent, Notwithstanding that several
families have moved away.
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Two Calored Mon KILLED.

wAsHISGToS. Oct. John E. Shooms.
kcr. white man, shot and instantly killed
Thomas Matthews, colored. this afternoon
on tho Tcnallytown road, about mile
from the city limits. during q quarrel.
About o'clock this morning Sergeant
Kenny and another officer stopped Elwood
II. Reid. who was carrying a suspicious
looking bundle. Reid drew knife and
was about to plunge IL into the officers
back when Sergeant Kenny. whipping out
q revolver. shot the negro through the
heart
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some Crank at Work.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The following
printed circular was received by every rep.
resentative, senator and public official In
Washington to-day: There 10 time in
the affairs Of men whom patience ceases to
be virtue. Down with the United States
senate, the enemies Of the people," Al.
though no skull and cross bones headed
the circular, the words were printed in
large. black. ominous-lookiug type. The
letters containing the circulars were post.
marked New York.
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october to lie tn. B,nn.r Month.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-Tho day was warm
and pleasant and the people turned out
at the fair quito largely for Sunday. As
usual, the crowds spent the time almost
entirely in the art gallery and pIaisance.
IL il expected that this month will prove
the banner day OF the whole fair. Chicago
day alone. il is estimated, will bring out
more people than any previous day. The
paid admissions to-day were 47,22Je.
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A NEBRASKA BRUTE.
He Crimiuaily Assaults Three Children
of . Neighboring Farmer.


OMAHA, Mob, Oct. 1.-Charles Brown
was arrested yesterday near Waterloo and
brought TO the city this morning. he Is
charged with criminaliy assauiting the
three daughters Of William Fagins of
Waterloo. aged respectively IL, and Z
years, the youngest being, il is alleged,
the one assaulted most seriously.
William Fagins and his wife, i'm swear.
ing out the warrant, said that on Mon
day evening they started to attend q
revival meeting at Waterloo aud were
joined by Brown, who had been work.
ing for q short time for their next
neiRhbor. named Taylor. as n farm
hand. After going with them n short dis
tance. Brown left them. saying he had
changed his mind. and returned 10 their
house. He then assaulted the two Oldest
girls, but they resisted and screamed 80
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SCHOOLS OF MINES.

A Bill to Provide for an Appropriation OF
$4,000 Out of the Sale OF L.sds.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The senate COM
mittes on public lands has instructed
Senator Dubois to report an omnibus bill
for number of bills introduced from the
mineral land states TO aid in the estab-
lishment Of schools of mines. The bill
provides that out of the salo of mineral
lands in the states of California. Utah.
Nevada, Idaho, Washington. Montana,
South Dakota and Wyoming, there shall
be paid q sum not to exceed $4,000 for the
school of mines. II the state will expend a
like amount for that purpose.
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Pallas aud His Palls.

BARCELONA, Oct. 1.-The approaching
death Of Pallas, the anarchist, who Is to
he shot in the next week. is discussed
throughout Spain. The police are we'll
aware that he has . number of sympa-
thizers among q certain class OF the popu-
lation. This causes them to make most
thorough search for proofs Of further out
RACES contemplated. In their investiga-
tion the police havo found positive proof
that Pallas had accomplices among for
eign anarchists. An Italian named Man.
cini was arrested to-day charged wit b
being an accomplice.
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serinu. Railroad s,rik. Imminstn.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. LA crisis In the
railroad situation here seems to have ar
rived and general strike and perhaps q
tie-up Is imminent. Twenty men in the
yards Of the Chesapeake q Ohio railroad
went on strike in resistance to reduction
of salaries. The men In the Yasoo & Mis-
sissippi Valley and Illinois Central yards
refused to handle Chesapeake & Ohio cars
and they were promptly dismissed. II 10
expected that general strike, or lockout,
or both. will result. rs the railroad official 10
seem firm and determined.
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Standard OIL Burns.

LOUISVILLE. Oct. 1.-Fire broke out this
afternoon In box car standiug ON the
tracks of the STANDARD Oil company's re-
finery, and before 1t could he extinguished,
property to the extent of $4,000 was con-
sumed. No insurance. The fire was OF
inccndiary origin. The Western Union
wires south. which run by the refinery are
down. Communication 10 cut on for the
night,
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SAN ANTONIO. Oct. LA special from
Querctaro, Mexico, says: The town Of
Jalapan. in the northern part Of the state,
was visited by terrible storm few days
ago. particulars of which have just reached
here. Scores OF houses were completely
demolished and many people were killed
and injured. Crops in the pathway Of the
storm we're destroyed and there is much
suffering among people.
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Austria's Auarchists.

LONDON, Oct. LA special to the Nelcs
from Vienna says tho examination of tho
12 anarchists recently arrested In connec-
ton with the plot to blow up the houses Of
parliament had most surprising results.
Tho facts in the possession OF the police
cannot yet be published, as the prime
mover In the conspiracy il not yet under
arrest. The police established proof be-
yond doubt that the mon in custody are
only tools of the aRitator, who is believed
TO be q foreigner, and his dupes do not
know much about him or about the spot
where he can be found.
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Strange Death OF . Count.

BrDA PEsTH. Oct. IA sensation was
caused here to-day by the strang, death
of the yico president of the lower house of
the Hungarian diet, Count Andrassy A.
Bokros. Count Bokros was found dead on
the pavement below his residence. A
second story window was open, and the
police are of the opinion that while looking
out the window he fell and was killed.