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CLOUDBURST IN SPAIN.
A Town Swept Away With Great
Loss of Life.

The town of Villa-Canas, in the province
of Toledo, Spain, has been devastated by
floods. 1t Is positively known that sixty
persons were drowned, and it was believed
that the bodies of many others were buried
under the ruins OF their homes.
The people are 80 stricken by the disaster
that they display no concern over the loss Of
their relatives or property, and assistance
will have to be given to them until they re-
cover from the blow.
Heavy rains had fallen in the province,
and the town, which Is on rather low ground,
was inundated. The waters from the hills,
where there had probably been cloudburst,
away almost everything in its path. Huge
trees that had been torn bodily from the
ground swept along on. the crest OF the
rushing waters, and were hurled with
frightful violence against the houses in
the path of the onrushing tide. These trees
acted as battering-rams and carried
houses before them. So sudden was the
catastrophe that the affrighted people
had no possible chance OF saving them
selves Men and women. awakened by the
tottering of their dwellings, frantically
rushed to the windows and leaped out, only
to be engulfed in the water that was now
ulSSluS uuu oOCtu1AS oUSuS eA0 Ao1AA~o
houses.
Other houses were rapidly undermined by
the waters, and in many cases collapsed be-
fore their occupants could leave them. The
masses OF wreckage going down on the flood
In some instances afforded q means OF es-
cape to persons who would otherwise have
been drowned. Many men, women and chill
dren, clutchins in the darkness for any
thing that would support them, grasped the
trees and other floating wreckage and were
carried to places of safety. A large number
OF lives were saved in this manner. In i
number OF cases the persons thus saved were
badly injured.
The bodies OF several woman who had ap-
parently made heroic efforts TO save them
selves and their children have been found.
In one place "a handsome young woman was
found with an infant clasped 10 her with one
hand, while with the other hand she held the
hand Of a little boy. All were deiId, aud
there wus not mark upon :hem.
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warm until ready for the press. From the
receiver the hot seed is drawn to "former"
and under pressure Of 500 pounds to the
square inch made into cakes 12I inches
wide, thirty-two inches long and 15s inches
thick. The cakes are tfen put into hy-
draulic press, sixteen CAKES to a press, each
cake in separate box. When all Of the six
presses are filled the pumps are started and
worked up to pressure Of 1000 pounds to
the square inch. This starts the oil and the
pressure is sustained for twenty-five or
thirty minutes, until all the oil that can be
secured from the seed has run out The
presses can obtain about ninety-dve per
cent OF all the oil.
When the press is loosened the cakes are
removed. They are hard as rock and are
ground up into fertilizer. The crude oil is
tanked and shipped to the refinery. Large
quantities are shipped to Italy and Spain
and there refined into Solve oil" for the
United States. The greater part of the oil is
made into lard, and recently it has been in
great demand for culinary purposes. The
oil, also, has an important place in the in
dustrial arts, and the industry is growing to
such proportions that cotton-planter said
that in few years cotton might be grown
for the seed alone.
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THE LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT.
NOTABLE DISPLAY OF HORSES
AND CATTLE AT THE FAIR.

The Most Important Exhibition OF
Its Kind Ever Held in This
Country-Facts of Interest About
American and Foreign Breeds Of
Horses.
I The exhibition OF live stock at the Worlds
Fair is notable in many particulars and must
DO acknowledged to be, taken all in all, the
most important one ever held in this country.
It embraces, beside horses and cattle, sheep
and hogs, live stock appliances, incubators
and other OF the high-class accessories OF
model farms. TO begin with the horses,
SAYS the Washington Star correspondent,
there is not 4 single breed OF importance
that has not some line specimens. They
range from the heaviest shire. weighing very
nearly $500 pounds. to the most diminutlve
Shetland pony, which strong man could
nick up and carry on his back-if it would
permit him to do so.
The Judging opened with bunch of Suf-
folk punch horses, a breed hitherto almost
unknown in this country. although it is one
of the oldest and best known OF English
heayy-weight horses. the exhibit was not
extensive, embracing but four stations over
five years old, and four mares OF the same
age, beside several yearlings and colts. One
horse came from Thorndale, Ontario. and all
the rest are owned in this country. Thetypi-
cal Suffolk punch is large, heavily built
horse, very compact, with short neck and
legs. The color is chestnut, and white feet
and "blaze face" are common. They are
especially adapted for medium draft pur-
poses. Tho two best OF the stations were
among the finest looking of all the horses led
into the ring.
Following the Suffolk punches came tho
Judging Of the Percherons, which occupied
several days. There are sixteen OF these
horses, covering stations over FIVE years old.
between four and five. under three, under
two and yearlings, and mares OF tho same
age, besides sucking colts. A good many OF
the Percherons come from Canada, but the
majority are owned in Illinois, Iowa, Miohl-
gan, Wisconsin and New York. In the
awarding Of the prizes one farm secured
every first premium except in one section;
The whole display is qufe remarkable, and
speaks highly for American importers and
breeders. It is hardly an exaggeration to
saw that not even in France itself can one see
finer specimens Of these princes OF draft
horses than are now shown at the World
Fair.
After the Percherons came the judging OF
the Clydesdale and Shires. and among the
latter is the largest horse in the Fair, he OF
$500 pounds. For the benefit OF the unlnl-
tiated it may be stated that the largest horses
are usually found among the Shires, the
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
;-..s- The Senate.

30rH DAY.-Mr. Faulkner's amendment to
the Repeal bill was introduced. The event
Of the days session was the delivery Of a
speech by. Mr.. Daniel against the passage OF
the Repeal bill. It occupied four hours and
five minutes-The Senate then adjourned.
31sT DAY.-At 1885 the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the Repeal bill, and
was addressed in defence Of the bill by Mr.
Lindsay, it being his first speech In the
Senate, except some remarks of an obituary
character. Other speeches were made by
Messrs. Morgan and Higgins.-Then the
Senate after q short executive session ad-
journed.
32D DAY-Mr. Voorhees, renewed his re-
quest to fix day for vote on the Repeal
bill. but as the Silver Senators expressed
their intention to debate the question, 1t was
withdrawn.-Mr. Allison then addressed
the Senate for three hours on the Repeal bill.
At the conclusion OF his remarks, in accord
ance with the order, the Senate listened to
eulogies upon the late Leland Stanford, OF
California, and afterward adjourned.
SD DAY.-Mr. Stewart offered amendments
to the Wilson-Voorhees Silver bill, inviting
Mexico, the South and Central American Re-
publics, Hayti, and San Domingo to join the
United States in q conference, to be held
within four months, for the purpose ofadopt-
ing a common silver dollar Of not more
than 1888. .13 grains, which shall be legal ten
der for oil debts, public and private. =
Mr.. Peffer's resolution directing the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce to investi-
gate the recent train robberies came up
and was not disposed of at 1.50. at which
hour the Senate, in accordance with special
order, headed by the Vice-President and the
officers Of the body, left the chamber In order
to attend the ceremonies incident to the
celebration of the cent ennial anniversary OF
the laying OF the cornerstone Of the Capitol.
34rH DAY.-After Mr.. Squires had intro
duced new silver bill and resolution had
been agreed to giving Messrs. Beckwith and
Mantle, recent contestants for seats in the
Senate, $4,000 to cover their expenses,
Mr.. Voorhees, made another vain at
tempt TO get the anti-repeal Senators
to fix a date for closing debate.
Mr. Mills spoke in favor of the Repeal bill.
Tho nominations of William j. Horn
blower, Of New York, to be Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, and James j: Van
Allen, OF Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to
Italy, were received.
35TH DAy.-Mr. Voorhees, attempted to
apply firm measures in the debate on repeal,
but was successful.-Messrs. George
and Gray spoke on the Repeal bill.
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The House..

29ru DAY.-The Democrats made an at
tempt to report bill to repeal the Federal
election laws. Filibusterers, led BY Mr..
Burrows, prevented.
3Oru DAy.--For two hours the skirmish
fight over the Federal Election bill con-
tinued. d.-Then public business was sus-
pended, and, under special order, the
House proceeded 10 pay tribute OF re-
spect to the memory of the late j. Logan
Chapman, OF Michigan. and at $40 ad-
journed.
31sr DAY.--The proceedings were repeti-
tion Of the proceedings Of the previous two
days, with the single exception that the
session was shorter and lasted but forty
minutes. The tactics adopted 10 keep out
a report on the Federal Election Repeal bill
were again resorted to, successfully.
S2d DAY.-The House assembled at 1. As p.
m. There were about l25 members in their
seats. Prayer was made by Chaplain Had
daway, and the journal was read and ap-
proved. Then, pursuant to the order or the
House previously adopted, the House pro-
ceeded in Il body TO attend the cornerstone
centennial celebration.
33p DAY. The day was consumed in an
attempt 10 secure q quorum to push the
Elections bill.
34TN DAY.-Immediately after the approval
Of the Journal, the fight over the Federal
Election bill was resumed. MIR. Burrows
moved to dispense with the call OF committees
for reports. Pending this, Mr.. Catchings
Miss. presented 4 resolution from the
Committee on Rifles, but before it
was read Mr.. Burrows raised the
point that the resolution was not tu
order. The Speaker ovorruled the point OF
order, and then the House was thrown into
great confusion. Mr.. Reed and the Speaker
had some very bitter passages, and then Mr;
Burrows appealed from the decision, and
MIR. Fitch New York; moved to lay the sp-
peal on the table. Carried.
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THE HURRICANES WORK.
Surgeon Magruder's Inspection OF ST.
Helena Island.

Passed Assistant Surgeon Magruder, OF
The Marine Hospital Service, who WAS re-
ceptiv sent to Beaufort, s. c.. and among
the sea islands along the coast to eaHe
sanitary precautions against diseis;> result
inr from the deaths Of the coiored people 10y
tho recent hurricane. has made ms hrst
official report to SurSeon-General WyHidn
surgeon Magruder says that he has Just
completed a thorough inspection OF 81. ne
lena Is.anl, whore sixty-three wore drowned.
but buried by the natives. lhere was no
trace of odor from the cemeteries.
Malaria was prevalent in the sectlon tna'
sufrered most, and there was some dlarrnGa;
caused by bad water and improper tood. All
tbe wells Yield brackish water.
He has ordered 100 cleaned and PumPeu
ont until the water is pure. Some sectlonss ,
Of ths island are flooded from the closing oi
the main drains, and the water emits ouoi.
Arranc cements have been made for starting u
force OF 1870 men to begin the work OIL clean
ing tho drains. .o,.,..d
The crops ara almost completely DESTROYED.
-Four hundred and 1fty-two houses Were
wrecked Tents will be used for temporary
ahaltar.
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A MAN named Stronacb in Banff, England.
recently died ut the age Of ainety-eight. He
had drawn half pay as an army officer for
seventyYears having boon retired N 1893.
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brace saddle horses, road horses, trotters
and runners, but of drausht horses and coach
horses all the breeds are European. Among
the coach horses the breeds now most cult.
vated are the French coach horse and the
Cleveland bay. Both have strong represen-
tation ut tine Fair. Among the former are
fourteen stations over five years old, for,
between four and five, and ten under three.
Several stations are shown with three OF
their colts. and the showing OF mares is ex.
tensive. The Cleveland bays are not so mn.
merouS, but among the stations there are a
number of the best specimens, as we'll az
among the mares. A third breed Of coach
horses is shown in the German "coacher,"
which contains q numerous bunch.
There is no barn OF horses that Is moro
constantly crowded than the one where the
Shetland ponies may be found. The breed
ing Of the fascinating little fellows has been
rather extensive of late years, and in some
cases quite profitable. Rich men seek after
them for their children. and soma adults are
not exempt from weakness for them. There
are fifteen stations shown, and they come
from New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri, and Iowa. The judging, which has not
yet taken place. will include teams Of three
and four abreast. All the ponies shown are
good specimens.
This completes cursory view OF the dif-
ferent breeds which have been competing for
prizes. 1t will be noticed at once that the
show comprises for the most part the useful
horses of the world, and is not q mere ex.
hibit of fashionable cobs and hunters. There
is, indeed. no class Of hunters, nor Of cobs.
The horses shown are all good, and as they
are nearly all owned by American breeders
they can truly be said to reflect credit upon
America.
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"WHAT's a limited monarchy?'T
"a pair OF kings against the other
fellows straight j
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A corroN SEED o11-M111 on ExH1n1r1ov.

Well toward the east end OF the centre
aisle in Machinery Hall Is a working model,
one-quarter size, Of complete cotton seed
oi!-mili. The full-sized mill will work 125
tons OF cotton seed every twenty-four hours
and secure 5372 gallons OF crude oil. 1t
forms one of the most complete exhibits in
the building, for every detail Is carried out
and every part is shown. The process is
simple. When the seed comes from the gin
it is coated with lint or cotton fuzz. The
seed is placed in Inter. which entirely re-
moves the lint. leaving the seed clean and
ready forthe huller. This machine takes of
the outside Of the seed, separating 1t from
the fat or oil-producing kernel. The "fat"
is fed into hopper above u stack OF five
rolls. each IA inches in diameter, 4 feet long
and 1000 pounds in weight. Feed-boards are
so arranged that the seed in its downward
course passes from one pair OF rollers to the
lower pair in a zig-zag manner.
The seed Is only crushed by the rolls and
it falls into conveyor which lifts 1t to q
large hopper having four spouts over set
OF four heaters, which cook the seed. The
heater has steam jacket and three
pronged stirrer, which keeps the seed from
burning. The cooking process loosens it 80
that it will flow under pressure, for it will
not come from cold seed.
After it is thoroughly cooked the seed is
conveyed into receiver, where 1t Is kept
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Your hammers break, but the anvil OF Gous
word stands"
How wonderful the Old book hangs to-
gether 1t is library made up OF IS books
and written by at least SO authors. 1t is a
supernatural thing that they have stuck to-
yethe.. Take the writings Of any other 80
authors, or any 10 authors. or any authors.
and put them together, and how long would
they stay together2 Books OF "elegant ex-
tracts" compiled from mauy authors are
proverbially short lived. I never knew one
such book which. to use the publishers
phrase, "had life in it" for five years.
Why is it that the Bible. made up OF the
writings OF at least 80 authors. has kept to-
sether for q long line OF centuries when the
natural tendency would have been to fy
apart like loose sheets OF paper wnen gust
OF wind blows upon them? 1t is because God
stuck them together and keeps them to-
gether But for that Joshua would have
wandered Off In one direction. and Paul into
another, and Ezekiel into another. and Ha-
bakkuk into another. and the 80 authors in
20 50 directions.
Put tha writings OF Shakespeare and Ten
nysou and Lonyfe!low. Or any part ofthem,
together. How long would they stny TO-
gethar? No book bindery could keep thsm
together, But the cannon Of the Scripture
is loaded now with the same ammunition
with which prophet and apostle loaded 1t.
Bring me all the Bibles Of the earth into
one Pile. aud bindfold me SD that cannotte
the difference between day and night. and
put into nv hand any one Of all that Alpine
mountain OF sacred books. and put my finger
on the last page Of Genesis and let ms know
it. and 7 can tell you what is Gu the next page
namely. the first chapter OF Exodus; or
while thus blindfolded put my finger on the
las. chapter Of Matthew and let me know it.
and will toll you what Is on the next page
namely. the first chapter OF Mark. In the
pile of 500, 900 900 Bibles there will be no
exception. In other words, the book gives
me confidence by its supernatural adhesion
OF writing TO writing.
Even the stoutest ship sometimes shifts Its
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| promises to end disastrously for the

promises to end disastrously for the
lynchers.
Bedouins at the worlds fair at CHI
cago recently bond companion
with q rope attached to a horse and
then lashed the animal into run.
The fellow was rescued by his COM
panions after bloody fight
w. G. and Maurice Stevens, Jail
breakers, were surrounded in house
near Beloit, Kan, by deputy sheriffs.
They answered demand for their
sun ender with volley from their re-
volvers. The sheriffs returned the fire
With shotguns loaded with slugs and
killed VIII Stevens.
Walter Geish, young Altoona drug
gist, paid social call upon daughter
of Joseph Reed of Holidaysburg, Pa,
AS he was departing from the house he
was struck in the breast by pistol
fired by a person in the outer darkness.
The would-be murderer, who is sup
posed to be some discarded lover of
the girl, escaped. Giesh's wound may
prove fatal
Again the chief has interfered with
the decision of the court at Fort Glib
son, l. T., and Williams, Tatton and
Christie, the men who were to have
been executed at Tahlequah yesterday,
have been granted new lease of life
until Sept -. The respite was not
granted until the very last moment,
| and great crowds of people from all
parts Of the nation and of all nationai-
ties came to see the execution.
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FROM THE CAPITAL.

President Cleveland's health is de-
clared to be precarious.
Capt. Evans, an authority on Bering
sea, thinks that the United States got
the worst of the deal.
President Cleveland proelaims 1.-The
Cherokee strip" open to settlement on
Sept 16.
A call will be issued in a few days
for monster meeting OF business men
TO be held ut Washington for the pur-
pose of securing repeal.
China informs President Cleveland
that all Americans will be expelled
from China if the Geary law is not
modified or repealed at the next ses-
sion of congress.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky, Il men,
her of the recent monetary conference,
delivered 4 speech in the house in fa-
vOr of unconditional repeal of the Sher-
man act.
Assistant Secretary Curtis has in
structed special treasury agents to con-
strue as literally as possible the law as
to the packing of cotton on passenger
steamers. These Instructions have been
sent out as result of a recent hearing
on the subject by Il delegation repre-
senting Mississippi river interests.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln is un-
veiled IN Edinburgh.
The parliamentary elections in 4Cance
did not develop the expected disorders.
There have been five cases Of cholera
at Helsingfor, the capital of Finland.
War between France and Italy seems
probable, growing out of the recent
massacre of Italians in France.
A French consulate in Italy is
mobbed The difficulty between the
two countries is, however, satisfact-
orily adjusted.
thorities do not disguise the fact that
there have been eleven deaths from
Asiatic cholera in the Stuyvesant hos
pital during the month.
The imperial board of health at Ber-
lin announces that there have been thus
far this summer only four cases Of
cholera in Germany. Three of the per-
sons attacked died.
The report is current that Emperor
William has charged Prince Henry Of
Prussia to express to King Humbird
of Italy his sympathy in connection
with the Argues Mortes affair. The re-
port has not been confirmed
The quarantine against Russian ports,
says a Constantinople advice, has been
extended to include the port of Odessa
which heretofore has been exempted.
This action is due to the arrival here
to-day of the steamer Russian from
Odessa with cholera cases on board.
Further particulars have been re-
ceived at Halifax from the scene of
the wrecked tug DQrcas and barge Alta
Stewart. Seven b9dies hayee been
seen in the surf Fourteen people are
known to have been drowned. Fears
for the safety of other vessels are enter
tained.
Robert Englis, marine superintend-
ent in Liverpool for the Cunard Steam
ship company, was drowned in the
Iene river, near Sutton bridge. He
and eight friends were returning in Il
sailbOat from fishing excursion up
the river A sudden squall upset the
boat, and all nine men sank before
help could reach them.
The chairman of the Vienna town
council announced that the health OF
the city is highly satisfactory, and there
need be no fear of an epidemic or any
serious disturbance Of commercial in
tercourse with the capital. In accord
ance with regulations adopted by the
Dresden cholera conference, the Hun
garian government has declared the
CantQns of Dombrad, and Kisvarda
in the Szaboles district virulently in
fected. The epidemic is spreading to
new districts in Galicia. The mortal
ity is over so per cent. On MonSay
two cases and one death were reported
in Kolomea, and five cases and four
deaths in NadvOrna.
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SINS AND SINNERS.

Several Indianapolis business men
Gre arrested, accused of looting Il nit
tional bank.
+. II. Weeks, the embezzler, is in
Costa Rica, where he cannot be ex-
fraditsd.
, 4 second fight between boomers and
troops has taken place il the Cherokee
Strip Two boomers were killed.
Six men took Charles Taib, eolored,
from an officer near Memphis, Tenn,
and hanged him. Taib had killed a
man.
Manager whippie. Of the Nelson
Lumber company, was shot and killed
at Allis, Ark, by J. G. Robinettes the
result of an old feud. aa Y Z
Harry Lutz and George Ross, pro-
.prietors of the Arcade ice cream spars
Jors. Muncie, Ind, are NRder arrest
teharged with arson. ~
.aG w. r. Perry of Denver, clerk of the
County court, is said to be short $22,-
O00 in his accounts. He was last heard
from at Monte Carlo.
A federal prisoner, n negro, IS
lypche1 In Mississippi, and the affair
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MANY sETTI. .ERS AFFECTED.

San Francisco, Aug. 29-Tha settlers
lpon 100000 acres of land in the San
Joaquin valley affected by a circuit court
decision recently rendered by Judge Ross.
viii petition congress for relief. These
settlers have complied with the require
ments of the United States relative to
the acquisition of title. The Southern
Pacific Railway company claimed the
right to select lands in the Territory con-
eernsd Land Commissioner Sparks de-
c;detl the Company had nc right to the
lands The company then instituted a
test suit which was decided ir its favor.
The settlers believe that the justice of
their request would be recognized at
Washington and the desired relief
promptly granted.