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OFFICIALS GREATLY SURPRISED
But 1t Is Possible That the Report
Is True.

NEW YORK, July 1S-The Herald's
Washington correspondent says: State
and navy department. officials were
considerably startled this morning
By the report that the United States
steamer Mohican had been fired
upon and disabled by the Hawaiian
steam'r Alexander. Officials are prepared
1or almost any kind Of news from Bering
oea, cut the statement that the 6-pounder
gun from the sealing craft had disabled
one Oh our men-of-war took their breath
away, and they believe there must be some
mistake.
1he confirmation of the report by the
press dispatches from San Francisco this
afternoon has further encouraged them
in this belief for the reason that the
dispatches give the date of the reported
contest as of May 25. when it was we'll
known that the Mohlcan was not in Bering
Sea on that date. She did not leave Port
Townsend until May q.
The Hersld's report gives June 25 as the
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DRAINED OF OUR GOLD.
Nearly Ninety r1iIlions Went to
Europe Last Year.

WASHINGTON. July 18.-The chief OF
the Bureau of Statistics reports that the
exports of gold from the United States
during the twelve months ended June 80,
amour ted to S1oS, $50. S44 and the imports to
S21.174,3S1, an excess of exports of $751;.
O6,463 During the preceding year the
exports were $50. 1875. 1927 and the imports
S49699,454 The exports of silver were
$40, ,737, ,3l9 and tho imports S23. 1893. 252, an
excess OF exports of $15.544.0 .067. During
the proceeding year the exports were
S32. .81O. $50 and the imports 1856 086. an
excess of exports of S12. .855, ,473.
ward tumble to-day, from S98.059. .48O to
GOT 672 $50
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GRESHAM'S AMBITION.
It Is Said He Wishes to Succeed
Cleveland.

New YORK, July 1S.-The Commercial
Advertiser has the following: Friends Of
Gresham, the Secretary of State. are al
ready beginning to boom him for the Presi-
dency in 1885, General Joseph T. Tor
renee of Chicago, who is Republican. but
who voted for Cleveland last time. is now
here. ana told reporter the programme.
II voted for Cleveland" he said. and
expect to vote for Gresham In 1885,
"How do you know he is to be candl-
date?"
accepted the portfolio of Secretary OF State
with the distinct understanding that he
was to be the next Presidential candidate
of the Democratic party. l consider my.
self his friend, and have no doubt he Will
be the candidate. 1t is one OF those un-
derstood things.in the West that does not
cause any argument" =,
"But there is some talk about Cleveland
being a candidate again.
."rhat is ill-advised talk by those who
are not authorized by the President to
speak for him. He will not be candidate.
but will heartily support his able Secre-
tary of State"
..Then it Is pretty we'll understood by ali
Gresham's friends that he went into the
Cabinet for the purpose Of succeeding
Cleveland in the White House?"
eyes, and we have no doubt OF his
1ominati and election. l predicted the
Presidents great victory last November
aud also predict just such another sweep
ing victory for Gresham in 1896"
"Nill Indiana and Illinois support him
in the convention3"
"Yes, with unanimity and enthusiasm.
Both will give him rousing majorites no
matter whom the Republicans may omi-
nate against him."
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COLD-STORAGE HORROR.
Several Persons Held to Appear Be.
fore the Grand jury.

CHICAGO. July 1S.-The Coroner's jury
Investigating the awful fire at the cold
storage building on the Worlds Fail
grounds last week. In which so many lives
were lost this evening returned verdict
holding to the Grand Jury for criminal
negligence the following persons:
Daniel H. Burnham, director OF the
works of the Worlds Fair; Fire Marsha
Edward Murphy; j. B. Skinner. president
of the Hercules Iron Works Owning the
cold-storage plant; Charles A. McDon
aid, secretary and treasurer OF the same
company. ;.
All Of the indicted mon will give bonds
tomorrow, no order Of arrest having beer
made. Fire Marshal Murphy was mucl
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

affected by the verdict. which he declared
unjust. as he had neither been negligent
nor guilty of misconduct. Burnham was
held on the ground that he was aware of
the faulty construction Of the building
and still permitted its erection in the
grounds. Skinner and Mcdonald were
held because they built the building and
Murphy because it was alleged that he did
not 1ully investigate the fire before send
ing the men into the tower. Murphy
himself swore that the men were already
IN the tower when he arrived.
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STICKS TO HIS STORY.
Barrett Declares the Alexander
Crippled the MOhican,

PORT TOWNSEND. July Is. - Captain
George c. Barrett, agent of the North
American Comm ercial Company at Kyack
Island, who arrived from Alaska on the
City of Topeka last night and brought the
report that the steamer Alexander had
fired upon and disabled the United States
steamship Mohican, states positively that
the report is true. He left for San Fran
cisco last night on the steamer Walla
Walla.
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Yellow Jack on Board.

NEW YORK. July 18.-The steamship
Nafmyth. which arrived this morning. is
detained in quarantine because she has
yellow fever on board. One death oc-
Cured on the voyage. The captain says
there is no sickness on board now.
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Public Thanks to Caprivi.

BERLIN, July 1S.-The Reichsanzeiger
this evening published Cabinet order ex-
pressing the most sincere thanks of the
Emperor and his allies to Chancellor Won
Caprivi for his services in securing the
adoption by the Rechstag of the army bill.
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Report on the Bancroft.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-The report Of
the Naval Trial Board on the recent trial
trip Of the practice-ship Bancroft shows
that the vessel met every requirement.
satisfactorily.
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Olney May Succeed BIatchford.,

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-It is rumored
from inside sources that Attorney General
Olney will be appointed to the Supreme
Bench To annAad tina late Jnstice Blatchford.
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cruiser Detroit Accepted.

WASHINGTON, July 1S-The Navy De-
partment to-day formally accepted the
cruiser Detroit and authorized the pay
ment to the builders of tie reserved funds,
amounting to $225, 600.
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DrexeI's Remains Brought Home.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-The body of An
thony j. Drexel arrived here to-day on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm II. The funeral will take place
at 10 O'clock tomorrow from Mr.. Drexers
late residence.
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Congressman Breckenridge Married

LOUISVILLE. KY. July 18.-Mrs. Levisa
Scott-Wing was married to Congressman
w. e. P. Breckintidge this evening at the
home OF DR.. Preston B. Scott. brother OF
the bride.
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FREAKS OF NATURE.

THOMAS HoRNBECK, of st. Croix, Ind,
has on his farm a litter of seven pigs,
four of which have six legs each, and
one has feet like dog.
Dr.. J. c. BIvINGs, of Dalton, Ga, has
a cat which in some respects resem-
bles a kangaroo. The fore feet are
much shorter than the hind ones, and
it scurries over the ground just like
the Australian animal.
LIVING curiosity is in the posses
sion of Henry Gerbending. of Fort
Wayne, Ind. II is freak of nature in
the shape of three kittens which are
inseparably joined at the hips. There
are three heads, six fore fest and only
three behind.
4 BEwITCHED apple, with a blood-red
drop inside, grows on several trees in
Norwich. Conn. It is called the
mike APPLE after farmer named
Micah. who over two hundred years
ago was supposed to have killed ped
dler and buried the body under one of
his apple trees.
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THE PRESS.

Is some suburban towns the news
paper carrier nowadays makes his
rounds on a bicycle.
OF the 946 papers and magazines pub
ished in New York city one-half-473
are issued monthly. The dailies
number forty-six.
THE first printing press, with the ut
most diligence, could be made to
print from twenty to thirty-fve sheets
an hour on one side only; the printing
presses of to-day print from $4,000 to
10000 in the same time on both sides.
CURVED stercotyped plates were in
vented in 1915, but were little used for
half century after that date. Since
1865 they have come into general en-
ployment in every newspaper Office in
the country whose edition is printed
on a fast steam press.
THE first almanac was printed in
Hungary in 1870 One medical firm in
this country now prints and circulates
over 5000. 600 year, and it is estima-
ted that the total number printed an
nually in this country does not fall
short of i50, ,000, ,000.
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MIME BALLS.

NINE-TENPIIs of the recruits for the
British army-a drawn from the ranks
of the unemployed.
The duke of Cambridge, who is COM
mander in chief of the English army,
has never snelt powder except at a re-
view, and is not likely TO if he can
help it. He was major general at
the age OF twenty-six, thanks to his
good fortune.
SERGT. PRoKoP DoGoBIRNKo, q Rus
sian soldier, committed suicide lately
because young girl would not marry
him, but instead called him an "old
man." This was more than the giddy
fellow, who was not much over ninety
nine years of age, could stand.
LIEUT.. PowHATAN CLARKE, who was
recently drowned in the Big Horn,
spent a year with the kaisers Eleventh
hussars as Dusseldorf, with whom he
became very popular. He was very
daring horseman. and was able to show
the best riders in Germany come tricks
with horses which they found it diff
cult to initiate.
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OLD PEOPLE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE claims the oldest
ex-governor in the United States, in
the person of Nathaniel S. Berry, who
has just celebrated his ninety-seventh
birthday
LYMAN MEACHAM, who died in Be-
lott, Wis, a few days since, aged nine
ty-six. was direct descendant of Miles
Standish. lie was native of Vermont
and emigrated west in 1888
PHILIP MAcAULEY was a little less
than sixty years old when he arrived
in this country from ireland in ls49.
lie is still living, tolerably strong and
bright. at the age of one hundred and
three years, in Middletown, n. Y
Mrs. MARY PUTNAM STRovER, who
died recently in Amsterdam, N Y,
was in her one hundredth year She
was daughter of Capt John Strover,
who was in charge of the minute men
OF the revolution. and her grandfather
also served in that struggle.
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NI|gIIlgaIIJj1

marble OF various coIors and wef.ns
300 pounds 1t is the work of Marlenne
Gilbert, an artist at Rome.
a CELEBRATED picture painted by
Delaroche in 1S4S for the carl of Ons-
low represents Napoleon Crossing the
ST. Bernard" 1t was sold recently In
London along with other pictures of
the Onslow collection, and its pur-
chaser, Ii. Yates Thompson. has pre-
sented it to the Liverpool gallery.
IN details which no one but a critical
observer would be apt to note. Meis-
sonier was very careful. Before paint
ing one of his historic pictures. the
scene of which is in wheat field, he
actually bought a wheat field, and had
squadron of cavalry galloppthrough
it, that he might see how the wheat
fell.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

Do you wonder that the people of
the west are looking for an avenue of
escape from the east by way of the
Gulf of Mexico. when bill of
freight from Auburn, n. Y. to Omaha
cost only s4a.5o, and from Omaha to
Bellevue, Idaho about the same dis
tance, the charge on the same bill Of
freight was s453?
Mills and factories in the east are
forced to shut down because they are
unable to get currency with which to
pay their employees Paper currency
and SILVER dollars commands . premium
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STEEL BUTTONS.
The Witty Retort OF an italian Lady of
Quality.

! The Witty Retort OF an italian Lady of
Quality.
The prejudices in favor of nobility
are very strong in Italy, and though
| family connections are priced SO high
| ly there. no man seems ashamed if he
| has no family to boast. In ''Glimpses
| of Italian Society the author says
that she was astonished to hear a we'll
| bred clergyman say gravely to a friend,
also a man eminent for talents and
| fortune:
Eyes, there is grand invitation at
such place tonight, but 1 don't go
because ] am not gentleman; and the
| master desired l would let you know
| that it was for no other reason that
you had not a card, too, my good
friend, for it is an invitation for none
| but people of fashion, You see.''
At all this no one stares, no one
laughs; and it is accepted as the proper
| thing.
A woman of quality, near whom 1
sat at the fine ball Bragadin made in
honor of the season, inquired how I
had passed the morning. l named
several churches l had looked into,
| particularly that which they esteem
DeNpUC IilS resi- DIS al 1dNOTlUC WOTh Oh
Palladio, and called the Redentore.
''You do very right" said she, ''to
look at our churches, as you have none
in England, / know; but, then, you
have so many other fine things. such
charming steel buttons, for example,"
pressing my hand to show that she
meant nc offense.
FISH, SNAKES AND GHOSTS.
A WHALES throat is so small you
| could choke him with your fist, and he
feeds on the smallest things in the
sea.
A GHOST at Holton. Kan, outran the
sheriff and two deputies and left part
of its gunny-sacll raiment on wire
fence in its haste to get inside the
pearly gates the other night.
TRAArPs who have once visited GER
tain farmhouse near Buclzham, Ga,
never call there a second time. 1t is
protected by tame rattlesnaale,
whose vigilance is equal to that of the
| best Watchdog.
Il SMALL boy, living in the upper
part of New York state, having heard
| his father say that it was poor rule
that would not work both ways, baited
a hook with fish and went out to
catch some worms.
Ar St Francis. Fla, a sportsman,
being out of bait, lit u bull's-eye Ian
tern and displayed the light on the
water. In few minutes time a large
bass jumped into his boat, evidently
being attraeted by the light.
IT is said that female Goldfish will
lay 100000 eggs during single sea-
son. Piscatorial authorities say that
were it not for the work of the natural
enemies of fish, they would fill all the
available space in the seas, rivers and
oceans.
THE largest salmon which has
reached London for number of years
past was exhibited the other day in
I Bond street. 1t was male, was cap
tured IN the Tay, and turned the beam
at sixty-eight pounds. The measure
ments were: Length, fifty three
inches: girth, thirty and one-half
inches
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

THE United States Express company
fetched New York bank up with a
round turn the other day 1t sent q
check to the bank to get currency to
pay It's employees The bank refused
to pay the check, whereupon the ex-
press company took it TO notary and
it was protested The next day the
bunk was only too glad to pay the
check and the protest fees besides 1t
is strange that New York banks
should be tolerated in policy that
would quickly close any bank in the
west,
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Here's to Her!

ny theme is one that's been too long unsunr-
sing tie woman who can hold her tongue.
AT cVeE'Hy circ C., picnic or high tea,
In fact wherever she mu7 chlucc TO be.
Ana listen 20 lie rossi ip Of the town
How Mrs. has turned hor cashmere gown,
And hlr. j has cut young Dr. q
For telling tales Of Girty widow d,
And Lawyer j. Is slnitten with Miss +,
And Deacon G. i5 fast becoming deaf
ana o! much Inoro-aS II she never heard
Of all tLc ccasclcss chat u single word
AND who-not only at such times as these
mean lawn parties, sewing bees ana teas
But OF 2'l seasons, when ~ for the best
Can Keep her thoughts close prisoned In her
brCas.,
And though q spark may glitter in her eye,
TO speech unworthy it ne'cr give reply.
Alas! alasl let no one look at me.
For with regret l own am not she,
Were l, really shouldn't think 1t wrong,
For once, To celebrate myself in song
But she must lie somewhere, so l had sung
The wondrcGs woman who can hold her tongue
Detroit Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

EVEN gold dollar cannot be made
big enough or bright enough t - stay
the cravings of hungry man S
stomach. It is something else, and
that something else is produced by
10
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ANCIENT WONDERS.

TIE obeiislss of Egypt were raised
into place by instruments like our
cranes.
TEE famous bridge constructed by
Queen Eitocris at Babylon and de-
scribed by Diodarus was I've fcrlongs
long.
FLYIxs buttresses were first em-
pIoyed to support the roofs of churches.
Their origin dates from the thirteenth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27
The Children'S Room.

Rc OnllurenR EOOm.
How peaceful at night
The sleeping children lie.
Each gentle breath so light
Escaping like a sighl
How tranquil seems tho room, how fair
TO one who softly enters therei
Whose hands are those, unseen.
That smooth each little bed?
Whose locks are those that lean
Over each pillowed head2
Whose lips cGress the boys and girlsY
Whose fingers stroke the golden curlsY
Whose are the yearning eyes,
And whose tie trembling tear1
Whose heart is this that cries,
Besceching God to hear?
Whose but the mothers, in whose face
Love shows its sweetest dwelling place?
Her hopes In beauty bloom,
And Heaven sends down its light,
Which fingers in the room
Where mother says "GooG night,
Soft trcadiEg by the sleepers there,
Hur very presence seems prayeri
buffalo Commercial
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

TIE greatest financial problem that
confronts Congressman Breck enridge
of Kentucky is the $50, ,000 damage suit
brought against him for deceiving and
seducing young lady when only Il
years Of age
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

WE ARE nearing the dawn of new
era. Two forces are conterd1ng for
supremacy. The question to be set
tied is whether manhood or money
shall rule the world. On which side
are YOU?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27
SIT ETcHINos.
ldest statue in the world is c

dest statue in the world is of
tt ie' o1 an Egyptian village. 1t
is lieved to be not less than COCO
ye old
mosaic copies in the vatican of
Ia pictures by Raphael, Doneniehi-
nc others occupied from twelve to
tE .tv-five years to execute and re-
ql ID from $1,000 to 10000 different
ST IS Of color.
Sale portrait of President Cleve-
In IS on exhibition in Yonkers, n. Y,
II contains 500, 900 pieces of Italian
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

REr. EDWARD EVERETT Hale SAYS
that RALPH Waldo Emerson, On one OF
his ocean trips, committed &ntoE $
-'Lyci2as" 20 memory TO while away
= few Otherwise Improbable days, an
lat be neyer heard Of anyone e.
no did that on such VOYAGE
lime.
fIERgz Lorl, the French novelist,
has cc1pl ted his service in the navy
and is ,hout 60 fora a caravan 70
ars for tAe Holy Land frora ca ,
and ptrsue the route. as near as laay
be, taken by the holy family in the
flight to Egypt. He is going to write
q book on the subject:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

THE Northern Pacific railroad has
again gone INTO the hands of a re-
ceiver. When the railroad officials
fail, the government has to take
charge of the railroad to get matters
Strengthened out. yet the governme Mt
couldn't manage one of her own. Oh,
no, not at all.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

DoCToR MACUNE has started a new
paper (non-partisan, of course) in
Washington city. He also proposes to
start new organization, with a CO.
operative head and referendum tail,
which we presume means cooperate
for everything in sight and refer to
The democratic party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

Ir is now pre- tY certain that The ma
tional banks viii receive additional
favorable legislation, II the extent of
permitting them to issue circulating
notes equal 10 the face value of bonds
they depSsit.
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DEVOTED

of to per cent. What countryl
What a people!
Think of able bodied men Offering
to work in the Chicago packing
houses for so cents day! Think of
manhood, a civilization produced
under such conditions.
The Erie railway is capitalized at
s175, 5,oeo, 900, or Sise,554 per tniie 1t
is robbing the people to paw dividends
on that amount, when the road could
be duplicated for one-fourth of that
amount. The patience OF the Ameri-
can people is silnp Y wonderful
birmingham. Ala. has a com
mereial club OF about 800 mem.
bers. Some of the mem bers, who
arc poll parrot squawkers for gold
bugs. conceived the idea of hav-
ing the club help Cleveland by en-
dorsing his p Icy. and called a meet.
ing for that purpose. To the aston
ishment of Mr.. tleveland's friends,
! when the tcunted nos. in tic meet.
in., they found n decided maj rity for
free silver and the meeting declared
for free eoinage.
The country is running up against
! the uneHl loyed problem in way that
promises trouble unless our so-called
statesmanship is equal to the emer-
gency. Hungry men will not
pay much attention to fine-spun
theories The cravings OF an
empty stomach will not be satisfied
with platitudes aud promises.
1t is said that the Pennsylvania rail
way will lose over SO, 00o, 900 on Worlds
Fair business. owing to rates being SO
high. The roads generally are losing,
but taey seemingly prefer to lose
rather than lower rates during the
Fair fearing the people, after six
mon hs OF such rates, would refuse to
allow them to go back to the old rate
again.
The Georgians are coming. Wash
iugton county that was carried by the
democrats last January, was carried
recently by the Populists at special
election, ana in DeKalb county the
democratic majority of Zoo was re.
duced 20 3l2
George Gould returned from Europe
recently and had hardly landed until
he was interviewed on the situation.
He declared it terrible and no help for
it short of the repeal of the Sherman
law. When asked the situation in Eng
land he said, Bad, may add just as
bad as it IS here" And yet they have no
Sherman law in England.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

CoSGREssMAN BREcKEsRIDGE of Ken
lucky seems to have been indulging
too freely in the coinage of promises.
He has been sued for $50, 900 for breach
of promise and seduction by a Miss
Pollard, who claims he has damaged
her feelings and character to that ez
tent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

GROVER CLEVELAND is the first p ON
inent American that has proposed sur
render to Great Britain since the at
tempt made by Benedict Arnold, over
100 years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

COME on now, write your good
roads scheme and issue paper money
to pay for them. That will not only
stop the panic, but put an end to the
distress by employing the idle work
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

IT HAS now reached that point that
a man who is anxious to earn his
bread in the sweat of his face is de-
MED that privilege, Nice country,
amt it2
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The Keystone Watch
Case Co. of PHILADELPHIA.

the largest watch case manufacture
ing concern in the world, is now
putting upon the Jas. Boss Filled
and other cases made by it, bow
(ring) which cannot be twisted or
pulled off the watch.
Its sure protection against the
pickpocket and the many accidents
that befall watches fitted with the
old-styie bow, which is simply held
In by friction and can be twisted off
with the fingers. 1t is called the