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English Dialect Dictionary.

The exact form of the long -contemplated
English Dialect Dictionary, which is to
comprise complete vocabulary of all dia-
lect words still in use or known to have
been in use during the last 200 years, is
now settled. 1t will be published, always
provided the requisite number of subscrib-
ers is forthcoming, in half-yearly parts.
which will be forwarded to subscribers in
return for guinea year, and sold to the
public at fifteen shillings each net. The
first part will be ready in June, 1896, and
the work will be completed in about six
teen parts. A curious feature about the
publication of this dictionary is the issue
OF limited edition de luxe, $50 copies, on
handmade paper, says the Westminster
Gazette.
The American Dialect Society has placed
at the disposal of the editor, Professor Jo-
seph Wright, complete material for.the dia-
lects OF the other side of the Atlantic. As
regards the British side of the work, some.
thing like 200 people in all parts of the
Kingdom have been collecting material
during the past twenty-one years, and
during the last year, in consequence of a
special appeal being made, 400 more work.
ers have joined the ranks. There are now
competent sub-editors of the dictionary in
nearly every county. Some idea of the
quantity of the written information OBJ
tanned may be gained from the fact that
the slips relating to the letter alone
weigh over two hundredweight.
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CANAL-BOATS ROTTING.
Driven Out of Business by Lo,c Freigh
Rates.

Driven Out of Business by Lo,c Freight
Rates.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 29.-Three hun
dred canal-boats are lying rotting in the
water at Buffalo as the result of the low
freight rates on grain to New York. The
shipments of grain from the West are fully
up to the average so far this season, the
terminal elevators having already handled
$500, 900 bushels, yet out of this the canal
has had only three boatloads, notwith-
standing the very low rates offered by the
boatmen of IL for wheat and 11s for oats.
The explanation given by the canal men
of the enormous decline in business is that
the railroads have agents in every corner
of the country and by added facilities are
able to keep cutting down the rates until
scale has been reached which is ruin
ously low.
It is further said that 1000 bushels are
now being put into one car, while 400 or
500 bushels were considered carload a
few years ago. Altogether the old Erie
canal, which originally perhaps made the
Empire State what she is, Is passing
through far from bright stage of its
history.
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MADE MAD BY THEIR FEAR,
Panic Among the Passengers
Of the Sinking Steamer
Dom Pedro.
During the Rush to Escape Over
One Hundred Persons Meet
Death.

LONDON, ENG, May %. - Additional
details have been received of the loss oil
the French steamer Dom Pedro off Cape
Corrobedo, on the west coast of Galyra,
Monday.
The weather was fine and the sea calm,
but the Dom Pedro struck on the rocks,
which are difficult to locate even in good
weather.
There was terrible shock as the steamer
struck, and panic followed, especially
among the women, causing all the other
passengers to lose their heads.
They tried to seize the lifeboats, life.
preservers and other objects capable Of
supporting persons in the water. In order
to prevent the passengers from sinking the
boats in lowering them, the captain was
obliged to threaten them with revolver in
hand.
Many persons kept afoat after the
steamer foundered by clinging to wreck.
age until they were rescued by fishermen
from the shore. It is estimated that one
hundred people, most of whom were pas
sengers, lost their lives,
The Dom Pedro was to have taken on
board 200 additional passengers at Carril
They were nearly all emigrants for Argen-
tine. 1t is reported that the captain and
the other twenty-six survivors are being
cared for by the authorities ashore.
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RETURN OF An E1HE.

General Marques Back In Mertco after
Tscemty Tears Banishsne,st.
CITY OF MEXICO, MEX, May 3d.
General Leonardo Marquee has arrived in
tins capital after a twenty-seven years.
residence abroad under Punishment from
Mexico for taking part in the French in
tervention. When Macmillan and Gen
erals Miramon and Mexia were shot at
Queretaro in 1867. General Marquee mar
rowly escaped like fate, only saving him
self by bribing the officials in charge of
the cemetery of Los Angeles, in this city,
thus being allowed to secrete himself in a
newly made sepulcher. His capture being
finally made, he was not shot as the Mexi-
cans had intended, but was given Danish
ment instead. He is now allowed to re-
turn by the grace of President Diaz, who
has long been urged to grant clemency by
the friends of General Marquee.
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SIR WSTO THE WINNER,
Lord Rosebery Again Captures
the Great English
Derby.
All the American Horses Scratched
for the EPSON Downs
Event.

EPSON DOWNS, ENG, May 2e.-Si1
Visto won the Derby to-day. There were
fifteen starters. Sir Visto is owned by
Lord Rosebery. s. Loates rode Sir Visto
7. Cannon's Cursor, ridden by Challoner,
was second and Sir J. Blundell Naples
Kirk Connell, ridden by Bradford, was
third. There were fifteen starters, as fol-
lows: Beck Hampton, Cursor, Gallopian,
Sir Kirk ConneI, The Owl, Laveno, Leyar,
Raconteur, Sir Visto, Slowstep, Solaro,
Chibabos, The Brook, Villieres and Sal
vington.
The betting at the start was 9 to l
against Sir Visto, SO to / against Cursor
and 100 to against Kirk Conneli.
Mr.. Brassey's Chipabos led until the
horses were descending the hill, when
General Randolph's The Brook took a
slight lead. On turning into the straight
A. D. Cochrane's Beck Hampton took up
the running, followed by T. Cannon's Cur
son, but inside the distance Lord Rose.
bery's Sir Visto came along with rattle
and won in 2:43 2-5. Fairies Solaro was
fourth.
Lord Rosebery won the Derby in 1894
with Ladas.
Sir Visto, the Darby winner, was trained
by Matt Dawson. He ran well in the 2OOC
guineas, but was two lengths behind La.
veno at the finish. Kirk Connell, the third
horse, was originally the property of w.
A. Cooper, but was purchased recently by
Sir John Blundell Maple for 5000 guineas
He spent 1000 guineas and defeated H
McCaImont's Raconteur and Lord Rose
bery's Sir Visto.
This caused the race of to-day to be one
of the most important Derbys in years
ALI calculations were upset by the per.
formances of Kirk Cornell, Sir Visto
and Raconteur and when Kirk Cornell
ran unplaced in the Newmarket stakes
and that event was easily captured by an
other horse of Sir Blundell Maple, The
Owl, the prophets were more at sea than
ever.
The victory of Sir Visto was the occa-
sion for demonstration equal to that
which greeted the victory of Lord Rose.
bery's Ladas last year.
The Prince of Wales was cheered when
his two-year-old bay colt Courier, by Hamp-
ton out of Marguerite, won the Caterham
plate earlier in the day. The Caterham
plate is 1000 sovereigns for two-year-olds
and fillies. Originally Richard Croker's
Belle Meade, Montaux, Hobert III and
Matty Bump (dead) were entered for this
event. All the American horses were
scratched. The great changes that have
marked each succeeding Derby for several
years past were more marked than ever to-
! day.
The glory of the road to EPSON when
everybody used to make their way here
on coaches and in all sorts of style of car
riages is thing of the past. Of course the
road to-day all the way from London wa.
alive with vehicles of all descriptions, Blu,
now all the English sswells" avoid the
l long dusty noisy journey which necessi
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THE FORCE OF NATIONS.
More Energy In the United
States Than Any Other
Country.
AS PRODUCERS.
One Farmland Here Raises as
Much as Four in France and
Six In Austria.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May 29.-The Eng
lish statistician, Michael G. Mulhall, pub
fishes in the June number of the North
American Review, just issued, an article
on "The Power and Wealth of the United
States.''
Mr.. Mulhall's conclusion is that ''if we
take survey Of mankind in ancient or
modern times as regards the physical, me-
chanical and intellectual force of nations,
we find nothing to compare with the
United States in this present year of 1895"
and that the United States possesses by
far the greatest productive power in the
world.
He asserts that the absolute effective
force OF the American people is now more
than three times what it was in 1860, and
that the United States possesses almost as
much energy as Great Britain, Germany
and France collectively, and ratio falling
to each American is more than what two
Englishmen or Germans have at their dis
posal.
He points out by careful comparison
between the conditions in these different
countries that an ordinary farmland in
the United States raises as much grain as
three in England, four in France, five in
Germany or six in Austria.
One man in America can produce as
much -four as will feed ESQ., whereas in
Europe one man feeds only thirty persons.
Mr.. Mulhall calls special attention to the
fact that the intellectual power of the great
republic is in harmony with the industrial
and mechanical, 81 per cent of the total
population over years of age being able
to read and write.
SIT may be fearlessly asserted" said he,
'that in the history of the human race no
nation ever before possessed Al, 900 in
structed citizens"
In classifying the whole wealth
of the Union under the heads of urban and
rural he finds that rural agricultural
wealth has only quadrupled in forty years,
while urban wealth has multiplied sixteen
fold.
In an important series of figures it is
shown that the ''rise in wealth and the
increase of wages came almost hand in
hand" In dealing with the DEVELOPMENT
of farm values Mr.. Mulhal makes the fol-
lowing statement:
eff the United States had no urban pop
ulation or industries whatever the advance
of agricultural interests would be enough
to claim the admiration of mankind, for
1T has no parallel in history"
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Preparing Useful Information about
the Great Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, ILL, May oh. Davis,
director-general of the Worlds Fair, will
complete his report in about week. 1t
will consist of from fifteen to twenty
volumes, each volume containing about
500 typewriter pages. 1t is in duplicate,
one copy to be furnished to the National
Commission and one to the Board OF
Directors. 1t will contain about 300 illus
trations and unmounted photographs.
Whether the work is published in printed
form will depend upon Congress.
Mr.. Davis has been engaged in the task
since January, 1894. His principal assist
ant was Professor Peabody, chief of the
Department of Liberal Arts. Reports
from all the heads Of departments are en-
bodied in the text, which treats of the
great enterprise from its inception to the
end.
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IRvING's SUCCESS.

How Mans Seeming Misfortunes May
Sometimes Prove His Best Friends.
Speaking of Irving, it is interesting to
notice some of the originals from whom
his characters were drawn. Sophie Spar
kle in "Salmagundp' is Mary Fairle, who
was one of the brightest New York girls Of
that day. She afterward married Cooper,
the tragedian. Laucelot Langstaff, an
other character in "Salmagundi," was
drawn from Joseph Dennie, then noted as
a magazine editor. Wolfert Weber in
''Tales of Traveller" is reproduction OF
Henry Brevoort, the old market gardener
whose house was one OF Irving's early re-
sorts. The gentleman fisherman in the
sketch Book" who had such a complete
from young Henry Brevoort, SON of the
former; and John Howard Payne is the
original of Buckthorne, or the man OF
great expectations, in s'Tales of Tray
eler." This shows that the best materials
and characters for fiction are often found
in daily life.
1t is a curious feature in Irving's history
that it illustrates the doctrine of the s.sur-
vival of the fittest." He was lawyer, q
merchant and an author, but is only known
as the latter. He studied law and was adj
mitted to the bar, but did not like the pro-
tession and hence could not succeed. His
brothers then took him into partnership
and sent him to Liverpool to establish q
branch, but he was as unfit for trade as he
was for law. The firm, however, soon
failed and Irving was obliged to go through
bankruptcy in a Liverpool court. This
was certainly poor beginning, but the in
competent lawyer and the broken mer.
chant gradually developed into the highest
literary success, thus showing that ones
| misfortunes may sometimes prove ones
best friends.-Macaulay correspondent
Rochester Democrat.
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READY TO BREAK RECORDS.
Chicago Wheelnsen Enthusiastic Ouer tie
Road Race.


Road Race.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 29.-To-morrow
will be the day of the great Chicago road
race, the event which, in the affairs of
wheelmen for miles about, is the most i'm
portant OF anything that transpires during
the entire season. Although it virtually
opens the season of bicyele-racing in and
about Chicago, it is regarded with greater
zeal by the bicyclists than any of the many
meets and tournaments that come later.
To win the Chicago road race is of more
value to the wheelmen with racing aspira-
tions than anything else in the list of his
desires, and from the day of May 80, if he
has been winner, he dates his greatness.
A large number of the riders went over the
ground yesterday, that being the last day
of preparation. To-day they will either go
over the length of the race quietly or take
absolute rest, for it is part of the method
Of the young men training for a hard
struggle on his machine to interpose lull
in his training Immediately preceding the
time when he will be called upon for all
his vitality.
If the weather be favorable more riders
will start and better time will probably be
made than ever before in the history of the
event. Who will be first under the wire is
puzzle too hard to be guessed, as, in ell
probability, he will be rider unknown to
the public.
The winner Of the time-prize, however,
will probably be one of dozen riders who
are well known. He may be Winship, De-
cardy, cambridge, Peck, or some other of
the fast brigade, but, whoever he be, he will
probably be forced to cover the course
much quicker than last year.
Record breaking is the talk of the hour
in discussing road-race meets. The course
is now in fine condition except that it is
too dry. Last year the time record made
by Peck and cambridge was 81: 36. Wheel
men talk of looping off a good bit from
that. If the day Is fair and wind and rain
keep off there will probably be a good deal
of cut.
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VICTORY OYER INSURGENTS.

Spanish Troops Relenttessty Pursuing
the Cuban Rebels.
HAVANA, CUBA, May 29.-Captain-
General de Oampos has assured the news
papers of the province of Puerto Principe
that the Government will contribute $20,-
OOO per month for the construction of the
railroad between Puerto Principe, the
capital OF that province, in order to give
employment to about 700 laborers.
1t is determined also to finish the war
soon, even if it is necessary to bring more
troops from Spain.
MADRID. SPAIN, May 29.-An official
dispatch from Havana announces that the
Spanish troops have won victory over
the insurgents commanded by Maco. Two
small bands of insurgents in the vicinity
OF Camaguez are being actively pursued.
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ON THE EASTERN TRACKS.
There Is Gta,'iag Case of "Pul'
against JOckey Sloane.

There Is a Gtariag Case of "Pull,,
against Jockey Sloane.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 29.-Six events
were watched by 5000 people at Fail
Association Park to-day. None of the six
favorites won. In the fourth race all bets
were declared Off Cash Sloane, who had
the mount on St. Augustine, who was
heavily played, was put on the rack by the
judges, who charged him with pulling his
mount. Action on his case was deferred
until tomorrow. Suspicious of the public
were aroused by the fact that the knowing
ones among the bookies were laying to !
straight and even money for a place on
st. Augustine.
Six furlongs, Willie won, Geraldine second
Lottie Mills third. Time, :143z:.
Three-ouarters of a mile, selling, MaquoI
won, King Elm second, Belle OF the West third
One mile, Cicily won, Ace second, Elroy third
Five furlongs, Chatham won, Powers second
Salvador third. Time, I :O2.
Five and half furlongs, Laura G won, Ida
Five furiongs, Liset G won, J. A. Gray second
Ben Lomond third. Time, LOO.
CINCINNATI. OHIO, May 29.-Attend
ance at Latonia 5000; track fast; weather
hot. Not favorite won.
Seven furlongs, Peabody won, Beatifce sec.
ond, Vida third. Time, 1 20.
One mile, Conjecture won, Strathroy second
Peytonia third. Time, :423l.
Five furlongs, Elusive won, Clissie second
Galondria third. Time i :02.
Six. turlongs, The Reaper won, Lady Dia.
mond second, Lindolette third. Time, 1 10.
Four and half furlongs, Crafty won, Oracle
second, John Havlin third. Time, So
Seven furlongs, Captain Drane won, Addie
Bucan second, Yellow Rose third. Time, 1:55
mile, Dark Days Won, wild Arab second. Ida
Sauers third. Time, Ill.
Half mile, Security won, Fischer second
Cassie Mel third. Time, Biz.
Eleven-six teenths of mile Belle of Spring.
field won, Lizzie second, Tippecanoe third
Time, 1:101a.
Eleven-sixteenths of mile, Chiswell won
Yucatan second, Helen Wren third. Time
1:1724.
Three-fourths of mile Governor Hagood
won, FL Reno second, ALBANIA Boy third. Time
1.1S
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MAI RENEW THE VAR.
Fornsosa the Cause Of Further HostSlttts
in the Orient.

Forsnosa the Cause Of Further H0sttItttes
IN the Orient.
LONDON, Eng, May 0.-A special dis
patch to the Pail Mall Gazette from COR
respondent at Shanghai says renewal of
hostilities is imminent. The Viceroy of
Formosa is said to have rebelled against
the Government of Peking.
The japanese ships are reported cleared
for action. The French ships at Tamsui,
Formosa, are also said to have been pre-
pared for action. In addition rumors OF
Russian Intervention are current at Shang-
hal and steamers have been ordered to
Tien-Tsin with provisions in view of the
probability of Russian hostility.
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RELEASED and REARRESFED.
No End to the TrombIes Of a Gay Yowmo
Eioper.

OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T., May 29.-The
case of the Territory against H. s. Brady,
son of T. B. Brady, the Atlanta (Ga.) mil
lionaire, which has been on trial for three
days before Justice Stevenson, terminated
to-day in the release of young Brady and
the taxing of the costs against the prose
cutting witness, John Richards, whose in
dorsement he was accused of securing to a
draft by false pretenses. Brady is the man
who few days ago ran away with pretty
Nellie Stone and was captured at Emporia,
Kan, and brought back on requisitioI
OF the Governor after a hard legal battle.
Immediately after his release to-day he
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wILKINsOws GOOD ADVICE.
His annual Report to the Raslsuay
TrufNmen.

GALESBURG, ILL, May %. - Grand
Master Wilkinson submitted his annual
report to-day to the convention of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He
said the Pullman boycott had cost the
brotherhood 5000 members, and urged
legislation that would prevent recurrence
of such trouble. He claimed the brother
hood must respect the law and faithfully
comply with its agreements. He recon-
mended a constitutional amendment that
would make grand masters and vice-grand
masters equally liable with the grand
treasurer for the proper handling of funds.
The convention voted down proposition
to lessen the number of delegates at Ma
tional conventions by means of district
conventions.
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WILL RESTRAIN THE TROOPS.
Judge Duady's -Attitmae in the Fender
Indian TroubIes

Judge Duady's -Attitu9e in the Fender
Indian Troubles.
OMAHA, NEBR., May 29.-Judge Dundy
declared himself to certain extent on the
Fender Indian troubles when he dismissed
Sheriff John Mullin to-day in the Federal
court. The Sheriff of Thurston County
was recently indicted by the Grand Jury
for alleged interference with Captain Beck S
Indian police on the Winnebago reserva-
ton. He had come down to surrender
himself and have his trial at once. Judge
Dundytold him to go home and stay there
until he was sent for. The Judge declared
that he did not intend to sanction inter-
ference of Federal officers with State
authorities when the latter were doing
their duty in serving legal papers. This,
it is believed, means that Dundy will
restrain Federal troops from interfering if
the petition is made.
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The Brooklyn Derby.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May %. - The
Brooklyn Derby will be run at Gravesend
tomorrow. 1t is for three-year-olds at a
mile and quarter, and is worth in the
vicinity of $1,000 to the winner. The pri-
vate sweepstakes for fillies, two-year-olds,
at FIVE furlongs, in which four will start,
should also prove an attractive contest.
The stake is worth $500. The entries for
the two star events are: Private sweep
stake, five furlongs-Lorraine, Axiom,
Bessie Browning, Belle Annie, Ito. The
Brooklyn Derby, mile and quarter
Counter Tenor, 1877; keenan,, True Penny,
Kennel, Sir Callahan. 122.
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DONE By THE DEPUTY.
Stealiags In a Kentucky Office Traced
q Suicide.

SsedttNyS W heFtNcFU OIsce Traced to
q Suicide.
CHICAGO, I'LL, May ga special from
Lexington, KY, says: When ex-Collector
Bull Dayidson's books were found to be
short few weeks ago it caused sensation
and nearly resulted in bloodshed. The
expert who found the shortage now an
nounces that the present City Collector,
Captain s. D. Sharp, who succeeded Dick
Tate as Treasurer of Kentucky, has a
shortage in his books of 1928. w.
WEIGH, who was chief deputy under both
Davidson and Sharp, is believed to have
taken the money. He was drowned last
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On the Diamond.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2s.-washingtons
o. base hits IL, errors 6. Pittsburgs 8. base
hits Ii, errors 3. Batteries-McGuire and
NEW YoRK Asn sugde en ana Hawie onakers
won postponed game to-day in twelve innings.
New Yorks 10, base hits 15, erross z. Phila-
Buckley and Megil; Schriever, Wilson,
Knauss, Clark and Rusie.
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WstI Close the Milts.

PROVIDENCE, R. T., May 29.-In an in
terview one of the Olueyville manufacture
ers said: "The operatives will be given
chance to return to work Monday morning.
Ii they do not avail themselves of the OPP
portunity and return at the old prices the
mills will be closed until next spring."
The strikers refuse to credit the statement
that work will be suspended until spring.
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Young Wackes Wau Wed.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 29,-The Republic
this morning announces that the marriage
Of T. H. Wickes Jr. and Miss Mana Nelson
OF Kansas City, which has been postponed
ON account of parental opposition, will be
contaminated at an early day. Mr.. Wickes
is the son of L. H. Wickes, vice president
OF the Pullman Palace Car Company. Miss
Nelson is one of the most beautiful of
Kansas City's many beautiful women.
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tates start from London before9 A. M,
and instead they breakfast quietly at their
usual hour, take their usual airing nHyde
Park. and at II or 1 o'clock they proceed
quietly to Victoria or Waterloo railway
station, and are whisked down to the iace-
course in half an hour.