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ELECT OFFICERS.
> Deep Waterways Convention Chooses O. A.
Howiand for President.

Howiand for President.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept 2S.-Delegates
to the deep waterways convention re-
moved from Army and Navy hall to
the finely decorated rooms of the
chamber of commerce Thursday morn
ing. w. j. Van Patten, of Vermont,
presided in the temporary absence Of
President Rowland. The following
officers were elected:
o. A. Rowland, Toronto, international presi-
dent; L. E. Cooley, Chicago, United States
vice president: James Fisher, Winnipeg
Man, Canadian vice president: executive
board, A L. CrOcker Minneapolis; A. Flower,
Superior, Wis. Capt. L. S Durham, Chicago:
James Connell, Port Arther; H w. Seymour,
Sault Ste Marie; Richard Dobe.l, Quebec;
7. H. Garfield Burlington. VT D. Smith,
Toledo; S. M Stephenson, Menominee, Mich;
E. c. o. Brien, New York: G. R Anderson,
Pittsburgh; A. P. McGuirk, Davenport Ia. /;
E. v. Smalley st Paul. Mimi; A r Burke.
Duluth Mimi; Don NJ Dickinson, Detroit
Ryerson Richie, Cleveland; F. j. Hearne,
Wheeling
The resolutions adopted recognize the SUI
preme utility of deep waterways through the
great.lakes and thence to the to enable
vessels to pass between lake ports or between
the lakes and the seaboard to for
reshipment; declare a matter Of graft
fication the action of congress and
of the Canadian government in providing a
joint commission to investigate and report
upon the establishment and maintenance Of
such deep waterways. and urge the most lib
eraI provision for expenses; demand in the
interests of commerce the broadening of the
channels between Lakes Erie and Huron, and
between Lakes Huron and Superior; recognize
the International interest in the great fresh
water seas of the American continent and in
the ship routes joining them to the ocean;
call special and renewed attention to the de-
STABILITY of establishing permanent inter-
national court as set forth in the organizing
convention at Toronto in 1884,
The convention was pleasantly ter
minated with a reception rendered the
delegates and visitors by the cham Der
of commerce, Harvey Goulder. chair
man of the maritime board, presiding.
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Passed Bad Money.

JEFFERsoNvILLE. Ind, Sept. Of
By the aid of Warden Hert, of the
prison south, Secret Service Detective
Louis Summers on Wednesday arrested
Capt. Henry Patton, foreman of
the Patton Manufacturing company,
located in the penitentiary, on the
charge of circulating counterfeit
money, which has for years been made
in the prison by convicts. Capt. Patton
confessed his guilt and was taken
to New Albany to be given a
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Harrison, when
he will be taken to Indianapolis. The
money was manufactured by Convict
William Alsop, who is serving ter
year term for grand larceny. This is
his fifth term in the prison south.
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Fumigated the Mails.

WASHINGTON, Sept 20. = Capt.
H. M. Brooks, superintendent of
the foreign mail service, Monday re-
ceived telegram from Postmaster
McCoppin, at San Francisco, stat
ing that the mails per steamer
Gaelic, from cholera-infected ports,
had been thoroughly fumigated
in bulk bags, then opened and
the contents fumigated a second
time. Every precaution is being taken
against the disease by the postal au-
thorities, the fumigating being done
in accordance with standing order of
the department.
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american Humane Society.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 27.-The
friends of helpless children and OF
dumb animals crowded the ladies' or
binary of the West hotel Wednesday
morning at the opening of the nine.
teenth annual convention of the Amer
lean Humane society. Nearly every
state was represented by men of expe-
rience and culture, who devote a por-
ton of their time to the advancement
of humanity. John G. Shortall, OF
Chicago, presided.
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SUS1AINS THE COUNCIL.

Ousting of Mayor Starkweather, of SUI
periOr, Backed by Supreme Court.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. 27.-The SUI
preme court Thursday morning con-
firmed the action of the Superior city
council in ousting Superior's preacher
mayor, Starkweather, from Office. The
opinion by Justice Winslow reviews
the case at length, and concludes that
the evidence taken shows fully that
Mayor Starkweather was guilty of ex-
torting money from city employees to
reimburse him for his campaign ex-
penses. The money was collected by
others. and the mayor claimed that it
was told him that it was voluntarily
given.
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Raid a Church.

VIENNA, Sept. 3O.-Advlces from An
tioch state that Ottoman officials there
have succeeded in exciting Mussul-
mans with a report of an impending
massacre by Armenians. As a result
of this, Mussulmans, accompanied by
police, raided an Armenian church and
searched the building for arms. The
Armenians resisted, and in the con-
fict which ensued ten of them were
killed. A reign of terror prevails at
Kemakh and Erzongen, owing to OPP
preston by the Turks. Many Ar
menians have been arrested
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Rev. James j. Woods, of the st. Paul
Cathedral, mourns the loss of valuable
gold chalice, which was stolen from the
sacristy of the church. The vessel,
which was pure gold, was presented to
Father Woods on the first anniversary
of the day of his ordination by his first
convert. It was therefore double dear
to him.
In speaking of it Father Woods said
that if he had remembered correctly
not over half dozen were present
when l began saying mass. He was
engaged 80 minutes in his devotions.
When he finished using the chalice he
carefully wiped and dried it, and re-
turned it to the case, which stood in the
sacristy. Before returning to the altar
to make his thanksgiving Father Woods
turned the key to the case. He did not,
however, remove the key from the lock,
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FAT AND LEAN.
Result of Test Made to Decide q Novel
Ret.

4 u O0clOe y
Bet.
They made bet. The fat man
thought he had all the worst of life,
while the thin man held that flesh was
a blessing.
Just in the ordinary affairs of every.
day life" began the fat man.
That's what I'm referring to-" put
in the thin man. go home with me
this afternoon and I'll demonstrate it
for supper and theater tickets"
So they started together from one Of
the big Office buildings, and as they
were leaving the Office a man in big
hurry entered.
The thin man was able to dodge
him, but he fouled the fat man, Of
course
There you are" said the fat man
as soon as he had recovered his breath
Every blind fool runs into me-"
That's nothing" returned the thin
man, as he stepped on the elevator and
was promptly crowded into a corner
by northumberland ty-poun
woman.
We're even," he said as they reached
the street.
mot quite" returned the fat man as
he wiped the perspiration from his
face. You're comparatively cool.
while I'm melting away"
But you'll have a chance to be com-
forta BILE when we reach car"
mo more than you"
"Wait and see."
They each took one of the seats de-
signed to hold just two people of less
than medium size, and for block
were on equal terms.
Then big man got on. There were
four or five other people whom he
could sit beside, but he singled out this
thin man and soon had him wedged in
SO tightly that he could hardly breathe
A few blocks farther on the seat ahead
was vacated and the thin man moved
to it. Two minutes later a woman
with pulled sleeves got on, and again
he was singled out.
She gave him such an indignant
look because he could not make all the
room necessary for the sleeves that he
got up and moved to the side of man
of medium size.
The man got off at the next corner
and fat woman took his place. Again
the thin man was crowded against the
side of the seat and his face showed
the agony he was in.
But that was an exceptional case"
protested the fat man, when the two
had left the car"
ION the contrary, it's regular
thing, returned the thin man. You
can see it any day if yon watch out.
The thin man never gets a seat to him.
self. He's always selected as a seat
companion and crowded and crush ed
until his bones ache. I'll have that
supper with you tomorrow night"
And he did -Philadelphia Item
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A SPLIT IN THE PARTY.
Fairchild Democrats In New York Leave
the State Convention.


the State Convention.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. Elm scene
of confusion and wild excitement, fol-
lowed by the cheers of the Cleveland
men in the Democrat, state convention
and the boots and jeers of the Tam
manyites, Charles s. Fairchild and his
followers, of the New York state de-
mocracy, left the convention Wednes-
day morning on the adoption of the re-
The anti-Tammany democrats of New
York city considered fifth of a
loaf worse than no bread at
all. The proposition to give one
fifth of a vote to each of their
delegates, giving four-fifths to Tam
many, was rejected by them, though
Endorsed by the convention. A final
struggle was made by the Cleveland
men in a motion to allow them one
third representation, or thirtyfve
votes to seventy for Tammany. This
was voted down and they left the hall,
taking their one-ifth representation
with them.
The platform as adopted declares for home
rule; economy in public expenses: honesty in
public office; equal and honest enforcement of
all the laws; equal taxation; individual lib
erty; honest elections; practical and honest
reform in the civil service; intelligent and
liberal promotion of agriculture; beneficial
and needed legislation in the interests of labor;
federal taxation for revenue only; sound
money gold and silver the only legal tender;
strict construction of the federal constitution
no entangling alliances with foreign nations:
vigorous enforcement of the Monroe doctrine;
reaffirms the democratic national platform OF
1892 and invites attention to the humiliating
record made by the republican party.
After the adoption of the platform
the following ticket was named.
For secretary of state, Horatio C. King, of
Kings.
For attorney general. Horton B. Chase. OF
Albany.
For state treasurer. Dewitt Clinton Dow. of
Schoharie.
For comptroller, John B. Judson, of Fulton
For state engineer. Russell R. Stuart, of
Onondaga.
At 2:1s p. m. the convention adj
journed sine die,
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Red Lake Reservation.

The surveys recently made in the
vicinity of Red lake are being examined
by government land Office engineers,
headed by Col. T. R. Hinsdale, of Wash
ington, D. C. He said with reference
to the report that the Red lake reser-
walton may be opened this fall, that
there is strong movement in that di-
rection, but he thinks it will take nearly
a year to complete the details which
are considered necessary before open
ing this vast and very valuable domain
to settlement.
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GUILTY OF MURDER.
Verdict of Jury In the Case of Man
Charged with a Dastardly Crime.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 2s-Nelson
Miller, who, with two other colored
men and two colored women, were
charged with the murder of four Hun
garians, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree Friday
morning Miller and his associates
in October last, with the use of dyna-
mite, blew up a Hungarian boarding
house on the mountain side a few
miles from this city, with the object
of robbing the victims, who, it is
claimed, had considerable money in
and about the place. Sixty persons
were in the house at the time and four
of them were killed.
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To Be Drained.

A project is now on foot to drain the
great Morrel swamp through portion
of which the Missaae road passes, by a
syndicate now being formed to carry
out the plans, 1t is expected that up
wards to 10000 acres of waste land will
be converted into rich productive farm
ing lands. 1t will be cultivated at first
for grass. The st. Louis and Whiteface
rivers are close by and the swamp, now
covered with growth of dead spruce
and tamarac, can be easily drained.
There are several other swamps and
muskegs IN the same vicinity that will
be drained and made into farms if this
experiment succeeds.
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A FAST MILE.

The Worlds Record for Pole Team Trot-
ting Broken at Springfield, Ill.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 30. = The
worlds pole team trot record was
broken here Friday at the fair grounds
track. Fife Powers and Prestoria
Wilkes, owned by d. Brenneman & Bro,
of Decatur, ILL.,, went the mile in
2:12H, lowering their own record of
2:13A made last Tuesday on this track.
They made the mile without skip.
The worlds pole team record previous
to this was 2:16H. held by Daisy d.
and Silver Tail, made at Lexington,
KY, in 1888.
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The Western Baseball association
closed the season with the Lincoln
(Neb) club as champions The per-
centages were as follows: Lincoln,
.626: Des Moines, .582; Peoria, .56S;
Rockford, $40; Quincy, .5O4; Burling-
ton, 500; Dubuque, 419; st. Joseph,
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The State Census.

The state census bureau has COM
pleted a Synopsis of the results of the
recent state census. Every county in
the state shows an increase and the ag-
gregate gain is 271, 1924. The figures
are as follows:
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BASEBALL.

Standing of the National League Clubs at
Close of Games September 26.
The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of the National
1aarua.
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Totals. !, 537, $50 1901, S26 271, 524
The congressional districts have increased
rather unevenly, the largest gains being
shown in the Second, Fifth, and Seventh.
The Sixth, or Duluth, district has made the
largest gain, while the Fourth, or St. Paul,
district has made the smallest. Following
are the figures.
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GOOD MARKSMEN.

Reasons Why the Beers Could Not Be
Conquered by England.
The Beers are a fine, smart, active,
wiry, well-trained, disciplined body Of
men, always ready for an emergency,
plucky to degree, accurate judges of
distance and thoroughly reliable
shots. A Boer is generally mounted,
but under no circumstances is he to be
found without his rifle, pistol, hunt
ing knife and telescope or binoculars.
He is forever judging distance and
making test shots at special objects in
every imaginable direction and under
all conditions and variations of the
weather, so as to render himself prac-
tically perfect. Once he takes shot
at any object he is never satisfied I'm.
til he has hit it. {
He will take good care to accustom
himself to judge distance on and fire
at object directly in the sun, as also
when the sun is shining from either
flank, or from the rear so that he may
become sure under all circumstances;
and it was to this thorough and sys-
tematic training that the Beers, as
British.
Their skirmishing system was as per-
feet as it could well be, they were well
under control and their distances in
extended order was we'll kept.
Each file of the Beers had file of the
enemy told off to them to watch and
kill, and splendid, indeed, was their
practice to the bewilderment of their
opponents, who were shot down like SO
many reed rats.
The Boer system was as follows.
Front and rear rank men acted as COM
rades, encouraging and advising each
other, and besides being well armed
and equipped, had the additional aid
of good and powerful binoculars; they
also wore wells the color of the ground
to conceal their faces, and, while one
man shot his comrade watched the re-
suit of the trial through his binoculars,
turn and turn about. The British fir
ing was wretched, partly because the
home authorities carelessly sent out
young soldiers, most of whom had not
completed their recruit drill, and who
had not gone through course of mus
kerry. -Philadelphia Times.
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Land Boundaries of Spanish California.
The indefniteness of the boundaries
was an intense aggravation to the new
Corners, used to the exactness of En-
glish land laws. One native, when
questioned as to his domain, an
swered: THAT mountain at the east
is the southeast corner Of my rancho:
the timbered country which you see
in the distance is my northwest cor
ner; the other corners of my land are
rather indefinitely marked at present,
but I shall have the rope applied to
them also as soon as the alcade is at
leisure Overland.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-19
1t Will Be a Hard Job.

WASHINGTON, d. G. August l9.-
James w. Poe, president Of the Ma
tional Republican Vigilant associa-
ton, says up to date eighteen states
and forty-two colored Republican
clubs have responded to the call for
a national convention at Baltimore
October 9th.
The clubs will have three dele
gates each in addition to the regu-
lar state delegations. The cOnven-
tion's chief work will be to formu-
late a general plan for organiza-
ton, to solidify the colored vote
and reclaim that which has hereto
fore acted with the Democratic and
other parties. The indications are,
he says, that this will be the larg-
est political gathering of colored
men for years.
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Athletic Rivalry at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Whst will
probably be one Of the greatest
athletic events Of the season will
be held under the auspices OF the
Chicago Athletic association on its
field today. For some time there
has been consider ably rivalry be.
tween the German and Bohemian
teams o! turner's, and this was aug
mented by some Of the results OF
the gymnastic championships
given by the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION last winter. The out.
come of it has been the arranging
of mixed all-round athletic and
gymnastic championship (team
and individually meeting to settle
the team and individual excellence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-19

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. l9.-Judg-
ing by the press reports OF Satur-
days county primaries throughout
the state and the gossip current
here tonight by those well inform
ed in matters politically, it is rea-
sonably certain that Calvin Brice
will control the Democratic state
convention which meets at Spring
field next Tuesday to nominate q
full ticket. The "sound money"
men believe themselves to be in
control of the situation, but the
fight, which has been long and bit
ter, will be renewed with increased
vigor on the taking up OF business
in the convention.
The county conventions have, In
many cases, been attended by bolts,
and nearly always by the bitterest
strife. In the Cuyahoga conven-
ton at Cleveland Saturday there
was a bolt, and instead of forty
nine votes from that county next
Tuesday lis delegates will clamor
for admission. In that case the
Brice forces were the boilers, and
will have to make good their claims
against the regularly" chosen dele.
gates before they will be permitted
to take their seats.
After the bolt the regular con-
vention passed the following reso.
luton, which was introduced by
Charley Salem. Tom Johnson's lieu
tenant:
Resolved, that the delegation Sc
lected be instructed as a unit to
vote in a favor of any proposition
which will lead to the retirement
of Calvin S. Brice, as leader in
the Democratic party.
From Cuyahoga the silver men
expect to predominant. In the
Muskingum county convention at
GAINESVILLE, the anti-Brice men
were successful after bitter strug-
gle. The delegates, however, are
not all silver, but the free silver
platform Of last year was Endorsed.
At Akron, the Brice men had
things their own way, and the
twelve delegates chosen will fol-
low the bidding OF Brice. Seneca
county Democrats selected nine
silver and two gold delegates.
There was much opposition to Sen.
ator Brice, and it is expected that
but two will oppose the senator.
The silver men are not doing
much talking except to say that
there will be many changes before
the sos delegates give their votes
to the convention.
Governor Campbell, who is first
choice for governor, is reported to
have declined the nomination on
the ground Of financial conditions.
Paul j. Sorg, of Middletown, is a
strong second choice, while many
think that in John III. Clark, OF
Youngstown, will be found the
dark horse at the convention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-19
Cubans on the Aggressive.

HAVANA, Aug. l9.-Advices from
Santa Clara are to the effect that
government column under COM
mand OF Major Zubias arrived
Wednesday at Natalia plantation
in the Sagua district. Shortly af-
ter arrival it was attacked by a
band OF rebels, who were repulsed
and dispersed. The rebel loss is
not known. The government loss
was one killed. The town OF Cum
anayagua, in the Cienfuegos dis
trict, has been attacked by rebels.
No details Of the fighting have
been received.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-19
Smalley's Dose of Taffy.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-George w.
Smalley in q long letter to the
Times from New York, on Anglo
American diplomacy, based on the
rumor Of Sir Julien Pauncefote's
withdrawal says: "Americans
love strong diplomat and the be-
lIeve that Sir Julian Pauncefote Is
such a man." Mr.. Smalley ridi-
cules the idea that II the sealing
question had been left in the hands
of Sir Julian Pauncefote and Mr..
E. j. Phelps, late minister TO Eng
land, they would have arrived at
such a lame settlement as the Beh-
ring sea commission did. AS to
arbitration he says that we only
have recourse to that when diplo-
macy fails. The letter concludes
as follows: ~ risk nothing in say
ing that IL is the general hope
among Americans that England
and her Ambassador may long re-
tain their position Of diplomatic
primacy."
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Campbell Zimmerman Explains.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-Rt. Hon.
Campbell Zimmerman, ex-secretary
OF state, writes to the Daily News
that he never contemplated reduc-
ing the estimates for "cordit" and
that he had provided for the
equipment of every man who could
be put in line in the event Of an in
vasion of the country. In his
opinion the popularity sensitive
nature OF smokeless explosives and
our comparative ignorance of the
effect of time upon them, renders
it impolitic to maintain an exag-
gerated store Of them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-19
CORN AND WHEAT SUPPLY.
Not Likely That America Will Ex-
port Large Quantities and
Prices Will Be Low.

NEW YORK, Aug. ia special
to the World from London says:
A correspondent talked with lead
ing experts at the Baltic exchange,
the headquarters Of the British
corn trade, upon the prospects OF
the British corn crop, and the
amount of American corn likely to
be required. Some prominent
brokers declared that the river
Platte holds the key to the situa-
ton, and reports from there prom
ised very large surplus crop OF
both corn and wheat.
The Danube district also reports
an immense crop, as against an alb
normally small one last season, and
the view generally expressed was
that however low American prices
may be, the Danube can undersell
them.
The British crop is expected to
be generally below the average, but
the brokers cannot hazard an opin-
ion on the probable amount OF
American corn that will be re-
quired. Last year the imports OF
American corn were only $500, 5Ol,-
755 bushels. This year they will be
four or five times as much. But the
best informed opinion, so far as 1t
has taken shape here, favors low
prices. though it is admitted that
the Americans may succeed in
putting up prices, il conditions be
favorable, by the same means as
those adopted last year.