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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13

A. J.. krophPr. the secretary OF La Bpurdonnats
Chess Club Of the Columbia University, says that the
chess tournament Mt the university io s"'"ct twn rep.
re.entntlvrs to meet Yale, Harvard. AMI princeton IN
the Intercollegiate Chess tournament is drawing to q
close. Phillips, easily the hest PLAYER, Is ineligible,
owing 10 his GRADUATION from another College. Ms ara
Murtha, G0ldmarS aud Ellison Tlr contest now has
narrowcd down 10, three, playcIs-A, W Parker, q.
Parker. aud q. O. SewRrd-Rni two NJ Them VIII IN.
d~onhtcdlv play for Columbia IN tho intercollegiate
tournament, The score up 10 date follows.
The courier., 1896-07-25
SCIENCE TOO SLOW.

Discovsry Of Cat Language Not Likely
20 he Of Much Use
I'VE live and learn" said the ordi-
nary man, according to Black and
White. 81 always thought that a cat
could either new or pur or spit or
leave It alone. 1t now seems that I've
done an injustice to the beasts vocabu-
larry. Prof. Marvin Clark, I'm told, has
been studying the language Of cats aid
has discovered 800 primitive words.'"
"Of which" the mere boy said, "5S"
are either blasphemous or improper"
"The professor doesn't say SO and l
don't see how you found it out"
81 see this professor says that cat Ian
guage bears a resemblance 10 Chinese.
It's rather rough to insult fallen and
vanquished nation that way"
"well, if there's anything in it," the
ordinary man remarked, lit would ac-
count for the Chino-Japanese war in a
novel and perfectly satisfactory way
But really, when one comes to think
of II. It Is much easier to believe that
cats talk than that monkeys talk. Cats
like the sound Of human voice Given
q churchyard, dark night and a white
cat and you have all the materials of a
ghost story"
Its q pity" the journalist said,
that discoveries of this kind cannot
be turned to some practical use. Why
don't they discover the language of the
horse? 1t would make driving much
easier II you could tell the animal ex-
actly what was wanted all explain to
it verbally the perfectly innocuous
character of any object at which it
might be likely to shy"
"Ahw said the eminent person. BE
fore that discovery arrives we shall
have the auto-cars and no horses at
ALL"
The courier., 1896-07-25

snouid De attended to without celay.
1t is easier to keep the japanese as
customers in the British market. where
they have always obtained sa.'sfac-
tory return for their outlay. than to
bring them back to the market '7hen
they have gone to another. 1t is essi-
mated that a third of the total e>p n
diture Of Japanese railways gees
abroad for the purchase of materials
and hence the matter is one well worth
looking after.
The courier., 1896-07-25


The Beers are no doubt puffed up
with their constant good luck when re-
sisting British attacks. but they must
be well aware that they have nothing
to gain by war and that their position
iust as It is is one Of the aost fortunate
in history. At least. we can recall no
other republic In which every man was
for his wants well OF, in which all
taxes were paid by foreign immigrants
and foreign toll and In which the whole
community, without ever submitting
to q conscription or entering barrack,
had acquired a high military reputa-
ton. We cannot believe that these ad-
vantages will be willfully thrown away
and do not see wherein, IL peace is
maintained for the next ten years,
Great Britain will suffer except from a
few taunts. and what do taunts matter
to q people with our history?
II it amuses Dirck Cloete to consider
John Bull cowardly or soft, let him
consider it; he will reconsider that opin-
ion before the end arrives England is
not in hurry II the capitalists are She
survived Napoleon and she will survive
Kruger, not to mention the very men,
ory that there ever was a Dutchman
between the Zambesi and the Cape
What proportion Of all those who can
read now know that New York was
once a possession and a settlement OF
the Dutch !"-The Spectator.
The courier., 1896-07-25
SOCIAL AND personals

we're handsomely decorated with flow
ers. All OF the guests remained for the
wedding supper. which was served at
tables profusely furnished with sweet
peas and psnsies. At $50 Mr.. and Mrs
Holmes departed for Denver. They
will remain two or three weeks in the
mountains and then return to Lincoln.
This is another university march. Mr..
Holmes graduated from the university
in 1890, and is now taking some post
grduste studies there in connection with
his work on the Journal. The bride
was q member OF the sophmore class
in the university last year.
The courier., 1896-07-25
HINTS FOR AMERICANS.

Advice to Essiish Man.fscturers That
L. Worth Needing Here.
In an elaborate report on Japanese
railways Mr.. Lowther Of the British
legation in Toxic says that on March
1, 1895, the total mileage of railways
open to the public was 2.11S. of which
government lines amounted to $50 and
private lines to 1888 miles, says the
London Times. In addition there were
1,072 miles uncompleted, while appar-
emily about 1000 miles of line are con-
templated, excluding Formosa. Mr..
Lowther specially calls attention to the
vital necessity for British manufac-
turers Of railway material to take every
possible measure to advance their in
terests in Japan. Hitherto Great Brit
ain has practically had a monopoly in
furnishing rails, engines, rolling stock.
ETC.; whether her manufacturers are
still to enjoy this privilege must de-
pend on themselves and on the exer-
tions they make. The railways Of
Japan have been built under foreign,
1t might also be said British, advisers.
Hence ii was convenient that the ma
terials required for carrying out de-
signs made by English engineers
should be obtained in E gland. The
influence of English enA .neers could
not fail to make itself felt in that di-
rection; but the tendency of the Japa-
nese government is to dispense with all
foreign advice. and the time may moi
be remote when all japanese lines.
whether government or private, will be
built and managed without any assist
ance from the foreigner in Japan and
the material alone will re purchased
abroad. In Great Britain the leading
firms order from designs made by their
own engineers and manufacturers have
nothing to do with the preparation Of
the designs. In America, on tine other
hand, there exists a stem under
which the ilway coz anies state
their requirements and the manufac-
turers send in competitive projects
based on their own designs. The Eng
lish engineer who has been the de-
signer Of railway bridges in Japan
since 1882 is leaving the country. On
his departure, il the Japar csc engineers
have structures with wi ch they are
unable to deal. II will be most easy for
them to adopt the American system
and get both design and bridge from
the manufacturers. thus transferring
the business to America. American
firms are careful to be represented IN
Japan, while only some Of the most im-
portant Britt firms hav ~erts th"re
Hence Mr.. Lowther think that British
manufacturers Of railway material
would find 1t advantageous to be prop
erly represented in japan. as large
shipbuilding firms have been with sue.
cess and, as there are evident signs ol
q boom" in railway enterprise II
rc~a~ ~ 10 tu.rnrtant that the ,aatteI
The courier., 1896-07-25
HALF FARE EXCURSION TO HOT
SPRINGS, s. d.

II you want to travel cheap, note the
following round trip excursions at half
rates this summer via the North
Western line:
June IL and July to Hot Springs,
s. d.
June IA and Is and July 5 and to
Denver, Colo.
June 15 16, % and "a to San Fran
cisco.
July 4, 5, c, to Chicago.
July and to Buffalo, N. E. A.
July 2, 3. 4, S. to Washington, D. c.
July IA, Is, is, to Milwaukee, Wis.
Get information and tickets at city
ticket Office. III South Tenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
The courier., 1896-07-25
HINTS TO TOURISTS.
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT IT
COSTS

Is the subject Of little pamphlet pub
lished ty the North Western line, CIV
Ing a large amount Of information re-
garding the lake regions Of Minnesota
and Wisconsin. For copy address City
Ticket Agent. lit South Tenth street,
Lincoln. Neb.
The courier., 1896-07-25

/ hereby announce myself as a caudi-
date for the republican nomination for
county treasurer. subject to the action
OF the county convention.
w. j. Crandall, Firth, Neb.
The courier., 1896-07-25

A comfortable California trip can be
taken every Thursday at 1890 a. IN. in a
through tourist sleeping car, Lincoln to
Los Angeles without change via the
burlington. Remember this when ar
ranging for your winter trip. Depot
ticket ufiice, 7th street between P and
@ streets. City Office. corner Tenth and
o sire cts.
The courier., 1896-07-25
NOTICE.

Water consumers will take due no.
tice that the penalty for non-payment
Of water rent will take effect on Mon
day, June 1. Saturday. May 80. Is q
legal holiday and the Office will be
closed. Hence time to avoid the pen
atty will expire Friday next.
L. ]. BYER. Water Commissioner.
The courier., 1896-07-25

several days.
Prof. s. L Lyon left Thursday for
ten days trip in Minnesota.
Tobias Castor has returned from
Deadwood. s. d.
Rev. @. @. Lasby delivered. his lee
ture on the Passion Play at Oberam-
morgan" in the Second Presbyterian
church Tuesday night.
Miss Olive Latra is society reporter
for the Sunday Tribune.
Ralph winRer left Thursday Tor Cni-
c.go where he has accepted a position
iu q bank.
Mr Richardson and daughter, Miss
E,orence. and the Misses Guilmette, left
Thursday for the Black Hills. where
they will remain several weeks.
D.B. Welch, of Cadiz. O.. who has
beeu in the city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. John B. Cunningham. returned
home Thursday.
Miss Lulu NJ. Allen left for Blooming
ton, ILL.,, Thursday.
Rev. H. Percy Silver has returned
from Philadelphia where he went IN the
interest Of Holy Trinity church. de
will preach Sunday.
Mrs. W. @. Bell and daughter are
visiting in Monmouth, Ill.
John P. Maule has returned from
Hot Springs, s. D., where he estao-
Iished his family for the summer.
Miss Helen Welch has gone to
Creeton, Ia, to visit friends.
Mrs. W. S. Summers and son have
gone to Spirit Lake. la.
Mre. S. Leonhardt and daughter
are visiting friends in Rulo.
Tuesday number Of the lady teach
era of Lancaster county gave leap
wear picnic at the state farm grounds.
the gentlemen teachers OF the county
being the invited participants. The
u.rty entertained themselves by means
of swings, games and social chat till
about 8 o'clock, when the tables were
snread with viands, such as only leap
wear pic. icker ever witnessed, and the
gentlemen showed their appreciation OF
this excellent repast by the use OF appe-
tites OF no small dimensions. The
climax Of the evenings enjoyment was
an houi q ride over the city in a car
chartered by the ladies for the occasion.
The gentlemen Of this trolley party were
highly pleased with their entertainment
and announce themselves as ready to
receive similar invitation at any time.
The members OF the party were Misses
Post, Pierce and Mr.. Anderson. Waver'
"; Mrs. Dawson, Miss Knowlton and
Mr.. Ray Cushman. Emerald; Misses
Mollie Green, Nina Green, Flora Smith
Matte Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurs,
ley, University Place; Professor Condrs
nj viz. vi. ses Lynch and Cady. and
Mr.. Sans, Normal; w. L. Locke. Roca;
Misses LIE Hew, Randolph; May HyIand
Ida Hyiand. Messrs. Swisher, J. s
Baer. ]. n. Baer. A. A. Baer, Lud'
lam and Hawes. Lincoln.
Ernest r. Holmes, who has been
member OF the editorial staff OF the
Journal for nearly four years. was mar
ried to Miss Kittie Shackleton Of Indian
ola, Neb. at o'clock Wednesday ait
ernoon. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. E. R. Knox, rector OF thu
Episcopal church OF McCook. at thu
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. G.. Shackletou- The Epis
The courier., 1896-07-25

See the new Photochromes at Gran
Ger & Curtice Co.'S, 207 South 11th
street. the newest thing in pictures.
The courier., 1896-07-25

Mrs. Sidell is the favorite modiste,
1922 D street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
COMMISSION.
TWENTY PER CENT BROKE
OVER TWO BILLIONS of RAILWAY
CAPITAL IN HANDS OF RE
CEIVERS.
SMALL INCREASE I'm THE MILEAGE.
Showing In This Respect the Worst
Since the Commission Has
Been I'm Existence

WASHINGTON. July 2o.-The eighth alta
tistical report Of the interstate commerce.
commission for the year ending June 30,
1880, has just been submitted. On June 30.
1888, l69 roads. operating 81, 856 miles, were
reported In the hands Of receivers, showing
a net decrease Of % roads and 2.ss8 miles
OF road. The railway capital represented
by these roads was nearly 50, 500, 000, 900, or
about 22.2 per cent Of the total railway cap
ital Of the United States
The total railway mileage on June 20 1895 a
was le0,657 miles, an increase for the year
or l.S4S miles, or LOO per cent Of the small
est In any year for which reports have been
made to the commission. The aggregate
length of all tracks in the United States on
June 80, 1895, was 236, 1914 miles.
me number OF men employed by railways
shows an increase of 5,426. The statistics on
depression upon the pay roll Of railways fell
most severely upon the groups comprised
under the description "maintainance of way
tenance of equipment.
The amount Of railway capital on June
3d. 1895. was SO, SS5 203 125 or SEQ 800 per mile
an an increase during the year Of s,729. 312.
Current liabilities amounted to $818, $50 1O6.
or the capital stock outstandin 81 1855, OH ITS
or 1851 per cent was owned by the railroad
corporations as well as s437 ,S41. or $50 per
cent OF bonds outstanding. Stock to the
amount OF 50, ATS, GA, 203 or 1905 per cent OF
the total outstanding paid no dividend and
1904 Ak, 200 or 1880 per cent Of funded debt,
exclusive OF equipment trust obligations
poid no interest during the year covered by
the report. In no other year since the or
ganization of the division Of statistics has SO
dends or, except in 1894, has 30 large a per-
centage of funded debt defaulted its interest.
The number OF passengers carried during
the year was 50, Al 1852. and increase Of
80 zoo, 837. The number Of tons Of freight
carried reported by railways was 600, 761 III
an increase of 58.574.618 for the year. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
BULGE CLAIMS THE LEAD.
GubermatorfaI Nomination I'm North
Dakota lis Not Cinch.


Special to the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 20.-John P.
Bray, Budge's manager, tonight claims for
Cochrane claims 262 for Alln, who has not
reached here yet. A conference Of Bulge
men was held this afternoon, and on the
slate that was prepared whereby that number
of votes are claimed the names of Fred
Falley, of Richland. for secretary Of state,
Judge Wallin and George Nichols, of Cass.
for supreme judge and treasurer. These are
the two counties that most needed by
both sides and combination after combination
has been made and rejected. The Bulge
crowd is jubilant and claim an easy victory
for their man on the first ballot. The state
committee will meet tomorrow morning and
take up the matter of the Burleigh county
contest. Alex. Hughes the head Of the con-
testing delegation Is on hand. but not talk
ing about Burleigh county for publication.
Tomorrow night monster Bulge demonstra-
ton will be given by the Bulge club of Grand
Forks. The convention will be called to
der at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Col.
Robinson has declined to accept the chair
Fargo will have a candidate for secretary of
the committee and there will be also some
trouble In getting satisfactory man to act
as chairman. All agree that the nomination
does not mean election in North Dakota
this year.
There are some claims made for both Bulge
and Allin that are not borne out bv facts
but the indications are that the counties will
line UP about as below. This is Of course
administration Herald, and he is not at all
likely to give the governor the worst of It,
but he claimsf that, as between Allin and
Bulge, the field Is follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
GOOD HARD HITS.
They Won Yesterdays Game for the
MilIers.

At times the Millers played somewhat
erratic game, but the DISCOVERIES were much
worse. and were not in it at any time during
the two hours and half that the game on
the Minneapolis grounds lasted. 1t was
tiresome contest after the Millers made eight
runs in the first three innings. The visitors
put little life in 1t in their half of the
third. but could not stand the pace the locals
were setting, and Hutchinson was not both
cred much after that one inning.
Neither side scored in the first inning, the
Millers being retired by a nice double. In
the second inning Lally put the ball down on
top Of the right field fence and 1t bounded
over, making the home run safe. Kuehne
singled, and Peck Sharp allowed Balls drive
with hit into left field. 1t being the second
hit made by the second baseman.. In their
half the visitors scored one. Parrot hit to
first, and Werden threw the ball to Hutchi-
son, who was covering the bag. Parrot
struck Hutchinson the shoulder, and the
ball went away into right field foul terri
tory. PARROT reached third and came home
on single by Wilson.
Wilmot started the third inning with a
single and Werden made terrific hit over
the left field fence. Lally was hit with the
ball and Kuehne scored him with a nice
double back OF third base. There was a
little luck in the hit. too. Ball hit for
base. and Hutchinson put the ball over the
right field fence for home run. Connors
made his third safe hit, but Wilmot went out
at first.
BY punching hits, Columbus brought their
total up to five. Butler singled. Cantillon
scored him with double. Sharp hit safely.
but Genins forced him out at second. Cam
tillon came home on Sharp's hit PARROT
scored Genins with double. and dragged in
his own run on Hassamaer.s fly to Preston
and Laily's muf of Wilson's fly.
In the fourth McGreevy hit safely and
scored on BIT by Butler and a double play
Cantillon and Sharp being retired.
The next tally was made in the sixth. when
Connors went to first on balls. Wilson ad-
vanced him with sacrifice and Schriver
sent him home with hit into left field
In the eighth. Hutchinson put the bar
against the left field fence for two bases, anc
Connors scored him with great three-5ass
hit. Connors scored on passed ball
Tho visitors went out il. one two tire
Hutchinson was wild at times, they could NJ
sake advantage of his gifts aad in nae cas-
when ne gave the first two men at bat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
WILL TT BE FIFTEENs
Manager Comiskey Says st. Paul Has
Lost Its Last.

Indianapolis and ST. Paul will meet again
this Afternoon at Aurora park, game being
sailed at $3.50. Mullane will pitch for the
locals, and Phillips for the visitors. Phillips
has been pitching winning ball, having bet
ter success than any of the other Hoosiers.
Judging from the attendance yesterday. the
stand Is due to be packed today.
Hogan's muff Of Denzer's fly In the fifth
inning following as 1t did, a fine run was
unfortunate although st. Paul at that time
seemed to need the run it brought in. 1t
turned out afterwards that the Apostles could
have spared It,
Shannon hit Shugart hot one in the fourth
and the shortstop made a brilliant stop. He
had trouble pulling 1t together however, and
when he recovered himself for the throw it
had to be quick. 1t was quick, but it was
low. and when Glasscock lifted the ball a
moment almost at the very instant when
Shannon was reaching the base, the crowd
felt relieved
George and Shugart made two three base
hits as pretty as one could ask to see. They
went to the limit of the grounds and thew
were clean, too.
Stewart played a lazy-looking game at Sec
ond. Perhaps he thought that St Paul was
easy.
Buckley's throws are pearls of first price,
the first water.
Glasscock is lifting his batting average
right along. -4a1 now.
O'Rourke is the only member of the St
Paul team who has stolen base In three
games.
Glasscock has not made an error In eight
cen game. He has only eleven for the sea-
son.
Perhaps the worst play Of the game was in
the seventh inning when Glasscock hit a high
fly to center field. Hogan. Mccarthy and
Shannon were around 1t like flies around q
lump of sugar, but none of them touched II
until it struck the sand. Hogan then got #
and threw 1t so far over Sehiebeck's head that
had to chase it. Glasscock reached third. and
all the others scored.
Just before the game started, a tally-ho
drove through the big gate and made its way
down the field to the grand stand. a coach.
ing party occupied It and their tin horns made
life burden for the Hoosiers at critical
times.
Milwaukee fans want Jones to cover first
base better when he pitches.
Washington beat Milwaukee Friday 8to7
George Ulrich, the shortstop, Is the onlv one
Of the disbanded Quincy club who has signed
to play elsewhere He has signed with the
New York club. which is also trying to strike
deal with Pitcher Reidy and Outfelder Nc
Fariand The Washington club Is communf-
eating with Pitcher Lathrop. who was
Quincy's star pitcher. Cedar Rapids and Port
land. Me-. are both after Second Baseman
O'Connell. and Portland is also after Richer
the fastest all-around outfelder in the as,
sociation.
Burkett now leads the list of league hat
tiers. with a percentage Of "A. gain of 80
points in one month. Miller, of Cincinnati
who led last month. now goes back to the
seventh place, with 1858. instead OF APO
Only two players-Burkett and Jennfnes-
have an average over 400. BROOKLYN still
leads IN club fielding. but Pittsburg has taken
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
CLEVER LOUISIANA MICE.
Easily Outwitted Both Man and
His Big Tom Cat.

Alexandria La.) Times.
B. G. Willis, living in the country be-
low here, says that for some time past
he has been greatly annoyed by rats
In his smokehouse. About q month
ago he purchased a big wire and tin
rat trap, and has since succeeded In
catching some twenty-five of the big
rodents This seemed to settle matters
so far as rats were concerned, but no
sooner were they disposed Of than the
mice became equally as obnoxious, the
rats having left them fair field
AS he had no mouse trap on the
place, Willis borrowed a big cat from
one of his neghbors and last night put
Tom in the smokehouse to make a raid
on the mice. This morning he visited
the scene of battle hoping to find the
cat master of the situation, with the
mice nowhere in evidence. Instead he
found the cat sitting on his launches
the picture of misery, having been out
witted by the designs Of the overastute
mice.
1t seemed that Willis had left the
big rat trap sitting behind a barrel in
the smokehouSe. and into this the mice
had betaken themselves as soon as
they found they were being chased by
POOR Tom, who had not been able to
make an entrance into the barricada
Of tin and wire. When Willis found
the tray there were eleven scared lit
tie mice safely housed therein. Think
Ing, Of course, that he had them cap
tured he fastened Tom In the smoke
house again, and carried the trap out
side, setting 1t down by the door while
he went for a kettle of boiling water
to demolish the catch at one fell swoop.
But those mice had not lived In vain.
Finding themselves safely outside and
beyond the reach of the cats claws,
they lost no time In improving their
opportunity for escape afforded by
Willis absence, and made their exit
from the big rat trap as easily as they
had entered 1t, and scampered Off into
safe hiding places before another and
swifter danger overlook them.