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worth at Zanzibar, while others (and these
apparently the Majority have described
it as a lung disease. DR.. Mackinnon and
Captain Rogers thus desert bed 1T from
With. Mr.. Sharpe, from Nyasaland, states
the disease there to have been pleuro-
pneumonia. The enormous extent OF the
devastation it hos caused in Africa can
hardly be exaggerated. Most of the
tribes possessed vast herds of thousands
of thousands of cattle, and OF these, in
some localities, hardly one is lett; in
others, the deaths have been limited to
perhaps 80 per cent. In the, case of
the Bantu Cor negroid) tribes, the
loss, though terrible one, did not,
as a rule involve starvation and death
to the people, since, being AGRICULTURAL,
they possess large crops as a resource. But
to the pastoral races the loss OF their cattle
meant death. The Wahama, was told,
had persisted in vast numbers with their
animals Everywhere the people l saw
were gaunt and half-starved, and covered
with skin diseases. Not only had they no
crops of any sort or kind to replace the
milk and meat which formed their natural
diet, but many were unable to accommo-
date themselves to such a change, and all
were completely ignorant OF agriculture.
Since these words were written reports
from other sources-from missionaries N
the Garangange country, from travellers
and officials in German East Africa, in tn 9
Congo Free State and in British Central
Africa-have confirmed this story of desc
latiOn.-lOndon Times.
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A TERRIBLE DISEASE.
Cattle Plague That Has Ragged in Cen
trail and Eastern Africa.

Cattle Plague That Has Ragged in Gem
trail and Eastern Africa.
The first question which naturally sug-
gests itself is, What is the terrible disease
which has brought such disastrous results
in its train? LocallY-that is in Rho
desia-it is known by the name of "Zam-
best cattle fever; but it is beyond all
| reasonable doubt that it is the same
plague which for five or six years past has
devastated other regions in Central and
Eastern Africa. Many travellers have sent
home accounts of its ravages in the heart
of Africa, but probably the most connected
history of its course is that contained in
Captain Lugard's two bulky volumes de-
scriptive of his journeys in East and Cen
trail Africa. In one place he writes:
"The plague seems to have started on
the east coast opposite Alden, and to have
spread inland. It began at the end of
1889 and when / went into the interior in
the December of that year it had not
reached Masailand and Ukamba, nor yet
in the spring of 1890. When / returned
up country in the autumn of 1890 it had
spread through these countries and the
cattle and buffalo were dead. 1t had pre-
ceded me through Kavirondo and Uganda,
though when Mr.. Jackson passed down in
the summer of 1890 it was only beginning
TO show its effects. Beyond Uganda l
Ankoi and Unyoro and in the far heart
of Africa, at Kavalli, it had swept off ev-
cry OK only few weeks before l arrived,
September, 1891.
Passing southwark it reached the north
of Nyasa about July, 1892, and we may
look to hear of its ravages to the north, in
the Soudan and Abyssinia, till it reaches
the confines OF Egypt, and on the west
through the Congo State till its area of
death has extended from sea to sea. And
the pity of it is that in all probability this
vast destruction of the sole wealth OF
these millions of human beings and the
terrible starvation and mortality among
the pastoral tribes which have followed
in its wake might have been arrested by
the ordinary PRECAUTIONS which civilized
veterinary science would have prescribed,
and thus the recent inroad of Europe upon
Africa might indeed have been a blessing
to its people,"
In another place, writing on the nature
of the disease and the results that fol-
lowed in it's train wherever it appeared,
Captain Lugard says:
at is strange that so little is known of
the nature of this plague. 1t has been re-
ported as kind of anthrax by DR.. Charles
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THE LAST CAPTURED SLAYER.
Her Captain Said to Have Been Hanged
on Bedlows Island.

Oh DC0AOWS ASldAUs
The only captain of slave vessel who
suffered the death penalty in America was
captured by a crew of which one of the
members is now citizen of Cleveland, the
engineer of the Peoples Gaslight and Coke
Company.
1.-THE slave ship was the Erie, and it was
the last American SLAYER captured" said
Mr.. Matthews in talking about the his
torical event. 'Sne was taken off the
Congo in the spring of 1861 by the United
States sloop-of-war Mohican. was cap
tain of the foretop and of the star
board watch. The capture was acciden-
tai. The vessels dealing with slaves would
slip out in the intervals between the pa
troll beats of the men-of-war, and they knew
pretty well our habits. But this time the
Mohican was delayed two days waiting for
mail, and going from the island of Fer
nondizo we sighted vessel making from
the mouth of the Congo. We were flying
the French flag aud the stranger foated an
American flag. We signaled for her to
heave to, but this request not being re-
garded shot was fired. Then she hove to
without offering resistance, and a party
being sent aboard found every one dressed
alike. Ii was thus some days before we
was manned by fifteen men and had on
board 800 slaves and three slave agents.
The slaves were landed and the slave
agents and five Spaniards, who did not
want TO claim American citizenship, were
sent away in a trade boat. Eight OF the
slaver's crew were shipped on the Mohican
and the officers and two of the crew were
brought 10 America. The slaveship was
taken TO Liberia.
"The captain of the SLAYER was Nathan
lei Gordon, and year after his capture he
was swung on Bedlows leland, where the
Statue of Liberty now stands. The first
mate was sentenced to ten years lmpris-
onment, the second mate received five
yeers' sentence and the two men were
each given year.
1.-THE severe dealing with the officers was
due to the intense feeling on the slavery
question, as the war had just broken out.
The second mate and the two men velun-
teered to enter the army and were allowed
to go free. Our lieutenant, Huntington,
went into the Confederate navy after
bringing Gordon back.
about three months before the expe-
rience with the Erie SLAYER escaped us BY
! being disguised as whaler. The sim ula-
ton was very perfect, and on the decks we
could see even the boiling watts. the cap
tain showed papers which disarmed sus-
| picion, and when the 'whaler' put up for
the night at the mouth of the Congo oul
| captain informed him that next morning
he would come around on visit.
I'm tie morning he was gone. having
| taken 1900 slaves aboard. We sighted 8
vessel in the distance, which we pursued
and found to be an English man-of-wal
also trying to catch the 'whaler. "-Cleve-
land Leader.
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In the French Census.

The French law which compels the GEN.
sus enumeration of all persons resident in
the country except "transients" at hotels
puts Queen Victoria and many other high
and mighty foreigners among the citizens
of France.
At Cimiez, near Nice. where the queen
spends the winter, she was accosted by
census taker and com PEELED to fill out the
regular blank. The empress dowager OF
younger mem bers of the imperial family,
the grand duke and grand duchess OF
Mecklenburg. Schwerid, the dowager duch-
ess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the grand duke
Michel Michaelovitch of Russia, Princess
Beatrice, Princess Christian and her son
and daughter, Princess Louis of Batten-
berg and Lord and Lady Salisbury are
others who will swell the total of the
French population.-New York World.
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ONE ON AUNTIE.
An Amusing Little Story About
Story.

An Amusing Little Story About a
Story.
There is certain young woman living
IN Greater New York. says the Evening
Sun, who has a penchant for telling
stories. Not "fibs'' nor italics out of
school" but cheerful little narratives of
KIND to tighten the leaden atmosphere of
"woman's luncheon itself The young
woman has thus won quite reputation
tor woman) as raconteur, and she has
very pretty and very choice collection of
stones at her tongues end. 1t so happens
that this young woman also has maiden
aunt, an individual who although estimable
IN every way, does not possess a collection
OF stories OF any sort, and who lacking
appreciation in this line, does not wholly
approve OF her niece's success
The other evening the aunt, with others,
oined at the house of the niece. The niece
was IN particularly lively mood. and
with SO good an audience she proceeded to
get OH some of her pet anecdotes. The
erect upon the audience was all that could
be desired, and exhilarated by such BE-
ceptlon the young woman began the pre-
! llmlnarles TO what she regarded as the
flower OF her fiction. Scarcely had she got
beyond the opening sentence, however,
when the maiden aunt uttered a depre-
eating "OhF r. followed by "Clara, my dear,
you're surely not going to tell that story"
why hotp replied "Ciara, my dear"
! ITS one OF the best stories l ever heard"
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begun about ten days ago. The structure
ia 70 cost about $1,000.

begun about ten days ago. The structure
is to cost about $4,000.
The six passenger coaches ordered at
the same time with the seven locomotives
are expected to arrive in about two weeks.
when the Valley road will also compete
with the Southern Pacific for passenger
business.
On next Tuesday there will be confer
ence between Traffic Manager Moss and
Manager Corcoran of the California Navi-
CATION and Improvement Company, at
which will be discussed the matter OF
opening an office further uptown for the
convenience of the patrons of the road.
Passenger and freight business may be in
augurated by the 10Th of next month
through to Fresno.
Two new stations were opened Friday
south OF lie Grand. They are known as
Marguerite and Sharon. From both OF
these a grain rate of 81 80 per ton to Stock
ton has been quoted and of 81 40 to San
Francisco and Port Costa. Marguerite is
in competition with Minturn on the
Southern Pacific, and Sharon with Nc
Near's spur. The old Southern Pacific
rate from these points 70 Stockton was
81 %, and to San Francisco and Port Costa
81 % and 50 As respectively.
Traffic Manager Moss has also notified
the Railroad Commissioners that he has
made rate of 81 70 per ton on -four in
carloads from MERGED to San Francisco.
The Southern Pacific rate is 81 20. He has
also put in rate of 81 IS per ton on
potatoes in carloads from Stockton to
MERGED. The Southern Pacific rate is SIS 10.
Traffic Manager j. G. Stubs of the
Southern Pacific Company states that not
only have all these cuts been met by his
road, but that all future rates made by the
Valley Road would be promptly met. He
added that the Southern Pacific would not
undertake to cut under Valley Road rates.
Thus, while not in position to handle
any very great quantity of freight itself
Just at present, the Valley Road is effect
ing a saving of thousands of dollars al
ready to the producers and merchants OF
the San Joaquin Valley.
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About Mars.

In an article on What We Know About
Mars the writer says: "We know that
the years of Mars, almost twice as long as
ours, are composed of 666 days % hours 30
minutes and Al seconds, and surely moth
ing need be more precise. We know also
that the duration of day and night, or to
speak more exactly. that of the diurnal
rotation, is "a hours 81 minutes y seCouds
and 65-1O0 of a second. We know further
that since the inclination of its axis OF TO-
tation is "a deg. 81 min, the seasons there
are sensibly of the same intensity as upon
our planet Besides, with our own eyes
we see the polar SHOWS melt during the
summer and resppear in the winter"
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benefit to be gwen for the Carnival of the
Golden Gate, which takes place on Wednesday
afternoon next at the Columbia Theater. For
TINS performance Boucicaulfs comedy, Lion
oon Assurance" Will be presented with the en-
tire strength OF the Fraw1ey Company, and the
prices will remain at %, so and rs cents for re-
served seats. On Tuesday promptly at 1 o'clock
IN tne rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
building Miss Maxine Elliott will sell at auc-
ton to the highest bidder the boxes and the
loges for this entertainments
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Men why win you be weak1 Why do you listen
fight echo of the thousands of grateful voices raised
Electric Belt? Why
da to day realizing losing your your
hood when within Reach for
to YOUR heart life blood flowing jumping dancing
through your exhiang power
warm your frame bright fash your eye
grin to handthe grip which clasps eowman
have found your have egained your
delay matter which is the
future happiness; allow disease destroy all possibility
future pleasure you Whatever condition to-day
NIT improve as grow calls greater force
and the older you get and apparent will be
your weakness; cure It
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KNOW YOURSELF.

No appreciate the depth of this subject who does
study No knows wherein he weak unless
condition with another knows the of curing unless
tells him. Five hundred grateful describe their
by Sanden Electric
Three Classes of Men, which will be sealed Free by
Call address
SATII0EsEI o.,
go MARKET OPPOSITE HOTEL, FRANCISCO.
once A NJ P.
-OFFICES AT
Los OR
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the local on Sixteenth street this morning
fell and fractured his arm.
The Junior Society of Christian En-
deavor of Park congregational Church at
Lorin held picnic at Blair's Park to-day.
The Senior Society of Christian En-
deavor of the Park Congregational Church
will rive a Shakespearean reading about
the middle of August, the proceeds of
which will be applied to the National
Christian Endeavor fund.
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LEADS TO CRIME.

A Book Collector who Used His Posi-
tion to Rob the Libraries of France.
1t is very we'll known that the mania of
collecting, like other forms of madness,
leads to crime. Owners of historical
manuscripts know too certainly well that
antiquaries cannot be trusted with these
treasures. Lady Louisa Stuart in an I'M
published letter, tells of certain Duchess
In the last century who said, N cannot
imagine how my father came to have your
family papers in his collection. These
were no ordinary papers, but included
M arlborough's letter to the Cheyailer de
ST. George, which Lord Oxford held IN ter
rorem over t victor of Blenheim.
The Duchess knew the truth very well ;
the collector had stolen the papers at the
time OF Lord Oxford's death. However,
the Duchess merely said, drily, that the
circumstance was puzzling to herself.
There have been, perhaps there are,
amateurs on whom an eye has to be Kept
at sales, and in collections. One OF these
is described in the Memoirs of Archibald
constable, the great publisher. Librl, that
famed bibliophile, was book stealer. bis
official position enabled him 70 rob the
Libraries OF France. and sell the volumes
abroad. Somebody has stolen the seal OF
Jeanne Arcs letter, which contained, In
the wax, hair from the head OF the
heroine, the last poor relic. 1t was found
about fifty years ago. in the archives oil a
little French town, and has long been
missing. But theft is one thing; murder
Tor lot OF pink stamps-la collection rose
lis another.-London News.
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WHILE YOU ARE YOUNG

The time ripe While the vital spark still it
easily be famed by Electricity,
Belt will make you strong if you try it
have bu n time
any
Grassv
vase w h
Market
invalid for suffered untold g
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If the entire population OF the world is
considered TO be 1,400,000,O00 the brains
of this number OF human beings would
weigh 1922. ZIP tons, or as much as ninety
six ironclads of the ordinary size.
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NEW TO-DAY.
TheFipeofLife!

The Wonderful Vitalizing Electric Currents Which
Dr.. Sanden's Electric Belt Sends Leaping Over
the Nerves. Carrying Joy and Gladness to the
Heart, Saturating the Body With the Fire Of
Youth-It Makes Old Men Young and Young
Men Manly.
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Show Their Appreciation to
the Party That Gave
Freedom.
ALL PROMPT AT REGISTRATION
Determined to Make Their Influence
Felt at the Polls Next Ne.
vember.

Major William Mckinley and the entire
Republican party have no stronger sup
porters than the colored men of this City,
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the road. clear through to Bakersfield.
The line is now being operated TO Sharon,
is com pleted to Miller and graded TO the
San Joaquin River.
Among the most recent improvement is
undertaken on the line is the construction
of a handsome combination passenger
and freight depot at Ascalon. Work
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Farriers in Saxony are compelled to pass
public examination ere they are per-
mitted to work at the business. They
must understand the care and treatment
OF horses or they will not be licensed to
shoe the animals.
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Thomas slater has message for every m o
page Q. Don't fail TO read it.
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The First Carnival Benefit.
The public are urged to attend the first grand
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Every Spark Is a Wave
Of Animal Life Sweeping
Into the Body - Every
Moment 1t Provides New
Energy.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-20
Ql,uucitie Eur pic Nlrmcntcr-

Gonfantinopel, IA. Tebruz
at. Die Yforte bat ben @eianbten
toer Md9te mitsetbeilt, lie noble ben
armenii9en Sniurgenten, mel4e l4on
felt 10 LANCER 3eit in 3eitun BON ben
tirtii9en Sruppen belagert tperoen.
,1no aur 3eit, als lie repoltirten, 400
turtii9e @olboten gefansen nabmen,
unter Der 8ebingung begnaoigen, bab
bic repolutiona rem 9pn@atiits, mel@s
1ib gegenmdrtig BEL ben Sniurgenten
befinben, BON 3eitm ausgemieien tper@
ben. 2eBteren ion geitattet aperoen'
bic alten MaHen gu bebalten, uel@e
1ie por benz N1 sbru&e Der aebolution
be1aben, aber tie 1ollten genDtbtgt perz
ben, bic @stpebre neuer Contribution
aus3uliefern, bic tpte es beibt, metit
ru1ii19e Mrbeit itnb unb lett benz &c.
gimme 'bes Mufltanbes auf trsenb ein(
Weile na@ 3eitung eingei@muggel1
murben. 6erner forbert bic pforte
oab ii9 bic in 3eitun befinbli4en
Glii@tttnge, beren 3abl auf etpa 5000
geI@Gbt tpirb, in tbre 90rfer 3urid:
tebren. @s 1ptrb tbnen @4ub 5uge:
1i9ert unb es 1Ou uues M0glt@e &c:
t6an tperben, lie pdbreno bes lbrtger
ISbeiles bes Minters unb, faus es nd:
tbig iein iollte, uu4 mdbrenb bes
Triibjabrs, gu unterftiben.
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Wun Cuba

Mabrib, 16. Sebr. Gtner Depez
1he an ben Smparcial bon 9abena
gu Tolge mirb Sen. Wepler, Der Mnz
fang Der Wo@e auf Cuba gelanbet 1T,
feline fremoen 3eitungstorreiponbenz
ten i'm @efolge Der ipant14en Mrmee
bu(ben. Die @panter in Mertto bu<
ben General Mepler 1000 pferbe uno
200 Maulei el angeboten, uno CT bat
bas @ef&ent ungenommen.
Nem Dprt, Is. 5ebr. l1eber
Sen @eit fam bic Melbung, bab 5ptz
f@en ben fpanii&en Sruppen. uno ben
bon Maceo unb @ome3 befebligten Snz
iurgenten cine beoeutenbe @&la@t
itattgefunben babe unb bic @panter
1G4pere @erluite erlitten baben uno
gum @idauge genDtbigt poroen ieien.
Man bat feline Mittel, cine 8eitGtiz
gung fir bieies @eri4t gu er(angen
unb man 9laubt al1gemein, banelbe lei
bur9 bic felt 124 @tunben in 9upana
ausssiibte itrenge @enjur enttanben.
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tn's MaHer unb tpurbe rur NIT
tnapper Motb pom Grtrtnten errettet.
gr purbe i9per perlebt. 9duier
purben tbetls fortgeipllt, tbetls ttlr9s
ten lie in Elm srobes Sod, tpelaes bic
auspiiblte. Der angerthtete
'S9aoen 1T 1ebr bebeutenb.
@tele 2eute entgtngen NIT trafpsr
Notb benz Sobe.
rSobn McDermott, 1delder 9inter
1eimer @aantmirtbi&aft an Der Gde
Der Nrantlin Mpenue unb Der Gplum>
BUS @trabe uobnte, entsing NIT iet@
ner ganaen Tamtlie muir init tnapper
g}otb benz Sobe bur9 @rtrtnfen. Setz
ne sfrau unb beibt &tnber i@liefen IN
einem btnteren 3tmmer nsben oemlez
nisen, in tpel9em ct ielb1t 19ltef. @ez
aen 3 l1br erpedte Elm Wd4ter bon per
Bride in oer Columbus @trabe Mcs
tnbsm ct Elm Sent tier 1etnes
53immers aertriimmerte. Mls ct pa3
mar, iab er, baB oas Waner iel1er
Grau unb feinen &inbern fat bis an
bic &Dpfe seittesen mar. gr trus 1te
idmmtli9 in ibren Na@ttletoerr aut
bic Strabe.
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Cine pom ,unVluG perfol8tc
&fnbf

Glepelanb, g., Is. 5ebr. Im
friiben Morgen barit eine ungebeure
9auptrDbre Der 8aherleitun9 auf benz
6rantltn Mpen1e 9u9el, unmittelbar
Nmejtli4 pom Gupaboga : 5lune nit
fur9tbarer @epalt, unb bic ungebeure
@ai1ermeage rib mebrere 9unbert
oes '9isels, uuf Dem piele feline
.9duler 1tanben, nit ii@ in ben Slug.
Oas bon Der SO Sabre alten Trau
,Marp @apep betpobnte einit0dige 9ul5z
tdusden go. 9 Srantlin Sin puroe
1ammt ieinem Snbalte in ben 5luB
ge1piilt, unb 6rau Rapep ertrant. 81
re 2eihe tpurbe eine. @tunbe fpdter eez
funDen. Gin 3ug Der Sem Dort,
Pennl plpunta unb Sbio @tienbabn
fubr CUR 3eit am 5ube bes 9igels entz
lang umb me6rere Wagen behelben
murben BON Der 5lutb in ben SluB gez
riffen. Mrf ben Wagen befunben 1i@
bret 2eute bes 3ugperionals, unb bic
1elben murben NIT in ben GluB gefpilt.
3mei berietben ipransen ab, ebe lie an
ben Tlub gelangten, iebo@ ftlrate ber
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Ncroiuauo aucrfouut.

'@ofta, 8ulgarien, Is. Sebr. Die
Mt1iion bes bulgarti@en premierminiz
tiers @toilop in &onituntinopel piro
als erfolgret@ be5ei@net. Mnf@eineno
mar '@totlpn muir gu benz 3ped na4
&onitanttnopel gegangen, benz tiirtiz
f@en Sultan bic Saufe bes prin3en
Boris, bes dlteiten Sobnes BON Geroiz
nanb unb prGiumptiben tinftigen
9erri@ers bon 8ulgurten, in Die Or
tbobore grte@ti@ : tatbolil&e Stride
(ruiiti@e @tuatstir@e) an5utlnbigen.
@s felt iih ieoo4 beraus, oab @toiz
lop audi bdbtn gu ptrten bate, bic
Wnertennung Gerbinanos als bes gez
1ebmGbigen 9errl@ers BON 8u1gurien
ieitens bes Sultans gu %erlangen. Dtez
ie Mnertennung NOR befanntli4 bisber
tpeber bur@ bic tiirtii@e &egierung
nod bur@ irgenb cine Der anberen
MG&ts erfolgt. Wie mitgetbeilt ptrb,
bat ber Sultan jebt tbatid&li& 5eroiz