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The herald., 1896-07-05

Ruth Aten, Rsba Boyer. Flora Anderson.
Messrs. Walter Daken. Karl Carlson,
Walter King, George Roth, Albert An
derson, Tallman. Walter Southworth.
John Jeffries and others.
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The Elsinore Road

The Riverside Enterprise says that
eleven deeds to land necessary for the
right of way for the Elsinore, Pomona
and Los Angeles railway were recently
placed on record in one day by the COM
pany. and that this activity indicates
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READ THIS LETTER

LOS ANGELES, January. I, 1Ss2
To the public: I was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung. liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ex-
press the misery / endured during those
years. was reduced in flesh until was
a mere skeleton. My sight and hearing
were badly impaired: was constantly
troubled with Constipation and piles, and
was burden and death would have been
welcome. was treated by various spec
ialists without avail. finally resolved to
give DR.. Wong Him. of No; 6aS Upper Main
had no faith in a Chinese doctor, but It
took only. a few doses of his life-givinH
herbs to knock all the skepticism out OF
me. In just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
eed me cured. and now can truthfully say
that I was never healthier and never felt
better in my life. Ny sight and hearing
cough. constipation and piles are entirely
cured, and 1 am rapidly gaining in flesh.
having gained forty pounds in two months.
! earnestly recommend all sufferers and
skeptics to give the doctor q trial and b.
convinced of his superior skill IS phy-
sician. - X
!, GO Bellevue avenuts-1sossAngoleatCo tCoh (
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A Surprise PARTY

A pleasant surprise party was given
Miss Lille Jeffries at her home on Cv-
press avenue, East Los Angeles, on
Thursday evening. most enjoyable
evening was spent by ALL Mr.. Tailman.
refreshments were served. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Southworth.
Mrs Boyer, the Misses Bertha King, Me
meyer, Emma Adams, Mary Anderson,
Maggie Richardson, Fanny Anderson,
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hat the road is something more than

talk.
Regarding this The Herald is in re-
ceipt Of the following communication:
The above article appeared in your is
sue of July 8, and might lead people to
believe that the railroad alluded to was
merely in contemplation, while In fact
nine miles Of the road are built and In
operation. and the company seems to be
inclined to push the road through. Res
pectfully. J. F. JONES.
The herald., 1896-07-05

Today, splendid, genuine Spanish din
ner and supper, Plaza church grounds
from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Ice cream at all
hours. Hard times prices.
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Birthday Celebration

On Tuesday evening, June s0th. the
friends Of Mt. and Mrs. II. c. O'Blenese
assembled at their home. 706 Montreal
street. to celebrate the event Of Mr..
O'Bleness arriving at his 60th year. The
host opened the program with an ad-
dress In his characteffstic style, appro-
pirate to the occasion. This was fol-
lowed by J. Davis Griffith, who read q
poem addressed to the host. noting oc-
currences in the life Of the subject, with
best wishes for the future. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. p. Tompkins gave several readings,
followed by Mr.. John Briggs. But the
event Of the evening was in the present
ing Of beautiful chair to Mr.. O'Bleness
by the members Of the Friday Evening
Whist club. The guests indulged in
cards and conversation until II o'clock,
when they sat down to a bountiful re-
past. Those present were:
Mines. H. 8. Williams, w. A. Fox, e.
Hammon. p. Kurtz, Alex Rose, E. p.
Tompkins. M. M. Lyon. H. E. Moles, Lou
ida Gould. Swayer. Wightman. Misses
Street. Alice Wilmans, Vannie O'Blen-
ess, Messrs. H. s. Wilmans. William A.
Fox, N. Harmon, Alex Rose, J. D. Grif-
nth. c. H. Hull. Robert Adams, E. p.
Tompkins, Milton M. Lyon, Herman e.
Moles, Robert D. Gould, John Briggs,
Guy O'Bleuese,
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Your Only Chance

Sweet Moments cigarettes are the
best. Try package. Sold by all dealers.
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A Charming Affair

MRS. Alice Moore McComas enter
taineo number of artists and literary
people on Thursday evening in honor Of
MRS. y. w. Gilwicks. prominent artist
OF oakland, and member of the Pacific
Coast Woman's Press association- Nv
cellent music interspersed with discus
sions on art and literature and artistic
floral decorations enhanced the charms
or the hospitable home, and dainty re-
freshments We're served by the Misses
McComas. Among the invited guestst
were MRS; u. w. Giiwicks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Hard and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Wore
Mrs. Newell Mathews. DIR. Nixon. Mrs
Rebecca Spring, Miss Mary s. White
Miss Amanda Mathews.
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Calhoun. Moore wedding

On last Wednesday evening Miss LII
lfan v. Moore and Mr.. j. Edgar Calhoun
were united in marriage by DR.. G. A.
Hardie. at the home of Hon. A. E. Davis,
corner Of Vermont avenue and Twenty
ninth street. The bride wore a dainty
gown Of white swiss trimmed with white
satin ribbon and lace. Her veil was
caught with white jasmine and hung
gracefully over her face. The bouquet
was Of white duchess roses and ferns.
Miss Jessie Leone Davis acted as brides
maid and was gowned in white swiss,
and carried pink duchess roses.
The groomsman was the brother of
the bride, Mr.. Eugene Moore.
The bridal party marched into the spa
cious parlors at $3.50 to the strains of
Mendelsshon's Wedding March, played
by Miss Livingstone. and stood beneath
a beautiful bell of white roses and bo-
quet grass, which hung within an alcove
of green and white. Only few Of the
immediate relatives and friends were
present to witness the ceremony. There
were numerous beautiful presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calhoun will be at home
to their friends after July 18th, on Pa
vilion avenue, on Tuesdays.
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Society IL Just at present provokingly
uncertain in its movements; 1t neither
settles down to absolute quiet, nor have
the greater portion Of Vanity Fair rep
resentatives betaken themselves to sea-
shore and mountain. The festive Fourth
rather had a tendency to make moro
quiet than to enliven the existing state
of affairs. People kept religiously at
homo or spent the day quietly out OF
town. There was quite lack OF taiiyho
parties, outings. ETC.. that generally
mark the holiday entertainments. 1t ID
with much regret to many that the Cata-
lima Yacht club did not dispense its hos
pitality yesterday as 1t has on previous
years, but owing to the many members
that are absent from town the pleasure
will be an anticipated one. Another
pleasant event in the near future Will be
the reception Friday afternoon given by
Mrs. Kempton and Mrs.. Hamilton at
their homo on South Pearl street. OF
the weeks record one Of the most de-
lirhtful gatherings was the Spanish din
ner given in honor Of Miss Waddilove by
Mr.. James Slauson on Thursday even
ing. Mrs. II. p. Anderson entertained
with = beautiful red, white ana blue
dinner on the same date. The alumni
dance was given with much success. ana
Mrs, Frank King was the hostess at q
party luncheon in honor Of Mrs. de Szi-
rethy. Mr.. Chadwick made 1t pleasant
Tor . number Of his men friends Wednes-
day evening 1T the California CLUB Dy
ceiebrati ting his birthday with an elab-
orate dinner. Friday Miss Spruance en-
tertained with an informal but very
pretty luncheon at her home on Figue-
roa street. The table decorations were
pink, and the guests who enjoyed the de-
Miss Sadie and Gertrude johnson and
Miss Harmon Spruance. Friday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. James Winston gave
q box party which was followed by a
supper at the California club. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Miner. Mrs.
Longstreet, MrA John Bradbury and the
Misses OConnor
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Paint. floor. 76c. s2s S. Spring.
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A Lean Year PARTY

Miss Belle Fowler made very charm-
ing and gracious hostess Thursday
evening at q leap year party given at
her home on Temple street. The rooms
were tastefully decorated in red and
green. The chandeliers were wreathed
in the dainty blossoms, with a pretty
finish Of red. Games, music and dane
ing were the features of the evening.
after which dainty refreshments were
served. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs Packard.
Mrs. Shelton, Mrs. Worrel, Misses Effie
Yancey. Carrie Hedling. Rose and Le-
ona Egerer, Nellie McNerney. May Dun
can, Sylvia Norton, Bell Fowler. Messrs.
Goldsborough. Frank keenan,, Wheeler.
Bowen, William Malony, Nick Kramer.
rage Batelle. Hugh Purcell Tom Bates.
shelton Nichols and Palmer Drake.
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NEWS of RAILROADS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Give Interesting Facts of Their Financial Op erations.

Interstate Commerce Commission 0ives
 Interesting Facts of Their Financial Op-
 erations.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. = Advance copies of the report of the commerce. commission for the year ended June 30, 1895, have been issued. The report shows that the total railroad mileage of the United States is 177,746 miles, an increase of 2,O56 miles during the year. The financial results from operation were fairly satisfactory. The figures are as follows: Gross earn ings, $1, O75. 371 ,6l2; operating expenses, $725. .T20,415; net earnings. $349, ,65l ,047; net income, $4s2, ,Os3, lsO; fixed charges, S4a5, 066, ,92l; surplus, $56, ll6,259; divi- dend paid, 1885, 961, 800; deficit, S29, ,s45,- 24l. A slight decrease is shown in the number of men employed in the opera tion of the roads. During the year G. l36 persons were killed and 33.74S in- jured on the railroads, against 8,447 killed and 3l,ss9 injured in the previ- OuS vear
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asrdships for an Afrlcan Explorer.

Ihave always something the matter with me which interferes with my efi1- ciency. Now it will be wretched ul- ,cer near my knee.joint to hinder my walking; another time one near my right arm to weaken my arm and give me unsteady aim in shooting. Then I am cured of these. and feel miserable and feverish; but snap shots of deafen- ing quinine make me strong and cheer full, and fit to bear the strain of few days visit from malarial neuralgia, which sezes my head, makes tender every tooth, and stabs me eunmercifully with acutest pains, till the head is ach. ing with hammering throbs, and the eyes, through pain, are curtained by a mist In due time recover from this. and become dyspeptic, or.cannot wear my largest shirt because of swollen spleen. I gradually reduce this, and then blisters on the feet, and erysipe- las in the ankles, make walking the worst kind of agony. Illness to me in Africa is as the bubble in spirit-level; it moves and changes its position, but never ceases. in the Heart of Africa, in Century.
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Thomas Jackson's Exit.

Thomas Jackson, comedian, was en- gagged December 2i, i74l, to play comic cast of character in this great theater
 the world-for which he was prompt ed by nature to excel. The season being ended, his benefit being over, the charges all paid and his account closed, he made his exit in the tragedy of death on March l7, l79s, in full assur- ance of being called once more to re- hearsal, when he hopes to find his for feits all cleared, his casts of parts bet tered and his situation made agreeable by Him who paid the great stock debt, the love He bore to performers in geu- eral. Words.
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Impcrtant contrsct.

Readers of this paper will be interested h learning that a large contract for ndver- Using No-To-Bac and Cascarets, tho famous preparations manpfactured by the Sterling Remedy Co. of Chicago aud New York, has been given. The Sterling Remedy Co. ap- preciate the value of this paper as an ad- vertising medium, and the compliment is the more marked, as the company is con. servative concern which sells its products under an absolute guarantee to cure or money refunded. Every retail druggist is authorized to sell No-To-Bac, guaranteed tobacco habit cure, and Cascarets, guaran- teed constipation cure, under this absolute guarantee, and readers need not hesitate to buy these preparations. as it involves no risk whatever, either physical or financial.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,
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 THE republican national committee at Chicago has decided that it will stop sending out literature on Wednesday, October 2l. It is believed that the people will have had sufficient supply by that time to satisfy their demands, taking into consideration the fact that nearly 25, OOO, ,OOO documents will have been printed and distributed by the na- tional and congressional committees.
 CHAIRMAN HANCOCK, of the republic. an congressional committee, has issued a statement based on detailed reports, claiming the next house of representa- tives as republican by at least 32 ma jority.
 GEORGE DU MAURIER, the celebrated. artist and author of "Trilby," died at London on the sth. aged 62.
 THE rebel yell" was heard in the streets of Canton, O., on the 9th. A bunch of old confederate warriors from the Shenandoah valley, escorted by some old boys in blue. paid their respects to Maj. Mckinley. The G. A. K. and Women's Relief corps served dinner to the veterans in gray.
 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his pri- vate secretary, Mir Thurber, reached the white house at Washington at TAO a. m. on the 9th and immediately aft CT their breakfasts each entered his office and began the routine of public business The president held cab inet meeting at II o'clock and it was said he never looked in better condi. tim
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LIEUT.. JOSEPH E. MAXWELL, chief signal officer of the department of the Missouri, and now stationed in Chica 20, will soon make an ascent on a man-carrving kite, to be built by Octave Chanute. The ascent will be made in an arm chair fastened to DOT tion of the kite frame, and will be for the purpose of testing the efficiency of a flying kite for observation purposes, as an adjunct to the balloon service, which for some time has been an inn portant part of the signal corps work
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A DISPATCH recently received at Bos. ton from the Lowell observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz., announced that the astronomers of the observatory had discovered that each of the planets of Mercury and Venus turned once on it's axis during one revolution about the sun, making the day just equal to the year on these planets. They find fur ther that Venus is not cloud-covered. as has been reported, but has about it n thick atmosphere, while Mercury has nOne
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IT is curious fact, that of all na' tions, the United States alone has nc holiday. The only day in the leas, ap preaching the nature of national fes' tival is Labor day, which in the second session of the Fifty-Third congress, was made a holiday for the District oi Columbia. This is the only act of con- gress on the subject, not even the Fourth of July being a holiday au' thorized by congress. Nearly all the states have through their legislatures established holidays, however, which are recognized by their own laws as legal holidays.
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AT the anthropological congress, just closed in Geneva, one professor of criminology made an interesting com munlcation concerning crime and its relation to trades and professions. For example, in group of 10000 farmers he showed O.s4 per cent to be crim. finals; in trades, one per cent; in manu- factures, l.3. per cent, while in the professions the rate was as high as 2. 30 per cent This last, seeming para COX, amounts to this-the greater mum. Der of criminals are found among those who toll with their brains rather than their hands
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No crowned head of Europe travels in greater ease or luxury than does Mir. Vanderbilt or Mir. Pullman, and many other Americans whose wealth has made them celebrated. The czar, Em- peror William, Queen Victoria, and in. deed the heads of all the principal ma. tions of Europe have special trains set aside for their use that may be more gaudy, more em mblazoned with gold and royal arms, but there are three or four private cars owned in the United States which in elegance of appointment and perfection of easy riding surpass any. thing enjoyed by royalty.
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VAULTS FULL OF CASH.
Banks of Kansas City, Mo-, Have More Than
 6lO,OOO,OOO on Hand.

61O,OOO,OOO on Hand.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. !2.-Kansas City bank vaults never contained as much cash as they hold at present. The national bank statements for October show more than SlO, ,OO0, 900 in cash and sight exchange on hand. That is almost 30 per cent of the total depos- its. It is such 8 cash reserve as was never carried before by the banks of this city, and 1t may safely be said that the banks of any other city in the United States never carried such a large proportion of their deposits in cash. The cash holdings of the banks have increased almost $2,5OO, 900 in 12 weeks-since the last statements were pu blished. About $500, 900 of this gain is due to an increase in deposits, and the remainder came from the collec- ton of loans. The total loans and dis counts have decreased sl,7OO,OOO.
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DOORS BROKEN IN.

Chicago Siiverites Determined to Hear .
 Sunday Speech by Mrs. Cougar.
 CHICAGO. Oct l2.-A lively row oc- cured at the Peoples institute, on West Van Buren street. yesterday. when party of men broke down the doors of the lecture room that Mrs. Cougar might address an audience on the silver question. Mrs Cougars lec- ture had been advertised and several hundred people had assembled to hear her, but the trustees of the West Side Christian church, who control the hall. refused to deliver the keys The crowd grew impatient and burst in the doors.
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LOUIS GATHEMANN, the Chicago in- ventor, proposes to revolutionize every known industry by introducing a sun engine built on plan that is entirely new and original. With plant com posed of large collection of util izers of solar heat, he claims that he will not only furnish light and power for any city or community in the land, but will also store up summer scorchlets and deal them out in the dead of winter, when they can be best appreciated. If he can do as much with his machine as he claims the widest vision of the dreamer will be realized.
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THE crusade in New York city against long skirts for wet weather is to be carried on, and the Rainy Day club is now an established fact. On or about November the club will be seen on dress parade. Everything sugges- tive of the bloomer girl has been care- fully avoided by the women who pro. pose to fight the uplifted skirts. Mrs. Welby, the founder of the movement, thinks the costume adopted an emf. nently proper one, and believes that as the public appreciates the idea of dre ss reform in rainy weather there will be increased enthusiasm and more mem. bcrs of the Rainy Day club.
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MERCHANT RosENBLooM, of Omaha. Eeb., was recently refused his citizen. ship papers in the district court be. cause he could not name the mum Der of representatives each state has in congress. Rosenbloom was subject. ed to severe fire of cross-question- ing, but answered correctly as to the manner of electing the president of this country, the requirements of q foreign citizen desiring to become natu-alized, the number of senators and representatives Nebraska has in congress, but when asked to name the nuInber of representatives each state has sn congress he was stumped.
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Labor Committee Reports.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.--The committee of the Trades and Labor assembly, sent to Mexico by that organization ito in- vestigate the condition of the laboring classes of that country" has returned to Chicago and submitted its report at the meeting of the assembly yesterday afternoon. They assert that the con- iition of the laborers in Mexico is far inferior to those in the United States.
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Missionary Society Onicers.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Oct. i2.-The annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist :hurch elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Mrs. C. F. Wilder, Manhattan, Kan; correspond ing secretary, Miss Watson, Lincoln, Neb.; recording secretary, Mrs M. M. Torrington, Topeka, Kan; treasurer. Mrs. A. NJ. Davis, Lincoln, Neb.
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Harry St. John Dead.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. Oct 12.-Harry c. St. John, son of ex-Gov. John P. St. John. of Kansas, died at his home in this city yesterday. April 6, 1895, he shot his wife in a fit of jealous rage and had been morose and downcast ever since. He was indicted for mur- der in the first degree and was to be tried in few weeks.
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WRECKED BY 4 GALE.
schooner Goes Down on tho Delaware
 Coat and Three Lives Are Lost.

Coast and Three Lives Are Lost.
 LEwEs, Del, Oct. l2.-At daybreak yesterday morning the American schooner Luther A. Roby from Shive- rie, Nova Scotia, for Philadelphia, struck near the point of Cape Henlo- pen while a terrible northeast gale was prevailing. The force of the sea was so great that the vessel pounded to pieces on the sands before the life saving men could get line to her. Three of the crew lost their lives and five were rescued after an awful expe- riehce with the elements
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Reforms Need More Than a Day

To bring them about, and are always more complete and lasting when they proceed with steady regularity to contamination. Few of the ODservant among us can have failed to notice that permanently healthful changes in the human system are not wrought by abrupt and violent means, and that those are the most salutary medicines which are progressive. Hostctter's Stom- ach Bitters is the chief of these. Dyspep- sia, adisease of obstinate character. is ob- liberated by it.
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DURING an illness from an abscess on the brain, caused by blow received when a child and which terminated fatally, William McAllister, 16-year. old boy living in Washington; grew ten inches in height in the four weeks he was sick.
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Capt. Fitzpatrick Falls Dead.

CINCINNATI, Oct. l2-Capt. w. w. Fitzpatrick, United States navy, fell lead Saturday in the lighthouse depart ment of the government building. He entered the navy in September, in 1882
 and had been in continuous service since. His last command was of the Chicago. He was ordered from that to take charge of this lighthouse district
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Forced to Confess Past Views.

MIDDLEsBoRo, Ky, Oct. 12.-Gen. James s. Walker, republican candidate for congress in the Tenth Virginia dis. trict, was interrupted by roughs while speaking in this county. Pistols were placed at his head and he was made to acknowledge he made free silver speeches two years ago.
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THE St Louis Republic says: "The bicyle built for 25 opens indefinite pos. abilities for the future. We may yet have n train propelled by its passen' gers at swifter rate than the steam locomotive can attain"
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A POTTER at Rock Island, III, has succeeded in making jug measuring over five feet in height and nearly three feet in diameter. It is without flaw and is said to be the largest jug ever turned out. It will hold 1l6 gallons.
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India Suffering for Grain.

ALLAHABAD, India, Oct 12.-The Pioneer. referring to the recen< seri- ous rioting in different parts of India, in connection with the rise in the price of grain, says the distress is spreading, and the government has ordered the construction of wells and short rail- roads in order to afford relief.
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THE 1896 worlds crop of wheat is es. timated at 2,Ssl, ,0s0,O00 bushels, or about sS. .OOO, 900 bushels less than last year and 1sl, OOO, ,OOO bushels less than 1894