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MAJOR MCKINLEY.
Spends Portion of the Day Reading
Bryan'S Speech.

CANTON, Aug. 14.-Major Mckinley
spent another busy day. This morning
he finished reading Mr.. Rryan's New
York speech, having been too busy be-
fore to complete it. The Major de-
clined to comment on the address
A number of friends from outside
points were entertained at lunch to-day
by Major and Mrs. Mckinley. Tele-
grams and letters continue to come from
all parts of the country announcing the
formation of Mckinley clubs. Among
the many points heard from to-day were
Meriden, Connecticut, San Quot, New
York, Flint Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio.
The dispatch from Toledo was from a
reunion of the old soldiers. In Lucas
County. The Newcastle Pa.), club
wires that two special trains have been
chartered to convey the party which will
call on Major Mckinley August 22d.
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AT GRAY GABLES.
Secretaries Carlisle and Lamont Call
Upon President Cleveland.

BUZZARD'S BAY (Mass.), Aug. IA
The President had two of his Cabinet
officers-Secretaries Carlisle and La
mont-at Gray Gables this morning. Sec
retary Olney, however, was not present
and is not expected to-day.
That two of the Cabinet should arrive
at Gray Gables at the same time gave
rise to supposition that the President
had summoned them here, but inquiry
at the Gables fails to confirm this. Sec
retary Carlisle's family simply called to
pay their respects, and Secretary La
mont was expected for a few days
visit. No matters were discussed in
private between the President and his
Cabinet.
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NO JOINT DEBATES.
Republican Leaders Opposed to Them
in This Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-It is prob
able that there will be no joint debate
between the gold and silver standard
bearers. The idea has few advocates
IN the Republican ranks here and Chair
man Babcock of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee is pronounced in
his opposition to it.
When asked whether Mr.. Mckinley
would take the stump he said that he
did not know, but hoped that Mr.. Bryan
would continue to talk, as everything
he said made Republican votes. Rep
resentative Mercer of Nebraska, Secre-
tary of the committee, strongly favors
a stumping tour by Mckinley. He said:
''On the Pacific Coast the great and
vital question is the tariff. So far as the
money question is concerned, we have
the best of the argument, as all will
readily see, if they take pains to inform
themselves. I should like to see McKin-
ley make a tour, beginning in Califor-
nia, working up the Pacific Coast. then
coming East, giving about six weeks at
the end of the campaign to that work. :"
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RETAIL BUTCHERS.
Officers Elected by the National AS
SOCiatiOn.

DENVER, Aug. 14.-The National
convention here to-day elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, James Franklin, Buffalo;
First Vice President, Horace l.. Niles,
springfield, - ass; Second Vice-P Presi-
dent VIM. j. Wusff, Denver; Secretary,
Frank Snouffen, Cedar Rapids, Ia;
Treasurer, F. J. Wallace, Meridian.
Conn; Inside Guard, Eckert Mates, ST
Louis; Outside Guard, Joseph Simmons,
Brooklyn; National Organizer at-large,
John III. Schofield, ST. Louis.
Chris d. Brokate of St Louis, who has
been Secretary of the association since
its organization, declined reelection.
He was presented with a diamond
locket by the association.
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a MICHIGAN TRAGEDY.
An Aged Couple Found at Their Home
in Dying Condition.

OWOSSO (Mich), Aug. 14-Mr and
Mrs. George Russell, an aged couple
were found with their throats cut and
in dying condition at their home this
morning. The old man claims his
throat was slashed by masked man
while he was in the kitchen. Mrs Rus
sell was silent about her assailant, but
she was attacked while asleep in bed
Russell was found in an unconscious
condition on the floor of his bedroom up
stairs, while Mrs. Russell was found on
the first floor. Both were fully dressed
and covered with blood when the
neighbors entered the house this morn
ing. Neighbors say the old couple were
quarreling nearly all night. 1t is be-.
lieved that they assaulted each other
with knives during their quarrel. A
bloody butcher knife and a pen knife
were found in the kitchen. Physicians
say both the old people will die.
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TWIN SHAFT DISASTER.
Bodies of the Sixty Victims Will
Never Again be Seen.

WILKESBARRE Pa.), Aug. 14.-The
bodies of the sixty victims of the Twin
Shaft disaster will never again be seen.
as it has been announced that work will
be stopped at the Inflated mine Super
intendent Law said that some weeks ago
he invited the General Managers of the
different mine companies in this neigh
borhood to visit the mine After in
specting the mine thoroughly Mr.. Law
requested each to write a private letter
informing him of his views about the
case, and the advisability of continuing
to search for the bodies of the entombed
men. Each one did as requested, and.
while the writer's differ about the cause
of the cave in, all informed Mr.. Law that
they considered further excavation un-
necessary and extremely dangerous.
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VENEZUELA BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
QUESTION OF SETTLEMENT BY
ARBITRATION.
Great Britain Still Considering the
Proposal rlade by the United
States Government.

LONDON, Aug 14-In the House of
Commons to-day Sir William Harcourt,
the leader of the opposition, asked in
the proposal contained in the dispatch
sent to the Foreign Office by the United
States Government on June 10Th last
had removed the difficulties, and fur
ther inquired whether there We're any
prospects of speedy submission of
the case 10 arbitration.
Right Hon. A. j. Ralfour, First Lord
of the Treasury, said that the Govern
ment was still consd ering the proposal
made by the United States Govern
ment, which was regarded by the For
eign Office as opening the way for an
equitable settlement of the difficulty
The Government he added, had every
expectation that the pending negotia-
tions would lead to an early and salts
factory result.
Sir William Harcourt said that the
House would regard Mr.. Balfour's
statement as satisfactory, and asked
to have the papers on the subject pre-
pared to be presented to the House.
Mr.. Balfour replied that the Govern
House as soon as might be consistent
with public interest.
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-The dis
patch of Secretary Olney to Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador, re-
ferred to in the House of Commons de-
bate to-day, was considered by many
the most important document in the ar
bitration correspondence between this
country and Great Britain. The dis
patch was devoted to a discussion of
proposals submitted by Lord Salisbury
for the settlement of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, and concluded with
counter proposals which Mr.. Balfour
said to-day were regarded by the For
eign Office as opening the way for an
equitable settlement of the difficulty"
State Department officials are highly
gratified with the tone of Mr.. Balfour's
reply to Sir Willianh Harcourt's query
as to the effect of the dispatch, and
while in he.absence of Secretary Olney,
who has been exclusively in charge of
the correspondence, nothing can be
learned of the correspondence that has
passed, confidence is expressed that an
agreement will be reached before next
December for an exhaustive arbitration
of the Venezuelan-Guiana boundary
controversy.
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Four Persons Wounded, Two of Whom
Will Not Survive.
The Bodies of the Sixty Miners Who
Perished in the Twin Shaft Dis
aster Near WiIkesbarre, Pennsyl-
vania, Will Never Again be Seen,
the Work of Rescue Having Been
Abandoned on Account of the Dan.
gers Connected With 1t.

CLEVELAND, Aug 14-One of the
most dastardly attempts at premedi-
tated murder ever laid at the door of
labor took place here tonight, it being
the outcome of the Brown Hosting
Works strike that has been going on in
this city for the past three months. AS
a result four men are wounded, two of
whom will probably not survive the
night
On June 25th the great Brown Hoist
ing and Conveying Machine Company
discharged it's 800 employees because of
a threatened strike. Since that time
rioting has been the chief pastime of
the strikers and their thousands of sym
pathizers. Two lives have been sacri-
feed through the troubles. For weeks
the works have been run under military
and police protection, and the 300 nom
union men escorted to their homes by
armed officers to prevent murder. The
striking workmen put up big fight to
beat the Brown Company, but have sig
nally failed. Ever since the trouble be-
gan the strikers and their sympathizerS
have carried on a guerrilla warfare
against the men who took their places.
They have assaulted them, stoned their
houses and boycotted them at the
stores.
About a week ago the five companies
of militia were withdrawn from the
Brown works, and the police protection
taken away. The strikers applied for a
court injunction, and were refused, and
since then have become doubly revenge
full.
Tonight party of ten strikers went
to the corner of Wade Park and East
Madison street, and laid in wait for a
party of wOrkmen who came by on their
way from the Brown works. There were
nine men in the little group of workmen
with their dinner pals. Without a
moments warning the strikers rushed
from behind a saloon where they were
in hiding, and with cry Of "Scab'' be-
gan shooting into the crowd. A few
of the workmen were armed, and re-
turned the fire. The battle lasted about
three minutes, in which time about
thirty shots were fired when the strikers
fed.
Four men were shot-twO fatally.
George Plum, one of the workmen, was
shot in the head, and will die, while Al.
Caldwell, another workman was shot
in the right leg and in the shoulder. Two
of the strikers were shot, and one will
die. The one fatally injured is George
Larson, an ex-employe of the Brown
works. He was shot through the lungs.
The other striker, named Pixley, is not
fatally injured. Several other people are
thought to have been slightly wounded,
but their identity cannot be learned.
The police have made several arrests
among the strikers.
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and the size of the stones which fell al

and the size of the stones which fell al
most passes belief
The railroad ticket agent. who was up
at the time, measured some of the fall
ing pieces of ice and found that many
or the largest measured four inches.
The surrounding country is largely de-
voted to the raising of grain. and the
corn fields this morning present scene
of havoc.
Under the shade trees of the town
hundreds of sparrows can be counted
who were killed by the falling stones.
The windows in residences and business
houses were shattered, and much other
damage done.
While the storm was pretty general
throughout that section, it was only i'll
the immediate vicinity of Adel where
these phenomena were witnessed
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The Louisiana Lynchings.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The state
Department has not received from the
Governor of Louisiana his report on the
Italian lynchings, nor is it expected for
some days. 1t appears, however, that
the Italian Government is so far
aroused that Baron Fava has had to
terminate his vacation, and is now on
his way from Bar Harbor to Washing
ton in order to see the report as early
as possible, and commence negotiations
to secure redress
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their National Committee, nor have the
POplI1jStS RI fhairc

their National Committee, nor have the
Populists to theirs.
Chairman Bynum to-day expressed
much pleasure at the declaration of
Senator Gray that he would support the
ticket, and expressed the hope that
others favorable to President Cleveland,
and possibly the President himself,
would make some expression in due
time.
The Executive Committee was noti-
fed to-day that California will elect del
egates next Tuesday, and South Dakota
will elect on August 2Sth. The rate of
one fare for the round trip has been as
sured from all railroads for the con
vention, going into effect from August
18th to September 7th.
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DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Fall of Hailstones, Some of Which
Measured Four Inches.

DIES MONIES Qa.), Aug. 14.-The
town of Adel, the county seat of Dallas
County, located in the old Des Moines
and Northwestern Railway, about twen-
ty-two miles west of this city, was visi-
ted last night by one of the most pecu-
liarly destructive storms ever expert
enced in that section.
A heavy rainstorm came up during
the night, which soon changed to hail
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Robbed and Murdered.

LINCOLN Neb), Aug. 14.-W. F.
Eyster, prominent man of Chambers
burg, Penn, railroad director and capi-
talist, was found dead in an alley late
tonight, having been drugged and rob-
bed. He left his hotel four hours be-
fore being found with rough character,
who has not yet been arrested. He was
on his way to Colorado, and stopped here
To visit friends
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Forest Fires in Arkansas.

CLARENDON (Ark), Aug. 14.-For-
est fires are raging in the northern end
of this county. The long continued
drought has dried up vegetation so
much that once set on fire it is hard to
control. The farmers in several places
have fought fires day and night to pre-
vent the burning of their fences and
outhouses. The drought is SO severe
that timber is dying, and in some places
is completely destroyed
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Sharkey to Meet Sullivan.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Thomas Shar-
key, who is matched to fight COrbett to
finish next December, will meet the
once famous John J.. Sullivan in four
round bout at Madison-square Garden
on August 31st. Sullivan has been keep
ing himself in fair condition of late, and
the meeting is looked to with interest.
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Cycle Company Attached.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14.-The Tele-
gram Cycle Manufacturing Company
was closed by the Sheriff this afternoon
on attachments aggregating about 500
0C0. The Telegram Company has suf-
fered from the effect of poor collections
for some time past.
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Fighting in Africa.

CAPE COAST CASTLE Gold Coast
Colony. British Southwest Africa), Aug.
14.-It is rumored that Chief Samory
has attacked Inkoranza, the country
north of Koomassie, the capital of AS
hanti. A detachment of Hussars has
left here.
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Rates for the National Eisteddfod.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Transmissouri
roads have agreed to a rate of one fare
plus 50 for the National Eisteddfod to
be held at Denver September 1st to the
9th. Application will be made to East
ern roads for a similar rate.
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The Deadlock Broken.

REED CITY (Iich.), Aug 14.-The
deadlock in the Eleventh District Re
publican Congressional Convention was
broken this morning, when W. T. Mes
lex of Antrim was nominated on the
3t}d ballot
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! Treasury Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at $1OO,063, 3,916. The days
Withdrawals were 100000.
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ana Dr. NanSen and MS companion re-
mained with them for six weeks, until
the steamer Windward arrived with
supplies for Jackson's party. When the
steamer started on her homeward voy-
age DR.. Nansen and Lieutenant Hansen
accompanied her to this place.
MEETING OF NANSEN AND JACK
SON.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Captain of
ie Windward has sent long dispatch
from Explorer Jackson to A. c. w.
Harmsworth, one of the promoters of
the Jackson -Harmsworth expedition.
The dispatch says that Mr.. Jackson met
DIR. NanSen accidentally on June 18th
on an ice foe southeast of Cape Flora.
The meeting was most remarkable, ow-
ing to DR.. Nansen being uncertain
where he was, both watches having
stopped, and he was quite unaware of
Jackson's presence in Franz Josepd ISL
and. He evinced the greatest surprise and
delight at meeting him. Members of
the Jackson expedition had during the
spring been unknowingly within few
miles of DR.. NanSen's quarters.
Mr.. Jackson then proceeded to detail
his own doings. He says he devoted the
most of the year to exploring the west
ern part of Franz Joseph Island. He
made maps of the territory. He dis
covered new regions, especially a large
tract of land beyond the heretofore
known limits of the island, with mag
nificent headland covered with ice from
foot to summit, and q huge rampant of
ice that could not be passed over at
its base. Here the party met with a
series of gales, fogs and driving snow
storms. Frequently they barely es-
capped being smashed by the ice
Another lofty headland was discov-
cred at Cambridge Bay. A series of
hardships and dangerous adventures
was rewarded by favorable scientific
collections. The phenomenal mildness
of the spring caused disappointment
The melting of the ice and the conse-
quent openness of the sea prevented
the use of sledges in Journeys northward.
A number of valuable photographs We're
taken, picturing the terrible Arctic ma
ture of the ice-capped country
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Singular Discovery.

An English author says that a man Of
middle age with whom he is acquainted
found one of his eyes affected, as he
thought, by reading small print at night
and applied to famous oculist for ad-
vice. The doctor examined him very
carefully and presently inquired wheth-
er he had ever suffered amy inconyen-
fence from the other eye, the right one.
None whatever. was the reply.
"Stil, said the oculist dryly, "it is
very important for you to preserve the
sight of Your left eye, inasmuch as you
have never seen with the other since
you were born r'-Youth's Companion.
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Farmers down in Dixie, ike those IN
New England, have a very grim. but
none the less indisput&blc, sense Of La.
NOR on occasion, if this anecdote from
Georgia is TO be credited:
A farmer returning from town with
an empty produce wagon overlook a
young man piodding along with the dis.
couraged air of a city man unused a.
dirt roads
"Hullo, Jersey" cried tine stranger
briskly. Can a man get lift to Vine
land?"
Il don't see why he can't, =" responded
the farmer IN 4 noncommittal way.
Then III take ride" said the
stranger, vaulting into the wagon aad
making himself comfortable.
After three or four miles had b, On
uaversed, the stranger paused in his in.
consequential talk long enough TO b.
serve:
Its quite distance to vineland. '
''Yes, it is a distance, admitted ;he
farmer.
Another mile was passed, and then
the stranger inquired:
About how far is it to vineland:"
well, " replied the farmer medita-
lively, "keepin straight ahead the
way we're goin now, it's about 25, 600
miles, but if you'll get ont and hoof it
back, it amt more'n about six or sew
EN-. I"
The stranger got out and "hoofed'' it
back.-Providence Journal
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A TELLING CRUSADE.

Every town of Importance which
is located in proximity to the In
dian Territory should unite with
Wichita Falls in the effective fight
that city is making against out
lawry. The federal courts in Paris
and Fort Smith have in recent
years been flooded with crimina I,
cases from the Indian Territory
If civilization were not retarded
through governmental stupidity
these cities would have a new and
we'll ordered territory opened up
to them and would double their
population and business in short
time.
Such an energetic campaign -
Wichita Falls is waging in behalf
of progress is bound to succeed.
If other cities similarly situated
were equally active. the represent
atives from southwestern states
would raise a clamor in Washing
ton which would bear immediate
fruit.
The difficulty has been that
Southwestern congressman have
spent more time in discussing the
belligerent rights of Cuba than in
trying to blot out the plague spot
which has made their constituents
the prey of outlaws. st. Louis
Republic.
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FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.
Life's Moving Panorama Illustrated In n
New York Street Scene.

Life's Moving Panorama Illustrated In n
New York Street Scene.
A living picture of hfe's moving pam
Drama was presented at Broadway and
Twenty-tLird street one day last week.
1t was procession. 1t was procession
formed by chance, but the utmost delib-
Grafton could not have made it tell 4
palmer story of life.
First came a wagon piled high with
baby carriages-frail little vehicles TO
carry frail "inches of humanity ns
they began the uncertain journey over
the tortuous ways OF this world.
Then followed a pony cart carrying
two laughing boys advanced only Ear
enough in the great highway of life TO
realize that there We're roses in the
path, but not to know of the thornS
Behind the boys, in a dogcart drawn
by high stepping cob, Were two youths
on the threshold of manhood. Ono
wore on the lapel Of his coat a college
pin ON bit of blue ribbon, the other a
pin Of different design ON a yellow knot
of silk. They We're ENGAGED in earnest
conversation, apparently suggested by
highly colored thcatcr 7, ,sster represent
ing young woman who was advertised
to appear ON some stage.
A Changing gong was close behind,
and a cable car crowded with impatient
business men was hurrying its load so
their pests to make the daily start III
the wild race for money
Next a handsome pair of horses. Il
stylish carriage, coachman and footman
ON the box. and i'll the carriage "A rotuud,
red faced man, past middle age, and be-
side him a richly arrayed woman trying
to appear to be on the sunny side Of that
middle line. Prosperity was written on
every part of the equipIge.
Then came an ash cart, and its dust,
borne on the wind, reached and mmo 3
the occupants Of the carriage. The Gri ~
walked at his horse 5 head. bowed, D
not with years, and his face bore Iht
marks of toll that had extended over
life since early youth.
Close behind the ash cart, with biar
horses, black piumes and a solemn
aged driver, came hearsc. New York
Herald
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THE DAYS AND The YEAR.

What is the world. my little onef
Our world belongs to that clock. the sun.
Steady IL spins; while the clock beats true
Days and seasons for me and you.
And tick, tick. took. goes the mighty clock
While time swings on lflow,
Now left, now right. now day. now night,
With tick. took TO and fro.
The pussy willow in coat Of fur,
a sweet pink rose in the wind astir.
A maple Leaf with a crimson blush.
Then falling snuwfalr- and winters hush.
While tick, tick, took, goes the mi ghty clock.
And the world swings ON below,
Budding. blowing, shining. showing.
With tick, took to and fro.
A little song Nchen the heart is glad
A little sigh %hen the way j. sal,
whether the shadows or sunbcams fall,
Sweet rest and dreaming at last for an,
While tick. tick. took Eos=s the mighty clock.
And the world swings on below,
Smiling, signing, singing. crying.
With tick. took 10 and fro.
So IS the way, my own little one,
Our world belongs to that clock. the sun.
And the hand that somewhere keeps the key
Is the same that holdeth you and me,
While tick, tick, took goes the mighty clock.
And the world swings on below,
Now left, now right, now day, now night,
With tick. tock to ana fro.
Harriet r. BlOdgctt in St. Nicholas
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The boots Of the time Of Louis XIV
were often feet broad at the top.
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THE Curtis bill would not be ac-
ceptable to any class in this coun-
try, as its adoption would only
make confusion worse confound-
ed" The conditions at present
are really better than they would
be under a lease system that would
give room for numerous abuses.
What the country wants is some
thing that will bring order out of
chaos, not something to render
conditions even more chaotic
Purcell Register.