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THE NEWS EPlToMlZEDI
Washington Items.

The Secretary OF the Treasury and the d.
rector of the Mint are being flooded with let
ters asking for information on the money
question.
About $4,000. 900 in gold was pledged by
Clearing House banks of New York City to
protect the United States Treasury gold re-
serve.
Further correspondence in relation to the
Venezuelan question has passed between
Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbury. Venez-
uela's brief was presented to the United
States Commission.
The President has committed to imprison-
ment for life the death sentence OF John G.
Bell, Of Texas. He has also commuted 10
life imprisonment the death sentence OF Iom
Davis and Taylor Hickman: Indian Doys.
The former is fourteen years Of age, ana tue
latter thirteen. All three OF the ABOVE were
sentenced to be executed September 4.
The first annual convention OF the National a
League of Colored Women was helo ae 1s Iue
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church. Inc
election OF officers resulted as follows: Mrs.
Helen A. Cook, of Washington. President,re
elected: Mrs. J. Salome Yates, OF hanSas
CITY, Mo-, Recording Secretary. and MISS
Florence Barbour, of Virginia, treasurer.
Though concessions must still be made on
both sides, arbitration between this Govern.
ment and Great Britain, especially with ref
erence to the Venezuelan question, Is prac-
tically assured.
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Foreign Nores.

Private letters from Cuba say that the
Spanish killed the woun ed, with their doc
tors and nurses. in an attack on rebel hos
pitfalls.
A caDle despatch from Havana. Cuba. says
that AM ohio Maceo is preparing to make an
early attack on the trocha.
In tho British House Of Commons the
Government was defeated in q vote on the
Irish Lani bill, and Clause "a OF the measure
was withdrawn by lIr. Bafour.
The Mahom"tan rebels in China are report.
ed 10 have almost annihlated force OF
COCO Imperial troops sent against them.
Princess Maud Of Wales was married to
nce Charles Of Denmark in the Chapel
ta'. London.
Another Blue Book on the Venezuelan dis
pute was issued in London.
Merchants in Havana, Cuba, refuse to pay
assessments under increased taxation, pre-
ferring TO close their places Of business.
A cable despatch from Havana, Cuba, re-
afflrlns the death OF Jose Maceo, the Cuban
leader. He was shot after being court mar
tailed for insubordination by the order oi
CaliXtO Garcia.
The first performance in the Bayreuth-
Wagner series Fas |iyen-
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THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Sessions Held In st. Louis simultaneously
With the Populists.

Sessions Hold in St. Louis simultaneously
With the Populists.
The Silver Convention met at st. Louis,
Mo-, simultaneously with the Populists' Con-
vention and listened to addresses from Rep
resentative Francis G.. Newlands, of Nevada,
Temporary Chairman, and W. P. st. John.
Permanent Chairman. A committee was
named to confer with the Populists in regard
to the Endorsement of Bryan and Sewall.
There were only abont 400 persons In the
hall when the National Silver Convention
opened Its first session. The most important
action taken was the appointment Of COM
mittee to confer with the Populists to the
end that the nomination Of Bryan and
Sewail be confirmed
Chairman Mott, OF North Carolina, called
the convention to order at H. 80 o'clock. and
introduced Francis G.. Newlands, Representa-
tive In Congress from Nevada, as the
Temporary Chairman, who addressed the
convention.
After naming the Committee on Creden-
tials the Temporary Chairman had Miss Lii
lie Pierce, of st. Louis. escorted to the plat
form. She was arrayed In garb Of white,
over which was draped the American flag
and had liberty cap on her head. She read
the Declaration Of Independence.
recess was then taken until 4.30 p. m.
When the convention was called to order
again a resolution was adopted inviting
Populists to attend as visitors. The
Permanent Organization Committee re-
ported in favor of William P. st. John,
Of New York, as Permanent Chairman
and be addressed the convention.
When Mr.. st. John concluded. G. W. Baker,
of California, moved the appointment OF q
committee consisting of one from each State
to meet similar committee from the Popu-
lists to take up the question Of differences
between the two parties for the purpose OF
coming to some rational agreement, to the
end that the nomination OF Bryan and
Sewall might be ratified by the two conven-
tions
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ARBITRATION NEGOTIATIONS.
Correspondence Between Secretary of State
Olney and Lord Salisbury.

Correspondence Between Secretary of State
Olney and Lord Salisbury.
The efforts OF the United States and Great
Britain to agree upon a general arbitration
treaty for the settlement of all controversies.
through the establishment of q permanent
tribunal as we'll as the progress OF diplomatic
NEGOTIATIONS toward solving the Venezuelan
problem, are set forth In thirteen communion
lions, made public by the State Department,
Washington. They constitute the first au-
thoritative disclosures upon these great
questions since President Cleveland's famous
Chrlstmastide message to Congress.
The negotiations mark great advance
toward the adoption Of a plan which would
forever avert war between the two great
English-speaking Nations, but the corre-
spondence also shows that the conclusion OF
a comprehensive arbitration treaty Is yet far
off.
The negotiations centered on the draft
submitted by Lord Salisbury. It proposed
arbitration OF very limited sort, whereas
Secretary Olney, In subsequent letters,
urged the necessity of an agreement that
would include practically every dispute that
colld arise. To these pleas Lord Salisbury
replied with host OF objections.
In his last letter, e few weeks ago. MIR.
Olney rather sharply called the British
Premier to task, telling him that his limited
arbitration scheme would practically permit
Great Britain to reject or accept any finding,
as 1t saw fit.
Little substantial progress toward gen
eral arbitration treaty is disclosed by the
documents. An outline in part Of the pro-
posed procedure Is laid down, and the views
OF the two Governments are 80 explicitly
stated that future discussion may be confined
toward narrowing the few Emergencies OF
method.
The further fact is made apparent
that the United States has not relaxed Its
vigilance in demanding Just settlement OF
the Venezuelan land boundary question, aud
has rejected the British proposals for arbi-
trating that dispute under terms involving
the surrender Of any part Of. Venezuelas
claims.
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ing season Of comparative drought. The
present season bears out these conditions,
particularly in the States mentioned. From
the experts Of the Agricultural Department
have been obtained these particulars as TO
the appearance, habits, etc., OF the army
worm:
In the months OF May and June, and some
times as late as July, wheat, oats and other
small grains, corn, timothy, blue grass and
other grasses, but seldom or never clover,
are occasionally overrun by multltudes OF
naked striped caterpillars, about an inch and
a quarter long and a<quarter OF an inch In
diameter, and when full grown rather dark
In appearance. They usually travel in one
direction from one field to another, destroy
ing the crop as they go. They have habit
OF climbing the seed stalks and cutting on
the heads Of timothy grass and OF the small
grains.
T The army worm seems to be an Indigenous
Northern Insect, and on this continent is
: most abundant In the United States east Of
the Rocky Mountains. Isolated specimens
have been found In England and South
America. and the moth has been captured In
India, Java. Australia and New Zealand.
It is nowhere known as an especially destruc-
tive species, however. outside OF the United
States. The region In which It especially
fourishes extends from Eastern Iowa to
Alabama. East Of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Its southerly range as an injurious species
extends only to Northern North Carolina
In cases where the worms have already en-
tered valuable field OF wheat. before the
farmer has become aware Of their presence,
and too late to render ditching OF any avail,
some little good may be accomplished II the
majority Of the worms are full grown, or
nearly full grown, by the old method Of
"dragging the rope" Two men, each hav-
Ing hold OF the end Of a long rope. are sent
through the field, and the rope Is dragged
over the heads Of the grain. The backward
jerk OF the stalks jars the caterpillars to the
ground, and they are unable to ascend to the
heads again for some little time.
This IS laborious process. however. and
has to be repeated almost immediately. 1t Is
only to be undertaken where the number Of
worms in a field Is comparatively small, and
where these are, as before stated, full grown,
or nearly full grown; since In this case they
will stop feeding and enter the ground in
day or two.
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Prominent People.

Sir Arthur Sullivan can command $500
for q song.
Mrs. Garneld's income is S21. .000-SlG, 900
from the fund raised by Cyrus W. Field and
$1,000 from Congress.
Senator George L. Shoup, of Idaho, was
formerly one OF the most noted Indian fight
ers in the Army Of the West.
The Rev. C. C. McCabe. the new Method
ist Bishop, and General Neal Dow, of Port
land. Me-, were messmates together while
confined In Libby Prison during the war.
Ex-Queen Llliuokalani Of Hawaii has
been baptized and confirmed by Bishop
Willis, the Anglican bishop. She has not
hitherto been q member of any church, al
though regular .sttspJa1t -
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States. to name the Committee on Creden-
1tials. This was done, and the Committee on
Credentials was named.
The convention took a recess until p. M,
to enable the Committee on Credentials to
report. After the recess the convention re-
solved itself into an informal mass meeting,
and Congressman Howard, of Alabama, who
will be remembered as having introduced a
resolution to impeach President Cleveland,
spoke for ten minutes. He was followed by
other speakers. who urged standing for the
Peoples party issue first, last and all the
time.
At S.45 .. m. Chairman Butler appeared
on the stage, and called the convention to
order for the evening session. He an
'nounced that the Committee on Credentials
would not be able TO report at once, and
that, as owing to an accident, there was no
light, he would declare the convention in
recess until 10 o'clock next day.
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THEIR HEADS CUT OFF.

Man and Wife Lie Down In Front OF
Railway Train.
Joseph Hopper and his wife, Of Laurel
County, Kentucky, lay down on the Southern
Railway track, near salvisa. and were de-
capitated by a freight train. The bodies
were found by section hand after daylight.
From the position of the bodies it was, evil
dent they had lain down with their heads on
the rail. Hopper's head was severe9a at the
month. and that of his wife was cut dtagon-
ally, Indicating that she had raised her head
as the train approached. ,
The Coroner's jury returned verdict OF
suicide, but there Is suspicion Of foul play.
There was a letter in Hopper's pocket from
the moderator OF the Laurel River United
Baptist Church, showing the couple to have
been in good standing.
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The convention was called to order by Mr..
Taubenbeck. Chairman OF the National Com
mittee, and ". K. L. Smith, Of the Third
Baptist Church, OF st. Louis, offered prayer.
1gnatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, respond
ed to Governor Stones address of welcome.
Mr.. Donnelly closed by making an appeal
for unity. Chairman Taubeneck introduced
as Temporary Chairman Of the convention
Senator Marion Butler, OF North Carolina,
who was received with three cheers, which
he characterized as a "cyclone Of patriotism"
Senator Butler spoke for an hour, closing
his speech at 2p. m. He was congratulated
upon it by Ignatius Donnelly and other
persons on the stand. When Senator Butler
resumed his seat, some cries we're raised for
speech from Mrs. Lease, but the Chairman
directed the Secretary to call the roll Of
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DEVASTATION WIDESPREAD.
Life and Property Destroyed in the Ohio
and Kanawha Valleys.

Life and Property Destroyed in the Ohio
and Kanawha Valleys.
A rainstorm played havoc generally In the
Ohio and Kanawha valleys, covering dis
tance Of 100 miles up the Kanawha River
and about the same distance up the Ohio. SO
disastrous a storm has never been known
before In that part Of West Virginia Six
feet OF water cover the lowlands In some
places for miles. At Tunnelton, W. Va, the
entire town was almost wiped from the face
OF the earth by cloudburst Scarcely q
house remains to shelter the unfortunate
citizens, and distress and destitution are
seen everywhere. All the streams In the
western and central parts of the State are
over their banks, and In the wild rush Of
the waters human life and property were
carried away.
Great damage has been done along the
Little Kanawha River. Steamboats, were
torn from their moorings and dashed against
the banks, in some cases totally wreck1ng
them. The steamer Nina Paden came In
contact with rushing mass Of logs and
went to the bottom, with the crew on
board. All Of the men were rescued.
At West Union the immense Baltimore and
Ohio bridge was washed from Its piers. This
was the third cloudburst in that section in
month.
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CyCllnr Notes.

lee cold mill. should be avoided by cyclists
oppressed by heat.
Avoid all sweetcned drinks when riding.
They serve only to increase your thirst.
An order has been issued in the District OF
Columbia forbidding the carrying OF babies
on bicycles.
AT q conservative estimate, 2j0O people in
Atlanta, Ga, are riding now, and tho num-
Der constantly increases.
Ono OF the latest bicycle fashions in Lon
don is to attach a bunch of flowers 20 the
front part Of the machine.
Mrs A. E. Rinehart, an enthusiastic
wheelwoman OF Denver, COL, has achieved
distinction by riding ten CENTURIES IN ten
days
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Minor Mention.

A strong effort is to be- made to secure tn
1897 reunion of Confederate veterans 10
Baltimore.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, was hooded by
cloudburst. Five inches Of rain fell IN al
hour. and the damage is estimated at s5o,
900.
According to Professor Lombroso, oniI
eight per cent. Of the Hebrews to-day are 4
pure Semitic stock.
building was dedicated in Chicagoto tn
Polish National Alliance, for Nationq
home for the Poles.
A fine quality Of photographic stone is
norted to have been found in the Mills nor
of Santa Barbara, Cal.
Young orange trees have been ordere
from California by the Cape Colony (Sou
Africa) experiment station.
A bill is to be drafted to be presented to t
next New York Legislature, abolishing cap
tai punishment for women.
The elections we're held In Mexico a
Porario Diaz was reelected to the Pre-
dency for another period Of four years, WI
out opposition.
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The National Game,

Nichols, of Boston, is the wonder among
pitchers.
Cunningham, the pitcher, is to be released
by Louisville.
Reitz. of the Baltimores, has made his first
error in sixteen games.
La Chance, the Brooklyn's first baseman,
has not made an error in thirty-two games.
Donovan, of the PlttsburSs, played TWEEN
ty-seven games this season without an error.
Nash Is no longer In charge of the Phila-
delphia players. He has been succeeded by
Boyle.
The Clncinnatis have won three series so
far-those with St, Louis, Philadelphia and
Washington.
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VENEZUELA'S SIDE.
An Allegation That the schomburgk Line
Is Forgery.

An Allegation That the Schomburgk Line
Is q Forgery.
The brief Of Venezuela on the boundary
dispute, prepared by Counselor storrow, was
presented to the Venezuelan Commission In
Washington. Itasserts that the British claim
has no basis except occupation, and that the
posts in the Cuyuni Basin and at Point Bari
ma were mere trading stations. It contends
that there Is natural barrier and line Of
;demarcation between Venezuela and British
Guiana, which the Dutch and English settle
ments did not attempt to pass until the in
!vasion of an armed English force at the time
gold was discovered about dozen years
ago. 1t alleges that even the Schomburgk
line as now laid down on the English maps
Is not that originally laid down by Schom-
burgk as basis OF discussion. In conclu-
sion 1t asserts that the region which Vene-
Izuela desired to submit to arbitration con-
itains no actual settlement to-day, and that
the highest estimate Of the capital put into
the gold fields Is $4,000 900, in return for
which an output Of slO,5Oo,ooO has been se-
cured,
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MINISTER A MURDERER.

Tho Rev. Washington Craft Accused OF
Killing Several Persons.
The Rev. Washington Craft, widely
known Baptist preacher, of Clay County,
Kentucky, has been arrested for the murder
Of Lenville Hagins twelve years ago. Craft,
at that time. lived in Letcher County. and
Haeins kept grocery and saloon In Hind
man. Craft, in company with three other
men, went to Hirdman, and created dis
turbance In Hagins's place.
The proprietor asked them to leave the
place, but instead they shot Hagins to death:
Craft was arrested, but he killed the Sherin
and escaped. he remained out OF the state
for some time, but returned to Clay County,
Joined the church and began preaching.
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SAD CASE OF LEPRoSY.

HOPELESS Misery of White Girl in Califor-
mia.
One of the saddest cases OF hopeless misery
seen in San Francisco, CAL, in years IS that
of Hfteen-year-old Lena Grimm, who is In an
advanced stage of leprosy. Her parents took
her to Hawaii when she was an infant, and
there, in some way. she contracted the dis
ease. II did not manifest itself until few
years ago, when she was living in Humboldt
County with her father. her mother having
died. Neighbors forced the father TO move
on, wherever he settled, and finally he made
a home on the Humboldt coast, mile from
any other house. Even there the law officers
reached him, and in despair, he took the girl
to the Sun Francisco pesthouse. There she
has no company except a leprous Chinese
woman. She cannot read, and appears stu
petled by the disease, which will soon end
her life
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Bishop A. C.. Coke Dead.

The Rt Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coke, Second
Protestant Bishop Of Western New York,
died few days ago at the sanitarium at
Clifton Springs, n. Y. Bishop Coke had been
suffering from nervous pro5tration for sew
eral weeks, and had been under treatment
during that time at the sanitarium. His
death WIS unexpected, however, and is at.
tributed to heart disease. Arthur Cleveland
Coke (he added final "e" to the name his
father bore) was born at Mendhaul. N. j.,
May 10. 1918. He was the son OF the Rev.
DR.. Samuel Hanson Cox, Presbyterian
clergyman of distinction.
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The Labor World.

Colorado has two newsboys' unions.
Detroit (Mich. carpenters average Sl''4 q
day.
Milwaukee, Wis.,, has 500 union eaFpcn-
ters.
New Haven (Conn.) laundrymen organ
lied.
Fall River, Mass, has $4,000 textile opor-
atives.
Duluth. Mimi, talks of building a LABOR
temple. ,
Good miners at Ishpeming, Mich earn
$50 to SIS month.
International Bricklayers' Union has
$500, 600 in treasury. .- $780, -
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Desnair of the Farmers.

LIBERTY, N. Y, July 2l.-The army worm
has begun to make serious ravaSes in Sui
nvan County, and the farmers near this
place are In despair as they see their fine
crops of oats. rye and corn disappearing.
The prolonged drouth In May made the hay
were depending upon crops Of sowed corn
and grain to supply fodder for their cattle
next winter. Now comes the army worm to
lay bare the fields.
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Cycling Notes.

Cycle races for women are being organized
in New Zealand.
Heat and dampness have bad effect on
cheap wooden rims.
Aquarter Of n million bicycles are owned
in and near London.
Bicycle racing is no longer permitted in
Holland Oh Sundays.
A bicycle department has just been added
to grocery store in Chicago.
A "tnin whzzing streak" is the latest de-
scription OF a bicycle by nervous pedestrian
The volunteer flremen Of Ridgewood
Long Island. have ordered a fire ladder bi.
cycle truck.
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DROWNED IN THEIR HOUSES.
Ten Persons Perish In q C1oudburst In
Kentucky.

Ten Persons Perish In q C1oudburst In
Kentucky.
A cloudburst on Benson Greek, four miles
from Frankfort, Ky., resulted in the drown
Ing Of at least ten persons. Those known
to be drowned are James Bradley, a farmer,
his wife and five children, and Mrs. Bryant.
a widow, and her two small children; me
Louisville and Nashville Railroad br1dg
was swept away, and great damage VI
done to property.
Mrs. Bryant kept a toll-sate. The toll
house was right on the creek. Just across
from James Bradley's. and not far from he1
the house Of Squire Moore. her father. Ths
Conway Mill, Just above. was the frst to 60. I]
timbers must haveswept awaythe Bryant and
BRADLEY houses. The bridge was carried
away with terrible force. Everything abou1
It. iron and all, except the main abutnen9
is gone. It was new bridge.
All railroad trains from Frankfort. LeAn3
ton and intermediate places were cut
from Louisville.
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Standard Oil Captures Russia.

The Standard Oil Company has purchased
nearly one-half Of the shares of the syndicate
OF the Nobel Brothers, the great Russian oil
merchants, thus enabling the formation Of Il
union Of the American and Russian prCduc-
ers OF petroleum. The German-American
Petroleum Syndicate has acquired by pur-
chase the business Of The Euth Company and
the Baker Standard Company at Dusseldorf.
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ARMY WORMS MARCHING.
Ravages Of the Pest Reported From
Maine to Missouri.
LOSSES AMOUNT TO MILLIONS.

The Agricultural Department Learns That
the Insects Are Particularly Abundant
in New York, Massachusetts and Penn
sylvania---The Appearance OF the De-
structlve Little Crawler---Salt Fatal.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-From Maine to
Missouri come startling reports OF the raw
ages Of the army worm.
According to reports received at the Agri-
cultural Department, these destructive little
pests have caused great devastation to crops
in the Eastern States. They have been par
tlcularly abundant in New York, Massachu-
sets and Pennsylvania. No estimate has yet
been made Of the total value Of the crops
which have been destroyed this year, as the
Department has not received full particulars
from all localities where the worms have ap-
peared. There Is no doubt. however. that
the losses will foot up into the millions.
It has been the experience Of the Agricul-
Itural Department that these worms are usu-
ally more abundant in rainy season follow