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Mr. J. ". Gatling, of Bearden, is at the Trulock.
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Miss Lizzie Lephiew is visiting her parents at Sherrin.
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N. E. Jackson. of Toronto. was in town yesterday.
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Col. Met L. Jones has returned home after legal visit to Dewitt.
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Miss Estelle Newman. of Helena, is autographed at Hotel Trulock.
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Mrs. John F. Carr is reported to be very sick at Camden.
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Miss Bertha Kr0w, of Trenton, Ark, is in the city.
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(From Sundays Daily.)
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Another topic ia @hieh our people right fullv take {; deep interest may be here briefly consitered refer to the exiat enaee of trusts and other huge aggregations of eapitai the object of which is tO secure the monopoly of some particular branch of trade industry CT commerce., and to sti1e wholesome competition.
 Their tendency is to crush ont lndiViduei independence and to hinder and to prevenD the free use of human faculties and the full development of human character; Through them the farmer, the artisan ana the small trader is iA danger of disiod2e- snefit from the rronti position of being ms own master J'hoHfsit congress has ist- tempted to deal with this matter by lesis- lation, the laws passed have thus Tar proven ineffective.
 In concluding this communication it's last words shall be HI appeal 10 the con eress for the most rigid economy in the ex- penditure Of che money 1t holds in trusp for the people The way to perplexmS eS- travagenee is easy, but | return to ifnsnt- ity is diiIicuit.
 When, however, it is considered that those who bear the burdens of taxatIoli have no guaranty of honest care save in the fidelity of their public servants, the duty of all possible retrenchment is plainly manifest.
 When our differences are forgotten and our contests of poiitital opinion efe Eo longer remembered, nothing in the retro | spect of our public service will be aa fortu. nate and comforting as the recollection of | official duty well performed and the fnenl- f sssssiii t5 the interests of our coniiding fellow countrymcn
 GROVER CLEy
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Pacific Railroads.

The secretary calls attention to the pub lie interests involved in an adjustment of the obligations of the Pacific railroads to the government ] deem it to bc an inl- subject to the consideration of the con gress
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Inlefstale eo,n..l.Is.lon.

3tthe 3 ne annual report 0f fle eolnsnigsionars ,t gi.i ne duly tta9smiffei. and commend suV iulp lporatnt matter they have in cllarge 1Rt ,ue fatsi Hl Consideration 0f congress. 5.. ny iite'lsi'te eqiuHtefe commission has .i,.;I1 tus tns 'ist yeal supplied abundant ,.i' si'senve Yi iis usefulness and the iiffuor- lance ot tlie work committed to its el,,,r,,s.
 Nesife t9 refer 10 tue statements else '.si i" ",i4te ihade aaaeefning the government's ',g t'.s 4hu expenditures for tlte purpose 9i i Nehtitfiue uhou AoHe suggestions toilcf,- tns our pleseht tiliif law and it's opera
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I Vt HnlNetsaI p0HtAI uili6n tvhf.h lia...
 sf'races all of the civilized world and
 hoSe delegates will represent .O0D Uu00m Ropie' Will hold it's ffth ,ohgtcss in the Pty, or Washington t May. tS9f
 The United States may be said to have taken Lhe Initiative which lead 10 the first ,,nneeting of tlia congress in Befne, in iSa PfeNlons congresses have met in Herne. llshoii and Vienna, and their respectite countries in which they Assembled hayn# made generous provision for their uccuin notation and for lhe reception aud enfer. alnmeat of the delegates 1 earnestly iope that such ar appropriation ArH be made Tor the expenses necessary attendant lpoh the coming meeting
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..!.s iztitis

Oar publi9an,ls originally amounting to $40 ,0U0Jf acres have been 90 reduced that only 3ul 6000O0.oQ0 acres still rg, main in FrfnmeHt control uxcl3iaina Alaska T' balance, beng hy far the most vaRble portion las been gwen away to tiers, to lew states and rail
 roads orr at it comparatively nominal
 I ap,J ,Jwith the sec,etary that Inc ,e# main1 of our pHtlic lands shonid 6a more fefully dealt Nitl and thrif alielrt
 tion prded by bette, economy and gls..tssl
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Sabine Lake Left Out.

Washington, May s2.-The confer
ence committee on the river and har-
: Dor bill came to a conclusion on all
matters except in regard to the appro-
pria.ions for the harbor OF Santa Mo-
MICA in California. The committee
could not agree on this matter and a
conference on this particular point
was asked and granted.
After the conference report came in,
Mr.. Cooper OF Texas discovered that
tine appropriation for the survey OF
the Sabine lake, which was provided
for in the bills which passed the house
and the senate, had been left out. This
survey was to bA made with a view to
digging channel through the lake
from the mouths of the rivers enter
Ing it to the upper part OF the lake.
The matter was not mentioned IN the
conference report which was made TO
the senate, and Cooper began to kick
al once. He was told that ex-senator
Henderson, who represents the
Koun;ze Bros, OF New York, and who
have large landed interests az Sabine,
had asked that this contemplated sur
vey be left unprovided for in the bill
because # a channel was cut through
the lake it might interfere with the
maintenance OF deep water in the pass
Cooper called the attention OF the
Senators, Mills and Chiffon, to the
commission and these gentlemen went
to work TO prevent the concurrence
on the part OF the senate to the re-
port.
Mr.. Bacon OF Georgia has also been
disappointed dn not getting what ne
wanted for Brunswick in his state
and the three succeeded In defeating
concurrence on the part of the sem
ate.
Afterwards the conference conf
mttee put this item back in the OIL
which provides for the survey OF sa-
hine lake with the view OF It's I'M
movement. and then the senate agreed
10 the report. The conference now
has nothing to consider but the matter
~ Santa Monica. The delay in settling
the matter at issue in. the river and
barbor bill. has made IT almost impos-
sibIe in the eyes OF good observers
for congress to adjourn before the 9Th
Of June.
The Progress., 1896-05-23

Rev William Tsylc~ j., +bo prethrer
Evangelist rola.ec tho folIoviny aD+o-
bjogra nhira} incident,
II was sitting 1t TIE tab1a of o, Irish
merchant in $ ? few wears aeo He
had cfrh. rpaurifuI children Ne had
his wines ana f~ar6v IN the table and
Ct course asE7a mo n drink ard J had
to give NV reasons. for declining This
gave me an onnor+nn;+v r. MT IN . it,
flo tom,era,co ona while u,oe r,L
ing nv lirrIa sreoah nv wav If aro,oev
mado tbie ronarl,.
81 wor1d rLo 80 eco +ho mo, ubo
cou1d t~r,bf,Irv s.., mo ,ofotivo or
fr;e,d of rni,o o,.or f,,7 ,hror,rb y,
temnorarca -" cav +bst tb;c had
st,no1, him. bis l.,,is, o,,d fory, fof7 f,or,
The Progress., 1896-05-23

C0ffeyyilIe, KIN, My ga gas
explosion yerzTd2y morning wrecked
two twc-s CRY trick buildings in the
center Of the city, causing the Instant
death of ore man and me fatal In
jury CT two persons ald the wG1nd-
ing, moIe or less 6 seriously. OF tnlr-
teen others. The killed ana inquired
follow:
David Carter, killed ~ foliinz ws1as.
Ia ally jnjursd-MG.i Atkinson, E.
ga Parsley, bob co.ored.
More or les seriously i0i"r = .11t
Irving, MAID Young, a. $. M2X"'2 J,
Mrs. F. K Smith, Mrs. Morris, Kate
Morris, daughter of above; Leon Es-
HON, John Wilson, Joe Short, William
Kline and William Stuckey and two
others whose names are not given.
Several others were in the build
ing, but escaped unhurt.
The explosion was caused by the
careless igniting Of match in the
basement, where gas had accumula-
ted from a neigbboring gas we'll. Sew
eral men were in the basement at the
time, and about two score OF other
persons were scattered through Diff
ferent parts OF the building. A ter
rife explosion followed, completely
wrecking the buildings, which ad-
Joined each other closely, and hurting,
the occupants in every direction.
The fire department. ana hundreds
OF citizens wee soon on the scene and
conducted the work OF rescue.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Choosing q Novel.

A writer lets out secret regarding
the way in which younk women read
novels.
1t was in the tram-car, that place II
which the experiences are varied
enough to make a man cosmopolitan il
he will study them. Two girls are
talking of what they read.
"Oh, choose a novel easily enough,
one said. Il 60 to the circulating Il
brary and look at the last chapters. Il
| find the rain softly and sadly droop.
ing over one or two lonely graves,
don't take it. but if the morning sur
is glimmering over bridal robes Of
white satin, know it is all right, anc
take it, and start to buy sweets to eat
while 7 read london Standard.
The Progress., 1896-05-23

writer in the Church at Home ana
Abroad, describing the people Oh AoSS-
sinia says: :
The people of AbyssinIa are o.
Semetic origin. aud probably migrated
from southern Arabia during the hrS'
century. 4. +. They reject WIFI scoIh
the name "Abyssinian, slgn1YiNs
"mongrel." applied by the Arabs as d
term of reproach. calling themselves
Gees" which means freedmen. ne
ceiying Christianity in the fourth CEN
t,rv, and then by the M1siem coIdleS.
Of North Africa cut off from assoclauc'I
with other Christian nations, THIS hvi-
nit church has been characterized as
the notification of the Greek CHRIS
tiani1v of the seventh century. lheir
archbishop. the Abuna. Is CHOSEN ana
ordained By the Coptic Patriarch OF
Alexandria.
Iohannis the Negus, Or king, whose
death occurred in 1889. named as sue
cessor. his son Mangacai, Bat nlenelek,
ruler OF the Southern province OF Shoa'
proclaimed himself Nesus, and his
claims were supported by the Italians,
who had just obtained possession OF
Massowah, on the Red sea.
The Progress., 1896-05-23

Washington, May $50 much o.
the time OF the house was occup ed
yesterday in considering the presi-
dents veto of a bill to pension FRAN
CHS E. Hoover, q private in the sky
fourth Ohio voluLy.e er5, and in LISTEN
ing to a personal explanation frIm
Mr.. Grosvenor tRep.), Of OHIO, lef>--
tive to newspaper misrep"es enta' ION
of his position OH the subject OF re-
ciprocity that time for the debate ON
the Phillips comm ss;on bill was ex~
tended until to-day at 4 O'Clock.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the president OF non-parti-
san commission OF twenty-one, seven
representatives each from Labor, agri71
culture and business to collect do
formation and congider and recon-
mend Legislation to meet the problems
presented by labor, agriculture and
capital. Mr.. Phillips chairman OF the
labor comm ittee and the author OF the
bill, made the principal argument
Wednesday.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Drink Dealers.

Or. TGIEage, III recent address tc
saloon keepers and dealers in liquid
destruction, closed with this stirring
utterance:
Il tel you plainly that one day you
will meet your customers where there
will be no counter between yon. When
ygur work is done on earth, and you
enter the reward of all your business,
all the souls of men whom YOU have
DESTROYED Will crowd around you and
nour their bitterness into your cup.
They viii show you their wounds AMI
say. You made them and point to
thei, unouenchable thirst and say, You
kildled it. and rattle Their claims and
say. You forged them Then their
erenzied grOans will smite your ear,
and with the hands ont Of which you
once picked the sixpence and the dimes,
they Will push you Off he verge OF
srea. precipices; while rolling up from
beneath, and breaking among the crag5
of death, will thunder. Woe unto him
that g;yeth his neighbor drink" -
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Made IL Man OF Him.

Al inspiring aDecdDte Of the crisis
Of life is related by the Examiner,
thus:
Nothing better could happen to the
young man who has the right kinA Of
grit. than tO be thrown on the world
and his own resources. A Wellt0-do
Judge Cnce gave his son thousand
dollars. and told him 20 so to college
ana graduate. The son returned at the
end Of the first year, his money all
gone, and with several extravagant
habits. A. the close O. the vacation
the judge said 70 his son, Wei, Will
liam. are you going to college this
year" I have no money, father. but
gave you thousand dollars to gradu
ate on 1t is all gone, father Very
well, my son, il is all could give you;
you can't stay here: you must now pay
your own way in the world A new
light broke in upon the vision OF he
young man. He Accommodated him
self to the situation; again left home,
made his way through college, gradu-
ated at the head CT his class, studied
law, became governor Of The state Of
New York, entered the cabinet of The
president OF the United States, and has
made a record that Will not soon lie,
fur he was none ether than VIM. H.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
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The Progress., 1896-05-23
A Persian Legend.
rIes II. Spurgeop opce said.

Charles H. Sturgeon 0rCe said:
Have you ever heard that pretty IA
bic told by the Persian Saadi moralist
He took up in his hand piece of scent
ed clay. end said to it:
"'Oh. clay. Whence hast thou thy
perfume?'
And the clay said:
- was once piece Of common clay;
but they laid me for q time in COM
pany with a rose and | drank in it's
fragrance and have now become scent
ed clay
Il will know the company thou keep
est by the fragrance thou hast. | will
not think thou hast been with Christ,
unless | can perceive thou hast learned
of him."
The Progress., 1896-05-23

The cups Of the Assyrians closely re.
semble our sauceTs. Every noblemar
and gentleman had his own cup and
cup-bearer, the latter of whom always
accompanied him to a feast, carrying
before him the cup Of gold silver, crys,
tai or marble, which his master used
only on state occasions. Saucers hI
cups were introduced in the latter part
of the eighteenth century, and at frs;
greatly ridicnled, the person who en-
ployed them being said not TO be aD.e
to drink without having two cups.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
The Bible Is the Teacher.

Recognizing the Vastness OF Gods
work the Bible is a teacher and foant-
sin of Christian agnosticism. Every
where it announces the partlaineSs Of
knowledge. Upon thousand subjects
il boldly affirms We DO not know. y
Looking toward the present its spirit is
I'VE know in part; looking toward the
rjt,Ire its spirit is 1T doth not yet ap-
pear."
But because man does not know
c;erything in quantity it does not fol-
low he does not know anything with
accuracy. There is crude agn'sti-
cism which, because man cannot tnow
everything about God and future, de-
MES that man can know anything OF
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Happy Home

The sweetest and happiest homes
homes TO which men in weary life look
back with yearning too deep for tears;
homes whose recollections finger round
our manhood like light and the sun
shine and the sweet air, into which ut
base thing can intrude-are homes
where brethren dwell together in ub-
ity where, because all love God, all
love their brothers also; where, be-
cause all are very dear to all, each is
dearer to each than to himself.-Rev.
Or. Frederick w. Farrar.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
KILLED AND INJURED.
SIDE OF A BUILDING AT BUF-
FALO, N. v, COLLAPSES.
4 Number Ruled and Injured-Ihe cause
Of thu Collapse is Supposed to Have Been
the Removal OF too Many Supports So p
bine Lake Left Dat.

Buffalo, New York, May 22.-Yester-
day morning the Senaca street side
OF the Brown building, formerly &C.
ciUed by the Western Union Tee.
graph company, collapsed, and score
Or more people were buried in the
ruins. The building was filled with
offices, almost AL OF which We're Oc-
cupied. The Western Union left the
building "a few weeks ago and the
Owners of the block began the work
OF renodeIng and strengthening il.
On the Seneca street side wOrkingmen
were engaged in putting in place d
new iron column and beams when a
wall of section Of the building fell
Iron columns were twisted like wires,
heavy wooden beams were torn 10
pieces like paper. pillars OF brick
crumbed to pieces and hughe Clouds
Of dust arose, shutting out the wreck
ed building for some moments.
The immediate cause Of the collapse
Of the building is supposed to have
been the removal of too many sup
porting columns before the new ones
were placed in position.
Immediately east Of the wrecked
building was the barber shop CT George
Sehnart. At the time of the collapse
there were several customers and ten
workingmen in Senhart's shop. The
heavy walls of the Brown building
crushed into the shop, burying every
one therein.
The list of dead and seriously injur-
ed is as follows:
George Metz, barber.
Jennie Griffin, cashier in barber
shop.
Missing:
VIM. Straub, contractor. believed to
he lying in ruins.
Injured:
George Senhart, proprietor OF the
wrecked barber shop, hands cut and
body bruised.
John C. Uandon, barber, scalp
wounds.
Jacob Richmond, ba.'5eT, tG'se'n2l
injuries, may die.
H. I. Walk, fractured skull, VII.
probably die.
James Adams, back and legs bruised.
Michael O'Brien, sprained back,
Robert Cassler, plumber, badly
bruised, internal injuries.
Jacob Hickman, badly bruised, Sc
rious.
William Kupponger, internally In
jured, case serious.
Michael Schultz, workingman, IN
ternally injured.
Joseph Bouley, plasterer, injured in
ternally, serious.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Eett.r Accommodations.

London, May 22-The secretary Of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, in the house of COM
mons yesterday said he had just re-
ceived a telegram from the agent at
Pretoria TO the effect that President
Kruger has promised that special jail
regulations will be formed and made
applicable to the reform prisoners,
and also that proper accommodations
will be provided for them.
Mr.. Chamberlain added that It wa
probable that the prisoners Will ~
be separated.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Entered Moscow.

Moscow, May 22.-The car and
czarina made their trfumphal entry
into this city yesterday afternoon,
amid the thunder of batteries OF artil-
le-v. the changing OF countless bells
and the cheers OF a vast multitude OF
,oyal Russians and equally enthusiast
tic visitors from all parts Of the world.
Probably never in the history OF ma
tions has there been such an assem-
blaze Of people. Possibly the gor-
eeo.fs scene may never be raneated IN
its Grand entirety,
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Hard to Please.

Some people are never satisfied. Al
umbrella maker in Paris has been IN
terviewed on the subject Of sudden
change in the weather. Well re-
marked the interlocutor, things are
looking well for you. | suppose you
are selling enormous numbers Of UNI
brellas?" Very likely was the
traders surly reply; but what about
nv sunshadeS?"
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Jesus and Gauta ma.

Just previous 10 his depar' ure for In
dia, Or. BaTrows made the following
beautiful comparison between Christ
and Buddha: The Savior OF the world
continued his ministry about three
years. Lord Buddha, as he is styled.
nearly fifty years. jesus gathered
about him a few hundred disciples
Buddha, many thousands The minis
try en- the hanks Of the Ganges was
more fruitful apparently and success
fuI than that on the banks Of the Jor-
dan. He who prayed and ,o;led in sight
Of the snow peak Of Hernon lived
eterner and more Borrowing HE than
the mild Indian sage whose eyes rest
ed on the snow peaks Of the lima
,avas, lesus and his doctrine were
beset by malignant and Ceascless an
tagonism, while Buddha's ministry
was scarcely opposed IN its constant
triumph. The prophet Of Judea saw
the cross before his eyes and went res
olutely up to Jerusalem to be cruc1tled
The prophet Of KapilaVastu met MS
earthly end through sickness, which
the blessed One mindful and self
Dossessed bore without complaint. In
his farewell address he said 20 his be
loved companions. Amanda ard the rest
"Be yet lamps Of yourselves, rely on
Yourselves. Hold fast 20 the truth as
lamp. Seek salvation alone in the
truth" And pGrCeiving that death was
near. ne said: He who gives away
shall have real gain. He who sGbdues
himself snail be free Of passion. The
righteous man casts off sin, and by
rcotirg out lust, bitterness and delu-
sion, do we reach Nirrana.' Weary
and LAYING himself down on his couch
between the twin Shala trees, the
BLESSED One" Teposed, while heavenly
songs came waited from The skies. And
when his followers wept at his APP
prosch;.g death. he said, why should
Preserve this body Of flesh when the
NoGy or The excellent law will ondure'
Ana Amanda, suppressing lis tears, said
to the Blessed One, VINO shall teach
us when thou art gomez And the
Blessed One replied, Il an not the first
Euddha who came upon the earth, nor
shall | be the last. ! came to teach
you the truth. and | have founded on
earth the kingdom OF truth. Gautama
S,dGartha Will de, but Buddha will
live for RudGha is the truth, and the
truth cannot die He who believes IN
lie ruth and lives it, is my disciple,
ard shall teach him. Behold, now,
brethren. ] exhort you saving, decay
is Inherent in all component things,
but The truth will remain forever.
Work ont your salvation with dill
CeBCt." This was the last word. He
tel! into deep meditation, and having
lost consciousness passed peacefully
away When the Blessed One entered
Nirvana there arose al his passing out
OF existence, mighty earthquake,
terrible and awe-inspirng; and the
thunCc-s of heaven burst forth, and
oil tECse Of the brethren who were not
free from passions, some stretched out
their arms and wept. and some fell
headlong on the ground, in anguish at
the .aought: TOO soon has the Blessed
One died. Too soon has the Happy
One passed away from existence. Too
coon has the light of the world gone
out" To find anything narailel with
this. we must go 10 the dungeon and
Death bed CT Socrates.
The Progress., 1896-05-23
Close Contact With God.

Our nearness to the father is beauti-
fully illustrated by Rev. Roliin A.
Sawyer, as follows
we are in touch with The Invisible
every hour; in his hand cur breath is,
and his are our ways. We talk with
him when we pray. This is the holy
secret of cur prayer. We have but
20 believe 10 see this secrc., not neces-
sarily TO understand it, only to
know that this is It's mysterious
quality, its matchless splendor, if
order to feel the need and to recognize
the worth of daily prayer
The Progress., 1896-05-23
God Puts ar Hedge About His Nwr.

10" US an. HV"s' 7"0'' "
hast not thou MADE an he"sc aoou'
IAN, aud about E.s mouse: lJoo i1'3
In charging JOB with serving "oN iot
gam, Satan made al admission that
should not Re lost sight d. he cert'-
hes that GOD takes good care Oh h'a
own. ana ta&t Ho,hing pays Exc seIN-
ing him. He also tos,'HeS tha' 'heFe
is absolute safety to tl' Socly man
against everything that can 40 n''N
h"ToN. can any man nope TO W "
'NF ioF h!nSeA '""" cue ,,,,
h.!''"A "oH h"N uohe ''' '''
The Progress., 1896-05-23
The Rook OF Books

have heard preachers argue that in
these times Of wide thinking a mar
who keeps close to one book will mar
row himself. 1t may be SO with other
books, but the minister who sticks
close to the Bible has wide knowledge
Of the whole range of history. 1t deals
with all human expeltence.-Bishop G.
w. F0ss.