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pounds. s24; pepper. l pound. 81; lard, 25
49, pounds, SIS; syrup cans. 10lA gallons, $40.
Then good furs cost 500 to $500 more. one
wolfskin blanket costs $3.50, and sealskin
altogether $lO0, but they viii last for sew
eral years But food must be nought every
year. and If one has no money he can get.
an outfit If he is not drunkard or
gambler. Nobody will starve here if food
is in the country. Gambling is one of the
worst evils practiced. Men who work hard
all summer come to town with their sack
Of dust of $1,000 or $780, throw il on the
faro table, get drunk and in forty-elght
hours have nothing left l have seen them
every fall of the year. This is morning,
and tonight 1 go back to the hills. Every
body travels at night now, the mosquitoes
not being SO bad. 1t is daylight all the Tune,
the sun shining most of the time.
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PLEASED WITH THE RESULT.
Labor Commissioner Schmid Talks of
the Operators Conference.

the Operators Conference.
Labor Commissioner B. Frank Schmid re-
turned from Pittsburg yesterday we'll
pleased with the result Of the operators
conference. I'VE have labored incessantly,"
said he, Ito bring about an agreement
among the operators as a first necessary
step toward the settlement Of the strike
upon fair basis. 1t looked like a hopeless
task at first, for both sides were deter
mined, and some of the larger operators
We're bent upon running their mines, wheth-
er or no, with an armed force to guard
them 1t was the fact that we were work
ing toward a settlement of the difficulty
that kept them from doing this and it
doubtless had great effect in keeping the
miners quiet while awaiting the results
of the effort. l feel sure that the efforts
of the Indiana and Ohio boards Of arbitra-
ton prevented the militia from being called
out in number of States, and it was GER
tainly well worth the trouble and expense.
Il believe an amicabl settlement of the
trouble with the miners will follow upon
this agreement. One of the para graphs
provides for arbitration of wage disputes
ana then the agreement is calculated to
put the coal business upon such a basis
lhat the operators can afford to pay living
wages to their men; In fact, it was the
any strained relations between the opera
tors and miners, that caused this strike
Aside from the arbitration clause the agree
ment is calculated to do away with great
many grievances of which the miners have
complained, such as the 'pluck-ne stores
the disputes about weighing and various
other details.
Il am the more pleased at the progress
because this is the first great labor dispute
that has come up Since the idea of ofticia.
arbitration was recognized in the Central
States, and If our efforts prove entirely
successful both employers and workngmen
will have such confidence that our work
will be much easier in the future. When
we started in we were regarded with sus-
picion by both sides. They seemed to think
that we wanted TO take them by the neck
and bump their heads together but before
we had been working with them long they
realized the fact that our mission was one
of concilatiOn and we succeeded in gain
ing the confidence of both sides"
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Races between steamers.

CHICAGO. July "a race for $500 cup
between the steam yachts Pathfinder and
Enquirer, from Chicago to Milwaukee,
started at 800 this morning. The race
aroused much interest and the passenger
steamers Virginia and Christopher Column
bus, which accompanied the racers were
crowded from stem to stern When off
Waukegan the Pathfinder gave up the race.
From Waukegan to Milwaukee there was
a race between the big steamers Christie
phcr Columbus and Virginia and the steam
yacht Enquirer. The race was won by
Christopher Columbus, the Enquirer coming
in one minute later and the Virginia few
minutes behind the steam yacht. The Co.
lumbus is the big whaeback which, during
the worlds fair, became famous by carry
ing on one occasion as many as 5000 pas
sengers at time.
The Pathfinder reached Chicago tonight
in disabled condition. One of her water
tubes burst during the race and nearly ex-
tinguished her fires. 1t was impossible for
her TO make any speed under such condi-
tons, and she gave up the race.
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At Other Points.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, July 29.-No at
tempt was made at the Yale observatory
to-day to observe the eclipse of the sun by
the moon. DR.. Ellian, the observatory di-
rector, did not consider the eclipse of suf-
ficient Importance to make observations, in
asmuch as it was only partial here and val
liable only because it indicates the rela-
tive positions of the sun and moon Had
plans been made for observations The }
would not have been successful, as the
clouds obscured the vision.
SAN JOSE, Cal, July 29:-The following
comes from Prof. d. S. Holden, of Lick
observatory, in regard to the solar eclipse.
"The contact was observed usually and the
phenomena photographed.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The Yerkes tele-
scope at Lake Geneva was not in working
order to-day. No eclipse observations of
particular value were made in the vicinity
of Chicago
BOSTON July 29.-Rain fell here all the
forenoon and it was impossible to make any
observations of the eclipse of the sun at
Harvard observatory.
BELOIT Wis, July 29.-The eclipse of the
sun was plainly discernible in this city at
the Smith observatory.
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Mayor TaEgart's Double Role,
7 edoar

How humiliating and degrading to Amer
lean politics ard craftsmanship is it to see
men occupying high positions of honor and
trust playing the hypocrte and demagog
for votes. And how it lowers the standard
of political morals Qf such thing ex-
ists) for voters of high and low degree to
laugh at or pass by without a thought the
double dealing of candidates and consider
their demagOgiSm as smooth politics."
Such a spectacle we now have in Indian
apolis. Thomas Taggart is considered a
nice, smooth" citizen and slick" politi-
clan. He has made a fairly. good mayor,
Upon his administration and upon the local
policies of his party let him stand or fall
in the coming city election. But he does
not do this, but plays hot and cold, free
silver man to the "silver push" and
gold bug to the National Democrats The
people of indianapolis know that Thomas
Taggart at heart is for sound money and
against the silver heresy. They know fur
Their that his profession of loyalty to the
silver cause is mere sop" for the push"
and a game for votes. While the money
issue is not a paramount question in city
election, yet it is pushed to the front by
the Democrats of that city and its candi-
date for mayor is playing the role of
demagogue and double dealer
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AN ENORMOUS SUN SPOT
WEATHER PROPHET HICKS'S OBJ
SERVATION OF THE ECLIPSE.
Violent PerturbatiOns on Old SOILS
Face-A Beautiful EXhibitiOn-Lit-
tie Interest Generally.

ST. LOUIS, July 29.-The partial eclipse of
the sun was observed here this forenoon
from 1925 to 1882. According to Rev. Hicks, a
prominent astronomer and weather prophet,
it was the best he had ever seen.
He said: 1T was peculiarly beautiful ex-
hibition. I do not recall an eclipse in my
experience that seemed so full of magniti-
cent action My telescope showed violent
perturbations. In the southwest appeared
an enormous sun spot with black chasm
at its center into which, like nOdding
plumes, the waves of fire seemed to fall
Towards the northeast of the gigantic spot
and just above the line of the moons path
way were two smaller spots of similar de-
scription. These indicated unusual activity
in the sun, due to a season of storms on
that planet. The earth always feels the eff
fects of extraordinary sun perturbati tons,
and predict we shall have storms and cleo
trical displays probably tonight as a result
of the solar disturbances"
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MOvements of StenmerS

CHERBOURG. July 29.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck from New York, via Plymouth,
for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN. July 29.-sailed: Bel
genland for Philadelphia Germanic, for
New York.
BOULOGNE. July 29.-Saied: OLDHAM,
from Rotterdam, for New York.
STETTIN July 29.-Arrived: Island. from
New York, via Christiana, etc.
ANTWERP, July 29.-Arrived: Pennsyl-
Vania, from Philadelphia.
BREMEN. July 29.-Arrived: Trave, from
New York via Plymouth.
FASTNET. July 29-Passed: Bowie. from
New York for Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA, July 29-sailed: Meth
erland. for Antwerp.
CHERBOURG. July 29.-sailed: SaaIe,
for New York.
NEW YORK. July 29.-Arrived Havel.
from Bremen.
LONDON, July 2s.-Arrived: Elysia, from
New York.
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The Free List.
Philadelphia Times.


So fierce was Dingley's onset upon the
free list that the student of tariff trembled
for some of those important commodi-
ties whose continued admission free of
duty has long been recognized as essential
to the liberties of the country. 1t is, there
fore, a great relief TO find, upon a perusal
of the new tariff, that most of these articles
retain their tme-honored place upon the
free list. There are acorns, for example in
their raw state, of course; there is apatite.
which is admitted free regardless of the
native product; and balm of Gilead. and
divi-divi and dragons blood and fossils. Art
educational stops are still on the free list,
if valued at no more than cents per
gross, and so is blood. not specifically pro-
vided for. Pull also comes IN free, and so
do shrimps and skeletons and teeth, natur-
al or manufactured If you wear store
teeth you mus: pay duty. We are par
ticularly pleased to find that no duty has
been placed on spunk, though this might be
considered luxury in Congress, but the
spurs on the free list are not for warriors
but for potters. One may still import tur-
ties free of duty, and also yams and zaffer
With all these important features of the
free list undisturbed, it is most unjust to
accuse Dingley of a lack of liberality.
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SERIES OF MISHAPS.
Battle Ship Maine Runs AInuck in
East River, New York.

NEW YORK, July 29.-The excursion boat
Chancellor, with the 7. j. Kelly Association
of Jersey City on board, was run into and
badly damaged by the battle ship Maine
in the East river to-day. The Chancellor
was smashed on her port bow and for
long distance back. above the water line.
She continued up the East river. The
Maine passed the battery about Il o'clock,
bund for the anchorage off TOmpkinsvile
The paint was scraped off her bow No one
seeking to avoid the collision the Maine
came in contact with a pier. On board the
Maine no one could be found who would
talk about the collision. Drawing back
from the pier the Maine ran into a float
belonging to the New York New Haven x
Hartford Railroad Company, and upon
which was ten freight cars, part of them
loaded. A hole was stove in the float and
1t sunk with its cargo after the crew had
been taken eff with q tug.
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We're All Right.
York Evening Sun.


Some foolish talk has been provoked about
European retaliation The trade relations
of the two continents are of such a, nature
that no effective retaliation is possible
without previously annulling the most ia
vOred nation clause of our treaties.
Neither one of the three continental ma
tons will be found prepared even to enter
tain this measure, whose first effect must
be to throw a still greater share of the
American trade into the hands of England.
The early revenue from the tariff is likely
to exceed the estimates that have been put
forward by it's friends. Although large
quantities of goods have been imported in
anticipation, a very small proportion of
them have been adapted to prosperous
times. Importations to meet the wants of
buyers during such times must be made on
large scale before the adjournment of the
regular session of the Fifty-fifth Congress.
The currency question may thus have set
tied itself before the earliest date at which
any measure attempting to disturb it could
ordinarily be passed A foolish commission
now travelling abroad on a foolish errand
can return and dsband without conse-
quenceS of Importance to anybody outside
that band of favored picnickers Thus all
around the political horizon there shows a
cloudless and a peaceful sky, and peace is
prosperity. Twelve or fifteen weeks hence
the time will come to clinch the nail that
Eas already Deen driven. Meantime the
heather will rage but innocuously.
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Effects of the Gold craze.

WASHINGTON. July 29.-The Navy De-
partment has felt the evil effects of the
gold craze The firm of Moran Brothers,
located in Seattle, is building the torpedo
boat Rowan and had made good progress
until the Alaskan exodus set in. Now they
have Informed the Navy Department that
so many of their workmen have dropped
their work to go to Alaska that they are
obliged to appeal to the Navy Department
for an extension of the time in which to
complete the boat.
The Land Office is receiving many appli-
cations for copies of the public land laws
by persons who profess their intention Of
going to Alaska The office has as been zen
land laws have not yet been extended to
Alaska, though the mineral laws apply.
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Little scientific interest.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The partial
eclipse of the sun was watched to-day by
astronomers at the naval observatory, but
there was little scientific interest in the
event, owing to the frequency of such phe-
nomena. The first contact was at $50, the
greatest observation at 80 and the pas
sage of the planet across the disk was COM
pleted about 11:30. The seeing was good
during the first contact, but later was OBJ
scured more or less by clouds. The usual
amount of popular interest in the event was
shown by the number of Observers on the
street watching the eclipse through smoked
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Indienant Gold Seekers.

VICTORIA, B. c., July 29.-There is a
crowd of indignant gold seekers in town.
Two hundred of them came from Seattle
with their outfits to take the steamer
Islander for Dyea. Arriving here they
found that not a pound of goods would be
allowed to enter the Klondike district with
out paying the regular Canadian duty.
Some of them decided on payment OF the
duty here, but others are going with the
expectation of evading the customs officers.
This is hardly possible as the customs Off
GERS are going up on the Islander, accom-
panied by a force of constables, who will
assist the mounted police now there to en-
force the law
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Declined to Come out.

WHEELING, w. Va. July 29.-To-night
IN Benwood just below the city, a meeting
OF the miners employed in the two mines
OF the Boggs Run Company was held. BY
close vote the Boggs-run men declined TO
come out with the strikers. The miners who,
until within a few days ago. worked the
mines at Moundsvlle Glendale and Elm
Grove. had committees at to-nghts meet
ing, and they have determined to recon-
mend that the men 90 back to work in
these mines because the Boggs-run men
will not strike. 1t is likely that three mines
will be in operation again tomorrow or
Saturday. This is hard blow for the strik-
ers in this district. The number of men IN
Volved is about $50 400
The Baltimore 81 Ohio continues to ship
large consignments of coal from the Fair
mont district Most of it goes west on the
main line but some is transferred 10 the
Wheeling & Lake Erie and Cleveland, Lo-
rain & Wheeling roads for the lake mar
lSets. The output this week is larger than
last week
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Washington Post
1.-The first time l ever heard Mrs. Lease
speak to a public gathering ] rode fifteen
miles to listen to her" said Mr.. A. c.
Warren, of Kansas. at the Shoreham
ut was more a natter of curiosity with
than because l had any sympathy with
her radical opinions. | heard her talk for
three hours and half and was interested
from the beginning to the end. She did not
convince me, and yet there was a peculiar
magnetism in her person and a charm in
her delivery that was different from that
of any other being l had ever heard.
THAT was six or eight years ago. and
afterward Mrs Lease and got to be
warm friends. [ do not think as she does
in politics, and yet ] admire her immense
ly for her intellectually. her oratory and
her sincerity. She is undoubtedly an honest
woman. and thoroughly believes all she
advocates. This is largely the secret of her
influence with her hearers: they are con-
WINGED of her genuineness. She has fallen
out with some of her old allies, and she
hasn't been in Kansas much for the past
year or two but our people think very
highly of her still and regard her as one OF
the foremost women of the age
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Notes of the Strike.

West Virginia cam M has named am NV 7 w
Rea as his chief lieutenant in the Fair
mont district and r. Askew m the Elk
horn district.
Labor leaders at Dunbar, Pa, claim that
at a delegate meeting of miners of the
coke region held yesterday resolutions were
adopted declaring that after Aug. l wagons
would not be loaded more than level full.
Ninety delegates, it was claimed, were
present. Miners at Dunbar say there were
no delegates present from Dunbar and that
the meeting was a fake.
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The Delaware Peach Crop.

Careful estimates denote that the Della
ware peach crop will not exceed 100000 bas-
kets this year as against 3,OOO0OO baskets
last season. The failure of the crop VIII
be a heavy loss to the growers, and the
6isouieting feature is that it is due TO the
curculio a pest which seems 10 have got
atop of the Delewareans. So Tar as con-
sumers are concerned they Will doubtless
be supplied from other markets: but there
is no assurance that the pest which has
ravaged one State may not carry its dep
relation into others. now that 1t has got
the peach taste in it's mouth unless the
agricultural scientists shall promptly step
to the fore with cheap. effective and
practical means of combating the common
ornnr
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BroI1e Her Crnns-Shnft.

NEW YORK. July 29.-During dock
trial such is always made before the sailing
of an ocean steamer, it was discovered
to-day that the Normannia, of the Ham
American line had broken her crank
but it Will take about a week to repair
tho damage. The passengers viii be sent
TO Europe on Saturday on the Columbia.
OF the same line, which is due Tomorrow
The first cabin passengers are being cared
for by the company in different hotels
while the second cabin and steerage pas
sengers viii remain on the Normannia I'M
til the Columbia sails.
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A Supreme Court Justice.
New York Man and Exnress.

New York Mail and Express.
There is no age limit for justices of the
United States Supreme Court. and Justice
Field passed the seventy-year mark the
age limit" in this state, more than ten
years ago. His ambition is, however TO
beat the record" for continuous service on
the Supreme Court bench The record, up
TO this date. is that of Chief Justice John
Marshall, who served thirty-four years. five
months and two days. This record will be
topped by Justice Field. should his life be
spared. on Aug. y, only a few weeks hence,
and very soon thereafter we expect
to hear of his resignation and of the ap-
pointment of Attorney General McKenna
10 the vacant seat.
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ILLINOIS MINERS.
Train Seized by Strikers Who Wanted
TrnnsnortatiOn to MinOnk.

ROANOKE, H.. July 29-Four hundred
miners from Mnonk, Wenona, Toluca,
Kingley and Streator made a raid on the
mines at Roanoke this morning. They ar
rived at O'Clock and camped outside the
town. A conference with the mine operators
was held at s O'clock the latter agreeing
TO close the mine and keep closed until the
end OF the general strike. The visitors were
orderly, except that they seized a Santa Re
train and demanded transportation 10 Nj
monk. This was refused and the train was
held from II O'Clock until 80 this evening.
Late tonight nearly all of the raiders have
left town and trouble is no longer feared
An attempt was made 10 burn the Santa
re Drldge near town tonight, but the fire
was discovered in time to save the bridge.
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ties 1t is not true that the militia refused to
obey their officers. Every member called
upon responded promptly. Jack Knight
the negro who shot and killed Jack Dantz-
Ter last night. and shot and probably IA
tally wounded Police officer Joseph Tucker
attempting to escape, was captured at Hur-
ricane bayou. on the Louisville q Nash
Vile Railroad. by the section foreman and
brought to the city by two deputy sherifs
and lodged in Jail this afternoon. There
was no demonstration.
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Onerntors VIII Organize.

PEORIA, H., July PA call was issued
to-day for a mass meeting of mine oper-
ators, to be held here Tuesday, to organize
a state association for mutual protection in
such emergencies as the present strike.
Considerable feeling against the Eastern
operators is back of the movement. The
Illinois operators claim that heretofore the
Eastern operators have sought their as
sistance and cooperation during strike
and then have settled without any regard
TO Western conditions, leaving them to
make the best terms they could.
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Newt 10 a Gold Wine.


I
"Of what good is it to search for the
north poe?" is a common question now
adays DR.. Nanseu could answer: "One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars That
is the buried treasure ne has already found
in his "Farthest North" and new editions
of his book are still on the wing, For the
lucky explorer there would seem to be as
much gold around the north pole may
be found in the Klondke region of Alaska.
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there. The miners are congratulated on
being peaceful and are counseled to con-
tinue so.
In Indiana the supply OF coal is almost
shut off and 900 miners are idle. Fully
5000 mine workers in Illinois have laid
down their tools. The suspension is prac
tically general. The only coal mined is in
the southern field. Organizers believe that
viii stop in a few days. West Virginia has
been the main battle ground. The t'airmont
district IS completely tied up, with 1900
mine workers idle in the State. Indications
point 10 a complete cessation of work be-
fore Aug -
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Str.xvn xvith SkeIetons

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, July 29.-The
widow of Lieutenant Schwatka, the arctic
explorer, being interviewed here concerning
the Klondike gold regions, which country
she has repeatedly visited with her hus-
band declared that the government should
stop the tide of immigrants pouring into
the gold fields in Alaska She says that
the mountain passes are strewn with the
skeletons of unfortunate miners who per-
ished from either cold, heat malaria or
starvation while trying to reach the gold