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satisfied with the work of the convention.
He said: Il consider the establishment of
an eight-hour day for the miners one of
the greatest labor victories of the century.
II is, in my estimation, of far more impor-
lance than the 10 cents per ton advance.
We are bound to consider the conditions
of the coal industry in asking for an adj
vance in the mining scale and, perhaps,
when We meet in annual conference next
year conditions may be such that the adj
vance would be lost. But the uniform day
of eight hours work and forty-eight hours
for the week will stand as one of the great
est achievements in the history of the min
ers or any other organization. II may be
that the new scale is not all that the miners
in some districts have desired. but as
whole l consider it as an e;ninently salts
factory one"
Colonel w. p. Rend, Of Chicago, who
owns and operates coal mines in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana, expressed himself
as highly pleased with the results of the
convention. He said: when the conven-
ton met a week ago last Monday, l pre-
dicted a peacaable settlement. OF course,
there were many young delegates who in
sisted on being heard, and the deliberations
were long drawn out but moderation,
winch nave cOunSeleu from the DeSllhlAS'
has prevailed, and L congratulate the
miners of this country on their splendid
achievement"
Walter S. Boyle, an extensive operator in
Indiana, expressed himself in like man
ner. Mr.. Boyle was perhaps the strongest
ally the miners had among the operators
for uniform day of eight hours. He said:
''I'he convention has been grand success.
Tho miners have been very considerate in
their demands, especially as to the date of
a new scale, changing their period from
Jan. 16 to April l, and in so doing went far
to conciliate the operators in regard to the
general terms. We of Indiana have made
a strong fight for the eight-hour day, and
1 consider it's establishment as the grandest
step forward in the history of organized
labor -
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WESTERN BIRDS GAME
FOUGHT BETTER THAN THE FOWLS
FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Cooking Main Near Chicago at Which
Much Money Changed Hands
Bicycle Contest Scores.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Chicago birds de-
feated the Eastern representatives yester-
day in one of the greatest cooking mains
ever held in the West. The cocks were fur
nished by John Mackin, of this city, and
Frank Casey, of Blackstone, Mass. The lat
ter was accompanied by about a dozen
prominent sporting men from Boston, who
were anxious to back his birds. The main
was for $780, and large amounts were wag-
cred upon each battle.
On account of threatened prosecution by
the Illinois Humane Society," which offered
reward for information the battles were
fought at Antioch, about four miles from
the city, Twenty-one birds were shown by
each side, of which fifteen fell in. The
weights were four pounds and six ounces
to catch weights, alternating heavy and
light birds. The Eastern contingent was
well supplied and bet the Western men to a
standstill both on the main and on each bat
tie. Casey won the first four without much
trouble, and the score was to 1 after the
sixth Mackin had fought three Japs sent
especially by Grenn, of Sacramento, Cal. In
each instance they lost without even putting
up good fight He then changed his tao
tics and refused to throw any more JapS
in, using birds bred by himself and Groves.
With the score 6 to against him he won
six straight battles. One cock won twice.
Oldtimers said it was the fastest fighting
they ever saw. The birds on each side were
game to the utmost degree. The main lasted
six hours. 1t was hard one for Casey to
lose especially as his chickens lost two of
the critical battles after having big ad-
vantage. Casey is said never to have lost
a main before, while Mackin has not been
defeated for several years. The Eastern
men are supposed to have lost between 5000
and $4,000 on the result. Their gameness
aroused favorable comment Tom Hanton,
OF this city, officiated as referee and time
keeper. The principals were such thorough
sportsmen that he was not called on TO de-
eide a single protest. Although the battle
was fought yesterday, the party did not re-
turn until to-day 1t was caught in the
blizzard five miles from a railroad station.
Casey and his friends are anxious to ar
range a return main in the East and have
secured q partial promise.
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LIVE STOCK GROWERS.
Subjects of Papers Read Before the
National Convention.


DENVER COL Jan. 26-Chairman
Springer called the National Stock Grow
ers' convention To order to-day, with a full
attendance of delegates. A committee was
chosen of one from each State represented
to draft constitution and bylaws The first
address was on statistics to values OF
live stock and prospective conditions by
]. II. Neff, editor of the Drovers' Tele-
gram. Kansas City.
Governor w. A. Richards, of Wyoming,
next spoke on The Cession Of the Arid
Public Lands to the States"
Elwood Mead, state engineer of Wyom-
ing Between Sheep and Cattlemen of the
Ranges" Il. NJ. Allen, of Ames, Neb., fol-
lowed In an address on The Fattened5
Steer Mr. Allen is general manager or
the Standard Cattle Company and his adj
dress Was largely devoted to his experience
In feeding
of papers on Contagious Diseases Affect
ing Values of Live Stock. DR.. Charles
Gresswell. state veterinarian Of Colorado
read the first treating on The Best Meth
DDS of Prevention" DR.. A. L. Peters, OF
the University of Nebraska. spoke on ..Ad-
vancement in Controlling Diseases" Ticks
in Texas" was the title of Il paper on
splenitic or Texas fever, by DR.. Victor A.
Norgood, of Washington d. c. Colonel w.
E. Skinner. manager of the stock yards at
Fort Worth. Tex, followed in a paper on
the same subject. A. p. Rush. president OF
the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, spoke
on Best Methods of Enhancing Live Stock
Interests in the West" NJ. L. Knowles.
state veterinarian of Montana. treated the
subject of .Glanders." Richard Gibson. Of
Ontario, read a paper on sheep in England
and Canada" and George III. Wallace, Sec
rotary of New Mexico. spoke on sheep in
the United Statcs.''
The evening session opened with a paper
from Secretary Wilson. of the Department
of Agriculture on What is the Govern
ment Doing for the Live Stock Interests?"
The secretary was not able to attend and
his paper was read by the reading clerk.
Other speakers We're Col. c. f. Adams, of
Superior, Neb., and E. j. Berry, of the
Union stock yards Chicago.
The committee on constitution and by
laws made its report, and, after amendment
had been made, was adopted The National
Live Stock Association of the United States
of America wds the name chosen The rep
resentaton at the annual conventions is to
include state delegates at large and repre-
sentatives from stock associations. commits
sion exchanges. chambers of commerce and
irrigation associations At IL o'clock the
convention adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow,
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CRUISING SOUTHWARK.
Mysterious Mission of British Ships of
the EsquimaIt station.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 26-Much
mystery attaches to the destination of the
British cruiser Pheasant, now here, en-
route southwark. While the officers con-
vey the impression that their trip down
the coast is merely an ordinary cruise, the
more communicative subordnates say that
the ship is being hurried to reach south
ern waters, where she is to join the big
cruiser Amphion and that the two will go
to Iquique. The Leander and the torpedo
destroyer Sparrow hawk are also under
stood to be on their way south and were
to have left t4squimalt yesterday 1t is i'm
possible to learn what trouble is antici-
pated off the coast of Chile, but it is con-
sidered significant for the Leander and
Sparrow hawk to be ordered from Esqui-
malt south so soon after their long voyage
from England.
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SHOULD BE AMERICAN.
Why the United states Should Control
the Nicaragua Canal.
Senator Turpie in February Harpe-s


There is no reason why, IL our govern
ment is to furnish the funds for the con-
struction of the canal it should not also di-
rectly control and administer the same. in
conjunction with the Central American
governments interested, under treaty with
them concluded for that purpose.
There is certainly no reason why the gov
eminent Of the United States, in relation to
the building, completion and future opera
ton of this great canal. should treat with a
private corporation. whose only claim to
consideration rests in the total discredit and
disaster which have accompanied its at
tempt in the execution of the work
And it is to be especially noted that all
though tina government of Nicaragua pub
licly charges the Maritime Canal Company
with violations of the concession, and with
inexcusable breaches of contract, yet
neither OF the Central American republics
has made any opposition to the enterprise
itself. or TO the construction of the canal by
our government.
condition quite fortunate is thus shown,
because ii is not possible that any power
could not build or operate this ship canal
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DR.. c. L. THOMPSON CHOSEN.
New Secretary of Presbyterian Board
OF Home Missions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-In accordance with
an agreement of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church, which met at
Eagle Lake, Ind, last May, Dr. C. L.
Thompson has been named as secretary Of
the Presbyterian board of home missions,
replacing Rev. DR.. w. G. Roberts and Rev.
DR.. Duncan j. Mcmillan, who for several
years have divided the duties of the corre-
spending secretaryship, Mr.. Roberts being
the senior secretary.%Dr. &. l.. Thompson is
at present pastor of the Madison-avenue
Presbyterian Church of this city.
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Contract for Railway Signed.

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 26.-The contract for
building a railway from Telegraph creek to
Teslin lake, leading from the headwaters
of the Stickeen to Dawson City, has been
signed by Mckenzie & Mann, the road to
be commenced at a point not yet decided
upon near Glenora and run to Tesiin lake
over country not very difficult for rail-
way construction. Tho distance is about $50
miles. The Canadian government has
agreed with the contractors to give $1,000
acres of land per mile as a subsidy. The
railway will ba completed in time to permit
of supplies being sent into the Yukon be-
fore next winter sets in. Steamers are to
run from TeSlin lake to Dawson City.
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THE EARTH TREMBLED.
Severe Seismic Shocks Felt by Arkan-
Early Last Night.

HELENA, Ark. Jan 26-At 1850 o'clock
tonight this city was startled by a severe
earthquake shock. Houses were shaken to
their foundations and a succession of noises
was heard that sounded like immense ex-
plosions. The people who had assembled
in the Presbyterian Church for prayer meet
ing rushed out of the building expecting
the walls to tumble down upon them. There
were three distinct shocks, the first being
the most severe, the three occupying less
than half dozen seconds. They were sue
ceeded by a trembling or shaking motion,
and not by the usual swaying and waving
motions Telephone messages from country
points Indicate that the shock was felt at
many places.
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Spain VIII Send Us a Battle ship.

MADRID, Jan. 26.-The Spanish battle
ship Vizcaya of seven thousand tons dis
placement, has been ordered to visit Ameri-
can ports.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, read to the
Queen Regent to-day what is described as
a very satisfactory dispatch" from Wash
ington. 1t is probable that Senior Moret,
minister for the colonies, will announce at
the next Cabinet council a project OF
political and administrative reforms for the
Philippines.
Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine. has
authorized the officers of the Spanish squad
ron at Havana to attend the naval banquet
to be given by United States Consul General
Lee
The government will ask the next Cortes
to vote 100000 for strengthening the navy.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 26.-Michael
Hoffman, a pioneer wholesale liquor mer-
chant, assigned to-day to Grant /. Rosen-
zweig. The liabilities are stated at $780,
900 and the assets and stock worth $4,000
and real estate valued at 1000 Mr. Hoff-
man established his business at Leaven-
worth Kan. i'm 1851, and transferred II 10
Kansas City when the prohibition law be-
came operative in Kansas
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BOLD ROBBER COMES To GRIEF
Instead of Getting $4,000, He Is Sent
to the F0ur Courts md Locked Up.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-About noon yester-
day well-dressed young man walked into
the private office of Judge Madill, president
of the Union Trust Company, and, point
ing revolver at the gray-haired financier's
head, demanded $1,000 in cash, threatening
to kill him if the money was not paid.
Judge Madill's GOODNESS saved him. He en-
gagged the man in conversation, and detec-
tives arrived and handcuffed him. The
would-be robber, who refused to give his
name, was taken to the Four Courts and
locked up. When searched a small bottle
of nitroglXcerin WAS found in his pocket
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where New Workers win Bowl.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-All arrangements
for the proposed Western trip of the Great
err New York bowlers have been completed.
The first game will be rolled in Toledo O.,
on March 1. and the other places to be
visited and the dates of games follow: Co.
lumbus, O., March 2 and 8; Cincinnati,
March 4; Newport, KY, March 3; Fairview,
March 6; Dayton, o., March Z; Covington,
KY, March 8; indianapolis, March and
10 Chicago, March IL, u and 10; Milwaukee,
March IA, and Detroit, March Is. Games
will also be played in ST. Louis and Louis
vile, and the Eastern team will split up
to go to these cities, while the others are
playing in indianapolis and Chicago.
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MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Jan. 26-L. Wich-
mann, the agent of the English corpora
ton, the Atlas Steamship Company, Linn
tied, offers the Nicaraguan government
large sum in silver pesos, advanced from
London sources, for Nicaragua's railway
and steamship system from ocean to ocean
with view of obtaining for the company
connected interocean transportation across
the country, including the canal route The
government is cor. ldering the offer. TIE
question of continuing the grants to the
so-calied London Bank of Central America
(Bank of Nicaragua is still under discus
sion. 1t is not probable that these will be
annulled
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VICTORIA. B. c., Jan. 26-W. l.. Gorstle,
of the Alaska Commercial Company, who
has been here for two weeks purchasing
goods for the company's stores in the
Canadian Yukon, has closed contracts with
local merchants for $1,000 worth of goods,
principally drugs and provisions. The
Alaska Company PURCHASED here TO save
the duty which is charged on other than
Canadian goods entering that district.
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in the country Of an unfriendly population.
This work is not like that of Suez or Cor
inth. Those are canals built by excavation
on the sea level, as before stated To de-
stroy them would require the slow process
of the excavation of another channel to
drain away their waters. or the filling up
of the present one in use; but the Nicara-
qua canal, with its double system of dams
and locks would be peculiarly sensitive and
liable to injury, by either public or private
enemies, as there are many places along the
line at which an hours work with the pick
and shovel, TO say nothing of the use of
explosives, would let the water rapidly es-
cope, and so wreck the whole system.
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When Niagara Will No Longer Flow.
DR.. J. w. Spencer before the Canadian In

Stitute.
From discoveries in the history of Nj
agara it has been found that the land is
rising at the rate of a foot and quarter
or foot and a half a century in that dis
trict more than two feet northeast of Geor-
gian bay, and more than four feet a GEN.
fury at the outlet of Lake Ontario. This
northwestward elevation of the land is
causing the waters of the lakes to overflow
the low country about their southwestern
axtremities. The inundation continuing it
is estimated that in six hundred or seven
hundred years Lake Erie Will be on the
same level as Lake Huron; in one thousand
or twelve hundred years all the upper lakes
will have two outlets, namely, by way of
Niagara river and also by way of Chicago
and the Mississippi. In twenty-four hun
dred years Niagara falls will no longer flow,
as by that time tie waters of the upper
lakes will be emptying into the Mississippi
and Gulf of Mexico In five thousand years
the Niagara river and Lake Erie at Buffalo
will be drained. But the Chicago canal,
which is now being built, will greatly has
ten the change of drainage, but save the
low country about Chicago from being sub
merged.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Mrs. Edwin f. Uhl,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, was elected presi-
dent of the National Federation Of Musical
Clubs at its final meeting in Steinway Hall
to-day, defeating Mrs. Theo. Sutro, of New
York. The other officers elected We're: First
vice president, Mrs Chandler Starr, Rock
ford. ILL.,: second vice president, Mrs. Philip
NJ MOORE St Louis; corresponding s S
recording secretary Mrs. Thomas Ellison.
Fort Wayne, Ind; treasurer, Miss Ada
Douglass, Newark. n. j., auditor, Mrs. Rus
sell Door St Paul, MINI.
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Eleven PeopIe KILLED.

BUENoS AYREs. Jan. 26.-Eleven per-
sons have been killed by an explosion of
gunpowder at Flores, in the province of
that name.
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Little Interest in the Bicycle Race.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 26.-There was a very
light attendance at the seventy-two-hour
bicycle race to-day and little interest was
manifested. Eddie Bald gave an exhibition
ride of half q mile, making the distance in
enc minute four seconds. The record for
thirty-six hours in a seventy-two- hour race
was broken tonight by thirty-eight miles
morning was: Waller, 6S1 miles, s laps;
Henshaw, 527.2; Fixes, 6S1.8; Dench, 1884 ;
Cannon, 60S.lO; Schinneer. 679.S; Hall, 1854
Ruckel, 603.7; Walters, 672.5.
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quaker city reform movement.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ga large body
of the clergymen of this city have begun
a crusade against disorderly houses. con-
cert halls and other alleged Illegal resorts
after the manner of the Parkhurst reform
movement in New York. Rev. Charles H.
Wolston, pastor of the East Baptist Church.
is authority for the statement that a series
of public meetings will be held for the pur-
posse of arousing public sentiment to what
he and his associates conceive to be the
necessity of insisting upon more rigid en-
forcement of the lava
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WICHITA. Kan. Jan. 26.-EH Blake.
postmaster at Tongawa, O. T.. was waylaid
last night and beaten TO death. presumably
by a gang of local toughs. Blake, who was
"A deacon of the Baptist Church had been
a leader in an attempt TO drive the saloons
out of Tongawa. He had been advised by
letter to cease the agitation if he. valued
his life. The attack upon aim followed the
arrest of four saloon Keepers
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Investigation Pronosed.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 26.-In the
House of Representatives to-day a resolu
ton was introduced providing for the APP
pointment of a special committee to invesr-
gaze the causes and report remedy for
The depressed condition of the cotton in
dustry of the State. The House refused to
pass the measure and it was referred to
committed
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LONDON, Jan. 26.--The announcement in
the morning newspapers to-day that Lady
Taton Sykes has gone abroad for the benefit
of her health has caused much talk and an
evening newspaper intinates that she has
gone TO a country from which there is no
eXtradition
Lady Sykess solicitors, however, deny
that she has gone abroad or has any inten-
ticn Of doing so. They say she is still in
London.
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BoIivians Honinr for War.

LIMA. Jan. 26-According to dispatches
from Sucre, Bolivia, there is much excite
ment there as to the policy of Peru. The
press urges the government to increase its
armament and to get ready for the impend-
ing conflict, asserting the existence of
treaty between Peru and Argentina But
the existence of such a treaty Is denied here
in responsible quarters.
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DIR. schenk,s secret Paws.

a special correspondent OF the Pail Mall Ga
Zette that he would give no interview be-
yOnd the one recently published He has
prepared q brochure describing his system
for the German rights for which he has
been paid $40. 900, and the secret will not be
revealed until he has sold the American and
English rights.
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SPOKANE, Wash, Jan 26.-As q result
of Monday nights disastrous fire in the
Great Eastern business block on Riverside
avenue at least eight lives were lost and
the burned remains are hidden in q mass of
debris in what was the basement. The re-
port that G. D'Albert, a violinist. and
brother of the famous pianist, was burned
to death is unfounded. Ha was not in the
building at the time and has been located.
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For Rel,ef Of Reconcentrados.

NEW YORK Jan. 26.-The steamer ORR
zaba. of the Ward line, which left for
Havana to-day carried 100000 pounds Of
provisions and 100000 grains of quinine col
lected by the Cuban relief committee to
be distributed among the suffering people
of the island under the direction of Gen.
Lee. consul general at Havana. and a sep
arate consignment to General Lee of eight
cen tons of provisions contributed by the
members of the Philadelphia Grocers' and
Importers Exchange and six eases of
quinine from the Philadelphia Drug Elk
change.
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SEEKING A DIVORCE.
Wife of Senator Hdnna's Son Charges
Her Husband with Neglect.

CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 26.-Daniel R.
Hanna, the only son of Senator Hanna, was
sued to-day by his wife, Carrie May. for
divorce. The decree is asked for on the
ground of gross neglect of duty and ex-
IRENE cruelty. The couple were married in
1887 They have three sons aged nine,
eight and three years, respectively. They
separated three weeks ago and have been
living apart ever since.
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where the Afridis Got Their Guns.

LONDON, Jan. ga dispatch from Mus
cat, Gulf Of Omaneka says: THE British
gunboat Lapwing has seized the steamer
Baluchistan off here and her cargo of arms
ard ammunition has been conascated. Her
cargo is held by the British consul" This
seizure tends to explain the mystery as to
whence the Afridis secured their latest style
British rifles. The owners of the Baluchis-
tan say she has been released and has pro-
ceeded. They add that the arms We're ship
ped to a dozen different Russian firms