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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
300 Cincinnatians Applaud the Re-
marks Of Prof. j. l.. Laughlin.

CINCINNATI. o., July S-A meeting
called to protest against the conduct of the
war IN the Philippines was held here to-
night. About 800 enthusiastic listeners were
present and DR.. ]. d. Buck presided. The
principal address was by Prof. J. Laurence
Laughlin, Of Chicago University. Other
speakers were Prof. p. ". n. Myers. Of
Cincinnati University; Rev. Herbert Bige-
low, Rev. Hugo G. Eisenlohr. who spoke in
German, and Edwin Barritt Smith. of Chi
cago. Numerous letters were read from In
vited speakers. among whom were Judge
Rufus B. Smith, Rabbi Phillipson. Bishop
Boyd Voncent, Louis F. Poast. editor Chi
oago Independent, and others. All these
letters expressed the approval Of the OBJ
5ect of the meeting, and protested against
the war in the Philippines. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing the war as unholy
and demanding its discontinuance. All the
speeches agreed on-the assumption that the
purpose of the war was either subjugation
or annexation. They all also contrasted the
Cuban with the Philippine war. and main
tanned that IL the same terms were offered
the Fflipinos as the Cubans the war would
not last another day. Professor Lauglin s
speech was a brilliant literary production.
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FRANCHISE REFORM BILL
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE
vOLKsRAAD TO DRAFT MEASURE.
Uitlanders Will he Permitted to Vote
After Nine Years. Residence
in the Transvaal.

PRETORIA, July s.-After an all-day
secret session the Volksraad to-day ap-
pointed committee Of five to draft fran
chse reform bill. The government proposals
comprise revision of the registration act
and provide for the uitlanders obtaining the
franchise by nine years residence. They
are to be allowed to exercise the right i'm
mediately.
The states attorney, in the course Of an
interview, said persons who were in the
country In 1890 will get the franchise imme-
diately, those who came here in 1891 will
have to wait year, those arriving in 1892
two years, ETC. The f1ve-year optional clause
was introduced to meet the case OF those
who are unfavorably dealt with under the
nine years stipulations. The indications are
the law will pass unanimously.
LONDON. July S.-The news of the volks-
RAIDS reported action July In deciding to
grant the franchise Immediately to all set
tiers in the Transvaal from 1890 and to
other classes of residents within seven
years, the naturalization clause to be OPP
tional, which Is confirmed from several
sources, appears to offer fair basis for a
friendly settlement. IL was generally ex-
pected when Herr Hoffmeyer. the Afrikan-
der leader. and President Steyn, of the
Orange Free State, conformity exerted pres
sure upon President Kruger the latter
would be obliged to concede what they de-
manded as the price of Dutch unity In
Britain is keeping up a clatter of arms for
the double purpose of quieting British de-
mands for activity ard Fastening the Beers
Lord George Hamilton, secretary OF state
for India, in a speech Wednesday, described
English feeling, saying: Il am certain nc
government could remain in office IL they
attempted to in any way run away from
the enforcement of Alfred Miners propo-
salS''
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Have Fun with Men who Tried to
Paint Their Cage.
New York Press.

new lOIk
Two grizzly bears. one bear of the polar
breed; three painters and two keepers en-
livened a large audience I'm Central Park
yesterday and created new records In the
The bear cage is painted every spring.
but the same difficulty arises annually in
Discovering artists in that line who are
In close proximity to two long-haired, In
quisitive Rock mountain critics, constantly
evincing mad desire for closer ac-
quaintance.
The painters, when such an opportunity
for fame is offered, never admit fear or the
afraid they cannot do justice to their repu-
tations
But three brush wielders were obtained
and after taking out accident policies wers
escorted into the grizzlies cage yesterday.
In the rear Of the grizzlies den is trans
CENTER ter boasts of a. properly tree topped
by broad platform. An iron ladder sur
mounts the cliff. leading through the roof.
themselves with heavy steel rods and stood
between the bears and the decorators, who
soon developed strabismus while endeayor-
ing not TO waste paint on the atmosphere
and at the same time focus both bears with
one eye.
That Irish blood has crept into Mr.: and
probation of the fact that green paint was
being. used on Queen Victoria's birthday.
pressing the bears inquisitiveness. and no
painters ever worked faster.
Save yourselves shouted the keepers
as they found the bears beyond control ~
One painter fell from his ladder into the
miniature lake in the cage, while his two
companions made break for the cliff and
ladder.
After literally daubing themselves with
the contents OF the paint pots the grizzlies
started up the rocky slope, after the en-
barrassed artists, undeterred by the blows
administered by Marin and Snyder. Climb
ing the ladder was easy work for the pur-
suers. and they did not desist until their prey
were straddling a crossbar out OF reach,
from which paint and profanity dropped.
The keepers made a hurried exit through
a small door just as the artist in the tank
poked his head above water
Vow" he cried. and started for the tree.
All existing records for shining up a pole
were smashed forever and only a fraction
of a second elapsed before the soaking paint
er was perched on the surrounding plat
form, where the bears discovered him.
Slowly Mr.. Bruin started up the trunk
The unhappy painter implored his pursuers
to ''let up" and just as clumsy paw was
reaching toward him the reinforced keepers
arrived. '+~
The bears we're driven back. the two men
were yanked up through the roof. and the
| inhabitant or the treetop came down faster
| than he went up.
In the meantime the polar bear had found
a paint pot. and. unobserved. had dyed him.
| self deep emerald hue.
The audience, though small, was appse-
| cative, and resented the fact that their en-
| cores were not responded 10.
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ment, except sparkling wines. which are in
Guided in the Portuguese arrangement for
the first time. The concessions which Portu-
gal gives TO the United States have not
been made known.
Bishop Grant, of the A. NJ. E. Church.
and Rev. NJ NJ. Moore saw the President
to-day with reference TO affairs in Liberia
They are both very anxious that the United
States should assume a protectorate over
the black republic. Bishop Grant visited
Liberia in the spring, and says the country
is ruled by Americans or their descendants
President Coleman was formerly a native
he says. are anxious 10 gobble up rhe re-
public and control her trade, but the in
habitarts of Liberia have n strong SYM
pathy with the United States. DIR. Blyden.
a representative of the republic is now on
his way here to ask the government of the
United States to extend protecting arm
around her and defeat the Vaccinations of
foreign powers.
The first batch of claims against the
United States government on account Of
damages sustained by residents of Samoa
through the bombardment of the combined
British and American naval forces has been
presented to the State Department, They
aggregate $4,000 and ere preferred by for
efgn residents of all nationalitieS and by a
Few natives. All OF them were placed on
nle, but II the reports from Samoa be true,
TO the effect the commissioners decided to
require each of the three treaty nations to
assume liability for the claims of It's own
citizens, then very few Of these claims pre-
sented to-day will be recognized by the
State Department.
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CHARGED WITH POLYGAMY.
Warrants Sworn Out for Angus M.
Cannon, Of the Mormon Church.


SALT Lake CITY. Utah. July s.-A
warrant, based on a complaint sworn to by
the representative of New York news
paper. was issued to-day from County At
torney Putnam's office for the arrest Of An
gus NJ. Cannon. OF the Mormon Church.
charging him with polygamy. which is cited
as being contrary TO the provisions Of Sec
tons 1909 and 4210 Of the compiled laws Of
the State of Utah, 1893 The afiant cites a
long list of witnesses In support of the above
charge, including F. s. Bascom. Senator
A. II. j. Cannon, Martha A. Hughes Can
non, wife of Angus NJ. Cannon, Lorenzo
Snow, president of the Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. Governor Heber
M. Wells, George Q. Cannon, counsel Of the
first presidency. Joseph F. Smith. Heber j.
Grant, John Henry Smith, John s. Winder,
Aquila Neber, president of the State Sen
ate, and J. T. Hammond, secretary of state.
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BICYCLE RACES.
Grand Circuit Open, Professions
Event, Won by Tom Cooper.


NEW YORK. July s-The grand circuit
of the National Cycling Association began
this afternoon ct Berkeley Oval. and near
" 100 Individual bicycle riders took part In
the events. The finishes in the amateur and
professional races were all of the hair-rais-
ing order. with one exception. The grand
circuit open professional event at mile
vas cleverly won by Tom Cooper, or De-
troit. by a couple of inches, scarcely a foot
separating the four men, Summaries:
One mile. open: amateur: Final heat won
by Frank Kramer. Harlem Wheelmen; A.
Z. Nye, jr., New York. second. Time.
Grand Circuit; mile. open: PROFESSIONAL:
Final heat won by Tom Cooper; f. III. Kiser,
DAYTON second; Bob Walthour. Atlanta,
third. Time, 2:06 As
HaIf-mile handicap: amateur: Final heat
Won by +. II. Lake. Port Richmond. 5. 1.
twenty yards); Daniel Sullivan, New York
(sfxty yards second. Time, :6c+.
Haif-mfle handicap: professional: Final
heat won by p. A Raymond. Greenwich.
Conn. (seventy yards: R A. Miller. Gal
weston. Tex. lforty-five yards), second: i.
Lawson, Chicago 0orty-five yards), third:
W. r Becker. Minneapolis Qorty YARDS.
fourth. Time 80.
Five mile, club team: pursuit race: Won
by Harlem wheelmen. Kramer. Nye and
King; Greenwich wheelmen, second. Time.
Harlem wheelmen. ILL as; Greenwich.
u:l2 rs
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BAD CHIEF FLAT MOUTH
CASS LAKE INDIANS PROTEST
AGAINST A RED FACE BROTHER.
They Like the Pale Faces on the Res
ervation and Regret q Petition to
Have Them Removed.

CASS LAKE, Mimi, July s.-The Indians
In the immediate vicinity of this place held
a big powwow to-day and claimed that the
chief. Flat Mouth, had made gross misrep-
reservations In securing some of their sig
natures to the petition to have all white set
tiers removed from the reservation. After
discussing the matter among themselves
they made the following statements through
their spokesman. one of the most influential
braves on the reservation:
I'VE want to tell you people how we feel
about this order, and have come in to-day
to see and tell you. We did not any of us
know that this was going on. We were
down at Call Club. at dance, when this
party was up from Leech lake examining
this business; and we did not see any petit
tioE TO sign to that effect.
Flat Mouth had a paper with his name
on and couple or three other chiefs. He
did not mention that he had this report.
around town that We did not like that was
hurting US, and We told them that the steam
boats In particular were hurting US, and
these people that went on the lake with
fishhooks and lines were the ones that were
hurting US. because they were catching so
many fish and destroying more than they
were using, and that was the only two things
about that thought were hurting US.
We did not sign any petition that the town
be moved. Flat Mouth took the petition
with few chiefs names on and went Off
There is only one certain man here who
has caused the whole trouble He went to
Leech lake on purpose for that, and by that
We all thought 1t sprung up from Leech
lake. OF course, he went there because
there was more to side with him than here.
All of people in here now would like to
have the town left here. There Is not only
Us. but others on Cass lake that feel and
think DIS we do We think good deal OF
those people that are now In Cass lake.
those we got acquainted with and those
we have been dealing with. They are very
honest men.
IF we had the power to talk TO the COM
missioner of Indian affairs to have this town
left here as IL Is now, we would do 1t. We
nave lived a long time in this world here
and we never have tried to make any enc
mics yet. We can see plainly now We are
doing a very bad thing among our white
friends TO let them to move away"
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DO BABIES THINK.

Inndnn Mail.

Do children think before they can talk?
Prof. TIL. Ribot, the great French psycholo-
gist. says that they do. denying the old
words or not at all. He bases his conclusion
on the systematic study of the children of
scientific men, who have recorded the
growth Of their intelligence step by STEP
He cites the case of the child Of Preyer,
aged thirty-one weeks. Preyer was famous
student, writer and scientist His child in
terested itself exclusively in bottles, water
jugs and other transparent vases with white
contents; Ii had thus seized upon a charac-
teristic mark of one thing that was impor,
it designated these by the syllable morn
Tame records a similar case Of child TO
whom MN and u-m and n-i-m at first signi,
afterwards everything eatable. Another IL
lustration is that Of a boy. aged less than
one year, and incapable Of pronouncing a
single word, to whom a stuffed grouse was
shown with the word bird" uttered TO iden-
tify it. The child Immediately looked across
was a stuffed owl. Another child having
listened first with its right ear then with
its left to the ticking OF watch, stretched
out its arms gleefully toward the CLOCK on
the mantelpiece.
Taine's little girl twelve months. who
had frequently been shown a copy of an in
time that is the baby" would, in another
room, on hearing any one ask her, Where
is the baby?" turn to any of the pictures or
engravings, no matter what they were.
Baby signified to her some general things;
something which she found in common in all
these Pictures-i. e., some object In shin
ing frame.
Darwin related these observations of his
grandson 1.-The child, who was just begin
ming to speak called a duck 'quack. and
by special association IL also called water
| 'quack.' BY appreciation OF the resem-
blance of qualities 1t next extended the
term quack' TO denote all birds and insects
on the one hand and all fluid substances on
the other. BY still more delicate apprecta-
tion OF resemblance the child eventually
called all the coins 'quack. because on the
back OF a French sou IL had once seen the
representation of an eagle"
The development of Enumeration In the
| child is also Instructive. At eighteen months
| he distinguishes between one two, and sew
| eral. At the age of three. or a little earlier.
| he knows one. two and four t2x2) IL is not
until later that he counts a regular series
| one. two. three. four. AT this point he is ar
rested for some time. Hence the Brahmins
| teach their pupils of the first class TO count
| up 10 four only: they leave Ii TO the second
| class TO count up TO twenty.
| In European children OF average intelii-
gence the age Of six or seven years Is &C
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CALLS TEDDY.
Concluded from First Page1

(COnCt00e0 from PQ&e.D
Of $4,000 required by law but has gone be-
yond that figure and registers $4,000.
The President has appointed Charles C..
Fesler postmaster at Clay City. Ind.
Recruit Benjamin R. Garman. now at re-
cruiting station. % North Illinois street.
having enlisted under false pretenses, will
be discharged without honor from the serv-
ice.
The postmaster general has discontinued
the pay and services OF +. W. Stephens,
substitute letter carrier at Richmond Ind.
whose resignation was placed in his hands
to take effect July l.
1t Is said here that Guilford S. CARRIER,
son OF NJ. s. CARRIER, editor of the Madison
Courier, is to be appointed second lieu
tenant I'm the provisional army. Young
CARRIER was a captain in the One-hundred-
and-ffty-ninth Indiana and has an excel
lent record He is about twenty-four years
of age and is being pushed for a second
lieutenancy by powerful friends here, in
Guiding First Assistant Postmaster General
George +. Miller has been appointed a
third-class letter carrier at Evansville,
from July 1, vice Geo. F. Ballew. who was
removed.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
s's'4s7'sso; gold reserve. s2aS'sSS.o4S
Minister Jackson reports to the State De-
partment that the North German Gazette
has made semi official denial of the press
report that the German government in
bergen.
Paymaster W. B. Wilcox, of the navy
has been tried by court-martial at the
League island hayward and found guilty
n nd RI hn Ne
missed from the service Six OF the sever
members OF the court recommended that ex
exutwe ole th;s De snown the ACCUSED
dent has mitigated the sentence 10 re-
duction TO the foot of the list of paymaster
and a loss of one-half pay for one year.
An unsuccessful test was made at Indiar
Head proving grounds to-day of a fve-and-a
half armor plate. representing 700 tons Of
| casemate armor OF the battleship Alabama. A
| six-inch proJectile fired against the plate
went clean through it. This is the frs
| failure was in armor for the Kearsarge
! Another plate will now be chosen for tn,
test. The conditions of to-days test Will
| six-inch shot against a five-and-a-h
plate were unusually severe.
| Cable advices from Lisbon state tn,
Portuguese House Of Peers has ratified tn,
new commercial convention between Portu
gal and the United States. This is the con
vention concluded In Washington some tim,
ago between Commissioner Kasson anc
Marquis Santo Thryso in behalf Of the tw,
countries. IL Is under Section 3 of the Ding
| ley act and is tariff arrangement in
! stead of treaty. As such II goes into eff
| feet without having to be ratified by tn
| United States Senate and the only step re
| naming is TO put IL In operation by
l proclamation by the President. This is ex
| pected 10 follow soon. The arrangement
| makes concession of those articles men
| toned In Section 3. viz. brandies. vermouth
| still wines and sparkling wines. argols
paintings and statuary. These were tn
articles included In the French arTangA
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COMO, Italy. July s.-The Wolfe electrical
exhibition has been entirely destroyed by
fire. due to defective electric wires. Many
relics of Volta persisted There was no loss
OF life.
The fiemen succeeded in saving number
of the personal effects of Volta, including
the senatorial sword presented him by Ma
poleon. decorations. etc. The fire broke out
In the marine gallery and spread with mar
Vicious rapidity, owing to the combustible
nature of the buildings and their contents.
Many visitors were in the buildings when
the flames broke out and fled in a state Of
panic Two gasometers exploded with a
report that was heard a distance of several
miles, and the immense column OF smoke
which arose was visible at Milan, twenty
eight miles away. The insurance on the
property Is light, being only 100000 lire,
exclusive OF that which was carried by in
dividual exhibitors.
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quired before they can count ten, and about
ten years TO count one hundred
The child can doubtless repeat before this
age a enumeration which IL has been taught.
but this is not what constitutes knowledge
OF numbers. An intelligent child OF two
and half was able to count up TO nineteen.
but had no idea OF the duration OF time rep
resented by three days; IL had 10 be trans
lated as follows: Not to-day, but to-mor-
row. and another Tomorrow"
Prever says of one OF his children that II
was impossible to take away one OF his
ninepins without fits being discovered by
the child, while at eighteen months he
knew quite well whether one of his ten ami
mails was missing not. Yet this is no
or ten.
AT seventeen months Preyer's child. which
could not speak word. finding that II was
unable TO reach a palything placed above its
reach in a cupboard, looked about to the
right and left, found small travelling
trunk took II. climbed up. and possessed
itself OF the desired object. Here there was
certainly an element OF invention.
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kruser's Message to the Raad.

BRUSSELS, July 8.-The Transvaal dip
lomatic agency here has published the text
Of President Kruger's message of July to
the Rad The first amendment to the fran
chise bill provides that persons who do not
wish to become naturalized in the manner
fixed by the present law can obtain the
franchise by taking the oath after seven
years notice Of residence. The law Is so
lar retroactive that persons who before the
law comes into force shall have taken up
their residence in the TranvaSl may obtain
the full franchise, nine years after the es-
Enlistment of their domicile, or five years
after the law comes into force, provided
they have been settled seven years In the
republic The Volksraad approved the
bill.
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LONDON, July s-The double Liberal
victory at the Oldham election July s is
taken, In conjunction with other recent bye
elections and votes In the House Of Com
MONS as being most humiliating to the Min
istry, and there are signs In many directions
that the Liberal Unionists are asking them
selves why they are sitting on the Tory
benches and supporting measures eXempli-
flying the old and discredted devices of
Conservatism. The Liberals are exuiting.
and even 40 TO the extent OF predicting an
early dissolution.
1t is rumored the Cabinet meeting OF
Tuesday was stormy and that many differ
ences developed. but so long as the Minis
try can adjust its differences IL is probable
a dissolution will not occur before the
autumn OF 1900
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BOSTON, July s.-B. II. Benton, repre-
sentative Of KID Mccoy, safes the an
nouncement sent out from Chicago last
night. that Mccoy had been matched TO
fight Jack Mccormick at Philadelphia on
Aug. Is, was a mistake, as Mccoy has can
celed all engagements and declines TO make
new ones. in the expectation of arranging
q promised fight with FitZsimmons. pros
pective match between Byers the colored
tighter, of this city, and Choynski, is on
the reason being given that Choynski draws
the color line Billy Hill, of this city, has
challenged Kid Parker, who defeated Jack
Carrigan, of Denver last night
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LONDON. July s.-A parliamentary re-
turn issued In regard to the number Of
Church Of England churches In which there
are confessional boxes seems to show the
accusation of the anti-ritualists in regard to
this specific alleged Iawlessness are prac-
tically groundless as all the dioceses except
five say not one exists The five exceptions
are London, Chichester Exeter, oxford
and Southweil. AT the same time there are
scores Of churches, especially In London,
where confessions heard at the altar
rails or in chairs placed in defined posi-
tons In the nave In order to avoid possible
scandals through hearing confessions in the
veStrieS rectories.
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LONDON, July S-There Is great excite
ment In the tea trade owing to the decision
OF the Indian and Ceylon sellers to abolish
the practice OF allowing a pound extra in
every hundred as compensation for waste
The London dealers are In arms and have
resolved 10 boycott the Indian and Ceylon
teas AS 4 counterblast TO this is the de-
cision Of tho sellers OF Calcutta yesterday,
sell for London Twenty thousand che sts
were withdrawn At Calcutta alone. Plant