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players was responsible.
The game was played on small table at
the end of the cage nearest the door,
which was left sjar to facilitate the ere, re
treat of the players should occasion ARISE;
One player insisted upon being provided
with stool during the game, and his In
sistence cost very severe price.
During the play, which had then lasted
about ten minutes, an elderly lion had
emitted sundry loud protests against the
intruders remaining: and one moment,
when the trainer, who for want of space
In the cage remained without turned his
eyes away from the beasts, the angry old
lion made a rush at the players, and, with
the assistance of his two fellows: who only
wanted or waited hint from their elder.
mauled the unfortunate young men In the
most horrible manner before they could
escape by the door, which became fixed
owing to the legs of the stool getting be-
tween the bars
Eventually the door was opened and the
two men dragged out. bleeding and sense
less. So severely was one injured that
his life was at first despaired of, and he
was invaIided for four months, and re-
mains manned for life.
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II was years before this fraud was dis
covered and exposed. so that now 1t is
only a simple amusement.
Speaking of being conscious or q
ghosts presence suggests mention of
novel contrivance patented by an Eng
lishman who is evidently a sptritualist.
1t is a sort of small room, or large box
specially constructed for seeing spirits.
AS everybody knows, phantoms are rare
ly seen in bright light, the reason being
that 1t is so strong as to shine clear
through them, and is not reflected from
their surface so as to make them vist-
ble In the room described. however, the
light is filtered through a blue liquid and
any spirits that happen to be present are
sure to be palpable to .he eye. The room
is windowless; its walls are covered with
a peculiar paint of magnesia and tur-
pentine, and all air Is shut out, breath
ing supply being furnished from a tank
of compressed oxygen.
The magicians of old made specially
of specters, and their skill in summoning
the shades of the departed is a matter of
record as far back as history goes. In
this business they are initiated by mod
ern wonder workers, who pretend to no
supernatural powers, depending upon rec
ognized principles of optics for the pro-
duction of their phenomena. Among the
latter none is more astonishing 10 tnoSe
unacquainted with the modus operandl
than the exhibition which, as presented
on the stage, goes very appropriately by
the name of Black Art 1t is rarely Of
fered, for the reason that the setting OF
the display is expensive, but in wonder
exciting quality 1t is unrivaled.
In Black Art the entire stage is lined
with black cloth, while all around the
front of it. at top, bottom and sides is
a line of brilliant electric lights. These
lights dazzle the eyes of the audience and
throw into dense gloom the stage behind
whereon the magician presently appears
clad in a snow white suit. He waves his
hand and there comes floating in the air
a white wand, which he clutches A wave
of the wand and table appears on his
right; another wave and another table on
his left. Again, and two large vases are
seen upon the tables; they are shown to be
empty. The magician drops into one Of
the vases a few orange seeds. A wave of
the wand, and the receptacle is filled with
oranges, which, on being poured into the
second vase, disappear.
A human skeleton suddenly arrives and
begins to dance; 1t becomes dismembered,
the separated parts floating about; but
presently they join company again and
the dance is renewed. Next, a white rab-
bit is seen in one Of the vases, from which
It is taken by the performer, and in his
hands 1t becomes two rabbits, which are
tossed into the air and disappear. The
eXplana ton Of the mystery is that an un-
seen assistant is on the stage all the time.
Being dressed in black with black gloves
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MONG the manifold and curious
~ productions which emanate from the
French press is a paper called the
n Mendicants' Journal. This periodi-
A,al is published bi-weekly and is ed
tied and printed in a smart style
It does not concern itself with either re-
ligion, drama, affairs Of the Senate, or the
world of books, but caters wholly and in
geniously for Its numerous and sagacious
readers.
1t is practically published in the inter
est of professional beggars, and contains
many curious advertisements, under
stood only by this section of the COM
munitv. We append a few Of these adver-
tisements culled from a recent number
of this UNIQUE journal:
"At 3 o'clock tomorrow fashionable
funeral is to be celebrated at the Church
of st. Angelo"
"On Saturday next. at noon, the wed
ding of a wealthy gentleman will take
Mace at the Catholic Cathedral"
"a vacancy has occurred for blind
man who can play the violin. Collections
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sruzxrUu HE most overworked piece of
mechanism in all Washington is
Senator Hanna's doorbell. Scarce
ly a day passes that it is not set
ringing at least $50 times. and often
and again between breakfast and
bedtime it announces the arrival of the
two-hundredth caller. No man in Wash
ington, except the President, receives as
many callers.
Senator Hanna's abiding place In
Washington is the Arlington Hotel, and
his rooms are on the ground floor of an
annex which was once a private house.
A colored man in the livery of a hotel
is appointed to guard the street door, and
of the ten score callers whose cards he
receives every day not more than fifty
or seventy-five succeed in obtaining an
audience. Many call, but few are chosen.
To give heed to the speech of even fifty
persons in one day, however, is no small
thing Only man trained as Senator
Hanna has been from boyhood in busi-
ness methods and endowed with re-
markable executive ability could accom-
plish it. 1t is the penalty of Icing in the
confidence of a President, for Senator
Hanna is nearer President Mckinley than
any other man in the land.
Senator Hanna is business man, hrst,
last and always. He is polite in busi-
ness, businesslike in politics. He exacts
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good Small premium required"
Wanted at once for a seaside resort,
a pair of helpless cripples. Good busi-
ness. References given and required. also
q moderate premium"
Those who have visited seaside resorts
in France must be well aware of the nu-
merous fraternity OF beggars who haunt
such places. They are apparently suffer
ing from most of the diseases under the
sun, by means Of which they excite gen.
eral sympathy and draw large incomes.
In reality most Of them are clever impos-
tors, ingeniously got up for the occasion,
and are quite a different kind of folk
when they move in their own peculiar cir
cles at night. Most of them take the
Mendicants' Journal and profit consider
ably by its timely counsels.
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appartions are constantly be-
Ing patented, and some Of the methods
adopted for turning them out are as in
Eenicus as they are elaborate For m
these ddj phantoms have come to be
regarded as natural phenomena. product
bic by optical and mechanical means;
= ''ey have lost caste. save with the super-
fitous few, as manifestations OF the
supernatural.
In this direction many amateur pho
tographers have been making a variety
or experiments, some Of which have
brought very striking results. But the
simplest and one of the most effective
ways Of Introducing a ghost into a pho
togra2h is to draw the phantom in out
line on n sheet Of ordinary notepaper. cut
II out silhouette fashion and put 1t in the
pr'ntng-frame with the negative Hav-
ing first made a suitable photographic
negative. the white-paper silhouette NAV
thus be superposed on any desired part
OF II, and the final print viii show the
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Mrs. Gwilliams-I heard you tell Mr.
Stint to come around at lunch time
downtown tomorrow and you would have
hot Scotch. What is hot Scotch, dear?
Mr.. Gwilliams-Cooked oatmeal, my
dear.-Chicago Tribune.
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Has ON Hoard the Nebraska ReRt-
ment. Returning From Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO. July es.--The uri-
ted States transport Hancock. having on
board the soldiers OF the First Nebraska
regiment. r. s. ". arrived tonight at
1913 This steamer dropped anchor Tn the
stream Owing 10 quarantine regulations
no one Will be allowed 10 land from tho
transport until after an inspection by
the quarantine medical officers.
As the rules prohibit this inspection be-
tween sunset ard sunrise officers, men
and crew mus, remain on board ths Ham
cock In the stream until tomorrow morn
Ing. Should there be 10 Contagious dis
ease on board a landing of the troops
may take place early on sunday, but In
the event Of smallpox. cholera or other
contagious disease Of serious character
the transport ard her passengers viii t,e
krpt fn quarantine for q number Of days
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SEVERE TESTS OF THORITE.
Beard 81 Ordnance and FoRti1ea-
tions Makes Report On lts
Exmertmenta.

Beard 81 Ordnance and FoRtinea-
tlons Makes Report On lts
Experiments.
WASHINGTON. July as-The report Of
the board Of ordnance and fortificatiens of
fests recently made at Sandy Hook has
been made public by the war department.
One Of tho tests was tho hring OF an Isham
shell. containing iia pounds OF explosive
selatine from tweive-sneh sun with As
pounds OF powder. the shell weighing l.sos
pounds loaded. No fuse was employed. as
II WAS decided TO test the ability OF the
loaded shell not only 10 endure with safe
ty the shock OF discharge. but also the
shock Of impact. The result was most
satisfactory. The shells are now TO bs tsst-
ed against armor plate.
The board witnessed . firing test OF the
seventy Ave Maxim -Nordenfeldt quick IRE
mountain gun. and says that in general ex-
ceilencc this gun - believed to bs Superior
TO any other OF Its kind now Ia the yerv-
ice.
The board then inspected fragments OF
shells Ia which the high explosive thorite
has been used as a bursting charge. The
fragmenta;ion was satisfactory. The re-
suits OF the test 50 far made with this ex-
piosive are considered to be very satisfsc-
tory both for feid and siege projectiles.
The board at the same time tested the
aims-Dudley powder pneumatic gun OF five-
inch and Observation-Disclosures proJeetiies
loaded with explosive ge!atsne bursting
charges. The Merriam fuse. 1t is stated.
has proved both safe and reliable.
The committee on high explosives has
prepared programme to subject thor.te
to final test in orser TO fully establish its
value.
The report is signed by Gen. Miies. presi-
dent Of the board.
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LUMBER JUMPS uP AGAIN.
Advance of so Cents. with n Very
Large Demand.

MTSNEAP0f.fS. July - The Times.
wfii say tomorrow. Lumber will advance
another - cents straight on Ieudsy. this
being the s1ffh marked advance In price
IL has bern many years since there was
such demand rs tina present season has
shown. ard even with The advancing pssres
the demand continues 10 exueed the sup
ply In ste case 81 the elevator builders
who are using 'ferfhhing1' ia great asian-
ts;ies. there seesaS 20 be NJ snd OF things
and II app4aFs that ehsy will soon hs~e 10
resort either 20 higher grade crsbbsng
which 10 almost se9 expensive for tfe puy-
pose, or take 20 steel for elevator building
There have been bur sew years wrasn -
much activity has been shown la IRE sle-
vafnr hassn~ss. This - partly attributed
10 tbs growth 1s nsw towns aiong ire
Great So4iksssa ~ Narshsxn Minnesota
ard tbs Minneapolis 4 -. i<oass In she
southern part. ard parity 20 tas sxcsiasus
aesa4 pgeqnoefs thia seaAea,
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REGIMENT NEARLY FULL.
The Thtrty-Mrst In Already Within
goo OF It's Full Quota
OF Men

WASHINGTON. July 2s-Coi. Petit.
commanding the Thirty-first regiment. AZ
Fort Thomas. Ky. telegraphs the war de-
partn1ent today that his eniistments num-
Der Lilo, which IS within zoo of the fun
quota Of the regiment. He Will wtshdra "
the recruiting officers on Monday ard the
regiment win then be organized for ac-
tuai service, He thinks that in month
II viii be ready for the front. II Is statex.
AT the war department. that the Thirty first
regiment. the Twenty-seventh and the
Thirtieth will no doub; be ready to san
for Manila on the Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan, about September 10.
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The General Destres to Know Ex-
nefiy How He stands.

WASHINGTON. Ju.y 2s.-The Post to-
morrow wsn say:
Gen. Mites viii ask Gen. Root Tor a
speedy decision as 10 the relations ex-
istiug between the general commanding
the army and the secretary OF war. He IN
now preparing his side OF the case, which
will be submitted % the nsw sssegefary
The condition which has existed I'm the
war department since the campaign IN
Porto Rieo Is reviewed showing that n.
Miles. wtsila The mater general Command
ing The army. has had Atgie or no voice
In the management OF tho affairs OF the
army. srd IL Is stated that with the in
coming secretary he hopes the present cor
dstionS will change.
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FORMING PACIFIC FLEET.
Capt. Goodrich Detached E-ron the
Newark and Ordered to the
I0Wa.

WASHINGTON. July 2ss-Capt- c. r.
Goodrich has been detached from tho com-
inand OF the cruiser Newark and orcercd
TO assume the command Of the battieship
Iowa on September l. relieving Capt. Terry,
who s ordered home on waiting orders. Tho
assignment is Of special interest In connec-
ton with the plans to make the Iowa the
nucleus Of = considerable fleet on the Pa
ellie coast and an extensive programme af
naval maneuvers. Being the only battle
ship Of the feet. the Iowa will probably
rank frst among the ships OF that station.
and Capt Goodrich doubtless will have
command.
The navy department has arranged to
send the Prairie 10 Europe some time next
winter. She viii be usec ia connection
with the American exhibit a, the Paris
exposition and may be employed In convey
ing the naval and ether portions of the
government exhibit TO Paris II is poAsi-
bic the Prairie may remain on the Euro
pean station 10 serve as a nucleus for tho
squadron that In to be re-essablished there
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rticie concludes as follows:


In connection with the Alaskan dispute
Right Hon. III. III. Asqutth. formerly ses-
retary OF w,ate Tor the home department.
In Canadian paoer recently repsids-
a,ea remarks wh5ch he had made 70 the
correspondent OF the Associated Press.
When Mr.. Asqulsh was visited by the cor
respondent today 70 ask wherein be had
been fnsscuraiely reported. Mr., Asqisih
said.
What I said g you vas said IN he
course 81 casual conversation
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rs ORDERED TO SEATTLE.
Mai. Allison VIII Remain Here CAtSl
the Transports Have sailed
for Manila.

Special Dispatch To the Post-inssliigeucer.
WASHINGTON. July as.--Maj. James "
Allison. cersynissary OF subsistence. ac-
eomnsnied by his authorized clerk has
bean ordered from Vancouver barracks 70
Seattle on official business pertaining TO
the subsistence OF the Third cavalry, re-
naming there untii sil the vessels have
sailed.
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SPOKANE WOMAN IN TROUBLE.


BOSTON, Jsly --A Csioers. % Kan
sas cry. q crsfrsni wsm kn5wn throughout
sas c'ssy. erisrarsi we.l s~swr through
OCT the West. ard hAs wss-t Clara, alias
Crsa Gsicers. OF Spokane wasa. ~eee az
aligned IA sae rasnfesp@l csurs fesav ard
he'd for tAe grant sury charged with ar
Gerry. Tssa woman wss seesl ~ IRE poltes
20 gsck ffle pae.kass gS Il trsnssa nssa or
tne street and sse ard fsssA@rz wsy~ ar
rsssseel shaStsy agssrwars while dlyszsng sne
spofas Much valuable plzn1r ~ax ss.<ac
n sho gcoR and on tkA(g IwnoUA
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mere HcenSee wEeTe sDe desires 10 thCun11
the owner in fee simple. Many think the
proposed compromise would lead to end
less complications. annoyances, acts OF
retaliation and attempts on one side "a
exceed thei. own or restrict the other
sides rights The Saturday Review thinks
Canada ought In no event TO surrender
her rights in International law unless she
concuTrently receives considerable conces.
SONS fom the United States on othe CUES
lions before the commissioners
No Further Need of America.
The Saturday Review proceeds to claim
that Canada now suGices both politically
and economically. and has no further need
OF the United States, that only the mos.
factious policy on the part Of Great Brit.
ain could revive the annexatson!st party
In Canada. ard asks what possible reason
the Canadians could have for involving tho
country In the srayest international ques-
tons
The article concludes as follows:
with thousands OF Americans
slaughtering the FTliplnus, whom they
want TO free, while the truth Ia con-
ceaied from the public hy methods
worse than Rasslas. as an instance
Of external aggression. and with a
reign of terror in Cleveland. where A
tramway strike Is conducted with
nitro -glyosrine bombs. as an example
OF internal ccnvuiston. there II raised
taa grave question OF mhat Will happen
when the present tide OF prosperity
turns? Therefore, 20 urge Canada 10
80 beyond the hounds OF rsaxanaoas
concession would be good neither for
Ne~ er4ssfrE
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DOYLE HAS HAD ENOUGH.
Millionaire Nine Owner Seeks RE-
lease Through . writ of Ha-
heas COrpus.

DENVER, July gs.-Astorney Charles J.
Hughes petit.on-d the United States cir
cult court today for writ of habeas cor
pus for James A Doyle. the rnsiiionairs
mine owner. who is confined In jail at Col
oraGo Springs on account of his refusa; 10
obey an order Of the Fl Paso county dis
tsfcf court and surrender judgment for
s7oo,coo obtained In an Iowa court against
his former partner. james Burus. Judge
HaIlet took the matter unsser advisement.
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NO WORRY OVER ALASKA.
American omcials Surprised ~ tAs
A1stAcia1 Agitation ~ the
Canadiana.


Canadians.
Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteihgenc~.
WASHINGTON, July ss.--Governmsnt
officials express surprise over ths attempts
made In Ottawa by Canadian pubic men
TO keep up the agitation in regard TO the
Alaskan boundary situation Their ranid
utteraneec. officials here say. are strange
ly at variance with the present peaceah,s
outlook. The boundary controversy haa
passed the acute stage. ana diplomatic me-
gotia,ions are now going on quietly. With
a fair prospect OF an agreement. Nothing
definite Il expected to occur. however. for
a month, al least
1t is claimed here that Sir wslfrid LAur-
Ter and Sir Charles Upper do not repre-
sent the Views OF Great Britain Ia their
attitude. a. expreseed in speeches and
published interviews The United States
government 1. not worrying about Alaska
just now. believing the dispute viii be
settled amicab,y before any great length
of time
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TELEGRAPH LINE ESTABLISHED.
Gable Laid to Caiamba. the Last
rusurgent Town Captured

WASHINGTON, July - Ger. Greesy.
chief signal officer. has recetved dis
patch from Manila sasing Mai Maxfeis
has iaia q eahse cross iaaguna Dc Bay fr8sn
T8guig u caisgGsa the last s0wn 10 fe
cagsu-~. from the insurgents. Tits tn
xures uninterrupted seiexraphic cssTn,ari-
eaton between Manila ard saa a5vax ri
posts % wha; has been the fnsnrgenf eoaa-
try
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blown upward and over the tops Of tho
seats The authortties are unable TO get
the slightest c.sw 10 the identity OF the
perpetrators Of the outrage Today cars
are moving on every line Of the Big Con-
soiidated system
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War Department. Jb.y ~. f5sS.
The pserhsAd lints fop Sexsfie hAsbos.
established By the Secretary Of War Ncu-
venaber ~. 1924. are hereby modified ~
shoon BY the green line bereun.
ssR. 4. ALGER
''SscsstAy Of VA.
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Half of States Reserve Strip
Is Wiped Out.
IMPORTANT TO COMMERCE
Expense Of Maintaining Docks
Will Be Greatly Lessened.

Deanise Actton Taken On the Pssa-
sseA of Local wharf Owners fes
. Asatncasiea of Harhor LAnos-
New Pterheaa EstahltsheA, ns-
yoaa which Gevesnnens Wtll
Net Permtt Decks-Reault e4 Aga-
state May Refuse 70 RecoGntss
New Lines-May Get late Cous4s.
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ENGLAND DISCUSSES
PROPOSED [EAS[.
Alaska Boundary Debated
on ALI Sides.
COMPROMISE is FAVORED
COMPROMISE is FAVORED
Many Side Issues Tend to Obscure
the Main Question.

Defenders Of Canada Fear tho D>-
nintoA wan He Debsrrea rro~
Raising the Claim OF Territorial
Right, II she Becomes . License~
lnstead Of Owner In Fee simple
No Longer Any Fear Of Annexa~
efon, and Little Excuse for an
International Quarrel - Nr. A.
9sitA Repaaiates an Interview.
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Copyrighted. 1889. by the Associated Press
ONDoN. July e-The Alaska
boundary again looms large in
(O1 the newspapers. and a heated
discussion Is raging for and
against the last suggestion that
harbor should be leased 10
Canada The official view seems to be
favorable TO this compromise az a basis
for friendly arrangement II Ii pointed
out tha, as the United States, Canada and
Great Britain have TO live as ne.ghbors
and in their hearts desire to live A.
friends. neither side can AFFORD to assume
non possumus attitude. or act as X it
was the last transaction 10 be arranged.
and as the main question at issue. though
almost lost 10 view among the multitude
OF Irritating side issues. was a means OF
easy access TO ths Klondike. the lease OF
a harhor would seem 10 be the practical
need OF Canada
Defense Of Canada's Position.
On the other hand. the Saturday Review
voices the feeling OF considerable section
of the public In pointing out that by ac-
cept!ng the suggested settlement. Canada
debars herself from again raising the
question Of territorial right and becomes a
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have said nothing In public ahout the
Alaskan question and have nos given
leave fer any usteranee cn the matter
to be published. Any interview | al
ways revise. and like 10 have II Ia my
own wcrds ] uttered no sentiment re-
necting on Canada a; any time
therefore could not adopt the utter
snees IN question. and when fny aften-
sion was directed 10 them was. a.
public man. bound to repaitate what
had evidently been published as pub
lie gtserancs''
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STRIKE TURNS INTO
GENERAL BOYCOTT.
Cleveland Union Men Enforce
Their New Move.
EVERY CAR is WATCHED
Merchants Notified Not to Sall
Goods to Patrons.
All wAe Ride On the Lines of the
Dtg CensoiiaassA Plaesa On the
Ilss-Soae Of the Deug stores Re-
fsss ts Sell Medicine OwtnG 70
Threats Of the Unionises-Small
Dealers Feel the Baraen Most OF
Ail-LaPge stores Net Yet AGeet-
eA-Axline VIII Prosecate These
WAe Refuse 60 supply Troops.

LEvELAND. O.. July al
though order has practically
: been restored within the city. the
railroad strike han resolved itself
into general boycott OF the Big