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FOREIGN INTELLIGENcE.

CVAS04~N ANAOAA1NGNVSs
The Russian minister of foreign af.
fairs, Count Mouravieff, died in St.
Petersburg. >, "7 - 1S']'7a = '<t'sE =: q a.,
Reports Of the bombardment OF
Tien-Tsin, by Chinese troops with,mod.
ern artillery are confirmed. Fightine
lasted five days and many on both sides
killed; foreign concessions nearly all
burned and American consulate RACED.
Admiral Kempff, in message received
at Washington asked for more troops
and warships. II '..'.. = s''.ts1 "a
Roberts has almost accomplished his
object of cutting apart the Boer army
and preventing ,intercommunication
of isolated commandos.
In Edinburgh, Scotland, the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance union
opened it's annual imeeting.s - I, .,.:...
One hundred American .tro6ps were
ambushed by Filipinos and driven back
to Tagayan, losing nine men killed and
II wounded. -
Eoers made a bold dash on Honine
spruit and cut Lord Roberts line of
communication. They were driven
away and the damage was repaired.
The reports of Rear Admiral Kempff
OF the repulse at Tientsin OF allied
forces prompted the ordering to Taku
ofRear Admiral Remey with the cruiser
Brooklyn. Four Americans were killed
and several wounded at Tientsin. The
empress is reported to have ordered the
determination of all foreigners and
this action is considered declarati
of war on all the powers.
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SAYINGS OF CHILDREN.

Little Willie had just been stungby a
bee. II wouldn't mind it walking on
my neck" he said between sobs, If it
hadn't sat down 50 awfully hard"
"What is bread chiefly used for,
TOMMY" asked the teacher Of a. small
pupil in the juvenile class. 'To spread
butter on" was the logical but unex-
pected reply.
"Mamma," said fve-year-old Johnny,
'1'll make bargain with you" "What
kind of a bargain?" she asked; "If
you'll give me nickel every day to buy
candy" replied the young diplomat,
'1'll promise not to tell anyone you
have store teeth"
Mamma" said four-year-old Harry,
IF you'll give me nickel to buy some
candy, I'll be real good" NO" she
replied, "1'm not going to pay you to be
good" "All right, mamma" answered
the little fellow, 'but you'll be sorry
when I grow up good for nothing"
A little girl who had been tearing her
doll to pieces during the week attended
Sunday school on the following Sab
bath and was asked what Adam was
made Of. Dust" she replied. "And
what was Eve made OFF" asked the
teacher. "sawdust," promptly an
swered the little miss.-Chicago Daily
News.
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

For automatically throwing the
rails of switches a new engine attach
ment has a beam extending out in
front, with a tackle for swinging the
free end to either rail, with small
wheel at the outer end, which engages
the switch rail and forces it into posi-
ton as the engine moves forward.
Speed and course of a vessel are au-
tomatically recorded by new apparat-
US, which has a sensitized cylinder
driven by clockwork and provided with
. light protector on one side in con-
nection with magnetic needle, which
traces the records in light rays on the
surface Of the cylinder as itrevolves. s
To Indicate when the contents of q
bottle have been partially removed and
replaced with an adulterant central
rod is placed in the bottle, with float
mounted on the rod to fall as the con-
tents are poured out, internal pawls
engaging notches on the rod to hold
the float down when the bottle II re-
6lled,
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FIGHT AT TIENTSIN.
The Chinese Forces Repulse the AL
lied Troops. @-.>
Army Of Two Thousand Men Will
Make Another Attempt to Relieve
the City-FOur Americans Are
Slain In the Battle.

Washington, June 25.-The navy de-
partment Saturday morning received
an important dispatch from Admiral
Kempff stating that an engagement is
now in progress between the United
States marines and other forces
against the Chinese army, outside Of
Tientsin. The following bulletin has
been issued by the department.:
Acting Secretary Hackett has this
morning received a dispatch from Ad-
miral kempff, dated Chefoo, June q. to
the effect that our marines under Maj.
Waller. together with 400 Russians, have
had an engagement with the Chinese
army near Tientsin. They could mot
break through the line. A force number
ing 1900. the admiral reports, is now ready
to tmalesanother attempt"
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was not great war. It did not have to
be-, he said, speaking Of the war with
Spain. and then waited for the ripple of
laughter which followed the declaration
I'VE have done SO well that our oppo-
nents use it as3,an argument for turning
US out" he said, smiling and showing his
teeth, and his audience responded with
cheers and laughter. His allusions to the
ice trust called forth the heartiest ap-
plause. with cries from the galleries Of
hit 'em again" and that's right, Ted
dy." g. ii a. -
II pity the democratic orator in New
York who mentions trusts" he declared
howled With laughter and shook the floor
with applause.
1.-THE insurrection in the Philippines
goes on because the insurrectionary al
lies Of the Tagals in the island of Luzon," "
declared the governor, "have given the
insurrection their moral If not material
support" When he declared with bril-
liant emphasis that the success of the
republican party In November meant
peace in the Philippines while the sue
cess of the opposition meant a prolonga-
tion of the struggle, the delegates and
spectators rose almost as one man ard
cheered. 4 ..
The closing words of the governor
brought another demonstration, and for
a minute it, seemed that the convention
would go mad and then and there make
two nominations instead Of one. Plumes
went uD and standards again left their
sockets to be waved on high. AS the gov
ernor left the platform he waved a salu=
tatton to the moving throngs. and one in
particular toward the radiant face of his
wife sitting just outside the area of dele
gates
Senator Thurston, the Demosthenes of
the senate: John w. Yerkes, an orator
from the Blue Grass state, and Gov.
Mount, of Indiana, also seconded Nc
Kinley's nomination, but before the latter
concluded the convention was impa atient
for vote, and several times tried to
howl him down.
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applause. When Pennsylvania vote was
announced by Senator Quay many of the
delegations arose and cheered.
Some of the states were not content
with casting their votes for Mckinley,
but the chairman announced the vote
which the candidate would receive in No.
vember. At the call of Hawaii the dele
cations stood and cheered the announce
ment of the new possession of it's two
votes for Mckinley.
The tally clerks quickly made the off,
cial summary and handed it to the chair.
man. Mr.. Lodge took the paper and ad.
vancing to the front of the stage said:
Unanimous ON First Ballot.
'"The total vote cast is $50. William Nc
ktnley has received $50 votes. 1t is a
unanimous vote and the chairman de-
clares that William Mckinley is your
nominee for the presidency for the term
beginning March 4, 1901" Now again
pandemonium broke loose in one swelling
chorus of enthusiasm for the new candi-
date. Up went the plumes and standards
Up stood the great audience, men and
women, mingling their shouts and their
frantic demonstration.
The band played Rally Round the
Flag and the Hamilton club OF Chica-
go marched down the aisle, preceded by
New York and followed by Pennsylvania.
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DiAastrOuS Rnina.

Birmingham, Ala, June 25.-Heayy
rains the past few days have done great
damage. 1t has rained every day this
month in this section, the total rain
fall since the 1st of April being 24.o2
inches, as compared with an annual
rainfall of about 45 inches. Reports
from the farming districts are that the
fields have been so soaked with water
that farmers have been unable to do
any work for several weeks. and grass
is running away with the crops. Cot
ton has suffered more than any other
crop, while fruit and vegetables are
rOtfinp
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LEADERS ARE NAMED.
Republican Ticket to Be Mckinley
and Roosevelt. it, 4ss~
Both Are Nominated Unanimously-
summarySof Of the Proce edings Dur
Ing the Three Days Of the Z,
Convention.

Philadelphia. June 22,-President McKin-
ley was unanimously renominated for
president of the United States by the
republican national convention at l:48
o'clock Thursday, and an hour and, ten
minutes later Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, of
New York, was unanimously selected to
stand beside him in the coming battle.
The scenes attending the selections were
tumultuous. Such unanimous ,demonstra-
tioris TN honor Of the nominees OF q ma.
tional convention have never been equaled
perhaps in the history Of politics in this
country It is expected that the commit
tee to inform President Mckinley of his
nomination will perform its duty at Can
ton. O., July L. -
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KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
by FilipinOs-NineO of Them
Are Killed.

Manila, Jv:1e 25.-A detachment of
40 men of the Fortieth regiment, Capt.
Thomas Millar comma nding, left Taga-
yan de Misamis, island of Mindanao:
scouting, June 13. The morning of
June IA they encountered strongly
ambushed and intrenched force of the
enemy. The Americans attempts to
charge were frustrated by the Fill
pinos' pitfalls and traps. The advance
line, consequently, was under a heavy
fire in front and on it's flanks. and fell
back on Tagayan. The American loss
was nine men killed and two officers
and ten men wounded.
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England, according to official re-
ports. has lost something like $4,000
men in the eight months fght ting with
the burghers. These losses are enough
to sadden England, but Americans who
remember the days of the civil war
will regard such loss as hardly worthy
of attention. There were weeks in
Grant'scampaign when the union army
lost as many men as the whole British
casualty list to date; there were bat
ties where more men were killed in a
single day than have been slain by the
Boer bullets in the whole South Afri-
can war.
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The German government, after an
extensive series of observations, has
ascertained that the trees most liable
to be struck by lightning is the oak.
Other growths follow with varying
degrees of probability, the beech be-
ing most exempt from unpleasant Wis
it's of the electric fluid.
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The 20 young men sent to this coun-
try by the Argentine Republic to study
agriculture and stock raising, are now
in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Brook
lyn, diligently learning the English
language in order to make the best of
their opportunities when they enter
the agricultural colleges next fall.
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Immigration to the United States is
unusually large at the present time.
The figures for every month of the
current year show an increase over
those for the corresponding periods in
any previous year with one OF two e~-
ceptions. The. total immigration for
the month of May is given as 56,s12,
and the figure for the present month
is sure to be much larger.
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The government has collected the
statistics of death by lightning in this
country during 1899. The total is 563,
theIlargest number ever before Official
ly reported. Prof. Henry, the compiler,
makes these important suggestions:
Persons in house during thunder
storm should avoid chimneys and open
windows. The middle of the room is
probably the safest part. In. the open,
persons should never seek the shelter
of trees. Wire fences and live stock
should be avoided. If on horseback, it
would be we'll to dismount and wait
until the storm passes"
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Frank Reglid, a handsome young
New York actor, 80 years of age, has
been made a millionaire by the death
of his aged wife. When the couple
were married in 1894, the wife was 10
and he was "a. She gave him q we'd
ding present of $4,000 in cash, and
now he gets a million. And this is
1nvol
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The experts estimate that the
orange crop of Florida this year will
be 1,00O,O0O boxes, and that the average
price received will be two dollars per
box. 1t has not been many months
since those same experts" were tell
ing us that fires were being built in
the orange groves of Florida in an ef-
fort to save few of the trees, and
that the crop would be an absolute fail
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The states of Texas, Mississippi and
Georgia have recently abandoned the
system of hiring out convicts, but have
employed them to advantage on farms,
especially in raising cotton. This form
of employment has been found to work
the least injury to free labor and to
assure the best returns.
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Among those who assisted President
Monroe to lay the corner stone Of an
arsenal at Philadelphia was Frederick
Fraley, who was then 13 years of age.
Now, aged o6, he is the oldest man in
the active business life of Philadelphia,
going to his Office daily as president
of q savings bank.
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THE SECOND DAY, !
Platform L. Adopted, But Sonin.-

Platform II Adopted, But Nomina-
tions Are Deferred
Convention Hall. Philadelphia June 20
1T was almost II o'clock whjn the ad-
vance guard of the great ariy of vis-
itors crossed the schuylkill atl besieged
the doors of the convention hall.
At 1926 Senator Wolcott raj bed for or
der. Immediatelysth the band started sup
the "Star-Spangled Banner, and the
vast audience rose en- masse, fov. Roose-
vert. as on Tuesday. being, trst on This
feet. Senator Wolcott again raped for
order, as the swelling STRAINS floated
away, welding the heavy malet with his
left hand. When the confusitn had sub
sided. Rev. Charles M. Boswell opened
the proceedings with prayerl
sssss 5ssr Permanent OFxani8&ion. 5sE
Gen. Grosvenor. Of Ohio. hairman .of
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Hav;rg rounded }out a useful life of
IS years, Mrs. william E. Gladstone
died in Hawarden castle, where she
was born. She was the handsome Miss
Glynne when she married Mr.. Glad
stone in 1899, but she never cared to
shine in society. Her life work was
done in her home as wife and mother.
Got only did she rear large family of
children into useful manhood and
womanhood, but for nearly 60 years
she stood tenderly by the side of her
illustrious husband and helped him in
a thousand ways. She was an ideal
mother and q devoted wife.
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Mrs. S. j. Lippincott, known to thou
sands by her pen name of ''Grace Green
wood" has left Washington, and will
in future reside with her daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Hall Winslow, at New
Rochelle, n. Y. For many years Mrs.
Lippincott has been leading literary
figure at the national capital.
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THE OPENING SESSION.

Senator Wolcott Temporary Chair
naA-A Roosevelt Denomination.
: Philadelphia, June a.-Chairman Hanna
surveyed an imposing spectacle when he
called: the twelfth republican national
convention to order in the Export 1ex-
position building in West Philadelphia
at 1885 Tuesday. Fully 1900 men and
women were present. ;, .. 49,:
Just before Chairman Hanna was ready
to drop his gavel. Gov. Roosevelt entered
and the vast audience was electrified. He
stalked in at the main door. The ap-
plause that announced his appearance
swept over the vast amphitheater and
swelled into great roar as he made his
way towards the seats of the New York
delegation. Fully two minutes 1t took
for HINT traverse the length of the hall
to his place near the stage. All that
tiyne the roar followed him and the hand
kerchiefs rose and fell like the wings of
RullS over a summer sea.
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A funny census man in New York
concluded his questioning of one
household by adding: us this hot
enough for you?" He was kicked into
the middle of the street and the po-
lice very properly refused to interfere.
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The Philadelphia firm which refused
to furnish the government with GER
tain warship apparatus because it's
proprietors are opposed to war was
the Haines Gauge company. They are
members of the Society of Friends. 1t
is said to be the first case of the kind
on record in the United States.
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The Pacific cable will consist of three
sections-the first joining Monterey
and Honolulu, the second reaching
from Hawaii to Guam, and the third
stretch making the last long reach to
Manila, each of the three sections be-
ing over 1000 miles long. 1t is big
contract, but the Yankee never yet
found anything too big for him to at
tempt. and he will not be dismayed by
this task,
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4 WEEKS ! ) HISTORY J
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

An appeal has been issued by the
Woman's Army and Navy League of
Washington for aid for the library ut
Manila, r. T., established as a memo
rial to the heroes of the war. E,
: In. Washington a monument to. the
memory of Samuel Hahnemann, found
er of the homeopathic school of medi1
cine, was dedicated.
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Those who had succeeded in grasp
ing the pronunciation of places of un-
dying interest in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines can now begin all over
again on places of great current in
terest in China
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Aged Conductor Dead.

St. Paul, Minn., June 25. = Henry.
Finehout, aged 81, believed to have
been the oldest railroad conductor in
the world, died at his home here Sum
day. His railroad service extended
over period Of 60 years, and he never
had an accident,
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THE VOTING BEGINS.


All the State Delegations IMAM Inn O us
for Mckinley.
The restive listeners broke In with
many demonstrations and calls of vote" d"
and Chairman Lodge was kept busy with
his gavel trying to maintain sufficient Or
der for the speaker to be heard. AS he
closed the convention again demanded a
vote and the chairman announced that
the roll of states would be called for the
vote on the nomination for president. At
1897 the vote began for the presidential
candidate. The galleries were noticea bly,
attentive. and there was no unusual
demonstration among the delegates unit;
New York's vote was announced by Chair
man Odell. This brought out a round of
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Two Boys Drowned.

,Winona, Minn., June ,25.-Herbert
Wigdale, aged IL years, and Floryan
Losinski. aged six years, were drowned
here early Sunday evening. Both boys
were in bathing, Losinski's stepped into
deep hole and Wigdale. in attempting
to rescue him, was also drowned.
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John Ethridge's two daughter.
were killed by.lightningGi in their home
near Charlotte. N. G..
The. wheat5crop ii Kansas is 100000.
600 bushels, and 10000 men have been
imported to hep harvest it. :. =,
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If anything, the Chinese names are
worse than those of South Africa. In
place Of "fontein" we have "ching" and
"chang" and "chow." -.

Awoman who wears stuffed bird on
her hat is liable to a fine of from $25 to-
$50 in Arkansas, law to that effect
having recently been provided by the
LEGISLATURE 49, -
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Convention Called to Order.

Chairman Hanna at 1886 called the con-
vention to order. The prayer was then
offered. Col. Dick then stepped forward
and read the formal call for the conven-
tion. After the reading of the call Mr..
Hanna delivered the address Of welcome.
He said no mistake had been made in
bringing the convention to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Hanna went on: Here was the
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tion. then presentsd fhats committee s r.
port W. Ri " sS ~
Thisyreport ., wasafalso put through with
*"'The chair announces as 4 COMMITTEES
to escort Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to
the chair. Mr.. Wolcott. Gov Shaw Of
Iowa. and Gov, Theodore Roosevelt of
New York."
A"cheer went up, strong and long-con-
tinued, as this group of names fell from
tho chairman's Hps. 4Theacheers echoed
continuously until MI. Lodge. after greet
Ing Ar. ~Wolcott. turned to the audience.
and began his address. a.........
Senator tLodce scone46ded at 1:37.s He
lad spoken 50 minutes Then followed
the usual gavelsDresentations.s8 H
+ Gen. Bineham, Of Pennsylvania, was
now recognizedsto present the una animous
report of the committee on rules He
said that in the main the rules Of four
ana eight years ago had been adopted.
leaving it for the convention tosmake. any
marked departure from the former pro.
cedure.
5s&S Quay Offers Amendment.
Senator Quay. in q light suit, with vest
unDuttoned. was recognized as the read
ing OF the report was concluded and was
greeted enthusiastically as he stepped
into the middle aisle to offer an amend
ment g the rules IL This embodied en- the
proposition to reduce the representation
gate for each 10000 votes cast, with fou,
deleEa ties tat lafke, FOR eachfstate
ME- Quay, suggested that as the
statement was long and would be print
ed In the afternoon papers, action upon
his: proposition. which only affected rules
day and that the remainder of the report
be adopted. E., He backed his suggestion
with a motion.
John r. Lynch. a colored delegate from
Mississippi. stood on his chair and Sc
CURED recognition for a substitute to the
Quay amendment. This recited that in
anyrstate where the right to vote was
abridged because of race, color or previ-
Gus condition of servitude, the repre-
sentation ine congress should be reduced
In proportion to the extent Of the dis
franchisement. >. :, ..>..., .. =,
A point Of order was promptly made
that the substitute was not germane, and
Chairman Lodge Sustained the point.
At this point the convention threatened
to get into parliamentary tangle over
the adoption of the rules and proposed
amendments. Mr.. Quay's motion finally
prevailed that rules l and 12, with his
amendment. go over until Thursday, aft
er which the other rules were agreed to
Platform Presented.
With this out of the way Senator Fair
banks of Indiana. chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions. was recognized to
present the platform to the convention.
Senator Fairbanks concluded the read
Ing of the platform at 2:5O. He moved
that the platform be adopted and on that
motion demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded by Senator
Ransbrough of North Dakota and Sena-
SRwnl1 ND
was agreed to. and the motion then was
declared by Chairman Lodge to be unan-
imously adopted.
After the applause had subsided Sena-
tor Foraker was recognized to make his
motion to adjourn, until ten o'clock Thurs
day morning. The motion prevailed with
out dissent, and at 3:13 p. m. the conven-
ton adjourned
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kansas Farmer. May Combine.

Wichita, Kan, July p. - Kansas
and Oklahoma wheat growers are
talking of forming an organization
by which they may handle the large
crops harvested and get the highest
possible price for their output.
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THE LAST DAY.
The Nominating Speeches Arouse
Much 3Enfhusiasm

Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June ,22-
The republican national convention as.
sembled for its concluding session Thurs
day morning. The attendance was the
largest yof any session.
Enthusiastic demonstrations greeted
Gov. Roosevelt, Senators Hanna and De-
pew and ex-senator Quay upon their en-
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Rnrn Themselves Out.

Phoenix, Ariz., June 25.-The great
forest fires in the Buachuca mountains,
in Cochise county, have burned them
selves out. Many thousand acres are
denuded ind $500, 900 worth of fine lum-
ber has been destroyed. A prospector,
o. L. Noyes, originally from Kansas
City, is believed to have lost his life.