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THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION IN AMERICA.

III 1880, which ran between Baltimore
and the Point of Rock. and it was on
this line that, Peter Cooper's famous
engine first ran. Before this time no
other than horse power was thought
of in the passenger service, but Coop
er had finally persuaded the man.
ayers of the road to give his engine,
called the Tom Thumb, trial. It
was constructed after his own plans,
and pulled carload of passengers at
the rate of Is to 10 miles an hour,
marvellous speed at that time. That
was the first American-built locomo-
tive, and that was the first trip made
by one.
A little later in the same year the
South Carolina railroad was built,
running between Charleston and
Hamburg, distance of 1876 miles.
This railroad was the first ever built
with the design of using steam as it's
motive power, and also the first that
ran regularly in the United States.
It was also in this year {1s3O) that
the first railway line in England was
opened, the Liverpool & Manchester
railway.
It was on the. South Carolina rail-
road, in 1881, that the first locomo-
tive explosion in the United States
occurred, when a negro fireman, to
save himself work, tied down the
safety valve. with disastrous effects.
The negro was killed and the en-
gineer badly scalded.
One of the first locomotives used in
the United States is still in existence
to-day. It is the John Bull, which
was imported from England in 1881,
and did excellent service for more
than 80 years. It is preserved by the
Pennsylvania company, and is very
interesting relic.
There was practically a new era in
railroad building opened when the
Hudson River railroad, running from
New York to Albany, was completed
in 1851. No line of any length had
been before attempted, and its sue
cess seemed to stimulate railroad
building all over the country. II
Various experiments had been made
up TO this time to build locomotives
with electricity as the motive power,
but with little success. AS, early as
1885 an electric railway motor was
built by Thomas Davenport, at
Springfield, Mass, and one built in
1851 attained the speed of 10 miles per
hour, but thus far they have not been
able to supersede the steam affair for
all commercial purposes. sl5
When we think Of our lightning
mail service of to-day, when letter
can travel from the Atlantic across
the continent to the Pacific in about
four days, and then consider the prim-
tive pony express service of about 40
years ago, the advances made certain
~ seem marvellous, The hrst overland
mail from San francisco by. this serv-j
ics reached st. Louis October 9, 1858,
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/ the boolra q % Bible. Us.
tblaclkss 81 ton hays bs "a
forbidden By the police auth titles Is
do any shining 4 on Sundays 81 tho
public streets o. the city.
Alvarez Calderon, the new Peruyian
minister &C Washing on, has placed.
two OF hin sons and two Aephews -
students at the Maryland d ltnral
college at Hyattsville. They are to
take the regular course in agriculture
sind mechanics. sss ,s.sss
s The bishop Of Liyerp Hrs issuesa
new code Of rules for confirm & HON.
He desires that girls a,nould reirr11fn
from the use aot long pins 81 thesha
assthe presence ofs such pins frequent.
" results in the bishop fingers being
slacerated during the ying 81 ot
hands .s<
One member <of the British parlia.
ment, recently dissolved Capt. seeley.
though alive and well, never took his
seat. He was. elected to 50 vacancy
while. he was in the service in South
Africa and was. unable To- leave the
field to take up his peaceful duties;
He is still in South Africa.
The memory of Harry N. Pillsbury,;
the chess player, is simply marvel us.,
AT South Bethlehem, Pa, the other
evening, when blind folded, The stimuli:
taneously played "a game of whist,
won nine out; Of ten games of chess
and memorized so words selected ~
guests the FIRST three words being
hlogistine, periosteum and taka-
diastase. 8. ''s II sssS
Ex-Speaker Reed, being himself a
most methodical man likes those
about him to be as punctual in bust.
ness matters as he is. The other day
he reprimanded an Office boy for the
hardness of his arrival at the office.
SWELL" said the hoy, "you saio there
was nothing like regularity, and az
I'd been an hour late for the past
two weeks didn't like to change my
method and come in on time to-day
Two years ago Nine. Alva, q singer
famous in Australia, volunteered to
sing one evening at Benoigo before
some nuns who were about to go into
retreat. She is. now informed that
wealthy Australian, in recognition
of her kindness, ''as we'll as Of her
magnificent endowment as vocalist"
has left her $175,O00, which is at the
rate of $4,000 for each of the seven
songs she rendered. Nine. Alva is q
Protestant. ~ & H. tE Il
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MAJ. Uen.. JOnn
,lG: g! MAXWELL a:
In English mill
tary circles the ap77
pointment is com 3: !.
sidered an excel.
lent one, as the; Of
fcer has an envia-
BILE reputa t i on;
but he certainly
has a greater task
at present than
has ever been as
signed to him be-
-
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titled poor Of Eu-
r ope seeking
richly d o wr,ie d
brides in America,
and it. is q pleas
ure to record an
instance in which
the usual order Of
things seem to be
!. reversed, and an
American woman
10 to be accorded
+ he :privilegeaof
IL <S-Ts.-s y :, u So -
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Chicago to G o M
plete h is active
service in the Unit
ed States army.
There are yet near
ly two years be-
fore the date of his
retirement, and as
the next highest
military post in
!. the. gift Of the gov
eminent is the
command at Gov
ernor's island, N.
"
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10 Be Buried In P.le.tine..

The heart Of the late marquis Of
Butte Is to be taken from the body,
carried to the Holy Lana and bur
led on the summit Of Mount Olivet.
The marquis was a devout Roman
Catholic sand expressed g wish
before he died that his heart IS 20
disposed Of. ,5. *7s u s.
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velvet and satin sides of the ribbon.
The latest matinee bag is of fancy
colored leather, suspended by a ribbon
over one shoulder.#gsThe bag is. large
enoughsto. hold, opera glasses, purse,
handkerchief, odor flask aud any 9TH
er desirable trifles.
The new muffs are large and varied
in style between the soft round mutf of
fur, with tails across one side, and the
dainty little novelty Of velvet, fur and
chiffon: One kind Of large muff is
drawn up at the top, where three little
heads are the finish, with some gold
tassels attached to gold cords. '
Feather boa holders have a safety pin
fasten which is secured to the coat
or. gown at the back, and the boa can
be slipped into the long curves of the
gold or silver above and held in place:
I The shaped belt is still popular and
likely to remain so for some time, as it
tends to accentuate the downward dip
of the waist line that now is considered
"the only wear" Some are so deep as
: to be really corselets, others narrow
49, I1AOs 5ACA INCL DCAt SllAA is WOCu
with walking, golfng and wheeling cos
TUNES.
High Louis XIV. heels are the correct
thing for dressy shoes, and colored
suede slippers which match the gown
are one of the fads in footgear. If you
cannot afford a variety of shoes, brown
will answer every purpose with differ
ent, colored gowns. Of course, the
stockings must match the shoes.
The smallest possible bo!ero of fur
has appeared, and. makes ascharming
addition Of beauty and warmth to the
costume. It is usually without sleeves,
but sometimes has asbell-shaped sleeve
to the elbow. The fur gauntleted glove
forms desirable addition to this dain-
IT, jacket. x..~ .
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- : 49,. !. s-s,ts.Fls
even vel greater. ter. hon i
ors in st or e + o r
Baron and I a d y
Curzon than vice
roy and vicerine of
India. Rumo!r has
it that the bril-
liant young baron
is likely soon to
be premier of Eng
land. $780,.
Five years is
the allotted term
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, DANCING IN RUSSIA.
1t II Not a Mere Dress Parade, But the
Guests Keenly Enjoy
- Real Dance.

me mooern society Dali IN America
IS nttle more than a dress promenade,
out IN RUSSIAN Dallroom the guests
actually dance; they 90 not merely
snamDie TO and tro In 9 crowd,
crumpAng their clothes and running
their tempers, and call it set OF
quadrilles. They have ample space for
the sweeping movements and compli-
Gated figures OF all the orthodox ball
dances, and are generally gifted with
sufficient plastic grace to carry them
out in style. They carefully cultivate
dances calling for kind of grace which
is almost beyond the reach Of art. The
ma a. IS one OF the finest Of these.
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- 1J1e5 9 - III 1orss
III ERE are IS few: sof he rming
little move tiess and accessorie Of
dress hat one stan see iii almost
every store and Fhich capture somuch
.of our spare chan ge:l
a pretty eneet Of is given "a
black velvet ribbon, which is embroid-
cred with tiny bow 8 knots in gold
thread, the Knots showing on both the
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~HE inherited bo>x &pka;f ne
~ correct thing in skirts ST.
NNE of the real fashion authorities.
~ a person whose word is accepted
asafnalin the realm OF. the mode,
says the prevailing method of finish
ing the back of the winter skirts will be
in an inverted box plait.s 81 .ss 4
But it would hardly take a fashion
expert to see that at the present time,
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Gen. Otis I'm Chicago

Unless the unexpected happens Maj.
Gen. E. S. Otis has settled down in
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The Tables Turned.

So frequently has it occurred that
we have grown quite accustomed to the
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Promofionl- ~ Cnr.onl,.

According to rumors that come
down from high places, it is possible
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Is story Of Mason. ss ~
1 Senator William E. Mason, OF Illinois,
= . good story teller, and can usually
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New Governor of Transvaal.
Lord Roberts has named as the first
military governor of the Transvaal
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are wee steel buttons on the yoke and
sleeves and a smartly arranged bow of
taffeta at the yoke.
Il SARAH DAVIDSON.
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Nesnarafian.

You'd pu MARI "a old mon for his
8 Ell, YES; Il I couldn't 81 Il am
other way Town Topics.
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Before annexation of Cass county
townships to Hubbard
fascinated population. of parts of old
Kittson county before division into Kilt
son and ROseau. y .,..sz
ESTIMATED population of parts of old
Polk county before division into Polk and
Red Lake. 80,
The population of the White Earth In
dian reservation is 3, 1856.
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HEARTY Co-oPERATIoN EXPECTED
Mr.. Hay ACTS PROMPTLY.
URGING THE POWERS TO RUSH RE-
LIEF TO PFKING.
IBF TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1suxr.1


Washington. July 20-As q result Of the re-
oeipt OF the Conger dispatch Secretary Hay. who
had come to regard the Picking situation as al
most hopeless. acted with great energy to-day to
bring all conceivable force together in the effort
to effect a rescue Minister Conger's message
was promptly sent to the American representa-
lives in London, Paris. Berlin. ST. Petersburg,
Rome and Toxic with instructions to urge upon
each Government the necessity for immediate
CO operation of the forces 10 advance TO the
gates Of Picking. He also redoubled his efforts
70 hold the Viceroys together against the Boxer
movement and to encourage them TO use their
influence at Picking to save the legations. Much
reliance is placed by the State Department in
Minister Wu's anxiety 10 have his friends be-
come responsible for the welfare of the Chris
tisns and foreigners. He has been unceasing in
his attempts to convince the high officials of all
parts Of China that the Powers are bound to
the declarations Of the United States which dis
oountenance further partition of the Empire and
only demand the same rights for foreigners in
China that Chinese enjoy in other lands.
Under the circumstances, many officials II not
all Of them. believe that the safety Of the lega
lions and their ultimate relief depend much
more on the goodwill and interest Of the infiu-
entail Chinese than it does upon the allied
troops, particularly those Of Russia and Japan,
which are likely TO be most resisted by the Chi
nese armed forees
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e1ce for the losses of Friday and Saturday. at
twenty thousand to twenty-five thousand men.
or about ten times great as that of the
column which Admiral Seymour led toward
Picking. If such a movement was made with a
force Of, say, ten thousand men. ii might per-
heps succeed. provided IL received the aid and
cooperation Of the Chinese authorities who have
been striving TO protect the lives Of the Minis
tiers and other foreigners wnen it arrived before
the walls of Picking and also provided the force
was supplied with sufficient means of trans
portation. subsistence. etc There is strong rea-
to believe that the expeditionary force is not
we'll or adequately furnished in the latter re-
spects unless IL has supplied itself from the
stores found in Tien-Tsn. which are said to
have been abundant before the recent disturb
ances. The holding Of Tien-Tsin with = strong
garrison viii probably oe found necessary. As
heretofore indicated in these dispatches, ii COM
mands the northern entrance Of the Grand Canal
through which Is brought large proportion OF
the food supplies for the city of Picking. with
fits enormous population. In case of a prolonged
occupation Of the country the Importance OF
controlling this artery of supply and communi
cation could hardly be overestimated.
The Official information in possession Of the
War Department in regard to the number Of
effective troops Of the respective Powers now in
North China or In arrive there within the next
ten days is exceedingly indefinite and defective,
and efforts are being made 10 correct and sup
piement 81. The press dispatches from various
quarters in regard to this matter have been so
contradictory and indefinite that the officials
have abandoned their efforts to reconcile or
verify them by comparison.
HEARTY COOPERATION EXPECTED.
AS respects the hearty cooperation Of all the
International troops the ground and
their readiness to advance on Picking to rescue
the legations misgivings felt by the mill
tary and naval authorities here. They expect
that another attempt to reach Picking will soon
be made and some OF them hope that It is now
IN progress. Army officers Of high rank to-day
expressed the opinion that Il the Tien-Tsin Chi
nese army had been defeated. was the
golden opportunity for a dash toward Picking.
which would probably prove a successful one.
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TO STOP ARMS FOR CHINA.

London, July 20.-In the House of Commons
to-day. replying to a question relative to the
expectation OF arms to China A J. Bafour. the
First Lord Of the Treasury and Government
leader in the House. said It impossible in
the present state OF the law 10 prohibit such ex-
portation. but the matter was extremely
pressing a bill would to-day be introduced to
give the Government the necessary power. Such
a bill subsequently introduced in the House
Of Lords by Earl HaIsbury, Lord High Chan
cellor. The bill prohibits the expectation of
arms ammunition TO China under severe
penalties
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PIRACY AT HONG-KONG.

London. July 20.-A Hong Kong disra:rA re-
ports daring act Of piracy within the larbor
there. A score OF pirates armed with receivers
seized launch and took it up the Cantor River
capturing two junks the wav bffa: footing
the craft the pirates abandoned them
The rumor is again current in Shanghai that
the Empress and Emperor are preparing to re-
tire from the aptai to See -Ngan-Foo
The authorities at ST. Petersburg are satisfied
that the measures for the relief Of Hardin (Which
Is identical with Charbin) will he successful
With view to showing his good faith the
Chinese Minister at ST. Petersburg has begged
the Russian Foreign Secretary to examine all
dispatches arriving for the Legation before their
delivery.
Indian troops are daily arriving ct Hong Kong
the way Taku.
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PRESIDENT GREATLY GR4TIFIED.
THE NEWS OF MINISTER CoNGER's SAFETY
REACHES HIM AT CANTON

Canton. Ohio. July 20-The President re-
turned from Washington at 10 o'clock this
morning. His first news of Minister Conger's
dispatch was handed to him the instant he
left the train by The Associated Press CORE
spondent. Scanning the bulletin, he gave evil
dence Of pleasure at the news Later, when
the State Departments statement first reached
him by The Associated Press, adding strength
70 the genuineness Of the news, he was more
visibiy gratifei. Those near the President have
known for days past that he has never given ur
hope that Minister Congc7 was alive
The President lost no time in resumine the
quiet and restful habits he was enjoying here
when the affairs Of State called him back TO
the capital few days ago Much business.
forwarded from Washington. came in the mails
ard By telegraph TO occupy his time but after
II was disposed CT there was ample time 10
rest in a fashion Impossible in the White House
In the afternoon the President and Mrs McKin-
ley took long drive in the country.
Cleveland Ohio, July Ex-senator Hanna was
Informed to-day Of the news concerning Min
lister Conger's safety by long distance telephone
from the Presidents house at Canton by Score
tary Cortelyou. The latter stated that the Presi-
dent was oVerjoye0 result Of the long de
lsyed tidings from the Minister.
SenatOr Hanna has arranged to 20 to Canton
Tomorrow for a conference with the President
He will be accompanied by Mrs. Hanna
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WHAT MINISTER coNGER's BROTHER
SAYS

Los Angeles Cal, July 20-To the Rev E L.
Conger. Of Pasadena. a brother Of Minister Con
ger, was shown by an Associated Press reporter
to-day copy Of the dispatch received by the
State Department.
1t is directly in line with what l have felt
end have thought all along" he said. L have
never given up the hope that the legatoners and
foreigners in Picking were still alive but felt.
end Of course feel more than ever now. that they
are IN dire distress and help must get to them
soon or they viii perish miserably. The United
States is proceeding along the safest and best
lines. doubt and I only trust. for the
sake OF my beloved brother and the others who
there, that there viii be not a moments de-
lay, as long as there is hope OF reaching Picking
before massacre takes place"
The Rev. Mr. Conger also received a dispatch
from the State Department this morning trans
hitting TO him the message from his brother
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LONDON STILL SKEPTICAL.
Continued from pnEe one1

House Of Commons and in every club over these
points lest night. and the only conclusion from
which there was dissent was that the memo
rial service appointed for Monday at St Paul's
Cathedral was premature since there still a
strong proha bility that the embassies were hold
ing out
One Of the best Informed men Of the veteran
military service told me that he accepted the
text of Mr.. Congers message a full and salts
factory proof that the Ministers alive.
When asked how he could explain the pro-
tracted defence OF the inclosure protected by a
palisade OF moderate height. he asserted that
the military guards had probably seized a COM
handing position on the Great wall, where
they. had held the n1obs at bay. He
also was confident that the Ministers and the
women had been transferred by secret passage
under the wall into the Imperial City and had
been hidden in the palace. Another veteran Of
the Consular Service in China informed me that
while he could not account for the American
Minister'S reputed message, he could not com
prehend how it had been possible for so weak
and indefensible a position the British EN-
bassy Enclosure to be held for weeks against
persistent assaults Of soldiery armed with ar
tery and that he was reluctantly forced to
believe that the Ministers and all refugees had
persisted.
MINISTERS MAY BE HOSTAGES.
There was another view which found much
support among many of the best informed mem
bers of Parliament, namely, that the Ministers
were held as hostages by the Chinese Govern
ment- This was based upon evidence that af
fairs in Peking were not in a state of chaos
and anarchy. and that some responsible mind
directing the policy Of the Government
Siberia has been invaded the southern Vice
roys instructed to send troops northward, Ii
Hung Chang he's been ordered to Picking and an
attack upon the foreign quarter of Tien-Tsn
been scientifically arranged. 1t was not diffl-
cult. when there were so many proofs of the
influence of a directing mind. TO believe that
the Empress Dowager was still in power, that
the Ministers were not cut off from communi-
cation with the palace and that Mr.. Conger
had received and had been allowed to answer
the message from the State Department.
That the Chinese authorities bent upon
dividing and confusing the Powers is evident
from the contradictory budget OF dispatches re
ceived yesterday at various capitals, but there
is no conceivable motive for duplicity required
for forging with the aid of the code book the
amazing message attributed to Mr. Conger or
for forwarding earlier intercepted dispatch
a reply TO Secretary Hays inquiry
If the Empress Dowager wished to detach the
would not be likely to accomplish her purpose by
representing that the American Minister was
alive and in imminent peril. I. N F.
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CRITICISM OF MR.. RoCKHIIL.

The Rev DR.. A B. Leonard and the Rev. DR..
II K Carroll, of the Foreign Missionary Society
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, both expressed
unfavorabe opinions yesterday regarding the ap-
rointnent Ct William w Rockhin as a special
Envoy to China, the ground that he was not in
sympathy with the missionaries or with the Chi
DR.. Carroll said that he considered the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Rockhill poor one as he Will be
persona non grata to the Chinese If the reports
OF the missionaries concerning his feeling toward
them when serving a Second Secretary of the Le-
cation Picking in 1855 true The mission
aries Dr. Carroll said reported that he looked
upon the Chinese with contempt and had no sym
pathy with missionary effort. DIT, Leonard said
"a more unfortunate appointment than that OF
w W Rockhl could not have been made. He is
thoroughly distasteful TO the missionaries"