The Conway log cabin., 1900-08-21

1900, $2,312,3;
 spent for pens
 that amount ns
 diers have been
 of $4s, ,s85,3S2.
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 ed the provisional
 bration next Decer
 tennial of the estal
 seat of government
 of Columbia. The
 for reception by Pr kinley at the executive the morning of the day O.. bIation, to the governors who are members of the e with appropriate addresses, ed by commemorative exere congress in the afternoon, a military and naval parade.
 A semi political club of New leans has sent the following C. lenge to one Miss Jewett, who, |. dispatches state, headed a meetir of colored people in Boston and de- nounced the action of the whites of the Crescent City during the recent trouble, when half dozen people met death at the hands of negro desperate and as many more were killed by infuriated mobs: You may be white to the people of Bos- ton, but in our eyes you are blacker than the negro fiend, Robert Charles. Seeing that you threaten to come with an army of 10000, this club invites you to come as the blacks Joan of Arc. We would slay your army of crusaders in less time than it took Charles to kill the police officers" Indictments have been returned and arrests made of a num- Der of rioters, but it will be almost impossible to secure sufficient evil dence to convict any of the accused.
 Bill Taylor, a notorious outlaw and train robber, who took part in holding up a Santa Fe train in Texas in 1898, was captured in Mexico last week, but not until he had killed the man who betrayed him. Bud Newman was one of Taylors pals in the above holdup, when the fireman and engineer of the train were killed. When ar rested Newman turned states evil dence, and acted as guide to aid in running down Taylor. The lat ter became aware that Newman was following him through the noun tains. and he lay in wait for him, shooting him through the heart. Taylor was himself badly wounded by Newman.
 The Shah of Persia, who narrowly escaped assassination in Paris last week. has abandoned his contem- plated visit to England and will re- turn home immediately.
 Anarchists propose to hold an in- ternational congress in France next month. It would be blessing to induce all the anarchists in the world to attend this meeting if soma machinery of law could be put in motion to mete out to them the pun ishment they deserve.
 The Canadian parliament has en- acted a law prohibiting the landing sf pauper immigrants at any port in Canada.
 The Italian consul at Chicago has applied 10 the police for protection from anarchists, who have threaten I'd his life.
 During the fiscal year ending June 10th there arrived at the port of New York 34l,79l immigrants, the largest number since 1893. The immigration at the port of New York during the year was greater than at the other twenty one cities at which aliens are received.
 A dispatch received at the war department on the 9th stafed that the allied forces were meeting with Atubborn resistance in their march teward Pekin. An engagement took place at Pietsing, twelve miles from Tien Tsin, on the 4th, when the allies lest 1900 in killed and wounded, but succeeded i'll forcing the enemy to retreat The Chinese outnumbered the foreigners three | A. A.,a3