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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07

Perullirans Of lifelong standing announce
,hcir intention To- vote for Bryan.
Particularly Is this the case with voters
OF foreign birth. We do not intend to say
that the country will go Democratic. bnt its
ma iority will he greatly l"sssnci unless the
Republicans arouse themselves to some form
oS activity. The writer had reason the other
t!ay TO v:-it West Oakland. and it was sur
pIiSinr t. note the chang" 81 heart ON the
part OF many who. in tn" past had been
sranch adh,ren-s OF Mckinley. Imperialism
was the reason given 10y some. trusts and
the fr;cnc!incss OF the administration
toward them by others. These arguments
are being used with good effect by Demo
cratic missionaries. and If the Republicans
do not combat them and show their fals'ity
they Will be treated TO surprise Of an IN
expected kind -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
MAY CALL A GENERAL COUNCIL.
Archbishops to Consider
That Question This Week.

Washington. oct. 6-One of the most i'm
pGrLaEt questions 10 he cons. .Gered by the
American AECib. shops at their meeting IN
MasaiI-tou next week Il is said, VIII be
the adNIsabiIty Ot CcrVening general
council OF the Catholic church in this CoCn-
Try at an early date.
sixteen years have elapsed since the last
IieuaTy council was held in The United
States. II WAS convened under Cardinal
GIbDuEs'S direction at Baltimore in NOycin-
b.r. 1851.
II l. stated hy the Roman authorities
that another jinS OF American pTelateS
ought to be held c"IucIdcnt with the open
Ing II new century. and as Bd .tiH4Ore has
been The field Of all the Episcopal cOun-hs
III this country since october, I>2j, wl.n
Archbishop Whitfield held the first. the See
Of Baltimore probably will be rhOsen as
the location for tine next meetins. 1t Is
tI, mother see of the union. having been
founded November =, l1sS. and originally
embraced the whoi" American RepubilC.
Ii Is learned that ~ least ten of tn"
American Archh,sEulS wifi take part in the
ne citing here next week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
WHITE MANS TIME TO THINK.
Bishop Grant Says Negroes Are
No Longer Seryile.

Hamilton. O.. oct. G-Tha North Ohio
African -. l. Confer uv" to-day adopted
after sensational debate. a report d.
clsriHs that the sources 10 whi"n many
OF he ci.aT.St h-a.S aud true; hearts "a
both races have hopefully looked FOR = so
luton Of III. so-c+lird ncsru problem.
namely. the church and the sch"o!houSe.
80, IN, from present facts and ind cations, to
give ultjmatc promise for disappointing Mt
and utter failure"
Bishop Grant of indianapolis, discussing
a.. report, said.
Il am an American citizen; this is my
country. | Hm not GpirG around TO 1Sk m"
white people what they are going TO DO
with us. Ne have reached the place where
We can say We are cons .d"ring whether we
will iet the white man stay ia this country
or not
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MRS. LAHGTRTS THEGTEH.
She Will Produce Marie Antoi-
nettc" ut the Imperial.

London, oct. 6.-Nrs. Lanrtry has ac-
GtiiIed tLs Imp, ri.! IEedJcr. Westminster;
for several years. She viii rCnyvatg IL st''i
open II Al the spring with Marie An
toincttc," which is now being written :or
her.
Yet another theatrical combination has
been formed. this time among the mus z
nall nanaEliS Of London. who have come
to an AGREEMENT to Tx maximum sum Tor
comic opera stars and who have also
agreed not to endrdvor to secure eaen on
,r : stars during the run Of pieces whoa
they are performing. This action Is Sdi1
to Re due to the huge salaries defns ndei
Among she Americans returning TO the
United States on the Cunard Line steamer
l.uCania today are Ma jOr General and MIS-
Wesley Merritt, the General appearing 10
be in splendid health after his honey moon
on the Continent. aud Colonel SAWYER. "1o
will present his report on Eurolean army
methods to the authorities at Washington
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Question Now Arises as 10 the
Extent of the States
Authority.
PROTEST CONES FROM MANILA.
Archbishop Chapelle Declares That
America Did Not Succeed spain
in That Counlry's Ecclesi-
asticai Rights.
EEPTTTIC SpECTAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
san Francisco. tai. Oct. 6.-Advices re
c.Ived from Manila state that In August
of last wear Major General Otis closed the
course of studies In the medical and mar
ruaccut.caI d.partmeuts OF tho -oth'ic
College. OF san jose. in Manila, and, &C
cord;ua. to the church authorities, inner
took To conf.-cate the c"Leg- and turn i
over to a private society, known os tA'
Philippine Medical Association
AGAINST this action the Archbishop oi
Manila protested before The lately appoint
ed United states philippine Comml-7''"'
His protest has - entity been FOLLOWED oy
an exhaustive statement by Archbishop
Chaucllc. the PapaI peiesate in the Ph!iip-
pines
..Ths whole qurs Ion" the Archbishop
saws. ..turIS on ta, nature OF IN" right the
S.a,.:sh ,;uvr.rrlru' hai in the COLLEGE he
rit,d States su,.-, - S:.alE Ia the isl'Ii'.S'
bgt It succeeds with i di1ier5Hce. IN span,
ish times there aS 4 un:un or ChLi'i ""'
stat. Under American rule suca Ltl"r -
unlawful Tae United Stasrs ~urce"'!s SPAN
only in SPANS civil ri-hts. II does h"t
succeed spain III Stain's eoclesidiilcd4
rights.
The question. therefore. To be solved Is
this. als SPANS rights IN the to4t'&' "i
IpSt, ana l.'f'-' l-siiaN IA '.iifA
yc th. same nature. rights which sitI!N
mon, the nature of thv civil power 'i q"
the aris, from agreements and concessions
made. ~ tl, ,ori.si. ..-;i'.tl aU'nuriuys- Co.,,
Thr ruutvntiru OF al. FIlplu' A'"i''t.
A-Suciatt.u l. tnat tn cnlirS" ui >,lh J'sf
wa, a civil institution. Ike inr state ~
leg, at i,,-rkeiy. al The cont nii'h "t '''S '
Archhi-h.p i- chat il Was a p."u~ N"9Ni
or privat. corporation placed IN the i''l'9
of the c.urch ior =. administration.
Archbishop ,Euu,Iie concludes ms st"I@-
U-ut: III, nv,
.''Tnc American Government VII. l an
sure not make the mistake of l-n.ilha -. -
,y;,r,; Ireland or Of Russia tG~&iH -
Shol,IG you take away the coi.eSe 81 '''t
los. frr:u tue administration ~ t.'t
,hu-ch on SOM. legal jecInic,tiity. II any
ryi.f~-and do rot Juink any can hc lulru
il would Be the imitation of Il GISas'F'u'
policy. II, ,.,,,.
Sysl.ulaticatly deceived the American -
:boTifi,s urr FitIin" rncdicO-l, the Sitta-
f,cli,u that would t"Crut To /" aaiirS %
In,klnc Rom" uowI. as me say!iE j.. ',-e
irsll; tn the church oT ihI' country, tie
I..rag, rueut Of a few thousand dollars ~
COM tn,s, things will not Ju~NiE Tue
Uuitac states in diveStinG the church OF
r,roueFti,- and franchises which She ""S
-.sfdily enjoyed for years
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Marine Intelligence.

New York, Oct. 6.-Arrived: Pretoria, from
Hamburg.
Queenstown, Oct. 6-Arrived: Cmbria
from New York, for Liverpool.
New York, Oct. 6.-Sailed: Ems Genoa,
etc; Ethiopia, Glasgow; Pennsylvania
Hsm,urg. via Plymouth. and CnerbourS:
Rotterdam Rotterdam. via Bouogne; Man
itou, London; Campanja. Liverpool.
Genoa Oct. 4-Sailed. Werra, New York,
via Naples.
York.
Antwerp. Oct 6.-Sailed: Kensilgton.
New York
Havre, oct. 6.-Sailed: La Lorraine. New
York.
Hong-Kong. Oct. 6.-Arrived previously:
China, San Francisco. via Hon olulu and
Yokohama
York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07

Catarrh

The cause exists i'll the blood. in
what causes inflammation of the
mucous membrane
Il is therefore impossible to cure
the disease by local applications.
II is positively dangerous to neg
lect it, because it always affects the
stomach and deranges the general
health, ard is likely to develop into
consumption.
Many have been radically and perma-
nently cured By Hoods Ssrsaparills. 1t
ci-anses the blood and has peculiar
Alternative and tonic effect. r. Long. Cali
fornis Junction, Iowa, writes: 81 had
ca;arrh three years, lost ny appetite and
could not sleep. Ny head panied me
and I felt bad all over. took Hoods
Sarsaparilia and now have a good ap-
petite, sleep we'll. and have no symptoms
of catarrh."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
DEATHS.


FOT-Niartin J. Foy. beloved son Of Mr..
Catherine FOy and b othe- o: Matt and Ellen p =
and tHe iaje William James Joan Foy aged 3;
years.
Funeral from rssi-ence. Nc. Zss O'Fallon street
Monday. Octcoer s. al ,. NJ. TO st. Patrick's
Church. thence TO Calvary Cemetery.
Deceased WAS Uenber OF locL Painters
Union. No a..
JACoJ Er-Suddeniy, At residence No. N
Grato: street. Rose Jacqust
Her funeral VIII take place from the ". s.
Clement Undertaking Rooms. No. 1875 Chestnut
street. Monday OctC Der g. 1870. at 7:so o'clock
a. m. 10 81. Johns Church. thence TO Calvary
Cemetery.
WAI.DSTEfN-cn SATURDAY. October g. 1870 q.
2:i5 D. m. Mr. Nathan Ws!'s;~in. aged s5 years
Funeral VIII take place from h Lite residence.
1924 ksn1ett pace. Monday, October g. AZ r.
II. Friends are invited 20 attend
Memphis. louisville and New Orleans pap.-s
please copy
For other Death Notices. see PAGE
Seven, Part Two.
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SHOT HIMSELF SEVEN TIMES.
San Antonio Suicide Showed an
Unusual Determination.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

san Antonio, Tex. oct. Erred Hermann,
4 carpenter 81 years old. single. ana in i'll
health. to-day killed himself With a Is
"a !iI.r pistol he ~n1t himself seven tifll-S'
before death occurred. liz ,mpti"i the five
chambers of his pistol in hi' left breast just
over the heart.
Death did not ensue at once. 80 he delib-
eratalv reloaded his weapon and fired one
shot into his head over the right ear. Thi5
bullet. however g.anCcd around and lodged
under th.. left eye Then ne fired the sew
curh shot, which enter the forehead, piow-
ing through the brain AID the skuIl. causing
almost Instantaneous death.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
place Ger biz books. card casa

CHEAPEST place Ger biz books card casa
etc, to Book store. l0i Market 81.
CHESTNUT ST. 33iO-Eiegiut furnished front
room fur Fntl-nlan. r-f noes exchanged: al
convent noes, rent reasonable
WEST CHESTNUT St. 3sl5-SIce,y furnished
rooms. W IA rTst-Cliss board In n GsTn house
PRIVATE watshraan's route, cheap s4t4 Penn
syiSsnls ave Cal after ..
OLIVE St. 1scl-Neatiy furnished front room,
also small room: hot HItsr. southern exposure
BERLIST.R s-smophone and % recorcs scod
a. n'w. 81. Satl Wells
O%E. d"1en hne BARRED Plymouth Rock chics-
ems; "A bargain. 4l.tt Lexington ave
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
RAILROADS.

1t IS reported that an agreement ha. been
formed TO control all foreign traffic from
Newport News.
The Rio Grande Western has agreed to
become a member Of the Transcontinental
Passenger Association.
The Arizona and New Mexico road Will
be made broad-gaused, and may be extended
10 FL Paso.
John d. Moore, superintendent Of the
Arkansas division Of the Iron Mountain, has
resigned.
J. Z. Davenport has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Choctaw
Route,
The Travelling Passenger Agents Couven-
p Mon will be held at Old Point Comfort. Va,
this week.
Two more Texas roads have submitted
annual reports to the State Commission.
A new line has been incorporated TO run
To Port Arthur.
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MORS GOLD FROM KlONDIKE.
Passengers on Two Boats Bring
Down at Least $50, 900.

S-at:ie. Wash. OCT. 1.-TWO hundred and
thirty-thr,e Alaska and British Yukon pas
stugS:S Cs4le on the steamers humboldt and
Alki, va:Cu arrived from the North to-day.
A cargo the yCSSeis had not less than S25N.-
CJ %; treasure. Twenty Cf the HGulcoidts
Ia klvudihe passengers owned the bulk Cs
that vessels cargo OF gold. Mrs. Barrett.
The wife OF a successful. man Oi Circle City,
had sack containing fully SlVVU worth OF
dust. Charles q. Denby and lily Catsford.
klondibe Operators AMI passengers on the
Iumbgidt, hal each about 50. 30
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
BELGIANS ORDERED RELEASED.
LII Hung Chang Anxious to Please
the Powers.

Tien-Tsin, Friday. Oct. 5.-Li Hung Chang
has ordered the release and safe escort to
Pekin of five Belgian engineers and fifteen
missionaries, who have been kept prisoners
many weeks at Pao-TingFu.
Ii Hung Chang is apparently doing his
utmost to please the Powers. His visit is
apparently indefinitely postponed
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
BRYAN LEADS IN
MIDChMP PAEGN POLL.


paicn Committee: Bryan is much stronger
stronger every day The dissatisfied el %
ment is getting back into line, and tryti
will poll almost the entire belhncfi,ic
strength in the State The strongest cVI-
dence is to be found in the organization ~
Democratic clubs whici, contain :" many
men who were opposed to brHtii IN ~.
Leslie Combs. chairman Republican CAM
paicn Committee: Il predict that Mchlh-
ley viii carry Kentucky as he did III 1890.
Aost 4 the Gold democrats MI aEal.
vote for Mckinley, as well as 4 great
many uf the anti-Goebel Democrats. ~
leVe that the Republicans viii carry IN,
Fourth Fifth and It9th S0hIi 9, E.,h ,.,-.'l',,,
which they now hold, While fusion with N"
anti-Cioebal Democrats Will prUta1iy triiS
successful issue In the First. Second and
Third districts"
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Md, oct. 6.-Chairmnn VAN
diver, democratic Central tOmEilitcc-
feel confident that Maryland Will he found
in the Democratic column tins year. IN"
counties Of the State, from all IN" reports
receive. are in frst-ciasS Democraur
shape. The volunteer forces are working
shoulder to shoulder all aionl the line.
a,d. knowing that We have no vast cam
pHign fund like the Republicans, are gov
to carry at least four o, tn. congressional
districts and hope for Il NTH. In this city
there is considerable detection among IN"
Gold Democrats but believe mat at least
two-thirdS Of these voters who were against
las In The last election VIII be with Us this
time.
Philip Lee Goiisborouch. chairman Of
the Republican state Central 'ommis tee:
'NcKInley's majority OF lS'6 cannot ne more
than cut in half, 50 tn" state viii give the
Republican electors lJ,ev majority. our
committee has been constantly at work and
in communication with the National Com
mitte-. There Is harmony all alonG Il" line.
The Gold Democrats are making a Sple!alt
lght for us and We So" no reason TO fear
those of our friends who are not entirely
with us on some of the other issues. In
Maryland We claim that the vital issue is
fire. silver AT 10 To !. AMI upon this issue the
fight is being largely made.
SEH:siS
Omaha, Neb.. oct. t.-James Dahl'nan,
Democratic National Committeeman: Ne
hraska Will give Bryan Il majority Of about
l5O0o. Any variation from this figure VIII
he TO increase il. Bryan VIII carry omaha
and Douglas County this year. He lost
Them four years ago. recent poll Of 2b .
workinGmen in Omaha showed that only 20
were for Mckinley
p y Schneider. Republican National
Committee Il do not want to misioaf
any one. and DO not want 10 lay myself
open to the charge of having m!sl"d my
self but / do believe that Nebraska Is a
doubtful Stat. and that we have an eX-
CeiIent chance. Mir. RGosCy,ltS trip has
started a tide that seems likely 10 take
the State out of the Bryan column"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
AMERICAN MISSION RAZED.
Destruction and Looting Prevalent
on Chinese Mainland.
SPECIAL by CABLE.

Hong-Kong oct. 6.--tCopyright, 1900. by
the New York Herald Company -l-Destruc-
zion and lOoting are prevalent on the main
land Two chapols aud a school belonging
to the American mission at Fo-Tuk kai,
near Macao. valued at $1,000. have been
raz.d to the ground. These outrages are
the work of the bands o. rutfians who hold
the district in terror. The authorities are
absolutely powerless,
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ROBBED IN A HOTEL.
Wisconsin Capitalist Suffers Sc
we're Loss in Sioux ,iyv

Sioux City. Ia, Oct. 6.-M. Hubbard Of
Nondovra. Wis. a capitalist and sto- kbuy,
er. was to-day robbed of gold wE-.'E. 500
in money. 5000 In notes and a letter for
Sl06d0, issued by the Bank of Mordovra-
Mr.. Hubbard was his way to Idaho 20
see the carnival. He left his money and Sc
curities in a pocketbook in his coat in his
room
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Declined tho Honor.

KEF'D HLlI .PEI IN
Fort Worth, Tex. Oct. s-MorSan Jones.
formerly vice president and general man
acer OF the Fort Worth and Denver City
Railroad. vas nominated at san Antonio
by the Republicans az a candidate for Rail
read Commissioner. To-day he published
card. in which ne regrets La Is forced 10
decline the nomination.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
ETHEL SMITH MAY RECOVER.
Child Was Shot by Her Insane
Mother.

New York. Oct. 6--E,hei Smith. tho
daughter shot BY Mrs. Lillian Smith yester-
day when she took her own life AID killed
two @: her Chlldi en- At irwoOd. may recover.
her body ara the child rallied satisfactorily
aIter tne OpeLi.tlon
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Many Cities Declare That Emu
merators Were Lax in Per
forming Their Duty.
DISSATISFACTION IS GENERAL.
State Fails TO Secure the Two Ad-
ditional Electors Expected, and
Some Cities Will Take
Their Own Census.
Erl.I-rrIr SPECIAL.

EriI-lfrIC SPECIAL.
Pine Bluff. Ark, Oct. 6.-The figures o.
the Federal census giving the population
of Pine Bluff at l.+96. were received here
with general satisfaction. The universal
or,inion is that the Pine Bluff census should
have been 1900 Many blame the census
euUr-ler:lt tors. while some think the bureau
Il Washington IS at fault.
There are hundreds Of persons here VINO
claim thew were cot taken. The CONNER
ct:i League meets Monday night and II will
take definite acton and will likely take
now cer,sus ut its own expense rather than
allow the city 70 rest for ten years under
tine erroneous enumeration II The Federal
census. II is generally believed that the fig
ures az the entire State ere far below what
tEs- should ho
vnT SPRINGS ALSO AGGRIFvED.
Hr-PI ETIC SFECIAI-
Vo; Springs Ark. Oct. s-There are
general dissatiS.ectt01 and disappointment
n-ror- m. people here on account of tho
-I--lree sent out by the Census Bureau as
rccrcerr:iu- the popu'sttoa Of this city.
The carerrI opinion is that the city has
rcsiSe,1; ,,cyu!ation OF 131o. whereas. the
Census Bureau places It at 9.s'S. Tho fauIt
IS nttriby.tsd 20 the :nefc.eHcy or the
euuucrsto-S.
T'ncre eye also much surprise ard dis
e,,.tisfaattOn expressed at the population "i
the State ior 1901. 1t was expected that
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MARRIED..


a Observation-Disclosures T. 1900 at 81
Louis pastors hOUseI, by the Reverend ( D
Walker. Mss Ida a. Natal TO Mr Charles p.
Anderson. both Cs 81 LOUIS.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Promises to cure and keers the prom
ise. 1t is better no, to put off treat
ment-buy Hoods today.
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Fair Week did not interfere with plans o'
Worlds Fair workers. who are now planning
70 obtain all the votes possible for the con-
stitutional amendments
EpiscopaIiars of the Missouri diocese held
the first sunday School Institute at Christ
Church Cathedral.
The annual meeting o. the New Jernsa-
lem VIII close Tonight.
Mike Hoesu and six children are suffering
from typhoid feve-, Mrs. itocsi having JUST
died from the same disease.
continued. because Ejs wife asserted that
he had forCihly taken away her children,
whom she expected 10 testify in her be
half
The 81 Louis Fair lust closed Is declared
the mos; successful :or many years.
All the theaters in s.. Louis. with one
exception. are controlled by three men. who
do not live I'm the city.
Turner contests will he the athletic feat
ure of tho week A. the Exposition.
Election Board recognizes ]. Frank Mer-
ryman as the roGUltr Democratic nominee
for Congress In the Eleventh District.
Nathan Waldsteiu. pioneer lumhernan,
died at his home. No. 1924 kennett place
Republicans nominated their city ticket at
q convention held AT tie Merchants League
Club.
William Csdvallader corrohorates the
story from san Francisco that Harry
Fuchs. inmate uf the alnlshoEse. was John
W. Gates's partner in business here.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
SPORTING.

Washington football team defeated Smith
Academy. Il to o.
St Wood. Omdurman. Frank Bell Eva
Moe. Tayon and Ida LeGford were the win
ners at kiEiOch Park
Marion-Sims football team defeated
School of Mines at Rolla yesterday II TO :.
The Frenchman. owned by Doctor Crow
ley of St Louis won the sdddle-horse cham
pionship OF st. Louis at the Fair yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

King Howard. 2 negro Of Erenham, Tex,
was executed yesterday f.r the murder OF
his wife and Lux Taylor last March.
1t seems likely that Kern VIII succeed
RoGenberg to COugrc>s.
Alschul.r continues 10 attract large
crowds At every stopping roint in Illinois.
=. =. Baxter. the express messenger who
k:ile.! Z would-be train rObbCr. has been re-
war6eI.
Fort Smith. Ark. considers the census re-
port on IL; population erroneous. The citi-
zens are protesting vigorously.
The Government Is employing the mega
phone signal TO vessels in fos.
W. J. Bryan concluded his Indiana tour
yesterday. reaching Louisville last night,
where he rested.
The Excl anSe Telegraph Company has
l. en- incorpor tied under the laws OF New
Jersey. ard the construction OF the new
system is tC begin at once.
Secretary Long hopes to make an agree-
n.ent with the armur- plate companies this
week where y the Government can make
contracts TO- the armor plate needed for
war vessels now in course OF construction.
Twenty plants Of the American Tin Plate
Company will resume tomorrow. it is
stated by the company. thereby giving work
to several thousands Of men, who have b5en
idle for six months.
Eleven jurors have been secured In the
week at Georgetown. Ky.
The population Of Tacoma, Wash. is 37,-
el4 against 5S'-5 IN 1880
The dead train robber at Omaha. Neb..
has been identified 10y the chief OF a detective
agency d member OF q quartet OF bandi :
arrested at Council Bluffs in 1885, all of
whom escaped from Jail.
A tornado at Biwab:k. Mimi, is reported
to have caused two deaths ana damaged
properly to the extent of $4,000.
An Omaha young man laughed at the
funeral of his fiancee's mother, and the
engagement promptly broken off by
the young lady.
More than 900 miles OF the Canadian tele-
graph In Alaska has been completed. and
the Government hopes that communication
will be established very soon between Wash
ington and Fort kSbcrJ.
New York Journals poll Of the nation
shows almost d certainty of election of
MIR Bryan
Great complaint in Arkansas over alleged
inaccuracy Of the census.
Ex-Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania
severely condemns the Republican admin
istration.
Missouri Supreme Court prepares for
term which has many notable cases on the
docket.
Congressman Rupert issues a statement
severe in criticism of President Mckinley
and the last Congress.
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Conservatives win q notable victory in
England. and the present indications ar.
that there vii! be little change in the Cab
met.
Despite numerous requests for extension
OF time, the Paris Exposition will close
next month, according to the original ar
rangement