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First-Jt is ordered that beginning
August i the drop letter, or i cent
rate of postage, will not apply within
rural free delivery limits. The 2-cent
per ounce rate will be exacted within
such delivery on all first-class matter
except postal cards.
second-That the Introduction OF
rural free delivery will not increase
or otherwise modify the present rate
of postage on second-class matter.
Third-That the rural free delivery
carriers will not bring to the post
Office mail matter collected by them,
which may be delivered on tn;sir
routes before completing their trips.
Fourth-That stamps on mail mat
ter collected by rural free delivery
carriers, including those on matter
delivered en- route as named in sec
ton 8, will be Cancelled by them and
reported to the postmaster, who will
derive the benefit of the cancellation
II the Office is fourth-class.
Fifth--That Xntil suitable rubber
canceling stamps can be supplied by
the department, free delivery carriers
will cancel the stamps with the i'm
deiible pencils furnished them for use
in registered letters.
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Illustrations Of the adage that there
is nothing new under the sun are
never far to seek, and a singular in.
stance is supplied in sThe Art Of
Ware" by Niccoli Machiavelli. dated
1860, and translated by Peter White
horne. OF the end of the book the
translator has added some original
matter. In telling how to write
and cause the same that Is written to
be read afar off without sending any
message" he says: captain be.
sieged in any town or fortress unable
to communicate without by letter,
may, by night, so far as light can be
seen, and by day as far ms Il FURNISHED
glass casting the sun on a hut, or such
like, may be descried-he having ar,
ranged with his friends the order OF
signals-one or two lights being
flashed, hidden or displayed again
This is the principle Of the modern
heliograph.
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FOREIGN LEGATI0NERs
ARE HEARD FROM
Letters Received in lien Tsin That
Convince Washington and
London.
AN ARMlsTlcE SINCE July is
Gordon OF Chinese Troops Drawn
Closely Around the Positions
stxty-1'wo OF the Ilegn-
ton Guards Killed.

London, Aug. 1.-The admiralty
has made public the following, from
Rear Admiral Bruce, at Tien Tsin:
1.-THE following message has been re-
ceiyed from. Picking:
1.-the British legation in Picking,
June 20 to July Is, was repeatedly at
tackled by Chinese troops on all sides,
with both rifle and artillery fire. Since
July Is there has been an armistice,
but a Gordon is strictly drawn on.
both sides of the position. The Chi
ncse ~barricades are close to ours.
".All the women and children are
in the British legation. The casualties
to date are sixty-two killed, including
Captain Strouts. A number of wound
ed are in the hospital, including Cap
tain Halliday. The rest of the lega-
ton is all we'll except David w. Oil
plant and Warren, killed. July 81.
".MacDonald.'"
Sir Claude MacDonald's welcome
dispatch, dated Picking. July 81, and
received in cipher. is accepted on all
sides as dispelling any doubts that
might still have existed regarding the
ge%nuineness Of the reports of the min
listers safety. Owing to an error in
transmission the message fails to
show the number of wounded. David
Oliphant and Warren were two stu
dent Interpreters.
The message fails to mention the
other legations and other matters of
pressing Importance to know, but it
should be borne in mind that the Brit
ish minister may not be ware that all
his previous dispatches have been
suppressed. He may be under the inn
preston that the government is fully
posted regarding all recent occur
rences.
Apart from MacDonald,s dispatch
there is practically no fresh news, al
though a special from lien Tsin as
serts that the British and American
forces are getting ready to advance
within forty-eight hours.
Ii Hung Chang remains at Shang-
hal. He says that the great heat pre-
vents him continuing his journey to
Peking.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor
of the eXchequer, explained to parlia-
ment yesterday that the British gov
eminent had incurred no financial liza
bilities for military assistance In
China. The proposed guarantees de-
pended upon JaPan's sending a larger
number of troops than she sent and
Mt an %earlier date, and the offer was
not accepted by the Japanese govern
ment.
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PREPARED FOR THE WORST.


Legation Women Were Ready 10
Commit Suicide.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 3L-Mrs. NJ. S. Wood
ward, of Evanston, when she wrote the
last letter received by her husband from
Peking, was armed with a five-shot re-
volver. 1t was her intention, according
to the letter, If the band III the legation
building were attacked, to use the first
three cartridges on the assailing Chinese.
Then. X with what other defenders were
doing the Boxers were not repulSed, she
had decided to kill her daughter. lone,
with one of the remaining bullets and
not fall alive into tho hands Of The Boz
This piece Of news was contained in
June II last. after She and her daughter
Picking. They found when they arrived
e. fh See depot sora thai ab s se w mnsh ,m Of che track Fay
with d%iiieuftty back to the eaa iesat ioslr way
Nm MP' W0oawar has guarded the letter
for It's use by h newspapers that II was
personal In tone.
houselseeper Mrs. Martha Hoagiund. told
OF the determination of Mrs. Woodward
70 use the revolver on her daughter and
s aeEisit HI !, saw h tSe aetfsr. M ME-. wa 81 81 nd
in addition to what has been printed,
wrote that she was armed with a ave-
shot revolver and that. II the worst came,
nese, but would save one bullet for her
self and one for her daughter, SO that
they might not fall alive inta the hands
She further stated that the marines
had been ordered up. by Minister Conger
and that news had been received OF the
that she still had hope that they might
be saved"
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HOPE TO HEAR FROM coNGEF
State Department. Confdcn mt a Mes.
sage VIII Soon Re Kccciyed.

sage VIII Soon Be ltcccivcd.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The effect of
yesterdays news from China was to
freshen the hope that the government
can soon get In direct communication
with Minister Conger.
The mass of testimony as to the
minister's being alive as late as July
22 is low SO great as to, warrant the
department i'll resuming consideration
of projects for the future.
With all of its anxiety to get Mr..
Conger and the Americans in Picking
safely away, the department is pro-
ceeding with caution and is by no
means disposed to accept any PROPOSE
ton that would unduly ieopardize
their lives.
Such might be the result of an Off
hand acceptance Of the proposition to
have the Chinese government deliver
the foreign ministers at Tien Tsin, for
1t is realized that the escort might be
overpowered by superior forces of
Boxers Oh the way to the sea.
The state department has come to
the conclusion that Mr.. Conger him
self is the best person to Judge of the
conditions under which his deliver
ance shall be effected, and, therefore.
1t is again looking to the Chinese gov
eminent to place it In communication
with Mr.. Conger in order that it NAV
be advised by him. That requirement
was the first of the conditions laid
down by President Mckinley in his
answer to the appeal of the Chinese
emperor, so that the situation, dipJo-
matically, cannot be said to have been
materially changed by the develop
ments Of yesterday.
The state department was inclined
to regard Consul Fowler's communica-
ton as the most valuable piece of con
frmatory evidence yet received touch
ing the safety of the Picking diplo-
mats. Up to a late hour no answer
had been received to the second Con-
ger message, but in view of Consul
Iowler's news, the officials were in
clincd to look forward to an early re-
ply. 1t is known here that Germany
is one Of the governments which is
putting forth every effort to get into
communication with the beleaguercd
ministers, and, like the United States,
has had recourse to the under
ground route. An object of special
solicitude is to discover whether
Baroness Kettelcr has escaped, or
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RAIHBONE's ARREST LIKELY.
'orIner Director of Posts In Cuba
yflis II. J1,n,ntaha.l

wa shS'A O0tb lu Suoa
VIII BE Punished.
Washington, July 30.-"The secre-
tary Of war does not issue nl,dcrs to
courts" replied Secretary Root to the
direct question as to whether or not
he had given orders for the arrest ct
e. G. Rathbone, late director Of posts
In Cuba. He also added that General
Wood did not issue orders to the
courts of Cuba.
He then explained that the Bristow
reports had been forwarded to Gen
ernI Wood by mail, but us this could
not reach him soon enough the main
features of the report had been al
reny placed in his possession and was
also In possession Of the proper au-
thorities Iii Cuba. He said the pro-
ceedings on the part OF General Wood
would be the same az directions by
the attorney general to a district at
torney to proceed with the prosecu-
ton of persons charged with o~1fenses
against the postal laws.
1t was learned later that General
Wood and Acting Director General
Fosnes, Of the Cuban postal service
had taken the initial steps toward
bringing the ase OF ex-Director Gen
eral Rathbone to the attention of the
judicial authorities OF Cubn.
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WILD WEST TRAIN WRECKED.
One Killed and Many Hurt In Co

One Killed and Many Hurt III Col.
lision in Michigan.
Detroit. Mich, July 31.-Sectlon / Of
Buffalo Bills wild west show train suf-
fered a severe collision near Milwaukee
day, resulting in the smashing of a show
employees sleeping car containing some
forty sleeping inmates. One OF the lat
ter is dead and nine others are In De-
troit hospitals suffering from more or less
serious injuries.
EDWARD SULLIVAN, aged 81. OF
Bridgeport; Conn. porter Of the nva
after reaching the hospital.
The seriously injured:
Henry Eastman (nickname Nash).a age
&c. OF Rochester. N. Y, one OF the pro-
cesses Of spine broken off, spinal cord as
yet unaffected.
A. j, Burkholder, age p, of Bradford,
Pa, crushed nj injured very seriously
internally, back and leg cut by window
John Cusick. age Is. OF Pittsburg, Pa,
right ankle sprained. right side and leg
bruised.
Wnliam Gilmore, s %, Of oskaloosa,
torn from right hand.
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The outbreak in china has seriously

The outbreak in China has seriously
interfered with the expectation OF
ginseng root, which for a quarter OF
q century past has supplied employ
ment for hundreds Of persons in sew
s1al Pennsylyania counties. In the
thinly settled mountain districts OF
these counties the digging OF this PEE
culiar plant furnishes profitable occu-
patton during the summer months.
Ginseng is parsnip shaped and when
freshly dug is Of u white, creamy
color. The root is bitter to the taste,
but not unpleasant, and is highly val-
ued In China for its SUPPOSED me-
dicinal properties in combating
fatigue and old age. 1nsthat country
1t can only be gathered by permission
Of the ruler. The production is not
equal to the demand in the celestial
empire, and nine-tenths Of the
amount consumed is imported. The
dry root is sold for s. a pound, and a
professional digger is able to procure
three-quarters Of a pound daily. Ow-
Ing to its slow growth the plant is
getting scarcer every year. Two years
are required to form a leaf and eight
to make the root of commerce. For
that reason professional diggers leave
a piece Of root in the ground to hasten
production.
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whether she shared the fate OF her
husband. Up to the present nothing
has been received to throw any light
on the subject.
The German ambassador and the
French charge called at the state de-
partment to secure the latest informa-
ton which Secretary Hay received,
and both were immensely pleased
with the Fowler dispatch.
Baron Won Holleben, the German
ambassador, called upon Secretary
Hay in the morning. He said he had
not received any word from Berlin on
the receipt of the important letters
from the German legation at Picking
described by Mr.. Fowler. Az is al.
ways the ease with these Chinese nd.
vices, there is a discrepancy upon
comparison with German and Japan,
ese adyices, The German report says
the attack stopped o the 18th; the
japanese report places the cessation
of firing on the nth.
The state department. officials be.
hcve this is easily explainnble by {
consideration of the differences be
tween the Christian and Chinese cal.
endars. Another curious statement
however, contained in the Japanes.
report is that the six legations wer,
being still defended on the ED. Thi.
is in apparent conflict with Mr.. Con.
gers last reported statement that tn,
legationers We're in the British lega
ton under continued shot and SHE'LL
etc.
1t is understood that Mr.. Congei
meant that all the legationers wer.
in the British legation, though thi,
might have been a strained interpre
tation of his message, and the vari
Gus legations mentioned in the Japan
csc dispatch may still be peopled.
Military men here are amazed a,
the statement that the legations sue
cessfully resisted nearly a months in
%ccssant Smelling by ten battalions G,
Chinese. That any trace of a bricl
building should remain after such
bombardment is utterly inconceiva
bic by them.
Officials are Mortified at the great
number of persons who have beer
killed md wounded and say tha'
when the day of reckoning come.
China will have n big account to set
tie with different nations.
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Arbuckle's floating hotels, or sum.
mer yachts, will be ready for business
in New York harbor next weel:. The
feet is composed of a square rugged
brig, a schooner, q sloop and an ocean
going tug. All the comforts of home
r to be provided, with many luxur-
les that are not to be found in the
average home. Among them may be
mentioned hammocks swung on deck,
where one can sleep amid ocean
breezes. The charges will be small,
considering the accommodations, and
arrangements will be made for even.
Ing excursions for those xrho do not
wish to sleep %afoat, with an orchestra
to make things harmonious.
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soclaltst Labori,es arrested.

P%ittsburg, July g.-Val Kennel,
.the socialist labor candidate for vice
president; Paul Dinger, congressional
candidate Of the same party In the
Twenty-frst Ohio district, and VIM.
&. Cowan, candidate for the Pennsyl-
vania legislature in the Fifth district,
spent d brief time in the police sta-
ton last night for disregarding the POI
lice regulations in holding street meet
ings without permit. Thes-were re-
leased onsbail.
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of New York for instance. We think
II may be Won for Bryan on the anti
imperial and antitrust issues alone,
without regard to the coinage plank.
The west is solid for Bryan and
silver. There is no fear in that quar-
ter. / don't prophesy an over-whelm-
ing victory for Bryan, but ! firmly be-
lleFe he will be the next president.
Will be a great fight.
The laboring mar will have a lot
TO say n this campaign. He will be a
factor, undoubtedly. l recognized the
Importance of that in my own inter
ests in Montana, when 1 reduced the
working hours at my United Verde
mine to nine hours a day.
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SHEEP in BAD CONDITION..
Lack Of Rain In Utah Dries Up a
49,

Lnck Of Rain III Utah Dries UP the
lsangcs.
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 3O.-"The
outlook for the sheep business in
Utah is anything but bright" said n
leading sheep raiser on his return
from a visit to southern Utah
ties.
THE situation is the worst ] have
ever seen. Everywhere L went l found
the ranges SO parched that every yes
tige of grass had disappeared and In
many places the brush is dead from
lack of moisture. All sheep and cat
tie are much wasted In size and a
large number of sheep from this sec
tion or being driven to the Big Horn
basin country
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NEWS SHOCKS ALL EUROPE.
Tragedy in Italy Causes Grief and
apprehension.

Tragedy in Italy Causes Grief and
Apprehension.
London, July 31.-An Europe was
profoundly stirred by the news of the
assassination of King Humbert Of
Italy at Mona Sunday evening. Be
yond the brief announcement of the
fact, nothing with regard to the as
sassination of King Humbert has been
allowed ont of Monza. At noon the
News, correspondent telegrnphed that
not the slightest details of the Gu
tastrophe had t%ranspired.
Perhaps in no country was the
news of Hnmbert's assassination re-
ceived with deeper sympathy and
greater horror than in Great Britain.
For the last few years, more especial
ly the last few months during the
South African war, the italian minis
ters, rejecting the attitude of the
throne, have shown undying friend
ship for Great Britain, even when the
rest of Europe was inveighing against
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England and her policy. Qnecns Vic
|toria was naturally Mortified ut the
receipt OF the news. She Immediate
lily ~telegTaphed her condolences to
Queen Margherita.
1t is stated in official circles that
the release of Sipido, the assailant Of
the prince of Wales, has been followed
by an enormous increase in the circu-
lation of anarchistic literature. It is
thought exceedingly likely that the
assassination of King Humbcrt was
directly traceabIe to this misplaced
1eniency..
As Victor Emanuel III, who was
married in 1896, is %childless, the heir
to the throne is the kings cousin, the
duke of Aosta. The duchess of Aosta
was Princess Helene of Orleans,
daughter of the late count of Paris.
She and the duke are generally con-
sidcred the ~handsomest couple in Eu-
rope.
Some of the evening papers here at
tempt to trace the connection be-
tween the assassination of King Hum
bert and the %rancorous propaganda
that the vatican is alleged to have
conducted against the supremacy of
the sovereign. Those journals point
out that the assassination occurred in
the vicinity of Milan, where it is al
legged the recent insurrection was
largely fomented by the Roman curia.
A Paris dispatch to the Times says:
"The announcement of the assassi-
nation of King Humbcrt has created
profound sorrow in official circles
here. All official events have been
cancelled for the time being"
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A visitor from Clay county, whose
idea of golf was that it might be a
parlor game played with Scotch high
balls, while returning from the blood,
ed Shorthorn farm south of Kansas
City passed the Country club grounds.
There he looked up and saw a mum.
Der of men beating in the high
grass with clubs. Pulling of q
picket from a nearby fence he went
up to the group and offered his ser
vices, explainings"As.how he reckoned
he'd snotched nigh onto as many
snakes as any man in Clay county"
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The burial Of Mrs. Gladstone in
Westminster Abbey recalls the fact
that this national distinction has been
granted in recent times to only tive
others of her seS-Lady Palmcrstont
in 1876. Both these women, like Mrs,
Gladstone We're ideal helpmates OF
their husbands,
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mKlNLEY,s CONDOLENCES.
The President Serbs u Message ol
SyIhnnlhy. -

The President Serbs u Message oi
sympathy.
Washington. July 31.-The follow
ing message of coincidence upon the
death of King Humbert will be sent
from this country to Italy:
Department of State, Washington.
His Majesty Nictorio %Einanuela,
Roma: In my name and on behalf OF
the American people | offer your ma
jesty and the Italian nation sincere
condolences in this hour of deep be-
reavcment. William Mckinley"
Secretary Hay also telegraphed con
d%olences on behalf of the American
people to Faya, Italian ambassador at
Scabripht. NJ II.
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'.Pv" Elevator H,lrned

Stewart, Mimi. July T.-The "Pv'' ele-
Evator at this place was destroyed by fire.
The loss on about 5000 bushels of wheat
and structure will be about 5000, proba-
bly, covered by blanket Insurance. Dom
aldson's warehouse also burned. LOSS,
500; no Insurance. The fire was caused
BY q hot box. Hard fighting saved the
business portion OF the town.
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ABERDEEN MAN KILLED.

George HI. Bercher Falls From a
High Cliff III Utah.
Ogden, Utah, July 31.JGeorge HI.
Bergher, paying teller of the Ogden
State bank, was killed in Ffne canyon
yesterday by falling from a cliff 500
feet high. His parents reside at Aber-
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William Dexter wilson Dend.

Syracuse, n. Y. July so.-William
Dexter Wilson died at his sons home
in this city todayof old age. He was
q professor in Hobart college, Geneva.
n. Y, from 1850 to 1868. Since then
he has been emeritus professor: in Cor
nell ndshead Of st. Andrews divinity
school In this city.
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Swift Wright, formerly editor and
proprietor of the Daily Journal, OF
Logansport, Ind, Is now prime min.
lister to President Jiminez, Of San Do.
mingo. Wright was a first lieutenant
In the recruiting service prior to the
Cuban war. He was in Cuba when
Jiminez organized the revolution and
went with the general to San Do.
mingo. 1t is said that Jiminez owes
much of his success to Wright's fer.
tility of
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The Chinese have on the inside walls
of most OF their houses large colored
pictures, showing the eight stages OF
purgatory to which they may be con.
signed for committing various crimes.
One represents the fate of the China.
man who gives false weights and
measures. He is taken by demons
and hanged on hinge hooks.
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The supreme court Of North Caro-.
lima has sustained a decision rendered
In Burke county imposing n fine oil
$1,000 on a railroad company for hnv.
ingi given an annual pass to n door.
keeper of the legislature in 1897.
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Mrs. Mary Church Terrill. of Wash.
ington, D. G., is among the most IN.
Ightened colored women of tho
United States. She is q graduate OF
Oberlin, and is a trustee of the pub.
lie schools OF Washington. She has
studied abroad in Paris, Berlin and
Lausanne, and was once offered a pc.
sition in Oberlin college.
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The telegraph poles along the Sa.
vannah & stateboro railway, in Geor,
gia, are growing. They are made Of
cypress and must have been planted
with the roots. They i sprouting at
the top and in the curse of time will
serve as shade trees III addition to
supporting the wires.
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Bowser of Chicago, who made the
passage Of the whirlpool rapids at Nj.
agara, has three careers of fame open
In his native city. He can so on thu
stage, open n saloon or run for con.
gress.