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ANNOYED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS.
An Alleged scheme Operated I'm she
Postoffce building.

The Postoficc Department is almost
daily overrun with photographers, who
impoTtuuc the various chiefs OF divisions
10 permit them to take "stack' pictures,
TO be published in the neay future in one
Of the magazines
These artists. It Is said, do not strictly
coufine themselves to the chiefs. but take
pictures Of anyone who Is satisfied TO
pose. The scheme. It IS said, is simply 10
get as many persons as possible to sit for
their photographs and afterward t. sell
The pictures on the regular plan. at SO
much per copy
The ma gaZlue story IS SAID 70 A- sub
terfugc but Il is working successfully
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SCRANTON STRIKERS RETURN.
End of the Machinists' Struggle for
II Nine-Hour Day

SCRANTON. Pa July 25.-The Ais
Chalmers Company resumed work at its
Scranton shops this morning in ali de
partments, the strike Of nine weeks for
niHe-hour working. day ithout cut in
wages having failed over I-z00 Taen were
at work in the shops today.
Three hundred men also returned at
Finch's foundry and machine shops and
at the Brooks & 8fcClave works. No con
cessions were made and the m-n return
ed as individuals
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CAPE REBELS EXECUTED.
British Innict the Death PENALTY Il
Fenharit.

CAPE TOWN. July 25--Two Cape reb-
els were executed II Keuhardt yesterday
afternoon
The GovernmeHt issued n proclamation
today, authorizing the communicating OF
horses in the Mount Fletcher and Nata-
IIeIe districts
The military court. which IS sitting At
Dordrecht. has sentenced thirteen rebels
to imprisonment for life Two others
who were convicted, were sentenced to
five and ten years Imprisonment. respec-
tINelN.
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BARKER's FRIENDS ACT.
To Send an Open Letter to Rev Mr.
Keller.

NEW YORK July 25-At a meeting of
the Thomas G Barker Defence AssocIa-
ton held at Arlington. n j last night
it was decided to send to Rev. Mr. Keller
who was assaulted by Barker, a copy of
the open letter to him that was issued by
the ASSOCIATION few weeks ago The
copies of the letter that were sent cut
for endorsement at the last meeting were
returned last night with ? large number
OF signatures
It Is stated positively that Rev Mr.. Eei-
Ier viii not receive the open letter when
il is sent to him
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PROMOTION FOR GAsELEE.
The British Commander in Chinu
ReccIXex HOnOrs

LONDON, July 25-Brig. Gen Sir Alfred
GaseIee has been made a major general
and a Knight Commander of the order Of
the Indian Empire fer his services in
China
a number Of other promotions were ga
ZEIfaI
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TORPEDO BOATS COMPLETED.
The BIukeIey and DeionE Ready for
Their TTiHIs

BOSTON. July 25-The torpedo boats
Blakeley and DeJong. built by the Law
Ieys. Of South Boston, are ready for trial,
and the builders have 50 notified tEs Cow
ernmen1-
Il is quite likely that these vessels VIII
he tried over the measur=d mile course Al
Newport some time next week.
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FEAT OF a TORPEDO ToAT.
Frcnchnncn Rejoice over the Exploit
OF the Morse.

Paris. July 25.-The newspapers are en-
thUsiastic over the successful feat OF the
submarine torpedo boat Morse. Admiral
Fouruier ordered the Morse to proceed
from CherEourg 20 Hare and there tor
pcdo the guubOat CoCyte.
The Morse arrived 1t Havre after a run
of eleven hours. Eferht miles of the har-
bor she was submerged and fixed a tor
pedo 90 the guabaat without being Gis-
covered. She then returned to Cher5ours
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according TO the Treasury statement,
reached the sum or 8 SJ4 16. ana con-
sisted ofTCustoms. SS41. "a 90. internal rev
enue $3.50. 81. So miscellaneous, 81. .922- q
The disbursements amounted 20 81 go 40,
leaving balance Of receipts over expeu-
difIIraS Amounting tn EZ1a 81 O.
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VIENNA. July 25--Herr Schsenersr. the
German Natioaists leader, has published
figures claiming to show that the Los
Ven Rom movement in the six months
ended June 20 resulted in 6I4S cOnver-
sious TO Professionalism, 2,5SS of which
were in Bohemia.
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short-Term Bonds Purchased.

Secretary Gage this morning bought s..
710 t per cent short-term bonds at llS.0522
and $5g9 , per cent at 1U909.6- Up to date
SIS. .e27 G52. 81 have been disburscd for the
purchase of 1861. 500 per cents: ST.. 81 200
4 per cents. and s.. .4ZI,SpU , per cents. The
total face value Of these bonds agsreSat-
fJ ST5 q35 GOO
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SLAIN BY A POLE.
a Mans Skull Crushed in North
Scranton. Pa.

SCRANTON. Pa July 25--JOsaph Ben
nett was killed IN North Scranton At mid
night last night by Walter Cosparwicz, 4
powerful Pole whom he had called 4
horse thief The murder occurred at
Cavsh's saloon. where the two men and
others had been drinking
Cosparwicz seized Bennett punched his
face. pounded his head against a wall.
and hurled him from she doorway upon
the sidewalk. crushing his slzuH and caus-
irg instant death. The spectators fed
and the murderer coony made his escape
and s vet 81 large
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a BOUNTY ON RATS.
Efforts in Manila 40 Prevent Bu-
bUnIc Plague.

MANILA, July z5-The health board
has offered a bounty of a cent and a half
for every rat killed The board thinks
that this action was necessary in view Of
the indications OF a visitation of the bu-
bOuic plague in Manila next year
The Philippine Commission has @ppr0-
prIated $3.50 90 pay the b0untIes-
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CAPE TOWN. July E--The Rt Rev.
ALLAN George Gibson, Coadjutor Bishop
CT the Church Of England for the diocese
Of Cape Town, has declined the bishopric
Of Bloemfontein-
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/ As.toufo NJ Yznaga is a claimant before
/ the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
/ for Indemnity amounting TO S-szT-I3
/ Property losses. inflicted by both Spanish
! and insurgent troops, are alleged in the
/ uelilIDu
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VICTIMS OF THE mATTERHoRN.
Three English Tourists FaH Down
a preciDire.

LONDON, July 25.-According To a tele-
gram from Rome, the Matrerhorn has
claimed its first victims for this year
Three English tourists and one or more
guides f-lI down a preclpIce on the Itai-
ian side yesterday NO details are given
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4 Command for Dunraven.

LONDON, July 25.-Lord hunraven has
been designated ta. command the new
Corps OF Yeomaury Sharpshooters that IS
being formed.
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Secretary Root Leaves the city.

Secretary Root leaves this evening for
Southampton. Long island. where his
family is spending the summer. He viii
be absent from the city for several days.
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The Police Court Estimates

judges KimbaII and Scott. who preside
over Inc two branches Of the Police
Court. today submitted to the District
Commissioners estimates as 10 the needs
Of these courts during the fiscal wear end-
ing July /, lytG- Ihe estimates aSEre gate
So
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What the Health Department believes To
be a case Of smallpox is being carefully
watched at the Smallpox Hospital. The
patient is Harry Miller. an employe 81 the
quarantine station.
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Friday and Saturday Seashore Ex-
curStens via PenBsyI IyaEia
Railrn=H

Betvecn Washington aad Atlantic City, Care
Msv. Ssa Isle Citv ard Ocean City, y. J., s.
round trip Tickets oa sale fer all trains Fridays
and SATURDAYS coed % return until following
Tuesday. Delaware River Bridge route % At
lautic City
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NAPLES. July 25--The Improvement in
the condition of SignoF Crlspi is main
tained. Ilg passed u fairly quiet night.
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MANILA, July 25.-Prospectors report
that there are indications OF coal and iron
deposits at MontaIban. near Manila
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SO Seushore week-End TripsS SO
Via II. 4 q. Z. Il.

Beginning July ;, all trains Fridays and Sat
urdays; good TO return until following Tuestay
to Atlantic City. Caps May, sea Isle City, ard
Ocean City; S. ior the round trip.
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$3.50 Special Saturday Trip $3.50
To cold Point Norfolk. "a Beach, Ocean View,
and Newport News, via Norfolk and Washington
steamer, Saturday. 6:30 P. N Round trip. $3.50
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Interest paid On deposits subject to check
Banking dept, Union Trust & Storage Co. IAL4 +
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iEynn's Business college, Sth and x.
Business. Shorthand. TypegTiting-s25 year.
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RUSSIAN TROOPS DEFEATED.
Reported Driven Back by Chinese
Rebels in Manchuria-

LONDON, July 25.-A despatch to the
Standard from Shanghai states that ac-
cording to native reports Chinese and
Russian troops have been seriously de
featcd by insurgents in southeast Man
ChuTia-
The rebels. 1t is said, are now destroying
the telegraph lines
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The department Limited Daisy.
Fast tram 5or Chesapeake Beach-5 ?, H.
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only Five Hours and Twenty Min
utes 10 Bedford Springs via ID. d
O. r. K.

Leave Washington 1870 a. rs arrive Bedford
surfngs 10 :. n. Observation parIor uar. OnIy
one change of cars II HyndInsn, Pa.
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SsDepartEent limited" Leaves Il. IA.
Tor Chesapeake Beach Fast Irslu. n, ---.-.-
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slo sneciaI ran-Amerlc..n Exunsi-
tion Exeursions to Buffalo Viz H.
& o. IL. Il.

ON train leaving Washington 7:05 a. N, arrivin,
Buffalo 500 p m July 80
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| STRIKE BREAKERS WARNED.
Mckeesp0rt's Mayor Issues Re.
maTkable Statement.
He Declares That if the Trust Brings
ia Outsiders to Cause Trouble He
VIII Have Them Placed Under Ar
rest Threat From Mr. Sbaffer.

PITTSBURG. July 25.-The steel strik-
ers are jubjIant over the stand taken by
DIR, r. J. Black. Mayor Of McKeesport-
He has issued u remarkable statement in
which he saws.
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as pigeons egg. 1t makes an abso-
lutely perfect ballast for a railroad.
as it will not blow away nor slip and
slide, but packs into a solid, homo
geneous mass. 1t is gradually coming
into use also for paving city streets.
Denver has several so paved, Omaha
is experimenting with it. and recently
an expert from far-off Buffalo visited
the deposits for the purpose of deter
mining whether it would stand trans
portation SO great distance as to
that city.
Wednesday night was passed at
Rawlins, and on Thursday the train
got as far west as Spring Valley. The
principal stops were made at Rock
Springs and Green River. At the
former place are worked the most ex-
tensive coal mines in the West. Be-
tween two and three hundred car
loads day are shipped out the year
around. The company were taken
through one of the larger mines and
saw for themselves how the lining was
done. A short stop was also made at
Fish Cut, little west of Green River.
where there are wonderful fossil beds
1t was here Professor Marsh of Yale
college made his principal discoveries.
Near this point is one of the most re-
markable cuts on the entire line, the
whole face of mountain having been
sliced off to get room for the track.
AS noted above. Thursday night was
passed at Spring Valley, new town
that has sprung up at the eastern end
OF the Aspen mountain tunnel. This
tunnel is not yet completed, the head
ings being about 600 feet apart, but
both ends were visited by the party
on Friday morning. This tunnel is
the most expensive improvement on
the entire line, and its completion will
save a greater distance than any
other. 1t is a very remarkable tunnel
in many respects. In fact it is claimed
by the railroad officials to be the most
daring piece of railroad engineering
ever attempted on this continent.
They make this claim on account of
the difficulties encountered in prose
cutting the work. 1t was supposed the
mountain through which the tunnel
passes was of ordinary granite and
the contract was let on this basis. 1t
has proven, however to be veritable
museum OF wonders, each Of which
taxed to the utmost the ingenuity OF
the contractors. The first serious diff.
fculty was huge mass of moving
shale. struck within 500 feet of the
western entrance to the tunnel. This
shale when exposed to the air swelled
up like sponge. and its expansive
| power was simply irresistible. Great
Oregon timbers twelve inches square
set as close together as they would
stand were snapped off like pipestems
1t was impossible to brace them SO
| they would hold. The floor OF the tun.
mel would sometimes bulge mp -four
feet in single night. 1t was finally
found necessary to replace the tim
bers with heavy steel beams, and be
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drill or a short circuit in the electric
wiring Is liable to set it OF any mo-
ment.
troublesome to the contractors. is
likely to be the cause of rapidly devel-
oping the surrounding country. The
oil has a paraftine base and is ex-
tremely valuable Already number
of companies have been formed to
prospect the neighboring hills.
What will be encountered in the re-
naming 600 feet no one can tell. We
understand that bets are even between
the laborers who prophesy Milwaukee
beer and those who are looking for
what is known in Kentucky as Noun
tain Dew.
The length of this tunnel will be
about $500 feet, and the cost some
thing prodigious, but when completed
it will be a monument tc the enter
prise and perseverance of the Union
Pacific officials that will apparently
endure for thousands of years.
The rest of Friday was spent on the
run to Salt Lake City, short stops be-
ing made at Evanston and Ogden.
Over $15.O0OOOO have been expend-
ed in these various improvements. AS
,, result of them the Union Pacific has
not only much the shortest line across
the Rockies. but one simply incompar-
able for the ease of its grades and the
smoothness OF its tracks. 1t is said
that the fuel consumed by railroad
averages forty per cent. of the entire
operating expenses. 1t will be seen,
therefore. what an enormous saving
there must be when this bill can be
I cut right in two. This the Union Pa
cific has succeeded in doing.
To President Burt. more than to all
others. is due the credit for these
changes. 1t was he who had the
nerve to go before board of directors
and ask for the enormous sum men
toned above, not to open up new ter
ritory or to build new lines, but sim
ply to improve an already existing
line. Railroading is, more than almost
any other, business Of to-day. OFF,
cials and boards OF directors are con-
stantly changing. Not one OF those
connected with the road to-day may
be with it five years hence. For this
reason Mr.. Burt's daring and success
is the more noteworthy. 1t can be ex-
planned in only one way. and that is
that the money kings of the East have
prodigious confidence in the quick
development of this western country,
and in the enormous growth Of our
trade with the Orient.
The people of Denver and Colorado
should be especially interested in
these improvements. Anything that
adds to the ease of communication be-
tween Colorado and Utah benefits
both. Three things are essential to
ideal railroad traveling-safety. COM
fort and speed. In each Of these re-
spects no other line can compare with
J the Overland Route.'-J. 8. T.
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They Live on Fitb.

"The city of Cebu has something
like 100000 inhabitants, but this popu-
lation is largely made up of people
who are huddled together in native
huts," said Capt. Going of the Forty
fourth. just back from service in the
Philippines. the other day. They live
year in and year out on rice and corn.
There is no hunting. but thousands of
small fish, less than six inches long,
are caught and dried for local con-
sumption. We had contract with an
old man who controls the fishing at
Dumanjug, to furnish us with all the
big fish he might catch. Once in two
or three weeks he would bring us n
nsh foot long, but such are very
rare. The natives, even of the lowest
classes are extremely fond Of cock
fighting. They arm the birds with
saber gaffs. and nothing is regarded as
night unless both the birds are killed
the money, of course, being awarded
to the hackers Of the bird that sur
wives the longer. native who is able
to get as much as so cents knows no
more delightful way to spend It than
to wager 1t on the outcome of a cock-
fight"
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sity. The latter has a national repu
tation as geologist and paleologist
and added much to the pleasure of the
company by his description of the diff
ferent formations they examined All
of the above gentlemen eXerted them
selves to the utmost to make the trip
pleasant one to their guests. and we
believe have the assurance that their
efforts were fully appreciated.
The train only moved in the day
time. The first night was spent in
Cheyenne. After breakfast Wednes-
day morning the whole crowd found
seats in the observation car. which
was pushed in front of the engine
with Superintendent Parke's private
car between them, and prepared them
selves Ito be shown"
Heretofore one of the most difficult
pieces of track on the entire line was
that between Cheyenne and Laramie.
Cheyenne has an elevation of 6.O50
feet above sea level. Sherman. thirty
three miles west, the top of.the divide,
and the highest point between Omaha
and Ogden. Las an elevation of S.247
feet. This made a rise of 2.2o0 feet
IN thirty-three miles. an average grade
of sixty-six feet to the mile, while the
maximum was over lightweight feet
Although even this is less than that
encountered by any other railroad
crossing the mountains. still it is
pretty stiff climb and a large number
of extra engines were kept constantly
employed in helping trains over the
hill. AS will be seen by the map ac-
Companying this article, very large
part of this line was entirely rebuilt
The work required the handling and
moving of 100000 cubic yards oil
Sherman gravel and 100000 cubic
yards Of hard granite rock. and the
boring OF a tunnel 800 feet long. To
the average reader these figures con-
vey but little meaning. Some idea of
the iIhmensity of the work may, how
ever, be obtained when one is told that
there are three fills within a single
mile of track which contain enough
rock and disintegrated granite to bal
last the New York Central road from
New York to Chicago. Some idea of
the cost may also be realized when
we are told that the contractors who
bored the tunnel received a bonus of
Sl60,0O0 more than the contract called
for, because they competed the work
several months earlier than was
specified in the contract. AS result
of all this change the grade has been
reduced to forty-three feet to the mile
An engine that before required a
helper to haul twenty freight cars
over the hill can now pull forty with
out help. The saving in fuel, in wages
and in repair of. rolling stock is pro-
digious.
Like changes, with grade revisions.
have been made between Howell and
Hutton's station, Lookout station and
Medicine Bow, Hanna and Dana,
'Cooper's Lake and Lookout, Walcott
and Fort Steele, Rawlins and Upton,
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DENVER TO SALT LANE CITY
VIA THE UNION PACIFIC RY.

tween the steel and the walls on all
sides to make a thick backing of Port
land cement. The bore of this part Of
the tunnel was also changed to an egg
shape form, as being best able to re-
sist pressure This shale extended
for 700 feet and increased the cost Of
the tunnel by hundreds of thousands
OF dollars. The visitors were shown a
fve-acre lot which was covered over
thick with the broken and twisted
beams taken from this part Of the tun-
mel.
Soon after the shale had been
passed through large flow of water
was encountered and as in this end
of the tunnel the grade is toward the
breast. an expensive pumping plant
had to be installed.
The next obstacle was strong vein
OF oil. accompanied by dangerous
gases. Notwithstanding the utmost
precautions. several serious explo-
sions have already occurred. 1t gath
ers in dense clouds along the roof of
the tunnel. where spark struck by
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Australia. 1t became completely ma.
turalized and increased prodigiously,
feeding on the scale insects. which 1t
soon reduced in numbers until they be-
came comparatively scarce.
But there We're other insect plaques
-aphides and others of different or
ders. The government therefore en-
ployed naturalist to import more in
sects. These We're brought from Aus
tralia and many OF them were lady
birds. Several Of them have estab-
lished themselves and done good SER
vice. One of the most useful is lady
bird which feeds on the aphides,
which had seriously attacked the su-
gar canes. 1t has done such good
work that there Is every prospect Of
the canes being speedily cured.
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OF Pennsylvania. The Republican
party has been under great obligations
to Professor johnson for services rem
dered during the campaign in 1896, and
he stands close to the present admin
istration through the many friends he
has holding high official positions.
Professor Johnson has Just returned
from Europe. where he journeyed with
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderlip. and is now spending the
summer on his farm in Massachusetts,.
Comptroller Dawes successor will be
appointed Oct. l.
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Green River and Bryan. LIE Roy and
Evanston. Altogether there have been
built l56 miles of absolutely new
track. there has been saving Of
thirty-one miles in distance and the
grade has been reduced to forty-three
feet to the mile.
All OF Wednesday was spent in ex-
amining the improvements between
Cheyenne and Rawlins. OF especial
interest to all was the powerful steam
shovel which was at work on Sherman
hill filling a long train of freight cars
with the wonderful disintegrated
granite with which that region
abounds. Nearly a cubic yard would
be taken at one scoop. and freight
car would be filled every two minutes.
This disintegrated granite is wonder
full material. 1t is not rotten rock, as
some may suppose. but live, bright
granite with sharp edges. 1t has sim
ply been subjected by nature to an
enormous crushing and grinding force,
which has broken il in bits varying In
size from small shot to pieces as large