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NATURALIZATION ALLEGED
Matter Is Said to Have Heacheo Wv Z
portions Of SoanoaL

Especial to Inc fesI i.
New York, August l0'--taels gay
laid before Secretary OF the Ir'ssp7
which point to the existence q i. n,
in the importation of china au' g.,
involving losses 10 the gorefunep'
Ing even the amounts lost any, I.
frauds in Japanese sIlss. y y
by experts VINO are not taen 'sssa !;
terested In the matter mat IA N
undervaluatlon has been r fass...~ NM
last twenty years, whien aa I, Tacs
loss to the treasury of from siN
81 500 Coo a year. "a, m
While II has been Snon Nag a n
years tina, this loss was sv ~, n
sistent efforts 10 correct i ws ss,,;
bv the inertness or hostility o. IN "a
officials. Not only has Se .a n I'd
been asked to put an emu i Sm IN a
undervaluatlons OF pottery . ps, ~
nave been submitted to r a,rs / -
yelt. who IS said TO be laA, aIss'sosif 4
interes, In the case. me ~, Ss,-v XIV!
made by men Interested u W. 3. n
dusfry of the United s .rssrtsa 81!
quarters OF which is IN irsA''
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Seventh louisiana District.

opelousas, La, August lo.,-'rhe Seventh
congressional district democratic committee
will meet here Tuesday for the purpose
OF fixing the date FOR the convention or
primary which will nominate a candidate
for congress. There Is a strong sentiment
throughout the district In favor OF mi.
mary, and ndlcahops point 10 a w5rm
figut over this question Some M tbe
parishes have instructed their committeeman
TO vote for primary, wnile Others are nm.
Instructed "a
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Gin at Fannln.

Fannn, Texas, August 1o.--The fine gin
belonging TO the estate OF Be1son Con
burned at o'clock this morning. The
building had just been rcmodeled and was
comparatively new. Four new gin stands
and feeders had just been put in. There
was square bale press; also the Planters
round bale press attached. FIRE broke out
in gin stand and feeder about u. m. YES.
terday; thought to have caught by match
or friction.
This Is the crly din within eisat mile.
and Is great calsndty nAdn the public as
well as the owners This IL the second
gin lost ON present site by hir. Con.
some insurance was carried on building
aud maehlnery-not enough to cover halt
the less. Gin will be rebuilt
Fhe this morning by lEeendlary.
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BARCELONA CAPTURED.

ReVoIutionists Are Reported TO Have
Overcome the Government Forces.
Port Of Spain, Island Of Trinidad, An.
gust 1o-News has reached here from Ven
ezuela that after three days very severe
fighting In the streets Of Barcelona In the
state Of Bermudcz. the rcyolutionists under
the command OF General rcnaloza, cap
turcd the town from the government forces
The government lost sixty men killed and
General RupCrto Bravo
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changed. Call money was offered "a
the demand last week at ~ per ~.
Chinese were the strongest auos
foreign rentes. u.,.
The American market attraetei WV
tcntion during the week. ana es,'.ss
Pacifics were wholly dependenl W.
movement In New York.
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New Peruvian Cabinet.

Lima, Peru, August l0.--A new CABINET
has been formed, the personnel OF which
Is as follows:
President OF the council and minister OF
the intcrior-Dr Alexandra DeRstau.
Minis er of foreign affairs Anniyabai VII
lemas.
Nnr-Manuel niaB Canseco.
Justice Jose Nterho Aroas
Finance--Juan Jose Reiuosos.
Public works-Theodore Elmore.
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Queen Marlela condItlen.

Spa. Belgium, august 1o,-serious rumors
are in circulation that the attack OF heart
OF the Belglans, Is suuering Is dangerous,
hut at late hour tonight her maicstys
physicians reported that the queen mad re-
Yiyed and that there was no cause for
anxiety,
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COURT CIRCULAR COMMENT.
Refers to the Coronation in the Simplest
Terms.


Terms.
London, August 1o--Tomorrow VIII be
celebrated Throughout the nation as day
OF thaHksgiving FOR the kings recovery.
London, August ll.--whne the British
press Is rcs0mdirg with elaborate descrlp-
tons Of the coronation ceremony aud tele.
grams are pouring IN from every city Of the
empire rscordlng sympathetic celebrations
aud reJ0icins, the Court Circular thus
simply refers 10 the great event:
buckingham I'nlace, Saturday. To-day Is
the eoronaton ~ the king and queen. Their
nlaJcsties LETT the palace this morning at
III o'clock and proceeded IN state 10 NYest.
minister abbey for coronation.
1.-THE king and queen were received on
their return shortly after 3 o'clock by the
great Officers of state and the ladies' aud
gentlemen in waiting"
Ills majesty spent a quiet Sunday In
buckingham palace, The King and queen
gave a very large dinner party last even.
Ing, their guests Including the prince and
princess OF Wales and the cutire royal
family. as well as all the princely guests
who were here for the coronation
The Associated Press learns that King
Edwards condition last night was all that
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Charlton in VermIIi01 ~

special to The r e -f,,os
Abbeville, La, Angus Il y. ~
PLAYING havoc among re nv * I
Vermiiion parish. p ng Us vi ~
the Live Oak plantatoA
head OF mules. -
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Delintlns Plant at Sunset, La.

Sunset La. August l0.-rne Sunset De.
limiting and Cotton on company. win ,
'apltal Of 100000. is being orrnn,yea ~,
A meeting OF the stockholders win no 49,
Monday TO elect o1icers. II Is strlctiv y
home corporation.
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Reaidences AZ ennis.

Ennis Texas, August io.-Tne residence
street, was burned at q o'clock Saturday
evening. Some of the household goods
were saved, though broken up 10 moving.
Loss SSuOoi about two-thirds covered oy
Insurance. Cause OF nre not known
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AoUsrCM

Five thousand persons attended tho ex-
crolses At Camp Kirby yesterday after
noon.
Several residents Of Houston lost their
lives in hotel lire at san Angelo.
W II. Blake seriously injured by being
thrown from u Katy train
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Reaia.noes y San Antonio.

San Antonio, Texas, August i0.--At :
o'clock this evening the residences OF J.
Il, storms aud John 4. hagaIay. on Laurel
Heights we're destroyed by hre rne total
loss ID about S5oOa Insurance $500.
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lILNrss rs A SHORT ONE.

Manchester. Mass. August Ex-senator
Mcmillan was in his usual good health up
to yesterday afternoon. For several years,
however he had suffered from n heart af-
lection, principally weakness brought
on by overwork and had guarded himself
against IL. but the extra responsibilities
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could be desired He felt no Il; effects
whatever from the eNertions OF Saturday
and has expressed extreme qualification
with everything connected with the corona.
tlou and particularly at the orderliness of
the reioiclngs and the absence Of any Sc
rious accidents.
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Groves Slack Root Liver Pills.

Made from nm active principle obtained
from Black Root. They act on tho liver
eferts. No gripping. no sick stomach. VIII
cure chronic constipation. Prieo 20 cents.
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last week forced a considerable selling OF
couSols at lower prices. but the apprehen
slons Of a shortage In money were fairly,
diSpelled by large government disburse
ments and as there are no formidable de-
mands on the market, credit may be ex-
pected this coming week aud money is
likely to continue easy.
Last week the tone Of stocks was erratic
bur IT concluded cheerful Two holidays
within the week caused light business.
American railroad shc~s rose on New
York buying and further increases are an
ticpated, British railroads fell In sympa-
thy With coDsols and dividends are not
expected TO more than maintain last years
figures
Labor troubles continue to contribute to
the weakness of South African shares
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Residenne at Texarkana.

dence OF Mrs, Allen Marks In this city was
destroyed last night by iire. Loss $ioOu
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CLOTH MARKET FIRMER.
Bear Contingent Is Large but Timic
Higher Rates Probable.

Manchester, August lO-In view OF the
hardening In the price Of cotton the cloth
market was generally hrmer last week In
some quarters higher rates are ANTICIPATED
shortly. The bear contingent Is large. bnt
unid The transactions In cloth between
0ank holidays was apparently not LARGO
although there has been some Ibcrease &C. 3.
previously unavailable prices. This is az
trlbuted 10 the high holiday season ana ).
the fact that many dealers were absent ~
me inquiry from India was moderate Ia -
week and the Inquiry from China aSi
japan showed no Improvement anu
ally. ptV'ius gradu'
steadler Some lines OF American cs,,Il,l
were placed for home consumption.
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sPORT

pitcacr ST yrain waa cgaiu refused I'd.
r,ss!cu 10 the grounds ut Memphis.
NV Orleans aud Llt-l, Rock tied nttor
q tnicuIiI game
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OUR BROTHER IN BLACK.
Negro Educational Congress Reviews
His Progress and
ACKNOWLEDGES HIS lMPERFEcTIONS
Parents Are counseed to Teach Their
Children the Dignity and Value
OF Manual Labor.

Atlanta Ca, August lO-The adoption OF
an elaborate Get Of resolutions aud the
farewell address of Bishop W. J. Games,
brought to a close tonight the negro Young
Peoples Christian and Educational congress,
which has been IN session in this CITY
for the greater part of last week. Inc
closing meeting was held In the agri-
cultural building ut Piedmont PARK anu
was attended by more than GOO people
The resolutions adopted by the congress
are, in part, as follows;
"Our purpose here has been TO deal with
problems which confront the republic IN
It's complex national life; but more es-
pccially TO deal with those problems tna'
are essentially the ncgro's and winch, IN
the very nature Of the case. must he VII
tuaily solved by him. Whue on the one
hand we have had wrongs unl grievances
many, on tae other hand we nave had
opportunities and privileges iunumerahle'
and we are deeply convinced thai 20 snow
ourselves worthy Of the latter Is Infinitely
better than to permit ourselves 10 be weak
ened and discouraged By the former
NEGRO PROGRESS DESCRIBED.
| In spite Of the theorists and their the
cries both before and after emancipation.
We baye shown ourselves able 10 live aud
| thrive White our material growth mas not
been quite as marked as our numerical
growth, yet the results are highly salts
| factory and encouraging A generation ago
| we came ont OF bondage without foot
| OF land, without a home, without name
| Even the clothes which covered COR poorly
clad bodies were not ours. To-day We have
some land, some homes some money. Yes
| tcrday we had nothing; today we oWr
| millions of acres of land; pay taxes "I
| property worth millions of dollars, aa'
raise more cotton under freedom tnai
under slavery. These facts SHOW couclu
slvcly that the negro is fruga, 0uI IN
dustrious and is constantly growing iut
the economic and national life * tn
uailon.
MANY problems regarding the menta
ability Of the negro have been solved N
is no longer question us 20 whether b.,
can learn or how much he can learn Al
ter years OF experience we can say thai
our educational methods are both practica
aud effective. While much has been ac
compished In the intellectual development
Of our people, candor compelS us to admit
that much vet remains to be done
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stroyed the residence OF A, j. Turner
Nothing was saved. Total loss; partially
insured. Fire caused by explosion of
lamp.
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GROVES CHRONIC CHILL CURE
Cures the chuls thar other chill tor,e.
aont eyre. AZ all druggists 30 Cure, No
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LONDON MARKET SATISFACTORY
London, August io--The payme,, =,
% nsr cant inItailmsnt on the eonso, -, =
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stone Notifications, standing to this
day at Charlotte Amalia, the port of
st. Thomas, are called the castles of
Blackboard and Bluebeard, whose
history, fanciful to some degree per-
haps, has fascinated and thrilled the
American youth : for generations.
Who knows that the harbor of Char
lotte Amaiia, just mentioned, is the
finest, with perhaps one exception, in
the West Indies, furnishing a safe
and commodious shelter in the time
of storm? How interesting when we
begin to get beneath the dry crust of
current events.
The value of the islands to the
United States is found in their
strategic Importance. The Island of
st. Thomas lies only SO miles east of
Porto Rico, and furnishes what that
island does not. a large and safe har-
Dor. St. John, although small and
insignificant isle, has also a harbor,
Coral Bay, which is sometimes said
to be the best harbor of refuge in the
Antilles during hurricanes, though
it is seldom visited by any vessels
more important than fishing sInacks.
The island is only five miles long and
one wide, but it lays claim to pos
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sessing the best water of all the 9TH
er islands. st Thomas was the island
which figured so prominently in the
war with Spain, especially as cable
station. Its port furnished coal and
supplies to American warships at
times, and newspaper correspondents
as we'll as naval officers often had to
sail thither to reach the nearest
point in cable communication with
the United States. Germany, which
has no coaling station near the Unit
ed States, is said to be anxious to
buy these islands, and this fact
strengthens Uncle Sam in arguing the
Importance of making them part of
his possessions.
While these islands were uninhab-
tied at the time Columbus discovered
them and claimed them for Spain,
the larger islands to the south were
the home of the Caribbces, a fierce and
warlike people, practicing cannibal-
ism in its most hideous forms. But
this native race soon gave way be-
fore the coming of the white man,
and the English and French estab-
lished themselves in the islands upon
the ruin of the Caribbees. st. Chris
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IN HALLELulA TOWN.

The namin' o. the settlement wuz hard to
bring about;
Eacn Teller made suggestions, an stiii
we wuz in doubt;
&c. we helt a big town meetin, an
'peaSed like providence
We named her 'sHalleluia," an we've all
been happy sence!
They amt no GROWERS in it-on every plane
an slope
The sun Is shinin' brightly-the stars air
whisperin' hope;
An all the fofks'Ii tell you, fer miles an
miles aroun'.
They Amt no thorns along the road to
HalIeluia Town.
'Twuz Inspiration in it-that Halleiuia
name.
1t brung about good feelin', It SGT our souls
affamei
An what to us air mansions in cities of
renown,
So long as we air happy in Halleluia
Town?
For there the birds air singin'. the fields
air fiowerin fine;
The gun Jest don't know nothin but how
to rise an shine.
An what blessed world 'twoufd be--with-
out a care or frown,
II folks would only emfgrate to HaTieIuia
Town.
IF l. Stanton. In Atlanta Constitution
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REFLECTIONS OF A SICK MAN.

When the doctor comes, he always
laughs at you.
People come around the house you
never saw before; the milk man. the
ice man, the wash woman.
When you are hungry you are
ashamed to acknowledge it. and, II
your nurse is very particular, you
are liable to suffer from hunger.
When the medicine makes you sick,
and You complain to the doctor, he
says: That's what expected;
that's what / intended it to do"
What lot of strange dogs play IL
your yard during the day! And oc.
casionally there is COW, and you
wonder that the police are not more
active.
Greenland and Iceland have the bet
ter Of us In the way Of trade. Last
year we imported goods from those
two countries to the value OF $s2,s39
and sold them only $500 worth in re-
turn.
When there is q knock on the door.
you think it Is an inqufring friend.
and try to look a. pale and wan a.
possible, and then discover that it Il
. little girl who wants to borrow
butter.
Along about the second day. you
begin to wonder that some Of the
neighbors don't 60 out and kill
quail for you; something delicate to
tempt your appetite. Atchison
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gaining their ends. As result, 1t
must not be matter of wonder that
tnese freebooters were generally
Iound with letters OF marque from
England or France, which gave .
seniiegltlmate aspect to their daring
enterprises. The cruelty OF the Span
iarus towards the natives also
aroused great indignation, and in
many men created the idea that to
WAT upon that nation was simply to
sindicate the wrongs OF an outraged
humanity.
Under this impression, people who
were neither iicentious nor actuated
by love OF plumber, joined the free
hooters as the readiest means of pun
lshfng the Spaniards. Montbars was
e notable instance of this, and while
still at college he swore to avenge
the Wrongs done the indians. On at
tanning his majority he dedicated his
patrimony to the fitting out of q
ship with which he Joined the free
hooters, and far and wide over the
Caribbean sea he was known by the
ominous soubriquet of "The De
stroyer.
Other noted freebooters of this
period were Van Horn, Grammont.
Laurent de Graft, Morgan Harris.
Sawkins and Dcviot. Olonois, anoth-
er one of these bold buccaneers, hay-
ing lost his ships and narrowly es-
capped from the Spanish with his life,
managed to arm two small vessels
with u men possessed of as daring q
spirit as himself, and started to pill
Iage the city OF Los Cayos, in Cuba.
having been apprised of his inten-
ton, the governor of Havana dis
patched six-gun frigates manned by
30 men, to the assistance of the in
habitants. Four other smaller honts
were also ordered to Join the frigate,
SO that Olonois found unexpected diff
iicnities in his path. The governor Of
Havana was so confident of the cap
ture and destruction of Olonois and
his ship and crew that he sent ne
ere eAecu''oner along 70 carry out
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SLOWLY GUSHING JOHN BULL.
nusslnn influence II steadily Calm
ing the Aseendancy Over the
English In Persia.

Russian Is steadily supersedinp
British influence in Persia except in
the southern part of the country. The
Russian legation has been particularly
careful to keep the shah informed OF
British difficulties in South Africa,
says the Chicago Chronicle. The re-
cent plot against the shah did not
originate in the palace, for the city
was placarded with demands for expla-
nation about recent Russian loan,
ostensibiy obtained for various public
works and the, benefit of the impover-
ished people. 1t is said that 81. 900 900
rubles of 1t mysteriously disappeared.
The shah is now negotiating for fur
Their considerable advance from Rus
sia and Is reported to have been much
disturbed by Inquiries as to how the
other money was spent.
When overtures for another loan
were made through the Russian min
ister al Teheran the latter asked for a
comprehensive concession to carry out
certain public works and improve
ments, under the control Of the Rus
sian government. The demand was
waived later on, but ii has been already
announced that. the Persian gov
ernmeut has bouad itself not to
seek monetary aid from any other
power but Russia, or to grant any con-
cession for the construction of rail-
ways or any commercial or industrial
enterprise without first offering Rus
STA the refusal. The Cossack guard at
Teheran now numbers 1000 highly dis
ciplined troops, commanded exclusive
~ by Russian officers. and there is said
to be steady flow of Russian mer-
chants into Teheran.
The shah Is reported to be very
anxious TO make another European
tour next year and pay his postponed
visit to England.
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PASSING OF THE HOME
OF THE BUCCANEERS
Some Of the Thriins. Fascinating History Of the
Danish yusst Indies.

topher's island was divided between
them, but SPANS jealousy was
aroused, and she sent a strong fleet
and drove them out, and they fed to
the other islands.
In Hispaniola, or Hayti, these
rough, hardy Adventures established
themselves, hunting the wild cattle
and hogs and curing their flesh.
These men came to be known as bnc-
cancers, from tie colonial word bou-
can, which means a fire made in the
woods, at which they smoked and
dressed their food in kind of bar
barian way. But the blind jealousy
of the Spaniards was again felt, and
these hardy hunters were driven out.
Exasperated to desperation, and with
hatred in their hearts for the Span
iards, they began to seek every means
possible for retaliation.
Here we begin new chapter in tho
history of the buccaneers and the
island hunters have soon become the
rowing, daring pirates of the sea. At
this time. in the latter half OF the
seventeenth century, Spain monopo-
lized the rich trade of the West
Indies, and it was but natural that
tht buccaneers should seek reprisals
in that direction. The jealousy of
the other powers of Europe was
aroused when they beheId the wealth
of the new world pouring into the
Spanish treasury, and hence they
viewed with no disfavor the efforts
of these few lawless men to divert
the stream of wealth, careless of the
means employed by these people in
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iAk dOiC ~ tul tAC + iattNC
backward and illuminate
dry current events with the history
which lies in the background. After
long negotiations Denmark and the
United States have signed treaty
for the sale of the Danish West In
dian islands by the former to the
latter. This fact requires but few
lines to give it to the, public, but in
connection with this event if we can
turn back couple of centuries or
more in the history of those islands
the dry fact of the present becomes
alive with the thrilling events of the
past.
Who knows that two previous att
tempts have been made by the Unit
ed States to secure these islands,
once shortly before the civil war,
when treaty failed of ratification by
the senate, and again several years
later? Who knows that it was one
of these islands, Santa Cruz, or st.
Croix, as it is sometimes called,
where Columbus first landed ON his
second voyage to the new world?
Who knows that these islands were
the center of the activities of the
famous buccaneers and that their
history is stepped in the thrilling and
daring adventures of these bold men
as they preyed on the Spanish trad
ing ships and laid under tribute the
cities of the Spanish Main? Two old