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RENO, New, July 3O.-A wave of
water averaging five feet in depth
swept over Douglas and Silver Peak,
near Sodaville, New, today, due to a
cloudburst. On account of interrupted
communication it cannot be learned
whether any lives were lost in the
Hood, though it is known that a school
house, three or four homes and a num-
Der Of barns and smaller buildings
were swept away.
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BESlEGED BY THOUSANDS

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judicial district as justice of the su-
preme court. He held this position
twelve years. In 1897 he was elected
chief judge of the New York court of
appeals for fourteen years.
William Randolph Hearst, another
presidential aspirant, was born in San
Francisco in 1864. His father was a
noted forty miner who accumulated a
large fortune by mining and afterward
became United States senator from
California. The family is distinguished
for most liberal patronage of benefi-
cent and educational measures. Mrs.
Phebe Hearst, mother of the subject of
this sketch, having given several mil
lions of dollars to the University of
California and other allied enterprises.
William Randolph was educated at
Harvard After leaving college Mr..
Hearst became member of the staff of
the San Francisco Examiner. He be-
came the owner of the Examiner and
in 1895 acquired the New York Jour
nal. He is also the proprietor of papers
of large circulation in Boston, Chicago
and Los Angeles. Mr.. Hearst repre-
sents the Eleventh New York district
in the lower house at Washington.
Richard Olney, the Bay States ia
vorite SON." has always been popular
with the ultra conservatives of his
party. He is a native of Oxford, Mass,
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and south of Port Arthur there are
forts equipped with the most formula
BILE guns mounted on hydraulic moving
machinery. 1t is possible to rotate one
of these monster firing machines in
rather less than minute thus making
it nearly forty times as efficient as one
of the stationary old time pieces. To
crown this system of defense there is
built on the summit of the highest
ridge, Immediately behind the town and
overlapping all the other Notifications.
a gigantic fort which sweeps the seas
to a great distance. 1t was the fire
from this height that kept Admiral
Togo's ships lodging. The system of
interior defense is equally comprehen-
sive. In case a fleet should succeed in
entering the harbor it would still find
itself the target for a most active dem
onstration.
Having thus renewed the defenses.
the new tenants of Port Arthur turned
their attention to the condition OF the
harbor- The Chinese had done little to
make the port available as an anchor
age, and the japanese during their
brief occupation had been unable to
carry their plans into effect. The ap-
preach to the harbor is so narrow and
tortuous that it would seem as if ma
ture had not intended it for a roadway.
When the Muscovites came to Port
ATLAuI LLG CnaElDG1 WAS SO uAleQ with
mud that it was impossible for large
merchantmen to get inside Cargoes
had to be unloaded at the outer an
chorage into sampans and poled labo-
riously through the long, winding neck.
The Russians began at once most ex-
tensive system of dredging The inner
harbor was excavated to a depth sufi-
cient to float a first class battleship.
The rocks which blocked the gateway
were loosened with dynamite and re-
moved by means Of floating cranes of
giant capacity. AS a result of months
of unremitting toll the width CT the
entrance at its widest point was in
creased to $50 yards. while at the mar
rowest spot it is only 500 feet in width.
In its best condition il is no easy prob
lem in navigation for a vessel over 300
feet in length either to enter or leave
the harbor. The construction Of q suit
able basin was the next undertaking
The excavation for this work had been
begun by the Chinese but it was en-
larged greatly. AS now reconstructed
by the Russians, the dry dock is 452
feet over all ninety feet in width at the
entrance. with a depth at high water
of thirty-tvvo feet. Vessels of six feet
greater draft than the Retvizan can
enter this dock.
With the coming of the Russians
Port Arthur at once assumed an APP
pearance of great activity. The COM
pIetion Of the branch railroad to Har-
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t1ce OF law in New York city, and four
years later, though opposed by the del
egation from his own state, he received
the nomination for president and was
elected. In consequence of the differ
ence of opinion on the money question,
Mr.. Cleveland's administration was not
indorsed by the national convention of
1896. and he did not support the ticket
Since his retirement he has lived at
Princeton, N. J.
William Jennings Bryan is so promi-
nent in the politics of his party and has
been a celebrity for so long that it will
be necessary only to recall the chief
events of his active career. He was
born in Salem, Ill, in 1860. He was ed
ucated at the Illinois college and grad
uated from the Union College of Law
at Chicago in 1888. He practiced law
in Jacksonville, ILL.,. until 1887 when he
removed to Lincoln. Neb. From 1891
to 1895 he was in congress. He at
tract attention as a public speaker at
once and made several effective speech
es on free trade. In 1893 and again in
1894 he made unsuccessful attempts to
secure an election to the United States
senate. He was editor of the Omaha
World Herald from 1894 to 1896 and
made many speeches on free silver in
the Mississippi valley. An eloquent
speech against the gold standard in the
Democratic convention of 1896 brought
him the nomination for president, and
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bin was followed by a large immigra-
ton from eastern Russia, for the most
part mechanics who had been attracted
by the good wages rumored to be Of
fered by the contractors who were
building the warehouses and other gov
eminent structures at Port Arthur and
later at Dalny The thrifty Chinese
were not slow to appreciate the bust
ness attractions of the new proprietor
ship. As a consequence they f1ocked in
promptly and established themselves
without the fortified town. In a few
months this mushroom settlement con-
tanned a population Of many thousand
souls, and an active trade was estab-
lished. The native Manchurians. too,
woke up to the possibilities Offered by
the new order of things. The garrison
must be fed, and the prospect Of future
trouble with the japanese and the con-
sequent formation of bases of supplies
made an excellent market. Port Ar
thur from the fact that its harbor was
less subject to the rigors of a Manchu-
rian winter, proved itself a formidabls
competitor of Vladivostok-
Even though not impregnabie, as the
Chinese believed and the Russians tried
to make it. Port Arthur has shown a
remarkable power Of postponing the
fatal day. For months it has been sub
jected to the almost continuous fire OF
the most deadly engines of destruction
ever devised by mans ingenuity. No
other fortress in the history Of thu
world has had arrayed against Il a
force equipped with so much destruc-
tive energy and inspired by such bull
dog tenacity- II has certainly come
nearer 10 solving the problem Of Inn
pregnabflity than anything yet made
by human hands.
TRUMAN L. ELTON.
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merchantmen might come UP to the
docks and unload it was necessary for
the warships to anchor outside. 1t is
apparent that such a condition would
be extremely uncomfortable in case of
war
Russia's first step after the lease be-
came operative was to remodel the
Notifications. The harbor's improve
ments might well be postponed; its in
accessibility made the workmen secure
from the passing attention Of any cruis-
ing fleet. Most of the defenses which
had given such comfort to their Chinese
constructors were dismantled, and more
modern ones were substituted Upon
the cliffs rising almost precipitously
on both sides of the harbor entrance
several batteries of heavy Krupp guns
were placed. These were supported by
a fort built on higher eminence lit
tie in the rear. All along the hills north
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district school was his first means of
education Later he attended the acad-
envy in Cortland. paying his expenses
by work done out of study hours. Aft
er teaching in various public schools
for four years he saved money enough
which he was graduated in 1872. After
five years service as clerk and assoc
ciate in the Office of a Kingston law
firm he was elected surrogate of I'll
ster county and filled the Office for two
terms. In 1884 he was delegate to the
Democratic national convention which
nominated Cleveland. The next year
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tirement he has been actively engaged
in the practice of law.
Judge George Gray was born in New
Castle, Del, May 4. 1910. He was edu-
Gated at Princeton and the Harvard
Law school He practiced at New Cas-
tie for six years and then removed to
Wilmington. In 1879 he was attorney
general of Delaware. He was United
States senator from 1885 to 1899. In
1896 Judge Gray affiliated with the
National (gold standard) Democrats.
He was a member of the peace COM
mission at Paris of 1898 and in the
same year member of the joint high
commission at Quebec. In 1900 he was
chosen to be a member of the interna-
tional permanent court of arbitration
under The Hague convention. He was
also chairman of President Roosevelts
coal commission He has been given
the compliment of an instructed dele
cation.
Arthur Pue German has been prorni
nent at many conventions He was
born in Howard county, Md, on the
thirteenth day of March sixty-five
years ago. He attended the public
schools and first went into the United
States senate as a page. He was page
for fourteen years. Then he became
collector of internal revenue for the
Fifth district of Maryland and served
three years. In 1863 he was made a
director of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal company and has been its presi
dent since 1872. He was United States
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time in 1898, when he served as colonel
of volunteers in the Spanish-American
war, he devoted the next four years to
discussing the subject of free silver
trusts and imperialism" In 1900 he
was again nominated for chief execu-
tive, this time receiving the support of
the Silver Republicans in addition to
that of the Democrats and Populists
He was again defeated by Mckinley,
the electoral vote being 292 to 1856
Soon afterward he established the
Commoner, a weekly periodical which
he has since edited.
In consequence of his prominence as
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K'ow. That astute oriental statesman
Ii Hung Chang was the first to dis
cover its strategica1 value. He was
confirmed in his opinion by some lead
ing German engineers, from whom he
extracted all the information concern
ing it's development that was to be OBJ
tanned at slight cost. It was his custom
10 invite foreign engineers to visit the
peninsula as his guests. AS a return
for his hospitality they were expected
to point out the various steps leading
to the transformation of the hamlet
into a second Gibraltar. Ii then per
mitted a French syndicate to build the
dock and arsenal Under Ii Hung
Chang's supervision the port became
strongly fortified naval station for the
defense of Picking and the Peiho river.
In the course of time the Chinese began
to regard the fortress as impregnable,
and "a feeling of great security against
outside "barbarians" reigned in the self
complacent Celestial bosom.
The aged diplomat lived long enough
to see his stronghold shattered into
worthlessness by the guns which his
hated japanese neighbors had bought
from the still more hateful Europeans.
In 1894 the Japanese captured the
place, and by the terms of the treaty
which was signed at Simonoseki Japan
was to retain control of the port and
also Of the entire southern coast of
Nanchuria. This settlement of the
trouble was altogether too comprehen-
sive to suit either Germany, France or
Russia, and they protested vigorously
on account of this fierce opposition ia
pan deemed it prudent to moderate her
ambition. and she agreed, for a consid-
GRAFTON of 10000, 600 taels Cabout S42-
000, O00). to evacuate the premises.
which she did in 1895. Three years aft
erward China leased the harbor and
certain specified territory to Russia.
Russia's object was to secure a naval
station which would afford a safe har-
Dor for her fleet in eastern waters. The
lease was given with the understanding
that Russia's tenancy should not in any
way interfere with China's sovereignty
ia Manchuria. 1t was stipulated also
that the port should be open only to
Russian and Japanese vessels As soon
IS the Russians had secured the lease
which was to run twenty-five years
shey began to put the fortress into a
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Trees INSIDE a cHuRcH.

Ross, Herefordshire, England can
boast of a church where two fine elmm
are growing one on either side or a psw
once occupied by a member named
John KyrIe. Mr.. Kyrle was a great
lover of trees and especially of elnas,
Of which he planted an avenue near the
church. One Of the trees of this avenue
was cut down. and il is supposed that
its offshOots have grown up inside thm
church at each end of the pew. Tha
parish church at Kempsey Contains q
chestnut tree which grows from th@
tomb of Sir Edward Wilde. The school
children of the village used to sit fl tia
chancel, and it is said on one occasion
their teacher found one of them eating
chestnut and that he snatched fe
away and threw il behind the tonM
where it took root and has fourished.
Prussia has 2,O3S associations Of mtn~
nographers, with 81 ,2sl members
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condition consistent with modern re-
quirement.
The stronghold lies on the slope of
the high hills which rise around the
oval inlet forming the harbor. This in
let, which is about two miles from east
to west and one mile from north to
south, is well protected from storms by
a spit of land-the famous Tigers
Tail" The tail runs dfagonally across
its northern end. The approach from
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born Sept Is, 1885. He is a graduate
OF Brown university and the Harvard
Law school. He practiced law in Bos-
ton until he was appointed attorney
general of the United States by Cleve-
land in 1893 Two years later he be-
came secretary of state. Since his re-
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seward is unimpressive. Struggling
hills offshoots from the range of noun
tains which divides the peninsula, en-
croach upon the foreshore and, bearing
no trees or vegetation of any sort, give
to the perspective a desolate and bar
rem aspect. The anchorage is inferior,
and it required an immense amount of
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CONVENTION AT ST. LOUIS

he was offered the office of first assist
ant postmaster general, but declined.
The same year he was made chairman
of the state Democratic executive com
mittee. That year also he was ap-
pointed by Governor David b. Hill to
succeed Judge Westbrook Of the Third
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labor to make it possible for ships of
large tonnage to enter. The harbor was
originally far too small to give shelter
to fleet of any pretensions- When the
Chinese were in control it was not pos
sible for a large number of warships
and merchant vessels to lie in the har-
Dor at the same time. In order that the
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soon afterward he received the Popu-
list nomination also He canvassed
much of the country in person, travel
ing more than Is, 900 miles and making
numerous speeches. He was defeated
by William Mckinley, the electoral vote
being I'll to 176. Except for short
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)RT ARTHUR, which
is just now very
much in the public
eye. was formerly a
small fishing village
at the lower end of a
long, mountain Gus
peninsula. It was
then called Lushun
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THOUGH it is not a
matter of record that
the managers of the
great International
exhibition at St Lou
is have specified July
s as the best day for
the intending visitor
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Mammoth City Extending From Boston to Washington

the central market, and his larder
would be replenished in double quick
time.
Then there are the purely municipal
problems to be answered The prophets
do not venture even to guess at the val
ne of personal property in this stupen-
dous organism, but they estimate that
the assessed valuation of real estate
will be at least 100 times greater than
that of the New York of today, or ap-
proximately 1885. 500 coo, 900, Think of
the amount that will annually accrue to
the city from taxationi But the civic ex-
penses will be correspondingly heavy.
The seers aver, for instance that DO
lice force of nearly 3000 men will be
necessary to safeguard life and prop
erty. In other words, the city will
have to maintain standing army for
it's internal defense. There will be
$4,000 miles of paved streets to be
cleaned and kept in repair, and for this
an army of white wings will be nee
essary. Still another army will be re-
quired to fight fires. Just how the city
shall be governed will be knotty prob
lem, for it is certain that present meth
DDS will have to be modified consider
ably.
So certain of fulfillment do the sociol-
ogists deem their prophecy that they
are already beginning seriously to con-
slider the question of naming the city.
1t has been suggested in some quarters
that a fitting name would be Atlantis,
in memory of the lost continent lying
beneath the mighty ocean on which the
newborn colossus will raise its head.
Possibly a more appropriate name,
however, would be Cosmopolis, for the
citizens of foreign birth will be num-
bered not by the hundreds of thou
sands. but by the millions. Every ma
ton on earth will be represented, and
the new city will thus be the most tru-
ly cosmopolitan ever known.
ELI ]. MILTON.
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never paid, and finally succeeded in
bringing about Wallpapers arrest on a
charge of conspiracy to get hold of the
fortune of very rich elderly widow
Mrs. Rucker of Vienna. The charge
was baseless, and Waldapfel was dis
charged from custody. Ferdinand evil
IDENTIFY concluded at this time that
something would have to be done. for
shortly after Waldapfel removed to
Budapest, where he went into the real
estate business. He had very few eli
ents. but seemed to enjoy a comfortable
income, supplied rumor said, by Fer
dinand's mother. After brooding over
the heartlessness of the prince for some
time Waldapfel was committed to an
insane asylum, where he died a short
time ago.
Another unsavory episode in the ca
reer of Ferdinand was the assassina-
ton of Stambuloff, prime minister of
Bulgaria Stambuloff was called for
in a carriage which was stopped after
it had proceeded a short distance and
the prime minister was literally hacked
to pieces by the hired assassins. SIAM
buloffs widow had her Husbands hands
embalmed and has since kept them in a
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Automobiles of every kind will be in
use, but horses will be an absent GUAM
tity, save perhaps in the vast system of
parks which it is expected will be de-
veloped along the seashore and at va
rious inland points as breathing places
for the struggling millions.
Then there is the question of food and
water supply. Statisticians estimate
that the city will consume daily Is. OOO.-
900 loaves of bread, 1o0, 600 600 pounds of
meat, 60, 100000 eggs, 100, 600 barrels of
vegetables and no less than 100 00o, 0OO,-
900 gallons of water. A veritable Nj
agara will thus be required to provide
drinking supply, but it is pointed out
that the comparative nearness of the
Allegheny, Catskill, Adirondack and
White mountains will serve to remove
all difficulties and that artificialiy
banked lakes high in the mountains
will send their waters through huge
aqueducts to reservoirs placed at con-
venient intervals throughout the 45o
mile city. 1t is even suggested that by
that time means will have been found
to utilize sea water for drinking pur-
poses. For the distribution of the food
supply it is proposed to construct auto
matte tubeways radiating from vast
markets to smaller centers of supply
or even to the home OF the purchaser,
in which case the buyer would simply
have to dispatch a wireless message to
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summation of the dastardly scheme he
was as guilty as the actual slayers.
That made him many enemies in Bull
garia, but as StambuIoff was not over
popular with the classes, no matter
how he might have stood with the
masses, nothing was done to punish his
murderers beyond going through the
farce of trying some men whose con-
viction was impossible and who were,
of course, discharged.
Ferdinand added largely to his list
of enemies by the wide circulation Civ
en- to the story that he was at the bot
tom of the abduction of Miss Stone,
the American missionary, by Bulgarian
brigands. Attempts to prove that he
was in no way concerned in the matter
were woeful failures, though his actual
advance knowledge of the plan was
never clearly demonstrated. But it is
a fact that Miss Stones abductors were
high in the confidence of the revolu-
tionary committee and that the money
paid for her release was used to spread
the propaganda of rebellion against the
misrule of Turkey.
Ferdinand's position just now is
about as follows: If he can assist Mace
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THE sHREwp THAkooe

Dilatory railway travellers who are in
the habit of missing their trains sr3tnayld
take a hint from a certain tEalxoor or
Jaipur. who once had important busf-
ness to transact at Akhafadad brlt
missed his train on the Ra1pufana
state railway. Nothing Gaunted the
thakoor gathered up his quilted skirts
for a race with the train to the NEXT
station. feeling confident he ould ar
rive in time to obtain the s<axatio,,.
ticket He was soon ahead, md then
knowingly ran in front of t engine
between the rails. for he rightly con-
jectured that it would be manslaaehter
were he run over. The driver whfstIed
and the stoker shouted, but in yain. At
length both driver and stoker t7,rnned
off the engine. and, giving chase
caught the breathless thakoor ana de-
posted him in the luggage van Ne
was fined eight annas "a shillingl. a
sum considerably less than the COST of
a railway ticket, and he caught the
train, which was what he wanted