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MOSQUITOES PLAGUE LONDON.
CITY Suffering an Unwelcome Invasion
Bites Prove Serious.
From the London Daily Mai

From the London Daily Man.
A plague OF mosquitoes is widespread In
london. A few years ago they were almost
unknown, or made their appearance f1tfully
In the neighborhood OF the docks and Fleet
street. coming. 1t was supposed. among the
rolls Of paper. This summer they are being
found all over the metropolis. and in many
places have given considerable work to the
medical practitioners and to the hospitals.
They are extremely plentiful alone the line
OF docks. The lower part or the Thames
Valley seems full OF them. and q suggestion
Is made that those brought from abroad on
ships have found a congenial breeding place
in the low lying marshy ground on the Essex
shore. At the Poplar Hospital yesterday II
was stated that they had many cases there
every day. men, women and children being
alike victims. There have been for years
past many patients treated at this hospital |
Tor mosquito bites. but this summer they are
moro numerous than ever.
The dry, hot weather has favored the in
sects, or made them, 80 to speak. strong on
the wing They are now wandering far from
f free Il, fr9m n them The West End has suffered
little Sm ss but hiX have xs.s ss
southern and northern suburbs. Their clear,
Is heard nightly and hundreds OF people are
One doctor In Bowes Park ha 5 treated as
many as forty cases within the week The
bites haSs ssT0ns ceT0Is Effects They ere
s%een % and IN sos
accompanied with septic rash over the
Cured. with an Intense feeling Of depression.
aTs Msa9z s e. Sssn 81 e: TX
sects, as are children.
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GIVES UP PUGILISlM FOR THE SEA
Sandy Ferguson, Heavyweight Fighter.
Ships on . Fishing Boat
From the Le,riston tMe.) Jour

From the Le,riston tMe.) journal.
Sandy Ferguson. the erstwhle aspirant
for the heavyweight championship OF the
world. we'll known In Lewiston. where he has
fought several times. will now figure In new
role.
The Cape Ann fishing fleet literally draws
on the men who sail the seven seas for ts
personnel. There are Japs and Russians
who are shipmates. and sailors from every
maritime nation foregathcr here on common
stamping ground. Everything is fish that
comes to the net OF those who cast their for
tunes with the feet. but 1t is cafe to say .
oueerer fish than Sandy was never en-
meshed in Its twine.
Sandy has shipped In the seinine schooner
Emma W. Brown.
At 8 O'Clock Thursday afternoon she pulled
number who bade Sandy bon voyage.
father father roughly in their br JET attempt at house.
this was forgotten, and! with baby in arms
she stood on the wharf and waved fond
ys% FEN h Poaad Sn ss sssG ssr was shut from
os6sr HesTs *as h2 sas aH 'SSfss %sFs hs
a. and hs poc. osed Hers sss
crew We're taken to the police station and
l01is TSe poiiGo .a,a that ,; I'll hand. .1eep. one
not drunk Sor ala re indulge in The nsht
engrossed In his new vocation.
Some one had dra w-n the points Of the COM
pass on a mackerel barrel head. and. seated
on the cabin house. Sandy vas buslly en-
tween these points. Some dock expert
ments at the steering wheel were also INDUCED
Sandy had a, complete outfit. from
sou 'wester to rediacks.
:. sl'il give, Sol Jacobs a hustle before I'm
.This life on the ocean wave is the life for
me. Watch me. make good. III be up In
the masthead day and night looking for
schools.
While I'm new at this game. ! expect to
which IL. the. main guy aboard one Of these
acaerel rel oatcihsrs he tM No more Of the squared
With hts derby cooked on the side Of his
head ard puf1ng at a cigarette. Sandy
Quite a number did not believe that. Sandy
would sail at the last moment. but he has
gone. Meanwhile Mrs. Ferguson looks upon
his change Of occupation with delight and
has an expectation Of better times.
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I've to the onlookers as q cup match.
At Nweport the annual fortnight Of polo
Is unique as a fashionable recreation, for the
game is more popular than any Of the sport
ing fixtures held there. with the possible
exception of the coaching parades.
The coaching meets, however, are only
held at infrequent times, but the polo fort
night has been an annual fixture for over
twenty years. Matrons who chaperon their
daughters to the pending games were pres
ent as girls in 1884, when John Watson's g
team won tho cup that Americans have
twice tried to regain without success in
England. The special charm to the on
lockers is that the polo players belong
case with the contestants In the lawn tennis
or other tournaments of the Newport
season. The girls and their chApsrons
know the game and are quick to applaud
the good players, whom they single out
sWell lit, Reagie,. Ride him of, polphl.
$50 1t Robbyl" or That's the eort Larry!'
are the sort OF ordinations from women
on tho coaches or the stand. The personal
interest has it's spell on the players as we'll
as the spectators, and at no other tourna-
ment Is the polo so fast and furious.
In the fine costumes and air OF COM
radery the assemblage Of women, to quote
a. globe trotter, may. only be compared In
or polo match at Hurlingham or Ranelag Oh.
Be this as it may, tho onlookers and the
nerved up players form together q fine
picture. There Is no better entertainment
for the two hours before dinner than q
Newport polo match whether ono drives
off after It on a coach to a summer palace
or sets out in hired hack to hotel dinner.
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with endless travail Of spirit. There are
times when the explorer almost feels like
an intruder. Suddenly the pick strikes
against something, and he secs revealed
before him the toy horse Of some long dead
gambler who has long paid his reckoning,
the marbles Of some boy, the comb and
glass OF some fine lady, the dlstaG Of some
poor woman
He feels like ono who has broken un-
awaree into another man house, and finds
himself alone with the sacred privaoies OF
intimate life.
There are many suoh objects in this little
exhbition-objects found In the Greco,
Roman settlements by. Drs. GrenfeL and
Hunt. There are beautiful bits Of glass and
mosaic-soent and perfu me bottles with wax
sGbppe1 sf SS hafP da pons tss 70
write on wax-ivory hairpins, egg whippers.
all the small devices Of luxury known to an
advanced civilization. These are vestiges
Of the last period Of Egypt's long civiliza-
tion--the eve before the long night OF Arab
barbarism.
At the other end, from the earliest dawn Of
time. there is collection Of the rudest flint
instr, nents used by prehistoric man in the
Nile Valley, and found on the tops OF the hills
at Thebes. From study Of these f.ints and
the positions in which they are found the
ats saduaSy sr SyseK Psnd ste
earliest Pharaoh behind the great pre-
Phara onio civilization that occupied another
5000 years-rerhaps the very first beginning
Of man. These flfnts belonged to men who
lived at least 10000 years ago. Then tho
Nile Valley was filed almost to the sum-
mits Of the hills with a great flood of water.
and man foregathered on the mountain
submits, precarious tenant OF bare
world.
Such have been the results of past work,
but DR.. Petrie's work in the Sinai district
OPENS new field. Some Of the "higher
critics" tell us nowadays that no exodus
took place. These discoveries at Sinai do
not seem to support them. but rather to
confirm a narrative which, II entirely un-
true. is certainly one Of the most amazing
bits Of convincing fiction in all literature.
But may there not be more secrets hidden
under those yellow eands? This was the
track by which the Jews are eaid to have
wandered. Here was the mou untain whence
came the laws Of conduct which the world
still reverences above all others.
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ever, a man who seemed to have paralysis
be placed close to it without fiinching. but
whom thrown into the river he struck out
with both arms and swan.
A very useful method Of detection is the
suggesting Of new signs and symptoms to
the patient. The surgeon remarks, cay,
ine In U Of the malinserer that it is strange that
the little finger is flexed-it ought to be
straight. In all probability at the next
visit the little finger will have assumed the
su ggeeted position. The more outre and
ire gular the fresh symptoms suggested by
the surgeon. the more definite sisin Is the detec-
valuable means of discriminating In certain
cases between true and false paralysis, or
contractures. While the patient Is going
under or recovering from anesthesia the
sparalyzed' limb may be seen to mo>e freely.
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DIR. Hans decided that his patient was about
to die. so he prescribed as a last solace TO
theoxpirlng man huge plate OF sauerkrau,.
He watched the sick man devour the delicacy
SO dear TO the palate OF our friends across the
sea- To Hanss unbounded amazement on
his next inspection he found the Hollander
sitting up IN bed reading q neTspaper, We. n.
notebook. he 1otted down: r. SauerkIau;
will cure Dntchman Of yellow fever Proii
Geedipg to another ward hs found span!afS nan, ~
sauerkraut. he bade the patient eat IT, and
lve.but speedily tho Spaniard died. Reach
scriptlon. but will xiii Spaniard,"
One Of the three doctors who were prom.
inent in treating hundreds of yellow fever
patients at Jacksonville, Fla, during d thsi
city's last visitation Of the scourse remarxea 1.i
acription. roll the patient In hot blsnKeim,, is,
Sweat X out Of him. II that falls nke Ak e,ster M%
with the hammer one hard blow upon IN:
temple. That u both effective and humans
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Rabbit Skin Blankets.
rom the WashiAoton Poet

Il don't suppose that many Of the post's
readers ever slept under blankets made of
rabbit skins. but that's an experience I re-
Gently had during q pleasant eojourn In the
Canadian woods. said T. r. Hersey Of Cleve-
land. at tho Arlington.
these skins. which make a delightful
covering. are very light. and as warm as the
heav WEST woolen blankets. These blankets
arc made by the Indians. The peltry Ia cut
into strips about one-half an inch wide,
saquarely. and apparently. tied at each
crossing The fabric Is very delicate. and
The prevailing color is white, with delicate
brown shadings. and the price ls si2. which Is
very reasonable. In fact. but for one defect
the trouble Is that the white hairs will come
out. and 20 to use these beautiful. articles
they must be covered with silk on both sides.
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sauerkraut Cure for Yellow Fever.
From the Loo AnoeIta Erpress.

FT0W INC LO6 Ah0ct& HipTf6B
During the yellow fever epidemic at New
Orleans In 1878 German medical student
braved the terrors Of the plague to secure
the advantage Of experience. Doctors were
few and his services were gladly accepted
He had ideas. and many were his experl-
msnts. Treating Hollander st the hospital.
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Twenty-Four True Bills Against
Ii individuals Returned by
Grand Jury at Milwaukee.
TIE THIRD BATCH HANDED GOWN.
The Last List Contains Several xeu
Names Making a Grand Total
Number OF ID Thus Ear.
The Indictment of Tho-,-7 a. Clancy
Chief Of the Milwaukee Fire Dc
pars'nent. For Perjury Caused
Decided Sensation.

Milwaukee. Wis. July 2s.-Twenty-
four irue bills against it individuals
were returned by the grand jury which
has been investigating alleged graf
ins" This was the third batch of In
dictments handed down since the Jury
went into session June %. the grand
total thus far numbering iz9. The
last list contains seven new names.
the most prominent being Thomas A.
Clancy. chief 90 the ciiy fire depart
ment. who Ia Indicted on one couns.
tho charge being perjury. Some 70 tho
indictments were returned on The
strength of testimony offered by Az
rust Pulls. agaInst whom several in.
dictments were returned In the first
two lists Of true bills
The indictments OF chief Clancy
caused sensation. A fund was col
lccted. BE- Is alleged. 20 defeat a bin in
the last legislature requiring that mcni-
hers Of the police and Gre departments
Zee given hearing before discharge
could be made. Clancy is charged
With meeting with others 90 fhc Gre
department three days ago 90 agrcc
upon testimony ia case OF bein- caiicI
before The grand jury he is charged
with tcstifying falsely before the jury
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SUpT. HALL HIS
NARROW ESGHpE
Shot YEiGs in Body With 32 STeciaI
BY DrdnkeR Employee.
Assailant Apprehended and
Taken to County Jail at
Wise to Await Trial.

Saturday night at about ESQ
O'Clock A. w. Hall. superintendent
Of Kelly q Irsine's mines At IRON
dale. was sho; at three time with a
32 Special. Smith & Wesson. two of
the bullets taking effect Ii wa. so
hrst thought that the wounds were
fatal and word was sent to Big Stone
Gap for aid. Drs. Painter and
Stoehr went over Immediately. Dr.
Kelly arriving shortly afterwari-
Skilllul attendance and his natural
grit and nerve pulled the patient
through the night In the mor7ina
Hall wss moved to Big Stone Car.
where he has remained since ihat
time. occupying room over the
Drng Store.
HE condition has steadily I'm
proved. and his temperate. outdoor
life. combined with ths best of .meIi-
cal attendance and nursing seem
49, q" pun AAAiA NNNNM-N d.
The shooting followed the oi.ct-
ment Of Absher from the store hv
supt. Hall ana took place ia front OF
the store at the top of the steps
Tie sssailaut was disarmei bv one
Of the bystauder. but managed ta .s-
cape IN the confusion that followed
A posse was sent ont which found
him at midnight. lie was in.me
diaiely lodged in the caloboosc and
the next morning after a preliminary
hearing was taken to Wise.
Mr.. Hall. the victim of the shoot
ing, has been located here bat low
months. yet ia that time ho has IS u
the respect and friendship cf all with
whom he has come 90 contact. Every
Sunday he has been a most welcome
visitor TO our town and his modest
and manly bearing when on our
streets has always been noticed. Nr
Hall is also heartily respected bv tbs
men At the mines aud thc aGairi-
greatly deplorcd by thcm
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THE SUMNER SCHOOL
AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Al Institution In The South That is
Helping the Common Schools.
Wilt Continue IN its Present
Relation to the University
of Tennessee 2

As a visitor interested in education
IN this section and an unpreiudi,ed
iooker-on for the last week the
writer feels like Offering a word or
two Of commeudauon for this emi-
nently successful work. Here are
gathered thousands Of teachers YEARLY
who show their interest in the cause
OF education by their sacrifices Of
time IN which they might be resting
tired brains snd the cash which thew
put IN car fares sod expenses while
At the school.
The proportion Of females seems 10
the visitor 10 be rather large. but
very likely it shows what is so often
claimed for the sex that females are
always more ambition than males.
such a gathering at the North
would have shown greater psopor-
ton OF strenuous faces and we were
asked the reason Of this.
Very likely il is ia the fact that
many gentlefolks have been thrown
on their own resources. Certainly
while nearly all seemed interested
they were sweet and cheerful and
there were many whose faces might
well be called beautiful.
One interesting lesture wasanum-
Der Of men with their wives. some
tunes with their children. We Wis
tied one class where, when the roll
was cslled. Mr.. and Mrs.
answered present aud there was a
youngster also belonging To them
who attended the model primary.
There were few who took the
campus course and could D. found
mated up ON the lawn talking Of so.
GEOLOGY and more or less ct cetera
but not ~ many a. Que might ex-
peot. The corps OF teachers con-
talns many noted educators South
and North and this intcrmingling
will be productive Of great good.
Perhaps by the time tins article is
rea IL will be decided whether this
great institution will continne t.
meet m Knoxville. Il is thought
that President Ayers does not favor
Il. IL Is not strange that he should
iislike to see the campus disiigured
with the temporary buildings that do
not add 70 the beauty OF the place
and perhaps there may be drop in
Anoxville's educational interest from
.he summer school Of thousands 10 the
University Of hundreds. but IL still
.smsins tnat the summer school il
me best advertiser the 4. I. could
have aad the hundreds Of teachers
going back to their country schools
Nill help swell the numbers Of the
growing state school.
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THE sLAcKmAR FUNERAL.
Patriotic Societies Paid t4oaors To the
Dead Commander.

Boston. July 24.-veterans Of the
civil war. Sons Of Veterans. members
Of the Women's Relief Corps and 9TH
er patriotic societies paid honor to
the late Gen. W. w. Blaclxmar. whose
funeral was held in this city where
less than. year. ago at the natioHsl
encsmpment OF the @. A. R he was
elected commander-in<hief DURING.
the morning the body lay in state in
Memorial hall at the state house. sur
rounded by the battlenags borne by
the troops OF the commonwealth dnr,
ing the civil war. The casket was
draped with the national col0rs and
guarded bycomrades OF f. W. Kihsley-
Post ia, of which Gen. Blackmar was
the FIRST commander Ten thousand
persons passed through the. .hals and
gazed on the face Of The, dead com,
mander. p zs''ss
At the conclusion az the services 1t
tbs church the body was esroffed ~
Troop ID TO Cedar Grove temetery.
where intorment TOOK place IA the:
E>ackmsr lot >;
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The Body Of the Distinguished
Revolutionary Hero Landed
at Annapolis, Nd.
The MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Adm. Sigsbee's Squadron Steamed
Nearly 1000 Miles Without Delay
on Account Of Accident.
Remains Of John Paul Jones Are Con-
tained In a casket Of Lead en-
closed in Another Of Wood
Of Handsome Design.

Annapolis. nd. July 2f.-The John
Paul Jones expedition. commanded by
r. Adm Sicshco. completed lts mis-.
sion with the landing Of the body OF
ihe distinguished dead. The eight
ships cf The squadron. four cruisers
and four haitlcships. rested an day
Sunday in the anchorage on the naval
academy. lying ln double column. The
day VAS without ceremony with the
exception OF the exchange OF calls be.
tween Adm Sands. superintendent OF
PIE naval academy. and AGms. Sigs-
bee and Davis and Capt Corvais. OF
Nc French cruiser Jurien De Ia era
were. on the half deck" OF the
Anos'yn. in a spacious compartment
O. dc entrance 20 the cabin OF Adm.
s.s7hcc laid the remains OF John Paul
Jones'. They are contained In a cas-
Ae- OF lead, enclosed in another OF
uooe of handsome design. and draped
VIA oo'ors. Constant guard was kept
ll on armed jackie Adm. Sirsbee
lecarls his mission as em.ncntly sue
ossiai and satisfactory. His squad
''a has steamed nearly 1000 miles
f',Aout delay on account OF accident
ai'AsD 20 machinery. In detailing
49, account OF his trip. Adm. Sigs.
be- said.
'our reception abroad was a mag.
aheent tribute. To was most gener-
os and hearty in the honors paid.
lo' only 90 the distinguished dead. but
T" ne navy OF the United States. The
''-il was without incident. the only
Aop made being 20 take sounding
near Nantucket. and that was brief
ne sailed on the Sth and picked up
lae Nantucket ship by wireless on thu
i''A Through this medium repo-t
sas transmitted TO the navy depar,.
leai So Washington. The next morn
.'s az o'clock Adm. Evans flagship.
.-e Maine, was heard from bv wire
','s 10 the southward. Later in the
--s MS squadron was Joined. as also
AZ out the Iowa Of Adm. Davis feet
y l1nr oaftleships. The Iowa Joined
NE heet on the 22d. the day we en-
...ea tle capcs. There Adm. Evans
-oppel down 20 Hampton Roads. sa-
.-las the brooklyn as he passed her.
Ile second battleship squadron took
.p ihe lead in single column IN which
.lInaiion the trip up the bay was
Rr. Adm. sigsbee saluted RI. Adm.
sands with I3 guns. and the salute
vas returned from the shore batteries.
: salute 70 the squadron from the
.,e1en cruiser was given and return
~ Win these formalities over the
-'lFe transfer Of the body was be.
s-n' The personnel OF the fleet was
y, ashore in small boats to form an
,,-posins guard OF honor when the
-l' was landed. It's transfer to the /
was made on the naval tug
S.@l'lsh. and the landing was made
- d noat draped and moored 10 the
.-a''' Il was there placed in hearse
80 - transferred to the vault in the
,~-1'iny grounds. The only ceremony /
me reading OF Psalms by Chan |
H. H. Clark Of the academy
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POETS CORNER.
cLoUDToP.

1, natures charm. majestic,
Outlined against the sky,
The toaering height Of Cloudtop
The elements defy.
For through the ages by gone
This height has nobly stood
Since Thor, the Eod-ereaior.
Passed DER and called it good.
0h. could tongue TO Cioud,op
BE given by some god.
A .iors of story Of strange people,
Prehistoric, odd.
wouii from this height be Numbered
in ntoncs both grand, sublime
The story long would ring down
The corridors Of Time.
Frank Monroe Beverly.
) f1rn's Gap. va.
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THE ARTic EXPEDITION.
~"mander 9esry Sails on the Roose.
EeR From Bar Harbor, Me.

sar Harbor, Me-, July 2o.-The Arc.
" " steamer Roosevelt. bound from
W W York for northern waters. via
.s .'en sydney, c. b.. called here and
~. ,.,s' commander Peary had bade fare
49, ~ % Morris X. Jesup. OF New York.
- Contributions to the Artctic club
s.' s.ss assisted the explorer 10 build and
49,. 49, me vessel. she continued her
~ .'a.nAaeer and Mrs. Peary arrived
80. 80. n9n Portland, AR. Jcsup and
-, - = s9esl insDecSed the Roosevelt
=. before she sailed. sconmander
s.. .'y n paftiha saia thar he lsss
AZ. Nlsn whom he shook ha,.ds in
a.. a. sooatry Was Ms. gssap. and that
49, ~. ssnsieman would be the nrst TO
s-,'.'s ,s'se message from him when he
~. 49, at Chateau bay. Labrador.
r-,.. ,,s - fsiasr frosn fae north Amer
81 ls eSpertcd IN Rooscvelt
'~'e Aer'a y, dneg "a s<suras<
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COL. DANIEL S. LAMONT.
Secretary Of War During President
Cievelanc's Administration Died.

Poughkeepsie. n Y. July 24.-CoI.
Daniel Scott Lamont. secretary OF war
during the administration Of Presi-
dent Clcveland's second administra-
tion. died suddenly az his home az
dillbrock. Duchess county. Heart fall
nrc was the cause OF death. Col. and
Mrs. Lamont were out driving In the
afternoon and Col Lamont appeared
10 be enjoying the best Of health. Aft
er dinner he complained Of feeling IN
and DR.. Stewart. Of New York. who IS
guest AZ the house. Immediately
went 10 his aid. The physician dag
nosed the case as an attack OF heart
failure and IN spite Of heroic treat
meut Mr. Lamont passed away within
half an hour At his deathbed were
Mrs. Lamont and two daughters.
Frances and Bessie. Several guests
at the Lamont home were also present
when the end came
Daniel Scott Lamont was born ~
Cortlandville. \. Y. February 9. 1851
He began life in journalism and from
1855 TO 1899 was private secretary tc
President Cleveland. by whom he was
appointed secretary OF war March s.
1898. Mr.. Lamont was vice president
OF the Northern Pacific railway and
n director and trustee In many rail
roads and financial corporations He
leaves a widow and Two daughters.
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Mere Than Two Tho.ssnd Men Re
Empioyea at Newcastle, Pa.

Newcastle. Pa. July 20.-Throo cf
the four LEGAL furnaces OF the Carnegie
steel Co have resumed after a months
hleness, and the Shenango Valley
steel plant viii begin operations next
.Alondsy More than 1000 men viii BE-
Affected The Shenango and Greer tin
works viii also start this month. CIV
ing employmentito more than 1000 tin
workers.