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2 TmnrnrTfiw S lliiun A t I \ i 4 SEVENTH PAF.LIAMENT - FOURTH SESSION AT OTTAWA. CARKIAGE Of I.IVI HOCK. Mr. Spronl* in moving far A relarn of lh correspondence regarding regulations for the carriage of hvu itoak over Canadian railway* from a point m the United Suite* to any other point in the UnlUd States, read a great number of iettori from Dr. J. B. Wright, of Windier, an ex-veterinary inspector of the Dominion Government, threatening lo publish article! which he declared would reeult in the scheduling of Canadian cattle unless paid a turn of atveral kandred dollar*, whicli he alleged wai owing to him. The charge* which he threat- ened to irake public were that the Deputy- Minister of Agriculture winked at a viola- tion of the inspection regal .tion, and that hi* officer* certified to inspection without making aa examination. These he (Mr. Sproule) declared were false, aa 1 without foundation. If any inspection WM not properly made Dr. Wright wai to blame, for the inspector* at the port of entry acted ndcr hi* order*. He a*a* tnrpriaed that the Government tolerated blackmail 10 lobg and thought the (iorernment ought to punnh him. The motion wa* carried. VRAP SHOOTING. Mr Coatsworth moved the Housi again into committee on hi* bill to make further provition a* to the prevention of cruelty to animals, and to amend the Criminal Code of 1892. Sir John Thompson hoped the committee would reject the amendment of the hon. member for Sonth Norfolk (Mr. Fisdale), which proposed to permit trap (hooting as a teit of (kill in marksmanship. Mr. McCarthy thought it wa* scarcely fair tu the hon. member for South Norfolk (Mr.TisdaJe) to deal with the clause in his \Seence. He therefore nnved that the committee rise. The motion WM lost. Mr. McNeill defended trap shooting as alee* barbarous method of despatching pigeon* than by wringing their neoks. It wai quite a* ciuel to shnot partridges or any other g ame bird or animal a* it was to engage in trap shooting. Mr. Miller moved that the committee rise. The motion wai carried by 4.1 to 19. OTKAH FIlKiliHT RATES. Mr. McMlleo, in the absence ol Mr. Mulock, moved the second reading of a bill respecting oceau freight ratee on cattle. The great trouble was in the power possess- ed by vessel owner* at Montreal, who were enabled to extort from cattle dealers, when there wae a rush, late* far in excess of the customary or legitimate rates. The pro- motion of the cattle Made wa* a vital ques- tion, and reasonable freight ratee would do much to promote the industry. It wae well kiowii that ihs price ol carrying animals had fluctuated m a season from 37 to $17. It wa* impossible that merket price* could fluctuate so as to make this variation rea- sonable. Cattle .balers, too, compltmsd that they were unable to obtain rate* in advance of the nailing of the vessels. Their interest* were thjs carried on in a very precarious manner. It would be well that legislation should be passed to regulate the raws within reasonable bond*. He wai lure hi* hon. friend the projector of the bill did not desire to embarrass the Govern- ment. Statistics were quoted showing the difference between the freight rates from Boston and Montreal for tne past four year* to reprMent a lust of ?l,b'4f>,r>-(i to the Canadian farmers. The exovs* of rate* from Montreal over Boston m I *'.'-' was eleven shillings, and in IS'J3 seven shilling*. SirLharle* II. Tupper What wai it in MM1 Mr. MeMullen *%id he had not the fiRQres tor 1894. He believed the rates from Mon- treal were lower this year on account of retail owner* having heard of the action pioproaed to bs taken in the House. There was no doubt that the vessel owner* railed the rate* whenever the price* in England were good. The bill proposed to compel the publication of rate* at all lime* for the benefit of the cattle owner*. Mr McNeil! said no more important question could be presented to the Houw horn a trade point of view. Mr. Korbe* moved th*t the debate be sdjourneil, as the hon. mover of the bill wai absent. The motion wa* carried. FISHERIES ACT. Sir Charle* H. Tupper moved the first muling of a bill to amend the Fisheries Act, which contained substantially the same, provisions as were very fully consid- ered in the House about two year* ago. It was not proposed to bring the chsnge* into tlsct thi* year. The bill concerned princi- pally the "anning, curing, and packing of [obiter* undtr a license system. At pres- ent this important industry wa* not under supervision, and he wa* convinced that .airier the regulations at present an injustice was worked to bona tide packers. Illicit canning and curing went on to such an extent that the otfiver* of the department were unable, though exercising all vigilance, to stamp it out. Without such regulations as he proposed n the lull, it would be im- possible to preserve the industry which concerned the Maritime Province* directly. The bill did not make any change in the olote season. lie had instituted a *eries of enquiries to determine the fact* about the actual condition of the lobsters, etc., at certain seasons, which would enable him properly to arrange the close season. AU other mbject dealt with in the bill was respecting the prohibition of the using of the drift-net foi salmon. With the excep- tion of the Fraser river, B.C., and the Bay of Fuii.ly, the use of these nete was prohi- bited. The bill also prohibited the catching nli for m inure and the pollution of rivers, I 1 had also a provision with refer 'nee to winch he would like the opinion of the House concerning the gradation of 'IKS. Under the regulation* a* they I at present, an inducement wa* actual- id out to poacher* (o carry on their r k. If they were fortunate, they i inko several time* the amount of fin". He bad Adopted th . language :c fishery clvts in other couuic , where the penalties increased with the offence*. The penalties should be deter- rent. Tne bill was read a first time. CABAL STAFFS. Mr. Bergin introduced a bill to provide that no employe on a canal should be em- ployed more than twelte hour* out of any twenty-four. The bill wa* read a first time. DECK LOADS. Sir Charle* H. Tupper moved the second reading of the bill to permit Uiips plying from Canada to carry a six-foot deck load. Formerly, the limit was three feet. Mr. Uavi* suggested that some word the office. This was strange, an J conflicted with the policy pursued elsewhere. Th* Owen Sound p.-st office had been kept vacant a year and a half. Ottawa was kept a long time without a posimastsr. In '..tit. the postmaster resigned, took part in an election, mod wa* reappointed. In hi* own constituency there were poel-etfice* that were farmed out, to which the post- masters never gave their personal attention, yet in th* case of Georgetown a postmaster was removed because be was absent from illness. This was unfair and unjust. He appealed to the Postmsster-fieneral U> right the wrong that had been done. He moved an amendment reciting the facts, and concluding with the declaration that the BIO, STEYE'S AWFUL BUI), MURDERED IN HIS SHACK THEN CREMATED. AND -a, B Maratv.-r.3E ssSiMS-' - ** that wharf owner* shall be liable for all CO*L* in action* resulting from the loss of life by reason of a passenger falling over board in crossing from a venel to a wharf in the absence ot a light, making it an offence only when negligence ran be proved. Very often wharf-owner* did not know vessels were coining to a wharf until they had tied up. Sir Charles H Tupper promised to con- sider the suggestion, and provide for it a* the hon. gentleman had slated. The bill wa* read a second time. MARINE CERTIFICATE. Sir Charles H. Tupper moved th* House into committee on the following resolution : "That instead of fees provided by sec- tion* six and eight of the Act respecting Certificate* of Masters and Mate* ol Ship*, the Governor-in-Conncil may establish a scale of fee* to be charged for such certifi- cate*, and until so established, the fee* to be charged shall be the following : that i* to *ay, (or a certificate of competency a* master, fifteen dollars ; for a certificate of competency a* mate of a seagoing ship, eight dollar* ; for a certificate of compel enry a* mate of a ship trading on the inland water* of Canada, or on coasting voyage*, ix dollar* ; for a certificate of service as mister, eight dollars ; for <s certificate of service a* mate of a seagoing ship, five dol- lar* ; and for a certificate of service a* mat* ot a ship trading on the inland waters of Canada or on minor water* of Canada, or on coouing voyage*, four dollar*." The fee* received last year from thi* source were $.','280, and the expenditure was $4,416 From 1871 to 1893 thi total fee* received amounted to?5.~>,UOO, iu which period ther. was a deficit of S4.1.000 Th* resolution wa* adopted. WORTH- WIST rilUCB. Mr. Ives moved the Hou*e into commit- tee on the following resolution . " Thai. .'. i* expedient lo provide with re(.ect to the North- West Mounted Police force, that the maximum pay of veterinary surgeons shall be $1,000, instead of $700, per annum ; that the maximum pay of four start-sergeant* hall be $2, instead of SL.'iO, per diem, and that twelve bugler* may be appointed al a rat* of pay not exceeding 4<i cents per diem; and also, to provide that all pay due to deserters at the time of the r desertion from the force shall form parlof a fund applicable to the payment of rewards for good conduct or meritorious services, to the establishment of 1 1 brines and recreation-room*, and such other object* for the benefit of tbe member* of the force us Uie Minuter approve*.'' The, resolution was adopted. I.ABHCH DAT. Sir John Thompson moved the second reading of the bill to make the first Monday in September a logal holiday to be known a* Lal>our day. The motion was carried. Th* House went into Committee of Sup- ply and paued th* resolutiona under the head uf dredging in public works and the North- West Mounted police. nte.XCK TREATY. Sir John Thompson introduced a bill re- specting a certain treaty between her Britannic Majesty and the President of the French Republic. The bill was road a first time. MOCXTKU POLICE. fiable, harsh, and cruel. Sir Adolphe Caron said the department had arrived very unwillingly at th* conclu- sion thai the posimaster at Georgetown wa* unable through illnes* to discharge his duty. In January, 1893, it was informed that through a great affliction, which he much regretted, Mr. (ioodnough had been confined for twelve months in a lunatic asylum, yet the department did not act upon that. It waited thirteen months to see if there was any hope of recovery, and finding there was little or none, appointed a successor. There was no harshness or haste in the matter, for the daughter of Mr. Goodanough had been retained in her position as deputy. The charge was bi less, and therefore the accusation falls to tbe ground. The House divided on the motion, which was lost on a party vote of 38 yeas and 88 nays. The House wmt into Committee ol Supply and passed several resolutions in the Department of Marine and Fisheries. A QUEHTIOHARLE I'UBTHASE. Mr. Edgar called attention to the pur chase of methylated spirit* from H. Corby to Ihe value of $4,900. H* aske.l if th* gentleman named wa* a member of Parli- ament, and if the purchase was a breach ol independence of Parliament Act. Mr. Wood (Brockville) said he would enquire into the matter. IMMIGRATION. Mr. Daly, explaining the immigration policy of the (Government, said there had been a large falling off in immigration to America, the decrease being ~i- per cent, to the United States, and 45 per cent, to Canada. At present there was a movement towards South Africa, which was holding out inducements in the way of free paasagei and otherwise to aa extent thai < 'anada did not propose to do.^Tlie Canadian agents in *-r<!ai Britain were, by lectures ana litera- ture, stimulating an interest in this coun try. At no time in tbe history of immigra tion had Canada been 10 well advertised in England and Ireland as now. Most of the immigrant! lo Canada lately went to the district of Kdmonton. Agent* had beei sent to the World's Fair, and were very successful. Th* amount of ignorance amongst ihe people toulh of the line as to the opportunities for settlement in Canada was ima/ing. Mr. Fraaer said in* character of the im- migrants coming la Canada was determined rather by the country they came from than by personal or collective appearance. Tbe question of immigration wa* a most serious one for Canada to-day. The only way to jneet the growth of ifebt was by an increase of population. The reason immigration waa not diverted more to Canada, m his opinion, was because too much lime was spent in figuring on how to make the people rich who were in Canada now. He was ready, if necessary, 'o vote oven a larger amount than was voted for immigration, if a more sensible meibod was penned. Further, and speaking for himself, he would be willing lo purchase land back from the companies which had received it, and give it to the bona fide immigrants. He hd very little faith in agency work carried on in Croat Britian. The resolutions were adopted. WHEN YOU ARE STRONGEST. > II. 10 *..te l.:U r. W. Ik* Ilr st Tlmr for Work. The House went into committee on tbe bill respecting the North-West Mounted Police. Mr. Underpin thought the North-West Vaughan Harley agree* with Dr. Lombard waa civilized enough to do without a i n coniideringthal the amount of work don* mounted police force. . b ^ i%me ^ o( mil8c ], u different time* Mr. Ivs said that whereat SoO men were sufficient to patrol the Canadian North- I ' tn d '* undergoes periodical variation; West, Ibc smallest number of men that the i so we may sccept as a fact that there i* a Uni ed Stele* Kovrrnment found lumoient to patrol the State* of Montana and Dakote, much smaller territory, but possessing about the same number of Indians, was be- tween 3,500 and 4,000. THIRD RBADINU& The following bills were read a third time : Respecting the Manitoba and North- western KaiMvay Company of Canada. To consolidate and amend certain Acts relating to the Ottawa and ( iatinean Val- ley Railway Company, and to change the name of the company to the < >itawa and (jAtiueau Railway Company. MODNTKD rOLICE. The House reeumed in committee on the bill respecting the \orth-Weat Mounted Polio*, an4 reported it with a few amend- ment*, i The House then wont into Committee of- Supply, and passed resolution* in the de- partment* of ocean and river service, light house and coast service. DISA1.LC.WAHC1 ASK ID FOB. Sir John Thompson, answering Mr. Leduc, said that the Government received yesterday a petition asking for the dis- allowance of the Act paued by the Legis- lature of the Province of Quebec during ite last section, whereby the town and parish municipalities of N'icolet arc authorised to vote a grant of $8,000 each for the purpose ot aiding in the building of a cathedral church in the town of N'icolet. The sub- ject had not yet been taken into consider- ation. otoRfirrows POST-OPFIOB. Mr. Landerkin, on the motion being made that th House go into supply, calle<f Attention to th* dismissal of Mr, L. W. (ioodenough, postmaster at l',eorgtown. He had been twenty-five years in the service, but having miflered recently from illnesa, the duties of office were discharged by his daughter. Lost January the post- master was dismissed for not giving person- al attention to his office, and Mr. M. li. ll"iiilron. son o^he member ' Hilton, diurnal rise and fall in the power of doing voluntary nusvular work, in the same way a* there is a diurnal rise and fall in bodily temperature and pulse. It i* remarkable, however, that instead of the greatest amount of work being done, as might have been expected ; on rising in the morning, after a good night's rest, it is found that at 9 a. m. the smallest amount of work is AC- complisned, the powers of doing muscular work in Dr. Harley 's case increasing each hour up to 1 1 a. m. Immediately aftei lunch there is a marked ris*, followed an hour later by a fall, while again an hour later, or about 3 p. m , tbe amount of work accomplished reaches its maximum. Then, from some unexplained cause, there is a notable fall at 4 p.m., which is succeeded by a rise at 5 p.m., after which a progressive fall taken place during each successive hour until dinner. Ev*n 'luring a prolonged fast more work was capable of being executed from ll.30a.rn.lo 4.30 p.m. than alUa.ni. Railroad Advice. Kight traveler* out of ten who use a pas* find itexpen*ive. K, onorny saves money; so do *icur*ion tickets when obtainable. No railroad porter ha* ever been offended by a gift of the smallest coin. Seals behind passengers whose window i* open guarantee dust and cinders. There is more sentiment than fact about the window seat being most desirable. Unless abnormally thirsty, drinking from the ice coo!i cup is to be discouraged. Ho who talks lor the benefit of all pas- senger* is a nuisance worse than cinders. Brakemcn do not care whether you sue the company or not. Don't threaten thi m. Ticket in hat baud saves time, eases con- ductor's duty and obviates pocket explor- ation Refrain from berating mothers with cry- ing babies. We were all babies at on* time. Package, reserve a Twe rxil.'ni. or Bui-aril Ben* *4 Ins tfvr B.rki.- ike uol r Trace or aim l>ln,rrrd, BM t*M> Fl4 Lmt> (O t- election or Hli Allege* r<Ierer. Some time ago a discovery wa* mad* at a mining camp known as "Hickory Bar," near Fort Saskatchewan, N.W.T., of the remains of a human being, which were be- lieved lo be those of Georg* Steve a former Torontonian. Relative* of the dead man have received full detail* of the ease, which proves to be one of the moat ghastly on record. Th* alleged perpetrator of the crime, James Williams, is in the custody Of the Mounted Police at Edmonton pending the result of tbe inquest, STEVE'S DISAPPEARANCE. In September, 1892, Stev* and William, Isft Edmonton and went to Walter's Ferry. Steve had $50 or $00 in cash and a qnan. tity of nuggets m his possession, but Williams was penniless. The two camped below tbe ferry fer several day*, when they left to go down the river to mine. They had built a rait and took with them a mining rigging and supplies. Thi* wa* the la* seen of Steve alive. Ten day* later William* appeared at the house of Leon Maret, a farmer, four mile* below Fort Saskatche- wan, and said he and hi* partner had been at work ten milei below, and that hi* part ner had gone further down the river. William* had plenty of gold in hit sion. He arrived at Edmonton a few day* later and said that he and Steve had not agreed, and that he left him somewhere about Fort Saskatchewan and that Steve wai going down the river with a halfbreed. W itness swore that when Williams went down the river he was dressed in a "shabby genteel " manner. He wore a black colton ilurt, a pair of pants the worse for wear and a slouch hat. When he was next seen st Kdmonton, 10 or 1J days after his de parture With Steve, there wa* a difference m hi* clothing. lie had on a different suit, K pair of new boots, new gloves and hat. SUSPICION AROUSED. The winter of 1WJ-3 passed and Steve failing to return to Edmonton suspicions began to be entertained that William* had mad* away with him, particularly a* he told contradictory stories, finally saying that b* believed that. Steve had gone to Krit.ish Columbis. During the past winter the Mounted Poll were informed of ihe ca* and of the suspicion of foul play. In ac- cordance with information secured and suspicions confirmed search was made down th* river before the snow left, and at a point 14 miles from Fort Saskatchewan, at what i* known a* " Hickory bar," traces of a camp wsre found. Deep snow pre- vented further search at the time. A few weeks ago the search wis resumed. Th* camp waa found, and certain articles, which were known to have been in Steve's pos- session. It waa found that a large fire had been built near where th* tent had stood, in which fire the tent and other stuff had been burned.. In the ground under the place where the fire had been made a long hollow had been dug and in this hollow were certain ashes and cinders which have been declared to be human remains. TIIK AHUM TO BE SENT TO TOROHTO. The ashes were conveyed to Kdmonton, where Dr. Mclnnis, coroner, examined them. This is his report : I received a quantity of material from the police for examination. It consisted of ashes and a few fragment* of bon*. I made a microscopic examination of the ashes. The mass contained a large proportion of lime salts, principally phosphate. The ashes contained a small proportion of car- bonate of lime. From my examination I concluded thai Ihe ashes were of burned bone ; I also found microscopically small portion* of bane substance not disintegrat- ed. Found quite a number of these. There is no doubt that the mass was burnt bone. I found small portion of bone. One of the pieces produced, somewhat larger than the rest,, has all the appearance of being the cuboid bone, which is a bone of the human foot ; it is one of the ankle bones. Cannot be poeitive of its identity as th* bone is so much defaced by fire. Found carbonised fibres, in layers, through the ash ; these fibres were fibres of cloth of two dirtinct qnalilias, one being of cotton the other of wool. I also found a hair, about one-half of an inch in length, the extremity of which had been burnt. Found nothing that could be identified as sinew or muscle. Found some nails and a ring in the body of the ash. I have mounted the specimens of bone, lime salts, carbonised fibre, for microscopic in- spection. The ashes and bone* will b* forwarded to Prof. Ellis of Toronto for his opinion as to whether they are human. Four witnesses swore positively that tke ring found in the ashen waa one formerly owned by Steve. Tbe "dump box" found at the scene of the tragedy w%s also identi- fied a* having belonged to Steve. A watch WAS found in Williams' possession, which two witnesses swore belonged to the dead Directions for Salting; Hides. During warm weather :t is necessary lo have green hides salted promplly or they will spoil. To cure a hide properly it is first necessary lo trim it by cutting off what does not belong to the hide, such a* horns, tail bones and sinews, then spread the hide on the floor and sprinkle salt evenly and freely over the flesh side . In this way pile one hide on the other, flesh side up, head on head, tail on tail. It will take a week or more to cure hides thoroughly. When hide* have lain over week in salt, they will then do to tie up and ship, after having \ 1 shaken off tbe surplus salt. For valise or overcoat does not I a heavy hide it will take about, a pail of leat. Remember this before snlt, and a less quantity for a smaller hide was appointed in hTi atd. Mr. Henderson^ quarreling. orualfsnin in proportion to size. Green was only eighteen years of ago, and had Selfish mon who seek to monopolize morel butcher hid** shrink in salting Irom 10 to ne"r yet giveu uio rx<~o:ial a>tt*n'-ion to I thiu l/ieir share of seat should be rebuked. [ 15 per cent. WHAT UNCLE SAM IS AT. ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT THE BUSY YANKEE. Nrlnhhor Ir Ixlrr.M ! HU DnlBifi Wat- (era ef MeaseM and Hlrta Gathered from HU Unllr Brrerd. Ohio claim* one- tenth of the 90,000 stu- dents in America. The number of iheep owned at present in the United Slate* w estimated at about 48,- 000,000. The manufactures of St. Paul amount to $60,000,000 a year. The city wai originally known ai 1'ig's-eye. A despatch from Portland, Ore. . estimate* the Ion from the recent flood* in Unit Mo- tion at $10,000,000. The war department is experimenting with aluminum for cups, plate*, horseshoes, bayonev fixture* and other article*. at, Louis i* th* Mound City, from a huge Indian mound which wa* long since removed to make way for improvement*. City Treasurer Cole, of Iron Mountain. Mich., get* a salary of only $150 a year and hs* to give a bond of $160,000. William Dnnlap, of Tipttecaooe, W. Vs. died the other day. He wae 25 yean old anil weighed a quarter of a con. Pittsburg has JO blast furna.es, 64 iron and steel mill*, 50 glass work*, 20 natural fa* companies and 00 oil refineries. San Francisco is the (iolden Gate City, from the exquisite bay view in front, flanked on either aide by imposing eminences. There i* an old French coapl* in New York neither of whom, after a residence of 40 year* in America, oan speak English. An electric rook rests on the summit of Alpine Peak, California. It is so full of electricity that it i* pe. ilooa to touch it. Mi** < 'am* Blood, a Vusar graduate, who live* in Charlton, W. Va., examined a mud turtle so closely that it bit her no** off. The United States ha* 800 light* upon it* coasts Thirty of them are displayed from lightship* ; the other* shine from light- houses. John Jewell, a young farmer, ruecued thirteen young girl* from drowning at Waco, Ky. They overturned a boat m which they were playing. Mr. Caffory, of Louisiana, is the fourth person to be elected to a term in the United State* Senate which will extend over into the twentieth century. At Hot Spring*, Ksmerelda county, Nev., & new spring of cold water ha* maue ite appearance at the base of a large rock which separates th* two hot springs. Brother Sullivan is leader. Brother Mit- chell plays the viola, and Brother Corbett plays the violin in Tioga Methodist Kpia- copal Sunday school, Philadelphia. In a Boston bookshop is displayed the sign "(ierm* sold here germ* of thought, o! philosophy, of logic. Hut you cannot be trusted else we would be busted." Captain Franci* Martin, who retired from the United State* Revenue marine in 1877, after forty-six year* of service, cele- brated at Detroil recently hi* 94th birth- day. President Cleveland almoet invariably bag* a rheumatic attack when he goei off on shooting trip, and so did lieneral Harrison when he used to go touring for ducks. The wife of the sheriff of Allen County, Kniii as, is such an excellent cook that eight epicure* have oommittad offence*, jn*t t to get inU jail and enjoy her delightful dish**. It. is announced at the poet office de- _ partjneql that the amount of federal poet office patronage in New York State held by Hrpaulicans aggregate* over $100,000 in salads*. I [^Philadelphia a company is experiment- ing With paving blocks made of hay, which, under heavy pressure, i* formed inlo cubes and |hen cut into paving block* of conveni- ent *ze. MM. Frede/ie*. W. VanderbiU has an- nounced Her jmeniion to erect a surgical building as an ajunct to th* hospital in Newport and present it to the hospital aor- poracion. Robert Hackett, a painter, fall seventy, feet from the chimney of the Progress Iron Work*, in Eliubethport, N. J., and did not break any bone*. Hi* physician* think that h* will recover. Senator Harris is said to know more about Parliamentay law than any other Senator on the Democratic aide. His eyes and hi* eyebrows are so set as to give hi* face a Mongolian expression. The" St. Lout* Subway Communion de- clare* .that the safety of the live* and pro- perty of the citizen* require* that the net- work of wire* now strung overhead in th* streets should be placed underground. Mis* Hope, daughter of Col. William Goddard, the wealthy mill owner of Pro- vidence, K. I., and he.rea* to more than $20,000,0110 wa* wedded to C. Oliver Isehn. of New York, a son of the late millionaire banker. There are about 750 hotel* in Chicago which have accomodalion for 160,000 guests. This doei not include boarding Douse*, restaurants and cafe*, where at least 100,000 more can be daily provided for. It ha* been decided that the deaconeue* of the Methodist church shall wear black gowns, Vr*h gathered or plaited sleeve*, round waftls, turn down collars and white cutfi.. They may " friz" their hair if they desire to do *o. A. W. Terrell, United SUM* Minuter to Turkey, i* having two silver and gold mounted Texas cowboy saddle* made in San Antonio, which he intends to present to the Sultan and his favorite son. Kx-i'enural Master Workman Powderly, ol the Knights of Labor, has issued a pamphlet replying to the charges made against him and accusing the men who now control the order with plotting to disrupt it to secure possession of its property. A pet Irish setter belonging to a Brooklyn druggist, showed symptoms of great pain, and it* owner's effort* to relieve the pup proved unavailing. The dog was cut open after it* death, and then the discovery wan made, that it had eaten a small towel. A tree was out last week near Shelton, Wash^, which measured eleven feet four inches iq diameter at the lintt thirty-four feet 10 circumference. It wa* clear limber to thp first limb, seventy fe--t from the ground. It i* estimated that fully 30,000 feet of merchantable lumber may be cafe Irom it. \