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I. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A EEYEKEND TERKOB w. • JjS PUGILISTIC PREACHER PUM- MELS A PICKPOCKET. Htat ior Domestic IJse VSnonid Be Guaranteed Wlioleaome-- Ludicrous Plight of a Sheriff-- Fears for the Life of the Head of the Roman Church. ••-i, ^Preacher Proves to Be a Tartar. The Rev. Madison Swaden.er,. of No. 18 Elizabeth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, the other night, found a man emptying the pockets of the coats in the hall. The burglar ordored the Rev. Mr. Swadener to hold up his hands, whereupon the rev­ erend gentleman knocked the burglar senseless, then revived his man, and kicked him out. Half an hour later the doorbell rang. . Mr. Swadener opened the door. There stood the burglsr. He had come for his hat. As-the preacher turned to it the burglar knocked him down. Then the expounder of . the gos­ pel lost his temper for the-first time and thrashed the fellow soundly and threw him into the stj-eet. • " Morton on Meat, Secretary Morton has his annual re­ port about completed. " The Secretary will take up/the system of government 'inspection of meats and will point: out .Some of the. defects in it as it now exists. The fact that the system fails to protect American consumers while it' gn'ards the health of foreign purchasers of our beef has often been pointed out. The law permits the Federal authorities to con­ demn but not destroy, and thus stands' m the way of an effectual interference on the part of government officials to pre­ vent the consumption of diseased meat in this country. Mr. Morton acknowledges this imperfection in the law and s>ays it is due to our system of government, which leaves such matters largely to the State. He says, however, that there is a remedy for the defect, which is to be found in ap­ pealing to the owners of diseased stock or in co-operation with the State govern­ ments and he urges that steps be taken looking to the extension of the national government's prerogative in this direc­ tion. Hitchcock, oi: New York, is at' the heat! of the Lawrence Beach Improvement Company; ' • - The "tno^ the power house of the Albany, N. Y., railway burst Tuesday afternoon and the hurling fragments- inflicted injuries from which'John PiehJ died. One of the pieces crashed through Charles Meyers' saloon across the street. Here three men were injured. Another, piece, weighing two tons, flew across ihe house' tops for two blocks and tore off the roof and side of Elizabeth Metz's residence, but injured no one. A twenty-foot gap was made in the power house. The property loss IX-111 fkJ-WY - -- ywv,vvn;. One of the principal society events of the year in New York, second in interest and magnificence only to the recent Marl- borough-Vauderbilt alliance, was the mar­ riage of Miss Pauline Payne Whitney to Mr. Almeric Paget, which was celebrated Tuesday in St. Thomas' Church in the presence, of a distinguished company of guests. which included President Cleve­ land and Secretary of War Lamont. The bride is the daughter of the Hon. William C. Whitney, who was Secretary of the Navy in the first Cleveland administra­ tion, and is one of the wealthiest men in New York. The bride is an heiress to several millions from her father and more from her grandfather, Henry B. Payne, of Ohio, the oil magnate. The groom is- a young Englishman who came to this" country several /ears ago. and has" ac­ quired a large business. in real estate in St. Paul, where he. will reside with his bride. -7' - , WESTERN. Robbed tlie Sheriff. An attempt was made by four men to rob the Monroe County Bank at Woods- field, Ohio. They drilled several holes in the vault, destroying the time lock, but failed to get ia. Just before they began operations Sheriff J. P. Kevser had oc­ casion to go to his stable in the rear of the bank building, and. while walking down the alley the four cracksmen pounced upon hivn, bound and gagged him and robbed him of $60 and a gold watch. Then they placed him in the stable, where he was found in the morning. There was a large amount of money in the bank vault. has been Harvard p- Pope Leo Very Weak. TJ<?v. Joseph M. Koudelka, of Cleve­ land, has just returned from a visit to Rome. In regard to the Pope's health he said: "I was shocked to find how he is -broken in health. He has to be carried into the room in a chair, for he could not walk, and his form and face are much emaciated. His mind and sight are as vigorous as ever, however. Of course it is impossible to tell how long he may yet live, but I confess I should not be sur­ prised to hear of his death at any time," j * BREVITIES, tja-- H. E. Addison, of Chicago, chosen class orator by the seniors. An English syndicate has purchased the four principal breweries in Halifax, pay­ ing $500,1 Hit I. Two freight trains on the Chicago, Mil­ waukee and St. Paul road collided at Summit, Mich., killing Alfred C. Mortag, of Green Bay, an engineer, and badly injuring Frank Stocks. The sugar trust is reported to have notified jobbers and dealers that if they sell the refined product of Nebraska beet sugar factories the trust will decline to sell them the cheaper grades. Official compilations of the Collector of Customs transmitted to the Treasury De­ partment amply demonstrate the rapid rate at which seal herds of Behring Sea are being slaughtered. In the last three months 4,014 sealskins have been brought into port, of which number 4,G50 are females. This number of seals represents scarcely one-eighth of the North Pacific catch. A special dispatch from Shanghai says it is positively stated that China has agreed that Germany shall occupy one of the islands near the entrance to the seaport of Amoy for the purpose of estab­ lishing a naval yard and a coal depot. It is added that it is feared this step will be followed by international complica­ tions, as France and Russia are certain to seek similar privileges. Mrs. Daisy Ortleib, wife of Alexander Ortleib, a prominent merchant, was at­ tacked by two negroes in the most fash­ ionable part of the residence district of Dallas, Texas. She was knocked down •Jtnd robbed of her pocketbook, containing three diamond rings worth $(500, a paii Of earrings worth SI50, $15 in money, a V90 deposit check and other valuables. The two negroes are in jail. Obituary--At Atlanta, Ga... Iienick S. Matthews, 23, son of Governor Mat­ thews of Indiana; at Milwaukee, Dr. Jacob Mendel; at Washington, Marquis Manfredi Lanza di Brolo; at Denver, Arch Eaton, a nephew of ex-President Harrison; at Oakland City, Iud., Editor William H. Evans, GO; at Valparaiso, Ind., John D. Wilson, (50; at Rockford, 111., Mrs. Morton Russell, SI; at Chester­ ton, Ind., Mrs. Bartley Coyne, 73. Nearly one thousand New York cab- drivers are on a strike. A large sloop, painted white, was seen to capsize off Rockaway Beach, N. Y., about a mile from the shore, Thursday morning. Four men were seen clinging to her, but were washed away later. The sloop, the name of which could not be as­ certained, drifted away. ' Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson has sailed for Samoa, where she intends to reide J. permanently. Rev. John Sword, of Lexington, Ky., and Rev."Frank Dumoulin, of Toronto, have accepted calls to Chicago churches. EASTERN. Boston police received $20,000 worth of stolen property, believed to represent the iibgotten savings of William Barrett's lifetime. He is a murderer and thief serving a life sentence. The Lawrence Beach Hotel, at Law­ rence, one of the largest summer hotels on Long Island, was destroyed by fire Tues­ day ; with its contents. The total loss, it H thought, will not fall short of $200,- 000. • lit is said tljat the property was„in- sural for less than half that amoufltrThe hotel was owned by the Lawrence Beacb Improvement Company, and was leased by John Duryea, of New York. Benjamin • At Cincinnati, J. Fl' Woodward, forger; B. F1 Ford. Stewart Pacoy/John Foster, and James-Clark, burglars, and Albert" Gerkens, pickpocket, escaped . from the county jail. • . The'. Marquette Powder Company's mill, situated about four miles fro in Mar­ quette, exploded Monday morning." The entire structure was demolished and two men were blown to atoms. ReV. Dr. William T. Lee, of Benton, a suburb of St. Louis, has been formally suspended from the Presbyterian Church. Some time ago Df- Lee deserted his in­ valid wife and children and since then, nothing has been seen of him. At the time he left the city one of the female members of his church disappeared, and it is charged that they eloped together. Ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer's resi­ dence on Woodward avenue, Detroit, was completely guttedA>y fire Tuesday morn­ ing. A large quantity of valuable bric-a- brac, paintings and furniture, valuable as mementos, and which cannot be replaced, were destroyed. They include a complete World's Fair record, the only one in ex­ istence, and scores of tokens collected dur­ ing the Senator's residence in Washing­ ton and in Spain. The insurance aggre­ gates about $35,000. Dr. Julia M. Smith, one of the first practicing woman physicians in Chicago, died Sunday morning at the residence of her nephew, J. C. Ford, 27S 41st street. She had suffered^ from a tumor on the throat for the last'live years. During this long period of illness she,was still active­ ly engaged in the practice of her profes­ sion, though without being able to utter a word above a whisper. Her work was marked by charity, 'and in the Woman's Medical Club circles she enjoyed a wide popularity because of her kindly disposi­ tion. Two masked bandits at Colorado Springs, Col., robbed the Wells-Fargo ex­ press office Monday night of $20,900. They presented revolvers to the head of Assistant Agent George lvrout and com­ pelled him to open the safe. After they had helped themselves they made their escape. The stolen money was in a pack­ age which the agent left.carelessly lying on a table while he went out to a train. The robbers secreted themselves in the of­ fice. Agent Krout did not give up all the safe contained, for the thieves were in too big a hurry to get away. Over $35,- 000 was left behind. Mayor Sutro of San Francisco has re­ ceived a rambling letter from Cincinnati, signed by Alexander Ituss Kenshaw, M. D.. in which-the writer says that he acci­ dentally came into jwssession of facts that he claims lead to the discovery of the murderers of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. He says that two pro­ fessional gamblers committed the crimes, but fear of death at their hands seals his lips. He would be glad to give additional information if he could come to Cali­ fornia in safety. The police look upon the letter as the work of a crank. j The American ship Bohemia arrived at | San Francisco from Philadelphia Tues­ day morning with stories of mutiny and disaster. The crew, headed by Second Mate Egan, mutinied after the ship had been through a storm off Rio Janeiro, and against his will the captain had to make for port. With the exception of the chief officer there was not a man on the vessel who sided with the skipper. The second officer, who led the mutineers, deserted at Rio. Janeiro, but the remainder of the crew are aboard. They will probably lie arrested on complaint of the captain. The' men say they will have the captain taken into custody for cruelty on the high sens and charge that he is responsible for the loss of one of the starboard watch over­ board. A wreck on the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad at Warwick, Ohio, Wednesday morning resulted in the death of two men. The engineer of a freight train Stopped and whistled for a flagman to be sent out. The conductor, Charles Ernst, and brakeman, John Adams, were asleep in the caboose and did not hear the signal. A second section ran into the first at the rate of twenty miles an )^>ur. Both Ernst and Adams were killed. The money loss will be $10,<>00. cars, which were being drawn up a steep gjrade on the Delaware, Lackawanna and West­ ern Railroad, near Short Hills, N. J., broke away from the locomotive and ran back at great speed, crashing into th» lo­ comotive of a newspaper train which was moving forward at a good rate. Reuben Tindall, engineer of the newspaper ti ain, \a as killed'and his fireman, Iliram Rish, badly injured. "Give me sound limbs again and you may have the $24,500." This hopeless offer was made by Philip Lohmilier, who was awarded $24,500 by Judge Austijj, of Milwaukee, Wis., for injuries sustained oa the Northwestern Railroad. The ver­ dict was reached, after two years of liti­ gation, Saturday afternoon, when the jur» after nearly twenty-four hours of deliberation, decided in favor of Lohmil­ ier. The award is one of the largest -aver given in a suit for damages against a rail­ way corporation. It is probable that the Northwestern Railway Company wi»l ap­ peal from the decision of the Wisconsin court on the ground of nonjurisdijtion. But Attorney C. \V. Beckpwho has fought the case for Mr. Lohmilier, assures his "client that such a course would prove use­ less as a Clean bill of transference '.-an be shown from the superior court c.£ Mc- Henry County, Illinois. • oyer the Monroe doctrine than had been supposed. % Washington dispatch: -Right on the heels of the story that Iiondon! capital has been enlisted in the construction of the Nicari^gim Canal as a private enter-t prise comes the report that financial negotiations with London have failed, and that a powerful lobby has been formed to harass the Nicaraguhn people in further attempts to secure Congres­ sional assistance. It is also intimated that the publication about the embarca- t'ion of London money in the canal project was merely a scheme to frighten Congress into backing the canai sn.as to head, off imaginary British control. The United States Supreme Court" Mon­ day decided the important case of the Consolidated Electric Light Company against the McKeesport Light Company in favor of the defendants. The court holds the Sawyer-Mann patent invalid. The decision was handed down by Justus Brown. The court denied the motion of the Bell Telephone Company to dismiss the appeal of the United States m the case, involving the Berliner speaking mi­ crophone.' The court holds that it has jurisdiction to try the case. The court also advanced the arguments in the Stan­ ford case, setting the first Monday in January..and giving an hour's additional time to each side„t. FOREIGN. London dispatch: The startling but trustworthy tidings comes from Constanti­ nople that the influential enemies of, Kia- mll Pasha in Yildiz Kiosk fomented the decent massacre iu Armenia to promote the downfall of the grand vizier. It is not certain that this was done with the sultan's knowledge,-but - the dreadful butcheries took place; Kiaihil is in exile, and the palace party is pleased; A school building at Grenada, Mexico, in which 150 children 'were present, caught fire and before anythrig could be done the whole building was ablaze and in spite of the heroic efforts of the peo­ ple the building was destroyed. Thirty- one charred bodies, including the teach­ ers, were found. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin and two boys who had been severely punished by the teacher and suspended from school are believed to be the authors of the crime. They have been arrested, but so far have not confessed. The Constantinople Official Gazette announces that Bahri Pasha, who was dismissed from his official position in pur­ suance to the representations of the. Brit­ ish ambassador, Sir Philip Currie, owing to his ill- treatment of Armenians, has been decorated with the grand cordon of the Osmanian order "as a reward for his good services." This step upon the part of the sultan is considered most signifi­ cant. It is not only an open and dis­ tinct mark of approval of the ill treatment of Armenians, but it is a deliberate snub to Great,Britain, particularly as in addi­ tion to the-decoration bestowed upon Bah­ ri Pasha, the Official Gazette publishes a long list of-the names of Turkish officials iu Armenia who have been decorated by the sultan for their "good services." In fact, it almost seems as if the sultan is openly defying the powers. IN GENERAL Nellie Blv, otherwise Mrs. Seaman, threatened to shoot the paid spies, whom her aged and jealous husband has em­ ployed to shadow 'frer. John Wanamaker, Postmaster General in Harrison's cabinet, is charged by the Spaniards with aiding the insurgents. They complain that great quantities of arms and ammunition are being shipped from Europe and America to the Ameri­ can Improvement Company of San Do­ mingo. These munitions all find their way to the insurgents. The Consul says Wanamaker is the controlliicp spirit in this company. Spain will aTk San Do­ mingo to prevent this contraband trade with insurgents. Ottawa, Ont., dispatch: Opinion on this side of the line appears to differ from President Cleveland's interpretation of the treaty of 1817 regarding the right of Canada or the United States to build war­ ships on the great lakes. Sir Charles Tapper, Minister of Justice, being asked whether Canada has not infringed the treaty in constructing cruisers on the lakes, said they were only revenue cruij^ ers. The treaty stipulates that the naval force of each country shall consist of not more than one vessel not exceeding 100 tons burden and armed with one eignteen- pound cannon on Lake Ontario, two such vessels on the upper lakps and one such vessel on Lake ChampTain. A doubt has arisen over the clause in which it was agreed that all other armed vessels on those lakes should be dismantled and that no .other vessels of war should be there built or armed. The Canadian Govern­ ment has built three armed cruisers on the lakes since' 1891--the Curfew, the Constance and the Petrel. The Con­ stance and her sister ships are armed with three quick-firing guns, and are far superior to the boats maintained on the lakes by the United States revenue de­ partment, and in case they were ever, needed for such purpose they would make vetfy formidable lakeVcommeree destroy­ ers. It will be an interesting question to solve as to how far th& equipment and armor of a revenue cruiser may be car­ ried in her construction, and whero the line is to be drawn between a revenue cruiser, available for revenue purposes only, and that may be put to more severe defensive or offensive purposes when na­ tional exigencies demand it. CUEI0S IK CONGRESS. MANY ARE ABSOLUTELY NEW TO THEIR DUTIES. WASHINGTON. Ex-Senator Allen G. Thurmaij is re­ ported to be out of danger. Lord Salisbury's failure to menyon the Venezuelan question in his GMiil Hall speech is regarded at Waslim^&ii as a most significant omission^ The speech summed up tile-premier's position on all the foreign questions regarded as of press­ ing importance, so that this avoidance of all mention of Venezuela is construed to mean that the premier attaches less im­ portance to it and to the controversy MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.75 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 57c to 58c; corn, No. 2, 20c to 30c; oats, No. 2, 18c to 10c; rye, No. 2, 30c to 37c; butter, choice creamery, 21c to 23c; eggs, fresh, 19c to 21c'; potatoes, per bushel, 20c to 30c; broom corn, common growth to clfoice green hurl, 2Vic to 4c per pound. Indianapolis---Cattle, -shipping, $3.00 to $•">.00; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, 0,3c to 64c; corn. No. 1 white, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hops, $3.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, G2o to G4c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 24c to 26c; oats, No. 2 white, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2, 34c to 35c. Cincinnati--Cattle", $3.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $3.To; wheat, No. 2, 66c to 68c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 21c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 40c to 42c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 63c to 65c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; rye, 40c to 41c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 64c to 65c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 21c; rye. No. 2, 39c to 41e; clover seed, $4.25 to $4.35. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, £3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 68c to 70c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c. Milw aukee-r-Wheat. No. 2 spring. 56c to 58c; corn, No. 3, 28c to 29c; oats,'No. 2 white, 20c to 21c; barley, No. 2, 85c to 37c; rye> ^To. 1, 37c to 38c; pork, mess, $7.75 to $8.25. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 66c .to 68c; corn, No. 2, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 215c to 24c; butter, creamery, 16c to 24c; eggs, West ejjp, 20c to 24«j. One Salvation Army Soldier, a Texa$ Cowboy, A : Carpenter and an -• Ex- Cjjsh Boy--A Maine Farmhand and • New York Poet. All Kinds of Statesmen. H E 11 E w i 11-be more new members in the LlVtli Con­ gress than ever be­ fore in the history of that body. Out of the 356 mem­ bers 162- are abso­ lutely new to Con­ gressional duties. Of the 162 new men only twenty- seven are Demo­ crats and the lie- publican majority will be made up of 135 youngsters, and iOG veterans. Tlio tfld-timers among' the Democratic members are en- enjoying the melancholy thought that notwithstanding their reduced numbers they will be able to have plenty of fun with the raw recruits on the opposing side. ' There are some curious men among the new members and in the coining session they will be sure to attract considerable attention. For instance, the First Dis­ trict of New Hampshire sends a Salva­ tion Army soldier to represent it In the person of Cyrus A. Sulloway. SuBoway is a big, brawny man and in the old days could hold his end up in a stiff fight with charming ease. It will not do for the veterans to take too many liberties with him. He is an able lawyer and is well up in parliamentary rulings. Ten years ago he became converted and joined the Salvation Army. Texas sends from the Tenth District Miles Crowley, a youug man who does not know Vnuch about law­ making, but is sure to take as good care of his constituents as a man skilled in the intricacies of legislation. lie lias serv­ ed one term in the Texas House of Rep­ resentatives and two terms in the Senate and is a very popular men. He is 36 years old and was born in Boston. J. Frank Iianley, from the Ninth Indiana District, is the log-cabin man of the LIYth. He was born thirty-two years ago amid the forests of Champaign Coun­ ty. When 6 years old his father pur­ chased a "History of the Civil War," and from this the boy learned to rest!.- Pov­ erty and an invalid father called upon Frank at the age of 12 to help the mother earn the livjng. He sawed' wood, taught school and finally entered upon the prac­ tice of law, which in time yielded him a good income. lie lias served ir, the Indi­ ana Legislature. Harrison H. Atwood, from The Tenth District, Massachusetts, will be the artis­ tic member. He is a clever architect, having adopted that business in prefer-' once to the more uncertain one of paiut- ing. He is also a skillful politician. He is but 32 years old and a native of Ver­ mont. Dennis M...„JI.urJey,fr..4t Brooklyn man, who will' represent the Second New- York District', began life as a carpenter. He is an Irishman by birth, but was brought to this -country whim a small boy. William Alden Smith, from the Fifth District of Michigan, ts proud of the fact' that he started in business for himself when 12 years old at Grand lip­ ids, selling popcorn and newspapers. He was a page in the Michigan House of Representatives and later studied law. William M. Treloar, from the Ninth Mis- sour] District, used to be a professor of music. He taught music to the pupils of the Mount Pleasant College, Iowa. Frank S. Black, from the Nineteenth New York 'District, began life as a farm­ hand and now looks like a college profes­ sor. He is a Maine man by birth and taught school after he gave up farm work. Later he was a newspaper repor­ ter and then he studied law. The poet of the new Congress is Rowland Blenner- hasset Maliany. from the Thirty-second New York District. He is a native of Buffalo and has had a stiff struggle with fortune. Col. George B. McClellan, son of the late war--general, is about the youngest member of the new Congress, lie is a Tammany Hall man atid served a.s president of the Board of Aldermen of New York. The Navy's Oldest Officer. The announcement that Cominodoro 'homas O. Self ridge Jr. has been ordered o command the European squadron, vice Kirkland, removed, and that in a few in o n t h s Selfridge will be promoted to the full rank of rear admiral is interest­ ing, in that for the first time in the his­ tory of our navy, or any other navy, for that matter, two offi­ cers of the same name--father and son-- will be found enjoying the same high rank. Rear . Admiral Thomas O. Sel­ fridge Sr. is the oldest rear admiral in our navy, if not in the world. If he lives until his next birthday he will be 93 years old. He was born in 1802, and entered the navy in 1818. He lives in Washing­ ton, he and his aged wife, and is yet hale and hearty. Nobody that knows the old sea-dog doubts for a moment that he will become a centenarian. In recogni­ tion of his long and distinguished services he was placed on the retired list with the rank of rear admiral. His son, Com­ modore Selfridge, also has a brilliant rec­ ord. When he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1853 k was at the head oi his class, and his future career was in accord with his proud beginning. How a Cnttard Originated. There has been considerable curiosity as to how the story started that Secretary Olney was about to resign from Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet. The story was tel­ egraphed far and wide, and al­ though it was early pronounced false it was difficult to obtain a denial of it. The story, like many another that has been sent from Washington this summ'er, was a pure and unadulterated fake re­ sulting from a chance remark. It hap­ pened that three correspondents met on the street and stopped to comment on Venezuela. One of the men represented a Washington afternoon paper, another was' the correspondent of a Pittsburg morning paper, and the third man be­ longed to a Chicago afternoon newspa­ per. As the talk- drifted along the Chi­ cago i®an remarked, apropos of nothing in particular, that if lie- knew anything at -11 about Olney the Secretary of State would not be in Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet another three months. It was just a sur­ mise ou the part of the Chicago man, but somehow or other it sank deep into the hearts of the other two men. The Pitts­ burg-man went to his office and sent a long and startling account of the Cab­ inet crisis to his jiaper. A little later on he met the correspondent of a Chicago morning paper and told him the story. The Chicago man characterized it as "hot stuff," and sent his p&per a column and a half rsurmise of what would hap­ pen when Olney resigned. Next day the man whose chance remark started the story received a telegram from his. home office telling hi in to send all he could about the rumor that Olney had resigned. <o> hl.i 'l ' .lDGE, SR. Other able correspondents tool: their cno from this, aiid the result was that thoan useful but mythical-persons known as "a prominent . member of the diplomatic corps," "a Cabinet officer who declines to permit the^use'of his name" and Ma man who stands very cTdse to the Presi­ dent" were all interviewed and talked copiously of the Cabinet crisis. This is the true story of the rumor that Secretary Olney is about to resign from the Cab­ inet. . • • Tipping the Jury. One of .the curious customs that have survived in Washington is the custom of "tipping" the jury in all civil cases tried before the. upper "courts. The "tip" is nearly always $2 and is over and above the juror's^ regular salary of $2 a day. In every pvil case tried in this city, if the plaintiff wins, his attorney promptly .hands the foreman of the jury $2. If the defendant wins the attorney of his side shells out the money. Nobody knows how this custom started or where it originated, but, it has been a i usage for so inaiiy years that it is practically a law. In criminal and' United States cases the "tip" is never given, but in all suits in which the District of Columbia i.s interest­ ed the extra compensation is given when;, ever the district • side comes out on top. As jurors in all civil cases In the district are compelled to serve one month, these $2 "tips" amount to quite a snug little sum at the expiration of their thirty-day' term of service. In one court where ap­ pealed cases from justices of the peace are heard as many as four cases a day are tried and in each of them the foreman' of the jury is entitled to the extra $2. The money.is always handed to the fore­ man of the jury, tvho turns it over to the Jury; treasurer to keep until the dis­ charge of the jury from.further service. Aid for the .Poor. The coming of cold weather has al­ ready shown that the demands on the a short acconnt of the origin and history of the speiety; which, he said, met in Chi­ cago In 1870'and again in 1877. Th* fall for a convention to form the society ^as issued July 30,1866. The convention met in Trinity. Church, Cincinnati, Aug. 7 of that year; Bishop D. W. Clark was chairman of the convention. I The report of tlie JE^oard of Managers fqf the year .past slioSvs that during the last year forty-four institutions of learn­ ing have been maintained. Of these twen­ ty-two are among the colored people witli-304 teachers and 4,845 students! Twenty-two schools are among the whit® people, with 169 teachers and 3,880 stu­ dents, making a teachihg^f-orce of 473 p.nd a total enrollment of 8,725. The school BISHOP NEWMAN. ,DK. REE3, property is valued at!?1,969,800, of which $1,691,800 is owned by the society,- One- flfth of the 2,045 teachers and professors in'Methodist schools are appointed and almost wholly- sustained by" the society, and of the 36,374 students in Methodist schools 8,725, or nearly : one-fourth, are u^der-the direction of the board. One theological, ten collegiate and eleven academic'schools-are for the col- ored people.' The largest of the institu­ tions is the-U. S. Grant University at Athens, ,.Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn., and there- are 675 students- and twenty- six teachers. During the year ending ABDUL HAMID. II. The Insolent, Sultan of Turkey Who Is the Most Eloodthirsty Monarch it? All Europe. I \ \ philanthropists of the district will be ns great, if not greater, than last year. During the summer what was known as the Pingree plan was tried. Land and tools were lent to destitute able-bodied persons, and they were given Seeds, to see if they could raise enough of a crop to keep them through the winter. The superintendent has received reports from twelve of such experimental lettings, .-.ml only two of the number were failures. It is probable that the plan will be put into far more general operation next summer, as it appears to be a distinct success. In the meanwhile a project is on foot to establish a number of credit stores to sell the necessaries of life. This will only benefit the destitute residents of the district, and will be run upon the honor plan. The person who draws sup­ plies from the stores during the winter will be expected to pay for them in sum­ mer, and the credit given will be with the understanding that those who do not pay when they get work will receive no further public aid. The Congressional Library; By the time Congress meets the Sena­ tors and representatives will be able to see how the new Congressional library will look when Gen. Casey finally turns it over to the United States in 1897. The fence which for so long ha6 stood around the mammoth structure has been re­ moved, and the splendid front of the building now shows, up from the east front of the Capitol -with"nothing'"to mar its beauty. There is not another such library building in the world. The work of beautifying the grounds surrounding the library haB already been begun, and by the 1st of December will be completed. The grounds will be laid out in a way that will accord perfectly with the rest of the Capitol park, and will permit a good view of the building to be had from all sides. The work of transferring part of the Congressional library is now under way, but the bulk of the work will not be attempted before spring. June 30, 1895, the total receipts were $367,809 and the expenditures were $358,- 500, leaving a balance in the treasury amounting to $9,309. Of the expenditures $250,560 was for school work. FATE OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE. W O R K F O R T H E N E G R O . It Will He Complete Dismemberment or Deposition of tlie Sultan. London advices say that the political outlook in the East became more critical and complicated during the latter part of the week. The Sultan seems to be defy­ ing t.he^ powers in bestowing decorations for "good services" upon the Turkish of­ ficials who are held responsible for re­ cent outrages in Armenia, the British Mediterranean fleet near the Dardanelles is being strongly re-enforced, Italian war ships are said to be ready to assist those of Great Britain in an emergency and the division of the h rench fleet which cruises in the Levant during the winter will start for those waters immediately, a month earlier than ufeual. Every indication points to the fact that the affairs of Tur­ key are approaching a crisis, and It is sig­ nificant that only two solutions of the difficulty are discussed by the European press--the entire dismemberment of Tur­ key or tlie deposition of the Sultan. The powers are now showing that they will no longer be hoodwinked by the Sultan's promises, which are never intended to be kept. The final stage of the diplomatic pres­ sure was reached when Germany, Aus­ tria, and Italy, which had hitherto stood aloof, joined the other powers in a men­ acing note which has just been presented to the Sultan. The next step will un­ doubtedly be a conference of the repre­ sentatives of the great powers, which will discuss, not merely the administra­ tion of Armenia, but the fate of the Turk­ ish empire. The powers are in complete unison, and this fact is grasped every­ where except at the Yildiz Kiosk, for the Sultan, in appointing the Halil Itifat Cab­ inet, composed of puppets and reaction­ ists, is simply courting ruin. Methodists Rei>rescntincr the Freed- maii'a Aid Society Meet. Methodists representing various sections of the country met in Chicago and talked of the work of the Freedman's Aid So­ ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church. BISHOr MAEEAEIETT. BISHOP FOSTER. What the society has been doing since the last meeting and what work it has ou hand for the next year were the-subjects of most interest. The gathering of Meth­ odists was caused by a meeting of the society in Chicago, the first time in eigh­ teen years. The Rev. Dr. M. M. Park- burst, of New York, presided, tlie address of welcome being delivered by Dr. Van- ango. "Dr. R. S. Rust, of Cincinnati, gave C O R N C R O P L A R G E S T R E C O R D E D Kate of Yield Somewhat Less than the October Estimate. The November returns to the Depart­ ment Of Agriculture make the corn crop the largest] in volume of record, with the rate of yield, however, somewhat less than that indicated by the returns for October, being 26.2 bushels per acre. This must be regarded as^prellminary and not a final estimate of The yield. The rate of yield of the principal cor^i States is as follows: New York • • • 35.6 Pennsylvania 33.5 Ohio. . .32.6 Michigan1 33.8 Indiana , r .32.8 Illinois .37.4 Wisconsin.".. .-., 31.8 Minnesota .31.2 Iowa .35.1 Missouri 36.0 Kansas 24.3 Nebraska ....... .16.1 The average j^ield of buckwheatjs 20.1 bushels, against 16.1 last year; the aver­ age yield of potatoes is 100.7 bushels per acre, tobacco 743 pounds nnd hay 1.6 tons. • Children's Laureate. The death of Eugene Field is ,a loss, to journalism and to literature.--New- York Tribune. Mr. Field was a man of talent and! unique character, and he will be missed in the circle where he made himself so- distinct a place.--Indianapolis Journal. As it is, he was a man loved, and by whom the great public was -led to see aright. More can be said of no one and of most others less.--Phil adelphia Press. His satirical;,prticles on the pretensions of literary and social life in his adopted city made Chicago alternately laugh and wince and delighted the rest of the coun­ try,---New York Herald. Tlie death of Eugene Field removes from the sphere of earthly activity" one of the brightest newspaper men in the country and a poet and humorist of much promise.-rM-hmeapolis Tribune. His life'was a short one, but .he had lived every day of it and crowded into it much of happiness for himself and .others. He will be missed longer than most men.--Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.- ; .- He had a wonderful power, in todching the fountains of smiles and, tears, and his bookij, in which he published many exquisite verses on incidents in- child­ hood, were full of wit and pathos.--Bos­ ton Herald. He had an enormous capacity for work, and while most, of-his writings was of an ephemeral character, he has left behind him many articles in prose and vers© which are a decided contribution to Amer­ ica^ literature.--Philadelphia Ledger. . He was a Western product, if not en­ tirely by education, at least, by associa­ tion and development, and perhaps it is not too much to say that he was the brightest of the writers whom the Middle West has claimed.^--Buffalo Express. His death was a loss ,to every fireside where the music of childhood has been heard. He had a strangely natural genius, flickering between a smile and a tear, and he wrote himself into the af­ fections of millions by his verses and his prose.--Baltimore A merican. Wonderful indeed was the versatility of this gentle w'ritei", and those who are hopefully interested in the growth of a Western American literature will sin­ cerely mourn the early death of one who has done so much to win for that litera­ ture an honored place;=--M inueapolis Times. Not ice to Grea t Br i t a in . The United States will never consent that England shall be allowed to settle her rights to Yenezuelean territory in ac­ cordance with her own uncontrolled "grab-and-liold" policy.--Ne\V York Even­ ing World. The United States is not, therefore, making any departure from common dip­ lomatic-practice when it assert,* the Mon­ roe doctrine, and no European power can afford to take the ground that we have no business in South America.-- Buffalo Express. If Great Britain is allowed to bulldoze and terrorize governments which are un­ der the wing of this country and which we are in a measure bound to protect, or at least see that they have justice in their dealings with other powers, this country will lose a great deal of prestige.--Provi­ dence Telegram. To stand pledged before the world to maintain that doctrine and suffer a Brit­ ish tory minister to kick it about as a foot-ball subjects us to the derision of the whole world. We must either openly renounce the Monroe doctrine for all time to come or enforce it in the Vene­ zuela case.--Des Moines News. When the protest of the United States against European aggression against the weakest republic on this continent is un­ heeded, we are the veriest poltroons if we do not. follow it up by deeds commensur­ ate with the dignity of the leading re­ public of the earth. Otherwise wt shall become a scoff and a byword and un­ worthy of the respect of any people in the world.--Nebraska State Journal. England has robbed and plundered this defenseless continent lo.rg- enough. Her greed has taken possession of tliq Orinoco River and lands continguous. She is driving the owners of the soil from their possessions and raising the union jack over territory that dries not belong to her. Her bullying may be done among the savage hordes of Africa, but not on this continent. She should be made to take her hand from the throats of those people and respect the sentiments and policy of this government.--Memphis Herald. Durrant's Doom Is Just. The verdict of guilty in the Durrant case was a foregone conclusion. Any other outcome would have been universale ly regarded as. an inexcusable miscar­ riage of justice.--Kansas City Journal. - Durrant pronounced guilty on the first ballot. It has been a remarkable trial and a remarkable case, but those who have read the reports of the trial will not question the justice of the verdict.--i Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. A special providence could not have more surely .provided that the guilt of the murderer (Durrant) should find him out. Infliction of the prescribed punishment will be a fitting close to one of the most sensational cases ever tried in this or any other country.--Detroit Free Press. There is hanging in California. It is restful to feel that having been fairly convicted of murder in the first degree and subjected to the penalty provided by law, there will be no danger of Dur­ rant's being turned loose by "executive clemency" to prey upon the community.-- Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Durrant case will go into history as a cause eel eh re. The crime was re­ markable not only in its atrocity, but in the deftness which the perpetrator em­ ployed to hide his identity, and the con­ viction of Darrant must stand as a great triumph. Durrant offered what can only be termed a strong defense under the circumstances. The man's demeanor dur­ ing his long ohleal stamped hiin a most extraordinary murderer.-^Detroit Trib­ une. The conviction of Durrant is. due "as much to the weakness of his defense as to the strength of the evidence against him. The conduct of his case has in­ dicated a fear on his part to tefl his story lest any evidence lie might attempt to bring forward should serve only to la5r bare new facts for the people. This is good reason to believe that the conviction is just,-and it certainly accords with the judgment of the public.--Buffalo Ex­ press. 1 gospel of "Wealth. John D. Rockefeller gives a million with the ease and grace that a man Ordinarily bestows a quarter.--Minneapolis Times. Mr.. Rockefeller is certainly making a record as a philanthropist, so far as the Chicago University is concerted.--Cin­ cinnati Tribune.