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the denot waiting gated. The moth- line- with--the Briti: now be undertaken and--will Liion-Huntiug an Ancient Sport. To hunt the lion Avas kingly sik>rt from the earliest times, and the Egyp­ tian monuments show that all kinds of hunting, as well as fowling, was followed for. pleasure. ' Pawning Idols in China. --4t4s-quite-a-JJimni0Ji-thing in Shang*- hal for needy natives to pawn their idols iu order to buy food. Married Men and Kings. The latest suggestion made in the col- umns ol* a London paper, Is that mar­ ried men should wear wedding rings. There are some people who regard8ic as a proof ofa poetical soul to feel sad when the leaves begin to fall. George H. Morrison, the defaulting treasurer of Rensselaer County. New York, whose trial for the larceny of $200.- 000 will be .commenced (before Justice Parker„ lias, as alleged, confessed his business men. He refused to affirm or deny the rumor. • At Robertsdale, a mining town in Penn­ sylvania, Peter Yenzelona was murdered. His slayers, Lewis Lawrence, Daniel Cheraz and Chilian and Alexander Va- naee, all Italians, were lodged in jail. The murderers used iron pins and stones on their victim. Jealousy is said to have prompted the crime. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS OCCURRENCES DUfllNG PAST WEEK. THE Railroads Will Carry No More Por tatocs to Chicago for the Present-- \^loom«ncton Man Acquitted--Awfnl l)eath of Mrs. Margaret Mueller. . ---r-c'3" Potato Blockade in Chicago. All of the leading railroads have issued orders forbidding the receiving of any more potatoes for Chic ago until the pres­ ent blockade has been raised. Receipts recently have been so large and the de­ mand from consumers has been so small that al! of the extra track room has been covered with cars that were sorely needed to carry grain. The result has been that Chicago receipts of potatoes lor five days were only sixty-four cars, against 200 a week ago and 231 for the corresponding five days last year. The price has not been helped. The choicest stock in the city can be bought in car. lots at 23 cents a bushel, while the range for common to choice is 10 to 21 cents. Dealers con­ tinue to remark upon the' euormous con­ sumption of, apples. Grocprs. ineoimtry towns whaVin <>ther^ears %iug)it&tt.car load of aj(pl^tfi"'tKe'TttHagain heard from until spring. Nowadays they sell out a Car load every tell days, and^ if prices continue low as at present promise . to continue, such sales till spring. Ap­ ples can be bought in bulk at 15 to 4-» eMts pe$100 pounds iu car lots, and at ̂ 60 v- cents to $2 a barrel. The extreme price is for -the finest- varieties: of Canadian apples, guaranteed three? bushels" to the barrel." ' ? ;'.; ° If. M. C. A. at Koclvford. J The State Young Wonien's Christian Association convention at Rockford chose officers as foll6\vs: President, Mrs. H.' M. Hobart, Evanstoa; Vice Presi­ dents, Mrs. Ralph Emersqji, of Rockford, and Miss Tilton. of .Chicago; Secretaries, Miss Althea Mather ami Miss .Clara Miller, Cluciigo. The Executive Com­ mittee's report recommended that $2,000 be raised this year for State work, and that no State Secretary be ejuployed dur­ ing the months of December, January and February. The report was approved. Reports from all of the thirty-four asso­ ciations were very satisfactory, and the work in the organizations in West Chi­ cago. North Chicago, Aurora. Rockford and Peoria has been especially success­ ful. No new associations were formed during the year. The college associa­ tions presenting reports were, the Uni­ versity of Chicago, University of Illi­ nois, Women's Medical College, Northern Illinois Normal School.!' Northwestern University, Eureka College, Geneseo College, Lake Forest University, State Normal University, and; Wheaton Col­ lege. The Treasurer's report showed an indebtedness of $011, besides an unpaid pledge of $400. Miss Atbie Mayhew, of Minneapolis, and Mrs. lj. li. Bourland, of Peoria, gave addresses! Crushed Under Cat. Wheels. By a sickening aeeideit at 7 o'clock Sunday evcriing at Van Biren street and Wabash avenue, Chicago, Mrs. Margaret Mueller, 404 Congress s^-eet, lost her life, and her three children whose father hnripd Ipss thn.n two vfceks ago, were deprived of a mother's c:j'e. The acci­ dent. appears to have beet'partly the re­ sult of Mrs. Mueller's ci-elessness, al­ though it would probablvjnot have hap­ pened had the uprights the elevated roads been built farther tway from the street car tracks. Severaljwitnesses who saw the tragedy say thit the woman jumped from the car aitt was thrown against one of llie iron jillars and fell back under the car wheels. Her body was cut in pieces and deith was almost instantaneous. Jonies Spragne Is icquitted. At Bloomington Jamej Sprague was acquitted . oiP the charg«, of murdering William H. Dixon. Dixin, who was a prominent young Irish American, was shot and killed while gang home about midnight Aug. 19 last. Sprague was ar­ rested in Springfield on restatement made by Mrs. Ida Chambers 0 the effect that Sprague confessed to ler and Edward Wood, of Peoria, that le killed Dixon. At the examination Mrs^phambers swore to her testimony, but/Wjod flatly denied that he had heard the aleged confession. Sprague clearly proved tn alibi, a num­ ber of witnesses sweariig that when the murder was committed Sprague was in Peoria. J -=-StsteNews-!Eteief.. --_--_ At Jolict William Hicjson. of Peoria, was arrested on a warrnt sworn out by his wife, charging him vjth bigamy. J. W. Gates, preside! of the Illinois Steel Company, said: 'W*e have started up our Joliet works, wlicli gives employ­ ment to 2.800 men, aid, I think, that within a few weeks, probably early in December, we will stift up the South Chicago works. We ilso have plans under consideration f<| extending our plant in Milwaukee, bif nothing is deii- nitely settled." J. Jealousy, as acute ^ it was unwar­ ranted, caused Carl (arlson. a Swede, 24 years old, to shoot aid kill 'Mrs. Laura Belle Thornton, a youi? widow whom he professed to love, in ler room at 1330 Michigan avenue, Chfago. After com­ mitting the deed, the jairderer coolly left the house, in which he^vas also a roomer, but was arrested twj hours later and taken to Harrison stret station, where he confessed the eritaj to Capt. Koch. Lonis Hacker, of (bicago, became in­ volved in a post-elecbn argument with Martin Busch, which pst him his thumb. Hacker made nuinerps disparaging re­ marks about Busch, Who retaliated by biting off his opponents thumb. An hour later Haeker appeard in Justice BOR- « nefoi's court. "LOOM at this. Judge," said be. handing hinlthe thumb rolled up in a paper. The Justice opened the package and fainted- Capt. Schuettler threw a glass of was" iiv his face, and when the Justice reived he issued a warrant for Busch's ijrrest. A meeting of basoall enthusiasts of Rockford was held ad a stock company organized for the purpse of having Rock­ ford .represented in tls Western Associa­ tion <>r some other bgeball organization next season. E. E. iorton was selected as manager and captal. The Illinois Glass ompany, at Alton, the largest plant of ii kind in the world, has given orders foi the resumption of work in every one o: its great factories, when 2,000 employes ill be busy for the entire season. Froi present prospects this will prove the reatest productive year in the history o the plant. The miners of the Springfield district demand an increase < wages or threaten a strike. • -- .-- The Emerson jjiufacturing Com­ pany, one. of the jrgest concerns in Rockford, added 1| men Wednesday. The Rockford Man^icturlng Company, which has been idle | summer, lias start-?' cd up with a full ftje of hands, as has the Trahern Pumi Company. Among the other industries^ put on large addi- , tions to their force?»re the Co-operative Furniture Compan, Rockford Frame unci Fixture Compi^, Spafford Planing Mill Company, Illifis Chair Company, p , Scandia Furniture lynpany, and Savage 4k Lovo. Chicago cast 46,055 more votes than did, New York City; Marie Lord, the 4-year-old daughter' of J. H. Lord, local ticket agent'©f the Illi­ nois Central at Springfield, was fatally burned while playing with matches. William Hall, a German peddler of no­ tions, of Chicago, was found murdered near the Wabash Railway bridge, ea^t of Decatur. The boely was iu the river, where it had been thrown by the murder­ ers, evidently to hide the crime. John Miner, a farmer living near Jol­ iet, attempted to commit suicide at Chi­ cago by taking rat poison. He was re­ moved to the County Hospital, where the . physicians in attendance say he will re­ cover. Miller says he is tired of life. The German Reformed Church of Wau- kegan celebrated the twenty-fifth anni­ versary of its founding Sunday. There were several largely attended services, at which a number of former pastors made addresses. The communion sermon in the morning was preached by the Rev. J. C. Hueckor, of New Cassel, Wis. The anniversary sermon at night was by the Rev. August Franz, of Cleveland. Armed with a rifle. Robert Chenera, of Chicago, ran.to the rescue of his wife, who Was being held up near her home. The woman's assailant was a man armed with an ugly knife, lie had secured Mrs. Chefiera's purse and ran on the approach of the husband. Mounting a horse, Mr. Chenera started in pursuit. He chased' the. fugitive into a corn field, where he made,-him throw, up. his hands,- and .then he marched him to the South Engl#wood police station. The prisoner proved to be William Ryan. - , C. G. Heller, traveling salesman for John Heinzen & Co., of Chicago, was found dead in his bed at the Wyeoff House in Galesburg Sunday night. He retired on Saturday evening, requesting that he be not called during Sunday, as he was "greatly worn out and wanted sleep. Sunday night when he did not re­ spond the door Was forced open, and his dead body was found lying on the bed. The coroner's jury found that -he died of apoplexy. Heller lived'in Chicago, and the remains were sent there. In the State Senate, as indicated by latest, returns, the Republicans will have 38 votes, the opposition 13. In the House the Republicans have 85. opposition 08. Indications are that the State gave Mc- Kinley a plurality of 142,599, and Tan­ ner 114,14S. After Jan. 1 next every elective office, not judicial, in Chicago and Cook County will be tilled by a Re­ publican. The entire Republican county ticket was elected by pluralities in the city ranging from 55,946 tp 43.2S0. According to agreement Wednesday, in payment of election wagers, Postmaster F. J. Nirider, of Kinmundy, rolled up his pants, took his wheelbarrow, and wheeled Walda Tull, a leading merchant, through the principal streets of the city cheering for McKinley at every corner. Samuel Gallen took his two-wheeled cart, dee- orated with flags and McKinley banners, and wheeled Frank Neluis, a dry goods clerk, through the principal streets, Neluis continuously cheering for McKin­ ley. The children of the Rev. John Rutter. en route from California to Philadelphia, were found ill with diphtheria at the Union Depot, Chicago. They were re­ moved to the diphtheria ward at the County Hospital MILLS NOW START UP FACTORIES ARE OPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. Sound Money Victory Makes Work for Thousands--Orders Are Cominc in to Manufacturers-Gold Is Again in Circulation. * room thoroughly fumigated. The er is with the little ones, and, though their condition is critical, physicians have hopes of saving their lives. Anti-toxin was administered. One of Mr. Ratter's ehldren died from the disease at Den­ ver. , « An 18-year-old youth and a woman about fifteen years his senior are locked up at Chicago. According to the police they are wanted in Green Bay, Wis., from where they are said to have eloped eight months ago. The woman is mar­ ried, and it is charged that she left a hus­ band and three children behind when she and her youthful companion came to Chi­ cago. The prisoners do not deny that they are the persons wanted. The young man's name is Peter Van Holder and the woman's name is Mrs. Annie Williams. Patrolman Lanigan, a new appointee on the Chicago police force, was the cause of amusement in Justice Under­ wood's court the other day. Wednesday night Lanigan arrested Dora Dean, a blind woman, for disorderly conduct. In explaining the facts to the Court he said: "Your Honor, this woman is a source of much trouble to me. From early marning until late at night she stands in front of a house in Clark street and talks to pass­ ers-by. She is stone blind, but as soon as she sees me coming along she" run? away and hides." Florence Joy Reynard, an opera singer who last spring secured a verdict in the United States Circuit Court of $7,500, compromised the other day at Chicago for $400. Mrs. Reynard was injured in a wreck at Brainerd, Minn., in the winter of 1893. The jury gave her a verdict of $7,500. The Northern Pacific Railroad offered to compromise for $5,000 under threat of appeal. The offer was reject­ ed. In reviewing the bill to formulate the appeaj the railroad attorneys discovered that Mrs. Reynard was therein alleged to be a "resident" of Nebraska. They claimed a "resident" did not constitute a "citizen" as required by law. Judge Seaman upheld the view and the compro­ mise was the end of the suit. Albert D. Powers, who suddenly disap­ peared from Chicago several weeks ago. has been found. Lieut. Woods received a telegram from John D. Powers, the young man's father, to the effect that his son had been found in, Union City, Tenn. He is insane. Young Powers went to Chicago Sept, 1 and rented an office at 291 Wabash avenue. He represented himself as a Cuban relief agent and solic­ ited funds for the cause. Sept. 21 he dis­ appeared and all efforts to find him were without success. ""It rumored that he had been kielnaped by Spaniards, but this was not believed by the police. John D. Powers, the young man's father, is president of the First National Bank at Owensboro, Ivy. He offered $500 reward for information of his son's whereabouts. Chicago saloons were tightly closed election day for the first time in many years. Over fifty arrests were made for violation of the proclamation. John Riskch, a Pole, 45 years of age, who lives at Chicago, was hurled into the river Wednesday night, after having been assaulted, choked and robbed by two footpads. Riskch's cries for assistance were heard by the crew of the schooner L. H. Ilowland, and after floating in the muddy water ten minutes the victim was rescued and conveyed to the County Hos­ pital. His condition is considered cx*iti-- cal. Wilburt Fox, 20 years old, while show­ ing his nerve handling a revolver in the presence of some of his friends, near his home at Oakdale. pointed it toward his head and piilled the trigger. He is dead. He was a member of one of the oldest and best known families of the county, t At Cairo Francis Degissic, aged 07, artist, committed suicide by blowing his brains out with a shotgun. Despondency over financial troubles was the cause. He was a French count, but was exiled from his mother country thirty-two years ago on account of political troubles. Ho was finely educated as a painter and sculptor and spoke seven languages fluently. General Business Revival. The effect of the ixh lval of business, consequent upon the election of Major McKinley, is widespread; all classes be­ ing benefited thereby. In Pennsylvania, fpr the first time in many years, opera­ tors are advertising for miners that they may be enabled to fill the orders for coal to feed the fires in the manu­ factories and -mills which have already started up and those which contem­ plate resuming*in the immediate future. Orders have been given for a resump­ tion of mining in the Mesaba range, giving employment to 5,000 operatives at remunerative wages. The Gulf States also feel the impetus alike with their sisters of the North, and railway construction has begun .••which will give work to hundreds of idle men; Colo­ rado, too, is reaping the benefit of re­ stored commercial confidence; and the fires have been ordered ignited in the steel works, giving employment to 1.000 persons, and the work on two new rail­ ways Will commence at once. In addi­ tion to the industrial revival confidence of financiers" iu a stable Government has been restored,!;.in<I the problem of force. The Eclipse Woolen mills will lmve work for 250 -next week and the Kenton Fai>er Company, the Du Pauw Glass works ^jd the New Albany Wool­ en mills 'will resume in a few days. The Chess & Wymond Cooperage Company is preparing to resume work with 200 men. Indianapolis, Ind.---Tlio result of the election lisis caused business to revf.ve in all branches of trade in fiiis city, and the 'wholesale district to-day prese'ntetl an activity that has not been witnessed.since the agitation of the money question was begun six months ago. Parkersburg. W. Ya.--Senator Cam­ den. of this city, prominently known as a former Democratic leader, has e-onehul- ed a deal with the receivers of the Balti­ more and Ohio Railroad by which $1.- 000,000 will be invested immediately in manufacturing plants in West Virginia. "As a result the election of McKinley means a general revival of business in every line," he said. j Lexington. Ivy.--As a result of the election of William McKinley the Blue Grass Tobacco Company o£ this city, .whose factory has been closed for three months, has begun operations. Racine, Wis.--One of the immediate re­ sults of the election of McKinley was the payment of wages in gold to the em­ ployes of three of Racine's factories. In one day the Racine Wagon and Car­ riage Company paid out $4,000 in gold coin to their employes, Racine Hardware Company about a similar amount, and the Mitchell & Lewis Co., $4,500. This is tihe first, payment of gold made by any R-acine factory since 1S!93. Cleveland, Ohio."--The announcement is made that orders have be*m placed by the railroads of this country since the election for 50,000 new traffic cars and 200 locomotives. The. day -after election the Lake Shore Railroad carried more - Hubbard and Lowellville were lighted immediately after election. The large steel plant will be put in operation and several other mills have resumed. Birmingham. Ala.--The Birmingham rolling mill, which employs 1,000 men, has resumed operations, and the Gate City rolling mill will put 800 men to work next Monday. Milwaukee--The Milwaukee harvester works was the first institution to "start the Ion the road to prosi>erity by, em­ ploying 300 additional mem. Two hundred more will be added within a month. Rail­ way offices: report a great rush for mile­ age books by the traveling men; Ipswich. Mass.--The woolen and cot­ ton mills of the Ipswich corporation, which have Imksi shut down for some time, will start on full time early next week. Employmentwill lie given to about 1.00U hands. Caaiton, Ohio--The large and extensive implement works of the Darliu & Oren- dorff company of this city resumed Work in all departments. They will immedi­ ately send out all their traveling mep. Little Rock, Ark.--The Iron Mountain Railroad shops, which have been run­ ning five days a week, on-short force sev­ eral months, have resumed full time with the regular force. . Syracuse, N. Y.--Mercantile and manu­ facturing concerns at' Syracuse are pre­ paring for increased business. The job­ bers have already started commercial men on the road, and large manufactur­ ers of bicycles, farm implements, iron products, and typewriters have increased their forces. It is estimated that 8,000 men now unemployed. Will be sit work here in ten days. , ' ' Dayton, Ohio--Interviews with manu­ facturers show that'nearly fifty'concerns are preparing to start factories .••with a full force on full time within ten days. Already forces have been increased, 6w- UNITED STATES Wife) POWDER-HORNS. GIVEN ALL WE CLAIMED IN VENEZUELA DISPUTE. • Treaty Between This Country and Great Britain Is Made--Salisbury Virtually Abandons His Earlier Contentions. Monroe Doctrine Stands. The United States wins and the Monro* doctrine has life and force. Great Brit­ ain and the United States have reached a$ agreement concerning the Venezuela dispute and the British yield everything for which the United States has asked, Not only is the controversy to be submit­ ted to arbitration, but all of the territory in dispute comes within the jurisdiction of the tribunal of five arbitrators. Every foot of ground which the Government of \ enezuela has claimed is to have its title adjudged by the arbitrators, from the Essefluibo to- the undisputed Venezuelan frontier. The famous Schombourgb line disappears from the contention, and that arbitrary limit of Britain's claims is summarily abandoned. The whole nego­ tiation has been carried on between the United States and Great Britain directly, and the right of the United States to in­ terfere under .the Monroe doctrinte is thus OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIGNIFIES 4THE LABORING MAN. : • SECRETARY OIjXEY. --Chicnjro Journal. placing municipal bonds advantageous­ ly has been solved. Dispatches follow from different parts of the country tell­ ing of the general business revival: Rockford, III.--The victory for sound money has already had a marked effect on business interests in Rockford, this city depending on its factories, which have in the main lieesi idle or running on pare time since 1803. The Rockford Manufacturing Comixany, which has been shut down all summer, will start up with several liunelred hands, and the Trahern Pump Company, which has been idle for some months, though stocked with orders contingent on McKinlCy's election, will do likewise. Toledo, O -rProsperity follows here in the wake ol' McKinley's election. The M. J. Cooney Carriage Works, which shut down sixty days ago, will resume with i00 men: The' Toledo Forge Com-"" pany will increase its force of 150 men to 300 at once. The Gendron Wheel Company, whose plant has been closed, will resume work in a few days with 500 men. Several large business firms have resumed the practice of paying their em­ ployes in gold, something they have not done since last July. Burlington, Iowa--Gold is being paid into the banks of Burlington by the hun­ dreds of dollars by people who have been hiding it away in private safes and safe­ ty deposit vaults for fear of a silver pan­ ic. The general sentiment in business circles is one of relief at the result of the election. Louisville, Ivy.--The election of Mc­ Kinley is having an excellent effect in Louisville. The B. P. Avery Plow Man­ ufacturing Company will put on 150 ex­ tra bands at once; Bridgeford & Co., stoves, will begin operations with 200 men; the Louisville woolen mills start up with work for 300 women and girls; the Beargrass Woolen mills resume opera­ tions with 200 employes and the Old Kentucky Woolen mills will double its commercial baggage out of Chicago than on any other day this year. Galveston, Tex.--As a result of McKin­ ley's election the Galveston Rope and Twine factory, which has been idle for some time, Will resume operations. The ollicers of the factory, declare that the resumption is due to the election of Mc­ Kinley and the restoration of confidence attending that result. Alton, 111.--The triumph of conserva­ tism in the national election has started every wheel going at the Illinois Glass Works, in this city. The word has been given for the resumption of work iu the last of the nine great factories, and 2,000 men and minors will be given steady- work for the winter. Fort Doelge, Iowa--The day after elec­ tion the banks of Fort Dodge took in $3.- 500 of hoarded gold and more is coming in •fill the time. The-banks- everywhere in" this part of the State are offering gold on all checks. Worcester, Mass.--The Ivnowles loom works, which have been running nine hours a day, five days a week, will start up next week on full time, ten hours a day, six days a week. This concern em­ ployes several hundred tiands. Wheeling, W. Va.--The Elgin Manufac­ turing Company, of Huntington, W. Va., received an order from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company for 200 coal cars of thirty tons capacity, to be en­ tered as an order Wednesday, Nov. 4, in case only of the election of McKinley. New Haven, Coun.--The hardware fac­ tories of the Sargents have started up on full time and with full force. The fac­ tory employs about 2,500 hands. Springfield, Mass.--The Spaulding & Pepper Manufacturing Company has started up its factory in Cliicopee after a few weeks' shut-down, pending the re­ sults of the election. The company had a large number of orders conditional up­ on the Republican victory. Youngstown, Ohio--Tfie furnaces at ing to improved business conditions. Lo­ cal banks have large amounts of gold on deposit and are soliciting commercial paper. Muncie, Ind.--Ball Bros.' Glass Fac­ tory Company say they will build anoth­ er mill at once, employing 500 more hands. The Indiana Iron Company, which has worked about ohe-lentih capac­ ity for a year, is flooded with orders and will resume with 800 hands. The Mid-, land Steel Company rejnirts a>n immense influx of orders. The Muncie Iron Com­ pany put their men at work on double time. Five other factories report more orders than in any one week for months past. Comment on the Boom, Vast enterprises which have beeh awaiting the outcome of the presidential contest will aid in creating an immediate revival of business.--Springfield (111.) Journal. The effect was noted in London, by an immediate advance in American securi­ ties of every kind.--Ohio State Journal. Stocks and stuffs went upward with a whirl as if giant powder had,, been ex­ ploded under 'em. And these rising prices, Ik? it observed--«re gold prices-- solid, substantial, no fiat in them.--Phil­ adelphia Re co ixl. If, with the present popular sentiment, and the business which has waited for the enel of the struggle, our moneyed men come forward with a liberal policy look­ ing to business activity, it will help to as­ sure a season of prosperity.--New Or­ leans Times-Democrat. The stock market does not always rep­ resent actual business conditions through­ out the country, but in this instance there is no reason to regard the upward trend of prices, during most of yesterday, as a result of the manipulation of the pro­ fessional traders. Indeed, it was the latter who sold stock with a purpose of realizing on their earlier purchases.--Bos­ ton Advertiser. conceded. This diplomatic victory will set a new milepost in the history of the United States. It is one of the greatest triumphs of a century of American diplo­ macy. A year ago last month it was an­ nounced that President Clevelanel and Secretary Olney had decided to interfere in Venezuela's behalf and demand arbi­ tration under the Monroe doctrine. A yea^nraro President Cleveland was prepar­ ing Nae famous message to Congress which gave official confirmation of this news and which brought on the menace of war between the two nations. Panic seized Wall street and stocks fell rapidly. Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary 01- ne.v's masterly note was a somewhat curt and supercilious refusal to admit that the United State's had any standing in the premises. lie distinctly declined to give any countenance whatever to the Monroe doctrine, and appeared rather amused that such an absurd pretension should be set up by the United States. This was in the A enezuelan matter. For forty years the South American republic had sought to secure arbitration or some other settle­ ment, but had been treated with lofty disdain. The United,States Government had repeatedly requested the British Gov­ ernment to consent to arbitration, but had always met the same curt refusal. Salisbury Yields Every Point. Now Lord Salisbury yields everything for which the American Government has contended. The pertinency of the Mon­ roe doctrine is recognized and the result of this will bo an immense enhancement of the prestige V)f the republic throughout Central and South America. All of the disputed territory is to be submitted to arbitration, and not merely a part there­ of. The agreement between the United States and Great Britain is complete, and it only remains to draft the treaty and HOW BRYAN'S ORATORY BLEW AWAY THE BALLOTS. LORD SAL1SBUKV. ILLIAM JENNINGS BRY an, in the recent election, lost w V V those States in which he talk­ ed most and which he needed to carry in order to be elected President. By his speeches, therefore, he simply blew away those ballots that lie sought to win. It is a curious fact that if the wind created by him during his speech-making canvass could be assembled iii one area, and coulel physically issue from his mouth within the period of half an hour, the force thus generated would be sufficient not only to blow aWay every ballot that was cast, but would sweep the States that were called doubtful as clean as ever a Cyclone did a cornfield. In his canvass Mr. Bryan made 592 speeches. Some of them were very short, of course, while not a few others ^ere of considerable} iength. It has been very carefully estimated, how­ ever, that Mr. Bryau spoke no less than 875,000 words. A man weighing 150 pounds, when not under exertion, inhales 150 cubic feet of air in an hour and ex­ pels 140 cubic feet, the difference (oxy­ gen) being absorbed in the system. Mr. Bryan, because of his great physique, ex­ pels from his lungs every hour not less than 100 cubic feet of air. A public speaker, however, and especially one of Mr. Bryan's tremendous energy, requires fully eight times as much , air to sustain his oratorical efforts. In an hour of speech-making, therefore, Mr. Bryan re­ quires 1,280 feet of air. Mr. Bryan Speaks at the rate of 140 words a minute. Allowing for applause and other inter­ ruptions, 125 Words every sixty seconds would be a fair estimate. If he could speak the 875,000 words that came from his throat during the campaign, without stopping to rest, it would take him 110 2-3 hours. In that space of time he would require 149,333 1-3 cubic feet» of air. Suppose that this tremendous volume could be stored in Mr. Bryan's lungs at one time, and that he could expel it in | half an hour, the result would b"<P'such an overwhelming tornado' that even the fiercest cyclone ever known in this coun­ try would be a gentle zephyr'compared to it. If. Mr. Bryan had carried Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan, in addition to those States that' went Democratic, he would have been elected. These four States, however, were lost by 285,000 votes. Five hundred ballots weigh 00 pounds. The 285,000 ballots, therefore, weighed 32,200 pounds, or a little more' than 17 tons. Against the velocity of 149,333 1-3 cubic feet of air, compressed in one man's lungs, they wouley have no more resistance than a single sheet of tissue paper in a gale. And that was the painful conclusion which confronted Mr. Bryan last Tuesday night. --New York World. submit it to Venezuela for approval. Ven­ ezuela has not as yet signifit^d its ac­ ceptance of the conditions, but as Minis­ ter Andrade, of that country, has been informed of every stage of the negotia­ tions, no trouble is anticipated on that score. In fact, the Venezuelans are de­ lighted with the outcome, and graceful to the United States Government for its plucky and successful intervention. The agreement secures all the rights for which Venezuela has contended. Un­ der the finding of the Board of Arbitra­ tion it will be possible, even probable, for Venezuela to secure title to all the terri­ tory lying west of the Esscquibo, includ­ ing both banks of the Orinoco, and the military establishment on the coast which the British claimed to have .inherited from the Dutch. The only point secured by Lord Salisbury is that the settlers who have rights of prescription running back fifty years or more may have their titles confirmed; but the jurisdiction will pass to Venezuela if the verdict be in her favor. King Oscar to Decide. The King of Sweden and Norway. Oscar II., has been ediosen by treaty be­ tween the United States and Great Brit­ ain as the fifth arbitrator of the Vene­ zuelan boundary question. The other ar­ bitrators, four in number, are to be desig­ nated, two by the Lord Chief Justice of England and two by the Chief justice of the United States, This is the final and most important feature of the treaty for the complete adjustment of t^e long- pending Venezuelan controversy. The treaty was concluded in Washington Tuesday night at the British embassy. Sir Julian Pauncefote representing hen- Britannic Majesty and Secretary Olney the United Staters. The Beat Device for Carrying} LOOM) Gunpowder in Time of War. Powder horns have become qqit* rare, and. a re curious objects for the study of the collector and the historian. Like coins anel medals, ftt>m which the collector may find out many inter­ esting facts about the past, powder horns Which have been decorated with pictures and inscriptions give much in­ formation concerning the geographer nnd history of famous places and events. The use of horns of animals flofr car­ rying gunpowder was introduced into America from England and France, bat the exact date when they were first used in Europe is not known. Certain­ ly it was not less than three hundred and fifty years ago, as can be seen from the dates on specimens in Euro­ pean museums. Before improved guns and cartridges were used, the curved horn was the best deviw for carrying gunpowder in war time for the use of the muzzle- loaders and flint-locks, and the horns were used even with some of the later guns--those that were fired by percus­ sion caps. . •. A desirable bom could be had easily and cheaply. It was quickly prepared for holding, the gunpowder, and., more­ over, it was strong enough to . with­ stand the rough usage to which horns, were often subjected, as in skirmish fighting or making long marches through the wilderness. The horns neither rust nor decay, even if buried in the earth for a century; and, if the» plugs are properly fitted, the powder will keep dry. although carried for days in the rain. They can be floated, or dipped in the water, without harm to the powder within, this being a matter of the greatest importance during the Colonial and Revolutionary wars, when bridges were hardly thought of and armies had to wade through swamps and streams of water, often up to the necks of the soldiers. In order to prepare the horn for the soldier's use, the ends were stopped by\ wooden plugs and were securely fast­ ened to a strap which was worn under the left arm aud over the right shoul­ der, the curved horn fitting the left side of the waist of the wearer; and a more graceful equipment could not be de- sired. . - • / During the colonial times and during the Revolution, when a soldier volun­ teered or was ordered out for active service, lie was generally required to come provided with four articles, name­ ly: gun, powder horn, blanketd, and knapsack. The Government furnished „ the rest of the accoutrements and the outfit of clothing. ; A -nilitary order required every pow­ der horn to be marked with the own­ er's name, so that it could be quickly returned to him after being filled at the powder wagon.--St. Nicholas. .. ,s," An Old Trick. | amount Of fun that members have when out on their trips is equaled only by the amount of enthusiasm that they inspire by their songs. Coming up from Jackson the other day, one of their old jests was successfully played. The word was passed around and, when the brakemau entered the, car, one member looked at bis watcji and, not being satisfied with the result of the inspection, asked the brakemau what time it was. The brakeman ac­ commodatingly told the inquirer, whereat the seventy-five members of the club shouted in chorus, "Thank you kindly, sir!" The brakeman dropped his head and sneaked crestfallen away amid the laughter. Pretty soon he came back. "Say," said he, "if you will play that on the conductor, I won't say a word about it." The boys agreed to it very readily, and, when the conductor entered he was asked the time of night. He pulled out his watch and gave the hour to the in­ quirer. "Thank you, kindly, sir!" shouted the' club in unison. The conductor wilted and went' hur­ riedly out. He came back in half an hour with the remark: "Do you know what you made me do? I called Lancaster, when I should have called Logan, and uiy head ain't exact­ ly clear yet." Several years ago, the same trick was played at one of the meetings. The di­ rector turned in his place on the stage and asked if some gentleman would kindly give them the time, as they had to catch a train. A man rose in the au­ dience, drew forth his watch, doubtless with a thrill of pride, and told the lead­ er the hour. "Thank you, kindly, siri" shouted the boys, and the man sat down as if he had beeu struck ou the head with a maul.--Columbus Dispatch. Tiger and Fish. An Englishman at a dinner once tob.l a tale of a tiger he had shot whk*h measureel twenty-four feet from snout to tail tip. Everyone was astonished, but no one ventured to insinuate a doubt of the truth of the story. Pres­ ently a Scotchman told his* tale. He hael once caught a fish which he said he was unable to pull in alone, manag­ ing only to land it at last with the aid of six friends. "It was a skate, and it covered two acres." Silence followed this recital, ddring which the offended Englishman left the table. The host followed. After returning he said to the Scotchman: "Sir, you have insult eel my friend. You must apologize." "I dinna iusooit him," said the Scot. "Yes you did, with your two-acre fish story. You must apologize.**' "Wrell,"Jsaid the offender, slowly, with the air of one making a great concession, "tell him if he will take ten feet off that tiger, I will see what I can do with the "fish."