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REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS OCCASION TO FEEL PROUD. . } «M a Party Had Better *aa- ;«*oi» to Parade Its Achievements-- - '"f6 Truth aa to Army Mortality-- *1/ . McKinley Hai Saved $500,000,000. the good old days when the as- Jfcmbling of a Republican convention Was a sure prelude to the election of every one of the candidates nominated • by it, the burden of the party platform Invariably was, "We point with pride." The Democratic platform, which then Invariably was a discordant overture to an opera of discomfiture, was as heav- . fly burdened with "We view with /.-illarm." Never has the Republican party bad better occasion of pride in its achieve­ ments than now. As we have cause for pride, let us "point with pride," as *. 1(re used to do. .,We point with pride to our fulfillment the promise of tariff reform. With • V S return to protection there has come • 0 change in the balance of trade. Un­ der Cleveland we were shipping mil­ lions of gold to Europe in exchange for ^ goods bought from foreigners. Under » ficKinley Europe* is shipping millions • gold to us in exchange for our prod- nets and manufactures. We point with $rlde to the revival of trade, the in- • Creased demand for labor, the advance Vdf wages, the improved condition of the agricultural class that we predicted a result of return to Republican poli­ cies. The coming winter will make no dill for free^ souphouses for the hun­ dreds of thousands of unemployed. We point with pride to the fulfillment of VOur promise on behalf of long-suffering Cuba. The despotism of Spain with­ ered in the flame of our cannon. Cuba is free, and is sure to be prosperous. We point with pride to the redemption Of our pledge concerning Hawaii. The desire of the nation has been accom- . plished in Its peaceful annexation. By v Hawaii on the one^side and Cuba and Porto Rico on the other the safety of the Nicarasuan canal is assured, and construction made a manifest duty. We point with pride to Dewey's victory to the Philippines and to the vast and almost limitless vista of commercial empire that it has opened to us. We point with pride to the thorough uni­ fication of North and South. Lee and Grant have commanded under the same ©Id flag. Wheeler and Miles ha^e be­ come comrades in arms. Alabama and New Hampshire have given heroes to the last great war. We point with pride to the glorious termination of a war that has brought greater honor and more valuable pos­ sessions to the United States than ever before were won by any nation in so short a time, or by so small an expendi- . ture of blood and treasure. We point with pride to the quickened spirit of nationalism. We point with pride and with joy unspeakable to the brilliant prospects o^,trade, commence, arts, and of improved conditions of life that lie before all men under and because of the wise and strong administration of af­ fairs by William McKinley and his Cabinet. Let the near-sighted mugwump, the sad-voiced Populist, and the obfuscated Democrat "view with alarm." This is the time for the Republican party to Shout with joy, "We point with pride!" --Chicago Inter-Ocean. - . Army Mortality* ,~t-~ What the people desire !n i<egBr<jh to the condition of troops is exact infor­ mation. They are well aware that sensational stories are contrived to in­ flame public sentiment. The basis of these exaggerations is partisan. It is impossible to dispute the results of the war, since they amount to a brilliant success. President McKinley stands too well to be selected as a target. The Democratic policy is to attack the ad­ ministration somewhere. After the point is chose® the game Is to concen- . trate the venom and make a great noise in directing it at the mark. It is charged by the Democratic press that the sick in the army have been systematically,neglected and the sol­ diers on duty deprived of a proper sup­ ply of food. These statements, be it remembered, follow a war of complete and extraordinary victory. Since tliis is beyond denial, the Democratic scheme is to besmirch the means by which it was won. Two months hence a new Congress is to be elected, and the Democrats must discredit the ad­ ministration, no matter how, or they are lost. They have always voted against doing anything to improve the regular troops, but insist that nothing short of perfection must happen in an army of 225,000 suddenly called to the field. A report like that from Gen. Boyn- ton on the condition of the camps at Chickamauga is especially welcome to the people. It deals with exact details and figures. Since the first occupa­ tion of the Chickamauga site by the volunteers about 75,000 men have been stationed there. The total death list in camp of this Immense force up to i^ugust 22 was 198. These figures are Official. The death rate per annum at Camp Thomas has been 7.92 per 1,000. The death rate at St. Loui§ in 1896, the date of the last official report, was 17.95 per 1,000. According to Plaster­ er's statistical record of the civil war the aggregate number of men enlist­ ed, reduced to a three yt^rs' standard, was 2,320,272. During the war, by the same authority, there were 183,287 deaths in the union army from disease, an average of 79 per 1,000 for the three years, or of 26.3 per 1,000 per annum. At Camp Thomas the soldiers have been more than twice as safe from dis­ ease as is the population of a large city. The average loss for each regi- Jient is lower than is usual in such a ost of men. Gen. Boynton makes a favorable showing as to the condition of the hospitals. Every hospital there Is better equipped than any known in the civil war. Th^re were a few filthy regimental camps, whose Colonels ought to be called to account. These officers seem to have been too incom­ petent to know how a camp should be kept or |po lazy to see that they were properly cleaned up daily. Every soldier's history in the service Is carefully preserved, and there is no difficulty in ascertaining the mortality In each camp. From vague stories the public has been led to believe that thousands at Chfcakamauga had died ' j r . or were in a dying condition. But the official figures do not differ from those of the best kept camps, where 75,000 men assembled and where the most of them remained for months. Tfhe mor­ tality lists of the various corps are published dally. There the truth "will be found. Something quite different Is spread abroad in the pages of Demo­ cratic papers. They deal in ghastly rhetoric for political effect. They minimize or omit favorable news from the army and catch at every exaggera­ tion that drifts about. Their purpose is not to benefit the soldiers, but to tear down a cabinet and blacken an admin­ istration.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Protection and Expansion. • i Some mugwump journals have. 'lit- slated that the policy of expansion would be an abandonment of the pro­ tection principle. This assumption is based on ignorance of the protection principle and a misunderstanding of the McKinley"'and Dlngiey laws. Colonel Albert Clarke, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means in the Massachusetts Legisla­ ture, and Secretary of the Home Mar­ ket Qlub of Boston, In a recent inter­ view explained why there can be no conflict between the historic American policy of protection aod whatever an­ nexation policy recent events or future events may lead to. Protection dis­ criminates between the trade which is profitable to our peopl§ as a whole and that which is profitable chiefly to im­ porters, while free trade admits all things alike. TJiis would not be changed if we became a world power; It would not be changed if we should annex the Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico and San Domingo. France, Ger­ many and Russia are world powers, and yet they all maintain a protective policy. Great Britain Is the only world power which has a free trade policy, and yet all of her self-govern- ing colonies except one are strongly protectionist. ' Colonel Clarke holds that our inter­ ests in China may run parallel with those of'other commercial nations. But this will not mean free trade or dic­ tation from any foreign power as to the fiscal policy of this country. The United. States has, like Great Britain, an increasing trade in China; but our trade lias Increased faster than that of Great Britain. The fact that England is a free trade country and the United States a protection country does not militate against us in foreign markets. A« for reciprocity, Colonel Clarke says there is no danger that reciprocal ar­ rangements will alter our relations with other countries. Reciprocity is not so much a question of friendliness •between nations as a question of their respective Interests. Under the Dingley law half jot our Imports are admitted free of duty. Protection admits tea and coffee free because we do not and cannot produce them. Greiat Britain taxes them be­ cause they yield a large revenue. The fact that we annex or co,nie into pos­ session of coffee-growing countries will not change the sita.tus of our laws governing the importation at all. We tax Imported wheat, wool and tin plate because we produce all of these ar­ ticles, and we do not in«tend that other nations shall share our mnrket with out paying for it. A free trade policy would admit competing goods free. This would cripple the home market; would sacrifice farmers and home man­ ufacturers In the interest of foreign •manufacturers and ship owners. There will be no call for a change iu this particular. We have always cherish ed all the trade that will profit our people as a whole, foreign as well as domestic. The fact that Cuba will be­ come a self-governing colony or a re­ public under our protection will not change the principle. The expansion policy will be a protection policy. Hie Staff and Support. McKinley Saves $500,000,000. The more fully the facts are devel oped the larger becomes the measure of praise due President McKinley for reso­ lutely setting }ils Judgment against the recognition of the Republic of Cuba. It cost a great effort for him jto maintain his ground, but see what be accom­ plished by so doing. Spain had charged against Cuba the great bulk of the cost of the Ten Years' War, and of the last one up to our intervention, a large amount of guaranteed bonds, and an­ other huge sum of uncollected revenue. Grouping all forms of Indebtedness growing out of mismanagement in Cuba during the past twenty years, the aggregate of bonds, interest past due. and other obligations is found to ex­ ceed $500,000,000. President McKinley declared that a recognition of the Re­ public would probably involve the United States in the payment of the Cuban debt; the annexation of the isl­ and certainly would do so. Spain con­ sidered the nouasstimption of this debt by the United States the hardest of tie terms of peace. She had otherwise be­ come reconciled to the Inevitable loss of Cuba, but she was unwilling to lose the island and pay its debts beside. No wonder Europe said Spain would save money by letting her colonies.go!--Sat­ urday Evening Post. What la Causing-Cood Times. American manufacturers under Pro­ tection not only have -the home mar-i keta, but very largely . are getting on "the markets of the world." All of this is causing the good times of the present admiul&tr&tion, added to, of course, by the large sums now beffcg expended in the prosecution of the war. The people of the United "States, notic­ ing the good results of Protection, will vote the Republican ticket, and Utah people should be among the number.-- Provo.,4.Utah> Enquire?. , • '• ViV L. ' .. '• No Other Way. In a sound and thoughtful editorial article on the subject of the possible migration of the iron and steel indus­ try of the United States to countries where labor is cheaper, which recent­ ly appeared in the New York Commer­ cial, the question of the effect of free trade upon an industry w<bich is by many people thought to be ho longer in need of defensive duties Is carefully considered. Very forcibly the conclu­ sion is set forth that the absence of protection wonld in time compel our manufacturers of iroh and steel to (transfer their plants to countries wtbere the etement of labor coat Is from one4ialf to one-fourth what it is In this country. It is urged, in support of this view, that the present superior­ ity of American processes and meth­ ods of manufacture will not always be a controlling factor, but the foreigners will in time adopt these same pro­ cesses ̂ and methods, and in that event their cheaper labor will enable them to undersell us in bofli our own and foreign markets. Under these condi­ tions, says the Commercial, "migration for our manufacturers will be their only resort unless we increase their present protection." There is one escape from this al­ ternative of which no account is tak­ en in the Commercial's vle<w of the question. It is a solution of the prob­ lem of successful competition with foreign cheap pay rolls, which free traders have invariably had in mind in their fight against the principle of pro­ tection. and a solution which one may be very sure would be chosen In pref­ erence to the alternative of migration. That is, the reduction of the American standard of wages down to a level where open competition can be sucees- cessfully maintained. There will be no migration, no abandonment of exten­ sive plants to disuse and decay, when the production of iron and steel in the United States shall be left to the tend­ er mercies of free trade. The mills and furnaces will keep right on, and American labor will pay the cost of the unrestricted, competi­ tion. There is nov other way. DDOLFY A Healthy Beault, British trade returns for the month of July show a decrease In imports of 0.0 per cent and a decrease iu exports of 6.05 per cent as compared with the same month of 1897. The decrease in imports amounted to $1,100,000, while the exports fell off $7,000,000. The heaviest decreases in exports were in Iron and steel, wool, worsted tissues and cotton yarns. The falling off in wool exports was from 9,001,800 pounds in July, 1897, to 1,089,300 pounds. The greater part of Great Britain's loss of export trade is due to the fact of diminished demand from the United States and to a corresponding increase in the use of home products by the American people. It is a healthy re­ sult of sound and sensible tariff legis­ lation. The Real Advantage. As a matter of fact, we have two profits where formerly we had but one, and we employ our labor, consume do­ mestic materials, and engage our own capital. Reason apart, common in­ stinct teaches us that we are the gainers with the balance of trade "in our favor," as the phrase is. There is not a man in the country, engaged In active business, who does not know that the real advantage, under such conditions, is with us.--Wetzel (W. Va.) Republican. Trade with Canada. In the first eleven months of the Wil­ son law United States exports to Can* ada amounted to $37,370,1825, and for the corresponding period of the Dingley law the exports had increased to $4G,- 251,228. The increase was almost en­ tirely in manufactured goods, as Can­ ada raises her own foodstuffs. Loac May It Fail.a •• The cry that "The Din£le$' Tariff bill is a failure" bumps up against the faet that we have never exported more or imported less. Long may it fail in this ray.--Louisville Commercial. Political Drift. Republican platforms this year should embrace the Nicaragua canal in the public objects to be speedily promoted. It takes a great deal of despair to qualify a Democratic editor to write auytliing about the war. It is entirely probable that the at­ tempt to make Secretary Alger out a worse man than General Weyler will be a failure. Mr. John Jacob Astor gave Populism a stitch in its side when he followed his patriotic army service with a re­ quest that his tax assessment be raised. President McKinley's opinion of Gen­ eral Alger is worth the op^U^ons of sev­ eral thousand press correspondents act­ ing under instructions to "make out a strong' case." A Democratic tremor is perceptible throughout Missouri. The Bourbons must meet a united Republican party this year, and the Populists are iuor» disposed to hit than to help them. The Missouri Republican platform de­ clares for the building of the Nicaragua canal. In addition to remembering the Maine, Missouri Republicans arso re­ member the Oregon. to be mustered out of service arises from the fact that there Is no more fighting to be done. Foreign critics of our military prowess should not over- look this feature of the peace move­ ment. It is explained *by "the Washington Post that Colonel Bryan's present si­ lence is attributed to the fact that he is now a soldier and knows silence to be a duty. Can't some arrangement be made for grafting Colonel Bryan on to the regular army? Such fine soldierly qualities should not be lost to the coun­ try. ' Considering that the disastrous ef­ fects of sending an American army in­ to the deadly Cuban climate in mid­ summer were fully recognized, dis­ cussed and deplored in advance, the great hubbub over the matter now is slightly out of place; The happening of the expected should create no sur­ prise. The Dreyfus Case. "I see be th' pa-apers," said Mr. Dooley, "that Col. Hinnery, thv man that sint me frind Cap. Dhry-fuss to th' cage, has moved on. I sup-pose they'll give th' Cap » new thrile now." "I hope they won't," said Mr. Henaessy. "'I don't know annything about it, but I think he's guilty. He's a Jew." "Well," said Mr. Dooley, "ye'er thoughts on this subject is inthrestin', but not conclusive, as Darsey said to th' Pol­ lack that thought he cud lick him. Ye have a r-right to ye'er opinyon an' ye'll hold it annyhow, whether ye have a r-right to it or not. Like most iv ye'er fellow citizens, ye start impartial. Ye don't know annything about th' case. If ye knew annything ye'd not have an opin­ yon wan way or th' other. They'se niver been a matt her come up in my time that th' American people was so sure about as they ar-re about th' Dhry-fuss case. Th' Frinch ar-re not so sure, but they'se not a polisman in this eouuthry that can't tell ye jus' where Dhry-fuss was whin th' remains iv th' poor girl was found. That's because th' thrile WHS secret. If 'twas an open thrile an' ye heerd the tisti-mony an' knew th' language an' saw th' safe afther 'twas blown open, ye'd be puzzled an' not care a rush whether Dhry-fuss was naked in a cage or takin' tay with his uncle at th* Benny Brit Club. "I haven't made up me mind whether th' Cap done th' sliootin' or not. He was certainly in th' neighborhood whin th' tire started, an' th' polis dug up quite a lot iv lead pipe in his back yard. But it's wan thing to sus-piet a man iv doin' a job an' another thing to prove that he didn't. Me frind Zola thinks he's innociht, an' he raised th* divvle at th' thrile, I've heerd. Whin th' judge come up on th' bench an' opined th' coort, Zola was settin' down be­ low with th' lawyers. 'Let us pro-ceed,' says th' impartial an' fair-minded judge, 'to th 'thrile iv th' haynious monsther Cap Dhry-fuss.' he says, TTp jumps Zola an' says he in Frinch: 'Jackuse,' he says, which is a hell of a mane thing to say to anny man. An' they thrun him out. 'Judge,' says th* attorney fr th' difinse, 'an' gintlemen iv th' jury,' he says. 'Ye'er a liar,' says th' judge. 'Cap, ye'er guilty an' ye know It,' he says. 'Th' decision iv th' coort is that ye be put in a cage an' sint to th' Divvle's own island fr the r-rest iv ye'er life,' he says. 'Let us pro- j ceed to hearin' th' testi-mony,' he says. | 'Call all th' witnesses at wanst,' he says, 'an' lave thirn have it out on th' flure,' he says. Be this time Zola had come back, an' he jumps up an', says he: 'Jackuse,' : he says. An' they thrun him out. | " 'Befure we go anny farther,' says th' lawyer f'r th' difinse, 'I wish to sarve no­ tice that whin this thrile is over I intind,' he says, 'to wait ontside,' he says, 'an' , hammer'th' hon'rable coort into an ome­ let,' he says. 'With these few remarks I will close;' he says. 'Th' coort,' says th' judge, 'is always r-ready to defind th* honor iv France,' he says, 'an' if lamed counsel vwll con-sint,' he says, 'to step up here fr a piinyit,' he says, 'th' coort'll put a sthraftgle hold on him that'll not do I him a bit iv good,' he says. .'Ah,' he says, j 'Here's me Jjol' frind Pat th' Clam,' he says. 'Pat4 what d'ye know about this case?' he says. 'None iv ye'er business,' says Pat. 'Answered like a man an' a sojer,' says th' coort. 'Jackuse,' says Zola fr'm th' dureway. An' they thrun him out. 'Call Col. Hinnery,' says th' I coort. 'He ray-fuses to answer.' 'Good. Th' case Is clear. Cap forged th' will. ' Th' coort will now adjourn f'r dools, an* j all ladin' officers iv th' ar-rmy not in dis- ' grace already will assimble in jail an', eom-mit snicide,' he says. 'Jackuse,' says Zola, an' started f'r th' woods, pursued be ; his fellow editors. He> off somewhere in a three now hollerin' 'Jackuse' at ivry wan that passes, sufferin' martyrdom fr his counthry an' writin' now an' thin about it all. j "That's all I know about Cap Dhry- j fuss' case, an' that's all anny man knows. 1 Ye didn't know as much, Hinnissy, till I told ye. I don't know whether Cap stole i th' dog or not." ' , | "What's he charged with?" Mr. Hen- nessy asked in bewilderment. "I'll niver tell ye," said Mr. Dooley, "It's too much to ask." M'KINt-EY AT MONT AUK. President Cheers the Soldiers by Kind Worda While Making Inspection. President McKinley spent seven hours in Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, bare­ headed most of the time, visiting the sick in the hospital and inspecting the well in their cantonments. He made a speech to the assembled infantrymen, reviewed the cavalrymen, expressed his opinion of the camp to the reporters, and issued an order directing the regulars to return to theil stations east of the Mississippi. With the President were Vice-President Hobart, Secretary of War Alger, Attorney Gen­ eral GriggR, Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont; Brigadier General Eagan, com- ILLINOIS STATE NEWS OCCURRENCES DURfMp PAST WEEK. THE latkftctcry Tempdranr Settlement of the Elgin Strike--Strange Accident on a Gravel Train--Shot by Hie Sun­ day School Teacher - GOO OJQ StrUga* . Elgin Strike Ie Ended. The strike which had been on for & week at the Elgin National 'Watch Company missary of the army; Brigadier General i w.a3 settled, at least temporarily, at the Ludington, quartermaster of the army; i c~se °* ® three hours conference at the Col. H. Hecker and Secretaries to the i °ffices °' thf Z0111?8"*;,in the American President Porter and Cortelieu, The la- ; Express budding in Chicago. It is re- ! dies of the party were Mrs. Alger and settlement of the trouble, Miss Hecker, a daughter of Col. Hecker. i w„hlch forva «me looked to be serious and t Gen. ̂ Wheeler, his staff, and nearly every * more than ordinary moment to the poo- officer of prominence in the camp met the P'e ®f E'gin» 18 satisfactory to the strikers President at the station. After greetings • a 18 uu sa ^ so *° P^'H'le of^the and introductions on the railway plat- celebrated watch factory city. It wtm form, the President took Gen. Wheeler's • a®re®^ between the parties that all the arm and went to a carriage. The column of carriages wound up a hili, escorted by the Third cavalry regiment, and the mounted band of the Sixth cavalry, and drove Mr. McKinley to Gen. Shafter's tent in the detention camp. The general, who WM flushed and weak from a mild case of malaria fever, was in full uniform, Sitting in a chair at the door of the tent. He tried to rise, but Mr. McKinley said: "Stay where you are, general. You are entitled to rest." The President congratulated Gen. Shaf- ter on the Santiago campaign, and after a few minutes' rest proceeded to the gen­ eral hospital. The soldiers recently ar­ rived on transports and detailed in the detention section of the camp lined up irregularly on each side of the road and cheered. Mr. McKinley took off his straw hat then, and scarcely more than put it on for more than a minute at a time during the remainder of his progress through the camp. Miss Wheeler, a daughter of the general, happened to be in the first row of the hospital tents, and she showed the President through her division. Gen. Wheeler announced in each ward: "Boys, the President has come to see you," or, "Soldiers, the President of the United States." Some of the soldiers were unconscious, some listlessly raised on their elbows, oth­ ers feebly clapped their hands. Mr. Mc­ Kinley gently shook hands with many, and at every cot he paused an instant, and if he saw the sick men looking at him hp bowed in a direct and personal way. H had many bits of talk with the men, and seemed to be in no hurry. He almost out­ wore the patience of all his party b&slow- going through ward after ward. PANDO STKALS AWAl, . Spanish General. Starta for Madrid with 12,000,000 Franca. Havana is in a state of surprise at the secret departure of Gen. Pando with 12,- 000,000 francs. Few can offer any ex­ planation of the general's conduct, and ap­ parently no one can tell where the big amount of treasure came from. The army and civil pay rolls are both several months in arrears, and there is much dissatisfac­ tion among the Spanish at the withdrawal from Cuba of a sum of money which more than represented the amount due them. Gen. Pando, with the big hoard of money secretly went aboard the French steamer Notre Dame de Salut. He turned his wealth over to Captain Pillard and locked himself in his cabin until the boat left the harbor. | SPANISH CORTES MEETS". I £aga»to Introduces Bill for Surrender j of Lost Islands. I The Spanish Cortes opened Monday, and, contrary to general expectation, small interest was shown in the proceedings. The public galleries were densely crowd­ ed, but those occupying them were silent. In the Senate Prime Minister Sagasta read a bill authorizing the Government to conclude peace with the United States and also authorizing the alienation of ter­ ritory. He said that the immense supe­ riority of the Americans deprived the counffy of means of defense. The de­ struction of the squadrons compelled Spain to seek peace and necessitated the acceptance of the dismemberment of the colonies proposed by the United States. NAVY TO HAVE 20,000 MEN. Enlisted Force Will Be Maintained at This Strength. The enlisted force of the navy is to be maintained to the full strength secured I during the war, and as fast as vacancies .' occur through discharge and expiration of "Well, annyhow," said Mr. Hennessy, "he's guilty, ye can bet on that."--Chicago Journal. Fifty Miles to Market. It is not an uncommon thing in France to see a farmer forty or fifty miles from home In wet weather with a load. If he sees a prospect of a three days' rain, he puts his tarpaulin over his load, a cover over his horses and a waterproof coat on and starts off to market. He may go fifty miles before he finds a market that suits him, or he may know in advance just where he is going. You do not often see anybody driving fifty miles through a rainstorm in the United States to find a market for a load of hay, but it is not uncom­ mon to see farmers' wagons forty or fifty miles from home iu France. They choose the wet weather for that pur­ pose. Their roads arc just as good then as at any time. Mnsical Mice. That mice and rats have a fondness for music Is well known, and an eruln- ' ent musician tells of his experience. He declares that while he was playing one ; evening, three mice came out and be- ; gan to caper about on the hearthrug, j apparently delighted at the music. Up­ on the entrance of the musiclau's wife two mice ran off, but the third was so absorbed that it had to be driven away. ' Electric Contribut ion Boxes. The minister of a progressive church The desire of the American voluntecr^^aa recently Introduced an electric con- | enlistment period they will be filled by other seamen. The highest number of men enrolled in the navy reached 24,000, including about 4,000 naval militia, all of which have been mustered out. Reduced to 20,000, there is every indication that it will soon be less unless enlistments are made to make up the deficiency. Registered War Bonds Issued. The Treasury Department on Saturday sent out its first batch of the registered war bonds, the issuance up to now having been confined to the coupon bonds payable to bearer. The deportment started put­ ting out the cou|K)n bonds in the last week of July, and the issue has comprised $20, $100, $500 and a few $1,000 bonds. There are about 20,000 cases calling for the coupon bonds still to be met. About 45,- 000 cases are on file calling for registered bonds, and these will be met as rapidly as possible. The issue will be in the 20s, 100s, 500s, 1,000s, 5,000s a£l 10,000s. tributlon box. By pressing a button several small sliver cars lined with vel­ vet run along a niinature railway placed at tfie back of each pew. As they pass along, the members of the con­ gregation drop in their offerings. All the cars concentrate* at one point and the collection is taken out. Ships. French ships usually bear the names of French provinces or towns, or of abstract ide;-s, but no personal names, except those of great men of FrencH history. German ships bear the names of German rivers, poets, princes, states­ men and characters in German Jltera- ture. Spanish ships, like those dying the Stars and Stripes, are almost In­ variably named after cities or the great commanders of history. Postage stamps first came into use in England In 1840; in the United States 1847. , i All to Be Beleased. Acting Secretary Allen has authorized the release of all the Spanish naval pris­ oners captured in the battle of July 3 from Cervera's fleet. These are now at Annapolis and Seavey's Island, Ports­ mouth, the officers being at the academy and the sailors at the island. The condi­ tion of the men physically is all that could be desired. The prisoners are to be returned to Spain at the expense of the Spanish government. This was the con­ dition upon which our government agreed to release them without parole or other restriction. Ordered Mustered Out. A statement prepared at the War De­ partment shows that up to Friday eighty- three of the organizations iu the volunteer army have received orders looking ta their being mustered out of the service. This number includes fifty-three regiments and a number of minor organizations, such as batteries of artillery, independent com­ panies of cavalry, etc., and probably rep­ resents almost one-third of the approxi­ mately 220,000 men called for by the President in the two proclamations issued by him. Camp to Be Deserted. By Oct. 1 Camp Wikoff. at Montauk Point, Long Island, will have shrunk to slender proportions. The well men, ac­ cording to the War Department's present designs, will leave the camp as fast as transportation can he conveniently pro­ vided, probably at the r&te of 3,000 or 4,000 a week. The convalescent from the ! hospitals, instead of being sent again into c-enip with their commands, will go to their homes. Thank General Boynton. Gen. BoyntOn's complete report was read at Caurp Thomas. Gen. Boynton was thanked cordially by the medical offi> I cers for the defense he made of them. men should return to work in their former positions without discrimination; that the work on the watch movements, about which the trouble arose, was to be carried on under a test for two weeks; that the rate of wages to be paid during the test is to be the average wages earned during May, June and July of this year; that on or before Oct. 1 the company will hold a conference with the representatives of the men for the purpose of adjusting the wage scale. " Killed by a Steam Shovel. One man was killed and three others were badly injured in a peculiar accident to a gravel train near Barrington. A large steam shovel had been loaded upon a Northwestern gravel train, in order to change the base of operations farther south of the depot. Gieske, Blum, Bohn and Kunsman, laborers, climbed on a flat car, with the shovel between them and the engine, and the train started. The long- steel cable attached to the Bhovel was trailing along the tracks. The train was moving at a fair rate of speed, when the loose end of tlie cable caught in a switch and held fast. Before the signal could be given to stop the train the mas­ sive shovel came bounding and crashing from one Car to another toward the rear end of the train. The four men had no time to leap to safety dnd were mowed from the end of the car, falling in a heap beside the tracks. Fred Geiske fell part­ ly beneath the wheels and was so crushed that he died soon afterward. All the men lived at Barrington. > Killed for a Common Thiet ^ John Perky, aged 19, son of a prominetit farmer, accompanied by his brother and cousin, was driving to his home near Mount Carmel at 2 o'clock the other morning when the party was hailed and ordered to halt by three men, who mistook them for certain thieves wanted for recent depredations. The young men thought they were being accosted by highwaymen and refused to stop. Their pursuers be­ gan firing at them, blowing off the top of young Perky's head. The men who did the shooting were Bert Swearingen and Homer LindhorBt, and they were accom­ panied by John Barton. They were held to the grand jury for the unlawful killing of Perky. Young Perky was a leader in the Methodist Sunday- school and Lind- horst was his teacher. Six Hundred on Mrike. A strike is in progress at HegewisCh. Six hundred workmen employed by the Illinois Car and Equipment Company, whose extensive plant is located in Chi­ cago's suburb, loft their work in an en­ deavor to obtain higher wages. The strik­ ers have conducted themselves iu an ex­ ceedingly orderly manner. William Ellis, the superintendent of the works, announc­ ed that he had secured enough workmen so that the plant could be operated on emergency work. Dead Man/May Be M. Dickerson. The mutilated body of an unknown man was found on the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville track north of Decatur. Iu the pocket of his'coat was found a letter from G. Norstrom & Co., 87 South Canal street, Chicago, addressed to A. Wachter, and introducing H. Dickerson, which is supposed to be the man's name. The body was buried in the potter's field. ' ,M,urder a Chicken Buyer. Three chicken buyers traveling through the eountry got into a quarrel near Sid­ ney, and two of them murdered the third, shooting him twice in the head and once in the breast, ^hey then hid the body in a cornfield, but it was found before night. The men drove out of the country. Brief State Happening*, L. J. Frank, a prominent citizen of Mil­ ton, aged 70 years, killed himself. A Knights of Pythias carnival was held at Canton,/10.000 people attending. At Minonk, Philip Hawk, a wealthy and widely known pioneer, is dead, aged 85. Two robbers, one wearing a policeman's uniform, held up Michael Farrenkopf in his saloon at Chicago and carried away $114. Gov. Tanner has issued a requisition for Daniel H. ReiJly, under arrest at Omaha, Neb. Reilly is wanted in Chicago for the larceny of $1,000 from Ira J. Mix, for whom he was a collector. Fifteen thousand people attended the peace jubilee at the county fair at Rock- ford. Patriotic addresses were made by Captain J. H. Sherratt, Mayor Brown, Col. T. G. Lawler, Judge J. C. Gar.ver and Judge C. E. Fuller. The Illinois Central grain elevator at Tolono was struck by lightning and burn­ ed to the ground. The elevator contained 25,OPO bushels of corn, 10,000 bushels of oats and 800 bushels of wheat. The tot^J loss is estimated at $30,000. J. and G. Herget have sold the Globe distillery at Pekin to the Standard Dis­ tilling and Distributing Company, and the papers have been filed with the recorder of Tazewell County. The consideration is $500,000 cash and stock in the Stand­ ard Company to the value of $250,000 Ex-Policeman Henry .CaYtwright, col­ ored. was shot and instantly killed in front of 154 Mather street. Chicago, by John Randle. also colored, husband of Cartwright's divorced wife. The shoot­ ing was the outcome of jealousy between the two men. Thieves robbed aged J. M. Harkin, a hab^tiasher at 118 North Clark street, Chicago, for the fourth time in two years the other night. A man entered the store, and while Harkin was showing him some goods a companion took $10 from the till. The first thug then knocked Harkin down and both escaped. Mrs. Emma Lottche of Chicago woke up one recent noon to find a burglar just fiuishtag his dinner at her table. She seized a revolver and fired at the man. The latter escaped unhurt, after upset­ ting all the dishes, While driving from La Grange to Chi­ cago in a buggy the other evening, E. C. Holdman, a book agent, was held up and robbed by two men at Thirty-sixth street and Harlem avenue, Berwyn. The rob­ bers secured Holdman's watch and two pocketbooks, one of which contained 36 cents and the other a note for $25. The police arrested Fr|iik Boyle and William Dethloss. Holdman identified Boyle, but *ot Dethloss. ft. M. Lrad of Chicago committed sst cfde near Chesterton, lad. John Taylor, one of the older residents of Wenona, dropped dead on Main street; At Litchfield, the 19-year-old daughter of H. M. Titcomb, & farmer, committed suicide by shooting herself. Albert Du Kat, reputed to be a cente­ narian, hanged himself to a rafter hi bis shanty at 153 Bunker street, Chicago. James Cleary, a farmer, was instantly killed, with his two horses, while crossing the Illinois Central tracks at Kankakee. Hugh White, one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Macoupin County, is dead at his home in Gillespie, aged 80 years. Chicago barbers held a picnic and de­ cided to ask the Legislature to pass laws for the registration of tonsorial artists and for antiseptic shaves. Asabel Hinman died at his home iB Perry, aged 81 years. He was one Of the original stockholders in organising til* Fifth National Bank of Chicago. A. Krokner, a Chicago furrier, was awakened by three burglars the other morning. He grappled with one and was stabbed by the other two. He then fired several shots, but the men escaped. Thomas Wilson, capitalist, merchant and pioneer resident of Schuyler County, died at his home in Rushville after a brief illness. He was 86 years of age and had been a resident of that" city since 1837. Fred L. Kimbro, a well-known Illinois teacher, died in Colorado Springs, Colo., of consumption, aged 31 years. The body was brought to Louisville for burial. Mr. Jecies was principal of the Louisville high school last year. William Head, a young man from Pine Creek, committed suicide in a Mission street lodging house in San Francisco by shooting himself in the head. Despon­ dency was the canse. He had failed to obtain employment. _The annual picnic of the old settlers «C Whiteside County was held near Lyndon. Five thousand people were present, ami about 2,000 vehicles were on the grounds. The principal address was delivered by Rev. J. W. Skinner. While watching his Austin home bam James Coonly saw his pug dog howling at the second-story window. Yielding to the entreaty of his family, he rushed into the bnilding and brought the dog safely to the street, where it was hugged and kissed. Policeman Theodore Breternitz of Chi­ cago saved Kittie Powers, 11 years old, and Mary C. Riley, 4 years old, from drowning in the lake off the foot of Twen­ ty-sixth street. The children had walked out on the pier and fallen into the water. Five persons died near Ramsey within two days. Mrs. Brown, aged 98, widow of Henry Brown, a soldier of the Black Hawk war; George Sarver, aged 67, a veteran of the civil war; M. Urse, aged 75; Henderson Conner, aged 75, and Ja­ cob Poland, aged 83. At Kewanee, R. Lorlng Sheppard, son of Dr. R. D. Sheppard, business agent of Northwestern University of Chicago and Evanston, married Miss Susan B. Wet- ton/ daughter of County Clerk Welton of Henry County. The bride is a Vassar graduate, and met the groom first at-a Yale promenade. The large residence belonging to Mrs. Ellis, twe miles west of Flora, burned the other night. It was the oldest house in that part of the State, having been built before Illinois was admitted into the Union. It was built of brick and was well preserved. It was used for a tavern long before there was any railroad in that part of the country. There is considerable speculation in the vicinity of Areola over a discovery of gold in a sand bank on the farm of L. V. War­ ner, four miles west of that city. While digging in the sand bank Mr. Warner un­ earthed a large rock, the peculiar sparkle of which attracted his attention, and, breaking off a portion, he took it to the city, where a microscopical test showed the specimen to contain a fair quantity of gold. Some of the sand was also sub­ jected to a test by Dr. G. H. Damron, and found to contain a small portion of the yellow metal. Further investigation will follow. J Because he believed the police were in pursuit of him Will Powell of Belvidere fired four bullets into his body, near Rock- ford, then staggered through the woods and reached home in a condition that war indeed pitiable. He had walked nearly thirty miles, taking a circuitous route to avoid his supposed pursuers. The young man quarreled with a friend in Rockford over a girl and pulled his revolver. The friend called the police and Powell fled. He was in deadly fear of arrest, and after reaching the woods fired to kill himself, but Was unsuccessful because his supply of cartridges had given out. The Rock- ford officials did not pursue him and knew nothing about the shooting. His chances of recovery are slight. The crop report of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture for Aug. 1, 1898, gives the number of acres of spring and winter wheat harvested this season in Illinois to bfe 1,911,852. The average yield of nine bushels an acre was exceed­ ingly-low and was a surprise to many farmers, but the grain did not fill as it promised. The total wheat product of the State ttfts year was 18.383.943 bushels. The average price received was 62 cents a bushel, the total value of the crop being $11,4 73.21G. There is shown a total loss of $5,161,016 on the crop. There was on hand a surplus over what is needed for seed and consumption of 563,474 "bushels on Aug. 1. The area devoted to corn this year, 6,902,213 acres, is 2 per ceiit less than last year. Corn has had a great deal to contend with this year, and taking everything into consideration the Aug. 1 condition of 79 per cent of a reasonable average may be regarded as quite favpra- ble. The apple crop is very poor and in many counties will be an entire fajlnre. The peach crop is much better, promising 73 per cent of an average. Nearly a'fall crop of grapes Is expected, though in some localities they are rotting. Pears, plums, blackberries and quinces are esti­ mated at three-quarters of an average yield. v Miss Mary Crowley, 38 years old, in a fit of insanity set fire to St. John's Roman Catholic Church at Peoria. She then procured a revolver and started for the pa­ rochial residence, threatening to kill Rev. J. P. Quinn, the priest. About $1,000 damage was done to the church. . Rouse, Hazard & Co., a large bicycle manufacturing ami farm implement nrafi at Peoria, confessed judgment in the Cir­ cuit Onirt for several amounts aggregat­ ing $60,000. The liabilities are figured st that amount, and assets at $37,000. A custodian is in charge. The firm .baa been in existence for thirty-four years. Mrs. Melvina Wilcox Curtis, wife of Dr. Harvey Curtis, president of Knox College from 1859 to 18452, died at Gales- burg, aged 78 years. She was formerly principal of Knox Seminary. Maj. Blunt, commandant of the Me- line arsenal, has awarded the contract for a two-and-one-half-mi!e extess;o*> of the old wing dam at $40,000 to the Molins Water Power Company, -The improve* ment, for which a special appropriation was made by Congress before adjourn­ ment, is expected to give three asd oa*» half feet more head at the Government water power bulkhead, and will incident* ally give Moline a harbor. The work will be completed this fail. m 1 ' i 4? «« & • s & ' •«a;; , * m:- "5 S ':0S ' * , 'M IT M-