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THE PLAINDEALER J. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. MoHBNRY, ILLINOIS RUSSIA IS IN EARNEST FORCES A CHANGE OF THE PORTE'S INTERNAL POLICY. Five Christian Deputy Governors Ap­ pointed in Armenia-^-^tenssia Faith- fnl to France--Drill on the Battle­ ship Proves to Be Realistic. Reforms Already Started. Constantinople dispatch: Sinces the re­ cent visit of the Russian ambassador, M. de Nelidoff, to the Sultan, and the long, important audience which followed, it is noticeable that there has been another change for the better in the attitude of Abdul Hamid and his advisers toward the Armenians in particular aud the re­ form policy in general. It is known that M. de Nelidoff used very plain language to the Sultan, and it is apparent that the latter was convinced* that the Russian embassador was,- in earnest. This,, sup­ plemented by grave reports received by. tbe Saltan from the Turkish embassies' at London and Paris, pointing out the distrust and irritation caused ,by the at­ titude of Turkey, has brought abou t eager professions upon the part of the Turkish Government of a desire to. honestly push the work of reform, and as a commence- • ment. five Christian deputy governors . have been appointed in Armenia, and it is probable that there will be changes' shortly in the composition of the Turk­ ish ministry. Fell Overboard in Earnest. The new battleship Massachusetts reached her old anchorage off Tompkins- ville, S. I., Wednesday night, having been successful in the many tests made by the board of inspection. Her guns and their mountings stood the shock of full service charges, which were tired at va­ rious angles and elevations; her maneu­ vering qualities were satisfactory to a high degree, and when it came to drill­ ing the crew the men showed a high de­ gree of efficiency. During the drill, at the cry of "Man overboard!" a life buoy was rescued in fine style, and then, to give a touch of realism, a man named John Sheehan fell overboard in earnest. He did not mean to do it, but a life line played a trick on him and he plumped --backward into the sea when the ship, was steaming at a thirteen-knot gait. Buoys were flung overboard, the en­ gines were stopped and reversed and a lifeboat was on the way to the rescue al­ most before the man had time to realize that he was overboard. He was back on board in just two minutes and forty sec­ onds. @1 -S W& Alleged Treaty Disclosures. ' The Paris Figaro, commenting on the disclosures made by Prince Bismarck in the Hamburger Nachrichten, regarding the secret alliance between Germany and Russia from 1884 to 1S90, says: "Russia discovered that the treaty was a veritable delusion for her, and when Prince Bis-., marck asked her in 1S87 to renew her declaration of jjer neutrality in the event of the attack upon France which was . then planning in Germany, Russia for­ mally refused to do so, and thereafter all, the blandishments of Prinee Bismarck only served to increase the friendship of France and Russia." The Matin is of the opinion that the disclosure of the se­ cret treaty was intended to make France suspicious of Russia, and adds that it has had the contrary effect. The Eclair expresses itself in favor of granting Ger­ many preferential tariffs in Tunis, pro­ vided the former co-operates with France in the settlement of the Egyptian ques­ ts tion. J-'t; BREVITIES. •?y-[ IS® S\ Fire Island was sold at auction by tbe State of New York for $20,000. Public schools have been closed at Galesburg and Ramsey because of the spread of diphtheria. A terrific rainstorm visited Oklahoma Wednesday night, being in many places a perfect waterspout, and doing a great amount of damage by washouts, carrying off crops, etc. Twenty miles east of Guthrie a cyclone devastated a section of country 100 yards wide and several miles long-, leaving., .destruction and ruin in its wake. The dead number four. A terrible explosion of gas occurred in No. 3 mine, of the Lehigh and Wilkes- barre Coal Company in South Wilkes- barre, Pa., Thursday afternoon. Six men are known to be dead and two injured. It is not yet known how many men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, but twelve are reported missing, and it is believed all of these have perished. Word was received at Ellis Island from Washington that bonds of $100 each would be required in the case,s of the detained Armenians. Mr. Hagop Bogi- gian, an Armenian merchant of Boston, has agreed to give bond to the extent of 505,000, more than enough for all those detained at the island. The Salvation Army, through Booth-Tucker, also agreed to furbish some of'the bonds. 4-' "We, your neighbors, congratuiate you over your victory and triumph over the Burgomeister of Locust street, and we assure you of our high regard because, you are a woman wno knows how to take care of yourself." This was a testi­ monial .given by admiring friends to a Brooklyn new woman who thrashed an unwelcome' lover who persisted in an- noying'her with his attentions and calling her names for not accepting them. The new woman in the case is Mrs, Lizzie Felton, but her prowess is somewhat dimmed by the admission she weighs 220 pounds, while William Leiser, whom she thrashed, only weighs about 110 and is a tailor at that. rounds \«.J fne hotels In the fruitless en­ deavor to secure them accommodations. Every hotel became suddenly "full," and the fifty black Pattis spetft the night on the benches of the waiting rooih. The manager is furious and says he will sue all the hotel landlords in the city. A well-attended public meeting was held in the Academy of Music at Phila- uelphia, to protest against the ill-treat- ment of Irish political prisoners in Eng­ lish prisons. Ex-Gov. Pattison presided, and addresses were made by Alexander K. .McClure, ex-Congressman McAleer and Rabbi Joseph Ivrauskopf. Resolu­ tions were adopted calling,upon the Brit­ ish Government to abolish the evils ob­ jected to in the treatment of such prison­ ers and expressing sympathy for all na­ tions engaged in struggles for liberty. Hamlin J. Andrus, who was murdered In his office at Yonkers, N. Y., with a bomb fired by means of an elaborate elec­ trical arrangement, was, it^now seems certain, the victim of an anarchist plot. John E. Andrus said: "I suspect two men. members of an anarchist body, and now have four detectives shadowing them. If they attempt to leave the town they will be arrested at once. I believe it was part of an anarchistic plot to get rid of a number of the wealthy men, and think my brother and I were simply two on the list. I am confident, too, I was to have been disposed of first. I will give any reward necessary. I will spend mil­ lions if need be to bring these men to jus­ tice." Investigation by an expert electri­ cian shows the bomb to have been ex­ ploded by clockwork, set in motion by the electrical current. WESTERN. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the In­ terior under Grant, died suddenly Friday at 11 a. in. at. Lake Howe, his suburban home near Mount Vernon, Ohio. He was 87 years old. The University of California is to be made richer by $4,000,000 by donations from various persons, chief among whom Is Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, widow of the mil­ lionaire Senator from Cajifornia. It is announced that the Niedringhaus Stamping and Tin Plate Mills, at St." Louis, which have been shut down during the last four months, will resume opera­ tions at once. Thomas K. Niedringhaus said the mills would employ 2,000 men. "Let's go fishing," said Edward Long to his friend, Archie Campbell, at Green­ wich, Conn. "If the boat upsets Com­ modore Benedict will save us." This was a joke, but it looked serious before an hour had passed, for the boat did up­ set. Mrs. E. C. Benedict saw it and* summoned her husband, who sent his son and a man in a naphtha launch to the rescue. The men had been in the water for fifteen minutes, and were numb with the cold when reached. Long was one of the occupants of the yacht Addie, which was picked up in the sound two weeks ago by Commodore Benedict. Morris Lands, manager of the Interna­ tional Export and Grain Company and one of the best-known men on the Kan­ sas City, Mo.,'grain market, was shot and almost instantly killed Friday evening by Fred H. Waitt, a discharged book­ keeper in the office of the company, No. 607 Exchange Building. Waitt s services were dispensed with Thursday and Fri­ day he drank heavilj\ 1^ the evening he was given an, audience by Mr. Lanua, lutfmoment later thp Inttgr was he^rd -ordering lilm ontrgf~the" office arid" then he attempted to eject him. At the door Waitt pulled a revolver, there was a re­ port, followed by another, and Landa lay on the floor shot in the pit of the stomach with a wound which resulted in death ten minutes later. Waitt is in jail. Four men, wearing masks and armed with rifles, held up a Chicago and Alton passenger train Friday noon at the Blue Cut, five miles west of Independence, Mo. Not a shot was fired, and the ban­ dits got little booty. They were baffled by a quick-witted messenger, who, sus­ pecting why the train stopped, snatched the cash from his safe, threw it into some chicken coops in the express car and closed the safe door. He made a show of objection at the point of the menacing rifles and opened the safe with apparent reluctance, The outlaws found in the safe two small boxes supposed to contain jewelry, and they stole $23 from the pocket of the vest left by the engineer in his cab. None of the passengers was molested. A posse of officers is pursuing the bandits. The San Francisco subtreasury has just pulled through a rather serious run. which threatened to annihilate its gold re­ serve and leave it without a dollar with which to redeem the perfect avalanche of greenbacks that poured over the coun­ ter. Timely aid came from Chicago and other Bources, and when the outpouring of gold finally stopped the $12,000,000 of a few months ago, despite the frequent additions made during that period, was reduced to a bare $4,000,000. For once the subtreasury had on hand more green­ backs than it wanted. In two weeks' time $10,000,000 worth of them were dumped over the counters and the gold they represented withdrawn. There Was something like $7,000,000 in gold in the vaults when the run commenced. Chi­ cago was appealed to for aid and sent $4,000,000, and an equally larger amount was secured from the mint, while tho $1,500,000 in British sovereigns recently received from Australia were coined into double eagles at the mint and carted to the subtreasury. The subtreasuries at San Francisco and at New York are the only ones authorized to redeeem green-? back?. - - • ties as thought to be interested In the question. The report of Henry Dal- ley, Jr., who was commissioned to inves­ tigate the workings of foreign laws gov­ erning the use of untaxed alcohol in the manufactures and arts, has been sub­ mitted and contains yery full and valu­ able data covering Great Britain, Ger­ many, France, Belgium and Switzerland. It is the desire of the committee to se­ cure all possible Information bearing upon the subject, and parties interested are requested to submit their views to the committee promptly. The commit­ tee, which is composed of three members of each "house, probably will assemble in Washington soon after the middle of November for the purpose of formulat­ ing a report to Congress, accompanied by the draft of a law which will place domestic industries on as favorable a basis as similar industries in foreign Countries. During their sessions in Washington hearings will probably be given in order to supplement the infor­ mation obtained through the interroga­ tories to be sent out. FOREIGN. There has been marked excitement fh Lincolnshire, England, over the rise in' wheat of 10s, with holders disinclined to sell,. At a meeting of the master bak- v rs of London the price of bread was rais­ ed a half penny per loaf. A number of passengers and the crew of the British steamer Taif, which plies between the Island of Mauritius and Bombay, were landed at Colombo, Cey­ lon. They report that the steamer foun­ dered during a heavy gale Sept. 24 and that twenty-seven natives were drowned! A bullfight with fatal ..-results took place at Nogales, Sonora, Monday, and for a short time caused a panic in the audi-' ence. One of the bulls, becoming en­ raged. rushed about the arena goring ev­ erything within its reach. A picador, Jose Angulo, in an attempt to place a thorn in the side of the wild animal, was caught on one of its long horns, which pierced him like a word. He was tossed and fell to the ground, bleeding and man­ gled, where the beast held him between his horns and struck and pawed him. He was frightfully injured and died a few minutes later. There was intense excite­ ment in the audience, which was quieted by the killing of the bull. The Ix>ndon Daily Telegraph says of the demand for and the supply of wheat: "The stock of foreign wheat at the prin­ cipal British ports, it is said, would not suffice to feed the country for a fortnight. The alight fall in American exchanges"*on Saturday gave the English markets a downward tendency, but it is the opin­ ion "of one of the best-known corn factors in Mark Lane that American wheats will speedily rise with a bang and that by Christmas prices will be much further advanced. During the recent excitement business was in a comparatively few hands. The operators are reported to have reaped a rich harvest. Specula­ tion both in England and America was? carried beyond all reasonable bounds. American operators were decidedly in­ temperate and excessive, but in the mar­ ket the opinion is positive that at least a portion of the rise will be retained and that the era of low prices is for the time being ended." THE CASTLE CASE. Wealthy San Francisco Merchant and His Wife Accused of Shoplifting. A case which has attracted internation­ al attention is'*that of Mr. and Mrs. Wal­ ter M- Castle, of San Francisco, who have been admitted to $200,000 bail in London tQ await trial for grand larceny. The Castles, who are wealthy Americans, aud move in the best society of the Pa­ cific coast, are accused of shoplifting. Castle is a member of one of the wealth­ iest firms in San Francisco and a gradu­ ate of London University. His wife is one of the society leaders of the Golden Gate, a woman of gentle disposition and highly cultured. They went to Europe this summer and in September arrived in London. They stopped at the Hotel Cecil WATiTEU M. CASTI.E. IN GENERAL. .Advices from Winnipeg, Mam, say. The Government has revised its estimate of the wheat yield of Manitoba, reducing the amount to something less than 15,- 000,000 bushels. Tho acreage under wheat was a little short of 1,000,000 aci'es. This does not include wheat of the Northwest Territories. At the very outside it is not expected that, there will be more than 10,000,000 bushels of Mani­ toba grain available fo:*£xport. --• An American syndicate has, it is said, secured control of the famous underground railways' 6f Londoii, England. The syn­ dicate was formed in Toronto, Canada, and Ross .Mackenzie is at the head of it. Capitalists from New York, Philadelphia and other cities are also interested, and one of the heaviest investors is stated to be a well-known St Louis man. The precise amount of money involved has not been ascertained, but! it is way up in the millions, a6 the undefground roads of London have an enormous capitalization and constitute a magnificent property. Owing to the necessity of acquiring real estate, compensating other owners and the expense of diverting drainage, making tunnels, etc., {he underground roads aver­ aged in many portions a cost of $5,000,- 000 a mile. A number of American Catholics are being organized into a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on the pliln of' the American national pilgrimage to Rome and Lourdes during the last three years. The great success attending these pilgrimages sug­ gested the organization of one to Pales­ tine and the Holy Land. A number of the American hierarchy and the clergy have gKen the scheme hearty approval. As now arranged it is expected to have 100 pilgrims embark on the North Ger­ man Lloyd steamer Werra. leaving New York Jan. 10. It is purposed to carry the Stars and Stripes to the Holy Land. The United States flag of silk, with the badge of tho pilgrimage and the date 1807 embroidered thereon, will be the votive banner. It will be carried in pro­ cession and deposited in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, there to remain. and. their wealth insured them every at­ tention. The couple often went out on shopping expeditions. One day they vis­ ited a furrier's shop, and after examining the furs left yvithout making a purchase. After they had gone the shopkeeper missed articles and put detectives on the track. Mr. and Mrs. Castle were fol­ lowed to their, hotel and there arrested. An examination of their trunks, which had been packed ready for sailing, reveal­ ed an amazing amount of stuff, the pos­ session of which is beyond any explana­ tion the police can offer, unless it be taken as evidence that Mrs. Castle has a mania for collecting odd trifles. Among the ar­ ticles were a number of watches, all alike; a plated toast rack that came from the hotel breakfast table; thirteen umbrella "heads, and a pair of sheets bearing the mark of a big London hotel. The sable and chinchilla skins missed by the furrier were also found. After their arrest £2,000,000 sterling was offered as bail, but the authorities re­ fused to release them. The United States embassy interested itself in their behalf, but without avail. They remained in common cells at the jail seven days, when they were arraigned, held for trial and re- 2P MHP. EI>T>A CASTXE. leased on $200,00!.) bail. Charles Mat­ thews, one of the most noted criminal lawyers in England, has been retained to assist in the defense, and influential friends have sprung up all over tbe king­ dom to help save (lie dasties from fur­ ther disgrace, but their efforts will hardly avail. Larceny is a felony in English ljur. punishment for which is prac­ tically unlimited, and the charges against the Castles are so well founded that their legal advisers are in despair. They do not believe that Magistrate Shell will even consent to consider the case under the "first offender's" act, which provides punishment by fine in lieu of imprison­ ment. Their attorneys admit the thefts, but will set up kleptomania as a defense. HURL EGGS AT CARLISLE. WASHINGTON. prevailed along the A fishing boat was Fourteen fishermen W' § v }• A severe storm coast of Portugal. lost near Setubal. •were drowned. At New York a jury returned a verdict awarding Bertha Robinson, of Chicago, $4,500 damages from David Weisen- berger for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff sued for $50,000. The London Standard's Paris dispatch announces that the civil marriage of Jean de Reszke, the operatic tenor, and Nesle, •Comtesse de Mailly, Thursday was very quiet, the few guests including Edouard sSe Reszke, brother of the groom "V EASTERN. Dr. W. W. Palmer and Miss Fanny, iPalmer, his granddaughter, 15 years of age, of KeanBburg, N. J., were killed Tuesday and WU^am Hauran, of Atlan­ tic City, was probably fatally injured by la train on the Central Railroad, of New Jersey. The three, with a daughter of )r. Palmer, were in a carriage crossing le railway track when a! train struck the rehicle. j The Black Patti Troubadours, consist- of "fifty refined lady vocalists," went Hartford, Co^nn., Friday to fill an en- igement. They waited at the railroad ition while their manager made the; The Long-Lochren pension case was dismissed by the United States Supreme Court on the ground of abatement by reason of the retirement of Judi;e Loch- ren from the office of -Commissioner of Pensions. The case was brought by Judge Long of the Michigan Supreme Court to test veterans' rights. Judge Long drew a pension of $72 a month and the reduction of the rating to $50 a month was stubbornly contested in the courts of the District of Colombia and finally carried to the Supreme Court. In all the cities where a United States civil service 'commission is located ex­ aminations were held Tuesday for a lin­ guist and an expert on locks and vaults. This fact would not in itself bo remarka­ ble were it not for the peculiar conditions that are attached to the examinations. The expert locksmith, for instance, whose business it would be to take caro of the locks on vaults and safes in the Treasury Department, must be able to pick a lock under any circumstances within ten min­ utes; hence the position offers advantages to a retired cracksman who is anxious to lead an honest life in return for the prompt payment of a salary of $150 monthly. The linguist, for^a salary of $125 monthly, must'be able to translate into English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, to do typewriting in all these languages, to read proofs in them and prepare manuscripts for the press, while In addition he must be proficient in the use of the English language and literary composition and familiar With all modern library methods. '* The joint select oommittee, created at the last session of Congress to iuvesti gate and report upon the question of the use of alcohol free; of tax |n the manu­ factures and arts, has prepared a series of interrogatories which will be distrib Uted throughout the country to such par- MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 68c to 60c; corn, No. 2, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2, 17c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 34c to 36c; butter, choice creamery, ISc to 20c; eggs, fresh, 17c to 19c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 30c; broom corn, commoji short to choica dwarf, $35 to $100 per ton. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2, 69c to 71c; corn, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c to 20c. ' St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No--2, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 22c to 23c; oats, No. 2 white, 17:- to 18c; rye, No. 2^ 34c to R5c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2,50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat. No. 2, 70c to 78c; corn. No. 2 miked, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 17c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 39c to 4!c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.00 to $3.25; wheat. No. 2 red, 77c to 78c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 27c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c; rye, 36c to 37c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to 78c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 17c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 36c to 38c; clover seed, $5.15 to $5.25. i Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 66e to 68c; corn, No. 3, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 21c; barley, No. 2, 30c to 36c; rye, No. 1, 35c to 37c; pork, mess, $6.75 to $7.25. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75/, hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 81c to ,KC; corn, No. 2 yellow, 30c to 31c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 81c to 82e; corn, No. 2, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 24c; butter, creamery, 15c to 21c; eggi, W«flt- 15c to 20c. Attempt to Silence the Secretary of the Treasury at Covinjjton, Ivy. Secretary of the Treasury John G. Car­ lisle made the first of his series of Ken­ tucky speeches in Covington Thursday night in Odd Fellows' Hall, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. He was received with hearty applause when he appeared on the stage. This was fol­ lowed by vociferous cheers for Bryan from 100 men forming a line in the stand­ ing room at the rear of the hall. This continued for some time after Secretary Carlisle began to speak, completely drowning his voice, so those nearest him on the stage could not hear his words. At the same time a crowd occupied the street and rent the air with shouts for Bryan. This continued at frequent in­ tervals during the entire speaking. Now and then a man on the outside would shout: "Carlisle, the traitor." Once after Mr. Carlisle began his speech he stopped and begged the turbu­ lent crowd to leave the hall. The disturb­ ers did not leave, but they interrupted him afterward less frequently. The May­ or and several police were in the hall, but no perceptible effort was made to stop the disturbance. Secretary Carlisle was in­ terrupted continuously during his speech, and eggs were thrown about the hall, four being thrown upon the platform. There were many nosiy people on the street, and in such spirit as to threaten violence as well as insult to the Secretary. The au­ thorities had not taken radical action to prevent disturbance up to this time, but after the meeting the Mayor and Chief of Police promptly furnished a detach­ ment of twenty police, who safely mid quietly escorted Secretary Carlisle to the residence of Frank Helm. PRINCETON'S GREAT DAY. 1 NEW BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS. It Will Be One of the Finest Vessels of* Its Kind Afloat. The battleship Illinois will be worthy of its name. It will be only equaled by its sister ships, the Alabama and the Wisconsin, which will be substantially constructed on the same lines. The new Illinois will be as far syperior to the model battleship "Illinois"" exhibited at the World's Fair as that admirably de­ signed vessel was superior to the old cruisers, as they are now termed--the Charleston, the San Francisco and the Baltimore--although they in their time were heralded as the pioneers of the new navy. In navy department parlance, the battleship Illinois was known until the other day as "Battleship No. 7." - It will haVe a displacement of 11,525 tons, engines (twin screws) of 10,000 horse power, a speed of sixteen knots an hour ftnd a battery calculated to sink any ship afloat. The Illinois will carry four 13-incli guns, the most deadly naval weapon ever yet forged, with a range of eight or nine miles, two of them ranged forward and two aft; she will have a broadside battery of ten 5-inch guns, five on each side, and two more of the same formidable weapons in what are called superposed turrets. Besides this she will have two large secondary batteries, con­ sisting of one and six pounder guns, and a number of machine guns. She will also have military masts, with machine guns in the tops. The armor,plating is to be of the most approved Harveyized plate. The battleship will carry 620 offi­ cers and men and a marine guard of six­ ty men, double the proportion carried, by the old Hive battleships. „ The Illinois will be built in the New­ port News yards, alongside the battle­ ships Kearsarge and Kentucky, and her construction will bring into play some of the finest modern inventions in the way of automatic machinery for naval construction. Nearly every portion of her frame will be brought into the yard and almost put in place without being touched by human hands. When completed the vessel will represent an expenditure of fully $5,000,000. BLUFFED THE TICKET SELLER. SENATOR MORRILL. * Age l Vermonter Who Has Been Re­ turned to the Upper House. Senator Justin Smith Morrill, who has just been re-elected Senator from Ver­ mont, has spent most of his life in Wash­ ington as Congressman or Senator. He is truly a Senator, for Mr. Morrill is in his 87th year. Aged as lie is his mind is still vigorous and he is a statesman capa­ ble, in tbe opinion of the people and the Legislature of Vermont, of representing that State among the old and wise men at Washington. He was born at Strafford, Vt., and that town has been, and is now, his home. He got his early education in the common schools and built upon that foundation at an academy, but never went to college. He began life as a mer­ chant. but preferred agriculture, to which he devoted some years. He was elected tQ the Thirty-fourth Congress and was % How a Young Man Got a Pasteboard Stamped at a Railway Office. Raiiroad managers make a fine pre­ tense of opposing the ticket brokers. In some States they have been Instru­ mental in having laws enacted intend­ ed to squelch the" scalpers by making their business illegal. As a matter of fact, the ticket broker ..is one of the best aids in securing business passenger agents have, and ordinarily they will do a little better foi' a scalper than for a person who wishes a ticket for his own use. Once in a while, -when excur­ sion tickets are being sold at a particu­ larly low rate, the railroads do not wish the brokers' to have the tickets at all. Then they surround the handling of the pasteboards with what they con­ sider safeguards sufficient to prevent the brokers getting a slice of the pie. tut the brokers never miss a good ing, and the regular travelers make it easy for the efforts of the railroads to be frustrated. A Pittsburg woman took advantage of one of the cheap excursions to Niag­ ara Falls recently to.pay a visit to rela­ tives in Buffalo. The return portions of the ticket were made good only when stamped by the agent or a certain road at the' Falls. The visitor did not wish to, limit her stay in Buffalo to the time for which the ticket was good. So a few days before it'expired she had it taken to-a^.ticket broker, who gave her one of later date in exchange for it. A few days before she was ready to come home her grandmother, ,an inno­ cent old lady, went to the Falls to have the ticket stamped. . v,. • „ "Please stamp this ticket," she isaid to the clerk. V • - Where did you get this ticket, mad­ am?" demanded the clerk in his giT.i>- est tones. "Why, we got it from Mr. Blank in Buffalo," was the naive reply. "Sorry, madam, but that ticket is no good," declared the clerk. "Mr. Blank has no right to sell these tickets." Oh, but you must stamp it," pro­ tested the old lady. "It's for my grand­ daughter, and she must have it to go to Pittsburg." But the clerk did not care anything for the old lady's granddaughter, and he said so. She'returned to Buffalo in great trepi­ dation, and was met with a merry laugh by her sons-in-law. "Give me the ticket," said one. "I'll get it stamped." "Where did you get this ticket?" ask­ ed the man at the Falls in the same gruff manner he had used toward the old lady. "Can't you read?" was the interroga­ tive reply. "Give me the ticket and I'll read it to you, if you are not able to do so." "Well, when did you get it?" "It's dated. See for yourself." "It's your place to tell me," said the clerk. "Now, see here, if you aren't going to stamp the ticket give it back to me, mid I will see if there-is-not-a Kieans of making you perform your duty," and the ticket holder made a bluff at being indignant. The bluff worked, and the ticket was stamped without more ado. All of wMch shows the value of knowing how. --Pittsburg Pqst. SEXATOIJ JUSTIN SMITH MORRII.I* returned live times as Representative. In 1S07 he was made Senator to succeed Luke L. Poland, a Union Republican, and was re-elected in 1S72, 1878, 1884 and 1S90. In 1880 Senator Morrill was made a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and has held that position ever since. Sel­ dom has any State so highly honored one of her sons as Vermont has Mr. Mor­ rill. For thirty years he has been a Sen­ ator, and if he completes this new term he -will eclipse all- former records for- length of service. TO FIGHT THE COAL TRUST. Packiucr-Houses in "Western Cities Will Combine for Protection. The trans-Mississippi Co-operative Company, a name given the new soft coal trust, has advanced the price of all grades of soft coal at Omaha 60 cents per ton. The company lias gained control of all the chief mines in Iowa, Missouri, Kan­ sas and Indian Territory, and it is, ex­ pected it will cover South Dakota, Wyo­ ming, Colorado and Illinois, unless it sus­ tains a backset not now probable. By the advance in the price the Omaha pack­ ing houses will have to pay something like $1,000 a year in excess of the old price. The advance will cost Omaha $500,000 a year, and of course will, reach t© every city in the States named. One of the packing houses has not bought a pound of coal of the trust since Oct. 1, when the new rate schedule went into effect, and the statement is made that all the packing houses in Omaha and at Sioux City, Kansas City, St. Louis and other points will combine in an attack upon the trust. ARIZONA WANTS STATEHOOD. Cleveland Participates in the Cele­ bration of a University's Birth. President Cleveland's address was the principal feature of the Princeton Col­ lege celebration at Princeton, N. J. It was delivered in Alexander Hall, whence he had been escorted on foot through the college grounds from President Patton's house by the Philadelphia City Troop, Mrs. Cleveland riding in an open carriage with Mrs. Patton. / The exercises opened with a prayer by Rev. Dr. Theodore. L. Cuyler, of Brook­ lyn. After Dr. Cuyler's prayer, President Patton .made the formal announcement that What was formerly th& College of New Jersey will henceforth and forever be known as Princeton University. A scene of wonderful enthusiaspi greeted Dr. Patton's remarks. He then an­ nounced the endowment fund received, amounting to nearly a million and a half dollars, not including the amounts con­ tributed for Blair Hall by John I. Blair, of Blairstown, N. J., and the new library. Governor Franklin Submits His-An­ nual Keport to Secretary Francis. The people of Arizona are a unit in favor of statehood, says Gov. Benjamin Franklin in his annual report to Secretary Francis. The report is one of the most voluminous and profusely illustrated re­ ceived for years at the department. It shows that the total mining output of the territory for the year was $13,978,263. Of this amount gold aggregated $5,200,- 000 exclusive of about $600,000 taken by the prospectors and placer miners and the total is a year's increase of $910,000. The total product of gold, silver and cop­ per in Arizona for the twenty years end­ ing June 30 last, aggregated $127,166,016. The cattle shipments from the territory from Jan. 1, 1894, to June 30, 1895, reach­ ed 595,373 head. The territorial board returns shows the value of taxable prop erty has gained a half million dollars dur ing the year, and conservative men claim the actual valuation to be $90,000,000. Work of the Mills, The Northwestern Miller reports the flour, output in barrels last week at four centers, with comparisons, as follows: Oct. 24, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, 1896. 1896. „ 1895. . Minneapolis . .312,930 321,300 266,375 Superior-DuOi luth 97.020 88,270 109.090 41,230 41,510 49,500 SO,000 86,000 76,650 Milwaukee St. IiOuis ., Totals ....531,180 537,080 501,615 Previous week. ..... 448,540 395,490 A Change in Sleeves. The woman who is dressed up-to- date now must either discard her ward­ robe *tfr hpve all her dresses altered iii sha{)e and trimmings, so that those who knew them before will know them rio more. To be sure there is plenty of material in last season's gown to make mamma a new one, and ouff of each sleeve will come a frock for th$ little ones. The passing of the sleeve seems anything but lovely to xis now, but'a few months hence the woman with beautifully molded arms will glance with satisfaction at her skin tight sleeves and wonder how she could ever have been willing to hide those lovely lines under bushels of baggy cloth.--Boston -advertiser. Dr. Parkhurst on the Theater. 'The theater I believe in, profound­ ly," writes the Rev. Charles II. Park- burst, D. D., in the Ladies' Jlome Jour­ nal. "As a means of intellectual stim­ ulus and of moral uplift there is noth­ ing, with the possible exception of the pulpit, that could stand alongside of it as an enginery of personal effect, pro­ vided only it would maintain itself in its proper character as the dramatized incarnation of strength. Personally, I would like at least once a week to get out from under the incubus of ordinary obligation and to yield myself up intel­ lectually and emotionally to the domi­ nation of dramatic power. I could live with a fresher life and could write and speak with a more recuperated vigor, I am sure." Not Specific. "This paper," lemarked Dora, "states that there are eight colored physicians in Baltimore." David looked thoughtful. "Does it specify what the colors are?" he asked in an anxious tone. Then Dora declared that he was a mean old thing, while David winked to himself softly in the glass.--New York World. An Idiot. Doctor (after spraying the lady's throat)--Madam, it's a pleasure to treat you--you've got such fine control of your tongue. The Patient's Husband--Here, let's have your bill. It's evident that you don't know what you're talking about. --Cleveland Leader. Remarkable Argument. "Your honor," said a lawyer in a re­ cent trial in England, "the argument of my learned friend is lighter than van­ ity. It is air; it is smoke. From top to bottom it is absolutely nothing. And, therefore, your honor, it falls to the ground by its own weight."--New York Tribune. It Depends. "Dab's a good deal dependin' on de way er man applies 'is iuergies," said Uncle Eben. "De bass drummer often uses up mob muscle on one chune dan de fust fiddler does on half a dozen."-- Washington Star. Worst of All. "Hello, old man, you look sad. Has your wife left you for the summer? "No, she sprained her ankle.And can't go."--Cleveland Leader. --.--.--:-- -- Am^ng other fairy stories is one to the effect that if you do your duty, it will finally become a pleasure to you. CHARLES F. CRISP DEAD. 1 1 ' • Ex-Speaker of the House of Repre* sentatives Passes Away. \ Charles F. Crisp, the ex-Speaker of vie House of Representatives, died at Atlan­ ta, Ga., Friday afternoon. Mr. Crisp had been an inmate of the sanitarium of Dr. Holmes for several weeks. His con­ dition had been reported as very low, but no fatal conclusions to his illness had' been expected so soon. • When .a rumor Sot abroad several days ago that he was sinking it was vigorously denied at tho - sanitarium, where it was given out that he was getting better. Mr. Crisp was the choice of the Democrats of Georgia tb succeed Senator John B. Gordon in the United States Senate, and would hatfe been chosen to that position by the Leg­ islature at its approaching session had he lived. Mr. Crisp had been suffering from ma­ larial fever. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure. Mr. Crisp had been in intends pain all day. At about a quarter of 2 o'clock Mr. Crisp was seized with another attack. The watchers saw. it and Judge Crisp's two daughters, Mrs. Fred Davenport and Miss Bertha Crisp, CHARLES F.' CRISP. and his two sons, Charles F. Crisp Jr., and !• red Crisp were quickly summoned. When they entered the room Judge Crisp was still conscious. He gave t'lem tho look of recognition, breathed a few times and died. ' Mr. Crisp's death, while apparently thus sudden, was not unexpected by the phy­ sicians who have been watching him. Ho had been declining for several years. His lust illness, however, was occasioned by an attack of malarial fever, which he contracted at his home, Americus, a few weeks ago, but which itself yielded to treatment when he went to Atlanta. He was considered convalescent, and only last Sabbath had riddeu out. But, when renewed health seemed within view, he was attacked by congestion of the lungs^ which, added to the weakness of the lungs and heart, caused by two previous attacks of pleuro-pQeumonia, resulted in his death. Charles Frederick Crisp was born at Sheffield, England, Jan. 29, 1845. He was brought to the United States when a year old, and was educated at public ^schools of Savannah and Macon, Ga. IIo "served in the Confederate army during the civil war, and at its close studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He practiced at Ellaville, Ga. In 1872 he was appointed solicitor general of the Southwestern Judicial Circuit of Georgia. and in 1877 became judge of the Superior Court of the same judicial circuit. This position he retained until elected"a repre­ sentative in Congress in 18S2. He served continuously in Congress until the expira­ tion of tho last term. He had been Speaker of the House. " * Emma Offat has won up to date $10,- 000 in purses. Since Gentry made his record of 2:03^4 last season he has made a gain of 130 feet to the mile. 0 Fitzsimmoap is under $1,000 bail in, New York, he having been indicted by the Grand Jury for arranging to fight to.a fin­ ish with Jim Corbett. Page, the greatest green trotter of the year, has been ten times first, three times second and one third in fourteen starts. His winnings are $4,975. How quickly the bloomers passed out of fashion. The short skirt and golf stockings--and pretty ones they are, too-- are now the vogue among the fair sex. James Michael rode five miles paced,, flying start, at the Garfield Park cycling track, -Chicago, Saturday, in 9:20, re­ ducing the American record for the dis­ tance. Cooper, who is matched for a series of races with Bald for a stake of $1,000 and the championship, won forty-one races this season. His total winnings this year foot up to $5,620. Van Zant, one of the fastest and best campaigners of the year, was worked some as a yearling, but she was experi-, mented on for three years before she be­ came properly balanced. As a 3-year-old it is said she would trot a mile in three minutes. The Baltimore baseball team will make a short tour of England. Arrangements will be made for a series of games with nil the prominent baseball clubs of the British empire. I^ange^nd Gleason will take the places of Brodie 'and Reitz. They will be billed in England as the Three- Times-Champions of America. A most remarkable feat was recently, performed by an athlete named Tommy Burns, of London. On a wager he was to dive from the top of London bridge, and then run to Yarmouth, a distance of 128 miles, inside twenty-four hours. He mado the dive, but was immediately arrested by the police. * He was released on bail, and started ch his run. He won the wager by doing t'ie journey in 23h. 40m.i Burns has saved forty-three lives. Jennings, of Baltimore, leads the Na­ tional League in batting, with an average of .400, closely followed by Iveeler, Burk- ett and Delehanty. Zimmer leads in catch* ing, Lajoie as first baseman, McPhee aa second baseman, Irwin as third baseman, Dolan as shor: stop, Cooley as left field­ er, Brodie as center fielder, Thompson as right fielder, aad Payne as pitcher. Notes of Current Events. , 1 The National Democratic party of Ne­ braska nomimted R. S. Bibbs for Gov­ ernor. \ - The Missouri Pacific has decided to re­ duce the rate oi grain from Kansas points to Kansas City and the Missouri River so that the sun of the local shall not be more than 1 celt oh the 100 pounds above the through rites to Chicago. The flagstaff of the White House ac Washington, vhich was blown down in the recent gale was restored to its place and will be on<e more used in displaying Old Glory as a signal that the President is on duty at tip national capital. Reports from Arkoe, Mo., state that a young woman »f that place has been ar­ rested for the horrible murder of Mrs. John Baumley iear that place. It Is said that she was it; love with Mr. Banralcy,