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YEAR'S BUSINESS IH SIGHI.)
Steady Gam in Earnings of Rail-
road Systems.
RETAIL TRADE IS ACTIVE.
Nc v Yurlt, An
Co. V weekly re vie
Abide from hen
wwk's nop news
11 fact tiring plant*
4. — TI. ti. I>nn A
of tra<le siiys
,• rains in Texas, the
, encouraging. Man-
ai c well occupied as
a rule, iron and stocl leading, followed
l y textiles ami footwear. Fuel sear-
city is still causing delay, although
coke ovens are surpassing u11 previous
RAILROAD TAXES COMPARED.
KttniM ICmIIior<1« l' | a Urjfr I'rrrrof
• im Tint it Hum MImiiutI
Kansas (. ity, Aug. 5. The auditor's
reiviits fur Missouri and Kansas iIiou
tiiHt 111 Missouri the railroads jvi.v 7 -<i
per it of the total tax of the state.
wliik- in Kansas the railroads pay 17.39
l>.-r cent of the total taxes of the staW
It is fotin I that the Santa Fe main
line ill Missouri pays ?."J4,'U in taxes
|ier mile: while the Santa l'e main line
in Kansas pays 84.Ti.93 in taxes per
mile. The Santa Ke main hue in Mis-
souri is regarded us the i>est part of
the tw>ad of that svsteiu Tin* only
part of its Kau.-us line which " ill coin-
pare with it is that between Kansas
Much Work Has Been Done At
Experimental Station.
ON FIVE HUNDRED ACRES.
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Ml EARTHQUAKE.
flpi
► of output ami bituminous mines ; c'it v arid Topeka, which pyas S7H.VJ1
are vigorously operated. At most
p. la's retail trade is active and prep-
arations continue for heavy fall salt's,
while spring lines are oj>ened with
h! lesulta. Kailway earnings thin
far available for .Inly ahow a tfain i f
3.3 per cent over HMJl, and JO.8 percent
over WOO.
With business in aight for at least a
.year, the leading departments of the
iron and steel industry may properly
Ije considered prosperous.
Hides have made further sensational
advances, Colorado stecra reaching new
high record prices.
ti rain prices declined sharply a* the
month of bpeeulative manipulation
drew to a close and legitimate trading
resuiued a more normal volume.
Meats have shown a tendency to seek
Mightiy lower <jdotations but light re-
ceipt* and higher quality do not prom-
iae any extensive relief iu the imme-
diate future.
in tax 's per mile. The entire J,rtOO
miles A* the Santa Fe system in Kan-
sas, including many branches n|>on
which only one or two traius are run.
pays 203.01 in taxes per inilV, or almost
140 pfr mile more than the 271 mile*
of main line in Missouri.
The Ii«>ck Inland pays $ir ft.3."i it
taxes per mile on its lines in Minsour
and 0ki?.41 iu taxes per mile on its line
in Kansas.
the company iu
best lines being in this state.
HAS SEAMSHIP CONCESSION.
Concordi
publican i
changed it?
mile to one
starts alu>i
t|i« lllv
Aug J -
The Re-
iver, miicc the. rise, has
channel ahd left the city a
side. The new channel
t a mile and a half north
21 titi west of toe eitj
oue again about a
northeast, ruining
and leaving the C
and joins the old
mile, and a half
ral tine* farms
nc >rdia inill and
electric light plant without the water
|>ovver by which the. have been .rgcly
operated. 'J'lie city will be compelled
to extend its sewers over a mile, while
the county must build another expen-
sive bridge.
Japan Will No Troulile.
London, Aug, 4.—The Tokio corre-
spondent of the Times says the Japan-
ese press treats the matter of the
ownership of Marcus Island (which is
claimed by an American citizen and
also by the Japanese government)
calmly. The correspondent says that
public opinion is eveidently convinced
that the Untied St.ates will act with
strict justice an I that the so-called
guano deposits are illusory as the island
is subject to heavy rains which wash
the guano out.
Atnrrleaii*' riant at ion* la Mealeo.
Mexico City, Aug. f .—The Tabasco
Uiver Navigation company, which re-
cently paased into control of Ameri-
cans, will increase the number of its
stumers so as to encourage the agri-
cultural development of land.s lying
along the rivers navigated by the com
pany'it boats. In this region arc many
American rubber, coffee and sugar cane
companies, a? %vdl as Mexican planta-
tions.
Washington, Aug. ft.—Tha I'nited
States agricultural department has
decided to eo-operate with the Kansas
state agricultural college at the agri-
cultural experiment station at Hays
City in introducing and developing
new kinds of wheat especially adapted
for growth in the s walled "semi-arid
region ' of the West. Work has already
begun iu preparing land iu various
«vays for si c ling tc different kinds of
wheat this fall. The government will
furnish seed of several varieties for
experimental purposes. There has
been much work at the station this
season, although not a furrow was
turned until April. Five hundred
1 acres were broken, and 225 acres
j disked, harrowed, packed and planted
to spring crops, including 22 acres of
Tills Includes all lines ol alfalfa. Of other crops, 25 acres of
h state by far it* barley. 12 acres of macaroni wheat, 100
acres of sorghum and kafir corn, 30
acres of soy beans and cow peas, 20
acres of corn, 12 acres of melons, small-
er acreage of millet, bromus inerinis,
potatoes, pineellaria, rape, peanuts and
turnips were planted.
Kaiir corn and sorghum have done
well and there will be a world of feed
on the hundred acres. The sowed
sorghum is as high as a horse's back,
while that in rows is much higher and
nicely headed out. The kufir corn is
some behind the surghurn. The barley
on raw sod did very well and will show
a fair yield. The maearoni wheat did
not prove as much as w as ex pec-ted.
Hut this crop does best iu dry weather,
and when planted early.
The
made
ducing Territory.
BIG FRUIT PRODUCING VALLEY.
San Luis Obispo, Call., Aug. 2.—A
strip of country fifteen miles long by
Great Damage t « nn Oil Company'*
Walla.
Lompoe, Calif., Julv 30..—LompocMn I hfi Center Of 3 L3T£6 Oil Pro
valley experienced a severe earthquake
shock at 10:;,:. p. ui. A violent shock
was felt, which tasted fully thirty sec-
onds, and was so severe that dishes,
clocks, house plants, etc., were thrown
from bhelfes, upsetting furniture and
other articles. The people were strick-
en with terror and ran from their j four miles wile rent with gaping
houses, some fearing to return, ai (issues and dotted with bills and knolls
other lighter shocks continued fur that sprung up during the night as if
several hours afterward. Another by magic, a village iu ruins and bun-
heavy shock was felt at .*• a. m. and J dreds of people fleeing for their lives,
one at 11 a. in. A large water tank | are the results of hist night's siesmie
was knocked over, the earth cracked at disturbance in the prosrerous and
many different places and the Santa fruitful valley of Los Alamos, in the
Vnez river bed was slightly changed northern part of Santa Barbara conn-
at places. The disturbances seemed to ; ty. For more than four days that
be of a local nature. section of the county has been nhaken
by a series of earthquakes that is with-
MARKETS CORRECTED DAILY.
Kan«a« City.
NAT1YK HTKHUH • 4 7} * I S
out precedent. The general direction
Tha Orient to KfltahlUh Stemnahlp Her*
vlra on Pacific.
Mexico City, Aug. 4.—A concession
has been granted A. E. Stillwell to es-
tablish a steamship service embracing
both the coasting trade and ocean traf-
fic lietween Mexican ports on the ti nil
of California and on the Pacific coast
northward with Am. riean ports and
southward with South American port1
and **;-oss the Pacific ocean to the far
east. The vessels will connect with
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient rail-
way at the port of 1 t polobainpo. the
Piieltic coast terminus of the road, an<l
the concession gives special authoriza-
tion to connect with the isthmus of
Teliuaiitepee National railw ay at the
port of Salina t'ruz. on the Pacific
Typhoid Tever In ('tiling"-
Chicago, Aug. One hundred an-l
forty-four new eases of typhoid fever
were admitted to the county hospital showers.
become quite weedy. The alfalfa crop
has made the best show ing. The sod
was broken a I wot the middle of April,
disked ami put into good shape. Hut
as it was too dry to seed, the ground 1 members of the retail Clerks' Xationa'
was harrowed at intervals of a week ! ^ rotcctive association and the .lour
or more, or just after the few small | neymen Tailors' union from enforcing
*anta llarbara.—Advices received
from Los A la motto, California, forty-live
miles north of this place, report an of these disturbances was east and
unusually severe shock of earthquake1 west, and in action they resembled the
at atwut 1 p. in., doing great damage waves ou a pool of water. The topo-
to the property of the Western Union graphy of the valley is greatly
Oil company at the Carreaga wells, changed. Los Alamos is a town of
The damage is estimated at from I about 600 Inhabitants and is the oenter
912,000 to 915,000. At Harris station a of a large oil producing territory. It
fissure is reported to have opened and is situated in the Los Alamos valley,
from it a stream of water two feet one of the most productive valleys in
deep and eighteen feet wide is now | the ntate, wheat olives and citrus fruits
flowing. A slight shock of earthquake being produced in abundance.
was felt in Santa liarbara shortly be- ^ The inhabitants are leaving for other
fore 11 o'clock, but no damage was • parts as rapidly as possible, and al-
done. i ready the village is almost entirely
The disturbance was more plainly deserted.
felt at the latter place than at any The stricken village presents the ap-
other point which has thus far report- pearauce of the ruins of a city long
ed. ; deserted. A church had been leveled
In this eity the shake was barely to the ground and not one brick build-
discernible, and few people knew of ing was left standing. Chimneys had
such a thing uutil the weather bureau toppled over, frame buildings had be
reported* wrenched apart and thrown from their
foundations, telegraph an 1 telephone
wires had been broken, add tli*
not a building in town that had not
i been damaged more or less seriously
1 Since the first disturbances there hav«
A Hoycoii lint mined. i been over seventy distinct shocks, and
Kansas City, Aug. 5.—Judge Phillipf , those who have been keeping records
>f the federal court Usued u temporary have given up, as the disturbance has
njunetion restraining the oflicers anc become almost continuous.
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Horlin. .Inly 29, 1002.*— Not in yean
( has such enthusiasm tieen seen as a'
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last week. The spread of the disease
has caused alarm among the health
otiicials. It is laid chiefly to the pr^
traded rain iu June and July.
"Koil vour water,'* said Or. W. A.
May 20 to 20 the seed was
put in with a disk press drill nt the
rate of about fifteen pounds per acre.
It seemed that every seed germinated
and immediately began a race with its
neighbor, on July 22 a few of the
Evans, of the county hospital staff of stalks were blooming and it was cut.
physiclaus. "Better still, l oil your xhe frequent harrowing had killed out
water twice. * the weeds and left the field praei oally
All Crop. Ar. Fl t. • '••• " hi " It. pl 0 "
Redwood I'alU, Minn., Aug. 5.-UeJ- «r «th from was. by netual
wood rails suffered t.adly from a heavy meanureniente, twenty-four m. hes
winilatorm aud elouilburst. King ^'p'1 at l'"' l>ut"n?-
Brothers' machinery warehouse wax A nice start has been with 100
unroofed; the court house roof was or "lorP "hn,bs an'' tn** 1"l l>' a, : es
torn off and the city bell tower blown wer'- ,,r,,l{<,u for "etUnlf 10 trc"s whieh
down, crashing through an adjoining wi" bu llo"e sl>on as ,hc K'0"0'1 ,s
building. Trees were uprooted and s'1®!"®-
Water ran in tor- ! Tl,e reservation has a'.M) Wen den red
All crops °' 41,0 acres °' prairie dogs. Seven
' miles of fence has been built to protect
the fields, four buildings moved half a
Jade* Morion Dying. mile from the old fort grounds and
I'roduetlon of Caator Iteitni.
Washington, Aug. 5.—Oklahoma
their boycott on a Kansas City clothing lr!",s ^ toUntr-v in tUe f,r'"1,U'ti°"
firm. The patroling the sidewalks in castor boans in to a
front of the premises was stoppoi by bulletin just issued. Missouri
order of the court ' U ln •econd P101*- The region extend-
..... niui .. ing from southern Illinois across Miv
Judge Piiillips Raid that the mem- h . , „ ....
, ... . . . . , . . sonri and eastern Kansas and includ-
tiers of the unions had no right to
, , , . , , ... ing certain counties in Oklahoma pro-
stand in front of a man s plaee of busi- . .... .
ness and accost the (K'ople who were |
about to enter the store with a view of
deterring
therein.
them from buying anything
Uliar Pmlil.Dt For I'rar.
Slienanuuah, I'a., Aug. —The fol-
duces nearly the whole castor bean
crop of the I'nited States. Only a few
counties devote much attention to its
cultivation. The annual yield is lou,-
ooo to 130,000 bushels and this product
is consumed almost entirely by a few
crushers in St. Louis. Many producers
windows broken.
rents through the streets,
are flat.
Urn. Trust
Chicago, Aug. 5.—Concordia ceme-
tery is closed and funeral processions
have been turned buck from the locked
gales, by a posted notice by the super-
intendent that the 20 gravediggers
imo ployed there are on a strike for
Higher wages and have succeeded in
preventing laborers from doing their
work. It is expected that similar
strikes will occur at two other ceinc-
teries.
Will Hhoot to Kill.
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 5.—The
t ire Dighth regiment was called to arms
during the night as a result of thre
attacks made by a band of men i
iinbush who threw stones at the troops
now in camp on the plateau outsid
the town. These attacks are becoming
*o frequent that Brigadier t.encral
liohin has dccided to adopt steru
measures to end them. A doubli1
guard supplied with ball cartrid
surrounds the camp and the sentries
have bi-cu instructed that if the stone
throwing is repeated they must shoot
to kill and investigate afterwards.
Af.rr Auarrhl.t*.
Washington, July 31.—Commissione
Oencral of Immigration Sargent has
sen I to immigration oflicials through
out the country photographs of anar-
^i«*ts who have been expelled from
Turkey anil who are believed to be on
their way to this country. Accom
panying the photographs from Turkey
were the instructions to investigate
the charges against the anarchists, and
if they were correct to return the men
Oloomj In T.ias-
I(alias, Texas, August 5.—Reports
from northern Texas give a rather
gloomy outlook for the flooded area.
The Texas Midland is still unable to
operate its through service. Trains
for New Orleans are tied up east of
Seago, as the east fork of the Trinity
rieer Is (lowing several feet over the
tracks there. The Texas Central has
abandoned passenger trains each way,
owing to washouts near Waco. Other
roads report trains on time or neany
Topeka, Aug. 2. — Miss Kosainond
llorton, a clerk in the state library,
received a telegram announcing that
her father, Judge A. It. llorton, now
Wisconsin watering place, was
failing rapidly and that he was likely
to die at any moment. She left at
once for his bedside. Judge llorton I his way about it. The adjutant gen-
went to Wisconsin two weeks ago to eral lias begun active work looking to
recover his health. the state s representation. The Ne-
bra&Ua brigade comprises two infautry
regiments, a cavalry troop and buttery
of liifht artillerv.
tieally decided that King Edward is to |
review the colonial troops and present
wells put down.
Nebraska llrlgatl* Coming.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 4.—Nebraska
will send her entire brigade to Fort
Riley military encampment in Septem-
ber. if Adjutant General Colbiu has
lowing printed notice was posted by regard castor beans as a more profit-
the mine workers all over the town: able crop than grain, especially <vhen
In view of the disturbances that the pricc reaches St.25 cents a bushel,
have occurred at Shenandoah within which it occasionally does. The usual
the past twenty-four hours, in utter value is about SI a bushel.
disregard of the teachings and princi-
ples of the United Mine Workers as an
organization, ami contrary to the ex-
plicit instructions of the leaders we
call upon members of the United Mine
Workers to at once do all in their
power to suppress lawlessness, and to
aid the officers in every way to main-
tain peace and good order.
"JOHN FAIIKY."
"President District No. 9."
Japan to Kxrluda CIiIucm.
New York, Aug. 4.—(ioveruor (iota
of the province of Formosa, Japan, has
visited Ellis Island to study American
methods of excluding Chinese immi-
grants. Japan is said to be preparing
to adopt an exclusion act, and Govern-
or tiota is f athering data as to the
manner in which this country has car-
ried out the system of keeping Chinese
frotn ou* ports.
Negro KobUar. ('aught.
Emporia, Kas., Aug. 4 —A
Will Ha.law Colonial Troops.
London, Aug. 4.-H has been prae- q( ^ artUlery
the medals in I he private grounds of
Buckingham palace August 11. The
Indian troops will either be reviewed
at the same time or the daf after.
Itaport Wai I'ntrua.
I Topeka, Kans., Aug. 2.—An official
named Haywood was brutally robbed j (ienial ig K.ven out by the Keneral
by three negro tramps while beating manager s olice of the Santa Fe to the
his way east, near here, unci then 1 dihpntchcs iioin New York stating that
thrown out of the car end with mur-| an increase In pay for 0,000 Santa Fe
Elect, uilfortl in An.tr.ila. i derous intentions. Haywood narrowly ! trailllIien wouu ,f0 inl<) effeci on Au(f.
Melbourne, Australia. July 31. 1#02.- (escaped death by catching a rod. He Asfcistant Manager Sweet says that
was badly hurt. 1 he supjMiscd robbers no r0q,,,.st for nn increase in wages
and would-be murderers were arrested
at Ottawa and will be tried here.
Electa Oifford, the young American
soprano, created a furore here on he
first appearance last night.
Sever*, un llaxtiiR Now
Washington, Aug. 4.—Kx-0elcgat«
Crandall, of Arizona, was at the *vai
■took Company In Contempt.
Topeka. Aug. .* .—Judge Johnston 01
the supreme court liu^ cited the agents
of the American Kook company to ap- department in the interest of Cade
l>car to answer to the charge of con- Pendleton, who was found guilty
tempt of court in violating the recent hazing at West Point
order of the supreme court by doing ton was appoint *d
bmincssin Kansas without legal au-
thority. On July 11 the supreme
court rendered a decisiou ousting tlie
company from doing business iu Kan-
sas l ecause it had failed to comply
with the foreign corporation law.
Young Pendl
by Mr. Crandal
and he has a gieit interest in liavlnj
him retained iu the academy as lie wil
be ready to enter the army next yeaJ
He was informed that neither the s«
retary of war nor the president a
prevent the dismissal of a cadet who
found guilty of hazing.
Omrnt Incra««a<l In 1'rlre.
Kansas City, Aug. 4.—Cement lias
increased in price 35 cents a barrel, or
nearly 50 per cent over last year's
value. The rise is attributed to two
causes, the extraordinary demand for
the material which is and ha* l ecn be-
vouu the capacity « f the cement mills
to supply, and the difficulty Insecuring
coal on account of the miners' strike.
Mill owners apprehend that if the
sfikc is not quickly settled the ma- ! Just reached here. Nothing is e.pecM
jority of the cement mills iu the coun-
try will be compelled to close down
within thirty days.
N.v.l nation at ll.v.n..
Washington, II. C\, Aug. 2.—I'ro^
ably the last chance the navy depa
ment had to secure a coaling or nm
station in Havana harbor was lost
the action of the Cuban cabinet iu i
thorlxing the lease of the arscnu
grounds. This was the site of the pr<
jected United • States naval statioi
News of the Cuban cabinet's action 1
to be done respecting the acipiisiti
of sites for stations elsewhere on ti
island until next winter.
Strike on September I.
Pittsburg, Kan., Aug r.. — ['resident
George S. Kiel.unison, of the Miners'
organization in the Kansas district,
stated that the miners of Kansas, Mis-
souri, Arkansas and Indian Territory
would go on a strike September 1.
Siucc that time, however, develop-
ments may make it necessary to strike
in order to cnforce a recognition of the
union from certain companies. The
miners have little hope of securing a
contract here, and in ease they do not
all tour districts will stand together.
Frl.r Qne.Llon tu Rattle Itialf.
Rome, Aug. 4.—According to stat
ments obtained from reliable soure
it is the intention of the Vatican ti
the friars of the several orders now
Manila, who number about ISO mc
should leave there in small numbers
different times, so that when the ml
ment comes to resume negotlatioi
between Governor Taft and the aposte
has been made by the trainmen re-
cently.
Ilolla.1 of tha Sa.aon Two Rrokan Ilanka In lO Months.
Ellis, Ks., Aug. 5.—Saturday Aug. 2 Washington, Aug. 5.—Mr. Ridgley,
was the warmest experienced in West- the ijrimplroller of the currency, has
ern Kansas this year, mercury ranging [ been in office since last October, am'
from U5 to 08. during that period almost ten months,
U avenworth.—Mercury reached 100 j only two banks have failed. Both of
and at night • 1,000 people took refuge them were insigniticant; one at Ku
on an excursion on the water* of the fala, Ala., having a capital of Sioo.oou
Missouri river. BIiJ t|ie other at Ileluiont, Ohio, with
Salina.—The mercury reached 104 a capital of only 125,000. One was a
and the wind was hot. family affair anil the loss was small.
St. Joseph, Mo.—The hottest of the The other was looted by its officers,
year, with mercury at 10S. I but the loss was small.
Ardmore, 1. T.—Mercury 111 in the
shade.
Fifty Naw t'oarhaa.
Topeka, Aug. 4.—General Passenger
Agent W. J. Illack, of the Santa l'e,
i announces that the company has placed
' an order with the Pullman works for
tifty new cars of the latest and most
elaborate style for winter service on
the California limited, at a cost of
SI.000,600. It is further announced
that tbc limited will beat its last sea-
son's time into San Francisco by three
hours. The running time will be cut
d.nvn west of Albuquerque.
K.n.u N. U. Ooaa to Kllaj.
Washington, Aug. 4.—The governor
of Kunsas informs the war department
that the entire National Guard of that
state will be mobilised at Fort Kiley,
Kansas, the latter part of September
for the purpose of participating In the
proposed extensive maneuvers of the
regular army. So far Kansas is tha
only state which lias accepted the for-
mal invitation of the war department
ic delegation all the friars will ha
left the archipelago In such a way thf^ participate and the indications ar«
the friar question will have resolvi**'' tates will decline on th«
itself without further discussion. ' round of lack of funds.
Tornado In Wiioontln.
I.a Crosse. Wis., Aug. 2.—One of the
inost destructive storms in years oc-
curred here. Railroads have been
washed out in all directions and telc-
graphiccommunication in all directions
practically paralyzed. Damage to crops
will reach many thousand dollars. A
tornado north of here did great damage
to farm property, many houses and
barns beings unroofed. The storm
was general over western Wisconsin.
The storm also struck Winona, Minn.,
where it unroofed a church and an ele-
vator.
To Rixlaoa Arssamaata.
Berlin, Aug 5.—The object of tilt
visit of the King of Italy to the Ger-
Emperor la to propose a reduction in
continental armaments. This was the
purpose of his visit to the Czar, from
whom he received every encourag-
ment Be will come to the Emperor
with Rusala's full support. Great Ital-
ian bankers believe something will
come of Victor Emmanuel's project. In
limited circles in Italy, privy to the
King's 4«aign, nothing but hope for its
•access was expressed.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.
Costa Riean volcanoes show unusual
activity.
During July the total coinage of the
United States mints was 84,7.10,800.
Japan is to supply its army with new
modern ritb-s aud is selling the old
ones to China.
The national treasury has gold in
hand equivalent to all the gold certifi-
cates aiul half the silver certificates.
The Interior department has estab-
lished a free telegraph school at San
Juan, I'orto Rico, to tcach - j pupils,
a'l girls.
The Texas floods extended to the
northwestern portion of the state last
week and tlie Grand aud Saline rivers
were oil a rampage.
The Hawaiian attorney general rules
that Ex-tjueen l.iliuokalani must pay
the income tax on her annual allow-',
a nee of 87,500 from the territory.
Fifty more of the monster locomO
tives which are used by the Santa l'e
between Chicago and Albuquerque aro
to be equipped with electric headlights.
The total circulation of national
bank notes on July 31, 1U02, was Sil'iB,-
!'N4,IS4; tue increase during July being
nearly the total of the increase for the
year.
Several collieries have commenced
putting out coal again in Pennsylvania
and it is claimed that 95 per cent of the
men at work are United Mine Workers
In good standing.
The state line between Utah and
Arizona is 277 miles long and in no
place does it cross a foot of cultivated
land. It traverses a desert which is
cut up by impassible canyons.
The transport lluford hassailed from
Manila with 4G3 enlisted men of the
Eighth infantry; 143 men of the Fift-
eenth infantry; 104 men of the Twenty-
sixth infantry; 01 sick; five iusanc; 01 .
discharged soldiers.
A leading opponent of the cesssion
of the Danish West Indies, of Copen-
hagen. says openly that the treaty of
ccssion will surely lie ratified by the
legislative body just elected, and that
it will be completed next October.
There are 47 establishments in the
United States at which typewriters
and type-setting machines are manu-
factured; using a total capital ofS8.400,-
431. The foreign busidess of this in-
dustry in luoo amounted to 8J,H97,-
544.
Nearly 1,000.000 acres of Iowa land
is planted to corn this year, of which
12 per cent has been destroyed by
floods.
In Pittsburg, l'a., tire destroyed two
eight-story buildings. Six firemen
were injured. There were other build-
ings damaged and the property loss ia
estimated at 8.10*1,000.
The Chinese minister Wu ia to re-
main for some time at Washington
until Liang Clieug has time to go from
England to Japan for a visit aud re
turn to Washington.
General Frederick Funston is on the
list of those to receive medals of honor
and certificates of merit, under a gen-
eral order.
Some of the largest oil producers of
Russia are planning a combination to
open I'^rtriluiting agencies in England.
Tlib will cut down the price at which
England is now buying oil.
Charles Kerney, the deaf mute teach-
er, known widely ln all portions of the
United States, killed himself at Deca-
tur, IPuiois, the other day. Ill health
ia given as the cause.
Many of the natives are attacked
with cholera in the streets of Cairo and
die in a few miuutes. The epidemic ia
virulent.
The trustees of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, south, have decided to
raise a 85,000,000 endowment fund tha
interest of which is to go to superan-
nuated ministers, widows, and
phans.
The aontlnued bad weather threat-
ens to ruin the Portuguese vintagQ
and the vines have been aeriouly at* 4.
tacked oy mildew.
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