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THE TRIBUNE rwcnrvr I . -..v,..k- !.it r - fclCII HILL, Tbo Hey of 'luiil arrived In Parle ind wa fi)W with, enthusiasm. Radium Ik going tip to $160,o0 an tninee. Please give us a nickel's worth. lliinlnoHa la tomi of tbe Iindon theater U raid to bo nearly a Jad m some o( the play. If that "decisive battle" at Ta Tche Klao come off the new will set verybody to snecxing. There would bo no talk of lynching In New Jersey If Jim I Ice were ai awlft and sure as Jersey lightning. Tbe British ghurkas have raptured the Gyangtse Jong. How clear the 'whole plan of campaign Is now! A summer girl who assumed the bncoilc role of milkmaid at Seabrook cm the Bay Is now wearing a gored Bkirt. There are times when one feels It rould have been more Judicious to pat the money in a mackintosh than tn a pxnaina. All New York's passenger boats are to be Inspected again. What a fine new lock the stable always bai after the torse Is stolen! A Kansas man has left his wife "because she was too kind to him." Nature hath made strange fellows tn ber lime. Milwaukee Sentinel. There is a suspicion that the Dovt of Peace has gone Into training with view of making a public appearance fa the far East In tbe near future. It Is now pretty conclusively admit (ed that tbe great American prune when labeled "grown in France" snakes good eating at heme or abroad. Lord Kitchener has made up hi mind never to marry. In other words. e wishes American girls to under atand that he doesn't need the money. The wall comes from Manila that resident Americans won't go to chorea. Evidently the traveled Americana ' can't shake off borne kabiu. The Duke of Manchester is doubt less glad to note that Mr. Zimmerman of Cincinnati Is at the hesd of tbe sew railroad combine. There's mil lions in it That red ant they are importing fot the cotton fields appear to erve tbe double function of killing the boll weevil and keeping the cotton -ylcker lively. Lucky Highball! He died in tht lielght of hi glory and will never 3iave to hear the other cab horse tell lira It isn't whst you used to be but what you are to day. Among the other heroines of peace la the girl who gives her correct age to the marriago license clerk when sine happens to be a little older than the man of ber choice. Mr. Rockefeller's old school teachei fcaa a lot of poems he wrote when a 700th and talk about publishing them. John D. Is in for a requisition of 40 Harper power thla time, sure The Columbus man who reported to the police that a thief had stolen 111 pants, made a great mlptake. The charge vo'ild have been made grand larceny if be had tbcugbl to call 'em trousers. With advancing year King Edward it developing quieter tastea Id the matter of apparel. At Ascot he wore "a blue frcrk coat, a purple tl, white gmitfis and a red Qowtr" an almost somber ensemble. When it la knowa that It took place la Spain nu further seeking la nee eary for the cause of tbe darkened apirit which led eight women to boll a slater to death In the effort to rid ber of a demon. He I a nieau thief wbo will ateal the lewd belonging to a bishop's wife, but no doubt Mrs. Potter' dla roonds spsrkla Ju-t a temptingly as though they hd b en the property of long comic opera celebrity. AmeKcsn citizen of Italian anee try. and other as well may be litter etid to lrn that the closest living relative of George Washington is Mrs Attilo Moroslnf. wife of a eon of Giovanni P. Woroslrl, a New York banker, who before bor marriage wa Mary Wjsllngtou Pond. 6 he 1 grest-great granddaughter of Samuel Washington, a brother of the general If the list of American heiresses who hve securod divorces from for eign noblemen keeps increasing their rircle will toou be no more exclusive r select thsn that of the heiresses who rs(ure nobk-tvtn and do not get divorces. A current itrm cays that Queen Mei-i-hr-rita 'f Itily lias a lice hand lorcnii-f woith $10.(11 V We would move to anM'id this ulatement by .,!,!!!ut'n fir tbo wtrd "worth h .i-t: "Pit cost," la tho luteresl ef I' ero f.ds. TV0 DAYS FIGHT JAPS AND RUSSIANS FIOHTINQ NEAR TA TCME KIAO. LOSS CF LIFE IS VERY HEAYY Russian Began Evacuation of New chwang Sunday Peepl In City Watchsd th Bat tle From Roof. NEWCHWANG. A battle was fought Saturday near Ta Tche Klao, attended. It is believed, with heavy losses. Tha progress of the battle was watched by many people in New chwang from the roofs of the houses. The day was clear and the smoke of the guns could be plainly seen. TIEN TSIN. News has reached here that a battle Is raging outside of Newchwang. The fighting can be seen from the housetops. In the engagements of Saturday the Rufsians losses are reported to have been TOO. The Japanese are slowly cearlng Newchwang. Great ex clement prevails In that city during the fights. A report from Newchwang states that Saturday's battle was at Tahsut Tong. six miles distant, and that the Japanese were successful. Many Chinese refugees arriving at Newchwang have reported that nine Japanese gunboat from Port Arthur have arrived at Tahing Shan. LONDON. ypeclala to the London papers confirm the news ot aeuve operations at tbe seat of war. The Telegraph's Cheefoo corre spondent, under date of July 23. says: "A Junk from Dalny reports that last night a Japanese fleet of twenty war ships and twenty torpedo boats bom barded Hwang Shin for three Lours and the forts replied." The same correspondent learns mat the Japanese first army Is being large ly reinforced by veteran from the reserves. The correspondent of the Standard, with the Japanese army, under date of July 24, says: -It is difficult to understand the In tentions of the Russians. Kuropatkln I evidently bent on a retreat north ward, yet he lingers In the South, at tracted apparently by Port Arthur." The correspondent of the Chronicle, in a dispatch dated at Motlen pasa, July 23, regard General KuropaiKln as outmaneuvered and anxious to abandon Ltao Yang without fighting, but also reluctant to retire while Port Arthur remains uncaptured. The Chronicle's Ylnkow correspond ent reports that there wa sheavy fight ing Saturday and 8unday in the neigh borhood of Te Tche Ktao with General Stakelberg's force, consisting of twen ty battalions of Infantry, a brigade of artillery and a division of Cossacks, and that the Russians appeared to be drawing the cordon tighter around tbe Japanese positions. The correspondent of the Times, with General Kurokl's army, says: "Chinese report thst General Kuro patkln, with 40,000 troops. Is at Llao Yang, while his second In command, with many men. Is still at Halcheng. I still adhere to the opinion that the Russian are not able seriously to op pose tbe Japanese advance." YOKOHAMA. The Vladivostok squadron sunk tbe American steamer Knight Commander, from New York, off the province of Izu, after transfer ring the crew of the Knight Command er to the steamer Tslnan, which has arrived here. The Vladivostok squadron also cap tured a German vessel, believed to be the Arazia. with 30.000 sack of flour, and an unknown Ilrlllsh steamer. The Utter vessel was sent to Vladivostok In charge of prlie crewa. The American Trading company I the agent here for the Knight Com mander. Monster Ga Wsll I Shot. HARTFORD CITY. IND. Tbo big gest ga well that haa been struck In Plackford county for a long time Is the No. 6 well on the Renner stock farm, which ass shot with the largest quan tity of nitroglycerin even put In a wrll tn the Indiana field. It a a drilled 6i'0 fet In the Trenton rock and first shot with 31 quart In the deep aanu, tuen cleaned and shot with ZoO quarts In the shallow (and. This well was drilled for oil, but made only a slight show ing while the gas volume Is estimated at 2,0oo,00 cubic feet a day. Court House Contract Let, OKLAHOMA CITY. O. T. The Cross Construction Company, of this city, got the contract to build the court bouse for Oklahoma county. It will be allowed until August 1 to make bond for tbe contract. There were eleven other bidders, J. H. Kuarks, ot St. Joseph, Mo., being the nearest In side. Cross' bid was $'j9.933. Street Car Dynamited. HOUSTON. TKX. -A the result of in explosion of dynamite under a at reet car five persons were hurt, one1 seriously. A. T. Smith tad bis head hurt and 1 thought to have received Internal Injuries. Heavy charge of dynamite were f. mi nd on two other car lines, where they had bt-n placed and failed to ex- plodu. It takes some politician a tout two hoins to Inform ari imoi viewer that tier Lave null I.' -i v'. PEACE AGAIN AT BONESTEEU Reign of Terror End With Clot of Registration. HONlCSTEICt,, S. D.-A peaceful Sunday was passed, no Incident worthy of mention occurring to dis turb the quietude, that enveloped the town. There Is a feeling of confidence that Hour-stool ha been delivered from the reign of terror that ha pre vailed during the past week. About the same number or police) and armed citizens, however, patrolled the city Sunday night as were doing duty tbe paBt week ,and their services likely will be continued as a safeguard for some time. Nearly everybody, ex cept the residents ot the town, hat left, either for their homes or for Chamberlain to witness the drawing. John McThaul, who has haa charge o fthe local registration, left for Cham berlain, where be will remain until af ter the drawing. Thence he goes to Washington, to resume hi duties there. FORMAL CHARGE OF MURDER. Pearl Shelton Suspected of Indepen dence Depot Explosion. CRIPPLE CREEK. COI Informa tion charging Fearl Shelton with mur der and complicity In the Indepen dence depot explosion, on June 6. was filed In the district court Wednesday. It was announced that Information making similar charges will be med gainst William Alkerman, P. II. Mulaney, A. L. Nugent and William Caffney on Saturday next. Frank J. Hangs, local attorney for the Western Federation of Miners, said that none of the men arretxeu for the killing of Roxle Magee, on June C, in the Victor street riots, was guilty. He declared positively that the person who committed the deed was not con nected with organized labor, nor was he yet apprehended. OLD COW SPREADS INFECTION. Outbreak cf Texas Fever In Noobl County Pastures. GUTHRIE. O. T. An outbreak of Texas fever has been found In the pas tures In Noble county, and this time It 1 not tbe herds on tbe reservation which are affected. Acting Secretary Hahn of the Oklahoma live stock 00m mission I not sure as to whether thla outbreak I due to the cattle which were recently taken across the quar antine line which caused the flurry among the cattlemen about a week ago, or Is caused by negligence on the part of cattle owners below the quar antine line. The sheriff of Noble county, who sent tbe notification, stated that an old cow had broken loose and wandered through three pas tures. Infecting all the cattle therein. An invesi.gation is in progress now. Slocum Hearing Resumed. NEW YORK. Tbe bearing on tiM Slocum dlaaster before the local bu reau of steamboat Inspectors, vhlch was adjourned from July 12, was con tinued Monday. Among the witnesses examined was Captain William Hill ery, of the steamer Golden Rod, who produced two of the life preserver which were taken from persons saved from the Slocum. Tuer were old and weather beaten, with holea In the ends through which granulated cork sifted. They were stamped 'June 18. 18S1." Jumped From Moving Car, MUSKOGEE. I. T. J. W. Reveal, a business man of San Antonio, Texas, established a precedent by jumping from a southbound "Katy" flyer a few miles north of here rather than lose the tontenta of a fat pockeiiuo( he bad dropped from a window. Reveal carried bl money In a shirt pocket. While looking out ot the window th pocketbook tell to the ground. Reveal ran to the platform and made the leap, landing In about two feet of water. He found hi money. Bull and TlQer Loos. SAN SKUA 8TI AN.. There wa a aenxatlonal scene In the bullring here today. At the moment of a projected fight between a bull and a tiger both animals broke loose aud stamueilt-d the spectators. The attendants. In fir lug on Jhu animals, struck and tsixind ed several of those present, lnrluding the Marquis pedal, tbe vice president of the aenate. the Marqul Qui Jo and a Frturh tourist A French Biahoi Killed by Chinese, SHANGHAI. A report reached her Saturday from Irhang to llie effect that a rumor ta current here that a French bishop, a priest and two con verts have been killed, another priest taken prisoner and three chapel burned at Sichuan, near Sinssa r'u. Two hundred (oldler have ben aunt from Icbang to Sichuan. , ' Drowned by a Broncho. WATONGA. OK. Wallace Errlck- non. a farmer, waa drownnd by a htra at bla home, south went of here, Satur- ay. lie wa riding an unbroken broncbo, when the animal ran liito a pond and throw hrlcken. The bron- cho then attacked hlra and tramplHd iilin to death In the water. Llttl Yellow Fever In Mexico. MEXICO CITY. There are now but U:lit case of yellow fever In this country, confined to Vera Crus and Merlila. The superior board of health Lt lievf It v.111 stamp out the yellow fi?ver In this country. King Christian' Surgeon aummoned. COPENHAGEN. prof. Schou, sur geon to King Chriiitlun, v. a sum- nioncd to S hsrlii. v.li ra th king I staying. Prof, hrhot I (t sftcr a short Interview with bis ..::.'.-1, A GITY FALLS JAPS VICTORIOUS AFTER TWO DAYS' HARD FIGHT1NQ. KIAO TUKQ CAPTURED WITH LOSS Russian Were In Strong Fortified Po sition Were Driven Out, Hcwever, With a Loe of 1,000 Men. TOKIO. General Knrokl, after a severe fight, occupied Kiao Tung on July 19. Tbe place had been fortified by the Russlana, who defended it stoutly. In the fighting. General Kurokl's troops drove the Husaiwn from their strongly fortified position on the Chi river, which is northwest of Mo Tien pass and east of Anplng, inflicting upon the enemy more seri ous losses than they sustained them selves. The fight began on tue oth and ended on tbe 19th. The Japanese lost 424 men In killed and wounded. The Russian losses is estimaieu at 1.000. General Kurokt began his advance early in the morning of the 18th. He uncovered and followed the enemy along the Chi river. The Russians seemed to be retiring to me nortn ward when suddenly two battalions with eight guns turned and n?.cd the Japanese advance guard vigorous ly. At this point the Japanese suf fered before relief came, one company losing all its officers. At a late hour In the afternoon, the Russians' position was i.eveiooed. They occupied an eminence on the banks of the Chi. This river Earned their left Tank and high precipices protected the Russlana on the right. The only approach to tbelr position was through a narrow defile. The fighting continued until dark, when the Japanese force bivouacked. The Russians made two counter attacks, but were repulsed In each case. The Japanese renewed the atiac-a i mid night, posting their artillery In the valley below and on the high ground to the south of the Russian position. The main Japanese body was assigned to attack the Russian center, a small detachment wa sent toward tbe right flank and another to watch the enemy' left flank. After these posi tions had been taken, the fighting ceased for a time but It was resumed at dawn. The Russians bad thirty two gun in action, and they vigor ously shelled the Japanese. To this bombardment lasted tor four hours. During this time, tbe Japanese In fantry moved forward and the flank ers had succeeded in scantig tn height on the Russian right by 3 o'clock la the afternoon, at which hour the main force was ordered to storm the Russian center. Tbe Jap anese artillery protected this move ment splendidly, but the Infantry met with a severe fire and lost heavily In gaining tbe helghta. Tbe final suc cessful charge was delivered at half' past five In the afternoon. Tbe Japan ese succeeded la partially cutting off the Russian rereat and this soon be came a rout. Tbe enemy went in two direction, to tbe northward and to the eattward. . The Russian forces engaged in cluded, in addition to the artillery. seven battalion of Infantry and a regiment of Cossack. Tbe enemy left 131 dead and 3K rifle on the field. Prisoner taken estimated the Rus sian losses at 1.0(h). Tho Japanese lost one officer and 64 men kilted and IS officers and 351 men wounded. 1 On July 19. Japanese forces at tacked a battalion of Infantry and 1.000 cavalry wbo occupied Chechlato. to the northward of Shaoltentrr.l. After four hours of fighting, the Russians re tired across the Taltsu river. To this enrsxf mi-nt, the Japanese bsd seven teen men wounded. Woman' Relief Cero Plana. POSTON. In connection with plans for the convention of the Woman' Re lief Corp, which will b held In this city during the week of the national G. A. It. encampment tn August. Mr. Annie M. Warne. of Waltham, Mass., president of the Masaachusetta depart ment of the corps, baa Issued a gener- 1 l order statlnc thst the convention proper would be held August 17 and 13. The first union will be opend at 9 a. m., on Wednesday, by Mra. Sarah D. Wlnans, of Troy, O., national president A reception to the mem bers ot the G. A. R. and their friend will be given Monday evening, Au gust 15. I I Bank Wrecked by Dynamite. DAVENPORT. 1A. Th fcaat Molln ! ,ank in the Eaat Mollne building of Eist Moline, 111., wa entered by wh ber at 2:15 o'clock Thursday morn k, the entire front of the building be- ng wrecked by an explosion of dyoa mite near the vault. Detail a to tbe amount obtained are not at present ob- talnable. Jumo From Ocean Liner. PLYMOUTH. ENG. Trageny again marked tbe homeward voyage of th North Ge-mau Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wllheim II. On the arrival of the ves tt l ber. almnM at the hour that an in queut a being .held over the body of K. Kent I vex uti t a. It was announced that a si-coml cla pasniiiger, Mrs. MmkiIiIU. had committed sulrl'le by 'nmplng overboard h. 11 the ship a one dav out fmm New York. No trace t the body was found. RUPTURE WITH THE VATICAN. If Demand of Franc Arent Granted, Relation Will Be Severed. PAHI8. The text of Foreign Mlnl ler lvle.'a note addressed to the Vatican wa communicated to the council of ministers Wednesday, It creates a decisive Imsuo, asking forth withdrawal of the letter by which the Vatican called for the relgnatlrns ot DlHhop Geay, of Ijival, and Norde of Pljon. Otherwise all relation be tween France and the Vatican will be broken off, A nlmllar notflratlon was communi cated to the papal nunciature here. The Vatican's auswer haa not yet been received. It I expected that the ques tion will be maturely considered be fore an answer Is given. Therefore, the council does not anticipate a de termination of the Issue before Aug ust The officials Incline to the belief that a rupture Is Inevitable, as unof ficial advices from Rome Indicate that the Vatican does not Intend to comply with the request to withdraw the let ters calling for the resignations of tha bishop. The contents of M. Delcasse' note are soml-offlclslly stated to be as fol lows: "The French government asks for the withdrawal pure and simple of the letters the Vatican addressed to the bishops of I-aval and Dijon, which are considered to be a breach of the con cordat, as France had not previously been consulted relative to the dismiss al of the bishops. In default of com pliance the holy s?e is advised that the pontifical nuncio at Paris will re ceive his passixirts and that relation will ins evered." Tbe Journal dea De Data character He the note a an ultimatum, and says that unless entire satisfaction ia given a complete rupture will follow Immediately, the rersonnel of the French embassy to tne Vatican being withdrawn simultaneously with the de livery of tho passports to the Nuncio. 2 IS FREE AT LAST. Mra. Maybrick pent Fourteen Years In Englleh Prlon. CORNWALL, ENO. After fourteen year of Incarceration. Mr. Florence Maybrick I released. Six month ago he wa removed from prison to the white convent ot the Sisterhood of the Epiphany, from which on July 20th she wa quietly giver her full freedom. Mrs. Maybrick, who wa mihi r lor enre Elisabeth Chandler, a member ot a well known and prosperous South ern family, wa married July 27. 1SS1, In St. Jame church. Piccadilly, U Jam Maybrick, of UverpooL She waa then 18 year old. Her nusband was over 40 year of age. la the spring of 1899 Mr. Maybrick bwatn 111 and In a few day he died. HI brother Investigated his aeatu o charged Mrs. Maybrick with the mur der of her husband. A long trial fol lowed, and a number cf doctor swore that th deceased died of arsenical poisoning. The defense proved that for twenty year Mr. Maybrick bad been a confirmed user of arsfUiC, and that he daily took doses large enougb to haro killed a dosen ordinary men. Mr. Maybrick wa eventually sen tenced to death by the judge, Sir Fits James Stephen, wbo spoke for twe day In charging th jury. He said -It was Impossible for them to tind bet not guilty in the face of the medical evidence. Tbe judge died some time later In a madhouse. MAY QUIT VATICAN. New Rumor That Pope I Weary of Confinement. ROME. Rumor of the Intention of Pope Plu to come out of the Vatican have been revived by the work recent ly undertaken of repairing and refur nishing the papal villa at Castle Gan dolfo. near Oil city. It la said that Ilk Plu IX. before 1170, the present pope will spend a few weeks of the summer tn the bealhful location ot the Castle Knmanl. Tbe public Is so esger for news of this kind that the other day because a closed carriage contain ing two prelate had left the Vatican palace early In tbe morning and wa traced by energetic watcher a far aa th beautiful papal villa and back to Rom It was rumored that Plu X bad taken a secret trip to th country Instead of hi customary ntorainy walk. A a matter of fact, It wa the car dlnal secretary of Ut who took th drive, going by order of the pope to In pect the repair heir, made at the villa. Th latter I to be used, by dl rectlon of tbe pope, as a place of rest and recreation for the prelates of his Immediate entourage, each ot which wilt go to It tor a few days at a time to get relief from the beat of Roma. A special apartment at the villa ha been prepared for th cardinal secre tary of state. Ammunition for Canada. WINNEPEG. MAN. Word baa been received from Ottawa that Sir Fred rick Borden haa about completed contract with the Armstrong Woote-woi-ib firm In England, to build a largo ammunition factory near Wtnnepeg, BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Coal has been found In Spencer, a suburb of Oklahoma City. O. T. Tt postoffice at Ilennett I. T., has been discontinued, and uiall goes to Hereford. The offer of French co-operation In th organization of the police of Tan gler has be-n accepted by the Moroe ran authorities. Secretary Shaw left Wellington last bluht for College Point. L. !., where he III deliver a political speech lixt Saturday n!;'M. GENERAL MARKETS. I.IVK STOCK. KANSAS CITY. Caltlo NUV Steers. 4QB.2&; southern I2.7&CH7&; southern cows, t .to; native rows an heifers. steer, l.V&O $l.76f 5.25; stocker and feeders. I2.60tC $2.&0p 4 50; bull. $2.2&a 3.7S; calves, 4. 75; western steers, Stftd; western cows, 11.760 4. HK Hulk of sales, I5.20C&.S5; heavy, $5.300 5 40; pack era', $S.2u V 5.35; pigs and light. $4 50 4J5.30. Sheep Muttons. $3 25ft4.75; lamb. $40 C; range wethers, $3 Ibip 4.75; ewea, $3.25j3.75. ST. LOUIS. Cattle Peef steer, $C; Blocker and feeder. $2,250 3.25; cow and heifer. $2.5i.i4; Texas steers, $3.75(ff 4.73; Texas to and heifers, $2.25p3.50. Hogs Pigs and lights. $4.750 5 20; packer'. $5.10fiP 5.30; butchers' and best heavy, $5.20Q 6 40. 8 beep Market strong. Natives, $3(34; lambs, $4.506; Texan. J.5U Q4.50. CHICAGO. Good to prime steers, $5.600.25; poor to medium. $4.60 5.25; stockers and feeders, $26 4 10; cow. $1.5004 50; heifers. $20 5.50; canners, $1.50fj 2.0; bulls, $2$ 4.15; calves. $2 500 C. 25; Texaa fe steers, $4.50ff5.25. Hogs Mlxe and butchers'. $5.20?i 3. CO; good to choice heavy. $5. 40 43 5.C5; rough heavy, $5:5.25; light, $3.10f 5 CO; bulk of sales. $5 250 5 60 Sheep Sheep and lambs steady. Goyk! to choice wether. $134.50; fair to choice mixed, $3.25ff 4; western heep, $206 4.53; native lambs, $OC75; western lambs, $4.503 C.75. WOOL. HIDES AND TELTS. WOOIv In good demand and firm. The quotation are as follows: Mis souri medium combing. 220231c; combing and clothing mixed. 2. -; coarse and carpet 2'ff21c; light fine. 15jfl7c; heavy rine. 13fi He. Kansas, rltory Ught medium, 17QlSc; heavy medium. 15017c; light fine. 14?K.c; heavy fine. 120 14c. Colorado. New Meiico and similar Light nieilluro, 1C4J17C; heavy medium. I4Q15c; light fine, 13C 15c; heavy and aandy. 10 12c. Deduction for burry wool, J etc. HIDES AND PELTS. Selling very ell. Quotations: Green and salted hides. No. 1 and 2, all-round. Kc; aide brands, 40 pounds and up. "ic; under 44 pounds. Cc; bull and stags, natives. r; uneared. le lev than cured: glue. 4c; green horse hide, large. $3; me dium. $2.75; mll, $1.750 2: pontes, $10125; dry, Dint butcher hide, lfi pound and up. IttflCc; dry Dint. fallen. 14c; under 1 pounds. IJ&lSc; dry salt, lie: dry glue, 7c; sheep pelts. gTeen. 40c $1 each; sheep pelts, dry flint, 10c per pound. TAIXOW No. I. 4Jc; No. I. Sic, ST. LOUIS. Wool Steady; medl- am grades, combing and clothing. 24 & 2t-; light fine. ICQ 18c; heavy fine. ISO 13c; tub-washed. 33c. FLOUR. MEAL AND FKKIWTUFFS. NEW YORK. Flour Winter pat ents. $4 850 5 10; Inter straight. $4 06 4. 75; Minnesota patent. $4 95 (1 8 25; winter extras. $3 236 3 90; Minnesota bakers'. $3 70f4; winter low grade. $3 150 3 70. Rye Flour firm: fair to good. $tT4 25: chou to fsncy, $4 2S4CO. Cortim-al Dull; yellow Western. $1080110: city. $I10ffl!2; kllndrled. $2 9583.10. Rye Nominal. Parley lower; feed ing, $4 f.0 c. I. f. New York; mailing. nominal. ST. I-OUIS.-O-'lour Unst-ttlea: red winter patent, $4 SCO 5 10; tiiiclat brands, lOfj 25c higher; extra fancy and straight. $4 5o4 90, clear, $3 . C3.90. Cornmcel Steady at $2 40 per barrel. CHICAGO Flour Steady; winter patent, $4 630 4 05; straight. $1 30CT 4 40; spring patents, $4.3ujt70; bak- ers . $2 .60 0 3 .20. MtNNEAPOI.lS Flour- First pat. cuts, $5 100 5 20; second patents, $5f (10; first clear, $3 6503X3; second clear. $2 50. Uran lu bulk. $14; shorts, $1C per ion. American Iron Abroad. The last railroad built In trdla haa American raila. Americans export tbolr Irod and motors, their machin ery and galvatiie wlr to South Af rica. UKTpt, too, has more than on Philadelphia bridge. Three hundred railroad cars from Jersey City hsve found tbelr way Into tbe land of tbe Pharaohs, and In th foundrlu -of Pittsburg electrical trswv-ava were forged to connect Cairc with the P)ra Kids. Browning' Wonderful Sight. At dinner at the Royal Academy, Alma Tadema gave a curious acvount of Robert Browning' sight, maictaia Ing that with on eye be could read the e J tuber of a picture at th end of a long gvMery; while with the other, without (.rtiUclal asttstsnce. be could aril an ode of Horace on a piece of paper of th site of a threepenny bit BHdal Crown of Silver. In Norway, Sweden, and Servla tfc drldal crown la of sliver. In llavarla aud Silesia . pearls, aud gold wire are used; In the Inlands of Gteece. vine leaves; In lloheinla. rose mary, and so on. Enr,ln Coal Near Surface. Some workmen w t.rn rM.a'rlu ;ha ilrmiville Road, nenr lllnr). heath, htaf forilihlie, K.ntr'.an-.l, fount!, within eighteen inclcs tf (h i surface of the road, a .'i-fil re I'll f :ir or liirhe In ihlckncii