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FIRED O'! THE EOHIS
FRENCH AND SIAMESE GJgT IN A
WRANGLE./'
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GUNBOATS THEIR WAY TO
BANGKOK.
In Their Determination to Reach the
Place the French Vessels Cross the
Bar and Force Their Way Onward-
Uncle Sam Watching Closely—Fear
for Missionaries.
London, July 14.—The Times corres.
pondeut a i Bangkok telegraphs as fol
lows; Despite ihu most pacific assur
ances from the French minister, wh
undertook to stop the advance of the
gunboats and to arrange all differences,
the Comte and the luconstuute crossed
the bar this (Thursday) evening ano
exchanged shots with the Packham
forts. The two meu-of.wur theu pro
ceeded to Bangkok and are now an.
chored with the gunboat Latin oppo
site the British legation.
One sailor was killed and two was
wounded iu the exchange of shots at
Packham. The king is now holding a
council, if it comes to lighting awful
scenes will probably be witnessed.
Another dispatch says that twenty
Siamese were killed and fourteen
wounded during the exchange of fires
between the forts at the mouth of the
Meinam river an the French gunboats
Comte and Inconstante.
UNCLE SAM’S ATTITUDE.
Washington, July 14.—The only of.
licial news of the trouble between the
French and the Siamese received at the
state department was contained in a
brief cablegram from acting Consul
General Boyd at Bangkok, stating that
after an hour’s engagement the French
vessels had passed the forts below
Bangkok.
It is not. the present intention of the
department to dispatch an American
war vessel to the scene of war in view
of the fact that the American interests
in Siam are insignificant, being con.
fined to a small trade in teak wood.
Nevertheless, it is apprehended that
if the war assumes formidible propor
tions the Siamese may make it very un.
pleasant for foreign residents, includ
ing the few Americans there, as the
hostilities are apt to be characterized
on one side by the summary proceed
ings known to semi-barbarous nations.
if such a state of affairs obtains,
however, the United States will not
be without a vessel in Siamese waiters,
as the United States steamship Con
cord, now on her way to Chiaia, will
be iu that neighborhood iu the course
of two months.
There are about twenty missionaries
in Siam, mostly (Presbyterians, and
friends in this country have become
concerned about their welfare, now
that hostilities have broken out be
tween the French and Siamese.
Rev. Dr. Gillespie, of New York, rep
resenting the Presbyterian mission
board, today telegraphed Secretary
Gresham to inquire what provision
would be made for the safety of the
missionaries and numerous children in
their charge.
Secretary Gresham replied that mis
sionaries should communicate with the
legation at Bangkok for the usual dip
lomatic protection.
MEAD MURDER TRIAL.
The State Closing Its Case With Re
butting Testimony.
Waupaca, Wls., July 11. —In the
Mead murder trial this morning the de.
fense sought to have the testimony of
Man Jensen, called in rebuttal of
the state, excluded on the ground that
it was not rebutting testimony but new
evidence.
Jensen was called to substantiate the
testimony of Sheriff Williams regard
ing an alleged conversation between
Prior and Lea at the jail and also as
to a conversation which he claimed
to have had himself with Prior soon af
ter the murder.
Judge Bardeen decided to admit the
evidence, saying that he would rule
out anything that was not proper evi
dence if it was presented.
In order to combat the impeachment
of Sherman by the testimony that Win.
Moon was not at the barn. Charles
Bowen was put ou the stand. He
claimed that he worked for Ruudle
and that Moon was not there Oct. 7.
Joe Couant testified that he thought
Moon took breakfast at Lewis’ house
Sunday morning, Oct. S. Saturday
night he thought Moon rode over ou a
freight train with him.
Frank Craig testified that he worked
at the jail at the time of the interview
with Prior. He thought he saw Whip
pie. R. Lea and Lord on the porch hut
dill not remember seeing Fred Lea ai
the time.
Mrs. Williams saw Richard Lea and
Lord on the porch. After a little while
her husband joined them at the foot of
the porch. In answer to a question of
Mr. Quarles, she said she did uot think
her husband left the jail door. No
cross-examination.
This afternoon the prosecution proven
that Mr. Moon slept with Sherman
the night of the murder at the Fultoi*
barn by two witnesses, but the sensa
tion of the day was the testimony of
Mrs. Bast. Fierce objection was made i
to its introduction but it was allowed.
She said Pall came to her place in West
Bloomfield and said he was on the
sidewalk the night of the murder.
Heard shots, went to the bank. Lea
bad shot through the window and Bron.
son was compelled to club Mead to
death. Then Ire sank a bundle of
clothes in the pond and Bronson want
ed to drown himself.
The prosecution wanted to show more
about Prior’s morning ride and it was
under objection when the court ad
journed.
KILBOURN DROWNING.
Lester Colburn Loses His life While
Bathing.
Kllbourn, Wls., July 14.—Lester Col
burn, a young man employed in a ma
chine shop here, was drowned just
above the dam while bathing last night.
The river is being dragged for the body.
The chances are that it will not be re
covered for some time as the current
is quite swift at this point.
Marshfield, Wis., July 14. —A Radloff,
street commissioner of this re
ceived word last evening of the death
by drowning of his only son Paul, who
was with Williams’ circus band at the
time it disbanded. He was on his way
to this place and at Lone Rock he went
in bathing and drowned. He was 19
years of age and a printer by trade.
The body is expected to arrive here
tomorrow evening.
GOVERNOR'S DAY.
First Regiment Does Itself Proud —
Notes From Camp.
Camp Douglas. Wis.. July 14.—The
tirst regiment did itself proud today.
It was governor's day.
The boys got a good rest yesterday
as, owing to the intense heat, most of
the fatiguing drilling was dispensed
with. There was today the usual cer
emonies of guard mount,which was wit
uessd by the governor and his staff.
Later the inspection and the battalion
drill.
The governor and his staff arrived
yesterday and besies a number of of.
fleers from other regiments, among
them Maj. Seaman of the fourth. Col.
M. T. Moore, Maj. .1. E. Edwards. Capt.
Geo-. Graham, Capt. J. M. Ballard,
Capt. Hoi way, Lieut. Crabbe, Lieut.
Cochrane and Lieut. Olmsted of the
third.
Many of the officers are accompanied
by their families and friends, each
train brings people to camp and the
men that wear the straps are seen
much ofteuer than they' were a few
days ago. Col. Hillister, Col. Peck.
Col. Boyle, Gen. Falk, Col. Weed, Col.
Patton and Capt. Menirtz came last
night. Maj. Seaman was commission
ed assistant surgeon of the fourth reg
iment yesterday.
The detail for today is: Officer of
the day, Capt. Con el y; commissioner
of the guard, Lieut. Magthaler; range
officer. Lieut. Prescott; pit officer, Lieut.
Hollam.
Among he non-commissioned officers
and privates who are here are E. F.
Wieman, attorney, Madison; H. N. B.
Caradine, attorney, Monroe; E. Ray
Stevens, class of ’93, U. W.; Glen
Deckey, U. W., Racine; Chas. Town. *
send, attorney, Darlington, Artist
Smith, Evansville, Chas. Rogers, class
of ’93 U. W., Ft. Atkinson.
TO BREAK THE WILLS.
Wisconsin Methodist Conference Brings
Suit at Oshkosh.
Oshkosh, Wis., July 14.—Suit has
been hi ought iu the comity court for
this count}' by the trustees of the Wis
consin conference of the Methodist
church to contest wills of Mrs. Eleanor
Paine and E. L. Paine, who died in
1890, was filed in probate, bequeathing
$2,000 to the fund for worn-out preach
ers of the Methodist church.
A few r days after the will of E. L.
Paine was tiled, leaving $25,000 to tihe
Wisconsin conference. It alleged that
the former was fraudulently obtained
and concealed from E. L. Paine and
the trustees say another will had been
made by Eleanor Paine, giving $50,000
to the Wisconsin conference, and which
could not now be revoked except with
the consent of all parties.
Another w ill of E. L. Paine has been
tiled, ranking four iu all.
Many sensational charges are expected
when the case comes up.
VIKING SETS SAIL.
Leaves Milwaukee for Chicago—Gets
a Scrubbing.
I
Milwaukee, .Tune 11. —This was a red
letter day for Jones’ island. Never be- j
fore in the memory of the oldest in
habitants has the little sand patch come
in for one tithe of the interest of at
tention bestowed upon 51 today, and all
because the ship of Lricson lay at toe
dock of the life saving station for ti.ree
Lours while the crew turned "o and
scrubbed ber inside and out. to make
ready for the great reception at Chlca-;
go tomorrow.
At 1 o’clock the linos which made
the Vicking fast to shore were cast off
I
and amid the din of the whistles and
bells the gallent little craft, in tow of
i the Andy Johnson, started for Racine
where she will remain until tomorrow
when the final trip will be made.
MUST HUSTLE.
i United States Treasury Will Have td
Purchase Much Silver Soon.
Washington, July 12.—1 t looks very
much as if the treasury of the United
States would be compelled to do some
j active work in order to carry out the
provisions of the Sherman law this
mouth. July is now almost half gone,
and still the treasury has purchased
only a fraction more than 16 per cent,
of the 4,500.000 ounces prescribed.
The director of the mint today made
: a counter proposition for 175.000 ounces
i offered at prices ranging from .7200
to .7850 in which he agreed to take
silver at .7125.
THEIR RESOURCES DIMINISHED.
New York, July 12.—Mail advises
from Panama under date of July 5 say:
The tumble in silver lias created gener
al consternation among business men
who trade in the countries which are;
exclusively silver using communities.
The extent to which the credit system
prevails throughout Spanish America
is unknown in the north, and the debtor
who sees his resources diminished by
half through the sudden deprecation of
the money he uses, is inevitably forced
to the wall.
GUARDSMAN PAYLER BURIED.
Beloit, Wis., July 12.—The remains
of Willis Payler. the Beloit militiaman
fatally hurt en route to Camp Douglas,
were taken to Brooklyn, this state,
where the family resided before owning
to Beloit, for burial. Deceased was a
bright young mechanic and his death
has occasioned widespread sorrow in
Beloit.
ARMY hILL THROUCh
PASSED SECOND READING IN THE
REICHSTAG YESTERDAY.
AND IT WILL PASS THIRD READ
ING TODAY.
Count Herbert Bismarck Makes Inflam
matory Statements Regarding the
Two Years Service System—Apolo
gizes to Caprivi Subsequently—Anni
versary of the Fall of the Bastile.
Berlin, July 14.—The army bill passed
its second reading in the reichstag to
day. All the articles of the bill will
pass their third reading tomorrow.
During the debate today Count Her
bert Bismarck made a speech that
| aroused general interest. He declared
he is satisfied with the adoption of
the bill, though he was opposed to the
two years service system because the
socialists, through a short term of
, service, might corrupt the army.
| The third year of service would act
, as a reformatory school,
j This remark caused a great uproar
j which for a time the president was
, unable to quell Hen- vou Kardoff ap
pealed to the house to sustain the
chair against such a scandalous viola
tion of the right of debate. The uproar
i finally ceased and Caprivi followed
Bismarck. He said the two years sys
tem could be carried through without
the dangers Count Herbert feared.
Count Herbert frequently interrupted
the chancellor who at last appealed
:to the president and Count Herbert
was called to order.
j Herr Babel, the leader of the social
j democrats, said that in listening to
i Count Herbert the house bad heard
, the father speaking through Iris son.
, The great father had been unable to kill
the social democracy and still less able
| was the son to do so. He concluded
,by saying: “We exist. You will not
be able to get rid of us except by
killing.” His remarks caused a most
decided sensation.
| Later in the day Count Herbert
! Bismarck planted himself before the
I chancellor and said he desired to cor
rect the statement, made by Caprivi.
This gave rise to another upioar and
the president reminded the count that
the article on which he wished to com
' mont had already passed the house.
The count retired to his seat amid
howls. Later he apologized to the
chancellor for irritating him by inter-
I mp'tions. Caprivi bowed bis accept
ance of the apology.
KAISER NOT COMING.
Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Will Rep
resent the Emperor.
Washington, July 15. —“We know
nothing of the reported coming of the
German emperor to this country. We
do not believe he is coming.” So said
an attache of the German legation to
the Evening Post correspondent this
morning. And he added: “We have
received no official inquiries regarding
a proposed trip. In fact, no word that
would lead us to believe that he has
ainy intention of coming has been
received here.”
The correspondent met a gentleman
a little later who had just arrived
from Germany and who is engaged in
making preparations for the transporta
tion and accommodation of the prince
of Schleswig-Holstein, the emperor’s
brother-in-law, who wall come in Sep
tember to visit the fair as the emperor’s
personal representative. This gentle
man said, apropos of the report that
the emperor will visit Chicago: “He
would like very much to come. He has
so expressed himself within the past
month. He said he should like nothing
better. His coming would not be so
much to honor America as to honor
the Germans who have come here and
who have made this country their home.
He does not like them to leave Ger
many, but he remembers how gener
ously they assisted in the fatherland
during the Franco-German war and he
is grateful. Were he kiug of Prussia
only I think he would come, but he is
emperor of Germany and I do not be
j lit".e that the council of federation
! would like him to come. He is em
' peror by their good will. Were he to go
so far away it would be necessary
for the c* unci It elect a regent to
reign during his absence, and (bat
would involve much trouble and an
noyance. It is for that reason that I
co not believe that he will come. At
the same time the- emperor is a self
willed man, and should he decide to
come he will do so whether the council
likes it or not. That is, if he gets—
what you call it—mad about it. But
the prince o' Schleswig-Holstein, he
| will come. He will be here in Septem
j ber. He i< about thirty years old,
’mmarriei and a dashing young man,
i full of life and fun. He knows how
to be dignified, but he also knows how
! to —what you call it—put some red
j paint all over the town.”
FRANK BLUNT HELD.
The Milwaukee Girl Appears in Court
in Male Attire.
Fond du Lac, Wis., July 14.—Frank
Blunt or Annie Morris, the girl who
has been masquerading in Milwaukee
for several years as a boy, and who was
arrested there yesterday on the charge
of theft in this city, was arraigned to
day before Judge Watson.
The evidence of Perkins, the com
plaining witness, was taken and Blunt
was held for trial with bail fixed at
SSOO. The girl is still wearing male
attire.
GIRL MASQUERADES AS A BOY
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
Milwaukee, July 13.—“ Yes, it is true
that I am a woman, but for the past
fifteen years I have lived and dressed
as a man and until I admitted my sex
in the police station here there was only
! one person who knew my identity.”
The speaker was a person who had
been arrested, by Detective Frank
Miller of this city yesterday afternoon
on a charge of having stolen 8125 at
Fond du Lao.
The telegram from Fond du Lac
called, for the arrest of Frank Blunt
and it was when the prisoner was being
searched that her sex was discovered.
It was to Chief of Police Janssen that
the statement contained in the fore
going paragraph was addressed.
Seeing that further concealment was
useless, the woman, who is now 2b
years odl, related her history to the
chief. Her story is a most wonderful
one and it would hardly be believed
by any one were it not substantiated
by facts.
She ran away with her brother when
she was 13 years old, donned male at
tire, was adopted by a man who is now
a resident of Milwaukee and has since
lived with him as his son. This man
was aware of her identity, but both
kept their secret well. For nine years
the prisoner lived with another woman
as her husband, yet her sex was never
discovered.
Chief of Police McGrath took the
prisoner back to Fond du Lac last night
to stand trial on the charge of larceny.
The prisoner was confident that she
could prove her innocence and it had
been arranged that her story should be
kept secret, until the Fond du Lac offi
cer brought her back to Milwaukee, in
the event of her acquittal.
Then Chief Janssen was to give her
an opportunity to don female attire
and leave the city. After that he was
to be at liberty to give out the story.
But in some manner an inkling of the
story leaked out and rather than have
garbled reports published the chief de
cided to give out the whole story.
It was Tuesday night that the police
received the telegram from Fond du
Lac to arrest Frank Blunt. The police
knew the young man quite well, he
having lived with his father on the
West Side for most of the past ten
years.
To Detective Frank Miller was given
As the officer expected, the young man
was at the place on the West Side he
called home. The arrest was quickly
made and Blunt was soon in the pres
ence of Station-keeper Haertle, of the
Central precinct.
The young man made no denial of
the charge that his name was Blunt
and that he had just come from Foud
du Lac, but be stoutly maintained tbat
lie was innocent of the charge of lar
ceny.
It was a dapper-looking little fellow
who stood before the stationkeeper.
He gave his age as 23. He was about
5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed per
haps 155 pounds. He was very neatly
dressed and at once impressed every
body by his gentlemanly behavior. A
pair of spectacles made trim look
rather drrdish and a cigarette at which
he puffed tended to confirm this im
pression. Only a few dollars were
found in his pockets, and suspecting
that the fellow might have more
tucked away somewhere, the detec
tives gave orders that the prisoner be
subjected to what is known in police
parlance as a “close search.”
To carry out his instructions in this
regard, the station-keeper took the
prisoner back into the cell-room. The
search proceeded. Suddenly the sta
tion-keeper stood back aghast. Then
with an expression on his face which
indicated that he thought he had been
mistaken he started to resume the
search. But the prisoner held out his
hands and said quietly:
“Please send a woman to search me.”
The station-keeper asked no questions,
but Ire left the cell-room and a few
minutes later the matron made the
search. No more money was found.
The startling discovery was at once
reported to Chief Janssen and the
prisoner was called before him.
TWO PERISH.
Fatal Cyclone Passes Over Stillwater,
Minn.—Many Injured.
Stillwater, Minn., July 14.—Shortly
after 3 o’clock this afternoon a cyclone
struck this city, doing greaA damage
to property, besides killing Mid injur
ing a number of people. The Head are:
WIN ANEZ.
SAM SIMONSON.
The injured are:
AUGUST NELSON.
FRANK T. RICKSON.
OLE WESTING.
SAM STONE.
M. DUPRIES, of Savannah, HL
GEORGE ROBINSON.
GEORGE STOLTZ.
None of the injured will die.
SHERIFF WILL SELL.
West Superior Steel Plant to Be Dis
posed of Aug. 24.
West Superior, Wis., July 14.—The
Heath Rail Joint company, which has
a plant in connection with the steel
j plant has resumed work after being
I shut down for several weeks on account
! of the steel plant trouble
' The steel works will be sold by the
j sheriff Aug. 24 and will probably be bid
| in by the Rocekfeller syndicate.
NO LONGER ANY DOUBT.
Hygeia Company Will Surely Leave
Waukesha.
Waukesha, Wis., July 13.—There no
longer remains a doubt that the Hygeia
Springs company is to pull up stakes
and remove all machinery practicable
which has been employed in bottling
water here. Mr. McElroy was in town
Saturday and he stated thst this course
had been decided on. Since then the
work of transporting the property has
been commenced.
Some weeks ago the village board
received a proposition from Mr. McEl
roy to sell the springs tnd grounds
about them to the corporation, but no
action was taken on the subject. He
says the grounds will be <£os°d to the
public and all business suspended so
far as Waukesha is concerted
The price of the Big Bead water at
Chicago has been reduced to 50 cents a
can, and it is announced by Manager
McElroy that the price will be still
further cut to 25 cents a can if neces
sary to secure the trade there.
A section of the German press denies
the report that all hopes of the nego
tiation of a Russo-German commercial
treaty are dead.
THIS SETTLES IT
WORLD'S FAIR WILL SURELY BE
CLOSED SUNDAYS.
FINAL ACTION BY DIRECTORS
YESTERDAY.
There Was an Overwhelming Majority
in I avor of the Action Sunday
Opening Has Proved a Clean Failure
—People Would Not Attend—Funeral
at the Fair.
Chicago, J uly 14. —The world's fair is
to be closed on Sunday after July lu.
The admissions of next Sunday have
already been donated for the relief of
tlie families of the firemen who lost
their lives in the recent fire >u the
grounds aud but for this fact the fair
would probably l>e closet! next Sunday.
Hie vote of the local directory re
scinding its former action was over
whelmingly in favor of closing, stand
ing 24 to 4.
ben the meeting of directors was
called late this afternoon an address
strongly advocating Sunday closing
and signed by most of the leading Chi
cago clergymen was read. After sev
eral speeches in favor of closing reso
lutions were adopted setting forth the
fact that the action of opening the fair
was taken in response to urgent appeals
from persons aud organizations repre
senting a large majority of the public
as well as from stockholders of the cor
poration and also in accord with the
resolution adopted by the city council
of Chicago, etc.
It is now appearing by actual admis
sions that the general public does not
by its attendance manifest a desire
that the exposition be kept open each
day, and if the exposition is kept open
Sunday it will require an attendance
of more than 16,000 laboring men and
women, employes of the exposition and
others; and it further appearing that the
number of laboring men and women
whose services are required to keep
the exposition open on Sunday is dis
proportionate to the number of visitors,
all previous resolutions of opening Sun
day are rescinded to take effect after
the IGth inst.
THE FAIR IX MOURNING.
Burial of the Victims of the Recent
Disastrous Fire.
Chicago, July 14.—A spectacle which
no man ever dreamed of seeing in the
White city presented itself to the vis
itors this morning when they passed
through the gates. The exposition was
in mourning for the victims of the
great calamity.
The flag pole on all the buildings
from the lowa building at the north
extremity of the park to the forestry
building on the lake shore south from
the eastern side of manufactures build
ing to the Cottage Grove avenue gates
of tlie midway plaisance fluttered and
drooped the flags of all nations.
All were lowered to half mast in si
lent memory of the heroic firemen and
others who suffei'ed and died at duty's
call.
The burial of all that remains of the
eight unidentified firemen was made
the occasion of the exposition’s tribute
to their memory by the lowering of
the flags.
Nearly 200 laborer's and teamsters
were at work on the fire ruins this
morning removing the decaying goods,
the charred timbers and mass of piping
which obstructs the men in their
search for more bodies that may be ly
ing under the debris near the smoke
stack.
The order of the council of adminis
tration prohibiting any more persons
to ascend to the roof of manufactures
and transportation buildings and the
dome of administration building was
obeyed to the letter this morning.
One elevator only was running in
transportation building and that took
visitors only to the restaurant under
the roof. The elevator shaft, which
pierces the air in manufactures build
ing to the roof, was idle and the great
promenade of three-quarters of a mile
was deserted for the first time since
the elevators began to ran.
INQUEST.
The formal testimony in the inquest
of the fire at the world’s fair cold stor
age warehouse began today at Hyde
Park police station at 10:30 o’clock.
Anew development in relation to
the identity of the bodies was brought
about today when Coroner McHale
learned from the postmaster at Mar
quette, Mich., that Robt. Blomheuber,
who was supposed to have been lost
in the ruins was alive.
Tliis now leaves one body to whose
Identity there is not the slightest trace,
and for whom no one has yet inquired.
Today's session of the inquest was de
voted to hearing testimony showing
the life and history and establishing the
identity of the men into the cause of
whose death the coroner was inquiring.
Among those present dining the pro
ceedings were President McDonald, of
the warehouse company; F. B. Burn
ham, architect of the building; Marshal
Murphy; Director of Works D. H.
Burnham, and other exposition officials,
who followed the testimony carefully
and endeavored to comfort some of the
women witnesses who were in tears.
FUNERAL.
The funeral of the eight unidentified
victims of The cold storage building
took place this afternoon and was at
tended by a vast concourse of people.
The procession which left the engine
house at 1:30 p. m. was led by twenty
policemen followed by the band from
exposition company, then came 125
firemen selected from the active depart
ment of the city', under command of
Assistant Marshal Green, and following
these a company of fifty Columbian
guards and ten sergeants, commanded
by Capt. Schunk and Lieutenants Elyn
and Sage.
Accompanying the guards was a
motmted detachment of the army offi
cers on duty at the fair. The civic so
cieties were represented by members
of Hyde Park lodge, Knights of Pythias.
Then came the funeral car, appropriate
ly draped and drawn by eight black
horses.
! On the car were eight broadcloth
! caskets trimmed with satin and silver.
Then followed carriages containing
friends and relatives of the dead men.
They were buried in Oak wood ceiue
tyery in a lot donated by the president
of the Oakwood Cemetery association.
WILL CELEBRATE.
Corrected List of State and National
Days at the Fair.
The following is a revised, list of
State and special days at the Fair, as
given out by Secretary Culp, of the
Committee on Ceremonies:
July 19 —Missouri.
July 20—Columbia. Anniversary of
Columbia’s independence.
July 20 —College fraternities.
July 24 —Utah. The day the Mormon
pioneers tirst entered the valley.
July 20—Liberia. Forty-seventh anni
versary of the establishment of the re-
public.
July 26—Commercial traveler.
July 27—Turner Bund.
Aug. I—New South Wales. Constitu
tion day.
Aug. 2—The National Union.
4 —Held for Russia.
Aug. 9 —Pythian day. Knights of
Pythias of the world.
Aug. 9 —Virginia.
Aug. 9—lzaak Walton’s day.
Aug. ] 2—lndependent Order of For
esters.
Aug. lo —Ancient Order of Foresters.
Aug. 16—Haytl.
Aug. IS—Nor tii Carolina. Anniver
sary of the birth of Virginia Dare,
the first white child bora in America.
Aug. 18—Austria. Birthday of his
Imperial aud Royal Apostolic Majesty.
Aug. 19—Great Britain.
Aug. 25 —Colored people.
Aug 30—Grocers’ day.
Aug. 31 —The Netherlands. Thirteenth
anniversary of the coronation of her
Majesty, Queen of the Netherlands.
Aug. 31—Ottoman Empire. Anniver
sary of the ascension of the sultan to
the throne.
Sept. I—Nicaragua.l—Nicaragua.
Sept. 2—Catholic education day.
Sept. 4—New York.
Sept. 7—Brazil. Anniversary of its
independence.
Sept. 9 —California. Anniversary of
its admission into the Union. *
Sept. 11—Silver day. Requested by
resolution adopted at transmississippi
convention held at Ogden. April 26.
Sept. 12—Maryland.
Sept. 13 and 14—Michigan.
Sept. 15 and 16—Kansas.
Sept. 15—Vermont.
Sept. 15—Costa Rica. Central Ameri
ca's independence.
Sept. 15—Mexico. Anniversary of its
independence.
Sept. 16 —New Mexico.
Sept. 18—Nevada. Admission into
Union.
Sept. 19—Colorado.
Sept. 20—Montana.
Sept. 20—Patriotic Order Sons of
America.
Sept. 2 C —Odd Fellows.
Sept. 30—Junior Order United Ameri
can Mechanics.
Oct. s—Rhode Island.
Oct. 6—Carriagemakers’ day.
Oct. 9—Chicago day.
Oct. 10—Firemen’s day.
Oct. 11 —Connecticut.
Oct. 12—Spain. Discovery of Ameri
ca. 1 'Of i
Oct. 12—Italian societies.
Oct. 13—Minnesota.
FALL OF THE BASTTIE.
Its Anniversary Celebrated Tamely in
France.
Paris, July 14.—Today is the 104th
anniversary of the fall of the bastile.
The anniversary of this event in
French history is usually celebrated
with much rejoicing, the people gener
ally observing the day as one of mer
riment.
Today, however, the fetes in Paris
have been marked with tameness and
the usual celebrations are conspicuous
by their absence.
This is due entirely to the feeling
engendered by the recent riots. The
municipal council, upon which hereto,
fore much of the expense of the cele
brations has fallen, has taken no part
in the observance of the anniversary
this year.
The members of the council, many
of whom, if not actually known as
socialists, have leanings in the direc
tioai of socialism, are still sulky because
the government’s action in regard to
the labor exchange and at the threat
to dissolve their body.
In view of these conflicts the council
left the celebration in the hands of
others, with the result that the decora
tions of the city are scarce and hardly
worthy of notice. The night illumina.
tion of the city has been abandoned.
The anarchists have taken advant
age of the day to post incendiary pla.
cards on dead walls and other places
about the city. The police are busy
in searching out an destroying these
flaming posters.
A number of open air balls were held
last night, but there were no disor
derly scenes. Anarchists have made
many threats of what they intend to
do today, going so far as to say that
they would destroy the city by fire.
The authorities are prepared for
whatever overt acts they may attempt.
The fire brigade and two regiments of
troops are held in readiness to fight the
fire or the anarchists themselves.
President Carnot, who has been
away on account of his health, has
returned to the city. It is customary
on the anniversary of the fall of the
bastile for the president to extend
clemency to certain prisoners. In ac
cordance with this custom, President
Carnot today pardoned 319 convicts.
IN THE COMMONS.
Many Clauses of the Home Rule Bill
Passed Last Night
London. July 13.—1n the commons
today ,i Sir John Lubbock asked
whether the government had settled
upon a rate at which the rupee would
be received for gold.
Gladstone said he knew nothing of
the matter beyouud what he had aL
ready announced.
Sir John then gave notice that he
would question the government as to
whether gold would be given for ru
pees at the same rate as rupees for
gold. >
THE MINING EXHIBIT
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CHICAGO WILL TRY TO KEEP m
PERMANENTLY.
A BUSINESS MAN TALKS REGARD
ING IT.
The Cost of Purchase Would, It is
Thought, be comparatively Insignifi
cant —The Mexican Display E spec hil
ly Coveted —Possible Legislative Ac
tion That May be Sought.
Chicago, July 15.—Business men of
Chicago miy possibly organize some
phiu by which the mining exhibit at
the world's fair may be made a per
manent museum for Chicago. In con
versation with two of Chicago's most
distinguished citizens today a reporter
was given the particulars of the em
bryonic movement One of the gem le
mon. a wealthy merchant who has
Identified himself with the progress of
Chicago aud die fair, appeared to have
the plan pretty well developed in his
own mind.
It is a shame,” said he, "to remove
so line an exhibit, when it might be
retained at little cost. The principal
outlay would be to prepare a suitable
buikllug. if some of Chicago’s public
spirited men would organize an associa
tion, I am sure the movement would be
most heartily endorsed by the people
of the city and the state; aud the vari
ous educational and geological societie
would undoubtedly give all the assist
ance hi their power. City and state
appropriations might also wisely be
made. But to my mind (he cost, out
side of the building, does not present
a stupendous objection. Valuable as is
the collection, tout ensemble, the vari
ous factors are not excessively valuable
to the individual exhibitors. Most of
the countries exhibiting would willingly
present their collections to Chicago for
the asking. Take that magnificent
Mexican exhibit. 1 am sure that it is
really not worth much, intrinsically,
in the eyes of the Mexican government,
aud with the exception of a few speci
mens it could doubtless be duplicated
in Mexico at slight cost. The most
costly portions of the mining exhibit
are the special attraction such as
the Ada Rechan statue and the dia-
on•’’-cutting exhibit; but such exhibits,
while appropriate at present, would
not be desirable in such a museum as
the one proposed. But even counting
out some of the most costly exhibits,
the collection would be practically com
plete and upon a scale far surpassing
anything which Chicago or this coun
try might hope to acuqire even after
years of work and at enormous ex
pense. There is a vast difference be
tween Chicago obtaining such a col
lection objectively and obtaining it sub
jectively. The state exhibits are un
doubtedly very complete geological mu
seums in themselves, aud there is no
evidence that the collections shown by
the various nations are less compre
hensive.” , ii, i■ , /
“How would I go about it? I should
lirst have a company or association
formed and plan a building, purchase
a site (or have it donated), and erect
a suitable structure. The present build
ing at Jackson Park is, of course, a tem
poraiy affair, but would serve the pur
pose until a permanent building might
be prepared. Then the association
might solicit the donation of the vari
ous countries’ exhibits, ‘for the ad
vancement of science,’ and arrange for
the purchase of such exhibits as were
wanted, but could not be obtained for
the asking. So far as the minor de
tails are concerned, I am sure it does
not require a very great amount of
ingenuity to plan the project.”
Should such a plan materialize, legis
lative action would be required to ad
mit such exhibits, free of duty, as are
here only temporarily under the cus
tom’s concessions made by the govern
ment, relative to the importation of
exhibits.
AMERICAN BAR MEETING.
Justice Brown to Deliver the Annual
Address.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 15.—The pro
gram of the sixteenth annual conven
tion of the American Bar association,
to be held in this city Aug. 30 and 31
and Sept. 1, has been arranged. It
includes many interesting features.
On the opening day the convention
will be called to order by President
John Randolph Tucker, of Virginia,
who will deliver an address. This will
be followed by the election of members,
the election of the general council, the
reports of the secretary and treasurer,
and the report of the executive com
mittee.
In the afternoon a program of papers
will be carried out. The Treaty-Making
Power will be read by Henry Wade
Sogers, of Illinois, and The Evolutions
of Jurisprudence by W. W. McFarland,
of New York. On the second day the
annual address will be delivered by
Justice Henry B. Brown, of the United
! States supreme bench, and the reports
;of the following standing committees
will be heard:
Jurisprudence and law reform, judi
cial administration and remedial pro
cedure, legal education and admission
to the bur, commercial law, internation
al law and award of gold medal.
In the evening a paper will be read
by U. M Rose, of Arkansas, on The
Law of Trusts and Strikes, and reports
•of the following special committees
will be heard:
Pidfonn state laws, expressions and
classification, salaries of federal judges,
Indian legislation, adoption of uniform
maritime bill of lading and federal
. code of criminal law.
The closing session will be on the
third day; officers will be elected. In
the evening the annual dinner will
take place at the Hotel Pfister.
T. C. Dunnigan, a Chippewa Falls
barber, has been arrested on a charge
of running his shop on Sunday. The
complaint was made by a brother bar
ber at that place.
Buffalo Courier:—lt Is the square
man who- piles up the most good round
dollars.