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WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.
A Clover Woman's Way of Sheltering
Twenty-rive Songsters.
French and German women keep
iholr bullfinches and canaries In cages
that aro roomy, dccorntlvo little bird
houses, built of thin ground glass,
wood and wiro, provided with siphon
water cups, self-cleaning seed boxes
and spacious enough to keep tho small
prisoners content and healthy. Such
cages, however, must bo specially im
ported, and whoever may wish to keep
a half dozen birds happy, hearty and
A CIIARMINO CAGE.
weet of voice, can as easily as not
build for them an aviary at small out
lay. A person who proved how easily and
Inexpensively this might bo done de
votcd to this purpose tho space of one
very small balcony, jutting outside ono
of her long drawing-room windows. It
extended to tho south side of tho house,
and for a few dollars 'a carpenter in
closed it in a wooden skeleton f ramo
and ho fastened into this a roof and
thrco walls, mado of common window
glass, set in cheap sash frames and
bought from a house about to bo pulled
down.
Its building was tho work of two
days, and when tho woodwork was
painted a nico sober green tho neigh
bors concluded that tho unoffending
addition was to be filled with plants.
Instead tho proprietor of tho glass
houso had tho floor of tho onc-timo bal
cony covered with zinc and strewn
with sand and pebbles. Then sho
moved in two wooden tubs, containing
flourishing littlo dwarf fir trees, hero
and tlicro tacked fir boughs against
tho houso wall, swung a couplo of big
doorless cages from tho ceiling, and In
ono corner hung a wiro spongo rack,
filled with a mixture of threads, cotton,
paper and dried grass. Into this glass
inclosed space sho turned her three
caged canaries, that for fwo days cow
ered in fear of tho strango freedom al
lowed them.
Within a week mother nature reas
serted herself, and they deserted their
cages, first to spend tho nights, and
then to begin nesting in ono of tho fir
trees. After a bit was added a couplo
moro of theso birds to tho aviary; then
introduced to tho canaries were a pair
of bullflnchcs and a pretty chaffinch, a
pair of tiny Java parakeets and, lastly,
a mocking bird. Hut this sweetest
singer of them all brought discord into
tho otherwise happy community, and
had to bo removed. Thero in tho fir
trees and boughs nests aro regularly
built from tho bundle of materials in
tho spongo rack, tho gravel is scratched
and picked over for taity seeds, of
which a handful is strewed every morn
ing, liberal bathing is enjoyed in an old
china jardiniere standing in one corner,
juicy worms aro uprooted from a long
box filled with fresh sods every week,
and from tho dozen birds turned into
this twelve dollar aviary two years
t-go, tlicro aro now some twenty-fivo
rigorous warblers. N. Y. Advertiser.
CLEANING CLOTHES.
now
Ccat tin.! Trousers Cr.n 11 o Re
newed Tlmo nnd Again.
Tho chemistry of cleaning clothes is
set forth in a scientific magazino, and,
while women will care littlo for the
technical part of tho operation, tho
tory of tho actual process suggests a
useful modus operandi. Take, for in
stance, says tho American Analyst, a
shiny old coat, vest or pair of trousers
of black broadcloth, cassimcro or
diagonal. The scourer makes a strong,
warm soapsud3 nnd plunges tho gar
ment into it, souses it up and down,
rubs tho dirty places, and, if necessary,
puts it. through a second time, then
rinses It through several waters, nnd
hangs it up to dry on tho line. When
nearly dry he takes it in, rolls it np for
nn hour or two, and then presses it.
An old cotton cloth is laid on tho out
bide of tho coat, and tho iron is pressed
over that until the wrinkle's aro out,
but tho iron is removed beforo tho
Gtcam ceases to riso from tho goods,
clso they would bo shiny.
Wrinkles that aro obstinate aro re
moved by laying a wet cloth over them
nnd pressing tho iron over that. If
any shiny places nro seen, they are
treated as the wrinkles are tho iron is
lifted whilo the full cloud of steam
rises up, nnd brings tho nap with it.
Cloths should always havo a buds mado
especially for them, as in that which
has been used for whito cotton or
woolen cloths lint will bo left in tho
water, and will cling to tho cloth.
lu tide manner the samo coat and
trousers, cj.n bo renewed timo and
tlmo again, nnd havo all tho look and
iccl of nev garments. Good broad
cloth and its fellow cloths will bear
many washings, nnd look better every
tlmo because) of them.
Swrj-t Potato Illscults.
T.oil six sw.-t potatoes very soft, peel
nnd mash through colander, add ono
pint of milk lukewarm, two table-
ibpoonfuls of whito sugar, two yeast
cakes, dissolved in milk, and flour
enough to mako a soft batter; mix well
and allow it to riso, then add four
tablcspoonf ul3 of melted butter, a littlo
. i.alt, ono egg and enough flour to mako
n soft dough. Let this riso again, roll
it into a sheet an Inch thick, and cut
into cakes. Set to rise again and bako
via a quick oven.
CORNER CUPBOARDS. .
The Style of Forty Year Affo Is the Most
Popular Just Now. .
Corner cupboards aro such extrava
gantly popular pieces of furniture Just
now that bric-a-brao dealers not only
buy them readily, but send out and
canvass tho country in hopes of securing
good specimens.
Tho stylo of forty years ago is excel
lent, with small panes of glass fitting
the shelf space, solid brass knob for tho
upper door, and brass keyholes in tho
lower section . Hut they do not always
appear to advantago, becauso frequent
ly tho owner has tried to do tho cup
board over herself, and daubed its sur
faco over with villainous red paint.
The quality of tho wood can be deter
mined by scraping oft a littlo paint. If
it shows a reddish pink it is cherry; if
light color it is imitation. Tho idea is
now to preserve thft.originnl design as
nearly as possible, and to this end little
renovation is mado other than polish
ing. Tho windows aro left intact, an
extra band of molding added on tho
top and supports placed underneath to
raise it about four inches from the floor.
Claw feet, with u carved apron, sur
mounted by a narrow molding, aro a
wonderful improvement without in tho
least detracting from tho coveted air of
antiquity.
Doing over an old cupboard is very
inexpensive. Tho article itself costs at
tho least from $S to $13. To polish it
ulone amounts to (7 more, and, adding
claw feet and moldings, brings it up to
a total of $28. These prices, of course,
depend to some extent on tho locality,
x quaint bit of pnnsmniE.
labor being cheaper in some places than
others. In lieu of tho claw feet balls
can bo used, and, indeed, many persons
prefer not to have them raised at all.
Modernized cupboards are also in de
mand, ono of tho handsomest being il
lustrated here. Tho upper door was
removed and a shelf cut out, leaving an
open space between tho lower and
upper sections, and two doors with
large plate-glass panels inclosing tho
remaining shelves. The lower doors
were left Intact, and brass hinges of
elaborate pattern servo as ornaments.
Tho open space is lined with plato
mirrors, which reflect its silver and
glass contents. Tho interior is painted
a rich cream tint, against which deli
cate china shows to advantage.
One carver has sent out ten new cup
boards In tho last two years, princi
pally to inland cities. They havo all
been different in detail and splendidly
handsome speoimens. Hut the old cup
boards can bo mado equally beautiful
at less expense, and for some reason
their very ago makes them moro de
ferable than tho strictly modern affairs.
Kennet Wood, in Chicago Kecord.
Dainty Table Appointments.
Ilowcver simplo tho bill of fare, tho
tablo appointment should always bo
clean and inviting. With a littlo caro
directed toward removing a spot when
it appears, a tablecloth may be used to
servo for several occasions, and remain
spotlessly clean; whilo a rumpled nap
kin or a coffeo stain upon tho table
cloth is accountable for many nn un
eaten breakfast and many a sick head
ache. Tho center of tho tablo should
always be occupied with some refresh
ing plant or flower. It may bo fern
or a slender rose in Us swaying vase,
but whatever It 13 it will act as an ap
petizer and tonic. A crisp bowl of let
tuco or a dish of fresh radishes helps
out tho effect of tho floral decoration.
Salad Dressing Without Oil.
A coffeo cup of cream, either swector
sour; put on tho stovo in a hot water
pan; then beat ono egg with a tea
spoonful of corn starch, adding to it,
beating till it thickens. Whilo it Is
boiling a little put in a cup a tcaspoon
ful of mustard, ono of sugar, a small
j ono of salt, adding vinegar, enough to
dissolvo them, and put into tho mix
ture. This is a useful recipe, as it util
izes tho leftovers of cream, which will
collect in hot weather. Milk, of course,
may bo used; then a pieco of butter
must bo added to enrich it.
Something That Pays.
Ilackctt I owe my landlady for three
months' board, and she says that I havo
gQt to pay up.
Sackett (indifferently) I owe my
landlady a year's board bilL
Ilackctt Uow on earth do you get
along without paying her?
Sackett By paying attentions to her
daughter. N. Y. World.
From the External Signs.
"My mamma got ever so many falls
when sho was learning to ride the blcy
clo yesterday," explained tho littlo girl
to tho caller, "and that's why she's so
long coming down. She's got tho blues
all over her." Chicago Tribune.
Lovo nnd Friendship.
Friendship, Utio lovo Is, oft Is told us,
As holy, earnest, puro and true
Who say so, know not; friendshlpmciely bor
rows. Lovo gitcth all, and yet Is ever new.
Rivers and the Ocean Bed.
Supposing tho ocean bed was emptied
it would tako forty-four thousand
years for all tho tidal rivers of th
world to All it again.
TREASURY SITUATION.
The Gold Reserve Steadily Decreasing
Officials Reticent. .-a.
Washington, Aug. 0. The reticence
that prevails among treasury officials
when they aro approached on the sub
ject of the condition of the gold re
serve and their absolute refusal
to offer any opinion as to
what this outflow of gold of the
past two weeks signifies leads to the
conclusion in some quarters that. th
treasury is uneasy about the situation.
It is quite probable that by Saturday
tho syndicate will be compelled
to provo whether it considers
its contract fulfilled or whnthpr.
it feels constrained to assist tho gov
ernment in maintaining tho reserve.
The rapid diminution of tho reserve,
tho spcody descent from moro thau
8107,000,000 to a very little margin
over tho amount the re
servo is required to he has
shown how easy a raid, under tho ordi
nary course of business can be con
ducted. Treasury otlicials aro em
phatic in their statement that this loss
of gold is duo to legitimate business and
point to tho charactor of the houses
taking it out to show that it is not
the result of speculation. Whatever
may bo the causo tho loss is felt and
will bo felt to a still greater extent be
fore tho week is ended.
NOTORIOUS JIM CUMMINGS.
The Former Cnmpinlon at the James
llrothers Killed at Tellurlde, Col.
St. Louis, Aug. 0. Tho man known
as J. G. Clark, who was assassinated
In Telluride, Col., Wednesday night,
was the original Jim Cuminlngs, tho
desperado whoso broad record has lived
and grown sinco tlio opening of (ho war.
Yesterday a telegram was sent from
Tellnrido to Mrs. Mary Cummings, tho
aged mother of the desperado'at Inde
pendence, Mo. It was signed
by J. L. Glenn and reads: "Jim
was killed yesterday, what shall I
do with tho body?" Mrs. Cumminirs
was not in Independence, beinir in
Kansas City visiting relatives.
Cummings was a member of
Quantrcll's band during tho
war and was ono of tho mostdesporato
members of tho Jesse James gang of
outlaws that later 'operated from
Minnesota to Texas. When pur
suit became hot, ho went to the
mountains and has since been
known as James Scott. His death re
moves tho last of those men who set
tho examplo of robberies followed by
so many imitators recently.
MOBBED BY CHINESE.
American Missionaries In China Threat
ened with Total Destruction.
New Yoiik, Aug. 0. Tho World
prints tho following dispatches from
too Chow, China: A mob has just
tooted the American mission chapel at
Inghok, 50 miles from here. Unless
prompt, effective action is taken there
is danger of great riots in other
places. The Chinese soldiers sent
to Ku Cheng to protect for
eign property plundered the Stewart
residence. No American gun boat lias
come here. Tho situation is critical.
An official on his way to this city from
Ku Cheng waskilled yesterday. There
is no protection. Tho evidence
already obtained shows that
tho massacre at Hwasang was planned
at least a week beforehand. Tho
foreign consuls havo the names of the
leaders in it and of some of the partici
pants. An official of Koo Chow bent
210 soldiers into that section on July
24 to prevent the Vegetarians from
murdering the Chinese.
. A COLLAPSE.
Two Floors of n Ifulldlng In Xcw York
dive Way.
Ni:w Yoisk. Aug. 9. At 11 o'clock to
day two floors of tho new building at
tho corner of West Third street and
West Hroadway collapsed, carrying all
tho workmen employed on thorn, and
resulted In the killing of several and
tho wounding of many others. Park
Policeman J. II. Livingston saw the
accident from his station in Washing
ton park and ran to tho rescue.
While engaged in assisting so mo
of tho wounded from the debris he
fell into the cellar and was badly hurt.
It is feared his back was broken. Am
bulances came to tho scene from all
the down" town hospitals and as fat
as tho wqunded were removed from
tho building they wero taken nway.
Tho first removed was tho body of
John Jiurkc, a plasterer, who lived
in Brooklyn. Thero were fiftv-two
men employed in tho building. It is
said that an eighth story was added to
tho building, contrary to law.
The Train Wreck In Nov Mexico.
S.VN I'ltANClSCO, Aug. 9. A dispatch
received this morning by tho agent of
the Atlantic & Pacific railway indi
cates that last night's train wreck near
Mitchell, N. M., was not as serious as
at first reported. Instead of twelve
persons being killed, but ono met
death. Ilev. Georgo Wheeler and two
or three others were slightly injure.
According to tho dispatch tho train
encountered a washout at Mitchell's
about 0 o'clock and two Pullmans and
two tourist sleepers were derailed, the
engine staying on tho track.
Post Olllce statistics.
Washington, Aug. 9. Reports to
tho post offlco department for the
three months ending August 1 shows
that tho total receipts at the twenty
largest post offices in tho country were
50,791,000, an increase of $499,000 over
the corresponding quarter in 1891. Re
ceipts at New York aggregated 81,525,
000, an increase of 3110,000, and at Chi
cago, 81,173,000, an increaso of 8133,000,
Touched a Live W Ire.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 9. William Ben
nctt, an olectrieian employed to work
on the eity electric wires, came in con
tact with a Hvo wiro and was so severe
ly shocked that ho fell a distance of 30
feet to tho ground and was instantly
killed.
Killed Ills Ilrother.
Statcvii.i.k, N. C. Aug. 9. In Davh
county Filmoro Cain shot and killed
his brother, Marshall Cain. Both wer
prominent citizens. Tho killing was
tho result of a misunderstandingabou!
tho settlement of an account. Tin
player escaped.
DEMOCRATS OK-IOWA.-
Judge Iiabb Nominated for Uovernor
Free Silver Hen In the Minority.
Maksuai.i,town, la., Aug. 8. Ths
democratic stato convention was called
to order at. the Odean opera house by
Chairman Howard at 10:20 o'clock yes
terday. It contained 1,079 delegates,
every county being fully represented.
Tho controversy over tho money
plank in the platform grow warm and
bitter and when the minority roport,
favoring free coinage was introduced,
another prolonged silver discussion
was precipitated and for a while the
proceedings were tumultuous. The
finaj roll call on the resolutions showed
tho whito metal crowd defeated by
a voto of 051K to. 420K. A shout,
mingled with groans, followed the an-
judge nAnn.
nounccment of tho result A large
number of freo silver delegates imme
diately left tho hall, not waiting for
tho nominations. Tho stato ticket
was then nominated as follows: For
governor, Judge W. I. liabb, Mount
Pleasant; lieutenant-governor cx-
Gov. S. L. Uestow, of Chari
ton; superintendent of public
instruction, Lyman U. Par-
shall, Maquoketa; railroad commis
sioner, Col. Georgo James, of Dubuque;
supremo judge, Senator Thomas G.
Harper, Des Moines. It is understood
that Itestow will not accept the
lieutenant-governorship nomination.
He is a strong free coinage man, and
was chosen In hope of conciliating the
silver people, but says he cannot con
sistently tun on the platform.
. The financial plank of the resolu
tions reaffirms the seventh plank of
the last national democratic conven
tion, holding to tho use of both gold
and silver as tho standard money of
the country and the coinage of both
without discrimination, and that the
parity of tho two metals be maintained.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The Commissioner Slakes a Report of Ills
llurean for the Past Fiscal Year.
Washington, Aug. 8. The commis
sioner of patents yesterday filed with
the secretary of the interim his annual
report of the bustr ess done by his bu
reau during tho past fiscal year. He
says: There were received 30,972 ap
plications for patents, 1,453 applica
tions for designs, 77 applications for
reissues, 2.183 applications for trade
marks, 328 applications for labels, and
2,314 caveats were filed. There were
20,745 patents granted, including reis
sues and designs; 1,601 trade marks and
0 prints registered; 12,900 patents ex
pired; 3,203 applications wero forfeited
for non-payment of final fees. Total
expenditures wero S1,193,5V7; tho bal
anco of receipts over expenditures was
S157.381. Tho total balanco of receipts
over expenditures now in the treasury
to the credit of the patent offico is S4,
5G6.75S. All but ono of tho thirty-four
divisions havo their work within one
month of date, and this one was less
than two months behind. At tho close
of the fiscal year 4,927 applications
were awaiting action.
NOT A LOTTERY SCHEME.
Status of Newspaper Puzzle Devices I Ixed
by the Assistant Attorney-General.
Washington, Aug. 8. Thd assistant
attorney-general of tho post office de
partment has rendered a decision in
regard to the puzzle device employed
by somo newspapers to increase cir
culation. The Chicago Times-Herald
has been otvardin? bicycles to boys
and girls who should cut and paste
together and name correctly disar
ranged fragments of portraits of peo
ple notablo in politics, tho drama or
war. To this Chicago's postmaster
objected on the ground that the
scheme- was a lottery. Mr. Kohlsaat,
owner of tho Times-Herald, called at
tho department and asked for a ruling.
Judgo Thomas decided that if the
awards went by merit and not by
chanco the idea was not a lottery, but
on a par with the award of prizes in a
school or collage.
AMERICA'S GOOD WORK.
Report on tho Chinese Officers Who Won
Honor In the War.
Washington, Aug. 7. United States
Minister Dcnby, in a report to the
stato department, dated Pckin, June
22, calls attention "to tho gratify
ing fact that amid tho degradations
and decapitations which wero so
common of Chinese military offi
cers during the recent war, in cvdry
case in which a returned American
student is mentioned in an imperial de
cree he is commended and awarded
honors for bravery." The minister
incloses a copy of such a decree
in tho case of tho Chinese officers
who died at Wei Hal Wei, specially
mentioning Huang Tsu Lien as laying
down his life heroically In a crisis of
danger, and ordering that his family
be granted extraordinary government
aid, and that honors be paid him.
PROTECTORS AS PLUNDERERS.
Chinese Soldiers Sent to (Inard Missionaries
Plundered Their liulldlngs.
London, Aug. a Tho church mis
sionary society has received a dispatch
from Archdeacon Wolfe, sent frorr
Foo Chow to-day. Tho dis
patch confirms tho report of
tho burying at midnight of
the charrod bodlos of tho victims of
tho Chlneso mob and adds that the
soldiers sont to protect tUe mission at
Ku Cheng broke into the building nnd
plundered it. Chinese authority can
not be rolled upon to afford protection,
the ladles at other nisslons havo been
called in.
SUMMARIZED.
The Horr-IIarvoy Debate .Summed Dp by
the Disputants.
Chicago, Aug. 7. When the Horr
Harvey silver debate was In progresa
It was arranged that each of the dis
putants should, within ten days after
the close, give to the public a summary
of his views in not toexceed 2,500 words.
Tills summary Is given to the press as
follows: l.
Mr. Horr said: Theobjectof this de
bate was to determine if it would be
wiso for our nation to throw open its
mints to tho freo coinage of silver at
tho ratio of 10 to 1, when the civilized
nations of the world refuse to join in
such action. My opponent proposed
to prove that such course is advisable,
and undertook to do it on the lines laid
down in "Coin's Financial School."
Ho based his whole argument on
the proposition that the silver
dollar was in 1702 made the on
ly unit or measure of value. 1
havo shown conclusively that our fore
fathers attempted to establish bimet
allism and provided for. two units of
value, ono of gold and one of silver, al
ways naming gold first, and that up to
1834 the silver standard alone was used.
That afterward, the gold standard
came into use, nnd since that tho sil
ver dollar has never for a day been
used as tho measure of values in the
United States.
Mr. Harvey next based his case upon
the assumption that the law of 1873 was
a crime, and stated that it had its ori
gin in fraud and its birth through
bribery, and corruption. He placed
himself upon four propositions to prove
his case:
First He claimed that the congress
of the United States was purchased;
that tho passage of the bill was pro
cured by the money of capitalists of
this and other nations.
Secondly He stated that tho bill
passed both houses all right, and was
changed by some clerk in its enroll
ment. Ho next claimed that It was
not changed by a clerk, but that tho
dirty work was done In conference
committee.
He then showed that none of his
other statements is true, but that the
work was done by passing a "substi
tute bill."
He introduced no evidence in sup
port of either proposition, and he
stands convicted of making every one
of these charges without any proof
that would be received in any ordinary
court of justice.
Mr. Harvey's statement that free
coinage creates "unlimited demand,"
is not true, because there can be an
unlimited demand for no human pro
ductions. The other doctrine of Mr. Harvey is
that the free coinage of silver in this
country upon the old ratio of IS to 1,
the old price of silver as compared with
gold, will be restored.
Mr. Harvey virtually admits that the
action which he proposes will put this
nation on a silver basis and drive gold
out of this country.
SIR IIAUVEV'S SUMMARY'.
Mr. Harvey said: Tho debate settles.
in my judgment, the following propo
sitions: First That gold and silver is the
money of the constitution.
Second That tho silver dollar was
the unit of valuo in our coinage sys
tem fixed by the act of 1792.
Third That silver and gold both
were the measures of value of all other
property till 1S73 and the debtor had a
right to pay in either metal.
Fourth That the act of 1873 was
surreptitiously passed.
Fifth That for all time of which we
have knowledge gold and silver were
treated equally as money; both had
a right to enter the mints in all the
countries of the world until 1810,
when England closed her mints to bil
ver, and 1873-4, when the United Slates,
Germany, Franco and the Latin union
followed, and until 1S73-4 the commer
cial value of the two metals were sub
stantially at a parity with the legal
ratio.
Sixth That prices of all property
aro now measured in cold alone, and
aro substantially at the present time
one-half what they would be under the
bimetallic system. Mr. Horr frequent
ly In debato substantially makes this
admission.
Seventh That there were S143, 000,000
in silver coined at our mints prior to
1873, all of which coined prior to 1853
was primary money, nnd since 1853 the
silver dollars were primary money, and
by virtue of tho right of silver to be
coined into primary money through
the medium of silver dollars, the whole
volume of the silver supply was behind
ogr monetary system, was exerting its
influence as a measure of value, and
stood ready to be coined and to share
equally with gold tho demand for
money.
Eighth I believe those who read
and carefully digest the debate will
conclnde that I have made good all the
propositions set fourth In lay opening
statement.
In the few words left to. me I wanl
to say that if tho world,, time out ol
mind, has had business, panics and
most men's and womca lives have,
been full of trouble in acquiring
the necessities and comforts ol
life, that our present civilization hat
not removed tho possibility of these
recurring panics, nod that to a largi
majority of the people- on this earth
their almost exclusive- attention and
labors are given to acquiring a livinp
with, in most nstaoees, indiffeircnl
and discouraging results, will b& ad
mitted by everyone.
Government Itiiflloii Will Hereafter B.
Rapidly Turned Into Money.
Washington Aug. 7. Mr. Psoston,
tho director ot tho mint, yosterday, in
explanation of the bhipmcr.t of 10,
000,000 in g'6ld bullion from New York
to Philadelphia, said that It was. the
prcserjt purpose of tho goTcrnmcnl
to coin with reasonable rapidity all
of its stock of gold bullion. This
amounts to nearly SbO, 000,000, about al'
of which Is in Now York, Philadelphia
and San Francisco. Thero is said tt
bo no special significance in this ordet
for tho coinage of gold bullion, as it if
said to bo Solely for tho purposo ol
making It available for all purposes.
SHREWD SWINDLERS CAUGHT.
Omcers Run Down a Hold Company of E.
pert Counterfeiters.
New Yohk, Aug. 7. -Two e.nert
counterfeiters who, for two vears past
have been engraving and printing vvi
and 8100 United States gold certificate
and flooding Canada with notes of
smaller denominations, havo been dis
covered by. secret service detectives.
and four of tho gang of fiT.
are now locked in Jersey Citv
Tho fifth member, tho backer wf,
arrested but escaped. Urock'war
the most expert forger and counted
feltcr in this country, is probably the
principal. The man who supplied the
funds for the plant was Dr. O. E
llradford, who heretofore has managed
to escapo suspicion. ' Llbbie Smith"
cousin of llradford; Sidney Smith, the
engraver of the party, who is said to
be Libble's husband, and William
S. Wagner are the others. The plates
and paper captured by the de
tectives show this to be the most skill
ful gang that has operated in this
country for years, llesides valuable
plates for both United States and Can
idian notes, S200.000 In Canadian cur
rency, with the reverse side all nrinted,
was discovered. A sufficient amount
ot fiber paper to print $100,000 more of
Canadian money was also located.
SOLDIERS MAIMED.
Pythian Rxeurslonlsts Fire a Salute Into a
1'amlnc Train.
SpniNOFiELD, O., Aug. 7. A Knlshts
of Pythias excursion train from here
for Sandusky had a small cannon in
tho baggage car and members were
firing salutes as they went along. One
of these salutes was fired just as the
train bearing the Third regiment of
the Ohio national guard was passing.
The full charge of the cannon was
delivered right in tho faces of tho
crowded car load of soldiers, who had
tho windows open. Instantly there
were shrieks of pain frdm the wounded
soldiers. To make matters worse the
car was filled with the suffocating
smoke of the powder. The car doors
were opened and the smoke cleared
away. The hospital corps of the reji
ment was aboard and was immediately
sailed into service. Three men were
badly cut about the head. Two little
boys, company "mascots," had their
faces shot completely full of ponder.
Two soldiers were deafened and an
other blinded. Some twenty more
were injured.
THE MISSING ENDEAVORER.
Sirs. Gardiner, the Delegate from Arcadia,
N'el-, to Hoston. Said to lie Alive.
IJoston, Aug. 7. It was definitely
proven yesterday that Mrs. Annie M.
Gardiner, the missing Christian En
deavor delegate from Arcadia, Neb., is
alive. While she was in Boston she
purchased a trunk and transferred her
tilings to this and had them sent to a
boarding place in Cambridge, where
she went by the name of Dorothy
Mansfield. She left her valise at South
Hoston, and oji the day that she got
the South lio " woman to write a
letter to her husuand, which she bent
under an assumed name, informing
him that she- was dead, she checked
her trunk at the station for a small
town in ConnecticuL That same morn
ing shp had applied at a teachers'
agency for a position and had been
sent to the Connecticut town. W lth
out douVt she wilt be- located within
twenty-four hours and will be called
upon to explain her actions, which
have kept the entire- detective and po
lice force on. the alert for nearly two
weeks.
MRS; TALMAGE DEAD.
The Wife or the Noteit Ilrooklyn Dhlne
Dies of Nerious Prostration.
DANSVir.i.E, N. y.r Aug. C Mrs. T.
De Witt Talmage died here at 5:30 yes
terday morning. Since the burning of
tho Ilrooklyn tabernacle last year Mrs.
Talraago has suffered from nenous
prostration, and she- had never fully
recovered from the shock sustained
then.
While Dr. Talmage was absent on a
lecturing tour in tho- west last week
he received a telegram summoning him
to his wife's bedside. He at once can
celed all his engagements and hastened
back, to find that there was ver little
hope for the patient'!, recovery.
Deceased was the sseond wife of Dr.
Talmage. His first wife was drowned
while boating in 15S2, leaving him a
daughter, Miss Jessie Talmage, and a
son, now dead. Two years later he
married Miss Whittemore. and five
childraui survive as. the fruits of tins
union.
NO REST FOR THEM.
Persecution of Armeulan Christians JusJt
ns Violent as Ker.
Lokdon, Aug. S The Daily Sow
has tho following' advices dated Ar
menia,. July 29:
Tea condition ot tic-Armenians Isworsc than
evar. They regard hliiJdr Pasha as their nnirt
"enGray ajid his appointment as n contempmuu'
dananao or Kurope s (Urnmnd. Dellherale per
sacutlon, slauKhter-anJ pillage of the Armtmi
ans axe pursued to-day with the same ruthles
vigor and fiendlshJnjfinulty as In former ("".
Arm are dlstrlbutal Btnong the Mosl'nit' u"
tho-frontler district's. and eey day ncir
rlxes. of fresh murders, wholesale lmpn-imr-
merits and pillages. The authorities, in tn
gcat towns from time to tlmo marcB.!lf.iw
manacled gangs, of limping and wounded
Armenian prisoners through the Mjato It
the sultan ts.oouriinc rooluUon he Wll sore
ly hate his way. Unless tic persecution U
stopped tho country will soojibeln KictvaUJ
that nothiaa short of ltuss'ian occi2aliewt f"1
I extinguish It-
Their Deaths Demanded
S1IAN.GHIA, Autr. 7. The lfcitish min
ister at Pekin, Mr. O'Connor. hasraadt
a demand upon the Tsung-Li-Yainen
(Chinese for foreign office) for a mill
tare escort -from tho Iiritish consulate
at !ioo Choo in order to enible hun
to visit tho scone of tho Ku thcric
massacre and hold tho inquirv le
uiandod. Mr. O'Connor has also re
tively requested that the Chinese "
ernment, issue a decree ordering- tiij
capital punishment of tho offenders
and that htringent orders be issue! i
the protection of all missiouarie
throughout China. The Chinese ffT
ernment has assented ithout dem
to the demands of the British minister
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