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V1 I $*•' I' Jm m: TT ^e.°nlyT *"?.Cream *e HOW AMERICANS CHEER. To a nritfHlicr Uie Plaudit* of World's fair Crund Sound Li lie Hisses. The arrival of tho president and his party called forth what to my British ears was a most unexpected vocal dem onstration. says a writer in the Re view of Iieviews. The people not only chcored as British erowds aiv wont to cheer. Tlu-y indulged in sounds which are to us expressive of strong derision. They literally caterwauled. I was al most surprised as Milton makes out his fallen hero to be when, instead of the applause li*. anticipated, he was *reet ed with one* vast hiss. 1 suppose very tuition develops its own style of plaudit. Ihe Germans have their shun staccato horfi.' To CleiinHC tlic System Effectually .vet gently, when costive or bil ious, or wlie'i the blood is impure or slug gish, to permanently cure huitl'u.il eoDstl pution, to awaken the kidneys and liver tc tt henlth.v activity, without irritating oi weakening them, to dispel !iea4u'_-ues, coids or fevers use Syrup of l'Mgs. Hie metal ruthenium costs JfS.iiO a grain. Groiviiif? Oltl PlciiNimtly. The eheerfulest old folks you can lind are those wise enough to mitigate the Infirmities of age with Hostetter's Stomach Hitters, the finest tonic in declining years, infirmity, del icate health and convalescence. It stimu lates digestion, renews appetite anil sleep, and insures regular ad ion of the liver and bowels. Against malaria, rheumatism ami kidney complaints it is a reliable safeguard The youngest English bride on record was two years old. The Scc,»ic "BurlliiRton." The opinion of a prominent foreign jour nalist about it: Chicago, 111., July 24. ISW.-W. J. C. Ken yon, Est]., Gen. Pass. Agent C.,li. & X. It. It., St. Paul. Minn.—Dear Sir: Allow me tc compliment your company through thes6 lines for the perfect comfort, the beautiful scenery, the smoothness of its road-bed and tile great speed, which make traveling on your lines pleasure of the highest order. I have traveled a good deal for the last year, both in Europe and America, but I dc not know that I have ever enjoyed a trip on a railroad more than a recent trip froir Minneapolis to La Crosse. The seenerv along the great Father oi Waters is such a magnificent and such varied one that one forgets it late or never. The reclining chairs and the well equipped ears are all of the best that I have ever met with. The usual smoke, dust and dirt, whict make traveling a hardship on most roads, are entirely absent on yours. I remain, vours verv trulv, —Dr. Fred Voss Mohn, Representing "Bergen's Afte-.iblad." Bergen, Norwav, at Columbian Exposition, Ctnca go, 1S93. Russia annually exports over GO,000 tons of sugar Austria over 200,000 tons. to s*- & O} e. & •-PRICE'S of Tartar WHERE FLESH IS NEEDED, and tho system's weakened, you should take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery. After "the 1 Grip," for in stance, or in con valescence from J\ pneumonia, fe- /1 vers, and other 1 wasting diseases, I nothing can 1 equal it as an ap- A petizing, restora- ^tive tonic to bring back health and vigor. For pale, puny, scrofulous children, it does wonders. It builds up both their flesh and their strength, thoroughly purifies the blood, and makes effective every natural means of cleansing, repairing, and. nourishing the system. It starts the torpid liver into healthy ac tion and promotes all the bodily functions. For the most stubborn Scrofulous, Skin, and Scalp Diseases, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, and kindred ailments, the "Discovery" fa the only remedy that's guaranteed. If it doesnt benefit or cure, you have your money bftflfr. S?! Thompson's Eye Water. MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS MENU WITH THOMSON'S __ SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. Bo tool* required- Only a hammer ne«led and clinch them eaally and quickly, £LTin„ the clinch *b»olutely smooth. Requiring Kg made in the leather nor burr for the ltimtaf They ve STRONG. TOUGH and DURABLE. SuuL^ta iii! All lengths, uniform or them or «nd dto ta stamps for a box of 100 assorted tins. mV0fACTtIk«f* BT Baiaa jK AA' JUDSON L. THOMSON MFC. CO., WallhuM *•»». Second-Hand TYPE About 2,000 pounds of Benton-Waldo's Self-Spacing Bourgeois in first-class order ta Ar tssxss'»*- lorthiestem Newspaper Union ST. PAUL. MINN. nl Powder.—No Ammonia No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years tlie Standard thi- British their sonorous "hur rah," whilet he Americans have selected the shrill feline yell. Asking a fair Chi cagoan The reason this .strange prefer ence, 1 got for answer, "1 guess they want to make as much noise as thoy can and they lind they make most noise that way." Making allowance for this peculiarity in cheering. 110 royal personage could have been more rapturously received than was the plain citizen, Grover Cleveland, lu the simple morning dresi of the ordinary citizen, without ribbon, or medal, or other decoration on his breast, with nothing in his garb to dis tinguish him from other men, this ruler of more than three score million men stood out in instructive contrast to tlie brilliantly uniformed representatives of European royalty behind him. It was an object lesson which could hardly be lost on the hundreds present from monarchial states. ANTIQUITY OF THE FROCK COAT. It In an EiirIImIi Invention of tlie Sixteenth Century. The frock coat is unquestionably an English invention, and its first recorded appearance is in 1.140, in the roign of Ilenry III. n. is described as "a coat of velvet somewhat shaped like a frock, embroidered all over Willi Hatted gold oi' damasks." The waistcoat has al ways been a garment of minor consid eration It appeared and disappeared according the requirements of tho varying costumes in earlier times, and first had official recognition under the reign of Charles II. It was in lUtiU thai I'epys makes mention of tlie waist coat in his diary: "This day tlie king began to put on his vest, and I did see several persons in tho house of lords and commons wearing a long cassock close to the body," etc. 'While there have been many change:? in the styles of coats and waistcoats, trousers have come down to the pres ent not greatly changed. Diodorus Si culus says of the lielzie Gauls that .hey wore dose trousers, which they called braceae." The Komnn invasion brought bare logs to Britain, and the braceae of tlie Gauls were discarded lor the new order of things. When tlie Romans took leave, and wore suc ceeded by the Saxons, the braceae were compromised by a style of short draw ers reaching half way down the thigh and stockings coming up to meet them. 1 he drawers were called breach or hose. The time of Elizabeth saw tho covering of a man's leg develop into a conspicuous part of the attire of a gentleman. Cavaliers wore what were termed tiic petticoat breeches, and kueo breechi -, followed the absurd petticoat patterns. Napoleon, who was too thin at one period of his lite and too stout at an other to look his best in small clothes, nevertheless wore them on state occa sions alter lip had been crowned em peror. Ilis army was the first that won trousers, and they kept progress step by step with tin march of the French legions. The French trousers were seen in Egypt. in Spain, in Italy in Germany, in Poland and in Russia, and with them the neat gaiter. IVople thought that th(» maimer iu which a great conquering nation ehid its legs was the correct model, and when tho trousers wearers marched over the wearers of pigtails and knee breeches at. Jena and Aiterstadt a decision was given from which the world did not care to appeal. Trousers for infantry were introduced into the British army Sept. 12, 18112, while cues and pigtails disappeared by general order .July 20. ISDN. Trousers came into use for general wear with the French revolution. The gentlemen, the supporters of royalty and sound con stitutional principles, wore breeches. The Sans Coulottes, who denounced every one who wore breeches, finally went beyond their opponents and wore twice as much cloth around their legs —in a word, adopted the modern trous ers and made them the badge of a party. Perfectly "'jjlit. Mlsr Ca.idour—1 hear your engage ment with Mr. Flightie is broken. Miss -Uugg—Yes 1 have cast him olf. Miss Candour—Perfectly right. A man who spends all his time with other girls, and doesn't call to see his atti anced wife once in six months, ought to lie cast off.—New York Weekly. Tlie lieart of Arlstamenes was found, after his death, to be covered with hair. In Zanzibar alone some 500,000 pounds OI ivory are marketed every season from tin tusks of 10,000 elephants. I Care Dyspepsia and Constipation. Dr. Shoop's Restorative Nerve l'llls sent free with Medical Book to prove merit for 2c stamp. Druggists, 25e. Ir. Shoop, Box W., Itaciue, Wis. Of t).3!)0,000 acres in Switzerland, 1,520,00(. are under cultivation. If the 15nby Sa Cutting Teeth, Be sure null use tlmt old and well-tried remedy, Uu WlxsLOW's SOOTHIXC STRL'F far Children Teething. Water pipes of lead were first made in 1S3U. Never boy whisky tor medici nal purposes unless you know tbe bottlers of it to be reliable, as most whiskies sold under celebrated names ore spurious, cheap articles, whose bottlers cannot afford to have their names appear on the labels. Uncle Sam's Monogram Whiskey is bottled by the oldest and largest firm in the Liquor line In the Northwest and the favor with which it has been received Is the best prool of its superior quality. Ask your druggist or retail dealer for it. The churches built in America in 1892 numbered nearly 10.000. HIGHLY ENDORSED. The Professor of Physiological Chem-1 istry at Yale College says: "I find Kick gpoo Indian Sagwa to be an extract o/l jtooU, Barks and Herts qf Valuable Bern." glial Action, without any mineral or otter harmful admixtures. Klckapoo Indian Sagwa is the grmod est Liver, Stomach, I Blood and Nerve Bemedy Known. I Cleanses, Purifies, and Renovates every [part of tbe human I system* All Drug* [gists, Si a bottle— 6 Bottles lor $6, Columbia BottHngWorks S Ud BEXH, »Bd BottUn Of all kind* of FOH N A fsoturort of tho UlibnMd OVSA MA1«T1V1 Ofliiell Blaflfe low*. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE THE riX/JVCIAL QUE9TIG.V DEALT \WT3I AT LENGTH. Th? Sliermnn Law Must l)e Rcpenlccl SuyN tlie 1'rcMiilent—The I'twple Dc mtiiitl a Sound and Stable Currency —Tariff lie for AVIll Come Later. "Washington, Aug. 8.—Tho prositk'Ut's message was ilolivored to eongivss as soon as the two bodies v%i?re called to gether at noou. Its reading was pro ceeded with. It is as follows To the Congress of the nited States: The existence of an alarming, an extra ordinary business situation, involving the welfare and prosperity of all our people, has constrained nie to call together in ex tra session the people's representatives in congress, to the end (hat through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty willi which they solely are charged, present evils may be mitigated and dan gers threatening the future may be averted. Our L'nfortimate Financial Pltfflit is not the results of untoward events nor of conditions related to our natural re sources nor is it traceable to any ot the alllictions which frequently tional growth and prosperity. ith pleanteous crops, with abundant promise of remunerative production »ad^ manu facture: with unusual invitations to safe investment with satisfactory as surances to business enterprise, suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung upon every side. Numerous moneyed institutions have suspended because their abundant assets were not immediately available to meet the demands of frigh tened depositors: surviving corporations and individuals are too content to keep in band the money they are usually anx ious to loan, and those engaged in legiti mate business are surprised to find that tho securities they offered for loans, though heretofore satisfactory, are no longer accepted. Values supposed to be fixed arc fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have invaded every branch of business. I believe these tilings are principally chargeable to rongression al legislation torching the purchase and coinage of silver by the general go\em inent. This legislation is embodied in sta tute passed the 14th day of •luly. IS'.M, which uns the culmination of much agi tation on tho subject' involved, and which may b'» considered a truce alter the b"mg strnirtfle between the advocates of five silver coinage and those intending to be m«»re conservative. Tudoubtedlv the monthly purchases by the government of 4.500.000 ounces* oi' silver forced under that statute were regarded by those interested in silver production as a certain guaranty of its increase in price. The result, however, has been entirely different, for immedi ately following a spasmodic and slight rise the price of silver began to fall alter the passage of the act and has since reached the lowest point ever known. This disappointing result has led to re newed and persistent effort in the diree tion of free silver ooinairi'. Meanwhile, not. only are 1iio evil ef fects of tlie operation of the present law constantly .•ici-uiiiiil.-itinv, but tlio result to which its execution must inevitably lead is becoming palpable to nll wlio give tile least heeil to financial subjects. This law provides that in payment of the ounces of silver bullion which the secretary of the treasury is commanded to purchase monthly, there shall lie issued treasury notes, redeem able. on demand, in Kohl or silver coin, at the discretion of the secretary of the treasury, and that the said notes may be reissued. 11 is. however, declared 111 tile act to lie "tbe established policy of the 1'nited Slates to maintain the two meals upon a parity with each other upon tbe b']irtesraletra«n,oioelviransrOdx upon tlie present leiral ratio, or such ratio as mav lie provided by law." This declaration so controls tlio action of the secretary of the treasury as to prevent his exercisinc the discretion nom inally vested in him. if by such action tlio paj'itv between tfold and silver may lie disturbed. Manifestly a refusal by the secretary to pay those treasury notes iu gold, if demanded, would necessarily Result in Their DiKcretlit. and depreciation as oblijia lions payable onlv in silver, and would destroy the parity between the two metals- by tnblfi-"*" s»i\n in fnvrti gold. tablishint,' discrimination in favor of T-'l Up to the 15th day of July. 1S0.. these notes had been issued iu payment of sil ver bullion purchased to the amount ot more than one hundred and forty seven millions of dollars. A\ bile all but a "\eij small quantity of this bullion remains un coined and without usefulness in the treasury, many of the notes given in its purchase have been paid ill gold. This is illustrated liv the statement that between tbe 1st dav'of May. 1«)2. and the loth day of July. IS!'):!, the mites of this kind issued in payment for silver Jiullion amounted to a little more than !?r4.())0. 000, and that during the same period about $40,000.0011 were paid by the treas ury in gold for the redemption of such notes. note The policy necessarily adopted of pay ing these notes in gold lias not. spared the gold reserve of SIOO.OIXI.OOO long ago set aside by tlie government for the re demption of other notes, for this fund has already been subjected to the pay ment of new obligations amounting to about $150,000,000 on account of silver purchases, and has as a consequence, for the first time since its creation, been en croached upon. We have thus made the depletion of our gold easy, and have tempted other and more appreciative na tions to add it to their stock. That tho opportunity we have afforded has not been neglected is shown by tlie large amounts ot* gold which have been recent ly drawn from our treasury and exported to increase tlie financial strength of for eign nations. The excess of exports of gold over its imports for the year ending .Tune 30, 1893. .amounted to over $*7. 500.000. Between the 1st day of .Tuly, 3800. and the 15th day of .Tnl.v. 1S93. the gold coin and bullion in our treasury decreased more than $132,000,000. while during the .same period the silver coin and bullion in the treasury increased more than $147,000,000. Unless government bonds are to lie constantly issued and sold to replenish our exhausted gold, only to to be again exhausted, it is apparent that the operation of the silver-purchase law now in force leads in llie direction of the entire substitution of silver for gold in the government treasury and that this must be followed bv the payment of all government obligations in depreciated silver. Golal anil Silver Mn«* Part Company end the government nmst fail in its es tablished policy to maintain the two met als 011 a parity of each other. Oiven ovr to the exclusive use of a currency greatly depreciated according to tlie standard of the eommereiiil world we could 110 longer claim place nm.ing the nations of tlie fiist clsss, nor 0011I1I our government claim a performance of its obligation, so fur as such an obligation lias been im posed upon it, to provide for the use of the people the best and safest money. If, as many of it friends claim, silver ought to occupy a higher place in our currency and tlio currency of the world through general International Co-operation and agreemeut, St is obvious that the 4 United States will not be in a position to gain a hearing in favor of such ii arrangement so long as we are willing to continue our attempt to accomplish the result single-handed. The knowledge in business circles among our own people that oir govern ment cannot make its fiat equivalent to intrinsic value, nor keep inferior money on ai parity with .superior money, by its ov*j»,yindependent efforts has resulted in sucir a lack of confidence at home, in the stability of currency values, that capital refuses its aid to new enterprises, while millioilfi are actually withdrawn from the chainels of trade and commerce to be come idle and unproductive in the bauds of their timid owners. Foreign investors, equally alert, not only decline to pur chase* American securities, but make haste to sacrifice those winch they al ready have. It does not meet tlie situa tion to say that, the apprehension in re gard to the future 01' our finances is groundless, and that there is 110 reason for lack of confidence in the purposes or power of the government in the premises. The very existence of this apprehension and lack of confidence, however caused, Is 11 Menace. which ought not for a moment to be dis regarded." Possibly if the undertaking we have in baud were the niaiutainaii''0 of a specific, known quantity of silver at a parity with gold, our ability to do so might be estimated and gauged, and. per haps. in view of our nnparalled growth and resources, might be favorably passed upon. 1'ut when our avowed endeavor is to maintain such parity in regard to an amount of silver increasing at tbe rati" of $50.(11 IIMIDI) yearly, with no fixed ter mination to such increase, it can hardly be said that a problem is presented whose solution is free from doubt. The people of the United tales arc on titled to a Sound and Slnlile Ciirrcncy and to money recognized as sin-h oil ev ery exchange and in every market: 111 the world. Their government has no right: to injure tlieui by financial experiments opposed to the policy and practice of other civilized states, nor is it justified in permitting an exaggerated and_ un reasonable reliance 011 our national strength ami ability to jeopardize the soundness of tho people money. This matter rises above the plane of party politics. It vitally concerns every busi ness and calling and outers every house hold in the hind. There is one important aspect of the subject which especially should never be overlooked. l.aliorillU' Mini tlie Sufferer. At 'itnes like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us. the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misfortunes of others, the capitalist: may protect himself by hoarding or may even lind profit, in the fluetiiationof values: but tbe wage earner, the first to be injured by a depre ciated currency and tin' last to receive the benefits of its correction, is practi cally defenseless. Ill- relies for work up on the ventures of confident and content ed capital. This failing him his condi tion is without alleviation, for he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor boanl ilis labor. One ol the greatest statesnHin our country has known, speak ing more than fifty years ago when a derangement of the euiT'Micy had caused commercial distress, said: "Tbe very man of all others who lias the deepest interest in a sound currency and who suffers by mischievous legisla tion in monetary matters, is the man who earns his daily bread by his daily toil." These words are as pertinent now as 011 tbe day they were uttered anil ought: to impressively remind us that a failure in the discharge of our duty at this time must espc-ially injure those of our coun tryni"n who labor, and who. because of their number and condition, are entitled to the most watchf'.l care of their gov ernment. It is of the almost inmorance that such relief as congress can afford iu the existing situation lie afforded at once. The maxim. "He gives twice who gives quickly"' is directly applicable. It may be true tiiat the embarrassment from which the country is suffering arises as much from evils apprehended as from those actuallv existing. We may hope, too. that calm counsels will prevail, and that nei ther the capitalist nor the wage earner will give way to unreasoning panic and sacrifice their property or their interests under the influence of exaggerated fears. Nevertheless, every day's delay in remov ing one ol* the present state of things en larges the mischief already done and in creases the responsibility of the govern ment for its existence. Whatever the peo ple have a right to expect from congress, they may certainly demand thatlegisla tion. condemned by the ordeal of three years disastrous experience, shall be re moved from the statute books as soon as th"ir representatives can legitimately deal with it. It was my purpose to sum mon congiess in special session early in the coming September that we might en ter promptly upon the work of tariff re form which the true interests of the counry clearly demand, which so large a majority of the people as shown by their suffrages desire and expect, and to the ac complishment of which every effort of the present administration is pledged, lint while tariff reform has lost nothing of its immediate and permanent import ance: and must in the near future en gage the attention of congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condi tion of the country should at once and before all other subjects, be considered by your honorable body. I earnestly recommend the prompt re peal of th nrovisions of the aef passed July 14. ISSN', authorizing the purchase of silve'4 bullion and that other legisla tive action may he put beyond all dmdit or mistake the intention nml the ability of the government to fulfill its necuniary ohlhra'ions in money universally recog nized by all civili'/oil countr'"*. tmOYKR f'I.r\TT,AXD. Executive Mansion. Aug. 7. ISO.'!. ODD FORMS OP LOVE MAKING. The Way Courting Is Carried on AmonE I he Insect Tribes. Courting among insects is often a very clabortate affair, says the Boston Globe. A male spider will approach a female and amuse her for some time with his antics. It is said that he twirls around and around, crosses his legs, erects his body, and ex^roises a sort of mazy dance 10 excite her admiration. She is a very vicious lady, and not al ways pleased with his love making: sometimes he finds himself obliged to ward her off. for she has a painful mode of showing her displeasure, and if she entirely disapproves of his attentions will fall upon him and rend him to pieces. One species of spider is said to have a novel way of making love, the sexes communicating by means of strands of web strentchiug from one retreat to the other—a sort of telephone, so to speak. Glow worms, according to some naturalists, use their luminaries as love signals. The females of one species seat themselves among the grass, while the males, attracted by the light, dauce at tendance around iliet.i. Concerning tishes the sieklelincks oc casionally resort to harsh treatment, at tacking tbe females with open mouths aiul erected spines. As husbands their I ehavior is certainly eccentric, for after the female has deposited her eggs within the uest that he has prepared for her, her lord nud master drives her sway and proceeds to hatch them Mm-olf. NEARLY WIPED OUT TERRIUI.ES FOREST FIRES IS WIS COXSIX ANU MICHIGAN. Miinnvlile, Win., Almost Entirely Destroyed und CartwrlKlit Is In UiiiiK'c.r of Destruction—Great Loss by Flri-N in Michigan. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Aug, 12.—Mann ville, situated 011 the Wisconsin Central railroaif, three miles north of Marsh field, Wis., was nearly .wiped out by forest fires. Three dwellings, school bouse, saw mill and planing mill were burned to the ground, together with .SOO.OOO feet of lumber. The saw mill and lumber were owned by Henry Sherry. I.oss estimated at t.)0,f)00. J'"orest fires have done great damage around Stevens' I'oint. Wis., especially to hay and growing crops. A number of farmers west of this city lost most of their products. Several families have been obliged to ilee from home for safety. The country north of ('artwriglit, Wis., is burning up. Sum mer resorts belonging to Chippewa peo ple bordering along the lake are in dan ger. Owners have sent men to fight tho lires. Farmers are v.orking hard to save their property. Cart wriglit is in danger. Citizens pre preparing to fight the Cames. Alpena. Mich., Aug. 32.—Xo rain has fallen yet and the forest, fires are raging worse than over. Yesterday and last night the air was tilled with flying ashes and cinders, and the atmosphere was so clouded with smoke that it was impos sible to see across the streets Tbe fires were so close to tho city nil day and night that tho lire department wen kept on continuous duty, end men were sent into the woods to fight the tiro back. This morning the wind shifted and tin citv is safe for the present. Out 011 tiio Long Lake road the fires wire severe, and farm buildings, growing crops and a large amount of bay were destroyed. Near Ossinoke 100,000 feet of logs' be longing to Alger, Smith & Co., were de stroyed. DUUXKFX FIGIIT. Shelbyville, Ky., Aug. 12.—Yesterday six young men, John Hitter. Xick liOgan, Bob Sparks. Ward Kates, Will McCarthy and John Iluelett. all sotia of widows, got a keg of beer and went to the woods near town to have 11 time. After loading up all started for town iu a vehicle when a drunken quarrel arose between them. McCarthy drew his pistol and shot Sparks in the back and Ritter in the side, and aimed a shot at Iluelett, which missed. Logan then drew his gun and shot McCarthy twice iu the breast. McCarthy died this morning and tho oth er two men will die. WAXT TH10III MONEY. Noblesville, Ohio, Aug. 12.—The miners of the Hocking valley met at Jobs to day lo take action on the sixty-day note question. About 2.000 were present. John Xugent resigned as president of the miners' organization. He explained that the ollicers and board had accepted the proposition of the operators to pay off in sixty-day notes, acting as individuals, and that the miners were not expected lo abide by their action unless they saw tit. Others followed condemning the ac tion of these officials. The men refuse to return to work until they receive the pay due yesterday. CHOLERA IX AUSTRIA. Vienna, Aug. 12.—An ollicial statement issued by the Sanitary Council of Austria declares that the condition of the country with regard to cholera is very precari ous—much more serious than it was in 1S92. Cholera has broken out among navies—mostly Italians and Croatians— building a railway at Marmaros, 011 the Galiciau frontier. Thirty-five have al ready died. One hundred have fled in the direction of their homes without waiting for their wages. Several cases of chol era and two deaths have occurred at Czernawoda. OFFICES ABOLFSHKD. Omaha, Aug. 12.—The New York office of the Union Pacific was not the only one abolished to-day, for an order was issued from headquarters putting an end to the ofiice at Xew Orleans. The serv ices of a number of employes at the headquarters of the road in this city have been dispensed with temporarily and one or two minor departments have been abolished. The management is also cut ting down expenses in all operating de partments. METiGLER IS .MUCH WAXTEI '. Astland, Wis., Aug. 12. Sheriff Murpliy took Dr. Mcrgler to Marinette last night, where be is to answer to the charge of seduction. Mcrgler is also wanted at Seattle and Port Townsend, Wash., for crookedness. Milwaukee wants him for obtaining money under false pre tenses, Chicago and Menominee for pass ing counterfeit money. He shot a man near Ashland, but was cleared alter a long trial. CRUSHED TO DEATH. Chicago. Aug. 12. While Matthew Koklenge and Edward Brooks were tak ing a large fly-wheel from a flat car on the Lake Shore .tracks to-day the cable which they were using broke and a heavy piece of iron fell upon them. Koklenge was instantly killed and Brooks had one of his legs broken. XEW RAILROAD. La Porte, Ind., Aug. 12.—A company of Chicago and Xew York capitalists is be ing organized by Lieut. Gov. Mortimer Xye to build a railroad from this city to Chicago via Westville and Valparaiso. Gov. Xye says the road is assured. IX CERTIFIED CHECKS. Xew Orleans, Aug. 12.—The cotton ex change in consideration of the action of the bauks here and elsewhere, has passed a resolution providing that all settlements under the rules of the exchange shall be made in certified cheeks. KILLED BY A BULL. Bathgate. X. D.. Aug. 12. Samuel Tyner, an old and respected farmer, was killed last evening by a vicious bull. He was leading the animal with a ring and stick attachment. The slick breaking, tho savage brute charged upon liihi, striking him over the heart and tossing him into the air and killing him irstautiy. S S. SESSIONS NOMINATED. Bancroft, Iowa, Aug. 12.—At the Re publicau county convention at Algona yesterday. Col. S. S. Sessions received the nomination for representative for this district. Delegate* to tho state con vention were chosen. ViV'.v COUNTY SEAT WAR. Wheeling, W. Va.. Aug. 12.—A dis patch from Parsons, Tucker county, says that the county court lias made an order to have the county records, which were forcibly moved by a mob to Parsons last week, returned to St. George, and di rected the sheriff to execute the order with a posse of men. The Parsouites have applied for a writ of error from the decision of the county court, claiming that Parsons is the legal county seat by a. former order of the court and by a vote of the people of the county. The records at Parsons are still guarded by an armed force of fifty men, and if the sheriff attempts to remove them to St. George there will be a tight. The pe culiar feature of the difficulty is that Parsons has been chosen as the county seat, ill five elections, each one but the last having been overthrown by a legal technicality. A bloody lmtlle between the two factions may occur at any time. PRIZES FOR COUNTIES. Aberdeen. S. D., Aug. 12.—The direct ors of the grain palace have decided to offer prizes for county exhibits in the following sums: $.'500 to first. $200 to second and $100 to third. Competent, judges, who will lake into consideration size, style, quality and general excellence of the various exhibits and make their decision in accordance, will be selected. Xo entrance fees will be asked, but six counties must enter or 110 competitive prizes will be awarded. It is expected Brown county will have a full exhibit, but it will not be permitted to compete for any of these prizes. All the coun ties will, of course, be allowed full liberty to advertise their developments, products and everything considered of value and importance. DESTROYED A STILL. Louisville, Aug. 12.—Revenue Agent Hazzard this morning received informa tion of the seizure of an extensive moon shine still in Rock Castle county which th.! government othcers have been mak iti-r every effort to find for some time. General Deputy Collector Randall learned that the still was located on Brush creek, and after a protracted se rcli lie found it cleverly concealed in a iave. Xohoily was in the cave at the time and Deputy Randall and his posse soon accomplished the work of destroy ing three gallons of mash and beer, a splendid copper worm, a still of forty-five •Mllons capacity and other parapher nalia. This is one of the largest plants seized for many months. TRIO OF FORGERS. Diiluth. Aug. 12.—A trio, composed of one Fred Allen and two nymphs ilu pave, have been able the past sixty or ninety days to pass forged checks here and'iu Superior to the amount of not far from $2,500. The checks have boon mostly for small amounts and have been signed in some cases by fictitious names. In others they have been direct forgeries of the signatures of leading local firms. All sorts of retail merchants in both cities have been the victims. To-day Allen was cleverly captured at the Mesalia town of Hibbing. The two girls will also be ar rested. SENSATION A 1.1 SHOOTING. Portage. Wis.. Aug. 12.—The facts of a sensational shooting affair leaked out last night, although every effort: was made to keep it quiet. Hubert Maloney shot anil seriously wounded Edward Schiefclheim Tuesday night, and many stories are afloat as to the cause. Mo loney's friends claim it was accidental, while others say it was with malice in tent. Maloney was arrested last night, but was released on bail this morning. Both are prominent young men and the affair is the talk of the town. FLOODED. Pueblo. Colo., Aug. 12.—Another big flood has come down the Arkansas, the water rising eight feet in one hour last night. The lower part of the city was submerged, and the tracks of the Missouri Pacific and the Rio Grande roads are covered by several feet of water, and the approach to* the Eighth street bridge was washed away for fifteen feet. The loss will be very great. COUNTY SEAT FIGIIT. Hillsboro, N. D.. Aug. 12.—The court is to decide at Fargo next Monday in the case of the injunction issued in Caledonia against removing the jail and other county property from that town to Hillsboro. Other suits may follow. The Hillsboro men who were imprisoned the other day for attempting to move the jail are talk ing of prosecuting for false imprison ment. BURGLARS CAUGHT. Barron, Wis.. Aug. 12.—Three burglars who entered a barber shop at Turtle Lake early this week and carried off everything except the chair and the glass, have been captured and lodged in the county jail by Sheriff Ililliker and Deputy Stone. It is believed that they are a part of a gang who have been operating at this place for some liine. DEPOSITS HIS FORFEIT. London. Aug. 12. Dick Burge. the English 140-pound fighter, has deposited £500 with the Sporting Life to bind the match with Jack Dempsey. The fight, which will be for $10,00 a side and the championship of the world, will take place in the nited States early in December. The articles provide that the match shall be under marquis of Queensberry rules. MUST SHOW CAUSE. Sar. Francisco. Aug. 12.—Upon appli cation of several creditors Judge Garber to-day made an order citing the Pacific bank to show cause 011 ,vH£ '"s 9S Aug. 24 why it should not be adjudged insolvent and sur render its estate for the benefit of its creditors. WALKER S SUCCESSOR. Washington. Aug. 12.—Dr. W. P. Wy man of New Mexico has been appointed to succeed Dr. Walker at Leech Lake iu care of the Chippewas. FIRE AND XO IXSURANCE. Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 12.--Fire last night in the Atlantic house, started by a careless lodger, damaged the building and contents to the extent of $t00. No in surance. IRVING AND TERRY AT THE SOO. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Aug. 12.— Henry Irving and Ellen Terry were her« to-day on their way to Banff Springs, in the Selkirks, whore they will rest pre paratory to the openiug at San Francisco Sept. 4. Mr. Irving said his company uumbered ninety people that it would sail from England Aug. 10, and that bis luggage weighed 000 tons.