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AVontferloI Improvement#. Wife (returned from church to iior husband, who bad stayed at home)? "You should liav? beard Dr. Dee's sermon this morning, my dear. I don't ' know when anything Lias made sucli a profound impression on me. 1 think it will make a better woman of ine aa long as I live." Husoand?"Did you walk home?" Wife?"Oh, no; I took a ear; and. do you know, John, tlie conductor never asked me for my fare, and so I wved a nickel. Wasn't I lucky?"?Chicago Journal. Why the Be ip Eats Cricket*. An Indian tradition says that when the fat bears get ready to crawl away to tlieir dens in crevices 01 leuges anu j under the trunks of l?ig trees which i have blown down, they go and scratch j .open several ant nests and lap up the busy insects?sand and all?for the purpose of having something in their stomachs to keep tliem warm all winter, after which they capture and eat two dozens of fat crickets. The purpose of taking crickets for dessert is claimed to be due to the effects which the insects have upon the fur of the animals. We are told that thers is nothing like the bodies of criclsts eaten raw for thickening up and driving lustre to fur on hair. Af- f ter taking its cricket capsules, the bear hides away and does not show itself again until the next spring. During the dark and cold months the medicinal and tonic qualities of the insects' are absorbed into the torpid cirjulatlon of the bear, resulting in the development of a very thick coating fur, which shines with a glossy and almost satiny black when the animal ;omes out In the spring. The Indians lay that because of their eating crickets tlr? spring pelt of a bear is worth noaolTi flffTT naf i-atif- irinro fh.m it 13 UCUliJ All IJ VVUV< VMv ? at anj' other time of the year.?Bangor News. T le Bishop and the Waffles. The late Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, whs wont to relate with much relish an Interesting experience which he once had in connection with waffles. At a fine old Virginia homestead where he was a frequent guest the waffles were always remarkably good. One morniug, as breakfast drew near on end, the tidy little linen coated negro boy who served at table approached Bishop Dudley and asked in a low voice: "Bishop, won't y' have 'n'er waffle?" "Yes," said the genial Bishop, "I believe I will." "Dey ain' no mo'," then said the nice little colored boy. YYen, eAX'iaiuitru. me sun?iocu erend gentleman, "if there aren't any more waffles, what made you ask me if I wanted another one?" "Bishop," explained the little boy, "you's done et ten a'ready, an' I t'ought y' wouldn't want no mo'."?Lippincott's Magazine. Japan'* Sailor*. The excellence of the Japanese as ailors is accounted for by the fact that most of Japan's coasting vessels are small, but there are a great many of them. Almost any man taken from a fishing village has had enough experience to enable him to become au efficient sailor in a short time. CAPT. GRAHAM'S CURE Sore* on Face and Back?Tried Many Doctor* Without Success?Give* Thank* to Cutlcurn. Captain W. S. Graham, 1321 Eoff St., I Wheeling, W. Va., writing under date of June 14, '04, says: "I am so grateful 1 want to thank God that a friend recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment to me. 1 suffered for a long time with sores on my face and back. Some doctors said 1 had blood poison, and others that I had barbers' itch. None of them did me any good, but they all took my money. My friends tell me my skin now looks as clear as a baby's, and 1 tell them all that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment did it." .England's G?nd Fortune. England with a War Office In confusion, and with India under Mr. Broderick, is fortunate to have obtained on moderate terms for the defeuse of the Khyber and the Bolan the generals and the troops who captured Port Arthur, and who defeated the Russians at Nanshau and Mukden.?Vanity Fair. Beware of Olnt'nnnU For C)tirr!i That Contain Mercury, asmeroury will surely destroy the sense oI smell and completely derange the whob system when entering it through the aiucous surfaces. Sucharticless'iould never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage tuey will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of thesystern. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure i ?Ka r?ckmtina It it* mlr An in Ut5 BUI C yvU *uw 0vi4??uv. ? ? temally, and made in Toledo, Oato, by tp. J. Cheney <fc Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A Den of Daniel*. Hon. Joseph H. Cboate tells a story of W. S. Gilbert, the dramatist aud wit. Mr. Gilbert was lunching at a country club when he found himself surrounded by six or seven clergymen who had been on a motor tour of the country thereabouts. Pretty soon the author of the "Mikado" was drawn into conversation. When his identity was known, one of the clergymen asked Mr. Gilbert how he felt "in such grave and reverend company." "Like a lion in a den of Daniels," was the reply.?Harper's Weekly. RAISED FROM A DEATH-BED. Mr. PltJn, Once Pronounced Incurablc Has Been Well TUree Year?. E. E. Pitts, GO Hathaway St.. Skowhegan, Me., says: "Seven years ago my backached and I was so run dowu \ that I was laid up four months. I had night sweats ^ andfainting spells' allu urupiieu IU in/ pounds. The uriue passed every few 5^?g^?ESr| minutes with in* tense pain and looked like blood. wS Dropsy set in and the doctors decided I could not live. My wife got ine using Doan's Kidney Pills, and as tbey helped me so I took heart, kept on and was cured so thoroughly that I've been well three years." , Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Voster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. NEW YORKERS PROTEST" [Mass Meeting Held in DuHand's Ridiner Academy. MANY THOUSANDS PRESENT Speakers ot Prominence Lift Their Voiced In Protest Against the Alleged Fraudulent Ile-Election of Mayor McClellnn ?Latest Return* From Ohio Show | Jlerrick Only Was Beaten. Now York City.?More than 5000 persons gathered in Dnrland's Riding l Academy to protest against alleged Election Day frauds and to demand a recount of the vote in behalf of William R. Hearst. Many thousands more, unable to get iuside, surged about tbe building, marched and counter-marched through the streets, denounced Mayor McClel!an and Charles F. Murphy, and declared that W. R. Hearst would be sworn in as Mayor on January 1. Mr. Hearst was not there, but every mention of his name evoked cheers. Speakers and audience referred to him as "the next Mayor of New York," and hats, canes and newspapers were thrown into the air at the reading of a letter from Mr. Hearst declaring that he had been honestly elected Mayor of the city. William M. Ivins, the defeated Republican candidate, had been invited to preside, but he sent a letter of regret. He counselled the utmost coolness and deliberation,, and reminded the audience that the fullest reliance could be placed in the courts to do justice. On the stage were John Ford, candidate for Controller on Mr. Hearst's ticket, and J. G. Phelps Stokes, candidate for President of the Board of Aldermen, who with his young wife - - - - ? * i r 1U. t "was ciieerea, duc neiuier 01 iue uiuur dates spoke. ( Bird S. Coler, oue of tbe successful candidates on the Hearst ticket, did 1 speak, however. Mr. Coler told his audi- J tors that within the next few days they J would be startled by the exposure of * a high /city official who, he said, paid 1 out the money which was used for s bribing voters on Election Day. He declared that the facts were known. J Alexander S. Bacon, one of Mr. * Hearst's counsel, another of the speak- 1 ers. declared that the stain of slavery had been wiped out by the blood of * our American heroes. "And," he c shouted, "we will wipe out the stain s from our city flag with blood, if neces- fl sary?yes, our blood, if necessary." a The audience roared when he declared that the American people would rise ^ and crush every bone In the body of J tlie bosses. i The meeting was held under the i 0 auspices of the Citizens' Protective E League, an organization of which but little seemed to be kuown. Resolutions were adopted providing for the appointment of a committee of ^ seventy citizens by Chairman Holt to 1 collect evidence and prosecute the frauds committed on Election Day. Five thousand persons took part in the outside demonstration. J The Hearst advisers hope that the fight for a recount will be on before the courts this week, and declare that if mandamuses are denied by the Su- 1 preme Court an appeal will at once * be taken and that the matter will be * carried to the court of last resort if 1 necessary. j? Herrick Only Was Beaten. ( , Columbus, Ohio.?By pluralities ranging from 10.000 to 30,000 General A. L. Harris, Candidate for Lieutenant- v Governor; Wade C. Ellis, candidate for Attorney-General; W. Z. Davis, candi- J date for Supreme Court Justice; Judge ^ W. S. McKinnon. candidate for Treas- ^ urer of State and William Kirtley. Jr., * candidate for member of tlie State Board of Public Works, all Reptibli- c cans have been elected. J Tbe State Senate will likely be Dem- c ocratic by one majority, if the Independent candidate elected in Lucas ? County is counted as a Democrat. Tbe r House of Reprsentatives will be He- s publican, probably by two majority. Jj Tbe returns indicate that Governor J Herrick ran between 60,000 and 70,000 5 bebind the rest of the ticket. Ellis jj leads the ticket with a plurality near ] 30,000. * s GETS DIVORCE AND $30,000. j Allowance a Surprise to Wife of For- 1 mer Mayor Davidsou. Baltimore, Md.?Mrs. Eliza Davidson, just one month after the thirty-second anniversary of her marriage, obtained i an absolute divorce from Robert C. Davidson, former Mayor of Baltimore and well known in financial circles. The court ordered Mr. Davidson to 5 pay her $30,000, in full satisfaction i and discharge of all claims of the i plaintiff upon the defendant for ali- I liiony, maintenance auu suppun. Mrs. Davidson, wbeu uolified of the decree, said: *'I am much gratified (o know that such a large amount has been allowed rue. My lawyers did not intimate that I would get any such sum." BLACK SEA PIRACY. ( Families of Fugitives Thrown Overboard From Steamers. London, Eng.?The Bucharest cor- ( respondent of the Daily Mail says that j absolute piracy prevails all over the ( Black Sea. Several fugitive families ( have disappeared* from steamers, leav- ( iug no trace behind them. The anti' \ Jewish riots at Akkernmn, in Bessa- , rabia, have been renewed and the ] town is in flames. . POLAND WANTS AUTONOMY. Leaders of All Parties Dpclde to Send a Delegation to tbe Czar. Warsaw, Poland.?Tbe leaders of all the Polish parties have held a meeting, at which it was resolved to send a .% not- fnr Ul'pilUUlUU IV IUC IV .?.->? w?. fuli autonomy for" Poland, with a Polish Parliament. Twenty delegates, who are descendants of men prominent in the history of Poland, started for St. Petersburg. Femiuine Fancies. Baroness Rosen, wife of the Russian Ambassador, is a Jewess. Mrs. Clarence Mackay. of New York, gave ner servants a ball. The Queen of Greece is the only woman admiral in the world. A London hospital eonaucted entirely by women Is described entertainingly by Lady Henry Somerset in Madame. Dozens of society women in New York are under constraint treatment to keep themselves down to the limit? 140 pounds. i ; V -X. MURDERED HIS 'FAMILY Dr. 0. C. Haugh, of Dayton, Ohio Accused of Awful Crime. Said to Have Killed Hit Father, Motliei and Brother?Wa? a "Drug Fiend." Dayton, Ohio.?Dr. Oliver C. Haugh. wlio is In jail here charged with the murder of his mother, father and brother, will probably be called to auswer for a series of crimes. Being in bad health and separated from his wife. Dr. Haugh was living with his parents, eight miles from Dayton. Neighbors saw the Haugh home in flames the other day. When tiiey reached the house they found Dr. Haugh in the yard, having dragged himself out, he said, just in time to save his life. His father, mother and brother were burned to death. The fire occurred about 1 o'clock in "he morning. Dr. Haugh's account of :he affair was incoherent-, and the Cornier, after an investigation, arrested lie physician. Dr. Haugh is a "drug fiend." and has )ften been under treatment for the norphine habit. It is stated that when inable to procure the drug bis cravings aave driven bim into a frenzy, in ivhich lie has been violent, and on recovering from the attack be bas reained no memory of bis acts. It is now charged that Dr. Haugh joisoned his relatives and then set tire 0 the house. His burns are not seritus, and it is known that a few days jefore the fire be bad obtained from Cleveland a considerable quantity of 1 poisonous drug. It bas been discovered since bis ar est that while practicing in Lima, )hio, last year Dr. Haugh was attenive to Mrs. Mary Toohey, who died nysteriously last April. Her brother s said to liave accused Haugh of re- | aining unlawful possession of some >f the woman's jewelry. It is asserted that a woman with vhom Dr. Haugh was living in Toledo lied suddenly and mysteriously and hat afterward he went to Chicago. 11., where he married a woman named ?atterson, who died under circumitances that suggested poisoning. Dr. Haugh contracted the morphine labit while a clerk in a drug store here ifteen years ago. He graduated from Liouisville Medical College in 1892. Dr. Haugh married Anna Eckley, of his city, daughter of a prominent ;itlzen. She entered suit for divorce ome time ago, alleging neglect, cruelty nd threats of violence toward herself ind his parents. Dr. Haugh has been hi a seemingly lazed condition siuce his arrest, indiferent to'the death of his relatives or he charges pending against him. His nly desire is for the daily dose of aorphine allowed him. The, prisoner was arraigned before Magistrate Terry on the charge of nurdering his father and brother. He vas remanded to jail to await the acion of the Grand Jury. FEVER DEATH IN CUBA. Mosquitoes From New Orleans Escaped From Packing Cases. Havana, Cuba.?The case of H. V. Miilvers, the New Orleans elettriciau vho was taken to the Las Animas ever hospital, was diagnosed as yelow fever. The Spaniard who was tricken aud isolated in the Clerks' lospital, died there. ThftrA QI-A +ver* nncfla nf TTAIIAW MIV UWH H? V v*. J .. ever in the Las Auimas Hospital, and lie suspect, a Spanish woman, who pas placed under observation at night. Permission has been received from lie Henlthx authorities at New York "ity to ship the body of A.. Outwater. i'ho died of yellow fever, to his former lome at Passaic, N. J. The slight ievelopment of the so-called secondary ases ban-encouraged the belief of the ellow fever experts that there "will not ?e much of a spread of the infection. It has developed that the opening of ome cases of electrical apparatus from s'ew Orleans, La., which were consigned to a firm in the Payret Theatre tullding, liberated many mosquitoes, ["he first person to be attacked by rellow fever -was a member of an pera company playing at the Payret Cbeatre; subsequently the disease atacked an electrician employed in the ;ame bpildiug. All of the otlier cases rnve originated in this vicinity, and his gives color to the theory that the nosquitoes from New Orleans carried he infection^ A QUEER WAGER. .'real; Election Bettor Will Sojourn in Insane Asylum. Cleveland. Ohio.?M. W. Hissey, of Sauesville, formerly a preacher and low a Republican politician who, durng Senator Hanna's regime, was a >arty loader in Central Ohio, will be;ome a patient in the State Insane Vsylum. So sure was he that Herrick vould be re-elected that he offered to ;pend a week with the insane in the ,>veut of Pattison's elction. He will pay the bet. GERMANS LEAVE KIAO-CHOW. Chinese Government Gets an Agreement Regarding the Leased Port. London, Eng.?The Tokio correspond'lit of the Daily Telegraph says that >n important agreement has been concluded between the German Governor )f Iviao-Chow and the Chinese Governor of the Province of Shan-Tung, aider which Kiao-Chow will be evacuated in January and Kaomi six nonths after the signature of the igreemeut. REBELS DROWN REFUGEES. Passengers of Russian Steamer Tlirown Into Black Sea. London, England.?The correspondpnt of the Daily Mail at Bucharest, Roumania. says that the sailors of the Russian steamer Ismail, bound out no ill uaessil wuu reLugues, uuiuiiil-u tit sea and threatened the passengers with death un.ess they gave them uioney and jewelry. Those who were unable to do so wore thrown overboard. Wireless Telegraph in Italy. The Italian Government contemplates establishing wireless telegraph stations for commercial service, and a commission has been appointed to inquire into the development of wireless telegraphy. Mikado Welcomes Russian Envoys. The Japanese Emperor gave an audience to the Russian Commissioner, General Daniloff, and suite at Tokio, and graciously welcomed them as the lirst Russians to visit his court sincc the war. HYDE 1AKES DISCLOSURES Former Vice-President of the Equitable Life on the Witness Stand, TELLS OF "YELLOW DOG" FUND Te?tlfle? Against IS. H. Barriman, H. C. FrlcU, E. K. Oilcl], Jr., and Other* Frouildcut in the Fluauclnl au<l Political World?Ui? Aspirations to Kccoui* Our French Ambassador. New York City.?Ey far the most sensational testimony in tbe legislative investigation of insurance methods was that given by James Hazen Hyde, the former Vice-President of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Mr. Hyde was disposed for several months to remain outside the State of New York, but a threat of indictment by air. iiugnes urougni mm wituin uie jurisdiction of the Legislature. Hyde, it was agreed by everybody, uiade the most self-possessed witness seen up to this time in the inquiry. He never lost bis temper, nor did be lose track of the most involved questions by Mr. Hughes.. His answers seemed to be frank, and at times there was a play of wit between Mr. Hyde and the chief counsel which brought animation to tfee proceedings. In the early day Hyde attracted the interest of everybody by explaining the several accounts in the "yellow dog" fund and admitting that out of ihe famous $685,000, $30,000 had been paid to, Cornelius N. Bliss for the last National campaign, Mr. Bliss being at that time a director in the Equitable. Hyde followed this by flatly contradicting the testimony of Jacob H. Schiff in relation to the Union PaciMc blind pool. He asserted positively lhat Schiff and Harriman always knew that the Equitable was a direct participant, and that Mr. Schiff must have known, as his son did, that all tie checks were signed on behalf of the Equitable. The climax to Hyde's sensational testimony came late in the afternoon, when he testified that Chairman B. B. Odell, Jr., had received $75,000 through/ the Mercantile Trust Company as a set' tlement for whatever losses he had incurred in the purchase of Shipbuilding bonds. Hyde asserted that this money was paid because the Equitable Society feared the charter of the Mercantile Trust Company would be taken away oy legislation in Aiuany. Mr. Hyde testified that the man who brought to him the intimation that tho charter of the company would be re? voted in Albany unless the Mercantile! Trust made good in part, at least, ths losses of the former Governor was Mr. Odell's close personal arid political friend, E. H. Harriman, President o? the Union Pacific Railway Company^ director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society nud director of the Mercantile Trust Company. Harriman; Hyde said, after reciting the sinister consequences which might follow refusal to" settle with Mr. Odell, advised that such settlement should be made without delay. Confronted by Harriman's threats and actintr unon the advice of counsel. the witness asserted, the officials of the Mercantile Trust Company settled with Mr. Odell for $75,000 to recompense Jiim in part for losses suffered on $180,000 of Shipbuilding bonds which he held. In fact, Hyde said, that as an earnest of the alleged threat a bill had beeu drawn in Alabny to repeal the charter of the Mercantile Trust Company. Hyde was on the witness stand all flay, and uo more composed -witness has been before tho committee since the insurance investigation was begun. His friends thought lie would be disconcerted by the crowd which Qlled every available spot in the Council Chamber to see and to hear him, but he was not. He answered clearly and distinctly, manifested a disposition to argue questions with Mr. Hughes, which the latter was compelled to repress repeatedly, and never lost an opportunity to throw hot shot into E. H. Harriman, Henry C. Frick, James W. Alexander and other men who, he said, had joined in what he termed "the conspiracy" to drive him out of the Equitable Life. Hyde said that the sale of his controlling stock interest in the society to riiomas P. Ryan -was absolute and that be received the certified check of Ryan In payment therefor. He denied that there was any agreement that he should take back the stock at some future time and return to Ryan fUe money. The witness admitted frankly that he bad aspired to be appointed American Ambassador to France. He sr. id it had been suggested to him at a dinner by E. H. I-Iarriman, and that Jacob' tj- C5,.i,:w rjrnn,\ Cnnn. JLA. Ol'IUUi AA.CUA.jr f i IV.U uuu wv uu tor Depew and others had used their friendly offices in his behalf. Hyde also said he had gone to Washington alone to see what his chances of appointment were. "Mr. Flick was the active agent interested in my behalf," ho said sarcastically, "and Mr. Harriman used liis friendly offices." NORWAY WANTS CHARLES. Big Majority of Votes Cast in Favor of Calling Him to Rule. Christiana. Norway.?The plebiscite to $ace on record the wishes of the Norwegian people as to jtlie candidacy of Prince Charles} of Denmark for the throne of Norway began. In eightyone districts 29,443 vot'es were cast for Prince Charles and 6S0G against him. r,nn<r Artillorv Afnrph The Sixth Battery of Field Artillery has left Fort Riley, Ivan., to march to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The distance, 1000 miles, is the longest ever marched by a Uuited States artillery organization. Merit System fn the Navy. Secretary Bonaparte, of the Navy Department at Washington, D. C.. has decided that the future promotions in the navy pay corps shall be made solely with regard to the merit system. For History Chair in Bsr'o.n. .Tames Speyer placed $50,000 with the trustees of Columbia to endow tbe Theodore Roosevelt professorship of American history at the University of Berlin, Germany. . Wheat Going to Mexico. Millers in Mexico predict the importation of wheat from the United States on a large scale. Pike's Peak Centenniah The centennial of the discovery of; Pike's Peak may be celebrated Novem-' ber 26 and 27 of nc-it year. \ i COSTS MORE TO LIVE NOW Dun's Review Shows That Nevi Yorkers Pay High Frices. Expense* Exceed, by Twenty Per Cent. Any Record Ever Made?Burden Heaviest Upon Poor. New York City.?The cost of living in New York City is higher to-day than it has been since 1880, not counting rents. If rents are considered, living is more expensive than it has ever been,, and exceeas Dy over twenty per cent, any record ever made. Meats and general groceries are higher than during the panic prices of the Spanish War time. Vegetables of all kinds are too high to be bought by the poorast class of consumers. Rents are ten to twenty-five per cent, higher than a year ago, although the real estate men then thought that high tide had been reached and that, suburban extension would lower rents rather than raise them. These are a few of the facts shown by recent figures compiled by the statistician of the Department of the Interior. Dun's Review gives the same general results boiled down into what it designates as "Dun's Index Figure," which is now 103.853, or nearly forty per cent, higher than a year before the Spanish War, from which all authorities date the period of high prices. The burden, according to the figures, fails heaviest upon those least able to bear it. The very poor are forced t? nav nearlv twentv-five "Der cent, more for their meat, and forty per cent, more for their potatoes than before. Their rent has advanced from twenty to thirty per cent, for apartments in the lower East Side and ten to twenty per cent, in the upper East Side. Ou the West Side rents have advanced about twenty-five per cent. ,ou .moderate-priced tenements, and on those of higher price the advance is smaller. The manager of the largest renting concern in the city said: "We are powerless to control rentals, and they have steadily gone up. An apartment that could be rented for $36 last year is easily placed now at $45, with slight concessions that make the figure about $42.50. All of our last year $400 apartments are rented this year for $480, while the $1200 to $2500 list /shows a uniform advance of ten per cent. The list above $2500 shows slight advances, but nothing like so much. The poorer" fclass of storekeepers have had to pay about thirty per cent, more this year. The poor man gets it in the neck every time, and the rich man is hurt very little." The manager of one of the largest wholesale and retail grocery houses in the city said: "Tomatoes have gone up $1 per dozen-gallon cans in the last month, and fruits are so high that packers are using two and one-half pound cans instead of three pound cans, and packing them light in order to keep the quotations down to living figures. The public would not buy if the cans were packed as they were a year ago and sold at proportionate price We simply have to do it. "Hams and bacon, the best, are selling at twenty to twenty-four cents, four cents above the price of a short time ago, and even the poorest qualities of hog products are three and four cents higher. All dried meats: and fish are higher. Codfish that could be bought from four to six cents per pound is held at six to seven and a half cents and taken readily at the advance. "Beans that were $1.40 now command $1.85 per bushel. Flour is fifty to eighty cents per barrel higher on wholesale quotations, and that means that Mrs. Jones, who buys a quarter's worth, pays half a cent a pound more. The same thing may be said of all'the cereal prouucis in iue raw smur, ,iuu the loaf of bread is lighter now than ever before for the money." The biggest dealer in dried vegetables, such as potatoes, beets, turnips, cabbage, etc., said: "Potatoes are way up, $2.25 to $3.50 per barrel, according to o.uality and place of purchase, with no relief in sight. At this rate the poor woman who buys from the huckster or grocer by the 'small basket' pays about $2 per bushel, and the better class, who buy by the bushel, have to pay $1.50 on the average. Apples are all the way from $2.50 for a poor quality to $8 for extra stock, and some of the flue Western stock brings $G a small box. The figures are proportionately high on everything, with the possible exception of cabbage, and they are high enough." NEGROES TURN" LYNCHERS. Atlanta Mob Has White Man Ready to Hang Wheu Police Rescue Him. Atlanta, Ga.?An alleged attempt to ? f?????t,H TAn Ponvarc O QiY (.TllUlIlUllJr iiOSaUlL LUa. ubuivto, ? year-old negro girl, so infuriated the negroes in the Darktown section of Atlauta that J. Z. Justice, a white man, came near being lynched. When a police detail arrived they found Justice in the hands of a mob of 500 negroes and preparations in progress for lynching. The police rescued Justice, and it was proved that he had no connection with the alleged assault. London Wants Power Plant. A bill was introduced in the British Parliament to permit London to obtain a power plant for $40,000,000 to supply the whole city. To Succeed General Trepoff. Prince Urasoff, ex-Governor of Tver, was appointed Assistant Minister of the Interior to succeed General Trepoff. Mikado Thanks Ancestors. The Mikado left Tokio, Japan, for the Shrine of Isle, to report the successful termination of the war to the spirits of his ancestors. Riots in Leraberg, Austria. A report that Germany might assist Russia to suppress a revolution in Pnliiud started-itceet ri&ts in Lemberg, Austria. Armenians Kill Huudreds. A band of Armenians wiped out a Tartar town, killing about 400 persons. Newsy Gleaningl Mediterranean moths have closed two Minneapolis flour mills. The British Poace Society is protesting against the formation of rifle clubs. A convention of pipe smokers was held in Belgium to combat the abuse of tobacco. Missionaries of the American Methodist Church now speak no fewer than thirty-seven languages. Cross-aisle seats in trolley ears are now demanded by the laws of some cities, notably Chicago. 0 CONEY . WELCOMES TARS British and American Sailors Make Merry at Famous Resort Priuce Lou la and Admiral Erana Present ?Vaudeville Performance Adda to tlie Feotivltlea. New York City.?Joining in international revelry, tbe enlisted men ot the First United States squadron of the North Atlantic fleet and the men of fhrv Trtaf+lriflr RHtifeh nACQM. IUW WiJilliij, JJllllflU fVV/b ?.VW? j^vvvvslon of Coney Island, turned the place inside out and back again, vowed eternal friendship to one another and the next moment boasted of prowess until only a mill could settle it?with policemen smiling the other way all the time. It was the most remarkable international feast ever given, and graced as it was by the presence in the early part of the evening by Prince Louis, Admiral Evans and most of their staffs, it took added significance. Twenty-six hundred lusty-lunged tars greeted the coming of their officers, waited impatiently for them to depart and finally became almost violently demonstrative when x the officers marched fvom the hall, leaving the enlisted men to indulge in sundry love pats among themselves. Before going to the banquet of the sailors, Prince Louis spoke at a dinner given him by the Chamber of Commerce. After leaving Coney Island he visited the Horse Show in Madison Square Garden and then attended the "gambol" in the Lambs' Club. Before retiring l:e spent a short time at the ball given by the warrant officers of the British ships and the non-commissioned men of the American vessels, on board the Drake. To say that Coney Island took, kindly to the sailor lads is putting it mildly. It opened its arms?usually cold this 4-t tv\ sv /vP 4-V./V* iiLut? ux. jrai?iu wiue tuiuiatc iu uuc boys with nothing to do but spend money, and by midnight it was pre. dieted that it would be worth a man's life to display car fare back to the city in the morning. The men simply let themselves fbose and made merry with all the traditional jollity of the sailor. Both American and British tars vowed it was the most glorious night in the the history of the two navies. The Britishers and Americans left their ships in the afternoon in three of the big vessels of the Iron Steamboat Company and sailed down the bay to Coney Island. On the way the Americans regaled; their brethren from across the sea with a rollicking chorus. After landing in Coney Island, the men, headed by a large police guard, marched to Stauch's pavilion, In the Bowery, where dinner was prepared. After the arrival of Prince Louis and Admiral Evans and their uniformed staffs, the sierht inside of the hall was an impressive and interesting one. The American and British sailors, mixed indiscriminately, sat at long rows of tabl?s and on the balconies, while the officers of the fleets sat In front. The hall was decorated with long streamers of American and British flags, and all the Britishers hall American flags pinned to their coats, while the Americans wore the emblem of Great Britain. As- Prince Louis and Admiral Evans marched up the long 'row to the head of the table reserved for the officers the band played "God Save the King." The men rose and let out a cheer that made thos^of the biggest political meets ever held in this city seem like the tooting of a single fog horn. It was a cheer propelled by thousands of the stoutest lungs that can be found in the world, and it seemed as if each lung had been especially trained for the purpose. Battenberg and Admiral Evans and their staffs left Coirey Island at 8.26. A vaudeville entertainment was provided, but the sailors refused to let the performers do their regular acts. It was outside of the place, however, that the men enjoyed themselves most. Coney Island?or thaf part of it which is open all year?was prepared for the boys in blue. Men and women were singing patriotic airs to lure th? sailors within, and once they passed theportals of any of the resorts they had a difficult time getting out. All of the men seemed to have bills of large denomination and they spent their money like sailors. BEATEN 25 YEARS, WINS OUT. Aged Democrat Victorious After Quarter-Century of Yearly Fights. Cincinnati, Ohio.?After fighting for the same office twenty-five years and uemg aereatea at eacn election, Herman II. Vorjoliou, aged seventy-one, of Lockland, lias at last defeated liis opponent, Abraham Price, aged sixtyeight, and will be the next assessor of the Lockland precinct of Sycamore township. Twenty-five years ago Vorjohon: a Democrat, and Price, a lifelong Republican. were nominated for the office by their respective parties. Price easily defeated Vorjohon, who then and there announced that he intended running against Price every election until be beat him. After' twenty-five consecutive defeats Vorjohon was undismayed, and the now feeble old man has slipped into office on the Democratic landslide. RICHEST TOWN 200 YEARS OLD. Brookline, Mass., Celebrates Its Bicentennial Anniversary. Boston, Mass.?Formal recognition of the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Brookline, the richest town per capita in the world, was begun in the Town Hall, which was filled with a representative audience of townspeople. GERMAN VICTORIES IN AFRICA. Natives Defeated With Heavy Loss in Six Engagements. Berlin. ? Major Count Adolf von Goetzen, Governor of German East Africa, reports by way of Cape Town that the iusurgents have been beaten 'in five fights near Songea, and that 4000 Wangoni tribesmen were defeated October 21 near Nyambengo. rri._ 1??wl tin sineunl xup uci mau 11 uu[/o xkiu. uv tuouuities, but the insurgents suffered heavy losses. With the Toilers. A State convention of machinists' lodges met at Boston. Mass. An apprentice boys' society is being organized at Boston, Mass. lvansas uiiy, iuo., is gums 10 nave its Labor Temple erected next spring. A number of grievances of the stage employes of Lynn, Mass., have been settled. 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The mission workers on the East Side frequently see the humorous as well as the sadder side of life. A man prominent in reform work recounts the experience of a certain young woman, new to the task, who set about nn?Hni? liartislf ae tft rnnrlifions in H neighborhood near Avenae A, The ambitious missionary had entered the house of an Irishwoman, and had made some preliminary inquiries, - when she was suddenly interrupted bjr; the woman, who said: "Say, youse Is fresh at dis badness, ain't youse':" The amateur in mission work blush- . ingly admitted such to be the case, adding, "I have never visited you before;. Mrs. JUuldoon." "Thin," exclaimed -iie Irishwoman, "I tell ye what to do. Ye fit down In that chair there, ye read me a sl&ort psalm, ye give me fifty cints, and thin ye goes."?Harper's Weekly. Bin Usefulness. An Englishman who was out West in early days fell in with a long train of prairie schooners, the leader of which announced that-he and his fellow-emigrants were going to found, a town, having everything that waa needful and nothing'that was unnecessary. "We won't have any waste," be said; "there isn't a person in our party, who won't do some important duty in the new town." The Englishman nnlrtta/l tn n n ?1<1 on/1 faohlo mnn nrtth' a bent back and a long, thin, white; beard. "But that very old man thsre," he said; "he can't possibly be of any use, can be?" "Oh, yes," said the leader; "we'll open our new cemetery with him." "Didn't Wear 'Km Then." During a summer sojourn in the mountains, a physician wlio is much interested in epilepsy in it& different forms, heard of a woman with that disease who had liv^d to the age of seventy-nine years. Curious to know, the details of so unusual a case, he -interviewed the widower. 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