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THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY MARCH 17, 1892. VOL. LVn. NO. IO. KAT H A LE EX A. J. E. G. ROBERTS. Kat ba leena ! Kat balee na ! Through the green, bird-haunted valley, Through the brook-bright, windy meadow, Through the dim, mysterious forest, All the birds are calling thee; All the brooks their voices rally, Shout thy name through sun and shadow, Cry: Bring back the light thou borest From our fields, \store Machree ! Kathaleena! Kathaleena ! Kathaleena ! In the land where now thou strayest Have th? sombre hills grown brighter, Have the birds a richer singing Since thy lovely soul is there? Surely, surely, skies the grayest, Hearts the saddest must grow lighter Where thy tender voice is bringing Blessed dreams and visions fair, Kathaleena ! Kathaleena ! Kathaleena ! Ah, return to those who call thee! Come once more to us who wander Through the ways thou leavest lonely, Paths that wait for love and thee ; Let no stranger-lands enthrall thee, Dream no foreign hearts are fonder Than the heart that longs for only Thy low voice, Astore Machree ! Kathaleena ! LILLIE STEEL. BY MILDRED GILE. Mrs. Steel has been so thoroughly shaken by the terrific loss that it came near taking her life, but it proved the change to cure her. One after another the little duties she took upon herself, so that a new life seemed to be hers. At the next visit of the physi cian Lillie determined to ask "his advice upon her plans for helping to live. As he came from the room she asked to speak to him minute. "Not in this chilly room. Where have you been since I came?" "In the kitchen." "Well take me there. I have been in it before." "Come then. I must see you." It was a neat chery little room. Lillie was not ashamed to offer him a seat near m the bright warm stove. "I know I must do some thing to provide ourselves with the neces sities of life, and I have a very humble way opened to me. Father had a quantity of corn here. Now I want to get from some one, who has to spare, stock of different kinds that I can fatten and raise upon shares, one half for the other. I would like you to tell me where and how I can do this, if you :will?" With . peculiar feelings, the young man listened to the words of the heiress he had met a few weeks since, and the time seemed open for him to tell his hopes and plans "Miss Lillie; you are brave and noble in your determination to face defeat. I will be brave too, and risk defeat to my hopes. Lay yours aside and let me take the place of the hands that so willingly worked for you. Let mocare for you, and protect you from the storms of life. Come to me as my wife, Lillie, for I love you." A wave of emotion swayed the proud girl for an instant. "You mistake your heart, Dr. Brainard. It is pity you feel for me. I cannot talk to you of this. I onlv ask your advice, not your pity." "I will not offend you again, but you are the one woman for my wife. No other shall ever hear my plead ing. I will do all I can for you, and do not let^my words change the friendship between us." She took the proffered hand and said : "You are my best friend. I do not mean to offend." Three days after this interview a wealthy stockman, living on a ranch near, came to the girls home with a motly crew of animals. The two acre lot that held barn and stalls for stock soon became noisy. Lillie had gone there to meet them, and the first feeling of independ ence since her loss filled her soul. Dr. Brainard had accompanied the owner of the animals, who had been charmed at the idea of a girl doing such work. "I determined you should have some of all sorts te try. Who is to see to them?" "I intend doing all lean, but of course I will need a boy id help." "Miss Lillie you need a horse and wagon, you will need crushed food for some of your creatures." "Sure enough, I will." "Doctor, I will , let Bob come and sho can have one of the mares to care for, for its work and food, if you say so." "Just the thing, Miss Lillie." "In a month's time you can have something for market. Do justas you please, sell or what not, and you need me, send Bob and I w help you." "Thank you, Mr. Thomson, yi are very kind, and I will try not let you lose anything." All the lost fortune could n have bought Lillie the honor ai love she gained by her life of u complaining industry. Her ph proved excellent. The constai care took the keen edge from h sorrow. Ere the spring had ful come she began to reap the benefi of her barn yard. She had secure a market for her eggs, butte chickens, and had some calv? almost ready for sale. Bettie ar Bob refused to let her do any thin, Bxcept to care for the fowls, moul the rich butter, and keep the book Mr. Thomson would not take ani thing till the end of the year, ac rising her to keep, or increase th Dumber of stock she had, so thf she would have a yard full of he own by the year's end. When summer came she had he few branded animals pastured uj on the free prairies. Life bega to be sweet once more, and as th vear grew near its close the tw ladies thanked God for his merciei t * * * * * "Mother, we must have a Thanks giving dinner." "Ohl danghter, how can you Just think of the last one we hat Whom could we have, even if w could afford it?" "You like Mrs. Nye and Mri Randolph, and I have found sev sral girls that I would like t have." "I would have the doctor, too, fo how could we have done withou him?" "He still refuses to take any thing but my note for his care ti vou." The talked of day came, all sun shine and snow, as it should havi done. The cottage was in holiday attire. Lillie had prided hersel upon keeping it just as her fathei left it. The furniture was beaut! fui but simple. A rich supply o: ivory thing filled the rooruB, anc the struggle with poverty was not at all apparent. The dining roon ivas a thing of beauty. The table glittered with its ardornings oi mowy white linens, rare china md silver, while the few flowere ?ave an air of purity to the whole The fire sent light over the rich carpet and pictures, but found nc lovelier resting place than the young lady standing with folded arms at the window. Tall and ? - slight, with soft coils of browrj hair that rested upon the brow, The oval face so much like a pic ture, yet a sad one. Passing out into the snow cov Bred path, she slowly walked to the front gate. Her long black dress trailing over the white snow, while the late chrysanthemums Bhone like snow flowers in her hair. Looking up, from the memories of the past, she saw standing in the street an old man, evidently very tired. All her charitable heart awoke, and she spoke to him : "You seem to be tired?" "I am, Miss. I have had a long tramp to-day. Can you tell me where I can find a private house to rest and get something to eat?" "Come in. I will give you some thing. Go to that door. I will come in a moment." It looked like a smile that he tried to hide, but with a "Thank ye Miss," he went to the kitchen door, where Lillie soon came and had a good meal set be fore him. Seeing that his shoes were soiled and worn, she remem bered the boots her father had travelled in as he came here. "I will give them to this old man. Papa would if he were here." She brought them to him saying : "Your shoes seem worn, will you wear these? They were my fathers." "You must have good parents, young lady?" "I have no father now, hut he was a good man." "May God bless you for your kind heart." Taking the boots he went to the outer steps to put them on. y "What is tnis? You are very kind Miss, but I cannot take this, you have do.ie enough for me." "Oh, hea :ens ! the lost pocket book. Poor papa." Bettie quieted the trembling girl by Baying : "He would not come back for a hundred books like it, so don't re gret it." * "I will give it to mamma as a gift for the day." "Some ladies are at the door, Miss Lillie. I will ring the I when I am ready," said Bettie. As the guests seated themsel at the table. Mrs. Steel uoti( the raised doily that hid sor thing at her plate. "You are to have a gift, I i Mrs. Steel," said Mrs. Nye. "I must thank Lillie. She shoi hot be too lavish yet of her mon though." It caused a sensation as 1 well known was revealed to t widows right. Explanations followed, and cc gratulations heartily given up the restoredjfortunes. "You seem to have a 'brace eggs,' Miss Lillie." "It looks like Bettie's doug nuts." "Mother you have a trick up me." "Kealy, I have no idea what is." "It is you then, Doctor." "I will not say till I see wh it is." Slowly lifting the doily the lay three largo nuggets of yelk gold. "Why where in the world d this come from, and what does mean?" "It means that you have ente fained an angel unawares. Tl beggar you fed just now, was a rh miner on his way home," sa Bettie. "Bettie you shall have a pile gold, you have been a mine to us As the guests left that night tl doctor held his hand to Lillie sa; ing: "Have you no gift for me now! She placed her hands in his ar answered : "If you will accept the one ye once asked for." THE END. A Feather In Ti I La an \ Cap. WASHINGTON, July 27.-Tl President to-day put his signi ture to the bill introduced t Representative George Tillmai providing for the payment to tl State of South Carolina $48,<X for distribution between the Clen son and Claflin colleges. The South Carolina bill was tl first officiai matter brought to th attention of the President th morning when he entered the Ei ecutive chamber. Ee was familii with its contents, so he signed i without hesitation. Represent! tive Tillman was delighted whe he heard that his measure had b< come a law, and he at once not fied hie friends in South Carolin of the fact. It will be remembered ths there was quite a long controvers between the State authorities an the Secretary of the Interior ove this matter. The latter held tha three-fifths of the amount shouli go to the colored College in Sout Carolina, and the remaining twe fifths to the Clemson College. Th State authorities insisted that th' amount should be divided equall; between the two colleges unde such regulations as might b prescribed by the Legislature. Finally a conference of the Sout] Carolina delegation in Congres was held and Representative Till man and Senator Butler wer designated to look after the mat ter in the House and Senat respectively. Mr. Tillman pre pared a bill, introduced and mad an argument in support of it be fore the judiciary committee. I passed th^ House without seriou objection. Senators Butler an< Irby helping it though the Sen ate. It was accomplished in a very nea manner, and all the members o the delegation are to be con gratulated upon their success ii having a law enacted whicl enables the 848,000 to be distrib uted in accordance with the wishe of th*1 State Legislature. R. M. L. Empty Boom Towns. There are twenty well buil towns in Kansas without a singh in habitant to waken the echoes of their deserted streets. Saratogc has a $30,000 opera house, a larg* brick hotel, a $20,000 schoolhouse and a number of fine business houses, yet there is nobody ever to claim a place to sleep.' At Fargo a $20,000 schoolhouse stands on the side of the hill, t monument to the bond voting craze. A herder and his famih constitute the sole population oi what was once an incorporated city This is a sad commentary on un healthy booms. Those Kansae towns, like Wichita, advertised themselves as phenomenal boom cities. For a while "everything was lovely and goose hung high," but at last dry rot took hold on the boora towns and killed them. HIS WILL BE DONE. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. > We bave erred in that dark hour L We have known, . When our tears fell with the shower, All alone-. Were not shine and shower blent > As the gracious Master meant? Let us temper our content With His own. I For, we know, not every morrow ' Can be sad; So, forgetting all the sorrow We have had, Let us fold away our fears, i And put by our foolish tears, And through all the coming years Just be glad. ENTHUSITASIC MEETING. Reports from Over the State En couraging. The Register^ Endorsed. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock there convened in the State Capitol thc friends of Governor Tillman and reform who chanced to be in attendance in Columbia as dele gates to the Alliance and members of the State Executive Committee. It was at |first designed to hold a meeting ina business office, but the crowd was so large that the meeting had to be adjourned to the hall of the House of Representa tives. with one exeception every County in the State had one or more"representatives presnt, and a finer body of men we never saw collected together- Neither were they confined to any one class. While the farmers predominated, there were present merchant, law yers, doctors, ministers of the gospel, and in fact nearly every1 line of business known to our State. The meeting was organized by calling Colonel Meetze of Loxing^ ton to the chair. Senator Irby stated that the meeting had been conveyed for a conference between the friends of the present administration, that they might compare notes and from a correct idea of the strength of the reform movement. Mr. Gary Evins suggested that the best and speediest way would be for the chairman . to call the, roll of Counties, and the gentle men present therefrom would tell what they knew of the political outlook. The call began at Abbeville and ended at York, and the reports were indeed en couraging- We were impressed with tbe fact that the members were very cautious in making their estimates and gave the ring rule ticket even more votes then it was thonght possible for them to secure in the primary. Most of the Counties were assured to Till mau by majorit?s ranging from 1,000 to 2,500. It is exceedingly doubtful if Sheppard carries a single County in the State, for the reports from Charleston and Richland were most encouranging to the farmers. In Charleston the Tillman supporters are spendlidly organized 'and are working like beavers. They know every voter in city and County and how he stands. The Reformers are gaining recruits daily from the ring ranks and it is thought that we can confidently count on a Tillman delegation from Charleston by from 500 to 1,000 majority, In every County where there is any doubt, a strong organization has been perfected and roll of every Reformer mad e.In many of the Counties the Tillman men say that their numbers are so overwhelming and the Sheppard ltes so few and far between that it was not deemed necessary to organize, but they will now do so at once, and in ten days we expect to have the Reformers thoroughly organized and marshalled. The most glorious news comes from Spartanburg. She will cer tainly redeem herself in the Au gust primaries by giving a ma jority of from 1,800 to Tillman. In County politics the lineB had not heretofore been drawn, but the ring-rule crowd met in town and decided to support no one for of fice unless he supported their ticket. The Reformers accepted the gauntlet, and many men who had not declared themselves came under the banner of Reform. The reports from all the Coun ties were in, and, the estimates of Reform majorities added up, it was found that Tillman would certainly carry our State by be tween 45,000 and 50,000 votes. Every member stated that he would stand by the figures rend ered in and intended to go home and increase them. There are few desertions from the Reform ranks, and were we lost one vote we have gained two. Money and all manner if/corrupting influences have been I8ed and conclusive proof furn ished that there are a few men in !ur State low enough to sell their otes and ' their principles >r corporation money. But "is said that Dibble is about pjit of soap" and trying to ?plenish his depleted exchequer. ?vidence was also furnished this beting that the ring-rule crowd id actually made farmers in jveral Counties sing an obligation support this ticket before ex uding their assistance. lit was decided that a more jfrough organization of the Refor rs was necessary, and to this jd a chairman from each County ie appointed, who was empowered [call to his aid two members Jm every Democratic club, and t?pf to appoint a strong working , committee in every township. Mr. pt Tompkins was elected State ?au, and to whom reports be made. These members instructed to go to work as has they got home and proceed af|f?ce to business, as it was de sired to make "assurance doubly by a thorugh organization Reformers. |$ore adjournment the meeting ad the Columbia Register "official organ of the Reform lent in our see that a copy Joi^ffie paper is placed in the h?sU of every voter in his County. Th^^presentatiou from Spartan buW&nuounced that they would wajgltt; least 2,000 copies. ie-^meeting was the most faging one we have ever attended and every one present wawp&eered and enthused. It was conclusively shown that Dibble's estimates pf tho ring rule strength we)^ utterly without foundation, Kore was nothing on which jport his claims.-Register. ds of the Bank England. Bank of England's doors |? so finely balanced that a pressing a knob under roan close the outer doof s ^H?fe?re^rttP'd-^ they -cannot bo. opened again except by special process. This is done to prevent the daring and ingenious un employed of the great metropolis from robbing the famous institn tion. . The bullion department of this and other great English bank ing establishments are nightly submerged in several feet of water by the action of the machinery. In some of the London banks the bullion departments are connected with the manager's sleeping-rooms, and an entrance cannot be effected without setting off an alarm near the person's head. If a dishonest official, during day or night, should take even as much as one from a pile of one thousand sovereigns, the whole pile would instantly sink and a pool of water take its I place, besides letting every person in the establishment know of the theft.-Manchester Guardian. Wont Work in Soutli Carolina. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., July 27. Henry J. Lutcher, the millionaire lumbermau of Orange, Texas, formerly of this city, and C. W. Scott, member of the Republican State Central Committee, for this County, came into the Sun office this afternoon to settle a dispute. Mr. . Lutcher offered Mr Scott $100 if he would sign the following card : I am willing to live under the rule and Government of the neg roes, if they are in the majority, and I further agree that this, as well as my photograph, may be published. Mr. Scott signed it, and Mr. Lutcher gave him his check on the Fsrst National Bank for $100. Mr. Lutcher says he will use the card in the South, and say it will help to win hundreds of white. Republi cans in the South to the Demo cratic ticket. Mr, Scott was glad to make $100 so easily, so each, after his own fashion, is satisfied. Postmaster Emery, who was I present, said he would sign a card for nothing. He is the most thoroubhly educated man who derives his knowledge not frombooks alone,nor from men alone, but from the care ful and discriminating study of each. A truly learned man is liberal towards opponents tolerant of error, charitable towatds frailty, and compassionate towards failure. Only the ignorant and half-educa ted are dogmatical, illiberal and intolerant.-Exchange. Subscribe to the Edgefield AD VERTISER. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Meet And Consider a Commuoisa tion from Dibbler. The committee convened with a full board, with the exception of Williamsburg. Upon motion'all reporters ware excluded from the hall, and al other Democrats invited to remain if they desired. The following communication from Samuel Dibble and others was read by the secretary : Hon. J. L. M. Irby Chairman, and Members of the State Democratic Executive Committee of South Carolina, * Gentlemen : Having received notice ?f your meetimg to be held this evening, the Executive Com mittee of the Conservative Demo cracy of Son th Carolina has ap pointed the undersigned as a committee to present in writing for the consideration of your committee, the foll ming questions which have evoked disscuBsion, and concerning which different constructions have been an nounced in different parts of the State. In the interest of a fair primary election we respectfully request an explicit declaration on each of the points submitted, and that, when your conclusions shal have been reache,you communi cate the same to us, as we desire to conform to the requirements of the constitution of the Democratic party of the State, and we recog nize your committee as the execu tive body of the party under the said constution : First. Are avowed third party men to be permitted to vote at the Democratic primaries in August, when delegates are to be elected to the September convention, which will nominate the Democratic ticket for Presidental electors for South Carolina, as well as the Democratic ticket for State officers? In regard to this matter we res pectfully submit that there are now in the field candidates for 'resident^ and Vice President, nomihated'^y the third "party, calling itself the People's party, and putting forth a platform of principles at variance with the platform of the Sabional Demo cratic party adopted at Chicago last month, And we call your attention with regret that various individuals, some of them candi dates for nomination by the Demo cratic party, have openly declared themselves in accord with doc trines of the third party and op posed to the national Democratic platform in those particulars in which it controverts the doctrines of the third party and we cannot see how such men can be permitted to participate in the Democratio primaries, unless they explicitly renounce their third party views and declare their adherence to the platform and candidates of the national Democratic party. Second. Are unenrolled Demo crats entitled to vote at the Demo eratic primaries? In regard to- this we are in formed reliably that some Countiee have adopted a rule closing the rolls^five days before the primary or at the last regular club meeting before the primary ; while in others no such action has been taken, and the rolls therefore, remain open for the addition of names on the day of the primary of Demo crats not previously enrolled. The State Democratic constiu tion declares that the "club rolls of the party shall constitute the registry list" at the August pri mary. Will the County regulation in this matter, each County for itself, in the absence of a general rule, be recognized at legitimate in this election? Any reasonable rule, well under stood and promulgated, by which every facitity in afforded to Demo crats to vote, and which, at thc same time, sufficiently protects the primary from repeating and from the participation of those who are not Democrats, seems to us to meet the requirements in this matter. Upon the remaining qnestions, we simply request your announce ment of opinion so that unfiormity of action over the State may be Bacured. Third. ' Is a Democrat entitled to vote elsewhere than where he is enrolled? Fourth. Must a Democrat be a registered voter, under the registration laws of the State, in order to entitled to vote at the August primary? Fifih. Rule nine, adopted by your committee, states that ua t: oajority of tho votes cast shall lecessary to nominate candidat nd to elect delegates to the Sti Convention." We are inform hat at a primary heretofore he , serious quetion arose whethei andidate, who had a majori ver competitors for the same offi< ras nominated, because he did n iave a majority of the entire pc ist, some of the voters havi] mitted to vote for the office uestion. We respectfully ask yo: ommittee to state whether andidate haviag a majority c ll the votes cast for the positic or which he offers, is therby nom ated ; or whether itisnecessa: or him to have a majority of tl ntire poll list though some vote ast no vote for him or his o] orients for the same position? Upon these questions we do n< .esire to consume the times < our committee with argumen nless it is your wish to hear u arther upon them. In the latte vent the undersigned will be i be Hotel Jerome this evenin nring the session of your con littee where any commuicatio rill reach them. We respectfully request a repl pon the matters suggested, an ^formation on any other point ecided at your meeting, relatin 3 the primary election, to be ad ressed to''Samuel Dibble, Chair ian, Orangeburge, S. C," Respectfully yours, -SAMUEL DIBBLE, Chr'mu C. P. QUATTLEBAUM. AARON CANNON. Dr. Gorman moved that it b< sceived as information. Amend?e y G. Duncan Bellinger that it bi ?ferred to the committee of th* hole for consideration an< nswer. The amendmont wa arried. Upon motion, the questions askec a the letter were taken u] eriatim. In reply to the first questior sked it was decided to refer the ommittee represented by Mr )ibble to Rule 1 (of the rules gov ming primary elections) as herc mended to read as follows : The managers at the primary lection shall require -every votei t a primary election lo pledge imself to abide the result of 'the nmary, and to support the ominees of the party ; and to equire every voter in a primary lection to take the following oath, 3 wit: I do solemnly swear that I am uly qualified to vote at this elec ion, according to the rules of the democratic party, and that I have ot voted before at this election* 'he following words in said rule eing staicken out : Application for membership, or ffering to vote in the primary lection, shall be deemed ?quiva lut to such declaration and ledge." The amendment was made upon lotion of Mr. Jordan of Aiken.' To answer the second question, ae writers of the letter were jferred to the latter portion of stiele six of the constitution of he party, which requires that the lub rolls of the party shall con fute the registry list, and also to ?e amended rules adopted to ight and reading as follows : '.No person shall vote unless he as been enrolled on the club list ve days before the first primary lection. The club lists shall be inspected y and certified to by the secretary nd president, and turned over to be managers to be used as a egistry list." This amendment, upon motion f Mr. Bellinger, was adopted. The committee answers "No" to be third qnestion. As to the fourtu question the ommittee decides that registra ion under the laws of the State ras not required as a qualification o vote in the primaries. As to the fifth question, the Ex cutive Committee refers the ?quirers to the latter part of rule 0, already of force, and reading s follows : "The question of a majority ote shall be determined by the umber of votes cast for any articular office, and not by the 'hole number of votes cast in any rimary." It was moved and carried that be campaign meetings for the enefit of candidates for Congress nd the office of Solcitor as to ime and place be left to agree ?ent between the candidates. It was "Resolved, That under the _._ ( CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE. ( THE FARMER. BY LILLIE E. 15AUK. ' The king may rule o'er land and sea, The lord may live right royally, The soldier ride in pomp ai: J pride, The sailor roam o'er ocean wide; But this or that, whate'er befall, The farmer he must feed them all. ihe writer thinks, the poet sings, The craftsmen fashion wondro's things, The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads, The miner follows the precious leads ; But this or that, whate'er befall, The farmer he mnst feed them all. The merchant he may buy and sell, The teacher do his duty well; But men may toil through busy days, Or men may stroll through pleasant ways; From king to beggar, what'er be fall, The farmer he must feed them all. The farmer's trade is one of worth; Be's partner with the sky and earth, He's partner with the sun and rain, And no man loses for his gain ; And men may rise, or men may fall, But the farmer he must feed them all. God bless the man who sows the wheat, Who finds us milk and fruit and meat; May his purse be heavy, his heart be ". "SH His cattle and corn and go right; God bless the seeds his hands let fall, For the farmer he must feed us all. A bale of this year's cotton was ginned in Colleton county, July 16th. Cleveland and Stevenson were formally notified of their nomina tion July 10th. The Court of General Sessions for Greenville was opened July 18. There are five murder cases on tho locket. Wm. F. Harrity has been elected Chairman of the National Demo- ' ;ratic Committee, and S. P. 3heerin, Secretary. The State Teachers' Association met in Columbia last week. Thero (vas a large attendance of teachers both male and female. Miss Ella L. Knowles, of Mon tana, has been nominated by the People's Party for the office of Attorney General of the State. The Georgia Third party conven tion met in Atlanta, July 20, and put its ticket in .the ifield. Col. Peek WK8"nominafed for jQoyfflcnor . The golden beam of truth and the silken cords of love, twisted together, will draw men on with a ?weet violence whether they will or aot.-Cudworth. The Confederate veterans of 3outh Carolina formed an associa tion in Columbia July 20, to be in inion with the association known is the "United Confederate Vet srans." The President has issued his proclamation designating Friday, October 21, as a general holiday, being the four hundredth anniver sary of the discovery of America by Columbus. The thiiteen'.h annual meeting af the League of American Wheel men mst in Washington last week. Between three and four thousand members were in attendance, many Df whom were ladies. Ono of tho 'runs" was by a party of {tho hun ired and fifty ladies. Warrants have been issued and will be served on fifteen persons who are to be witnesses for the de fendant in the case of the State against Mr. J. M. Sullivan, for the murder of Mr. Gilreath in Green ville. It is expected that the case will be tried at this term of court. The exhibit to be made at tho World's Fair by Krupp, tho cele brated German gun maker, will represent an expenditure of $1,500, 300. The largest cannon ever made, weighing 122 tons, will bo in the exhibit, as will be also sev eral hundred tons of war material. The Secretary of State has re ceived official assurance of Russia's acceptance of the President's in vitation to participate in an Inter national Monetary Conferenco to consider, among other questions an enlarged use of silver coin in commercial transactions. All the other European countries having previously taken similar action, nothing now remains but the for mal preparations for thc Coufer ence. There are 3,643 policemen in New York, an increase of 1,122 since 1880, an increase justified by the gain in population. Last year 99,124 persons were arrested, 18,912 3f whom were females. There were 3,420 persons arrested for viola tions of the excise law, a decrease :>f 1,323 as compared with the pro ceding year. The value of lost property restored to owners was jver $1,000,000. There were 203 lead bodies taken, to the morgue.