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STORMS AND FLOOS. DAMAGE DONE IN NEW JERSEY BY THE BURSTING OF DArS. Hundreds of People Driven From Their Houses by the Rushing Waters-Por tions of Bloomfield and Plainfield Sub merged-Many Bridges Washed Away. Thoroughfares Impassable. NEWAK, N. J., July 31.-Reports from all over Essex County indicate that damage by the storm, which is still raging, will be much greater than was thought last night. Bloomfield sutfered most severely by the breakin of Fritz' dcam. Fifty families wOr: driven from their houses, but no live. Jost, or injury inflicted. The water i subsiding this morning and the peobiplt are returning to their houses. The dam across the river at Belle ville broke last night and flooded Mills street and did considerable damage to property in the low section of the town. in the Oranges the water is subsiding. A confectioner from this city named Monchild was driving across a bridge a Maplewood last night when the strur ture was carried away. lie was carried down with the torrent, together with hi horse and wagon, and was finally res cued by a crowd of men from South Orange. Trains on the Morris and Essex road are moving slowly through the Oranges. The greatest apprehension is felt at Nillbnrn. A watch has been placed on tbe dam of the Orange reservoir, tw. and of e half miles from town and 260 feet above it. People are prepared to move at a monent's notice. PLATmLD. N. J., July 31.-The dam age by the flood is greater than at first supposed. Eight dams in all wer washed away near here. The water rushing through the break in Feltville dam carried away and completely oblite rated two smaller dams below Seely' paper mill and Scotch Plains. The loss is $10,000. Scotch Plains is entirely submerged, but the loss is small. The damage in the business portions of Plainfiekl caused by the breaking of Tier's dam is not less than $30,000. Fif teen large brick buildings are under mtined and in a dangerous condition. Somerset street is impassable, being washedaway in great gaps. Every bridg& in Plaintifield, Fanwood and Warren Town is washed away. The loss to the Counties will reach $;0,000 for bridges alore . The Brooklyn dam was swept away. Uitfle damage was done, because it is an open country. No lives were lost and no one wag hurt. Had the break occurred at night instead of in the after noon, a different story would have to be told. It is believed that the loss in and near Plainfield by this storm will reach $150, 000. The water has entirely subsided and repairs are being rapidly made. NEWARK, N. J., July 31.-The dam at Van Syckel's millpond at Millburn broke early this morning, and the escaping water drove hundreds of people trot] thei; .homes. Household goods and ter property were carried away. The people fled in terror. It is impossible to drive over the thoroughfares. Heavy Floods in Virginia. DAVILLE, Va., July 31.-There liad been an unprecedented summer rainfall in this section. The Dan River is up to highwater mark and is still rising. Thi bridge at Cascade on the Danville and New Rliver road has been washed away. and also the bridges over Sandy Creek. The Atlantic and Danville track is sub merged for several miles and much dam age has been done. Several washout., are reported on the Virginia Midland road between D~anville anid Lynehburg. and trains have been stopped. Trains for Washington are running by wiay of Richmond and thence by th . it ~ au,,~ . ~ ed and riously damaged.. Disastrous Storm in Missouri. ST.-Louis, July 31.-A very violen1 storm passed over New Madrid, M. and vicinity 31onday evening, doing great damage to cotton and corn crops. Two little steamboats, the Arkansas City and the Carl Schurz, lying at New Ma dr-id; were totally destroyed; loss $14, 000. Warehouses at Tiptonville and Lu -~.zlle landing were blown down. Damage by the Storm in Arkansas. LrrnE RoeK, July 30.-The dlamage by the storm already heard from in John son County alone is over $500,000 in '' houses, fences, bridges and lumibei washed-away. At D~ardanelle the rivri h as risen ten feet in four hours, andl i still rising. Boston's Woman Barber. Jonnte L. Dodge, a New Hamoshnre girl, has the reputation at presht of be ing the only woman barber in Boston. A few evenings since a Herald writer climbed np a short fight of stairs into -the cosyhittle room of the teminine hair. dresser. Miss Dodge has been in the barber business since 1883. Miss Dodge, or "Jennie,".s she is called by nearly all her regular customers, has had more than ordinary success in her occupation, and averages $22 per week, a very tid sum it must be admitted. Her shop is -neatness personified. There are pictures on the wall, .bric-a-brac on the mantei and, side shelves, and books and papers on the table. She has only one chair and does all the work herself. Jennie is a rapid workwoman, and would (ertainly make it quite interesting for some of her, speedy male fellow-memi bers of the profession were she to enter a competitive test. Jennie does not have any nonsense with "fresh" new cotners. She is a tall,.muscular woman, with a strong, positive countenauce, and a voice far from being kittenish. Yv~ nen ever a forward fellow undertakes to act 'too smart she gives him .a look the first time, and if the offense is repeated she points to the' door; and in a tone that -mieaun~ "isi -Cs, invites him to get out.. They go. A well-known man who has had women assistants, in an swer to a question, said the reason there are not so. many fe-nale barbers now adays was because the men got so - they did not dare go into the shops kept by these women hairdressers on account of the runapus which their wives kicked up. On one Saturday night, he added, there was the dickens to pay in his place. The wife of one of his best customers came into the shop, and, seeing a lady barber smoothing the face of her husband, snatched a bottle of hair preparation, and struck the pretty little shaver on *the side of the cheek, inflicting a horrid cut. The p'iaee became a very hot one in a short 'une, but mnasculine hands soninterfered, and the war soon camne A Little Boy Drowned. A very sad accident took place at Camipton last Monday. Squire William Camp went out on the (-reek to loo0k at the cron. his lhttle graud~son Tommie,. i,on of Mr. Thomas Camp. went with 7him. He waIs about three year-s old. TWishing to go over some ground whiei e the little hav could not well get along, he said to him to wait there until he came back. After an ab:-enee of f if teen to thirty mi-mtes he retne-rred hut the little boy could not be .een. hhi. fears we-re arou. ed and he began to ex amine the little streaw. lIe soon1 found the little fel'ow drowned. H~e had gone . to the bank of the creek and had fallen -in a place too de-ep for him. it was a most. sorr-owiul s-ght to see the grand faither bearing tbe dead child in his nrms to the honec--(aroliaut Spi-rtaa The Southern Girl. 1er dimpled cheeks are pale: She's a lily of the vale, Not a rose. In a muslin or a lawn She is fairer than the dawn, Toner beaux. tier boots are thin and neat, She as vain about her feet, It is srid. Sh aputates her r's, liut her eyes are l'ke the stars Overhtea-l. On a balcony at night, With a tleecy cloud of white hnmd her hair. ter grace. al, who could paint? See w'n!d tascinate a saint, I declare. Tis a matter of regret, She's a bit of a Coquette, \ eom I siug. On her cruel path she goes, With a half a dozen beaux ('cn her string. But let that all pass by. A ',d h.r miildeni imonents fly, Dew emp:eried. \W ten she matnies, on my life, She \ ii nma:ike 'li1 dearest wife In the world. 11fit~/niiry A dertt'cr. FARMERS' ALLIANCE FICWANGE. The all Text of the Plan For the Same Adopted by the State Alliance-A Con temporary's Errors Corrected. Although the main features of the plan for an "Alliance Exchange" adop t d by the State Farmers' Alliance at its recent meeting were published in THE: REGts1ER at the time, it has be -n tl ought best to present the full text of the p!an adopted, which is therefore presented below. This is the more necessary as an er roneous impression of the same might naturalfy be made by the publication of what purported to be "substantially the plan" in a Charl ston paper,- the fact beig that the p an then published was not that adopted, but the report sub litted by the executive committee, which was materially changed by alter atiens, additions of four entirely new sections, extensive amendments of others, etc., befoie adopted. A printed copy of the report in some way coming into the possession of the correspondent of the paper referred to, in his anxiety to distance competitors he made the mistake of publishing a document which was not adopted. A comparison w:lI illustrate the truth of the fact above stated. Plan for an Alliance Exchange for the Ferners' Allia.we of South Caro lina. ARTICLE 1. The name of the corpora tion shall be the "Farmers' Alliance Exchan-e of South Carolina, Limited," and by that name it shall have power and authority to exist and enjoy succes sion for the full term of ninety-nine (99) years. A1T. 2. The domicil of the corpora tion shall be in a city or tou.a in the State of South Carolina to be hereafter chosen and appointed by the corporators of said exchange; and all citations or other legal processes shall be served upon the president of said corporation, or in case of his absence or inalility to act upon the vice-president, and in case of the absence of both, upon the secre tary. ART. 3. The purposes for which this co:poration is organ'-ed are to tonduet a geieral mercantile and brokerage busiees, and to act as agent for the pt' .chase and sale of all kinds of farm sulliics and products, and to do all that app'ertains to the receiving, handling, for warding and marketing of said pro ducts, anid the purchase of supplies; to erect, manage and oper.ite warehouses, stock yards, grain elevators and packing establishments; to manufacture guano or other fertilizers, and all other such enitetlprises as may be foutnd necessary or adlvisable to their profit and better mlent. -AnT. 4. The capital stock of this cor poration is l hero io at .,,0(i0), divided mn o one thoustad (1,000) shares of fifty dollars ($50) each, with liberty to begir ibusiness whenever $5,000 of the capital stock shall have been subscribed. No subordinate alliance holding stock shalh ever be held liable or responsible for the contracts or faults of this corporation in any further sum than the unpaid balance duec on the shares of stock he by it, nor shall any mere informality in: organization have the effect of render ing this charter null, or of exposinga suhordinate alliance holding stock to any liability beyond the amount of its stocg. ART. 5. This capital stock shall bea sacred trust fund to be used only for the putrchase of goods. it shall not be used to pay salaries or for any other purpose. All orders fronm individuals must go through the sub-trustee, and from him tlyongh the County trustee to the State agent. ART. 6. Subscriptions to shares of capital stock shall be made in the namec of subordinate alliances and not iu. the name of iadtvidual members thereof. Aplicatins for s .ares of stock must he ar-eompanlied by t wenty-five per cent. in cash of the amount of stock subscribed: the balance to be paid when called for: when certificate of stock shall be issued as soon as the full amount subscribed for shall be paid for. ART. 7. It is hereby understood and agreed that eerh sub-alliance adopting this exchange system and thereby ratify ing this plan, is firmly bound to subscribe for and make settlement on stock, as above 5pecified, to the number of shares due from it, under the following sched ule of ability. i. #e., those having less rhan thirty-tive (35) memubers shall be appout~onedI one share: thirty-five to . 'xy-ie mnembers, two shares; sixty five :onin'ety-five miembe-~s, three shares; al over ninet y-five members, font shav s P orbed. T>:s shall not prevent any all ince from taking as many shares as it chooses. Ar. 8. Each sub-alliance taking 1ec in tis corporiiLon shall be entitled to one tr ustee stockholder, wvho shall'be elected annually ai; the time of the regu hr election of otticers. The fit.~t trustee stockholder shall be elected by each sub a iance when l' decides to subscribe for .toek, and shall serve until time next an nual election. W nen three trustee stock holders have been selece d they may pro ceed to organize. and elect a County trustee stcazkholder. lie shall represent his alliance in the meeting~s of trustee stockholde-:s from anid for all the sub-alliances in that County, and shtll be entitled to as many votes as he represents shares of stock. The County convention of trustee stockholders shall, at a regular annual mee iog, to be held after tae County maetirg in July and before the $taie meeting, elect from their ntumber one dIelegaLte, who shall be known as County trusti e stockholder, and who shall be authorized to represent the stock held in that County in State meeiaigs of thme trustce stockholders of be coleorat ion, and shall lbe emiiitled to s mnyi votes :s lie rereen shares (of stock Lr. -us-ee stockho~der shall be- the represe oalive of the exchange in hi i ao. l shall give bond im; the .mm mf .:. 4 fo r lie fai 'iul pe fortranee Mr. I. The County trustee stock .iders shal hohl a nddn annual mneetinmg at he' sanme time and place as the Farmers' Sutet& Alliance of South Carolina: Pro ridhed, That the board of dlireictors shall have the power to call a meeting when ever, in their judgment, it is necessary. A R. 10. That each b~oard of County t ut tockihlers shall elect a business ager;. 'I ne trustee stockholdlers in each ('oeniv shall, at the re tilar annual irmeri'., elect a boatrd of directors of not imore than seven from their number to serve for one year. wvho shall super the amount of pay he is to receive and of the bond he is to furnish for the pro per discharge of his duty. ART..11. The County trustee stock holders shall elect annually nine (9) from their number as a State board of direct ors, one from each Congressional dis trict and two from the State at large, five (5) of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The State board of directors shall elect from their number a president, vice president and secretary and treasurer, They may emplo; and discharge such assistants as they deem necessary, fixing the amounts of their remuneration and of their bonds; they sha'l enact such by laws and regulations as they deem requi site for the proper management of the b usiness of the corporation, subject to approval by the next meeting of the .oekhohlers: Procided, All such by-laws and regulations shall have full force of law until said meeting. ART. 12. No profits shall be made other than sufficient to pay the running expenses. ART. 13. This Act of incorporation may be modified, changed or altered, or said corporation may be dissolved with the consent of three-fourths of the stock represented, and a majority of the a-nount thereof issued, at any general mect~ig of the stockholders of said cor poration. convened for such purpose. after thirty days' notice of such meeting shall have been given in two daily papers' published in the State and in the State official organ. AnRT. 14. Whenever this corporation may be dissolved, either by limitation of its charter or from any other cause, the stock shall be returned through the County and sub-t-ustee stockholders to the original contributors. ART. 15. The compensation for sub ordinate and County trustee stock holders shall be fixed by the subordinate aid country alliances. ART. 16. The capital stock of this corooration may at any time be in creased by a two-thirds vote of the stockholders to any amount not exceed ing $200,000. TO REPRESENT SOUTH CAROLINA. Delegates to the Inter-State Farmers' Association Which Will Meet at Mont gomery Ala., on August 20th. The Inter-State Farmers' Association is composed of delegates from all of the cotton States, each Congressional dis trict in these States being entitled to five votes. It was organized at Atlanta in 1887, and met last year at Raleigh, N. C. It will meet this year at Montgomery, Ala., August 20th. A subject of discussion is assigned to each State included in the Association. "Agricultural Depression, Causes and Remedy," is the subject assigned to South Carolina. Mr. T. N. Rainsford of Trenton has consented to make the opening address on this sub ject. The railroads have promised to give a special rate of about four cents per mnile for the round trip. A large and, interesting meeting is expected. The delegates are appointed by the vice pres ident for each State. Col. E. R. Mc Iver, the vice president for South Caro lina, has appointed the following list of delegates and alternates: First Congressional District-Dele gates: A.. H. DuPre, McClellanville; Dr. E. N. Royal, Mt. Pleasant; Dr. J. W. Sumnuers, Haigler; Dr. 1). J. Knotts, Pine Plains; B. Stokes, Walterboro. Al ternates: H. F. W.Bruer, Charleston; Jias. C. Doar, McClellanville; Dr. -O. H. Ott, isranchville; H. J. &ibels, Sandy Run; L. A. Harper, St. George's. Second District -Delegates: T. N. Rainsford, Trenton; lion. L. W. You mans, Sanders; lHon. A. P. Butler, Co lumnbia; Lewis Bradwell, Aiken; C. J. C. Hutson. Yemassee. Alternates: L B. Mays, Edgefleld; Pinckney Brown, Mar tin's; M.,T. Holley, Aiken; J. M. Pen Gocoding, llampton. Third District-Delegates: Dr. G. H. Waddell, Coronaea; J. Belton Watson, Anderson; J. R. Davidson, Newberry; 0. H. Schumacher, Walhalla; J. W. Brunson, Easley. Alternates: J. N. King, Ninety-Six; W. A. Neal, Ander son; Hon. W. D). Hardy, Shelton; Dr-. J. L. M. Curry, Fair Play; W, T. Bowen, Pickenis. Fourth District-Deleaates: Hion. M. L. D~onaldson, Greenville~; F. L. Ander son, Reidi'ille; J. T. Douglass. Cold Well; Aaron Cannon, Goodgion's: T. P. Mitchell, Woodward's. Alternates: H. B. Buist, Greennile; Geo. W. Turner, Spartanburg; S. S. Walker, Sunnyside; J. H. Wharton, Waterloo; L. T. Wilds, Ridgewvay. Fifth District-Delegates: R. A. Love, Chester; .A. H. White. Rock Hill; W. . K. Thompson, Liberty Hill; W. J. Mcllwane, Lancaster; D. T. Red fearn, Chesterfield. Alternates: 0. A. Wylie, Richburg; Heniy Massey, Tirzah; S. L. Long, Camden; J. R. Massey, Lancaster; G.' W. Spencer, Chesterfield. Sixth District- Delegates: Jas. Man ning, Little Rock; E. M. Williamson, Djar*egton; F. M. Rogers, Jr-., Florence; C. F. Moore, Bennettsville; E. W. Plow den, Foreston. Alternates: T. WV. Beatty, Port Harrelson; J. C. Clements, Lydia; B. B. McWhite, Bostick's; William B. Drake. Bennettsville; J. J. Ingraham, Manning. Seventh District-Delegates: Wil liam Miles H-tzzard, Georgetown; Dr. A. E. Heightway, Ik.aufort; Hon. W. 0. Cain, Ramnsay, J. C. F. Sims, Columbia; G. S. Cooper, Indiantown. Alternates: T. W. D~oar, Georgetown; Dr. T. S. Waring, Yonng's Island; R. M. Cooper, Mayesville; E. R. Wialters, Orangeburg; John T. Townsend, Edisto Islnd. - Flood Damage Suits. A test suit. against the SouTh Fork Fishing Chibfor dlamagcs resulting from the breaking of fhe dam at Johnstowii has been begun at Pittsburg: It is claimed on the one hand that the (lain was of faulty construction, and that the club had been recpeatedly notified of the fact; on the other, it is asserted that the dain had been examined by competent engineers andl pronJouned~ safe. The jury may, however, take the view that the dam should not have been coni structed at all in view ot the interests in in life and property which miight be con sidered as~ being always more or less in danger so long as the immense body of water wa.s retained at the head of the valley. As the members of the fishing cluib arc all large capitalists they would probably be able to reimburse all the survivors for their losses andl still have something left for themselves. Watermelon Vinegar. The latest story of Kansas productive nes conies from Ford County, where a Mr. Sternberg planted twenty acres of melons and sold the seeds to an Eastern seed house for $400. Froii the melons le manufactured 1,000 bari-els of vine ar, which he values at $10) per barrel. This melon vinegar he claims to b~e fullyv e -al ho, if not bettei- than, the cider vmegtar-. If this story is true this State will be principally devoted to the pro duction of watermelons in a short space of time. Just thinik of it! $10,400 for the p~rodumct of twenty acres of land. Eporia ( Kan.) D)emocrat. Strike of Pennsylvania Coke Workers. PrrIrsRUncu, P'a., August 1.-Private dispatches rcceivedl from the Conuells ville coke region this morning state that the great strike of 62,000 coke workers, which was to take place to-day, is not eneral. About one-third of the miiners re said to be out, the majority of the s..nmLeng mloyeesu of Frick & Co.1 HOT SEPULCHRES. REVIVAL OF A CURIOUS METHOD OF DISPOSING OF THE DEAD. Dessication May Prove to Be More Popu lar Than Cremation-Drying Out Human Bodies in Hot-Air Chambers and Pre serving Them Intact. A new method of disposing of the dead is now advocated, and an organization has been formed to put it into practice. Nine out of eveiy ten people have a borror of being buried in the earth, but not one of the nine has the courage to give directions that he be cremated. The new system proposes to dispose of dead bodies'by dessication, which, in plainer English, means to dry them out like so much dried beef. The plan is not a new one by any means, for it is a known fact that the Tartars and Colchians practiced this method in primitive style centuries ago. Their way was to hang their dead up in trees and leave them there to be dried by the air and sun. The advocates of the new method propose to erect large buildings to carry out their plan of des sication. These buildings are to be di vided into many rooms of different sizes. In each of these rooms there will be built sepulebres of concrete large enough to admit the body of any ordi nary sized individual. There will be two openir.gs in these sepulchres or box like arrangements. This will be con nected with a system of conduits, each sepulchre, however, having a separate conduit. The body will be placed in the sepul chre in an open lattice-work casket, and through one conduit will be forced hot, dry air. This air, it is claimed, will circulate around the body, accumulate a certain portion of liquid and gases from the corpse and pass through the rear conduit down to a furnace, where it will be purified once more by fire. It is claimed that this dry air has a greater affinity for moisture than a sponge has for water, and that all the moisture will gradually be drawn from the body and leave it in a sort of a dried apple state. This will take about four or nye months, and then the sepulchre will be hermetically sealed and the body will remain in its dried-up state for ever. The projectors of this scheme say they have for precedents the doings of the Tartars and Colehians in olden times, already referred to. Also, they assert that in the Western part of this continent, where the air is extremely rare and dry, men can be hung up and dried in the hot sun without fear of pu trefaction. They claim that a human body can be dried the same as a pear or an apple. The ancient Peruvians. the Dooshais of India and the Amo aborigines in Japan also practice dessi cation. In the well-known catacombs of the Capuchin monks, near Palermo, the bodies are dried first in an oven and are then hung up in niches. It is said that the dessicated body of a Sicilian sovereign, who had lain in his tomb for over four hundred years, was found upon inspection a short time ago to be as good as new. But all these attempts at dessication were rude, and it-is now proposed to bring scientific principles into play. It will be remembered that the body of the renowned explorer, Livingston, who died in Africa, was dessicated by the natives of that country before re moval to England. This method of disposing of the dead seems to be very feasible. It would cer tainly be more pleasant, if such a thing could be, than being lowered into a hole six feet deep. The general health of every one would be improved, for it is known that the -burying of dead bodies in the earth is a menace to thie health of those living in the viecinity of a bury ing ground. nection with the dlessication method is that the features of the dried corpse preserv-e a life-like appearance that is remarkable. Should any question arise in the courts as to the identity of a dead man a visit could be paid to the sepul chre and all doubts be set at rest in a way that would admit of no dispute. Eight months ago experiments were made on a man weighing 164 pounds. At the present time it is said that the body is perfectly dessicated. The skin has not become discolored, but instead has become hard, feeling like leather to the touch. Another thing which will tend to make the sysiem popular is that thcre can be no chance of being buried alive. - There could be no grave.- robbing uni der the new system either. It is emi nently sanitary, for all the gases are conveyved to a furnace and made in nocuous. It appears to be very rational, clean and rather a ple -ant system of burial, and it is said it ~.ill soon be put into practice. Supported by Faith. A dispatch from Asbury Park, N. J., says: "There is consternation among sme of the faith-cure people in Ocean Grove because the officials of the asso iation have ordered that the boarding house managed by Miss Mary E. Mosmer,. a well known disciple of the faith order, be closed. This establish ment has been conducted there for several years, and was supported by what Miss Mosmer calls faith. That is to say, the boarders who were not taken for a longer time than a week paid only what price they thought was dictated by Divine influence. Some paid as low as $1 a week, but the majority, who were un believers in faith cure, paid up so hand somely that the mistress was always able to settle up with her tradesmen. In fact she and the faith cure home rlour ished. if a boarder was unable to pay anything, his or her baggage was never held for arrears. The house on Embery avenue is decorated with all sorts of Scriptural mottoes, and before any boarders are takenx they are put through a course of questioning as to their religious beliefs. Then there were mneetingsi being constantly held for spiritual improvement and the broadening of theiir creed. Besides this, certain mottoes were posted about the house representing stations for prayers. The cottage was well pa tronized by religious extremists of all sorts, and their conduct in and about the place was so eccentric as to attract notice to the place. It is under stood that the immates at once ap peaiedl their ease to the highest tribunal, and will not close up tbe home until the ease is settled by faith, whether the Ocean Grove authorities are agreeable or not. The faith disciples claim that the association is actuated by an unholy jealousy of the sneces of the faith cure people, but the association folks whisper that these people are objectionable citi zens. The association, under their char ter, have absolute and arbitrary powers, and can order any objectionable person out of thb~ place." The Federal Finances. WAsuINGTON, August 1.-The debt statement issued to-day shows the in crease of the debt during the month of July to be $1,017,311.52; total interest bearing debt, :$895,391,886.90; total debt of all kinds, $1,046,777,309.91; total dlebt, less available credits, $1,077,63,932.90; legal tender notes outstanding, $346,681,016; certificates of deposit outstanding, $17, 575,000; gold certificates outstanding, 118,541,409; silver certificates, $259,55 i,125; frac tional currency, $6,916,690.47; total FROM THE UNITED STATES TO EUROPE. A Railroad from Washington Territory Through British Columbia and Alaskr. It is highly probable that a' railway from Spokane Falls to Alaska will be constructed within the next few years, said Mr. H. A. Johnston. I am on my way home from a business trip to Wash ington Territory, and while out there my attention was called to this project, and I spent considerable time looking in.o it. The movement is in its infancy, but it has the backing of the wealthy men of the Northwest and of the people of British Colnmbia, and I believe the road will be built. The idea looks strange and impracticable at the first glance, but as a matter of fact the ob stacles to be encountered in the con so-uction of such a line would 'not be as g:eat as were met with by the Central Pacific and the Northern Pacific. It is proposed to begin the railroad at Spo kane Falls, mak'ng that city the South ern and Eastern terminus. Competent engineers piace tl-e total cost at $130, 000,000. Mr. Walter Moberly, eng'neer for the government of British Columbia., has examined the proposed route, and believes the route could be built for less money per mile than the Canadian Pa cific, and would prove profitable. As to the route projected, it is neces sary to explain the physical conditions of the counsry so that the feasibility of the plan may be seen. The Rocky Mountains enter Britisa Columbia in about the longitude o: Salt Lake City, and tend Westward until-they join the Alaska coast range, breaking in the Northern part of British Columbia into three parallel ranges. The Eastern range is the Rockies proper, the middle range is the Selkirks, and the Western the Columbian range. The Columbia River rises in the valley betweea the Rockies and the Selkirks, and flows North until it reaches the extremity of the 'atter range, around. which it turns and flows back South between the Sel kirks and Columbian ranges into Wash ington Territory. At the point where the Columbia turns the North end of the Selkirk range, it receives a strong tributary in the Canoe River. The road as projected would run along the val leys of the Columbia and the Canoe, then over the hills from Tate Cache, and down along the Fraser River to Fort George. Thence it would have to cross a long, but not difficult, pass to the valley of the Yukon, down which it would go to the mouth of that great river, a distance altogether of about 3,000 miles. The Yukon is bordered most of the way by a wide flood plain and terrace, and construction along its banks would be simple. "Where would the road get its reve nue ?" was asked. Well, to begin with, it would touch the famous Kootenai valley, a splendid agricultural and cattle raising region. The people of Spokane Falls have for some time been figuring on a road eighty miles to the boundary to connect with a road for which a company of Canadians and Englishmen have se cured a charter, from the boundary to the Canadian Pacific at Revelstoke, 200 miles furttier North. The Eaglish com pany will commenice work this summer, and their road would f, -m the first. link in the Alaska road. Tnis, however, is merely to show that the Kootenai region is valuable and that the Spokane Falls people knew it. There are a great many mines and rich deposits of ore along the Columbia and an English company is building a smelter at Revelstoke to handle them. Nearly every stream run ning into the Columbia carries float gold. The Canoe River runs througb a great fur and embryo mining region, and from the Yukon comes gold, furs, and timber, and from its mouth the seaeals.AAllaaoongthe route of the road is valuable country either for mining, salm hr "Would not the snow and ice preveni the operation of such a roadr' That is apparently the greatest diffi eulty. Any one at first would think thal the climate would be an insurmountabl< difficulty, but it is positively asserted, by those who ought to know, that thi climate would cause no more troubli than it does on the Northern and Cana dian Pacific. You know that the ocear breezes temper the climate all along ti coast, and it is very little colder in Sitka than it is in New York. Now, this road would run West of the mountains all th< way, and the further North it gets the nearer does it go to the coast, so thai the climate would be comparatively tem perate all the way.* The road would be operated for the joint use and benefit of British Columbih and the United States, and it is proposed to have the province contribute its pro portion of the cost in lands, and thi United States to give its guarantees for the payment of interest for twenty years on $50.000 per mile of the cost. There is another important point it connection with this road. The Russin government is now engaged in bmildinu; a railroad across Siberia and dovwn th< Amoor to its mouth. A road is alsc projected from the main line on the Amoor into Kamschatka, and to some port on Behring's Strait, only a short distance from the mouth of the Yukon. This line, in connection with the Alaska road, would form a practically all-rail route from Europe to the United States. -ASt. Louis Globe-Democrat. REV. HOWARD GETS ONE CENT. The Verdict in the Celebrated $50,000 Libel Suit in Tennessee.. *The jury ini the Howard libel suit. at Jackson, Tenn., has returned a verdict in favor of Dr. Fred. A. Howard, the plaintiff, but gave him only one cent damages, instead of $50,000 asked for. The suit was brought by Dr. .Howard against thirteen. members of the First Baptist Church, of which he was pastor a few years, and three newspapers. The libel complained of an attack on How ard's character of a most virulent deC scription. Previous to the publication of the libel, Dr. Howard seceded from the First Baptist Church with about sixty members on aceount of money matters, and established the Central Baptist Church. He also commenced the publication of the Free Baptist newspaper, in which he criticised the conduct of the Baptist Un~iversity. of which he had been a professor. The most strenuous exertions were made by both parties to work tip pleas of justification. TIfe plain tiff crossed the occan four times in soliciting evidence, and the defendants have had attorneys and agents not only in England but also in India. The trial has been in progress sinice early in June, and has been a daily se-isation, the court room being packed constantly. In his paper Mr. Howard klampooned the dacons of the First Baptist Church un mercifully and in the biggest type on Saturday, and prayed for their spiritual and temporal welfare next day. The deacons and the university faculty at last got together and~ held a council of war. As a result the local piaper and two religious ones-came out one morn ing with a flashing article enititled "The Mask Removed." They signed their names in full. Then the pastor went to law, claiming the man fromi whom they had removed "the mask" was his double, a man resembling him in every particular save in morality. The prin cipal charges were that Dr. Howard was a fraud; that he has no legal right to the name Howard; that his real name is Hlowlett, alias Hewlett. The deacons and professors asserted that un der this name he taught a col ored South Carolina sconl; thMt he boarded with a negro and occupied the same room with his host and hostess, and that he left them a lock of hair when he went to another State. The deacons hunted up this host and got his affidavit alleging that Howard, when in bed with him one night, told him that when at sea he ki'led a man, was wrecked on the China coast, and that be bought two Chinese women. An other affidavit-maker swears that How lett ran away a ith the wife of a railroad section boss named Brown. Brown has been hunted up and swears to the truth of this statement. This Mrs. Brow ., who has since become Mrs. Mattie Mc Carthv, is now working in the mills in Augusta, Ga. She sends her affidavit to Jackson that "she ran away wth Howlett because she lovd him. He was handsome and smart, and she thought it was a great thing to) be a lawyer's wife." A letter was produced addressed to the eloping woman and signed thus: "Good by, my darling, 1,000,000.000,000 kisses. Your loving husband, F. A. How lett." The de.cons found an old man named John Howlett in South Carolina. He had a son, but could not positively identify the picture of the wan who eloped with Mrs. Brow i. But he said his son was apprenticed to a tea trading firm, made a voyage to China, where he lost all trace of him. Th theory of the defense was that John Howlett's son was the Rev. Mr. Howard, and they thought they had the evidence to trace him back to the South Carolina negroes. Thousands of dollars was spent in sending detectives after this evidence. Dr. Howard's defense was that he had a wicked double. Ile pre sented an affidavit made by W. J. B. Howard of India,-who, he said, was his brother. The defense charged that this brother was a myth. Dr. Howard ad dressed the jury it, his own behalf on the trial of his case, and 'made an eloquent and powerful speech. Hle is said to he a man of remarkable ability, and, before this trouble, had been held in the highest honor. A MURDEE TWICE HANGED. Horrible Bungling of a Double Execu tion at Louis -:lle. LOUISvILLE, Ky., July 31.--Charles Dilger, the murderer of two policemen last August, and Harry Smart, the mur derer of Meisner Green and wife, were hanged at 6:05 o'clock this morning. At 5:30 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Henry Bell read the death warrant to each of the men, they standing handcuffed at their cell doors. The lii:e of march to the scaffold was formed :it 5:47 o'clock. Both of the condemnd men walked firmly up the steps of the scaffold, Dilger leading the way unassisted. Father Nicholas read the service of the Catholic Church, the crowd maintaining a breath less silence. Deputy Sheriff Ragland meanwhile took his place near the rope. Both men were very pale during the reading of the service. At the conclu sion of the service, Smart and Dilger bade good-bye to all the turnkeys. They then took positions on the traps. Smart laughed as be stepped upon the fatd door. Deputy Sheriff Hikes pinioned them with leather bands. At 6 - o'clock the rope was cut and both men shot down through the traps. Smart turned around and probably died instantly: but Dilger slipped through the noose, the rope catching him over the chin at the lower teeth. He was seemingly unhurt, and was drawn up by the rope until hir shoulders came through the trap, when the! deputies took him by the arms and pulled him upon the scaffold. A new rope was brought into service, and when the noose was adjusted Diiger asked. "What's the matter?" On being told the rope had slipped its knot, he 'said, "This shows I should not die." lie placed himself upon the trap the second time by, making The tras was anamn surun bonifger's body diopped the endi of the rope, which formed the knot; was seen f o unravel, and the noose refuserl to tighten. The knot so for untie:l as to be only held in place by one coi', and the rope was caught directly under th( point of his chin. The scene was sicken ing. It could be seen at a glance- that death would not result inside of two or three nours unless something was done, and the .trained breathing of tbe unfor tunate man could be heard over the en tire yard. The noise was a sharp, rasp Iing one, so peculiar as to render it hard to describe. Two of the officers leaned down through the trap, and, eatchiing hold of the noose near the neck, drew~ 'Dilger back through the opening on to the platform. Another rope was quickly made fast to the cross beam overhead, the drop being the same as before. This required in all five minutes, and the new noose was then place-i around Dil Iger's neck, the drop falling the second time at 6:08. The new rope also seemed reluctant to do its duty, and the knot Islipped clear around to th'e back of his~ neck. It tightened, however, and the work was done. At 6:32 he was pro noneed dead. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. * The Richmond City Railway Stables De stroyed--Sixty Mules and Horses Burned. RICHMOND, Va., August 1.-About 12:30 this morning a storm broke over the city, during which the city railway stables, located just without the city limits, in the West end, were struck by lightning. The buildings took fire. The flames spread rapidly, and before aid arrived the entire structure was con sumed, and sixty mules and horses were hurned up. Seven street cars were also destroyed. The loss cannot yet be esti mated, but the disaster will seriously in convenience travel for some time. RICHMOND, August 1.-The loss by the burning of the street ear stab~les this morning is estimated at $:24,000; insur ance $46,500, all in foreign companies. .Dr. Variot's Experiments. Despite the sarcasm. general and pro fessional, with which the recent experi ments made by M. Br-own-Sequard were greeted, says the London Telegraph, there seemis to be, after all, some efficacy ini the ugly elixir vit~e invented by the aged and respected physiologist. A young physician, Dr. Varlot, .who has already been successful in removing tattoo marks from the skins of several civilized savages, has been induced to test the efficacy of M. Brown-Sequard's "Life Mixture." He pestled together portions of the flesh tissues of rabbits and guinea pigs, diluted them with water, and injected the compound thus obtained into the bodies of three p~au pers, agedl respectively 54, 56, and 58. The meni had never heard of M. Brown Sequard's solution, and were merely told that they were to be injected with srengthiening fluid. We have Dr. Variot's word for it that his three patients, who, before being subjected to the wonderful remedy, were weak, worn, emaciated, and melancholy, suid denly became strong, fresh and cheer ful, took new views of life, and alto gether felt as if they had received a new lease of existence. The experiments~ failed, however, on two other subjects; but the indefatiga ble M. Variot is not to be defeated, and he intends to continue his trials, which in time will be communicated in all their precision of technical detail to the Biological Society. An Embezzling Treasurer Arrested. WILLIMANTIC, August 1.-Ex-treasurer Henry F. Royce, late of the Willimantic Savings Institute, was arrested this forenoon on a new charge of embezzle ment of $5,000 from the institute and ma-ing fale ent-,ie. SLAVE DEALING WINKED AT. An Ex-Consul General of Tripoli Recites His Experiences in Algiers. OTrAWA, Canada, July 28.-"Cardinal Lavigerie is bound to fail in his efforts to put down the slave trade," said ex Congressman Vidal, who is staying in Ottowa just now. "I wes United States Consul General in Tripoli r, to 1877. I had not been in my position very lorg before I discovered that Tripoli was the centre of considerable trade in slaves. The Arab merchants journey from Tri poli due South across the desert to the Lake Tehad region. They carry per haps $100.000 worth of goods for sale, and it takes them probably three years to dispose of their wares. They then begin their return journey. A caravan will consist of eighty or one bundred men well armed. Just when they are getting on the edge of the desert they fall upon sone peaceful native village, slay all waio oppose their designs, and after beating people into subjection, make all the living prisoners and drive them across the desert to Tripoli. "I at once communicated 'the facts of this dreadful traffic to Hamilton Fish, Seeretary of State. He replied that the stateme it was u-eless unless supported by affidavits. I p ocured a few affida vits, but with great d' Ticulty, as you can well underssand in a countrj like that. Mr. Fish sent these to Sir Edward Thorn ton, the British Minister at Washington, and when they were brought to Earl Granville's notice, he appointed a com mission to inquire into the allegations. That commission never visited Tripoli. I understand they issued a report, the gist of which was that my statenen had some foundation, but were very much exaggerated. "Now I declare, with a full sense of my responsibility in making such a declaration, that many of the British officials in the East wink at the s:.v - traffic. ' Here are some of the facts: A rich merchant of Tripoli was starting for Constantinople. I knew . e was taking a lot of slaves with him. I sent my secretary to the shore with orders to forbid the hoatmen rowing these- poor creatures ont to the ship. He did so, and the boatmen desisted. The English Consul General, Mr. Frank R. Drum mond Hay, brother of Sir John Drum mond Hay, then Consul: Gencial at Algiers, was standing by and said to the boatmen: 'Never mind what he says; you have my authority to take these people to the vessel,' and the boatmen took them. The steamers plying be tween Tripoli and Constantinople nearly all call at Malta. The Governor of Malta and other British officials know full well that almost every steamer call ing there has slaves aboard, not down in the hold in the old style, but travel ing as passengers, and yet no move is made to interfere with the traffic. "Indeed, it seems to have their sym pathy. On one oecaston I was staying at Malta, and at the same hotel was the Governor bf Tripoli. In his retinue he had a number of slaves, although slavery is illegal in Al parts of the Ottoman em pire. I informed the Governor of Malta that certain persons accompanying the Tripolitau Governor were slaves, but he grew angry and said I had no locus standi or authority outside of Tripoli, and ordered me off the island under pain of arrest. I intend attending Cardinal Lavigerie's anti-slavery Congress, and I think I will open the eyes of some of those who will be in attendance." Concerning Hoodoos. A Chicago lawyer has explained to a Chicago court that a hoodoo is some thing which pu-rsues a man with mis fortune, much in the manner that a wheelbarrow makes its haunting pres enc known for a weary while to the unfortunate person who .has stumbled uncanny, or experience. It plain, unvarnished misf1u can be explained by the law ity. -On the other hand, a something which shatters natural laws m~ order to work harm. A man who has been hoodoocd finds that all the forces of nature are in active conspiracy against him. If he goes out to borrow money his pocket will be. picked and none of his friends will lend hinm a cent. If he goes on a journey the railroad train will run off the track. If he rides on ai cable car he will get stuck in the tunnel. In a word, -he is hoodooed. Some people would call the outward manifestation of a hoodoo mere bad luck. But the adept in hioodoos can observe an important distinction be tdeen the two. The spell of the hoodoo must be broken by an incantation, while bad luck will simply wear itself out. Thbere are two excellent preventives for hoodoos. One is to get a ma-scot and the other is to decline to be hoodooed. Chkicago News. An Anecdote of Advertisinw. It is well known that at the Pere la Chaise Cemetery, near Paris. there stands in a conspicuous posit ion a splendid monument to Pierre Cabo chard, grocer, with a pathetic inscrip tion. which closes thus : "His inconsolable widow dedicates this monument to his memory, and con tinutes the same business at the old shop, 167 Rue Mouffetard ". -Now, a Parisian paper relates that a short time ago a gentleman, who had not ived the above inscription, was led by curiosity to call at the address indi ecited. .Having expressed his desire to seec the Widow Caboehardt, he was im mediately ushered iato dhe presece of a fashionably-dressed *and full-bearded man, who asked hun what. was the ob jeet of his visit. "1 came' to see the W~iidow C'abochtard, sir. '"Well, sir, here she is." "1 beg panrn, but I wish to see the lady-in petson. *Gir-. I ame Ihe Widow Caboehard." "I dot exactly understand you. I allude to the relict of the late Pierre Cabohard, whose moeumenut 1 saw yes terday at the lPere la.Chaise." "I see, I see," was the smiling re joindler. " Allow me to inforrn you that Pierre Caboehard is a myth, and there fore never had a wife. The tomb you admired cost me a good deal of money, and, although no one is buried there, it proves a first-rate adlvertisemnent, and I have no cause to regret the expense. Now, sir, what can I sell you in the way of groceries ?'-Samptjson's History of Adctrti.sirty.*. Foreign Immigration. Foreign immigration fell off by more than 100.000 during the year ending last June as compared with the previous fiscal year, the figures being 438,614 Ifor: 1880, as against 53t.815 in 1888. The only cou ntry from which there was an increased immigration was Russia, whence thie Jews are Si ll coming in great numtibers. The ltaliaun emuigration 24,546f. Bothi Ireland and Giermaany also show a lar-ge decrease. the fir'st froni 73.23$ to 65,458, and the second from 109.624 to 99,491. It is interest ing to observe that in both years the English-speakinig immigrants comprised about one-third of the whole, and that at present we are receiving more from Englanel, &otland, and~ Wales together than from Irclar~d, or for this last vear 87,701, as against 0o,458. Dont sufier from weakness and debility. Don't let gloom and despondency take possession of the human heart. Get health, get strength, get tepr of endurance from using 13. B. B3. THE SERMON LONG. The sermon was 1o0g an reacher nasprosy The cushion was 9ft' corner was cozy; And, ew B the pew Was a dear little face that was dimpled and rosy. A stray bit of lace and the curl of a feather Lay close to my cheek, and I didn't care whether The service was long Of fiuting was wrong In a lonely back pew, as we knelt down together. In reading the prayers we had one book between us; So sweet was that smile. had nobody seen us. While bent on our knees (Oh, how Cupid did tease!) I had stolen a kiss with the prayer book to screen us. In the oriel window the sunlight was glean.ing, In my drowsy oldbrain I felt love fancies t ening; Then my heart gave a thump But my head got a bumI> On the back of the pew-I had only been dream ins. -Tropical Times. Another Cause of Delay. Few people who utter complaints of the inefficiency of the postal department when a letter chances to go astray realize that in the majority of cases the fault is not so much with the employes of the government as with the people themselves. A letter carrier, who has been in the serv ice for years, told The Man About Town that hundreds of letters are lost through the de positing of circulars in the ordinary street boxes. "You can readily see," said he, "how easy it is for a letter falling into a letter box to slip inside the envelope inclosing a circular. In running over the circulars at the office we find hundreds of letters thus bid away that might, but for the closest vigilance, go astray and never reach their destinations. I remem ber that when I was collecting mail on one of the heavy down town districts one of the large firms deposited several hundred circu lars in one of the street boxes, and a few minutes later another firm mailed in the same box a letter inclosing a heavy draft to meet one of their eastern bills. A few days later complaint was made that the letter ecutain ing the draft was lost, and a special agent was detailed to trace it up. TVe result was that I came very near losing my position. After six weeks' delay the letter was returned from Texas, having gotten there by being concealed in the envelope inclosing one of the cirulars."-St. Louis Republic. South American Ostriches. The South American ostriches, or rheas, go about the open grass lands in groui- of from twenty to thirty females, led and care fully guarded by one male bird. About the end of August the male bird makes the nest, and the hens go down one by one to lay their eggs, and the laying season being over, the male bird proceeds to carry out the incuba tion. The process of incubation lasts over a month; and the hatcher, knowing that his progeny will soon surround him, turns out three or four eggs from the nest, where in the hot sun they soon become decomposed. When the young birds begin to make their appearance, the father breaks these eggs, the flies get on them, and in twenty-four hours they are a mass of maggots, thus supplying. to the young brood tender food until they are able to pick up insects and- grasshoppers. -New York Telegram. He Is Up a Tree. There is an old man on the Upper Savan nah, living on the Georgia side of the river, who has not lived in a house since the earth quake of 1886. An old oak, with inviting limbs, has been bis place of abode since the shake up referred to. During the earthquake his house was stirred violently, the chimney tumbling in, and ho ran from it in fright, and has never returned to it. A negro was employed to bring him from the building su' h articles as he needed, and he has built himself a sleeping place in the limbs of the tree, with a stout canvas as his only shelter from the rain. His cooking is done on the ground, and his reception room is the grassy spot under the shade of the oak. The least rumbling will cause his precipitate rush to terra firma, and he will instantly jump to the ground at the sound of thunder or on seeing a flash of lightning.-Macon (Ga) Telegraph. bank clothiersI evolutonize s monument to the Vienna twist u: granite Democrat. .Somne Engliah Advertisements. Here are some advertisements which have recently appeared in the London pap'rs: "A young lady most earnestly wi.,nes to become acquainted with thorough 'oelievers in spirit ulism. No trifler need answer." "A smart young n'ovelist wanted at once. Salary about ?4, increase to ?6. ilours good. Good connection." "Agents wanted tosela beauti (ul portrait of the Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone, printed upon wood cut down by him" self." "Young man wants secretarial en gagement with literary man. Qualifications: Considerable ignorance. fair capacity for, labor, some literary enthuniam and the ability to write shorthand"-Detroit Free Pres.__ A Very Good Reason. I "mman," said Willie, "What is it, my dear?" inquired his mother. "Bloom's grocery story is closed." "Indeed! What is the reason?" "There was a piece of paper on the door with writing on it and itsaid-and it said" "Well, my child, can't you recollect what was written on the paperr" Willie paused for a moment and then re plied: "I think it said, 'Closed on account of dead ness in the family.' "-Lewiston Journal, o Show for the Murderer. A nan who had committed adrewlIful mur der fled and was pursued by the ollicer's of the law and the relatives of the murdered victim. On reaching a river he saw a lion on the bank, and being dreadfully afraid climbed a tree for safety. He, however, dits overed a serpent on the upper branches of .the tree, and being greatly alarmed, threw himself into the river, where he was seized and devoured by an alligator. Thus the air, the earth and the water alike refused to shel tr a mur..erer.-Texas Siftings. True Realism. "Well, sir, you heard me sing 'lasaniello' ysterday. Are you ready to engago meo?" "I don't know. Your voice was very heavy., You were abnmost hoarse." "In heavens uame, don't you unde'rstand tlat I am a real Istic playert l),,n't yelr see that 'Masaniello' was a fishermazni and' almost all dlay in the water? H.. zmnst have hat :i continual cold. Sheeting at Lynchburg. A shooting affray occntred a' Lynch burg. on last Wednesday between J. E. Phillips, a carpenter, and J. W. Butler, section master, in which Mr. Phillips~ was shot through the thigh. Mr. Pil-l lips's son, J. K. Phillhps, participated i the si 'oting. The first shot is reported fired b., Mr. Phillips as Mr. Butler wats riding along on his velocipede. Mr Phillips's wound is painful bult not1 dan gerus. I'he trouble betwee'n them i said to have begun about som~e cord w vood.--Smter Watchiman. The Government and the Teleo-raph. W.slINuroN, July :1.-Ae:rnne Scrc tr Batcellter has issuled anl order'i s11s petding payment on all bills against the Treasury Department for telegraphing during the current fiscal year. Tlhis action ' is based upon a letter from thePo master General t'b the Secretary of' the Treasury, in which he says: "Inaumuch as the q:lestion of fixing -rates for gov ernment telegrams during the current . fiscal year is still unsettled, I have the honor to request that you ptease suspenid payment of any telegraphic bills against your department, or any branch thereof, until official promulgation by this De ~artment of an ordet fixing the rates in1