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wee. = eee ¥ ge ee ke . THE WASHINGTON BEE. CLIPPED CURIOS. a “T love, and I am loved.” “Then you must be perfectly happy.” “But it isn’t the same man.”—Life. Miss Manhattan (maliciously)—You must miss the dear old London fogs very much? Lord Tuffnut (oftily)—I lo. But I am partially compensated by your charming New York mud.— Vogue. New Minister—I saw you going into 2 saloon yesterday. Mr. DeGood. Mr. DeGood—Yes; my wife was off to 2 church society meeting, and I dropped in there for something to eat.—New York Weekly. There is about as much sense in ask- ng an active politician what the shances of his party are as there is in seeking the opinion of a mother as to he beauty and smartness of h-r baby.— Boston Transcript. Ethel (ooking at the statue of the Venus of Milo)—It seeins to me, Maud, that the women of ancient times had er waists than they have now. Maud—Well, perhaps the men had ionger arms.—Parson’s Weekly. Mrs. Figg—Dear me! You never come nto the house without making an at- tack on that dish of doughnuts. Tommy-— Yes, maw; a home run doesn’t sount unless the feller hits the plate, you know.—Indianapolis Journal. Magistrate—And why did you roam about in the streets during the night? Defendant—I was afraid to go home. Magistrate—Are you married? Defend- ant (joyfully)—Oh, your worship, I sup- pose you know what it is, too.—Tit-Bits. Willie—Say, papa, can’t I have a dol- lar for some more fire-crackers? Simp- son—Eut I let you have $5 this morn- ing. WillieI know it. But I used them all upon mamma’s pet dog. Simpson—Here, my boy, take $5 more.— Life. Tutor (to pupil aged 7)—We have heard what the duty of children is to- ward their parents. But parents also have their duties toward their children. Now, tell me, what is the first duty of a father? Pupil—To pay all the bills.— Tit-Bits. Jones—I don’t think Mrs. Betterdays ever enjoyed her money so much as she does now. Mrs. Jones—Why, she lost her money some years ago. Jones —True, but it has supplied her with the unfailing topic of conversation ever since.—Truth. He leaned soulfully nearer. “And 2ould you,” he whispered, “think of an- other?” She cast down her eyes in sweet confusion. “Really,” she falter- 2d, “two plates already for her—if you insist—thank you. Yes; strawberry flavor if you please.”—Puck. Mr. Henpeckt—I'm thinkin’ to buy a bicycle an’ take some out-door exercise. Mrs. Henpeckt—Ye'll bicycle neething about it. Ye'll tak’ the wean oot in the perambulator on the Saturday after- nunes. That'll gie ye out-door exercise. —Tit-Bits. Wife (taking her too genial husband From nothing, nothing comes. home from the party)—“This is awful. For every step forward you slip back i 2 What will the harvest be? two.” “You're right, Marie, and I gave “To be or not to be, that is the|¥°% my word you will never catch me question.”” 2ating crabs again. They affect one so.” —Fligende Blatter. Whether it is not better to send] First Woman of the Future—I wonder i if the styles are going to be full +™t two representative men to the next cneane® cuvuw. One breycle maker told convention ar Ain im ase 7 Kc it is danger-|™e he expected to see wheels a trifle ous aids oad a aa 8 smaller than last year, with very decollete handles.—Detroit Tribune. plea ea ee Thou shalt not steal. Be just and fear not. ane OURRENT TOPICS. The latest advent in journalism $1,500,000 Moru estate, which has been is the rogues gallery. i 3 : 4 n the courts. The lawyers must live, It is published weekly in this] ou know. city. The two most widely separated post- e . offices in the United States are those a apy a man a thing and n Key West, Fla., and in Ounalaska, take it all back. Alaska, 6,271 miles apart. Two cents ° will insure the carriage of a letter be- It is not natural for honest men z to steal. :ween these distant points. In some of the cantons of Switzerlnd Judge Mills occupies the bench with honor and dignity. ull the dead rich as well as poor, are He is an honor to the District Don’t be alarmed. Cooper has swallowed Taylor. * He has taken back all he said about him. He writes himself a liar. No doubt he got frightened. The Bre never did, nor will it ever, retract what it has said. . If he thinks he has silenced the Bex, wait until Congress convenes. If he is the model that young men want, God help the young men. = —————————— Perhaps Cooper {means models like himself. Some models are good, but}bad models are injurious. Si goers, Well, the American is democratic and the Brx is a republican jour- nal. That makes a difference. Negro democrats are now things of the past. The republican party will oblit- erate negro democracy. Negro democrats succeeded in having negro republican messengers and laborers removed, but he could not place negro democrats in their places. The indignation meeting turned out to be a failure. Political capital must not be made at the expense of the dead. The political pot has commenced to boil. Disappointments are for us all. What can you expect from noth- ing. Chicago lawyers get 40 per cent. of the ouried at public expense. Coffins and ull other necessary articles are furnish- .d on application to certain undertak- ors designated by the government. bar. The practice of boring the ears for A new leadership is the watch-| ‘ings is older than civilization. We nc word now. onger bore noses, but that is a parallel : yractice of all primitive people. In New The South is in need of it. me of dignity and it was hereditary. south Wales the office of nose-borer was STAs Ay UN mul, A Text Was Tattoed on This Young French- man’s Forehead. A man upon whom religion had left its mark ineffacably was observed at Ellis Island recently. He was one of the number of French immigrants brought before the commissioner for ex- amination. He was a tall, handsome young man, a skilled fronworker. Attention was irawn to his personal appearance by the fact that he wore his thick hair brush- ed down over his forehead to his very eyebrows. ‘When he was asked by the commis- sioner the reason of this extraordinary coiffure, the French youth looked em- barrassed for a moment, and then re- plied that he wore his hair in this man- ner to hide a mark on his brow. “What is the mark?’ was asked. He tossed his hair back and exhibited a skillfully executed piece of tatooing, which, on examination, proved to be a text from the Bible, done in minute, but perfect letters. It was in French and read: “Dieu est mon Berger, je n’aurais besoin de rien.” ‘The Lord is my Shep- herd, I shall not want.”) He stated that the tattooing was done at the request of a cranky aunt when he was a twelve-year-old boy. This passes the enterprise of those who decorate natural scenery with texts as conspicuously as do patent-medicine vendors, with advertisements of their wares. This form of enterprise is high- ly developed in France. There and there along certain rail- ways lines one finds gigantic texts printed with white stones on the greer hillsides.—New York World. pa roe A Taken Literally. A man wearing a last year’s stray hat, and having a generally faded ap- pearance entered an uptown bargair store yesterday and after looking around for a few minutes picked up a number of things from the counte: and started to walk off with them. “Do you wish to buy those articlas?’ Politely asked the clerk, interceptin; him. “Certainly not,” replied the other “Why should I buy them?” “Then please put them back on thc counter,” said the clerk, sternly. “Well, I guess not. Young man, J was invited by the proprietor of thi Place to come in here and carry these things away.” “Were you, indeed? Then perhap: you have some letter from him direct- ing me to let you have them.” “Letters nothin’. I don’t need no let- ter. The invitation is a public one anc hangs right out here in front of you store. What does that sign say? ‘Thes: goods must go regardless of cost Come and take them.’ Well, thar just what I’m doin’. I’m takin’ them regardless of cost.” Her Preference. Maude—Yachting is a lovely pasttime, isn’t {t? Sadie—Yes, but I prefer fishins. Maude—Fishing for men, I presume Bismarck Had His Way. Bismarck’s nerve and determinative never failed him. One evening ata sfal function Baron Prokesch, the A trian minister, who was something of oully, took vigorous exceptions to Bis- marck’s criticlsm of a certain evagive and equivocal Austrian protocol. Be- 2oming angry, the baron exclaimed “If that were not true, then I, inth<- name of my imperial master, shild aave been guilty of lying!” Quietly returning his gaze the ci n- zellor replied with a polite but a dow: , “Precisely so, your excellency.” ‘The group surrounding the two eshe men were struck dumb. Prokdt moved away, but later, at the sun? table, he came over to Bismarck wit New York is making a demand for the Presidency. It will be a hard fight, but an easy victory for the republicans. Brave men will fight to the end. Be true to your friends, Union among negroes is what is needed. Read the society column. When you hear a noise don’t be alarmed. It is only the barking of a dog. Bring your special notices to the BEE. It is the only colored American in the country that is the Advocate of the people and a Defender in all things, Public Printer Benedict has the power to appoint when he gets ready. Don’t you be uneasy when you hear the report of a cannon. The BEE is the paper after all. —_—_—__». Mrs. Booker T. Washington has been elected president of an organization to be known as the National Federation The con- stitution of the new organization has for its object the elevation, progress, | and moral improvement of the colored rovides for the formation of State and local or- ganizations, subject to the national or- | of Afro-American Women. women of America. It also ganization. aes 4 Miss Flagler when it convenes. nation meetings are out of date. Thomas H. Washington is at the head aiding as street singers in the streets of Paris. rand jury will hear the case of | Indig- A party of amateur musicians, two of hem ladies, have lately been masquer- | 2/488 of champagne and said: it “Well, let us make peace.” “Assuredly,” said Bismarck, “but t 2rotocol must be altered.” And it was. Beauty and Fashion. A fash'on note in a daily clog with the remark that “the effect ‘had One of the ladies was recognized 2y a servant who had been her maid, ind who, thinking her former mistress was ruined, offered her her savings tc ielp her out. By comparing the statistics of Eng- ish and Scotch universities in a given vear it was found that Scotland, with a yopulation of 3,725,000 had 6,500 univer- sity students, while England had only :,000 students out of a population about 3ix times as great. Some notion of the amount of lumber being cut in the Minnesota forests is iad from the fact that one day recent- y there was a jam of logs in the upper Mississippi, above St. Cloud, which was estimated to contain 250,000,- 900 feet of lumber; and a little further up the river there was another jam. which extended for almost twenty niles. Some idea of the enormous consump- tion of alcohol during the last century may be gained from the statement made by Middleton in his survey of Middlesex that among coal-heavers and other laborers a consumption of malt liquors of from five hundred to one thousand gallons a year was not rare, while the average consumption was al- most one hundred gallons. An Auburn, Me., man has invented for his own use a novel method of lawn t good if the wearer is young and ha some.’ That’s it! That’s the wit thing of it! “If the wearer is you and handsome” she would look w dressed in a gunnysack with a batte coal hod for a bonnet. These fast® plates make one tired. They rig up® outfit which will break a bank and # 2ourage more matrimonial prospect® en days than all the moonlight nis n a whole summer could prod& “Young and handsome” is all thas needed in any event, and the fast plate llar should have enough type nt? pumped into his cuticule to sink @ into perdition—Hale (Mo.) Hustler | Popular Beliefs. F | The conversation turned upon thi tal mtiaber, Friday, sait spilling @ other superstitions. a “It is not well to make too muct® of such matters,” gravely remal Brichanteau. “For instance, I ha old uncle who, at the age of sev seven, committed the impruden# making one of a dinner party of teen. ‘And he died the next day?” Le ead Boctalist weputics was at whicl was resolved to 0; Payment of the Mora claims. baer, tion to the Queen Regent against the government’s decision to pay the claims, | and in the event of the failure of these measures as a last resort to issue a mani- festo_to the nation on the subject. SS FORGED OLEVELAND'S NAMB. Three Men Arrested Charged With De frauding the Land Office. Chicago, Aug. 10.—Captain Porter, of ; the United States Secret Service has ar- rested Captain George Steeler, Charles Applecat , William Cox and Jacob) ine on a charge of forging a govern- | ent to a tract of made land on the s of Lake Michigan. The ar- reste were made at the instigation of George HW. Detweiler, who claims to retaty Hoke Smith and S. W. Lamor- eaux, are forgeries. The four men have been Feleased on bail. 186 acres of made to (000,000, to which is claimed tain Steerel and other squatters on the one hand, and on the other by the prop- reel owners along the original shore ne. date NEW YOBK’S BUILDING AT ATLANTA. This State Wil Have One of the Finest Structures at the Faiz. New York, Aug. 10.—The New York State Building at the Cotton States and International E: tion in Atlanta is to as promin @ feature as State building at the Columbian thon, The firet story will be of aan 6, from the quarries near eouce: The second story will verge rae pa finished to bring out natu: The bullding will be 70 feet by 120, and will cost $13,100. Although the reputation of the Btate is to be maintained m eneral exhibits. Not more ‘Now Work, hilo other States are ow 1 le other es re than usual active, especially eatern Stat which are compet- with New York for the Southern le in maohinery and manufactured ES cles. Exhibits will be received up to ptember 1. POUR PERSONS DROWNED. ‘Two Were Bathing and Two Were Lost ina Drunken Quarrel. Jamaica Bay, L. I, Aug. 10.—Charles Hall Moicniy and his cousin, ree Washington Me. agate both of Brooklyn, were ywned whilé bathing in the bay about half a mile south of es i yee terday eftertoon: The id men Were both about twenty-one yéars old. den, J., Aug. 10—Four meo set » N. in, @ boat from Hanover street wharf, PI nia. lat, bight. had [ae anor on They ank were B. er, Chamberlain, Charles Stewart ang Willtam Fisher. When nea: this place they got into a dispute an sapsiged the boat, and Chamberlain and Wagner were drowned. Stewart nae Wisher were srrested and held pending §n investigation. NAMED FOR THD ASSEMBLY. Nominations Made in Several Districts of the State. Andover, N. Y., Aug. 10.—The Repub- lican count; mvention yesterday re- nominated . A. Robbins for mem- ber ef Assembly. elegates to the State Senyention are W. J. Glenn, Cuba; F. é: Robbins, Angelica; Grant Duke, Fellevilie; J.J. Morrill, Alfred; M. B. Borner, Belmont; I. 8. Hunt, Belfast; ®. R. Killbury, Bolivar. Auburn, N. Y., Aug. 10.—Supervisor Rounds, of Niles, was nominated for the Assembly on the seventeenth ballot by the Republicans of the second Cayuga district yesterday. prea hee Aug. 10.—The Prohibition- of Saratoga county. { nsios Sfed#Ber" of Assembly. tale to MANIAC KILLED BY KEEPERS. George Budisy Beaten to Death in an Dlinots Asylum. Chicago, Aug. 10.—-Geo: Gough a B. ‘Anderson, attendants at the pete asylum, at ing, are locked up sharged with the murder of George Beam R foe se a thee asylum. Budizy orty-six years of Me Sees Bae oxesiaten ie or made a slight examin: and then declared the rian! head eee beaten to death, saying that such wounds must have been occasioned by a sledge hammer. Every rf> in his body was broken, nearly all of them in two places pneaeeveral of them were fract four 25 OOWS KILLED BY LIGHTNING, — Pee Walking Along 2 Barbed Wire Fence in Kansas When It Was Struck. Topeka, Kan, Aug. 13.—’ ra head of cattle were Eilled Eeiaene in a most remarkable way in Finnis county. A herd of 800 were being mo from one pasture to another, and for a part of the distance were Griven through a narrow lane, by a wire fence. Hpedkes While in this narrow passage a thunder storm overtook them and a bolt of uign Ging, struck a fence post, fell- ing the wire for 200 yards. Every head natn was crowded against the wire was —————_ CYCLIST BREAKS HIS COLLAR BONE, Saratoga Wheelman Thrown ina Race and Severely Injured. Saratoga, Aug. 10.—William J. - ten, champion bicyclist of Saracens county, met with a serious accident on Woodlawn oval last evening while rid- ing in an eighth of a mile time race. ‘ust before the finish Tatten turned out to pass another rider, and as he did so he lost his pedal, throwing him to the ground. He was taken to Dr. Leddie’s office, where it was found that the collar bone had been fractured. a ee TO FIGHT THE MORA CLAIMS, | Carlist Deputies Will Petition the Govern- ment Against Payment. Madrid, Aug. 10.—A meeting of Carlist eld to-day, It was also décided to present a peti- oO EXPELLED FROM VLADIVOSTOOK. sprinkling. He has made the top rail inquired. of the fence around his lawn of iron No; but exactly thirteen years #| water pipes, joined together so as tc] .arq” Ee permit a continuous flow of water, and| 4’ Siudder ran through the audier | perforated on the inner side with smal] holes. He connects the fence and the nose, and the water is evenly sprayed over every part of the lawn. eee If your ship has not come in you may console yourself with the thought that perhaps it passed in the night. Between 1850 and 1860 the wealth of this country increased 126.5 per cent.; in the next decade, between 1860 and 1870, it had increased 85.5 per cent.; be- tween 1870 and 1880, the increase was 45 per cent., and between 1880 and 1890 the increase amounted to 43.6 per cent. Le Gaulois. The Three Ages. “Only one thing in the world, "| boys,” said the man of sixty. j “True,” said the man of forty. | “True,” echoed the man of twent® “And that is rest,” said the md sixty, softly. : “It is success,” said the man of ff grimly. “Oh! no,” said the man of Times-Herald. of the National Brass Band. by the Czar. London, and dispose of | fee ade Appointments to West Point. | prvashington, Aug. &-Cadet appoint | Lisa, 3 to 6 on Sir Excess. Point have been issued to Willis V. Mon | Beit, Spoksne, ss altereate; Eitrass & | zagerly, “it is love—it is love!”—Chi} Brunswick, Ind.. with Charles ‘Borders, | Wingo, Ky.; William A. as alternate, and artin, Tenn. Cee <a ve discovered that the signatures to | patent of President Cleveland, Sec- | ecorder General Land Office, | @ aaTest grew out of a fight that | has been waged fou the possession of ! land, worth $18, moe oe | ‘aDp- | he Excess. The three cracks, which would have been backed heavily to win, were scratched. « first and second races, Nick winning in | the first event and Amazement in the second, beating Marquise, who was a hot favorite at even money. | Time—1: All the Jews in the Territory Ordered Out | - | Waltzer, 7 tc 1 on Babe Murphy. Aug. 10.—The Daily Ni | olds. says that the Governor of Viadivostock | has been instructed to expel all Jews ont fee eEuLOEY) under his authority, allowing m only time enou; i wy ete pasties affairs Siero ae j their immovable property. Sev: - | dred Jews reside in Viadivostock, is ment 3. Time—8 seconds. on Marquise, at $1,000; handicap, cess 3.—Time—1:48 1-4. | 1,500 miners along the | gion are on strike. They claim Were to get paid by the ton and | Paid by the mine car, which holds more | than is claimed. There has been | Dle for some time. weighman. BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA. FIRE DESTROYS $500,000 WORTH or PRORERTY AND IS SPREADING. It Starts in a Paper Box Factory, and Trav- els Rapidly, Consuming Many Frame Dwellings in Its Path Toward the South _The Buildings Destroyed and the Estt- mated Damage at the Present Time— Firemen Battling in Vain Against the De- vouring Element. aes TP Philadelphia, Aug. 12. One of | the fiercest fires that have visited this city for a long | time is now burning. The flames gyiginated at $:20 a. m. in the rear of | the paper box factory of Brown, Bailey & | | building was stories high, Hough to Highth street. It is | | a compfete loss. The factory was gothi- wn, at 412 Franklin street. The tended throug pletely surrounded by small dweilings. The flathes pe eating their way through to Callowhill street, one block south. The dwellings | Nos. 414, 438, 420, 428 and 4% Franklin street are now burning with chance to save any of them. A strong | breege from the northwest ie fanning | the es, and it seems almost impossi- | ble save any of the dwellings on the south side of W: street, between Franklin and Bighth streets. | The dwellings and stores on both streets north of Willow are burning fiercely. It is reported that three em- Ployes were burned to death in the box factory, but this cannot be verified. The flames are spreading ra; , and the blook bordered by Greckis’ Wit low, Eighth and Callowhill will be a total loss. In the rear of Brown's Buek & Co.’s big gas factory. This firm carried a big stock and the loss will be heavy. Yeager & Davis’ big coal yard on the southeast corner of Kighth and Willow streets is burn- ing at this hour. Several firemen who were overcome by the heat were re- moved to hospitals. The loss at this writing is about $500,600. A fire which did damage amounting to between $380,000 and $400,000, started in a big five-story building occupied by Brown & Batley as a paper box manu- factory, and before the flames had been gotten under control the big gas fix- tures establishment of Buck & Co., ad- joining, and a doaen dwellings, which surrounded the two factories, were laid in ashes. The principel losers are Brown & joss wil reach $150,000, with an insur- ance of $100,000. Buck & Co.’s loss is between $100,000 and $125,000, with an insurance of between $76,000 and $30,000. Yeager & Bro., coal dealers, place their logs at about $20,000, while the loss on the burned Gwelitngs will reach in the neighborhood of $50,000. The dwellings at 410 and Nos. 414 to and including 424 Franklin street, were compeitely burned out. The flames leaped across Willow street, and Nos. 729, 731 and 783 Willow street were de- stroyed in almost a flash. The wind then died out and the firement were able to check the progress of the flams. About a half dozen firemen were. seouscitaed. + SSS + Policeman Walker had a leg broken while assisting in carrying a fireman trom a borning building. Fireman William Boston had his leg broken by falling through a floor, and two members of Engine Company No. 18 were burned about the face, when the walls of the box factory fell. Engine Driver Joseph James had his leg droken, his engine upsetting while at- tempting to turn out of a street car track. It is thought the fire started from spontaneous combustion. ——~—____. $500,000 BLAZE IN NEWARK. One of the Largest Factories of the Tin- ware Trust Destroyed. Newark, N. J., Aug. 12.—One of the largest factories connected with the Tinware Trust, the Central Stamping Company of Newark, was Centrayed by fire yesterday. The factory buildings are four, five and six stories high, and cover the varies part of the block bounded by Railroad avenue, East Fair, Liberty and Hamilton streets. Falling walls crushed two small frame dwell- ings adjoining the factories. Embers were scattered for a mile over the city, setting fire to many roofs, including that of the old Presbyterian Church in Eroad street. ireman Van Houten, of Engine was on the roof of a low building in thie rear of the fire, when the roof gave way under him. He grabbed the gut- ter of an adjoining building to save himself, and plunged his fingers into baile” hot tar. He was severely burn- State Senator George W. Ketcham, of Newark, treasurer of the Central Stamping Company, said that the dam- age would be nearly $500,000 and that the insurance was $280,000. There were 487 persons employed in were put on full time, and preparations were put on full time ,and preparations were being made to increase the force. — Ss REY EL SANTA ANITA WINS AGAIN, California Crack Carries Off the Saratoga Prize in a Pretty Race. Race Track, Saratoga, Aug. 12—The Western crack, Rey El Santa Anita, won the Saratoga prize in a pretty race to-day, beating out the favorite Sir Clifford, Saragossa and Lissak, each one of The favorites were badly left in the Following is the summary: forst race; purse $400. Five furl © Nick 1, Waltzer 2, Babe Murphys; Bettting: 5 to 2 on winner, 4 to 5 on Second race, purse $400; for two-: - Four and a half furlongs: ar Amazement 1, Marquise 2, Predica- Betting: 7 to 2 on Amazement, 13 to 5 on Predicament. the enan Prize, valued es. : Rey El Santa Anita 1 Lisa Sie Es 4 to 5 on Third race, Betting: 2 to 1 on winner, ——a—w 1,500 West Virginia Miners Strike. Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 12.—About Louts Creek re- they are and ex-— 2 the south side | | street to the d 3 on gou le | | of the thoroughfere, and are ‘Nplaly little | faotory facing on Bian street, wad a ' Bailey and Buck & Co. The formers’ | | Bacon | straw at Schuylerville on Saturday and may die of his injuries. The straw fell | upon him and it is believed that he re ceived severe injuries to his spine. 1 ae - | ONLY MILKMEN CAN SELL Papas Queer Provisions of s Sunday Orit; Syracuse. Syracuse, Aug. 12.—Gussice stein and Issie Paranda, were arrested this morning ing an ordinance which rea lows: No person (except licens | milk) who shall offer for sa) | paper, article of food or NANCE of gong or other device, or by or shouting the same, It would appear from the text ordinance that only licensed milk ders have a right to cry the Sunday papers. —cqwx EQUAL RIGHTS LAW AT SARATOG4, Bonifaces Will Discuss the Malby Law iq Respect to the Colored Men’s Convention Saratoga, Aug. 12—At the meeting , | the New York State Hotel Men’s “< sociation, which convened here to-day for a two days’ session, offictal action will be taken relative to admitting colored people into hotels as guests under the Malby Equal Rights lay The matter is of especial importancs just as this time, as the colored Ra publicans of the State, numbering sey. eral thousand, will assemble here Fri. day, August 16, for the purpose of per. fecting a State organzation. The colored hotel accommodations are very meagre, and some of the hota| proprietors are fearful that the dela gates may demand admittance to their hotels, and, by so doing, drive white guests away. The action of the Hotel Association is awaited with interest. aa, TWO MILLIONS FOR A LIBRARY. Adolph Sutro Gives the California State University Valuable Property, San Francisco, Aug. 12.—Adolph Sutro, Mayor of San Francisco, has offered the State University Regents thriteen acres of land within the city limits on which to erect buildings for the affiliated colleges of the University. In addition to this he will deed to the trustees of the city thirteen acres ad- joining as a site for the Sutro Library of over 200,00 volumes. The library and property are to be held in trust for the city and the library will be free to all, irrespective of race or color. The gift, which has not yet been accepted, is valued at $1,500,000, and will be worth $2,000,000 when the contemplated im- provements are e. pS Sa HOUSE OF COMMONS ASSEMBLES. William C. Gully, of Carlisie, Is Re-Elected Speaker of the Body. ! London, Aug. 12.—The preparations for the assembling of the House of Commons commenced at an early hour this morning. Members arrived at five o’clock in the morning and waited out- side until the House was opened at é | Polock in order to wim distinction of being the first member to enter. The other members came in later un- 41 10 a. m., thirty places were sacured |on the government side of the House, | while only six seats had been taken of the opposition. William C. Gully, member for Car- | Hsle, was re-elected ker of the House of Commons without opposition. pe aeeeraren years sn ERB Stein QARDTNAT. arevows comme HOME. He Expects to Sail August 17- His Health Much Improved. New York, Aug. 12.—Dr. J. 7 who recently had an ftexvien San CoS rage in Paris, says: .ccompan: by_ Bishop Foley Father Thomas, of Baltimore, the on dinal left Paris the next day and cros- ed the channel on a visit to Cardinal Vaughan, in London. The Cariinal ex- pected to make a short tour of Eng- land and Ireland, and to embark Au- gust 17 on the Lucania for New York.” Dr. Mullen says the Cardinal is look- ing well, and that his visit to the Ba- Neate baths had greatly improved his $60,000 FOR CHINA MISSIONS. Christian Alliance Women Pledge Theit Jewelry at Old Orchard, Me. Old Orchard, Me., Aug. 12.—In a wave of religious emotion which swept over a session of the Christian Alliance yes terday more than $60,000 collected in pledges and money within" lese than hour. Women wept, many fainted ind even men gave themselves up to the *xcitement of the occasion. Pledges were made of real egtate, stocks and one woman offered $1,000 in iebts if the Alliance would collect them. Many women in the audience took off — jewelry and threw it on the plat- ge, YAQUI INDIANS ON THY WARPATS. Seven Soldiers and a Civilian Massacred by Them, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 12.—A band of aearly 100 Yaqui Indians attacked the 3anta Rosa hacienda of Don Juan de Bojurques, about thirty miles east of Guaymas, Mexico, on August 4. They silled him and robbed the place of averything available. A few days previous another band surprised a troop of Mexican soldiers and killed six and Ceptain Lopes, who was in command. —_§!_——_>—______ TURKISH GOVERNMENT ACTS. Will Investigate the Attack on St. Paul's Institute at Tarsus. Washington, Aug. 12.—Acting Secre- tary of State Adee received the follow- ing telegram from Minister Terrell at Constantinople to-day: “The Turkish government promised on the 7th inst. to investigate the report upon the Tarsus matter. I have !n- structed Consul Gibson at Beirut make a personal Investigation, but that cholera quarantine may prev Peis eS Sp haa Around the Border on His Wheel. Buffalo, Aug. 12.—Tom Winder, the correspondent of the Express, who is travelling about the United States bor- der on a wheel, and has altogether cov- ered 10,000 miles, left Buffalo to-day at 2 p. m. for Tonawanda and Lock- port. He will thence proceed to Roch- ester, Oswego, Watertown and to along the St. Lawrence boundary of New York and follow the Canadian border across Vermont, New Hamp shire and Maine. nd PEN 2s SP ee Fell Off @ Load of Straw and May Die. Saratoga, Aug. 12—frank Hurd, s ill farmer, fell off a load of Heavy Rainfall at Watertown. Watertown, N. Y¥., Aug. 12—A hes'¥ .. fall of rain occurred in this section ue night, 2.10 inches being precipitated 3 @ period of about five hours.