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CONDUCT WAS MAGNIFICENT. Continued from First Page. cral of Port Arthur and commander-in chief of ths Russian forces in the East, has arrived, on his way to Tien Tsin, tak ing supreme command of the Russian forces landed to date. “Germany has 44 officers and ],‘.4CO men; Great Britain. 134 officers and 1,700 men; Austria, 12 officers and 127 men; America, 20 officers and 3?9 men; France. 17 offi cers and 357 men; Italy, 7 officers and 131 men: Japan, 119 officers and 3,709 men, and Russia, 117 officers und 5,817 men, with a total of 53 lield guns and 36 machine guns.” \ LITTLE EM'Ol ft VGK>IE\T. IJerited in Officials From the Mes sages From t'liina. Washington, July I—To-day’s advices to the state department, made up of two te egrams from Con ul General Goodnow, brought the foreign ministers at Pekin along one day further in safety, showing that they were still alive, with the prob aUe exception cf the German minister, who, it germs likely, had be:n murdered some days rrior to the latest advices. Some encouragement is drawn by the of ficials frem t e fact that the other min lsiers were a ive on the latter date, for officials believe that the diplomatic carp al Pekin cculd not have Ken preserv'd through the fury cf the first stages of the outbreak only to fall victims to sober see- O'd thought. There is aiso at least the in. oh aticn that the Chinese government it self was protecting them. Or the other hand, the statements that (he notoriously anti-foreign Prince Tuan Is in complete control at Pekin te re. yarded as an exceedingly grave develop ment, and as tending to fix clearly respon sibility for the happenings of the past three weeks directly upon the Pekin gov ernment. An ameliorating condition is the refusal of the great viceroys, themselves of almost absolute power in their prov inces, to be controlled from Pekin in their attitude toward foreigners, A high official of the State Department said to-day that there is nothing now to do but to follow out the course the State ment already has adopted, namely, to have the United States consuls put themreives in communication with the viceroys of the provinces; treating the central government nt Pekin ns incapac itated for administrative work and doing ail in their power to protect in their re spective duties. The signs of an amica ble disposition on the part of these vice roys Is probably the basis for the hope that they can be induced at least to stand neutral and keep their provinces in order if it shall he necessary to direct hostilities energetically against the Pekin government. This course seems to he absolutely ne cessary now’, unltss developments In the immediat’' future demonstrate 'the inac curacy of Consul General Gocdnow’s ad vices relative to the status of affairs at Pekin. There is no authority for the statement that our gover ment feels that whit mu-t lie done at once is to drive forward a re lief force to Pekin, regardless of the strength required. So far it has not been regarded as necessary to do more in the way of military preparations to this end than has been done, ami consequently no further reinforcements have been orderel to Taku. There is doubt here as to the sufficiency of the fore? now th- re to un dertake the werk. Admiral Kempff yes terday reported that H.OCO men of all arms were ashore, without stating defi nitely where they were. Ii is not known whether or not the sec ond expedition directed against Peking has yet started from Taku or Tien Tsin. In this state of ignorance as to the military situation, it is not possible to act intelli gently from Washington in the direction of adding to our naval and military stength beyond the sailors, marines and regular soldiers already under orders for Chino. It would seem that to accomplish effective work some kind of an understanding must he reached among the powers interested beyond the rather vague one un der which they are now proceeding. A small foreign force, made tip of dif ferent nationalities working under a tan gible understanding and, perhaps, even under one generalship, might accomplish greater things than more numerous forces working independently, and if it is possi ble to reach an accord amon£ the Powers H 9 to the precise object of the rext military expedition, treating, perhaps, only of the immediate objects of relieving the minis ters and other foreigners who are in dan ger and leaving other great questions as *> the future of China to be delt with hereafter, it is probable that the United States will cheerfully adhere. This gov ernment has not yet regarded the develop ments as demanding the assembling of Congress in extraordinary session to de clare war, and it is possible that the dis patch of more reinforcements to China from Manila and the United States may not requite congressional action as long as the object is strictly to succor Amerin can citizens in distress and danger. TAKEN BY ASS At LT. Arnennl nt Tien Twin mu Important llnse of Operation*!. St. Petersburg, July I.—Vice Admiral Alexieff telegraphs 10 the Minister of War, Gen. Kouropatkine. from Taku, un der date of June 29, via Port Arthur, June 30, as follows: “The arsenal at Tien Tsin. which offered a powerful base of operations for the Poxers, who have greatly damaged the Kuropean town, has been taken by as sault.” nous NOT MEAN WAR. •In pa none Sny the Troops Are Sent Only for Relief. London, July 2.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Tokio, dated, July 1, says: “Marquis Yamataga, in the course of an interview regarding the Japanese expe dition to China, said it was solely for the rescue of the mem!>ers of the legations. He expressed fears that the powers would become disunited while formulating their demands. “Viscount Aokl, the foreign minister, de clared emphatically that the expulsion of the ministers constituted a casus belli, and that it was impossible to negotiate with a government that is non-existent. It is not unlikely, he said, that the present rising will equal the Tai Ping rebellion.” REBELI.IO.X DYING Ot T. Rnsiinn O flic in Is Think It AN 111 Soon He l)I*poc<l of. , fit. Petersburg, July 1. to in telligence received in official Quarters here, the Chinese population iti several lo calities has placed its'lf under th pro lection of Russia. The Boxer insurrection is no longer spreading, but is declining, and main min* its If only in the province of Pecliill. The view of the situation in government circles is that, with pae'fle action on the part of the Powers and the good will (f the < hlne>e government, the Boxer rebellion will be disposed of in a •hort time. CHAFFEE HAS SAILED. Left Snn Frniiclmmi Alumni the Transport Grnnl. San FrancUco, July 1.-Brlg. Gen. A. R Chaffee, who is to command the United Slat s troepa In China, sailed to-ulght . 11 the transport Grant, wh rli also I'arrieh the headquarters, hand. First and thud Squadrons or the 8x h Cavalry, urder < ommand of Lieutenant colonel J Wirt. Resides the troops, nursta and bag- Kage on board, there are several tons of ammunition for the As aiic squadron. Ship Returned to Port. July I.—The transport < ? ra " t " ith Gen - Chaffee and the Sixth Artillery on board, which mailed for the orient at 7 p. ni. returned to port three hours later on account of a steam nine, bhe wd! sail again in twelve hours. Ihe transports Leeianaw and Conne maugh, with horses and military supplies nave sailed for the Philippines via Nogn saki. U is believed they will proceed to Houl; Kong if the troops on the Grant should be needed in China. m:\vs fhom nu. imhkeii. President of tlie College at Shanghai Reports Quiet. Nashville, Tenn., .July I.—Dr. W. R. L-ambuth. see re ary of the Methodist Board of Fortlgn Missions, has just ic ceived a cablegram frem Dr. A. P. Park er. president of the Anglo-Chinese Col lege at Shanghai. The message reads: “All quiet in Yong Tse valley.” Dr. I.ambuth considers the news as 1 :ghly rearsurir.g. as all the S uthern Meihcdists end most of the Southern Presbyterians ar.d Baptists are in that section. UMHINtis HVVH INCREASED. Will Vk Democrat* to !n --trot!no** a Plonk. Washington, July 1.-The National Afro- American Council, which presented reso lutions urging the Republican party in its platform to take a firm stand against lynching and in favor of the protection of the ballot, has appointed the following committee to present similar resolutions to the Democratic Convention: Frederick L. McGhee of Minnesota, Edward Ever ot Brown of Massachusetts; Milton Tur ner of Missouri, W. A. Sweeney and Alex ander 1.. Manning of Indiana, Assistant District Attorney James D. Carr and Ra.ph JEJ. Langston of New York, T. J. Turner of New' Jersey, J. P. Peuker of Connecticut, \Y. Lee Pearson of North Carolina. Dr. X. F. Mossell of Pennsyl- F- L. Barnett of Dr. William Bishop of Maryland and E. P. McCabe of Oklahoma. The committee will represent that sta tistics show that Ivnchings have increased 32.2 per cent, within the last four years. I’UivSFATEO < (invention. That With the t nited Staten Offered to the Deputies. Rome, July I.—ln the Chamber of Depu ties the minister of foreign affairs pre sented the commercial convention with the United States, which had already been introduced at the last session. The House then adopted new rules of procedure, without a renewal of the dis orders which marked a similar discussion during The last session. The minister of marine. Vice Admiral Morin, communicated to the Chamber a dispatch from the commander of the Pa - iAn forces in China, slating that Admi ral Seymour warmly eulog zed the con duct cf the Italian troops who were with him. WOI LI) VT SPEAK ON SI NO AY. lloonevelt Declined When Nskcd to € Do So nt Joliet. Joliet. 111., July I.—Gov. Roosevelt, ac companied by the National Committeemen from Missouri and Kansas and a few others, passed through here to-night on nis way to the- Rough Riders’ reunion. The people of Joliet had proposed a dem onstration when the party passed through, but Gov. Roceevelt refused positively to make a speech on the Sabbath. The train is due at Kansas City at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning. After leaving that city, southward bound, many short stops will be made in Kansas and Indian territory. Gov. Roosevelt is expected to speak briefly at eight points, but he avers that he will not touch upon any political question®. . I j KILLI AN HI XG HIMSELF. W as I liable tu Uenr l*p Cmler f-’iniin cial Reverse*. Sunbury, Pa., July I,—E. D. Killian, aged 61 years, of Chicago, a traveling salesman representing the Acetylene Gas Company of Bridgewater, Va, committed suicide to-day at Island Park, a pleasure resort near this city. He was found sus pended from a tree. A rote on his person assigned numerous recent financial reverses as the cause for the accident. After the death of his wife about a year ago he went to Buena Vista, Va., and became prominent as a promoter and railroad magnate. He then bectne en tangled in a company formed for the pur pose of and velop ng oie mines In Virg.nia and lost a'l his money. Ii is said that, previous to the death of h's wife, he was a minister of the gospel in Chicago. JOURNAL BURNED OUT. Fire Gutted the Iliilliling nf the De troit Paper. Detroit, Mich . July I.—Fire to-day gut ted the building occupied by the Detroit Journal, and destroyed the mechanical, business and ciitoiial outfits of the paper, w th the exception of the presses, which sustained only water damage. The total loss is placed at about $75,000, fully cov er. and by insurance. The journal will be issu'd from the Free Press building until the Journal building in. far enough restored to permit the le tutn of the p p r to its quarters. The exact cause of the lire is unknown, biat is attributed to some delect in electric wiring. . . Mill* Closed Dunn. Milwaukee, Wis., July I.—All depart ments of the Bay View mills of the Illi nois Steel Company, which operate under the scales of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron and Steel Workers, have clos ed down, pending an agreement on the new scale. Sixteen hundred men are af fected. Well Reopen Thursday. Joliet, 111., July 1.-The Illinois Steel Company has closed Us mills. Officials . iy the works will reopen next Thursday. The Croat Western Tin Plate Company will suspend next Thursday. I Mother’s Friend I I dors away with the sit I fering of chUd- I 1 srjsMWS s™-H i I ?,"S;;"3, O .W.Saa I THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY 2, 1900. LEADERS IN CONFERENCE. Continued from First Page. His unexpected departure for Lincoln on the telegraphic summons of Mr. Bryan caused little less than a sensation among the convention chiefs. As the overture had come from Mr. Bryan, it was regarded as another harbinger of that peace and reconciliation which is being industriously sought by the party leaders. Its effect on the Hill vice presidential movement was problematical, with the in dications that such an evidence of greet ing would strengthen the New Yorker among those naturally most hostile to him. the devoted personal adherents of Mr. Bryan. During his brief stay here the ex-Senator did not commit himself on the vice presidency, but his close personal friends gave their impression that he would accent if called upon by the imper ative demands of the convention. The New Yorkers not personally identified with Mr. Hill look askance at the movement toward him, but say that if the rest of the country wants Hill, he will be acceptable also to them. The arrival of the Pennsylvania and V\ iseonsin delegations to-day gave a de cidedly Hill tone io the political atmos phere. notwithstanding the assertion of some of the foremost leaders that the Hill movement had reached Its climax and was now on the decline. HILL WOI ED PLEASE THEM. Tnmmany Would He Satisfied With liin Nomination. Kansas City. July I.—Richard Orokcr, Dr. Cosby, health commissioner of New York city, former Senator Murphy, An drew’ Freedman and other leaders of Tam many were the first of the New York dele gation to appear. They remained in their apartments most of the day. None would talk much on politics. “Tammany rather favors the nomina tion for the vice presidency of a man from some close western stale, say Ohio or Indiana,” said Mr. Cosby. “But who ever the convention, in its wisdom, sees fit to nominate will receive loyal support and we will expect to win with him. Ben. Shively of Indiana would make a first class man. But any one, so long as he is o good Democrat.” “Senator Hill for Instance?” “Yes, Senator Hill. I know these are Mr. Broker's sentiments. The platform as adopted by the convention will be our platform.” So far as the free silver issue was con cerned, Dr. Cosby said the platform had not been discussed and he did not know Mr. Croker’s opinion on that matter. Elliott IV Danforth of New York to-day said: "In the ordinary acceptation of the term, I am not a candidate for the vice presidency or for any other office. Our delegation is not here yet—at least, all of the members are not—and as no con ference has been held by the delegates, no course of action has been mapped out. I should be proud to be a candidate for Vice President on the ticket with Mr. Bryan, but 1 am not seeking the nomina tion, and shall not, believing that the convention will do that which is wisest and best. v “As to the platform, the position of the New York democracy was very well de fined in our state platform. Our people, by the attitude of their representatives in that convention, are not in favor of having the platform adopted by the Kan sas City Convention emphasize a declar ation that the money question is the is sue this time of paramount importance. Personally, I gave cheerful and cordial support to the candidates and platform of 1596, and I will give the same earnest support to the candidate and platform of 1900, To my mind, new Issues of vital importance, not alone to the Democratic party, but also to the people of the Cull ed States, without reference to party af filiation, have arisen. These issues will be pressed to the front in the approaching campaign, not so much, perhaps, because they are set out in political platforms, as because they are the Issues in W'hieh the people themselves are most deeply inter ested,” MAY TAKE VOt ll VICK. ,J. limn Lewis I* Inning Those “Men tioned" for A lee President, Kansas City, July I—The Democratic vice presidential nomination is still open for anybody—that is, anybody who can reach it. Here is a l'st to chocs’ from: William Sulzer, David B. Hill, Elliott Danforth, Judge A. B. Parker of New York, Benjamin F. Sh vely of Indiana, Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, Carter 11. Harrison of Illinois, Benton McMillin of Tennessee, James Hamilton Lewis of Washington, Robert A. Pattison of rer.n -ylvania, Arthur P. Gorman of Mary land, D. J. Campau of Michigan. David S Rose of Wisconsin, David Overmeyer of Kansas, William J. Stone of Missouri, and George Fred \V iiliams of Massachu setts. v Th re may be some others, but these are "mentioned." Some are avowed can didates, others are noi, and some' do not even expect to be presented to the con vention. The active candidates are Sulzrr and Towne. Others expect a complimentary vote. Friends of Shively are pressing him, but the Indiana man is discourag ing them. Shively has his eye on a seat in the Seifcte, which is more attractive to him than a nomination for the vice presidency. He does not care to offend his Indiana friends by being churlish re garding the vice presidency, but he is do ing which he can io discourage the talk about himself. The friends of Towne say Shively is not and will not be a candi date. Another man who is strongly mention ed is Carter Harrison of Chicago. Illinois men say be prevented the State Conven tion from naming him for Governor or instructing for him for Vice President. It is expected he will come here and make it plain that he does not wish to be a candidate. Among the Incipient booms launched to day were those of ex-Senator Gorman and Gov. McMillin. Henry D. Clayton, mem ber of the Notional Committee from Ala bama, talked about Gorman as an avail able candidate, while Buck Henriehsen of Illinois was sponsor for McMillin. Mr. Clayton said the South would take very kindly to Mr. Gornntn, and although he was not a silver man. there was no doubt about his earnest support of the party. yulte an Interesting and unknown quan tity is the suggestion about ex-Senator Hill. He seems to have considerable strength in different pari:- of ihe country, and several delegations intend to vote for him When 'Mr. Hill arrived here to-day and was taking hie breakfast in the Coates House, a man experienced In con ventions said: "Hill I* going to be nominated for Vice President." The remark was repeated to Hill. "How long litis he been here?” asked the ex senator. "Arrived this morning," was the answer. . , • He will know belter after he has been here a little longer," replied Hill. That was all he had to say about his vice presidential prospects or |>ossibllltles. The departure of HIM for Lincoln caused any amount of speculation and some dis quiet. ''Croker don't like It a little bit," said a man wearing a Tamamny badge. Others insisted that Hill had not been Invited at all, while there was another lot who Jumped to the conclusion that Hill bad gone to Lincoln to arrange with Bryan for Ills own nomination a* Vice President. Those who know the ex-Benator can im agaln ihe grim satisfaction he is having over the speculation, not to sny consterna tion he has caused hy his trip to the Dcm ! ocratic Mecca. 1 "Towne is the logical candidate," e- marked Senator Pettigrew. “and that is why he is going to be nominated. Ne braska is going to second his nomination and support him, and that ought to be a sufficient indication as to the way Bryan feels toward him.” Minnesto and South Dakota are instruct ed for Towne. and delegates from other states are for him. George Fred Williams is working quietly to secure support for him in New England. “We ought to have a man for vice presi dent who will carry out Mr. Bryan’s views.” said Mr. Williams, “should any thing happen to Mr. Bryan after he is elected.” In looking over the names Mr. Wil liams thought Mr. Towne came nearer the ideal candidate than any man yet meniioned, although he was not ready to say that Massachusetts would vote for him. The fact that so many names have been suggested and that so many dele gates are casting about for a candidate indicates the nebulous state of the vice presidential situation. U may clear up, and someone may be agreed upon before the convention meets, though the present indications do not make this likely. PETTIEREVI FOR SILVER. He Declares the Convention Will Stand for Hi to 1. Kansas City. July I.—Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, one of the leaders of the Silver Republican forces, arrived here to day. He did nor come 10 attend the con vention of the Silver Republicans, al though he was one of the organizers of the movement, hut as a member of the committee appointed by the Populist Convention held recently in Sioux Falls to attend the convention for the purpose of urging the nomination of Charles A. Towne for Vice President. Senator Pettigrew’ is vigorous in his ad vocacy. not only of Towne’s nomination, but also of the adoption of a plank de claring flatly for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. He believes the convention will make a specific de claration on the money question and that that declaration w’ill be for free coinage as distinctly as was that of the Chicago platform. “This convention will write its own platform.” he declared. “The simple re affirmation of ihe Chicago platform would not be satisfactory to the people. They ha\e had enough of backing and filling and demand a straightout declaration of principles. This is not to be the con vention of 1896, any more than that was the convention of 1892. Each National Convention writes its own platform. This convention will do so. The platform, at least, so far as the money plank Is con cerned, is written i ’ready. It w’ill reflect Mr. Bryan’s views.” “Then you think a specific declaration in favor of free coinage ai 16 to 1 will be inserted in the platform?” “I do. certainly,“ the Senator replied, emphatically. “Mr. Bryan has stated dis tinctly his views on that point in recent utterances and writings*, and i< is known absolutely that he favors such a declara tion. His desires undoubtedly w’lll be respected by the convention.*!’ “What is your opinion, Senator, is the object of Gov. Hill’s visit to Mr. Bry an?’’ “Oh,“ he replied, laughingly. “Hill has gone to Lincoln to get a bean. He has no chips with which to get in the game, and he had* to have some. He thought he might get some from Mr. Bryan.” NEW YORK AND INDIAN A. Deiegntra Will Probably Combine for Offense and Defense. Kansas City, July I.—Three of the dele gates al large from Indiana. James Mur dock, G. V. Mensies and Hugh Diiigherty. called on Richard Croker to-day to pro pose an alliance offensive and defensive between the sta •>? of Indiana and New York. The proposal is said to have pleas ed Mr. .Croker, and he told the Indiana men that he was glad to hear the propo sition. It is understood on both sides that a s cord conference will be held late M:n day or on Tuesday at winch the matter will be S' ttl< and THE LEAGUE WILL MEET. ISut llrynn Will Vot be Among: the Speakers on Money. Kansas City, July I.—The United States Monetary League is to hold a two days’ meeting here, eommeneing at 10 a m. to-morrow. An invitation has been sent to Mr. Bryan to address the league, but ho repiled that he couJd not do so. It is understood that he said in his let ter that he would hold to the 16 to-1 proposition. Among ethers who are on the pro gramme of address are W. H. (Coin) Har vey of Chicago, ex-Gov. John P. St. John of Kansas, J. R. Sovereign of Arkansas and Congressman Sulzer of New York. HOUGH IIIDEIIV Mil MOL Great Crowds Gathering for It at Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City, O. T.. July I.—The open ing day of 1 the Rough Riders' reunion has been all that was anticipated. Every incoming train to-day has been packed, and the town is filled with visitors. In dians of various tribes, Including Sac and Fox, Pawnees, Cheyenne* and Delawares, are encamped about the town and are joining the throng. The memorial service at 3 p. m. was the event of the day. Ten thousand people thronged the compress building. The music was patriotic and devotional. A brass band participated and a chorus of a thousand voices was a feature. H. V. Scott was the orator of the occasion. Alexander Koltun Urnil. Baltimore, July I.—Alexander Fulton, brother of the late Charles C. Fulton, former proprietor and editor of the Bal timore American, died her to-day, nged 79 years. He was Haltlmore agent of the Associated Press, which position he ably filled during the trying times of the Civil War. Four Persons Drowned. Boston. July I.—Four persons of a fish ing party of eight were drowned in the harbor to-day by the overturning nf their craft, a 23-fort cat l>oa>. The drowned w- te John Colson of Charlestown, Wi llam D. Ingwe 1 of Cambridge, Harry Neal of Boston, and Walter Loud of Matlapan. Laborers Want Fanils. Chicago, July I.—At n mass convention of nearly ail the trade- unions In the city to-day it was decided to issue an appeal by organized labor In Chicago to all the unions In the United States and Kurot*- for funits to aid the building trades council In preserving Its entity as a central labor body In Chicago. New Life. Strength begins al the stomach. To put „the digestive organs In perfect working order, there is nothing better than Hos tetler's Stomach Bitters. It regulates the boweia, promote* secretion of the gastric Juices, and cures Constipation, Indiges tion. Dyspepsia ar.d Biliousness, ns well as Nervousness, Insomnia or Genet al De bility. It I* an aboalutsly reliable teme dv, bark'd by a substantial record of cui<>. Our Prlvaie Revenue S amp (ov ers the neck of the bottle. A Sure HOSTETTER'S Cure for STOMACH Digestive Troubles. BITTERS. GRAND EXCURSION. s2.sotoMacon and Return by train leaving Savannah 8:43 A. M. JULY 3d, V,A Central of Georgia R’y. Tickets limited to July stk; allow over two days in Macon. IIOTH % I* ACTIVE. din Patrol* Approach the llritisli and EiigßßO in SklrniiNlies. London, July 2.—-Gen. Botha is showing increased activity. His patrols cover wide stretches of country, approach near the British outposts and engage in skirmishes, while larger bodies threaten to attack, de clining to allow themselves lo be cm tight by return blows. Gens. Botha ar.d De- Wet are seemingly operating in co-mb.tm t lon. Kurd* Undo n R*ii<l. Constantinople. Saturday, June 30.—A party of IVr.sian Kurds, led by Timour Khan, who is reported to enjoy Russ an protection, made a raid upon TipTMi ter ritory near 9 ral. Roumella. and in an encounter with Ottoman troops Timour and two of his nephews were killed. Marriage nt IleJchtlt. Relchstadt, Bohemia. July I.—Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Brine ss von He ll nberg, formerly Countfss Cholek, were married in the chapel of the <atle to-day in th** presence of ihe nearest idatives of the Archduke and the Princess. Colon and Ban ain a Quiet. Kingston. July I.—The steamer Para from Colombian ports, which arrived to day, reports that Colon and Panama, T pu&SIANO? ' jfSh ) CONSPICUOUS PERSONAGES IN THE CHINESE WAR, General Tung Fun-Slang is in command of nil the Chinese troops who are fighting the international troops, Hon. Ed* win H. Conger is the American minister to China and Sir Claude 11. Macdonald is England's minister. Li Httng Chang, the best known Chinaman on earth, is apparently doing his best to straighten out the tangle. when site left, were quiet and were still in possession of the government forces, a though pjpular sentiment is in iaver of the reb la j H eil net lon of Wanes. Allentown, Pa., July I.—The Thomas Iron Company, operating nine blast fur nace* in this state, and the Empire Iron and Steel Company, operating twenty three stacka. has posted notices of a re duction of 10 per cent. In wages, taking ef fect to-day. World's Tan lie 111 Hecoril. Cincinnati. July I.—At Chester Park to day W. A. Rutz and B. C. Hausman of New Haven, Conn., on a motor tandem, made a miles In 1:29 4-5, which gives them the world's record for a cement rack. Certificates of Penaloa*. Washington, July I.—Commissioner of Pensions Evans states that during the fiscal year 105.537 cert l.'lrab s of p nsloi s were Issue ’, 15,000 more than were issued during the year 191. SOME tfl EEH FIGHTS. How tttt Oyster Killed a Daek and a Toail I’m n Snake to riighl. From the Cleveland Plain Denier. "I have witnessed some queer lights in my time," said my friend, the naturalist, os he leaned back In his armchair in a cozy cottage at Spring Lake, "and been told of others iqually strange—and they were not between men or nations, either." "Who were these combatants?" "Beast*, bird* and fish. The domestic and the wild, and very often these two clusses pitted against each other. I once heard a terrible outcry among the geese swimming on a pond, and on going to see what the matter was, beheld an Immense gray (Ogle which had burled his talons in the back of an ancient gander. 'I he latter was making all the noise lie coi.ll, and on aeeln* me swam directly toward me. The eagle tried to rise with his prey, but his purchase on the wind wns not strong enough lo'llfl the load. When they were within reach 1 zeized the bird and held his head under water until he was drownel. The old gamier then gave a satisfactory e tuawk and waddled off toward the barn. “When I was n little fellow I was one day fooling about tin village blacksmith shdp. which was built of logs. A squeak down in one cornet attracted tHo attention of the smith and myself. We saw n large toad backing Into ihe loom from under n log. and a fifieeu-lnch goiter snake came with II —the snake having swallowed one of the toad’s hind 1 g- The blacksmith caught up pair of rada r warm tongs and ought the -nuke, which dropped the toad with greni alacrity. \\ • expected to see the latter hop away, but instead of doing (hat he turned about leaped into (he an and came down on the snake’s back. Me hit again ami again, nnd at las* the reptile turned 'ail and dis appeared under the log. while his toad ship sat down and blink’d nt ut both in satisfied and victorious content.” The speaker spun story after story of queer encounters he had seen or been told about < >ne of these was a fight be tween a bumble bee nnd a loemt. The bee went for his enemy, which evident > felt th*' “point” of the attack, nnd tri and to gr t away, but the hot little Insect was too much for him. They fell to the ground together, and the tushie continued for a few minutes, when loth f II over as if exhausted. In a little while the bee revived and flew away with the air of 1 one who had paid dearly for his victory. The locust was left dead upon the turf. There was also a hen which had raised a brood which afforded some entertainment for a colony of rats installed In the neigh borhood. After three or four of the chicks had disappeared Ihe hen began to open her eyes, and being open, they rested on a sleek rut that was edging up to a small fowl that was Inspecting a crust of bread. Before the rat knew where he was at he found a fat ami angry hen upon his back, digging awuy with beak and claws. A moment later he found himself lifted into the air, and then ehuekfd in! . the water of a convenient tub, and held there until tie was drowned. A c:>w and a horse were once stabled s'de bv *'d> In aljolnlng stulls, down in Enon Valley, Pa. The formor was of so ciable ramre, while her com'anion wai morose. Whenever he got near to Ihe open b ard partition the enw ucu'd thrust out her longur and tcueh his siefe. His re ception of this pleasantry ought to have’ warned her, but it cl n't. One day lie was on watch, and when the P ng ted tongue cam" through the opening, he seized it Scotch and Irish Whiskies. We are agents for the most celebrated Scotch and Irish whiskies, imported direct from the distilleries of Scotland and Ireland. These Scotch whiskies are the blend of the finest Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before bottled. The expert Analyist describes this Scotch whis key as the perfection of Highland whiskey, and is special O. V. H., selected Old Vatted Highland whiskey from Glasgow, Scotland. The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey is distilled by Rutherford of Leith, Scotland, and is called Scotch Cherry Whiskey, and very palatable indeed. We are also agets for the iamous old Irish whiskey, imported bv us from Wheeler, Belfast. Ireland. LIPPMAN BROS., i Agents for Scotch an 4 Irish Distilleries. b. i ween bis teeth and hit ahrui..six Inches of it <l an ( ff. The cow had to be killed. The oyster that whipped a duck was probably as greatly surp:l*ed at the out t orno as was th fowl himself. The oyster was enjoying hi- m al, and a'tcr the fashion of Ms kind had opened his shell until the greater portion of hB body—'f it can l>c called that—was revealed to v ew. The duck was a d.ver, and when 1 e saw a ju'ev oyster cp n to h's ad vam* s, Ik made a jump for it But th* Bivalve w>s too oulek. The shflla snapp ed together, and then come a struggle for life The oyster was dragged from it* led, with thr e smaller ones clinging to it bid the hunch had weight <nmigh to I c p Mr Diver’s lit ad under w ater tint 1 he was drowned. “That’s a pictty ’lie,” was my natural i orrmert. “There is no lie about i*. The body of the <.ink lie'tl the whole out’fli up and Ke■ t it afloat, and duck was picket up by a Blend of mine, while the body , was still warm. “I hr aid of a fight he ween a hen and a hawk t at M owal on xpectrd pluck. Th* o <l* he n was pen ef. lly scratching away wit i her brood, when tin re was a whir of wit gs in tho air, and a hawk, with h's wing i• owe to his 1 odv, landed amount the frightenel little ones. The hen laid out her plan of campaign and never wav er (I in carrying it out. Her wings extend ed, ihe feathers upon her tough old neck became a-ruffle, and she met the hawk he'idfor. most. As soon as he touched file ground she went for him. There was an ext King round, and lurk went with cour age that time. The hen’s beak entered the eye of her opponent, penetrat'd his brain and laid him lifeless at her fee , He meas ure l just four feet from tip to tip. ‘ I once saw a large spider and a small spid r in pursuit of a hous fly. The small ono caught him. and had started for his par 0", when the b g spider pounced down u on him, codare i the fly and g ar ed off. r \ he little one then crept up in ihe rear, lit the other fellow tn h ler and ran away. The big f How began to swell up, and in less than five minutes was dead. A hawk was seen to swoop down into a poultry yard, steal a hen and fly to the top of a tree. A swallow pecked at the hawk until he l*t go of the hen, mora swallows flew lip end in a f w they had driven the hawk to the ground am t i.left it by p ek ng its eyes out. in a fght hetwefn a parrot and a rac the bird pecked ills eyes out, killed him wbh beak and claws, and then snraug up ro her |> rch and chanted. ‘Polly wants a cracker.’ ” 5