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/ AN INSPIRING SI(]HT. FRANCE E WARLIK n The Republic Apparently Prepnrl E for Hoztilitles with Englaud~ President Is Royally Cheered at the secret council of War Held. Jubilee Parade in Chicago. Paris, Oct. 21.--The alleged war preparations of France are the absorb- Xore Thnn IO,OOO Persons in Line-. lng subject of discussion here at pros- Viewed by l~'ully 500,000 -- Presl- ont. According tO the French papers, dent attbe Banquet--The there were important naval expert- Jubilee Ball. ments at Toulon Wednesday evening,t A flotilla of torpedo boats wa~ de- Chicago, Oct. 20.--Throngs of men tailed to make an endeavor to force and women, filling the downtown the entrance of the harbor, and the wt~eeta in solid phalanxes and reach- whole garrison was ealled to arms and ing upward to the roofs of the taIle.st the forts and batteries were manned, buildings, looked upon the jubilee ready for instant action. The result psi, cant which wound its way througl, of the experiments has not been made the city in celebration of the victories public. won in the war with Spain and the ad- Vice Admiral Barters presided vent of peace. Half a million person~ Wednesday at a secret council of war ~houied a welcome to the soldiers and at Brest. in which the ehlcfs of the ~ailors and statesmen. President Mc- maritime forces took part. Conflden- Kinley's progress through the tial orders were subsequently issued thoroughfares chosen for the line of to the garrison. parade was made aa uninterrupted The Aurore asserts that five classes .ration, in which the waving of count- of the naval reserves around B~est I~,~ flags, hats and handkerchiefs wa.~ have been ordered .to hold themselves in readiness for active service. accompanied by stirring musm ard The drift of opinion ou the Fashoda deafening shouts. The masses pai~ their tribute without stint or favor to question among commercial men in officers and privates, to admirals and Pa:'m was shown by a resolution apprentices. They cheered the so'l- adopted by the municipal council of diers who wore the blue 35 years ago thi city, urging the French govern- and saluted with equally enthusiastic ment, without sacrificing the material plaudits the men who fought in gray. interests of the country, to use its ut- Fully 10,000 persens werein line, and most efforts to avert a conflict with the procession was nearly three hours Great Britain over this dispute. in passing a given point. From the London, Oct. 21.--The London morn- ~Jme when the carriages bearing the ins papers have cooled down to an ex- president swung around the corner ceedingly cautious and conservative and started north on .Michigan tone in dealing with the Fashoda ques- avenue past the Auditorium the jubilee lion, apparently realizing that the nolse began and continued until the public on both sides cf the channel is pageant, with its miles of carriages Leated to the danger point. There is and soldiery, had disbanded, a marked effort to avoid an offensive I~n t]tusla~tlol~ily Greeted. tone. The gree~ings extended tO President GOLD x897. ~fcKmley were enthusiastic to ex- treme, as were the plaudits showered The Director of the Mint Gives South ~pon Gens. Miles and Shatter as they AfrlcaFirstPlace, withthe United passed through the streets. The pres- ident in his carriage was surrounded by members of the Chicago hussars ~ormed in a square, and detachments vf grand army and confederate vet- erans acted as escort. He occupied his place in the parade from the start- ing point at Congress street and Mich- igan avenue to the Union League club- house, where, in company with all other distinguished guests, he alighted and reviewed the parade. Throughout the entire march past the stand, which fasted a trifle over three hours, the president remained standing, nor did he take a seat until after the platoon of police which formed the protecting ~ine for the rear of the parade had passed down the boulevard. Mrs. McKinley arrived at the Union League club in advance of the presi- dential party and remained at an up- stairs window during the passage of ehe procession. The presidential par- ry arrived at one o'clock. BANO~UET TO THE PRESIDENT. Brilliant Scene In the Great Audi- torium Theater Chicago, Oct. 20.--For ~inc~ their ~esti~ities were shifted to of the Auditorium, and the third azi!t last ~cene to be enavte~l .mi~hin the grea [ hall was the most brtlliant,bea~ tiful and successful of them all, It was the great national peace jubilee banquet tendered to the president Of the United States and distinguished States a Close Second. Washington, Oct, 22.--The director of the mint's report upon the produc- tion of the precious metals during the calendar year 1897 has just. been sub- n~itted to the secretary of the treas- ury. The value of the gold produced in the United States during the calen- dar year 1897 was $57,863,000. The South African republic holds first place, producing gold to tbe value of $57,633,861; Australasia, $55,6~4,182, and Russia, $23~.245,763. There was a notable increase in the production of gold in the world dur- ing 1897 over 1896. The United States increased $4,275,000; the South African republic made the remarkable gain of $13,854,192; Australasia increased $10,- 502,249, and Russia, $1,709,970. The United States produced during the year 53,860,000. fl~e ounces of sil- ver, and Mexico ~3,903,180 fine OUnCe. a decrease re1 States dr guests by the citizens of Chicago. ~No ,ast~la sui'renc ~imilar event ever held withln the 11 h~ttle Indians ~h~ have Auditorium scrpassed in brilliancy an,~ simple elegance this banquet. Receptloo of the President. Twelve hunc~red guests, among them men prominent in all branches of busi- ness, science, arts--men of brilliant record upon the sea and men famed ~or d~eds of arms done on shore---were standing by their chairs when a tap Srom ~he gavel of Franklin MacVeagh, ehe p!?esiding off~cer, announced the approach of President McKinley. The U " orchestra struck p Hall to the thief," and the president, attended by the jubilee reception committee, came down :~he center aisle, bowing right sad left in acknowledgment of the ap- ]~lause his presence eV0ked. He was escorted to his seat at the w, est end of ~he hall. and as he took the seat 1,200 guest~ followed his example, only to rise an instant later while Dr. Frank Crane deitvered a short and .eloqffie~t invocation. Then for two hou~ the material wants of 1200 men received close and careful attention. Later, when the speechmaking be- gan, President~ McKinley arose to re- ~pdnd to the toast Our Country, The Army ~,nd the Navy, Toastmaster MacVeagh paid an elo- quent tribute to the American soldier as he called upon th~,two men most prominent" in tl~e )ate war to reply tO; the'toast. "The A rm~," The toast was @r~k amid wild enthusiasm, chest after cheer ringing through the hall as Gem Miles ro~e to :speak of the glorious deeds of the Amerlean regu= tar and volunteer. E~ery al~u~i0n to the deeds performed by the American fighting me~ was greeted with pro- to~,ged applause. Gem Shai~er, who ~l,owed Gem Miles with another ad- dress upon. the same subject, was greeted with no less acclaim than that accorded his, superior in rank. "The Navy" was responded to by ~apt. Charles D. Sigsbee, his address being greeted with applause. The last toast on the programme, ~Our Future," was responded to by" ~eeretary Lyman J, Gage a~d ~resl, dent Cyrus Norih~up; of the'Univer- sity of Minnesota, Iinmediatel y after the conclusion of ,ihe banquet President McKinley was driven to the McWilliams real- th, Th~ deti priso~er~ and later to Duluth was made u~ fought in the battle o~ Sugar Where the Indians killed six of thtir number. Lieut. Ross had command~of the'~etachment. There were iI Of th:~ 19 Indians wanted in the party. After t]=e lndian~ had been given something (o eat they were taken aboard a spe- cial train which started at eight o' l.~ek for Brsinei~d. Romeward Bound. Chicago, Oct. 22. -- President M~, Klnley and the members of his party left, :for Wa~hi~@ton Thursday ~l~ht over the Penns~ivania road. One con- tinuous ovation marked his passage o~'er the state~ of Indiana and Ohio. Defying the wind and rain of a m~t disagreeable October day, the citizens of these states~ congregated in great n~mbe~ at every" station along the llne, and never were they disappointed, for ~he president graciously appeared at every point ~'here crowds awaited ~ls coming to speak a few words to his constitue~ and receive:their approv- Ing cheers. He spoke to large audi- ences at Indianapolis, Kokomo, Cin- cinnati, Col.umbu~ and severalsmaUer towns. Deed of a'Demente~ Mother. Toronto, Ont eel :2$e-A dreadful tragedy was enacted in theeast end of the cityFriday night When Ellza Bur- rill, wife of a Well-to-~10 mechanic, be. came demented and strangled her three children, Ethel, aged eight; Stan- ley, aged three, and tlarald,sged I1 years=' The' husband of the woman found all of them on their mothe~ bed dead when he came home 'f~dm work. The woman is eviden de, merited. 'Sh'e sa~s l~el rea~n the terr~bl~ deed" Nal~,t~ at ~',n0t want them to grow up wicked. " Outrages In, the Ph/llDPines. ' Washlngton,~ Oct ~9--G~n. ~Otis t~ giving attention to the complaints that have reached him to theeffeet that the Ph/i~ppiue ins~rgent~ ~re ill-treating and ~illlng such of the friars ~s fall into their hands. There is difficulty in dealing w~th such cases, owing to the fact that the United States mill- deuce, and soon ret|red, tary~and naval forces are not always The J~bllee~i~:]~all. [ in possession of f~e places where the Chtcagp. eel 19.~'rbuml'numbe~s~ outrages are committed, but ~ey are .~o~e ~0;~0 ~'r l~.~ams.|m~tuding ~ ,nde~. instruetions to use :thei~ ~'ood Ihe pre~dent of the United States, offle~s with the insurgents to ~ire~ent clothed themselves Tuesday night iu the ~ommission of these outrages, their most gorgeous apparel and by i~ears Heavy L~m'Of Life. divers way~ and conveyances reached the Audilcrlum, tl~ere to set the seal ef their satlsfactidn on the advent of mild-eyed peace by dancing at the jubilee hall. Iv was ~early daylight wher~ the last dancing number came to a conclusion and the jubilee ball was over. Soeia!- ly the affair was all its promoters w,shed for it. and financially it sur- pa~ed their expectatiom, Shout $~,- 000 being realized for the benefit of soldiers and sailors. Says Dreyfus Is in Purls. Paris. Oct. 21. -- An evening news~pa- per announces that Capt. Dreyfus is already in Paris and is now confined in the fortress at Moat Valerian, to hi- h he br0 rht. Seattle, Wash Oot.22.--Ad~an Tal~" r.ey, ;:of New. York, wire arrived het.e from St. Mtehaels on the last trip Of the Steamer Roanoke, reports the probable loss of the schooner Annie :Row~ in She north sound and in the drowning of 11 passengers. When the Roanoke left St. Michaels a party wan preparing to go in search of the miss- ing vessel. Is Mustered Out Chicago, Oct. 21~--The Seventh regl: me,t, Col, Marcus Kavanaugh com. manding, was mustered out of the vol, unte~'~rvlce of the United "Stafn" Thursday. It was the first Chicago In- fantr~ regiment to receive its honor- abl- discharge from the volunteer a[l~:), MOUNT VERNON HAWK-EYE. FRANCE WILL YIELD.] COST OF TWO WARS. I LAFAYETTE DAY. - Something Over a Million Dollurs a School Children Honor the Memory Decision to Evacuate Fashoda Said [ Day ~Nas Spent in the Conflict of the Patriot--Funds Raised to to Have Been Made. with Spain. ~rect a Monument. I Kansas City, Mo Oct. 20. Lafayett$ Washington, Oct. 25.--Uncle Sam's gfforts to Reach a pacific Settlement I expenses for the Spanish war Sinkinto day was celebrated with special exer- ~However Warlike Preparations / insignificance when compared with cises in each of the 39 pul)lic schools in the cost of the conflict between theKansas City. The sehool collectionsfor Are Continued by France and [ states. Thus far the war with Spainthe Lafayette monument fund aggre- Great Britain. ~ has ~ost $187,529,941, or a fraction over gate about $350. / $1,000,000 per day since the beginning Pittsburgh, Pa Oct. 2O.--The schools London, Oct. 25.--The Paris corre"l of hostilities April 21, against the on- of Pittsburgh and Allegheny held ap- spondent of the Daily Chronicle claims ] ormous sum of $3,065,413,425 during the propriatc exercises incident to the oh- to have authority to say that a de-[ civil war, or an average of $1,685,156 ~ervance of Lalayette day, and in many cision has already been taken by the} per day. The largest amount paid out of the schools the exercises were very French government speedily to evac-] in a single day during the war with impxessive. In the Pittsburgh schools uate Fashoda, and that M. Delcasse,| Spain was $4,110,000 July 28, or nearly acollection was takenupfor themonu- the French foreign minister, will do] enough to construct and equip a firs~- meat fund. and quite a large sum was / his utmost to facilitate a pacific solu- class battleship. The next highest tion. days were September 19, when $3,775,- .= {~ " Ordered to Mobilize. O00 was spent, and July 19 with a total HaLifax, N. S Oct. 25.--The tom-of $3,770,000, but the daily expenses " ~ " rounders o all warships of the British frequently ran above the $3,000,000 North American squadron have re- mark. The budget for the four months coined orders to mobilize at Ltalifax. of the present fiscal year was $125,112,- The Pallas, Talbot and Indefatigable 540, while the expenditures :for the ~ / sill come here together with two tot- whole fiscal year of 1897 were only $83,- pedo boat destroyers now at Bermuda. 511,713, and for this month the average The torpedo boats at the dock yards of $1,000,000 per day was maintained. are being overhauled. The crew ofIn April the expenses for the army the flagship Renown will be sent to and navy were considerably above the Lawler's island this week for field normal figures, when they reached practice. The Renown went to sea nearly $19,000,000. May showed a per- Monday morning for heavy gun prac- I ceptible increase, when $26,000,000 tics. -ions ]was spent. June saw a further in- Admiralty Takes Precan~ [crease, $29,000,000 passing over the London, Oct. 25.--The British ad-[treasury counter, and July showed miralty issued a number of significant I the highestmonthly expenditure of orders Tuesday morning. The dockI $43,090,000. the nexa month witnesses yards at Portsmouth, Devonport and [ a decrease, only $31,000,000 being spent, Chat,ham have each received instruc- [ but September reached nearly $32,000,- finns to prepare six 30-knot torpedo [ 000, and for the 22 days of October the boat destroyers for commissioning so [ expenses were about $19,000,000, or that they will be able to put to sea'in I nearly $1,000,000 per day. The total MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE. 24 hours. Over time hours have be- [ disbursements of the government for secured. This was not the case in the gun in the first-class cruisers Europa] the four months of the present fiscal Allegheny schools~ which merely held and Andromeda so as to hurry them ] year, which included the civil list, pen- for sea service. Several gunboats in [s~on payments and interest on the mToledo,emorlal ~)x.:~:t:s20. Lafayette day the different dock yards have been or- [ public debt, were $223,587,114. The to- was observed in all the schools of the edty, and the children contributed $3.- THE ANGLO-FRENCH MUDDL V Each (sotto voce)--"What IF hs shouldn't give way," d~red to postpone unnecessary refit- ting. ~melly the Cuna~d line and White Star line have received from the ad- miralty an intimatlon to hold their ffabsidized steamers in readiness for tUr~ing over to the ~avy officials. ]~ance PreDa~ln~ for Troable. Paris. Oct. 25.--The municipal au- th0rlties at Toulon have been notified that that place will be the center of important naval and military prepa- rations, and have been instructed to arrange for the immediate reception of four battalions of infantry, 1,500 marines and 600 artillerymen. The municipal council has decided to close the schools, and the schooIhouses will be used for lodging the troops: The navaJ authoritie~ have been or- dered~ to expedlto ~the preparations for the outfittix~g of the new squad- ron. ' " The Figaro aa~i that if the British goverlkment rejects France s mOder- :ate a~d Just~ pyop0~ttion it ean~only be because thegoVernmen:t of Great Britain desires before everything else the humiliation of France. The Steele, after urging peace, says: "France would hardly come off bet- ter In a war with England than did ~paht in the war with the ~Tfiited ~tates. France would be better em- ployed in developing her colonies than in thwarting England." Feeiln~ Meems Improved. London, Oct. 25. -- In spite of the news of the warlike mobilizations which came from France and different part~of England Monday, with the de- cline in rente~ and consols, there is a distinctly better feeling in diplomatic circles and a growing belief that the Fas~h0da dispute will be arranged. : ~ More Vtelims Found. Tot edo, O Oct. 25.--The last o,f tl~e ~cti:mS Of the Unton elevator fire wel'e ~tccounted for Monday when the men ~'ho were remoVing the gVain faired the clmrred remd i~ts of Sam~Alexander and pprtions of a~other b0~y b~lieve4 to be that of fhe son of Superint6n~nt Parks. NcPmeier, ~aged youn~:brotk~r ~ons of an farmer, were i~owned oat tal receipts were only $153,754,445, showing a deficit of $69,000,000 for the fiscal year. The $3,000,000,000 spent vn the oper- ations of the army and navy during the war of the rebellion include the period of the first three months of 1861, when active preparations for hostilities were being made, and the last nine months of 1865, when the expenses of the government were unusually heavy. NOT TO RENEW HOSTILITIES. ~p~ln's NaY7 und A~my Sctt]Jnff Down to a Peaee Rasis--Camnra's Sqnadeon Dispersed. New York, Oct, 25.--A dispatch to the World from Madrid says: Telegraphio inquiries by the World correspondent have elicited irrefut- able proofs that ths Spanish dock- yards show absolutely no signs of re- newed activity nor the slightest symp- tom implying the remotest idea of re- newing the struggle with the United States. The vessels composing Admiral Camara'a fleet are now dispersed to various ports, chiefly Cadiz, Cartha- gena and Ferroll, with their crews re- duced to a peace footing, the majorb ty of the officers on leans and the marines ashore. " Work on all coast defense works and fortifications for defense, the arsenals and the dockyards stopped at the sus- pension of hostilities. Fallure of the ADDle Crop. Chicago, Oct, 25.--The Orange Judd Farmer says that the apple crop of the United States is smaller than it has heed since reliable statistics have been collected. The total supply from the 1898 crop of the United States is 27,700,000 barrels, compared with something over 40,000,000 last year and 70.000,000 in the record breaking crop of 1896. The failure is Widespread, reaching from the Pacific coast to Maine, and in none of the states does the output of fruit approach an average. Aguinaldo's Rival Arrested. Manila, Oct. 25.--Gen. Pie Del Pilar, who is looked upon as being the fore- most rival of Aguinaldo for the leader- ship of the Philippine insurgents, has been summoned to Malolos, the in- lake, five mih~s from'that village Sun- surgent headquarters, and arrested. day afternoon. Thelr boat capsized. The charge against him is disregard- The bodies were recovered, ing Aguinaldo's authority and at- * tempting to defy the Americans. ~ ~-f~ht lnebes ot B~tOW~ St. Paul, Minn Oct. 25.--A Bozeman:~ Aguin!lld is.desirous of going to Paris i(Mont.) special to the Dispatch says, ] for the purpose of appearing before Snow fell to a depth of eight inches! ~he peace commissioners, but he is ~rthin the laa~ 24 hours, delayingprevented from so doing by the jeal- eshing for ~ome time. It is the first ousies existing between the insurgent heavy. ~mowatorm ;Of the season, leaders. Sassy in Nebraska. New Cruiser for Japan. Lincoln, Nob Oct. 25.--Suowis fall. Philadelphia, Oct. 26.--Japan's fine ing nea'rly all over :Nebraska. It began new cruiser, the Kasagi, was turned ~ith rain in the eastern half slmrtly over by theCran~s Monday to the lap- after nightfall, soon changing to snow. In central and western Nebraska it is growing very cold, the temperature being the lowest thus far this fall. Col, Bryan Ai~ulu 111. Savamiah, Ga Oct. 25.--COL W. J. Bryan, Who is here ~ith hiS retirement, the Tldrd Ne~br~ska~ al~z~.~e~,- as part of Lee's corps, is ill at the Desoto hotel. He is suffering with fever, but his condi,ion is not regarded at all serious. anese government, as represented by Commander N. Kashievabra, and he at once went into commission and run up t he mikado's flag. During the naval review the Kasagi will fly the stare and stripes, with her own ensign, as a special eourtesT to Secretary' Long and officers of our navy. Detroi~, Mich 0ct. 25.---James H. Pound was nominated for congress by the democrats of the FiF=t district. 000 towards the fund to erect a monu- ment to Lafayette. VICTIMS OF A STORM. Loss of Life and Enormous Damage to Property Results from a RUr- rieane Jn Texas, St. Louis, Oct. 21.--A special to the :Republic from Houston, Tex says: The electrical and windstorm which swept over Texas Wednesday night was very severe in South Texas. Dam- age to cotton is enormous. At Deer Park. 20 miles from Houston. the res- idence of C. E. Adams was demolished. Adams, his wife and baby sustained minor injuries, while A. J. Cook was crushed to death. At Pasadena the residence of John~Stout was turned over and completely wrecked. Six occupants were injursd. The wiud was so h~gh at Missouri Cily, 35 miles west of Houston, that it blew a number of freight cars from the siding out on to the main track. The California ex- press, runuing 40 miles an hour, dashed ~nto the cars at gins turned over, George engineer, ma.t No~e of the hur~ Threo THE OLD STORY. Duluth, Minn Oct. 22.--Three men were terribly mangled here by an ex- plosion of dynamite. They are Henry Scherf, of Sauit Ste. Marie, ,ax[d John Stevenso~ and Michael Vail, Of Duluth. They were working on a scow on the government canal blowing up an old hulk. Scherf, the diver, was thawing dynamite over a small engine. Twen- ty-five pounds exploded, tearing the engine and boiler to pieces and throw- ing the three men 25 feet and literally tearing their bodies to pieces. Str|ke Is Of. Cleveland, 0 Oct. 21.--By a unani- mous vote at a meeting of the strik- ing wire drawer~, held Thursday after- noon at Stockes' hall on St. Clair street, the strike was, declared off. Half an hour later National Secretary Walter Gillette and local officers of the Wtre workers' union, with about 40 of ths strikers, marched to the office of the American Steel and Wire company and announced the fact. After a brief conference Superintendent Nye was called in, He announced that all the old employes who desired to return to work could do so as far as thexe were vacancies. This will provide places for all but a few of the strikers. Industrlnl Com~nisslon Ad~onrns. Washington. net. 21.--The commit- tee on procedure of the industrial com- mission met Thursday and after a ses- sion lasting a couple of hburs, ad- journed until November I1, when tbey will meet to complete their recommen- dations regarding the scope and plan of the work to be carried on by the commission. The committee assigned work under different heads among its members, who will report at the nex, meeting of the committee. Word from Dewey. -Vfashin~ton, Oct. 22.--A telegram was received by the secretary of the Navy Friday from Admiral l)ewcy at Manila, in which he said notifing with regard to the political situation in the Philippines or the ca pture of any more ships belonging either to the Span- iards or to the insurgents, or at least, if he did, the officials of the depart- meat will not admit it. Don't "tVnnt Another Term. Columbus, O Oct. 19.--It is an- nounced that M. D. Baiehford will not be a candidate for reelection as pres- ident of the United Mine Workers of America. The Massillon district will put forward William Morgan, tl~eir district president, as a candidate for the office. May Be PunJsbrd. Washingtono Oct. 19.--Lieut. Co[. O'Brien Moure, o~ the Secoud West Vir- ginia volunteers, is slated for consid- erable troubl%before he hears the last of the spread-eagle punishment whleh under his orders was inflicted upou several members of his regiment a~ Camp Meade. Pennsylvania. Divnrced AEain. New York, Oct. 22.- The Herald prints the following: Lillian Russell is again frte from matrimonial ties. Sig. Perugini. whose wife she had been siuce January 21, 1894, has roe eelved a decree of divorce in. the chano , cery court in JerseX City. A PEACE CROSS. REVIEW = ~- Unveiled with YmDresslve Cercmony Bituation as Out on Site st New Episcopal Cu- (3o. in Their thedral Near Washln~ton. --Failures Washington, Oct. 24.--A most ira- New Yo~k, Oct. : their weekly review pressive ceremony '.n this city Sunday growing foreign del was the unveiling of the peace ere.as products exchange is political uncertain~.ieS on the summit of Mount St. Albans,~aOn~e waits for the oU the site for the new Episcopai oaths- la d and France aboU~ dral. This ceremony was in lieu of financiers of al~ Eu~ that of laying of the corner stone o~ trying to force up the edifice which will be known as the burden of providing mous demands of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. England has so r President McKinley was present and France and Germa deiivered a brief address. Many other gold and the re~ distinguished men were present, and changes between fl for the moment the 300 bishops and other h~gh dignitaries way. Yet these and cf the church which has been holding so far hinder its convention in Vfashir~gton. These excess over the most ous years. The exCJ marched in solemn processional in clearing houses for their clerical robes, accompanied by been .6 per cent* larg choir boys of the different churches of 1.7 per cent. larger th~ New York for the we the city. An audience of many thou- smaller than In 1892. sands was present. Bishop Satlerlee, "The outgo of of Washington, delivered the address prophets of disaster, of welcome, while the sermon of the has advanced three c rise would have been occasion was by Bishop Deans. The the feeling that the drapery was dropped from the stone mand may not last. while President McKinley was speak- western farmers are their wheat, and yet in.g. Several bishops participated in western points have reading the services, while the chants 30,592,494 bushels, agal and hymns were rendered by a choir of It is significant that continues after foreig 150 voices, ported as fairly The pros;dent's remarks were very almost everywhere 11 brief. He said:' exports continue larg the bottom point of "I appreciate the very great prlvflegs prices have risen neA given to me to participate with this an- the week. etent church here by Its bishops and its "There is much hesl laymen in thls new sowing for the Master steel trade, partly h and for men. Every undertaking like this for the promotion of religion and morality Of various combinati and education is a positive gain to citizen- steel rails, bars, wit ship, to country and to clv/llzatlon. And cannot yet be deflni in this ~Ingle word 1 speak I wlsh for thin general buying was e~ sacred enterprise the highest influence and these movements it h; ths widest usefulness." far. Yet prices of dol not declined, and alth~ While the president spoke the what weaker for hat draperies of red, white and blue were tions are in part sust~ removed,revealing a huge Ionian cross orders for export. 'J 20 feet higi~, cut from a single stone, received orders for government for ship After a chant by the choir, Bishop and billet mills have Whipple read a special prayer of demand. thanksgiving for victory. Mount St. Albans is some distance from the city proper, but it overlooks the capital, and from its site the many public buildings, the domes of the cap- itol and congressional library and the Washington monument are plainly vis- ible. Not far distant may be seen the Potomac river, and beyond the famous Arlington cemetery, while on the oth- er hand is the beautiful Rock Creek park, and beyond it the soldiers' home. The situation, the surroundings and a beautiful day combined to make the scene inspiring, and the occasion, with so many distinguished public men and prelates of the church present, ten- dered the ceremony impressive. TERROR IN VIENNA. Outbreak of Hubonie Plaiguc in Aus- tria's Capital Is n Sourne oS Great Alarm. Vienna, Oct. 24.--The outbreak of the bubonic plague at Vienna, which is dl~ to the experiments in culti- vation of the plague bacillus, has at the Austrian capital I addit~i0n to that of Herr itablish- an epidemic. a sol- rsielan, and by sisters of charity, are surrounded by a rope, across which nobody is allowed to pass. Dr. Pooch writes the prescriptions and fastens them to the window pane. The doctors Outside read them and have them haade up. Then the pre- scr:Iptions are placed on the window ledge, whence they are removed by those inside. It is feared, however, that the pre- cautions were taken too late. Herr Barisch was ill for severs! days before he saw a doctor, during which time he lived with his wife and visited wine shops. The wife, who has now de- ycleped suspicious symptoms, visited friends, rode in public omnibuses, and came in contact with dozens of persons at her husband's funeral. Vienna, 0st. 24.---Dr. Mueller. who attended Herr Bariseh, the surgical as- sistant at Prof. Nothnagle's bacte- riological establishment, who died on Tuesday from bubonic plague, died Sunday morning. Dr. Mueller was considered an au- thority on the plague, having been to Bombay for the purpose of studying it on the spot, and he survived all the dangers there. The disease at Vienna has assumed a pneumonic form. There are no boils, ,but each case is accom- panied by high fever and blood spit- tir, g. indian Trouble Threatened. Perry, O, T Oct. 24.--Serious trou- ble is brewing among the Comanche, Kmwa and Apache lndtans. For 30 years.since the Medicine Lodge treaty, the government has fed these Indians but that treaty expired July 1. They have commenced killing cattle belong- ing to Texas cattlemen, and a crisis is .near. These Indians have no crops, few cattle and have had no money for months. Men who know predict great starvation among them this winter and serious trouble, There are 1,500 Comanches, 1,300 Kiowas and 600 Apaches. SOME ANCIENT LIGHTHOUSES. The famous Pharos of Alexandria, built by Ptolemy Philadelphus abou+~ 285 B'. C is the first signal light of fro- doubted record. Armieat lights shown from towers are mentioned by Pliny, Suetonius and Byzantinus~ at OMia, 1Ravenna and Apamea. The lighthouse at Corunna, Spain, is believed to be the oldest one now in use. It was erected during the reign of Trajan, and rebuilt in 1634. It is claimed by some that the Colossus of P~hodes was something cf a lighthouse, having held a slgnal lamp in its uplifted lands; this was erected about 300 years B. C. The finest lighthouse in the world is the Cordouan tower, dt the mouth bf ~.he rivcr Girond~, in the Bay of Sis- cay, and was built in 1611, having been years in course of erection. It Is 197 feet high and isrich in architectur- al ornamentation. Ithas been adt~pt- ed to the modern system of lighting, nnd after a lapse of more than 250 years it is still considered the finest lighthouse in the world. "Failures for the the United States, ~4 in Canada. against CROPS IN Wheat, Barley Still In the eaed with St. Paul, ~eg, Man special Of an estimated yi~ 000 to 30,000,000 ~ow calculated 000 will be standlngin ened with total look is exceedin llmost de.~pair of these crops. The ~re all out in It has been raining ily for the past t! cessantly since heavy frost or the whole outstand .'eadered unfit for~ FOUGHT Desperate Battle ton Laborers Death rick Rosch, 45 Eice, aged 30, pairing the roof of on Hudson street a quarrel Tuesda ple below saw roof. The men the edge, and then, spectators, the two 50 feet to the groun bly injured and die at *.he Emergency surgeons cause of the it is supposed it dispute about the Pretoria, OcL is brewing with the Zoutpansberg the Limpo river. massacred a Ida family at the berg, and the Tra~ sent an expedition The affair has proportions. Chief Opefu fully urmed, plied by white the Iaager. Heavy ceeding. The handing officer troops, Gen. P. an unconditional ignored by the summoned 3 the 5.000 now in the Great Vancouver, B. trous typhoons, sa~ hay, caused a property in the ori~ watered by the hundreds of villa away and 2,000 drowned. towns are under refugees are The Ishikari river drowning over 1,000 feetvres were dest City Fieume, Great havoc has be~ in the low lying which have been flooded parts of the portion of the Fieume. Large have perished. estimated at A NeW ' Geneva, N. Y R. Brooks, director tory, discovered a day ulght. Its sion 14 hours 33 north 00 degrees southeasterly. round and bright. first comet VtVnrliko Paris, Oct. clal the that the and supplies ins that extraordi at the ~trsenal and three cruisers munition and Voted so New York Oct. :Ninth :New DAOS f~ mustered out wh~ hoped to Cuba.