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TOILERS TO MEETThe Federation of Labor Convention

in Indianapolis.

IIPORTAXT TOPICS TO BE DEBATED

Probable Action on Pending Ques-tions Affecting Labor.

WHO WILL BE THERE

Vp"'-ll (Mrrespondence of The Evening Star.INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November =), 1896.The coming annual convention of the

Arerican Federation of Labor will be thegreatest representative labor body that hasever convened In this country, if not in thescrld, according to the opinion of Presi-d-ent Samuel Gompers, who yesterdaytalked as follows to a Star correspondent:"The convention of the American Federa-

tion of Labor which will assemble in Cin-cinnati December 14 will be composed ofreprescrtatives of nearly all the greattrades unions of the United States."It may be necessary to dispel an Illusion

rievailing in the minds of many that thesegatherings of the American Federation ofLMtior are meetings of great masses of men(there being but about 12M delegates); butfew are aware, or, if aware, care to inves-tigate the causes which have led the Fed-eration to adopt the plan by which its con-Ventioras are attended by an apparentlysmall numiber of delegates for an orgaiza-tion of such vast numerical strength, themembership of the A. F. of L. being fully"ExI erience has fully demonstrated that

a gathering of large numbers never wasand never can be a reasoning, intelligentlegislative body; that where large numbersa eet in conventions, whose time is neces-sarily limited, the work is really decided bythe manipulators of what becomes not aconvention but a 'r.achine,' awaiting onlythe formal indersement of the assembleddelegates. In other words, a few constitutethemselves 'the bosses.' while the massessimply become their 'tcols of trade.'

Teaching Citizenship."With this object lesson constantly be-

fore the workers they have profited by it.The trade unions are in their very naturethe acme of democracies; they retain allthat is best in representative gatherings,discarding all that is vicious or tending toevil, hence it was determined that the con-vention of the federation shall be com-posed of the smallest possible number ofdelegates consistent with the rights of alland still give the full voting strength ofthe membership represented."The constitution of the American Feder-ation of Labor provides that an organiza-tion with less than 4.00m) members shall beentitled to but one delegate; from 4,iM)i to8,00), but two delegates; from 8,4wo to1640). three delegates; from 16tij) to 32,-4001, four delegates; from r-lowi, to 4i4,ios),five delegates, and so on. Thus it will beseen that the membership increases in ageometrical ratio to an arithmetical in-crease in the number of delegates whoshall represent them; yet, in order that thefull rights and wishes of the masses mayha e full weight and influence, each dele-gate casts one vote for every 1M membershe represents."In the hands of this gathering of the

representatives of the real workers of ourcountry the interests and hopes of all arecommitted. To this convention the gaze ofall are dire 2ted- on its decisions grave ques-tions of the future depend."The work of a more thorough and com-plete organization of the workers is of

paramount Importance to all things else.There need be no apprehension that theworkers, when once organized, will fail tofind a 'way out' of their unjust environ-ments, but to organize them, to organizeupon a permanent basis, is the first ques-tion, and to secure that we must earn anddeserve their confidence. This we have al-ready obtained to a large degree, and weshould continue to extend our tield of oper-ations until the righteous shield of organi-zation covers, protects, defends, advancesand emancipates all the toilers. To devisethe plans by which this-the organizationof all the workers-may be secured is thefirst duty of the convention.

Hourb of Work."The question of securing a reduction In

the hours of labor; the enactment of oet-ter laws to advance the interests of theworkers, adult and young; the means tofully present the claims of the wage earn-ers upon modern society; the creation o1a healthier public opinion of the demanusand the underlying principles of the labormovement; to beat back the forces winctiseek to crush the organization of labor;these and a host of other questions ofgreater and smaller moment will con be-fore the delegates to the Cincinnati con-vention for actior and deci-ion."Much of our success will depend upon

the manner with which we cooduct outaffairs-the wise co'nclusion at which- wemay arrivc. It is hopedl that eat h dete-gate will feel that up'on him rests the greatrcspc-nsibillty of repjreseniting the best iniLr-ests of the working msassa.; that their lives,their hopes, their lhoerty, now and here-after are in his nar-ds, andl that after thework is done, the workers may with glad-dened and upturned eyes, with cheeks giow-iing with exultation, their hearts thirobbirgwith joy, gather around the banner otlabor, that their children with them in oneaccord will exclaim to the delegates toCincinnati: 'Well done, thou good and faith-ful servants.'"Organization, to Be Represented.The following national unions will, it is

expected, be represented In the convention:American Agents' Association, Actors' Na-tional Protective Union, InternationalBroom Makers. Journeymen Barbers, Na-tional Journeymen Bakers and Confectio:i-ers. International Boot and Shoe Workers'Union, National Union of United BreweryWorkers, Brickmakers' National Allhance,Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and IronSnip Builders, United Brothechood of Car-p.'nters and Joiners of America, Cigar Mak-ers' International Union of' America, Amal-gamated Society of Carpenters and Joaners,Retail Clerks' National Protective Assoc.a-tIon, Carriage and Wagon Makers' Interna-tional, Cooper s' International Union ofNorth America, National Brotherhood ofEkectrical Workers of America, AmericanFaint Glass Workers' Union, Glass Em-ployes' Association of America, UnitedlGarment Workers of Ameries, Table KmifeGr-inders' National Union, Granite Cutters'National Union, United Brotherhood ofHarness and Saddle Makers of America,International Union of Hlorseshoers eofUnited States and Canada, Hotel and Res-taurant Employes' National AIIaance,Amalgamated Association of Iron'and Steel'Workers, National 'Longshoremen's Asso-eiation of the United States, Iron Molders'Union of North America, Metal Polishers.Buffers, Platers and Brass Workers' Unionof North America, International Associa-tion of Machinists, United Min'e Workersof America, Amalgamated Association ofMarine Water Tenders, Oilers and Firemenof America, Northern Mineral Mine Work-ers' Progressive Union, WVestern Federa-tion of Miners, Brotherhood of Paintersand Decorators of America, Pattern Mak-ers' National Iaague of North America,Potters'' National Union of America, Inter-national Printing Pressmen's UnIon, StoneWare Potters' Union, Quarrymen's Nation-al UnIon, National Slate Quarrymen'sUnion. Amalgamated Association of StreetRailway Employee of America, CottonMule Spininers' Association, InternationalSemamen-= L'man, Stove Muunemames-we...

tional, Journeymen Tailors' Union of Amer-lea, Tin. Sheet Iron and Cornice Workers'International Union. International Typo-graphical Union, United Brotherhood ofTanners and Curriers of-America. Theatri-cal Stage Employee' National Alliance, Na-tional Tobacco Workers' Union of Amer-ica, National Union of Textile Workers ofAmerica, Amalgamated Wood Workers'International Union of America, ElasticWeb Weavers' Amalgamated Association,Federated Association of Wire Drawers ofAmerica.Besides these state branches of the

American Federation of Labor will also berepresented in the convention: Connecticut,Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Ne-braska, New Jersey, New..York,...Utah andWisconsin. Likewise Central Labor Unions 1from these cities: Baltimore, Md.; Bidde-f-rd and Saco, Me.; Birmingham, Ala.; Bos-ton, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; Chicago; Cii-cinnati, Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ga.;Cripple Creek, Col.; Denver, Col.: Detroit,Mich.; Dowagias, Mich.; Duluth, Minn.;Brie, Pa.: Fargo,- N: D.- -Fort Worth, ITexas: Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis, Ind.:Ithaca. N. Y.; Jacksonville. Fla.: KansasCity. Kan.: Kansas City, Mo.; Leadville.Col.; Lawrence, Mass.; Lockport, N. Y.;Los Angeles, Cal.: Louisville, Ky.; Madi-sc-n, Wis.; Milwaukee, Wis.: Omaha, Neb.:Oneida. N. Y.; Oakhurst. Wis.; Paducah,KY.; Philadelphia, Pa.: Piqua, Ohio; Port- tland, Me.; Rochester, N. Y.: Rockford, III.; ISan Antonio, Texas; San Francisco, Cal.: tScranton, Pa.: St. Louis, Mo.; Tampa, Fla.;Toledo, Ohio; Victor, Col.; Washington,D. C.; West Superior, Wis.: Wilkesbarre,Pa.; Yonkers, N. Y., and Zanesville, Ohio. C

AMERICAN INFLUENCE UPPERMOST. C

The Coreant King Said to Be Movedby It.

R. W. Irwin, who has been in Japan forthirty years and has represented the Ha- 1waiian government there, first as consul sand afterward as the minister, during the cgreater part of that time, has arrived at eSan Francisco from the orient. He said: s"The statement that Russia has establish- s

ed a suzerainty over Corea is Incorrect, al- Cthough the fact that the king has been Ihoused in the Russian legation might lend i

credence to that supposition. Japan's am- 5btion dies not extend to Corea. Americaninfluence is uppermost in the kingdom, andI am credibly informed that the king is Cacting entirely under the advice of threeAmericans-Minister Sill, the secretary ofthe American legation and an Ameracanmissionary by the name of Underwood."Irwin says that Japan's sole ambition nowis commercial and industrial advancement.The government is encouraging the con-struct-on and maintenance of railway andsteamship lines and manufacturing indus- 1tries. He declares, however, that a false rimpression has been gained of the extent dand importance of the steamship subsidies trecently offered."The subsidies offered are entirely 4nade-

quate for the purpose of maintaining apowerful line of transpacific steamers," he sdeclared. "The Nippen Yuzen lIalasawhich 0has undertaken to run a line of ships be- ttween Japan and Seattle, will think better tof the project before two or three years'are passed, and the company which is head- 0ed by Asano, will, in my honest opinion, vnever materialize. It will be many years 0before San Diego is the terminus of any I,Japanese transpacific steamship line that 0Asano or any other Japanese capitalists or ycorporation may establish. Asano's under-taking is largely a myth"Just now the trans-Siberian railway is eattracting considerable attention in the dorient. I believe that In three years the rtrans-Siberian railway will be completed to

Vladivostock and a port on the Yangtsiriver, probably Hankow. It stands to rea-son that the road will tap China If it wants vto get business. Its terminus will not be rian open port to Corea. It will be a port onthe Yangtsi river, the tea market of the kworld. Russia will build from the Mon- bgolian frontier to Peking with French cap- pital, and China will build from Peking to cHankow or some point nearby on the river nwith British capital. This'is at present the cfixed program. and Li Hung Chang will see tiit carried out, if he lives a few years. He ysaid as much when in England. Clkina's bpart of the program can only be consum- 7mated by doubling her customs duties. She lis now taking steps toward the accomplish- tment of that." s

THE PRESIDENT AND CUBA.t

Senator Frye Declares That 'EnihateAction Will Be Taken.

Mr Frye has been interviewed at Lewis- aton, Me., by a New York Journal cor- vrespondent. In regard to the Cuban ques- 1

tion the Senator is quoted as expressing Ihimself hopeful of action by the President. tOf the President he Is reported as saying:"His patriotism is beyond question. I hope, cnay. I expect, to see him go out of office tin a blaze of glory because of a righteous P

eact in behalf of liberty. He has the powerin his hands. He has shown courage on tseveral occasions, and I say frankly that tI expect something splendid from him yet. e

kle will act in an empnatic waa. I have agood grounds for so believing, and as Iexpect notning of this Congress-or rathero tnis Senate-I am made very glad by rthe conniuence which I now feel in the manat the Wnite House.""And you are a member of the Senate

committee on foreign reiations?""I am, anld my fejiuw-3enators may think c

it unoecoming in me to tak on a subjecttaiut is iutecy to come beture us; but, re-garumixg Cuban independence, I am willingL. go on record at any time. The courLe-y.. tne Senate, so called, must take care ofisant woen human nioerty is in tne bainceaga.iit it." 5''ixactly what shape do you expect the o

Presiuents action to take±?" was asked,.3"1k must deciine to- say, further than thatit will be uiiequivocai.' t"W hat will be the card of the next Con- P

gress?' ti"r±iawaii. With President and Congress ii

of one mind the settlement of that proolem qwill be easy. There will not be another alost opportunity to record."g

EVIDENCE AGAINS'i DUTTON.

Papers Showing How lHe Proposed tot"Beat" Wanf Street,

Damaging evidence against Stephen A.Dutton, supposed to be the chief of the tValenitine-Mciaughlin gang of swindlers,rhas been obtained in the false but~om ofa box seized in kioboken, N. J1., w'hen Mc-gLaughlin was arrested. Among the papers ifound in the box was the prospectus of the 0

Mud River Coal Oil Company of WestVirginia, with an alleged .paId up capital astock of $,75,000t. Va ith this corporation, panud tile bogus Standard Coal and Oil Corn- t

pany It was proposes to "beat" Wall streefboy floatmig thle stock. Thle officers wereS. A. ijuttoni, president; iF. Seelg, secre-ttary, and M. W.7ickazer, treasurer. Tfhe gen- ceral ottices -were at Hamlin, W. Va;dMcLaughlin proposed to use a one-hun- d

dred-thlousand-acre tract of Wastd land inKentucky. which he claims to own, for acity. ~to be called Hampton 'Park Ciy kHandsom,- maps, show.ng lots and public bbuildings to be erected In the wilderness, twere found.Dutton is the mran against whom is pend-

ing a charge of having defrauded MissLily Alys Godfrey and her mother out ofi3,000jt worth of Washington property.

The Reading Reorganisation. eThe existence of the Philadelphia and

Reading Railroad Company ended at 12 io'clock last night, its place being taken by isthe Philadelphia and Reading Railway oConiprnny, which Is being operated under ethe charter of the NattIona'l, or,"as It will 0

soon be called, the Reading company. At uthe hour named the receivers, Joseph S. lIHarris,- John Lowber Welsh and Edward tiM1. Paxson, turned over all the railroads tiand franch'ises in their possession and qceased to operate the properties. Instrue- tJtions have been sent out .stating that all sa

eplesholding positions prior to No- eatesls1a-ifa-r4tmb4L -

N EARTHQUAKE-TRAPateresting Adjunct to Uncle Sam's

Weather Bureau.

ISMOSCOPE AND SEISMOGRAPH

'hey Record the Exact Time andContinuation of Earth Shocks.

N THE BIG WHITE SHAFT

Perhaps no other machine employed byfficial savants for making scientific obser-ations has a more interesting functionhan Uncle Sam's earthquake trap. It isalted now for the next earthquake, andhe students in charge are hoping that na-

are may send them the much-sought-forame before long. It is the only earth-uake trap in the country, so far as gov-rnment scientists know. It is an adjunctf the natioual weather bureau, althougha yet the meteorologists of that institu-on do not claim any ability to forecastarthquakes.Beneath the southwest corner of the mainullding of the weather bureau there is a

quare cell, whose floor is a single slab ofement, extending a foot or more into theLrth, and sold to be so laid that nothingLort of a tremor of the earth Itself can

hake it. Uwon this slab rests the earth-uake trap, which' in the more dignifiedinguage of science is known as a seismo-cope. The instrument proper occupies lesspace than an ordinary mantel clock. Inimple words. it is a pendulum whichioves when the earth trembles even to thelightest degree, and which at the momentf each tremor closes an electric circuit.d thereby operates a recording mech-nism.

The Machine.A cylindrical weight hangs upon a longnk. the latter supported by a horizontalivot extending through it. From the up-er edge of the link extends a long delicateeedle, about a foot in length, which pointsirectly upward when the weight is at-ached. The slightest movement of thereight is greatly exaggerated at the pointf the needle. This point. which is tippedrith platinum, passes upward through amall platinum-rimmed hole in a flat piecef metal, held stationary with the base ofhe instrument. So perfectly is the needlealanced that its point normally passesbrough the center of this hole. One polef an electric circuit is attached to thereight and needle, at the pivot, and thepposite pole to the metallic plate contain-ig the hole. Even the slightest movementf the earth will cause the suspended-eight to wobble and thereby cause theDint of the necdle to touch the rim of theole. When this contact takes place thelectric circuit is closed and a message isIspatched into another building where aRcording instrument is at work.

Making a Record.The instrument which automatically'rites a record of the earthquake's occur-nce is known as the seismograph. This is?pt in the instrument room of the weatherLreau, where are installed- the wonderfultraphernalia used in making weather fore-ists and special observations. The sels-tograph consists principally of a revolvingrlinder, moved by clockwork, and adaptedomake one revolution every six hours.'ound around the cylinder is a broad rib-En of paper, cross-ruled with parallel lines.he distance between each one of thesenes indicates five minutes of the revolu-cn. Bearing against the paper-coveredirface of the cylinder is a small arm,hich, if held still, would trace a spiralke the chisel of a turn-lathe. The end ofie arm is tipped with a fountain pen,hich makes marks on the paper. A regu-6tor clock, which ticks at standard time,connected with this arm in such a man-

er that every five mirutes the pen pointill give a sudden jerk back and forth,iaking small points in the otherwisetraight line. The points thus traced areie same distance apart as the rulings ofie paper.The registering mechanism is in the sameircuit, which is closed by the needle ofle earthquake trap. It is so arranged thatoints similar to those made ordinarilyvery five.minutes will be traced upcn thetcording paper by the fountain pen everyme the point of the needle touches againstie rim of the hole mentioned. Thus thearthquake is denoted by a single point orseries of points falling between those reg-larly made. The exact instant of theisturbance may then be determined byDunting off the number of five-minute.arks made since a known time notedhen the record was begun and by apply-ig a carefully graduated scale which willhow how many minutes, seconds and frac-ons thereof the instant of the shock ex-reded the last five-minute mark preceding.

Game Already Trapped.The earthquake trap has already caughtwo earthquakes and one hurricane. Therst earthquake caught was that whichlook Philadelphia and vicinity on the 1stfSeptember, last year. No one in Wash-

tgton felt the shock and not even the au-iorities in charge of the instrument sus-ected that the vibrations had been carriedius far with sufficient force to be recordedany instrument of precision. The earth-

uake occurred on Sunday at 6h. 8m. 30s.in., and the record made by the seismo-raph was not discovered until two daysfterward, and when it was not looked for.hortly after this earthquake a second wasalt in a few places, but not in Washing-mn. It was trapped by this delicate instru-

lent, however, in a manner similar to theeording of the former,

Although seismoscopes are not supposedmake record of wind phenomenia, the

icent tropical hurricane which played se-ere havoc in Washington and other pointsfthe east was recorded by the seismo-raph. The indication, at first thought,ould naturally be that the wind on that:-casion was sufficiently intense to shake

ie very earth itself. But according to theithorities at the weather bureau, this, inli probability, was not the case. The winderhiaps shook the weather bureau buildingSits foundations, -and the inclosed eartheneath was made to tremble from thattuse.What many men of science are anxioussee accomplished Is the placing of ac-

.Irate seismoscopes and seismographs in

Lfferent observatories throughout the

untry, as widely distributed as possible.Tith a network of such apparatus, care-ly installed, the next phenomena of the

ind could be accurately observed, on a

road scale, for the first time in the his-

ary of the world.

In the Washington Monument.The largest seismoscope in the world iswvned by Uncle Sam, and is used here in

Tashington, but not for the study oftrthquake shocks. This is a copper wire,

ve hundred and fifty feet long, hanging-om the extreme top to the bottom of the

terior of the Washington monument. Itprotected throughout its length by a lineEpipe, and holds suspended at its lower'

id a plummet, which-hangs In a vessel of

|1w small transits, arranged at rightrigles to each other, are kept focused

pon the wire, just above the plummet.

ven the slightest movement of the top of

ie monument may be observed by the'ansits. The rules of the monument re-

tire the custodian to take a statement of

me transits every day, and to submit the

ame to the War Department at the end oftch month. The records thus drawn, asau b tha write, reea the inte....in

fact that no change In the monumentposition resulted from the two light eartiquake shocks of a year ago. If the trarsits could have been watched, howeveduring both disturbances, some motiowould doubtless have been observed. Thforce of the wind is found to change tIposition of the top of the mcnument to orside .or another, but merely as much asminute fraction of an Inch. On very hcsummer days the expansion of the soutface of the great obelisk, whiej face is thlongest exposed to the sun, is sometimefound to shift the apex'toward the northfew hundredths of an Inch. Thus the elkments cause the plummet line to move Iregularly around its normal resting plac,but it is found invariAbly to lean towarti'la normal when there: Is no great heat cwind. Directly after the severe hurricarof this autumn, the statement of the plunmet wire was taken, and it was found Ihang only two one-huriaredths of an incoff the normal. This was about the usudeflection, showing that whatever the bentIng of the shaft was during the fury <the storm, it returned to its normal postion after the elements had subsided.

IN LABOR CIRCLES.Regular Meeting of the Central LabeLidos.The regular weekly meeting of the Cei

tral Labor Union was held last evening IIts hall in Tyjographical Temple, wi:President Milford Spohn in the chair, arMr. James Crowley acting secretary.The most Important business transact*

was the adoption of a resolution to ele,at the next meeting of. the organization aalternate delegate to the coming annu,convention of the American Federation <

Labor, in Cincinnati, who will be expect4to attend the convention with the delega,heretofore chosen-Mr. William Silver-arto take the place of the latter in the bodwhenever from any cause Mr. Silver is uiable :o ne present.Three nominations were made for ti

position, President Spohn, Mr. A. T. Lcwand Mr. William F. Weber.The committee appointed to'investigate

charge brought to the attention of t?Central Labor Union at its meeting Iaweek that the Cranford Paving CompaXwas violating the eight-hour law report(that there was no basis for the rumor.A delegate from the Barbers' Union r.

ported that the proprietor of a 5-cent shcrecently started In Washington had tri(to hire members of the union to work f4him, but that each one who had been aproachied on the subject had declined 1accept a place so long as the tariff of ratfor shaving, etc., adopted by the nicwas not complied with.Mr. John M. Hebimty of Carpenter

Union, No. 190, reported tat the membeiof his union concernhig whom report wemade to the Central Lbor Union In tpast that they had not been able to g4their money for work'dsne on one of tttheaters here were still amnpaid, and thias much as $100 was due'to some of thenalso that it was not true, as reported Irome quarters, that they had agreed not iask for their money unill the work wacompleted.A delbgate from the Brewery Worker

Union reported that the directors of tinew brewery at Rosslyn tad assured the:crganization that only union brewers woulbe employed there.A delegate from the Planterers' Union ro

ported that in pursuasce .of the resolutioadopted at the last meetiag of their uniosome of the members atilied last week kthe new Consumers' lWary for wor, bi9tere refused employmEt by- he superittendent, who informIflireeted to take thistors because the other oraftsmen employethere had said they wobld quit the jobthe plasterers belonging to the CentriLabor Unior were taken on.A special ccmmittee of "five, Messr

Weber, Shandley, McCrink, Proctor anMoulden, was appointed to investigaltome reports in circulation relative to tOperative Plasterers' Union, which, It wealleged, were started for the purpose <ir.jering those directly Interested.A resolution was adopted that the actin

secretary notify Secretary Torrens, wbhas not been present at any meeting of tlCentral Labor Union for a numier <aeeks, that unless he attends the meetinof the body to be held Monday eveninnext his office will be declared vacant.A special meeting of the grievance con

mittee of Columbia Typographical Unicwill be held this evening for the purpose <hearing statements in reference to 'he cortroversy between the Operative PlastererUnion and Plasterers' Assembly, Knightof Labor, which has been brought to tUattention of the union. The former will krepresented by Messrs. Weber, ShandleMcCrink, Proctor and Moulden, and itothers by Messrs. Clements. Stickels .anothers of District Assembly No. 6il, Knightof Labor. The point at issue is the rigtof the former to official recognition as aorganized labor body, as claimed by .tiformer, and which is denied by the latter

LANCASIER COUNTY LINES.

A Receiver of the Pennsylvania Truetion Compiany Appointed.

Judge Dallas, in the United States circu:court at Philadelphia yesterday, appointeWilliam B. Given of Columbia, Pa., recelveof the Pennsylvania Traction Compan]which operates fifty-nine miles of rallwain Lancaster county. The court fixed M1Given's bond at $30,000, and a certificatfor the amount was immediately filed bthe Equitable Trust Company of Philade:phia. The receivership is the result of thapplication of George H. Lee and other:filed last week. It is understood that ,thproceedin~gs were instituted by thoase friendly to the present management, and tlitsteps will be taken at once looking to a'rirganization of the property. The road cosover $3,000,000.

HIS MILITARY ESCORT,Eajor McKinley Will Be Aompanie

by the Eighth Ohio Re mfenkt.

Major McKinley's militari escort. t2Waahington has been selected. Col. GeorgA. Garretson of Cleveland, chairrgan C

Lhe committee on escort to the PresIn1blect, has officially notiged Cql. George I3yger of Alliance, Ohio, commanding thIth Irfan.try, Ohio National Guard, thathe personal military escort, of Presidenttlect McKinley from Canton to Washingiton will be comnosed of :the 8th Iflfant'rtnd Troop A of Cleveland, Ohio, commandtd by Capt. R. E. Buruick. Upon arrival .i:Washington, the 8th Infantry .will form-aperscnal escort from the station. to thEbbitt Houre, after which the regimnenwrill take its place in line with the OhI

troop~s, ar.d such other personal militar

tecort duty as may be reguired during thi.nargi.ral ceremonies -will be performed b:

rrcop A. The.8th Regiipent Infantry, OhiRaticnal Guard, is comp~osed of companie

situated in the various counties whic:

liajor McKinley has represented in Cori

rress. Of the twelve edmipanies composini

the regiment, three com anies and also thElospital Corps and Iaal Corps are situ

ited at Canton, the re tmental band ben;stationed at Akron.

Death of Prof. Boa.Beauregard Boan, professor of mathe

natics and astronomy in the College c

lharlebton, died at Charleston, S. C., Surilay afternoon after a short illness. H

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nat fla caofhis e in the south.

Baron Sav fe Dead.-A cable dispatch froni London announceheilrath of Baron Bawities, who for tian:

rears leld hIgh diploptie appointmtents

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A Man Who Took a Does of LaudanumDescribes His Sensations.0

e After destroying all marks on his cloth-if ing, a well-dressed man, about thirty yearsg old, committed suicide in Chicago the otherg night, by taking laudanum.

He described the effects of the drug inn writing until his hand could no longer holdf the pencil. The body was not found until

the next afternoon. The man registered atthe hotel as E. L. Bryan. but the police be-

e lieve this was not his name.e Before taking the drug he wrote a letterr. to the hotel proprietor and another to thed newspapers, in which he gave no cause forhis act other than that his life had ter-

t minated in failure. In the letters he madehumorous remarks. He continued his de-scription in his note book of the effects ofe the drug until all the strength had failedhim, and some of the last of the writingcould not be deciphered. As much of it ascould be made out Is:"Drank one ounce of laudanum. After

five minutes feel little or no pain. Heart ac-tion now pronounced. A slight pain in stom-ach. Note-My stomach is very weak, hav-ing suffered for years from acute dyspepsia.a "Ten minutes-Conditlon about the same.

r Pulse rapid and pains In wrists and a lightpain in region of heart. Hand trembles. Afeeling of dullness, with more pain in allparts of the body. Note-Will keep up thisdescription of effects as long as pcssible.e Hope It will be of use to medical science.yEyes show change. A feeling of drowsi-ness coming on. Sort of a feeling of intoxi-.cation, accompanied by sli'ght fever."Twenty minutes - Pain increasing. A

eslight perspiration started. Am gettirg.sleepy. Have a sort of numh feelIng and not pain.".The last sentences were scarcely legible,tso unsteady had the writer's hand become,and although he attempted to write a fewmore lines, the words could not be madeout.The words of the final bulletin became

larger as the end of the bulletin was nesr-Ied. They were scrawled so as to be almostbeyond deciphering, and their completionwas evidently the final effort of the suicide.The other statements which were in the

P memorandum were undautedly written be-f fore the drug had been taken, as they were- in a clear, bold hand. The first is address-

ed: "To the man that keeps the hotel:"Dear sir: I am awful so""y to cause

you this annoyance. You will get some un-t desirable advertising out of it; but. on the- whole, it won't pay you. Still, such things-must occur somewhere. Tn all sincerity, I

V, hope that you won't think I would have-harmed your house for any motive except-accident. Regretting the trouble I cause

I you, and trusting that you will regard thes incident as trifling, I am, sir, with greate regrets, no more, E. L. BRYAN.t"P. S.: No relation to W.T J."The man started to write a second letter

r In' the notebook, but, changIng his minde after starting it, scratched it out with his

r lead pencil, and recommencedi cn the hotelI letterhead. The letter is as follows:

a "To Any Old Authority, Newspaper, Coro-

ner, etc.:- "This is just a case of shulfling off this

i mortal coil, or attempting to' do so. for one

e can never be sure that the most carefully- laid plans will be successful, and this, like

i almost every act of my life, -is carcless and

bungling, so far."Who am I? My nanme is on the register

downstairs. I have no .friends. I am gladof that, for there will be no mourners.

-Byron said his one regret was that he left

f nothing that caused a tear. My case is the

- same, but I don't regrat It at alL. People

e die sometimes and others are glad. Well.

i I am glad that in my case nobody will bemade either happy or unhappy."Do with me-oh, most anything-just

don't bother to look for friends.- You couldnot find any with a searchlight or micro-

5 scope. Of course, the reason I haven't any

r friends is because I've been bad. Well,-maybe so, maybe not. Tils world Is a big

a place. Students of right and wrong are dif-

ferent. Circumstances often compel actionsoutconultngdiseases. I have knownuccess and faiha's, tasted life's

.isweetest and bltterest potions, and drained

a -to the dreg. the cup of life at the thresholda of existence. Hopelessly handieapped by

had hal.th by lnaee and by dapint-ne

of Time are literally strewn with losir the wail, "if I had only done this or

opportunity when it was presented. Itnce presents itself the second time. HerVe contracted for 300 sets of that grand

14CYCLOPAEDICDICTIONARY,

er and gave due notice toward theds came afterwards and bewailednot get a set. To give them one morethe publishers to please let us have 300ictionarv. At first they -refused. But ourrded and we have the 300 sets more.ossible to say. They may last a week, aet they may be all sold in a few days.

sB ut One ThingCome (or write) to the store and

our Set At 4e else be disappointed. Look out for y:an be had for

wn& $.5O Pe

m. uth & 6 Sts. N.W

ment. I give up the struggle. I die becauseI cannot live."Pleiase leave me alone just as I am. Ihave drunk one ounce of laudanum. I pre-

sume this will be enough."

ARCTIC SUMMER HOTEL.A Novelty In y9 Degrees Worth Late-tude-Headquarters for SpeormlaeM.

iSpitzenbergen Oor. iamdo's Telegraph.I mentioned in my last article the hotel

that had been erected on the little spot ofland In Advent bay, and, as a hotel in lat-itude seventy-eight degrees north is a nov-elty, it may interest some readers to havea description of it. It is, of course, builtentirely of wood, and Is of the ordinarytype of Norwegian chalets. with a spouteddragon on the gable in default of a sign-board. The bed rooms are cozy little cab-ins, with port holes for windows, for, asthere is no sun to let in during the dark2nonths, and ore's chief aim and object isto keep his rays out while the sun holdsall-night sittings, the smaller the aperturethe better. It only took about a fortnightto put up, and already, besides some of themembers of Sir Martin Conway's expedi-tion, it has several staying visitors.An enthusiastic Norwegian sportsman

had made it his headquarters, and therewere also some English ladies patronizingit. Once a week the Norwegian companywhich put it up runs a mail boat, carryingpassengers and letters; it has its own postotrlce and its own stamps, which, howe-ver,only frank letters as far as Tromso. Thosewho have stayed there report very favor-ably as to the comfort and food, and asthe charge is only ten kroner a day, it isby no means an extravagantly dear placeto stay at. The Norwegian sportsman re-ferred to had had very fair sport, havingkilled two polar bears, several reindeer anda walrus; but the walrus, though easy to ishoot, is very difficult to secure. Unless heis shot in the throat--a wound which forsome reason prevents him from diving-hedisappears into the fathomless depthswhen mortally wounded. For the ornithol-ogist Advent bay presents many attrac-tions, and at present the birds are by nomeans shy; what the result of constant in-cursions of trappers may be is anotherquestion.The scenery ail around us was very

grand, but the hotel, flaunting its Norwe-gian flagSpitzenbergen, though claimed-by Russia and Norway, is really no man's-land-almost forbade the belief that wewere actually in the region of the pole, yet -

we were then a good deal north of the spot -

where Franklin and his gallant crew ded.The name of the most conspicuous moun-~tain in view, towering over a gigantic gla- 2cier-D~ead Man's Ear-savored enough of -

romance and adventure to cancel at leastin Part that incongruous effect of the neatlittle inn, with its post office, and even theempty champagne bottle which betrayedthe picnicker and trapper. There is coal,by the way, in the neighborhood, and oneof the party secured a specimen of a lig-neous-looking character, and- peat therfemust be in abundance, for the promontorywas of a very Irish bog-like description.

A Turfed Ranlread Bed.Fmmi the Philadelphia Times.Grass will grow on a railway bed if the

ties are cov-ered with soil and seed sown.This can' be verified by a visit to the Fair-mount Park trolley line near the Belm"ont(avenue entrance. This sectiona of the trackresembles two parallel rails laid through a(green meadow, and the presumption is thatthe railway management intend to r.'ake)the entire track from end to end like it.If the grass can be kept green in dry aswell as wet seasons the presence of thetrack will hardly mar the landscape at all.Even the poles and trolley wire are not as5unsightly as the electric-lIght pojes andwires which have been allowed to distigure)the park in every direction. There is apossibility, of course, that the grass be-tween the tracks may prove a hindran-' tothe operation of the line even if It is orna-mental, but this is hardly probable if thegrass is kept well mowed. A railway line 2with no ties in sight and carpeted with aluxuriant greensward will be a aovelty at

opportunities.that." If I hadis rare indeed

e is one of thosework, the-

e end of thetheir luck bechance we beg-iets more-of thepersistency hasHow long theynd possibly two

To DoOO

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RipansTabules.Mr. 3. T. Jenes. wi.o lives in

Shargnbdurg. KY., In an interview withMr. J. 4'. Nehum. editor and pntqi-terof the Itath County' World. publisindat simarg.aburg. Ky.. IM the 24th otMay, IW0.i. wait --I attribute alHdhitirders (f the nystej to the jtoman&.

Wbn the Stomua,-h is all right. weare well and happy. Fo.r a kingtime I Isuffered I'mm th e worst form of

haitutil econstigstion. Ri-ueplisn.eaand irlousmiess set in. and at IinesI was ho mielandt"lj.y and out of mortsthat life was a burden. Anaidtertiaetnwnt in our lotal pag.per inducn-edme to give Wigians Tahule" a trial.

I did W.. 'lme fiNt box uad, adeldd cluinge. f..r the wielter, and

aix bulses hate- m:nyl.-tely .urd.I te.I can sity fo.r i.ins Ta.ules it Im.In miy t.-ie.. the best w ne f-or

CO'st 'I tipa.inl entth. It cemupislhedfor nwt wVit all ot hr renjeilefailed to d.- I aml all tight sw-ale, Well :1 n11 life is wr*t h living.I Ielieve the Tuu put antanhin shapPe. and the stagnoeh did tIw. resit.Myt general health is ltetter than Itwas for yela pn-e.' n..titignedp 5. T. J 9Ni-3.'e

Rigmonn Tabulea are sold biydraggistn, or bay smalthe price dit. eents a horW in a.ent to The Ripiwnmhemical Omnueny. No. i0 5prie ut.. New lYett.

anade vial, 1e mata.

Fhe "Sunshineof night."

Electrie light ia the ''annshine of night."It in <lear, soft, brilliant and very rentfnlto the eyes.-Why. not gall and let on explaIn howItt. i t wIll met to light your homne by

J. S. Electric Lighting Co.,13 14th t. .w. 'Pone 77. nn~t0d

A Bargain in

Fine Whisky.

I3 in tihe espeelanitJriew' I'm sfing for a gal-lon of MOttNICEIAEI -and It's worth .-inery"ent of the. $4 usua y. ainked forn It. l'allyagd-jtr land I um suumre alwn I ser. that..and a really right geaud artlele for Eithwr uide-hoard or mendliutse chest. 11.entSecurely se-alkd-anyjwhere.N. H. Duvall, 1923 Pa. Av'e.

Our Advice

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