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HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, August 28, 1886. 
The great Minneapolis Exposition was 
formally opened Monday, Mrs. Cleve¬ 
land, by touching an electric button, con¬ 
nected with the telegraph at Saranac Lake 
in the Adirondacks, N. Y., set the machinery 
in the Exposition building in motion. The ex¬ 
position is a big thing. The building covers 
seveu acres, and cost $300,000. and the show 
will last six weeks... .. 
The trial of the Chicago anarchists cost over 
$25,000. The board bill of the jury aud two 
bailiffs for (50 days amounted to $2,541 ; two 
extra bailiffs were needed for greater pre¬ 
caution during the last 23‘ a ' days, costing 
$141 for board ; total board, $3,682. Their 
case will be appealed to the Supreme State 
Court, and to the United States Supreme 
Court if the decision in the State court is ad¬ 
verse. Owing to the law’s glorious delays 
and uncertainties few, if any, of the miscre- 
. ants will ever stretch hemp.Geronimo 
and his murderous band have again slipped 
away from their pop-sure American and Mexi¬ 
can would-be captors. Just as the troops of 
both nations were closing in upon the hostilcs, 
the latter took to the mountain fastnesses. 
They still “ look worn and hungry,” however, 
and “ dispirited.” Gen. Miles, after six months 
of failure, is still certain his men will soon 
capture or kill them. So was Gen. Crook 
several times before he was superseded. 
There’s to be a lively triangular fight in Michi¬ 
gan. The Democrats and Greenbaekers have 
clasped hands, the former nominating the 
candidate for Governor, Treasurer, Land Com¬ 
missioner and Member of the Board of Educa¬ 
tion; while the latter fill in all the blanks 
for Lieutenant-Governor, Auditor-General, 
Secretary of the State, Superintendent of 
Instructions and Attorney-General. The fus- 
ionists hardly expect to elect their State ticket, 
but they think they’ll gain in the Legislature 
and be able to elect a U. S. Seuator to suc¬ 
ceed the present Republican, Conger, The Re¬ 
publicans have nominated an excellent ticket, 
and theProhibitiouists are ready to “play a 
lone band,” against, all the others.The 
anti-rum fight is raging fiercely in Iowa. The 
rum-inspired murderers of the Rev. Mr Had¬ 
dock of Sioux City have not yet been arrested. 
Many druggists have been acting as if they 
supposed that the Pharmacy Act of last Win¬ 
ter turned over the saloon loafers to them, 
and have been allowing customers to register 
applications for liquor under the names of 
prominent temperance men, and even of Pres. 
Cleveland, H. W. Beecher, etc. The Phar¬ 
macy Commission, however,which has control 
of the matter, has just secured the conviction 
of some of the most flagrant offenders and is 
to make a general onslaught on rum-selling 
druggists.During the absence 
of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and 
the Assistant Secretary of the same office, 
Miss Minnie S. Cook is acting us the head of 
the Indian Office.... .The deficit of 
Col. Bolton, the late superintendent of second- 
class matter in the Chicago post-office, now 
amounts to near $10,000,instead of the $100,000 
first claimed. He is still in the County 
jail. His property so far as discovered 
amounts to $30,000.A statement 
just issued by the Bureau of Statistics gives 
the total number of immigrants who arrived 
at the six principal ports during July, 1886, as 
31,348, au increase of 3,806 over the number 
arriving in the same month last year. Dui iug 
the seven mouths ended July 31, 1880, there 
arrived 221,313, or 6,(510 more than in the cor¬ 
responding period of 1885...W. J. 
Kendall, ex-policeman aud afterwards private 
detective at Boston, swam the Whirlpool 
Rapids of the Niagara River the other day, 
for a part of a bet made between others. His 
share is variously said to have been from 
$1,000 to $3,000. It was in doing this fool¬ 
hardy feat Webb lost his life.. 
. .The Prohibitionists have put up a full State 
ticket in Nebraska, with a woman suffrage 
plank in their platform—The lists of Con¬ 
gressional nominations from the Western 
States contain a fair proportion of Prohibi¬ 
tionists.*.. • * • 
..The Washington Territory Democrats as¬ 
sembled at Tacoma re-nominated Charles S. 
Voorhees OS delegate to Congress without op¬ 
position. The platform indorses President 
Cleveland’s Administration, demands the re¬ 
peal of the Burlingame treaty, aud a strict 
enforcement of the Chinese restriction bill, 
and censures Governor Squire for declaring 
martial law during the anti-Chinese riots last 
Winter... 
...Hundreds of half-breed Indians who were 
not captured aud punished after the Riel re¬ 
bellion have been caught between two mill¬ 
stones. They lost no time in retreating to 
Dakota and attempting to take up govern¬ 
ment lands. Our Department of the Interior 
has refused to treat them as anything but 
Indians, and the consequence is that many of 
them, unable to procure lauds, are once more 
in the Saskatchewan Valley, whore the Do¬ 
minion authorities say they are not wanted,.. 
.Thomas Moonlight, who some years ago 
called the Democrats of Kausas “rapscallions, 
the scum and dirt of the Missouri river-bot¬ 
tom,” is now Democratic candidate for Gov¬ 
ernor out there, aud the Republicans and 
Democrats are both mad... 
.... John Dougall, founder and editor of the 
Montreal Witness in 1846 (daily in 1801) and 
of the New York Witness (daily in 1870, dis¬ 
continued in 1878, the Weekly being still con¬ 
tinued) died at Flushing, L. I., Thursday morn¬ 
ing at the age of 78... 
.Prof. R. S. Woodward, of Washing¬ 
ton, says the average yearly rate of the wear¬ 
ing away of Niagai’a Palls, along the whole 
contour, has been from 1842 to 1875, 2.44 feet; 
from 1842 to 1886,2.42 feet; from 1875 to 1886, 
2.38 feet. The time required to recede a mile, 
at the rate of 2.40 feet a year, Is 2,200 years. 
Buffalo, 20 miles away, feels relieved. 
The Canal Convention which met at Syracuse, 
N. Y., this week was the most important meet¬ 
ing hold in support of the canals in some time. 
The general sense of the meetiug, as shown in 
the voting, was overwhelmingly against all 
plaus for enlistiog Federal aid for the canals, 
aud the action taken may be regarded as 
having pledged New York State to care for 
its great waterways without the intervention 
of the National Government. Among the res. 
olutions adopted was one recommending the 
State Legislature at its uext session to appro¬ 
priate $500,000 for the improvements recom¬ 
mended by Horatio Seymour. Jr., chief engi¬ 
neer of the canals. A noteworthy incident of 
the convention was the electing as president of 
the Canal Union, of Mr. George C. Clmtou, of 
Buffalo, the grandson of Governor DoWitt 
Clinton, who contributed most to the building 
of the Erie .. 
Editor Cutting has been released from his 
Mexican prison, and now from this side 
of the river is vaporing against the Mexicans 
and appealing to his “fellow countrymen.” 
He was justly in “quod” for two months dur¬ 
ing which time he was very well treated, aud 
now he claims $500,000 damages. Au editor’s 
time on the Rio Grande must be even more 
valuable than in New York! He’d probably 
make more money by exhibiting himself in a 
dime museum or a circus. To avoid all future 
embroilment of the kind, au effort is to be 
made to secure a change of the Mexican laws 
in so far as they are held to give a right to try 
Americans in Chihuahua for acts committed 
in America. The laws of Italy, France and 
Belgium are the same. Are we to seek an 
amendment iu these also?....... .The injury 
by that hurricane at Galveston last week was 
greater than expected. The storm extended 
along the coast and 250 miles inland. All the 
towns, farm bouses, cottages, plantations, 
crops, etc., in ils area were more or less se¬ 
verely injured. Loss estimated at over 
$5,000,000. Much destitution. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Saturday, August 28,1880. 
The most startling news of the week, a chap¬ 
ter of romance, an oriental sensation, is the 
deposition and kidnapping of Prince Alexander 
of Bulgaria, last Saturday morning iu Sofia, 
the capital of his principality. When the 
“revolution” was first announced on Sunday 
morning, it appeared to be a national affair, 
indorsed by all the leading Bulgarians aud 
hailed with rejoicing by the people at the cap¬ 
ital and throughout the country. The abdica¬ 
tion appeared certain and voluntary, aud all 
considered the movement a great stroke of 
Russian diplomacy, much the same iu nature 
os the Russian action at Merv, and in some of 
her other oriental enterprises. Soon it was 
known that all the telegraphs wore controlled 
by the revolutionists; that nobody was allowed 
to leave or enter Bulgaria; that all travel 
therein was prohibited; and that nothing was 
known except what the revolutionists wished. 
Then came contradictory reports; but no 
doubt soon existed that the army all over Bul¬ 
garia and Eastern Roumelia, remained faith¬ 
ful to the Prince who had lately bravely led it 
to glorious and unexpected victory nguinstthe 
invading Servians. Everywhere the troops 
declared their loyalty, aud the people huzzaed 
with the troops. The “counter-revolution,” 
was successful. The revolutionists wor® pris¬ 
oners. All parties shouted for the Prince’s re¬ 
turn; but where was he?. “Shut up in a mon¬ 
astery near Sofia,” some reports said. “No, 
in a Russian monastery,” said others. “A 
prisoner in a Russian fortress.’ “A prisoner 
on his way to St. Petersburg, “At liberty and 
on his road home by way of Odessa,” 1 ‘No, by 
way of Roumania," “No, by way of Austria,” 
and numerous other rumors came thick and 
fast during the week. It is only this morning 
that something like a definite idea can be 
formed of the “revolution” and “counter-i'ovo- 
lut.ion,” both triumphant within three days. 
A handful of Bulgarian conspirators, violent 
friends aud paid agents of Russia, aided by a 
single regiment, lavishly bribed with Russian 
gold, and a few hot-headed military and naval 
cadets, effected the “revolution.” The senti¬ 
nels having been bribed, the leaders entered 
the palace at two o’clock last. Saturday morn¬ 
ing, roused the Prince, told him the people, 
while thankful for his military services, were 
dissatisfied with.his government as not friendly 
enough with Russia, and demanded his resig¬ 
nation, He absolutely refused—yielded to 
threats aud through disgust say others. Be¬ 
fore the city was aroused he was hurried off, 
surrounded by a baud of cavalry, to the near¬ 
est point on the Danube; aud with one of his 
brothers put on board a fast little steamer, al¬ 
ready prepared, and at once started down the 
river to the newly acquired Russian province 
of Bessarabia, Meanwhile the Bulgarian 
troops and populace rose against the 
conspirators, imprisoned the leaders, and 
demanded the return of the Prince, 
who was still steaming down the river. As the 
vessel passed Rnstchuek and Silisfcria the 
people shouted for it to land the Prince, but 
on it sped. Inquiries, expostulations, threats, 
aud all sorts of negotiations were meanwhile 
flashing along the wires between all the courts 
and diplomatists of Europe. Was the depo¬ 
sition of the Priuee due to Russiau intrigue 
alone ? Did Germany and Austria connive, or 
would they cousent ? Was Russia to seize Bul¬ 
garia and Roumelitt, and Austria appropriate 
Bosnia and Herzegovina ! Were the Turkish 
troops to enter Roumelia from the south, and 
the Russian Bulgaria from the north ? Was 
the triple alliance between Germany, Austria, 
aud Russia still intact, or did Russia rely ou 
French aid ? Was there to be a grand 
European war, to close with the expulsion of 
the Turk from Europe ? Was the Russian or 
Austriau flag to float over Constantiuople, or 
were the confines of Greece to be extended— 
the Greek Empire revived ? The excitement 
all over Europe far exceeded that produced 
by the Cutting affair along the Rio Grande. 
The course of events in Bulgaria surprised all, 
while delighting some and disappointing 
others. Where the Pruth joins the Danube 
stands Reni, the first town the Prince's steamer 
could reach iu Bessarabia. Ou arriving there 
orders from the Czar, who had learut all about 
the successful counter-revolution, directed 
that the Prince should be set at liberty, and, 
entirely iguorant of the course of events in 
bis principality and in tbe rest of the world, 
he started for his old home at Darmstadt. 
After traveling by rail through Russia, 
where he received scant courtesy, he arrived 
at Lemburg, Galicia, Austrian Poland, at two 
o’clock Thursday afternoon, where ho was re¬ 
ceived enthusiastically by Poles and Germans, 
and where hundreds of telegrams from royal¬ 
ties, princes, nobles and notabilities awaited 
him. The Bulgarians want him back; but 
whether he will return or not will depend on 
the joint action of the Powers. 1 lie Czar in¬ 
dignantly denies he knew anything about the 
conspiracy. Ho urges Alexander not to re¬ 
turn to Bulgaria, and tho Courts of Vienna 
and Berlin are reported to join iu this request 
or demand. The Turks are massing troops on 
the south of Roumelia: the Russians are doing 
tbe same in Bessarabia, north of Bulgaria. 
The first shot iu a general European war muy 
be tired at any moment; but if Germany, 
Austria and Russia agree, peace is hardly 
likely to be disturbed in tho near future. 
Foreign news next week ought to be inter¬ 
esting; and shall be full... 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, Aug. 28,1886. 
Farmers at the East are beginning to com¬ 
plain of the dry weather and to long for rain. 
Tbe North west is also not only suffering from 
drought, but from an unusually intense hot 
wave, the thermometer iusotuo places actually 
reaching 100°. As one of tho results of this 
state of affairs, prairie fires have broken out in 
Minnesota and threaten serious damage. 
Rains there would evidently be as welcome as 
they would be east of tho Allcghauies. 
Acting Attorney-General Junks has given an 
opinion sustaining the right ol’ Land Commis¬ 
sioner Sparks to prosecute timber thieves at - 
ter they have curried their spoils off the lauds 
...Prof. Law, of the N. Y. State Board 
of Health, has inspected over 50 ailing horses 
near Middletown, N. Y., and found six cases of 
glanders. The affected animals were all 
killed and the premises disinfected. About 80 
others were quarantined until the symptoms 
shall take a decided form.The great 
English lamb fairs now iu progress show a 
substantial advance in prices.Clover 
iu Iowa is suffering from black mold. 
The regulations necessary to carry into effect 
the provisions of the Oleomargarine Bill are 
completed, and will be ready for publication 
in a few days.Frederick A. Berry, 
grocer, and Joseph Senckermen, dealer in 
produce, in Chicago, were hold Tuesday in 
$1,000 bail each for trial on a charge of selling 
oleomargarine under the name of fresh dairy 
butter.Tho design for the oleo stamps 
is to be simply a bull trampling a serpent under 
foot in the center, while around the margin 
are the words: “Oleomargarine” aud “In¬ 
ternal Revenue,” the denomination of the 
stamp being indicated in tbe corners. Three 
varieties of stamps will be needed, one for re¬ 
tailers, another for wholesalers, aud a third 
for manufacturers.Much of the cran¬ 
berry crop of Wisconsin was destroyed by the 
late forest fires.The manufacture of 
wine from oranges is developing into a very 
extensive industry in Florida. Wine made 
from this fruit is said to have formed a large 
proportion of the “ sherry ” of commerce 
since tbe trouble caused by the phylloxera 
iu France aud other wine-prodUCiug countries. 
.... ... In consequence of the outbreak of 
pleuro-pueumonia among cattle in quarantine 
at Quebec, au Order in Council has been passed 
prohibiting tbe importation of live cattle 
from infected counties in England. 
The Association of Official Agricultural Chem¬ 
ists of the United States has been holding its 
annual meeting iu Washington, at the United 
States Department of Agriculture, for the past 
two days. It had under consideration the 
methods used in the analyses of commercial 
fertilizers, and has agreed upon those to be 
employed during the coming year. The scope 
of the association’s labors has been much in¬ 
creased, so as to include the consideration of 
the analyses of soils, dairy products, cattle 
foods and other agricultural products. 
Catarrh iu Children. 
“The children have used the Compound Oxy¬ 
gen aud are very much better; the cough has 
left them entirely. The little girl is better 
from the catarrh, hut is had enough yet. At 
one time it was terrible to be near her, there 
was such au offensive odor; but she is so much 
better that she will bo able to attend school 
to-morrow morning. She has been troubled 
for about throe years with nasal catarrh.” 
This extract from a letter from Joliet, Ill., 
is an example of many from mothers who find 
this remedy the most effective aid iu restoring 
and preserving the health of their children. 
To learn more about this write for a treatise 
of nearly two hundred pages, sent free to all 
applicants lq Drs. Starkey <5c Pales, 1529 
Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.—-4dr. 
Crops & ^Havluls. 
Saturday, Aug. 28, 1886. 
On Monday last, the Mark Lane Express 
said that “the harvests thus far have beeu 
greatly disappointing,” although a “spell of 
dry weather, with hot sunshine,” might yet 
redeem what appears to be a bad harvest” 
Trade was sluggish iu English wheat markets, 
but home grain was 3c. a bushel dearer and 
foreign l;io. to 8c. higher, and the tendency 
was upward. 
A lead iug English daily thus sums up the 
Europeau harvests:—“It is now pretty cer¬ 
tain that the wheat crops in Western aud 
Central Europe, the great wheat-importing 
areas of the world, will be less than the average 
amount. In England the out-turn will prob¬ 
ably be 15 per cent less per acre than that of 
last year, and 25 per cent less t han that, of 1884. 
In Italy aud Austria the wheat crops are about 
10 per cent below the average, and in Ger¬ 
many, thoughfairly good, they will hardly 
reach an average.” 
T he crops iu Scotland promise to exceed 
the average. 
Advices from Adelaide state that the wheat 
crop in South Australia will yield, according 
to the latest estimate, an average of seveu 
bushels to the acre. There have been copious 
rains throughout tho wheat-growing region 
and the raiu continues. 
A letter just to hand from Cooporstown, 
N. Y., says: “From a careful estimate made 
by towns, the County of Otsego may be relied 
upon for about 5,000 bales of hops, against 
my 45,000 bales Inst year—ouo-uiut.b. This 
proportion will hold about the same through 
the hop district of the State. There are not 
less than 130,000 bales of brewing hops of 1885 
and previous growths nowiu the country, and 
I should be inclined to (rail it 140,000, includ¬ 
ing the foreign hops. The market is likely at 
any time to be flooded by German hops.” 
In Lancaster County, Fa., the center of the 
.Pennsylvania tobacco-growing industry, the 
continued ruins have been exceptionally fav¬ 
orable to the crop, and the average yield to 
the acre will be 1,300 pounds of Havana and 
1,500 pounds of seed-leaf. This is uu increase 
