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"V/-. ~'»vV;' '"?V;r •'.*;(• "^i1"/"""^-"i'.^?^r -'-*" '!'" -•••'•-••• •' the Mchenry puindealer I M»irrr»T VIJJVDBtUtt o& L Continental powers are looking for trouble between Turkey and the rul- jers of Persia. Great Britain and Rus­ sia have warships in the Persian gulf ready for emergencies. Sensational scene on the London Metal Exchange follows suicide of an English broker, unscrupulous Ameri­ cans being blamed for the deed because of alleged rigging of the market. William Pethick, an American, who •erred as private secretary to Li Hung Chang, dies at Peking. In bidding farewell to a delegation Of Filipinos Governor Taft says he will return. Dun's review of trade reports an un­ usually heavy holiday business, buyers demanding the better grades of goods. High prices for grains are checking exports. Iron and steel producers are unable to meet the extraordinary de­ mands. Car shortage still continues. Wall street market, Friday, breaks away from influence of copper and maintains steady tone on fairly active business. Andes wins feature event at New Orleans, beating Henry Bert by a head in the handicap. Saloonkeeper and bartender held up and imprisoned in ice box by thieves Who then robbed the saloon. ^ Hypnotism as a cure for ills given some successful experimental trials at Chicago university. Receipts of three weeks' Chicago en­ gagement of Sir Henry Irving were 155,000. William Deeririg, head of the Deer- jng Harvester company, Chicago, re­ tired from business. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Goodrich acquitted at Chicago of i-he alleged murder of her husband. Four men serious'y burned by an ex­ plosion of molten metal in the McCor- mick Harvester plant at Chicago. J. H. Glover, secretary of the Jew- ett car works at Newark, Ohio, was found dead in bed with a bullet hole in his head. It was evidently a case of suicide. 'Dayton H. Miller, secretary and treasurer of the Crow's Nest Coal and Coke company, was shot and killed by a negro at Toms Creek, Va. The ne­ gro may be lynched. The State Bank and eight other buildings have been burned at Fran­ cis, I. T., the loss being estimated at $60,000. The fire also destroyed much business property at Stennet, I. T. Rev. Daniel S. Bradley of Grand Rapids, Mich., it is reported, will be elected president of It*? a College at Grinnell. Rev. Mr. Bradley is a graduate of Oberlin and made a suc­ cessful record as acting president of Yankton (S. D.) College. Will Redding, wife murderer, and Jim Winton, who killed his sweet­ heart, were hanged at Birmingham, Ala. Both were colored. Reuben Quinn was executed at Danville, Ky., for shooting Officer John T. Crum, who tried to arrest him. Cicero Harris, colored, who murdered Samuel Waso last September, was hanged at Bris­ tol. Va. National City Bank at New York planning to build $4,000,000 structure on site pf old custom house. Defense closed its evidence in the Sullivan case at Chicago. Score of prominent lawyers in rebuttal. Young Corbett returned to Denver and was given enthusiastic welcome. Amalgamated Copper Thursday monopolized attention on Wall street and there was a violent fluctuation in prices. Money situation is satisfactory and railroads are making splendid showing. Garter Ban shows reversal of form at New Orleans by winning at the, odds of 50 to 1. 4 and Bernstein matched for a round bout at St. Louis New lay. {"Mmkjtinati authority sayB William H. Taft, governor of Philippines, has been offered portfolio of secretary of state. German foreign office says new meat inspection law is not yet in effect and that the United States will be notified at once when the date is decided u^on. Wireless messages to England at the rate of 1 cent a word or less are predicted by Marconi at a banquet in Newfoundland. -**• London syndicate acquires Hogg- Swayne oil properties in Texas for 16,000,000, will spend, nearly half a million in improvements at Port Ar­ thur and ship large quantities of petroleum to European markets. Newly formed labor court of arbi­ tration meets at New York, elects Senator Hanna chairman and outlines scope of action. W. A. Griswold, who admits whole- Bale perjury in Montana land cases, \ "'y'-. says he had contracts with UnUed States Senator Clark's agent, jjfc;Attorney general of Minnesota de P&. cides to bring suit against Northern Securities company in federal supreme ®y,.y court. John D. Rockefeller has offered |150,000 to Wellesley college for a dor­ mitory. provided an equal amount is raised from other sources. Crok& expresses opinion that Schley would make strong presidential cau- didate for 1904 and hints that Fiizhugh Lee would be acceptable running mate John J. Valentine, president of Wells, Fargo & Co., dying at Oakland CaL David Lloyd-George, member of par llament and pro-Boer, attempted to make a speech in Birmingham and precipitated a riot 1B which many per sons were injured. Representative of Spencer Eddy left for Bulgarian frontier to treat for Miss Stone's release. ^ Feeling growing among British Lit* erals that Campbeil-Bannerman should be asked to retire aa leader of the party in order that Lord Rosebery may take his place. • ^ War spirit high in Argentine. Eight} thousand men tn patriotic mood marched through the streets of Dueno: Ayres in demonstration against Chile Four thousand Federalists calleV. upon Governor Taft at Manila to bid, him farewell before his departure to,. the United States. Jackson and Diss De Bar found guilty in London and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. Arrest of C. P. Chipp disclosed con spiracy to rob the New Tort Con­ troller's office. Loss may reach fioo 000. Reginald C. Vanderbilt at New Yor!~ came into possession of |7,500,000 leT him by his father. Gardner knocked out Kid Carter is the eighth round of their fight at San Francisco. Winner clearly showed bfc superiority. One hundred girls in a wild panif from fire in the Baroness de Hlrsdi Home in New York/ All rescued by the firemen. Youth 18 years old kills three ne­ groes in resisting attack of drunken black miners. Freedom of worship, William E. Curtis writes, is one of the guaranties in the constitution of Servia, although the state religion is the Greek ortho­ dox faith. Work of preparing the St. Louis sit.^ for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition begun at Forest Park in the presence of state and fair officials. Mandamus suit begun at Springfield, 111., to compel state equalizers to in­ crease assesdfchent of railway real es­ tate in Chicago. Four boilers in the Black Diamond steel works at Pittsburg, Pa., explod­ ed, killing five men and injuring a dozen. School teacher of Perth, Ind., myste­ riously disappeared after drawing hi3 pay, and it is feared he was killed. Condition of ex-Secretary Alger con­ sidered serious. An operation may bs performed. Marvin Hughitt given $50,000 Christ­ mas present by Northwestern di­ rectors. Representatives of thirty box and paper board manufacturing companies met at Buffalo and formed the Unit­ ed Box Board and Paper company with $30,000,000 capital. Italian Parliment considered sub­ ject of lynching Italians in the United States. Foreign Minister said Ameri­ can government had admitted its ina­ bility to prevent such outrages. Secretary Gage, according to a well known financier, will retire from the President's cabinet within a month and return to the banking business. Secretary will neither affirm nor deny the report » Dr. John Duncan Quackenbos, pro­ fessor of psychology at Columbia uni­ versity, hypnotized an actress who suffered from stage fright and enabled her to make a successful first appear­ ance. Charles P. Chipp, an employe in the New York comptroller's office, robbed undetected for twenty years. Believed to have stolen large amount. Lived a dual life. Secretary Gage the guest of honor at banquet of New York State Bank­ ers' association in New York. Eight lives were lost by the wreck­ ing of th^ steamer Kanawha Bell near Charleston. W. Va. Wife of Richard Woodville, a Lon­ don artist, granted divorce by a Ne­ braska court. Lone robber held up a bank at Springdale, Ark., and secured $7,000. Ex-Secretary Alger seriously ill at Detroit. Progress of the South African cam­ paign now causing more satisfaction in England. Marked recrudescence of public opinion in support of General Kitchener. Emperor William in speech on occa­ sion of completion of Alley of Victory declared Germany should be the world's model in art. Attorney General Harlan of Porto Rico ordered newspaper returned to its owner which a judge suppressed. Miss Hazel Singer of Chicago mar­ ried Prince Ghika of Roumania in Paris. Bride decorated by the Sultan. \ Marconi expects his system of wire- jess telegraphy will reduce rate to Europe to one cent a word. Sir Thomas Lipton told King Ed­ ward of his plans for building a new cup racer. Cecil Rhodes prostrated by the heat in a journey up the Nile. Provisional executive committee of the United Irish Transvaal League of America completed its organization at New York, acided several new members and prepared address to the public, outlining objects of the league. General H. W. Carpenter was donor of $100,000 gift to Columbia to estab­ lish chair of Chinese literature. The viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, has returned to Calcutta, having completed his tour of Burmah. Jockey Brazil throws away a race on Corrillo. at New Orleans by a weak ride. Benny Yanger defeats Joe Bernstein in six rounds of hard and fast fight­ ing at the Second Regiment armory, Chicago. The odelsthing, the popular branch of the Norwegian parliament, has fixed punishments Tor the glorification of crime against the social order. Castle of Count Palen, near Mitau, Russia, burned by riotous peasantry. Monsignor'e Kennedy, rector of the American college at Rome, has been appointed domestic prelate to the pope, a high ecclesiastical position in the pontifical court. «. The municipal council of Dublin has voted to bestow the freedom of the city of Dublin on John Redmond, the nationalist loader ir the house of commons, who returned to Ireland on Tuesday from a visit to the United States on behalf of the United Irish League. The smaller retail shopkeepers of Paris intend to unite and fight the department stores, which they declare are ruining the business of thousands of industrious citizens, who are des­ tined soon to be kft helpless unless they are given lelief. SCHLEY MS ; •iSzA _'. Says the Majority Report Should Be Set Asid|p| or Amended. ^ p HF SETS > UP MANY- POINTS. The RxoepUons Read AlHMt Like an Arraignment of tht OHoars--Pray* That Approval of Oplaioa of Majority Ba Withheld. Washington, D. C., dispatch: Rear Admiral Schley's exception to the find­ ings of the court of inquiry were sub­ mitted to Secretary of the Navy Long late in the afternoon. The exceptions read almost like an arraignment of the officers who made up the majority report. In addition to the protest against the majority finding permission was asked to reply orally to the objections of Sampson to the Dewey finding. The Sampson objections were to have been filed simultaneously with those of Schley, but it was learned that they would not be put in until late. tone Reserves Statement. Secretary Long almost immediately after the receipt of the communication called Judge Advocate Lemly and the solicitor of the department, Mr. Hanna, Into conference. At its conclusion the Secretary said that he had no state­ ment to make regarding any action that he might take in the premises. He, however, indicated to Mr. Teague through the Judge Advocate, that he would not hear an oral argument by Mr. Rayner regarding Rear Admiral Sampson's protest, but that he would receive a written statement. Thv Etceptlons lu Part. The bill of exceptions in part is as follows: "1. The majority of the court have given their opinion that Commodore Schley should have proceeded with the utmost dispatch off Cienfuegos when there was no specification covering this subject, and when the applicant did not have sufficient opportunity to bring in proper and convincing evidence in reference thereto and when the only evidence taken by the court on this subject was directly contrary to the opinion rendered. "2. The majority of the court have held that the applicant should have endeavored to open communication with the insurgents at the place desig­ nated in the memorandum by Com­ mander McCalla, delivered to him on the morning of the 23d of May, 1898, when, in fact, there was no place men­ tioned in said memorandum as being a place at which a camp of insurgents was located. "3. The majority of the court have arrived at the opinion stated in the foregoing paragraph without regard to the fact, which was proven by an over­ whelming weight of testimony, that the said McCalla memorandum was sent to Commodore/ Schley only for use in connection with the information it con­ tained relatfve*to"ct;rtain batteries at, or being constructed in the vicinity of, the entrance to the harbor of Cienfue­ gos. as is attested by the order No. 6 dated May 19, 1898, and sent to Com­ modore Schley by Admiral Sampson. "4. The majority of the court in the opinion rendered hold that Com­ modore Schley should have maintained close blackade of Cienfuegos, when by overwhelming testimony It was proven that a close and effective block­ ade of that port was maintained, the Judge Advocate having substantially abandoned aiyr charge of the contrary, 0 Prayer of AppiloUt Thus the bill goes on at great length, being numbered under thirty-one heads in all, and closing as follows: "Wherefore, the said applicant moat respectfully prays that approval of the opinion of the majority of said court of iliiiuiry be withheld, and that said opinion be disapproved and that he may be afforded the opportunity to have the testimony of record of himself and his witnesses properly considered and passed upon, and that the proceed­ ings be remitted to the court for that purpose, and that he be given such other and further relief as he la en­ titled to in the premises. "W. S. SCHLEY, "Rear Admiral, U. S, N. (Retired). "ISIDOR RAYNEfc, "JAMES PARKER, "Counsel for the Applicant." fl A, a CowmlttM Named. Minneapolis, Minn., dispatch: Bli Torrence, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has an­ nounced the following as the com­ mittee on pensions: Colonel Robert Beath, Philadelphia; General John C. Black, Chicago; General James R. Carnahan, Indianapolis; Judge Charles G. Burton, Nevada, Mo.; ex-Governor W. H. Upham, Marshfield, Wis.; Hen­ ry E. Taintor, Hartford, Conn., and John C. Linehan, Penacook, N. H. Blood on Presley's Overcoat. Washington, dispatch: Mrs. Dennis showed no improvement during the day, and was still unable to throw(, ally light on the assault upon her. T^ie physicians entertained no hope for her recovery. The police have not been able positively to connect with the crime Samuel C. Presley, who com­ mitted suicide in the house adjoining ti.at occupied by Mrs. Dennis. Blood­ stains have been found on his over­ coat, but conclusive evidence against him is lacking. Steamer Is a Total Wreck. The steamer San Bias, which left San Francisco Nov. 29 for Panama, was wrecked between Acajutia and La Libertad, off the coast of Salvator, and is a total wreck. Her crew and pas­ sengers made their way in boats to La Libertad, from which place the crew will return on the steadier Newport), which was at that port Tuesday. The total value of the cargo leaving San Frstndsco on the San Bias was |156,- 589. Reports Delarey In Despair. The war office at London has come into possession of a cipher telegram purporting to have been sent by the Boer commandant, Delarey, stating that he could not hold out longer than January. According to the correspon­ dent of the Times at Pretoria, Delarey is believed to be forty miles northwest of Klerksdorp, with about 400 men. The war office is taking a more hopeful view of the war than it has taken at any previous time. City Wins: Bondholders Lose. Chattanooga, Tenn., dispatch: Judge C. D. Clark of the United States Cir­ cuit Court here refused the application of the Chicago holders of bonds of the City of Greeneville, Tenn., to enjoin an election to surrender the charter of that city. The purpose of the move is to reincorporate so as to eliminate saloons. The injunction was asked on the ground that this might impair the validity of the bonds of the old cor­ poration. y NEW POSTMASTER-GENERAL OF THE 0NIT01D-STATES, WHO WILL TAKE CHARGE IN JANUARY. Pace Big Kislng In Islet. The Kiosa Maru, from the Orient, brings news to Victoria, B. C., that the authorities in Manila evidently fear an uprising, for Manila papers re­ port that artillery is being put in places about the city heretofore pro­ tected only by small infantry detach­ ments. Gatling guns have been placed in the headquarters of the department of southern Luzon, and it is under­ stood that a small gunboat will take up a position in the lagoon at the rear of the headquarters building. Olrl Puts Robber to Plight. Youngstown, Ohio, dispatch: A stranger entered, the office of Justice Webb in the morning, and, finding his clerk, - Misu Clementine Hamilton, alone, demanded that she open the safe, which contained $2,000. Upon her refusal he attempted to strangle her, saying: "If you d^n't open the safe I'll kill you." Miss Hamilton succeed­ ed in breaking away and securing a re­ volver. Sh? fired at the fellow. He ran out of the house and escaped. It Is not thought he was wounded. Sells Polk's Old Papers. Nashville, Tenn., dispatch: Consider­ able stir has been caused in Nashville regarding the recent sale by Mrs. J. H. Fall of the set of private papers of her stepfather. President James K. Polk, to the Chicago Historical society for $3,500. This collection is the most valuable in America', which deals with the president's career and gives a true insight into his character, it includes his diaries, showing his personal im­ pression of various members of his cabinet. Alger In a .Critical State. Detroit, Mich., dispatch: General Russel A. Alger, who has been con­ fined to his home for some days with a return of his old trouble, gall stones, was reported critically ill to-day. A consultation of three of the city's lead­ ing physicians was held on his case this morning. They have not thus faf succeeded in their efforts to dissolve the gall Btones. It was p'ractically con­ ceded that if the general is not better by to-morrow an operation of some sort to relieve his sufferings would ba performed. * EN DIE I MOLTEN IRON Explosion in Pittsburg Blast furnace Resembles VoMr* ^ano in Action. ^ DEATH IN HORRIBLE FORM. Mea at'Work M Top off a Blast Furnace, ISO Feet from . the Groand Overwhelmed by foal of Melted Material. *. J--'c Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch: The lstast reports from the awful disaster here show that' ten men were burned to death, two injured so badly that they are Dot expected to live, and two oth­ ers dangerously hurt. The cause was an explosion of gas in the Soho blast fur­ nace of Jones & Maughlin, near Brady street, at €:20 o'clock in the morning. The men were at work at the top of the furnace over 120 feet from the ground. They were employed as fill­ ers, and were Just getting ready to quit work, being members of <the night crew, when the gas, which accumulat­ ed in the furnace, exploded and tons of molten metal, cinders, and slag were thrown over the unfortunate men. The men made a rush for the elevator, but It had'gone down, and there was no escape. To jump meant death, and to remain on the platform was juat as certain doom. A few minutes " later their dead bodies dropped to the roof of the mill, eighty-five feet below, every bone broken. Like a Volcano In Action. Eye-witnesses say that when the ex­ plosion took place there was one great report and the early morning sky was an instant later illuminated with a great sheet of flame, showing the men on top of the furnace running about, gesticulating wildly. The flames and hot metal looked like a volcano in ac­ tion. Five of the men were blown off the top of the furnace, and these are the ones that are atill living. The others hung on to the railing, some on the outside, others ca the inside, un­ til their clothing was burned off. Two of the victims, hanging on the outside, clung to the railing until their fingers were burned off.hey then fe'l to the roof of the mfll? Seven of the vic­ tims were found dead on the platform of the cupola. The bodies of two of the victims were found in the stoek yard of the plant, 250 yards from the furnace. They were badly burned, but had they not been they would have been killed by being thrown so great a distance with such force. All of the men at work on the top of tiie furnace were Slavs and Poles. Pedestrians Have Close Call. Hundreds of pedestrians on Second Avenue had narrow escapes from in­ stant death when the explosion oc­ curred. • Tons of ore, coke, and hot cinders, and some pipcea-of iron weigh­ ing almost three pounds rained down on Second avenue, and many had to run into houses and stores for protec­ tion. A street.car was passing just at the time the gas let go. The burning coke and other material, falling on the car, which had twenty-flye passengers aboard, caused a panic, and many jumped off. More would have fol­ lowed had not the conductor prevented. None of the passengers was Injured. Over two tons of the debris fell on Second avenue, and a force of fifty men was put to work to clean it off the tracks. Traffic was blocked tor half an hour. WhUky Poisons a Child. While his mother was preparing din­ ner at Pittsburg two-year-old John Byrne found a bottle of whiskey, in some manner pulled the cork from the bottle and drank the contents. Short­ ly afterward the mother found her cihild in an unconscious condition On the floor. The empty whisky bottle by its sicjle told the tale and the moth­ er sent for a physician. The child died after two hours of Intense suf­ fering. fTant Pardon for Atma Howard. Madison, Wis., dispatch: An applica­ tion for the pardon of Anna Howard, convicted of larceny in a dry goods store at Milwaukee, and who is now serving a nine-months' sentence at the house of correction, was presented to the governor by Attorney John F. Donovan 'of Milwaukee. The girl's health is poor and she was confined in the county jail six months before she pleaded guilty. Pitta too Teachers Want fsjr. The striking school teachers at Pittston. Pa., have managed to get one month's' pay from the directors, but still refuse to resume teaching un­ til the balance is paid. Some -$5,000 is d u e t h e m . . . . J Taft for Secretary of tltate ̂ Wichita. Kas., dispatch: Word has been received here from a reliable source in Cincinnati that Governor William H. Taft of the Philippines has been tendered the portfolio of Secre­ tary of State by President Roosevelt, and that the real reason for the re­ turn of the governor totyhis country is to confer with the President upon the subject. President Roosevelt has on a number of occasions expressed his high regards for Governor Taft and the able manner in which he has disposed of the Intricate Philippine problems. EXPELLED FOR NOT PRAYING. Pa&Uo ijettool Trustees la Pnptl for Reasons. Topeka, Kas., dispatch: The 10-year- old son of J. W. Willard, a wealthy grain dealer of this city, was expelled FMM QYJJJCY SV)TCCW SCHOOL FOR RS- fusing to take part in the religious ex­ ercises at the opening of the school. Mr. Willard says the boy was acting under his instructions and threatens to take the matter into court for settle­ ment. "I object to religion in the pub­ lic schools," said he, "and if necessary I will bring an action in the courts to see if the board of education can force me to allow my son to submit to re­ ligious instruction in the public schools." The objections of Mr. Wil­ lard are made in consequence of the resolution presented to the board of education and adopted at the last meet­ ing that the reading of the Bible and repeating of the Lord's prayer at the opening of school each morning be compulsory. The resolution was drafted and presented to the board for adoption by Dr. J. T. McFarland, repre­ senting the Ministerial unlonf LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS- Winter Wheat--No. 2 red, 79V4@82c: No. 8 red, 77@8lc; No. 3 hard, 75^@76Vic. Spring: Wheet-^No. l northern, 75%®76e; No- 2 northern, 76%<a>76%c; No. 3 sprtu*, 73%@?6C. Corn--No. 4, G4@64%e: No. 3, 64@66%c: No. 3 yellow, 65'ic; No. 3 white, 86@65Hc: ears, 67©68^c. Oats--No grade, 45%c; No. 4, 45®47%c: No. 4 white, 45ft@48c; No. 3 white, 47%@ •H%c' N° ^ No. 2 white, ,4?Vw l^Hay--Choice timothy quotable at $1341 Hogs--Light, $5.35@6.10: mixed, f5.75® 6.55; heavy packing, $6.1Q@6.66; rough, M.10@6.25. ' Cattle--Beeves, J3.90@7.60*' cows and heifers, $i.25@4.95; Texas steers. $3.«0@ 4.70; stockers and feeders $2@4.25. Sheep--Native sheep, $2.50@4.35; west­ erns, I2.75<&4.20: native lambs, $3.65^5.SO; westerns, |3.50<gi5.70. Butter -- Extra creameries, SSMj&Mo; firsts, 20@22c; dairies (cooleys), 20c; mats, 16@17c. . Cheese--Full cream, choice /twins, 9%® 9%c: daisies, cfigice, 10@l<P4c; young America. MHi^lOVic.- Live Poultry--Turkeys: gobblers and hens, 7c; young, 0®7c. Chickens: Hens. 7c. Ducks: Good, 6®8c. Qeese, H93.60 per doz. Eggs--24@26c. Veals--Carcasses weighing 60@60 lbs, 4 @5c; 60@75 lbs, 5©>6c. Potatoes--White stock, choice, 82986c; red stock, choice, 76©78c. Green Fruits--Apples, Ben Davis, fair, S2.7503. "• Senator Sewell Is Betters United States Senator William J. Sewell, who is lying seriously ill aft his residence in Camden, N. £, wail i SENATOR SEWELL. considerably improved Saturday. He is cheerful and carried on a conversa-' tion during the evening with the doc­ tors. The physicians entertain no, ap­ prehension at this time of a serious change in his cdn^ition. Companies of Cycle Trust Formed. American Bicycle Company Inter* ewts have incorporated two companies in New Jersey, one the American Bi­ cycle Manufacturing Company, with $8,000,000 capital, the other the Inter­ nationa! Motor Car Company, with $2,000,000 capital. George Pope was elected president of the motor com­ pany and J. E. Bromley president of the bicycle company. The American Bicycle Company becomes a security- holding concern similar to the Unit­ ed States Steel Corporation. Would Enjoin Mln* Workam. The St Bernard Coal Company, re­ cently incorporated in Delaware, filed a petition in the Federal court at Louisville, Ky., for an injunction against President James D. Woods and others of the United Mine Work­ ers of America, to prevent them mo­ lesting the plaintiff's property or em­ ployes. The St. Bernard Company was Incorporated outside of Kentucky so that it could ask for Federal pro­ tection, Judge Evans granted a tem­ porary order: Petroleum Founds In Egypt. Operators emplojridCby the petroleum" syndicate, aft€r working two years at Oebel Gelt, near Suez, Egypt, have encountered petroleum, said to be at a depth of 2,116 feet. A terrific flow of gas ensued. This was followed by an explosion, which wrecked the bor­ ing plant and blocked the well. This points to tlje existence of an extraor­ dinary quantity of petroleum. The discovery is considered most im­ portant • * The Record in Brief of Legis- J|g;lative Work in Senate ^ and House. C.-"- SEVERAL 0ILLS INTRODUCED* fU>nat«r~]fni«n OF Illinois Is GIVM tht Chairmanship of the Gossmlttoo mm PostoAces--Secretary Qtgt Propose* ' Law Against Cooat*rf«U«rs. V'Vx: ' *'P;. is?1 Mews from Aretle Kxplorer. .. St. Petersburg dispatch: Baron Toll, the Arctic explorer, telegraphing via Yakootsk, East Siberia, says his win­ ter quarters have been established In the neighborhood of the Lena Delta, and that an observation station has been opened at Kotelnitch Island. Dur­ ing the summer the expedition reached a latitude of 77 degrees 32 minutes In the new Siberian Islands. Baron Toll intended to spend last winter on Taimyu peninsula, and, if possible, to circumnavigate the Siberian islands during the summer. Radiator Explodes on Flying TH1 n. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch: The blowing up of a steam radiator on a Chicago, Milwaukee' & St. Paul train, which left here fpr Chicago at 1:45 in the afternoon, caused a panic in the coach. Richard Knowles of (his city, was" slightly injured by esoaping steam and a piece of the radiator which struck him. The train was running at the rate of about fifty miles an hour when, ju^t beyond Western Union Junction, there was a terrible explosion and pieces of iron sailed through £he air. / Bus«lan Peasantry Barn Onstln. St. Petersburg, dispatch: A remarka­ ble revolt, alleged to je due to harsh treatment of the peasantry, has taken place on the estate of Count Palen, near Mitan, twenty-five miles from Riga. The peasantry rose in a body, be- seiged the castle, set fire to it and danced around the blazing building. The police were powerless against the mob, and troops were summoned. The latter, however, were too late to be of any service.. Everything was de­ stroyed, incloding the valuable gallery of paintings. Wednesday, Dmnbw 18. United States will permit Germany to make a naval demonstration and take other necessary steps to discipline Venezuela, it being thoroughly under* stood that the Monroe do^rine will not be violated. 7 i vm ^ President Roosevelt has sent to tb» Senate the appointments of Wlinam Penn Nixon, William P. Williams and Jonathan Merriam to be collector of customs, assistant treasurer and plo­ sion agent, respectively, at Chicago. Admiral Schley, through his attor­ neys, has filed with the Secretary of the Navy a bill of exceptions to tha majority findings of the toort «t i%/ quiry. • BUI In House Which will "form the basis of anarchy legislation punishes the assassination of the President with death, and attempted assassination with life imprisonment. BUI providing temporary revenues for the Philippines passed the House, three Democrats voting for it and two Republicans voting with the minority. It Imposes full Dingley rates on goods entering the islands. Thursday, December 19. - Ffye subsidy bill tQjte-pjished in tiM Senate by its author,^and it will prob­ ably pass the upper house only to meet with disaster in the House' of Representatives. General Chaffee, in commenting: <«a- courtmartial cases in the Philippines, said that presumably all of the Fill- pinos are traitors and full of dissimu-^ * latlon. % „ > •• i- -»,*• Appraiser Wakeman df New Toift, >>; in letter to the President, refused to' Vjf resign, and scored Secretary Gage's administration of the customs depart­ ment. Germany and the United States reached understanding on how far for- ,a mer may,go in Venezuelan affair with'* out encroaching on the Monroe doc~ trine. Bill introduced in Congress to mako^ Schley, Sampson and Clark vice ad­ mirals. • * - '• -r --rjH-rjS Canal bill will ba takefi op lB ' ̂ House on Jan. 7. ' ; i ^ " Friday, December SO. . ' Judge Advocate Lemly, for' the jority of the Schley court of inquiry, v| has filed with Secretary Long a pro- 3'"' test against reopening the case. At- ^ torneys for Admiral Sampson file a r v protest against Admiral Dewey's ml-: nority report. President Roosevelt summarily riK^, moved Wilbur F. Wakeman, Appraiser" ^ of the Port of New York, because of his attack on the Secretary of the Treasury In a letter declining'to rs^ sign. - 7 Chairman FOBS of the House NavSI committee denied that Speaker Hen- derson tried to Influence him in tho Schley case. There will be no Christmas tree at the White House, but the old custom of hanging np stockings will be ob­ served. W. Murray Crane, Governor of Mas- fcRchiis^tts. likftlv to Gage, who informed the President som* time ago of h{s desire to retire from the cabinet. Secretary Long's resig­ nation to follow next 5^ .'/'3 VSs •••& Mystery of Two Deaths Unsolved. The mystery surrounding the death of John F. Bull and wife, reported, at Parsons, Kan., is still unsolved. Th» most probable theory is that their death was due to the accidental es­ cape of natural gas, and the coroner*® Jury returned a verdict accordingly- but there are many circumstances that do not sustain such a verdict. Colonel Bull was in the Twelfth Ohio during the war and was a prominent member of G. A. R. post No. 81. He was oik the pension rolls on account of *ieart disease. ^ , , « . ̂ Want to\^lv« Vice Admiral. ^ Washington, D. C.. dispatch: Repfe- sentatlve Pearre of Maryland, intro­ duced a bill reviving the grade of vic» admiral of the navy and authorizing the appointment of William T. Samp­ son, Winfield Scott Schley and Charle* E. Clarke to the grade of vice admiral. A similar bill was introduced in th» Senate-by Mr. Penrose. This simul­ taneous action is regarded as an at­ tempt to allay in some degree the ani- moslty existing between the friends of -.Rear .Admirals Schley and Sampsooi. » •--•-- y*: i*. v: pupils In Schools of Illinois. ' Springfield, 111., dispatch: Following a r e s o m e o f t h e s c h o o l s t a t i s t i c s f o r C * ' the last fiscal year, taken from the re- S* port of Professor Alfred Bayliss, State s Superintendent of Public Institutions. Number of pupils enrolled in the pub­ lic schools, 485,350 males and 427,284^ females. The average attendance waa 756,568. There were 176 buildings used for school purposes, the estimated value of the properties, in luding li» brairies and apparatus, being $50.83t,- 941. The average salaries of teachers* 155.22. SV Star* to Fiee Miss Stonfe Constantinople, dispatch: W. W„ Peet, treasurer of the Turkith mis­ sion in Constantinople, accompanied by Gargiulo, dragoman of the United States legation here, Btarted last night to meet the brigands who hold Miss Stone captive. In accordance- with instructions received from Wash­ ington, they will attempt to secure the- release of the prlsoper in exchange for*, the ransom money now available. It is reported here that Mme. Tsilkalk baby is still alive and well. : v ^ Hi Y- •/»*- » v 'X ' " • >• mailto:5.35@6.10 mailto:6.1Q@6.66 mailto:M.10@6.25 mailto:i.25@4.95 mailto:2@4.25 mailto:2.50@4.35