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M, THE MCHENRY PLAINOEALER McHENRY PLAINT) 12 AX.ER CO. HcOTNBY, J!LLTNOTS. The largest cotton mill in the world 1s to be built at Kansas City at a cost of $10,000,000. Plans are under way for the con­ solidation of the glazed kid leather Interests, with a capital of $50,000,000. A march called "The Parade March of the Marine Division," composed by Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, has been brought out by a publisher of Leipsig. The Asteria, an American steam yacht, Col. Alexander Gordon of Ham­ ilton, O., owner, has arrived at Dover. The St. Petersburg students ar­ rested last March at the tim<9 of the student disorders and sentenced to Imprisonment for two or three months are now returning to their homes. The Burlington track in Iowa, 125 miles long, was changed from narrow to standard gauge in nine hours by 440 men. Thousands stood in the rain watching the feat. One passenger was killed and nine were injured in a collision between electric cars near Indianapolis. The world-wide convention of the International Sunday School associa­ tion probably will be held in Jerusa­ lem in 1904. Edwin and Thomas Balch of Phila­ delphia are tn St. Petersburg for the purpose of collecting information and material with regard to the boundaries of Alaska. About 1,500 Canadian troops sailed from Durban. Natal. Two thousand additional Canadians will start for home on July 12. It has practically been decided that Lord Kitchener will be accorded a public reception at London on July 11, when lie returns from South Africa. Brannigan & Smith, proprietors of a carriage agency at Wabash, Ind., made an assignment William G. Brantley was renominat­ ed for congress by the Democratic convention for the eleventh Georgia 'district While walking in his sleep John Bnyder, aged 18, living near Nashville, Ind., seized an ax and fatally chopped his brother Grover, aged 20. For refusing to give him money Benjamin Pierce, aged 18, shot and 'mortally wounded his aunt, Mrs. Per- ryman Pierce, aged 75, near Fayette- ville, Ind. The Union Pacific discharged 137 more machinists and helpers at Omaha and twenty-five at Armstrong, Kan. This makes in all a reaction Of over 1,000 men in the shops. The company effected a compromise witn the car builders, who get a slight in­ crease in wages. Charles Davis, a West Virginia ne­ gro, was hanged at Pittsburg for the murder of his wife last December. Alonzo Wells and Lena Geiger, aged 9, were struck by a train and fatally Injured near Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Rev. Father E. A. Broadman was ordained a priest in Pana, 111. He is but 25 years of age and is the young­ est priest in the United States. Fraternal insurance orders in Illi­ nois have beeiv placed on a sounder basis through following the state commissioner's order*. The Illinois Mystic Workers of the World have re­ duced payments to certificate holders prior to five years. Charles M. Schwab, the United States Steel company president, in­ spected the South Chicago and Joliet mills with a view to spending $10,- 000,000 In improvements. A new tube fill is among the changes being planned. Railroad construction in the United StateB for the first six months of 1902 will reach 2,314 miles, breaking the 1901 record by 500 miles. The total mileage now is over 200,000. Two girls and one man drowned near Ludington, Mich., because a member of their party rocked the boat. Commodore E. C. Benedict rescued five persons from a disabled boat near Oyster Bay, Long Island. Yale university gave -degrees to a class of 650. Plans for a Chinese vol­ unteer mission were announced. The demand of Chicago freight handlers for a wage increase is like­ ly to be resisted by the railroad man­ agers. The tieup threatened for July 1 would affect 10,000 men. The body of Jesse James 's to be exhumed at St. Joseph, Mo., and buried in the family lot at Kearney. Supreme President Fries of the Knights of St John, in convention at Rochester, N. Y., recommended a bi­ ennial convention, which suggestion is likely to be adopted. Cus Ayers was hanged at #fally SpringB, Miss., for wife murder. Thomas Crommell, colored, was exe­ cuted at Lebanon, Pa., for killing Ja­ cob Schmidt, an engineer. A new ruling of Secretary Shaw holds it possible for any American re­ turning to the States afier a visit to Mexico to take back goods purchased In the republic to the value of $100. A forest fire n«»or Garfield, Col. caused a panic. A change in the wind saved the town. Fire in East Dallas, Tex., destroyed twenty residences, covering an area iof three blocks. Several firemen were 'injured. ; Mrs. Frankie Willis at Racine, Wis., pleaded guilty to the charge of horse stealing and was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary at Wau- *!pun. Mrs. Christina Borg, aged 76, is dead jat the home of her son, Charles Bee, ;at Trenton, 111. The collapse of the Western pas- - senger association is threatened and a movement has been begun to unite It with the Transcontinental. The Southern Pacific may then join the immigrant bureau and end the rail- tjngr troubles. The war department has no tnfbr- mation of the four American school teachers who disappeared while tak­ ing a day's outing in Cebu. The president signed the Isthmian canal bill in the presence of Senator Hanna and Rear Admiral Walker. Treasury figures show an exceeding­ ly prosperous year for the nation's finances, the surplus for the fiscal year amounting to nearly $90,000,000. Major Gardener, in his examination before the inquiry board at Manila, admitted that had he heard the testi­ mony before making his report on alleged cruelties by soldiers in Tabay- as province he would have materially modified his charges. Governor Betts reports perfect peace in the province of Albay, Phil­ ippine Islands, and that commercial interests were never in a more pros­ perous condition. The French press reviews the re­ newal of the triple alliance with equanimity and expresses the belief that the alliance has been greatly weakened. The Haytien fleet bombarded Cape Haytten without notice to foreign con­ suls. The northern revolutionists dis­ lodged Gen. Fireman's followers from their position. Bishop O'Gorman when he returns to the United States will bring a let­ ter from the pope to President Roose- veit, and also a picture of Rome in mosaics, a gift from the pontiu to the president L. H. Hershfield, former president of the suspended Merchants' National bank of Helena, Mont., has been ad­ judged bankrupt in the federal court. His liabilities are $498,469, and assets $2,157. The Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction company filed a mortgage for $2,000,000 in favor of the State Street Trust company, Boston, to se­ cure bonds. The funds will be held in the treasury to cover future ex­ tensions. Mrs. Adam Lischer, wife of a prominent merchant of Belleville, 111., was killed in a runaway accident. It has been announced officially that Portuguese troops have gained a de­ cisive victory over the rebels in the upper Zambesi region of Portuguese east Africa. The rebellious chiefs were captured and decapitated and their heads were salted and con­ veyed to the capital of the colony. The American Bering sea commis­ sion, including Third Assistant Secre­ tary of State Herbert Peirce, arrived at The Hague to present its views to the arbitrator, Dr. Asser. Lord Henniker, governor of the Isle of Man, who had been in ill health for some time past, died at the Isle of Man. He was born in 1842. The first consignment of Boer prisoners, numbering 478 men, has sailed from the island of St. Helena for South Africa. After taking the oath of allegiance to Great .Britain the prisoners marched to the boat singing the national anthem. Power to call a general miners' strike will be given President Mitchell by the Indianapolis convention, ac­ cording to the president of the Michi­ gan miners. The strike then will be called piecemeal. Henry L. Turner bought the West­ ern state bank, Chicago, at a report- WEEK'S DOINGS Business Transacted by the House and Senate in the National Capital. PASS THE ISTHMIAN MEASURE Bill Agreed to by Conferees Goes Through Both Houses and Is Sent to the President for His Approval-- Cther Legislation. Tuesday, June 24. The senate passed bills creating a national forest reserve in the South­ ern Appalachian Mountains and rati­ fying the agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians of the Indian Territory and the United States. The first Gill provides for the purchase of 4,000,000 acres in the Southern Appalachian system at a cost not to exceed $10,000,000. The Secretary of Agriculture is to desig­ nate the lands to be purchased and to take measures to preserve the hard wood forests which they bear. Bills were also passed for the suppression of train robbery in the teritories of the United States and elsewhere, and to amend the act of March 2, 1893, so as to provide that all locomotives and tenders shall be equipped with train or power brakes and automatic couplers. The house devoted the day to de­ bate upon the Philippine bill. Wednesday, June 25. In the senate the conference re­ port on the sundry civil bill was agreed to, as was that on the army appropriation bill, the house receding from its announced purpose not to consider the senate amendment in­ creasing the appropriation for bar­ racks and quarters from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 and agreeing to make the appropriation for that purpose $3,350,- 000. Bills were passed appropriating $2,500,000 for the erection of a build­ ing for the accommodation of the department of agriculture, to regulate the use of the public reservoir sites located on the public lands of tne United States, and to promote the circulation of reading matter among the blind. The conference report on the bill to provide a commission to secure a plan for a memorial to Abraham PMcoln was then adopted. In the liwfre the Philippine civil government Mil was thrown open to amendment,Y&qt slow progress was made, only iiftlten of the fifty pages of the bill being completed. By an amendment ofTered by Mr. Bartlett (Ga.) cases involving the construc­ tion of the constitution can be ap­ pealed from the supreme court of the islands to the supreme court of the United States, and by another, offered by Mr. Littlefleld (Me.), one corporation in the islands is pro­ hibited from holding stock in another. These were the only amendments of ed price of $135 a share'and $405,000 | importance adopted. The earlier por­ tion of the day was devoted to con-total. It will be merged in the new Metropolitan trust and savings bank. Prof. Abram Van Eps Young has been appointed dean of the liberal arts college at Northwestern universi- ey. Prof. A. H. Wilde has been made undergraduate registrar. Admiral Dewey told the senate Phil­ ippine committee that Manila was surrendered by Spanish governor when the fleet sunk; he did not recog­ nize the Aguinaldo government or salute the Filipino flag. Illinois' civil war claim of $1,005,- 129 against the federal government will be paid as soon as warrants can be prepared. The appropriation has been made by the -enate. Anthony Powere, aged 68, fell from a cherry tree at Marysville, O., and broke his neck, dying instantly. Elizabeth E., daughter of Alderman G. A. Yost of Naperville, 111., was married to Ralph Ballou, assistant cashier of the First Natinal Bank. E. C. Schultz, the Northern Pacific engineer who was injured in the col­ lision near Staples, Minn., died, being the eighth victim of the wreck. The Union Pacific has discharged the remaining 500 men employed in its sho, • at Cheyenne, Wyo., making 650 in all. The shops may be closed permanently. A scheme to extort money from Michigan City, Ind., prisoners is tin­ der investigation by the Btate officials; friends were 'nduced to pay money for alleged influence in getting pa­ roles. Woodson Reece, who lives at Inde­ pendence, Mo., was arrested in Kan­ sas City on a charge of shoplifting. When searched at the station a dozen towels and several pairs or hosiery were found concealed in his clothing. Danger from fires in the Hot Springs, Wash., region, has passed and the loss to the foreBts it is be­ lieved will not be increased to any great extent George Cox, a young farmer, while, attempting to board a freight tra' : near Paducah. Ky., was killed. John M. Herzfeld, a furniture deal­ er at Birmingham, Ala., committed suicide because of business troubles. H. N. Elam, a negro school teacher, was found at Newborn, Tenn., with his skull crushed end a broken gun beside him. The directors of the American Tele­ phone and Telegraph company de­ clared a regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent and % per cent extra, payable July 15. H. J. Roberson, an aged miner, com­ mitted suicide at Joplin, Mo., became of domestic trouble. Hamlin Garland in a lecture at the University of Chicago called Longfel­ low a poet for women and children and said Whittier was lacking in scholarship and art, also that Ameri­ can poetry till Poe'A time had better been unwritten. Conductor Jerry Dunn of Cecelia was run over and killed at Cecelia Junction, Ky., while attempting to get off a fast train. A four-story building in Brooklyn, N. Y., occupied by the American Tar­ tar company, was burned to the ground. Loss, $150,000. sideration of conference reports of the sundry civil, army and navy ap­ propriation bills. The house adopted a proposition agreeable to the senate with reference to the disputed items in the army bill, and by a vote of 63 to 95 refused to agree to the sen­ ate amendments to the naval bill pro­ viding for five submarine torpedo boats. Thursday, June 26. During a comparatively brief ses­ sion of the senate the conference re­ port on the Isthmian canal bill was agreed to and the general deficiency bill, the last of the big supply meas­ ures, was passed. A slight protest was made against the appropriation of $500,000 for the Buffalo exposition and $160,000 for the Charleston, S. C., exposition, but finally they were in­ cluded in the bill. The measure also carries $45,000 for the payment of the expenses of the last illness and death of President McKinley, that amount including the pay of the physicians. By a vote of 18 to 30 the senate de­ clined to consider the bill to revive and amend an act which provides for payment for cotton seized by the Union forces during the civil war. The hou& adopted the conference report on the canal bill, passed the Philippine civil government bill and approved the following measures; To amend the internal revenue laws rela­ tive to fermented liquors so as to eliminate the eighth of a barrel of beer from the classification of pack­ ages; to authorize the New York, Chi­ cago & St. Louis and Chicago & Erie railroads to construct a bridge across the Calumet river at Hammond, Ind., and to authorize the Chicago and State Line railroad to construct a bridge over the Calumet river at Hyde Park Station, 111. Friday, June 27. Quite unexpectedly, a sharp debate arose on the question of Cuban reciprocity in the senate. Mr. Teller, at whose instance the committee on Cuban relations made its investiga- Increase in Wages. Pittsburg, Pa., special: The wages of the unskilled employes of the Car­ negie Steel company, nearly 1,500, were voluntarily increased 10 per cent This will make the wages of the lowest laborer $1.65 per day. tton of the subject, delivered a spirited speech in opposition to reciprocity with Cuba. He charged that the en­ tire reciprocity propaganda had been backed by the American Sugar Re­ fining Company and by Americans who were interested financially in Cuban sugar plantation^ The purpose, he said, was to strike down an important agricultural industry in this country. He was willing to join in a general revision of the tariff to meet changed conditions, but unless the duties on iron and steel and other products were reduced, together with those on sugar, In order that the arrangement might be equitable, the beet sug&r growers never would consent to a reduction on their product. Mr. Piatt of Con­ necticut, chairman of the Cuban re­ lations committee, maintained that there was nothing sordid in the de­ sire to promote reciprocal relations between the United States and Cuba, and said the making of some conces­ sions to Cuba was a plain duty of this country. During his speech he said: "Humiliation, chagrin, disap­ pointment--that is what 75 per cent of the American people feel because Congress is adjourning without auth­ orizing Cuban reciprocity." A resolu­ tion was adopted authorizing the com­ mittee on territories to sit during this recess to consider bills providing for the admission of territories to state­ hood. Consideration of the contested elec­ tion case of Horton versus Butler, from the twelfth Missouri district, was begun in the house. The ma­ jority of the committee found that the election was so tainted with fraud as to make it invalid, and said the seat should be declared vacant. Some odds and ends were cleared up during the early portion of the session. Saturday, June 28. A lively debate was precipated in the Senate over a resolution of Mr. Morgan of Alabama, authorizing the committee on inter-oceanic canals to investigate the status of American stockholders of the Panama Canal Company with a view of protecting them in the French flftnrts. Mr. Spooner (Wis.), Hanna (Ohio), and Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) antagonized the resolution. Mr. Morgan warmly ad­ vocated the proposition, but it finally went to the calendar without action. Mr. Aldrich called up the bill relat­ ing to tobacco, passed by the Senate and moved to agree to an amendment of the House providing that no pack­ ages of manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes shall have at­ tached to them any representation or promise of a ticket or chance in any lottery, or any immoral pictures. The amendment was agreed to, thus pass­ ing the bill. Bills were passed as fol­ lows: To authorize the Secretary of War to issue certificates in lieu of lost or destroyed discharges from the army; fix the compensation of the inspector of drugs at Philadelphia at $1,800 a year. Mr. Teller (Colo.) pre­ sented a petition from Estes G. Rath- bone, praying for a full investigation into his performance of duties as di­ rector of posts in Cuba, during the occupation of Cuba. He maintained In his petition that he was unjustly tried and unfairly convicted, and that he is entitled to a full, fair, and im­ partial investigation by Congress. When the House adjourned the gen­ eral deficiency bill and one item in the naval appropriation bill was all that remained in dispute between the two houses so far as the appropria­ tion bills are concerned. The con­ ference report on the District of Co­ lumbia bill was adopted. Earlier in the day the House decided the con­ tested election of Horton vs. Butler from the Twelfth Missouri district, by declaring the seat vacant. The Dick Militia bill was made a contin­ uing order, not to interfere with con­ ference reports. A resolution was passed empowering the commission­ ers of the District of Columbia to make special regulations for the G. A. R. encampment in Washington in September. A resolution was adopted to grant the commissioner from Porto Rico the privilege of the floor of the House. The Secretary of War was authorized to receive Arturo R. Calvo of Costa Rico as a cadet at West Point; to prevent any consular officer of the United States from accepting an office of trffot from a foreign country without executing ample bond with the Secretary of the Treasury. Sunday, June 30. The House of Representatives held a session to pay tribute to the mem­ ories of the late Representative Amos Cummings of New York and Peter J. Otey of Virginia. By special di­ rection of Secretary Moody the Ma­ rine Band rendered an appropriate musical program. The widows and families of the deceased occupied the speakers' pew in the galleries, and delegations from Typographical Union No. 6 of New York, the Let­ ter Carriers' Association and the New York Pilots' Association were present. This was the first time in ninety years that Sunday was made a legis­ lative day by the IJouse. At 3:25 o'clock as a further mark of respect the House adjourned. Five Die In a Mine. Dover N. J., dispatch: Two acci­ dents in No. 2 shaft in the Richard mine, about two miles north of Dover, resulted in the death of five men and the probable fatal Injury of a sixth. New Zealand Bishop Dies. Wellington, N. Z., cable: Rt Rer. William Garden Cowie, D. D., bishop of Auckland, is dead. He was born in 1831. He had been bishop of Auck­ land since 1869, and primate of New Zealand since 1895. Ilenry Taylor, colored, was haneed at Pittsburg for the murder of Ed­ ward Sewall, also colored. Loses $350,000. Vienna cable: Count August Po- tocki, one of the Czar's aids de camp and a Russian landowner, lost $350,- 000 playing baccarat at Warsaw. Count Potocki then went home and tried to cut his throat with a razor. Pounds Himself to Death. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch: Clem­ ent Hausknecht, a machinist, went into a woodshed and pounded his head so severely with a hammer that he died later at the emergency hospital. Murder and 8uiclde. Springfield, Mass., dispatch: Mrs. An tone Mueller has been shot to death by Joseph Bencker, who then commit­ ted suicide. Jealousy is supposed to h&vs caused the tragedy. New Maine Is Ready. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: The an­ nouncement is made that everything is in readiness for the departure of the United States battleship Maine from Cramps' shipyard for the build­ ers' trial trip. Select Dr. Carriel. Jacksonville, 111., dispatch: At a meeting of the board of trustees of central insane hospital Dr. Harry Car* riel was elected superintendent, to take effect July i, GOVERNOR BLISS IS Named by Michigan Republic­ ans on First Ballot to Head the Ticket. OPPOSITION IS PUT TO ROUT Resolutions Laud the Protective Tar­ iff, Censure Attacks Upon the Sol­ diers in the Philippines and Pledge Support to President Roosevelt. All opposition to Gov. Bliss disap­ peared before the Republican state convention came to order at Detroit, and the slate went through with a rush. Capt. Allen of Portland nominated Gov. Bliss. Judge McAlvey of Mus­ kegon made a good speech for Justus S. Stearns. Grant Fellows of Hudson nominated G. B. Horton. The dele­ gates wanted to get right down to business and a ballot was taken, re­ sulting as follows: Bliss, 811; Stearns, 214; Horton, 40; Patton, 22; Gil­ christ, 3. Congressman William Alden Smith was chairman of the convention and his speech was listened to with close and careful attention while he was discussing national issues. Frequent indorsement was given by cheers, but the convention did not reach its great­ est enthusiasm until near the close of his address, when the congressman launched into an eloquent defense of the Philippine policy of the Republi­ can party. Bliss Men on Top. Before the ballot was taken for gov­ ernor an effort was made by the Stearns men to have a secret vote taken, but it was defeated by a vote of 771 to 316. After that the Bliss men had everything their own way. G. J. Diekeman of Ottawa had no op­ position for chairman of the state central committee. The resolutions, as reported and adopted, declare: "We cordially approve of the rec­ ord of Michigan's senators and repre­ sentatives in congress on matters per­ taining to the advancement of the country's welfare, and in the fulfill­ ment of the party's pledges, and we especially desire to note our appre­ ciation of their zealous and able work in behalf of Michigan's important in­ dustries, and to thank them for the services rendered. "We continue our abiding faith In the protective tariff and are opposed to all efforts to destroy it or emascu­ late it or weaken its beneficent opera­ tions. We favor no plan that would interfere with the Industries of the United States and would lessen the legitimate fruits of American labor. Denounce Attacks on Soldiers. We denounce all unwarranted and disgraceful attacks upon the defend­ ers and upholders of our flag in the Philippines, and we pledge faithful support to the government in the efforts to establish good government and personal liberty in those Islands." Other resolutions express sorrow for the deaths of William McKinley and ex-Gov. Pingree; pledge support to President Roosevelt, congratulate the president and congress upon the suc­ cessful establishment of the Cuban republic, reaffirm the Republican plat­ form adopted at Philadelphia in 1900, indorse the administration of Gov. ^»iiss and approve the efforts of Presi­ dent Roosevelt to "enforce the laws against illegal combinations in re­ straint of trade." The fact that the resolutions, wMle generally commending the work of the Michigan congressmen and sena­ tors on behalf of Michigan industries, without attempting to say anything about beet sugar in particular, was freely commented upon, showing that the delegates had heard from the Michigan representatives at Washing­ ton, and did not want to interfere in their light with the president STAFF OF THE SECOND BRIGADE Various Appointments Are Made by Brigadier General Clark. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Upon the recommendation of Brig. Gen. Clark of the Second brigade the following staff appointments are made: Arthur J. Gallagher, to be judge advocate and rank as lieutenant colonel; Major G e o r g e W . H u n t o o n , t o b I n s p e c t o r of rifle practice, to rank as lieutenant colonel; Dr. John A. Wheeler, to be assistant surgeon general and rank as lieutenant colonel, and S. D. Scholes, to be aid-de-camp. Death of Mrs. SlmpSon. New ,York special: Mrs. Julia A. Simpson, great-grandniece of Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the declaration of independence, is dead here from heart disease. She was 73 years old and was noted for charita­ ble work In connection with the women's prison on Blackwell's is­ land. Gives Up Life for Babe. Waukegan, 111., dispatch: Joseph Kucher, the brave foreigner who, three weeks ago, imperiled his life to save his two-year-old son from in front of a Northwestern engine, died in the Lake county hospital. Indorses Bryan. Minneapolis, Minn., special: After nominating L. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls for governor the Minnesota state Democratic convention expressed ad­ miration for William J. Bryan and reaffirmed the Kansas City platform. Doctor's 8hot Proves Fatal. Kansas City dispatch: Albert I* Sechrest, who was shot at his home by Dr. Louis Zorn, a wealthy retired physician, the result of a dispute over rent, died of his wounds and Dr. Zorn has been held without bail. General Strike in 8paln. Madrid cablegram: The long feared general strike among the agricultural workers of Andalusia has begun. A mob of strikers assaulted and scat* pmd a large procession at AHcant* TO INVESTIGtTE THE COAL TRUST v --, Attorney General Knox Gets Orders to Probe |he An­ thracite Combine; PRESIDENT WANTS THE FACTS Decision in Litigation Already Begun Under Anti-trust Law Will Be Awaited Before New Suits Are In­ stituted Against Coal Magnates. President Roosevelt has requested Attorney General Knox to make an examination of facts connected with the so-called anthracite coal trust or combination, with a view to ascertain­ ing the exact legal status of the great railroads and coal companies that are acting in harmony for the purpose of regulating the price of coal, miners' wages, etc. This does not necessarily mean that the attorney general will proceed against the coal combination, as he has already done against the Northern Securities company and the beef trust but the chances are that action will be taken when the whole question has been thoroughly examined. Matters are crystallizing In that direction, although the president told callers he had not made up his mind one way or the other. The president has in his possession the report of Carroll D. Wright, com­ missioner of labor, who made an In­ vestigation for Mr. Roosevelt of the matters in dispute between the coal operators and the miners. f It is not thought the report of Com­ missioner Wright has any bearing whatever on the question of the Exist­ ence of a hard coal trust and of the violation by that trust of the Sherman anti-trust law and interstate commerce law. Mr, Wright's report, it is under­ stood, is devoted largely to points ac­ tually in controversy between the op­ erators and the miners and the claims put forth by both sides, and endeavor­ ing to fix the responsibility for the strike. Railroads Regulate Prices. It has been alleged that the rail­ roads, through their presidents, agree that one price of coal shall prevail at different points, that sales agents on roads shall meet at stated periods and fix the price of coal, that the output of the coal mines is absolutely regu­ lated by the railroads, and can be in­ creased or curtailed at a moment's no­ tice, and is so increased and curtailed. In other words, there is said to be no difficulty whatever in getting proof that the railroads fix the price of an­ thracite to the consumer just as they fix the wages of the miner, the only difference at this time being that the price of coal is higher than ever be­ fore while the wages of the miner re­ mains stationary. At the same time the president hesi­ tates about taking a step which may have serious consequences to the en­ tire business world. He will not adopt as his policy a war on the great com­ binations of capital. President Is Cautious. lie would like to single out the good trusts from the bad trusts. Also, be­ fore he countenances any further le­ gal actions against such combinations, he would like to know how litigation which he has already instituted is com­ ing out. This is a question which he alone must determine after he hears .from the attorney general. Attorney General Knox, it is under­ stood, is inclined to discourage the president from proceeding against the coal trust at this time. His depart­ ment now has under way four great prosecutions, including that against the beef trust He thinks he should be permitted to bring these cases to an issue betore he is called on to proceed against any more trusts. If the gov­ ernment should win these cases, the decision of tne final court will, of course, settle the question Involved, and such combinations as the coal trust would have to cease and either return to the old competitive sytem or reorganize on new lines. TRIES TO HOLD UP A JEWELER High School Graduate Turns Robber and Lands in Jail. Detroit dispatch: Carl Thompson, alias George H. Rogers, 20 years old, whose home is with his widowed mother at 141 Ontario street, Chicago, attempted to hold up Jeweler Schweg- ler on Monroe avenue and Is in jail. While Schwegler was showing Rogers |10,000 worth of diamonds the youth suddenly pointed a revolver at him. Schwegler called in the police. Rogers claimed it was all a joke. He had not touched the diamonds. At the jail he said: "Bad literature did It My widowed mother is well-to-do and I have a good education, having gradu­ ated from a Chicago high school." Barber Is Killed. Terre Haute, Ind., special: While sitting in his barber shot at Ehrman- dale Terrell Lipton was shot and killed. Lipton recently shot and seri­ ously wounded Dan Watts and the of­ ficers are looking for Watts. Train 8trikes Children. Cedar Rapids, la., dispatch: Three children, aged about 9 years--Alonzo Wells, Lena Geiger and Rose Geiger --were struck by a freight train near here. The two first named will die. Hanging at Pittsburg. Pittsburg dispatch: The . second execution this week took place in the jail yard here at 10:07 o'clock, when Charles Davis, a West Virginia ne­ gro, was hanged for the murder of his wife last December. Five Years for Monte Man. Mexico, Mo., special: John Eagon, Chicago, has been sentenced to five years in the state prison for trying to work a three-card monte game on JL 0. Sims, a prosperous farm sr. MIDDLE WEST Much Damage Is Caused by the Storm in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. STREAMS LEAVE THEIR BANKS Farmers, Business Men and Railroad Companies Suffer . Great Loss as a Result of the Overflow, which Makes Roads Impassable. The storm that has prevailed for several days is the most widespread known in this country in many years, according to weather bureau officials in all sections, and great damage has been caused. The storm extends from the Rocky mountains in the west to the Atte- ghanies in the east, and covers the states of Illinois, Kansas, Iowa Mis­ souri, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylva­ nia, as well as being more or lees seriously fe^lt In many other states, notably Tt|£as and Tennessee. In the Crates mentioned the rain­ fall Saturday and Sunday averaged from 1 to 2 inches. About an inch on the average fell in the states north, while in the states south the aver­ age was less. Railroa'd tracks have in many places been washed out and trains wrecked; rivers are overflowing their banks and flooding the surrounding comi- try. causing untold loss to farmers, and thousands of dollars damage has been done by the flooding of base­ ments and cellars where goods were kept. RIVER RISES. Vermilion Enters Danville Water­ works, Cutting Off Supply. At Danville one man is known to have been drowned and it is believed that several others have lost their lives as a result of the storm and its attendant flood. Ever since the rivers have begun to rise fears have been entertained that the property loss would be heavy. The fears were realized when • apt­ eral buildings were washed away, and when two houses and several ether buildings came floating down the north fork of the Vermilion river from some point up stream. As a result of the unprecedented rainfall the north fork and the Ver­ milion river, which join at Danville, have left their beds and thousands of dollars' damage has been done by the flood. Water Supply Cut Off. Denmark bridge, six miles norths has been swept away. Sutherland bridge, four miles north, is likely te go at any moment, and all the coffer dams, derricks, tool-houses and false work used in the construction of the new Big Four railroad bridge at the western city limits have been carried away. The water rose to the waterworks buildings, and within an hour stood four feet deep in the engine rooms, where the fires were extinguished. As soon as the supply in. the stand- pipe is exhausted Danville will be without water, and factories, the elec­ tric light plant and the power house of the street car and interurban lines will be forced to shut down. JOHN P. HOPKINS IS CHAIRMAN Will Manage Affairs of Illinois Demo­ cratic State Committee. John P. Hopkins had no trouMe in securing the chairmanship of the Democratic, state committee. Owt of thirty-two votes cast he received twenty-five. Jackson R. Pearee of Quincy got the other seven. On assuming the chairmanship Mr. Hopkins said he would do his best to justify the confidence imposed in him; that he would work to build wp the party and manage its affairs without regard to factions. No attempt was made to appoint the standing committees. The chairman declared that every member who can give any time to campaign work will have to go on the executive commit­ tee. There was some talk of Increas­ ing the size of this body from fifteen to twenty-one members, so as to In­ sure a working majority at all meet­ ings. The other officers elected were: Secretary--W. L. Mounts of Cfcrfen- ville. Treasurer--Wm. B. Brinton ct La Salle. Decides Against Streeter. Chicago dispatch: Cook county has "gobbled up" a part of the famous District of Lake Michigan, Captain George Wellington Streeter's domain on the north shore, by a decision »en- dered by Master in Chancery Gran­ ville W. Browning. It declared that Mrs. Louisa Healy is the owner of the ground on which the captain's tent is pitched. Boy Burglars Break JaH. Greensburg, Ind., special: Cfeartes Williams, 17, and Frank Jones, 14, arrested in Cincinnati for bergkvy In this city on May 10, broke jail. A mop handle and a piece of wire were used to open the door. Receiver to Pay $55,000. Bloomington, 111., special: An order by the federal court directs Rocetter Barry of the Equitable Building and Loan association to pay $55,000 tn dividends. The receiver expects to pay 65 cents on the dollar. Emperor Receives McCormick. Vienna cable: Emperor Francis Joseph received in special audienee Robert S. McCormick, who presented his credentials in his new role of ambassador of the United States to Austria-Hungary. 8oldiers Wreck a 8aloon. Roslyn, Va., special: James Geary's saloon was wrecked and riddled with bullets by a crowd of 150 soldiers from Fort Meyer, Va., presumably In revenge for the shooting of gz« of their comrades.