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j-mmmm""MW---------- m <THE McH^RY PLAINOEALER pj, 4 MoHKNRY FLA1NDKALER OCX 1 ibHXNBT. - • nxnron. TT1P John Green Sanders, colored, was hanged at Marion, Ala., for the mur­ der of Road Overseer Mullen. * John S. Williams, master mechanic, was instantly killed by the breaking of a traveler at the Norton Reed quarry at Bedford, Ind. James Peart, engineer, was badly injured. At the Old Bailey, London, the jury Announced that it found no evidence •gainst Prince Francis Joseph of Braganza, an officer of the Austrian army, charged with "misconduct vnder the criminal law amendment." The prince was therefore discharged from custody. The McKinley National Memorial association has received a check for $15,000 from Thomas Dclan, who is looking after contributions from the eastern half of Pennsylvania. The donors, fifteen in number, are un­ named Philadelphians. The strike at the J. G. Brill Car works, Philadelphia, Pa., has been de­ clared off after thirteen weeks' dura­ tion. The men struck because twen­ ty-two men had been discharged and the employes claimed the discharges were made because the men were unionists. The strike was declared off without any concessions. The Chicago and Milwaukee rail­ road has granted its machinists prac­ tically all they asked for in the way of increased wages. Among those af­ fected are several hundred men at the West Milwaukee shopsf who will now receive 32 cents as hour, an increase of 22 cents a day. The convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at Chatta­ nooga heard the report of Editor W. 8. Carter of the Magazine. A com­ mittee held that the claim of a mem­ ber of Lodge 201 for insurance on ac­ count of disability resulting from an ailment not provided for in the in­ surance clause of the constitution was not legal, although an appropriation was recommended. The ministry of commerce at Vlen- aa has published the provisions of a new law which requires commercial travelers in Austria to furnish a cer­ tificate of character and a medical cer­ tificate, the latter to show that he is - free from infectious disease or physi­ cal marks of a repulsive character. Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch f * ©f Chicago addressed the Wisconsin meeting of woman suffragists at Mad* fson. Miss Cora Keime, who sued for breach of promise of marriage Profes- •or I. Harvey Brumbaugh, acting pres­ ident of the Juniata college oi Hunt­ ingdon, Pa., was awarded a verdict of $9,250. It is said to be the only In- k stance on record of legal action be­ tween Dunkards. The NewOrleans Maritime Ex- Change has established a department for the inspection of cotton seed pro-. ducts. Nelson Hutchinson and Peter Spicer were killed by the explosion of a boil­ er in a sawmill in a village near Mar- tinsburg, O. Forest fires have reached the timber near Tillamook, Ore., and the inhabi­ tants are panic-stricken. The entire population is out fighting the flames. The Concatenated Order of Hoo Boos, in session at Milwaukee, have •elected Buffalo as the next place of meeting. Major William D. Wilkins of Pitts­ burg was shot and almost instantly killed while trying to wrest a revol­ ver from his wife, who was crazed from morphine. The depository of the National Edu­ cational Association is shortly to be removed from Washington, D. C.r to Winona, Minn. It contains 12,000' bound volumes and 3,000 pamphlets. Claude Holley, who lived near Grand Tower, 111., committed suicide owing to the refusal of Prudence Hines to become his wife. James McGinn, whose wife was found dead at Hubbard, O., was cap­ tured in Newcastle and has confessed to the murder. McGinn said he was jealous. The grand jury at Murphysboro, I1L, reported a true bill for murder against Mrs. Ella M. Riley, who is held for killing her husband, W. H. Riley. The St George's Union of North America at Philadelphia elected John Taylor of Toronto president. A special committee of the German Baptists met and decided to hold the next national meeting of the denomi­ nation in Bellefontaine. Ohio. Barnes A. Dufleld, father of John A. Dufleld, editor of the McHenry CoUntF'Democrat, died at his home in Woodstock, I1L, aged 72 years. He , had been a resident of the county for sixty-three years. Henry W. Grady of Atlanta, Ga., • son of the famous southern editor, (Sgl- has mysteriously disappeared in Nor- folk, Va., while on his way home '^1.^ Four negro boys, arrested at Kmiaftg , City, have confessed to starting four- teen fires since last June from a de- islre to see the engines run. The National Association of Bakers held its convention at Cincinnati with an attendance of 600 members. Mrs. John Harper of Stamps, Ark., was murdered with an ax while she was asleep. The husband has disap­ peared. Judge Weiss, at Harrlsbnrg, Pa., f|y; decided the contest between Congress- man Henry D. Green of Reading and Marcus C. L. Kline of Allentown, the rival Democratic nominees for Con- ^ i, * gress in the Thirteenth district, com­ posed of Berke and Lehigh counties, In favor of Mr. Kline. While Mrs. William Curry was vis- •4 ltlng a neighbor with her 3 year-old ^ ^6; :, daughter Josephine at East Chicago, '^Ind., the latter, unnoticed, removed a phial of carbolic acid from a taborette v-f", and drank the contents. The child .mi mi Ifo.. fifteen minutes. Democrats of the third Virginia dis­ trict renominated John Lamb for Congress. The Hubbard Fertilizing company at Canton, Md., suffered a loss of $100,000 by fire. Fire at Sonora, Texas, destroyed a business block, with an estimated loss of $100,000. The National Firemen's association closed its fifth annual convention at Detroit All the old officers were re­ elected. The Wisconsin Association of Suff­ ragists, in convention at Madison, re­ elected Rev. O'fympia Brown-Willis of Racine as president The garrison at Trieste, Austria- Hungary, has been re-inforced by two battalions of infantry as a precaution­ ary measure in consequence of the strike of dock laborers. Three of the arrested leaders have been released. Every electric line, with one excep­ tion, was tied up at Ottumwa, Iowa, by a strike of motormen and conduc­ tors out of sympathy with the line- fiien of the Ottumwa Traction Light company. Col. James B. Burbank of the artil­ lery corps, commanding the post of Fort Hancock, N. J., has been retired. Lieut Col. S. M. Mills will become colonel and Maj. C. Chase lieutenant colonel. Jesse Johnson, a negro, was hanged at New London, Mo. On the scaf­ fold John son made a speech is which he confessed his crime and said that as he had joined the church he was the happiest man on earth. H. J. Kintzer, a Reading, Pa., police­ man, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in causing the death of George Tipton, a negro. Kintzer ar­ rested Tipton and in the struggle the policeman's pistol was discharged, killing the negro. A fire in the Stonewall cotton mills at Stonewall, Miss.; destroyed the spinning and card rooms of mill. No. 1. Loss, $125,000, covered by insurance. Raymond Gray, once a prominent at­ torney of Covington, Ky., was taken to a hospital dying from self-inflicted wounds with a small penknife. Co­ caine is said to be the cause of his act. Mistaking his brother, John Kendle- wood, for a burglar, Sam Kendlewood shot and killed him at Ironwood, Va. There is a rumor that the brothers quarreled, but the slayer declares the killing was accidental. Mrs. Peter Neuses, aged 37 years, wife of Peter E. Neuses, president of the Janesville Coal company of Janes- ville, Wis., jumped from the window of a hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., and died a few minutes later. Emperor Francis Joseph and Fred­ erick William, crown prince of Ger­ many, have arrived at Sasvar to par­ ticipate in the Hungarian army ma­ neuvers. Because of the arrest of the ring­ leaders of a recent demonstration at 'jirieste 700 dock laborers and others struck work and the work of the port was much affected. Roy Williams, aged 12 years, of Phillips, Wis., was shot through the body while out hunting with a boy friend. He probably will die. William Luedtke, aged 58 years, for thirty-five years a merchant in Prince­ ton, Wis., dropped dead in that city from heart failure. The All-American rifle team did its final practice at Sea Girt, N. J., uid lefit for Ottawa, Canada, to compete for the world's championship against teams representing Great Britain and Canada. Senator Spooner was given a strong indorsement by the city caucus of Madison, Wis. Attendance at the opening session of the Wisconsin woman suffrage con­ vention at Madison was surprisingly small in view of the fact that women of that state will have, for the first time, an opportunity. this fall to vote for a state officer. James Kaye of Topeka, Kan., was sentenced to serve twenty-seven years in the state penitentiary for the mur­ der of his wife. Kaye pleaded guilty. Rouseville, one of the oldest oil towns on Oil Creek, Pa., was visited by a bad fire. Seven business blocks and two dwellings were destroyed, loss, $50,000. It is believed the fire was of incendiary origin. At the Will county, Illinois, fair the feature was the award of premiums for the township exhibits. Plainfield secured first, Manhattan second, New Lenox third. Jackson fourth. The Euterpean Ladies' Chorus of Columbus, Ohio, which participated in the Welsh Eisteddfod at Colwynbay, Wales, was awarded second .prize in competition with ten other choruses. Arthur S. Sleeper died suddenly of heart failure at Norwalk, Ohio. He was editor of the Law Bulletin and an old newspaper man. Wallace H. Phelps, editor of the Al­ liance (Ohio) Review, died after a short illness from typhoid pneumonia. He was 49 years of age and leaves a widow and three children. Democratic primaries held through­ out Massachusetts indicate that Col. William A. Gaston, son of the late Gov. William Gaston, has received a majority of the state delegates and will be named for governor by the Democratic state convention of Sep­ tember 17. Conferees at Pittsburg of the twen­ ty-third Pennsylvania congressional district failed to agree upon a candi­ date and telegraphed State Chairman Quay to proceed under the rules, which require the state chairman to appoint three additional conferees. Freeman Kelly of Waterloo, Mich., died of uraemia. He wap 68 years of age. He was one of the best known greenback politicians of the middle west and earned the sobriquet of "Fog Horn Kelly." Comte de Miranda, husband of Christine NUsson, is dead. Emperor William told American generals in Berlin that he longs to visit America, but he fears it is a dream that will never be realized. Mrs. Leiter and her daughter Daisy are to be guests of Lord Curzon at the coronation durbar in India. Ensign Charles Morgan has filed charges alleging the existence of a clique in the navy department to per­ secute him and drive him from the service. It is officially announced that the czarina has passed the critical period of her illness. BRITAIN REJECTS APPEAL OF BOERS Proposition of Transvaal Rep­ resentatives Are Turned COLONIAL SECRETARY DEMURS Chamberlain Objects to Great Number of Subjects Presented, Contending Many of Them Had Been Settled at Vereeniging Conference. A report is published of the con­ ference at the colonial office between Mr. Chamberlain and the Boer gen­ erals. It begins with a leiter from the generals requesting Mr. Chamber­ lain to grant them an Interview. Mr. Chamberlain replied that he had hoped to have a preliminary discussion on board the steamship Nigeria at the time of their arrival at Southampton. He &3ked for a list of subjects which the generals wished to discuss. The following list Was presented: What the Boers Ask. Complete amnesty to the rebels. A yearly grant to all Boer widows and orphans and mained burghers. Equal rights for the English and Dutch languages in the schools and courts. That equal rights with the British be conceded to burghers complying with the terms of surrender, includ­ ing the right to return to South Africa. The immediate release of all pris­ oners of war. The reinstatement of the officials of the late South Africa republics or com­ pensation for their loss of office. Pay for Property. Compensation for all loss occasioned by the British troops by the use, re­ moval, burning or destruction by other means of all private property. The reinstatement of the burghers in the ownership of their farms con­ fiscated or sold under the proclamation of Aug. 7, 1901. Compensation for the use of the properties of burghers taken by the British authorities. Payment of the lawful obligations of the late South African republics, in­ cluding those incurred during the war. The rescission of the decision to add a portion of the Transvaal to Natal. Time to Pay Debts. Granting an extension of time for the payment of all debts due by the burghers to the late governments of the South Africa republics. Mr. Chamberlain, In replying, ex­ pressed great surprise at the number Oj. the proposals, pointing out that the conditions agreed on at Vereeniging were duly accepted by the burghers and the British governmeit, and that they could not be re-opened, nor could proposals rejected at that time be again discussed. Must Keep Away. As to the return of burghers to South Africa the colonial secretary de­ clared it was the government's inten­ tion to retain the right to prevent the return of disloyal persons who hpd not frankly accepted the terms of peace, instancing former State Secre­ tary Reitz of the Transvaal as a case in point and saying that Mr. Reitz was using language on the continent Jn- rccsistent with the declaration he had signed at Vereeniging. To Return Farms. Gen. Botha said he hoped that the "sins of one man would not be visited on others," adding, "If one man says foolish things let him suffer therefor alone." Mr. Chamberlain informed the gen­ erals that there was no truth in the report that the government intended to sell farms belonging to burghers. Regarding some farms sold the Orange river colony under the proclamation of Aug. 7,1901, Mr. Chamberlain prom­ ised that the farms bought by the government would be retransferred to their former owners. GETS 8HARE OF LARGE FORTUNE Massachusetts Man Is Left $20,000 by Uncle in Illinois. Worcester, Mass., dispatch.--John Dowd has returned to this city after a trip to Ottawa, 111., to attend to the details in connection vrith the fortune left by his uncle, Hugh Henry, who died recently in that town. By the terms of Henry's will nearly the en­ tire agiount of his fortune $325,000, will be divided among Worcester peo­ ple. Dowd gets $20,000. Nominations for Congress. 5th Maryland B. H. Camalier (D.) 4th Indiana J. N. Spencer (R.) 1st N. Hampshire A. S. Langley (D.) 11th Michigan..Dr. D. J. Erwin (D.) 17th Ohio W. B. Stephens (R.) 1st Colorado.,.. R.W. Bonynge (R.) 8th California... .M. J. Daniels (R.) 3rd Iowa F. A. Lymbumer (S.) 6th Louisiana S. M. Robertson (D.) 1st Tennessee R. Burrows (D.) 2nd South Carolina..G. W. Croft (D.) No Coal, No Gas. Winchester, Va., dispatch: This city is in darkness owing to the gas company having run completely out of coal, and its inability to obtain moie. The gas officials say they have no idea where coal can be secured. JACK FROST NIPS Serious Injury Is Done to Late Corn in Iowa, Dakota and Minnesota^ RUINS VEGETAEIE GARDENS Forerunner of Winter Arrives Unex­ pectedly and Finds Farmers Un­ prepared for Its Reception--More Loss Is Anticipated. m ! Heavy frosts, killing vegetables and garden truck "and*causing serious in­ jury to corn, were reported in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Indi­ ana. . In many places ice formed on pools and other standing water, and the first taste of winter weather caught the farmers unprepared. While the loss on corn will be con­ siderable, the greater part of the crop is either gathered or so far advanced as to be out of danger. Damage in Iowa. Director Sage of the Iowa state crop service says that the frost did no damage to Iowa crops. He thinks that it was not heavy enough to in­ jure the crop in any way. Dispatches from northwestern Iowa, however, say that there was considerable dam­ age in that section. It is stated that the safety line was fully fifty miles from Sioux City. Wisconsin Losses Heavy. Frost did serious damage to crops in several places throughout the southern and central part of Wis­ consin. Reports have been received of damage in Crawford, Grant, Jeffer­ son, Dane, Waushara, Winnebago and Green Lake counties. Tne truck gar­ deners are the greatest sufferers. To­ matoes and cucumbers are reported to have been destroyed in a number of places. The cranberry crop is said, to be badly damaged. Corn Escapes in Minnesota. Frosts were general in Minnesota, but except in one section they were so light that practically no damage was done to corn or other crops. The exception was at Moorhead, in the Red river valley, where corn was In­ jured considerably. Not much of this grain is raised in tnat part of the state. Bad in the Dakotas. Dispatches from a score or more points tell of killing frosts in the northwest. The mercury fell to 24 degrees in many places. Late corn in northern Iowa and South Dakota is badly damaged. Flax and all uncut crops in North Dakota suffered. Min­ nesota points report damage to all vegetation not matured. Much of the corn in the northwest was out of the way. Late stuff will now be cut and fed as fodder. Indiana May Suffer. B. F. Johnson, state statistician of Indiana, says a frost will mean a con­ siderable loss on corn, especially in northern Indiana, where corn is back­ ward in maturing. He says 4n the central part of the state the only dam­ age will be in low lands on backward corn, tender vegetables, and such crops as tomatoes. He does not be­ lieve the loss from a frost will be great Nebraska Corn Nipped. A killing frost nipped Nebraska corn where the late crop was flour­ ishing. The amount of damage is slight, as only 25 per cent of the crop where the frost was heaviest could be^ injured by a freeze. EXPANSION NOTEb IN TRADE All Branches of Industry Display Marked Increase In Activity. "Industrial activity is greater than at any recent date. Many new fac­ tories and mills have been added to the productive capacity, facilities are being increased at old plants, and idle shops resumed through the settle­ ment of labor controversies. A coke blockade still exists, the railways be­ ing unable to handle the output, which is above all records and in urgent re-' quest. Despite the rapid development of transportation facilities the na­ tion's needs have grown still faster, and the situation is distressing for shippers and consumers. Large crops are being harvested and the greater abundance of foodstuff caused a de­ cline,'in prices of commodities during August of 3.5 per cent, as measured by Dun's index number*'*" R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade makes the foregoing summary. Con­ tinuing, the Review says:: "Low stocks of wheat and poor grading of receipts, together with fears of frost in corn sections, sustained quotations when a decline would have been im­ minent if full confidence were placed in official returns of condition. Fail­ ures for the week numbered 205 in the United States, against 193 last year, and twenty-two in Canada, against eighteen a year ago." Declared Legally Dead. Boston, Mass., dispatch.--Capt. An­ drews, who, with his bride, started to cross the ocean from Atlantic City in a small boat, was declared legally ^tifead in court here. Letters of admin­ istration on his estate were granted. Rain in Argentine. London cablegram: A rainfall has been general throughout Uruguay and Argentine, and the agricultural pros­ pects are greatly Improved. A fair wheat harvest is confidently expected. Peru Grants Railroad Subsidy. Peru, Ind., special: An election for voting on the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie railroad subsidy of $24,500 to secure the company's division head quarters here resulted in a victory for the proposition. Rob Kentucky Bank. Bussellvllle, Ky., dispatch: The bank was robbed at Lewisburg, a town of 1,000 inhabitants, twelve miles north of this place. The bank robbed of about $4,000. Russell Sage Is III. Mew Tork dispatch: Russell Sage became 111 at his office and went to his town house, where his physicians atteuded him. At Mr. Sage's office it was said his illness was not serious. More Gold in Transvaal. •••, Pretoria cablegram: The pegging of claims in the Zoutpansberg district began this week. There is a great rush to the district, which, the pros­ pectors are confident, contains great wealth in minerals. Will Hear Hanna. " New Brunswick, N. J., dispatch: Senator Hanna has notified the labor federation that he will attend its "smoker" on Saturday night, Novem- He will make an address: 'C TREASURY VAULTS " HOLD ABAIM Deficit for the Fiscal Year Has Been Wiped Out by , j XSistoms Receipt >fi GOLD on HAND BEATS RECORD Yellow Metal Pours in From All Direo- tions Despite the Fact That War Revenues Have Been ' Repealed--* Klondike Contributes Its 8hare. Washington, D. C., special--There is no longer a deficit in the treasury for the fiscal year, it having been wiped out, and there is now a balance of $79,956 on the right side of the public ledger. These figures relate exclusively to the fiscal year begin­ ning July 1 last, and Uncle Sam haa on hand an available cash balance of more than $200,000,000. l*he highest deficit of $12,221,412 was reached July 22. Since then it has been reduced gradually. At the end of July it stood $7,498,309, while the surplus of $5,- 955,812 for the month of August left only $1,522,063 on the wrong side of the ledger. This has been wiped out, and there is now a surplus of $79,956. Customs Receipts Increase. This excellent showing was not ex­ pected by the treasury officials, as they believed the abolition of the war tax would so diminish the receipts from internal revenue sources that the expenditures would exceed tne re­ ceipts for the first six months of the fiscal year. The falling off, however, has been only $13,000,000, compared with the same period last year, when the war taxes were being collected, and, on. the other hand there has been an extraordinary increase in the cus­ toms receipts. The increase from this source amounts to almost $i2,000,000, and is due to heavy importations of dutiable merchandise. The payment of some $2,700,000 re­ bate or war taxes paid on tobacco, which will Boon begin, will, of course, come out of the surplus, but the treas­ ury officials estimate a balance for the year of $30,000,000 if the present conditions continue. Gold Balance Is Large. A new high water mark Is made al­ most every day in the amount of gold held by the government. The record is $576,622,374, a sum far exceeding that now held by any other govern­ ment, and only once in modern times --by Russia some years ago, when it acquired an immense stock of the yellow metal for the purpose of with­ drawing paper currency. The steady Increase of gold in the treasury is ex­ plained by officials in the heavy re­ ceipts from the Nome and Klondike fields and the preference of the peo­ ple for paper money in business transactions., Some gold has come from Australia in settling balances and several millions more are on the way. Outstanding Certificates. Nearly all of this will find Its way Into the treasury through deposits in San Francisco. Of the total sum held by the government, only $67,000,000, however, is "free" gild, or not set aside for some special purpose. The reserve fupd takes up $150,* 000,000, while $359,593,089 in coin is held for the redemption of that amount in gold certificates In circu­ lation. The amount of these certifi­ cates outstanding is steadily increas­ ing, and since January 1 $42,808,000 has been added to the volume of cir­ culating notes. The latter has also been augmented in the same period by additional deposits of $14,000,000 of the government funds with the nap tional banks, making the total now held by these Institutions $126,650,- 206. L08ES PERPETUAL FRANCHI8E. 8treet Railway Company at South Bend Has It Taken Away. South Bend., Ind., dispatch--By a unanimous vote the council has taken from the Indiana Railway company, which operates lines here, and also interurban lines to Goshen, its per­ petual and unlimited franchise to the city's streets and alleys, this being In conjunction with Judge Beeker's decision against perpetual franchises made in the Logansport case. This step was taken to enable competing lines to build here, the old franchise having given the Indiana company complete control of the city's streets. A new line has applied for a franchise from here to Elkhart. Aid for Fargo College. Boston, Mass., dispatch: The sec­ retary of the Congregational Educa­ tional society, the Rev. E.t Stead, an­ nounces a vote of the society ap­ propriating $12,000 to Fargo college, Fargo, N.ST)., to help secure the pledge of $50,000 by Dr. D. K. Pear­ sons of Chicago, made on condition tljat $150,000 be raised by the man* agement and friends of the college. New Dress or Death. Minneapolis, Minn., dispatch.: Bo* cause her husband failed to give her S25 for a new drj^fs, Mrs. Louis Dahl- etrom swallowed a, quantity of car­ bolic acid. Physicians were called, but their efforts were unavailing. Fourteen Persons Killed. Paris cablegram: A telegram from Buenos Ayres reports that the town­ ship of Bolivar has been completely destroyed by a cyclone. Fourteen per­ sons were killed and fifteen Injured. 8ulcide of a Murderess. Greenville, Miss., dispatch: Mrs. Mollie Westrobe of Clayton, Miss., who, while insane/ murdered and burned her five children, near Hazle- hurst, Miss., June 16, committed sui­ cide by jumping into the river. Congressman Dlea of Typhoid* Newport, Tenn., dispatch: W. G. Anderson, who was congressman from the first district of Tennessee from 1894 to 1896, died at his home. He had been 111 tan days of typhoid fevsr. t v > ' i STATEMENT BY LAWYER FOLK WANT TOCONFESS Nearly All Those Indicted at St, Louis Endeavor to Secure CJemencjf^ J$.; TO END Circuit Attorney Insists That He Haa Enough Proof and Has Declined to Permit Members of Alleged Com* bine to Give State's Evidence. Circuit Attorney Folk has declared that nearly all of the indicted mem­ bers of the St LOU1B house of dele­ gates boodle combine wanted to turn state's evidence on the promise of clemency. The circuit attorney de­ clined to accept any but two or three, declaring that he already had enough evidence to convict every one of the indicted men. Previous to the return of J. K. Mer. rill and his confession, the members of the combine were so confident that their position could not be success­ fully assailed that all offers of the cir­ cuit attorney and the other authori­ ties to take care of the informers were spurned. Now, however, the case is entirely different, and the men are anxious to do anything that will secure them immunity from the im­ prisonment. No Hope of Clemency. The principal items of interest in connection with the investigation by Circuit Attorney Folk were the return of former Delegate William Tamblyn from Cleveland in the custody of an officer and the sessions of the grand jury. Before being placed in a cell Tamblyn asked to see Mr. Folk. His intention was to tell all he knew about the doings of the combine in the house of delegates; but he finally decided not to say anything at this time, for the circuit attorney told Tamblyn that if he desired to make any statements about matters that were being investigated he must do so voluntarily, without hope of clem­ ency. Before the Grand Jury. A number of members of the coun­ cil that passed the city lighting bill in 1899, in addition to Robert McMath, former president of the board of pub­ lic improvements and the Hemens brothers, electrical contractors, were called on to tell the grand jury what they knew of the transactions con­ nected with the defeat and passage of such measures. Mr. McMath has already made some startling state­ ments to the public. The district attorney stated that the granA jury would continue the inves­ tigation into the ̂ ligh ting scandal for several days to come. ILLINOIS MEN HOLD A REUNION Spanish War Volunteers Elect Colonel Bennitt as President. Rockford, 111., dispatch.--The sec­ ond annual reunion of the Third Illi­ nois volunteer infantry was held at Illinois park. Over 400 participants in the Porto Rican campaign attend­ ed, the towns represented being Jol- let, Kankakee, Elgin, Oregon, Ro- chelle and Woodstock. After the camp dinner there were addresses by Thomas G. Lawler, past commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Re­ public; Colonel Bennitt of Joliet, and Colonel A. E. Fisher of Rockford. The following officers of the association were elected: President, Colonel Fred Bennitt; vice president, Colonel A. E. Fisher; treasurer, Captain Bo- wen of Joliet;. corresponding secre­ tary and historian, Captain Blanchard of Ottawa. The office of chaplain was left vacant for one year in respect for the late Chaplain J. J. Odell of Joliet, The next reunion will be held at Ot­ tawa. GALE INJURES THE FRUIT CROP Thousands of Bushels of Apples, Pears and Peaches Blown Down. St Joseph, Mich., dispatch: The high wind which prevailed here de­ veloped into a northwest gale. As a result it is estimated that fully 10,000 bushels of apples and pearB and a small portion of the remaining crop of peaches were blown from the trees to the ground in Berrien county. Re­ ports received from various parts of the county show that all fruit trees suffered from the gale. The loss to growers represents several thousand dollars. Death for a Rebel General. Port-au-Prlnce, Hayti., cable: The revolutionary general, Chicoye, has been tried by a military tribunal and sentenced to be executed at Jacmel, Oct. 9. He was defeated at Petit Goave Aug. 9, and it is claimed he set fire to that town before evacuat­ ing it Albanians Insult Russia. Belgrade, Servia, cablegram: House hold goods sent from Constantinople to establish a Russian consulate at Mltrovitza have been seized by Chief Boljetinaz of the Albanians. Russia demands that Boljetinaz be banished. Battleship Iowa Aground. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, cable.--The United States battleship Iowa has run aground near Cape Nossa Senhora do Desterro and the island of Milo. The Iowa had just finished target practice and was returning to Friars Island. Brewery Burns. San Jose Cal., special.--The plant of the Fredericksburg Brewing com­ pany was destroyed by Are. The loss Is $300,000. The entire malting de­ partment, a seven-story buildlag, 300 feet square, was burned. Robbery in Bank of France. Paris cablegram.--The Bank of France was robbed of $44,000 In gold. The robbery was committed In the daytime evidently by some one hav­ ing access to the cash vault Stone and Others Calj; on J* P. Morgan at His , •v~* 3$ New York Office.; I'M V: \ e • SUGGEST SETTLEMENT TERMS, 1 Miners to Return to Work Without --V Signed Agreement, but Operatora - j Are to Make Concessions. Given Time or Arbitrate. -'"iii Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: J. PlW* pont Morgan, heeding earnest repNt- sentations made by Governor Stone, has assented to a plan which, It is believed, will end the anthracite coal- strike. It needs, of course, the con­ sent of the leaders of the strike. Gov­ ernor Stone .will present, it to. Job* - Mitchell. .. ;Outline.of In brief the plan is that the men- shall return to work without a signed . agreement; that the operatora shall then by concessions seek to adjust the differences; that if a settlement if not reached within a stated time th*- whole matter shall be referred to aa arbitrator; that the men will await hla- decislon and that if they deem it " just they may renew the strike. Widener May Be Arbitrator. P.. A. B. Widener of Philadelphia- may be the arbitrator chosen, but his selection is not a vital part of the- plan. These arrangements were the result. of a conference held in New York bt Governor Stone, Attorney General. John P. Elkin, State Senator William Flinn of Pittsburg and Mr. Widener, followed by the presentation of t&e - plan to Mr. Morgan by the Philadel­ phia financier. Stone Wires Mitchell. Knowing Mr. Widener well, both> personally and as a financier, Mr. Morgan listened to his proposals wltlt> close attention and discussed them- frankly. After the conference Mr. Widener rejoined Governor Stone and the others and later the governor wired to John Mitchell proposing a-*- meeting with him. THE LATEST MARKET REPORTS* Wheat New York--No. 2 red, 76%c. Chicago--No. 2 red,71%@72%«. St Louis--No. 2 red, 64%c. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, (Me. * Duluth--No. 1 hard, 7014 c^ Toledo--72%c. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, 78c. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, 73H&- Corn. New York--No. 2, t>9C. Chicago--No. 2, 58 %c. St Louis--No. 2, 60c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 57V&C. Peoria--No. 3, 59c. Toledo--60^4c. Oats. New York--No. 2, 33%c. Chicago--Standard, 35c. St. Louis--No. 2, 29}£c. . Kansas City--No. 2 white, 37% ©Sift- Milwaukee--Standard, 33K@34&«; Peoria--No. 3 white, 32@32%c. Toledo--31%c. Cattle. Chicago--$1.50@8.75. Kansas City--$2<g>7.20. St Louis--$1.75 @7.40. Buffalo--$1.50@7.75. Omaha--$2.50 @8.25. Hogs. Chicago--$5.50® 7.90. Kansas City--$5.30@7.60.. St. Louis--$7.30@7.80. Buffalo--$5.00@8.15. Omaha--$6.00@7.65. Sheep and Lambs. Chicago--$2.00 @5.25. Kansas City--$2.00@4.30. St Louis--$2.50@5.50. Omaha--$2.00 @5.10. Buffalo--$1.75 @5.80. BOOTH8 MAY BE RECONCILED* End of Trouble in Salvationiat Fam* ily Is Sought* New York special: A former offi­ cer of the Salvation army states that Herbert Booth, who recently left the- army, Is now In America, having ar* rived a few weeks ago, and that it la- highly probable that General B6oth will arrive in this country within a few weeks to make an effort to bring about a reconciliation between himself and his children, six of whom are'now out of the Salvation army. General Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America, at his home In Mont Clair, N. J., refused to discuss the matter (a any form. Sewall's Nominator Dead. Bath, Me., dispatch: John Scott ft prominent Democrat, who was a del­ egate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896 and nominated Hun. Arthur Sewall uf this city as the party's candidate for Vice Preaident died here, aged fifty-one. . . Three Hurt in Auto Accident. „ Topeka, Kas., special: El. W. Bene­ dict and two companions, returning from an attempt to lower a fifteen- mile cross-country auto record, loat control of the machine, were thrown into a ditch, and seripusly Injured. Bears in Duluth. Duluth, Minn., dispatch: Fifteen bears have been shot within the city* limits of Duluth during the past six­ ty days. A surprising number of bears have made their appearance in the woods on the outskirts of the city. Three Killed In Mines. ^ Joplin, Mo., dispatch: Former Aid- erman Joseph Brookshire and Harry Smith, a miner, were killed by fallliff ' down a shaft at the Tennessee minjti. At Lindon, Roy Elwood, a miner, ipy ' his life by being struck by a cagn» Poison in Pork Plea. Derby, England cable: The ages of ptomaine poisoning as the HIK suit of tl c eating of affected pork pies Is on the increase. Fully ISO of poisoning art report#. *i~ • X:\. " tttks A"'-*"* Si* mailto:1.50@8.75 mailto:1.50@7.75 mailto:5.30@7.60 mailto:7.30@7.80 mailto:5.00@8.15 mailto:6.00@7.65 mailto:2.00@4.30 mailto:2.50@5.50