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THE MCHENRY PLAINOEALER lfeHENRY PLAINDEALBR (XX llcHBNRY, ILLINOIS. NEWS OF THE WORLD Mntrial, Political, Domestic snd ForeljS Happenings of Minor ImportaMfe Told In Paragraph. II" i?4 WM' Tbe stables of Anson Phelps Stokes at Lenox, Mass., were burned. Loss, $55,000. "Eva La Clede, a Chicago girl, aged 13, who is said to be "stage^ strupk" and who ran away from home, NffSs de­ tained at Peoria, where she went to play in a theater. • Fire in the business portion of Ben­ son, N. C., destroyed the larger part of it, fifteen stores being entirely con­ sumed. Loss, from $50,000 to $75,000, with small insurance. The visit to London of President Loubet of France has been set for July. According to Madrid advices from Melilla it is the intention of the Moroccan rebels to attack Fez, Germany's pig iron production for March was 43,224 tons, an increase over February of 108,875 tons and over March, 1902, of 161,875 tons. Reuben Dickinson was arrested at Burlington, Vt., at the instigation of his son, H. B. Dickinson, a banker of Peoria, HI., who charges the em­ bezzlement of $1,000. Miss Jessie Singer of New Tork is dead from burns resulting from her tress catching fire when she stepped on a match. Ed Walker, colored, was hanged at Centerville, Ala., for the murder of Mrs. Costello, wife of a white miner at Elockton. Samuel Waters, colored, was hanged at Norfolk, Va., for the murder of a white man Jan. 10 last. The names of C. R. Hunter and J. T. Allen are both credited to the vic­ tim. The British ship Colorado, from Hull, reports that on April 1,7 the body of the elephant Jingo, then afloat thir­ ty-six days, was sighted In latitude 45.26, longtitude, 36.45. Jingo, said to have been the largest beast in captiv­ ity, died at sea and was thrown over­ board. The Lyceum theater at London was offered at auction, but was withdrawn after the bidding had reached $1,220,- 000, the auctioneer remarking that he was not empowered to sell the prop­ erty for less than $1,300,000. The property comprises an area of 23.500 superficial feet, on which are five busi­ ness buildings besides the theater. Alexander Thompson, a negro, was lynched at Gurdon, Ark., for stabbing and seriously wounding Dr. J. H. Guffman, a well-known physician. During the col'd snap which visited Germany recently twenty-four persons bave been frozen to death in Zelissa and Posen. A direct trolley line from Chicago to Indianapolis is assured by the ac­ tion of Winamac and North Judson, Ind., In granting a franchise to the Union Traction company of Indianap­ olis. United States Senator J. W. Bailey of Texas is being congratulated by his friends over his fee of $200,000 for cervices rendered John H. Kirby of Texas in refinancing a Texas pine land company with New York capital. There has been another rush of gold seekers to Manchuria. Prospectors who have gone to Yladivostock for outfits report that gold has been found In abundance in- many places. Viceroy Tuan Shi ai has addressed a memorial to the Chinese court urg­ ing that negotiations be opened with Russia to prescribe some limit to rail­ way guards in Manchuria. There are now 60,000 of these guards in north China, the viceroy states, and he sug­ gests that this force bo reduced to 1.000. A Chinese desperado In Hwang- Tung who confessed to sixty murders has been crucified. When he confess­ ed to so many crimes it was decided that decapitation was too lenient a punishment. He was nailed by his hands to a wooden cross and placed on one of the cedar bridges as a warn­ ing to malefactors. He lingered three days. The engineering corps which is tn the field for the Chicago, Indiana it Eastern has about finished the work necessary to build the line from Mun- cie to Hagerstown, where connection will be made with the Pennsylvania. Tbe extension will be in an air line. Irrespective of intervening towns. It is thought that the Pennsylvania Is back of tiie plan. A passenger train on the Carroll division of tbe Chicago & Northwest* ern road was wrecked near Harlan. Iowa. Conductor Brady and a Mrs. Glad8on, both of Carroll, wore seri­ ously injured. Andrew Ralney, a negro, was taken from a constable and so badly beaten by a mob at Bainbrldge, Ga., that be died. Ralney was suspected of hav­ ing fired the residence of Fred Lange, a farmer. Large seizures of war munitions In­ tended for the Kwang-Si rebels are still being made at Canton and Hong- Kong. A disastrous lire occurred In the mines of the Otu colliery at Kinsbu, Japan, resulting in the loss of sixty five lives. The properties of the New Tork and Hoboken Ferry company, consisting of the Barclay street, Christopher street and Fourteenth street ferries, New York, have been sold to the Delaware, LacKawanna and Western Railway Company for $4,000,000. Tbe reports in circulation in Ha* Tana that Mr. Carden, the British min­ ister to Cuba, will be withdrawn be­ cause of Cuba's preferential treatment Of imports from the United States are declared at the London foreign office to be unfounded. Mr. Carden is mere­ ly going home on a vacation. Chasing her dog Jack across the Street, Matilda Haack, 3 years old, Was killed by a car in De Kaltt» ave- Bue, Brooklyn, not far from her home. Jack, turning to see what had become Of his mistress, was ground U^pleces - tar another car. A Louievilty and Nashville train was held ten minutes at Lexington, Ky.j while Louis Lunsford, a passen­ ger, who got into a fight on the train, Vas arrested, taken to a station house, tried, fined, paid the fine and .was al­ lowed to leave tor home. "I would willingly give $500 to any­ one who smashes any camera that holds a snap shot of mffc" exclaimed J. Pierpont Morgan after he had gone aboard the White Star line Cedric by way of the second cabin gang plank In an effort to evade a score of pho­ tographers. An enthusiastic meeting was held at Carlinville, 111., to devise an en­ dowment fund for Blackburn univer­ sity. Drs. Bradley and Heller gave the assurance that if $25,000 was raised or promised in Macoupin coun­ ty an equal amount would be raised outside. Trial of the suit of Miss Marie Bentz for $25,000 against Harold Hartshorn, 12 years old, son of James M. Harts­ horn, a New York banker has been opened in the eupfeme court. Miss Bentz says the boy Jumped on her back, kicked her and maltreated her so that she suffers partial paralysis. When she complained to the boy's mother she was told other governesses had not objected to the treatment Latest statistics in Berlin show that fifty-two persons lost their lives as a result of a storm in the eastern provinces. Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleve­ land in a letter to J. L. W. Merrill of Kansas City, asks that talk of his be­ ing a candidate for president be dis­ couraged, as he says it interferes with his usefulness as mayor of Cleveland. Among the passengers arriving in New York on the Celtic were the mar­ quis and marchioness of Hertford, the parents of the earl of Yarmouth, who is to wed Miss Alice Thaw of Pitts­ burg, and Arthur S. Raikes, secretary of the British embassy at Washing­ ton. The Western Union Telegraph Com­ pany has suspended business at Butte, Mont., because of a strike of messen­ ger boys. Four men were killed and one man was badly burned in an explosion in the Dominion coal reserve mine at Halifax, N. S. James Stanley, known as "King of the Gypsies," who died near Haver­ hill, Mass., left $25,000 in cash and a house In West Roxbury assessed at $15,000 to his widow and his eight children. By the premature explosion of a charge in the reveille gun at Fort Spelling, Minn., Private Carver of company H and Corporal Foley, com­ pany S, were badly burned and lost parts of several fingers. There are now thirty-five cases of typhoid fever at Stamford University, Cal. R. Barrett of Hermann, Minn., is expected to die. There are 132 cases in the vicinity. A dispatch from Ceuta, Morocco, says the commander of the govern­ ment forces at Tetuan has yielded to the demands of the Kabyle tribesmen, who are besieging that place, with a view of gaining time. 1 King Carlos has orderecha number of medals struck off, one of^wblch will be given to each of King Ho­ ward's entourage. The medal is most artistic. Rufus Cantrell, leader of the band of colored ghouls at Indianapolis, was found guilty of grave robbery, and will be sentenced to prison for from two to fourteen years. The steamer China brought to San Francisco 815 cases of opium, or 33,- 415 pounds, on which the duty amounted to $200,490. The commer­ cial value of the opium is about $534,- 340. Three armed men recently seized a fishing junk fifteen miles off Hong- Kong, murdered the master, his con­ cubine and child as they slept and threw the bodies overboard. The crew was cowed into submission. When near shore, however, they at­ tacked the invaders, threw two of them overboard and confined the third man in the hold. This man escaped by cutting a hole in the vessel's side and swimming ashore. The executive committee of the Am­ erican Federation of Labor at Toron­ to considered the amalgamation of the carpenters ant joiners, recommending as a basis ot settlement that a com­ mittee of five from each body be ap­ pointed, the committee to select the eleventh member to act as umpire. Pending a decision working conditions are to be restored to the same basis as before tne strike. Directors of the Michigan Central have appointed a committee to nego­ tiate for a renewal of the contract be­ tween the Michigan Central and the Canada Southern. The present con­ tract wLi expire Dec. 1 next The Massachusetts senate killed the resolution favoring the election of United States senators by popular vote. The Cameron ft Camp sawmill at 8aron, Texas, with 75,000 feet of lum­ ber, burned. The loss is in excess of $75,000. Fire at Indianapolis damaged tbe Kahn Tailoring company $25,000 and tbe Haerie Dry Goods company $10,- 000. Mrs. Ellen 8ulley Fray, one of tbe best-known woman suffragists of Ohio, died at Toledo from heart disease. Fire destroyed one-fourth of the business part of Fairbury, Neb. Tbe loss was estimated at $240,OOP to $300,- 000. Alexander and Thomas Stevens, aged 16 and 14 years respectively, were arrested at Kansas City, Mo., at the instigation of the Humane soci­ ety, charged with horsewhipping tbelr aged mother, striking her with their fists and cursing her because she had corrected them. YOUNQ SETTLEMENT WQRKER WINS THE HEART OF WEALTHY NEW YORK CURL. JiU>5 CAROLINE. M. PHELPcS <3TOR*LA. "R05E.RT liUMTE.15, Robert Hunter, whose engagement to Miss Caroline M. Whelps Stokes, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Pfcelps Stokes of New York city, has just been announced, is a product of Indiana and a development of Chi­ cago. Mr. Hunter left Chicago a year ago to take charge of the univer­ sity settlement in New York, and he left against the protest of all those Interested in the work in Chicago. Miss Stokes* father is said to be worth $50,000,000. When her sisters were married each received $1,000,- 000 from her father, and Miss Stokes' OUSTS Tie FROJLSEIIE Man Involved in the Postal Scandal Is Summarily Dismissed. * HIRES EXPERT TO OPEN SAFE Wife Enters Office at Washington and Carries Away Documents in Con­ nection With the Case, Which She Refuses to Return on Demand. Washington dispatch: There were sensational and startling develop­ ments In the postal scandal when Postmaster General Payne summarily dismissed James N. Tyner," attorney general for the postofflce department, and took preliminary steps for the prosecution of Tyner, Mrs. Tyner, Mrs. Harrison J. Barrett and G. G. Hamner, a safe expert, for felony. Mrs. Tyner, accompanied by her sis­ ter, Mrs. Barrett, mother of the for­ mer assistant attorney under Tyner, and whose conduct is now being in­ vestigated by the department, and G. G. Hamner, a safe expert in the em­ ploy of a local safe company, entered the private office of Tyner after office hours, rifled the safe, and. carried away all the private and public papers and records it contained. These papers are now in the pos­ session of the Tyners, who refused to deliver them to the two inspectors of the department who demanded them in the name of the postmaster gener­ al. They contain, it is believed, dam­ aging evidence against Tyner and his nephew, who have been charged with giving protection to several turf ex­ changes, better known as "get-rich- Quick" concerns. Calls on Knox. Attorney General Knox has been called upon to recover the papers and to prosecute the guilty parties. Ar­ rests will follow, as, before the attorr ney general Instructs the United States dlptrict attorney to act the in­ spectors, who are Invested with full federal powers, may take tbe matter in their own hands and search the Tyne/ home, which is under surveil­ lance, and make the arrests. The penalty for this offense is a fine of $2,000 or three years' imprison­ ment, or both. Tbe factB are told tersely in the let­ ter of dismissal signed by Postmaster General Payne. The letter is as fol­ lows: "James N. Tyner, Assistant Attor­ ney General for the Postofflce Depart­ ment: "Sir: You are hereby removed from the office of assistant attorney gen­ eral for the postofflce department Furnishes Reasons. "I deem it proper to give you the reasons for this summary action on the part of the department. Early in the month of March I communicated to you, through a mutual friend, a re­ quest for your resignation. After a painful interview with ypu, and a more painful one with Mrs. Tyner, I con­ sented to modify the demand for youi resignation so tnat it might take ef­ fect on May 1, 1903, with the proviso, however, that you were given leave Protect National 8eal. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: Secret service operatives will watch over Max Zeltler, who Is about to recut the great seal of the United States. Tbe government during this process em­ ploys a great force of inspectors. friends are predicting the same good fortune for her. In her own name she is worth $1,000,000. She has been active in philanthropic work 3ince 1900, being several years older than Mr. Hunter. Miss Stokes gave a memorial library to Ansonla, Conn., and with her sister contributed $100,- 000 with which to build the Yale ad­ ministration building. Another* dona­ tion was $30,000 to the New York Zoological society for the protection of birds. Her three brothers, one of whom is a clergyman, are all active tenement district workers. of absence from the time of the ac­ ceptance of the resignation to the date of its taking effect with the un­ derstanding that you were not in any way to undertake to discharge the duties of the office. Accuses Mrs. Tyner. "Late Thursday afternoon Mrs. Ty­ ner came to the office of the assistant attorney general for the postofflce de­ partment entering in the regular way, and went through the main office to the private office, closing the door be­ hind her. She then unlocked the door entering from the public hall into the private room and admitted her sister, Mrs. Barrett whose son was formerly assistant in your office, and whose con­ duct is now Under investigation by the department. She also admitted in the same manner, Mr. G. G. Hamner, an expert in the employ of a local safe company, with whom she had made MI arrangement to meet her at the de­ partment. At her direction Mr. Ham­ ner opened the safe in the room, and she took therefrom all papers, rec­ ords and articles of every kind and carried them away with her. Demands Restitution. "Immediately upon learning what had been done I directed the fourth assistant postmaster general to Sfcnd two inspectors to your house to de­ mand, in the name of tbe postmaster general, the delivery to them of any papers, documents, or other materials which had been abstracted from the safe. This demand was refused by Mrs. Tyner, and she likewise refused to permit the inspectors to see you or to see and examine the papers in her presence. Mrs. Tyner further stated to the postofflce Inspectors that she committed this act with your knowl­ edge and by your direction. "Further comment on this trans­ action on my part is not necessary. "The facts in the case will be sub­ mitted to the attorney general of the united States for such action in tbe premises as he may deem proper. "H. C. PAYNE, ' "Pbstmaster General." HOLD8 APPORTIONMENT VALID 8tipf0me Court Refuses Mandamus in Vandeventer Judicial 8uit. Springfield, 111., dispatch: The su­ preme court held the act redisricting the fourth judicial district to be valid and denied the petition of a writ of mandamus in the case of William L. Vandeventer of Quincy, Democratic candidate from the old fourth district, against Secretary of State Rose to compel him to file the nomination pa­ pers of the petitioner. Justices Ricks and Boggs, the Democratic judges, and Hand and Cartwright, Republicans, concurred in the opinion. Justices Magruder, Republican, dissented and when the opinion is filed ho will file his dissenting opinion. SUICIDE TO CARRY A PISTOL $ It Is said the scale committee ap­ pointed by the convention of tbe Amal­ gamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, which is in sespion at Co­ lumbus, Ohio, will report adversely to any working overtime by members of the organization. In federal court at Sioux Falls, 8. D., Fred Stanley was sentenced to prison for six months and to pay a fine of $100 for Belling liquor on tbe ceded Yankton Indian reservation. The decision upholds tne prohibition clause contained Ip the treaty with the Indians. Officer Kills Himself. Washington dispatch: Major Gen­ eral Davis cabled the war department from Manila as follows: "Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Sprole committed suicide April 22 by shooting himself in the head with a revolver." Judge Decides Kentuckian Slain by In­ tended Victim Killed Himself. Mount Vernon, Ky., special: Any man who takes a revolver, goes on a bunt for an enemy in Kentucky and is killed deliberately commits suicide according to a decision of Judge Lewis. Charles Durham was before the judge for preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering John Lawson. The judge gave the following decision: "The prisoner is dismissed. Law- son committed suicide in going with his gun to Durham's home on the hunt for trouble." Fire on Gould Estate. - Lakewood, N. J., dispatch: Fifty barrels of gasoline in a tank at George J. Gould's country place caught fire and blazed fiercely for more than an bonr. The flames did not -spread to the power house of Georgian Court For National Turnverein. Indianapolis dispatch: The Social- or Turnverein has voted to accept the offer made for the national turnverein convention In 1905, and will raise $20,- 000. Three thousand competitors and 35,000 visitors are expected. Cchoolgirl Takes Poison. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Ashamed to face her father because her school teacher had told him that she had been naughty in school, Edna Ro- tramel, aged 14 years, committed sui­ cide by drinking strychnine. mm Gen. Wood Is King's Guest Rome cable: King Edward VII., although it had been announced that bis indisposition was such that he could receive no one, granted a spe­ cial audience to Gen. Leonard Wood sf the United States army. MOTHER HOCKING CHILD Woman Wesps as She Croons! a Lullaby to Her Sleep* ^ - ing Offspring. ; DRINKS POISON FROM BOTTLE m!'WSSM Ki00 PICTURE PUZZLE. IfSJllfSlf v??' * v •> *,'•p ;^,sT2fc.ir > ;• Husband Hurries for a Physician, but ' His Helpmeet Passes Away Before He Can Return--He Had No Warn­ ing of Her Intentions. Chicago, 111., special: Chicago police Annals have few instances which can compare in tragedy with the suicide Of a mother in her own home while rocking her boy to sleep. The family--husband, wife and child were sitting in the parlor after sup­ per. The husband was reading bis evening paper. The mother, as was her custom, had prepared the 6-year- old boy for bed. She gathered her son In her arms and was crooning a lullaby to him as she Blowly rocked to and fro. Suddenly there was a gasp and the husband looked up to see his wife drop a bottle, and a few moments later she died. Tries to Console Wife. It Is the home of John Walsh, 8752 Emerald avenue, which has been shat­ tered by death. He is a clerk. When he came home to supper at 6 o'clock his wife seemed despondent and melancholy. He made efforts to con­ sole her, which only seemed to In­ crease the woman's weeping. Following the evening meal Walsh and his family gathered as usual in the parlor and again his wife could not control her tears. The husband was at a loss what to do and turned to his paper. Sleeps Beside Dead Mother. Then the mother seemed to forget the things that had troubled her in caring for the son. She had put the boy to sleep, but hesitated some time, continuing her song in a low tone, in­ stead of tucking the boy in bed. Walsh asserts there was no warn­ ing given by the woman that she pre­ meditated such a terrible act. He did not even see her drink the fatal poison, but ad she fell forward be rushed out to find a physician. Returning a few moments later with a doctor they found her dead body prone on the floor, where she had fallen and the child, still asleep, be­ side it Rare Insects Are Burned. New Brunswic*., N. J., dispatch: Tbe New Jersey Experiment Station building was destroyed by fire. Many rare specimens of insects were lost. Tbe loss to the state will be $100,000, not including the specimens. bullet Grazes Head. Alfoona, Pa., dispatch: Jobn A. Schwab, father of Charley M. ScbwaV had a narrow escape from death a^ his Loretto home. A bullet from a target sharpshooter went wild and grazed Mr. Schwab's head. PULL8 TEETH TO GET THE GOLD Dentist is Out $150 for Extracting Filled Molars Without Warning. Cumberland, Md., dispatch: After an exciting trial a jury has, awarded Mrs. Isabel Whlteburst $150 damages against a firm of dentists. She sued for $3,000 damages. Mrs. Whitehurst had gold crowns put on her teeth, for which she was to pay in installments. The work proved unsatisfactory and she testified, that one of the dentists, without warning, pulled out the teeth In question, saying he was taking back the gold tnat was not paid for. THE LATEST MARKET REP0RT8. Wheat. New York--No. 2 red, elevator, tte. Chicago--No. 2 red, 78%@79c. St. Louis--No. 2 red, 72%c. Kansas City--No. hard, 67V&<3|€9e. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, 81c. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, 77Ho. Duluth--No. 1 hard, 79%c. Corn. New York--No. 2, 55o.- Chicago--No. S, 4;;®42%c. St. Louis--No. 2, 40%c. v Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 86%@S7c. Oats. New York--No. 2, 38c. Chicago--Standard, 37c. St. Louis--No. 2, 33c. Kansas City--No. 2 white. Me. Cattle. Chicago--$1.50@5.35. St. Louis--$1@5.40. Kansas Ci ty--$1.50@5.8l. Omaha--$2.75i0)6.BO. B u f f a l o -- 6 . 7 5 . Hogs. Chicago--$4.70@7.42%. St. Louis--$6.90@7.30. Kansas Ci ty--$6@7.16. Omaha-- $6(?i7.10. Buffalo--$5107.62^. Sheep and Lambs. Chicago--$4.75f)7. St. Louis--$4<y 7.60. Kansas Ci ty--$3.75@6.tt. Omaha--J2.50<& 7. Buffalo-$2@G.85. Abolitionist Dies. Medway, Mass., special: Milton M. fisher, well known in anti-slavery days and prominent in the free soil party, is dead at his home here, aged ninety-two years. He was a delegate to the first meeting of the American Anti-slavery society. As a fftee soil party man he was nominated for Unit­ ed States senator in 1850, but was de­ feated. Harvard's First Co-ed Dies. New York City special: Harvard's "first woman student" is dead from Bright's disease. Her name was Mrs. Clementine M. Leroy. She was the wife of Herman Stewart Leroy, a member of one of the well-known fam­ ilies of the city. Cars Run Wild. Spring Valley, Wis., dispatch: Two coaches, one of them a passenger, ran wild down a long steep grade near here killing E. C. Stuhlfeier of St Paul, a passenger, and severely injur- lag another and two trainmen. Kansas Professor Resigns. , Manhattan, Kas., dispatch: Charles H. Goodell, professor of history and economics in the State Agricultural college, has resigned to accept a similar chair In the Baptist univarslty at Brantvllle, Ohio. Tribes for "Holy" War. Madrid cablegram. A holy war has been proclaimed against France by the tribes of the Sahara desert, and the French government has already order­ ed a large force of troops to the scene to crush the rebellion- -- * . v Five Hurt In Wreck. Harlan, Iowa, dispatch: The south­ bound train on the Northwestern was wrecked one mile from here, five per­ sons being injured, two of whom will probably die. > j v» •;i f'slTW J0T "I hear Nora's voice, but where Find her. PACKERS RECOUP FINES FROM THE RETAILERS °rices of Meats Are Advanced $2 Per Hundred Pounds, With Prospect of a Further Raise. Kansas City, Mo., dispatch: There was another sharp advance In the price of meat here, when the packers raised the price to the butchers of rounds of beef to $7.60 per 100 pounds, which is an advance of $2 within a very short time. Other cuts have been advanced proportionately. When the butchers entered a protest they were notified that they might consider themselves lucky if a dollar more were not tacked on at the meeting of the packers this week. The charge is made that tbe pack­ ers, who were fined $5,000 each for violating the state anti-trust law, have taken this method of making the. people pay the finefe Imposed upon them. The regular weekly meetings of the combine to fix prices have never been suspended, and now that the ouster suit is settled uniform prions are being enforced as before. CLERIC 18 HELD ON GAME LAW Dean Craig of Omaha Is Arrested for Shooting Song Birds. Omaha, Neb., dispatch: Very Rev. Robert E. Lee Craig, dean of Trinity cathedral in Omaha, was arrested at Thedford, Neb., for shooting meadow larks. He went to Thedford to shoot ducks, but failing to find any game practiced his aim on tbe larks. The sheriff of Thomas county happened to meet the dean with a bagful of the birds In his possession and promptly placed him under arrest. He was arraigned before a justice of the peace on the charge of violating the game laws of the state and was bound over to the district court ub- der bond. CULLOM HA8 A FAINTING SPELL 8enator Is Reported Dying, but Ru­ mor Exaggerates Itlness. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Senator Shelby M. Cullom was about the Leland hotel all day Friday despite a rumor given wide circulation that he la in a dying condition there. Sen­ ator Cullom suffered a fainting spell in the morning and was escorted to his room by Secretary of State Rose, Representative Montelius and the chief clerk at the hotel, Thomas Page. Within a few moments he regained his strength and it was not thought nec­ essary to even call a physician. The fainting attack evidently gave rise to the unwarranted rumor. AMENDMENTS FOR LAND BILL Nationalists Appoint Committee,/With John Redmond Chairman. London, cablegram: A meeting of Nationalist members of Parliament in the House of Common* appointed a committee of twelve to draft amend­ ments to the Irish land bill in accord­ ance with the resolution of the Na­ tionalist convention recently held in Dublin. John Redmond Is chairman of the committee. Among the mem- bers are John Dillon, Walliam O'Brien, T. P. O'Connor, and Edward Blake. • Moonshine Brook. Mount Vernon, N. Y., dispatch: Willie Brown tumbled Into a brook at Claremont Terrace and when he went home his mother detected the odor of whisky on his clothes. Investigation resulted in the discovery qf the largest moonshine still ever bperaled in Westchester county. 8heepmen Gain Their PoinL Lander, Wyo., dispatch: A tfruce has been patched up and no further trouble in the Sweetwater country is feared this spring. The cattlemen have decided to permit sheepmen to ass their leased lands. Fifteen Bodies in Snow. Brest cable: From various parts of Silesia come reports showing that tha bodies of fifteen persons, frozen to death in Sunday's snowstorm, have been found In snowdrifts. Many peo­ ple are still missing. Actor Is Bankrupt Ban Francisco, Cal., special: Robert Downing, tbe tragedian, has filed a petition In bankruptcy here. He owes 91S.000 and has no assets. Among his debts Is a loan of $4,000 from J. D. Book of Detroit. Young Men Abduct Girl. New York city special: Charles P. Schellberg, a watchmaker ard jeweler, reported to the Gerry society that his 16-year-old daughter Fannie bad been abducted by a gang of young men. MANY PERSONS ARE HURT IN SKATING RINK PANIC Woodwork Is Ignited by Defective Electric Light Wire and 8moke Frightens the Crowd. Peoria, Illinois, special: Fire tho» sand people were thrown into a panlt at the skating rink in the old tabei* nacle by an alarm of fire, and upwards of two dozen were injured in the ruafc to get out of the building. During a special prize contest, ts which 600 took part, an electric light wire in a dressing room set fire to the woodwork, and soon the flamea and smoke poured into the main halL Th£ tabernacle is a large building; octagon in shape, and is fitted with windows on all sides. The crowd rushed toward the doors* which were soon blocked, and thea they turned to the windows. la smashing the glass to crawl out many were severely bruised and cut. Tha fire was quickly extinguished, and tha skaters and friends were called back- to the rink. GERMAN DOCTORS TO STRIK* Physicians Employed by '8lck«Funtf Societies Want More Pay. Berlin cablegram: The medical pa> riodicals announce that physicians throughout Germany who are em> ployed by sick-fund societies will strike on July 1. They complain of the insufficiency of tbelr fees, which, under the invalids' insurance law, ara only 20 pfennigs, about 4 cents, for each visit. The medical profession is overcrowded and a great majority of practitioners are obliged to accept contracts from sick-fund societies, tha revenue of which is provided by com? pulsory contributions from employers and employes. The doctors at Oera and Mulhausen have already succ fully struck. BEER KEGS ARE FULL OF COIN Shipment of $2,500,000 Silver CUM . rency for Philippines Ready. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: An press train bearing a consignment of what will appear to be beer kegs cov­ ered with red sealing wax and guarded by a squad of United States soldiers equipped with rifles will soon leava for New York. Each of these kegs will hold $10,000 in silver coin for circulation in tbe Philippines. Thera will be 250 of these kegs, with a total of $2,500,000 in silver. At New York the kegs will be loaded upon a gov* ernment transport under a heavy guard of United States marines. CINCINNATI MILLIONAIRE DIES J. D. Lehmer Falls From 8econd-8tory Window of His House. Cincinnati dispatch: J. D. Lehmer, 85 years old, a prominent capitalist was found dead on the ground in tha rear of his home, 332 Broadway. Ha evidently bad fallen from the second* story window. Mr. Lehmer's estate Is estimated at $5,000,000, and he held considerable property in Chicago. For several years he had been unable to attend to business. GIVE OVER STRATTON ESTATE Three Administrators Receive $166*. 521 for Their Services. Colorado Springs, Colo., dispatch: The report of three ̂ minlstrators to collect in the biratton estate has been filed and formal transfer of the prop­ erty made to the executors. Tha court allowed the administrators $166^ 521.73 for their services, which is per cent of the value of the property. Respite Comes on Gallows. Americus, Ga., special: With tha sheriff about to tie the noose, with his coffin in sight and the grave already dug, Monroe Adams, murderer ot bis wife and daughter, was granted a re­ spite by Gov. Terrell. Olio Castle Weds. Eldorado, Kan., special: Tha map- riage of O. Olin Castle to Lillian da Talente Is announced. Olin Castle was the husband of Clara Wiley Cas> tie, who was killed at her home here by Jessie Morrison. Cramp Directors Approve Loan. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: The board of directors of the William Cramp Ship and Engine Building com­ ing company met and approved the plan to secure a lean of $5,000,000 to meet present needs. Rough Rider Is Murdered. Rawlins, Wyoming, special: F. J. Keefe, former city treasurer, shot and killed Thomas Kiug and Patrolman Baxter in a quarrel. 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