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^Tfce McHenry Plaindealer. PCRMBHKn BY JH ». HCHREIKKS. ILLINOIS. Present happiness is far better than posthumous fame. Suspicion and opposite Interest will 1 break any kind of friendship. W- m m h T The milk of human kindness cou tin­ ges to be circulated at the good old "rate. Great excellence is envied in life. Jmt honored and monumented 1ft death. ____ Regrets and remorse in old age ar* the wioked children of youthful indis­ cretion. Connecticut comes along with a story of a hen with a wooden leg. Another nature faker. One of the popular pastimes this fen will be guessing how much the priee of meat will advance from hour to hour. An international yacht race with real boats instead of with freaks would be approved by Americans as well as Britishers. • -"'V Crown Prince Frederick William of & ^Germany is taking a course intended •to prepare him for the throne. That anuet be a fine trade to learn. The Rev. Mr. McPherson's observa­ tion that "sin is merely virtue In the wrong place" is suggestive of the an­ cient truth that "dust is nothing but mud with the juice squeezed out." KENTUCKY FLOP DLlt* GRASS STATE GOES PUBLICAN, CHOOSING WILL SON AS GOVERNOR. JOHNSON IS REELECTED Luther Burbank has now succeeded s$ ^ In producing a tree that bears seven- "ty-three different kinds of apples. ^4 \ Since the days of Adam, says the Bal- *$•; v -timore American, the apple tree seems to have a fascination for men of the 1".*"• - ofcperlmental frame of mind. ki-.i - , ^ West Virginia man had his hopes , of happiness blasted by the ghost of fMv the former husband of the lady he was r to marry appearing to her and warn- ^ i Ing her against another matrimonial 4^" venture just before the knot was tied, ral This was, indeed, a mean-spirited In- Hy-;. terference. A statue of Zola is to be erected in ?V Paris directly opposite the Palace of Jf Justice. And thus is appropriate honor done to the memory of the man who JtV has made the greatest fight for justice ,of modern times, and won the battle l\; almost single-handed in face of the ' most tremendous odds. Defeats Congressman Burton for Mayor of Cleveland--Hearst Party Is Soundly Whipped by Tammany in New York. Washington. -- Six states elected governors Tuesday and eighteen cities mayors. Even for an "off- year" the election was unusually de­ void of features, but Kentucky fur­ nished a seusation by swinging into the republican column by pluralities of the state candidates ranging from 6,000 to 10,000; The republicans also carried the city of Louisville by 3,500 majority for their mayoralty candi­ date. Results of the governorship elections were as follows: Kentucky--A. E. Willson, republi­ can; estimated plurality 14,000. Massachusetts--Curtis Guild, Jr.. republican; plurality, 104,357. Maryland--Austin L. Crothers, dem­ ocrat; plurality, 4,341. Rhode Island--J. H. Higgins, demo­ crat; plurality 2,307 with all but one district in the state heard from. New Jersey--J. Franklin Fort, re­ publican; estimated plurality 7,000. Mississippi--E. F. Noel, democrat. The democrats had no opposition, the election being a mere formality. Besides the election for governor a state treasurer was chosen in Penn­ sylvania. John O. Sheatz, republican; NOT HOW ONTO MONEY NEW YORK BANKS TRYINGB'T§| SUPPLY THE COUNTRY. >V ANOTHER lHTEjP*AT!ONAL BALLQOJ* . RACf, The American manager of an Eng­ lish railroad is trying to break his conductors or guards of the habit of dropping their "h's" and to say "Hampstead" and "Hlgate," instead of. "Ampstead" and "Ighgate." The first ? thing he knows that manager will find himself in the clutches of the hu­ mane society at the instigation of his outraged subordinates. J. Pterpont Morgan is to pay $5,000 • month rent for a house in Europe, and Henry Alien notifies him that he Is getting cheated, inasmuch as he can rent one of the most desirable homes in Wichita, equipped for natural gas, lor f 100 month. But, observes the To- peka Journal, just as like as not, Pierp will insist on going ahead and being cheated just the same. Some people we extremely bull headed. - Aiding West and South--Gold Import­ ed from Europe Well DIs- *• -»<tribut«tf» ' ; « New Yorfe~The leading Hew Yolk banks were exerting themselves ac­ tively Friday to meet the demands Of their country correspondents and de­ positors for currency. They declare that the suggestions made from sev­ eral western sources that they are not meeting legitimate demands for currency from the west are entirely unfounded and that they are, on the contrary, taking every practicable measure to aid the west and south. One of these large banks, with sev­ eral thousand correspondents, has de­ pleted its reserve by about a quarter during the last few weeks to supply currency where it is most needed, and has made large shipments to banks in San Antonio, Galveston, Memphis, Mobile, Atlanta and other southern points. The country banks have been allowed to draw down their balances to a point which affords in many cases hardly more than enough to meet the drafts sold in the ordinary course of business. They have brought paper for rediscount to their New York cor­ respondents in large amounts and the • principal difficulty of the New York banks has oome from the demand for currency to be shipped against the balance created by these rediscounts. It is admitted that the cotton move­ ment is seriously checked by the lack of small bills and silver to pay the small growers and by the inability of the southern banks to handle the im­ mense volume of business accumulat­ ing at southern points. The grain shipments are in better shape, owing to the gold secured by the banks of Minneapolis for paying cash in New York on grain bills. The stream of surplus, gold pouring into New York has not been halted here to meet local demands, but is be­ ing allowed to flow through the finan­ cial arteries of the United States and relieve the needs of agriculture and other Industries generally. Gold im­ porters state that nearly all of the $21,000,000 which has already reached here will soon find its way to every quarter of the country. § RESERVE LOSS LESS ARRIVALS OF MORE GOLD PRdB- WILL OFRIFER " ..'-I,,, CROP MOVEMENT HELPED JOSEPH H, GHOATE CHOSEN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE. Resolutions Adopted Commending Roosevelt and Urging Congress to End Patronage Distrbution. GREAT FIRE IN SUPERIOR. Flames on Docks Destroy Property Valued at $4,000,000. SANTA EE FINED $330,000. Road Found Guilty of Rebating celves Its Punishment. Re- Mayor Tom L. Johnson. W'J; -' A Kansas man is convinced that ad- mfk vertislng pays. Recently he lost a $6 L 4 • bill and advertised in one of his town papers. Within three hours thereaf- ^,4 ter he had the bill returned to him by a stranger who had found it. The !&'•v next day, says the Ohio Sun, he found the missing bill in his vest pocket, -/f and now declares that advertising if pays just exactly 100 per cent ||tt The 1,002 girls who arrived on an ** • immigrant ship the other day in search of American husbands are des- * cribed as "fascinating." But if they were not fascinating enough to at­ tract would-be husbands in their own country how do they expect men in the United States, with the high standard set by the American girl to judge by, to be captivated off hand? pt:'; ' A peculiar run of Indian names is given by the Indian School Journal in the case of a woman whose name was Mollfe Panther. She first married Mr. Coon, and next a gentleman named Fox, and after his demise wedded Mr. Mule. When Mule died she became Mrs. Wolf, then Mrs. Tiger, and wound up the list by marrying Mr. Hogg. Some enterprising man ought to get hold of her and start a menagerie. The Chinese system of inviting the moon to partake of "the moon day feast," seems to fill all the require­ ments of sentiment without danger of acceptance. The moon does not even aend regrets. It serves all the purpos­ es of leaving calling cards or Bending announcement cards as practiced by our own social circles, and also adds * pleasing variety to the feast, at least equal to pink shades for the can* The proposition to remove the iw stored warship Constitution from Bos­ ton to Annapolis, for use as the flagship of the commander of the naval acad­ emy, has been warmly opposed in Bos­ ton, where the ship was built and where It has been anchored for many years. Much can be said in favor of keeping the historic vessels of the navy at widely separated points, in­ stead of collecting them all at one sta­ tion. They are, remarks the Youth's Companion, object lessons in patrio­ tism which citizens in ail sections Should have an opportunity to study. being elected by 142,000 majority over his democratic opponent. Results of the mayoralty elections were as follows: San Francisco, Cal.--EL R. Taylor, Dem. and Good Government league. . Cleveland, O.--Tom L. Johnson, Dem. Cincinnati, O.--L. Markbrelt, Rep. Louisville, Ky.--J. P. Grinstead-- Rep. Toledo, O--Brand Whitlock, Ind. Salt Lake City, Utah--John 8. Bransford, antimormon. Tammany Again Tastes Gere. New York. -- The election in Greater New York has been largely favorable to the democrats. New York county (Manhattan and the Bronx) went overwhelmingly for Tam­ many, Thomas F. Foley for sheriff, the head of the ticket, having a plur­ ality of 26,723 over M. F. Ihmsen, In­ dependence league and republican, In a comparatively light vote. The fus­ ion bttween the republicans and the Independence league was a failure, ex­ cept In the cases of a few minor of­ ficials. Tsm Johnson's Plurality 9,313. Cleveland, O. -- Complete returns give Tom Johnson (Dem.), for mayor, 48,339; Theodore E. Burton (Rep.), 39,026. Johnson's plurality is 9,313. The entire Democratic ticket was elected with the exception of police clerk. The city council will stand 25, Dem­ ocrats to 7 Republicans. Following the reelection of Mayor Johnson, the Cleveland Electric Rail way company resumed selling tickets at the old rate of 11 for 50 cents. For a month prior to the election the company sold tickets at the rate of seven for 25 cents, upon which basis it asked a renewal of Its franchise. Mayor Johnson was elected upon a straight three-cent platform. Whitlock Wins in Toledo. Toledo, O. -- Mayor Brand Whit­ lock and the entire independent ticket was elected here by majorities running from 7,000 to 2,000. R. A. Bartley, Republican candidate for mayor, polled a good vote. Pros Win In Illinois. Springfield, 111. -- Prohibitionists are jubilant as a result of Tues­ day's election In Illinois, 16 counties so far as known having put themselves on record for the exclusion of the li­ censed saloon. This was the first test of the new local-option law made In counties not under township organiza­ tion, and the result was a distinct jolt to the liquor element. Seven counties went absolutely dry. Results Shown by Table. The results of the vote on prohibi­ tion are shown as follows: Los Angeles, Cal. -- Judge Olln Wellborn In the United States district court Thursday fined the Atch­ ison, Topeka & Santa Fe company $330,000 for rebating. The fine was what the court denominated "an Inter­ mediate penalty," the maximum which might have been assessed being $1,- 320,000 and the minimum $66,000. The Santa Fe company was con­ victed on October 11 last by a jury in the federal court of, granting rebates to the Grand Canyon Lime and Ce­ ment company of Arizona. It was found guilty of all the 66 counts charged in the indictment after but an hour's deliberation. The rebates, which were given on shipments of lime and cement from Nelson, Arizona, to Los Angeles, ranged In amounts from 35 cents to $15. Los Angeles, Cal.--Following close upon the heavy fine Imposed upon the Santa Fe Railroad company by Judge Wellborn In the federal district court. United States District Attorney Law- ler announced Friday that he would proceed aat the coming January term of court to prosecute the road upon the remaining indictment of ton counts charging rebating. Buffalo, N. Y. ing of the National Civil Service Reform league practically ended Fri­ day afternoon. A brief informal session will be held Saturday, after which the delegates will visit Niagara Falls. Joseph H. Choate was elected presi­ dent and resolutions were adopted commending President Roosevelt for "determined and effective • enforce­ ment of civil service laws and rules," and expressing satisfaction that con­ gress gives evidence of stronger sup­ port of the principles pf the merit sys­ tem. The resolutions urge congress to take further steps to relieve Its mem­ bers entirely from the "unprofitable la­ bor of distributing patronage," and urges the president and congress to provide for competitive classification of assistant postmasters, pension ex­ amining surgeons and fourth-class postmasters; qlso to provide that all other postmasters and all collectors of customs and internal revenue shall be appointed by promotion, thereby abol­ ishing the present practice of appoint­ ing inexperienced persons. The president is urged to "make such amendments to the civil service rules as will reduce to the minimum the practice of making special excep­ tions thereto." The policy of placing Indian agents in charge of an ap­ pointee classified under the competi­ tive system Is approved. Dulu.th, Minn., Nov. 9.--Fire which originated In elevator "A" of the Great Northern railroad in Superior, containing 600,000 bushels of grain, spread quickly, and before it waB got HM- .I _ I under control destroyed property val-The annual meet- , _. .. Ann ued at $4,000,000. HITCHCOCK BACK ON STAGE. FORMER BANKER IS SENTENCED. F. J. Tygard of Butler, MQ., Given Five Years in Penitentiary. Kansas City, Mo.--F. J. Tygard, president of the Bates National bank of Butler, Mo., when it failed Septem­ ber 20, 1906, was sentenced Wednes­ day to five years In the penitentiary by 'Judge McPherson in the federal court. The conviction was on the charge of misapplying funds of the bank. Mr. Tygard Is past 70 years of age and Is practically paralyzed. He plead­ ed guilty to the charges and was given the minimum sentence. Judge McPherson intimated that if applica­ tion was made for pardon it might be favorably considered on account of the prisoner's age and condition. Hs and Wife Weep When Audience Cheers Him. New Yoite -- Raymond Hitchcock, who gave himself up to the au­ thorities Wednesday, reasgumed his role at the Astor theater Wednesday night and was given a demonstrative welcome. The actor looked haggard and 111, and his voice was uncertain as he spoke his lines. Meantime, his wife, who plays opposite him, was in tears and with difficulty followed her cue. * At the end of the second act the comedian stepped to the front of the The elevator was owned by • the Great Northern railroad -.but was leased to the A. D. Thomson Grain company of Duluth. The sparks soon ignited the Grand Republic mill on Tower Bay slip, the great Lakes Dredge & Rock company dock and the Duluth-Superlor Storage company which contained the finishing plant of the Webster Chair company. The fire started at the southwest corner of the elevator "A" dock and before it was noticed had communi­ cated to the elevator. An alarm was turned in and four fire tugs respond­ ed, but owing to the intense heat they were driven out of the slip and de­ voted all their energies to saving the adjoining property. The steamers W. A. Parent and W. A. Rogers were in the elevator "A" slip loading wheat and the latter was to take out 300,000 bushels of wheat Saturday. The steamers Utica, Alva and Chill were on the opposite side of the slip at a merchandise dock and were pulled out by tugs to save them from destruc­ tion. The following structures were des­ troyed : Two Great Northern elevators, Minkota flour mill and elevator, Free- mall mill and elevator, Grand Republic mill and elevator, Commander mill and elevator, 20 dwellings, and sev­ eral small warehouses lining the bay front. Old Country Must Pay Substantially for Balance of Exported Prod- Being Creatsd America. • • • New York.--The most eventful week in the financial history of the present generation came to a close on Satur­ day with conditions much clearer than a week before, but 'With some clouds still hanging over the financial hori- son. The previous week liad closed with the disquieting announcement that tho New York bank reserves had lost $20,- 000,000 in cash, in spite of deposits by the government during the week of a nearly equal sum, representing a net cash loss of $60,000,000. The bank statement of Saturday changes this situation. While It show* R nominal decrease in required re- serves of $13,086,80©, more than two- thirds of this decrease is due to the reserve requirements caused by in­ crease in deposits because of the tak­ ing over of loans from the trust com­ panies by the banks. Unless demands from the country are very heavy this week, the arrival of additional gold will more than off- Set the loss of cash last week and make a creditable showing for * re­ serves on Saturday next. The demand for gold from Europe came at a favorable time in some respects for the outward movement of American products of which the lead­ ing ones are cotton and wheat. The fact that European bankers declined during the summer to accept Ameri­ can bills, because they already scented the storm, made the demand upon them more sudden than would hav© been the case If American bankers had found it necessary at the present time to buy cotton and grain bills to cover previous borrowings. Under the actual conditions Europe must pay substantially in gold for the balance of exported products which is being created in favor of this country by every balte of cotton and carload of wheat placed on shipboard for export. QUAKE'S VICTIMS ABOUT 14,000. > r*1# J , , J if Habitual Jitftisfa ion flay lx» permanently c*evcome lay ptropcf»" f * 1 • personal efforts assistance ^ one Truly IjoncJiaal IwujtivQ SyruoofanciEUx\rcfSeM«t v J*K»CK o«t<> -form vseulss**. ncs * * '" * " ~ labuts a any So ihaf assistance fe tK% lure may b<> gradually Ho longer needed «emeaics,when required, are to assist „ */1; tiature orvel Hot to fiup^ant tke % •I-junctions, vh'tcK mufit depend ultil" . upon proper noutisKment^ propereffovts,and ri^K? living -.-j its beneficial effects, alway# , b*y tW genuine California- ngf* FsoSYHWCO. <ONI.Y ?• SOtp Br ALL LEAD I NO- DRUGCISTT^- me me vnty, price 50? per " 1 ' Rural Delivery Increase. It 1* now only fourteen years sine an appropriation of $10,000 was for experiments with the project ot c rural free delivery. As recently as tea years ago the appropriation for th|j» new service amounted to only $40,000; f ' last year it was more than $25,0QQ,0Q£ while this year rural free delivery wlBV*;; cost 137,000,000. V , $100 Reward, $10i). : i TIM readers of thU paper will be pleased t« IMK; '. j that ther* Is at least one draaded disease ttiM Mltnlr • f hlta b««ts to f.or« In »1! If-* "nil that M Catarrh. Hall's Catarrft Cur® la tiie only ptralttfj J cure now known to tbc medical fraternity. Catarfk being & constitutional di-<e«se, requires const!Ml- tlona! treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cute is taken to- tenisJJy, sctlag directly upon flip blood aod maoMl» •urfiM'efi of (tie system, thereby destroying tfc# femidatton of tho disease, and giving the pattern Kreagtja by building up tlio comtltirtlon and Maid­ ing nature la doing 1M WITRK. TUe proprietor* F"~ •o tinuih faltUln its cim.tlve powers ttaat they • Ouc Hundred Dollar# for any oaec that It fill* eure. Bend for llfit of testimonials. Adtlreca F. J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, O. Bald by all Droguuu. 75c. T&lce Hall'a Family Pill* (or constipation. GAVE HI8 LIFE TO 8AVE TOWN. EARTHQUAKE AT UNALASKA. Submarine Disturbances Cause New McCullough Peak to 8ubside. I want to thank you all for your ap­ plause and encouragement. 1 hope I shall always deserve It." Upon Mrs. Hitchcock's second en­ trance the action called upon her to shake her husband's hand. As they stood there with hands clasped the cheers were deafening, and for a mo­ ment both performers seemed unable to continue. Then Miss Zabelle placed her unengaged hand on her husband's shoulder and kissed him. At this Hitchcock broke down completely and there were a good many wet eyes in the audienoe, too. Heroism of Mexican Engineer in Ex­ plosion at Nacozari, Ariz. Douglas, Ariz. -- The death list as a result of the Nacozari explos­ ion Thursday is now placed at 14 or 15, all Mexicans, beside John Chls- holm, aged 13, who was riding on the train when the explosion occurred. A irain on the narrow gauge rail­ road to the Pilares mine in some way caught fire. In the train were two open cars heavily loaded with explos­ ives, and the fact that the concentrator and a good part of the town of Naco- First Direct Reports Received from Karataflh, Turkestan. St. Petersburg.--The first direct re­ ports from the scene of the 6reat eartt>qHak<» a* Kar»tn?h_ Russia* Tur­ kestan, about three weeks ago, reached this city Sunday from a corre­ spondent wh# accompanied the re lief expedition sent from Jamarkan. Telegraphing under date of November S the correspondent says: "The town of Karatagh was com­ pletely destroyed. The victims num­ ber about 4,000 in Karatagh aad about 10,090 in the adjoining district ®f De- nausk. All the villages in the vicinity were wrecked. It is probable that there are hundreds more dead In these villages, but Investigation is only now determining the approximate num­ ber." Barcelona.--An earthquake Bun4ay cause* a serious landslide close to the village of Valcombre, the popula­ tion of which fled. CONFLAGRATION IN IQUIQUE. stage and In a tremulous voice said**'zari were saved from ruin was due to San Francisco.--Capt. Tilton of the whaler Herman, which arrived in port Friday morning from the Arctic, re­ ports that a terrific earthquake oc­ curred at Un&laska about a month ago and tha^ McCullough peak, which was created by an earthquake nearly a year ago and extended over 3,400 feet above the sea, has dwindled to almost nothing as a result of submarine dis­ turbances. TOWNSHIPS VOTING ON LOCAL. OPTION. Wherever the tramp of British cav- wAry la heard there will be found the Imprint of American horseshoes. This ts because an American manufacturer has lately secured a contract to supply 100,000 sets for use in the British army. The secretary for war has ex­ plained that he made the agreement With an American because he could get better shoe& at a lower price than the English manufacturers were "Will­ ing to supply when bids, or, as the English say, tenders, were solicited. Here is one Englishman a£ least Who la tree from prejudice. M-- Counties--Dry. Wet. Calhoun 5 .. Cass 111 1 Edwards 8 .. Inhneon 12 •• Massac 9 .. Menard 7 t Morgan IS 2 Perry S 2 Counties-Dry. Wet Pope 13 Pulaski 8 Scott li Union 17 Wabash 8 Williamson ..24 Aged Couple Killed by Train. t Ashtabula, O.--Charles Frary and his wife, an aged couple of Saybrook, O., were killed by a Lake Shore pas­ senger train near here Friday. They were driving home and were struck while crossing the tracks. Totals .14 10 Counties totally dry: Edwards, John­ son, Massac, ^ope, Union, Wabash and Williamson. New Counterfeit 910 Bank Note. Washington.--Chief Wllkie of the secret service reports the discovery of a new counterfeit ten dollar national bank note. The counterfeit is on the Wells Fargo Nevada National bank of San Francisco. Cossacks and Peasants Fight. Eiizabethgrab, Russia.--In a col- j lision between peasants and Cossacks while the recruits were being sum-' moned to the colors Wednesday at I Golta near here, several men were I killed or wounded on either side. Medals for Two Americans. London.--The Royal society has awarded the Copley medal to Prof. Albert A. Michelson, of the University I of Chicago, for optical investigation, and the Davy medal to Prof. E. W. kiorley, of Weat Hartford, Cogs. • - % Spokane Fight la On. Spokane, Wash.--Warrants were is­ sued by Justice Hinkle Thursday for the arrest of 187 saloon men of Spo­ kane, charged with keeping open on Sunday in violation of the local Sun­ day closing ordinance. Big Fire in Oneonta, Ala. Oneonta, Ala.--Fire, which broko out shortly after noon Thursday in the Guthrie hotel, destroyed the «h itel, ten stores and a livery stable before it was controlled. The loss is estimated at 116.000. '• • To Drop Their Quarrels. Managua, Nicaragua. -- Presidents Zelaya of Nicaragua, Davila of Hon­ duras and Figueroa of Salvador were In conference Wednesday at Amapala for the purpose of consolidating peace in Central America. They agreed to forget past differences and declared that fraternal relations existed mutual­ ly and that previous treaties of friend­ ship were in force. New College Buildings Dedicated. Kankakee, 111.--The new buildings Of St. Viateur's college, built to re­ place those destroyed by fire two years ago, were dedicated at Bour- bonais Grove, a suburb of Kankakee, Shocking Suicide of Woman. New York.--Crazed by the death of her mother, Miss Helen Schwab, 23 years old, drank a half pint of poison, and then cast herself from the roof of the seven-story apartment house in West One Hundred and Fourteenth street, where she lived, last Friday. She was almost Instantly killed. the bravery of the Mexican engineer of the train, Jesus Garcia. Realizing that to cut out the burning cars and escape on the engine would expose the town to probable destruction, he- called to the rest of the crew to jump and started to, run the train away from the town. He had taken It about a half mile whea the explosion oc­ curred and he was blown to atoms. It is reported that another member of the crew stayed with him and wan killed. The heavy death list Is due to the fact that the explosion occurred just as the train was passing a section bouse in which were a number of sec­ tion men. Warehouse Burns; Two Missing. St. Paul, Minn.--The warehouse of the Northern Cooperage company was destroyed by fire Friday night. Two men are missing. Goes Insane in Courtroom. Columbus, O. -- George Hamilton Phelps, a prominent attorney of Find- lay, O., created a scene in the supreme court Thursday when his mind sud­ denly gave way while he was aiWiug the case of the Amity Oil company •gainst E. V. Wyssrod and others. Department Store in Trouble. Providence, R. I.--A petition in bankruptcy against the O'Gorman company, proprietor of the largest de­ partment stores in the city, was filed Jptfef ITaitad State* ©faroirtt owurL Convicted for Suicide Pact. . Liberty, Mo.--The jury in the case of Jesse B. Webb, charged with the murder of Inez Walkup, with whom he had been living, brought in a ver­ dict of manslaughter in the fourth de­ gree Thursday, fixing the punishment at eight years in the penitentiary. The couple had entered Into a Gfuiclde pact and Webb declared that the woman ihot herself, while the state sought to prove that Webb shot her and then slightly wounded himself. The trag­ edy occurred in a hotel room in Lib­ erty. Fatal Fire In Charleston^ W. Va. Charleston, W. Va.--The four-story building occupied by, the wholesale grocery firm of Ruffner Bros, was de­ stroyed by fire Friday entailing a loss of $200,000 with insurance of $100,000. Capt. J. J. Foley of the fire department and John Dewey, shipping clerk, were burned tp death. Rear Admiral Lyon Retires. Washington.--Rear Admiral Henry W. Lyon retired from the navy Fri­ day on account of having reached the age limit of service. University Safe la Cracked. St. Paul, Minn.--Cracksmen blew open the safe In the vault at the Uni­ versity of Minnesota Wednesday night, thinking the $28,000 taken in at the Minnesota-Chicago football game was still In the safe. It had been remofed. Twe Thousand Fersens Made Homo- less in Chilian City. - * Iqutque, Chili.--This port has been visited by a fire, the biggest slnee 1882, which has entailed losses amounting to over $1,000,000. It broke out Saturday and seven and a half blocks were burned over before it was under control. The property destroyed was mostly dwellings of the poor and no less than 2,000 people are home­ less. The fire was about one mile dis­ tant from the commercial <j»arter of the city. LOUIS E. M'COMAS DIES. a? .if.' ' - . . .{». ' '1' . J Stock Exchange Seat 8ells Cheap. New York.--A seat on the New York stock exchange was sold Thursday for $60,000, the lowest price recorded since 1904, when a seat wati disposed of for $57,000. The high record price Justice of District ef Columbia Court and Former Senator. Washington. --Louis Emery Mc- Comas, associate justice of the court of appeals of the District of Colum­ bia, former United States senatojr and for four terms congressman from Maryland, died at his home in this city Sunday. His death was due to heart failure. Three Persons Badly Burned. "Columbus, O.--Three persons were badly burned, one probably fatally, and a number of others had thrilling escapes from the upper floors of building in east Main street which was damaged by fire early Sunday morning. Edward Brown, an invalid, and his wife, were found unconscious In their room on the third floor, both badly burned, and the latter Is not ex­ pected to recover. Man Murdered and Rebbetf. Johnstown, Pa.--Badly mutilated and ; bearing marks showing that he had been shot and repeatedly and ter­ ribly beaten, the body of William Cllne, a prominent citizen of Bolivar, Pa., near here, was found Sunday In s field. The motive of the crime Is thought to have been robbery. Italian Cabinet Minister Dies, , Rome.--Emanule Glanturco, the Ital­ ian minister of public works, died here Sunday from cancer. He was born In 1857. - Floods in Italy Are 8erloua. Rome.--The rainstorms and floods throughout Italy continue. Railroad tracks are being carried away in sev eral places, and reports are being re­ ceived of the destruction of houses. Several lives also have been loet. Fatal Duel Over Election Bet. Fernalda, Ky.--AS the resuit of a quarrel over an election bet, William Hopkins and Frank Foley, of this place, fought a duel here Sunday. Hopkins was Instantly killed and jtta? to fatally wnM •Hinr otSr 11* «o Hunting Up Statistics. 'What does your father do to ear|| his living?" asked a New York princi­ pal of a pupil who was being admit­ ted. ' 'Please, ma'am, he doesn't live wtOi ns; mamma supports me." 'Well, then, how does your mother earn her living?" 'She gets paid for staying away from papa," replied the child, artless* ly.--Harper's Weekly. Laundry work at home wotfld "bo much more satisfactory If the right Starch were used. In order to get tho desired stiffness, It Is usually necefc* sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys tm appearance, but also affects the w«ar- lng quality of the goods. This trou­ ble can be entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its groafr •r strength than other makes. Mary Knew. Little Mary's father had been teach­ ing her to walk properly. "Walk slowly and turn out your toes," he ad­ monished her. While she was undergoing this teaching she . attended Sunday school one day. The golden text was. Teach me to walk honestly." After reciting It several times, the teachec asked: 'Who knows what that means?" 'I do," replied little Mary. "Walk slowly and turn out your toes.'* r 7, 1 The Peaceful Cow. She was even more afraid of COWS than most girls, so when she spied Ik placid animal recumbent under i. tree, peacefully chewing its cud, Bho at first refused to go through the pas­ ture at all. Her husband calmed her fears tcj some extent, and they started by, wh6n the cow slowly commenced to get up, hind legs first, as they al­ ways do. At this the little lady shrieked with terror, and said: Oh, Bob, hurry, hurry, he is getting ready to spring at us!"--Harper's - Magazine. A 8llght Difference. "My dear," said a gentleman to his wife, "where did all those books on astronomy on thei library table como from? They are not ours." "A pleasant little surprise for you," responded the lady. "You know, you said this morning that we ought to study astronomy, so I went to a book store and bought everything I could find on the subject." It was some minutes before ho "My dear," he then said, slowly, his voice husky with emotion, "I never said we must study astronomy. I said we must study economy." A Walking Map. "The maps we have been giving as premiums to subscriptions caused a little temporary excitement in our of­ fice the other day," says the editor of the Adams Enterprise. "Ben SpudgO called and casually remarked In tho presence of seven intending sub* scribers that the said maps weren't worth the paper they were printed om As this observation caused the seven, intending ones to keep their cash In their pockets we proceeded to make a map of Ben's countenance, and wo succeeded so well that he is now tho best walking advertisement our map industry ever had. Call again, Ben, oM boy!"--Atlanta Conatitutiqp. PLEASANT SUMMER v ; Right Food the Cause. A Wis. woman says: "I was run down and weak, troubled with nervousness and headache for tho last six years. The least excitement would make me nervous and causo severe headache. "This summer I have been eating Grape-Nuts regularly and feel bettor than for the six past years. "I am not troubled with headache and nervousness, and weigh more than I ever have before In my life. I gained 6 lbs. in one week." Name given by Postum Go., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the book, Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Tare's a Reasos."