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THE PLAINDF.ALER J. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. IfcHENRY. ILLINOIS IS A PROMINENT MAN. tDENTITY OF A BURGLAR RESTED IN OHIO. AR- Stecent Attempted Crime and the De­ velopments Following Give Toledo a | Thrilling Sensation--Vandals Dese- j crate a New Jersey Cemetery. "Well-Known Citizen's Double Life. Back of the recent arrest of a man giv­ ing his name as Jones at Gallipolis, Ohio, on the charge of burglary and the subse­ quent arrest of Mrs. Pratt..of Toledo, is A sensational story. The alleged burglar is announced by the police authorities to be Melvin O. Ladd, a prominent Toledo real estate man, who has a wife and two daughters. A sister of Ladd says she knew of his infatuation for the handsome , widow, bat the wife was in ignorance of the intrigue. Mrs. Lewis, whose house was the robber's goal^ is wprth $75,000. Mrs. Pratt is her daughter by adoption and her only heir. Marshal Kuhn of Gal­ lipolis was shown a picture of Ladd and declared it was that of the man /in. jail there. He said: "I am confident the cout pie were in a conspiracy to rob Mrs. Tvewis, who always keeps a large siim of aiioney in, the house, and if the coast was •clear they intended to kill the woman." A hint was given the police that an at­ tempt was to be made to rob Mrs.. Lewis and possibly murder her. The man ar­ rested, said to be Ladd, was caught with a piece of gas pipe in his hands, and when searched had a revolver, dirk and mask in -bis possession. The window had been left open downstairs, so he could easily have effected an entrance. Mrs. Pratt and Ladd had been seen to meet several times recently and they were being watch­ ed. Ladd is shrewd and Mrs. Pratt is considered deep and designing. She re­ fuses to say a word. National League Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Base-ball League: W. L. Baltimore .. 8 2 Pittsburg .. Cincinnati . .11 3 Philadelphia Cleveland . .10 5 New York .. Brooklyn - ., 7 5 Louisville .. Chicago .... 8 5 Washington Boston 8 7 St. Louis... W. Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis 10 1 Milwaukee .. o 7 St. Paul ... .11 2 Minneapolis ..4 7 Columbus ... 6 4 Omaha 3 9 Kansas City . 6 6 Detroit 1 10 m Desecrate a Cemetery. The police of Bloomfield, N. J., and citizens generally are greatly wrought up "by the actions of vandals, who in the - Bloomfield cemetery upset nearly 200 a headstones from as many graves and wiokc monuments and marble slabs, some being ruined. The most damage was done to the most beautiful part of the ceme­ tery, where the costly stones were not only thrown down and broken, but flow­ ers were uprooted and tossed about and the graves were otherwise desecrated. The damage will not be less than $2,000. Killed "While Playing Spaniard. As a result of a mimic battle between the United States and Spain by American and Polish boys from 12 to io years of age in Canton, W. Va., a day or two ago, John Keprofsky is dead and eleven youngsters are locked up on the charge of causing his death. The boys organized two forces, the Poles representing Spain, in charge of a^fortress. Keprofsky was sent out to reconnoiter. He was called upon by the storming party to surrender, but refused, and was shot in the abdo­ men by one of the American bovs. NEWS NUGGETS. v Mm $ A Spanish spy caught tampering with the magazine on the cruiser St. Paul has been arrested and will be tried. S. A. Northway, Congressman from the nineteenth district, was unanimous­ ly renominated by Republicans at War­ ren, Ohio. The steam yacht Windward has been formally presented to Lieut. Peary by Lieut. A. B. Armitage, who represented the donor. Negroes at Springfield, Ohio, chased the proprietors of a museum from the city because they exhibited the embalm­ ed remains of two negro murderers lynch­ ed at Birmingfiant, Ala. The police had to disperse the mob. '*• 'At Cincinnati, Ohio, the United States court gave the McCormick Harvester Company judgment in two cases charging infringement of patent--one against the Aultman Reaper Company and another against Miller, Aultman & Co., both of Ohio. • A dispatch from Free Town, Sierra Leone, West Coast of Africa, says: The rebellion which grew out of the dissatis­ faction «f the natives with the hut tux has spread to Shongay, in the Sherboro district. The headquarters of the Ameri­ can missionaries have been burned by the Insurgents. A detachment of police has been .sent to the assistance of the mem­ bers of the mission. The first action under the new Cana­ dian alien labor law has been begun in Toronto, Out. There is a strike going on in a large boot and shoe factory, the pro­ prietor of which imported a number of hands from the United States to replace the strikers. The latter have begun an action to compel J. D. King, the pro -prietor, to pay the $1,000 penalty for bringing in aliens and to send the Ameri­ can workmen home again. The free silver Republican State com­ mittee of Kansas has issued a call for the State convention, to nominate State ticket, for June 15. The past -winter has been a very favor­ able one for range cattle, which have come through fat and strong. There have been no severe weather losses in the in termountain district. Burglars broke into the Farmers and Merchants' bank of, Humphreys, Mo., and blew open the safe, but the officers of the bank have not made public whr was taken. Their doors were opened the next morning for business. allied- lines on the board of managers of the Joint Traffic Association. - Lewis Warner, president of the New Hampshire County National Bank of Northampton, Mass., is missing, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest on a charge of having embezzled large sums of the bank's money. The directors of the bank authorized a statement that the bank would be closed pending an investi­ gation. So far as can be learned among the cotton manufacturers at Fall River, Mass., the closing of the large iron works cotton plant will not lead other local cot­ ton factories to shut down. Although the selling prices are the lowest in null history it is believed that the factories are being run, not at a profit, but as a defensive measure against Southern com­ petition. WESTERN. ' • The postoffice at Pepper's station, Ohio, was looted by burglars. The postmaster has refused to make public the exact ex­ tent of the loss. A general store and a mill were also entered in practically the same way and a large amount of booty secured. The Clipper Gap powder works, seven miles* from Auburn, Cal., were blown up. It is supposed that'lightning caused the explosion. These works resumed opera­ tions a few days ago after several months' idleness. Figures on the amount of dam­ age are not obtainable. " The Supreme Court of North Dakota, at Bismarck, has passed on the first im­ portant divorce, appealed on the ground that the plaintiff was not a bona fide resi­ dent of the State, and; not only reversed the finding of the lower court, but or­ dered the case dismissed. At Jerico, in Cedar County, Mo., a tor­ nado killed thirteen persons outright and fatally injured five or six more. The Methodist Church and several other houses were totally destroyed. Twelve houses were blown over at Walnut Grove, and one woman fatally injured. Wau- bleau, a village in Hickory County, suf­ fered seriously from the same storm. Tele­ phone wires are down. Almost the entire business portion of Loogootee, Iud., was destroyed by an in­ cendiary fire. The torch was applied to Joseph McAtee's saloon. Shirey & Co., implement dealers, lost $14,000. The Bap­ tist Church and postoffice were burned. Other heavy losers are: Larkin Bros., general merchants, $2,500; George Shirey, general merchant, $2,000; G. A.^Walker, druggist, $2,000; J. E. Porter, jeweler, $1,000. About twenty other business houses were destroyed. The total loss amounts to nearly $00,000. Four coal miners, all Poles, were am­ bushed as they were on their way to the Dillonvale, O., mines. Stephen Geatsey was shot through the lungs, John Mats- hok was shot through the back and John Manzuk was seriously wounded. Anoth­ er miner, who is not known, was shot in the breast. The coal diggers declare the shooting was done by strikers who were not in favor of returning to work. A few hours after the shooting John McNeal was arrested and with great difficulty was lodged in jail. He is thought to have been connected with the shooting, but his fellow miners believe him innocent and are looking in other quarters for the guil­ ty parties. The thousands of foreigners in the district are thoroughly aroused and should trouble break out the State will have to be asked for help, the local con­ stabulary being no match for the Poles and Huns, who are clamoring for ven­ geance. Paul Prinz of Chicago sent his two lit­ tle sons on an errand to the store the other evening.. One of them was killed by the wheels df a trolley car. The oth­ er was maimed so badly that it is feared he cannot recover. Determination for vengeance took possession of the crowd which witnessed the accident and it fought with and pursued for a mile the conductor and motorman while the crush­ ed body of the dead lay beneath the wheels. A street railway wrecking crew was mobbed and driven from the scene of the death and injury twice, then the car was stoned until every window pane as shattered, cushions were torn to pieces and paint was marred. Conductor and motorman saved themselves only by locking themselves inside the car barn. The police struggled for an hour to sup­ press the riot. The boys were returning from the store to their home, and attempt­ ed to cross Ashland avenue at Bauwans street, The trolley car bore down on them just as they stepped on the south­ bound track. Bewildered by the glare of the headlight, the lads trembled, sprang forward, fell back, hesitated, and then as they stood squarely between the rails the car struck them. Little Paul, years old, was hurled to one side. Vin­ cent, 5 years old, was thrown ahead and*- his small unconscious form fell across a rail. The big trolley car, in spite of the motorman, shot ahead, crushed out the remaining life, wound up the clothing in the brake and stopped. The body lay under a> wheel. Johnson and Nolan sur­ rendered themselves to the police, but the officials did not detain them, considering the death and injury accidental. si* Democrats, voting with the Republi­ cans. There were no excising incidents attending its passage. ' From the estate of Daniel Fayerweath- er the Columbia University has received a gift of $300,000. Another donation of $7,500 has come to the university for the establishment of a fellowship of music. The passage of the emergency war ap­ propriation bill waB the feature of Mon­ day's action by the House at Washington. The naval appropriation bill, with the Senate amendment providing for the pay­ ment of officers of the navy for the use of their inventions by the Government stricken oi}t, was reported from the con­ ference and passed. FOREIGN. EASTERN. The wrestling match at Madison Square Garden, New York, between Ernest Roe ber and Yousiff, the champion of the sul tan of Turkey, was declared no contest The decision was a forced one, the police interfering in a general row, in which trainers and helpers were the leading fig ures. President S. R. Callaway of the New York Central Railway has appointed J M. Toucey assistant to the president, and H. J. Hayden, second vice-president, will hereafter represent the New York Cen­ tral and Hudson River Railroad and its China has resolved to pay the remainder of her war indemnity to Japan at once. • Bread riots continue is various parts of Italy, and the cabinet, availiug itself of the authority which it iretained under the conventions with the railroad and navigation companies, has decided to re­ duce the transport rates on articles of consumption 50 per cent. The British farmer is looking forward to large profits from the war. Wheat has been selling for the last few days at from $10 to $12.50 per quarter, while in the corresponding period in 1895 the price was just over $5. The price of bread is also rising, and many wonder how a dearer loaf will affect the feelings of the British workingman toward war if the increase continues. ' : . . \ » The Brazilian Congress was opened at Rio. Janeiro with the reading of the mes- sage of. the president, Gen. Campos Sailes, in which he expressed the hope that the British Guiana boundary ques­ tion would be settled without arbitra­ tion. Continuing, the message said the president had refused to renew the recip­ rocity treaty With the United States, though the Government of the United States had asked for its renewal, on ac­ count of the great loss in receipts which were recorded during the year 1897. Dur­ ing. that period it appears receipts were 312,000,000 milreis, against 344,989,371 milreis in 1890. The expenses in 1897 were 315,444,000 milreis. The receipts of 1898 are now estimated at 338,120,000 milreis. IN GENERAL, SOUTHERN. Blind tigers in which former saloon­ keepers of Dogtown and Board Tree, W. Va., sold intoxicants after a no license policy had been voted, were blown up with dynamite. A Southern Pacific express train was looted near Comstock, Texas, by four men, who blew open the maii and ex­ press safes with dynamite, wrecking the coaches badly, and escaped with their booty. The haul is not thought to have been a large one. The town of Mobeetie, Tex., was almost totally destroyed by a cyclone. Four per­ sons were killed and three fat illy injured. Fifteen were painfully injured. .411 coun­ ty buildings Were wrecked. The property loss is $35,000. The town is the county seat of Wheeler County and has a popu-" lation of 200. The Spring Hill camp at Mobile, Ala., was distressed by the suicide of First Lieut. Rowland C. Hill of Company C, Twentieth Infantry. He had been stand­ ing in front of his tent talking to other officers, haying his revolver in hand. As he turned away he raised the revolver and shot himself through the head back of the left ear. He died instantly. Lieut. Hill had been acting queerly for several days. His health had not been good since he suffered from cliagres fever some years ago, while detailed on topographical work in Central America, in connection with the Inter-Oceanic Railway. He became despondent when the Twenty-secoind was ordered away to Tampa, and was heard frequently to mutter: "They won't let me go." He said he was satisfied he would not be allowed to go to Cuba. This idea seemed to control him and apparently to unsettle him. Lieut. Hill was :ji native of Muscatine, Iowa, and graduated in 1881 at West Point. He was promoted in 1890 and was to have been made cap­ tain in a few days. He was 41 years old. His wife is now visiting her mother in Columbus, O. His father was killed in the battle of Nashville in 1864. Excessive rainfall and cold weather have retarded the growth of crops in most of the central and eastern States. The Alaska Commercial Company of San Francisco is. in receipt of advices from its agent, at Dawson City confirm­ ing the report of a new rich strike at the mouth of Ainsley creek, eighteen miles up the Yukon from that place. li. G. Dun Company's weekly review of trade says: "Hostilities have not as yet changed last week's conditions. There is much postponement of orders by men who do not know what they are waiting for, and much restriction of loans by banks, which are abundantly strong. All this checks new business, and yet the volume of transactions through clearing houses is S per cent larger than in the same week of 1892, with no foreign trou­ ble. But this increase would be much larger but for speculative stagnation, New York clearings being 2.1 per cent smaller than in 1S92. Railroads are doing a great business. 5.7 per cent larger than in 1892 in April earnings thus far and 13.9 larger than last year. Confusing accounts about the great industries cannot cause surprise, in view of the contradictory in­ fluence of monetary stringency curtailing many orders, heavy orders by Govern­ ment in many branches and the all-per­ vading confidence that after temporary conditions have passed business is going to be better. The consumption of iron is still the greatest ever known. The cotton manufacture has been helped by some Government contracts. Woolen manufactures are doing rather better. Sales of wool are about a sixth of last year's for April. Failures for the week have been 202 in the United States, against 237 last year, and 10 in Canada, against 40 last year." After a battle with fire for over nine hours the crew of the wooden steamer Servia were forced to see their ship go down in Lake Superior. The shipwreck­ ed men were taken on board the steamer Alberta, and carried to v^the Soo. The Servia loaded corn for Kingston at Du- luth, and had in tow the schooner F. D. Ewen, with a similar cargo. The steam­ er Argonaut was sighted from the Ser-i via flying signals of distress, as her ma­ chinery was disabled. A line was given the Argonaut from the Ewen, and with her additional tow the Servia was started on her voyage again. Two hours later fire broke out on the Servia in the for­ ward end. In spite of the efforts of the crew the blaze gained headway steadily. The steamer Alberta of the Canadian Pa­ cific line, bound up, arrived on the scene at this time. The combined efforts of all the crews were not sufficient to master the fire, however. The dry corn of the cargo added a fierce fuel to the flames, and the heat was terrific. When it was seen that nothing more could be done the order to abandon ship was given and all hands made for the Alberta, which was still lying alongside. A few minutes af­ ter the steamer was deserted she sank, go­ ing down bow first. The Alberta then took the Argonaut and Ewen in tow and assisted them to reach Waiskai Bay, The Servia belonged to the Hawgood & Avery fleet, hailing from Cleveland. WHEAT GOES TO $1.50. MARKET REPORTS. MAY OPTION RI$ES 20 IN TWO DAYiSL CENTS Wild Scenes Enacted on the Chicago Board of Trade--Removal of Duties by France and Italy Was the Main Cause of. Advance. Scramble for Bread Abroad. Chicago special: I The most sensational rise in wheat for many years was scored on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday. May wheat closed at $1.50 a bushel, or 20 cents over Wednesday's close, when 10 cents was added. Excitement was intense. July wheat closed at $1.02% after going iip to $1.03. A succession of sensational features, al­ most unparalleled within the recollection of veteran traders, marked the session. Cabled reports of half-starved and crazed inhabitants of the provinces of Spain and Italy breaking through the ranks of arm­ ed soldiers in a mad scramble for bread were officially confirmed on 'Change. Fol­ lowing closely upon the heels of the French removal of the import duty on wheat, Italy took similar action. "Bread riots" were reported in Rome and" the provinces,of Italy;?-, Agitation was rife in the German reichstag'for the removal of the import duty by that Government, and rumor had i,t that Russia is contemplating the prohibition of grain exports. War is only .partially to blame for the tension in the wheat market. Italy's fam­ ine cannot be regarded as due to the in­ ternational encounter, .and yet the streets of Rome are pictured as thronged with famished people vainly crying for bread.' The same cry is echoed in the provinces of France. That the latter country is very closely pressed was evident by its taking the lead in wiping out the import duty. In Russia the small stocks are en­ gaging the attention of the Government with a view of restricting exports. The German Government is now agitating the removal of the duty on grain. Accord­ ing to dispatches received the food situa­ tion in Spain is fraught with the greatest of peril to the present dynasty. While May wheat advanced in one bound from $1.30 to $1.37 at the opening, It relapsed with equal speed to $1.31, but rallied back to $1.35 within two hours after the opening. Just before the clos­ ing hour it again soared when the high figure of the day was reached. The clos-. ing was at highest point, $1.50. The excitement in the wheat pit was intense. July wheat was not behind in the pro­ cession and made a record for the season by selling up to the dollar mark. That option closed Wednesday at 98%c, opened Thursday at 99%c and was carried up to $1.00% before it sank back again to 99%c. September wheat was also on the upward grade. Big Jump in Liverpool. Liverpool's advance Thursday was over 8 cents a bushel. London also gave an additional upward screw to the market. One of the biggest surprises was the in­ formation that Minneapolis had received inquiries for wheat from Hong-Kong. Heretofore Hong-Kong has never been Ouxiipelled 1<J Come further lha.ii Ha.ii Fiaii- cisco. The Pacific coast is in the throes of a wheat famine on account of the fail­ ure of the crop there. San Francisco advices say that all the wheat in that sec­ tion of the country must be held for home consumption and none can be sold for ex­ port. ARMY AND NAVY TERMS. Information Useful to Those Who Reud the Newspapers. „ Just now, when everybody is interested in the movements of the army and navy, the average reader is not unlikely to be­ come confused with the multiplicity of terms and titles employed in the news­ papers. He may make the mistake, for instance, of thinking that a captain in the navy is the equal in rank of a captain in the infantry, or that a captain in the in­ fantry is a bigger man than a naval lieu­ tenant. He may be interested to know that there are two kinds of squadrons, one which runs on land and one which travels on the water; that a regiment of artillery consists of twelve batteries of six guns each, and that a regiment of cav­ alry is composed of twelve troops, two or more of which form a squadron. The relative rank of the officers of the. army and navy and the divisions in the forma­ tion of these two branches of the service are as follows: Relative Rank of the Officers. Army. Navy. General, or comman- Admiral. WASHINGTON. Prof. John B. Moore has qualified at the State Department in Washington as Assistant Secretary of State. The war revenue bill passed the House at Washington by a rote of 181 to 129, Chicago--Cattle, common te jprime, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.19 to $1.21; corn, No. 2. 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2, 02c to 04c; butter, choice creamery, ,10c to 17c; eggs, fresh, 10c to lie; potatoes, common to choice, 00c to 80c P°r bushel. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No, 2, $1.05 to $1.07; corn, No. 2 white, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c. •< . St. Louis---'Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; boss. $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.08 to $1.10; corn, No. 2 yellow, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 2,, 60c to 62c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.07 to $1.09; com, No 2 mixed, 36c to 38c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; rye, No. 2, 64c to 00c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.11 to $1.13; corn, No. 2 yellow, 37c to 38c; oafs, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c; rye, 01c to 63c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.14 to $1.16; corn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; rye, No. 2, 6lc to 63c; clover seed, $3.05 to $3,10. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.10 to $1.12; corn, No. 3, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c; rye, No. 1, 60c to 62c; barley, No. 2, 47c to 52c; pork, mess, $10.50 to $11.00. Buffalo--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.15 to $1.17; corn, No. 2 yellow, 38c to 40c; oats, No. .2 white, 36c te 37c. • New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50;\hggs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $5100; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.22 to $1.24; corn, No. 2, 40c to 41c; oats, No. 2 white, 37c to 3§c; butter, creamery> 15c, to 18c; eggSf Western, 11c to 12c. Vice admiral. Rear admiral. Commodore. Captain. Commander. Lieutenant comman­ der. L/leutenaut. Master. Ensign. der-ln-chief. Lieutenant general. Major general. Brigadier general. Colonel. Lieutenant colonel. Major. Captain. First llentenant. Second lieutenant. Divisions of the Army. Squad--A subdivision of a company, com­ manded by sergeant or corporal. Platoon--Half of a company, commanded by a lieutenant. Company--Not more than 100 men, com­ manded by a captain. Battalion--Four companies, commanded by a major. Regiment--Three battalions, commanded by a colonel. Brigade--Two or more regiments, com- rcanded by a brigadier general. Division--Two or more brigades, command­ ed by a major general. Corps--Two or more divisions, commanded by lieutenant general. Divisions of the Navy. Squadron--A detachment of a fleet em­ ployed on any particular service. Flotilla--A fleet of small vessels. Fleet--A large number of war vessels un­ der one commander In view of the probable fact that much of the present war news will come from the sea, the terms used in naval affairs are of particularly novel interest to an inland people. FOR WAR REVENUE. Emergency Taxation Measure la Ap­ proved by the House. The war revenue bill passed the House Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock by a vote of 181 to 129. The affirmative vote was cast by the Republicans and Messrs. Cummings, Driggs and McLellan of New York, Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, Mc- Aleer of Pennsylvania and Wheeler of Alabama, Democrats. The negative votes were cast by the Democrats, Populists and Silver men and Messrs. Tierney of North Carolina and Thorpe of Virginia, Republicans. The point at difference was the proposed issue of $500,000,000 of bonds, with the proceeds of which to ob­ tain funds to carry on the war with Spain as fast, and whenever, it should be nec­ essary. The'bill, as finally passed contained im­ portant conges as follows: Making the increased tax on beer appl? to stocks placed in cold storage pending the passage of the bill; authorizing the sale of packages of fine-cut chewing, t& well as of smoking, tobacco of two and two-thirds ounces; reducing the tax on tobacco dealers from $24 and $48 per annum to $12 and $24 respectively; ex­ empting telegraph messages sent under franks from a tax; taxing promissory notes secured by mortgage on real estate 25 cents; making all telephone messages upon which a toll is charged taxable at from 1 to 5 cents, according to the charge; taxing life insurance policies issued upon the industrial or weekly payment plan a cent for each unit of 5 cents of weekly payment; exempting co-operative assess­ ment companies. v • A new schedule of taxes on premiums paid for property insurance, which was also made to include policies of reinsur­ ance and those issued upon profits and titles, was inserted--10 cents on all pre­ miums between $100 and $500, and $1 on all exceeding $500. * Warehouse receipts given for agricul­ tural products deposited by the actual grower thereof in the usual course of business for sale are exempt. The tax on proprietary medicines, arti­ cles or preparations selling at from 10 to 25 cents, was made one-half cent; the tax on each dollar package of chewing gum, or part thereof, 5 cents. Mineral waters were taxed one-quarter of a cent a pint. The appropriation out of the tonnage tax receipt for the marine hospital ser­ vice was reduced to $550,000, and the minimum bond to be sold by the Secre­ tary of the Treasury was reduced from $50 to $25, to bring the bonds within th« reach of as many people as practicable. Amendments rejected were offered bj Mr. Handy of Delaware and others, re­ ducing the amount of bonds authorized to be sold from $500,000,000; by Mr. Lewis of Washington, making the bonds paya­ ble in standard gold or silver coin--108 to 136; by Mr. Brucker of Michigan, mak­ ing the bonds payable at the option of the Government in either gold or silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1--111 to 135; by Mr. Shafroth of Colorado, making them payable one-half in silver and one- half in gold; by Mr. Vincent of Kansas, making the rate of interest 1 per cent; by Mr. Barlow of California, making the bonds redeemable in lawful money in­ stead of coin. Mr. McMillin's income tax substitute for the bond issue was rejected--123 to 143. The debate was participated in by Messrs. Dingley, Hopkins, Newlands, Shafroth, Walker, McMillin, Grosvenor and Berry. DEATH IN A STORM. Wild Wind Works Havoc in Many Northwestern States. The tornado which swept across south­ eastern Dakota and northwestern Iowa Saturday night killed a number of peo­ ple and wrecked a great amount of prop­ erty. The death loss, so far as known, is eight and the property loss exceeds $100,000. But meager reports have been received. The towns touched were Valparaiso, Neb.; Elk Point and Richland, S. D., and Sheldon, Alta, Akron, Maurice, West- Ifield, Hartley, Archer, Mallard, Whiting, Oto and Smithland, Iowa. All along the path of the storm the buildings, for the most part small ones, were razed and considerable damage was done to crops. The greatest property loss seems to have been at Maurice, where the Sioux City'and Northern Railway depot, the St. Paul and Kansas City and Thompson Brothers' elevators, the local slaughter house and inaqy residences were destroy­ ed. News of Minor Note. The Mormon colonies in Old Mexico are to l>e connected by telephone lines. The Prince of Wales presided at the council of ministers which drafted Great Britain's neutrality proclamation, Alaskan transportation companies are asking the Government for Gatling guns with which to equip their steamers. .Tames Adams, A prominent farmer and stock raiser of Richmond, Ky., has as­ signed to Walter Bennett, president of the Madison National Bank. Liabilities, $24,000; assets, about $35,000. Philadelphia police are enforcing an old forgotten ordinance of the city which forbids a vehicle following another in the streets of that city at a less distance than 10 feet. William Ruse of Landover, England by occupation a pig killer, died recently at the age of 104 years, having worked at his calling till within a few days of his death. He boasted that he had killed over 20,000 pigs. The New York Assembly has passed bill, which has been signed by the Gov ernor, and is now a law of the,, State, compelling school districts to supply schools with flags, which must be dig' played during school hours. ®lr A portion of the Spanish fleet has been definitely located. The Spaniards didn't even knock off that new coat of paint. Admiral Sampson lias reported to the harbor master of Matanzas. So far no reports have reached us of an oversupply of volunteers in Spain. At last we know something of how the American modern battleship works. The shot fired half-way round the world has been heard at Madrid. Now is the time to follow Hamlet's in­ junction: "Get thee to a gunnery." When the cry came "To arms!" the patriotic girls were first to fall in. That man Don Carlos is as fussy as a bully without a razor at a cake walk. Those Spanish gunners at Matanzas evidently couldn't shoot the chutes well Spain probably will recognize the bel­ ligerency of somebody or other pretty soon. Spain evidently has been fooled by Col. Ingersoll's theory that suicide isn't a crime. From evidence appearing, Senor Polo refuses to consider his mouth a closed in cident. Europe is making at least one stern demand upon America--she wants mor* wheat. No matter how high the war tax is on whisky, the old topers will continue to "smile." It must be admitted that many of the, speeches in the Senate were sound ancf nothing else. A New York man has swapped his wife for a gun. Evidently a peace-at-any- price man. Owing to ..the pressure of war news •upon the columns of the newspapers these days, nothing else of consequence is hap­ pening. "Spain Has Perfect Confidence" reads a headline. So had the man who bought the gold brick. The war tax on chewing gum has only one bad feature. It gives people a rea' sonable excuse for using gum. The new baseball rules allow a spccta to* to fully discuss the umpire, or, at least, to do the last four-sevenths of it, Americans are all "pigs" in the eyes of Spaniards, but the dons should member not to take a "pig in a poke. Responding to a resolution of inquiry in regard to the enforcement of the liquor law in Alaska, Secretary Gage sent a statement to the Sena!te, in which he says that, notwithstanding the efforts of the department, it is still a fact that the law is openly violated. It has, he says, been reported to the department that forty saloons do business in Juneau, a town of less than 4,000 inhabitants, while in Sitka, whicb, contains less than 1,000 white inhabitants, there are twelve open saloons. "The universal public sentiment in the territory," says the Secretary, "is bitterly opposed to the enforcement of the liquor law, and the efforts of the officers are met with intimidation, threats of vio­ lence and attempts at bribery." The Sec­ retary closes with the statement that it is impossible to, enforce the present law against the existing public sentiment. Officials of the money order department are somewhat at a loss to understand why a formal prohibition should have been issued forbidding the • further ex­ change of money orders between this country and Spain, except upon the as­ sumption that the order follows some pre­ scribed form .previously used. The fact is, there has never been any interchange of money orders between Spain and the United States. The Spanish Govern­ ment has shared with Mexico and the South American States the distinction of never having sought to establish a money order system within its own borders, and therefore has never been in a position to negotiate a money order convention with the United States. • • Patriots in the employ of the Treasury Department who desire to enlist in the army or navy for service against the Spaniards are to receive encouragement from Secretary Gage, who has had a cir­ cular prepared to be used in replying to the numerous inquiries coming in from employes of the department throughout the country. It ani« ounces that those who desire to leave the service temporarily for the war may be reinstated under existing civil service rules at any time within twelve months from the date of separa­ tion from the service. * *> * The model of the battleship Maine which has been on exhibition in the corridors of the Navy Department and has been surrounded by a crowd of tour­ ists almost continuously since the explo­ sion at Havana, has been removed to the basement to be packed for shipment to Omaha, where it will be exhibited this summer at the exposition. One of the messengers estimates that the model has been inspected by an average of 1,000 persons a day since the 13th of February. « l.1! * Over 600 doctors have applied for ap- pOintment as temporary surgeons in the navy for the war, although for months there have been several vacancies in the regular service which are permanent and carry with them a pension. The difficulty is in passing the examination imposed by the medical board. It is so severe that few young men can pass it, although there is always an abundance of candidates. * * * Gov. Atkinson of Georgia and Gov. Taylor of Tennessee have both applied for commissions as brigadier generals in the volunteer army and assignment to the command of the troops from their respec­ tive States. Both gentlemen express their intention of resigning their governorships if they receive appointments, and they understand that it is necessary for them to do so. • * * It has been decided to send the insur­ gents in Cuba a quantity of muskets and carbines that are stored in the arsenals. They were discarded by the army when the new Ivrag-Jorgensen rifle was adopt­ ed, and are similar to those that have been served out to the militia in the sev­ eral States. The arms are in excellent condition, although they are not up to date. * »!* * There is a real estate dealer in Wash­ ington named William McKinley. There used to be a real estate dealer here nam­ ed John ^Sherman, and he caused his venerable Senatorial namesake a good deal of annoyance. It looks queer to see signboards upon vacant lots offering property for sale or rent by William Mc­ Kinley. * * # In 1861 the postal business of the coun­ try had increased from $13,000,000 to $90,000,000 a year, and the last official report of Government, disbursements showed that it cost $48,000,000 a year to transport the mails and $44,000,000 to handle them. The aggregate number of pounds handled is 600,000,000. * * * William Jennings Bryan has written a letter to President McKinley offering his services to the Government in any posi­ tion in which they may be useful. The letter is brief, but courteous, and asks for any assignment the President may see tit to give him. * * * Adjt. Gen. Corbin is the busiest man in the department--perhaps the busiest man in Washington--working nineteen and twenty hours a day to get the volun­ teer army started and the new regiment of regulars under way. * * * . /'. Congress had an opportunity to con­ template war from a new point of view when Secretary Alger asked for an ap­ propriation of $34,019,997.38 to pay the ordinary expenses of the army for jusl two months. • if * * The President has received a touching letter from a gentleman in Richmond, who offers to raise an entire regiment of Virginia colonels, but this has become a delicate subject down in that quarter. » * » It is believed in Washington official cir­ cles that after the insurgents are fully armed and equipped they will be able to send a force of 50,000 men against Ha­ vana. The President is bearing up well under the strain and public receptions have been resumed. * * e tr- - ... Nine presidential postmasters, holding offices yielding $1,000 a year and upward, have asked indefinite leave of absence to go to the war and have received' permis­ sion. * » •» The students of Galkjuidet Institute, a college for the deaf and dumb, trampled a Spanish flag and burned an effigy of Sagasta, the Spanish prime minister. • * • The students of Columbian University have raised a purse for the purpose of purchasing two swords which they intend present to President McKinley and n. Woodford. Praise of a Nation. The-great achievement of the Asiatic squadron has made the end of tike con­ flict look comparatively near.--Blooming- ton Pantagraph. It shows the superiority of the Ameri­ cans to the Spaniards and the utter fu­ tility of Spain's resisting a power like the United States.--Nashville American. It was as if a Spanish squadron had en­ tered New York harbor and fought our ships inside of Sandy Hook, exposed to- the fire of our land batteries as well as of the fleet,--New York Tribune. It is the old story of Spanish cowardice and incapability. Not once in three cen­ turies has Spain won a fight on the water •which was important enough to have the slightest effect on her fortunes.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Commodore Dewey has won a great victory--one that will have a salutary effect, not only upon Spain, but upon the European powers watching the move­ ments of the United States with veiled hostility.--Indianapolis Journal. This is just vVhat the American people have been expecting to hear from their gallant navy.. Wherever the big guns roar from American decks the people of the republic have confidence that they will apeak in triumphant tones for freedom \nd human rights.--Detroit Free Press. The moral igffect of the victory will be enormous. It will be a blow to the ab­ surd "haughtiness" and ignorant arro­ gance of the decadent nation which we have been called upon to chastise. It will give Spanish sympathizers in Europe somethings serious to think about.--New York World. The Spaniard as a fighter, whether on the land or on the sea, is no match for the American, and this will be proved in the Atlantic as it has been proved in the Pacific if Spain's crack warships shall over come within range of our squadrons under Sampson and Schley.--Louisville Courier-Journal. Commodore Dewey has struck decisive­ ly, struck as an American should strike, and the result cannot but give Spain rea­ son to pause ere it plunges headlong into final and complete rout on all the seas, stripped bare of its colonies and its honor by reason of the cause in which its flag goes down in disgrace.--Philadelphia Press. The Call to Arms. In sight of war, disagreement has van­ ished, and the country is one, with all its force and determination in support of the administration for the success of Ameri­ can arms.--New York Sun. History cannot fail to record that in this uprising of the people for justice, humanity and a lasting peace, the United States has assumed the highest possible level in international affairs.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Without the formal declaration promul­ gated by Congress the war would actu­ ally and naturally date from last Thurs­ day. The declaration, however, removes all doubt, and settles the point beyond question.--New York Herald. The formal declaration df war by Con­ gress is a victory and vindication for those who have for months contended that this nation could not stand longer in the sight of God and let the massacre of a whole people go on.--New York Jour­ nal. In this high resolution the country is united as never before on the eve of war, and history will be searched in vain for a nation which has entered war with a cause so free from ambition or a regard so small for material interests.--Philadel­ phia Press. The way to bring peace now is to push the war until we shall conquer a peace. The nation Should strike with all its force, and as one man. A short and sharp war would be quickly decisive, with the small­ est expenditure of blood and treasure.-- Philadelphia Record. The action of Congress does not make us the aggressors, for Spain practically declared war in dismissing our minister without receiving the ultimatum which he was instructed to present, and by breaking off diplomatic relations with this country.;--Louisville Courier-Journal. The Americam people have said what they mean, and they mean what they have said. They demand peace not only in Cuba, but in the United States, and "at once!" They demand that we shall cease to belittle ourselves by magnifying so simple a task. They demand a chance to think of something else besides war and rumors of war.--Boston Globe. Uncle Sam's New Hero. All honor to Commodore Dewey and his gallant officers and men J--New York ^Vorld. ' Commodore Dewey and his brave men did a clean job, and they did it thorough­ ly.--Indianapolis News. From present indications the name of Commodore Dewey will go scorching down the ages.--Bloomington Panta­ graph. Commodore Dewey should be made an admiral as a fitting reward for his achievement at Manila.--Cincinnati Com­ mercial-Tribune. The honors are Commodore George Dewey's. He and the gallant sailors of this fleet have done their country a price- 'less service at the right time.--Indianapo­ lis Journal. It is the business of our brave seamen to batter hostile fleets out of existence, and Commodore Dewey and his men dem­ onstrated that they understand their busi­ ness thoroughly.--Kansas City Journal. Honor and gratitude to Commodore Dewey and alibis officers and men! They have fought as American sailors always fight. The First of May. 1S98, will be a day. of glorious memory in American his­ tory.--Now York Sun. Gossip of the Strife, War comes pretty high, but it is dent that we must have it.--Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Postmaster General Gary is so strongly opposed to war that he won't even con­ sent to lick stamps.--Kansas City Jour­ nal. The cruisers' Hat-vard and Yale can probably be depended upon to tea-ch the Spaniards a thing or two.--Boston Her­ ald. Spain takes special pleasure in calling us pigs. Possibly she got the idea from the conduct of the 'baseball rooters.-- Washington Post. There seems to be a consensus of opin­ ion among the powers that if Spain joses Cuba it will be none of their funeral.-- Philadelphia Ledger. It's inspiriting to note that in discuss­ ing a new 'marching war song nobody, has suggested the tune of "Home, Sweet Home."--Philadelphia Times. The war between Spain and the United States is in no sense a religious war, ex­ cept that it is a war waged for the cast­ ing out of devils.--Boston Globe. : Where the war-talk Is the thickest His voice is, somehow, missed; > You see he's very busv Getting ready to enlist Star. evi- i#: Si V : . -