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Mcttenry Pfaindealer. P. K. QRANQER, Publisher! McHENRY, .. ILLINOIS. SUMMARY OF NEWS. f'h;: rr- •*JoeM Henrichs, a deputy United States Marshal, was murdered at bis home in Talequah, 1. T., while asleep by Matthew <V«ig, who had been arrested for selling liquor to Indians. Craig escaped. Timothy Howard of Australia, who will have charge of the Government telegraph and telephone system of that country, is IB the United States making an investiga tion of American methods in these lined. The designers of the mint are now en­ gaged upon a design,for the new Lafay ette dollars, 50,000 of which are to be minted by the United States Government •a a compliment to the French republic. One of the bloodiest combats which ever occurred in Hot Springs, Ark., took place the other afternoon at 4 o'clock. As a result of the fierce conflict five ln^n are dead and another dangerously wound­ ed. The strongly fortified village of Caitai northwest of Pasig, was captured after a desperate fight by the Twentieth regular infantry. The Americans lost seventeen wounded, while the rebels' loss was heavy. ' There was a heavy reduction in the / clerical force of the War Department the : ^other day, 120 employes being reduced in tf>%-grade and fifty-nine being discharged from the Government service. The changes l . ' mostly affected women. Benjamin P. Hutchinson, famous for gigantic deals on the Chicago Board Of - Trade and known the country over as "Old Hutch," died at the Lake Geneva (Wis.) sanitarium. His passing away was due to heart failure. Because they are not expressly men .tioned' in the reward bill passed by Con­ gress the auditor of the Navy Department has decided that the volunteers who serv­ ed in the marine corps during the recent war will not receive extra pay. The yacht Noma, in which A. J. Wea­ ver and a party of friends sailed from New York Nov. 2, 1890, to "explore and write up the strange places of the earth," has arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, after a stormy passage through the Red Sea Members of the Legislature at Little Rock, Ark., were panic-stricken when it . VTas announced that physicians had diag- jnosed the case of Senator Lankford as ^ ismallpox. After a half hour's debate the lHouse voted to vaccinate all its members. The Esperanza mine at El Oro, one of * ithe famous mines in Mexico, has been bonded to an English syndicate, which puts up $100,000 for freight money. The friee of the mine is fixed at $3,000,000 old, and the option expires on April 25. •>£ Robert M. Floyd, the 19-year-old son of government the first geometrical lath* for banke note engraving. • - In Philadelphia, Pa., John H. Evans* arrested while in the net of fobbing aa uptown duelling, was sentenced to si* years* imprisonment within twenty-four hours of the time of his arrest. At Hazleton, Pa., orders were received for an indefinite suspension of work at the Jeanesville collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Over 500 men and boys were thrown out of employment. Samuel Hudnut of Philadelphia, con­ ductor of Blue Line express No. 514, from Philadelphia for Communipaw, was be­ headed at Bayonne, N. Y. A bridge sup­ port threw him under the wheels. Mrs. Maggie Smith, wife of Homer Smith, aged 33 years, was found dead in Sharon, Pa., with two wounds on her head and her clothes burned from her 1Hrty. Hcr husband was arrested* , WESTERN. E. C. Babb, former Mayor Of Minneap­ olis, died, aged 65. Mrs. J. Warren Keifer, wife of Maj. Gen. Keifer, died at Springfield, Ohio. Fire in Wymore, Neb., did damage to the amount of $20,000 in the business sec­ tion. Insurance, about $10,000. The Missouri Pacific bridge over, the Platte river south Of Omaha was carried away by the ice, and trains were brought in over the Burlington route. Officials of the National Metal Polish ers, Platers and Brass Workers' Union, headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, UiiUdl fHfitit ... insists |s found mmdm* sary to determine who are qualified voters before the election is held to establish representative government. The War Department has derided to ac­ quire such tracts in the Hawaiian Islands as may be necessary for military par- poses, and to this end officers will be sent to Honolulu with proper authorisation, and will begin the work by taking posses­ sion of a ooasiderable tract near the cap­ ital. FOREIGN. with IRobert Floyd, general superintendent of the Cunard Steamship Company's offices |n New York, committed suicide. - -T£e Jpuicide is absolutely without a known (Cause. The lad failed to leave any word. The murderer of Mrs. Anthony Steig- Jer of Mount Lookout, Ohio, whose dead kody was found in her home by her son. -%as been found in Albert Luken. a boy of 16, living with his widowed mother in ^plifton. Luken was arrested and made a •all confession, saying his motive was rob­ bery. He got about $70. Far in the frozen north, a few nfiles f the desolate Dalton trail, Canadian •nd American miners have met in deadly Conflict. Four are reported to have been •:U>-%illed outright' and a number of others « lave been seriously wounded. The trou- -We arose over the possession of a rich ylacer gold field, 100 Americans attempt- to drive fifty Canadians out. JK" At Halifax, N. 8., the Canadian Gov istate that they will demand an advance of from 15 to 20 per cent, within a short time. John Barton, a member of the North Dakota Legislature, dropped dead on the street in St. Joseph. Mo., of hemorrhage of the lungs. He lived at Devil's Lake, N. D., and M as on his way home from La Salle, 111. A blinding storm of snow and wipd was the cause of a collision on the Burling­ ton road two miles west of Lincoln, Neb., resulting in the death of three trainmen and the injury of four others. The in­ jured men will recover. Madison Copus, aged 45. a farmer re­ siding near Lucas, Ohio, shot and killed his wife as she lay sleeping on a lounge in the sitting-room. She died instantly. Copus then shot himself. Family trou­ bles, it is supposed, caused the deed. Joseph A. Wilson, a young Shaker, com­ mitted suicide at Whitewater village com­ munity, near Cincinnati, by taking mor­ phine. He was originally from Jackson, Mich., where his parents still live. The suicide is supposed to hare been caused by insanity J. W. Dillard and Miss Mary Muir of Mexico, Mo., were to have been married next month, but Dillard died after a short illness. His will has been filed. By the terms of the document Miss Muir comes into possession of the dead man's estate, valued at about $75,000. At St. Louis, under the foreclosure of a deed of trust. Sheriff Rohlmann sold at public auction the Sportsman's Park and Club, including the franchise held by the St. Louis Browns, to R. A. Gruner, a prominent lumber dealer and one of the club's directors, for $33,000. 4 The postoffice at Rock River, a Cleve­ land suburb, was entered by burglars, who in their search for money and valua­ bles blew open the safe and in so doing de­ molished ' almost the entire front of the building. They were- unsuccessful, how­ ever, in finding anything of value. A free-for-all fight with knives and ra­ zors occurred between soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infantry, colored, in a re­ sort near Cheyenne, Wyo. Corporal Greenhouse of Company I was fatally stabbed and Sergt. Barnes of the same company, who was his assailant, was bad­ ly wounded. Thomas K. Sudborough, ex-chief clerk in the auditor's office of the Pacific Ex­ press Company, was acquitted of the charge of embezzlement at Omaha. This is the second case brought against ex-offl- #rnment officials have seizeed the Beaver line steamship Lake Ontario, now under - .^Itharter by the Atlantic Steamship Com- I cials of the company, the other being §»any, upon the claim that the steamer was I against Auditor W. F. Bechel, who was -landing dry goods belonging to a Denver, Colo., woman on which the duty had not '"<• ;fceen paid. The agents of the vessel were Required to give bond and the ship was ; "Released. also acquitted. The Illinois Central is at work running a survey through Clay County, S. D., with the intention of extending its line to the Black Hills. Its first objective point is Wheeler, Charles Mix County, via Yank- a-j..- . i. T •--= -- c.iu^uic iruu- Iton' Tabor and Tyndall. At Wheeler the I" show the popularity of the rural | "ne cross the Missouri river and ex- . , mi The Postoffice Department is constantly receiving a large amount of evidence tend- i vuv ui me rural >»ree delivery system where it has been £ tried, and the desire for the extension of 1 service to other territory where it is C. t»°t yet in operation. The original appropri- 4 *#tion by the last Congress under President p Cleveland's administration for the trial fv' Of the system was $50,000, and the Fifty- f-% fourth Congress followed this with an a'p- |>ropriation of $150,000 to continue the ex- j>A * > f>enment. The Congress just ended in- : creased this amount to $300,000, and the ,r*r*tem *8 now considered practically a tv "^permanent feature of the Postoffice *De- 4 partment. tend in as nearly an air Hue as possible clear to the Black Hills. The grounds for a station at Vermillion have already been surveyed and staked out and the right of way is now being secured. Positive as­ surances have been received that the line will be built this season. NEWS NUGGETS. .1,; . _ Henry Stonestreet is dead at Kan- IMS City, aged 77. ; Med3 *<«tor and publisher of Chicago Tribune, died at his winter 4"-' j^onie in Antonio, Texas, of heart * * "^failure. He was 76 years of age. | A tornado wrecked a dozen or more 4 dwellings and three churches and unroof- & «d several factories at Avondale and * • woodlawn, suburbs of Birmingham, Ala., -trat no one was injured. ,ji-- ' ^ The British first-class cruiser Terrible |ias arrived from Malta and reports that * boiler explosion on board killed a stoker, grf» ifatally injured another man and badly •?._•> scalded several others. L'.i At Detroit, George J. Mink, "f;""Iras stabbed under the left Moulder blade |Fii-v *'"V ^avier Glombin, a 12-year-old boy S. Beems' started a quarrel with him! The blade penetrated the lung. SiLf'» Edward Osterhide. a white man 3° years old, and "Bud" Price, a negro 24 fjt years old, were killed in an election 'riot Op at St. Louis. Three men are under ar- »» , , irest, charged with the shooting. JoP|i1n' Mo- "'hi,e P'ayingin a barn, 0- < three childoen set fire to the hay. One of " them, Otis Tosh, 4 years old, was caught 'in the flames and turned to death." , An unknown woman called at the resi- %(dence of Mrs. M. F. McVean, a widow yj!, V St. Louis, and threw vitriol in her face* s'-/' * blinding her and causing burns l«?at mav rfi " * result fatally. a- An electric car went through the bridge V-'over the Blac-kstone river at Millbur-y, !#•* V'**"Mass., and three men 'were drowned. One j£-.||<?yassengep, Louis Pjuff, was rescued, near- Yl ~ ly overcome, by chopping through the root the car. mmv1 EASTERN. Eckley, a small mining village about ten miles northeast of Hazleton, Pa., was struck by a cyelone. Considerable dam­ age was done, but no lives were lost. The Manhattan Railroad Company of 's - New York has definitely adopted the elec- trie third-rail system for the operating ' equipment of the elevated railroad. Frank Gilfort, one of the Gilfort broth- fe* ers, well-known circus gyinpasts, died at Orange, N. J., the result of blood poison lug preceding the amputation of a leg. Andrew C. Fowle died of heart failure ; in Newark, N. J., aged 70 SOUTHERN. Capt. Morton L. Phillips, commander of the revenue cutter Boutweil, is dead at Newberne, N. C., aged 61. Committees from the Granite Manufac­ turers* Association and the Granite Cut­ ters' Union reached an • agreement in Qnincy, Mass., regarding wages, and the strike which has been on for two weeks has been called off. Sixty Kentucky distilleries have broken away from the whisky combine, and their managers declare they will fight the trust to the end. Having paid out $1,500,000, the trust finds itself still far from victory, with some of the largest plants in the State in the ranks of the insurgents. Almost the entire plant of the Cummer Lumber Company, situated on the St. John's river, four miles north of Jackson­ ville, Fla., was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of over $250,000, with 80 per cent of insurance. The mill was the most mod­ ern in the South, as well as one of the largest. uiiam J. Bryan evidently wants it understood that he disapproves of "Hob- sonism." The distinguished Nebraskan passed through Brenham, Texas, recently on his way to Houston. At the station he was greeted by hundreds of citizens, near­ ly all of whom shook hands with him. A popular young woman of the city wanted to change the method of saluting the silver champion. Edging up to him in a moment when she thought he might be disposed to grant her request, she said: "Mr. Bryan, will you kiss me?" "Excuse me, my dear young woman," he replied; "but I am not Hobsonr" WASHINGTON. Herbert Putnam of Boston has been appointed congressional librarian by Pres­ ident McKinley. The following statement has been is­ sued, showing the total number of deaths reported to the adjutant general's office between May 1, 1898, and Feb. 28, 1809: Killed in action, 329; died of wounds, 125; died of disease, 5,277; total, 5,731. At the request of the State Department the announcement is made for the bene­ fit of concession-seekers that the islands evacuated by Spain in the West Indies are under military control pending legis­ lation by Congress to determine their fu­ ture government.. Washington, D. £., authorities are bending every effort to prevent a threat­ ened smallpox epidemic. There were thir­ ty-five cases of the disease in the small­ pox hospital the other day, with an aggre­ gate of fifty-two that have been reported since the outbreak. The administration has decided to take a census of the island of Cuba as com- ftete and careful as that taken fr tfee Gen. Wood cables the Secretary of War that there is no truth in the storfes of the alleged disturbed state of affairs in Santiago. Herr Krzzanowski, director of the Ivredit Bank of Lemberg, Austria, has committed suicide after embezzling the hank's funds. Mrs. Robert Koeley, the English actress, died in tLondon of pneumonia. She was born in 1806 and made her first appearance in 1825. The Filipinos burned the town of Pasig, The American soldiers vainly attempted to extinguish the flames. In a short time the entire city was in ashes. Lady White-Ridley, wife of Sir Mat' thew White-Ridley, secretary of state for the home department, and daughter of the first Lord Tweedmouth, is dead. A report received at the State Depart ment says that the United States ma­ rines who have been doing guard duty at Peking, China, since last fall have left that city. Three tugs for use in „ Manila Bay among the Philippines have been pur­ chased by the United States Government in Hongkong. They will be used to trans­ port troops from point to point. The French State railways, operated under the control of the French Govern­ ment, have placed an order with the Bald­ win locomotive works of Philadelphia for ten high-speed passenger locomotives, to be finished in a few months. After numerous conferences between Secretary Hay, the British ambassador and the German ambassador a satisfac­ tory understanding has been reached be­ tween the three powers interested in Sa­ moa as to the conditions there. A movement is on foot in Santiago de Cuba to persuade the United States Gov­ ernment to purchase San Juan Hill to be used as a public park. General Leonard Wood, military governor, and other prom­ inent Americans favor the project. Gen. Maximo Gomez has accepted ilia dismissal by the assembly from the Com­ mand of the Cuban army in a dignified open letter. The gray chief declares his intention of withdrawing from politics and retiring to his Dominican home. IN GENERAL*. NeirBurgess, the actor, has filed a vol­ untary petition in bankruptcy. His lia­ bilities are placed at $104,050, all secured, and assets at nothing. Capt. Stetson, master of the bark Car- ondelet, from New Castle, N. S. W., re­ ports passing an uncharted reef in the South Pacific ocean. The reef as it showed above the water was about a quarter of a mile long. It was in latitude 5.33 south and longitude 173.58 west. The movement among Alaskan cities looking to a transfer of part of the terri­ tory now under United States jurisdiction to British control is by no means confined to Taiya. Latest advices from the north indicate that Wrangel also is anxious to pass under the British flag. „ W. C. Johnson, senior vico-commander- in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re­ public, has issued a call for the executive committee of the national board of admin­ istration of the Grand Army to meet in the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Wed­ nesday, April 12, to select a commander- in-chief to succeed,the late Gen. James A. Sexton. The Uflited Stattfb consul at Dawson, J. C. McCook, informs the Department of Stute at Washington concerning the condition of the people there as follows: "The situation as to persons who will be out of food in a couple of months is be­ coming very serious. Many hundreds will have to be helped out when navigation opens. Many have gone out over the ice and are going out daily. The relief com­ mittee at this place is unable to extend any more aid, as all funds collected have been exhausted and it is some $2,000 in debt." Bradstreet's says: "Industrial and trade activity is still a pre-eminent feature of the general business situation. Price strength, too, is notable, especially in view of the midwinter rise of February, except in the case of the leading cereals and wool. In manufacturing lines the situation is one of great activity. The iron and steel trade is still excited by reports of fever­ ish demand, inadequate supplies and fur­ ther advanced quotations. An easier ten­ dency in wool is one of the disappointing features of the week. The demand for cotton goods is very active and nearly all classes are firmly held. Cotton remains steady. Lumber is active at most mar­ kets and prices are firm. Raw and re­ fined sugar have alike moved upward this week. Wheat is weaker, notwithstand­ ing crop damage reports, and other cereals are in sympathy therewith. Wheat (in­ cluding flour) shipments for the week ag­ gregate 4,398,821 bushels, against 5,815,- 585 bushels last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 3,730,586 bushels, against 5,794,863 bushels last week." THE MARKETS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to 71c; corn, No. 2, 35e to 36c; oats, No. 2, 26c 27c; rye, No. 2, 53c to 55c; butter, choice creamery, 19c to 20c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, choice, 70c to 80c per bushel. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, choice light, $2.75 to $4.25; sheep, common to choice, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 72c; corn, No. 2 white, 34c to 36c; oats. No. 2 white, 81c to 32c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3.50 to $6.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2, 72c to 74c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 3?c to 34c; oats, No. 2, 28c to 30c; rye, No. 2, 58c to 59c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 72c to 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2, 59c to 61c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2, 72c to 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 35c to 36c; oats. No. 2 white, 32c to 34c; rye, 61c to 63c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 71c to 73c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 29c; rye, No. 2, 55c to 57c; clover seed, new, $3.?0 to $3.75. Milwaukee--Wheat, Nt>. 2 spring, 67c to 69c; corn. No. 3, 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 30c; rye, No. 1, 55c to 57c; barley, No. 2, 40c to 49c; pork, mess, $9.00 t9 $9.50. Buffalo--Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, common to choice, $3 .25 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice weth­ ers, $3.50 to $5.25; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $5.75. New York--Cattle, $3.25 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 81c to 83c; corn, No. 2, 42c to 44c; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 86c; butter, creamery, 15c to 21c; eggs, Western, 13c to 14c. THBW8BCKB& AtiUAN i Allan Lino steamer Castilian, which was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia and was pounded to pieces on the Gannet Rock ledges, was the pride of the famous Allan fleet and a fine ship in all respects. She had a capacity of 800 first and second-class and 500 steerage passengers, besides room for a large f".rgo- She was built by Workman & Clark of Belfast. The Castilian had every­ thing that the science of navigation has evolved to insure perfection. That she was a speedy boat was practically demonstrated, for on her trial trip she attained a speed of fifteen knots, while on her passage across the Atlantic, despite the tem­ pestuous weather, she maintained an average speed of fourteen knots, and after leaving Ireiand she never went below the 300 mile record. The Castilian had the distinction of "being the first boat to make the trip from the other side to Port- lanu in seven days, and Captain Barrett was heartily congratulated by his friends and the representatives of the company at Montreal. TAKE ANOTHER TOWS AMERICANS UNDER WHEATON CAPTURE UUAdALOUPE. m Gen. Loyd Wheat*!*. WJ Gen. Loyd Wheaton, who commanded the American troops in the taking of Pasig and in the engagements preceding the capture of that Philippine city, was an officer in the regular array when ap­ pointed to his present position at the out­ break of the Spanish war. He has a splendid record as a soldier. Born in Michigan Bixty-one years ago, he entered the army as a volunteer in 1861. He be­ gan h^s military career as a sergeant, in which capacity he served four months and was discharged. He re-entered the volun­ teer forces as a lieutenant in July, 1861, and was mustered out as a colonel in 1866. In the same year he was appointed a cap­ tain in the regular army. Gen. Wheaton wss given the brevet rank of major, U. S. Am for gallant and meritorious services ASSESSED BY DAWES. I One Handred Per Cent, on National Bank of Illinois Shares. As a finale to the greatest bank failure In the history of the United States, Comp­ troller Dawes has levied an assessment of 100 per cent on the stock of the defunct National Bank of Illinois of Chicago, which was capitalized at $1,000,000. Re­ ceiver McNulta has also been directed to make a further investigation of the affairs of the bank with a view of com­ mencing an action for damages against the directors and officers.<#4>.the . bank* which was wrecked by their bad manage­ ment. The Comptroller said that he had fore­ seen for some time the necessity of this assessment, and that while he regretted that it would fall heavily upon a great number of innocent shareholders, he had no choice in the coursc which by law he is compelled to take. Mr. Dawes de­ clined to make public the names of the shareholders who by this order will be re­ quired to pay into the bank a sum equal to the original value of the stock. Comptroller Dawes estimates the defi­ ciency in the assets at $1,200,000, and the assessment on the stock, if ftiiiy paid, will bring in $1,000,000. On account of the present financial condition of some of the stockholders, however, it is said that 35 per cent of the assessment cannot be col­ lected, so that it will not det more than $050,000. CAN RETAIN VOLUNTEERS. Men Enlisted May Be Kept Till Peace la Proclaimed. According to the latest official interpre­ tation of the new army law all volunteers now in the service enlisted under the law. Of April last may be retained in the ser­ vice until peace with Spain is formally proclaimed, whether or not the 35,000 ad­ ditional volunteers authorized by the new law are enlisted. One effect of this de­ cision will be to permit the retention in the service until the ratifications of the treaty of peace are exchanged of 411 vol- JOLIVE BRANCH! fosgPlSTQL I m UNCLE SAM--I'll keep both o' them things handy, just the same. In the siege of Vicksburg, and brevet lieu­ tenant colonel for brilliant service in the attack on Fort Blakeley, Ala. He fought in numerous battles, and with credit in all. Before entering the service he was a civil engineer, and with the learning he needed for the practice of that profession was perfectly qualified for the army. DIVINES IN A RAGE. York Methodist Ministers of New Kject a Presbyterian. As a result of several interlopers at­ tending the regular weekly meeting of the Methodist Episcopal ministers in New York Monday, there was a lively and un­ expected scene. The gathering was sup­ posed to be secret, but the presence of several strangers was detected, and among them was a Presbyterian opponent of Rev. Stephen P. Cadman. Rev. Dr. T. L. Poulson presided. He explained that the meeting was a private one and several left the room. One of the "Thpr? fa flnnth^r yho ought to leave." "Point him out." "He is Rev. Mr. Gallaway, pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Paterson. In his pulpit yesterday he attacked Brother Cad- man's address before his association/' shouted another member. Mr. Gallaway rose to his feet and start­ ed to speak, but he was not .allowed to talk. The members would not listen, and Dr. Gallaway left the room amid a storm of hisses. ^ PANIC IN A THEATER. Women and Children Are Crushed to Death in France. A frightful panic occurred in the Gym- naze Theater at Liege, France, the other night during a performance of the emo­ tional drama, "La Tosca." A woman became hysterical and cried "fire." A rush for the doors followed, and in the jam on the balcony stairways many per­ sons were forced over the railings and seriously hurt In the fall. Several women and children were crushed to death. The alarm was baseless. BIG SHIP 13 WRECKED. The Castilian Meets with Disaster Daring a Foa. The new and palatial passenger and freight steamship Castilian of the Allan line, bound from Portland, Me., for Liver­ pool, lies on Gannet Rock ledge, a danger­ ous point on the coast thirteen miles from Yarmouth, N. 8., a few miles from where the Moravia of the same line was lost some years ago. The Castilian struck early Sunday morning during a dense fog. Tugs were at once dispatched to her as­ sistance when the report of the wreck was telephoned from Tusket Wedge, and they returned, bringing the passengers. < unteer staff officers now in the service in addition to those who may be commission­ ed under the law of March 2. Secretary Alger has also been advised that in addi­ tion to the 35,000 new volunteers which the new law authorizes he may retain in the service for six months after peace is formally declared' all the volunteers now in Manila who are willing to re-enlist for that period. The authorities are disposed to take advantage of everything which will tend to rob the act of it« serious evils. WHEAT IN FARMERS' HANDS. The Unsold Cereal Amounts to 192,- 000,000 Bushels. TMs ,Department of Agriculture Friday issued the following crop report: The consolidated -returns of the various crop-reporting agencies of the Department of Agriculture show the amount of whtst remaining in farmers' hands on March 1 to have been the equivalent of 29.2 per cent, of lost year's crop, or about 198,000,000 bush­ els. The corn In farmers' hands, as estimated. aggregates 800,500,000 bushels; or ^l.B per cent, of last year's crop, against 782,800,000 bushels, or 41.1 per cent, on hand on March 1, 1898, and 1,164,000,000 bushels, or 51 per cent, on March 1, 1897. The proportion of the total crop shipped out of the Country where grown Is estimated at 20.6 per cent., or about 39(3,000,000 bushels Of oats there are reported to be about 283,000,000 bushels, or 38.7 per cent., still In farmers' bands, as compared with 272,000,- 000 bushels, or 38.9 per cent., on March 1, 1897. - News of Minor Note* Copious rainfall in California will add millions of dollars to the fruit crop. Six additional regiments of regulars are to be sent to Manila to re-enforce Gen. Otis. Proofs of smuggling on a large scale during the blockade have been discovered by the American officials at Havana. In remodeling the House of Representa­ tives at Washington it is proposed to place a forum in front of the Speaker's desk, from which members will speak in addressing the House. A resident of Oklahoma has patented a head canopy for protecting the head from the rays of the sun while at work, a light frame being attached to the body by straps to support an adjustable covering of rain or sunproof material. The health officer of Kansas City has found that an extensive adulteration of milk is being carried on by the uddition of artificial butter-fat and a chemical pre­ servative to skim milk. The preservative ou analysis was found to be formaldehyde colored with a little aniline dye. If a suf­ ficient quantity of the stuff be used the milk will keep fresh for weeks, and the flnid will be actually embalmed, as is a body treated with the same preparation. Filipinos Retreat After Offering Little Resistance-American Loss Is Small --Active ,Campaiica le Began--De­ structive Cyclone In Oklahoma. JUanlla advices say that Guadaloupe was captured Monday morning by Gen. Wheaton's new brigade, consisting of the Twentieth and Twenty-second regulars, portions of the Oregon and Washington volunteers, the Fourth cavalry (mounted) and the Sixth artillery. The troops .ad­ vanced southward from San Pedro Ma- cati, the right flanking behind the town. The resistance was slight, the enemy re-> treating toward Pasig and Pateros. A gunboat steamed up the Pasig river shell-: •ng the jungle and materially aiding the troops. The American loss in the attack was! slight, five men wounded being the total of thejr casualties. The enemy's loss was forty killed, a Targe number wounded and sixteen who fell into the hands of the Americans. The prisoners were taken in the vicinity of. Guadaloupe. The Ameri­ cans wounded were all regulars. The Advance of the flying column undei Gen. W'heaton is the first step in the ag­ gressive campaign planned by Maj. Gen. Otis. It is intended that Gen. Wheaton shall advance as far as Laguna de Bay and clear the territory between Manila and that point of insurgents. This move, Gen. Otis believes, will stretch a' line of American troops across the island, thus cutting off all communication between the northern and southern wings, of Aguinal do's army., Gen. Wheaton's troops were eager for action, and fought with spirit, despite the intense heat. The fight was brief, how ever, the Filipinos being easily outflanked and driven back in disorder. They made several attempts to rally, but the fire from the front drove them toward the river, and there the shells of the4ight draught gunboats sent them back again. They- finally broke into small bands and fled. This is only the beginning of the drastic measures that are to be taken in future dealings with the Filipinos. Gen. Otis is determined to open the country from Ma­ nila to Malolos, the capital of the insur­ gents. The American troops are to be ad vanced day after day, and the rebels will be compelled to retreat. If their com' plete subjugation has not been accomplish ed by the time the Americans reach Ma> lolos. the capture of the capital will, it is thought, put an end to the fighting. Agui naldo is expected to make a final stand at the capital. Gen. Otis has ^iven notice that the ne­ gotiations between the Filipinos and the Spanish prisoners must be stopped at once, Gen. Otis' object in doing this is, prcsum ably, to prevent the Filipinos from ob taining indemnity which they demand for freeing the prisoners. OUSTS GOMEZ FROM OFFICE. Caban Military Assembly Removes the General-in-rbieC The Cuban military assembly, in public session at Havana, impeached Gen. Max­ imo Gomez and removed him f^om his command as general in chief of the Cuban army, the first ballot taken resulting in twenty-six votes being cast in support of the motion to impeach and remove Gen. Gomez against four in opposition. Gen. Gomez's only supporters were Gen. Cespedes and Gen. Nunez. Aguerro de­ clared that Gomez was insubordinate and should be punished and S^nguilly insinu­ ated that the general was a traitor to Cuba. Much passion was evident in the speeches, in some of which Gomez was de­ clared to have been delinquent in his du­ ties and disobedient because he had ac­ cepted the proposition of Robert P. Por- President McKinley's special emis­ sary, without consulting the assembly, be­ cause he had taken upon himself the ar­ rangements for the payment and disarm ing of the Cuban troops independent of the assembly and because he had declared to the assembly that he would observe its rulings in so far as he considered them beneficial to Cuba. The assembly then declared that the $3,- 000,000 is insufficient. BERE8PORD FOR "OPEN DOOR.** •• English Lord Declares This Policy Should Be Maintained. Lord Charles Beresford landed at Southampton from the American liner St. Louis, after six months' hard work as the British Empire's commercial traveler in China and the United States. When ask­ ed to give his opinion of the future of the Chinese trade, the feeling in the United States on the matter and the future rela­ tions of Great Britain and th# United States, Lord Charles said: "There is only one thing to do, and that is to maintain the policy of the open door. If we don't have that policy, if we go in for spheres of influence, we shall drift into war. Spheres of influence mean ev­ ery country grabbing something, and if at WORK OF THE WIND^, Four Hundred People Homeless Oklahoma City. Early Saturday morning a tornado struck Oklahoma City and left 400 people homeless. The city is in ruins, and the streets strewn with the remains of de­ molished homes and uprooted trees. a The damage is widespread, and the property loss enormous. Friday was a delightful day, with noth­ ing to indicate a storm. Toward nightfall the skies became overcast, and fitful gusts of wind were followed by a downpour of rain. Toward morning the rain ceased, but the wind gained in force. About 4 o'clock a. m. came the crash of falling buildings and the roar of the storm as it swept through the city, picking up houses and hurling them to the ground. Flashes of vivid lightning added to the terrors of the people. Above the roar of the storm and the crashes of wrecked dwellings could be heard the cries of women and children, the groans of the injured, and the loud voices of men seeking to render aid to the distressed in the hour of peril. " •+! , RUSSIA IS AGAINST ITALY. China Is Assured of Moral Support of the Czar. There Is evidence that tho T?nan!an archipelago. minister at Pekin has assured the Tsung- Li-Yamen that it can be certain of Rus­ sia's moral support in resisting the de­ mand of Italy for a lease of San Mun bay. The assurance, however, is extreme­ ly cautious, no promise being given of material aid. It is thought that a quid pro quo has been agreed upon by Great Brit­ ain and Russia regarding the settlement of the loan contract protest, and that {Jreat Britain and Russia has consented that the railway will not be extended be­ yond Mukden. PHILADELPHIA HAS TYPHOID. More than Three Hundred Deaths Al« ready This Tear. Philadelphia has an epidemic of typhoid fever. The close of the tenth week of the year shows a mortality from the malady in Philadelphia far in excess of the num­ ber of men and officers killed in the bat­ tles on land and sea in the war with Spain, and almost equal to the total of those killed in action and those who sub­ sequently died of their wounds. The rec­ ord so far this year is 3,424 cases and 360 deaths. REPORT OF BANK CLEARINGS, Table fhowlng Percentage of-ln^rease and Decrease. The following table, compiled by Brad- street's. shows bank clearings at the prin­ cipal cities for the week, with the per­ centage of increase and decrease, as com­ pared with the corresponding week last year: New Yorjt... Chicago Boston Philadelphia .$1,200,942,578 . 142,987,192 128.904,065 99,374,287 Inc. 61.6 46.4 22.4 46.3 Dec. tw.'v LORD CHARLES BEBESFOKD all the powers begin grabbing lanf fr China they are bound to quarrel, and war will be the result. I am convinced that we can keep China on her feet, if we do not go in for a policy of every nation grasping territory. The thing for Japan, Germany and the United States and Great Britain to do is to agree in maintaining the open door policy, insisting that no ports shall be closed against their ships of trade. While in America I endeavor­ ed to show that with her growing trade she is as much interested as England, Ger­ many and Japan in securing unrestricted trade with China. Of course, I do not suggest a cut-and-dried alliance between these powers, or between us and America. I don't think it necessary and I don't sug­ gest for a moment that America should join an alliance of that kind, but.I think we might agree, working together/ to maintain the open door." Lord Charles Beresford expressed his approbation of the kind treatment which he had received in America and paid a glowing tribute to the business activity and industry of the country. He stated positively that his mission was iwnfUir commercial, not political. - BEEF INQUIRY BOARD. Great Amount of Testimony Has Been Taken by the Commission. The beef inquiry board visited Chicago and held sessions at army headquarters, where the testimony of local officers re­ garding their experience with canned beef in Cuba is being heard by the commis­ sioners. ' Commissary officers, Govern­ ment inspectors and the officers of the animal industry bureau were called. Then appeared Messrs. Swift, Nelson and Ed­ ward Morris, the representatives of Mr. Armour, the foremen of the different es­ tablishments and such skilled officials in the packing industir as were able to throw light on the methods of preparing contract meat. Fifteen huudred typewritten pages of testimony have been taken by the board, and it is said they have come to the con­ clusion that Gen. Miles was not justified in making the charges he did concerning the conduct of Gen. Eegan and the com­ missary department. The report of the board, it is said, will exculpate every one from the charge of dishonesty or negligence. The canned roast beef will be condemned as an army ration in tropical climates, but the Chi­ cago packers, who were chiefly concerned in furnishing this ration, will be exoner­ ated from all blame, and their processes commended. Dr. Devoe, chief of the bureau of animal industry, says that since the accusations were first made cattle for canning have fallen from three cents a pound to three- quarters of a cent, and that the market is almost stagnant. Australian and Argen­ tine canners have profited by the loss of the packers in "this country. WAR WILL BE 9HORT. Otis and Dewey Expect Soon to tab* due the Filipinos. With the navy and land forces acting in unison it is expected to make the Philip­ pine campaign short and decisive. The arrival of Gen. Lawton at Manila gives Gen. Otis a man well trained in Indian warfare and fully capable of leading the army agis'nst the natives, whose methods are similar to those of the red men of the plains. The regulars, who have already reached Manila, wi<h the men due there soon, form an important addition to the army. All are in good physical condition and better fitted to battle in the tropics than the men who have been living in the warm climate so many mouths. The reg­ ulars are armed with Krag-Jorgtnson rifles, the best arm in the Government service. Admiral Dewey's ships are all in splen­ did shape, despite the fact that theyaave been so long beyond the reach of modern repair plants. The navy will have much to do in the coming campaign, as it is the intention to assert United States sover­ eignty on every inhabited island of the Soldiers and seamen are alike impatient ----- to begin the attack. The defensive policy has been wearing on all, and they prefer real fighting to the desultory skirmishing which has been almost continuous since the natives first began open hostilities. Al­ though the rainy season in the islands is near, the American commanders are con­ fident that they can make good progress if not utterly crush the opposition before the weather puts an end to operations. CLAIM DAMAGES FROM SPAIN. Amounts Asked for Loases in Cuba Foot Up 930.000,000. Under the provisions of the seventh ar­ ticle of the peace treaty with Spain, which stipulates that the United States shall ad­ judicate and settle the claims of its citi­ zens against Spain growing out of the insurrection in Cuba, there have so far been filed with the Department of State claims aggregating nearly $30,000,000. President Gleveland, in the closing days of his second administration, sent to the Senate a list of claims filed up to that time, aggregating, in round numbers, $10,- OOO.tKM). A list of the claims which had been filed since then was sent to the Sen­ ate by pEesiilent McKinley at the end of the session just closed. These foot up some $20,000,000, not including three" claims where the recompense is not named. The largest individual claim is filed by John W. Brock, who asks for $2.1(52,514 --$l,lCi2,514 for himself and $1,000,000 for Joseph Rigney, for property destroy­ ed. Mrs. Ricardo Ruiz claims $75,000 for the imprisonment and death of her husband. The other claims range from $771,000 to $1,500. The number of claim­ ants is 123# A •fiUiiiSiiiMMi Si:: iiii