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t^"* ¥& < * \ w - . r+*̂ S^STP *̂* ^W *̂- ?pt ^-^•"•*"•5^, f",*ff-v *'*< THc MoHENRY PUIRDEALER namr kautdbaub OK *» ILLINOIS. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS* I re<1, fiflHc; No, , No. 3 hard, 69@We. Jfiiy' **>.'* . 1 S j . F a r m e r l i v i n g n e a r R o c h e s t e r , N . T . , narrowly escaped lynching by his };» neighbors because he attempted to s^'< - have his new born son named after McKinley's assassin. Mrs. Rebecca Webb and two chil­ dren mysteriously poisoned at South Bend, Ind. One is dead and the other may die. Three persons killed and one injured by a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train at Oak wood, Wis. Twenty-five insurgents killed in a fight with constabulary near Passi, Is­ land of Panay. Governor Jones of Nova Scotia de­ clined offer of knighthood by Duke of York. Chile mobilizing its army and Ar- • / ' gentine fleet preparing for war. King Edward declared to be afflicted with cancer in his throat. Duchess of Manchester gave birth to a daughter. Weekly parades of troops in the Philippines ordered by General Chaf­ fee to impress and awe the natives. General Weyler may become ruler of Spain, as he intimated he would ac­ cept dictatorship if the people ask it Russia and China said to have reached an agreement concerning the disposition of Manchuria. President Roosevelt seeking views ol all senators on public measures which will be discussed in his first message to congress. Permanent reci­ procity commission under considera­ tion. All testimony and arguments in the Schley inquiry expected to be com­ pleted this week. So far the evidence does not sustain any of the charges made against the admiral. Memorial association selected as the Bite for the McKinley arch the Wash­ ington approach to the Potomac bridge. Pan-American congress on the verge of a disagreement on the question of arbitration. Weekly trade reviews reported the placing of enormous orders for 6teel rails, assuring another record-break­ ing output. Charles Page Bryan, United States Minister to Brazil, arrived on two months' leave of absence. Consul General Dickinson abandons hope of securing re'.ease of Miss Stone through Bulgarian authorities and will offer to pay ransom to bandits. By her recent marriage to Count Boson de Perigord in France the daughter of Levi P. Morton is likely to obtain the title of Duchess of Val- encay. Five killed in a mine explosion near Wilkesbarre, Pa. Nineteen lives lost in a fire in Phil­ adelphia which destroyed the nine- story building occupied by Hunt, Wil­ kinson ft Co., furniture dealers. Em­ ployes killed by jumping from the up­ per stories of the building. Eight crushed under falling walls. The plant of the Zanesville, O., Art Pottery Company was completely de­ stroyed by flre. Loss, $80,000. One hundred and fifty men are thrown out of work. A. V. Freeman and C. J. Huebel of Menominee, Mich., charged with de­ frauding Raber & Watson out of a large sum of money, were held for trial. They secured the required bonds of $2,000 each. The Chris Mueller Lumber Com- pany's sawmill at Davenport, la., was burned. Loss. $110,000; insurance, $40,- 000. This blaze runs the city's fire loss close to $1,000,000 this year. There is a belief that most of the fires were nicendlary. Discovery of a conspiracy against the civil rule of the United States in the island of Leyte resulted in ar­ rests of many leading Filipinos on ,t,he island. Ex-President Andrac^e of Venezuela left San Juan to direct the revolution in Venezuela. --- Illinois Supreme Court affirmed de­ cision of lower court that the State Board of Equalization must assess the capital stock and franchises of cor- •porations to their full value. Conten­ tion of Chicago Teachers' Federation Superintendent Cooley of Chicago schools issued order that members of high school football teams must aver­ age 75 per cent in their studies. Witness in Grand Rapids bribery case told how money was freely spent to get watpr works charter. sustained. Bishop Sbaretti appointed by the Pope delegate extraordinary to 'the Philippines to settle the church prop­ erty question there. Ninety persons poisoned at a wed­ ding near Bath, N, Y., several of whom may die. Grapes sprayed with a poisonous solution thought to be the cause. , v G e n e r a l H i l l ' s d a u g h t e r w a s a p r o m - jV:s, » inent figure in the Confederate Veter- ' MS convention at Petersburg, Pa. Mrs. Anna E. Taylor went ovgp Ni- agara Falls in a barrel and came out uninJure<* ^th the exception of a few bruises. Many thousands of specta- tors witnessed the feat. Turkey said to haVf' warned Greece |p'not to make any attempt to secure in- f dependence of Crete. I;; < . President Roosevelt in an article in jfo#;;.' the Fortnightly Review urged reform In New York. All automobile records for one to ten mile® broken by Alexander Winton of Hyl/V" Cleveland at Detroit. Mile made in jjSf, 1:06 2-5, and the ten miles in 11:09. Mrs. Leonora Piper, the Boston trance medium,-reconsidered her de- _ clsion to give up spirit work and will remain with former associates. The newly completed garbage re- Auction plant at Vincennes, Ind., was t tarMffTOm, f*sooo. Winter wheat--No, hard, 69^@70^4c. and _ . $?pring wheat--No. 3 spring, 67%e: No. 4 6piirigr, 66e; No. 2 northern, (0<i370Vic. Corn --No. 3 yellow, 56%m6l?c: No. 2 yellow, t'i'-iC; No. 3 white, /'56%c; No. 4, 56c. Oats--No. 3 white, 37^*c; No. 2, 3fi1i<5'36^c; No. 2 white, 87?i<g«?»4c: No. 3, SS^c; No. 4, 12^4(35%c: No. 4 white. 364137'.^;. Hay-- rhoice timothy, »13'<flS.50: No. 1, $12^12.50; No. 2, No. 3, $9@>11. Choice prairie. $134714: No. 1, $!W12. Cattle--Native shipping and export steers. $3.2f>itjt5.70, outside for fancy: dress­ ed beef grades, H^ifi.10; steers under 1.000 lbs. $3@f>.25: stookers and feeders, $2.25® 4.20; cows and heifers, S2.20(&4.40; can- ners, $1.50<g7.2a: bulls, $2.1;vii3.2f>; Texas and Indian steers, |2.!iOffo.2S; cows and heifers. $24i3.15. Hogs--Pigs and lights, Sfl.Wuti.lO; packers, |5.S)O®,e.20; butchers. f6.25f(?6.65. Sheep--Native muttons, $2.75® 3.4<>; lambs, $3.T&J?4.86; cutis and bucks, jl.50@2.25; stockers, |1.75@2.25; Texas sheep, $3®3.40. New apples, bris, |1.»<8>4.50: pears, brls, J1.50^i3.50; eggs, W^SflJc; cheese, twins, 9\4fJ0c; young Americas, 10'4!fz lOVfcc; live hens, per lb, S'/fec; spring chickens, per lb, 7l/4c; live turkeys, per lb, 6®~8Vic; ducks, per lb, 7@8c; " turnips, new, sacks. 50<£r<30c; sweet potatoes, brls, $1.75@2." beans, pea, hand-picked, $1.90®1.95; me­ dium, |1.85@1.87; potatoes, 54@6lc; toma­ toes, 1 bu boxes, 2&&76c: butter, cream­ ery extra, 21c; firsts, lS@20c. no en AT sn William Morris Killed by I Lou it- ~ iana Mob. " ' ,a v* HC CONFtsSES HIS BUILT. Colored Mm AumIU Mrs, Jot^n BtU and Robs iter Husband's Sum--Cup* tared After Belqg Wounded MHl XliW to Implicate Two' Others. ' ̂ Baby. Starts a Fate! Fire. Three persons were fatally burned in a lamp explosion at Pittsburg, Pa. James Busier, an infant son of John Busier, caught hold of a tablecioth nad gave it a tug, pulling to the floor a burning lamp. Flaming oil covered the little one^4n. an instant. Mrs. Busier shrieked for aid. James Mc- Govern, neighbor, answered, and, tear­ ing the child from the Roman's grasp, beat out the flames with his hands, Mrs. Busier ran into the street envel­ oped with flames. Just as she fell to the ground Peter Grimes attempted to save her. He was burned about the head, face and hands. Patrick Mc- Dermot was also badly burned. Mrs. Busier and the child are sure to die, and Grimes' burns are believed to be fatal. Shot by His Jealous Rival. Ross Sheridan, a well known and highly connected young man of Inde­ pendence, Mo., in a fit of jealous rage shot and mortally wounded "Writ" Berkey of Geuda Springs, Kan., his rival in the affections of Mrs. Clara Williams, at the Independence Electric depot. Mrs. Williams and Berkey were waiting for a car, when Sheridan stepped up, and, without warning, opened flre of Berkey. Mrs. Williams is a divorced woman. Sheridan is the son of Mrs. H. L. Sheridan, who is a newspaper writer. Berkey's parents at Geuda Springs are wealthy. Sheri­ dan came to Kansas City recently from St. Louis, where he had been employed for several years. Will Flffht the Strikers. The Chicago Great Western Rail­ way company is preparing to fight the 50 mechanics who walked out at Oel- wein, Iowa, Wednesday. A notice on the bulletin boards at the shops re­ quires all men to report for work Monday, Oct. 28, or all situations will be declared vacant. The men demand the removal of the obnoxious foreman and will not report for work. The company has secured a large number of cots with bedding, also some steel ranges, and is preparing to keep the new men to be secured in the yards. Deputy Sheriff Thomas and a body of twenty deputies are now guarding the shops and yards. Chase of Suspected Robber. An attempted arrest, a pistoi fight on the Btre^ts between a suspect and several officers, a desperate flight by the fugitive, first in an ice wagon, then in a buggy and next on a horse, all of which he pressed into service by the display of revolvers, the wound­ ing of the suspect and his escape into the woods, caused commotion Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. It is reported that the fugitive is George Parker, alias ."Dutch" Cassidy, alias George Cassidy, alias Ingerfleld, aged 36 years, a notorious western criminal, who has served time in the Wyoming peniten­ tiary. President's Birthday Is Qnlet. Sunday was the forty-third anniver­ sary of the birth of President Roose­ velt. Coming on Sunday, there was no formal celebration, and the day was spent quietly. Dr. Nichols, a friends from Baltimore, was at the White House a portion of the day, and Sunday night Commander Cowles was a guest at dinner. The president at­ tended religious church at Grace Re­ formed church as usual. Farewell Week at Buffalo. This is farewell week at the Pan- American Exposition, and as such will crowd all manner of entertainments into a few days. Western New York will own the exposition on Wednesday. In addition, this will be exhibitors' day. and from all the exhibits valu­ able and useful souvenirs will be dis­ tributed to the visitors. Saturday, the last day of the City of Light, will be fittingly celebrated. Restaurant In His Church. Rev. F. W. O'Brien, pastor of the New Peoples' church, now being built near the Bath, Me., iron works, will have installed a restaurant where the workingmen can get plain, wholesome food and hot coffee at cost. Mr. O'­ Brien has received liberal donations for his work from such men as Chas. W. Morse, Senator Frye and others. Brigands Have a Busjr Day. Rome dispatch; Seven brigands held up a dilgence that was proceeding to Sassari, in Sardinia, with a registered mail bag. Shots were exchanged and two carbineers who were escorting the dilgence were wounded, while a woman passenger was killed. The robbers looted the dilgence, but in the scuf­ fle the postal clerk escaped with the registered letters. Odessa, Oct 24.--An armed band boarded a train near Batoum, murdered three officials, and looted the passen gers of valuables. ~ Plot to Kill Shah Revealed. London dispatch: The St. Peters­ burg correspondent of the Dally Mall says he learns of the discovery at Teheran of a plot against the life of the Shah of Persia, in which his ma­ jesty's two brothers, son-in-law, the Grated Vizier, and the whole revolu­ tionary party were Involved. The two brothers were banished for life, and the son-in-law was flogged until he revealed the other conspirators, all of whom will be tM&eadttt' or imprisoned for life. ' : . Columbia. Mies.,' telegram: William Morris, the negro who assaulted Mrs. John Ball, was captured later in the day and burned at the stake at Ball- town, the scene *of his crime. He con­ fessed his" guilt before he died. When first captured. Morris was inclined to deny his guilt, but he finally admitted he had attacked Mrs. Ball and robbed her husband's store. He first tried to Implicate two other negroes. They were placed under arrest, too, and it was at first' meant to have a triple burning. The negroes accused by Mor­ ris established conclusive alibis, how­ ever, and were released. Morris was confronted by Mrs. Ball. She positive­ ly identified him, The news of his capture and impending fate had spread OVER NIAGARA IN A BARREL. Mrs. Taylor, a Widow, Drops Over Uu i" Horseshoe Fulls. Niagara Falls telegram: At _ lait the falls of Niagara have been con­ quered, and by a woman, for in the afternoon Mrs. Anna Edson Taylor, a widow, safely passed over tnem in a barrel. At 4:06 o'clock the barrel was set adrift and Mrs. Taylor was at the mercy of currents in waters that nev­ er before have been known to spare a human life. From the spot where the rowboat left the barrel the current runs frightfully swift and soon breaks over reefs that cause the water to toss in fury. The barrel was weighted with a 2,000-pound anvil, and it floated nicely in* the water. Mrs. Taylor ap­ parently retaining an upright posi­ tion for the greater part of the trip. In passing over the horseshoe fall the barrel kept toward the Canadian side at a point 300 feet from the center. It dropped over the fall at 4:23 o'clock. In leas than a minute it appeared at the base of the fall and was swept down stream. The current cast it aside in an eddy, and, floating back up stream, it was held between two ed­ dies until captured at 4:40 o'clock. As it was landed on a rock in the river it was difficult to handle, but several men soon had the hatch off. Mrs, lay lor was alive and conscious, but I ME BI'MU Thi famous Institution 4s Now 200 Years 0i4 ^ A BRILLIANT ANNIVERSARY. A Great Week at the Old College la . Hew Ha«wn--Distinguished Cluests from Many Lands--Yal« Mha Tarned Oat . 90,000 Graduates. TROOPS AID BRIGANDS, GENERAL SIR UEDVERS BUIJ.ER. <>/•' •:'/// The bl-centennial of Tale University Was celebrated this week at New Ha­ ven, Conn., in a style commensurate with the splendid record of the famous institution of learning. Five thou­ sand graduates were in attendance and with them came enough relatives and friends to swell the total number of guests to 12,000. Many foreign coun­ tries were represented. Japan, Russia, Australia and South America <sent some of their intellectual lights to, receive degrees of honor. President Roosevelt was in attendance and was made a doctor of laws, which title was also conferred on Archbishop Ireland, Ka- zuo Hatoyama, speaker of the Japan­ ese house of representatives; Prof. C. E. Martens, of the University of St. Pel&rsburg, and many other eminent Stoae's Kidnapers Bald to be rled by Offlelals. dispatch: The J&tacherna Poschta, a Macedonian newspaper, published at Sofia, Bulgaria, declares that the Turkish troops following the brigands holding Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, and her helper, Mme. Tsilka, for ransom, have no intention of trying to capture the ruffians, says the Vienna correspond­ ent of the World. On the contrary, the soldiers and Turkish officials provide the brigands with food, it ie asserted. The newspapers say that the brigands are being protected under orders from the highest Turkish authorities, for the reason that the sultan is keen for revenge against the United States for the pressure brought to bear by Amer­ ica with reference to indemnities for the Armenian massacres by the Turks. Considering Miss Stone's Case. Oak Park, 111., telegram: Action on the captivity of Mies Stone by the Bulgarian brlgfftfids will probably be taken by the American Missionary as­ sociation, now holding its fifty-fifth annual meeting at the First Congrega­ tional church, Oak Park. The busi­ ness committee is now at work upon some resolutions which will, it is said, contain pertinent recommendations and suggestions in regard to the case which has excited the deepest sym HI I sun of American Victory ip Battie of Santiago. DETAILS BROOKLYN'S WORK, *** Admiral la the Center of tbe (Mil of Shot and Shen Ourla* the Coa- ®lct with Spanish--Coart AHentlva, • * : H V. zdfl men. Nearly 150 college presidents at- pathy of the missionary organization, tended. The first two days were de- The matter, it is expected, will be voted to religious exercises and histor­ ical addresses by distinguished men. (The British war office has relieved him of his command 6f the Army eorps and put him on half pay.) First far and wide throughout the commun­ ity, and an enormous crowd gathered to see his punishment. Morris seemed dazed as be was chained 10 the sap­ ling, and many hands began the work of piling pine knots and needles about him. When the barricade had bten built up almost as high aa his shoul­ ders it was thoroughly saturated with coal oil. Admits Kate Is Deserved, u During aii these preparations Mor­ ris uttered no word of protest or en­ treaty. He admitted he deserved his fate. When the match was applied and flames enveloped him he still re­ mained motionless and silent. Fi­ nally his sufferings gave him voice and he screamed several times. His tongue was soon stilled, however, and death put an end to his agony. The offense-for which Morris paid so se­ vere a penalty was committed while Mrs. Ball was alone in her husband's store, which fs located at Balltown, a small settlement in Marion county, only a few miles from this place. Mor­ ris came In and pretended to make some trifling purchases. Mrs. Ball turned her back to reach the shelf for the article he desired, when he siezed her by the throat. He dragged her from the building. With a pine knot^ which lay near by he repeatedly struck her in the head until she was unconscious. Adds Robbery to Crime. Morris left the woman for dead and retraced his steps to the store, which he proceeded to rob. He took all the cash from the drawer and several ar­ ticles which he fancied. Corbett Kills a Big Bear. Bakersfield, Cal., telegram: Harry Corbott, who is soon to referee the Jeffries-Ruhlin fight, is up In Frazier Mountains hardening his muscles by tussling with big game. According to City Marshal JefT Packard, who re­ turned from that point, Corbett killed a bear which weighed an even 000 pounds.' ' Corbett arrived there last week. The party did not scare up a bear until Sunday. Corbett was given th4 place of honor and with three well directed bullets ended the life of Bruin. before she could be taken out of the barrel It was necessary to saw a por­ tion of the top away. She Is suffering greatly from the shock. She has a three-inch cut in her scalp back of the right ear, but how of when she got it she does not know. Nobel Prise for Dnmont Christiania telegram: Although the fact is not officially announced, it is regarded as assured that Dr. Henri Dumant, the Swiss physician, who was recommended by the Swedish riksdag to the committee intrusted with No­ bel's annual prize for the encourage­ ment of peace and arbitration, will^ be awarded the prize this year. Fred­ erick Passy. the former member of the French Chamber of Deputies, re­ ceived the next highest vote. Tried to Meet Pat Crowe's Terms. Omaha telegram: Chief of Police Donahue, who has-returned from Chi­ cago, said he had done all he could In the way of complying with the conditions of Pat Crowe for the lat- ter's surrender. The chief said his trip out of the city was not to secure the surrender of Pat Crowe, and that he had received no word of him dur­ ing his Chicago visit. Penn College Given a Farm. Robert and Martha Raley of Bangor, Marshall county, Iowa, have trans­ ferred in fee simple to Penn college a 240-acre farm valued at $15,000. The gift is said to be the nucleus of a movement to increase the endowment fund by another $50,000, making $100,- 000 In value raised within two years. Lac!: Cars to More Crops. The transportation of freight is a question that Is being thoroughly dis­ cussed by the business men of Minne­ apolis. A congestion in this respect that has not been in evidence for years is now apparent. This Is due to the vast volume of business being trans­ acted and is also accounted for by the prosperity of the country. It is im­ possible fcjr the railroads to cope with the demand for cars with which to move grain, flour and lumber. The Burlington road Is 1,500 cars short and the Milwaukee 100 cars a day. Wasps Start Panle In Church. Excitement prevailed at the Metho­ dist Episcopal church at Remsennes, in Accomac county, Va. During a re­ vival sermon a stampede was paused by a large wasp's nest falling into the center of the church. Thousands of the insects swarmed all over the church, stinging many persons. A number of worshipers made their es­ cape through windows, and the pas­ tor, Rev. J. F. Anderson, was forced to vacate the pulpit., The serrloM were abruptly brought to a close. Murders a Boy foi; SO Cents. "I killed a boy last^nlgbt," said To* bin Hanson, a Dane, 35 years of age, to the officer In charge when he walked into Central Police station at Montreal Sundae "I killed him for money and I got only 50 cents. That Is not enough, so I came to give my­ self up." Hanson described tfye loca­ tion In which the deed had beeh com mitted and the police found the body of the boy. It was identified as that of Samuel Marotte, a son of Samuel Marotte, a well known aplce -and oof* f e e m e r c h a n t . - / The commemorative exercises took place Wednesday, when President Roosevelt spoke. Justice Brewer de­ livered an address and several new buildings were dedicated. <The festiv­ ities of the week also included a torchlight parade Monday night, in which 3,000 students participated, and which was reviewed by Gov. McLean. Tuesday there was a football game be­ tween the college eleven and an alum­ ni team. The event of the evening was a grand choral performance and a se- ries of pantomimes. The city was beautifully decorated and illuminated. Over 8,000 colored lanterns were used. The History of Yale. The university was the outgrowth of a meeting of 10 of the principal ministers of the New Haven colony, held at Brandford in 1700. Their pur­ pose was to found an institution of learning which would serve to main­ tain a high standard in the clergy. The Colonial Assembly granted a charter and in 1701 the school was established at Saybrook. its title being the colle­ giate school. In 1717 it was removed to New Haven, which has since been its home. During the revolutionary struggle Yale sank to its lowest point. In 1777 it practically broke up. Many of the students fought in the Conti­ nental army, the hero of tne college being Nathan Hale, whose regret that he had but. one life to give to his coun­ try enshrines him in the hearts of Americans. After the war Yale came upon better times. Timothy Dwight became president in 1795 and laid plans for the growth of the college into a university. Today there are 108 pro­ fessors, 1,62 instructors and tutors and 2,582 students. The university, num­ bering eight departments--the academ­ ic and scientific departments, graduate school, art school, music school, law Bchool, theological school and medical school--now occupies $ix city squares, exclusive of the Sheffield Scientific School, which is a semi-independent establishment, and which monopolizes three more blocks. There are alto­ gether 37 university buildings. Such has been the growth of this institution under the guidance of President Timo-. thy Dwight, first, Jeremiah Day, Theo­ dore Dwight Woolsey, Noah Porter, Timothy Dwight, second, and Arthur T. Hadley. Its graduates since the foundation of the college, 200 years ago, number 20,000, and in every line of human achievement in the inter­ vening years Yale has been repre­ sented. Jail Besieged; Negro Hanged. • mob of about 200 men broke into the Wood county, Texas, jail and took out and. hanged in the courthouse yard' Gaines Gordon, a neg^p, who on Wed­ nesday evening Tdlled\and robbed J. -W. Shoemaker, a farmer. All day long the building was surrounded by townsmen and farmers howling for the life of the murderer. Sheriff Ap- el refused te surrender the priconer. Until nightfall the mob seemed to be without a leader, then, learning that troops were being hurried there from Tyier ana Gainesville, a rush was made, the door battered down, and in­ stantly a surging crowd was inside searching for Gaines. The execution followed. Jilted Bride 8eelts Death. Lizzie Arnold attempted to commit suicide in a dramatic manner at Port Huron, Mich. She was to have been married to James Smith, but he did not appear. Later she found him in the company of another woman. After writing a pathetic note to her mother, she took a quantity of arsenic, but physicians saved her life. The note contained the statement that she "died for love of Jim." She will probably recover, Airship Csaiss La«salt . New York dispatch: The Paris cor­ respondent of the London Times and the New York Times says that M. San- tos-Dumont's airship has occasioned a lawsuit. A. M. Lemaitre, whose prop­ erty at St. Cloud adjoins M. Deutsch's yard, complains that the liquids used in the preparation of gas permeate the soil, damage the streets and produce noxious exhalations. Consequently he has begun a suit against M. Deutsch. ,lt is argued, however, that either M. Santos-Dumont or the Aero Club is responsible. ii SftcoH War Is ExpeoM. > New York telegram: According to the Journal of Commerce, local glu­ cose dealers are of the opinion that the cut in the price at Chicago to $1 per 100 pounds means an interesting contest between the various glucose companies. It is also generally be­ lieved that the glucose refining com­ pany or ttie Independent companies are about to attempt to supply the demands both of this country wad Bu- rope. brought up before the convention at once. The association hsis commended President Roosevelt's attitude toward .the south. ^ <35 ' - - TROOPS ARE CHOSEN. Throe Regiments of Infantry to If Ordered' to Philippine*. Washington telegram: Three regi­ ments of infantry and two battalions of a regiment of cavalry have been practically selected for service in the Philippines. These are the Twenty- seventh infantry, eight companies of which are at" Plattsburg barracks, N. Y., and four companies at Fort Mc- Pherson, Ga.; the Twenty-eighth In­ fantry, eight companies which are at Vancouver barracks. Wash.; two at Boise barracks, Idaho, and two at Fort Wright, Wash., and the Twenty-ninth infantry, eight companies of which are at Fort Sheridan, 111., and four at Col­ umbus barracks, Ohio. The cavalry selected are eight companies distribut­ ed between the Presidio at San Fran­ cisco, at Benecia barracks, California, and at San Francisco. These troops have been ordered to hold themselves in .readiness for orders to Manila They will take the place of those regi­ ments which will be withdrawn on ac­ count of the expiration of the terms of enlistment of their enlisted men, and will consequently not increase the force in the archipelago beyond its present strength of 42,000 meq. «>'! •iatlstlrs of Six States. The census bureau has issued a bul­ letin on the ages of persons of school age, males of military age and voting age and foreign born males 21 years of age and over, in Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wiscon­ sin and Wyoming. A summary fol­ lows: Vermont--School age, 5 to 20 years, inclusive, 98,614; militia age, 48,368; voting age, 108,356; foreign- born males 21 years old and over, 20,891. Virginia--School age, 704,771; militia age, 346,030; voting age, 447,- 815; foreign-born males, 11,426. Wash­ ington--School age, 158,255; militia age, 149,586; voting age, 195,(>72; for­ eign-born males, 69,382. West Vir­ ginia--School age, 356,751; militia age, 200,503; voting age, 247,970; foreign- born males, 12,934. Wisconsin-- School age, 730,683; militia age, 426,- 825; voting age, 570,715; foreign-born males, 257,527. Wyoming--School age, 27,500; militia age, 32,988; voting age, 37,898; foreign-born males, 11,835. Parades Five Tears as a Km. ~- Omaha, Neb., Oct. 25.--Five years ago last spring John Reep, his daugh­ ter and her husband came to Banner county and settled on a ranch twenty- two miles from Harrisburg. No one knew where they came from or any­ thing about their history. Last week they sold out and left for some place unknown to their neighbors. The latest move followed developments in the divorce case of Baker vs. Baker, in which Wallace was named as co-re­ spondent. It appeared in the trial that William Wallace, Reep'a supposed son-in-law, was In fact Nina Reep, the daughter of Reep and the sister instead of the supposed husband of the younger Reep girl. Woman I>le» While Praying. Mrs. Mary Cannon, aged 60 years, dropped dead while on her knees at prayer Sunday morning in St. John's church, Clinton, Mass. For a year she had not been able to go to church, but Sunday she decided to go. It was a walk of over a mile. Mrs. Cannon arrived before the service commenced. She passed up the aisle and into her pew and knelt. Those near her saw her head slip from the rail of the pew in front, and her body sank back against the seat. Assistance was once given, but all efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. Dmbt Minister Wn'i Loyally. Peking dispatch: There is strong opposition among conservative Chin­ ese officials to Wu Ting-fang, Chinese minister at Washington, retaining a foreign missiop. Those who take this view consider that bin popularity abroad is a proof that he is not suffi­ ciently loyal to the interests of China. It Is probable that he will be recalled and given a position oh the new board of foreign affairs, where his linguistic and legal attainments may be utilized under the eye of the gov­ ernment. r To Die on Same Gallowsi ̂ flteven Clark, white, and £eb Crite, a netfro, were sentenced to be hanged from the same gallows at Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Dec. 23. Clark stabbed Alice Giles to death last Juge while in a jealous rage. Crite In Septem­ ber last called Thomas Gatlin to his door and shot him dead. Will Gatlin and Ike Torrence, negroes, were ar­ rested as accessories, and the former was found guilty of murder in the first degree. He will l»e sentenced hex< weeluk : ..rC Washington telegram: Admiral Schley told the story of the battle of Santiago before the naval court of Inquiry. More vivid and fuiler in de- tail than the accounts of the captain* under him, his story had the advan­ tage of being told from the wider •iew point of the commanding officer, C ^ and it was a tale which will long be V.* read and ranked high among the bat- 1$: tie stories of victorious admirals. It. was listened to in strained silence by a thousand men and women, just as ®any as could be packed together,, sitting and standing, in the big, bar* hall in which the court Is sitfcipg. Comparatively few could make out much of what he was saying, but from high on the rude elevator machinery* So the hall and from the window ledges and from the tiops of tables a thousand pairs of eyes watched him srreedily and strove to fix the scene among memory's treasures. Through it all, however, there was only one* any sign pf applause and It was quickly suppressed. Admiral Dewey, doubtless with recollections of Manila bay and his own great fight pressing on his mind, leaned forward watched the witness, who sat with his hand to his face, his1 legR crossed and his body leaning well hack in his chair--his favorite attitude. The„ two other admirals of the court <were equally attentive. ' Texas Never In Any Danger. Rear Admiral Schley testified that the- Brooklyn did not cross the how of the Texas, that the distance be­ tween the two ships was never closer than 600 yards, that there never was any danger of the two vessels collid­ ing. and that the loop was absolutely necessary to prevent sacrificing the- Brooklyn, as, if that ship had turned' toward the Spaniards instead of away from them the Brooklyn would have- been in dangerous proximity to thee-.. Spanish torpedo boats. - Torn Hade to Save the Vessel, . 'f Schley turned away from the Spifi- ' lards, he said, because it was useless to sacrifice the Brooklyn, because so- much depended on that ship on the day of the battle, and in turning. away he did what he believed was for the good of the country, sinking In- ~>>i- dividual considerations on this occ*- "TP sion. There was a distinct movement> ,^|? jon the part of the Maria Teresa and' the Viscaya, he said, to ram the Brooklyn, one of the Spanish ships be- ing less than 1,100 yards from Schley's-- ~ flagship. So positive was Schley that the Spaniards were going to ram thte Brooklyn that he called out to Cap­ tain Cook, "Look out, Cook, they are going to ram you." Captain Cook, was under the same impression, as bo- had already given the order to turn the helm to port. In making the turn which Schley said was absolutely necessary, he said that the Brooklyn was never more than 600 yards to sea- <. ward, and that during the turn the-' helm was always hard aport and was. not eased, but the turn was made in the shortest possible time. Tells of Retrograde Movement* Taking up the retrograde movement. Rear Admiral Schley explained that the Merrimac had broken down, was absolutely unsaanageable, aiid was capable of turning a propeller. They „went further westward than Schley, •intended, as they had difficulty in Snaking the Yale, which was towing the Merrimac, understand the muois signal. The Merrimac and Texas both sprung a leak, and this contributed to the difficulties. The physician on board the Texas recommended that coaling operations be suspended, as owing to the intense heat the men were becoming exhausted. The retro­ grade movement was made with a view to equalizing the coal of the fleet ' JBO as to be in a better position when v they met the enemy. Schley had beep given what was supposed to be. au­ thentic information that the SpaniSh fleet was not in Santiago, and he therefore thought that the proper movement was to go west, and not eastward, as that would bring himy1 nearer to the military base at Havatrfu Witness Hoarse ftt End of Day. When Rear Admiral Schley termin­ ated his testimony for the day it was within twenty minutes of tne usual adjournment time. The Rear Ad­ miral complained of an irritation In his throat, due to the prolonged us# of his voice, and the court agreed to an adjournment for his relief. In­ deed, Admiral Dewey had previously noticed the condition of the witness and had indicated a willingness to ex­ cuse him for the day. . -. . The court adjourned until Mondi$ . ; morning at 11 a. m. {; ,*v Train Goes Over Ehnbankment. The Chicago. Burlington & Kansift City passenger express No. 1 was' wrecked two miles east of Exllne, la., shortly after 1 o'clock Thursday, tho entire train, consisting of coach an4t mail and combination cars, with en­ gine, being thrown down a forty-fo0i embankment. The cars were splint* ered in small pieces. Nearly thirty- five passengers were In the coach and how any escaped with their lives ift a mystery. Three were probably fa- •'!, tally injured, and five others badly hurt. > ~;l W*' Convlet Admits a Morder. By the confession of a conviot lit the state penitentiary at /Jackson, Mich., the mysterious murder of Mr^L Ellen HUSB has been cleared up. Hea^ ry Wiseman has admitted that he waa the murderer. He went into details concerning the crime, told how hit choked the woman to death in thfi woods near Royal Oak, how he but* led her remains in a shallow gray* under a log, and, finally, he complete­ ly exonerated William Hale, whom ljai previously accused of the murder. H% refused to explain his motive. •M •?« mailto:jl.50@2.25 mailto:1.75@2.25 mailto:1.85@1.87