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It PL*1*X»BALKK 0* • XLLWOnL m roiioiffimfsiEaiEs fliUIDEALER ATTACK BRITISH CONVOY, W»" *r the Qmmmfm IB** Killed t Twenty-Throe WmhMAM. The London war office |ps received* a dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Bioemfonteln, Dec. 6, announcing that Gen. Delarey, with 500 Boers, attacked a convoy proceeding from, Pretoria *o Rustenburg at Buffelspoott, Dec. S, framed half the convoy and killed 15 meft and wounded 23, including Lieut. Bakir. The Boers, the dispatch adds, suffered considerable loss, some of them being killed. Ouns and assist­ ance were sent from Rustenburg and Commando nek and the Boers were driven off. The advices also say Gen. Dewet crossed the Caledon Dec. 5 at Kareepont drift, making for OdenaL -Gen. Knox was following him; the drift was held by a detachment of guards and the river was flooded. v ;. ' K' rf' Summary of Legislation in National i Body. MEASURES IN BOTH HOUSES. 16 JZ 19 20 n 55 3? 3k 36 27 26 H -- -- -- • Preacher IS Loser In Bl*f< Airtell, the former Royal Oak preach* er, who achieved fame last winter by meeting a hotel man in the prize ring, furnished a lot of sport at Pontine, Mi ch., Friday evening. He recently moved to Pontiac and found employ­ ment in a local barber shop, wher4 he bragged of his pr mess in the ring to such an extent the t his fellow employes made a match fcr him with Charles O'Hara of Detroit. The party went to a nearby barn and staked out a ring. Axtell stripped and looked a little beefy, but said he was as fit as a fid­ dle. In just forty-three seconds O'Hara landed a stiff one in the ribs and the barber-preacher went to the' floor. He was counted out and then cried and yelled. j faith Cwliti Sentenced* ' Harry B. Sollenberger and Stara f Sheets, faith curists, pleaded guilty be- of Genera) Interest Told ia *°re Judge Audenried at Philadelphia i .;to the charge of involuntary rnan- " P -slaughter and were each sentenced to ^aerve three months In the county pris­ on. A portion of this time they have already served. The defendants con­ ducted the "Beulash orphanage," or "Fire-Bap|ized Holiness mission," and the charge against them grew out of the death of Edward Sack, a 7 months' old infant The child was an Inmate of the Institution and became ill. The defendants depended on faith to effect a cure and the child died. M f f i R t F l K I R I WattfTE NEWS SUWSARY •f n»pp».l«n ef Maefi or Uttto teportance from All P.ru of the Clr- •tftOd World--Prtoes of Rmk I tottwti IS Weatotn lbuk.lt. 'it K. Jones, New York/lawyer, Mid , ;,|s to have been offered Attorney Gen- «nt Oeneralsihip of United States. Vanderbiit estate, person- , el, valued at $70,000,000. Transfer * tax #Ul reach $520,000. > $ "t I in October last has Just come to hand •f auddealy ordered from San Diego, CaL, I t ^ _ deDartient The cor. •" --mth America on mysterious mis- at y department cor with Admiral Kaatz in com- WImomI. a Or«st W.nhlpk The report of the board which con­ ducted the trial run of the battleship Wisconsin in Santa Barbara channel Joseph Chamberlain told parliament > "*"* civil rule would soon be established in Africa republics, with Sir Al- Mttnsrai governor. pvernment has not formal- the powers of Its annexa- Transvaal and Orange Free Saltan wants Turkey to have navy . acsai to those of great maritime pow- Vlctoria reported to have rapidly In last two or three authorities unable to find junta In Hongkong.' * The United States exports grew 3,- •81 per eelt lif «inety-one years. ,, Horace J. Hay den, second vice presi- " 4Snt of NewYork Central, found dead Wader open tourth-etory window of his reeidettce in New York. A gigantic international combina- " tkm of all big warship-building con­ cerns is being engineered by Cramp & Co. of Philadelphia. President Gompers opens the Ameri­ can federation of Labor convention at LouttMs, Ky., and pronounces against a compulsory arbitration law. It Is expected that the presbyterlan committee meeting at Washington will decide tike question of creed revision. Express oompanies anticipate the fciggest Christmas business la their ' Wstory. Denver ft Rio Grande Increased Its preferred dividend to 5 per cent Bsglish Racing Calendar says Tod will be denied license next sea- Cept Diet* was re-elected by North­ western football team; James Henry chosen by the maroons. Thousands of Dutchmen cheer Presi­ dent Kruger ss he arrives at The Hague. 61x thousand Dutch meet at Wor­ cester, Cape Colony, while ten big British guns are posted, commanding *>.» --.11.. rected speed of the battleship is set down as 17.174 knots. She sh6wed a remarkable freedom from vibrations at ordinary and at full speed, making her in this respect an excellent gun plat­ form. She was found to answer quick­ ly and powerfully to her helm and in general was found to be an efficient battleship, possessing good sea-going qualities, excellent maneuvering pow­ er and substantial construction. Carnerln* the Krr Mirk»fc • Ralph E. Cobb, a St. Paul commis­ sion merchant is operating a corner in eggs and has succeeded in buying up about twenty carloads. Said Mr. Cobb in speaking of the matter: "The cor* ner now being operated on the egg market will doubtless be a successful one. Storage eggs are now wholesal­ ing at 23 cents a dozen and will prob­ ably Bell at 25 cents in a day or two. There will be no fresh eggs before the first of the year, and the present sup­ ply of storage eggs can last no longer than that Eggs will retail atabo«,t 35 cents." Son at Baa in a Storm. • 4 When the transport Rawlins, which arrived at Newport News, Va., Wednes­ day from Porto Rico with troops, was oft the coast of Florida on Sunday, in a terrific gale, a baby boy was born to Captain and Mrs. Helm of Indiana. He was named Alexander Rawlins Helm. Captain Helm is a> postofflce official at San Juan, and was returning home on a visit Cor hia health. Queen Victoria in a brief speech asked parliament to make provision far army expenditures in South Afri­ ca and China. t France becomes uneasy because of the order for five new cruisers in the United States. Dady may lose oontract for con­ structing sewers and paving streets at Havana. General Fltzhugh Lee took command «f department of the Missouri at Omaha. Members of thirty firms of New York Consolidated Exchange involved In charges of fraud on the revenue. Joe Walcott is matched to fight Tommy Ryan and Joe Choynski In Chi- sago. Highwayman hold up and rob an * Iowa live stock dealer of $11,229 in notes in Chicago. Eight Manila convicts being brought to San Francisco jumped from teans port into sea at Hongkong; three were •2 pecaptured. Miss Lillian May Langham, Ameri­ can heiress, married in London to Baron Speck von Sternburg, German diplomat. Mrs. Abbey Sage Richardson, author and literary critic, died in Rome, aged m,) Twenty-six men killed in mine ex­ plosion at San Andres la Sierra, Mexi As cure for deafness caused by scar- ®*t fever, Miss Alta Rockefeller, daugh tet* of John D. Rockefeller, is having new ear drums grown under care of physicians in Vienna. William M. .Gates, trusted manager of ft Dubois, insurance brokers, New York, said to be a defaulter to amount of $50,000. r , c- T. U. convention sent resolu­ tion to eoagreBs attacking army can- 1 -- Or^Mlid Saodamt--Boot's The SUp>.UiH<9 Bilk Ate Xatra- Waate an, w** iftenue tt&Si Iowa. DoJlivert seat in the house, introduced a hill reduss if th* Hi! the committee it itative Conner of took hit tor Fairbanks admission ..of The second session of the LVIth congress, which will close one century and usher in another, opened aus­ piciously Monday. Messrs. Payne (Rep., N. Y.), Gros- •enor (Rep., Ohio), and Richardson (Dent., Tenn.), were appointed to join the committee of the senate to notify the president that congress was in Session and ready to receive any com­ munication from him. The president's message was laid before the house at S p. m. and its reading occupied two hours and ten minutes. Aside from the reading of the mes­ sage and the administration of the oath of office to William B. Dilling­ ham, the new senator from Vermont, Oklahoma to statehood. Washington authorities to tfvtstigate case of Cadet Boos, alleged to have died from of basing at West Point •> WdtolMtey, p. --Sir S»"' Remote prospect for Isthmian eanal legislation. Anny reorganization bill brought up in House. Senator Frye finished his speech in favor of the ship subsidy bill. Under bill reported by ways and means committee there is re­ duction of $40,000,000 in war taxes. All stamp taxes except on stock exchange and board of trade deals, bills of lad­ ing, and custom house withdrawals Mid entries, are repealed. Report of Secretary of Interior Hitchcock made public. Republican senators changing front on Davis amendment to Hay- Pauncefote treaty. Representative Fobs, Chicago, appointed oh&lnn|g} committee on naval affairs. nanklay, Dw«ml)*r S. ^ t;,, The report on the coast of extend­ ing the sanitary canal from Lock port to Utlca, UL. was submitted to con- CONSUL HOME FROM CAPE C0LBN.Y, »}'" *j4"- "7; 7 W* James 6. Stowe, United States United tates to make a formal report consul at Cape Town during the South to the government He will arrive in African war, is on his way to the this country before the holidays. & Lb* Siook MI Show. Never since the Dexter Park amphi­ theater has been built has such a crowd assembled within its doors as that which attended the formal open­ ing of the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago Monday night Fully 12,000 persons were in the build­ ing before the speaking began, and there were several thousand outside trying to get in. Kills rii* BallrooS IN, An engine on the Grand Trunk rail­ way at Iu^«voou Junction, Out, fas into a handcar on which were five Sec­ tion men going to their work. Every man of them was killed instantly, some of them being badly mangled. Their names are: John Allen, foreman, Oliver Ellis, Nell McArthur, Arthur Frame, John TeetseL Wp Wrecked 1b GhaoMl, Storms have been sweeping over the British coasts and the ships in the channel have had rough experiences. Several minor wrecks have been re­ ported. The steamer Rossgull of Ply­ mouth foundered off the island of Jer­ sey. Her passengers were Saved, but a boat containing nine of her crew is missing. Ohio labor Federation Spills. The Ohio Federation of Labor con­ vention cloeed at Newark, Ohio, under most stormy conditions. Dayton, Mount Vernon, Newark and Columbus delegates withdrew from the conven­ tion and from the federation near the close of the proceedings. A minority of delegates had a majority of votes and controlled the work of the body! During an attempt to amend the con­ stitution bo as to do away with this condition of affairs the final uproar and walkout occurred, A vote on the proposition caused its defeat. W. C. T. C. to Have a Paper. The National Woman's Christian Temperance union convention came to a close in Washington after a very successful and Interesting week. A report by the executive committee that the National W. C. T. U. should own and control an official organ was adopted, as was a resolution declaring the union should work for the adoption of a constitutional amendment prohi­ biting polygamy. Columbus, O., Fort Worth, Tex., and Portland, Me., each asked the honor of ths convention in 1ML ',y , / Jkfu w!.j£ who succeeds the late Justin S. Mor­ rill, no business was transacted in the senate. v Mr. Crumpacker (Ind.) presented a bill In the house to reduce representa­ tion of certain southern states in con­ gress. Secretary Root, In his annual report, says provision should be made for a minimum force of 60,000 men in the Philippines. Resolution of sympathy in behalf of Kruger introduced in the House. Representative Babcock was appointed on the Ways and Means committee. Taeeday, Deeembor 4* Organized labor is preparing to urge an amendment ot the alien contract labor laws at the present session to remedy the evils which they claim were developed in the case of Dr. Dowie's lacemakers. They will attempt to have the law amended so as to make It apply to skilled ss well ss unskilled labor. Brewers' lobby In Washington ex­ pects to get a reduction of 25 cents a barrel in the tax on beer. Ways and means committee said to be influenced by campaign contributions. Ferdinand W. Peck presented his report as com­ missioner general to Paris exposition, showing expenditure of $939,465, in­ cluding many items regarded as ex­ travagant Secretary of the Treasury Gage submitted his annual report in which he says It is possible to reduce taxes and retire some of the outstand­ ing bonds. Ship subsidy bill made un­ finished business of senate and its pas­ sage urged by Senator Frye. House held brief session; will take up army reorganization bill today. Isthmian canal commission reports to congress in favor of building the Nicaragua canal. The Hull bill for the reorgan­ isation at the army was introduced in gress. The house passed the army bill after making various amendments, one of which prohibits the canteen. - Friday, December 7. The Grout bill, intended to prevent the sale of butterine for butter, passes; the house. Deep-waterway commis-f sion reports to congress on its survey, of routes and cost of constructing a sht!p canal from the great lakes to the ocean. Bids opened at Washington for greatest order for warships ever given by the government, including battleships and armored cruisers, to cost $60,000,000. Secretary of State Hay says he will resign unless the Hay-Pauncefbte treaty is Indorsed. Sentiment in senate against present measure and in favor of fortifying is­ thmian canal. House p|asfi$ anttb oleomargarine law. \ "Ghost** I. Captured. A ghost which has been frightening the people of South River, near New Brunswick, N. J., for some time past was captured by a party of young men, and when the sheets with which he was clothed were removed he was found to be George Henderson, aged 50, who had sought this method of frightening his daughters Into stsying at home nights. Twenty-One Bodies Taken OmU , The latest authentic report from Ji- mulco, Mexico, the scene of the recent wreck on the Mexican Central railway, says that twenty-one bodies have been recovered from the debris. Of the twenty injured persons in the hos­ pitals, seven will die. No Americana except the trainmen were injured; New York capitalists said to be pre­ paring to Invest $20,000,000 in electris roads connecting London and suburbs. (YYYYYVYyYy'i\*V * * *iVT»VMW\nAj^ Indiana Oil Boon. Bad*. The oil Industry in Peru, Ind., and vicinity, which began with a great boom six years ago, and almost flat­ tened out three years ago, totally col­ lapsed Tuesday when the only method of making a profit, the use of natural gas as a fuel for boilers, was taken from them. The entire field--200 miles --is practically closed. A conservative estimate of the money Invested by the people of Peru, mostly workingmeto, is between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. Keopi Whole Town at Bay. Only the prompt arrival of Sheriff Byrnes and four deputies summoned from Columbus prevented additional bloodshed as a culminating tragedy to a series of shooting affrays which oc­ curred at Platte Center, Neb. W. J. Gentleman, the wealthy stock man who caused the trouble, held the en­ tire village at bay and shot four men. The Injured are: Henry Tanger, shot near the vine; may die. Pat Hays, eity marshal shot in the back. Rob­ ert Wilson, seriously wounded in side. S. <»scn, right am sfcsfttsred. <. I fe.ii.iX' Experiment farm Near Maalla. Under the patronage of the United States Philippine commission an ex­ periment farm will be started some 200 miles from Manila, where the growth of all sorts of seeds and this country will be tested, ps Fatal Initiation Work. : m the third-degree work of the Chickatawbut tribe of Red Men at Beverly, Mass., Ira T. Crocket was fa­ tally hurt by an explosion and W. V. Rogers was badly burned. 0ip!om»tlq Nft<rotJ*t'»oni Ar« in Progress. ! S O U f R D I S T U f t B A K & S . Hear German. Killed hy the Bnaw Imperial Kd o Deprive* Uea. Tan« Va Ualaug or Bank Co«urt to B^aala a* -1. ' v * . f '-"V Monday. December S. A special u^^atch from China to the Yolks Zsitung reports a fearful mis­ sion slaughter in the province of Shan- si. The first vicitims were a Cithollc bishop and his coadjutors and' four Franciscan priests, Italian and French. The governor Invited these Christians to his house, pretending to give them better protection, but when they ar­ rived their hands were tied. There­ upon the governor himself poniarded thfem all. Next the governor went to the bishop's residence with a number of soldiers and seized six Marseilles sisters. He promised them money and distinguished husbands if tbey would renounce Christianity, which offer they unanimously rejected. Thereupon the governor poniarded them all, and also a number of Chinese priests, thirty Chinese sisters and 200 orphans from 8 to 16 years of age. Fifteen seminar­ ists, who had hidden themselves in a cistern, were, the dispatch says, tied to stakes and forced to drink the blood of the first victims. They were then killed. A Chinese priest and two Christians, who attempted to escape, were caught and put in%a small hut, where they were burned. Tneeday, December 4. Imperial edict issued depriving Gen­ eral Tung Fu Hsiang of rank, but leav­ ing him in command of troops. Court to remain at Singan Fu. It is reported in Tientsin that the Germans lest twenty killed and many wounded west of Paoting-Fu, where they were at­ tacked by 2,500 Boxers. A quantity of loose powder exploded in the last ar­ senal occupied by the Russians. It is suposed the explosion was caused by two Chinese smoking. Both Chinamen were* killed. The shock was felt at Tientsin, four miles distant v Wedeeertay, December S. Envoys at Pekin signed new pro­ tocol along lines laid down by Presi­ dent McKinley; Li Hung Chang re­ ports execution of eighty Boxer lead­ ers. Thartirtay, December S. China may offset the claims of the powers for indemnity by presenting claims for Injuries to the persons and property of its own subjects caused by punitive expeditions. This important information comes from a reliable source and no doubt is receiving at­ tention in the proper official quarter. Probably China's demand for indemn­ ity will receive little consideration from the powers, which will agree upon tne sum to be collected and will re­ quire its payment . -J j Friday, December t> Kang Yu Wei, Cantonese tefarineir, says Chinese people hate Dowager em­ press and blame her for c&lamitles of nation; Emperor's restoration only plan for peace. WMm MARKET m calves, mix mw? Sheep--LasaM, •tockera and (e Batter-Creamery, extra, 24c; dairies, choice, 20c. Cheese--Full cream, dsbtiee, W4©llc; young America, new. Ity&IMtte; twins, »%Olbc. fcggo-Freah. Mc. Oman fruita--Applee, brl. poor to fair, good, SLM&3; choice to a tatoee--Burbanks, 40044c; «c; Hebroiia, 8S@42c: rose. ftOSto; sweet. 11.7663 per brl. Poultry-- pressed stock: Turkeys, 7#8c; chicken*. Faatkor Devour, a CMM» An 8-year-old daughter of C. »C Riley, a farmer living about sixteen mi|es from Cartwright, Wis., in the Mad Brook settlement, was carried away by a panther and devoured. Only a few fragments of the remains could be found. The girl wss walk­ ing in the road near the farm, when the beast sprang from the woods, and, taking the girl in his Jaws, carried her into a swamp, where she met a hor­ rible death, being torn limb from limb. The few scattered remains were gathered up and buried. The community has organized In a panther hunt, and the farmers will not lay aside their guns until the brutes are exterminated. Since they started out a panther measuring ten feet fToin tip to tip has been shot and two other large ones have been seen. Flaa to C aSne 4,000 Boers, In pursuance of the reconcentrado policy the authorities at Johannesburg are preparing accommodation on the racecourse for 4,000 persons from farms in the vicinity of the Rand. The burghers will be herded in a laager and will be strictly watched. A noti­ fication appears in the Qazette to the effect that all able-bodied British sub­ jects are liable to conscription tor ser­ vice in the Rand rifles. Federal Steal Mill. Cloeed. Fifteen hundred men were uirown out of work by the shutdown of two mills of the Lorain (O.) plant of the Federal ^ceel company. The mills were restarted a few days after elec­ tion. rtie instructions to the men now are to report for work Dec. 17, but no explanation is given, and the men do not believe the mills will be started again this month. Ton* Mayor Is Kxecntod. George Arthur Pearson, the youthful murderer of his sweetheart, was hanged at Hamilton, Ont He main­ tained his composure throughout He said he would gladly die if he could restore the life he had taken. Pulsa­ tion ceased in fifteen minutes after the drop fell. Pearson killed Annie Grif­ fin, aged 17 years. Sept 23. Holland aad Portaaral QnarreL The minister of the Netherlands to Portugal and the Portuguese minister at The Hague have left their respective posts. It is believed that a difference has arisen on the subject of the ex­ equatur to the Dutch consul at Loren- so Marques, which the Portuguese gov­ ernment has withdrawn. were mors or less Injured as a result of the one ot the large steam boilexs ln power-house of the Chicago and Mot^. western railway at Chkiago evening. By half is second's tia*- the Interval between the passage * the Milwaukee flyer by the paw. house and the moment the weighing several tons was pi_-- scross the track--the passenger tiaSt, •scaped wreck. The engineer, yaf- ting on the maximum speeed, awls# impending disaster, but the bulky Hiat­ al missive struck ths last eoaeh sit sarried away the roof. The force at the explosion wrecked the building be­ yond repair and for several hours tkt I Northwestern depot was in darjjoMNi and thousands of lives were ered by the disabling of the tng switches of the railroad, which ait operated by electricity furnished Iff the power-house. The loss involv«l was approximately $50,000. Cohan Lender Drops Dead. Gregorio de Quesada, a Cuban, W|m» took a prominent part in the af&a* of Cuba during the time that the i»~ land was a dependency of Spain, droft- ped dead in the Merchants' National bank at New York, while waiting i* line before the receiving teller's win­ dow. Sen or Quesada lived in th* city. He had three sons, who weiw educated in this country. One «• them, Gonzales de Quesada, te at present in Cuba. „ ' * Ylad N. Work' at Kansas CI tor. Within a week more than 100 1 hate been sent to Kansaa City by a Chicago employment bureau promise of work there. In every there was no work, and in nine out of ten the men who went did i have money enough to get out town. A Chicago Great Weetern train Wedneeday took twelve men whs had paid $7 each to an employment agency that promised them work, City. Shoots a Clergyman Dead. Rev. Mr. Wohl, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Hunting oh, W. Va., was shot and instantly kllletf by S. D. Stokes, a prominent lawyet. Both men are well known throughout the state. Stokes was also shot bat not fatally Injured. Stokes and Wohf met and quarreled as a result of a cartoon illustrating the evil effects of the dance, used by the minister In a sensational sermon preached last Sua- day.. Fatal Fire at Bran.rlllo. Qottlleb Surbeck was killed and five > other firemen injured by a falling wait* while fighting a fire on the structural iron works of Mesker & Co., at Evans- ville. The flames spread from the plant of Mesker & Co. to Loewenthal*s commission house, both places being destroyed. The loss Is put at $110,- 000. The fire is thought to have ori­ ginated in the molding department at the iron works. RUSSIA TO SnEND MILLIONS HERE FOR CRUISERS. w Bar* Tostnre Idiot WomaSb> George Clayton and Samuel Elling- er, 12 years old, have been held for the action of the grand jury at Augusta, Hampshire county, W. Va., on the dharge of torturing a woman, an Idiot, about 60 years of age, by tying her to a bed and burning her with hot irons. After treating her in this man­ ner they took her to where, a |iive of bees stood in the yard, drummed th* bees out and then left her to the mercy of the insects, which stung 1 fBrtWBrtj'. jKfiJ® Hviwna 1 , t JS' > i V « RuJ3'l6.«i The new naval plan of the caar means millions for American ship builders. Tirtoff, the Russian min­ ister of marinev has been instructed to order a number of new battleships and cruisers and the Cramps of jx^j"^rLruT-rLn.rLi'»-rij'w'iirv-«-«r<-i'- * - *i»ivi*<l¥wvv America will get the bulk of the con­ tracts and employment will be given to thousands of Americans. Russia Is desirous of maintaining a fore­ most position ss a world power and realises that naval augmentation is necessary. Towne to Be Senator. The Pioneer Press says that It learna from a source which it believes to be authoritative that Charles A. Towne of Duluth has been offered and has i cepted the appointment as United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator C. X. Davis. Alaska Towns Calted by Wlio. Eagle City, on the American Yukon, was connected by telegraph with Daw­ son Oct 20, giving through service from Eagle to Skagway. The sai system is also extended south to At- Un. Eagle is the first town on the American side of the boundary, a is about 100 miles from Dawson. Killed by Werateb -on Toe. George S. Touse, one of the best known attorneys in Illinois died at Joliet of gangrene brought on by an abrasion of a toe. His case la sim­ ilar to that ot Senator Davis. Hons* was 65 years old, and had practiced, law here since before the civil war. Bonds Fl*ht Over CnvKbs Near Wapakoneta, O., Wednesday; fifty workmen on the Columbus aad Northwestern destroyed five bos cars belonging to the Cincinnati Haut- llton and Dayton Railroad, and tor* up the main track, in their effort to lay a crossing over the tracks of the latter. ______________ Appelated far Uft The Cherokee national council at Tahlequah, I. T., passed an act unani­ mously appointing Miss Florence Wil­ son, principal, teacher for life or long as she wants the position. Miss Wilson hae been in charge of the Cherokee female seminary tor thirty * < ' Jee«l. KorrlsOn la Tears. Mrs. Castle's deadtb-bed statement of accusation against Jessie Morrison was admitted as evidence at the trial at Eldorado, Kan. The statement, whioh declares that Miss Morrison pro­ voked the quarrel with the bride and then began an attack that cost Mrs. Castle her life, Is considered the strongest evidence presented by the state. Jesfeie Morrison gave way to her feelings in the court room this morning, and wept for the first time since her trial began. flro Swept Orer the Valla. A most thrilling escape from'ilium by drowning along thePiscat^uog riv­ er In year* happened when two men were swept over Kelley's Falls, N. H., In a frail boat and made a sheer plunge of twenty-six feet They were Benjamin F. Holmes and Frank Trem- bley. Holmes was torn from the boat, but gained the banks after a struggle. Bis companion clung to the half-eub- mergad boat and drifted down the riv­ er to Crewe's Island, where *• was FUtptnoe Boated la Flrht. A dispatch has been received from General Funston giving an account of a two hours' fight in the woods of S. in­ to Domingo between an American force and 300 rebels commanded by Sandico. The American force, consisting of 30 native scouts, commanded by Lieu­ tenant Jernigan, attacked the rebels, who retreated, leaving on the field sixteen men killed, including the retyel leader Aguilar and an American ne­ gro. Not one of Jeringan's men was wounded. Threats for aa SfugeUit ! At Elgin, 111., W. A. Sunday, the evangelist once widely known as a baseball player is conducting revival meetings in a temporary taberaaSls. The evangelist has stirred the eo munity deeply, and threats have been made against him because of his plain talk. Think Ship Lost aad SO Dead. The queen of the Provlncetown (Maes.) Grand Banks fishing fleet, the Cora S. McKay, has been given up for lost with all Its crew of thirty resi­ dents of thft town. Circumstances point to the ship's destruction at Vir­ gin Rocks, on the Grand Banks. In the storm of Sept. 12. AtVbe in Chicago Stanley R. Pierce of Oree- ton, 111., sold to Swarzchdld * Bam­ berger company, New York, ths 4r year-old steer Advance for $2,141. ivelt Will Hunt 14mm. Vice-President Roosevelt Is going to Colorado this winter for a hunting trip. He has notified the proprietor of the hotel at Meeker, Col., to reserve accommodations for him and his party the week before the New York legis­ lature meets in January. Ths objeet is to kill mountain llona. Kills His Wife aad Himself. Robert L. Sallee, a street car motor- man, shot his wife at Lexington, Ky., and then killed himself. The shoot­ ing was the result of a quarrel. Vrry 8lnk We a. Lieutenant Hobson is still very HI; New York. Hundreds of letters telegrams arrive for him, but none sent to his room, the physicians for­ bidding It There are alsp many call­ ers, but no one la allowed to see htaa. i-m Pleads OaUty to Mwdwrta* Flva. Theodore Wallert in court at Ha** detson, Minn., pleaded guilty to mop daring his wife and tour step-chil at Arlington last summer, it is poasd he sxpsets to sscais the 4 penalty in this wsjr. •