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s PUMOEALER PLAIKDBALEE CO, • muaba 8m Mon Tue MM Thu Fri Aat 1 2 8 4 -5 0 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |17 Id 19 20 211 22 25 24 25 26 27 26 Items of General Interest Told in * Paragraphs. ^ -- • -- COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY ••cord of Uappaolnn M Much or Uttle Importance from All Parte of the CIt- tttaed Workl--laeldMta, EiterprluM, AwWwtii Verdict*. I'rtmi u4 War. Duke of York still seriously but not dangerously ill. Italian government advised of de­ parture of anarchist from United States to assassinate King Victor. Combined movement of Orange River commandos toward Cape Colony feported at Cape Town. Havana paper suggests plan for es­ tablishing relations between United flfcates ami Cuba. Movement begun in Philippines for Republican party organization on a peace platform. . Venezuelan government threatening to oust Americans from Pitch Lake. Civil war and battle in /which 7,000 lipre killed reported in Abyssinia. Purchase of Southern Pacific by Vanderbilt interests completed vast transportation system from New York to Orient. Total value of rail and steamship holdings under one control Is #790,000,000. Report of agricultural department •ays winter wheat is in good condition. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mackay gave a |10,000 dinner and dance at the Wal­ dorf Astoria, New York, Friday night. Loan of $15,000,000 by Farmers' JUoan and Trust company, New York, Grand Trunk Western placed on Mcord. Steve Brodie, famous (bridge jumper, died at San Antonio, Texas. - Mayor of Chicago joined school board in endeavor to suppress slot ma­ chines and sale of "gumbaoco." Armed robbers held up Jacob Volts' %*kery, in West Van Buren street, Chi- cago, and stole $65. German steamer Barcelona brought -fttto New York. Captain and fourteen s«unea of Russian bark Cuba, aban­ doned at sea. Philippine commission passed law far government of cities. Provincial atatus to be fixed next. Oenetul King engaged De Wet sev- '"•-•tial hours; Boer leader again escaped With his army. letter found on Dr. Ada S. Herman, trrnted in Cincinnati with husband and son, in same handwriting as let­ ter sent to Mrs. Cudahy offering to teveal kidnaper of Edward Cudahy. Mrs. Nation was ejected from one piloon in Tbpeka and found others bail leaded against her. Boy's scarf caught in windmill at t&shford, Wis., and he was choked to LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Winter Wheat--No. 2 red, 72@75^c; No, 4 ml. 60@tiSc; No. i hard, 71M»#75M*c: No. o ha: <i. Vi 'aii No. 4 hard. t>M\ 3r»rin»r wheat--No, I northern, 73%@74We- No. S. C5TT40: No.- 4, 53@66e. Corn-No. 2, 37%c; No. 2 yellow, 3T^4c; No. o, iv(j No. 3 white, 3ti^4e; No. 5 yellow, 36%<&36%c; No. 4, «%e. Oats- No. 4, 2394c; No. 2 about 24%@24M>c. Mess Pork--Regular. $13,:K.Vt/14; old, fl2.95®13. I«ard--Regular. tT.HViT.iS; neutral, S7.8iH fc>tiort-R1b Sides---JTitf «.2u. Plekieu iiams -KKali lbs, 16 lbs, fc-?4<y ovsc, ploiilc iiuUis. v-fii'73<-bellies, smoked haras. * Cattle--Native beef steers, $4@5.40; Western steers, I3.75W4.50; Texas steers, $3®3.75: cows and heifers, »3@4: canners. $1.75$i2.85,- atookers and feeders, t^-2 & 4.60; calves. JM@6.60; bulls, stasrs, etc.. Hops--heavy. Sa.?iV6<2i,d.*i>; mlxm, $5.25@5.27»*; light, J5.22^,® 5.30; pigs, J4@ 4.75; bulk of sales. |5.250)5.30. Sheep- Yearlings, natives, J4.50(q4.s0; wethers, >4 (tf4.50; common and stock sheep, J3.65@ 3.85; Iambs, H.50&5.35. Butter--Extra creamery, 20c; firsts, 16 seconds, 14til5c; dairies, choice, 18c; tirsts, 14@15e; rolls, 12®>12V4c. Cheese-- *utl creams, twins, 10@10Vic; daisies, young America, *4c. « --Fresh, 17e per dos; at mark, 15@18c. Apples, $1.50g?4.59 per brl. according to quality: general run, $1.75® 2.25. Poultry •Live turkeys, choice, 6%c per lb; gob­ blers, 6*£c; young turkeys, 6%c; chick- end, hens, 7Vic; springs, 7Vac; roosters, 4Hc per lb; ducks, 8*^o per lb; geese, $5@S.50 per doz. Dressed--Turkeys, choice, f>He: poor to good, 6<S8c: chickens, 7@8c; ducks, 8® 10c; geese. 7@8c. Potatoes- Burba nks, 41@47c; rurals. 41®4"c: peer­ less* 41(g44c: Hebrons, 41@44c; Kings, 4' ft4'c; mixed, 37@4Sc. Boy Slayer Is Acquitted. Maurice Jones, aged 19 years, was acquitted at Carbondale, 111., of the charge of murder after an all-night's deliberation by the jury. The crime and circumstances surrounding the case possess several peculiar features. Young Jones and Walter Johnson quarreled about a year ago over a trifling matter, which led to a boyish feud. Nine months after the old feud was revived, later a quarrel ensued, and with a pitchfork Janes inflicted wounds from which Johnson died in a few days. Jones fled to Oklahoma, but his father compelled him to, return and surrender to the sheriff and face the charge. Fatally Beaten by Robbers. Alfred I. Hovey, a grocer in Kansas City, Kan., who was brutally assault­ ed in his store by a robber, died at Bethany hospital. The people of the two Kansas Cities are thoroughly aroused because of them any brutal assaults by footpads the last two months. The footpads who are oper­ ating in Kansas City are vicious in their assaults. A half dozen women have been struck down and seriously injured. Mrs. Mary Bolder, who was brutally assaulted by footpads a month ' ago, is now insane as a result of the attack. Committee of fifteen has divided •Manhattan into forty districts for pur­ pose of gathering evidence in anti-vice war. Two women burned to death in Jef­ ferson hotel Are, New York. Attorney General of Ohio began ac­ tion in Cincinnati to prevent Jeffries- Buhlln fight. Twenty-five Americans defending themselves and families at Pitch Lake, Venezuela, against attacks of insurg­ ents. Count de Castelianes' lawyer says decision of New York court limiting Income was anticipated. The Rev. Hugh R. Haweis, delegate to Chicago Parliament of Religions in 1893, died in London. Ministers of Pekin preparing to de­ mand execution of several more Chi- MN offenders. Fire which started in Frankel Bros, department store, Des Moines, Iowa, KUSed over $600,000 loss. Metropolitan Underground street railway, Paris, tied up by strike. Kansas State Temperance union, in ••Ion at Topeka, subscribed $100 to biqr* gold medal for Mrs. Carrie Na- Turbulent Creeks in Indian Terri­ tory under controL Chief Snake to fee charged with treason. Field Marshal Go>urko, famous Rws- •Iml soldier, la dead. Reported that E. H. Harriman haa asoured control of Chicago Terminal and Transfer railroad. Santa Fe officials seeking under­ standing with Southern Pacific to maintain rates. thousand Catholic members of Rsderal party in Luzon have resolved to separate from the Vatican if Friars are allowed to return. P^sia announced discovery of new I»W In electricity which, he says, will •IP imitate rewriting of technical lit* Wotn^a and 8ot Are Dead- Mrs. Jacob Yochum, aged 50, and her son William, aged 19 years, were found dead in their bedrooms by the police at Fostorla, O. They had been miss­ ing for three jdays and investigation led to their dead bodies being found, with all evidence pointing to suicide by strychnine poisoning. The mother's poverty and the fact that the son was suffering from an incurable malady is supposed to have led to the suicide 1 Niagara Ice Bridge Formed. The first ice bridge of the season has been formed at Niagara Falls and appears to 'be strong and of permanent character, constantly increasing in ex­ tent It is due to the clogging at the head of the gorge, below the falls, of the great blocks of Ice that have parsed down the river and become hoked at the narrow entrance to the great canon* Vj Carnegie to Give 8O,O0<t; ' '• <*" The city council of Lewlston, Me., has voted unanimously to accept the offer of Andrew Carnegie to give for a free public library ten times the amount that the city would appropri­ ate annually for its support Mr. Carnegie will be called upon for $50,- 000, the council voting $5,000 annu­ ally. Mary Dillingham chapter,' Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion, secured the gift. Big Blase at For AbereromMe, X. IK The business portion of Port Aber- crombie, thirty miles south of Fargo, N. D., was destroyed by fire. Eleven business houses, it is reported, were destroyed. These include a bank, the postoffice, the Milwaukee station, an elevator, two implement warehouses, three general stores, a drugstore and the telephone exchange. The loss is placed at $80,000 to $90,000, with lew than $40,000 insurance. Bribe Giver Fined Sl.OOO. In the Circuit court at Jaokson, Miss., Contractor Gibson of Indiana, on trial for an alleged attempt to bribe Qov.' Longino in the matter of the capitol contracts, withdrew his plea of not guilty made yesterday and entered a plea of guilty. By agree­ ment with the prosecution he accept­ ed a fine of $1,000 and costs and the court set aside the forfeiture of the $5,000 bond. • Bona* tmf Leper Islaad. Dr. Carl Weiner, of Heidelburg uni­ versity, accompanied by Father Du- pleses, who joined him at Paris, is in Los Angeles on the way to the leper island of Molokai, Hawaii. The profes­ sor claims to have discovered a posi­ tive cure for leprosy and he will make the attempt to utilize his new remedy among the unfortunates of the Ha­ waiian islands. Avalanche Wrecks a Train. A train on the White Pass railway, Washington, was wrecked by an ava­ lanche near Summit and partially bur­ ied. It took four hours to dig out the two men imprisoned in the wreck, who were found unconscious. mm yfctpria Memorialized by Sojemn Pa«rentry and Ritefc SCENES AT THE FUNERAL Raynl l*er»oaagee In ChrlHan ClatMna the landlee Wearing Mearning Veils --Beading of Special Fraren Belating to the Reign of Vletorln. The funeral of Queen Victoria in England Saturday was a solemn and magnificent spectacle. The king's features were seared and bora the mark of grief. The face of the Ger­ man emperor was turned fiercely to­ ward the sun and his mustache- brushed upper lip enhanced the firm­ ness of his chin. It was apparent that the emperor was undergoing a mental strain, for his face twitched nervous­ ly. Almost behind his majesty was Duke Arthur of Connaught. The mili­ tary procession on land was scarcely lees imposing than the naval show of mourning on the water. A memorial service was held Sunday morning in St. George's chapel, attend­ ed by King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the duchess of Cornwall and York, Em­ peror William, Crown Prince Freder­ ick William, the duke of Connaught other relatives of the late queen and thirty ladies and gentlemen of the roy­ al household. The royal personages coffin was removed from tils carriage by an officer and twelve men of the grenadier guards, plaesd on a gun carriage and- the crswn and cushions were laid thereon. The procession moved in the following order: An officer ef the headquarters' staff. 1 ' Bit Oils of the household cavalry* • VOU5NTKRU8. The 1st South MM<ll>>»ex rlfl«S. The l*t engineer#,-v The Tynimunitli iiriilliTT. ' The Wnmlokuhlrf Yeoiyanrj'. THE COLONIAL COKl'S. • A detachment form<>d under the orders 01 the colonial office and an officer commanding the pruTiBlenal battalion at Shoruecllffe. MILITIA. ^ * ' _Th« Sd battalion of Gordon hlfhlaBoera^- The Sd battalion of Koyal Welan fuaillei^ The 4th batalllon of Norfolk#. 8 - The honorable artillery. * INFANTRY. ;• . _ A Satacbment of the army reterlnarjr oepert- ifi"i? <• meat. f *he army pay eorpa. • ' * < fo.-t'SfesThe army chaplalna' departm«jiSj " tgoyal medical corpe. > ii 'Ss^sV Ariuy aerrlce corpa. RepreaentatlTea of the Indian army (selected ef India). INFANTRY UK THE LINK. The 4th battalion of the rifle brigade. The lioyal Irish fusiliers. The Sd battalion of the highland light infantry. The 4th battalion of the kind's royal rifle corps. The royal fusiliers. Xkailst battHllon of the royal FOOT GUARDS. J I • • I'he Irish guards. The Scot guards. led-'" The Coldstream guards. The greuudier guaida. ••i The conis of royal englnec iv.>J|be royal regiment of aitUl CAVALRY OF THE LINE, "irhe 21st laucers. ' „The 7tb huasars. The 1st life guards. • ROYAL NAVY, ETC. e Roy.ti Marine light Infantry r't M The Ituyal Murine artillery. The Roval navy. Military attaches of foreigu embaaales. Headquarters staff of the army. Field marshals. Band of the Itoyal Murine light Infantry. The guards' band. ReyaL engineers uu.i ltoyul artillery bands. The earl marshal, riding. . L -j. Gold sticks. • Two white stares. CHW Carriages, surrounded by bearer POSSIBILITIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACES. 4bMca*o Daily New*"'̂ " Sir Thomas LLpton must keep both •yes open if he expects to carry away the yachting honors from the Ameri­ cans at the next international trials of speed. There are many tricks in the make-up of the wilery and sleep­ less Yankee. He who would outdo us must needs be wide' awake, forearmed, forestalled, picketed and posted in the latest devices for overcoming the re­ sistance «of the elements. The accom­ panying illustrations are suggestive hints to our speculative • imitator acroqj^ the "Big Briny. wore civilian clothing, the ladies wear­ ing mourning veils. The only patches of color were the red coats of a few officers and the white surplices of the choir, the whole scene being in strong contrast with Saturday's brilliant dis­ play, for the body of the chapel was crowded by a congregation in black. Sir Walter Parratt played a prelude by Chaminade and canon the marquis of Normanby and the deari of Windsor read the special lessons. The prayers prescribed, relating to the reign of Victoria and the accession of Edward.' The choir sung Dvorak's anthem, Blessed Jesus, Fount of Mercy," ren­ dering it with beautiful effect. Rt. Rer. William Stubbs, bishop of Oxford, de­ livered the funeral discourse, taking for his text Proverbs 16:12: "For the throne is established by irighteous- ness." The aged prelate read from a desk Inside the communion rail and could not be heard except by those sitting •ery near him. He said in part: All our thoughts today are about the great and gracious personality whom we have lost. The end of her long reign marked an epoch whieh gave rise to gratitude, sorrow and hope, to gracious memories and great anticipations. The years brought some pressure at the helm and some vio­ lence of waves, but never once was there any loss of governance, never any alienation of the hearts of her people. All are pleased that the new king has determined to call himself after the greatest of his ancestors, the pure and clean. He has greatly grown, and along the lines of his policy wo now seek a seven-fold blessing from the seventh Edward." Queen Victoria's body was consigned to Its home in Frogmore mausoleum at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon, and was ccompanied to the grave with the same pomp that marked its progress from Osborne to Windsor, Saturday.- ^ Preacher Crashed by t Ca» The Rev. Samuel Andrews, a Pres­ byterian minister at Wabasso, waa killed by a car at Redwood Falls, Minn. Both legs and left arm were severed. He leaves a widow, daugh­ ter and two sons at Faribanlt Deatk fee AH Kidnaper*. The bill to punish by death or tm< prisonment tor life, in the discretion of the jury, any person in "Virginia guilty of kidnaping was passed by the house today with broader scope than the original. MDm Astor to " Wed a Doke. The engagement of the duke of Rox burgh to Miss Pauline Astor, daugh ter of W. W. Astor, has been defin­ itely arranged at London. The wed­ ding will take place some time next summer. ARRIVAL IN LONDON. Boysl Cofln Carefully Chwrded---Greet Funeral Speetecie. The late queen's remains ar­ rived in London Saturday. The non-commissioned officers of the guards, while outside of these, on either side, two tines, as follows: On the left of the carriage--The Lord cham­ berlain, aid-de-camp, the queen's physician, Sir James. Reid; equerries and lord in Wait­ ing. On the right of the carriage--The Lord steward, alds-de-camp. equerries and lord In waiting. Immediately behind the gun carriage comes the Icing, riding; on bis left the duke of Con­ naught; on his right. Emperor WUllam; both riding. Following these come the royal family, royal representatives and master of the horse, all riding. Pour four-horse carriages, conveying the queen and princesses. The kings of Belgium. Portugal end (ft* Hel­ lenes, riding, closing the escort. (ilb<on Given Life Term. John Gibson, who burned to death his little daughter with a red-hot poker, was convicted of murder in the first degree at Huntington, W. Va. Judge Kinner sentenced him to the penitentiary for life. The verdict is a disappointment to the people who were general in the belief that nothing short of Gibson's life should compen­ sate for his crime. Gibson is yet In Catlettsburg jail and rumors of a lynching are rife. Cigarettes Decide a Trial. That a husband is not bound to sup­ port a wife who smokes cigarettes is the effect of a decision made -by Judge Finletter at Philadelphia. Herbert Stanlan was before the court charged with non-support of his young wife Marie, to whom her haa been married only six months. The woman stated Stanlan had failed to provide either a home or funds for her. Bryaa Deellnes to Talk. A letter was received and read' in the senate of Texas from W. J. Bryan declining the invitation to deliver an address to the present session of the legislature on political topics. Mr. Bryan stated that he did not have the leisure wherein to make political speeches at this time. ' Killed by an Explosion. By an explosion of nitroglycerin at tfye Giant Powder company's works, five miles from Victoria, B. C., John Fenton was killed and George Phillips was badly injured. The men had quit work and were standing out side the building when the explosion occurred. Adeslral Kaats la Retired. Rear Admiral Albert Kautx, who has just been relieved from command of the Pacific station, was placed on the retired list Tuesday on account of age. He has had a long and distin­ guished career, of which nearly eight- •m years waa spent at sea. Reverts Paylag Gold gftiflt'" The steamer Amur brings news to Victoria, B. C., that on Jan. 22 quartz running as high as $400 to til* ton Was found in the Klondike. lighting Editor Is Dead, Robert H. McBride, once famous as A war correspondent and newspaper man, dropped dead at Mitchell, S. D. He married a Mrs. Dousman, who was worth $1,000,000. She introduced him into the best society of New Tork and he fell into habits which led to a divorce. He blamed John D. Lawler, a banker at Mitchell, and brother-in- law of his wife, and devoted his paper the Mall, to abuse of Lawler, driving him to his grave. Citizens wrecked the mall office and McBride sued for 928,000 and got $800. , Grants Plngrse Applle itloa. In a unanimous opinion handed down at Lansing, Mich., the Supreme court sustained the constitutionality of the law taxing inheritances. An order was also granted by the court, in ansrwer to former Gov. Pingree's ap­ plication, directing the Ingham county Circuit court to show cause why a writ should not Issue prohibiting It from proceeding with the contempt case now pending against former Gov. Plngree. Poetmaster Shoots Burglar. Martin Mitchell, poetmaster and proprietor of a general store, found three burglars in his store at Wood land, Ind. He fired a charge of shot at them, fatally wounding one of the robbers, who gives his name as Rob­ inson. The other two escaped.' Caged Animals Burned to Death. Bostock's Zoo at Baltimore burned Wednesday flight. Elephant and cam­ el only of seventy-five animals saved. Lions shot to prevent escape to street. Lo«, Bpsschieter s ^ r , Their Fate! JUDGE SCORES PRISONERS. Three, pt th* Men Gins Term* of Thirty Team Each In the Penitentiary--The Four* Walter C. McAlister, William A. Death and Andrew J. Campbell, who were found guilty of murder in the •econd degree on the charge of kill­ ing Jennie Bosschleter, on Oct. 18, 1900, by the administration of chloral and subsequent assault, together with George J. Kerr, who pleaded non Vult contendce to a charge of assault, were brought into the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Patterson, N. J., Tuesday, for sentence by Judge Dixon. McAl­ lister, Campbell and Death were each sentenced to thirty years' imprison­ ment at hard labor, and Kerr to fif­ teen years' Imprisonment at hard la­ bor. The sentences of all the men' are the full terms of imprisonment which the law provides, but in the case of Kerr a fine of $1,000 might have been added. Judge Dixon, addressing the three prisoners, said: "You stand convicted of murder in the second de­ gree. Had you been found guilty of murder in the first degree the punish­ ment would have been death, but the leniency of the jury in the exercise of their lawful authority saved you from the gallows. We must administer law3 as they are. It is true these sentences will destroy your lives, obliterating every prospect of an honorable exist­ ence among the people. The court cannot make any distinction, but must sentence you for this crime. I trust the fearful consequences from this crime will help young men and youug women of this community, and point out to them that they cannot hope to secure happiness outside of virtue and honor. The sentence of the oourt is that each of you b6 Imprisoned in the state prison at Trenton at hard labor for a term of thirty years." George, Kerr was then called to the bar and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Sweep of the Blizzard. Dispatches Monday morning from tarious points in Illinois and all the ^adjacent states showed that the storm was remarkably widespread. From In­ diana, Iowa, Michigan, -Wisconsin and Minnnesota and other western states came the same stories of heavy snow­ falls, high winds and consequent block­ ading of all kinds of traffic. General fear is felt that the damage to live stock wil be rgeat. In the rural dis­ tricts in Illinois and the near-by states there is much unsheltered stock, and in the cattle raising states to the west great herds are exposed. In the terri­ tory covered by the storm, according to the latest reports, the temperature was steadily falling, and the danger that the live stock would be frozen was becoming more imminent The Illi­ nois river is flooded to the top of its banks and the water of the Sangamon are rapidly rising. Along these rivers is a great acreage of low lands, and a further rist in the waters will cause a flood that will carry with It great dam­ age to property. Dairy Traat Is Projected. It is stated that Eastern parties are attempting to get control of the prin­ cipal dairies in the vicinity of Wabash, Ind. The plan is to form a corpora­ tion, buy the properties outright where this is necessary and where the own­ ers will accept part stock in payment, giving employment to those who hold the shares. It is claimed there can b a more economical- distribution of dairy products where a uniform system is introduced and that there will be better service, without increasing prices, the economics and expansion of the business making the profits. The enterprise Is yet in embryo^,. Dlpe Pastor In ley Creek. Fairbury, 111., Feb. 4.--Rev. R. P. Kllgore of Chillhowee, Mo., who has been holding revival meetings here in the Baptist church and a member of the Method ist denomination, in a strong sermon yesterday, morning, star­ ted that baptism by sprinkling was not satisfactory to him and in consequence Rev. Mr. Ryan, the local Baptist pastor, in company with a large gath­ ering of people, baptized him in the creek near this city while a fierce bliz­ zard was raging. About six inches of snow was on the ground and the lee, which was seven inches thick, had to be cut. Infernal Machine Is Sent, Unknown persons sent a box foil of dynamite to Dr. Luther Emerick at Georgetown, Del. Before he could open it his secretary took it Into the yard and opened the infernal machine without an explosion. There was enough dynamite In the box to blow the house to pieces. The lid of the box was arranged so that when it was opened matches would rub against sandpaper and Ignite a fuse. " i" i H i irjiw-iWll^flinf -jig Gtitet wire la Wrw YWfc'lifty. Fire Thursday night feld it Mbas the two" city blocks bounded Bast river, First avenue, ThirQr-ftalt and Thirty-second streets, N^w York «ity. Nearly one-quarter of the block on the south side of Thirty-first street, extending from First avenue to the river, was also destroyed, together with the vast expanse of lumber yard and coal and -wood sheds running southward to Thirtieth street and along the river front. Chief Croker of the fire department and Capt. Patter* son of the fire patrol roughly estimate ed the loss at about $1,500,000. It lu impossible to make any estimate of the individual losses. For the first time in many years the alarm known as the "two nines" was sounded. This brought into service, either at the scene of the fire or to relieve appara­ tus which had gone to the fire, all fire engines, water towers nd hook and ladder trucks located between Leon­ ard and Eighty-fifth streets and from river to river. * V -- • : - Kansas City Opera House Bari|» ' Fire late Thursday night destroyed the Coates opera-house, the principal theater of Kansas City, situated at Tenth street and Broadway, and occu­ pying a detached building. Walker Whiteside and his company were play­ ing "Heart and Siword" in the house, and had just concluded the evening performance when some of the actors discovered that the building was afire, the flames enveloping the whole rear part of the theater In a few moments. The company lost its wardrobes and scenery, being obliged to flee from the dressing rooms. The audience had left the theater only five minutes when the fire was discovered. The building waa valued at between $125,000 and $150,- 000 and was insured for much O H l a . M l e e o . Two representatives of the Standard Oil company have been In the vicinity Of Poplar Bluff, Mo., acquiring op­ tions on a large acreage of land for the purpose of sinking wells to ascer­ tain if oil exists beneath the surface. In Cape Girardeau county two weeks ago options on several thousand acres were secured, and two wells are now being bored. The representatives pro- cared 1,000 acres west of Poplar Bluff and further experiments will be made. There are strong indications that both oil and gas exist in southeast Mis­ souri and a thorough investigation will be made ia every county tioifo ••• ' , ; J?,-.* Comb Pxpfodes le T'r<£is"ei During service at St. Mary's Catho­ lic church. Beresford, B. D., Miss Nona Ryan, aged 19 pears, was sitting near a stove, when of a sudden an explo­ sion took place in her hair, andv im­ mediately her whole head was envel­ oped in flames. John L. Reedy and Robert O'Rielly tried to extinguish the tfames, but found it necessary to cut the hair from her head with a jack- knife, which was the only accessible instrument. All parties were badly scorched, but will recover. The cause of the explosion was found to be an overheated celluloid comb, which ig­ nited from the heat of the stoves •-• Big Strike Is Threatened* : , If it becomes necessary In order to enforce the New York agreement call­ ing for a nine-hour workday on May 20 50,000 machinists will go on strike in all parts of the country. This has just been announced by President James O'Connell of the International Associa­ tion of Machinists at Philadelphia. The local members of the Interna­ tional Association of Machinists are making their preparations for the light which is believed to be inevitable. Kla to Mary Queen of Soots. Prof, voa Stradonitz, the leading German expert in heraldry, publishes a statement that Emperor WUllam, on his paternal side, is a direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, though So­ phia Dorothea, Vho died In 1757, and Prince Augustus William, who died in 1768. Bebels la Paaar 8a Three hundred Insurgents have ' rendered in Panay, with 150 rifles, battleship Kentucky arrived here morning. Maya Pensioner Be Taxed 4 *• Whether or not an accumulated sum of money paid by the United States government to a pensioner may or may not be taxed for city, county and state purposes is a new question which came up at Ottumwa, Iowa, in a suit begun by Calvin Manning as guardian for an insane soldier (John Schwabkey), who is drawing $72 per month, against County Treasurer John H. Spry and Wapello county. The plaintiff asks immunity from assessment and taxa­ tion upon $8,500 which he holds for his ward and for the abatement of $2,101.83, assessed and levied for the years 1895 to 1900. ^ v Stoek of Use •SOI.SOO.OOOT V '- By the passing of the senate Mil through the Pennsylvania house au­ thorizing the Pennsylvania Railroad company to increase Its capital stock by $50,000,000 the board of directors will be enabled to go ahead and carry out an extensive system of Improve­ ments long contemplated. The stock of the Pennsylvania was Increased this year from $129,500,000 to $151,600,000, the extreme limit permitted by law. Hay Baid th* Teaenelaa Wm Secretary Hay received this dispatch from Minister Loomls at Caracas: "Venezuelan government announces it has gained Important victory near Campano and has occupied that city. The government thinks the battle de­ cisive and may end the revolution. Another battle Is reported In Trinidad papers near La Cuevas, In which the government forces lost 250 men and the Insurgents larger numbers." -Mefro Xe Sentenced to Death. In the Pulaski county Circuit court at Mound City, 111., George Durden was sentenced to death by the jury before whom he had been tried. He was charged with the miirder of Marshall Hileman, a merchant of Villa Ridge, June 26,1900. Durden Is a negro. Rob­ bery was the motive for the murder. r •' •*" - l»b Clever Dtaaaead Thle*V^> -- 'Edward Whalen. better knowfi til "Boston Frank." one of the cleverest "pennyweight" trick operators in the country, is in the custody of the Bal­ timore police. He was arrested in Washington In company with Mabet Harris of Philadelphia. He was in that city two weeks ago. He told Mabel Harris he was a traveling salesman and she (became infatuated with him. The police authorities of Boston, Lynn, If fee., Chicago and other cities have been looking for Whalen. , Advaeeee Weet Pelnt Class. At West Point, Y., official orders wers received by Colonel Mills from Adjutant General Corbin to take gtepn to graduate the first class of cadets on Monday, February 18. The order was hailed with delight by mem­ bers of the first class. •envy Less In St. Jeeeph, Wo. At St. Joseph, Mo., the building of the Krug Packing company was partly destroyed by fire, causing a loss, bf $100,000, which is covered by lnsur< W-. ^v-'V Sunmwyef Legislation is WsHissll ^ Body. MEASURES IN BOTH HOUSES, ;* • " ; • * • *o M V f * ' - . . . " J '4-1: by a Tot* at M •**"•••• Conference Keport o Keorgaatsatloa tm--*-iakai -Denaoerate. Tusday, JTannasy ML ' ' Senate: Senator Frye gave he intended to keep shipping bill to ,, front, even as against appropriation^?' bills, - not yielding to them without ^ vote of senate. This indicated dispo- sitlon on part of senate leaders to force to early Issue question, whether„ shipping bill is going to pass at this!' session. Mr. Turner spoke in severe-' arraignment of bill, declaring It to belli? "lawless, piratical raid upon the treas- 0 ury" in interest of few private bene*-^'- ficiaries and committing government V*.' to expenditures aggregating $270,000.- 000. Committee amendments were in­ formally agreed to. Indian approprta' tion bill was passed early In day. House: Spent day upon agrlcul-3 < tiiral appropriation bill. Mr. Corliss ^ V" J (Mich.) made vicious onslaught upon jP bureau of animal industry of Agricul-lV . ' tvy tural Department, but his attack raised M, host of defenders, and his amendment ^1 to reduce appropriation for bureau ^ ^ was overwhelmingly defeated. , Wednesday, January SO. i,." < Th,e senate spent the day in debate ,V"'• ;1 oh 4Be shipping bill after an unsuc- cessful attempt to secure an agree- i^ent to the conference report on the ajrmy reorganization bill. The house passed the agricultural appropriation p! bUC .f'? ^ Thursday, January St. ;/ The Senate by a vote of *83 to "lg i " ^ agreed to the conference report on the ' j, *; i army reorganization bill. The ship- pjng bill was discussed. >v> < ! The House passed the fortifications appropriation bill and made fair prog- ri&ss with the postoffice appropriation ,»V". j blli. During the general debate upon !!\ the former bill Mr. Lanahan of Texas ' delivered, a notable speech upon the *'« future of the democratic party. " "C ' V3 Friday, Febrnary 1. !/• Statements made by General Miles and Captain Louis to house commit­ tee that artillery arm is short of pow­ der and projectiles and that condition & of coast defenses is deplorable. Three firms bidding on new warships came inside appropriations and will likely •>. • ' secure the work. R. W. Wilcox, con- % gressional delegate from Hawaii, ac­ cused of treason in offering aid to . ' Filipinos. Senate passed -bill provid­ ing for $300,000 public building at Su- pWior, Wis. Saturday, February S. The president signed the bill for tlie r e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e a r m y , a n d i t i s t > ^ , now a law. The war departmeht prac- » j* , tically has completed Its arrangements " 4 fpr recruiting the army under the pro­ visions of the reorganization act. The enlistments for the month of January^ amounted to 2,732, an Increase of 800 recruits over those secured during the;' ^ . previous month of December. The of- ' flcials are very much encouraged at* j~ this result and have no doubt of their" ' " ability to secure all the men they need. Many new recruiting stations have been established in various parts of the country. -•ft •- , -'< ' >;v **5 TO TEST THEIR IMMUNITY. Christian Scientist* Will Be Asked to . . Drink Few Germs. | A special to the New York| Times from Albany says: "The hear- ' ing on the Bell bill to prevent Chris­ tian Scientists from practicing their _ art will be resumed next Wednesday, and promises to be of great interest. At a hearing last Wednesday sev­ eral <bf the Christian Scientists asserted that there wm no danger in germs under the Christian Science treatment. It was stated that the belief of the 'Scientists' in their Immunity from germs would be put to the test "One of the members of the State Medical Society, It Is reported, will bring to the hearing next Wednesday a phial of typhoid fever germs. He will ask some of the 'Scientists' to demonstrate their immunity by drink­ ing these germs." Class Lost to Maimer on a FonL Clarence Class of Chicago lost to , ^ Jake Mdgmer of Milwaukee on a foul in the third round in the wind-up be­ fore the Milwaukee Boxing club. Mike Irish of Milwaukee knocked out Harry Shepherd of Springfield, Ohio, In the second, and A1 Gear defeated ^ Kid Howard in the eecond round also, while Mickey Riley of Milwaukee and Charles Berry of Waukesha fought a u . , draw In six rounds. " L Funeral of a Glantese. "" The funeral of Mrs. Henry Wealand . " r took place near Reading, Pa., In Eph- rata township. She weighed 500 pounds and the body had to b ecar- ried to the porch to be placed In the : coffin, which measured three and oae* % half feet wide. .••?V* Hare Saloon* Are Wrecked. Fourteen women, led by Mrs. Sher* i iff of Danville, Kas., wrecked four sa- "r . "j loons at Anthony, Kas., Wednesday, smashing mirrors, and b<»ppu '{ ! pouring liquor into street 1 ' ; * ."-J? Point to a Farmer's Mordea U HTw a i Circumstances that point to murdsr - • < v»P have come to light at Onawa, Iowa, in the finding of the body of John Howell, a farmer. Howell's body, partly covered with sand, was found at " the edge of the ice. ̂ Alarm la Cape Oeleay. - An extraordinary gazette was Issued " at Cape Town containing a procla- ^ mation by Governor Milner, which ^ states there is reason to believe ^ considerable numbers of the Boers are . preparing to'invade the Cape Colony. 5 ^ and calls the attention of the inhabl- "'1*1 * J tants of those districts likely to be affected by the inroad to their alleg- hs 'i * , lance, and the obligations due his ma- jt*>ty and the throne. They are warned * < > that they must in no way recognize , - J;! : il the authority of the Invaders or dl- ' •'W'fi .'cssr *"'st the enemy. m If****"; mailto:4@5.40 mailto:JM@6.60