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§i: The Mchenry puurdealer U-j; n4on>iiijt oa m - E Dun's review of trade calls attention to the enormous holiday trade as in­ dicating the general prosperity erf the country. Captain Rees permits Bristol to keep second place in steeple chase at New Orleans after latter had run out of the course. Five officials- at Chicago made pris­ oners in tunnel forty feet below1 the ground for seven hours by accident to elevator in conduit. John Kelly, a workman, slides down a high church roof at Chicago, but) catches a cornice with his fingers and bangs in midair until rescued. Andrew Carnegie reported to be planning gift of $1,000,000 to Yale. - Senator Clark bought sixty-six paintings in Vienna for $320,000. Three men killed DV furnace explo­ sion at Sharpsville, Pa. Newfoundland coast swept by gales, which did great damage to shipping. Brooklyn scientist proved that the famous Tower of Pisa was built to lean and is not the work of accident. Prize of $2,500 offered for a symbol design for the Louisiana Purchase Ex­ position. Battleship Missouri launched Satur­ day corning at Newport News, Va. Cabinet members and navy officials Witnessed event. Civil ceremony of marriage uniting Senator Depew and Miss May Palmer took place at the United States con­ sulate at Nice. Two religious cere­ monies follow. Archbishop Chapelle, in an interview ftt New Orleans, denies statements made in recent letter by William E. Curtis, and says that church policy in Philippines will be announced soon by the pope in formal letter. Dr. Herald, New York minister. Whose sight is restored after physi­ cians had predicted that he would be­ come blind, says that relief is response to his prayers. Mystery in disappearance of Miss Ella CropBey is partly cleared up by finding of her body in river near her •fcome at Elizabeth City, N. C. The Coroner's jury decided that she had been murdered. Kruger decides to send envoy to the United States with a letter to Presi­ dent Roosevelt, but there is no proba­ bility of any change in the American policy of noninterference in South Africa. Reports from Venezuela indicate that President Castro has crushed the lat­ est revolt and that he is now preparing tb resist Germany. Bulgarian ministry resigns and the new cabinet is likely to include mem­ bers of the Stambuloff party. Annual report of the Union Pacific makes excellent showing of earnings. Bradstreet's annual review of trade *ays prosperity is rampant in United 8tates and commerce has made the most gigantic strides. Rumors are circuiting in New York to the effect that Andrew Carnegie will give more than $1,000,000- to Co­ lumbia University to be used for a building and to assist needy students. Widcner-Elkins syndicate purchases franchises and rights of prospective ri­ val in Philadelphia and kills off compe­ tition for years to come. Two prominent men in St. Louis leap from an automobile to avoid col­ lision with a locomotive, and are ground to death under the engine's wheels. Pope honors John D. Crimmins of New York by making him knight com­ mander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great ' Hundred and twenty-fifty anniver­ sary of battle of Trenton celebrated by •ham battle and reproductionjoLs(§nes C-Of Washington's famous victory. Delegates to the Pan-American con­ gress have substantially agreed to a plan of arbitration, which is practi- cally The Hague convention. - General Cnaffee reports desperate fight near San Jose, in which twenty- two Filipinos were killed and two Am­ ericans wounded. National Bank of the Republic at Chicago to retire $600,000 of its circu­ lation to secure profit on its bonds. Empire City track is sold for $218,- 000 to Frank Farreil, and transfer of property may lead to an eastern turf war. Three men are crushed to death and several others injured by falling of heavy iron girder at American Bridge Works, Chicago. Marconi will probably select Cape Breton for a permanent wireless tel­ egraphy station. Pope bicycle works of Hartford, Conn., transferred to American Cy­ cle company. Woman without food, midicine, or money appeal to police of Chicago for . Jielp for her starving child. :J Railroads' new mileage record for '"the year reaches an enormous figure. Chicago churches celebrated Christ­ mas with song and praise and the ser­ vices were largely attended. Thou­ sands fed by Salvation Army. Fifty persons took part in a street fight at Division and Orleans streets, ^Chicago, Christmas day. Two men se- j|te'^erely beaten. f/'T •• School of te technology may be added « v... to Chicago university. ::y„_ Rain marred London's observance ||j$ Of Christmas day. Special services held in the churches. W. W. As tor gave National Rifle association $50,- g»' • Shareholders of the De Beers Min- Ing company informed that the Kim- £ - , t>erley mines produce $17,000,000 in di- (amonds yearly. £ Hawaiian court in suits to condemn Hand for American naval station fixed price at $75 an acre instead of the |600 demanded. m . • Dl A. Ambler of Salem, Ohloy has ac­ cepted appointment as federal judge la the Philippines. Isaac Westoberore, a miner %fc the Newport mine at Ironwood, committed suicide by Jumping dowm S shaft 1,200 feet deep. Walter and Gerald Doble, aged IS and 15 years, respectively, fell through an air hole in the ice on Conesus Lake at Livonia, N. Y., ana were drowned. The Minnesota supreme court rules that foreign corporations can not en­ force contracts in the state unless in corporation papers are filed there. Three children of Jacque Mondry, aged 10, 7 and 3 years, were burned to death in their home at Buffalo. The mother and a 2-days-old baby wer£ rescued. Winfield S. Arter, aged 40, a Pitts burg stock broker, shot and killed him self while despondent on account of being on the wrong side of the copper market Six hundred trainmen of the Pitts­ burg, Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad have been notified of a voluntary in­ crease of 10 per cent in wages, com­ mencing Jan. 1. Roy S. Hedges, son of Colonel Sid­ ney M. Hedges, of Boston, Mass., mys­ teriously disappeared from his sister's home in Sewickley, Pa., Christmas day while suffering from a temporary ab beration of mlgd, and suicide is feared. Martin Gleason, aged 50, superin­ tendent of the Wild Horse, Damon and Deadwood mines at Cripple Creek, war, found dead at the bottom of the Kala­ mazoo shaft, 500 feet below the surface. The ground around the mouth of the shaft bore marks of a struggle and it is evident that Gleason was mur­ dered. Monthly line of steamers between New York and the Philippines to be established. Fleet of steam lighters to be sent to Manila that will revolution­ ize conditions of commerce in the islands. Real estate trade closed at New York involving several skyscrapers valued at $4,000,000. Tommy Ryan sued Jeffries for $1,000 which he declares is due him for train­ ing the champion. Down-town district of Chicago filled with resorts where open gambling is carried on. Coppers stationed on the street to invite pedestrians to take part in all sorts of games of chance. Italian followed a bond jumper, a fellow countryman, 4,000 miles, find­ ing him in Chicago at last. Police prevented bloody ending of search. Three men arrested at Chicago for complicity in the "robbery* of Mrs. H. M. Hunt and part of her diamonds re­ covered. Charge against pplice re­ futed. Grain elevator of Mueller & Co.. at the Fort Wayne tracks and Fifty- sixth street, Chicago, destroyed by fire. Numerous Christmas fatalities re­ ported, the most serious of which was a battle between negroes and whites in Alabama, in which two were killed and two wounded. New churcn law admitting women as delegates accepted by the Methodist conferences. East was only section op­ posed to it. •Negro employe of St. Louis Health board confesses giving out infected se­ rum that caused thirteen deaths. Grover Cleveland accepted appoint­ ment as membor of the National Civic Federation Arbitration committee. Michigan Railroad Commissioners planning to revise railroad code in or­ der to prevent accidents. American tobacco trust corners Turkish tobacco crop, the principal source of supply for German cigarette manufacturers. New illuminating scheme to secure the better lighting of the streets is devised by the authorities of London. It is announced in London that King Edward will personally open parliment next month. Zionist congress opens at Basle, and Dr. Herzl professes confidence in the success of the colonization of Pales­ tine. Bolivian congress adjourned with­ out providing for settlement of boun­ dary dispute with Peru. Chinese doubt statement that the dowager empress is to relinquish con­ trol of the government. Report In the French naval budget credited Italian navy with being best prepared for war. Fire at Progreso, Yucatan, destroyed property worth $1,000,000. Christmas Handicap at Oakland was won by El Rio Shannon.^^ >Irs. McKinley at Cinton, O., re­ ceives remembrances from all parts of the country. She declines invitation to the Barber family dinner and spends the day alone. Brooklyn man, Insane from Jealousy, shoots and kills his wife. Soldiers at the Presidio engaged in a riot growing out of a stabbing fought with the police who attempted to make arrests. Six officers were injured and sixteen soldiers arrested. Well-to-do farmer near Greenport, N. Y., called to the door at night and murdered by six men. Four men ar­ rested on suspicion, three of them be­ ing his nephews. Great naval review on an unprece­ dented scale to be part of British cor­ onation program. Pawnee Indians in Oklahoma threat­ en an uprising against the whites. Reds declared buffaloes were coming back and notified settlers to withdraw. A, B. Farquhar in address before the Academy of Political and Social Sci­ ence in Philadelphia gave views of manufacturers on reciprocity treaties. Schooner Eliza H. Parkhurt lost off the New England coast with its crew of eight men. 1 Alexander Sullivan released at Chi­ cago on $10,000 Dail until argument of his motion for a new trial. If denied an appeal will be taken. Secretary Gage's plan of a central bank explained in detail at the Van- derllp banquet in New York. He de­ clared the institution should have at least $50,000,000 capital. German minimum grain duties like­ ly to be stricken out on ' account of Russia's threats. 1 Straps discovered to be a luxury on many of the cars of the West Side cable trains at Chicago, so excessive is the crowding. Steamer Sun destroyed by fire at Memphis, Tenn., and four persons burned to death. Passengers Perish While as Steamer Burns to Water's Edge. Asleep A DAY OF FIRES AND WRECKS. Four Die In a Boat Fir® at Memphis, Tennessee--Forgotten Child Barns to Death In Philadelphia--Two Die at Fort Wayne. Memphis? Tenn., dispatch: The steamer Sun, employed in the Mem­ phis and Fulton trade, burned to the water's edge early in the morning and four lives were lost The dead: D. H. Rainey, Old River, Ark.; Mrs. D. N. Rainey, Old River, Ark.; Mrs. G. M. Timbs, Richardson Landing, Tenn.; child of G M. Timbs, 3 months old. The Are was discovered at 4:10 o'clock and spread with such rapidity that the steamer was a mass of flames when the department responded to the alarm. When the steamer arrived in port last night from Fulton she had consider­ able freight on board and a full list of passengers. All of the latter left the steamer immediately with the excep­ tion of about a dozen who decided to spend the night on the boat. Among these were Mr. and Mrs. Timbs and baby, Mrs. Timbs' sister, Miss Josie Hammers, and Mr. an^l Mrs. D. N. Rai­ ney. It was nearly midnight when the boat tied up. Miss Hammers was Bleeping with her sister and the baby in a stateroom, and when she was awakened by the smoke she aroused her sister and started toward an exit. Her sister, however, went back for, the baby, and before she could return the hurricane deck gave way and all es­ capes were cut off. Miss Hammers was able to escape without injury. Timbs was in another stateroom, and until the collapse of the roof came tried by every means to reach his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Rainey had a stateroom, and although It was thought that all the passengers on the boat had been aroused nothing was ever heard from them until their charred remains were discovered. When the first body was taken out there was doubt as to whose it was, but Timbs identified it as that of his wife by a ring. The body of the baby has not been found. The steamer Sun was the property of George W. Phillips, its captain, and Johu Brenner, the clerk. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS- _ Winter Wheat--No. 2 red, 7082c; No. I red, 77<SSlc; Mo. 3 hard, 75V6@76V^o. Spring- Wheat--No. 1 northern, ?5^^76ci No. 2 northern, 76^@76%©; No.' 3 spring, 73tt@76c. Corn-No. 4, No. a, <4®66^o: No. 3 yellow, 6BHc; No. 8 white, 65@&»,ic; ears, 67@68%c. Oats--No grade, 46%c; No. 4. 46#47%c: No. 4 white, 45V4@48c; No. 8 white, 47%@ 48?ic; No. 2, 46@46%c; No. 8 White, 4?Vi@ 48%c. M ay--Choice timothy quotable at I13& Hogs--Ltgb'x, 86.36(3)6.10: mixed, S5.7&ft • B5; heavy packing, $6.1<XS>6.6&; rough, $6.10(3)6.25. Cattle--Beeves, $3.90@7.60; cows and heifers, Ji.26@4.95; Texas steers. 88.60® 4.70; stockers and feeders. $2@4.26. Sheep--Native sheep, $2.50@4.85: west­ erns, $2.75@4.20; native lambs, 83.65®5.50; westerns, 83.50^)5.70. Butter -- Extra creameries, 24c; firsts, 20@22c; dairies (cooleys), 20c; flists, 16®l7c. Cheese--Full cream, choice twins, 9^4c; daisies, choice, 10@l<H4c; young America, 10»4@10%c. Live Poultry--Turkeys; gobblers and hens, 7c; young, 6@7c. Chickens: Hens. 7c. Ducks: Good, 6@8<\. Geese, $3@3.50 per doz. Eggs--24@26c. Veals--Carcasses weighing 60@60 lbs, 4 <S>5c; 60@76 lbs. 5®6c. Potatoes--White stock, choice, 82#*86c; red stock, choice, 75@78c. Green Fruits--Apples, Ben Davis, fair. (2.75@3. Twenty-two Bolo Men Killed. Washington dispatch: According to a report cabled by General Chaffee to the war department, a despeiate bat­ tle between company F of the twenty- first infantry and bolomen in a gorge in Ba tan gas province occurred In MAKING LAWS Killed In a Midnight Fire. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatrh: Onechlld was burned to death, its parents were seriously injured and two other young children were slightly injured as a re­ sult of a fire at the home of James H. Connelly, 3976 Wyalusing avenue, at midnight. Shortly after the family had retired fire was discovered on the first floor of tne house. Escape by the stairs' was cut off and Connelly threw his 2-year-old son and 2-months-old baby out of a second-story window into the arms of neighbors These lit­ tle ones escaped with slight injuries. The parents then jumped and were both badly hurt. In the excitement the 4-year-old daughter, Mary, was for­ gotten. When the parents realized that she had not escaped a frantic effort was made by the firemen to save her. After the flames had been extinguished the little girl's charred body was found in the second storjv^ Two Dead from Coal Gas. Fort Wayne, Ind. dispatch: Two are dead and one will die as the result of asphyxiation from a coal stove last night at the residence of George Schaf- fer, a wealthy retired grocer. The dead: George SchafTer, Anna James. The dying: Henry Anderson. Schaf- fer was a German, 65 years old, who had made a comfortable fortune doing grocery business, and Henry Anderson, aged 60 years, a veteran of the civil war and a life-long friend, was his companion. This morning a nephew of SchafTer, his only relative, went to the house with Christmas presents. He found the place locked and forced an entrance, and the bodies of Anna James and Anderson were found. The woman was dead, but Anderson still showed signs of life and was taken to the hospital. An investigation by the police showed that the chimney flu6 was obstructed with soot and the gas had filled the house. ^ GEN. CHAFFEE. which twenty-two of the enemy were killed. The encounter took place six miles south of San Jose on December 23, and for several hours the American soldiers and natives fought in a hand- to-hand struggle. Privates Patrick A. Connelly and Carney were badly wounded. Connelly received an ugly bolo cut in the cheek and Carney had six bolo cuts on the neck and shoul­ ders. Plan Ohio Corporation Tax. • bill has been drafted In the At­ torney General's office at Columbus, O., at the request of Governor Wash pro­ viding for a corporation tax in Ohio. The bill combines the features of the Littlefleld bill now pending in Con­ gress, the New York law, and some new ideas suggested by Governor Nash and Secretary of State Laylin. It pro­ vides for publicity in the affairs of the corporations in Ohio for penalties for perjury in making annual state­ ments to the Secretary of State, and for an annual tax of all corporations doing business in Ohio, both domestic and foreign. ,, Marconi iq England on Jan. lO. St. Johns, N. F.( dispatch: Mr. Mar­ coni left for Ottawa. He expects to stay there only a short time and hopes to reach England by Jan. 10, passing first through New York. The inventor is gratified over the outcome of his controversy with the Anglo-American Telegraph company, as is evidenced by a letter from the Anglo-American com­ pany printed to-day in the London Times. One of Marconi's assistants ac­ companied the inventor to Ottawa. Marconi's otner assistants have re­ turned to England, taking part of the wireless apparatus with them. Three Injured In a Wreck' Dallas, Tex., dispatch: The Missouri Kansas and Texas north-bound pas­ senger train due in Dallas at 1:20 o'clock last night was wrecked and al­ most completely burned six miles south of here just before midnight. Th^ nerfionkwere injured, but no one was killed. TfK baggage, express and mail carSy.were £aved. The injured: Jenks Clark, engineer, Denison, Tex., injured about shoulders and legs; Wil­ liam Kevnejr fireman, also of Denison, injured about head and legs. Joseph Henry, colored, injured internally. The engine and one Pullman are all that remain, five cars being totally de­ stroyed. Bousing Cheers Given Schley. A hearty demonstration in honor of Admiral Schley made the National Theater at Washington ring with cheers for several minutes. It was the admiral's first public appearance since the report of the court of inquiry. He and Mrs. Schley were the guests of Miss Mollie Eliot Sewall, an authoress, at a box party. Two-thirds of the persons in the audience aroBe to their feet when the presence of the admiral became known. Cheer after cheer was given, and twice the ofneer was forced to collie from the rear of the box and how his acknowledegments. Falls 800 Feet In Mine. ilatthews Schultz, watchman at shaft No. 7 of the Calumet & Hecla mine at Houghton, Mich., fell from the eleventh to the thirteenth level, a distance of 200 feet. A lighted lamp which he was wearing in his cap set "fire to the watchman's clothing, and the burning body as it went through the air made a sight never before wit­ nessed in the shaft. Several of Schultz' friends saw the man fall, but when they went to his assistance the trunk and facejyere burned to a crisp. Capital Stock Is 910,000,000. Trenton, N. J., dispatch: The Pacific Hardware and Steel company, capital 110,000,000, was incorporated here to­ day. The stock is divided into |7,000,- 000 common and 13,000,000 preferred, bearing a 6 per cent cumulative divi­ dend. The company is authorized to manufacture and deal in every kind of Iron, steel and hardware. The Incor­ porators are Augusta K. Gibbs, B. A. Selfridge, Charles E. Miller, H. J. Mor­ ton, Louis Floss, J., A. L. Scott and Joseph Floss, all of San Francisco. Wrecked by Wind and Sand. A windstorm of unusual force and destruction raged all over the southern part of California. The storm carried witji it fine sand from the desert to the east that filled the air and ob­ scured the vision. Much damage was wrought to oranges and some damage to buildings. Railroad traffic is de­ lated. At San Bernardino the roof of the storage house of E. E. Katz was blown off. William Mees' blacksmith shop was wrecked. At Santa Ana win­ dows and plate glass fronts were brok­ en and outbuildings carried away. Sev­ eral botises were badly damaged. Killed Trying to Rescue Child. At Avilon, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, eight miles west of Balti­ more, a train struck and killed Mrs. James T. Bross of Ellicott City and her six-year-old daughter Minnie. The child got in front of the approaching train and the mother attempted to res­ cue her, when both were Btruck. Mrs. Bross had a two-year-old child in her arms when struck, but it escaped in­ jury. Ten years ago at the same place an engine in charge of the same engi­ neer who was running this train killed the father of Mr«. Bross. Time to Straighten TroibU, Boston dispatch: President Soden of the Boston baseball club says that the courts will protect all of the Na­ tional League clubs by bringing the Spalding case to a speedy trial. "Should the courts decide that Mit Spalding has been regularly elected," said he, "the Boston club will not enter an appeal. In fact, 4he Boston clttb has favored him for The position, but a different way from that introduced by Mr. Spalding. Time will straighten out the trouble in the league." The Record in Brief of Legis­ lative Work in Senate and House. CUT CLAIM AGAINST CHINA. This Country Decides to Reduce Its Demand from 985,000,000 to •?,- 000.000--Italian Ambassador Wants Statutes to Cover Lynching of Aliens. Thursday, December 36. Rural free delivery mail carriers are to be placed under civil service on Feb. 1. After that date political or religious affiliation" of applicants can­ not be considered. Mrs. Roosevelt issued invitations to dancing party in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt to be given on Jan. 3. Mrs. Roosevelt and children and the White House guests left on three days' outing down the Potomac. Admiral Evans to be assigned to the Asiatic station, which he will ulti­ mately command. Armored cruisers of the navy to be equipped for wireless telegraphy. New canal bid by the Panama com­ pany is forecasted in a private letter telling of a probable reduction of its sale price to 140,000,000. If such a ten­ der is officially made the commission is likely to recommend acceptance and Nicaragua may lose. ' President Roosevelt's order dismiss­ ing Historian Maclay from the Navy Department is carried into effect after a vain appeal to the Civil Service Com­ mission. President Roosevelt telegraphs Gov­ ernor Shaw that he is delighted with his acceptance of the secretaryship of the treasury and that a letter is on the way.., Friday, December i!7. Gossips talk about the possibility of a clash between President Roosevelt and the Senate, one of the chief griev­ ances being the activity of Senator Lodge at the White House. Captain Richard Phillips Leary. United States navy, first governor of Guam and a notable character in the Samoan troubles, is dead at the marine hospital at Chelsea. Secretary Root decides to abandon Philippine transport servioe and sub­ stitute contract system with steamship companies. Navy Department contemplating es­ tablishment of a permanent naval training station on tlv- probably at Chicago. Congress will be asked for an appropriation ft»r this purpose. Wu Ting-fang, through the Secre­ tary of State, askedy Congress to in­ vestigate workings of Chinese exclu­ sion law before extending it. Congressman McCleary may intro­ duce bill permitting national banks to loan money on real estate. Rural mail carriers are to be paid monthly. Defeated by De Wet. For four days following a roseate re­ port from South Africa depicting the inability of the Boers to hold out much longer Lord Kitchener sends dispatches showing in many cases the utter de­ feat of British arms and in others the heavy losses suffered in numerous en-, gagements. The climax is reached in to-day's communication, dated Jo­ hannesburg, which says: "General Rundle reports that the night of Dec. 24 Colonel Firman's camp at Zeefon- tein, consisting of three companies of yoemanry and two guns, was success­ fully rushed by a strong commando under De Wet. It is feared the casual­ ties are heavy. Two regiments of Jight horse are pursuing the Boers. \ Two Killed In Wreck. \ Fog caused a wreck on the Cincin­ nati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, in which four passengers and two train­ men on the south-bound Chicago ex­ press were Injured. The engineer was unable to see ahead or the flagman's signal and his engine and part of the coaches tore a way through a freight train that was crossing the track at Hartwell. While a wrecking train was on the way to the scene the chain of a crane broke, and, falling upon work­ men, killed two and injured one .other. The dead are Patrick McCoy, killed by falling chain on wrecking train; Louis Tenbrink, struck by chain; died in hospital. Fights with Ferocious Hogs. Eugene D. Logan of Ridgeway, Minn., was attacked by vicious hogs when he went to feed ^em. He had to battle for his life, and was then ser­ iously Injured. He could not beat them ofT, and escaped only by keeping on his feet until he reached the fence and dragged himself over out of their reach. Logan was taken to Winona for treatment and is in a critical con­ dition. His legs are frightfully lacer­ ated and one knee cap' is almost torn off. «00 Men Killed In Battle. News was received at Colon, Colom­ bia, Friday, that General Martin, the Colombian revolutionary leader, at­ tacked Honda, on the Magdalena river, Dec. 9, with 1,200 men. The garrison, consisting of 430 men, fought from 6 a. m. until 12:80 p. m. At 8 a. m. the garrison received reinforcements num­ bering 200 men. The battle started on the outskirts of the city and ended at Caracoll, nine miles from Honda. Bay­ onets and machetes were used. Four hundred men were killed during the battle. Gain for 15,000 Pittsburg Mem. The Carnegie Steel Company at Pittsburg has posted notices that on January 1 it will advance the wages of its yardmen from 17 to 19 cents an hour. The general managers of the trunk lines entering Pittsburg are con­ sidering the advisibility of taking the same action and an advance of 15,000 men on January 1 is practically cer­ tain. The advance will be given be­ cause of the heavy work, owing to the freight' congestion and the need of getting work done more expeditious­ ly. EDUCATORS MEET Chinese Court Said to Be Seeking an Official Advise^ WILL PAY $15,000 A YEAR, Wants a Man Experienced in Dealings with Foreign Countries--Semi-Weekly Train Service Between . Paris and Ptkln by Next May. Victoria, B. C., dispatch: The steam­ er Braemer, which arrived last night from the orient, brings news that the Chinese court has decided to engage an American adviser. The name of the official is not given by the oriental pa­ pers, but the Chinese press states that the salary is to be $15,000 a year. Commenting on this the^U^pan Mail says it is a wise step forCmha" to take, for, although her stat<Saigad need no counsel in their domestio^p^yli^y they are inexperienced in dealings with for­ eign countries. / The agent of the Trans-Siberian rail way at Shanghai has announced that by next May the railway will have a semi-weekly service between Paris and Peking and passengers will be able to go from Shanghai to London in three weeks. A correspondent of the North China Daily News, who has returned from a trip through Kuang Tung, says jtJbe kindly feeling of natives toward for­ eigners is marked. Where the Chinese were crying loudest for death to for­ eigners they now receive them with great respect. Plague is increasing in New Chwang. There have been sixty cases and flfty- Beven deaths since October 80. A Rus­ sian who died was bandmaster of a military band. In searching his resi­ dence eight dead rats were found be­ neath the floor. The Russian government has forbid­ den boring for kerosene or minerals at any point within 100 leagues of the coast in Russian possessions, begin­ ning at Korea and extending to Sag- hallen. News was received at Shanghai of the wreck of Weebin & Co.'s steamer Amherst, 108 tons, on the bar at Kuala Pahang, December 17. 'ffcirteen lives were lost, owing to the jwtosi^ing of one of the steamer's boal^/in the heavy surf. The victims were eleven Chinese coolies and two Chinese pas­ sengers. SOLDIERS WRECK SALOON. Recrnlts Attack Place Near Presidio Where Riot Occurred. San Francisco (Cal.) dispatch: The saloon of Dave Tarpey, just outside the Presidio, where Christmas night's riot occurred, was wrecked last night. At 7 o'clock 200 soldiers surrounded Tarpey's saloon and began shooting and throwing stones into the building. The windows and doors were broken and bar fixtures demolished. A riot call was answered by a platoon of mounted artillery, which quickly sup­ pressed the riot. Several arrests were made. William Ross, a soldier who has been doing extra duty at Tarpey's saloon, ejected two soldiers from the place on Tuesday night because they were unruly, and for this he incurred the enmity of the mob element among the soldiers. Roosevelt Boys Seek Duck. Quantico (Va.) dispatch: The dis­ patch-boat Dolphin, with Mrs. Roose­ velt with two sons and party on board, anchored off Quantico at 4:30 MRS. ROOSEVELT. in the afternoon. Soon thereafter the party were conveyed in small boats to the island of the Metropolitan club, where they will occupy the clubrooms for the night. The feeding grounds of the ducks have been carefully looked after since the president visited here, and with an improvement in the condi­ tions of the weather for this occasion good sport is likely. Mr. Maclay Is Ousted. Washington dispatch: The civil ser­ vice commission yesterday notified Ed­ gar S. Maclay, the historian, recently employed In the Brooklyn navy yard, that his removal from his position at that point was not in violation of the civil-service act. Maclay went to the navy yard as usual for the day and prepared to resume his duties. Pay Di­ rector Putnam went to Maclay's desk, read him the telegram of dismissal re­ ceived from Washington, and told him that he was dismissed. Maclay left the yard immediately. Pawnee Indians Threaten Tronble. Guthrie (Ok.) dispatch: The Pawnee Indians are on the warpath. They claim the vast herds of buffalo are coming back to this country, and many of the Indians have notified the white lessHes to vacate their ranches at once, as they wish to lay the fences low, so the buffalo will have full sway of the country. The United States In­ dian agent at Pawnee has been notified and has made a report to the commis­ sioner of Indian affairs at Washing­ ton. Teachers of Wisconsin, low%^ Michigan and Minnesota in Sesr.iori, FIGHT ON AT MILWAUKEE' Contest Over Presidency Is Exciting--- Big Convention at Grand Rapids*.. Mich. Governor Van Sant Tal^s-~' Indiana Pedagogues Meat. £»• Milwaukee (Wis.) dispatch: The great interest in Wisconsin teachers' convention, which is in session, centers in the election of the president, which is being held today. Karl Mathie of Wausau and J. H» Nattrass, county superintendent of Lafayette County, are the candidates. The county su­ perintendents have been making a campaign for the latter, but it ig claimed that Mathie forces have brokelTTnto the Nattrass ranks, and the situation IB SO mixed no one is able to predict the result and both sides are claiming victory. The con­ vention opened with a large first day attendance, in his address President Cheever called attention to the growth of the association. He spoke for bet­ ter salaries for school teachers, so aa to enable them to better fit themselves for the work. C. O. Merica of the Waukesha Industrial School delivered an Interesting talk entitled "The Boy Does Wrong." He called attention that too much restraint causes many boys to. go wrong. Superintendent C. P. Cary spoke of the needs of the school for the blind and Superinten­ dent A. P. Hutton on the teaching of the blind. Michigan Educators Meet. Grand Rapids (Mich.) dispatch: Fully 1,200 school teachers from every section of the state are attending twenty-ninth annual convention of the Michigan Teachers' association. Among the educators are Graham Taylor of Chicago Commons, Wilbur F. Gordy of the Hartford (Conn.) Normal, Inspec­ tor James L. Hughes of Toronto, Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee In­ stitute, Alabama; Mrs. Anna B. Cu stock, nature study, Cornell university. In the absence of Mayor Perry the visitors were welcomed by B. M. Cor- win, President of the local Board of Education. An address^y Professor Gordy on "Method of History was the- feature of the opening session in the Auditorium in the afternoon. At night Booker T. Washington addjv*n*e<l a large audience. Special sessions are-' held in the high school. Governor Talks to Minnesota Teachers St. Paul.(Minn.) dispatch: The thir­ ty-ninth session of ,the Minnesota Teachers' Association convened here. President Vandyke delivered a lengthy patriotic address. Mr. Vandyke intro­ duced Governor Van Sant as "the- most noted governor in the United States." The governor spoke forcibly and earnestly, and his speech was punctuated by frequent applause. Hi* theme was "Patriotism and Educa-*" tion." He said In part: "It is difficult to compare patriotism and education. They should go hand in hand, one- as an accompaniment to the other, and in children they should be developed eksfcogether." 1 Iowa Teachers In Convention. Des Moines (la.) dispatch: The for­ ty-seventh annual session of the Iowa State Teachers' association opened last night with a session of the educational council. It is expected that nearly 1,000 teachers will be In attendance. The convention lasts over Sunday, an experiment which is being tried this year because of a midweek Christmas made it impossible to have the sessions begin on Tuesday, as in the past. The chief work of the convention will be the recommendation to the Twenty- ninth general assembly of laws on the question of "Examinations--school, college, entrance and final." Draper 8peaks In New York. Syracuse (N. Y.) dispatch: At the evening session of the annual state convention of the Associated Academic Principals, which is in session in this city, Andrew S. Draper of the Univer­ sity of Illinois and ex-Superintendent of Public Instruction of this state, de- delivered an address. He spoke on "The Element of Inspiration in the Schools." Indiana 8esalons Opened. Indianapolis (Ind.) dispatch: The annual meeting of the State Teachers' Association of Indiana began last night with 1,200 in attendance. H. B. Brown of Valparaiso is president. The subordinate organizations held sessions and elected officers. The Teachers' association will be in session three dayB. Col. J . M. Taylor Is Dead. Vincennes (Ind.) dispatch: Col. J. M. Taylor, traveling passenger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, died yesterday. Another Disaster In Samar. Another disaster to American arms in the island of Samar has been re­ ported to the War Department by Gen. Chaffee. The Ninth Infantry Is once more the sufTerer, but the victims, in­ stead of being treacherously attacked by supposed friendly Filipinos, were ambushed while on a scouting expedi­ tion. Gen. Chaffee reports that hot fighting ensued and that the natives were finally repulsed with heavy loss, but not until seven Americans been killed and six wounded out of & total of nineteen engaged. Senator W. J. Sewell la Dead. United States Senator William J. Se­ well died at his home in Camden, N. J., at 9 o'clock Friday morning. He had been unconscious for several hours be­ fore the end came, and death was pain­ less and serene. He had talked with the members of his family, who gath­ ered about his bed before he relapsed into the coma which preceded death, and seemed to be resigned to his fate. The senator's Illness was a complica­ tion of kidney, stomach and heart af­ fections, and he had been a^sufferer tor upward of two years. ^ mailto:3.90@7.60 mailto:Ji.26@4.95 mailto:2@4.26 mailto:2.50@4.85 mailto:2.75@4.20