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mm4?' THE MCHENRY PLAINDEAIER McHENRY PLAINDEALER OOL ifcHENBY, » -- ILLINOIS. Edwin N. Requa, a business man of fcewanee, 111., committed suicide by in* baling gas. Charles A. Hensel, a young farmer, !• on trial at Princeton, DL, charged with murdering his wife. Lorenzo Faulkner, aged 80, a rail- Mad man, shot his wife dead and killed himself at Ogden, Utah. Louis Cunningham, a farmer, was kicked to death by Joseph Hubbard, with whom he had quarreled at Wash­ ington, Ind. Oliver Lamar, sentenced to life Im­ prisonment for murder, was released from jail by a mob of his friends at Mendenh&ll, Miss. James Walsh, aged 21, of Chicago, head waiter on the Barry steamer Oharles H. Hackley, was drowned at Ifiuskegon, Mich., while yachting. Jason Wilson, a negro, and O. Oar- tall, a white man, engaged In a light at * baseoall game at Florence, Colo., Mtd the former narrowly escaped lynching in the riot which followed. Mrs. William Highley and son were fatally injured by being struck by a Panhandle train at a crossing in Con­ verse, Ind. In a fit of Jealousy Frank Wilson Shot and wounded his wife, killed Ab- *er Canter and committeed suicide at Arkansas City, Kan. A. G. Wright, publisher of the Mil­ waukee directory, estimates the pop­ ulation of the city as 308,000, an In­ crease of 19,000 in two years. The condition of Rev. Dr. Palmer, the noted Presbyterian minister, who Was injured in a trolley car accident gpveral weeks ago at New Orleans, is Critical. v Miss Margaret Floy Washburn, Warden of Sage college, resigned from Cornell, having accepted a position as £11 professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. Edward Swanston, an electric line- fean of Paxton, 111., on his way home 'from Pittsburg, Pa., was probably fa­ tally injured In an aocident on the Belt railroad at Indianapolis. The new Archer line steamer Co- tttnbia arrived at New York after a jjjood maiden voyage from Glasgow ind Moville. It is the largest vessel built for the Anchor line. y. The Miners' association of Manila , - %fil send a cablegram to the United States senate protesting against the fhelvlng of the pending Philippine bill recommended by the United States VfoiliPvine commission. The jury in the Bliss murder trial at Vort&ge, Wis., brought in a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the third de­ gree. The defendant, Charles Bliss, << 'lias charged with wife murder. '• " ' mv. it ~jt *v_ Ai,In Ki V-. •Js'.fc*: i n %•. '"ih--" Mftf- • • • t & v " WPt-A- The dedication of the Ohio monu­ ments in the Shiloh National Military park is set for June 6 and 7. Special lates have been arranged for a train leaving Cincinnati at 8:15 a. m. June 4. Guy Croffoth of Troy, Mont., was killed and Bridge Foreman Collins was ladly injured in a work train wreck en. the Jennings branch of the Great Kortbem just across the boundary pb , „ -y J: 'It :'^7- J. P. Miller, deputy sheriff of Stew­ art county, Tennessee, and his brother, 0. J. Miller, were arrested at Hopkins- Mile, Ky., charged with making and passing counterfeit money. The for­ mer admitted his guilt. : The agricultural department revised Ultimate of the 1901 grain yield places Wheat at 748,460,218 bushels and corn At 1,522,519,891 bushels. A trust with $35,000,000 capital la to control the photographic business Of the country is being formed by the Eastman Kodak company. C. F. W. Neely and Estes G. Rath- |>one, convicted of Cuban postal frauds ^re to be freed. The Cuban house, granted amnesty to all Americans; through efforts of their friends, and the senate will follow suit. Bishop Thoburn of the Methodist Episcopal church in his testimony be-1 lore the Senate committee said Hong­ kong is better governed than Chicago and that human life is safer there. Mr. Dubois of Idaho in a Senate Speech on the Philippine bill said more money had been spent in the Philip­ pine war than the island trade la 150 years will amount to. Congress is likely to remain In ses­ sion till late in July. A vote on the Philippine bill Is not probable till June. Admiral tschley was initiated into the order of the Mystic Shrine at Washington. About 800 members were present One thousand Brooklyn Hebrews started a riot over high meat prices, wrecked several butcher shops, and poured oil on meat after throwing it Into the streets A Paris aeronaut has announced as the result of 285 ascents that warmer atmosphere exists above 37,000 feet. Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pas­ tor of the Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and' his son, Richard, have sailed to Europe from Boston. v:' #- William M. Jones, a former resident ' of Lincoln, Neb., was placed on trial •4 t.. *.~4S;'AVZ'tf*: jpjf- V;ln the recorder's court in Detroit the charge of murdering George on Hyewood, whose bocy was found on -• ^ sidewalk a short distance from his yhome early one morning In April. The strike of the Denison, Texas, U * , yardmen on the Missouri, Kansas and "* < ; Texas railroad came to an end, the ' ' men returning to work under condi­ tions prevailing when they went out. fejp-g;. ..m mm Five children, bitten by a supposed mad dog at Colorado 3prings, are on their way to Chicago for treatment President W. C. Whitfield of Milton £»V college at Milton, Wis., ' -,-7'KtiV dangerously 111, f&V » ' • _ . _ _ t M . M - y / .1 reported W M- m - . . David Salmon of Shoals, Ind., killed his wife, from whom he had separated, and then shot himself through th# ifceArt drinc instantly. Mayor John Pitcher, acting super­ intendent j£;pf Yellowstone National park, has issued an order prohibiting the use of automobiles in the park. The flour mill of R. O. Gathright A Qo. at Clarksville, Ind., a suburb of Jeffersonyille, was destroyed b^ Are, causing tt-loss of $110,000, with $63,000 insurance. Solomon Huber, who claims rela­ tionship to the royal house of Ger­ many, was sentenced to twelve years in prison at Marquette, Mich., for killing a neighbor. At Louisville, Ky., Jennie Ashcraft, charged with the murder of Edward Lambert, a former soldier, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. Chris Von Der Ahe, a former base­ ball magnate, was made defendant a second time in a divorce court in St Louis. His second wife and erstwhile housekeeper, charges drunkeness and infidelity. At Zanesville, Ohio, Judge J. H. Mackey decided that the strikers of the Brown Manufacturing company had the right to persuade, to assemble and to picket the plants, but none of these or other acts must partake of the nature of violence or lntlmldar tion. Herbert L. Brice of Lima, Ohio, a half brother of the late Senator Brlce, committed suicide at a sanitarium at Flint, Mich. The Nebraska G. A. R. closed Its meeting at Omaha after electing Lieutenant Governor Calvin 7. Steele as department commander. The Ohio board of pardons unani­ mously declined to pardon Mrs. Tay­ lor, aged 79, and daughter, sentenced to th® penitentiary for kidnaping. Alfred Hawkins was hanged at Whatcom, Wash., for the murder of D. M. Woodbury over two years ago. Charles Reeves was hanged at Boonvllle, Ma, for the murder of his wife Feb. 24. Elijah Chapman, colored, was exe­ cuted at Washington for killing Ida Simmons. About 500 delegates attended the triennial meeting of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod of America at Minne­ apolis. The principal questions dis­ cussed were hindrances to a union of the four Norwegian churches in America and the advisability of main­ taining parochial schools. The general assembly of the Pres­ byterian church in the United States at Jackson, Miss., defeated the propo­ sition to do away with the Latin thesis In the examination of young ministers. Lexington, Va., was the only place put in nomination for the next meeting place of the assembly. These officers have been elected by the general conference of the Metho­ dist church South at Dallas, Texas: Senior book agent, R. G. Bingham* Georgia; junior book agent, D. M. Smith; general secretary of the Ep- worth League, H. M. Dubose; mis­ sionary secretary. Dr. Lambeth; edu­ cational secretary. Dr. J. D. Hammon; secretary church extension board, P. H. Wishnor. The Iowa G. A. R. elected Grenvillj M. Dodge to represent the state at vhe national encampment Bishop leter Muldooc of Chicago laid the corner stone of the new St Anthony hospital at Rockford, HI. The Pennsylvania state Prohibition convention nominated Rev. Silas C. Swallow for governor. # The Iowa bankers in convention at Des Moines voted down a resolution indorsing asset currency and branch banking. Congressman James A. Norton of Tiffin, Ohio, was renominated for his fifth term by the thirteenth district Democrats at Sandusky. Carney and George Woods, negroes, father and son, were hanged at Talla­ dega, Ala., for the murder of Jack and Reuben Boyd, white, near Chll- dersburg, Ala, on last Christmas day. The Norwegian Lutheran synod. In session at Minneapolis, is expected to take actioc denunciatory of recent in­ novations of rites and practices. The Cumberland Presbyterian gen­ eral assembly adjourned at Spring­ field, Mo., after unanimously agreeing to self-entertainment hereafter and to meet next May in Nashville, Tenn. Rev. J. B. Crawford of Waynesboro, N. Y., was unanimously elected mod­ erator of the general synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church, at its annual conference at Philadelphia. The general conference of the Meth­ odist church, south, at Dallas, Texas, elected A. Coke Smith of Virginia ara Dr. E. E. Haas of Tennessee bishops, and adopted the report of a commis­ sion expressing gooU will for northern churches and providing for a joint hymnal. Prof. James W. Wilson, son of Sec­ retary Wilson of Iowa, has accepted the chair of animal husbandry and a directorship in the South Dakota Ag­ ricultural college experiment station. The Iowa G. A. R. encampment at Des Moines adopted resolutions prais­ ing the work of the army in the Phil­ ippines. Tony S. Deisner, former assistant police court clerk of Cleveland, O., pleaded guilty to the charge of mak­ ing out false claims of Indebtedness against the county in connection with witness fee vouchers aad certifying to the same. The penalty is from one to ten years in tne penitentiary. The Pekin correspondents of the Jap­ anese papers assert that Wu Ting- Fang, the Chinese minister to Wash­ ington, has requested his government to recall him on account of his unpop­ ularity, resulting from his efforts against the Chinese exclusion law. President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan, wno acted as arbitrator In the wage dispute between the Detroit United Railway and its employes, has fixed 23% cents an hour as the rate to be paid motormen and conductors. This Is an increase of 2 1-2 cents. Tne machinists of the entire Texas Pacific system struct for shorter hours. The safe of the bank at Harrison, S. D., was cracked by robbers, but only $200 was secured, as the rest of the cash had been shipped away. Snow will cost Uintah county, Wy­ oming, $1,000,000, as sheep and lambs axe reported to be dying by thousands and sheep men estimate the IOBS in Uii tah county will reach 200,000 head. 'Salaries of Minnesota officials have been increased 10 per cent ag (he around that living Is higher. Business Transacted by the House and Senate in the National Capital. AMENDS IMMIGRATION BILL House Puts In Entire Day on Measure, Making Many Changes and Addi­ tions, Including Educational Test for Would-Be American Residents. Tuesday, May 20 A bill to regulate the introduction of eggs of game birds into the United States for propagation was passed by the senate. The Philippine bill was again taken up, and the concentra­ tion cf the inhabitants Into camps was the leading topic of discussion. Mr. Bacon of Georgia attacked the policy of concentration, likening it to the re- concentration camps established by General Weyler in Cuba. Mr. Foraker of Ohio defended the action of the mil­ itary authorities in establishing the camps In the Philippines as wise and proper, and as a means of protecting the friendly Filipinos from assassina­ tion at the hands of roving bands of insurgents. The house agreed to the conference report on the omnibus bill and passed the measure. The urgency deficiency bill making appropriations for th« sev­ eral departments of the government was passed. During consideration of bills on the private calendar a meas­ ure to pay George Rushberger of Johnstown, Pa., $5,000 for discovering and capturing Santa Ana's money at Cerre Gordo, N. M., in 1847, was called up and the bill defeated. A resolution offered by Mr. Hill, chairman of the foreign affairs committee felicitating Cuba on her independence, was passed unanimously. Wednesday, May 21. The senate adopted a resolution of congratulation to Cuba on its entry into the family of independent nations. A motion was adopted to adjourn from Friday until Monday in order that the body might take part In the Rochambeau monument unveiling on Saturday. The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was agreed to. Consideration of the Philippine bill was then resumed, Mr. Wellington of Maryland and Mr. Ba­ con of Georgia speaking against the measure. Consideration of the bill was laid aside and the omnibus public building appropriation bill passed. With the senate amendments it car­ ries $21,235,150. Adjourned at 6:25 o'clock. Consideration of the immigration bill was begun In the house. Mr. Shattuc (Ohio), of the committee on immigration, was severe In his con­ demnation of the manner in which Immigrants are Introduced through Canada. Mr. Underwood (Ala.) gave notice of an amendment to provide an educational test, and much of the discussion during the day was upon this subject The resolutions seating Charles R. Thomas ^third North Caro­ lina district), Eoimett Tompkins (twelfth Ohio district), whose seat was contested by John R. Lentz, and confirming the right of Mr. Rhea (ninth Virginia district) were adopt­ ed. Bills were passed granting to the G. A. R. the right to be quartered in the unfinished government printing office during the coming national en­ campment; authorizing the erection of buildings by the Y. M. C. A. on military reservations of the United States; authorizing the sale of a part of the Fort Niobrara military reserva tion in Nebraska, and regulating com­ mutation for good conduct for United States prisoners. It was agreed that adjournment to-morrow be until next Monday because of the Rochambeau ceremonies. Thursday, May 22. • resolution offered by Mr. Hale (Me.) was adopted directing the sec­ retary of the navy to furnish the sen­ ate with detailed items under the head of "the pay of the navy." A bill was passed to establish an assay office at Portland, Ore. When the Philippine government bill was under consiueratlon Mr. Hoar made a two- and-a-half-hour speech in which he denounced the policy of the adminis­ tration in making war on the Filipi­ nos; criticised the methods pursued by General Funston in the capture of Aguinaldo, and made a plea that the Filipinos be allowed to form a gov­ ernment of their own. The Rev. Dr. Couden, the chaplain of the house, made reference to the birth of the new republic of Cuba. These bills were passed: To estab­ lish an additional life-saving station on Monomoy itland, Massachusetts; to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Savannah river from Aiken county, South Carolina, to Richmond county, Georgia. The senate amendments to the omnibus public building bill were disagreed to and the bill went to conference. Con­ sideration of the immigration bill was resumed. An amendment offered ky Mr. Underwood (Ala.) requiring an educational test for immigrants was adopted. Amendments were agreed to exempting citizens of the republic of Cuba, as in the case of Canada and Mexico, from the payment of tax; Including within the tax provision passengers coming to the United States "by any railway or any other mode of transportatloa from foreign contiguous territory to the United States"; extending the exclusion pro­ visions to those aliens who have been within one yefrom the date of the application for admission to the United States deported as being un­ der offers, solicitations, promises, or agreements to perform labor or serv­ ice of some kind therein; providing that the provisions of law applicable to contract labor shall not be held to exclude professional actors, artists, lecturers, singers, ministers of any religious denomination, professors for colleges or seminaries, persons be­ longing to any recognized learned pro­ fession, or persons employed strictly as personal or domestic servants. The bill was tnen laid aside until next week. Friday, May 23. Mr. Hale introduced a bill, which the senate passed, making an addi­ tional appropriation of $98,S00 to the urgent deficiency bill for the current fiscal year. Mr. Stewart offered a joint resolution, which was passed, provid­ ing for the modification of certain pro­ visions of the Indian appropriation bill relating to the making of allot­ ments to the Indians of the Spokane Indian reservation, to the payment to certain Indians of an amount aggre­ gating $70,064, and to the settlement of the Indian lands. The army appro- piratlon bill, with a message from the house asking for a conference, was laid before the senate. It was de­ bated and action deferred. The sen­ ate agreed to a conference with Ihe house on the omnibus publio building bill, and Messrs. Fairbanks, Warren and Rawlins were named as confereee. Consideration of the Philippine gov­ ernment bill was then resumed, Mr. Dubois speaking against tne measure. Mr. Beverldge replied and considera­ tion of the bill was then laid aside to pass a bill providing for the appoint­ ment of James W. Long on the retired list of the army, as a captain of in­ fantry. In the house the day was devoted to private pension bills and to a few other minor measures. Mr. Loud (Cal.) criticised the special pension legislation as a disgrace and drew em­ phatic responses from Messrs. Sullo- way (N. H.), Sulzer (N. Y.) and Miles (Ind.). In all 105 private pension bills were passed. A bill was also passed appropriating $15,000 to establish storm-warning stations at South Mani- tou Island, Lake Michigan. 8aturday, May 24. Neither the Senate nor House was in session, having adjourned until Monday on account of the Rochambeaji ceremonies. HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT JULY 25 Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Arrange for Their Coming Battle. San Francisco special Final arti­ cles for the battle between Jeffries and fitzsimmons for the champion­ ship of the world were signed Friday, and all arrangements completed for the contest. The fight will take place on the evening of July 25, probably at the Mechanics pavillion. Edward M. Graney will referee the contest Michigan Union Joins in Call. Saginaw, Mich., dispatch: The ex­ ecutive board of the United Mine Workers of Michigan met here, Na­ tional Vice President T. L. Lewis alsp being here. The board took up the ap­ peal from the anthracite districts of Pennsylvania for a call on President Mitchell for a special convention to consider a strike of the entire nation­ al body of mine workers. After dis­ cussion the executive board decided to officially sign the appeal for the convention. The board also formulat­ ed plans for continuing the strike, and sixteen men will be sent out to the principal cities in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to solicit funds for strikers here, who have been out since April 1 and have lost $300,000 in wages. Four Indiana Boys Drown. North Vernon, Indiana, dispatch: Edward Miller, aged 16; Harry Myers, aged 18; Harold Kraig, aged 13; Fred Schwake, aged 18, and Frank Casslon, aged 14, while sailing a skiff on the Muscatuck river, which was very high from the recent rain, were carried over the waterworks dam and the :.rst four were drowned. Casslon escaped by swimming ashore. None of the bodies was recovered. Poles Refused Pardon. Berlin caD»e: Emperor William haa rejected the appeal for pardon lodged by the Poles who were impris­ oned as a result of taking part in the educational riots at Weischen, Prus­ sian Poland, in November last Piano Factory Burns. New York dispatch: The Bradbury piano factory in Brooklyn was des­ troyed by fire. The building was owned and the business conducted by Freborn G. Smith. It is estimated that the loss will reach $50,000. Illinois War Claims. Washington, D. C., special: Attorney General Hamlin and Assistant Audi­ tor W. H. Eubanks of Illinois are here to present the claims of the state, amounting to about $800,000, growing out of the civil war. India Imposes Sugar Tax. Blmln, India, cable: With the ob­ ject of preventing India from being nooded witn "cartel" sugar, a bill has been introduced in the Indian council empowering the government to impose a countervailing duty on bountied su­ gar until tue Brussels convention be­ comes effective. Sugar shipped prior to May 23 will be exempt Recovers Abducted Child. London cablegram: A. V. Taylor of Cincinnati, who came here to recover his daughter, set sail for his home ac­ companied by the girl. Mr. Taylor is jubilant at again having his daugh­ ter in his possession. Must Assess Franchises. Lincoln, Neb., special: The supreme court has issued a writ ordering the State Board of Equalization to reas­ semble and reassess railroad property to include valuation of franchises. Fire at I ronton, Ohio. Ironton, O., dispatch: The plant of the J. F. Ketter Carriage company was destroyed by fire. The loss is $30,000 and the insurance $10,000. Ad­ jacent dwellings were damage&T DEATH IT STAKE Assailant of White Woman Confesses Crime in Pres­ ence of Moh. HUSBAND APPLIES THE MATCH While the Writhing Blao.i Bega to Be Shot His Torturers Apply Burning Brands to His Eyes--Grewsome Rat­ ios Carried Away. \ Dudley Morgan, a negro, was burned to death at an iron stake at Lansing, Texas. A crowd of 4,000 men, most of whom were armed, took him from the officers on the arrival of che train. Morgan was taken to the home of his victim, Mrs. McKay, wife of Section Foreman McKay, who identi­ fied him as her assailant. A species of trial was arranged by the leaders of the mob. Morgan confessed his crime and Implicated another ne­ gro, Franklin Heard. A large field was selected for the cremation. An iron stake was driven into the ground and to this the cowering black was bound until he could only move his head. Heaps of Inflammable material were then piled about him, and he re­ peated his confession and was given a few moments for prayer. The house of the McKays was robbed and at the time the wife of the section foreman was assaulted. Since then hundreds of white farmers have scoured the country looking for Morgan, who waa captured near Mount Pleasant. The crowd numbered at least 5,000. The husband of the abused woman applied the match and the pyre was soon ablaze. Then began the tor­ ture of the negro. Burning pieces of pine were thrust into his eyes. Then burning timbers were held to his neck, and after his clothes were burned off to other parts of his body. He was tortured in a horrible manner. The crowd clamored continuously for a alow death. The negro, writhing and groaning at the stake, begged piteously to be shot Mrs. McKay was brought to the field in a carriage with four other women, and an unsuccessful ef­ fort was made to get her near enough to see the mob's victim. MINER3 WRITE FAREWELL NOTES Mlsslvea Indicate That the Men Lived Several Hours In Their Tomb. Knoxville, Tenn., dispatcu: The lat­ est estimate as to loss of life in the Fraterville coal mine disaster at Coal Creek is 226, including contract min­ ers, day laborers and boy helpers. The last find reported was that of thirteen bodies in an entry, and with these were found letters written oy five men before life became extinct One of these letters gave the time of day it was written as 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, uius indicating that these and perhaps other en­ tombed men lived many hours after the explosion, which occurred Mon­ day morning at 7:30 o'clock. The letters gave a general sugges­ tion of the suffering that was under­ gone, indicating that the men were gradually being strangled to death by the foul and gaseous air that was filling the mine. One piteously read: "My God, for another breath." The letters, in the main, were di­ rections to families as to what dis­ position should be made of the writ­ ers' bodies and business affairs, and Instructions as to raising the families. One unfortunate who leaves neither father, mother, brother nor sisters ad­ dressed his letter "To Everybody," and pleaded that they change their way of living. QRANITE CITY MOLDERS 8TRIKE Object to Increase In Output Required of Each Man. Granite City, 111., dlapatch: Fifteen hundred molders and helpers walked out of the American Steel Foundry company's plant because they were re­ quired to make nine steel transoms and fifteen bolsters in a day of ten hours. They saw that eight transoms and fourteen bolsters is as much as they can qo, and all that was formerly required. The total number of em­ ployes is nearly 2,700, but it is not be­ lieved that the strike of the 1,500 molders and helpers will affect the other employes. ACCEPT THE BRITISH ULTIMATUM to Burghers 8aid to Have Agreed Kitchener's Peace Terma. Peace negotiations in South Africa have progressed to such a degree as to render it practically assured that all armed conflict is at an end in the Transvaal, but the government will not officially announce in set terms that peace is made. Short of the offi­ cial announcement in such terms, however, It is stated at London that the matter is determined. Name Dr. 8mith for 8enator. Vienna, 111., special: At the Demo­ cratic senatorial convention of the Fifty-first Senatorial district, Dr. J. R. Smith of Pope county was nominated for senator and David J. Underwood for the legislature. Lands Wreck Survivors. 'Dunkirk, Scotland, cablegram: The English steamer Abbotsford landed eighteen of the crew of the French schooner Llane here. The T <nr}t waa wrecked in the North Sea, -- - ^ -f ... S&Av-j ^h. '<a£J» • Estate of President Pierce. Boston, Mass., special: The eatate of Franklin Pierce, who was the four­ teenth president of tHe United States, is to be sold to the highest bidder. The estate is In Hlllsboro, N. H., the birthplace of the daad president. Train Kllla Naval Officer. Now York special: Capt George Cowie, who served under Admiral Far- ragut in the civil war and was chief engineer of the baicleshlp Indiana in the war with Spain, was killed at Rah- way, N. J., by an express train. i Named for Legislature. Yl«nna, 111., cable: The Republi­ can senatorial convention of the fifty- first district nominated D. M. Helm by acclamation and John P. Miller of Hamilton and Wayne Walker ef Pope for the legislature. Nominated on 1,012th Ballot. Wabash, Ind., dispatch: Fred J. Landia waa nominated for congress by the Republican convention of the eleventh district on the 1,012th ballot Landis is the brother of Charles Lan­ dia of MgU.-. X. T • ..>1 DEDICATE STATUE Great Military Display Marks the lnternat^{^. Event t MARSEILLAISE AND AMERICA Presidential Party Escorted from White House to Scene of Unvelllhg by Minute Men Dressed In Uniforms of 1776. The bronze statue of Lieutenant General, the Count de Rochambeau, who commanded the French army at Yorktown, in the revolutionary war, was unveiled at Washington. The ceremony was a brilliant affair,, participated Jn by President Roosevelt,} the leading officers of the army iind navy, the diplomatic corps, and a distinguished company of French ar­ my and navy officers. Seldom haa an event presented so many brilliant features of military pageantry, and at the same time given occasion for the manifestation of tne: strong bonds of friendship existing between the French republic and tho United States. For the first time in its history the national capital witnessed the sight ef rank on rank of French seamen •winging through Pennsylvania ave­ nue and mingling their cheers with those of the American blue jockets and soldiers, while at the same time the French tricolors was entwined with the Stars and Stripes and the sound of the "Marseillaise" was heard along with the "Star-Spangled Ban­ ner." The ceremony of unveiling occurred at the southwest corner of Lafayette Square, almost opposite the White house, where the massive figure of the French general has been erected. Minute Men Escort President. President Roosevelt and the mem­ bers of the cabinet were escorted from the White house by a file of minute men dresseu in the uniform of conti­ nental days. When the president ar­ rived at the presidential stand the en­ tire assemblage arose and greeted him with a lusty cheer. After an im­ pressive Invocation by the Rev. Dr. Stafford, President Roosevelt deliv­ ered the address of welcome. He spoke in strong voice and with great earnestness, pausing frequently at the outbursts of applause. As the president concluded his ad­ dress the Countess de Rochambeau caught up the cords of the flags en­ veloping the statue and the massive figure emerged through the folds of red, white and blue. At the same instant an artillery salute came from a battery of heavy guns nearby, and the strains of the "Marseillaise" came from the Marine band. It was aa inspiring moment, and, led by President Roosevelt, the entire assemblage joined in cheering. An­ other demonstration occurred at the close of Gen. Brugere's address, when, with characteristic French vehemence, he gave this pledge of undying Franco-American friendship: "Entre vous, entre nous; a la vie, a la mort!" DOUBLE EXPLOSION KILLS 10S MINER Violation of Rule Againal- Smoking Leads to the Catastrophe*' TWENTY-FOUR ESCAPE DEAfl|§ Work of Rescue Hampered by Fea#."'/ That Coal Damp May Cauae Fir* In 8hafta--Relatives Beseech 6«MP vlvora to Keep Away. In death. FIRE DESTROY8 MILFORD, IND. Nearly Every 8tore In Town Wiped Out by the Blaze. Mllford, Ind., special: The business section of this town was destroyed by fire. Twelve buildings were burned. The loss is estimated at 940,000, with $9,000 insurance. The origin of the lire, which started in Retzer's black­ smith shop, is unknown. Among the buildings burned were the newspaper office, the bank and nearly every store in the town. Nicaragua Wants Canal, Washington dispatch: Minister Co- rea of Nicaragua has been empowered by his government to convey assur­ ances to the government of the United States of Nicaragua's disposition to make any change in the base lines of the projected treaty providing for the construction of a Nicaraguan canal to meet the wishes of the United States government Babcock Is Better. Washington dispatch: Representa­ tive Babcock returned from Atlantic City greatly improved in health. The executive committee of the Republican congressional committee in a few days will select campaign headquarters in Chicago and New York, with a branch headquarters In Washington. Governor Commends Hospital. Peoria, Hi., special: Gov. Yates' in­ spection of the hospital for incurable insane at South Bartonvllle was pro­ ductive of nothing but commendation of the methods being used by the trus­ tees and Dr. Carrlel, the acting super* intendent American Wheat for Africa. Portland, Ore., dispatch: The larg­ est cargo of wheat that Las ever left the Pacific coast for South Africa will be shipped from Portland early in June on the big ship Speke, the larg' est three-masted ship afloat. Ordnance Company incorporates. Albany, N. Y., special: The Ameri­ can Machine and Ordnance company of New York has been incorporated with a capital of $10,000,000 to manu­ facture and deal in guns, ammunition and other ordnance. Denver Bakers Win. Denver, Colo., special; The bakers' strike, which has «een on several weeks, has been settled. The masters conceded the demands of ihe men for a midnight lunch and 10 cents an hour for overtime. V Mexican Veteran Dies, .^ew York special: Jacob Clute, a veteran of the Mexican war and wide* ly known as a horseman, is dead at his home in Brooklyn. Clute had lived practically In retirement during the past ten yeaMb---•v ~ : : •JV . v i'lv! One hundred and nine miners art believed to be dead as a result qf a double explosion In the Crow's Neat Pass Coal company's mine near Fe<j» nie, B. C. Only twenty-four of t}gil men at work in the two shafts e£ < caped. A number of bodies have been recot* ered, but because of tne gases in tht shafts the work of recovering the deaft is slow. It is believed none of tfrost still in the workings has survived, The disaster was caused by a mlnfltP striking a match to light his pip4 Smoking was forbidden, but occasion ally the rule was ignored. Details ci the explosion are meager, as Fernlt has poor telegraph facilities, and the mine is six miles from the town. No. 2 and No. 8 shafts are sltuateA on Coal Creek. They have alwayg. been considered dangerous, being dusty and gaseous. The first expl* slon occurred in No. 2 mine and wag repeated in No. 3 mine, the two shafts being connected. The scenes at th* mines and in the town of Fernie are pitiful. Hardly a house has escaped affliction. Perfect order prevails, a*» sistance coming from every available source. The presence of coal damp is adding to the danger of rescue work. A new fear has become general-- that the mines may catch fire at anJT time, and survivors are being be> sought by their relatives not to ven­ ture into the shafts, even for rescue work. MAJOR WALLER 18 HELD QUILTY jQeneral Chaffee Disapproves Findings of the Court-Martial. General Chaffee has disapproved the action of the court-martial in acquitting Major Waller and Liei> tenant Day of the charge of killing na­ tives of Samar without legal process. General Chaffee says the verdict* are a miscarriage of justice and the finding!? are opposed to the evidence. He holds that while the laws of war justify summary executions in cer­ tain cases, such cases did not arise in this Samar campaign. A minute review of the record leads him to decide that justice to the mlllp tary service and common fairness to the helpless natives whom Waller sent to their death, his acts partaking more of unlawful retaliation than jus­ tifiable warfare, make the case one that should not become an approved precedent for young officers. However, considering the mental condition of Major Waller, so much of the findings as declare the accused not guilty of murder are approved. Lieutenant Day is censured because^ » t h o u g h h e k n e w M a j o r W a l l e r ' s c o n d i * Between you, between ; iiTTtft^ Jtlon. he did not counsel delay. Inr stead, he seconded Major Waller's re­ solve and promptly executed orders, which, under the circumstances, he should have disobeyed, thus guarding the honor of his country and probably preventing one of the most regrettable incidents in the history of America* military service. 80K9 -80ft 61%© .62 .43 ©7.70 ©7.27ft ©7.10 2.75 5.70 4.25 THE LATEST CASH MARKETS CHICAGO. Wheat, No. 2 red.... Corn, No. 2 Oats, No. 2 Cattle ....««•••••••• Hogs Sheep and lambs .. NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red elev'r Corn, No. 2 Oats, No. 2 ST. LOUIS. Wheat, No. 2 red elev'r Corn, No. 2 Oats, No. 2 MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No. 1 northern. Oats, No. 2 white 45 PEORIA. Corn, No. 3 Oats, No. 2 white DULUTH. Wheat, No. 1 hard MINNEAPOLIS. Wheat, No. 1 northern. .75%© .76ft TOLEDO. © .87ft* .69%© .70 © .46 © -78ft © -64ft © -42ft © .78 © .45ft © .62 © .43% © -77ft Wheat, cash Corn, cash .. Oats, cash .. Cattle •••••• Hogs OMAHA. 2.75 5.75 © -82% © .63ft © .4# ©7.25 ©7.20 ©6.90 Sheep 3.75 KANSAS CITY. Wheat, No. 2 hard.,.. .73ft© .75 Corn, No. 2 mixed 64ft© .64% Oats, No. 2 white 44 © .45ft Elect M. E. Bishops. Dallas, Tex., special: At the Meth­ odist Episcopal conference the prin­ cipal business was the election of bishops. Dr. E. E. Haas was chose* on the first oallot and A. Coke Smita of Virginia on the fourth ballot L.ead-pipe Trust New York special: Manufacturers of sheet iead and pipe, who are re* ported to have planned a consolidation of interests, will incorporate a new company in New Jersey early in June, with a capital of $15,000,000. To Consider Pacific Cable. - Washington dispatch: The house coinn^lttee on rules has decided to re­ port a rule allowing a day for tne con­ sideration of the Corliss Pacific cable bill and time for the consideration of the Irrigation bill. Accedes to Union Demands. Hazelton, Pa., dispatch: Mattheia# Schwabe, a small independent oper* ator, started up his colliery at Couth Heberton. All his miners are to re­ ceive the wagee demanded by ffc* mine workers. ~