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!'-HIE MCHENRY PLAINOEALER hf'J . Jj-tVlioHBK&T PLAINDBALKR 00k,' Wt:i B»HENBT, nxiwoii. E Watkins Newman, a, prominent citi- aein near Jefferson City, Tenn., was robbed, murdered and bis borne fired. Rev. Father J. H. Delaney of St. Patrick's church of Fort Wayne bas been appointed irremovable rector by Bishop Wording. « Herman, son of David Neher, a wealthy man residing near Auburn, 111., was beheaded by being caught in a belt while repairing a break in bis lather's thrasher. J. C. Sturgis, a blacksmith of Kan­ sas City, Mo., finding Albert Hayes, a boarder, in company with his wife, shot both with a shotgun. Mrs. Stur- les will probably recover. Hayes may die. The Assumption day collection of Peter's pence in alT*-ti>e churches of Rome aggregated only $5,000, much less than had been expected. James R. Keene and former Con­ gressman Jefferson M. Levy of New York are passengers on the Cunard 5 line steamer Lucania, which sailed from Liverpool for New York. Fire destroyed the large dry goods store of T. V. Howell & Son and Hicks' stationery store at Hamilton, Ohio, and damaged the Second Na­ tional bank building. Loss $250,000. John Burns, aged 36 years, who was born in Palmyra, Mo., and who re­ cently worked in Hannibal at the bar­ ber's trade, committed suicide by cut­ ting his throat with a razor in SL Mary's hospital at Quincy, 111. He was In the last stages of consumption. John WarreH was hanged at Groes- beck, Tex., for the murder of Doc Stevens, a storekeeper, whose head was split open while be slept. Rob­ bery was the object: During a torchlight procession at Antwerp in connection with the com­ munal fetes a car representing winter caught Are and one of the woman oc­ cupants was burned to death. Four other women on the car sustained in­ juries. The annual report of the potsmas- ter general of Britain shows that the large total of $3,375,000 was found in letters undelivered during the fiscal^ ^ 1 year. The undelivered letters to­ taled 10,000,000. The United States district attorney of Kansas bas decided Uiat trade checks are illegal and that their is­ suance and circulation are punishable by a fine of $500 or imprisonment for Ave years. A Jury has given judgment for $350 to a Missouri brewing company against "smashers" who destroyed a "Joint" at Norcatur, Kan. The de­ fendants have appealed to the su­ preme court. The United States government of­ ficials have decided not to interfere With Cuba's floating loan for $35,000,- •00, though it conflicts with the Piatt amendment. July Baker of Fairplay, Col., charged With killing J. Vaiiie, on whose ranch he was employed, was found guilty of murder in the second ' degree. Mrs. Vallie is under indictment as an ac­ cessory. Charlemagne Tower, United States ambassador, has returned to St. Pe­ tersburg. Mrs. Tower, who accom­ panies her sons to America, will go to 8t. Petersburg in the autumn. George McFadden. colored, has con­ fessed to the Philadelpnia police that he is wanted in Lumberton. S. C.. for the murder in November, 1900, of Eliz­ abeth Smith, also colored. The Sparrow Kroll Lumber company of Kenton, Mich., nas bought 11,000 acres of fir and spruce timber land on the coast in Oregon. The deal in­ volves over $900,000. The company will continue operations a«. Kenton. Policeman Tom Orr cf Paducah, Ky., shot and Killed Frank Buckner, col­ ored, while Buckner was trying to es­ cape. The negro had been wanted for six months for malicious shooting. The officer was exonerated. Robert C. Huffman of Norwalk, Ohio, and C. D. McDonough of Wash­ ington, Pa., sons of wealthy parents, are in jail at Laporte, Ind., accused i* of horse stealing. Wong Yen, a Chinaman, formerly of Chicago, under arrest at Toledo for violating the immigration lawB, com­ mitted suicide in the county jail by hanging. Texas is to have its first girls' in­ dustrial school, the board of regents awarding the building contract to Den­ nis Mahoney of Waxahachle for $43,- 650. Following a business dispute Wil­ liam Dunovant, a capitalist of Hous­ ton, Texas, was fatally shot by W. T. Eldridge vice president and general manager of the Canabel railway. The commissioner of internal rev­ enue has demanded payment of $300,- 000 war taxes due from national banks and' withheld pending court decision. The war department has decided to Withdraw army officers detailed as in­ structors unless higher standard is maintained by schools so favored. Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut, left New York in a huff, saying the $2Q,- 000 prize he was after was not forth­ coming. , ' John \f . Gates won $50,000 on John A. Diake*s horse High Chancellor at Saratoga. The work of demolishing Newgate jpison in London has commenced. i A contract was sigued on the part of the citizens of Lampasas, Tex., and S. G. Fullerson of Brownwood, Texas, for the drilling of a well 2,000 feet deep unless oil or gas is found at less r' depth. Consideration, $7,200. A gasoline explosion in a Chinese l&undry in Pittsburg, Pa., caused a fire In which Wing Lu, a Chinaman, was fatally burned and three houses were destroyed. Harry Faid, a workman, was seriously burned while trying to WMgua Win* La, Isaac Carter of Bloom Ington, Ind., was struck by a V&ndalia train at Marshall, 111., and instantly killed. In a quarrel at Anderson, W. Va., William Douglass and son shot and instantly killed B. J. Johnson and his brother. „ The father and ion made their escape. Com and wheat will have to be Im­ ported in Mexico from the United States next winter. The corn crop in some Mexican states ts good, but the general average 16 not satisfac­ tory. The body of John McNeal, aged 60, was found in a skiff near Paducah, Ky. He was known from Pittsburg to the Mississippi as "Sailor Jack." It is believed he died from heart disease while alone in his craft, Henry Glenny of the Choctaw, Ok­ lahoma and Gulf railroad was killed by Cobb Teel in a street car. He used profane language to the conductor. Glenny, who was accompanied by his wife, objected, and in a fight he was shot by Teel. The Davenport (la.) branch of the Electrical Workers' union declared off the strike against the Iowa telephone company, and all the strikers who had remained in town went back to work. Charlemagne Tower, United States ambassador to Russia, visited the United States cruisers Chicago and Albany at Cronstadt. William Mansfield, a negro railway laborer, while asleep on the track, was killed by a train near Blooming- ton, 111. John Linnisy, the oldest native Texr an, is dead at his home near Refugio, aged 73. He leaves nearly 100 di- rect^descendantsl Mrs. Matilda Oliver, aged 82 years, is dead at the home of her son, C. P. Oliver, near Eldorado, ill. Albert Beelow, accused of attempted assault on his daughter, br.oke jail at Pocahontas, Iowa. Bloodhounds are on his trail. Audrey Newman, 15 years old, was shot through the heart by a guard at the watermelon patch of William Kimbro, near Jefferson City, Tenn. Herbert E. Hill, the young man who hurdered his sister and committed a murderous assault on his mother at their home in Roxbury, Mass., July 8, was adjudged insane and ordered committed to an asylum. Mile. Wanda De Boneza, an actress of the Comedie Francaise, Paris, is dead as the result of an operation for appendicitis. Andrew Carnegie has offered to do­ nate $150,000 for the establishment of free libraries in the borough of Mary- lebone, London, on condition that the borough provide for their mainten­ ance. John Warren, a negro, was hanged at Groesbeck, Texas, for the murder of a storekeeper named Dock Stevens. Warren sold his body for $5. Major C. M. Studdert and others who were concerned in the alleged fraud and conspiracy in connection with yoemanry horse sales In Ireland, have be&n summoned for trial before the court of Clare county. The pacer Dan Patch, going against time, paced a mile at the record speed of 2:00 3-4. The engagement of Miss Vivian Sar- toris, granddaughter of Gen. Grant, to Frederick Roosevelt Scovel, cousin of the president, is announced. The exhibition drill of the life sav­ ing crew at Macatawa Park was turned to serious work by the falling of a pier and the ducking of twenty Tracy R Bangs of Grand Forks, N. D., has been elected supreme chan­ cellor of the Knights of Pythias. Charles J. Ross, an actor, was thrown out of Victoria theater. New York, by Manager Oscar Hammersteln after he had called Hammersteln a liar. The Elks grand lodge has prohibit­ ed the holding of fairs and carnivals to raise funds. Professor Ormond Stone of the University of Virginia, has been ap­ pointed by the executive committee of the Carnegie institution as an ad­ viser in j elation to original research in mathematics. There are three ad­ visers, the other two being Professor Moore of the University of Chicago and Professor Morley of Johns Hop­ kins. Old soldiers of Illinois will petition the next legislature to adopt the In­ diana plan which permits veterans and their wives to live together in sol­ diers' homes. ' Mrs. Ignatz Wiurchowski * and Charles Janaski, the latter an admirer of Mrs. Wiurchowski, have confessed at Cleveland that Janaski killed the woman's husband. Dr. Schweninger of Berlin, who treated Prince Bismarck to reduce that statesman's flesh, has been ap­ pointed professor ot the history of medicine at Berlin university. State Veterinarian Knight of Texas h.iS found that charbon is doing con­ siderable damage on the Rio Grande border and has established a quaran­ tine on the infected herds. Capt Newman and his son Edward have arrived at Falmouth, England, in a thrity-eight foot kerosene launch, after a perilous voyage across the Atlantic. John R, Drexel gave his wife a $200,000 check for a birthday pres­ ent. Cuba has asked to be admitted to the International postal union. Walter S. Cross of Cacapon, W. Va., a private in the engineer corps of the army, failing in his efforts to get out of the service, committed suicide at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., by shooting. A Russian student named Kalajeff, recently released from a Silesian prison, has been surrendered to the Russian police, it being suspected that he was an accomplice in the murder of M. Sipiaguine, Russian minister of the interior, who was shot and killed April 15. Congressman E. S. Minor has been renominated by . the Republicans of the ninth Wisconsin district. The triennial conference of the Ger­ man Lutherans of America will be held at Assembly Park, Dixon, III,, Aug. 15 to 25. ' The 12-year-old son of D. G. Raschke, a farmer near Hastings, Neb., was struck at a crossing and killed. An official telegram received In PariB from Cape Haytlen says that many persons were incinerated dor* ing the burning of Petit Goave. Tillman Urges Them to Take John Bull by the Horos , and Humble Hirtiv * ̂ • -T '$.• ' MASON SAYS THEY ARE LOYAL ment of Many Labor ^Disputes Clears Challenges Any One to Show a Celt in the Ranks of the Anarchists-- Declares His Attitude Toward Boers Has Caused Ostracism. "We want to fight against this tyranny by physical or moral forces. Stick together, arouse public opinion and make a fight for it. Pull together and yon will win." This was the advice given by United States Senator fienjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina to Irish nationalists assembled in annual pic­ nic at Chicago. Three thousand peo­ ple, gathered In Oswald's grove, Fifty- second an'd Halsted street, indorsed the sentiment with their cheers. Do Not Pull Together. "The Irish. are like a team of horses," continued Senator Tillman. "They are prone to pull in a zigzag manner. One pulls and then the other. If you, the Irish-American, and the Irish of other countries, contrib­ ute your moral forces and your phys­ ical forces the question of Irish inde­ pendence would be solved as soon as you could pull together. Take Johnny Bull by the throat and force him to his knees. Urges United Action. "God did not make Ireland slave to England any more than he made tlfe thirteen colonies slave to the same country, and some day Ireland will throw off the yoke, as did those brave men of 1776. "I don't see what can become of this agitation for Ireland in America unless some action is taken. Back your resolutions up with action. I think that England should be made, forced to feel public opinion in every possible way. She has no longer the right, nor never had, to put Ireland under the heels of English landlords and nobles and grind her to death." Attack on Redmond. John Mack Sullivan of NemHriven, Conn., at the evening meeting, at­ tacked the purposes of those who are content to fight Ireland's battles in the halls of parliament, as is being done by John Redmond. "What a spectacle the Irish people would present to the world," he de­ clared, "if they at last become united in supplicating England for money and a crumb! With a history such as no conquered country on earth can boast of, it is an unthinkable proposi­ tion. Is Against Weakness. "How long would that nationality have lasted had we kissed the hand of the conquerors, as this latter day convert to constitutional agitation would have us do, and meekly depend on their generosity for permission to live? "O'Connell failed, and, as his suc­ cessor, John Redmond will fail. Con­ stitutional agitation has always been a failure. The present one will fol­ low those which have gone before. The Redmond government will fail. Senator Mason Talks. While aggressive action was advo­ cated at Oswald's grove, the United Irish Societies, assembled in the old Sunnyside park, indorsed the work of John Redmond and his followers In parliament. United States Senator William E. Mason was the principal speaker here and was given a rousing welcome. "No nation is good enough to gov­ ern another nation without its con­ sent," said the Senator, a statement that brought the crowd to its feet. Irish Are Loyal. Mr. Mason said the Irish-Americans were the most loyal Americans. "Did you ever hear of an Irishman turning an anarchist?" questioned tte speak­ er. "There is not a case on record." He said that when he had de­ nounced the Boer war on the senate floor at Washington after he had been criticised and had been made the butt of ridicule, he coul<^ go to just two places. To his wife and children and to hiB Irish-American friends. ELDORADO 8CHOOL 13 TO MOVE President of Colored tKstftute Calls Meeting of the Trustees. Carbondale, 111., special: President J.. D. Alston of the colored normal and industrial Institute at Eldorado, where Governor Yates has stationed troops for several weeks to defend the school's property and the property of other colored citizens, has called a meeting of the board of trustees to meet in this city Aug. 20 to take steps to move the school from El­ dorado. Metropolis will probably be chosen. Dynamite Wrecks a Mill. Sergent, Ky., dispatch: On Indian Creek, north of here, a steam grist mill was blown up by dynamite. Steph­ en Sergent, Sr., aged sixty-one, and his son, Stephen Sergent, Jr., aged twenty-seven were fatally injured. Training Ship Arrives. New York special: The training ship Hartford has docked at the Brooklyn navy yard. She has 300 young sailors aboard who will shortly be sent to different vessels belonging to the North Atlantic squadron. Ex-8heriff Kills Himself. Williamsburg, Ky., disptach: Ex- Sheriff James L. Sutton committed suicide by Jumping from the county bridge into the Cumberland river. Sut­ ton had had attacks of Insanity for some time. Kills Father to 8ave Mother. Ottumwa, Iowa, dispatch: J. H. Sims, a wealthy farmer, was shot and killed by his son, John, when endeav­ oring to murder his wiie with a butch­ er-knife. : A '1 asfe- FOB FALL ^ Atmosphere* STEEL IS IN URGENT DEMAND Trade In Print Goods Is Delayed by Uncertainty Regarding price of Cot- , ton on Big Crop--Cereals Maintain High Level. "Prospects have greatly Improved through the adjustment of numerous labor controversies, yet the anthracite coal strike situation is unchanged and supplies are nearing depletion. Dis­ tribution of merchandise has met with some interruption, owing to freight blockades, the volume of busi­ ness being very heavy. Statistics of pig iron production on Aug. 1, accord­ ing to Iron Age, are more satisfactory than might have been expected, in view of the great scarcity of fuel. Output Shows Increase. "A weekly capacity of 336,405 tons Is 15,699 tons less than the high rec­ ord of May 1, it is true, but compares favorably with all earlier dates and shows an increase of 32,618 tons over the output a year ago. These figures by no means suggest a serious (set­ back in the industry, but rather em­ phasize the abnormal condition of demand which finds such a heavy yield Inadequate. Southern furnaces have contracted 6o far in advance that they practically have withdrawn from the market, and all dates for de­ liveries are remote except where foreign arrivals are offered." R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade makes the foregoing summary of the trade situation. Continuing, the review says: Steel in Demand. "Pressure for steel is undiminished, and the urgency of domestic consum­ ers is shown by additional imports of large size. Structural material is sought by carshops and bridge build­ ers, while many office buildings and other steel structures are planned. Coke production in the Connellsville region exceeds 250,000 tons weekly, and outside ovens are also surpassing all records of activity. "Shoe manufacturers at the east have received practically the fall or­ ders that will be placed, and new business is now restricted to sample orders in spring lines. Leather has again risen in price and sales were heavy during the past week, not only in sole, but also upper stock and belt­ ing butts. Recent violent advances in hides have been fully maintained, and large transactions occurred, while heavy Texas steers reached a new rec­ ord price. Hinges on Cotton Crop. "Despite the very favorable reports from dry goods jobbers regarding the volume of business transacted, and the bright outlook for fall trade, con­ ditions in primary market and at the mills are now devoid of incident. Buy­ ers are still governed by the impres­ sion that a large cotton crop is ac- sured and the resulting lower prices for raw material will bring better terms for goods. Holders thus far have made few concessions and conse­ quently trading is dull, except special­ ties. "Considering the official report of cereal crop conditions the firmness of quotations during the last week has been somewhat surprising. "Failures for the week numbered 196 in the United States against 168 last year." SAD BOY8 WHIPPED IN COURT Janitor Wields Rawhide on Twins In Obedience to a Judge. West Superior, Wis., dispatch: "Twenty lashes across the back" is the sentence imposed by Judge Bai­ ley in the municipal court on twin boys, 13 years of age, who were ac­ cused of burglary. The boys are Rob­ ert and John Scott, sons of a promi­ nent family. It was alleged that they had committed a large number of burglaries during the summer. Judge Bailey gave the prisoners the option of a reform school sentence or a cow-hiding and they chose the latter. The sentence of the court was car­ ried out, a Janitor wielding the raw­ hide. The father of the boys was once mayor of Superior. TWO ARE KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Vehicle Runs Into a Tree, Causing Death of Americans. Evreaux, France, cable: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair, Americans, who were related to Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., (Miss Virginia Fair) were re­ turning to Paris from Trouville when their automobile swerved and crashed into a tree. Both were killed. The chauffeur became insane as a conse­ quence of lbe shock. Realizing Big Profits. New York dispatch: The profits realized by the Monon purchasing syndicate in the sale of the $7,000,000 worth of bonds jointly guaranteed by the Louisville and Nashville and Southern roads amount to $302,300. Skeletons in a 8and Pit. Bromley, Ky., dispatch: While Jacob Burk was at work in a sand pit he unearthed the skeleton of a man of gigantic proportions. Far­ ther excavation disclosed two more skeletons of the same size. Increases Cspital 8tock. Kew York dispatch: The interna­ tional Railway company of New York eity has filed with the secretary of state at Albany a certificate ot In­ crease of its capital stock from $10,- 120,500 to $17,000,000. To Transfer Ministers. Montevideo telegram: It Is an­ nounced that Senor Juan Cuestas, minister of Uraguay to Washington, will be transferred to Rome and may bo succeeded by Senor Roosen. i*. ri BIG HARVESTER PUNTSJPGINE Deal Merging the Agricultural Inclement Concerns? an Inrimense^One. ^ > ABSORBS FIVE INSTITUTIONS <- V. Corporation ts Capitalized at $120,- 000,000, of Which 980,000(000 Is In Cash--No 8tock Has Been Offered to the Public. Chicago dispatch: Details cit the formation, operating plans, scope and purpose of the International Har­ vester company were made public yes­ terday and include the'immediate ab­ sorption of five of the largest har­ vesting machine and agricultural im­ plement manufacturing concerns in the country, including the two great enterprises in Chicago. When the merger of these huge manufacturing plants is completed it is anticipated that the combination will re&ch out after the smaller concerns and ulti­ mately invade Canada. The headquarters of the combined company will be in Chicago. Capital is $120,000,000. As announced with the filing of the articles of incorporation at Trenton, N. J., on Tuesday, the capitalization of the corporation is $120,000,000 com­ mon stock in shares of $100 each. The company is said to be capital­ ized upon an exceptionally conserva­ tive basis. Of its assets $80,000,000 are in cash working capital. The com­ pany will require no financing and there will be no offer of its stock to the public, all the cash required having been provided by itB stock­ holders. Theclnternational company Is a merger of the following agricultural implement companies: McCormick Harvesting Machine company. Deering Harvester company. Piano Manufacturing company. Warder, Bushnell & Glessner com­ pany (Champion). Milwaukee Harvesting company. Officers and Directors. The officers of the company are: ^President--Cyrus M. McCormick. Chairman of executive committeee-- Charles Deering. Chairman of finance committee-- George W. Perkins. Vice presidents--Harold F. McCor­ mick, James Deering, William H. Jones and Jotfn J. Glessner. Secretary and treasurer--Richard F. Howe. The directorate comprises the fol­ lowing financiers and business men: Cyrus Bentlcy, Paul D. Cravath, William Deering, Charles Deering, James Deering, E. H. Gary, John J. Glessner, Richard F. Howe, Abram M. Hyatt, William H. Jones, Cyrus H. Mc­ Cormick, Harold F. McCormick, Stan­ ley McCormick, Eldridge M. Fowler, George W. Perkins, Norman B. Ream, Charles Steele and Leslie D. Ward. Stock Becomes Cumulative. The four largest companies not in­ cluded in the consolidation are D. M. Osborne & Co. of Auburn, N. Y.; John­ stone Harvester company of Batavia, N. Y.; Walter A. Wood Moving and Reaping Machine company of Hoosick Falls, N. Y., and Adriance, Piatt & Co. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. According to the articles of incor­ poration of the new conjpany if two- thirds of the stockholders vote an lncreasb of stock such increase shall be common stock, and the original stock will at once become 6 per cent cumulative preferred. This provision was made to prevent additional stock being put ahead of the original stock. At present it has its office at 51 Newark street, Hoboken, but it will have an office in New York as soon as a place is selected from several under consideration. The incorporation was effected through Guthrie, Cravath ft Henderson of 40 Wall street. The Incorporators. The Incorporators are men of prom­ inence. Abram M. Hyatt is vice-pres­ ident of the New York Security and Trust company; George W. Hebard, president of the Union Metallic Cart­ ridge company and vice-president of the Westinghouse Electric company; Roland R. Dennis, a manufacturer of agricultural implements; Edward M. F. Miller, a member of the New York stock exchange and of the firm of Miller, De Haven & Townsend; Rob­ ert 8. Green, a New Jersey lawyer; and Erastus M. Cravath, brother of Paul D. Cravath. The company starts c*wlthout any financial obligations to the investing public, as not a share of its stock was offered for sale, and with a working cash capital of $80,000,000. The con­ solidation was effected without financ­ ing or underwriting, and New Jersey, by the incorporation. Is richer by a fee of $24,000. .Money Troubles Cause Suicide. McHenry, 111., dispatch: Charles H. Granger, alderman and local manager of the Wilbur Lumber company, com­ mitted suicide by shooting himself through the heart It is believed financial troubles were the cause. ~ . Chickasaw Chief. Danlson, Tex., dispatch: Palmer S. Moseley defeated William L. Byrd for governor of the Chickasaw nation by a majority of six votes. Moseley was favorable to the supplementary treaty and Byrd opposed It. College Ruins Burned. Des Moines, Iowa, dispatch: Firo destroyed that portion of the main hall of the Iowa Agricultural college left standing from a previous confla­ gration. TLe structure was soon to have been tprn down. FRANK IS FOUND GUILT! Convicted of Looting the City ^Savings Bank at Detroi^ V" Michigan. " DECLARES VERDICT IS UNJUST Outline of the Financial Career of a Coontry Boy. Whose Ambitious Speculation Made Him a Millionaire and Led to a Felon's Cell. Monument Is Unveiled. Topeka, Kan., special: At Logan's Grove, near Junction City, a monu­ ment was unveiled for the Quivara Historical Society in honor ot OorQ- aado's expedition In 1541. • Frank & Andrews, former vice pres­ ident of the City Savings bank of De­ troit, was convicted of looting that institution of $1,576,000, wrecking the bank and sweeping away the savings of hundreds of persons In moderate or poor circumstances. When the verdict was announced Andrews became deadly pale. "It's a terror," he gasped. "It is unjust. I never intended to defraud or dieat any one. God knows It." The trial had been in progress four weeks. Only two ballots were taken. The first Btood ten for conviction and two for acquittal, iut the latter two soon Joined the majority. Lived in Fine Style. Jk. few months before the crash came which swept away his fortune and left him in a felon's cell, Andrews was one of the richest and most pros­ perous men in Detroit. He lived in magnificent style In a house on Woodward avenue, which cost him $100,000; he was police com­ missioner, he owned stock in half a dozen banks, in several electric rail­ roads and in numerous valuable prop­ erties, was the vice president of the City Savings bank, controlled a lead­ ing newspaper and was the treas­ urer of three trolley lines. Lost His Wealth. Within six months be had }ost every farthing of his wealth, and to feed his passion for speculation had robbed others of very nearly $2,000,- 000. Andrews was born about thirty years ago in the little town of Romero, near Detroit, and until 1890 his ambi­ tion had not enabled him to rise above a clerkship in a country store. In 1890 he went to Detroit with $5 in his pocket and secured a job as a clerk in a real estate firm. His push, hlB tireelss energy and his inordinate love for Work won him quick promo­ tion,, and at the end of his first year of service he had $3,000 in bank. Makes Money Fast. Then he went home, married his sweetheart and returned to Detroit to begin "real work." At the end of two years Andrews had cleared $25,000 and was still win­ ning. He was placed at the head of the loan department of the real estate firm and began his third year in De­ troit as a full partner in the house. In 1895 the rising young capitalist and financier first felt the fever of speculation which was ultimately to prove his ruin. Thus far he had wise­ ly invested his savings In bank stock, and was now a power in the financial world of Detroit Fortune Grows. His fortune waxed larger and larger until in 1900 he had acquired so much of the stock of the City Savings bank that he succeeded in getting himself elected vice president. The president of the bank was Frank C. Pingree, a brother of the late Hazen Pingree, but the actual management of the insti­ tution was largely in the hands of the daring young financier from Romero, Andrews had by this time proved himself a successful speculator, and he was open in his advocacy of that method of getting rich. Falls on Amalgamated. He speculated freely, bet on stocks with the coolness of a veteran, and as was generally believed, won some mil­ lions in his ventures. But the day on which he was drawn into the betting on Amalgamated Copper stock was the beginning of his downfall. The banker played copper heavily, and by d egpeaa he added property after property to tE?^ burning pile. His railroad stocks went, then his real estate, then his home, then his stock In the banks of other cities, and final­ ly he saw ruin staring him in the face. Overdrew His Account. One day in January last President Pingree took a little trip to New York to be gone a week or so. The first day that Andrews was left alone he overdrew his account at the bank for $1,000,000 and cashed worthless Checks for $600,000 more. Then came the explosion, but the buoyant young financier did not seem to care. He was cheerful in his pris­ on Cell, and did not worry about the mean things said of him in the papers. Although he had many friends before his fall, it was only with the greatest difficulty that he secured bondsmen for the $100,000 at which his ball was fixed. Bridgeworkers Win. Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: The general strike of the structural Iron­ workers throughout the country bas been declared off, the American Bridge Company having granted the demands of the Philadelphia strikers. 1 Celebrate Manila Capture. jfranlla cablegram: The fourth anni­ versary of tne capture of the city of Manila by the Americans was cele­ brated yesterday. AH business In the city was suspended. Thief Catchers In Session. ;Bloomington, 111., dispatch: A two days' convention ot the Police Chiefs and Sheriffs' association of Illinois opened here yesterday with a large attendance. President Fr4$ Hlnman of Galesburg presided. Plan Pipe Trust In Europe. London Cable: As the outgrowth of the tobacco trust a pipe trust to control the manufacture and sale of all kinds of pipes in Eurgpo is now projected.* ILLINOIS CROPS AREJOUNTIFUL Wheat Exceeds Last Year's ? ^Nearly Five afid a ^ Half Million# . ^ LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO CORK ^ Heavy Rains Disastrous to Oats, but In Spite of This the Value of the Product la Placed at Over $47,000^ 000. AM' . V • 8piingfield, 111., dispatch: T^he nil- nolB department of agriculture has compiled the following statement of the yield and condition of some of the principal crops, the reports hav­ ing been made on Aug. 1: The area of wheat harvested this year, 1,774,000 acres, is 85,000 acres less than the 1901 area, but, notwith­ standing this deficiency, the 1902 wheat crop exceeds that of last year by 5,476,000 bushels, 36,589,000 bush­ els having been harvested. The-aver­ age yield of twenty busnels per acre is the largest ever reported and has been equaled but once, in 1894.. Valuable Wheat Crop. The ruling jjirice Aug. 1 of 63 cents per bushel is a little higher than last year and makes the crop worth to the producer $22,907,000, the most val­ uable wheat crop raised in the state since 1891. About 6 per cent of the area seeded last fall was destroyed, that little being by winter-killing or chinch bugs, which did considerable damage to wheat in southern Illi­ nois. Rather more rye was planted last fall than for several years past, 114*- 000 acres being reported. The aver­ age yield was twenty bushels per acre and the total yield 2,296,000 bushels. The average price of this grain Aug. 1 was 50 cents per bushel, making the value of the crop $1,152,- 000. - ' Larger Area In- Com. A larger area was devotea to corn this year than last by 124,000 acres, the area reported being 8,201,000 acres. The Aug. 1 condition of the crop is excellent, 96 per cent of a seasonable average. It was thought a month ago that this crop was seri­ ously damaged by the heavy and long- continued rains of the latter part of June, but the Injury was overestimat­ ed and the indications now are. for a very large crop. In the southern part of the state, where there was not so much rain as farther north, chinch bugs did some damage to tho crop, but it is believed it is now bo* yond danger from this source. Big Yield of Oats. The oats area of 1902 amounted to 3,748,000 acres, not quite so large an area as that of last year. The aver­ age yield per acre of thirty-eight bushels is considerably above that of 1901. The total yield was 141,435,000 bnshels. Th^ heavy rains were very disastrous to this crop, causing it to lodge badly, and a good deal was lost from this cause. Part of the grain was thrashed while damp and consequently was sold at a low price, but the ruling price of 33 cents per bushel for good grain was the highest price reported in twenty years. The total value of the crop at this price was $47,378,* 000, the most valuable crop ever pro* duced in Illinois. THE LATEST MARKET REPORT Wheat. New York--No. 2 red, 76%c. Chicago--No. 3 red, 67 %c. St. Louis--No. 2 red, 63c. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, 65@66c. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, 789 78%c. Duluth--No. 1 hard, 75c. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, old, 76%@76%c. Corn. New York--No. 2, 64c. Chicago--No. 2, 55c. St. Louis--No. 2, 54c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 49Ot f 49%c. , f Peoria--No. 3, 58c. Oats. New York--No. 2, new, 39 @ 41c. Chicago--Standard, 32%c. St. Louis.--No. 2, 27c. Kansas City--No. 2 white, 82c, Milwaukee--Standard, 35@45c. Peoria*--No. 3 white, 33<@>33%c. Cattle. Chicago--$4.00 @9.00. .Kansas City--$2.00^)8.20. St. Louis--$1.75 @8.00. Buffalo--$3.60 @7.75. , > Omaha--$1.25@8.30., Hogs. Chicago--$5.40@7.10. , Kansas City--$6.00 @7.10. : St. Louis--$6.25@7.10. ' Buffalo--$4.75 @7.10. Omaha--$6.60@6.80. )• Sheep and Lambs. Chicago--$3.60@6.75. ( Kansas City--$2.10 @5.75. St. Louis--$1.50@5.80. Buffalo--$2.25 @6.00. 8tate's 8oldier Weds. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Tho rlage of Colonel Theodore Ewart, M» sistant Adjutant General of the lit Inois National Guard, and Miss Lll* lian Bell, a popular young woman o( this city, was solemnized here. Kill Notorious Brigand. Rome Cablegram: Lombardo, Un most notorious Italian brigand after Mussolino, has been surrounded by. Italian troops on Mount Ispromonte, In the province of Regglo, and killed, after a serious encounter. Hungarian Crop Is Good. Buda-Pesth, Hungary, cable: The official estimate of the Hungarian wheat yield, based on returns up to Aug. 10, Is 166,200,000 bushels. 4" estimate made July 30 placed tho atop at 144,500,000 bushels. Edward Gelng to Ireland. Liverpool cable: King Bdward has promised the chief secretary for Ireland, George Wyndham, to visit Dublin, Cork and Belfast la February^ at the latest, possibly In November, 4, H -F .K -,fc mailto:1.25@8.30 mailto:1.50@5.80