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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER McHXNRY FfjAIKDBALBR Oft HcHENRY, MLL " ILLINOIS. NEWS OF THE WORLD Political, Domestic and Happenings of Minor ImportanM T«Mh Paragraphs. & The Supreme court at Madrid ac­ quitted General de Bourbon of the charges of gambling brought against him. Leading Indiana Republican politi­ cians have started a movement for the Bomlnation of Senator Beverldge for the vice presidency. Wilson Putt and **Gus" Skillern were shot and killed at Melrose, Tex., by the wife of a farmer named Wiley. Skillern declared he would not live with his wife, a daughter of Mrs. Wiley. It is estimated that more than $5,- 000,000 tied up in various building Operations at Cleveland, which have been at a standstill for many weeks M a result of the brickmakers' strike An attempt by . the Chamber of Com­ merce to arbitrate a settlement has failed. Rather than preside over a Central ' Labor Union in which sat delegates 1 from the bakers' union, which has re­ fused to submit their strike to arbi­ tration, Andrew B. Kelly, president j of the New Haven Trades council, re­ signed. He is adjuster for the Broth­ erhood of Locomotive Firemen and prominent as a labor leader. The report of the anthracite coal commission received judicial recogni­ tion in a decision by Judge Dickinson at Omaha, who cited it as authority Jor a ruling forbidding picketing by the Waiters' Union. George Smith, colored, was hanged at Portland, Ore., for the murder of kis wife last November. Michael Lamb of Greeley county, Nebraska, was sentenced to nine years ^ in the penitentiary by the refusal of the Nebraska Supreme court to re- Terse the decision of the District court of Greeley county. The crime was cattle-stealing. The diocese of Colorado of the Epis­ copal church has voted down a reso­ lution to recommend to the general as­ sembly a change in the name of the church. William Boston, aged 22, was found dead In the yard of his home, five miles from Lexington, Ky., with a bul­ let hole in his forehead. The pre­ sumption is that he was shot by bur­ glars. W. J. Idelman, deputy collector of United States customs at the boon- dory of the Forty-Mile river, la In Jail at Eagle City, Alaska, charged with embezzlement. His reported short­ age is $40,000. Combinations of the woolen mills of the Pacific coast is likely to be ef­ fected scon, the object being to relieve the mills of competition which now lessens their profit and to reduce oost «C production. George Kaquetosh, a half-treed In* dian, was beaten almost to death by his wife at Marinette, Wis. The wom­ an is said to have pounded her hus­ band over the head with a club and a fatal outcome is likely. Joseph P. Miller of Columbus, O., was convicted by a jury In the Unit­ ed States court of using the mails to defraud in connection with an alleged scheme to blackmail prominent busi­ ness men. His wife is serving a term In the penitentiary for a similar of­ fense. • conference of the New Zealand chambers of commerce adopted a reso­ lution in favor of preferential trade with Great Britain. According to a dispatch from Lisbon the leading wheat importers there have formed a trust whereby all the milling Interests in Portugal are amal­ gamated. The Krupp company has decided to remove its general manufacturing de- partmentsi to Rhinhausen, retaining only its war materials department at •ssen. The French consul at Hong-Kong reports that the insurgents in Tun- Kan province have captured the towns of Che-Ping-Chau and Homi-Chau. Communication between Yun-Nan-Pu and Tonquw is cut. The Corean government oontends that the Russian lumber concession, which has created trouble between Russia and Corea, Is confined to Musan on the Tuman river and one place on the Yalu, and suggests the appointment at a commission to de­ limit the exact boundaries of the con­ cession. Mrs. George Vogelstein, aged 49, Committed suicide in the presence of her husband, two sons and daughter at Bridgeport, Wis., by swallowing the contents of a two-ounce vial of carbolic acid. Dr. J. M. Dodson, dean of the medl- f; fl|l department of the University of Chicago, delivered the annual address to the graduating class in the medical department of the University of Mich- •; .|P»- ; ' Charles Brown, aged 24, of Bosco- fetl, Wis., was killed at Wauzeka by a , train which he tried to board. ^ The Cuban secretary of the treas« •ry has rejected the bid of Tibuclo Castaneba for the raising of the ^ . Itaine. The secretary will again ad- •'•^pprtlao for bids. R. H. Adams, aged 82 years, who was burned on April 18 in a gasoline Olplosion at St Paul, Minn., died after several weeks of suffering. Adams was a cousin of President John Quincy Adams, whom he visited in the white iumse when a small boy. The customs commission of the Cortes has rejected by 21 votes to S a proposal for the temporary admission . Of foreign wheat It is officially announced that King Sdward ajid Queen Alexandria will ar- • «Jve in Dublin July 21 on their visit -.to Ireland. The Wisconsin board of managers • ; ' for the St Louis fair decided to raise fcetween $3u,000 and $40,000 by popu­ lar subscription for printing 300,000 .Copies, for distribution at the fair. Of a booklet calling attention to Wls> oonsin's advantages. ner of Munich, the composer and.con­ ductor, to Baroness Feodora Von Dreifus is announced. Four Bulgarians, convicted of partic­ ipating in the dynamite outrages at Salonica, have been condemned to death. Their trial took place in open court All the foreign warships have left Salonica. It Is reported that Turkish troops killed five Bulgarians near Radovitz, Macedonia, The German emperor and the czar of u Russia will visit Vienna simultan­ eously at the beginning of September. The czar will continue his Journey to Rome by way of Trieste, ^ DAMAGE At the International telegraph con its proposals for a compulsory vocab­ ulary after a long statement against the scheme from Brigadier General Greely, chief signal officer, U. S. A., representing the United States, who said it would seriously affect business and be merely vexatious. The ques­ tion is still In abeyance. General Greely said there was no doubt the project would he killed. A band of Bulgarian revolutionists was destroyed by Turkish troops at Cradobar. Fifteen Bulgarians were killed. King Edward testified anew his ln- terest in the welfare of the hospitals by attending "hospital Sunday" ser­ vice at St Paul's Cathedral. Several other members of the royal family were present Waiters at New York are rapidly enrolling as members of the Hotel ana Restaurant Employes' International League. Waiters in first-class places say there is no danger of a strike, .as they get $10 a week and more thari double that amount in tips. A waiter at Shanley's recently admitted that he was worth $70,000 made in tips. Joseph Pinkney, alias Thomas Clark, who is said to be wanted in Rochester, N. Y., for the alleged mur­ der of a college student in his camp­ ing tent near Rochester Sept S, 1902, was arrested at Detroit Mich. The Kentucky Court of Appeal^ In reversing a decision of the Franklin Circuit court held that life and casu­ alty Insurance companies are not lia­ ble for a franchise tax from Nevem- ber, 1902, to date under the Kentucky statutes. Seven French nuns exiled from their native land have established a resi­ dence in St Louis. Joseph Kirwin of Toledo was found guilty at Cleveland of the murder of Maggie Snedefar, who was found dead in her room and was supposed to have been strangled. The federal grand jury at St. Lottlg returned indictments against Jonn P. Dolan, Thomas E. Barrett, Police Offi­ cer Frank Garrett and John Barbaglia in connection with the naturalization fraud cases. Albert Meyer, who was attacked with glanders three weeks ago, is dead at Newark, N. J., after terrible suffering. A discrepancy of nearly $10,000 has been found in the books of the Mil­ waukee house of correction, and the county officers hare ordered an Inves­ tigation. Alfred Alfson of Clarks Mills, Wis., was killed by the accidental discharge of a shotgun while crawling through a barb wire fence with the weapon In his hands. Samuel Mitchell, white, who led the mob that lynched Thomas Gilyard, a negro, at Joplin, Mo., recently, was sentenced to ten years' imprison­ ment In the penitentiary. . Herman Zimmerman, the victim of a mysterious assault in the courthouse park, died at Janesville, Wis., without having told'{Who his assailants were. Two men haye been arrested upon suspicion. V Mayor Francisco Sanchez, Instigat­ or of the assassination of Dupln and Courmount, Frenchmen, iat Chilipan- lngo, Mexico, has been shot dead at public execution. The lieutenant governor of the Transvaal, Sir Arthur Lawley, has re­ mitted the remainder of the sentences of the majority of the former burghers convicted of military offenses during the late war. Tenders for the construction of the transandine railroad will bo opened Dec. 15 at Santiago, Cuba. The pro­ jected railroad will pass through the Uspallata pass and the Antuco moan- tains. Coroner Weaver of Cincinnati has rendered a decision that John 8. Ficker, who died May 13 after drink­ ing a portion of the contents of a bottle broken in transit in the hands of the Adams Express employes, was poisoned by strychnine and that the poisoned liquor was sent by Mrs. Mc- Cormick of Memphis to Mrs. Kate Nobbe of Cincinnati. Three masked men boarded the sn- burban car running east from East St Louis, LI., robbed J. Bowes, the motor- man, killed the conductor, John N. Keith, who went to the motorman's aid. and escaped. John Flynn, a prosperous farmer of Flathead county, Montana, was mur­ dered at La Salle. Jerre C. Murphy, private secretary to Gov. La Follette of Wisconsin, has tendered his resignation, to take ef­ fect June 15. He will be succeeded by John J. Hannan. The speed trials of the new Austrian second-class battleship Arpad at Pola proved her to be the fastest battleship in the world. She made an aVterage of 19.65 knots in a six hours' run. She was constructed by the Trieste Ship­ building company. James Wright, alleged murderer of three boys at Salt Lake City in 1895, is under arrest at South Macalester, L T. The house of the Michigan legisla­ ture killed the bill appropriating $400,- 000 for constructing a penitentiary binding twine factory. In the election of delegates to convention to draft a new charter for the consolidated city and county of Denver the entire non-partisan civic ticket was successful by pluralities of from 100 to 2,500 over the republican candidates. Fire destroyed twenty-eight houses in the suburb of the City^f Hull, Ont, causing a loss of $40,000, with no Insurance. Judge James Cobb, for twelve years a congressman from Alabama and for twelve years-on the bench of that state, died at Bast Los Vegas, N. M. EVEES BREAK; IS GREAT Thousands of Acres of Rich ^Bottom Lands Are Under , \ Water. REACHES MILLIONS ference in London Belgium withdrew-'Mississippi River Near Dec Moines Forms a Lake Fifteen Miles Wide --Federal Forecaster Warna 8t Louis to Prepare for 8tg\fliaa Keolrnlr, la., special: The flood In the Mississippi at this point and south of here passed all records and became the most destructive in the history of the upper Mississippi valley. The Hunt and Indian Grove levees broke and the districts protected by them are being inundated. The district In­ cludes 75,000 acres of the richest bot­ tom land along the river and the loss is conservatively estimated at $10 an acre. The immense tract of Missouri bottoms ficoded early in the week makes the total area flooded over 200,000 acres. The loss In addition to the crop loss includes the damage to the levees, the loss of stock and the destruction of buildings. Loss Is $3,000,000. The sny levee broke, and now all levees in the flood plain are brok­ en. The Mississippi at the mouth of the Des Moines forms a lake fifteen miles wide and it extends as far south as Hannibal, with nearly the same dead nor/ reaches sevet\ty-oa% tilth, thirty people Identified. River Is on the Rise. St Louis, Mo., June 6.--Forecaster Bowie said the rate of rise here will continue rapid, and 83.5 feet will be reached Friday morning and 34.5 feet Saturday morning. A stage of 85 feet is forecasted for Saturday night or Sunday. He advises preparing for a 36-foot stage. OHIO REPUBLICANS i SELECT STATE LEADER Name Myron T. Herrlck for Governor and Indorae Roosevelt, Hanna and Foraker. Governor MYRON T. H$RR1CX Lieutenant governor WARREN G. HARDING Auditor W. D. GUILBERT Treasurer \V. S. M'KINNON -Attorney general WADE H. ELLIS Judge of Supreme court.A. N. SUMMERS School commissioner E. A. JONES Member of board of public worka GEORGE H. WATKINS Columbus, O., dispatch: The Ohio Republican state convention com­ pleted its work by nominating Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland for governor and a complete state ticket. The feature of the convention was Senator Foraker's speech in praise of Senator Hanna and his declaration that Ohio would keep Hanna in the United States senate as long as he lived. The resolutions indorse President Roosevelt and Senator Hanna for re­ election, and oppose any radical change in existing tariff laws. The platform begins by congratu­ lating the state and nation on the re­ sults of Republican administration. President Roosevelt and Senator Han­ na are then Indorsed for re-election as follows: "We recommend President Roose- The fish that was caught and tho flah that got away. --Chicago Inter Ocean. width the . entire distance of sixty miles. The high water mark of 1861, the highest ever known. haB been passed at Alexandria, south of the mouth of the Des Moines, and it Is being ap­ proached here. So far as known there has been no loss of life. The lowest estimates on the loss between Keokuk and Hanni­ bal Is $3,000,000 and many place it at a much higher figure. Brave Hello Girl. Quincy., I1L, June 5.--There are two more crevasses In the levees north of the city, and 60,000 acres of land that were rich In growing crops are now under water up to the housetops. The town of Meyer, fifteen miles above Quincy, Is under and practically de­ serted. The telephone girl still re­ mains at her post. She reports that a break in the levee is threatened di­ rectly In front of the town, and if it goes every house In the village will probably be swept away. Situation at Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo., June 6.--Esti­ mates of the damage done by the flood are being reduced. At first they ranged from $10,000,000 up, but now they are all much below that sum. The greatest loss was of the sixteen bridges across the Kansas river, all substantial structures. At Armour's the fires Aave been lighted. The wheat and the flour in the mills and the elevators was not injured, bnt 750 carloads of grain submerged on the tracks was ruined. The Armourdale Flood association has Issued an appeal for aid, saying that 16,000 people are homeleBe; that they have lost their furniture, cloth­ ing and everything, and their houses have been carried off or totally wrecked. Money is asked to be ex­ pended for their relief by giving them material to rebuild their houses. At Topeka, Kas., the list of known New 8tate Bank. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Auditor McCullough has issued a permit for the organization of the Farmers' State Bank of Liberty at New Liberty to D. W. Callahan, H. G. Henry and H. E. Schmledskamp. The capital is $25,000. velt's fidelity to duty, his adherence to President McKlnley's policies, and his own proved ability in his high office, showing him in every way worthy of election by the people to be their chief magistrate. We favor his nomination for president in 1904. "The Ohio Republican delegation in congress has honored the state In both houses. Senators Joseph B. Foraker and Marcus A. Hanna have splendidly maintained Ohio's leadership. The re­ election of Senator Hanna Is a dis­ tinct national demand upon our state, and we hereby cordially promise him the undivided support of the entire Republican party of Ohio." State issues are covered by a series of resolutions relating to taxation and other matters. Legislation for the im­ provement of canals and rivers is fav­ ored. Good roads are demanded. The extension of ,the rural free delivery system, better rivers and harbors, im­ proved postal service, forest preserva­ tion, flood prevention, and the isthmian canal are favored. UNKNOWN MAN KILL8 A WOMAN Indiana Farmer's Wife Shot In Hfr House by a 8tranger. Shoals, Ind., dispatch: Mrs. Joel Lyons wa8 shot and instantly killed at her home in Brown township, twelve miles west of this city. Her husband was out driving stock on the farm when neighbors heard a shot flred. An unknown man ran from the rear of the building and Mrs. Lyons rushed from the front door and fell to the ground. When neighbors reached her she was dead, a bullet having entered the back of her head. Archbishop Grows Weaker. Fond du Lac, Wis., special: Reports indicate that the condition of Arch­ bishop Katzer is not encouraging. It is said that he is gradually losing weight and physicians cannot agree as to the real cause of his illness. Prison for Striking Ensign. Kiel cablegram: Andreas Messep- schmitt has been sentenced to eighteen months' Imprisonment for striking En­ sign Von Abel, who killed himself be­ cause he was unable to identify his assailant and avenge the blow. -P Yellow Fever. Washington dispatch: Acting Sur­ geon Hamilton of the marine hospital service, who is on duty in Mexico, roportB that yellow fever has made its appearanoo at Progresso. Moody Merrill Under Bond. Boston, Mass., dispatch: Moody Mer­ rill has pleaded not guilty to tho charge of embezzlement and has been held for trial in bonds of $10,000. Explosion Injures Seven. Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch: Seven peo­ ple were burned and one girl so seri­ ously Injured that she will die, aa the result of a fire caused by the explo­ sion of chemicals at the wholesale drag house of W. J. Gilmore & Co. Exiled Monks Buy Island. London cable: It is reported that the Chartreuse monks, who were re­ cently expelled from France, have completed negotiations for the pur­ chase of Iona Island, one of the Hebrides/from the Duke of Argyll. Naval Mllltla Chief Quite. Springfield, 111., special: The resig­ nation of Claude E. Fitch as com­ mander-in-chief of the Illinois Naval militia has been accepted by Adjt Gen. Smith. No reason was given for Mr. Fitch's leaving the service. Will Pension Old Employes. Now Tork special: The Postal Tdo> graph Cable company announces that It will pension employes of fifteen or more years' standing who capacitated in the work. CALL CONVENTION Leaders Notify Local Unions . Maet at Pottsvill% / June 15. MINE0WNERS ISSUE A REPLY Operators Contend the Represent* tlves of thfe Men On the Conciliation Committee Were Not Chosen In Ac­ cordance With Commission's Award. Wilkesbarre, Pa^ special: The three anthracite boards of united mlnework- ers met here and decided to call a joint convention of the men to meet at Pottsviile on June 15. The call for the convention of mife ers is signed by the presidents and secretaries of districts Nos. 1, 7, and 9. It recites tho contention of the op­ eratives that Presidents Nichols, Defc trey, and Fahey were chosen members of the board of conciliation in con­ formity with the award of the strike commission, and the refusal of the op­ erators to accept them as represent^ tlves of the miners. The call cox* tinues: "In view of the action of the oper­ ators in refuging to carry . out the award of the commission the exec­ utive boards of districts Nos. 1, 7, and 9, after carefully canvassing the en­ tire situation, decided to notify all local unions that a convention will be held in the city of Pottsviile, begin­ ning at 10 a. m., Monday, June 15, 1903. The purpose of this convention will be to decide what action shall be taken or what course shall be pur­ sued by the officers having your af­ fairs in charge." Operators' Statement The statement of the operators as given to the public is as follows: "Referring to the official announce­ ment of the representatives of the United Mineworkers of America as given in the press, the contention of the operators' representatives elected to the board of conciliation is that the recognition of the United Mine- workers of America was not one of the questions submitted to the com­ mission simply as a representative of the anthracite mineworker; that the award of the commission specifically asserted that the recognition of the United Mineworkers of America, as at present constituted, was inadvis­ able; that award No. 4 providing for the board of conciliation lays down certain rules for the appointment of members of said board. Object to Recognition. "The representatives o* the operat­ ors have been appointed strictly with­ in the terms or said award, and there is no objection on their part to cor­ dially accepting Messrs. Nicholls, Det- trey and Fahey as the representatives of the miners providing they are elected by a majority of the mine- workers, as specified in the award of the commission. The objection is solely against their appearing as the official representatives of the United Mineworkers of America, appointed by an executive committee, without authority for such appointment" COAL OPERATOR IS A 8UICIDE George Ingle of Terre Haute, Ind., Shoots Himself. Terre Haute, Ind., special: George Ingle, a coal operator, bought a re­ volver and loaded it with cartridges in a hardware store and-as the clerk stepped to the cash register to put away the money Ingle put the muzzle of the weapon to his temple and flred, death resulting immediately. Ingle had not been successful in later years and was operating a small mine near this city. His three brothers are wealthy coal ooerators in the south­ ern part of the siate. Ingle leaves a widow who is visiting hoc family in Bvansville. LATE8T CA8H MARKET REPORTS Wheat Chicago--No. 2 red, 75c. New York--No. t red, 80%o. Kansai City--No. 2 hard, r~ . St. Louis--No. 2 red, 75%o. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, Ms. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern. TMAo. Duluth--No. 1 hard. 79%c. Corn. Chicago--No. 2, 47%@47%a. New York-tao 2. 65*40. St. Loul»--No. 2, 46>4c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, MMe. Peoria--No. I, 45c. Oats. Chicago--Standard, SOHOSTtt* ^ew York-No. 2. 37%c. St. Louis--No. 2, 34%c. Kansas City--No. 2 white, HMOMO Cattle. Chicago--*1.60(85.50. St. Louis--J2.70@5.20. Kansas City-J2.50@M&, Omaha--$2.25©5.40. Hogs. Chicago--12.25 (££6.25. „ St. Louis--$5.60@6.18. Kansas City--5.55@Wi0l Omaha--$5.70<& 6.06. Sheip and LanslMl Chicago--$2.50@7.76. St. Louis--$3.75©7.25, Kansas City-J3. Omaha^-$3.S5<g>6.95. Miss Stone's Claim Falls. Washington special: Miss Ellon M. Stone, the American missionary, can­ not furnish the evidence required by the state department to base a de­ mand on the Turkish government for indemnity and none will be made. HIDDEN PICTURE PUZZLE. v- " 1 *• * «. Desperadoes Break Jail. Wheeling, W. Va., special: Robert Ritchie, who beat James McOowan to death with a pair of tongs; Charles Nichols, another murderer, and one or two other prisoners broke oot^of the Moundsyllle penitentiary. To Open Big Reservation. Salt Lake City, Utah, special: Major James McLaughlin has closed a treaty with the Uintah Indians aa a result of which 1,250,000 acres of reservation land will be thrown open for settle­ ment in October, 1904. Bulgarians Crucify Greek. London cable: A serious situation exists in* the vilayet of Adrianople, where the Turks are searching for arms. A Graek notable failed to pay ransom and promptly was crucified. I' 'pf*' - M 1 i^\Vl fi •Mitm i i 1 vvlcH tho chauffeur would hurry." Where ls hef LYNCH NEGRO Mob at Belleville Throws Body of Victim Into the Fire. BEGS FOR MERCY FROM CROWD Men Maddened by the Shooting of School Superintendent Pay No Heed to the Appeal, Doggedly Going About Their Grewsome Task. For the fatal shooting of Charles Hertel, county superintendent of schools, in his office at Belleville, 111., W. T. Wyatt, a colored school teach­ er, was hanged by a mob. When it was thought life was ex­ tinct the body was taken down and thrown into a huge bonfire that had been kindled before the jail. The crowd that had been so noisy a few minutes before stood silently about the burning pile and watched the body of the negro as it was slowly con­ sumed. Cause of Killing. The lynching was the climax of a night of wild excitement. Just as Supt.' Hertel was about to close his office Wyatt, who had taught two or three- terms of school at East St. Louis and other places in the county, but whose certificate Hertel had re­ fused to renew, called to discuss his grievance. He demanded that Hertel issue a new certificate to him. This was refused and the negro' became abusive. Finally in his r^ge he drew a re­ volver and flred. The ball struck Hertel in the breast and as he fell he seized hold of his assailant's coat and held him until a young man named Fielder, who was employed in the of­ fice, rushed to his assistance. The negro beat him off with the butt of his revolver, inflicting a severe scalp wound. Hurried to Jail. A policeman who had heard the shot hurried up the stairs just in time^o prevent Wyatt from escaping, fte negro fought desperately, but was finally overpowered. By this time a dozen men had coma to the assistance of the officer and the negro was hur­ ried to the jail. Hertel lay on the floor unconscious. Ho was removed to the hospital, where the surgeons probed for the bullet They have no hope of his re­ covery. Mob Forms. The news soon spread that Hertel would die and then the mob surround­ ed the jail. A dozen police rushed to the jail to resist an attack. The crowd soon Increased to several thousand and the fire department was called out to throw water on the mob, the offi­ cers being unable to disperse the crowd by ordinary means. Someone succeeded in cutting the hose, render­ ing the engine useless. Mayor la Injured. Mayor Fred Kern hastened to the Jail when he heard of the plan to lynch Wyatt, and, mounting the steps, appealed to the people while they were furiously bombarding the build­ ing with stones and pieces of timber. While he was speaking he was knocked down and seriously Injured by a piece of scantling wielded by two or three members of the attack­ ing party. State's Attorney Farmer was also seriously injured. Held for Murder, He Weds. Mexico, Mo., special: Clarence A. Barnes, a prominent young attorney of this city, was indicted for second de­ gree murder and four hours later was married to Miss Ruth Islfemiii, a prominent society girL Opposes Oil Trust Bucharest cable: The Roumanian government intends to set aside 500,- 000 francs to build a pipe line from the oil wells to Port Constanz, thus flout­ ing the Standard Oil company. - Collegians to Climb Peak. New York special: Ralph L. Shain- wald and Robert Dunn, sepiors in Co­ lumbia University, has started for Alaska, where they intend to climb Mount McKinley, the highest peak in America. Csfifcv, Gets 100 Days in Jail. Lowvllle, N. Y., special: For burn­ ing up logs on his own premises Wil­ liam H. Thomas of Diana has been sent to jail for 100 days under the law to prpvent turcot fiflk* . jsi-v Time and again the furious crowd rushed upon the jail, attempting to force the door, but it held firm. Final* ly some heavy timbers were secured from a building that was in process of erection near by and using one of these as a battering ram the big door was broken down and the crowd rushed In. Ilegs for Mercy. Little time was lost in securing tho negro and dragging him out. Ho begged piteously for mercy, but there was no mercy for him. A rope had been secured and this was quickly placed about his neck and he was hustled to a telephone pole. The crowd had been growing all night as the news spread and when the negro was finally secured tho streets were full. No one interfered to prevent -tho mob from carrying out its purpose^ and in five minutes from the time tho door of the jail yielded the body of Wyatt dangled from a pole in front of the courthouse. Throw Body In Fire. When the crowd was satisfied that the man was dead the body was thrown on the fire and burned to ashes. No one in the mob made any ab> tempt to conceal his Identity. Among the most active were many well- known business men of the city and farmers of repute in the surrounding country. HEAVY FIRE L088E3 IN MAINE. Lumber Interests Suffer Damage In Northern Part of 8tate. Portland, Me., dispatch: Reports from every section in northern Maine confirm the first reports of tremen­ dous loss to the lumbering and other interests from forest fires. In addi­ tion, one town has been completely destroyed, hundreds of buildings have been burned in all parts of the state and at least two lives were lost. Lumbering interests are hard hit by this misfortune, following close on the lack of snow in the woods this winter and the drought which caused the loss of more than 25,000,000 feet of logs. The town of Patten has been com­ pletely surrounded by fires at close range for forty-eight hours. Eight townships have been burned over, causing a loss of $250,000 to tho'lum­ ber Interests there. BI8HOP 18 INVOLVED IN A 8UIT Indiana Woman Seeke Damages for Loss of a Foot. Fort Wayne, Ind., dispatch: Anna McDonald of Bluffton in the Superior court began suit against Bishop Aler- ding and the Poor Handmaids of Christ, as managers of SL Joseph's hospital, for $5,000 damages. She al­ leges that she was operated on In tho hospital Jan. 21 while under anaev thetics. While unconscious she says hot water jugs were placed at her feet Her left foot was so roasted, she avers, that the flesh dropped from tho bones and amputation may be neces­ sary. GIVES GOVERNMENT DECISION 8econd-Class Mall Goea Against Pub­ lishing House. Washington special: The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia de­ cided the second-class mail matter cases In favor of the government, re­ versing the decision of the lower court. The cpse was that of the Post' master Oeneral vs. Houghton. Mifflin A Co. and Involved the admission to the mails as second-class matter of certain publications. Hetty Green Carries Pistol. New York dispatch: Mrs. Hetty Green called at 1>olice headquarters for a permit to carry a loaded revol­ ver. She was in Commissioner Greene's office for some time. Mrs. Qreen carries a revolver. IBelleve Girl Eloped. Mlshawaka, Ind., special: Efforts to locate the body of pretty Mary Clark have failed and the theory that she eloped with a South Bend bicycle man­ ufacturer is accepted aa correct. Import Precious Stones. Kew York dispatch: Diamonds and other precious stones worth $2,422,000 were imported in May. This is great- * er than in any previous month and makes the total $50,000,000 since tho panic of 1893. Shot by Robbera. New York dispatch: Attacked by three robbers, who surrounded him with drawn revolvers and fired six bul­ lets Into his body, James Faere is dy- ln* at a Brooklyn hospital mailto:J2.70@5.20 mailto:5.60@6.18 mailto:2.50@7.76