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KcHEHRT FLAINDBALHR PO. " - • - - v - * , * , » * \ V t ' V ^ * • S * ^ J W » • * 1 * - ' ~ Z s \ " H l ' r " - V * ' " * ' \ " V ^ :•' . * ... w ..» .»V . .1 ^ ' ^.. ~jh ** , w <i" *< "v "• v - s »' i , Wmmmmm i... - -f- '•• VSJ «•• - '. '.|~V--_ ' A MEWS OF THE WORLD p>W Ihppenlngs ol Minor »w|iiihni> -^. . ToW in Paragraphs. Caught under a bi*k of falling .earth and rock, bid ward Hale, a farm ar.'tnet Instant death and James Gal­ lagher sustained injuries that may prove fatal at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A westbound freight on the Rock Island broke In two three miles west ef Ottawa, [11. A second freight crashed Into the wreck, smashing , fifteen freight cars and one locomo < tlve. The damage was $60,000. Gov. Toole of Montana has par- floned J. H. Andross„ who a year ago ; pleaded guilty to embezzling the funds of the Helena Waterworks company, of which he was cashier. The company joined with many prom­ inent citizens with request for clem­ ency. Inspector General Barton has left Washington for the west to make the annual tour of Inspection of the<vol- unteer soldiers' homes throughout the United States. Rev. A. J. HartsOck of McPherson, Kan., has offered $25,000 to Kansas Wesleyan university to endow a chair of science, provided the Methodist church raises a similar sum for the purpose. ' Prank Snyder and John M. Daniels were drowned while bathing tn Deer creek, Flora, Ind. The United States collier Ajax,^ from Baltimore for Cavite. Island of Luzon, has arrived at Port Said. The steamer Humboldt has arrived at Seattle, Wash., with $105,000 la Klondike gold consigned to the Cana­ dian Bank of Commerce. Acting Governor Northcott of 1111 sols has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of George Walters, who killed his wife tn La Salle county. Consul General McWade, at Can- ton, has cabled the secretary of state that Fantos Ting of Kwantung has beeu appointed governor of Kwang° 81 in place of Wong Chilchum, who bas' been degraded. John D. Rockefeller Is going to El Dorado Springs, Mo., for the benefit of his health. A committee of capital­ ists of that place has been appoint ed to meet him. He has engage*, rooms at one of the hotels. Former Senator Wolcott of Colo­ rado met Lady Minto, wife of the gov­ ernor general of Canada, and her daughter with carriages at Newport and drove them to £he Breakers, where they were the guests of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbiit at dinner. J. Pierpoat Morgan arrived at New­ port with 9. party of friends on his yacht Corsair. He was supplied with stock quotations on bis yacht up to 2 o'clock, when he went ashore. He was very busy and apparently anxious over the course of the stock market The Imperial council, Mystic Shrine, will meet at Atlantic City, N. J., In 1W4. Elmer McGibney, aged 21 years, of Pittsburg, Pa., was drowned in Gull lake. Michigan, while swimming. Byron West of Kansas City, who deserted from the naval training ship Charleston at Cbarlestpn, S. C., last November, was arrested at his home. George Hall of La Crosse, Wis., dis­ covered the home of Miss Anna Thompson on firfe and carried her from the burning building. The smoke had deadened her senses. The steamer Laconner was de­ stroyed by fire in Burroughs bay, Washington. The vessel was bringing lime from San Juan island when she •prang a leak and as soon as the wat­ er struck the lime she took fire. Objections have been filed wjth the surrogate in New York by Mrs. Helen Wallace to the will of her husband, John H. Wallace, editor and publish­ er, who died May 3, leaving all but $10,000 of his estate of $140,000 to Washington and Jefferson college, at Washington, Pa. * Thomas Haught, professor of sci- vtice at Buchanan college of West Vir­ ginia, and Miss Helen G. Wetmore, second daughter of Rev. W. W. Wet- more of Ann Arbor, Mich., were mar­ ried at Ann Arbor. The bride's fatber, assisted by Rev. Mills Gelston, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of­ ficiated. In the Colombian senate vigorous objections to the Hay-Herran canal treaty were made because it does not bear the signature of President Mar- roquin. # A. J. Patterson, convicted at Concor­ dia, Kansas, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for withhold­ ing $5,000 collected from the illicit sa­ loons at Clyde as license payments wfcile he was county treasurer, was pardoned by Governor Bailey. Marquis De Torre Herinosa of Ma­ drid, Spain, has arrived at Newport and taken apartments for the sum­ mer. 7 "Lord** F. 8eymour Barrington, ! charged with the murder of James P. McCann, the horseman, delayed bis preliminary hearing at St. Louis until July 20. Senators Tillman and Burton are to make a round of the Chautauqtta with • debate on the negro question. Clrll Service Commissioner H. F, Green has arrived in Washington from bis home in Minnesota and immediate­ ly assumed his duties. All three mem­ bers of the commission are now on duty for the first time since the retire' ment of Mr. Garfield last spring. United States Senator W. A. Clark sailed from New York for Liverpool <ra the steamer Teutonic to spend £ix weeks in England and France. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Vanderbiit will cruise in their steam yacht Con querc^ until August, when they will go to their camp in the Adirondacks. At Wllkesbarre, Pa., an advance of 41 cents a ton has been* made on all coal supplied to the employes of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal company. . This will make the price of coal $2.25 delivered, the for­ mer price being $1.$0 a ton. si •. IRr B. F. Ware of Kansas, United States pension commissioner, has un* lertaken to secure and restoret for presentation to the Kansas Historical society the scaffold from which John Jrown was banged at Harper's Ferry, /a., in 1359. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has arrived in >L Louis, Mo., from ,RIcimond, Va fe roistered at the hotel simply as F- I<ee." hoping thereby to keephis identity undiscovered. Gen. Lee stated his visit was merely on pri •ate business. D. T. Watson'of Pittsburg, Pa ̂who las been in Ebensburg the last two nonths preparing his brief In the case >f the Alaskan boundary dispute, has concluded his labors and will sail in a few days for London, where the ommission will sit to arbitrate the matter.. Senor Core*, the Nicaraguan min­ ister, has returned to Washington af­ ter a visit to Nicaragua. The minis­ ter will leave Washington July 21 for ftirope, wnere he will spend a three months' vacation and enjoy a respite rom official duties after a year's hard work. Edmondo Mayor Des Planches, the ftalian ambassador to the United states, has arrived at San Francisco, locompanied by Mme. Planches and suite.' This Is the first time that the Pacific coast has been visited by any >erson of sufh distinction in the Ital- an diplomatic corps and the country­ men of the ambassador residing here are delighted to welcome him. The United States senatorial party Jo Investigate Alaska has stopped At Dawson City and Is being shown the old creeks and farms. Senator Dil­ lingham of Vermont, Senator Nelson of Minnesota, Senator Patterson of Colorado and Senator Burnham will go down the Yukon on the Alaskan. Earl Branch field was killed by the bursting of an emery wheel at Peoria, 111. Jesse Rager and Peter Bllhtmer were drowned In the Wabash river at Wabash, Ind. « The Great Northern railway has of­ fered $1,450,000 for the terminals and bridge at Omaha. A bill has been Introduced in the Georgia legislature to legalize the carrying of pistols and bowleknlves. William Wolf tried to save a horse at the Lake Erie crossing at Peru, Ind., and a train from Indianapolis killed, them both. * At a meeting of the Oregon con­ gressional delegation and the direct­ ors of the, Lewis and Clark exposi­ tion, it was decided to ask congress tor $700,000. Of this amount it is de­ sired to expend $100,000 on an Alas­ kan exhibit and $100,000 on a Philip: pine exhibit The corondr at Terre Haijte, Ind., has decided that Mrs. Gilmore, who was found dead, was not murdered, but died as the result of a fall. McClure & Winchester, merchants, of McClure, Alexander county, I1L, have filed a petition in bankruptcy as a result of the recent floods. Lia­ bilities, $35,533; assets, $45,000. Christopher Thornton, fellow of the Society of Science, Letters and Art of London, has been made director of music at St. Paul's cathedral. Fond du Lac. Senator and Mrs. F. G. Newlands of Nevada have taken Crow's Nest at Bar Harbor, 'which was occupied by the British ambassador last summer, for the season. The Misses Newlands are with them. Miss Bessie Palmer of Chicago was elected president of the Illinois Loyal Temperance Legion at Aurora. The Machinists' union at Pittsburg^ voted to accept the compromise offer' of the Manufacturers' association, which grants a 7% per cent advance in wages. The settlement will affect 8,000 men. Milwaukee's county jail is declared to be so undermined by quicksands as to be unsafe, and life insurance com­ panies have warned employes their policies will be canceled if they re­ main in the building. Attorney E. H. Crocker of Cedar Rapids, who was at Clinton, Iowa, pros­ ecuting cases against six liquor deal­ ers, was attacked and driven out of a hotel by two liquor dealers. Charles Woodworth, county survey­ or at Atchison, Kansas, was shot in the shoulder by James A. Clark, his son-inrlaw, a railroad brakeman. Clark is under arrest. The shooting fol­ lowed the starting of divorce proceed­ ings by Mrs. Clark. Over 1,200 of the 1,500 employes of the John & James Dodson carpet mill in Philadelphia voted to return to work. No concessions were made by the firm. The St Louis grand jury took up the investigation of the reports that money waB used to accomplish the de­ feat in the legislature of the bill plac­ ing the office of excise commissioner on a salary. R. D. Lancaster and Charles E. Peers, both former stat« senators, and Dennis Devoy, a lawyer, were the only witnesses. Moses Blewett of Duluth and George Rabischund, an expert electrlclqji of Minneapolis, were killed by a live wire while at work on the Duluth car­ nival grounds. City Marshal Cross of Geary, Ok., was killed in a running fight with three outlaws. W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts 1s a guest of President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. He is one of the inti­ mate personal and political friends of the president and was invited to go to Oyster Bay to consider some matters of concern to President Roosevelt Charlemagne Tower, United States ambassador to Germany, has sailed from Southampton for New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The New York Appellate court has confirmed the conviction of A1 Adams, the policy king, who now must stay in Sing Sing. Harlan W. Brush of New York has been appointed United States consul at Milan, Italy, exchanging places with William Jarvis of New Hamp­ shire, at present consul at Milan, who has been'appointed consul at, Niagara Falls. Mrs. James A. Swan, daughter of the late Judge Parsons of Columbus, Ohio, is ill at ber Newport cottage. J. Marshall Funck, city solicitor of Lebanon, Pa., and one of the best known lawyers In that section, com mitted suicide ia bis office by hang­ ing himself with his trousers belt. 4 V ' ' - r ? - ^ 7 C A , • - PHYSICIANS ANNOUNCE THAT 1" Distinct Improvement in His Condition--Dr. L&pponi Is Optimistic for the First Time Since His X Holiness Was Stricken. •; -SMffflKS? :yV- -- " Dispatches from Rome dated July IS contained the following announce­ ment: Strong hopes are now entertained at the Vatican that Pope Leo will re­ cover from his present illness. He has • maintained the ' Improvement which set in July 10. There was no renewal of the pleurlc secretions during Saturday night and Sunday. The pulse was better and the respiration and temperature still satisfactory. The use of oxygen has been abandoned. The Sunday morning bulletin was the most favorable signed by the doc­ tors since the Pope's illness began. After it was issued Dr. Lapponi said: 'I believe that if the improvement lasts until July 21 we may achieve, perhaps not an absolute cure, but at least a general state of health in the patient as will allay our anxiety." While Dr. Lapponi expressed him­ self thus far, he cautioned the assem­ bled cardinals and other Vatican au­ thorities not to be too . sanguine. He said: "Yes, the Pope Is better, but I beg ybu not to exaggerate your optimism. You may thus avoid painful disillu­ sion later." Dr. Mazzonl, upon leaving the Vat­ ican, added a word of encouragement He said: "At this stage of the Pope's illness we may well be satisfied that he has passed the critical period of his mal­ ady and that his doctors do not con­ sider him to be in any imminent dan­ ger." During the morning the pontiff par­ ticipated in the celebration of mass. The ceremony was held in the chapel adjoining the sick chamber, Mgr. Mar­ coni being the celebrant The door connecting the sickroom with the chapel was opened so that his holi­ ness might follow the service. TALK OP CARDINAL GIBBON8. with the state of modern civilisation.' Cardinal Gibbons, who goes abroad to be near Rome when the conclave of cardinals Is called, should the pone's Illness prove fatal, sailed from New York July 9, on the steamshiji La Touraine. He was accompanied by his secretary. Father P. C. Garvin. The cardinal* pointed out before sailing that he was not summoned officially to Rome to take part in the conclave. Such a summons, he said, would come only after the death of the pope. When the illness of the holy father took a serious turn a few days ago he received a cablegram from Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of state, suggesting that it would be advisable for the cardinal to come over. "There is nothing for mo to say," said the cardinal. "I have been ad­ vised to go over and in the event of the death of the pope I shall proceed directly to Rome. If he is still alive, which may God grant, I shall spend the time quietly resting. I expect to be gone about two or three months." American Prelate Mentioned as Pos­ sible Successor to Pope Leo. The Rome Tribuna, since the grave 8ACRED COLLEGE 18 GATHERING. Cardinals Hurrying to Rome From All Parts of the World. The Vatican has received dispatches from all parts of the world, from the cardinals abroad, stating that they are leaving immediately for Rome. One of the most distant. Cardinal Moran, archbishop of Sydney, N. S. W., telegraphs that he has sailed. As he will travel half-way round the globe, it is doubted that he will arrive in time for the conclave. Some au­ thorities hold that each cardinal has a .right to demand the postponement of the conclave to permit him to reach Rome, but It is doubtful if the selec­ tion of a pope will be deferred on ac­ count of any one cardinal. Gratification was expressed by the American prelates at Rome on learn­ ing that Cardinal Gibbons had sailed for Rome. As the conclave will not take place until at least ten days rmrrjwn **• *•* m I •flrtrt -* condition of the health of the pope became generally known, has been publishing sketches of the cardinals who are considered likely to become head of the church, devotes an article to Cardinal Gibbons, which ends as follows: "The partisans of Americanism have in the past often spoken of Car­ dinal Gibbons as a possible successor to Leo XIII. The idea was for many reasons too daring to become a reali­ ty, but it would not have appeared altogether impossible, without the Spanish-American war, which render­ ed Cardinal Gibbons' position exces­ sively delicate with the Catholics and the remainder of the world. He would not be a pope of the two American continents, or even an Americanist, but pope of the United States against which would rise the Spanish caidi- nals with all the prestige of their in­ disputable loyalty to the apostolic 6ee, and who would have on their side the greater part of the Latin cardinals. "This does not mean that in case a conclave is held Cardinal Gibbons will be without influence. On the con­ trary, he will have power which will be exercised by him with wisdom in favor of a candidate who will agree Can't Always Draw a Prize. Mrs. Quizzy--Being an heiress 1 presume you had your pick of the men? Mrs. Bloitt--Yes, and, 1 regret to say, I picked: the wrong one.--Balti­ more American. after the demise of the pope, his eminence will arriv£ in ample time to participate. Outside of Americans Car­ dinal Gibbons' coming excites wide­ spread interest, as he is regarded as the representative of the modern pro­ gressive spirit of the United States. It is recognized that one of the chief issues at the conclave will be between the advocates of modern progress and the supporters of conservative tradi­ tions. No Room for Doubt. Myer--"Say, do you really believe that George Washington never told a lie?" Gyer--"Certainly. I understand that be never went fishing In his life." * Not That Kind. IfMron--"1 want to get one of the popular novels." Clerk--""Yes, ma'am." Matron--"1 want one suitable for a young girl to read." Clerk--"Well--er--you don't want • 'popular' novel, then." Queer. Flannagan--'Tie quare summer weather we're bavin', Flnnegan. Finnegan--Aye! Shure the summer ain't begun- yet, an', here It Is nearly half over. Death of Monsigrtore Vclpini. Morrsignore Volpini, who was stricken down with syncope July ft, died next morning, shortly after the doctors in attendance had announced that all hope of saving his life had been abandoned. The tragic death of Mgr. Volpini was carefully kept from the pope throughout the day. It was at first feared that it would be neces­ sary to inform the pontiff in order that Mgr. Volpini's successor to the office of secretary of the consistory might be nominated, but after discus­ sion by the Vatican authorities it was decided that the precedents admitted of the nomination of a secretary with­ out the intervention of pope. The Limit of Surprise. "So you were a good deal snr^ prised?" "Surprised? Why, I was as much surprised as the average reformer will be to find anybody besides 1dm* self in heaven." & P v ASSAULTS J IND SLAYS BABE Poor Papa. P* gave me my choice be­ tween a swell new outfit or an extra mouth's vacation. --What did you choose? May Both, but pa doesn't know it. No Mirrors There. "Mrs. Blinker is a Rood woman." "Yes, but she Is so careless about her attire. Why, I dreamed last night that I met her in heaven and she had her halo tipped clear down over one ear." Old Enough to Know Better. "So you quarreled with your wife?" "No, suh--she quarreled wld me?" "Don't you ever answer back?" "Jedge," replied the witness,, "I'm forty years old."--Atlanta Constitu­ tion. asTsr.-jpr>. - t ' r. •' •' IP t m a Two-Year-Old Girl Is Stolen From Crib and Choked ^ - fo Deatfc VI &: - • Find the Man. mSHIPTOGD to mm Bancroft Is Ordered to Pro­ ceed South to Protect Citizens. AMERICAN BOATS ARE HELD Government Forces Detain Steamers at San Fernando Belonging to the Orinoco Steamship Company--Fear That Rebels Will Harm the Craft. Washington dispatch: Secretary Moody will order a warship to Vene­ zuela to secure the 'release of five American steamers detained at San Fernando and Bolivar by the Venezue­ lan revolutionary forces. The orders will be Issued to the Bancroft. W. W. Russell, American charge d'affaires at Caracas, advised the de­ partment of state that the president uf the Orinoco Steamship company, an American concern, had informed him that two of his company's steamerfi were detained by the Venezuelan gov­ ernment forces at San Fernando, and three steamers were held at Bolivar. Rebels Are Active. The gunboat Bancroft will be or­ dered to Bolivar, as there Is fear (the revolutionists will harm the vessels held by them. The Bancroft on Friday was ordered from San Juan, P. R., to Port of Spain, Trinidad, and has reached Port of Spain. Information received last week that 2here was much Insurgent activity which promised fighting and possible danger to American interests in east­ ern Venezuela, was the cause of the government's action in sending the Bancroft to Port of Spain, which is only a short distance from the Vene­ zuelan coast.^ The warship was direct­ ed to remain there to aw*lt develop­ ments in Venezuela. May Have Violated Blockade. No details of the seizure of tba Ori­ noco Steamship company's vessels have been received here, and officials are at a loss to explain the course of the government and the insurgents. One supposition is that the vessels de­ tained at San Fernando were charged with violating the blockade decreed by the Venezuelan government. The United States government never has recognized this blockade, and will not do so. The Bancroft's commander, Lieut. Commander A. B. Culver, will proba­ bly be instructed to demand the re­ lease of the detained or .seized vessels, and in the event of refusal, to take them by focce. It is believed, bow- ever, that the matter will not result in a hostile clash between the Ban­ croft and the Venezuelan government forces or the insurgents. CIGARETTE NEARLY COST LIFE Careless Fiend Sets Fire to Girl's Dress in Ohio. Middle Bass, Ohio, special: As Miss Doyle of Toledo, daughter of Judge John H. Doyle, was passing a group of young men on the porch of the club house on her way to board a steamer, one of them threw away a half-smoked cigarette. Miss Doyle had just board­ ed the boat when Mrs. Rowland no­ ticed that her friend's skirt was on fire. Ned Baumgardner tore away the flaming garments, but the young wom­ an was badly burned on the bands and arms. Arrest Negro for Murder. Everett, Wash., dispatch: E. T. Oglesby, a negro, who Is wanted at McHenry, Mich., for the murder of a woman last March, is under arrest here. He has made a partial confes­ sion. He is known as "Florida Pop." Shopper Loses Diamonds. Vincennes, Ind., dispatch: Mrs. Catherine Lanlantev while out shop­ ping, lost a chamois skin bag contain­ ing three diamond rings and two brooches, valued at over $2,000. Messenger Service Combine. New Y<frk dispatch: The American District Telegraph Company of New Jersey has been engaged for several months In acquiring the stocks of dis­ trict messenger companies through­ out the United "States. ...aaLt iipife- Delay Use of Manila Cable. San Francisco. Cal., special: While the Manila cable is completed and in working order it is announced that the cable will not be open. for busi­ ness before Jufcr 16. ......... . , TAR AND FEATHERS FOR MAN AND PARAMOUR Minnesota Citizens Take Couple From Bed, Administer Punishment and Drive Them From Town. Hokah, Minn., dispatch: A mob of thirty-five citizens took ' Mrs. Ruby Santros and William Beede from bed in the former's home at 12 o'clock at night, stripped them naked in the pub­ lic square, applied a coat of tar and feathers and whipped them out of town, leaving them with the warning that if they returned they would be lynched. Mrs. Santros Is the divorced wife of a prominent citizen. She had been warned in an anonymous communica­ tion that she must reform or leave the village. Beede fought desperately, but was overpowered and the tar and feathers were then applied. PLACE CORPSE ON TH* TRACKS Tramps Hide Murder agd Robbery of a Michigan Man. St. Joseph, Mich., special: It is be­ lieved by the police authorities of this place that J. J. Moore, whose body was found mangled on the tracks or the Big Four railroad, was murdered by tramps and the remains thrown on the rails to conceal the crime. It is said that Moore bad been seen with two tramps at Eau Claire, Mich., and that later the three men engaged In a quarrel. Moore is supposed to have had considerable money. ' BAD FIRE AT STONE FORD, ILL. Little of the Business Section of the Village Is Left Intact. Harrisburg, 111., special: The village of Stone Ford, fourteen miles south of this city, was the scene of a very destructive* fire. The loss will aggre­ gate $20,000. Very little insurance was carried by any of the losers. About six weeks ago the business part of the village west of the railroad was destroyed, and with the fire on the east side very little of the business part of the town remains standing. ARMY WORMS OE8TROY WHEAT Great Devastation Is Reported in the North Dakota Fields. Fargo, N. D., special: Some alarm Is felt over the presence of army worms in the northwestern part of the state. Reports have been sent to Prof. Wal- dron of the North Dakota agricultural college that the worms are devastating some of the wheat fields. It is said, there are many myriads in them, and they take absolutely all the vegetation from the fields they Infest Mr. Wal- dron-has left for Rugby to investigate. MENACE IN THE RACE PROBLEM Virginia Lawyer Tells Ohio Bar Ae sociation Country Faces Crisis. Put-in-Bay, O., dispatch: Four hun dred members of the Ohio Bar asso elation listened to a long address by John S. Wise, ex-governor of Virginia, on "The Constitutional View of the Race Question." He said the race question in America was one of the most tnreatening with which the coun­ try had 'to contend. 8hip Magnates Return. Liverpool cable; J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star line, and Sir Clinton E. Dawkins, Eu­ ropean partner of J. P. Morgan, who have been In New York attending a meeting of the Atlantic shipping com­ bine, returned on the White Star line. Rescue Entombed Miners. ShamoUin, Pa., special: Owing to i gangway closing in at the Reading company's Big Mountain mine, eight­ een miners were entombed. A rescu­ ing party penetrated the slope and found the miners alive Mid uninjured. Capt. Herndon Is Dead. St. Louis dispatch: Capt. Edward T. Herndon, a retired river pilot and captain, is dead, aged 74 years. He came here from Sulphur Springs, W. Va., where he was born in 1829.- FATHER FINDS BODY IN BRUSH Arms end Legs Are Tom Asunder, the Corpse Being a Mass of Cute and Bruises--Hiad Nearly Tw|eted From Body. t Bloodhounds are on the trail of • fiend In human form, who committed one of the most awful crimes in the history of Bloomington, III Mabel, the 2-year-old daughter of Andrew Jordan, residing in the southwesteni part of the city, was the victim, the creature assaulting the - child and then butchering hei. The horribly mangled body was found hidden under some bushes in a pasture t mile from the home where the ptr' rents resided. Leave Babe Alone. , The first theory was that Of kMf» naplng. The father and mother left home to attend a summer theater, leaving the child, the youngest of a family of seven, in the care of two older daughters. The girls remained at the home of a neighbor until the baby grew sleepy, when they took it home and placed It in Its crib. After it had gone to sleep the sisters re­ turned to the neighbor's and after an hour's absence returned to find the child missiug. They at once sent, for the distracted parents and the po­ lice were called upon. Chokes Child to Death. Tracks of buggy wheels were found near the house and It waa thought kidnapers had watched their oppoi* tunity and taken the child away. This theory appeared the only plausible one and the night was spent in look­ ing for the persons responsible. The search was kept up and the father ac­ cidentally found the body in a fright­ ful condition. The assailant had choked the child to death, the little head being almost twisted from the body. The arms and legs were torn asunder and the body was a mass of cuts and bruises. * . 8ickening Scene. The sight sickened all fftio flocked to the scene, the body being left un­ disturbed in the hope that some clew might be secured. The discovery that murder had been committed dis­ missed the kidnaping theory and the efforts of the police were turned In a new direction. Not a single person of a suspicious character had been seen in- the vjelnity of the house and the only conjecture that seems plausible is that some tramp In pass­ ing carried the child away and then to conceal the crime murdered and attempted to hide the body. Murderer May Be Maniac. There is another theory that a de­ mented person, possibly the samewho murdered the child newsboy of Rock- ford, and possessing a mania for in­ fanticide, might have visited thle city and been guilty of a sec­ ond deed. No crime in years has so aroused the people of Bloomington and vengeance is hinted in case the right person is captured. The little victim was strikingly beautiful and idolized by the family, and its awful fate has created widespread sym­ pathy for the stricken parents. The police departments for forty milee4 around have been asked to arrest all suspicious characters. LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS Mrs. Blaine Failing Fast. Augusta, Me., special: There is lit tie change In the condition of Mra James G. Blaine, her physicians say­ ing that life is simply wearing away. The end may come suddenly or she pay live several dfcys. Lightning Kills One. Vincennes. Ind., dispatch: Walter Sexton of Terre Haute was Instantly killed by lightning five miles west of here, and fifteen other men received severe shocks. Wheat. Chfcagro--No. 8 red, new, WHc. New York--No. 2 red, 85Hc. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, 77®7HiO. St. Louis--No. 2 red, 77%o. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, MUOMfce. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, 85c. Duluth--No. I hard, 8&Kc. Corn. Chicago--No. 2, 5l%@52Vic. New York--No. 2, 57V£e. St. Louis--No. 2, 52Uo. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed. Kfcc. Peoria--No. 3. 48%c. Oats. Chicago--Standard. 40V6941Vfcc. New York-No. 2, «%c. St. Louia-- No. 2, 41V6c. Kansaa City--No. 2 white, 46$*>V«c. Cattle. Chicago-- J5.66. St. Louis--$2 25fa'5.2#. Kansas City--$2<tj5.IO. Omaha- J2ig.r>.50. » Hogs Chicago--13.50®5.75. St. Lou 1B--$5 3Q@5.90. Kansas City--$5.35^6.70. Omaha--|4.25(fr'5 45. Sheep and Lambl. Chicago--|2^iti.50. St. Louis--$3.40<irf6. Kansas City--Si&iM. ' Omaha-- Encourage Dishonesty. Newport dispatch: Lady Herbert, wife of Ambassador Herbert, who r» cently left a small bag containing $16,000 worth of Jewels on the Wick- ford boat landing while en route to New York, has rewarded the station agent and the baggage master who found the bag with $5 each. Sues Lawyer for Divorce. Vincennes, Ind., special: CharlesB. Kelly, a young attorney, has been sued for divorce by bis wife, Jessie, who al­ leges abandonment and failure to pro­ vide. Mrs. Kelly has supported her* self end 3-year-old son for some time. Railroad Changes Handa. Salt Lake dispatch: Th$ Oregon Short Line from Sandy, Utah, to Cli­ entele, Nev., passed into the hands of the Los .Angeles & Salt Lake Rail­ road, Senator Clark giving his che$k for $11,000,000 for the property. Recluse 8hot to Deathw / Janesvllle, Wis., dispatch: Charles Randall, a brother of General George H. Randall, U. S. A., was found deaa in his bed with a bullet hole in his head. He waa wealthy and lived alone Ob the butskirts of the city. Arrest Murder Suspect.1 Elgin, 111., special: Rockford police : believe that in the arrest of a mip near Elgin they have the murderer of Richard Tibbets of Rockford June 2t. fjg ,t|ie deftori^OQa , * mailto:3Q@5.90