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THE HtflESBY PUIHEALEI P Vi $ - ELEKfttNIKj iwevmE/ ifc 'W ?r ' Nearly a dozen people were injured In the derailment of the north-bound train on the Paris-Cleburne line o| the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe tailroad, nine miles south of Dallas, 3Tex. Edward Gubser, £ well-known farm* '•r residing eight miles north of Car* iyle, 111., while cutting oats with a gjiel&blnder, was thrown from the ma- ^l5tne by a runaway team and 'fell in front of the sickle bar. He was ter­ ribly lacerated. Officials of the Italian government are without information regarding the statement cabled from Rome and cir­ culated in the United States that Em­ peror Menelik of Abyssinia has de­ eded to send Ras Makonnen, one of Mis principal advisers, as minister to IfPashington. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks has Ifeft Indianapolis for Mackinac, where tie will rest for a fortnight. George Grevllle, British minister In the Oity of Mexico, who has long been absent from his post because "Of illness, has recovered and is ex­ pected to return to Mexico in August. Count Vinci, the Italian minister, it Is reportedv will remain in Italy, as lie is in poor health. £?ir William McGregor, recently .governor of Lagos, who has been ap­ pointed governor og Newfoundland in succession to Sir Cavendish Boyle, is expected to assume his office next J;.;/ month. • •' I The Second regiment has finished Its encampment duty for 1904 at the Wisconsin military reservation. i'|i Charles Schnepper, one of the ^ v Wealthiest farmers of Warrick coun- ;r. 'iy, Indiana, was fatally injured by E , -feeing struck in the breast by a hay 5 ) Cork falling from carrier. Sir William Van Home and George H. Macy have been elected directors of the International Banking corpor- atkra, taking the places of James, H. |r Hyde and W. H. Mclntyre. t; William Kennedy, president of the defunct Citizens' bank at Enid, Ok.. Was arrested, charged with making false statements of the bank's condi- U Hon. He entered a plea of not guilty find was placed under bond of $6,000. •'"'.' - Rudolph Spreckels of San Francis- eo, who is seriously ill with appendi- Cltis at the Savoy West End hotel. Carlsbad, Is somewhat better at pres- 5 - Wit. An Immediate operation Is ap- : ; parently unnecessary. Secretary Hay has left Washington 1 for Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. fie probably will be absent until %y V about the 1st of October unless some £ emergency arises requiring' his pres- iv «nce in Washington. * Frank McNutt, a former resident of . Richmond, Ind., and a member of the ' United States diplomatic corps at va- rious points, has been reappointed ;4. T^bamberlain by Pope Pius, having I?; ield that position under Pope Leo. | John Ericsson of Chicago was * V drowned Monday afternoon while Wyswimming in Williams bay, Wiscon- v-' ' tin. Three daughters of Frank Kem- f . #ion, aged 20, 19 and 15 years, and sUrs. James Hubbard and child were -"drowned while bathing near Meter, - ya. |^y^ Mrs. George W. Carbine and Mrs. I: / Alice Buckley were killed by the ex- jplosion of a can of gasoline in Buf< 'if Halo. Thomas Ryan, aged 12, was y^vlMidly burned. f|/ - The Shriners' conclave at Atlantic City closed after electing George L. ' Brown of Buffalo imperial potentate, ^v lfhe next meeting place will'be Ni- agara Falls. Alex J. McLeod, aged 40; his n',. Vnephew, Angus Ross, aged 14, and his niece, Marjorie Ross, aged 12, were fy,g drowned at Halifax, N. S», by the cap- |fc' Sizing of a sailboat. ' Premier Bond of Newfoundland la Expected to sign a compromise agree- ment reached by the British and New- ^ ; foundland governments regarding the fishery regulations under the Anglo- V.\ JFtench treaty. jj? 'Y- The man who committed suicide at -P-. Louis by shooting after attempt- ' |ng to destroy all possible means of % identification has been identified as fcV- that qf Charles Dorr, son ot Andrew |:'j€ ' Dorr of Washington. D. C. "vt ' Two hundred manufacturers of can- • ' €y from all parts of the country are /attending the twenty-first annual con- yiyention of the National Confection- iers' association cf the United States, Which Is in session in Detroit. The United States army transport Thomas has arrived in San Francisco from Manila. Besides a number of cabin passengers she brought 304 enf listed men from the Tenth, Thirty- eighth, Eighty-fifth and One Hundred end Eighth coast artillery, 368 men from various commands, eighty dis­ charged soldiers, eighteen marines and thirty-eight prisoners. >*v A movement has been started to make Chicago the headquarters and regular meeting place of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen and Marine Transport Workers' association, and the plan Is being considered by the convention now in session st Milwau­ kee. The Canadian Commercial club has been formed at the City of Mexico for the purpose of encouraging trade with , Canada. The efforts of the Canadians to promote trade with Mexico are cor­ dially seconded by the governments of the two countries. Charles S. McNlcholB, now a spe- , clal Indian agent, has been appointed superintendent of the Umatilla Indian school in Oregon. | Brig. Gen. A. W. Greeley, chief Big nal officer, will attend the formal ^opening of the government cable be- tween Seattle and Sitka, Alaska. * Five prisoners escaped from the • Chlllicothe, Ohio, jail immediately af- j ter the religious services, the leader ^knocking down the minister who offi I ciated. Rev. Mr. • Thompson. Four ! were recaptured, but the fifth, Daniel •j Foley, is still afit large. LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS WHEAT. Chicago--No. 2 red, SSUf&ta. Liverpool--No. 1 California, •*. 64. New York--No. 2 red, J1.08, St. I,ouie--No. 2 red, tl.05®l.W. Kansas City--No. 2 red 95c(i?Sl. Minneapolis--No. 1 hard, 9">%c. Duluth--No. 1 northern, 92%c. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, 08@98\4«. CORN. Chicago--No. 2. 48S4c. Liverpool--American mixed, new, 4a. M. New York--No. 2, 56c. Ft. Louis--No. 2, 48%c Kansas City-No. 2 mixed, Sic. Milwaukee--No. 3, 48%@49HC. Peoria--No. 3, 46c. OATS. Chicago--Standard, 41c. New York-Mixed, tfCWUc. St. Louis--No. 2. 41c. Kansas City--No. 2 white. 42c. Milwaukee--Standard. 42%0«V4c. CATTLE. C'hicapo--$l.40®6.05. Kansas City--$1.50@6.4O. St. Louie--$2.26(ft 6.25. Omaha--$1.B0@6.15. St. Joseph--$i.50@6.S5. Pittsburg--J2® <5.10. HOGS. Chicago--$4.70$P5 4f>. Kansas City--J5.05ffi5.lft, St. Louis--$5.25@5.40. Omaha--K60{f5.25. St. Joseph--$5.O5(0;5.oO. Pittsburg--$2.50© 5.60. SHEEP AND LAM®3- Chlcagx)--$2#6.25. // Kansas Citv--^©e.TO. </ St. Louis--$2.25©7. Omaha--J3@6.75 St. Joseph--JITS©® 10. It was given out that the differ­ ences between the Delaware & Hud­ son company and its railroad em­ ployes have been amicably settled. The controlling interests in the Syracuse Rapid Transit and the Utica and Mohawk trolley lines have been sold to the Vanderbilts and these roads will be used as feeders for the New York Central. At the annual missionary services of the Christian and Missionary alli­ ance for the district comprising Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and the District of Columbia at Rocky Springs Park, Pa., over $42,000 was raised for foreign missions. The Rev. El wood O. Ellis, one of the best known Quaker clergymen in the middle West, and whose- sudden disappearance from Richmond cre­ ated a sensation, has returned home, reporting that he had been at Nash­ ville, Tenn. Apprehension Is felt for his mental condition. The Cape Town Gazette announces that the South African states will in the future grant preferential customs treatment to Canada, in exchange for which Canada will extend to South Africa the same customs preference that she gives to Great Britain. The New York State Bankers' as­ sociation, which is holding its annual convention at Hotel Champlain in Plattsburg. N. Y., was addressed by John L. Hamilton of Hoopeston, III., chairman of the executive council of the American Bankers' association on The Practical Work of Banking As­ sociations." Charles Dold of Chicago has been elected president of the International Piano and Organ Workers' union in biennial convention at Boston. Gov. Baron Erwin Roszener of Hungary is arranging for a reception to be tendered the American squad­ rons when they arrive at Fiume on July 25. H. A. Stamm and his wife, Miss Katie Stamm, and Louise Myers were drowned by the capsizing of a row- boat in Spring river, near Pittsburg, Kan. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw visited the sub-treasury in New York. It was said his call had no signifi­ cance. He was on his way back to Washington from a vacation trip to New England. Richard Watson Gilder is almost entirely recovered from his attack of appendicitis. The report that he had rented Four Brooks farm to Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain") and would himself go to Europe is incor­ rect. Mr. Clemens has rented a cot­ tage called "Glencote" on the Gilder farm and will take possession in a few days. A flask containing a small amounf of a certain brand of whisky, recog­ nizable by its color, is thought to be a clue in the Snafer murder inves­ tigation at Bedford, Ind. The flask was found at the scene of the murder, and the man to whom this whisky was 8old is sought through saloon­ keepers. When Cashier Tejada of Santiago de Cuba went to his office he found the custom house safe open and $8,- 800 missing and the safe uninjured. The Rhodes scholarship committee for Michigan met in Albion and awarded the scholarship for this years competition to- William G. Sperry of Olivet, son of the former president of that college. Fire in the plant of the Uvalde As­ phalt company in Jersey City de­ stroyed the refinery building and caused a loss of about $50,000. John B. McDonald, the contractor, announces that the New York sub­ way construction work is now prac­ tically completed and that the new transit line will be turned over to the interborough company Aug. 1. Frank Robinson of New York was killed by a policeman who found him robbing a house in West Philadel­ phia. Harry Smith, who was with him, was captured, and a third bur­ glar is said to have escaped. Ray­ mond McCorkle, aged 11, was wound­ ed by a stray bullet. The will of the late Judge Steven­ son Burke was filed In the Cleveland probate court. No inventory or esti­ mated value of the estate was stated, although it is known that Mr. Burke's fortune amounted to several millions of dollars. The Cecil Rhodes scholarship at Oxford university, England, has been awarded to Richard F. Scholz, a Mil- waukeean. * Morgenroth Brothers of Bchnell- ville have assigned their dry goods store to Dr. Peter Coblo. The liabil­ ities are $5,000 and the assets $2,000. Rev. Joseph Rainer, rector of St. Francis' seminary, was instituted in office as the domestic prelate of Pope Pius X at the seminary in Milwaukee. The letter of appointment was issued upon the recommendatiOlr and request ot Archbishop MessmerT ^ Alexander McDonald of Chicago and Cincinnati as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, Laura McDonald, has filed a bond for $1,800,000 in the surrogate's office, New York. He also qualified as guardian of his two grandchildren by Oling a bond for $750,000 for each. % Board of Trade Dealer at Buffalo Then Shoots Him- self in the Head. WRITES LETTER TO PARTNER Miastvs Is • Pitiful Appeal to Mia Friend to Forgive His Rash Act, Requesting Leniency in judgment and Declaring Repentance. Buffalo, N. Y., dispatch: One of the most shocking tragedies that, ever oc­ curred in this city came to iight Fri­ day when the dead bodies of Edgar T. Washburn, a member of the grain firm of Heathfield & 'Washburn oh the board of trade; Washburn's wife and his daughter, Gladys, 15 years old, were found in a bedroom of their home at 83 Putnam street, this city. Mr. Washburn had shot and killed his wife and daughter and then turned the weapon upon his own head and killed himself. It is believed the deed was commit­ ted while Mr. Washburn was suffer­ ing from a fit of insanity. He had written a letter to a relative recent­ ly saying he was having troubles in business. As far as is known the members of the family had not had any trouble among themselves. Spend Night in Gayety. Thursday evening was spent by the Washburn family at the house of a neighbor. There was music and games and all the members of the Washburn family appeared in a jovial mood. A letter written by Washburn to W. G. Heathfield, his business part­ ner, was received at the latter's house during the day. In this letter, which was very long, one could read Ahe in­ tent to commit suicide, but no refer­ ence was made to his wife or daugh­ ter. The letter made numerous refer­ ences to things going wrong in differ­ ent business affairs, but Mr. Heath­ field said he had been unable as yet to look into the matters referred to; that while some of their business deals had not been successful, yet on the whole their business had been profitable. He said he did not know whether Mr. Washburn had any separate busi­ ness deals outside of the firm. "Mr. Washburn and I have been in business since Jan. 1, 1900," Mr. Heathfield said. "I never saw any­ thing that would cause me to Imagine such a terrible act on his part. He was 49 years old and his wife was some years younger. He had one son, Dr. E. P. Washburn." Kills Wife and Daughter. The tragedy was discovered by a relative who called at the Washburn house shortly before noon. When the police arrived they found Mrs. Wash­ burn and her daughter lying dead, side by side, In bed and Washburn was dead on the floor at the foot of the bed. Evidently Washburn shot the girl first as she lay in bed. When Mrs. Washburn aroused by the shot, partly raised herself in the bed Wash­ burn fired the second shot, the bul­ let entering the woman's left temple aoi causing instant death. Washburn then picked up a mirror and, taking aim, shot himself in the right temple. The news of the tragedy had the effect of practically closing the Grain Exchange for the remainder of the day. Letter Is Pitiful. Washburn's letter to his partner was most pitiful. It said in part: "I am about to take a step which will be a severe blow to you and to all who have ever held me in regard ai^jl esteem. I have striven hard to make a success of life here, but there seems to be something that forever upsets my plans. I have hoped that I might succeed in business, not so much that I craved the money for selfish purposes as that I might do a good work in the world. "Do net think I feel that I am get­ ting off easily. My belief in a future life teaches me that I must suffer un­ told agony, but I am a blight upon those whom 1 love and upon luose who love me and it seems best that I should drop outxu the lives of ail of earth's children and perhaps some time, somewhere in the future, I may be permitted to work myrelf into a niche in life where I may be able to atone for my errors. "Be lenient with me, for I love you as a brother, and if . had 10,000 lives I would give them all to save you from the pain and misery that you must suffer through me. "It grieves me to lose the esteem of my associate's and if there5 is anyone whom I have wronged it has not been intentional and I hope that they may forgive me as they would be forgiven, for I am sincerely' repentant of any wrong that I have done." Bush Fire* Cause Much Loss. Vancouver, B. C., dispatch: A bush fire is now raging at Wulffsohn Bay, a large area having been burned over. Settlers at Roberts Creek have barely escaped with their lives, all their property having been destroyed. Five Bathers Are Drowned. Warsaw, Va., dispatch: Three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemmon, aged 20, 19 and 15 years respectively, and Mrs. Jamea Hubbard and child of. Meter, Va., drowned while bathing near Meter. Rival to Irish Potato. Washington dispatch: Rivaling the Irish potato in flavor, exceeding it in production and furnishing at the same time from its blossoms an ex­ quisite perfume, a new white potato Is being exploited in France. Explosion Kills Two Women. Buffalo, N. Y., dispatch: Mrs. George W. Carbine and Mrs. Alice Buckley were killed by the explosion of a can of gasoline. Thomas Ryan, aged 12, was badly .burned. THREE MEN ARE KILLED WHILE RACING IN AUTO Attempt of Occupants of Tourist .par to Outspeed a Passenger Tralfl s, , Bririgs Death to Trio. ^ New York alspatch.--Three men in a touring car * were run down by a Long Island train at the foot of what is known as "Dead Man's Hill." Two were instantly killed. "Dead Man's Hill" is located at the crossing of the Merrick road, between Rockville Cen­ ter and Lynbrook. Two were dragged nearly three blocks, and when reached by rescuers both were dead. The third man survived only a lit­ tle while. It was some time before the Identi­ ty of the victims was established, but it is now said they Were James Say- der of Brooklyn, Frank J. Correll of Amityville and J. W. Jewell of Brook­ lyn. The Merrick road and the railroad tracks run for a long distance side by side. The automobile with occupants was apparently racing with the train and was ahead as it approached the crossing, where an acute angle is made. Persons familiar with the road who were watching the race expected the car to slow up, but instead its speed was increased. The flagman at the crossing waved his flag as a warn­ ing, and the engineer of the train re* versed the engine and blew his whistle, but the automobile shot on into the turn and upon the track. ' 'GOLDEN RULE" JONE3 13 DEAD Toledo Citizens Mourn the Demise of Their Famed Mayor. Toledo, Ohio, special: Samuel M. Jones,) known widely as "Golden Rule" Jones, died at his home Tues­ day evening at 5:07 o'clock as the re­ sult of a complication of diseases. The immediate cause of his death was an abscess on his lungs. When this abscess broke the mayor was not strong enough to throw off the poison from his system and death resulted. The mayor had suffered for yeara from asthma, and this was the pri­ mary cause of his fatal illness. The death of Mayor Jones has caused the greatest sorrow all over the city. Although many did not be­ lieve in his ideas on sociological problems, everybody 'loved and re­ spected him. His one great strong­ hold with the people of Toledo was his honesty. The mayor was taken ill two weeks ago and for the last forty-eight hours previous to his death was in a coma­ tose condition. He did not regain consciousness during that time. All the members of his family were at his bedside at the time of his death. He leaves a widow and three sons, Percy, Paul and Mason Jones. EXPLAINS THE $20,000,000 ^UND Bell. Company to Use Money to Im­ prove and Buy a Few Lines. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch.--Presi­ dent Alonzo Burt of the Wisconsin and Missouri and Kansas Telephone companies, who was in the city, ex­ plained the published report that a $20,000,000 trust had been formed by the Bell Telephone company to con­ trol all the telephone lines in Illinois, Chicago, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio by buying up all the independent lines. "The $20,000,000 has been raised by the Bell company," said Mr. Burt, "but not for the purpose of buying all the lines that are offered Indiscriminately. The money will be expended in the improvement of the Bell system. Unprofitable lines will not be purchased." BANKERS ARE GIVEN FREEDOM Federal Court Quashes Indictment Alleging Plot Before Failure. Trenton, N. J., special.--Judge Lan- ning in the United States district court quashed the indictment for con­ spiracy- against Albert C. Twining, David C. Cornell and George F. Kroehl, officers of the defunct First National bank of Asbury Park. The particular offense alleged was that of hypothecating stock owned by the bank for the purpose of raising money that the comptroller of the currency stated should be raised to put the banle on a solid footing. The indict­ ment was found defective in that it did not allege that the bank had been defrauded. UNION CONTRACT IS SET ASIDE Wisconsin Judge Holds That Abitrary Agreement Is Illegal. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch.--Con­ tracts made by incorporated labor un­ ions with manufacturers prohibiting the employment of nonunion working- men are void, 'according to a decision announced by Judge Ludwig in the Circuit court. It is the first ruling had upon the question in Wisconsin, and if sustained by the supreme court will be of far-reaching importance. The. decision was given in a suit brought by the Milwaukee Custom Tailors' union against a local'concern which had violated an agreement to employ none but union men. Fatalities Attend Quarrels. Baltimore, Md., dispatch: In a sa­ loon fight "Tom Walsh" was shot and killed by R. E. Nunnally. In a quar- rell between two youths, Robert Fish, aged 17, was shot and instantly killed by Edward Blondell. - Faint at Double Hanging. Pittsburg, special: Two negroes, Frank Ousley and JcAn Johnston, were hanged together in the count; Jail yard. A member of the jury and two spectators fainted. Celebrate King's Birthday. Vienna cablegram: In a fight be tween officers and civilians at Kragu- jevatz, Servia, while the former were celebrating King Peter's birthday, many officers and over 200 civilians were injured. Floods in Chill. Valparaiso cablegram: Bad weather continues in central Chili. A dispatr* reports that the floods have destroyed thirty-seven houses and nine persons have been drowned. *'z-• *Ss_. HIDDEN PUZZLE PICTURE, Find the Owner of the Horse* RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR NEWS JULY 13, 1904. Big Losses by Japanese--Thirty thousand Japanese are reported killed or wounded by mines in an attack on Port Arthur July 11, according to a dispatch from Mukden. Torpedo Boat8 Fight Cruiser--Ad­ miral Togo states that his torpedo boats entered the mouth of the harbor and fought with a cruiser, escaping un­ injured. Ready for Battle--The Russian and Japanese eastern armies are face to face at the Liank river, twenty-eight miles from Liaoyang, preparing fgf a desperate battle when the islanders begin crossing. Force Russians to Retreat--Tokio reports a steady advance by the Taku- shan army from Siuyen, rolling back the Russians. - Stops British Vessels--The Russian volunteer steamer St. Petersburg, re­ cently released from the Black sea by Turkey, stopped two British ships In the Red sea and their captains report that the vessel carries eight guns and a large crew. JULY 14, 1904. Battle Is Reported--A battle north of Kaichow, in which the Japanese sustained bfeavy losses, is reported to London. Japs Withdraw--A Japanese force made an attack OIJ Tatchekiao, but withdrew after a short time, although the advance continues. v. Outposts Near Liaoyang--Japanese outposts are reported within a mile and a half of Liaoyang. Insists Loss Is 30,000--Alexieff sends the report that 30,000 Japanese fell in a battle near Port Arthur Oyama at Dalny--Oyama is said to have landed at Dalny. Fight Was Bloody--The fight for* the possession of Motien Pass was a bloody affair. The Russians attacked the Japanese on a foggy morning, but the islanders repulsed the enemy three times, with a loss of 200 men. JULY 15, 1904. Japs Oeeupy Yinkow--Ylnkow, the port of Newchwang, is occupied by the Japanese, the Russian garrison fleeing. Masterly Strategy--The retreat of Gen. Kouropatkin from Kinchow is regarded as a masterly exhibition of strategy. Two companies of Russian infantry, left to cover the removal of the guns, fought their way north at the point of the bayonet against overwhelming odds. Japaneae Hoax--The report that the mikado had lost 30,000 men in an at­ tack on Port Arthur is declared to be a Japanese hoax to draw Kouropat- kin's army south. Ready for Battle--A Japanese army of 100,000 men and 200 guns is ready to attack Tatchekiao. The Russians show no signs of retreating. A deci­ sive battle is expected. JULY 16, 1904. Russians Report Losses--Dispatches from Russian sources insist that the Japanese were repulsed with great loss at Port Arthur July 10, later re­ ports being that 22,000 islanders and 5,500 Russians fell. Other reports state that the Japanese were defeated July 4 and 5 at Port Arthur, with a loss of 2,000. Defeats Japanese--Gep. Samsonoff defeated the Japanese on the road to Yinkow, according to a report from Liaoyang. One thousands Japanese are said to have fallen. The Islanders are entrenched near Tatchekiao and a battle is expected near that point or Haicheng. Naval Battle--A naval battle is re­ ported off Port Arthur. Awaits Attack--Gen. Kouropatkin is entrenched at Tatchekiao, awaiting at­ tack. Discredit Russian Reports--Tokio MPLICATES TWO BEDFORD MEN dispatches discredit the report that 30,000 Japanese were killed or in­ jured in attack on Port Arthur on July 10; no advices there indicate such serious fighting. JULY 17, 1#4. Russians Shell Kaichow--Russian ships are reported to be shelling Kai chow, recently occupied by the Jap* anese, and the transports in the Gulf of Liaotung are believed to be in great danger. The aim of the Rus­ sians, who may be of the Vladivostok squadron, is believed to be the protec­ tion of Yinkow. Jap Generals Join--Gens. Oku and Nodzu joined forces at Tangchi for a move around the Russian left. Reports Jap Defeat--Viceroy Alex­ ieff reports a serious defeat for the Japanese at Port Arthur, July 3 and 4, Seize German Mails--The German liner Prinz Heinrich was overhauled by a Russian cruiser in the Red Sea and all mails for Japan were seized. It is rumored that a P. & O. liner has been seized in the same locality Japs on Three Sides--Russian of­ ficial dispatches admit that Gen Kouropatkin's army Is menaced by Japanese from three sides. Gen Kuroki is advancing to seize railroad and Russian retreat may be cut off. Denial of Slaughter--The loss of 30,000 men in an attack on Port Ar­ thur on July 10 and' 11 is officially denied at Tokio. Not a shot was fired on either day. JULY 18, 1904. Passes Dardanelles--The Russian guard ship Chernomoretz has been al­ lowed by Turkey to pass from the Black Sea, although, the vessel is armed with big guns and carries tor pedo tubes. The Russian officials fear no protests from the powers re­ sulting from, the operations of the cruisers in the Red Sea. Light Skirmishes--Fighting in the far. East is confined to light skirmish es, according to reports, and New chwang is still in the hands of the Russians. London Press Protests--The Lon­ don press is aroused, and demands that the British government take ac tion to stop Russian ships from pa­ trolling the Red Sea. Date of Fall--Tokio dispatches fix Aug. 15 as the probable date of the fall of Port Arthur. Reports from the field show little change in the relative position of the two armies. HORSE THIEVES BREAK JAIL Notorious Tyler Brothers, FuHy Armed, Are Pursued by Posse. Kokomo, Ind., dispatch: The notori­ ous Tyler brothers, wanted in many Indiana and Illinois towns for horse­ stealing, broke jail here Monday and escaped. Horace Morgan and Lewis Alexander also escaped. The Tylers are desperadoes, armed to the teeth, and it is thought will never be taken alive. Morgan and Alexander were recaptured, but the Tylers fought their way to liberty. They will give battle to the posse in pursuit if overtaken. DEATH OF OOM PAUL. KRUGER Grand Jury Hears More Testimony AboutyMtsm Schafer's Murder. Bedford, Ind., dispatch: A member of the grand jury, when asked con­ cerning the nature of the evidence disclosed by the Schafer investiga­ tion, said that strong circumstantial evidence implicating two Bedford men, otie of whom Is quite prominent, had been heard. On account of the inability to discover direct* evidence he was of the opinion that no indict­ ment would be returned. Boeir Warrior Is 8ued. St. Louis, Mo., dispatch.--Suit for damages has been filed in the St. Louis circuit court by Joseph A. Mc- Ginley against Col. Viljoen, who, it alleged, assaulted McGinley when was employed as a gatekeeper. Dies of Rare Disease. Bayonne, N. J., special.--Death has relieved the sufferings of Aleck Me- trick, a flctim of Graves' disease, one of the rarest diseases known, after bis skin bad turned almost black. Former President of South African Republic Dies in Switzerland. London cable: Former President "Paul Kruger of the Transvaal Repub­ lic died at 3 o'clock Thursday morn­ ing at Clarens, Canton Vaud, Switz­ erland. Mr. Kruger had not lived in the Transvaal since 1900, in November of which year he took refuge in Holland during the Boer war with Great Brit­ ain. His body may be taken back to South Africa. HARVEST IS 8TOPPED BY RAIN Farmers Begin Early Work and Crop Prospect Is Good. Fairbury, 111., dispatch: Farmers around here are beginning to harvest their early oats, but heavy rains the past few days have kept them out of the fields. Crops are unusually good this year, owing to the favorable weather of the last two weeks. An average of forty bushels' yield to the acre Is looked for. Corn any every­ thing else growing in the country lookB good in this section. General Toral le Buried. Madrid cablegram.--Gen. Toral, who surrendered Santiago, Cuba, to the American army, and who died on Sun: day, has been buried here. The min­ ister of war and a few army officers were present. Grand Trunk Bill Passes. Ottawa, Ont., dispatch.--The Grand Trunk Pacific amended charter bill passed the senate without division. The measure authorizes the construc­ tion of a new transcontinental lice. ( SUGAR GOES UP 1 I IN DULUTH FIRE Over 100 Carloads Stored Big Freight Shed Is I)e- stroyjed by Flames. •, ',V V" TUGMAN LOSES LIFE IN WATER Orewn. While Atttmptlng to Escaftv From Craft That Is Being Swept fcgr the Fierce Blaze Coming From the Warehouse and Docks. Duluth, Minn., dispatch: Four hun­ dred thousand dollars' worth of prop­ erty was destroyed Friday afternoon at the Omaha docks and warehouses, owned by the Chicago, St. Paul, Mini neapolis and Omaha railway, and one man, a cook named George Smith, on the tug Abbott, was drowned in an attempt to make his escape from the craft as the flames swept over it with cyclonic rapidity from the docks. The fire started in the northeast corner of the building and swept through the long sheds like a torna­ do, taking everything that stood in its path. In three minutes after the flames were discovered almost the en­ tire length of the sheds was a fiery furnace, belching forth volumes of dense, black smoke that rolled away over the city, crumbling the freight cars that stood beside it like tinder. Disastrous and Spectacular. It was the most disastrous fire wit­ nessed in Duluth in years and the most spectacular. Thousands of peo­ ple lined the docks, the viaduct, the tops of box cars and the sides of the hill to witness the destruction of thousands of dollars' worth of prop­ erty. Losses entailed in the fire have been estimated by the officials of the interested companies. George M. Smith, general agent, places the value of the contents of the freight shed at $200,000 or more. The value of the shed itself was $50,000. Two hundred tons of package freight had been tak­ en from the steamer Muncy Just pre­ vious to the fire, which is not included in the estimate. Manager Inman of the tug company values the tugs, which he thinks will be an almost total loss, at $20,000 for the Inman, $15,000 foi* the Excelsior and $10,000 for the Abbott. In addition to this was the damage to ten Northwestern freight cars amounting to $5,000. Burns 100 Cars of Sugar. The entire Omaha shed, with all of its contents, the dock and nearly a score of loaded freight cars, are a complete loss, in addition to two of the tugs of the Great Lakes Towing company, which were burned to the water's edge, and another that is bad­ ly damaged. The great freight shed, 1,300 feet in length and 80 feet in width, was filled with merchandise of all kinds. Sugar, coffee, .flour, canned goods and almost every conceivable kind of gen­ eral- merchandise made up the con­ tents. There were over 100 car louds of sugar alone In the building. Insurance on the dock property, warehouses and merchandise is cov­ ered by a blanket policy in possession of the headquarters of the company. That on the tugs, which belong to the Great Lakes Towing company fleet, is placed by officials at Cleveland and said to be ample to cover the losses. 8UIT FOR USfe OF GOOD WILL Hell* of Late Jerry Rusk Seek Pay­ ment for His Influence. La Crosse, Wis., dispatch.--A law suit involving the property rights of Secretary Jerry Rusk of Viroqua, long since dead, is being tried here and involves about $100,000. Mr. Rusk and his partner, Mr. Lindemann, in­ corporated a bank at Viroqua to exist for thirty years. At the end of thirty years Mr. Rusk died and Mr. Linde­ mann wound up his affairs, settled with the Rusk estate and organized another bank and continued to do a banking business. This suit is to re­ cover of the new Lindemann bank the value of the good will of the^orig­ inal business in which "Uncle Jer was associated with Mr. Lindemann' 2L CUTS- DOWN LOSSE8 IN WHEAT Railway Official Gives New Figures on Flood Damages in Kansas. Topeka, Kan., special: Contrary to C4 the judgment of elevator and commis­ sion men, J. R. Koontz, general freight agent of the Santa Fe rail­ way, estimates that the wheat crop of Kansas this year will be 70,000,000 bushels. This is 20,000,000 bushels more than the estimate of the deal" ers, but Mr. Koontz says his judg­ ment is based on personal inspection of the fields and interviews with farmers and others Bince the floods. He says he will stand on his figures. Koontz admits that in the flooded districts the loss is fully 50 per cent, but he says the losses elsewhere are not so great. GIVE WAR FLAQ8 TO ILLIN6I8 First Regiment of Chicago Presents Emblems to the State. Springfield, 111., dispatch.--Members of the First infantry, Illinois National guard, formally presented their war flags to the state of Illinois Wednes­ day. The reghnent, commanded by Col. Sanborn, marched from Camp Lincoln to the state house, where it was met by Assistant Adjutant Gen. Reece, and the colors were deposited in Memorial hall. Have Train Robber 8uspect. Spokane, Wash., dispatch: George Wilson, believed to be one of the men who held up the Northern Pacific train in, Montana, is under ajrrest here. On his person were found sev­ enteen small diamonds and $700. Austrian Village Is Destroyed.*"""^ Vienua cablegram: The village of Bodony, Hungary, was nearly de­ stroyed by fire. Five persons were /killed and 150 persons were injured. Fully nine-tenths of the population of the village are left destitute. U.,. mailto:1.B0@6.15 mailto:i.50@6.S5 mailto:5.25@5.40