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' I"' " •, I ' R mm. J. VAN SLYKE, Editor aid Pub. McHENRY. ~~S iLLINOIc. BESIEGED IN CHITEAI/' THE BRjTISFi GARRISON PASSES MANY DAYS OF TERROR. Ssilstories Xarsre as Goose Esgs Ki1 1 Texas Cattle--Horror at a Montreal Factory Fire--Unusual Attitude At­ tributed to Iceland. ien~KTll .^Thirty Englishmen"Rilled. Calcutta dfspateh: A dispatch from Simla announces that the contents of the diary of Drr-Robertsmu the British politi­ cal agent at Chitral, who was besieged injthe fort thvre, and who was relieved on Saturday by the flying column com­ manded by Col. Kelly, has been received there, and gives, an account of the siege. He says that 011 March 3 the British gar- rison made a recounoisance in force an<L -• lost twenty-two officers and men killed and had thirty-one wounded. . The siege proper began on XIarch 4. On the 8th the enemy tried, to set tire to the water tower, and on the 14th the besiegers at-, tacked the east side fort, but Were re­ pulsed. The enemy on April 8 attempted , to set fire to the citadel, and on the ^lth- the fort was attacked pn all sides. The garrison made a Sortie on April 17; recap­ tured the summer house and blew tip the enemy's mine'. The ,British loss jn the Sortie was eight killed and thirteen wound­ ed. ' The enemy lost; sixty killed, ofrwfctmv ' thirty-five were bayoneted Jty the troops engaged in,the sortie. On;April. 11) the eiege w as raised. . V • Great Hailstorm in Texas. The terrific hail storm which swept through Wilson, Bexar • and Medina Counties, Texas, Wednesday night did much damage. The lijjil stones were the size of goose eggs and covered the ground to the depth of two feet. The towns of Lytle, Benton City and Castroville were greatly devastated by the storm, the houses being riddled like a sieve by the hail stones. The damage to residences and business houses in Lytle alone amounts to about $50,000. Hundreds of head of live stock were killed. The track of the International and Great Northern Railroad was blockaded with hail stones, and they had to be removed before trains could proceed. The cotton and corn crops In the path of the storm were completely destroyed. Two hundred thousand dol­ lars, it is estimated, will hardly cover the , amount of damage to crops and other prop­ erty. A subscription was started for the relief of sufferers from the storm. tie, Conn., closed Tuesday. The last bank commissioner's - report shows thf t the savings-bank had Oct. l': 2,877 de­ positors, $626,59i on deposit, and a sur­ plus of about $23,000. ' i Prank Howard Foot*, serving' a* sentence for forgery at the Massachusetts Re­ formatory nt Concord, has fallen licit-to' about $10,000,000 through the death of Frank Howard, a Nevada mine owner, for whom Foor was named. „ The international contention of the Young Women's Christian Association in session at Pittsburg, elected these offi­ cers : Mrs. Grace Whitney Evans, of De­ troit, president;Mr3.W.Messer,~ofdiP cago, and Miss Mary. B. Stewart, of De­ troit, vice-presidents; Flora Shank, of In­ diana, and" Carjptta Colding, of Wilkes- barte,--!%.>• secretaries. -- o'f; WESTERN. Dannie Nugent and his wife were brought tyefore the police judge at Day­ ton, O., charged with being known and reputed thieves. Dannie and his wife took matters coolly and pleaded not'grtil-' ty. The judge fined Dannie $25 and costs. The woman was dismissed. General Alexander McDowell McCook, the most distinguished representative of the famous fighting McCooks and who was recently promoted to the rank of major general, of the United States army, goes on the retired list, having reached his 64th year, lie is the ehle^t of eight brothers who have borne amis for their country, and has been in the army for forty-fwo yearst although during the war he served with the volunteers. . The controlling.,interest in the. Chicago Times-Herald and Evening Fost was pur-* chased Saturday;- by H.. II. . Kohlsaat, who will direct, the policy of the ..two papers hereafter. The new management says- t'be policy of'the Times Herald,, will be wholly .independent of party ties, striv­ ing for that which is best for the nation, heedless of the dictates of mere partisan­ ship. In national affairs, while avoiding alliance with any party, it jalll.always- advocate the doctrine of protection to American industry. In the Illinois House Mr. Ellsworth in­ troduced a bill looking to the construc­ tion of a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river. The bill declares it to be the policy of the State of Illinois to procure the construction of a trunk waterway through the State from Lake Michigan via the Desplaines and Illinois rivers to the Mississippi river of such di­ mensions and capacity as to form a homo­ geneous part of a through route from the Atlantic seaboard via the great lakes to 'the Gulf of Mexico. By its terms the. Governor is authorized to appoint a com­ missioner of waterways, who shall be a civil engineer of recognized standing on the waterway question: such commission­ er to report to the next General Assembly data and recommendations. A woman--whose identity has not been discovered--committed murder and sui­ cide in the sight of two witnesses at for a crime for which he had been in­ dicted hut before he vyas tried., Senator Voorhees, of Indianapolis, says he'is in possession of information which leads him to the Conclusion that the Supreme Court will reverse the decision of Judge Woods. The Fish Commission expfects this year, to almost double the work of fast year. In 1894 about four hundred million fish were distributed. This year the division of fish culture hopes to-exceed that figure by at least two hundred million and prob­ ably three' liundred^million. The work of the spring distriffiition -is now at its Tieight. From the Ohio and Michigan stations the commission has already taken about one hundred and twenty million iwhitefish and about eight million or ten million lake trout will be taken in the next ten days. In the neighborhood of four hundred thousand brook trout will be taken from the Colorado station. Tlieste fish will be planted in the great lakes and the surrounding inland lakes. The Put­ in-Bay station has just reported the col­ lection of some two hundred million pike and perch eggs from Lake Erie. These will be distributed in the lakes and also in the public waters of Kentucky, Ten­ nessee, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. The work of distribution will be begun at Du- luth in ten days. A month ago the marine work of the Government was completed. The total Output of cod for distribution along the Maine coast was 70,000,000.' The lobster and flatfish work is also in preparation in the East. Last year the. commission. handled 80,000,000. lobsters. This year it is •beliejyed th? number will be almost doubled. Shad is. now one of the most important food fish and the num­ ber distributed will be increased from 50,000,000 last year to 100,000,000 this season. • ' - :^.yrs DURANT TO BE TRIED. HELD FOR THE MURDER OF MARION WILLIAMS. Brief Story of One of»the Most Hor­ rible Tragedies in the History of Crime--FoUr^Ticflnis of a San Fran­ cisco Fiend. Bodies Hacked to Pieces. . W. H. Theodore Durant, of San Fran­ cisco, medical student and assistant Sun­ day school superintendent, is to stand trial for the murder of Miss Marian Wil­ liams in Emanuel Baptist Church library Friday night, April 12. The coroner's jury has found that the yoiing woman came to her d^ath by his hands. There has been no more sensational murder mystery, in the criminal annals of the Golden Gate city than the case of William Henry Theodore Durant, charg­ ed with the double murder of Blanche La- mont and Minnie Williams, against whom FOREIGN. Many Leap to Death. Two girls dead, seventeen badly injured | 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the by burns or bruises received while jump- j foot of Forty-eighth street, in Hyde Park, ing from the windows, at least thirty j Chicago. She walked to the lake shore other persons hurt not so badly, and a j leading a boy 5 years old by the hand. At total loss of $750,000 mark tholes true- the water's edge" she took the child in her * arms and waded out to a point 200 feet. or more front land. Here attention was attracted to her movements by the cries of tion of the great factory of the Canadian Tobacco Company. Montreal, Thursday evening. This is the largest concern of Its kind in the dominion, and is owned principally by W.^C. MacDonald, the great benefactor of'MeGill University. W Allies of Japan. A London dispatch says England wih give Japan open support in ratification of her treaty with China, and that strenuous efforts are being made by Rosebery's government to induce the United States to join in preventing foreign interference. If true, this is a peculiarly strange and unusual attitude on Great Britain's part. Washington advices give no confirmation of the report. BREVITIES. the child. James Wallace and Frank Mergan were fishing on a breakwater near by. They heard the boy's screams and saw the woman push him under the water and hold him there. They shouted to her to stop and ran to the rescue. When the woman saw them coming she waded still farther out, and still holding the boy she let herself sink' below the surface. Wallace and Morgan waded out as far as they could, but the woman and child had drifted beyond their reach. The bodies were recovered. SOUTHERN. William Owen, colored, was hanged at Yarner, Ark., for braining his wife with a hoe. Three pool rooms were raided by the Denver police. The proprietors will re­ sist the attempt to close their places. Ex-Cashier Holland, who swindled the Merchants and Traders' National Bank of Charlotte, N. C-, has disappeared. His shortage is between $60,000 and $75,000. The Dime Savings Bank at Williman- tic, Conn., has suspended. The last bank commissioner's report shows that the savings bank had Oct. 1. 2,877 depositors, $020,501 on deposit and a surplus of about $23,000. General Ballington Booth, of the Salva­ tion army, has renounced Queen Victoria and in two weeks will become an Ameri­ can citizen. He has made formal appli­ cation at the -county clerk's office in Jersey City for the necessary papers. The Spanish Government has received an official dispatch from Havana confirm­ ing the announcement that Gen. Bosch had defeated the insurgents near Guay- abel, killing ten men and wounding many and capturing a quantity of arms and ammunition. An old feud between Marshall Cham­ bers and Harry Myers, prominent Green County (Ala.) planters, was wiped out in blood Wednesday night. Myers was found lying in the road dying "with five bullets in his body. He lived long enough to tell that Chambers had killed him. The interstate commerce commission has granted to the railroads terminating in California and their connections au- _thority to niake a lower £fjte £or oranges to the Atlantic seaboard cities than to intermediate points. This will enable Cal­ ifornia growers to market oranges on the Atlantic seaboard in competition with im­ ported fruit. , r ̂Obituary: At St. Louis, Edna A. For- man, daughter of ex-Congressman For- man.--At Springfield, Ohio, T. C. Busbey, father of W. H. Busbey, of Chicago.-- At Dayton, Ohio, Rev. Dr. W. Mittendorf, J 64.--At St. Johnsbury, Yt.. Col. Franklin Fairbanks.--At Beloit, Wis., A. L. D. Montague, of Roekton, 111.--At Elgin, 111." - Robert M. Ireland, 45. New Orleans citizens have appointed a committee to secure the holding of the national Democratic convention in that f;v c i ty- r. The. New York House Wednesday adopted a resolution favoring the annexa­ tion of Canada to the United States, . which will be forwarded to the Senate for concurrence. Robert McKay, of Chicago, is to suc­ ceed Prof. II. B. Larrabee ,as superin­ tendent of the schools at Creston, Iowa.,, P' The will of ex-Collector Saltonstall, of Boston, provides for the establishment of • scholarship in Harvard Universitv. Colombia has laid an export tax of $2 per sack of 125 pounds on coffee. Import duties have been increased 15 per cent. Sir Julian Pfluncefote, the British min­ ister, declined to interfere in the case of Dr. Buchanan, sentenced to be electro­ cuted at Sing Sing. Great Britain has rejected Nicaragua's proposition to arbitrate the differences be­ tween the two Governments and insists on the demands contained in its ultima­ tum. A telegram received at the Navy De­ partment announces the sailing of Ad­ miral Meade's squadron from Colon. All the vessels started, the Jlinneapolis going to Kingston, Jamaica, and the New York, Columbia, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Ra­ leigh heading for Key West. The istli- fnus will not long be left unprotected, for Secretary Herbert says that one of the ships will soon be detached from the squadron and sent back to Colon, but the movement of Meade's squadron is re­ garded as showing that the administra­ tion has absolute confidence that in the Nicaraguan affair the British Govern­ ment will take no steps inimical to Amer­ ican interests, . and will not indirectly seek an acquisition of territory through its claim for indemnity for the expulsion of Consular Agent Hatch. IN GENERAL Miss Trudie Barnes, of Wheeling, W. Ya., has brought suit for $20,000 for breach of promise against J. C. McGregor, one of the best known business men in the State. A sheep herder has discovered a horri­ ble charnel cave full of human remains near the village of Quechultenango, Mex­ ico. Over a hundred skulls were count­ ed, piled with their bones in one great heap. It is supposed the remains are the ghastly souvenirs of one of the numerous attacks made on travelers and whole cara­ vans of freighters in past decades. Nothing but a thread intervened the other day to save William Marquette, a Chattanooga, Tenn., tailor's apprentice, from horrible death by means of an infer­ nal machine which was sent to him through the mail in a small box marked "Dominoes." Imbedded in two ounces of the loose explosive was a dynamite cartridge provided with a match head, fuse and cap.^A wooden block turning on a pivot layMaehind the cap and back of the block an improvised steel trigger was strung forward and held by common pins stuck through a bit of wood. This was connected with the sliding lid of the box by a thread so delicate that the slight­ est jar would set off the explosive. Seven common rubber, bands drawn taut -held the trigger with the tension of a hair spring. The string worked out of its poor fastening^ while the boy was un­ wrapping the package, thus averting the tragedy. An electric railway conductor had threatened the boy's life, it is al­ leged, because lie had discovered a crime on the part of the conductor. Dwiglit Moody, the evangelist, was conducting a meeting at Fort Worth, Tex., Sunday. All of Texas has been in 5Q JUli Mood;- called upon his audience of S,000 Christians to pray fervcnt.lv that thg floodgates might bq opened^ This was at 3 p. m. At night, while the tabernacle was crowded by 10.- 000 people from Fort Worth and sur­ rounding cities, Mr. Moody announced that word had come from several points that rain had- fallen. A few minutes later the storm burst on Fort Worth and torrents of rain fell. Then Mr. Moody gave thanks to God and called upon the congregation to join in singing "Corona­ tion." The song had surged forth from ten thousand voices when a cracking noise was heard and then the roof sank, the rafters gave way, and the heavy tim­ bers and boards covered with tar and gravel came down on a portion of the congregation. Several were fatally hurt, unci forty were less seriously injured. Navigation is open at Montreal. Obituary: At Rondout, N. Y., Prof. Ed­ ward A. Spath, 75.--At Elgin, 111., F. C. Gilbert, 82.--At Des Moines. Iowa, Cap­ tain F. R. West, 82.--At Brazil, Ind., Dr. J. M. Trice. Obituary: At Gainesville, Fla., Dr. John P. Hall, of Tampa.--At New York, Gran­ ville Perkins, the artist, 05.--At Shelby- ville, Ivy., ex-Gov. R. C. Wickliffe.--At Nashville, Tenn., Rev. G. W. Winn. Ihe Standard Oil Company is engaged now in the jnost stupendous operation ever undertaken in its career--to rake from the pockets of the American people, through the medium of oil, a sum of money the immensity of which is not re­ alized by the mere expression of it in figures; to acquire as part of its posses­ sions the desirable oil-producing terri­ tory of the United States east of the Mis­ souri river, and in so doing to constitute itself supreme and absolute owner of an indispensable lighting and fuel material in this country as it is now dictator of its distribution. By the advances made so far in the price of refined oil the Standard has added $50,000,000 to the value of the product it absolutely owns and will sell to the people. That is to say, that is the Standard's profit, but probably not all that has been made up to this ^iine out of the frenzied advance in crude oil, which, unless the best information is incorrect, it has manipulated. It. G. Dun »5c Co.'s weekly report of trade says: "In every speculative depart­ ment business is growing, but this is really the least satisfactory feature of the situation. Cotton, oil and wheat climb a bo vi® the export price, so that the mar­ keting of products abroad must be check­ ed. and money is absorbed which ought to be emptied in productive industry and in distribution of products to consumers. Everybody knows oil has not risen 200 per cent, because it is intrinsically more valuable, nor is wheat actually worth more than it was two or three weeks ago, but the expansive and-uplifting force has fortunately taken to speculation rather than to production, and so we have higher I prices in all speculative markets without a large demand for consumption. Stories of combinations between the Standard Oil Company and Russia as to partition of the oil-consuming territory by no means account for recent prices of petro­ leum, which appear to be entirely ficti­ tious." MARKET REPORTS, J- TUE MLTiDEUED GIRI.S, Is the suspicion o.f'having stabbed to death •a young drug clerk named Eugene Ware. The mystery nd sensationalism sur­ rounding the case are heightened by the disappearance of two other woujen known to be acquainted with the alleged murderer, a Mrs. Forsythe and Miss Ag-' nes Hill. While the police have accumulated, a« mass of direct and circumstantial evj-i denee against Durant, the prisoner coolly' denies his guilt,atjtLclaims that he will prove an alibi. ii^hall be shown that Durant is the murderer of Blanche La- mont and Minnie^ Williams the strange case of "Dr. .Tekyll and Mr. Hyde" will have been outdone in real life and will have furnished the strongest kind of addi- W. H. T. DTJRAXT. tional proof that "truth is stranger than fiction." So far as outward appearances go Du­ rant has been a model young man, who neither drank nor smoked; the assistant superintendent of a Sunday school, the librarian of a church, of gentle demeanor and Christian sifrrit. Such he appeared to be to those whoso good opinion he sought, but some of his associates say that in. private he was blasphemous and foul-mouthed; that he practiced all the' vices he pretended' to abhor and that his remarks about women were particularly offensive. It is a case that has no parallel except the Whitechapel horrors which startled London and all the world a few years ago, and the case of Jack the Ripper lacks, so far as known, many of the psychological features of the case of Theodore Durant, for there is nothing to show that Jack the Ripper pretended to lead an exemplary Christian life while committing his atro­ cious butcheries. The combination tof saint and fiend in one human being deep­ ens the mystery of the Emanuel Church murders, and has aroused universal in­ terest in the case. Work of a Fiend. The developments of a week have been sufficient to cause the greatest excite­ ment. First came the finding of the nude body of Marion Williams, a young girl who had been missing since the day be­ fore, in a closet off the library of the church. It was terribly mutilated. The finding of this body, startling as it was in itself, gave the police an idea which they were not slow in working on. The close friend of Miss Williams, Blanche Lainont, had been missing for more than two weeks and a search for hex had been in vain. But upon the ghastly discovery in the closet a thorough and systematic examination of the building was decided upon. Away up in the belfry her body was at length found, nude like that of her EASTERN. Sevill, Schofield & Got--proprietors of the Economy Woolen Mills at Mana: yunk, Pa., have assigned, with liabilities "of about $350,000. Catherine Scott, aged 103. the oldest woman in Brooklyn, is dead. She was born in Ireland and came to Brooklyn seventy years ago. < Almost the entire business portion of Duquesne, Pa., was destroyed by a fire of supposed incendiary origin. The loss is variously estimated at from $80,000 to $150,000. The Dime Savings ̂ Bank at Williman- WASHIN GTON. A report from Washington is to the effect that the Supreme Court will in its decision of the Debs contempt tjase re­ verse the decision of the lower court made by Judge Woods, and grant the writ of habeas corpus asked for Debs and his as­ sociates, relieving them of imprisonment for contempt in disobeying the orders of the court. It is understood that the court stands either- six to two cjr five to three in favoy of Debs, it was the strong­ est argument Used by the attorneys for Debs that a man cannot be punished twice for the same offense and not with­ out trial by jury. In this instance Debs and his associates were enjoined by the court from interference with the mails, and on complaint that-they had failed to obey this injunction they were not only arrested and indicted under the statutes but hauled into court for contempt and sentenced to imprisonment on that ground. Judge Lyman Trumbull and Clarence .S. Darrow, 'their attorneys, ar­ gued that this was a port of double bar- shotgun justice--punishing a inan Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.75 to $0.25; hogs, shipping grades, $3 to $5.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 50c to 02c; corn, No. 2, 48c to 40c; oats, No. 2, 20c to yOe; rye, Nd. 2, 05c to 07c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 201/^c; eggs, fresli, 12c to l.'Jc; potatoes, car lots, per bushel, 75c to 00c; broom corn, per lb, common growth to fine brush. 4c to 7c. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3 to $0.25; hogs, choice light, $.'? to $5.25; sheep, common to prime, $2 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 57c to 58c; corn. No. 1 white, 45c to 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 33c to 34c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3 to $5.75; hogs, $4 to $5; wheat, No. 2 red,. 00c to 01c; corn. No. 2, 45c to 40c; oats. No. 2, 30c to 31c; rye, No. 2. 01c to (Wc. Cincinnati--Cattle, $;$.50 to $0; hops, $•'{ to $5.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 00c to OOJAc; corn. No. 2 mixed. 47c to 48c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 'Slty to 32Vac; rye, No. 2, 74c to 70c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $0; hogs, $4 to $5; sheep, $2 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 03c to 03Vyc; corn. No. 2 yellow, 47c to 47y2c; oats, No. 2 white, 34c to 35c. Toledo--Wheat. No. 2 red, 03c to 04c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 48c to 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 33c to 34c; rye, No.. 2, 05c to 08c. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $0.25; hogs, $3 to $5.50; sheep, $3 to $5; wheat. No. 2 hard, 70c to 71c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 52c to 521/*:; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to 301/MC. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 02c to 02V£c; corn, No. 3, 48c to 481/{>c; oats, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; barley, No. 2, 52c to 54c; rye, No. 1, 05c to 07c; pork, mess, $12 to $12.50. New York--Cattle, $3 to $0.25; hogs, $4 to $5.75; .sheep; $3 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 07c to 08c; corn, No. 2, 53c to 54c; oats, white Western, 33c to 41c; butter, creamery, 14c to 21c; eggs, West­ ern, 13c to 14c. been arrested, however, when it seemed apparent to the authorities that if he were guilty of these crimes he must also have committed*,two others which were causing the detectives a deal of trouble. A few months ago a young druggist nam­ ed Ware was found murdered at the"foot of his stairs. He Wfls tt very close friend of Durant. This was one of the mys­ teries. The other was the sudden disap­ pearance about a week before»the discov­ ery of the bodies 'of fHe girls o'f a woman named Forsythe. Shfe was a friend of Du- rant and was last seen in his company. So nluch for the first ^hapter, that of the mystery. The.second is not a whit less sensational. o The Victims. The «®-o girls were close friends, as be­ fore said. They were also friends of Durant. Mrs. Ada' Forsythe was also a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church, and although her body has not been found after diligent search, it is believed she met a similar fate as that which, befell the two girls. She was seen with Durant about a week ago; since then she has been missing. Druggist Eugene Ware was one of Durant s closest friends. It is .now said that the latter became jealous of him on account of some girl, and that this was the reason for his murder. Here are some of the most damaging features of the evidence against Durant: W are was, stabbed eighteen times by a man who held his throat with his right hand and used a dagger or knife with the left. Blanche Lainont was strangled by a left-handed man. Durant is noted for his dexterity in using his left hand a9 well as his right. On the day of the dis­ appearance of Blanche Lamont--she whose body was afterwards found in the belfry-^Durant -was observed by the or­ ganist coming down from the loft in a most excited and nervous state. He ex­ plained that he had been up there fixing some electric wires and had been over­ come by the ;gas. Three of Blanche La- nioht's rings were received through the mail by her aunt on the day her body was found. On the paper in which they were wrapped was Durant's name. In an overcoat pocket in Durnnt's, dressing room at home was found Miss Williams' poeketbook. These are some of the links in the chain which is being forged about Durant. M!NT SHORTACE $90,000. Something Over That Amount Makes the Total of the Loot. Superintendent Mason of the Govern-, ment assay office in New York has been in full charge of the mint scandal inves­ tigation at Carson, Nev., for two weeks, and it is understood that he has complet­ ed his investigation and forwo<rded his report to Washing­ ton. The total short-i age will reach a triflpl over $00,000, which' is due to the stuffing of the bullion depos­ its with gold bricks. \ It is understood, ^ also, that his report will exonerate entire- supt. adams. ly the present administration from any wrong doing. The only loss discovered since the present administration came into power was one bar of'gold valued at about $800, and there is good reason to suppose that this was taken by a part of the same gang tha,t manipulated the gold- brick trick under the other administra­ tion. Just as soon as these discoveries of fraud were reported to the Treasury De­ partment, which was about the middle of February, three of the shrewdest detec- WILL MEET IN BOSTON PLANS,FOR THE CHRISTIAN EN- DEAVOR CONVENTION. Fully Fifty Thousand Members of the . Society Will Take Part in the Meet­ ing-- Gfeat Increase in Membership During the Past Year. July lO %o 15; . The Christian Endeavor convention Which meets in Boston July 10 to 15 is already arousing a great deal of interest. The committee of arangements has been granted the use of the Boston Common for a bjg open-air meeting^of a patriotic nature ofr J uly 13. G orernorGreen h alge, Dr. Donald McLauren of Detroit, Dr. S; F. Smith, the. author of "America,1' and several other prominent persons will be DR. S. F. SMITH. THE I.OOTET) MINT AT CARSOX, NEV tives in the secret service were sent im­ mediately to Carson City. They were not long in getting on the track of the of­ fenders. They discovered that several of them were still employed in the mint, while the chief culprit had left the ser­ vice. They then set about locating h!m. It was found that he had gone to San Francisco, where he will be arrested at once. His arrest has only been delayed in order to secure further evidence, and if lie should make the" slightest attempt to leave San Francisco he would be ap­ prehended immediately. Tin: EMASUKI, BAPTIST CHL'RCH. friend, and also horribly mutilated. The clothing which was torn in shreds from the body had been tucked into corners and holes in the dusty old belfry. In the two weeks during which it had? lain there a heavy coating of dust had 'bottled like a shroud over the body. Upon this discov­ ery the excitefiient in the city, which •^jyas intense before, knew no bounds. Other Developments. To follow the various steps by which the police advahced to the point of ar­ resting Durant upon suspicion of having been the murder would be as unnecessary as it would be tiresome. He had hardly Thompson McDaniels, a veteran of the Black Hawk war, died Friday at Kan­ sas City, aged 00 years. .Tagolkowsky is the depressing name of an anarchist recently sentenced in Eu­ rope to penal servitude for life. Albert George Sandeman, the new Gov­ ernor of the Bank of England, was bora in 1833. He is a wine merchant. Li Hung Chang is said to be gaining flesh.' It's too late for him to turn the scales in favor of China, however. The Rev. Otis Wing, the oldest Baptist minister in America, is seriously ill at his home in Newton Junction, N. H. Dr. Dwight, author of "Man and the Glacial Period," says that man has not been on the earth more than 8,000 years. Zola has completed the first sketch of his novel on Rome, but the book will noi be ready for publication till next January." William E. Gladstone has announced that he cannot undertake to either read or answer any letters that may be addressed to hint- The Emperor of Germany; it is said, has decided to honor Bismarck by having his head stamped on the future issue of German coins. Sir William Harcourt, the English Chancellor of the Exchequer, has gone back to the use of manuscript when de­ livering his speeches. Lady John Scott, who gave "Annio Laurie" to the musical world, still devotes li£r_tiine to relieving the troubles of vet­ erans of the Crimean war. Dr. Jay W. Sever holds the position of associate director of the Yale gymnasium, but this does not prevent nisibeing the bitterest foe that college football has. The Rev. F. J. Sawyer, a Boston Uni- Vergalist, celebrated the 05th year of his ministerial life Thursday evening. He is nearly 02 years old, but does not look to be 00. Joseph Alexander, of Newburgh, N. Y., 01 years old, lias voted for eighteen Presi­ dents, and has lived under the administra­ tion of all but two, Washington and John Adams. Shenlaro Yokozuka, a Japanese student of the New York Evening High School, hns been awarded the Tiffany gold medal for the greatest Improvement in drawing from antique casts. present and speak. Dr. Smith is to write a special hymn for the convention. The singing will be by a choir of 2,000 voices, assisted by an immense orchestra. I1 ully 50,000 Christian Eiuleavorers will take part in the meeting, in addition to the outsiders, who will be attracted by the novelty of the occasion. The En- deavorers will march in procession .from their meeting place to the common. The meeting on the common will be held in the afternoon, and the morning sessions will be devoted to- the general theme, "Our Country." In two big tents, each of which seats 10,000 people, services of patriotic nature will be held. A number of prominent men representing all sec­ tions of this country and Canada, have been secured to address these meets. A feature of the day will be the presentation to each delegate of a-rbpy of a handsome illuminated card containing the hymn, "America." During the last year the increase in the membership of the Christian Endeavor societies of the world lias been over 300,- 000. The officers of the united societies are. already assured of a greater attend­ ance at Boston than there was at New York three years ago. o Ihe program will include the names of the leading pulpit orators of the United States, among them being T. DeWitt Tal- mage, John G. Wooley and C. II. Park- hurst. CROP PROSPECTS ARE GOOD. Corn Planting Is Progressing Rapidly in Illinois and Iowa. Throughout the lower Ohio and central Mississippi valleys the week has been cooler than usual. Over the northern dis­ tricts, from the upper Missouri valley eastward to New England, the week aver­ aged warmer than usual, being decidedly warm in the Dakotas, Minnesota and the upper lake region, where the daily average temperature excess generally ranged from 5 degrees to 11 degrees above normal. Over northeastern Missouri and central Illinois the precipitation for the week has exceeded the average. There was a slight excess over the extreme northern portions of Minnesota and North Dakota, but over much the greater part of the country the rainfall during the week has been less than usual. There was also practically no rain over a considerable area in the upper Missouri valley and portions of the southern Ohio valley, and only light showers fell in tiie lower lake region and upper Ohio valley. Warm rains are much needed in the central valleys. Corn planting lias progressed rapidly in the more northerly States and planting has begun in Illinois and Iowa. Spring wheat seedingns about completed; Montana, North Dakota and Iowa report early sown up and looking well. Winter wheat is generally reported as in good condition,.,except in Wisconsin and Okla­ homa, where it has been badly winter killed. Illinois--The week was favorable for farm work, but too cool and dry for a good growth of vegetation. In the southern section more liberal rains have fallen. Mowing for eorn is general, and some planting in southern section. Small grain and grass are making a good stand, but need rain. Streams are low and water is scarce. Fruit is in full bloom in the southern and central sections Indiana--Gold weather and deficient rains were not beneficial to the"'crops. Oats are coming up slowly but well. The plowing for corn progresses, and some has been nlanted Fruits are in bloom. Wisconsin--The week was fine for seeding oats and barley being sown for the most part and coming up well. Potatoes are being nlanted and corn land prepared for plant­ ing. There is li t t le improvement in winter wheat, the crop generally a complete failure. Rain is greatly needed. Minnesota--With occasional light showers In tlie northern halt and no rain elsewhere vegetation has this week made considerable progress. The seeding of small grain, except flax, is nearly finished; potato planting has begun. The sod is being turned. More rain would be beneficial. Iowa--Favorable weather conditions pre­ vail. Farm work is progressing rapldlv and corn planting is begun in some districts. The early sown cereals are well sprouted and show an excellent stand. Pastures are afford­ ing support for stock. North Dakota--The drought is broken by the rains of the past week, and seeding is progressing rapidly with tlie ground in ex­ cellent condition. Early sown grain is up ,1)11(1 looking well. The' prospects generally are very good. . South Dakota--The rainfall Is below the average, but the temperature above average. Sunshine and an ample moist soil have In­ duced seed germination and the growth of vegetation. Wheat and oats are sown, for the most part. and other seeding progresses rapidly. Garden and potato planting are general. , , , Kansas--Showers and light frosts prevailed the first of the week, but it turned warm afterward. The fruit trees are full of bloom and grass is growing rapidly.. Ail the cropjnsiV gl 'owiiig \v*'ll 111 the east, but whea t is back Ward in the west. They are cultlvatlng'corn in the south. Michigan-- <V drv week, with considerable sunshine has been favorable for the progress of farm work. Plowing is general. Oats, soring wheat, and some potatoes were plant- ed-in the southern part of the State. Warm rains lire much needed. , , Ohio--Fair. cold, frosty weather has re­ tarded the growth of cereals, but Is favor­ able for plowing for corn and planting pota­ toes. Oats and clover are coining up and do­ ing well. Some corn is planted. AppleS, peaches, plums and strawberries are bud­ ding. Missouri--The weather was favorable for farm work, but tiie low temperature has re­ tarded grass arid gardens. The rainfall has been unevenly distributed. The drought con­ tinues in some counties. Corn .planting is progressing well, and cotton planting begun. Wheat and oats look well. The prospects for fruit continue excellent. Nebraska--All vegetation lias grown well. Small grain is generally in excellent condi­ tion, but some fields are beginning to feel the need of rain somewhat. Corn planting Is general in the southeastern counties. Sev­ eral frosts, but no damage has been reported. HOW MONEY IS TO BE SPENT.1 S TO ade b: Appropriations Made by the Recently- Adjourned Congress. _ The volume annually prepared by the clerks of the Senate and House Appro- priatiop5L.Committee8, showing the exact appropriations arid the new offices creat­ ed, has been prepared for the last ses­ sion of the Fifty-third Congress by Thom­ as P. Cleaves, clerk of the Senate Com­ mittee, and J. C. Courts, clerk of the House Committee. The statement gives the appropriations in detaiPand specifies .the new offices created and abolished with the salaries and also the salaries increas­ ed and reduced, together with the chron­ ological history of the regular appropria­ tions^. ' The appropriations were as follows.* and 3,303,750 23,252,608 1,574,458 5,745,443 1,904,557 & 762,751 21,891,718 464,201 " 2^.416,245 ,381,570 '.545,997 3:6,568,100 Voluntary muscles are almost always red; involuntary muscles are generally white, the most notable exception in the latter case being the heart. Agricultural: Army Diplomatic and consular District of Columbia... Fortifications Indian Legislative, _ executive judiciary .......... Military academy .... Naval Pension Post office .......... /• Sundry civil ... Total regular appropriations.*373,811,522 Deficiencies .... .......... 9,825,374 Miscellaneous appropriations 297,667 Total general bills and mis­ cellaneous . . .,'.. 383,934.564 Permanent appropriations... 113,073.9561 Grand total, appropriations.. -497,008,520 The number of new offices specifically created is 1,773, at an annual cost of $l,i 313,324, and..the..number' omitted is 409, &t an annual cost of $497,948. making a net increase of 1,364 in number arid $815,- 376 in amount. Included in this increase are the 1,000 additional seamen authoriz­ ed to be enlisted in the navy and 315 additional deputy collectors and revenue agents in the internal revenue service to carry into effect the income tax law. In addition to the foregoing there is a net increase in specific amounts appropriated for new offices wh$re the number of such offices and the amount of salary to indi­ viduals are not; specified, of $805,700.. The number of salaries specifically in­ creased is 119 at an annual cost of $39,- 506, and the number of salaries specifical­ ly reduced is 09 at an annual cost of $18,- 328, making a net increase of 50 in num­ ber and of $21,177 in amount; making a net total increase on account of salaries of offices, new and old, of $1,042,253. WORLD'S SUPPLY OF WHEAT. Changes Made in the Available Stock in One Week. Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's covering principal points of accumulation in the United States, Canada and Europe, together with sup­ plies afloat for Europe from all sources, indicate the following changes in availa­ ble stocks last Saturday as compared with the preceding Saturday: Available supplies--United States and Cauada east of Rocky Mountains, wheat, decrease 2,451,000; United States, Pacific coast, wheat, decrease 129,000; total decrease, wheat, both coasts, 2,580,000; afloat for and in Europe, wheat, increase 192,000; total decrease world's available wheat, 2.388,000. United States and Canada east of Rocky Mountains, corn, decrease 630,000; United States and Canada east of Rocky Mountains, oats, increase 325,- 000. Leading decreases of wheat last week not reported by the official visible supply statement include 310,000 bushels in northwestern interior elevators, 164,000 at Louisville, 48,000 at Newport News and 33,000 at Leavenworth. The only corresponding increase was 102,000 bush­ els in Minnesota private elevators. INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Decrease of $3,000,000 from Those of March, 1894. The monthly statement of collections of internal revenue issued Wednesday shows the total receipts- from all sources for the nine months of the present fiscal year ended March 31, 1805, to have been $109,995,015, of which $19,802 was from income tax from persous and $8,855 from corporations, companies and associations. The remaining items of receipts were: Spirits, $03,y,02,S()9, increase for the nine months, $1,180,739; tobacco, $22,106,326, increase, $951,385; fermented liquors, $22,301,665, decrease $309,215; oleomar­ garine, $1,185,222, decrease, $262,193; miscelianeousj $470,273, increase, $300,- 539. The net Increase for the nine months was $1,950,163. The principal single item of increase was $1,295,628 from whisky. The increases and decreases for the month of March, 1895, compared with" March, 1894, are shown as follows: Spirits, de­ crease, $2,905,024; tobacco, decrease, $145,364; fermented liquors, decrease, $180,115; oleomargarine, decrease, $34.- 000; miscellaneous, increase, $17,317; in­ come tax, increase, $16,839; aggregate de­ crease for the month, $3,230,355. w The bribery investigation in the Ar­ kansas Legislature ended in a complete whitewash. The Walton election law of Virginia was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals. Bills for the electibn of State Railroad Commissioners and to repeal the anti- scalpers law were killed by the Minnesota Senate. The Oregon Democratic Central Com­ mittee has. sent a protest to President Cleveland against the retention in office of Republicans. The Tennessee House adopted by a vote of 43 to 30 the Senate resolution de­ claring in favor of the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to 1. The Michigan Attorney General has decided a village council under the new law has the authority to prohibit the saje of liquor within the village limits. Chairman Adams, of the Alabama Pop­ ulist State Executive Committee, pub­ lishes a manifesto warning Pqpulisto against tiie new silver party in Alabama. State Treasurer Henry-M. Phillips, of Massachusetts, sent in his resignation to the Governor to take effect on the elec­ tion of his successor by the Legislature. " The Michigan House passed a strjngent liquor law providing for a Uniform license of $500. The Senate passed a bill provid­ ing for a general charter for the fifty- three cities in the State of the fourth class. •**' • Col. W. F. Hughes, the colonel of the militia who - was removed by Gov. Lewelling of Kansas and court martialed for not driving the Republican House from the legislative halls two years ago, has been appointed major general of the Kansas militia. '