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PRESIDENT HAS CABE Motormen Theodore R. Merrick and Wil­liam F. Horner were killed and four pas­ sengers atfd two conductors more or less seriously injured. The cause of the col­ lision is said to have been disobedience of orders by Merrick. * Henry L. Martens of New York, who represents Tacoma and New York capi­ talists ^interested in building a railroad from Dyea over the Chilkoot pass to Cra­ ter Lake, is in Sat? Francisco. He says the first eight or nine miles of road out from Dyea would be the usual railroad gauges construction. It will end at the mouth of Dyea canyon. Sixty men are now engaged on this work at $3 a day. "The second division of our railroad," lie said, "will be ah aerial tramway from the mouth of Dyea canyon ov£r the Chilkoot pass. This tramway is now being built at the East. It will be shipped by the way of Seattle and be placed in .proper condition on its arrival at the Dyea can­ yon early in January next. The capacity of the road will be 250 passengers and 150 tons of freight daily." Mr. Martens esti­ mates that 75,000 people will go to the Klondike country next spring by the way of Dyea. proceedings in court were very brief, but the senorita's appearance created much interest. „ 0 Gen. Miles has made, his recommenda,- tiotis to Secretary Alger at Washington. In order to prevent war and insure peace Gen. Miles asks $15,318,300 for coast de­ fenses; he urges the addition of 10,000 men to the army, would give the Presi­ dent power to increase the standing army to 70,000, and asks for five more regi­ ments of infantry at once and two of ivr- tillery. Secretary Alger favors nearly all these recommendations. Gen. Miles also asks that troops be sent to Alaska. Some interesting data as to the educa­ tional aspect of the Indian problem is given in the annual report of Dr. W. N. Hailmau, superintendent of the Indian schools, Which has just been made public at "Washington. The subject of students going back to their tribes after school life is taken up, and Superintendent Hailmau says he is still collecting data bearing on this phase of the problem; but the infor­ mation. already obtained justifies the statement that the severe criticisms made of both the Indians and schools on this score if at all justifiable, are so only in a limited degree. Wherever on reservations there has been marked progress in civil­ ization it is traceable "largely to the re­ turned students. ' - The issue ~s to whether a State or mu­ nicipality can levy an income tax on the salary or compensation of a postmaster, a subject of broad interest to the Federal service generally, was decided in an opin­ ionrendered" by Acting Assistant 'Attor­ ney' General Harrison J. Barrett for the Post office Department at Washington. The case arose on an inquiry from the postmaster at Gastonia, ,„N. C, It held that a State has no authority to tax the emoluments paid to any officers or agents which the United States may use and employ as necessary and proper means to execute its sovereign power. Mr. Bar­ rett says: "The Government of the Unit­ ed States is supreme within its sphere of action and any act of State or municipal­ ity which attempts to tax the emoluments paid to the officers of the Government is unconstitutional and void. If the power existed in a State to tax the officers or agents of the Government it could there­ by impair the power of the United States in the execution of its sovereignty." TIIE PLAINDFALER a piano. Then, if the President is not • prompt to send them all they have re­ quested, they write again to tell him what a mean man they have now learned he is. Private citizens take their turn with charitable and religious organizations in begging for money, and a woman in North Calolina telegraphed one morning: "I have six little children and they want to throw me out of the house. I have no­ where to go. I want protection." The autograph collector is numerously in evi­ dence--scores of them every day of the 1,461 which make up a presidential term. A pile of cards and a bushel basket full of albums are the first things that greet a chief magistrate's satiated eyes , every morning when lie comes into his office. Then there is the man who wishes to have the opinion of the President of the United States on the best method of keeping cal­ cimine from coming off on the clothing, or the woman who has just discovered a new process for fried cakes or sally lunn, and is willing to involve the White House cook in her joys. Think of four years of that sort of thing! But, after all, the most, serious griev­ ance appears to be the total lack of pri­ vacy inflicted upon the occupants of the executive mansion. It is bad enough, as Mr. Harrison "avers, to have to work in the same house that you eat and sleep in, with no interval of open air and blue, sky between your bedroom and your office-- they are adjoining rooms in the house where the President has to live. . The whole of the lower part of the house, ex­ cept a dining room, is given over to the general public. That portion of the sec­ ond floor which is devoted to business is, of course, shared with them. And so it is thtft if there is some Very important work on hand the President is forced1 to take refuge in his sleeping apartment! The grounds about the White House share in the publicity of its interior. The driveway in front of it is a public thor­ oughfare. The walks about it are perfect­ ly free to every chance comer. There ilre liighf fences all around it, but as the gates stand wide open these can be regarded as niere ornaments. A portion of the grounds, those lying south of the house, are locked at night--and the inhabitants of the capital found fault when that was done. Some of the functions of social life, like the egg-rolling of the Washington bride left home and is now living wit^ her husband at Moun't Pleasant, Iowa. She is deeply in love with Mr. Beekwith and will remain with him, while hoping that Head of the Interior" Department Makes Recommendations. Secretary of the Interior Bliss, in his annual report, submits estimates aggre­ gating $156,532,419 for appnopriatioiis by Congress for the fiscal jear endyig June 30. 1899. Discussing pensions, he says 200,000' pension claims are awaiting adjudication apd it is estimated that 40 or 50 per cent of these will be finally admitted. If they are rapidly adjudicated they will swell the pension roll from $5,000,000 to $7,000,- 000. When, however, these claims are- adjudicated and the first payments made thereon, the amount of the pension roll will increase verv rapidlv, possibly to $125,000,000 or $130,000,000 the first year. Secretary Bliss says while the opening of the Wichita reservation in Oklahoma to white settlement would greatly promote the development of that country, yet, in view of the • unsettled condition of the questions affecting the rights of the In­ dians, until there is further legislation, he does -not :see how it can- be done without causing great injury and distress. To guard against this recommendation is made that the Dawes commission be au­ thorized to investigate questions and re­ port recommendations for speedy and just settlement. * Referring to the work of the Dawes commission, it is announced that the in­ vestigation of the rights of applicants for citizenship in the five- nations >has been practically completed; the commission has prepared the roll of citizenship of the several tribes and has., negotiated three agreements. That, with, both the Choi-taws and Chickasaws of April 23, 1897, is before Congress and has been rat­ ified by those tribes. That made with the Creeks Sept. 27 last was rejected almost unanimously- by the Creek council and there is little prospect of any further agreement with them. The Cherokees have refused to make an agreement and negotiations with them have been aban­ doned for the time being. The Secretary says the five tribes have undoubtedly violated hi many ways the spirit of their agreements with the United States under .which the territory is now held and go veined,"and while he does not recommend any harsh government action the Secretary calls the attention of the President and Congress to the chaotic condition of affairs of the territory. No government for the Indian territory will be satisfactory until Congress shall pro­ vide for the establishment of a single uni­ form system for the entire Indian terri­ tory. Recommendation is made that the pe­ riod for the allotment of lands to the Um- paghre Indians be extended such time beyond April 1, 1898, as Congress shall deem best. The sum of $1,210,886 is now in the treasury to the credit of the Utes' fund, resulting from the sale of the Colorado lands, and in addition there must yet be realized from the sales over $500,000 to reimburse the Government, the expenses, etc., of the removal, and the $1,250,000 set aside from the public moneys as a trust fund. ; Speedy action in securing proper legisla­ tion for the coming twelfth census is urg­ ed, lack of sufficient time in the past two or three enumerations is complained of and the necessity of many reforms in the way of lessening the bulk of the reports. Secretary Bliss recommends that the public land laws be extended to Alaska; that the granting of rights of way for railroads, telegraph and telephone lines and the construction of roads and trails be specifically authorized; that provision be made for the incorporation of munici­ palities, providing for the holding of elec­ tions, etc.; that the legal and political status of the native population, which is in doubt, be defined; that complete terri­ torial government be authorized and es­ tablished, and that representation in Con­ gress be granted. Work on the Nicaragua canal is still suspended and the company reports liabil­ ities consisting of the amounts still due Mnder the concessions to the company of $0,705,000 of bonds and not exceeding $100 cash liabilities outstanding unpaid. Assets: Unused capital stock, $518,500 , first mortgage bonds and the 2,420 shares of capital stock, received in liquidation, the concessions, rights, privileges, fran­ chises, etc., which it now owns, plant, equipments, lands, railway supplies itud other property in Central America, in­ cluding the lands between the lake and the Pacific. PREACHER'S STRONG LANGUAGE The Cuban Question Must Be Settled by This Administration, Rev. Thomas Dixon of New York made a stirring appeal on behalf of interference by this country in the Cuban revolution, in the Academy of Music, that city, the other morning. "How much longer," he said, "will the common people of the United States en­ dure the horrible story of the butchery of innocents on the isle of Cuba? How long will we stand tamely by and see our navy policing, spying and hounding the suffering patriots from our shore? Two million of dollars have been spent in this cowardly policing. "The gamblers, peddlers and hucksters had a war scare last week. It was well that they should have. The question must be settled by this administration or it. will hear from the people in no unde­ cided terms at the polls next election. If Thomas B. Reed continues to throttle the will of the people he'll hear from them and it will be a long time before he will have another chance to preside over the House of Congress. "The frightful stories of the butcheries that are daily committed in Cuba are enough to make a people rise in mighty wrath. Yet we have stood by and seen all this--not only seen all this, but spent $2,000,000 to assist Spain in doing it. Th"& blood of the Cuban martyrs and the skeleton-corpses of the inoffensive non- combatants are a stain of dishonor on the record of America." Told in a Few Lines. A mob destroyed edght tollgates near Nicholasville, Ky., and Earned the keep­ ers to quit. Rev. George H. Houghton, pastor of the Church of the Transfiguration, better known as the "Little Church Around the Corner," is dead. u President Belaya of Nicaragua is send­ ing a commission to the United States and to Europe to sell the Nicaragua Na­ tional .Railroad and steamboats. W. H. Clemens, a contractor and build­ er, and Riley Wallace, a carpenter, were fa-tally injured in the sheds of the St, Louis, Mo., Cotton Compress Company, At Tiffin, O., George F. Michael filed suit for divorce from his wife. They were married in 1859 and ten children were born, the youngest being 16 years of age. He charges her with gross neglect of duty during the last five years. • ** Tite monthly statement of iinport^juid exports issued from Washington shows the exports***)! domestic mertfhandise m October last to have amounted to $109,- 584,000, a loss nearly of $2,500,00# as compared with October of 1S96. United States District Attorney Beck has stjnt to Washington for assistance in prosecuting the naturalization frauds which were recently unearthed in Phila­ delphia. Mr. Reek has also notified Sec­ retary of the Treasury Gage that th« frauds assumed gigantic proportions. J. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. NO EASY TASK TO BE THE HEAD OF THIS REPUBLIC. ILLINOIS McHENBY. For Four Years Our Chief Executive Is the Greatest Burden Bearer of the Nation-Must Suppress All Personal Inclination and Assume Dignity. HE WANTS DAMAGES; OUTRAGE UPON AN AMERICAN IN COLOMBIA. Troubles of His Own. Wasb!ngton correspondence:. a m o be a-President of I the United States is JL by no means an easy task, and there is probably no man in the vast republic /j' * who carries such a • ll|\ load of care as the chief executive of imrriimil' the nation. From January till the time 0<* ^1S election in No- jjHSHiWjrM r|W|?jS3sjj vember he has to en- flllTl » v dure a physical and ^^'ilTi'iTOTP lf""~would wreck the 1, ||ii Jtfyi.-ji constitution of most f If [ K men, and he emerges mnrlr ' from the struggle bearing not only the palm of victory but also the thousand and one . wciarhtv details' which are pressed upon him as the presumptive occupant of the executive mansion. From the time of his- election till the morning of his in­ auguration he is the most watched, the most sought, and the most worked man in the country. And the cares already borne are only an intimation of thdse that cOme after his inaugural address has been read and he has taken possession of the executive mansion. Not the least of the things which re­ quire the attention of the new occupant of the executive mansion is the care which must be taken not to say or do anything that would not be in accordance with the "dignity and traditions of the great office he is endeavoring to fill. As in great things so it is with innumerable small affairs. He must many times a day ask himself the question if lliis or that sug­ gested, action is in keeping with the dig­ nity of the President of the United States. Personal impulses by the thousand must be suppressed. The man must to a great extent make himself over. Almost with­ out exception every American who has occupied the presidential office has risen to it, risen in character and dignity and manner, no matter how much below it he was at the outset. It is an office which demands that a man shall sink himself and become almost another entity. t The wonder is that so many of our Presidents have retained their person­ al characteristics and habits, their na­ turalness and simplicity, while in office. All the tendency is in the other direction. Unconsciously to the man himself he is drawn out of himself. He ceases to be as his friends knew him, as he knew him­ self, as he takes' on a new consciousness. He is "the President." . This fact he is never permitted, to forget. It follows him everywhere. It bobs up impertinent­ ly at the simplest dinner in a country house as well as in a cabinet meeting at the executive mansion. In monarchical countries sovereigns are reared. They are to the manner born. From infancy they are trained to be rul­ ers, They approach gradually, step by step, the station which we thrust a man into almost without warning. It is a fact that the greatest, most stupendous tran­ sition which comes to any man in the world is to liim whom the people of the United States take from his law office or his home or his modest official station and thrust into the presidential chair. A dis­ tinguished foreigner said not long ago; "It is amazing that you get as goodPres- il]§nts jis you do, a yd it is a remarkable thing that your public men are adaptable enough to rise so easily and naturally to the heights of your sovereignty. But they cannot be happy." This foreigner was right. Probably not one President in ten is happy while in office. Buffalo Man Very Roughly Treated by the Police of Our Namesake Re­ public- Don't Want Germany to Gain Any Advantage in China. Government May Interfere. George W. Schiffer, who arrived in New ' York on the Atlas, Line steamer Adiron- ^ dao.k from Port Limori, tells a story of alleged outrage that may call for interfer- ence by the Washington authorities. Mr. Schiffer is an America# citizen and a resi­ dent of Buffalo, N. Y. He was superin-^ tendent of the gold mine of the Puma Mining Company at Honda, in the United ( States of Colombia, and says that through ^ ignorance of the customs of the country he failed to turn in a certificate of the Quantity of native liquors-sold at the. min- ^ ing company's stores. For this offense,' ' he says, nine armed soldiers entered his ( house in the middle of the night and at- * tempted to drag him to jail. He resisted ( end kept them at bay till morning.' Sub- 1 sequeutly, Mr;Schiffer says, he was drag- c ged slowly in the fierce sun by the longest route to the court house at "Victoria, twen- 1 ty-five miles distant fremi Ilonda. A rope | Was tied about his neck and he was jeered 1 at, insulted and otherwise ill-treated by 1 the natives. Mr. Schiffer, after his re­ lease, instituted with the United States 1 minister at Bogota a. suit for $25,000 dam- 1 ages against the Colombian Government. '< . „ i To, Investigate Indian Disturbances. Gov. Adams, of Colorado, has appoint- ed Attorney D. C. Beamau of Denver, C. ] 35. Nobje of Colorado Springs and Judge ] Joshua Walbridge of Steamboat Springs 1 as a commission to investigate the re­ cent Indian disturbances in Routt and , Rio Blanco Counties, his purpose being ; to determine whether any blame attaches j to the game wardens for killing Indian ; hunters. No news has been received at ( the headquarters of the department of Colorado, United States army, or at the ^ statehouse regarding the reported depart- ( ure from the Utes reservation in Utah of \ a party of Indians for the purpose of tak- , ing revenge for the killing of their com- \ rades. Settlers are prepared for any move that may bo made. j , . To Follow German Lead. The Russian newspapers urge that Rus- ' sia, France and Great Britain should oe- ! cupy points in China to counterbalance the German occupation of Iviachou Bay, Shan-Tun Peninsula. The appointments of Admiral von Diedrich to command the combined squadrons in Chinese waters and of Prince Henry of Prussia to as­ sume command of the second German squadron on the coast of China, consisting of the Kaiserin Augusta, the Deutschland and the»Gefion, which three vessels will probably start for Kiaochou Bay about Dec. 10 next, are officially confirmed NEWS NUGGETS. According to a New York dispatch, a tjig piano trust is in process of formation. J. Pierpont Morgan is said to be promot­ ing a plan to form a sewer pipe trust. Mrs. Ballingto'n Booth was formally ordained as a minister of the gospel at New York. Marshal Blanco has ordered the release of four more alleged Cuban agents in pris­ on at Havana. At Mexico, Mo., B. L. Beshears acci­ dentally s^ot and ljmetl himself while he •was haheffing a shotgun, Spanish soldiers in Cuba are said to have received no pay for months, and ii\ many cases are reported ill and starving. At NapaiKH?, Out., Chief Justice Mere­ dith sentenced John F. Troy to be hanged Jan. 14 for the murder of Angus McLeod. The Spanish Government has authoriz­ ed Captain General Blanco to spend $100.- 4)00 for the relief of starving peasants in Cuba. The Canadian Government has for­ warded to Washington a communication in which is noted a refusal to stop pelagic sailing for one year, as requested by the United States. At Vinton, Iowa, the Novak jury re­ turned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Accompanying this was a rec­ ommendation that punishment be placed at ten years in the penitentiary at hard labor. R. H. Willetts, the missing cashier, of the English, Ind., bank, which was closed •several days ago, has notified friends that he will return and settle up the affairs of the bank, provided no criminal prosecu­ tion is instituted. At St. Louis, Mo., four gypsies tried to kidnap Willie and Henry Wilman, aged 10 and 8 years. Henry escaped and told John, an older brother, who procured a revolver and went after the gypsies, who were carrying off Willie. John forced the nomads to release the boy, f At the hearing at Waco, Tex., in the "case of Col. G. B. Gerald, who was Sounded Tfcho s^c^and killed ^he brothers in a'Ctih'tro^rgf arTsing tfut of the Branr^Baylor trouble, it was shown that Col. Gerald was justified, and he was exonerated by the court, 1 'A letter has been sent to the officers at Morgan, Texas, purporting to have been •written by Joseph E. Blanther, alias Forbes, who killed himself in jail there March 2. In this letter Blanther confess­ es to having killed ..Mrs, Langfeldt, Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams, and urges that steps be taken at once to save the life of Theodore Durrant, con­ victed of the murder of the last two at San Francisco. Mrs. Emmeline H. Rudd, widow of Commodore John Rudd, was arrested at New York, charged with stealing jewelry in a boarding house. A fire at Temerkat, a suburb of Oak­ land, Cal., completely destroyed the church and school of the Sacred Heart and the clergy house. Father Serga had « narrow escape from death. "Dan" Baldwin, an officer of the Omaha bicycle patrol, and famed throughout thfe West as a circus strong man, has disap­ peared. He handed his star and keys to an officer, saying that he would have no further use for them. SIRS. JK8SIE I.INCOI,N BECKWITH. her father's heart wffl, relent. But the colonel shows no sign of forgiving her. IS CAPL DREYFUS INNOCENT? All Paris Excited Over a Story of Blackmail and Corruption. The allegation that Alfred Dreyfus, former captain of French artillery, was falsely accused and convicted by, a court martial of selling French military plans to the agents of a foreign government, continues to be widely discussed.in. Paris and throughout France. The presenta­ tion of the prisoner's case to the French Government, which caused - the present agitation, reveals a romance with the "gang" of so-eal'ed. "journalists" and stock jobbers who beset the late Max Lebaudy, the millionaire cOnscript. The plot, it would further seem, was conceived in 1893, when the wave of "Jew baiting" swept over Europe. Drey­ fus is of Jewish extraction, and these jackals of Parisian society, casting about for funds, determined to "bleed this wealthy Jew." A beautiful adventuress, Fire at Melbourne, Australia, destroy­ ed property valued at $5,000,000. Several cargoes of American cereals which recently arrived at Buenos Ayres could not be sold and will be taken to Europe. This refusal of American cereals is due to the fact that Argentina's crop is.more than sufficient for home use. Pecuniary embarrassment has reached an acute stage af the Yildiz Kiosk. "Sal­ aries of Turkish ambassadors are left un­ paid for mouths. Since the departure of Galib Bey, ambassador at Berlin, anoth­ er envoy has ^Titten Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign minister, declaring that he has sold nearly everything and lives almost entirely on dry bread, adding that he even fears he will be unable much long­ er to borrow that. The American minister at Constantino­ ple has sent a full report to the Depart­ ment of State at Washington giving the details of the recent attack on Turkish villages by Armenian brigands, who came over the Persian frontier. The acts of these brigands were horrible. The por­ tion of the dispatch which will create a sensation in this country is the arrest of an American woman missionary near the scene of the trouble, who hiid in her pos­ session an apronful of cartridges intend­ ed for the brigands. She had a school there, and many of the scholars had their pockets filled with cartridges, and con- jessed that they had been acting as spies for the brigands under orders from the teacher. The report contains many other matters which will startle and surprise the friends of foreign missions in this country, and as it comes from Dr. Angell, who was appointed minister to Turkey through the influence of the American board of foreign missions, it will be all the more astounding to church people. ILBCKT- T /DRtYfUM THE BARBARIC CaSTeli'uILT AROUND CAPTAIN D'U'ETPFiUS' MITT. children on Easter day, can only take place in the White House grounds. In short,'as Mr. Harrison says: "There is not a square foot of ground, riot a bench nor a shade tree, that the President avd his family can use in privacy." whose house was the resort of a numlxex of French officers and foreign diplomat*, is said to have acted as the go-between in these transactions. By invitation Dreyfus was a frequent visitor to her house. In due course of during the decade 1887-1S97 the Unita­ rian churches increased by 13. Ten are self-supporting. Capt. A. C. Anson, the well-known G-.i- car: baseball player, wants to quit the National League, and has applied to the Western League for a position. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "Colder Aveather has done much to accelerate retail trade, so greatly delayed iu many lines by unusually mild and open weather. The production in­ creases on the whole, and many manufac­ turers are unable to take all the offers, while others are committed as far ahead as they are willing tO be. Failures for the week have been 267 in the United States, against 334 last year, and 32 in Canada, against 40 last year." Brad- street's says: "There is a moderate im­ provement in staple prices and in distri­ bution of woolen goods, shoes, hats and hardware in the region tributary to Chi­ cago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha. Higher prices are recorded for wheat, corn, oats, sirup, hides, leather, shoes and for turpentine. The total exports of wheat (flour included as wheat) from both coasts of the United States and from Montreal this week aggregate 0,053,792 bushels, against 5,445,542 bushels last week. Corn exports also show a gain aggregating 3.209.790 bushels for the week, against 2,975,721 last year." MARKET REPORT3, " A Weight of Care. As if this were not enough, our political system makes t^ie President the center of party activity, of personal ambition and desire. Not only must all appoint­ ments be made theoretically by him as chief executive, but actually by him in person. Before making them he must see and talk with all the interested per­ sons, no matter how great their number. If they come again and again, for the avowed purpose of "bringing the pressure of persistency," they must be seen and mollified. Crossroads politicians must have access to the ruler of the American people about seven-by-nine postofflces. The President must keep open house to all tbe Senators and Representatives in Congress, of whom there are something like 450, and the most of whom are pro-' fessionul office brokers. Through all this the President is expected to maintain his dignity and his equanimity, keep his patience unruffied and his sense of jus­ tice and of the fitness of things unwarp- ed. During the whole four years of his administration he bears upon his shoul­ ders the responsibilities and cares of the natioiij In. thg c-^se of m^t Presidents tBere is no cessation o? toil, jlie cares of the chief executive are rarely dropped when he leaves the office. They^aecom- pauy him to the social function, they are his constant companion as he attempts to enjoy a few days' outing, they are bis most intimate associates even in his fam­ ily circle, and they even follow him into his bed chamber sad there minister to the discomforts of his slumber. T Americans are not always a consider­ ate people, but it is doubtful if they ever had a better chance to see themselves as they really are than in the book which ex-President Benjamin Harrison has just published, in which he devotes a chapter to telling of his own experiences in the four years he passed in the White House. There seems to be no danger of the chief magistrate of the nation forgetting that he is, in the most literal sense of the words, a public servant, paid by the pub­ lic for the public to enjoy at its leisure. During the first three weeks of his term the President of these United States has to shake hands with not less than 40,000 of his fellow citizens. If any one has ever seen the Auditorium when 10,000 persons have been packed into it, and will multiply that number by four Sikl con­ template shaking hands with all of them, he will form a notion of what infinite nui­ sances hand-shading folk can make of themselves if you can only get enough of thejn together. Mr. Harrison records that every one who ever had to undergo the ordeal suffered acute physical torture un­ til President Hayes discovered that If he reached forward and grasped the hand of an approaching "shaker"' before the "shaker" had a chance to grasp his and squeeze-it to show his good will he could escape serious discomfort and all actual pain. President McKinley--the Ohio man « feFffl^ln rwouree-^baa another way ; he holds his hand level with his waist with the back of it up and in this attitude it is only possible to get a firm grip on the fingers, which does not hurt nearly as much as pinching the rest of the hand. But the handshaking lasts through the term, though not in such exorbitant quantities.' It is not the only trouble. The letter writing fiend gets in his direful work--to the extent of some 800 letters a day. They ask all sorts of things, from an autograph for a log cabin quilt to the loan of money enough to bU.y a poor girl NOVAK IS FOUND GUILTY. Jury Returns a Verdict of Murder in the Second Degree. Frank Novak, on trial at Vinton, Iowa, for killing Edward Murray, has been found guilty of murder in the second de­ gree. The jury returned its verdict re-j- onimending that his punishment be ten years in the penitentiary. Counsel for the prisoner said he regarded the verdict a great victory for the defense. A serious mistake on the part of the State in the proceedings of the trial was discovered at the very last moment, and Novak's counsel fought persistently to prevent its rectification. After the evi­ dence had been closed on both sides it was discovered that the coun-y attorney had omitted to show that the village of Walford, Novak's home and where the tragedy occurred, was in Benton County. County Attorney Tobin requested a Chicago--Cuttle, common to prime, $3.00. to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 94c to 90c; corn, No. 2, 20c to 27c; oats, No. 2, 20c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 47c to 48c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 17c to 19c; new potatoes, 40c to 55c per bushel. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3-00 to *• $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,492c to 94c; corn, No. 2 white, 20c to 2Sc; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 24c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 9Gc to 98c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 24c to 20c; oats, No. 2 white, 2fle to 22c; rye, No. 2, 45c to 40c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2.50 to $5^25; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep. $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 93c to 95c; cofti, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 29c; oats, No. 2'miXed, 23c to 24c; rye, No. 2, 46c to 47c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $4.25: wheat, No. 2, 91c to .93c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 25c; rye, 47c to 48c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 93c to 94c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 47c to 49c; clover seed, $3.15 to $3.25. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 86c -i» 87'c_; corn-, No. 3, 26e>4o 28c.; oats, .No. 2 white, 23c to 25c; rye, No. 2, 47c to 49c; barley, No. 2, 38c to 41c; pork, mess, $7.00 to $7.50. ' . .. Buffalo--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $3.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 f^, 90c to 97c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 26c to 28c. New Y6rk--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3-50 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 99c to $1.00; corn. No. 2, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to * 27c? butter, creamery, 15c to 24c; or«[u, • Weutern. 21c to 23c. SOUTHERN, The Georgia Senate has passed the anti-football bill. For the murder of Vinie Bell George Weston, alias Winston (colored) was hanged at Padueah, Ky. At Moultrie, Ga., Neil Sinclair shot and instantly killed Robert Register and wounded his brother Linton. Gen. Cassius Mareellus Clay's young wife left the Clay mansion, Whitehall, Ky., ten days ago, and went to the home of her brother, "Clell" Richardson, at Valley View. It "is said she will not re­ turn. Memorial exercises in commemoration of the life and services of the late Sen­ ator Isham G. Harris, twice postponed on account of yellow feVer, were held at Memphis, Tenn. Many distinguished men were present. Yellow fever record--At New Orleans, eight new cases, three deaths; at Mobile, Ala., two new cases, one death; at Pen- sacola, Fla., one case, a private soldier, in Fort; Barrencas. The soldiers have been moved into camp a mile away. WASHINGTON, Secretary Sherman has appointed a woman^temporary consul at Edmunstone, Commodore Dewey, president of the naval trial board, has returned to Wash­ ington fronl the sea trial of the Iowa, which he declares is the best ship of her class in the world. M. Patenotre, the French ambassador, has referred the question of reciprocity with the United States back to his Gov­ ernment, and there is no immediate pros­ pect of the conclusion of the negotiations. An order has been issued by the or­ phans' court at Washmgten, D. C., mak­ ing Mrs. John A. Logan guardian for Miss Evangelina Cossio y Cistieros. The At Taunton, Mass., the grand jury found indictments against W. Shay and Frank Ford, Common Councilmen of Fall River, accused of solicitinj bribes in con­ nection with the awarding of contracts. John R. Scottj the colored politician and Republican leader in Florida, is in the county jail at Jacksonville, charged with the murder of Rev. Obadiah Adams, pastor of St- James' A. M. E. Church, in Brooklyn suburb. ' Scott and Adams had a revolver duel there. In a head-end collision in Baltimore on the Baltimore and Northern Railroad