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f J. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. MCHENRY. ILLINOIS ALLIANCE IS SOUGHT ANGLO-AMERICAN LEAGUERS MEET IN LONDON. Resolutions Are Adopted FAvoring Co-operation of the Two Countries Prominent Englishmen Partiteipate --Talented Artist Takes Her Life. Cordial Feeling Toward United States . The inaugural meeting of the Anglo- American league was held at Stafford House, London, under the presidency of the Duke of Sutherland, who was sup­ ported, by EarlGrey^ie Earl of Jersey, Baron Farrcr, Baron ISrassey, Baron" Tennyson, Baron Monks wall, Sir John Lubbock, Rear Admiral Lord Charles OBeresford and James Bryce, author of "The American Commonwealth." Others present were the archbishop of Canter­ bury, the archbishop of York, Cardinal Vaughan and the.t)tike of Westminster. The Duke of Fife sent a letter expressing his regrets at his- inability to be present. The Duke of Sutherland, in opening the proceedings, said the league was quite apart from ordinary politics, its object be­ ing to express the feieling of cordiality which existed between the people of Great Britain and the United States, an effort which he believed would be appreciated and reciprocated in America. On motion of Lcrd Brassey the. following resolution was adopted: "Considering that the peo­ ples pf the British empire and the United States are closely allied by blood, inherit the- same literature and laws, hold the same principles of government, recognize' the same ideals of freedom and humanity in the guidanebof their national policy, and are dra wn together by "strong common interests in many parts of the world, this meeting is of the opinion that every'effort should be made in the interests of civil­ ization and peace to secure the most cor­ dial and constant co-operation on the part of the two nations." A representative executive council was then appointed. Explosion in a Starch Factory. All overtaxed boiler in one of the buii Ings of the, Niagara grouch of the Na­ tional starch trust blew up at Buffalo, K. Y. Four workmen were killed. The explosion ^shook the brick building to pieces aifd^'shelied" the neighborhood for an eighth of a mile with bricks and pieces of iron. Great damage was done to the houses jj^ar by. Every pane of glass within tyro'blocks was broken. A piece of iron weighing fifty pounds crashed through the roof of a two-story house at 28 Oneida street. Mrs. John McFeeley, wrho lived on the second floor, was holding •her infant (laughter. The iron struck her, breaking her shoulder blade and crushing the infant's skull. Albert Br inker, aged 9, was playiaJtin a yard a block away •when he was struck by a piece of the boiler, which broke his leg. Nearly a hundred trifling injuries*^fte reported. Mrs. Joseph W. Hoyt and baby are miss­ ing and are supposed to be buried in the Standing of the Clubs. Following is the s tanding of the cluba In th« National Baseball League: W. L. W. Cincinnati Boston .. Cleveland Baltimore Chicago .... .45 Pittsburg .. .39 .51 .46 ,44 .42 25 New York 37 27 Philadelphia. 31 29 Brooklyn ... .28 29 Washington. 29 32 Louisville .. .23 34 St. Louis 22 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 46 25 Milwaukee . .43 38 St. Paul 45 30 Detroit 28 45 Kansas City.44 31 St. Joseph 23 44 Columbus .. .39 30 Minneapolis. 22 52 Shoots Herself in the Head. Mrs. I. N. Barber, principal of the St. Paul, Minn., School of Fine Arts, com­ mitted suicide at Mendota, where she was in charge of the summer art school. The deed was committed some time during the night and the body was cold when found in the morning. She had shot her­ self through the temple. She left letters to friends saying that the struggle for a livelihood was too great. She was a young woman of exceptional ability and great strength of character. BREVITIES. crew, who went ashore at Barnegat. The Delaware was bound from New York to Charleston and Jacksonville. Fire, which originated mysteriously in a stable in the rear of the World's thea­ ter on Federal street, Allegheny, Pa., soon destroyed the theater and from there rapidly communicated to adjoining build­ ings. While the area covered by tliefire was large, the loss will not exceed $175,- 000, as maW of the buildings were? smaU frame strubtumu The insurance wifl probably reach twost birds of the loss. The principal losers ar^ Delp & Bell, furni­ ture; S. Delp & Co., bar fixtures; Brad­ ley's old woolen mill and the World's the­ ater. The arrest of Pietro Cappello, who has confessed a murder committed in New York, has led to the breaking up of the biggest gang of counterfeiters who ever operated «r Montreal, Que. There «ce now under arrest in connection witli this conspiracy five persong^Cappello and a man named Salvatore -Nati'Ho, alias Jim Marehand, alias Bloom.8and three women /known respectively" as English Polly, May and Nelly. Natale has only been a few months out of the Chicago jail after serv­ ing a term for counterfeiting. Three places where they bad the apparatus for making the "queer" have been unearthed by the Canadian secret service and the city detectives. One of the women has made a confession. * WESTERN. At Columbus, Ohio, Charles C. Scott, colored, a convict who has been cooking for the warden's family at the peniten­ tiary, has escaped. Passenger train No. 1, east bound, was t held up one jmile east of Humboldt, Nev. Express car"'blown up and safe blown open. Robbers escaped. Not f;iven out 1 how much they secured. At Hazleton, Pa., while Andrew Rod- *ka and his wife were away the house in which they lived was burned and their two children, Mary, aged 3 years, and John, 9 months old, perished. The Democratic convention of the Eighth Kentucky district nominated G G. Gilbert of Shejbyville for Congress i over Messrs, McCreary, Thompson and Others, breaking a deadlock of ten days. At Dayton, Ohio, William Seime, aged 48, a millwright, in comfortable circum­ stances, in a fit of jealousy gaBhed his wife's throat with a razor, chased his daughter with the bloody weapon and then cut his own throat, dying instantly, The wife may recover. „ Five specimens of gold-bearing quartz •/: we^e placed in the hands of City Chemist jBogardus of Seattle by a stranger from , Alaska. Mr. Bogardus says that he can hold five piefces of the rock in one hand and that they carry $450 worth of gold .They Will assay $150,000 to the ton. Statements having reached Washington that cattlemen are trespassing on the Se­ quoia national park, in Tulare County, Cal., since,the withdrawal of the Fourth cavalry, the Secretary of the Interior has appointed W. B. Zebley superintendent of the reservation and instructed him to ap­ point twenty deputies and see that cattle ^.re kept outside the park limits. • j The dead body of a map was found in fe freight car which had just arrived at ,Wilmington, Del., from Jersey City. The man is supposed to have been B. H. Bran­ son of Merrill, Wis. Evidence of a strug­ gle suggests that the man was murdered Heavy rain has fallen in St. Louis and vicinity, and great damage has been done. Nearly all the buildings were flooded," &nd in several cuses people sought safety ou rafts. Damage suits aggregating $100,- 000 are to be brought against the city by the, sufferers, who allege poor drainage. Several men were killed and a number were fatally injured at a fire which broke out in the five-story building occupied by the Brlttori PrintfW Cbmpany, on Erie street, Cleveland, OhJccsThe flames spread so rapidly that mar wfjhe employes were cut off from escape, several men jumped from the windows of the third, fourth and fifth floors. The building was a total loss: Mdlle. Nevins, a well-known aeronaut, was fatally injured at Electric Park, East St. Louis, 111., by falling from a balloon, In company with. Prof. Cohn, she had gone up in a balloon, from which they had to drop with parachutes. When an altitude of about 300 feet had been reach­ ed. the balloon careened. Prof. Cohn cut loose his parachute and reached the ground in safety, but bis female compan­ ion failed to get clear and fell to the earth. Every bone in her body was broken and she was internally injured. A fire involving heavy loss broke out in the manufacturing district at Harriet and Sloo streets, Cincinnati, Ohio. It was first discovered in the dismantled-^Wiate^ house of. the McGill Grate and Mantel Company, and spread rapidly to the yards of the E. D. Albro Lumber Company and other combustible manufactories in that district. Among the leading losers are the Albro company, $50,000 on lumber alone; Queen City .Mantel and Grate Company, $30,000; F. J. Mackey, $20,000; Agger & Sanning Furniture Company, $25,000; Collier & Bndd Coal Company, offices burned. A four-story tenement house was in the line of fire and was de­ stroyed, the ifimates making narrow es­ capes. Total loss will reach $150,000. Fire destroyed the immense West Ham­ mond, Ind., plant of the Western Starch Association. It started in the glvften- room and in a short tittle seven of the nine buildings were in flames. A high wind spread the fire rapidly and light water pressure retarded the efforts of the de­ partment. The only buildings saved were the office l^uilding and one drying build­ ing. In the immense elevator were many thousand bushels of corn. The store­ rooms contained 40,000 ca,ses of manufac­ tured starch. The plant and business was owned and managed by the Stein-Hirsh Company, of which M. M. Hirsli is pres- dent. Insurance men estimate the loss at $275,000 to $300,000, with ample insur­ ance. The company will rebuild on a more extepsive scale. Mike Schuetz, over­ come with heat, fell into the flames. He •was rescued and may recover. Rev. H. A. Hazen, D. D., secretary of the national Congregational council, pre­ sented his report to the triennial meeting in Portland, Ore. He reported a gain in three years of 273 churches and a total membership of 625,864. The additions in three years were 98,564; the removals by death, 24,614; the infant baptisms were 36,366, and the membership of the Sun­ day schools had increased to 685,704, a gain of 7,769. A falling off of $482,752 was reported in the benevolences, the total amount being $6,761,830. The home expenses reached $20,232,559. The report of the trustees showed the net receipts to be $51,164, as against $72,521 the pre­ ceding three years. „The disbursements were $52,436, leaving on hand a balance of $0,75S.- The report of the provisional committee, prepared by Congressman Nel­ son Dingley, contained the recommenda­ tion that the United States name 200 del­ egates to the second international council of Congregational churches to be held in Boston next autumn, the same privilege to be accorded to other countries Of doubling their representation. EASTERN. At Oakland, Md., fire destroyed five buildings, including the residence of State Senator Ravenscroft and three business buildings. . The Clyde line steamer Delaware was abandoned by her crew and passengers off Barnegat, N. J., the vessel being on fire. They were rescued from the boats arid rafts which they had taken to by the Cedar Oneek life saving crew and a fishing smack. They were subsequently transferred to the steam tug Ocean King, ?Fhich took them to New York, their point of embarkation, excepting the captain and of the official reporters of the Senate, was appointed reporter of the commission, ft was decided that the entire clerical force, should'? be composed of employes of thfe Senate in order, not to add unnecessarily to the salary roll of the commission. It was impossible to fix a definite time of departure, but Aug. 1 was agreed upon as the approximate date for sailing from San Francisco. It is expected that about two months' time will be spent in Hawaii, and the commission hopes to have jts rec­ ommendations prepared by the opening of the next session of Congress. The Presi­ dent's intention- -of continuing President Dole as the governor of the new-territory was discussed at the meeting as a matter decided upon, and was spoken'of most ap­ provingly. The commissioners favor a full territorial form of government, with a delegate in Congress and a local legis­ lature, Secretary Alger issued orders at­ taching the Hawaiian Islands to the mili­ tary department lof California. FOREIGN, A financial panic has been occasioned in Valparaiso, Chili, by the withdrawal and exportation of gold, which has caused the Chilian Government to officially close all the banks in Chili temporarily. During this suspension the Government will con­ sider the advisability of issuing paper money. --. . Though youiig Ten Eyck's entry for the diamond sculls at Henley, England, this year was refused by the regatta commit­ tee, this most coveted prize of the atiia- teur sculling world fell again to an Ameri­ can, B. Hunting Howell of New York. Young Howell liot only carried off the diamond sculls, but created a new record, covering the course in- four seconds less than any previous winner. King George of Greece, has received a warning"- from a Toledo man. Consul General Botas'si has written Chief of Po­ lice Raitz anent the character of the man who sent the Warning, and is making anj effort to locate the bold' conspirators wlicA are thirsty for the blood, of the king. If\ the following information sent to King George from a party in Toledo, Ohio, is authentic a bold conspiracy among Greeks is unearthed: "His Royal.Highness King George of Greece: Your Highness--Par don my intrusion in writing you, but I got a direct knowledge that there is ia spiracy on the part of the Greeks of ([this country to assassinate you. It came about in this manner i1*! was in a fruit store K\$pt by a Greek and I had him in conversation when he revealed to me the above info: mation. I am, of course, a total stranger to you, but I have been an admirer of you and' would not care to see harm come to 'I you, especially if it is in my power .to warn you. If I can serve you in any way by getting further information command me. Please keep this communication con­ fidential, as^ if apy GEoek; should ^ know what I have done they would as^&ssinate me. I remain your humble servant, G. Milkman, 318 Twelfth street." This com­ munication was received with another from D. N. Botassi, consul general ol| Greece in New York City. The police dis­ covered that the man Milkman is a Span­ iard with an English wife. They had re­ cently moved from the address given. Milkman was regarded as a, mysterious personage, highly educated, received con­ siderable foreign mail, had plenty, of money, but no one could ever learn any­ thing about his business. IN GENERAL.. OF NATIONAL LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN BUSY WITH WAR. SOUTHERN. Atorney John B. Laidley committed suicide by hanging himself at the city jail at Huntington, W. Va. Chief of Police Lou Fernandez was kill­ ed in a stree\ fight at Rogersville, Tenn., by an outtew named Bradley Bynum. Three men are dead and one is not ex­ pected to live as a result of drinking es­ sence of cinnamon at Charleston, W. Va. The seller was arrested. The marine hospital service at Wash­ ington gave out a telegraphic report from the surgeon in charge at McHenry, Miss., announcing the discharge of the last case of yellow fever at that point. Near Sistersville, W. Va... a boarding house which was located near a well caught fire early in the morning from an explosion of gas.' and before the people sleeping in it could -be released it was im­ possible for them to get out, as the build­ ing was literally a mass of flames. The quarantine station at Mobile Bay, Ala., together with the fumigating ma­ chinery, wharf, etc., was burned. The plant cost $50,000 and was insured for $13,000. Vessels, until the plant is re­ built, will be fumigated at the national quarantine station at Ship Island, Miss. Rev. N. Barker, a veteran of the Mex­ ican war, died in Hood County, Texas, from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Reseca del Rey. Recently the operation of removing an eye was per­ formed. Behind the eyeball was found a flattened bullet, which the old soldier had carried for half a century. He lived three days only, after the operation. Lieut. Peary has arrived at Sidney, *J. B., on his way to the arctic regions. He says he is confident that he will reach the north pole this time, but he may consume four years in doing it. \ The schooner Redfin of Stamford, Conn., Under seizure at Phillipsburg, Que­ bec, for infraction of the fishery laws, has been captured by four men with loaded re­ volvers, who overpowered the Govern­ ment crew and headed the schooner for Burlington, Vt. Late" returns in the provincial election in British Columbia show that of the thir­ ty-eight seats, twenty-three are definitely decided, thirteen Government and ten op­ position. Of the remaining fifteen, seven probably are opposition and six Govern­ ment, with Cassiar, where election is not yet ordered, probably certain to return two Government, which would give the Government a majority of four. Judge Peter S. Grosscup of Chicago has been named by President McKinley, and confirmed by the Senate, as one of the members of the commission to revise and amend the laws of the United States con-' cerning patents, trade and other marks and trade or commercial nann;s. The other members of the commission are Francis Forbes of New York and Arthur P. Greeley of New Hampshire. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "The usual half-yearly state­ ment of failures by branches of business is peculiarly interesting because it shows that war and fears of war have not caus­ ed increase in commercial disasters. Fail­ ures during the second quarter have been smaller than in the same quarter of the last four years in trading, and in manu­ facturing smaller than in the same quar­ ter of any year excepting 1894. The fiscal year has ended with financial results a shade beyond general expectations, and the new war tax begins to increase reve­ nue, not seriously disturbing business in any line. No reason yet appears to ap­ prehend that the war revenue will fall below expectations. Failures for the week have been 229 in the United States, against 206 last year, and 17 in Canada, against 30 last year." Not for Twenty-five Years Have So Important Matters Been Considered --Appropriations that Aggregate Nearly $900,000,000 Were Made. An Important Session. The passing of the second session of the LVth Congress marks the close of the first war Congress in a quarter of a cen­ tury. Associated with the first hostile conflict since 1812 with a nation of an­ other continent, the annexation of Ha­ waii, and contemporaneous with a further movement for territorial expansion, the present Congress outranks almost any other that has ever assembled. Hawaiian annexation, Spain and Cuba, war appropriations and war revenue legis­ lation, organization \of the vast volunteer army and expansion of the navy, and .a new bankruptcy law were features of the session. Urgent deficiency bills carrying millions of dollars were rushed through with far less, delay than marked_ the course of an ordinary measure of little importance. The total appropriations footed almost $900,000,000, and about $350,000,000 of this w^s for war purposes. It was the largest aggregate by any ses­ sion since the civil war, and the general deficiency was the largest separate meas­ ure since the $750,000,000 single appro­ priation in 1863. The naval appropriation bill provided for three new battleships four monitors, sixteen torpedo boat de­ stroyers, twelve torpedo boats and one gunboat. The urgent deficiency bills all carried provisions for aggressive work in the prosecution of -the war. The general deficiency measure, enacted in the last days, carried a provision for refunding the indebtedness of the Pacific railroads to the Government. Cuba and Hawaii were the important matters of debate and provoked the most widespread interest There were a num­ ber of messages from President McKin­ ley bearing on the Cuban situation, rang­ ing from the submission of a report upon the Maine disaster and the consular re­ ports, to the call for a declaration of war. The first real war legislation was when Congress placed, without limitations, 550,000,000 in the President's hands as ihi emergency fund for national defense, On April 11 the President* in a message, left the Cuban issue in the hands of Con- press. Resolutions were soon enacted and become law April 19 declaring that the people of Cuba ought to be and are free and independent and . demartding that Spain relinquish its "authority and with draw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters and directing the use of our land and naval forces to enforce the resolutions. The declaration of war was passed by Congress and approved on April 25. Three days before the declaration of war, Pres^ ident McKinley approved the volunteer act.' Under it all the soldiers in the vol­ unteer army have been raised, embracing 125,000 men under the first and 75,000 under the second call. One feature of the session was the en­ actment of the war revenue law. Its framers expected it to produce $150,000,- 000. Minor war legislation included the following: Organizing a volunteer army Bignai corps, organizing a volunteer brig­ ade of engineers, creating two additional artillery regiments, adding 31,610 men; creating a United States auxiliary naval force, not exceeding 2,000 enlisted men and appropriating $3,000,000 therefor, keeping life-saving stations on the Atlan­ tic and gulf coasts open during June and July for patrol purposes, authorizing as­ sistance to Cubans and providing them with arms and supplies, allowing homestead settlers who volunteer to count their service in homestead requirements, resolutions pf thanks to Dewey and his men, and the presentation of a sword to him and medals to his officers. Other important legislation, aside from war, included prohibiting the killing of fur seals in the north Pacific and importa­ tion of sealskins into this country; pro­ hibiting foreign vessels from carrying merchandise directly or indirectly between United States ports; an Alaskan home­ stead and right of way act, encouraging railway construction; appropriating $200,- 000 for the relief of the Yukon miners; creating a non-partisan industrial commis­ sion to investigate immigration, labor, miinufacture and business. Late in the session a general bankruptcy law was en­ acted providing for voluntary and invol­ untary bankruptcy. CATTLE ARE SCARCE. WASHINGTON. Ex-Senator Conger of Michigan, who had lived at Washington, D. C., since he left the Senate, died at Ocean City", Md. Rear Admiral Ammen, one of' the he­ roes of the civil war, died at the naval hospital at Washington, D. C., aged 78 years. He was an Ohioan. At the reduc­ tion of Port Royal in 1861 he held the forts until the army took possession. The American members of the commis­ sion appointed bv the President under the act annexing Hawaii to the United States met in conference at Washington. Sen­ ator Cullom of Illinois was chosen chair- 'man of the commission, and other offi­ cials designated. M. W. Blcmenthal, cue . ' i • ; MARKET SSEPORT£5» Chicago--Cattle, common to $rime, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to 77c; corn, No. 2, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2, 22c to 23c; rye, No. 2, 45c, to ,47c; butter, choice creamery, 15c to 17c;. eggs, fresh, 11c to 12c; new potatoes, choice, 70c to 85c per bushel. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, 3S!o. 2, 75c to 76c; corn, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 26c to 286. St^Louis---Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.75 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 79c to 81c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 30c to 32c; oats, No. 2, 21c to 23c; rye, No. 2, 43c to 45c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 84c to 86c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 26c; rye, No. 2, 40c to 42c. Detroit--Cattle,' $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 89c to 91c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 2Sc; rye, 44c to 46c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 84c to S6c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 26c; rye, No. 2, 44c to 45c; clover seed, $2.85 to $2.95, Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 89c to 90c; corn, No. 3, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 1, 46c to 47c; barley, No. 2, 30c to 38c; pork, mess' $9.75 to $10.25. Buffalo--Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, common to choice, $3.50 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice weth ers, $3.50 to $4.75; lambs, common to extra, $4.25 to $5.50 New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $8,00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $5.00 wheat, No. 2 red, 91c to 93c; corn, No, 2). 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 30c; butter, creatncnvJ.3c to 18c; eggs, Western, 13c to 15e., TO HOIST THE^FLA Admiral Miller Goes to Hawaii In the Philadelphia. The Hawaiian Islands were/made a part of the United States when (President McKinley signed the annexation resolu­ tions. Admiral Miller started at once for Honolulu on the Cruiser Philadelphia to hoist the American flag and take fornial possession of the islands. It is said that the transition from the Hawaiian republic to a part of the United States can be ac­ complished without the slightest delay or friction. A complete internal organiza­ tion already exists, civil and military, and itjs pointed out that this does away with the delay of organizing a government, such as occurred when California was ad­ mitted. For the present the existing civil organization will continue, with President Dole as chief executive, and this will run along until the five commisshjners appoint­ ed by the President prepare a system of organization and put it into effect. The Hawaiian Islands are made up of the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Ivauai, Lanai, Kahulane, Molokai, Nihau,. Kaiila and a number of small islets. The area of the islands is 6,640 miles, or about three times that of Delaware. According to figures of two years ago something over 105,000 souls are added to the population of the United States and its territories by the annexation of the islands. Of the white and native population about one- third ̂ speak English. The Japanese num­ ber 25,000 and the Chinese 16,000. There are 15,000 Portuguese in the islands and .6,000 Americans, while the British and German residents number 2,000 each. Late figures on the native population give it as 30,000,-' but tlie natives are rapidly decreasing in number. Eight of the isl­ ands are fertile and susceptible to culti­ vation. The four largest--Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Ivauai--are particularly rich abounding in land fitted for sugar, cof­ fee, ricif and fruit raising. On Kauai there are coffee plantations of 200,000 acres; and, next to sugar,, which has al­ ways been the chief product of the isl­ ands, the cultivation of coffee 'is looked upon as having rich possibilities. Rice is also destined to hold important position among the products. Practically all of the trade is with the United States. The exports are $8,000,000 annually and the ipiports half that. The-history of the. islands begins with their discovery in 1778 by Captain Cook who named them after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich. Juan Gaetano, a Span­ ish navigator, is credited with having seen the island of Hawaii as early as 1555. Annexation of the islands to the United States was agitated in Hawaii as early as 1853, and the question has come up at various times ever since. The recent rev­ olution and the, overthrow of the mon­ archy are mattefs of to-day's history. TO INVESTIGATE SEA TRAGEDY. Stock Owners Holding Their Animals for a l<ise in Prices. From all parts of the West come reports that cattle are scarce. This fact is lead­ ing a number of cattlemen to go long distances to make purchases, as it is gen­ erally conceded that there is money in feeding. From Mexico there comes a de­ ficiency of nearly 50 per cent in the num­ ber shipped through Colorado to Nebras- kan and Kansas feeders and the total receipts of New Mexico also fall far short of the customary. This falling off of cat­ tle passipg through Colorado is in accord with the gross figures for the United States, which are as follows: In April, 1897, 73,489 cattle passed across the Mex­ ican border into the United States, and the same month this year showed 35,158. For the first four months of last year there were 160,649 received, and for the corresponding months this year there were 72,639, a less number than came in during April, 1897. The reason assigned for this year's shortage is that last year drained the Mexican frontier. From Las Vegas, N. M., P. J. Towner, inspector for Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota, makes the following significant report; which speaks- for itself. During the month of May he inspected 73,533, cat­ tle, 8,935 sheep and 469 horses, making a total of 82,964 head, against 105,191 for the $ame period last year. These figures may be taken to mean that stock owners are holding to their animals in anticipa­ tions^ a rise in prices, which it is pre­ dicted is certain in view of the war. PEDAGOGUES AT WASHINGTON. National Educational Association Opens Its Meeting. The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the National Educational Association op­ ened Thursday night at Convention Hall, Washington, D. C. President J. M! Greenwood of Kansas City. was in the chair. The list of speakers included the most distinguished educators in the coun­ try. President Greenwood reviewed the work of the association for the past year. He said the organization now numbers 10,000 members and has a surplus capital of $60,000, with an annual income of $30,- 000 or more. John W. Ross, district com­ missioner, welcomed the delegates to Washington. Dr. William T. Harris, United States Commissioner of Educa­ tion; President B. L. Whitman of the Co­ lumbian University, and Webster Davis, assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior, followed with, brief ad­ dresses. ? Delegations from all over the country were in the city. Every train brought car loads of pedagogues, and those who came did Washington from Capitol Hill to the White House. California grain and fruits have been severely damaged by wind. Wheat was the heaviest sufferer. La Murderous Course of Crew of Bourgogue to Be Brought Out, A searching investigation Will be/^ade by the officers of the French lmVof the murderous course pursued by tingcrew at the sinking of the steamer L^i^ourgogne. The harrowing tales first toldSby the sur­ viving passengers are being eof) by scores of persons, and in point ardice, brutality and crime this (faster has no counterpart in modetTTlIistbry. Armed with weapons and maddened with terror, the sailors, waiters and oth­ ers of the crew took example from the pautc-stricken steerage passengers and fought like savages to save their lives by casting the helpless into the sea. So swiftly did the great steamer sink that the officers had no time to gain control of the men, and scores of lives were lost that might have been saved. The drowned number 549 men, women and children. The survivors number 164 men and one woman. Stories of the disaster are unparalleled. Women and children were left to their fate. Men became raving maniacs through fear, and the number of cruel, deliberate murders cannot be estimated. Many life­ boats and rafts were loaded with human freight, only to go down because no one had the presence of mind to release them. The crew took the best boats and rafts and started from the ship. Passengers clung to the sides of the boat and life linos attached to them until knocked in the head by the sailors. Italian steerage passengers, maddened by their peril, fought for places on the boats, stabbing men, women or children. Only one of the crew of La Bourgogne, the second officer, endeavored to save the passen­ gers. This man ran about the fated ves­ sel, cutting ropes Which held fast the rafts and life preservers, and worked until the steamer foundered, going down to his death, the only brave man out of hun­ dreds. Charles Liebra, a Frenchman, .tells a story of the accident which is corroborat­ ed by a dozen others. The Frenchman saw his two motherless boys sink before his eyes. A boat floated past him, and he tried to climb in. He was repeatedly,, struck with oars arid boathooks, and hi3 arms and head are a mass of cuts and bruises. He was rescued after being in the water for eight hours. ALL EXPECTED TO PERISH. Spaniards Felt in Leaving Santiago Harbor They Were Going to Death. The number of killed and wounded on the Cristobal Colon was very small. Offi­ cers of the American vessels which were in pursuit of her say that, as it was a question of only a short time when the Cristobal Colon should be compelled to surrender or run ashore, they ceased firing on her, and only three of her crew \vere killed (all sailors) and thirteen were wounded. Before running their ships ashore and hoisting the ,white flag the Spaniards opened the Kingston valves on board the Colon and threw overboard the breech blocks of every gun, including those of their Mauser rifles. The capturr ed Spaniards were remarkably cheerful. The officers say they had nothing to eat for twenty-four hours before the destruc­ tion of the fleet, and in order to get the men to their posts large amounts of liquor were given out. Many of the captured sailors still showed the effects of drink when put on board the Resolute. The Spanish officers say the order to sail was given by the ministry of marine at Mad­ rid, and they decided to make an attempt to escape on Saturday night, but it Was postponed until Sunday morning for the reason that "quarters inspection" would be held at that time and the Americans would not be at their guns. None of the Spaniards expected to be alive at noon on Sunday, believing the destruction of the fleet to be certain. MostTof their valua­ bles were put on the Cristobal Colon, the fastest boat of the Spanish fleet, and ev­ erything was done to give her the best opportunity to escape. The Spanish offi­ cers profess great admiration for the American ships, especially the Brook New York and Oregon. The Spanish pris­ oners say that if the Americans had press­ ed the land forces much longer the Span­ iards would have b€e^ compelled to sur­ render, as the troops were completely worn out. On the picnic grounds at Cold Springs, near Brookhaveu, Miss., Ralph Butter- field attempted to shoot John Perkins, but missed, and the pistol ball entered the foot of Miss Josie Tibbs,' inflicting a se­ rious wound. CROP PROSPECTS. '$ Report Shows Decreased Acreage Hf Corn--Wheat Good. The July grain crop report of the De­ partment, of Agriculture says: Preliminary returns to the statisticians of the Department of Agriculture on the acre­ age of corn Indicate Ta reduction of 3 per cent, from the area harvested last year. There Is a decrease of 502,000 acres in Illi­ nois, of 303,000 in Iowa, of 661,000 In Mis­ souri, of 722.000 in Kansas, and of 482,000 in Nebraska. The condition of winter wheat, 83.7, is 5.1 points lower than last month, but is still 4.5 points higher than at the corresponding date last year, and 4.3 points higher than the average for the last ten years. The principal State averages are as follows: Pennsylvania, 87; Maryland, 86; Tennessee, 90; Kentucky, 93; Ohio, 89; Michigan, 98; Indiana, 94; Illinois, 66; Missouri, 68; Kan-i sas, 89, and California, 40. The average condition of spring wheat Is 95. TJhis is 3.8 points higher than at the corresponding date last year, Is 6.2 above-the average for the last ten years. The principal State av­ erages nre as follpTvs: Minnesota, „ 91; South Dakota, 89; North Dakota, 92; Iowa, 97; Nebraska, 102; Washington, 102, and Oregon, 105. The percentage of the wheat crop of 1897 reported as still on hand July 1, 1898, is 3.36. • The average condition of the oat crop? 92.8, is 5.2 points lower than last month, but Is 5.3 points higher than at the corre­ sponding date last year. The average con­ dition of barley is 85.7, which is 2.8 points lower than last year. Winter rye is 93.8, as compared with 95 July 1, 1897. There is an increase of 1.3 per cent, in the acre­ age of Irish potatoes. There is a marked increase in the acreage of tobacco in nearly all the States of principal, production. The outlook for the apple crop is very discour­ aging. The wool report indicates the aver­ age weight per fleece as being 5.8 pounds, the same as last year. TO EXTEND WEATHER BUREAU. Efficiency of Its Service Will Soon \Be Greatly Increased. President McKinley has on his desk the- draft of an order for making the greatest extension of the weather bureau service ever made in its history. The general deficiency bill carried an appropriation of $75,000 to enable the President, in his discretion, to authorize the establishment of observing and reporting stations ^it va­ rious points on the Caribbean sea, but the promulgating of the order has been withheld pending the conclusion of nego­ tiations with the Governments interested for the right to locate observers and sta­ tions. These have mostly responded fa­ vorably, and in a few days the order is ex­ pected. The scheme contepiplates the location of stations on the island of Trinidad, at St. Kipps, Barranquila, the islands of Cura- coa, Martinique, Hayti, the Barbadoes and San Domingo. There are already in operation stations at St. Thomas, Kings­ ton, Jamaica and Havana. The latter has not been interrupted a single day since the trouble began. When the pro­ posed belt of stations shall have been lo­ cated and are in operation the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean sea, the Windward and L<?eward islands, and the passages adjoip^ng will be covered by le benefits resulting there- tlie publication of storm notices e to the commerce of- all nations rsing those waters. BAD OUTLOOK ALASKA. by Discouraging Reports Brought Passengers from Klondike. Nearly all the miners who arrived from the Klondike on the schooner Hattie I. Phillips say they left the country owing to ill health. W. F. Pinlcham, a mining engineer of Boston, who was sent up to the Klondike on behalf of an Eastern syn­ dicate, is confined to his room by a frost­ bitten foot. The miners speak very bit­ terly of the way a few capitalists in Daw­ son attempted to copper the provision market and charge exorbitant prices for flour, beans, etc., but their scheme failed, as miners with more provisions than they needed sold their surplus stock to old res­ idents at cost. The price of flour has now fallen from $75 to $8 a sack. Gold dust is being sold in Dawson for $15 an ounce. T. D. Watson, formerly of Portland, Ore., predicts hard times in Dawson. There is no credit system there, and without cash a man may starve. All the men agree that, it requires the hardest kind of work to get ahead on the Yukon. The schooner Altair has arrived at San Francisco direct from Ivodiak island with bags of low-grade -ore from the famous Mountain of Gold which Capt., Moore of the sch'ooner Free Trade so glowingly de­ scribed to H. Talbot Watson of England. Watson says if properly worked the claims taken up there will pay. DOLE TO BE ACTING GOVERNOR Hawaiian Commission Sails for Hono­ lulu Aug. lO. It is stated that President Dole of Ha­ waii will be appointed acting governor of the islands when the United States assumes jurisdiction. Senator Cullom, chairman of the Hawaiian legislative com­ mission, learned Wednesday that the first ship on which they could sail from San Francisco to Honolulu is the Alameda, booked for departure Aug. 10. Accommo­ dations for the party were secured on her and the members were notified to be in readiness to leave on that date. Albert Berry, son of Representative Berry of Kentucky, one of the most enthusiastic advocates of annexation in the House, will be sergeaut-at-arms of the commis­ sion. W At Jones' Prairie, Texas, Whitfield Mc- Kinney shot his wife and then clubbed her to death with.the gun, after which h* cut his throat with a razor. Morro Castle is no more. Who said we did not have a first-class navy? Spain's navy is mostly submarine, at present. Two fleets gone and one going and the war barely started. Add the- Ladrone Islands to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. There is a widespread feeling that Spain doesn't know when she has had enough. In ten years to come Fourth of July celebrations will have an added signifi­ cance. However strict the blockade may be maintained before Havana, Blanco can't be shut up. Whether it was Sampson or Schley, the fleet is destroyed, and that is what it came over here for. , It was a glorious Fourth, thanks to Shatter and Sampson, and the brave men in their commands. If Spain doesn't treat for peace pretty soon, there will be nothing left of her with which to treat. Among other things Spain is in need of is a good cabinetmaker who understands designing and finishing. The Spanish b°anl of strategy is now relieved of all further work in regard to plans for Ceryera's fleet. There is just at present a great issue before the people of the United States-- the $200,000,000 bond issue. Admiral Sampson seems to have made more breaches in his relations with Schley than in the ships of Cervera. WAR HISTORY OF A WEEK.! Friday. Admiral Camara, with his £eet> 'which < had passed through the Suez canal, order­ ed to return to Spain. Col. Wood of the rough riders made a brigadier general, and Lieut. Col. Roose­ velt promoted to the colonelcy of the regi­ ment. A Spanish privateer reported cruising- in British Columbian waters, ready to- prey on vessels returning from Alaska with treasure. Officials at Washington expect that Spain will begin negotiations for peace in a few days. Important dispatches hav been received with this end in view. Military precautions taken in Spain prevent expected outbreaks. Soldiers gusted with condition of affairs, while/re­ publicans have issued a circular, headed "Prepare!" Reports that Spain would sue for peace caused an advance in iSpan- ish bonds. / • Saturday. j ;• Thousands of. refugees from (Santiago0 have flocked to the American limes, and the problem of feeding them is/ a serious, one for Gen. Shatter. . ) Damage sustained by the battle ship Iowa in the Santiago fight mjay prevent that vessel joining the eastern squadron that is to attack the Spanish icoast. The Associated Press correspondent at - Berlin# reiterates that, notwithstanding official denials, Germany, | Russia and France are scheming to intervene in the Philippines when certain cdtiditions arise. President McKinley has? refused the offer of Gen. Linares, Spanish command­ er at Santiago, to surrender Conditionally. The truce which would have expired Sat­ urday at noon Was extended twenty-four hours, and all day the question of surren- ;• der was considered. Sunday. | - Austria is said to be contemplating pro­ posals for! immediate interveiition by the European pbwers in behalf of Spain. It is said at Madrid that peace negotia- ; tions are considered urgent, thb hopeless­ ness of the . war situation being recog­ nized. Admiral .Cervera, fifty-three of his offi­ cers and 638 of his men, arrived at Ports­ mouth, N. H., on the auxiliary <-ruiser St. Louis as prisoners of war. Gen. Brooke has placed an epibargo on passed for soldiers at Chickqfuauga be­ cause of frequent acts of lawlessness in Chattanooga since pay day. The arrests have averaged 200 daily. j ^ From 4 o'clock in the afternoon until dark the American, artilleify poured a deadly fire into the Spanish lines at San­ tiago. The reply was weak, indicating, as believed, that the end of Spauishtfesist- auce is near. Monday. Gen. Miles arrived at Santiago de Cuba at noon. Report is made that the Infanta Maria Teresa is the only ship of Cervera's fleet that can be saved. Du Bosc and Carranza, Spanish repre­ sentatives in Canada, told by the Cana­ dian officials to quit the country. Gen. Shatter reports that in the action of July 1-3 at Santiago twenty-three offi­ cers apd 208 men were\killed 80 officers and 1,203 men were wounded, and that 81 men are missing. For two hours in the morning Admiral Sampson's ships threw shells toward San­ tiago. One of them blew up a church filled with amrnunition. Just as Gen. Shatter began his land attack a flag of truce was seen coming from the city, which stopped the fighting. Attack on Santiago resumed, the fleet joining the army in sending shells over the hills into the town. Great damage done. General Wheeler went into the city under a flag of truce and demanded the surrender of the town for the third and last time. During "the fighting the Spaniards in the trenches suffered heavy losses. Tuesday. General Miles reached the front at San­ tiago and assumed command of our forces in the field. General Duffield is in the isolation hos­ pital and is in a very serious condition. The nature of his ailment is not stated. It has been decided that submarine mines in American harbors are no longer needed, and they will all be*exploded Wednesday. Fierce rainstorms have drenched troops at the front. Sagasta said at Madrid that the moment for peace negotiations had come. A few cases of yellow fever are being treated in a field hospital near Santiago. The victims are teamsters and refugees. President McKinley and his cabinet have decided that the capture of Santiago must be effected with expedition in conse­ quence of the terrible climatic conditions and the danger to our men owing to an outbreak of yellow fever. Admiral Dewey reports that a German cruiser prevented the Philippine insur­ gents from capturing Isla de Grande, in Subig bay. Whereupon he sent the Ra­ leigh and Concord to capture the island and turn it over to the insurgents. Over 1,000 Spaniards were made^prisoners and a quantity of ammunition was captured, Thursday! Gen. Toral, commander! of the Spanish forces at Santiago de Cuba, surrendered to Gene Shafter. The United States Government will now turn its attention to the capture; of San Juau, Porto Rico. An expedition is to be started at once under Gen. Brooke. An inspired article in the Cologne Ga­ zette declares that there is no tru^f iirtbe report that a German cruiser interfered in any way with the operations of Ad­ miral Dewey in the Philippines. The Florida and the Fanita, convoyed by the gunboat Peoria, have, landed large expeditions at Palo Alto, on the south coast of Cuba. In the fighting which took place Captain Jose Manuel Nunez was, killed and Wintlirop Chanler of .the rough riders and several soldiers wounded. Sparks from the Wires. Twenty business blocks in the little town of Rogers, Texas, were destroyed by fire. t Chili has sent an ultimatum to Argen­ tina giving her until Aug. 15 to settle the boundary dispute. The number of immigrants to the Unit­ ed States shows a marked decrease during the past few weeks. An American flag, said to be the largest flag in the world, measuring 75 feet 6 inches by 57 feet, was flung ^the at Maueh Chunk, Pa. In a difficulty over fnmil/r affairs J. p. Woodard shot and killed .1ft>seph Ragland* "eld, Texas. his brother-in-law, The Topeka ( passed an ordin; tax of $3,000 upj panics and upon use of the premi' companies will the tax iif the co' John Bowers, ; Gulf, Colorado dk?d in the com] langing to give -3 the Sisters of pay checks in t the lining of Council has sing a yearly stamp com- [firms making j>s. The stamp |.e collection of i hand on the Fe Railway, ^ital. After ar- pauper's burial, aund Sauta Fe 1 sewed up in