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LUMBER SCHEDULE. Souato Disposes of thu Paragraph Aftor a Stubborn Oontost. HOUSE PASSED TWO BKIDGR HILLS. A. Motion to Adjourn In Defeated by the Democrats, but Is Aflcruiirds Ko- versod on it Cult for the Wan mill Nny. Wasihnoton, lutiu 8. Tin; senate yesterday disposed of tho lumber para graph, which has been more stubborn ly contested tliiin any feature of the bill thus fur, by defeating tliu motion of Senator Vent to place whltu pine on thu free listyeas, 20; niiyh. i!8. The con tost was niiiinly significant in breaking party linos, which have been maintained, with few exceptions, dur ing the early status of the debate. On tho final vote eight dcniocratie scnu tors voted against Mr. Vest's proposi tion, namely: Messrs. lhtcon nnd Clay, of Georgia; MeEnory, of Louisiana; McLauriu and Tillman, of South Curo linn; Martin, of Virginia; Uawlins, of Utah, and Wliite, of California. On thu other hand Mr. Carter (rep.) and Messrs. Cannon and Mantle (silver reps.) voted for tliu Vest motion. Fob lowing tills a vote to substitute the Wilson lumber schedule was dufeated 17 to !17 and the schedule was agreed to as reported. The debatu preceding the vote was at times very breezy, ow ing to the break of political lines. A general discussion of the future programmu on the bill occurred buforo thu senate adjourned. It led to a tatement by Mr. Allison, in charge of the bill, Unit the committee probably would. submit amendments to the sugar schedule. For this reason he an nounced that the sugarsehedule would be passed over to-day and that thu tobacco schedule would bo taken up. Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, presented several proposed amendments to thu tarilT bill. One of them proposes to strike out the duty on tea and substi tute a duty of ten percent, ad valorem on all articles proposed by the bill to bo placed in free list, these duties to continue until July 1, M01, after which thu articles shall bu exempt from duty. Another amendment proposes a pro viso to the paragraph fixing a duty on iron oru so that all iron ore from for eign mines owned by American citizens ami imported for their own use and not for sale shall be exempt from duty. At 5:!i0 p. m. the senate held a brief execittivu session and at r:ir p. m. ad journed. Tin: iiouhi:. Washington, .June 8. Mr. llailoy, of Texas, the minority leader, was in his seat when tliu house met yesterday for the first time in a fortnight. On .motion of Mr. Oinsmorc, of Arkansas, thu senate resolution to permit Carlos Chittiorrez, of Salvador, to be received as a cadet at West Point was adopted, and on motion of Mr. Morris, of Min nesota, the senate bill to amend the .net fo authorize the construction of a stool bridge across the St. Louis river was passed. Mr. MeMillin, of Tennessee, called attention to the fact that the last bill iliad not been considered by any com mittee of the present house (It had been passed by the last house., "We are working up thu remnants of the last house," said he, A senate bill to authorize thu con struction of a bridge across Pearl trivor, Mississippi, was also passed. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, then moved an adjournment. "As long as the Cuban resolution and thu bankruptcy bill are undisposed of," interposed Mr. Ruiloy before the vote was taken, "we feel constrained .to resist these motions to adjourn." The opposition scored its first victory this session when, on a rising vote, the motion to adjourn was defeated 71) to fiO. Thu opposition eheerud thu an nouncement. Mr. Grosvenor immedi ately demanded the yeas and nays, -which wero ordeved. The roll call re versed thu previous votu and thu mo tion to adjourn was carried 1)1 to 71) present not voting 11. Mr. Terry made the point of no quo nun, and thu further point that the house could not adjourn for more than one day without a quorum. The speaker declined to hear him, calling attention to the fact that with those present and not voting a quorum was present. lie then announced thu housu .adjourned until Thursday. ONE DAY'S BAD RECORD. Sfour Violent Deaths mill Two Persons ly liif In St. I.oiiIh, St. Louis, iluno S.Four dend and two dying Is the homicide record for Sunday. Muudo Dovero, who was shot by Mrs. May Campbell, an actress, whilo with thu luttur's husband ten days ago, diud at the city hos pital. Campbell, who was shot at tho same time, will recover. ,1 nines Pntton and John O'Connell killed each other in a battle over religious diffor ences. William Sherman was killed mid llenrv Channel fatally wounded by Sam Leonard at a colored wedding celebration, S. II. Hrndford May t!ot It. Washington, Juno 8. It is probable that a new man will be sprung in a short time for the judgeship in tho In dian territory created by tho Indian appropriation bill. It is S. 1$. Hrad forrt, ex-uttoruoy-gcneral for tho statu of Kansas, now a resident of South 2MeAl ester. THE WAR MUST STOP. Purport)')! Intertlow wllli tho President In Which He In IJiiotiMl im Hnylnjf Much. Nr.wYomc,Junc.7.- Herbert J. 13rown wires the .Journal an Interview by a third party with President McKinley in which tho latter said, concerning Cuba: Unless Mr. Calhoun's roports illffor vory ma terially from tho overwhelming fnetsnlrciuly fn my jiossosslon, I enn linvo lint ono policy fn tho mutton This bloody war must stop, as well In tho Interests of liuninnlty as on account of tho lives and property of Americans which hnvo been nnd aro heliiK needlessly sacrlllccd. I have every conlldcnco In Consul-CJonorol Loo, his Integrity and his painstaking accuracy In reporting tho situation. Hut I felt that tho American people would bo hotter .satisfied wero my action based upon reports obtained by tho conlldentlal tiKonts and advisors of my own ad ministration, and for that reason I concluded to send, In tho llr-tt place, JuiIko Day, nnd later Mr. Calhoun, to malo tho Investigation. Tho Httuatlon docs not admit of delay. Mr. llrown goes on to say: Tho Konoral scope of the president's noto to Spain Is as follows: It will roc I to tho condi tion of affairs In Cuba us vorltlod by tho con sular roports and by Mr. Calhoun. It will de clare that Spain has fulled in over two years to suppress n rebellion which Is as strong, or BtroiiKcr, thun over; thnt there Is no Immedl utn prospect of Spanish success, and that for ovor two years tho United States huvo wit nessed the destruction of Amorlcan property, American lives and Amorlcan commerce. At tention will bo called to Prosldout Cleveland's lust annual juossntfo to conirons, In which ho declared that tho tlrao would como when tho United States would bo compelled to Interfere on tho Kround of humanity as well as of Its para mount Interests, and It will declare that tlmo Is now at hand. The friendly mediation of tho United State will then be offered to sottlo tho dlniculty In tho lHlnnd on tho basis of Its Inde pendence and the payment of an Indemnity by tho now Hovormnont. of Culm. Perhaps ono or two nations may bo suKHO.stcd to nrbltrnto tho Indemnity. BIG CLAIM PRESENTED. Negotiations with tho Cherokee Indians ICeeelvo ii I'robnbli) Quietus. Clam:moiu:, I. T., .June 7. The nego tiations between the Chorokeesund the Dawes commission have received a se vere, if not a permanent cheek, and tho untiru tribe is in a statu of feverish ex citement over a claim presented to tho commission by It. C. Adams, John Bul lotttmd It. L. Owens, in behalf of thu Doluwurcs, asking for the segregation to that tribe of 1(57,000 acres of laud. Adams and Hullettaro both Delawarcs, but citizens of tho Cherokee na tion. Owens, a Chorokoo citizen, who is acting as attorney for the ' Delawuros, has figured largely at tho Washington end of all the big money deals of these tribes for several years past, and is ono of tho richest men in the territory. Tho Delaware claim rests upon a treaty entered into with the Cherokees several years ago, through which, upon paymnntinto tho general funds of tho Cherokee tribe of a certain sum, they wero to become equal citizens, and upon final allot ment to havo not less than 100 acres each of the public land. In uddition to those named, there aro behind the movement ex-Chief Hushy head and ex-Attorney-Genural Hast ings, both heretofore influential men in thu tribe. Tho commission has left Tahlequah and express but little hopo of reaching an agreement. INJURED HUSBAND-RACKET. A Visitor nt Kxcrlslor Springs Compelled to (Slvo Up CoiiHlilunihlo Property. Exci:i.nioii Si'itiNos, Mo., June 7. A man going by the name of G. W. Wil son and a woman alleged to bo his wife played the injured husband rack et on Mr. Hood, a Nebraska farmer who Is stopping hero with his son, Dr. W. H. Hood, and under threat, accord ing to Mr. Hood, compelled him to givu notes to the amount of SI, 000 nnd a mortgage on his personal property in Nebraska, Thu woman worked tho game by getting acquainted with Mr. Hood, then by professing to be of tho same school of polities she loaned him a copy of Ilryun's book. When ho returned tho book sho in vited the old gentleman into tho house. After ho entered and was seated shu showered her ufTcctious upon him. Then tho husband enmo rushing into tho room, nourishing a pistol, drove his wifu from his preseneo and demanded money. No money be ing in sight, the old man was made to sign notes to tho amount of 81,000 and glvo a chattel mortgage on his prop erty in his homo in Nebraska. WOMEN RUN "STREET CAR& At Iloclcford, III., Tl.ey Net SU.OOl) for A Lending Charitable Organization, llocitroui), III., Juno 7. Rockford society women took charge of und ran tho htruet cars of tho city Saturday, the occasion being tho second annual trolley day of tho Woman's Union Aid society, Rock ford's greutcst ehnritablo organization. The weather was por feot and thu ulfnlr tho biggest kind of a success, socially and financially. The women went on duty at six o'clock In tho morning and remained in charge until midnight. Tho cars wore elaborately decorated by mer chants, who paid for tho advertising privileges on them. Not an accident occurred to mar the festivities, and tho aid society's receipts will not be far from S1.000. A TREASURYSCANDAL. Tlio New York Tost Oluirgos Kills llnbort with Previous Monti Oblliiulty. Ni:v Yoitic, .luno 7.- Tho Post says odltorially: Tho appointment of Hills 1L Koborts to tho position of treasurer of tho United States by President Mcltinloy, In tho face of notorious facts. Is a mnttur which ouht not to bo passed over In Mleneo. Mr. Huberts was up jHiluted by President Unrrlson n.slstin6 treasiuvr in Now York, un oflloo In which his relations with tho banks nro too well ltnown to tluanclors to need particular at tention. Mr. Koborts almost Immedlntoly bo- k'UU tO hOlldt loans Of IlinilPV frnm tlio loiiillno ! bankers, oiTerini'n kind of sernritA' wtitnh tm i would never havo looked upon n socoud tlmo if bo had not held the oillco which ho did, COMMERCIAL CONORim Prosldont MoKInloy AddrossoB a Grout Gathering at Philadelphia. Tho Chief Kxoeutlvn Huys That When tho Tariff Mill Is Passed Wo Will II-.ivo IIuhIiich Confidence mid In dustrial Activity. Philadelphia, Juno 3. The com mercial leaders of the western hemi sphere assembled in the great exchange room of the Hoarse last night at what was probably the most notable ban quet over given on this continent. Tho banquet was notable not only in point of numbers, nearly 1,500 persons par ticipating, but In the distinction of tho ehlof guests. President McKinley was there and he spoke to tho assem bly. Seated at the tablo of honor wero Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Attorney-General McKcnnn, Congress men Dlngley, Dulzoll, Grosvenor, Heat wold and Tawnoy, the ministers from Mexico, llrazil, Chili, Argentine, Vene zuela and other South American gov ernments; the Chinos? minister and a number of other eminent oillcials from tho capital. It was nearly 10:30 o'clock when tho Bpceeh-maklng began. Gov. Hastings opened the list by responding to "A Welcome from Pennsylvania." Theo dore C. Leach followed witli "Our Manufacturing Industries," the JJruzil ian minister spoke and ex-Secretary Olney then responded to "Internation al Law." Tho Chinese minister an swored to "The Orient," and then fol lowed President McKinley's speech in response to the toast, "Tho President of tho United States." Ho said: Ladles and Gentlemen: For tho cordiality of your recoptfon I tun indeed grateful, al though from my recent cjcporlenco In this groat city It Is not wholly und altogether surprising and unexpected. A recent visit to your city gave mo un opportunity to feel tho wnrm heart touch of tho people of Philadelphia, and to en Joy their splendid and boundless hospitality. I must tell you that from the first to last I hnvo been deeply lmprosscd with tho scenes witnessed In Philadelphia to-day. I havo seon tho remarlfablo spectacle of tho roprosentntlves of nil tho American republics with tho products of their skill and their toll In ono great waro house. Tho llrst groat convention of these re publics was organized by tho matchless dlplo muoy of thnt splendid Amorlcun, Juincs O. Illulnc. Sovon years njfo, ho brought tho Koverntnents of this continent together and taught that tho doctrine of Koncral reciprocity In trudo required reciprocity of Information. And It was hl9 1,'cnius, with that of many gentlemen I sco around this board to-nIht, thnt originated tho bureau of American republics located In this city, which has already done much irood nnd which I bellovo will yet play an important part in our trade rotations with tho tfovoriunents supporting it- Myfcllow-cltlzons, there Is no motlvo to ninko n product if you can't llnd .somebody to tako It, Tho maker must llnd tho takor. You will not employ labor to make a product If you cannot llnd a buyer for that product aftor labor has madolt. Gentlemen, I nnt Klud to meet tho representa tives of tho Amorlcan ropubllos hero to-nljfht. I am glad to meot representatives of tho t'ov ments of all tho world hero to-nlKht. I havo met tho manufacturers of Philadelphia nnd tho stnto of Pennsylvania before. I mot you In tho days of your highest prosperity. I cannot avoid meeting you U I would, and I would not It I could. Hut let mo tell you, my countrymen, that ro Buscltntlon will not bo promoted by recrimina tion. Tho distrust of tho present will not bo removed by distrust of tho future. A patriot makes n bettor citizen than a pessimist, and wo havo Kot to bo patient, for, much us wo want to movo out of tho old houso, wo should not do ft until tho now ono Is Unlshed. Tho taritl law half mado Is of no practicable uso oxcept to In dicate that In a llttlo whilo a whole tariff law will bo done, nnd it is mn'.tiiiK progress. It is reaching tho end, and when thu ond comes wo will havo business conlldcnco and industrial activity. Let us kcop stout hearts and steady heads The country is not going baclcvanl, but forward. Amorlcan energy has not been dostroyed by tho storms of tho past. It will triumph through wlso nnd bcnellcent legisla tion. SPAIN'S MINISTRY RESIGNS. Duo in Part to tlio Passage of tho Morgan liolllgorciioy Itesoliirlon. Madiud, Juno !!. Premier Senor Cnnovus Del Castillo has tendered to tho queen regent the resignation of the cabinet, owing to the diflleulty tho ministers experienced in carrying on tho government in view of the parlia mentary situation caused by tho re fusal of tho liberals to tako part in tho deliberations of the cortcs. Tho atti tude of the llborals Is duo to tho per sonal encounter between tho duke of Tetuan, minister for foreign affairs, and Prof. Comas, a liberal senator, on May 21, when the duko slapped tho face of the senator after a heated de bate on tho Morgan belligerency reso lution adopted by tho United States bonote. The queen regent has accepted tho resignation. WILL RECEIVE ANGELL. Turkey Withdraw Her Objections to tha Michigan ."Man us Minister. Washington-, Juno :i. The objections of the sultan to receiving Dr. Angoll as minister of tho United States havo been withdrawn. Tho principal com plaint of tho porte against Dr. Angell was based on an erroneous Idea of tho Congrogntlonal church. Tho Turks thought that thu Congregutionulists wero a political religious body like tho I Jesuits and had designs on tho wurfuro j of tho sultan's empire. This and other objections wero explained away and I Turkey is now willing to welcome An- Bell. I Whltolnw Hold Muy 5o to Spain. , Washinoto.v, June a, Mr. Whltelaw Raid, who Is going as tho president's special representative at tho queens jubilee, may go from London to Madrid to become our minister to Spain. Ho is said to bo tho president's llrst choico ' for tho place now, with ox-Secretary t Trucy lis secuail choice. THE WORK OF CONGRESS. Condi-nni'd I'rorrrdlngn of thoScnnto and House In 1'xtni SfMlon. Tin: sennto on the 2d completed more than hnlfof the metal schedule of the tariff bill. Senntor Vest (Mo.) secured a reduction from 2 to lif per cent, per pound on anvils, belm? tho first change mnde without thu assent of tho committee, und it wus owing to the listless mnnncr of many sonators In voting. Senator Tillman (S. C.) secured the adoption of a reso lution directing the judiciary committee to In quire Into tho recent decision against the Soutn Carolina dispensary law, with a view to report ing such legislation as might be desirable.... Tho house was not In session. Tiik senate on tho 3d got over nbout ten pages In the metals schedulo of tho tariff bill. All nraendmints were voted down and tho finance committee sustained. There was an exciting debate over a motion by Senator Till man (S. C.) to take his resolution for Investi gating alleged sugar speculation by senators from tho committee and bring It before tho senate. The motion win finally with drawn. Senator Vest (Mo.) offered a resolution, which was adopted, asking tho state department to investigate tho re port that the bones of American soldiers killed at Huona Vista, Mex.. In ltJ-17, wero bleaching In tho sun r.t that place.... In tho house Mr. Terry (Ant.) tried to secure con sideration as a privileged matter of a resolu tion for the Immediate appointment of tho committee on foreign affairs, but it wus ruled out. The senate bill to prevent collisions In lnnd waters of tho United States was passed and tho conference report on tho Indian ap propriation bill adopted. Tho house then nd journcd until tho Tth. Tub senate mado llttlo progress on tho tariff bill on the -1th on nccount of speech making, only seven paragraphs being considered. Sen ator Mantle (Aront.) spoko for two hours on tho wool schedule, urging lncrensed rates for tho wool-grower. Senator Hutlcr (N. C.) mado n speech about the Income tax and referred to tho hasto with which tho railroad pooling bill was being urged Immediately aftor tho supremo court's decision on tho nntl-trust law. This brought Senator Cullom (111.) to his feet, who denied the statement that the pooling bill was being pressed with indecent haste. Senator Vest (Mo.) protesteil against the proposed rates on zinc, but tho paragraph was ugreed to ....The houso was not In session. Tin: sennto resumed tho consideration of tho tariff bill on the Bth. Tho llrst paragraph of the wood schedule, relating to hewn timber, was ugreed to at V,i cents per cubic foot. When the paragraph relating to sawed boards, etc., was reached Senator Jones (Ark.) referred to tho henvv burden It Imposed on tlio west und Senator Vest (Mo.) denounced tho taking of white pine from the free list and placing it at 5 per 1,000 feet, making tho duty, ho said, abso lutely prohibitory on this wood. Senator Bacon (Gn.) replied to Senator Vest and said tho uver agc rate of the schedule was only 20 per cent. ....The housu was not In session. DOWNFALL DUE TO BEER. Pastor of a Gorman ICiiform Church Com mits Suicide. PmiiADKU'iiiA, Juno fi. Ilov. Adam Ihiiley resigned the pastorate of tho German Reformed church of Pitts burgh some time ago at the suggestion, it is said, of the trustees, who object ed to their pastor drinking beer. He was offered a charge at Heaver, O., but refused it, and about two months ago came to this city, accompanied by his wife and five children, telling his friends that he had good prospects of obtaining charge of one of the largest churches here. The expected place was not tendered him, however, and he went into a hotel here, registered under an assumed name and going to a room assigned him blew his brains out. SUGAR PROBING NOT LIKELY. Contingent Committee Will Likely Itoport Unfavorably on an Inveitlgiitloii. Washington, June 5. It becomes hourly more probable that there will bo no investigation of the charges that senators havo improperly speculated in sugar stock, and that the sugar trust has exercised undue influence in se curing the schedule which appears in the senate tariff bill. While tho matter has not been definitely deter mined, it can bo safely predicted that tho resolution recently offered by Sena tor Tillman and referred to the com mittee on contingent expenses, of which Senator Jones, of Nevada, is chairman, will bo reported back ad verse ly. ICx-Presldent Cleveland Declines. New Youk, June 4. A special to tho Journal from Caracas says that Presi dent Crespo has just received a letter from ex-President Cleveland declining to act as counsel for Venezuela beforo tho arbitrationul tribunal. In tho letter, dated May 24, Mr. Cleveland expresses himself as deeply touched by thu honor and compliment con veyed in the recent tender of the posi tion, but declines on the ground that having taken such prominent part in bringing about the arbitration treaty precluded him from acting us counsel for Venezuela. rriinels (loseph .Stricken. Viknjta, June 7. There is consterna tion at Vienna. Emperor Francis Joseph has had another selzuro, appar ently of an apoplectic nature, and St. Petersburg and Herlln have been on tentor-hooks awaiting the result of his ailment. It was caused through nerv ousness brought on by the recent riots in tho national legislature. Young to Succeed Spofford. Washington, June 7. A gentleman close to President McKinley says that John Russell Young, minister to China under President Harrison, is to be ap pointed librarian of congress to suc ceed Ainsworth R. Spolt'ord. It is said that Mr. McKinley has never given Mr. Spoflord's application for reap pointment serious consideration. Will Pay Suicldo Claims. DuiiUQiri:, la.,, .luno 5. Yesterday's session of the Modern Woodmen was de voted to tho consideration of the laws of the order. The most Important action was the decision to pay suicide claims if death does not occur earlier than three years after date of certificate. 'i jnu.i.nLmmuwiJmwni.1 i'ttBim-MJ.'J-uuinir TRAINS COLLIDE. ' Five Mon Killed and Pour Injured in a Wisconsin Wrock. A SERIOUS ELEVATOR ACCIDENT, Holler In Mexico Implodes Nino l"ninllle Made Homeless ly u Tiro In Chicago Itleyellst Killed While Itaclng Double Murder. Hudson, Wis., June 8. Five men wero instantly killed and four wero badly injured by a collision on tho Omaha railroad, near Hudson Junction, yesterday afternoon. The trains wero running at a high rate of speed and met on a sharp curve, affording tho crew no possible escape. The way freight, westbound, had been ordered to take the right-hand track, and was running at thu rate of 18 miles an hour, when, upon turning a short curve on a down grade, it eumo upon a work train backing cast at a speed of !J5 miles an hour. The collision was something terrific. On tho rear of tho work train was the boarding car, In which wero four men belonging to the work crew. They were never aware of their dan ger, and were undoubtedly Instantly killed. Tho car took fire and the three bodies were buried in the wreck. Her man Rcby, fireman on the work train, was also instantly killed, but the body was recovered. Roth engines were totally wrecked. Tho wreck was caused by the disobedience of orders by Engineer James Owens of the work train and the conductor, who wero given tho right-of-way to tho west bound track. They forgot their orders and took the eastbound track, but did not discover their error until too late. Owens Is nearly crazed, and a guard lias been placed over him. The dam age is estimated at $00,000. A SK1JIOU3 i:i.i:VATOIl ACCIDHNT. Ni:w YoitK, June 8. By the falling of an elevator in the Mail street side of the post oillco yesterday six men were moro or less seriously hurt. Four were postal employes and the other two men were engaged by the con tractor who hits charge of the altera tions now going on in the federal building. The elevator is one of tho old-fashioned kind, operated by a drum. It was inspected a month ago and pro nounced in good condition. It is tho judgment of parties who made an ex amination of the elevator after the ac cident that it had been overloaded. iioii.Kit in mi-'xico i:xi'i.oi)i:s. Mexico Citv, Mex., June S. A boiler exploded yesterday morning in the print works of Noriega Rros., In Puebla, causing the death of 20 or moro persons, the number not being posi tively known, as it has been impossible to remove tho debris caused by the ex plosion. A part of the boiler was car ried high in the air and precipitated on the roof of a house in the neighbor hood, killing an old man and three children. A fireman three blocks away from the scene of the explosion had his head completely torn off. Troops surrounded the spot and laborers are searching for the remains. NINK FAMILIES MADK IIOMKLI'SS. Chicago, .June 8. Five two-story frame dwellings were badly damaged and nine families were rendered home less by lire which broke out yesterday evening at '20 L Jefferson street. Several persons were carried from the burning building and two received severe in juries. The injured are: Mrs. Mary Wolfson, fell down a flight of stairs and fractured her skull, may die; Adolph Ziv, injured while rescuing Mrs. Minuie Silverman from the build ing at 201 Jefferson street. Mrs. Sil verman is an invalid and the excite ment may cause her death. The dam age by fire and water was about 20,000. KILT.KD WHILK ItACINO. Pitovini'NOK, 11. 1., June 8. Arthur Lahiff, while racing against an electric car, met a tragic death. Just outsido the Roger Williams park the roadway is quite steep. Trolley cars are in tho habit of bowling down the incline at a high rate of speed, and a good many cyclists have tried to beat them in races. Lahiff tried it last night. Ho fell and made a complete somersault over his handlebars. Ho struck with great force while going at his fastest clip, and his neck was broken. A DOUIILK JIUIIDKB. Shki.iiy, Miss., June 8. In a family quarrel here Martin Pasco, a well-to-do negro, shot and killed instantly Sandy Donald and Fannie Donald. Tho mur-. derer then made a desperate attempt at suicide, shooting himself in tho head, but it is thought he will recover. MONEY INSTEAD OF GRAIN. l'liui to SIilp Cm-goes or Wheat to India Una Iteen Modllloil. , WAsniNOTON.June 8. Lewis Klopsch, publisher of the Christian Herald, of New York, which had undertaken to procure cargoes of grain to be sent to the famine sufferers in India, has no tified tho navy department that the grain on hand will bo sold and tho money forwarded to India Instead, as tho best and speediest means of relief. Mr. Klopsch writes that the delay in scouring a ship was ono of tho rea sons for the change in plan. Then, too, tho Indian roads at this time, the wet season, are very difllcult of passage, while the natives, having been mado to believe by unscrupulous native grain dealers that the Americans liuve poi soned the wheat that was to be sent to them, refuse to eat any of it under any circumstances. ?r y i i i' I r A ' m V- .-. T I sm JL X A v wiiiMniiMimfMiiiiii i i 1 1 man . ". . . vm m. a.1! rJT2f 7 m. - 'k.. -,h .