i T 4 WO I S1KI -Men Injured and Much Prop erty Damaged at New Ulm MANY BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN Occurs on Anniversary of Big Cyclone of Twenty Years Ago and People Are on Guard Follows Hot Spell That Broke the Record Now Ulm Minn July 24 A tornado passed a mllo north of Now Ulm from west to cast yesterday Several luilld Ings woro blown down nnd two men In jured Thd1 Injured men nro August Woodmnn and William Thomlltz both of whom sought shelter In a barn which wns blown down upon them Several farm buildings In the district were wrecked A heavy rain accom panied tho Btorm Half an hour prior to the tlmo tho storm BtruckithlB sec tion tho government thoWhomoter showed 105 tho highest point reached this season Tho air was closo and heavy arid tho anniversary of tho dis astrous cyclone of 20 years ago having Just been passed all residents In tho vicinity of the disturbance sought ref uge In cellars Reports from the coun try to tho west of1 hero are to tho effect that considerable damago was done GENERAL DROUGHT SITUATION Scattered Thunder Storms Reported In the Heated Area Washington July 24 With tho ex ception of scattered thunder storms yesterday tho most Important of which so far at least as reports to tho weather bureau show was that at North Platte Neb where eight one hundredths of an Inch of rain fell the drought and Intense heat continued throughout the states of tho corn belt Temperatures again averaged over 100 degrees In that area making tho 3Gth consecutive day In which tho thermom eter has risen to 90 degrees and high er Aside from North Platte a trace of rain was officially reported at Des Moines two ono hundredths of an inch at Kansas City some rain fall In Tex as some In Arkansas and also some 1n northern Minnesota These storms he Bald brought only temporary relief nnd afford little sustenance to the over parched ground which after the great ly protracted drought needs a general rain According to present indica tions there seems to be no prospect of euch a downpour for tho next two days at least Beyond that time the officials will not make any predictions There Is no prospect of any relief from pre vailing conditions in the central val leys and the middle western states and Forecaster Frankenfield repeats his forecast of continued warm weath er with light and scattered thunder Btorms in that section KANSAS LOOKS FOR SHOWERS Temperatures Range to One Hundred and Ten Degrees Topeka July 24 Temperatures in Kansils yesterday were as high as 110 Ono death occurred In Abilene and prostrations in Leavenworth Atchison Osage City Topeka and some of the smaller towns The state Is overcast with clouds and the air Is humid J Thunder storms of various degrees of intensity came during the arternoon Leavenworth had two showers of 20 minutes each No relief other than a Blight cooling of tho atmosphere result ed The Indications aro for showers The situation throughout tho state has become very uncomfortable and water Is becoming scarce Nearly a month of a temperature of 100 nd over with not a drop of rain is the story coming from many Kansas towns Many farmers are rushing their stock to market trying to buy feed and trying to find water for stock GRFAT HEAT IN THE NORTH Minnesota and the Dakotas Are ferlng Harvesting Difficult St Paul July 24 Reports from all sections of the states of Minnesota and the Dakotas show that the heat wave continues with -If anything Increased intensity Many stations rdport yes terday as being a record breaker with maximums ranging from 100 to 10S Bismarck reports a maximum temper ature of 106 the highest In many years The heat has had the effect of maturing grain much earlier than usual and In northorn Minnesota and Dakota the wheat Is about ready to cut Work in the harvest fields how ever Is carried on with great diffi culty many prostrations of men and animals being reported Showers In Nebraska l Lincoln July 24 Showers visited 4he east central part of Nebraska last evening but there was no general rain fall and none at all in the sections roost sorely drought afflicted The precipitation at Grand Island was near ly a third of an Inch and It ranged downward from that to a sprinkle In the towns of Alma Franklin Tren ton Hastings and Aurora The maxi mum temperature for Lincoln yester day was 103 In tho western part of the state live stock Is being marketed at any price the farmers can get J Heat Still Intense Burlington July 24 The heat la -till Intense Tho maximum yesterday was 108 Tho corn throughout Iowa Is reported to be holding out remark ably well Forty minutes rain la re sorted at Charlton Death and Insanity From Heat Omaha July 24 Death and Insanity claimed their quota of victims in Oma ha yesterday the former taking four the latter claiming three tho direct result of excessive beat ACCU3ED OP EENDER CRIME3 Governor of Kansas Issues Requisition for Four Suspects In Colorado Topoka July 24 Four persons bo licved to bo momburs of the notorious Bonder family accused of committing a score of murders at their home near Galena Kan 20 years ago aro be lieved to have been located nr Fort Collins Colo and Oovernor Stanley has Issued requisition papers on tho governor of Colorado for their return to this state Tho first stops towards bringing tho suspects to Kansas woro tnken upon the representations of Frank Ayres of Fort Collins who ns sorts that ono of tho quartette Kato Bonder was once his wlfo Oovernor Stanley Issued tho requisition upon affidavits of four men who went to Colorado especially to Identify tho sus pects The Benders committed a series of tho most atrocious crimes over record ed They lived on a small farm near Oalona nnd for years as It dovoloped after their flight had lured travolera to their place murdered them for their money nnd burled their bodies In tho yard around their homo or under tho house Tho homo was arranged with trap doors All four members -of tho family wore accusod of aiding In tho murders An Investigation Into tho disappearance of a man who had stopped at tho Benders and whoso hones woro found beneath tho houso led to their Might ono night A heavy reward for their arrest was offered by the state but they were never found Tho family consisted of man wife daughter and ono son Tho parents would now be In tho 70s and Iho chil dren about CO years of age MILK DEALERS PUNISHED Several Arrested and Fined for Use of Preservatives Des Moines July 24 Tho milk deal ers in Des Moines aro feeling tho ef fects of Iowas Btringont law In regard to milk adulterations J J Myers a prominent butcher and dealer in milk paid a fino for being guilty of hauling milk in which formaldehyde had been placed as a preservative Ho claimed that he had purchased tho milk from tho dairymen nnd did not know that anything had been placed in It for preserving but tho law makes no dis tinction of this kind and ho paid ills fine He then filed Information against tho proprietors of tho Iowa dairy under the state law and they were arrested for adulterating their milk Tho tests showed they had been handling milk In which formaldehyde was used Tho company receives milk from more than a dozen different sources and the proprietors say they are unable to tell who it is that la using the adulterant BANK SAFE BLOWN OPEN Burglars Enter by a Window but Use Too Heavy Charge of Dynamite Beemer Neb July 24 The Beemer State bank was broken into last night by burglars Entrance was made through a window Aftor getting in the burglars put a dynamite fuse into one of the safes and blew the doors and bottom out the blast breaking the windows of tho building The explosion aroused several citi zens and the burglars becoming alarmed fled without getting any cash The safe is damaged to the extent of 100 or more Bloodhounds were brought up from Lincoln but could do no good on account of the hot dry weather Sheriff Phillips and a party of men from West Point and also a party from Wisner were down to help catch the robbers Tho bank offers a reward of 100 for the apprehension of the robbers HUSBAND IS SLAIN John Hagey Dies at Braddyville la of Pistol Wound Braddyville la July 24 John Hagey a member of the town council and the school board died yesterday from a bullet wound inflicted by John Russell who lived with tho Hageys until recently and who was turned from the house by Hagey as tho re sult of an Infatuation for Mrs Hagey Later when Hagey again found Rus sell at his house in conversation with Mrs Hagey he attempted to shoot tho Intruder who returned the flre with fatal effect Russell is still a fugitive Battleships Reach Bremerton Seattle July 24 The battleships Iowa and Wisconsin yesterday dropped anchor off tho naval station at Brem erton It Is not known when tho ves sels will be docked except that work on them Is to be taken up and pushed to completion Work on tho Wiscon sin will be taken up first and will con sist of fitting flying bridges some cab inet work etc Tho Iowa will be docked between the 1st and 15th of September Revenue Officers Destroy mill Nashville July 24 Tho big possa of revenue officers and deputy mar shals that went to Putnam county to aid in capturing the illicit still where tho battle of Saturday occurred re turned here last night They found the still and destroyed It None of Its operators was caught however Waterspout In Texas Dallas Tex July 24 A dispatch from Cisco reports a waterspout 12 miles west of there which washed away ten miles of tho track of the Texas Central railroad An engine went through a brjdge and Engineer Thomas Beene was killed Milwaukee Wins Third Race Chicago July 24 Tho Milwaukee crossed the line first yesterday In the third trial race for the Canada cup Her victory was complete as she led the Detroit over the finish by over two minutes and beat the Cadillac I and Illinois by about alx minutes TIIK NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY JULY 2 1001 I I II Requests an Investigation by Fellow Officers WILL 8UE MACLAY FOR LIBEL Secretary Long Will Probably Name Dewey Ramsay and Dunham as Court of Inquiry Case Promises to Be a Celebrated One Washington July 24 Tho Washing ton Post last night telegraphed Admi ral Schley Hint In an editorial It In sisted that ho owed It to himself ns woll as to his friends to begin proceed ings against Maclay tho author of - tho History of tho United States Navy to disprove tho lattera charge add ing Will you do this Ploaso wlro statomont It received tho following tologrnm from Admiral Schloy Oreat Neck L I July 23--Editor Washington Past I bollevo tho first stop should bo Investigation of all mnttor by a court then a civil action afterwards I am preparing to tako this courso Tho Post as n result of cxtonfilvo Inquiries based upon tho admirals dis patch says Admiral Schloy pro poses to ask an Investigation at tho hands of a naval court of Inquiry and then to sue Hlstorlnn Mnclay for libel Ills action Is tho sequel to tho devel opments during tho past week when the entire country has boon surprised by the- publication of tho unexampled abuse poured out on him In tho third volume of 13 S Maclays History of the United Stntes Navy In which pub lication ho is said to have run awny In caitiff flight and Is In addition de nounced as a coward a cur aud a traitor The Schloy court of Inquiry will un doubtedly bo ono of tho most cele brated cases In tho naval or military history of tho country Tho high rank of the officers Involved In tho contro versy and tho Intense public feeling which lias been aroused will combine to give to tho Investigation a dramatic Interest Nothing has occurred In Washington for many years that will compare with It Secretary Long has already stated that ff Admiral Schley requested a court of Inquiry ho would grant tho request and also expressed his willingness to personally select tho court While he has not made any statement as to Its personnel there Is every reason to bollevo that he fa vors Admiral Dowey and Rear Admi rals Ramsay and Benham Schley Asks Court of Inquiry New York July 24 The Herald Bays Rear Admiral Winficld S Scllley has asked Secretary Long to appoint a court of Inquiry to determine the facts in regard to his course in tho Santiago campaign When Admiral Schley was pressed to make some statement of his position lie wrote the following sentences I really think that as this matter is liable to take the form of a Judicial Investiga tion I ought not to be subject to In terview I think that action Is prefer able to words and I have decided to act More than tills I ought not to ho expected to say but I will add that It is a very great pity that tbvro should be any controversy over matters where everybody did his best STRIKE GOES INTO COURT Steel Magnates Want Injunction Against Former Employes Pittsburg July 24 The steel com bine forces have decided to carry the strike into the courts It is learned that former Judge P M Smith of Wellsville O has been retained by Perslfer F Smith district manager of the American Sheet Steel company to prepare papers for presentation within a few days to a federal court asking for a restraining order to stop strikers from accosting or molesting In any way nonunion men on the highways The move promises a crisis in the strike thus far ono of watchfulness and waiting Tho application for an injunction may be made in the United States district court and at first will apply only to Wellsville but it Is be lieved the plan Is to pursue similar tactics at McKeesport and other places whore necessary A rumor is in circulation that a car load of men will run into Wellsville today to supplement the force now at work According to strike leaders tho officials of tho Wellsville mill are apparently seeking to bring on an open conflict in order to Invoke the aid of the sheriffs deputies and If possible the militia Earnest and renewed warnings have been sent to the strik ers to remain cool and keep within tho law Serve Notice on Crooks Fort Sill O T July 24 A Law and Order League has been organized here to suppress the dozens of crooks who have infested the country since the Kiowa Comanche registration began Its members threaten to mete out summary punishment The organiza tion haa decided to print and distrib ute 1000 handbills bearing the follow ing Notice Is hereby served on all confidence men pickpockets thieves and crooks who aro caught plying their vocations that they will be hanged to the nearest tree Firemen Back at Work Wllkesbarre July 24 The station ary firemen and tho coal operators aro again at peace Nearly all tho strik ers including a number of engineers wljo went out In sympathy with tho firemen were back In their old places today The officials of ono or two of the large companies said they would employ the men when there was work for them ELK9 ELECT OFFICER3 Charles E Pickett of Waterloo la Chosen Grand Exalted Ruler Milwaukee July 21 Tho grand lodge or the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks completed tho first days session Into last night having elected officers an follows Grand exalted ruler Charles IS Pickett Waterloo la leading knight A 1 Fluid Colum bus loyal knight William II Brock Lexington lecturing knight Judge A 11 Pickens Denver secretary George A Reynolds Saginaw troas titer 13 C Orris Meadvlllo Pa Thi tost Important business nfo tho day wns tho election of tho grand ox alted ruler As predicted from tho first Charles 13 Pickett of Waterloo la had a walkover being elected on the first ballot with nil votes against li2 for Judge Nothaway of Still water The feature of the social sldo o tho big gathering was tho first big out-of-doors event tho magnificent parado of military and civic orders which pnssod through tho principal streets yesterday afternoon The pageant was witnessed by many thousands of people It Is estimated that 50000 strangers nro in the city o MINING CONGRESS OPENS Principal Object Is to Secure a De partment of Mines Bolae Ida July 21 Tho fourth an nual session of tho International Min ing congress convened at thu Colum bia theater yesterday Tho meeting was opened with anVnddress of wel come by Governor Hunt lie wan fol lowed by Mayor Alexander who ten dered tho keys of thu city to tho visit ors Responses were made bv E L f Sliafner of Cleveland and others President L Bradford Prince of New Mexico then delivered his annual ad dress Ho reviewed the previous ses sions and spoko of tho work to bo done Mr Prlnco stated that tho prin cipal object of tho congress was to se cure tlie establishment of a depart ment of mines Ho snld It was neces sary that the great Industry ought to have recognition in order that tho de velopment might go forward nt a pane that would keep It abreast of de velopment along oilier lines There were many problems confronting tho Industry ho Bald thnt could not bo solved satisfactorily without the di rect aid that could bo given through a government department of mlnos DR KOCHS LATEST THEORY Bovine Tuberculosis Is Not Transmis sible to Human System New York July 24 Professor Koch of Berlin announces Bayo a Herald dis patch tils discovery that bovine tuberculosa Is not transmissible to tho human system Tho famous bac teriologist In an Interview mndo tho statement that ho haa demonstrated that meat and milk tuberculosis infect ed cattle may bo consumed with abso lute Impunity English oxperts talked of the theory with mingled astonishment and con professor Would encounter stubborn debate and learned disproof of his mad Idea Stop Exportation of Negroes Birmingham AIaJuly 21 The ex portation of 400 negro laborers to Chi cago amf other noYthorn cities to work in steel mills was stopped here last night by the arrest of two labor agents on n misdoinennor charge One furnaco of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railwny company waB banked last night on account of tire scarcity of ne gro labor The party of negroes wa3 to have loft on a late train but when tho organizers were arrested their ranks were broken in great confusion It is said some of the arrested had In tended taking the placU of strikers In Pennsylvania Judge Harney Under Arrest Butte Mon July 24 Judge E W Harney of tho district court Is con structively under arrest for refusing to tostify before a notary public Ho had been called to glvo a deposition In the application for a new trial In tho Minnio Healy mining case which ho recently decided in favor of F Augus tus Hoinzo and against MIIos Flnlon and tho Boston and Montana company He denied tho Jurisdiction of tho not ary Mrs Brackett a stenographer In tho office of Heinzo and Deputy Sheriff Rowo aro also in tho sheriffs custody for the samo offense Burned by Live Wire Dubuque la July 24 Carl Jacob son a lineman in tho employ of tho Union Electric company was terribly burned by a live wire Ho then fell from a 30 foot pole breaking his leg His -Injuries are thought to be fatal Wheeler Again at Liberty Loup City Neb July 24 Joseph Whoolor an old man arrested on a charge of Incest and who Jumped his bond about two months ago and was captured at Marshalltown la broke jail last night and escaped 8PARKS FROM THE WIRES The steamer St Paul haa arrived from Alaska with about 12500000 In gold Efforts aro being constantly mado by United States authorities to hurry tho Cubans In tho formation of their gov ernment bo that reciprocity trade ne gotiations may be begun Archibald Sattley vice president of the Sattley Manufacturing company axtenalvo manufacturers of farm ma chinery died Wednesday at Spring field Ills of pueumonla after a brief Illness Contracts were let Tuesday by Presi dent Ramsey of tho Wabash railroad for work on tho Pittsburg Carnegie and Western railroad which will bo the line over which the Wabash will gain entrance into Pittsburg jiinnei tempt nnd asserted that tho German 1 They Estimate a Loss of 3l2 oooooo Bushels CROPS ARE A FAILURE AJROAD Russia Reports Drought and Desola tion In Many of Its Cereal Raising Districts Phenomenal Heat Pre vails In Northern Section Now York July 24 Tho Journal of Commerce whlcliyoslordayitologrnphod to n largo number of bank presidents In Iowa Missouri and Kansas prints a Hpeclal report which iiuyu Thero Is every reason to helluva that tho early loportn of damnges to tho corn crop by drought have not been exag gerated On tho contrary It Is evident that thu situation Is worse than re ported and that the damage Is beyond repair Tho region of most lamago lies In an Irregular circle of tiOO miles In diameter with St Joseph Mo as tho approximate center The following question was sent to tho bank presidents Kindly wlro your opinion of percentage or damago to corn and llvo stock by drought In your vicinity Tho answers Indicate very serious losses In tli6 region specified In Kan sas many report 75 per rent damage to corn In Missouri tho majority of the reports are between 50 mid 75 per cent In Nebraska tho reports aro generally between 35 and 50 per cent while In Iowa tho damage Is between 25 and 30 per cent It would Boom from tho returns given that a loss of 50 per cent In this region would be an exceedingly moder ate estimate This would Indicate a loss of at least 312000000 bushels In tho region of groatost drought nnd probably considerably more It ahnuhl lie iiorno In mind that these figures refer to only the small area or greatest damage No nttompt has been made to ascertain iho damage elsewhere Tho damage to live stock Ib considera ble In Missouri and Kansas but very slight In Iowa nnd Nebraska Crop Failure In Russia Washington July 21 A St Peters burg dispatch to the United States de partment of agriculture dated July 21 states that a temperature of 103 de grees was reached that day In Odessa nnd that phenomenal heal was prevail ing through all of northern Russia A cablegram to the department from London dated July 20 mentioned re ports that tho crops In Siberia appear to bo nearly n total failure BOERS BURN SUPPLY TRAIN Kitchener Reports Another5 Unexpect ed and Successful Attack London July 24 The British war offico has received tho following ills patch from Lord Kitchener dated Pre toria July 23 A train from Capo Town with 113 details and ntores was held up captured nnd burned at Scheepers eight miles north of Beau fort West on tho morning of July 21 Our casualties wore three killed and 18 wounded An Inquiry Is proceeding French reports that Crabbu with 300 men was attacked In the mountains near Cradock by Kritzlnger nt dawn hily 21 The horses stampeded An all day fight foltowed Cralibe fell hack on Mortimer Our loss was slight Sleeper Goes Over Embankment Denver July 21 One mile west of Marshall pass a Pullman sleeper broke loose from tho west bound pas senger on the narrow guago line of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad yesterday and roller down an embank ment A dozen passengers were In jured but no ono was killed Tho car turned a complete somersault and alighted on Its trucks 14 feet below tho track It had left Tho causo Is un known Distributes His Fortune Before Death St Louis July 24 David Block a woll known member of the Merchants exchange died last night In moderate circumstances though ho might havo passed away a millionaire Ho be lieved with Carnegie that it was al most a crime to die rich and several months ago acting on this theory ho called his children about him on his birthday and distributed his fortune among thorn equally Constitution Wins Again New Haven July 24 Again yester day did tho Constitution provo speed ier than the Columbia In light airs and Huky weather On elapsed tlmo sho won by flvo minutes and sixteen sec onds and by four minutes six sec onds corrected tlmo the length of the course being 28 miles Canners Withdraw Price Sheets Marshalltown la July 24 Repre sentatives of 70 Nebraska and Iowa canning factories met hero yesterday to discuss the situation In view of the protracted dry weather and decldod to withdraw all prlco sheets until they can ascertain the probable shortage of the seasona pack Rev Charles Edward Brown Dead Ottumwa la July 24 Charles Ed ward Brown father of former General Manager W C Brown of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad died yesterday at tho homo of his grand son aged 88 Old ago with tho ex treme heat as a factor caused tho death Rumors of Peace Negotiations London July 24 Wo hear ru mors says tho Daily News that ne gotiations with a view to peace in South Africa are proceeding in Lon don m s CONDITION OF NEDRA3KA CROP Early Corn In South Section Ruined North Part In Better Shape Lincoln July 21- The past woek has boon hot nnd dry Tim rainfall consisted of only a few scattered show ots wllh generally very light fall of rnln The past week las been a good ono for haying aud threshing but a very unfavorable one for corn Early plant ed com has been practically ruined In the southern counties Late planted corn Is quite generally beginning to lassel very small ami Is In ciltlcal con dition In southern conation It livi been damaged considerably and with rnln soon would produce only a partial nop In noithern counties tho lato plnnted corn Is In better condition although II has suffered considerably from drought In many western coun ties a large percentage or the oats and spring wheal has been cut Tor hay and In many southern counties a largo por tion or the oat crop will not bo threshed Fruit of all kinds and gar den vegetables have been damaged by tho drought Apples and peaclioa ar dropping badly CONDITION OF THE IOWA CROP Early Corn Badly Damaged but tRaln Soon Would Savo Late Planted lrs Moines Jiilj 21 Tho week af forded no relief rrom tho oxcusulvo heat prevalent the preceding week anil larger part of tho mouth Tho past two weeks havo broken all prevloim records of unstained high tempera tures for so long a period In this state Homo mitigation of the torrid condi tions was afforded by scattered show ers In portions of the eastern and north central districts hut Iho drought ban not been broken Tho reports Indi cate that early corn in the tasHolltii stage has suffered material damago in all piTrts of the stale and especially In the southern anil eastern distil is Late planted corn on deep rich soli lit showing much less Injury and eoplnun rains wllhln a week Would brighten tlu5 outlook for about Ihrcc fourtliH of the crop The extent of actual loss cannot ho oat limited at this tlmu Har vesting small grain crops Is nearly completed ami threshing Is In prog ress Pastures potatoes apples i nil garden truck show omtljiual deterior ation Baseball Scores Yesterday National League St Louis 5 Chi cago 0 Philadelphia 2 Boston 1 Pittsburg t Cincinnati 2 New York 3 Brooklyn 8 American League Chicago 10 Philadelphia i -Milwaukee 7 Boston Western League Kansas City 10 Des Moines 2 SL Joseph 0 Omaha 2 Denver 8 SL Paul 7 Colorado Springs 1 Minne apolis 1 HAULS DOWN A BRITISH FLAG Federal Commissioner Whipple of Una lajska Misunderstands Courtesy San Francisco July 22 News from Unalaska gives details of the alleged arbitrary acts of Federal Commission er Whipple who recently lined sailors anil masters of ships On tho Fourth of July the master of the British ship Gleiiova hoisted the English Hag In honor of the American holiday Judge Whipple was enraged when ho saw the British flng Hying and sent an of fleer on board and hauled it down News of this outrage reached Captain Harry Knox or the United States gun boat Concord which was In the har bor lie personally went to the Glen ova holstedthe llrltlsh Hag returned to his own vessel and then fired a salute In honor of tho Englishmans courtesy Burns With All on Board Mononlnee Mich July 22 Govern ment Light Keeper Young saw a ves sel afire about 17 miles southeast of Green Island Ho reported to the flro tug Menominee and that boat went out to tho Bcene but tho boat sank before it could bo reached It Is not known what boat It was It is feared that all on board were lost as no report from any ono on board tho vessel has been received Four Killed at a Crossing Lebanon N H July 22 A carrlago containing James Goodwin William Thurston Thomas Burns and Eddie McCabo was struck by tho Montreal express on tho Boston and Maine road shortly after midnight and all four were Instantly killed Surprises Boer Commando KrooiiBtadt July 22 Major Plno coffln surprised a Boor commando at Honlngsprtiit July 19 capturing Com mandant Hatting two sons of General Prlnsloo and 24 others aud killing and wounding 17 8PARKS FROM THE WIRES Henry King Elkina a pioneer lum berman of Chicago died Sunday after an Illness of nearly a year Secretary Root who has been mak ing an inspection of military posts In tho west returned to Washington Sunday r Brigadier General Samuel T Cush ing retired formerly commissary gen eral of subsistence died In Washing ton Sunday Tho Spanish sen to rejected a mo tion which bad been opposed by Prem ier Sagasta to determine by inquiry who waa responsible for tho disasters to Spain In the war with tho United States Luther B Richardson ox mayor of Grand Forks N D and formerly ter ritorial secretary died Sunday Ho had been prominently connected with the political history of the state for the past 25 years Two hundred workmen at Cramps shipyards Philadelphia are placing beneath the hull of the tremendous new battleship Maine the broad timber ways on which the vessel will glide Into the Delaware at noon on July 27 Lv iM 1 u k f t n a j M II r