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HAS NO PARALLEL. Philadelphia Courts Will Wrestle with a Unique Insurance Suit. Mmi AY lin Miirilnrml III AVIfn In Cold lllooil mill Wit Acquitted on tin flrnuml of Iimntiltr WnutA to llnnuvnr ft l'nllajr on llnr 1,1 fr. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. A Kiilt to re cover insurance on the life of his wife, whom hu hilled on December 31, 1893, htiH been commenced In this city by Prof. Swlthln C. Shortlldge. The milt, wlileh 1h to .recover n sum of $7,021) from J he Provident Life & Trust company, Ih one of I lie most remurka blo In thu history of life Insurance. 'J'lio tragedy which ended the life of Mm. Shortlldgo was enacted In Media on iv new year's eve and canned a great Herniation. On Hie night of the killing, hIx weeks after their marriage, Prof. Shortlldge Invited his wife to go out with him for a walk. A short distance, from the house he shot her through, the heart and then attempted suicide, hut was disarmed by n neigh bor. Jit the trial which followed Prof. 8hortlhlge was acquitted on the ground of insanity and was confined in an asylum until a year ago. There is no case of n parallel nature In thu Insurance annals of the state. A life insuraneu man recalled a case which occurred at Sednlln, Mo., several years ago, but which does not establish a precedent for the present suit by reason of Its sudden and tragic end ing. A saloonkeepr in that city in-, sured the life of b" wfc for $.",000 nnd then in a rago hilled her by forc ing a red hot poker dovffi her throat. lie was put on trial for his life and afl cr u fierce legal battle was acquitted on a technicality. After his acquittal he sued the 11 fo insurance company and, so far as thu law was concerned, ho had it entirely fan his side. Public feeling had been wrought to sueh a pitch, howuver, that no jury could bo found to give the murderer a ver dict and finally thu indignant citizens ended the matter by taking the plain tiff out and hanging him to a trcc.t Dnffllihiiflli riot mi Kxtinmlvn Our. Chicago, Oct. 11. Tho latest devel opments in thu Marin Dcfenlmch easo show that tho plot was a larger one than was thought. It is said that from 20 to -10 additional arrests will bo made shortly. IS YOUTSEY A MADMAN? FrUnnnr C'lihrceil with Complicity In tho (lochcl Ciiho Create it Itnmnrkntiln Hccnri In Court nt tlnorgiitowu. Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 11. During tho trial of Henry Youtsey, accused of by shouting that Ooebel was not dead tlon, the prisoner created a sensation 1y shouting that Ooebel was not dead and "all thu demons in hell could not hill him." Hu could not be restrained -until thrcu deputy sheriffs suited him. Youtsey then settled haul: In Ids chair, closed his eyes and seemed in a statu of tfbllupse. Various reasons are assigned for Yout soy's outbreak, tho first being that his long confine ment and the strain of the trial caused him to becontu hysterical, .nnd that he lost control of himself. An other is that he is really demented. His condition is deemed critical. Wiuit 1'ronf of Coercion of Kmployoa. Chicago, Oct. 11. Senator J. K. Jones, chairman of the national dem ocratic committee, said yesterday: "I intend to address a, letter to tho democratic clubs all over tho country, requesting them to glvu me the proof, In all instances that come within their knowledge, of cmployurs undertaking to coercu or intimidate employes." --- United mjitK l.mwl All lit I'lirli, "Washington, Oct. 11. A cablegram from Commissioner Peck at tho Paris exposition states: Thu United States received 2,175 awards; Germany, 1,820; Great Britain, 1,727, nnd Russia, 1,403. Tho United States leads not only in the grand total but also in all grades of nwards, from grand prizes to mere ly honorable mention. llnntUlK Tnhlo Canteen UiKolutlon. Fort Wayne, Intl., Oct. 11. At. the Baptist statu convention heru P. H. Falk attempted to introduce nn untl McKinley resolution because it is al leged President MoKInley refused to abolish thu army canteen. This res olution was tabled and it is said that it will never bo heard again during tho convention. Culm it Good lMnrn to On. Havnna, Oct. 11. Gov. Gen. Wood eayB that Cuba now oilers great op portunities to Americans who will Borne heru and settle. Land is cheap or can bo rented on a small royalty of production, Returns would be quick. Ho recommends tho cultivation by Im migrants of tobacco and fruit and the raising of cattle. Annual 1'oot Olllrn HccclplH. Washington, Oct. 11. Thu gross re ccipts of tho following post olllccs for tho year ended Juno 30 were: Knn biib City, Mo., $093,830.27; St. Joseph, Mo., $101,401.97; St. Louis, $1,921, 425.80; Kansas City, (Knn., $93,732.71; Topeka, Kan., $123,211.99; Wichita, Kan., $02,317.10. REPUBLICAN FORECAST. Hour V. I'nynii Mulo no I'.ntlmntn Ahont the Klrulloii llii'cil mi Krnnrtii Ito- cnlteil from tint Ktatcn. Chicago, Oct. 15. Henry C. Payne, vice chairman of the republican na tional executive committee, last night gave out his first forecast of tho elec tion. Mr. Payne made nn estimate of tho votes by stales, and in doing so divided the states Into four classes 511 states, having 270 electoral votes, certain for McKinley; 12 states, having J 15 electoral votes, cer tain for Bryan; 0 states, having 38 electoral votes, In which tho chances of republican or democratic success are even; and three slates, having 21 votes, lit which the ehnnces nrc 00 to 10 In favor of the democrats. Mr. Payne's forecast is based on the last reports received from all the states and Is ns follows: For McKinley: California, 0; Con necticut, 0; Illinois 21; Indiana, IS; Iowa, 13; Kansas, 10; Maine, 0; Massa chusetts, 15; Michigan, If; Minnesota, 0; New Hampshire, 4; New Jersey, 10; New York, 30; North Dakota, 3; Ohio, 21; Oregon, !; Pennsylvania, 32; Rhode Inland, 4; South Dakota, 4; Vermont, 4; Washington, 4; West Vir ginia, 0; Wisconsin, 12; Wyoming, 3. Total, 270. For Uryan: Alabama, 11; Arkan sas, 8; Florida, 4; Georgia, 13; Louis iana, 8; Mississippi, 0; Montana, 3; North Carolina, 11; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 15; Virginia, 12. Total, 115. Uvea chance: Delnware, 3; Ken tucky, 13; Maryland, 8; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 3; Utah, 3. Total, 38. Sixty to 40 in favor of democrats: Colorado, 4; Idaho, 3; Missouri, 17. Total, 21. THE POPULIST FORECAST. Secretary Kilcortnu, of thn National Com mittee, Figure Ilnw llryan Will V.imUy Win tho I'reHlilentlnl IUenllon. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15. Secretary Kdgorton, of tho populist national committee, says: "llryan will bo elected. He has lost none of the sup port ho had In 1890 uxeept a few silver republicans inftlie mountain states. Ho will hold his own west of the Mis sissippi and will carry every state in that region that hu carried in 1890, with the possible exception of Wyom ing. He will gnln heavily in the cen tral west and east; ho will not only have all the democrats and populists who supported him in 1890, but added to these he will receive the vote of a large number of gold democrats and former republicans who have left their party on the issues of imperialism and trusts." Senrntnry Wnlall' Claim. Chicago, Oct. 15, Sccretnry Walsh, of the democratic national committee, has prepared an electoral table in which he claims 201 electoral votes for llryan, concedes 81 to Mclvinlcy nnd declares 95 to bo doubtful. Sec retary Walsh says that with tho ex ception of Iowa, Maine, Massachu setts, New Unnipshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont the coun try Is either for Bryan or in doubt. FRAUDULENT "REGISTRATION. Two Mon Arretted t Katnni Citron Thin !-erlou Cliiiru-n mill Warranto Aro Out, for Other. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15. The steel doors of the county jail closed at 11 o'clock last night on the first of a considerable number of men who nre to bo arrested for fraudulent regis tration. The man was ,T T. Donovan, n former member of tho Chicago po lice force. He is accused of registering in tho Kighlh precinct of tho Eighth ward as Francis Ralph, of 809 McGco street. At 1 o'clock this morning O. W. Kendall, a judge of tho Second precinct, Second ward, was landed In jail on a somewhat similar charge in default- of $1,000 bond. Other ar rests are to bo made as soon as the constables can find tho men. SHIPMENTS TO TRANSVAAL. Minim; Machinery Acruln (Jolutr from tho Ifnltuil Suites nnd Ornnt Activity I AkuIii l'rnilloteil. Chicago, Oct. 15. Shipment of min ing machinery to South Afrlcn has been resumed from this city. Thou sands of dollars' worth of machinery which could not bo delivered because of the Boer war Is now going forward. Ouo of the members of nn iron firm in speaking of tho present prospects in South Africa said: "Orders from that country aro coming In again and tho indications nru that tho Transvaal will soon enter upon an era of prosperity such us it 1ms never known before." CAPTURED TROOPS RECOVERED Cwpt, Htilnlit nml ffl Men Who Wore Am- bushed hy limit gent ., Sitved liy tlm Amerleitn Ke.eun Force, Manlln, Oct. 15. Capt. Devereaux Shields, who, with 51 men of cniiipany F, Twenty-ninth regiment, United States volunteer infantry, was cap tured by tho insurgents last mouth in tho island of Marinduque, was re covered Saturday by tho American rescuo force with all the members of hia party. ARRESTED THE SWINDLERS. An Attempt to Dcfrnnd Two llnnlt Out of 85,000 on lloicm Telocrimn Nipped liy n Watchful Cmhlrr. Knnsns City, Mo., Oct. 13. A clever scheme of bank robbery was nipped in the bud by J. G. Streitn, cnBhler of the City national bnnk in Kansas City, and J. T. Hurt, president of thu Com mercial bank at Lawson, Mo. Lato Thursday Mr. Strcan received a tele gram signed "Commercial bank," or dering $5,500 in currency. It was shipped Friday on the 9:30 Santa Fe train. Soon after the train left Mr. Btrcan called up over the long distanco telephone and said he had n telegram from the City national ordering him to pay to some one $5,500. Hurt said he had not sent tho order for $5,500 that came Thursday. The, Santa Fo was instructed to carry thu money past Lawson, which it did. About noon a man walked into the bank at Lawson and asked if it had an or der to pay him $5,500. Mr. Hunt said "Yes", and nsked him to make out a draft and was signing it when a con stable placed him under arrest. A telegraph operator who had tapped the. wlrer and sent both tho messages wns also arrested. ROOSEVELT TO QUAKERS. Say We Should Ho Slow to Kilter Upon War, Hut When ICulored Upon Wn Should Hoe It Through. Grccncastle, Ind., Oct. 13. Leaving Indianapolis at 0:10 o'clock Friday over the Vandnlia line, Gov. Roosevelt made his first stop at Plainflcld, Ind., where he spoke to a large crowd from a platform erected at the railroad sta tion. He snid: 1 understand that tho community la composed lnrjjcly of members of tho So ciety of Friends, who stand for social and industrial virtue In c. way that enti tles thorn to tho respect of all people. 1 am Kind to address tho members of tho society that Hlood by President Mclvinlcy and kuvo their Influence toward Interna tional arbitration at tho ponco conferences at Tho Hague. It Is not postdblo ns yot for wo hnvo not advanced far enough to bo nblo to settle all our dllllcnltlos peaceably by arbitration, but In every cast wo should avoid an appeal to arms whero possible, for wo as a party nre pledged to peaceful settlement until war becomes a last resort. Wo bellcvo In being slow t'o enter upon war, but having entered upon It wo bellcvo In seeing It through; wo bellovo wo have a right to appenl to all lovers of peaco to stand with us In th Philippines. If you turn tho Islands over to tho Tngal bandits who have been fighting our brothers, sons nnd kin sfolks, you turn them over to bloody chaos and anarchy. WRECK IN MISSOURI. Clilrniro A Alton I'amcnecr Knclne Itlew Up :i( Miles :iHt or Mexlon, Killing Omi I'ltmou mill Ii Jiirliii; Other Mexico, Mb., Oct. 13. Engine No. 107, while hauling the enstbound pas tienger train on the Chicago & Alton railroad at tho usual speed, exploded near Curryvllle, 30 miles east of this city, early Friday morning and was blown to atoms. John Mason, colored porter, of Boodhouse, 111., hud his head cut oft". Engineer Markey and Fireman Wheeler, both of Slater, Mo., were badly burned about the head and legs and Mrs. William Glassock, of Hannibal, Mo.; William Eeklcr, of Kansas City; Dr. J. J. Kincaid, of Bow ling Green, and a colored porter nnmed Lindbley, weru more or less hurt. Fifty yards of the track wti3 torn up nnd trains delayed for suvernl hours. It is not known what caused the ex plosion. PRAISE FOR THE BOXERS. Missionary Who He.onntlv Itoturimil from Cliliiu S jr Thev Wo-o Courni:eoiiH mill Won tho Atlin rtttloii of Soldier. St. Louis, Oct. 13. Thu Americnn Board of Missions continued n discus sion of thu Chinese situation Friday. Kev. Mr. Perkins, who passed through the recent Clijncsc uprising unscathed, paid the boxers a tribute in so fur as saying they were courageous men and had won the admiration and respect of the soldierr and missionaries at Cien Tsln. They believed they were lighting for a principle, the speaker said, and stood up for it manfully. The committee on nominations rec ommended Samuel B. Cnpen, of Bos ton, for president and Rev. Henry Hop kins, of Kansas City, for vice presi dent. BRAKEMAN WAS CARELESS. An Open Switch dinned Two lliirllncton TruliiN in Collide itt Plit't mouth, Neh,witlt 1'ntnl Kexult Plnttsmouth, Neb., Oct. 13. By the collision of two Burlington trains at tills place, F. Koberts, engineer of the St. Louis flyer, wns instantly killed; Kennard, tho Adams express messenger, and the fireman of tho same train weru seriously injured. All three lived In St. Joseph, Mo. Others weru slightly injured. The wreck was caused by the St. Louis flyer run ning into nn open switch upon which tho Schuyler local had pulled to get out, of the way. A careless brnkemnn tailed to close the switch and n head end collision resulted, demolishing both engines and several cars. THE HALL OF FAME. Lilt of lrent American Who Wilt IlftT I'Ihch In tho Now York Unl- vernlty. New York, Oct. 13. The- election in the Hnll of Fame contest wns con cluded yesterday when the senate of the New York university assembled and passed upon the list of ellglbles submitted to that body by tho com mittee which for the last three days has been counting the votes. The to tal number of names submitted to the 100 judges was 252. Though the standard of eligibility had been placed as low as 61 votes, only 31 of tho nominees had reached that stand ard. It was the nnnies of such nom inees that were submitted to tho sen ate nnd that body, in which is vested the power of absolute and peremp tory vote, on this occasion confined itself to simple confirmation of the committee's findings. According to this decision the fol lowing famous men were accorded a place on the tablets of tho Hall of Fame: George Washington, 97 (tho full vote); Abraham Lincoln, 90; Dan iel Webster, 90; Benjnmln Franklin, 91; U. S. Grant, 92; John Marshall, 01; Thomas Jefferson, 90; Ralph Waldo Emerson, 80; Henry W. Longfellow, 84; Robert Fulton, 81; Wash ington Irving, 82; Jonathan Ed wards, 82; David G. Farragut, 79; Samuel F. 11. Morse, 70; Henry Clny, 74; George Peabody, 72; Nathaniel Hawthorne, 72; Robeit 13. Lee, 09; Peter Cooper, OS; Horace Mann, 07; Henry Ward Bcecher, GO; Eli Whitney, GO; James Kent, 05; Joseph Storey, Gl; John Adams, 01; William Ellery dimming, 58; James Audubon, 57; Ellas Howe, 53; William Morris Hunt, 52; Gilbert Stuart, 52; Asa Gray, 51. MANY CLAIMS PRESENTED. American MlRHlnuurlpH mill HuxIiickh Men IV ho Suflereil ut IliiuiU of llojtcr Want 1'ny for Diiiiiauei. Washington, Oct. 13. Tho state de partment has already received several claims by American missionaries and business men for indemnity on nc count of loss of property in China ns a result of. tho boxer uprising. The department in each case hns notified the claimants that, as yet, it has not taken up for consideration the meth od of collecting such indemnities, and has supplied them with the regula tion circulnr containing information ns to the means of filing claims. Adjt. Gen. Corbin received a cable message Friday from Gen. Chaffee, dated Taku, October 11, saying that half a regiment of marines left on tho Brooklyn on the 8th and the re maining half on the Indiana on tho 10th. These mnrines are destined for Manila, where they will be dis tributed among tlie nnval vessels to which they may be assigned nnd the remainder sent to the naval station at Cnvitc. ' A LETTER FROM CLEVELAND. Thn Kt-rrenldoiit Tells it Citizen of I.ouIh- tllle, Ky., Mint lln IIiik Not Chunked IIU Klimiiclul View. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 13. President Cleveland has replied to a letter writ ten by John S. Green, of this city, in quiring if the former president had changed his views on the financial question as expressed in his letter to Chicago business men on April 13, 1895. Mr. Cleveland replied us follows: "1 have received your letter inclosing a copy of my letter written more than live years ago to the business men of Chicago. 1 had not seen it in a long time, but. it seems to mo I could not state the ease better at this time if I should try. 1 have not changed my opinion as then expressed in the least." AUSTRIA WANTS A LOAN. ICiimor Tlmr Knin.-.lo.ieiliN liovernment Will Come to tho United Stites to -eeiirn 6l'JO,0(lo()()l. New York, Oct. 13. As a result of monetary disturbances abroad, Aus tria wishes to float a lnrge loan in tho United States. It is reported that this loan will be in the neighborhood of $20,000,000. The plan is a tentative que so far. Austria's necessities nre growing and she would probably hnvo difficulty in placing a large loan on the continent at this time. New York is now tho most attractive mnrket for tho borrowers of the world, not withstanding that Its bank reserves are close to the legal limit. HONORS FOR MR. GRAY. Democratic ICx'eiiutor from ISelaiTuro Se lected ns it Member of thn Interna tional A hltrittlon Trlhimiil. Washington, Oct. 13. It is under stood the president hns selected Judge George Gray, of Delaware, to repre sent the United Stntes with ex-Presl-dent Harrison on The Hague perma nent ni bit rat ion tribunal. Judge Gray is n former senator from Dela ware and a democrat. He was a mem ber of the Paris pence commission nnd is now n United States judge for the Third judicial circuit. His se lection will not Involve the surrender of that positiou. REPORT ON BANKS. Tho Comptroller of tho Cnrrnncy Rum mnrlzrn tlio Condition of Nntlonnl Jliitih unit Savins Iimtltutlomi. Washington, Oct. 12. The comp troller of the currency hns completed nn abstract of the reports of tho con dition of nll( the national banks in the United States at the close of business September 5, 1000. The summnry shows that the aggregate loans nnd discounts of the banks were $2,G80, 759.040 nnd the nggregate individual deposits $2,507,218,557. A comparison pf these figures with the condition June 29, 1000, the date of tho previous call, shows that during the period between Juno and September thcro was an increase of $03,247,438 in lonns nnd discounts nnd $49,155,799 In itidi idual deposits. The number of banks reporting on June 29 wns 3,732 and the number reporting on September 5 was 3,872, an increase of 140. The work of compiling the return from the mutual savings institutlona of the country hns recently been com pleted, which shows that during tho year ended June 30, 1900, the aggre gate resources of these institutions has increased $185,743,039; tho de posits in tho banks have risen in amount from $1,900,709,131 on June 30, 1899, to $2,134,471,130 on June 30 of the current yenr, nn increase of $173, 702,999. The number of depositors in these mutual savings banks increased during the year from 5,079,742 to C, 370,109, and the average deposits from $385.99 to $397.47. KRUGER'S PLANS. Tim I,nt 1'rnxlilnnt nr th Trnnnvanl Will ttiiclouvor to Secure nuroponii Interven tion IVflinuN Inter viewed. Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 12. P. Loutcr Wessels, specinl commissioner from the African republics to the United Stntes, yesterday received n letter from Secretary Do Bruhni, of the Boer envoys, now in Holland, con taining the first reliable and definite information of the plan's of President Kruger which has been made public. Tho letter states that President Kru ger will leave Delagoa bay on tho Netherlands warship Golderland nnd will bo taken to Holland, where tho envoys nrc awaiting him. President Kruger bears n communication from tiie Boer republics, but exactly what it is not even the envoys know. They suppose, however, that lie will en deavor to secure intervention by ono or all of the European powers to the end that the individuality of the re publics shall not be annihilated. Mr. Wessels, in ills interview, also stilted that the reports of largo num bers of Boers Immigrating to America were unfounded. He nlso denied the assertion that Webster Davjs is in the pay of the Transvaal republic'. PRINTERS STRIKE AT JOPLIN. Thren Xew.paperH Affected, unci ns the FulillMlieiH IlefiiHii to Yllt No Ditllle Mity He IMifd. Joplln, Mb., Oct. 12. Printers in typographical union No. 350, in this city, nre on a strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Eight printers walked out of the News-llcrnld Thurs- , day morning. No paper was issued ( from that office Thursday night. The strike affects News-Herald, Globe and Times, and thcro may be no pa pers for several days. Tho union's de I mauds arc considered uniust bv tho publishers ns all are paid higher wages than the scale calls for. They rcfuso to arbitrate, and their demands will bo ignored. MR. WOODRUFF BALKS. New York's Lieutenant Governor Unfimeii to Honor leqiilnltlou for OtllcerH of Standard Oil Company.. Albany, N. Y Oct. 12 Lieut. Gov. Wood ru if hns been served with the papers in the matter of the requisi tion for directors nnd officers of tho Standard Oil company, made by Gov. Suycrs, of Texas, and hns declined to honor them basing his declination up on a decision of cx-Gov. Flower that unless evidence wns presented that tho persons nnmed had been in thu state of Texas nnd there committed a crime it could not be honored. PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES. Mlclilcan LecMntnro Acree to tlia Amendment for Tax I ii tr Corporation on Cih Value of Their 1'riiporty. Lansing, Mich., Oct. 12. The joint resolution authorizing submission to the people nt tho general election in November of a constitutional amend ment permitting the taxation of rail roads and other corporations on the cash value of their propertj, passed the house at noon Thursday. Tho re publican majority in the senate cau cused nnd decided to pass tho resolu tion also. 11 rh-e.no Attended hv 'JO.OuO lNoinln. Bloomington, 111., Oct. 12. Twenty thousnud persons attended the repub lican rally nnd bnrbecue here yester day. Seven beeves had been dressed nnd the meat cooked by steam turned into vu t s by traction engine boilers. Othej items of the menu were 10,000 buns, 50 bushels of potatoes and 25 great calces of cheese. Yi V If A. i