Reports from Steel Plants Indicates
Strength of Contending Forces.
CHANGE WIIHIN WEEK PROMISED.
Amalgamated Official Says Final Ont
cornc Will He Hurried—Conference to
Start Tilings—It Hinges on the Unex
plained Project.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 24.—A sum
mary of the steel strike situation last
night shows about i.ie following oon
* tion:
This city: Star Mill—Two mills run
ning; strikers say five more men left
the plant and joined their ranks, bu
management positively denies state
ment.
Painter Mill—Four mills running.
Fire lighted in the bar mill furnaces,
but failed to start as expected.
Pennsylvania Tube Works — Mill
idle; machinists say they will quit to
night.
All Carnegie mills running full.
McKeesport—Delmar plant idle and
no attempt will ba made to start It be
foree next week. Everything else
closed.
Irondale—Mill running with same
force as yesterday; making two turns
and assurance from the manager that
more men will he added to morrow.
Wellsville — Situation unchanged;
twelve mills running.
Lisbon—Fires started in tin plate
plant. Manager Evans says everything
■ready to start, with plenty of men.
Strikers voted today to remain out
and the mill Is strongly picketed.
Wheeling- Everything tied up and
no apparent Indications of an attempt
to start any of the mills.
Bellaire—The National Steel com
pany's idle plant will, it is said, be
started early next week by a full force
of men.
No late advices have been received
by the Amalgamated officials from
either Bay View or Joliet and the sit
uation at those points is considered by
them to be unchanged.
The co iference of the labor leaders
at the offices of the Amalgamated as
sociation was the leading feature to
day. The officials of the organization
all seemed pleased with the way tilings
were moving and one of them said:
“In another six days you will see a
decided change In the strike that will
tell with cfTect. on the trust and aid
in hurrying the final outcome of the
strike.” Just what this change Is to
be was not said, but it was inferred
that the coming event hinged upon
the conference that was taking place.
Two sessions were held by the con
ferees behind closed doors. After
the adjournment of the first session,
none of the participants would give
out any Information of the proceedings
further than to say that the leaders
had been called together for the pur
pose of having the situation thorough
ly explained to them and to have some
action taken looking to the aid of
the strikers, morally and financially,
by alt of the organizations represent
ed.
SCHWAB PAYS POUR MILLIONS.
Reported to M»ve Decided to CHraiip the
Bethlehem Steel.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.—A chock
for $4,000,000 is said to have been
received by the Girard Trust company
to be paid stockholders of the Bethle
hem Steel company, on account of the
controlling Interest in the company
on which Charles M. Schwab holds
an option. The Girard Trust com
pany is acting as a depository for
the stock. Officials of the company de
cline to furnish any information con
cerning the reported receipt of the $4,
000.000.
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders pf the Bethlehem Steel com
pany it was agreed to sell to Mr.
Schwab at the rate of $24 a share and
he was given an option until Aug
ust 26.
The total amount of money involved
in the sale is said to be $17,000,000.
The regular monthly meeting of the
directors of the company will bo held
Tuesday and it is reported that Vice
President Mcllvain will be elected
president.
RuiHian Troop* Mobilising
BRUSSELS, Aug. 24.—A dispatch to
the Petit Bleu from Vienna says:
According to advices from Galatz.
twenty Russian torpedo boats and sev
eral dispatch boats have arrived at the
Dniester delta and Russian troops are
commencing to mobilize along the
Turkish frontier.
Sovereign* Dine Together.
WILHELMSHORE. Prussia. Aug. 24.
—King Edward arrived here at lunch
time and was met at the railroad sta
tion by Emperor William, in the uni
form of a British admiral, and the offi
cers of the headquarters staff. The
king of England wore the uniform of
the Dragoon guards. After cordial
greetings the sovereigns entered an
open carriage drawn by four hand
some horses and were driven to the
castle, where they had luncheon.
NEW TOWN IS LAID WASTE.
Fierce Wind Storm Demolishes Houses
and Tents in An:id»rko
El, RENO, Okl., Aug. 23.—A wind
and rain storm amounting almost to a
tornado nearly demolished the new
town of Anadarko. W. P. latvis of
Weatherford, Tex., and John Antone of
Paris, Tex., and Dr. Mayse of Wich
ita, Kan., were killed by falling build
ings and a number of others were in
jured. while about twenty buildings
were almost completely wrecked and
hundreds of tents and great quantities
of merchandise were strewn over the
prairie. The town people are busy this
morning and soon the wreckage will be
c leared away and buildings replaced.
The damage will amount to several
thousands of dollars, but cannot be
estimated accurately at this time.
Known Injured:
Sam P. Nelson, Kansas City, may not
recover.
Dan Warren, Story county, internal,
but not serious.
Several others were reported injured,
but it is believed none will die.
The storm struck at aDout 8 o'clock
and came up without warning. .John
Antone was killed in the lodging tent
and grocery store of his sons, located
just west of the postolllce. The post
office building, a rudely constructed af
fair, collapsed and fell over the tent.
Antone’s three sons succeeded in get
ting out, but their father was caught
by a lai-ge timber and crushed to death.
W. P. Levis wub killed in a tent by
the side of a saloon building being
erected on the corner of Tenth and
C streets. He leaves a wife and three
children. He was a painter. Dr.
Mayse of Wichita was killed in his tent
by an unfinished house blowing down
on him. Dan Warren, a young map,
was injured while standing In a tent
near Levis' place, being knocked from
his cot by a timber.
RESENTS ARMED INTERVENTION.
President of Ecuador Warn* Nations to
Keep Hands Off.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—The follow
ing dispatch, addressed to the Associ
ated Press, has been received from
General Alery Alfaro, president of
Ecuador:
QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 21.—War be
tween Colombia and Venezuela is im
probable. The union of the conserv
atives in both republics with a view
of exercising absolute control has led
to conflicts of a transitory character.
The president strongly condemns any
armed Intervention in the Internal af
fairs of the republics. ALFARO.
i
Protocol Still IliiHiifiipd.
PEKIN, Aug. 23.—The Chinese peace
commissioners have not signed the
settlement protocol. Prince Ching,
president of the foregn office, tele
graphed to the emperor requesting
an edict empowering him to sign, but
no reply was received. He telegraph
ed again today in stronger terms.
Hung Chang has had a serious at
tack of sickness, the result of over
exertion in connection with the con
ferences. He is better today.
Yonnsr Train Wrecker's End
JANESVILLE, Wls., Aug. 23.—Will
iam Kinney, the 11-year-old son of a
railroad watchman, was sentenced to
day to the Industrial School for Boys
at Waukesha for wrecking a train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road. Young Kinney, who had previ
ously- ditched a train by- thowing a
switch, loosened the brakes on some
freight cars, which, running down a
steep grade, crashed into a freight
train, causing a serious wreck.
]'r»<(t<t.nt Woes Another Expo.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 23.—It was
announced this evening that President
McKinley, accompanied by Mrs. Mc
Kinley, Dr. and Mrs. Rlxey and other
members of his household, will arrive
in Buffalo on the evening of Septem
ber 4. They will be entertained at
the home John O. IVTTlburn, president of
the exposition company.
HtnrtA ’FrUco Steamers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Aug, 23.—
It is stated positively by the Examiner
that by the end of the present year
the Santa Fe company will abandon
its trans-Paclfie steamship line from
San Diego and wn. establish an ori
ental service from this port, with con
nections for Central and South Amer
ica.
Moves Vicuna’s liody.
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Aug. 22.—The
body of Senor Vicuna, late Chilean
minister, left for Washington tonight
in a special car over the Pennsylva
nia railroad.
Shuts Out Women Lawyers.
DENVER, Aug. 23.—The general
council of the American Bar associa
tion has decided that women are not
eligible for membership in the asso
ciation under the present constitution.
This decision was reached in the case
of Mrs. Jane B. Ott of Dyersville, la.,
who had applied for membership. The
council was almost evenly divided on
the question. It was finally decided to
let the matter go over for a year and
then take the question up again.
SHAFFER HAS^HiS PLAN
Association President Thinks He Can End
Steel Strike.
WILL FIRST BRING ABOUT A CRISIS
Hints of Forcing an Agreement by Tak
ing Some Drastic but Mysterious Meas
ures— Hayyiew Men I*^ld Off—Tlie Sit
uation in a General Way.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 22.—President
Shaffer said tonight that he has well
defined plans to bring tae great strike
to a close. This is to be done by
bringing about such a crisis in the dif
ferences between the steel corporation
and the Amalgamated association as
wil! force a sett'e.ment. Just how all
this is to lie accomplished is a mys
tery, but it will not be by arbitration
or litigation, in answer to questions
about the numerous stories going the
rounds of mediation or arbitration Mr.
Shaffer dismissed all by saying:
“We have not heard from the other
side. We have not placed anything be
fore them and know of nobody acting
for cither side or on any side. We are
not hunting for arbitration. Arbitra
tion, representing both sides, might be
worse than the strike itself. Two will
ing champions, one for either side,
might have a worse fight in choosing
a third party and in settling the differ
ences than we in the continuation of
the strike.
“I have told the other side that, per
sonally, I would consent to disinter
ested arbitration in the hands of such
public men as Archbishop Ireland,
Bishop Potter and Seth bow. Although
I did not, as an officer of the associa
tion, suggest such a move, I was will
ing to advise it.”
A squad of non-union tin workers
are scheduled to arrive in Pittsburg at
3:50 in the morning, their destination
being either Demmler or the Star tin
plate works.
Seven strikers were arrested near
the gates of the Pennsylvania tube
works in Soho. When the whistle blew
at, 5:30 a crowd of about 1,500 gather
ed to give a warm reception to any
workers who might come from the
mill. None came, but the crowd be
came noisy and the large force of po
licemen on hand ran the leaders, all
foreigners, into the mill office and'
called for the patrol.
American Federation officials offered
bail for the prisoners, who are charged
with disorderly conduct, but the mag
istrate refused to accept it. The men
will have a hearing in the morning.
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE.
No Developments or Gains for Either of
the Contending For os.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 22.—The strike
situation was not materially changed
today. The feeling of irritation at
Wellsville has been increased by the
appointment of thirty strike breakers
as special officers to guard the plant
of the American Sheet Steel company,
and the police here have had to dis
perse noisy crowds at the recently tied
up plants, but there has been no seri
ous trouble at any point. It is assert
ed that an attempt was made last even
ing to fire the Monongahela works of
the American Tin Plate company. Ac
cording to the story told by John
Schuster, general labor boss of the
plant, a pressure gauge was knocked
off of an eight-inch gas main and
burning paper thrown into the place
with the idea of destroying it with ex
plosion and fire. Ho says he plugged
the break before the brand was thrown
and saved the works. The strikers in
dignantly deny that they had anything
to do with any plot to wreck the plant
and are inclined to discredit Schuster’s
story entirely.
The promised break in the Carnegie
properties has not yet come. As far
as outward appearances go the Ixiwer
Union mill in this city has not been
affected, but the strikers insist that
they have seriously impaired it. The
strike leaders are trying hard to gain
a foothold in the Clark mill, which is
running with non-union men, but that
property, too, seems to be going at
practically full capacity. It is quieter
at Duquesne. but the fight for suprem
acy there is by no means over.
Veyrl Preston of the United States
Steel corporation was in the city again
today and conferred with the officials
of the Carnegie company. He and the
other officials are still silent as to their
plans. The somewhat shop-worn ru
mor of peace has again been revived,
but the mildest suggestion of it at au
thoritative places produces long and
positive denials.
Drowned in a Tunnel.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 22—Five men
were drowned last night as the result
of an explosion of gas in the tunnel
leading from crib No. 2. where the fa
tal accident of last Wednesday oc
curred. The work of sinking the shaft
at crib No. 3, which is five miles from
shore, was completed yesterday. Five
men were at once put to work digging
a tunnel toward crib No. 2. when the
accident occurred. The bodies were re
covered.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS.
Late Corn Ear* Better Than Expected,
hut Will Need More Rain.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 21.—G. A.
Loveland, Nebraska section director
of the climate and crop service of
the government weather bureau, issues
this weekly crop bulletin:
The last week has been warm and
dry. The daily mean temperature av
eraged 3 degrees above the normal in
northern counties and 1 degree in
western. The maximum temperatures
for the week have been slightly above
90 degrees.
Rain has fallen only in scattered
showers, generally so light as to be of
little benefit. The rainfall has ex
ceeded an inch, however, in parts of
Cass, Thayer, Hamilton and Merrick
counties.
Late corn has improved in condition
in the southeastern counties, but more
rain is now needed in most of the
state. Late corn is earing better than
was expected, but will need moisture
and absence of frost until the last of
September to mature. Haying has
progressed well in northern counties,
where the crop is generally abundant.
Considerable plowing has been done in
southern counties, and all indications
are that a large acreage will be sown
to winter wheat this fall and that it
will be sown farther north and west,
than has been customany. Very little
plowing has been done in central and
northern counties, as the ground is
still too dry to plow to advantage.
Pastures have improved slightly, but
are still dry. Early peaches are small
in size; late peaches have been im
proved some by the recent rains.
FRAMING UP A DIVORCE LAW.
Commissioners Working: on a Uniform
Statute.
DENVER, Aug. 21.—Many promi
nent lawyers from all parts of the
country have arrived In this city to
attend the twenty-fourth annual con
vention of the American Bar associa
tion, which begins tomorrow. The as
sociation has a membership of over
1,500, and an attendance of GOO at the
convention is expected.
The eleventh annual conference of
the state commissioners for the pro
motion of uniform legislation, which
began yesterday, gave a hearing this
forenoon to a delegation of Denver
clergymen, headed by Dr. J. D. Ran
kin, who presented their views on the
livorce question. They contended that
divorces are too easily obtained in
many states and advocated changes in
the laws to correct the alleged evils
under the present system.
After listening to the arguments of
the ministers, the conference resumed
consideration of the proposed uniform
divorce act, discussing the question
whether section 1 should be eliminat
ed. This section provides that “no di
vorce shall be granted for any cause
arising prior to the residence of the
complainant or defendant in this state,
which was not a ground for divorce
in the state where the cause arose.”
The point had been raised that this
section, if enacted into law, would
work hardship in many cases, particu
larly where a bona fide residence has
been acquired by the petitioner.
DIVERGENT VIEWS IN GERMANY.
The Hated Monroe Doctrine May Receive
a Jarring.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.—The Berlin Tage
blatt says: ‘‘It seems fairly clear that
Washington statesmen have taken
sides rather openly for Colombia, as
they are provoking unbounded mis
trust toward Senor Castro, president
of Venezuela, who is indubitably one
of the most energetic and active
states in South America. President
Castro may one day prove the ‘rocher
do bronze' against which the Monroe
doctrine will be powerless.”
The Post says: “It is not expected
that the sending of a German war
ship to an American harbor would be
considered as an attack on the Mon
ro doctrine. Our object is not politi
cal intervention, but merely protection
of German commercial interests.
Therefore, certainly, nobody would ob
ject. The possibility that the United
States could regard the sending of a
German war ship as an unfriendly
measure has not been seriously con
sidered. the more so as the United
States itself does not consider the
whole conflict from a political stand
point, but merely from a commercial
point of view.”
Runaway Proves Fatal.
ALLIANCE, Neb., Aug. 21.—News
has reached here of the death of Sam
uel McCutcheon, as the result of a
runaway which happened a week be
fore at a ranch near Moomaw, thirty
miles northeast of here.
Schwab to Resign His Place.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—The resigna
tion of Charles M. Schwab as president
of the United States Steel corpora
tion is confidently predicted in a spe
cial to the Tribune from Philadel
phia. It is stated that Mr. Schwab
wil devote his energies to the manage
ment of the Bethlehem Steel and Iron
company. Schwab, when seen at the
Hotel Lorraine in this city and ques
tioned with regard to the correctness
of the report, declined to discuss it.
Governor Says He Has Waited Three
Weeks for Their Fulfillment.
DECLINES TO MAKE THEM PUBLIC
('reparations Going Forward for the
State Fair Soon to tie Held—The Mat
ter of Mr. Bartley’s Bondsmen—Mis
cellaneous Nebraska Matters.
FREMONT Neb., Aug. 21.—Govern
or Savage was in town on his way to
Norfolk to examine the water works
system at the Norfolk asylum for the
insane. In reply to the question what
he intended to do about continuing
Joe Bartley’s parole in view of the
criticisms that had been made by the
public press and citizens generally, he
said:
"All I have to say is what I have
said before; the settlement of this mat
ter lies wholly with Bartley. When
I paroled him he made certain defin
ite, specific promises as to what he
would do, and whenever he carries out
those promises I shall feel under ob
ligtaions to do something for him. He
knows perfectly well what those re
quirements are and he knows I have
been waiting for him for three weeks
to do as he agreed.
“Unless Bartley does as he prom
ised me. he need not expect any fur
ther leniency. As soon as he complies
with the conditions which I imposed
on him when he was paroled, I shall
take his case under further considera
tion. If he does not carry out those
pledges which have been made by him
self he will have to go back to the
penitentiary, and stay there,” added
the governor. When asked what the
conditions were, he said; “I do not
wish to make a statement at the pres
ent time.”
PREPARING EOR THE FAIR.
Buildings and Grounds Being Put In First
Class Condition.
LINCOLN, Aug. 21.—Eighteen thou
sand dolars is being expended in new
buildings and improvements at the
state fair grounds. It will make an
appreciable difference in both the ap
pearance of the grounds and the com
fort of the state fair visitors. Since
the purchase of the grounds by the
state, plans have been made which in
present and future betterments will
work out as handsome and convenient
exposition grounds as could be de
sired.
There will be a consolidation of
buildings on the most available sec
tions of the grounds that will make
the distance from place to place much
less than formerly. Heretofore there
has been much traveling required and
especially has this been against the
stock exhibitors, for the people have
been obliged to walk half a mile in
the sun while viewing this important
feature of the fair.
One of the first steps taken by the
board when the appropriation became
available was to provide permanent
buildings for the stock. The result is
that hereafter all stock will be seen
In a comfortable way and the stock
itself shown to the greatest advan
tage. On the south side of the grounds
rear the entrance, three horse barns
have been erected, each 34x114 feet in
size, with a central aisle 1G feet In
width. These barns will accommo
date 130 head of exhibit horses.
The Cane Against Bartley's Bondsmen.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 21.—An ap
peal to the supreme court has been
taken by the state in its case against
the official bondsmen of ex-State 'treas
urer Bartley. A decision was render
ed on June 21 in the district court
of Douglas county and judgment was
entered against only a part of the
bondsmen. The three bondsmen who
went upon the bond as additional se
curity were released. They are W. A.
Paxton, Thomag Swobe and Cadet
Taylor. The other defendants in the
lower court were E. E. Brown, C. C.
McNish and John H. Ames. Judg
ment for $545,947 was i-endered against
them. Thet evidence inti’oduced at
this trial was that used in a former
case.
Decide to Hold do Fair.
WAHOO, Neb., Aug. 21.—The Saun
ders County Agricultural society, at
a meeting decided to have no fair this
fall, owing to the drouth having dam
aged fruit and vegetables to such a
great extent. While there is much
fine stock and grain in the county it
was decided that the people would be
placed at a great disadavntage in
holding a fair this season.
Aerolite Strikes Farm House.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 21.—As Sat
urday night’s storm was at its high
est a meteoric stone, weighing four
teen pounds, struck the house of
George Brookman, who lives four mile3
west of Juniata, and went through the
siding, the sheeting, the plastering and
did considerable damage when it fell
into the room. But fortunately no
body was injured. The stone was
part of an aerolite and was hurled
from the heavens with a terrible force.
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle—Receipts were rather moderate
and as a rul the quality was nothing
extra, only a limited number of beef cat
tle. either native or western, being on
sale. There was a slightly better demand
fo rbecf stock this morning and buyers
were out early with fair orders to fill.
The market was active from the start
and decent grades sold freely at stronger
prices. Short-fed stock and thin westerns
sold at steady prices. The market for
cows and heifers was also stronger, with
the number on sale scarcely up to the
demand. Canning grades, bulls, veals,
stags and rough stock were picked up at
fully steady figures. About a dozen
loads of stockers and feeders were rec
ceived. The market continues to im
prove and prices today were strong to 5@
10c higher on handy feeders and good
stockers. Active trading soon cleared the
yards of all on sale.
Hogs—The sharp decline in prices the
fore part of the week tended to cut off
supplies, and receipts were considerably
below the normal. Besides the regular
local demand several shipping orders
showed up and as a result of increased
competition a lively market followed.
Early bids from most of the buyers were
not so much higher, but they quickly
raised prices and first trading was gen- ,
erally ;Vftl0c higher. Under active com- «l
petition prices strengthened rapidly and T
closing figures were fully a dime higher
than yesterday, the bulk selling at $5.85@
5.90. against $5.75@5.821,£ yesterday.
Sheep—Sheep receipts while fair were
not excessive and there was nothing very
choice on sale. Prices on fair to good
mutton sheep were quotably steady to
strong and a fair clearance was effected.
The more common mutton sheep sold
from steady to weak. Supplies of lambs
were not excessive and mutton grades
were picked up in good season, the mar
ket showing more firmness than yester
day. Stock sheep have been scarce this
wee.k
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Native beef steers, steady to 10c
higher; other cattle, steady; choice ex
port and dressed beef steers, $5.40® 5.80:
fair to good. $4.65(^5.35: Stockers and feed
ers. $3.00®4.25: western fed steers, $4.25®
5.25; western range steers', $3.25® 4.50;
Texans and Indians, $2.75®4.00; Texas
cows, $2.40®2.00; native cows, $2.45®4.00;
heifers, $2.40®4.50; canners, $1.C5®2.35;
bulls. $2.35®4.50: calves, $3.00®4.75.
Hogs—Market closed 10c higher: top,
$6.27%: bulk of sales. $5.85®6.20: heavy.
$6.13(36.27%; mixed packers, $5.85® 6.20;
light, $5.50®6.10; pigs. $4.00®5.40.
Sheep and Lambs—Market steady:
lambs, $4.00®5.00: "native wethers. $3.00®'
3.50; western wethers, $3.00®3.40; mixed
sheep, $3.00®3.35: ewes, $2.50®3.15; stock
sheep. $2.00®2.60.
PHILIPPINE FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports anti Exports Show Large Increase
Over Previous Year.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—A contin
ued increase in both the import anti
export trade of the Philippines is >*■
shown in a comparative statement
compiled at the War department giv
ing the commerce of the islands for
the seven months ending January 31.
1901 and 1900. The total value of
merchandise imported during the sev
en months ended January 31, 1901,
was $17,999,167, as against $12,674,705
for the same period in 1900, and the
merchandise exported was $12,637,359,
as against $S,305,530 for the 1900 pe
riod. This shows an increase of 42
per cent in the value of the imports
and 52 per cent in export values.
The value of imports of merchan
dise from the several countries re
spectively during the seven months
ended January 31. 1901 and 190v, ex
clusive of quartermaster’s supplies,
follows: United States, 1901, $1,493,
488; 1900, $890,010, or 68 per cent in
crease. European countries, 1901. $8.
974,183; 1900. $5,270,766, or 70 per cent
increase. Asia, 1901, $7,327,582; 1900, i
$6,006,222. or 22 per cent increase. ' '
Oceanica, 1901, $197,683; 1900, $507,702,
or 61 per cent decrease.
Exports of merchandise to various
countries respectively during these
seven months periods follow: United
tSates, 1901, $1,477,611; 1900, $2,037,
630. European countries, 1901, $7,
983,751; 1900, $3,201,656. Asia, 1901,
$2,543,410; 1900, $2,774,464. Oceanica.
1901, $286,S05; 1900, $242,450. Other
countries, 1901, $345,782; 1900, $49,523.
The value of hemp exported during
the seven months ended January 31,
1901, was $7,233,155. an increase of $2,- 4
661,110; sugar, $1,010,590, decrease
$626,086; tobacco and cigars, $1,509,
623, increase $244,296; copra, $1,906,
215, increase $1,671,856; miscellaneous,
$707,621, an increase of $247,371.
Too Much Smallpox.
SANTEE, Neb., Aug. 24.—'The an
nual mission conference of the Con
gregational and Presbyterian church
es, working among the Sioux Indians. i
has been declared off this year, be- X
cause of some lingering cases of small
pox among the Sisseton tribe at Lake
T ravers.
Not All of India is Dry.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—According to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Simla,
India, thirteen inches of rain have
fallen there during the last three
days.
Fire Sturts Fatal Panic.
EVANSVILLE, Iud., Aug. 24.—A tent
belonging to a New York vaudeville
company, which is showing at a fair
being held in Sullivan, near here, was
destroyed by fire. It was crowded
when the cry of "fire" was raised and
a panic ensued in which a number of
women and children were seriously
injured by being trampled upon. Miss
Lillie May, a performer, was so seri
osuly burned she will die. Other em
ployes were seriously burned.
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