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IR. TANNER PUT OUT. HE DENOUNCES HARRINGTON AS A LIAR. Suspension for One Week for loosing His Temper The Belligerent Irish Nation alist Insults Timothy Harrlng-ton Daring Debate on the Queen's Speech Put Ont of the House After Refusing -to Go on His Own Accord. The Lie in Parliament. "London, Aug. 17. When the house of commons began its regular work Sir Richard Webster, Conservative member for the Isle of Wight division of Hamp shire and formerly attorney general, moved that a certified copy of the trial and conviction of Michael Daly, the dynamiter, who was recently elected to parliament, representing- Limerick, although convicted in 1884 of having been engaged in dynamite conspiracies, be furnished to the house and that the governor of Portland prison present a certificate that Daly was still a pris oner in that prison. .lohn Redmond, member for Water ford City, Parnellite, said that he rtetvrnized in that motion the first step in proceedings aiming at overriding the unanimous action of the electors of Limerick and he protested against it and insisted upon a division. The motion was carried 314 to 77 ami the Daly matter was made the order of the uay for Monday. 'r. Iledmond moved an amendment to the address inviting the government to declare that there would be no delay in the Irish policy. Five-sixths of the electors of Ireland had declared in favor of home rule, and he protested that the verdict of the election was not Eainst heme rule, lie warn ?d the gov ernment that Ireland could not be sat ifaetorily governed from Westminster and that the onh remedy for her ills was. the national self government. Re garding and legislation, he admitted that the m'v remedy was compulsory pureha-o. by '.he tenants. Cw ziid Balfour, chief secretary for Irelani. declared that Ireland was prosperous and crops good, and there was no ;eed for hasty action on the laud qu.'stion. Tiraoihy Harrington declared that the L.birai party had fled from l o ie iule, whereupon Dr. Charles K. D. Tanner shouted out "A lie "' Loud and indignant cries of '-Order' were heard from both sides of the hou e Dr. Tanner declining to withdraw the expression the speaker named him and the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber lain, secretary of state for the colon ies, moved that Dr. Tanner be su. p.'n ied. A division was called for. but Dr. Tanner failed to find a teller ind the speaker declared the moth n c: r-id. Dr. Tanner shouted that he woul i .tii ii aw n he were directed to do so f j:n the chair. Upon retiring he made a courteous bow and exclaimed: 'I have greater pleasure in leaving than I ever had in entering this dirty house." Then pointing to the treasury hench he shouted: "Judas." This was repeated four times. Arrived at the door he tried to turn back, but was prevented, his last words being: "None of your nonsense on me." Tanner's suspension lats for one week. A census of the parliament just as sembled shows that only 190 out of 6s0 are new men. Of the occupations 150 are lawyers. -"4 miners, 83 mechanics, 10 professors in universities, 31 jour nalists. 12 skilled laborers, 19 brewers, distillers aDd wine merchants, 46 army and navy officers in active service, 146 gentry, peers sons and peers brothers. BENZINE TANK EXPLODED. Fierce Fire at Findley. Ohio. Caused by Itlazing Oil. Toleio, Ohio, Aug. 17 An explo sion resulting in a fire entirely con sumed the plant of the Peerless foun dry, at Findlay, with 60,000 loss, half red. A benzine tank exploded, cuue unknown, and in an instant the building was in seething flames. Two men, William Adams and William Kern is, were probably fatally burned. Ten oil stills caught next, and one after the other exploded, sending flaming oil over the surrounding build ings and ground. Next two tanks of crude, containing 12,900 gallons took fire, sending up red columns of flame 100 feet into the air. A mammoth tank of 30,000 barrels was fired into with a cannon, letting the oil run out. LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS. Contract for the Amphitheater Let and a Thousand Seats Ordered. Dallas. Texas, Aug.. 1?. The con tract for the erection of the Florida Athletic club's amphitheater has been let, a large part of the lumber has ar rived, and a force of men are clearing the grounds. Details of the original plan will be adhered to, and the build ing will seat over 52.000 people. Yesterday the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad gave its check for 1 20, 000 for 1,00' reserved seats to the contest, to be sold along the line. A letter has been received here, say ing I-'itzsimmons will probably train at Terrell, a small town thirty miles east of Dallas. Corbett's quarters at Galveston are being fixed ur for his reception. General 1 m bo den Dead. Bristol, Tenn., Aug. 17. General John D. "iboden died at Damascus, Va., yeste.day, aged 75 years. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate army and took a prominent part in maay of the important engagements of the war. He commanded the re treat of the Confederates at Gettys burg. CONDENSED DISPATCHES, A storm passed over Chickamauga National park, tearing up hundreds of trees. The stock of the S. P. Morse Dry Goods company of Omaha is in the sheriffs hands. Lake Haynes slew his son near Clay Ciiy, 111., to prevent him from testify ing against him. sThe agricultural department, in a fulletin, states that the total exports of ISJl were 3359,843,000 against 847,-t-00,000 for 1893 FOREIGN MARKET REVIEW. Soma Interesting: Figures Presented by the Department of Agriculture. Washington, Aug. 17. The secre tary of agriculture has issued a supple ment to the publications of reviews on foreign markets. It shows that notwithstanding the depression of business in 1894, the United States exported $859,843,000, against $847,665,194 in 1893. Three fourths of the amount came from farms. The English speaking people of Europe bought of American exports $451,000,000 worth and. taking the British possessions all together, they took $52J,o00,000 worth. The United States imported from Great Britain $107,000,000 in 1894, or sixteen per cent of our entire imports. Almost ninety per cent of the total United States exports were to the United Kingdom and British posses sions, Germany, Canada, France, Neth erlands and Kelgium. Of imports af ter the first place held by the United Kingdom and British possessions, fol lows Germany, with a valuation of S'.fO.OOO.OOO; Spanish West Indies, $82, 0M),000; Brazil and France, $76,000,000 each, and Canada, $37,000,000. The circular contains carefully pre pared tables of our exports and im ports by countries. MUST BRAVE THE KURDS. Difficulties in the Way of Recovering j Bicyclist Lfiiz'ti Body. ; Washington, Aug. 17 The state t 1 . . , - -1 - , - a - ueparirnent nas receiveu a uispaicn from Minister Terrill in Turkey stat ing that for the past three months he has been urging the Turkish authori ties lo permit an investigation of the circumstances of the death of Lenz, the bicyclist, killed by the Kurds. Mr. Terrill" saj-s that in order to comply with the request of Mr. Sachtleben, sent by Outing to investigate the case, that he be given authority to search the residences of the Kurds for relics of the bicyclist and proofs of his death, an army would be necessary. These Kurds live in the hill3 and mountains and would not permit a stranger and a foreigner to enter their houses, even though armed with authority of the Turkish government. Mr. Terrill says he expects to secure a guard of Turkish troops, which will accompany Sachtleben into the country of the Kurds for the purpose of recovering the remains of Lenz. PAID IN SILVEPf. Secretary Morton lias the Silver Em ployes Given "White Metal. Washington, Aug. 17. Secretary Morton, of the department of ag riculture heard arguments by many of his subordinates in favor of silver and yesterday, being the semi-monthly pay day, he ordered the paymaster of the department to pay out $1,000 in silver coin, this money weighing sixty pounds. It was given to all the silverites in various positions in the depart ment. Unless he receives a petition to the contrary it is expected that silver will be paid out again and again on pay day to the men who are known to favor .tas currency. There was a good deal of kicking among the employes and a good many of them have indicated to the paymas ter that they want paper money on their next pay da v. JIM CORBETT IS MARRIED. Ue Is Wedded to Jessie Taylor at Asbnry Park. AsBriir Park, X. J., Aug. 17. There tvas a quiet civil marriage here yester day, of which the principals were Champion James J. Corbett and Jessie Taylor of Omaha, better known as Vera Stanwood, the name under which she figured as co-respondent in the re cent suit for the divorce which was granted to Mrs. Oilie Lake Corbett. So quietly had Corbett's intentions been kept that not even his manager and traveling companion, William A. Brady, knew that he intended matri mony so soon, nor were any of his other friends in sporting circles ap prised of the event. Waite Severe on Bankers. St. Locis, Mo., Aug. 17. A special from Gainesville, Texas says that Gov ernor Waite and General Weaver are in attendance on a Populist meeting in that city. In discussing the silver question, it was suggested to Governor Waite that a great majority of the business men of Texas were "sound money" men, and he then grew em phatic 'Ot course they are," he said. "All the bankers are goldbugs, and they control the business men. The bank ers of Denver are such rabid 'sound money' men that they robbed the people of millions of dollars. 'Sound money' men! Bosh! They are rob bers; thieves. That's what they are." To Educate Farmer Boys. Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 17. Presi dent Stickney ef the Chicago Great Western road proposes to open a num ber of preparatory agricultural acad emies in which the farmers' boys may secure short courses of instruction in the common branches along lines which will inspire them with ambition to enter the agricultural college. Married at Eighty-Six. Toronto, Aug. 17. Sir William How fand, ex-lieutenant governor of Onta-. rio. was ouietlv married vesterday afternoon to Mrs. Bethune, widow of t.h lnt Mr. Bethune. The bride groom, who is eighty-six years of age. is well known throughout the United States and Canada. The bride is 60 years old. Western Exhibits for Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 17. At a meeting ot the Western society it was decided to establish permanent headquarters in this city with exhibits from the dif ferent states, showing their products and the advantages of the West and Northwest. A treading Young Man Shot. Valparaiso, Ind , Aug. . 17. Will i Tratedas, 20 years old, and Lon Pow ! ers, 21, became involved in a dispute at 8 o'clock this morning. and Powers killed Tratedas by shooting him. . Tratedas was a leading young man. FAVOR WHITE METAL. THE DEMOCRATIC SILVER CON FERENCE IN WASHINGTON. The Sliver Advocates Issue an Address, the Same Being Read by Gov. Stone Every Effort to Be Made to Nominate a Silver Man for President at the Next Democratic Notional Convention Stir ring speeches by the Delegates The Silver Conference. Washington, Aug. 16. When the national silver Democratic conference reassembled yesterday afternoon the programme committee reported through Senator Daniel that it was ready to report, and the conference proper adjourned until this morning, while the program and resolution com mittee met again and remained in ses sion for several hours. At this meet iag each member gave an acoount of the condition of the silver movement in his state and pointed out what he thought was necessary to strengthen the sentiment in favor of free coinage. When the conference was called to O xler again at 10 o'clock this morning, tbe committee on resolutions and pro gram was still unable to report and it was suggested that the confera nee Bhould listen to speeches by those present. C F. Cockran, editor of the St. Jos eph, Ma, Gazette, first spoke. He said that it seemed anomalous that a meeting such as the present should be called, for he knew of no doctrine of the party which was not in consonance with the purposes of this conference. Congress was the place to look for the declaration of the party's belief, and he declared that gold monometallism would be more disastrous than war, pestilence and famine. It was impor tant to settle first what was Repub licanism and what Democracy whether such men as ex-Senator Thur man and Senator Harris or Senator Sherman were to be the leaders of Democratic party. He declared silver agitation would not die out, but would continue until the end for which it bad been originated should be at tained. He also declared against the perpetuation of the national banks, whose tyrany, he said, was the great est that any people would bear. The national banks were directly opposed to Democracy. He was for a declara- ! tion for silver without regard to the prospect of success or failure at the polls. Speeches were also made by Senator Call, A. A. Liscombe of Washington, J. M. Hill of Missouri, Representatives Jones of Virginia and Lockhart of North Carolina, and Mr. Bodine of Missouri. MB. 8 TONE READS THE ADDRESS It was almost 12 o'clock when the committee on resolutions filed into the conference room and Senator Daniel was recognized to make the report of the committee's proceedings. This was divided into two sections, one con sisting of an address to Democrats and j the other of the plan of organization. The address was read by Governor Stone of Missouri. It disclaims speak ing with party authority, the assem blage beiDg a voluntary one, but strong ly lepresents the opinion of the confer ence, that the party should declare for free coinage of silver. It concludes as follows: "Duty to the people re quires thai the party of the people j continue the battle for bimetallism until its efforts are crowned with suc cess, therefore be it "Resolved, That the Democratic party in national convention assem bled, should demand the free and un limited coinage of silver and gold into primary or redemption money at the ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the action or approval of any other sat ion. 'Resolved, That it should declare its opposition to the issuing- of interest bearing bonds of the United States in time of peace and especially to placing the treasury of the government under the control of any syndicate of bank ers and the issuance of bonds to be sold by them at an enormous profit for the purpose of supplying the fed eral treasury with g-old to maintain the policy of gold monometallism. "With a view to securing the adher ence to and adoption of the Demo cratic financial policy above set forth bythe Democratic national conven tion to be assembled in 1696, and of the nomination of a candidate for the presidency well known to be in hearty sympathy therewith, we hereby pledge our mutual co-operation and urgently recommend to our Democratic breth ren in all the states to at once begin and vigorously and systematicaly pros ecute the work of a thorough organi zation, and to this end the adoption of the plan or organization herewith sub mitted is recommended." PROPOSED PLAN OF ORGANIZATION. The part of the report dealing with the plan of organization was read by ex-Senator Jar vis of North Carolina, as follows. First There shall be a national committee of Democrats who are in favor of both silver and gold as the money of the constitution, which shall le composed of one Democrat from each state and territory and the District of Columbia and the executive committee hereinafter provided for. Second That until otherwise or dered by the national committee, Sen ators I sham G. Harris of Tennessee, James R. Jones of Arkansas and David Turpie of Indiana and the Hons. W. J. Stone of Missouri, W. H. Henrichsen of Illinois and Casey Young of Tenne 6ee be, and they are herby constituted, the executive committee, and shall have full power and authority, and it shall be their duty at as early a day as possible to appoint the members of the national committee herein provided for and to fill vacancies in the same. The report of the committee was adopted with opposition, and, after listening to some speeches, the confer ence adjourned sine die. Kyle Predicts Taylor's Pardon. Sioux Citt, Iowa., Aug. 16. When shown a dispatch announcing the sen tence of W. W. Taylor for five years In the penitentiary, Senator J. If. Kyle, who is now here, said: "He will never 6erve it. Taylor will be pardoned by Governor Sheldon in a very few days after the next election." A TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER. Carlb Indians In British Hondnras Massa ere Negroes. New York, Aug. 16. According to a letter from Belze, British Honduras, just received in Trenton, N. J., English planters in the Straum creek district, which is settled by upwards of 2,000 Caribs, whose reservations or planta tions embrace most of the ground un der cultivation, and by English plant ers who have in their service 4,000 Ja maica negroes, applied to the colonial legislature for permission to construct railroads from their plantations through the Carib reservations to .the coast. Permission was granted and the surveyor general was authorized to survey the routes. The rails for the road arrived from England three or four weeks ago. As soon as the Caribs found it out a number of them went to the English planters and warned them not to put the rails upon their reservation if they desired to avoid serious trouble. The English planters laughed and the work went on. The English thought the Caribs meant nothing by their threats, but late on August 3 the Caribs in large numbers, armed with machetes, advanced upon the negroes at work on the railroad and ordered them to take up the rails. The ne groes refused and threatened to attack the Caribs unless they cleared out. They went away but returned in less than an hour in great force and began to tear up the rails. The infuriated Englishmen ordered their negroes to try a little fighting. The moment the negroes raised their weapons the Caribs rushed upon them and with their machetes hacked and chopped the negroes to pieces. The negroes fought bravely and killed many of their antagonists, but they could only stand against the Caribs two hours. Between 500 and 600 negroes in all were killed and almost as many injured, while of the Caribs about 300 were killed and twice as many wound ed, some mortally. As soon as the negroes were forced to beat a retreat the Caribs went to work and tore up every foot of rail, damaged many of the English planta tions, and destroyed fruit and rubber to the value of many thousands of dol lars. 1 LETTER FROM WALLER. Expresses Gratitude for the Interest Taken In Ills Case In This Country. Washington, Aug. 16. A letter re ceived from ex-Consul Waller by his step-son, P. II. Bray, says that his bag gage was taken from him by the French on his arrival at Marseilles and that he made a complaint to the United States consul at that place on April 27, but has heard nothing of it since. He b,as not yet received a word from Mrs. Waller or his children since his depart ure from Madagascar, nor had he vet reeeived the money sent hira by irienasTn Yovva a few days after word, reached this country that he was ill and without funds to supply himself with medical attendance. This was early in June. The letter to Mr. Bray is dated July Mr. Waller expresses much gratitude for the interest taken in his case by the newspapers of the United States and by his friends, and was especially glad to learn that the department of state was looking after the protection of his family. He expresses a belief and hope that he wijl be released soon. His health is a little better than when he .last wrote. READY FOR THE CONTEST. Dallas Athletic Clnb Preparing: 'or the Biff Fight. Dallas, Texas, Aug. 16. The Ath letic club has cleared and swept twelve acres of ground for the great prize fight. Eight of these acres will be covered by the great amphitheater, which will have 52,630 seats. The balance of the ground will .be for parking carriages, wagons and bug gies, and for lunch and refreshment stands. Ten carloads of lumber per day are now arriving and being piled up along the track of the Texas Pacific. The building will be staked off and work begun next week. So far as the buildings and grounds are concerned ample preparations are making for the largest assembly of people ever gotten together on the Western continent. Mrs. Amlck Charged With Murder. Eureka, Kan., Aug. 16. The cor oner's jury has charged Mrs. Ella Amick with the murder of her former husband, James Amick. She has been arrested and committed to jail without bail to await trial. At the inquest considerable light was thrown upon the case and Mrs. Amick's plea of self defense was greatly weakened. The case will be tried the second week in September and a great legal battle is anticipated. An Octogenarian Tired of Life. Florence, Kan., Aug. 16. Horace Phillips, an old resident and leading citizen of Burns, committed suicide last night by shooting himself in the head. He was about 80 years old and had been suffering from poor health and general debility for several years. Climbing: the Grand Canyon of the Yel lowstone. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is from 700 to 1200 feet deep. A general aver age is perhaps 1000 feet. At many points the walls are absolutely vertical and are embelished with gigantic flutings and pin naeles. Architectural forms of great vari ety are seen. These combine with the vivid colorings to form a scene of beauty and grandeur. Interspersed among the vertical declivi ties are smooth slopes, set at various an gles. Many or these can be climted, some with much difficultly, others with moderate exertion. Care must be exercised as re gards looting, but for good muscular exer cise and lung development the feat is worth trving. To stand in the bottom of this huge trench and gaze upward at the Philistinic walls, touched with beauty by the hands of Uod; to watch the emerald stream rushimr through its narrow prison in foamy rapids and vertical leaps ; to see the flashing of the sunlight athwart the walls, are well worth the effort to climb tbem. There is no danger in the attempt if care Is exercised. The climb into and out of this wonderful place where naught of life is seen, save the circling eagles far over head, is a profound experience. If you will send six cents to Uu.s. S. r EE, General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific Railroad, St. Paul, Minn., he will send a j finely illustrated book telling about Yellow- , stone Park and a client into the Canyon. i SILVER CONFERENCE. DEMOCRATIC PLAN FOR INSUR ING HARMONY. An Arrangement Whereby the Next Can didate for the Presidency Will be a Tree Coinage Democrat on a Sliver Platform The Conference to be Held la the City of Washington The Views f Senator Harris. The Silver Conference. Washington, Aug. 14. Senator Har ris of Tennessee is the only member of the committee appointed by the Memphis free silver convention, which signed the call for a conference of Democrats on the silver question to take place in Washington to-morrow, who has arrived here. Senators Jones of Arkansas and Turpie of In diana, the other two members of the committee, are, however, expected be fore the opening conference. The meeting here will have two principal purposes the first to devise a plan to hold all silver Democrats in the Democratic party, and the second, to insure, if possible, a declaration for free coinage at the next national Dem ocratic convention. m To accomplish this latter purpose it is expected that an organization will be perfected in every state represented in the con ference whose principal purpose shall be the securing of delegates to the convention pledged to a silver plat form and to a candidate of correspond ing views. It is expected that men will be selected to take charge of this work in each of the states. Senator Harris thinks that about thirty states will be represented at the conference. He refuses, however, to discuss any features of the gather ing. At the hotel it is estimated that the attendance will not exceed 100, and there is so far no evidence that it will reach that number. Senator Harris says that Senator Jones of Arkansas, will be temporary presiding officer. MINISTER DENBY ALERT. Everything Possible Being Done for Amer ican Missionaries in China. Washington, Aug. 14. According to cablegrams received at the state de partment, United States Minister Den by is consulting with the British and Chinese authorities relative to the full and complete investigation of the riots at Ku Cheng. No doubt is expressed at the state department that United States interests will be carefully looked after when this commission is appointed. It is stated also that Min ister Denby so far has done all possible for a representative of the government to do to bring about a reparation and redress. WHISKY TRUST WINS, A New York Judge Refuses to Enjoin the Reorganization Committee. New YoRK,Aug.l4. Justice O.Brien, In the supreme court chambers denied the motion for an injunction to restrain the reorganization committee of the distilling and cattle feeding company from purchasing or acquiring the prop erty of the trust, which was advertised to te sold to-morrow. The motion was made by F. W. Annes and George N. Pynchon, who represent 315,090 worth of stock in the trust. They say that the purchase by the reorganization committee would perpetuate the trust, which had been declared an illegal monopoly by the supreme court of the state of Illinois. SWIFT JUSTICE. Seventeen of a Murderous Mexican Band Shot In Six Weeks. Fronteras, Sonora, Mex., Ang. 14. Six weeks ago the private messen ger of Colonel John Weir was killed by gang of highwaymen and robbed of g6,00a The Mexican authorities cap tured the robbers last week. Seven teen of the number directly concerned In the affair have been convicted and ihot. Forty others, among them an American named Tribolet, who be longed to or sympathized with the robbers, have been impressed into the Mexican army. The entire band of robbers, who have infested that re gion, have now all been shot or are under arrest. LOST BY THE TREASURY. A Large Sam of Gold Has Been Fxported to Europe. Washington, Aug. 14. The treas ury yesterday lost 81,650,000 in gold for export to Europe, leaving the re serve only about 81,300,000 above the 8100,000,000 point. Mr. Curtis, the acting secretary, said he had nothing to say in regard to the matter. He had no specific in formation and could not say whether the syndicate would allow the 8100, 000,000 to be encroached upon or not. None of the other officials would talk in the absence of Secretary Carlisle. This heavy withdrawal has given rise to a report that another bond issue is impending, but there is no one in "Washington who can speak authorita tively on the subject, ' or who has in formation not shared by the public The best public opinion is that the syndicate will not allow the reserve to be encroached upon until after Octo ber 1, when, as generally understood, its obligation ceases. But even in the event of. still further withdrawals, it is believed that both .Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle would see the reserve reach a point below any that it has yet tonched before they would take any steps to recoup it by another sale of bonds or purchase of gold. Arrested, for Buying: Stolen Cattle. Perry, Ok., Aug. 14. Alexander Hawkins was arrested to-day for re ceiving stolen animals. A hundred animals have been stolen from the Otoe, Ponca and Osage country in the past year and Hawkins is charged with receiving them A Minneapolis Lumberman Assigns. r Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 13. Jesse J. Jones, lumberman, has - been forced to assign. His liabilities are 8159,000 and his assets 8238,000. His commer cial obligations. are estimated at about 820,000. The Northern Trust company is the assignee. SHOT BY HIS EX-WIFE. A Kansas Farmer Killed for Maklaff Threats on a Public Road. Eureka, Kan., Aug. 14. James Amlck was shot and killed by Mrs. Ella Amick, his divorced wife, at 10 o'clock this morning about ten miles northeast of here in the presence of Mrs. Amick's brother and the latter's wife. The three say that Amick had fol lowed their party about a half mile down the public road, swearing at and threatening his former wife. Finally he dismounted and, rawhide in hand, turned Mrs. Amick's team from the road. She warned him to leave several times and finally, as the team was about to overturn the spring wagon, seized a Winchester rifle and fired. The bullet passed through his abdomen. He only lived a few minutes. Mrs. Amick came to town and sur rendered to the authorities. There had been trouble between the two ever since their divorce. Amick was convicted of committing a felon ious assault upon his wife several months ago, but was pardoned by-the governor. Cleveland on the Chinese Massacre. Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Aug. 14. A reporter called upon President Cleve land at Gray Gables yesterday and showed him the press special cable from Tien Tsin, in which the Amer ican residents there appeal to the United States for assistance. The president refused to discuss the ques tion at length, and only said the mat ter of protecting Americans in China was in the hands of the state depart ment, and it would undoubtedly re ceive attention without delay. Victory for German Pythians. Chicago, Aug. 14. German Pythians won a signal victory in the superior court yesterday in the fight over black listing for refusal to adopt the Eng lish ritual. Waldeck lodge No. 136, sued the supreme lodge of Illinois, ask ing the court to enjoin it from taking away the lodge charter, and also to issue a writ of mandamus compelling it to give up certain pass words. Judge Brentano rendered a decision in the plaintiff's favor. Eloped With a Captain's Daughter. Washington, Aug. 14. Samuel EL Gresham, a nephew of the late secre tary of state and leading business man of Norfolk, Va., and Miss Sarah Kobbe, a daughter of Captain William Kobbe of the Third United States ar tillery, eloped from the Hygeia hotel at Old Point Comfort Sunday evening and were married in this city yester day afternoon. Priee of Lumber Goes Co. Kansas Citt, Mo., Aug. 14. Thera Aas been, within the past two mmvths a general increase in the price of lum ber averaging, according to lumber men, 31 per thousand feet or eight per cent on all kinds of lumber sold in Kansas City. The increase is not con fined to Kansas City, but is general throughout the entire West, and is much greater than eight per cent op rough lumber. The Taxable Wealth of Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 14. State Auditor Seibert to-day completed a table showing the valuation for taxa ble purposes of the various counties in the state. There is an increase over last year of nearly 800,003,000. The total of the state is 81.005.0)9,769. Of this St. Louis is credited with 8329, 202,293 and Jackson county with 875, 219,322. The Salmon Pack Again. Large. Victoria, Aug. 14. The steamet Danube, from the North, reports that the pack of the Northern British Columbia canneries is complete for the season with the exception of about 5,000 cases. Sixteen canneries have put up 174,000 cases, against 130,000 cases last year by twelve canneries. Bold Cattle Stealing. Lander, Wyo., Aug. 14. By the al teration of brands, it has been discov ered thousands of cattle have been stolen and run north into Montana, where they have been sold. Stealings amounting to $30,000 duriDgthe past three months have already been made certain of. AIMS OF, THE REBELS. Annexation to the United States Favored by the Cubans. New York, Aug. 14. The steamer Seneca of the Ward line, which ar rived here from Cuba yesterday, brought several Cuban passengers. One man from Havana, who would not permit the use of his name, asserted that the insurrection is more formida ble than is generally believed. The rebels, he says, desire to establish a government under the protection of a strong power, preferably the United States. They are not anxious for absolute in dependence, because negroes form a majority of the inhabitants of the island and would dominate the govern ment. Therefore, the rebels are delay ing the capture of the important sea port towns, which, the man from Ha vana says, they could easily accom plish, because their plans for the fu ture are not yet matured. To secure possession of cities would mean recog nition as belligerents to the rebels, and as they are not ready for such recogni tion, they will continue their present methods of making war for a time. The Havana man asserts that there are 8,000 sympathizers with the revolu tion in Havana. An Expert Forger Arretted. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 14. J. P. Sherzinger, alias Eli Kline, a forger who has victimized many merchants in Omaha and Council Bluflrs, was ar rested here for fcrging the name of R. T. Davis to checks which he readily got cashed. Sherzinger lives at Nel son, Neb. He is an expert with the pen. No Cigarettes for Minors. Sedalia, Mo., Aug. 14. The city council has passed an ordinance inflict ing a fine of not less than 825 nor more than 8100 on all persons who sell cig arettes or cigarette papers to minors.