HU 13 TO il fiRCED
OEMERAL OTIS INSTRUCTED TO
CRUSH FILIPINO FORCES.
British Papers Criticize American
Troops Ovsr Allseed Outrages
to British Subjects.
New York, June 80. According to a
Washington correspondent of the
Journal and Advertiser, two important
decision were made at the meeting of
toe cabinet held Just before the pres
ident itarted for Holjroke, referring to
the campaign in the Philippines.
First, that in view of the strength of
Aguin&ldo in the north aa developed in
a dispatch from General Otis, the ag
gressive campaign against the rebel
:hief must be renewed with vigor.
Second, that the army and navy must
io-operate to maintain a tight blockade
sf Luzon In order to prevent the land,
fflg of supplies of any character for the
rebel forces:
In renewing the campaign against
Agulnaldo, the president is pursuing
the same policy as that now in opera
tion against the rebel forces in the
south.
President McKlnley expressed sur
prise that the insurgent forces should
be able, apparently, to procure inex
haustible supplies of arms and ammu
nition, and directions were cabled to
Admiral Watson to co-operate with
General Otis in trying to prevent the
landing of munitions of war on the
Island of Luzon.
A blockade of the island was reported
established some time ago, but every
encounter with the insurgents demon
strates that they still have abundant
supplies.
Cabinet officers are of the opinion
that if a strict blockade is maintained
the insurgents will quickly exhaust
their resources.
A point of importance to the many
applicants for commissions In the vol
unteer service was decided at today's
meeting. General Otis is to name of
ficers for the three regiments of vol
unteers only in proportion to the num
ber of men in the Philippines who re
enlist. If only 3,000 should enlist there, Gen
eral Otis would appoint only eighty or
ninety of the total 150 officers that
would be needed, the rest of the of
ficers being appointed by the president
from applications in the United States.
CRITICISE U. S. TROOPS.
British Papers are Bitter About Al
leged Outrages.
London, June 20. The alleged looting
of English homes in Hollo by the Amer
ican troops, February 11, is made the
abject of a bitter though belated com
plaint in the Outlook, an imperialist
weekly, which says:
"For the sake of the good name of
the republic, it Is hoped that a proper
sequel, the condign punishment of the
leaders, will not be long delayed.
The accusation is based on an anon
ymous private letter for the accuracy
of which the editor vouches. The wrl
ter quotes an eye witness of the alleged
occurrences as saying:
After the shelling of this place
February 11, a Are party landed from
the American warships to try to savf
the burning houses, and the whole towr
was swarming with American regular!
and volunteers, who commenced to loot
right and left Needless to say, Ilollc
soon ran out of whisky and other al
coholic drinks. The looting was a die
gusting sight for an Englishman to wit
ness, but the Americans had got beyonc
control of their officers.
"One Englishman found a man wear
lng a pair of his best riding top boots
who, on being remonstrated with, said
Well, they are a better fit than thos
tamed clodhoppers,' pointing to his cast
off pair.
"Another Englishman found som
American soldiers in bis dining room
willing liquors from a bottle. He of
fered them some whisky and soda ai
a more suitable drink for that tem
perature. This was declined, but the;
parted friends, and with the usual
'Anglo-Saxon blood Is thicker than wa
ter salutation wished one another good
htck. The Englishman then went lntr
his bedroom to And that everythJni
he had of any value had disappeared
The remnants lay in a mass on th
Boor.
. The worst feature of the affair
that as the firing from the Petrel com
menced twelve hours before the armis
tice expired nobody had time to gel
but So all this property was lost.
"Great Indignation at the American!
rose In British bressts for the affair
of the 11th, sad a formal protest wat
sent In by the senior British officer
Bat the Tankees blame the rebels foi
digging trenches expressly against theli
MntofsV
"Everybody seems agreed that hal
the Americans come straight in whez
the Spanish went out, there would have
beea no fighting at all and everything
woid have cone peacefully. It will put
TJsRo back firs or six years. Man)
aettbt whether prosperity will ever en
Soth Sides Opposed to War and
Settlement Likely.
London, Juns . The South African
dtuatioa Is not developing la the dlrec
lon of war. Not only do Lord Balls-
jury, Mr. Balfour, Sir Michael Hicks-
Seach and other leading members of
;he cabinet desire to avoid war, but
ublic opinion at present gives war no
xiuntenance.
The jingoes never were so powerless
n a great crisis as niw, and but for
Secretary Chamberlain's leadership
they would be of no account. Secre
.ary Chamberlain deliberately published
lispatches with the object of forcing
the government's band by inflaming
public opinion. But Instead of achiev
ing that purpose he has merely con
virced the bulk of his own people as
well aa the liberals that if Sir Alfred
Mllner, the British high commissioner
it the Cape, wrote the dispatches con
tained therein for publication, he is as
poor a diplomat as is Chamberlain him
ielf. There is a violent party at the Cape
in favor of intervention, and the most
4ensatlonal accounts of the state of
feeling there are daily cabled here.
But Cecil Rhodes Is against extreme
measures. At the same time, although
the tories now in power have resisted
the claim of their countrymen to the
franchise for forty years, they are Im
pelled by deep-seated, conscientious
convictions that unless Kruger grant!
the franchise to the Uitlanders after
ive years' residence warlike interven
tion must come. But any such inter
vention Is distant and negotiations will
x prosecuted in every form before des-
perate measures are resorted to.
CANTEEN KNOCKED OUT.
pi:,u.:eii face death
EXPLOSION OP POWDER AT AN
OMAHA FIRE.
seven Firemen are Blown Into ths
Air and Seriously Injured
A Dangerons Blaze.
Pennsylvania Judge Decides th
Army Liquor Traffic Illegal.
Harrlsburg, Pa., June 20. Judge
jiimonton today in the county court
Jeclded that an army canteen for the
ale of liquor to soldiers cannot be car
ied on without a regular license from
.he courts. The decision was made
in the case of two men who were ar-
.ested on complaint of the anti-saloon
eague of the state for maintaining
:anteen at Camp Meade. Counsel for
die defendants argued that they were
icting under instructions of the com
jiandant of the camp, who was actin
jnder authority of military law. Judge
Slmonson said that he did not reeog
size such a law when In conflict with
the law of the state; that the United
States had no authority to issue a 11
nse to sell liquor In the states. He
lirected the Jury to find a verdict of
rullty and then suspended sentence. At
;he same time he notified all concerned
hat if there were any more violations
f the law he would sentence them all
fhe commandant of the camp prom
sed that the canteen would be sup
pressed.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Il
XoBtSTista, Colo. The Stat bank, a
attrate concern, has posted a notice
m return of president" Th
so has oaVee at Hooper an
Its aewiasl saaHal la Ma, sat
lit total kakOltles gtB to the pablk
cir not sutf sat wart Cktu. Th
Ware CKO. fa anataeat oi
UrjH i. D. Kabee. n baa
ttiaOM Aaawst U, in.
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People who know the least are apt to
issume the most.
A great many men owe their success
:o the failure of others.
It's a poor sign painter that can't
nake a name for himself.
It's sometimes difficult to get lnfor-
nation from a bank teller.
Time and silence occasionally succeed
when all other agencies fall.
The small amount a qredltor duns
foil for Is often a big sum to you.
Any man may deceive other men, but
it takes a genius to fool a woman.
It is easy for a man to follow advice
that coincides with his own views.
When the flying machine refuses to
oar it makes the Inventor sore.
Shallow-brained people bow to the
clothes rather than to the wearer.
A man's failure to accumulate a for
tune is seldom due to his liberality.
After marriage it's sometimes a case
sf two fools with but a single thought.
The more work a man is willing to do
the more others are willing he s VH
Some married men are glad that they
have the privilege of thinking as they
please.
A man will Invariably smile at your
lokes if you invite him to smile at
your expense.
When a woman can't find any place
else to put a thing she holds It in bei
mouth.
Rumors of war are less Interesting
to landladies than roomers who pay
In advance.
ome young wives love old husbandi
because or tneir ability to transform
them into rich widows.
There are some glass blowers In the
country who can work only when the
glass has foam on it
A woman may have a face like an
open book, but a man always finds it
difficult to read between the lines.
A great many soldiers In the army of
the unemployed seem to think it dis
honorable to desert and go to work.
For every dollar a woman spends on
her dress she gets about 90 cents worth
f show and 10 cents worth of comfort.
HERB AND THERE.
The world's herring catch every rear
Is 30,000,000, which Is all consumed be
fore the next season.
The price of medicine In Prussia It
regulated by the state, a new pries list
being published every year.
The United States uses the most eggt
of any country tea billion being re
quired during the year, or US to act,
Inhabitant
Mahogany Is said to hav been
brought to England by Sir waiter
Raleigh In UK, but not to bars com
Into general use till 1710.
A scientist has calculated that the
eyelids of the average mas opea aad
bat so fewer than ,$, times la
the eoarse of a single rear of his exist
Omaha, Neb., June 20. Allen Bros.
wholesale grocery establishment, corner
it Ninth and Jons streets, was partly
destroyed by a Ore, which started
ihortly before midnight Saturday. The
two upper stories of the five-story brick
building were completely gutted by the
flames and the goods in stock on the
lower floors were drenched by the tor
rents of water thrown by firemen onto
the conflagration above. A conserva
tive estimate cf the loss to the building
and Its contents Is about 1100,000. It It
covered by insurance,
While the flames were raging fiercest
seven firemen engaged in hoisting thf
water tower were badly Injured by a
terrific explosion of powder that broke
windows for blocks around and knock
ed down all the men within a radius ol
100 feet.
Four hundred pounds of the explo
sive were Ignited by falling brands af
the road was being dragged past th;
working firemen. The Injured men were
carried to places of safety and later five
of them were taken to St. Joseph's hos
pita! for treatment The others wer
carried to their homes.
The Injured firemen are Thomas Ru-
ane, dangerously burned about the head
and back; Frank Hardy, J. J. Sulli
van, Joseph Hoffman, Harry Rede!!,
Martin Range and John McCumbert
Ruane's Injuries are possibly fatal.
HOW THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED
The firemen were Injured by the ex
plosion of 400 pounds of gunptfwder
which stood on the first floor near the
open elevator. Th powder was con
tained In two large iron tanks and
was separately encased in ten-pound
cans. The firemen were warned by em
ployes who arrived early of the exist
ence of the explosive, and with admir
able coolness went about the task of
retting the dangerous tanks to a place
of safety.
One tank was dragged across the
street and out of harm. The second
ank was attached to a rope and a num
ber of men seised the other end. Af
the cumbrous load was being cautiously
pulled from the platform It tilted and
the iron lid fell back, exposing th
round tin cans piled in tiers within. At
the same time the fourth and fifth
floors were a raging furnace and hun
dreds of burning splinters were borne
into the street below.
One long glowing splinter fell direct
ly into the open tank and drove lu
fiery end into the explosive. The con
cussion which followed shattered win
dows blocks from the scene. The he
roic firemen were lifted bodily and
burled to the pavement Their cloth
ing was blown from their bodies or kit
died to a blaze. Horses of the depart
ment plunged madly and two teams
broke from their drivers and dragged
heavy engines through the crowd at a
gallop.
The horses stopped of their own ac
cord a few blocks from the scene and
were overtaken by their drivers.
The prostrate firemen scrambled to
'.heir feet several of them enveloped In
flames, and ran blindly Into the crowd.
Ready hands threw them to the ground
and the fire was smothered by a dozen
coats. They were carried to a neigh
boring hotel and later taken to dlfferen
hospitals.
QERMANS RESENT IT.
DEATHS AT NEW RICHMOND.
Fatalities Not Less Than One Hun
dred and Twenty-Five.
New Richmond, Wis., June 21. Today
five days after the New Richmond
tornado it is possible to give a sum
mary of the deaths and destruction
with fair accurateness. The official list
of known dead contains 102 names; five
unidentified bodies have been buried.be-
sides others in parts. A conservative
estimate of the bodies still in the ru
ins, of people not reported missing
would be fifteen. This brings the loss
of life to about 125.
The best estimate on the loss of
property in the city of New Richmond
compiled from a list of individual
property owners who lost everything
reaches a total of $'M,000. To this may
be added about $200,000 for household
goods and other property destroyed In
this Immediate vicinity, not included
In the buildings totally demolished.
The relief fund is growing rapidly.
having reached $35,000.
Thousands at Funeral.
Lebanon, Mo., June 21. Congress
man Richard Parks Bland was laid to
rest here with honors befitting his 11
ed with thousands of his friends wh
lustiious career. The town was crowd
came to honor his memory. The fu
neral services were participated In by
the ministers of all denominations rep
resented in Lebanon.
The discourse was delivered by Rev
Mr. W. K. Collins of the M. E. churct
and was followed by the ritual of the
Knights Templar and Masonic frater
nities.
Hon. William J. Bryan had a seat on
the stage, but delivered no eulogy,
The funeral procession to the Cath
olic cemetery was the longest and most
Impressive ever seen In eoutheesten
Missouri.
President McKlnley wired Caputs
Fsrris: "It Is wHh the deepest regret )
bear of Mr. Bland's death. He was
man of honest convictions aad a monu
ment to the growing natloa. Express
my sympathy to Mrs. Bland aad the
family. i
Do Not Like to Be Credited With a
Warlike Attitude.
Berlin, June 20. The recent develop
ments at the peace conference are gen
erally commented upon here and th
statements of the foreign papers, par
ticularly the English, that the German
representatives at The Hague are op
posed to arbitration have been noted
with deep displeasure. Almost the en
tire press of Germany gives Indignant
voice to what the papers term "Eng
lish intrigues In order to prejudice th
world against Germany's pacific Inten
tion."
An Important foreign office official
said to the correspondent here of th
Associated Press:
"The incomplete and usually distorted
partisan reports of the doings of our
representatives at The Hague whirl
have appeared for weeks In the for
eign, notably the English and Frenct
press, are calculated to create false im
pressions. It was on account of thlf
that Count Munster proposed that ful)
reports of the transactions from day tc
day be given out officially. The fad
that such a proposition was made by
Germany shows that we have nothln?
to hide and that we have no fear of
correct and full reports.
As regards England's proposal for a
permanent court of arbitration, this
goes beyond Russia's proposal. Asldf
from that we miss several seemingly
essential features, such aa rules pro
viding for absolute impartiality. At
soon as guarantees of such Impartial
ity are given Germany will be able tc
assent to propositions going beyond thf
scope of the original Russian proposition.
Some method will probably be found
to improve on the Incomplete and un
fair reports of the meetings of the con
ference now in vogue, even If complete
reports have to be printed in the ofn-
:ial organ of the German government.
ENGLISH PRESS MALICIOUS.
This statement is borne out by the
utterances of the semi-official press
The Berlin Post this week has a series
if editorials bitterly commenting on the
"false and malicious reports of the
English press regarding Germany's at
Utude at The Hague," and asks why, if
Great Britain wishes to found courts
of arbitration, it has not appealed to
luch a court In the Transvaal matter oi
In the Alaskan difficulty.
The Cologne Gazette expressed tht
aellef that the whole conference will
toon "end in smoke." This view is
upported by a score of other influential
papers.
The National Zeitung said It hoped
the government would joon establish a
method of regular and reliably dally
reports of the dolngB of the conference.
The Berlin Tageblatt says. "If the
report is correct we must assume Dr.
Zorn misunderstood his instructions."
It now seems certain that the anti-
strike bill will not find a majority in
the reichstag. According to the gov
ernment program the bill will come up
this week, but strong pressure is being
txerted on the government to postpone
It until the autumn, as during the pasl
fortnight the opposition has been gain
ing ground. Beside the radicals, th
socialists, the national liberals, and the
larger part of the center oppose the
measure, it seems if the government
Insists on the flr-.t reading before ad
journment that the bill will be tabled
without the honor of a reference to a
committee. The government' would
thus meet severe defeat.
STAL'DAIID OIL IliQUIilY
INDEPENDENT REFINER TELLS
OF THEIR METHODS.
OENERAL NEWS.
Say a th Trust la Unscrupulous
and That th Railroads ara
Accomplices.
Boston Celebrates.
Boston, June 21. The one hundred
and twenty-third anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated
here. The center of the demonstration
was at Charlestown. Marines and sail
ors from the North Atlantic squadron
participated. Thousands of sightseers
witnessed the parade and the marines
received an ovation.
Headed by a band, two full bat
talions of four companies of marines
from the New Tork, Texas, InOiana,
Massachusetts, Wabash and Lancas
ter, under command of Colonel H. C.
Cochrane, participated. Then followed
four companies of "the men behind
the guns" from the squadron, under
command of Captain C. J. Train of th
Massachusetts. The men were greeted
with cheers, mingled with the blasti
of horns and the sounds of firearms on
all sides.
Goes to the Penitentiary.
Chicago, 111., June 21. Baron and
Baroness de Bara, who were recently
found guilty of using the United
States malls to conduct a fraudulent
business, received sentences In the fed
eral district court after motions for s
new trial had been denied. Baron de
Bara was sentenced to serve thre
years in the penitentiary at Jollet
while Baroness de Bara received a sen
tence of one year In the Du Page coun
ty jail at Wheaton. Previous to the
pronouncement of sentences Baron de
Bara made a strong appeal to the court
to be merciful to his wife, and that b
be permitted to bear all the punish
ment Both parties bore their sentences
with complaisance.
Runs Into Open Switch.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 21. Mall train
No. on the Baltimore A Ohio rail
road ran Into an open switch near Guf
fey's Station, twenty-five miles east
of Plttsburg.at I o'clock this morning,
derailing the engine, baggage and pos
tal cars. William Wilson, aa em
ploye of the Bell Coal company, was
seriously hurt James Doris, a tipple
man. Engineer Thomas Newman and
Fireman R. W. Hill were slightly In
jured. The passengers escaped with
good shaking ap.
Washington, D. C, June 21. The In
dustrial commission has heard a state
ment from L. M. Lockwood, an oil pro
ducer at Zellnople, Pa., In opposition to
the Standard Oil trust Mr. Lockwood
declared that this company had driven
the Independent refineries Into bank
ruptcy and servitude, and he denounced
the course pursued In severe terms. He
held the railroads especially responsible
for this condition of affairs. Going
back to 1872 he referred at length to a
contract made by the truhk lines of
Pennsylvania with the South Improve
ment company. Under this contract he
said the freight rates on oil were dou
bled and half the amount collected was
paid back as rebate not only this.
out tne contract company received e
like rebate on the shipments of all oth
er companies. This contract, he declar
ed, had been secretly continued by the
railroads with the Standard Oil com
pany.
He quoted A. J. Cassatt.the new pres
Ident of the Pennsylvania railroad, as
testifying before the Interstate Rail
way commission to the effect that while
the open rate to the public was $1.90
per barrel, the rate to the Standard
company was 80 cents. Further invest!
gation, said Mr. Lockwood, had devel
oped the fact that the railroad com
panies actually received only 35 cents
Hiis condition of affairs had resulted
for a time, according to the witness, in
riving the Standard company a profit of
100 per cent, while the Independent com
panies were being driven rapidly into
bankruptcy. Mr. Lockwood was free In
the use of epithets, characterizing both
the oil company and railroad officials
as highwaymen and brigands.
CALLS THEM ROBBERS.
"If you have got to be robbed," he
exclaimed, "it does not matter much
whether you are held up by Dick Tur
pin with a pistol or by John Rockefel
ler with a railroad, which Is robbery
all the same." He said that the men
who had carefully examined the testi
mony taken before the Hepburn com
mittee estimated that in 186 months'
time the five trunk lines of Pennsyl
vanla paid the Standard company $11,-
JOO.OOO In rebates. The railroad com pa
nies had, he said, completely ignored
the order of the Industrial State com
mission to stop their discrimination in
favor of the Standard company, resort
ing instead to the system of false bill
lng.
Speaking of the remedy for the evil
Mr. Lockwood said It was In public
ownership of the railroads and not to
be found In the courts the courts were
too slow and expensive. "The railroads
and the oil company can razoo a man
up and down In the courts for ten
years, he said, "until he Is ruined.
and then go on with their work, leav
ing their victim stranded. As a reward
the combines elevate their Instruments
to higher places politically. Thus it
was that the thought of the common
people was gradually becoming fixed
to the effect that the great railway
combines were gradually packing the
sipreme courts with men In sympathy
with their monopolistic tendencies and
who would do their bidding. Thus the
Interstate commerce law was rendered
Ineffective."
"If the railroad companies can con
trol the appointment of the attorney
general and justices of the supreme
court, what do they care for the law?"
the witness asked.
The only safe plan, said Mr. Lock-
wood, was to take the railroads out of
the bands of the corporations and place
them under control of the government
bo that every man could go to market
aa cheaply as every other man. He
considered all the railroads of the
country as practically one In the trust,
and asserted that they were In control
of politics, contributing millions to elect
legislators, senators and Judges and to
punish those not willing to do theli
bidding. With absolute equality over
the roads, the independent companies
would drive the Standard company Into
a secondary place in a short time.
There would then, he asserted, be no
more shooting down of striking min
ers, for the miner could send his pro
duct to market as cheaply aa the mine
monopolies. So in all other lines of bus-n-ss.
If the government did not con
trol the railroads, the railroads would
control the government He advocated
the taking of the roads under the right
of .eminent domain, paying the owners
the actual value of their property.
The afternoon session of the com
mission was characterised by the devel
opment of difficulties among members
of the commission as to the kind of
testimony that should be admitted.
Mr. Lockwood made the statement that
Judge Albert Height of New York's
court of appeals had been elevated to
his present position by the corpora
tions, through the use of a corruption
fund, because of his action In what Is
known as the "Matthews esse" a pro
tn psooiauoo eiiqa jsqj pres pjauei;t
oeedlng of the railroad combination
against the Independent refiners. H
facts were aa he bad stated, he had
not actually seen the fund, and there
fore the statement was aa Inference
only.
WHEELER LIKELY TO ACCEPT.
Ithaca. N. Y., June 21 .-Prof. Ben
kuala I. Wheeler of Cornell university
ias received official notification of his
appointment to the presidency of the
University of California Prof. Wheeler
aid be was never anxious for a college
presidency. It Is believed, however,
that he will accept In this case, but It
is probable he will make a second trip
to the University of California to satis
fy himself that conditions under which
be will become president are as he re
quested tbey should be.
GLACIER REACHES PORT SAID.
Port Said, Egypt, June 21. 1e Unit
ed States refrigerating ship Glacier,
from New York May 17 for Manila, has
arrived here. The Glacier has been as
signed as storeshlp to the United States
squadron In Asiatic waters. It Is the
first ship of the kind In the United
States navy and has on board a Bill
general cargo of supplies for the Amer
ican warships at Manila, including 1,-
500,000 pounds of refrigerated beef.
WARSHIPS AT DELAGOA BAY.
London, June 21. According to a dis
patch to a news agency here from Pre
toria, a squadron of several British
warships has arrived at Inyack Island
(or St. Mary's Island), at the entrance
of Delagoa bay. There is no conflrma
ti m of the report and in semi-official
circles it is looked upon as being untrue.
PROVISIONAL COURT at SAN JUAN.
San Juan, Porto Rico, June 21. Gov.
ernor General Davis has signed an or
der establishing a provisional court here
and has appointed N. B. C. rettlgtll
presiding Judge of the body, with two
army officers as associates, and J, M.
Keedy prosecuting attorney.
STRIKE THE TRAIL AGAIN.
Buffalo, Wyo., June 21. A courier has
Just arrived with the report from Mar
shal HadRell that on Thursday night
at 6 o'clock a fresh trail of the Union
Pacific robbers was found In Deep
Creek canyon heading In a southwest
erly direction. This canyon Is about
eighty miles southwest of Buffalo, The
robbers are still keeping In the moun
tains. A new posse of twenty-five men
ivas at once organized and started In
hot pursuit.
DAMAGE IN MINNESOTA.
Duluth, Minn., June 21. Duluth seems
to be entirety cut off from the world to
the south tonight A severe storm
swept over the country below Pine City
an wrecked the telegraph lines there.
It was accompanied by hall and much
damage was done to crops. Reports re
ceived here are very meagre and un
satisfactory, but It Is not thought that
It was serious enough to cause loss of
Jlf.
RAILROAD OFFICE IN PHILIPpInes.
Dallas, Tex., June 21. The Texas
t Pacific railroad has decided to take
the initiative In a step of much enter
prise and magnitude. It has perfected
arrangements for the establishment of
a passenger and freight agency in the
f'h;ll pines, with headquarters In Ma
nila. J. L. Logan has been appointed to
the position and will leave San Francis
co In a few days, from which place he
all) embark for Hong Kong and Manila.
JUJIY FAILS TO AGREE.
Chicago, III., June 21. For the second
J me a Jury has failed to agree as to
whether Christopher Strook is guilty
of having committed the Schrage bond
robbery. The Jury spent nine hours en
deavoring to arrive at a decision, but
failed to agree, and Judge Clifford dis
charged them.
KILLS MORE INFECTED CATTLE.
Springfield, 111., June 21. Dr. Tiffany,
assistant state veterinarian, returned
Saturday from Jacksonville, where he
condemned twelve out of forty cattle
In the herd at the state Institution for
the deaf and dumb and had them
slaughtered. At the state reformatory
for boys at Pontlac, all the cattle were
found to be uninfected with tuberculosis.
MAY NOT LIVE FO RTRIAL,
Bpripgfleld, III., June 21. A Taylor-
ville special to the State Register says
that since his confession Red Sibley,
the self-confessed murderer, has been
howlng signs of nervous prostration,
and Saturday his system collapsed, and
he has been unconscious for nine hours.
The physicians attending him do not
believe that he will live until the Au
gust term of court when he Is to be
tried.
SEEKS TO COMPROMISE.
Madrid. It Is seml-offlclally announc
ed that the Spanish minister of finance,
Senor Vlllaverde. has established the
equilibrium of the budget It Is un
derstood that a tax of 20 per cent will
be Imposed on Internal rents and that
as regards the external debt the July
coupons will be paid In full, but ths
government will ask the codes for au
thority to negotiate with the foreign
bondholders with the view of obtaining
a reduction In the rate of Interest
VANDERBILTB WANT LAND.
dan Francisco, Cel., June 11, The
Examiner says the Vanderbllts art to
purchase property at North Beach from
the Fair estate for terminal facilities,
depot grounds, etc., with the Idea of
completing a road entirely under their
control from Now Tork to Baa Fraa-