ei:gla;d'sulti:.iatu:.i TILLS THB TRANSVAAL THAT IT IS WAR OR RETREAT. Situation Has Now Reached Crltl loal Stage and May Reault In Hoatllltlaa at Any Tisne. toadon, Aug. IS. It l but a short top from the momentous reference to ithe Transvaal in the queen's speech at ths prorogation of parliament and tbe final statement In the bouse of com mons of the secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, the last governmental utterance of the session, to a declaration of war, and It cannot now be long before the Issue Is known. When a minister speaking through the mouth of the sovereign declares the po sition of tbe queen's subjects In the South African republic "Is Inconsistent With the promise of equal treatment whereon my grant of Internal independ ence to that republic was founded and the unrest caused thereby Is a con stant source of danger to the peace and prosperity of my dominions In South Africa," It needs no soothsayers to ex plain that ministers therein explicitly declared that the Transvaal must sub pilt to the demands made In the queen't name or accept the consequences. It Is Impossible to suggest the suggestion of Michael Davltt and T. P. O'Connor, rlsh nationalist members of parliament and others, that the ministers are mere ly conducting a great game of blu, and t may be taken for granted that fall ing the acquiescence of President Kru ger to the British demands, they meant to compel acquiescence at the point of the sword. ASK US TO SYMPATHIZE. A high official of the colonial office, speaking to a representative of the As sociated Press, said: "8urely the Americans realize that their sympathies and Interests are with Great Britain over the Boer question. There are large numbers of American outlanders, and It Is to their benefit as well as to BrltlBhers that these reforms be carried out. The course of Mr. John Hayes Hammond, the American engi neer who was Imprisoned In the Trans vaal, ought to bring the situation home to the Americans. "We fully understand the underlying sympathy of the United States for all republics, but the protection of Inter ests, whether British or , American, ought to have nothing to do with the republic principle. . The Irish element In parliament, some persons say, continues its best efforts to embarrass the government negotia tions with regard to the Transvaal. The United Irish league, at a meeting held In South Mayo this week, after a speech by Mr. Michael Davltt, passed resolutions of sympathy with the Transvaal "In Its courageous opposition to the dishonest attack of Rand cap italists and their allies In the Brtlsh ministry." SEEKING A COLONIAL. POLICY. The correspondent hers of the Associ ated Press learns that the state departi ment at Washington has been making Inquiries of the British colonial office, regarding the government of the Brit ish colonies In the east, with the sup posed view of the possible adoption of Blrtlsh methods In the Philippines. The American pollry Is being watched inter estedly by the British authorities. An official of the colonial office expressed the belief that the United States will have to establish Its civil service be fore Jt can obtain any degree of effi ciency1 la tbe Philippines. PORT ARECIBO DESTROYED. San Juan de Porto Rico. According ,to an official report received here the port of Areclbo was destroyed during the recent severe storm, the place be ing Inundated by water from the ocean and the river. Two hundred bodies are in the morgue there and hundreds of persons are missing. A number of 'American citizens, who lived on plan tations In the suburbs, were drowned. The commanding oflicer of the district has ordered that the bodies of the vic tims of the disaster shall be burled where they are found. San Juan has been applied to for supplies. According to the lattrst reports from Yabueoa eighty bodies were burled on "Wednesday, while the remains of 200 victims have not been recovered. The church Is the only building left standing. It l rumored that a num ber of American soldiers were killed at Mayaguez. ROBBERY ON STEAMER. Victoria. B. C, Aug. 15. The Mlo wera brought from Sydney news of a robbery resembling In many particu lars that which occurred on the steam phlp Alameda, $20,000 being stolen from the Koenlgen Regents. The steamer arrived at butnvlrt on the 24th of last month from Holland, and' at once re jtorted that a box containing 4.000 In gold for the Java bank had been sto len. The box with the gold waa put on board at Southampton and was depos ited in the strong room, the key of which Is In the custody of the captain and Is kept In a cht-Bt. m,o rr.iiiuirv wnm an well carried out ,that It was not discovered untl4 Just j Sifter the steamer lerl uenoa. i ne in vestigation that followed brought little more to light than suspicions against against the crew. Search for the mm fty on the supposition that It waa hid den on board proved frultlesa FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Stetson, Mo. The dead bodies of Wil liam Colbath, aged 30, and Harry Qumby, aged 18, of Exeter, were found In Stetson Pond with their faces badly battered. They and Arthur Sargent of Stetson went fishing there on Friday. Sorgent returned today and repbrted that Ms associates had been drowned. Foul play waa suspected and a search ing party was Immediately organised and the bodies were found near where Sargent had indicated. Mrs. Chaa Cole of Aurora. Ind., was attracted by a peculiar hissing noise and rapping In her bedrom. On In vestigating she beheld a large black snake swinging from the top of the dresser by Its tall and viciously fight tng its reflection In the mirror. Mrs. Cola called for her husband to come and kill the reptile, but when h came he could not strike at the swaying ser pent, that continued the combat with the shadow In the glass, unmindful of his presence, for fear of shattering the costly mirror. He then procured a long pole and succeeded In disengaging Its colls from the mirror frame and hurling It out of the open window thro' which It evidently entered, ine iau , to the ground from the second-story room stunned but did not kill the snake and when Mr. Cols descended tha stairs , end reached tha yard to accomplish Its , death. Its swiftly guaea away in w STbss and escaped. WILL HAVE A BIO PS AST. First Nsbraska Boys to Enjoy Few Luxurlss. Camp Poynter, Presidio, Ban Francis co, Aug. 15. Preparations for the fare well to soldier life In a way that will be remembered as Its stirring events in the Held are now filling tbe minds of the First Nebraska boys. After the three weeks' rest here with but little to do save the making of records, the sol diers are In a mood for "blow outs" ai heroic as their battles. ' It Is now quite sure that the com pany records will be about all finished by the coming Tuesday, thus releasing captains and sergeants from their cler ical work, wfth the result that some thing will probably happen when they get their heads together. Company I of Bennett has taken the Initiative In voting to have a swell fare well banquet the coming week. First Sergeant Hammond, Corporal McCar thy and Privates Andrews and and Dean have been elected the committee on arrangements. It Is planned to go to a big down town hotel or restaurant and enjoy a mend that will Include everything from "slumgulllon" to humming birds' ton guea Every man from captain Cos grove down to the Z's among the pri vates must make a speech. Several other companies are taking up demonstrations of one kind or another. In explanation of the extravagance In which the companies are making plans, It may be stated that every company has on hand what Is known as a "com pany fund," which by law must be spent ony for commissary supplies, or company property, and any money or property left on hand upon the dlsband ment of a company reverts to the gov ernment. So the men regard It as a religious duty to see that nothing Is left but pleasant memories of the company funds on the last day. Company L has a serial program of Jolly events, and will go on an excur sion to Mount Tamalpals one day this week. This will be an all-day's outing to the aristocratic resort across the bay. Peddlers and canvassers make every hour of daylight active In camp. They are of both sexes, have an abundance of gall and try to sell everything within the catalogue of a department rtore. A fat old Chinaman with a catarrh cure was the rear guard of the Invading army today. One company has made this procla mation to the hungry horde: "No gold bricks bought here. Apply to the gov. ernment." Another has this sarcastic request: "All solicitors please leave business cards." MEMBER OF FIRST DIES. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 15. Martin I Halversnn, private In company E, First Nebraska volunteers, died In the Fort Ieavenworth hospital Saturday night of chronic dyspepsia. He had been In the hospital for several weeks, ever since his return, as an Invalid, from Manila. Nothing Is known as to hla relatives. HIh remains will be Interred In the national cemetery with full mili tary honors. If relatives i-.re located1 Inter, the remains will be exhumed and disposed of according to their direc tions. CONDENSED NEWS NOTES. Lord Kitchener of Khartoum has an nounced his intention of visiting Amer ica Sixty-nine counties In Kentucky ap pointed delegates to the antl-Goebel convention to be held at Lexington. Miss Alice Newcomb was held up and robbed in the center of Chicago by Henry Lewis, a negro, who was cap tured. The New England Bimetallic league Is arranging for a meeting of the silver leaders of the country at Crescent Park, on Narragansett bay, September 2, 3 and 4. Banff Springs, N. W. T. Senator Reverldge of Indiana has arrived at this resort and Is taking the hot batha Vancouver, B. C. Advices from Hon olulu by the steamer Miowera were that the Hllo volcano Is making things de cidedly Interesting for everyone In Hawaii. Bowling Green, O. The Jury In the case of John Zeltner, on trial for the murder of Attorney Westenhaver, has brought In a verdict of guilty of man slaughter. Chicago, III. The dead body of Dr. O. M. Hayes of Haytl, Mo., was found lying on the floor of his room at the Treinont house. Heart disease Is said to have been the cauBe of his death. Louisville, Ky. Fire destroyed the grand stand of tha Louisville Baseball club. The fire originated from, a live wire. A temporary stand will prob ably be erected. Loss, $15,000; Insur ance, $8,000. Bremen, Me. Mabel and Llscle Wes ton, aged 18 and 19 respectively, and Lizzie Dene, aged 19, daughters of far mers In this town, were drowned while bathing. Chicago, III. In the storm which swept this city Thomas A. Edwards was drowned. Stanley E. McGraw, his companion, was rescued from the over turned sailboat over a mile out in Lake Michigan. Seattle. Wash. William Armstrong, who Is wanted In Chicago on a charge of Jury bribing, was remanded to an agent of Illinois by Judge Jacobs of the superior court. Armstrong was given ten days to perfect an appeal to the state supreme court, pending which ha will remain In the custody of the sher iff of King county. New York. The American line steam er St. Paul, Captain Jamison, from Southampton and Cherbourg, arrived hers after a pn usage of six days, nine teen hours and thirteen minutes, low ering her own record between Cher bourg and this port by nearly two hours. Among the passengers on the Ht. Paul were ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Senator W. J. Sewell of New Jor.y, Richard Croker and Daniel Frohinan. CROWD CHEER OilEYFUS 8TIRRINQ SCENES AT THE TRIAL OF FRANCE'S PRISONER- Former Minister oi War Is Jssrsd and Hooted by Excltabla Frsnohman. Rennes, Aug. 16. M. Casimlr-Perier gave to the court martial a history of the Dreyfus case. He spoke in an emphatic manner, with strong emotion, and often In a strong tone of Indigna tion. He appeared to greater advan tage then that I ever remember to have seen him before. M. Casimlr-Perier declared that he would not leave the court until the lm. putatlons against him were cleared up. His eyes were somewhat staring and not all observant or expressive of his feelings, unless of anger, but he looks like a man who had a grandfather who has filled high situations and who stands uncommonly well with his banker. Refinement and delicacy are wanting. He Is not a high-born gen tleman, but the son and grandson of Ifre-emlnently successful bourgeolsse of whom he Is so proud. His testimony was a little rude in answering the formal questions as to his name, age and profession. When the president of the court said: "Tell what you know of the Dreyfus affair," M. Casimlr-Perier seemed unable to speak. As a matter of fact the blood rushes to his heart whenever he Is deep ly moved, paralyzing for a short time the organs of Bpeech. General Mercler was allowed to sit while giving his deposition, If long winded, flat explanations and remarks can be called a deposition. He Is of quite another type from M. Casimlr Perier. His full dress uniform failed to make him look soldierly. He has the carriage and countenance of a trickster. Esterhazy Is like a brigand. Mercler is like a dishonest grocer who adulterates his wares. His eyes ars mere slits surrounded with puffy flesh. They peer suspiciously and reveal noth ing that Is going on behind them. The Instinct of self-preservation and the small, mean passions that minister to It are alone expressed In his withered countenance. He spoke for hours in a scarcely audible voice. There was hard ly anything in his deposition beyond the one capital admission that he sent secret documents to Colonel Maurel with a not strict order, but an Implied order, to show them to the other Judges of the 1894 court martial. Apart from this admission his deposition, Ilka that of General Roget before the court of cassation, was full of Innuendo, of perhapses and "it Is not impossible," or "it may be," and such like verbal ambiguities. TESTIMONY CARRIES NO WEIGHT. Falling to demonstrate the guilt of Dreyfus, General Murder turned toward the prisoner at the conclusion of the dullest speech I ever heard and with Pecksnllllan softness, he, appearing to beat time on his knee as he spoke, said: "If I had the slightest doubt of the Justice of the 1S94 sentence, I would now say to the prisoner, 'Captain, I have wronged you.' " Dreyfus for the first time burst the bonds of his strict self-control. The blood rushed Into his face, and, start ing to his feet, he cried: "But that is what you ought to say." This brought down the house and the bar, the press and the public applauded. Dreyfus Btood up while the "bravos" were repeated, quivering with anger. Then the cowed look returned and he cut, uunu laiuij ill inc a i ua' j position he thinks respectful to the court. General Mercler's deposition was In such contrast to the graphic, powerful story of M. Caalmlr-1'erler, which had throughout the ring of truth, that the general was hooted as he left the stand. He and M. Casimlr-Perier will be con fronted on Monday. I pity him. Think of a sorry, spavined horse, only good for the knacker, set to fight a Hon. Monday's proceedings will be sensa tional; today's were thrilling, a sign that the tide Is on the turn. The olllcers who Judge Dreyfus may have, for decency's sake, to acquit him, j but they will do so reluctantly and with hearts filled with gall. They are not to be concerted by the evidence, but it may, and I believe will, over bear them. JAMAICA TREATY A SECRET. Los Angep-g, Cal. The chamber of commerce here has received acommun. icatlon from John A. Kasson, one of the commissioners appointed to arrange a reciprocity treaty with Jamaica. Re garding the treaty he says: "The treaty, although signed by the president of the United States, does not become operative until ratified by the senate. There Is no public knowl edge of Its provisions now, hence no In telligent foundation for the assertion that the treaty Is antagonistic to the Interests of the United States. Per sonally I do not consider It so." BANK TELLER SUICIDES. Mlddletown, Conn., Aug. 15. Leonldas Darlington, teller of the Citizens' Na tional bank bank, was found dead be side his desk in the bank. A revolver wus lying on the floor. There was no evidence of an attempt at robbery, and It was plain that he had committed suicide. Darlington's accounts with the bank are straight. Despondency over poor health, it is presumed, led to thu suicide. RACE TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE. Ri-lle Buckle, Tenn., Aug. 15. Much frtllng between the races has been aroused by the lynching here of the negro Will Chambers for assaulting a 14-year-old white girl. John Mosely, an other negro, was killed while resisting nrn-st. Jim Dean, a companion of Mosi-ly, was wounded. The whites hae Hsked for guns and ammunition from Murfrotsboro, fearing more trouble. MINUS WHITE, Minus White of Twenty-second street and Lehigh avenue, Philadelphia, a gnyly dicHMed colored man, created quite a sensation In North Penn village hy dlspluylng a roll of notes, which ap 1'cnrf.. lo iimeunt to nearly $2,000 and fri-cj'i ntly pulling a XI or $5 note from th- hunch and Hunting his cigar with 1 1. At the Lehigh n venue station it u.ih found that with the exception of Is In genuine $1 bills, the supposed mon ey m confederals notes, which Whits Imu I. ..ml In un old house In the nelrh Lui It . od, MORI VOLUNTEERS. other Call For Troops. Washington, D. C, Aug. 16. Secre tary Root has under consideration tbe question of calling for volunteers. While he has not decided definitely to do so, preparations are being made for the call should it be decided to Issue it when the thirteen regiments now being organised are completed. It is said that additional troops may be needed to relieve those who have served some time in the tropical coun tries. It Is also suggested that It may be deemed advisable to Increase the army of General Otis. Secretary Root has under considera tion suggestions from General Brooke for bringing home some of the troops now in Cuba It has been practically determined to have five battalions sent to the United States. WILL HOLD ALGER'S ORDER. Washington, D. C, Aug. 15. Inspector General Breckenrldge had a brief in terview with Secretary Root today upon the subject of his bureau. An im portant feature of the interview was a statement by General Root upon the order relating to the Inspector general's department which was signed by Gen eral Alger on July 31. Secretary Root said that It had not yet Issued from the department and would still be sub ject to careful consideration before it was issued. General Breckinridge submitted to the secretary a statement showing the cus tom in other armies and what had been the custom in our army up to the pres ent time. Another statement showed the position of General Breckinridge In the matter of inspections, pointing out the methods he had adopted and mak ing suggestions. Secretary Root will take up the whole subject at a later date. TORTURED THE PRISONERS. Austin, Tex., Aug. 16. Governor Bay ers has received a telegram from W. N. Harns, an attorney of Hidalgo county, reporting Inhuman treatment of Mex ican prisoners In the county Jail there by the sheriff and his deputies. The telegram alleges that the five Mexican prisoners who have been naturalized as American citizens were arrested there . - . , , . , last Monday and thrown Into Jail by the sheriff without stating what crime they were charged with. Since that ( transfer tt is provided that the central hearing. The horses are still deaf, al t me none of their friends nor anyone organlzatlon shall transfer to each par- I h ,t Is the oolnlon of those who else has been permitted to see them t a nt of tne ltaI tock or though it Is the opinion of those who until today. A young attorney who . the Standard otI company equal to tha claim to know that they will eventu had been engaged by their friends to vaIue ot the property that it has trans- I ally recover. represent them had an entrance to tha ferred tQ tne trust a(ta(r8 of the Jail. There he found a terrible condl- COI.porfttlon are to be managed by a The eleator at Cumberland on the tlon of affairs. The five Mexican pris- b d f me trU8tee8 to elected for Chcaeo Burlington & Quincy was corn oners presented an awful sight with th a b th holders of trust ' all the flesh torn off their necks and toard of ' P'etely destroyed by Are. and It wa. their bodies covered with cuts and t consisted of J. r Rockefeller. O. ! only owing to a heavy fall of rain that Bruises. Me reports mat one oi mej Mexicans had been hung by the neck untll lire was almost extinct in tne nope of forcing a confession from them but as to what sain confession was to be no one knows as yet. The attorney asked the governor's in- terference In behalf of the prisoners, and the governor at once ordered the district attorney of that district to be present Monday at their examination trial. He also ordered rangers to the scene In esse their services were need ed, to protect the prisoners, as the attorney seemed to think It would be necessary. The report says that the sheriff and his deputies took the pris oners out at night and subjected them to all these tortures In the hope of ex torting a confession from them. FINAL DETAILS OF CUBAN CENSUS Washington, D. C, Aug. 15. A con , " L ference was held In the office of Sec- retary Root at which the final details 1 0f the proposed Cuban census were Those present were: Sec- retary Root, Assistant Secretary Mei klejohn, Victor H. Olmstead of the la bor bureau, who Is to be the director of the census; General J. P. Sanger, who 1 has been selected to represent the war QuaTa Cuba, who are here In relation to the census. The conference was brief. Secretary Root Informed the Cuban representa tives that their appointment as super visors aa made by General Brooke will be ratified and that commissions would soon be Issued to them, and also to the enumerators to be chosen. He also In formed them that the work would be done under rules to be prescribed by himself. The blanks for the census have al ready been prepared. They are in Spanish and sh-.w the facts to be cov- . in l I included and advantage will b. taken j of the opportun ty to secure Informa- tlon concerning the agricultural condl- tlon of the neonle. Ther will also be a A vorv mmn pip M-nnn wna in win uw careful Inquiry Into nationality, with the view of ascertaining whether the farmers are Cubans or Spaniards. SOUTH DAKOTA ROBBERIES. Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 15. The fed eral authorities here were advised that parties who were arrested at Huron j on suspicion of having been impncatea in the robbery of the postofflce at Ar tesian last Monday night have been re leased, ss they conclusively their Innocence. proved j Secret Service Agent Woods arrived here from Washington and will spend some time In South Dakota, endeavor ing to capture and break up an organ ised band which during the last few weeks haa robbed a large number of postofflces in this state. Christopher Chrlstlanson, a life pris oner In the Sioux Falls penitentiary, made a desperate effort to commit sui cide. He obtained a piece of window cord and when the other prisoners filed out of the room for dinner he hung him self. He was almost Immediately miss ed and discovered before life was whol ly extinct. The state supreme court has granted a writ of error and probable cause In the case of John Helleckson, a promi nent stockman of Lyman county, who waa recently convicted of cattle steal ing and sentenced to a term of two years and three months In the Sioux Falls penitentiary, and Helleckson was released and taken back to Lyman county for a new trial, "We are so happy!" she whispered. "Yes, my darling!" he answers. A sigh nutters her gentle bosom. "Do you know," she falters, "our great happiness frightens me? It al most makes me think the opal In my engagement ling Is pastel" In the clearest, brightest day, tha air holds the material of clouds, which at tha first chill breath gather and ovtrcaat the sun. Detroit Journal. WAR Oil THE TRUSTS ATTORNEY GENERAL AFTER THB STANDARD OIL COMPANY. Proposes to Drive the Ootopus From the State of Nebraska Other Trusts Also. Omaha, Neb., Aug. '5. The anti trust law that has be.in operative In Nebraska since July 10, 1897, has been Invoked by Attorney General Smyth la a suit that he has filed in the district court of Douglas county, In which he asks that the Standard Oil company of Indian be restrained from doing busi ness in this state. The petition is a voluminous document that deals at length with the nature and manner of organization of the defendant corpora tion and points out In detail the meth ods by which it is alleged to violate tbe law. It includes a list of all the minor corporations that united to form the trust, a copy of the original trust agree ment and reproductions of various res olutions and amendments since adopted by the aggregated corporation. According to the showing thus re corded the company was organized un der the laws of Indiana June 18 .HUM). Under Its articles of incorporation it was formed for the purpose of manu facturing the products of crude petro leum, to transport and sell the same and to erect such buildings and con struct such machinery as was neces sary to carry on this business. It is declared that the company has con ducted this business in Nebraska for several years past, as well as engaged In the illegal pursuits on account of which the action Is brought. It Is represented that In January, 1882, the corporations, limited partner ships and others interested became parties to the trust agreement in vio lation of law and have since acted un der that agreement. The parties in terested In the agreement are enumer ated at length in the body of the doo- ument, which provides that each cor- poratlon shall be known as the Stand ard Oil company of whatever state it was Incorporated in and that all the partnerships, business and property of eacii concern Biitui ut iraiiaierieu w iua standard qh company of that partlcu- , , , t , consi,ieratlon for this jj Payne William Rockefeller, J. A. jjostwlck H. M. Flagler W. G. War- Aen charts pratt, Benjamin Brewster and John D Archibald. Each trustee ,8 enttied to a salary of $25,000 a year the president of the board may re- ceive $30 000. In a BubBequent agreement it Is sug- ! j g(lsted tnat, Bince )t aoeB not appear ' . advisable that all the companies j Bn0uld transfer their property to the trust at that time, the trustees be given authority to exercise their discretion in the matter and that each subordinate company remain in existence until the trustees decided that It was expedient to receive it Into the trust PLAN WAS CARRIED OUT. Continuing, the attorney general al- j getting in there until the next after leges that the Indiana concern that Is, noon. the defendant in this case was organ- I ized under this trust agreement, that Its stock was transferred to the trust I and that It received in return an equal . amount m par yalue of tne tiilcates. Consequently the board of trustees held ana controlled me duik ot commtssion requires his presence the stock of the Indiana company and . . ,,,..,, v.,t was able to dictate the selection of its on the lower -Mississippi about three board of directors. The trustees also fourth of the year. Mrs. Rlgby will ao recelved the dividends that were paid company her husband to the south. on tne stoca neia Dy mem ana irom the proceeds of dividends received from this ana tne otner companies mat oe- 10 Cert'flCate8 Wer ine trust was managea in inia man- ner until March 21, 1892, when, at a meeting of the board of trustees In m v.rk r.i..Hon wHk naRseri that apparently contemplated the dissolu tion of the trUBt. This resolution pro vlded that the affairs of the organiza- and that all property held by the trust. I except stocks of corporations, should be sold at private sale and the proceeds distributed to holders of stock certifi cates according to their respective In terests. The stocks were then to be dis- cates by calling in the certificates and ' return l, the Rtnck that had been 1 ii 1 i rr tha ctla thai had haan ' ' .... ". . originally urned , to ,l9 ! The attorney general assorts that this resolution was merely calculated to et- feet the purpose of preserving the trust under the guise of liquidation In order to stave off the litigation tending to have It declared Illegal; that all the trust biock, ihbi was noi requireu iu take up these certificates still remains In the hands of the trustees and that the stock was transferred back to the defendant company on Its books, again passed Into the hands of the trust by assignments of legal title and the trust Btlll controls the affairs of the corn- pany. WHO COMPOSE THE TRUST. An thla ahturf ntT It la fnni irtAai that the affttlrg 0f the Standard Oil com pany of Indiana are still dominated by a trust and that this trust will con tinue to Illegally control them. The trust Is composed of tbe following sep arate arid distinct concerns, each of which Is under the management of tha board of trustees practically as con plated In the original trust agreement: Anglo-American Oil company, limited, Atlantic Refining company, Buckeye Pipe Line company, Eureka Pipe Line company. Forest Oil company, Indiana Pipe Line company, National Transit company. New York Transit company, Northern Pipe Line company, North- western Ohio Natural Gas company ' UniU ill V l' I ' 1 1' " ' J i kjvi. wa...an v...- pany, Southern Pipe Line company. South Penn Oil company, Union Tank Line company and the Standard Oil companies, respectively, of Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York and Ohio The further contention of the state is mat me purpose oi mis trust , create and carry out restrict ons In , . . . i . aa iritue, iO llici truiTC vi uiimiiudh iuc i of petroleum and Its products and to prevent competition in tne manufac ture, sale and purchase of the com modity. It la alleged that the defend ant company la bound by Ita trust agreement not to sell the product be low a certain figure and that It la en gaged In a oonaplracy against trada and business in violation ot the lawi of Nebraska. It Is asked that service may be had on anv other of the companies concern- ed In the trust and that they, as well ( as the defendant company, be prohlb- Ited from doing business In Ntbraska, KrWA NEWS. . Lemen Bros.' circus was ta BttStMjCX and when It left tow a sters were missing. It is said one of Sheldon's city fath ers sold the hay from the centaury end appropriated the proceeds. Waterloo invited Dewey to Its street fair, and now Dubuque has sent an In vitation to McKlnley to Its carnival. Three little Mount Pleasant girls have six engagements te ride at fairs this fall. They are advertised as "The Lit tle Rough Riders." Mrs. George W. Bemis, wife of a for mer state treasurer of Iowa, died re cently at Lake Okobojl. The city of Iowa Falls has struck bountiful supply of water in the well recently put down at the waterworkf pumping station. Mrs. Marlon Ames has commenced a suit against the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit company for $10, 000 damages, due to the death of her husband, who was struck by an electrle car July 8. James F. Howard, now a resident of Chicago, but formerly a prominent at torney of Webster City, has been dis barred from practice in Iowa on ac count of his connection with the fa mous Olmstead case. Clarence E. Hill, son of General Su perintendent Hill of the Rock Island road, had his foot crushed at Cedar Rapids by falling under the cars. He Is employed by the B., C. R. & N. road. Miss Clara Louise Gibson of Marion has won vthe first scholarship of the year in the Chicago Conservatory of Music, and Is also the first scholarship ever given to a pupil west of the Mis sissippi river. A barn In Grant township, Kossuth ( county was struck by lightning, and . - ... . , , u . I one borse was killed outright, while 1 three others were deprived of theia part of the town did not go with it. j The loss was $6,000, with insurance ol $3,600. State Veterinarian Gibson slaughter ed at the local packing house thirteen finely bred cows, one bull and three calves from the Chickasaw county poor ' farm, all In advanced stages of tuber- culosls, A rain very much In the nature of a cloudburst occurred in the lcinity q Griswold. A mile from that place 20 feet of Rock Island track was washed! out nreventlnir the branch train from Captain W. T. Rlgby has given up his 1 , ..i.. t- " "'"u"1 " , fact that the pressure of his duties aa 1 president of the Vicksburg military a horse ran away with a buggy con- tainlng Miss Emma Boyd of Ira, and Theo Young and two children, aown tne sieep urn ichuiub mw town of Colfax. One lady had her ankle , . , . . . K,,,.. sprained and the others were bruised considerably, but no bones were bro ken. The hill is very steep and long, and It was Indeed fortunate that no worse accident occurred. Nelson Carpenter, the 17-year-old son of L. C. Carpenter, a farmer living south of Clear Lake, committed suicide Saturday afternoon in a fit of despond ency over continued 111 health. Young P"rlnter ha , close student at the Clear Lake High school and It is . . , , , 1 - S ,lSSth llf,rrK,,.)n H. Kho, t Ma arthaeUtonp (Jeheadl,1,0t l blW ort lne lop oi nisneao. E. B. Woodruff of Knoxvllle Is seek ing to secure fitting recognition of the exceptional services of his son In Lu zon. Fred P. Woodruff is a sergeant In company D of the Fifty-first Iowa, and he received special commendation for his valor and discretion on June It last, when his company was attacked by the Filipinos at San Fernando. The cap tain being 111 and both of the lieuten ants being on detached service, the command ot the company devolved upon Sergeant Woodruff, and he acquit ted himself more than creditably. A commission in the new volunteers would please the sergeant's father. A wild boar has been imported di rect from Africa by John Delaney, a wealthy farmer at LeMars, for the purpose of improving the stock on his place. The Jungle pigs are free from dlaease and It Is Delaney's belief that by cross-breeding he will make his herd Immune from cholera. His experiment Is being watched with the greatest In terest by the farmers of the state. The animal on Mr. Delaney's farm differs In mnmv tAC t niftm f rnm knth Iho m1 1 A nisi f an(1 the comparatieiy well u v., ,u . w...i. i. South Africa. It Is of the one-toe va riety. It's hoof Is solid and round like that of a horse. It Is much leas leggy than the Indian pig, and has a stocky and promising body. Its head Is long arid Its snout peculiarly long and hlunt. There Is a callou protruberance on the . . ,u ., n. ...is,. u '!'' luc "l mi; aiiiFni. iivs wiiiirv ,,prolltng rhinoceros horn. The tusks not yet dpveopcd. The animal Is ft Utile over a year old and weighs 60ft i pounds. It Is expected that at full ,. growth It will balance between TOO and si'O pounds. The first four families slrei ! by the African have Just been littered. I The young awlne, about forty In nuns, her, bear strongly the cheracterlsttoa I of the boar. They are all of the one- i hoofed variety. ' Washington. D. C Ma lor Ch.it-oa v. Kllbourne. navmaater or ihe nrmv h. been appointed to duly as treasurer of ihe Philippines and the Island of attain All moneys of the civil government of tha Islands will be placed In Ms hands.