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, . ., -.. ' . - , t . J- , 1 ft ' ' ' 1 r--' " 2 If the new parole In of Minnesota la held to be valid by tbe courts, in n abort time the Younger brothers, prin cipals with the James brothers in rob bing the bank at Nortbfleld in 1876, will be released after twenty-flve years of Imprisonment. General public opinion and the highest doctrines of mercy Justify granting freedom to these men. They have paid a frightful penalty for their crime. A sister's love has battled for the law, which may now free them, for the last fifteen years. This devotion has been sup ported by Senator Stephen B. Elklns, who has repeatedly In the last Ave years given bis Influence in favor of tne parole of the men. A romantic tinge Is given to tbe reasons assigned for the interest In the case by the un supported story that his life was saved during the civil war by one of the brothers. The story of the raid on the North field bank Is so well remembered and has been retold so often that but slight reference to it is necessary. The men who rrde Into Nortbfleld included Jes se and Frank James, Clel Miller, Charles Pitts, One Caldwell, Coleman Younger, Bob Younger and Jim Young er, reven ss desperate characters as ever mounted horses. Tbey killed Cashier Haywood, wounded Teller Bunker and then shot dead a citizen while escaping through the streets to the open pralrfes. One of their number, Bob Younger, received a dangerous gun shot and as they sped Into the country he became weaker and weak er from loss of blood. When as far south as Mankato tbe James brothers proposed that an end be put to Bob's ufferlngs. Jesse James said: "Cole, we're !n a bad fix and there's emly one way out of it Our trail Is so plala that a blind man can follow it. We've got to move rapidly. 'Bob' can't live. He's already finished now. We can't get away with him, and his suf Jrrlngs ought to be ended now. He must die In a few hours anyway. Then Henby Jor Chin Mu4ion. Colonel Charles Denby will return to China, it Is rumored, as minister plenipotentiary in the place of Edwin H. Conger. Mr. Conger has not re signed, and It Is known that he speaks of returning to Pekin in his official ca pacity. At the same time it is asserted that the Pekln mission was offered to John Goodnow, now consul general at Shanghai, who refused because of the difference in salaries, his present post paying $20,000, while that at Pekin draws only 112,000. Colonel Denby made a brilliant success of the Chinese mission during the thirteen years ha held it. He was appointed by Presi dent Cleveland In 1885. President Har rison recalled him and appointed Hen ry W. Blair In bis stead. The new min ister started for Pekln. but so ttrong COL. CHARLES DENBY. was the protest of the Chinese govern ment that the president decided to retain Colonel Der by, In the mission. President Cleveland did not disturb tbe Indiana man In 1892. and It Is now aid that another Republican president will restore blm to his old place. Col. Denby thoroughly understands the Chines character, and Is therefore eminently qualified for tbe post. Why Jtctf ' A member of tbe Canadian House of Commons complained In debate toe we r-n travel faster and I think we can -et away." Cole looked Jesse over coldly and answered: "We will separate now and here. 'Jim,' 'Bob' and I will stick together. If iMts, Frank anl Caldwell want to go with you they can, you ." So Jesse James, F'rank and Cald well, deserted their three' wounded companions at the Blue Earth river bridge, near Mankato and worked their way due west Into South Dakota and thence made their way in safety to Missouri and home. Pitts would not desert the Younger brothers. A few days later the Younger broth ers sad Pitts were cornered on a spur of land Jutting into the Watonwan river. Sheriff Gillespie and Captain W. W. Murphy, Captain B. G. Yates led the party of farmers and citizens that surrounded them. Cole and James Younger were again wounded. They fell and "Bob" Young er stood alone to defend tbem. His brothers oarfed his jiftols while ac fired. A bullet tore through bis side. "Jim," lying down was again shot. "Bob" tried to hold up his wounded arms and called out to the sheriff: "Let up. The boys are all shot to pieces." , For ten years after their sentence Cole and "Jim" -were under the sur geon's care. "Bob" died in the prison from consumption and the effect of his wounds. In prison the two surviving broth ers have been models. They have stud ied medicine, the law and theology. They have never disobeyed orders. Warden after warden has testified not only to their obedience, but to the be lief that they would make good citi zens if freed. The legislature has said finally that they may be paroled. The state's prison board has so recommend ed. Now the board of pardons and the state courts must decide finally if the new parole law is legal. other day that the map of the Domin ion exhibited at the Paris Fair gave the Alaskan boundary as contended for by the United States. He hoped It would not be sent to Glasgow. But why not? All Canadian maps, like all other maps published anywhere in the world, gave the Alaskan boundary as Americans represent it until a few years ago. The Encyclopedia Britan nica and the London Times Atlas do the same thing. When the Canadian government Is making an exhibit at a world's fair, where its display will be subject to the critical Inspection of well Informed people from all parts of the world, why should it make Itself ri diculous by pressing claims which do very well for diplomatic purposes, but have not standing In geography. It would be a waste of money for the government at Ottawa to advertise a part of the United States on a map of the Dominion of Canada. Heal Glory in China. The departure of the American cav alry and artillery from Pekln restored peace conditions In China as far as we are concerned. If civilization has any more burning or looting to do there It will have to do It without our help. The American policy In China has been one thing in which all Americans can take honest pride. The conduct of our troops and- the orders under which they have acted have been alike admirable. A few days ago when it was announced that our forces were about to leave Pekln the people of the district they had been policing signed a petition begging that they might be al lowed to stay. Such a thing la a more legitimate source of pride to ua than a victory In battle. Many nations have won battles, and the reputation of American troops as fighters cannot be affected by one trophy more or less. But it Is not often In tbe history of the world that an Invading army baa been begged by the people It baa subdued to stay with them. That la real glory. The sultan may read all the postal cards addressed to the American lega tion, but he must be careful about go ing any further. Ex. ,Vl-,i - ;j Current Topics ? Irishman Succeed K.ini Edtmard Tbe Marquis of Uiuiouue is now tbe commodore of tho Royal Yacht Squad ron, succeeding King Edwaid in that position. The Duke of leds has ben made vice commodore. The elec tion took place a few days ago at London. Lord Ormonde Is one of the niot notable men In the Irish peerage. He is the hereditary chief butler of Ire land and vice admiral of Leinster. Born at Kilkenny Caatle on October 5, 1844, he succeeded the second marquis, bis father, in the great estates of the marquisate in 1854. He was educated at Harrow and Joined the First Life Guards in 1863, retiring with the rank of captain ten years later. The mar quis has always been devoted to the pastime of yachting, and is himself an LORD ORMONDE, excellent sailor. His marchioness Is the daughter of the first Duke of West minster. VnrMf at Stanford XniUersity Tbe recent manifesto, signed by thirty-seven members of the faculty of Stanford University, indorsing the ac tion of the owner of the Institution and her agents in the Ross case, has not had the desired effect. Instead of end ing the disturbance it has stirred it up afresh. Now an assistant professsor and an Instructor lent by Harvard a few months ago to (111 out the terms of Professors Howard and Spencer have refused permanent positions at in creased salaries, and other resignations are expected. The whole trouble, of course, is due to the lack of clear un derstanding of the conditions of em ployment at Stanford. Many profes sors went there under the Impression that the Institution was a university in the modern sense of the term, and when they came Into collision with the authorities by acting under that im pression they felt resentful. Of course, professors who go there now will not be under any such misconception. They will understand that they are employ ed not to extend the bounds of knowl edge, but to teach such doctrines as are agreeable to their superiors, and they will have no excuse for displaying a spirit of insubordination. XOtd-t Jot Jefferson' Son. A sequel to a little romance that dates back to tbe summer of 1898 was the marriage at Buzzard's Bay, Mass., the other day, of Chris- MRS. WM. WINTER JEFFERSON, (Formerly Miss Christie MacDonald.) tie MacDonald and William Win ter Jefferson at the Crow's Nest, the nniatial summer home of the veteran actor, Joseph Jefferson, father of the groom. The wedding took place at noon in the spacious parlor, which bad been transformed Into a bower of and fragrant exotics. The young couple started on their bridal tour In a novel manner, their irienai placing them in a carriage, which was handsomely decorated with ribbons, and drawing the heavy vehicle, the bride and groom urging them on over the sandy roads to the station. Tbe wedding was entirely private and only the. Immediate relatives and a few friends of the young couple were pres ent. Other Thinj-i "Beside Wealth. Mr. Schwab, president of the steel trust, says that the boy who takes a .ninaraiiv course can never catch up to the boy who enters business life at the age of 17. Catch up in wnaw nuvimiaiv in acauiiing wealth or em ployment with a view to wealth. But there are other things ana n is a puy .. . man nf Mr. Schwab's promi nence had not pointed them out. One Is that it Is far from being an un worthy thing to acquire knowledge for the sake of knowledge, to be cultured, to be many-sided as to more than one Industry and calling. - - limn i 'Hi A-' '- ij T'" '.. ' -a. ... -.T ..'!" 1 yJ,'JgX ' ... Complaining and Defending Factions Each have a Delegate on the Way. ARE TO EXPLAIN THEIR TROUBLES Petition Asking Hawaiian Goarnora Kainor' I 1 to Ha Foatponad Kapnb lleana Sand an Endoraamaut Contra dicting Horn Kular'a Charge. HONOLULU, May 8. Via San Francisco, May 15. By the steamer Maripoea today Horns Rule Repre sentative K. W. Beckley, Hon. Samuel Parker, Delegate R. W. Wilcox leave for San Francisco. Beckley goes to lav before President McKinley a home rule resolution passed in the house and senate asking for the re moval of Governor Dole. Parker has a memorial unanimously Indorsed by the republican members of both houses and by the territorial repub lican central committee replying to the home rule charges against Dole. Wilcox is on his way back to Wash ington and says be has nothing to do with the fight. In the bouse this morning, Repre sentative Emmeluth, home rule, made a sensational speech against the gov ernor. The legislature had been call ed in special session for appropriation bills and had just completed its or ganization when Emmeluth introduc ed a resolution to provide for the sending of Berkley to San Francisco. In support of it he declared that the conditions that had led to the revolt in 1893 bad developed again, with Dole now the usurper of power In stead of the ex-queen. It was intend ed by the home rulers to have the resolution to send Beckley concur rent, but the senate adjourned for the day too early, and, as the steamer was leaving this afternoon, the house passed it as a house resolution. Both houses organized for business and re elected most of their former organ-' Izutlons. The republican members of the leg islature and the members of the cen-; tral committee and the Joint caucjs' have endorsed the action of Governor! Dole in refusing to extend the ses- sion of the legislature, and after the' adoption of the home rule resolution of last week making charges against the governor, asking for his removal, and declaring that he was responsible for the failure of the legislature to do any considerable amount of busi ness, the republicans prepared a state ment In reply which Samuel Parker tfkes with him. The reply states that the home rule party, having control of the legisla ture, blocked every effort at substan tial legislation; that bills were so 11 Icgically put together that it was im possible to do anything with them; that the home rule party was con stantly hampered with petty jealous ies, and that these party bickerings caused the president of the senate, himself a member of the home rule ptrty, to resign In disgust. The reply states further that one of the causes o? the failure of the members of the home rule party to attain their ob jects, and which prevented the legis lature from accomplishing more, was the insistence of the home rule mem bers upon the use of the Hawaiian language in the legislative proceed ings, notwithstanding the organic act provides that "All legislative proceed ings shall be conducted In the English language." They elected interpreters and required interpretation of all bills, resolutions, motions and de bates. Mm. Nation Denies Insanity. TOPEKA, Kan., May 16. Mrs. Na tion will appeal from the verdict ren dered against her and declares she will rgue her own cases hereafter and de mand women Jurors. "I had two thing to contend with," she said; "my law yers bungled the case and there were anarchists on the jury. I am not in sane and begged my lawyers not to en ter such a plea." First Payment Nest Year. BERLIN, May 16. A dispatch re ceived here from Pekin says the note of the Chinese peace plenipotentiaries, nrcepting the amount of Indemnity de manded by the powers, propose to pay the first of the thirty annual Install ments of 15,000,000 taels in July, 1902. Ilaa Not Sold Northern Tactile. BERLIN, May 16. It Is authorita tively confirmed that the Deutsche bank has not sold its holdings of Northern Pacific to Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr. Blow la Enrouta noma. CHICAGO, May 16. Mrs. Jennie Qoodell Blow, who originated the hos pital ship Idea for the British in South Africa, arrived here last night, en route from Europe to her home In Colo rado. While In England Mrs. Blow Was the recipient of high honors, both from Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. When she returned from South Africa King Edward appointed her Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John Of Jerusalem. - - - 1 Mjan- V . j.. .. -.... - - ' "" , ., ..'. -':. . .- ih.ia,,,. -mmm&m( laanaiafnar ."'? THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. latest ((notations from Souln Ossaba , and Kansas CI IT. BOl'TH OMAHAT CATTLE There, wan rather a light supply of cattle on xa If. as receipts in eluded a big string of Texas cattle that were not offered on the market. The de mand was good on the part of all lae local packers as as a result the bulk of the cattle soon changed hands. There were about sixty cars of beef steers on sale and packers started out and tried to buy their nup:illes a little easier.. Sell ers, however, held for stronger price and as packers wanted the cattle they had to pay steady to stronger prices as compared with yesterday. After the market was fairly started the good cat tle sold readily and the market closed up good and strong and in some cases sales were made that looked quite a little higher than the same kind sold yes terday. There were only about ten cars of butcher slock on sale and the market ruled active and stead- to strong all around. Cow stuff is easily a dime high er than It was at the close of last week. There were not enough feeders on sale to make a market. There are very few in the hands of speculators at the pres ent time, but owing to the light demand from the country they do not want any great number. HOGS There was not a very heavy run of hogs and the market opened a good 2M,c higher on the heavy hogs. The light hogs, however, were very hard to dis pose of at any figure and in a good many cases sellers complained that they could not get more than steady prices for that calss. The bulk of the mixed hogs sold tills morning at 5.67V4 and 18.70. K wag not a particularly active market, but stil they kept moving toward the scales and the more desirable loads were out of Arts hands in good season. SHEEP There were only about four cars of sheep and lambs on sale and the market could be quoted strong and ac tive. Clipped wethers sold at $4,25, clipped lambs at 14.60 and a bunch of Colorado wooled lambs were sold to arive at $5.10. wooled lambs were sold to arrive at $5.10. ma nil and the general belief Is that they would have brought from $5.15 to $5.25 today had there been any on sale. KANSAS CITY. CATTLE Native and Texas beef steers, active and steady; stockers and feeders, steady; cows and heifers, steady to weak; good to choice dressed beef steers. $5.30 fo5.60; fair to good, $4.65i&5.25; stockers and feeders, $3.75i&4.90; cows, $3.25(54.60; heifers, $3.2Bfi5.00; canners. $2.25(?3.15; bulls. $3.2504.75; calves, $4.256.00. HOGS Market steady to 5c higher; top, t'l.Hl'A; bulk, $3.60i&5.S0; heavy. S.75fc8.87t4: mixed' packers, $5 605.72; pigs, $4.50 6.25. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market 5010c higher; western lambs, $4.90&5.25: western wethers, $i.25'&4.70; western yearlings, $4.604.80; ewes, $3.75ti'4.7:; culls, $2.50 3.50; grass Texas sheep, $3.7uf4.25; spring lambs, $5.50fifi.OO. BONANZA STRIKE IN WYOMING Gold Whose Rlehnas Causes a Bash Poind In tha Mountains. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 18. Word was received here today of a bonanza gold strike made last Mon day In tbe mountain four miles from Atlantic City by Holstngton and Carr, two old prospectors. Pieces of rich float had been picked up in the vicin ity and the prospectors ran an open cut. In this a ledge of ore running $20,000 a ton in gold was struck near the grass roots. Great excitement prevails and a rush to the district has set in. The scene of the discovery is midway between the famous Atlantic City and Southern Pass sold camps 100 miles distant north of the Union Pacific, in Fremont county. Over a quarter of a century ago millions of dollars worth of gold was mined in the district, but most of the mines were abandoned during the Black Hills excitement. One mine, the Ca rissa, has been a steady producer of gold. Looks Like Corn Deal Is Off. CHICAGO, May 18. It was reported in the corn pit today that George H. Phillips had practically closed out his deal in May corn. On the top of recent heavy sales for current month delivery he sold 1,000,000 bushels to tiay and the price dropped from 54 cents, at which the market closed yesterday, to 50 cents. Mr. Phillips refused to say positively that he was out of his May deal, although he did say, "It looks as though it was all off." Alger Start to Carlsbad. NEW YORK, May 18. R. A. Al ger, former secretary of war, and Mrs. Alger sailed for Europe yesterday on the St. Louis. "I am going over for my health," said General Alger, "as I have not had a rest since the campaign of 1886. I am going to Carlsbad and I shall re main here some time, returning In Au gust." Iowa Has Centenarian. SIBLEY, la., May 18. William Mil ler, living at Sibley with his daugh ter, Miss Ida Smith, is in his 101st year. He was born near Hamburg, Germany, March 15, 1801, and nearly fifty years ago removed from Ger many to Lafayette, Ind., and ft few years ago came to Iowa. Crowe Imitator Trapped. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 18. Thos. Abhton, a weatlthy stockman living south of this city, received several letters threatening himself, his home and family with destruction unless he deposited $12,000 in gold at a desig nated place. Detectives watched a decoy placed at the spot and early this morning captured the writer, who proved to be William Pflaum, aged 2:1, a farmer, who confessed that he got the Idea from Pat Crowe's work Ammea Supplicating Attitude in An- iwering Demands for Idemnity. COUNTRY TOO POOR TO MY IT Uaalt Is lS.eoO.OOe TaaU Annuity far tha Max Thirty Yaan Ministers Art llant and Dacllna t Com salt Thana aaUe at Praaaat. PEKIN, May 15. The answer of China to the statement of the foreign powers a to the losses sustained by nations and individuals In China baa been received. Tbe answer commences with an ap peal to mercy, saying that the coun try is impoverished. The answer ex plains that the utmost China can of fer is 15,000,000 taels annually for the next thirty years. This amount wM be derived as follows: From aalt, 10,000,000 taels; from the likin tax, 2,000,000 taels, and from native cus toms, 3,000,000 taels. The communica tion further asserts that were this done it would leave the country un able to meet the expenses of govern ment without assistance. It la re quested that the foreign customs be increased one-third, tha receipt therefrom to be given to China for the purposes of government. The minis ters refuse to discuss this answer un til it has been considered by them in meeting. WASHINGTON, May 15. A cable gram from Mr. Rockhill, special United States commissioner at Pekin, received at the state department, men tions the receipt by the ministers of the response of the Chinese envoys to the ministers' demands for indemnity. The dispatch Indicates briefly that the Chinese represent that an annual pay ment of 15,000,000 taels is the full ex tent of their power to pay on in demnity account. It will take thirty years to discbarge the debt at that rate without Interest. Mr. Rockhill makes no mention of the subject of Interest, nor does he touch upon the means by whicta the money Is to be raised by China, or say who is to guaranty a loan necessary to be made. It appears that the Chi- nese feel themselves obliged to sub mit to the powers in this question of indemnity, as in all other things, and though realizing their own inability to assume this indebtedness of 450,000, 000 taels, they- feel obliged to make the effort. Mr. Rockhill has been in structed to continue his efforts to se cure an abatement of the total In demnity, but in the present disposi tion of the powers little hope of suc cess is entertained. LONDON, May 15. Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from Pekln, saya: "The Chinese reply to the ministers of the powers is not acceptable. For the first time in the history of diplo matic relations with the Chinese, a French translation accompanied the dispatch." WILL CONTINUE IN BUSINESS. ReceWcrahlp of Live Stock Voaapany Will Not Tla Up Firm. KANSAS CITY, May 15. Uttley Wedge, who was yesterday appointed receiver of the Siegel-Sanders Live Stock company on an application filed by Frank Rockefeller, the principal btockholder in the firm, took charge today. Mr. Wedge states that the bus iness will be continued without Inter ruption and that the naming of a re ceiver will not be permited to inter fere In any way with the firm's branch es in Chicago. What action, if any, will be taken against Frank Slegel,' president and general manager of the stock company, who is accused in Mr. Rockefeller's petition with mismanage ment, is not apparent and neither Re ceiver Wadge nor the officials of the company will at this time vouchsafe any information on tbe nubject. Mr. Rockefeller has promised to make a (statement during the day. Asylum Inspector Appointed. DES MOINES, May 15. -The State Board of Control has anointed Dr. N. M. Voldeng of this city to act as In spector of Insane asylums in the dis trict which Is under the care of Dr. Frank C. Hoyt, superintendent of the state hospital at Mount Pleasant. The state is divided into districts and the cuperintendent of each of the three state insane hospitals is assigned a district in which to make Inspections of the county and private Insane hos pitals. Owing to the continued sick ness of Superintendent Hoyt, who haa been ill In Texas for several months, toother was appointed to do his work. Mr. MrK Inlay Is Battar. SAN FRANCISCO, May IB. Mrs. McKInley's physician reports his pa tient somewhat Improved this morn ing. President McKinley bai decided not to go to Palo Alto today to greet the Stanford university students. ad of MartUI Law. MADRID, May 15. The cabinet has decided to end the state of siege la Barcelona and to restore tha coMUtiv tlonal guaranties tkm. ianlno-JI i ' m- ' !.,-,..:-' .'liV'-. - - -4 'f j': .v&r&ir-