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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1899)
ri I. 't' ',. 1REV terns of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. ;0MPUETE NEWS SUMMARY. terortl of Happening if Much or I. title Importance from All I'url of llui CUtllred World Trice if I arm l'ro iliicu In WenttTii Market. Bamboo, Wis. -The Barahoo water works passed Into tin hands or Re volver W. O, Ma.oy of Oshko-h. Fore closure wan brought about by first mortgago holders. Mclliourno The Hon. W. McCutlocli, minister of dcfcn.o, has opened a list for the enrollment of voluntceiri for fcervico In Houtli Africa, Ui'catnr, III. Thomas Acorn, aged SO. a nntlvo of England and a friend of Lincoln, Is dead. He wan one of the wealthiest farrneid In Macon county. Wichita, Kan. The Davidson In vestment company of this city has failed, jOwJiii- $110,000. CrawfordBvllle, lnd. It Is known that Dr. William 1. Kane will he the uuw president of Wahiwh college. North ICaston, Mass. Oakes A. Ames, a hrother of the late ox-dot. Oli ver Amca, died, aged '. ) years. He was president of the Ames corporation of North Easton and leaves a big fortune. Joplln, Mo. The plant of the Peli can mine at Chltwood Hollow was en tirely destroyed hy lire. The Pelican is owned hy Trajer & Chandler of Chicago. Cincinnati, O. On hoard the steam er Hudson a steam pipe hurst and raided Secretary Jerry O'Shuughnes sy, ox-President Cook anil Treasurer Itowe, members of the waterworks commission. St. IiOiils, Mo.- An electric street car in the Lindoll line struck a wagonload of school children at Channlng and l.ucas avenues, fatally Injuring Clara Kngolcr and Arthur l.arlmore. Uenton Iraroor. Mich. George Tal bot, 10 years old, while handling a rlllo opposed to bo loaded with blank car tridges, fcliot his sister Llla, aged 7, iu the face. The wound may prove fatal. Mllwaukco, Wis. Flro at tho Cream City Brewing company' plant cati&od n damago'of $10,000 to $15,000. John Obenauf, a fireman for tho company, was killed by a runaway team. Martin's Kerry. Ohio Joseph J. dill of SteubcnvlUo has been nominated on tho 209th ballot for congress by the re publican convention of the Sixteenth district, to succeed Capt. Danforth, de censed. Mllwaukco, Wis. George W. Shop trd, broker, has been arrested on tho ehBrgc of embezzling $13,000 from tho Duraud estate, of which be Is adminis trator. Boston, Mass. John Henry Chance, who was convicted of the murdering of Charles L. Russell, a drug clerk, on tho night or April I, 1898, has been sentenced to Imprisonment for llfo. Ponca City, O. T. W. T. Jamison mid J. D. Arnold of Tonkawa shot and killed each other in a street fight. Jamison was a gambler and saloon man and Arnnld a hotel proprietor. Hannibal, Mo. M. 11. Itoherts, a ma chinist, killed his son, Sidney Roberts, and then shot himself, Indicting a mor tal wound. The ton was killed whilo asleep. Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Mary Gallagher, aged 35, poisoned herself and her thrco children with laudanum. Mrs, Galla gher and her 4-months-oId baby are dead. PetoBkey, Mich. M. D. Chase, a line man of tho Doll Tolophone company, was arrested on a chnrge of sotting tho fire In tho Midway. Tho loss was $30,000. Indianapolis, lnd. The annual re union of tho National Association of Mexican Veterans met here. Gov. Mount and Mayor Taggart delivered addresses of welcome. Atlanta, da. Gov. Candler's mlnuto men, a company of 109 ofllcors and privates, have made application to Sec retary of War Itoot to bo accepted as a company for service In tho Philip pines. Hot Springs, Ark. Oro brought hero from diggings ton miles from the city was submitted to an expert, who pronounced it zinc ore, placing Us vnluo at $50 a ton. Carlisle, lnd. This town has been placed tinder quarantine restrictions becauso of tho epidemic of malignant diphtheria. Sunday school and public schools have been closed. Oshkosh, Wis. Tho contested will of William Dcdlcnt, which bequeaths his estate, with tho cxcoptlon of $1,500, to the Oshkosh public library, has been adtflft3AoVfdffrc. Fiskdolo, Mass. John King and wife, an aged couple, were found dead at their home. They had been clubbed to death by their son, Peter King, while ho was suffering from delirium. Now Orleans, La. Thu British steamer Angola cleared with 108,172 bushels of corn and 1(10,000 bushels of oats, tho largest cargo of grain ever taken from that port. Ducktown, Tcnn. The furnaco and oro roasting men have joined the strik ers at tho copper mines. SaC Francisco On account of tho quarantlno regulations neither malt nor passonsora wero permitted to bo landed from tho steamer Coptic. New York Tho now battleship Kear eargo has arrived from Newport News. ller hull will be scraped and painted, preparatory to her trial trip. Kans.iB City, Mo. Timothy Keefo, a laborer, died from wounds Inflicted hy Georgo P. Crehae, who struck Keefe on tho head with an iron bar. Philadelphia, Pa. Tho Uev. James C. Caldwell, a well-known Preshyto rlan minister of this city, was Instant ly killed In a runaway accident. LATEST .MARKCT REPORT, CHICAGO. Cuttle, all grade $1,5017 fi.75 Hoge, common to prime. 2.50 t,lo Sheep and lumhs 1.25 ff4.8t" Wheat, No. ;! red .70VS Oats. No. 2 white Wjfv .22")1 Corn. No. 3 white :ilAtfr M'U Rye, No. 2 eish .50V4 Etfgs .11! Hutter 13 tfi ,22V MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No. 1 northern.. .71 Vif? .72 Corn. No. I! 31 HW .3 1 Oats. No. 2 white 23'iff .24 Ro, No. 1 58 Jf .5S4 Barley, No. 2 ISVi .4(1 Hutter .' 12 .() .21 Cattle 2.25 tiT..50 Krrh '. .13 . .15 Hogs 3.i;o nn.75 Sheep and lambs 2.75 (jf 5.25 KANSAS CITY. Wheat. No, 2 red (!" fr .08 Oats, No. 2 white 25 ft- .j;,i; Corn, cash No. 2 mixed .29 Cattle, all grades 2.10 (75.75 Hogs, all grades 4.00 tjr4.50 Sheep and lambs 2.59 tflii.25 TOLEDO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .70f, Corn, No. 2 mixed .31 Oats, No. 2 mixed .22 V4 lt.ve. No. 2 cash .58V Clovcrseod, prime eish. 5.05 ST. LOUIS. Oats. No. 2 cash .23 Wheat, No. 2 hard OGVaflP .08 Corn. No. 2 iw.h .30. Cattle, all gradea 2.25 (fffi.25 Hogs 4.15 i'5.(i5 Sheep and lamlM 2.50 5.75 NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red .75 Corn. No. 2 .394 Oats, No. 2 white .29V4 PEORIA. Outs, No. 3 white 22-itTf .22 Corn, No. 2 ,314 CASUALTIES. Lebanon, Mo. The Culpepper-Shannon College building, that was built at a cost of $75,000, burned. Tho flro caught from a defective Hue. Vacavllle, Cal. By the explosion of a soda fountain In a bakery, Karl An dler, an employe, wns killed. Hldgway, Pa. Tho Rldgway tannery, belonging to the Elk Tanning com pany, was destroyed by lire. Tho loss Is estimated at $200,000. Mexico. Mo. James Callahan, 17 years old, a farmer, wns killed by a Wabash west-bound freight train near this city. Promiced I.and, L. I. Tho plant ol the American Fisheries company win destroyed by lire. The loss cannot yot be estimated, but It Is said tho machin ery was worth nearly $100,000. St. Louis. Mo. John O. Dickey, a clerk In the Burlington railroad office fell twenty feet from the Holman cycle path bridge while riding a wheel and choked to death In the mud. CRIME. Los Angplcs, Cal. Charles Z. JIall has been arrested by United States olllcers and Is now In the county Jail here. Ho Is wanted at Las Vegas, N. M on a charge of robbing tho post office there. San FranclBco, Cal. William Ken nedy, a member of tho city fire depart ment, was shot and killed hy Warren Main. Both wero Intoxicated. Singleton, Miss. Cornelius Triplet, colored, wns shot and killed, making four victims two whlto and two col oredof tho fend raging in this county. Williamson, W. Va. Elijah Hall shot and killed his father, Henry Hall, In Plko county, Kentucky, for abusing his mother. Williamson, W. Va. Ellas Hatfield, who killed II. E. Ellis, was sentenced to twelve years In tho penitentiary. MISCELLANEOUS. Washington The postofflce depart ment has Issued an order debarring fromtho malls the matter Issued by the cx-Slavo Mutual Relief Bounty and Pension association, with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. Newport News, Va. Active work on tho construction of the new $1,000,000 dry-dock for tho Newport News Ship building and Drydock company has been begun. San Fianclsco, Cal. Tho first of tho many petitions filed by Mrs. Ncttlo R. Craven, In her renewed nttnek upon tho estate of James G. Fair, was do nled by Superior Judge Troutt. Plttsbu.-g, Pa. Tho association of Iron and steol sheet manufacturers has advanced the prlco of sheet $3.10 to $3.25 a ton, to take effect at once. San Francteco, Cal. The govern ment has taken steps to secure posses Ion of Mission rock, which has been held by'tlio 'Cnllfornla'Dry Dock con-" pany slnco 1870. Princeton, N. J. Mark Twain, who has been announced as coming to Princeton, has canceled his engage ment for a suite or rooms here, saying that he Intends remaining In England for the winter, Toledo, Ohio Col. Brumberry of tho British army Is negotiating with tho Mllburn wagon works for 1,000 heavy army wagons which arc to bo used In the Transvaal In caso war should break out with the Boer republic. New York Thomas M. Croft, tho ra cing secretary of tho Brighton Beach Racing association, died at his homo In Brooklyn of henrt disease. Berlin In consequence of tho re cent election In Pima for member of the rolchstag a majority of the depu ties from Saxony are now socialists, Now York Melvlllo A. Sheldon, Loute Cohn, Isaac J, Conn, Slgmund Klco and Moses J, Cohn, Individually and as members of tho firm of Cohn Bros., Kleo & Co,, tho New York Mu sical Record and the Manhattan Rail way Advertising company, filed a petl on In bankruptcy. SAYS HE MUSTBIVINDIGATED Capt. Dreyfus Not Sfrt'sfied with the Pardon Granted. WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT. 'rin Departure of the Nult-il I'rUoiier from ICrnne I Almnt I'nnotlred Humor That III) I Coming In America for ul l.i'UKl a Miort Slay. Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, at 2 o'clock on the morning of Sept. 20, left tho prison at Rennes, France, In which he had been confined since his return from Devil's Island, and proceeded to Vcru, where ho took a train hound for Nantes. His departure was completely unnoticed. Tim pardon Is a part of the general policy of amnesty by the present gov ernment, mill Is .an logical outcome of the Incongruous verdict. By formal condemnation the nillltuij chiefs are fiiitlntlfd and pressing reasons for their pioscciitlou In avoided. Much of the foreo must be knocked out of tho Drey fim campaign, and Incidentally o'it of foreign criticism. Leading newspapers of the world unanimously Interpret Dreyfus' pardon as an admission of the government's conviction that tho verdict was opposed to tho evjdcnco. They say that If It Is otherwlso tho government has delib erately condoned treason. Under the heading, "Declaration du Capltaino Dreyfus," tho Paris Auroro publishes tho following. "The government of the republic ro stores to mo my freedom. It Is noth ing to mo without honor. From thU day forth I continue, to seek reparation for tho ghastly Judicial error of which I am still tho victim. "I wish Franco throughout should know by n final Judgment that I am innocent. My heart will not be at rest until there Is no longer a Frenchman who Imputes to mo an abomlnablo crime which nnother committed. "ALFRED DREYFUS." Tho London Times publishes tho fol lowing dispatch from Liverpool: "A quantity of luggage has arrived hero from Havre and Folkestone addressed to Mmo. Dreyfus, and rooms have also been taken at a local hotel. Tho lug gago Is marked for New York, and It Is supposed that Dreyfus Is go?ng to America." Tho Paris correspondent of tho Lon don Dally Telegraph says: "Droyfus Is so ill that ho can live only a few months. Tnt ''government has prom-1 Jsed to watch over and protect him, and has recommended that ho live on tho Riviera." Affcremive Action In Delayed. Gen. Otis cables that he fears now that tho American troops will be able to do little, If anything, in tho way of aggreealvo action beforo Nov. 1. Chanced Date or Fight. Tho heavyweight championship bat tle between Sharkey and Jeffries will take place Oct. 27 Instead of Oct. 23. Ilttv, JoiHph I'rmioM Cnnircr4td. Tho Rev. Joseph Francis, recently elected bishop of tho Episcopal diocese of southern Indiana, was consecrated nt Evansvllle, lnd. l'lre Cinti Four f.lvra. Four Uvea were lost In a fire which destroyed St. Vincent do Paul's hos pital at Norfolk, Va., and four firemen were Injured. Ilnlr Itofima to Interfere Tho Italian government, In roply to President Krugcr's request for Innter vnn'tlnn. han refused to Istcr'tm BBBBBffara'fllltWyiliBIM- 1V CiuEfflBrlioffniMimVi nSI PRESIDENT'SJVESTERN TRIP, Chief Kierntlte trill V, It Many Cltlm llcfnre III Upturn. The arrangements for the president's western trip nro being perfected. Ho will bo In Galcsburg, 111., on Oct. 7 and at St. Paul to receive tho Minnesota volunteers returning from the Philip pines on the 12th. From tho 8th to the 11th ho will bo In Chlcngo. The In vitation to attend tho reunion of the Blue and Gray at Evansvllle, lnd., be tween the 10th and 13th, cannot bo ac cepted because It will connict with the Minneapolis and St, Paul engagement. Tho president may visit Sioux City, Iowa. To I'rntcnt ill Trut. Suits hnve been brought in Indiana courts agaliiRt nil lndlnnn window ghiHs companies enjoining them from tiansferrlng their plants to tho iibtvly organized trmst, which has, by con tract at least, absorbed them. Vrtrrn r.efut to t'uriiitn. Members of both tho Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of Veterana hnvo refused to march in tho Dowey parado at New York. They are dlssat lslled with the position accorded them. C'titrMBO Mock llrohiT I'ull. Tho Chicago board of trade commis sion house of Barrett, Farnum & Co. failed with liabilities estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000. Dralre Mediation of Amerlru. The Orango Free State, it is said, desires to secure tho intervention of the United States In the dispute be tween the Transvaal and Great Britain, and hopes thnt as a disinterested party tho United States will consont to mediate. Would Katn (Inn. Alerclor. Eight thousand citizens of French Lorraine have signed a petition to Minister Galllfet begging that den. Mcrcler mny not ho prosecuted for his action In tho Dreyfus case. Approved hy Wur Department. The wur department has approved tho action of den. Otis In refusing to allow Spanish ships to go to ports con trolled by tho Insurgents to take away Spanish prisoners. Htrlhn Settled hy Coiiipromliir. Tho coal minors' atrlko In tho Chi cago and Alton subdlstrlct has been de clared off, and tho men aro at work. A compromlso favorable to tho miners was effected. Auft-uit Internal I!oenne Iterlpt. The collections of Internal rovenuo for tho month of August amounted to $?M8Q.9$0r ,an lncr,pn.Bp gg compared, with August, last year, of $1,949,482. Formidable Knemy for llrlluln. Tho Orango Froo State, It Is undor Btood, Ib preparing to supply tho Trans vaal with 14,000 magnificent markmon In caao of war with Orcat Britain. I'roinntlon from the Itanlta, Vacancies of second lieutenants In tho United States army aro to bo filled by promotion from tho ranks of tho regiments in which they occur. DeMllutloii In Porto It I do. Tho board of charities tabulated sta tistics show that out of n population of 91G.894 In Porto Rico there arc 291,089 Indigent and 11,858 sick. Vlrtory for (lov. Kitiller. The new Supremo court of Nevada decided tho governorship contest in favor of dov. Rolnhold Sadler, tho silver party candldato. Dentil at Driyfu' Champion. M. Scheurcr-Kcstner, tho former vlce-prcsldont of tho French Benato, and champion of Dreyfus. Is deai'. MINERS HEL0F0R MURDER. Coroner' .Inry it Cartrrtllle llendrrt a Verdict In the Hint Ciue. The verdict of tho coroncr'H Jury In tho riot caso at Cartervllle, til., states that Huso Bradley, John Black, T. L. Floyd, and Henry llranum came to tlmlr deaths by nunehot wounds Indict ed during a riot, and charge!) Wesley Shadowen, Willis Shadowen, Elmer Jnmiw, Lcm Shadowen, Wlllln Carney, Will Kelly and others unknown to the Jurors with being engaged In the riot. The Jury states that It Is unable to say which of tho accused men killed the negroes. Tho jury also Units that tho fifth ne gro killed -Sim Cummlngswns shot by Elmer James and others, thus making n direct charge of homicide against James, INDIANA'SCLA11V1 IS DENIED. Can Not Iterover Money from the Federal lot-iinmit. L. P. Mitchell, assistant comptroller of tho treasury, In tho matter of tho ap plication of the state of Indiana for the l cupelling of a Rcttlemcnt of tho bal nnco of tho claim of the state for $000,979, has decided that, all hough In his judgment tho claim Is u perfectly Just one, he Is without power to nfTord any remedy, and thereforo the applica tion Is denied. ICriinirm the ChlciiRO Platform. Tho democrats of MiiHs'nclitiHCtttt In convention adopted resolutions which renlllrm and Indorse the Chicago plat form, particularly tho ilnauclal plank, demanding the frcu and unlimited coinage of both gold nud silver ut the ratio of 1C to 1. Trusts and tho gov ernment's policy In the Philippines ate denounced. Chicago Stock Yiird Hcorchud. Fir at the Chicago stock yards wiped out mummoth horno snlo stablcs.The Dexter park pavilion, two residences, and three detached horso barns were destroyed, and tho old stockyards ho tel, the Transit house, was badly dam aged. Tho loss Is estimated at be tween $300,000 and $400,000. 1'rlvllege for Dewey' Chliiiimen. The authorities will permit tho laud Ing of three Ctilnnmcn from the battle ship Olympla upon tho arrival of that vessol at New York, In order that they may takn part In tho parado In honor of Admiral Dewey. Another Victory for "Olco." Judge Lochrcn In tho United States District court of Minnesota practically held tho stato law prohibiting tho salo of oleomargarine, coloicd to Imitate butter, to bo unconstitutional. Inherit the Vuuderhllt Million. Tho will of tho Into Cornelius Vnn dcrbllt makes his son Alfreu, although junior in years, the senior In riches and tho successor to the power which the Vandcrbllt millions wield. Hear Admiral Monlujo I'uuUliml. Renr Admiral Montojo, who com manded tho Spanish naval forces In tho battle of Manila bay, has been condemned to retirement without tho right of promotion. Flat form of Nrbritxlm Itcpuhllcitnii. Nebraska state republican conven tion ndopted resolutions denouncing vicious trusts, indorsing McKlnlcy ami his wnr policy and declaring for the gold standard. All Favor Municipal Ownership. Tho sentiment of delegates to the Rcsslon of tho League of American Municipalities Is overwhelmingly in favor of municipal control of water and lighting. Dourer' Mayor Made I'refthlcnt. Tho League o fAmerlran Munici palities elected Henry V. Johnson, mayor of Denver, president. Charles ton, S. C.was selected as tho next place of meeting. II) an ICnally Defeat Craig. Tommy Ryan easily defeated Frank Craig, tho Harlem coffee cooler, beforo 7,000 persons at tho Coney Island Sporting club. Tho fight lusted ten rounds. I, lent. -Col. Mller I Demi. Llout.-Col. John D. Mlloy, Inspcctor. gencrnl of volunteers, died nt Manila. Col. Mlley's rank In the regular army wns (Irst lieutenant, Second artillery. To Huccrcd ,luilfn Motherland. O. T. Williams hns boon appointed by Gov. Schnflold judge of tho Superior court of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, to succeed the lato Judge Sutherland. I.oiie by Austrian Flood. Vlonna newspaper.! claim tho fatali ties from Moods will mount up Into the thousands, wb.llo the loss of property will amount to millions of dollars. Kchley Will Accent Command. Admiral Schley says ho will accept the command of the south Atlantic squadron or any other duty to which the president may assign him. len. Mllu for I'reaidcnl. There Is n Btrong movement on foot In Massachusetts to put den. Nelnon A. Miles beforo the country as u candl dato for pre?ldcnt. Tito More Himillpox Chuck. Two more cases of smallpox dcvel oped In the Thlrty-flnn Infantry, which Is In quarantlno at San FranclBco. This makes live cases In all. We Auinn No IteHiouall)lllly, The stato dopartmont has Informed Inquirers that tho United Stato will as aumo no responsibility for tho payment of the Cuban bonds. Kipert Yield or H,O00,O0O. The yield from the Klondike mines this year will bo a third Ices than last year's outpm, or about $8,000,000 MIES Recommendations Adop'ed by tin St. Louis Conference. RESTRAINT OF TRADE A CRIME. The AMcmhly I'm or thu I'aaiaRr "I j I'cdcral II lid Main l.tw Which Will j I'iiiiMi Attempted .doitopnllratloii of i , IndiKtrlm. The goternoiM and nttomey-geticrala ul tending dov. Bayers' anti-trust con ference at St. Louis adnptod ronolu tlnns by which, if they nro transformed into laws, all trusts, pools nud com binations In lestrnlnt of trade will Iw clawed as criminal, and "tramp cor porations" will find existence a matter of dlftlculty. Tho chief recommendations are ns follows: "The enactment and enforcement, both by the several states and the na tion, of legislation that shall adequate ly and fully delluc us crime any at tempted monopolization or lestralnt of trade, in any line of Industrial activity, with provisions for adequate punish incut both of the Individual or tho cor poration that rihall be found guilty thereof; punishment to the corporation to tho extent of Its dissolution, "Tho enactment of stnto legislation declaring that a corporation created In one state to do business exclusively In other stales than where created shall be prohibited from admlHiilou Into any stale, "Thnt no corporation iihould 1m formed, In whole or In part, hy nny corporation." AGUINALUO MAY SURRENDER. Inxurccnt Chief lint Albeit for a Con ference with Otl. A staff olllcer of Agulnaldo has en tered the lines of the American force with a proposition to surrender (he American prisoners who aro now lieln at Vlrgnn. He also asked for rt con ference with don. Otis, tho nature of which is not known. Tho hopes of the ndmlnlntrntloii are buoyed up by the news. It is Inter preted as an Indication that Agulnaldo Is weakening nnd may surrender. IN HONOR 0FUNI0N SOLDIERS. Wilder Monument Dedicated on the I'lcld of Chlcknimiuca. The 113 Indiana monuments and maikcrs and tho Wilder brigade monu ment nt Chlckammtgn park wero dedi cated Sept. 20 In the presonco of 10, OOO people, dov. Mount of Indiana do llvercd tho address, formally turning tho monuments over to the govern incut. 1'itra ScmIoii Not I.lkely. Although there is great pressure be' Ing brought to hour upon tho president by ciirrcnry reformers to call nn extra session to enact ftunnclnl legislation. It Is the general belief .these dcmandK will not 1io acceded to. Will Need r.0,000 Men. M'ljor S. R. Jones, for a long tlmb quartermaster at Manila, Is of tho opinion that 50,000 men will havo to be kept on tho Island of Luzon for ton years In order to keep the poace. Cunniit VUlt Indiana. To Indiana friends President McKln lcy has explained that It will bo Impos sible for him to go to Evansvllle on tho occasion of tho trl-stato reunion of tho blue and gray. Adrlne liner to Ilejrln. Tho Borlln Dcutscho Tagcszeltung advises the Transvaal government to begin hostilities Immediately, beforo I Grent Britain's preparations for wa' I are completed. Iltne nml (lray Iteiinlon. All arrangements have been com pleted and the Invitations Issued for the national reunion of tho bluo and gray to bo held at Evansvllle, lnd.. on Oct. 10 to W. China Make a I'rnteit. Tho Chlneso government has lodged with tho Plato department nn emphatic protest against tho military order of Gen, Otis excluding Chlneso from thr Philippines. (liirrln Nnrrender to I'nllee. M. duerln surrendered to tho Paris police without firing a shot and was convoyed to prison. His companions, ' fourteen In number, woro allowed tr go free. j IxiuU IiiBwemen Naprenm Commander The Bupremo lodge of tho Knights of Pythias elected Louis Ingwereen, Now Yorkt.vBttprpmo coramandor. The next tilcetlng will bo held In 1901 in Chi rago. Allow Women to Vote. Tho Episcopal diocesan council In Ecsslon at Milwaukee, by a vote of 27 to 23, accorded to women tho right to vote on all church and parish matters. Wiped Out hy Fire. Almost tho entire business section ol Farnham, N. Y., was wiped out of ex istence by a flro. Tho loss Is between $200,000 and $250,000. Ityati to Meet McCoy. A match between "Kid" McCoy and Tommy Ryan for a purse of $10,000 at tho Lenox Athletic club Is assured for tho near future. Hittviulll unit Lumber Ilurned. At Castorland, N. Y Thoodoro B. Basselln's sawmill and ton acres of lumhor wero burned, causing a loss of $250,000. Hawaii to Invite Immigration. Immlgratlpn from tho north of Italy and from Sweden Is to bo invited by HawalL K II