HACKED TO PIECES Fearful Tragedy Enacted on an Illinois Farm. AUGER MAKES MAN AN AWf III DEMON Quarrel Followed lijr a Cnltl-illooded Mur der Uiei Knife ami Club on Help lent Wife Hlnyer Sink.-- PrultlcM Effort to Kurt IIU I.lfc. Ab a result of n trival quarrel Merrlt Chism, mil! of the wealthiest farmers of McLean county. Illinois residing near Carter, murdered his wife mid tlu-u made u futile attempt to commit Huicide, nutl was finally arrested. Ah Mrs. Chism was starting to church a quarrel arose. Chisni jumped into the buggy mid with a knife cut his wife's face anil neck Into pieces. He then threw her into the road, jumped upon her and stabbed her repeatedly. Her Hon Harvey Freehold, aged twelve Btruck at Chism with a bull bat. Chism wrested the bat from the lad, and st ruck his wife threetimes, smashing hcrskull and dashing out her brains. He then tried again to stab the woman. Harvey caught his hand in which he held the knife. Chlsin drew the knife through the lioy's hand, ohnost severing his lingers, and stubbed Hurvey in the arm. Chism then tied across the fields and tried to drown himself in a well. The water was not deep enough and he climbed out. He then went to the house of a son, where he tried to kill himself with revolver. They prevented him and took Chism to Hloomlngton, where he delivered himself to the sheriff. Chism was a man of quick temper, but was never before guilty of crime. CUTS DOWN ACREAGE Area at Wheat Around Not up to I.uit Year. Returns to the statistician of the de partment of agriculture, made up to May 1, show the urea under winter wheat In cultivation on that date to have been about 2h,2G7,O0O ncres. This 1b 2,015,000 acres, or 0.7 per cent, less than the area shown last full, but 2, 0.12,000 acres or 7.7 per cent In excess of the winter wheat acreage harvested last year. Of the reduction! about one third came from Texas and California due in the former state to the ruvage of the-whe.it plant louse and in the iuur to ine cutting, as is not unusual In that state, of a considerable uereage for forage. In the states that had ouc million acres or upwards sown lost fall thu following percentages are re ported as abandoned or cut for foroge: Missiouri J, Kansas 1, Illinois 1.0, Pennsylvania 2, Indiana 2..1, Ohio 3.2, Tennessee 4.7, Michigan 0.0, Oklaho ma 12.8, California 18.:,, Texas '42.4. For the nrea remalng under cultivation the average condition on May 1 was 04.1. While this average is 10.5 points above the mean of the averages for the last ten years, and has been exceeded only three timet in seventeen years, it must be remembered that the acreage plowed, cut for forage, or otherwise abandoned, has been entirely eliminat ed. DEATH IN HOMESTAKE. Holler Implodes In Dig Htnmp Mill lit Lend, N. I). At Lead, S. D., a set of boilers at the Highland hoist, operated by the Home Htake Mining company, blew up with terrific force. The shock was felt in all parts of the city, the hoist being half a mile away. A fire alarm was turned in and all of the fire depart ments responded. The first arrival at the scene witnessed u pile of Iron and wooden debris, with portions of ma chinery scattered for several hundred feet around the hoist. Fire started in the building, but it was soon under control. Ed Ilrctsford, engineer of the dyna mo and air compressor, wus pinned down by a portion of the boiler and was almost instantly killed. Mandy Klinger and John Cowlin, two helpers about the hoist, were severely injured but will survive. Several other men were more or less Injurd. Hretsford was married and leaves wife and eight children. Ho has been in the employe of the Homestake company for seven teon years. AFTER INSURGENT LEADER American Holdlera Making Hot Puriult of Csltleii. A Manila dispatch says: Cailles, the Insurgent leader in Laguna province, is being closely chased. He is sup posed to have gone southward of La guna province and is not likely to sur render, fearing paying personal penal ty for his numerous assassinations. A hundred insurgents attacked Pag llbae In Tayabas, which province was considered to be pacified. The insur gents were repulsed with loss. A detachment of the Twenty-first in fantry routed 150 insurgents ut Zun bano's camp near Lucbau and captur ed a large quantity of supplies. limine Man Drop Dead. Howard L. Market, one of the veteran businessmen of Oinahu, dropped dead in the yard of his residence. Mr. Iiurket had been atlllcted with heart disease for some time, Mr. Iiurket was fifty-eight years old and had been en gaged in the undertaking business for eleven years. Gage Huyii Mor Honda, The tecrctury of the treasury has purchased 838,000 short-term 4 per cent bonds at SI 13.05 CROWDS FLOCK TO SEE HIM Oration to the Prrldeut He Movel Northwnril. The route of the president's train northward from Los Angles, Cal., lay through the Santa Clara valley, where it ran for hours along the edge of cliffs overhanging the Pacific wean. At every stopping place there was a llowcr show rivaling in beauty the floral parade which the president witnessed at Los Angeles. At Ventura and Santa llarbara the president was simply over whelmed with flowers. The carriages In which he rode were lined with them and the streets over which he passed were paved with them. As the president approaches his des tination at Sun Francisco the program1 at the different stops are more enjoy able and less fatiguing. A drive through the city was in each ease the principal feature at the places where he Mopped. The president was much Interested in the old Spanish missions tilled with heroic relics which he visited both at Ventura and Santa llarbara. San Luis Obispo, was reach ed at 7 p. m. for u drive through the town. The party spent Saturday and Sunday at Del Monte. At Santa llarbara, the tire chief, who was in the throng waiting to sec the president, was told that his house was on tire. "Let it burn," he said. "1 can build another; but I may never get another chance to see a president of thr United States." The house burned. DEMAND HIS REMOVAL. Hawaiian Legislature Tired of Outer nor Hole. The first territorial legislature of Hawaii has come to an end. The legislature ended its oxistnnee at loggerheads with (Sovernor Dole, all along the line and without having passed a single one of the important measures to which the home rulers were committed, except the county government act, which the governor killed by a vest pocket veto. The last act of the house was to pass a concurrent resolution containing a memorial to President MeKinley ask ing for the removal of Governor Dole. He is charged with having hindered the work of the session by his hostility toward the legislature, withholding of Information and refusing to co-operate with the lawmakers. mrs. Mckinley ill. Change Ik Mndo Neceary In the I'reftl dentin! Program. , The sudden illness of Mrs. MeKinley has caused an unexpected change in the route of President MeKinley. He arrived in SanFrancisco quietly Sun day afternoon, many hours ahead of the time set. The state of Mrs. Me Klnley's health was such that the presi dent decided to leave Dclmonte and take his wife to San Francisco at once to the home of Henry T. Scott, where she could have complete rest for a few duys and where a socialist could be consulted If necessary. EASTMAN INNOCENT. .Jury Say College lnHtructor Did Not Murder. A Cambridge, Mass., dispatch says: After a long and dramatlu trial, Chas. 11. Eastman, the Harvard Instructor, was acquitted of the charge of mur dering his brother-in-law, Richard II. Orogan. .Ir., while at target practice on July 4 last. The jury, after listen ing for nearly three weeks to a massof testimony followed by two dnyn of ar gument, debated five hours and a hal' before rendering a veadict. FOUR KILLED BY EXPLOSION Holler of Freight Train (loeii to Smash In Pcnnjlunla, The boiler of a freight engine on the Huntington &. llroad Top railroad at Mount Dallas, Pa., exploded, killing four mcmlers of the freight crew. The dead are: A. S. Ilerkstresser, engineer; Charles Ilollinghead, conductor; John Kichie, fireman; Thomas Edwards. The cause of the explosion is not known, but it is believed to have occurred while the lniller was being filled with water. r.iponltlon Strike Kuded. The union carpenters who struck at the exposition grounds at Ituffalo, N. Y., refusing to work off "unfair lumber" used in the construction of a booth lu the manufacturers and liberal arts building for an exhibitor, and those who went out in sympathy, re turned to work, the objectionable lumber having been removed from the grounds. Not Utility of Murder. The argument in the case of Salllo 11. Admire, charged with the murder of her husband, was concluded at Carroll ton, HI., the jury returning a verdict of not guilty, as was generally ex pected. The case of llert Murray, her alleged paramour, was then called, but was strieken from the docket with witr reave to reinstate. Fire at Wuyne, W. Va. A fire at Wayne, W. Va., destroyed Walker's hotel, Napier's livery stable, W. T. Hooton's dry goods store, L. E. Davis' residence, and numerous smaller structures. Loss, 550,000. Capturing the Hitmen. Hundreds of horses have been run ning wild during the last few years on thu plains Llllcoet and Cariboo and Okanogan, II, C, are being captured to bo sold to the lirltish government for use in South Africa. Kx-Bf Inlater Uhl Dying. A Grand Hapids dispatch says tin condition of Edwin F. Uhl, former ambassador to Germany was reported unchanged. He is in a scmi-conscioui state and sinking slowly, ATTACKED BY MOB Non-Union Car Men Arrivo At Albany, N. Y. THERE TO TAKE STRIKERS PLACES Traction Company mid Police Offer Pro tection. Determined KfTorl lo he Made to Operate Line. Neurliy Town Akeit for Aid. An Albany. N. V., dispatch says: i'niler the escort of a platoon of mounted Milio and surrounded by a mob of 2,000 Albanians. 200 of the non union street ear men wen taken to the Quail street cur barns of the t'nited Traction company, which is the main Matlou of the Albany lines of the I'nlted Traction company. Stones were hurled at the non-union men us they were taken to the barns. Near the capital two shots were tired, but no one was injured. This Is the first step taken by the company to operate Its lines with non-union men. The otlicials of the company announce that trnlllc will be resumed at once. The non-union men. it is said came from Philadelphia. Notices have bece sent to the sheriffs of Albany and ltennselacr counties and the mayors and chiefs of police of Al bany, Troy. Wiitcrvlict. ("oboes and Itcnusclacr of intention to operate, together with requests for police pro tection. Forty-live Inspectors of the company were sworn in as deputy sheriffs. DISMISS WENTWORTH CASE Man Accued of Statutory Kupe Allowed to lo Free. The much heralded Wentworth ease vas called for hearing in the Cuming county court recently. Wentworth was charged with statutory rape for running away with and marrying thirteen-year-old girl named Margaret Klrkku. The parents are bitterly op Mscd to the marriage and threaten to prosceuU" to the fullest extent, but the girl is so strongly attached to him that she will not aid her parents. The state was not ready for trial and adjourned till later, but when the time came County Attorney Hunker dismissed the case. KITCHENER HAS NEW PLAN rroHnen Hurtling Veldt In Kit force liner Surrender. According to a dispatch from Pietcr maritzburg to the London Dally Mall, Lord Kitchener is about to try a new plan of burning the veldt in order to compel the Doers to surrender. Lord Kitchener in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated May 12, says: (Irenfell has occupied Loulstrichart, capturing fifty lloers with lilies. Louintricluirt was previously held by six llritish, with forty surrendered Hoers. limine Miner Nearly Hilled. While moving a large barn at West Point, Charles Elsanger, a young man, was nearly killed. He was driving a team of horses which were attached to a large and long rope, the end of which was fasteud to the barn. As the horses started out and the rope tightened, the double-tree broke and was drawn back with terilllc force, striking Elsanger over the heart and knocking into in sensibility. He was promptly at tended to. and there arc some chances of his recovery. doing the Philippine. Will Haydcn, bright young drug clerk of Hastings. Neb., who recently passed a successful examination which gives him the promotion of hospital steward in the I'nited States navy, has departed for San Francisco, to report for duty. He will go on board the bat tleship Kearsarge, and expects to sail soon for the Philippines. Stabbed With Pocket Knife. Oliver Colson, an employe in the gen eral freight office of the Fort Worth and Denver railroad, was almost hacked to pieces by Charles Allen. The men met one mile north of Fort Worth, and Allen held Colson to the ground while he used a pocket knife. Colson may die. Huiindierx Pay Penalty. Miss Rose Crist, Mrs. Cliadwick, Miss Madaliue Southard and C. II. McDowell pleaded guilty in district court of lead ing a raid on Murphy's billiard hall, with Mrs. Nation at Tojicka, Kan., in March. They will Ite fined ten d illars eaih. Conger Complete Mllnn, Minister Conger completed the ex amination of the Chinese correspond ence while in Washington, which had taken place since he left Pckin. He expects to go to New York before re turning to Iowa. Hank Falls to Open Door. The Canton State Hank, of Canton, S. I),, failed to open its doors on the llth. Hreaeli of Prinulait Suit, Oscar i'usch, son of a cigar manufac turer of Marysville, Kits., has been sued for 8.10,000 for breach of protnls, the plaintiff being Louise N. Kniget, of Hebron, Neb. She asserts that the pledge was made last October, and that it Was declared off by the defendant Muy tith of this year. Ceniun of South Australia. A dispatch from Melbourne says the census of South Australia shows the (Herniation to be 202..V.I.1, and in crease during thu last decade of 1,') per cent. EXTERMINATE THE WOLVES Stockmen of Hlark HUM I'ut Prlre I'piin Their Head. A Utile Fourche. S. 11.. dispatch says: The cattlemen in the vicinity of the short pine hills have formed a union against the wolves and coyotes and their cxtctmluutluu lu that part of the. range Is sure to 1m effected. Eery man owning stock is assessed so much per head by the year. This money Is paid to a professional wolf hunter, who receives J-.l per head for eveiy wolf killed. This year it cents per bead for horses and cattle and il cents for every ten head of sheep is the as sessment. Last winter a total of sev enty wolves weie killed by Robert Kearney, one of the professional hunt ers. Tills plan is becoming popular on the lllack Hills ranges and it Is possible that stockgrowcrs in every district will unite and wage a detenu iucd war against the wolves. SEIZE PORTO RICO EXHIBIT. diatom Olllcer I'ouure I'pon Her (loud lit llulTalo. A ItulT.ilo, N. Y., dispatch states that customs olllecrs seized the chlblt of Porto IMco. when it arrived at the ex position grounds, having found that there was no warehouse entry for the same. It had escaped Inspection by reason of having been brought from Porto Itleo on nn army transport. The goods will not be confiscated as smug gled goods, but will beheld pending ar investigation. lliiii'riKir Vctoc Hill. I lovernor Yates of Illinois has vetoed the bill providing for the consolidation of school districts of a county into one district, and for free transportation of pupils to and from school. Mlulnter Hlil (iron it Weaker. A Grand llaplds. Mich., dispatch says Dr. Francis Ituthcrford states that Edwin F. fill has giown very weak and may pass away at any mo ment. Stoi k I'xi'liange to Clone. The stock exchange in London will be closed May IK, the date of the lt0th anniversary of the laying of the found ation stone of the building in Capel court. Murder at Wlullelil, It an. W. L. Martin, one of the oldest im plement men in the southwest, was shot and instantly killed at Wlnticld. No details obtainable. Soldier Mustered Out. The Twenty-sixth infantry. U.S. V., was mustered out recently nt San Francisco at the Presidio. NEWSJNBRIEF. Thi odelsthing, the lower house of the Norwegian parliament, has voted to permit women to vote. In a desperate battle with Deputy Sheriff Castrop near lluntlngburg, Intl., George Itceves was shot to death. Thu Moline Plow company, owning the second largest plow company in the world, has given an option on its plant to the trust. The Hamburg-American steamship company has acquired the atlas line, for past years plying between .liunaica, Hnyti and Central America. Huron von Hergcn. for two years sec retary of the German legation at Pckin has been assigned to the jiositlon of secretary of the German legation at ltomc. AtSprlntield. Illinois. Mrs. Walter Smith was burned to death by reason of a gasoline explosion, and Mrs. Ellen Calliban was killed at a railoail cross ing. Itoth were colored. Tucker Woodson Taylor, for years confidential secretary of John Clark ltidp.ith, the historian, committed sui side nt his home in Grcencastal, lnd.. by shooting himself in the head. Unless a demand for Increased wages Is granted it is expected that a gener al strike, involving directly l.io.ooo men and indirectly .100,0(10 men in met al working trades will occur May 20. According to a dispatch from Pre toria General Christian DeWet, the fa mous Doer general, has resumed oper ations, and is reported to have crossed into the Transvaal at the head of 2,000 men. Mrs. Nick Marks and her daughter Mary, wife and daughter of a promin ent farmer near Wichita, Kan., have been arrested for the murder of the illegitimate baby daughter of Mary Marks. It is statvd that several of the Cuban constitutional convention delegates who formerly opposed the Piatt amend ment, are now in favor of it, believing it will be best for Cuba to accept its provisions. William Davis Williams, a steno grapher in the war department at Washington, has been summarily dis missed for having sought to sell softie secrets in relation to the Neeley postal fraud ease. Fanned by a thirty-live mile an hour wind, fire swept the west bank of the Rogue river In Del ray, a suburb of Detroit, and for three-quartern of a mile destroyed property valued at over 8:500,000. All open trolley car. In which were packed about 11.1 persons, got away from the motorman near Ft. Lee, N. !., and dashed down a hill. Every person on the car was bruised, three were seriously hurt, but only one fatality will probably result. Affidavits signed by Count Ferdinand Walsln Estcrha.y and made before the French consul in Loudon, have been published admitting the authorship of the Dreyfus iKirdercau and declaring that the lHirdereau was written with the connivance of Colonel Handhcr. ex chief of the seciet intelligence bureau, ATPOWERS' MERCY China Admits It, and Makes Ploa for Morcy. IS WillING TO PAY THE INDEMNITY Fifteen Million tail Her l.lmlt for n tear thirty Year lleiulrcd to Hat- tfy All Claim - Proffer Meet w Ith Approtnl of tlcrmaiiy. The answer of China to the state ment of the ministers of the foreign (towers as to the losses sustained by nations and individuals in China has been received. The answer commenced with an appeal for mercy, saying that the country is iiutovcrishcd. The answer explains that the utmost China can offer is 1,1.000,000 tacls annually for the next thltty years, and gives the souiees fiom which it Is expected the money will come. China asserts that this sum will impoverish it to nn extent that will make it incumbent on the government to increase foreign cus toms one-third in older to raise reve nue to run the government. The news that China agrees to the payment of the indemnities demanded is received with general approval in Merlin, in view of the disposition of Germany to wind up the China cam paign, but the proposal to extend the payments nter a period of thirty years meets with only a qualified assent. A cablegram from Mr. Uockhlll. our special commissioner at Pckin, men tions the receipts of the Chinese reply. He has been instructed to continue his efforts to secure an abatement of the total Indemnity, but in the present dis position of the Hiwers little hope of success Is entertained. MRS. M'KINLEY BETTER. 1'rrMdcnt Aide to l.eaie Her Milken Trip to Han .loe and Itiiturn, After a trip to San , lose to take his part in the functions of the day, Presi dent. MeKinley returned to the Scott residence lu San Francisco. If Mrs. McKiulcy's condition, which is some Wtter, remains favorable, the president will carry out the arranged program, with some curtailment. He will visit Stanford university and make brief stops at Sail Mateo and Ilurlingamc. At Palo Alto he will be joined by his entire party, and the president's otll clal entry into San Francisco will take place as previously arranged. There is some probability of Presi dent MeKinley abandoning his pro posed trip into the northwest In view of the condition of Mrs. MeKinley. Un less there is a radical change for the better the presidential train will leave for Washington soon after the celebra tions in the San Francisco district are over. Mr. MeKinley Is very much wor ried over the condition of his wife. Secretary Cortclyou has given notice that Mrs. MeKinley, should she con tinue the trip with the. president, will not under any circumstances engage in any of the social functions arranged for the party at any place, but that she will remain as quiet as possible during the remainder of the trip. SENTENCE OF SEVEN YEARS Defaulting llauk Cnnhler of Newark, N. I Kilter Plea of Utility. Charles It. Westervelt, the defaulting cashier of the Dime Savings bunk of Newark, S. ,1., was arraigned before Justice Skinner. He retracUd a plea of not guilty, and was sentenced to two years In prison by the court. He hud several days before pleaded guilty to two other Indictments for forgery and for uttering forged papers. On these indictments he was sentenced to seven years iiitprisoumcnt. The two terms of Imprisonment are not concur rent, and he will have to serve both terms. INDICTMENT IS DEFECTIVE Case AguliiRt llrlghnin II. Hubert I Htrlrkeu from Docket. The case against llrigham II. Rob erts, who was convicted in the district court at Salt Lake City, of unlawful co-hubltiition, has been stricken from the docket of the state supreme court, with the consent of the attorney gen eral, the. M)int being raised that the indictment was defective. Tour Killed In Tntinel. News reached Hoauoke, Va,, of an accident in a tunnel where a number of men were working, near Shawsville, where four men were killed and one fatally injured, while two are said to Ik) buried under a mass of stone and dirt. All of the men killed and injured were colored laborers. Cotton limine Horned. At Hooksct, N. IL, three cotton store nouses of the Hooksct Manufacturing company were burned recently. The structures and contents were worth from 800.000 to SI .10,000, the exact fig ures depending on salvage. The insur ance will cover the loss. MurijulH Ito to Itealgii. The resignation of Marquis Ito, pre mier In the cabinet of Japan, has lieen announced to the Japanese legation nt Washington. He is the only one to retire from the cabinet. He Is succeed ed by Marquis Salon jo, one of the coun sellors of the emperor, and a former minister of foreign affairs. Ha lilting Poorly. Former President Orovcr Cleveland, erho is fishing at Middle Pass, is hav ing poorer luck than usual. Two oth er auglcrs have made bigger catches. WEATHER OF THE WEEK. Cold mid Dry Week tlenernlly In Nehra kn Corn Planting Delayed, The past week has lieen cold and dry with less than the normal amount of sunshine. The dally mean tempera ture has averaged fl degrees Isiow the normal in the eastern counties, and slightly above normal lu the western. The minimum temperatures for the week were generally 3.1 tlegrees and 40 tlegrees. and light frosts occurred on several days. The rainfall of the week was every where below normal, and was with but few exceptions less than .20 of an inch. Wheat and grass have grown well and lu eastern and most central coun ties have had all the moisture needed, but lu western counties more rain would be beneficial. Oats have grown fairly well, but there Is some complaint of a poor stand, and the prospect Is not quite as promising as it was a week ago, Corn planting has been delayed lu eastern counties by low tempet attire, and wet land; nevertheless, fair pro gress has U'cti made, and corn planting Is Hearing completion In several south ern counties. The early planted corn Is coming up some, but the weather has been unfavorable for germination. The frosts were light, and thus far but little damage has been reported. Gardens, were damaged to some ex tent, but fruit seems generally lo hnvo been practically uninjured. SOLDIERSORDERED HOME. Iteiliictlon of the Army In the Phillip pine to he Npeedy, ly direction of the secretary of war instructions have been cabled to Gen eral MaeArthnr to send to San Fran cisco at his earliest convenience the following: Fourteenth, Eighteenth and Twenty third regiments of Infantry; Fourth regiment of cavalry; Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty-third companies of coast artillery; First, Eighth, Tenth Twelfth and Fourteenth butteries of Held artillery. General MaeArthnr is Instructed to transfer toother commands all men In the uImivc organizations in their first enlistment having more than one. year to serve; also men wishing to remain In the Philippines. All men of other organizations having three months or less to serve, not Intending to re-enllst, are to Ik- transferred to the returning organizations. It Is expected that tho movement will Wgln soon after the 1st of J uly, next. RIOT STAGE IN STRIKE. Attempt to Hun (Street Car In Albany Hud lladly. When darkness fell Tuesday evening at Albuny, N. Y., several thousand weary street car strikers and sympa thisers went home, but they were re placed by as many more who took up the vigil to prevent the United Traction men from ruiinlngcurs with non-union men. Darkness brought some confi dence that there would lie no attempt before morning to move cars, for two attempts made in broad daylight had brought bloodshed and riot on such a scale that the local police, aided by scores of deputies and Piukcrton men, hud been unable to quell thu dis turbance. MUST QUIT BUSINESS. Kerclver Appointed for Huffalo'a Having Hunk. Justice Chllds of Huffalo, N. Y., has appointed Tracy C. Decker receiver of the Ituffalo savings and loan associa tion. His bond was fixed at S2S,000. The application was madu lu dissolu tion proceedings, brought by the at torney general's office on a report madu by the superintendent of banking, who alleges that It Is unsafe and unwisu for the Ituffalo savings and loan asso ciation to continue business, as it is. being absorbed by the Industrial sav ings and loan association of New York. Might Double the Itewurd. Edward A. Cudahy is quoted as say ing be will, If necessary, double his reward of 82.1,000 to secure the capture of Pat Crowe, the alleged kidnaper of his son. "I want the satisfaction of having the matter cleared up, as well as of seeing Crowe punished," said he. "If necessary. I will double my reward." Mr. Merger Not Killed. Mrs. Mattle llcrger, the Pueblo, Col., school teacher who disappeared on April 2.1 and who It was feared had lieen murdered, has been located at San Jose, Cal. It Is not known why she left Pueblo without telling her friends of her Intention. Mrs. ltergcr formerly lived at Wymore, Neb., and it is said she has written to a friend there, from San Jose. Hultau Mut Knuckle Down, The Paris correspondent of the Asso ciated press learns on trustworthy au thority that unless the sultan of Tur key yields on the question of interfcr-, ence with the foreign postolfices the jKiwers will probably present an ulti matum in a few days backed by a naval demonstration. Those who are close to the postmaster general say he is only retaining his otllce at thu earnest solicitation of the president and that ns soon as practi cable he desires to return to news paper work. Marriage of an Ilulren. ' Miss Theda Clark, of Ncenah, WitL, one of the largest owners lu thu Kim lierly and Clark Paper company, wblck operates fifteen paper mills in Wificor sin and Michigan, and an heiress to, 32,000,000, was married to W. O. Peters of Goshen, lnd. a i il rmi ilgSiw.-. jcmert'jgsani-jWvTjri'Jg -r uv A