wwm mOf'w ,!.. . XZ vr t'r-te- i r""''"-a' -w -mfcr-'' ;l ft INSULTED THE FLAG Socialists in Porto Rico Punished for Bravado THREATENED GOVERNOR Moil Mmr lint Pull of Atiute of (lorprn- merit N tln Judge i:qtil to tun Ocaloii, rtinl Neud 'I It i in t I'rlMin fur Sit Mouth KJaiardo (Jiimlc anil (.ejnltifll (liilllut, two Kan .Iiih.ii, Porto Uico, feudalists, who enUi In a roccnl itieutln : of tho Aniorlian federation of lalior, vreput on trial Tuesday for hiHiiltl g tho American Hag anil threatening tho llfo of Governor Hunt Tlirlr apt ches teamed with abuse of ttit government, )m of tlio prisoners was unused of advlitlng I ho workmen, upon the re turn of Governor Hunt on October 1 from tint United States, to pantile, tar rying hl'n'k lings ami bv make demands iion tin1 government It theso de mands won icfiiHcd, the speaker ndd wl, the alleriuitivt of hilling Governor H'ntt ri'iiuilih'il. The other orator wua wild to have declared that tho Antcr Ichii (lug wjs a ran lit only to cover riH(alh hihI criminals Tho accused vehemently denied I ho tiiaiges. They were Irli'il before Justin Kopcl, con victed of nii.ittiilstlc conduct, and sen tenced (o Ki months In pilsou. Iiistiui Kopel says the ling la high er I han IhtT law and anarchists need never oxpoct any mercy In hlu (ourt. Tho ciwtn his established a precodent lit- i I'm In Itlcau olililat warning that attacks on the Hug and government must hloj Tho Americans and loal I'oilo Jtlutim am Juhllaut, while the MM'lallftlrt an angry at the decision. Tin convicted men will appeal from the Judgment, claiming that Justlco Kopel had no jurlKdlutlon, as Micro Is no law coveting the offeuso The In terest lit the case Irt Intense. BARTER AWAY UNIFORMS Kvtlnt Amir I'lmtfi Willi n eed Cor rnollnc The nnual report of Rrlgndlcr-Gen-ernl William A. Kobbe. commanding tho department of Dakota, was made public recently, llo a)s that unusual Interest was takcm In tho eourso of plOtrieal training which extends throughout Uie yoar OHlcers hae tmou Infinitely encouraged in providing um pursuing courses of Instruction by considering that with the organisation of a general staff these will not, as low frciiueutly liappeuwl, fall Into clts nUv. Post schools for enlisted men and for chlldien, says Oeuernl Kobbe, h.ivo been maintained and progress In all caaea lia been good and satlsfac rury. An a tulo, the dUilpllite of tho com maud h,m been good and with ovl- denco of sternly Improvement General Kobbe expresses the opinion Mint an Improvement In discipline would follow a proper ihango In tho method of Ismtlug uulfntm clothing, which he s.ts Ih dlreitly leaponslble for many Irrogularitiea The report ociys that under tho present sybtem the great majority of tho men nccumu lalo clothing and with many It be comes an article, of baiter and sale, not only among themselves, but with clviliaiiK in tho vicinity of tho posts. General Kobbu tirgos that uniform clothing shall bo tho pro'ierty of the United Slates as arms, etc., now are; that It shall bo cattily ldentlllable and Hit mlo or purchase be made a felony by law. Nortli flatto (If t New Stlmul Agrlcultitrit experiments on subjects peculiar to tho we.st will bo conducted at. NotUt Platte Tin state uulversity regents so decided at a recent meet itig. This Institution will be in fact a aub-stattou and, will bo established to make experiments to uncertain pecu liarities in tho agrlcultttial conditions in tho western) part of tho state. The rut poshed by the last legislature re quired that tho station bo located west of tho ouo hundredth meridian. Just aim hard and fust bid was leeched that of North Platto North Platte ftirnlshod three sections or land', tliroo miles south of the city, mid1 tho cost to tho stato will be ?7, r.00 Tills laud Is supposed to bo worth if IT. ,000. Tho station will bo equipped niixt spiing and its operations will be limited to oxperlmouts in ugriculturc, horticulture, and forestry A l.llit l'rot lii NebnuUa Tuesday night was the coolest of the fall. At 'J a. m. tho tomperaturo had tlropped to 34 degrees, and reports from over tho central and southern poitlons of tho statu Indicated a light trobt that would do rom- damns to garden stuff, but would probably not Injure coin In fact Mime authorities ronlended that a light fioit Is Just whut tho corn nteds to stop tho growth of ptalk and leaves nnd hasten ripening Tho toiuNmtui3 over the central and eastern portion of tho Htnte was about tho sumo aa in Imiroln Tho high mark for vesterday was CO degrees at 4 p, m , and tho low mark for tho day prior U 7 p. m. was 44 at 7 u m. Tvvo-hundivdths of t.n inch of tain fell and Uio prevailing direction of tho wind was north, although about midnight It shifted to the west. Ilor Thrown and Killed Wlmer Pike, aged 13, son of a promi nent resident in tho vicinity of DIJou Hills, S. 1 was lustantly killed by being thrown from a horse. Himself mid u rompanlou were enjoying a horseback ride when the animal rid den by the unfortunate loy fell upon hint, crushing out his life. Hla pa rents had been to Sioux City and were mturnlng to their home when a nies Miuger mt them and informed them of the accident. AN UNFAVORABLE WEEK Weather lltireau deport t"rot In Some WeMern C'onntle Section Director (!. A. Ixivclnnd has Issued tho following sumnry of the crop conditions in Nebraska for tho week ending September 1G: Tho past week bar. been told, wet and generally unfavorably for the ag cultural Interests. Tho mean dally temperturo has av eraged 4 degrees below normal In can torn counties nntl from 0 to I) degrees In wcfitcrn. On tho lOlh a light frost occured In tho oxtrcmo western coun tlefl, but not sunlclcntly suvcn to In uro vegetation, except in tho extieme i jrthweet, whore akllllng frost occured v ith a mlnlinun tempcrtuie of 29 do j ecs. The last two da of the week v ro coldest In tho eastern half of tho i :te, with, minimum tempertures i M.glng from 3(5 to II degrees. Tho i ixlmum teperlures were IjoIovt 80 t ,;rci on most tls of tho week. Tho rainfall hns been heavy In tho r stern pait of tho state, generally, Leedlng an Inch and in some platca exceeding two Indies; In the western counties it was much lighter ranging from nothlns to hnlf tin inch. Show ers occured quite generally In the ens tern pint of the Male on four of the seven tlnvH of tho week. Thrashing and having hnvlng been rctatded by tho rains and some hay an hay Imvo been damnged, Tho wet weather thlt fall makes this work now much behlmt tho normal stage of advancement: nt this season of tho year. In pints of the state a. veiy largo portion of the hny Is yet to he secured, while in somo sections the haying Is nearly completed. Threshing from shock Is not jet fully tompleted. Corn has matured rather slowly In southeastern counties, but has mado moro satisfactory progicss In northern and western counties. Some early planted coin I now bejond Injury by frost, but nmbh of tho crop needs two to three weeks' of good weather. The late planted torn is Just In tho roastlng-ear stage nnd has eared heav ily with large, well tilled ears. Flowing Is well advanced, although but little wheat has been sown vet, duo to the wet weather of the past week. The ground Is still too wet for seeding in many pat is of tho state. Potatoes arc being dug in many dis tricts and tho crop Is gcuctally a short one; in a few localities a fair to good crop is reported. TO TEST LAW llepreienUtlva McClnr llrlnlli Halt la Hupruuie Court John II. MtClny, member of tho late Nebraska legislature and father of the Lincoln monument bill which provided that tho state appropriate $10,000 for tho erection of a monument in tho capltol grounds to the memory of the great emancipator, tho money to be available when tho city of Lincoln should have contributed a like amount, litis (nought suit In the supreme court to mandamus Govomor Mickey to com pel him to appoint a commission of live to select tho silo upon which to erect tho monument. Tho suit Is a friendly one brought to test the constitutionality of the law, at the suggestion of Oovernor Mickey, who made the stipulation when he signed tho bill. Tho bill passed both the house and the senate In regular or der, but In tho ongrosslng room, by somo oversight. It was held up and did not rciclvo cither tho slguattiro of Speaker Mockett or tho president of tho senate. McClay dug up tho bill after tho scblon had adjourned nnd nt his solicitation (lovetnor Mickey signed It with tho understanding that suit would bo biought to test its con stitutionality before any contiact was let for tho building of the monument. A movement Is now on foot to man damus tho people of Lincoln to com pel them to donate the J10.000. Itlc t'oiiiiilr Iururporute A Trenton, N. J., September 13, dis patch says: Theso Incorporations were tllcrl hero today: Tito Ohio Grocery company, capital $11,230,000, to buy ami bell at wholesale or retail ull goods generally dealt in by grocers; tho Tabard Inn company, capital, $3, 000,000, to carry on the business of general publishers. Hark I'm in Lincoln Nearly two vcars ago W. O John son went out of tho ofllco of county clerk of Polk county, sold all his prop city In Osceola, and went to Lincoln and engaged In tho grocery business. Mr. Johnson mado big money there nnd has gono buck to Osceola and bought out tho grocery business of Kdgar Roberts on tho cast bide of the square Stolen Cuttle Iteroterett The tvventy-ono tattlo stolen, from V. II Father's pasture near tho Platto river Tuesday night were found on tho Jacob Sheror farm, three miles north of here, says a Wood Hlver, Nob., special. The thieves had headed for tho bluffs and abandoned tho cattle near da) break. Muddy loads caused tho delay. There is no clue. Aseit Mm Injured O. It. Fisher, of Fairmont, met with a sovero accident Monday. In going from his daughter's house to his homo ho fell, fracturing his hip. In view of his age and debility (he being about 90 years old) It will probably disable hint as long as ho may live. HERE AND THERE Chicago A petition In bankruptcy has been Hied' by Held, Henderson & Co., wholcsalo tea and splco dealers. Liabilities. $85,000; assets, $40,000. San Antonio, Tex. Tho dopartmoat store of Wolf & Marx burned, entail ing a loss of over $200,000. Scholz's root garden was also destroyed. The loss iti partially covered by Insurance. Baltimore, Md. A Are destroyed the buildings, plant and stock of the Rasln Monumental Fertilizer company at HVrJrfleJd. Loak. 1500.000. ON THE SAEE SIDE Bulk of Coin Crop Out of Frost's Clutches THE APPLES ARE DROPPING Natlannl VTrntlirr lltirmir Iti port Not at All OpIlinUlIc ThrenlihiB ' layeil nu .Viiomit of IIih-hhIv Molilure Oilier .Nun A Washington, Sept. lfi, tllspntdi sajs: The weather bureau's weekly nop bulletin is: i'cf)t In Iowa, northern Missouri and western Nebraska, where excessive molsttiie has pi evented rapid ripening, the torn crop has made satisfactory progress, the hulk of the early planted over the boiilhein portion of the belt being practktilly safe fiom host. In Iowa, not thorn Missouri and eastern Nebinskn, the advance has been very slow nnd tiie bulk of tho crop over the not thorn poitlou of the corn belt will requite from two to three weeks of ilpenlng weather. Tho not tiniest por tion of the com belt hns been thtettt ened with damage from tecent cold, the freezing temperattiics oci tiling In the northern Ilocky mouutnln dlstilcts, having extended as far eastward ns tho western portions of Dakota und north west Nebraska on the 14th and IStli, hut with the exception of the Dakotas no serious Injury has icsulted and the atmospheric conditions now indicate that the lowest tempernttnes of the pi eiient cold spoil In the extreme noith west have been roached. The temper atures, however, will continue low In Kansas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado, Wjomlng and In tho states of the up per Missouri i alley Tuesday night and will rise slightly Wednesday night In the lower Missouri and upper Missis sippi valleys tho temperntttie ptomlses to bo somewhat lower Tuesday night. Further delay in threshing of spring wheat In the bprlng wheat region raat of the Ilocky mountains has icsulted from excessive rains und there hits been considerable damage to wheat In stack and shock. Delay in thieshing and Injury to grain aie also teporteil from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Further dctcrlotation in the condition of cotton is gencraly reported through out the cotton belt. Shedding mid uist aro extensive and qultno geneiul oni plalnts of premature openings aie te cclved from the central and eastern districts. The grenter part of tho col ton belt Is now suffering from thought. Complaints of picmattire dropping of applies aro extensive and the general outlook for this fruit is not Impiovcd. Favorable repoits are received fiom southern Katibas and Iowa. Plowing and fall seeding have made favorable progress, except In tho lower Mlhslbslppi valley and southern states, where the soil Is too thy. MOODY DISAPPROVES Secretarj-of the Njtj Score nn Kuslgn for Neellcenre V i A Washington, Sept. lii. dispatch sa)s: Secretary Moody has disap proved the llntllngs in the case of En sign Wnrd K. Wortman, U. S. N.. who was tried by court martial and ac quitted on the charge of "culpable in efficiency In the performance of duty." The societaiy has had the findings under consideration Mine last March. Wortman on January Hi last olf San Juan was In charge of tho thlul gun division on tho Massachusetts. Includ ing the two 8-lnch guns In tho Mnr bourd after turiot, when one of them, during target ptnetlte, exploded, In Jiiilng nlno enlisted men, till of whom afterward died. The touit of Inepthy found Wortman guilty of eiror of judg ment In giving an ouler to open the breech of the gun for tho (impose of returning to electrical firing while the gun was loaded and the laii)ard was led out and hooked to tho trigger. The secretary, however, ordeied a court martial on the basis of tho court's llntllngs and Woitnian was acquitted by this court Secretary Moody dlfT'n from the court's. Uniting that thcte wai lusulu ctent evidence to piove that tho lat. )ard led out and was hooUel when the order to open the breech v. as given. BONDS ARE ILLEGAL Niumler t'ountr Court Mount) llouil Itefuted lijr Auditor IVmtnii Saunders county p-op!o :ti disap pointed over tho refusal of tho btato auditor to nccept tho $S3,(00 bonds re cently voted by the county for n new court house, owing to tho Illegality ot the call for the special election, which Intks ono day of the required twenty eight that must Intervene between the day of tlrht publication and thn day of election The county commissioners acted upon what they cousldeied good legal ailvico In drawing up tho tall and illxlng the dates During the past vvetk xho board liw been listening to plans of architects nnd while It was not In tended to commence vvmk on the new Miueturo this full, efforts wete being put rorth to get ever) thing in ieat'1 ness for early spring. Another bond election will ncicbsatlly havo to bo held, but whether It will occur at tho general election In Novcmb'-r or an other hpeclnl bo called the count) board hns not et determined. Stoughton, Mass. Fire ilcstnned Levi Klttleson's tobacco warehouse, to gether with Its contents, entailing a loss of $70,000, partially Insured. Mil It r ran Kiiirneed The engagement of MIsb Ruth Bryan, dnughter of Mr and Mrs. W. J Br) an, to Mr. W. H. U-avltt, an nrtlst from Newport, R. I., was announced Wed nesday evening at n Delta Oamma party nt the home of Mm. John Fiu gotald. Mr. Leavitt was called to Lin coln several months ago to paint MV. Bryan's portialt. After completing that work ho remained at the Bryan homo as a guest and Is now in Lincoln. Ho speedily succumbed to the charms of Miss Br) an and the engagement has been made known. FOR MORE WHEAT IN KANSAS A (Ireiitrr Arrruco 1 linn liver to II riniitc.1 In Ttuit State tills lull D. K. little of Wnllate county, Kan Fas, made u tour of tho when; counties of the Sixth congressional district. Ho says tho farmers theio need men and teams now as badly as during the rubb of tho harvest season. "Col. A. J. nice.' said Mr. Little, "1 the wheat king of Graham county. He had In li.OOO acres of wheat this year, and will make $30,000 off the farm. Ho told mo a few da) ago that ho 'vill bo able to tiso sixty teams for tho next sixty tln)s and that he will pay 3.30 a day and hoard the men nnd teams. Tills Is about the same wnges that men and teams made dttilng the harvest. Ha wants the help to acslst him In har vesting and plowing for the fall seed ing. "There am very few farms In that section of the country which have not produced between tvvcnty-flvo nnd fifty bushels of wheat to an acre. Whoro they have pioilueod a Bmaller nmount It Is because the hall struck tho crop or It got loo rlpo before the 'machined could get hit olt. This is about an average ntnount of wheat an aero for the entlro dlhtrht. "The aiiingo which will be seeded to wheat this fall will exceed that of last j car If the farmers can get help enough to plnnt It. They absolutely can not get the men and tennis now and many of them ntc afraid that they will be ttnnblo to got them this fall. This shortage of help Is the only thing that will dccitaso the wheat acreage this fall. The farmers aro very cnthuslaa tie over the crops they gathered this )ear and they uto going to try the wheat lalslng proposition on a bigger scale than ever next year. They be lieve that nil of the land In tho state will produeo wheat and they aro going to plant It In western counties where It has heretofore been thought Impos sible to ptodticc it. If next year Is ns good a wheat )ear as this ono Kansas will greatly extel her former records as a wheat producing state." I'lr-t Crwln In County S. A Koppler, a well known real dent of Lxiunn county, South Dakota, has put chased a thrcbhlng machine ami will enjoy the distinction of operating the tlrst tktcshlng machlno ever takeu, to Lyman county. He. will commence work In the tounty about October 1. For yents tho residents of the county have devoted their nttentlon to stock raising, but this season a great deal of grain was put In, principally by new settlers, who have been well re w aided for their efforts. lMnifiie Spread! One hundred case of bubonic plagua are icported In Tomlo, tho most north ern and populous suburban district of Manila. Of these, eighty have had a fatal termination. Twelve cases, with nine deaths, aro also reported from Cebti, in tho province of Vlsayas. Cholera Is prevalent In all parts of the islands, the lesult of an absence ot rain. Knight mill I.adlrn of Honor The Knights nnd Ladles of Honor began their fourteenth innual conven tion Wcdnehdny at Louisville, Ky.. with nn attendance of ono hundred delegates from nil part of the coun try. There will be no radical chungeu in tho geneial laws of tho order, al though a few minor amendments will he made to tho constitution. HERE AND THERE Philadelphia Tho Tourth congres sional dlsttlct republican convention nominated Reuben O. Moon, a promi nent lawyer, to succeed the late Con gressman Focrderer. New York Francis Benque, who was arrested on tho complaint of tho federal authorities on a charge of hav ing written threatening letters to Sec retary Hay, was committed to tho Man hattan state asylum, Ward's Island, he having been pronounced by doctors to bo not in lull possession of his facul ties. Decatur. 111. The James MUllken university opened for the flrit tlmo with 6C2 btudents. Tho Institution be gins with buildings, plant and grounds worth $725,000. Gifts havo been mado to 't as follows: James Mllllken, of Decatur, $J70,000; citizens of Decatur, $100,000. Cumhetland Presbyterian church of Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, $150,000. St. Louis Tho merchants' exchange decided to make complaint to tho In terstate commerce commission regard ing the congestion and delay of freight In this city ad East St. Louis, 111., and also to Invite railroad and ware house commissions of Illinois and Mhr Bourl to investigate tho tormlnal con ditions on both shies of tho river. Marlon, Intl. The resldenco occupied by tho Lucabel and Crabtree families was partially destroyed Thursday morning by nn explosion of natural gas Mrs. Hattlo Lucabel and Ora Crabtree, aged six, wero fatally burned. The latter's twin sister, nnd Mrs. Wil liam Crabtree, mother of tho children, weio alho terribly burned, Jackbon, Ky, Tho marching and ex ert Ises of tho Salvation army that Is touring the tcudal districts brought a largo crowd front tho mountains to this city Wednesday, Tho parade and services Tuesday night attracted largo crowds, but It was not until Wednes day that the rural districts turned out on horboback, in ox carts and all sorts of vehicles, many albo walklug great distances. Tho meetings hero aro so successful that Colonel Holzo has de cided to lemaln over Thursday. Ashtabula, O. Tho Canadian patrol steamer Petrol has confiscated a num ber of flBh nets belonging to American fishermen In Lako Erie. It Is sup posed tho officers of the Petrel do elded that tho nets were set on the Canadian sido of tho lines. This, how ovor, Is denied by tho flshormen. Atlantic City, N. J. The parade of tho Sons of Veterans, who aro holding their national encampmont bore, took placo Wednesday afternoon. Over a thousand members and their friends attended a big camp Uro on Young's Pier at night. Governor Durbln of Indiana mado a strong speech against lynching and mob violence In general. A CABINET CRISIS English People Troubled Over Resignation JOE CHAMBERLAIN QUITS He and tlio Mlnlntrj Cannot Agree In Ilejrnrcl In a I'referentlnl Tariff Oilier Member M117 Alna Unit Oilier Intcrrntliic Nona A London, September 17, dispatch says: King Kdwnid has accepted tho resignation of Secretaries Chamberlain Hamilton nnd Chancellor Ritchie. Tho official announcement of tho res ignations of Mr. Chamberlain and two other members of tho cabinet, which were announced by the Absoclntctl press eat Her in, the dny. was made Into tonight at Downing street In the fol lowing communication: "Tho following ministers have ten dered their resignations, which havo been accepted by the king: Right Hon. Joseph Chainbeilaln, rcc rctnry for the colonics. Right Hon Joseph Chamberlain, of the exchequer Lord Qcorgo Hamilton, secretary for India. The retirement of Colonial Secretary Chamborlaln, which (lreclpltates the most dramatic crisis and tho bitterest party struggle since his secession from Mr. Gladstone's homo rule cabinet, was unknown and unsuspected in London until the offlclnl announcement was Is sued lato at night, too late for tho evening papers. It will only becomo known to the general public from this morning's papers. It Is understood thnt the resigna tions of somo other members of tho cabinet aro Imminent nnd that Lord Bnlfour of Burleigh, secretary for Scotland, has nttually resigned, al though the fact has not been formally given out. Lord Lansdowne, the for elgu becretaiy, left London last night for Balmoral, whither Premier Balfour and his brother aro also expected to proceed Immediately. In tho conservative clubs last night tho manner In which the crisis was projected was almost as great a sur prise as In liberal quarters. Curiosity centers on the nttltude of tho Duko ot Devonshire, whoso resignation lias been fully expected, It was supposed by some that he would take tho pres ent opportunity of retiring from poli tics on tho ground of his advanced years. As to tho reconstruction of tho cabinet, no great Interest Is excited, tho political prophets are already busy appointing Austen Chamberlain chan cellor of the exchequer, the Earl of Sclborno as secretary for the colonics, etc., because it Is recognized as Im possible that an appeal to the country can be much longer delayed nnd tho general opinion is that In the piesent shattered condition of the unionist party the liberals will be returned to power. The Associated press learn? definite ly that Mr. Chamberlain urged his col leagues to appeal to the country on the preferential trade Issue. He admitted that they would be defeated, but main tained that six months of weak, lib eral government would put the party back in power with Improved standing. DAMAGE IS SLIGHT I.ute FroiU Were Not of n Corii-Kllllnc Nil tare Humboldt, Neb. The frost here did considerable damage to garden stuff of a tender nature, but It is not thought tho corn suffered to any extent. Farm ers claim that it will prove of benefit to tho corn by checking the growth and causing it to mature If wo do get favorable weather. Ceresco, Nob. The frosts have done no perceptible damage to the corn crop further than to retard Its maturing. Tho early corn Is m far matured as to le safo, but perhaps 50 per cent of tho crop would be ruined by a freeze. Ot leans, Neb. Corn In this vicinity is well advanced nnd it is thought it has sustained very llttlo injury. Ta)Ior, Neb. Corn Is well matured' In Loup county and the frost will do no material damnge. St. Paul, Neb. Reports of damago dono by the frost are not so bad as were at first feared. Me who mado a personal Investigation agree that at least CO per cent of tho corn crop will bo marketable. May Apply for Stutohood Tho republicans of the five. counties comprising the commonwealth of Ha waii have held conventions to noml nato candidates for tho vailouB offices, which aro to bo filled by ballot on No vember 3, the election being tho first to bo held under tho new county gov ernment act. Tho various pVatforms express approval of the administration of Governor Dole and recommendations aro mado that a strong fight bo mado on the floor of tho national congress for tho admission ot tho Hawaiian Isl ands to statehood. HERE AND THERE Minister Lelshmnti cables that Tur koy Is ready to tako up the claims ot tho United States. Tho Ficnch foreign ofllce categorical ly denies thnt Franco Is contemplating tho conquest of Morocco. A killing frost destroyed tho ennte lottpo crop In tho vicinity of Rocky Ford, Colo. The loss will reach $250, 000. Betty II, one of the most famous Hereford cows In America, died at the state fair grounds, Indianapolis, Ind, Govomor Dockcry of Missouri hns offered a reward ot $300 for D. J, Kelley, agent of the baking powder trust. Tho steamer Alma and tho freight depot of tho Norfolk & Southern rail road burned nt Elizabeth City, N, C. Loss, $ 100,000. Moses Hart, Louis Brooks nnd Charles Ronk, employes of tho Swift Packing company In East St. Louis, were fatally scalded by falling into a ! vat of boiling water. STIRS THE KINGDOM Iteiciiiitlnii of Secretary Clinuilierlalu, Conic h tlouiliihell The mobt complete consternation was caused by tho dramntlc announce ment of Joseph Chamberlain's resig nation of tho secrctar)shl) of the col onies, and It prevails among all classes In the United Kingdom to tho exclusion of every other topic. London newspapers are crammctf with discussions and speculations re garding the political situation brought; nbout by tho resignation of Mr. Cham berlain, Chancellor of tho Exchequer RRchle nntl Lord George Hamilton, but no frth development has yet been announced. Both political parties havo already commented active ptcparatlomj for the Doming campaign and tho opin ion is sought of every matt of promi nence nt homo and In the colonies whoso Ideas nto likely to have in fluence. The opinion of the colonics Is anx iously canvassed ns being tho most Important fnclor in tho situation. Sir Edmund Barton, the premier of the Australian commonwealth, has de clared In an interview that he Is" convinced that Mr. Chamberlain will ultimately triumph, and that until thnt triumph Is achieved there will be no renl union ol the empire. The Standaid anticipated that Mr. Balfour will have at least four cabinet seats and two or more undersecretary ships nt his disposal nnd strongly urges him to mtiko a clean sweep nt the discredited ministers nntl appoint men of lenl ability, oven such men as Lord Cromer and Lord Miltier, If tho country would gain thereby. Tho Pall Mall Gazette aptly sums tip tho general feeling by describing the present crisis as the "most extra ordinary In the whole history of tho constitutional government," adding that what will happen next no one can, forecast with any degree of absolutu certainty." HIT BY ENGINE CrrniHii Farmer Nrur Table ltock May I.oso III Life Dom Mertes, a prominent German farmer living four miles north ofj Table Rock, Neb., was severely injured by being struck by a south-bound ex tra train two miles north of town.J When discovered by the trainmen hoj was lying across the rail, his feet out ward, head and bhoulders between tho rails. Ho slowly ralbed up Just beforet the engine struck him, sitting on tho' end of the tie, but had not time evU dently to get out of the way. Thcj pilot struck him, Inflicting severe scalp wounds, leaving long gashes and tear ing it off in places. Tho cowcatcher! struck him, breaking his shoulder-! blade, bruising bis shoulder, hip and other parts of the Itotly In a terrlblo way nnd lifted him clear of tho tiack? His wounds bled freely. Ho was picked up by tho trainmen, taken to town in tho caboose and Dr. Wilson, the company ph)siclan, was httm monetl. Ho complained of severe internal pains; nil that was passible was dono lor tho injured man. When his wounds wero dressed he was removed to the house of his relative, John Hlllbert, t,r. Although he Is resting comparative ly easy, his recovery Fcems to be quite doubtful. As near ns tan be ascer tained, he sat dowu on the end of 11 tlo to light his pipe and lest, and as he waB used to taking a nap after din ner, he had evidently lallcn asleep. Ho lb a man forty-five years of age and has a wife aud several children CHINA WILL MAKE A CLAIM Demnnd for Dnniucet for Outrugu In Netudit The Chinese government will make a claim against the government ot tha United States on account of the In juries inflicted by residents of Tono pah, Nov., upon Chinese lesldentb of that place September 10. Tho Chinese minister has telegraphed the Chinese consul general at San Franclsto to send him ns many aftldavitb as he tan secure showing tho names of put sons Injured nnd the nature of their in juries, as well as any property loss thoy might have suffered. These affi davits will be used as the basis ot the claim against this government, A tolegrnm vvns received at the state de partment fiom the governor of Ne vada in reply to one sent previously regarding this attack, saying that he, has ordered an Immediate Investigation! and will take every action looking to tho safety of the Chinese residents of Touopalt. A copy of this telegram will be sent to tho Chinese minister for his Information. Itepnlr on Maine Completed Tho now battleship Maine, which hast been undergoing repairs at Ctamp'si bhip yards for structural weakness, which developed under tests of her heavy guns, left tho works of her builders Friday nnd protecded to the Leaguo Island navy )ard. After belna coaled and piovlbloned she will sail for Culobrn, West Indies, whero sho will participate in tho fall maneuvers of tho Atlantic const squadron. I'rnud Inquiry Dlsttlct Judgo Booth Malone, at! Denver, ordered a grand Jury sum moned to com one for tho ptuposo of investigating alleged registration fiatids and any crimes that may be committed at the charter election next Tuesday. Application for the grand Jury was mado by the charter cam. pnlgn committee. Attempt to Kill IluMmuil. While temporarily deranged from brooding over the recent death of her father and mother, Mrs. Maiy Wil liams, aged seventeen, formerly ot Chattanooga. Tenn., fired two bhots at her husband without effect and then committed sulcldo by sending a bullet through her heart. Tho shooting oc-i eurred near Mllford, Utah, whllo tho cotiplo wero en route from Salt Lako City to Arizona, Jack Frost made us an earlier visit tlian expected. f f