MANYMINEESPEftlSH
TWO HUNDRED DIE ON THE EDMONTON -
MONTON FRAIL.
Starvation , Drowninir and Disease
Cut CfT Klondikcra-Some Had Been
trivlns for Twenty Months to
Hcach Gold Fields.
The steamer Lamade brings news to
"Seattle from Alaskan ports telling that
< the deaths of minors through hardship and
disease along the Edmouton trail alt-end }
foot up over 200 out of the 2OUO who
started in over that route. Many of those
got out last year , but it is believed that
-many more fatalities will bo reported
among those who remained In-hind. Ol
those still in the camps , a low estimate
of those lying .sick of scurvy and similar
al.Iictioris places the number at 400.
Heartrending doSail * wore told at
AV range ! by homo of the survivors , them
selves at dentil's door , after the terrible
sufferings of a year in the intorior. Only
tthc most vigorous have boon able to makr
. -their way to the coast , and several hun
dred are still in peril. Those who ronched
AVrangel are moro skeletons. They wore
-totally ignorant of the happenings in the
outside world for nearly a year before
they reached Gleuora and listened openmouthed -
mouthed to the details of the war with
Spa'n.
After three or four months on the trail
the prospectors gave up all hope of reach
ing the Klondike , and thought only of
saving their lives. Some had lived on de
cayed horpe moat , and others on such
game as they could kill.
They toll terrible taJes of the sufferings
at the scurvy camps at Mud river and
JDoase lake , to which places the Hudson
"Bay Company and the North western po
lice are preparing to send assistance.
Among the scores of deaths reported are
tho'Hof Arthur M. Collins , an old British
Columbia minor , and C. llichtor. a New
York business man , who shot themselves
In despair. < " ' . I * . Smith of St. Louis and
"W. P. Munsxm of Chicago wore drowned
trying to cross Mud river just before the
freeze up. 1' . Xoaly , a prospector from
Sault Ste. .Marie. Mich. , was found dead
in his tent on Laird river. A. M. John
son , formerly a farm baud near Chicago.
is one of those who succeeded in reaching
"Wraugel.
EXPRESS CAR TORN TO PIECES.
Train Robbers Show Theni-
Kxperts in Their Line.
Although the railroad officials deny that
the bandits who hold up the Union Pacific
express tram in Wyoming secured more
"than $1.0tK ) . well-posted Omaha men declare -
- clare that the amount was much greater.
* The general impression is that the rob
bers' booty i-- not loss than $100.01)1) ) ) . The
through safe never contains anything but
mumey. . bonds diamonds and jewelry , and
.it is known that three sacks wore filled
with the plunder.
The express car was so badly .wrecked
that it was consigned to Uie scrap heap
i i
SiTATYMtED I.XPIIKSS CA K.
as not worth repairing. The frame was
twisted t < PHH-OS and the wheels cracked.
Experts in explosives assert that the men
who did the work knew exactly what they
wore doing. The manner in which the road
agents went through the safe shows how
export they wore. Had a pound too much
dynamite boon used on the safe it would
have boon torn to pieces and with it all the
money it hold. As it was , the big treas
ure box wns merely split in four pieces like
it had been done with a big ax , and the
money and other valuables were lifted
out unharntil.
NEARLY FIFTY HURT.
1Bi < I Wreck on 1'ittsbiirjr and Gulf
Koad Xcar Grandview , Mo.
Nearly fifty passengers were more or
less seriously and three perhaps fatally
injured by the derailment of train No. 4 ,
I ! : south bound , on the Kansas City , 1'itts-
" 1 burg and Uuif liailroad. three miles south
of Grand view. Mo. . Thursday night. The
train left Kansas City lato. and was run
ning at a sltt\\- rate of speed on account
of ( he b-sd Condition of the track occa
sioned by heavy rains.
Two miio-5 beyond Grandview the train
was derailed by spreading rails. The
smoker , \tiiich contained most of the in
jured , and jho chair car immediately fol
lowing were turned on their sides into a
ditt-h : the Pullman left the track , but rc-
: jnaned upright. The engine and combi
nation baggage and mail car remained on
Ihe track. The chair car took fire , but
li
the llamos were extinguished by quick
< work of the tram creu.
MAY LOSSES ARE 39,091,900.
U
IDccrcnse in the Destruction as Com
pared with I'revioua Years.
The Now York Jo-iinal of Commerce
si ml Comnu-rtial liitlloiin says : "Tho fire
Jo.vs of the United States and Canada
during the month of May , as compiled
from our daily records , amounted to $9-
'OJ/LOOO. Tiit following comparative table
\vill show the looses by months :
W > 7. 18 ) S. ISM.
January . .Sll',0 ) . .7tiO7'rOO ; ) ? ? 10.71S00 !
. ' 'I lj:0-ti ; o isj'J'.MJOi )
April S.'Jll.iOO D.'JIS.CCO
Biir 10.1L'CCO : ! l.)0) ! )
"During- May the re were 102 fires of : i
d-Triclivenoss each than $10.
v.-s of Minor Note.
7 IJody of Solomon Furguscn , 1i > , found in
iho river , Cincinnati.
Win. A. Jones , Now York , on account of
health , killed himself.
Postal Cable Coir.pay will lay a new cato -
to Havana from New York.
JJody of Clay Houseman found in Paint
near li.-tinbridge. Ohio.
John Coyl , ] uffalo , N. Y. , was horribly
jmangled by an explosion of dynamite.
Jockey John llortou , 23. died from in
juries received in a .steeplechase at Brook
lyn
KILL INFECTED CATTLE.
Measures Taken to Check the Spread
of Tuberculosis.
Recently twenty-seven cows affected
with tuberculosis , according to the tests
made , were killed at Wolf's slaughter
house at the Chicago slock yards and city
health authorities attended the dissection
of those cattle. The cows came from the
Loose dairy farm in Sangamon County ,
near Springfield , which had been furnish
ing the Governor and other occupants of
the executive mansion with milk , butter
and other dairy products.
Examination proved that the animals
were suffering from tuberculosis in , the
most virulent form. Out of the whole
number of cows killed in the presence of
the Governor only two were found wnose
disease was not developed to such an ex
tent that their carcasses had to be con
demned and consigned to the "tanks , "
there to be turned into tallow. In the two
exceptions to the condemnation process
the freshly killed cattle , it developed , wore
also infected with tubercular germs , but
not in such a pronounced degree as the
majority.
After the post-mortem examination of
the tuberculosis cows killed Guv. Tanner
said : "I am convinced that tuberculosis
has made a more general invasion of live
stock than is generally believed , and I
also am confident if not remedied by pro
per laws and a liberal appropriation by
the State will have results more serious
than the mere loss of cattle. I shall rec
ommend at the next meeting of the Legis
lature that the State Board of Live Stock
Commissioners be given an appropriation
of at least 9.10,000 with which to carry on
the work of exterminating tuberculosis
cattle. My observations lead mo to be
lieve that it is unsafe to drink milk which
is not known positively to be non-tubercu
lous. The cattle which I have seen
slaughtered and dissected , and which I
saw were saturated with tuberculosis , ten
days ago were furnishing milk to my fam
ily. I never questioned its purity. I am
glad my eyes have been opened. The re
cent awakening of public interest on the
subject will have practical results. "
The bureau of milk inspection has been
at work for some time preparing state
ments of the prevalence of tuberculosis in
Chicago's milk.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE DROWNED.
Cloudburst in Terras Does Damajcc to
Life and Property.
Human lives and property to the value
of thousands of dollars uoro destroyed by
a cloudburst in Texas , which transformed
the rivers and smaller streams into raging
torrents , sweeping everything before
them. Meager reports from the devastat
ed districts all tell of the loss of life. A
careful estimate puts the number at twen
ty-five , but later returns , it is feared , will
swell the grexvsome total , Reports came
from San Saba and Manardville. small
towns ninety miles north of Austin , in the
mountains , saying that both towns had
boon swept by the raging floods and wore
badly devastated. In San Saba eight people
ple wore drowned and the entire town is
reported under water. The river at that
point is one mile wide and running like a
mill race. At Mauardville thirteen houses
wore swept away. San Saba is located in
a valley , and vast tracts of wheat fields
are under water. Those crops will prove
a total loss. Many persons had difficulty
in netting to high land before the rise
camo.
The situation at Manardville is even
more serious. A small town located to the
ritrht and in the bend of the river in the
valley , it proved an easy prey to the rag-
inir torrents. Seventeen people are known
- ) have been drowned there and there maybe
bo others. Of the e drowned two were
young white girls. The others wore all
negroes. The town has boon laid to waste
by the floods and all the surrounding coun
try is inundated.
MODERN WOODMEN.
Great Biennial .Log-Rolling Is Held
in Kansas City.
The biennial convention of the Modern
Woodmen of America was hold in Kansas
City last week. Thousands of mcii from
many States wore there. It is estimated
that Thursday , when the grand parade
and prize drills occurred , there were 100.-
000 Woodmen in the city. The streets
wore decorated with multi-colored lights
and arches and entertainment of all kinds
had been provided for. A number of im
portant cTTaiiges in tlie laws of the Wood
men came before the convention. The
order has a membership of 400,000.
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\2y@ifl II
Davvson City was a warm town for a
while , anyway.
Plans are being laid to free Syria. This
will be a Syrias matter.
Gen. Fred Funston is unquestionably
the brigadierost little hero in the country.
Spain is taking her Philippine capital
home and Aguiualdo is still carrying his
with him.
Perhaps we lay too much stress on the
Cubans' guns. They never did the Span
ish any harm.
Smooth Swimmers and Rough Riders
sound well together , if they did fight a
long way apart.
Two St. Louis girls have been poisoned
by eating cream puffs. Let that pure
food inquiry keep busy.
The I-stood-on-the-bridge-with-Dewey
fellow must give way to the I-swam-t'he-
Bag-bag-with-Funston.
Filipino and American peace commis
sioners held an eight-hour session. It was
good policy to work overtime at it.
Kansas is to give Gen. Funstou a sword.
It is to be hoped that he will soon have
occasion to beat it into a plowshare.
There are nine murderers awaiting
electrocution in Sing Sing. N. Y. In ail
seriousness , this is a shocking affair.
The Hague peace conference is getting
'along with great amiability , no opinions
or other horrid filings being introduced.
Aguinaldo tells his people ho has killed
80,000 Americans. In all the fighting so
far he came out , it might be said , with
flying colors.
That house idea for Dewey gets fur
ther confirmation in the suspicion that
when he arrives the nation is likely to
raise the roof.
Missouri's Legislature passed a bar
ber's license law. Those statesmen will
probably get a good many close shaves
before they die.
No more volunteer troops will be called
for at present , as President Mclvinley and
his advisers have decided to await furthef
developments in the Philippines. The
President is strongly opposed to making
another call for volunteers , and as Gen.
Otis has within 6,000 of the number of
troops needed , the President believes these
can be withdrawn from Cuba , Porto Rico
and the garrisons of the United States.
While there are now only about 12,000
troops in Cuba , the encouraging reports
received from Gen. Wood , the governor
of the province of Santiago , lead Presi
dent McKinley to believe this number can
oe further reduced. In the event that only
about 10,000 troops should be needed there
may not be a call , but the President may
simply appoint a number of commissioned
officers and authorize the recruiting offi
cers to enlist the number of men needed.
_
There is confusion in the Postoffice De
partment on account of the non-uniform
ity observed in the spelling of the namea
of postoffic.es. In the bonding division
the name of a small postofiice will often
be spelled in one way and in the postal
guide in another. This is because the
fourth assistant Postmaster General
names the fourth-class offices , as they are
established , and it is in this class that
nearly all the differences occur , while the
postal guide is edited in the office of the
chief clerk of the department. Between
the editor of the guide and clerks of the
fourth assistant's division there is little
harmony and hence wo have in so many
instances two sets of postoffice names.
Roberts , the alleged polygamist from
Utah , is on the roll of the next House of
Representatives in the office of Clerk Mc
Donald. His name cannot be erased by
any process known to the law , and he will
vote for Speaker just as much as Uncle
Joe Cannon or Gen. Henderson himself.
Petitions and charges were poured in upon
the last House , which had absolutely noth
ing to do with the matter , but for some
reason the protests seem to have been
dropped , now that the new House has be
gun its legal existence , for Roberts is
already entitled to pay as a member.
There will be no more bodies ot Ameri
can soldiers buried at sea from United
States transports. Recently the War De
partment has received many letters from
people who have relatives among the vol
unteers in the Philippines beseeching the
department not to permit the bodies of
their kinsfolk to be interred at sea should
death occur in transit. These requests
have been hooded , and it has been decided
to equip the transports with every facility ,
including metallic caskets , for the preser
vation of the dead.
There are already over 30,000 applica
tions for the 3,000 clerkships in the census
office at AVashington. The other day the
first lot of twenty-four applicants were
given a preliminary examination design
ed to- how their fitness for the work. One
of the applicants fainted when the first
question was asked , and all the remaining
twenty-three failed to solve a simple prob
lem in arithmetic. The services of the
great majority of the 3,000 clerks will not
be wanted until after June , 1900.
Statements made in the newspapers that
the President may call for volunteers have
served to deluge the War Department
with letters and telegrams from those
who are anxious to serve their country in
the list of commissioned officers of the
volunteer service. It has been necessary
to write to each correspondent and explain
that no action has yet been taken and the
probable decision cannot be anticipated.
President McKinley is beginning to con
sider the means of turning over the Island
of Cuba to the natives. This event may
not come for some time , but the methods
to l ) e employed will require careful consid
eration. The United States holds the isl
and in trust and purely as a military pos
session. It can be turned over to the
Cubans without consultation with Con >
The Industrial commission , which is
made up of Congressmen and civilians of
all parties , has issued an official request
for complaints , statements or general in
formation as to trusts , to be sent to the
secretary of the commission here in "Wash
ington , and the promise is made that all
such charges of illegal combinations will
be thoroughly investigated.
The first definite steps in the work of re
placing the present condemned Govern
ment printing office building with a new ,
modern structure were taken last week
when the destruction of a score or more
of old buildings on the site of the new
building was begun. It will be several
years before the new building is complet
ed.
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*
Russia , it is feared , may rival Japan
when manufacturing once gets a good
start in the vast kingdkm of the Czar. A
correspondent of the London Times has
compiled the following figures showing the
wages paid to different classes of mechan
ics in Russia , which are somewhat start
ling :
Cotton weavers . 20c to 60c
Dyers . 24c to 60c
Weavers and splniiers . 19c to 72c
Papennakors . 25c to 54c
Shoemakers . 20c to 4Gc
Brewers . 32c to 42c
It is estimated that , without interfering
with the development of agriculture , the
labor of 15,000,000 people in Russia will
be available for manufacturing purposes.
"
Comptroller Dawes in his next annual
report to Congress will renew his recom
mendation for the appointment of a com
mission of financial experts to investigate
theentire subject of the extension of bank
ing facilities of this country 'to its new
dependencies.
Before the next Congress concludes its
first session Col. D. B. Henderson will
have reached the three score mark. It is ,
therefore , difficult to realize that he lost
his leg in the war before he was 23 years
old.
WHEAT PROSPECTS LESS BRIGHT
Lack of Vitality Shown in'the Feed
Planted Laat Fall.
The June crop report of the Orange
1 Judd Farmer shows a condition of winter
wheat of 70.8 , against 72.0 on May 1.
There has been severe decline in the prom
ise in the Ohio and Missouri valleys , and
some decline in California. Insects and
rust are reported over an increasing area ,
but the main trouble is the lack of vi
tality ia the plant which resulted from
the root damage of the severe winter. The
acreage which last fall was reported at
nearly 30,000,000 has been reduced by
plowing up and abandonment to 24,574-
000 , or nearly 0,000,000 acres less than
was harvested last year. The maximum
possibility may now be conservatively
placed at 275,000,000 bushels.
The spring wheat area is reported at
19,233,000 acres , or 100,000 acres larger
than last year. In Minnesota and the
Dakotas it is reported 500,000 acres small
er , but the increase in Iowa , Nebraska
and the Pacific coast a little more than
offsets this loss. The average condition
is reported at 91.9 , against 99.1 a year
ago. It is lower only because the crop is
started a little late. The plant is vigor
ous and covers the ground well. Should
present condition be maintained till har
vest the crop result might easily reach
275,000,000 bushels.
The corn acreage is the largest ever
planted , the preliminary report reaching
fully 84,000,000 acres. The crop is start
ing rather poorly and too much rain has
interfered with planting , encouraged weed
growth and caused unusual rotting of
seed. The stand is rather ragged , but
there is yet abundant time for recovery.
The outs area is reported at 28,931,000
acres , or loss than 1 per cent increase.
The condition is reported at 91.G , which ,
while not especially high , is not low
enough to indicate any permanent impair
ment of the plant.
LOUBET ASSAILED BY MOB.
President of France Is Struck Over
the Head with a Cane.
President Loubet of France narrowly
escaped death as the result of a hostile
demonstration. It is the general opinion
that a carefully arranged plot for assas
sination was the cause of the rioting wkich
occurred during the executive's visit to the
races at Auteuil. Crowds surrounded the
president's carriage and only for the he
roic efforts of the police would have reach
ed Loubet. As it was Count Christiano ,
a clubman and society leader , aimed a
blow with his cane at the executive's head ,
crushing his hat. A second attack was
prevented by the arrest of Christiano. One
feature of the demonstration was that it
seemed as if the royalists and anti-Semites
were the leaders. The common people re
mained indifferent.
All along the route to the races denun
ciations and epithets wore shouted at Lou-
bet. When the carriage stopped the dem
onstration became serious , the crowd at
tempting to reach the vehicle. Many ar
rests were made and blows were exchang
ed between the police and the rioters.
Countess Boni do Castellane , formerly
Miss Anna Gould , took a prominent part
in the disturbance , marching at the head
of a shouting throng crying , "Vive
Parmee. "
SUN HOLDS SWAY.
vVave of Torrid Temperature Is Felt
Throughout the Country.
The hot wave has broken all Juno rec
ords since Ib'Jo. and its duration has boon
unusually long for this time of year. Chicago
cage on Monday was the center of a heat-
affected area , the official thermometer in
the Auditorium tower , the coolest place
in the city , registering as high as 87 de
grees during the day. Here are some fig
ures from other cities :
rarkorsb'g , W. Va.OCI Dodge City. Knn..Sl
Vic-kslnirg , Miss. . .1)1 ) j Indianapolis , Ind..02
Washington. 1) . C.92-Pueblo , Cole SS
ClWflund , Ohio..UJDetroit | , Mich 00
Palestine , Texas..OOi Kansas City , Mo..82
Atlanta , Ga SSNorth I'latte , Neb.t > 4
Norfolk , Va Dl Little lioc-k. Ark..00
Charlotte , N. C 02 Memphis. Tenu. . . , .02
Albany , N. Y 01 Omaha. Neb S2
Dos Moines , Iowa.82 Nashville. Teiin 04
Buffalo. N. Y S2 New York 00
Cairo , 111 02 1'hilartelpliia 02
Cincinnati , Ohio. .02Pittsburg ] , Pa 02
Denver , Cole S4J St. Louis , Mo 04
The following figures are in strong con
trast :
Salt Lake City GS | Williston , Mont G4
Bismarck , N. D. . .GSi Lander , Wyo 48
Helena , Mont 4GjSun Francisco , Cal.GG
CITY OF PARIS ABANDONED.
America ! ! Liner Turned Over to tlie
Marjjie Undertakers ,
James A. "Wright , seconS vice'-presfdtnt
of the International Navigation Company ,
said in New York Momlay { hat the com
pany had abandoned tlie American liner
Paris , stranded off the Cornwall const , to
the marine underwriters. The ship is
insured for $1,000,000 , which is dmded
among about forty companies , fifteen of
which are in Now York. The underwrit
ers will make one more effort to drag the
ship off the rcks , and , if they are un
successful , they will break her \jp.
The cargo of the Paris , which has been
taken out of her , was insured fqr § 242-
000. The salvers will claim a-bout one-
third of this. Mr. Wright says that the
American line has received Captain Wat-
kins' report of the stranding , but that it
will not be made public until the investi
gation by the Government of the cause of
the accident.
VOLUNTEERS STARTING HOME.
I
The Second Oregon la Cominsr from '
Manila.
The homeward movement of volunteer '
troops from the Philippines began last
week , when the Second Oregon regiment
sailed from Manila. The regiment will |
be landed at Portland , Ore. , and go thence
to Vancouver barracks for muster out.
The other volunteer regiments will follow
in the order of their arrival in the Philip
pines , unless there should be delay through
the failure of organizations in other isl
ands than Luzon to reach Manila by the
time the transports are ready to depart.
In that event other regim nts will be sent
without reference to the date of their ar
rival.
News of Minor Note.
Pope Leo will hold th'e consistory , June
19.
Tug Erie ran on the rocks and sank near
Erie , Pa. Crow saved.
John Fox , Sfi , Frederick , Mo. , was mar
ried to Kittie Zimmerman , 21.
Havana dry dock will be sold by Spain ,
June 9. United States will bid.
Kansas City is preparing a big reception
for Gen. Funston when he returns.
Madame Dis de Bar failed to leave New
Orleans as requested and she got thirty
days.
SOY MAY DIE.
Had a Doae of Pepper Administered
by Hia Teacher.
John Tripp , the 7-year-old son of Horace
ace Tripp of Derby , Conn. , has been at
the point of death from the effects of
cayenne pepper given to
him by his teacher , Miss
Mary Comery. Miss
Coinery is teacher in the
primary department of
the Sh el toil public
school. Young Tripp
gave her more trouble
than all the other pu
pils , and at times was
MISS COMEUV. utterly unmanageable.
She tried in vain to
break him of the habit of whispering. A
friend advised her to try putting cayenne
pepper in his mouth , and one day last
week she took a quantity to school. Sev
eral warnings to Tripp went unheeded and
Miss Coinery called him to her desk. He
opened his mouth wide for the pepper , and
more of it went in than Miss Comery in
tended. The lad tried to swallow and was
seized with a severe fit of coughing. He
was taken to his home , and the physician
who was called found him in convulsions.
Acute gastritis and a high fever set in.
MisComery is nearly distracted with
grief over her mistake. She says she had
no idea that the pepper would do any
more harm than to burn the boy's tongue
a little. She is young and attractive , a
favorite with her pupils aud was regprded
as a thoroughly competent teacher.
FARM IMPLEMENTS TO GO UP.
Manufacturers Meet and Ajjree to a
General Advance.
Farmers and retail dealers in agricul
tural implements will have to pay more
for their plows , harrows , seeders and im
plements of a kindred nature in the fu-
turo. At a meeting of manufacturers of
these articles , held in Chicago Monday ,
it was decided to make a general advance
in the price of all agricultural implements.
The Northwestern Plow Association ex
tended an invitation to manufacturers of
all kindred implements for the purpose ol
discussing and formulating plans for reg
ulating the prices of the various imple
ments. "W. S. Thomas of the Thomas
Manufacturing Company , Springfield ,
Ohio , presided over the mooting and J. A.
Craig of the Janosville Machine Company ,
Jauesville , AVis. , acted as hccretary. All
the leading manufacturers were represent
ed.
Committees will attempt to make out
their price list during the summer months
and will report to a mooting of the North
western Plow Association to be called this
fall. It is thought the increase will be
15 to 2. > per cent. The manufacturers said
that prices for materials have advanced
and that an increase in the price of the
manufactured article is neceswiry.
COURT'S BLOW AT TRUSTS.
Indiana' Piipreme Keiich on Kijrhts
of Co in hi iiat ions.
The Indiana Supreme Court struck a
hard blow at trusts and combinations , re
versing the case of the State on relation
of the prosecuting attorney against the
Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company.
The court declares that a public corpo
ration which enters into a combination
Avith other corporations to dos-troy compe
tition and thereby raibe the price at which
an article is told to an .extent that is det
rimental or injurious to the public be
comes liable to forfeit its corporate fran
chise. The information set forth that the
defendant company had entered into an
actual combination agreement with the
supposed rival company. The Circuit
Court throw the csise out on a domuwer
and the State appealed. The Supreme
Court holds that when a corporate com
pany fails in tiie discharge of its duties
and enters into combinations to injure the
public it offends against the law of its
creation and "forfeits its right fran
chises. ' ' The case is remanded back to
trial with instructions that the complaint
be held good.
BANDITS BATTLE WITH A POSSE.
Sheriff of Douglas. Wyo. , Killed lit a
Ficht with Ifohhera.
The sheriff's posse which has been pur
suing the men who wrecked the Union
Pacific express train with dynamite at
"VVilcox , Wyo. , foil in with the despera
does Monday night ton miles further north
of the scone of the fight that occurred
earlier the same day. The robbers made
a stand in a de p ravine and opened fire
on the sheriff's men at close range. At the
fijs $ fire Sheriff Joe Ha/.en of Douglas ,
Wyo. , was shot in the stomach. He was
carried to a place of safety , and after-
wan removed to his home , where he died
in a few Hours.
After caring for the sheriff the posse
agains attacked the bandits and drove
them to a natural fastness in the rocks ,
where they intrenched themselves. The
posse divided and surrounded them , dis
patching messages for food and reinforce
ments. United States Marshal Hadzoll ,
who had just returned to Casper from the
pursuit of the other three train robbers ,
at once started with another posse and
supplies.
CAUSE TERROR IN CUBA.
Bricands Are Cominittinv : All Sorts
of Depredation * .
Brigandage is causing a reign of terror
throughout Cuba. At Mariel a band of
negro outlaws carried a safe to the moun
tains. It contained $3,000. Cattle are
stolen in herds. Cuban soldiers are ap
pointed to act as police in some instances ,
but even where they are honest they are
able to do but little. "Work on the plan
tations is practically suspended. Those
who started work have so large an amount
of property stolen that they irive up the
business. Sinr-e the safe robbery Span
iards in Mariol have secreted their valua
bles and barricaded their doors. Mayor
Quintana has called on Gov. Gen. Brooke
for relief.
Knpid-Fire Hendincr.
Senator Hanna and wife will sail for
Europe.
Dewey homo committee has about $13-
000 in sight.
liour Admiral Schiey was greeted with
nheors in Chicago.
Lewis Wairnor , St. Louis , instantly kill
ed by a live wire.
Train killed Swiger and Charles Har-
bert. Salem , W. Va.
Gen. Wood reports everything in fine
shape in Santiago province.
L" . S. Grant. Jr. , has retired from the
senatorial race , California.
Representative John Engler , Williams-
port. Pa. , arrested , charged with perjury
ii connection with the bribery investiga
tion.
DECORATED BY THE QUEEN.
Unusual Honor Bestowed Upon Two
Military Doua.
Army pets whose sterling worth Is
appreciated by their masters and their
masters' orouies are numberless , but
dogs who rise to the position of "regi
mental pets , " who become part and
parcel of the regiment at home and in
action , and who receive official recogni
tion , are comparatively few.
"Bob" was the regimental pet of the
Second Battalion , Royal Berkshires ,
and a soldier dog to the backbone. He
accompanied his regiment to Afghan
istan and went through at the battle of
Maiwaud one of the most terrific day's
fighting that has been known during
the past generation.
Man after man was cut down , but
Bob would not be denied his share in
the fray. He kept on running to the
front , barking fiercely at the enemy.
until at length a bullet laid him low.
The wound was serious enough , as it
tore nearly all the skin off his back ,
but he recovered and once again ae-
comptnied his old corps into action.
When the regiment returned to Eng
land the next year Bob received great
honor at the hands of the Queen , her
majesty not only decorating him with
the medal for the campaign , but tying
it round his neck with her own hands
when the regiment paraded before her
at Osborne House.
Like many another warrior. Bob did
uot live long to enjoy the blessings of
peace. In a little more than a year h >
was run over and killed in the Isle of
Wight
' Kegimeutal Jack , " the Scots Guards *
dog , took part in the hottest lights in
the Crimea. He became the pet of the
guards in a curious fashion.
Ou cold winter's night he was found
by a sentry in St. .lames' Palace Gar
dens. Someone had been brutally ill-
treating him and had ended by flinging
him over the high wall.
In befriending the poor animal the
sentry left his post , and this derelic
tion of duty being discovered , he was
placed in the guard room under arrest.
The dog followed his protector , and on
hearing the story the otlicer was so
touched by the dog's gratitude that the
prisoner was released , with the prover
bial caution.
Henceforth Jack's fortunes were to
be bound up with those of the Scots
Guards.
"When the regiment Avent to the Cri
mea he very soon showed the stuff of
which he was made. At Alma he sa\ !
the life of his protector , and aftenvunl
carried a flask of brandy to the
wounded.
At Inkerrnan he was wounded in the
right foot , after literally performing
prodigies of valor.Vith his two-leiriri-d
comrades he charged , and with tooth
and nail went for his country's em-
mies.
The light over , the faithful animal
went joyfully to find his protector.
Find him he did , but it was among ,
slain , and Jack was disconsolate.
"When the regiment came home the
Queen graciously noticed Jack , and he
was invested with a miniature Vic
toria cross and the Crimean medals ;
but he riinexl away from sheer lack of
interest in life , and one morninir short
ly afterward he was found beneath the
snow , sleeping his last sleep.
Bookkeeping Mad * : Kasy.
There is more than one way to keep
an account-book. The method of one
woman is in the direction of simplify
ing the distracting matters of debit nml
credit.
Mrs. Galloway is extravagant in her
expenditures for housekeeping , accord
ing to her husband's ideas. With a. view
to rectifying this failing , he recently
bought her an attractive little account-
book , and carefully explained its use
to her.
"Now , " he said , "here is twenty-five
dollars. Put down what I give you on
one side , and your expenditures on the
other. When that money is gone you
shall have more. "
A few days after , he asked to see the
book , which Mrs. Galloway produced
with an air of modest pride. On one
page was written , "Received from
John , twenty-five dollars. " On thd op
posite page stood one comprehensive
and indisputable entry "Spent it all. "
Youth's Com > anion.
Xapoleou Tambour d
Probably the most remarkable drum ;
mer who ever lived was Jean Hent\
the famous tambour major of the Em
peror Napoleon. One of his feats waste
to play on fifteen different toned drums
at the same time in so soft and harmo
nious a manner that instead of the
deafening uproar that might have been
expected the effect was that of a novel
and complete instrument. In playing
he passed from one drum to the other
with such wonderful quickness that
the eyes of the spectators could hardly
follow the movement of his hands and
body.
Sand Used , to Put Out Fires.
If a fire should occur in the new
Telephone Company's exchange , at In
dianapolis , Ind. . sand will be used to
extinguish it. It is used because it is
less injurious to the electrical appara
tus than water or chemical would be.
The sand is stored in a large tank
above the exchange room , and is sifted
automatically to any or all parts of the
building in such a manner as to smother
a tire effectively.
Lighthouses.
During the last decade France has
constructed eleven lighthouses of enor
mous illuminating power , the average
being equal to that of 8,200,000 candles.
England has eighty-six first-class light
houses , which average only 20GSO-can-
< Ie ! power.
News to Most Americana.
L 'ew people are aware that the first
A : ncrican captain general of Cuba
Adrcv : Jackson.