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\ TIIK NOUI'ULK MWS : FRIDAY , ( ) ( THKR , ISI01. Lieutenant Doyle Testifies in Admiral's Behalf. TELLQ OF THE FAMOU3 LOOP. Watch Officer on the Brooklyn De clares Blockade of Santiago Effect- jvc Picket Boats on Duty at Night , evidence In Inquiry Court. WHHhlnglon. Oil. 3-An IntcicHtlng ttirn WHH given I" tno Hehloy mini uf Inquliy ) pHtonlny by tinInttodiic tlon of the Hint wltnt'HH In Atlinlial Kihloy'H bobulf. TlilH WHH Llculoimnl JamcH .1. Do ) IP , who was a watch ulllpi'i on boaid tlio Unship Ilioiiltl > n timing tbo war with Spain. The fact that Lieutenant l > oloMIH put on the Hlanil docH not mean that thu navy flppintmont IIHH ( oiicltuleil the piet on- tutlon of ItH Hide of the rnte. Mr. DoIP was uilletl by the dcpaitmont. lint IIH It aim ) hail heen tbo puipoHO of Admlial Sehloy to mimnion him , iidvHtilago was taken of hl pieHeneo on the Bland to question him IIH an original wltnoHS for the appllennt. llo WHH nnilei pxamlnatlon by Mr. Rnynor Jn the Internal of the admlialhen the con11 adjoin neil for the day. Moreno undei going ( 'Miininiitloii at Wr. ltanpi'H linndH. Lieutenant DoIn. i\t Captain Loml'H roquoHt , explained liln pint In the battle ol .Inly 3 and hlH nilglmil entiy on the ahlp'H log eon rernltm the famoim loop and hlu alter ntlon of that entry becaimo he mibflo- fluently dlHeovcrod that hlH IliHt ontty lind been eriottoouH. Mr. Hajner naked I ho wltnesH a Hcrlett ol quos tloim talf united to btlng out a bilef lilutory of tbo Biooklytt'a pail In the Santiago campaign and a full Btnte input ol his obHoi viitloiiH whllo an oin oer on boiud that vessel. Mr. Do > lo raid In toHpotiHo to those questions Unit whllo at Key West , which poit the UiooKlyn had left at the bead ot tbo 11) Ing Hiiuadion on May 1 ! , 1898 , IIP had henrd nothing of the Spanish ileet , nor had bo then been Inlonned or u m > ( iot coilo of HlgimlH HiiHiig''d by Captain MeCalla for coinnuinUatlnK \vllh the Cuban IIIBIIIgents. HelatliiK the paitleulais of the Moekado of Clonfuegiw by the 11) tug fuiiiadion I'loin the 21st to the 2ltb of May , Lieutenant Dc > ) lo mi id that ho liad ohsotved tbieo HghtBhleb looked lilio honllics on the Hhoto each night that the H < iuadion lay off Clonfuogon , but that neither ho nor anoiio else on boaid , so far as ho know , under ctood their pin port. Ho also told of a roconnolHsanco of the baihor at Clou- JnogoH on tbo evening of May 22 , of the conversation with Iho ollleois of the ItrltlBh ship Adnla and of the ar rival ot the Maihlehead and the do- partuto of the entlio Hiiuadion for Bantl.igo after the last named vessel liad made eommnnleatlon with the Cubans iiBboro. Then ho said on Iho night of the 2 lib the ships lot med In stimuli on nml stinted east\\aul , the speed at flrat heini ; nlno knots an hour , but aft- erwauls being leduced to aceommo date the small vessels , tbo Vixen and the Eagle When they made their utart theio was cmlte a suif , a long swell of thp sea and on the 25th the weather was Btlll wet so , making It \ory dlllleult for the jachtu to Keep up. Lieutenant Doyle placed tbo dla tanco of the American fleet off San lingo from Iho moulh of tbo haihor from three to four miles , and tmlil there \\oio picket boats on tbo Inside of the line Speaking of the bom bardment of tbo Colon on the 31st of May , ho and Mr. Hnyncr designating U as a loconnolBHiince , Lieutenant Doyle said that Its eftett had boon to develop the fact that the Spaniards had now guns In tbolr land batteries Mr. nay nor asked hero : "When was the circular form of blocUado com menced. " Whllo no mention was made of the nnnio of Admiral Sampson this ques' ' tJon wan evidently regarded as an at' ' tempt to bring his blockade In the case for tbo purpose of comparison , and Captain Lemly was prompt In noting a sharp and vigorous objec tion. Lieutenant Commander Sharp , who commanded the Vixen during the Spanish war , also gave his testimony during the day , giving especial atten tion to notes of the battle of July 3 , made by Lieutenant Harlow of his hip. hip.Admiral Admiral Evans , Captain Slgsbeo and Correspondent Dleualdo were all re called for the purpose of correcting their testimony as given Tuesday , and all made additional statements. Just before the adjournment for the day the court announced Its decision not to allow any questions concerning the blockade of Santiago after July 1 , \vhen Commnnder-In-Chlcf Sampson ar rived there. Judicial Clash In Hawaii. Honolulu , Sept. 25. Via Victoria , Oct. 3. The first circuit court and the biipremo court of the teriltory had another clash last Friday , after many counter decisions and much friction , and as a result the bailiff of the su preme court and the bailiff of the Brand Jury of the circuit court had a physical encounter outside the room occupied by the grand jury , the two officers meeting in efforts to carry out the orders given them. Sugar Company Loses Money. Chicago , Oct. 3 Statements of the Glucose Sugar Refining company , mailed to stockholdets last night , show a deficit of $272,672 on the operations for the year ndlng July 31 , after writ int ; off $ C3G.9S9 for repairs and new construction and the payments of 7 per cent on the preferred and 0 per cent en the common slures. TWO MORE NEGROES LYNCHED. One Boy Sixteen and the Other Eight een Hanged to Railroad Trestle. Hhelbyvlllo , K ) . Oil * -H"0 ' ' Fields aged 10 , and Clinenco ( larnot , aged 18. both < olot"d , wen1 bnthi'd here at 2 o' < lot k Mrttenlay moinlng foi tl.o alleged iimidi i of Will C Hart , a printer , who \MIH Htonod to death on the night of Sept. 21 The ncgioen weie taken fiom the Jail and Hwung fiom the ( 'hPBiipeako and Ohio troHtlo JiiHl bi-ond the depot and within COO yaiilB of the Jail The mob'H woilc WIIH done quletl ) and quli kly. About 1.30 n. m the mob appealed at tin1 Jail and demanded tbo keys , but the JnllPi ionised t" Himonder them The dooiH of the Jail weio then halteied down. The ptlmmoiR weie iemo\eil and a few mlnuton later weie hanging fiom the ticBtlo. Mint came to Hhelbyvllle fiom Leb anon. O , and at the time of hlw death WHH emplo > ed IIH a pilnler on the Shelby Sentinel. The detallH of hlH death are not no- cuiately known , but it IH conceded to be a tact that I'leldH and ( Jainit weio bin muideieiH. SHOOTS THE WOMAN HE LOVES. Rejected Suitor Kills Object of His Affection , Then Tries Suicide. Dendwood S. 1) , Oil. 3. NOWH of the killing of MIH. John Hoover at ThermopollH > o. , b > .1. P. WalteiH , ban leached this illy. Moth paitlea aio well known hoio. Mrs. lloo\er WIIB foimeilv MiHH CiiHHelH of Cental ! City and Walteia WHH a depul ) United StatoH maiHlial , with lieadnmuterH In this city. MIH HOOVOI'H homo wan at Otto , Wyo Kho lost her himband , a wealth ) ( iittleman , recently. Waltera fell In love with her and pioposed mar riage , but WHH rejected lie took re venge b ) Hhootlng her while she waa bathing In one of the hot sptlnga at Thei mopollH Ho then attempted mil- clde by Hhootlng himself and that fallIng - Ing to hi ing death , he commenced hacking liiniHclf with a knlle. He IH In a dangeioiiH condition Walton ran n newspaper In Nebiaaka befoio ho i ame to the lllnek Hills. ELSA FRY BURNS TO DEATH. Matron of Sewing at Industrial School In Mltchellvllle. Des Molnea , Oct. 3 Miss Klsto Fiy of Coiydou was burned to death at the Htate Indimtilal school lor gills at MlUhclhillo , In thla county. She had boon out dining the c\enlng with fiiemlH , i etui ned about 9 o'clock , wont to hoi loom and iotlie.il. An hour later the night watch heatd a hcicam and saw a light at her window. The door was bioken open and Mlas Fry was found en\ eloped In tinmen. She had evidently ptopined lor bed without lighting the lamp , and aftciu.iid struck a mntdi for some puiposo and her gown caught flio. She was BO badly binned that Bho had lost con- fictouHiioKs when the the waa put out. MOTHER FALLS WITH BABIES. Mrs. Cox Tumbles From Train at Alli ance , Fatally Injuring One Child. Alliance. Neb. Oct. 3 Mis. Cox , the \\lio of a hiboiing man , going fiom Iowa to join her husband at Cleimont , \Vo , foil liom the platfoim of a car on the westbound tinln heio yoHtoiday with hoi two ) oungoHt childien just as the switches woie iciuhcd She baa a se\eie scalp wound and Is not rational as ) ot. The 3)ear old baby waa not Injiiied , but a ho > 5 years old has a fuu tine at the base of the brain that will itiove fatal. The other two childien with her lemaiued on the platfoim. Ends Trouble With Bullet. Omaha , Oct. 3 John Woodwnid , an ofIle < T of the Metiopolltan ItiHUianco company , committed siiktdo yesterday by shooting himself through the head with a pistol in a Tenth sheet saloon. llo had been married four times and domestic trouble Is alleged. Ho loiues a wife In Lincoln and u daugh ter In I'eoila. Street Car Tleup at Nashville. Nashville , Tenn. , Oct. 3. Street car service in Nashville Is almost at a standstill , 200 of the 250 employes of the Naslulllo Street Hallway com pany having been dlschaiged. The situation Is the result of a meeting at which the men joined the Anmlgamat- "d Association of Street Hallway Em ployes. Stuefer Makes Exhibit. Lincoln , Oct. 3. State Treasurer Stuefer yesterday Issued a statement , showing the balances In the several funds in his custody , the banks In which state money Is deposited and the amount in each. His report covers the month of September. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The output of gold by the govern ment mints for September Is largely Increased over 1900. Henson Smith , n Washington negro , who was wounded like Piesldent Me Klnley , Is reco\erlng from his Injuries. The public debt as shown by the last statement is $ l,031',524,3l55. a decrease crease for the past month of ? 4S25 , 401. 401.The The Central Railroad of Now .Terse ) lost Us repair shop and paint shop a Elizabeth , N. J. , by ilro' Wednesday Loss , $75.000. For tbo flrst tlmo In years the monthl ) receipts of the governmen were less than In the corresponding month of the previous ) ear. Fire at Marinctte , Wis. , Wednesda ) destroyed the warehouse of Smith Thormlike & llrown. wholesale gro cers. entailing a loss of $200,000. Fox & Mason's furnltuio plant o six buildings at Corunu , Mich. , wa destroyed by fire , entailing n loss es tlmated at $00,000 , with Insurance o $19.000 The explosion of n gasolln tank caused probably fatal injuries t Charles Wilcox. Harrowing Details of Slaughter of Company C. CONNELL SOAKED WITH OIL. Body Tied at the Heels and Cremated. Forty-Five Other Mutilated Bodies Found In Trench Pursuing Party Delayed at Start by Typhoon. Manila , Oct. 3. The latest advIcoH from the Inland of Samar glvo harrowIng - Ing detalla of the slaughter of the memberH of company C , of the Ninth United StatcH Inlantry , hiHt Saturday , nt llalnnglga. It HOOIIIH that the pieHl- dcnto of the town , claiming to bo fi loudly , led the iiHHiuilt In poison. On heating ol the Hlaughtcr , Colonel DoniHHoy of the Eleventh Infant ! y Htinted lot the Hceno Immediately with a battalion The body of Cnptvin Con- neil lind been tied at the hoola , mitu- rated with koioHcno , and partly bin nod. FoitylHo bodies liad been burned In a tieneh. leaving HPVOII unac counted for. The chaned lomalns of many weie iccovered. In numeroiiB InHtimeoH the bodies liad been badly mutilated. Three hundred Macabe- IICH will also bo dlHpatched to the mono of the iniiKHiioio on boaid the LegaHpl , which la delayed by a ty phoon. COURT TO MOVE SUNDAY. Chinese Royalty to Vacate Slan Fu for Peking Oct. 6. Peking , Oct 3. Dispatches from Sian Fu announce that the Chlneso point IH pi opining to start about Oct G. The tompoiaiy palace thoio IB be Ing dismantled and all the tuinlshings will bo cm i led for UHO on louto. The olIlcialH and HOI Mints will coiiHtltute a cm avail , numbetlng from 5,000 to 7000 peiHons , with catta and several thousand head of hoi sea and mulea Two pintles of otllelals have alieady Btar'ed ' to make pieparatlons along the line. An Imperial edict commands LI Hung Chang , as governor of the pio\Into of Chi LI , to boirow 700,000 tnelB fiom the other provinces to do- fifty the expeiiHea of the couit'a Jour ney Special local taxes aio being levied , which the people , already 1m- poveilHhetl by bandits , foreign puni tive expedltlona and missionary in demnities , mo 111 able to affoid. LI Hung Chang said"Tho court will ceitninly airlvc In Poking within two months. " TO SEND MORE TROOPS. Kitchener's Exhausted Men Will Be Replaced by Fresh Drafts. London , Oct. 3. "For months paat wo have been told , " says the Dally Oiaphlc this morning , "that If the Hoeia would only abandon their olu- plvo tactics and coma to close quarters wo should see what we should seo. The Boers have taken us at our woid. and the results are certainly not oncoui aging. " The choiiis of dissatisfaction with the Inertia of the go\ eminent IB dally gatbeiing foice. Winston Churchill , M. P , speaking last night at Oldham , dcscilbed the situation in South Africa as serious and disquieting. The Dally Mall and Daily Chronicle comment upon the fact that the huge liltlsh army la seemingly only able to omaln on the defensive. PiepariUlona aie being made to re- ilace Lord Kitchener's exhausted men > y fresh drafts. Will Race Every Day. New York , Oct. 3. At n meeting of ho rcpiesentatlves of the Hoyal Tlster Yacht club and the Now York Yacht club the agreement as to tbo lays of racing was so modified that It now reads that the yachts will sail on the following dates until the series are completed : Oct. 3 and on each ollowlng day , except Sunday , provld ed , however , that Immediately on the conclusion of the race of Oct. 3 and each subsequent race the regatta com nlttce shall Inquire of each contestant whether he Is willing to start the next lay and should either conteatant reply n the negative , one day shall Inter vene befoie starting the next race. Colombian Rebels Gaining Recruits. Mobile , Ala. , Oct. 3. The Norwe gian steamer Simon Dumos arrived Trom Docas Del Torres. Captain Llmhe says the government soldiers are still in control , but the rebel sol diers are several miles from the city and ro daily gaining recruits. He feels sure another attack will he made upon Rocns within a fortnight. The people there , he says , are In sympathy with the rebels and he thinks the rove lutlonlsts would have no trouble In securing control of the city. There were no war vessels at Uocas when the steamer loft. Kitchener Recovers Guns. London , Oct. 3. A telegram from nioemfonteln indicates that the guns Lord Kitchener icpotts having tecov- ered were dug up , the Hoers ha\lng burled them. A mixed column under General KlUhcner , Lord Kitchener's brother , has been sent to relieve , pre sumably , Natal from Commandant General Botha's forces. It has reached V.roheld. The casualty list shows that In the fighting nt Caledon river last Friday Colone ! Plunier lost two olllcers killed and ten men Killed and wounded Lead Firms May Combine. Philadelphia , Oct. 3 The Evening Telegraph prints a story to the effect that a combination of all the lead In terests of the country Into one large company with a capital of about $150- 000,000 is a probability iu the near future. DEBATE IN FARMERS' CONGRESS. J. Cterllng Morton and Others Discuss Oleomargarine , Rloux Falls. H I ) . . Oct. 3. Harvls .Ionian of Oeoigla , president of the Cotton Glow IMS' iiHHoclntlon , road pa pers on "Tho Nicaragua Canal ; Its Impottanco to Commeice and West"nt ) pHtcrday'H HOHHOII | of the Fr.rmerH * national Convention. Ho dot hired that the i anal wan n gieat national necea- Hlty , mid that whllo the Houth and west would got a large Hharo of the benefit the oaHt would alHo profit. Ho deihired that the gieat tuniBcontl- nental ralltoiulH wore bilnglng heavy presBiuo to bear on eongioHH to do- real the canal legislation and that the pioducln classes ought to make a ( ountcr demoiiHtiatlon. Ho said the farmerH weio ahortHlghted In opposing the canal. The speaker rolerred to Piealdent McKlnley'H Buffalo speech pledging the admlnlatiatlon to Biippott the pioject , and expressed the belief that Prealdent Hoosevelt would carry out that policy. The aft 01 noon sesHlon developed the IhelleHt dlHeiiHslon yet hold. Charles Knight of Illinois delivered an addresB on "Tho Truth About the Oleo margarine HiiHlncHB , " and biought out an earnest , discussion , In which J. Sterling Morton of Nebiaska , ox see- retiny of agriculture , W. D. Hoaid , oxgoveinoi of WlwcotiBln , and a num ber of others paitklpated The de bate at tlmca was exceedingly ani mated. The feature of last night'ascRsIon waa an addioas on"The Farmstead Heau- tlful , " by Di E. Henjamln Andrews , chancellor of the University of Ne braska. GRAIN DEALERS AT DES MOINES. Instructive Trade Papers Read at the Evening Session. Des Molnea , Oct. 3. At the evening session ol the gialn dealers' conven tion , the committee on aibltration re potted a complete scheme for the nr- bltiatlon of differences that may aiiso nmong membera of the association. No action waa taken. Addresses were delivered at followa. "Ptoper Field of Wotk foi the National Association , " G. A Stlbblna , Red Oakj "Arbitra tion , " Geoige A. Wells , Des Molnes ; "Tindo Rules , " C. A. Burke , Decatur , Ills. National Grange Wants Information. Washington , Oct. 3. The legislative committee of the National Grange has sent to members of the 57th congress n circular letter , in which they ask for fuither explanation upon the following subjects : Fuithor extensions of rura free mall delivery ; the submitting of nn amendment to the constitution granting the power to congress to con tiol all corporations and combinations of capital of monopolistic nature ; es tablishment of postal savings banks ; a pure food law ; completion of the Nlcaiagua canal by the United States ; additional noweis to the Interstate commerce commission , electloiiof Unit ed States senators by popular vote , opposition to the ship subsidy bill , and the prohibition of the fraud in colored olcomargailne. Dewey Wins Lot in Lawsuit. DCS Moines , Oct 3 Admit al George Dewey acquired another house and lot yesterday tlnough the Iowa courts through a decree signed by Judge Holmca , aw at ding him lot 85 In Uni versity place , one of the most exclu sive icsldence neighborhoods of Des Molnea. Admiral Dewey held a mort gage against the property , which waa foreclosed as against the administra tor of the estate , and Judge Holmes holds it constituted a prior Hen. Charged With Rifling Mails. Kansas City , Oct. 3. John W. Reed , n lailway postal clerk , who has been running between Kansas City and Chicago on. the Santa Fo , is in custody of the United States officials , charged with rilling the mails and taking money from letters. He was taken Into custody at Chicago by post office Inspectors and brought here. Reed Is said to have made a confcs slon to the inspectors. Deere for President. Chicago , Oct. 3. Stockholders of the American Plow company continued in session here ) estcrday and it was prac tically decided that Charles H. Deere of Mollne will bo chosen president at the election of officers , which will take place Nov. 1. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The president Wednesday appointed Colonel William Dlsbee a brigadier general of the regular ramy. Another world's record was hung up at Harlem Wednesday , McChesney covering six and a half furlongs In 1:184-5 : , beating the best previous rec ord of 1 19. A flght against the rates charged by the Chicago Telephone company was commenced In the courts Wednesday under the auspices of the Illinois Man ufacturers' association. The resignation of J. M. Herbert , general manager of the Southern Pa cific , was announced Wednesday. Mr. Herbert will go east ns manager of one of the Gould lines. John Wllbon and Edward Stelglcr were arrested nt St. Louis Wednesday on suspicion that they arc the men who. last November , blew open the safe and robbed the Farmers' bank at Emden , Ills. An order was Issued from the head quarters of the Wisconsin depaitmcnt G. A. H signed by A. II. DeGraff , de partment commander , putting a ban of silence on the name of President Me- Klnley's assassin. Mrs Roosevelt has appointed Miss Belle Hngner , daughter of Justice Hag- nor of the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia , her social secretary. Miss Hagner acted in the same capac ity Tor Mrs. McKinley. Triennial Episcopal Convention is Opened at San Francisco. NEW OFFICERS ARE ELtCTED Fowler of Kentucky President ol House of Bishops and Lindsay Chain man of Deputies Sermon by Bishop Morris of Oregon. San FianclBco , Oct. 3. The trien nial loiuoiitlon of tbo Eplscopa ) chinch of America WHH foimally opened yeateiday by the election ol Hlabop Fowler ol Kentucky IIH presi dent and Rev. S. Hart ol Kansas City Boctetiny of the house of bishops , John S. Lindsay of Massachusetts , chairman , and Rev. Charles HtitchliiB. | Becietaiy of the house of deputies , No other business ot Importance waa tuniHattcd dining the first business BCHHlon of the convention , which did not assemble until lute In the after noon. The most striking feature of the ceremonies nnd one that will long bo remembeied by all who saw It , was the solemn piocesHlon of bishops , attired In their gorgeous ralmentH. Thou sands of people crowded the adjacent Btieets and although the sidewalk Biiiiounding the church was inclosed In wlte rope , the seivices of a squad ol police was loqultod to ptovcnt any ciu'innt hment on the route of the pro cession About 75 bishops paiticlpnted and In their lobes of olllco made an Imposing spectacle. After the prelates had ontetc ( ! the saciod edifice , the laity followed and In a few moments there was scarcely standing to bo found , although extra galleiies had been elected for the oc casion. The services maiking the religious consecration of the convention weio simple , but Imposing. The holy com munion WHH served , Bishop Tuttle of Missouri being , the celebrant. The epistle was lead by Bishop Doano of Albanv. N. Y , and the gospel by the loid bishop of Newcastle , the sermon was delivered by Bishop Wistar Mor ris of Oiegon. The ofUcinl off oratory was lead by Bishop Nichols of California , the col lection being for general missions. HEEDS STOCKMEN'S DEMANDS. O. R. Thomas Recommended for Su perintendent at World's Fair. Denver , Oct. 3. Complying with an Invitation to lecommend some one for superintendent of the live stock di vision of the St. Louis Woild's fair , President Springer of the National Live Stock association has , on behalf of his organization , endoised Hon. C. B. Thomas , scctctary of the Amer ican Hereford Breeders' association , Independence , Mo. , tor this impottant position. Mr. Sptinger was largely influenced in his decision by letters from mombeis of his organisation , de manding that a hona fide stockman bo appointed to this position. American Divorce Not Good in Canada. Tot onto , Out. , Oct. 3. An important verdict , touching on the divorce law , was given in ctiminal session last evening , when the Jiuy found Minnie Woods guilty of bigamy. The accused was legally divorced , accoidmg to the laws ot the state fo Michigan. The woman remarried In Canada. The Judge clmiged against the prisoner and told the jury that American di vorces did not hold good in Canada. An appeal will be taken to the supe rior court. Will Muzzle Miss Goldman. Chicago , Oct. 3. Mayor Haiiison or- deied the police to prevent the lecture which Emma Goldman proposes to de liver here tonight. The anarchist or gan , "Free Society , " was issued yes terday for the first time since the president was shot. In It neither the memory of the dead president or the grief of the public Is respected , or even considered. The loading article , a review of Czolgosz's crime , is by Emma Goldman. Tammany Names Shepard. New York , Oct. 3. The city commit tee of Tammany Hall , at a meeting held last night , decided on Edwin M. Shepard of Brooklyn as the Democrat ic candidate for mayor of Greater Now York , William Ladd , Jr. , was se lected as the Democratic candidate for comptroller and George Van Hoozen was selected as the candidate for pres ident of the board of aldermen. Exodus From Nome. Port Townsend , Wash. , Oct. 3. The steamship Queen arrived yesterday from Cape Nome , bringing 471 passen gers and $500,000 In gold dust. The passengers report that Nome Is crowded with people waiting for an op portunity to get out. The customs re port at Nome shows that 7,000 people arrived there this season and that 4,000 have already departed. Dczen Firemen Injured. Kansas City , Oct. 3. Twelve fire men and two employes were overcome by smoke or Injured by falling furni ture at a fire yesterday In the Abernathy - nathy Fuinlturo company's factory , In the west hottows. The following were seriously hurt : William Flynn , Mich ael Dunavan , J. P. Kelly , Frank Kninea. The pecuniary damage was trivial. Marquis Ito Arrives. Victoria , B. C. , Oct. 3. On the steamer Kara Maru , which arrived yes terday , was Matquis Ito , former pre mier of Japan. Although in poor health , the marquis enjoyed the ocean voyage and already feels better for his vacation from Japan. Ho said that things political in Japan are fast approaching a satisfactory basis. CONFLAGRATION AT ALTON. Block of Buildings Along the River Front U Wiped Out. St. Louis. Oil II Fire broke out nt 10 a. m In the plant of the E. O. Htanaid Milling lonipany , on the river fiont , at Alttm. Ills , destroying that and Hovoial other buildings , causing n IOHH estimated at $100.000. A high wind blew the HpurkR broadcast , tlneatenlng tlu > distinction of the busl- IIOBH Hcetlon of Alton , and St. Louis was asked fet help A Hpeclal train entiled tuo engltio companies from hcio and the ) , with the local depart niont. finally got the llamea under con trol at 1 o'clock. The- heaviest Inset a ate E. O. Stan aril Milling company , tlnee buildings , loss $300.0"0 , Insured ; Roller Milling company , loss $5,000 , ( initially In sured , George B. Haydcn , machine shop loss $15,000 , partially insured ; Fanners' elevator , loss $25,000 , par tlally insured , and the Model hotel loss $5 OdO , partially insured. Flvo Bluff line freight cms , loaded with wheat , the height house of the Diamond mend Joe stoaniBlilp line and seven buildings of minor Impot tame were also burned. I BRIGANDS FIX A DATE. I Say $110,000 Must Be Paid for Mlsa Stone's Release by Oct. 8. Constantinople. Oct. 3. The bri gands who tallied off Miss Helen H. Stone , the Ametican missionary and her companion , Mine. Tsilka , a Bul garian lady , have fixed Oct. 8 , ns the limit of time for the payment of the ransom , $110,000 , demanded for Miss Stone's release. The hiding place of the brigands has not yet been discoveted , and the de lay accorded by the abductors Is taken to Indicate that they consider their re heat quite secure. Plague on the Increase. Washington , Oct. 3. Rcpoits to the matine hospital service horn all parts of the world show a continued spread of the plague In most sections. In British East India during the week ending Aug. 20 last there were 2,002 new plague cases and 1,930 deaths re corded in the Bombay presidency , an Increase of more than 200 deaths over the previous week. In Egypt the total number of bubonic plague cases from April 7 to Sept. 2 was 132 , with CO deaths. In Queensland the destruction of lats continues , but the official re port shows 32 plague cases , including ten deaths , fiom Feb. 8 to July 6. Ask Clemency for Czolgosz. Albany , N. Y. , Oct. 3. Goveinor Odoll arrived in this city jesterclay from Newbutg , and when ho reached the executive chamber ho was sur K , prised to find on his desk two lettets requesting him to commute to life im prisonment the sentence of Czolgosz , the murderer of President McKinley. One letter was sent by a man in Illi nois and the other by a man in Maine. They were evidently written bv cranks , In the opinion of the governor , and no attention will be paid to them. J. The w liter ot this tode btonchos and "jiunc'lied" cattle on the i.mpes of .Mon tana and W.votuing twent.v jears ago and bad ample oppot Utility to study the habits of lattlesnakes. lie knows how they went Into their holes then , and it is doubtful it nnj Impiovement has hinte been made In their method. They start in head first , and one would promptly come to the conclusion that they teach the bottom ot their holes in this manner , but Mr. Snake is too wily to keep his head where he cannot have an e.ve on the rest of his body ; thete- foie as soon as he enteis the hole a few Inches be makes a half turn which brings his bead to the entrance again and then penults the lemainder of his length to glide down out of sight a vety simple performance , you will see. Exchange. y When Grnce Wan bald. A Barnard college girl tells In the New York Times of visiting in n house hold where grace was said at the table semioccasionally. Her curiosity got thu better of her , and she asked the mlstresH of the house why they didn't observe the rite regularly. "Why , " paid the lady with some surprise , "wo nay grace only when we have reason to be thankful. We never dream of giving thanks when we have only roast beef or beefsteak or some simple thing like that ; but whenever wo have game or something really nice then we- my grace , for it's worth while. " Canning . Harry and Charlie , aged 5 and 3 re spectively , have Just been seated at the nursery table for dinner. Harry sees there Is but one orange on the table and Immediately sets up a wall that brings his mother to the scene. "Why , Harry , what arc you crying forV" she asks. "Because there ain't any orange for Charlie. " Exchange. Hunched Ilia ninnderi. "John. " said Mrs. Ulllua after the caller had gone awny , "I wish you wouldn't bunch your blunders so. " "What do you mean , Mnrla ? " asked Mr. Hlllus. "I didn't mind your telling her that you were ten ) ears older than I , but jou followed It up n minute later by letting It slip out that you were 52. " Chicago Tribune. Milk nncl Water. "Pa , " said little Willie , "why do they speak of the 'milk In the cocoanutV It's mote like water. " "Exactly , " replied Mr. Cltlmon. "And that's why they call It milk , very probably.-Phihulelphla Uccord. What has become of the old fashion- cd child that cried so hard that it held Its breath ? AtchlBon Globe.