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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.
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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.
