THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY 16 , 1902.
United States Hastens Relief to
Island Sufferers.
WONT PELEE BTILL IN ERUPTION
Bteamer From 8t. Pierre Reports
That Lnvn Still Flows Miraculous
, Escape of Sole Survivor of the
Disaster Blames the Governor.
Now York , May 15. The Dixie ,
; whlch has on board nhnoat 3,000 toim
f supplies for tlio relief of the pco-
of the Islaiul of Martinique ,
out of quarantine liiBt night
for Fort do Franco. The vessel also
< -nrrloB n number of BiirgeoiiB and
nboiit $5,000 worth of medical Blip-
jillcB. The Dixie jmflHed out by Sandy
JIooU to sea at midnight.
Castries , Island of St. Lua'n , May
JR. The signal station hero reports
that a Inrgo flro was Been InBt night
ST. I'ltltlllT , > W1TU MONT 1'ELEIC IN THR
DISTANCE.
Jn the direction of Kort do Franco ,
Martinique.
The British Btcamcr Savan , Captain
Hunter , arrived hero yesterday morning -
ing and reports Mont Pclco to bo Btlll
3n eruption. The trend of the How from
the volcano Is to the north.
The search parties which arc ro-
anovlng the dcnrt from St. Pierre have
llBcovered safes and molten precious
anctnl in stores and dwellings of the
town. No ono Is permitted to pene
trate Into St. Plorro beyond the street
running along the sea front , and a
cordon of soldiers has been placed
around the town. The St. Plorro ca
thedral Is all down , with the exception
> of ono tower , and of the theater , the
walls alone arc now standing. The
convent has disappeared , as has the
college , where 70 hoys and 22 priests
and professors wcro domiciled.
Sole Survivor of St. Pierre.
liOndon , May TlG. The correspond
ent of the Dally Mail at Barbadoes ,
B. W. I. , who visited St. Pierre on
1 > oard the Solent , has learned from a
Dr. Artier , who miraculously escaped
the disaster , that when the governor
of Martinique , M. L. Mouttet , and the
Insular officials had declared that all
-tlanRor from an eruption of Mont Pe-
lee was past , a cordon of armed BO-
mere ami policemen was piaccu
jiround the town to prevent the people
ple from leaving. Dr. Artier , howev
er , went 'to the suburb of Mdrjie
Houge. He was riding back to St.
TIerro "when the explosion occurrdd.
Ho turned and tied preclptntely | !
across the mountains to Fort de
TYance With the exception of a
prisoner who was confined In a dun-
Eeon at the time of the explosion ,
Dr. Artier Isreally the solo survivor
of St. Pierre.
EARTHQUAKES .IN GUATEMALA.
Beismlc Shocks .Cause 2,000 Deaths
and Destroy Much Property.
San Francisco , May 15. The steam-
r Guatemala brings additional details
of the earthquake In Central America
last month. The Guatemala left the
port of that name Apiil 29. Up to that
time 1,100 bodies had been taken out
of the ruins of Quezaltenango. Cap
tain Harris of the Guatemala said :
"It is estimated that 2,000 people
were killed. The dead were still be
ing removed when we Bailed. The
Etench from the unburled corpses was
frightful , and to avoid a pestilence
the government has been compelled to
employ large gangs of men to clear
the wreckage of the dead. Natives
from the interlqr are flocking to
Guatemala. The Inhabitants are ter
ror-stricken , Farms are deserted and
there ore fears of famine in conse-
Quence. "
Rival for Shipping Combine.
London , May 15. The Dally Mall
cays that ten members of the house
of commons have promised to form a
pool of 1,000,000 as the nucleus of a
company to start a line of Atlantic
greyhounds In opposition to the Mor
Ban combination. The promoters o
this enterprise hope to secure mal
* nd cruiser subsidies from the govern
xnent.
Presages Further Calamity.
London , May IB. The Fort de
Prance correspondent of the Times
in a dispatch describing the present
condition of Mont Pelee , says that vol
cano is still rumbling and that three
luminous points on the lower Elopes
of the mountain , which are casting
Incandescent rays , seem to 'presaee a
further calamity.
CLOODY FIGHT WITH NEGRO.
Merchant of Fort Smith Stabbed Five
Times In an Encounter.
F'rrt Smith , Ark. , May 1G. P. II.
ruvlt * , a wealthy wholesale .merchant
of Fort Smith wan stabbed flvo tlmca
In an encounter In his bedroom with *
negro burfelur. Davis .shot the blirfe-
lur In the leg and beat him on the
head with hlo revolver , but the man
escaped.
A POBBO hnn started out In Hcarch of
him and there IB talk of a lynching.
The negro's clot.hcfl > voro found later
In thu olllco of a negro doctor. The
doctor Imu disappeared. Davis *
wotindB are norloUH.
The negro burgltir , whoso name
was learned to be John Wllllnmn , waft
run down , with two negro companions ,
about four miles from town , on the
border of the Indian territory. Oho of
the nogroPB , Frnnk Carter , opened
flro on the posse. Hln aim wan poor ,
but a return Hlibt Mtruck Carter , who
died nn hptlr later. Williams and his
other companion escaped. A PCHBO ) Is
pursuing them , ,
A telegram from Van Burrti , Ark. ,
Bays WllllitniB was captured 'by ' n con
fltnbiq and deputy sheriff three miles
west of that city and put In jail ht
Van Huron.
HAYTI IN A CHAOTIC STATE.
Revolutionists Seize Customs Houses
and Are Collecting the Duties.
Port nu Prince , Hnytl , May 15. Ad
miral Kllllck , commander of thu liny ,
thin lleot , lihs atnrted for Capo Hay-
IItin with thu lluytlan warships Crete
A'Plerot and ToiiBsnlnt Louverturo ,
having declared hlniHOlf In fivror ot
General Flrmln , the former minister
of Hnytl to Paris , who Is the head of
the revolutionary forces In the north
ern part of the Island.
The northern revolutionists have
seized the customs houses of Cape
Ilaytlan , Port do Palx and Gonalvea
and are collecting duties. Protests
against this action on the part of Gen
eral Flrmln have boon entered by the
National bank and the diplomatic
corps.
A severe engagement between the
northern revolutionists and the south
ern forces , meaning the troops from
Port nu Prince- and the cities of Its
vicinity , IB expected to take place to
morrow.
STEAMER MAY B'E LOST.
Camorta Believed to Have Foundered
In Bay of Bengal.
London , May 15. A dispatch from
Rangoon , British Burmah , says a life
boat belonging to the British steamer
Camorta , overdue nt that port from
Madras , has been picked up in Uie
bay of Bengal.
A lifeboat and boom belonging to
the Cnmorta hns also been picked up
near KrlBno lightship , on the Madras
const , by n vessel searching for the
missing steamer. It IB believed that
the Camorta foundered during n cy
clone on Mny 6. Besides Its 050 pas
sengers , who were natives , the Ca
morta had n crow of 89.
Pastor Uses Doctor as Target.
Wymore , Nob. , Mny 15. Rov. S. P
Beuhercoke , pastor ot the Christian
church , last night went into the of
flee of Dr. W. H. Johnson nnd fired
five shota at him without effect. Mrs
Johnson , .who was in the office
grasped the preacher's arm and dl
verted his aim until her husband BO !
away. Bonborcoke was arrested am
IB In jail. Both men are prominent
and the affair has caused n great sen
satlon. The cause of the assault is
not known.
Slayer Fined $100.
Hermitage , Mo. , May 15. James
Burleson , who shot and killed his
brother-in-law , West Russum , a
Weaubleau last spring , wns fount
guilty yesterdny , but let off with n
line of $100 nnd costs. Burleson nc
cuscd Russum of enticing his boys
awny from home.
Must Answer'for Murder.
'Sioux City , Mny 15. Joseph COleman -
man of Faulkton , 8'D. , charged with
the murder of his brother , Edward , to
secure $10,000 insurance on the lot
ter's llfe has been hejd to the clrcul
court without bail. Th'e tragedy oc
curred on a ranch near Faulkton.
Wrecked by Washout.
Ellis , Kan. , May 15. A iwashqut on
the Colby branch of. the Union Pacific
railroad caused a freight wreck , In
which George 'Regnelr , engineer , wa
killed and the fireman and two brakemen -
men were badly scalded.
SPARKS PROM THE WIRES.
The Earl pf Hppetoun has resigned
'
the genernlsUtp o'f the 'Australian com
monwealth.
The Canadian parliament Wednes
day voted $50,000 for the relief of the
sufferers of Martinique and 'St. Yin
cent.
cent.Dr.
Dr. William Todd Hclmuth , a BUT
geon of national reputation , died aud
donly at his home in New Yo'rl
Thursday morning.
Owing to the depression In the linen
industry on the continent the cottslee
weavers in the Bohemian forest * ar
reduced to starvation.
The .Missouri supreme court sen
fenced Sam Brown to bo 'b'anted in
Wayne County Juno > 3 for the murile
of George L. 'Richardson. '
Former Sefaatdr ettlgrew of South
Dakota ' has purchased the Interest-
former 'Semttpr Dors'ey in ttie Caltfor
nla King rgdld inlnor located 25 mile
north 6f Yumn , A , T. The mine I
said to be ono of the richest in t'ba
part of the country.
The pope received In audience Wed
nesdny Bishop Thomas O'Gorman o
Sioux Falls , S. D. , a member Of th
American commission appointed t
Confer with the pope fegardln
church questions lu the Philippines
Richard Crokcr's Successor
Resigns Leadership.
8PURN8 VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
After His Resignation He Announces
His Permanent Retirement From
Politics Will Devote His Entire
Time to Shipbuilding.
New York , May 1C. Lcwlfl Nixon ,
leader of Tammany Hall for nearly
six months , resigned that position yes
terday at a meeting of the district
lenders , held In Tammany Hall.
While the resignation wns not en
tirely unexpected , it WOB not thought
that Mr. Nixon would tnke such posi
tive nctlon until a Inter date , first
awaiting the action of the leaders to
BOO If they wpuld give him a vote of
confidence , nnd went BO far an to Bay
that ho could no longer retain his
HO If respect If he remained no leader.
After leaving the meeting room
Mr. Nixon would only say to the news
paper mun : " 1 am out an leader of
Tammany Hall. Shipbuilding Is my
business. 1 am out of politics and I
am glad of It. I will devote my time
o my business of shipbuilding and
vlll talk about that by the hour , but I
vlll not talk about politics hereafter.
The cuuse of my resignation is plain.
could have won out and elected Mr.
Y'ltner grand snchem , hut I would
lot appeal to Mr. Crokor. "
BANQUET TO WHITELAW RIED.
One Hundred Prominent Americans
Attend Farewell Function.
New York , May 15. The Hon.
tVhltulaw Hold was the guest of honor
at n larewcll banquet given at the
Jnlon League club last night In antic-
patlon of his approaching departure
'or London , as special ambassador lo
: ho coronation of King Edward VII.
The banquet was attended by about
100 gentlemen , 'including many prom
inent figures in politics , finance and
journalism from all sections of the
country.
Mr. Reid spoke at length on the op
position to the sending of this special
embassy and said : "But , gentlemen ,
whoever supposes frpm this froth on
the surface , where hunters for a cam
paign Issue have been spouting , that
the great body of the American people
do not with heart and settled Judg
ment approve the purpose of the pres
ident In sending this embassy , is as
Ignornnt of this generation on Ameri
can soil ns he Is of the one that pre
ceded Columbus' discovery. "
Fortifications Bill In Senate.
Washington , May 15. During the
greater part of the senate session
yesterday the fortifications appropria
tion bill was under consideration.
Proctor ( Vt. ) offered an amendment
providing that no part of the appro
priation should beised for procuring
disappearing gun carriages. The
amendment precipitated a debate
which continued for two hours and
had not been concluded when the
measure was laid aside for the day.
Proctor led the fight against the dis
appearing carriages , declaring that
they never would be effective and that
in actual wnr It would bo shown they
were a Inmentable failure. Perkins
( Cal. ) warmly defended the war de
partment In adopting the disappearing
carriages , maintaining that the bulk
of the evidence on the subject was In
support of the carriages.
Schurz Re-Elected President.
New York , May 15. At the annual
meeting of the Civil Service Reform
association last night the following of
ficers were elected : President , Carl
Schurz ; Tlce presidents , Theodore
Roosevelt , EHhu Root , Edward M.
Shepard , Oscar S. Strauss ; secretary ,
Eliot H. Goodwin ; treasurer , A. S.
Frlssel. The annual report of the
executive committee was received. It
criticised President Roosevelt for the
'methods used in removing Edgar S.
Maclay from his position at the
Brooklyn mavy yard without giving
him an opportunity toreply to the
charges. It deplored the appointment
of James S. Clarkfion its surveyor of
this port , saying Mr. Clarkson was a
pronounced enemy of civil s"ervlce re-
'form , "with a record na a spoilsman. "
MoUse'Discusses Needs of Navy.
Washington , May 16. The'naval np-
proprintlon bill occupied the attention
of the house throughout the day , Day
ton ( W. Va. ) speaking ori the need of
strengthening our naval battle line ,
while Kltchln ( N. CY > , Fitzgerald ( N.
Y. ) , Metcalf ( Cal. ) and Maynard ( Va. )
strongly advocated the bulldlnc of
warships In government navy yards.
The debate took a wide range at times ,
Rhca ( Va. ) speaking in criticism of
the administration's Philippines pol
icy and Elliott ( S. C. ) presenting the
advantages of the proposed Appalach
ian forest reserve.
Lumber Mills Wiped Out.
Huntlngton , W. Va. , May 15. Fire
which broke out In R. W. Kennedy &
CO.'B lumber mills at Ceredo yester
day destroyed the entire plant and 20
dwellings. The loss Is estimated at
1220,000 , probably one-third covered
by insurance. More than $80,000
worth of clear box lumber alone was
consumed.
Gilbert and Klein Tie.
Ottumwa , la. ; May 15. FreclGllfcnrt
and Russell Klein of Spirit L'ake'tied
yesterday for the high total score at
the annual tourney of the Iowa State
Sportsmen's association with 18 .out
of 20 targets. They also tied In the
contest for the Smith cup. They won
first two places Tuesday.
OPPOSE BRANCH CANKIfJG BILL.1
Missouri and Kancas Bankers Adopt
Resolution Against It.
KansaB City , May 15. Missouri nnd
TCanBOB bonkers , nt their conventions
hero yesterday , adopted strong resolu
tions against the system of branch
bnnklntf , proposed in a bill now pend
ing In congress. The qucstlttn 'Came
up nt the morning Bcsslon and elicited
much discussion , In the afternoon
the discussion centered around the
addresses delivered by J. H. Eckles
and Charles G. liawes , former comp
trollers of the 'currency , who took for
their theme "Assets Currency. " Pros
perity wnfl the keynote of nil the re
marks , nnd J. P. Huston of Marshall ,
Mo. , created enthusiasm when he de
clared that the marvelous material
development of our coiintry during the
past flvo years had never been eclipsed
in time of peace by any people in any
ago.
Baseball Results Yesterday.
National League St. Louis , 7 ; Now
York , 10. Cincinnati , 5 ; Philadelphia ,
C. Chlcngo , 3 ; Brdoklyn , 2. Pitts-
hurt , 5 ; Boston , 10.
Amcrlcnn League Chicago , 12 ; St
LoulB , 2. Washington , 4 ; Baltimore , 1.
Philadelphia , 5 ; Boston , 1. Cleveland ,
2 ; Detroit , 3.
American Association Milwaukee ,
2 ; Columbus , 3. Minneapolis , 2 ; In
dianapolis , 3. St. Paul , 1 ; Louisville ,
C. Kansas City , 3 ; Toledo , 1.
College Kansas University , 5 ; Ne
braska University , 3.
May Musical Festival.
Cincinnati , Mny 15. The opening
concert of the 15th Mny musical fes
tival brought an assemblage of 16-
000 persons to Music hnll Inst night.
The concert wns devoted wholly to a
novelty here , The Beatitudes , an ora-
toria by Caesar Franck , a Belgian
composer. The composition required
all the forces of the festival , the
chorus numbering nearly 500 , the or
chestra of 200 , the great orgnn nnd
the seven soloists. Theodore Thomas
was conductor.
orooKe inquest tsegun.
New York , May 15. The Inquest
Into the death of Walter Brooks , the
young commission merchant , who was
shot In the Glen Island hotel on Feb.
14 , was begun yesterday by Coroner
Brown. Florence Burns , who was'ar
rested on suspicion of being responsi
ble for the death , but "was discharged
from custody at the conclusion of the
police magistrate's hearing , wns rep-
rensted by counsel. Her Inwyer said
Miss Burns could easily he found it
wanted.
River Steamer Goes to Bottom.
Pittsburg , May 15. The passengei
steamer J. C. Woodward ran into a
loaded coal tow near Allenport , Pa. ,
on the Monongahela river last night
and sank In 15 feet of water. When
the collision occurred the passengers
were asleep , but all were landed safe
ly. Several members of the crew
Jumped overboard and succeeded In
reaching shore. The cargo is almost
a total loss.
Prefer High School Graduates.
Chicago , May 15. High school edu
cation will hereafter be of advantage
to young men who desire to enter the
service of the Santa Fe railroad. The
management of that company has in
structed heads of departments that
where positions are to bo filled , high
school graduates shall be given the
preference.
President Loubet at Brest.
Bre'st , France , May 15. President
Loubet , who is on his way to St.
Petersburg , arrived here yesterday
nnd was welcomed by cheering
crowds. He proceeded to the pre
fecture anu subsequently was enter
tained at luncheon by 1,500 civil offi
cials of the department of Flnlsterre.
Havemeyer Gives to College.
Philadelphia , May 15. Henry O.
Havemeyor of New York , whose
daughter Is a student at Bryn Mawr
college , has subscribed $20,000 to the
$250,000 fund now being raised by
the Institution to meet the conditional
$250,000 gift of John D. Rockefeller.
Scandinavian Commissioner Pleased.
Chrlstlanla , Norway , May 15. Mr.
Wennerstrum , a commissioner of the
St. Louis exposition , after a canvass
of the situation here , has expressed
'
great satisfactlo'n with the plans and
prospects for Scnndlnarlan participa
tion in the exhibition.
TELEGRA'MS TERSELY TOLD.
Russian peasants are forced to feed
stock on straw from cottage rodfs.
Crowds arrived starving at Moscow.
The splendid monument erected at
Lebanon , Mo. , to the memory of the
late Richard Park Bland Vlll be un
veiled June 17.
Mrs. Julia Klein of St Louis Was
robbed at San Francisco of JG.SOO by
a waiter named Charley Marco , to
whom she was engaged to be married.
J. Plerpont Morgan Is going to
Spain In order to negotiate for the en
try of the Spanish Transatlantic com
pany Into the Atlantic shipping com
bluatlon.
According to an official crop report ,
the condition of Hungarian wheat is
generally satisfactory , although , ow
ing to frosts , it is somewhat backward.
Rye has been badly damaged.
The 'Frisco railroad coiripany has
completed its extension toward Vernon -
non , Tex. , to a point six miles frdm
Cordell , O. T. , and Is nearlng Hobart ,
O. T. , where a connection will be mdde
with the Rock Island from Chlckasha.
V. D. Snyder and F. W. "Stewart ,
president and vice president of the
Union Wholesale company , with headquarters -
quarters in Kansas City , pleaded
guilty Wednesday to three Indictments
charging them with making fraudu
lent use of the mails.
Final Action is Expected at
Hazlcton Tdday.
MITCHELLMAYDECIDE QUESTION
Labor Leader Says All Hope of Con *
cessions Is Gone and He Will Ad
vise Delegates at Proper Time If It
Becomes Necessa.y.
Hazletdh , Pa. , May 1G. The conven
tion of the anthracite mine workers
held two sessions Ih the opera house
here yesterday , and without taking
any action on the question of Inau
gurating a permanent strike , ad-
Jo\lrtied until morning. About 700
delegates are In attendance. The con
vention is meeting behind closed
doors and although nothing official Is
given out , It is known thai the all-
important question wae not icacbed ,
the two sessions being devoted entire
ly to the organization of the meeting
anil the report of the committee on
credentials. President Mitchell was
made chairman of the convention.
The day brought forth no definite
information bearing on the probable
action of the convention and the situ
ation remains about the same as it
has been during the past 48 hours.
President Mitchell said that all hope
of any concessions from the operators
was gone. He has had no recent com
munication , ho said , with the mine
owners , Senator Hanna or any other
member of the National Civic Feder
ation. Ho admitted that he had some
advice to give to the delegates at the
proper time , but what It Is he will not
say. In an Interview he said that there
was no doubt that the sentiment of
the men is in favor of a strike , but
ho refused to make any reply when
asked If he would give advice that
would come In conflict with their
sentiments. It IB admitted that what
President Mitchell suggests will be
done , notwithstanding the fact that a
majority of the delegates are In favor
of a strike if the mine owners do not
make concessions. Therefore , it
looks very much as though the whole
matter rests upon the national presi
dent.
Quiet reigned everywhere in the
region and "not a pound of coal was
mined anywhere.
A great crowd of mine workers
came Into town from the surrounding
villages and coal patches. They
crowded around the convention hall ,
waiting for Information from the in
side , nnd they were greatly disap
pointed when the convention ad
journed without taking definite ac
tion.
PRESIDENT WIELDS TROWEL.
Lays Cornerstone of McKlnley Memo.
orlal College Near Washington.
Washington , May 15. In the pres
ence of a large audience President
Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the
McKinley Memorial Ohio College of
Government of the American univer
sity , located afew miles outside of
this city , In the northwestern part of
the District of Columbia. When com
pleted the building will be devoted
to studies embracing diplomacy , mu
nicipal government , arbitration , civics
and international law. On the platform -
form beside the president were Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson , Secre
tary Hay , Senators Hanna and Dolll-
ver , Bishop Willard F. Mallalleu of
Massachusetts and many men promi
nent In educational and church work.
Rioters Attack Gendarmes.
Rome , May 15. Newspaper tele
grams which have reached here from
Barl , on the Adriatic , report the riot
ing of 5,000 peasants oa Putlgnano , as
the result of labor disputes. The riot
ers burned the houses where the
octroi taxes are collected and ht-i
tacked the town hall. Seven gen
darmes were wounded In TI Vain at
tempt to quell the rioting. The gen
darmes ( hen 1had 'recoUrse ' 'to 'their
firearms , and as a result a Woman
was 'wounded. "Forty arrests Were
made and 'order was finally restored.
Tobacco Trust Raises Wages.
Louisville , May 15. Onaccount of
the Increase In the cost of living the
Continental Tobacco company , through
its vice 'president ' , C. E. "Halllwlll of
New York , yesterday ordered an in
crease of 10 per cent in 'the ' Vages of
all its Louisville employes , 'who "will
number 'more ' 'than ' 5,000. The In
crease will add $7,500 to the weekly
pay roll of the company In this city.
It is said the order of the company Is
general and the 30,000 to 35,000 'em
ployes throughout the United States
will be benefited.
Cuban House Elects Officers.
Havana , May 15. The housq of rep
resentatives hns elected Pelayo Gar-
tin presldpnt , Carlos Font and Carlos
Cespedes vice presidents , and Alfredo
llanduley and Antonio Perez secre
taries. President-elect Palma said
that the matter of making up the Cu
ban cabinet was causing him much
worry and trouble. Ho wants to sur
round himself with men of experience
and ability , In whom he hns confi
dence , but also desires to maintain
harmony among the 'political leaders.
Two New Strikes at Chicago.
Chicago , May 15. Two new strikes
began here yesterday. Three hundred
glass workers walked out , practically
tying up the glass plants of the city ,
and 200 employes of the American
Bridge company struck for an in
crease In wages. The glass workers
had been granted a nine-hour day
and 10 per cent advance in wages ,
but recognition of their union wae re
fused.
. P.ATE3 F VOR THE PACKERS.
Interstate Ccmmerce Commission to
Begin Investigation of Charges.
Chicago , May 15. Chairman Knap'p
of the Interstate commerce commis
sion , which will begin an invcstlgatkm
of live stock rates hero today , stated
that the Instigation bad no direct
bearing on the government's proceed
ings against the socailod beef trust.
No rmcktirB will DO Investigated.
The investigation has to do with
the rumors that railroads are dis
criminating ( paying rebates ) in a
way which is do'trlmenUl to the Inter
ests of Iowa cattle shippers , and
which unduly favors Omaha and other
Missouri river packers. The rate on
HVo stock is said to bo proportionately
higher than the dressed beef /ate ,
which gives an advantage to the pack'
ers nearest the source of supply.
Monon Changes Hands.
New York , May 15. In the best In
formed circles In Wall street there
was discussion of a statement ema
nating from an authoritative source
that the Chicago , Indianapolis anil
Louisville raliway , generally known as
the "Monon" route , had been pur
chased by khe Louisville and Nashville
and the Southern 'Railway company.
This purchase of the Monon means
that hereafter the Southern and the
Louisville and Nashville railways will
have and absolutely control an Inde
pendent entrance Into Chicago.
Stove Manufacturers In Session.
New York , May 15. The Steve
Manufacturers' Association of the
United States began Its 31st annual
convention here yesterday. There
were about C50 members. In his an
nual address President Albert Parlln
of Boston said competition was the
life of trade and then spoke of un
wise competition as the death of profIt -
It He concluded by saying that co
operation was the redemption of both.
The morning and afternoon sessions
were taken up with the discussion of
the subject of consolidation.
Record Prices for Cattle.
Chicago , May 15. Cattle prices
were higher at the Union Stock Yarda
in Chicago yesterday than for almost
20 years. The top price for the day ,
$7.60 , was 10 cents In ndvnnce of. the
hl'Bh mark test week. All the offer
ings were snapped up. The prices of
hogs 'and sheep also made record
marks for the year.
Judge Taft Given Reception ,
Cincinnati , May 15. The alumni
students nnd fnculty of the Cincinnati
law school yesterday gave Judge Will-
lam H. Taft , governor of the Philip
pines , a public reception at College
hall. Governor Taft leaves today for
Manila via. . Rome.
More Moisture In Kansas.
Wichita , Kan. , May 15 Three
Inches of rain covered Klngman coun
ty yesterday nnd extended far Into
western Kansas and Oklahoma , doing
Immense benefit to the growing crops
and pastures.
nioocl VeuMela ot the Eye.
Purklnje discovered a very simple
nnd highly entertaining experiment by ,
means of which the retina , with all its
veins and blood vessels standing out In
relief against It , can be thrown Into the
air before one's eyes. It is called the
aborescent figure , to Its likeness to n
mnny branched tree , nnd Is produced'ln
the following manner : In n dark room
nt night move n cnndle backward dnd.
forward before the eyes. After a few
seconds the air will nssume n reddish
appearance , and running over it in'all
directions may be seen the veins nhd
blood vessels In bold relief , while to
ward the center of the figure there
rises up n dark trunk , from which the
veins branch out on nil sides.
The trunk Is visible where the optic
nerve enters the eye , nnd this experi
ment Is chiefly interesting to the stu
dent as proving that the pnrts of the
retina which nctunlly receive nnd pro
duce the sensation of light must He'be
hind the blood vessels , since these cast
their shadow on to it nnd cen be seen
ns clearly as any other object exter
nally.
Hid Ilia Whtp.
The late Lord Que ensberry's famous
protest at the performance 'of Tenny-
sdn's "Promise of May" had a quaint
sequel. A society Journal , now deceased ,
made some scathing comments on the
Incident.
Lord Queensberry armed himself
with a heavy whip nnd called rit ( he
office , asking to see the editor. He "was
conducted to the presence of an'elderly '
Voinnn , who 'regarded ' him severely
through her spectacles.
Remembering the "Queensberry
rules , " he hid the horsewhip and mere
ly remarked that he had called to talk
the matter over.
! ! ! ObllKntlon.
The Due de Roquclaure was far , very
far , from being handsome. One day hemet
met lu the street an ugly Auvcrgnat
who had some petition or memorial to
present nt Versnllles. He immedintely
introduced him to Louis XIV. , remark
ing that he was under n special obliga
tion to the gentleman. The king graft
ed the fnvor asked nnd then iriqulred
of the duke whnt was this pressing ob
ligation. "But for him , your majesty , I
should be the ugliest man in your do
minions. "
She Wns an Observer.
"Did George write to you every'day
while he wns traveling nrdund ? "
"Yes , every day. "
"What regulnrity ! "
"Yes , but I discovered that every one
of the letters was written here In his
office before he started , and all he had
to do was to drop one in the postofUco
wherever he chanced to be. "
"And how did you find that out ? "
"The V In his office typewriter Is
uroken.levcland Plain Dealer.