THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL.
PART TWO. NORFOLK , NtiWUSKA , FRIDAY , , ! ULY ' 21 , WU3. PAGES 9 TO 12 ,
Lebanon's Business District is
Gutted.
FLAMES CAME AT MIDNIGHT.
.Half Million Dollar Fire In Packing
Plant at Chicago Sixty Thousand
Cases of Salmon Go Up In Flames
Today.
Lebanon , Nob. , July 24. Special to
The News : A good shnro of the
business district of this town was
iSitted by llamos nt midnight. The
loss will reach ? 20,000 , partially In
sured.
The principal losers are the hotel
Eakin , BldwellWcstnnd Jolly & Co.
_ _
Half Millon Dollar Loss.
Chicago , July 21. Special to The
News : The Omaha packing plant
was partially burned this morning.
The loss amounts to $500,000. Six
teen million pounds of pork were
burned. The refining plant and an
eight story ware house were totally
destroyed.
Sixty Thousand Cases of Salmon.
Seattle , July 21. Special to The
News : The Kenal salmon cannery
burned this morning. About 00,000
cases of salmon were lost.
SHERIFF FOOLS THE CROWD.
Jett and White Taken to Cynthlana by
a huse ,
Lexington , Ky. , July 24. Curtis
Jett and Thomas White , indicted tor
the minder or J. b. Marcum at Jack-
eon. who have been In Jail hero for
Datekeeping , weio quietly spirited
away tiom the Pujctte county Jail at
6:45 a. in. , put 011 the Louisville and
.Nashville train and tak j to Cynthl-
/ana , where they are to be tried by
Judce Osborno July 27.
They were taken by Sheriff Lash
and his deputy under an order ot the
circuit court and only the Jailer and
the officials knew of the movement.
The arrangement announced several
days ago to bring troops hero and
take them Saturday morning now
turns out to have been a ruse to
avoid excitement. Both men were
calm.
Captain Ewen will go to Cynthlana
Sunday to testify against Jett and
White.
COLLISION AT SEDAHA.
Missouri Pacific Express Crashes Into
Accommodation Train.
Sedalia , Mo. , July 24. An open
awitch caused the Missouri Pacific
fast expiess train to collide with the
rear end of an accommodation train
in the yards Just east of the depot.
The forward coach of the accommoda
tion train was telescoped by the bag
gage and express car In front of It.
The injured : Julius H 'jol , Holland ,
la. , ribs fractured , Internal Injuries ,
serious ; J. E. Ewlng , Lament , Mo. ,
leg and arm injured ; Velma hall , aged
two years , of Lament , contusions on
body and limbs ; Miss Ruby Mercer of
Sedalia , face lacerated.
Negroes Try to Lynch Negro.
St. Louis , July 24. A mob made a
desperate but unsuccessful effort to
lynch John Davis , a negro who had
Just shot and killed his wife. The
shooting attracted two policemen , who
arrested Davis. The officers took their
prisoner to the street corner patrol
box and had sent in a call , when a mou
of nearly 100 negroes rushed upon
them. "Lynch him , " shouted a ne
gro In the crowd , and the cry was
taken up as the mob surrounded the
officers and prisoners. Davis crouched
to the ground nnd begged the officers
for protection. The officers drew their
revolvers and began using them as
clubs , knocking several members of
the n.ob senseless. Additional officers
arrived and the mob was put to rout
and Davis was taken to Jail In safety.
Kills Woman and Himself.
Bucyrus , O. , July 24 , Charles Kent
hot and killed Mrs. Lou Rensell , shot
John Sawyer and then killed himself.
The shooting took place at the Ronscll
saloon. Kent was the bartender and
some time ago eloped with Mrs. Ren-
sell to California. Recently they re
turned horo. While Mrs. Rensell was
entertaining Sawyer , Kent secured a
revolver and entered the room. Ho
Bhot Mrs. Rensell twice , the woman
dying almost Instantly. One of the
shots penetrated the arm of Sawyer ,
who was only slightly injured. Kent ,
thinking he bad killed both , placed
the revolver to his head and blow out
bis brains.
Teamsters Qlvt Up Fight.
Chicago , July 24 Rebuked for violating
lating ito agreement by the very
'unions it was trying to old , and under
public criticism for lawless methods ,
the teamsters' union abandoned Ha
ptrlktt against the Kellogg Switchboard
and Electrical Supply company. The
unconditional surrender of the teams
ters seems to avert all possibility of a
general labor war In Chicago ,
Dies In Chair of Dent let.
Hastings , Neb. , July 24 , Mrs. Koran
Blue of Junlata died In Hastings
while having her tooth extracted In
Dr. I. A. George's dental office. Dr.
Schaufelberger administered chloro
form and ten or fifteen teeth had been
removed when she rallied sufficiently
to fl'-tso and expectorate. She then
sank back and died.
PATER30N SORELY STRICKEN.
Many Made Homeless by a Cyclone
Which Sweeps Over the City.
Pntersou , N. J. , July 24. Mayor
John Hlnchcllffo called together the
leading citizens of Paterson to de
vise ways and means of providing re
lief for the people moat sorely stricken
by the tornado which wiought death
and devastation In this city. Two
thousand began clearing the wreck
age strewn In the streets by the
storm. In summing up the tornado's
work Paterson counts three dead , 1 , .
000 Injured , fifty families made homeless -
less and a property loss of $200,000.
The tornado mowed n path of de
struction 4UO foot wide , from the cast
to the west of the city. About 200
persons are under treatment nt the
hospital. It Is expected most will re
cover.
PLAGUE ATTACKS ARMY ,
600 Brazilians are Already Dead and
400 are Very Sick From the
Fever.
Rlo-de-Jenerio , July 24. Special to
The News : The Drazlllan army has
boon attacked with acre fever
plague and COO soldiers are already
dead. Four hundred are sick.
"
SOUFRIERE IS AGAIN ACTIVE.
Electrlflcal Clouds , Earthquakes and
Low , Rumbling Sounds.
Kingstown , Isle of St. Vincent , July
24. The Soufrlero volcano has been
slightly agitated since July 1 , omit
ting puffs Intermittently , which cause
electrllled clouds and low rumblings.
A severe earthquake shock was felt ,
accompanied by a subterranean sound
of cracking , which shook the build
ings hero and throw the people Into
a state of consternation , fearing that
a disastrous phenomenon would fol
low this earthquake similar to that
of July 17 , 1902 , which preceded the
eruption of Sept. 3 , 1902.
FOUR LOSE LIVES IN WATER.
Two Women and Two Children
Drowned In Canal.
Seattle , Wash. , July 24. Mrs. Ella
Smith of Homa Hoina , her two little
daughters and Mrs. Lena Bradford of
Seattle were drowned In the Hood
canal at the foot of the Olympic
mountains. The children got out of
their depth , their mother went to their
rescue , followed by Mrs. Bradford ,
who plunged into the water and made
a heroic effort to save the drowning
woman and child. Her strength proved
unequal to the task and all four wcro
drowned.
Tornado at Tombstone.
Tucson , Ariz. , July 24. A torrlflo
tornado visited Tombstone and Fair
banks last night and although details
are meager , It is thought that many
who were caught In the path of the
storm must have perished. Wires are
all down. The storm , which broke at
8 o'clock , was accompanied by a cloud
burst. The wind did great damage ,
unroofing houses and tearing up trees.
Hardly had It subsided when water
came down the canon and Fairbanks
was under six feet of water. The In
habitants fled to the hills. In the
valley and above Fairbanks several
ranch houses are known to have been
demolished.
Pleasure Yacht Has Close Call.
New York. July 24. Adrift In Hell-
gate , with nro In her hold , smoke en
veloping her Btern , and her whistle
blowing the signal of distress , Selah
U. van * Duser's big steam yacht , the
Wana , was swept perilously near the
Astoria shore. Mr. Van Duser , with
his wife and two daughters and two
women guests were on board at the
time. The officers and men were un
able to direct her course , but together
with the aid of a tug. they were able
to pump several streams of water Into
the hold and extinguish the lames.
The yacht was considerably damaged.
Fatal Accident at Anaconda.
Anaconda , Mont. , July 24. While a
gang of twenty men were hoisting a
Leovy piece of sheet Iron at the new
smelting works , the structural steel
Inside the lluo gave way and the walls
bulged , burying the entire gang In the
debris. E. E. Joss woa killed , his
bead being severed from bis body ,
and Hans Anensen was fatally Injured.
Several others were slightly hurt.
More Indictments Agalnot Drigg * .
Now York. July 24. Among the In-
dictmenta handaid up by the federal
grand jury It is said by those who prc-
fofliod to have a knowledge of Uu > fact
that there w ro two additional Indict-
moots found against former Congress
man Edmund H. DrlKBfl and two
against George W. Be a we , superin
tendent of allowances and salarUa in
the postofuco department
Earth Shakes at Salt Lake ,
Salt Lake , July 24. Soreral tight
earthquake shocks wer felt la tbla
city' at 1:40 a. m. In Ogden , thirty-
Boven miles north , the shock woa the
severest over felt there. The disturb
ance lasted about ten oeconde and ap
peared to bo In the form of short , quick
vibrations. No damage wo * done.
Street Car Disorder at Richmond.
Richmond , July 24. An outbreak of
atr t cor disorder broke out last
night. A car was blown up and ono
motormaa Injured. Another motorman -
man was shot at and a woman passen
ger was struck with a itone thrown at
th car.
Leaves All to Successor for
Benefit of Church.
CONCLAVE IS TO BEGIN JULY 31.
Cardinals Arrange for Election of
Election of Papal Ruler Good Feel
ing Shewn Between Church and
State Italian Troops at St. Peter's.
Rome , July 21. Special to The
News : The light for the olilco ol
pope centers about Rampolll. He
lias twenty-five cardinals already
pledged and the election requlroH
forty. Capacolatro IB the opposi
tion's candlilate. There Is Intense
wlro pulling.
Roinu. Juiy 24. Thousands passed
before the body of Lee X1I1 , lying "lu
state In the basilica of St. Peter's.
It was originally Intended that this
opportunity publicly to view the re-
uiuins was to extend through three
days , but It Is learned that thu time
Is likely to bo curtailed , owing to tha
evidences that decomposition Is setting -
ting In This Is duo to the severe
heat , from which no embalming , how
ever , perfect , could completely protect -
tect the body. The will of the dead
pope was opened at the meeting of
th congregation of cardinals. It con-
slats of thirty-six pages In the hand
writing of Leo XIII and leaves all the
property , of which he died possessed
to his successor for the use of the
church. To each member of his fam
ily ho loaves a present , to bo chosen
from U > o valuable objects 1'- his apart
ment. Similar presents are be-
Quenthod to his physicians. The total
amount of the property which he left
I * not yet known. The prevailing 1m-
preuslon of those who passed before
the Iron gate to view the remains was
ono of intense pity , combined with a
certain sense of horror. The body
was tilted up on the catafalque In or
der that all might see the terribly
shrunken face. An ordinary skull In
a frame of gold lying In the midst of
a mass of red robes could scarcely
have been more typical of death.
During the day many of those who
passed In stopped before the cata
falque to say a hurried prayer. Hun
dreds of the women , and even HOIIIO of
the men , carried children In their arn < 3.
An Important political factor was
Introduced Into the ceremony by the
entrance Into St. Peter's of Italian
soldiers to preserve order. Their pres
ence there under such a capacity ,
unprecedented In modern Italy , Is Im
portant us an indication of better re
lations between the government and
the Vatican , as It vas by the consent
If not by the doslro of the Vatican au
thorities that they employed the
qulrlnal troops In papal territory.
Another 1-ature is the fact that Car-
dlnul Oregilu , in iccelving a group ot
the city latuers of Rome , who repre
sent the clerical party , charged them
to thank also their liberal colleagues
for the manifestations of sympathy
which they showed during the Illness
of the popo.
In this connection importance attaches -
taches to the meeting of cardinals
which appointed Mgr. Pitted as con-
lessor ot the conclave , a committee
to undertake the arrangements of the
conclave and selected physicians , who
will attend them during their seclu
sion. The most Important matter before -
fore the meeting was a proposition
presented by Cardinal Oroglla to send
a noU to the diplomatic body accred
ited to the holy see tor the purpose of
representing to the powers the condi
tion cf the papacy since the loss of
Us temporal power and the transfer of
the capital of the Italian government.
From what leaked out It appears the
proposition provoked considerable of
a contest , and Cardinals Stelnhaber ,
Mathleu and others favored the dis
patch of on energetic note regarding
reclaiming the papal rights. Car
dinals Agllardl and VannutolU , on the
contrary , advocated a milder wording
of this document , which , they con
tended , should maintain the historical
pretensions of the holy sec , but In
temperate language. The congrega
tion decided to pursue a middle
course , and entrusted Mgr. Merry Del
Val with the duty of drawing up the
document for submission to another
meeting.
The commission of cardinals en
trusted with the arrangements for the
conclara has presented a plan which
Involves the expenditure of $1,400
and assures that everything will bo
In readiness for the opening of the
conclave July 31. The apartment
BtUl occupied by Cardinal Rampolla
will be divided Into four rooms In or
der to accommodate four of the car
dinals during the conclave. The
work ot moving the things in the
pope's apartment which he bo-
qucathod by the torma of the will boa
begun.
Paris. July 24. The Rome corre
spondent of the Herald telegraphs
that If Cardinal Rampolla Is not elect-
* d it will be due to the action ot Car
dinal Gibbons , who , it la asserted in
Vatican circles , remained in Paris in
order to unite the French cardinals
against him. Cardinal Mathucl Is
still the most ardent supporter of
Cardinal Rampolla. The correspond
ent asserts that Cardinal Gibbons has
succeeded In uniting the French car
dinals around Cardinal Richard , with
a view of supporting a candidate
whose policy would bo a reaction
against that of the Into pontiff. Ho
evlso says that the alllanco will en
deavor at the conclave to enforce n
condition that the new pope transform
the snrrod rollogo Into a true Intorna-
tlounl Institution.
UNIFORM CURRENCY FOR CHINA.
Monetary Commissions Conclude Confer -
fer nce at Derlln ,
Berlin , July 24. Thu conferences of
the American and Mexican monetary
commissions with the German repre
sentatives were concluded horo. The
Americans nml Mexicans will proceed
to St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
From a statement handed to the
correspondent of the Associated
Proas from the American commission
It appears that a unanimous rupert
on n Ht'ries of resolutions was reached
roKardlng a uniform monetary system
for China on n gold basis , with u sil
ver circulation. The resolutions fur
ther commend the gold using coun-
trlus buying silver for subsidiary coinage -
ago to observe regularity. The rene
lutlous disclaim promoting bimetal
lism , or any change In the gold system
of any country.
The Americans and Mexlcunn ox-
prwsa great satisfaction with the re
sult of the work lu Burlln. President
Creel of the Mexican commlMfllon aald
that If the projuct for a uniform cur
rency for China were soon cnrrlwl out
and the silver purchases for the Unit-
art Strttos and Europe were made reg
ularly , Uio fluctuations between the
silver nnd gold countries will cease.
Th representatives of the Chinese
government , who wcro present at London -
don , Pnrlfl and Berlin , expressed ap-
provnl of the resolution to give China
a uniform currency.
TWO BOYS HANGED ,
Convicted of the Murder of a Lexing
ton Man , They Went to the
Gallows Together.
Lexington , Ky. , July 21. Special to
The News : Earl Whitney and
Claude O'Hrien , two youthful mur
derers for whom Incessant efforts
have been made in ntuto courts , were
hanged this morning for the imirdur
of A. U Cliinn.
Medicine Makers Favor Inspection.
New York , July 24. A joint commit
tee appointed by the American Med
ical association and the American
Pharmaceutical anHoclatlou to study
and report on the plans of the pro
posed national bureau of modlcluos
and food Is said to have derived In
formation that n majority of manufact
urers of proprietary medicines favor
the movement. The object of the bu
reau Is to secure uniformity of stand-
arda In medicines and food. These
manufacturers who arc opposed to the
moveihent say that the reputation cf
the Individual house Is a sulllcicnt
guarantee of the quality of Its product.
Minister Handy With Gun.
MIddlcsburg. Ky. . July 24. After
killing one man and fatally wounding
another , Robert Lee , a minister nt
Ltuniu , In Casey county , said grace
at the Jail table In Liberty. Lee be
came Involved In a quarrel with Ellis
Woods and the latter's son nnd the
shooting followed , lu which the
preacher proved himself more than a
match for both of his opponents , for
be succeeded In killing Woods and
fatally wounded his son. The "Fight-
Ing Parson" was then arrested and
taken to the jail at Liberty , whore ho
peacefully returned thanks at the
table with the other prisoners.
Baseball Results.
National League Chicago , 5 ; Cin
cinnati , 2. Philadelphia , ! ; Now York,5.
American League Philadelphia , 11 ;
Washington , 3. Detroit , 5 ; Chicago ,
0. Cleveland 2 ; St. Louis , 0. New
York , 1-4 ; Boston , C-2.
American Association Minneapolis ,
1 ; Loulsvillo , 5. Kansas City , 5-16 ;
Toledo , 2-0. Milwaukee , 3 ; Columbus ,
4. St. Paul , 19 ; Indianapolis , 3.
Western League Colorado Springs ,
2 ; St. Joseph , 3. Omaha , 12 ; Poorla ,
4. Denver , 1 ; Kansas City , 6. Dea
Molnes , 2-8 ; Milwaukee , 1-7.
President Visits His Uncle.
Bayvillo , N. Y. , July 24. President
Roosevelt Is the guest of hla uncle ,
Robert B. Roosevelt. , at the lattcrs
country estate , Lotos Lake. Ho
passed a quiet and rosttul day after
his hard ride during the early bourn
of the * morning. The president
passed the night at Lotos Lake. Presi
dent Roosevelt was greatly shocked
when Informed of the suddeo d atb of
Frederick W. Holla. Mr. Holla was
a clew personal friend of tha presi
dent and vialUd him at Sagamore
Hill only a tow days ago.
Hot Wind Hurts the Cam.
Top Ua , Kan. , July 24. Special ad
vices from a notworthy source from
'Pratt , Rao. , staU that there baa been
oo rain In thai territory for six wceke
aad that the corn crop IB ruined. The
thermometer registered 109 and
threening la delayed In conaooufmcc
of the laborers being unable to stand
the extreme heat. Wheat will avoragB
tvteaty bashels to the acre.
Poeee In Pursuit of Murderer.
Trinidad , Colo. , July 24. Because
she rejected bis attentions , David
Agulllo shot and killed Mrs. Cella
DuBE&rt , aged nineteen , at a coal
camp five miles from bore. The mur
derer took to the hills and is being
pursued by thirty miners , the sheriff
ana a posse. A lynching is likely.
Congressman Lovcrlng Says
Export Trade is Suffering.
MUST REVISE DRAWBACK LAW.
Cheap Alcohol la Also Needed , De
clares Massachusetts Representa
tive , If Country IB to Do Satisfied.
Furniture Men Adopt Resolutions.
Now York , July 21. The Furnlturo
Association of America , u national
organization of retail dealers , inanu-
facturois and thulr roproHontutlvuo ,
began Its Hist annual convention horn
luut night. Thu meeting \vau attended
by 200 delegates irom all parts of the
country. 1) . M. Shearer of Uoaton
called the mooting to order an 1 Will-
lam C. Loverlng of MumwculinutlH
was the principal Hpuakor , discussing
"Methods ( . ' Extending Our Export
Tradu. " Ho u..ld In part ; "I propose
touching on two iioodcd reforms ,
which I am satisfied will aid In tiocur-
Ing thu desired additional markets.
The first of these IH thu proposition
to amend thu customs drawback law
and thu second In that to amend our
Internal revenue laws so as to provtdu
cheaper alcohol for manufacturing
purposes. If our luglslutoiu uro wiuo
they will not antagonl/o the grout
growing sentiment in favor of tariff
revision , whether It comes under
what Is known us the lowu idea , or
that elder and country-wldo donmnd
that has boon forcing lUu lf upon the
attention of the party lenders for the
last few yearn. Nothing loss than n
llhurul diawbauk law enacted nt the
next session of congieas will save the
protective tariff truin a fearful on
slaught If not utter demolition. "
Resolutions wore adopted showing
that "It IB the sense of the furniture
Interests of the country that legisla
tion to relieve us from special taxt-s
bo enacted by congri'SH , and our laws
relating to the payment of drawback
on exported articles of domestic man
ufacture should bo amended as pro
vided for In the bill Introduced In the
last congress by W. C. Lovorlng. "
BUILDING AND LOAN MEETING.
C. F. Bentley of Grand Island Elected
a Vice President.
Boston , July 21. Continuing tholr
convention , the delegates to the Unit
ed States lA-nguo of Local Building
and Loan associations r"ve attention
to addresses and papers on topics of
"articular Interest to the asuoclatlon.
Among the addresses delivered were
the following : "Illinois and Her
Laws , " by J. N. C. Shamway , Taylor-
ville , III. ; "How Far Gun Wo Safely
Drift Away From the Original Con
ception of the Building Association ? "
by C. F. Huntley , Grand Island , Neb.
Officers elected : Jiimrn Clarency of
Pennsylvania , pre ldent ; A. L. Guthlel
of Indiana , llrst vice president ; F. D.
KlngMbury of New York and C. F.
Rontley of Nebraska , second and
third vice presidents respectively. H.
F. Celllarlus of Cincinnati was con
tinued In the oftlco of secretary.
Five Indictments In Feud Case.
Jackson , Ky. , July 24. The special
grand jury has adjourned. Indictments
against Charles Callahan and Matholl
and Ewon Bowling , two boys accused
of ambushing and wounding Jchn
Turner nine months ago , were re
turned. Judge Cardwell Issued war
rants for the arrest of William Brit-
tain , a deputy sheriff , nnd Asbury
Splcer , charging them with the murder -
dor of Town Marshal James Cockrlll
more than a year ago. The men were
arrested by details of soldiers.
Serious Rioting at Baku.
London , July 24. Reports ara
reaching London of serious rioting
among the strikers at Baku , Russia ,
where 40,000 men are on a strike.
The reports say that there have been
much destruction of property and con
flicts with troops. In one case the
rioters are said to have fired Into a
train convoying troops. It Is alleged
that political agitators are busy and
that the whole laboring population Is
Insurrection that railway
in a state of ,
way lines have been torn up and ablps
detained.
Revolution In Bulgaria.
Vienna , July 24. Belgrade papers
publish rumors of a revolution In Bul
garia , and that Prince Ferdinand , on
the advice of bis gorerniatnL is about
to flee , or has fled to Belgrade Tbu
far the rumors have not b a offlciaJty
confirmed , n la aald a * Delgrad that
Chore have been flftr-foux , nlght aasas *
ainatlona. , mostly of epldtora , ca duty
In Prlnc * . Ferdinand's palace guard.
Women to Print Ntwopapen. (
New York , July 4 EdlUd by wom
en , the first IMUO ot a 1-cent , morn
ing paper , devoted exclusively , to stor
ies of and for women , will It Is an
nounced , appear on tha ttroeta of Now
York Nov. 2. To avoid being
"scooped" the women propofl * going
to press a couple of houca later than
their contemporaries.
Old 8hamrock Wlna by a Fhiko.
Atlantic Highlands N. J. , July 24.
A fluk and a shift of wind cheated
Shamrock III out of a Ttetory In a
drifting race with Shamrock I oft
Bandy Hook and gave the old boot the
first rlctory she er r had over the
now cup challenger. She finished
three minutes fifty seconds ahoad.
ANOTHER FALL IN STOCKS ,
Many Shares Shoved Down by the
Rush to Sell.
New York , July 24. There wan a
further decline In thu stuck market ,
th IndiiHtrlalH being the moat af-
foctutl , but ( ho railway list , Includ
ing a number of lilcli grade ISHUCS ,
puffonMl In Hymputhy. lu addition to
advernu ctop rupurU and further wild
speculation lu cotton , a bttMdlug trade
falluro created a feeling of alarm.
The broalt of &Vi points In Amalga
mated Copper Is rather more far-reacli-
Ing than In generally suppouod. Much
of the stock Watt purchattud outright ,
at prlcon fully GO points above present
quotations , and the olirlukngo was UH n
liiHt stiaw to many holders. Lurgc < | tiiin-
tltlim of copper were thrown over
board nt practically any prlco that
was offered.
TO LAUNCH BIG SHIP ,
All Arrangements Have Now Been
"
Completed For Putting the
"
M.ichurla In.
Ciimden , N. J , July 21. Spuclal to
The NUWH : Arrangements liuvo boon
completed at the yards of the Now
York Shipbuilding company for the
launched early in the coming wcok of
the mammoth Hteuinnhlp Manchuria.
Lords CrUlclse Chamberlain.
London. July 24. The educational
campaign on thu tariff ( juuHtlon ,
which Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
has vlsorounly launched by muanu ot
loullets and cLrculurn , Issued under his
supervision , though not baurlng hi *
nnme , came In for Hcrlouo criticism
in the hnuso of lords. Thu Karl ot
Sponror , the liberal leader , com
plained that Mr. Chamberlain wiu
practically violating the tjovurnnent
nerooinunt , namely , that the fiscal dls-
oiiBHlon should be postponed until
September. Ho nald the distribution
of euch literature looked on Its face
as though the government hnn taken
up Mr. Chamberlain's vlowu. Earl
Spencer added tlmt If Mr. Chamber
lain remained in the cabinet It would
bo almost Imposnlhlv to disassociate
bin views from the policy of the gov
ernment atiawholo.
Reliance Outsails Columbia.
Newport , July 21. In a race for n
special cup the Hulhuico gave the
Columbia the worst beating she has
ever received. The course wus thirty-
eight miles In length , nearly twenty ot
which were windward. For a fovr
minutes the older boat held her own.
but a noon as thu Reliance tot her
wind clear who shot through the Ice ether
her rival , crossing her bow ou tlia
next tack , worked steadily to weather
of her , and at the sumo time outfootod
her rival. To give the Columbia such
a drubbing In weather that was Just
suited to bring out the old boat's speed
Is looked upon by the yachtsmen here
as nothing short of wonderful.
Verdict of Accidental Death.
McKoesport , Pa. , July 24. The core
ner'o Jury returned a verdict of acci
dental death In the case of Evan
Lewis , whom tne strikers declared ,
hud been shot by a deputy whllo
Lewis was swimming the river. No
bullet wound was found on the body.
HIM GlleNN.
"Wliere were they married ? "
" ' " answered tlia
"I ain't Jest sure ,
Rinall boy. " 'cause they left me home ,
but I guess It wan In Uio steeple. "
"In the steeple'/ "
"Well , I heard 'em say It was a high
church wedding. " Chicago Post
Knew
Brnggsby I tell you the current Is-
one of the Purple Peony Is a swell one
from a literary standpoint.
Waggsby That so ? What Is tlio
name of your contribution ? Baltimore
American.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
Fire in the Whitman cabinet worka
at Kansas City caused a loss of $50.-
000 , partly Insured.
Intense heat has prevailed In Okla
homa for a "week. Corn and cotton are
greatly In need of rain. '
William Ahern , an Irish comedian ,
well known on the vaudeville circuits ,
died at his home In Kansas City /
Thursday of consumption.
John Taylor won the fifth and decld- '
ing heat in the Merchant * ' and Manu
facturers' $10,000 stake for 2:24 class
trotters at Qrosso Polnte. Tlmo , 2:10 : % .
Charles W. Salomon , a eianufact-
urr of cigars , waa found guilty at
Now York of counterfeiting the union ,
cigar label and Muteocod to pay a
fine of $500.
Under the agreements signed by
the Hotelkoepors * union of Chicago
and the Walters * union , WWO waiters
are given an advance In wages and
Improved working conditions.
Becauro of an increase of about 7
cents a ton In the wages paid coal
miners of the southwest tn operators
hare decld d to Increase the cost ot
fuel U > consumers from 50 cents to ? l
a ton.
Policeman Walter Skensbury of
Beaumont , Tex. , voa ahot and fatally
wounded by Mooney AHen. a negro ,
who was pursued by a crowd of cltl-
sens and ehot to death shortly aft
erwards , i
George Frederick W. Rolls , secretary - |
tary of the American delegation to
The Hague peace conference and moro
Ncontly member of the international
court , died suddenly at his homo at
Yonkers , N. Y. , Thursday.