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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS.JOURNAL. PART TWO NORFOLK , NEMtASKA , FKIDAV , Al'llt'ST 21 , MIO . PAGES 9 TO 12 Aged Marquis Only Kept Alive by Artificial Respiration. LAST SACRAMENT IS GIVEN. Ex-Premier Slowly Sinking and Not Likely to Live Through the Day Is ' Seventy-Three Years of Age Fell From a Chair. London , Aug. 21. Special to The News : Lord Salisbury , ex-premier of England , Is slowly sinking and It Is feared that he cannot survive the day. The last sacrament has been admin istered , and life Is only maintained In the body of the aged marquis by the administration of oxygen artificially. The fatal Illness Is Brlght's disease , combined with acute nervous pros tration brought on by a fall from a chair through the breaking of one of its arms. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Ce cil , Marquis of Salisbury , Is seventy- three years of age. Ho was appointed premier In 1885 by Queen Victoria , and again In 1880. He was the leader of the opposition to the Gladstone government In the house of lords , and nucceeded to the premiership on the downfall of the latter. BRITISH WAGE WAR ON BLACKS. Five Hundred Soldiers Slay Seven Hundred Nigerians in Battle. London , Aug. ' 21. Dispatches re ceived at the colonial ofilco from Zun- guru , northern Nigeria , give details of the destruction of the town of Burml by a British 'orce of thirty whites and COO native rank and file. The enemy's loss was 7nO killed , Including the former sultan of Sokoto and a major ity of the chiefs. The British loss was eleven men killed , Including one officer , and sixty-two men wounded. The enemy made a desperate house to house resistance. Japan Preparing for War. Victoria , B. C. , Aug. 21. Japanese papers received by the steamer Indra- vello from Yokohama discuss the al leged menace of war and tell of con tinued military preparations. The Japanese Advertiser says the Japa nese government Is actively preparing for war whether war comes or not. The men of the different regiments are taking leave of their families and friends , and Formosa is being filled with troops. The Advertiser quotes a lengthy lnterVlew with W. H. Kru'mra. an American mining expert from Man churia , who said that his observation In Manchuria showed him clearly that Russia intended to keep Manchuria. Rebels Advancing on Drama , Salonlca , Aug. 21. Skirmishing is reported to be proceeding at Vodena and Ostroro. Small bands are operat ing In the Dolran district. A large band has crossed the frontier and Is advancing on Drama , the commandant of which tox.-ti has urgently requested reinforcements. It is reported that the government has authorized the formation of a corps of Christian Al banian volunteers. Servian bands are said to bo forming with a view to operating In old Sorvia. Turkish fam ilies are leaving the Servian towns of Nish and Vranja and a number have arrived at Salonica. Pasiengers'Eacape In Night Garb. Quebec , Aug. 21. Word was re ceived here that the steamer Carolina went ashore near Tadousac , There wore 317 passengers on board , princi pally Americans , and although some were landed on rocks In the steamer's boats , the majority walked ashore In their night garb nnd suffered consider ably with cojdr nd wind. A tuc took tM r'4I.MIlkt ' Vadousac , many of whom were wrapped In rugs and blankets , being unable to secure their clothing. _ _ _ Negro Hanged by Mob. Halifax , N. C. , Aug. 21. A negro , nho confessed to having assaulted and murdered Mary Jenkins , a thirteen- year-old white girl , was hanged by a mob to a tree and bis body riddled with bullets. The negro confessed after the noose had been placed around his neck. After disposing of the negro , the mob , which made no attempt at concealment , 'dispersed. BIG FIRE AT EXPOSITION CITY , Loss of $250,000 In the Wholesale Dis trict Occurs This Morning. The Walls Tumble. St. Lonis. Aug. 21. Special to The News : A big fire in the wholesale district of this city destroys a quar ter million dollars' worth of property this morning. One of the largest buildings in that section of the city was gutted and the falling walls destroyed another build ing. Passengers Are Badly Hurt. St. Louis , Aug. 21. A Bellefontalna Btreet car jumped the track whllo run ning'at full speed and crashed Into a car coming from the opposite direc tion , resulting In injuries lo a timber of passengers. Alexander Wltiler was Internally Injured and Miss Lulu Mur phy was badly cut by broken glass. J Several others received minor Injuries , HOTEL CLERK OHOOTS QANDIT. Attempt to Rob the St. Charles Hotel In St. Louis. St. Lwils , Aug. 21. Two highway men who attempted to rob tlio St. Charles hotel olllcp were put to flight by Clnrk Piwson with a revolver , one of thum. giving his name us Joseph Wright , possibly mortally woi'iidod. Pollcean Grfinlns. uttruc cd by the shooting , n > cd n ball in the leg. Twenty minutes later John McAuIlffe , a deputy constable , who was driving rapidly several blocks from the St. Charles hotel , was shot ntul killed. It Is not known who fired the shot. McAu 'ffo ' , the police say , had a criminal record and the. are working on tl" theory that he was Implicated In the attempted robbery. At the hos pital the prisoner , Wright , admitted seeing McAuIlffe In the vicinity of the hotel last night. A HORRIBLE SUICIDE , Chicago Woman Saturates Herself With Oil Then Burns Herself to Death. Chicago , Aug. 21. Special to The News : Mrs. Ltithro today saturated her clothing with kerosene , then Bet fire to the Inflammable substance , her life going out in a horrible pillar of fire. POLICE CLERK IS MISSING. MIHtla Officer Disappears , Leaving No Trace , at Kansas City. Kansas City , Aug. 21. Schuylor C. Kelly , lieutenant colonel af the Third regiment , Missouri National Guard , lina been mysteriously missing from his home In this city since Wednesday morning. ' Ills wife joined a party In a search along the river bottoms for the missing man , but found no trace of him. Kelly Is known to have curried a big sum of money. Mr. Kelly was clerk of the police court and handled $25,000 of the city's money in the course of a year. An investigation of his books shows his accounts to bo straight and It is known that be ewes the city nothing. Deboe Testifies In Powers Case. Georgetown , Ky. , Aug. 20. Former Senator William J. Doboe took tha witness stand for the defense In the Caleb Powers case. He gave testi mony for the first time In these cases. He said he went from Washington to Kentucky on Jan. 16 , 1300 , and stopped at Frankfort to see Governor Taylor. He went on to Louisville and attended the Gait house meeting of leading Republicans , at which the contest was finally .discussed. Taylor never In formed him of his purpose to have a mountain army of petitioners go to Frankfort nor did he attend any meet ings at Frankfort. He denied vigor ously ever having had a conversation with Henry Youtsey , In which any ref erence was made to taking the life of William Goebel. Boilermakers Return to v\ork. Detroit , Aug. 21. After being on a Ktrlke since Juno the boMermnkerc ac cepted the terms of the omploys's' as- Rociatlon , and a majority of them vlll return to work. The settlement aftocts all the big machine shops and shir building plants In the city. A FATAL DRIVE , Philadelphia Girl Dies From the Effect of a Blow on the Head From a Golf Ball. Philadelphia , Aug. 21. Special to The News : Bertha Harmon , fourteen years of age , died this morning from the effect of a blow she received on the head from a golf Iml. Suicides In Novel Manner. Snlt Lake , Aug. 21. Andrew Adams , a waiter , who. on last Saturday , mur derously assaulted and frightfully slashed Mrs. Jennie Gerald with a razor and then cut several pishes In his own throat In on cffor. at sUf-do- structlon , committed suicide at H > lv Cross hospital. Ho evaded his nurse and went Into n bathroom. Ho got Into the tub and , placing his month over the faucet , turned the water on full force. He clenched the fnucet between hjp teeth and held on until unconscious. He died within a few minutes. It Is believed that Mrs. Gerald will recover. Boy Killed in Feed Mill. West Point. Neb. , Aug. 21. The ten- year-old son of Herman Heltzmann , living near here , mot with a fatal acci dent by belrg drawn Into the machin ery of a feed mill. In feeding the hop per the boy got his hand caught , and being unable to release himself his arm was torn from the socket and when the sweep came around his head was caught between the wood and iron work , killing him Instantly In sight of the distracted father , who could do nothing to help him. Passenger Crashes Into Freight. Connellsville. Pa. , Aug. 21. A Haiti- more and Ohio passenger train in go ing through Connellsvlllo yards ran through an open switch and crashed Into the middle of a moving freight train on the westbound track. Nine persons were hurt. Tin seriously In jured nro : O. L. Dore , engineer ; Den nis Dovine , conductor , and Mrs. Adam Kicffer of Dunbar , Pa , a paaeenger. Son of Illinois Selected as G. A. R. Commander. KEENE IS GIVEN SECOND f'LACE. ' Arizona Candidate for Ch-plaln Wins Out on the Second Ballot Boston Captures the Next National En- campnu-nt. Ban Francisco , Aug. 21. The Grand Army of the Republic selected Boston as the place In which the encampment of 190- . will bo held , and elected the following ofllcera : Commander-in- chief , General John C. Black of Illi nois ; senior vlcu commander , Colonel C. Mason Keene of California ; junior vice commander , Colonul Harry C. ICusslcr of Montana ; surgeon-ln-chlef , George A. Harmon of Ohio ; chnplalu- in-chlef. Wlnflcld Scott of Arizona. The only contest In the election of officers was over chaplain , for which two ballots were takou. On the first ballot Dross of Nebraska recolvod 288 votes , Scott of Arizona SOU and Brad ford of Washington 35. llradfoul with drew and Scott was elected on the second end ballot. Following the selection of Boston as the place for holding the next encamp ment , General Miles was called on for a short speech. He su'd , in purt : "This is ono of the most enjoyable events of my life. Th''re Is HM com pany dearer to me than that of the bravo men who saved thin nation. It is an inspiration to the people 01 this country to see tholr heroes moving from every quarter of ; hls country to this grand reunion and It has been an- inspiration , a revelation and u ( ( invol ution to you to realize that this Is our country , saved by your valor , fortitude and sacrifices. Never was a war so desperately fought , never was there a war with such sacrifice and never a war ended so gloriously. When peace came , when the two contending armies had fought It out for the principles that they bolleved to be right , the hands of brave men were clasped and they were brought homo again , nnd henceforth and forever will bo ono na tion from ocean to oceau aud from the lakes to the gulf , " The first report of the afternoon was that of the ilag committee. It recom mended the passage of bills through congress and the different states for the purpose of fostering public senti ment in favor of honoring the national flag. The report of tue committee was adopted. Keeps Out Sons of Veterans. A proposition to admit Sons of Vet erans In the Grand Army posts was strongly supported , but after an ex tended debute , was defeated by a small majority. Comrade Kimball of the city of Washington presented a report on the subject of claims of veterans for pref erence in public service and a reso lution was adopted asking the presi dent to Issue an executive order gruntIng - Ing this preference to veterans and for the making of an order by him giving prcfeienco to veterans on the labor roll of the executive depart ments. Comrade Smcdhurg presented a re port of the standing committee of the Memorial university at Mason City , la. , Instituted by the Sons of Veterans. The Institution , he said , Is In a flour ishing condition , owning property val ued at several hundred thousand dollars lars and having from 300 to 400 pupiL in attendance. The encampment adopted a resolu tion requesting congress to pass a bill pensioning all veterans who have reached the ago of sixty-two years. Women's Convention Opens. Golden Gate hall presented a beauti ful appearance when the twenty-first national convention of the Women's Relief Crops was called to order. The different delegations bore aloft the banners of their respective states and the stage was lavishly decorated with California flowers. Mrs. Ludusky Tay lor of Minneapolis , national president , after welcoming the delegates , Intro duced to them each of the national of ficers present. She then read her re port. The following officers were elected : National president , Sarah Wlnnng of Ohio ; senior vice com mander , Ursula Mattison of Washing ton. ton.The The Indies of the Grand Army of the Republic opened their national convention In Union Square hall. President M. Anna Hall reported that the order had prospered beyond ex pectations. Brief reports were read and discussed. The national association of army nurses in the civil war held tholr an nual election. There was a largo num ber present and the meeting wu.i largely of a social nature , though held In executive session. The following officers wore elected : National presi dent , Mrs. Addle L. Ballon of Califor nia ; national vice president , Mrs. Su san MImps of Pennsy'vuiuv junior vice president , Mrs. Juntos Smith of Ohio ; treasurer , Mrs. S. M. Stewart Lacy of New Jersey ; guard , Mar > J. of Gettysburg ; chaplain. Mury K. Fox of New Jersey ; conductor , Mis. E. L. Chapman of Illinois , Bee Keepers Elect Officers. Los Angeles , Gal. , Aug. 21. The Na tional Association of Dee Keepers elected otiicers as follows : President. James V. Harris. Grand Junction , rolo. ; vice president , Charles lladant , Hamilton. 111. ; secretary , George M. llrodhce , Ivim Angeles. Addresses won ) Hindi' by N. K. Frauds of Wisconsin iul Homer N. Hyde of Texas. m _ _ _ _ + LIVE WIRE CREMATES LADS. Days Climb Electric Tower and Are Electrocuted on Top. Sngluiiw , Mich. . Aug. 21. .Tunica Budil and 'Kiigouo Moss , boys , were electrocuted by an oloctrlc light tower coming In contact with u heavily charged wlro. It has boon the prac tice of hoys playing In that neighbor hood to cllinfi the tower , which Is 11r ! > feet high , to the platform at the top. \j\nl \ night when young Moss reached the top and touched the wire carrying a heavy current his whole body burst Into Itamo. Build , In an attempt to rescue his companion , suffered the sumo fate. The electric current en the west sldo of the city was turned off and linemen secured the bodies of the boys. PLAN HOT FIGHT IN OHIO , Campaign Will Soon Open and the Re publicans Will go After Johnson With Vigor. ( "olumbiiH , Ohio , Aug. 21. Special ID The News : The Ohio republicans ur < > planning to open their campaign about lliroo weeks honoo. Tint oe- caHlou will murk an opnch in tint po litical history of the lluckoyo slulo. A very distinguished list of parly load ers will ho in attendance , and prep arations for the event art ) now ad vancing on a large scale. The hard work of the republican Htatocommltteo Isj nnvi' iln viitnil In HIII Ittirlulttt I vn tiliiiun of the campaign , for this Is whore the chief trouble Is expected. The democrats have not .ciuupleted plans for their campaign. It will ho u vigorous one , however , and will he commenced as soon as the ticket In named next wool ; . As to the ticket , there Is no longer much doubt that It will bo headed by Mayor Tom L. John son , of Cleveland. John L. Xltnmornmn of Springfield Is the only other person mentioned In connection with the gu- hcmatoiial nomination and the an nouncement , last week by Mr. John son that ho would accept the nom ination if it would tMiil to strengthen the legislative situation has had a de pressing effect on the Xlmmerman forces. Taylor Testifies at Long Distance. Georgetown , Ky. , Aug. 21. As evi dence in the casu of Caleb I'owera , his counsel fllou the deposition nf former Governor W. S. Taylor of Ken tucky , now located at Indlanupollh , [ nil. The deposition contains a nun- oral denial by Taylor to the eharoj preferred against him of complicity In the inurdor of William Goubel. Ho co nies that ho had any of the Incriminat ing conversations alleged to have been held with him by commonwealth witnesses Culton , Wharton Golden , Frank Cecil and llobort Noakos , and adds that he never saw Cecil In his life. The deponent denies that the bringing of the armed body of nun from the mountains on Jan. 25 , 1000 , was for other purposed than to peacefully petition the legislature. Gamblers Control Cotton Market. Washington , Aug. 21. Suri clary of Agriculture Wilson , In an Inter view , declared that infinite mlscn. it is being done to the so'ton manufact uring Industry by the speculative movement In cotton. "Tho spcculatirs hove cornered the murkot , ' Raid the secretary , "and put up the price so high that inanufacturora can net USD raw cotton. At existing price * tboro la no profit to them. The manufactur er found It more profitable to s.-ll his cotton to the gambleri. Mills were closed down because no raw mate rial was loft and 1ft some Instances cotton , which was sold to European manufacturers has been brought bade to this country and used In the gam bling operations. " Killed by Pilling Scaffold. Plttsburg , Aug. 31. By the collapse of a scaffold in the annex to the Joseph Homo company building , Sam-1 uol Brookor was killed and two other colored workmen were so seriously hurt that they will probably die. Ton workmen were on a scaffold on the sixth floor , engaged In tearing down a partition between the two buildings. For some unexplained cause the scaf fold gave way , falling ninety-five feet. Seven of the workmen clung to fitool girders ntrotched across the building and so escaped the fall. Five Sailors Drowned. Quebec , Aug. 21. Captain Gagnon. Seaman Barrass and Engineer La- mothe , only survivors of the crew of the tug Mersey , which foundered on the Outare shoal , arrived here. Bar- rass and Lamothc did their best to persuade the other five men of the crow to enter the tug's lifeboat when the tug foundered , but the men , think-1 ] Ing the lifeboat could not live in the , high sea running , would not leave the tug , and wore left to their fata. Killed by Traction Engine. Clinton , la. , Aug. 21. Charles Kin- > : ald wan killed near here. Ho was running a steam engine behind which was attached a separator. Klnkald j I hacked up the engine and was crushed between the ouglne and separator. ' I Wind Too Light to Allow Finish in Time Limit. RELIANCE WAS FAR IN TUB LEAD Cup Defender Was Ovrr a Mile Abend of Shamrock nt Turning Point and Llpton'a Craft Appear * uuumed tb Return to England Empty Handed. New York , Aug. 21 Special to The News : In a conversation with yacht ing men here this morning. Sir Thom as Upton said that ho has not In the least hist hope of winning tint yacht race. Ho Htlll maintains and believes that Shamrock III Is the host bout of the two and will be victorious. New York , Aug. 21. One of the bin- crowiN of sightseers ami yachts- that over ml led down Snudy Hook lo wltnosH an attempt of a for eign cup hunter lo wrest from Afr ica the yachting supremacy of the world rotiiriiod to Now York disap pointed , because the mm had refused a Hold of combat to the racers. Never theless I he crowd \vns jiihlliin' ' In the conviction that Sir Thomas' latest challenger , Ilko the two which had preceded her , was doomed to return to ICuglnnd empty hniulcd. Of coiirso , the race was not absolutely conclusive , owing to the Unlit and nnllllng charac ter of the air , hut In a llt'teen mile heat to windward , a portion of which was sailed In a driving rain , the cup defender Reliance showed nor heels to Shamrock HI In commanding ctyle , nnd that too In weather conditions biipnoscd to he lo the imrllruliir Illilim of the challenger. Flfo'n latest crea tion has been heralded as a wonder In light breezes In windward work , espe cially with a Jump sea on , whllo the Reliance , In her trials , hud done her bent reaching and running In a whole Rail wind. Yet , with a wind varying from one to twelve knots , and against n long ground swell , the defender out- footed und outpointed Shamrock III. The Shamrock did not turn the outer mark , and there Is no way of knowing how badly she wits beaten , hut It Is estimated that she was more than a mill * astern , or about sixteen minutes In the existing strength of the wind , when the Reliance roun < lt > d. As a ro- milt of the trial , the experts bollove , blow high or low , the H llance will win this , the thirteenth series for the America's cup. The day was a mln < jr- nblo one. A mist lay over the city and hay In the morning and when the great fleet of excursion steamers , stcnin yachts , tugs and sailing vessels reached the starting line , whom the racers wore Jockeying for a position , threatening clouds were gathering over tlio Jersey highlands. The brco/o was not ovnr six knots. The course was set fifteen miles southwest , straight down the Jersey coast , und return. At the start Cap tain Barr cleverly outgeneraled Cn tain Wrlngo , sending the Kelluncu ever the line thirty-three seconds bo- hlnd the challenger , but In the wind ward horth. In the first twenty min utes of sailing the defender showed her windward qualities , drawing up on even terms with the challenger , bo- Rides holnc about 200 yard * to wind ward. Then the storm broke and for thirty minutes the rain came down In torrents , the wind meanwhile Increas ing to twelve knots. When the storm had pawned the defender was seen to be firmly ostvihllflhed on the weather bow of the Shamrock and she was never after headed. nurlng the last two hours of the race , the Reliance steaiMly Increased her load , rounding the turn a mile ahead of the Shamrock. Heading back for home , close hurled , she had just reached the Shamrock , still out ward bound , when , It being apparent that the race could not ho flrilMicd In the time allowance , the icgatta com mittee boat fired the signal which de clared the race off. The work of the p.itroi fleet was perfeet. Moving at rlgh ! . ingles , line ahead and line abreast , the revenue I cutters kept the yachts in the hollow I of a moving angle as ( re - from lntnr- i feronco as If they hail been sailing In mid-ocean. Under the rules of the race , flftcon miles to leowar-1 or windward - ward and return Is now postponed un til tomorrow. JAPAN WANTS THE CUP , Commander Japanese Navy Says That Country Will Try for the Trophy During the Next Races. Now York , Aug. 21. Special to The News : The commander of the Japan ese navy who. Is hero watching the [ 1 international yacht race for the Amor- j lea's cup , announces that the yacht ing men of his country will build a ' fast boat nnd enter the next contest for the cup. Ho has boon intensely j Interested In the present contest and Is of thu opinion that his countrymen 1 can design nnd build n yacht that will take the cup from the winner of this year's races. Death of S. M. Ca ey. Fort Mudljon , la. , AUK. 21. Sabert M. Casey , cuce Democratic candidate for concros- from the First Iowa dis- trlct , died of Brleht'B disease. Ho wag forty-oi.-bt years of ago. TROLLEY ACCIDENT IS FATAL. Eighty-five Pnnsengero Hurt When Motormnn Lose * Control of Car. Braddock , I'n. , AUK. 21. In nn acci dent on the I'lllHburg Railway com- mny'ii elect lie line , Arclilo Hamilton of ICddewood was Instantly killed anil Philip HiiniM , conductor , of Homo- wood was finally hurt. Nearly every on i ) of the eighty-live passengers on Hut car Hiift'ereil minor hrulsofl ami cuts. Motoimau Fulton test control of his cm , nppaionily through faliunt of the hruld'H to work , ami the cur , Kolng at terrific speed , as It roundnil a curve , Inn bed so that , whllo It wu not derailed. It threw all of the punscn- gorn from their seats. Hamilton and Burns were thrown from the cur with great force against an Iron trolley lioln , Hamilton striking It bond first , literally splitting his skull open , [ turns was hurled against the pole at thu sumo liiMliuil , fracturing hit skull. VETERAN ACTOR DIES ! Heart Disease Removes a Once Prom inent Character From the World's Stage. Now York. Aug. 21. Special to The News : John Kllslor , vetorau actor , mil formerly a prominent character lefortt the footlights of the leading ilay houses of the country , illud hero his morning from heart dlsonso. ASK DEAUPRE FOR CANAL NEWS. State Department Wants Something Definite About Treaty , Washington Aug. 21. Minister tlenupro. at llugnln , has been asked iy the stale department to tjcnd mom loflnlte Information concerning pin- ceedlngs alionl the Isthmian canal Irouty , but there Is no way of tolling low long the inoHHUgo will bo delayed. iwlng to the Interrupted telegraph communication between Iliiuna Ven tura and Bogota. The fact that two messages of the same dale rcnchod tuc ( 'opart ' iiH'iit. with an Interval of four days between them , shows how Ir regular ( his modi ! of communication has become. The trouble seums to bo with the land lines , ami It Is under stood that 'icavy tropical growth him Interfered with the wires. The only dispatch received irnin Minister Beau- pre was dated the I2t ti und was very Indollnll" , nlthough II conveys the Im pression that liirlhur efforts nro lin ing made to sucuro favorahlo action upon tl t tn-uty. / - - O'1 ' . nonunion' ' T iv A'K. ' 21. Pirn' di - ntroyod twenty-five Iron derrlcku In what Is known as tli S1ii'itrlng ' rn- Klon. In the Sour Ln'iu ' oil fields. The flames wore s'.nrted by u man throw ing a gallon of crude oil In tlio firebox to start a fir" In n hollor. A telephone mcHHiigo I rum Sour 1 ak < > says the flames are now uii'ler control. The loss can not vr 'IP ' i . i' < > il. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE3. The soldiers' monument erected at Kenosha , Win. , by Z. G. Simmons was damaged by vandala. Pope Leo'n fisherman's ring , sup posed to have bucu stolen , wan found on bin writing tablo. Thn annual reunion of tin Army ot the PhlUpp.nes will ho held In 8t Paul for four days , beelnlne Aufi. 31. Watson D. McLaucblln , oldest mem ber of Masons In Wlsconiin , dlod at Fond du Luc , uged nevonty-nlno year * . The plant of thu chemical company at Camden , N. J. , was daiuuccd by tir to the extent of $125,000. F1v build ings were destroyed. Kdward Campbell and Edward JacJo- son , negroes , fought a pistol duel at East St. Louis , III. , and as a result both are fatally wounded. Jainos W. Sayro reached Seattle , Wash. , after circling the globe In fifty- four duy , eight hours nnd flfty-fivo minutes. The previous record waa over sixty days. 'Father Kec-nan of Fond du I > nc , who criticised alleged euros at the Holy hill ( WIs. ) shrine , declared he meant to discourage poor pilgrims , not to start an Int'ostlcatlon. A telegram from Rur Harbor , Me. , says former Postmaster General W. S. Blssoll Is 11 > there , and hla friends fear ho can not recover. Mr. Ulsse.ll Is a sufferer from Brlght's disease. Whllo tht streets were crowded with shoppers a man smashed the how window of W. A. Wortman's Jewelry store at Canton , O. , and escaped with a tray containing $2,000 ivorth of dia monds. The Railway Protective association , has determined to try to drive the ticket brokers out of all Colorado com mon points. Application will be made to the courts in Denver for Injunctions restraining thu brokers from dealing In summer tourists tickets. Frank J. Schrlehcr , said to have served longer than any postmaster In the United States , Is dead at Crugor , III. , aged soventy-sovon years. Schrle- her was appointed postmaster during President Buchanan's administration , In ISD'J , and served continuously for forty-four years. Announcement Is made that Pro fessor Jacques Loeb , In a series of ex periments ho has just completed at the University of California , succeed ed In demonstrating that the eggs of animals containing both sexes can ba fertilized and developed Into animals throueh physical and chemical agon- clea , artificial parthoaos neiil .