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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.
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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.
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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. '
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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. / - -
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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 .