I
Crop prospects this year nro tho best
arguments for cheerfulness
Prizo Fighter Jim Jeffries retributes
his good luck to having beeu born in
Ohio
Tho Connecticut lcglslnturo hns appro
priated 150000 for good roads Thats
business nud good souse combined
An exchnngo says thnt tho Filipinos
remind ouo of Pntti in hor pnlmy days
They nro mnking so ninny lnststnnds
In Pnris tho lntest nnd best street
pavements nro nindo of glnss In Nor
folk tho sidewalks nro mudo of boards of
tho vintage of 70
Kansas City wants tho democratic
national convention to meet there next
year It claims to have tho best con
vention hull in tho west
Tho peoplo of San Juan aro going to
celebrnto the Fourth of July Its the
first chance theyve over hnd to be
Americaus and they aro going to have n
regular Yuukeo Doodle sort of n time
Whats the matter with Kipling
Ho seems to hnvo sunk into a temporary
desuetude If ho wnnts to regain his
conspicuous placo in the public mind he
should either write a now book or fall
sick again
While the street sprinkler is having n
very busy season in Now England and
New York in tho drouth stricken west
it hns so much competion from Jupiter
Pluvius thnt it hns temporarily gone
out of business
A man in Sim Francisco who stole i0
cents from a church poor box found out
wheu he got out of jail that he hnd fall
on heir to 75000 That mnu is no
doubt thoroughly convinced of tho truth
of the stntement that tho Lord helps
those who help themselves
In one county in the stnto of Kansas
there aro 900 dogs to each sheep nud i
12 selected coin ties there are 20 dogs
to ench sheep In the state at large
there is one sheep to every iuO acres
while the number of dogs is 17000
Isnt this n dog goii shame
Admiral Dowey has had tho good
sense to decline the white elephant
which some of his misguided friends
were determined to thrust upon him
Ho voices tho truo Americanism of his
nature whou ho suggests that tho Dowey
house fund bo invested in a homo for
disabled soldiors and sailors
It is announced that a captured Span
ish cannon will be furnished by either
the war or navy departments to bo
placed on tho grounds of tho University
of Nebraska nt Lincoln A state that
has furnished as many bravo soldier
boys ns hns Nobrnska should bo en
titled to as many old Spanish trophies
ns it cnu well make uso of
The testimonial fund being raised to
erect a monument to the memory of
brave Nato Owen tho boy who sacri
ficed his own life to save another should
meet with the hearty approval of our
citizens When you receive n call from
his school matos who have undertaken
to raise the fund remember they aro do
ing just what you believe should bo done
nnd give thorn substantial encourage
ment to continue their work
It is surprising but truo that tho peo
plo of Washington as n class aro in the
dark concerning Senator Thurstons
poem on the roso nnd the parodies it in
spired in Nebraska are unheard of in tho
cnpitol city The senntor is lionized
there nnd is much sought by society ns
n spenker at dinnors A gentleman
coming from Washington was much
surprised to lonrn of tho poem and re
quested n copy of Tun News containing
the original nud some of tho pnrodics to
show his Wnshington friends
There nre now about 200000 Finns in
this country with n prospect owing to
tho unkindly attitude of Russia towards
their country of a further inflow this
jear of 200000 more It is interesting
and pleasant to know that these people
value education highly They ulreudy
publish in the United States 17 Fiuuish
newspapers have 100 church organiza
tions and 112 temperance societies
They have nlso established a college nt
Hnucook Midi wnere 50000 are now
being expended in now buildings
Americn ran well nflord to weloomo
such immigrants
Curd of TlimikH
We desire to express our hearty ap
preciation of tho many kind nets nnd
words of friends nnd neighbors dining
the sickness nud burinl of our child
Mil and Mas O J YouNGin
Blind Boono playB anything ho hoars
If yon hnppeu to have a piece of un
published musio no mutter how diflioult
come tomorrow night prepared to play
it The blind pianist will listeu then
will play it every tone
Get your reserved seats now for tho
Blind Boone entertainment at tho Bap
tist church Thursday night Tickets nt
Christopha drug store
The special floral scenery at tho Festi
val of Flowers will be of entrancing
beauty nud Bhould be seen by all
Blind Boone is playing more wonder
fully thio eeasou than ever before
Stock Yards Case Bcfcrc Coun
ty Judge Bates
SGVUItAL WITNESSES EXAMINED
Uefpuiio Tukrn lt lt Chao Tills Morning
ami It W lrolirldti Unit tlio llmrltiK
Will 1m KlnUlir il ly TanlRlit liircn At
toniliitico lit Court
Kroin Tun mrjs Dally
Tho stock yards case which is now on
trial in County Judgo Hates court at
Madison is till loading topic of interest
to the peoplo of Norfolk as well na of the
entire county Tho well known defend
ants several of whom wero born and
raised hero sympathy for the outraged
victim and tho established legal ability
ofthocounsol omployod on both sides
eombmo to mnko it of great interest to
many who would othorwiBO take but
little interest in tho proceedings of a caso
of similar oharacter whore- tho parties
wero less known
Thocaso was callod at 2 pm yestorday
in n crowded court room many of thoi o
present being Norfolk peoplo who wero
either directly or indirectly interested
in tho caso
Attornoy Robertson for tho dofonso
requested u few moments convorsntion
with Defendants Mndson nnd Kuhl
whom ho had not yet had an opportun
ity of talking with and tho request was
granted
Soon nftorword tho defendants filed
into tho court room and wero called to
tho bar ono by ouo nnd chnrgod with
tho crime of rape to which thoy pleaded
not guilty
Tho prosecuting witness was tho llrst
called to the witness stand She was so
ovorcome that it was somo time boforo
sho could bo heard and understood but
after gaining control of her emotions
sho recited hor story in a distinct and
clear cut manner Tho prosecution
asked the witness but few questions and
sho was then turned over to tho defense
who submitted hor to a close cross ex
amination which lasted from li oclock
to 5110 tho endeavor being to show that
her story lacked consistency that sho
was of bnd character previously and that
her consent had been obtained During
the proceedings at tho stuck ynrds sho
claimed to have been unconscious the
greater part of tho time
Harry Hartford was next on tho stand
and his testimony went to confirm the
statement of tho victim that sho becamo
unconscious
J B Maylord was tho next witness
his testimony having bearing upon tho
intellectual capacity of tho victim Ho
claimed that sho was not particular
bright having but ordinary ability of
mind
H G Bruggomann was called and
stated that tho girl bore as far as ho
knew a good character sho having been
employed as domestic in his family Ho
stated that sho wont out but little even
ings and also told what ho know of her
mental eupneity
Gus Werner gave testimony that went
mitted to having been mixed up in the
affair but claimed it was with the girls
consent
Perry Law was next sworn and testi
fied to his personal knowledge of the
girls previous bad character He was
on the stand at tho tune Tin Nkws re
port closed
Woudiiien of tlio World
Mr G II Heuiiiug who has been in
the city in the interest of the Woodmen
of the World has by his untiring ellorts
and with the assistance of the members
of tho local camp reorganized Valley
camp No 100 of that order adding 22
new members and weeding out the un
desirable eloment While here ho has
audited tho books patting the camp on
a first class footing Ho leaves the camp
with prosperity looking it in the face
The niombors and Mr Henning deservo
great credit for thoir efficient work
Tho officers elocted for tho ensuing
term aro P O C W Spanner O O
G A Kuhl j A L G A Stnpeuhorst
Bauker D V Metcalf Clerk Chester
A Fuller Watchman F T EiEeley
Sentry J W Fetter Physician J H
Tllti NOK FOLIC NEWS THUTISOAY MrXF22 180
Mnckny Mnnngers ono year L Dud
ley two years G A Lulkurt three
years II P Frcoland
Tho camp is preparing for n grent
Dndloy on tho other Tho sido getting
tho least inombers pays for an ice cream
supper for tho entire camp and such
friends as thoy wish to invito editors
included
STILL GIVING TESTIMONY
Tutlnjr Tukon Ip Willi llcurliiK Morli4 of
Inw mill Mmlxcti of tlio Dofcimo
lrolmlily Kiel Tomorrow
Tun Nuws report of stock yards ease
at Madison olosod yesterday afternoon
with Perry Law on tho stand
Young Wright of the dofonso was
also called yestordny nfternoon his evi
dence going to provo thnt tho girl was
persistent in forcing hersolf on him nnd
thnt ho hnd groat diilloulty at timos in
getting rid of hor
Court oponed this morning with Law
on tho stnnd Ho was continued in
tho witness box until noon and was
submitted to n rigid cross examination
but it is claimed that his story was not
materially damaged thereby
Mndson wn placed on tho stand this
afternoon and at tho time this report
closed ho was still giving direct testi
mony It is thought that he will also
bo severely cross examined
It now looks as though tho caso would
drag through tomorrow as it is believed
that tho testimony will consume tho
time today
Kviry Mini to II Ih Trmlo
Walt Mason in tho Sunday Journal
of Lincoln writes a warning which at
this time is very seasonable bocauso
owing to tho scarcity of paintors and
their inability to handle nil tho jobs
open to thorn many mon aro tempted to
fall into tho error of tho Oxford mnu
nud try to do thoir own painting
A citizen of Oxford ligured on hav
ing his house painted Ho interviewed
tho divers and suudried painters in the
town nud concluded that thoir pricos
were too high Ila said thnt ho could
do it himself for half the money and do
it as well for any blamed galoot could
take a brush and slap paint onto the
side of a house So ho got a long ladder
and a can of Btrawberry roan paint and
began to daub tho northeast corner of
his residence and tho first thing ho did
was to fall off tho ladder and break his
legs nnd his back nud his wiists nnd his
collar bono and ho ruptured his dia
phragm and dislocated his gizzard and
spilled paint all over himself and when
tho hired man camo nnd gathered him
np on a scoop shovel ho was a sight to
bo seen Tho worst thing n man can do
is to nccumulnto tho idea that ho can bo
ls own enrpontor or painter or black
smith Every man to his trade and let
tho man who has no trade hunt a seat
in the background and sing very low
Itiiil liiiali TnuiHloiH
Tho following transfers of real estate
to show that tho victim struggled to get aro roported by Chester A Fuller man-
awoy from the defendants which ho
gathered from tho conversation of mem
bers of the gang
Oscar Richey testified to overhearing
a conversation among tlio defendants in
which it was stated that thoy hoped to
have tho victim submit to their wishes
without much trouble Ho also heard
them state that they wouid take hor
away from her escort
Court adjourned at 0 oclock Inst even
ing nnd was again cnlled nt oclock
this morning
Paul Karo was called to tho stand
and stated that tho boys didnt want to
take the victim homo but he did so nud
his story went to show that sho was in n
dazed condition nnd cried all tho way
home She wns unnblo to nuswor n
question intelligently
Stove Grndy testified to the condition
of tho victims clothes
Mr nnd Mrs Shultz father and moth
er of the victim wero on tho stand next
and bore ovidonco of the girls mental
dofects claiming she was not bright nnd
was easily influenced
This closed the ovidonco for tho prose
cution
Tho dofonso oponed its case by calling
Lelnnd Spauldiug to tho stand He ad
ager of tho Madison county abstract
otlice at Norfolk
Ada Malony and husband to R
Wagner wd blk 08 F W
Barnes 1th addition to Madi
son ooo no
Samuel H Rico to Kundt Peder
sou wd w1 hoc 22 l 11500 00
P E MoKillip to Joseph Gutt
ler nnd Josaphino Guttler wd
sej i 31-21-1 52H 00
Corn E Harvey and husband to
O A Randall wd lot 15 blk 8
II R addition Nowmnu
Grove 100 00
MEN Kidney trouble proyB up-
on the mind discourages
A Mn
AfN U
nud lessons ambition
WOMEN beauty vigor nnd cheer-
fuluoss soon disappear
when tho kiduoys aro out of orer or
diseased For pleasing results uso Dr
KilmerB Swamp Root the great kidney
remedy At druggists Sumplo bottlo
treo also pamphlet Address Dr Kil
mer Co Binghamton N Y
Tilt Illlplno VilliiKi
A complete Fillipino Villago of twenty
families in their natiyo huts with trop
ical trees and plants will be at tho
Greater America Exposition at Omaha
Tho Fall of Manila by Paino tho fire
works mau Commodoro Sohlov Ad
miral Dowey and Presidont McKinloy
will be there also Exhibits from
Hawaii Cuba Porto Rico and tho Phil
ippine Inlands Tho Midway will bo bet
ter more nttractivo nnd fargor than
over Graud Opeuiug Day July 1 1819
IIoivh Til Ik V
We offer Ouo Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any caso of Cntarrh thnt cnu
not bo cured by Hnlls Cntnrrh Cure
F J CHENEY CO Props ToledoO
Wo the nndersigiiod have known F
J Ohenoy for the Inst 15 yenrs nnd bo
lievo him perfectly honorable in nil
business transactions and financially
nblo to enrry out nny obligation mudo
by their firm
Wiist Taiux Wholesale DruggiBts
Tolodo O
WALDlNn KlNKAN MaHVIV
sale DruggiBta Toledo O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly acting directly upon tho blood nnd
mucous surfnees of tho system Price
75o per bottle Sold by nil druggists
TeBtimoninls free
Halls family Pills are the best
DrFrank Salter Diseases of children
MORE HEN FOR OTIS
hnrvest of members in tho next sity Sherman Reaches Manila With
dnys and have chosen sides to compote
for nn increase of applicants cnptnlned
bv G A Kuhl on ouo side and G A
Eighteen Hundred Soldiers
NllllltASKANS SAIL ON HANCOCK
Vtiili Ai tiller Will Arrniupuiiy Tlinm
Homo MiiiiiIhI of tlio rifty rirM limit
mill Pour Ionitiiiilli liiriinlryiin ii Din
ir lliilr WiiniiiU nt Moulin
Manila Juno It Tho United States
trinsjMirt Sherman which sailed from
San Francisco May 21 with I MM men
and 75 officers under command of Brig
ndier General Fred D hunt has ar
rived hero after a smooth voyage Ono
private dieil after tho transports ar
rival
The troops brought by the transport
will goto the island of Nogros tn relievo
the California troops General Rntoswho
arrived on tho transport and General
Grant will probably bo assigned to the
command of tho volunteer generals
some ot whom will leave for homo soon
Generals Hale and Funston desire to ac
company their regiments home
Tlie Utah artillery it is understood
will accompany the Nebraska regiment
on lie Hancock leaving their guns hem
Tlio PennsylvaniuiiH will start for homo
on tlio transport Senator this week
The Indiana sailed today with 500 dis
charged and sick soldiers It will go
into duel for a fow days at Nagasaki
Japan
Military operations against tho insur
gents in the south have apparently Ihcii
planned General Wheaton nt Inms is
sending reoonnoitoring parties today o
locate the enemy and oilier roconnuiss
unces are being made from Cnvito
Ainurlcnn VlrtlniH at Munllii
Washington June I Major Gen
eral Otis has reported to tho war depart
ment an additional list of casualties
Killed Fourteen li infantry at ea
poto Juno ll company L Sergeant
Thomas Laws Corporal John Moore
company A Corporal David E Hague
Fifty flrst Iowa ooiupjuy A Walter
Wagner
Ilrowiicil In 1 it li Mlililgmi
CmcAiio June 11 Ira J Holmes
brother of Burton Holmes tho lecturer
was drowned in Ijike Michigan today
by the capsizing of a skill Mr Holmes
and David Oonover of Philadelphia
were in a small boat which was being
towed by George O Lyttons yacht
While oil Rogers park a squall ennio up
and a heavy wave struck the skiff and
threw he two nccupunthinto tin water
Dr Conover succeeded in regaining
the skill but Holmes who was unable
to swim sank at once Tho life saving
crew and a tug searched several hours
for the body but it was not recovered
Iri nltlcnt MilKilllcy lit llnlj olio
TIoiyoiii Mass June 1 Sunday
for the president was anything but tho
day of rest that was hoped for Tho
continual crowding of tho curious citi
zens tho immense jam at the church in
the morning and later in the day an un-
excepted and totally unprepared for re
ception in connection with the bacca
laureate exen ises at Mount llolyoke
college made the day long and tiresome
for all The president was not content
with going onoo to church but went
twice leaving Mrs McKiuley in tho
hands of her lady friends on each occa
sion
Antnniolillo nllipiiny OlKIHllitil
CiiKAOO June 1 The details of or
ganization of tho Illinois KlectrioVohielo
Transportation company aro now all but
completed and tho company expects
within a month to lmvo automobiles
running in Chicago Tho company will
liiivonn authorized capital of 520000000
Samuel Instill president of tho Chicago
Edison company will bo the president
of tho new company Tho works of thn
company will be the shops of tho Grant
Locomotive plant which have been
purchased and nro being fitted up for
operation
Joint Moniiniiwit to Siniimn Vlcit linn
Vancouvku June 1 Australian ad
vices say that tho officers of tint British
and American warships who have been
fraternizing during tlio recent trouble
in Samoa liavo decided to erect a joint
monument to tho memory of the En
glish speaking mon slain in tho various
3a4VV lfafeftgHK3E3T
granite monument with tlio names of
tho British engraved on ono panel and
tlio Americans on the other sur
mounting the roll of tlio killed with tho
American and British flags intertwined
Tlirin Ilulievi il to Jjjivii Pin llnil
VlNTYAHU Havpn MllSS JllllO 18
Three well known men of Cottage City
August W Loighton Joseph Bond and
Joseph Evans are supposed to have been
drowned in Edgartown bay Saturday
while on a gunning trip Tho revenue
cutter Manning found their kiat adrift
in a waterlogged condition Two coats
belonging to Leighton and Evans wero
found in her but nothing was learned
of tho men
CiiItMliiiilmi Mini Still HiirnliiB v
Halifax N S Juno 10 A dis
patch from Glaso Bay says douse vol
umes of sinnkf are jKniring from the
Culedonia pit and tho fire is burnieg
us fiercely as ever notwithstanding
tons of water boing poured into tlio
mine Men attempted to enter the pit
today but got down only -10 feet and
were conqsjlled to retreat
SuiidiiyK lliuubull Ouuiai
NATIONAL LUAOUE
011003 New York 2
St Ioule 8 WahluKtou 0
viiiclnnutl 11 lliooklrn 18
IouUvllIu 2 Iloltimoro 7
WUnTKHN LCAOVM
MltuauU e HSi Paul It
Detroit d ImliiuiapolU 10
Kausat City 10 Minneapolis lfc
Kllli il ut Nimtoii
Newton la Juno 20 Jim Murdock
of this city was run over and killed by
u Rock Island train thn miles west of
this city yeBterduy
CASIMIR PERIER TO ASSIST
i 1oriiiKr IliOiliiit Will lcinl IIU Sup
I pint to Ko iiiii
I IAItlS June 111 President liOtibet
received in audience yesterday
P rlet former president of Franco and
consulted with him regarding the nitn
klcital eiisis The interview ternil
tinted about II oclock after which
Ixmbet lnceived Senator Pierre
The latter it is under
stood lias iiiiule his acceptance of tlio
task of forming a cabinet conditional
upon the co opeiatioii of M Cuslmtr
IVrlcrand ceilain sections of tlio cham
ber of deputies which he hopes to se
cure
Witldeolt llosseau wailed upon
and earnestly endeavored to
induco him to accept iho pottfnlloof
war on the ground that his presence at
tlie ministry of war would simplify tho
dillleullicM of tho situation Thereupon
CasiniirPerier consulted with the presi
dent who pointed out to him thai ho
would l permitted to exeieise innrn
authority than anyone else over tho
generals in destroying the germs of itrt
tation Casimir IVrier replied that ho
had definitely withdrawn from politics
but nevertheless would iiiulnrtalo In
consider the matter
Waldeek Hosseau was not lied of this
icply which gives him full liberty to
constitute a cabinet of republican union
The question now is whether ho will
go so far as to include a Socialist in the
ministry llohiinself isindispo ed todo
so nnd no doubt his view will prevail I
TAMMANYS WAR ON TRUSTS
Will Sound I Initio Cry nl lln Iuiiilli of i
Inly tolciln nl Ion
Niw Youk June III The World I
says Iaminaiiy is going to array itself
against the trusts Its Fourth of July
celebration this year will be mainly de
voted o sounding tho anti lriisl wurcry
for tlie campaign of next year
Two principal speakers of Iho celebra
tion will devote their eloquence to mark
ing the lino of battle in tho next light
They nie J 1 Ward elniirniaii of Iho
Democratic slato commit tee of Alabama
and Congressman Cariith of Kentucky
Both men who are fumed in their re
spective stales as orators will talk about
the evils ot trusts W J Mrynn has
been invited to attend tho celebration
and make a speech Ho is not expected
to come neither is ex President Cleve
land or David II Hill both of whom
have been asked Admiral Schley says
he will come if ho can but he will not
make a speech Arthur P Gorman and
ex Senator Murphy have also been in
vited
Will DI MliitiKii the Wo II
Omaha June IS it is estimated
that on July I fully 2fi per cent of the
women now employed in stores anil
factories in Nebraska will be discharged
because of I lie law which was passed
by the last legislature regulating Iho
employment of women The measure
applies to female employes in manufac
turing and mercantile establishment
making 10 hours a days labor and re
quiring proprietors to provide seats for
all female employes
Will in Into Ciunp til llin I hi on
Di Mmints June 20 Adjutant Gen
eral Myers returned yesterday from
Fort Madi on where lie has been for
the purpose of selecting a place for tho
Fiftieth Iowa which will go into camp
in August While it is not definitely
settled it is likely that Burlington will
be the place No selection has yet been
made for tlio Filly second which goes
into camp the latter part of July but it
is generally announced thai Clear Lake
will bo tlie place
I lit ltllrlij iiiitil to oiii
RoiKIanh Mo June 20 Charles E
Littleliuld fRep has been elected to
congress to succeed tho Into Nelson
Dmgley defeating John Scott of Bath
by an oveiwholiiiing majority Scott
polled a smaller vote than when hestood
atmuist Mr Dingleyin the I MLS election
o liliin Tullot at Clitiitiiiiijiiit
Wichita Juno 1--Captain Coghlan
of the Raleigh will appear at tlio Win
field Chautauqua next Wednesday
where he will toll the story of tho bat
tle of Manila
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Bellamy Storer tho United State
minister at Madrid had a brief audience
with tho queen regent Monday
Arthur Dewar Radical defeated
engagements It is intonded to erect a General Wnuchope Liberal Unionist in
the southern division of Edinburgh
The Illinois supreme court Monday
declared thu Campbell law changing
the rules for admission to the bar un
constitutional
General Brooke is removing his head
quarters from El Vuddo to the palace
formerly occupied by Marshal Blanco in
Havana province
Tin- Spanish chamber of deputies
i Monday approved tho bill ceding the
Caroline island the Ltdronos ami tlie
PeleW islands to Germany
W M Hayes U-year-old colt Donald
Bain Monday ran seven furlongs at tho
Hawthorne track in l25i This is tlio
fastest time ever made in tho west
Rev F E Clark president of tho
Christian Endeavor Monday sent u tele
gram congratulating the peace commis
sioners on their work at Tho Hague
Frederick W Kruuso tho American
arrested in connection with tho murder
of Minnie Ross in Havana will be re
leased There is no evidence against
him
The steamer Danube running bo
Ween Vancouver and Alaskan ports
wus wrecked at Union lii miles north
of Victoriu Passengers and crow wero
wived
John Youngnian a fanner near Hojhj
Intl threw a club at Inn son Ray which
hit him and killed him The boy 15
years old was beating a horse with
which lie was plowing The father or
dered him to stop and at tho sinie time
threw a club at him
The Cajietown correspondent of the
Daily Alan says The government
iiifudtMu i
urcat activity
tlie Capo imiMriul command and muni
tions of war aro liciug bent northward
in larun uuuiititieu
A
o
IN FAVOR OF PRAH
I
it
Arbitration Plan May Yet Suc
ceed at Tlie Hague
niANm in thi luisnirs puns
leriniitijft ItiprrniiiliiHin ItiTlvi New
linti tn Million ToKllinr
on Miiln liiipoii or lli Cnrn Conlnr
onii Mr Illllli VlnllH Hoi llu
London Juno III The correspondent
or he Daily News at The Hague says
Dr orn whom limpet or William
summoned on Fiiduy by a special mes
seiiger arrived in Merlin on Saturday
accompanied by Mr Hulls of the United
States delegation They were driven to
the imperial palace where Instant ad
mission wns grunted them by the knisnr
himself who was waiting for lliem
They had a fuilher audlenco with hli
majesty yesterday On Iheir return to
The Hague last evening they were ap
pointed joint messengers of tho confer
ence because Ihey had become intimate
friends since they met here Dr orn
speaks very little Unglish but Mr
Hulls NMiiks German perfect ly
If Kinperor William refuses any sort
or tribunal the conference will probably
goon without him hut his openly bos
tile attitude would arouse protests in
Germany and Mr I lolls has probably
taken the liberty of pointing out the do
plorahlo effect this would have in tho
civiltcd world The emperor is nmeiin
hie to the righteous aigunient nud pel
haps this will be the lever that will
move him At any rate if ho worst
conies o lli worst the conference will
invite him to sign the convention with
a reservation about the tribunal pledg
ing himself only to use the peace con
ference procedure in an eventual arbi
tration
ilcrinmiH 1iiillrt I nl lure
Mritint June I The Kobiische
tuiigaiiiioiii n Iho complete failure
of the lisarmiiiiieiit coiiimitteo of tho
peace conference at The Hague Sev
eral provisions it asserts have bei u
ndoptcd in Hid coiiiiuitteo by equal vote
but all of these it picdiolH will fail m
the plenary sil tings
SFAX PASSES CAPE VERDE
Il Inn Will A iiho In iiIm Nutlvii liiml
li Nil in i In j Next
Paris June 111 A dispatch from tho
Cape Verde island announces that tho
Ft iich cruiser Sliix carrying Cupi un
Dreyfus has passed enronte for ln st
where she is uApcctcd before Sutmdny
net It is undi rslood that Captain
Dreyfus will be landed by night mil
thai a special train will be in waiting to
take him to Itennes where the coiiit
martial is to be held
Paiiis June 111 -General Menu r
who was minister for war when Cup
tain Dreyfus was condemned spoke
publicly for the llrst time since tln
court of cassation rendered its dociMoii
at a meeting of lie Fi uncli Patriotic
league yestciduy where ho was gre ted
with loud appliiut c
Your acclamations said General
Mereicr are adiiresed only in u small
part to the soldier wlio did his duty m
IWM and is firmly resolved to nccnm
plish it in lis They aro chiefly ad
dressed to our dear army of which at
Ibis critical moment you do me the
honor of regarding as the standard
bearer
He then proceeded to declare his ab
solute belief in tho guilt of Captain
Dreyfus and his belief that tlio Rennes
court martial would fearlessly ascertain
tho truth and do its duly
As for myself he declared I shall
tell everything I know
This us a prominent advocate of re
vision remarked is just what is wanted
DiiIck AITriil Will Aliillnito
Bkuiin June II In the course of a
secret session of the diet of Saxo Coburg
and Gotha yestciduy the minister of
state Count Voiistrengel made a con
fidential communication containing tho
sensational announcement that Duko
Alfred of Saxo Coburg and Gotha tho
reigning duko would probably abdicate
this year The English Duko of Con
naught is now the lair apparent
ryrlmm I lie Snhji i I ol Sormnin
Kaii Claiiii Wis Juno 10 In nine
pulpits hero yesterday tho New Rich
mond cyclone was the subject of thu
sermons The general sentiment ox
pressed was that it was a mysterious
dispensation of providence but the Rev
Joseph Moran of tlie Episcopal church
said it was tlio devilish work of an un
known power and not tho act of God
HrllUli stuiiiiiiirit Collide
Rosahio June 19 Tlie British
steamers Castillian Prince Captain
Counsel and Amphitrite Captain Ma
lonoy from Sunderland from Buenos
Ayres have been in collision The Cas
tillian Prince arrived here in a badly
damaged condition Thu damage to the
Amphitrite is unknown
Miijor Marcliainl ut III Olil Homo
Tiioissky France Juno 10 Major
Marchand arrived yesterday morning afc
Thoissey his birthplace and was re
ceivdu liy iiit innyui una onrnusiasnu
crowds His passage from tho railway
station to tho residencoof his father was
veritably a triumphal progress
Iiu iIMn Itttcin lo Work
MiDDLKsnouo Ky Juuo ID The
authorities at Harlan court house have
received word from the leudero of each
faction in tho feud stating
that thoy are willing to lot tho law tako
its course Most of tho feudibts have
gone back to work
Ituv Willlmiiii Aif tn
CmcAuo Juuo It Rev Arthur L
wiuiuiiis rector of Christ ttpiscoun
ioKiiS i NVoodluwuaU
mond fields There is in I o ottied hiscongrfgation yesterdaj
thct he had decided to accept tho elec
tion as bishop coadjutor of tho diocese
of Nebrubku
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