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4 ,r :. v WHOLE NUMBER 1.728. VOLUME XXXIV.-NUMBER 12. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA .vmv NESDAY. JUNE 24.1903. & Jw (tews 0ttrM i 6 -St - -' SL. f ,2J TRAINS COLLIDE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MEET WITH DISASTER. TBI PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES Five Waterloo Men Are Among Those Slain in the Wreck A Misunder stood Order is the Cause of the I Trains Ccming Together. CEDAR FALLS. la. Ten people were killed and rsvo seriously "wound ed in a head-end collision one mile west of Raveond on the Illinois Cen tral at 2-40 Friday morning. The eastbound limited, due at Cedar Falls at 2:15. crashed into the westbound .freight The killed: JOHX R. GRIFFIN passenger en gineer. "Waterloo. D. J. BANTZ, passenger fireman. Waterloo. FRED STOXE3LLN, freight engi neer. "Waterloo. C. P. 5TICKNET. freight brake man. "Waterloo. L C. MILLER, freight fireman. "Wat erloo. F. L. GJROOM. Dubuque, skull frac tured, died m hospital ar "Waterloo shortly after removal there. THREE UNIDENTIFIED TRAMPS. ONE UNIDENTIFIED EMIGRANT. Th injured Charles Morran. Independence, steal inp nde on reint. George Hurrl. negro. Independence, stealing ride on the passenger. The collision was due to a misunder standinz of the orders given the freight crev at "Waterloo and which were misread by them. The passenger was seven minutes late out of Cedar Falls, but made up the time. Neither crew saw the other until they were but a few rods apart. The wreck occurred in a deep cut en what is known as Raymond hill, both trains running at a high rate of speed at the time of the collision. Passenger No. 2, which is due to leave Waterloo at 2 .".3 a. m., pulled out of the station on time according to the report of the train crew at the depot. A relief train was dispatched to the scene of the wreck from this city a little after 3 o'clock, returning about S o'clock with seven bodies. Three bodies were still buried under the wreck at the time the relief train made the second trip. The wreck occurred just as the pas senger tram dropped over the brow of the hill, the deep cut and a curve shuttins off the view of tie approach ing trains. Both, engine crews were killed at their posts. The dead and wcunded wre brought to this city. The basgage and mail cars and seven teen freight cars are piled up to the height of rfae telegrapn wires. Both engines were completely demolished. STRIKE OF WAITERS ENDS. Employers Reserve Right to Employ Whom They Please. J CHICAGO. Ill- The strike of the , waiters and cooks is a thing of the ' past, and the majority of the men will return to work at once. The settle ment of the trouble was reached after a meeting, which had lasted for the greater part of the day. It was agreed that 75 pr cent of the strikers shall resume their old places, and the re mainder are to have their positions within ten days. On the question or aDsoIute recoeni- . tion of the union, on which the strik ers have bven so obdurate, the agree ment provides for freedom on both sides. The hotel and restaurant pro prietors are to have the right to em ploy what help they choose, no mat ter whether it belongs to the union or , not. i He Wished a Simple Funeral. ' DAYTON. O. Extreme simplicity marked the funeral services over the remains of the late General Alexanaer McDowell McCook. at the residence of his daughter. Mrs. Charles A. Craig head. Monday. There were present only relatives of the family, close friends and members of the Loyal Le gion. The service by Rev. Maurice E. Wilson consisted of reading scrip ture lessons, prayers and hymns. The tuneral was in accordance with tho wishes of General McCook. who did t not desire any display. The remains ( were taken to Spring Grove cemetery. ' Cincinnati, for interment. ; Robbers Take tr.e stamps. , DES MOINES Robbers broke Into the postofice at Oiodes, Marshall I county, twenty miles northeast, and cleaned out the place of every stamp in the possession of the postmaster. The loss will be si.000. Death List Is Grswing. BTrppvTT? Pal. The develoDments of yesterday and today show the Hepp- j ner death list will exceed the esti-; mates of the last two days. There I are several large shifts of men at work and corpses are being found nine j miles away At the rate bodies are coming in the list will easily reach 200 aetually found identified and j buried. The name of Otis Bullis. 25 years old. of Tower City, N. D.. is added to those missing. Sultan Fears Things. CONSTANTINOPLE The sultan has warned Madame Chriarinch. mother of Milan, to carefully- guard her son. She is advised to keep her son in the house and not to allow him. to appear on the streets. It is presumed that this advice was the outcome cf fears that an attempt, may be made to murder young 'Wilan. al theegh it is not believed that there will ever be any prospect of his suc ceeding to the throae of Servia. BURYING OF DEAD. Hurries Interment of Victims ef the Floe. HEPPNER, Ore. The -work of burying the dead who lost their lives in the terrible calamity Sunday even ing has progressed steadily and 130 bodies had been recovered ana buried. At least 150 more are miss ing and at this time the most reliable estimates place the number of dead at COO. All day long help in the shape of provisions, blankets and men has poured in. The Oregon Railway and Navigation track was opened as far as Lexington, nine miles away Tues day afternoon and from now on the work of relief can proceed more ex peditiously, as the wagon road from here to Lexington is good and sup plies can be brought in by team in a few hoars after they reach the end of the railroad. It will prooaMy be several days before the track is open ed all the way, as the railroad is washed out for almost tne entire dis tance. The scene from the hillside over looking the town is one of desolation. Huge piles of wreckage, in many places fifty feet high, fill the canyon for half a mile below the town. As the debris which is covered many feet by mud. is cleared away, more bodies, are found. Immense boulders weighing tons were rolled along by the flood and deposited in the midst of the town or lodged against build ings. A telephone message from lone says: In the fifty-foot wall of water that swept through the town dozens of bodies were carried down Willow canyon for miles. In the rush of subsiding waters during Sunday night cries of distress were heard In monu mental piles of debris and the first volunteers worked like demons to hunt out and find perishing wounded, but in many cases it was too late by the time the victims were located in the darkness. A pall of devastation and death hangs over Heppner. Frantic, half crazed people are charging about the ruins hunting for loved ones. Dozens of families have been wiped out. Among the incidents of the catas trophe was the saving of three lives by Julius Keithley, TO years old, who rode one mile and a half on the roofs of bouses and pulled in three people from the flood. Jim Kernan. the Oregon Railway and Navigation agent, met his death at the telegraph key trying to raise Portland to inform the outside world of the impending calamity. His little daughter Katie, who was saved by remaining in tne station house, saw her father and mother lost in the whirl of tM waters. Katie stood by while her taffier was calling the Portland office when the flood swept in the lower floor and curled around him. Mrs. Kernan rushed out of the house and started for a high point of ground. Kernan bravely sought to save his wife and both were, lest. One of the most thrilling adven tures was that of Tom Shuter, who. with his family, were carried down stream in his house for a mile and a half. His wife and two children stepped into the upper rooms. Below town the house shot across the creek to the west side, where it lodged in the debris. 150 yards from the canyon bank. Shuter then took his two little ones on his shoulder and swam 200 yards In the boiling torrent. He land ed the children and then struck out for the house and rescued his wife. The McBride family, which was lost, went down in their hoose. DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS. Governor Calls on County Ccmmis siTiers to Send Lists. TOPEKA. Kan. Governor Bailey has invited the county commissioners ; of the flood stricken counties to send. him a detailed list of those in need of help in their respective counties as . far as possible and to send a repre sentative far each county to be pres- ent at the meeting next Tuesday of the committee appointed to disburse the general Kansas relief fund. At rhis meeting the general situation will be thoroughly canvassed and the com mittee will be able to divide the funds and supplies among the counties on the basis of need. Jews Need Nat Fear in Odessa. I ST. PETERSBURG General Arsfi- i eff. the new prefect cf police of Odes- j sa. in receiving a deputation of rabbis recently, assured them that the Jews of Odessa could pursue their avoca tions without fearing anti-Semite out breaks. Mexico Settles Promptly. WASHINGTON. Ambassador Clay ton has cabled the state department that the Mexican government on Wed nesday deposited to his credit $1,420. 582 an account of the Pius fund award. This promptness on the pan of the government of Mexico in meeting its obligations has broken all record in arbitration. The money win be re mitted to Archbishop Ricrdan. bishop of San Francisco, CaL.. the titular claimant- Cholera in the Philippines. WASHINGTON. D. C Official ad vices to the marine hospital service in this city represent a sharp increase cf cholera cases in the Philippine is lands since the beginning of the rainy season. Many of the cases have oc curred in Manila, bnt a rapid spesd down the coast of Luzon also is re ported. About half of the Manila cases have occurred aavmg the crews of launches and other small craft. METCALFLET OUT SUPERINTENDENT OF MONEY OR DER SYSTEM REMOVED. TROUBLE IS AMUT GONTBACTa Authorities Deem Certain Indii tions Sufficient to Warrant Dismissal Two Firms Want Werk Which Lowest Bidders Are Refused. "WASHINGTON As a result of al leged indiscretion in the award of con tracts for printing money order forms James T. Metcalfe, superintendent of the money order system of the post office department, was removed from office by the postmaster general. A full investigation will be made later. The dismissal is the result of act opposing the bid. of Pan! Hennas, ot Rutherford. N. J., the lowest bidder byl f45,000. and in favor of the next high est bidder, the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford company of New York, of which Mr. Metcalfe's son is an em ploye. The storr is briefly told in the fol lowing letter of dismissal signed by Postmaster General Payne: "Mr. James T. Metcalfe, Superin tendent of Money Order System. Post office Department. Dear Sir: You are hereby removed from the position of superintendent cf the money order system. "The charges upon which your re moval is based relate to your actions in the matter of letting the contract for money order forms. It appears from your answer that when the pro posals of the different competitors for the contract of supplying money order torms were opened Paul Herman of Rutherford. N. J. (formerly employed as foreman by the Wynkoop-Hallen-beck-Crawford company of New York, by which company it seems your son is also employed), was found to be the lowest bidder, his proposal being 145,010 below that of the next high est bidder, namely the Wynkoop-Hal-lenback-Crawford company; that the bid of Herman as submitted was reg ular in form and that he had deposit ed a certified check, for $5,000 as a for feit. It further appears that within a day or two the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford company filed a protest against awarding the contract to Her man, alleging that he was not finan cially responsible: that a short time thereafter Mr. Herman called at your office and you advised him tc with draw his bid and re-enter the employ of the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford company, understanding that at the time such withdrawal would result in the contract being awarded to said company and consequently in a loss to the government; that you offered to write and did write a letter to said company, apprising it of your inter view with Herman and using your good offices in his behalf; that you ad vised Herman that his $5,000 deposit would probably be returned to him if he adopted your suggestion. It fur ther appears that you regarded Mr. Herman as possessing the mechanical qualifications requisite to the perform ance of the contract and that it was not any part of your duty to pass upon the question of his responsibility, financial or otherwise. It also appears that you did not acquaint your supe rior. First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Wynee. with the fact that you had endeavored to have Mr. Herman withdraw his bid. It further appears that a hearing had been had before General Wynee on the question of the financial responsibility of Mr. Her man, although it has developed since the submission of your answer this morning that you discouraged such a hearing and manifested a desire that the contract be awarded to the Wya-koop-riallenbeck-Crawford company. Very respectfully, "E C. PAYNE. "Postmaster General." Charged With Crookedness. SCRANTON. Pa. A special com mittee was appointed by the select council to investigate an allegation that eight members of the bodr bad banded together to hold up the Dalton Street Railway company for $400 apiece. At the last meeting of the council the franchise was to come up for passage, but the quorum was broken by opponents of the measure. Asks Aid for Flood Sufferers. SPRINGFIELD. HI. A. L. Here ford, supreme chancellor of the Court cf Honor, issued an address to the lo cal courts of the organization request ing them to contribute to the aid cf their brethren in Missouri. Iowa and Illinois who have lost their homes and ether property by reason of the floods. Repairing Mont Pelee Injuries. NEW YORK Margnerita Stokes, a child who barely escaped the fate of her mother and brother in the Mont Pelee diseaser. has been operated upon at a hospital. Ugly scars on her chi caused by her injuries in the volcan outburst on Martinique, were covered with skin from other part3 oi her body and the third finger of the right hand was sacrificed, in or der that adjoining cnes would be made useful. Sheets at Italian Consul. HAVANA While the Italian consul here. Vlagio Tomielli. was seated in the office, a young Italian sailor en tered and Inquired whether he was the consul. On receiving an affirmative reply, he whipped out a revolver and fired, the bullet grazing the consul's head. The sailor tamed axd fled along the street: pursued by the consnL The miscreant ineffectively, fired the onl charge in. tie revolver at his pursuers It is believed that he is insane. THE LIGHT THAT J JbbV -zL K&- jri. ... . -y JMJ J v m gSa, vBttMBBmiaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV yd BBBBBBBBBBBbV 'ii ?9BB W BBBBBBaBPaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaf aavvafc BaVMaaaaaaaaSjBBaaaaaaaaely BaaaaBBaaaaaaaaml aeaaeas aWi 'BBafcBBBaaaaBSBSW BBaaaaaaaaaaeaesBM saaesaeaes aaaEaaaaawBaaaLrBaaaaaaaaaBaaaaaflBafl aaaPHT eaasaasaP BrYataaaaaaaaaMsBaaaaaM pnp aeaTJ'saaV aw .aaaaaaaaaasaasBaaaaaaaaeaT Bf BaaraaeX aaaFyaesr .aaavaaaaaatSsBaBBflBBaReaaaaaB Jwl Ml Ml -aWaaaaaaaaafefrffiiM HAIL PETER AS KING. Servians Rejoice at Parliament's j Unanimous Selection cf Ruler. semble on June 24. BELGRADE-Prince Peter Kara- TOPEKA. Kan. Governor Bailey georgevitch was dulv elected king oH113 issued e following proclamion Servia Monday in joint session of theM"11 whether e legislature in spc senate and skupshtina. The an-cial se33'01 nouncement was received with every1 "Whereas, The recent floods have, manifestation cf rejoicing. in addition to the destruction of vast The presiding officer of the joint amounts of property, svept away nu session proposed the election 0fj serous bridges, the immediate re Prince Peter as king. Cheers greeted ' bading of which is imperative, but the proposals, which were repeated onJfor whica M adequate law exists, the announcement that the vote waaitnereby brS bot an extraordi unanlmous. The minister of justice 'nary occasion within the meaning of hastened to the balconv and announc- the constitution authorizing a special ed the fact to the waiting crowd. The session of tae legislature. people received the notification, with cheers and a royal salute of 101 guns was nred. Lieutenant Lacar Javadovios of the Sixth infntry shct and killed himself Sunday because his fellow officers did not permit him to participate in car- rying out the plot against the late king and queen. DISEASE IS STAMPED OUT. Offers Reward for Case of Foot and Mouth Disease. WASHINGTON The secretary of agriculture having completed a care ful investigation of the states now in quarantine for fcot and mouth dis-1 ease, without ffnding"any"casesorthe ' disease. Tuesday issued a circular of-' fering a reward of $250 to any per- Peter Win Be Subservient to Servian son who shalL before June 30. 1903.' Army or Follow Alexander. first report to the chief of the bureau BELGRADE The position of King of animal industry at Washington the Peter I, who takes the place of the existence of any specific ''ase or cases assassinated ruler, promises to be lit of foot and mouth disease in any an- tle more tilan a cf a royal captive, imal in either Massazfmsetts or New The real government of the country Hampshire. If no cases are reported by July l, the quarantine will be re moved and foreign countris asked to receive live stock from New England ports. Appoints a New York Man. "WASHINGTON. D. C. Alvord Cooley of Westchester. N. Y.. has been appointed civil service commis sioner by President Roosevelt to suc ceed James R. Garfield, appointed commissioner of corporations. Senator Piatt of New York took luncheon with the president Saturday, I tQ the Mkphone. This policy has led remaining at the white house until to one socd result not a single case nearly 3 o'clock. After bis conference , of border anywhere has been rcport with the president he announced Mr. et- Cooley's appointment. He did not in-! I dicate that Mr. Cooley was his selec- MRS- 'NGERSOLL BRINGS SUIT, tion far the place. It is said the ap- pointment was decided on some time Wants pe of $100,030 Earned by Her ago and was acquiesced in by Sen- Husband, ator Piatt. " BOSTON. Mass. A suit for $100.- 000 was filed in the United States cir Steel Corporation Reports. WASHINGTON. During the post week the United States Steel corpora- tion has filed, through Secretary Cor telyoa. with the bureau of corpora tions of the department of commerce, the financial report of its operations for the year 1902. including schedules, showing in detail its business and financial transactions during that year. ' The report is very voluminous and ' from transferring the estate or per complete. It is the first report of any ! sonal property cf the late 3Ir. Davis large business concern filed with the and for the court to appoint a receiver, new department. The allegation made by Mrs. Inger- soil is that her husband did not re Sporting Writer Dies. DENVER, Colo. Nelson Innes. for merly one of the best known sporting writers in the country, died here cf' consumption. Mr. Innes' illness was Italian Cabinet Quits. the result of the cold contracted while ROME Premier Zanardelli has for attending the Corbett-Fitzsimmons ; mally announced in the chamber of fi?kt. j deputies that the cabinet has resigned I oaiiet First ana Examine Afterwards. f ST. PAL L, Minn. The supreme lodge of Ancient Order of United decided, that the cheap rates of trans Workmen, at its session, decided, af- porting harvest hands will be in. force ter a long debate, to permit candi- this year from June 25 to July 10, in dates for admission to the order to be elusive. The rate will be a one-third balloted, for before undergoing a med- fare for parties of five or over to any ical examination. This action re- point in Kansas. In 'spite of the moves a long standing source of dis- flood3. which have de-astated some satisfaction, for it has frequently hap-. of the valley lands of the state, the pened that after a candidate has paid S need of a large number of harvest his fee for the medical test he was re- jetted More Help for Kanras. NEW YORK Addition? fnnf m the amount of $9,000 has been sent, from this cit? to relieve the wants of the destitute in. the flood stricken dis tricts. Ot this snm $1,000 was tele graphed to Topeka. a like snm to Kan sas City,. Kan and the remainder to Gainesville. The committee now received contrihotioBs amounting to nearly $25.000 Probably $5,000 more win be distribated, to the sufferers Wednesday- IJ-BfR fails! CALLS KANSAS LEGISLATURE Governor of State Directs It to As- I "ow, therefore. I, w. j. Bailey. governor of the state of Kansas, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the constitution, do hereby con vene the legislature of the state of Kansas in special session at the capi tal, in the city of Topeka. on Wednes- da Jxme 24- 1903- at 2 'cIock P- m for the purpose of enabling counties and other municipalities to build nec essary bridges. "In witness whereof. I have here unto set my hand and caused tc be afflxed reat seaJ q statfi 17th day of June, 1903. (Signed) "W. J. BAILEY. Governor. KING IN.NAME ONLY.. will be a military dictatorship under the leaders of the revolution. Colonel Mischin and Colonel Mitschilitsch. The new king is almost without any personal adherents, and the ruling spirits of the army would just as read ily murder him as they did his prede cessor. At the present moment the whole country is under military rale. and. although no prefects in the country districts have been revoked, each is accompanied by an army officer who attends him wherever he goes, even cuit fourr Tuesday by Mrs. Eva A. Ingersoll. administratrix of the estate of the late Robert G. Ingersoll, against Joseph A. Comm of Lowell. Mass.. and others, heirs of the late Andrew J. Da vis, for services which the libellant claims were rendered by her deceased husband. Mrs. Ingersoll also petitions the court for a writ of injunction against the heirs to restrain them ceive the $100,000 for services from the heirs for winning the case, as had been agreed upon. Kansas Wants Karvert Hands. TOPEKA. Kas. The railroads have . nands is very pressing and win have to come rrcm otner stntes. Report Confirmed. WTLLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa The report that General Mates has issued a manifesto announcing a col lapse of the Venezuelan revelation is confirmed. k Rockefeller Gives 55,000. NEW YORK Mayer Low- received a. cheek: tor $S.0uG iiom. John D Rock efeller for the fund for the relief. c the sufferers from the floods in the i west FOR KING PETER CALLED ON TO AVENGE MURDER ED MONARCH. SOVUI AMY EXMHiAia is a Whole Declare Innocent ef Crime to Be Expiated Little Kingdom Otherwise in Strained Relations with Powers. ST. PETERSBURG An official note was published in the Gazette Thursday recognizing Peter Karageorgevitca as king of Servia and welcoming his ac cession. In brief the note declares that it is incumbent upon King Peter to avenge the assassination of King Alex ander and Queen Drags aad expresses the- eearictkm taat-ae -win kmnr.aow to severely punish the regicide?, whose misdeeds should not be visited on the entire Servian nation or army. The text cf the note fallows: A week has now elapsed since the day of the bloody revolution at Bel grade, an intimation of which could not be given to the imperial govern ment in the customary official form be cause legal authority was lacking in Servia. Strictly adhering to it3 standpoint ef non-intervention ic the internal affairs of the Balkan states, and at the same time finding it impossible to hold any intercourse with the persons who have arbitrarily usurped power, Russia has awaited the conclusion of the troubles in order to define clearly its attitude toward the events in the kingdom of Servia. The skupshtina and senate assem bled in exrraardinary session June 15, the legal order of things was re-established and Prince Peter Kara georgevitch was unanimously elected king- The prince, complying with the re quest of the national assembly, has consented to ascend the throne of Ser via under the name of Peter L Imme diately after the proclamation the new king telegraphed to the czar asking his imperial majesty to recognize him as king, whereupon the reply of his majesty in confirmation of this was sent- The Imperial government, while hail ing the election of the new monarch, scion of a glorious dynasty, and wish ing all success to the supreme head of the Servian people, which is allied to Russia by ties of religion, can nev ertheless not refrain from expressing the confident hope that King Peter will be able to give evidence of his sense of justice and firmness of will by adopting measures at the outset to in vestigate the abominable deed that has been committed and mete out rigorous punishment to those traitorous crimi nals who have stained themselves with the infamy attaching to regtcides. Of course the entire Servian nation or its army cannot be held responsible for the crime which revolts public con science, yet it would be dangerous to Servia's internal peace not to exact expiation for the revolution carried out with violence by the military. Such neglect will inevitably react in an un favorable manner on the relations of all the states with Servia and would create for Servia serious difficulties at the very commencement of the reign of King Peter L Their Russian co-religionists offer to God supplications for the repose of the souls of King Alexander and his con sort, who have met an untimely end. and they invoke the blessings of the Almighty on the rule of King Peter for the welfare and prosperity of the Ser vian people. Harriman Not in Control. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. It can be stated officially and with absolute accuracy, the Tribune 3ays. that while he traffic arrangements between Sen ator Clark's Salt Lake-Los Angeles oad and the roads constituting the Harriman system will have absolutely nothing to do with directing the oper itions of the Clark road, which will io business with all roads entering Salt Lake City. New Trial for Tennessee Claflin. LONDON The appeal court grant ed the application of Lady Cook (for merly Miss Tennesse Claflin of New York) for a retrial of the charge brought against her by J. H. Wallace, her former private secretary, who. was granted a veridct of $2,is0 on the plea of libel- Death of Rev. Or. Hathaway. PASADENA. CaL Rev. Dr. Hatha way, secretary of the American Sab bath union with headquarters in New York City, died here suddenly. Driven frsm Heme by High Water. VANCOUVER. 3. Ci Every region of low lying land along the banks of the Fraser river which is not dyked is now under water, and many farm hands are cut off from any communi cation except by boat. Above the Pitt river hundreds of acres of mead ow land are flooded. At Mission peo ple are moving their household goods to higher ground in boats and canoes, the river having inundated the floors. Crisis Continues in Itaiy. ROME. The political cri&Is con tinues. Former Premier Zanardelli was unable to go to the quirinal to see the king, owing to sickness. He arose in the morning but was obliged to return to bed- This circumstance is delaying the solution of the crisis. Orders a Court-Martial. WASHINGTON Secretary Moody Tuesday ordered the court-martial of Assistant Paymaster Philip W Delano. charged with embezzlement of $1,800. iimitismiiimiuni NK TOHtAMS. imiiinimiiniiiinnl The, avast powerful automobile ever built is the Goerom-Brille racing car. having 129 horse power. In Scotland ia 1392 there were 204 insane persons in each 100,000 popula tion; there are now S0. The Doatcfllce deparrateat. announces that July 4 next will be a complete holiday for all the rural free delivery carriers in the comntry. Lieutenant H. L. Roosevelt, pro moted to be captain and asissrant quartermaster in the marine corps, is & cousin of the presidents General Kuropaetkia. the Russian minister of war, arrived at Tokio and is the guest ef the emperor. The press augurs weR ef his visit. The horse-presented) to the president by- the dt&eaa ot-'ltowejfsa. -Wye- ar rived in Washington and has been in stalled in the White House staMes. The naatber of young men leaving Austria and Hungary is so great that the gavernaient of both countries are making strenuous efforts to stop ir. The largest and best stocked ma rine aquarium in the world is in the old moat of the abandoned Fort Jef ferson on Groden Key, Dry Torrugas. The ambassador of Italy has inform ed the state department that the date fixed for the meeting of the sanitary conference in Paris is October 10 next. The- differences between the Kan sas City Southern railroad and its mechanics have been adjusted and the strike has officially been declared en. The rate of suicides per million in London is 95; in Brussels. Berlin. Stockholm and St. Petersburg. 300, and in Paris and Vienna 400 per mil lion. Work on the French national pavil ion, a reproduction of the grand m anon at Versailles, France, will be begun soon at the World's fair. St. Louis. The New York Central and Pennsyl vania railroads each estimate their respective receipts from summer va cation travel at more than $1,000,000 a season. Several conflicts have recently oc curred in Macedonia between insur gent fcsnds and Turkish troops. Some thirty Bulgarians have been killed and many vrounded. The Wisconsin Central road an nounced a one-way rate of $8 to Chi cago. This is a cur of $3.o0 over the usual fare, and was done to meet the cut in time made by competing lines. General Baldwin has informed the war department that the governor of Arizona says United States troops are no longer needed at Morenci and they have been ordered back to their sta tions. Former President Cleveland has been offered the presidency of the University of Virginia. When seen Mr. Cleveland said: "I should be ut terly unable to accept such a propo sition." Among the passengers who arrived by the steamer Auguste Victoria, from Hamburg, were Catherina Fleischer Ede. Wilhelm Barrew Koven and Max Lahflng. singers for the musical festival ar St. Louis. The doctors who performed an au topsy on King Alexander report that the king's brain was not developed, and showed weakness. Alexander left $300.010. of which $100,000 was de posited at Brusaells. Members of the law and order league of Nebraska City, which was organiz ed several years ago, have notified the management that they will allow no more Sunday games and that in the future no more games may Se played in that city unless the play ers desire to pay a heavy fine. The secretary of the interior has or dered the withdrawal from entry ot SOO.OflO acres of public land in Idaho in connection with the Blackfoot irri gation project, and 500.000 acres in Nevada in connection with the Rock Creek, the Humbodlt river, North Humboldt and South- Humboldt pro jects. Fifty Iowa city physicians met in Des Moines for the purpose of form ing a state organization. Among the papers read was one by Dr. Louis A. Thomas of Red Oak. in which he urg ed the establishment of bath rooms in connection with school houses and that pupils be required to bathe regu larly. It is officially stated that there is no truth in the report circulated in America that Queen Wilheimina has shown symptoms of a tuberculosis na ture, or that she has any intention of going to Madeira or Cairo on account of her health. Sir Frederick Pollock, the famous English lawyer and law writer of Lon don, has cabled his acceptance to an invitation to read a paper before the annual meeting of the American Bar association, which will be held at Hot Springs, Va-V August 26 to 29. The Vladivostock, one of the Rus sian journals, says orders have been issued by the military authorities that Chinese brigands in Mancnuria are not to be attacked, as they have shown themselves more devoted to Russia than to China. The wheat prospects in northern Oklahoma were never better than they are now. This is especially true of j Kay county. There will also be a splendid crop of oat3. and corn is do ing well except that the rains have made it a little late. 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