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RUFU8 L, LOGAN, B. 8. D., Editor.
COLUMBIA, i : : MISSOURI.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
George Jleweson, formerly a promi
nent constructing architect and build
er of St. Louis,, was. adjudged Insane
and removed' to the1 'asylum at Elgin,
111. Mr. Heweson Is 67 years old and
some years ago construct4 several of
fice building at St Louis.
Last week's average cost of bogs at
Chicago was $7.38, being the highest
week's average In nine years,' against
$7.21 the previous week. $7.09 the week
ending May, 31, $6.10 March 1, $6.08 a
year ago last week, $5.10 two years ago,
and $3.S0 three years ago. ,
The American board of foreign mis
sions has received word of the death of
Rev. Willis C. Dewey. D. D., In New
York. Dr. Dewey has been a member
of the Eastern Turkey mission of the
board since 1S77, with his location at
Mardln. in northern Mesopotamia, He
was born in Canton, 111., and was grad
uated from Beloit college In 1873 and
from Chicago Theological seminary In
1877.
Acording to advices received by the
steamer Aorangl, at Victoria, B. C, a
Malayan sailor recently arrived at
Port Darwin nnd reported that he was
the only survivor of a crew of ten men
of a Malay trading sebooner which
had been wrecked oft Cape Wllber
force, North Australia. The crew wim
attacked ky blacks and all but one mur
dered. Yba etmrtvor-' suffered severe
privation before being rescued.
A special bulletin Issued by the
weather bareaa at noon Saturday savs:
Storms of tbm type that appear this
morning over the east gulf usually
cause copious general rains in the At
lantic states. : Semi-drouth conditions
will In alt probability be broken in the
south Atlantic states and In the middle
Atlantic Sunday and Snnday night and
east to southeast winds increasing in
force and loww temperatures. I
W. W. Atchieon. a saloonkeeper, shot
and killed James O'Meara and wounded
William Thayer, after a quarrel In
Atchison's saloon, at San Pedro, N. M.
Atchison had been drinking and was
flourishing a revolver wnen O'Meara
took ft away from him. Atehlson went
home and secured a rifle and began to
shoot, with the above result O'Meara
was a bookkeeper for the Santa Fe
Gold and Copper Mining company, and
his home was in Des Moines.
The people of the Davis chapel sec
tion of Marshal . county, Ky were
thrown Into great excitement by a fus
illade of bullets being fired Into a Mor
mon meeting by some of the opposi
tion in the neighborhood. Hardy
Lamb was shot in the leg. The mor
mon converts, fifteen or sixteen in
number, returned the fire and more
bloodshed Is feared. Lees than a year
ago the Mormon church there was
burned and two elders were driven
away.
The degree of doctor of jurispru
dence (Jurli utriusque doctor,) has
been conferred upon former President
Cleveland at the commencement exer
cises of the Augustianan college of St
Thomas at Villa Nova, a suburb of
Philadelphia., Mr. Cleveland will bear
the distinction of being the first per
son in the United States to receive this
degree. Among others who will receive
honorary degrees la Baron von Henger
var, Austrian ambassador to the Unit
ed States.
i .-.
Lemuel Hickman, restauranteur, of
Springfield. Ill, found his wife in a
compromising position with another
man Saturday. About 9:30 at night
Hickman Induced his wife to take a
ride on the 6treet car to Washington
Park. While strolling In the park
Hickman drew a revolver and shot his
wife three times. In the right lung,
Tight shoulder and right side of the
head, the last named wound' fracturing
her skulL She died soon after. He
then shot himself In the stomach.
Mrs. George W. Parker, wife of a
farmer near Ann Arbor, Mich., com
mitted suicide Saturday afternoon. Her
husband had gone to a neighboring vil
lage and while her grandmother and
her 7-year-old daughter were asleep
Mrs. Parker went Into a chicken coop
poured a quart of kerosene over her
self, and then ignited it The body
was not discovered until evening. Mrs.
Parker read an account of the suicide
of a woman in a similar manner a few
days ago and remarked how terrible
a death it was.
The design for the Jefferson Davis
memorial arch to be erected in Rich
mond, Va., which was submitted by
Louis Albert Gudebrod and accepted by
a committee representing the United
Daughters of the Confederacy nnd the
Federation of Southern Memorial So
cieties, has been announced. The do
Blgn propose san arch,. Corinthian in
style, to be constructed of Southern
granite, having a height of 65 feet, a
width of 70 feet and a breadth of 24
feet The archway Is to be 25 feet wide
and 40 feet high In the clear.
Henry C. White, the last colored man
to sit In congress, a member from
North Carolina in both the Fifty-fifth
and Fifty-sixth congresses. Is reported
to be at the head of a syndicate which
has purchased' from Senator Robert E.
Hand 97514 acres of land near Burleigh,
N. J., and Cape May. It Is Intended to
establish a colony of negroes from
North Carolina. The name of the town
is to be Whiteboro. Already several
avenues have been laid out Each
colonist Is to buy a bouse on the in
stallment plan, and Is to have ten years
to pay for it It Is to be an agricul
tural colony, on the same plan as the
Jewish colony at Woodbine, founded
by the Baron de Hlrsch fund trustees.
Harry W. Bragg, a private In a com
pany of the Twentieth United States
infantry, Monday night shot and killed
Mrs. Lizzie Tibblts and then shot and
killed himself. The tragedy was enact
leded on .the' grounds at the Columbus
barracks. Jealousy was the motive.
Mrs. Tibblts was employed as cook for
Major Angur of the Twentieth infan
try. Her husband was an enlisted
man. but was dishonorably discharged
several weeks ago. Bragg became in
fatuated with the woman. Just pre
ceding the tragedy, Bragg quarreled
with her because she had gone out with
another man.
CABINET COUNCIL MEETS.
Decides to Carry on as Far as Pos
sible Business Requiring
King's Signature.
London, June 24. A cabinet council,
which lasted an hour, was held at 7
o'clock this evening. It is understood
It was arranged to carry on as far as
possible the public business requiring
the king's approval and signature with
out reference to h's majesty in order
to Insure absolute mental and physical
rest and quietude throughout what the
ministers hope will be a period of con
valescence. 1 , Feeling In France.
Paris, June 25. Paris papers this
morning give great prominence to the
accounts of the illness of King Edward.
They are accompanied by expressions
of deepest sympathy with Great Brit
ain. President Cables.
Washington, D. C, June 25. The
president Just before leaving the white
house for the railroad station sent the
following to King Edward:
"I ask your majesty to accept my sin
cere assurances of sympathy and
Wishes for a speedy convalescence
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
CONFESSES WHEN CAUGHT.
Minneapolis Detective Makes Some
Startling Disclosures Implicat
ing Many High Officials.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 25. C. C.
Norbeck, who Jumped a $5,000 bond In
this city recently, was returned this
morning from Carver, twenty-two
miles southeast of here, and will again
undergo trial on a charge of having ac
cepted a bribe while a detective on the
city police force.
Norbeck made a startling confession
to the state's attorney of Hennepin
county shortly after he was apprehend
ed. He declared that he was guilty of
all charges filed against him and impli
cated all other Minneapolis officials
now under Indictment
When Norbeck entered a drug store
In Carver, while Intoxicated, yesterday
afternoon, his actions excited the sus
picions of Clerk C. C. Brunis, who tele
phoned the town marshal. Norbeck
was taken by tho two men and later
lodged in the Chaska county jail.
Erwin Gardiner, also convicted on a
bribery charge Just before Norbeck es
caped, was taken to the state Peniten
tiary at Stillwater last night
STEAWER IN DIRE DISTRESS.
Sighted Outside of Baker's Island
Firing Rockets and Whistling
A Steam Launch Sent Out
New York, June 25. A large steamer
was sighted early today outside Baker's
island firing rockets and whistling, evi
dently in distress, says a Beverly, Mass.,
dispatch to the Herald. A steam launch
from Baker's Island put into Marble
head with the Information which was
telephoned to Beverly.
It was Impossible, owing to the ex
treme darkness, to learn the name of
the vessel or to what line she belong
ed. A volunteer life saving crew at
once left Marblehead. The tug Henry
Preston also started from Beverly,
manned by a volunteer crew. It was
thought at that time that the steamer
was either one of the Boston & Bangor
line or the Portland line running from
Boston, and that she became disabled
and was making for the nearest port
The sea was very high, so that the pos
sibility of a wreck was slight
HEARS FROM HER HUSBAND.
Strange Disappearance of Dr. George
H. Craft of Newam, N. J.,
Is Cleared Away.
New York. June 25. Word has Just
been received of the whereabouts of
Dr. Geo. H. Craft of Newark, N. J.,
who strangely disappeared last April,
says a Geneva, N .Y.. special to the
Times. His wife received a letter from
San Francisco, where the doctor says
he is In a hospital recovering from
typhoid fever. The physician left his
home In Newark April 19 to find his
father, who had wandered away from
home. The elder Craft was found and
later the son disappeared. He was heard
from last at Sandusky, O. The police
of the western cities were asked to
search for him, but no trace was found.
The letter says the writer cannot ex
plain how he reached San Francisco.
A VANDERBILT IS INJURED.
Mrs. W. Seward Webb, Daughter of
Late William H., Thrown
from Her Horse.
New York, June 25. Mrs. W. Seward
Webb, daughter of the late William H.
Vanderbilt. has been severely injured
by a fall from ther horse, says a Bur
lington. Vt, dispatch to the World. The
animal shied while Mrs. Webb was rid
ing to Shelburn farm with a party of
friends. The rider was thrown to the
ground and was unconscious several
hours. After aa examination doctors
from Burlington announced that the In
juries were not serious, althougkh Mrs.
Webb would be confined to the house
for some time and will suffer severely.
BRITISH BOAT WAS BEATEN.
Leander and Vol Au Vent Both Beat
the English Schooner Yacht
Cicely.
Island of Heligoland, June 25. The
Leander, owned by Rupert Guineas, ar
rived here at 8:50 p. m. yesterday, so
that both of the yawls, the Vol Au Vent,
owned by John Dempsey, and the Le
ander, which started from Dover, Eng.,
at noon June 21 in the race to this is
land for the German emperor's cup,
beat the new English schooner yacht
Cicely, owned by Clcll Quentln, design
ed to challenge Emperor William's
American built schooner yacht Meteor,
The Cicely was the first yacht in the
race to reach Heligoland, but she was
beaten on time allowance. She alloyed
the Val Au Vent five and one-half hours
and the Leander three and one-half
hours.
EAR OPPOSED TO PEACE
MINDANAO MORO CHIEFS HATE
AMERICANS.
They Prefer to Court Death Rather
Than See the Americans Reign
Supreme in the Island Five Sol
diers of Twenty-seventh Infantry
Are Attacked and Two of Them
Wounded Chaffee Sends Death
List.
Manila, June 25. The Moros of Min
danao report that an extraordinary
conference has been held at Bacolod to
consider the question of recognizing
American authority.
The sultan urged his followers to ac
cept the friendship of the Americans.
A majority of the dattos refused, and
two of them declared they were willing
to die rather than co-operate with the
American invaders.
Three towns on the western shore
continue hostile to the Americans. The
officers and troops, however, hope to
win them over In a short time.
Ten Moros attacked five men of the
Twenty-Seventh infantry, who were
guarding the transport service. They
boloed two of them seriously. The
Moros got away without suffering any
casualties, capturing one rifle. This oc
curred a half mile from the American
camp. The Badinglam Moros say the
attackers were Moros from Bonolod,
who went on the warpath In the morn
ing for the avowed purpose of killing
negligent Americans.
Chaffee Sends Death List
Washington, D C, June 25. In reply
to a cablegram of the 18th instant to
General Chaffee, to cable the names of
the men of troop M. Fifth cavalry, who
were captured May 30, near Morong,
and murdered June 1, the war depart
ment Is advised that Sergeant Lewis
Steward, Corporal William J. Black,
Corporal Edmond J. Finnegan, Trump
eter Charles W. Davis and Private Pat
rick Carr were murdered.
CRISIS IN CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Industrial Conditions of the Young
Republic Are Bad and Grow
ing Worse Rapidly.
New York, June 25. Charles M. Pep
per returned today from a 4-months
stay in Cuba. He represents the indus
trial conditions there as bad and grow
ing worse and there Is a distressing
crisis In commercial affairs at Havana.
President Palma Is reducing the sal
aries abolishing offices to meet the
economic situation nnd keep expenses
within the Income. The real trouble Is
the depression In the sugar Industry,
the big plantations doing nothing to
wards next year's crop. The Cubans
are patient and will do everything pos
sible to sustain Palma.
WILL BE BROUGHT TO IOWA.
Yates Honors the Requisition of Gov.
Cummins and J. W. Laswell Will
Come Here for Trial.
Springfield, 111., June 25. Governor
Yates today honored the requisition of
Governor Cummins of Iowa for the ex
tradition of J. W. Laswell, wanted in
Fort Madison, la., charged with bor
rowing $2,000 from the Lee County
Savings bank with Intent to defraud
the bank. He Is under arrest in Cartil
age, 111.
PEORIA POLICE CHIEF DEAD.
Chas. E. Flynn Served as Chief of the
Peoria Police for Sev
eral Years.
Peoria, June 25. Charles E. Flynn
for several yeara chief of police of
Peoria and president of the Illinois Po
lice Chiefs association, is dead. He was
a resident of this city for 20 years.
LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH
Structure at Pinerio, Spain is Struck
While Funeral Services Are
Being Held in It.
Madrid, June 25. While a funeral
was being held In a church at Pinerio
today the building was struck by light
ning. Twenty-five persons were killed
and 35 Injured.
IS SENT TO THE MAD HOUSE.
Jane Toppan, Insane Nurse, Makes
the Horrible Confession of Hav
ing Killed 31 People.
Boston, June 25. Jane Toppan. who
was sentenced to be sent to the insane
asylum by the jury, at Barnstable yes
terday, where she was tried for the
murder of Mary D. Gibbs, has made a
confession to her counsel. Judge Bix
by. that she killed 31 persons, patients
whom ehe had nursed.
Miss Toppan was found not guilty
Monday afternoon of charge of poison
ing Mrs. Mary E. Gibbs, for whom she
acted as nurse. She was freed of the
charge because of her Insanity and by
order of the court she was committed
to the Taunton insane asylum for the
rest of her life. The defense called no
wltnese except the alienists, who de
clared the defendant insane.
WELLINGTON IS BACK AGAIN.
The Maryland Senator Receives a
Welcome on His Return to the
Republican Party.
Baltimore, Md., June 25. Senator
Wellington's friends say he Is back in
the Republican party again and that
Senators Quay and .Hanna hav-j ex
tended blm the hand of political fellow
ih'p. It is also predicted that In view
of growing opposition to Senator Me
rmas' leadership among the Maryland
Republicans Wellington will tak-j a
hand in the fight to prevent McComas
re-election as United States senator,
Hanna, it Is charged, has been cultivat
ing Wellington, who voted for his ship
subsidy bill and for the Panama canal
measure. It Is said to be due to Han
na that Wellington has not been
snubbed more in the senate.
TO HUNT DOWN THE REDS.
Government Secret Service Men Are
Searching for Anarchists at
Paterson, N. J.
Paterson, N. J., June 24. The Unit
ed States government is taking a hand
in the anarchist troubles in Paterson.
Two secret service detectives arrived
here this mornlrig to ,ferret the ring
leaders of the anarchists. They are the
men who worked on the Brescl case.
Immediately upon arriving in the town
they began work In the Italian quarter,
and it is expected they will make sev
eral arrests before the week Is over.
These detectives are working independ
ently of the local authorities.
All over the city through the mill
districts In the suburbs of the town the
mayor's proclamation forbiddias the
use of pistols, guns or fireworks was
posted late last night on buildings and
telegraph poles.
This morning when the authorities
awoke hundreds of the posters were al
most completely hidden by the unsign
ed placards calling for the joining of
forces for a general strike.
When the factory whistles brew this
morning the few hundred men who de
cided to return to work pending the
result of the conference between the
labor leaders and the manufacturers
filed into the mills silently.
There were no hostile demonstra
tions against them and they were per
mitted to resume work.
Jersey City Mass Meeting.
Union Hill, N. J., June 23. AH the
silk mills opened here this morning,
and up to 11 o'cloek the striking dy
ers' helpers had made no demonstra
tion. A mass meeting is being held
near Jersey City today and the police
fear that an outbreak against the Un
ion Hill mills may result
DID THE PIRATES GET IT?
One of the Curious Letters Received
at the World's Fair Head
quarters. St. Louis, June 24. In a letter re
ceived from Sanibel, Florida, at world's
fair headquarters, the author expresses
a desire to open up a correspondence
with the exposition company concern
ing the $15,000,000 paid by the United
States for the Louisiana concessions in
1S03. "Was not some of this money
lost stolen by pirates?" he asks, and
then he continues: "For many years
people have been searching for $11,
500,00 of gold bullion burled here in the
vicinity of Charlotte harbor by old
Gasparilla and Lafflte, noted pirates.
The survivors of this huge steal say it
was the Louisiana purchase money.
Lafflte only acted as a spy; Gasparilla
did the stealing. I have searched for it
seven years and find considerable evi
dence concerning it though it is very
difficult to exactly locate. If it can be
found, It will be the making of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. Pleaso
let me know if there was a portion of
the money lost for I am very much in
terested." FUNERAL OF SAXONY'S KING.
The Last Rites Were Impressive and
Remains Placed in a Vault
Beneath the Church.
Dresden, Saxony, June 24. The fun
eral of the iate King Albert took place
this evening, and was Impressive. The
coffin was covered with a red satin pall
and around It a vigil had been kept
by Saxon officers and dignitaries of
the Saxon court since It was conveyed
to the church last Saturday.
At the services this evening half of
the church was occupied by the diplo
matic corps of the extraordinary mis
sions who had come to Dresden to at
tend the funeral, which included An
drew D. White and Marquis Do Noail
les, respectively, United States and
French ambassadors, and deputations
of foreign officers.
The royal mourners included King
George and the Princess of Saxony,
Emperor William, Emperor Francis Jo
seph, the grand duke of Baden and oth
ers. The widowed Queen Caroline and
Empress of Germany, together with the
Saxon princesses, occupied two pews in
the church.
Dr. Brendlock, court chaplain, deliv
ered the funeral oration. At the con
clusion of the services the royal coffin
wa3 lowered into a vault beneath the
church, and as this was done volleys of
cannon and musketry were fired out
side the building. Emperor William
and Emperor Francis Joseph left Dres
den late tonight.
HON. DAVID T. LITTLER DEAD.
One of the Illinois Republican Lead
ers and Brother-in-law of the
Late Gov. Oglesby.
Springfield, 111., June 24. David T.
Littler, former state senator and well
known Republican leader, died today
of Bright's disease. He had been ail
ing for more than a year, so his death
was not unexpected. He was born In
Clifton, O., in 1836 and came to Illi
nois In I860. He was admitted to the
bar and at once began a career of po
litical activity. For over 20 years ho
was a strong factor in Illinois politics.
YOUNG BOY HANGS HIMSELF.
He Feared a Father's Chastisement
Because a Team Got Away
from Him.
Creston, la.. June 24. Walter Davis,
a 12-year-old living near Lenox, com
mitted suicide by hanging himself
with a halter strap. A team of horses
ran away with the boy yesterday, and
he Is supposed to have committed the
act in fear of chastisement
TRAMP HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
Fred Warner, Umbrella Mender, Left
a Large Fortune by a Michi
gan Relative.
South Beflnd., Ind., June 24. Fred
Warner, heir to $100,000, hag been
found by the South Bend Tribune. For
years he has been tramping the coun
try ' as an umbrella mender. He has
gone to Kalamazoo, Mich., to claim a
fortune which is held for him by Mary
Park.
TO UTILIZEARID LANDS
PACKERS TO RAISE CATTLE IN
FLORIDA.
Gigantic Scheme That Will Probably
Revolutionize the Cattle Raising
Industry Thousands of Acres to
be Cultivated With Cassava Root
Experiment Wm Show Value of
the New Fattening Product
Chicago, June 23. Plans that were
first taken Into consideration about a
year ago have been developing in the
last few months to the point where
Swift & Co. and others of the great
.packing establishments in Chicago
have begun experiments on what may
prove a revolution of the cattle indus
try of the country. The project in
volves the settlement of several hun
dred thousand acres of what is at pres
ent nearly valueless land in northern
and northwestern Florida and southern
Alabama, the cultivation on a large
scale of the cassava root, and its use
In feeding cattle and hogs. If the plan
develops as it is now in the minds of
the leading packers, the Southern
states will become the center of the
cattle-raising Industry.
Th cassava root was originally a
product of South America. Its value as
a fod produet was long ago discovered
by the natives, who made from it tapi
oca. However, It was only recently
that the adaptability of the plant to
Florida soil was discovered and the
great value of It as food for cattle and
hogs wag demonstrated. Recently the
agricultural colleges in the South took
for cattle and hogs was demonstrated.
Recently the agricultural colleges in
the Soutk took up tho study of the root
and dealared it to possess wonderful
properties as a food for animals and
men.
When the possibilities of the cassava
became known to some of the promi
nent men of the South it was proposed
to develop what are at present unoccu
pied and practically waste tracts of
land. Consequently a committee was
formed, whleh, in conjunction with of
ficials of the Louisville & Nashville
road, who are Interested In booming
the lands along their right of way, en
tered into negotiations with the Chi
cago packers as the center of the cattle
business of the country.
Preliminary correspondence was car
ried on for some time, and reports and
investigations made. A few weeks
ago the committee had an audience
with the packers in Chicago, and it is
believed that the big concerns, partic
ularly Swift & Co., were so impressed
with the representations mado that it
was determined to begin a test of the
plana.
It was reported to the packers that
fully 1.000.000 acres of land, were
available for the project much of it be
longing to the government and open
for settlement free, under the home
stead law. The experiments that were
under taken are said to have shown
that an acre of this land would pro
duce twenty tons of cassava to a crop,
which in turn would yield about 8,000
pounds of starchy material. Corn pro
duces about 4,000 pounds of starch to
the acre, or just one-half the cassava
crop, and it is said to cost much more
to grow than cassava. Furthermore,
the corn crops frequently fail from
crimatio conditions, while the cassava
crop is said to be practically certain,
year in and year out
Experiments made with cattle fed on
cassava are said to have shown a great
advantage in it over corn or grass feed.
Live beef costs only 1.1 cents a pound
to fatten by cassava, against several
cents a pound by present methods.
H. E. Stockbrldge, a prominent agri
culturist of the South, made the state
ment: "Cassava is distinctly a starch
forming fat and heat-forming foods for
all classes of animals, human beings
Included. Its chief value lies In the
cheapness with which fat-forming ma
terial can be produced."
It appears, from the representations
made by the Southerners, that ex
periments are also going on for the
manufacture of starch and starch pro
ducts from cassava Instead of corn and
potatoes, at present It was point
ed out by them mat about twice as
much starch to the acre could be grown
through cassava than corn, and three
times as much as by potatoes. It is
hoped by them that the demonstration
will be made so clearly as to carry with
it a revolution of the starch-making
Industry.
It is stated that arrangements are
now being made for the accommoda
tion of a considerable number of cattle
to bo shipped from the stock yards here
to northern Florida, to be fed on cas
sava root The results of the fatten
ing process will be compared with sim
ilar work In the West, regarding which
the conditions and cost are already
definitely known. The result obtained
will determinu the future of the cas
sava experiment.
THE VALLEY IS ALL AFLAME.
For a Distance of Seven Miles the
Green River Valley, Washing
ton, is One Mass of Firet
Hot Springs, Wash., June 23. For a
distance of seven miles the Green river
valley Is a sea of flames. Since noon
yesterday Dr. Kloeber and the em
ployes and guests of the Kloeber Green
river hot springs, have been persistent
ly and successfully fighting the fire to
Bave the hotel. Steadily the fire was
held back and assistance was asked
for from Tacoma, which was promtply
sent by Mayor Campbell. Near May
wood, three miles below here, a lum
ber camp has been burned out On each
sle is a seething furnace so hot that
the crew on the relief train was com
pelled to seek protection inside the ca
boose while passing. Morgan's camp,
one mile down, is partially destroyed,
though it is thought the most valuable
effects can be saved. At Canton, nine
miles below Hot Springs are congre
gated the few settlers and woodmen of
the vicinity. They declare the forest
for miles around to be ablaze.
At Eagle gorge the same condition
exists, and several smaller fires are re
ported within a radius of 25 miles.
' Iowa Capitalist Dies.
Oskaloosa, June 23. B. P. Bacon,
aged 76, a retired capitalist and bank
er, and widely known, died today of
apoplexy. , ,
QUAY FOR MORE STATES.
He Delivers a Forcible Speech on the
Omnibus Territorial Bill De
bate In the House.
Washington, June 24. A motion was
entered formally in the senate todav
by Senator Quay of Pennsylvania to
discharge the committee on territories
from further consideration of what is
known as the omnibus territorial bill,
the measure to admit as states the ter
ritories of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona, Senator Quay spoke briefly
but forcibly In support of his motion,
maintaining that both political parties
in national convention had pledged
themselves to the admission to state
hood of the territories.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, chair
man of the committee, said the meas
ure had been put over until the next
Besslon because It was not believed
there would be time now to consider it
properly. No action was taken on the
motion. During the greater part of the session
unfinished business and the bill ratify
ing the convention with the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians was under dis
cussion. It was not disposed of.
Civil Government Debate.
Washington, June 24. The debate
on the civil government bill wanned
up In the house today and henceforth
promises to be of much livelier charac
ter. The Increased interest is due to
the Injection into the dfihntn nf tho
comparison of cruelties charged to have
Deen practiced in the Philippines with
those which occurred during the civil
war.
The subject had been lightly touched
HP once or twice hefnre. hut nth-nrfn1
little attention until Grosvenor of Ohio
today revived the memory of the ex
tremities to which Grant and Jackson
Were nut durine the reholllnn Thta
was followed late in the day.by a speech
rrom Manon or Pennsylvania In which
he paraded the horrors of the Ander
sonville and Libby prisons. He pre
dicted that in the coming election the
American people would stand by the
"boys in blue." Grosvenor in his
speech also defended the rules of the
house against criticism nassprl in
them and paid a high tribute to Speaker
wenaereon s impartiality.
DeArmond of Missouri spoke at con
siderable leneth in onnotsitlnn tr thn
administration's Philippine policy. Oth
er speakers today were Olmstead of
Pennsylvania, Williams of Illinois, Cor
liss or Michigan and W. W. KItchin of
North Carolina.
Friends of the Panama canal route
are confident a motion to concur can
command a majority of both houses.
This, however, mav become rnmnll.
cated by the propositions to attach con-
unions 10 concurrence, one condition
under discussion being the time limit
for the period of negotiations to secure
perfected title.
WNT LAMONT FOR GOVERNOR
The Cleveland-Hill Combination Has
Suggested Him for Executive
' of New York.
New York, June 24. The announce
ment that the Cleveland-Hill combina
tion is seeking to make Daniel S. La
mont the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Is widely discussed by members
of the state committee, who have been
sounded by the former president and
former senator about Mr. LamonfB
availability. A leader with whom Mr.
Hill talked the matter over said today:
"Mr. Hill last April asked me my
judgment as to the availability of La
mont for governor. I told him I be
lieved he would prove the strongest
man we could name, because he would
hold nearly or quite all the voters who
supported Bryan and Stanchfleld in
1900 and would rally behind him iu ad
dition to the Democratic business men
and independents who deserted to Mc
Klnley on the money issue."
RECEPTION TO CORNELL CREW
All Ithaca, New York, Turns Out to
Welcome Home the Victor
ious Oarsmen.
Ithaca, N. Y June 24. The victori
ous Cornell crew3 were given a great
reception on their return from the re
gatta tonight They were escorted by
a long procession and cannon boomed,
bells rang and whistles sounded.
ROADS CONFISCATING COAL.
Are Beating Many of the Miners and
Dealers Who Fear a Gen
eral Strike.
Terre Haute, June 24. The railroads
are apprehensive of a suspension of
work of the coal miners. To make sure
of their own fuel results in placing a
weapon in the hands of mine workers
by curtailing the supply at this time.
Operators complain In all parts of the
Indiana field that the railroads have
been confiscating coal for the last two
weeks. Word was received at miners
headquarters that practically tho same
conditions exist among the Illinois
mines. Meantime, the miners and deal
ers, who are also apprehensive of a
general suspension of work, are try
ing to get a big supply ahead, but
the railroads are beating them to it
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE.
President Miller and General Man
ager Davis Held Blamable for
Sanitarium Fire.
Chicago, June 24. O. E. Miller, pres
ident and Henry Clark Davis, general
manager of St Lukes' Society, were
held responsible tonight by the cor
oner's Jury for the fire at the sani
tarium, which destroyed 11 liveB. Four
other employes were arrested after the
fire but were released.
Baltimore, June 23. Mrs. William
Barrett Rldgeley, wife of the comptrol
ler of the currency, died last night at
Johns Hopkln'i hospital, after an op
eration for appendicitis. She was the
daughter of Senator S. M. Cullom, who,
with Mr. Rtdgley,' was here when she
expired. The remains will be taken to
Springfield, 111., for burial
