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PROFESSIONAL WORLD Rum I hoekx, Editor Colombia Missouri WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN (Washington Special) The weather bureau's weekly summary of crop con ditlons Is as follows:, The week ending July 6 was the most favorable of the season, giving ample and much-needed heat In all districts east o the Rocky mountains. Drouth in the northern portion of the spring wheat region has been relieved, but need of rain is beginning to be felt In the Ohio valley, portions of the central eulf states and in western Texas. In the central and northern Rocky moun- tain districts and on the north Pacific roast It has been too cool, frost, more or less damaging, occurring from July 2 to July 4 In Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.' Under the very favorable tempera' ture conditions corn has made rapid advancement in the central valleys and is now greatly Improved and gen erally well cultivated. In the north ern Dortion of the middle Atlantic states, in the upper Ohio valley, lake region and the Dakotas the crop con tinues backward, but is improving, though needing cultivation In many parts of these districts. In the South ern states corn Is largely laid by, an unusually fine crop bein,s practically assured In the west gulf districts. Harvesting of winter wheat has pro gressed under favorable conditions and is nearl'ng completion in portions of the central'dlstricts. Thrashing Is also In general progress, with yields lighter than anticipated In nearly all dis tricts. Winter wheat Is now ripening on the north Pacific coast, the crop be ing practically safe In Washington. High winds and excessive heat have caused injury in California in some sections, but excellent yields are re ported from the southern part of the state. Early spring wheat has sustained permanent injury in portions of North Dakota and northern Minnesota from drouth, which has been broken by abundant rains that were of great benefit to the late crops. In southern Minnesota and parts of South Dakota ' lodging and rust are reported. In Wis consin, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas and on the north Pacific coast the crop is progressing satisfactorily. Spring wheat Is now heading in the Dakotas. The outlook for oats in Minnesota and South Dakota is improved and the crop continues generally promising in ever, been unfavorable in portions of the states of the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. A light crop, however, is Indicated in the Ohio val ley and portions of Illinois and south ern Missouri. Cotton has made rapid growth throughout the cotton belt, an Im provement being shown In all districts, the reports from the Carollnas and Georgia indicating the most decided advancement. Wet weather has, how Louisiana and Texas, where the crop is grassy, being quite foul in north ern Texas, in which state boll weevil are causing damage and continue to increase. In the most important tobacco states tobacco has made fine growth, the condition of the crop being very promising, except In southwestern Ohio, where rain is needed, and in Pennsylvania, where slow growth is reported. Cutting and curing continue In the Carollnas. The outlook for apples appears to be somewhat more promising In the Ohio valley and portions of the middle Atlantic states, and fair to good crops are indicated In Michigan, Tennessee and Iowa. Poor prospects are reported from Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and West Virginia, and in New York the - outlook is less favorable. In the Missouri and upper Mississip pi valleys an excellent crop of hay is being secured and further improve ment In the condition of the crop Is reported from New England and the middle Atlantic states. In the last- named district, however, and in Mln nesota haying has been retarded by rains, which caused some damage In Pennsylvania and Maryland. KILLED BY TRACTION ENGINE Falls Through a Bridge and Two Men Die. Sioux City, Iowa, July, 15. Charles Wicklund and William Cameron were killed near Lyons, Neb., today by traction engine falling through bridge over Blackbird creek. WILL NOT QUASH INDICTMENT Men Accused of Mail Pouch Frauds Are Favored. Baltimore, July 15. In the United States court here today Judge Morris refused to quash the indictment of C Ellsworth Upton and Thomas W. Mc Gregory charged with participating In the malt pouch frauds. The motion for quashing the indictment was based nn an iiiririLLiun lukl n was luumi uu .(atiihiAiiti ImAnnM-lv dnwn from POISON CAUSED HIS DEATH Autopsy on Best's Body Re veals This Fact ROBBERY WAS THE MOTIVE Colonel Best's Son Believes He was Poisoned foi His Money. A Servant is Implicated. New York, July 15. The presence of an Irritant poison, probably aconite, was discovered yesterday In a sm-all section of an Intestine taken from the body of Col. William J Best at the autopsy. Dr. Herbert D. Baldwin, the chemist of the Newark health board, who made the test, has assurred Charles Sumner Best, the son of the dead man, that he has found enough to be certain that Col. Best's death was due to the poison. Warrants, it Is said, will be Issued on a charge of murder for the arrest of John Donald Woods and Alice Cloy Woods by Thomas P. Boyd, public prosecutor of Marin county, Cal. Will Make Murder Charge. Prosecutor Boyd so notified Charles S. Best In the following telegram: "C. S. Best, New York: The I ar rant for the arrest of John Donald Woods and Alice Cloy Woods on a charge of grand larceny, after the In quest will be changed to murder." "Thomas P. Boyd, San Rafael, Cal." When the body of Col. Best was ex humed from the family plot at Cald well, N. J., for an autopsy, it was found that the internal organs had been removed and sawdust substituted. It was feared that evidences of the suspected poisoning sought for had lost, but In the sawdust were found several detached pieces of Intestine. Though small, they were sufficient for the chemical analysis and Dr. Herbert B. Baldwin took It up. Further tests, requiring several days to complete, will be applied and the sawdust Itself also will be analyzed. Say Robbery Was Motive. The strange case, which took so startling a turn, is unhesitatingly de clared by Col. Best's son to a murder, of which robbery was the motive. The victim, if such he was, died at the home of Dr. Woods In San Rafael on April 6 last. Dr. W. F. Joues acted in consultation with Dr. Woods and Is sued a burial permit which named cerebral hemorrhage Is the cause of death. The body was shipped east after several days by an undertaker named F. E. Sawyer, and with It was a bill for $487.50. It was this bill which aroused the suspicions of the sons of Col. Best, for It ended with the odd offer of a "discount of S per cent for cash." Wood's Servant Gives Evidence. San Rafael, Cal., July 15. New de velopments came yesterday In the Woods-Best case under the thorough probing It is receiving from the author ities of Marin county. Minnie Me ghettl, who was a servant in the Woods family for six months prior to the death of Col. Best, said that she saw Dr. Woods give Best a, hypodermic Injection of some drug. Shortly after Best became unconscious, never re gaining his senses. This, Miss Me ghettl said, was about April 2 1903. Coroner Stewart, In whose establish ment the body of Colonel Best was embalmed could not say whether any of the organs had been removed. His deputy handled the case. SIX DIE FROM HEAT Hottest Day Since 1901, with Tempera ture of 94 Degrees Recorded. New York, July 15. Six deaths and many prostrations from heat was the record of yesterday, the hottest day In two years or since July 2. 1901. This latter date was the hottest day in the hottest month since the local weather bureau opened In 1871 The official record of that day two years ago was 99 degrees. Yesterday it ran up to 91 degrees at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon. Fortunately for Buffering hu manity, the humidity was not exces sive, being 61. It fell to 4 8 at 6 o'clock, New York, July 10. The heat hers today is more Intense thai. yeBterday Up to noon five deaths were reported in Brooklyn, and 2 dcathes and five prostrations in New York. GETS $2,830 IN GOLD Thief Uses Ether and Gets Geld In North Dakota Man's House. Grand Forks, N. D., July 15. San uel Greenwood, a farmer, was robbed of $2,830 in gold and bills. There is evidence that the robber used ether to stupefy Greenwood and his wife as they slept Barney Thome, once em ployed by Greenwood, baa been ar- ratttoH mi auanlrtnn. V. NAVAL OFFICERS HONORED (London pedal). King Edward sig nally honored the officers of the Amer ican squadron last night at the state ball given at Buckingham palace the climax of the visit of President Lou bet His majesty formally received Admiral Cotton, the captains of th American ships and 25 of the Junior American officers, and Queen Alex andra later gave them the same dis tinction. The ball the first since the acces sion of King Edward was a brilliant function, 2,200 guests being present, including President Loubet and his suite, practically all the ambassadors and ministers in London, the majority of the members of the royal family, prominent representatives of the no btUty and the officers of the Ameri can and French squadrons now in British waters. Before the arrival of President Lou bet United States Ambassador Choate with Secretary White attending, pre sented to his majesty the following In vited officers of the America squad ron: Rear Admiral Cotton. Kearsarge Captain Hemphill, Cap tain Mag'lll of marines, Lieutenant Commander Zane, Lieutenant Pratt, Lieutenant Hourigan, Lieutenant Lu- by, Lieutenant Mastln, Pay Inspector Littlefield, Medical Inspector McClung, Ensign Mannlx, Ensign Cole. Chicago Captain Thorpe of ma rines, Lieutenant Commander Hodges, Lieutenant Commander Griffin, chief engineer; Lieutenant Todd, Ensign Cooke, Medical Inspector Derr, Staff Lieutenant Charles L. Hussey, Captain Cromwell. Machlas Commander McCrea, Pay master Wallace, Ensign Bryant, En sign Cook. To Rear Admiral Cotton the king expressed his gratification at the visit of the squadron and inquired if all ar rangements had been made for the comfort of the American officers and sailors. Admiral Cotton replied that he had fallen among friends and ev ery care had been taken of himself and the others. King Edward had a pleas ant word to Bay to each of the officers presented. The admiral, his captain and staff. Lieutenant Hussey, were then presented to Queen Alexandra. During the supper several American officers also were introduced to the price of Wales. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Admiral Lord Charles Bores- ford. General Sir Redvers Buller and other distinguished Englishmen per sonally assisted at the welcome given the officers of the United States squad ron. 1 he scene was one of splendor which could not easily be surpassed. The gowns and uniforms were magni ficent and the display of jewels won derful. At the Pilgrim's club luncheon to the visiting American officers at the Carle- ton club today, Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford presiding, toasts were drunk to King Edward, Presi dent Roosevelt, and the American navy. Admiral Cotton replied, and proposed the health of Beresford, midst general huzzaing. SHOOTS TWO MEN Mason City. 111., July 15. This morn ing Edward Barton of Springfield, a race track follower who formerly re sided here, fatally shot Julius Frank and Irving Rosenfleld, proprietors of a clothing store. Barton entered the store ostensibly to make purchases. While Rosenfleld was waiting upon him Barton suddenly drew a revolver, walked to the rear of the store and shot Frank, mortally wounding him. Rosenfleld ran to his partner's assistance, whereupon Bar ton shot him twice, probably with fatal effect. No cause for the shooting Is known. Barton was arrested, placed on a train and taken to the county seat at Havana, just In time to escape a mob that was being organized to lynch him. PRESIDENT VISITS BURROUGHS Oyster Bay, July 15. President Roosevelt is the guest today of John Burroughs, the poet-novellst, at West Park, Ulster county. Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, the president left Sag amore Hill at 9 o'clock last nlgbt, boarded the naval yacht Sylph, and started for West Park So craftly guarded were the plans of the trip that not even the officers of the secret ser vice were Informed. None of the offi cer accompanied the president The president expected to land at West Park early this morning tnd pass the time with Mr. Burroughs until 2 o'clock this afternoon. REBELS LOOSE ENTIRE COAST Venezuelan Government Forces Cap- ture Gulrla and Region Near By. Port of Spain, Trinidad,. July 15. Venezuelan gunboats arriving here confirm the news of the bombardment and recapture of Gulrla and the entire Venezuelan coast along the Gulf of Parla by the government forces under Vice President Gomes. The rebels at ter a heavy loss fled to the hills. EWS TO HASTEN PETITION President Says it Must be Ready Soon APAN HAS A NEW GRIEVANCE fossia Lays Cable in the Face of Mi kado's Protests. Crisis Unset tled in Japanese Cabinet Washington, July 15 See. Hay ras In conference yesterday with Jew- sh leaders and communicated to them he president's desire that they call at )yster Bay next Tuesday to consult espectlng the disposition to be made if the Jewish petition to Russia re ;ardlng the Klshlneff affair. The sec- etary emphasized the president's de ire that there be no further delay In he submission of the petition; that t be ready next week. It is probable the course to be pur tied will consist in the dispatch of ca- ilegrams to Mr. Riddle, United States harge at St Petersburg, directing him o inquire of the Russian government rhether it Is willing to receive the letltlon. Further proceedings will be loverned by the Russian answer. The president has decided that the ewlsh petition must be disposed of tefore any further effort Is made to lompose the issues arising out of the lanchurlan situation. Nothing Is like- y to be done in regard to Manchuria intil September, by which time, ac ordlng to the last Russian engage oent, the evacuation of Manchuria by tusslan troops should be complete It is understood that the Russian ;overnment has set up as one reason or not sanctioning the opening of new orts In Manchuria the necessity of al- owlng her first to complete the evac tation of Manchuria. The Russian policy Is believed to be o hold the present positions in -Man-ihurla, including New-Chwang and to ake no steps to avert hostility with 'apan, if it is assured that Japan will ight unaided. Russia Rolls Japan Anew. London, July 15. The Russians ays the Toklo correspondent of the rimes, have laid a cable from Antung o Yongampho wlthou t consulting 'orea. Japan has protested that Corea bound to prevent a foreign power rom acquiring any telegraphic privl ege Interfering with Japanese inter ts. Japan is pressing for the open ng of the Corean port of Wlju, a ;reat depot of overland trade with 3hlna. Corea pleads that Russia ob- ects and Japan replies that objection irrelevant and that the decision ests with Corea. The correspondent says the Japan- ise cabinet crisis is still unsettled, rhe leading journals bitterly lament lie incident, which they claim tends o create a false impression regarding he nation's mood in questions of for- sign policy In which Japan Is unani nously resolute. It is understood that the crisis is lue to tho interference of the older itatesmen, who hamper the action of he ministry. MANY HURT IN ACCIDENT Electric Coaches Collide and the Noise Resembles an Explosion. Chicago, July 15. With a crash that lounded like an explosion and was heard several blocks away a south bound Halsted street electric car col lided with an east-bound Van Buren street electric car at the intersection Df Clark and Van Buren streets short ly after 6 o'clock last evening The fronts of both cars were wrecked and the Van Buren street car was turned completely around, throwing the pas sengers from the seats to the pave ment SEC. PAYNE GOES ON CRUISE Will &all Along Atlantie Revenue Cutter. Coast on Washington, D. C, July 15. Post- master General Payne today an nounced that be would leave next week on a ten-day cruise along the coast to Boston, on boaid the revenue cutter Onandaga. , , WAR CLOUD PASSES OVER Bulgaria Decides Not te Reinforce Troops on the Frontier. Constantinople, July 15. Official news receved here from Sofia is more reassuring. Bulgaria has abandoned her intention of reinforcing troops on the frontier. In diplomatic circles It is believed that the storm has passed way. ' . GUARDS REMOVED Evansvllle, Ind., July 15 After con. suiting with Gov. Purbln over the tele phone yesterday afternoon Brig. Gen. McKee laet evearag ordered all troops removed from Evansvllle. The Terre Haute company left for home at 7:20 last night. The Evansvllle company was relieved from duty and the mem bers went to their homes. ' The Vln cennes company is left in charge of the jail and courthouse. The four In dianapolis companies, the Martinsville company, and the battery with the gat ling gun were ordered to leave for In dianapolis at midnight on a special train. The last of the troops, theVlncennes company, will leave for home toaay and the city will be left In charge of the police department, which is armed with rifles. Funerals Proceed Quietly. There were seven funerals today and all were conducted quietly. The mlnJ lsters in one or two cases prayed for the city and county administrations, and said this was not a time for critic ism, but for sympathy for the frlenda of the dead. Two more of the wounded are pro nounced by the surgeons to be In a critical condition. Adam Browskl and John Bee are sinking, and if they die the list of fatalities will be increased to twelve. The grand Jury Is taking testimony on Monday night's shooting. Several prominent citizens were examined with reference to any connection they might have had with the looting of the gun stores by the mob. MEMORIAL TO EBERMAN Late Field Secretary of Christian En deavor Society Honored. Denver, Colo., July 15. The Christ Ian Endeavors who are holding inter national biennial convention la this city, were astir bright and early today, the first event being a memorial ser vice in honor of late Field Secretary Clarence E. Eberman, which was held at 6 o'clock in the Boulevard United Presbyterian church. Following this came meetings in various churches to discuss missionary topics. The first general session of today was held at in tent Endeavor at 10 o'clock, President Clark presiding, The tent contains seats for 10,000 per sons and all were occupied. Following the song service addresses were made by proment workers on methods of for warding the Christian Endeavor move ment. 0DELL LAUDS ROOSEVELT Governor Talks of Nomination For President While Going West. St. Paul, Minn., July 15. Governoi Odell of New York, accompanied bj Police Commissioner Greene and party of six friends, spent several hours in St. Paul yesterday befor leaving for the west. "I am on pleasure and sightseeing trip, th governor said, "and want to forgei politics and serious matters for i time. "President Roosevelt Is considered preeminently, the man to lead the par ty and will have the unqualified sup port of New York state next year The sentiment that he should be noml nated and elected is very general and is shared by many leaders whose Judg ment cannot be questioned." ' ROPE AH) TO DEADLY ACID Grocer Drinks Poison and Hangs Him elf In Hie Barn. Chicago, 111., July 15. In straw un derneath the body of Walter P. Munns grocer, found by his son yesterdaj hanging from a rafter in the barn it the rear of his residence, lay a bottl that had contained carbolic acid. The condition of the mouth an throat indicated that the nan had tak en the acid in his quest for death ani bad then thrust his head through t noose and jumped from a box. Munui was 44 years old. ELEVEN PRISONERS ESCAPE Five of the Convicts Are Charged wit) Murder. Williamsburg, Ky., July 15. Elevei escaped from jail here last nlgbt bj prying out an iron grate In the floor Five are charged with murder and U. others with serious offenses. OPERATION NOT NECESSARY Phvalalana Will Not Remove Gen James Long.treet'e Eye. Atlanta, aG., July 15. Advices fton Gainesville, Ga.( where It waa rep:te that Gen. James Longstreet was sul faring from cancerous growth on hi left eye, which necessitated an opera tlon, today state it hn been decide that mo operation will be Dcrformed, NEW OBSTACLES PRESENTED Coal Strike Board Confront- ed with Trouble OTHER GRIEVANCES SETTLED Nine Hour Work Day is the Main Point: of Dispute Now Before the Board for Settlement WllkeBbarre, Pa., July 15. The- mlner'B and operators' board of con ciliation held a meeting at Glen Sum mit yesterday and reached an agree ment as to a number of grievances submitted from the seventh district.. The decisions will not be made public until after both sides have been noti fied. A few of the grievances which Involve questions of fact could not be settled and both sides will be heard on the disputed points at the next. meeting, which will be held at Potts vllle July 24. Chairman W. L. Connell presided. the other members present were Sec retary T. D. Nlcholls, R. C. Lutfier, S. D. Warrlner, John Fahy and William Dettrey. Agree on Lehigh Grievances. The first business was the consider ing of the answers of the coal com panies to the grievances of the miners submitted by Mr. Dettrey, covering nearly every colliery in the Hazelton, and Lehigh regions. These grievance alleged discrimination, the refusal of some companies to permit of a check docking boss, neglect to pay the ad vance on the new sliding scale and re lated to hours of labor. The answers- . of the operators were considered In detail. Some of the questions con cerned the interpretation of the coal commission's award and an agreement was reached by the conciliators on those questions. The obstacles encountered by t he conciliators were in regard to ques tions of fact where operator and miner disagreed and these questions could not be decided until both sides were heard. Fahy Offers New Grievances. John Fahy, representing the miners from the Schuylkill region, presented to the board a list of thirty-two griev ances, covering all the complaints of employees In collieries in that region. These grievances are about the same as those from the Hazelton and Lehigh regions, with the addition of the trouble about the nine-hour workday on Saturday and the question of the payment of the 10 per cent advance decreed by the coal commission on gross net earnings, and allege that the plan of tho companies to pay on the net earnings lowers the percentage. This list of grievances Is to be In the hands of the secretary before the Pottsvllle meeting, when they will probably be settled. - COUNT $138,000,000 OF MONEY Mint Officials at San Francisco Break All Local Records. San Francisco, Cal., July 15. The officials sent from eastern mints to count the coin in the local branch mint have finished their work and re port everything satisfactory. They counted over $93,000 000 in gold and $15 000,000 in silver and weighed $30. 000,000 in bullion. This is the largest amount of coin ever counted In the history of the San Francisco mint. GIVE LUNCHEON TO COTTON Lord Mayor of London Honors Ameri can Officer. London, July 15. Lord Mayor Lem uel Gave a luncheon at Mansion House here today in honor of Admiral Cotton and other officers of the American squadron. DRAKE TRIAL IS NEAR END Covington, Ind., July 15. The trial ef Mrs. Elmlra Drake, indicted for the killing of her husband by poison, is In tbe bands of the jury. Prosecutor Rat cliff in his speech told the jury that Le did not ask for the death penalty Tor did he ask for a life sentence. INDIANA BOY TO BE HANGED Omaha, Neb., July 15. Despite strong efforts to save his life William Rhea, a youth from Mount Vernon, Ind., convicted of the murder of Her mann Zahn, a saloon-keeper at Snyder Neb., will be hanged today. His at torneys had announced the discovery of a legal technicality which might warrant them In attempting to stop the banging bjr a 'writ, of Injunction, but today they absndo-'erl this Idea. "mi ailn rec tors . 1