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If! '-Public& 1 11. AI)A3!S, Palisher. cape cn: !iii:Ai'. miss'vtui. Dr. E. 10. Gray, who killed Malissu, Skinner iu a public street at llloom- eM, Ind., was found guilty of murder, the jury placing the punishment at life imprisonment. Aguinaldo's peace commissioners, who arrived at Manila, on the isth. only offered the twice-rejected propo sition for an armistice. This Gen. Otis again promptly rejected. Havana is in a ferment again over the idea that the Ya.shington adminis tration has determined to take the arms of the Cuban troops and retain them in military possession. Mr. J. R. Garrison, of AYashington city, has iK'en appointed auditor for the Island of Porto Rico under the war department, and sailed for San Juan, on the 24th, on the transport JlcPhcrsou. Admiral Dewey sailed from Manila, on board his flagship, the cruiser tllympia, on the 2th. en route for Sew York. He was given parting- sa lutes by all the warships in the bay, the J'.ritish being particularly demon strative. Mrs. Martha R. Raker, of Galva. Henry county. 111., was found dead in a berth of a sleeping ear on the Nickel l'late road at RutTalo. N. Y., on the l'.tth. She was 71 years old, end was on her way to New York. Heart failure was the cause of death. The steamer Danube, the finest steamer of tie- licet- in the northern trade, went ashore on Cape Mudj'e. on the northeastern coast of Vancouver island on the "i-'d. She was resting easily, and it was expected she would probably lioat with the tide. The monument to the late Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, fourth president of the third republic of France, was unveiled at Dijon. France, on the -1st. in the presence of the president. K.i ile Lotti.ct: Premier Charles Dupti.v.. Min ister of War Camile Krantz and other ilisl inguished personages. A party of scientists of tin- depart ment of agriculture, comprising- Dr. C. Hart Merriam. biologist, anil Messrs. Fisher and Stocks, assistants, to lie joined, in a day or two, by Chief Rota:i ist Coville, left Washington, on the 22d, for Alaska, for an investigation oi its agricultural resources. The peace congress assembled at the "House in the Woods," in the suburb: of The Hague, on the Wh. the czar's birthday. M. De Staal. Russian am bassador to Great I'.rit.im. was made president of the conference. Presi dent McKinley sent a cablegram to the czar congratulating- lilui on the au spicious ctcnt. There was a rumor in Washington, on the 21st. that there had been a hos tile meeting at Rluctic Ids between the Xicnraguati gunboat San Jacinto and th" I'nited States cruiser Detroit, which is looking after the interests of Americans in that vicinity. The report lai ked continuation bo far as ofiicial were obtainable. On instructions from the comptroller of the currency, a tenth dividend of t n per cent., in favor of the creditors of the National Rank of Kansas City. Mo., making in all Km per cent, on claims proved, amounting to $so7,222, will le paid by Receiver John Perry, of Kansas City. The bank voluntarily closed its doors in 19.". Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, has issued orders lor the torcilile disar mament of all the native population in the Peshnwur district, and of all the I'athans along lxith sides of the north west frontier, owing to the frequency of the murders of the otliccrs and men of the various white Knglish regiments belonging to the Peshnwur division. A copy of the Skaguay Alaskan, re ceived in Victoria, R. C. on the 21st, contained the following: "Another dis astrous tire has visited Dawson City, this time fairly wiping out the entire business center of the town, creating losses that will aggregate fl.OWl.ooo, with not a dollar'sworth of insurance. The fire occurred on April 21. Another account estimates the loss at $4,0tK),000. Tn deciding the claim of Sarah A. Oakes. against the I'nited States for a vessel taken by the confederate gov ernment during the war of the reliel lion, the supreme court of the United States, on the 22d, held that the archives of the confederate govern ment constitute competent testimony. These archives showed that the vessel in question was purchased by the con federates. A rejHirt on the plant products of the Philippine islands issued by the agricultural department is authority for the statement that the Philippines, although an agricultural country, do not produce enough food for the con sumption of its inhabitants. In order to supply the deficiency, it is the cus tom to draw upon other rice-producing countries, notably the French col ony of Cochin-China. An eminent member of the peace conference at The Hague says it is simply an act of politeness to the czar end will yield no practical result, sim ply liecnuse it can not. The jiowers, he asserts, are too disunited and watch each other too closely to arrive at any understanding- in their programme. His prediction is that there will be a long discussion and then a "first-class burial of the czar's peace nroDosals. NEWS IN BEIEF. Compiled from Various Sources. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Tlio I'nited States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite, carrying C'apt. ISichnrd 1. Learv. I. S. X., tlie new!v-appointed governor of Guam, and a garrison of I marines, has arrived at Gibraltar, en route for that island. Two hundred war recruits of the Fifth I'nited States infantry left San tiago tie Cuba, on the "1st, on the transport McClelland, for home, their time having expired. The funeral ship Crook, which has been transformed into a regular army transport, sailed from New l ork, on the -Oth, for Savannah, Ga., where she will embark the Second regiment of in fantry for transportation to Cienfue gos, Cuba. Levi Moore, a clerk in the Kansas City (Mo.) city market, shot and per haps fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie Campbell, Mrs. Ella I.andis and Mrs. Anna Meek in a jealous rage on the 21st. During a thunder storm, on the morning of the -1st. the residence of George Simpson, three miles east of Kl Dorado, ill., was struck by light ning, w hich killed his daughter. Flora, and Oscar Murdoch, a hired hand, and striously injured .lake Trousdale. The American line steamship Paris, Cant. Wat kins, ran on the Manacles rocks, live miles from Falmouth. l-.n- gland, arly on the morning- of the Mst, and, at last accounts, was s;i!i fast aground. The scene of the mis hap is half a mile from the wreck of the Molicgnn. Tie Paris' ::-n passeu genrs -..-,. safely landed at Falmoillh. G. ri. Gtvgorio del 1'iiar says that the i i.ij.ino insurgents are ready to surrend'-r as soon as they have assur ance that tiie Americans will carry out their promises, and a guarantee that l!ie leaders will not be put to death, lie declares that- upon pro f of American sincerity the rebels will lay down their arms, ile evidently sus pects the duplicity practiced by the Spaniards. A disastrous fire visited Dawson City Apt il - I. ami thr fourths of the tow n lit - in :.shes. while hundreds of miners and shopkeepers, iramblers ami saloon men arc li it'g in tents, sleej on the the the snow i-i blankets, or moving up creeks to the settlements near mini s. 'I'he losses are very heavy. Aunt I'eggv I'.ailev. tin oldi st old maid in the I'niied State.-, died at her Inline near Huntington. Rid., on the "nth. She was born in Kentucky, and was 112 years old last March. She was a most remarkable woman. She never was sick but once, and that was about eighty years ago. Ker'in I'.ros. have struck gas on a farm near Tiiiin. ).. the yield being oven ."ii'ti.uiMl feet a day. It is one of the l:iri:i st strikes in vears. The cruiser Reina Mercedes, the only Spanish ship of any size saved from the ba'tle off Santiago on July .'! last, arrived in Hampton roads, on the 21st, and anchored about a mile otf Old Point Comfort. Va. The first definite step! in the work of replacing the present condemned government printing office, at Wash ington, with a modern structure, were taken, on the 2d, when the destruc tion of a score fir more of old buildings on the site of the new building was le gun. It will be several years before the new building will be completed. The war department is proceeding on the theory that by the end of July not a volunteer soldier will be left ill the Philippines. The statement of the condition of the treasury issued on the 22d showed: Available cash balance. $2i..2.'!,l::; gold reserve, ?22..4". 1.721. The niemiiers of the New York pro duce exchange voted to close the exchange Monday, May 2'.l. the day be fore Decoration day. Gold has been discovered at Portales, N. M.. a new town on the line of the Pecos Valley & Northwestern road. Ml miles cast of Roswell. The discovery was made in a well that was Iveing dug at a depth of 2.1 feet. The report from Manila that, n form of government has lcen proposed to the Filipinos, including a governor general, cabinet anil advisory council, is continued at the state department, in Washington, where it is said this is the general line of action on which the authoritiesthere and at Manihinre pro ceeding. The Fk'ipino insurgents an return ing to their homes throughout. Luzon, and are evidently anxious for peace. Practically no rebel troops are left in the northern provinces. It is said the only insurgent forces in the field are 7,000 men under Gen. Luna and 4,i;()0 under Gen. Pio del Pilar. In anticipation of the prompt, return of the volunteer troops in the Philip pines, Gen. Shafter has lieen in structed ' to establish a model camp at the Presidio. San Fran cisco, for the accommodation of about 4.000 volunteers from Manila pending their muster out. Gov. Roosevelt of New York has ex pressed his upproval of making the welcome of Admiral Dewey a state celebration. He is heartily in favor of a state appropriation during the extra session of the legislature. An entire family, consisting of Will iam Evans, hi wife and child, were killed, on the 22d, on a mountain near Gadsden, Ahu Kvans took his family out in a carriage for a unve. ine horse became frightened and sped down the mountain, overturned the carriage, dashing the occupants to death. The United States supreme court ad journed, on the 22d. for the term. During the session the court disposed of 519 cases, leaving 'Mi cases on the docket. At the close of the last pre vious term the docket contained 313 cases. AVilliain Martin, a white dan. In the employ of the government at Lytle, Ga., beat his wife in a horrible man ner on the 2-d. He tied a rope around her neck, then tied her to his horse's tail, mount ed the steed and made olt through the wood. The woman was dragged a long distance but r.ot killed. Martin was ar rested and narrowly escaped lynching. The board of naval bureau chiefs has agreed upon the details of the six new cruisers. Denver, Des Moines, Chattanooga. Galveston, Tacoina and Cleveland, which will be the only ves sels provided for in the last naval ap propriation bill that can be undertak en this year owing to the inability of the department to secure armor for the others. The Cuban arms question is appar ently Hearing a complete and rapid settlement. The payment and disper sal of h:df of the armed bands thai have lcen voluntarily or involuntarily quartered on the country, was slated to begin, according to the present pro gramme, on the 27th. LATE NEWS ITEMS. At the session of the National Sla vonic society, hrld in Chicago on the "eil. the president made his general re port, iu which he congratulated the society on its steady growth, and said thai all the lodges composing the or ganization were iu good standing. The seen tary reported that the organiza tion now hud l.l.nuii members and the i membership was rapidly increasing. Some of the late Cuban insurgent:; aver tl.at they will not give up t'leir aims: but Gov.-Gen. lSrooke has no present intention of making a hoitse-to-lioiisc search in order to seize them. If tlie Cuban soldiers are not willing to bring in their arms and thereby get the tT.1 allotted to each man as his share of the loo.uo'i, they will be al lowed 1o n tain th. 'in. !ii the I'nited Slates circuit court at Tojieka. on the 2ed. Judge Hook issued ;:n order for the sale of the Leaven-; worth, Topeka V Southern railroad. This is the only railroad in Kansas re maining in llie hands ot a receiver, i The oiiler was made hi the suit j brought by the American Loan and ; Trust Co. j The F.ntish embassy in Washington la s been informed of the appointment I of William Maxmuiler as second secre- j tary ot the embassy. lie is a son of the well-know ti author and scientist. Prof. Ma'.aiulli r: is an Kton and Ox ford man. with a diplomatic ex peri- t iiee at Constantinople and The Hague. I'he main feature of lhe cabinet ; IltCl tie.r .in tt.e - :t l!lv tlie l-e:ulillir III" a detailed report from Gen. Otis re- eat'iing tin limitary operations iu uie Philippines. The report carried the operations up to April, ami is consid ered satisfactory. - It was decided to luake it public. Washington's pence jubilee was in augurated at sunrise, on the LMd. by a national salute of 1- guns from the Dolphin, anchored off the navy yard, ami by the cliiuie of bells and sound of steam whistles till over the city. Sir Charles Koss, representing an American syndicate, has offered to purchase the municipal electric light plants of Shanghai, ou condition that the purchaser is given the right to es tablish tramways iu that city. The London Daily Teh-graph an I'.oureed. on the -1th. the discontin uance of its Sunday edition. No com ment accompanied the announcement. The steamship St. Louis, sailing for Luropc ou the ".id, took out 4Xi,0U0 ounces of silver. CURRENT NEWS NOTES. Rural free delivery will be establish ed at Dixon, 111., June 1. C. D. Wolff is dangerously ill at his home in Clayton, Mo., with acute indi gestion. The facilities of the United Slates mints for turning; out gold coin are to be increased. Joseph Marshall attempted suicide, ut St. Louis, by leaping from a ferry boat into the river. I'.ill Watson ami three inemliors of his outlav gang were captured, Fri day, in Oklahoma. Several business men of Perry, Okla., have been arrested on the charge of violating the war stamp tux act. J. W. Pniett. one of the pioneers of Marion county. 111., died at his home, Friday, on his eighty-third birthday. Pn siilcnt McKinley litis received re plies to his messages of congratula tion from Czar Nicholas and Gen. Otis. Failures for the week have been 147 fti the United States, ngnTust LT.O last year, and 17 in Canada, against -'J last year. Four companies of the Sixteenth regulars, now stationed at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, expect soon to leave for Manila. The chairmanship of the arbitration section of the Peace conference, at The Hague, has been offered to and accept ed by Sir Julian Pauncefole. The St. Louis Presbyterians are planning to have the assemblies of the church south meet there simultaneous ly with the church north in 1903. The stonecutters on the courthouse, ot Charleston. III., about 40 in number, went out on a strike, Friday. Their grievance was working overtime. The Niearagnan canal commission ers have settled their differences, and shortly w ill submit their report on the cost and feasibility of the undertak ing. Kngland has protested against the action of the United States in sending more troops to Alaska. Kngland asks for arbitration of the boundary dis pute. The exports of merchandise from the United States to China in the fiscal year about to end will be larger than those of any preceding year in our history. Through a decis'on of the supreme court of Venezuela, new iron fields, supposed io lie of inexhaustible rich ness, htrve been opened to an American syndicate. MISSOURI STATE NEWS. Recent Death. Mis. Eliza Poring, aged 90, at La mar. She was born in Kentucky, but had lived in Missouri since childhood. Dennett Appleby, prominent at De wit t. Mrs. M. Dungy, aged SO years, at Poplar liluir. Mrs. Carrie Musscr, aged 4S, at Odes sa, of dropsy, after a short illness. Anderson Johns, at his home, six miles west of Salem. He was 79, and a prospective farmer. Gen. C. D. Wolff, one of the leading citizens of St. Louis county, at his home in Clayton. He made a good record in the civil war ou the Union side. The St. Clnlr .Indices. The St. Clair county judges, taking advantage of the departure of United States marshals, came in from the brush and held a meeting at the court house in Osceola at night. The meet ing was held for the purpose of affirm ing the levy for the county expenses recently made by the court in the brush. There had been same question as to its validity. This meeting re moves all doubts. The judges were heavily armed with Winchesters and ! revolvers. The Strain Km Too Cn-cl. When Peter Kindred, condemned to otaill lor llie iiiiiioci in .miict .iiti-i in Mercer county, was informed that the governor hail granted him a respite until June 7 he broke down under the sudden relaxation of the intense strain and became a maniac. Father that, or he is doing clever acting. - l. r .1... 1 . r , 1 ill IturRlarH I'm- ! nt!ti!te. depot of the Kansas City A- .Memphis railway at j The I Scott , Fort Cedar I j Gap. Wright I liurgiars. lhe 1 the entire ea county, was entered by safe blown to atoms and j t half of the depot build- i ing dcsiroytd. ' all the money The lars secured the lepot. They ttsccl iiynamite. Confederate Decoration liny. Confederate decoration day was ob- jstrved at Spnnirhcld. llie weather was pcrfci t. ami a great mass of peo ple gathered at the cemetery to tako part in decorating the graves. Chief Justice James 15. Gantt, of the su preme court, delivered the principal I address. i John Brow n' Slater. j Mrs. Martha I trow n Davis, of St. I John's. Mich., arrived at Nevada, the ! other day. on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. It. N. Itailey. Mrs. Davis is a sister of John P.rown. of Harper's Ferry fame. She is the lat surviving number of the family. Wiisliiiiss Awity KnritiM. The river has been cutting very bad ly on the Saline county side below Miami. It is a great pity that some thing con not be done to save the val uable farms which are surtly l-inij washed away. Missouri Cotton. Cotton is coining up well in Xew Madrid county, and some has been worked, but in portions of Pcmiscott and Ittitler counties the stand is re jiorled poor. All Fnr l.ove. Edith McKce, aged l'l. daughter of John McKce, a farmer ten miles north of Maryviile. committed suicide by shooting through the head. Her pa rents objected to her lover. The Coming: Corn Crop. In most of the northwestern and some of the northeastern counties, corn planting has progressed well. Much of the corn in the northwestern counties is being listed. flrltle SO. (iroom 75. M. T. Hehey. aged "a. was married to Mrs. Sarah K. Smith, aged so at Se dtilia. The marriage took place at the bride's home. The bridegroom was a widower of six weeks. II y Fear nf n Storm. At Springfield, Thomas Aiken, an ex-Union soldier, aged ti.". became alarmed at the prospects of a storm and killed himself with : pistol. Vt'ant the Old One Preserved. Pnlnnra is figuring on a new court house, but many of the citiens dislike to have the old one demolished because of its value as a historical relic. I Ice Plant ilnrm-iJ. The ice manufacturing plant anil cold storage rooms of F. A. Klsncr. sit Clinton, were destroyed by fire. KIs- ! :;cr says the plant cost .a).uou. Accil Fu.mer Kills Himself. Fredrick llushner, aged to. a farmer, j committed suicide near Neosho, by ltantrimr. He was despondent over the I death of his wife. Fatal as Bubonic Plnieuo. Spinal meningitis is declared by St. Louis physicians to be as fatal as the biilH.nic plague. No specific cure has been discovered. Shot Himself In the Head. Edward Clark, a butcher at Hop kins, committed suicide by shooting in the head. Five Generations Represented. Xo less than five generations; were represented at a family reunion held ut the home of J. E. Hinman, at Se dalia, recently. Farmer Killed br Lightning. Charles Johnson, a farmer five miles south of Carrollton. was struck by lightning, the other afternoon, and in stantly killed. Tears Soon Shed. Mrs. Estelle Gciger. of H. Joseph, who lied lieen a widow since April 21, was married on May lfi. She is said to be handsome. Farmer Killed by l.lich;nlnK. Charles Johnson, a farmer five miles south of Carrollton, was struck by lightning, the other afternoon, and in stantly killed. THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE. Proceedings of the Fortieth enrml As sembly. JKFFERSON CITY. Mav 17. t-ov. Ste phens has signed the Slal- det-artment store bill. He returned the bill to the Louse, yesterday, with a message merely sl-'ting that he had approved the mefis uis. The bill will become a law at the er.ii of ! days after final adjournment. It la expected that before that time tne department stores will lake up '.he inci ter Into court on the question ut con.'i.i tutinmility. Owing to the fact that th5 present 1 ws relating to grave-robbing nnve p-iyef- in effective, the senate passed a it'll Widen h; I been recommended bv the revision c.imn-.ittee. It provide heavy fine and imprisonment fur the oiTense. Senator Davisson's wlne---oom b'll was Kassed in the house. It was amended, miner, by striking out me word "dis reautable" before the word "wine room." JEFFERSON CITY. May IS. Yesterday th? ISohart Mil. distributing tlie foreign in surance tax money now in the state treas ury, amounting to fc33,uuo, among the va rious counties of the state and city of St. Louis, was signed by Gov. Stephens. The house passed the senate revised bill relating to peddlers and their licenses. This bill provides that whoever sells pat ents, patent rights, patent medicines, lightning rods, merchandise, except pi anos, books, sewing machines, organs, charts, maps and stationery and agricul tural or horticultural products shall be licensed as peddlers. The senate passed the Dralielle bill di recting the state treasurer to refund all f r:. neMie fees nr t:ix.q Haiti in liecord- I ance with the provisions of the act of 1:5, us iimeiuieii iy ine act oi ivi. proviiung j fur the endowment of the state university f and for the establishment and endowment ; of fret- scholarships in every county. The sum of $4:' 5i;4.75 is appropriated out of the j '- nVtlo'U ln . .. ... .. ., eiiator Unwell, by reoucst of the revis ing committee, relating to levees, passed the senate. A new section is incorporated in the chapter providing that whenever the right or way shall be obtained over not more than one mile of any railroad right of way In any one place by volun tary relinquishment or the same or by ) condemnation proceedings, it shall lie the I duty of the railway company or person i ov.inlng the proierty to construct its road ' bed or i-mli inkmeiit us high as tne lop of the levee without openings between the ! points connecting the levee to tile rail- j road track or embankment, and if any I Iirsin or corporation fails to so construct i its embankment niter the building of an I ailjaeent levi e, person or corporation si ril be liable ill damages for all injuried sustained by tlie levee district, or any per son ey reason of its failure to so con struct its ("inliankmer.t. JEFFERSON ( ITT. May 1?. The street railway consolidation bill passed thj l ouse yesterday a'tr-rnoon by a vote of ( M to alter scenes of excitement and Ci iifusion. The emergency clause was i a:sc li'ioptei. by a Vote of flK to Zi. The l.iii now goes to the governor. A sen sational sc-nes were precipitated by the ' statement of Mr. Jenkins, of Jasper, that he had Ixi-n offered Jim for his Vote on the street railway bill. Alter a deadlock lasting for a week over the act declaratory of revision the house 1 1 ceiled from its amendment cutting down lie niTlnlicr which shall constitute the commission to codify tlie statutes from J) to t.V. and passed the seriate bill. I'poti the representation of Jlr. Rabey. ot Macon, that the bill to appropriate Hii.r-ni f,,r a state exhibit at the Pan American exposition at RutTalo was un constitutional, the bouse iiiilelinitely post-Voia-il it. The senate had passed it. 'lhe house passed the Mott change of venue bill. The bill tens supinirtcd by the Pt. Louis real estate exchanges. It will have the effect of cxediling the trial of change of venue cases, and thereoy fiive much in the way of costs to land lords. JEFFERSON CITY. Stay :. The r-onse yesterday refused to adopt the i-on-lerenee committee report on the appro priation bill carrying the militia ilem. The report recommended that the national guard be allowed 'ii.inji! for tne two years. This the house would nm agree to. and arother conference committee was ap pi inted. This is the rourth conference I ci mniittee report on this bill that the I torse has refused to aiTopt. The house slaughtered the senate re v!:ed hill treating of insurance laws. The bill was indefinitely postponed by a vote that was almost unanimous. In conse- fUi-nce of this action, this particular cnapii r will not De revised, ar.d the th. ni ter win remain as it stands. The bill con- j i:-!iieii. among oiner nv" matter, a meas- lire of which t'enatot Morton was the au thor, and which the boose indefinitely postponed a few days u)!W.. This meas ure nuiiirod mutual life insurance com . panics to lile annual statements of sal aries paid to ollieers and other expenses. When the house learned that this meas ure had been introduced into the revised bill it fell on the latter measure and sent i II to the morgue In a hurry. Jlr. Poiw and a few others pleaded for the bill, but in vain. The house reconsidered and passed the bill to establish a colony for the feeble minded, and appropriating $k,uuu for the purpose. JEFFERSON CITY. May 22. Gov. Ste . ph-jns vetoed the Farris anti-schoolbook I trust bill, anil also the measure to pre ' vent Justices of the iw-ace from retaining notaiy fees. The national guard appro prl ition was incn-used to ? w). The Nesbitt election bill, applying tc Ft. I.euis, was passed, amid much excite ment. J JEFFERSON CITY. May 23.-The legis ' lature adjourned sine ilie yesterday, j lnirlng the day Gov. Stephens sent a I message of about 2.IHJ words to the as- sembly, pointing out the necessity for franchise legislation. In the house no nt- tentii ii was paid to It. while in the sen ate It was not even read. ; lief ore the final adjournment there were i the usual presentations to the officers of 1 bi th houses. In the senate Secretary t'or- nelius Itoaeh Mas the recipient of a very t handsome sterling silver set of pearl i handled knives, forks and spoons, with a new-fangled knife, which he will put to the proi-r puriH.se when he determines what that may Ik. First of all Senator Farris, on behalf of the senate, presented to the president, i ieui.-Gov. Holte. a watch ami chain. Senitor MeClintic. president pro tern., on behalf of the senate, was presented with f e gold chain and Knights Templar charm, i Senator Vandiver was next with a crayon portrait of President Unite, which the resident accepted on behalf of Mrs. olte. Miss Bertha Franklin, the seiiate stenographer, drew the next prize, ft i was a diamond-studded watch, presented I tor the senate by Mr. Walker. While the assembly was waiting for the return of the enrolled eleemosynary bill, j the permanent revision committee organ (-....I . ,1 . 1 . . W'ilvnn v-'nu ..!... ...I fr. ! man. and Sir. t'oltrane secretary. The I committee is composed as follows: Sen- j mors Wilson of Plato. Major (of Pike), Mavnes (of Buchanan), Dowell (of Ix-wlsl. Farris (of Crawford). Walker (of St. Charles) and Matthews (of St. Louis county); Messrs. Pope (of Cole), Hamil ton (of Daviess). Coltrane (of Greene), Huck (of Ste. Genevieve). Blah (of De Kalb). O'Fallon (of Holt) and Sullivan (of Christian). It Is expected that the first Volume will be out by October 1 at the latest, and the second volume by Decem ber 1. In executive session the senate con firmed the nomination of Dr. John D. Vlp cll. of St. Louis, as curator of the Stan university. There were several protests on the man ner in vhich a number of bills were passed, and some strong languaga was usvd. but the ugly moods dlsapperou al ter adjournment. ACROSS THE SEAS. St. Petersburg is the unhealthiest cap ital in Europe. The latest musical phenomenon in Faris is a monkey that plays the violin. Shanghai, which was not opened to foreign trade till 1S42, has now a popu lation of about 7,000 Europeans and Americans. A gold cross of honor has been given to a Berlin cook, Johanna Mock, by Em press Augusta for 55 years' faithful service in one family. She was passed n .,.. j.v.l from mother to daughter. QUEEN VICTORIA'S BIRTHDAY. Fair Generations of Descendants. Blake and Enjoy Happy Seeaea ' at Windsor Caatle. London, May 24. The gathering of ; the royal family at Windsor castle to day to celebrate the eightieth birth day of Queen Victoria, will be the largest, w ith the exception of the jub ilee gathering, that has assembled there in many years. Xot only -will four generations in succession be pres ent, but there will be a gTeat gathering- of children and grandchildren of her majesty. A Happy Annorjr. The return of sunshine yesterday ia a happy augury of the success of the celebration. The royal borough is al- ready in gala dress; the country itself is brilliant with lilac, chestnut and laburnum blooms; while the gTey old castle is gay with the royal standard and Itrttish flags. Everything points to the success of a gorgous pageant of military knights, Scots guards, choral societies and holiday makers. Despite the bustle of the prepara tions at the castle, the queen rested quietly yesterday. The Programme of Festivities. The programme will ojien with a, serenade, a Madrigal, sung by the choral societies in the quadrangle of ! the castle at ten o'clock this mornins. This will lie followed by the presenta tion of addresses and rose buckets by the royal warrantholders. a parade cf the Second regiment of Scots guards the firing of a fue de joie, a thanksgiv ing service in St. George's chapel, and a performance of "Lohengrin in the cvening in the Waterloo chamber of the castle, in which the entire Covent Garden company will apcar. Services In London. Although the official celebration in. London will not occur until June 3V there will be thanksgiving services in St. Paul's cathedral and Westminster abbey, as well as in many other large-clmrrhe'-s, and reviews at all the mili tary barracks. Will I se the Electrophone. During the day the queen, for the first time, will use the electrophone to hear the national anthem sung in vari ous parts of the kingdom. QI KKX'S EIGHTIETH AVI VERSARY- To he Celebrated To-Nlnht by the Ilritish Schools and I nlver versitles Club of 3ev York. Xew York, May 24. The fourth an nual dinner of the Itritish Schools-ami Universities" club will be held to-night at the Itrevoort house, and Queen Vic toria's birthday will then be celebrated by the Itritishers of this and other kindred societies in Xew York. Ad miral Sampson will lie the guest of honor. The United States navy will also be represented by Captains Chad wick and Taylor, and Flag Secretary Dennett. Former United Statesministcr to Siam, John 1'arrett, who has just re turned from the east, via Kngland, will speak on "Great I'.ritain ami the Uni ted States; Friendly Kivals in the Far East." The queen's birthday dinner of this: club, while the war with Spain was in progress, was the occasion of remarka ble evidences of Anglo-American friendliness; Whitelavv l'eid, ltishop Potter, and others on that occasion voicing sentiments which received the hcarty acclaim of the English press.. The club is composed of residents of this city who attended the Itritish uni versities and the old established Itrit ish schools, such as Eton. Harrow, etc., and one of its chief aims is to foster the friendly feeling between the two" countries. The Day Celebrated In Havana. Havana, May 24. The eightieth birthday of Queen Victoria will he celebrated by a banquet given by the Itritish consul and the prinicpal Itrit ish residents and Itritish visitors to Havana. Among the guests of Ameri can nationality will lie Gov.-Gen. Itrooke ami Generals Lee, Chaffee, Lud low and Humphreys, and ninny other Americans of prominence, and Senor Pcrfecto Lncoste, mayor of Havana, and Senor Federico Mora, the supreme court fiscal. A VERY PESSIMISTIC VIEW.. A Cornish Diver Who Does ot Be lieve the American Liner Paris Can be Saved. Falmouth. May 24. A leading Corn--ish diver, who returned here last night, from the Paris takes a very iiessiinistic view of the prosiects of saving the liner. To the press corespondent he. said: "I do not anticipate that the Paris will ever lie floated. She is pierced by rocks amidships, her foreholds are lid ly damaged, the bulkheads are practically useless, and even if she were got off the rocks, I believe she would sink. "In my opinion the only remedy is ac false bottom, which it would take a month to complete, nnd I lx-Iieve that even moderately rough weather in the meantime would break up the ship." Everything is in readiness for to day's effort to refloat the vessel, if th weather continues favorable. The Englishman carries his change loose in his r:ght-hand trousers pocket gold, silver and copper all mixed up together. He pulls a handful of the mixlnre out of his pocket in a large, opulent way and selects the coins ho has need of. The subscriptions from various source fnr the St. Louis fair have now amounted to $2,673,003. in addition to the $2,100,000 pledged by collecting Z Z- T- HO iar actuai- h - raised is now close to tho $5,000,009. nrlginally promised. 1 ) V ...