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ROCK IS1LAWB ARGUS VOL. X.I. XO. 214. ROCK ISL.AXD, ILL,., FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. IN STRIKING Are London Streets pected They Would Be Today. THE GREAT METROPOLIS IS, DESERTED People Take Advantage of Holiday to Leave Town Hoboes Have Sway. V 1 T A a. jonuon. .nine vtnat was to have pone down in history as proees sion day. when it was exjected there would be the greatest crush ever wit nessed in the streets of London, finds the city practically deserted. A hank holiday was proclaimed for to day, paralyzing- business. The mass es either cleared out to the country or else stayed at home. The provin cial Doom's in several minor towns deprived of their expected feasts indulged in demonstrations against the local authorities who had postponed the public dinners and fes tivities. Smashing windows was the favorite form of protest. The most serious disturbance occurred at Watford. 15 miles from London. Mob Overpowers Police. Karly this morning1 a mob over powered the police, wrecked several shops anil set tire to a store owned by the chairman of the town coun cil. Special constables were sworn in. and the disturbances quieted. rKOGICKSSES KAPIDLY. j Klnc Edward' Condition Continue to Im prove, and No Complication. Appear. London. June -7. The authorita tive statement contained in the dis patches to the Associated Press that the check in King Kd ward's progress toward recovery which -was recorded in the last official bulletin yesterday evening was merely temporary in character, receives gratifying con firmation in today's bulletins issued by the attending physicians, as fol lows: 10:1.1 a. ni. His majesty had a fair night anil some natural sleep. Jlis appetite is improving and the wound is much more comfortable. On the whole the king's condition is attended with less anxiety." 2 . m. llis majesty passed a comfortable morning. All symptoms today so far are satisfactory. The temperature remains normal. .No other than important fluctuations in the king's temperature will be re corded in the bulletins issued." "0:13 p. m. The king maintained the satisfactory condition described in the last bulletin and shows no dis quieting symptoms." London. June 27. The following bulletin was posted at Buckingham palace at 11 p. m. yesterday. It is signed by the physicians: 'The king haspassed u farily comfortable day, and has malntainelbisstreiis;th. Tliere is a returning desire for food, which has been very carefully given. Tliere 1ms leen some return of pain In the wound." v Ixndont June 27. Those around Klnjr Edward t midnight continued to le astonished at his rapid recovery. The slightly annoying symptoms men tioned in the bulletin issued at 11 p. m. yesterday are quite inconsequen tial compared to the fact that his majesty again took food last night, and was afterward allowed to smoke a ci gar. Queen Alexandra sat with her husband all the evening, and only left hiiu after he had fallen into peaceful sleep. .Mention by the king's doctor of the care with which food Is admin istered to the royal patient, and of the return of pain hi the wound can safe ly be taken as merely an earnest of their conscientious intention to make public the slightest adverse symptom, however uiiimiortant. Brave, (iood Tern pel ed and Banjr. The king's courage and good temper are remarkable, and yesterday he per sonally wrote several telegram and one or two notes. As evidence of the king's persistent refusal to efface him self from his connection with state affairs, and in corroloration of the statement that the physicians are sat isfied with their patient's condition, the Associated Iress learns that be sides personally opening telegrams'! "Wednesday evening King Ldward taen insisted uou a full inspection of the honor list. There was one appointment of considerable importance which had not been definitely decided at that time; the king approved this nomina tion and gave the tinaP order to the department interested, thus saving one of the recipients of honors from severe dlsapiKiintment. King IklUrln trery Last night King Edward was bettor In every way than he was Wednesday night or yesterday morning. The re turn of pain in his wound is not ac companied by any appreciable increase of temperature. In fact King Edward's doctors are inclined to regard the pa tient pain and his apiwtite as healthy symptoms, although, with the reserve they have maintained throughout, they CONTRAST With What It is Ex Terrain rrom commenting t Hereon, ue plying to tli lord mayor's expressions of sympathy, Queen Alexandra, through her secretary, wrote yester day: "The queen rejoices to thiiik that the bulletin of this morning gives a favorable report of the king." MUST HAVE AN EXTRA So Many Ohio Laws Are Involved That the Solons Must Try Again. Columbus, O., June 27. An extra session of the Ohio legislature now seems certain. The supreme court during the present week has held a number of Important laws to be In valid. Decisions handed down yester day held that the Cleveland city gov ernment to be unconstitutional, and also a special law enacted for the city of Toledo, taking the control of the police out of Mayor Jones' hands. The court in the Tra tiger case directs Gov. Nash to apioint a lieutenant govern- or. Lieutenant Governor Nippert was appointed probate judge of Hamilton county and president pro tern, of the senate was supioscd to succeed the lieutenant governor. The contention of Tauger that a vacancy exists iu the office is sustained. The court sustained the validity of the Iloyer act. which limits the juris diction of the supreme court to a cer tain class of cases and takes away H5 per cent, of its jurisdiction in appeal cases. On Tuesday the court held a special salary law for county othcers to be unconstitutional, so that things in the city's name, as well as in forty two of the eighty-eight counties are left In a chaotic state. It is the opin ion of state officials that an extra ses sion of the legislature will have to be called to straighten out these matters. BLISS RENOMINATED Michigan Governor Has Xo Trouble In Getting His Party's Indorsement. Detroit, Mich.. June 27. Governor Bliss was renominated by the Repub lican state convention here on the first ballot. The vote was as follows: liliss, Ml; Stearns. 214: Patton, 22; Ilorton, 40; Gilchrist, .'5. A motion to make the nomination unanimous was defeated by the objection of Editor M. L. Cook, of Hastings, who had waged n bitter fight against Governor liliss through out the campaign. Eollowing is the balance of the ticket: Lieutenant gov ernor. Alexander Maltland, of Mar quette; secretary of state, Ered M. Warner, of Earmington: treasurer, Daniel McCoy, l Grand Bapids; audi tor. Perry E. Powers, of Cadillac; at torney general. Charles A. Blair, of Jackson; state land commissioner. Ed win A. Wildey. of Paw Paw; superin tendent of public instruction. Delos A. Fall, of Albion; state board of educa tion. Patrick II. Kelly, of Detroit, and L. L. Wright, of I ron wood. The platform-begins with an expres sion of sorrow at the tragic death of President McKinley and the death of ex-Governor Ilazen S. Pingrce. It then indorses Hoosevelt's administration, approves the record of the Michigan delegation in congress especially In its work in behalf of Michigan indus tries, reaffirms the national platform of WOO, and declares we have kept our pledge to Cuba to the letter. STEEL TRUST STARTED Certificate for $40,000,000 Corpora tion is Filed In New Jersey. Trenton. X. .1., June 27. The cer tificate of incorporation was filed here fodav for the American Steel foundries, with a capital of $40,000.- (HMi. The concern is authorized to manufacture iron, steel, etc.. and other materials, and all articles par- tiallv consisting of the same. AMNESTY IS GRANTED To Filipino .Prisoners Including Aguioaldo Effective July 4. Washington, June 27. At a cabinet meeting today it was agreed to issue a proclamation of amnesty in favor of all political prisoners in the Phil ippines to take effect the Fourth of July. It includes Aguinaldo and all others like him. TWO RECORD VOTES Taken in the House During: tha Consideration of the Phil- ippine Government Bill. MEASURE HAS PASSED THAT EODT House and Senate Both Pass the Ca nal Hill Some More Lively Talk in the House. Washington, June 27. At S p. m. yesterday, at the end of a nine-hour session, and of a debate lasting night and day for n week, the house passed the Philippine civil government bill practically as it came from the com mittee. It was a party vote 141 to 17 with the exception of McCall of Massachusetts, who voted with the Democrats. The minority substitute for the establishment for a temporary government In the islands and their Iicrmancut independence as soon as a stable government could be establish ed was defeated by a vote of !." to 130. The debate during the day was at times of a lively character. The Dem ocrats offered a multitude of amend ments.' but all were voted down. In cluding one offered by Patterson of Tennessee to prohibit slavery or In voluntary servitude in the Islands. Interest la MrCall'a Amendment. The greatest interest attached to an amendment offered by McCall at the end of the bill to declare the policy of the T'nited States to be to develop the capacity of the Filipinos for self government, mid pledging the faith of the United States to grant them self government. He supiorted the amend ment in an eloquent speech, and the Democrats challenged their political adversaries to, declare their future pol icy. Grosvenor and Cooper of Wiscon sin said it would be unwise to mort gage the future by making such a dec laration now. and the latter quoted Governor Taft as saying that such a promise now would tend to prevent the paciih-ation of the islands. The amendment was lost SO to 12S. It was a strict party vote, except for McCall ami I.iltletield of Maine, who voted with the Democrats for the amend ment. Changes Made by the House. The Philippine civil government bill differs from the bill as it passed the senate in many minor particulars, but principally in the following: The house substitute provides for a complete sys tem of civil government, with a legis lature to consist of two houses, one of which shall be a popular assembly elected by the Filipino people. The senate bill contained no such provision. The legislature is to be chosen after 'the existing insurrection In the Phil ippines shall have ceased and complete lcace shall have been established there in and the fact certified to the presi dent by the Philippine commission." The house substitutes also amplifies the "bill of rights." enumerated in the senate measure and adds to the num ber of issues which can be appealed to the supreme court of the I'nited States. The house measure also de fines with greater detail than the sen ate the rights of eitizensip of those residing In the Islands. (old Standard Coinage. One of the most important differ ences between the senate anil house bills is that relating to coinage. The senate provided a silver standard somewhat in extension and perfection of that now in existence. The house measure provides a gold standard sys tem, with the gold dollar of the Unit ed States as the standard unit of value for the islands. ISTHMIAN CAN A L. It I LI, PASSES House Accepts the S-natIropnltlon aa the Best To Be Ld. The house did another important piece of business yesterday, and did it quickly, too passed the senate isth mian canal bilL The vote was 2."2 to S, the nays being Ball of Texas, Pell of Colorado. Hay of Virginia, Jones of Virginia, Claude Kitchiu of Xorth Car olina, Loud of California, Neville of Nebraska and Woods of California. Hepburn, tne author of the Nicaragua canal bill, reiorted the senate- meas ure in a conference reiort. ami moved its adoption. Said he: "In doing so I desire to sajthat I have not changed in the slightest degree my belief in the wisdom of the house of represent atives on Jan. 0 last.". The Iowa statesman went on to say that it was apparent to the house con ferrees that it was this bill or none. He continued: "Your conferrees found no semblance of yielding by the advo cates of the other route. It was this LIU or nothing, and being for an isth mian canal uliove all. I agreed to this rejKjrt." That was the sentiment of the other house conferrees, and the tenor of the remarks by other repre sentatives -was that it was u step in the direction of a canal. In response to a question Hepburn expressed the opinion that the presi dent will find It impossible to secure the Panama route under the senate bill, and In the end he will have to adopt the other. When the matter reached the senate in the reiort of that body's conferrees it was promptly adopted, and now goes to the presi dent. CLARK UAKKS REPLY TO LAXOIS ays the Republican Ticket Should b "Freddy and Teddy." While the house was discussing the Philippine bill Clark of Missouri pre cipitated a lively debate by replying to the remarks made by Landis of Indiana a few days ago. He ridiculed I-andis' glowing eulogy of Funstou. If Funstou was the great hero the gentleman from Indiana made him out to be, said Clark, "the ticket nomi nated by the next Republican conven tion should be 'Freddy and Teddy,' not Teddy and Freddy'." Landis statement that the Democrats, after ilraesins the Republicans into the HOPKINS IS CHAIRMAN Chicagoan Reelected as Head of Democratic State Committee. THE OTHER OFFICERS All Are Chosen With Practically No Oppo sition. Chicago, June 27. The following; officers were chosen bv the demo cratic state central committee: Chairman John 1". Hopkins, Chi cago. Vice Chairman Charles Boeschen- stein, Edwardsville. Secretary William Mounts, Carlin- ville. Treasurer William I!. Brinton, La Salle. With the foregoing general officers the democratic state central commit tee will enter upon the campaign of l'.02 and lay the groundwork for the presidential campaign of 11)04. The reorganization of the state commit tee was effected yesterday and re sulted in a complete victory for the friends of Chairman John P. Hop kins, who, with Vice Chairman l.oeschenstein. Secretary Mounts and Treasurer Brinton, was reelected practically without opposition. Chairman Hopkins received the sup port of 2.1 out of the .'!- committee men present or represented by proxy. 1'he Harrison-Burke combine was overwhelming! v defeated. M. J. Dohertv, of the Third, and Thomas arey, of the Fourth district, were. absent, i'.en T. Cable, committeeman at large, in in Euroiie, and his proxy was voted by II. E. Spangler. II. S. Tanner, of Paris, was represented ly Kobert E. McKinlay, of that city. Kxecotive Committee to Be Chosen. The executive committee will be chosen in a couple of weeks, proba bly on a new basis, it is proposed to create three subcommittees finance. egislative and organization and to let these three constitute the execu tive committee of 21. These sub committees will embrace the ottieers of the committee, and the other 17 will be taken from this list: Hogaii, f Geneva: llogan. of Taylorville; Bowman. Meehan. Bering, Charles, Cable. Murphy. Gahan, Novak. Devine, Tanner, Harris, Schwartz. Haskins, Uohinson. Prill, Whitnel and Carey. The committee does not expect to open the campaign before the middle of August. Spanisn war, nart run away, lie de r.ounced as a foul slander. As many Democrats, he said, had fought in the Spanish war as Republicans. Dewey. Schley Democratic applause, old Joe Wheeler Democratic anplausel. and IIobsn, said he, "all wrote tneir names high, ami there - were other Democratic hero, more obscure, on land and sea. . S "There was i.J politics in the Span ish war none in its inecpt-u. none iu its progress. It was only upon its conclusion that politics entered when a mean conspiracy tried to rob Schley of the credit that was his due. Hut the American people would not have it. They wrote his name with John Paul Jones. Perry. Farragut, on the list of naval heroes. ProctH-ding he said Eandls could not shoulder the responsibility of the pres ent situation in the Philippines upon destiny. "He asserted that lie believed In God," said Clark. "It would be in teresting to know whether (oi be lieves In hiin. I Ln lighter. I had rath er take as the Isold's exponent Jesus Christ, who said Do unto others as you Would have them do unto you, which is assuredly not what we are doing in the Philippines." Eittletield of Maine insisted tliat Landis' charge that the Democrats had run away was true. He said It was no answer to assert that some Democrats had achieved glory iu the war'. It was Democratic statesmen he was speak ing of. Hut. he said, he desired to do Justice to the Democrats. They did not all start to run away, v nen u lme to the appropriation of $20,000.- iKto to carry out the provisions of the Paris treaty, which Democrats since had said was for the purchase of 10.- IN io.Oi M) people at $2 a head, sixty-four Democrats voted for the appropriation. "Was not .Mr. Reed, of -Maine, the author of that statement about the purchase of people at $2 a head?" asked Shackleford of Missouri. "It does not make any difference who started it," replied Llttlefield; the Democrats adopted it." ILaugb- ter.J Postal Gets Pennsylvania Line. New York. June 27. W. II.- Baker. vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph company, has confirmed the refiort that a contract between his company and the Penn sylvania Railway company has been agreed uion by which tlie Postal takes possession of all the telegraph lines on the Pennsylvania system east of Pitts- burjr and Erie. . -. RIGHT IN CITIES Moonshiners Give Government More Trouble Than in Mountains. TfiEMENDOUS ETJSINESS IS DONE Much Illicit Tanglefoot Disposed of With Great Ingenuity Women in AVork. New York. Junee 27. With stories of moonshiuing one naturally asso ciates dark forests and ingeniously conccaled caves, rough-dressed and gruff - speaking mountaineers who would fight to the death in defense of their highly prized "stills." and an oc casional lovely daughter who acts the role of spy, uirnhig her parent of the approach of strangers who might in terfere with his illicit business. Hut It is moonshiuing under these condi tions that troubles the government least. The mountaineer has but a small market for his product, and that is ditlicult to reach; consequently he finds the need of a distillery of but small capacity. His stealings are not large, in fact they are almost incon sequential, comparatively speaking. City Moonshiner Most Troublesome. It is in the heart of New York. Chi cago, Philadelphia. St. Eouis anil oth er large cities where watchfulness on the part of the federal authorities is a thousand fold more necessary, be cause the metropolitan moonshiner now is the most active as well as the most cunning defaulter of the govern ment that operates in his lip-. There is nothing romantic about jour city distiller, unless there is something ro mantic in a woman carrying five gal lons of "wildcat"' whisky in a belt strapped around her body and doling the liquor out to patrons through a cleverly hidden spigot: in the transpor tation through the city streets every day of large quantities of the illicit product in tomato and milk cans, and iu the unsuspected conversion of a modern, handsomely furnished. .2(l.lHK) dwelling in the heart of a respectable neighborhood into a distillery with a capacity of l.ixto galons a day. City Crook Own to "Inequality," Your mountain distiller conceals hi.? still iu the depths of a cave that Is al most inaccessible. Distilling he con siders one of Ids vested rights. The person who breaks it is looked upon as his natural enemy. His compeer in the city seems to be willing to own that he is violating the law. A local agent says that several moonshiners who have operated in New York city and suburbs have been caught in the act two or three times. One notorious "wildcat" distiller has been in the toils five times, and will return to his old tricks as soon as his present sentence is served. MONEY IX TIIK CITY ItL'SIXKSS How tlio Product oTthe Illicit Still Is tiot to the Consumer. The New York moonshiner is just as ingenious in hiding his still as the shrewdest of his ilk in the mountains of Tennessee or South Carolina. Some times he tries to deceive by pretending not to conceal, but more often he hides his distillery where even the clever federal detectives can find no trace of it for months. During these months he has sometimes one, but more fre quently "twin" distilleries industrious ly at work, turning out whisky -that costs not rune than oil cents a gallon, but wine' brings about l.r0. and up on wine the federal government tax of $l.Jf saved. The output of this mill in Ie anywhere from loo to 1.0O0 gallons each day. So it is seen that the profit is a neat one. A ticklish piece of business is the disposing of moonshine whisky. Sa looiikceiicrs are pretty shy of handling it, and won't enter into negotiations unless they are sure of their men. During the past few months moon shiners and saloon men have employed jMHldlers who sell the product. Some firms are known to have had a dozen or twenty men thus employed. They go around through the tenement houses and sweatshops with the liquor in unsuspicious-looking cans. These are sold at a very low figure, considering that they contain "whisky." In some of the larger and more prosperous apart ment houses the stuff is delivered in five-gallon milk cans. Some of the un scrupulous saloonkeepers sell it over their bars. The saloonkeepers who sell this "wildcat" whisky smuggle it into their places in various ways. During the past few months the New York revenue officials have found several instances where women have played prominent parts in the manufacture of illicit whisky. Oftentimes women are kept alMMit the place as a blind, as was the case iu One Hundred and Ninetieth street, in the borough of the Hronx. when Colonel Thompson and his men raided a still located in a dwelling house. An Innocent appear ing woman and her three children lived in the house. The still was turn ing out liquor in the basement. Frequently women engage in moon shining "on their own hook." The New Yoik officials have caught six or eight women In the business recently. One of them returned to her illi It still after she had served one sentence and was caught a second time. Probably the most useful purpose to which the women can be put by operators of il licit stills is in disposing of the pro duct. Indiana Music Teachers. Marion. Ind., June -7. The attend ance at the twenty-fifth annual con vention of the Indiana Music Teach ers association lias exceeded expecta tions, and this meeting promises to be the most lmiortaut in the history of the organization. The citizens of Ma rion are taking unusual interest in it, and over r00 season tickets have been sold to home people who desire to hear the various .concerts and recitals. CHINA STIRRED AGAIN Boxer Uprising Seems to Have Got a Fresh Start in One of the Provinces. AMERICAN AND ENGLISH MISSIONS BURNED And the Missionary Reported Murdered Gov ernment in Beheading Business. Pekin, June 27. The viceroy of the province of Szeh Chuan has! notified the government that the American and Rritish mission buildings at Tien Ku Chao have been destroyed by a mob and the missionary has been murdered. His name and nationality are not reported An imperial edict just issued de prives the locjjl magistrate of Tien Ku Chao of rank and orders the ex termination of the rioters. Several Ordered lleheaded. Several leaders of the outbreak are reported lieheaded. SHE WAS INEXORABLE Woman Who Would Not Make Up With Husband She Had Left. Hay City, Mich... June 27. Alfred Daily was in polit e court charged with malu-i.uis injury to a dwelling, it lie ing alleged that he broke down a door of liis mother-in-law's house. Daily said that he was married two years ago and that everything went along happily until a child was born. Then th"ir differences began and the couple separated. His wife went to her mother's home and denied him the privilege of seeing the little one. He told the court that he smashed the door, as he wanted to get into the house and see the child. The judge took the husband and wife into his private office for the pur pose of bringing them together. He discovered that their domestic differ ences were brought about by religious beliefs. The wife and mother re fused to return to the husband and father, although he promised faith fully to do all in his power to make her a good home. The father begged for permission to see his child, but the mother was immovable, and when the conference ended the couple was as far apart as ever. The judge re leases Daily on suspended sentence. PRESIDENTIAL PARTY BACK IN THE CAPITAL Washington. J.nne 27. The presi dent, and party arrived from New London on a special train at 10:35 this morning. CORRUPTION AT ST. PAUL Alt That lie Knows of It Told by N'orbeck to the Grand Jury. Minneapolis, June 27. Christopher C. Norbeck, whose flight iu the midst of his trial for bribery, and whose re capture, are matters of recent history, went before the grand Jury yesterday and madea clean breast of all he knew about police corruption in this city. He volunteered nothing, but answered all questions fully and frankly, implicat ing besides himself many of his former friends and associates. His humble and even cringing demeanor was in marked contrast to the air of bravado with which he appeared before the same body a fortnight ago. lis explained that while he did not like to give his friends away he was forced to do so because they had all deserted him in his troubles. He de clared that the evidence of Hilly Kd wards. the "big mitt king." on the stand had bcn exactly true in every detail so far as jis own knowledge extended. The most pregnant admis sion he made was that Mayor Ames had told him that he was to take or ders from Special Officer Irwin tlard ner. now under sentence of six years in the penitentiary for bribery. (Jard ner, according to the evidence of Ed wards, claimed to be. authorized to handle the "graft" from the big mitt men and the houses of ill-fame. RECEIVED BY THE EMPEROR Aiub&kaador McCoriuick Has Audience with Francis Joseph. Vienna, June 27. Kmieror Francis Joseph yesterday afternoon received in special audience Kobert S. McCor mick, who presented his credentials in his new roll of ambassador of the Unit ed States to Austria-Hungary. It was a most elaborate state ceremony. Ba ron Ambrozy, former councillor of the Austro-Huugariau legation at Wash ington, acted as special court cham ocrlain and escorted McCormlck and his staff from the embassy to the pal ace and home again. Heavily gilded court carriages con veyed the party to and from the pal ace, where the guards presented arms on the arrival and departure of the United States diplomats. Prior to the audience McCoriuick attended an in tercessory .service for King Edward held In the church of the British em bassy. Skullduggery at St. Paul. Minneapolis. Mj.un-. June- 27. De tective t;eorf.e ii. Harvey, wuo was a witness in the bribery case against Detective Norbeck. was arraigned yes terday on two indictments, one charg ing bribery, the other perjury. His bail was fixed at ..iOO in all. Peter Burg, a victim of confidence men, swore that he had given Harvey $70(J for getting his money back. CAN CANCEL LEASES Court Decision Won By Farmers Who Own Oil Lands. Anderson. Ind., June 27. Judge McClure. of the circuit court, has ren dered a decision that means a victory for farmers in the northern part of Madison county against the Consum ers' (Jas Trust company, of Indianapo lis. Joel Joues, a farmer, had can celed gas leases of the company on his land and leased the tract to another company. The Consumers' company sought an injunction against Jones and the company to which he had given a new lease. , The court ruled that a farmer could cancel a lease on his farm at the ex piration of any year, by simply notify ing the company of his intention not to accept further payment. Many; farmers have been waiting for the lle cjsion and say they will cam-el leases that foreign gas companies hold. Lo cal companies, they say. pay more ren tal for leases. The action will be se rious to the Indianapolis and Chicago companies. The companies have not indicated whether they will appeal the cases. SEBASTIAN'S NEW JOB Becomes General Passenger Traflio Manager of the Hock Island Allen's Chance. Chicago. June -7. John Sebastian, for many years general passenger agent of the Hock Inland railroad and one of the best known officials in the west, has been promoted to the position of passenger traffic mana ger. The appointment takes effect immediately. The office will remain at Chicago. It is rumored that L. M, Allen will succeed Mr. Sebastian as general passenger agent. SCORES AGUINALDO Admiral Dewey Declares Filipino Leader's Purpose Was for Loot and Gain. Washington. June 27. Admiral Dewey continued his testimony be fore the senate committee on the Philippines today, and explained fur ther the negotiations entered into with the . governor general of the Philippines regarding; the surrender. When asked his opinion of Aguinaldo, Dewey replied: "Since ytm ask my. opinion. I will say 1 believe Aguin aldo was there for loot, for gain, for inoney: that independence never en tered his head." RAIN FALL IN TEXAS Drouth Broken at Last and Galves ton is Inundated and Cut Off. Dallas, 'Texas, June 27. The droutii of six weeks was broken in southern Texas today by a slow but steady drizzle. It is too late to materially aid corn. Ixit will help cotton. There was a high wind and water at Galves ton all last night and today. The wire connection with that city was lost at noon. Double Tragedy in Nebraska. Seward. Neb.. June 27. A. D. Lamie, a business man. shot and in stantly killed John Hand, another mer chant." Imare then walked to Iris home, a distance of a block, where he fired two bullets into his own liody. He is dying. The tragedy followed alleged persistent attentions on the part of Hand to Mrs. Lange. Dlavolo Went Up Against It. Des Moines, la., June 27. Dlavolo, the man who does the loop-tbe-Ioop turn on a bicycle as one of the attrac tions of the Elks carnival, fell yester day. His shoulder blade was broken anil he received numerous bruises. It U believed he will recover. 4 t